The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-30
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the third OF the buuing oieno
out but saved by jumping into blanket which the hre-
men held for her in the street below
The teachers of the public schools u this city have de-
cned to their abo al the opening of the schools
unless reliable arrangement be made for the pay
ment OF their salaries they become due.
The trial Of Isaac Ferris waidron late bpokkseper in
Wells, Fargo Co. s. charged With grand larceny Of
bar of gold valued at sss 40, commenced before
Judge Freedom OF tho court of sessions the 23d ut
The occupied several DAYS and resulted in the dis
charge OF the jury, who unable TO agree, after be-
ing out eighteen hours They stood eleven for convic
uon and one for acquittal
rumor prevails charging Col Hafaszthy, meter and
rener at the United stases branch mint, with deflca
ton to large amount varously stated at from sio0 900
to 100000 Colonel Haraszthy has Made all his
property TO be held in trust the United States govern
ment against any deficiency which may be ehargeable 10
him The wasage at the mint is immense, owing to the
badly constructed chimneys and tiues large amount
oil hne gold escapes and is lodged in the chimney and
upon the roof of the mint ea1 adjoining houses The
sweepngs from the ioois of Davdsons building amount
ed to thse hundred Eleven hundred and eighty
chces collected from the chimney after two and
half months work.
GRANADA,
The Aspinwall Courier says The only news of inn
porance have fui Bogota is that proposition had
been presented in Congress give the President power to
settle the difficulty between the United States and New
Granada. 1t had not passed, erd, though there
possibility of it, the pyvsent opinion ID would not
fHuA PASAMA.~-ARRIvAL rrLLIBusTERs.
Inc fanalna correspondent OF the New fofk Herald
writes under date of June 10;
An American barque j. r. Mora Captain Bartlett
from Punta in twelve days arrived this morning
having 304 Of Walkers capituated board. One
man, OF the of JONES' died from exhaustion the
passage. Most of the men in good health though
looking sicly and of them very dirty. The Mora
chartered for 900 for the trip to Panama.
The Roanoke has just arrived at Aspnwall, and will
leave with the fillibusters for home.
About 800 of the desertes had been sent by way OF
G.. Id Mart
The Decatur proceeds from Puna Arenas to San Juan
del Sur bring off the sick and wounded and the
from there
The Mora did not fall in with the Decatur
There is no news in Costa Rca everything was very
We copy the following from the Aspinwall Courier of
June 49,
On the 18th inst the United States soop-ofwar Cy-
ane Captain Robb commander, arrived at this port from
San Juan del Nore, with hundred and forty two
the Walker folks bringing all that were there OF these
l13 of the army 10 females, civilians and
children One OF the soldiers, VIM. Bagley, died just
the ship anchored and Of the civilians. Thomas
Edwards ashore here and remained The kindness
of the officers of the Cyane the parties themselves
was beyond all praise They fed lodged and clothed
them, with no little inconvenience to themselves and
with such cordially to call forth the wamest expires
sion of gratitude They speak WELL too of the conduct Of
the entire party saying that not the slightest dgeeae
of dlscotesy tansgession of the rules
that had been laid down transpred during the passage
OF the party u helpless from sores and wounds
and nearly so sick.
there between four and five hundred Including
dcserers) of Walkers in Costa Rica and that one
hundred have determined to stay in the country and go
to work.
Captain Robb expresses great obligations to Captain
Woodward, of the West India royal mail steamer Thames
for the courteous kindness of towing his ship into the
harbor of San Juan del Nortc, his arrival there
when it night and he could not otherwise have
gone in
We observed that the Orion sent large launch and
two boats to aid In the transfer of the ibusters from
the Cyane to the Wabash
The entire party transferred with the exception
Of one who could not BIC removed the afternoon of
the 18th instant and the Wabash sailed that night
New York or New Orleans to be decided after leaving
port.
Among those being conveyed to the United States in
the rgate Wabash is MIR John Tabor formerly the ed-
tor of Ell Ncaragae at Granada when Walkers govern
ment located there. Mr.. Tabor is recovering from
the effects of bad wound in the thigh OF the party that
came from Greytown were Coils Leonard and Mcdonald
the former was of the original fifty-sx, and the
only officer promoted the field during the war,
and that for gallantry the latter served in both
the Cuban fllibusterng expeditions, and has been in
service constantly since the commencement of the
in Nicaragua. He has wounds. Colonel Leonard
has bad wound, which compels the constant of
crutches.
Mr. Webster who was supposed to have been an agent
of Vanderbilt towards Costa Rica and who appears
to be the agent of himself passed through this city day
two since his Costa RlCa, company with
Mr. Harris of the firm of Morgan Harris. Webster is
said to have obtained the right of way the Mica
ragua transit from Costa RIGA, and Mr. Ii. goes to see
how safe the matter is. We understood but few days
since from a very good authority that the Costa Rcans
have settled intention to hold Punta Arenas at San Juan
del Norte How plainly the clouds gather and how little
the chance of opening the Nicaragua route for long time
to come
The British steam frigatc Tartar arrived here on the
9th inst from New Orleans and sauted Commodore
Pa,ding on her entrance into the habor The courtesy
was duly acknowledged from the Wabash, M
On the llth instant dinner given at the Aspin-
wall House to Com. Paulding, Hon. Mr. Bowlin and
few of the residents of this city.
The United States soop-ofwar Saratoga, Captain Fred
Chaard commanding, arrived here the 18th instant
from Norfolk. Quite number of the old crew, much
esteemed here, have been detached transferred The
captain and his clerk the prser and his clerk and the
assistant surgeon all faces the first lieutenant
too is missing but understand he will soon rcjon
the ship. She goes to Greytown in a day or two upon
the ne mission that of the Cyane, to bring hither
the destitute desertes and Others OF Walkers army who
have recently gathered there,
George Petre esq., has assumed the office of manager
of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company this coast
in lieu of John Matheson, esq who is about going to
England Star and Herald
NEWS PACIFIC
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company steamer Bo-
gota Capt Wyd, from Caao May 26th, arrived at Pan
anna on the 9th instant
She brings 43 passengers 800 packages of freight and
SOS, 500 in specie for Europe
There is no news of importance from Chill Congress
was to meet the 18th Of June at Santiago NJ. Mol