The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-03

III,
it's whole policy and degrading its whole char.
acter. Besides, ives often encouraged to feel
that to every sincere lover of civilization my
vacant chair was perpetual speech.
CHARLES SUMNER.
On Board the Steamer Vanderbilt,
Neao York Har6or, 22d May, 1858.
Later from Europe.
Neao York, May 27.-The steamer Africa ar
rived this morning, bringing dates from Liver
pool to the 10Th inst
The Derby Ministry has been sustained in
the House of Lords by nine majority against
the resolutions of censure. The debate was
still progressing in the House of Commons.
The British Government grants a steamer
as tender to the frigate Niagara, in place of
the Susquehanna. Experiments had been
made with Hughess telegraph instrument on
the coils of cable, with the most satisfactory
success.
1t is rumored that Lord Stanley will succeed
Lord Peterborough and that Bulwer Lytton
will take the Colonial office.
William Dyer has been appointed Consul to
Baltimore, and C. Tulin to Mobile.
The Bombay mail brings dates to May oath,
the news by which has been telegraphed, but
is unimportant The Commander in chief was
about starting for Rohilcund, whilst the bulk of
the army remained at Lucknow.
Trade was inactive and money tight at Bonn.
bay.
The plenipotentiaries were assembling at
Paris, and the conference was to open about
the 22d.
The Spanish Ministry is not yet reorganized.
The Austrian Notifications in the Italian
provinces are progressing with great energy.
The dispute between Turkey aud Montene-
gro is claiming attention. England and France
have resolved to send commissioners to effect
q settlement
The frigate Columbia still remained at Ma.
deira on the 9th of May,
From California
A gusno island, containing nearly a million
of tons, it is said, has been discovered on the
| track between the Sandwich and Ladrone
Islands Specimens of the guano have been re.
| ceived at San Francisco.
Col. Fremont arrived at Bear Valley, Mari.
posa county, on the 10Th ult., and was welcomed
by all with the greatest rejoicing. Public re.
spect was shown by the lighting of huge bon.
fires on Mount Bullion, and the firing of quick.
silver TASKS heavily charged with powder, in
lieu of cannon. Festivities were kept up
until q late hour.
The overland mail arrived at San Diego
about two weeks ago, in twenty four days from
| San Antonio, and the Dieguenos had burned
| some powder in glori6cation over the speed at.
| tanned. H...
| There is much excitement in the valleys of
Plumas county, on account of rumor that the
Indian tribes in that vicinity have banded them
selves together for the purpose of making war
on the whites. The Indians have taken some
stock, and the whites are preparing to fight
them. 1t is said that the Indians have been
much abused by unprincipled white men, who
have taken their squaws, and treated them in
brutal manner.
The Legislature adjourned on the Seth ult.
Sonora Guadalupe Romero died in the valley
of the Santa Ana, Los Angeles county, on the
18th ult, at the age of is years.
Six robbers, armed with shot guns, stopped
the stage from Nevada, bound for Sacramento,
with $2l, 900 in gold dust belonging to Wells,
Fargo, & Co. No resistance was made, and the
robbers took the dust.
The first election for officers of the city and
county of Sacramento, as consolidated by act
of the last Legislature, has resulted in the cleo.
ton of the Peoples ticket by q majority of
several thousand.
From Central America.
We have copy of the Panama Star and
| Herald of the 18th instant It's most import.
ant items of intelligence relate TO- an attempt
| made by Col. Kinney to overthrow the local
Government at Greytown. Kinney proceeded
to take down the Mosquito flag, and raise that
of Nicaragua, and also arrested the Mayor.
| Kinney, it appears, alleged he was acting by
orders of Capt. Kennedy, of the U s. frigate
jamestown. Much excitement followed. A
ordered. Just as the marshal and large
/ hrdv If oft oh 10 mt i,,f
FIVE of the Jamestown's cutters, filled with
armed marines, we're observed, pulling towards
| the shore. The citizens then proceeded to the
British ConsuPs, to await the course of events,
and were engaged in making protest, when
Capt. Kennedy joined them. On hearing of
| Kinney's acts, and how his name had been
made use of, the Captain declared that it was
done without his permission or approval. He
then read the protest, (hsving at first refused
to do SOY and finding Kinney in the wrong, he
| said he only wanted to prevent bloodshed.
Kinneys party consisted of himself, George B.
Gliddon, R. s. Pool, Thomas s. Belland, and
| A. P. Dresser. -
After this, he 1.-THE Captain) visited the U. s.
commercial agent, and then had long inter.
view with Kinney. About eight o'clock he sent
| q letter to the Mayor, saying he would not in.
| terfere to prevent Kinneys arrest, and that he
| only wished to prevent bloodshed Next morn
ing, crowd collected, to aid the authorities in
| arresting Kinney. At first he threatened to
resent; but at length he agreed to surrender
| to the Americans. This he and his party did,
and were subsequently brought to Aspinwall
in the British steamer Trent.
Later from Kansas-Election Day Fixed-A Ru-
mored Battle
st. Louis, May "a accounts from Leaven-
worth to Wednesday last say that the board of
commissioners under Mr.. English's bill, as
passed by Congress, assembled at Lecompton
on Monday, Governor Denver acting as Presi.
dent.
The election was. ordered to take place on
the first Monday in August.
Governor Denver has arrived here.
1t is rumored that a battle recently occurred
ON the southern border, between party of Free.
State men and Missourians, in which there
we're twentyone killed and eleven wounded.
This is not authentic.
q. s. Senator Elected.
Henry B. Anthony, editor of the Providence
Journal, has been elected by the Rhode Island
Legislature United States Senator for six
years from the 4th of March next.
Mr.. ] John Q. A. King is now acting Governor
of Kentucky. Gov. Morehead is in the South,
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