The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1860-01-23
Seward Recommends =.
"a. GiiYne er for Speaker.
Special Dispatch to the New iork-rimes.
aShinrtOn Mon.lay LIN @

W ashington, Monday, Jan. 9.
The Senate tr:. acted no business, of Importance
to tlAv When Mr. Seward entered he was itnlneGi-
ately surrounded by the Republican Senator's and
warmly congratulate on his safe return. After
the shaking of hands had been gone through WITH
he e:terei into long and clrncst conversation
with Mr. Crittenden. hir pugh tbs only Demo-
crat who approached. Snf4 after Senator douglas
appeared ,u similar presented itself on the
Democratic side OF the chanucr Senator Hun
ter B.-own and Green wefe the first to meet the
Little q liant ana sNa!- hands.
Senltor Gvin introduced :, bill organizing the
Territory Of Nts;lda. Ii we the same reported by
he House COMMITTED, last Aiatcr.
Mr. Bro ,yns gave natice "t a li % establish Gov
ernment prlil ofti1e. N Printer is vet elected
and acnce the Ae,~a- q lst ,)cnvnts lie over as
the oil Printer weir oil o t,e first of last
Decesn Der. itov4n.a chances are .;t5ii doubtful
Petitions pourtn- III 1>AIn sjrlt pensions may
be granted for military series dari-ls the war of
1872.
ia. scn.te to day callel for the off ial cores
pondeice between General Scott. IIarney and Gov.
Dousiass THIS is understood, to be at the sugges-
tiol OF Gen. Iarney s friends.
\ bill to prohibit the issue "f Bank notes by this
District and te Cir ;ulation of Foreign under
twenty dollars, introduced by Mr.. Slid.ll
Mr. Foster excused from serving Oh the Spe-
cial Co ntee to investigate the alleged misconduct
of Senators odell and Bcnjanlin The committee
now consists only of four members. Lousianans
Xpress adecp interest in the result The land
cred by the supposed fraudulent legislation is valued
at five millions of dollars.
Mr. Green appeared the Senate to day, prepar-
ed to speak in reply to Mr. Pugh, but did get
the floor, as Mr. Dixon wished to discuss privileged
question Mr. Green's friends regretted this, as he
was in good condition and anxious to be heard.
The city filled this morning with rumors of
change of position by the Republicans and that
the Speaker would be elected to-day. -Nr Seudrd
had urged tie poticy e1' uniting -Hr Gilmer
CorusA, but afer coAsuttotlon 1t determined to
aehere to Mr. .Saermaa and acitt htm ,ein or Lose
Tie Republicans say that many Of them cannot sup
port a Soatl 4Afnerlcan, and that ii would be
less to for Corwin, who cannot control the
Anti Lecompton votes At present, however, no
change need be anticipated. The efforts Of the DE
mocrats combine will prove futile. Mr. Hamilton
must receive every vote but two outside of the Re-
publican organization to be elected. Of this there
Is no possible hope; SO the end is not yet.
GHosT.-A servant girl, who had been for a long
time with highly respectable family in St. Louis,
left the house OF her mistress recently stating that
for several nights she bad been visited by tall fear
fui looking spectre. dressed in long white robe. She
got up one night and tried him. but he vanished out
ofsight Once or twice the ghost was impude enough
to sit on the side of the poor girls bed her mistress
tried to persuade her that fears rouadiess,
bat she went away declaring that che would not live