Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-10

man, committed deed yesterday which
should consign him to the penitentla,y,
If there is any justice in the land. 1t
seems that his mistress, a French woman,
for some cause or other, deserted him,
and yesterday morning he went to her
lodgings, i'm Commercial street, near
Kearny, and falling in hissndeavors to
effect a reconciliation, he tried to force
small jar of vitrol down her throat. Not
succeeding in this, he threw it upon her
person, burning her in shocking man
ner. He is now in Jail, and viii be ex-
amined as soon as the woman recovess
sufficiently to enable her to testify.
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
We publish below extracts from the
San Diego Herald, which contains the
latest news from this section Of the State:
MEXICAN FORCES FOR ENsENADA.-The
Mexican brig Desperate, with six pieces
of cannon, and two hundred Mexicans,
left La Paz on the 10th ult., for Ensena-
da, with the design of driving Walker
and his men from the country.
About the same number of men were
despatched overland for. the same desti-.
nation, in order to prevent Walker from
penetrating further south. We learn
these particulars from a passenger, who
came up on a small vessel now in our
harbor.
The Hon. Frederic Emery, Secretary
of State of the New Republic, arrived in
town from below on Tuesday evening,
and was arrested early on Wednesday
morning by order of Capt. Dornin, and
is now prisoner on board the sloop-of-
war Portsmouth. He, with Senior Cor
dova, who was taken at the same time,
will be sent to San Francisco on the Co
lumbus.
1t is said that Colonel Walker and his
party have been guilty of the grossest
outrages.
OREGON.
The steamer Peytcna, Capt. Nash, ar
rived here from Oregon on the 9TH inst.
She brought news to the lst instant
Among the passengers is Judge Lancaster,
Delegate elect, en- route for Washington.
The Legislature at its last session adopt
ed law submitting the question to the
people as to the formation of State
Government. The election takes place
next June.
Anewcity charter for Portland has Been
published. An eruption of Mount St.
Helens is said to have occurred about the
22d Of FEBRUARY.
1t is reported that new and rich gold
mines have been discovered near toe Gala
pooya mountains in Oregon.
CHINA.
We have had three arrivals from China
since the rstinstant. The news brough.
was not important. The country re-
NAMED unsettled. Shanghai was Still in
possession of the rebels. Only few
days later intelligence was received from
the rebel army in the north, who at last
accounts were still advancing upon Pekin.
Plracies were of frequent occurrence
In the Canton River.
Business at Canton, we learn from
commercial circulars, was quite brisk.
The American fleet sailed from Hong
Kong January Nth, for Japan. The feet
consists of the steamers Susquehanna,
Powhatan and Mississippi, the frigate
Macedonian, sloops-of-war Plymouth,
Vandalla, and store ships Supply, South
ampton and Lexington.
A difficulty had taken place between
the French feet and the rebels al Shang-
hae. 1t seems the rebels arrested several
Chinese in the service of the French mis-
sionaries.. The Consul demanded their
release and threatened to lombard the
city If his request was refused. The re-
bells concluded to succumb and surrender
not only the prisoners but those who ar.
rested them. They were subsequently
pardoned by the Consul.