Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-05

The One Thing Positively certain.-Ths

The One Thing Positively certain.-Ths
result Of the ballotings for Speaker up to the
adjournment yesterday, which has 90 impress
ed itself upon the minds of I'll ss that few In
deed profess to doubt the fact, Is that Nation
al Know Nothingism-Hindoo q 1t is
more concisely called at the North-as par
ty or power In Congress-, has even 20 soon
been ground to powder between the upper
and neither millstones Of Democracy and Anti.
Slavery, with which it is clear that with un.
important exceptions Numerically speaking)
the House of Representatives Of the United
States, now proves to be divided 1t cannot
even be said to hold the balance of power.
There are some anti-Nebrasks Wings and one
or two Northern Wings, who are not opposed
to the principles Of the Nebraska bill in their
hearts, and handful of anti Nebraska Demo.
Gratis, who together make up Q fourth and
18th parties, and whose Independent action
prevents the Know Nothing force Of thirty
votes, from being sufficient to carry the VIC
tory to the side to which they may ultimately
attach themselves. Mr.. Greeley and his staff
Of spinal-disease doctors, imported from the
Hobbies Of nearly all the Northern hesisla-
lures, are busy In stiffening the "back bones''
of those Of the Anti.Nebraska opposition men,
bers whose tastes in the abolition way will
not yet permit them to place themselves en-
tirely under the regime of Mr.. Giddings. 1t
strikes n that Mr.. Grseley's prescriptions
will hardly be swallowed by all his patients;
and if half q dozen Of them throw up the
dose on account of weak stomsohs, or too
little shack BONE" or what not, we have
no idea when the organisation can possibly
be consummsted. 81.
We believe, for instance, that the vote for
Mr.. Banks cannot be coaxed up higher than
100, probably not higher than 90, until Messrs.
Fuller and Pennington have each had the
backing which the Republicans will willingly
accord to both of them; the managers of the
Republican party being anxious for the election
Of either Of them, and only consenting to take
Mr. Banks by way of settling the vexed ques-
tions in that way, if possible. Their disincli-
nation for Mr.. B. arises by no means from his
untrustworthiness for their purpose on the
slavery question, but on account Of the Dem
ocratic tendency Of his sympathies on all
other subjects
Affairs in Nicaragus.-We have private
information from Nicaragua to the latest dates
from that quarter, embracing many facts of
interest. 1t comes through Mr.. Espinosa, the
functionary Of the deposed Government who,
being banishsd by that of Walker, reached
New York in the last steamer from San Juan
del Norte
Thus; We learn, when II was known that
the court martial of Americans, into whose
hands Walker had surrendered Corral, had
determined on his death, addresses were sent
to Walker, signed by all the foreign residents in
Granada, and by ell the clergy and principal
native citizens, asking that his life be spared,
and Offering, on the part of the clergy and
the men Of wealth to mortgage their fortunes
rs guarantee that Corral, if not executed,
would live tranquil in San Juan del Norte
But Walker sternly refused to spare the vie.
tim. Soon after Corral was shot, the people
Of the city surrounded his corpse, large ma.
Jority being women, who cut all the hair from
his head in little locks, and imbued their kerr
chiefs and portions of their clothing in his
blood, to be kept as relics.
N. Espinosa says that the American Minis
ter, Mr.. Wheeler, was seen on the 18th of o.
tober, the day on which Granada was taken,
at the door Of his house, giving brandy to
Walkers men; his (Wheeler's) son being at
the time among Walkers men, armed with
sword, and shouting, as one Of them.
The Secretary Of State, Mr.. Mayorga, was
secreted In the house Of Mr.. Wheeler, and
asked leave Of Mr.. w. to visit brother then
dying in consequence of wound received on
the memorable 18th October. Mr. Wheeler con-
ssnted, and after he had left that gentleman's
house, he sent after him a message, saying
that he was no longer responsible for his
safety, and at the. same time soldiers were
sent for him, and he was shot in the morning.
General Corral was In command of 800 men,
when Ruhant, French resident of Grenada
(for thirty years. was sent to Corral by Walk
er, who demanded capitulation, the penalty
for its refusal being that all the principal
men In Grenada should be shot That is to
say, n. Joachim, Peter and Trinidad Cuada,
Mr.. Joachim, Messrs. Chamorro, Zequeira,
Alverez, Celaya, Murillo, Antilles, Espinosa,
Munoz, Bsrberena, Avana, Rojos, Rocha, and
Morales. They were then Walkers prison
ers, and were tied two together by Walkers
order, who notified Corral that if he did not
come over to Grenada and make treaty,
they would be shot as the penalty for his re-
fusal. Corral, to save their lives, surrcn-
dered himself and went to Grenada, where he
vas not long after shot by order Of Walkers
court martial, composed altogether Of Ameri-
cans.
Rumors.-We have q rumor this morning
that the Republicans expect to elect Mr.. Ful.