New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-08
C;fENI, AL NENVp

The steam. hip Columbia, from EcT-OricanN'
Jan. 81 arrived on Saturday afternoon. The approach
Ing election Of State officers is the nllcngro'sng sheAc
in Louisiana and the political barometer ii at lever
heat. Tho Nominating Convention wa6 TO meet Oh tho
Cd inst Ii was thought Tat the Hon. M'ohaei liam
has the beat show for tie nomination for Governor
although Dstrct-Atiornc, NAPLES was prominently
mentioned r. j. Forhari was spoken Of for Attorney
General and Robert Montgomery for Treasurer There
were evident preparations for military movement eui
where tie ineaded blow should be struck was not made
known.
The Ocean Queen, from Panama Jan. -, ar
arrived here on saturday evening. The war between
tie United States Of Colombia and Ecuador was over
peece having been restored by treaty Of Dec 30 Ac'
con ling 10 m additional arrangement free trade is 10 nc
established between the two Republics Spain is threat
eni1 Peru with hoStltes account Of come Spanish
coopisls having been murdered by Peruvians. Tho
Government Of Chill has passed police regulations
for ecclesiastical edifces to proven; the recurrence OF
disasters Ike that OF Dec. 6. On Dec. 81 similar
calamity had nearly bcfauen Santiago in another church
At n meeting Of the Unconditional Union
Central Committee" Of This CITY. saturday evening
their Organization perfected by the election OF the
following officers: President, Adam G.. Ills; Vice
Presidents, T. L. MIDGET. Charles Gould, w. T. b.
Millikcn, Andreas Willmnu; Recording Secretaries
H. c. Barber, 4. y. Lewis; Corresponding Secretary.
f. c. Stedman; Treasurer, j. b. Robinson. There Is
TO be club in each Ward having one representative IN
the Central Committee and one additional represen'
tatiye for each 100 votes cast for james :. WadsNOrh
for Governor in ls62.
An accident occurred on the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad few dGys ago. During tie
night a tree was blown down across tho track and
n freight train coming In, having no waning Of the
danger ahead ran into the tsoe. One Of the cars on
which gentleman from East Tennessee with his wife
end Eve Children had taken passage, was knocked TO
pieces TIE gentleman h.s wife and three Of the chill
dren wCio Killed.. The two surviving children are with
out protectors.
BY the arrival of the Columbia We have dates
from Havana TO Feb. ? and from Mexico TO Jan. %.
The news from Mexico is not important. The report
that Aguascalcutcs and Zscetecas had been occupied
by French troops proved to be premature. 1t said
that ct { council Of Spanish general, he'd at Havana II
was resolved TO memorable tie spanish Government to
give up Santo Domingo.
The Union Convention ct Little Rock has
nominated Judge Isaac Murphy for Provisional Gov
ernor and have organized Provisional State Govern
ment. Its proceedings " DO submitted TO vote OF
the people in May next County officers viii be elected
in many parts Of the State in March.
The Six-story building known as tho Empire
Works situated between First Avenue and Avenue A,
and extending from Twenty. fourth to Twenty-ffih
streets was completely DESTROYED by fire on SATURDAY
night inficting loss Of over sl500OO Between 400
and 500 persons are thrown out Of employment
Gold is higher and closes at 1851 al5Ss. The
exports Tor the have been about sl2oOco Tie excite
ent Stocks continues undated and price, have been
rushed up strongly the street which has been crowded
with spectator The Stock Market continues strong with
an upward tendency Government. kee and wanted
only by iyes;or bu; ty specGa.o tempted by tie IA
teIe5t made by gobesng stocks Money has beea sbun
dsn at per cent call snong broSe and the offerings at
this b. large endr among banks have exceeded The
wants OF the street.