Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-03-24
B6 The Washington Star SAYS: 4"The latest

B0 The Washington Star says: 4"The latest
advices received by the government from the
Paraguay expedition con6rm the former reports
that Brazil and the Argentine Confederation
have offered to act as mediators between the
United States and Paraguay Commissioned,
Bowlin, of course informed them that he had no
authority to accept their offers unless he should
receive further instructions from the authorities
here. Meantime he will proceed in conformity
with his previous instructions, and it is proba-
BILE that the difficulties with Paraguay will be
settled without the proffered interposition." =
INCREASING SIGNS OF WAR IN EURopE.-It
is evident from the last foreign news by the
steamship Weser, that more irritation of feeling
has come into the discussion between France and
Austria, and that the public mind of Europe is
denies that he is preparing for war, and asserts
that the preparations he is making are only to
fill up vacums in his force The Pope has re-
|quested the withdrawal of the French and Aus.
trian troops from his dominions but reason for
delay are found, and the Moniteur announces
that the statement that the French troops had
been ordered from Rome to Civita Vecchia is
premature. But the most significant point of
all is, that it is now acknowledged by France
that she has made defensive alliance with Sar-
DINA. When SO much as this is acknowledged,
we may be pretty certain, in view of recent G.
vents and present active preparations, that the
alliance is an offensive as well as defensive one
against Austria. .,. ..bf. ~ .<..
The DEATH OF MIKE WALsH.-The Hon.
Michael Walsh of New York, was found dead
in that city on Thursday morning, at the bot
tom of flight of steps in front of the premises
1873 Eighth avenue. His neck was disloeated,
and it is generally supposed he met his death by
accidentally falling down the stairs while in
state of intoxication.r There were suspicious,
however, that he was fonlly dealt with, as his
gold watch and diamond breastpin, which it is
positively known he wore when going out on
Wednesday evening, are missing. But as the
physicians, after a post-rnortepa examination,
gave as their opinion that he died Of congestion
of the brain, it is probable his body was robbed
after death. .,.,.... r.s-....l,.. p, af,%, sa.s>
H@A terrible accident happened on the
Great Western Rail Road between Flamboro
and Dundas, on Friday night last. The storm
had washed away the bank, and the engine ran
into chasm nearly twenty feet deep, with the
baggage car and two passenger cars. The
scene is represented as more horrible than that
at Desjardin's Bridge. A terrific storm was pre-
vaing, and the water was washing over the
mountain, and there was great difficulty in sue
coring the wounded or extricating the dead
The cars were perfect mass Of wreck, and the
locomotive was completely buried in the SOIL
The night train passed over the spot in safety
half an hour before the accident Mapped. The
@ heHf aaa .ea9 h apoa 9P the
second passenger car slid under, and upturned
the edge Of the FIRST, and the third running into
this, had its corner carried away. q .,e,' 4
The SIcKLEs Casa, correspondent Of the
Baltimore american says: 70, r: a.si-;,r #
The time Of Mr.. Sickles'i trial has not been.
designated, and may take place On Monday, the
28th inst. or be deferred until Monday, the l4th
OF April. AS very grave responsibility rests
upon the District Attorney it may be supposed
he intends to prepare the case withiregard to the
demands Of justice and to fortify it with every
proper and available testimony. Those, who
suppose that nothing but the proof of the hon.
icide on the one hand, and an alleged justi6ca-
ton on the other, will be joined in ISSUE are
likely to be mistaken. There are other serious
considerations, which cannot be overlooked and
which involve not only the stern exactions of
the law, but moral aspects Of this tragedy, which
are equally important in their social bearing p
| 1885, --GAAlZ s-t-ss.f7
H1 In view of the failure of Congress to
make any appropriation for the postal system
during the next fiscal year, Postmaster General
Holt finds it to be his imperative duty to curtai
in every practicable way the expenses of that
department. He has therefore issued his order
that all orders heretofore made by the Post
master General allowing to postmasters any sum
of money out Of the hostages collected at said
offices, be and the same are rescinded from and
after the 31st day of March next This saves
to the department $21 900 year. The head
of the department, directing his attention to an
other branch of the service has discontinued
seventeen of the thirty-one special agencies,
thereby reducing the annual expenditures some
sixty thousand dollars per annum. Ia
| A LAWYER FINED FOR ALLEGED CONTEMPT
OF CoURT-The Frederick (Md) Citizen, in its
report of the proceedings of the Circuit Court of
that county has the following; 80 ~.
The case of Col VIM. P. Maulsby, who was
laid under rule of court, on Tuesday, to show
cause why he had refused to present certain
promissory note in his possession, to the grand
jury, as evidence in the case of Jos. A. Lechli-
der, was disposed of on Thursday, by the court
finding him FIVE hundred dollars for contempt,
and committing him to the custody of the sheriff
until the said paper should. be produced.
HG Should the late success of the Liberals
over Miramon's forces be followed by similar re-
suits in future encra nenoenta We tho Nour York