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THE WEEKLY MINNESOTIAN.
OWENS St HOOKE,
VOLUME 5.
§ ailg HJiitiwsirfian.
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MONDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1856
Railroad Progresses toward St. Paul.
From the “money article” of the New.
York Tribune of the Ist inst., we learn that
the Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac
Railroad Company have recently negotiated
§400,000 of their Ist Mortgage 7 per cent.
Ronds with capitalists in that city and at
Chicago. The work on this road is now
rapidly progressing, and the line from Chi
cago to Janesville will be opened for travel
in June. The Milwaukee and Mississippi
Railroad, which is now in operation from
Janesvill to Madison, will be opened in June
to the Wisconsin River at Helena, thence a
line of steamers will run down the Wisconsin
River to Prairie du Chien, and up the Mis
sissippi river to St. Paul. Thus on the Ist
of July, 1856, a new route will be opened
for travel from Chicago via Janesville and
Madison to Minnesota and Northern lowa,
much shorter than the route now traveled
The extension of the Milwukec and Missis
sippi Railroad to the Mississippi River at
Prairie du Chien during this season, will
greatly improve this route by reducing the
amount of river travel and shortening the
time between Chicago and St. Paul.
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church North
Th's body assembled in Indianapolis on
Thursday, May Ist. About two hundred
delegates are in attendance, representing all
the Northern Conferences from Maine to
California, and several Southern Con
ferences.
Bishops Waugh, Morris, Janes, Scott,
Simpson, Ames and Baker are present, and
preside on alternate days. The body is one
of the most venerable and intellectual in ap
pearance that has ever assembled in the
country. It is composed of the ablest men
of the different Conferences.
The opening of the session was most im
pressive. The venerable Bishop Waugh
called the Conference to order, and after
reading the 147th, 148th and 149th Psalms,
gave out the hj-mn commencing.
“ Except the Lord conduct the plan,
The best concerted schemes are vain.”
This was sung to a solemn air by the en
tire Conference, producing a melody seldom
heard. After this all bowed upon the
bended knee, when the venerable Bishop
offered up one of the most • impressively
touching prayers ever listened to. His
supplications for the peaco and prosperity of
our country touched the hearts of all.
The first and second days were occupied
mostly in organizing and adopting rules. On
Saturday morning, however, an interesting
scene occurred in the Conference. Rev. Dr.
Hanna, the delegate from the British Wes
lej an Conference, and Rev. Mr. Jobson, his
assistant, were introduced. They were re
ceived by the entire Conference rising, after
which they were addressed and cordially
welcomed by Bishop Waugh.
Rev. Mr. Ilanna presented an address
from his Conference, which was read. After
assurances of Christian love and esteem, it
alluded to the recent excitement looking to
war between the two countries. They were
happy to assure their brethren on this side
of the Atlantic that the excitement had sub
sided, they trusted not to exist again.
Rev. Dr. Hanna replied to the reception of
Bishop Waugh, in an address abounding in
Christian sentiments and affection. Rev.
Mr. Jobson also replied.
The British delegates were invited by re
s ulutiou to freely participate in the delibera
tions of the Conference.
Ma»*aclmtetu.
The speech of the lion. James Buffiington
of Massachusetts, in defence of that State,
is pronounced by the New York Evening
Post “a most eloquent refutation of the
slurs cast upon the Old Commonwealth.”
Tho writer says:
Some passeuges in Mr. Buffington’s re
marks were peculiarly effective, among which
may be mentioned his reference to the naval
career of the famous “Old Ironsides, built of
Massachusetts oak, launched in Massachu
setts waters, and manned by Massachusetts
mariners, pouring forth her victorious broad
sides.” The fact also that he, as well as
Speaker Banks, had been a factory operative,
added point to his answer to the sneer of a
South Carolina member of the “half-starved
operatives” of the North. “I should like to
know,” taid he, “where the gentleman will
find th.se half-starved operatives? There
are none such in my State, and the late elec
tion of Speaker in this House has shown
that Massachusetts operatives are not to be
despised.
From the Gelena Advertiser.
Burning of the Steumer Effle Afton— Destrue
Goa of the Rock Island Bridge—Fall Parti
culars.
We are indebted to the memoranda of
Captain G. WGirdon, clerk of the Hamburg,
for the particulars of the burning of the
Eftie Alton and the Rock Island Railroad
bridge.
