The Empire County argus., 1855-05-12
News Ey the Uncle sam.

The Nicaragua Steamship Uncle Sam, arrived
at San Francisco Monday last, bringing seven
days later intelligence, and n Y dates to April
10Th.
The Knownothings have been defeated in Fat
terSon. n. J.
They were victorious in Louisville. Ky, and de-
feated in Hartford CT.
The whig State officers are elected in Iowa.
Jersey City has gone whig, and Hoboken has
elected a democratic Mayor.
An act to restore the voting hy secret ballot has
passed the Massachusetts House of Representatives
The KnownothngS of Richmond. Virginia. have
elected their candidate for Mayor. and all their
other nom nees for city oficerS
The town elections in Michigan recently were
generally in favor of the remocrats
The ~ Y. Legislature has framed prohibitory
liquor law. which has been signed bv ihe Govern
or and was to 60 into effect the first Monday in
May
The N. Y Herald says: THE municipal election
in Richmond was carried by the American ticket ON
Wednesday ly majority of l.l56: Scotts mai 'ri-
ty in 1852 was $40. Loss to the Fierce D'm"cr,,-
cy. 3l4 AT this ratio Of loss and gain. the Old
Dominion is lost to Mr.. Wise, beyond all recovery
The Washington papers, and persons in that
city who are supposed to he pr,y to tho designs
of the Government agree in the opinion that Pres
ident Pierce has determined to make dash at Gu
ba or Spain in some shape or other Immediately.
squadron Of seven vessels is 10 he sent to Tie
Gulf Of Mex;cn to rendezvous at Key West Com
modore NlcCauley is to command it. The steamer
San .iacino is to be the flag ship and has already
sailed.
We learn that the Administration at Washington
has detached Col Richard neatirld Of the Engi-
neers. Ma ur Nord, Cal. Of the Ordnance. and Capt
Geo. b. AlcClelland. of the Cavalry, on special du.
ty. to proceed to Sebastopol to inspect the works
there. and view the operations Of the war. Irib.
Washington. April III
The Union of this morning announces another
Cuban outrage The brig p r. Hickman. from
Boston. bound to NlatanLlS when few miles from
the coast of Cuba. was fired at three times by Il
Spanish cruiser. The first bail was thrown a>tcrn
of the brig the second fired ahead of her and he
third was fired, it is supposed. with the intention
of hitting the vessel. After an examination of the
Hckmans papers, she was allowed to proceed on
her voyage.
Commodore NIcCa Cauley will sail with scaled
instructions Doubtless something concerning the
Cuban troubles.
The st. Louis Republican of 7th April contains
the general orders issued by the Government for a
military expedition against the Indians of the
Plains. The expedition is to be under the COM
mand of Gen. Harney.
Besides the one hundred and fifty recruits which
reached S. f. ly the last steamer, under command
of Capt Anger Of the 4th Infantry. other detacli-
ments of recruits will continue to sail from New
York for California by the steamers until some
five six hundred are sent off to join Gen Wool.
The N. Y. Herald says there arc three factions of
kns. IN N. York, and two each in Massachusetts.
New Hampshire and New Jersey.
Hon. John NJ. Bolts, ,f Virginia is named for
the Presidency, by New York paper.