Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-03-21
From the State Journal.
ARRIVAL OF THE SONORA.

In executive session the Dallas-Carendon treaty
having been amended by the committee on foreign
g,i,s was debated for several hours and finally laid
oye, tiIl the 9TH Of March, the first day of the new
administration The south is opposed to its amend
,ne,ts and all account of the Anglo Honduras
ireatv which belongs to the Dallas treaty Other
reasons preyailed 10 proven its confirmation by the
,,resn, Senate and it, fate after the iih Of March,
ip,nder The new administration {. predetermined.
m Seaate passed the Army bin which only
agaits the signature of the President TO become u
saw The bill gives average increased salary to
each officer of $500, or in all -"oOO0 During the
4iscasstou OF the bill in the Senate, the galleries
were crowded with the wives Of officers, al xfous
as 20 its fate.
on the 18th a law was passed to prevent the coun>
terfefting of United States coin, and bill to ascer-
tain and settle private land claims in California The
House passed the Submarine telegraph bill after
amending it. ami 1t will now go back to the Senate
for concurrence.
The House concurred with the Senate amendment
10 the coinage bill making it lawful for two wears to
pay out al the mint The new cents authorized 10 be
coined for the fractional parts Of line Spanish and
Mexican dollar. Some debate also had upon
the tariff in committee of the whole.
Sathe 18th, the proceedings in the halls Of Con-
ess OF the mos; important and exciting nature.
The report of the committee appointed TO investigate
The charges of corruption against ,nembers ct Con
Tress presented The report recommends the
expulsion Of Messrs. Gilbert, Edwards, WEIGH and
Matteson .asd aEzo the exclusion Of Nc. simonion
from 'te floor CT Ike House as reporter. Aner
profacted discussion, farther con aJioa OF the
subject was pfssIrcned ehtl the 2sth.
The c6mTnit.et lst reported bill to guard against
corrupt and secret influence in future legislation
MtscrLLASEess Accounts from hsaliaDd state
q al Hr BnohsEsa Ind rot fsliy dsoisles he's csO
met and that his determination aoaid aot be made
known for some days
The French Minister has made a demand OR our
government 10 losses sustained hv French residents
at Greytown, during its bonn 5arirgeBt by Capt. ilol
Inns.
Dispatches we're received by DER government on
Tuesday from Pers, bat their nature dad not come to
light.
The 4isunieu convention assembled On the 10th of
February al Utica About $50 fer-ons were in at
tcndance The convention fgiIy endorsed the senti
menls OF the Convention held nj Worcester, and
slpenly and boldly avewed secession.
The republican state Convention of Rhode Island
nominated +. Dyer, for Governor, anu Thomas G..
Turner for Lieutenant Governor. The present Score
tary of Stale, Attorney General and Treasurer, were
all reno minated. The Know NDthings nominated
the same ticket, except the Lieutenant Gover.ur.
Advices from Kanzts state that the commissioners
appointed to inve-iige the charges gnnsi the sur
rryor General, Cud~aiader. reported in his favor.
Gen. Clark, charged viii. killing Mr.. Barkous
surrendered aud entered into recognizance TO answer
the charge
Al a j1nt meeting OF the New Jersey Leg stature
the lion ]. Il. Thompson was re elected u. States
Senator for six years from the 4h of March.
The Legislature of Michigan adjourned on Mon
dry Among the acts passed by mat body. one
Ter II hiking ilw; granting aid to Michigan emf
grants k1n71-; aai org lnzing independent
supreme court Resolutions ia favor of admitting
kanz free State were also adopted.
The labore-s employed in the tunnel at Bergen, n.
Jersey. numbering thousand Strong. engaged IN
II oooiy fight. The inhabitants Of Jersey Ciry. lud-
and IiuhoAen, greatly allrned. Tbs b T.
ligercnis during the light SGT fire their shanIies,
which brought the lirunen. Subsequently
eal companies OF the military ordered out and
proceeded Ia the of disturbance. he iiremen
Dispersed The mob. Three four killed AMI
seversil wounded.
