, 1861-02-20

D. II. Bull, special agent Of tbs Post Ofacs
Department, has placed the Milwaukee Post
Office under the charge Of Jas. B. Dunlap.
Col ssoever, who has just been removed, Is
defanltar to the amount Of about $4,000.
Mortimer Thompson e Doestlcka'} It IL
said has wooed and won ths beautiful daughter
Of Fanny Fern" (s1rs. Parton.) Mort Is now
d widower.
Edward Harris, Of Woonsocket, r. /, q
most successful wooden manufacturer, his
been in the practice for several years Of saying
to L large number Of bis vorkmen: For
every dollar that you will put In the aavlngs
bank will put smother in your name.
The election Of John Jaaney Of Loudon
county, as President Of the Virginia Conven-
ton. Is great triumph for the Union, He is
an old line Whlss, very conservative, md will
have great influence in dampenlns the seces-
aion movement
Mr.. Richard Taylor, .son Of the immortal
| old Zach, Is active in the Louisiana Conveu-
tlon, {oh shame that it should be 20 y IN favor
spangled banner borne BY his great fl1her
through fire and blood in Florida, Wisconsin,
| and In Mexico. The scriptures say that
man may.
When Mr. slekles offered aresolution to
| serve the I'D OF February Is national hohday,
| in commemoration OF Washington, and that
Mr.. Everett should be invited to deliver an 3D.
dress In the hail Of the House, MI. Garnttt OF
virgtnia offered m amendment, to add eiter
ginian Shareholder" Mr. John Cochrane OF
New York, always ready for ajoke, especially
at the expense Of these cession1sts, moved
to add, "and Enlaacipatiopist." Of course
that brought the House down, and the original
resolution was adopted.
The election of Postmaster here on last
Tuesday passed off very quietly. with the ex-
ccption oi u little brush at one Of the saloons,
| aud resulted in the triumph Of 7. S. CoTle4,
Esq.-lGasawaka (lad.) Enterprise.
-Crans J. Wright, Eaq., communicating to
the Peace Congress the intelligence of tie
death Of his father, the Hon. john c. Wright,
says:
"Al1noRt tie last word. he uttcre1 we're,
that he believed the Union would be preserved.
He caused me- to read to him, at Il o'clock,
the sections Of the Constitution In regard to
counting the Eotcs, and this request, and this
reading, terminated his knowledge on earth.
He desired me to say, that il the Uuicn we're
saved, le would die content
Lieutenant Slemmer, SAYS the Columbus
TINES, in command Of Fort Picken., dlned
with Col. Tennent Lomax and officers Of the
A1abama volunteers, few days since, end IN
the course Of a friendly conversation sa:d:
"Colone1 Lomax, expected visit from you
| at the fort before this time" To this Kind re-
buke Of the chivalry and cou-sgc Of the State
troops, the gallant Colonel promptly replied:
"My dear cir, had been In command you
would not have been disappointed"
| -6af TTor1aa 1,sc lad II
maud the First Regiment Of Georgia tzocra
| We do not hear Of his acceptance
Tho Charleston Mercury Gays: "The North
ern papers seem disposed TO make saiat OF
Major Anderson. Should he not be first can-
nonised here:''
An enthusiastic patriot, while vie*ing
Kanc's Arctic Panorama tho other evening, at
St. Louis, WAS so overcome by the sight Of the
tattcred flag which Kane planted on the most
northern point man ever reached, that he
stepped forward, asked permission to take the
flag, and reverently kissing it, pressed /: to his
heart. The electrified audience rose 10 their
feet, and endorsed the action with three hearty
| cheers.
Funny Fern is in luck. L few DAY, ago
a. T. Stewart, the great merchant prince, was
/ % EEhl uEA Will oAc 12 IA1e. Il Il Clf"p IttlS
articles, that hn nscertained hcr residence aud
sent her one Of the best eilk dresses in lis BIZ
dry gooaserv.
MIR. Richard Ten Broeck, TIE celebrated
turfman, is in New York, in Gnc health cnd
! >pirts-th{nks that when hr next goes over 10
England he will ba; few moro thoussnt ty
the superior raciEE qualities of" his sts:ns,'
hut, being rcticent man, LIE don't indulge in
much CAB.
The papers have lately mentioned tha.
Mujor Anderson was formerly lieutenent il
3 company commanded hy the psesep. secre
tayy Of the Treasury. Tho exact :ecs Is thai
. General Dix resigue d as al1-ae -anp to Gc.cra
, Brown in 1S3S Alajcr AIt.er.ou graduated u
West Point in 1875. Gcucral Dix s,ryet Il.
captain Of ARTILLERY, 1T Fort Monroe. in 1s2t
aud 1S2', aud Anderson WAS :. lieutenant IL
his conp.hy.
Hon. Ira Moyhcw, Of the Albion Ccmme1
ci.l College, Las been invited n tIe Pres!,.~r
cs of 4 college in this Stuscof Iowa He L..'d:
the matter under cdvisement-4l5ioa Rttie1r
Ftb II.
MURDER AT OTTAwA.-Thomss Cssey killet
. VIM. Ryan In drunken braw1 at Ottawa, II