Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-09
NICARAGuA AFFATRS


Colonel Kinney, in Greytown, and General
Walker, in Grenade are, it certain, no friends,
though both stars in the order Of Fillibusteros.
Kinney, in his Grsytown Central. American 0: ).
gan, issues an edict against the Nicaragua Tran
sit Company, and J.sL. White and Walker, in
his Grenada organ, We have already shown, in
hostile to Kinney below. Walker, we see, is
spreading the American eagle" Accounts tell
not only of his efforts to command with feet.
the Lake Nicaragua, but he aspires also to hay-
ing steamers on the ocean, in which ambition Il
hebe successful, he must beware.lest John Bull
be after him there and cut him up, The most
important of his efforts, however, sthereorgsni=
cation of the army. The rates of pay to officers
and'soldiers in the army have been fixed upon
the following liberal basis, viz: 80
Gommander-in-Gh Chief, $500 per month; Brig
der General, $500; Colonel, 5000; Lieutenant-
Colonel, $I75; Major, $40; Captain, 800;
Lieutenant, $50; Second Lieutenant so; First
Sergeant, $32, Second Sergeant, 2T, so; sol
diers in the ranks, 90. The clothing and rations
to be the same as in the United States Army.
Walkers viewsare large, very large. His eye
is of the spread-eagle kind and his genius of the
towering order The, rebels in Honduras have
been wooed and won, and the Trojan horse" is
already within the Honduras wall, we see. The
union of the five Central Americans States, we are
told, is the;Ratchword, and Walker gives out
that CaFEero has returned to Guatemala, It's
surmised that tn expected action of the Ameri-
cans has hastened this step
Honduras is already strongly in favor Of this
union, and. Costa Rlca is making friendly advan-
ces. But before any step is taken in advance
Walker wants,t to hearof thereception of his new
minister, Col French, at Washington.-Ne,o
York Express.
MEuco.-Fartaer Tens Of .Nesos-C 0montort
and the Prssilsney.-By way of New Orleans
We have adyices from the city of Mexico to the
18th ult = Zen: Alvarez had retiredl from the
Presidency and gone South, and Gen Comon-
fort had taken place, A correspondent of the
New Orleans Bee, says:
"This nomination, though warmly welcomed
by the conservatives and reactionists was badly
received by the liberal party. For several days
Eweiwere apprehensiye ofseTious troubles, and il
| the National Guard had beenarmed there would
i0SSuIeuiS nave D6eil DlOOO SIleu III our streets
As it was, however, things passed off quietly
fCommonfort was eonside piqued at these
evidences Unpopular opposition, and declined the
office, but was finally induced to accept it at the
earnest solicitation of Alvarez His Cabinet
consisting of Messrs. De La Ross, Payne, Lafra,
qua, Monies, Siiceo, and Yanez, without being
absolutely Fur0, may be regarded as eminently
liberal, Consequently complete change Of
public sentiment was soon manifested. The con
servatives became hostile to Comonfort, and the
liberals rallied around him, We are awaiting
the programme ofthe new Cabinet, in order tc
Judge more clearly Gifts opinions.p e
b., The condition of the country was still distur
bed and pronunciamentos- were of constant oc
currence. Several States were in active rebel
lion against the general Government, and itwas
apprehended that the difficulties would lead t.
dislocation of the Republic, and its division in
to several Independent States, like those of Cen
trail America. The Primary Elections for the
choice of delegates to Congress had taken place
land passed off without disorder.