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Dtmorratlr M«lr r#n*«illoii In llllnsl*—
lloltlng of lh« fjceompton Mm.
Tlie Illinois Democrat • State Convention
met at Springfield, on the 21 -t of April.
Ninety-seven out of tie one hundred coun
ties of the State, were represented; and
many counties sent double, treble, and
quadruple delegations. Added to this, the
city was crowded with strangers.
The Convention was called to order at 11
o'clock A. M„ by Hon. Ai.k\. Stars*,late
.Secretary of State, and Chairman of the
Democratic Stab Central Committee. That
di.-tiuguished llemocratie veteran, Hon.
John Moor*, was elated temporary Chair
man. The Cohimittee on Credentials con
sis ttxl of Ex-Gov. Mattiso.n, lion. Jons
A. MeL’LKKNA.Ni), S. S. llayks, and othrr-.
The Committee reported 520 delegates in
attendance, being only 10 less than a full
representation. [The I-oconipton delegate-,
elected at bolting County Conventions,
hereupon left the Hall, and organized in
another apartment.]
The following jiermaneut o(liars were se
lected :—President, Hon. John Moobk;
Vice Presidents. Gov. ManusoN, ltev.
Pktkr Castwrii.iit, Hon. J. A. McCi.kr-
n and, and others. Six Senators were also
appointed.
M. B. Fondav, of Springfield, was nomi
nated os State Treasurer, and Ex-Governor
Frkio'ii as Superintendent of Public In
struction.
A Committee on Resolutions was up
[minted, consisting of McOgernakd, Mat-
TtsoN, Judge O. C. Skinnkr, Mkrbick,
Crouch, Hikr, Camrurm., and McDonald.
During the absence of the Committee, the
Convention was addressed by Rev. Pktilr
Cartwright, Kvakt Van Hi kkn, and S.
S. Havks.
The Committee on Resolutions, at six
o'clock, reported through Mr. McClkk
nand, their Chairman :
l»t. Htmi/vtd, That the Democratic patty ul
the State of Illiiiola„througk their ikk-galc* m
General Couvaiiuon assemWit, <io ri li--Crt alla
declare the prmciplea avowed by them, an
when on former occasions they have presented
their candidates for popular auflrogsa.
id, lit tolled, That they are unalterably at
tached to, and will maintain inviolate, the prin
ciples declared by the National Convention at
Cincinnati, in June I*M.
3d, liroJinl, That they avow with renewed
energy their devotion to the federal union of
the United States; their desire to aiert sectional
strife ; their determination to maintaui the
sovereignty of the States, and to protect every
State, and th« inhabitants thereof, in all their
constitutional rights.
Uh, Heiulrtd, That the platform of principles
established by the National Democratic Con
vention at Cincinnati, is the only authoritative
expression of Democratic doctriue, and we de
ny the right of any power on eaith, except a
like body, to change or interpolate that plat
form, or to prescribe new and Uilleisnt tests ;
that this tney Will neither do themselves nor
permit it to be done by others, but will recog
nize all men as Democrats who stand by and
uphold Democratic principles.
.'.(A, Uetohed. That in the organization of
States, the people have a right to decide ut the
polls upon t lie character or their fundamental
law, and that the experien e of tha past year,
has conclusively demonstrated the wisdom and
propriety of the principle that the fundamental
law under which a Territory seeks admission
mto the Union, should be submitted to the peo
ple of such Territory, for their ratification or
rejection, at a fair election to be held for that
purpose ; and that before auch Territory is ad
mitted as a state, such fundamental law should
receive a majority of the legal votes ca-t at
such election; ami they deny the right and con
demu the attempt ol any convention called tor
the purpose of framing a Constitution, to im
pose the instrument framed by them upon Die
people against their known will.
(Ut, Hetoleed. That a fair application ol these
principles requires that tha laicompton Coiisti
tution should be submitted to a direct vote of
the actual inhabitants of Kan-as, so that they
may vote for or against,the instrument before
Kansas shall he declared one of the states of
this Uuion . and until it shall be ratifi-d by Un
people of Kansas at ata.r election held f..i that
purpose, the Illinois liemo'-racy are unalterably
opposed to the admission of Kansas under that
ConatitutiML
7(A. Httoh-ed. That w e heartily approve and
sustain the manly, firm, patriotic and Demo
ratic position of.-*.A. Doiiglaa,lsaac X. Morris.
Thomas 1,. Harris, Aaron Shaw, Robert Smith,
and Ham. e. Marshall, the Democratic deb-ga
lion ol Illinois in Congress, upon the question
ol the admission of Kansas under the In-conip
ton Constitution, and that by their firm and un-
Comprosing devotion to D-mo' ratie princijn*-
to the cause of iustiee. right, truth and the peo
ple, they have deserved our admiration, in
creased it possible our confidence in their integ
rity and patriotism, and merited our « .nil up
probation, our sincere and hearty thank*, and
•hall receive our earnest and efficient support.
sIA, Hetoivtil. That in ait Dungs wherein the
National Administration su»tam and carry out
the principles ol the Democratic party as ex
pressed in theCmcinnati platform, and affirmed
:n their resolution-, it is entitled to and w.H
receive our heartv support.
The resolutions were adopted without a
dissenting voice.
The Convention wa* then addressed by
Hon. H. S. Maksuaja. after which it ad
journed until bnll ]>ost seven o clock Ibe
Convention wu* the HH«t entbofiastic ever
assembled in Illinois.
