The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-07
The News.

signalized by a sanguinary battle between the
Know Nothings and Irish, brief and necessarily
imperfect account of which is given under the tele-
graphic head. Three Americans known to
have been killed. and as their opponents fired upon
them from the windows and tops Of houses, q large
number are supposed to have been wounded. OF
the Irish several were killed and many wounded
and it is reported that one of them was hung by
the mob. The city was set fire in three different
places and at last accounts the rioters, armed with
cannon, were in motion, intending to assault the
Office Of the Times and Courier. Our latest intel
gence ia dated at nine o'clock at night, at which
time the mob were in full career in the work Of
death and destruction.
Elections were held yesterday In Kentucky Ala
bama, and Texas, the contest in each being based
mainly upon the Know Nothing platform. In Ken
lucky the Know Nothings have, lii all probability,
carried the State by handsome majority. Col
Humphrey MARSHALL is undoubtedly elected to Con-
press from the Seventh district over William Pres
ton, his whig competitor. The returns from Ala
hama are too meagre to base an opinion upon. The
accounts from East Tennessee state that Gentry the
Know Nothing candidate for Governor, will be
chosen by y large majority. This shonld, however,
be received with caution It is regarded now as Ger
lain that the North Carolina delegation in the next
Congress win stand six democrats to two Know
Nothings.
Our Washington despatch announces the removal
from Office Of Rash Emore Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court of Kansas Territory, and the appoint
ment OF Judge Moore Of Alabama, as his successor.
The for this removal arc the same as those
given In the case Of Gov. Reeder namely, unsats-
factory explanations relative to the charges Of specu
tions in lands. Townsend Harris Of this city, has
received the appointment Of Consul General at Japan
The President and Mrs Pierce leave the capital to-
day for Old Point Comfort where Secretary Marcy
il now tarrying.
The steamship United States arrived last night
with Havana dates to the I'd inst. There was no
thing stirring Of importance either in politics bu
siness- The health of the city continued good
The captain Of the Cyane had arrested o person
named Blanchard, charged with embezzling ST. 900
from his employer in New Orleans. The particu-
lars are given by our correspondent Captain
Graham, owner Of the United States, has or
Hanized line Of steamships to run between New
York, Havana, and Sisal, Campcachy, Vera Cruz,
and Tampico. The line is composed Of the Ocean
Bird and United States, two Of the finest vessels
afoat
We have files Of papers from Nicaragua and Costa
Hea, the former mp to the l4th July and the latter
30 the 21st The insurrectonary democratic move
ment in Nicaragua was in a state Of disruption and
many Of the chiefs had crossed the frontier into
Costa Rica. Some Nicaragua troops also crossed
the frontier and made arrests on the Costa RIGA ter
rtory Of refugees who had sought and obtained the
protection of the government. Still further compli-
cations are therefore probable from this violation Of
international law. The Provisional Dictator of Nj
earagua had issued circular to the clergy, asking
them TO exhort their focks to rally round the govern
ment for the protection Of their affairs and fr,id
in this manifesto the flibusters ore represented
a. ready to dee the holy Of HOLES and TO set up
abomnable csced instead Of that which the faith
" their Nicaragua fathers. We to-day give trsnsa-
lions Of the various important documents found after
the retreat of Colonel Walker from HvA
Our flcs from China, to the 18th Of Icy contain
an account Of most Distressing tragedy enacted at
Macao, in which Captain Joel Woodbury., late mas
tr Of the American bark Sarah Moers was delibe-
ratey murdered by Mr.. James Ross, an English
man, who had, with his wife and children, been .
passenger on board the Sarah Moers, from Sydney,
Australia, for San Francisco. On the voyage Ne
vessel Was lost at Ravens Island. It appears from
the report received, that Captain Woodbury. had
PCT Ross ashore m island in the South Sea. for.
~ he alleged, attempting 70 murder his own wife,
drunkenness and riot0us conduct on board. Ross re-
manned there almost naked for Ave months, was
taken 70 the Feees thence to Sydney, from there to
Fan Francisco, then went back to Hong Kong
and travelled to Macao, where he killed Woodbury.,
fcs, - he says, putting him. without cause, on the
klAnd, and running OF with his wife, his family,
and twenty thousand dollars. which he could not
recover.
Our correspondent in Brownsville, Texas, writing
ca July 25 informs Us that Santa Annals agents had
caused great alarm amongst the revolationists in
Monterey BY reporting that Generals Tayera and
Guitian were marching on that city, from san Luis
Pvtosi, with force Of two thousand men. II was
hlse rumor, originating In the fact that exGoyer.
nor Cruz OF Coahuia, had returned TO saltillo with
few government troops. Governor vidaurri, revo-
htionist. however, made a rapid countermarch from
Reynoaa on Monterey, leaving General Cara to bar.
xam Vol at the former place. CARA bad large