The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-01-26
WAsHINGroE, Jan, II.


The Alabama senators to-day were mott
fed By telegraph from the President of the
Convention not to leave their seats until
the refusal OF the delegates from North Al
ALBANIA to sign the Ordinance, unless the
time for secession is postponed till the 4th
of March
In the Deficiency Bill for appropriating
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
carrying the mail from New York TO San
Francisco, the name of Cornelius Vanderbilt
was struck GU. Senator Latham insisting on
the recognition of services rendered by the
Panama R. r. Co. and Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co.
Hon. VIM. Aiken of South Carolina has
been forced to contribute forty thousand
dollars to the Revolutionary Government,
under threat of confscating bis property in
case of refusal.
New YORK, Jan. 81.
IolaMontez died in this city on Thursday
last
ST.. LOUIS, Jan, 9i-5 P. NJ.
Washington dispatches received this af-
ternoon states that the Speaker laid before
the House letter signed by the Alabama
delegation, Withdrawing from farther par
ticipation in the deliberations of the House,
in consequence of the secession of that State.
Senator Hunter has determined to retire
from the Craftsmanship of the Committee
on Finance. He will announce his with
drawel in few days.
Bailey, connected with the abstraction of
the Indian Trust Bonds, has been released
from prison en- five thousand dollars bail.
He will appear before special committee.
Numerous applications continue to be
made by Poslmasters in seeding States for
supplies of postage stamps. Before the or
ders are filled an affirmative response is
necessary to the question whether they do
now, and will continue to hold themselves
responsible to the Government, in conform
ity to the existing laws. for the postal Eeven-
ues received by them The orders have
been filed accordingly. TIE Postmasters,
following the example of the Charleston
Postmaster, thus far, postal communication
with the South continues uninterrupted
Judge Greenwood still has the tender Of
the Secretaryship of the Interior under con-
sultation. @
MILLEDGEvILLE, Ga, Jan. 81.
The Governor of Georgia sent to the
State Convention this morning the threaten
ing resolutions adopted by the Legislature
Of the State of New York on the 12th inst.
After the resolutions had been read, Mr..
Toombs offered the following:
ReSoiUed, unanimously, as q response 10
the resolutions of New,York.
That this Convention highly approves the
energetic and patriotic conduct of the Gov
ernor of Georgia in taking possession of
Fort Pula ski BY the Georgia troops, and that
this Convention requests him to hold poses
sion of said Fort until the relatione of Geor-
gia to the Federal Government shall be de-
termined, and that copy of This resolution
be transmitted to the Governor of the State
of New York.
This resolut ion was unanimously adopted.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 10.
Lieut.. Talbot arrived here last night with
gloomy tidiHgs. The Governo: and mem
bers of his Cabinet were in consultation the
greater part of last night on the intelligence
communicated by Lieut.. Talbot.
A white flag came from Fort Sumter this
morning Thesobject of it is said to be
that South Carolina cease erecting fortifea-,
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