ATTEMPTS TO GET THROUGH.
On Monday morning there were lying be
low the bridge, bound up, the steamers
Hamburg, Tishemingo, Kate Paulding, Ef
fie Alton, Clara Dean, Ben Bolt, Mattie
Wayne, J. B. Carson and Metropolitan; and
above the bridge, bound down, the St. Louis
and Rochester. At 6 a. m. the Hamburg
essayed to go through the chute. The wind
was blowing hard from the N. E. at the
time. She struggled hard to get through,
but was driven against the west pier. Her
forward starboard guard and outbreakers
were stove in, and she nearly lost her lar
board wheel. She dropped down to Daven
port for repairs.
At noon the Kate Paulding made up for
the Hell Gate of the Mississippi. She
steamed hard, but to no purpose, and was
compelled to abandon the attempt.
The Vienna also attempted the passage ;
but, like the others, was unsuccessful, and
with a loud howl from her whistle, dropped
down and landed.
THE STRIKING OF THE EFFIE AFTON.
All the steamers got up steam on Tuesday
morning, to try the pass again. The splendid
steamer Effle Afton, one of the neatest built
and best provided boats afloat, from Cincin
nati, was the first to make the effort. The
wind was not blowing so strong as on Sun
day and Monday, and it was expected she
could get through safely. Steaming hard
she had just safely passed the short pier, on
her starboard side, and was endeavoring to
turn a little to avoid striking the long pier,
pier, on her larboard, upon which the draw
revolves, when the strong current caught her
and hastened her to destruction, for her en
gines were unavailing. Swiftly she flanked,
and struck heavily against the east pier, on
her starboard side, about the middle. All
her upper berths, lower guards, wheels, &c.,
were smashed in, and the Effle Afton was
instantly a complete wreck. The stern
caught, by some means, holding the boat
fast against the pier ; otherwise nine-tenths
of those on board must have met with in
stant death.
The officers and crews of the Hamburg,
Grace Darling and Carson immediately went
to the assistance of the unfortunate boat,
and through their exertions, and the calm
and strenuous efforts of the officers of the
Effle Afton, nearly every one on board was
saved.
EFFIE AFTON ON FIRE.
But a few minutes elapsed after 6he
struck, when the cry of fire ! rang through
the boat, adding to the horrors of the ter
rible scene. The fire spread with great ra
pidity, enveloping the sinking steamer in
flames, and in twenty minutes the Effle Af
ton was no more. The J. B. Carson, Vi
enna and other boats, which had anchored
near the wreck, caught fire, and cutting
their cables, were compelled to leave the
scene of danger.
ESCAPE OF THE FASSENGERS.
There was abundance of time and oppor
tunity for every one aboard to have escaped.
Steamers were anchored by the side of the
wreck, with planks reaching to her guards ,
and there was a ready means of escape by
moans of the bridge, of which many availed
themselves. But the screams of the women
and children, the hurrying to and fro of the
men in a bewildered state of mind, the
bellowing and howling of the cattle on
board, added to the roaring of the waters and
the real dangers of the scene, caused a state
of the greatest confusion. In this confusion
it is feared that some lives were lost, though
it is not definitely to have been so. A com
mon report says, that five men were drown
ed. It is certain that some men fell over
board or were knocked into the water by the
falling timbers ; and the most experienced
boatmen say, that it would be utterly impos
sible to save them if such were the case.
RAILROAD BRIDGE ON FIRE.
The flames from the burning steamer,
shooting upward, communicated fire to the
Rock Island Railroad bridge, and soon it
was one sheet of flame from pier to pier,
being the span east of the draw. The tim
bers burned fiercely, and the bridge mingled
its fires with those of its victim. When the
flames of the Effio Alton raged the fiercest
the bridge fell, and the scene was most ter
rible. The burning cattle on the lower
deck of the steamer, uttering dismal cries of
pain—horses and mules floating in the river,
shrieking with fear—the dogs chained to the
hurricane deck howling hideously—all of
the bells ringing and tLe whistles screaming
—the loud hurrahs of the steamboat men
and the involuntary cries of wonder from
the spectators—the women of Davenport
ringing dinner bells and waving their hand
kerchiefs and bonnets—mingling with the
loud crash of falling timbers ; and overshad
owing all, the dense volumes of smoke roll
ing up and over in black masses, illuminated
by thickly flying fire-brands and sparks—all
this made the scene of the most exciting in
terest.