Ihk B«uKit*, gontii in number, soia.i ,n
infiueoc*- and intellect, and still .-uial. r in
political morality am! honesty, met at the
s- nate chain hr. Speeches were rmvh- t>y
Ixk. Can x. Dor , EKTV. M Con mill, and oth*
•ts. A p -olul.on waa par-s-tl, po*tporir*g
nominate.!.* to a StaU' Convention to ts-
ailed at Springfield on tl/ Bth of June bc.v’.
\f| m ral gUt Coc B - ? r.im-, W
fr- m each Congresaiona. District—i- t<> b*.
eh-w-ti. Th<- pe*.pie »r< to b- addressed by
a iul C- unmittee. setting forth the p-d-
D of tl tla itrat n party of ! iok
\V* cannot is.-la ve that Mr. B uavvn
will j«.-tify thii> o I'tw'du cwduct of his
».aall squad -f •ffi‘'*-bo.<kT- in Uixfiis. He
sh-.ulj cal -:Thi* d -gv. Then- has be-n Vs
mu'hot p- ttou. an an>».ty airal; aunt,
icstesi t-iwar<l- M' I>< .i.a« aad his fr- r*i.-.
urd if *hr r' ,t SpritHtfi* Id ie
to Ire followed out, tlw-rt* will not Ik- i rough
of Adminislratiou Democrats loft in the
North, for s 01. We do not btlii ve tin- Pre.-i
--dent desires to alienate entirely, those Demo
crats, who do not agre<- with him on his Le
couipton policy.
'lr. ( oiu|»romlwi «
We tiud iu the V. V. 'Lifittne of I hurs
day la.-t.the billowing copy of Mr. En .li»ii s
compromise proposition, us it stood on the
day previous:
ELATION I I hat the State of Kansas be, and
is hereby, admitted into Urn Union, on au equal
footing With the* original Mates, with the Dm
atituuou formed at U comptoii; and this admis
sion ui her into the I'mm as a .Stale is here de
clared to be upon this UiuJami-utul condition
precedent, namely ; that the -aid constitutional
instrument «liall be lirst submitted to a Vote ol
the people ol Kansas and assented to by them,
or a majority of the voters, at an eh vlion to Im
held tor the puipose. At tbe sa.d electo :i tlie
voting shall be by ballot, and by endorsing on
his ballot, as each voter may please, "For
proposition of Congress and adiu.ssiou, «-r
*• Against proposition ol Congress and admis
sion." The President ol tin-United States, as
soon as the fact is duly made known to him,
shall announce the same by proclamation, and
thereat, and without aiiylurtlmr proceedings on
the part ol Congress, the admission ol the t-late
of Kansas into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States, in all respects what
ever, shall bu completed and absolute; and sa;d
State shall be entitled to one Member iu the
House of Representatives iu the Congress ot
the United Slates until the next census betakeu
by the federal Government, lint, should a
majority ol the votes cart |,c agaiual the propo
sition of Congress and admission, it shall be
deemed and held that the people of Kansas do
not desire admission into the Uuion with said con
stitution,under the condition setlorlli in said pro
position: mtliut event the people of siad territory
are hereby authorized and empowered to form
tor themselves a Constitution and Mate Gov
ernment by the name ol the Male of Kansas,
according to the federal t olistltutmu, and may
elect Delegates for that purpose whenever, and
not liefore, it is ascertained, by a census duly
and legally taken, that the population of said
Territory equals the ratio ot population re
quired for u member of tbe House of lb-presen
tatives of the fluted Sjates; and wlunevtr
thereafter such delegates shall assemble in von
vantion, they shall lirst determine by a vote
whether it ia the wish of the peopie of Die pro
posed Mate to be admitted mto the Union at
that time, and, if so, shall proceed to foiin a
Constitution and take all necessary steps for
the establishment ol a State Government, in
conformity with the (federal Constitution, sub
ject to tlie approval or ratification of Hie people
ol the proposed Mate, ill such manner, us they
may have prescribed, and shall tie entitled to
admission into tin- Union as a State under such
Constitution thas Iranly and legally made, with
or without Slavery, as such • oustitutiou may
prescribe.
Section Mtcouel relates to boundaries, Ate.,
and is the Harm 1 ns that iu the Crittenden
bill.
Section third relates to Commissioners ol
Election, and is the name us in the Critten
den, except that the Uuitetl States District
Attorney is lidded to Governor, Secretary,
and presiding officers of both Houses us a
Commissiom-r. The remaining sections are
. substantially the -ume- as in Crikteiiden.
Mr. Kn- LIBiUs propoaition was isqairiwl
1 to the Senate and Hoaseon Friday last,and
t niaile thesps ciul order lor tls- second Monday
in May.
On Saturday tin- vote was ri-eonsid<-red.
and liefore any decision was had as to the t ime
ol its consideration, the Hou-u-ailjouruotl un
til Monday. It is possible that tip- House
was brought to a direct vote on the- Dill on
Monday.
We understand that the bill we publish
above, has been further amended. We
therefore defer all comment until we receive
an authenticated copy of the bill, as report
ed to the Senate and House.
Th* Dvlwy In Ih* lluu»r—\\ li» lire lie*
•Ihl*.
in the H'»u*e. on the 15th of April, Mr.