The CDruner's Jury pnnneled to enquire into the
death OF Dr. kurGei, have concluded their labors -
They rendered their yesiIci--that DR.. Burdcll was
murdered the 50th of JaHuary, and that Mrs Gun
tI-
mission OF the crime being led an insisted there
in by q. V. Sn1Srass accessory before The fac.
Both branches OF the New York common council |
the evening OF the 18Th February adopted resolu-
lions welcoming Hon. ID. .. Frederick, the Senator
elect from California. a1 placing tIs Governor's
his disposal Tor the reception of his friends.
Senator Iroerivk sllu:ed his Irri 'al at New
N,rK ny one hundred guns.
The Washington Unlou gives he following as the |
rim''red Cabinet OF Nj. Bnchanan-Lcwis Ca>s, Sec
tretarN of STATE; John u Fiyd, Secretary of W r; A
V. Blown. Secretary Of the Navy; Jacob Thompson, I
Secretary ri Interior, j. Clancy Iunes, Post Master
General, Isaac roucey. Attorney General
Hon Slmusl lnghan uian .Inpisy nomin ated /
for uvern"r by the Democrats Of Connecticut "n The
18th of February.
FRoN H.vAAA Intelligence received an
nouncing thai the celebrated Arctic adventure, lr
Kane, critical cundiuon thai his lie was /
des.,are,i OF.
NIcAR.GuA IxrELLIGENcE.-The following inte-
gence from Nicaragua was teiegFaphed from AspB'
wall 10 the Panama lire 9tst. The british |
steamer Trent arriy> here at noon bringing news
frum Greytown to the 90th inst. On sunday last |
reached Grey that Walker had repUsscssed
hnSrl of Serap iJua.
1t appears th.,i GA he 18th Walkers party attacked
That glact- about O'Clock II the morning, with Two
hundred men and Two hine Founders The Costa /
RicanS held on, unti the lei owing day, when they .
evacuaied Walkers army iosttwO men killed and
three wounded steamer being sent up The river
Returned confirming the seizure Of oerapiqua by
Walker aud also brought news Of the rsl Of Castillo
into the possession of walkers army, with loss of
eight killed and twenty wounded The Costa kicans
supposed TO have lost about thirty Two killed and
sixty wounded.
Com Lockbridge has gone to Greytown for pro
visions, of which there plenty ut that place.
Col. kiunex arrived here by the above mentioned
steamer
EUROPE The Persian and Chinese questions alone
occupy public attention.
The reports 81 tho submission of rsia 10 the de
mands of The British had not been confirmed.
Deails of the capture Of Bushire had received
The conduct of the British troops after the capiEula
ton ct the town is said 10 have been abomnabie -
Bnshire was Proclaimed British territory and Il free
port.
The French fee; hail aiso, it appears commenced
hostile operations a., inst the crlcsiials.
Admiral seymour has forwarded another dispatch |
> to the English gov.rnmeat relative 10 the progress
of ihewsr in China in which he aIudes 10 the action
of our navy
The reputation of the Safe debt of Cali fornia was
laid hold of in London, with view prejudice !
American credit i'll Europe
The LONDON journals wrangiing over the rumor
ed reconstruction of The British Cabinet
lerger. the assassin OF the Archbishop of Paris,
executed on the m lrning the 18th OF January. Ills
example had found imitation in Italy, where a |
priest attempted 10 assissihate The chbishop of
AiattPna white he blessing the populace. The |
Archbishop woinded. OF his assistants.
"ho interpcsed to protect hun, was shot dead by the
assassin
Naples was in a state of combustion, and arrests |
were being made necessarily
From Mexico -Gsncrals Francisco Gutierrez, and 1
Puebla have been imprisoned by government al the /
instance OF scs,liis.
zen. blaacare has esta biisned himself at GauIal
sJara where he he has gathered most of those disal
fected to his standard. t;en Fer,,de who is com
nand u! hat DIVISION. has issGed order ia, him to
give up all his and ammunition, and q disbard |
his fu,cns.
decree has been Issued declining Guiy of six |
per cent. on exports coined silver.
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