Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-15
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Interesting from Washington.
W AsnINGToN, July II, Is,


Interesting from Warrington.
WASHINGTON. July II. 1857.
The commission of Clon. Cummingsas Gov
'rnor OF Utuh was made out Yesterday. and will
he torwai ded In him immelately n, 81, Iopis
Mo. Ills instructions will also be completed in
u lew DAYS and forwarded The appointments
Tor The Territory have all been Completed and
nothing now remains but for them to proceed to
Utah at as early day as possible.
Nothing has vet been received from our minis
Ter al Spain relative 10 the imhroglio between
SPAN aud Mexico, ror from our minister at Lon.
don and Paris upon this subject The admins
trallan, however. am led 10 believe from the
vast Importance If the question, have addressed
letters t" each OF onr ambassadors above anmc,f
tp Know why they have not communicated with
The Department upon this suNje Neither the
British nor French ambassadors here br,eve
that Spain meditaies hostile operations against
Mexico. The administration Is apprehcnsivo
that there may be- some trouble from the active
operations Of Spain.
! am credihly informed that the conflicting in
terests If Slao and company ON enc band aud
Garay aud liafgoas ON the othri relative to the
l.hnhnfepec route, have been settled and adlu>.
ted through the mediation Of the administration.
1t has been one al the most difficult and perplex.
ing questions that has been before them. The
basis OF this settlement | am not nj liberty at
present 10 disclose bat understand it is satisfuc-
tory To both parties.
X. kdder Meade. of Virginia. who j. now here
understand will he appointed Minister to Bra
nil.-N. L. Heraia
AN ATRocloCs ArfAlg.-A pittsburg paper
mentions the arrest of the pilot and engineer of
Il steamboat, for an attempt TO sink rival boat
on tie 4ih inst. 1t appears that jealousy ha,
for some time existed between two ferry compu-
nix in Hot. a.
toned. took this very peri'nus mode of eShihi
ton. The Pittsburg paper thus describes the
scene:
The committee of arrangements of the I.ihcr-
ty street Methodist Episcopal Sabbath School,
chartered the BLACK Hawk" 10 convey the schol-
mrs, teachers and parents TO Mixes Rocks on
the lth of July. While the Black Hawk was
coming up the river, opposite Manchester. the
Patrick Henry left her landing at Saw Mill Run.
and putting out to the middle of the river, stop
ped her engines and awaited the approach of the
Black Hawk, to within fifty yards. She then
started and came i'll collision with the Black
Hawk, her apron breaking down the guards
Several women tainted. the children screamed,
and the male portion of the passengers were
blanched with fear. People on both sides of the
river sh ,uted andfro their actions it was mp
parent thot they anticipated feai ful conseqlenc
Not less than 800 persons were on board tho
Black Hawk.
The Patrick Henry approached the other boat
a second time and again struck her guards with
the apron, aud from the mnnunvering. il was
thought TINT the design WAS 10 sink the Black
Hawk. The state nf affairs was fearful
1t was feared Hat sone of tha children would
leap overheard from fright The boat was deep
ly laden while the Patrick Henry had but two
passengers, and is mid to have left her landing
on tie approach of the Black Hawk. without wait
in, for ba al