Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-04-05
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WAsHNsroN. April 3.-House-Tbe Post
Ofice Committee unanimously recommend
the restoration of the msil service per steam
er Isabel.
The Committee on Ways and Means will
probably report $4,000 for mail service be-
tween Charleston and Key West, in addition
TO the ocean postage between Havana aud
Key West =
- SeHate-Green offered a resolution that
Wm- Medal, Comptroller of the Treasury,
has violated The practice of the Department
respecting accounts and loans, and recon-
mending his resignation.
Augustus Shell was before the Covode
Committee. He refused to produce the list
OF contributors to the electioneering fluid of
New York. but he admitted after attempting
to evade it that be had seen the President
ard members of the Cabinet since his first
examination, and had concluded to exhibit
the list.
Capt. Jarvis writes on the 21st that the
bombal dment of Vera Cruz considerably dam
aged the city, but there was little destruction
OF life, and that the French comm ander has
apologized for the tone of his correspond
ence.
There has been no action yet in reference
to the prisoners.
The State and Navy Departments have
turned the whole matter over to the Judicial
ry. and Attorney General Black is too busy
~ lCAoHiHc iHtO IL at present.
The Pacific Railroad Committee have
agreed that the road shall start from points
on the western boundary of Missouri and the
western boundary of Iowa, convergiug and
uniting within 200 miles of the Missouri riv-
Ell, and thence by single trunk by the near
est and best route to San Francisco or the
navigable waters of the Sacramento river.
Congress.
LoUIsvIILE, April 4-Congressiona al news
received up to 10 O'Clock tonight is unim-
portant.
Arrived.
New ORLEANS. April 4---Catharine and
Planter from New York; Eliza B0nzali and
Centurion from Liverpool; st. Louis, Sebas-
topol, St. Charles and Stephen Baldwin from
Boston; Desoto from Havana with dates of
the LIST. News unimportant.
X. G. C,s.
New ORLEANS, April AT meeting yes
terday Buckley opposed the charges made
against hun, aud a committee was appointed
to investigate the matter.
Arrest of f. IL. Sanborn.
Boston, April F. B. Sanborn was ar
rested last night at his residence in Concord,
on u summons from the Harper's Ferry Sen
ale Committee, by the United States officers
There was great excitement aud Sanborn was
rescued and kept away Till "a writ of habeas
corpus Was issued, which is now being heard
before the Supreme Court OF Massachusetts
Fire.
GAINESVILLE, April A fire broke out
last night about II O'Clock in the large To-
bacco Factory of E. K. W. Thomas Il Co.
The building being frame and the wind very
high, il was CONSUMED before ASSISTANCE could
he had. The flames spread over several
acres and burnt my houses. A part Uf
| Larkiu Bradley's tobacco house Was also dos
| troyed. The loss has not been estimated yet
| but il is enormous.
River News.
LOUISVILLE, April 4.-Tne river is station
| AIRY with feet inches water in the canal.
Markets.
New YORK, April 4--Cotton in moderate
demand; sales to-day 120 bales; mddlin,
upland 1IaIls. Flour i trItie better: sale
| to-day $3.50 bbls 5.20a5.25. Corn dull, sale
| Al, 900 bushels 7OdS0, whole range. Liuseet
oil 59a6O. LARD oil 4la43. Mess pork dul
and declining--l7. so Tor old and 1915 fol
new. Coffee quiet but iirm. Molasses-Port,
Rico 3Sa50-Orleans at auction so. Suga
quiet; Cuba, Muscovado 6ta74; Orleans 6,
Lhds 64a7s-sales oil $50 uhds; Orleans u
auction at l-l6a1.
/ CINCINNATI, April 4.-Mess pork 17.2s
Lard IO1. Flour dull at $50. Whisky Is
lS5. Linsecd Oil 65t. Sugar Sa9. Moasses 40
10. Coffee 31tl4t Coru nominal 40. Ga,
4Od43, declined cents.
I New ORLEANS, April 4.-Cotton sales &c
day II 500 bales; prices sitter, but quotation
are unchanged; sugar dull; -four dull 5,75a
600; lard Ia bills. log; whisky quiet 2Iaz
freights on cotton 10 Liverpool seveutec
thirty seconds; exchange unchanged.