Stki-iikm moved to take up th'- Mims-sota
bill. A motion was made by tbe opponent*
of Mr. Stki-iikk s motion, that the llotj-e go
■ into Committee of tic Whole. Gmiw. the
Wasiho.-rneh. and other proraiis-nt Republi
cans opjgjsed action on the Minm-sota bill.
We quote- the toneluding jsirtion of thedis
ciumoii :
Mr. Mepbvn*. of Georgio. If th* inntiun to
go intoconiui.u** be voted down, and tie- mo
tion i have make pitvail, I j,101,0.1 to take up
i|)o t I for tli* admission of Mmn**ota a* a
i-u - into it,* l nion. I demand the >**« and
on tne motion to go into the Commute*
„i on the state ot the I nion,
IR* yeaa and nays weie ordered.
Mr. Washburn*, ot Illinois. What is the g*n
tleman » purpow when 'he 101 l is taken an '
Mr. Stephens, ol Georgia. It is my wish that
it Should 0* put on Its passage. II the Hons*
US- . A up. Losevet, it is for the House to <]i
what .t I -ess** I sranlit passed. I see no res
son why the admi-tion ol M ID' S. *a •ho'lid |g
anr longer delaved.
Mr. G Ihe Houw ha* already ad-.pte !
a re«< iu'. 1 - 11 *e the uehal* on the auxilia
\y g ,ar 1 o.ii to ~*y, i I hope that instead ol
g 7,g to -he -... I.ess ;pon the ake, stable,
■ w igo iii'o "vmiittee, and aff ,r-l an oppor
•unity to the gentlemen who have intimated •
d-sire to he i,rar-l ou tia- quevGoh. * fe*. it ’-
he mv doty to ins-st on my miitiou, aitho igt,
. unpleasant to me to -I T*r fr n rny triend
from Georgia si any time
The yeas arid nay - were ordered.
Ine question vi- tak*n , and .t »*• let.ded
in the adiimat ve- yeas iff. .-.ay* ss !o.u,w«.
y i*a— Messrs. Abbott, Andrew*, B*r,f.-tt,
i; rngturvt. Hrngliaaa, In. r, W l>
Itraytou. Butt ogtua. Ilurlmgarne, l *•* 1 a** l *
1 ha'**. I bspmon, Kara b ar*. 11. V ' i»'k,
. a» ton, < ,■ »*-■ .1--la a . Cot , Covod*
1 k C irry ' rt,--. Damre'l. !’» * 'f M«ry
fiav.s ,f Indiana. Davi* of Mas*a*hu*< "*
l*aviw f lowa, Dawe*. Ifetn, Ifodd. D■* J*i!.
D irt*a. biuotl, kr.*ii*h, f araaw ,r*n. »*#'• >u.
y r. f*id boga, Guman.Gilmer, <. . j.g , «,e
win, Granger, Groaacbaek, G/o*. Bober
K j|,, . Har'an. J M -r . .0 llarri*. Th— *• I.
liar' • U ! -sr l, Horton. Howard. K< •gg
K s- r* Knapp. L* tar, laeuh* - I.
M 'y.- 'U, tl ic-phrey, M.r.t.a, Mav n*rd
y, . - M - •• ’ M '1
bdword J.M • - M • r, *ti** Bn
Mors* o: * v M','-e. Mott, Murray, X -,.*
|-*la*r, Parker, Retlrt, Peyton f »-
Potter. Pottle, 1.» ,'si v .A&Ce. JtiV a-* R< b
i.n«, Boberts, i;- - Aoroa hkaw
J. Hn*naan J. W ‘•bsrmc rkorter H. ‘■mith
-tattwi r-soan-on, Wa Sh*irf
7at:an Th *p*oe T-is *.-* Tr pp*. I a-ier
*1 ,}, Wa'.e, Waihr. lg- A **bron, Wal'on
THE WEEKIsV PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT
Warren, Klihu I>. Wa-hbume, Israel Wa-hburn, ;
WiUou, Wood and Zuilicofler—ll7.
Ntvs— Mvs-ts. Ahl.Andiison, Atkin*. Avery,
Barksdale. H -le p, Boyce, llraucb. llnruelt. '
Bmus, J. B. t’lsrk, A I vy, Clemens, Clingmun.
Cobb. John Cochrane, i orning, James Craig, j
B. Craigc, Crawford. Davidson, Kdmuiidsoii,
florcncc, Uartrell, Gilits, tireeuwood, Alregg,
lawrcucc, AV. Hall. Hatch, Hawkins, Houston, ]
Hughe*. Jackson, Jewett. G. W. Jute * I t,!an
cev Jones, Owen June-. Kelly, Jacob tl. Kuu
kel, l ately, Maclav. McKibtiin. Msson, Miller,
Niblack. I'lndps. kblituisn. Ready, Re ignii, lluf
fin, Russell, .*>avage. Scales, Svwnid, lb iy M
Shaw, Singleton, s. A. Smith, Wm. Sm.th,
steple ns. J. A. Stewait. Tall-d, tJeorge Tav
ior.les Taylor,Ward tVhitcley.Woo-lson Woit
ciely ke aiel J, V. tt right—'l l,
In the list til tiew voting in tint negative,
(or in other words, to take up the Minne
sota bill) wu beiive there not a -ingle Re
publican name t-i I* fonml: while on the vote
to postp' tn* action en the bill,every Reptile J
licuu is recorileil in the utlirnmtivc.
hi the Semite, the Black Republican- u lto
vote*! in it Isily ugaiin*t tlie liberal motion
i f Mr. lv KRsoN.ol Gil, givingtlie .State two
re-preprestntativcH. The following is the
vote :
Ykss—Mesar*. Allen, Ilenjaiiiiii, Bgy-. I fig
ler, Bright, llrmlerlck, llJowu, e'lsy, 1 iiltenden,
Douglas. Kvan*, fltcli, < been, 1, w in, Hamtnoinl. !
