Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-14
ITtvS OF NEWS.

The Daners state that - tons of ammunition are now
on the way from New York to Louisiana, under the
charge of Adams Co. Express. The freight amounts
20 over 50 GOO.
We learn from our exchanges that the Hon. Thos l..
Cingman has been elected by The i;aectc Society to
deliver the annual ora;iou at the next commencement
OF the University OF North Carolina
Eiwar,l " lsiusou and Joseph BGbb, of Wliamsport
Penn. we're seriously rjured Friday last while firing
salute in honor OF Major Anderson, Of Fort Sumter
uotor.ety Wilkinson, who First Lieutenant of the
Woodward Guards, h,s since died Of his injuries.
A PAlNgrro FLAG BrRNED.-At Nicholasyille, Ken
tucy on Fast Day national flag, pyescated by the Ia
DIES to q military company, was hosted on the court
house Whilst the community were at church, Pal
me 20 - was hoised above il which caused great iu-
iii yuaton when it taken down. delivered 10 tie la
di = AID burned in the public square.
Ex-Governor Morrill, has been chosen by the Maine
Legislature 20 the Uned States Senate, in place OF Mr..
Htmio, VicePresGeut elect Mr.. Trumbull has been
reelected TO the United States Senate by the Illinois
Legish,me.
En.o1 Rowan Helper, the author Of the "Impendng
Cr,si, vas announced TO deliver lec.ure upon the
Two systems OF Labor" al Clinton Hall, Nes York,
on Wednesday. Forty persons attended exclusive Of
police. Tae lecture adjourned, ani most OF those
present orgiuiz-d meeting and passed Union resou-
tiOns.
The telegraph agent in this city received yesterday,
message from his colleague at Mobile informing him
that the citizens of that place had taken possession Of
tel, gaph there and had stopped dispatch 10 eyph'
from Navy Department 10 the commaudant oil the
nsvy-vad at Pensacola and would not permit 10 ce
fJrwsrded- Washington Nat. Int.
letter from Mr. Robert Tyler appears in the Phia-
dephia papers. He fivOrs the policy OF allowing the
Sa.es which desire to secede withdraw peiceaoly-
One atte-6eld he asserts would make the reconsruc-
Of the Government hopeless, and tue idea oi enc
ton of the Union, numbering sixteen ates rest aln-
fifteen by the sword is the witless thought OF an
hot.
Can't o. H. Tillman was murdered in Lake City, Flor
ida, IN December 2Slh by Col A j. Neal. They we'e
sitting al table at the Hancock House, when Neal att
addressing a few words TO Tlnan, drew pistol snd
shot him through the heart, killing hin Instant! -
b n Of them were from Edgefeld District S. Z.
H)1. Jal ez L. Curry Of Alab. mi, having been de-
"A ued in Ch,rlotte y. c. the ni'g of Thursday
last by the failure Of The connecting train, addressed the
people Of that city by request The Baleun repres' MS
that the speech was heartily eldor'ed by an immense
audience and the hope expressed by him that North Oar
ona would sustain South CAron, was unanimously az
proved.
DAVID PATL BKOwN, Esq, has been appointed to de-
liver the annual Grafton before the Washington and JET
fersOn Societies of the University of Virginia on the
fourth Of July next and has accepted the appointment
The Kentucky banks, nov as ever, are beyond the
pres ure of adverse times and keep the even tenor
of their way usual There is no insolvency sus
dends at the close Of the past year The Bank of Lou
isvile, Bank Of Kentucky, Northern Bank and CON-
mercal Bank have each made dividend Of per cent.
has resigned" braYer spirit lived in man