Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-16
ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.
ST. LOUIS, January %, 1860.

very line and pleasant When | go out and
feel the balmy influence Of the atmosphere |
feel q little Spring fever" sensation coming
over me, and, at the present, feel more like
hunting some shady spot and enjoy cooling
draught of lemonade or plate Of ice cream
than writing a letter. never saw more
beautiful weather in January in my life. The
mud on the sidewalks has dried up, (for it has
not been shovecd off, and the streets are
lined with ell the bellies of fashion promen
aiding to and fro, and the fancy young gen
tlemen prancing about in all the merry glee
the time and cash will permit BY the way,
the weather is Spring like and that is all |
will say about it, for fear l may make the
weather clerk angry and he may take revenge
by sending clustering North wester to cool
oil my enthusiasm ere the arrival of another
morn.
will say word to the ladies which NAV
be Interesting to them, in reference to the
language of flowers. Since the publication
OF "Flora's Dictionary" my fair readers are
respectfully requested not to present sprir
OF geranum to young gentleman for whom
/ they entertain no more than ordinary friend
ship for 1t is generally understood as an evil
dence OF preference over all other suitors.-
Dogwood blossoms signify 81 hate v u," and
may be distributed among the grosser SEX, ad
@6itu'h. Whenever a ranancuus is offered
you, yon are to understand how much the
youth is dazzled by your charms :" exhibit
then the thorn apple, and bid him good
evening"
The trial of City Marshal D. A. Rawlings.
for embezzement of the city's funds, came off
Friday in the Criminal Court and the Jury re
turned the following verdict, after being out
three quarters of an hour; THE Jury having
| some doubts us to the guilt of the prisoner
thereby aequit." l know the Major too well
to believe that he relishes such verdict 1t
looks good deal like saying; 1--WE strongly
suspect him of the crime alleged, but we can't
prove it" A city paper advises the Major to
move for new trial.
The office of Treasurer of the United States
has beef rendered to Ex-Governor Thomus,
of Maryland, and declined by that gentle.
man.
Leavenworth advices of yesterday gives
news from Pixies Peak to the 9th inst, and
from Utah to the 18th December The ex-
press brought $4,000 in gold. A desperate
fight occurred at salt Lake City on the Sun
dey previous to the departure of the mail,
between two bands of desperadoes. The
leaders were Lot Huntington and Bill Hick.
man. The former was slightly and the latter
MORALLY wounded.
NJ. d. Ray, Esq, editor Of the Southern
Sun. was murdered on the 18th instant, at
Vicksburg, 10y one Sheppard, his defaulting
clerk. lie was shot through the heart.
The Lawrence investigation is still pro
ceeding, but without elicitipg any testimony
of consequence.
The Republican State Convention of New
Hampshire have unanimously nominated
lchabod Goodwin, present incumbent, for
Governor. The Convention was held on the
9Th inst
The Catholics of this city a few evenings
since, held a meeting in the Mercantile Lii
brary Hall, for the purpose of sympaihzing
with the Pope. was surprised to see Amer
leans joining in the meeting and offering res
olutions of sympathy with Potentate, and
showing by their acts that despotic govern
ment was better than Republic. Verify
strange things will never cease
The Democracy of Tennessee met in Con-
vention at Nashville on Wednesday last
They unanimously presented Hon Andrew
the Presidency. They appointed delegates to
the Charleston Convention, but did not in
struct them to vote for any one candidate
They adopted series of resolutions Of which
merely make a synopsis.
The first Resolution reafIirms the Cincin-
natl platform, adopted in 1856. The second
endorses the decision of the Supreme Court
in the bred Scott case. The third upholds
the doctrine of States Rights. The fourth
proclaims that the Federal Government has
no right to interfere with Slavery in the Ter
ritories and upholds the principles set forth
in the fugitive slave law. The fifth approves
the administration of james Buchanan. The
sixth that they have full confidence in their
delegates to Charleston and viii support the
nominee of that convention. The seventh
avows that the Republican party are an
organization at war with the principles of the
Constitution and the rights of the States. The
eighth declares that if the Republican party
would prevent a conflict of arms, let them
stand 10y the Constitution and fulfil its
obligations.
An ARRAY happened at Syracuse, on the
Pacific Railroad yesterday between two
young men named Solan Close and }. Slater
in which the latter was shot and mortally
wounded The difficulty grew out of i'll
feellng Oocasloneu Dy WHAT was Regarded as
an insult to young lady.
The emigration to Pixies Peak, it would
seem, has already commenced. The Gazette,
(St. Jo., J of the 18th, announces the arrival in
that city, of over one hundred gold seekers
from Ohio, who were on their way to the
the land of golden promise. Mr. Gregory,
the discoverer of the Gregory diggings, was
to have left St. Joseph on Tuesday last for
the mines.
The number of deaths in the city for the
week closing Saturday is TO- of this number,
48 were children of five years and under.
The Missouri Legislature adjourned on
Monday last, without passing any law grant
ing relief to the Railroads or making any APP
preparations for the Penitentiary The Gov
ernor has issued his proclamation calling the
Legislature together on the 9th of Febru-
airy.
/ have no more items of interest at present,
and if | had have not time to give them, as
the mail is about to close. j. Z. w.
FIour IN SAN FRANCTsoo.-The Alta of
Monday says! "a number of Mr.. Houstons
men, who had been engaged in paving at Or
near the corner of Post and Dupont streets,