Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-05-09
ARRIVAL OF TIE
G. OIL DE n G. A T E.
. WEEKS LATER FROM TUE ATLANTIC.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Golden Gate arriv-
ed at San Francisco on the morning of the 29th
ult with dates from New York and New Orleans
to the 9th of April.
The Golden Gate brought 700 passengers, 2O6
of which were women and children, and 260 L.
s. troops. We give below the most important
portion of the news brought by her.
CALIFORNIA APPoINTMENTs.-B +. Washington,
Collector of the Port of San Francisco Frank
Tiford. Naval Officer w. b. Dameron Survey
or ; j. NJ. Covarrubias, Collector of District of
San Diego; Andrew Lester Collector of San
Joaquin District Augustin 0lvera, Receiver OF
Public Moneys, Los Angeles W. w. Gift, reap
pointed, Land Office San Francisco w. ii. Har-
vey, Land Office. Los Angeles.
Col. b. F. Hayes is retained Surveyor General
of California.
Chas. II. Hampstead has been appointed Direc-
tor of the Mint of California, in place of Peter
Lott, removed.
OTHER APPoINrNENrs-Ex-G GOV. Bigler Minis
ter to Chill. Before the appointment was made,
he was offered but refused the Office of Commits
sioner or Minister to China.
Hon. r. j. Walker has been appointed Cover
nor of Kansas and has accepted.
Hon. John Appleton, appointed Assistant Sec
retary of State, is succeeded as editor of the
Union by Vim. A. Harris, formerly member Of
Congress from Virginia.
The New Granadian Minister has arrived at
Washington, and the question in dispute between
his Government and the United States, especially
with reference to the Panama riot, will doubtless
soon be taken up.
The difficulty between the United States and
New Granada has reached such point as to rem
der the speedy dispatch of large feet to the
Isthmus highly probable.
We have report from New Orleans to the
effect that cur Government is to acquire the 18TH
mus OF Tehuantepec, in consideration of $l5, ,O00,-
0O0 Information had reached Washington of
the opening Of the carriage road across the 18th
mus and il is said that the Postmaster General
will soon make arrangements for the transporta
ton of the Pacific mail by that route.
The Republicans in Pennsylvania have nomi-
mated David Wilmot for Governor.
Col. Eskridge Lane, the nephew of President
Buchanan, died on the goth Of March, at Lancas-
ter. His death was caused by the epidemic
which has prevailed at the National Hotel, Wash
ington.
Dean, the coachman, who married Miss Boxer,
the heiress, has obtained his wife by a writ Of
hdbe0S corpus
The Washington correspondent of the Balletin
says:
The California appointments have created no
little excitement here, as there was host of pol
iticans seeking every place, each of whom was
cock sure that he was to win, and his neighbor TO
be cheated The great contest was for Collector
at San Francisco. Broderick was under oblga-
tions to nominate Tilford, in return for the aid of
the latter in connection with the United States
Senatorship, and he did nominate him according
ly. but it is we'll understood here now, that he
really wanted the place for Lent, whose chances
when | wrote last seemed rather the best, because
of the Presidents predictions for somebody else
than an out and out politician. Bigler presented
his own name on his own hook, and had boasted
that he was bound to have the place, relying,
doubtless upon the supposed influence of his
Pennsylvania brother, now of the United States
Senate. All the opponents Of Broderick aud
Bigler united in favor of Col. Washington.
1t is said that the announcement Of the appoint
ment Of G. II. Hampstead as Superintendent OF
the Mint at San Francisco is altogether prema-
ture, although it may be that the President at
one time determined to give him the place but
since that time such representations were made
TO the President rs will probably result in the
appointment Of James w. Vaudeville. 1t is
thought Gen. beavers chance is fair for the APP
pointmcnt of Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Washington correspondent OF the Torn IdH
says:
a portion Of the Young Mems Club will re-
main in this city, trying to make an issue of the
Vigilance question ; they have recently signed
document asserting that no Democrat belongs
to or sympathizes with the Committee, and assert
that it was Black Republican movement from
the beginning. 1t is hobby they have mounted
to ride into power, but in this they will fail, as
the people here are posted on the subject. The
defeat of John Nugent for Surveyor of the Port.
who was pressed for that position, by Scott and
Mckibbin, shows how much influence that Issue
will have.
The same correspondent says:
The authorities ut Washington are determined
to push the Wagon Road across The plains to an
early completion The work will commence as
soon as the spring opens. The people Of Califor-
mia will, no doubt, rest assured of the vigorous
prosecution of the work when they learn that
James f. Birch will in all probability get the
contract. lie is backed by both Senators from
California and Texas and large number of the
Western States.
The Washington correspondent OF the BuHeti,
says that ii is not intended to make any more
appointments for California until news is received
OF the manner in which those already made are
received by your people.
The Secretary Of the Interior has had a con
versation with Senators Douglass and Weller,
Mr. Chapman. of Nebraska, Mr.. Rice, of Minneso-
Ia, and Mr.. Denver relative to the Wagon Road
to the Pacific, authorized by an Act of the last
Congress. The whole question was discussed.
and they came to the conclusion that there should
be General Superintendent of the work which
should be divided into three sections with sub.
II. Mobiles, of Minnesota was regarded by all of
them as emincntly fitted for the General Supcrin-
tendcnt.
The Administration has adopted the policy of
the early formation of Kansas into a State.
Every excrtioh is being made by the Navy De-
partment for the steamer Niagara to leave New
York on the 10th Of April. Owing to the weight
of the submarine cable she will not be supplied
with her armament.
1t is asserted that Broderick comes back with
the determination of arranging the nominations
/ at the coming Democratic State Convention to
suit himself securing their election and return
ing to Washington and demanding that the Fcde-
raj appointments shall be made in accordance
with his wishes. lie says that the principal cause
Of his defeat at Washington was that the whole
Southern influence MAS brought TO bear against
him.
Important from Nicaragua
In regard to Nicaragua matters, General Mora,
the commander Of the Allied Army writes to the
President Of Costa Rica, under date of April Ist,
as follows
Day after tomorrow, at the latest, shall place
in battery at the most of the pupla occunied Inv