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WHOLE NO, 7472. IMPORTANT FROM NICARAGUA. Ten Days Later from Gen. Walker’s Camp. THE POSITION OF THE AMERICANS. The Costa Ricans had not Cap- tured Virgin Bay. ‘Walker had not heard of the Capture of the River Boa's, Sie Ovr Panama Correspondence, Panama, Feb. 8, 1567, Arrival of the Sierra Nevada—Latest News from Walker’. Camp—Ascounts of the Deserters—State of the Army— ‘Tne Fate of Dererters—The Agents of Morgan's Iane on the Lthmus- Nothing New trom Bogota—Rumors of a Revolution in the Province of Ocana— Movements of Ves- eels of War, dc. A few days after tho steamer Sorora sailed with the ‘paspengers of the James Adger, the Sierra Nevada ar- ived from San Juan de! Sur to look for her passengers, Wut firding tbat the birds bad flown, she sailed again the the seme day. on her return to San Francisco vis Ban Juan. The odicers of the sloop report that Waller was “‘all right,’’ well fortided in Rivas, whore he had twelve hundred mea and plenty of amaunition. At the time of their visit to bis carp ho was pot aware of the capture of the river boats, though their non-arrival led him to Gurpect thas something was wrong. I bave spoken with mavy of the poor fellows who 7e escaped from Walker's clutches and fourd their «vay down here. They tell most ptteous tales of their ‘treatment wep with the army Itseems that from the “pcessent marching and countermarohing the soldiers are ‘almcst without shoes, and suffer not only trom the pol. ‘ronows bushes that cvt their feet, bat also from venom. ous insects of all kinds, cepeotally nicguas, or jiggers, which barrow ‘nto the flesh, where they lay their eggs. Thers sco bree? \unumerable maggots, and mortifica- ‘Son often ensues. All basde egree ip stating that nine-tenths of the ecldiers woul! wilting!* leave if they had the means, OF wore 208 atreid of Walker's picket parties, compoted of “the most trusty of his followers, who heve orders to arrest ‘ailstreggiors, but not to bring them Into the camp again. ‘Poor fellows | a short from a revoiver gives thom their ‘quietus, aad the turkey buzzards do the rewt. We hare Bo late news; either from Costa Rica or Greytown, ont shall Probably have zone untill the Orizabs arrives from San #uap, oa tho 4th or Sth, ani the Colambus trom fuots Arenw on the 10th, It te settled that Morgan & Co.'s steamers are toj rua ‘to Panama until the Niceragus rout is again epened. ‘Mr. W 3B Jobason, of Massachusetts, has been appoint od egent on the isthmus. Ho will aot at Aspinwall, and Mr. Jos. W. Hawes assists btm in this city. It is to be hoped ‘that opposition will lower 9 money and a end create a rush to C te which place im tion bas lately falten off consid-rably. If tue companies ernate woeks ould come to an ment to ran on all arrange the pa':lic wou'd be benefited thereby. A passenger on bis way from the South Pacific to Call- foraia uncertook ‘or a wager, last week, the passengers: ‘Cailen sick on (he Isthmus have to thank their indiscre. “tons or excesses for it There ‘s no news from Bagote by the last mall. Meny did not get their usaai flies of joarnals from ths and your correspondent was among t! ‘Thi . Spanish and English, we are oorsequonuy the dark ax01 the ‘of the international queat'ons and the proceed. Commissioner Morse. Ramors of a revolu vince of OCcana, arising from the la‘e Prest election, have reached us, and it is ot neo wili be shown to 8 Ospina riguez, the Prosident elect, bat tt ts that the government is strong enough to pal tt ang'nend. the oldest of the three Spanish papers ta this city, died of debility lant week. For past it bat beem gratusliy getting woeker ani ‘that its friends were perfectly prepered for jon. The Centinella, like **the last rose of sum- "blooming slone,”’ as the other paper 's only ent organ, which mo one ever sees, or, if ly notable set of inte is the appotatment of the potad! ol mon of the Cathedral as one of the Judges of the Sa- Gourt. Though thts ts nota pepular appointment. Governwent ware force? to It, as none of the lawyers the State not being anie to vay their salaries. your readers are not aware of ths curious when this cliy was founded, ia 1631, it ‘ly tnser‘ed in the act of ration Bpanish reside in we ii i i E t SELUESSEERES Haga *33 8.8 fal it l cro it; m : evertheless within \woaty years are informed by the historian Oveido, the pumber of law sults among the ; fe if i Py 4 fi iH HE TH ist] Hee FL ett e298 #22 334 : if Ee ee =i i i : & i & E J i i z F : & i owing to the difficulty and expense of to a good market. | hops to send you ia my next 20me ipiereating notes on the commerce of Central Amo- rica, which I expect to receive by the Columbus. Arrival of the Sierra Nevada at Panama— Walker with Twelve Handred Men at Rivas—Some of the Previous Accounts Contradicted. (From the Panama Herald, Jan. 