New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-28
LATER FROM NICARAGUA
Confirmation of Col. Loekr,dse's Defeat
STEAMER RESCUE CAPTURED
,EATH OF CAPTAIN G. NoRvAL WALKER
Walkers Position and Prospects
[BY NATIONAL AND BALrzE LINES
Arrival Of the Empire City.

[Br NATIONAL nsEsl
Arrival Of the Empire City.
| SOUTHWEST Pass, April 27.-The Empire City
has crossed the Bar and will be q ser wharf insBs
;, California News.
The Empire City brings California dates to the 9Th
inclusive. The J. L. Stephens brought out from San
Francisco about 100000 in treasure and 573 pas
sengers Ex-senator Foote has written letter avow-
ing his return to the Democratic party and advising
the American party to dissolve its organization.
The Pacific Express Company in California has
failed. Its liabilities are heavy-assets unknown.
Business was dull Chinese products had experienced
further advance.
Nicaraguan Affairs.
The advices brought by the Empire City confirm
the previous report of Lockridges retreat from Cas-
and join Walker via Panama.
| He came down the river on the I'd Of April, the
steamer Scott bursting her boilers and killing sixty Of
his men.
He arrived at Punta Arenas on the Rescue on the
9Th, and found the Tennessee in port but she sailed
Immediately, taking only few of the sick and
scalded.
The remainder, over 800 men, were taken to AS
pinwa the l4th by the British war vessels Tartar
and Cossack.
Seventy Of these, including Generals Wheat and
Hornsby, have gone to New York on the Illinois.
One hundred and three were brought to Havana by
the Granada and are coming up on the Empire
City.
! The remaining force of nearly 200 men will be
brought to Key West the Baze by the British cor
vette Tartar.
| Capt G. Norval Walker, brother to the General,
died on the Empire City yesterday on his way to
New Orleans.
Capture Of Punta Arenas.
On the 18th April one hundred Costa Ricans de.
scended the San Juan river and took possession of
Punta Arenas They also seized the steamer Rescue,
which anchored in the harbor with 81 800 worth
of ammunition and six pieces of cannon.
Later from Walker.
The j. L. Stephens brings no further intelligence
from Gen. Walker but private dispatches received at
Aspinwall and Greytown, represent Ills position at
Rivas as utterly impregnable, and that he has plenty
of provisions and is. likely t9 holaAou fo SOME
months.
The transit route from San Juan del Sur to Rivas is
reported as open. The same dispatch confirms the
report of the battles of the 16th in which 800 of the
enemy were killed and wounded. 1t was supposed
that he would be again attacked on the 25th.
l. E. Morse, Esq, U. s. Commissoner:to New Gra
nada, having been unable to to any satisfactory
arrangement with that Government in relation to the
Panama massacre, returns passenger on the Fmpire
City,
Explosion at Toledo.
TOLEDO, o., April 27.-The boiler of the steam
planning mill of Messrs. Raymond Il Hathaway ex-
ploded today injuring five persons, one of whom is
since dead, and two others not expected toilive
Collector Absconded
| LOUISVILLE, April 27-Chares Vosburg the col
ector of the Cincinnati and Louisville Maboat Com
pany, has absconded with 81 900 of the Company's
money.
Later from Honduras
New YORK, April 27.-The New York Herald has
received advces from Honduras to April 1st.
The news is very important, if true. The new Brit
ish Superintendent, Mr.. Seymour has been sworn as
her Majestys Leutenant-Governor of the Bay Islands,
causing much excitement in Honduras as indicating
that England does not really intend to cede the col
ony to Honduras.
Nicaraguan News
1t is rumored that the Guatemaan army in Mica
ragua had met with DISASTROUS defeat.
The same adviees bring rumor that the State of
San Salvador had broken off with the Allies and de-
clared in favor of Walker.
Indians in Minnesota.
CHICAGO, April PA battle took place on the
18th on the Wenono river near Manketo, between
the Indians and the St. Peters volunteers under
Gen. Dodd. Twelve Indians were killed and several
wounded. The volunteers suffered no loss.
Santa Fe Items
ST. LOUIS, April 27.-Further advices from Santa
Fe states that the remains of the murdered Indian
Agent had been found and inferred at Fort Defiance
Capt Gibbs had been severely wounded in an engage
ment with the Indians. Gov. Merriweather has gone
to visit the Woagos Puebas. Major Frye had arrived
at Albuquerque with $3.50 900 for the Indian Depart
ment. Gov. jackson has fixed on the Sd of August
for the election to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Gov. Polk The election of the Su-
preme and other Judges takes place on the first Mon
day in April.
Collision on the Ohio.
EVANSVILLE, April 27.-The steamboat Rainbow
came in collision yesterday with the Julia Dean
Mount Vernon The Julia Dean sunk Immediately.
-Four deck-hands and one passenger were drowned
The cargo is total loss but is insured There is no
insurance on the boat. The Rainbow was not dam
aged much.
Ship in Distress.
NORFOLK, April 26.-The ship Helen Miller, OF
Baltimore, and from Newport, Eng, with cargo of
railroad iron, has put in here in distress.
Havre Cotton Market
HAyRE, April S.-Our market has been rather
heavy for the past week. and prices are easier though
unchanged.
Domestic Markets
New YORK, April 27.-Flour- is selling at
S. 80 to Sc; Southern, Sc 75 to ST. Extra COM
mands IS l24; Ohio, Sc 40 to Sc SIS. Wheat is
quiet Corn is dull. Mess Pork is lower Beef holds
firm. Lard is steady whisky firm. Sterling Ex-
change 1909.
CINCINNATI, April 27.-Flour is quoted at S. IS to
St to-day. Whisky, 23c. Nothing done in Pro-
visions. Sugar is buoyant.
River Intelligence
VIoKsBuRG, April 27.-The Capitol passed down
at 3, and the r. II. Winslow at o'clock this evening
SMALL SILvER.-The Pennsylvania says