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?will ?querely admit lb* complicity of the Coniulr
in violating our neutrality law?, and of coo rue eorrt
ply with the roquieitiou in their case. But ao far
ii Mr Crampton ia concerned, an attempt will be
made to reliiIT* ban by pleading bia inatructiona to
Mr. Barclay, and claiming them aa precautionary
?neaaurr* against any inch offenae. Thia waa the
deaign intimated a month or more ago, bnt never
formally presented to Mr. i'-uc hanan.
If the an?*er should conform to thia view, it
will not be accept*d aa aatisfuetoi \. Ever eincc
the demand waa made, the reader* of thia corre?
spondence have known it waa the intention of the
Administration, to insist upon its fulfillment with?
out compromise. The step was taken after long
deliberation and with a decisive purpose. The
request for Mr. Crampton'* recall was placed upon
ti e least offensive ground, by declaring him to be
unacci ptab.c. I hie the < .overmnent had a perfect
ligM to i laim, according to diplomat.e usage, with?
out aaalgning any reason whatever. But great
paina were taken to remove every si rt of olijee
tion, by elaboratinc vv ith particular rare the causes
Which constrained so disagreeable a duty. For
such considerations, and for others too, there will
he no receding.
And if there were any inclination to adopt more
lenient counsels, the developments just made of
British interference in the affairs of Central
America, aa an efficient partiaan of Coata Rica,
would be apt to defeat them. Our Government
haa known of a projerta-d intervention from thia
?uarter for aome time past, but not in the shape
di*clos?d. England had a perfect right to make
ri al or pretended sale* of aruii to Costa Rica, but
it wae hardly consietent with other professions i
made here aa to any diainclination to be mixed up '
with Central American affairs. In a single worei
it furniahea additional evidence of the hypocrisy
and falsehood which have characterized the British
negotiationa on this subject. And it standa out in
very singular contrast with the application ad
dreaaed by Lord Clarendon to the I nited .States,
in the beginning of the late European war, when
it waa supposed we might furnish arms and
munitions to Busala.
Immediate steps will be taken to investigate the
alleged butchery of "uiiHrined American oitizena,"
at Virgin Bay. If the statements made to Mr.
WI color be well founded, thia outrage may pro?
voke eeverc retaliation. Aud if there be any de?
sign on the part of the Admiuistratien to enlarge
the area of Democracy, the opportunity ia much
more inviting than in the case of Mexico, where
fictitious American blood waa shed upon fictitious
American soil. Mr. Wneeler'sassurtnces, though
earnest, are not particularly reliable, and it ia not
presumed that they will form the basis of action.
When a resolution of inquiry, on the subject of
British interference in Central America, which
waa afterward withdrawn, was offered in the Sen?
ate to day, it at once roused the temper of Young
Amirira. Mr. Douglas waa particularly indig?
nant and bellicose, and the British lion seerffed to
be anxiously waiting for a demonstration from his
old friend, (Jen. Cuss. Index.
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XXXIVth congress.
FIRS T SJBS S I ON.
SENATE....WasHi-OTort. May 2, 185?.
Mr. BENJAMIN said that three tunes withinthi
short hii-torv of this Kepuhlic had its internal peace
been imperilled, and ea? h time the disturbing element
was tbe same. When, in 18.'>4, it waa finally agreed to
repeal, in t? rrns that which for more than a quarter of
n century had ceased to hiive any active effect, such
formal repeal was uacd aa a ground for vituperation
toward the South. She wusiioeuaodof violating pttgbt
..1 fa;th with very much tbe same regard tor truth
which lias recently been observed here in mendacious
tales regarding Kansas ejhiro. The seeking tor other
comptomis? s tnau thine in the Constitution was a nistak
en polii v on the part of the South; and, thank heaven,
the South has, at length, become uware of her enrot.
She baa uo longer any compromise* to oiler or to ac?
cept. She would adhere to the Constitution, and if
Me proviniona be violated to her injury, then ahe would
< aluilv, but leaoluU ly withdraw fiom the compact, all
the obligations of wiii'h she ia expected scrupulously
to fulfill and from nil the tienefiU o? which she in igno
miniousiy .epulsad. He contended that the oiusude
acaiDMt Slaveiy, on the part of the North, waa merely
a struggle for power. They had been so persistently
mirled bv perversion of the truth as to induce theat
almost to hate the Southern white man, and love
the black, in preference. In condemning the Ameri?
can paitv, he remarked that it waa now power
I i for ?ught but mischief and to tielp the Kepub
In ens, the Mates* being I arrowed down between
thelat'er and the Denocraey; and, the V* hig party
being extinct, h. dec lared it to be his purpose to join
the TT I Sam * 1' i any, and use his utmost affm Is to
in-ure it, success, 'ollo? u.g the example of totter and
abler men than I iraself. He predicted that, in the
tt.umi.h of tbo Democratic party, the OOM nation
would In- secured, good ft cling restored, in tolerance
rebuked ti e aqaalwy ef the States maintained the
corner-tone of the (.overnmeut fabric preserved in?
tact and in-ace and buppinesn smil- apoti the land.
Mr CASH complimeuted Mr. Benjamin saying that
the sentiments he had just uttered ought to find a
,. mnac in erven patriotic hiirt. His object Innelas
was to say that his friend from Mm*ts-ippi i.Mr. Brown)
bad os-ftiieil ''Sa/aattsi gunsarelgafr, at*oM friend,
I Laughs r J and several of Brown's neat lung weapons
fad hit him I Laughter). This "Squatter Sove
reitntv" he called the right to self-government. It
was Jear to our fathers of '7o, and dear to their
dtrcetdante of '5t>. He waited to re- me it from the
nn-r, presentations cost upon It, and ask> d the favor
of the fliK>ron Thursday next for that purpose [Cries ?
" Agreed"?"aajreed.- | ?
Mr. SEWAIiT), in rei ly to that portion ot Mr. B<*n
jaunn's remarks which reepeetea himself, said the
gmtleman might have detined his own partiaan his?
tory and future ooutsc WsthejM bringing him before
the Senate and the country. Seven years ago, when
he ent.red the Senate, being aware that every word
he said hero waa at the ixpenn- of time and money
hi longing to the oountry, he had aunounced that on
noiKi aaion, and under no circumstances, should any
Bi ihn draw from him a Mtatemett or word bv which,
?i^ependi ntlv of the measures ho maintaini-d or de?
fended, it r?uld be known whether he was a Whig,
Democrat or Abolitionist, oi that he belonged to one
party or another. He thought it tindiguiiicd thus to
. ;. \kte partv, and give N n place in the history of the
Sciintc He' had not n.en to assign th* object* or
purposes of hi* public action. They explain them
sclien; if they do not, he was will.ng to rest uader all
the reproach which ] oetentv might oast on him.
Mr. HALE, alludin? to what, he said, were grossly
p. monai at I a. ks on loiu iu Mr. ( lay's recent speech,
r? marked that he had but one wasd to submit in reply
? that it will take e<>metliing beaidos malignity to re?
do m imbecility from contempt.
