The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-01

The News.
The steamship Baltic is now in her twelfth day
out from Liverpool. The strong westerly winds which
have recently prevailed account for her unusually
long passage. The disturbed state of financial af-
airs in Europe, and the probable receipt Of intei
genee Of the bombardment Of Odessa by the allied
feet contribute to make her arrival aExiously look
cd for
Lieut.. Parke, Of the Typographical engineers, with
his surveying party arrived at San Antonio, Texas
on the 10th ult, from the vest This party has been
in the field since November 22 1854. The months
Of June and July were spent in the examination of
that extensive and almost desert country which Dor
ders the ella river According to the published re-
ports of the results OF the expedition Lieut.. p. has
been highly successful in his explorations, which
90 to prove that the line examined near
the thirty-sccond parallel is the shortest and
easiest route TO California, requiring no tunnelling
there being steep ascents and goods can be car
Yied over the whole route and by avoiding Tuscan
and striking for the ella the long and dreaded or
NADIA Of ninety miles may be avoided. Even as
wagon and emigrant route, the new one propo.
sed and travelled by Lieutenant Parke will save
distance and fatigue to animals, az the facili.
ties for obtaining grass and water are superior
to the commission boundary route, or Colonel
Cooks trail BY proceeding almost due west
from Cooks Springs by Ojo de Vacca, series
Of vales running north and south isreacned bounded
by short ranges which can be travelled round these
valleys looking round into each other, and tending
northwest to the ella river, which may be struck
where the fertile little valley of San Pedro meets
shat river. In this course every mountain range is
avoided, and a country well supplied with gamma
grass is travelled over.
Interesting news from Australia dated at Mel
bourne August 8, and Sydney August II, is pub
khed in our paper to-day. The Chinese who had
goIe to the colony early astonishing the
bankers and government by shipping large amounts
Of gold direct to their native country. Many of
them had also gone home quite rich with their
valuable dust and orc about them. The Spanish
Consul had proposed plan for large emigration
from he south oil Spain TO Australia to the Legisa
ture which was well received. The report from the
new diggings favorable. Several very large
nuggets had been found. The Italian opera was
about to be duly inauguraed at Victoria, Melbourne
and Sydney, under the auspices Of Miss Catherine
Hayes The fluctuations in the -four market still
continued and caused much anxiety. Dry goods
and boots and shoes went off well.
Details of news from New Mexico to the goth OF
September may be foundsin another part of today's
paper. The majority given for Gallegos, delegate
to Congress, nnety-nine but the election would
be contested on The ground of illegaty in some
of the counties. Elias T. Clark had been appointed
Territorial Treasurer, vice Charles L. Spencer, re
signed. Gov Merriwether had been to Abiquie to
negotiate treaties with the Indians, who had become
tired Of war; and desired to live on friendly terms
with the whites.
full account Of the trial of fire engines at tine
Crystal Palace yesterday is given in another
column. No. IS, of Brooklyn, proved to be the
most powerful machine. A conconrse of people,
Numbering Ave thousand, witnessed the contest.
Our correspondent at Key West represents the
salt yield of the present season to he less than ten
thousand bushels--scarcely sufficient to derray the
expense Of keeping the works in repair
Dealers in cotton yesterday we're waiting FOR the
receipt Of later foreign news, due by the Baltic.
The sales were restricted to about 700 500 bales,
at steady prices. The stock is much reduced, and
tends to limit transactions Flour deciued about
IL cents per barrel on State and western common
md medium grades. Wheat advanced from two 10
five cents per bushei, and corn also advanced
about one cent per bushei. Pork was more active,
without change Of moment in prices. Coffee WAS
dull The market for sugar was without material
change while sales were light. The stock OF hogs
heads in THIS market is 49, against 1919 at the
same period il 1854 and g. 400 boxes against 10 1877
do. ii 1904. The sales Of sugar, however, during
the month Of October past have been unusually light
for the season OF the year. Freights were steady.
but engagements moderate, as shippers we're wait
ing for later foreign news.