Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-25
8g Telearaph.
From New York.

! NEW foRK, Dec. 22.-The Hearld's CORES
pendent telegraphs that Davis and Wigfal
received dispatches Saturday afternoon tina
the forts at Charleston would be taken in 2.
hours.
The Cabinet and several leading Senator
1 are IN session. The naval feet will probable
be forthwith dispatched to Charleston.
Crittenden's propositions were lost, after
long debate in the Committee of 80.
NEW YoRx, Dec. 22.-At the banquet o
the New England Society, Seward counselle'
mild, quiet and fraternal forbearance, ant
| predicted that, as the secession feeling la
been growing weaker since the 9th of Novem
Der, SO. within sixty days more, the who'll
trouble will have passed away.
From washington.
WAsH1NGTos, Dec. 2I.-The Select Com
mittee of the Senate on the Crisis met to-da,
and had free interchange OF opinion, during
which Mr.. Douglas said he was ready now {,
unite in recommending such amendments t,
/ the Constitution az would take the SLAYER,
question out of Congress, in view of the dan
gers which threatened the Republic with dis
| union, revolution, and civil war. He wal
prepared to act upon matters in the contro
versy without regard to bis previous action
and as if he had never made a speech or Civ
| en- vote on the subject.
| Senator Bigler, who is on the committee
| has been for some days maturing plan By
| which the slavery question, BY the amend
ment of the Constitution, may be removed al
together from Congressional controversy
which meets the appreciation of distinguished
gentlemen.
Lieuts. Dozier and Hamilton, and several
acting midshipmen, natives of South Carroll.
ma, have resigned their commissions in the
United States Navy.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of George W. Hurd. as Secretary of Legation
to China, and Edwin d. Chandler, as Marshal
to the Consular Court at Bargkak. Siam.
Messrs- Hale and Hughes are here as coun-
sci for yudgs Watrons, whom the House Ju-
dietary Committee recommend to be impeach-
ed for high crimes and misdemeanors.
A dispatch from the editor of the Missis-
sippi State Gazette, published at Jackson, to
the Mississippi delegation in Congress, dated
this evening, states that Mississippi has elect
ed delegates to the State Convention in favor
of separate State secession bya very large
msjority-say seventy in the Convention OF
one hundred delegates, and by popular ma
jority of thirty thousand votes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The matter of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky by the Govern
or and Executive authority thereof against
the Governor OF Ohio, was taken up in the
Supreme Court to-day.
MIR. Monroe having received the petition
and exhibits, and having moved the Court for
a writ of mandamus, or for a rule to show
cause pursuant to the terms of said petition,
it was ordered that the motion be set down
for argument on the 11th of January, and it
is further ordered that the Clerk of the Court
forthwith send copy of this order and petit
ton and exhibits fled therein to be served
on his Excellency, VIM. Dennison, Governor
of the State of Ohio.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24On Saturday Toombs
telegraphed his constituents that all hope for
the security of the constitutional rights of
the South in the Union ought to be instantly
abandoned.
The report that Gov. Pickens threatened
to attack Fort Moultrie unless the Revenue
Cutter left Charleston, is untrue.
1t is generally understood that the South
Carolina Commissioners will not be recog-
nized by Congress.
HoUsE.-The South Carolina delegation
withdrew.
The Speaker presented a communication
from the Secretary of the Interior announc-
ing the abstraction of $4,000 from the In
dian trust fund by an officer of that Depart
ment.
resolution was passed appointinga select
committee of five to Investigate the matter.
From Pittsburg.
PTTTsBURG, Dec. 24.-There is immense ex-
citement in consequence of rept that Quar-
ter Master Taliaferro intended to ship from
the Allegheny arsenal 78 guns to Newport
Texas, and 46 to Ship Island The Comman-
der of the Arsenal declined to give the
press any information.
Leading democrats telegraphed to Wash
ington saying the people would not allow the
guns to be removed South.
The Mayor is requested to convene
meeting of the citizens.
From Mobile.
MOBILE, Dec. 24.-The Separate State Sc
cession ticket is elected. by from 500 to 1000
majority.
From Norfolk.
NORFOLK, Dec. 24-The Secession feeling
is incsreaing.
senator johnson burned In Emgy.
MEMPHIS, Dec. Ex-senator Andrew john
son was burned in effgy on Saturday night.
Steamboat sunk.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 24.-The steamer Peytona,
from Louisville for New Orleans sunk yes
terday $50 miles below here. The damage
is light.
River News.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 24.-The river is rising,
with seven feet nine inches water In the
canal.
Markets by Telegraph.
New ORLEANS. Dec. 24.-Cotton steady;
Sales to-day $500 bales, Middling IO}aI1.
Molasses active at 211a23. Flour firm at
5 O0a5 124. Lard-in kegs lie. Freight
to Havre l BIG. Sterling exchange lola
1921. New York sight exchange 1aI dis
count.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 24-Corn "a. Whisky
134. Mess Pork Is 90. Lard in kegs 9ac.
New York, Dec. 24-Cotton steady; sales
to-day 1,500 bales; middling upland 1Oaal1.
Flour advanced 5aI0c; sales 1000 bbls at
8, 00a5, 10. Corn advanced 10; sales $4,000
bushels at 67a6s. Mess pork firm; sales 1850
bbls at 1880. Lard steady; sales $50 bills
at 94a10a. Rio Coffee, sales 600 bags at log
a123. Sugar steady; sales $50 boxes Cuba
1T 1a5s; sales 20 hhds Orleans. at auction,
at 5Ia5f. Molasses, Orleans 32a3s
Foreign.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Dec. 22.-The steamer
City of Manchester, which left Liverpool at
noon on the 18th inst, via Queenstown on
The 18th. passed Cape Race at six O'Clock
this morning.
The steamer Palestine, from Portland. ar
rived st Londonderry on the 18th.
The steamer Jura, which sailed for New
York on the 18th, took e49.000 in specie.
The City of Manchester has E35,00 in specie
On board.
The China mail, which was anxiously
looked for. had not been telegraphed when
the City of Manchester left Queenstown.
The following is by telegraph from Liver
pool to Queenstown on the 18Th
The report Of the inquiry into the loss of
the steamer Connaught, has been submitted
to the Liverpool Board of Trade. 1t says
that the investigation brought to light moth
ing 70 prove that the Connaught was lost
through the neglect of their officers, but it
vas thought that mere intelligence might
nave been displayed in endeavoring to detect
he cause, and devising means to stop the
eak. Various suggestions are made in the
report relative to the construction of such
vessels, better to insure the safety of passen-
gers.
Lord Lyons and Sir Edmund Head had