Iverson, Johnson of Tonnessee. Jones, Kennedy, |
Mallory, Mason, Polk, Pugh, Sebastian, Slidell,
Stuart. Thompson ot Now Jersey, Wright, uu-t
A alaa,—tt,
Nav-i- Messrs Itayard, Uamaron. ('handler,
Clark,Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Dnrkee, fes
seii'h 11, foot*. Foster. Hale, Huuilin. Harlan, j
Houston, King, Pearce, Sliuiuons, Trumbull,
Wade, and AATlson—7l.
The Republicans also voted, in u Ikxlv,
1 for VV ll. si in 's pro[g*itiou giviug the State
nt present, but one representative.
('oNiiRKSSH)NAL A DJOt’RNRRNT. TIIK
Day Fixed. Both Houses of Congress
have voted to close the present stu-ion 011
Monday .tire 7th day of June, tin- Senute
having on Thursday concumsl in 11 joint
resolution to that eflbct previously adopted
hy tin- House of Representatives. This is
an earlier day than Inis of late years Isvti
usual, and some will doubtless attribute it to
the fact that number* of Cougress receive
a fixed salary instead of eight dollars j* r
Jinn as formerly. Their pny is now S.T.IMHI
p» r session, ev- iutivY- of niii- arr, tiswrll for
i the short session which terminates on the
■lth of March, as for tbe long otu- which
ends win -never Congre-s pleases. The pre
wilt is the first washm held ntsler the salary
regulation, and the day destintsl for mljourn
ment will probably !»- in aonte sense a pre
cedent.
\iam ttf our own MtJilr*
The Hazel Dell, from I’itGhurgh, brought
to St. Anthony, a lew days since, a large 1
quantity of Ireight, and some sixty families
who are intending to form a settlement oji
positi- Rice t'ri-eh, on the NVcst side of Un-
Miss ins ippi.
A resolution is before the City Council
of St. Anthony, providing for a loon of (
j;, 0,000 for ten year*, to carry on ci-rtaiii |
City improvements, auch as building a City
Jail, grailing ftris-ts, Ac. The resolution
has not yet lss-n aett*i ujion.
The I'reporatory Department of the Min
ne-uita University.at St. Anthony will open
at the University building on the 10th of i
May next, under tin- charge of Prof. A. 11.
DxKlllill.
Agricultural Hocieties an- being form'd,
we are glad to note, in tin- different counties
in Us- State. A society has been formed
in • tlmstend county, and oQh* rs elected. In
Scott comity a rrss-ting i* to Is- held on tin
‘2sth of May, at Shakojsr, to complete tie
organization of the Scott County Society.
J. A. Pack hail K) tons of hay destroyevl
by fir-, at Belle Plaine. on tls- 17th irv-t
The District Court of S-vitt county is in
session at Shako|»r, Jndge Fi.a*iiaae pre
siding. 'IV Belle Plaine Kmpnnr, say*
that among tin caw-s of int* rest occupying
tls Court, was a mal-practirt! <***■. A
wealthy citizen in Glencoe, who krs-w s<ms--
thing of surgery, but who had never Is Id
him*-If out a- “killed in the profession, wa
[xrsooded bi set a broken limb for a young
man : an<l tbe !inii» not having done well,
the young rnan him for ♦'VbOO dam
o;'is . hut the j-iry found for tbe defen dott
|M-lh- Piaine is the • Ban» r'l own on th
l/iaii Bill. Irian aggr»g»u; vole ol ill 2 «he
threw but 1 ballots in the opposition. A
proportion ol 100 afTirmative* to '2 at d a
fraction is galivca. No otls;r town in Min
rss- ■an ahow w) great a nuaiiiunty in to
large a’. '#—Km?urtr.
Tl,. Hindenon licmsint gives the lot
lowing par!.' ilar* ol murder recently e*
inittrd hv th<- VarikOs - on the ( Is;.'rue
river, a branch of *h<; lb-I River ol the
N orth ;
lA*t fai 1 ■ o-ing man Northrip.
