The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-06
D0MEsTIC SUMMARY.

arrival of the Moses Taylor, we have San Fran
CISCO dates to the 9th inst and later news from
the disputed boundary, including correspond
ence between General Harvey and Governor
Douglas, in regard to the threatened seizure of
American citizens at the island of San Juan.
Gen. barney acknowledges the receipt of Doug
lass protest. and says he took San Juan to pro-
tect American citizens against a threatened
seizure and conveyance to Victoria, TO be tried
for alleged offences committed on the island.
This letter IS very curt and peremptory. Gov.
Douglas rephes In more apologize tone, de-
MES that any such outrage was threatened or
contemplated as the one complained of by Har-
ney, and demands that the latter, in conse-
quence of this distinct and emphatic denial, y
shall withdraw his troops, and leave the island
as 1T was. There the matter will doubtless rest
until Gen. Scott arrives. 1t is difficult TO see
what he will find to do In the matter, as the
British naval commander in that quarter has
refused to..employ force to remove the Ameri-
| cans. The Canal de Haro the westernmost
channel, was named in the negotiations as the
channel contemplated for the boundary line
| from 490 to the Fuca Strait. (See Mr.. McLanes
letter, May IS, l846) No other channel was
named, which is presumptive proof that this
one and no other was contemplated. An in
spection of Colton's map of Oregon shows that
from
the middle of the Gulf Of Georgia, where the
line of 490 ends, to the middle of the Strait of
Fuca. The object of the southern DETECTION,
which was to give Great Britain the whole of
Yancouver's Island, does not require anything
more. All these are arguments in favor of the
American claim to the small islands. And yet
it is most probable that they will be given up,
as only Northern territory and interests are
| concerned. The Richmond Enquirer, always
the fugleman of the Administration, indicates
such to be the purpose of the President and it
| is not easy to see why Gen. Scott should have
been sent out, unless for the purpose of making
him the catspaw to bear the responsibility of
the unpatriotic act.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALIFORNIA OVERLAND
Mails. Louis, Oct. 3.--The California mail
| of Aug. 9th has arrived.
| The State election, held on the 7th, resulted
| in the undoubted choice of Milton S. Latham,
a Lecompton Democrat, for Governor, by a
very large majority, perhaps twenty thousand.
Messrs. Scott and Burick were also probably
elected to Congress, although their opponents,
Messrs. Baker and McKibbin, have the benefit
of a slight doubt. The Anti Lecompton candi-
date for State Printer has also slight chance.
With these possible exceptions, the Democratic
Lecompton State ticket is elected by increased
are largely Democratic.
The "Peoples Reform Ticket" being the
regular succession of that insugurated in 1856
by the Vigilance Committee, has again tri-
umphed in San Francisco by a handsome ma
jority.
Since the sailing of the steamer on the 5th,
business has been a good deal interfered with
by the State election, and but light demand
for goods for the country has been experienced,
A number of arrivals have occurred from At
lantic and foreign ports, from which few sales
are reported. The market remains firm, with
quotations unchanged.
The British ship Forest Monarch was wrecked
on the 29th of August. She was on her way
from San Francisco to Puget Sound.
YELLOW FEVER IN TExAs-SHIP News
New Orleans, Sept. 20.-The yellow fever is
slowly increasing at Houston and Galveston, in
Texas. There had been more deaths
From Mexico we learn that Woll's army in
recent battle with the Liberals, though victcri.
GUS, suffered severely.
There was anxiety at Indianola for the
schooner Margaret johnson, now fifty DAYS
from New York The schooner Vickery, from
Philadelphia, arrived at Indianola, after long
passage.
BURSTING OF A BALLOON - PER1LoUs De
scENr.-Rome, N. T., Sept. %. Professor
Coe, accompanied by Mr. Cottman, of Rome,
made balloon ascension to-day. When at the
height of two miles, the balloon burst, and turn
ed up in the top Of the netting forming para
chute. The voyagers, after perilous descent,
landed safely in swamp, three miles from the
starting point
WATER CAS- Wilmington, Del, Oct. g.
The City Gas Works entertained large party
yesterday, to witness the manufacture of gas
from water as substitute for coal gas. The
demonstration was in every way satisfactory,
the light being pure and brilliant snd greatly
cheaper than that manufactured from coal. 1t
was manufactured under DR., Sanderss Cincin-
natl patent
| IMPORTS OF Dry GooDs.-The imports of
| foreign dry goods at the port Of New York for
| the month Just ended have been smaller than
for any previous month this year, amounting,
in the aggregate to $5,990,972. The total i'm
ports Of dry goods fo- tie last nine months is
500, 468, $50, against $47,707,2 25 for the same
| time last year. The stock of goods in bond
has again decreased, while in September, 1857,
nearly one-third of all the dry goods landed
were thrown into warehouse. The Journal of
Commerce says:
"The remainder of the year must show a
large increase on the last quarter of 1861, for
the aggregate receipts for the remaining three
months of that year were less than seven and
threequarters millions. We think, also, that
the imports for the next three months will show
a farther gain upon last year but of this there
is less certainty. The i'm porters have been dis
couraged by hsavy losses, and some have
countermanded their orders
SAFETY OF The LpsT bALooNIsT LA Noun.
TAM froy, Ne,o York, October 3.--The fol-
lowing dispatch was received here this evening,
announcing the welcome fact of the safety of
Professor La Mountain, the missing Daiioonist:
OttaWay, C, W, CcsqSer s-We have lost
alk--landed three hundred miles north Of Water
town, in the Canada wilderness, We were four
days without food, hut we're brought out by the
Indian guides In canoes. Please inform my
wife. JOHN LA MOUNTAIN.
ANOTHER FILIBusTER ExPEDITIoN-Phila-
delphia, October ga special Washington dis
patch in the North American Of this morning
says another Formidable Glibuster expedition is
preparing against Nicaragua, and that por.
ton of the expedition has succeeded in leaving
New York and Charleston, but no demonstra-
ton will be made until the plans are fully ma
tured. Colonel Wheat is to have az Important
position in the crusade,
DEssRYcfIvE FIREs.-New York, October
3.-Speyer's lager beer brewery was burned last
night, involving loss of $25O,000; insured for
$l45,000.
A confagFation occurred yesterday at Sing
Sing Prison, destroying the fle-shop, anger
shop, and dye-house Loss, $4,000.
MAIL INTERCOURSE WITH MEXICO. - Ne,o
York, Oct. 1.-The steamship Tennessee, of
the New Orleans and Vera Cruz mail line,
having been thoroughly reftted, sailed from
this port to-day with |. large number of passen-