The Placer herald., 1858-01-02
Arrival of the John L. Stephens,


Receipt of the Presidents Message Troops
to be raised IN California for Salt Lake
Surrender of Gen. Walker in Nicaragua
to Commodore Padding.
The John L. Stephens arrived at San Fran
cisco on Tuesday evening, with sixteen days
later news from the States. The Stephens
brought S2s passengers.
Nicaragua.
The U. S. steam frgate Wabash had ar
rived at Aspinwall from San Juan.
On December the 9th the Wabash landed
three hundred and fifty men on the Point
Arenas, and captured Walker and his party.
He surrendered to Commodore Paulding
upon being summoned, without making any
resistance. Fifty of his men are still up the
San Juan river, having captured Fort Castillo.
Walkers fifty men landed at Colorado,
went up to Castillo, cut out a steamer and
boats; the alarm was given by the sentinels
firing; Walkers men made a rush for the
fort, and found that the entire garrison had
deserted it. They came down with the river
steamer Morgan and forty prisoners, and
arrived just as the men were landing from
the Wabash.
Left at San Juan H. B. M. ship Brunswick
and the U. S. steamer Fulton. The Saratoga,
having on board one hundred and thrty-nine
officers and men of Gen. Walker'e army,
sailed for Norfolk on the 18th December.
Gen. Walker landed with Capt. Eagle, and
took lodgings at the Howard House in AS
pinwall.
Walker was brought to Aspinwall, on pa
role on the Wabash, and was to leave for
New York, on the Northern Light.
Miscellaneous.
The municipal election in the city of New
York resulted in the choice of Daniel +.
Tieman, opposition, over Fernando Wood,
democratic candidate, for Mayor, by 1881
majority. The legislative branch of the
City Government will stand as follows
acknowledgements, 8; Opposition, s.
ouncilmen-Democrats, IS; Opposition, 6.
The election passed off in an unusually quiet
manner.
The French and English Ministers have
protested against the expedition of General
Walker, and say that his escape from the
United States was owing to the weakness
and ineficiency of the Government.
Gov Hammond has been chosen to repre-
sent South Carolina in the United States
Senate
Ex-President Pierce and lady left Balti-
more, on Monday, on their way to Madeira
The steamer Rainbow was burnt on the
2lst of November, near Napoleon, Arkansas.
Seventy passengers perished.
Clement G. Clay has been elected U. S.
Senator from Alabama
Private advices received at Washington,
represents the anarchy in Mexico as worse
than public intelligence states The Mexican
Legation were awaiting with deep anxiety
the next intelligence. 1t is feared that Com
monfort will be unable to weather the storm
The recall of Santa Anna is spoken Of
Gov. Walker, of Kansas, has had inter
views with the President, and impaired the
information that the popular prejudice against
the Constitution is so great in Kansas, that
no one will hearken to anything said in its
favor, and he recommends that Congress
should pass bill providing for State Gov
ernment in Kansas similar to the Minnesota
Territorial bill, which provides that the Con-
stitution shall be submitted to the people.
The city Council of Philadelphia have
for some time past been engaged in investi-
SdtiIIS luC lIdtlSdCJOUS VI TIE DOdTu OF
Heath of that city, and have ascertained
that fraud and forgery in every variety have
been successfully practised to draw money
from the treasury. The amount thus obtain
ed is not known as yet, but 1t is believed it
will reach a large sum.
The Committee appointed in New York to
inquire into the causes that led to the loss
OF the Central dmerica report that it was
thought negligence, and want of proper
organization of the crew, together with the
independence of the several departments of
each other, and lack of proper head over
| ALL were at the bottom of calamity which
resulted in the loss of the steamer and the
sacrifice of so many lives There appears
to have been no material defect in the vessel
or machinery-the leakage being ascribed to
other causes. The deck pumps were not in
working order, and those connected with
the donkey envine were in questionable
condition.
The new Collins steamer Adr;ahc had left
New York for Liverpool, or her first trip
She was met by the Southampton twenty
two hours and half from Sandy Hook,
having run 336 miles.
1t is stated that Gen. Smith had spoken
with the Secretary of War in reference to
the policy of allowing California to aid in
forcing obedience from the Salt Lakers
Mr.. Orr, of South Carolina, is regarded as
the candidate that will be elected Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
The Transit Route.
1t appears by latest accounts from Central
America that the dispute between Costa
Rica and Nicaragua, as to the control of the
Transit route, has taken the shape of open
hostilities, the Costa Ricans having called
on the Nicaraguan commander of the fort
at San Carlos to surrender that post, and
being refused, had employed the steamer