Mr. CI.AY (aprisarlag to hie feet, greatly ex. i'.ed) ? I
d< !v the Btnatoi'e BnJMe aa mochas Icout-mnhis
I - iaseueev. No man eball axaail my right., or those
of my constituent*, and shirk his roapcaeibility by
skulking behind the plea of mm. cewabelaacv. If he
were animateo by those heroi.- feelings wl.icii he pro
feeeee he would aot come upon thia floor, ami, under
tl.e protection of its rules, seek immun.ty for hie in^o
l, ,? ,-. 1 know he is pleated by this attention. There
are ttxae of his cla** who, like tbe Lmdoti attorney.
Murk Meddle, in the play, are ambitious for a kick
(.Sensation]. Mr. C!ny concluded by remarking that
he had iiotaing more to say to that Senator, having
twice declined his acquaintance; and he a?ked pardon
of the Senate for consuming no much time about a
Senator who *oiie the carpet noon which he treads.
Mr. HAl.K r. p led that he had never sought an
introduction to Mr. t lay Nut once, and that was on
professional business f^ir the' benefit of a citizen of
Alabama.
Mr. CLAY cj.uned that he did not think his repti
tat ion for veracity would surft r by comparison with
one who aad repeitedlv eaten his own word..
Mr. HALL' repli.d that, if he did eat his own wor I-,
he would have a more palatable meal tunn the .Sena?
tor tV ? Alabama if he shonlj undertake to eat his
(Laughter). Adjourned till Monday.
00*781 Of REPUSXHTATIYES.
Mr. K1TCHIK presented the memiw.al of Judge
Irwin of rmnsTlvarim, in n-.apon*?< to the charges of
the Pittsburgh Bar agamst his official coinl.n-i, and
asking a full invi etn;ation. Refeireo to the Ju.l.ciary
< mm nnltoe.
I'tivate bills were tb? n taken up and i 'iie.der.-d, and
lb iteen <>f them jiae-ed. Adjoui'ied till Monday.
?
r-EOI'LirS COJfVENTION AT FNPIANAIHiLK
Cum nesTi, Friday, May a, nw.
The People's Convention aeaembled at Indianapolis
T??terday. Col. II. S. Lane presided. Judge Morton
*** nomiaated for governor, and Conrad Baker for
"?atenant Governor, by acclamation.
ejH**ehe* were marie by Col. Lane of Kauaaa, Lieut.
left* *"or<* ^bio' bim1 ^u<*eTp Morton of Indiai a.
Barton wtrt nominated to (he Philadelphia (,'ou.
vention, and th- followirg Delegates at large M-*r.
Dum, W rieht, Orth. Laue, Nelson and Defre-ee.
Reeriutson* were adopted without dissent, sympa?
thise-*; with tbe people of Kansas, e mdemning th'
President for permitting the Border outrage*; oppoeinc
the introduction of anymore Slave States; urging re.
"??late bj all proper means to the formation of new
Save Btaiea; favorirg t. ,> admission of Kansas an a
V"" su,* = cont<'I,'l,nR that the right of suffrage
eUu.d ;o<<mpany, not prrcede naturalization, and
advocattrg th<- ?('optica of a constitutional law to
supi rs-s intetr>j?eranee.
11?-Convention waa very fully attcnied.
ILLIHOI? MiMOCKATIC CONVENTION.
awVOtaWIBI r>, III., Thursday, May 1, INC,
The Democratic State Convention to day nominn'-1
Win. A. Richardson for Governor; It. J. Richarlson
for Lieutenant-Governor; W. 11. Snyder for Secretary
of State; Join Moore for Treasurer, and Samuel K.
Casey %m Auditor.
DEMOCRATIC ME*ETI NO?SUICIDE.
Philad?lphh, Friday, May 2.
Then is a large Democratic meeting here this even?
ing, preporatory to the Municipal Election on Tuesday.
Henry Linear, a German, committed on the charge
of pocket-i ieking at the fire here, hnng himse lf in the
Moyamensing Prison this morning. The large amount
of fund- found upon bis person, led to tbe discovery
that he possessed ample means, and tbat the charge
was evidently a mistake.
TRIAL FOR LARCENY AND CONSPIRACY.
HllllaWlai. Friday, May 2, MM.
Aaron Cobom, a mernberof the Legislature, chare'd
with larceny of the State arms and conspiracy to de?
fraud the State, wit acquitted to day on both counts of
the indicia)* nt.
Drate, the keeper of the prison, plead guilty to simi?
lar charge a.
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THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
IJAi.TiMOHrJFriday, May 2, 185?.
N. w Orleans papery of Saturday last are at hand.
They contain details of Mexican news to the ltd ult.,
at which time the state of affairs was unusually quiet
and peaceable.
Pierre S.ulf' ha* contented to address the f-rtizena of
New-Orleans on the Central American question. In
his acceptance of the invitation he expressed sympa?
thy with Walker.
*>
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
Washington, Friday, Mav 2, 183**,
No. 102.?Argument was- continue/! bv Mr. Ili-nd<t?
son for tbe appellant, and the Hon. J. M. Smiley for
appellee.
No. 2.'i9.?Robert Hudgins *t a), appellants, vs.
John L. Hudgins assignee.
No. StO.?Elliott W. Iltidginn et al, appellant*, vs.
same. Motion to dismiss was argued by Messrs. RoV
ineoa and Patton in support, Mr, Lnona and R. John?
son in opposition.
BRUTAL PRIZE FICHTT.
BOSTOSJ, Friday. May 2, lf?5e3.
A prize fight taok jdace yesterday afternoon, at a
retited spot near the town of Medford, between Ned
Mot of London, and a man nameii Coll>eTt of New
Yoik. for a prize of *3oo. The parties fought 15,r>
rounds, in .'ij boar?, when, both combatants bciag
blind and savagely mauled, they were sepeirated by
their re-euective, friends through fear of a fatal termi?
nation if the fight was continued.
THE FIRE AT GOWAN'DA.
Bi-sfalo, Friday, Maw 2, l?5e>.
The fire at Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, on
Wednesday night deetroyed sixty buddings, being the
entire busini sa portion of tbe town. The i mount of
loss is not yet aacertained. About half the goods in
the stores and furniture in tbe dwellings were saved.
THE OSWEOO CANAL.
Oswricoo. Friday, May 3, 18S?.
The Oswego Canal is in a fit condition for opening,
arnl th<-water will be let in on the day tired by the
Comniifeioners, Moaday, May 5.
AFFAIRS IS NICARAGUA.
From the National Intelligencer, Sfrt/ 2.
The subjoined latter from Gen. Walker, of Nicara?
gua, wbicn was read in the Senate yestenlay^ anqjtod
the more-interest from its refereneo to " British inter
venthin" in behalf of Costa Rica. To our apprehen?
sion, Gen. Walker does not, in this letter, manifert
a very decided confidence in his ability to maintain
his poeition in view of the peri's now apparently sur?
rounding hm His effort to enlist tbe sympathy of the
pt-"pie of the United States in his behalf, by appealing
to tfieir supposed prejudice* against or joalouey al the
power of Great wi'ain, is a diplomacy which the
render will be enabled property to appreciate when he
is informed that Gen. Walker's official organ, (El
Nicaragnente.) ot date as late as the 22d of March,
contains an article in which it threatened the United
Suites with the adoption of aaasMUrt* which wouldhere
aft? r exe'ude " an American policy." and place Nicara
pua and all her works of internal Improvement, includ?
ing of course tbe importaut line of communication with
our poeve ssions on the Pacific coast, under the control
of Britieh capitalists. The policy of inviting the capital?
ists of Europe to construct works of internal improve
tin nt in Nicaragua was dwelt upon as a matter of
?? paramount interest," and it was some what vannt
ingly proclaimed that the ship canal between the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans needed no longer to be
shut up because the capitalists of the Uuited States
were not able or willing to undertake it. and that
Nicaragua was " uo longer bound down BO the Amer?
ican jKMicy. ' It may be observed, too, that aMbe
time the article to which we refer was written, Gen.
