Litchfield enquirer., 1857-06-04
General News.

General News.
The principal talk Of the papers. involves histo
ry of the defeat and fight of Walker from the un-
happy country he has SO long occupied carving on
war which caused agony and bereavement of
thousands of families, both here and in Nicaragua,
Beyond an exhibition cf skill in escaping bullets,
and bringing his own worthless skin safely away.
he has exhibited no evidence of military ability. no
example OF herosm. and show of executive capac-
i.y. miserable freebooter, hired by william who
was sent out OF the country by the vigilance COM
mlttee Of San Francisco, (Garrisonl he went to Mic
araSua tor the explcss purpose of DESTROYING the
routes OF the transit company Selling upon the
'os''s nc attempted co sell them private com
pany'ln which act he met with no success. After
THIS he turned upon the miserable country alr.adv
rent assunder by internal strites and continued a
| retreating combat from one town to another mill
at length he surrendered to United States shin thai
nad been purposely sent out for him. How he
could capitulate and surrende, himself to this gov
eminent, has not as yet made clean entrance into
our brain. We trust before the next issue of the
Enquirer to be able to enlghten our readers. Thus
ends the story ofthc Nicaragua War for the present
war which has overspread that country with
deserts ruins and graves, which under the coy=r of
the sacred name Of liberty, has Frustrated her ca
giles, dragged her banners and instituted in their
stead projects of rapacity ensavement and spoila-
| ton
But the worst is not told the city of New Orleans
upon his arrival in their midst tutned out nassc
/ A bol1 70 for NJ;
fer robbery, for murder, whose hands are red with
the blood Of innocent Victims whose soul is black
the incarnation ofaiY that is devslsh, who nigh,
swim in the tears he has wrung from the eyes OF
widows and Gnid hecatomb of the bleaching
bones of American citizens. Had he exhibited even
the daring courage of desperate highwayman OF
the bravery Of surrounded burglar, might for,
give the craven vagabond canaLe of New Orleans
from following at his heels and shouting insane huz
| zas. But the falling down to worship miserable
| Dragging, skuking lying printer, by whom our craft
cas- been disgraced, is too much to swallow-when
as yet schoolboys mount epaulets and mothers tend
the cradles of their babes.
A bloody murder took place near Alton Ill. on
or near the 50th ut. Three men shot German
farmer ne riding along the road in his wagon
and, startled by the approach Of some one ran of
without robbing the body. The Sheriff of Alton
had great difficulty in preventing the German citi
zens from using, and taking the Lynch Law into the
own hands. They went SO far as to erect galiow.
outside the town. The men however have been tret
and found guilty. They have since confessed the
murder
There has been another arrival from Californis
bringing as usual 4 large amount of gold. TIL.
crops on the high grounds were suffering greatly
+ from the droughts NeJd McGowan was in Sar
Francisco getting up book; the history of his flight
from San Francisco and adventures, while being pur
sued by the Vigilance Committee. The farce re
garding the State Treasurer and his assistants in the
robbery Of the State Treasury, is still being enacted
$ Everything but the money turning up.
t A writer in the Evening Post from Nebrasls give.
1 the following accounts of how Indian Wars are got
ten up:
EARLY in April, settler oa Salt Creek, few
| miles west from Plattsmouth and southwest from
here felt annoyed by the presence of an Indian il
his house, and ordered him out. The Indian refus
ed to so until he WIS given some food when the
white man forced him out The Indian then mad,
some hostile demonstrations, ana the white man
, fearing for his life, shot the Indian dead. Cen
Ihayer, hearing of the affair." went down to settl,
the matter, and did so without any further trouble
The Indian was buried and thus the matter ended
1t is not true that one white man was killed, an
several Indians OR that Gen. Thaycr had raiset
aparty of volunteers to protect the settlers"
! The counsel for DR.. Burdells relatives in til,
suit of Mrs. Cunningham for letters of administra
b, ton on the estate. have unsuccessfuy attemptcd
to prove that Mrs. c. was married to California
gentleman two years previous to her alleged MARI
age with the doctor, and that he (the doctor was
for the same length of time the husband of a woman
other than Mrs. Cunningham.
Hudson. the famous railroad speculator in Eng
land whose operations obtained for him such inla
notcriety, few years ago, WAS candidate 10,
election to Parliament, at Sunderkw. His privil
eyes as member of Parliament are his protection
against arrest for debt for heavy amount and il
appears that his creditors an xonsy waited for the
result of the election in order if he should not su
coed, to arrest him on unsatis6ed judgement, Of
which there more than fl0O 900 standing against
him. On nominaton-day the sheriff officer actual
seized upon him at the hustings but it decided
that he was protected from arrest by being candi
date. The constlbles kept sharp watch at the
state OF the polls so as to nab him. if he had prov
ed to be unsuccessful; but he was elected and
laughed at the bailihs and the laws
e. Dr.. J. C. Aver, the world renowned chemist
OF New England is now stopping at the Burnet
House in this city He has been making a tour OF
the Western States, with his scientific associates,
to investigate their remedial productions or such
as he can make remedial. We notice he has been