THE ERIE OBSERVER. OBNJ. F. !LOAN, Edlt•r 8L OAN a NOORE, Publishers. SA TURDA It News of the Week. —Affairs in the Gulf of Mexico are fast verging towards a solution of the Isthmus problem. The news brought by the steamer Washington indicates that not only the most rateable interests of the United States are in imminent danger, but that even our honor as • asthma is involved la the attitude assumed by the British naval official/ on the Central America station. The steamer Washington, on reaching the shore of Nicaragua, and in the neutral harbor of San Juan, was subjected to the deliberate insult of • visit and search, and this in the most wanton manner, there being in the immediate vicinity American vessels of war, to whose officers an appeal might have been made in case there was any reason to suspect the Washington or her passengers of being engaged in an unlawful enterprise. This conduct, taken In connection with the recent disclaim er on the part of England of tar pretended right of visita tion and search when complaints were made of the ooa duct of the offiriers of cruisers on the coast of Cuba, is well calculated-to pi:evoke not only the liveliest indignation at the Insult, but a still more bitter feeling, in oonsequenee of the bad faith involved in a continuance in such affronts after the promise of their abandonment. The perfidy of Greet Britain in this act is as marked as her insolence sad injustice. And it seems almost an irresistable inference that war has been resolved on against this country by Prime* and England, and that those countries are only waiting for a suitable moment to let slip the hounds at our throats, or a favorable pretext for their justification. It was no doubt thought that Walker and his deluded follow ers might tarnish some such excuse for interference on the part of England and France with the affairs of Central America, and there is every reason to suspect that this same outlaw has been aided or cajoled by agents of these Governments to persevere in his wanton and mischievous attempts to embroil affairs in Nicaragua. William Walker is a nuisance, we admit frankly, with his reckless gang of Allibasters ; but the United States have, before this, under the order of the President, arrested his career, and the American navy have officers, like Capt. Paulding, who wonkl,irevent this man from doing the people of Central America any harm; so that there is no necessity for French or English Beets and armies to go out to capture this Gov ernor Of Nicaragua and his motley crew. —We observe by our exchanges that Mr. Crittenden has made a bid for the Presidency of the L'uited States. Ile was paying a abort visit to New York, a few days ago, and was waited upon by the Republican Committee. Mr. Crittenden expressed fear that the people would look upon his visit as someway connected with Presidential upin• Lions, and hoped thou, present would disabuse the public mind of such an impression. lie said "I am not a can— didate for the Presidency. I sometimes lee my name tr y osted by the public press, and myself spoken of as a cis dldate for the Presidency. I es it wiliest regret— never. lam no candidate for the Presidency." •`You may count upon me always, though, as a faithful oompat• riot and co-operator with you in ail your efforts. Let those who please, seek for it, lam not one of them." The announcement was received with great applause. If snob disinterestedness and self'aerifice does not procure the nomination, then Mr. C. will muss a figure, certain. —A cue was tried in New York this week that estati !libel an important principle in relation to the liability of Directors of corporations. By it they are put on a level with other persons and made to answer for falsehood, trick cry and fraud. The case grew oat of the explosion of a "Bubble and Squeak" Insurance Company, called the Weir star Fire;lnsurnnee Company started some time since, under flaming pretensions, bat soon exploded. The Directors falsely represented that the company bad a capital of $150,000, all paid in. Upon this falsehood it procured an investment of money In the concern from a Mr. Wakeman. Be lost his money and sued the Directors to recover it Lack. The Court decided that the Directors must hand over the money which had been procured by a fraud.— This is an important and righteous decision. It affirms a common sense notion that Directors are as much bound to keep truth on their side, and to transact their business ecordlng to the rules of honesty and fair dealing, as any other folks. —Miss Bummers, of Livonia, Livingston county, New York, who has been connected with the Female College at Oberlin, was most shockingly burned on Friday, Deem! her 3d. She bad gotten somewhat behind her class and retired to her room to study, and sat up very late till the fluid was exhausted in her lamp. Thinking she might again need a light she attempeed to 1111 the lamp. As is too often the case, the fluid caught Bre and she was instant ly enveloped in flames ; she rushed, screaming, into the hall, but the occupants of the otherrrooms thinking there were burglars in the house, in their alarm fastened their doors upon her, and the poor girl ran down into the base. meat before any one tame to her relieL It was then too late, and, although ell was done that could be, she died in about IS minutes. The occurrence has spread a gloom over the whole sillier., and the exorcises in the College are suspended. —The New 'York correspondent of the Bolsi. Comm.,. nal says that last week, a depraved wretch named Stephen Lowry was sentenced in one of the Brooklyn warts to State prison for life, [or committing a rape on a little girl only eight years of age.' No sooner is the old sinner—he is 50 year' of age—in his cell, than petitions have been started here, praying the Governor to grant him a pardon, op the ground that proof tan be produced that be was subject to frequent aberrations of mind' I could not believe this, if one of those petitions bad not been poked under my nose thisimorning by a professional "humanitarian," who @eked me to sign. There is but one condition upon which the Governor ought to grant the prayer of these people, and that is, if Lowry be let out of prison, they consent to take his place at Sing Slag. —Tbe toiled States steam frigate Niagara, which left Charleston on the 10th of September, with the