The Empire County argus., 1855-07-21
ARRIVAL OF THE JOHN L. STEPHENS.

about o'clock Z. M with dates from New York
to the Goth of June.
despatch from New Orleans states that cholera
has appeared among the U. s. troops at Baton
Rouge in an epidemic form and that several death;
had already occurred and some fifty Of the soldiers
were sick.
The Germans of Williamsburg. N Y. are max
ing prepara tons to forcibIy resist the encroachmen
of the prohibitory liquor law. Meetings have been
held, and resolutions recommending violent meas
ures adopted.
Col Kinney after many trials ups and downs has
succeeded in sailing with his expedition in detach.
ed squads for the promised land. He went, with
eighteen other persons, in the schooner Emma
commanded by Capt Norris. which put to sea at
o'clock on the evening Of the 9th of June.
The bark Magnolia was captured June 7th. and
carried no Mobile by the cutter Met LELAND foi
being concerned in fllibusering is forfeit under
the revenue laws of the United States with all her
cargo-300O rifles 1900 Colts revolvers. 1000 lbs
fixed ammunition. "A brass field battery, and large
quantity of other military stores
James II. Burton, late master armorer in the Ma
tional Armory, at Harpers Ferry. Va but for some
months past resident of New York. has received
from the British Government the appointment of
Engineer of the British National Aarmory at En-
field. near London. Although that armory is un-
der the command of Capt. Dixon Of the Royal Ar
tleiy Mr.. Burton will have the entire direction Of
the manufacturing operations of the establishment
80 slys the Springfield Republican.
A tasteful M nument of Italian marble sixteen
feet high, finished in the heavy Egyptian style of
architecture, has been erected on Chesnut avenue.
Mount Auburn Boston. over the grave If Barnabas
Bates Esq This testimonial has been erected to
the Father of Cheap Postage as the deceased j.
appropriately termed on the brief inscription 10y
the merchants Of New York
There arrived at Buffalo. the 18th ut. hv the
Buffalo and State Line Railroad 1000 head Of cat
tie. 100 hogs and $50 sheep contained in one train
of 50 cars drawn by two engines
The Saut St Marie ship canal was to have been
opened ON the 18th, when the steamer Illinois. on
an excursion from Detroit. will be passed through
Jackson Co 5 Express between Portsmouth and
Boston, wna robbed on the 18th. on the up train of
IS 600 government funds. Smith Robinson. freight
agent was soon after arrested-while in the act Of
counting the money
bonfire burning in New Orleans on the
18th inst, in the yard of one of the buildings be-
longing to the estate of the late judah Touro. The
fuel Of the fire was the old account books in which
written the details of Mr. Touros business for
forty or fifty years. The fire had been burning
two days, and still there was a cart load Of the
books left.
Boston appropriated $4,000 for celebrating the
$4,000: Albany. SGUD: Schenectady, 300
The New York Daily Times and Sunday Tmes
are both sued for libel by Alderman Briggs-dam-
age i'll each case $4,000.
A a recent dinner given by q wealthy American
residing in Paris, Hon Martin Van Buren, Horace
Greedy and Lewis Cass ,Ir, among the guests
The New York City Guards, Capt r. 7. Ferris,
arrived at Montreal, Canada a visit on the 18th.
and met with Il most enthusiastic reception from
the civic and military authorities The whole city
was decorated as if for gala day, and invitations
to every place of amusement were rendered them
The Guards are the first military company from
the United States that has visited Canada
a meeting Of the friends of Woman's Rights is
to he held at Saratoga on the 18th and 10Th OF
August next.
! he American Arctic Expedition to go in search
of DR.. Kane. sailed for the Arctic seas from New
York, on the l3lh inst. All the officers and crews
went off in high spirits
valuable gold snuff box, mounted with bril-
liants was recently sent from the Emperor Louis
Napoleon, to an old friend Of his in the city of
New York. On its arrival in this country it wa-
seized Ivy the Sheriff of New York upon an cxecu-
ton for debt contracted by the Emperor Will in
this country. several years ago. The box was sold
at auction for $500 The donee intends to contest
the action Of the Sheriff
The Secretary of War is in doubt as to tile ar.
rears Of pay due to Lieutenant General Scott un l,r
the act comforting the rank, whether it shoul be-
S2oOOO or S46.00O. He favors the former sum ot
course, but Caleb Cushing has the question under
consideration, and it will doubtless be Tx, between
them.
1he President has called Governor Reeder and
other Kansas territorial officials to account for Ger
tain alleged land speculations with the Indian
tribes within their jurisdiction in violation of the
acts of Congress- and informs Gov R. that he can
not be retained in Office unless certain impressions
now his (the Presidents mind shall be satisfac-
tory removed
l he latest accounts from Kansas represents the
territory to be quet, and the excitement in regard
to the slavery question has subsided
The Probate Judge at Cincinnati granted two
hundred and twenty eight marriage licenses last
month.
The entire amount of loss by fire in the United
States, from the lst OF January to the lst of June
current. is set down at the enormous sum of S..
22S,000
At Alton, Ill.,, short time since, man named
Hanna. sktul mechanic. but devoted to whisky
sold at auction, for four months under the va
grant law Of the State. lie was bid off at Sl25.
The steam frigate Merimac was launched at
Boston on the l4th.
Col Greene editor of the Boston Post is spoken
of as the successor Of Mr.. Buchanan, as American
Minister to England
The State Department at Washington is ready
to pay the awards under the Convention with Great
Britain of Feb. s, 1853 to those persons in whose
favor the awards were made or to their legal rep
resentatives
The Lancaster (Pa) Savings Institution, has
failed in consequence of tho defalcaton Of the
Treasurer Charles Boughter. The def;llcation, it
is said reaches the enormous amount of nearly
S2SO.OO0. Boughter has been arrested and com