The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-30
Late and Important from Mexico.


BY the brig union, Capt DIsz, arrived at New
Orleans, six days from Vera Cruz, we have ad
vices from all parts of the Mexican Republic, two
weeks iater-from the capital to the 4.h inst The
news 10 of An unusually interesting and exciting
character:
a revolutionary movement of q reaction ary
Guar 'acter, at the head of which was the clergy
ana the emissaries Of Santa Anna, had been dis
covered at the city of Mexico. The pronuncia
mento was to have been mi ade on the evening oil
s .ue Ist. Divers arrests had been made. Among
sne prisoners was NJ. Aguilar, ons of Santa An
na OLD ministers; also Gen. Tracsnis This de-
tais OF the nspiracy had not found their way
.a'o tne public journals. The political capital OF
1ae Isact onlsts, however is the new Constitution
Th nv mas gwen SO much ofe,ee to the hierarchy.
ne falt al aion of the 81 inst, says:
anon ;n prslufics. of the people played
nave dohsd their hats and forsaken the conf !.
,rhM, ,."h, where they wete srons, TO mount the
tIoune Tor political propasnndisn P.stoTaI sd
dresses are printed and circulated the cnra, ~
ce;ve lmPerions It's ruction. thew prsach ryitb
70 ha.n ano nsnd over, according to their caprice
" hsaVen or TO bell. The discovery OF the comm, ~
oa' De ore Yesterday, was but al accident Rar,.r
suices' expected next time But it /, nsce,s.rr s
y. ,a on on Guns anos: ae propi.aus Let Us nos
p1a. ne noiy w eek without doing ssmethips Az an
tn us d 1t bafhe commission of an enormoua b,nndsr
what en- excellent occasion to alarm the ,inid con
i enu pray upon rciiaious scrupss revo u.
'lon 10 certainty promised before Easter the dnv !,
cd upon for the resurrection of the srvative
eccle,iasticsl party. Our readers are already ad
vlsed "A
After the revolutionary plots of the clergy and
adherents Of Santa Anna the great subject OF ex.
c1fernent in Mexico was the threatened collision
with Spain. The Minister War General Soto. had
been ten days at Vera Ccnz Inspecting, personally
the fortress of San Juan de Uluo end the naval and
military establishments of the city. Gen. Coroua
aud other restless cbieftains now exlles from the
Republic, have offered their services TO the Prssi-
dent, which were formally accepted Genera
Ghsiardi. now completely restored to health, has
also declared himself ready for service The
papers are naturally filed with the exciting topic
aud comments are voluminous and varioua. The
Trait d L uion referring TO the rumored support o
France and Epgland expresses the opinion thai
the real object of the expedition is the surveillance
of the United States, and their movements in the
Gulf 1t asks:
Can it oe really true that srain, of herself alone
has decided upon the responsbiiti the expense,
and the fortunes of war with Mexicof Her hpau
cs conei ion does not warrant 1t; her credit is low
in the money markets OF the world. What securte et
she otsr for the loan she 10 negotiating anc
to which she must continually make additions? L
France and England DO not guarantee the expense
OF this expedition the !oan If possible at Sill can oaiy
bs realized oa the most ruinous conditions.
In case of an actual conflict between the two
countries, the Trait d'Union counts upon rnateria
aid from the brares, who will cross the Rio Grande
make their landing good at Acapulco, and othel
ports of the Pacific
EXPENSES OF NEWSPAPER PUBLIsHISG THE
Boston Journal referring TO the greatly increased
expense of publishing newspaper, compared
with what Il was ten years ago, says that the ex'
penses Of that Office are not far from $50 900 pei
anpum Among the leading items white pa.
per, $4,000; salaries &C., $50 600; telegraphing
SO 600; printers ink, S2,500 Add 10 these, rent
fuel, gas, renewal of type, depreciation Of mate
rial correspondence, &c, and the total expense in
Cured in carrying on such paper is scarcely lesa
than the sum mentioned. $50 600.
HOG EpIDEMsc.-A fatal aud destructive dis
ease, known as the hog epidemic, has shown itssi
At the various establishments on the bauks of tbs
Schuylsin, near Gray's Ferry, Pa No less than
one hundred of the animals have died since Mon.
day morning, and the epidemic is apparently sprea
ding.
According to the York Pennsylvania the "hoe
cholera" is very fatal in that county Il statsl
that Messrs. P A. & s Small have lost l40 head
Aost Of these were bought fIom Western drovers
and had since been running at large. Several
other persons are also named as having lost q
number of hogs from the disease.
DESTRUCTIVE FIREs.-A fire occurred in Phi
ladepha Monday night destroying the soap and
candle factory of B Douredoure south side of
Market street, and several brick buildings adioin-
ing. Total loas $50 0G0, Of which Mr.. D loses
$300 600 In Baltimore Tuesday night, three brick
,enements, owned by q. w. Mayhem, sen., was
destroyed ~ q loss Of $50 600 Twelve cows v ere
burnt in the stables Of Nj C.rlin On tho 4sh in.
staut, the mills known as Wilson's Mills," on the
Meneminee river. Wisconsin,, were destroyed by
dre. supposed to be the work of an incendiary -
The loss W Ill be about $40 C00-though from the
deraugenept of business, it will not be less than
$50 600 The mills owned by MesErs
Knapp, Stout Il Co, From $50 to 300 men are
thrown out of employment by this calamity
master General has just issued new table Of in-
strucons to postmasters in which be fxea the rate
of single letters of half ounce under to Great
Britsin a. 2i cents, Ditto to any part of Germany
by clos ed mail, 30 cents Ditto TO most parts OF
Germany by the Bremen line direct Ii cents
Ditto for quarter.ounce letters to Germany, via
France, 81 cents Ditto for quarter ounce letter S
TO any part of France or Algeria, IS cents Pre-.
payment optional in all casss. The rate for let-
ters to Canada and the other British North Amer.
lean provinces Is 10 csnts; prepayment opticnal.
WITHDRAWAL OF LANDS IN FLoRIDA-The
lands within fifteen miles of the line of railroad
from Amelia island to Tampa Bay, and its branch
to Cedar Keys, in the Stats of Florida, have Teen
withdrawn from pre- emption settlement by in
struction of the Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS Northern Michigan
papers complain of great scarcity of provisions
in their section of the State distances of greai
suffering, and almost starvation, in particular
neiehborhoods are reported. Property has besr
sacrificed at ruinous prices and farms mortgaget
to obtain the means of subsistence.
Ex-PREsIDENT PIERCE 1t is stated that ex
President Pierce has purchased 60 acsss of lant
in the Northern part of Concord, IL, WHEREOF
he intends to erect a splendid mansion.
The U S. ship st Louis was at Cape Palma
on the Sd of February. The T. S. brig Dolphin
arrived on the previous day.
Senator Gwin, of California, Ia shortly expected
at Vick.burg, Miss on visit. Mr.. Gwin formeri.
resided at Vcksburg.
The number of emigrants who left Havre las
month was $500 of whom 290l proceeded to New
York, in nine vessels.
Rev It. j. Bowen, the returned missionaF.
from Central Africa, is preaching in Augusta
Georgia
The veteran Com. Stewart, now nearly ~ year
of age, is in Washington, as witness before ID
third court of inquiry
A man named Moore, formerly of Clarksbure