The Empire County argus., 1855-08-04

| AuH1lral DunudS mas communicated Will oho
Russian authorities, and the British Government,
| through the Danish Minister at ST. Petersburg, and
demands redress for the outrage. The Russian ac-
count, in the Lnualide Russ says six were killed
and the remainder are prisoners A dispatch from
Dantrie confirms the report.
ATLANTIC NEWS.
The intelligence from Nicaragua is quite discour-
aging to the Kinney and Walker expeditions The
anticipated ascendancy to power of Cen Casteon,
the head of the revolutionary party has not taken
place. Kinney had received large supplies of pro-
misses of aid from him, in which he is disappointed.
Col. Kinney has no authority from the Government
of Nicaragua to settle to grant lands. His only
claim is, power of attorney from Mr.. Faran,
large private land holder in Nicaragua, to dispose
of his lands by colonization otherwise. The
Government does not assent to the arrangement, as
the introduction of colony conflicts with existing
| laws.
In the u S. District Court in New York, the
counsel of Mr.. Fabens moved that he be discharg-
ed. The District Attorney said he previously sta
ted he would not try Mr. F. without Col Kinney
The recognizance of Mr.. Fabens was therefore
discharged were also the witnesses by direction
of the Court.
The District Attorney has however found anoth-
er customer to console him for the escape Of Kim
ney He having caused the arrest of Mr.. Charles
H. Stanley the British Vice Consul, at New York,
on the charge of having been engaged in the en-
listing of soldiers for the Crimea The brig Bufa-
10, has been taken into Holmes Hole, by the reve-
nue. cutter James Campbell. 1t appears that she
recently sailed from this port with number of
Germans as passengers who were ostensiby engag-
ed to work on some imaginary railroad in Nova
Scotia, but who were in reality destined to win re-
nown and eight dollars per month before Sebasto-
pol. The Germans after getting to sea, thought
they had made bad bargain, and placed them
selves under the protection of the cutter, which
arrived at Boston on the 28th ult. The four cabin
passengers were brought before Commissioner
Woodbury., and held to bail in $1,000 for examna-
ton, on charge of violating the neutrality laws
The seventeen steerage passengers were held in
500 each as witnesses 1t is reported that during
the fortnight three vessels have left this port Nova
Scotia, having an average of thirty recruits each
The race the Union Course between Lady
Franklin and Lantern, for $1,000, best three in ive
in harness, by the former in three straight
heats.
The great pacing match between Pocahontas and
Hero for 5000, mile heats, best three in fve to
wagons resulted in Pocahontas distancng Hero in
the first heat, in the unprecedented time OF two
minutes and seventeen and half seconds, being
the fastest time in pacing ever made
The arrest of Horace Greeley, in Paris, as one of
the Directors of the New York Crystal Palace, at
the instance of an unfortunate Frenchman who
had suffered some1 by the unfortunate concern,
occasioned good deal of merrment. Private let
ters from Greeley intimate that the real motive for
putting him in JAIL had reference to Furnishing him
for the rather free commentaries of the Tribune
upon the character of Louis Napoleon
The Bostonians are talking of establishing line
of steamers of their own between that port and
Liverpool. Boston is day nearer England than
i New York and hence the direct passage of a Bos-
ton steamer would be at least twenty-four hours
shorter than that can be made under existing ar
rangements. A beautiful model of a new steamer,
designed by Donald Mckay of East Boston, has
been exhibited at the Merchants Exchange News
ROOMS and excited considerable attention She is
to be side-wheel steamer, with sufficient accom-
modations to carry 900 first class cabin passengers
and so in the second cabin, besides storing 1000
tuns of freight. 1t is expected she will perform
the voyage from Boston to Liverpool direct in eight
days The dimensions of the vessel are thus given:
length 800 feet; breadth As feet; depth 81 feet,
and feet sheer. Her engines will have IS inch
cylinders, with 10 feet stroke.
The Clinton Company's cotton mill, at Wappln-
gers Falls N. Y, was destroyed by fre-loss ex-
ceeding 100000.
The Know Nothing State Council of Georgia
adopted the Georgia platform, and nominated the
Hon. Garrett Andrews their candidate for Gov
ernor.
Hunter Wood, antKnow Nothing, has been
elected mayor of Norfolk, Va.
The election in New Orleans for Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court resulted in the choice of Elgee,
anti-K Know Nothing, by l,200 majority over Mer-
rick, Know Nothing.
The Legislature OF Connecticut adjourned S1ne
die, on Saturday The Hartford Times says: at
has done more harm than any Legislature that has
preceded it under this constitution"
Mr.. Wilson, Commissioner of the Land Office,
has received his walking papers, for being too
strongly imbued with Know Nothingism.
The Democrats of Maine have nominated Judge
Wells of Portland, for Governor, and Simon Pure
Wings, Hon. Isaac Reed of Wadoboro.
/, 1t is stated that the difficulties with the U. S.
Consul at San Juan del Sud and the Nicarapua
) Government amicably settled before the arri-
val there of the U. S. ship st. Mary's
Commander Adams had arrived at Washington,
bringing the treaty between the United States and
Japan, as ratified by the Emperor
The question of Senator Gwinns election is re-
garded settled by the of Messrs. Yulee and
Mallory, of Florida The former, it will be recol-
lected, contested the seat of the latter on the
ground of his having received the largest number
of votes on the first ballot There were forty-two
votes cast twenty-one of which were thrown for
Yuee the others being blanks The balloting con-
tinued however, until finally Mr. Mallory received
a majority of the whole vote Under this state of
facts, Mr. Yuee presented himself before the Sen
ate claiming to have been elected on the first bal
lot. What the decision of the Senate might have
been had the voting stopped after the first ballot
was had, is not known, but the decision turned
upon the fact that the continued baoting by the
Legislature was the best Interpretation of its ac-
tion and fully negatived the idea of an election on
the first ballot Will not this pecedent settle the
question for DR.. Gwin! If the Legislature be the
most competent to interpret its action, did not