African, taken from the slaver Echo, returned to New Tork on Sat urday morning, from her philanthropic mission. The M• agars arrived at Monrovia, on the Bth of November, and landed her dusky passengers at that port, togntlier with provisions, clothing, and other stores furnished for their support and comfort by the American Colonisation Society. Seventy-one of the negroes had died on the passage, lam log but 200 out of the original number received on board at Charleston. —A lady--it is evident she is a lady, because she b.. haves like one--of Cynthiana, Kentucky, who was divot from her husband a elsert time ago, having beard that &If late partner was in the habit of saying unkind things about her, drilled upon him at his store, talked to btm oa •erely, not to say profanely, threw Cayenne pepper into his nose awl eyes, and administered unto him two distinct and separate whippings, the JIM 10th a cowhide, the second with a rope. The paper that relates these circum stances makes the astounding disclosure that the pantie' are respectable." For thin reason it gives no names. —During the last two weeks the sore throat disease has ranged in Eingston, Canada, and in that short time many children baee been carried to their graves after a short ill ness. It Is called therrelhe ".ore thrust disease," from the fact that it operates much lib* croup. A very high fever is one of the symptoms. The throat does not feel sore until usually the second day after the disease is upon the person. The firm symptoms are pain in the head and limbs, and a alight fever. The editor of the Kingston Free Press mentions three of one family who have been a i multanisously attacked with the disease, one very set velvety. --Ono of the churches of New Haven is engaged is in vestigating • lamentable charge of conjugal • calving the repasts)* of several church members, male and female, and even invading with simpieion soya* of the highest authorities in the church. It is claimed that rev. elation. base Deco made, by the instrumentality of win- dons and augur holm, which are exceedingly unpleasant Of IMMO, dime eharges are dented and resisted, or there would be nooceasion for the investigative now going tai. —Tim New York Joorocii of Coorasrar publistres • tab/. for the wioctions held this year in the fres States, from which ft appears that the Detoocratahave polled 1045,979 votes. la 18.56, la the same Suites, 'they polled 951,312. The hisioa vote in the same is, this year, 4158,722 votes. Ia 1846, it was 1,439,70 votes. The Opposition vote has diminished nearly 300,000 la two pan, while the Demo• erste have only lost 11,000. --Jona 8. Brown/ma. of St. Pawl. Yiaa, oa lkko niihg of U. 34 init., 'ldle in a fit of a , oronainballaso, walked oat and fail a hundred feet down blade ander Ida window, name w boarded. His natilated corpse was found the nest morning. Bo win a brilliant lawyer, and wi th MI brittiter oosititatod , inn of J. H. • W. P. linowssori, soar of Ospetss A. Bacingliosi, editor of Bromine's Air view. —A lug, sad ferocious tiger was discovered :near Mini mbar& Boustea amity, Ky., • few dap Moos, sad • party of mem, with dogs, aet oat la pursuit of th. aaisal. After a bug chase, the tiger Mood at %trued was do. prosehed, altar a *lisp bottle. nag the embus cease from was =knows. NOW Bowline has useitaisod many a hues sad bolsi dim DECEMBItic IS, .1838. . A. „ :. ~ .... : , , ACQOll5l**ll OP MBA. .„ Ot , We fuil34ree wi , * late 'amber' of the ..leittehurg that ag all the ilisportaut )I adi low w -'' Mr. Blab c , span has treated in hip V* Me iwisasoreat the °piling of Osugres'a, Were is not one which will be received in Europe with /non pnitonaiinseensia‘Lh an the.position he her taken in relation to our claims upon the Spenish monarchy, and the acquisition of Cuba by the United States government. Bat while ,this is true in regard Europe, it is very evident his views will meet the approbation of a large ma jority of theliimmeroial and industrial interests of our own country. In saying this we of course do not include the politicians of the opposition, or that class of our people at the north whose political ideas cannot expand with the natural growth of the country. The men that have op. posed territorial acquisition heretofore will be slop to acknowledge the necessity of further ao qnisition. Still there is strong feeling among the masses, as lull as among our commercial ; in. terces, that Cuba is necessary to us in a national point of view. It has been long conceded, as the Post says, that Cuba is the only point in this continent where the policy of the United States comes directly and tangibly in collision with that of European cabilieta. The declarations now made by the President, liking to the peaceful acquisition of this island by purehase, will mili tate against all the theories of European diplo • many, which maintain that a barrier is necessary to the extension of the power of the United States southward. hitherto, the United States has afforded a generous protection to the Spanish government in maintaining its supremacy in this island. ' It has probably been this position alone on the part of our government, which hut pre vented a revolution and declaration of indepen dence on; the part of the inhabitants of Cuba.— But redently the power which we have at least treated upon principles of nonintervention, evenjt-we have not fostered it, has in a degree beeWitrned • unjustly to our annoyance. Our flag has been insulted, and our citizens ill treated by it. Our claims have been baffled by a sys tem of diplomatic trifling in regard to their al lowance and settlement, which cannot be boriie much longer with dignity to ourselves. And not only this, but the Spanish government in Cuba is made the secret agent in carrying out schemes against us, which openly avowed, would be sufficient cause of war. The wholesome tendency of our commerce to, wards the south, is trammelled, an in a great de. gree checked by the exercise of Spanish power in Cuba. This island not only commands the maritime outlet of more than half the sovereign States of the country, but its relative position to the routes across the Ishtmus, between our great fantio and Pacific domains, will enable it in a years to command channels of American w e of the most gigantic importance to the wel fare of our people on both rides of the continent. Qur interests on the Pacific shores , are daily developing, by the opening of new routes to the western *bore of our own possessions, and the commerce of Mexico, Japan, Chins, the Sand. wich Islands, the Western Coast of South Ame rica, and even Australia and India, are inviting our most interested attention in this direction.