The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-05-10
6ensraI Nstus.

KINNEY AND FABENs. = These men were
brought before the United States Court at New
York, Oh the 7th inst, on the charge of an al
legged design to violate the neutrality laws of
the United States. The counsel for the Gov
eminent moved postponement of the trial,
which motion was opposed by the counsel for
the accused. The Judge ruled that the case
should go on, when the District Attorney said
that, rs the law left it to his disposal to call up
case, he should not call up the case in quss-
ton now. The Judge then released the su'e-
ties, and required Colonel Kinney and Consal
Fabens to enter their own recognizance in TIE
sum of 81 900 each.
Seven thousand dollars in five and ten do,
lar notes, OF the Peninsular Bank of Da,ro,
were stolen from the bank on Monday last The
notes had never been used. They were conn.
tersigned by S. M. Holmes, the State Treasur.
er, and numbered from l,OOI to 1000 datsd
April lst. A reward of $500 has been offar,d
for the arrest of the robber and the recovery af
the money.
The British brig Venus, from Nassau. boupd
for New York, with cargo of cotton. was RI n
down off the Capes of the Delaware on the
night of the 9Th instant The vessel and CARGO
are total loss, but the captain, crew, and tween
ty seamen and passengers, were taken off by
the Hanover, and brought to Norfolk.
hre commenced in the woods about five
miles from Millville, New Jersey, on the west
side OF the Maumee river, and still continued
to burn with much violence at latest accounts.
The cholera has of late prevailed to some ex,
tent among immigrants along the Upper Mis-.
sissippi and at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. 1t
will no doubt prevail throughout the present
summer, wherever poverty, uncleanliness, ara
exposure, invite it. :
FROM HAyANA.-Thesteam Black WafrioS
from Havana, with dates to the 2Sth April. az
rived at New York, Sd May. The steamer Sa !
Jaclnto was still in port, but the Princeton sal
ed for Key West on the morning of the 2Stf,
The island was in state of quietude, and n j,
new arrests had been made.
Commodore McCauley and the captains G
two United States vessels in port had beea
handsomely entertained with a banquet by TIL !;
CdptdlH Ocneral.
The BRITISH PRovINCEs.-The Halifax NJ )
pers state that frghtful distress exists along tn
coast, between Meramichi and Shippagan. Thu
people are suffering direful privations. The /,
have no seed whatever to sow this spring, AM ;
their future prospects are still more gloom
than their present condition. j
The Nova Scotia Parliament has been disoly
ed by proclamation of the Governor, and new,
election has been allied for the 22d of May.
FIVE PERSONS STARVED TO DEATH.-ThG
schooner John Clark, Capt. McRay, was lost OF
her passage from New York to Jacmel, ST. Dc,
mingo, by becoming water-logged. The cap
tain and four of the crew persisted of starvs
ton and two men, who were left alive, were
taken off and brought to New York on the I'll
inst. They report that they had nothing to ea,'
for eight days previous to being taken off.
Hunts bridge, on the Harlem railroad near
Knoxville, New York, has been destroyed by
fire. twas single span of 200 feet in length,
built of wood. The accident will not interrupt
the passenger trains.