The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-04
General Iutelliesr

1t is rurnorcd that senator Too, "iss
senator Wade. and also that Dir NJ D, has chsl,,
lenge Mr. Wilson. H. nF0oas viii Rsg
Ar:cra'npson "as officially notified
sal this evening. The British conlsa hi Il.
p pasas ard oA' aud Cincinnati are H.
The president will to-morrov e., %NF
Inlssal. iaSlEo,tsSa
Another message, 1T is understood v
sent tomorrow in relation to Gen. viii i.
fairs The latter message particn1..a1 e'isa,
Great Britain's proposition to arb,rs.s ssls.a
stood that the executive is willing to hhpa
tration any question Of political eso, asrs 10 y
under the treaty, but decline genera 7,pa1 MI.
construction sFbit,i,s3
o. S. sEs.TE--In the senate on the ~,
Sumner, OF Massachusetts, concludes I: Ut \.
Kansas affairs. General Cass imuedi..ts slesejIa
denounced it in unneasured terms Eaey s,s.,ss
1t as the most anti-Alnerican and saa'ae. I
be had ever heard. Messrs Douglas - 10. ss
Hunter of Virginia, each replied with g,i aas M
they denounced Sun1ner as destitute -, 'erst,
devoid of honor, as altogether unwo-s lul al
ate with gentlemen. Summer, amdss Nassoei
excitement, retorted with considerable goo desls
ter which the senate adjourned. 'A's'ness \
WASHINGTON, May 22-The hon. Pra.,o.s
member OF congress from South Carolin, ;aB'uat,
~. ..oei eo-uaT struck the hon. Chsraa SleRa
senator from Massachusetts,, ON the head ssaas
dozen times, with gutta percha cars Aes =, sas
j. oflttenden, senator from Kentucky sar. aeaa
parties. ~ asparaaN
nj. sumner was sitting writing in hi, NJ.
Tune OF the attack. The blows cut and appiaasep&.
sumner badly, and stunned him. 0u'aseag
nl. Aei1h attempted TO prevent anv ;r.
All mi o.,laendsh pronounced the proceeding
A speech BY Mr.. Sumner in referenc. :.
Ter. IS alleged to have excited Mr.. Brooks to,sss.
In me occurrence caused very great esciternsss's
1t IS reported that Mr. Brooks sem .I
colonel Webb, on account Of an sr,;ciS ehslsaS
peared in the Courier and Enquirer n ri "
the assault upon Sumner. Webb disaror.ssIizsa!aa
thor1ty IN the matter and declined the cb.u' a's
Nothing of Importance in congress.
NEW YORK, May 26--In the circuit cons.
all the aicaragnan flibusters were di.es.Iadg
account of the absence OF witnesses q
CHICAGO. May 26th--Advices from Ls.,.
confirm the destruction of Lawrence elSEl
The sheriff appeared before the towno,ry
day with large force and made some ~ eaiss
also demanded that the people should ,;n's IL
arms Some complied with the demsa a si I'VE Asa
Jority refused; whereupon he cannonadS .sg tls M
the town soa bum.
1t is reported and generally believed H..
Pomeroy. the leader of the free State t,s,;es as'a
been caught and hung. 'AOo' bad
Governor Robinson, who was arrested a. r.
ton, Missouri while attempting to e.ssno ,.e1ngg
taken to Leeompton, and the mob thras,sn LAS oesa
him. 10 hang
ex-governor Reeder is supposed to have .s,..,
and is expected here via Nebraska. escaped
he Onised States troops are not allowed .,n,..
from their quarters More
The free State men have determined :,
stand at Topeka and fight it out. make
New York, May %. --latest accounts finn,
sas received here state that Topeka Wa A
CHICAGO May 28-The Westport Tines # - 4,
says that the Investigating committea il ssil !.
venworth. Conway and Schuyler were rsIs,s. g
the 20th, but Brown ane Robinson we're s,;Is,a
ers. Governor Shannon had been REQUESTED Il. "
citizens tointertere, and prevent Outrage. br,f
clined ~ ~ . g,
The mob In mere wantonness, sho. an Ibdiyar..,
Lawrence; lie was Delaware, and the tril, i,
threatened to arenge the murder. -
SALT LAKE, March 26.-The constitut;on.,.o.
