Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-07
ITEyS OF NEWS.


T4r L s SENATOR YRoN Nav YoRE--A letter from
Nes York says:
Tae aominatoa Of Ira Harris as United States Senator
i N. $, aards place, by ,he Republican caucus at Al
b,lv, terrible disappointment: 10 Horace Greeley snd
fI. DO d aud the disappointment h1ds tfee and audi
o. s>iou IL supposed that It vas the desire OF
Toe President elect 90 have his pO Cal friends in the
Ls-a-are make Mr.. Greeley Senator, IN acknoNedS-
u.u ID ar : services behalf OF Mr. Lincoln at 'hl-
ca.o but tie Weed Influences, aided By that portion 4
te Republican party who 10 favor OF coIeiatcn aud
compromise carried the day Mr. Greeley led on scge-
"a biots ard was Guay defeated by the friends Of all
othe- candidates uouDg on Judge Harris.
Judge Harris, Who NAV b. considered as virtually
os.,ed 10 succeed Mr. Seward conservative Wbig
before a formation Of the Republican party and enter
taias couciatory views.
Wrl.psR OF AN EN CoNGr ssuAN.-Jospph L White
E.1 the wclkuowu lswyer, Of NeN l0iS, and former
I7 ucmctr Of Congress i,on the State o. Indiana was
so. recently somcs here ia Central AweIi by BoS'O-
fi.a named Gsyi.t Ar White had gone 10 Ceut-al
America on professional business, aad the cilcIi,y,
V1- ver t N4s cause! 10y nisut derstiuciu 2
. r.lcn 20 business matters connected 81 l1rg la
Old -rae. cOltfss. vi au ArCTicaa company, OF which
h- Na.,. csuLs-. aIG sgeuL Nc. 'lte Nas shot
b. t5. knee On the cv,uiUg % The Of January, soon
sE.. ila. i., from the p iic steamer The wound
g, ,iat an pIfaou found % be geceSsCry, but
vas i.n c-.5i ss a cure. lie hUgeted Tor iev DAYS
All c oa the II Of January. Mr White, during e
.er e1 su-ul vas lzrs, Interested in the iiues ef
pa. of central Ameg.ca, ia connection wi.h Con- Nau-
-ll a h-rs
t>.l5.k Jc.es on TsE,soN Judge Williams OF the
ta.l Ss.r, ID re. Court Of Michigan, d. a re- ut
t-s-s- -1 gr.-c jury, said:
'.I. .p ri,r Wbo furnishes vessels to a rchc.hols
portion o.. t.e Caol hs ar'iziu manu- acturcs w1O
grs AID musSrs pursuant 20 contract or the
m-.r@nt W'o transmits o order the clothing ioT re-
'o-- -cd.ry, thus gives practical I'D and comfort
-.a'utble % toe pcnatv Of the Law
,rrf fN.t.f, \ Nr.
's. So PER o. a rol-e of I,-.amc IN New YORK, hAv
-t-o. Izlous OF a lover With whom she vas hvirg,
1>p.Hug CT winning him back again, co1mit. Cd
et... teE diys >ilcc by aaiug dose OF corrosive
s-'.Ite SIC eas very hrlts0me Womln, WAS -
'..fs 1f age. and native Ci Vermont
ANEw CorroS GEowER Peru is making her appear
'' ts a cOtton-grOAiug eouCtry. She recently sent
''' ies Of her cotton across the lsthmuS but The
srl'sr PORTION vent to Europe
baowSEo A bressntn or the Orange and AleXi--
l-i il rod, named NcS,ouuell drowned o. Noa-
lo-lius in Harris creek 10 Amherst eouaiy, Va
A- F-s from Alexeutria.
ial Com N ScorLAND The Glasgow Examiner
'a''s hlt day in Chrstmas week the Thermometer
h' e-ay in parts Of Scotland forty degrees BE-
..a rs-o.
h I.reoln. it is now stated will reach Washington
a 'ae ei1-s % uexI week, via Harrisburg.
fHE Go ~ NEw loRE CENrskL Pass The lands
p-i-l for the park have cost - 7nt 7gS ~. The
' .s9.Eci urcs thus igr has been $. 5u 100 O6 max
's ~iihtbe cost Of land, a total OF So iA7,g0i 50.
aNoIHER SLICK % ISDiA ASSExED HN ENGLANp The
2 ,l'l au'hoites have lately annexed hvs hunirci
ie m.'s o; territory IN the Himalayl region iuc.u3
o. highest peak OF that famous mountain range.
TIE Pe,iien, has seat 10 the senate De- name e. Geo
- h-ar7, Of Pennsyiyiuit, 40 consul % Liverpool
ne census cf tie ate ct Missouri ilst pa,hshCd,
.nlEs Toe vhire Popahton 20 bcl tO4 51a slaves ~
i'' free regroes, ss.2
'.leal scott dined Wi,h lie President on Saturday,
''a d. saf ieat ausser 10 the rpmors OF thar
t-reuon'
"-gtmn ". Jackson. formerly member or the "a
h1'' of Diegltes. died a. r. rS-fsbarg. Vsghia oo
h- s8 u,t.
A JiGss Pearce, % Mans m0Cd anty Va hls lost
ie% ss~ks past I've child en- foG 6, &C cadial de
g p ai7thaiA