22.) ‘The steamabip Sierra Nevada, Capt. Hantingdon, of the line, arrtved at thie port on the morming of the ‘Zist fost. She bringp no passengers. The Sierra Nevada (oft Gan Jaan del Sor on the morning of the 18th inst., and came bere for the purpose of taking up the passen- j i i i i i THE NEW YORK H&G. LD. MORN iG = EDITION—SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1857. fand all who have been bind to me—as I om sure (i is— my last farewell. Tell my brothers of my m sfortune. God biess thee and thy good w/c! (From the Aspinwall! Oourter, Jan 26] ‘The British steamer Sovent left this port on the event! of the 27th imatant for Grey own, having been detained more than a day beyond ber usual time of salliag to teke tn freight, an unusual quantity of watch was offered this trip. She bad fow passengers from this piave, we understand, besides the Rov, Mr Smith, the colored eacher, who for some time baok has buen tryiag his luck lv the way of refor! the morals and habits of bis reco iu this place. but from all acoognis withou mech succers. whey }, as he thioxs after a frair tria past all possible recovery, and v ithal ungratef further efforta of thotr it vie: te ra int may be aitenced with happier reaurts thea any whic» have followed bis short carver ip this Hevry ©. Langdon, 0! Wall mn, & promising youth of twenty two y: ine dest won of C 0, Lingcon, for many years past editor of the Mobile 4¢- ve (ier, bas fallen a victim to cholera i@ Nicaragua. NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA. The Harvest and ‘Iradc—Shipments aad Sup- iy of 6 tor Coasting Veseis— jarkets. Wo have a fle of the Melbourne Argus to the 1dth of November, with news from 3ydney. ‘The Argus contains the following news summary —As the new oo'onial Parliament soon moots, some ationtion is being paid to the subject of the election of 4pevicor. Dr. Palmer will moat ororably be elacted in the Legala- ‘ve Council, and Mr Griffith in the Assembly. AD opposition party is being organized to moot the ministers in the approsching session The barvest about Melbourne and thi it the colo. ay en» hes orem one; four is dull of sale at £23 ‘The merobants of Adelaide ars endeavoring to open a trade with the minors by the Murray river ‘The yield of gold continues gcod, and the demand ac. tuve. New quartz ranges bave been dirco rere, and oid ones may continue productive, the amouast shipped in 1866, up to November 13, from Meibourne, amounted to 2,488 243 07 oF 108 tons 13 owt Zgr. 3 tb 707 , valued i £0,062,078. The Morning (ight, malt pucker, whish sailed for Liverpool on the 12th, took 125,09 ox To show the yield of gol¢ in some parts of the minos wo give the following extract — ir, Carponter reports that be bas purchased 81 ounces of gold from Mr. Crossman, ot the Goulburn, beicg the Produce of twenty buckets of quartz, also, 7,225 ounce: of Mesara Fadio & M’Intyre, the produce of bine tons ( thetr claim on whe Calodonien reef resides a fae parce! of 86 ounces from Mr, Jobnson, of Kingower. Fi (nero soar eate bed Or der im Counci! per- wittirg foreign vessels to engage in coasting voyages, De tween one part of Victoria and another. $4 ‘The Pitcairn Islanders who havo been lately romoved by the gc vernmont to Norfolk Island aro sald to 0 in areat distress owing to come official mismanagement ip not furnishing them with the necessary suppiles cutii the in their pew settlement are ripe 8 prope of Melbourne propose to send them end aeslst- ance. MARKETS- Matnovamm, Waprmapay Kvaninc, Nov. 12.—Trate bas deen active again to-day, but we have heard of no change uy Bear’s Weekiy Circular transactions in money on 89 curities are at current bank rates. r merosntile report of the Souh Aura lam Register of the @tb of November:— During the whole of the past water, until nearly the qr. moment, Our market for almostevery dosertp- ry arenes onate as hae dove marked amouating at times jepreasion; but witatn ‘tow day symptoms the importers, yet some wines, bottled siut. sendics, rum, gin and other goods, required more particularly for summer copsumpilou, are Godiog buyer: at ressouadi> rates. The market. however, is abandavtly supplies ‘wih almost everything, ané, witn the a haps. of draught gin, the consumpiion of which his tworeased, apd sugars, of wpich the suppiy ta it Son 6 re gee tere. Ie breatsvatls we Teport a coptit heavy exportof fimurand such es never has recorded in former years 90 in the season, 80 Intoas we are so closs 10 apotber barvest: weekly export trou Port Adelaide alone, mpathe bes boon 830 tome of flour and wheat, abd the aggregate amovat ox ported during the year 17,600 tons. In Me/bourre the flour martet te rory languid, with evideatly a downward tenaepcy MELBOUSNE GOLD CI“QULAR. Sarcapay, Nov. 8—Tae demand for god ison the in bg toe bankers ts ke: , 80 thet the supoly a ‘108. to