Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-03-07

wAsnlsoros, February 22.-In the Senate yes
tsrday Mr. Mason offered reaolution ON behalf
of the iiarper's Ferry COMMITTEES Of lnSesiiga-
liOn. requesting the Sergeant at arms 90 bTing
ihaddeus Hyatt, OF Nes York, beioEe the sensss'
TO answer to the charge Of contempt or no. obey
Ing 'ls summons to appear before Tie ih'ssnsa'
ting Committee.
The resolution passed, by vote Of Is yeas to
IL nays,
The bill authorizing the navy Of public arms
munitions Of war by the Federal Glvernmsnt 70
the States and Territories, Was up Tor dlseas'on'
occupying considerable PARTON of the sitting,
when the further consideration OF theSoill MAS
postponed until Thursday, to-day being me ami
yerss.ry Of WashinglOn's birthday,
In the House the Committee on Foreign Az;
iairs reported bill providing for the acquisition
of Cuba and the Canadas,
Nav YoRK, Feb 22.-Ths National Union
Club Of this city have published an address TO-
gaTdins the approaching Presidential contest.
IL advocates tho nomination OF Messrs, b't1s' OF
Virginia, and Corwin, Of Ohio, as candidates Tor
the Presidency.
DEATH OF RIGHT REV, DIR, MILES.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 2l,-rhe Right Rev, Dr.
Miles, Catholic Bishop, died In this city ye'Isr.
day. At the time of his death he WAS seventy
years Of age, and had performed tho duties Of
Bishop for twenty two years.
Iug MEXICAN TREATY ~ IhK SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb, 23.-rhe prospects OF tho
ratification of the new treaty with Mexico by tho
Senate are thought to be improving
INAUGURATION OF TnE WASHINGTON STATUE ..
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The inauguration OF
the new equestrian statue OF Washington, yester-
day, was a splendid military display. and every
thing passed oil happily. The statue makes
very line impression.
pASyiLLR, -gy., pEsIorED ny FIRE.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. % "A lire broke out yesterday
in tho town OF Danyile, in this State. by which
the principal portion Of the place WAS almost en-
tirely burned down. Several squares, comprising
eighty buildings, where the principal stores and
other business houses were located. were COM
pletely destroyed.
The loss is estimated at five hundred thousand
dallas.
TIE KANSAS ABOLITION BILE VETOED.
LEAyINwoRTn, X. T., Feb. 24,-Gov. Medary
has voiced the bill, recently passed by the legs-
lature of this Territory, providing Tor the aooi'
ishment of slavery in Kansas.
Ii is the general belief. however, that the aho.
lition members Of the legislature can command
sufficient strength to pass the bills over the uov-
ernor's veto.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-ln the House yesterday
four more ballots were taken Tor the election oil
Printer. The attempt, however, was proved uhr
successful. and there seems to be no prospect OF
an election for the present.
In the House to-day, there more ballots were
taken for Printer, without materially altering
the result of the previous ballots. The proceed
ings of the House otherwise were not of special
importance.
In the Senate the Postoihce Committee are ma
turing bill for changing the whole postal ser
vice between the Atlantic and Pacific States.
The bill contemplates abolishing all the 18th
mus routes and providing u daily Overland Mall