— This trade mast, in a few years, become immense and a large portion doll articles of bulk must pus over the Isthmus routes. New States, too, are growing up in the west, which, witbia few 1 , years, will give a vast impulse to our D tional developement on the Pacific shores. In t e way of all the great trade routes which we haie enu. merated, lies Cuba, and its possession involves not their utility only, but their permanency and safety. Had such an obstruction existed to the trade of any of the great commercial nations of Europe, it would long ago have been removed. The universal approval of the nation must in this view of the matter, meet Mr. Buchanan's announcement in his message, that the settle meat of our claims against Spain is to be "final. ly" attempted, and a negotiation entered into to purchase Cuba. The movement is ono of the greatest importance to the people, and has not been thus formally announced in advance of the popular desire upon the subject. Congress should lose no time in acting upon his su : ,,:estion, and placing at his disposal the means to make a pay ment upon the purchase, as a means of binding a treaty when negotiating with the Spanish Gov , ernment. This would silence all cavil upon tie part of the powers of Europe as to the honorable nature of the transaction, and also convince them of our necessity of obtaining control of it. The advantages would not be to ourselves alone, far in the great systems of national development which are now going on in the world, commercial advantages like that to be obtained in the acqui sition of Cuba by the United States, are a Imo. teal benefit to all. The connected interests of trade are co•extensive with civilization. The development and extension in a right and whole. some direction of such a country as ours, ia an advantage to the whole world. Itnaonoi. be checked by the diplomacy of Europe, focal! ker the old world the interests of the industrial Clas ses have risen to a power which princes 'and ca binets and diplomats must consult—a power which will dictate as well as enjoy the benefits of sound national policy. A NVIV Pao.nixrr.—We received a pamphlet, One time ainoe, from Col. Stiownstv, Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, in which he advo cates a plan for a new paper currency based on the deposits in that institution. ACcompanying it was a bill to that effect which we learn he in• tends to lay before Congress. It 'authorises they Mint to issue certificates on the tdeposits of gold bullion, and of afiniliar certificates by the Mint; and all the Sub-Treasurers, on deposits of gold coin. These certificates are to be redeemed only at the offices which issued them, the theory of the process being that gold deposited will always be kept on hand to meet the certificates when presented for payment. The Colonel claim that it will greatly increase the security of specie. owners over that afforded by the 'banks; that it will chock the practice of hoarding; that the cer tifiaate will become currency as much aa,the gold itself; that a huge pile of coin thus stored away will serve ass'great bajance,w heel to prevent commercial crmistbances in times of panic and erisia; that the use of certificates will prevent the loss by wear, clipping, or awating; that the retaining of a Government bullion fund at the Mint would no longer be new:eery; that being based on deposits, no over-issue' of oertificatek could be made, and that, like bank-notes, they should be made payable to bearer 04 demand and circulate emeetly as they do. I , Sir Senator Douglas has arrived in New Or lifitia4! and been eatinudastiee' Jly received. A largel meeting of his frieada was held ca Monday even. lag, let which Fit-Senator Pierre Souls presided. We are g ho hero , as we do from a WaZegt.ru poodeut of the Harrisburg , s& e re construction of the oommittee on TerriMeits in the Senate, by which Judge DOUGLAS iirs placed in a subordinate position on the Commie, instead of its chairman, was opposed throughout by Senator BRAS& We are oo apologist 1 the past conduct of Judge MULILAB, as every body knows—we cannot see how be can reconcile hie, preseut professions of fealty to the Democratic 'organisation, with his wince last winter on the Kagan question, and especially his refusal to attend\the commies of his party at that time—but, nnotwithetanding this we cannot shut our eyes to the 'fact that his removal from the chairmanship of that eommit. tee el this time, no matter what the tnoti*may bevel been, is not 'calculated to harmonise, the partth or allay the feeling which exists more or less in its ranks that the Judge is being perse_ • voted for opinion mks. Speaking of the matter the correspondent alluded to says: "In the Senate caucus to arrange the commit tees, it is understood that Judge Douglas, who is absent and not expected here until January, has been superseded ma chairman of the Committee on Territories. This was not done with the view of proscribing the Judge, as might be inferred, but because his views do not coincide with the President. He is still retained on the committee. The new chairman, (Hr. Green) although dis. tinguished for the prominent part he took in the Kansas discussions at the last session, in oppo sition to Judge Douglas, is nevertheless the Judge's friend. Among those who opposed the change at this time was Gov. Bigler, between whom and Judge Douglas there has been some acerbity of personal feeling, growing out of the discussions of last session, and he felt it to be incompatible with good taste and good judgment to make the change in the absence of lb. Judge. As far as I can learn, it is the general desire of the friends of the Administration to place no barrier in the way of the Judge in determining his future course, but to leave him free to choose his own path in his own way. If he chooses to come in and co-operate with the friends of the Administration, he will be received into full communion. If not, ho must be the arbiter of his own political fortune, and the precursor of his own future destiny." INDIANA SKNATORS.