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HOLIDAY STREET THEATRE.-Holliday Street
Theatre was crowded last night by a fashionable
audience to witness Mr.. jefferson as Necmon Noggs.
1t was the most admirable and truthful act
ing ever presented on the Holiday Street boards.
Jefferson, the man, was lost in the poor, drunken,
beggarly, yet generous and noble character, which
Dickens has portrayed in Ne'oman Noggs. In any
ordinary mans hands, Ne,cman NoGgs would be lit
tie nothing, but with Jefferson it is great.
Every eccentricity and peculiarity, every folly and
virtue which have caused the reader of Dicknes to
smile, or weep in sympathy, on the alternate pages
of the story of Nicholas Nicholby, are portrayed
with vividness amounting almost to reality. The
fine touches of feeling given with the greatest
effect, and many heart left the Theatre last night
lighter and happier for having been there. To.
night Muzeppa will be given, piece full of genuine
hunor
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flag of the Union glorious with the circle oc stars
Applause. = Mr.. WINSLOW, of North Caro-
lima, addressed the House. He reviewed the action
al the Committee of Thirty-three, and expressed
the determination on the part of his people, to de-
mand guarantee of their rights.-Mr. VAN
WICK obtained the floor, and delivered speech
expressive OF determination to stand by principle
then adjourned.
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The Philadelphia Working Mems Petition TO


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.-The Working Mems
Committee, appointed at the late mass meeting,
started for Washington this afternoon, to present
Crittenden's proposition. The Committee were
escorted to the depot bya large number of working
men.
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Iotal. ,.E..l,ZoZ So,ol3,Oo9
The following still in the hands of the Federal
authorities:
Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md; Fort Washing
ton. on the Potomac, Nd; Fort Monroe at Old
Point Comfort, Va. Fort Sumter, Charleston Har-
Dor, S. c.; Key West Barracks, Key West, Fla;
Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Fla. Fort Marion, St.
Annnstina. Fla.
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CHARLESTON, Jan. 29.-The steamer Columbia
has got off the bar, and came up to the city this
morning. Her cargo had to be taken out, but
she is reloadng at the wharf to start again
The vessel is strained somewhat, but the damage is
slioht
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Duel between ps Jones, OF Louisiana. and
Lieutenant WILSON, OF Tennessee-The lat
Irr NnuiideE.

member of the Douglas Executive Committee,
and Lieutenant Wilson, of Tennessee, left this city
Yesterday, for the Delaware Line, to fight duel !
A private despatch says the duel took place, and
that Lieutenant Wilson was wounded in the hip.
The quarrel is said to have originated in remarks
made by Lieutenant Wilson about Mr. Douglas
distastaGu tn Dr. .Innes
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PROSPECT OF AN ADJUSTMENT.

From the Richmond Wing, Jan. 29.
The latest news from Washington is to the effect
that there is glorious prospect of an early and an
honorable adjustment of the pending difficulties
dence of the fact, publish the following note
addressed to James Barbour, Esq, the distinguish
ed and efficient member of the House of Delegates
from the county of Culpeper, as embodied in his
address to his constituents, which appeared on yes
terday. We lay it before cur readers with pleas
ure, and in full confidence that the hOpe" therein
expressed will be realized within a very brief
period of time. Here is the note referred to-
SENATE, Jan. 25, 1861.
Wy Dear Sir:-Mr Crittenden is not present,
but l can say with confidence that there is hope of
adjustment and the prospect has never been better
than now, since we first assembled
Very truly your friend,
S. A. DOUGLAS.
We concur in the opinion that there is hope of
adjustment
J. j. CRIrTENDEN.
A. k. BoTELER.
JOIN T. HARRIS.
Hon. JAMES Barbour.
In addition to the foregoing testimony on the
subject, we insert an extract of letter from the
Hon. John S. Millson to Mr.. Barbour to the same
effect:
"For'myselfI say that have never had so con-
hdent an expectation, as hare at this tim;, Of such
termination of the present controversy, as would
be satisfactory to me, and believe to large ma
jority of the people of Virginia"
THE PROSPECTS OF A COMPROMISE.
The New York Tribune of yesterday, says
We have positive information from Washington,
that Conpron,ise, on the basis of Mr.. Craenden's,
is sure to be carried through Congress- either this
,oeek or the neat, provided very fe,o Reputli-
be got to eal,st in the enterprise, We say
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An Incorrect Report-The Daily Overland
Mail Bill

