Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-28
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Bank of Tennessee RObbed--EuTOpean
News, &c.
Fresno, Feb. 9th
The overland mail with dates from St.
Louis to the 9th inst, arrived at 4:90 p. NJ.
Congressional.
Sr. LOUIS, 6th.-Fenton's resolution inform
ing the Senate of the organization of the
House, adopted.
Forney elected Clerk. Forney 1l2, Allen
n, Taylor %. Dawson 8, Mexican 2. Nee
essary to a choice Ill.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Hoffman, of Maryland,
ia Glossbrenner, 90; Underwood, 7.
Grow gave notice of homestead bill.
Phelps introduced Post Office deficiency
bill. This bill nppropriates 1926, 900 de-
fciency last and part this present fiscal year,
also 81, ,4OO,0OO under the law of 1886, for the
payment of salaries and expenses of trans
portation
Scott gave notice of Pacific Railroand
and Telegraph bill.
Glossbenner, late Sergeant at Arms, will
probably be appointed is Treasurer.
The Mexican treaty and correspondence
comes up in the Senate on Tuesday.
Secretary Toucy had long interview with
Gen. Cass in relation to the execution of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty by the House, and
the African squadron, upon which subject
the Government is now preparing a rejonder
to Lord John Russels notice, in which he
charges that the favorable notice taken by
the U. S. Government of all complaints pre-
sented by men engaged in the slave traffic
only emboldens them in the use of the Amer
lean flag to carry on their piracy.
Times correspondent says the following
Presidential programme was arranged yes
terday between the Republican and Ameri
can members of the House: For President
Edward Bates, of Missouri; for Vice Presi-
dent, General Cameron. of Pennsylvania
The platform is to be distinctly natsonal and
conservative.
Messrs. Giddngs, Plumb, and DR.. Howe
have appeared before the Harpers Ferry
Committee.
Wendell has been examined for three hours
upon the printing Investigation. 1t appear
ed that seven or eight were interested in the
printing, Steadman, Banks, Mclean, Walker,
Rice, Seaverns and Bowman. He stated
he had paid out the past three years over
100000 for party support to newspapers
and in aid of election expenses. Pennsylva-
MIA principally, but extending over New
York, Maryland, Ohio, &c. Considerable
had been paid by official authority and some
of his own free will. lie also stated that by
the action of the Senate in electing Bowman,
who had given the work TO Blair d Rives,
he had been left penniless He testified that
out of the Post Office blank printing he paid
in 1857 the sum of $4,000 to the Pennsylva-
nian newspaper of Philadelphia, and to the
Evening Argus. of Philadelphia, the sum of
$4,000 lie informed the committee that he
went into doubtful Democratic districts in
Pennsylvania and spent his money freely for
the benefit of the supporters of the Admin
istration.
1t is proposed by Democratic Senators to
resist the organization of new Territories
they want to attach Dacotah to Nebraska,
Utah and Territories south of Kansas to New
Mexico.
The Maryland Legislature read the resolu-
tions of South Carolina proposing dsunion
convention. The leading men of both par
ties denounced them as IL proposition for ma
tiOnal treason. Gov. Hicks letter to the
Governor of South Carolina tells him Mary
land cannot see any relief but injury in the
establishment on her borders of a foreign
asylum for her fugitive slaves.
The Governor of South Carolina pardoned
Michael Porter of the steamer Marion, who
was sentenced to be hung for aiding in the
escape of slaves.
A large meeting was held at the National
Hall, Phila., February 4th, to form Union
party. Resolutions were adopted for the
construction Of party combining all the
conservative elements of the country. Let
ters were read from Ed ward Everett. Millard
Fillmore, E. NJ. Conrad of La and J. Minor
Bolts The patrsotic sentiments in the let
teas were greeted with the greatest applause
CLARKsvILLE, Tenn, Feb 4th.-The Branch
Bank of Tennessee was robbed on Thursday
night of $4,000, mostly in gold.
LEAvENwoRrH Feb. 4th.-The Territorial
Legislature has passed an act Incorporating
the Central Overland California and Pixies
Peak Express, being reorganization OF the
Pixies Peak Express Company, with an in
creased capital and wider field of operations
A bill abolishing slavery has been un-
der consideration, but no definite action has
been taken on it.
By the North American we have dates from
Liverpool to 18th ult.
The two mates of the American bark Anna
previously reported under arrest upon the
charge of having caused the death of six col
ored seamen, by cruel treatment, had been
brought before the magi strate at Newport,
Isle of Wight. Evidence of great cruelty
was adduced, but it was asserted for the de
ferse, that the men died from yellow fever
which had prevailed on board the vessel
The American Minister having sent protest
against the jurisdiction of the magistrate had
to dissent the charge. This protest was ac-
companied by the request that the magistrate
would detan the defendants till the matter
could be inquired into by the American Con-
sui SO that they might be remanded to their
own country under the extradition treaty.