—Oat readers are aware that the Legislature of Indiana recently passed a resolution declaring that the election of Messrs. BRIGHT and 'Emelt "was illegal, unconstitutioni al, and void, and that therefore, the State of In diana is not, at this time, legally and constitu tionally represented in the Senate of the United States." It is further rumored that, iu conse quence of this declaration, the Legislature will proceed to elect Senators, who will appear at Wa l ahington and claim the seats now occupied by Wigan. Bright and Fitch. The entire futility of ibis proceeding, after the claims of those gen tlemen to hold their seats have been affirmed by the Senate, is ably shown in the following ex track from an articlq in the National Intel'igen. "Nothing more, we presume, was designed to be tiffeoted by the passage of this resolution than to make a public expression of dissent from the conclubion reached ky the Senate in its decision, and to stand as the formal utterance of the opin- ions of the majority of the Legislature in the premises. If the majority has decided the quee. tion improperly, it terms a legitimate source of public criticism, bui. offers no occasion for sny legislative prooeedi4gs on the part of the present Legislature of indi na impeaching the ooneln. siveness of the dee .ion itself. We, therefore, are inclined to don t the aconntey of the state. ment when it is ss he General Assembly will recent resolution, Senators in the place of Fitch, a prooeeding which proceed to elect n Messrs. Bright an. 'he unconstitutional presurop ,ing in the Legislature of In •n 'the election, returns, and I.e members by whom that emoted in the Senate of the would be based on tiou of a right resi diana to determine qualifications' of State should be re. United Suites." A Siam —On t e reception of President Du cuastares Messing. at Middleburg, Snyder Co , the Democrats hel. a meeting in order to testify in a proper mantle , their grajtification at the tone, temper an mute+ of this admirable and pa. triotic state paper. The assembly' was very large, and the utmost enthusiasm pre'esiled. Not a Democrat dissented from the positions laid down by Mr. Buchanan, while large numbers of the Opposition expressed their satisfaction with the plain, dignified, and statesmanlike manner in which the President discusses the various topics of National interest introduced in his message. The foreign policy of the President especially useete the commendation of the people of Snyder county, who recognise in the doctrines promul gated by Mr. Buchanan the best safeguards to the continued peace spa prosperity of the Nation. This expression of public sentiment in Snyder county may safely be taken as an index to that of the State. The Opposition may rail at the message, but the masses will ratify it in all sec tions of the Commonwealth. Mg, The spirits, under the tuition of the me diums, are getting very accommodating, if we an believe all we read in the papers. A spirit, not long since, waited on Judge Epttostos and wanted to take a drink through an earthly medium. The Pawtucket Gazette relates the following pleasing incident of spiritual comma. nicatiot which quite exceeds the Judge's story: "An enthusiastic believer was relating to a skeptic the spiritual performances to which be could testify, and among other things said that on a certain occasion the spirit of his wife, who had been dead seVeral years, returned to him, and seating herself upon his knee, put her arm around him, as muck to his! gratification as she used to when living. "You do not mean to say," remarked the skeptic, "that the spirit of your wife really embraced and kissed you?" "No, not exactly that," replied the spirit believer, "but her spirit took possession of the body of afemale medium, and through her embraced and kissed me." We presume that believers are often as willingly deceived as this man was. The State Treasurer, by advertisement in the Phkladelphia, papers, in,ites proposals for buying, from the / lowest bidder, $lOO,OOO of the State five per cent. loans. The purchase will be made on account of the Sinking Fund, there being that amount on band, applicable to the re duction 6f ibe State Debt. Proposals will be received until the 16th inst Sir The sesodsl.mongers of New York have a windfall, in the seticln of the N Y. Reformed Presbytery, deposing from the ministry, Prof. James Christe, a clergyman connected with the Sulltian Street Presbyterian Church, during the past thirty yrars. The charge against bun is adultery with the widow of the late Rev. Dr. Roney of Pittsburg—a lady who is said to be well known in literary as well as religious cir cles, as the editress of a magazine called the "Resumed Presbyterian." tie, Hon. John betake?, a_ leading member of the present Congress, has been nominated for (keener of Virginia by the Demomstle State Causation which met last +week at Pedszabarg. that, in pursuance of this Ham, Die. 11, 1868. i; EDITORI hate awe sSa manifeelp dressed to the editor of the Erie Cf4p and published in that and mat*tba er papers, corning from Mr. Lane, President of te Erie Gas Company, in which manifesto it is most coolly and modestlyl . anserted that, "the only reason why the lamps have not been light. , ed, that I am aware of, is, that a majority of the City Councils, without reason, in disregard of the public sentiment, and in violation of their eon• tract made with the citizens end the Glaatjentps• ay, have voted the light ens sad left the City' in darkness." Now, Mr. Editor, let u au who in guilty of this "violation" of contract between the eitisene and the Gas Company. In 1855 the Gas Com• ploy procured the passage of a law authorizing the Councils to contract with the Gee Company fer the lighting of streets, or parts of streets, wtienever a majority of the property o aid petition for the same. Under that , a part of Sixth, State and some other Streets, ere lighted. With that arrangement, so faill.l know, the people were satisfied, but it seems the Gas Company' id not like it; hones, in 1857 the Gas Company, o at lout some of the office's); cl \ circulated petitions; nd at the last session of the Legislature procured be passage of a law, al most in the very words f the petition, as they \ say, (and why not? the lttorney for the Gas Company wrote both,) which walled, or at least altered