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Pedestrianism --On Monday, at the Fashion Course, N. Y., after the race was over between White and Thomas, the champion entered for the purpose of drawing a trotting sulkey one mile in 6 ½ minutes, for a purse of $1.000. He accomonshed the mile in the astonishing time of 6 minutes and 2 ½ seconds. Such a thing has never been done before.
cted that Mosquera was tampering successfully with the Government forces, and had sworn disagreement among the leaders. Another batch of United States naval officers, who were attached to the Pacific squadron, had resigned. The U. S. ship Wyoming was to sail from Panama for the Gulf of California on the 5th inst., under command of Lt. F. R. Murry, in place of Commander Mitchell, resigned. In Panama, on the 4th, during the celebration of the day, the flag-staff on the American consulate was struck by lightning and the U. S. flag torn to shreds. Mr. Gavett, of Boston, who killed the Hon. Jos. White, of New York, in Nicaragua, has been convicted and sentenced to a term of years in the chain-gang. He has the privilege of appealing. The Panama Railroad Company, in order to guard against any attempt to interfere with their steamers in the Pacific during the present troubles, have fully armed the Guatemala and Columbus, with Dahlgren cannon, a quantity of Sharpe's rifles, &c.
The Pritzes captured by the Confederate steamer Sumter released by the Spanish authorities --A telegraphic dispatch dated Boston, July 15, says: Captain White, of the bark Louisa Kelham, one of the vessels captured by the Confederate steamer Sumter, writes to the owners that he was captured July 6, the day he sailed from Cienfuegos, with 550 tons of sugar, shipped on Spanish account, and bound for Falmouth, England, for orders. He also states that it is the opinion of the Governor here that the Spanish laws won't let him (the Sumter) hold us. We expect to hear from Havana to-day. A letter from Messrs. Calmsac & Bros., at Havana, dated July 10th, says the prizes are now in the port of Cienfuegos, but would not be allowed to remain there. No more American vessels can at present find a charter from this island. Of course this caused a great excitement among American shipmasters. Another letter, dated Havana 10th, states positively that the Spanish authorities hav