The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
From Washington.

The Executive authorities threaten to wind
up the Banks of the District of Columbia
unless they forthwith resume specie pay
ments. They are at loggerheads among
themselves as to the proper course to pursue
The Bank of the Metropolis counsels resump-
ton the others resist.
The pressure upon cotton, tobacco and
"niggers" is fearful. The prices of the latter
in Virginia have fallen thirty three per cent,
and no sale at that
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.
Advices received here represent that New
Grenada is disappointed in the convention
lately agreed on between Gen. Haran and
our government and further, that the Pres
ident has been authorized to sell the 18th
mus.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.
The Government having received official
information of the outrage alleged to have
been committed at Cape Haytien on Capt
Mayer, American brig r. W. Tucker, Gen.
Cass has made demand on Secretary Tou-
cey, for war steamer, to go with dispatches
to Cape Haytien, and there not only to de-
mand the immediate release of the prisoner,
but full and satisfactory indemnity for the
outrage.
The steamer Fulton, which left a day or
two since for the Gull, in ssarch of fillibus-
ters, will be ordered to touch at Cape Hay
ten, if inttruutions can reach her commander
before she gets out to sea. Meantime, the Or
der was promdtly issued for another steamer
to get ready and depart on the same errand.
The Black Warrior arrived at this port
last evening, With Havana dates to the 4th
inst.
Owing to favorable reports from Europe
the sugar market was quite active, and heavy
shipments were being made to Europe
Freights had consequently improved.
The weather was fine, and good pres
pect for large sugar crop.
BOzal negroes and Asiatics continued to
arrive. 1t was thought that Capt Palmer,
of the alleged SLAYER Paez, would be summa-
rily condemned at 10 o'clock.
Saturday evening, as Mr.. John Stevenson
an engineer, residing in East 9th street. was
quietly walking along 10th Avenue, near the
corner of 2lst street, in company with his
wife, he was set on by three rowdies, one of
whom, without any provocation whatever,
drew adirk and stabbed him to the heart
The assassins, who appeared to be boys
eighteen or nineteen years old, effected their
escape.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.
Letters from California induce the belief
that the Pacific section of the wagon road is
by this time complete. The country between
Honey Lake and Humbolt River is not so
favorable as was anticipated, it being poorly
supplied with grass and water.
a letter, dated off Havana on the 18th,
from person on board the Star of the West,
which left here on the 7th inst, for Aspin-
wall,says Eve have had very unpleasant pas
sage. We were obliged to throw overheard
some of the cargo. 1t blew tremendouslv.-
We ran ashore on the coast of Florida, where
we stuck three hours We were very lucky
to get off. 1t was broad day light when she
went ashore. Weexpect to be five days on
the voyage to AspinwalI.
Details of the Mexican news, which was
brought by the steamship to New Orleans,
has been received.
Another conspiracy to restore Santa An.
ma had been discovered and promptly frustra-
ted.
A revolution was to have broken out on
the 25th in the City of Mexico. There was
great excitement and alarm for three days
among the cOnspirators. Arrests were gene
raj.
The Guerilla bands still held their own
against Alvarez and communication with
the Pacific is cut Off
S2,7GO,0OO of the stock of the Tehuantepec
Company was offered to the Mexicans, and
was we'll received by capitalists.
The late storm extended along the whole
Gulf coast The Tower of Meriod, Vera
Cruz, yielded to it's violence.
The vomit disappeared.
The Governor of New Dion had imprison-
ed the Bishop of Monterey because Of his
refusal to swear allegiance to the Govern
ment