Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-07-11
Atlantic News.

The DEFEAT OF GEN. WALKER-HEENINGsEN'
RECEPTION IN New YoRK-The news Of the
evacuation of Nicaragua by General Walker
and OF his arrival in New Orleans, in the sloop-
of-war st. Marys, where be was received with
much rejoicing created profound sensation all
over the northern States. and the newspapers
were busily engaged in discussing his defeat
some of course, defending, others opposing him,
and treating him rather savagely, among the lat
ter the New York Tribune. Walker left New Or
leans on the lst of June, route for Washington.
As Gen. Henningsen was expected to arrive in
the Illinois, from Panama, thousands foeked
down to the dock to greet him, when it became
known that she was coming up the river, having
been telegraphed from the Narrows He was
most enthusiastically received by the populace,
and, IN coach and four. driven to the ST. Nicho-
las where they had a horn" and from whence
they started TO his residence, in Twelfth street.
Here he was met by Mrs. Henningsen. Thomas
Francis Meagher, and host of distinguished
friends, who had gathered together to welcome
him. On Monday evening. June 1st, he was hon
ored with grand serenade, when Alderman
Wilson on behalf of the admirers of the gallant
General, presented him with Nicaragua flag, in
a neat speech, to which the General responded
in an eloquent address, warmly defending Walker
from the attacks of his enemies. The party was
then entertained by the General, and well pleased
with their reception, they took their departure,
full Of Nicaraguan ideas.
ANOTHER SLAVE FRAcAs.-On Tuesday, May
27th Deputy United States Marshal Churchill
and eleven assistants left Cincinnati, to arrest
four persons charged with harboring fugitive
slaves, at Mechanicsburg, Champaign county.
The arrests were made on Wednesday and the
prisoners at once taken out OF the county. Mean
while writ of haJeaS corpus was issued by Judge
Leayitt, and in its execution q fight took place
between the Sheriff of the county and the United
States officers, in which the latter were overpow-
rpd tax IN DOfip FIR Fri
ing the Sheriff in the discharge of his duty. The
Marshal telegraphed to the Secretary OF the In
terror, at Washington, for instructions and
counter writ of hdbeas corpus. They were brought
before Justice on Saturday morning. Church
i'll and Elliott were arraigned on two charges
one for assaulting the Sheriff and the other for
assaulting the Deputy Sheriff, with intent to mur-
der-and held to bail in 50 500 each. The rest
of the party, eight in number refused to give
bail and were committed to Jail.
Since then the writ of hd6eds corpus issued by
Judge Leavitt was complied with, and the prison
ers brought to Cincinnati for trial. The exami-
nation commenced on the I'd of June and was
postponed till The 9th
Mr. Buchanan assufhed all The responsibility in
the case, and telegraphed the Marshal to be
prompt and decided and he would be supported
by the whole power of the government He was
much worried by this new difficulty but said
that the supremacy of the law should be vindi
Gated.
THE BuRDE1i EsrArE--MRs CUNN1vGHAM
AGAIN.-A singular phase in the controversy
about the estate of the late Harvey Burdel man
ifested itself on Saturday May %. Mr.. Edwards
on the strength Of an affidavit, moved for com
mission to California, to examine one Whitehead
c. Hyde, who, he alleged was engaged for two
years past Cup to December, 1856, or q month
and a half after her alleged marriage with Dr.
Harvey BurdelD TO marry Mrs Cunningham
After extended argument by counsel on both
sides. the surrogate denied the motion, holding
that the positive averments of Mrs. Burdell, as
to her marriage, bore more weight than state
mcnts based on rumOr from the relations of Mr.
Hyde. The case was then adjourned to the Sd of
June, on which day several affidaVits were read.
in support of a motion for commission to Cali
fornia, to take the testimony of Whitehead C.
Hyde, between whom and Mrs. Cunningh I'm bur
dclD it is alleged that an engagement of mar
riagc existed, while she was living in Bond street.
Further testimony was taken, all tending to
prove that Dr.. Bnrdel was in Herkimer on the
25th, 26th and 9th of October last, which fact
seemed TO be pretty clearly established. 1t will
be recollected that his reputcd marriage with
Mrs. Cunningham took place on the 2sth Of that
month. The case was going on when the steamer
left New York.
BLOODY RIOT AT WAsHINGToS.- Washing
ton mu nicipal election took place on the lst Of
June. and was marked by scenes Of riot and
ty of Baltimore rowdes known by the not very
euphonious title of " Plug-Uglies" who interfer-
ed to prevent the Irish from voting. The rioters
were well armed, and TOOK possession of piece
Of artillery, with which they threatened their
opponents. Two companies Of marines, ordered
out by the President, were placed at the disposal
of the Mayor, who ordered them 10 fire upon the
mob, which they did Six persons were killed
and n number of others were wounded The
killed and wounded, as is usually the case on
such occasions, were innOCect lockers or, while
the rioters escaped almost unhurt. Next evening
an indignation meeting was held, at which speech
es strongly condemnatory of the Mayor were
made. The latest accounts state that five of the
Baltimore rowdes, were killed, or so severely
wounded that they were concealed by their
friends. The remainder of them fled the city
A Soul. NARROWING AFFAIR.-Mrs Wonder
smith, whose husband, Judge Nondersmiih has
for some time been in prison in Philadelphia,
charged with the crime of having committed
| frauds upon the Pension Bureau of the United
States died in Lancaster, Pa on the 18th ult,
after giving premature birth to a child, her ac-
couchment having been fastened by the troubles
which surrounded her Her brother DR. John
Leonard has been committed to prison for thirty
days on a charge of drunkenness. Che was releas-
ed in time to see her die), her husband and the
father of her children had fallen under the ban
of outraged law, and the house in which the IA
mily resided was held by the government as an
indemnfcation of the bail which her husband
had forfeited by flying after his first arrest only
to be retaken. The death scene of the poor
woman was rendered more painful by the cries
of the orphaned and homeless children What
terrible retribution awaits the author of all this
misery
| THE NICARAGUA TRANSIT CoMPAHY-W. K. G.
Webster. on behalf of Costa Rica and Nicaragua
and c. X. Garrison, on the part of Garrison x
Morgan, have proposed to this Government and
to Lord Napier some plan of cement touch
ing the conflicting interests of the Nicaragua
Transit Company, and indirectly invoking the
settlement OF the Central American question.
The plan is we'll thought of by The Admins
tration.
! The Government will receive any representa-
tive the power now existing in Nicaragua may
accredit to Washington
PROCEEDINGS OF BRIGHAM YoUSG.--Brigham
Yonnp is carving things with n hgh hand in