all the *entreats made der the first law before mentioned, and provide d\ that councils shall light all the streets herettifore\ lighted, and as many more as councils may thluk proper, without the consent of, or petition from the tare payers.' Under the arrangement, the Councils are required to lay the tax, as well on streets that are not lighted; as those that are; the prop oily holders on all the streets, must pay for gas, whether they want it or not, and without regard to the fact whether they have it on their °ire streets, or not. Let it be borne in mind, that the new law provides that all streets that have been heretofore lighted, mast still be lighted; with regard to them, nothing is left to the dis. eretion of councils Had the law allowed Goan • eils to light such streets, as they should see tit, I think that even the members of the Gas Com pany, who are now howling for light, would rather not have it. Suppose Councils should light Seventh street and Buffalo road, in the place of Fifth and Sixth streets; would not Presi dent Lane howl louder than he does now? And no fair minded man can say Seventh street does not nerd the light as muck asg3izth, on which the President lives, and Buffalo road Is MOM of a thoroughfare than Fifth street. It f said doe , tors will not take their own medicine; the Gas Company, unlike them, are willing to take the gas, provided somebod y else will pay for it. The old fellow that friend Speed still declare! is not a "personal devil," could not have devised a better plan to make the people take his gas, than did my friend, the President. of the Gas Company. lam informed Mr. Lane was at one time a member, and I believe President of the Common Council, and fall well be knows that to tax the "district" for gas, would crowd the Coun cil rooms every Monday evening with tax-pay • ere from every part of the "dist:not," demanding that as all are taxed, all are entitled to gas and must have it; and who, with any show of fair , OCAS or COnsietetsay, mould resist snob appeals?— Claims so fair and equitable, what Council - could resist? One street after another would have to be lighted, until two hundred and fifty or three hundred lamps would be up and burning, and the people most splendidly taxed, and I think somewhat"in disregard of the public sentiziteut." Bet President Lane more than intimates that the motives of councilmen voting against his pro. 'Jed, are not good. if it is proper to suspect men's Motives, 1 would suggest that his tuotives cannot be misunderstood. He evidently wishes, in the first place, to get his own street lighted, and share the cost with his less favored neigh, hors; in the second place to make money for his company. The President also says, that Coun.. oils refuse to lay the tax in violation of the pub lic will. How does he know it? How can Councils learn the public will? I have been a careful reader of the proceedings of Councils, and I have never seen that the first petition has been presented by the people for the tax; and I am informed by members of councils, that the offer said by the President of the GYM Company to have been made, which so surprised the editor of the Dispatch as almost to have sent him off in a blaze of glory—is as new to them, as to the said Dispatch man. To cut this communication short, Mr. Editor, let me say, that it is only necessary, in order to fettle the whole gas matter, to, let all the streets in the city have gas, and pay for it, that want it. If the people or property holders on State street want gas, let them have it, and let them also pay fur it without Galling on their neighborsffor help; and so of all the other streets. 1 cannot see why the city should adopt any different role in refer. cues to the furnishing and paying for gas, than is adopted in reference to side walks. ONE OF THE PEOPLE air The Philadelphia Press terms that the Spanish Government has notified the State Do, partment that Spain has declared war against Mexico. If the statement is true, it involves a hundred new issues in our political programme and must lead to important changes in the posi tion and power of parties in the United States. ear The assets of the Macomb County Bank, of Michigan, which came into the bands of its Receiver, are reported to consist of bank notes to the amount of $2, specie $4 and notes of John F. Bell; New York, for $75,000. The books now show an , tiutstanding circulation of over $40,000, mostly got out by the credit it obtain. ed by being paid out of the State Treasury by order of the present Republican State Adminis tration of that State. Sonora and Chihuahua. - - rpm the Washington Union. The recommendation in the message of the President, that the United States should assume a temporary protectorate over Sonora and Chi• hnahua, is founded not only in just right of re prisal for aggravated and lontoontinwd outrages upon American citizens, but upon principles of self preservation and upon humanity for the peo ple of these frontier Stases. The condition of these States, although similar in vim of =ie. government and oppression, l • not the lame in degree. Soots.. . 1, 3 16,000,000 sores of laud, and a population of about 120,000 souls, including Indians. Of this number a reliable authority estimates only five per ees,', as being able to read and write. Thu uuuiber of inhabi tants who call themselves white—"genre de ra• son"—does not probably exceed 30,000. Sonora is, beyond all doubt, the richest mine. nil region in the known world, blessed with a fine climate, and in the valleys the richest soil. Sugar, cotton, wheat, COTS, pears, beans, all the fruits grow in a luxuriousness and prolusion un known even to our Southern possessions. The people are naturally docile, and accustomed to labor, caring only to be let alone to make the State rich and prosperous by their quiet toil.— With all these advantages, Sonora is to•day in the most miserable condition. The whole State is the prey of the Apelike Indians. All main. tiou, except in the immediate vicinity of the towns is abandoeed. The high roads are daily stained with the blood of the people. The whole mining region of the northern portion of the State is aboodemod sad the eeetasteiaLwer. id le deprived lithe 'Wet Which it so mush needs.