Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-19

The News dqss 81
julius Hence & Co have sued the Collector Of
Mobile for refusing clearance for the Alice Paints
er They lay their damages at twenty five thousand
dollars
The bark Parthian. from Richmond, Va, suppos-
to be lost has arrived at St. Thonas, dismasted but
safe.
The bark Oregon, has arrived at Mobile, haviog
on board Lieutenant White Of the cutter MeLeland,
who has taken off to sea by the hIlibustef Susan
Lieutenant White reports that he left the Susan two
hundred and fifty miles out, bound TO GreytoWn.
Her commander, Maury, put the Lieutenant on board
the Oregon last Thursday, White says when he.
found the Susan was upderweigh, be ordered her to
anchor, but his orders were not needed.
Accounts from Southern Kansas indicate very
unsettled and disordered condition of affairs, fee
quent robberies, house burniDgs, and other depre-
datiOns having recently been committed The dis
urbanses are said to have grown out Of the DISPOSE
ton of certain parties to disregard the COMPROMISE
entered into by Governor Denver and the people in
June last. Public meetings have been held in sew
eral places for the purpose Of putting down the e1-
listing lsvless spirit and bringing the guilty parties
to justice.
The Nebraska City Negs says that preparations
are being made to start stage lire from that place
to Pixies Peak, and that Russell, Majors and WadN
deli viii send trains of provisions mining utensils
and machinery early in the spring. The Omaha
Times contains letter stating that election has
been held at the mines and members returned to the
Kansas Legislature "A delegate to Congress vas
also elected, with the view Of organizing new
Territory Mr. Smith, member elect of the Legis-
lature confirms the previous favorable reports to
the mines, and states that gold abounds in greater
abundance than in California, he having been in
both places Mr.. Davis, the new delegate to Con-
gress, is now en- route to Washington.
At the Municipal election at Manchester, N H.,
on the 18th INST, Mr. E. ". Harrington, democrat,
was elected Mayor receiving 1,O99 votes against
l, O86 for Mr.. AlOnzo Smith, republican.
Maltby G. Lane, one of the jurors in the Canoe
mi case, was on the 18th charged by Simeon S. Kim
bali. fellow juror, with having had some improper
transactions with the prisoner Cancemi. Lane is
stated BY Kimbal to have said that he had, either
drectly or indirectly, loaned money or discounted
paper for the benefit of Cancemi, and 70 be used in
his defence. These charges are denied by Lane,
who says that he never kneE CT saw CaDcemi until
he saw him in court during his trial The charges
will be investigatedby The Court this morning
ADMIRAL Lord Lyons, the most distinguished OH
Ger in the British navy, died on the % ultimO He
is succeeded in the peer ge by his son, English
minister to Florence, but who is to replace Lord
Napier at Washington.
The Central American Isthmus Transit question
and the recall of Lord Napier excited much discus,
sion in London and Paris, ard it was said that an
AngloFrench feet would sail for the Gulf in order
to operate against fllibusters.
Shelton F. Leake, is an Independent Democratic
candidate for Congress in opposition to Mr.. Powell,
in the Charlottesville District Va. 1t is stated by
the Charlottesville Adpocats, Wing paper, that
other leading Democrats are expected 10 be in the
field