The national Republican., 1861-02-05
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season tiif1e over 1000 hogs, and it is gen.
eially supposed that from 10000 to 10000
more will be cut before the close of the season.
In lS59-'60, there were cut l76,l9S hogs;
. ls58-'59, $4,000. Chicago is second only to
Cincinnati as the largest packing point in the
Union.
The sales of land by the Illinois Central are
larger than in any previous year in January.
The Commissioner writes that the sales are in
small tracts the purshases average less than
seventy acres to each settler. Quite colony
of Germans have made purchases this month,
and the company have advices from Sweden OF
party making up for Il settlement on the CON-
pany's lands, in the central part of the State,
this spring. The sales in January amount to
$lSl,635.9l, and the cash collected $72 ,273.44.
Last year the sales in January we're $39, 9,3S6.Sl,
and the cash collected $50,O54.22.
1t is ascertained that Mr.. Floyds whole ac
ceptances were S6,000,0O0. these, Mr.. Russell
and partners retired about 81, 100000, irst and
last, and can account for half million more
It therefore appears that at least $3,O0O,OOO
are still floating about, discounted by banks
and individuals.
The English writ of habeds corpus in the
case Of the fugitive, Anderson, arrived at To.
ronto on Saturday. The Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas has also issued a writ of hdbeas
corpus. As the prisoner is in the Brantlord
Jail, the result remains to be seen. Both the
bench and the bar are unanimous in the opin-
ion that the Chief Justice Of England acts un
warrantably in sending a writ to be executed
within the jurisdiction of the Chief Justice of
Canada.
The steamer Northern Light, from Aspin.
WALL arrived at New York on Sunday, bring
ing 81 100000 in specie from California.
DR.. George Seymour, of Litch6eld, Connecti
cut died on the 10Th ult., from the effects of
the National Hotel disease at Washington, con-
tracted four years since.
The Savannah Republican states that John
Boston, Esq, collector of that port, has received
written instructions from Governor Brown, Of
Georgia, directing him to retain all moneys
now in his possession and received from GUS
TOMS and make no payment on account of the
Federal Government.
The little United States steamer, Ida, at
tached for some time past to the river dredging
service, has been taken in possession by the
State authorities of Georgia. and is now plying
regularly between the city and Fort Pulaski.
Captain Morrison, of the revenue cutter Lew.
is Cass, and Captain Breshwood, of the cutter
McLelland, have sent in their designations.
The latter has surrendered his vessel to the
State authorities of Louisiana.
On Saturday, twenty women and seventeen
children, from Fort SUMTER left Charleston, in
the steamer Marion, for New York.
The Charleston Courier notes the fact that
the steamship Isabel, Captain Rollins, is the
first vessel that has displayed the new flag Just
adopted by the "Republc of South Carolina"
Lieut.. o. II. Bergman. in command of the
United States steamer Wyandotte, off Fort
Pickens, has written a letter to a Pensacola
paper, in which he says:
My orders from the proper authorities of a
Government have loved, and served as faith
fully as | could, l still respect, and when that
Government shall be dissolved by the decision
Of my great and noble State Virginia. hope
to prove myself worthy Of holding a commits.
sion even under Southern Confederacy."
The Chicago papers bring the announcement
of the death Of the Hon. John NJ. S. Causin,
formerly a distinguished lawyer and politician
of Maryland. He expired at Cairo, Of apoplexy,
on the Both ult.
correspondent of the Courier des Etats
Unis says that commissioners have arrived in
Paris from the State of South Carolina, and
Foreign Affairs They were treated courteous.
ly, but received no encouragement whatever.
There are twenty-five savings banks in Rhode
Island, holding $9,l63,76O, belonging to 35,4O5
depositors.
Col. Lander, whose superintendency of the
overland wagon road was SO satisfactory has
resigned that office.
The Illinois Senate Committee on Federal
Relations, on the I'd instant, reported that
with the earnest desire for the return of har.
mony among all our sister States, and out of
respect to the Commonwealth Of Virginia, the
Governor be requested to appoint FIVE commits.
sioners to attend the Convention at Washing.
ton, on the 4th inst. The second resolution
says that the appointment of commissioners by
the State of Illinois, in response to the invita-
ton Of the State Of Virginia, is not an expires.
sion of opinion on the part of this State that
any amendment to the Federal Constitution is
requisite to secure to the people Of the slave
holding States adequate guar sntees for security
of their rights, nor an approval of the basis Of
settlement of our difficulties proposed by the
State of Virginia. The third resolves that the
appropriate and constitutional method of con.
sdering and acting upon the grievances COM
planned Of by our sister States would be by the
call of Convention for the amendment of the
Constitution in the manner contemplated by
the 9th article of that instrument. The resolu-
tions were adopted on the 4th inst, by vote
OF l3 to l0-a strict party vote.
Major Anderson reported to the War Depart
ment on Saturday that he was supplied with
provisions by his former contractor, and that
his force was in good condition.
Letters received from Nicaragua, by the last
steamer, announce the murder of the Hon. Jo
scph L. White, Of New York, at Realejo in the
early part of January, by a man named Gavett,
who shot Mr.. W. without the least provocaton
whatever.
Cnntain Inpraham of the navy ia apain re.