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-There is no truth in the
rumor published here that Mr. Lincoln has written
a letter to Mr.. Colfax, on the subject of compro-
mise
The Daily Overland Mail propositions as it passed
the House to-day limits the cost to $780, 900. 1t
starts from the western frontier of Missouri and
goes through to Pacerville in twenty days for let
ters and papers, and in thirty-five days for maga
zines and documents, but which last may be sent
by steamer at the contractors expense. Bids for
the contract are to be received till April lst, and
the mail despatch contract to commence July lst.
or as soon thereafter possible. Denver city and
Salt Lake are to be supplied semi-weekly by the
contractor. Postage on letters TO be 10 cents and
on papers one cent. The bill was passed. yeas 1Ol,
nays Ga.
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LATEST NEWS
TELEGRAMS

Later from Key West-Apprehended At
tack from Louisiana Troops Residents
Leaving.
New YoRK, Jan. 29.-The steamer Quaker City,
from Havana on the 25th instant, has arrived.
Messrs Steiner & Co., at Havana, had failed. Liza
biities S2,500,0 900.
Great frauds had been perpetrated sugar
warehouses, by means of false warehouse certif-
Gates deposited with Messrs. Steiner Il Co. and the
Bank of Havana.
The steamer Crusader arrived on the 25th, from
Key West. She reports that fort Tortugas in
good condition for defence. The U. S. steamer
Mohawk was at Tortugas, assisting the military
officers there. The fort at Key West was reported
as secure against an attack. 1t was rumOred that
force from New Orleans had chartered steamer
for the purpose of getting possession of the forts
there. Many people were, in consequence, leaving
Kew West, particularly natives of the bahamas.
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Heavy Failure at Boston.
BosroN, Jan. 29.-The failure of the house of
Messrs. Pierce l. Brothers, dry goods dealers, is
announced. Liabilities $3.50, 900.
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A REMARKABLE INsTANcE.-The funeral of the late
Mr.. James S. Smith was solemnized at st. Peters
church yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a
large congregation, and the solemn ritual of the
Episcopal church was said over the remains. Mr.
Smith one of six brothers, and in the families
of none of them, we are informed, had death oc-
Cured for 65 years, until some three weeks ago.
At that time died the wife of Mr.. Francis Gurney
Smith, having lived with her sorrowing husband
just SO years. Their golden wedding was ceebra-
ted, at the time of its recurrence, by the entire
family. The family history shows exemption
from human calamity truly remarkable.-Ph
American, Jan. 20.
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The Seeding CoYGREssMEY AND TIE FRANKING
PRIvrLEeE.-Hon. j. D. Ashmore, of South Caro-,
lima, wrote to the Post Office Department, eDquir-
ing if the present position of South Carolina has
in any way effected the use of the frauking privi-
ledge. Assistant Postmaster General King replied
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PoST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

January 70, 1861. J
Sir In answer to your letter of the Goth inst,
asking if you have the right, "under existing rela-
tions," to frank and distribute certain public docu-
ments, / have the honor to state that the theory
of the Administration is that the relations of South
Carolina to the General Government have been in
nothing changed by her recent act of secession
and this being so, you of entitled to the
franking privilege until the first Monday in Decem-
Der next. If, however. as learn is the case, you
sincerely and decidedly entertain the conviction
that by that act South Carolina ceased to be a
member of the Confederacy and is now foreign
State, it will be for you to determine how far you
can conscientously exercise privilege, the exer-
else of which assumes that your own conviction is
erroneous, and plainly declares that South Caro-
lima is still in the Union, and that you are still a
member of the Congress OF the United States.
am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
HoRATIo KING,
Acting Postmaster General.
Hon. JOHN D. AsHMoRE,
Anderson, South Carolina.
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ACtIbS Ostl
Hon. JOHN d. AsHMoRE,
Anderson, South Carolina.

