The huntsman's echo. [volume] (Wood River, Buffalo County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1860-1861, 1861-02-07
Warrington Jan. 80.

The Bill to organize the Territory of
Jefferson was considered and amended,
changing the nameto Idaho.
r Pending the vote tho Senateadiourned.
UoysE, 3Oth.-Thc Speaker laid he
fore the House n letter from Mr.. Cobb,
stat;nr that nc had received a certified
corr Of the secession ordinance of Ala
baina.
The Speaker presented the proceedings
Of the democratic State Convention Of
Ohio, in favor of Il settlement OF our dif-
6cul.ics, either by the Border States, or
by Douglas and Crittenden's plan, and
cspecialiy fayors the calling OF u Nation
al Convention.
A message from the President announ-
cling his signature 10 the Kansas bill oc-
casicncd suppressed applause By Repub-
licans. -r 4-.4 y
The principal part of the day was
consumed in the discussion Of the report.
Of the Committee Of 80, without arriv-
ing nj n conclusion. .1- a''i Ht
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. so. d
Notwithstanding the recommendation
of the Governor, that comm lssioners be
sent to Montgomery, tho Legislature to-
day instructed their commissioners to 80
10 Washington. ... s-rss.s
ST. Louis, Jan. 3l--P. Il. I'll
Private accounts state that Alex. II.
STEPHENS will be pressed for the proyis-
ioual President oil the Southern Confed-
cracy, TO oonciliate conservatives.
The friends Of the Pacific Railroad
bill. Judging from the vote of the Senate,
feel sanguine of the Presidents ap-
prevail. Amendments are yet to be ac-
ted upon by the House.
Il is rumored that there il n serious
disagreement between General Scott and
the President. touching recent move
ments al Fort Monroe-the President ez-
pressing much annoyance at tnrninG the
guns of the Fortress inland. aIy ,.
' The. Commander Of the Brooklyn is
ordered to lay of Fort pickens after
landing supplies: and if he sees an at
tempt 10 attack the fortress, TO rand his
artillery men and brig the ships guns
70 bear on the forces.
Intense anxiety exists AT tho White
House TO. hear from Pensueola, as a coll
l;sion is strongly apprehended.
Il il understood that the messenger
from South Carolina brings the r%csoln-
ton passed by the South Carolina Leg
isiature, demanding the surrender Of RI,
! Sump.cr. Col. Iiayne will present the
| demand 10 the President; and Il refused
an attack will be made on Fort S%nmpter.
The whole Massachusetts delegation,
| exccrt Sumner, unite in urging thesend-
ing Of delegates 70 the Border State Con-
ference. i ~ ~ aD"
Private adviccs from the South, re-
ceiyed tonight, ind cate that there Will
be n fight in less than thirty hours.
doubtful MAJ t.s ar
Captain Mcigs, commanding the Fort
ct Tortngas, informs the government
that he is Sufficiently reinforced to re-
pei any attack.
Col. Judge, Commissioner from Ala
bama. has arrived with power to nego-
tiatc for the Federal property situated
in that State, including a%rsenais, forts,
&c. POI Oh. ~g ~
Tho Grand Jury found three cases
against Bailey for larceny, one joint in
dictmeri against Bailey and Russell,
three indictments against Rassell for re-
%ceiyinc stolen bonds, and one joint in
diotlnent against Bailey, Russell, and
Floyd for conspiracy TO defraud the
Government.
INptANAPoLis, Feb. 2.
The Governor, Yesterday, appointed
Hon. C. B. Smith, p. a. Ilarcklelam, 6
S. Orth, u. W. Hellis, and IL. W.
St~oughton, commissioners.to Washing
ton.
DE,Roir. Feb. Q.
I. In the Senate, yesterday, a resolution
authorizing the Governor to appoint FIVE
commissioners to Washington was re-
jected. Ayes fifteen, Nays sixteen'o
Frankfort, Ky. Feb. ..
The ssna'e has passed by a vote Of % to
II, Fisk's Resolution appealing to South
erncIs to stop III their revolution, protest
isg against federal coercion, and resolving
That WncL The lrgtslafTTe adjourned on the
5h inst. II be 10 tho oath OF April, to
hear the resp5Gses of our sister States, TO
oes application 10 Congress, to sall a Ma
tio..al Convention. g,tf.s- a.g ra. Ye..h
I'll. 'I .s baltimore, Feb. 2.
Alown meeting called of those Ia flyor
Otte .tOtIbg ~ 0biOi ~ WcfoF"S tfN
10 NIGHT and was generally assemhled.-
Messrs. Morris, Teakli. Wallace, and r.
m. ncLear, addressed the meeting. Res
oluiions wefc passed, ~denouncing tie eoarse
az Gov. Hicks in refusing TO call eonrenJ
tion, denying his authority to send deie'
gates 10 the city cow ntion, 10 81 Ct dsle-
oates TO the State-C Convection teagive X
preston TO the views CT Maryland, IN the
present crisis. n ..Nlht5 .rt EgegrGU
The eamols PembsrtoI mill at Law
renee (Msss.,) rtbaiit en- the site OF that
terrible slaughter, has cost nearly naif,a
million. It win commence running this
wcat, employing about que thousand oP.
sfsr,seuioh Qal itlf .poF - ksad1J
Although Mr. Slidell reper!s Louisiana
sson has's ., and resolved TO get cut Of the
Union, he is a candidate for rs,eleetlon toI
The Jsenate. for six ysais. afisr tho AIN Of
70 n,.sssdft the vAr " men who