Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-29


BY THE UNION LIVE.
1ssl TIA g I94sl EtXs lNl'lsI1lu SIX NoEIs.
oiFIoE, CORNER WATER AND MONROE sTREETs.
oAEIF0RNIA NEWS
ARRIVAL OF TIE STEAMER ST. LOUIS.
Nhw YoBK, Oct 28.-,fhe steamer st. Louis,
from Aspinwall with California adviceS to the
5th5iast, and 81, 4T3, 900 in treasure, arrived
at this port at noon to-day.
( The frigate Roanoke. sloop-of- war Saratoga,
and d. store ship Relief were at Aspinwall.
IhelSt. Louis passed the Star of the West
boundput, on thes24th ult.
The Successful laying of the Atlantic Cable
was celebrated throughout California on Sept.
18th. There were professions, cannon firing,
orationsand iilluminations everywhere. ~
The Humboldt Telegraph had been compile.
ted from Placerville to the first summit of
Sierra Nevada.
The official majority of Baldwin, the demo=
cratic candidate for Judge of Supreme Court,
at the recent election, was 1887.
"a vein Of valuable red chalk had been found
in gold canon, in Sierra county.
Gold, silver and copperhad been found in the
mountains in Los Angeles.
THERE'S said to be an abundance of water on
the desert between Sandiego and Fort Yuma.
Senator Broderick started from Placerville on
the dtinst, in the overland mail.
Hhe Bensley Water Company are nov. sup
plying a large portion of San Francisco with
water from Labros Creek. The aqneduct was
capable OF supplying a city four time as large
as San Francisco..7
Upwards of six hundred returned iadyentur-
ers from FraZer2s river had landed ut San Fran
cisco.
Tho warehouse Of. Moore & Eolger, on Davis
street. San Francisco, was burnt uSthe inst
Loss $4,000. Mostofsthe goods were stored
by numerous parties, so that the indiyiduallloss
is light.
The mercantile house of j. ID. q W. S. Shocks
had applied for the benefit of the insovent law,
Their debts amounted to $55, 900 and their assets
to $4,000.
90 RGGoN.-The news of the battle with the In
diaps, by the overland mail, is confirmed. Two
hostile chiefs, Qualchin and Buhie, were captur.
ed and shot.
The rumored massacre of Gcn'l Palmer and
his party in Oregon, proves unfounded beyond
the fact that they We're attacked and beat of
the Indians with some loss on both sides
SANbwfcH IsLANDs.@:Th dates from the Sand
wich Islands are to Sept. 90. In the new trea-I
ty with Fance, the main points areccded to that
government the French language is to be
placed on n level with the English; the duties on
liquors to be reduced from. five TO three dollars
per. gallon; the French vessels are to be placed
on the same footing with the Hawaiian, the
French Consol is, allowed to exercise the iudici-
al functions belonging by right to the Hawaiian
conrts - "a asg
The schooner John Marshall had arrived with
her Cd cargo, of 500 tons of guano, from the
Jarvis Island The White Swallow was taking
the 18th of August.
The news fromthe North Pacific whalers was
bad up to the end of August.
New YoRk, Oct, %. by the arrival of tho
st. Lonis, adYices have been received from
Japan:
Intelligence had been received .at San Fran
ciscosfrom Hakodadi, stating that an important
treaty had been concluded with the Japanese
government by MIR. Harpis, the y. IS. Consul
at Jeddo.
A new port, lying in theiportof Jeddo, five
miles from that city, is TO be opened to the
Americans. -
a son of Capt. Tattnal had.left for Washing
ton, via. China, with. the treaty.
1t was also stated that Japanese Prince,
with fourteen attendants, was to depart inme-
diately for Washington, via. California. g
The United States steamer Mississippi was at
Hakodadisat the last dates.
The United States steamer sPowhattGh was
daily expected at Hakodadi from China.
IsTHMus NEws5-lN i. Clarke, 10. S. Minister,
lad returned to- Guatamala from Honduras
where he had been formal received.
The cholera was still agiug in Csuatamala.
The people of Nicaragua were still discussing
the questsph of the formation of fedetationl
out of the American States. A meeting was
projected ofatlie respective States relative to-
this question:
g The Rev. Mr.. CTeWe, missionary of the Ameri-i
can Bible Society, has been expelled by the
govt of San Sal Yador, S.
MIR. Backalew was recognized. by the govt of
Ecuador on the 18th Sept.
Bolivia continues in a disturbed state. An
g attempt was made at Lapaez, to assassinate the
President he escaped, but Gen. Prudelcio and
another gentleman, rho stood beside him, were
shot dead.
p Peru again threatens war against Ecuador
She has sent two vessels of waTsto that country
with commis sioner to demand satisfact lion for
recent insnlts to her minister.
Ext President technique is SAID to be in Boz
lvla, occupied in fomenting Olution against
the Gostllos Government
The G.fS. Slooptof- War ID Decatur was nit Cal.
lao, and is to leave soon for Sand uan.
s., LOUIS, 0ct92s. Caiilornia and Salt Lake
mail at ST. Josephs on 2gd. pas
sengers came from San francisco to Salt Lake.