The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-14
New York, Monday, March IA, 1855.


The steamship Star of the West arrived at this
port last evening, with the semimonthly Pacific
mails and treasure which left San Francisco on the
10th ult The intelligence from California is unim
porant. Trade was dull at San Francisco, owing
TO the continued heavy rains which had prevailed
during the fortnight preceding the 10Th ut These
heavy rains, while they impeded the transportation
of merchandise and gold dust to and from the
mining districts, and diminished the receipts OF
gold at the mint and cut the fortnightIy shipment
of treasure down TO s920,l77 were nevertheless
regarded with great favor, they ensure an active
season and large yield at the mines.
Our advices from the South Pacific are dated at
Valparaiso on the 3lst of January and at Callao on
the 18th of February. The news from Chile is i'm
portant The revolutionary movement continued
to spread throughout the republic, and business was
completely paralyzed in Valparaiso in consequence
of the disturbed state of affairs. The war between
Peru and Ecuador had not progressed beyond the
state of blockade last reported.
There is no news from Central America.
We have nothing very important from New Gra-
nada no mail from Bogota having arrived at
Panama. The Isthmus was healthy. A very angry
feeling was manifested towards the French by The
natives.
From the Sandwich Islands we have dates at
Honolulu to the DIST of January Most OF the whale
ing fleet had gone south and the town was dull The
amount Of oil and bone which left the islands for
the United States last fall somewhat exceeds the
export of last year. The United States Surveying
schooner Fenimore Cooper sailed from Honolulu
December 30, on short cruise, to survey the
islands and shoals that lie to the norhward Of the
group. A letter from Ayan, in the Ochotsk Sea,
dated in October last, says there has been some
difficulty this season between the French whale
ships and the Russian brig Constantine 1t origi-
mated in an attempt on the part of the captain of
the brig to force the ship Vile de Rennes from the
harbor Of Ayan, and prevent her whaling there,
Our Kingston, Jamaica, dates are to FebruaryI7
A Haytien war schooner had arrived, with three
ENJOYS from President Geffrard TO the Governor
and also with orders TO take home on her return all
political refugees wishing to return to their coun
try. Soulouque was under surveillance of the
Jamaica authorities.
The British steam frigate Curacao arrived in our
bay last night She brings Lord Lyons, the new
British Minister.
mass meeting Of the national democrats takes
place tonight at Tammany Hall, to give expression
to the popular sentiment on the subject of the &C
QUESTION of Cuba. Several speakers of national
reputation have ben invited to address the meet
ing and letters announcing their acceptance of the
invitation have been received from Senators Benja-
min of Louisiana, Pugh of Ohio, and Brown of
Mississippi, and from Messrs. Bocock of Virginia,
Valandigham of Ohio, and Cavanaugh of Mime.
sofa, members of Congress. In view of the popu-
lar interest in the question felt in New York, and
the character and known eloquence Of the speak
ers, large meeting will no doubt be gathered
Our Omaha, N. T., correspondent gives q state
ment of a beligerent correspondence which has
recently taken place between General John H.
Slayer, Of the Nebraska Volunteers, and Mr. Rob
ertson, editor of an independent democratic sheet
in that place. AS the affair ended in smoke with
out fire without fun it has no sort Of interest for
our readers.
Another Nebraska correspondent warns Eastern
people to accept with caution the statements nut
forth regarding the extraordinary richness OF the
mines. He says, that although gold is to be found
there in paying quantities. there can be no reliable
information as to its extent, or even the amount
that can be made, until next season. As TO the
most favorable route for getting there he prefers
the old Mormon route, on the north side of the
Platte. The Hannibal and ST. Joseph (AIo) rail
road was opened on the 22d alt. This gives a rail
road connection from the latter place to New York.
The annexed table shows the temperature of ,bs
atmosphere in this city during the past week the
range OF the barometer and thermometer. the
variation of wind currents and the state Of the
weather at three periods during each day, viz: at
A. NJ, and and o'clock p Nj