Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-16
81 NEWS.

The Steamship Vanderbilt arrived at New
York on Sunday evening, with advices from
Europe to the LIST inst, four days lateL than
our last. The news is not Of startling interest.
Queen Victoria had returned from Germany
Twelve ships had been wrecked on the English
coast within a week. A dispatch from Baron
Gros, giving the particulars of the treaty with
China, is published in the Montear. 1t states
that the laws against Christianity are to be
revoked, that missionaries are 70 be admitted
to the whole Empire, and that the Chinese
Envoy is to be sent to Paris.
BY the arrival OF the Star OF the West we
have the California mails Of Aug 20, two
weeks later than our previous dates The
steamer brings 81, 700, 600 in gold. The Fra
ger River excitement has come to . sudden
termination, and many OF the runaways in the
recent stampede have returned to their accus;
toned diggings. The latest reports from the
mining region announce great distress among
the emigrants. The scarcity OF food amounted
almost to a famine. Little gold was found, OIL
account of the height of the water, aud the tn-
|dians were a constant annoyance to the mi.
ners. No doubt, however, was felt as to the
richness of the. Frazer River mines, and a
new attack of the gold fever was anticipated.
Business in California was improving.
One week later news from Salt Lake City
is received. The dates are to the l4th. ult.-
There is little of Importance from that guar
ter. The Indians were somewhat troublesome,
and the murder Of several Mormons is report
ed. On the arrival of the Judges in the Ter
ritory the trials of the Mormon leaders indict-
ed for treason would be commenced. 1t viii
probably be merely an investigation. as the
Presidents proclamation pardoning the rebels
upon their Submission will be honorably car
ried out. 81
We have important news from the city Of
Mexico to the I'd and from Vera Cruz to the
4th inst. In obedience to instructions, oul
Minister, Mr.. Forsyth, had suspended diplo
matte relations with the Mexican government
and would leave for home about the last
Of September. The English Steamer from
Vera Cruz reached Havana on the 9Th inst.
bringing q very large number Of political ex
lies from that unhappy country. Men of ever,
rank and profession have been forced to fee
from their homes by the commissions and cruel
tiles of civil war. a
By the arrival of the Daniel Webster w
have news from Ha,ana to the 9Th inst
Coolies were being landed in large numbers
and a fearful mortality existed among them
A Dutch ship coming from Swallow lost TIVE
hundred and ten on the voyage, and whel
about to be set ashore the remainder-thre,
hundred and seventy eight-were dying at thu
rate of sixteen daily.
Miss Henry, . young woman was murdered
at Pittsburgh on Saturday last by Thoma
Smithson. She refused to speak to him whel
intoxicated, upon which he drew q pistol ant
shot her.
They do up election riots in a little bette
| style in Canada than we in the States. A
Tilsonburg, q short time, ago a Mr.. Foley wa
addressing a netting when a meb determined
to take possession of the stand, and in doingst
the platform broke, killing one outright, and
wounding others so badly that many will ye'
die. a 445sn e.ra
VERMONT, in l6l towns, gives HillaHd Hal
(Republican) for Governor 22,264 votes te
{, O55 for Reyes DEM Republican MAORI
ty II, 209, which the remaining towns will
largely increase. The Senate (30) is probably
all Republican, as last year. The House con
sists of one Representative from each town.
ship, of which there are some $50. So far We
have returns electing IT'S Republicans and 80
Democrats-no choice in 6 towns. All three
Republican Members Of Congress reelected by
large majorities.
The three Neutrality-suspicious. all
have been renominated in their respective dis
tricts, for Congress oja g z
While raising the frame of q Baptist church
edifce in C~hatauquay, N. Y. on Monday, SON
timbers gave way, by which ten mon were ser
iously injured. One is not expected to recov
err. asse ..a ~ s.
n&~The New York News says "Some o.
our country contemporaries have been sadly
and wickedly hoaxed by a telegraph operator,
who has had the bad taste to send q message
that Mr.. Smith, formerly proprietor of the Ses
View House, had confessed, on his ~death-bed
that he murdered Moses, the bar-keeper, for
whose death Dennelly was executed. We
deem it our duty to say that the whole. story