o<e'>n)J«arii<*l by two G-yog-ur-, utart-d *i‘ti
a-V "s >f goods lif the Cheyenne riv* r II
built a trading lN»t at tls- junction of th l
(.'lieynne with tt,* ii"l Rmr of tls- .Nortl
arsl returned to 7 ns,» Me-licioe for a fir
tier supply Aft< rl - r-tu-n to the < ley
er ne. oirouriU were r--e.v«l from h.m . -
.ate a* ixoi-inber 15, up '<< which tin,* »
was *• il '-ut trorn tna' ties nothing was
l.i ard of h.m until U' in March whet, it
wa- r-.m-x-sl that tie par’) bod tue-ti k.ii'-i
by tier Yv.iloot. ljtU r occ sr.t* "Nifirm
th* •<ts.-t arsl tiste i* h”.* i • -t that i*
Northrop was als.rit ‘2O r<tn of ag*
aisl an .atcnigeot youog rnan. Us*»gh very
.-ei.tr:- lf ‘ went into th* *• x country
a‘* U. tw ytart • nr--, in a way tha'. attract
ol th* i"*t.ti-Ni f everybrrfy having trow
■IIinI u common Imker s carl from Sunk K.q>-
hls across the country tc TaiKe Traverw\ I v
mg by the-vay on frog* and gruohop]* t»,
us he had no gun. He was then t o 1 , ult
ler Puget - Sound, on the Paeific ; hot liia
experhii'V in solitary travel prnlmbly sutt
tied him— i*. he cauie down the Mmuesota
river to A How Mislieim-. mid -.win ufter
went into the employ of \V. 11. I'orbes, at
that plat
laisl summer he coneeivod the idea of
huildiug a traduig jmsl ut tlio Cheyenuc.
wliieli I* lid , .:i‘rnry to the- ml vice ol many
who antieipatisl ibis sad result. Of the two
voyutrtu>' w ith him, one was 1 mined Auder
sou—the oil r * iiuute unknown.
The A .! ok ton* who ivinmitb-ii these mur
ders, ur* not iu 10 iy way connected tvifh the
Yauktons pi,i|H-r,deputation*of whom were
in Washington this winter, to negotiate a
treaty. lue lornn'r are a distinct tribe,
though both Is 'ung to the Sioux nation.
l*M|»‘»rlu»»l Kun l||ti \t w*—l h}>li»»t of
l.m L 1 im
The Cmiitdit arrived at Hatiiax, on Fri
day last, the 2.id unit., with dates Iroin I .tv
erpool to the loth. Sin- bring* the gratify
ing intelligem-e ol the eaiiture of Urn-know.
l’be latest news from t.ileknow is to the
inoruiug of the I.Ath, when nearly nil the
l ily wu* in the pos* ssion ol the Itnlish, few
riHs-ls remaining in it. Gen. Outratn having
turned tin- enemy's hue of work on the
canal.
The Multiline was stormed hy Sir Edward
Istgard. and the line ol work* seizisl on tint
‘Jtli. Bund house wus also oeenphsl on the
11th.
Jung Bithailor moved into line in the (Bid
regiment, supported by tin- -f'Jnd, und
stormeil the lli-guma’ paluec. The British
loss was le«s than 100 killisi and woimde-d.
The loss of tin; enemy was 500.
Gen. Outratn, on the north aide of the
Gotmiter wired on the stone bridge and eut
up fKHt more of the enemy. Oil the same
day tin- buildings in advance of the Begums'
puluee, were- oceaphsi 011 tin* 11 th. The
liiiuum Ilarrub was stormed. The Goorgu*
assisted. The Kal«x-mhuh was eutereil,
and utter u tight, lusting nil day, wus solidly
occupied and twenty-four guns taken. Gen
Outrum then crossed the; Iron bridge, mid
ojs-inxl lire on the Hying enemy.
'l’ll*- British loss was not known at Bom
liny, hut was supposed to Is- small, Thu
euniuy tugls/d by U 1 •rt'.liety.on vhe jijth.
from the city in great numb, rs Two col
umns of eavulry and artillery, were sent out
alter them. Irnaurn Hingh had conn: into
Jung Bahadur's eump.
.Sir Hugh Ross, with the second brigade
of the Ontrul India field force, was moving
oil Sliimsi. The rebellious districts of Hlief
giHsl hud lss-n uimexisl to tlio Itnlish terri
tory by Sir Rols-rt Hamilton. Tlie first
brigade is ts-aiegod at TliMsieree,
The fugitives from I.ueknow wen- mninly
for Rohilcund. There wns a |smie in Cal
cutta on the evening of the (Id of March.
The President of the Council culled out vol
unteers and pin. ul cannons on tin bridges,
information having fss-ti receivisi, that the
liarra.-k of Pooraepois, wrho were to relieve
the tort garrison tliat niglit, were to have
arms und utluek tla- city. All. however,
|iassed off quietly.
Kx'-hange at Ihnnlwy was I 1 .*-I for er*d
iiu. Kn-ighi* wore rising ul Calcutta. The
rules of intercut wi re unaltered. Exchange
WHS 2s I * 4 l|.
The Aralis in the vicinity ol Aden had
-dopptsl up the r-xa-t* und intera-pteil sup
plies on tls- way to tlie fort. Tlie command
it iJ Hi* garrison attack'd them Oil the iMth
of Mareli. Twenty or tliirly of the eis-my
are said to have tss-n kille-l without the
<• usually of the British. ’I lie roails, how
1 ver, were again inb-rrupted and tlie Arabs
n .s*mlilud in larg*r numis-rs than liolore, hut
it was rejsirted that another hucinwmlul sortie
luol fw-s-n mad'-. Tig- Arab- amd that they
were on a friendly footing.
China.— Hong Kong dabs nr* to I'eh
bruary 27tli. Tfie bn»\e* were mu«t--ring
around Canton, determined rsi mi nto-mpt
to r*tuk* the city. 'The repriis-ntatives of
the ulli'-i jsiwfrs were jirejiuring for a do
partnr- northward, Im! it is said Hint visit
mg Pekin this year is given up. Tls Inflex
ible, with Veil a- a prisoner, arrived at Hin
gapore on the first ol Mar<h Dispublss
are -aid Ui liave readied i’uris from Canton
demanding reinforcement*, as the Chinese
showed no din|>osition to ii'-gotiute lor
Ksoland.— H<-ver*l wnsiks sre rejsirt'sl,
involving, h-iwtver, no loms of lite.
