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The Town or Lewisburg, Ark., Destroyed by Fire. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 20, 1860, The Memphis Enquirer of the 17th inst. reports that the town of Lewisburg, Conway county, Ark., was entirely destroyed by fire several days since. No particul are, as yet, received. The Lawrenceburg Bank of Tennessee has suspended. The cashier says it will be all right again in a few days.
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The Town of Lewisburg, Arkansas, Destroyed by Fire. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Friday, April 20, 1860. The Memphis Enquirer of the 17th inst., reports that the Town of Lewisburg, Conway County, Arkansas, was entirely destroyed by fire, several days since. No particulars are as yet received. The Lawrenceburg Bank of Tennessee has suspended. The cashier says it will be all right again in a few days.
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Bank Failure. The Lawrenceburg Bank of Tennessee has suspended. The Cashiersays it will be all right in a few days.
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ID On Thursday, the Baltimore police board made a formal demand on Mayor Swann. for the control of the police force, &c., in accordance with the new law. The Mayor yielded to the decision of the courts, and duly surrendered his police powers. 0 The Lawrenceburg Bank of Tennessee has suspended. The cashier says it will be right again in a few days. ID The Court watering-place of Napoleon and Eugenie is to be changed from Biarritz to Nice.
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Town of Lewisburg, Ark., destroyed by Fire. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 20.-The Memphis Enquirer, of the 17th inst reports that the town of Lewisburg, Conway county, Ark., was entirely destroyed by fire several days since. No particulars are, as yet received. The Lawrenceburg Bank of Tennessee has suspended. The cashier says it will be all right again in a few days.
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fire several days since. No particulars are as yet received The Lawrenceburg Bank of Tennessee has suspended. The cashier says it will be right again in a few days. The proposition for a State Government in Nebraska, proves to have been voted down by 300 majority. BALTIMORE, April20.-Thenew police force appointed by the Police Commissioners, entered on their duty to-day, superceding the police appointed by the Mayor. PROVIDENCE, R. I. April 20.-The schooner Alpacker, from Port Ewen for this port, loaded with coal, foundered on Tuesday last off Thimble Island. All hands perished. An additional $100,000 having been raised, it is said that the Great Eastern, under command of Mark F. Lay, will undertake a trip to America this season. A very bad storm passed over Carlinsville in Illinois last week-destroying many houses, and doing much damage. The revelations of political corruption made before Mr. Covode's Investigating Committee, are stirring up our Democratic friends awfully. Their cries are pitiful, and their scoldings comical. The Albany Journal says of New York "The Spring Elections throughout the State show that nothing but the "skin and bones" of the Democratic party are left. Through these, the March and April winds played requiums. Returns show heavy Republican gains. Beverly L. Clarke, a U.S. Minister to Central America, is dead. His two predecessors also died in that sickly land. The Baltimore "Clipper," the organ of the Cowboy or "Third Party" is trying to frown down the Republican State Convention called to meet in that city. It invokes the popular wrath. Wm. Cost Johnson, one of the most talented Whig friends of Henry Clay, has died, in Maryland, a victim to intemperance. On the first of May, the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church of the United States will hold its quadrenial session in the city of Buffaloe. The "spiritual mediums" have been consulted as to the pugilistic fight in England. One said Heenan was whipped, and the other said Sayers was!
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The News. THE House of Representatives by a vote of 74 to 72 has concurred in the Senate amendment to the military academy bill, by which the President is authorized to call into service in Texas aregiment of mounted volunteers. SENATOR SEWARD was to have left Washington on Monday, on a trip north. A MAJORITY of the committee on election of the House of Representatives, have reported in favor of Mr. HOWARD and against Mr. COOPER, the sitting member, in the Michigan contested case. Messrs. GARTRELL, STEVENSON and BOYCE unite in the minority report. A TORNADO passed over Carlinville, Ill., on the 16th inst., unroofing and blowing down houses, barnes, trees and fences. The roof of the Lutheran church was blown some distance; the walls were much injured. The roof of a dwelling was carried nearly a mile and a half through the air. Children were picked up by the wind and carried considerable distances. Stock was killed in every direction. A man named LOVE was killed by lightning. Many persons were wounded, and the destruction of property is very great. A Sr. LOUIS dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial says: "Public attention is concentrated considerably to-day upon the trial of Mrs. GEO. W. ONDERDONK for adultery. Her accuser is D. W. PRICE, a merchant from Denver city, whom she has caused to be arrested on a charge of attempt to commit a rape. The case will probably be as notorious as the famous CARSTANG breach of promise case. The parties are respectably connected. THE Memphis Enquirer of the 17th reports Lewisburg, Comsay county, Arkansas, entirely destroyed by fire several days since. No particulars. THE Lawrenceburg bank of Tennessee has suspended. The cashier says it will be all right in a few days. THE Republican State Convention of New York, to elect delegates to Chicago passed the following resolution : RESOLVED, That the Republican Electors of the State of New York, represented in this Convention, present the name of William H. Seward to the Chicago Convention for the office of Pr. sident, not only in obedience to a universal and unbrokenpublic sentiment, but because they regard him as eminently the representative of the principles upon which the Republican Party is based, and to whose hands all the great interests of the nation may be safely committed. THE trial of young BROWNLOW, son of the famous or notorious Parson BROWNLOW, for the murder of a fellow student, JAMES W. REESE, in Emory and Henry College, has resulted in his acquittal. The verdict was hailed with great