LOSS OF THE EFFIE AFTON.
The Effiie Aflton is said to have been one
of tlic best boats, and most complete in all
her arrangements ever built on the Ohio
river. It was heavily laden with glass, iron,
groceries from St. Louis, and live stock, in
all between 250 and 300 tons. The aggre
gate loss is stated to be between SIOO,OOO
and $125,000. The steamer was valued at
$50,000. Undoubtedly, a large quantity of
freight on board this ill-fated steamer was
destined for this port, though we have no
particulars.
A NEW PASSAGE.
The burning of the eastern span of the
bridge very much lessens the danger of
crossing this “ Ilell Gate.” A passage of
300 feet is now afforded, and although great
care and circumspection is still necessary,
tho passage is comparatively safe. No one
rejoices at the destruction of the property,
but all steamboatmen and others interested
in the free navigation of the Mississippi, g AN Salvador— A letter in the N. Y.
h “ ‘TtXhoS from Nicaragua, saye that San Sal
that the directors of the company now vador has received, m a fnendly way, a com
allow their better judgment to prevail, and is:s?ioner from Nicaragua, and that she has
remofe the remaining obstructions, The u ’ co-operate with Guatemala in the
fact that, dtyfipg the short time since navig** • ~, 8 u d Costa Rica
tion commenced this spring, the losses sus- le **n© with Honam— , . j )een
tained by shipping in consequence the against Nicaragua; the army
obstruction cannot fall much short of one disbanded.
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1856.
hundred thousand dollars, must be taken as
positive proof that the structure is where it
it should not be, and where it cannot, in
justice, any longer remain than the time re
quired by the owners to remove it. It hn«
been built in the wrong place.
The Battle of Rivas. —The newspapers
atfe filled with the most sickening details of
this bloody fight between Costa Ricans and
Walker’s army. Walker’s own aoeount
shows by the fairest interpretation we can
put upon it, that the result was a drawn bat
tle. Among the number of American citi
zens who engaged in this ill-advised expedi
tion, was a brother of our respected feliow
citizen, D. Rohrcr, Esq:, and it is painful for
us ta record the fact that he, with perhaps
an hundred other brave young men of our
native land, were slain in the last assault of
Walker’s upon Rivas. The fate of these
| brave fellows wc hope will be a damper upon
the mistaken patriotism which leads our
young men into enlisting in the cause of
such land pirates as Walker. He cannot
possibly succeed in his plans of wresting the
soil of Central America from its rightful
owners, if there be brave defenders of that
soil yet left living, or if there be justice in
heaven or upon earth.
Presidential. —Private advices from
Washington state that Hunter’s chances for
the Democratic nomination are considered
very good. It is anticipated that the Cin
cinnati Convention, not being able to agree
upon a Northern man, will fall back upon
either Hunter, or Ruslcof Texas, who is very
popular with the Democracy in Congress.
Captain Sebastian Indicted.— The Pad
ucah Democrat, of the 10th instant, says,
that the Grand Jury of Ballard county,
Ky., at its late inquest, indicted the captain
of the Ohio Belle for the murder of Jones,
on the Ohio river, between Columbus and
Cairo.
Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad.—
The Milwaukie Sentinel of May 2d, is in
formed that at a meeting of the directors of
the Wisconsin and Minnesota Railroad, held
in that city on Wednesday, it was deter
mined to commence the survej* at once, from
Beaver Dam to Montello, and to put that
part of the road under contract imme
diately.
Removed to Winona D. S. Norton
Esq., a young gentleman of legal ability and
prompt business habit, has taken down his
‘ shingle” in St. Paul and removed to Wi
nona. We can safely recommend him to
the Winonians, and our friends in southern
Minnesota generally.
Marlley & Kern, Empire Block, St. An
thony street, are getting into their store the
Kin<3 of a stock of hardware and
farraivig utensils. They are also selling with
great rapidity, and those wishing articles in
their line had better call soon—that is il
they wish to choose from a full assortment.
