The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-02-09
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

present political conn mylications took place on
the morning Of the 29th ult., on the Penn
sylvana border, between DR. Jones partisan
of Senator Douglas. and Mr. Wilson, Breck-
enridge democrat both residents of Washing
ton Wilson was wounded in the hip. The
constabulaly are said to be il pursuit Of the
parties
TIE steamship Quaker City. from Havana
the 25th arrived at New York on the Goth
ult The house Of Steiner 4 CO. Of Havana
had failed for two million two hundred thou
sand dollars Considerable anxiety IS felt in
regard to the sugar crop, which IS supposed
will be short The United States officers at
Key West the Tortugas and in the Gulf were
quite active i'll their preparations for the de-
fence fthc Federal property. The people al
Key West were leaving, as were also the IN
habitants Of the Bahamas who have got an
idea that the Southern volunteers arc sheer
fliIusters and contemplate descent on their
isands.
AeWNG Postmaster General King has rc-
cesyed complaints from Northern gentlemen
that their letters from the South have been
violated One writes that six addressed to
! him bg i lady il Mobile, and not on political
subjects, have evidently Been opened ly IN
authorized parties Tie Department has
promptly instituted an investigation
Az action for sSlo9oJ0 damages has been
commenced ii the Supreme Court by Denton
Of'utt of New Orleans, against John =. Ra-
violation Of contract Mr. OiIutt claims that
he i the originator Iot this system of horse
tanning and that il the year 1850 lie taught
It to Rarey. who bound himself in the penalty
1t $50 ior each case III which he should i'm
part fhe secret t. any other person that he
s;ne Rarey a book Of the system. which he,
4 Rareyl has since rdpullished. and has tnr
tlel violated the contract bg imparting the
>y,tem t. divers persons ii Europe and the
/ nlted States
\ 1HE i;tct having lately been communicated
to Mr. Charles Is. Oliver, the gunner having
4 "a charge the poNdef magazine at the Norfolk
n Navy ard, that body Of Scce,9itnlsf> had
\ threatened to take possession If it. he an
~wercd them that there was not powder
enough IN the world tp take it without the
consent of the UnitaA State Federal ;illt4oii-
ties. and It any n}Hber oi lllen attempted to
do they had bettern.ske their will, first, for
\ he would blow thelnIto Heaven 81 he'll The
force of This renajls will Ie re54lzeti If II mob
attempts to take tho magazine, as it IS said
there are at let.t twenty secret electric trains
\ laid tile Slightest touch of either Of which
would bc sure destruction to everything with
in a circuit of i quarter Of mile.
4 THE returns 81 the election Of delegates for
\ 1 State Convention ii Texas show that the
! Great mass ot The Voters refused to 90 to the
\ polls Prgale letters state Is al evidence Of
\ the feeling there, that III one county where
eleven hundred yotcls reside only three hail-
dred went 70 the polls. and they were all 50
cessionist', thu otEel eight hundred refusing
tovote Two measu res Of the United States
House Of Representatives have tended much
to bring about this state Of thines-one Is the
passage Of the Pacific Railroad bill, ineiud-
INC the Texas route; the other is General
/ Hamilton 5 amendment 70 the Army lill
providing for IA appropriation Of oae and i
half million 81 dollar, to raise and equip 4
regiment of mounted men for service On the
I frontier Of Texas for snpple,sing Indian hos
tilities Mr.. llamiltoni- a strong Jnionman.
aud opposed to the secession Of Texas.
INTHE Alabama Convention. the following
incident happened. aecoldingto the Nashville
BnaH1r. We learn that quite III exciting
scene occurred in the Alabama Convention.
after that body had refused w decided vote.
to submit their action to the people Hon
Mich Davis Of Huntsville declared his belief
that the people Of North Alabama would never
abide the action Of that Convention ii denied
theright Of voting uponit Mr. Yancy there
upon denounced the people of North Alabama
Is tories. traitors and rebels, and said theu
oag}f Z, bc eotread fnfo suLmlssiop to the de-
cree II ths Gnnrcntloa Mr. Davis rnpleI
that they might attempt coercion, but North
Alabama would meet them upon the line and
decide the issue at the point OF the bayonet
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O-A delegation con-
slstlng OF committee Of 80. representing 3D.
900 working men Of Philadelphia, this morn
ing awaited ca Mr. Crittcndcn and Mr. Cam
cron at their respective residences They
We're introduced hy Senator Bigler in brief