The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-28
News from the Bahamas.
QUE NASSAU CORRESPONDENTS.
BAHAMAS, NASSAU, N. p, i

BAHAMAS, NASSAU, N. p, May IS, 1859.
Legislative Session Cloed-Hcpss Of the G0ue7nor-7rid
Of an american Captain and his Acquinal-BritisK
Mano War-Diaculties Of Members Of the HOUSE.
A Hostile Challenge, do.
The Karnak will be up tomorrow, and must needs
prepare my budget Baytey closed the Legisla
ture Saturday goth ultmo) with speech, in which
he regrets the rejection of bill introduced In tho lower
house for the endowment of classical schools
which experience has laugh. the coonsts would
not succeed several Schools founded man
ner have been established here, and like bubbles gs-
tened for short time and then burst Toe result Ia not
cruel as they who wish to give their children
liberal education send them either to Europe to the
United States.
send you the speech, as published; but the following
Is the only additional paragraph Of interest
hope that the establishment of ipternsuar navigation
have phere been as an hut
Others which grow s6ubdanty 10 our slds, and which
The steam is up, and we have interinsuar
steamer our bar Dor dreoged dock, large hotel, and
our ~harves or quays carried out But, when will these
things beS
One Of the greatest events Of the past month was the
trial Ct Capt Paxton Of the American schooner Juana,
OF Bridgeport, C and of Capt savage also American,
and resident at Jovy Cay, Fortune Island conspi
racy The facts were briefly, that Juana cargo
for New York Wbe attempting TO get through The Sail
Rock passage, near Castle Island, she got reef was
hgbtencd by one wrecker only taken Fortune Island
no funds wherewith to salvage which settled by
arbitration At 1925 ordered sale Of part Of his cargo 70
meet that and other incidental expenses.
Two surveys were held on the vessel, and the
cargo The report of the surveyors and the
peculiar situation of the captain induced him
TO sell the cargo for the benefit Of all concerned"
also the vessel which latter insured for cent.
Captain Savage was the consignee The police magistrate
and police force sent to Fortune Island Captain
Psxtcn1s brought down prisoner and placed in the
mon jail because he could first find bail The trial
lasted four days. and the result of acqnta Of
both Savage and Paxton by jury Of the country Actions
have been commenced by certain insurance comp ineB
against the purchasers Of the sugar. to IL value
The Britsh Of steamer Styx paid us visit
the Sd inst She brought dispatches from the Admiral at
Bermuda TO the Governor lett the same and g
expected 10 return about the 18TH
Politics have been to such height that all Nassau is set
by the cars consequence OF between
members Of the House Of Assembly-Nr. Thos. Diet
and Mr. Mccarthy the police gistrnte The latter sent
hostile challenge, which Was refused but no expana-
ton has yet appears TO have upon
supposed attack the Governor and government Of
cers in the house, things have gone far thers
regular faction and set OF parsans, OF which the
military cling TO the Governor It is an incident that has
give rise countless romantic cons and fools rush in
where angels fear to tread