quality, and wolP. The tz reefs are very prod the quartz claims are pe@ductog a fair there has been a rash tom ne© feld a ar stoxit Bine feet and the gold pientifcl. The escorts have bronchi 103 tops, 18 cwt., 3 qre., Bibs, Tore, at Bee, £9 969,072. London— Exchange Drafts ‘against gold parchared at a e 4h. pone x oe office, of England. London; insurance, 1% or ceul. EDWARD KGULL, Bullion Brokor. News rrom New Granada, DESPATCH OF THE MAILS—RAILROAD DIVIDEND— CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE—MINING KEWS AND TRADE REPORTS. ane advices from Panama and Aspinwall dated en ‘afver the ret day of Maroh nex the matiis from Pane- ma te Aspiowall, and vice versa. will be dospaiched once 8 week instead of once a fortnight, as hitherto, Complaint is made of the irregular hours at which the valiroad trains start Lyd dng Tog Ap tng gt wh ult, to Oo- ton in order to chan streots of that city. Several of the roads around Panama wore {ns bad con- dition. A uriform system of weights and messuroe was called Dr. Justo Arosemena was proposed as a candidate for Governor of tor Jadges of the Supreme Court The Gaceta del Bago contains the announcemest of mines by ir. i@ Breton, and one by Dr Kra- uated near Cruces. load peari abelis at the Islance for Europe Advices from Carthagene of Jan increases, \t appears, under the free trade, that ts, no Wot bas ooourred bere rinse the departure of the last etes nor if, por stermer Marque Tearh the oa! nmant wil not ton of Coo ‘ OF coarse th gel. Our own quastions they will evestually be ed Of, It is diffiou't to progrosiicate, Panama Railroad Company had declared a sats factory dividend. upon the peading qreation tor will be watiatacwrivy a News from Utah, Wo have received the Salt Lake News to the 54 of Doo. Naval Intettigence, Boor oF Wan De a—Toe Vaned States 1p of. war [> catur eniled yesierday morning for Paoame direst, where she will be new'y officered sod manned from she Kaatern States The following Is a list of her officars:— Lient commanding, Eiward Middleton. Lieutensote—D. ‘States sloop of war Germantown, Oom mend. ime days trom Rio Janeiro, vie Bevin four days from the latter port.) the evening of the 0b, THE BOND STREET TRAGEDY. Int:resting Interview with Mrs. Cunninghom and Mr. Eckel. THE MYSTERIOUS “JON” HEARD FROH. Interview with Farrell Relative to his Testimony. INTERESTING LETTER FROM EX-CORONER HILTON, The Relations of Mr, Sickels with the Cun- ningham Family, &., &o., &o. VISIT TO MR. ECKEL AND MRS. CUNNING HAM IN THE TOMBS—THEIR APPEsR- ANCE, SITUATION AND CONVERSATION. ‘The courtesy of CO. Goafrey Guather, Keq., President of the Board of Governors, and the Wercen of theoity prison, Mr. Jobn Gray, epabied one of our reporters to bave an interview with Mrs. Ounningham aad Mr, Eck Mr. Eckel is confined on the second corridor, common- ly called the “Murderers’ Oorridor.’’ He is placed in ell No. 45, baving tor @ companion in cell No. 43 an Englishman charged with breaking open a trunk in Cas- (lo Garden, and i Mo,'46 0 seaman charged with on shipboard. coly is kept locked, the inner door is unlocked, 60 that bo can be eeeitOr not, at bis pleasure, Hs general ly keeps the immer door closed, not, as be says, “on ac. count of any fear or shame at being seen, but that he docs not care to gratity the mere curiosily of those who pass by and peer in at bim ’’ H e’cell has tn {t a g00d bed, conveniences for writing, ano cbairs, bearing generally an air of comfort. News papers wore lying scattered about, though be aays tha: be does not read ali the testimony. He has his meals accord 'pg to the statement of the keeper eats aad sleeps ebout as comfortably as most men, He has not spoken to the keepers about tho offence for which he ts imprt soned, and alludes to the sudject to his friends only when ft Is introduced He does not care to speak with any but bis immediate acquaintances, or those intro duced by the officials. Mr. Eokel’s appearance, when our reporter was frst twtroduced, was quite preposseesing. His bearing was easy and gentlewaniy, bis tone of voice was quite pleas ing, bis blue eyes had a peculiarly mild and amiabie ex pression, and bis maunor generaily was that of an alfa bie gentleman. Boing informed of the obarsoter of the visit, be evinced no hesitancy in conversing, and spoke freely of the ofrcumstances in which bo was plated He expressed the firmest conviction that his position was but temporary, and that as soon as au invéstigation sould be made before a more august logal tribunal be would be free. With regerd to publio optnion, be soqu! erced in tho view that the feeliog which ha) artsen ageinst bim was the rosult of « feverish stste of the public mind, whick called for some victim asa solution of theapps reut {paoluable mystery. Ho did po: speax very strongly about the Coroner's course Of Coadact, but exprensea his willing ness to lesve that to the decision of Public. He says thathe tes perfectly willing to answer any questions that might tobe putto him by the Coroner, bat by advice of his covpsel he decitne? on the mecond examination He be- Lov ew thas ho could bave answored saiisfaciorily any qure tions which might be put to him, bus tao that the Joro. Ler BeeMea vory anxious (bai he (ome!) enOulad “cut ht” broat.’’ bo fer as regards tne testimony of Farroli be almost smiles woen bos c.ss of!s As to the rov0g ution, !t would not have been difficut for ienoceat mau to appoar oxcited when piacet in position, eepeciaily if Of @ nervous temperament like himself. He by no means with vone- ccmeapor throughout the interview was quite ap? tree, He very ovafidently reiwrated his coariction tha bo provf of evs queace had yet bern offered against him. Bo was Pep nd setisdoa with tne gentiomenty treat ‘ment of the officers of the prison, and upom pardog in vied otr reporier to call egein APPEARANCE OF MRS. CUNNINGHAM. Oar reporter found Ms Ounningbam eogaged in oon. ‘vorvation with her daughter Helen, Sne ts confined in en ordinary cell, though apart from the other prisoners the is proviaed with good = beds, & carps on the floor, @ writing desk and chairs The cell door is of uolosked, as ‘a pot much troubled with visitors. The warden ctbere Daving contro! of the prison have as muck as pos sible Kept ber {rom the aanoyance of mero idle gazors. 1a the best of food which she cnovtes whion a woll nrod id ro Gracusily, however, as she bocem) | sation she lost her reserve, acd spoke with mi dem, feeling and fluency The ex »ression of hor face while epesking loses mach of ite irmaores, though the decided tones of her voice and her chvice of language, mate up for the lone. she was inform d of the character of pb when subsianilally tho follow og conversation eneved — Karoxra—! presume, madam, tbat (mp rtinest tatra vio bave vot been uncommon to you of late, bat | hope chat the desiso of the public to k20 onder these eiroumstanses will prov. for my *. m eli, et, T bave euTcred some totrusion, bat T courole myeelt with the re ‘tection that time wiil remedy a!) my oVMopives Keroutme—There are may persons ia the oommunlty who think that you have ocen p: Mre C—I¢on't koow how ceived. bot Hi mies are nosing meso bes iy Just ook at the testimony f Hilareth= 9 ran who was turned ovtof the chur tr Brooklyn, through the icstrumeniaiity of #) ce of my emily, Bat he will have to acswer (or that wren | got mg liberty Revourea—[ bave boca told (bat hes not a respousible To slander 7 diy asto' wny Dr. Burdetl hea mime to marry me, for fear raid 1 could not aoewer ii for fear of injerieg mysetf. | Abovght at the + me that I could oot tell who thove others were, but I have found out simoe that loaa tell, acd | ‘will, too: and {oan name (hove persons wo came thore 10 t © Douse aod made difficulties, and perhays ar. Pier. pont covld teli more if he only waated to the vindlettvely the Soroner eald wo the jars, ° thet won't anewer,’ whon | simply did not & jure otbers. Re veTKR—The course of the Coroner bes boon atrai éuappioved by many newspapers, which bare tremea you an an implicates party Mrs C.— Yes, and bow ora 1 he wae to prevent me from gr tting the marrmge certificate, o tion T wanted to refrosi oeme cf the misister who moerriod that I bave siwaye founa i ai to remember names—( Baiigee by! out the whereabouts evening? Ab! it {* the money {rlende and reiatives are fe - hey aresping 40 afer the mereilersiy? iar yor that {could not Any papers to be taken [Ape our stage the con’ ‘was aleo ber ¢avghter. te have bem weeping t the wweerview Mre. C, stoos at ¢. bedaide, ape the - xoe rC afew moments wh is she we overcome by | er whe Me ly clear enunciation, a d with eS ty MR. SNODGRASS DISLIKES THE REPORTERS. Mr. Snodgrass, ihe young geatieman, who with his banjo has attracted 6 much ;ubiio attention is conse- quence of his beving been an inmate of No. 31 Bond treet, yesterday applied at the city prison for the pur- pose of seeing Mrs. Cunningham, whiok privilege was de- nied. The following scene ensned:— Dsrcry Kusraz—Why con't apply to the Coroner, or the Detrich Attorney, for por alsaiou ? z Snopanss—) suppose | should get refused, and some reporter would m lox it in the 5 1—Are you afvald of ‘he roporterat Snopcnase—No, {am vot Ono of them tried to pump me at tho sta ion house iy N ilove reporters are all lere, They put anything ia the papers jast for an excite- Brerampan—Perheps what you jet in the pepaecebeknowt” you say may gi MR. JOHN FARRELL'S EVIDENCE. One of our reporter: found M. J.hn Farrell at tho Fifteuth ward station hovee yesterday afternoon With that epirit of inqury which characterizes the corps generally, be forthwith comm-aced conversing with bim. and obtained the following additional