The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07
ARRIVAL OF THE SONORA,

The Pacific Mail Steamship Sonora arrived at
San Francisco on Sunday, the 1st inst. from Pana-
ma. with mails and passengers among whom were
a number of those injured by the late accident on
the railroad, all of whom, it is represented are
nearly recovered. The Rev Mr.. Selwood and Mr.
Fenner, reported to have been mortally wounded in
the affray at Panama on the 18th of April are also
among the passengers, nearly well. The u S.
soop-of-war st. Marys was still at Panama, and
the U. S. war steamer Fulton had been ordered to
remain permanently at Aspinwal
LATEST ATLANTIC NEws---CoNGREssIoNAL. On
the 2lst of April, bill was introduced to incorpo
rate the Atlantic and Pacific Union Railroad Com
pany by Mr.. II. Ambin, as substitute for all other
Pacific railroad bills.
Mr.. Brown, of Miss spoke on the Kansas oues-
ton, and Mr.. Bell defended Lieut. Maury for the
derogaton implied by the action of the Naval Re-
firing Board.
In the House of Representatives Mr.. Nichols of
Ohio, made Il personal explanation in reference to
his vote for Banks as Speaker called for by speech
recently made by Gddings at Hamilton, Ohio
The Senate bill refunding duties on goods, wares
&C., was taken up, and the Speaker decided it not
to make an appropriation, and that it did not re-
quire to be referred to the Committee of the Whole
Sustained.
In the House. Gen Qutman made speech in fa-
vor of abolishing the neutrality laws.
In the Senate, on Thursday, April 24th, Mr.. We'll
Ter offered resolution calling the President for
all correspondence regarding the recognition of the
new government of Nicaragua. Mr. Weller said
that no man had been more shamefully misrepre-
sented than Gen. Walker.
The session of the Senate. on Friday, April 25th,
was taken up with discussion of the Kansas oues-
ton, in which Mr.. Benjamin. of Louisiana, was the
principal speaker He maintained the southern
view of the subject. He also strongly condemned
the Know Nothing party, regarding it as powerless
for aught but mischief, and to help the nigger
worshippers." and the Wing party being extinct he
firmly declares it to be his purpose to Join the De-
mocratic party and use his utmost efforts to insure
its success.
Mr.. Cass fecitated Mr. Benjamin upon his
change of views and announced his intention of
addressing the Senate in defense of squatter sove-
reignty on the Thursday following.
Mr.. Herbert, of California, offered in the House,
on Wednesday. Apri! 30th, a resolution nstructing
the committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire into
the facts connected with the Panama riot with the
view of protecting our citizens while crossing the
lsthmus.
WASHINGTON News. Central America is the alb
sorbing topic at Washington.
1t is stated on good authority that the admins
traton is disposed to recognize the Rivas Walker
government, and to receive the Minister from Mica
ragua Padre Vigily, who has probably, ere this,
reached the capitol
measures will be taken to obtain indemnity for the
past and security for the future.
The news of the Panama riot created great ex-
citement in Washington. The following dispatch
is in answer to telegraphic dispatch from w. II.
Aspnwall, announcing the news of the massacre.
WASHINGTON, April 80. Telegraphic orders will
be sent to the Fulton at Pensacola, to touch at AS.
pnwall in her cruise as she can.
The new steam frigate Minerva will, it is said be
ordered to proceed to the Pacific without delay
A dispatch had been received in Washington
that the disturbances had again broken out in Kan
sas and that of the authorities had been shot
PoIITIcAL Mr. Buchanan reached his home in
Lancaster Pa, Saturday, May Sd. He left Phila-
delpnia in the morning, and all along the road he
met by depuations of the people of all parties
who manifested their respect and admiration. At
his home there was general turn out and all sorts
OF people seemed pleased and gratihed at his return
Dispatches from Washington state that General
Sam Houston will run as an independent candidate
Tor the Presidency trusting for his election to the
great body of the people, and repudiating all eau
cuses and Conventions. His platform is in opposi-
ton TO the domestic and foreign policy OF the pre-
sent Administration, restoration of the retired naval
officers, and condemnation of no citizen without
hearing.
1t is said that fifteen delegates from Ohio to the
Cincinnati Convention are in favor of the nomina-
tion of Mr Buchanan
In the Cincinnati Convention, Buchanan was re-
commended as the candidate for the Presidency by
a vote of 81 to 9.
The Maryland Democratic State Convention met
IN Baltimore on Wednesday, and elected Walter P.
Mitchell and Henry Goldsborough delegates from
the State at large.