The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-14
The News.


The reported arrest of Gov. Robinson By the citi
sens Of Lexington, Mo-, is confirmed. Accounts
from Kansas state that Reedey, Robinson, Lane
and other prominent free State leaders, are under
hdictment for high treason 1t is also stated that
forces are mastering the border, and the people
have been advised to prepare for conflict. It may
be well to bear in mind, however that the reports
from Kansas are generally highly colored.
In the United States Senate yesterday Mr.. Fish
gave notice tina. he should at an early day intro
duce bill providing for the removal Of the obstruc-
tons to the navigation by large vessels of the East
river al Hurlgate, and as preliminary he moved
iha. the Secretary of War report an estimate Of the
cost Of the work. Mr. Cass concluded his speech on
squatter sovereignty. Mr.. Clayton spoke on the
question of the Danish Sound dues We should no
longer, he said, submit to such an exac.ion. The
treaty with Denmark has been abrogated, and
nothing can restore it. In the House. Mr. Jones' Of
Pennsylvania, defended Mr.. Buchanan from the
charge Of denounciDg the Missouri compromise.
The Deficiency bill was reported by the Conference
COMMITTEE with the 5000 900 appropriation for the
Washington water works stricken out. Both houses
accepted the report.
The Pennsylvania Know Nothing State Council
net at Harrisburg yesterday. The meeting repu.
Convention, endorsed the nom nation Of Fillmore
and Donelson, and three times repudisted Gov.
Johnston by vote Of two to one. The Governor
and bakers dozen Of his followers seeded, bed
meeting at which Hon. j. Covode made spoeh,
and subsequently endorsed the fusion State ticket.
We have letters from Havana to the 9Th instant.
The petition Of Senior Argudin for the introduction
Of African apprentices had not received more than
thirty signatures and these not of much account
The success of the scheme would be fatal to the
prosperity of the island. The "Isleno" who at
tempted the life Of the Archbishop of Cuba has had
. second trial before the Real Audiencia- His SEN
tence has been commuted to ten years hard labor
IN the chain gang. The Archbishop is about to
return TO Catalonia /. Is whispered that his aboli-
ton opinions have Influenced the government to
request him TO accept another bshopric in Spain,
where he may find better field for the exercise of
his spiritual calling. The Spanish steamer Mexico
had sailed from Havana On the 30th u3t. with more
than 200 passengers. II was expected that she
would make the run in sixteen days. The non arrl-
val of the Ocean Bird had defeated the calculations OF
the company. Senior Buenaventura Vivo, ex-M Minister
of Mexico to the Court Of SPAIN and author Of the
rious political revelations which we have been pub
fishing in paper, arrived at Havana on the 5th
in the Spanish steamer Isabel. The American clip
per Golden Eagle also arrived the same day, with
500 coolies on board. Capt. Smith Of the brig VIM.
D. Miller, at New Orleans, from Havana 30th ult,
reports that the 2sth the British West India mail
steamer arrived with news from Nicaragua, imme-
dately after which British man-ofwar and
French brig set sail for San Juan.
The steamships Ocean Bird and st. Lawrence
have been sold They were purchased on Cuban
account for about two hundred thousand dollars.
We have news from the Bahamas dated at Nassau
N. p, to the 26th ult. Messrs r. H. WEIGH and d.
8. Farrin gton were elected members Of the General
Assembly for the Exuma district. The Nassau
Herald, of the 26th of April, has the following
1.-THE salt prospects Of Exuma very good up to
Sunday last when here fell heavy shower Of rain,
which ruined the pans for the present Chief Justice
Lees had gone to Turks Islands. During his alb
sence the Hon. W. H. Doyle had been appointed to
act az Judge Of the General Court" The same pa
per, dated in the early part of April, adds:-"Two
Nandingo canoes, laden with slaves, were captured
lately about two miles north Of the Banana Islands
by the District Manager, after sharp pursuit of
nearly two Iours. They were bound from the Sher-
bro 20 the Fouricaria-one containing 36 and the
other 81 slaves, most Of whom were naked and in
shaekles; about 40 we're little children, some al
most infants who for five days previous to their
capture were fed on raw cassada, and that
sparngly. They carried crews Of about
ten each, who we're armed with guns, bows aud ar
rows and cutlasses. On drawing the charge OF one
of the guns il was found 70 contain two bullets.
The poor creatures were 80 crowded together az to
prevent the possibility Of Their position being
changed on board the canoes being packed like 20
many bricks in a wall"
Among the freight list Of the schooner Peerless,
lust arrived from Kingston, ia, is some $4,000
worth Of platina and gold dust, to Mosquera Co.
This is part Of the treasure saved by the purser Of
the steamship Osprey at the time Of her destruction