Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-29

Cap,tln decrgsN. EiollinS Of the United States
pl99p.6Ewar cyane, was crested at The Asiot
HauSo on Thursday morning, at the suit Of CalylE
pppihd. ) merchant doing busine's in that city,
ior destroying his property In the attack on Grey.
town. Chief Justice Oakley Of The Superior Court,
Nthled tke oIlst Of arrest, which was placed in
the hands Of Deputy Sheriff Valtsd.
o@eet Vullvd proceeded TO the Aslor House,
where Sc found Capt. HOllins short, stout, thick.
get man, with black hair and whilker6, who took
the matter very coolly, as be knew the United
eSlslsa government would have to sec hin through
the difficulty. 10 company with the Deputy sher-
III he visited the Collector OF the Port, Herman
.Red6eld, John Cisco, the Assistant Treasurer
ana ] K Btoadhead, Navel oaicet These gen
tlsmsn gave bonds to the amount Of twenty thOu'
sd dollars for his appearance when the trial would
take place.
Cart. Hollins was soon discharged from custody.
ne took The evening tain iot Boston.
rcoPT OF THE AF4IDAvIT ON WHICH COMMANDER
.SuOon HoLLINs WAS AResSTED.l LNy.
C0lDia DnFgnd %. George NJ H0thnS'-Calyln
Dufand, plantiif 10 the above entitled action, be-
i6fd1lv S%orn doth depoSe and say that he 10 a
merchant residing and dong business IN the city
IN, New York and fOE several yeaTS last past he
has traded largely with perpons at various places
sinthe STATE Of Nicaragua end particularly az
town situated Of the mouth oil The river Ban Juan
and called tile city Of San Juan del NoIle OF
GTeyloWn
That on o! about the thirteenth day Of July last
depoaeht had large quantities Of goods, wares and
mttchandiSe, which were wholly his own property,
stored IN SoEs.houses At said city Of San Juan del
NUTIe OF 0IeyloWn, to tie VOlusol fourteen thou.
issnd dollars Which this deponenl designed 70 sell
~ IL lsfOho maintained that
son Of about the last dsy mentioned this deponent
Aus tho owner Of liame house Of the value Of
SIX ihonoaad dollars, which he had shipped 10 the
,ssaid clly OF San Juan del Norte, or GTeylown
s;F n the city Of New York, and had caused to be
erected IN the said city Of San Juan del NOIteI OF
,,GFeyloWn, Oud used as store house foEthe dePoS
Il Of merchandise belongng'to this depOnent; that
On or about the sad thirteenth day Of July the said
Ctbrss N. Hollins, then being commander In the
Navy OF the United States, ordered and directed
GGaid Cltyof San Juan del NOIleS OF GIeytoWnt ~
Le bombatled, and The same was bombaEded lot
mole then thIse hNuISi anu after such lombard
menI lie ordered the salnU 10 U.fled, aud In puT-
suance Of sucli order the same was set fire to- and
the house and goods Of this dsponent were con-
sumedj whereby this dePontnt sustained dsmeg's
TO the HTOunt OF twenty thousand DOLLARS besides
the ntohts which this depOnent would have made
sftom the sale Of such goods had the same been
solids that this firing Of the said city OF town was
suuhe In time Of peace, and the goods aud house oil
this dvpo1enl were wronglullY inluI,d and de-
= Sivoyed while the same was used and occupied in
"a ieWfnl IEo1e, thar the said George N. Hollins
W6t, 6tiheiime of the firing Of said city or town,
md ever since hos been, resident OF theSlale OF
itFlOTido sSthis dePOnenl Is informed aud believes
Further thn deponeUi saith not.
Frsworn before me on the 22d day Of August 1884.
s-.--- JAMEB HYATT, Conl. Of deeds.
80 alta meeting Of the Dsnocro tic State (tlard.
isShell) .eemmittee held at the Aston House, on
i%ednssdaylaS', committee Of hyswaspproint-
edt6 wait on dSe ElroUson and urge on him the
acceptance ofthe nomhOtiOnb by the Syracuse con-
ySniion.
Tue .compittse performed the duty assigned
10 them, ana reported TO en- adjourned meeting
-.h6li On The following Day. They reported that
they were authorized, by Judge BRONSON, TO say
satatl although his personal ceilings were still
i5atslss 10 an acceptance, he would no longer OPP
q pose bic own wishes to those Of bic political
sIrishdl, ondthat ne leaves himsolfih their hands
The report was adOptedby necIamaiiOn.