Walker must, according to his own statement, have
been in poeeeasiou of the " intercepted oireepon
dence" wVch he now uses fur the purpose of arousing
Amei can jealousy and enlisting American sympathy.
tlESKRAI. WALK KR TO SP.N \T0R WF.LLER.
Granada, April IS, 1-'??"?.
My Dfui Sin: By the last papers from New-York
I learn that, when 1 wit* denounced in the Senate for
the conduit Nicaragua hu* pursued toward the Transit
Company, yoi were so tu roue as to undertalte to de?
fend me "from the aspersions of men utterly ignorant of
my character. In consequence of this I take the liber?
ty" of writing some facte iu relatiou to affairs here; and
U esc flhctl will, I think, prove not unimportant io the
Government of the United States.
You have doubtless learned from the news^apprs
II \v DSM 14c was the policy Nicaragua proposed to rmr
BUt toward the other States of Central America. Not
?it I standing all our overtures of peace, the u igbbor
lng Government showed themselves, if not positively,
at I? i>t negatively hoe-tile to the actual administration
of Nicaragua. It was constantly asserted, not only
be re but throughout Central America, th.it the. States
were stimulated to this conduct by English and French
*g*rt?. But it was not until the correspondence of
the Consul General of Costa Rica in Ixmdon was in?
ure, pn d by me a few weeks ago, that positive eyi
i'i i c? was afforded of the active sympathy the Brit?
ish Government manifest* for th<>*J who oppose tha
Americans in Nicaragua. The correspondence shows
that England ia furnishing arms to our enemies, and at
tl ? same time the whole British West India sq ladrou
is sent to San Joan del Norte in onh r thai the moral
we igbt of the English Government may be thrown into
tie -mle sgninst our Republic.
I do not know how these facts may appear to the
p-o|,|, of the I'nited States, bnt to me they seem
d r,ctly at variance with American principles an 1
American interest*. These facts arc patent to all, and
their significance is apparent to the moat superficial
observer. There are other circumstance* couaeeted
with the pr? sent war waging in this State and iu Coeta
Rica which may require interpretation in order to
make tbeir importance felt.
The Government of Costa Rica has never yet de?
clared war against the Government of Nicaragua; yet
it has invade d our territories and has murdered Ameri?
can citizens who have never forfeited the protection of
tl . United Statea Government. This has bevn done
under cover of a decree issned bv the President of
Coeta Rn a declaring war against the American force*
in tha service of Ni -araguv To declare war against
e force s ;n the sen ice of Nicaragua and not against
Nicaragua herself ia to deny in tbe most positive and
ofTt i nv*- manner the right of Americans to engage in
the service of a foreign State. Not only baa this
declaration of war Ken made in this offensive and
ui h? ard of manner, but another decree ha* been pnb
liat ?d oiderirg all the American prisoners *?f war taken
bv Coeta Kican forces to !?? shot. This is to deny to
American* engaged in a foreign service the common
rights to which eoldins are entitled by the laws of war.
Bach decree* ae tboee I have u:enti.?ned not only throw
Coeta BeOS), as I conceive, beyond tbe pate of civilised
nations, but th< y diiect'y affect the honor and digoitv
of the Ui itsd Stale**.
Thev [the Cesrta Ricansj attempt to control the
American people and keen the m withia a limit which
the Americea Geveromcnt ha* never prescribed Coeta
Ru e says Americana shall not emigrate to Nicaragua
and take anna in her service. It remnie* to be aeeu
whether she caa sustain tense It' in so singular a
prattion. In such a war a* they are now waging
sr-enist n* there can be but one result. They may
dcttrov m> whv!e force-aciigunwtancc 1 deem al?0at
injpofribl*??hey may kill every American now to
Nii aracua. b ,.' tbe need if sown, and iK>t all the fort
of Spam,l, A narr.' a ru prevent tbe fruit from coming
to maturity. Tbe .-. r- savage tbe aature of tbe war
tbey vage againet ua tbe more < rtain the result, tbe
n<ote t. ruble U.e (onaeqox-oorf. 1 may not ?ve to aee
the end; bot I feel that my cotuiin men will not per'
mit the rerii.'t to be doubtfuL I know that the hon >t
and the intcre*te of the great country winch, staspit*
of the foreign eeivUe I am eagag-d :n, I still love u>
call mv own, are involwd in t'e present aaTM
Thai honor mnat be preserved inviolate and tio^e
it tot-i-tt? must be jealously maintained.
So far we have had great moral o-lda against us.
Tbe (lovemment to which we all naturally l??>k f >r ai l
and comfort has treated ua with coldness* and disdain.
There l,a> been lo Government to ef ouragc us and
bid tn God ?p?ed. ' Nothing but our own sense
of the jn-tice of the cause we are engaged in, aa l of
its importance to the country of mir birth, has enabled
ua to s'rxggle on aa rar a* we have done. We may
(/trifft in the wotk we have undertaken, and our cause
may be for a time lost. But if we fall, we fee ! it is in
the pat n of honor. And what is life, at what is sureeae
in co?nphri*>n with the conn ivusness of havicg per?
formed a duty, and of having cooperated, no matter
Low slightly, in tbe cau-c nt improvement aad pro
BM I I heg;n, however, to leave fai-ts, and there
lote will conclude. I rema.a, with high regard, your
obedient servant, Wa. Walker.
Tu the Hon. John B. *v i US, t.'Lited States Senate.
THE CONVENTION OE JUNE It
We have seen a copy of a circular signed by An?
thony Colby of N. H.| Lucias G. Peek of Conn., Z.
K. I'ftDgbornof Mass., Wm K. Johnson of Penn , a.
S. Urb gstOL of N. .1 , .1. S. Hak. r of (i., C. Howard
of CaJ. and others, calling a National Convention of
tbe " American Tarty in this city on Thursday, Jane
1?. The circular contains the following statements
?Jad dirrctionet
" IVhrrr/ii, at a preliminary Convention of the
American Party, held at tbe Merchants' Hotel in Phil?
adelphia, February 05, lBS?, attended bv delegates
holding the opinion, 'Thr.t tbe restoration of the Mis
'aonri Cornpromiee, dpmsudivl by a majority of the
' whole people, is a redress of an undeniable wrong,
'and the execution of it, in spirit at bast, in^i-pot
' ble to the repose of tie country;' and tlmt 'tlie ad
' miasir n into the National Council and Nominating
' Convention of the Delctratee from Louisiana, repre
'sentitg a Human < constituency, syMOiVad
' every true American from all obligations' to -warn
'the action of either of said bodies,' it wae proposed
to 'the Amerieaas in all the Statee to elect Del-gales
' to a Convention, to meet in the city of New-York oo
' Thursday, the 12th day of June next, for the purpose
' of nominating candidates for the offices of Presid. nt
'and Vice Preeideit of tbe United State.; ami
" M'sWms, At the said preliminary Convention, the
undersigned were appointed an Executive Commit
tee, charged < specially with tbe duty of designating
the time and manner ef electing such delegates, they
hereby request the Aaneneans of ea. h State itrtbe
Union, who approve of the action of the said prelimi?
nary Convention, and who are opposed to the estab?
lish men t of Slavery il any of the territory which was
covered by the Missouri Compromise, to choose tIm?
sfltn? nnanber of Delegates as the electoral votes to
v?biet? the States are respectively, entitled, rt stirb
time during the month of Stay, ana in such manner a
shall he prescribed in the respect.ve States.
