The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-12-29

lie places, ahd newspaper rsiahi'H"'"e"'''
are brilliantly illuminated.
MEsrms, Dec -, 81 N --titleen
guns were fred here tonight IN honor OF
the secession OF South Carolina from The
Federal Union, and the prospect Of a
Southern Conicdcracy An imprenptn
meeting gathered. which ratified the pro
cccdmgs II the Palmetto state
The Avalanche office and other public
buildings are splendilly illuminated
WAsnSeroN, Dee 2l--'lhc news Of the
passage. by the South Carolina Couvcu-
ton. OF the ordinance of secession, pro-
duccd intense excitement in Congress
yesterday
ArsrsrA. Dec Il On the reception Of
the news from South Carollp, yesterday,
one hundred guns were fired, whlle The
new mammoth boil WAS tallcd for one
hour ia manifestation of the general joy.
CnaniEstoy, Dec. 2l-calcb Cushing
arrived to-day, remained FIVE hours and
left flf Washington.
NV Y M. Dee 2 The Times, Tgih-
uno, and otber Black Republican jour
nals. in their editorial articles Of 10 day,
fedicnlc the secession movement Of south
Carolina.
State Stocks have declined in conse.
auenee Of the secession movement
Letters by steamers recently arrived
state that the British are still in doubt
If any serious difficulty resulting from
the present excited state Of public feel
ing 10 America
JAcksos, pcc. 2l-Thc following ~
the result of the vote ia Claiborne conn
/ ty f,r delegates to the state Convention.
+ Elliott. Secession candidate 1922 NuRru'
der, Cooperation, li3 Archer, lndepen-
+ dent ~ecossionist, 23
WsnsGros Dec q -Notr The
+ House yesterday. IN Committee of the
Whole. adopted tie substitute for the
I Pacific Bin. as offered 10y Nj Curtis, Of
Iowa. which, thus amended, passed, 90
+ against IS.
Mr Davis has finally concluded to
serve on the Committee Il Ihirty-lllrec.
In the Senate today, the Pacific Rail
way BIZ. with slight amendment passed
/ the Senate.
NV Yonx. De q The Washington
correspondent, of the New York Herald
SAYS that Thullow Weed, and others,
I have had an interview with Lincoln, at
/ bis residence ia Springfield. Illinois, and
returned to Washington with 4 mod fed
programme, to be submitted To the Black
Republicans
The Washington correspondent 4 the
I New York Times says that Mayor Nm.
dorson has been ordered TO surrender
( Fort M8utrie Il attacked by the Scccs-
sionists
Rrssn The Car If Russia ema 81.
/ p,tcs all scris by = DECREE 10 take elect
January l~t, 1861
CmsA.-1'he city Of Pekin was sur
rendered to the Allies on the 18th Of
October.
A new rebellion had broken ont at
! Shanghai
Foreign Office kilograms say that the
I Allied forces had taken possession Of the
city Of Pckin The Empcror's summer
/ palace was sacked Of immense spulls
The Emperor himself had fed to Tariary
The President has issued Precl ma.
ton recommending that the ith day Of
January be observed throughout tbe
Union AZ q day OF humll'ation, lasting,
and prayer.
STARVATION ~ KAyets The details IS
the snfltrings Of the people Of Kansas are
of a sickcniug character The judgments
Of Heaven seem TO have been poured Hut
upon that unhappy territory Fifty Thou.
sand people are represented As being 10
destitute condition, and suffering iut
the actual uccossaties If life. The hnat-
ical hands that were 80 ready % arm
them to taurder their southern brethren
are slow IN furnishing them with bread
to keep them from starving.
Money matters are getting asy in
New Orleans, AMI the city is assuming
it4 usual prosperity
Corrly The week opened with con.
tuucd activity and at fuller prices
The sales Of the week have embraced
about 1880 bales, Of which 1900 ou
Saturday, Is 500 on Monday, 20, 500 on
Tuesday, II 300 on Wednesday, 1880
on Thursday, aud $500 yesterday