, 1859-10-28

Lord Lyons mad long interview with the
Secretary Of State to day in regard to the
Island of San Juan. His lordship is Of
opinion that the questions in dispute be-
tween the two government will be satisiac-
torly arranged.
/ The Mexican Minister has returned to
| Washington from New York where he had
been to confer with Mr.. McLane and Senior
Lerdo upon the matter Of the treaty with
Mexico. Senor Mnta has received no in
telligence from his government later than
that brought by Mr.. McLane: and his ati-
vices with reference to the treaty are the
same as those in possession Of our govern
ment They gave him no authority to set
tie points in dispute He hopes the two
governments may, by each giving way a
little on the disputed question of protecting
the routes, agree upon treaty. The Mex
ican government is willing to concede the
privilege to the United States of protecting
by its forces the Tehuantepec route and a
route from the Rio Grande to the Pacific
but only when Mexico cannot give protec-
tion, and when Mexico calls upon the Uni
ted States for protection. The administra-
tion regards this as no privilege, not worth
the paper TO write ii on, much less the two
to four millions asked from this country
The administration will make no treaty on
this matter, unless our government, and not
Mexico, be allowed to determine when pro-
lection may be necessary and force to be
used Here is the difficulty Mexico must
yield, or no treaty on this subject will be
made.
Judge Douglas is here. He denouncse
openly in public places the article in the
Constitution replying to bis popular soyer-
eighty article in Harper's Mdgaeinc 1t
has so rullled his temper that he calls the
writer liar Brown, of the Constitution,
openly declares Judge Black the author
1t is said the First Comptroller Gov Ne
dill is 10 proceed tomorrow TO Ohio, to
canvass the State, to counteract the effect
Of Douglas speeches
The President is quietly engaged in ar
ranging the materials for his Forthcoming
message. The Secretaries are also collect
ing data and statistics for their reports.
Loss OF THE U. S. STEAMER FuLToN.-
,. y.
Santa Rosa Island, about twenty miles
east of Pensacola, on the, 18th September
No lives lost. Vessel total wreck.
On the 10th of September great con-
fagration occurred in the city Of Chicago
destroying property roughly estimated at
half million of dollars One entire block
in the western division of the city was
burned. 1t was the block bounded on the
north by Clinton street, on the south by
Canal, and on the east and west by Lake
and Fulton streets. The locality is imme-
diately upon the basin formed by the juno
tion of the three branches Of the Chicago
river, and was occupied principally by
warehouses and manufacturing establish
ments of various kinds, such as iron foun-
dries, boiler-making shops, planning and,
shingle factories, &c. Among the most
extensive establishments thnt have been
left in ruins by this fire are the lead works
of Collins d Blatchford and the hydraulic
mills The former are known as the Chi
cago lead-pipe and sheet lead works. They
stood on the corner of Clinton and Fulton
streets. The building was quite new, hav-
ing been erected in the latter part of 1854
Previous to their erection the lead which
reached Chicago from the Galena district
was shipped in its raw state. The business
of manufacturing It has since been carried
on with great spirit and success, and had
already reached the large amount of be-
tween two and three millions Of pounds an
nually About one hundred persons usual
ly engaged at these works have been
thrown ont of employment by the Gre; and
yet this is but a small proportion Of the en-
tire number Of hands in all other work
shops and factories that have been left in
forced ideness. The total loss is set down
at half million of dollars, Of which it is
supposed that one-half is insured in the
New York and New England companies
The proposition for State organization
in Pixies Peak county has been defeated.
A Vigilance Committee has been organ
ized at the mines, and three notorious
thieves have been banished.
The receipts Of the Treasury, during the
week ending Sept. 2Sd, amount to $685.
000 The amount of drafts issued was
! $I,l5S,000. The amount of specie re-
naming in the Treasury subject to draft is
$4,405,00O
A heavy storm has been experienced on
the western lakes, in which several vessels
have been wrecked, and many others have
sustained more or less damage.
AdVices from Rio Janeiro report that
the U. S. sloop-of-war John adams, Com
mander Mason, put into that port on the
3lst July, in distress, having sprung leak
and been badly strained in a severe gale.
The vessel is declared to be unseaworthy,
and messenger has been sent to Wash
ngtor for instructions. Commander Ma
son remains at Rio Janero awaiting the
return of the messenger.
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