"The Delegates no elected are rcioested to meet in
tbe city of New-Yoik, on Thursday, the 19th day of
June next, at IS o'clock, in., fir the purpose of nomi?
nating candidates for the nines of President and
Viae-nvsMeal of the United States, to be supported
by the American Party.
" The oresjentinls should be certified by the mein
lier of the Executive Committee from the Mate to
w hieb they may respectively belom:; or, if there be
no member *f said committee from, such State, then
by a member froia one of the Statee nearest theirs,"
LOSSES 3 Y THE PHILADELPHIA EIRE.
Viom The HulUtin, .W<if ?.
Tlie loss rty the grra' fire nt Sixth and Market
streets, it is now thought, will not exceed ?noo.ono? a
very heavy snm, but considerably hewer than the tir-t
estimates. Wa have fouud it \cry difficult to arrive
at any precise knowledge of the aggregate or individ?
ual loss, from the fact that the lieiers thems-lves are in
many inetanrea ignorant of the extant of their own
louses, llelew we give the name*, of the principal
lessors, with the amount of theii loea and the amount of
insurance;
Lots. Insurance.
Jessuti a Moore.0*5.**? en.'"'
Leaks, Rush, k Co. .W.OfO &o ooo
Calek Cope. 35.01? Ti oos
C. ? DaTies k Co. 48,000 25,??
Robert Leyick. 40,0*1 40,000
Wllcoek. Rosers k Kraley.... ?/*?} m.ooe
W. W. bleat. U.0M U.m
Sellers k Pennock. SO.WV) !?,<*?
Kdwerd Lea, ens k Co. 28,*O0 W.miO
Mirbsel T. Clerk. ?.?W 1?,000
Bselej. Weodsssnl k Co. 18 000 IS o!?
Wlckerskam k Welker. 17 woo 17,000
Tun er k Fisher. 16,000 10,000
F.ststeof Mre. R. Howell. 11,000 11.000
Josci n SeV. IU*" 11,000
?rieids' Select School. S.000 u.oiai
PeMiTrackata rijnn. a.ooo 5,000
In addition to the nlsuve, tbe following named p. *
sons and otheis lost sums varying from a few lmti-li*<l
dollars to five thousand: Sulleiitfer sY Pascal, Samuel
Croft, Oeorge Hruder, Miss A.Mia OwOtW, Acheann,
Kommel Al Fry, Mrs. Crilly, Feinor dt Nixon, James
Mixiiiey Si Co., Henry Dialogtie, \\ . K. Acton,.!. W.
Williams, C Shoemnktr, Isiuir M. 0'Harrn, Jo,*>ph
D. WilUarraon, Mr. Curren, Miss Marley, James M.
Kelhv, Moses BroaTi, Bfury Tctinant, the Rev. Dr.
Baker, Kx Sheriff Allen, H*rtmm a Co.. Joseph It
Ooiipar, Mr. TLotnpe.li), John Ilr.uer, Mrs. A. M. Hoi
ling-worth, M. C. Cadmus, C. Myers, M. C. Peter
man, Henry Harris, Myer A Siipplee. Mr. Carter, C.
II. Garden a Co., Kvans .v Quinev, (lol.Lunitdi A
Brathata, Conover a Co., Steen a Garrett, John
Kichl and George Fryer?making an aggrogate of
about ffOO.Ci o, of which about two-thirds are covered
by insurance.
Some of the Insurance Offices lose heavily, and most
of the losses fall upon city companies. Tlie piiucipal
t! . et- k>sc as follows:
Kiankliu.$m?t?
renusjlvanla.. eo.euO
Noith American. 2V0->i
Pelawate Mi.tnsl. 2S.0o0
Ro)al Insurance Ciceejir. 25,000
? ire Association. 20.000
Pbiladelnhls Fire anj Life. 11,001
Conimcnweslth. 9,000
The Commercial, Spring Garden, Independent Mu?
tual, Contribution-hip, Pennsylvania and Old Fel
lows all suffer more or less, but to what extent wc
Lave cot ascertained.
The brown stone store occupied by Levick, Uaisin
& Co. and by Wileock, Hogers A Fruley was owued
by Mr. Hobeit Levick. It was valutd at ?40,000.
"Mr. Caleb d pe s spl-nd d new brown-stone store
coat f 10,000. It waa insured in the Franklin for Slu,
000, and in the Contnbutioiiship and Mutual for #7,
:00 each. Mr. Cope thinks his loss will nut axoaed
?10,000 a'ove the amount of iasvaaoe, ai Mch of
ti e traterial can be again used. He derurns rebuild
irg at ouce, and will build a store similar in every re
epect to the one destroyed, with some additional so
teeunties agaiiut firs*.
Most of the buildings destroyed upon Sixth street
wen- old and behind the age. Thevwillh* replaced
bv irore modern structures that will do more appropri?
ate to the locality. The loss on this street, although
falling ht avily on the losere, will result in the improve
mint und I autifying of the city.
Cossn i ici T.?The new legislature meet* at New
Havtn on Wednesday next. A epiii'ed canvas* fur
United Statt? Senator in place of the lion. I*a*s.
Teuce/ is in progress. The rival candidates already
suggteted. so 'ar as we have noted, are the H.n.
Hoger S. Baldwin of New-Haw n, the Boa Jamoe Dix
oa of Hartford, and the H i.. h i.m The
fii*t aid last have already been in the S uate, while
Mr. Diion was a faithful and respected Member of th>
House, It is probable that aa early election will be
made, aa the Senator question will t ngro-s the atten?
tion of both House* until se ttled.
Rhooi 1-land.? Tlie new Legislature rvrnvena* at
Providence next week. There is a large aati Admin?
istration majority in either branch, so that the election
of an anti Nebtoeka Senator in place of the Uoo. Gen.
Jame* can only l?e defeated by untim-ly feuda. The
Hon. James F. Simmons (ex Senator) and two or three
others ire suggested for the poet. Tee contest will be
animattd, but it U to be hop. d that tbe major.ty will
neither thn w the seat away nor ee l it out to any
IV'Oglaeite.
Ohio h- lda her Hepablican Slate Convent.ou at Col
umbus on the inet.
FiBk ? Eit.Hiif.MiH Stkxsit.?Last evening, about
o cloak, a fin- occurred in the ilwel'ing-honae No. 105
Ka?t Eighteenth street, owntd by Mr. Van Pelt and
tsTnpied by Mrs. Itymes. mim* #im. Inrun-d in
the fit./iis Insurance Company. The fire originated
on the second floor, and waa ocra*ioaed by some defect
in tbe gat pip.
FROM KANSAS.
