Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-02

Important news has been resolved from Sonora ev
Lieut. Nowry. the delegate from Arizona Gen.
Psschuera had, upon the pretcxt Of an imaginary
invasion from American flIibusters, deprived the
people Of their arms and demanded an excessive
loan. The people revolied, and manifested an in
teuion to declare their independence ii assured Of
protection from the United States. It was sup
posed thati the Governor was engaged in scheme to
uui'e Ceroia, Sonora, Domingo ard Chihaakua in a
new confsaeiasy, IN Ter the prOlectorate of Eng
land and France
The Governor of Sonora, in his annual message
to the Legislature charges bad faith on our govern
ment in not preventing the ineursicns Of the
Apaches into Sonora from our Territory, and re-
commends that demand DO made on the United
States for the damage they hsve done The Gov
ernor offers 600 Sonorians to punish the Indians,
which The United States are to pay. The message
proposes that We pay premium for elch Apache
captured. Besides their cheaFness, the SonOrians
can range on each side Of the line, if in the
vice of the United States, in chase of the Indians
The Governor also urges The 'jnst and humane
Cabinet at Washington to form Ierritori4l gov
ernmert for Arizona at once. that it may longer
be place of refuge fer outlaws. He says it will
cost no more to support those 1000 SonOrisns
'han TO feed those ggsntie horses Of the dragons
alone;" and the cause Of these troops Offering 10
serve cheap il because the nied Sta pays cash,
while Mexico is unable to DO 30. The ;verDoF
thinks the United States has given up the Pacific
Railroad protest and established communication
by eamels, mules and hcrses
Themlil steamship Illinois, from AspinwalI with
Csiforuis adgiees 10 the 9th ult, arrived at New
York on the 2Slh ult. The Illinois brought 200
passengers and 81 200 600 ia treasure. The mar
kets at San Francisco dull Tor Atlantic pro-
duce. Gold dust coming in literally. A
fracas occurred st Aspibwall On the 9th ult., be-
tween party of sailors belonging to the United
States frigate Roanoke ana the foreign residents
Not much damage was done. The United States
steam frigae SIerrimac. and sloop Of-wsr Decatur,
were at ReaIija on the lst Of January. The Deca-
tur was preparing for cruise. The steamer Wa4h>
ington was announced to sail from Aspinwsll On
the Goth from San Francisco, via the Cape. The
Costa Riea Congress was in extraordinary session
on the I'd of December and ratified the Belly trea-
ty with slight modification.
Mr. Ridgely, son of eminent and wealthy
Springfield TN banker, has disappeared in com>
pary with young girl about 10 years of age The
gentleman leaves accomplished young wife and
two interesting children. As a coineident with his
fight, about S27. 900 of money has disappeared from
the bank of his father, in which Me. Ridgely was
employed.
We have advices from tab to the 18th of De-
csmber. The Legislature in session bat it had
been found impossible to obtain quorum. The
message Of Governor Cumming is described as
pointed aud brief. A new pass had been discov-
cred through the Sonora Nevada range. which
terially shOrtens the distance to the Pacific. The
weather is reported as very severe.
The La Sale Press says that the banking house of
A. ]. Matteson, at Prophetstown, Illinois, was rob-
bed the night of the 10Th ult., of S65,OOO, in
bonds and mortgages of the Camanche, Albany ana
MENDOZA Railroad and about 81, 900 in notes belong
ing to Mr.. Matteeon.
A train on the Philadelphia and Morristown Rail
road ran off the track when entering the depot at
Easton, Pa, On the 2Sth ull. The engine. tender
and several passenger ears were brosen np and the
engineer, conductor aad many passengers we're Sc
rious1y injured. No lives were lost.
4 young man named Harrison Saunders eloped on
tse 9Th ult, with the wife of his brother, Daniel
Saunders, from Springfield, Vt came to Bellows
Falls, and took a room at he Bellows Falls House
The husband aud the Sheriff pursued them, and the
parties, finding themselves caught, took srychnine
Young Saunders died in twenty minutes. The woman
is expected TO recover.
Great preparations are making throughout Gers
many for the celebration Of the centennial anniver
sary of the birthday of Schiller the poet, on the
10Th day of November next
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summer, with engineers already engaged, he intends
to travel over and examine the r,ute via Greenland,
Iceland and the Farce Isles, which, in his opinion,
is the only one practicable for telegraph between
Europe and America
John Richards, Esq.g publisher of the New York
Spirit Of The Tines died the 9Th ult his resi-
denoe in that city. He was much esteemed by those
who knew him.
On the 26th ult., as the sheriff of Cattaraugua
county, New York, conveying prisoner to Au
burn the man sprang from the train Pittsford,
Monroe county, when going at full speed. His legs
shackled, and he struck the ground he turns
ed complete summerset backward, striking his
head upon one of the tmbers in a cattle-guard, over
which the cars happened to be passing at the
ment, snd fell upon his face Iifeless.
The citizens OF the Town OF bloomington, IN Doug
las county, Illinois, have recently passed an Orui>
nance emitting women to an equality with men, as
voters.
The Senate of New York has passed bill pIO-
hibiting the admission of boys in the New York |
thestres when unaccOmpanied.
The Hon o C. Hartley, Reporter to the Supreme
Court Of Texas, and author of Heartley's Digest,
died a. his residence in Galveston, the 18th ult
His services to the people and State of Texas, in
systematizing aud Calculating the laws, have been
great.
The Mobile Tribune relates that gentleman,
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