Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-03-02

eonmulation OF mail and munitcn t~ransporta-
? tion. The following directors are named in
the bin for the southern route
]. Edgar Thompson, Of Penn, Y. 3. Stephen
. son. samuel Tate and Jeptha F0Elkes, Of Ten
Z nessee, James Guthrie, OF Kentucky, ". H.
4, Clement, Of Ohio, John ?. King, Of Georgia, G.
. 7. Pollard, Of Alabam, ". c. smedess ct Mis-
I sissippi. J.. B. Mcdaniel, or Virginia, J. u.
Soutter aad S. S. Barlow, Of New York; B. ".
. Lourherv, J. C.. Wilson, ". T. Scott and
others, Of Texas, for the central route; ". H.
Swift, Of Mass. Erasius Corning and H Gil
pieke, OF New York. Y. W. Cas-, Of Pennsyl-
!, vania. s. s. E'Hommeiieu and 7. A. Morris,
Of Indiana, p. Il. Latrobe, Of Maryland, w. n.
Ogden, II Illinois, Charles Mason, Of Iowa, J..
". Brooks, Of Michigan, John O'Fallou,
Themas Allen and Robert Campbeii OF Mis-
souri,. The senate committee have tse subject
10 charge and have, We understand, reported
unanimously in favor Of the Atlantic and Pa
cine telegraph, a. amended BY Mr. GEm-
This hili authorizss the P0stmaster-Genefe %
contract with certain parties FOR the building
for use Of Government, OF a hne OF leHegfafh
from some point on the Mjssissippi rlrer 70
San Francisco, with connecting branches %
various prominent points.
The contract is limited 70 ten years, and the
bonus offered the Government is fifty thousand
dollars per annum during that period, icge.ner
with the free use OF any unappropriated pubic
land that may be required, and the privilege OF
buying a. one dollar and twenty-five cents per
acre. such portions N said land az may benec-
ssssrv for the purposes OF said COMPANY. In
returns for these very liberal grants, he con-
pany viii be expected 10 accord 10 the United
States, at al times, a priority In the use Of
their line. Il fs stipulated that the work shall
be completed within the compass Of two years
from the 3ist Of July next
RECEIPTS INro THE TREASURY.
The receipts into the treasury last week
were nearly a million and half Of dollars.
Drafts paid, 1878. 900; drafts issued, s4,s79,000;
reduction from amount on hand previous week,
nearly 1885 600. leaving subject to draft up
ward Of s5,62s,ooo.
MENIcAN AFFAIRS
Il is said that Col. Lee, who has some six
hundred men between Fort Clarke and Fort
Brown. in Texas, has been ordered to crush
out COrtinas and his notorious band OF out
laws, even if obliged to follow them into Mex
leo.
This application results from an applica-
ton Of Gen. Houston for the protection Of
American citizens upon the Rio Grande, which
region is represented BY Senator Wigfall to
have been d~esolated BY fie and sword.
It is also confidently asserted that the gov
ernor Of chihuahua having applied to our
Government for troops to protect that province
from the rsvages Of organized bands Of ma
RAIDERS, our troops are to intervene there also.
ELECTION OF PRIErER.
Ford was elected printer Yesterday BY the
vote OF Andersen, Of Kentucky. a slave code
advocate last summer in that Safe. Ford's
combination embraces Ball, Deirees, Morsnt,
Weed & Co.
MEXICAN rREATT.
Mr.. McLaue had a long interview to-dat
with Mr.. Seward, and other leading Republi-
can Senators, on bis Mexican treaty. He
Z f0nnG them fuffannaaH % amzfafr g. and Fhaw
gave as their reason, the danger Of its leading
10 war. and an unWillinEness to trust a
| Democratic President with the right 70 inter
vene in the Affairs Of Mexico. The Senate
went into executive session again this after
noon On the treaty. It's fate is sealed The
Republicans viii defeat it.
sUFEEEE ooURT.
The Supreme Court will sit continuously tin
/ Nav. Thew have reached No. 40, and have
two hundred and fourteen more cases on the
docket. Justices fancy and Daniel have not
taken their seats, and sad fears are entertain
ed for both.
The Brooklyn has been ordered to New
York, to take out Colonel Pickett, our new
Consul to Vera Cruz, who viii carry instrue-
tons 30 meet the contingency OF Miramonis
| projected attack. In case Mr. McLane's move
msnts depend upon The action Of the Senate
on the treaty. If ~reiscted, there il no motive
for resuming the mission; If ratified he viii
20 back 70 maxi he convention for which d
provides
THE ORGANS.
The Washington Constellation has never pub
Iished the proceedings q the Democratic State
conventions Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Minnesota, and ws predict that those In Wis
corsin, Iowa and Michigan, wiilBsvsr see the Z
light in its columns. l. gives publicity 10
some little obscure meetings in Alabama and
Mississippi, but no other.