applause by the audtory in the Court room. THE U.S. steamer Roanoke will land the Japanese embassy at the city of New York, in accordance with the original order of the Secretary of the Navy. They would have been brought directly to Washington, as recommended by Consul-General HARRIS, but for the apprehended difficulty of piloting the vessel through the channel of the Potomac. IT is telegraphed from Washington, that the Republican Senators have had a conference to take into consideration the subject of the Nicaragua treaty, which, it will be recollected, was rejected and afterwards reconsidered. It is understood that their object is to modify the objectionable clauses, SO that the President cannot use the United States forces for the protection of the property and persons of Americans in that country, without the consent or authorization of Congress. Some of them are desirous of applying a similar principle in the Mexican treaty. Without the Republican votes these treaties cannot be ratified therefore the Democrats are not disposed to press them without affording the Republicans full time to make their suggestions. THE Missouri and Western Telegraph Company was organized at St. Louis on the 18th. This company owns the exclusive right to use the MORSE, HOUSE and HUGHES telegraph patent in southern Missouri, Kansas and a large portion of Nebraska. It is their design to push forward their northern and southern extensions as rapidly as possible, and will be prepared to connect with a northern or southern line to California, or botb, it two are built. THE Republican State Convention of New York has elected the following delegates at large to the Chicago convention WM. M. EVARTS, PRESTON KING, JOHN L. SCHOOLCRAFT and HENRY R. SELDEN. THE London Watchman announces that the income of the (English) Wesleyan Missionary Society for 1859, including a lega. cy-the net income of which was £9,000was £140,000, or about $700,000, an increase of upwards of $50,000 upon the previous year. THE New York National Union Convention met at Troy, N. Y., on the 18th inst. Fifty-two counties were represented W
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The News. THE House of Representatives by a vote of 74 to 72 has concurred in the Senate amendment to the military academy bill, by which the President is authorized to call into service in Texas aregiment of mounted volunteers. SENATOR SEWARD was to have left Washington on Monday, on a trip north. A MAJORITY of the committee on election of the House of Representatives, have reported in favor of Mr. HOWARD and against Mr. COOPER, the sitting member, in the Michigan contested case. Messrs. GARTRELL, STEVENSON and BOYCE unite in the minority report. A TORNADO passed over Carlinville, Ill., on the 16th inst., unroofing and blowing down houses, barnes, trees and fences. The roof of the Lutheran church was blown some distance; the walls were much injured. The roof of a dwelling was carried nearly a mile and a half through the air. Children were picked up by the wind and carried considerable distances. Stock was killed in every direction. A man named LOVE was killed by lightning. Many persons were wounded, and the destruction of property is very great. A Sr. LOUIS dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial says: "Public attention is concentrated considerably to-day upon the trial of Mrs. GEO. W. ONDERDONK for adultery. Her accuser is D. W. PRICE, a merchant from Denver city, whom she has caused to be arrested on a charge of attempt to commit a rape. The case will probably be as notorious as the famous CARSTANG breach of promise case. The parties are respectably connected. THE Memphis Enquirer of the 17th reports Lewisburg, Comsay county, Arkansas, entirely destroyed by fire several days since. No particulars. THE Lawrenceburg bank of Tennessee has suspended. The cashier says it will be all right in a few days. THE Republican State Convention of New York, to elect delegates to Chicago passed the following resolution RESOLVED, That the Republican Electors of the State of New York, represented in this Convention, present the name of William H. Seward to the Chicago Convention for the office of Pr sident, not only in obedience to a universal and unbrokenpublic sentiment, but because they regard him as eminently the representative of the principles upon which the Republican Party is based, and to whose hands all the great interests of the nation may be safely committed. THE trial of young BROWNLOW, son of the famous or notorious Parson BROWNLOW, for the murder of a fellow student, JAMES W. REESE, in Emory and Henry College, has resulted in his acquittal. The verdict was hailed with great applause by the audtory in the Court room. THE U. S. steamer Roanoke will land the Japanese embassy at the city of New York, in accordance with the original order of the Secretary of the Navy. They would have been brought directly to Washington, as recommended by Consul-General HARRIS, but for the apprehended difficulty of piloting the vessel through the channel of the Potomac. IT is telegraphed from Washington, that the Republican Senators have had a conference to take into consideration the subject of the Nicaragua treaty, which, it will be recollected, was rejected and afterwards reconsidered. It is understood that their object is to modify the objectionable clauses, so that the President cannot use the United States forces for the protection of the property and persons of Americans in that country, without the consent or authorization of Congress. Some of them are desirous of applying a similar principle in the Mexican treaty. Without the Republican votes these treaties cannot be ratified therefore the Democrats are not disposed to press them without affording the Republicans full time to make their suggestions. THE Missouri and Western Telegraph Company was organized at St. Louis on the 18th. This company owns the exclusive right to use the MORSE, HOUSE and HUGHES telegraph patent in southern Missouri, Kansas and a large portion of Nebraska. It is their design to push forward their northern and southern extensions as rapidly as possible, and will be prepared to connect with a northern or southern line to California, or botb, if two are built. THE Republican State Convention of New York has elected the following delegates at large to the Chicago convention : WM. M. EVARTS, PRESTON KING, JOHN L. SCHOOLCRAFT and HENRY R. SELDEN. THE London Watchman announces that the income of the (English) Wesleyan Mis-
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The Lawrenceburg Bank of Tennessee has suspended. The Cashier says it will be all right in a few days.