Count Persigny had return'd to France,
t he firat inimial rrn* ting of the Cotton
Supply Association hud tssm held, and tlie
reports are said bi Is- encouraging 'The or
gaiuzatmn is bi Ia- ex ten. lot.
t he (iraisi Jury in lyuuion tia<l uslicted
Bernard, Allsop Orsini uis! otlu-rs, f-<r f'-ire
rs-ou.sty att< mptmg to kill the Emperor of
T ranes..
rioio*- Eoglish fiilitm-b-m hail '-staMislu-d
themselves tor a time, in one ol tie- Hpitc
I-lands, fortifhd a village, and !-• vi--l contri
butions. On tie- approach of tlie Dutch
troops th y left.
Isurge [mlici's of Insurance were -aid to
Lav. I»< n ois rsd iu Engiaisi for th: dio
patch ol zjseie to New York.
The nnnusl fnn-tir.g of th- Ktockho'der"
ot tfe t«r«-at Western Railway, of t'anu-la,
had Usaa held in Loislon, and a diteieud of
5 j per cent. d*< I'ar-sl.
Or*ini worship i* said to ts prevalent in
Piedmont.
A seriotu misuisierstarsling is reisirlwl
is tween th* i.nqsroi and i‘rin-»j Niqx*.
icon.
Caer. J. IE tint: •»'**.—Tt>e St f/mis
Ih jnJ.ii/!,, of.*, that St. I/mis w rapidly fil
ling up with (rflici*!-, awl offi- < raoi the army,
d* t!r,cd for Utah. Among th- arrivals is
('apt J inn Jf Si*e*'.v, who is on hi- way
to Fort Issavenw »rth, to take e-wnman'i of
tLe corps of 'Top'v.'raj/hicoi Engnners at
’a'hed to the Army of Utah. lie goes out
::»d'T favorutile cireumstan'-'w, tmving h*n
!.(/rally prove!- i t>y the War D'-partmeut
w th th- rjo—r «ary RN»r'<-/-n:teal, rnetr/irol-*-
g at, arsl photographic instrumenU, for T
b nuining the <a':'tMie aid longitude of th
p.*' 1 * to h v -it'd, tli* h igh's of lie'ire
•a » arsl jsl -* and for skeb hing the get*
*ra! topography of 'tiff ro-mtry
Items of M*hi,
Tine I.ittlc* murder cane in Rochester, N.
Y., wu concluded on tin" 23d, by a verdict
of guilty of murder against both of the pri*
oners.
Mu. II vuTNKTr, Secretary of the Territo
ry of Utah, arrived in St. l/>uU on the 16th
inst., on hi* way to Utah. Ho proceeded
on lti> journey on the 25th.
Tine unti 4avery resolutions us they eame
front the Committee of the Niw York M.
H. Conference on the 21d, were passed by
the Conference by a vote of M to 35.
K\ (loYKRNoR M ATTMO*, of Chicago, him
commosiomsl Mr. I* \V. Voi.k, the acwlp
tor, to execute for his reaiilenee a life-mac
«tatuo of Jinlge Doiui.as, in marble.
Wiijum (Vi.i.kn Bin vvr has been it|)
pointed n member of the hoard of regents
of the New York University, to fill the va
eaney occiudoncd by the ileatliol lion John
Hum... of Canamla gun.
Tiihrk |iiauoa hum beeu inailc from the
wood of the Charter Oak. It taken a high
polish. ttiul the inalrumeuU which the wins!
inclose* arc of tlu lawt description. Yankee
Doodle i* said to sound well oil them.
I’t'NOti has a portrait of " the nest Brit
ish ambassador to Naples." It is u seventy
four-pounder, In hind whieh stand" an F.ng
li«h tar with his hand on the fuse. IVsell
represents Knglanil Is-tler than Pai.mrhsion
did or Ci.auknimin seems like to.
Tim Republican State Central Commit*
toe of Illinois, have issued a rail for a State
Convention, to nus'l at Springfield, on Wed
miulny, the 16th day of June next, to nomi
nate candidate* for State Treasurer und
Sii|H'rintendent of Public Instruction.
Tine Ih'limcratic Htutr Convention of
North Carolina, whieh assembled at Char
lotte on the l lili instant, muninnhsl lion.
Jons W. Ki.i.is lor (lorernor at the election
ill August next. The nominee is at present
■a. judjy.* .ul-AUc supruiuti *trt of. that SdlixUr.
K Is Oregon men get (r. io#Ul to 0120 per
month in lunils'ring establishment*, and from
040 to o.'iO on furuis. Cur|s liters get from
01 to 06 | s'r day. Flour from 012 to 01 6
per barrel. Beef from 08 to 015 js-r 100
|siuiids. Pork 010 |sr 100. Potabsw
01,25 per bushel.
N P. Wil l is Is lying seriously ill at Idle
wild. A bilious feror and a return of hi*
old trouble ol the lungs fiuve combined ina
prostration, against wlneh his usual uetive
rouslancc to dlsl > aMl , has siierumbed for the
present. It will preliably Is* some little
while la-fore he is able to resume, bis busy
jsn.
