Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-04
FURTHER NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.

the steamer Illinois, at New York, contain some
additional news, which we subjoin:
FRoN NicARAGrA.
San Juan correspondent furnishes 4 graphic
description of scenes which took place at j late
municipal election in that town, when the sue
cess Of British intrigue was clearly demon
strated by the fact that the ticket of the
British consul was supported by all the voters,
some forty or fifty in number, who exercised
! the franchise. Some of the citizens, however.
held a meeting and protested against this inter:
ference of the British. Our Minister, General
Lamar, had returned to Nicaragua from Costa
RIGA. and was 10 meet President Martinez and
his Cabinet at Leon, and receive 4 final reply
to the demand Of the United States for indcin-
nity for losses Of oar citizens. The Nlcara-
yuan Congress WAS TO meet on New ear 5 day.
I and AGAIN consider the CaSS- frisaIri treaty. the
! Belly convention. and all the other official pa
pcrS, deeds and sealed covenants, the conditions
of which remained nniullillcd by the govern
mcni.
Moas. Belly had given notice of his r~calincs,
10 commence operations connected With his
canal scheme. Some apprehension OF a iilll-
buster invasion from California was ic!t III NJ
, carlr,ia, and the Costa Rica Minister Of War.
at Il public dinner, urged the annexation Of
, that country 10 the United States.
The government Of Nicaragua say, 1t has
! positive information that the Hermann Is Ia r..
! turn from California with 5Un iilllb'st"r', anu
that Walker and his men will JON her at Pana-
Iia. and then invade the country from the IA
ciiic side. The government Of New %tirana,!a
has been applied 10 to stop the transit "i the
iillihuSterS across the lstliInliS.
Tie look out for Walker is sedulonsly main
tanned on the coast Of Nicaragua. Further
correspondence has taken place between Capt.
Mcintosh. the American ilag-oilic"r. and Capt.
, AlIham. the British commander, in regard I"
the visitation Of the Washington. The latter
has intensified his previous aincndc hy still
other explanations. 1t is supposed his intro
iuctory letter. in which he refers 10 the clay
/ ton-Bllwer treaty. was dictated by Sir " Iiiia'n
Gore UuSclcy.
FROM CENTIAi. AMERICA.
The t;accta dc Guatemala publishes the con
tract made between the Government 0l Guatc-
mala and the panama railroad for the cSta''-
lishlncnt of Il steamship line. The Government
is to pay 5000 4 year Tor ten year, subsidy
for one steamer Il month. and Sl2.'up Il year II
Il seini-Inonthly line is c>tahliShcd-thc steam
rrs to be- free of port dues. sc. Merchandise
that liza, crossed the lStlimI> Of Panama. intro
duccd into the Republic in the Company'S
steamers. 20 he entitled 10 ten per cent. discount
on the established duties. The company binds
itself to take sugar from san Jose Ia New
! York ri Il cent and a quarter u pound. ana
coffee at a cent and n hall. Freight on ''uato-
mala sugar. between Panana and .Aspinwali. to
be reduced to 81 cents per pnintal on Hnan'i-
ties less than fifty tons.
The cholera made its appearance III Lii:>"-
nate. Salvador. on lst November. On the 10Th
twenty cases were reported. and then the
disease began To diminish.
Don Caycttclio Bosqlc, minister Of finance
and war, died suddenly on the 10th oi Norcin-
Der Of disease of the heart. and Don Jose Felix
Queros had beer appointed in his place.
FROM TIE SOUTHERN COAST.
The bill authorizing the President Ia raise
! 49, 900 men To conduct the var against Erlia-
dor has passed the Congress of Peru, and the
recruiting stations have been opened. with lit
tie success as yet; the government will have to
resort to CONSUMPTION 10 raise the necessary
number.
No attempt at war had yet been made i'll
Ecuador beyond the blockaiing. although the
EcratorianS; appear to he rapidly rai<ins All ar-
nv To meet the forces Of Peru.
FROM OREGON.
General Harvey is considering the propriciy
Of sending Il body of troops up 10 Fort Coirlllc.
The gold dlggins on the South UmpIua river
are reported to be still very productive. Daniord
Balch, living near Portland, o, T.. shot Morti-
mcr Stump dead. in that city, for marrying his
daughter against his consent. The Indians in
Oregon were still quiet. The apple crop in
Oregon. the present year. Is very large.
FROM AUSTRALIA.
By arrivals at Ganao, ii was reported that
there was much excitement at Melbourne, in
consequence of very rich d~ig.ins> having been
discovered at Port Curtis. The American ships
keystone aud Invincible had sailed for there.
and the ship Beciapoor had been offered eight
hundred passengers at ten pounds each.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
G. X. Garrison. of San Francisco, has pur.
chased a one fourth interest in the grant of Col.
Fremont. and in connection with him will pro-
coed Immediately to construct q watcr-mill near
Ridlcy's Ferry. MERGED river. Col. Fremont i,
about Ia employ 900 or 50" men OF the proper
ty at once.
An old agent Of the Accessory Transit Com
pany buys onc-fourlh of the MnripoSa grant.
valued at five million dollars.
The exports from San Francisco other than
treasure for November was Slll,iSl, OF whirh
S2l5.000 was 10 New York.
The coinage ut the San Francisco mint in
November amounted To ST9o.nuo. and the de-
p%osiSitS TO 81. leo. 3D..
4. small parcel Of ella gold Iss found its way
To the mint-ahout II o.. which a>>aycl gJ2l
fine.
\ letter from Columbia gives Nil account of
tic l%vncliing Of Harrison Morgan. alias Par
rott. the keeper of a saloon at Forest Hill,
Placer county. 1t appears that Morgan and 4
man named Wallace were charged with killing
another named L.cary. The letter. after refer
ring la the examination Of the two prisoners
and stating that they had previously been in
the pcnitcntiary for horse stealing says:
THE justices ordered thu men to be sent
back to Sonora Jail. and requested the citizens
TO withdraw from the rourt-hotISc. which they
lid. Seven officers had charge Of the prison
crS. including sheriff Scdgwick and deputy
Mcfarland. All prepared To leave the court
rooln--Mr. Parker anil deputy Mcfarland LEAH
Ing Morgan. There was Il great crowd outside.
which was very orderly. III much 10 that the
officers did not expect any difficulty. ~ they
PASSED ont the crowd made n rush for Morgan.
The officers struggled m%anfrlly Ia keep him,
but to no purposc-thcy got him, and imine-
diatclv rushed mp Broadway to the high inmc
on the Gold Springs road, where they hung
: him nquirk order. hosting him upani letting
him drop again until dead. am Informed. 10y
n person who was near the prisoner. that no
struggle was perceptible. he only saying, God
have mercy on my soul! oh. my dear father
and mother"
The prompt arrival OF the second mail ":'r
the Tchrantctec route caused much rejoicing
among the people.
Two murders have lately been committed III
Columbia. Tuolumne county. TN the 2';th
November. Joel y. Mcdonald. an rN police
man. was killed by two robbers whom he WAS
irving To obtain evidence against To procure
their conviction.
The Wcaycrvillc "Journal" tells a very