St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-02-21

TENNESSEE GOES LARGELY FOR TIN
@> UNION. -. - r, =:
4 NASHVILLE, Feb. 12.-The retufinaS, Of
the election for delegates to the State con-
vention are meagre. but the indicatioee
are that the Union .candidasse Min h,livlI1n
aggregate majority Of !otsr 81, 900. TIe
Convention is defeated 81 plpbebix 20N0o.
AS far a. heard from Only I've essaesaals
are elected, >' >'s' :s'<7~
MR.. 11kceLRs .cABnli;ri.. =: -:
We have information, from a. e&Teli-
able: source, that the Hon. Salmon Chase
has been rendered, by Mr.. Lincoln, ihe
position of Secretary Of the TreasufY (which
offer he holds under ad7isement. We are
further advised that Mr.. Chase will proba-
bly, accept. ~ gsfss ss.:a
= WASHINGTON Feb, l3.--The Senate
notified the House to have Tie elsoteral
votes counted. The Senate entered. The
tellers and other officials took their. sta-
lions, and after short address BY Mr..
Breckinridge, he opened the. dife,pnt;ser-
ti6cates, which were read, the. Secretary OF
the Senate taking notes Of them. The
readirg Of the vote Of South Carolina, caus-
ed good humored excitement. The reid
ing Of all the electoral votes were compile
ted. the tellers reported the result, WHERE
upon the Vice President risingsaid Abra-
ham Lincoln of Illinois, having received \
majority Of the whole number Of votes, is
duly elected President of the United States
for the four years commencing on the 4th
Of March, 1861, and that Hannibal Ham,
lin Of Maine, having received a majority
Of the electoral votes, is duly elected Vice
President for the same term. ..'::3 81 sze
Lieut.. Gilman, one of the officers III com
mand of Fort Pickens, arrived here this
evening with dispatches from Lieut. Stem
mer to the Government. He left Pensaeq-
Ia on Saturday evening, having received 4
passport from Major Chase, who is in CON-
mand Of the Florida troops: He says the
following vessels are of the harbor tho
Brooklyn, Sabine, St. Louis, Macedonian
and Wyandotte. = =. :.
WASHINGTON, Eel. l4.-Secretary Iix
sent another letter to Mr. Sherman to-day;
saying it was indispensable that he should
to-day give notice Of loan of S., 600, 000,.
in order that the Government may be in
funds to meet indispensable payments on
the first pro1. More than SIS, 600, 900
Treasury notes have been redeemed out Of
current revenue, and about $4,000, 900
needed to meet public wants before that
day. More than one-third of: the revenue
derived from customs, is paid in Treasury
notes due at future day, and the present
embarrassment of the Treasury arises from
the operating Of a paper system, which
compels the Government to anticipate the
payment Of its debts out Of its current
funds AS he has decided to issue notice
of public loan, he asks that the bill re-
ported yesterday shall not be acted on, :,
Owing to arprehensions Of conspiracy
for the purpose Of seizing the public build
inss they have been privately guarded, but
not in large force for some weeks. Blowing
up the Capitol asregarded as not jimprob-
able, and hence every night a thorough cx-
animation of its cellars and vaults was made
by the Capital police. >...... -
ST. LOUIS, Feb. l3.-Yesterday morn
ing the steamer Sunshine picked up snag
at Kaskaskia Bend, which passing through
her guard, burst the steampipe, and sever
al persons in the vicinity were severely
scalded. Two deck hands have since died.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb, l3.-Mr. Lin
coin received.a dispatch at P. NJ. FROM
Washington, saying :-"Votes counted
peaceably. You are elected" He received
it with his usual cquanimjty. 1t causes
much rejoicing among his friends. Gov.
Dennison's reception was brilliant affair.
The President and suite will leave here at
half past seven tomorrow morning:
ALBANY, N: Y, Feb. 13.-The river is
still rapidly rising. The water in some
parts of the city, is several feet bigA, and
many families have been forced to hastv
retreat. In number of instances, fami-
lies have been obliged at last to remove by
means ot boats, from second story windows.
South Broadway from near the AAas and
Argus Office, down to the steamboat land
ing: is navi gable by boats the Mansion
House, late Commercial Hotel, is entirely
surrounded by water: No description can
convey correct idea of the extent Of dis
aster. $780,. ]
ALBANY, Feb. 14.-The water in the
river is rapidly falling tonight. -
NEW York, Feb. 13.-Three boxes Of
ammunition-one containing 2,00Q boxes
percussion caps, the other 5000 cartridges
with ball attached, designed for minnie II
aes, were seized by the police on board the
steamer Huntsville destined for Savannah.
Hugh Ward attempted to murder his