Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-28
Additional News by Pony Express.

quoted.
Additional News by Pony Express.
We take from the Union the following ad-
ditional news brought 10y the Pony:
New ORLEANS, Sept. l3th-The San An
tonic Herald of the 7th, says Capt. Sturgis'
command had fought large body Of Canaan
ches, Kiowas and Cheyanues sixty miles
from Fort Kearny, killing twenty-nine. The
American loss was triling.
New York, Sept l3th-Last night about
8 o'clock fire broke out in the Catholic
Orphan Asylum, on the corner of eighty
ninth street and avenue A. The fire was
very quickly put ou5, but during the alarm
the children occupying rooms in the upper
stories, about one hundred in number, be-
came frightened and rushed out of their
rooms into the hall One of them, named
Fitz Dair, precipitated himself over the bal
comics to the lower floor, distance Of about
forty feet, and died in about an hour after
wards
General Walker has surrendered Truxillo
to the British commander The General re-
treated from the coast, pursued by the enc
my Walker is said to have been severely
wounded
Advices from Havana state that Jose Sola-
tn Alvos has absconded from the city with Il
million and half of dollars belonging to a
firm in Madrid.
Dispatches from Washington announce the
appointment of j. r. Heard, of Boston, as
Secretary of Legation to China VIM Car
roll as Consul to ST. Helena A W. Buel Of
Michigan Consul to Honolulu, and JAS Fales
deputy.
WAsurXGroN, Sept l4h.-Ohicial Dispatch
es from Vera Cruz state that Gen Cortez
having been defeated, the State of Oaxco is
tions have abandoned the cities of Cordova,
Jalapa and Orizaba, where the Liberals were
raising troops to attack the enemy at Pueba
The Liberal army of the Interior was in
Queretara, making preparations to advance
on the City Of Mexico.
The receipts of the Treasury last week
were 1890, 600.
Captain Armstrong has been ordered to
the command Of the Pensacola NAVY Yard
The Secretary Of the Navy has appointed a
Board to examine into the condition of yes
sells Of the navy, the cost of giving them full
steam power, and the eXpediency of so alter
ing them.
Advces from Mexico, via Havana, state
| that Miramon, after his return to the Capital,
resumed the Presidency, but was subsequent
| ly re elected 10y the State Council having
10 out of 26 votes
The Spanish Penpotentiary was presen
ted to Miramon and flvorably received.
1t Is reported that Zuloagl had returned
to the Capital and offered his services to the
Church party.
Vera Cruz was making active preparations
to resist the threatened attack of the Span
iards, which was positively expected neXl
month.
Letters from Paris announce the death o.
Mrs. General Harney.
DOUBTLESS CANAGD 1t is rumorcd tha
VIM. j. Redpath, formerly reporter of Kan
sas outrages for the n. Y. Tribune, has re
Gently arrived at Portau-Prnce, and pre-
sented to the Haytian government plan loi
the overthrow of slavery in the United States
He is said to have promised to provide ,OO(
men, if the Haytian government would fur
nish sufficient money to equip them and lleel
them in the field for six months and to hav'
declared that this number would be sufii
cient, with the accession of which they ar
sure in their progress through the SoutherI
States, to lberate every slave within tn
period mentioned The Haytian gorernmen
concluded it had enough to do to look on
for Hayti, and did not care to be swallowed
up by Uncle Sam This statement is said T.
emanate from government officials at Hayti
The wheat crop of Del Norte county turr
out even smaller than was anticipated Ih
average yield is much less than that Of an
previous year, some farms only turning OF
twenty two bushels to the acre, and few MOI
than twenty-eight All other crops, howe
er turn out well.