particulars, Ts will be romembered that « policeman was especially deputed by the Coroner to accompany Mr. Farrell tn his goings in and comings out, in order that he might not he non est inventus when the Grand Jury should require bis Presence. Farrell was seated ata table, and {a front of him wes lytrg yoverday morning’s Hamaio:— Raronrsa—Woll, Mr, Farrell Mr. R es seems to treat your evidence in @ very off hand manner. Farrm— Yes, s0 | see. Rervgree—Al ali events, your statement is borne out by other witnesses; they say that th: individual with the shaw! came fromthe Bowery. but Mr. Ross is the only Oke who awears he came from Broadway. wid you not fee any One cn the (ther side of the strect at toe ‘ime you beardtho cry? There wase Mr. Strangman on the oposite aco. Farnzii—No, ! am surprised that Mr. Ross did not see him oltber I di look the otner aide. Rueomtan— then ho states, too, that couidn’t have fern tbe number on the door, How's tha? Fanaui—{ didn’t eco tt at Ores; but whea the man came to the door tn bis shirt sleeves, the redeotion of the light on the sures came to me as the coor opened. Reroxran—Dido’t you hear bim coming along the hall to you? ARRBLI—Nvt at ail: all 1 knew was, the door opened. Rerogtar—I am sui be cidn’t take you for @ po a by your cap. Whioh side of his body did you ree! Farnmi—The loft side; the other was bebiad the door my" ema he appear to have anythiog on beside bie enerti Faxsatir—) can’t 1 could soe the white on his chest, spd also the waite on bis raised arm. You were Fay ing scmetbing just Bow about my looking |'ke @ police. man 1 woncer whether Ross passed betore the man wept up the steps, or be‘ore | gat down there. Reroxrer— Bow do you meau? Faxrmi~ I've been thipking the Doctor might have gone into the bouse and thea come out agaia; woen I *ax at the corner of Bond street and map come up to mo end asked me tf{ wasa Rxvontsn —Wha, kiad of e man was thas’ Fanwsti— He had on « gray shaw! and» cap, and was about forty years of age, ae I should judge. Keron kite Wbat size man was he? Fansst:—Woll, he was a beavior man then we, polpt in the conversation tbe officar ta evtored and jn'ormed Our reporter that bis orders were to allow Bo ions to be put to the wiiness, so nothing io" Fut. stared, were passing on the op v08 anout'll PM. on the eventmi night ‘@rved aman sitting 00 @ stoop, bending cubrequenuy 9; or erewion of Karreil’s vestimoay. left Now York tor Now Haven, espe cbed subpcoase afer them on Thursday. doped the: spy how It te wii be on the witeers stand to dey; bat ¢ individual to whom they related the cir cumetence will be examined by the Coroner. MORE EVIDENCE ON THE BURDELL MURDER TO THE EDITOR UF THS HERALD, On Inst Tuesday afternoon I received information to the following effect, viz :—Toat a man named Joho Gtimartia. who hao till within a short time past kept a small oyste room tn Elm etrcet, near Broome street, that while keeping ‘ba faabiopavle young Indy of about seventeca yoars 0 called 01 eaying ber mother wished to sec him Aturebobad gove be remarked toa man in the place What che was @ daughter of a widow that he had been cong eome business for, and tbat she lived ina fac boure vp town and that shortly after this be was scen with reverai letters and over sixty dollars, which be seid belonged toa widow up town, of whom he could get money whenever he wanted it. I was further is formed that he roomed in company witha man named Avcrow Black, near this piace, and that he had not been seen by seid Back since the dey after the Bond strest ragedy, when be seat Black to a place he was in the babit Of resorting to, to tell a friend that if any one asked tor bim to say he knew nothing about him—remarking ‘at the time, that tho family tn the house tn Bond street, where the man had been murdered, wore about bewg placed on tho stand, and he did not want to got locket up; aio that on inst Monday evening he went tombvuso in Water street to moet a fricod, whom he sexed whetber any one bed beon after hin, 200 op being informed that officers had been to nis room commited, but that he could not distinotly recollect storDer be stated that such busizers had been done for (ho widow or the murdered man; but that be was scre that one of them was mentioned Upon this ofticer Bialr ted him ent sent bim to the Scvreoth ward mm bhouve We then went in pureait ot Gilmartin, but not find'rg him, concinard to go to the Coroner aud report wbat we bad done Afior stating the faew to the Coroner he eatd he bad no eubority 10 holt Bisex or arrost Giltaartia. After some further conversation he concladed to bold Black op my affidavit, as a witnons in the case. Understantiog that Giimartin bed gone to Jersey Oty, ofiver Bir end I copeivded to tet the matter drop tnt! nex: day, wbem we met and obtained the sey of bis room, which we found cconpies by several