DOUGLAS IN BALTIMORE.
The Democratic city convention assembled
last night 20 send eleven delegates to the State
I convention. The announcement was received
with great aPpla7 ss By the Douglas wing Of
the convention.
It was understood that the delegates stood,
eight Douglas advocates 70 three Administra-
ton men Resolutions, indorsing the action
| Of the convention nominating delegates 10 the /
/ Charleston convention, ETC., and expressing a
choice Tor Stephen A. Douglas for President, 1
were adopted by a vote Of forty to twenty.
A-NTI-DoUGLAs AGENTS II NORTH CAROLINA.
The and-Douglss confsdsrates have had
four agents in North Carolina actively can
wasting the State against Douglas FOR now mp
ward Of six weeks. Two Of them are EN-
! ploves ofthe Administration. They have been ]
making the tour Of The entire State.
Il
xNxVT CoNGREss---FIRsT SESSION
WASHINGTON, February 2s-HousG-Mr. |
Nilsson efectually enieavOred 10 introduce a 1
resolution Pr0vidingfOr the election Of a chap
lain tomorrow.
and means, reported a bill providing that T.
shall be the duty Of the President to cause his
annual message and executive documents to
Be- printed, and copies delivered 10 the ~secreta-
" Of the Senate and clerk Of the House in time
for distribution at the commencement Of each
session Of Congress, and that said printing
shall be executed BY The printers Of the Senate
and The House al the rates prescribed BY law.
Il is provided for 10000 additional copies Of
the message and reports proper Of the depart
ments and bureaus, emitting the statistics, 20
be printed Tor the use Of the Senate, aud 90
600 copies for the House, and for each 5000
copies Of the complete documents in addition.
The bill was referred TO the committee on
printing
SIR. Sherman also reported a bill proposing
IN place OF the present mileage to members.
Congress allow twenty cents a mile, 10 be CON-
FHted BY a straight geographical line, and re-
pealing an acts and paris Of acts on this sub
ject. After some deba-e they refused to table
tie bill by a vote of q against AZ, and also
refused 10 refer 1t to the committee Of the
whole, BY a. against los. Finally Mr.. Sher-
mans bin was adopted BY 1870 a. Mr.. Sher-
nan moved the previous question on the final
passage Of The bill.
Furber proceedings were interrupted BY Mr.
Ruins rising 10 a privileged question. His
pane upon the last vote for printer yesterday
was not upon the Journal. he insisted T. en-
ter his motion 10 correct it. This movement
created much interest al over the ball.
By entering Mr.. R1fin's name for Mr..
Gioshrrnner, the election would be vitiated, asl
Mr.. Ford obtained only a sufficient number tnt
effect a choice according 70 the announcement
Mr.. Sherman insisted that his own motion
should be put.
Mr.. Rufin said be would hereafter bring M
biz motion. Adjourned
Ssn1fe.-On motion Of Mr.. Mason, a resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the President 70
furnish a copy Of any report made BY the
commissioner for marking boundaries between
The United States and Great Britain.
The hour Of meeting was fixed on and after
Thursday at -, H..
mr. Cameron presented a petition for the
modification OF the tariff
Dir Fonte, from the committee on claims,
made a report accompanied by bin eXplsna-
torV Of the actto carry into effect the ninth
article ofthe treaty Of 1919, with Spain. Or
dsred to Be printed.
Mr. Davis moved 10 take Up the bin author
izing the sale II arms 70 the States, and regu-
lsting the appointment OF superintendent TO
public armories.
The question being on the amendment to ap-
point superintendent from the officers II the
ordnance corps, MI. Hale opposed it. He had
the studies Of the students at mill
iary academies, and found they contained moth
ing 10 81 them for this post.
Mr.. Davis said the Senator's remarks had
no application % this bin.
On motion OF Mr. Mason, the Senate her
went into executive session. j
Among Nose present at ne Inauguration ofi
the statue Of Washington the other cay, were
resident aud VISITING Masons. including the I
Fredericksburg VA, lodge, in which Wash :
inEton was INFLATED one hundred and six years {
ago. They bore In the line Eanv interesting
connected with Wsshihgton's history Is :
a Mason, the original papers, The list Of mem :
bers, ard Bible used on the occasion Of bis
installation a. master. The Pot0mack lodge. !
OF Georgetown, produced the gavel used ~
Washington when he laid the corner stone Of
the Capitol. 4
A correspondent Of a Manchester, n. H., {.
paper, says that a few DAYS since a needle was
taken from the outer and lower side Of the
foot, near The little toe Joint Of Mr.. Atwood,
4 North Sandwich, New Hampshire, which {
swallowed six years since. he needle ,
was a shoe needle, a litfle over an inch long,
and D. was whole, but quite rusty. The lads {
was alarmed AZ the time sire swallowed the
needle but she felt no Inconvenience until Z
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