THE NEW TROUBLES AT LAWRENCE
Com>?rood?nr? of The N. T. Tribune.
Lawrence, Kansas. Tiirfij, April %% MA
Another invasion of Ks.r.-i- ban been threat'-u.-l
For the *ut* time are the minions of Slaver/ prjp
agaixii-in in Western Missouri declaring that they
will ? xt? rniin*-t*?riot and branch?-every v.satlfsj
of " Aboiitioni*m" in Kansas. Cempenies an- drill?
ing sud preparirg in the tordcr towns of Missouri,
with the avowed design of utterly demolishing the
City of L*wrer.ee and ''cleaning out' the Terri?
tory. Circumstance's seem to portend even greater
exitraieat than existed in the Fall of 1666. Mes?
sengers ha\e been dispatched by the authority of
the Territorial Bogus Legislature in every direc
ti< D. calling upon the friends of " law and order"
to rally to the support e.f the Slavery staudard.
Everv man that can be pressed into the service of
the Administration baa been called upon to enroll
bimse it in the posse cowitatus of the already note
riout Sheriff Jones; and what is the cause of all
this excitement' Briefly this: During the last
Fall < ne Branson was taken from the custody of
>l,erifl Je.net. This " rescue-' was the origin of
the " war," and as a sequel to this rescue. Sheriff
Jones came into Lftwreaesj on Saturday last (April
10) armed with a w arrant issued by one Hugh
Cancnn, (Justice of the Peace under the Bogus
Legislature. ) and charging & N. Wood, a good and
true friend of Freedom, with aiding in the rescue
of the aforementioned Branson in the Fall of 1S35.
Theaforesaid Sheriff attempted to arrest the afore?
said Wood; but Weed, not recognizing the laws of
the Legislature elected by Missouri Ruffians, would
not be arrested. Here was a/r; but Sheriff Jones
not meeting with the encouragement that the flour
iibing City of Lawrence might be expected to af?
ford, left the place in disgust.
On the next day. (Sunday,) however, he returned,
bringing w ith him eleven men as s posse. He then
attempted to arrest Wood, and in addition to his
former exploits he would have arrested Mr. Tap
pan, correspondent of The .V. F. Times, for assist?
ing in the rescue of Wood the day before, but he
couldn't. Thus the matter stands, Sheriff Jones
averring that be will have his men, dead or alive,
ard the men declaring that he won't. How the
matter will end, ne one can tell. The Border
Ruffians declare that they are coming up here
again; but whether they will or not, remains to be
seen. My opinion it that they will stay at home;
hut I may be in an error. The most iuteuse ex?
citement prevails. Tke people of Lawrt-uce and
Kansas are determined not to submit to theautlior
ify of a foreign legislature. Those most skilled in
Missouri and Slavery (synonymous) tactics seem
to think that the object t?f I Jov. Shannon and bis
menials is to bring about a collision of the Free
State men and the United States authorities.
They can" sever do that. The |>eople of Kansas
love the Union, will stand by and support it, will
" keen step" to its "music;" but will submit to an
aimed hod/ of Missourians or a body of their
creating?WKftM ' Gov. Rabinson and Gov.
Reeder arrived in town from Washington last
Frida) at the same time with the Kansas Investi?
gating Committee.
A meeting was held at Union Hall on Friday
evening to welcome the emigrant* from New
Haven, when Govs. Robinson, Heeder and others
spoke. The Kansas Investigating Committee hav
taken rooms at the Free-State Hotel, where they
will hold their sessions. Mr Oliver has not yet
arrived. Bosthmck.
THE NEW TROUBLES IN KANSAS.
CorTS?l?itid?f)f? of Th* N. V. Trihone.
Lawrence, Kansas, April 2U, lHOtJ.
The first scene in the faru of " We will subdue
)ou " has been enacted?United States troops are
quartered in the City of Lawteuce. The long
expected eiisis has arrived, anil the Administration
has ea-nsigned iUelf thereby to eternal oblivion;
or, if remembered, it will only be as the enemies
of Freedom and the toola ?f Ame rican Slavery. I
mentioned in my last commuuie itiou that Sheriff
Jones attempted on Saturday last to arrest S. N.
Woed for the rescue of Branson in the Fall of
LS&fij that he did net succeed, and that on Sunday,
April 20, he came into town and attempted to
arrest S. F. Tappan and one Munroe for the rescue
uf Wood on the dsy before. I omitted to mention,
however, that on Sunday be commanded some fifteen
of the citizens of Lawrence to assist him in the
execution of the laws, snd tkat upon their refus?
ing so to do, he took their names. To-day (April
83) he again appeared to the citizens of Law rence,
accompanied by a detachment of heelce United
States troops, detailed from the force at Fort
Leavtnwortn, and uudcr the command of Lieut.
Mclntosb.
Thus supported by the Government, he proceed?
ed to make several arrests (not rinding, however,
his would-be prisoners of Sunday). The persons
arrested are the following: John Hutchinson, Ueo.
P. Warren, F. Hunt, A. J. Smith, J. O. Fuller,
and E. D. I.)man. The first four were arrested
for refusing to assist Sheriff Jones on Sunday, and
tke last two for assisting in the rescue of Wood ou
the day before. Mr. Hutchison is a lawyer of
this place, of ability; was a member of the Terri?
torial Legislature, but kicked out ou account of
bis Free-State principles, snd wai also a member
of the Topeka Legislature, and a lecturing dele?
gate to the East during the last Winter. The
other prisoners are all prominent numbers of the
Free-State party. Not one particle of resistance
was made to the United States forces, although
every mau steadfastly resisted the autheirity of
Sheriff Jones to the last. One of the United Stites
officers might arrest the whole City of Lawrence,
but Sheriff Jonea, with one thousand other men,
could not take one man out of this place. Our
citizens never intended, nor do they now iuteud,
to resist any Uuited States authority, but Territo?
rial efitrrs they ncrer will submit to. I have been
favored with an extended conversation with Lieut.
Mclntosh and his command. They are all Free
Mat* men. Lieut Mclntosh stated before a large
crowd, tLat, ntver since be was in the United
States service, hael he been ordered upon s dis?
graceful mission until now, t it Cat he must sub
' mit to orders. An intelligent man under hia com
! mitd told me that "never before had hv blushed
I to be called a United States soldier"?and, if
things thus progreit, may I not say that the timei*
not far distant when we may all Mush H be called.
American citizens I Iii arresting Mr. Huut, Jones
I saw him at a distance, andealledtohim. " You are
I my prisoner," and upon Hsnt'i refusing to halt
j Jones drew his revolver and threatened to shoot
him.- W hetker this is a Ugal munwr of taking a
Sri?? ner injthe States or not I will leave others to
ecide, hut wi 1 timplv say, that in AaassSt stay
thing is legal that wilftend to build up the inter
I cats of Slavery propagandism.
Intense excitement prevails in Lawrence. Knote
of men are to be aeen at the corner of every street
discussing tke ail-absorbing theme. I think thtt
nil sre determined to acquiesce in the order* of the
United States authorities, but in every breast is
strengthened the resolve that "Kansas matt be
iree.
The Kansas Investigating Committee are here in
the midst id all the excitement, coolly looking on.
