Daily national Democrat., 1859-04-27
TELEGRAPHTC.
OVER THE NORTHERN LINE.
EXCL USIVELY TO THE DEMOCRAT1
ARRIVAL OF THE
SOUTHERN OVERLAND MAIL.
With dates to April I'd!
OVER THE NORTHERN LINE.
SAN FRANoIsco. April 26-llp.

SAN FRANcIsCo, April 26-ll Pm.
The steamer Senator arrived this morning
with the Overland Mail from st. Louis.
a large fire took place in Murphiesborro,
Tenn, on the morning of March 26th, which
consumed the dry good stores of S. P. Chrys-
tie, G. Rice d Co., and the grocery store of
McFaddn d Antony and Hall Fletcher.
Polrells confectionery was nearly consumed
before the fire was discovered Chrystie,
and Rice & Co., succeeded in saving greater
portion of their goods.
New YoRK, March S1st.
Adviees received by the Northern Light
state that the legislature of Nicaragua issued
a special decree on the 4th March, declaring
the transit route free to all nations
BY the arrival Of our English mail steamer
important news from Greytown is furnished.
The sloop.of war Decatur having anchored in
cove in San Juan del Sur, was mistaken
for q filibuster and President Martinez with
400 men Immediately took possession of the
transit route to prevent the landing of the
supposed filibusters On being apprised of
the true character Of the Decatur, he retired,
but destroyed the bridge; meanwhile the
French officers crossed to the river San Juan
and seized the lake steamer and forcibly i'm
prisoned the officers and crew. They had
been released, however, when the steamer
left.
Forts Castillo and San Carlos are to be Civ
en- up to NJ. Belly and his men.
The treaties negotiated by William Gore
Ousley have been ratified
The workshops and the houses at Punta
Arenas, belonging to the Accessory Tran
sit Company, have been swept off by the sea.
According to the Panama Star, it was
government officers who took possession of
the American Lake boats which had been
abandoned to NJ. Belly.
The recent outrage of the Atlantic and
Pacific S. S. Co. was to day brought to the
attention of the government official, who are
reported to have said that the property of
American citizens shall and will be protected.
The prospects are now that additional vessels
will be dispatched to Nicaragua
WASHINGTON, April 2-The non-arrival of
the British steamer Curacao, with Lord
Lyons, excites additional fears for her safety.
A Dispatch from Charleston, S. c., says, the
Courier Of that city contains telegram from
Washington, stating that the war in Europe
had actually commenced, and that Geo. n.
Saunders had brought a dispatch to that ef,
feet to the President. w. p. Mills, member
Of Congress, telegraphed back that Lord
Napier knew nothing about the report, but
the Courier fails to be convinced.
Advices from the commander of the James
town confirm the statements relative to the
events in Nicaragua.
Minister Bowlin writes hopefully of salts
factory negotiation touching the difficulty
with Paraguay.
INDEPENDNcE No, April ID.
The Mexican mail with dates to the Sd
ult arrived here to day The office of the
Santa Fe Gazette was destroyed by fire on
the 18TH almost total loss The fire is
supposed to have been the work of an inccn-
diary.
The Kiowa Indians have driven the men
from the mail stations on the Pawnee
Fork, and have otherwise become trouble
some
The road to Santa Fe is crowded with en-
igrants to Pixies Peak
Judge Daley, in the case of Maloney VS..
Dows says that an action cannot be main
tained in his court or in any court of this
State to recover pecuniary satisfaction in
damages to a wlful injury to per. on inhic-
ted in another State, where, at the time of
the act, both of the parties were domcled as
residents or citizens. The case has been ap-
pealed.
Maloney has published a card as to the
character of 28 of the leading politicians in
California in the New York Times.
A man named Foster, convicted of burgla-
ry, was hung at Charleston, S. c.. on Friday
last This Is the only State where burglary
is punishable by death.