Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-14
Eastern News.

killed 10y the Indians on the California end
The mail and dispatches were saved
Congressional.
The Pacific Overland Bill was taken M in
the House, but passed over without anything |
being done,
In the Senate, Mr.. Gwin introduced bill
to grant the alternate sections of land to Cal
ifornia for railroad purposes.
On motion of Mr. Hale, the Overland Mail
Bill was made the special order. for Thurs
day, May oath
On motion of Mr. Curtis, in the House, the
Pacific Railroad Bill was made the special
order on and after Thursday the oath.
The House resumed the consideration of
the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Bill.
Mr. Coltax, of Indiana, explained the
amendment which the Committee on Post
Offices proposed.
The Government is to pay 100000 per
year for messages the public to be charged
three dollars for ten words. If the corpora
tors do not accept these terms within thirty
days then sealed proposals are to be invited.
and the contract to be given to the lowest
responsible bidders The line is to be built
within two years.
Mr. Colfax earnestly urged the passage of
the bill, showing lhe great advantages which
will result to the Government.
Mr.. Burnett, of Kentucky, opposed the bill
as creating an oppressive monopoly.
Other members expressed their views, and
the subject was passed over.
The Panama Railroad and the New
Granadian Government.
WASHINGTON, May 2lst-Reliable nforma-
ton has been received here that H. $. San
ford. secret agent of the Panama Railroad,
had failed in the objects sought at Bogota.
They were the annulments OF the Chiriaui
Improvement Company's grants, and the ex
tension of the Panama Railroad Companvs
grant to ninety nine years. 70 accomplish
his ends, Sandford, offered, on the part OF the
Panama Railroad Company, the payment in
cash OF a halt million of dollars, and the right
OF the Granadian Government to levy a tax
OF two dollars on each passenger over the
lsthmus. The Government asks forty mil
lions to extend the term to ninety nine wears
and to relinquish the right of New Granada
to purchase the Panama Railroad for five
millions of dollars in fifteen years from this
time.
Destructive Tornado in Ohio.
CGNcINNArI May 22d-The most destruc-
tive tornado ever known, visited this city
yesterday, between three and four P. NJ The
storm came from the northeast, and appeared
to be cloud densely black, extending two
miles in breadth, and rushing forward with
fearful rapidity. 1t was accompanied with
thunder and lighting and torrents of aain.
The damage done in the city, by blowing
down and unroofing houses, is immense The
loss will probably reach $500 600. A large
number of persons were injured. AS far as
ascertained but six person were killed. The
roof of the new Commercial Office building
was blown off, portions being carried a dis
tance of square, and part of the wall fell
through Johnson's saloon adjoining, niuring
several persons on the ground floor The
steple of St. Joseph's (CathoHc) Church was
blown off and fell through the roof The
telegraph lines in all directions were prostra
ted, and but little is known Of the damage
in the country; but as far as ascertained, the
damage has been as severe as in the city.
Escape of Post Master Fowler.
New YoHK, May 22d-It is stated that
Postmaster Fowler left this port on Friday,
| in the Moses Taylor, bound to Havana,
whence he will go to Mexico or somewhere
in south America where no rendition treaty
exists with this country. His friends raised
a purse for him of several thousand dollars
Commissioner TO Paraguay.
| The President has delivered the Commits
sionership, under the treaty with Paraguay,
to John Van Buren,
Miscellaneous.
The prospect in the Senate of the passage
of the House Tariff Bill is more favorable
than was heretofore supposed. Twenty
eight Senators are already ascertained to be
IN its favor and others will vote for it with
slight modifcationt
1t is known at Washington that many anti
Douglas delegates to the Charleston Conven-
tiUn have prepared an address which they
may shortly issue, proposing as a basis of
reunion at Baltimore the resolutions offered
10y Mr. Herman, Of Tennessee, which were
previously indorsed 10y them. Other De.no-
Gratis regard the matter with favor.
a special meeting of the Central Executive
Committee of the Union party was held this
evening, when f. W. Walker resigned the
Secretaryship of that Committee on the
ground that he cannot sincerely support the
nominees of that party at Baltimore. He
was the head and 'front.' of the new party
movement. The course he has taken is in
dicative of general stampede OF the Union
party men.
A large number of members of Congress
will leave this evening to attend the Douglas
demonstration at New Y York among whom
are Rust, of Arkansas; Hamilton, of Texas,
and Clingman, of N. c.
The leaders of the party are endeavoring
to agree upon definite plan of action in
order to unite the whole force upon a candi-
date acceptable to all sections Of the party,
exerlions being made to have Douglas, Guth
rie and others withdraw from the rign, and
to remove the pending difficulties toa perfect
union upon the candidate.
In compliance with a resolution of the
House, the President communicated to that
body to day report Of the Attorney General,
showing the amount expended towards the
defense of private land claims in California,
the details of the expenditures and the re-
suit 1t appears from this document that an
incredible number of fraudulent claims to
land in California have been fabricated and
sustained.by the most unbushing perjury
Many of them had been approved by the
Board of Land Commissioners and 10y the
District Court of California. No less than
twenty five appeals in these cases were heard
and decided by the Supreme Court in favor
of the Government at the last term. The
amount involved was not less than ten mil
lions of dollars. One claim for 1000 square
miles of land another for 450 square miles
and the famous Santilan claim was for part
of the city of San Francisco, and was worth
ten millions of dollars.
The japanese will visit the House of Rep
resentatves to morrow at ten o'clock. They
have set apart two hours on Friday and Sat
urday for visits to them by members of Con
gress and their families.
W. c. Barney testified to-day before the
! Covode Committee as to certain mail con-
| tracts made 10y Postmaster General Holt
| He testified that in 1859 he bid for the sea
mail service between New York, n Orleans
and San Francisco, his terms being Sl7S,OOO;