W bitfield and Reeder are here also. The Com?
mittee will have an opportunity of learning the
determination of the 1 re - Mate men of Kaneas to
their own peraonal satisfaction if not to the satisfac?
tion of the body for whom they act. The prison?
ers w ill be taken to Lece>mpton, of course, for trial.
1 he result can be easily foreseen. They will
e'tf ef be fined or imprisoned for a crime of which
Li." ? have been guilty.
Thibsday Eve, April 'J-4. lvsi.
P. 5.?Last night, about 10 o'clock, Sheriff
Jouca waa ahot by an unknown band. He came
out of a house where the prisoners were confined,
and was proceeding to the camp of the soldiers,
when a shot waa fired, the ball passing through the
leg of his pants without injuring him. When h.'
arrived terfAvsi the tent be remarked that he had
hren tbet at, atd at the uwtaut * wui lo^M
tit tbe middle of his epiaaf column. Hi lower ex?
tremities were immediate ly paralyzed, and be
probabl) cat not r? cover. He doc* not expect to
Nf#l? r himself. He ia ?topping at the Fr^e-State
Hittl. Tfce followtrg i* a copy of the letter of
('< L Stimucr to the Major ?? Lawrence:
n ?srv/icK.
' UriwuTrnliTro-uiv i
H ^. . F?*r L????V?oaTM. T?ee<UT. Aeni B, IBM (
?era: A .o.aJ. .'.ie hn.ent MresaSa ,? Locwvtom tht.
? ,-??'?? {? ^ af the ?eorerror ai J elndee C
f ?; r rre-iieiii ? e~.ee the Sheriri et Uou*iee roat.te
ineiece!;re:se>eril writ* in which be ?an b? bu hew ?
? ted I Stow i o?b art of the m.rite af tl It atse, ,r..1 here
ulhn t to .Je wh them, bat t would respsctfn.iT xmpntm
-.pen J ? snd ?roo a" '"rem n eu'hor;-? the ? i eeesttj oTjkdT
re h mm rr ?* th? irocatMumn ??d thuoeSarsotthe'ienertl
Oaaetitoaaat. Oct eejeaaMcaUj ?eiiiieaiietaflawaTead
U thee are eet it Mtitt there j m erdto all order I reel a>
?iredthet on refhcimn you wul n<* eotnrvel ma to retort to
ratesee* u eerryn*. *?* the o.der? ?t Cr flniMaaiai.
1 ear, 8ir reaeeetfaJI; .jnur?hedie-nt eereirtt
. *? v ai " KV f" Sl M',*f!R- ("'" Ut 1 ?T,Jrr t;onmilt.
'? To the vfijor of Lewretee."
FiODi .Yroeher Ccrreereodent.
Lawrence, Wedneeday. April S3, l>5fv.
United State's dragoons, armed with cutlasses,
revolvere and carbines, are in tbia city to-day, ai
siitirg the bogus Sheriff, Jene*, ha make arrest*.
Seven persons have teen arrested for refusing to
assist Jones re arrest Munroe and Tappan on Sun?
day In at.
The sr!dier* dislike the business.
S. N. Weod, J. snd J. L. Spur. G. W. DeiUter, S.
F. Tappan, E. D. Searl and Dr. S. C. Ferring
toD, have not yet bee-n arrested. They lett town
this me ruing for tbe eeiintry. Houees have been
aearehed for them to-d^y, beit they are still misging.
The Corgressional Committee commenced it*
sesrii n here this morning. John Wkkjht.
Fnni Aroiber Ccrrespondcnt.
Lawrence, K.T., Wednesday, Aprl'23,1868,
Col. S. N. Wood, who he* been lect tring for
some time in the East for the good of the Prat*
State rr.t verm, nt, returned to this city early last
wet k, accompanied by a large company of actual
se tth rs fti m < >hio and Western Pennsylvania. On
Saturday last Mr. Postmaster Jone* of Westport,
Missouri, who is also ?'Sheriff " of Douglas County,
Kansas, attempted, In his last-named capacity to
arrest Col. Wood on a writ issued uuder the Ter?
ritorial code enacted by the Bogus Legislature.
Col. Wood, and twelve or fourteen othera, are
charted w ith participating in tbe rescue of Bran?
son, during the war here last Winter. When
Jeuie* came here on Saturday he did not serve the
writ properly. He did not say by what authority
he made the arrest, and as Wood decliued being
arrested in that way, a scuffle emued, ia which
Jone* lost a revolver, which he bad attempted to
use. No resistance whatever was made by tbe
peoplei they ou!y refuaed to assist Jones iu his
humane undertaking when called upon to doao.
Cn Sundey be retnrmd with a pos*e of men
from Leconipton, and, while most people were m
church, he tried to arrest two or three others;
but, as he read no writ, they re-fused to go with
bitn. ' >n this occasion, a* yeaterday, bo resistance
whatever wa* made, except by tho?e whom he
tried to arreat. He returned that evening to Le?
conipton and reported to Gov. Shannon with char?
acteristic veracity that the city of Lawrence had
resisteel the law, and that he mutt have the troops
to make tbe arrests. Gov. Shannon sent a mes?
senger to Lexingti'm, Mo., to telegraph to the
President. A reply wa* received on Monday
night, and to day (Tueselay) " Sheriff" Jonee re?
turned to Lawreuce accompanieel by a detachment
of tbe l uited State* cavalry from Fort Leaven
worth, under commard of I.ieut. Mclntosh.
Je?nes immediately went te> work and with the
assistance of the troepe has secured six prisoners.
Col. Wood is not among them yet. The Inveati
gating Committee leturued from Le'compton,
where the) have boon examining record* for the
rast week, and commenced their *e*sion here t..
iiay. Wbittieli and Striugfellow are h^re, so also
is ltobinson and Heedes. At tbia hour, !' p. m.,
a'l is quiet, though much excitemeut was maaifestcd
during the day. There will be no collision.
I have thrown together these few facts. I make
no comments, for I think when the people eif the
Neirth tiud that tbe people of Kansas are at last a
siibjugate-d and conquered people?subjugated by
the aruis that ought to defend them and preserve
to Htm their liberties?comment will be unneces?
sary.
Lawrence. Thursday, April 24?6 a. m.
Since mailing my letter of yesterday, I learn
that last night about ID o'clock Sheriff Jonee was
shot in one of the cavalry camps by lome person
unknown. Tbe ball took effect in the spine, and
he was carried to the Free-State Hotel, where he
is uttt ii 'id by Dr. Sttiugfellow. He ie not ex
fe e-te-d to Hi e. More troop* have been aent for to
ort Leavenworth, but there will be no collision,
as the Free State men will not resist the United
states authorities. The- mail close*. Potter.
Frim ALotter Correspondent.
Lew en w orth, Tburselay, April 24, l*e>.
* " * There is much excitemeut at this place
among the violent Pro-Slavery men. The com?
mandant of tie militia here swears to revenge the
blood of Jon? s upon all Free-- State men. Little
dui'ger, however, is cpprehe'nded. The Free-State
men of Lawrence a* a body ere, no doubt, free
from being implic ated in the de ath of Jones. They
have not countenanced violent resistance of the
execution of any legal process, and would not re?
sist any process attempted to be enforced by
United States troops. Some incensed and irre?
sponsible individual has killed Jones. Yet it is
much to be regretted that thia event hae happened
at this time.