For Kansas.— One hundred free state
emigrants left St. Louis on board the steam
er Win. Campbell for Kansas City and Lea
venworth, on Wednesday last—principally
from Vermont, New York, and Wisconsin.
John S. Langley, a noted gambler,
was murdered, as is supposed, by two of his
associates at St. Louis, ou Tuesday night of
last week.
&3T A Mormon paper, with the title af
the Western Standard, has lately appeared
in San Francisco. It advocates all the Mor
mon doctrines—plurality of wives among
the rest.
Jenny Lind has written a private
letter to a lady of Philadelphia in which she
deeply sympathizes with Mr. Barnuni in his
financial troubles, ascribes to him the most
noble qualities, and expresses her intention
of placing a sum of money at his disposal.
K3T The Paris correspondent of a New
York paper says the Empress, after being
shut up for forty days, according to the
Spanish custom, is about to retire to St.
Cloud. The little Prince is extremely si
lent, and looks as though he were meditating
some coup d’etat. He is, however, extremely
violent, when they refuse to give him what
he screams for. The Emperor takes great
interest in the child.
Miss Maria Brower has been ap
pointed postmistress at West Rupert, N. Y.,
vice E. B. Safford, removed. Miss B. is a
school teacher, and is fully capable of per
forming the duties of the post.
J. Hosford Smith, Esq., late United
States Consul at Beyrout, Syria, has received
an appointent from the Sultan of Turkey,
as Consul of the Ottoman Porte for New
York.
A lot of 4,000 of the new carbine
rifle pistols, for cavalry service, are now
being made at the Springfield Armory, to be
used with Maynard’s primer. They are a
perfect arm of the kind, and will carry a
ball five hundred yards.
Office—Third Street, below Cedar.
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1850
Law! Grant to lowa.
Mr. Thorington, Representative in Con
gress for the Northern District of lowa, tel
egraphs to the Dubuque Tribune, under date
of the Bth instant, as foll»u\s :
“ A Bill granting laad for roads from Du
buque to Sioux City*; Lyons to Missouri
River; Davenport to Council Bluffs ; Bur
lington to Platte River, passed the House
of Representatives to. day, by 20 majority.
“ J. THORINGTON.”
If this prove true—and we have no doubt
it will—lowa is “out of the woods” iu
railroad matters—qptafe, The bill can
scarcely fail to pass the Senate.
Why not send Minnesota and Wisconsin
along in the same boat ? We hope, at least,
that Mr. Rice is “ on his taps.”
Kansas Affairs.
The telegraph on the border of Missouri
is in the hands of the pro-slavery border ruf
fians, and there is no believing a word that
comes over the wires, scarcely. One day
they had “Sheriff” Jones dead, and on the
next day or two the news comes from an au
thentic source that he is out of danger. This
latter is the latest intelligence received. The
shooting of Jones has been repudiated by the
Free State people of Lawrence in public meet
ing; Governor Robinson, assisted by
Reeder, were doing all they could to assist
in the arrest of the party guilty of the act.
The conduct of the ruffians when Baker was
murdered, was quite on the opposite extreme.
Messrs. Sherman and Howard are conduct
ing the investigation according to law and
instructions, which makes Shannon, String
fellow & Co. very angry.
Washington Items.—The Nicaragua Question.
The special correspondent of the New
York Tribune telegraphs under date of the
Gth, that there was no further action on that
day upon the recognition of Walker’s gov
ernment or the reception of Minister Vijil.
The question stood upon its adjourned basis
at the meeting the previous Thursday,
when the majority voted affirmatively, and
subsequently to which the President author
ized Mr. Heiss to bring the new Minister to
Washington. Indeed, it is understood that
matters had progressed so far that Padre Yi
jil’s presentation speech was prepared, and
the points either had been or would be sub
mitted to the President for the arrangement
of a reply.
It may now be assumed for certain that if
Mr. Pierce adheres to the recent inclination,
Walker will bo recognized, despite any dis
agreement in the cabinet upon the policy of
the act. There were some manifestations of
a change of inclination at the White House,
from misgivings in other quarters.
It was a desire of government to have
sent out an agent by steamer to investigate
the Panama affray, but a suitable person had
not been found. One will go at the next
opportunity.
Despatches will leavo directed to Mr.
Bowlin, United States Minister at Bogota,
instructing him to proceed forthwith to the
spot and institute an official inquiry.
