The national Republican., 1861-08-14
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
Messrs. Nelson, Maynard, AMI Bridges, Union
candidates to the United States Congress, were
eleceed from three districts In East Tennessee
on the 4th instant Mr.. Nelson was proceediDg
to Washington to claim his seat when he was
arrested and carried TO Nashville.
William H. Randall, for fourteen years den-
titled with the history and growth of st. Paul.
| Minnesota, and at one time owning real estate
| IN and near the city valued at 81, 600 900, died
at St. Paul, Oh ih, 3Oth ultimo, poor man.
The financial difficulties Of 1857 wrecked him
beyond recovery.
The London Spectator has this paragraph
under its heading of News of the Week."
TIE American Congress has voted the men
aud the money required by the President, and
| twenty per cent. more, and the House of Rep
rcsentatives has affirmed by 02 to 55 that it Is
no part OF the duty OF officers to capture fugi.
tive slaves The hand moves slowly on the
dial. but il moves, an when the finger passes
the hour, The knsl Of slavery will ring out with
a clang which will slartle Europe
L. s. Goodrich, chniiman, Col. Robinson end
W. W. Phelps, being a maiori Of the State
| Democratic Central Committee of Minnesota,
have resigned. giving Us their reasons that
there can be no issu9 between the Democratic
and Republican parties in 10 comirg election,
except upon the qlG,tipl Of the war, and on
that they arc with the Administration.
The twelve l2.p0undcr brass cannon said TO
have been spiked ut Fort Kcaruey by Lieuten-
AM Colonel C. II Tyler. who Is now prisoner
in Newport Barrtcl', hlvG been redrilcd and
taken 10 Fort Leavcrwor;h, Kansas, 10 good
order.
Prince Napoleon dines with the mayor of
!, New York to-day. To morrow he will attend
an entertainment Ito he given by the Union
/ Cub Of New York city, aud on Friday he will
, take trip up the Hutson river.
e Col. Anderson. Of Fort Sumter fame, reached
& Washington. from CT sson, Pa, on Monday.
Ills health. we pPprct to have to say is not yet
sufficiently restored to permit him to take the
field. His affection is in the head, and results
u from the state Of bodily and mental excitement
! incident TO his late position in Charleston har-
Dor.
@ Thomas Francis Mragher was, on Mouday.
offered captaincy in the regular army. which
4 honor he gracr fully declined, with request 10
the Secretary OF War 10 transfer it to som,
n other officer OF thu sixty y-ninth New York regi.
Y ment, WAC. from the circumstances Of Il longer
J. term of military scrricc than he could spcsk
l. Of aud larger amount Of ililit,ry prtctic"
a-d information than he possessed, is better
I entitled 10 the Stnc'nn. Assured that there
{ will be no difficulty IN having this wish graft
fed. he recommended to the Secretary OF War
the favorable consideration Of Captain James
= Kelly. the senior Captain Of the siNty-nlnth.
|. Captain Mcagher. Capt,in Clarke and Lieut..
:. Col Nngcnt. of that regiment. are here. look
r, ing after their wounded in the various hospi,
{, tails, and on business connec'pd with the pay
=. ment of their men.
Tine Collector OF N'w York employs several
women at the barge Office on v hitchall stleCt.
y a Sp arch Irinnp from iprpiuu morris
whom they suspect OF attempting 10 smugglr
datiahlr goods 1t is said that .arge amounts
. of diamonds uIc brought inlO this country in
this way, which have, TIL this arrangement was
made, s!n,l"d the eyes Of the rcvenuc officers.
From the Sandwich I4lauds. we have adviccs
IL to the 18th Of June. Lady Franklin having
e been entertained at banquet. Civ in her honor
1t by the British Consul General, left the island
k for San Francisco. where sle had arrived, on
& her way to England. There were only seventy
n four whalers cruising in The North Pacific this
season. Mr.. r. J. Dryer, t e new United States
II Commissioner, had been introduced to the King
le BY Mr.. BordeA his predecessor in Office.
=" W The case of the Baltimore polics commits
: sioners, imprisoned at Fort Lafayette, was
again brought before Judge Garrison, at the
county court. B,oUkiyn on Munday, when the
prisoners were moi produced, United States
Attorney Smith, on Lrhalf OF Colonel Burke,
under the direction Of General Scott, refusing
pt t. alter The reurn to the writ OF h1beas corpus
in IN the course Of the argument the district
II attorney severely handled the sympathizcrs
he with te traitors, expressing wish that,
ct among others, Senator Breckenridge might be
n. arrested and inimated that the Government
y, would protect itself by similar arrests If neces-
&c sary. Judge Garrison granted an attachment
OF and a prectpt directing Colonel Burke to pro-
or duce the prisoners in court.
" There seems something significant in the
"' following from the Richmond (Va.) correspon-
dence OF the Charleston Is. @. Mercury;
The Government seems ie1lOaSly TO conceal
ere,yhing they can from the public here. Up
to this day Uhe 4h) since the fight, no repor. is
made ot ute ,cOundd o. dedd; nor will they al
/, low those who have sons and brothers at Ma
nassas to 90 to ascertain their fate, and admin
air ster to their necc 'sites if wounded All we
'er learn is from the newspapers, which obtain
ps. their information chiefly from the wounded who
IN are brought here. The death Of Col. Fisher, OF
,le North Carolina was not known until his body
ne arrived, On its way 10 North Carolina"
,, GENERAL WoOIo--The Troy Daily Times o.
l l"' Monday evening says:
Iu We announce with the most lively satisiac
III ton that ali doubt with retrepce to the orders
w, from WaslIi, gton 10 General Wool is at an end
.lo He this morning received from the War De
~" parment notification that he had been ap
a pointed TO the command Vi the Department o
VI Southeastern Virginia headquarters at Fort
ress Monroe with directions to report himsel
@ @ieu for duty Immediately lie will leave this city
ny for his posi- cl duty on "wednesday.
ate A JouN EaowX MAN. The Leayenworth TO"
~, ssTvaHre ct the 9Th instant saye;
nd We received csll from Lieut. dAant Copp!'
md Yesterday He is now an officer in Capta'l
ore hllen's company in the third regiment Tn
re, lieutenant was one of the twenty two men wiz
Invaded the soil Of Virginia some two years as
the with John Brown"