LIBERIAN INTELLIeENCE.-The bark Mendi, reg
ular trader of the colored firm of johnson, Turpin
d Dunbar, has arrived at New York, laden with
African produce She brings accounts from Libe-
ria to the Sd Of December on which day the Legis-
ature of the republic commenced its annual session
in new and substantial stone building, erected for
its use. With many topics likely to be acted upon,
may be named the negotiation of treaty with
Hayti; the recaptured African subject, and the al
teration of the tariff and confnng of vessels en-
gagged in foreign trade to ports of entry. Arrange
ments are in progress for holding the next annual
fair at Since. The sugar crop promised to yield
double as much as any previous year, and mills
greatly in demand in consequence of this graf
flying increase. Letters from old settlers in the
republic give fair insight into affairs, and show
them to be in a sound and encouraging condition.
One Of these says: "The capitol building here is
nearly ready, and will receive the members of the
Legislature for business at its regular session COM
mencing on the first Monday in December next. 1t
is substantial and beautiful stone edifice, put ND
by Mr.. Roe. Rice is very abundant. The mer-
chants in this city are overstocked with
it. Camwood is plentiful, and runs large
Business is quite lively. Liberia has steamer.
True she has but one. The time when Ameri.
ca did not have any. All must have beginning in
improvements"
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Robert P. Letcher, Ex- Governor of Kentucky,
died at bis residence at Frankfort on Thursday
night last
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The Richmond Enquirer will hereafter be pub
lished part English and part German.
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Hon. Messrs. Sliden, Benjamin, Landrum and
davidson, members of Congress from Louisiana,
nublshed an address to the people of that State,
advising secession.
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The Alexandria Gozette,says that band OF men
waited on Gov. Letcher recently; ana oIereu 10
proposition did not meet with the approval of Gov.
Letcher.
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AN AFFAIR OF HONOR IN THE OLD NORTH STATE.
The Raleigh Banner ofSaturday says Mr. John
Spellman, editor of the State Journal, of this CITY,
challenged W. W. Holden, Esq, editor of the n.
Z. StandSrd, to mortal combat, day or two ago.
lenge, as Mr.. Spellman's friend. Mr.. Holden re-
fused to recognize Mr.. Spellman as gentleman,
whereupon Mr. Haywood substituted himself in
place of his principal, to whom Mr.. Holden re-
piled that be had nothing against him to cause
him to seek his life. Messrs. Holden and Haywood
have always been friendly, and the challenge on
the part of Mr.. Haywood was, we presume, only
in accordance with "the CODE" We learn that
their personal relations remain as formerly.
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The national standard was raised upon the State
House at Indianapolis (Ind. on the 22d, amid
great enthusiasm. Hon. Fl. s. Lane Ex-Governor
and Senator elect, made stirring Union speech
upon the occasion. So did Gov. Morton, Hon. I.
a. Hendricks. and ex-(InY. Hammond
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The Pike county Und.) Reporter announces the
final abandonment of the Wabash and Erie Canal
1t states that it in use over four months
in the year, on account of breaks and other injuries
and the people have lost confidence in it SO far tina
thew won't contrihute tn keep IL mn
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The United States ship Levant is still missing.
Dates from Panama, January 18th, bring no
tidings of her. She had then been out 1T days
from Honolulu.
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Captain Samuel Chester Reid one of the oldest
shipmasters of New York, died in that city on
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Tho Sarate of Alabama has passed bill requlr-
;ng oil free negroes to leave the State OF Alabama
hy The ist OF January next, under the penalty OF
he; sold,
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The Southern Secession Convention will meet at
Montgomery, Alabama, on the 4th of February,
and there will be representatives from six States
After organizing, the Convention, it is expected,
will adjourn until the 25th of February, for the
purpose of giving Virginia and other States time
to take action
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DIFFERENT TASTES IN PERFUMERY.-A party Of the
Albany, n. Y, last week. Six DISTINGUISHED col.
ored gentlemen were driven thither by a white
coachman In spirit of courtesy they invited
him to enter the hall. He accepted the invitation
and was pleased spectator, until the aroma arising
from the sable walters became some what pungent
and as it grew more powerful, he prepared to leave
Just at that moment, one of the colOred managers
approached, with much politeness, and said the la
dies desired the coachman to leave the room. The
manager regretted to make the request, but the
ladies insisted, because they said he smelt so much
of the stable.
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The Richmond Enquirer has taken ground
against the reference of the convention question
to the people.
The smallpox is said to be prevailing to an
alarming extent in some parts of the city of Phila
delphia
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Mr.. HOPE SCorT, the present proprietor of Alb
botsford, was married on the 9TH instant to Lady
Victoria Howard, the daughter of the Duke of Nor
folk, according to the Roman Catholic form. Our
lady readers will be interested to learn that there
six bridesmaids being the five sisters of the
Lady Etheldreda, Lady Phillippa and Lady Ann
Howard, with the youthful daughter of the bride
groom; and that they were dressed in pale blue
glace silk dresses, with white cashmere mantes
and white chip bonnets plainly trimmed with white
ribbons
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The James River and Kanawha Canal Company
held meeting in Richmond on Monday evening,
and adopted resolution, requesting the Legisla-
ture to approve the contract made between the
Company and the French capitalists, who have of
fered to take the whole future management of the
enterprise. 1t will be recollected that it was for
this purpose that the Legislature was first called
togathar in EXTRA session
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BY THE HON, JOHN BELL,

