The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-05
The News.

We are requested to announce that the United
States mail steamship Illinois will sail for Aspnwall
on Thursday the 9th inst at P H., instead of the
5th, her regular day. The detention is doubtless
caused by the arrangement Of the mails by the Sc.
we're snow storm.
By the arrival of the overland mail we have San
Francisco dates to the 10th ult., four days later
than those previously received. Business was very
dull. The ship Henry Brigham, from New York,
had arrived. 1t is reported that valuable vein of
quartz had been discovered in the suburbs of San
Francisco The news from Fraser river is stated to
be of more favorable character.
Accounts from Utah state that the service of a
civil process upon Brigham Young had been re.
sisted by his friends, and that trouble would per.
haps grow out of it. There is, however, but little
danger of serious difficulty in that region SO long as
General Johnston, with his troops, remains there
The snow storm from which we have Just emerged
has been one of unusual severity. 1t has extended
over vast region, as our Geographic dispatches
will show. Travel does not appear to have suffered
much interruption, except at the eastward.
where the snow drifts have blocked up the tracks
pretty efectually.
The election of United States Senator by the
Illinois Legislature will take place to-day Mr.
Douglas has received the unanimous nomination
of the democrats.
The steamer Caledonia, from New York, bound
to Venezuela and Paraguay, was at st. Thomas on
the Goth ult
The steamship Fulton arrived at this port YES
terday evening, from Southampton, by way of Hall
fax, having been compelled to put into the last
named place for coal as announced in ourp paper of
the LIST inst Our files contain some interesting de-
tails of the up to the 18th ult. Lord Napiers
recall from the post of British Ambassador at Wash
ington is officially announced in the London Gazette.
which paper contains also the order of the Queen
appointing Lord Lyons as his successor. Lord Dun
fermline is to take the vacant place at the Hague
when Lord Lyons leaves, and hence the mistake in
telegraphing his name as the new Minister at Wash
ington. The organization of the French Nicara-
guam Canal Committee was, it was said, completed
in Paris, with Lieutenant Maury to represent the
interests of the United States in that body. We
publish the particulars Of the arrests of the alleged
flbuster revoutonists in Ireland, with the names
of the most prominent of the prisoners. II was
positively ass rted at Hong Kong, China that the
Emperor of Japan died soon after signing the
treaty with the United States. The main points of
the French budget for 1860 are given to-day.
Inc european HALLS Dy inc America will arrive
in New York this morning.
Reports from Manila, of the 22d October, assert
that the government of Cochin China has refused
to negotiate with the Anglo-French officers
Advices from Batavia, Java dated on the 25th of
October, say:-Accounts received from all places
producing coffee, pepper, and other spices, speak
favorably of the coming crops 1t is said the
Netherlands India government propose to raise to
the throne the son of the dethroned king of Jamb;
but at present the remains in concealment pro.
badly doubling the sincerity of the offers made to
place him on the throne.
Accounts from SIAM dated at Bangkok on the
2Sth of October, state that there were apprehen-
sions of q disturbance by the many Chinese settled
at the capital. An additional guard of one thousand
troops had for several nights surrounded the palace
On the 18th of October, the ftyfourth anniversary
ofihe first kings birthday his Majesty gave grand
entertainment to the principal inhabitants Among
the guests were the British, French and United