Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-19

clerk of the city and county of New York,
and the Hon. Harry Hubbard, of New Hamp-
shire. With reference to the last-named gen.
tleman we have to say that we know nothing
of our own knowledge concerning his candidacy,
and mention it only on faith in the rumor Of
the hour in this city. All of them are effective
Democratic politicians, and competent men
So the position would not be unworthily be-
slowed on either of them. ~
In this connection We may not appropriately
add, that the subject of the selection of Demo
cratic nominee for the Speakership is also al
ready point Of much attention among the
politicians of the party in all sections of the
country. Those most talked over in this con-
nectiOn at present are the Hon. James l.. Orr,
Of South Carolina; the Hon. Thos. l.. Harris. of
Illinois; and the Hon. j. CLANCY Jones. of Penn.
sylvania,-all, also, experienced, competent,
and efficient men. Atpresent it would be worse
than folly to speculate over the chances of either
gentleman named above for either Office for
innumerable circumstances and contingencies
no. few of which yet remain hidden in the
womb OF time, are to operate to effect the result
OF the canvas for both the places we name
SoNoRA.-It is sincerely to be hoped that the
information received here in private letters by
the last California mail, of the overwhelming de-
feat of the last flibustering expedition against
Sonora may prove correct. The great draw
back to an acquisition of Cuba is dread on the
part Of the Governments of Europe and Central
and South America that to permit us to acquire
the island, will be to consent to the establish
ment In the Gulf Of granu rendezvous and de-
pot for universal flibustering beyond the con-
troll of the Government, owing to its location
and the inefdciency of the repressive features of
our system. The representatives of all govern
ments having any thing to lose, directly or in
directly, by the success of American flfbuster-
ing, naturally combine to throw cold water on
our attempts to purchase the island. Their
joint influence is tremendous against US We
desire to sec this combination broken up The
destruction Of Walker and his horde, and the
defeat of The flibusters upon Sonora, will 90 far
towards breaking it up; creating the impression
abroad, as it will, that irregular and unauthor-
lied warfare from this country as invariably
fails of accomplishing its ends, as regular and
authorized warfare on the part of this Govern
ment succeeds. By the by, the head of this
Sonora scheme of robbery, arson and murder
was Henry A. Crabbe, late Know Nothing
candidate for the U. S. Senate from California.
1t is said that the Mexican authorities who had
captured him designed hanging him and his
sixty followers in their hands No sensible
person will blame them for SO doing after their
| experience of the last two years with Walker
and his followers
Col. K. n. Wood, formerly of Mississippi,
| but also Know Nothing elector in California
| In the late election, we hear incidentally. is
| probably prisoner with Mr.. Crabbe 1t is to
| be greatly regretted that gentlemen of their
personal character and fine abilities should 80
lack discretion as to identify themselves with
such unlawful enterprises, more than that
having done so they should pay the penalty of
so doing.
BOGUS NEws.-A rumor is in circulation
here, that the President has recalled the recent
appointment Of Ex-Governor VIM. Bigler. of
California, to be the United States Minister to
Chilli, vice Starkweather, recalled: and that a
special messenger went out to Panama by the
last steamer to meet Ex-Governor B. there ION
the latter's way to his post with the letter Of
recall. The said rumOr goes on to add that the
cause Of this alleged Executive action is to be
found In representations made against that gen
tleman's conduct when at the head Of Califor-
MIA S State affairs, by all the Democratic men,
bers OF the California Legislature, very recent
ly received in this city. We place no faith
whatever In this story. In the first place, when
the last received mail left California il was not
known there that Mr. Bigler had been appointed
n hpi NJ my ~ 4
was candidate for the San Francisco ColIec-
torship. And in the next place, we have no
idea that President Buchanan would remove
one OF his own appOintees under charges with
out first giving him a full and fair opportunity
to reply to them. In the third place, President
H. by this time knows how to appreciate cor
rectly all inter-party squabbles, wherein - of.
fee Is at the bottom Of the difficulty, and is,
doubtless, perfectly aware how unsafe it is, in
any such squabble, to act on the representa-
| tons of one side ere hearing the replication of
the other
We notice this rumor only by way of at once
showing the public its extreme folly, for it is
already travelling over the country in the seven.
league boots of the magnetic telegraph.
The WEATHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning ismade from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution,
and will be continued daily when the line is in
working order. The time of observation is
about Z O'Clock a m:
MAY 10, 1857.
New York, n. cool
pniiadelPhia, Pa. raining, cold
Baltimore, Nd ......... raining, cold
Ndsniheton: u C.--..-. tanning, cold
Richmond, Ea......... raining, cold
pneIeIs6ufS3 Sa-.-....-. raining, cold.
haiel2h, y. C:.......... cloudy, cold
w Huntington, y. Geo.. CLOUDY cold
Columbia, ;. C......... cloudy and wet
charleston, 3 c. cloudy and cool
augusta; Ca. cloudy and pleasant
savannah, Ia. .cloU Y and cool
Macon, clear and cold
Columbus, ga ........... clear and cold
montgomery, Ala. .clear and cold
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. clear and cold