iarge cats, and, upon ta qUiry Of the peopie in the house, was informed taat be bad Dot beem there for several cays, but that two officers had been there and taken some of bis clothing away Raving no authority 1 arrest, we concluded to lot tne matter drop. Garbied reports are in circulation relalive to what I have here stated, and I am coartantly impor tumeo relstive to the matter. whic Mmeke this plain statement JOSEPH BILTON. M.D, New Yous, Feb. 13, 1867. ‘72 Market street, AN IMPORTANT WITNBSS. A good deni bas been said in this investigation tn role tion to ® certain mar ‘ Johp."’ toe admirer and visitor of the cook, Benzah Comian. Nothing could be learred of bin whereadouta until yesterday forenoon, when officer Wiltom, of the Fifteenth ward po! ce, found him ina Doteh grocery, corner of Grand and Crosby streets, i) peme is Joba Gilmartin, He wae fortnwith py- - yl the Fifteenth ward station house, out it coneidered prudent to \ncercerate him tm an pony MOP RW a Highth war, Ss night under tee . Hewitt a of Captain Tora be exam\ned to day. MR. JOHN W. SICKELS AND THE CUNNING- HaM FAMILY. TO THE ADITOR OF THE HRRALD. In your teeve of the 4th, containing the continued tee Umony of wihnestes in reiation to the horrible and mys terious murder of Dy. Bardell, | have jost been shown by 8 friend an allusion made to myeel/ in the article headed “Flying Remors and Reports about Town.” By some ‘as le incorrectiy stated in all the tes- ‘There wore in Lat — PRICE TWO CENTS. ; iH 5 ‘ g Z Hi Hi Be 3 i é i i i i i ry it eee id £ JOBN W, SIOKELS. EVANS IN THE MARYLAND PENITENTIARY. HIS OPINTON OF DR. BERDELL. The Baltimore Republican of the 10th inst. says the “Mr, Evans’’ alluded to in the testimony of Dr. Alvah Blaisdell, in the Bardeli examination in Now York, ts evidently the “Dr, John © Nevins alias Oadwaitedor Evans,’ who was convicted ta Baitimore County Court (its January term, 1856, of ‘* ooteining moacy falae pretences '’ and sentenced to tbe Maryianc pealten tary for ‘our years and Qve months. We kaow thet the i i ing g i : bei Ae Pes i i : I Bt. Vaientiue’s Day. ‘The children of St. Jopathen are not very superstitious, yet pow apd then they observe with due respect some ef the quaint holidays which are peouliar to the Old World, ‘The Eptecopa! and Roman Cathol o churches in the United States are cory particular in noting the religious calendar, and in rememboring its grea: fast days and festivals, bot beyond their pale there is no great amount of obsory ances. When, howover, « froiiccan be © hom, ‘and @ quantity of excitement may be se> an offset tothe *+oerking caro” which attouds ot bust ness in this country, we hastily brush omories, and whea the day andthe hour for merr\ \ arrive, “ga in” To day ie St Valentine's Day; but there was a Saint's day on the 3d of February, wat., which, in this olty of combustion, fre companies and iasusance offices, could have been far more appropriately kopt—and that was 4aint Bezes—in bonor of whom in many parts of Eag iand bonfires are lignted on ibe hills, as a sort of proteo- tion to their bovses and apimals. Hore, whore almost very one's house is cocasionally Darved down, aud every: body's Rorse breaxe his legs on the slippery pavements, ‘t weuld be well, we think, to keep a sharp oomout hore alter for the 2c of February, aad go in for the tnoombus lible st. Biazes. ‘The aotiquarians are pct fully agreed as to the origin of Valentine’s Gay. Some say itis the anniversary of tbe death of @ Prosbyter who suffered martyrdom in Rome, in the year of our Lord 271; and if 90, we sce no partiou'ar reason why poopie should celebrate it by writing love so. nets, or in tending carioatares to each other tbrough the penzy post. Oac thing is cortain, how. eTer— tt pute @ good deal of money ‘n the tills of the smal! stationers, and in the pockets of Uncle Samue! ‘The traditional legitimate basiness of the day is in the choosing of mates, and yousg America, matt temale, 20 doubt think it & good chance ‘to declare tueir |i Is t# also said that ghoets walk aoour oa the evening of the day, and arc very unessy in iucir minds. ‘This suggests the idea shat our spirivasl mediums might Orive @ good business on so favorable en occasion, and when so many of the departed are aronad. Among the English writers who notice the customs of the day, are Cosucer, and the “ divine Williams,” aa Shakspere bas been recently styied by « learned French critic The formor remarks — Ye know woil bow oa &. Vaicatine’s day By my statute and through my governarce, Ye doo chese your makes and sive fis away ‘With bem as I prick you witn pleassuace. ia the “Mijeummer’s Night Dream,’’ is an allusion to ‘the belief that on this day the bird’: begin to couple. — St, Valentine is past; Begin these wood birds to conple now’ In the Conneiaeur, « celebrated English periodical commenced in 