, 1860-03-31

WASHINGTON, March 4o.-The managers Of the
principal Telegraph lines, in connection with
iits l'ouy Express, have agreed upon the fol-
lowing pricesfu private dispatches to and from
Californ;a: For 10 words, from any Atlantic
city, any other telegraph station, uiee rrSd,
first station Oh the California Telegraph Line to
any part Of California, and rice rtrsa, $500;
while tie chnrCc for expressing the message,
without regard to length, will be fa.45 each,
making the sum total from any station in the
Atlantic States to apy stution in California, 1920
for 10 words. The Charge for each addiuonal
word above that number will be 2U cents for the
entire distance. The understanding is that the
Telegraph Co.'s will refund entire tolls to par
ties forwarding any message which :ails to reach
California, tiee r<rsd, in advance Of any OTHER
route, and that they will also return to the
sender any moneys paid for dispatches filed in
season to overtake the Express at St. Joseph,
which, through any reason, may fail to reach
that place before the departure Of the Express.
The House bill, authorizing publishers to
print On the papers the date when the subscrip-
lions expire, and reducing the postage on town
and city drop letters to one cent, finally passed
both Houses Of Congress yesterday.
4 caucus Of c considerable number of Demo-
crafts, embracing representatives from nearly
every Southern State; was hefd here yesterday.
Members Of Congress AID delegates TO Charles
ton participated. An attempt was made to effect
some union of action upon Mr. Hunter for the
nomination ut Charleston. The friends Of Mr.
Guthrie decliued acceding, and the caucus broke
up without accomplishing any result: 1t is un
lerstood that all the delegates to Charleston
from Kentucky except two arc for Guthrie It.
is sail that these two are for breckinr dge.
Tic friends Of Mr. Doug las clAim that a nlaiori.
ty Of the Charleston delegates from North Caro-
lima are for him.
The Committee agteed to postpone until next
Thursday the consideration Of the bills for the
organization Of Nerada and Dacotah aud
the admission of Kansas.
WAsutx6ToS, March 30.-prirate letters from
Ati.oua state that delegates hare been elected
ton Convention to be held at Tucson on the first
Monday in April, to organize q provisional gov-
ernment for tllnt Territory. ALI connection with
New Mexico is severed. Il. Ovens, two years
ago a Member Of the Legislature Of Texas, will
probably he elected Governor Of Arizona uud:r
The Provisional Government.
The same adyices slate that the disturbances
in chihuahua will probably destroy the trade
with FL Paso, an3 prevent the expectation Of
specie. Most specie used bE the United States
Government and Overland Mail Company Inns
heretofore been drawn from chihuahua.
The documents sent iuto the SenEte t4-day By
the President embrace tue instruction of the
Navy Department to Capt. Jarvis, under date
Of July eth, 1868. lie is informed That tic
ship.oi-war Savannah has been prepared for
service in the lone Squadron, aud be is desir-
ed to proceed to San juan Del Norte, Nicara.
qua. ''lou will 4. I'LL times," the Secretary
ndds. "afford protection to ts c citizens Of tie
I'm ted States and their property, and should
occasion atise, protect any vessels Of Inc United
seas by the armed ships Of any other powers p
The following letter from the Secretary Of tie
Nary to Capt. Jarvis had net reached him ut
the finie of tie capture OF Mirumon steamers:
NAyr DErAuTAkxT, March IL. lSG0,-"Sir:
Witt, i riew to afford the protection due our
citizens Ut Vera Cruz. the President has directed
lion. Il. McLanc, shonld u hostile force ap-
proac1 that place, end he should consider Amer
lean citizens there ia Danger from its operations
TO request the commanding oticcr Of the United
Suites vessels OF war on the coast to send such
forces rs may be needed and eau be spared from
indispensable duties, and employ them tor the
protection Of our citizens whose persons and
property lie n,uy believe 10 be III danger. Should
Mr.. McLane, therefore; make of you, as senior
commanding officer, the request which his in.
structions authorize lin tn, you will promptly
comply with it. Statements hariny been made
which lead to the belief that arrangements are
making by what Is known ms the a[iramon
government Of Mexico to establish blockade
at Vera Cruz aud other ports on the Gulf oi
Mexico. the President has decided that no sucl'
blockade will be recognized by the United
States. You are therefore directed to employ
the naval force under your command to afford
American vessels free jpgress and e.ress at all
American!ports. and fully to protect then,"
The same orders were sent to Capt Farragut
commanding the Brooklyn. aod CONS Turner,
jenkins and Hazard, respectively commanding
the Saratoga, preblc and pocshuntas.
In communicating the doccments relative ia
tue course Of Capts. Jarvis and Turner in the
| seizure Of the Mirasnon steamers, the Secretary
adds: "Upon the facts stated in those official