Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-12-02
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.
LATER FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.
Arrival Of the Illinois.

INV YoRK, Nov %.
The Steamer Quaker City, from Havana on
the 18th arrived this morning.
1t was reported at Havana, that General Con
cha had been re-appointed Captain General for
the next three years.
Business active. Sugars firm.
The ship Juba Howard was lost on Ginger
Bread Shoals the 9Th inst. The crew were
saved.
The steamer Illinois arrived this morning at
9 o'clock from AspinwaIl with California dates
to the 9Th inst. She brings nearly two millions
in treasure.
California has gone for Buchanan and Breck-
enridge.
The Illinois connectei with the Sonora. VIII ich
brought down nearly two and quarter mill
ions.
The sloop-of-war Saratoga left AspinwaIl
Nov 18th, for Norfolk via Havana; spoke the
| George Law on the 25th Nov, lat. %, long.
49, yesterday, off fuckers Island, took the
wrecked bark tennessee in tow and brought
her in.
The Sonora left San Francisco on the evening
Of the 5th.
The election returns received up to 2 o'clock
on the 9th foot up Buchanan 1900. Fillmore
1900, Fremont 1000. Nothing definite con-
corning the Legislature. Nearly full returns
from San Francisco give Buchanan 100 over
Fremont, and the latter nearly 1900 over Fill
more.
The Republican legislative ticket prevailed
/
bly, have $50 majority there the vote in the city
was much less than the vote at the State cleo
ton last year. This is attributed to the unla-
yorable absence of several working politicians
The election passed off quietly.
Advices werereceived ON the day otthe steam
er's sailing that fire was raging in Sacrament
to in the National Theatre block.
D. L. Wells, Republican candidate for Mayor
Almeda County, was killed by being thrown
from a carriage
The Indians are restless in California. Cen
eral Casby had fight with a party on the
Klamath River killing several. Another at
tackled the whites near Bald Mountain, killing
many.
Chester & Sprague. professed agents Of the
/ United Insurance Company, had aDsconded
from san Francisco after swndling the citizens.
Nathan p. Cook came passenger in the Ill-
nois. He IS delegate TO Washington from the
Gadsden purchase, who had taken steps for the
forming of a territorial government under the
name of Oregouia.
The markets in San Francisco We're inactive.
Prices generally unchanged.
Dates from the Isthmus are ofthe both Of No
vember. Advices there from Costa Rica to Oct.
3Oth, state that the Congress had voted $4,000
for the campaign against Walker and had also
purchased the armed brig Dover, t. convert into
a war vessel. The CHILEAN Government had Of
fered assistance TO Costa Bca, and commission
ers had left the latter country on q special mis-
sion 10 Peru and Chill.
/ y special arrival at Punta on the 27th of De-
tober with dispatches from Guatemala Eight
hundred Saiyadorians were cmbarklng at Re
aljo, Oct. Dist. and eight vessels were waiting at
Launcion for two thousand GuatcIualan recruits
under the command of Carrcra.
+ postal convention had been concluded be-
tween Great Britain and New Grenada.
1 Com. MeryIn continues 10 furnish an escort to
/ protect California passengers On their arrival
and departure.
The steamer Thames arrived at Aspinwal
from Greytown Nov. It'll Everything quiet in
\ Nicaragua. Walker had troops posted at san
Carlos and other points. He had just received
+ $50 recruits, well provided with ammunition and
provisions.
\ Ew York, Nov. %.
The steamer Washington sailed at room to-
day, for Bremen, via Southampton. She takes
only $4,000 in specie.
The ship reported ashore on Sandy Hook was
! the Robert Peel since got off and arrived up.
She has $50 Passengers-had 81 deaths from
cholera during the passage.