— Fmk researches which will shortly. int made pub lie thiough the !Indian Departure 1t is Roar tained that mote than one fourth of the Gila Apaches we aii =tan children who have been carried into ea *vity aid have groin vg savage. Aannallyi-hun of both sexes' are eaptured. They never rettum exoept when familiarized with the Indian life, What is this to the United States? And *here is our authority to avenge the wrongs of assassins inflicted upon a foreign population? The answer is plain. These have their haunts in, the United States north. of the Gala River. from the valleys of its northern branches they descend into Sonora and Obihua bus, plunder, ;louder, and take prisoners, and return with theft. ilLgotteo booty to their homes, where they rtimain until want or ioolination again sends them forth. Secure in their retreat, when they have °roe. sad our boundary line—which the Mexican dare not cross—as; pursue their way leisurely back. We, in effect, . give shelter to these predatory bands, and become partuar criniiibis* in the de spoiling of the, fairest province upon which the sun ever shone. More than this, Arizona, which has been gradually growing in importance since its acquisition, is made the high road of the dc. spoilers; and Its development, wfiich promises toingment iniso great a degree the wealth of 14itorl4as 'checked; our people, the sturdy plitmeemtWm'ailization, are robbed; our only mail communication overland to the Pacific through out the year is liable to bo stopped; and we have no redress. The wily savage, the Apache, after a severe out r upon our side of the line, re treats into Me ico, where we cannot follow him, makes a tem my peace with the nearest Mexi can authority, and remains until a greater temp tation offers. The Mexican government affords neither protection nor redress. Oar readers will observe that we have touched only one phase of this question. This alone would have justified us long since in establishing military poste in Sonora and .013ihushua. W_e are assured upon competent authority that protection by the United States from the Apaches will be received by the people with a'gratitude which no words - cau ex• press. Highly Important from Nicaragua. .4-- Steamer Wa4in)ton Boardrd by British ofierrt We are indebted to the purser of the steamer Washington, for the following narrative:— The steamer Washington sailed from New York Nov. 7th for San Juan del Norte via Kings• tog, Jamaica; and arrived at Port &vat on the evening of the 14th ult., landed several passes gers, and proceeded to sea same evening at 11 o'clock; arrived off the harbor of San Juan del ill'ilorte early on the morning of the lath ult ; 'having experienced a heavy gale from the South on the 15th and 111th. She was boarded outside the harbor by a boat from the 11 S. frigate Sa vannah, and entered the harbor about noon, as soon as a pilot could be obtained. The U. S. men_ofswar Savannah and James , town, and Eaglish steam frigates Leopard and Valorous, (Sir Wm. G. fhtsley being on board the Valorous,) were in the harbor. Col. Childs, the company's - agent, came on board and informs ed - us that nothing bad been beard of the arrival of the Hermann at San Juan del Sur, and that the Nicaragla Government refused to permit the passengers of the Washington to pass through the country,'alleging that the passengers by the Washington were filibusters connected with the passengers on the Hermann. Mr Childs, with other parties connected with the company, on the morning of our arrival, took the little steamer Catharine Maria; . and proceeded up the river ,consult, to onault, and if possible induce the Cloven:meat to grant permission for our pa-s• n germ to pass, if the Hermann was at San Juan del Sur. Immediately upon our anchuriug at 12.. Juma, vya were boarded by two English offi cers, with side-arms, from the Leopard and Val orous, inquirin g , ia regard to the number iit pas Bangers, bargo, &c., wishing to list, asking of the purser and chief -oiScer at The. passengers were Americans, and if they were armed, and if there were arms and,prnmuoition on board the ship. They were told that the ship had been boarded by an officer of U. S. ship Savannah who woull give them soy infeormation they requir6d. They replied. that they were instructed to get such in. formation direct. They did not, however, 111-IA upon the hatches being taken off, and lett the ship rather suddenly The same afternoon the frigate Leopard got under wcegta and proeeede.l to sea, under the pretense, as Capt. It'ainright said to Capt. C , that they had some eighty on the sick list, and went to sea for their benefit It afterward appeared she was ordered to the mouth of the Colorado to intercept 2:0 1 fi thu-s tern whom it was reported we had landed the previous night. Our boat could nut get up the ;San Juan on account of the very low rt.igc of water, and bad proceeded to the month of the Colorado, where she arrived at daylight next morning, jest in time to be seen by the Leopard that was anchored off the month of the river there. Lai:inches were immediately inautied chase made of our harmless little steanier .1- she had to stop after proceeding a short distant': up the river to fix some steam pipe, the boat: came up with her in gallant style, with .I..witzry and small arms pointed for an attack. upon the supposed filibusters. After satisfying themselves that they had been pretty cheaply sold die:, 1 , - turned to their ship, and about noon sauie day returned to anchorage at Greytowu. liactug been absent only 21.) hours to restore to hea'ititi et over eighty on the sick list. On the evening of the 25th the thg ship Ito. awoke, flag officer Mclntosh, arrived at aricherAge outside the harbor from Aspinwall, bringing us the intelligence that the Ilermann had arrived at Panama on the 7th and proceeded to San Francisco on the 11th. On the morning of the 26th Col Childs returned from Granada without accomplishing any arrangement with the G.,vern meat. On thg contrary the boat waa not allow, d to pass from San Carlos without an officer with a file of soldiers on board. She proceeded tit Virgin Bay, the offieer being instructed not t 4, allow the boat to land until he had ascertained that there were no filibusters at that point, the Government being infolmed and firmly believing that the steamer Hermann had landed sevcrai hundred filibusters at San Juan del Sur A •rn al boat was sent on shore and the officer, after helo t ; convinced that there were no