1764, and edited almost exclusively oy George Colman, aad Boum Thornton, men of fastioa, wit, and talent, we find an amusing account of a species of divination practised om Valeatine's eve — Last Friday wae Valentine's Day, and the night before 1 got Ove bay leaves, pinned four of them to \he four coaners of my piilow, aad the fife to the mid Gie, and then, it | dream’t of my eweethoart, Bevy said, we should be married before the your was out Bat to moeke It more sure, | boiled an egg hard, aad took ourthe yolk, and died tt with walt; amd, when | wont to bod, os ° {i ahe!l aad all. without speaking or drinking afier it. also wrote our lover's names upon bie of papor, lay, and put them into water, « be be our valentine Woald you my mao’ |iey abed, and shut my ¢7es all the morning, till he came to our nouse, tor I wou he another maa beloro bim fur ail the We do not think this egg busincss would be tho thiog ta Now Vork just sow, forat tne inst dates from our poulerers, wore oiling at ten conts @ picoc ‘The valentines for sale in the shops range ia price from op to five dollars, and possibly more, va from the coarsest wood cuts, done with» jackkpife, up to the neatest patterns im lace paper, with deeutiful “were, whieh equal nature, and gilt borders as rieh a® these on Sevres china. Thousands of dollars worth bave been sold the last week in this olty, and large #.acunts ordered for the interior and forwarded \y express Some of our bard hearted readers may ex clara nat all this es dowaright folly aad a waste of money. Bot they mast remember that a great many in¢ustrious persows fd employ ment in gotting up theese Iitle works of art. A large number are femates, who support themselves respectably oy these pretty fabri- owvlons.’’ The paper mille more the faster to supply the Ceomend for the season, and much ingenuity and akill are necesmary to convert our okt shire and pocket hanckerchiefs into such fresh, elegant and er tlc anon) mee. No ma ter what their origin, they are Dressed to many & cherry lip, pinced near many as beat ing beart, and——alsplayed om many © centre tadie For what is the use of being admired if everybody dos not know it! ‘The ancient French surgeons were in tbe habit { taking bicod frem their patients on the day preceding St Valer tee's, coomng it @ preventive of fevers for the whole yea — La salges 9 de jour devant Garde de Sevres eb tout |’an. ‘This practice would not do in New York. Whole streets are in a fever all the time, apd no amount of blow! drawn bas any eflect upon those who resort there. Weare all of us, some way or other, died every day in the year, s rs H i 3 i Fu : | : t i A Reverce Curren ror bi & Welegraphio desparon —_reoet fen the department st Washington that Bates revenue cuter Lewis Ones, com hae been ordered to proceed ive to the American restdente ihe Lewis Case will leave the Southwest aes Dew Orieans Licayune, Fb. 3. Be i i i i i i as E32 a ~~ ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE, THE LAST OF THE RESOLUTE. THE AMERICANS IN CHINA, OPERATIONS LW THE PERSIAN GULF. The Reception of Ferukh Khan by Mapoiecon. DEATH OF THE PRINCESS OF LIEVEN, &o., &o., &e. ‘The eteamsh'p City of Baltimore, Capt. Leach, arrived ot this port Tharsday night. She lef Liverpool, tn com Pany with the Anglo-Saxon, for Portiand, about 10 A. Ml. 26th ult. Weare inde}ted to Mr, G. B, Ditchfield, purser of the City of Baltimore, and Mr. S. Greer, third offlcer, tor Gen The Londo. Time: of 3ith ult. says — The Resolute Arctic exploring ship, statione1 at Ghas- bam, bes had nearly tke whole of ber internal fittings re- moved, and yesterday her water tanks wore \sken owt ead pls od im the dockyard. The mon belonging to the dookyerd are busily engaged dismentiing her, sed re eee wer noe Tomtoved ee folowing tolographic despatchs bas beea recelve@ from Trieste:— Busbire surrendered on the 9th of December, after four bourse Ore from the ‘leet, without a single casuality. Fors Busbire was captured on tte previous day, afer « emart ection. Brigadier svopford, ol Maict, acd Sieates. ante Utterson and Warren were xiled, beside avout 90 yank end file. Only one officer, Osotain Wo, wae wovnded. Karrak was oscupied ou the 4tb of December. Large reinforcements are to be sent up the Guif. The London Giol¢ of the 20th ult. ssya.