General Molina, Minister from Costa
Rica, has replied to the communication con
cerning the massacre at Virgin Bay, saying
that he will make it the subject of a special
despatch. The truth is he has no other in
telligence on the subject than that which
came through Walker’s camp, having receiv
ed no direct correspondence from his own
government.
Mr. Crampton has said to a foreign Minis
ter that the reply of the British govern
ment to Secretary Marcy’s demand will not
be as satisfactory as the United States ex
pect. If this opinion be well founded it is
not improbable that he may have his pass
ports at an early day, as the answer was
daily expected.
fly The Consul-General of Portugal at
New York has called a meeting of his coun
trymen to devise measures for the relief of
the inhabitants of the Cape de Verde
Islands, and a general meeting of the citi
zens was held at the Astor House on Tues
day evening for the same purpose.
JDS" The Hon. Robert B. Gilchrist, late
Judge of the United States District Court
for South Carolina, died at his residence in
Charleston, S. C., on the Ist instant.
Arrivals The Northern Belle yester
day brought home T. M. Newson, Esq., of
the Times, and T. B. Winston, Esq., and fa
mily. Mr. Newson’s readers, who had in
sinuated his death from his long absence, will
now be agreeably disappointed j and those
who had maliciously proclaimed him a
“ Married Man,” will also soon know that
they have done him injustice. Our neigh
bor is still a bachelor.
JC3T On the 28th ult. a couple of Ger- j
mans were married in Cincinnati by Esquire
Rcwekamp. The husbaud came to this
country some time before he sent for his
wife. She came by New Orleans, while he
had gone to meet her in New York. They
never met until a few weeks ago. In the
meantime both had obtained divorces, both
had married again, and both had lost their
partners.
By The Archbishop of Paris, in a re
cent pastoral letter, says that Mahometan
ism in Turkey is fast assuming a new char
acter, and is, “at bottom, only a sect of
Christianity.”
KauarkaMtU American State Convention.
Boston, May G.
The American State Council met here
this afternoon and one hundred and forty-;
nine Councils were represented by 278 dele
gates. On the second ballot Hon. M. Cobb
of the Governor’s Council, Fillinonte, was
elected President, having 153 to 11G for
Lieutenaut-Govemor Beuehley, anti-Fill
morite.
The officers of the Council were also
elected by the party opposed to repudiating
Fillmore,
Mr. White of Medway, offered resolutions
repudiating the nomination of Fillmore, and
claimed a ratio of the representation of the
ballotings of the American Convention.
Amid great excitemenl the resolutions
were laid on the table by a decided majority.
Mr. Elly of Newt< n, offered a resolution
in favor of the American party, tending to
save the state in the coining election, allow
ing each member of the party to vote as he
thinks best in Presidential matters.
A long debate ensued, during which the
anti-Fillmorites declared their failure to re
pudiate the present national nominations
would destroy the American party tn masse.
The announcement that New Hampshire
had repudiated Fillmore, was read with
cheers, groans and hisses.
The Elly resolutions were laid on the
table, to be taken up at the hour of niue
o’clock.
The Fillmore delegates left the house and
are now using the Adams house. They will
probably issue a call for a convention to elect
the delegates to the New York convention
of July 12th.
Walker Sympathizers.
New Yore, May 8.
The Walker sympathizers had a prelimi
nary meeting last evening, at which one of
our city aldermen presented and resolved to
call a mass meeting of the friends of Nicar
agua, to meet next Tuesday in the National
Hotel.
Democratic Triumph In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, May 6.
The returns received show an increased
democratic majority, and confirm the im
pression that Vaux, the democratic candi
date for Mayor, will be elected. His ma
jority will be large, but it cannot be known
with accuracy how gr. at till near daylight.
The Common Council will also be demo
cratic. The first ward gives 93 majority for
Vaux.
New York, May 7.
The anniversary of the New York Coloni
zation Society was held last evening in the
Reform Dutch Church, corner of Fourth
street and Lafayette place. The audience
was select though not very numerous. An
son G. Phelps, president.
New Haven, May 6.
The caucus of the opposition members of
the Uouse of Representatiues this evening
made the following nominations :—For
Speaker—Hon. Green Kenedeck ; and E. B.