filibusters tither there or at San Juan del Sur, the steamboat was permitted to land at the wharf and ap agent "1 the Company proceeded to San Juan del Sur to look after the Hermann. -The Jamestown, Cart Kennedy, sailed for Aspinwall the morning of the 22d. Oa the evening of the 26th we sailed for AM pinwall, ()apt. C. having orders to connect with the Mail Co.'s steamer of the 20th from New York, for orders by that steamer for the passen gers to go forward by that mail in the event of the Hermann not being at Panama to receive them. We arrived at Aspinwall on the mornrug of the 28th, entering in company with the mail steamer Moses Taylor. From some misappre hension of the Company's agent. in New York no order came by that ship for the Mail Company to take our passengers. They were landed from the ship and cared for by Capt C until tileir departure from Aspinwall. Not a ease of sit k nees has Occurred on board the Washington SI net! her departure from New York.- A Fritttursit Otrrn*as —By a private letter from Fulton, Illinois, we learn that great ckuite meat prevails at that place, occasioned by the statement of a married woman named Forest.— According to her story she bad been to a neigh bor's hourie, attending a prayer meeting, and re= turning home through a lot, was assaulted and gagged by two men, who threw her upon the ground alad violated her, which (being eight months advanced in pregnancy) caused her to give birth to a child. Being unable to help herself or' take care of the child, the villains took the infant, killed it, and, taking its body with them, departed. The perpetrators of the entrap have not been-caught, it they are, they will be lynched. Life in St Louis—Bigwig said Under From the St. Louis itopablieso, of Die..th. A certain Dr., E. Vander. &m u t 'boot a month ago came from Illinoikond the practice of his peoftwpion rietTourtlitiotreet t 67, between ityrtie 840. ing in Illinois, be pica oceans! dike to -this city, and formed the acquaintance of a very int,• patios young lady, Miss Mary Ann ,Liabot, ter of Henry Linhoff, a well known respectable citizen, formerly in business with a gentleman named Poirie. About four *mks ago Roceke and Miss Linhoff were married. Three days after the union domestic troubles began, the Doctor treating his wife shamefully, and calling her by the most opprobrious names. A few days ago tin unlocked for revelation was made.' Letters from another wife, in der many, fell into the hands'nf the new Mrs. Roecke, and the latter's grief, as may be imagined, was excessive on learning that she had (been so out' rageonsly deceived, and she immediately sought the advice of ber friends. The letters showed that Roecke bad been living under an assumed name, and that his real name was Liroaard Ed. ward Roech August Hoffman, summoned by the C oro ner at an inquest yesterday, stated that on Tuesday he went to Mr. Henry Linhoff and apprised him of the shocking disclosures of the letters above mentioned, and consulted with him as to what would be the best course. to pursue in order to. protect his, Linhoff's sister's honor. Linhol was overpowered by the intelligence he had just beard. At the same time Hoffman revealed that he'had beard the doctor several times say that be would leave his wife, and kill him, Yesterday morning, a little before 4 o'clock, to pursue the witnetie story, Linhoff went to 'Hoffman and said be could snot sleep. After some conversation, the two determined to wait until one o'clock, go to the doctor and ask him whether or not the letters told the truth. At the time agreed on they went, and after going in the office, the doc tor locked the door. There were two long knives on the table; and Hoffman was alarmed. Roecke sat down near a. table, and Hoffman seated him. self west of him, on purpose, and he says, to watch him in case he should attempt anything against Linboff. The doctor's band was on one of the knives, while Linhoff began walking up and down the room. The conversation at first 113• on different subjects. When Linhoff, who had appeared perfeetly cool, asked Roecke if his wife in the old country was living or dead, the Doctor did not return an answer for awhile, and then said: "Yes, have a wife and have been married ten years I left her because she was a cripple " Linhoff then inquired of him what he would do for the satisfaction of his sister, at the same time telling him that he had deceived and dishonored her. Roecke replied by some very harsh defamatory terms in relation to Lin hoff s si-t , r, whereupon Linboff pulled a pistol from his p )(Act, presented it and fired. The Doctor rose, attempted to walk, took one step and fell a corpse. The ball had penetrated the heart, passing through both ventricles. He moaned once but did not speak from the time of the report until he expired. Immediately after ward.s Mr. Linhoff left and walked straightway to the office of Justice Peter W Johnstone, where he surrendered himself into the hands of the officers He was then committed to jail to await an examination. Hoffman, in his testimony at the inquest, said that lie knew that Linhoff had a pistol with him, but thought it was to protect himself against the threats lately uttered by the Doctor. He stated that he went to Hotcke s office •imply to ask him if the letters wire true, and, 11 po, to bare him prosecuted fur bigauiy. Ue swore that, to the best of his knowledge, Linhoff had no intention of killing the Doctor when they went to his offwe After hearing thc evidence, the Coroner's jury brvught in a verdict that the deceased came to death by a ball passing thtough the heart, .Lf.t from a instal in the hands of henry dr s.l a gas required to give brit in the sum of tkflfrlor his appearauve as ...ti...... From Washington. WARRINGTON, Dec. 15 There i;tl .tv touch leas apprehension of truuble with Great than was anticipated when the intelligence vias first received respecting the recent events in America. The rumors that the President contemplates sending CongreAs a war message are not well foun doti The administration has still under considers, tion this important subject, and its most promi nent friends say its action will be such as will Inca the reasonable expectations of the country. The correspondence called for by the resolu tion of the committee on Foreign Affairs, was sent to the House today, and will be presented there, until