It is believed that it is the policy of the Slave
State leadera now, during tho'investigationa of the
Congressional Committee, to incite Free-State
men to viedence and to wielation of late. I trust
tbey may fsil in this. The question of the validity
of the acts of the Pro-Slavery Legislature i? now
being inquired iuto. Better to submit to their ex
ecution now than to injure the cauae by violence
incited for that end by our enemies. This ia tbe
counsel of tbe prominent Free-State men here. r.
Correef ocdeace of The Missouri fJemoerer.
LaWBSICfL K. T., Wednesday, April 53, 1*3?}.
Disk Sin: The United States'troops from Foit
Leavenworth are in town, assisting Sheriff done* to
meke arrests. Hutchinson, Witrr'-n, Lyman, Fuller,
Hunt, end two others beve been arrested for refusing
toaetas J !.?- - poaee ou Sunday, and to-night are
Leid a- t,n.-on>-re, guarded '>y the trisiip* who are
csnped leie. Wood, Speer, Muoroe, Deiuler and
Tappan were in town {hi* morning, but went a viait
?f in the ce.un5ry when the troops came in. No re
?Lrtanre has been made tej-day. Houses have been
seaicl ed, but Wood, Speers, and company have not
yet be? n arrested. Tbe soldier* dislike the bulines*
thev aie eLgaged in.
The Congressional Ccmndttee in session here, com?
menced this morning. Yours, in great haste.
Lew atM r, Kanea*, April at?a o'ctock, a. m.
Lart night about u o'clock, Sheriff donee, while I
ait tri g in a tent w:tb some soldiers, was shot by some
one outsid. who fired a pistol, the ball taking efiVt in
tlr back just below the shoulders. Jerne* fell back
w.tb a groan, was taken ap and carried to a room in
t:.. Kree-State Hotel, where his wound was dressed by
Dr. Stringfeliow, of Atchieon, Editor of The Stutter
Sovereign. Jonea is eonaide red in a very critical posi?
tion ; his spine baa be eome paralized, and the V'*?
Las put b:m under the influence of opium. It wasi v ery
dark at the tjne the pistol was hreJ, and no one saw
the person who did it. ? -n(e on
lie Captain of the Ki< kapoo Bag? ana
\\ kstJeld are in town and ^''^^iuloem^
Wood, Bead. Tappen, "^^^[^ ?to the
fion that their fneada bad been ^^^^ VaittA
eitv expecting to b. ^'^l^oTuo J. TrwAri^.
States crego,ns und. r cr.nrnand_ of.f-j J|
Cp to the present DSTn jg Lie^e^ant AJleXetroog
t ubU"", \1 ^^CetpsanansTiTi! isilr of Fort
bring, a letter fromi t ol f ^ ^ ^
I'VaTZ x, d orders to iend troops to Lawrence to
behedncr v.dorw sfc^tskj did not aaderatand
tr-ri?^bn^ that law and order
w 0S be rrsinta ned by tie etilen*.
Tbe freemen of Kansas expected to suaUm law?
?beb meat s the erae-tmenti- of a Miesoun mob?aod
rra(T_wh:<-h mstens eubmn-sir n to tte laws passed by
? ', njrawnee Legislature1 Shanaen, Ateaiaon, Pierce
ard fwrirg^e'low art great advocate s of " law euJ
i rder" 'with <be above icterpretatn>ni, and the people
are ?o be :ore^d iLto trie trasee by the United State*
e-try 1 We ehaJ-fe^whttoer; (he people enjoy this
kird of ftQi-irrt* fbwnn .aw. Orte ver+tai 0/
" law and order" M Wat nigki and bundrede aant
trou.-aarl. of others wi 1 k?! aid U k,''?'<^. lf 'he deOf
mueticn to inaugurate cir-.\ war b. re 1? 'he President
le cairn r| out by vexati. ..a irrttotioa of* 1squatter*.
Seine wij be an.*Ud nod tried, perlene un'der tboee>
lawe, bet that will ,o'U- reauhaiit TaWa***. If
?1 .?er tt:ao ft at fa**. lhe people arg be driv.-a |.a dea
rorati.n, attdahcody time w,l| be the .vrwa-qu. ?er.
We ? j|eet (orgr.se toett the matter tight Vl'tT
do r.? t, the people will in eeif^itfeaee. '
\ sretreij, T
Crrrerpe: Jet ct ef Tfcs ** ?? s i Demi tn'.
1 a? aXXCX, K. T., IWtday, April ?4. li-a.
Knew 11 that your rcgu' ireorn -pomit Mit ?l barred
from wrcirg yoa by this mail, I voinnti.r a few liaea
that ?rill be if pnbic :r'tr>-f. Jon.-s, the Srsrrift*ot'
D< nn'.-. faaete, waa ahot laet night, araoat lfto'riock,
ard ;t a tipeeted that ks ?euad will raave fatal!
The atti ndirg iin un.rtant ee w ete three. Oa Aatmrinf
aad Mil 'ay last Le made two ansticrrseiNi attenapte to
arreet S V Weed ai.d oth< ra for aoane old ofT.-we.-* aar
which le ha? held warraata fcir several months, aad
Mttr au^ht to enforce. Our people were unwilling
lo r.. . ._n:ze h m er Hs autnnntv. He had a email
los.ewith him fr.ni F.eeomaten "earn ttwre; bot be.
W k away none ot ? nr men under each ? m'nnwtaiicra.
Hefe. m? d _ lentiy . xaeporati H and awor* be woaM
lave tr,m hi aiyot .t He . r aienev. He inade>
I rei n.ptor bia bead quarters, where !thaan?a. Olirar,
V Mttitld, Mrugfellow and others were 10 coavneit,
dirietiCK ad Ida irovim. nte, and inten.hng to net nr>
ion eif rsy test i n the verge of theeMmmation by the
>\ ashil gfi n Committee, to p-eindiee them against the
sqnatftraot the Territory. Shannon seen re? ls?s.vra
wttrth for trcopa to assist Jones m making mm) arrest*
and aUut 4 o i lei k in tLe afternoon vaeterdev he>
rode into town nt tbe Lend of ten or twelve dragoons,
fu I ly a 1 med. Wood, and tboee Le eaine mare par?
ticular \ to miot, were not in town, and were odvise.1
to trove, to j u vi l.t at d avoid daBofdtj at that time.
Bid they soon found twelve other* whom tLey arreete<|
nn'l n 11 riled through the street* tmdi r guard of f'aited
Statee dragoons, like culprit*. Many of oar pe*>ple
wire rerj indignant at this; etill they were all or
rtstid anil taken to the room pri pared tor them, wttb
1 nt the leant it eitt Alice, Mad even on' United Statee
cA er with sui h inatiui tn na aj they have could have
aeeraapnahed the aaaao, foe we will never n-eiat th-a
autlicnty and ninm of the l'i it*d State*. As nicht
can a o>, hi wi nr, I fi art d then- would be further di?
turboacoi BtiH wo espoofed tothiag oion aeriomthaa
?bvafoi .b res, i r s. methinir of the kind. Hut, na
O'tnnately tor i s, son e eiesperado whoee impulaeo
w? re lieyond OOBAtoI ahot Join* as he was silting in a
t< nt cccii], ted by the dragoons: rftjt no trace can be
font d or any evict n< e to tix the |oJ)l upon anypai
ticulnr peiaos. (>nr litiai cs all deprecate tho act very
trttcb, and will nse every means to hiing the aasaeein
to justice. The I.tentennnt in cotnmaud has sent to
Leavenwotth for a larger force, bnt we appiehend no
further dtmonatrntu 11. Jones *< alive this morning,
but is considered very dnnKeroualy woundeil. The ball
? rti n il Letw t t n the r-honlder-bla?l<* near his neck, and
probably iajuiod the tgaao. It is 1 ?\- .i tlie pubho
w ill w it ahn d judgment until fuithei luvestigntioue are
rratle public. Himdoiimi.