Trutnbell and Isaac H. Brownley for State
Printer. Carrington and Hitckkiss, and
Senate caucuses nominated Hon. Lorrain W
Cutter President pro tern., and 0. 11. Platt,
Clerk.
Arrival of the Arabia*
The royal mail steamer Arabia arrived at
thip port, en route for Boston, thi3 forenoon.
Her dates from Liverpool are to Saturday,
the 2Gth ult., three days later than received
by the North America, at Quebec. The news
is of no special importance.
Rumors were eurrent and obtained some
credit that the British government was in
clined to give way on the position it had as
sumed in the controversy with the United
States government, but the belief was that
Mr. Crampton would not be recalled.
The London papers had obtained what
purported to be a copy of’the treaty of
peace. The contents of the document ac
corded mainly with what has been antici
pated.
New Haven, May 8.
The Legislature, in joint meeting, have
elected A. Gove my a majority of nineteen
over Ingraham, for Governor, and all the
candidates on the anti-administration ticket
are all elected by about the same majority.
St. Louis, May 9.
A correspondent of the Republican, writ
ing from Palermo, Kansas, 5 th, states that
Jones is slightly better although faint hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
Letter from Commodore Stockton.
Princeton, May 2,1856.
To the Editor of the Newark Mercury :
Sir —ln your paper of the 30th ultimo, I
perceive the following editorial remark :
“ We understand that a determined and
well understood movement in this state is in
progress looking to the bringing out of Cora.
Stockton as an independent candidate for
the Presidency.”
I was informed on my return to New Jer
sey after a short absence, that such a mea
sure was in contemplation, it has, however,
been abandoned, that it might not “ compli
cate matters in the state still further.”
You are correctly informed when you say,
“ Com. Stockton unequivocally condemns
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise,”
and I do hope that the people of New Jer
sey will have an opportunity (not embar
rassed by other issues) to manifest their
disapprobation of the indefensible violation
of that compact of peace.
Your obedient servant,
R. F. STOCKTON.
Later from Panama.
Charleston, May 9.
An arrival at this port from Aspinwall
brings New Orleans dates to the 24th.
Everything was quiet at Panaqia.
The sloop-of-war, St. Maiya, had arrived.
Her commander had inquired into the cause
of the late outrages. A warm correspond- j
ence has taken place between him and the
Governor of Panama. It is believed the I
riot originated in a desire for plunder.
Detroit, May 9.
The Detroit Light Guards were called out
yesterday by order of the Sheriff to keep the
peace. James Shpflock was to have been
tried for a violation of the Liquor Law, but
the case was continued until to-day. No
further trouble is anticipated. Several ar
‘rwts jrepewd*
» t *- _ *
NICARAGUA.
Gem. Walker Hard Up—lnside Details and Out
side Show.
Later datis front Ccntial America give a
“blue picture” of Walker and his men, and a
bright enough one of the success of the Costa
Ricans. The latter are in possession of San
Juan del Sur, Rivas and Virgin Bay on the
Lake. Walker is at Granada with his main
force—he himself said to be sick—his men
dispirited, Ac.
character of walker and his army.
rfcek. *rt itjtlbi’.iTe.]
San Juan del Norte, April 19, ’56.
In consequence of the general upheaving
of the American population of Nicaragua, (of
the civic order,) your correspondent was one
of a large party who made this place their
city of refuge.
Gen. Walker bears no resemblance what
ever to any portrait of him that has hitherto
appeared. He is five feet nine inches high,
about 115 pounds weight, of slight frame,
hair almost red, no whiskers, high cheek
bones, a dull eye, and a small forehead.