The Hon. John Bell addressed a very large
semblage of ladies and gentlemen at Nashville,
on the 22d inst, upon the al-absorbng question of
the day. The Nashville Patriot in an editorial re-
ference to the address, says:
Mr.. Bell still has hopes of the Republic. He
does not believe that the time has yet come for the
destruction of the Union. He does not believe that
the tree of our liberties, planted in the dark days
of the Revolution, and watered by of the
best blood of country, is yet to fall before the
which is uplited for its destruction.
CAPTURED FORTS.
few days since gave list of the Federal
forts situated on the Southern seaboard. We
give list of those which have thus far been seized
by order of the Governors of the States in which
they respectively located:
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The steamship Matanzas, from Matanzas, the 22d,
arrived at New York Monday morning in five
days and six hours She reports business dull and
very little doing in foreign exchange. Transactions
in new sugars very triaing. Exchange on New
Work IN o nor cenf
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A Philadelphia firm has received letter from an
attorney in North Carolina remittng SS5, as the
proceeds of debt of 500 The LAWYER failing to
collect the debt in the regular way had "boarded
it out" In winding up his letter to the firm he
says 81 have retained S. for my services, though
the commission is but $3.50. ! have only to say,
that if you knew the abdominal anguish | have
suffered while boarding out your bill, you wouldn't
begrudge the extra half dollar.
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IMPORTANT FROM SONORA, MExIco-The Cover
nor of Sonora, Mexico, has issued decree author
izng the transmission of American goods, duty
free, from the port of Guaymas on the Gulf of Cal
ifornia, through that State to the Territory of
Arizona. The concession was granted on the peti.
tion of merchants resident in Guaymas 1t is the
subject of much rejoicing, not only in that city,
but at San Francisco, where the goods will be ship
ped, and in Arizona, for which Territory they are
destined.-N. o. Picayme, Jan 26.
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There are now in the city prison of New York
fourteen persons awaiting trial for capital offences
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THE POSITION OF MARYLAND,


