The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-24


PROM CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC, ETC.
The steam ship North Star arrived yesterday NOR
ming from Aspin wall, which place she left on tue
evening OF he 18th ins. She brings California pa
pers to the LIST inst, brought down TO Panama by
the steamship Uncle Sam. The passengers by these
two vessels made the trip through to New York in
tweDty.one days and fifteen hours, being the short
est time yet made between the two ports. The news
Is not important. Considerable local excitement had
been created by the democratic elections for dele
gates 70 tie State convention for the nomination Of
Congressman. In San Francisco some fighting took
place at the polls, in the course Of which nan
was shot, The Broderiyk patty succeeded in electng
their delegates. The new from the mines is Of most
satisfactory description. Rich dggings had been dis
cover cd in various localities and the miners generally
we,e meeting with excellent SUCCESS Murders and
attempts 70 murder appear TO be on the increase
JOSEF h Mansfield, editor of tho San joaquin Repub
Itcan at Sto, kton, was shot by Mr.. John Tabor,
editor OF the Journal, on the 22d ult. Tabor is in
prison. difficulty occurred between Mr.. Bate
man. father Of the Bateman children, and MIR. Soue,
editor of the Saa Francisco Chronicle, Ia conse.
qucnce of some structures on a prize drama, in
which a revolver was used. Nothing serious
suited fro IN It, however. VIM. Sheppard was con
victed OF tee murder Of ii. c. Day, and has been
sentenced TO be hing on the 2Sth instant. VIM. NJ.
Foley pleaded guilty OF manslaughter for the killing
OF J. II. Dunn, OF the Police Gazette and was sen
fenced the State prison for three years. Full de-
tails Of the news gwen elsewhere.
Tie intelligence from Washington and Oregon
Territories is very interesting, although not OF de
cidedly important character. In our mplation Of
the news our readers VIII ind everything Of oonse
queDce that has transpred in those remote regions
since last accounts
The very considerable reduction contemplated
by the Legislature of the Sandwich Islands in the
tariff of eutes will undoubtedly tend to great In.
crease of commercial transactions between
ports on the Pacific and the dominions Of King
Kamahamaha ILL.,, and II Congress at its present
session completes the scheme which has already
passed the Senate Of the establishment OF line OF
steamships between San Francisco and China, via
the Sandwich Islands and Japan, our trade in that
direction will receive a wonderful impulse. The
Russian frigate aud tie English sIoopof-war tn.
had been anchored in the harbor Of Honolulu, hai
called TO the northward.
The news from New GRANADA will be found -
way not materially from that received by the two
previous arrivals. rhe revolutionary movements still
agitatsd the public mind, and IN energetic ef,rt
was 10 progress TO eject the reorganization Of the
city government Of Aspinwal An earthquake oc
curreo at Bogota The 18th inst, which, however,
caused but little damage.
The steamship Illinois left Aspinwall on the l6.h
Inst. for this port, with four hundred passens gers
and over million in treasure. she viii probably
arrive sometime to-day.
NEWS FROM FERr.
The latest accounts from Valparaiso, up TO the
l4,h ult, and from Lima 10 the 25th, say that the
revolution In Peru continues, and that decisive
battle is expected soon to be fought.
THE STEAMSHIP PACIFIC,
With later news from Europe, Is now overdue, aud
momentarily expected a. this port Her news will
undoubtedly prove the most importan. that has
reached us for a long time.
FROM WASHINGTON.
There seems TO exist weltfounded apprehension
that the final adjournment OF Congress win not
take place on the fth Of August, ~ agreed upon.
The Senate hold the matter subject to vote TO re
consider, and we should not be at all surprised il
The treasury underers at the capital succeeded In
proloDgipg the session till after the dog days.
TIE favorhe hobby of the administration Just now
h the Canadian reciprocity and fishery treaty, and
efforts Of every sort are being made to effect IL,
ratification. The members Of the House can hardly
be prepared at this tine to endorse that measure,
n view o. the approaching elections and, therefore
we regard Its postponement a. a certain thing.
The efforts TO establish the American doctrine ne
regards the rights Of noutrals on the basis If m,
tional law, are about TO receive practical recogni
zion by Russia, as will be by our telcrraohic
despatch. We have briefly given orr views IN this
subject in an editorial article.
IRON BERMUDA.
BY the arrival OF the steamship North star W.
have received our f'es Of Bermuda papers to the
l2Ih inst The journals do not contain single item
Of news, nor have they any remarks on the state o.
the weather the health Of the isands. or the c,ud
ii ION Of the crops.
MISCELLANEOUS.
fol- and accurate account Of the recent cricket
match at Toronto, between tue Nav York in I cana
dian clubs, may be fond in ttoay's pager. Tat
Caoad ans we're the vctors aud toe New Yorker.
were evidently taken BY sa-pree.
The street preachers cxhorted as usual yesterday
{ nd were not moeriej.
The awful hot weather prevalent for the past week
avsd in yesterday before strong breeze aad seye
sal refreshing slsoserS lie diaDv,isa dos ays arr
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