The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-18
THE MISSISSIPPIAN.
B Y ELEGRAPHl
6 DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-A large and en-
.thusiastic convention of the friends of rail
road to the Pacific was held in this city yes
terday.
The convention determined on the construc
ton Of one road. The road determined upol
Is that favored by the bill introduced by Nh
Curtis, of Iowa, which provides for route t,
touch at Great Salt Lake City.
The minority of the House Committee oil
the Pacific Railroad viii report in favor of MI
WigfalI's BILL
The friends of the Southern Pacific Railway
are sanguine as to the passage of the latter.
The Canadians have abandoned the idea o
constructing a separate railroad to the Pacific
through the British dominions.
They consider this project as being imprac
ticable
LARGE FIRE IN NASHVILLE.
Nashville, April 10-A large fire brok,
out in this city this morning, BY which Mr.
Geo. Greig's retail confectionery store, Mr.. J
Flowers's jewelry store, the toy store proper.
ty Of Mr.. Jno. Lach, and the eating house
situated on Union street, owned by Mr.
Barnes, were completely destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $4,000
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 10-In the Senate yes
to-day Mr.. Brown. of Mississippi, presented a
resolution dated Nashville, October, 1859, in
regard to some improvement on the Missis
sippi river. The resolution was adopted and
referred to the Committee on Commerce.
LARGE BANK ROBBERY IN GEORGIA.
COLUMBUS, GA, April 1o-The Branch
agency of the Maine Bank of Savannah, in
this city, was robbed last night of $4,000.
The safes from which the money was taken
were opened with false keys. OF the money
stolen, about half was in notes on the Marine
Bank; the balance was on other Georgia and
South Carolina hanks.
A reward of $1,000 is offered for the arrest
of those concerned in the robbery.
HARTFORD, CoNN., April 11.-The Demo-
cratic candidate for Mayor Of this city has been
elected by IA majority.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE ALBERT.
New York, Ap-il 1.-The steamship
Prince Albert has arrived from Liverpool,
bringing adyices to the 3lst.
The sales of cotton for the week amounted
to 1900 bales, spectators taking $500 and
exporters 5000. The market closed very
dull, and with declining tendency. Prices
decline on inferior qualities of a.
ARRIVAL OF THE ANGLO SAXON.
PORTLAND, April 1.-THE steamship An
glo Saxon from Liverapool has arrived.
The Earl of Langford is dead.
France assumes one hundred and seventy
-&ye millions of francs of the Savoy debt
1t was reported that orders had been sent
to suspend the departure of the French troops
from Italy.
The preliminaries of peace b'tween Spain
and Morocco were signed on the 25th.
The King of Naples declines the invitation
of the Pope to occupy the Papal States with
Neapolitan troops.
Austria's answer to Thouvenal's note ener-
getically supports Switzerland's demands.
1t is said that Russia favorS Congress.
1t is supposed all of the Pope's troops will
garrison at Rome, and the Neapolitan troops
will occupy the churches to prevent conflict
with the Piedmontese.
1t is believed the Queen of Spain is anxious
to send troops to the Papal States.
1t is believed that England and Pressia will
act in concert to maintain the rights of Swift
erland
The London Herald understands that
Congress of the great powers will be hell in
LONDON IN a lew weeks.
1t was proposed to levy tax of six pence
per pound on all the manufactured tobacco
at Calcutta
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Roger A. Pryor,
of Va, sent a challenge to John F. Potter, of
Wisconsin. Col. Lander acts as Potter's
friend, and accepted the challenge, naming
bowie knives as the weapons to be used, and
also offering to substitute himself for Potter
as principal. Pryor's friend declined such
weapons, deeming them barbarous and also
declined to accept Col. Lander as substitute
for Potter. Mr.. Pryor is still in Virginia,
uninformed of his friends action, which was
taken, as is believed, after consultation with
Messrs. Miles, Keitt, Mason and Hammond.
In the House, Mr.. Curtis, from the Pacific
Railway Committee, reported bill, which
was ordered to be printed and referred back.
The Senate and House were both mainly
engaged in the discussion of bills on the .pri-
vate calender.
The pony express, from San Francisco, the
Sd, reached St Josegh at 5 this afternoon
While opening the dispatches for transmission
the line broke down, between Kansas City and
Leavenworth.
ST. Louis, Alton and Chicago Railway gave
way last night, precipitating the engine, bag
gage car, and one passenger car, down the
embankment killing two and injuring several
persons. Their names have not yet been as
certained.
LOUISVILLE, April 13.-River rising rapid
", with twelve feet and half in the canal,
and nine feet and half over the falls.