Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-08-23
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which Ia thr iornsf plu en u, ~ 'he W
hi, arri,sl here to.day and satsequ ihe
c,li,ns steamship Atlantic, from Llyerpoo.,
,,.,i tbe mail. thsnce 10 Wednesday, the s'il,
mat her ,npsaanee. The steamers bring rs
in,slliasn,e four dave later than that previous
M received b. the AFaba,
The papsrs received here b. the two steam
els contain accounts OF serious disturbances
having occurred in the hPal States, Their
uslensiJle cause was the DEAFNESS Of provisions,
but they are generally rather referred to POI
liiloal origin,
We haze a report in the papers also anu
which seems 10 have been regarded as pFetable'
that the King Of Naples contemplated abi'ea''
ING ia favor OF the Duke Of CalabIia'
Al the latest accounts from Spain, quiet had
been restored in the eaPtOli but Samgossa'
barcelona, LogTono, and Bilbao were still IN a
state Of insuTTeellon,
The accounts from Spain, brought by the
Atlantic, are conflicting, Some Of them say
that there had been no further fighting,
MssqulTO QuEsuoN.-The London Times
states that Mr.. Dallas, Minister OF the United
States ia Great Britain, is empowered TO pro-
pose the establishment Of San Juan as free
port, under the sovereignty Of Nicaragua, Te'
serving to Costa Rico the right Of traffic thTOu'
il, and such portions OF the river San Juan as
may DO necessary; the concentration oil the
Mosquito Indians in some indefinite portion 0l
the Territory which shall leave clear the mouth
Of the river San Juan, and the proposed free
port the guaranteeing Of the rights OF the
Mosquito Indians and the payment Of an an
nuity to their chiefs and the restoration OF the
ii IL. lao ntntn
IN the possession Of Great Britain, with the
same territorial limits as were defined in the
treaty Of 1850.
Nav YoRK, Aug. 5.-fhe circulars of the
Liverpool cotton market, brought by the steam.
ship Atlantic, report that business closed firm
on the day OF her departure, Wednesday, the
23l ult.
The quotations are for fair Orleans I'd. per
pound for middlng Orleans q 5.lGd. per
pound
Several cotton houses of Liverpool are re-
ported TO have failed, with very heavy labi.
ties.
Election News.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 4.-The State returns Of
the election which took place to-day are, as
far as yet received, too indefinite to enable the
result TO be ascertained.
In Glasgow the American candidate had n
majority of 1903; in Shelbyvillc of l5S; in
Frankfort of l02.
In Lexington the democratic Marshal has
been elected.
IN this city the highest American poll was
2,450; the highest Independent poll 61G.
The vote of the city is small, but the Amer.
leans carried it by large majority. All was
quiet.
In Mason county the democratic majority is
$50; in Coviugton and Newport the demo-
cratic vote is also in the majority.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. S.-Twenty.seven coun-
ties give democratic gain of $500. Of the
circuit Judges elected, five are democrats, three
Americans, and two wings. Duvai's majority
is over 500.
ST. LOUIS, Aug 7.-Ewing's majority IN
Marion county is All; in Boone, 100; Sain,
Charles, 1853 Charritan, g. Folks majority
in Lincoln county is 200; St. Genevivc, 145
Howard, 200; Pike, rs and Cole 300.
Aug. 7.-Mr. Benton is nowhere in the
race, and the contest between Polk and Ewin
is very close Phelps, Caruthers, Green, and
jackson are probably elected TO Congress- The
contest between Anderson and Richardson is
clesc,
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Aug 5.-ln the House, to-day
several amendments to civil appropriation bills
were adopted, restoring the Missouri Compro-
mise, suspending the Kansas laws, &C., and
also striking out nearly all appropriations for
the government of Kansas.
In the Senate, message was received from
the President denying that he had sent any
orders to Col. Sumner to dispense assemblages
of unarmed persons in Kansas.
Aug. 6.-From the correspondence sent 10
the Senate yesterday, it appears that Colonel
Sumner exceeded his instructions in dispensing
the Legislative assembly at Topeka, Kansas,
and the President has written him for an ex.
PLANTATION.
THE BROOKS ANb BURLIYGA1E AFFAR.-Mr
Bocock published a card in the Union stigma
tizing several portions of Mr. Burlingame's
statement as erroneous; particularly his effort
to represent Brooks as seeking to persuade an
explanation. Mr.. Boyle confirms Bocock's
statement. Gen. Lane also publishes card
in reply to Burlingame's and Campbell's state
ment, stating that Brooks, Edmondson, and
himself regarded Burlngames's appointment
of Canada as miserable subterfuge and back
out, and that Brooks, under his advice, declin.
ed 10 CO. He instances the code of honor as
authory, that the place must be such as is
ordinarily used, distance convenient and the
weapon the one generally used.
Miscellaneous News Items.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 30.-The State
convention of the national democracy of this
State, formed by fusion between the hards
and the softs, and consisting of one delegate
from each assembly district, assembled here at
noon to-day, according to appointment, COR the
purpose of nominating an electoral ticket, and
ticket for State officers, to be supported by
the entire democracy at the next election.
The democrats have also nominated Judge
Vanderbilt for Lieutenant Governor and John
L. Russell for Canal Commissioner There is
obviously something wanting here to make
this intelligibly probably a previous dispatch