Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-16
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Once Committee believed that daily over
| land mail can be carried for one million dol
lars per annum-
Nebraska advices state that the Republic
caus have elected majority of members TO
| the congressional convention.
WASHINGTON. March I4-Attorney Gener-
| al Black is recovering. He was out to-day.
The prospect of a telegraph line to San
Francisco is very favorable.
The Treasury Department and the Presi-
dent are still in conflict upon the tariff Cobb
strenuously opposes an increased duty on
iron.
All the officers and employees of the Bal
| timore Custom House. who voted for Doug
las delegates to the Charleston Convention
have been dismissed.
Hamilton, of Texas, Writing to Fouke, of
Illinois. says that Douglas is the only avail
able candidate for the South. s3
SENATE-The Postofice committee have
unanimously agreed 10 recommend the Post
master General to advertise for contracts to
carry an overland mail twice a week be-
tween St. Paul and Olympia and Fort Van
Couver, also between st. Joseph and San
Francisco, and from ST. Louis via Fort Cam
ache to San Diego and FIancisco, aud from
New Orleans via San Antonio aud Fort Cam
ache, where il will connect with the Western
route, each route to occupy twenty days.
The present mail service by steamers and the
Istbmus to be abrOgaied.
The Navy Department is advised that Mi
ramon's Government are taking means to
blockade Vera Cruz aud that ships leaving
Havre under the Spanish flag would hoist
Miramon's flag on reaching The vicinity ct
Vera Cruz
WASHINGTON, March HoUsE-The Con-
sular Diplomatic appropriation bill passed.
The Indian appropriation bill passed.
~ l.x.-a
lative to the compensation of the officers OF
the United States Circuit Courts passed
A joint resolution authorizing the enlarge
meat and construction of branch to the
Louisville and Portland canal, passed-yeas
80, nays IA.
Foreign.
NEW YORK, March l5-The steamer Cir
cassian arrived at ST. Johns this forenoon
with Liverpool dates of the 3rd inst. The
steamer city OF Washington arrived at Liver
pool on the LIST. Cotton sales of the week s.
5000 bales OF which specu latOrs took l.S00
and expot tiers 5000 bales Market very dull,
middling and lower grades declined fully 1,
aud quotations are hardly maintained OH fair
qualities The imports are cry heavy. The
market Friday closed quiet tut steady, Or
leans Fair "a: Orleans middiug Ok: (other
quotations confused). Stuck at Liverpool
75O. 900 bales OF which 6l0.J00 bales are A
mvrcan, some circulars say there was more
general demand at the Close.
Manchester advices are favorable, the mark
ct closing quiet but steady and firm. New
Orleans res Ordenaire at Havre lost. Bas
99f closing with declining tendency, sales
OF the we 2 500 bales, stock at Hayre 49,
900 bales. Breadstuf- quiet bat steady; Pro-
visions steady; Lard firm; Consols 94sa944
for mOn-y and accounts.
Napoleon in bis speech at The opening of
The French legislature says Tuscany is to be
"a separate Kingdom; Parma and Modena
may be annexed to Sardinia, and France
should have Savoy for the security OF her
frontiers. He hopes the great poweIs will
see the necessity Tor this.
LIVERPOOL Cotton sales to-day 6000 bales
closing dull; breadstuhs quiet; provisions
steady but quiet.
LoNDoN.-Consols 94la94s.
From salt Lake.
ST. LOUIS. March I5-The Central Over
land and Pixies Peak Express has arrived
with Salt Lake dates of tue 24th and Denver
of the 9TH ~
1t brings So 500 gold.
A duel occurred at Denver between Bliss
the Provisional Governor aud DR.. Stone,
Representative. The latter is supposed to
be MORALLY wounded. The cause was an
offensive table remark by The former.
There is a great rush To the digging5.
w. w. Adkins whom Sheriff Rehler woun-
ded in al affray recently, was hung Oh the
29th by the Regulators.
Miramon.
NEW ORLEANS, March I5.-Vera Cruz dates
of the Sd say that Miramon with 5000 men
is before the city. The Liberals disInantled
and abando ned Abardo, and blockaded the
port. A conspiracy in favor of Miramon has
been discovered and defeated, which will
probably cause Miramon to abandon the
siege. Carvajol with 1000 men cut off 900
of Miramou's troops. Mlramon's communi-
cation with the Capitol is entirely cut of.
Overland Mail.
MAIoY's STATION, March I5.-The Califor-
mia Overland Mail of the 24th has passed
here. -. e. ..-.s- $500
Business was dull.
The majority of the Chicago delegates are
for Seward. and the Charleston delegates will
be the friends of Latham.
The net earnings OF the Sacramento Valley
Railway twenty miles long, for Is months
| are S270.000.
The wheat crop is favorable.
A vein of silver ore has been discovered
| in Tuolomne county.
There are glowing accounts fIom Sonora
and Nava counties quicksilver mines.
River News.
ST. LOUIS March l4.-The river is falling.
The upper streams are falling with 81 TO 6
feet water TO Keokuk and ~ feet to Cairo.
The Illinois river is stationary. Freights
are abundant aud business active.
LOUISVILLE, March l5.-The river is falling
with feet inches water in the canal.
Markets.
New ORLEANS, March 5.-Cotton--sales
to- day 5000 bales; market quiet. middliDg
lOiaiI: sugar steady 6a71; -four steady $50;
mess phrk 1851; corn has declining ten
dency 70a75; lard in bbls. advanced tat. lola
lOI; whisky very dull; freight on cotton to
Havre I; exchange unchanged. EaF
CNcfNsArI, March l5.-Lard advanced /;
kegs IL; tirrces l0i; mrss pork IL 00al7 rs;
-four dull, sales LOO bbls. 5 45a5 80; sugar
| steady 7sas; coffee firm 131al4.
New YORK, March l5.-Cotton dull. sales
to-day 90 bales; middling upland III; -four
dali, sales 5000 bbls. 5,25a5, so; corn dull
75a19; lard l0iallf; coffee, sales $500 bags,
1914; molasses safes $50 bhls. 46a4S; sugar
quiet, Cuba 6sa7i.
MkS. WINSTON,
A Inexperienced Nurseand Female Phi ysieia D pre
IA sents 10 the ttte ntion OF mothers her
500 THING SYRUP