San Andreas independent., 1856-10-18
WO WEEKS LATER NEW S!
MAINE ELECTION NEWS!
LATER FROM KANSAS
LATER EUR ROPEAN NE US!
IMPORTANT POLITICAL NEWS

MEMoRAsDA-San Francisco, October l4th
The Pacific Mail Steam Ship Golden Age, J. T.
Watkins, commander, left Panama, on the first
of October, with 672 passengers and the u s..
Mails The frigate Independence and sloop-of-
war 81. Ma,ys are still at Panama The sloop-
of-war Saratoga, is at Aspinwall, officers and
crew all well.
The authorities at Washington have re-
fused to recognise the Nicaraguan Minis
ter. Dispatches from Kansas contain i'm
portant items. The State Prisoners have
been released on bail, and they (the peo-
ple,) at Lawrence celebrated the event by
immense rejoicings. General Gearey had
arrived at Lawrence, and issued procla-
nation, in which he ordered all bands of
armed men to disperse. Nothing will be
wanting to sustain tranquility.
Hon. G. P. Villiers has been appointed
to succeed Mr.. Champion at Washington.
We now learn there is no doubt of the fact
of that gentleman's appointment to this
Parliament, was President of the Crimean
Commissioners, is Member of the Board
of Trade. He has accepted the appoint
ment and will leave England without de-
lay.
The Tammany General Committee, on
Tuesday night, endorsed the nomination
of j. Wood to the Mayoralty of New York,
by vote of 56 to 26.
w. T. Coleman, President of the San
Francisco Vigilance Committee, was ar
rested at the instigation of j. R. Malony,
late of San Francisco, who complains that
while performing his duty guarding the
State Arms, he was seized and expelled
from the State by the Committee to his
great pecuniary and personal damage
Mr.. Coleman, who is now on a tempo
rary visit in the country, was taken before
the Supreme Court, and held to answer in
the sum of $4,000.
The anniversary of the adoption of the
Federal Constitution was signalized by i'm
portant political movements in various
parts of the country.
The Old Line Wings opened their Ma
tional Convention at Baltimore, for nomi-
mating Presidential candidates, by the Sc
lection of Judge Bates, of Missouri, as
Chairman; appointed the usual Commit
tees, and discussed old recollections, past
political efforts and visionary hopes of po-
litical triumphs for the future, and ad-
journed
New JERsEY-The Republican Con-
vention for the nomination of Presidential
Electors, met at Trenton. The Hon e.
Marsh, who was President of the Know
Nothing National Convention that nomi-
mated Fillmore and Donelson, presided
The proceedings were very spirited.
At Syracuse, there was held the Repub-
lican and North American Conventions
a collection of radical Abolitionists
The Republican Convention was attend
ed by delegates from every county in the
State. After the adoption of resolutions
absorbing portion of the Americans with
out terms or conditions, adjourned till
Monday morning. The ~ Americans
bolted, and organized separate Conven-
ton. They intend holding a separate
Convention at Rochester on the 23d-
The radical Abolitionists did nothing.
The Whig Convention at Baltimore en-
dorsed Fillmore and Donelson appointed
an Executive Committee, and adjourned.
There was a ratification meeting held. 1t
was brilliant affair
The letter of declination of Mr.. John
son of the North Americans, for the Vice
Presidency, was surreptitiously obtained
and published without authority.
The Committee requested Mr.. johnson
to reconsider his action, and Mr. johnson
had written in reply, his letter declining
the nomination.
FUNps.-California State Bonds, 7OM
73 cents, in New York, on the 10Th ult.
Wells, Fargo & Co., advertise in N. York,
that they would pay the interest due after
the 10Th.
The Steam Ship asia, which left Liv,
erpool on the 9th ult, arrived on the 18th
with ten days later news. The intelligence
is>of an important choracter
Much financial disturbance was caused
in Great Britain by the sudden failure O
the ROYAL British Bank, which was insti
tuted some years since, and enjoyed many
advantages and privileges from the English
Board of Trade.
he London journals have some articles
INST Walkers proceedings in Nicara
and in condemnation of the policy O
T. S. Government in officially recog.
his Minister. A good deal of anx
! felt in Europe in regard to the
the harvests.
kADELPHIA, Sept 18th.-The Dem
celebrated the anniversary of The
Qtion to-day. The excitement pro
unparalleled in the history of DO
lebrations in this city.
johnson Of Ga, made an eloquenu
d which he reviewed the h;s4a,..