ton Is low IN session, and the committee has MAJ
nously reported constitution for the state of n
,ret.'' '''' . %
LATE FROM AIcARAGgA.-The steamship Grand,
arrived at New Orleans On the 9th ut., from Asun
v all, by which We have The following additional
diligence from Walkeg and his forces:
Captain Dunwel, passenger on board the On.
lada, who left Virgin av on the sth of Nav, b6n9,
he latest intelligence states that the Costa Rcss,
lad retired from Nicaragua to Costa Rica, and Ia.
oo wounded Costa Ricans had been shipped from
IAN Juan del Sud 10 P1nta Arenas, in Costa Risa.
3aptain Dunwell reports that general Walkers IN
t RiFas was 100 killed and wounded, and that IN
costa Ricans had $50 killed and wounded TbsM
cunts We find in the Panama Star and Herald are
cry confused and unsatisfactory. Nevertheless il
ppears to be certain that the Costa Reans have en-
uated Nicaragua There is nothing 10 throw apy
ght on the actual state of affairs in Nicaragua Int
appears that the Costa Ricans are no. yery vel
atlsfied with the result Of their invasion, and til
lie state Of affairs in Costa Rea is not very pron
lg. Business, it appears, is entirely suspended
oney and credit are wanting. and trouble is anis;
ad Herald, of the 18th May:
Yesterday evening the schooner Josefa arriyedhg,
ON Punta Arenas, which port sheleft May 6.h OF
pe Baneo, on the 9th, the Josefa spoke the Joseph
eWett, captain ClapP, bound for Punts Arenas
he British frigate President had left Punta Arenas,
unknown) but the Havana was daily
pected at that port
a correspondent writing from Punta Arenas, savs:
accounts from Nicaragua are SO various and con
adlctorT that do not know myself what to believe
ID what not. The Costa Rea troops are all on their
Iurn' on account, as is said Of the cholera having
oxen out among them
1t does not appear that they have met with socor
al reception from the Nicaraguans as they anti
dated. How all will end it is impossible to sar
t we anticipate trouble here.
Business of all kinds utterly suspended; no money
credit
The Bulletin Official, Of May Sd, the latest date
'eved, contains an address from president Mora to
officers Of his army, thanking them for their eff
mt services, and for their valor in Santa Rosa Ri,
: and Sarapiqui. 1t says that having beaten the
busters wherever they we're met, after having IA
n San Juan, Riyas and the transit route and en.
uttered thousand unlocked for obstacles, suh
mt had been done for the national honor, and tina.
diseredlt follows from being obliged to yield TO
: influence of a malignant climate, leaving behind
enemy exhausted aid without resources, better
spared to fly than to sight, and whose extermina-
II will be complete if Guatemala, Salvador and
nduTas perform their: duty.
In the same journal j letter from head quarters is
blished, which says that Walker, unable to cops
tn the forces brought against him, has adopted an
worthy means of warfare, and being master Of the
sss, influences public opinion BY the circulation Of
Sc Fumors and false accounts of the engagements
has had with the Costa Ricans. That on the lltb
'F, after the battle of Rsvas in which Walker los.
ary all his officers he returned to Granada on foot
h 2o0 men out of the 200 with which he attack.
the city, and deceived the people BY bell ring.
!, Hlumlnations, DC, into'the belief that he had
ned victory,
That this contributed 10 keeping up Walkers in,
enee, and the Costa tRicans were unable in the
rry and excitement of war TO avail themselves Of
printing press that accompanied the army
Another letter dated spril Both states that owing
he cholera. the president and the army were about
arningto Liberia. /
letter addressed to the bishop of San jose states
& on the llIh, at oo'eiock A. n, Walker attacked
las with 200 men, that the battle lasted twenty
IRIS; after which he retired with only 300 of his
Dps: that Walkers force occupied the church and
ndered It of all its valuables. and used the gold
images to secure the doors and windows. The
S lnIald with diamonds as stolen. together with