Mr. If art*, who writes under the mm ,/»
piumt of " Inspector," the well known cor
re*|sjmlentof the New York Courier owl
Kinpiirrr, and one of the ablest letter-writer*
in Woshingtiiu, was exjs lle<| (nan the lie
|sirter's tialli ry ol the House, by lls- direr*
lion of H|s-ak>r Dim for applaialing tls<
vote against Iseompton.
Til* Supreme Court of tliu United Htabw
has dilivi-nsl a decree, Jmlp: Dahiri. only
dissenting, sustaining tlsi judgment of the
Court below in tlu* ease of M' Onaaiea
agt. M Assy, lor ulli-gcd infringens-nt of the
Ib-upr |«tent, by whieh the elaim of the
foruu-r is denied. A million dollurs is sup
|hisc«l to Isi inrolred eootiog<*ntly in thin n<
tion.
To* horse* which were pn-wntisl by the
merchant* of Boston to (Jen. I'irucr, pre
vious to bis inauguration as President of the
Unites) Htute*. wen* sold in New York a
few days ugo at public auction. ’Flay cost
lls* men hards 01,500, but sold at auction
lor 0115. which was considered very elicap,
although the animals were eleven or twelve
par* old
'l'll* New Orb-ana /Vo//uu«, of the 9th
instant, stab** that a match race for ten
thousand dollars forfeit, four mile heats, has
Iss-ri mad* betwis-n <»cncral Thomas J
Well* eh. c. Htakkr, by Wagtsir, out ol
Itcel.und Mr. D. F. Kenner'-cb.c. Vicrbot*
(own brother to Voucher.) by Wagner, out
of imp. llritama. to Is* run over the Metarii
Course on the Mat unlay preceeding tlu* ngi
lar spring trus ting 1859.
Tit* Huvanoah A’*u*» says, by an arrival
at that |*ort on tlu* night of the 15th inst.,
it is reporbd that, in tlu* ea«b*rri edge of th*
fJulf of Mexico, there were heard and w*n,
fir**d in rapid *uer<**ion, »lxty shots, *ppa
rs-ritly from 52 pounder* between two ship*.
Home are of tlui opinion that it was th*
Hpnnisli flivt exiTcising, but tlu* N'etr* says
it was mor<* likely an encounter with a *l«v*r
or a sosju*cb*d fillibusb-r.
fv a ia*e dehab in the Hpaoisli Senate,
it was «tat"d that -iruu* liotutul Co*< u* ku>
earn* Uovernoc-Uwral *<f Culm not only
hus no revenue been derived from it, bit
054 WiO.OOO have lu*u n.*(uired to supply
it* il< fieuticie* ; tl»at wlu rea*. in 105.1, when
the e and was menaced by fililmsU-rs, the
iklsency was only 011000,000, now, in
j/rofourul |<ao* , the ileflcs.wy is 015,1gj0.-
000 and that the ex[s r.*u: of tic Havana
I "/he** lot* increa«e<l from 210,000\t»l* on
k*r Governor UeneraJ Taco* to 4,000 000
reals under Corcha.
11. D. Stomf. of Worcester. Ma.v*„ was
urrc*tis|, on the 20th. fur the ocmmissiou of
heavy lorgerks.
’Fa* Litti.k murder case continues, at
Koclsstcr. There is hardly a .1 mht * f the
conviction of the prisoners. The mother
and brother of the jwwoner, Sroer, iipo the
most important witnesses lor the prosecu
tlon.
Tit* Washington Slnlti wiya that it is
currently rumor..l oa the stnet mid in pub
lic phiccs that two hundred tie nsand dollars
have been Subscrilsvl to carry fs'compton
through the House The iptestion i=. who
w ill sell out t
llrnhv Kitcii, Fm| , son of Senator Fitcii,
of Indiana, who was recently np|*>inbsl U.
H. District Attorney lor th** n rtliern dis
trict of Illinois, to sncesssl At*ii*u* M.
11 miai noton, decapitated, Ins Imth con
llrmisl by the Senate, by a vote id 26 to 17.
The emigration to New York from Ku
rojs* has largely fallen oil' this sen-mu. i p
to tlsi 1 Ith inst .it had Ihvh H,4HO, being a
decmvso of 8,7011, a eompaml with hud
year. At this rate there will not be over
50,000 emigrants lauded at New Yoik during
IbND.
Tbc Missouri I), 'nonol, ot the 17th.*av*
that under the contract for lurnishiag mule*
fur the army, the stock raiser- ot Sangamon
county, 111., have I'umishisl and fm wimlisl to
Ht Ismis two htmdwd and seventeen mules.
The total amount for whieh they sold i*
about OUO,OOO, a very snug little sum.
The American Asa mint ion of Science, at
it* last session in Montreal, ujumiutisl a
commit tie, consist ing ol lbs. WvNsraisl
Hoi'oii, and Mr. Ki.i.iott, actuary of Bo*
ton. to pre|wre ami report a plan for a mil
lorm »ysb*m of registering marring.w, births,
and deaths applicable to the llllibsl Stab**.