which time it will not be accessible. It is known however from a dispatch of Com. Mclntosh,. that after the steamship Washington was boarded by the British officers, he demanded explanations, wtien Capt. Oldham disclaimed any intention to exercise the right of search t say. mg he had merely boarded the Washington to get news. In other words, he had merely made the new al friendly visit the same as our own officers make to British vessels Sir Wm. Gore ()lulu and his Secretary have expidined the matter pretty Much in - the same vra). A prominent fact occurs in the correspon dence that greet Britaiu exereised a protector. ate over the flu-quito Kingdbm. Mr Ouseley's secretary said the British bad abandoned the right of search, and that therefore the visit was not made under it.. It was lurt her stated that a meeting mut held at tireytown, when the inhabitants resolved they would maintain their independence, and applied to Uusley to assist them in so doing. Mr Oilsley informed them the proposition should roeeive due consideration in the proper quarter, and justice be done to all parties. Com. Mclntosh thinks the explanation of the British in respect to the visit.to the Washington satisfactory, frank and fair. The fleet surgeon reports the health of Com. Nlclntoith such that he should no longer remain in command of the home squadron. The Senate, in executive session today, dis posed of much business. All the Illitens appointments made during the r,cess (Lt Congress were also confirmed with' ou opposition., together with the appointments other states. The treaties with China and Japan were silso ratified and lion. Mr. Preston eanfirmed as Mini tster to Spain; Gets. Ward, of Gs., as Minister to Chios, and 11. m J. Glancy Jones as Minister to Amami On the last there was a party di. It is said that Hon Jas B Clay, of Ky., has written a letter declining to be a candidate for re election to Congress Hon Jeff Davis takes the place of Mi. Cling. man in the Senate committee on prisdeg. The following officers have been eidered to re. port on board the sloop of war St. Lords ea the 22. d Mgt Commander Ogden, Lieut. Todd, Net. sun, M I' Jones, and ftlygatt ; Surgeons Bar. clay and liurnettL Parser Pierce, and master A Armstrong. The St. Louis is to join the tame rquadrun. Tho following have been ordered to report on board the new steam - sloop of war Brooklyn, on the Ist of January ; Capt. Farragut, Lieeta. W. C. 13. S. Porter, Albert Smith, W. ,Jeffers, W. hlitobell, and 11. A. Adams; Surgeon Minor. Asst. Surgeoes, Christian and Leech; Puree; Locker, Chief Engineer k'ollanabee, andAse t t:s. b eim*, Brooks, Jordan , Brown, Snyder nd W bite. The Union of this morning says emphatieidly that England, Franc* and Spain folly eon** in the line of policy laid down by the United Sinew concerning Mexico and Central America. The 4onrnal of Commerce publishes a decpa,tch received irom Washington by a geodes** of this city, which states that orders have been sent to Capt. idolntoah not to allow any foreign fleet to interfere with the fillibister @chooser Boo m, but to mist, heath:ow its say Sok. OBSE ItV C; 1,00041,. LZTER&ar AND Ylbrt Q-4.$ Mooing of the Mails at th7 4 ). - .1R r • ****** RAIL AIM Ye*, Haag; Troy aad Altasay, &etas,ladelphia, Waahlarton tad t Wsy asp/pair all oiler, bolo«ft Kew Torts sad DU Way Mad, tam thuddra sad N. Tv_ ssniy,sit ' 4 ••., • rr attars r I Way Mai au lytag all *ees bet.. b 1,, , Clevoired, To , Chisaigo, .od tdliOtpoDrirott, Cols/Mos, LO4l ritUlbgirg Wite•ilbc lOttTilltii NAIL. Waterford, Meadrilla, Mercer sod Betio., twit 111.0• D A j &diatom Maas& sod window. / Nall on Tuesdays, Thunklay..,,,:k.. &rims! *clitoris! artiolas, roe s i w , M tam* as oar Int pp to-day, EIC3 C. W. Emus, Esq.. ti to Levu* . 4 . 4 , teem' Union Roos, Is this city, oa next —flistOet, "fisdiridmal CC] Yr. Joni Le.reon, form a i, , 44144‘..44 pittsbargh Pon, died In that city op t b, h, „ was thirty...ix. another sedition the reader ail, •id•" of the p• question. We p for 01—t •specialty—but s►• believe la bur Play, " , --r-Tbo Buffalo Cuauwercia: reports !,• man pox in that City Oa Sanarda:,, bat , cause for alarrs--tho disease is , ainidua t . p tnao —Tbis "Cossetilettiem" is the name of a Pit otartod at JarinStOW4, N. Y. It )s Merieu i 4 and don't mount to inuoikotkierwis.. —One of our elebanges dap tths dirttar hood tbe - more pronlie it is If this o, so, ere a very prolific city—every itniet it fatbotc:eo getting more so year by year. ---Bpeaking of the rill COMPatii.... a , i , 101 M• money lately, a little out of to , tv , Watson, tkat will prove a poor torettlant att., We ask for information ' —A fool male a warm in Cincinnati of Fr could eat • abeam weighing twelve or tftea • When be bad eaten about half, be was se,t.tv k violent vomiting, which will likely kill him —Out exchanges have been peculluj this week. Almelt every one has come - br.x President's message. Of *ours*, u tr important doeutuent last week, their IMES peculiar attrsotions to us. —We are requested by Shen! M. LA to dee that the Court appointed for the 1•h M,MII comber, has been discontinued. Jar tad pr witnesses interested in easel set ikon for !tat therefore please not attend. -Th. famous Mrs. SWillllbeitti sap t „ , strange bow s woman an thiok hertCr r s . the slichteet totoreourse with tie tirt:te f t cover her taut all over with smiles t rrr r. krisasslf. Mrs. Swisaki•las talks hie s lan —Stools! bored% dim or four dram a , son or two, soddenly disappeared ‘ft Brown's big omnibus tame Deer go.ng unit. taziatily tbe body Boated, sod tbuilsr,r•ae and resales seen. --I— The Jlll/1111111t0 , 10 Derwu•ct MO, druSed owe, "from top to tut." In Der .71 , 7., eras Was always • pratty good Ia k ing spec ss. it grossly improved oow—bat, 'bee, godua how kt doer swell of wool —Business men should recollect thst of the Poet omce Department Ss each, that ' t tag a stamp eat or reparated from a Ft.C.:.; cannot 1. sent through the mail is e I • •a Stamps so rut or separalci from gam; •n • their legal value.•• Both Christmas and Neu Yea,' r. this season—so that each holiday •in Lat• day. In Louisiana, the tiovernor hap of December for Thanksgiving. That ;At torday before Christmas, that Mar c day holidays in ItleClPli , 4l. TbIP ato • c.a. •iuw we suppose." _we weeee alms. ‘;), Ulm, lane mated Om new etreet by Mr. Joe 31. • RE, a '