Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-16
Washington items.

WASHINGTON. March l4-AttOrney General Black
is recovering. He was out to-day.
The Treasury Department and the President are
still IN conflict upon the the tariff Cobb strenu-
Ously opposes an increased duty on IRON.
All the officers and employees Of the Baltimore
Custom House who voted for Douglas Delegates TO
the Charleston Convention have been dismissed.
Hamilton, of Texas, writing to FOuke. Of Illinois.
says that Douglas Is the only available candidate for
the South.
SENATE.-The Post Office Committee have unani-
mOusly agreed to recommend the Postmaster Gen
eral to advertise for contracts to carry overland
twice Il week between st. Paul, Olympia and Fort
Couyer and also between St. JOsephs and San Fran
cisco, and from st. Louis ria Fort Camanche to San
Diego and San Francisco. and from New Orleans 'Uid
San Antonio and Fort Camanche, where it viii con-
meet with the present route, each route to occupy
twenty Days. The present mail service by steam
ers and the Isthmus Is to be abrogated.
The Navy Department is advised that 1iiramOn's
Government are taking measures to blockade Vera
Cruz, and that ships leaving Havana under the
Spanish flag, would hoist MramOns flag, on reaching
the vicinity Of Vera Cruz
The North American Telegraphic Association
have heen in session IT. this city for several days
They have succeeded in ettecting arrangements to
construct a line to California provided Congress
shall authorize a contract for the Government BUSH
ness for ten years. at the low price Of S5O,O00 We
may now look for some practical results to the Gov
eminent and the public growing out Of this effort
to construct line the Pacific The authors Of some
articles which have appeared in different papers to
defeat the object are notified that the bill affords
surplus profits to divide among that class of claim
ants, and all applications for such purposes have
been and viii be declined.
The next number Of the National Era will contain
a notice announcing its suspension after two more
numbers are issued. Mrs Bailey has been reluctant
anty compelled to take this step in consequence of
the paper ceasing to be 4 paying concern. and be
cause majority Of the House refuses to follow the
nvariable custom of all parties, and give its print
ing patronage to the journals Of its own party in
Washington.
The House Committee on Elections, upon applica-
ton of the counsel of Mr. Barrett whose seat is
contested by NJ. Blair have granted them until
Thursday to prepare their preliminary motion be-
fore the testimony taken by Mr. Blair can be con
sidered.
There is a fair prospect that Kansas will be adj
mitted this session, under the Wyandotte COnsttu-
ton
The Post Office Department will not renew con-
tracts with mail carriers to California, which eX-
pre the LIST of July, until Congress takes action
on the subject.
The lowest estimate of the cost of taking the census
this year is Sl5OO0OO. 1t will probably reach 81,
OO0,O 600 1t is ;he purpose CT Superintendent Ken
nedy to complete the returns, if possible, early
rs the lst of October which will be ample time for
Congress to enact an apportionment law early next
session.
The prospect of the passage by Congress, of bill
establishing a line of telegraph to the Pacific, is
constantly improving.
Profs. Rache, Henry, and Com. Maury pronounce
Henry J. Rogers submarine and subterranean wire,
for telegraphs, superior to anything they have be-
come acquainted with.
The House p o. Committee believe that a daily
overland mail can be carried to San Francisco for
a million of dollars annually, instead Of SI400,0U0
as was yesterday enormously stated.
Advices have been received from Nebraska stat
ing that there is Republican majority in the con-
stitutiOnal convention inst elected
The Republic has issued its last number. An eff
fort will be made unite the subscription lists of
the Era and Republic, on which to found new Re
publican paper