The Georgetown news., 1855-07-05
Arrival of the Golden Age.

Arrival OF the dol0en age.
Fifteen days Later from the Atlantic
States.--Eleven days Later from Eu-
rope.--Mr. Wise Elected.
The P. NJ. Co.'S. steamer Golden Age,
Captain Watkins, arrived at and early hour
on the morning of June Both, bringing
dates from New York to June 5th, and
Liverpool to the 18th of May.
MEMORANDA
Pacific Mail Steamship Golden Age,
James T.. Watkins commander, sailed from
Panama Saturday, June 10th, 1855, at lO1a
P. NJ, with 598 passengers, 242 mail bags,
and AL packages miscellaneous freight for
San Francisco from New York per George
Law. The steamer FL Dorado, with pas
sengers and mails, from New Orleans via
Havana, had not arrived at the time of our
departure, though two or three days over
due, consequently we bring nothing later d.
rect from either port. Passengers crossed
the Isthmus on the 10th inst, in four hours
and since leaving New York there has been
no sickness among them.
Political.
! VIRGINIA GONE DEMoCRATrC-WIsE
ELECTED BY OVER 10000 MAJoRIrY.-All
but fourteen counties in Virginia have been
heard from, and Wise's majority now stands
1852.
The Democrats of Philadelphia held
grand jOlli6cation on Thursday, on the
island in the Delaware river opposite the
city, and after eating, drinking, dancing and
singing, fired one hundred guns in honor of
the victory in Virginia. In the evening
meeting was held in Independence Square,
which was attended by an immense throng
ELECTION IN WASHINGTON CITY.-The
municipal election in Washington, on the
4th of June, resulted in favor OF the Know
Nothings by small majority. The vote
was a very light one, and the day passed off
quietly.
The GREAT NATIONAL KNOW NOTHING
CoNvENTIoN.-The Know Nothing Con-
yentiOn was to assemble in Philadelphia on
the 5th of June. Two hundred and ten del
egates were reported at that city on the day
preceding, and every State and Territory is
said to be represented. The first day of the
session will be as private as possible, but
the subsequent session will be held with
open doors.
The KINNEY EXPEDITION BLoCKADED IN
THE EAST RIVER. n. Y.-It seems the Kin
ney expedition was preparing to sail from
| New York, but was prevented by .. S.
armed vessel The Herald says that the
dock a. the foot of Eighth street was visit
| L.. IL &
to witness the novel blockade of which that
portion of the East river is now the theater.
There was much anxiety manifested to see
the feet, and groups stored on the end of
the dock gazing out on the river. discussing
the probable fate Of the expedition, and ex-
pressing their astonishment at the splendid
generalship displayed by the Administra-
tiOn in sending fleet of three vessels,
bristling with cannon, with two hundred
gallant fellows on board, beside score of
powder monkeys, to keep watch over YES
sci with but two hands aboard, armed with
a marlingspike and rusty fowling-piece,
when three policemen would have done the
whole business.
The vessels engaged by Col. Kinney, and
which were about to sail, were the steam
ships Ocean Bird and United States. Three
steamships and the revenue cutter Washing
ton were despatched to New York to pre-
vent their sailing.
The Kinney expedition, the Baltimore
Sun says, has been absolutely abandoned
| state the fact upon the most authentic and
direct information. The reason assigned
for this determination is not the filibuster-
| obor o4a Of h0
olation of the neutrality laws, or its tenden-
cy to complicate questions pending between
the United States Government and that of
Great Britain, relative to the fulfillment OF
the Clayton Bulwer treaty-not the in
dictments and arrests founded upon the in
formation lodged against Kinney by Messrs
Marcollette, White and others-not the
bonds, personal or with sureties, to appear
and answer to the charge, should it ever be
prosecuted-nor even the Gordon of the
United States steamships of war and reve-
nue. cutters, which are said to be, with steam
up, watching the motions of the Kinney
ship-the steamer United States-in the
harbor of New York. 1t was upon none ol
these considerations, or by reason of none o.
these implements, that Col. Kinney is
obliged to abandon his long cherished enter
: prise. 1t was simply from the want O.
money-the want of ready means to defray
the current and immediate expenses.
SETTLEMENT OF THE SPANISH DIFFICUL
r1Es.-The National htelligencer learns
: by letters from Paris, that Mr.. Perry ha.
obtainedfrom the Spanish Government al
entirely satisfactory settlement of the E
Dorado case, as we'll as that of our Vic,
Consul at Sagua la Grande. The Lieut.
Governor who arrested Mr.. Thompson is tt
$ be dismissed. Such instructions have beer
issued to cruisers as will prevent recur
renee of any difficulty.
The cholera is raging as an epidemic il
New Orleans, and the Board of Health O