The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-04
THE WASHINGTON UNION.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ILLINOIS Al NEW
YORK. Two WEEKS LATER FROM cALfoh
MA.
The steamer Illinois arrived at New York at an early
hour yesterday morning She left aspnwall ON the ist
uIt On the night Of the Esd She ashore Colorado
reef near Arenas bay where she remained I'LL the night
Of the 2sth arrived at Havana the evening OF the
27th and left at l. D. m on the 29th arrived at quar-
anne at III clock p. of September O. She brings
the California mails OF August 8 81, 59S55I on freight
and 500 passengers
The steamship Golden Age J. T. Watkins commander,
left San Francisco at 10 Is, August s. and arrived
at Panama ON the 18TH at 8, m. She brought down
SCI passengers and 81 62s 1888 in treasure freight
sI44, 72s of which was foreign account.
Left at Aspinwall, August 10, United States figae
Wabash, Commodore Pauding.
The sloopowar Saratoga sailed for San Juan del Nore
August l6
Among the passengers By the Illinois are Gen. Mosquea,
OF New Granada and Mrs. Church. the artist.
The news from California is unmporant The politi-
clans were actively engaged in the gubernao canvass
Major G. W. Bowie wing candidate for Congress In 1854,
IL the nominee of the know-notbing party. The pro
prcty of constitutional convention discussed in the
papers.
The reports from the mining districts continued ia
vorable
NEWS AMERICA.
There Is no pOltlCul news Oh importantly uom puutc-
mala The cholera had broken out among the troops
turning from Nicaragua.
a revolution had broken out ON the borders of San
Labrador but it had been queled
A famine prevailed in Honduras.
The accounts from Nicaragua meagre. Gen canas
still occupied the country with Costa Rcan force, and
the presidential election had not taken place.
The Costa Rcan Congress meets the 9Th September,
when II is said Mora will be chosen President for life
M Carey Jones still at San Jose He had not made
any advance towards the government and the object OF
his mission profound mystery. He asked for and
obtained permission visit the President private in
dvidual but did not GO He has been robbed by his
servant and said TO be greatly embarrassed in conse
quence Business very dull. The coffee crop prom
ised we'll
NEWS IRON GRANADA
The United States frigatc independence sailed from
Panama for San Francisco the 9th ut The Decatur
had arrived from Pnta Arenas with the remnant OF the
fllbusters, all Of them in destitute condition Several
of them sent to San Francisco and the balance OF
them remained, awaiting orders from Washington The
John Adams at Panama.
Lieut. Jeers had returned from surveying in tho Bay Of
Fonseco.
The whaling schooner Francis, Of New Bedford was
lost 100 miles north of Buonaventura, the ed of
June Captain Smith, Jonathan Smith, Abner Gray
VIM Snow, and Benjamin Thompson were lost together
with the vessel and Is barrels OF oil William H. Sher
man first mate and two Of the crew were picked up and
saved.
The isthmus was healthy, but robberies frequent
The following is list of the names of the men on
board the United states soopSoi-wa john Adams ana
Decatur late of the army of Gen. Walker:
DIR. r. 4. Royston, Alabama DR.. George b. Bouton
New York; Maj Thomas Doan San Francisco, four gun
shot wounds and ulcers Capt. Chas II. West, New Or
leans gunsho wound and ulcer; Capt j. r. RaybuIn st
Louis gunshot wound in leg. PrvatesJ. III. Cole New
York; John Boyle ireland, convaescing Chas Donahue
Ireland ulcers leg Hamilton Burns, New York, gun
shot wound Of hand Adam Green, Germany, insanity
Isaac Clark Virginia. fracture Of leg Louis G. LANCER
man. Germany (; j. r. Anynkel, Roland ulcer oi leg !;
| John Mccall Illinois, amputaton of leg Oscar Kipp,
| New York ulcer legs Edward Ingraharn, New Or
leans dysentery John Fzzcll Ireland, ulcers legs
Charles Dewitt, Germany, do; Henry d. Graham, Uni
ted States jggers in feet Columbus Cason Arkansas
three gunslot wounds Carl Mathizcn, Denmark ampu
| tation of arm and gunshot wound in thigh Joseph
Gross New Orleans, conyaescent; George w Davis,
Kentucky do; George H. Ide Boston, do; Gallagher
| German.
SEws FROM THE SOUTH RAcIFIc.
The dates are Ia Paz llth Valparaiso 18TH Caldera
| 18TH IsIay 23d Calao 26th and Paita 30th July.
The law amnesty for political offenders passed the
| CHILEAN Congress by two-third vote. The steamer
Manle from New York had arrived at Valparaiso The
fever continued make terrible Tavages in Bolivia The
revolution in Peru continued Vivanco at Arequipa
and the President with General San Roman, about to
attack him Mutnies had occurIe on board the Ameri-
ships Morning STAR Oliver Jordan, and Electric Spark
in the harbor of Caao They quclled by the Brit
sh ship-of-war Monarch.