Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-04-02
From California and Nicaragua
ARRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS.
New York, March %.

New YORK, March %.
The teamer Illinois, from Aspinwall,
arrived about eight o'clock this mora
ing, with California dates to the 9Th inst,
and nearly 81, 100000 in specie. She
connected at the isthmus with the Col
den Gate. The latter passed, March 10,
off Cape Cornuts, the steamer Sonora,
bound up.
The steamer Panama, from San Jul
an, had arrived at Panama with one hun
bred and twenty-five dcserters from Gen.
Walkers forces, in a most destitute con
dition. Their passage to the United
States was paid by the Costa Rican gov
eminent. One hundred of them left in
the Grenada for New Orleans, and the
remainder are among the passengers of
the Illinois.
There is nothing later from General
Walkers position.
The Costa Rican papers state that
three thousand more troops are to be
added to the allied forces.
General Carras would march with one
thousand five hundred men upon Rivas,
and one thousand men would march
against San Juan Del Sur, the intention
being to surround Walkers position
with six thousand men.
The condition of Walker was ~univer-
sally considered very desperate.
The Illinois left Aspinwall onthe eve
ming of the 10Th inst.
The principal c~onsignces of her gold
are: Drexel 4 Co, $4,000; Wells, Far
go l. Co, $500, 600; Duncan, Sherman
4 Co., S120, 900.
The latest dates from Bogota state
that the propositions of Mr.. Morse, our
Special Envoy, were under secret con-
little chance of an amicable arrange
ment.
The tone of the press and the major
ity in Congess evinccd the bittercst op-
position.
The publication in Ell Tan.,o of what
purported to be Mr.. Morse's instructions
had created great excitement on the
Isthmus.
The natives are anxious that the Gov
ernment shall refuse the propositions,
although they expect that the result will
be a military occupation by the United
States.
Some descrters from. Walker report
that his troops have Unanimously re-
fused to leave Rivas to fight, but are
willing to defend their position.
The California papers contain no news
of special Importance.
The markets at San Francisco were
generally dull. Flour was selling at SIG,
with some speculative movements
State stocks dull, and selling nominally
at 80.
The receipts from the mines were
mcagrc, owing to heavy floods through
out the State.
Edward McGowan, exiled from Cali
fornia by the Vigilance Committee, had
returned to Sacramento and demanded
a trial.
\ resolution to fix Sacramento for
the place of holding the trial, under a
debate, and a special election for Senator
from San Francisco, resulted in the sue
cess of the Vigilance Committee.
The Supreme Court of California had
decided that the Legislature has no au
thority to appropriate money to pay tho
interest of the State debt, and that the
Court will enjoy any attempt to levy &
tax for that purpose.
The Senate pressed a resolution declar-
ing that the honor of the State requires
the payment of the State debt. A res
%olutiOn to submit The proposition TO the
people was lost.
MIR. Bates, late State Treasurer, had
been indicted for felony, and the trial
commenced the day the steamer left.
The deficiency in his account amounts tc
$4,000.
-Estelle, the keeper of the State Pris,
on had been reported by the Legisla.
tive Committee as unworthy of office, in
consequence of various gross misdcm-
eanOrs.