The Empire County argus., 1856-07-19
ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN AGE

W hSpinWail, ana always IN ample time to connect
with the steamer for San Francisco.
Government has decided to keep vessel of war
constantly at both Panama and Aspnwall. Positive
orders to that end have been issued by the Navy De-
par!ment.
FROM kANsAs-Advices indicate continuance of
the troubles IN that region. A band of three hund-
red Mlssourlans, encamped near Lawrence, had been
ordered OF by Col Sumner of the U. S. troops, and
a collision was feared
The pro-slavcry Vigilance Committee at Ieaven-
worth had again ordered all the Free States men TO
leave the Territory under penalty of violent expul-
sion. Col. Sumner had inttrlered, however and
warned the Mssourians against committing apv un-
awful deeds.
The Congressional Kansas investigating comm;t,oo
had finished their labors and are on their return. II
is affirmed that the testimony taken by them proves
conclusively the rauduency of the Kansas elections
OF upwards of 5000 votes cast at the Congressional
election, only 100 were thrown by legal voters The
Committee have sworn copies Of the poll books, as
well as of the census both of which furnish docu.
mentary corroborations OF the testimony of wit
nesses.
WASHINGTON NEws-In the Senate, at Washing.
ton Messrs. Clayton, Crittenden and Trumbull have
each proposed plan for the pacifcation of Kansas
Clayton proposes to abolish the present Legislature,
and to elect one under certain restrictions
Crittenden is in favor of sending out Gen. Scott in
command of United States troops Trumbull pro-
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! The Washington Grand jury are next week to
make nquisition into the killing of Thos. Heating
by Mr.. Herbert of California and also into the as
sault OF Mr. Brooks upon Senator Sumner.
AN ENORMOUS FRAUD.-The particulars of
monstrous fraud have just to liz hit at New York
Mr. James Garvie, an aged gentleman of wealth, who
resides at Glen Cove, L. L., went to New York and
stopped with an old acquaintance named Hanna q
poor carpenter. While staying at Hanna's house
Garve was piled with liquor and kept in an intox-
Gated state for about four weeks, during which time
he was induced to make over to Hanna the bulk Of
his property By some mistake, Garvie was allowed
to get sober and sensible, when the swindle was at
once stopped.
MURDERS AND MURDERERs.--Mr. Thomas ApplC-
bee, grocer in Chicago, brutally murdered in
his store on the night Of the 18th June. reward
of 81 800 has been offered for the apprehension of the
murderers.
John Patterson, Geo. w Lincoln, Warner Hoops,
Davis and Myers, have been arrested for the murder
of German family of seven persons, near st. Jo-
seph, Mo-
Gen. GADsDEN has arrived at Washington, bring
ing the new commercial treaty with Mexico.
EoN. LOTT NJ. MORRILL,, of Augusta Chairman
of the Democratic State Commtte of Maine, has
given notice that he cannot support Buchanan and
the Cincinnati Platform.
The President has signed the bills appropriating
land for railroads in Wisconsin, Michigan, Alabama
and Louisiana.
GENERAL HARVEY completed a treaty with the
Sioux Indians on the 23d May. The Indians have
suffered severely from hunger during the winter A
company OF royageurS from the mouth of the Yel-
low Stone river, April 10TH report unusual guam
tity OF SHOW on the mountains.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The royal mail steamship America from Liver
pool arrived at Halifax about O'Clock on the morn
ing Of the 18th ut.
The dates from Liverpool are to Saturday, the 7th,
three days later than those received by the Arago
and City OF Baltimore.
The steamship Propontes, with the new submarine
electric telegraph cable which is cross the Gulf of
st. Lawrence and connect newfoundland with Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia sailed from London on the I'd
June. The cable will be laid down during the pros-
cnt month, and will fern the first link in the London
and New Ymk Submarine Electric Telegraph line,
which it is confidently anticipated here viii be in sue
cessiul operation between London and New York
within twelve or eighteen months.
The leading topic i'll England continued to be the
difficulty between the governments of the United
States and Great Britain but nothing more than un-
official talk had been developed.
The London journals had published with some
show Of authory-bu of course without positive
knowledge of the ac-that Mr. Champion had been
dismissed The announcement had scarcely any effect
upon the funds.
The Champion and Central american trcubles-
The correspondent Of the Morning Post, at Paris,
writes
II believe am correct in stating that the French
government has used every effort to those un
happy complications which have led to the suspension
Of diplomatic relations between England and Amer
ica. The government of the Emperor will, | under
stand continue to exercise its good offices in the
same spirit Of reconciliation, and should the two ma
tons be found engaged in actual war; no doubt Eng
land may reckon on the active alliance of France"
The arrival Of the Atlantic was anxiously awaited
as Mr. Champion expected to be on board and
when it ascerained that he was not considerable
relief was manifest
The London Morning Post which has published
several false reports recently, respecting American
affairs caused great excitement by making the fol-
lowing editorial announcement:
The government of the United States has intima-
ted to Mr. Champion its desire that he will forthwith
quit the American territory, and his EXcellency in
consequence has retired from his post and arrived at
Toronto, Canada"
The Globe, and other journals Immediately contra
dcted the statement and said it was merely random
statement by passengers per Atlantic.
| In the House Of Commons on the succeeding eve
ming, Mr.. D'Israeli put the question direct to Lord
Palmerston, who made shuffng reply, to the effect
that he understood from an indirect source, but
Mr.. Champion not having himself said so, he Palm
erston) had no statement to make
In the House of Lords, the Earl OF Hardwlcke
put similar question, to which the Earl OF Granville
tL,+ +,a had no information IN