Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-07-13
News Items.

| minister to Mexico, has formally demanded satisfaction from the government of Mira mon for the murder of American citizens at Tacubaya. The following, from Mir. McLane's letter, shows the spirit in which the demand is made:
 "So far as citizens of the United States have been the victims of these violations of natural rights and treaty stipulations, they will be held in remembrance, and redress will be demanded, and ultimately obtained therefor, whatever may be the result of this remonstrance."
 Up to the 9th inst, no cases of yellow fever had appeared at New Orleans.
 The balloonists, Messrs. Wise, Lamoun- tain and Gager, with MT. Hyde, ,sf the St. Louis press, left St. Louis at ten minutes before seven o'clock on the first of July, and landed next day at North Adams \. Y., accomplishing thirteen hundred miles distance ever traversed by balloon the ascension of Clayton, in 1888, extending to only $50 miles. Special 7eleqraphic report from Mr. HYDE,
 to the Mtssouri Republican.
 ADAMS, N. Y., July 2
 Wise, Lamountain, Gager, and their passenger, landed on farm in Jefferson county, ten miles from this place, at twenty minutes after two o'clock, this afternoon, all safe They travelled over the whole of Lake Erie from Toledo across Long Point, passing below Buffalo and the Niagara Falls at twelve o'clock.
 After they had passed Buffalo, violent wind carried the balloon with great velocity over Lake Ontario.
 Before reaching within sight of the east ern shore of Ontario, the ariel ship lost her ascending power, and rapidly sank to- wards the water; the ballast had entirely given out, and the provisions, water, SUD- plies, and some of the clothing of the pas sengers were thrown overheard, still the balloon neared the lake with great velocity when it was found necessary to take of the propeller machinery, and pitch it over board
 These results still not being sufficient the oars and seats of the boats were given | to the waves. All hands then left the boat and clambered into the car, sixteen feet above.
 Despite of all exertions, the air vessel skinned to within thirty feet of the water and actually darted the boat into the lake It righted itself, however, and the balloon went on with speed of , miles minute Providentially the balloon reached the shore, having travelled over fifty miles, just above the waves, which were rough and boisterous; but terrific peril now appeared The balloon rushed into thick forest and tearing down trees, and breaking branches pursued its resistless course for upwards ot a mile, dashing the occupants of the car to and fro against trunks and limbs, till at last 1t caught tall sycamore, and the silk rent into ribbons, when the apparatus at once came to halt; leaving the voy- ageurs suspended twenty feet in air.
 Mr. Lamountain was slightly injured about his limbs, but all of the others reached the ground safely.
 The distance, from twelve to thirteen hundred miles, accomplished in nineteen hours.
 By an accident on the Michigan southern railroad, thirty persons were killed, and fifty to sixty wounded.
 The California papers have very little O. interest in them. The mining news wa' generally unfavorabe. Broderick stock there, like Hindman stock here, was so fa1 below par as to be almost worthless.
 Gov. Foote is candidate for Congress in Mississippi He declines nomination by any convention, but intends to run upo1 his own individual merits He may fnC encouragement in the fact that Mons Blondin lately crossed the Niagara river ol a tightrope.
 Francis Joseph, of Austria, it is said speaks, with fuency, thirteen languages Napoleon is linguist, speaking severa languages correctly.
 Wm. Smith O'Bren has safely arrive, at home in Limerick.
 Rev. J. B. Spencer, of Bastrop, La., fel dead in the pulpit of his church. He ha, just repeated the words of his text: " Lif and death are all yours"
 Bonner, of the Ledger, lately paid 80, 0O0 for fast trotting horse.
 Judge Perkins announces himself as al independent candidate for the legislatur for Yazoo county, intending to run upol an anti-grand-jury ticket"
 The New York Commercial, comment ing upon the poisoning of a woman by he husband in order to obtain the amount fo which her life was insured, says it ha rendered uneasy all those women upol whose lives insurances have been effected
 William Walker Is at New York pur chasing ammuntion-on his way to tn Isthmus-in California, where he is abou to marry a rich widow-in the newspapers and other places. It don't make any diff ference where he really is, though tn papers are so anxious to fix his locality.
 A week or two ago, boy of 10 stabbe' another of years old at Brooklyn; and i New York little boy of five years of az stabbed his brother to the heart
 At Wilmington, Conn.,, John Ware killed his wife, that he might marry Mis- Hancock, with whom he boarded
 The fruit crop of California is estimate by the San Francisco Herald to be wort seven millions of dollars.
 Up and Down the River.
 A recent trip, of over a hundred miles