The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-12
by Gts GeIegrape.
/, From ais Ne,s orleans pqper'
later FROM EUROPE.

B LATER FROM EUROPE. |
New Yak, Dec The steamship Asia :
rriyed hare this afternoon. She left LIVER
,ool on the oath. I'd wv
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Gf
TyrvrKapoo1. NCv. 25.-The sales Of Cotton
in Iiyerpaol Yesterday, SATURDAY., consisted
If 1oOoo bales, including 2,oOU taken Cd {
speculation and isrtexport, the market closing
firm at FEiday's prices.
Adyices from Manchester and the othar
districts continued favorable.
TELgohApH1c ExPEpITIoN. la
The Arctic steamer Fox had returned from .
.sa shores of. Greenland The result Of the
telesraphic expedition was satisfactory.
l@ a LATER FROM CHINA.
The latest Chinese mails report the renewal
ofbost;lities ii China The allied French and
Et,dish forcea were before Pekin. The Chi
nes e government had made proposition for me-
gotiations. W z
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
New YoRx, Dec THE Herald's WASH
;ncton correspondent says the Southern men
were so sexSge on Mr.. MilRon, of Va, that
ho6dy result came near occurring from con-
,.ersation in enc of the hotels, in which Mill
son was charged with being Y Black Republic
can.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7i--It is reported that |
Messrs. Riggs & Co, who adyanced six NIL |
ions on the ten million Government loan, re-
| fuse paying further, on account of the position
/ of South Carolina.
Letters from Florida say the seqrssion feel
/ ing in that State is universal.
Senator Yulee, in writing from Washington
saws he will join Florida's banner as soon as
she has saceded from the Federal Union.
/ The members from South Carolina Alaba-
ma, Georgia and Mississippi drew their pay
and mileage to date
Hoh. E' 3. Washburne ofsIIlinois. refused
his pa at the Trtasurd yesterday, and threat
ened to protest when the whole amount was
paid. y,
says he will resign his seat in Congress ing
coming week.
, M Etheridge, Of Tennessee, declares that
! peaceahle secession is utterly imffsslble. y
, ThySouthern members of the Senate are to
hold a Convention some time this week.
Mr.. Crittenden says he will make great
: and hast effort to save the Union.
The House Special Committee seems to sat
isfy the whole of the Union men.
la 4 rumor is current that Senator Hunter
will resign the Guardianship of the Commit
"A teeIbn Finance, despairing the Accomplishment
i of ANYTHING under the present circumstances
i Strong repugnance prevails among the hep
q ireeenfatiyes OF five cotton States to meeting
31with Or regarding the House Special Commit
II tee. W,
n yorL 10 Mr. Hawkins of Florida, yesterday
,fI IN serve on the House Special Committee, pro
= Hduced a deep impression on the members
4 the House = -,
al The announcement Of the Southern rpel
to .chants. that they will not repudlate the'
K debts. is having good financial effect mere.
h. IT, lrKIraBApH CABLE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI.
Of y1cKsBURG, Dec. VIM. Fl. Hortsmal
a ESQ, Of New York, laid successfully ms sur
marine telegraph cable across the MISSISSIPPI
" river at this point to-day
es IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE.
g. NASHVILLE. Dec. 8.-Gov. Harris has !
cy ssned his proclamation converting the Leglsli
tnro of Tennessee, in extra session, on the u
- of January, to take i=to consideration u
81 81 present political condition of the country
in --LATEST FROM WASHINGTON. Il,
e. WASHINGTON, Dec. S The q. S. Treasur
he receints the past week arc under SzoNO
o. The drafts paid amount to nearly mlilit
and half. The drafts issued reach about u
ais same amount. ~,
a The net balance amounts to S1,o00OOo, e
We elusive of about million and ball IN u
IS, Mint and branches.
isl Irhe receipts from all quarters are less tn
he halt the recent expenditures. :,
for e.TEe Committee on Ways and Means m U
Of House are considering how to repienish
ate Treasury.
Iae ILLNESS OF SECRETARY COBB.
o.: On Hon. Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Tres
IN ury, has neither resigned nor LEFT Washin
"a ton, but is confined to his house by PAM
20 / indisposition, ;as;g !.
an AFFAIRS MORE GLOOMY THAN EVER
St The members of the Senate from the slaN
as holding States met in caucus to-day, and q
ad cussed the political crisis in all its bearings.
No conclusion or understanding whateN
In was arrived al, sJc41Sss~
5 of Kentucky, says, when speaking OF 1t, Il
ted things are more gloomy than ever.
ing Mr.. CorwIn has not called together
nj Committee of thirty three, one from ca
G of State. of which he is Chairman, Tor the reas
that five of the Republican members are
nm eonciliatory.
ate CAUCUS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN MEN,
Is, Still another caucus was held here i
We night for the same purpose. twas compos
H. exclusively of extreme Southern men,
n's expressed themselves as decidedly averse
h 10 meeting with the House Special Commit
'u- of which Mr., Corwin is Chairman
hts EXTENSION OF THE MISSOURI LINE,
II It is said that in the recent conference
ion the political state Of the Union. several OF
,es- Senators, including Mr.. Fessenden, OF Maj
or I Mr.. Bigler, of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Pearce
ler- MARYLAND, and Mr.. Pugh, of Ohio express
alb themselves in favor of the restoration OF
tie Missouri Compromise Line, aud its extens
axe to the Pacific, as the basis Of new seti
es- ment Of the slavery question.
unit SEIZURE of UNITED STATES FoRTFIcATIoN
vo- Information has been received here to
-, effect that q body of 1000 men is now orga
tne zing in South Carolina, for the purpose OF Sc
hti- i,,g upon the United States Qualifications nj
aee Charleston, if the Government should rei'
y to surrender them when the State shall h;
noa actually seeded.
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