Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-06
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press contract, has concluded contract with
the Overland Nail Company, transferred by
the last Congress to the Central route, to run
the Mail and Pony from the Missouri River,
connecting with the Overland Company at
! Salt Lake CITY.
The Times Washington dispatch says In.
dcations from Texas are that there will be an
armed collision between the friends Of Hous-
ton and the Secessionists Many advocate
keeping the Federal troops in that State, to
cooperate with and protect the Unonsts.
The seizure of the vessel with oil etc for
! lighthouses at Galveston, is considered most
1astardly and cOwardly.
The Tribune says the War Department has
received dispatches from Major Anderson.
endorsed by all the officers of Fort Sumter,
saying the fort cannot be reinforced without
20000 men.
The Worlds Washington dispatch states
that the opinion is general that there will be
an extra session Of Congress
Gov, Roman, Southern Commissioner, has
arrived.
1t is rumored that Mai. Anderson and com.
mand have been ordered to Newport Ky.
The Charleston Courier of yesterday learns
from dispatch received 10y Mercantile
house here, that the proper officers at the
Custom House at Havre have notified mer-
chants that ships from seeded States will be
admitted on the same footing as those carry
ing the Federal flag.
Literary circles in New York have had
quite an interesting sensation recently, be-
cause few enterprlsng editors of the new
Southern Confederacy are suggesting that
publishers in their section of the country NAV
now make their everlasting fortunes, by re.
printing Northern copyrighted works, with
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thors Owe depend" writes one of these ac-
complished and able editors-"we depend al
most wholly upon the North for our books,
and there is now nothing to prevent South
ern publishers from printing Northern works,
as the Northern publishers have piruted from
the English. Any one disposed to embark in
the business should do so Immediately in ad-
vance of any copyright law" This form of
aggression is the latest form which modern
chivalry has taken
| APPOINTMENTS By TIE PREsIDENr.-The
President, on March 18th, nominated to the
Senate Charles Francis Adams, of Massachu-
setts Minister to England George p. Marsh,
of Vermont, Minister TO Sardinia; James
Watson Webb, of New York, Ministsr to
Turkey: w. L. Dayton, of New jersey Min
lister to France. The last named nomination
was confrmed-the rule requiring it to be
was formerly a memb r of the Senate, and
his character, therefore, sufficiently known
" ithout formal investigation. This is the
usual courtesy in such cases. The Senate
also confirmed benjamin w. Burnbull, Re.
ceiver OF public money at Omaha, Nebraska,
and eX Congressman William a. Howard,
Postmaster of Detroit; William 5. Thayer,
| of New York, was nominated Consul to Cork
DR. Locke, OF Indiana, has been appointed
Chief of the Agricultural Bureau at the
Patent Office.
ST. LOUIS, March 2lst.
The Washington correspondent in to days
Tribune denies that orders have qesn sent for
the evacuation of Sumpter.
The Herald's CORES ondent says the South
ern Commissioners have received assurances
from the Government at Washington that 10
reinforcements will be sent to the Southern
forts, and that the existing status will not be
changed for the present.
Also, that the Commissioners have received
instructions to delay negotiations until the
question of evacuation is determined 10y the
u. ). Government
A dispatch from Washington Of vostcr.
days date, says the Commissioners OF the
Contcd derate States will wait eisurely for the
action of the Government
Great efforts are being made ly dstin-
guished gentlemen TO effect peaceful sou-
tion of the Southern complication.
The government at Montgomery have no
apprehensions of ii collision at Fort Pickcns.
1t is said the accounts published are gross
eXaggeratious of the true position of affairs
there. The Commissioner from the Conled
crate States have very recently received in
formation that much curiosity is manifested
respecting the Administration. relative to
affairs in the South, ana various rumors pre-
vail but information derived from authentic |
sources warrants the assertion that whatever
movements may be in progress, they involve |
nothing of IA hostile character; on the con-
trarv they are in the direction Of peace The |
rumors generally agree, however, that the
military status in the Gulf forts now held 10y |
the Federal Government. will be preserved. |
Galveston dispatch of the 18th states
that Gov. Houston and the Secretary of State .
refused to appear, on the lGlh, before the
Convention, when summoned after one no
tice to take the oath
The other officers took the oath
Lieut. Governor Clark was to assume the |
Governors powers on the 2Gth.
1t is not yet known what Houston would
do
The Democratic Union ticket has been
elected in Burlington, n j., Ivy about 100
majority. This is great gain.
sherman was yesterday elected United
States Senator from Ohio
Thomas J. Dryer, of Oregon has been APP
pointed Commissioner to the Sandwich Is
lands
Joseph o. Putnam, Of New York, is ap
pointed Consul to Havre
Rufus King. editor of the Milwaukee SEN
tinel, has been appointed Consul to Rome.
The WONDERS OF ACCLIMATIsATtoN.- Says
well informed writer on the subject Of ac-
clmatisation of animals: "The camel is
originally, as far as can be ascertained, the
native OF cold and mountainous country, |
and recent travellers have found it carrying |
burdens over the frozen plains and through |
the tremendous mountain passes Of Tbibet;
but the same species, acclimated from time
mmcmorial in Arabia and Africa, endures |
the tercest rays Of a tropical sun
Horses are TO be found in all climates from
Siberia to the Sahara and if any difference
in the quality of horses Of different climates
it is rather in favor of that which Is ost |
unlike their original one Whatever other
animals man has thought fit to carry with
him from one place to another exhibit a SIM
liar power of acclimaton. Not that races
can be suddenly removed from one extreme |
of climate to another, without risk of per-
ishing or that the individual animals who are
subject to removal involving considerable |