The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-16

The News.

The steamship Star of the West, from Aspinwall,
arrived at this port yesterday morning with 81 ,Sl4
703 in treasure, full complement of passengers,
md the semi-monthly mails from all parts of the
Pacific. Tie news is interesting
BY this arrival we have seven days later intelli-
gence Iom California, the usual two weeks news
having been partly anticipated by the arrival of the
overland mail. We refer to our San Francisco cor
respondence for full details Of the events which
transpired subsequent TO the sailing Of the last
steamer. The democratic majority in the State foot
ed up as far as the returns had been received about
eight thousand over the strength of the com.
bined opposition. Hon. William l. Ferguson, a
State Senator, who was shot in duel with Geo. p.
johnson. in August last had died of his wounds
and the people of California greatly excited
in conseo uence. A coroners inquest was held and
the jury returned verdict that Mr.. Ferguson was
deprived of his life by the hands Of Johnson 1t was
stated that the latter would be indicted by the
Grand Jury on the charge of murder. The next
Legislature Of California will stand twenty four ad
mnistration democrats to ten opposition in the
Senate. and large democratic majority in the
House The news of the successful laying of the
Atlantic cable created great deal Of rejoicing, and
tic event was TO he celebrated.
letter given in another column details the events
of the march of the troops under Col. Wright in
their progress towards the neghborhood of the
hostile Indians.
The news from Nicaragua ia important The
dates from San Juan del Norte are down to the %
inst, Ex-president Rivas has sent US letter stat,
ing thai he did not sign the celebrated manifesto
Of Martinez and Mora, asking France, England and
lr,a 81 az ,ch 20 hal a.,-
trial States The letter alluded to. together with
full details Of the general intelligence, may be
found in to-day's paper.
The news from New Granada is dated at Pana
ma and Aspinwall on the 5th instant. The session
Of the Panama Legislature closed on the 3Oth ult
Twenty English engineers had arrived at Panama
on their way TO vancouvers Island, in order to
make surveys Of the Hudson's Bay territory. The
advices from Bogota are not important. The sum
Of fifty thousand dollars which had been deposite
a. security with the bankers Of New Granada, in
London, by spectators in waste lands improve
ment was declared forfeited to the government "a
the parties had not fulfilled a contract made in
1855.
Our flee from the South Pacific are dated at Val
paraiso on the lst and at Caao on the 18th Of Sep
TENDER. The Chilean Congress closed it. session
on the 3ls, Of August. We give rtsums Of it,
doings. The news from the agricultural regions l.
favorable; that from the mines not quite good.
An extensive coal mine had been disc covered fifteen
miles inland from the port Of Ancud, In the pro-
vince OF Chloe. An American naturalized citizen
bad been imprisoned in Valparaiso for contempt Of
court. and complained that he subjected to in
digntics merely because he an American citizen.
Our representative there, however, did not regard
his Gaze in that ieht. The new census returns Of
Chile slow a population in 1867 Of SIS $40, in.
Guiding la.G5g foreigners. Only one-tenth Of the
whole population Q53 ,299) know how to read.
General Ecbeuque reported at Valparaiso to
have set out on another revolutionary expedition
against Peru. Lieutenant James NJ. ellis Of the
United States Navy. had satisfactorily completed
his observation Of the total eclipse Of the sun on
the 7th Of September. The observation was made
from All elevated point one thousand feet above the
level Of the sea and two hundred miles distant from
Payta. II was expected that astronomers would
have been sent out by the governments 81 France
and England 10 observe this eclipse but Lieutenant
Gills was the only scientific representative Of .
foreign government on the occasion. lie was
joined by Mr.. Msester, a German astronomer EN-
ployed by the government Of Chile.
We have news from the British West Indies dated
AZ Kingston. Jamaica. on the 9TH ins. The weather
was then exceedingly Gne. Sugar we're very duh
Of sale few bidders attending An immense impe.
tus had been given to the local trade Of Kingston
by means Of the money spent there by the passcn.
gers on the American steamer for Aspinwall. The
Legislature Of Jamaica Is to meet on the 9TH Of No
vember. The English government had ordered
three thousand coolies to be sent 10 Jamaica. From
the other Islands the reports to the middle Of Sep
TENDER are not very favorable. Trade was general
~ dull the weather very hot, and the canes, pota
toes and yams backward
Additional adyces from the French Yves; Indies
inform n that Guadaloupe had received a large &C
ccs~ion o. laborers-T00 Africans and $50 Asiatcs
The LAUcnir has an article on emigration, show.
ing it, advantages, and answering the objections Of
tie English press against bringing laborers from
Africa. The sugar crop Of the current year In Mar.
Unique was estimated at IS 900 hogsheads. I'm.
ported provisions we're abundant. Everything was
higher in price than ever In the month of
August there had been unusually large number
Of deaths.
The steamship Pacific, Of the Lever line. which
lc, 81 Johns, N. r., on the night ~ the 2lth nlt.
: rived In Galway Bay on the lst instant at six
o'clock In the morning. having made the passage
5 six days and one hour. She brough. telepraphic
,l,ices from New York dated on her day o. sailing
thus furnishing the people Of Great Britain with
commercial reports from the United States In six
days.
COnstsntinopic journals OF the 18th ultmo say
the new paper money, which T. 10 replace the for
ner twenty piastre notes-abolished in conse-