Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-26
Arrival of the Cortez.
Seven Days Later News !

rived on Sunday morning from San Juan
del Sur bringing seven days later news
from the Atlantic States, and later advices
from Europe. The news is of little impor
tance
The Cortez brings Alb passengers, of
whom l03 are ladies and SO children She
also brings IA packages of express matter
There is no sickness on the Isthmus and
the transit is speedy. Passengers for New
York by the Uncle Sam, February oath,
from San Francisco, got through in twenty
days and one hour.
Of the passengers by the Cortez 110 are
returned Californians. VIM. Foster, United
States Consul at Manzanilla, Mexico, is
passenger.
All the parties in the Bill Poole murder
have been indicted by the Grand Jury in
accordance with the Coroner's inquest
Previous to this, Jas. Irwin and Council
man Kerrigan were admitted to bail.
Lieut.. j. Harstien, late Commander of
the mail steamer Illinois, is to command the
Kane Arctic Expedition.
Offices have been established in New
York and Philadelphia, to forward men to
Canada or Nova Scotia for enlistment i'll
the British army. Mr.. Anglers Mcdonald,
in New York, had sent on over 100 men.
The terms are thirty dollars bounty and
eight dollars per month. None but foreign
ers are wanted and all those engaged were
Germans. The United States District At
torney says it is an infringement of the
Neutrality laws.
The fire works factory of G. Lilliendahl,
at Greenville, n. j., near Newark, was
blown up March 2lst. Two persons were
killed, and dozen badly wounded.
Spain has communicated through her min
isters to Secretary Marcy that she has come
to the conclution that "the complaining
parties in the Back Warrior affair, sustain
ed some injury, which it is the wish of the
Government to redress"
A stringent liquor bill has passed into
law in the New Jersey Legislature. 1t
goes into operation on the lst January next.
1t prohibits the Importation as we'll as the
sale of liquors.
1t is said at Washington that Gov. Rod
man NJ. Price of New Jersey, who was for
merly purser in the navy, and candidate
for Congress at the first election in Califor-
MIA, is ascertaned to be a delaulter to the
amount Of $4,000 to the government.
COL McClung the duellist, and former
Minister to Chill from the United States,
committed suicide at Jackson, Miss. March
odd
The great strike among the factory oper-
atives at Manchester, n. Ii. continued. On
the 23d, a procession of 5000 persons
marched through the street. Two thousand
girls had left for home.
j. c. Zimmerman, Consul for the Neither
lands in New York for forty years, is dead
The Democrats of Cincinnati have NOM
mated j. j. Farren for Mayor, and in con-
vention denounced the Know Nothings.
In Philadelphia the old line Wings who
seeded from the recent Wing and Know
Nothing Convention, have met and passed
resolutions denouncing such organizations.
United States Senator Phelps, of Yer
mont, died March 25th.
The California mails by the Golden Gate
of March lst, arrived at New York March
oath. News from Havana to March | 7th.
Mr.. Thomson, United States NOnsul at
Sagua, has been arrested and conveyed to
Havana for refusing to take down the
United States coat of arms in the back
office of the Consulate. Gen. Concha set
him at liberty upon parole preparatory to
his examination.
The New Orleans and Memphis packet
Bulletin was burned at about 3 o'clock yes
terday evening twelve miles below Lake
Providence, together with a cargo of g.
800 bales of cotton and some twenty lives
WASHINGTON. March 26th
Onr squadron in the Gulf of Mexico is
to be augmented Immediately, and any
Spanish vessels which overhaul or fire into
an American vessel will be promptly chas-
tised.
United States mail Steamer Ell Dorado
arrived at Havana on the 2Oth from Aspin-
wall, having been again compelled to heave
to off Cape Antonio and submit to an ex-
animation of her papers by an officer from
a Spanish-man-of-war. The United States
steamer Princeton was in the harbor of
Havana.
The execution of Pinto, by the garrote,
took place at Havana, on the 22d ultimo,
before an immense cOncOurse of people
Mrs. Mary Giraud, wife of New York
merchant, committed suicide by cutting her
throat with razor, March 24th.
The latest dates from England are March
10th.
The reported death of Nicholas of Rus
sia is confirmed, and he has been peaceably
succeeded by Alexander II.
The new Emperor has issued ukase sta
ting that he will adhere to the policy of his
predecessor.
Constantine and all the Royal family,
and the Empire have taken the oath of al
legiance.
Alexander has been confirmed as the di-
plomatlst at the Peace Conference, Gort-
schakot, whose previous Instructions are al
SO confirmed, and the first conference has
been held at Vienna.