The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-10
The News.

The News.
We have eight days later intelligence FROM Cali.
toynis, which win be foond in detail in this morn
hg's HERALD. The news is unimportant, and pos
Desses comparatively but little interest beyond tue
nc. Of The safe arrival and landing of the good
sound sum Of one million three hundred and eighty
thoussnd dollars. This, when added to the amou 1T
brought by the previous steamer, makes the sum
fully equal to the average semi monthly shipmsnt.
Our advicss from Acapulco are to the 25tn of
November. We publish in another column son
nary Of news, from which i. would appear that the
revolution continues its prog ess in Mchoacsn-
Guerrero being ali esdy an Independent State. AL
varez it 10 said, has drawn ups decsra ton Of in
dependence, and is making preparations 10 pro-
alAim the South of Mexico free republic. tn }
NsYth Sta arrived in time 70 place her advices en-
board the Baltic, and her California dates will thus
reach England in thirty-.hree or thirty four days,
which, although via NV York, will as usual be sevs.
ynl days in advance Of the British steamer from IS
pinw al to Southampton direct The steamer G old
IN Gate arrived at San Fr,ncis,o from Panama
on the 18Th ult., with New York dates to the 10th
October. The time from port to port was twenty
three days and ten hours, the quickest on recocd,
AcAwi bstanding detention Of twentyfour hours I'll
Panama tor the Ne- Orleans mails
BY the arrival OF the North Star we have also
hter news from China. AHA rs in and aronna
Canton bear terrible aspect. The rebels, to the
nuDber Of one hundred thousand, beeaguer the
ely, and they have abundance Of money to cary
sn the war. The mandarins. however, hold oas
Asavely and have defeated their opponents in nea "
every skirmish that has taken place. The Goverln:
q the city s in favor of appealing to foreign all
against the rebels, but is restrained by fear of !.
a'Nre in the rear from an associate in the admins
ns&ion. The scarcity and high price of food la
ssased large numbers OF the villagers to take part
with the rebels to avoid starvation. A'togsther,
. shocking ssate of thugs prevails in the Csless al
Empire. Com. Perry, previous to his departure
was preser ted with q complimentary letter aud
service of silver plate by the American mercna Is
n China. The b itish, French and Americ IN
hAsssdors intend If possible, to visit Picking for
purpose Of revising existing treaties. The clipper
shp Comet arrived q. Hong X ing on the 18th Sap
tembar, in e'gh.y-fve days f.om Liverpool. This il
saia 70 BE- the quickest passage ever made betwsen
The tive ports.
We have ike~ise interesting ndvices from Jap Ia.
The steamship SnsQuehauns, on her passage from
China 20 San Francisco, touched at Simods o4-
Of abe t~o ports opened to ou- commerce by t-es,
CAPT. Burhar an had audience with the governor,
sna y very best feeling prevailed, al TIM ity
the part Of the Japanese having disappeared. Slr
eepn JAMS Hamilton, o. the navy, was buried =,
H,moda, sni the economies we're regarded by tn
natives with respectful curiosity.
TfeLews from the Sandwich Islands is import It.
The yr+aty with the United STATES had been n.
sep,ea 80 by tbs royal family, and the docum At
merely CURED TIE ssDa'n~e Of Prince Liholiho, n
wsr ahaen. from the ospas!, to complete il. tn
steamer k,ssss ppi expe ;ed at San Fran 'i-c
with the treaty about the 26t1 nit. The arrival OF
pcr,ior Of The japan squs iron # n ,n,ulu hal
orea go greet sens4tiou The off ,ers ~ the SOU d
ron, seem ssnisd by Mr.. Gregg, cur Commss' ~
en- hid ar auaieBcs with the King, and asterw r's
bis Msiesty fnd suite visited the Mssissi ,pi whsr
shey were received with all the cersm ,ny due an
independent sovereign.
From Oregon the reports Of the hostility Of tn
Indians stir continue. and Il was believed tn It they
bsd determined upon a combined hostile demons, b.
ton agsi,s. TIE Whites. A severe fight had .akea
place near Port and, n which five persons wars
killed. and several wounded. The gold excitement
CONTINUED but there were donb.s So 80 the gennine
neee of the article represented ID be 'ound. Ioen
land.
0wirr 70 the ste hour on Friday nigh: az which
We re eived he advices brought from Europe by
NJ steamship Union, sc were NJ shc 10 give out a
b,isf syr opsia q. sbe news n TO days paper, how
ever, We give fu End complete history Of the
events cnrren. from the departure Of the steamor Of
tbe ,sth ul.. down to the I'D and in editorial
colunre may be found such comueytsFies as The
character Of the sdvices and the complexion Of at
Airs sugges'. Our next intelligence from Europe
vii reach us ~ the steamer Pacific which left Lv
sypcol on the 2esh nit. and which may therefore,
arrive q. this port TO morrow morning.
The Empire City Ba1k, corner Of Green wich aud
Drene .treets, on Gre last night, between nine
and ten o'clock. The frcmen succeeded in extin-
gushing IL before il extended beyond the bank. t
II supposed he ERE orig mated from defect in the
fsuee used for heating the building. report osthe
IRE will be found elsewhere.
The shipowners and agents held an inform al
me.tirg on Change yesterday, came to the Q.
10 ution, In consequence Of he present depression
in heir liz of business TO redure the wages Of car
renters on board Of ships from three dollars TO 20
dollars and half per day.
We understand that it was Mr.. Sacset s
AAher who was sent for Long Island as has be n
stated, but bis father in-law, whose name IS Mr.
Garner. and who was on Mr.. Ssckets bond for
about Eve thousand dollars. He is said to be fully
abe to ea.isfy the bond to that extent. sacsett
also gave two other su-eties in sums o. twenty-five
hundred dollars each one Of which is nov perfectly
good and the otber vas a. the tms Of THAR e. !
sutiop.
Acco-aisg TO TIE Official report Of TIE CITY ~
et.stor tie wh cIs p.mber 81 deaths in the c'y