Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-19
General Summary of News.


LATE FROM CALIFoRNIA.-The arrival of til
steamship Empire City, at New Orleans, place
the press of that city, in receipt of San Fran
cisco papers to the Goth of March, fifteen day
later than those previously received.
The news of moment is very slight. A large
number of clipper ships had lately arrived a
San Francisco in very good time; one only
d ninety seven days from New York and another
but one hundred and eleven days from Liver
pool-the quickest voyage on record
The agricultural and mining interests wert
depressed
The Democratic State Convention had an
nounced preference for James Buchanan.
Copper containg 80 per cent. of metal has
been shipped from the Gadsden purchase.
Several hundred Californans and Mexican.
had emigrated to Mexico. A party of white:
killed thirty-six Indians in Cow Creek Valley
for theft of stock.
A Republican party was being organized il
San Francisco.
An express was robbed OF 49,, 900 near Shas
to, by band of men in disguise.
There has been great complaint among the
miners and farmers on account of the drouth
On the 18th, inst. there was a lively shower,
but it was not sufficient to do much good.
With the opening of the port of Manzanillo
to American steamers has commenced u valua-
BILE fruit trade between that place and San
Francisco By every steamer touching there
en- route for California from San Juan del Sur,
considerable quantities of oranges, bahamas, and
other tropical fruits are imported.
The Indians at Umpqua and Coos Bay have
gone to the interior. All the miners had ceased
work and armed themselves against the expect
T. hoa tod
by the Department for the last three months.
The whole number of the Umpqua and Coos
Indians amounted to about three hundred. They
are mostly well armed, and probably excited to
hostilities by the recent success Of the Indians
along the coast and Rogue river.
FRoM SALT LAKE.-Dates from this far Oh
region have been received up to the Both of jan
uary. The snow in the vicinity has rendered
earlier communication impossible. The mail
which left on the LIST of January was obliged to
return on account of its depth,
The winter has been unusually severe and num-
bers of cattle have died of starvation.
The Legislature adjourned on the Goth OF
January, after session of forty days.
mass meeting was held, over which Brigh-
am Young presided. to consider the feasibility
of establishing daily express train to the Mis-
souri, river. Nothing was decided upon.
The colony is reported as fourishing, and
large numbers of emigrants are expected from
Europe and the United States this Summer.
EAST INDIES.
By the arrival of the Race Hound, at San
Francisco, news was received from the East In
dies to the Goth of December. The news is I'M
important; the only item of general interest
worth recording, is the wreck Of the Dutch bark
Johanna, Captain Blk, on a voyage from Manil-
Ia to Shanghae. On the 9Th of December the
vessel struck on the northeast side of the Pra-
tas Shoal, and was totally lost. The crew aban-
doned her before she sunk, and were saved.
GUATEMALA.
The notices about Costa Rico and Nicaragua
in Guatemala to the 18th inst, were that the
flibusters were to have made the first attack on
Punta Arenas to supply themselves with coffee
and dry goods. Baron Bulow was therefore
busy with 800 men fortifying the port; $500
more men were arriving from San Jose, under
the command Of Gen. d. A. Joaquin Mora.
The President, with his staff, to follow imme-
diately.
The order for recruits was received with great
enthusiasm by the Gotta Ricans. More than
thousand volunteers presented themselves.
News up to the 29th ult, was that the adyen-
turers had received no reinforcements, but were
expecting them in the month Of March.
were every day less. The cholera, smallpox,
and fevers prevailed in the villages, ESPECIALLY
in Masaya. Managua and Granada. Leon was
more healthy.
SAN SALVADOR.
The action Of the Government in regard to
the Central American dispute with Nicaragua,
is kept profound secret, though it has leaked
out that if Guatemala takes active part
against Walker, Salvador and Honduras will
join it. thousand stand Of Mimic rifles have
been ordered, and the Government is delibern-
ting as to the proper officer to be placed in
command of the army. Our correspondent
says: "Cabanas has aided not little in depre-
eating Gen. Walker. His return was anxiously
looked for by his party, and when he did come,
his denunciations against the flibusters not on
ly astonished the so called democrats, but chan
ged their former sympathy for Walker into ha-
tired"