Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-12
Daily Vatlonat 1cmotrat.
ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.


POLITICAL --MiScellaneous-.New sc.
ST. Louis, Dec 18th, 1859.
have nothing to reportin reference to the
weather and business, of Importance The
weather is mild and the snow and ice are
rrpidly disappearing under the influence of
the bright sunbeams and South wind The
money market opened this week rather ticbt
and there are limited transactions in Ex
change, owing to scarcity eff funds. Both
currency and Missouri notes are in very short
supply Sight exchange on New York is at
about ! premium with downward tenden.
cy-though there are few sales.
In accordance with call published in the
morning papers day or two since, numer.
ously signed, the signatures being headed bv
the name of Hon. Edward Bates, a meeting
OF all citizens favorable to State Legislation
Tor the betler observance of our Christian
sabbath, was held on Monday night at Mer-
camille Library Hall. A very large audience
was In attendance, Of which several were Ia
dtes. The meeting was organized and opened
hy prayer by Rev, DR.. Nelson, after which a
committee to draft resolutions was ap-
pointed. While the committee were
IN retirement the meeting was address
ed by Dr. Nelson and G. b. DEMO- ESD The
committee reported resolutions fully endors-
ing the power of the Legislature to act in the
premises.
About three o'clock last Sunday afternoon
party OF SIX or eight men were in drinking
mouse at Twists Coal Mines, st. Clair county.
Illinois, on the Bellevile and Illinois Rail
road. Among the number was a laborer
named John Harrison, who, being on the eve
OF leaving for the South, had cominemorated
the event by getting tight" Some one pres
ent had been canvassing the relative merits
OF catholicism and Professionalism. when Har-
rison broke out with the profane remark do
I'LL wlththe Pope and Poperv nwhereunon
a collier named Campbell produced a reyol-
yer and pointing at Harrison. pulled tbe
trigger and lodged ball in Harrison's neck
An attempt was made to arrest Camnbcl
but he threatened to kill the first man who
should lay hands on him, saying which. be
slowly stepped back to the door and made his
escape. Harrison, it is Thought cannot r.-
cover
A German named Fritz Ruhel. on Sunday
morning last covenanted and agreed with
some feutonic friends to leap from the roof
OF three story house on Carondolet avenue
into bank ofsnow scraped together for the
purpose, on wager, by the terms Of which
ne was to furnish the beer for the dav TO tbe
party if he failed to make the jump. and if he
succeeded, some one else waste do the soma
All being arranged, Fritz ascended to the
roof and come down feet foremost into the
heap OF snow, which, being soft. Welded. so
that the new Sam Patch sank to his arm nits
lie was, notwithstanding, considerably stun
ned, but recovering his senses in a little
while, boldly went to work on his DAVIS en-
ployment of beer-drnking, which was ac-
complished with equal success for before
night he was as Timber as a rag.
gentleman from Paducab Informs the
Louisville journal, that the health of Hon
LnnsBoyd is so precarious that his friends
must prepare themselves to hear of his speedy
demise. 1t is impossible that he can long
struggle with the fatal maIady which has
afflicted him for so long a time. He lately
returned from the South whittier he had been
for some time past without receiving any
benefit
The second trial of Jumperts, for the mur.
der of his mistress, Sophia Werner, is now
proceeding in Chicago, IL will be remem-
bered that he was once tried, convicted, and
sentenced to be hung, but his lawyers sue
ceeded before the Supreme Court in getting
new trial for him. But from the new ev-
idcnce that has come to light since the first
trial, itappears that nothing can prevent his
conviction again. 1t is in evidence now that
he not only murdered the poor woman, Wer.
ner, and sent her mutillated remains in pork
barrel to New FORK, but that his motive for
doing so, was to get rid of her so thai he
could marry girl named Elizabeth Bowlin,
a weak minded but beautiful creature, whom
he had induced to commit some shocking
crimes. 1t is to be hoped that his rascally
lawyers will not be able to defeat the progress
of justice this time
In all parts of Illinois, meetings are being
held to appoint delegates to the State Con-
vention to appoint delegates to the National
Convention, and they are instructing their
delegates to vote for Douglas men. So you
may rest assured ola fstrong Douglas dele
cation from Illinois From what l can gather
from the papers, the prospects of Douglass
are on the increase, and you need not fear for
his nomination. It's my candid opinion, as
also that Of many of my acquaintances who
are attending more or less to political mat
ters, that Douglas is the best man on the list,
and the only man that can successfully com
pete with the Blacks" for the White House.
The opposition held a meeting on last night
week in this city, to appoint Delegates to the
forthcoming Convention at Jefferson City,
and nominated Edward Bates for President,
and James S. Rollins for Governor The
meeting was called by the Republican a
Black Republican meeting. 1t was composed
of old line Wings, Americans, and Free Dem
ocrats | believe Hon. Edward Bates is a
Wing, and James S. Rollins is also a Wing or
American; at least neither of the gentlemen
mentioned affiliate with the Black Republi-
can party.
A correspondent writes to the Indiana
State Sentinel that the delegate elections il
Ohio are over and every one of the 23 votes
of Ohio will be cast for Douglas. lie says
I'VE have put nearly every delegate under
instructions to go for him first, last and all the
time, not only that, but we have selected the
most determined and enthusiastic men a.
delegates, aohO lgW aeyer back down for any
other man whatever Our private advice'
from the South continue encouraging. There
is now hardly a shade of doubt but Douglas
will have a strong support from that quarter
at Charleston. Those who sayto the contrary
know little of what is going on. regarc
your convention as one of the most important
political bodies that ever met in this counlry
If it elects a majority of the delegates friendly
to Douglas, his nomination will be certain.
copy the foregoing to show the intense
interest the action of the coming Con
vention in Indiana is looked forward to
and the important bearing it is to have upol
the political affrirs of the country.
The Washington States says that it has be
fore it q letter from one of the most distin
guished statesmen of Georgia, who says
1.-The reaction in favor of Douglas in thi
State is rapidly on the increase. Some {
nnr lnndinn nemncrats nrefer him to all 9th