Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-11-06

tbo oost arrived in San Francisco, Oct sum- III
twentv.siy days-one day behind contract time.
It brings advices to Oct. 4th. No papers came
tbrouob by mail. S. +. Herald received copy
Of the Fort Smith Times; we are indebted TO the
Herald for the following news items:
/ THE bark Lotus had arrived at Halifax WIN
twelve of the surviving passengers OF the steam
shin Austria. Only sixty seven passengers were
sovod-over six hundred were on board at the
time of the disaster. These were mostly rescueu
by the French bark Maurice, and Norwegian
shin Tho Austria was valued at S29O,OOO-her
rreioht at s25O,OOO. SIR WILLIAM G. OUsLEY
has effected treaty with the Ncarasuan govern
ment, which it is said gives great advantages 10
the ENGLISH The right of transit between the
two oceans or auy route selected on Nicaragu"l
/ territory is fully conceded to Great Brtaln...
| ROBBERY was attempted on Reeside Co.'S stages
on their last trip from Memphis to Fort Smith
The driver and mail messen ger made vigorous
resistance with pistols in hand, and the scouhdrels
! decamped LIEUT.. BEALE has discovered new
route from Tulare valley to Albuquerque which
is much shorter than the one now travelled. lie
is actively engaged in constructing good wagon
road, to be completed by the first Of April next
TIE citizens of Fort Smith were to have
grand celebration in honor of the successful es-
tablishmcnt of the overland mail -. AT Natchez
the people had been forced to employ private
watchmen to protect their property from ncendi-
aries. E. GEORGE WHITE was hung at Van Bnreu
for the murder of Joseph McElhaney. -. THE
citizens of Sebastian county bad formed vigi-
lance committee and ordered one Laughlin Nc
Donald TO leave the country.
The steamer Sonora arrived at San Francisco
on the 3lst, at 80, P NJ, bringing dates from New
York to Oct. 7th.
The Moses Taylor sailed on the 9Th, but was
obliged to put lack on account Of an accident to
some of her machinery. The news brought by
| the Sonora is Of but little Importance. large
number of passengers came by her.
A NUMBER Of persons who were rescued from
the burned steamer Austria by the Norwegian
ship Katarina had arrived at Quebec. The report
that two Cairornians named Kayser and Newman
had been lost on the Austria is contradicted-it
seems they were not on that vessel. THE Brit
ish brig Esperango, from Vera Cruz, bound to
Liverpool, was picked up in the Gulf of Mexico
The captain of the brig was dead. and the crew
was suffering with yellow fever - THE Republi-
cans held grand ratification meeting in New
York. Speeches were made by Judge Edmonds,
Horace Grecly, Senator Wilson and others.
THE famous Crystal Palace in New York was de-
stroyed by fire on the morning of the 9th of Oc-
tober. In less than one hour from the time the
flames were discovered, the whole building was
consumed. The loss is about $1,000, ,000-$500,- )
coo of which falls upon the American Institute,
the Fair of which was burned. Ten thousand
persons were inside at the commencement of the
fire and all escaped, only few being injured
-. THE position of Minister to Spain has been
rendered to William Preston, Of Kentucky, and
accepted. THE American Express company
have been appointed agents Of the New York and
Galway line Of Steamers. A POWDER magazine
exploded at Havana Sept. 25th, killing "a persons
and wounding l05, and buryng it is supposed
many more in the ruins .AT Vera Cruz tht
black vomit was prevailing to an alarming extent
49,. No~change had taken place in the working
Of the Atlantic Telegraph up to the 4th of Octo
Der. new system however was being tried by
the electricians, which, it was thought woulC
succeed
TIE late administration Senatorial convention
at Sacramento passed the following resolutions:
Whereas, The interests of the democratic party
require the publication Of democratic paper il
Sacramento: and Whereas, Messrs Woodward and
Appleton are about engaging in that undertaking
therefore,
Resolved, That we hereby pledge ourselves tC
its support, aud recommend it to the patronage
/ Of t,o Inu If hn