The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-19

----N New YORK, April 1G.
The case of Adams & Co., VS.. Cohen was
decided at San Francisco on the 9Th, by a
verdict of $3.50 900 againt Cohen. The Dem
ocratic State Convention had appointed Dele
gates to the Cincinnati Convention, after adopt
ing resolutions approving the main features Of
the Nebraska bill, and declaring James Buch-
anafl their first choice for President The
California Senate rejected the resolution con-
demnatory of the election of Speaker Banks
previously adopted by the House.
The steamer Coftez, which left San Fran
cisco for San Juan teok out 100 men for
Walkers afiay.sI r.e,ls a1ssa
The San Jose Telegraph hoists The names
of Fremont and Blair for President and Vice
President. dfl4la4aot q 1esa1' 4l
Adyices from Washington Territory state,
that body of Indians, 1900 strong. were
about to make another attack on Seattle. A
conflict had taken place on White River, be-
tween portion of the fourth Infantry, under
Lieuta Kautz, and a Fargo body of1ndans.--
The latter were routed. One white killed,
and Lieut.. X. and eight privates wounded.-
The Indians were building fort on White
River, and large body Of them was eftcamped
near Lake Squaw. at#aoH
Gen Wool had arrived at Vancouver and
was preparing to takethe field early in April.
The news Of the defeat of Walkers troops,
under Schessnger, is confirfhe6. It was
brought to Panama by the Dutch steamer
Emily, from San Jose.
Col. S, with 400 men, was well fortified at
hacienda, when he was attacked, March 20,
by 500 Costa Ricans, under Gen. Mora, and
entirely defeated. Nineteen prisoners were
court martialed and shot by the Costa Qicans.
They were prnci ally Irish and Germans
Accounts say Walkers party was surprised
The Costa Ricans, after firing one yolley, leap
ed down the walls, and with knife and bayo-
net cutting down all they encountered, and
dispensing and taking prisoners the remainder
Costa Rcans had is killed and % wounded.
An express arrived at Punta Arenas state
that ninety of Walkers men were found dead
and it is supposed that others perised in the
woods Official details from Gen. Mora arc
published in the San Jose papers. Previous
accounts stZte that Costa Rica was in great ex-
citement, and the war was popular with al
classes. Many foreign residents had rendered
their services to the Government. a levy o
5000 men had been ordered, and a loan @
100000
Punta Arenaz was full of troops. under
Baron Bulow. The principal army BOOK
strong, under Gen Mora, was marching OF
Nicaragua, and had had crossed the frontier il
r eight days, Gen. Mora, in his dispatch to the
Minister of War, states that the attacl
lasted but Il minutes, when the fllibuster
) broke and fed terrified to the woods, sclosel,
| followed by the Costa Ricans. The field wa
> strewn with dead. Among the Costa Ricans
officers were killed. Private letters state tina
=. at last accounts, Gen. Mora had embarked 70
, Punta Arenaz; before his departure, the for
eign residents at Liberia, his then head-duar
tiers, gave him public entertainment. FL:
I troohe were in high spirits and we'll armed.
The cholera and fever were making grea
rayagcs in Nicaragua, among the natives aht
Walkers army ; some of Walkers people hat
n taken the English mail from Greytown 70
: Costa Rica
The George Law did not touch at San Jual
i, De Nicaragua, and brings nothing as to tn
affairs Of the country beyond what was tele
graphed from New Orleans, which turns gu
n to be founded, Oh rdf1ors only She left AS
\ pinwall on the 4th inst, and called at Ha
r vana saw the American Home Squadron Of
u the coast of Cuba she brings about 800 pas
v sengers. and $1,A58,O00 treasure. Californi
news wholly unimportatt. Markets dull
$ heavy arrivals during the fortnight.