New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-17
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Col. Lander leaves here TO morrow, accompanied
By two or three engineers who have hitherto served
with him in bis wsgon-road expeditions. His future
business will be to inspect whatever may DO done
under contract to furnish water along the route
between Humboldt Valley and the Honey Lake;
also to remove inpediments, &c.
SENATORS DAVIS AND WILSON.
The relations between Senator'S Davis and Wilson
are amicable, notwithstanding their late bout.
THE CASE OF MEssRs. PRYOR AND POTTER.
II looks as if the Police had no intention to pre-
vent duel between Messfs. Pryor and Po9tsr, until
it became apparent that there might be an open
ARRAY in some public place.
TIE COLLECTOR OF BOSTON.
The States of this evening administers seyers
casteation to the Collector Of Boston, who, il is
stated, has abandoned Dir. Douglas. The srticls
processes disbelief in the damaging report.
MR.. BRECKIERIDGE.
The heart Of the Kentucky delegates is with Mr..
Breckenridge, but they have difficult role to play,
since that no Northern State is likely to put him in
nomination. All their tears, when they part from
NJ. Guthrie, will be in an onion.
TIE CHARLESTON CONVENTION,
The drift OF lie talk Of the Northern Democratic
delegates lie for man for nominee who can win.
This sort of thing ia far from being lost upon tho
Republicans. Ike Cooks mode of argument
against Mr.. Douglas is the offer of large bets that
he will not be nominated. If he could get them
taken, much might be done to prevent the nOmina-
ton by q judiciOus distribution of the prospective
proceeds. The report that Gen. Gushing will not
90 to Charleston exctes disParaging remarks of
him by other delegates from New-Eogland. New
England influence, minus that of the Boston osS'
tom House, is for Mr.. Douglas. Mr. Claiborne Of
Missouri, delegate to Charleston has arrived here.
He SAYS that majority of the Missouri delegation
are for Mr.. Douglas. For all these signs 10 favor
of the Little Giant it is certain that the resistance
to him By Southerners, under the lead of the Ad-
mnistratioD, viii be stubborn and protracted.
MEssRs. BENJAMIN AND sLIDEIL.
By a declaration of Mr.. TOombs to-day in the
Senate, it would seem that nothing appeared in evil
that impeached the characters of Messrs Benjamin
and Sldel.
THE POTOMAC AQUEDUCT.
The many members of Congress who took trip
along the Potomac Aqueduct to the Great Falls,
ayow an intention of going for an appropriation to
finish the work.
THE CONTUMACY OF JOHN BROWN, JR.
By the report of the Marshal of Ohio it would
seem that the inhabitants Of Ashtabula County,
Ohio. ready to take arms to resist the author
ity of the Senate for bringing John Brown, jr, be-
fore the Committee of Investigation of the Harpers
Ferry affair.
THE SLAVE CODE
The Democratic Senators dare not put them
selves the record upon the Slave code resolutions
Of Mr.. Jefferson Davis. Themovement of Sen ators
Brown, Douglas, and others to get vote to-day
was defeated. The Republican Senators all went
for shaking ofbsnds before the assembling of the
Charleston Convention.
THE PATENT BUSINESS.
Senator Bgler is entitled to credit for pushing
along the consideration Of that purely business
measure an Improvement of the laws relating to tho
Patent business. The experienced men in tho
Patent Office assert the necessity Of Legislation
mainly like that contemplated by the bill now be.
fore the Senate.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune