Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
by THE NATIONAL Line
REPORTS Furnished by the Associated Press.1

NEW ORLEANS, Nsy 27-The "Empire City, i,
| coming Up. General Walker and Staff are or
board, having capitulated on the frst Of Nay tC
| Captain Davis of ST. Msry's, and brought tc
Panama by him. The Costa Ricans are not known
in the articles of equalization. Two hundred and
sixty men came off
The Illinois left Aspinwa all on the 18th with g.
| 900 900 in specie.
New Granada has eeded the Island in the Bay
of Panama to England, in the settlement of the
Mcintosh Claim.
WAsHINGToE, May 26.-The Post Master Gene.
raj to-day concluded contract with the Southern
Steamship Company for the transportation Of mail:
| twice a month between New Orleans and Apa-
lachicols, embracing all gulf ports on the Florida
coast, at SIS, 900 per anum. Peter Della Terre
\ has been appointed attorney for the district Of
California.
Augusta, GA, May Ex-senator Butler died Of
dropsy at six o'clock last night.
wAsHrxeroN, May 26.-The contracts for the
work on the Washington Aqueduct were awarded
to-day.
NEW YoRK, MAY 27.-The town of Addison.
S;uben county, in this State has just been nearly
destroyed by fire.
WASHING TON, Nay 27.-Presideut Buch AMMAN
r moves early in July to his summer residence at
Sol tiers Home.
Mr. McMullen has been commissioned as Govern
or of Washington Territory.
Gen. Scott is here on army business.
Considerable rain fell last night at Pitt sburg,
Cincinnati and Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, May 27.-Scarcs six feet water in
the channel on the falls and receding. Weather
clear. Thermometer 65.
BosToN, May 81 The Emigrant Aid Com pany
have held tn r annual meeting, and their report
shows that the investment with a considerable ad-
vance will probably be returned to the stockhold-
ers.
The payment of damages for the destruction of
property belonging to free State men at Lawrence,
Kansas, will be proposed to Congress with pros
pect OF success. Amos Lawrence has resigned
the treasurership of the Company. The old board
of officers generally reelected The receipts
Of the Company for the past year were $42,o
New, YORK, May 27.-The steamer sailed fer
Liverpool to-day with $50 passengers and $3.50,
900 in specie; also the steamer Queen OF the
South for Southampton and Bremen, with 100 pas
sengers.
The case of CHATTER, versus the Boston Betting
Company, for An infringement of the India Rubber
patent, has been decided in favor of the defendant.
The damages claimed are 100000.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-RAILRoAD ACCIDENT -
The mail train from the South off the track on
the 0rano and Alexandria Railroad, killing the en-
gineer and fireman. Nobody else was hurt.
NEW YORK, May 27.-James j. Orr, Of Beck
men street, cut his throat yesterday, he is still liv
ing, but his recovery is considered doubtful
Cause, insanity.
The Charleston Courier learns that on about the
18th inst Major Dsthel, Paymaster for the army,
in attempting to land at Indian River, came near
drowning. He lost overheard $23 900 dollars
which hao been intended for the troops in Florida
WAsHIGroN, May 27.-The Bark Mary Cobb has
been anchored at the mouth of Potomac River for
more than a week. Heavy hammering is daily
heard on board. 1t is supposed she is engaged
in illegal business.
CLEAvELAND, O., May 27'-In the General As
sembly To-Day, Dr. Restendu spoke at length in
defence Of slavery. He stigmatzed the action OF
various assemblies on that question as unmitgated
nonsense.
NEW ORLEANS May IL The Empire City
reached the wharf at o'clock this evening. leu
thousand people were present. Gen. Walker, ac-
cOmpanied by Col Jaques, Mr.. Pitcher, and Mr..
Turner, the latter agent for the associated press,
proceeded in a carriage to the St. Charles Hotel,
where Walker made speech expressing his thanks
for the grand reception given him, recognizing the
American love OF liberty in a mass, aud assuring
them that victory is still The greatest excite
ment prevails in the city. The ST. Charles is be-
seiged by thousands. Walker spoke twice.
California papers discredit the story of Crabb's
defeat and execution. Gen. Walker surrendered
because Gen. Davis signi ed his intention OF seZ-
ing the Schooner Grenada, which held Walkers
reserve.
Walker was kept prisoner by the q. s. Com
nodore at Panama, notwithstanding the terms of
which allowed him aud his officers |
side arms aud their liberty.
Lieut.. Strain died at AsOinwall on the 18th.
The news from California is uuimportant.