The national Republican., 1861-02-07
WS LIE MS.

The election held in Talbot county, Nd, on
Monday, for three delegates to the proposed State
Convention, resulted in the success Of DR.. c. G.
Cox, John Harper, and T. H. Leonard, the con.
servative or anti-secession nominees. They were
elected with the understanding that they were
not to take their seats unless q majority Of the
people Of the State shall sanction the call of
the Convention.
1t is stated that every one Of the Lieutenants
and most of the other officers on board the
Wyandotte, at Pensacola, have resigned, and
that, with the exception oftbe engineers, Capt.
Bergman has been left entirely alone.
The United States ship Relief having taken
in, on Monday, a heavy cargo Of stores and
provisions, left the navy yard, Brooklyn, bound,
it is said, for the Coast of Africa. There is
rumor that her destination is located on this
hemisphere.
Several Alabama postmasters have declined
to render their accounts, saying they await the
action of their State.
Judge Black, Secretary of State, was to day
nominated to the Senate for Associate Justice
of the U. S. Supreme Court, in place of Judge
Daniel, deceased and John Petit was nomi.
mated as District Judge of Kansas.
Senator Hunter, of Virginia, is said to have
thirtyfve relatives in Office under the United
States Government.
John G. Whittier, the Republican poet has
written conciliatory letter in favor of paying
for fugitives from service, obeying the Consti.
tuition, and settling the pending questions upon
basis like that suggested by c. F. Adams,
Corwin, and others.
TINES LOOKING UP.-ThA Fall River Mass
NeWs says that the eight cotton mills in that
city which have been running for the past few
weeks on ttree.fourths time are now running
full time. The Lawrence Mass Journal says
that the duck factory there is kept running on
extra time, and yet the mill cannot supply all
the company's orders. They are under contract
for large supply of heavy duck cloths for the
California market.
recently been formed with $4,000 cash capi.
tai, for the manufacture of gimlet-pointed
screws, by newly invented machinery. A New
Haven company will soon commence the man.
uiacture Of files at Stonington, and large shoe
manufactury is also in contemplation there.
Major Joseph A. Haskins, who surrendered
his post at Baton Rouge to the secessionists
has arrived in this city with his company, Il
Artillery u, and is stationed on Capitol bill.
We see it stated that the Baltimore american,
which, from the start, has sustained Governor
Hicks, and fought the secessionists, has more
than doubled its circulation in the last eight
weeks. This is deserved success.
Rev. Dr. Nicholas Murray, "Kirwan," one
of the most eloquent vigorous, and chaste
writer's of the age, died at his residence, Eliza.
beth, New Jersey, on Monday last.
The steamship Augusta, which arrived at
New York Tuesday evening, from Savannah,
brought as passengers Company 3, I'd Artil
lery, under the command Of Capt Elzey, from
the United States Arsenal, at Augusta recent
ly taken possession Of by the rebels.
Large numbers of promotions in the navy
we're sent to the Senate on Tuesday, occasion
ed by the designations of Southern officers
from the naval service.