The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-31

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| sittings Of the committee.
a time schedule was also adopted, proposing
the starting of passenger trains from New
| DIRK at seven O'clock A. NJ, and SIX o'clock
z. NJ, by the Camden and Amboy and New
Jersey roads, each arriving at Cincinnati at ten
O'Clock P. NJ. To leave Cincinnati at eight
o'clock A. NJ. and eleven O'Clock p. NJ, to make
about the same time to New York.
The time specified above seems to be salts
factory to the various roads interested and it is
sald can be SO arranged as TO be better adapted
10 the general public convenience by all the
lines than any heretofore adopted. The Penn
sylvanla road provides for bold and active
competition with the New York Central by
rapid speed, and the Baltimore and Ohio road.
while maintaining moderate speed provided
III the above resolution, will compensate for it
by reducing the fare 81 for each passenger.
GEN. WILLIAM WALKER CATHOLIC PRIEST.
The Propagation Catholigue, Southern Catho.
| lie journal, learns from persons worthy of con-
hdence, that General Walker recently convert
| ed to the Catholic church, has determined To
enter religious order and become Catholic
priest. The latest aud most likely story how
ever, is, that he is about to join flibustering
expedition somewhere on the Pacific
LATER FROM CENTRAL AMERICA, &c-A let
ter from Panama of the 10th. saws that Sir W.
Gore Ouseleys treaty was ratified and definitely
signed by Martinez, and transmitted to Eng.
land on the 10th instant, in the steamer from
Aspnwall to Southampton.
The Havana papers confirm the loss of the
| English steamer Jasseur
New BGsHoPs.-We learn, from An official
source, that the Rev. James Duggan has been
appointed Bishop OF Chicago Rev. Father
Thomas Grace, .. p, of Memphis, has been
promoted to the See of St. Paul, Minnesota
Rev. Father James Whelan, O. p, of Somerset,
Ohio has been appointed Coadjutor to the
Bishop OF Nashville. He was recently Proyin
cial To the Order. Very Rev. Father James
U Gormon, Prior of the TrappiSt Monastery
near Dubuque, is created Vicar Apostolis Of
Nebraska.-C Catholic Mirror
The OVERLAND Mail. 81. LINUS. Mgycb
28.-Ihe overland California mail, with date.
to the 18th instant, arrived last night.
victoria dates to the 10Th ult. state that
Gov. Douglas had refused to permit the Amer
leans IN Victoria publicly TO celebrate WASH.
iugton's Birthday, at which much Indignant,
had been manifested.
! We have accounts of the recent battles Le.
tween the troops aud Camanches near Fort
Arbuckle. '''
The Camanches are reported to bave killed
several families in Denton county, Texas. and
run off their stock
Both the Camanehes and Apaches were com.
uniting depredatons on the Mail ComDanv ALI
along the route.
Lieut.. Reed, Of Fort Buchanan. had pursued
and captured baud of thieving Panagoa, ~
the Mexican town of Santa Cruz 1Le ~;
can authorities were highly INDIGNANT and
caled the people to arms to resist the invasion.
Ihe accounts from the Arizona silver roines
/ are OF a very favorable character.
GAIT Lake dates are to the 18th ult The In
diahs IN The vicinity Of Santa Clara had killed
several white persons. Col Johnston's troons
had chastised them, and recovered seventeen
children captured by the Indians at the massa.
Gre OF the emigrants at Mountain Meadow.
eighteen months ago.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN WIscoxsrv U,,.r..
Marquette Co., Hiscoastn, Marcel 26.-Two
residents OF this place, Jonathan Post. a Ban.
ust preacher, aud his wife, were both killed YES
teFday by their son, while the latter was IN ,
state OF frenzy. The murderer is about tb;r,y
years OF age, and has been insane for several
years, although he was considered harmless mn.
III TINS sad occurrence. He made no effort 10
escape lie was Immediately taken into ems
'ouy' ana VIII be confined in place of safety.
III CAPTURE or CrBA-The Courier dyss
GtatS t''s announces the existence of secre,
hilbusterlng organization, who at this moment
are preparing an expedition on a very Iaroc
scale, the object of which is the capture of
Cnba. OF this fact Il says ii has been acci
dehtalIy informed, but is positive as TO what il
asserts. Arns ANA ammunition have been pro.
| Vlded Tor, aud the men are ready 10 denart 81;
| lnultaneously from different parts OF the Union
he points OF embarkatiou have been fixed. and
secret agents on the island Of Cuba are engaged
10 prepare tor the filIbnsters fjlcile access.
The headquarters of the enterprise ar. =;
/ New York. IN New York are the chiefs ,r a.
expedition aud the funds that have been nro
cured; and from New York they issue tbe;r
directions The principal materials. however.
are stored in Southern cities
he CotrriT Is assured that the realization
OF this project is imminent ard il is expected
that by the neSi steamer from Havana the final
instructions will be received, whereupop the
signal will be given for departure.-Ne,o York
Express.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. - The LAUNCHING of
the new steam sloop of war Richmond, at Nor
FOLK, on "Wednesday, leaves on the stocks only
! one OF the hive slOops of war ordered by act OF
| Congress in 1851. They have been launched
in the following order: BROOKLYN. fourteen guns
at New York, last summer: Lancaster. eipb
teen, at Philadelphia, in October; Hartford,
iO"rtcch guns, aJ Charleston, IN Decemb er-
and Richmond, fourteen guns, at Gosport. The
Pensacola, of sixteen guns, at Pensacola, is
not yet ready 10 leave the ship-house Since the
above were taken in hands, Congress has sane
toned the construction Of seven others. of still
| lighter draught, one Of which, rating six guns.
Is being finished at the Brooklyn navy yard
one at hIttery, SIX guns one at Boston, three
guns one at Norfolk, six guns one at Pensa-
cola, SIX guns; and two at Philadelphia, six
guns. We give their cabre as in the Register.
| 1t is believed they will all be ahoat in July.
| The desire of the Government now seems TO
be to do away with sailing flag ships. -Four years
ago, nearly all our Commodores were Oh board
sailing frigates. Since then, besides other
steamers, the Powhatan is flag ship IN the East
Indies, the Wabash on the Mediterranean. the
Merrimack on the Pacific, the Boanoke ON the
home station, the Cumberland is to give way TO
the San Jacinto on ihe coast Of Africa, and. If
coming events east their shadows before " ih4.
Sabine, OF the Paraguay expedition, will be re
placed by the Brooklyn or Lancaster-probaLly
the former.
ANOTHER GREAT coup D'ETAr
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