— The latest do'ails reoclved by Constantinople from —_ @nnounce tha the Poi Dall an couawy, ibew, ly reinforced, thai Mirza igipator of the diplomatic dispute between Sie Charles Morray ant tbe Persian Court, had renounced hes Engluh nationahty, and that several of Vandaher hed retwed to anit Ragland, ond hal ofered tie weorda tol \. Queen Victoria bas totimated her tvteation not to opem Partiement in person. Thospesch fromthe throve apem the reassembling of Parliament will, tnorefore, be de- Itvered by Lords Comm ssioners on Tuesday, Fobruary 8. ‘The London Times of January 27, says:— ‘The fact that Mr. Paul, the clerk charged by the Oky of London Union with frauds to the extent of more them £17,000, bad been twice benisvupt at tne time whea he ‘was selected by the guardiaus for the post in whon he was allowed the uncontrolled disbursement of the Union funds, sbould receive particular uetice ‘The Moniteur publishes the official returns of the Freveh Customs’ revenue for tho past year, as well aa for the moath of December. For the iatter they emoanted to 16, 207,360f , being an tnorease of 3,386,728. on the corresponding month of 1855 The reselpte for the whole year were 174,295,6641, beiug a decrease of 16 106,(81f. on those of the previous year. The temp which show tho greatest falling off are co”, 11,0608. ; 497f.; raw wool, 6,287,765!.; foreign suger, 16,704,898f.; brandy, 1,884,731" @bich show aa improvement are corn, 1,007,550 ; raw cottcn, 2,984, 1661. T28,099t.. pepper, 281,0900.; Frence colonial , ; Umea goods, 348,4808, ; Oleaginous seeds, 437,268f. ‘The Constiturionmel announces ihat Goaeral Count de Paar, who oommaads the Austrian troops in Moldavia, baa mace known to the troops uncer bis commaad, by am order of the day dated Jasay, the meacures adopted by his gove:n ment (or the evacuation o/ the Priaeipalities. The evacuation of Greooa by the French troope ts enta to be decided upon. 1s | stated that at the instance of bis advocate, M. No- gent St Laurens, a modical commission will be named @ith a view to ascoris'a the grouncs on whch Verger te supposed to bave been \ssand won 10 assascinated the Arobbishop of Paris Lettors from Constantinop e state that the represests- tive of Turkey tu the pal vice wid Gad some roma. ence to the convocation of the [vans The miniswerte! criaia ip Moldavia is far from being termiuatet ‘The i'ai 's Moni‘ew announces taat Mouseigneur Mortot, Cardinal Archbishop of Tours, has beoa appointed Are; bishop of Parts by an Imperial decros, dated Janaary 24. According t0 & report from the O.roxssian coast, Sefer Paaba bas defeated the Rassians. Positive information bad reached Vienna that the Russians are just sew extremely busy “oa both eves’ of the Os pian, and ‘bei very many transports have been bali withia the last few months. ‘The British government has decidei oo the areoton of ‘& large prion at Norfolk island for the recerUoa 0 oom. viets under eeatence of transportation Adyioot from the Mauritius of Tih of December say — Tn consequenos of the demand for Austral a, only cae (Rak ot mesee onger Bee ben sont to Great Brivein as te A deapa'ch trom Ceylon of 2%h of December says — tion of the troops are bold in readiness for China. wt of coltve bad beer suipped Tho Java cetee 807 000 piowls in 1656, acme! | 204,000 a 1808. Some acoouate from the frontiers o! Poland steve thas there wes a remor a circulst on the capital tht « epeedy retirement from the oflics of Governor Goneral @& Loland, on the part of Prince Gorteonakol, ws! expected 10 take piace 1p consequcnce of his ¢is!iko to the insova- Uona w Dich are coatsvally recommesde. w 1s shadow trom St. Potersberg. The Viewne post direction publishes » List of thunty- etght [oorsals forbidden circulation tx the Austrian do minions. The best known of them: aro tho erlin Na tonal, the London Daily News, and Werninie Review, the Nord, of Branse’s, the Swiss Hund ead | Opinions Of the remainder, fourtoea are (iatlsa, and tweire Gar. man or Swiss, with ubree oF fuor in Frovea Citizen of 2848 uit, says — Henderson are about & opee icavom between the Clyde and the St. Lawreece 07 their anobor law of screw steam ta. The vossels of this lime are (ne Uatted Ki gdom, the Jopn Bet! an¢ tbe fem; and they are wo be de wa. crop epatebod #( regular daring the season for Qaw Dec and Moetrem: A vewe which arrived at Marsoliies on Friday even. tng, 994 wit, from Corfa, browght word that « company of British artilerymen, stationed at Corfu, had matinied and attempted to biow up the powder magu/'ae News from China. Amore full Cesyetcn Yoh crntinved opdereste. Tow Fre y been taken and destroyed fy the last acooun'a, tne Cotmene had set fre to the facwries All the Honge bad beem destroyed The Oriental, Agra, amd Mercantile Banks were on Ore There wore bopan of saving thom. it was reported that \daviral 4eymoar H id DO longer +pare the city of (satoo, and thet the decbarge of roc. cts and shells bat aireacy commenced Commotore Armstrong atiacked and dtaman ied the Baw rier Forts, tn comsequence of the Chinese wancuniy fring om a mon-f war's boat under Amerwan colors The prices of wa baa advanced. The supplies were short everywhere The silk arrivels at Shanghee wore 07,000 balee; the settlements, 61,000 bales Prises $20 to ry xobange, Te. Eechange at 4, Owing 0 ad vices from Ladis. ree (he Londen Times, Jen a) te g ils hi F i : 8 3 i i 2 i : Fi