The Empire County argus., 1854-01-21

EIGHT DAYS LATER NEWS.
IMPORTANT FROlI WASHINGTON.
NAVAL EXPEDITION AGAINST THE
FILLIBUSTERS!
TELEGRAPH TO THE PACIFIC!!!
U. s. MAIL TO CHINA CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS!
THE WAR IN EUROPE, ETC.
The Nicaragua steamship Co1tes, Capt Croppcr,
arrived yesterday morning, with dates from New
Orleans to the 22d Dec from New York Of the Goth,
and Liverpool, Dec. 3.
She brings 517 passengers, among whom are 100
females and 40 children.
Thos. Francis Dleagher, the eloquent Irish pa
triot, is a passenger also.
The most important feature of the news by the
CorteS, is the action of the government in the mat
ter OF the taking of Lower California A Naral
Expedition is ordered to be sent from San Francisco
to L0Uer CaiJolnia for tie purpose Of arresting the
ErpeddioaiSts.
A bill has been introduced in the Senate to estab-
lish a teegraphic line to the Pacific. Also, bill
to provide for the building of six propelers to be
used as mail steamers on the Pacific
The great libel suit of Bennett VS.. Fry terminated
on the 10Th, and verdict against the Herald of
$4,000 damages and costs.
The Mitchell banquet took place at the Broad
way Theatcr On the 18th. Some six hundred pco-
pie sat down to dinner, and the boxes were filled
with as many ladies. Charles O'Connor, ESQ., pre-
sided.
Flour had taken q rise in New York
The troops for California had not sailed from New
York at the last accounts, owing to some delay
casioned by the machinery of the steamer.
Senator Seward, in the Senate, on the 18th, gave
notice of bill for the construction of railroad to
the Pacific.
The usually quiet city of Portland, Maine, was
thrown into commotion by the arrival of the screw
steamer Sarah Sands the pioneer of line of steam
ers between that place and Liverpool Cannons were
fired, bells rung, and every other evidence of ex-
treme qualification manifested.
The eX-Captain General of Cuba, General Cane
do, embarked for Spain the 10Th inst. 1t was cur
rcntly reported that he had amassed a million Of
dollars during his administration of Is months.
A GREAT CARGO OF GREAT SHIp-Amonc other
articles engaged by the Great Republic for Liver
pool are the following:
About 5000 bbls. flour
10000 to 10000 bushels of corn & wheat
LOCO bales OF cotton.
5000 bbls. rosin.
1000 tierccs Of beef &c, &C.
| Having taken as much freight as she can cross
the bar at Sandy Hook with she WILL it is said haul
out In the stream on Thursday next.
The great fire, in which the buildings of the EIar-
pers, on Pearl street. were DESTROYED, occurred on
Saturday afternoon, Dec 10th. This is said to be
the most destructive fire that has occurred in New
York since 1915 The fire broke out about one
o'clock and gnatcd in the cellar, by plumber.
who was at work there throwing burning paper
with which he had just lighted a cigar, into ycs-
sci containing camphone, and which he thought
was water. All the buildings Of the iarpcrs on
Pearl street and on Cliff street were DESTROYED and
a number of other buildings in the vicinity were
burned. The loss of the Harpers is estimated at
|
thrown out of employment by this fire The Har-
pers have taken an Office in Beckman street, and
will soon commence operations again.
[From the London Morning Chronicle
You've SoULE AND TIE DUKE OF Alba Private
letters from Madrid speak of an affair which took
place in that capital on the fete day of St Eugenie
and which has not resulted in an affair of honor
Saturday week being the fete day of st, Eugenie-
saint not often heard Of till Louis Napoleon chose
to give her renown by creating an Empress of the
same name-the Marquis de Turgot the French
Ambassador at Madrid, gave bail, which was at
tended by all that is brilliant in the Spanish capital
in the shape of nobility or diplomacy Among the
guests were the Duke of Alba the brother-in-law of
the Empress Of the French, and Mr. Soule the son
of the newly appointed Minister of the U. States
In the course Of the evening, Mr.. Soue, Jr, while
walking through the ball room with Mrs Perry
the wife of the United States Secretary of Leca-
y been in Paris, and is therefore Judge of ladies'
dress,) make some contemptu1us remark on the
style OF dress adopted by the wife of the American
Minister (mother Of young Soule.)
1t appears that the lady had adopted costume
which Is not quite o Ia mode de Aadrtd in so fal
that it covered her person up to the threat whereas
the most approved fashion among the Madrid dam
sells is to exhibit many Of the graccs conferred
upon them by nature, come within the bounds o1
decency. The remark of the Duke was There
goes Mary of Burgundy" Mr.. Soule on hearing
the contcmptuous expression, left the lady with
whom he was walking, and going up to the Duke
informed him qUa etaH une camille that he was a
rascal, and accompanied this piece of information
with a-push. Great excitement ensued and Mr.
Soules father, having intcrtered, took away the
young man, who subsequently addressed challenge
to the Duke, which has not yet been accented. the
Duke having found it convenient to rcpra.cut the
whole affair as poltical-which it certainly is. il
the dress of the American Minister'S wife was not
strictly in fashion. AT all events, no fghtinr had
taken place at the period when the last dspa, ,ches
lett; but the affair the topic of conversation
everywhere and the feeling was that Jonathans no
sltlon IN 1t was preferable to that Of the Hdaleo
MATTERS IN WASHMGToN-T news from
Washington is OF much general interest, though as
yet very little has been done tending to show what
is to be the action of Congress on the various mpor-
'aht measures that arc to come before it. The
election OF Beverly Tucker editor of the Sentinel
to the Office of Printer to the Senate over General
Armstrong OF tho Union, is regarded by the Hards
as great triumph over the President and Cabinet
zen Cass and Senator Douglass both voted for tho
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