Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-16
LATEST NEWS.
irrom thu Herald

WASHINGTON, Aug l3. lo56
The friends Of the various schemes before Con.
ress begin to shake in their shoes rs the day Of
diournment approaches. Never a set of
zen more eager and untiring than they have been
p.dny
II il rumorcd this evening that the new steam.
rMerrimac is To be ordered to France. to carry
u, Secretary Dohbin. who is to- succeed Mason
Minister To France, and that Senator Mallory
- Mr. Booock. of the House, will succeed Mr..
Dobbin as Secretary Of the Navy. also learn
that MIR. Mason has asked to be recalled
There has been trouble at the White House in
regard TO the removal ofthe Kansas Judges. and
It has been reconsdered at the instance OF Sem
a'or Toombs and other Southern men. The Presi.
dent this evening was determined they should be
removed.
The President communicated to the Senate to-
day the correspondence touching the Paris con-
ference and the rights ofneutrals, Mr.. Marcy's
despo'ch-the only paper of in,erest-has been
given to your readers.
The correspondence about the rejection of the
commercial agent by Honduras. already made
public. who also sent in
The President recommends that an early pnr-
chase be made of Il site for the New York Post
Office. Party favorites here watching this
movement.
The Light House bill as passed byl the House
was reported TO the Senate with few trfng
amendments:
Senator Toomhs reported adversely on the
petition of Gov. Robinson ond others, of Kansas
to change the venue of their trials tor treason,
There is no truth in the report that Judges Lee
compile and Cato have been officially requested to
resi- gn have they been removed. There is
no ground for the statement that the prosecutions
in Kansas for treason and other crimes to be
quashed.
Mr.. Geary accepted the Governorship of Kan
sas on no such conditions as have been alleged.
Two WEEKS LATER FROM CAlIroRNIA-TnE
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE STILL IN PowER.--The
steamer, Ariel from Aspinwall, with San Fran
cisco dates to the 2lst ut., arrived ut New York
sday night, AT | O'Clock. She connected
with the steamer Golden Age, which passed on
the 2sth ult the steamer Cortes and on ID inst
the steamer John l.. Stevens bound up.
The Ariel briggs Sl,47o, 900 in treasure.
Affairs were quiet ut the Isthmus. Tho sloop.
of war St. Mary's was still at Panama. and the
the sloop ot-war Saratoga was at Aspnwall-al
well.
The Vigilance Committee continued to hold
full sway in San Francisco.
Nothing of moment had TRANSFERRED during the
fortnight intervening since last adyices. A con
troversy pending between certain parties
and the Governor of California. relative TO an ar
rangement with the Vigilance Committee that
they may deliver Judge Terry and cease to ex-
ercise authority. Nothing, however, had been
accomplished.
Hopkins who was stabbed by Terry CON
vaescng after having been despaired of. The
fate of the Judge was undecided. The expectation
Of offensive parties still continued. james Gala
CHER, Casey's executor. had been arrested but
was liberated on conditions agreed to by the Com
mttee. Several others were given tho same priv
ilege.
Charles Lilly,the pugilist. was arrested and adj
mtted to bail to settle his affairs before being ex.
lied
Charles f. Raid. one of the parties engaged in
Selling the State arms from schooner Jua,,wa
held to bail for piracy in $4,000.
Ned McGowan, one of the uccomplices in the
murder of James King, having been seen at San.
tn Barbara, en- route to Lower California, arm
ed schooner with n large force on board was
forthwith dispatched for him by the Committee
The regular authorities had also sent in pursuit
of him without effect At the latest dates his
capture was considered certain.
Philander Bruce, one of the murderers of Capt
West, in the hands of the Committee, and
his execution was looked for.
Numerously signed petitions and great ma SIS
meetings had called on the city and country Off
GERS to resign. All of them positively refuse ed
compliance except two.
The newly appointed Board Of Supervisors de-
carcd vacant the Offices of the Sheriff. Coroner
and Assessor, and appointed others but the old
incumbents refused to abdicate.
The Committee publish an expose of the off
cial corruption in the city Administration.
The accounts from the mines fayorat1c.
The crops are everywhere abundant.
Numerous large fires reported At the town
eff pncervile lS6 buildings were burnt, involv-
Jug Il loss of $4,000 600. The village of George.
town, at s 100 600. "A large number of buildings
also burnt at Mary willie, involving loss Of
sl6000O. The the town of Fair Play. FL Dora
do county has suffered also severely from fire
loss $40 600.
Numerous fatal shooting ARRAYS are reported
in the interior of the State.
TRAGEDY OFF THE SrAGE.-An actor very
we'll known as Mr.. Edward Morton made an at
tempt on Friday night last to kill Ben. DeBir.
The exact nature of the difficulty between them
are not advised of, but learn that Morton had
taken offence at some alleged failure of DeBar
TO fulfill his promises, whereby Morton was sub