The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-29
Tbe news from Nicaragua, received by the

attempt to open the transit iou.o' ! ,oor 4
more favorable circumstances than can ilapPen
70 him for some time again, and Dy as gai'"ll' n
a BODY OF men as were ever eoiiec'eu ~. e.. :,
an enterprise, has signally failed ana all eilor.'
ON that line are abandoned Lockridse pa. c
ty is broken up and dispersed. a laise ~
Der have persisted in the steamboat eAPio'.oA
on the San Juan; another large parry ae.e
turning to the United States; whi lie 'e"' pel
sisting in the attempts to reacn " aiAei' na.s
nndestaken to make their way circuitously by
tLe wav Of Panama and the Pacific coast The
Costa Rieans are in full possession OF san JUAN
snd we do not see how they are to be dis
lodged for a long time to come; ana conse-
ouently Walker is left to such support as he
To- With hin, or can be sent him via Panama
or from San Francisco.
The prospect is gloomy indeed. With an
onr interest for his cause we are unable to dis
cover that he has any immediate hope OF sutfl-
cient aid to enable him to keep the country
even if he should succeed in resisting success
h]v the forces which are assaing him. Ills
fortunes depended less upon victory or two,
gained over the troops of the enemy, than IN
the free opening of the lines of conmunica-
ton with San Juan, by which he might receive
supplies from this country to enable him to re-
sist the foreign combinations by which ne Is
surrounded. This he has lost entirely, and,
from present appearances, without the means
of recovery The result is a dlscouraglng
omen against him; not that he will be lmmedl-
ate]v overwhelmed, but that no efforts Will en-
able him to keep any hold upon the country
which is in the hands of the invaders. Inc
drama, although it may last some time yet Is
we fear. drawing to close, and one totally ad-
verse to our wishes and to the strong hopes
which we at one time entertained, OF brlll-
ont success. Picayune.
REs1eNED.-The hon. W. W. Drummond,
one Of the justices Of the supreme court OF Utah
territory, has forwarded his resignation to
Washington. He thus sets forth bis reasons
for resigning:
In the first place, Brigham Young, the gov
> ernor of Utah territory, is the acknowledged
head of the .sChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day SAINTS" commonly called ssMormons,
and as such head the mormons look to him,
: and to him alone, for the law by which they are
to be governed therefore no law of congress
is by them considered binding in any manner:
Secondly, I know there is a secret oathbound
organization among all the male members OF
the church, to acknowledge no law save the
: law of the ssholy priesthood, which comes to the
people through Brigham Young, direct from
God, he, Young, being the vice gerent OF God
and prophetic successor of Joseph Smith" who
was the founder of this blind and reasonable
T. organization.
y Thirdly, I am fully aware that there is set
of men set apart by special order Of the church
' to take both the lives and property OF persons
l., who may question the authority ofthe church,
- (the names of whom I will promptly make
! known at future time
= Fourthlv, That the records, papers, &c., OF
y the supreme court have been destroyed by or
~ der of the church, with the direct knowledge
y and appreciation of gov. B. Y oung, and the ted
~ eral officers grossly insuted for presumlng te
\ raise single question about the reasonable act
II Filthy, That the federal officers of the ter
Il rtory are constantly insulted, and harrassed ant
~, ANNOYED by the mormons, and for those insults
~ there is no redress.
3 Sixtblv, That the federal officers are dali
-, compelled to hear the form of the America
~ government traduced, the chief executives {
wv the nation, both living and dead, slandered an
70 abused from the masses, as well as from all IN
a. leading 1uvmbc1s of the UlIuIU, i'll tho 1Ios
70 vulgar, loathsome and wicked manner the ev
~ passions of man can possibly conceive.
+, IMPORTANT TO SHIPPERS case was pre-
Il sented in the district court of the U. S. Gudg
us Kane,) yesterday, which is very important /
H. it's bearing upon the interest of the shippers
nc A schooner belonging to the port of Philade
he phia, being at New York, took on board an as
us sorted cargo for Philadelphia On the pas
ia sage, the captain, it is alleged, sold or embez
er zled portion of the cargo, and applied tn
g, proceeds to his own use.
I'd Libels being filed under the bills of ladin
us signed--the vessel was attached, when tn
40 owners of the schooner appeared and presente
OF petition under the act of congress of.Marc
re Sd, 1851, which provides, ''that if the who
value of the ship or vessel and her freight IL
Wy the voyage shall not be sufficient to make con
eW pensation to each of the fret ghters or owners
'n' they shall receive compensation from the owl
'e- er or owners of the ship or vessel, in propo
ice ton to their respective losses, s.and it sha
a be deemed a sufficient compliance with the r
cid ouirements Of this act on the mart Of such owl
snt er or owners, if he or they shall transfer b
lea or their interest in such vessel and freight f
me the benefit of such claimants, to a trustee to
{" appointed by the court, to act as such trust
oV- for the person or persons who may prove to
vas egally entitled thereto; from and after whl'
our transfer all claims and proceedings against t
'r'- court granted the prayer of said petition a
aIe appointed trustee to. take charge of the We
OF sci, and approved the form of conveyance:
ted philadelphia North Americ;
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,la- Poor FEILow-The Washington corr
zed respondent of the St. Louis Leader, an entf
ne siastic supporter of Mr.. Buchanan, in a rec
oes letter says:
zed In order to show the ignorance and folly
,oes many Of the office seekers who annoy the pre
of dent with their applications for fayors, F.,
lual relate an incident which happened to-day in
,een office at the White House. There were SO
in twenty or thirty of that class Of gentlemen tn
ntry with their letters and papers in apple-pie or
ins, to present to him, and on such occasions Ii
by OF no delicacy Of conduct is observed by
rie jority Of these persons. One in particular, fl
cry contiguous state, after handing the presd
ice, his bundle of letters, asked him when his
eign would be acted upon, the president replied
orts saying that lie did not know, as he would b
IRA tn refer the matter to the head IF tho don