Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-03-23
Mexican News.


Mexican News.
NEw Orleans, Maly'r 90.
sfiramon commemorate siege ofFtra CRU
on the 6th. On the 9th two steamers ap
peared befofethe city, which refused to shov
their colors. Com Jars is therefore ordercf
the Saratoga, with attachments from the Sa
vannah and Orebez, On the steamers Indinols
and Wave, to proceed to the anchorage ant
ascertain their Character AS the Sarategs
| towcd by, the Indianold approached. Ths
steamers tried to escape, but too late
Capt Turner sent q beat with q flag to de
Emand the nationality Of the steamers. The
boat was fred upon twice, whercupon The
Saratoga fred a broadsidc into the steamer d
Mirsmon, and the action became general
| Both steamers now hoisted Spanish colols
after sp;.;ted engagement Marvin surren-
dered with most of his men, 49,
American less 8 wounded-1 MORALLY
Mexican loss about Is killed and 20 TO 80
wounded. -. - -
g NEW CRLEAEs, March 81. !
Mramon notified the foreign vessels that
he would commence the boinbartlment oil
Vera Cruz on the night of the 18th, and would
notsb be responsible for the shipping anchored
under hescastle. On the nisht of the 18th
the officers on the deck Of the Gen. MiraInon
heard heavy cannonading in the direction OF
Vera Cruz. There were captured with the
two steamers 6 % Founders, 6 mortars, and
1000 stand of small arms. The steamers
are worth $4,000. They broke down the
third day out and put into Sisal, The mate
rails Of war Were stored away below out Of
sight of the men who were ignorant of the
destination Of the expedition, and who were
forced into the service. .e b hsSaasl
The aews from Mexico has created pro-
found sensation here. Particulars relative to
the capture Of the two Spanish vessels are
awaited with great interest. 1t was supposed
they were captured as pirates, and the act on
the part OF our nazal force is fully sustained
Open indignation is expressed against the
Spanish authorities in Cuba; for fitting out
this expedition to act against the Constitu-
tional Government Of Mexico which we re-
cognizs.
/ 1t is believed by some that the two steamers
were fitted out by the authority of Spain, and
sustained by France.
Our Government with such information as
is now in itspossession, approves of the recent
conduct of the Mirasnen steamers to show
their cniors when asked to was considered suf-
ficient to place them in the position of pi-
rates "a 9
How Douglas Received the Chicago Eiec-
ton.
Douglas heard the result of the Chicago
election about noon. He turned very pale
upon reading the disptch, and trembling with
rage and disappointment from head to heel.
1t is believed that he invested considerable
money in your contest. Some people may ask
where he gets the funds to expend so freely.
They forget that in addition to his $4,000 Of
Congressman salary and mileage, he derives
an annual rental of over S15, 900 from the ne
groes in Louisiana which he has hired out.
lie pockets the profits of the labor Of coup
le OF hundred poor darkeys, who toll on a
sugar plantation on the bank Of the Missis-
sippi. With the sweat of his bondmen con-
verted into gold, he furnished the whisky
that maddened his Celtic cohorts for the des-
perate contest in your city.
Shortly after reading the dispatch he re-
cciyed from Chicago he met Logan of )" dirty
work notoriety What is the news from
Chicago 7" asked Logan very eagerly. bad,
enough, " replied Douglas, 81 am cleaned
out, and, | fear played out, Also | am beat
en- thirteen hundred and that too, by that
long legged ID. Poor Gurnee! am sor-
ry for him." A few minutes afterwards
Logan met Republican member. Well,
our Chicago boys rather got the start of your
side yesterday" says the Republican. I" Yes
that's a fact i didn't expect It. Iwould
have bet any money on Gurnee. We Iii
nois Democrats are in a bad fix. We aretle-
spiscd by them Democrats Of the South, and
ground to powder by the Republicans" He
might have added the that the wages of sin
is death. "a ~
During the course Of the afternoon there
was group of fire-eating disunionists stand
ing in the post Office room of the House dis
cnssing the Presidential chances, and one of
them remarked: 8 Gentlemen, there is not
Democratic State north Of Mason and Dix
on's line, except California. The Black Re
pubicans are going to carry every one of
them at the next election" Foulle, of Hi
nois, who had just come up, remarked; 7 You
are too harsh in your Judgment. My State,
isrcliably Democratic. You can Away scount
on Illinois going with the South, as sht ever
has done. = g 81 49,
Yes, it looks like ith Your party have
A.A's>AS @ AVsSiy oSeitiihrS III SihSAkY, stsIu
the interruptedspeaker s You can'tsay that
It was the Danites that beat you this time.
No, sir, your State is abolitionized asbadly as
Ohio, and will go for Bill Seward Or Abe
Lincoln, or any other Black Republican that
may be set MP. Squatter Sovereignty can't
preventit. You had better give upthat hum
bug, and stand on solid, national ground
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The ATLANTIC CABLE-Theb operations
for raising the Atlantic Cable will be COM
menced, probably, in May at Ney Fsundiand,
itlbeing believed the fault lies within three
or four miles of this coast, and the expense
will not exceed $4,000, which would be am
ply covered by the recovery q even por-a
ton of the cable. The secopd fault is be-
licyed to be situated at distalce ofnot more
than $50 or 200 miles Qcngth of cable) from
Valencia, intead of go miles, US previously
supposed. The actual Gistnce from shore
to the point in question is presumed to be
only about l60 miles. 1t isproposed to man.
ufacture new cable about 100 miles long,
and to splice it on to the part where the main
fault exists, previously ascertaining that a
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