Smyrna times., 1856-02-06
Selett MlistelIanp.
Central American Affairs.

Inc boston ITGUeUeT has received from
Capt. Nickerson of the brig Helen Jane, which
left Truxillo, Honduras, on Dec. 30, several
matters of interest concerning the movements
of Gen. Walker, and the American propagan-
dists of freedom. The report that Cabanas
was on the frontiers with four hundred Ameri-
can rlfemen and one thousand native troops.
has scared Gen. Guardiola, who saws he will
not fight the Yankees, as they are irresistible,
he states that it is his intention TO leave Hon.
duras should the Americans enter. The preva.
lent feeling among the leading natives of Trux-
lilo, and more especially those engaged in mer-
camille affairs is that Of neutrality in the mat
ter of change in the government of the coun-
try. If Walker should come and succeed in
establishing himself they say that they are
willing to give him a trial. They have for so
long period been suffering from week and
changing government, that any government,
having the element of stability, provided the
property of the liz. bitants is res 1ected, would
be welcome. Walkers army was increasing
and he expected TO be in a short time at
the head Of two thousand men, The time
Tor the election of President of the Re-
public OF Honduras, according to the provis-
IONS OF the Constitution, would shortly arrive.
The officer is elected by the voters of the two
chambers, the Senate and Legislative chambers,
each consisting ot fourteen members. The
nt-Cabanas and antl-Walker party. from pres
ent app 'arances, will not attempt to elect their
candidate, especially if the reported invasion
by Cabanas and his American allies becomes
an actual fact. The inhabitants are willing
that settlers should have III the land they want
and grants have been promised by Walker to
his soldiers.
A letter received at Truxillo makes some
statements in regard to the capture, by Walker.
of the town of Grenada, Nicaragua, (said to be
the strongest place in the country, having a
population of ten thousand,) which we have
not seen before. When Walker entered the
place, at the head of about fifty Americans he
found ChomOrro, the President of the Republic.
with his officers, in ball ROOM Entering the
room, Walker waved his sword in the air, crv-
ing out 4" IIurrah for Democracy" and took all
present prisoners. Before he left the room.
ChOmOrro was compelled to sign articles of ca
pituation, but afterwards, finding how small
was the force TO which he had surrendered. he
sent written orders to the officer in command
not to give up the place. This letter, by some
means. reached the hands of Walker as he was
entering a church with Chomorro He read
and placed the letter in his pocket, and after
the services were over he inquired of Chomorro
if he wrote it, aud he did not deny it. A drum
head court martial was summoned, bv whose
sentence Chomorro and Is OF his officers were
shot
All this looks well for Walker, SAYS the
Philadelphia Sun, and confirms our impression
that he will prove triunphanty successful in
his anticipations of uniting the Central Ameri-
can States in a federal bond.
FRANKLIN's GREAT DIsCovERY-Tn the last
number of the London Quarterly ReUiew we
find a just tribute of praise to Franklin. NJ.
Arago, in his writings upon electricity, gives
very little credit to Franklin for making the ex.
pertinent which proved the identity of eectri-
city and lightning. He says, the first views
OF rtdhkllh on the analogy OF the electricity
and lightning, were only simple conectures
The sole difference between him and Nollet
was only reduced to the project of an expert
ment." This sole Difference, says the Reuiew-
er, of which M. Arago makes so little account
was the grand difficulty to be overcome. The
resembances between lightning and electric-
ty were too obvious to escape attention, and
the idea, i'll fact, had occurred independently
to three or four persons. "If any one," said
Nollet &" would undertake to demonstrate the
notion, it would please me much" 1t was
just here that Nollet broket down. He could
neither see what was the single link wanting
to complete the chain, nor how TO apply it
Electricity was the rage of the day, and not
one of its numerous students could hit upon
the method any more than Nolet. The sole
difference between Franklin and the rest re-
solves itself into this-that he did that which
nobody else could do. This tribute to the
great discovery of Franklin contains fhe ker-
mel Of the matter. The experiment of Frank
lin to prove the identity oflightning and elec-
tricity was the most sublime ever performed.
The old philosopher drawing lightning from
the thunder cloud with simple kite, we'll en-.
tiles him to the appellation of the "Lightning
Tanner" - #
RIGHTS OF MARRIED WoMEN.-The New
York Legislature has bill before it, which
provides that any married woman, whose hus.
band, from drunkenness or profigacy, or Other
a.. hall