The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-09
The New 9.

The News.
BY the arrival the steamship Star Of the West we
have fifteen days later intelligence from the Pacific
The news is not important, but contains the usual
amount of interesting reading. The principal event
that has occurred, is the meeting of the mer-
chants fSan Francisco, take into consideration and
demonstrate against, the action Of late order Of
the Treasury department, prohibiting the reeep. Of
assay Office stamps at the custom house in payment
of duties. 1t will be seen that the collector, Mr..
King, has consented to disobey the order, on cer-
tain conditions, and memorial has been sent to the
United States Treasury, asking the department to
approve Of his action Politics appear TO have alb
sorbed the attention Of the people of California to
sueh an extent that all other considerations were
Of minor Importance, and consequently were
but little needed The whig nominations for mum
oipal officers in San Francisco will be found among
the news.
The telegrapbs have furnished quite full returns
Of the election which yesterday held in Nassa-
ehusetts for State and Legislative officers, and for
three members of the present. and eleven Of the
suiRg or Thrty-tbrd Congress The result, so far
as known, confirms the impression that but few of
the candidates have been successful, owing to the
fact that it requires majority to elect and that
fall tickets were nominated by the democrats, the
wings, and the free soiers. Every scheme was re-
sorted to by the leaders Of each party to bring out
full vote and the contest to have created far
more interest among the people of that State gene
rally than did even the Presidential election last
Tuesday. In the city Of Boston, the Webster and
Scott wings in a measure, managed to patch up
their difficulty, and gave Mr.. Clifford, their candi-
date for Governor, nearly three thousand majority
over his competitors; but elsewhere throughout the
State the vote of the party falls greatly short of the
poll last gear, when Mr. Winthrop lacked some
eight thousand of being elected In the Fourth and
Fifth districts vhig Congressman have been elected,
but in Of the remaining nine districts there
NO choice. The Legislature is doubtful. The ap-
pearances are decidedly against the wings.
We to-day publish some late and very interesting
intelligence from Mexico, including letter from
our correspondent at Acapulco, in which he gives
some new and curious information concerning the
American consulship at that place, and also with
regard to the movements of the surveying party
sent out from New York. According to the state
ments of the surveyors, there win be no difficulty
in constructing road from Vera Cruz to Acapulco
over which the mails can be carried in three days.
What IL likewise Of considerable Importance actual
observation has rendered it certain that the river
u
very triAing outlay. Humboldt appears to have
committed several material errors in laying down
the topography of Mexico, especially on the Pacific
coast.
Lake Erie was swept by another terrific gale on
Saturday and Sunday, and the consequences to the
shipping, so far as ascertaihed, have been most
disastrous and heartrendipg Many vessels are
known to have been entirely wrecked, aud Others
A.. a l.
an extent as to render them unfit for use But the
most melancholy part Of the announcement is the
fact that several lives were lost The bodies Of some
of the dead have been washed ashore Fer full par
ticuaIs Of the damage experienced by the different
vessels read the Geographic dispatches from Buffalo
and Erie
Late accounts from Antigua represent the inha-
bitants as suffering dreadfuly from epidemic
diantea. The crops the island had been Sc
riously damaged by drought
Great mortality is said to have been occasoned
by the cholera in the vicinity Of Nassau, n. P.
Adjutant General Jessup has ordered a court
martial to adjudcate the recent personal assault
on Colonel Roberts by Captain McLsne, in Wash.
ington city, and in accordance with his directions
the military court assembled in the quar- eTmasters
Office, State street, in this city, yesterday; bat as
one OF the members was absent quorum could not |
DC formed, and the court was therefore adjourned
to ten o'clock this morning
Inc torty-txth anniversary meeting of the
New York County Medical Society was to have
come off yesterday evening in the grand Jury
room, at tho Tombs; but in consequence Of there
being only nine members present, the chairman
DR.. Rockwell, on the suggestion Of the seo
rotary, Dr. Yn Keek, moved tha; the meet.
ing be adjourned until the FIRST Friday sfar
the anniversary Of the Medical Academy, (Which
Is TO take place early next month"; which crcum.
stance will ensure the attendance Of a quorum
Of members. In the course Of conversation that \
took place, the chairman stated that since 1915 /
6fty.six members Of the society have died, and
iwenty.dx have joined The total number on the
books Is 525.
The state Of our domestic produce markets look
saiy pICniaDg foT the agricultural interests OF the
country. Indian corr reached ninety cents per
hIahsl yesterday, which il n advance 9f .ol c:n.S