, 1858-10-15
ARRIVAL OF THE SOUTHERN OVERLAND STAGE,
AND LATER FROM Los ANGELES.

ARRIVAL OF THE SOUTHERN OVERLAND STAGE,
AND LATER FROM Los ANGELES.
The Southern Overland Stage arrived here yestcr-
day afternoon, brigng Los An ye,eS papers To Sepem-
Der 26th, from which We CLEAN the following ;enf
IMtGRANrs-A gentleman, just arrived from the
ella, reports that large train Of wagons with lmi-
lies from the Southwestern States Will soon reach
California.
WELLS ON THE DEssRT--News from Mtchell's
welldgging party on the Desert has been received.
They have found several more dne springs including
a soda spring. They found it necessary TO dig only
one well, on which they are now operating, with the
prospect of obtaining water at twenty-five or thirty
feet deep.
CATTLg.-There are between eight and ten thousand
head of cattle on the road-mostly Of good quality
and all doing well. The bulk II them viii lave
crossed the Desert in about six weeks tme.-S1n III
ego Herald.
TIE RoAD.-There is an abundance Of water on the
Desert now, new wells having been dug at the Indian
aud Cooks, which will never fail hereafter
LIEur. MowaY.-Lieut. Mowry was expected to ar.
rive at Mesila by the mail which left Sau Antonio,
Aug. q. He would remain there two weeks and then
proceed to Tucson aad Arizona CITY.
MURDER on THE PLAINs-We have learned says
the Los Angeles Star, through r. Il. Doyle who has
Just returned from trip to III Peso thai at Dragon
Springs, about 100 miles east of TIeson station OF
the Memphis Overland Mail Company under the
charge OF Mr. ST. John, the Mexicans attached to th.
station rose against the Americans employed there,
killed two of them and cut two Others badly that
It is not expected they can survive These two had
been two days without water, aud were rescued BY
Mr.. Doyle's party when lie was almost extinct. Oue
Of the poor Fellows had determined to pat an end to
his tortures that night, but mercu Providence in
tcrfered in bis behalf
FrLLInrsTEas.-when the mail left Olympia OFort
Days Col Titus with party of eeyenty Ave GlliJus-
ters had arrived destined for S)nora supposed
although they procssed to intend settling farmers
in Arizona. They were well provided with such agri-
cultural implements as EhaTps rifles and sXshooters
Rlm0r bad 1t that two hundred and fifty men were On
The way from Slnta Fe, and two huadred were cx-
pected from Cllifornia-SGn Dhgo Herald
Sandwich Islands.
The barque Yankee, Capt. Smith, arrived in this
port on the 2sth ut after swift passage Of eleven
days, with news from Honolulu TO the 10Th last, six
weeks later thaa previous advces.
l....u FRENCH TREATY.
ss- Quite an event has occurred in the political
world in the action OF the Hawaiian Government
the French treaty. The treaty at first rejected
by the King, and his action met with much ap-
pause that salute Of 100 gus was fired by commit
tee the citizens Of HOnonu over the event few
days after, however, the treaty having been altered
and the approval OF the King having been warmly
sought by his Ministers and the French COmmis.
sioners he finally yiede1t t. their cntreates aa Tatl
fed the docpIaent, The treaty is universally con.
demned by citizens OF every class a. oppressive and
unjust to this weak nation The main points yielded
to France are; That the Freaeh language is to be
plIced on a level with the English; the duty on
liquors to be reduced from s. t. s. galloni French
vessels in the Hawaiian kingdom arc to be placed
the same footing as Hawaiian; the French Consul il
allowed " exercise judicial functions belonging Of
right TO the Hawaiian courts. The ratification OF the
treaty was effected by trick. in attaching to II
supplementary article as rider which one be-
leyes the French Emperor will sign even notice.
This article being rejected, the treaty will be consid
cred In full force. This enforcement Of the treaty it
Is supposed will cause annual loss in the
Of the Hawaiian kingdom Of between thirty and forty
thousand dollarj.--HJHsiu!u A4vsrtiser, Sept. 6h.