He generally* dresses iu a blue uniform
frock coat, but just now his clothing consists
of a blue tianuel shirt, black pants, boots,
Kossuth hat, with a red ribbon, sword and
belt. Should a stranger see him in a crowd,
even of his own privates, without his sword,
he would pass him a 3 the most common of
his fellows in appearance. My first impres
sion on seeing him was that he was a gro
cery keeper from one of the pooer localities of
the Sixth Ward. He is reputed to be a
man of varied talent—a lawyer—a doctor,
and a preacher—but Walker was liis name
in all these professions. He is said also to
be a good journalist and a master of the
French, Spanish, and English languages. I
am disposed to think that lie has only a
speaking knowledge—and that not very good
—rrof any of them. He, however, possesses
common sense enough to say very little, and
that little with caution. His brother Norval
is the very opposite in the latter respect
When he is not drinking he is talking and
when he is not talking he is drinking. He held
the office of captain till reduced to the ranks
a fewdays ago for perpetual drunkenness. He
is a rowdy of the most approved order, and is
said to have shared the fortunes of his broth
er to a very large exteut. lam informed
that the jailor’s books of Nashville, Louis
ville and Now Orleans about the year 1833
have such names as William and Norval
Walker recorded on their face. Notwith
standing their peculiar position in this land,
they are both said to be strong Know Noth
ings, and Norval damns everything foreign
or of foreign extraction, particularly the
Dutch.- Norval is a fair specimen of all the
officers of what is called high grade, from a
Captain upwards, every position, civil and
military, is filled by StTcw-Orleans thief, a
Sing Sing apprentice, or a broken dbwn Cal
ifornia gambler; and to learn the individual
history of any one, or all of the officers of
the staff, you have to ask one of themselves
to drink. Sing Sing furnishes a postmaster,
and the calaboose records of New Orleans
will give you the name of the port.
Under such circumstances, the native pop
ulation who are robbed by such robbers, if
they ever did like Walker, now, at least de
test him and all Americans. The Brutalities
of this ruffianly horde, in beating and kick
ing native men, whom they press into the
service without pay, their seizing and con
fiscating every thing they find a man in pos
session of, be he Chimeroster or Democrat,
rich or poor, their frauds and impositions
have all tended to shorten their time in Cen
tral America.
Halifax, May 8.
Besides, the imposition practiced on the
men brought from the States, who are told
that they will get $25 per month, and be
found in food, clothing and arms. The fact
is, no man ever yet drew one dollar of his
pay, or can get it to draw. The clothing
given to one-half the army is a blue marine
shirt, and this limited supply came by the
last steamer. The feeding consists of all the}*
can steal, and the arms of Hint guns, in bad
order.
When Schlcsinger was sent off with 280
men to conquer Costa Rica, he was sent
without one pound of provisions to support
them, or one cent to buy provisions. The
recruits landed in Granada on Sunday morn
ing, and without any drill or inspection, they
were marched oft’ the following Tuesday for
Costa Rica, and for seventeen days they
never saw bread. The country through
which they passed was deserted, and they
had to live on nuts, fruits, and whatever
live stock they could pick up. Then, when
they came to an engagement, they found
their guns without flints, their powder wet,
theii balls too small for the barrel; and en
deavoring to discharge their pieces by the
aid of lighted cigars, they fled in confusion.
After that defeat, how many of these poor
fellows who were fortunate enough to re
turn, even naked as they were, would like a
few days to rest and recruit their lost
strength! But no; the night they reached
Virgin Bay, with lacerated bodies and bruised
feet, in nakedness and hunger, after seven
teen days marching through an almost im
passible country, I have seen these men cal
led up for duty.
Of 900 men now said to be under Walker’s
command, who came from the States, 850
would desert if they could get out of the
country. This general bad treatment is said
to drive the soldiery into acts of licentious
ness against the virtue of the native female
population, for which their is no justification.
The morality of the entire army may be
judged of from the fact that a New York
speculator obtained his commission as Cap
tain for supplying Gen. Walker with a new
housekeeper—tho said captain F. having
two under his protection.
JThe Secretary of the U. S. Trea
sury has issued notice to the effect that
olders of “ Texan Debt ” may file their
claims on or before June 15, next ensuing,
being an extension of forty-days from the
time first named, which was the 30th of
May. j
yy it is stated that Mrs. Robinson, the
veiled murderess, has been transferred from
Sing Sing to the Utioa Lunatic Asylum.
|y Dr, John 0. Warren, an eminent
physician of Boston, died on the morning of
the 4th inst., after a brief illness. He
editohs and publishers.
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NUMBER 35.
lea at Bnf/alo.
The Republic of the 6th says :—“ Navi
gation was really opened on Saturday,when
all the vessels, sail and steam, which went
out got through safely and without extraor-
dinary delay. Yesterday the belt was very
narrow, and the prospect is that within a
day or two the blockade will be permanently
at an end.”
