Daily national Democrat., 1859-04-16


ton Case--NO Extra SessiOn--Gwin Ell
route for California--Awful Destruc
tiOn of Life on the Sea--MiscellaneOu.
News.
San JOSE, April 10, 1889
The Overland Mail from st. Louis Marcl
24tb three days after mail steamer left Net
York, arrived at s.95 this a. M, with date
to the Esd ult
A Dispatch from Washington of March %
states "it was expected that the Grand Jur,
who made presentment a week ago agains
Mr.. Sickles for Murder would return a tru,
bill, but SO far nothing further has been dom
on the subject"
a dispatch from Baltimore on March 22d
states lamp lighter by the name of Richard
son, while extinguiohing lamps in the ives
tern part of the city this morning, was sho
in the back and mortally wounded Thos A
Kennard, young rowdy, has been arrested
on suspicion. The wounded man has since
died
Dispatch from New York March Odd
states; "The ship Centurion, which arrived
to-day, brought in portion of the crew Of
the Bromchair, from Quebec for Sligo Ire.
land. Five of them died Of starvation, hav.
ing lived for 25 days on a half biscuit per
day, with what rain they could catch.
The Washington papers state that the Sec
retary of the Navy is making every effort to
have the new steam sloops of war ready for
service at the earliest practicable period in
view Of the generally warlike aspect of Eu
rope.
The New York Herald's Washington cor
respondent of March 21st, says the question
Of an extra session of Congress is at last de
cided. The President authorises a telegram
to be sent to Senator Gwin, who sails for
California to morrow, that there will he no
extra session of Congress.
A telegram from Savannah, Georgia. Mar.
2lst, says that this mornings Republican
states that 80 miles of the Cuban Telegraph
Line are completed.
Late news from Mexico represents that
country as still distracted by civil war.
Private advices received at Washington
from Tampico, express confidence in Vera
Cruz holding out unless there shall he treach-
cry. The garrison at Tampico has been re-
duced to twenty men by the Withdrawal Of
the Liberal troops for the defence of Vera
Cruz
Our Government don't know which side to
recognize and will not take any action till
it hears from our Minister, Mr.. McLane
BY the arrival of the steamer Nova Scotia
AZ New York. March 22d, we have advices
four days later from Europe.
The ship David Stewart has landed the
Neopolitan Exiles at Queenstown, they hay
ing compelled the Captain to this course.
Prince Napoleon has resigned the ministry
of Algeria.
Notwithstanding the marked effect pro-
duced on funds by the Pacific article in the
Monitor, the London journals sneer at it, and
throw doubts on its sincerity
The Paris Constitutional re-asserts that the
French troops are evacuating Rome.
The chess match is progressing at Paris
Switzerland has issued a circular announ-
cling its determination to maintain the neu-
trahty and integrity of Switzerland.
The health of the King Cf Naples was such
that it was supposed he never would be able
to rule again.
The Queen conducts the State affairs, and
is reported to have caused the King to sign
treaty, offensive and defensive, with Aus
tria.
Mr.. Preston. our Minister to Spain, had ar
rived at Madrid.
Arrests of conspirators continued to be
made at Milan.
The discOntent of the Italians was general,
causing complete stagnation in business.
-Four games of the chess match between
Morphy and Montpelier, the President of the
London Club, have been played Morphy
winning all. The winner of the first seven
games is to be declared the victor.
We take the following from the New York
Herald; "A A catastrophe occurred about the
beginning of February last, which involved
a loss of life most unparalleled. 1t appears
that some 5000 inhabitants of Taganrog pro
ceeded to the sea of Azoff, to fish upon the
Ice. Suddenly a storm broke upon them
and before they could reach the shore, the
Ice was broken from the land and drifted to
ward the open sea. The white ice was bro
ken up by the waves, and at least three thou
sand persons found watery grave.