The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-28
The New
The News.
The steamship Illinois arrived last evening from
AspinHail. with interesting news.

The steamship Illinois arrived last evening from
Aspinwal, with interesting news
There is nothing important from California. A
bill had been introduced in the Legislature making
provision for the legazation of the unconsttution
ally contracted State debt by the people them
selves. II was thought the bill would pass. A egis-
Aative Investigation into the conduct Of the State
Treasurer was in progress, that officer having
Transferred 1924 900 from the public strong box
under circumstances somewhat irregular, rs is al.
feged. Mining was very productive. One lucky
individual is said 10 have recently oug up boulder
Of gold weighing one thousand pounds. The trea.
sure brought by the Illinois is put down in the gross
as"seveniy. seven boxes The semimonthly ship
n,en, is estimate a. 81 200 900, of which sum it is
supposed about million came to New York.
"A full report Of the operations Of the Central
Amer1can troops ON Lake Nicaragua and agans st
Rvas, is given in ano her column Gen. Mora had
crossed the lake in the steamers, and communi.
esnd with the allied commanders at Granada
who were very much rejoiced at the sue
cess Of the operations on the San JuaD
river. 4 new plan of operation against Riyas was
combined and Gen. Cahas advanced with 2 600 men
70 San Gorge. The various accounts from Grey
town, Sau Salvador and Costa ri "a show how much
those countries have been exhausted ia the present
struggle, and that there is still some feeling in
Favor OF Walker. The steamer Columbus had ar
rived at Panama from Guatemala with valuable
cargo Of coffee and indigo. New grants to cut
mahogany south of the San Juan riv ,r had been
made by he Mosquito authorities TO Mr. Bell, Of
BE. fields. There we've symptoms Of a new politi
cal agitation in Panama. News from Mr.. Morse,
the new United States Commissioner to Bogo.a
was waited for with much anxiety on the Isthmus.
There is nothing Of importance from Oregon Or
Washington Territories
There is a rush of emigration to Arizona, on the
Gsdsden purchase where mines OF gold and coppec
Of great extent and exceeding richness have been
discovered. Fifty-six emgrants left San Francisco
On New Years day in the steamer Sea Bird for this
new 0pbir. II was suspected, however, that these
epterprising colonsts had in view a fbustsring ex
petition 10 Sonora.
The latest accounts from Sonora state that the
revolution was still going on. The Gandara forces
suffered disastrous defeat at Hermosillo on the 22d
Of November. The antGandars party were soon TO
take the field in large force under the lead Of Gen.
Cilhardi, who had left San Francisco for Mazatlan
10 assume the command.
From New Granada we have news dated at Pa
mama and .spinwall on 18th instant. The weather
was very warm at Aspnwsll. Senior Juan Bartillo
had been appointed Captain ofIthat port. An ap-
portionment of the public lands belonging to the
Bsate OF Panama was about TO lie fixed on by the
government.
Ou files from the Sandwich Islands are dated AZ
Honolulu on sth Of January. There had been
heavy storm OF the Islands. IL commenced On the
2lst Of December and lasted for ten days. Tho news
Of the election Of James Buchanan TO the Presidency
Of the United States was made the occasion OF
grand demons.ration by the American residents
BY the way Of New Orleans we have advices from
Rio Janiero 10 he 18th Of January, aud from Per.
ssmbu-o 10 the 2lst. No polit al intelligence.
Stock Of coffee on hand 90 600 bags. Prices firm.
Real good and superior green extremely scarce. In
eessant rains had mpoded communication with the
interior, bence considerable diminution in receipts.
The present crop turns out an abundant one,
though less that that OF 1855. Reports Of the grow
ing crop are unfavorable Sugar had advanced.
We have news from Kingston jana ca, 70 the
l2th inst but il is unimpoTtant Tse process Of su.
gar manufacture was proceeding fsvoably through
cot tie island. The present has been Considered an
appropriate time for bringing before the British
people ard Parliament he state Of the slave irade
q Cuba. Intelligence ffom the mining districts
soniinues 10 be favorable. The public health had
greatly improved.
In another column will be found very spicy
statement from Colonel Fabens, in relation 10 the
ssb Tosd hlibwtering pIocvites OF certain parties
Ia high quarter the whole being strongly seasoned
with damnng documentary evidence amongst
which 10 the famous Sidney Webster letter franked
by poor Pierce. The Colonel endeavored TO read
this statement yesterday TO the United States Com.
missioner but the District Attorney objected, AID
he now lays IL before the country. Caleb Gushing.
Judge Nicholson, Sidney Webster aud Flet her
Webster and Others, shown up in peculiar eolors
and good deal Of the milk In the Nj ,araguan
soeoanut is thereby accounted for.
An unesamplod ffeshet in Rock river. Illinois
entirely destroyed the railroad bridge at Stirling on
Tuesday night. Three miles OF the Gaena air line
railroad was submerged, and the road bed in many
places was tom away The damage il e-timated az
one hundred thousand dollars. The Central Rail.
road bridge at Dixon is uniDiured
We have additional accounts from kansas OF The
ARRAY at Decompton. sheriff 5henod only was
killed. Mr.. shepherd, before reported killed. re.
ceivod three wounds, and two others were slightly
wounded. Gov. Geary had orgaBized body guard
for his protection The affair appears, the whole
10 have been nothing more than free fight but
Of ratlcr hotter character than usual even uong
ibe border ufIans
An interesting decision has been rendered by the
Surrogate in regard to the possr Of q guardian ~
remove the domic o. his ward. The guardian In
tbs case, who was appointed by the Surrogate in
fcniuary 1858 removed the residence Of bis ward
!" biookiyni kings county. The minor having now
ATTAINED The 'ge Of fourteen desires 10 select new
guardian. Iois brings up the question Of her do nj
chi y tha' Is 10 kngs county sbe must apply 10 the
bcsl Surrogate j. " New Yo.t, ,he p.u.t apply to