Tlas Hupn*ine Court of Missouri has ru
vemisl the decision of the court Mow, in
the case of Jawrh H. Htitoii v«. Pol. Hki*
ton. The artiiui in the lower court was lor
slander, and a judgment fur 05,000 was n*n
ik nsl against Col. Bruton. From till* de
cision he iip|s'aled and was sitceessful.
At a ns'Cnt misting of the New York
Fast Methodist Kpiaroiial Conference, a
statement of the Methodist Book Oooom
in New York and Cincinnati was submitted,
showing their rfwmrec* to lie about 0700,-
MIM. - TU_4»r; dibA. dm* V- VV.
were 066,2'J'J. making a dtslm tnm id tbnty
three |s*r cent, for bad debt*.
The New York Kerning I’nrf says anew
work is about to Isi publishisl by Hon. J.
It. UtlililNiM, to Is. cullisl the "Kxiles of
Florida." II will Isi a purely historical
work, hosed upon and derived from docu
ments in the art hivea at Washington known
b» but few,but to which Mr. Uiiiiiiso's posi
tion on committee* of t-'ongresa during a
long >« ru ts of years has given him fullest oe-
CUM.
(Irim'iiii wa* broken, in New York, on
Haturduy wvck, lor aimiher giuml rmervoir,
aeeom|s»nie<l by imtsi*lng i*er*mimii*«.
Kighty »ixtb stiwt is tli«* fis-athm. Hoimi
idea ol the magnitude ol tie* work may Ist
comvivisl from the fact that it will nnur
one hmsliisl and six acre* of ground in thu
Central Park; will hold, wh<n finislnsl,
1,020,8H0,145 gallons of water , and will
c**d 06.12,45.1.
'lTie Boati hi IW of the 15th, in it* money
artiek*, say* tin* Banks hold above 0- 1 ,51H1,-
IHMI In *|s*eie, ami the balance owe*! th«‘Hl
by New York is very h*»vy. Not much
moiwy is lent Is low 6 |s r cent., for not
much is wuiibsl by tliose who timid borrow
for hm But it would Is* i-usy for certain
people to obtain any iptantily of ertslit at 5
|**r cent, in Hut* sln»*t, either on call or on
time Money is readily Isiirowisl on ulinost
anything, at 6 |**r cent, in the strs;t.
'Hie Carb*r*villr (Ucoj h'.rprtii noini
nab** the lion. Howai.i. (Joan as a eaisll
dabi for tin* Privudeocy in iB6O. At tliii
the Charleston ,V/v*. tuki** exception, and
says that **Mr. Conn fins neither brain nor
prinei|ile enongh for the liigli olliiy.," 'l'fip
Srv i then prcssssls to discos* tlsi ehaiiixw,
ami argil** ' that non** but a Northern man
ami a Beraocral, eau Isat tls* oppositioti
i*aii<li>lute for the next Pris*iik*ru*y.
Tls- Cincinnati Commtrnal say* : " Th#
Him. Thomas P M ihsium. dclCveri-l a Ico
tare in Hmitii A* Nnos's Hall. Hattmlay
night, u|s.o total tibetim-ucc. It was a
spTemhd oratorio clfort. alsmmliiig in elo.
ijiicot ami thrilling p» s*ugi*s, and it wa* rme
vinclng and powerfu'. Mr. Makshau. Im*
rmwitly lieconu* a »alou< ailvmsle of tem
perance, and we learn is *i r* cent convert tn
Christianity."
Ahokhiuin atsl Iti' MAROS, tlicru-gro rnnr
d*rer*, have Inch exi-cutisl at I.tineas Ur,
I’a., for tlu: rrmrdiT of Mrs. Uakvru and
Mr*. K*am. Tleymail* no speeches at tlic
gallows A»ns« os bn" miul*> a full ronf*>
mon, wliK.*h is to Is |*ibli*hed. He eon
leas* that l/s-y luuidsrisJ Mrs. Cakirm and
Mrs Itrs* for twelve and a hall c* nts, with
whieh they wanted to procure u pint uf
whisky, and that Isdh w<T**drunk when liny
eommitbsl the <l** <t.
Til* Visit STVFSS ROa f'TAH. A -k-*-
patch from Waehingt/ n dated th<* 2Htlj,
stab* that it is generally belinvisl that tig-
Prswid* nt will acn*j>t tie* tw*i regiment*
volunteer* offered from Kivituoky ami Ohio,
'll** n gine-nt from * linoeonskta of five rout
pann* from Uiwii nati, ois* from (Y.lutnliui,
one Irom Trrkslo, or** from Hpringtiekl, one
from Mt (silwul, aisl one Iron Cohocton.
Nearly all tb<* ofies rs ami many of the ns-n
wrvesl in tls Mi x,can war. The i-ntire
regiment can Is: r.-adyj for the Md at short
notice.
Army contractor* Rt *w.i., Matoas and
Wa ori.i. hav* ns** i ,-c.| or*l< rs to start one
huri'lro! an*l b-n train* and twinitysix
wag o> for I'tah. The* train* take tip
want- of 3,000 bui.i- r< an>i 11.000 muka.
A company of Har -t and Miner* from
West Point hail r • ,r*| Fort I/*avcnw-*rtlx
The entire loro* .i* Fort l>avmworth oa
the oth los* corn * *1 ol twelve cemptnk*
of Artillery, thns- of Infantry, and two of
I frag non*. Horae* and muk** were uniting
rapidly. Two hundred ami *ix bam** were
report'd a- r<*ady for sevicr-.