, 1859-08-26

The mail steamer NorthSrney arrived al
this port on Sunday night at IL o'clock, {
days from San Francisco. Wells, Fargo
& Co., Freeman & Co., and J. W. Sullivan
furnished us with papers from New York
to June goth, and from California to the
18th inst.
IMPORTANT TREATY WITH MEXIco.-The
treaty recently negotiated by Mr.. McLane,
eur Minister at Vera Cruz, with the Juare2
Government has Just been received at the
State Department The treaty gives us
the right Of way across the northern States
Of Mexico, between the Rio Grande and
the ports on the Gulf of California. The
safety Of the right of way and valuable
transit privileges have been secured to the
Louisiana Tchauntepec Transit Company.
The privilege is granted Of erecting ware
houses at the termini of the several transit
routes. The treaty also grants to the Uni
ted States the privilege Of transporting
troops and munitions Of war over such
routes, and the right to send troops to pro
teet the transit routes if Mexico fails to do
40. 1t also grants the right of free entry
and transit Of all goods belonging or con,
signed to American citizens of Arizona
through the ports Of the Gulf Of CalilOr-
MIA and across Sonora. 1t also comedies
to American citizens residing in Mexico en-
tire aud unquestionable freedom of religious
opinions and worship. Lastly, clause is
added which indicates the willingness of the
Mexican Government to accept modified
form of protectOrate Of the United States
whenever the latter Government signifies
its readiness to form such an engagement.
WGsnINGroN, July 22.-J. A. Cushman,
Of Mississippi, has been appointed Minister
to the Argentine Confederation, Vice Yam.
cey, resigned.
The President has rendered the Central
American mission to D. N. o. Barrniger,
Of North Carolina, but it is thought that
he viii decline.
An important dispatch from Minister
McLane has caused the Government to
order the sloop-of-war Savannah again to
the Gulf of Mexico.
Our war vessels on the Brazil station
have been ordered to the river La Platte
to remain there during the unsettled condi.
tion of affairs.
The "bill of rights" before the Kansas
Constitutional Convention provides that no
distinction shall be made between aliens
and citizens in relation to the possession Of
property. Also, that no slavery shall be
allowed. There is a decided majority in
favor of instructing the Supreme Judge to
disregard the Fugitive Slave law Provis.
ions are made for homestead law.
Advices from Key West, Florida, to
June 80, mention the arrival there of the
revenue cutter Appleton, having as prison.
ers three of the crew Of the schooner En-.
terprise, Of New Orleans, charged with
having murdered the captain, robbed the
vessel, and then run her ashore near Hills
boro IDlet, Florida. The Enterprise was
bound from Havana to Crathagena with
specie, to obtain cargo OF Indians ~ fol
the planters in Cuba
The EARTHQUAKE AT ERzERoUM The
official returns Of the earthquake at Ere
roum, Turkey, on the I'd of June, reporl
the number of dead at $50, Of wounded al
200, and of missing at 60. OF the 5000
houses, or thereabouts, Of which Erzerouu
consisted, 1000 have been totally destroy
ed, 1900 have been seriously damaged, anC
nearly 1000 of the remainder are more OIL
less injured.
1t is stated in private letter from the
Kansas gold mines that from three to iv,
thousand claims are being profitably work
cd, employing about ten thousand men, aut
from thirty to forty thousand dollars wortl
Of gold is obtained daily.
Gen Paez now in VenpzueIa is soid tr