The Nevada journal., 1856-12-26
ATLANTIC STATES.

ATLANTIC STATES.
FIRES IN New YoRK.-Disastrou
fires occurred in New York on the goth
and 2lst of November. The piano forte
mandatory of A. +. Brooks, 22d street
loss SO 900. Several shipping houses
on Centies' Slip-loss $4,000. The
premises in the rear of O'Sulivan & FAY,
Pearl street-loss 100000. A son of
Mr.. p Hays supposed to have lost his
life in the last mentioned fire.
Hon. Isaac f. Morse, ex-member of
Congress from Louisiana, has been APP
pointed Envoy Extraordinary to New
Granada, commissioned to effect an ami
cable settlement of the difficulty grow
ing out of the Panama riot, and also, it
is said, to endeavor to make an arrange
ment by which the United States may
exercise some sort of jurisdiction over
the Isthmus route-at least so far as the
protection of her own citizensis concern
ed
Gov. Wise left Washington on the
21st November for Richmond He ar
rived the previous evening from Lancas-
ter, where he had been staying a few
days. 1t appears he is not altogether
pleased with his interview with Mr.. Bu-
canaan; for a friend informed us that he
! came back with flea in his ear. A
gentleman who called upon him says he
was very cross, and manifested good
deal Of uneasiness. He (Wise) say Mr.
Buchanan will not arrange his cabinet
| for tNvo he -nt oD1
chanan told him he hadno even thought
about it.
The President will adopt the same
plan with rcfe. ence TO the disposition of
his message that he has on previous oc-
casons-that is send it to various cities,
to be delive.cd to newspapers the mo-
ment It's reading is commenced.
Outrage on THE AMERICAN FLAG
Capt. Thompson, says the New Orleans
True Delta, reports the attack of the
Mexican war steamer Democrat off the
port Of Coatzacoalcos, as entirely wan
ton and unprovoked, and was looked up
on by those on shore as an act of piracy.
The Democrat took off as prisoners the
Mexican commandant and custom-house
officer. The people on shore were dread
fully frightened, and could not compre-
hend the cause of this outrageous pro-
cecdings Subsequently,, Capt. Thomp-
son called upon several Mexican and
American citizens, and i'll their presence,
and before the American Consul at Min
atitlan, drew up protest, and embody
ing in detail the facts above recited,
which has been forwarded to Washing
ton.
II a letter from Lawrence, November
5th, correspondent of the New York
Ttib4ae, says:
Gov. Gcary is here having arrived
last night on his way to Leavenworth
1t appears that he has had some kind of
difficulty with Judge Lccompte and
| Secretary Woodsop, and the report is
that he has dismissed both of them
from office, and also that the rupture be
tween him and the Pro Slavery men on
this account has been so aggravated and
so general, that they threaten to hang
him if he returns to Lecompton. An
other statement is that he has dismissed
/ the whole of Col Titus militia. Ali Of
these runors and statements have to be
received with great dealof reservation.
The next Legislature of Delaware,
which will be composed of a majority Of
Democrats, will elect two United S at
Senators-one in place Of Mr.. Bayard,
Dem, whose term expires on the 4th OF
March next, and the other to supply the
vacancy caused by the death Of Mr.
Clayton.
Samuel Swartwout, the we'll known
politician and Collector of the port of
New York during the administration of
Gen. Jackson, died in that city on the
2lst of November, at the age of 10.
The treaty made by Mr. Dallas, set
ting the whole Central American imbro
Clio, has been received at the State
Department, aud will be laid before
Congress by the President Immediately
on their convening.
Col. Fremont, having been recon-
mended by many of his friends as IA
suitable perscn to represent the Empire
State in the [. S. Senate, the Tribune
says that the project is impracticablf,
and that Mr.. Fremont must go back TO
California, where lie belongs.
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE--A Who'll b.
FAMILY DEsTRoYED.-A private lettd dr
from Morgan county, Illinois, inform s
us that a most distressing casualty, Or
rather series of casualties, occurred about
three miles from Jacksonville, short
time since, to which whole family fell
victims. A small girl, daughter Of a
widow named lremonger, while feeding
the pigs, got into the pen where they
were confined for the purpose, was at
tackled by a vicious SOW and torn so
shoekingly that she died. a large hole
was eaten i'll her side by the savage
beast. and she was otherwise mangled.
The shock on the mother at the horri-
bic spectacle killed her too. The next
night camphene lamp exploded acci-
IDENTIFY in the house, killing one child