Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-17
ARRIVAL OF THE sryA,-r,-
GATE.
[ From the S. r. Ereaiag Bals,,,

The steamer George Latc depart, f.
at her usual hour. She left howeyor
day, 2lstDecember The latest ae,,, +. -
below
The steamer Teas, from Nicaragua
rived at New Orleans on the 10Th ri,l
California mails and passengers Of tbo %
ult., and the Tennessee, also from Nico.,
arrived at this port on the 18Th ~
steamers brought the news of the critio,I
stion of Walker. A mass meeting of
friends is to be held tonight at the Rr..
way Tabernacle A regiment of fvo L.
dred men has, it is said, already been oDr,
in this city for Nicaragua. COL Ttr.
Kansas notoriety, arrived at st. Joni,
Tuesday, with one hundred recruits En- yo
for same destination. Walkers friend, J
New Orleans are redonbling their efforts
send him relief.
Jacob Little, the great Bear operator
Wall street, has failed for an immense anon,
He offers compromise to bis creditors SO
eral of the largest of whom have acccap
edit.
Mr. Whitfield, the pro-slayery delegats
Congress from Kansas, has been admiua
to seat in the House after protraes
struggle.
The jury in the case of Baker, the princp
in the Poole tragedy, have disagreed Tls
stood six for manslaughter in the third derel
and six for acquittal.
Great excitement exists in TennnegsI
Kentucky and Virginia, on account of amsll
tated insuTection Of the slaves, which I'd
fixed for Christmas Eve. Numerous arrest
have been made, and several negroes 40
one or two white men hung, and Others viii
ped.
A railroad collision occurred on the
at Alliance, Ohio. Eight persons were kl
ed several others badly injured
VIM Walker, the Deputy Warden Of A
Massachusetts State Prison, was stabbed
convict named McGee, on leaving Il
chapel on Monday, and died in few nj |
utes.
Earnest measures have been adopted |
the opening of the Tehuantepec route to d
Pacific. A road across the Isthmus "
be finished, it is said, by the first Of Feluuj
Coaches and other material are already n
tracted for, and are expected to be shimel
from this port by the first of January, CD
modore Vanderbilt, it is said, is going \
New Orleans with one Of his steamers \
make further arrangement
Our latest adyices from Mexico anaomc
the uncondi iti0nal surrender of Puebia to
Government forces. Alvarez had taken
field in behalf Of the Government
The Southern Commercial Convention be
a five days session last week at Savannah \
Resolutions in favor Of Pacific Railroad w.
adopted as was also one recommending
transportation of the mails between New u
leans and California by the proposed Iehual
tepec route The subject of re-openng
the African slave trade was voted down Oyl
large majority
Not much business Of importance has bel
done in Congress as yet. In the House
the 18th December Mr. Brown from
Post Office Committee, reported bill in
vor of contracting with Commodore Nana'
belt to carry the mail between New l0
and Liverpool at SIG, eco the round trip
A few days afterwards, the proprletoIsol
Collins line asked TO be released from w
contract.
A resolution was introduced by Mr. b
eridge, of Tennessee, denouneing IN 'Hs
verest terms all attempts to reopen the
can slave trade This resolution was a'Of
ayes l52, nays 81, including the '"O
ifornia members.
In the Senate, Mr.. Houston has gi'D
tice of a semi-weekly overland mail pe'''
the Mississippi and San Francisco
Mr.. Weller gave notice that he si0ua
up the Pacific Rrairoad bill immeo''"'
ter the holidays.
Affairs in Kansas remain quie',
Geary's course begins to elicit geneF"
mendation in the Territory Judge A''OD
and Marshal Donaldson have been iV"'
and James o. Harrison, of ken'ucAM
,o;,,,o1 4, ,.1ooo of tho former and WIN