Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-07
Later Atlantic News.

We take the following from special dis.
patch to the Bulletin, containing advices from,
st. Louis to the night of March 10th;
On the l4th March, the Senate Postofice
Committee agreed unanimously 70 the I'M
authorizing advertisements for proposals IN
carry the mails twice a week in twenty
days time from st. Paul, Minnesota. to Own
pla ahd Fort Vancouver, w. T.. also. thrice
week, III twenty days time, from st. Jo-
sephs. Mo, to San Francisco; also. twice n
week IN twenty days time, from st. Louis
by the present overland route to San DIEGO
ana San francisco; also, once II week n in
twenty days time, from New Orleans to San
francisco also, once week n in twenty
days time, from New Orleans to san Antonio.
thence TO Fort Calnanche where it will con,
meet with the present Overland mail to San
francisco. This will give overland service
SIX tl"es wrek, aGrogating the present mail
service 10y the I,thmus.
lhe Special Committee of the House on the
Facihc Railroad held u meeting at Washing
Ton yesterday, (l5th March) and adopted res
Olutlons declaring that the Pacific Railroad
was necessary and eXpedient and that the
construction OF such IL road should be under
taken ny corporations, and not by Govern
ihent asto, that it was expedient and neces-
sary that Government should aid the under
taking with money and Lands. The maiori
~ of the Committee favored the Central
route.
Col. Henry Brown telegraphs to the Sec.
retary of War, as follows: II left browns
vile on the 9th of March All quiet on th.
frontier. The disturbances are believed to
be over. Cortlnas has given up the contest
and retired into the interior of Mckee )
Maj. lleintzlenan has officially reported that
the war" is ended
The Pixies Peak Express of 7th March bas
arrived. A duel was fought on March 9th
between Bliss, the Provisional Governor, and
DR.. Stone, member of the Legislature. in
which Stone was shot through the hip. and
supposed mortally wounded
a rush to the gold diggings had commenc
ed. The prospects were reported to be never
so bright before.
Atkins, an obnoxious individual at the
Mountain City, had been hanged by the
Regulators"
Advices from Vera Cruz of Sd March say
that Miranon, with 5000 men, was before
that city. conspiracy to deliver up Mira
mon had been discovered, which it was
thought would cause the Abandonment of the
siege 1000 Of Miramou's troops were cut
on hy Caravajal. Commu ication with the
capital (city OF MexicO) was also cut off.
Since Minister Mclean left Vera Cruz, the
British, Spanish and French Ministers had
endeavored to effect "a compromise between
Juarez aud Miramon. A six months armistice
was proposed.
4xStephens and Hazlett, two of the Harper's
Ferry conspirators were hanged at Charles
ton, Va, at moor on the 10th Of March, No
disturbance took place.
All the employees in the Baltimore Custom
House who voted for Douglas delegates to
the Charleston Convention, have been re-
moved.
MIR. Hamilton of Texas, has addressed
letter to Mr.. Fouke of Illinois, advocating the
nomination of Douglas by the Charleston
Convention. He contends that delegates
should he sent there untrammeled, and urges
that Douglas is not only II consistent Demo-
erat, but is the only available candidate for
the South.
The State Democratic Convention of Geor.
gia have appointed delegates to the Chnr.es.
ton Convention; vetoed the Decent er reso,
lutiOns, and recommended no Presidential
candidate. The Convention adjourned on
the 18th March.