Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-05
8g telegraph.
Froua Charleston.

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From Charleston.
CHARLESTON, April 3.-The Convention
voted I49 to 80 to ratify the Constitution of
the Confederate States.
CHARLESTON, April 3.-The following is a
special despatch to the New York Day Book !:
THE crisis has at last arrived. Provisions
to Major Anderson were stopped to-day.
General Beauregard is now inspecting the
Notifications. Orders from Montgomery for
the commencement of hoslilities are hourly
expected. The preparations are all complet-
ed"
From Pfttsburg.
PITTsBURG, April 3.-The mail train due
from philadel phia at one O'Clock, P. NJ to-
day was thrown from the track, near Wallis
station, about thirteen miles from this city,
by the breaking of an axel. The forward car
went down an embankment fifteen feet, the
others running off the track. About eighty
passengers were on the train, but no one was
seriously injured. The following were slight
ly injured: Mr.. Dobbs, degueareotypist, of
Pittsburg; E. Carpenter, drover. of Holmes
county, Ohio; F. Malloney, of Hollidaysburg,
Pa; and J. Simmons, Express agent, of
Philadelphia. They will all be able o leave
tomorrow for their respective places of des-
tination.
The mails caught fire from the upsetting of
a stove and the contents of several pouches
were badly damaged or destroyed. The
Washington letter mail escaped. The New
York and Philadelphia mails were slightly
and the Baltimore and Harrisburg mails con-
slderably damaged, and the way mail be-
tween Plttsburg aud Harrisburg almost en-
tirely destroyed.
From New York.
N,n- vo,, A nil o Tho I,-,,,.-.;,T,s waeb
ington despatch states that meeting Of the
Cabinet, attended by General Scott, was
hastily summoned this morning. Capt. Fox
has arrived from Fort Sumter. 1t is thought
that the consultation is in reference to REIN
forcing Anderson. There is considerable
excitement here. A special messenger on
the Alexandria and Orange railroad has been
tarred and feathered because he was a Re-
publican.
New YORK, April 4-The steamer Kanga-
roo has arrived.
Stringham and Case, goes to the mouth of
the Mississippi.
The Perry and Powhattan are also order
ed there.
There are other indications of collecting
the revenue on shipboard.
New YORK. April 3.-The penalty on the
steamer Bienville has been RENTED.
$4,000 worth of silks were seized on the
Cahawba, but were released on payment of
the fine. .-
There is great activity at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.
1t is reported that several vessels of war
are expected to sail tonight Their desti-
nation is unknown.
From Virginia.
RICHMOND, April 3.-Mayo is elected May
or by 900 majority, over Mills, Unionist.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Chas. Gibson, of
Miss, has been appointed Commissioner OF
the Court Claims.
The Administration is considering Next
can affairs, looking to an immediate treaty.
The Spanish feet does not 60 to the Gulf
till further orders from Madrid.
The French Consuls in the Confederate
States have received orders relating TO the IA
ciltation oflSouthern trade with France.
Prominent persons here are satisfied that
the French and English fleets go South to OBJ
serve Southern events.
WASHINGTON. April 4-Corwin leaves for
Mexico on the 18th, in the Cumberland from
Norfolk.
Charles Wycke, the British Minister, ar
riyes in Mexico about the LIST of May.
WASHINGTON, April Alex. S. Patterson
is appointed Naval Store Keeper at Key West,
and Logan Hurst at Norfolk.
VIM. Woodruff (dem.) is elected to Congress
from the fourth district in Connecticut by so
majority.
WASHINGTON, April Capt. Barry's
Company of Artillery with 26 to 80 carpen
tiers have gone to New York. Their object
is unknown.
From Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE, April 3.-The Republican
candidate for Governor is defeated.
Sprage is elected by large majority.
The Legislature is anti-Republican.
Sheffield and Brown are elected to Con-
gress over the Republican members.
From New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, April 4.
The second company of ZouaveS, number
ing 100 men, left this evening for Pensacola.
Iudianola advices state that the Mohawk,
Star of the West and Empire City are lying
outside Pass Cavallo bar waiting for troops
to return to New York.
The steamer Fashion has been chartered
by the Federal Government to transport
troops from Indianola to Pass Cavallo bar.
Ten companies are expected from San An
tonic.
From Pensacola.
PENSACOLA, April 3.-Berryman, COM
mander of the Wyandotte, died of brain fe |
YER.
Death of Judge M,Lane.
CINCINNATI, April 4.-Judge Mclean of the |
Q nited States Supteme Court is dead.
New YORK, April 4.-The steamer Kanga-
700 has arrived. The American ships Juni-
ata for Baltimore and Joseph Fish for New
Orleans from Liverpool collided off Tucar.
The former foundered, drowning Capt. Will
ION, the chief mate and ten men. The re-
nainder were saved. Az
Loyds have advanced the rate of insurance
IN Cotton from 80 to &c shillings including
he risk of capture.
River News.
LOUISVILLE, April 4.-The river is sta
ionary. with feet inches water in the Ca
!al.
Markets by Il eIeraph.
NEW ORLEANS, April 4-Cotton sales to-
ay, 5000 bales; middling 124a13. Flour
25a5 30. Mixed corn 54a67. Mess Pork
rm; l8 GOALS rs. Lard in bbls, 10. Sugar
rm; Sac. Other articles unchanged.
CINCINNATI, April 4.-Flour dull, 4Oa
so; Whisky 134; Mess Pork firm. sales 600
bis. 16 Scale S74. |.