, 1856-04-11
NO. go.
News Items.


r been adopted in nearly every county in In
y diana, where conventions have been held,
n recommending the Hon. Jesse d. Bright
e as their first choice for the presidency, be-
r fore the next national convention. So
says the indianapolis Sentinel.
+ B6y- From Nicaragua the news is impor-
a tant and interesting. The principal feature
= is the abrogation Of the contract granting
right of way to the present assessory tran.
sit company, and the cession Of similar
| rights to Edmund Randolph, Esq, late Of
San Francisco. Col f. J. G. Kewen is
now in possession Of the company buildings
and property along the ronte under gov
Z ernment orders. Rumors of a coalition
against General Walker are rife, and II is
more than probable that the four remain
ing states Of central American confederacy
have combined against it, but the powers
of Nicaragua are firm, and with six hun
dred effective American soldiers now in &C
tive service, no force which the coalition
can bring into the field can prevail against
them.
Ray Mr. Weller, of California, has intro
duced in the senate, bill providing for an
overland mail from some point on the
}, Mississippi river to California.
In speaking Of which the Mia CGlifor-
niG of late date says:
EmGRANr WAGON RoAD-Another at
tempt, and we sincerely hope successful
one, is to be made to interest the people Of
California in the opening of post-road,
and the establishment of line Of weekly
posts, by the United States government,
between California and Missouri. A mass
meeting is to be held on Monday evening,
in front Of Montgomery block, for the pur-
pose Of making arrangements and appoint
ing committee to procure loo, 900 sigma
lures to petition to congress, asking that
body to act in the matter.
The legislature Of Missouri has asked an
appropriation from congress for the pur-
poses specified, and monster petition was
at last accounts about being forwarded
from that state. A joint stock company
with capital of $l25,0OO, is already or
ganized there, for the purpose Of putting
line Of stages on the road as soon as the
necessary steps are taken by the general
t government Surely California, more in
terested than any OF the states in this en-
terprise, should, not be behind in its en-
deavors to consummate It. We hope the
meeting will be large one, and that q
committee of men who will work will be
appointed.
RETURN OF THE ALABAMA--No NEWS OF
tTHE PACIFIC The steamer Alabama,
i. which was sent out by E. X. Collins, in
search Of the Pacific, has returned to New
York after On absence Of two weeks She
brings no tidings of the lost vessel The
Alabama encountered vast fields Of ice.
Army OFFICERS REsIeEED.-BrevetC Cap
tain Edward c. Boynton, hrst lieutenant
} lst artillery, to take effect February 10th,
] 1856. First lieutenant Jefferson H. Nones,
I'd artillery, to take effect March 18th,
1856. '.re 300 I9s
We understand that Capt Harry Love
has resigned his commission Of I'd lieuten-
ant in the o. S. army.
D@ VIM. G. R1vEs is writing the life Of
James Madison, 1t will be published by
the Virginia historical society. ~
DGr Gen. HARNEY, in command Of the
U. S. forces on. the plains, has arrested Col
Howe, who had charge Of the cahtonment
at Running Water, on charge Of starving
and maltreating the soldiers under his com
mand. -. 3, r8,rs .4..9.e,t vs,i- q
II b0c Father MATTHEW, instead of being
at the Feejee Islands, as reported, is said
to be in ireland, having sometime since re-
turned from Madeira, whittier be proceeded
q year or two ago for the benefit Of bis
health. 9l
hsr Col. PARKER q. FRENcH, minister
Of Nicaragua, to the U. s. government,
had gone on a tour to the western states Of
the Union, and therefore may not be iex- 4
pected to return to Nicaragua until the
steamer after the steamer now due arrives:
. Das- There we're 2s2, 200 application for
bounty land warrants received at the pen
sion bureau, during the past year, Of which
number II, 100 were granted. golssises
QUIcKEsr PASSAGE ON RECORD BETWEEN
ENGLAND AND CALiFoRSIA.--The bark Green ?
field Capt. B. A. FoLLASsBEE recently ar :
rived at San Francisco, Ill days from
Liverpool, being the shortest passage ever
made between England and California. 'sa
The ship has not only made quick re-
turn passage, but she has made the voyage
hence TO Liverpool and back ia. uuprece-
dented short time.
She left here on the Both Of May, 1866,
at IL o'clock A. NJ, aud after remaining
SO days in Liverpool dropped her anchor
on the return trip on the 18th inst, having
made the royags in 287 days, or 294 sail
ling DAYS, and 63 lay days in Liverpool
Her passage to Liverpool was also one Of
: the quickest on records. f. HtraIa. olq
pa- The citizens Of Iowa have been in
: vited, by call published in the papers, to-
8 repair to Iowa City, on the 22d Of FebFu-