A shipwright in an English town
recently took a rope’s end and thrashed his
wife. The next day the wife took a pie to
the docks for her husband’s dinner, but on
removing the lid, instead, of finding a beef
steak or mutton chop, he found a portion of
the rope with which he had ill-used her.
G. P. R. James, Esq., the British
Consul at Norfolk, Va., has received direc
tions from Lord Clarendon to distribute
SI,OOO among the benevolent institutions
having in charge the widows and orphans of
those who died during the epidemic last au
tumn.
River Items.
The incident at the Levee yesterday was
the arrival of tho superb packet steamer
Northern Belle, which came in about 10 o’-
clock in the morning, with flags flying and
music playing a lively air. The Belle dis
played herself to great advantage to the ad
miring persons assembled along the whele
city front to greet her, and after landing was
visited by our whole population almost. The
verdict was unanimous that her equal, in all
respects, has never been seen in tho shape of
a steamboat at the St. Paul Levee. Wehav*
already published a full description of her
from the Cincinnati papers; and it only re
mains to add thatduring her trip round from
that distant port she has answered fully
the expectations of Capt. Orrin Smith ans.
her popular commander, Capt. Pres. Lod
wick—steamboat men, as we all know, “ev
ery inch of them.” The Northern Belle, it
will be remembered by the description al
ready published, is some fifteen feet longer
than the War Eagle and Galena, and has a
cabin 200 feet in the clear, capable of dis
posing in fine, comfortable berths 140 per
sons. Her officers are Preston Lodwick, Cap
tain; J. D. Dußois, Ist Clerk; K. C. Cooley,
2d Clerk; John Morrison, Mate; James Ken
nison and George Rattlebaugh, Engineers.
B. V. Holcombe and Gid. Cormack, Pilots;
K. Sunderline, Steward.
The Belle is the packet down this morning
at 10 o’clock. Passengers who come up on
her speak in the highest terms of her speed,
safety and general accommodations. She is
voted a universal favorite in these waters
at once.
The Hamburg The good old Hamburg
has been thoroughly repaired at Rock Island,
and now comes into the Galena and St. Paul
trade as an independent packet. She ar
rived yesterday morning for the first time
this season. Her officers are : Chas. 11. La
mar, Captain ; Capt. Geo. W. Girdon, Ist
Clerk ; Joseph Scales and Wm. Hayden, 2d
Clerks. Captain Girdon, lßt Clerk of the
Hamburg, was in this trade when St. Paul
was a little baby, and her present old chil
dren have not yet forgotten him. The Ga
lena Advertiser speaks truly when it says
that “ file name of Capt. Girdon, in connec
tion with this Bteamer, will, of itself) render
her popular. He has been engaged so long
in the steamboat business in this section
that further notice would be wholly super
erogatory. We would therefore simply ex
press our pleasure in seeing his pleasant vis
age again, and introduce him to any new*
comers, who are unacquainted with the Cap
tain, as one of the noblest specimens of hu
manity afloat or ashore.”
The Lady Franklin and Ben Coursin ar
rived yesterday morning—the latter from
St. Louis.
The 11. Y. Yeatman arrived from the Min
nesota River yesterday. -She reports that •
river falling. The Yeatman got into the
woods and had one of her smoke-pipes
knocked down.
The Luclla, Capt. Sara Boyce, has conclud
ed to go into the Minnesota river trade for
the present. No boat is better adapted to
that business, and no commander will take
better care of those who entrust themselves
to his charge than Capt. Boyce. The Luella
starts up this morning.
The Rcville arrived from the Minnesota
yesterday afternoon.
The Free Press has finally “give out”
—weekly and all.
KST The editor of the Newport (Ky.)
Daily News boasts that he is now in the
seventh year of his editorial life, publishing
the only daily anti-slavery paper in the
United States, and the only weekly anti
slavery paper in a slaveholding state.
The Gordon Murderers— The case of
Worrell and Brough, the murderers of Mr.
Gordon, is soon to come on in Warren
county, Mo. The St. Louis Intelligencer
says it is understood that Worrell intends
making a confession, which will entirely ex
culpate Brough from any share in the tran
saction.
A chimney has just been completed at
Preston, England, which is two hundred and
fifty-eight feet in height; width at founda
tion, thirty-four feet; and four hundred and
forty thousand bricks hare been used in
building it.