A FEAKU L ADVENTURE.
Tke Mitttmn Htpubiitan, iua Utter from a Kanaaa
cot respondent, has tbe following 1
' At Sf. Josephs I h?w air. A. T. Oorman of New
York, who had just come ui from the mountains in
IM h a Btata of |n-tntion nnd alHiction aa could only
have bt en e< casioned by m< h exposuie, haidehip anil
etifftring ML teihnps, no other man ever survived, la
eimpanywitn a t aoadian Freiiehtiiun and two Ken
toikians he left tLe cotiutiy of tt cHlacbfeei Indians
last l'all to join Culversou antl patty Ht Koit lVno
and sicnipAtiy tin m to the Stnf?s. They arrived at
Fort Fit rretwo da?s after Culverson's ilepArture, aarf
L?sternd on alter, in the hope of overtaking Mm. Oa
tLe third i'ny SM of tkoM snow-stonne known oaly in
those bleak'and el. vali d regions opened iijmiii tbeni.
It came down in solid masses to the depth of four feet,
and was blown about by diiflisg winds, loveliug un
<\.q plae es, p. in dating and tknBg their wagon Ami
fjothfa aad ebaftactrag taoiv progress Kvenmg waa
appreacliirig and they resolved to make one eirbrt
reach a mi re protected place before the night set in.
Tbl y urged their horses forward, but bad not pm
ceeUtd more than a lew hundred yards? Oorman
beirg nminted on one of the teamsteia, and hia com.
jsniii' in the wagon? when suddenly Le felt Litnat.If
prti ipitated, he kuew not bow far, into An abyss of
>n>w. lie was completely covered over, and coahf
net tell wh'ch w ay to turn. He struggled on, how?
ever, mnking a sa**f and tedioua way, until he eauno
to tLe suifnce?he sup|KMea a hundred yards from
where Le sank. He locked nround for bia eoiuiiaii'.oaa,
but ntithi r iL?) nor the wagon could be ??>?. n. Tbo
place wLeie tL?y hud fallen into the chaeiu waa
euioothed over, snd piraented a plane of aiiow. Ho
Ft led nli tid f.ir theiu, hut was only answered by wild
aud wailing winds.
A feeht g of dn ad ami tlesolation nnd despair ramo
over h m, and he was about te yield himself to that
death which seemed inevitabla. Already had the cold
t*i? fitted bis ftane; dark uses wiis covering tbe akies;
the ici reusing winds whirled the still falling soow mor<>
futioush ; he was alone n a vast, iiiliospitahle, unknown
lountiy, without provuions, without shelter, without
aims Of ammunition, nnd he was fearful to take a step
in m v directie>n, hat he should again be buried in MM
deep abyss. His manhood waa subdued, be wept like
a child; tho memories of bis happy home, and of LU
m< ther, came fresh upon him; be knew the many
anxious hcura, the miserable years, that his un?
known fate would cause her, it he ronid only send
l er ore word ef arTeetioiiate adic-u, he could die ia
peoCOj but that could not l*e, and he must rouae
himself. He ifTi red his first prayer for hcavi nly aid;
he arise nnd moved forwanf tnningb the dtrknesa
and the dnlte. Ha lomet.nus fell from exlaushon,
ard f?lt inclined to repoae; but he knew that one
n errer.t's pause was fatal, atd he -tinifglrd oti. The
Bl xt day I ?? -nw lOBOO bii-in s, which gavo hitn hope of
ti -t si 1 watmlh, hut wht n he reaehed thetnnei found,
to Ida diemay, that the matchea in hia pocket were wet
and i-) oiled, and could not be ignited. His feet had
ben n.e ao tore and -wollen from constant walking as
to burst tbe sole* from b'a shoes, and be was compelled
to crawl and tumble himself along. Than be worked1
his way slowly but urceaeingiy through the next night
nr.d the next day, becoming more faint each hour, and
stitfi ring a thousand deatba from huuger, thirst, frosted
I .Bits*, tore feet, wear?iese und drvwsiuee*, when ho
denn, d a hut a short way off. Suddenly revived, liko
a cai.dle nickering in tie eockct, he sprang and ran
fViwunla few steps and screamed for help, and fell
ItBteJraela the snow. Some Isdians at the but aaw
ai d hi ard him, nnd wont And brought him in, and asexl
all their rtstorativea npon htm; but it w...- several
days before hi returned to eonsciouanese, and six long
wet ke ht fore Le left hia bed. He lost several of hia
toes ai.d is otherwise permanently injured, but,through
the arriatance of rome generous gentlemen of Rt?
Joe? 1L, be will te 1 nabledto reach his home.
Hia ci mpnriioi s lav n< ver been heard of. Tbo>
Cace where they perished Mr. Oorman ascertabied to
? abi ut thirty mile* from where the a*earner Whito
Cloud lies; but the sr.ow was still deep in the gulchr*
when he left there. He gave their name*, but 1 regret
Hat IL'y bave escaped my memory. Yours, otc, Fa
MEXICO.
I ROCREgS GF THE REVOLUTION.
Ki 11. Unr fjwu ( ? rre.. on
Mfiico, Saturday. April 1?. IeJ6C
A gi cd many of the acts of Santa Anna have
betn decided ipon by theInveaygating Ct>mmitteea
of tie Convention as proper for revision and paaaed
to lb? reap, dive revising Committees for farther
rumination snd report, snd a much greater num
Ler bave been qualified as insignificant and ordered
to be filed away in the public archive*. Arn?ng tba
acta refrrred to the latter Comanitteea for their
nport, Iwtice the Meeiila tftaty, and a secret
order by Santo Anna to fhe Creneriil con.roaodioii
tLe tn ops aUtiooeJ in the Me*itt. Valley, to tha
1 fleet that in case of an invasion of the same by the*
American troop* the said General was to retire, M
the Mexican Government did not wish to, nor could
itdefacd that Valley from inch invasion.
Amorg tha act* of the present Administratum,
referred to the respective Gt-juimitteee for approval,
ia tbe late one relating to the taking poaaesaiou by
the Government of the property of the Church,
the decree prescribing the mode of judging Santa
Acua for his act* during his last Administration,
aLd alto the decree declaring the cultivation,
a-scufaeture and sale of tobacco free to all. Nonn
of tLeie bave, as jet. been reported upon.
A gi cd deal of anxiety is manifested in regard
to the new Constitution, and the Convention is fre?
quently urged to batten on with their labors, aa
two r.ionths have already paaaed, and they hava
muco to get tbrtugh with in the remaining tea
p.tttls prf scribed for the completion of the took
imi offd upon them.
The Biehop of 1 utbla waa lately officially oott
