The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-31
The news.

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The news.
The steamship Baltic, which left Liverpool on the
10th inst. is now due at this port, with weeks
later news from Europe
The mail steamship George Law arrived last even
ing from Aspinwall, bringing two weeks later news
from San Francisco, and intelligence from New
Granada Central America the South Pacific, Aus
tralia, Japan, Petropaulowski. Hong Kong Oregon,
Washington and Utah Territories.
The news from California is meagro and unmpor-
tant. Upwards Of million and half of treasure
has been landed here by this arrival, and the mining
operations throughout the State are represented as
being generally satisfactory, although the present is
dull season On account of the scarcity OF water.
The official returns OF the state election show John
sons majority over Bigler for Governor to be up
wards of FIVE thousand. We have further accounts
Of Indian massacres which seem Of late to be part
Of the news by every steamer Tho crops would il
Was predicted, prove abundant, and business gene
rally was taking still more prosperous turn.
We have news from Oregon to the 9th Septenl-
Der. The indians were unusually blood-thirsty, and
She prospect Of general war appeared imminent.
The news from the Colvlle gold mines was very IA
yorabe. The grasshoppers were making sad havoc
in Benton county.
rIon NdsiuIlStoi IfrllIir. TIC IePofttu citttoH
of J. Patten Anderson (dcDl) as delegate to Con.
gress l. confirmed. The vote on the question OF
prohibitery liquor law shows the defeat oi that
sure by handsome majority
Our dates from Utah are to The 10th OF September.
The Sioux Indians had been very troublesome, and
Gen. Harvey was preparing an expedition against
the savagcs. The grasshoppcr scourge continued.
On the 2sth .. August millions Of these insects de-
!.
everything green IN their way
by way of Valparaiso we have news from Sydney,
Australia to the Goth Of Juy. The new fiscal policy
Of the government did not please the people. Ga
fhe 10th JAY. fne -four held at fj5 per ton and
seconds at 1885, but arrivals Of Chilean and Califor
MIA grain caused The price to recede fI5 per ton in
cue day. Wheat fell from twenty TO twelve sl,il-
lings hushel Gold rated 1t from 90 S. % "a
per ounce, according TO quality.
We have news from Hong Kong (China) to the
18th Of august. Ten thousand rebels had been exc
cnted al Canton No ten Of this years growth had
been received, and i, was thought the supply woudhe
seanty. Tile tea trade at folC hoo during last sea
son was very heavy.
T.om san Juan del Norie We learn that Nicaragua
Was ii Nretched state, owing 70 The civil dssen
sions Of tie people. Business was at Z stand still,
and work was neglected for war Colonel kinney
was hold up as model agriculturi5t He ey.
peced reinforcement; Of nine hundred settlers fgoya
Alabama and Mississippi. The Colonel and con
cludod an important treaty with the indians, By
which lie would &c enabled TO penetrate into the IN
tcrior IN -asty. Colonel Walker had done netting
lately, a. he was waiting for recruits.
Or files OF Noa Granada papers aic d,set al
pana,pa ard Aspinwell on Goth of October. General
N.io had lci' Bcsota 10 go into punishment at
vcnezuela loY eight ecarr. The new constitution Of
Panama htd gone into force Hunter was sen. to
AspiDwaH ioI trial notwithstanding col. Wards
protest.
Flom hi -csth Pacific ~ lase valpara., dates
TO septentcr ~ Gusyaquil September 90, and
Call o October ~. There il little new from Chile.
x CENSUS table shows lint al the Lat report there
were ~ $50 foreigners in The republic, the majority
Of whom sen Englisbmcl. Fall particulars Of the
eApiJsion which destroyed the British .h5rh tbbgts
Reading. at Valparaiso, are given. The costing
trade of the Aroericau steamers was paying
excellent profits There were tven,y-ci4ht thou
sand eight hundred and twenty two scholars in
aix hundred and ninety-eight Chilean schools,
and one IN every tour Of iLem coai read
ia Ecme uf The Establishments In Bolivia,
General santa Cruz was permitted % pay tenn
porary visit to Ia Paz. The remains AZ General
Bolivar are 10 he placed In national tomb. Cen.
Belzu had sailed 70. Panama an rate 10 tho United
State The Legislature of Ecuador net on the
lGih Of scp;emier. Senior Manrol Bas.amcalc was
elected President Of the Senate, aud Scnor Yasqucz
President Of the Lower House. Food was scare ~
Gusyaquil An export duty had been placed -
c.scarlia.
In Peru he government convention had voted
the wight = universal suffrage, bat voters vithoae
properly qualification must be a,lo 10 read aud
write
The shipwIechod Russians who formed the crew
OF the frigstc Diana were conveyed. ~ before re-
ported, in the American schooner Car 1liGe T. Ts,tc
from Smoda 10 Pctropaulos Xxi. Here they found
he place deserted, and were transferred Ia the
American bark William Penn, which vessel t,ok
them to San Francisco, and thence acros- the
ochoish Sea to tho main land. Proceedings are
now pending in the United states District Court OF
San Francisco against the owners FOR breach Of
the neutrality laws, In carrying Russian troops from
place - place. We give report of tho eAamina-
ton, well copy Of the protest Of Me-srs. Doty
Bdi,man against the recent action Of The Japa-
nosc government in refusing them residence AZ
either Simoda or Uakodadi.
The Ten Governors state, officially. that their an.
nual appropriation Of $3.50 900 Is nearly exhausted
as they now have only about $4,000 unused. They
concluded, at their meeting la-t night 10 ask the
city for s75 600 more. The dearness If provisions
during the past year, and the Largo increase ~
inmates In the institutions, the causes assigned
TOR the unexpected outlay. Nothing j. aid olor.