A letter from New York on the position of
Msryland is published in the Washington Constitu-
tion of yesterday. The writer views the arguments
of Governor Hicks, in refusing to convene the
Legislature, and says:
Maryland is now the great trump card of the Re-
pubicans and is being SIX ifully PLAYED against the
more western border States as will be seen by the
numerous Northern complaints to Gov. Hicks for
his patriotism, (Which word sometimes means lore
Of an office in ones State and in the very
many articles called, of the Herald of this city
(see this day issue, done, apparently, to order,
as Bennett does everything, for the laudabIe mo-
tive of increasing the sale of many more copies
OF that ever-incOnsistent, yet powerful sheet, for
good or i'll.
Maryland is the highway to the capital of the
Union In every approach of the free States, and if
the Republican party can only persuade her to
keep the road open until after the 4th of March she
may shut her toll-bars in vain. Let her not there
fore, be deluded with fictitious promises of pur-
chasing her slaves. Every honorable man, and
almost all Shareholders are, would spurn such an
offer, even if made in good faith but it neither
will nor can be, for Black Republicans will have
something more profitable to themselves to do
with the revenues of the several States than pay
ing for "niggers;" and, unless their shp-owners
could now make as profitable job carrying them
back to Africa, as their progentors, the descen-
dauts OF the "May- Flower" did, in bringing the
negroes grand parents this way, they would not
want it, because it ''wOuid PAY for that is an
| a&lom III urltan mOFallty! On tue Other hand,
what tyro in his profession but must know it
| would be unconstitutional to do so, even with the
consent of the owners. Therefore, Maryland can
not remain neutral much longer. No one doubts
| her love of the Union, but since both the North
| and the South have estimated its value in these
mercenary times, let her do so TOO, and thus give
! the city of Baltimore one more chance now that
steam has succeeded even "Baltimore clippers" to
| become the greatest Southern port and thus, al
least, recover the tonnage which she had as long
ago as forty-Gve years.
| IMPORTANT FROM KEY wEsr-U. S. TROOPS LANDED AT
FORT JEFFERsoN-sTRENGTH AND CONDITION OF FORT
TAYLOR.
KEY WEST, Jan. 20.-The steamship Joseph
| Whiting, Captain Leveland, from Boston. arrived
at Fort Jefferson, Tortugas, on the 18th inst She
was engaged at last accounts, in landing the troops
and their effects, and would probably leave on her
| return on the goth.
Captain Megs, of the engineer corps, in CON-
mand of Fort Jefferson, will now, with the timely
| assistance of Major Arnods company, be able to
| hold the work against any but regular besieging
force Fort Jefferson covers the entire surface Of
Garden Key, and has an area of thirteen and hall
acres. Although not fully armed, it is completed
closed, and cannot be surprised by an escalading
party. The first and second tiers (casemated) are
completed, and the six curtains and six bastioni
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The State of Arkansas shows a remarkable in
crease in the number of her inhabitants during the
last ten years. Her population, it is said, is now
half million or thereabouts and if this estimate
be correct the increase has been about two hundred
per cent.
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TRADE AT New ORLEANs.-There were sc clear
ances at New Orleans the 2lst and 22d inst, of
which SO were ships, 25 barks, Z brgs and II
schooners These vessels were laden with l75, ,9i2
bales of cotton, III hhds. sugar. 5O23 bbls molas-
ses, and large quantities of other produce, making
aggregate of about nine millions in value. Of the
cotton IS, 3S2 bales went to Liverpo, Il ,225 bales
to Havre, 81, ,545 bales to Queenstown and other
European ports. and 10 7qO holas 70 RoStor
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A robber has been arrested in Memphis, on
Thursday last, vino confessed that he was connect
cd with gang of burglars who had confederates
throughout the country, and that they received
enconTaoement and aid from some of the most re-
snectabe and wealthy citizens of Tennessee, who
rncnirad mart of their booty.
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A MAINE MAN A LEADER OF THE ALABAMA FoRcEs
Col. Danville Leadbetter, who led the Alabama
forces to the capture of the Federal forts, is a
native of Maine, and was school-fellow of Hon.
II. Hamn. He graduated at West Point, third in
the class of 1886, and employed in various
his post in the army. He was then in Mobile su.
perintending the building of the Custom House.
He married wealthy Southern lady, and has
since identified himself with the South