The Empire County argus., 1856-04-19

AHo ITanslG company steamer DfOtn-
er Jonathan, arrived at San Francisco on the 10th
inst She brings dates from Liverpool to February
23d; from New York to the 9th from New Or
leans to the 1lth, and from Nicaragua to the 9th
ult.
FROM EUROPE.
The New Orleans papers Of the 9th, announced
the arrival at New York, Of the steamship Africa,
with three days later intelligence from Europe
The Africa brings no tidings of the missing Pa
chic, and almost every vestge of hope which was
entertained for her safety is now abandoned
The Conference at Paris is said to be progressing
favorably, and it was quite confidently believed
that peace would be obtained
The latest telegraph from London on Saturday,
states, that Count Orlof arrived at Paris on Tues
25th. "'N'N ''s''' y" ''''
Nothing from the Crimea of Importance
Owing to large receipts and the stringency of the
money market Middling and lower Orleans grades
of Cotton were Is 1-l6d. lower. Other GRADES un-
changed.
Breadstufs have slightly advanced, though quo
tatlons DO not admit of any positive change.
The has been a better feeling in the London
Money Market, and consols are quoted at 9l
| The report that the Messrs. Rosthchild had tax
en- the entire English loan is fully confirmed.
| DOMESTIC NEWS.
In the United States Senate on Wednesday, 5th
ult The bill establishing collection districts was
passed. The case of Senator Trumbull, of Illinois,
was finally settled the Senate confirming his claim
to his seat by vote of thirty-fve to eight Kansas
affairs were discussed at some length, Messrs But
ler and Toucey defending Mr.. Atohinson from the
charges OF interference in the of the Ter
ritory.
In the House the reports of the majority and mi
nority Of the Committee Elections upon the
Kansas contested election, We're presented together
with the statement of General Whitfield and Gov
ernor Reeder
In the U. S. Senate on Thursday Mr. Brown in
troduced bill providing for the construction of a
railroad and telegraph line from a point on the
Mississippi river, south of latitude 81 to the Pacif-
c at San francisco. 1t was referred to the special
committee on the Pacific Railroad. The bill maxi
ing the ordinary appropriations for Notifications
was passed. The bill providing for new works of
defence was laid aside A resolution directing the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to consider the expe-
dency of reporting bill efectually abrogatng the
treaty with Denmark, and repudiatng the payment
of the Sound Dues, was adopted. In the opinion
of Messrs. Seward, Crittenden, Sumner Fessenden,
Collamer and Stuart, the action Of our government
with regard to the Sound Dues has been altogether
wrong lnasmuch as treaties part of the supreme
law of the land and can only be abrogated by the
joint act of both Houses of Congress, approved by
the President. Messrs. Mason, Cass and Toucey
In the House the first report from the Court of
Claims was received. 1t consisted of bills making
appropriations for the payment of claims together
with the evidence and judgment of the Court in
the several cases wide difference of opinion
existing as to the disposition to be made of the pa
pers--some wanting them referred to the commit
tee on claims, while others contended that the ac
tion OF the court superseded the necessity of doing
so--the subject was passed over. The Military
Academy and Invalid Pension Appropriation bills
were passed. The House then proceeded to debate
the proposition Of the committee on elections, for
power to send for persons and papers in the Kansas
contested election case 1t is reported that exGov.
Recder is himself the author of the report of the
majority of the committee upon the Kansas conro-
versy.
Nev York, March 8. The steamer Star of the
West departs to-day for San Juan, with a large
number of passengers, many of whom, it is said,
are intended for Gen. Walkers Nicaragua army.
company of fifty flibusters arrived here yester-
day from Philadelphia for this purpose, and others
have been recruited from this vicinity. Our U. S.
officials are wide awake upon the subject, but
whether they will meet with better success than on
the departure of the last Nicaragua steamer, re-
mains to be seen.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention
met on Wednesday, and elected Buchanan dele
cation to the Cincinnati Convention. They also
adopted resolutions endorsing the Kansas Nebraska
acui UepreCaUnS lne agitation OF the slavery queS-
ton, and dcnouncng Know Nothingism.
manifesto has been issued by the Democratic
members of the New Jersey Legislature expressing
decided preference for Mr.. Buchanan as the De-
mocratic nominee for the Presidency.
We have to-day dispatches announcing the des-
truction by fire this week of three large factories in
different parts of the country The burning of
Kellys cotton mills at barley, Delaware CO., Vir-
gnia, involved a loss of $l50,000; that of the
Essex cotton mills at Newburyport loss of $780,
600 and that of the woolen mills of Messrs. Dob
son, Lee Shaw, at Manayunk, near Philadelphia,
loss of $4,000.
Affairs at Kansas appear to be quiet. The new
(ree State) Legislature to meet at Topeka on
the 4th inst, but we have as yet no intelligence
from it.
The Washington correspondent of the CONNER
cidl AdUeriSer states that he has information from
reponsible source which renders it almost certain
that if the late Niearaguan decree annexing the
Mosquito territory shall be attempted to be carried
into force the commanders of the British vessels of
war the West India station will interfere to pre-
vent it,
FROM NICARAGUA.
The following is from the Nicaraguense of the
23d ult.
The Commission appointed to wind up the affairs
OF the late Accessory Transit Company, having
closed all the evidence in the case that could OBJ
tanned at Virgin Bay, has finally adjourned to this
city and hereafter, the sessions of the Commission
will be held at Granada. Messrs Randolph and
Kewen are at present in this city, and will, proba-
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