Nevada national., 1859-02-05
CORRESPONDENTS. ]
So OnlEAes. JAN. u. Is59

aud 80. Its characteristics are much the
s.q.r. e.p"ciully in moral. political aud
economical punt ul view. Wages aud the
cxpenccs of living are hut tile below Cali.
lornia PRICES The hotels are crowded with
visitors and it is Impossible TO get good SC
comodaiions at any price The great cofa
-n.re.al impot ia se sod Woalt5 of .uis s.iy
ian b. b,>, llgs'ra. j y the r. 'u-i us,r
lpe fuu.r.d gifil ols %. do''f~ ur -...1..
y Se'mng,sl nrre Tor tbe afi. cr
aud alaar .lo-. n~ng of m. n''.i s.D1
ao.,scs ucrc realize 3d. .f- frnf. E. .ai'-.n ng
from ter - ieo hnnirtd l,1us id doiiar,
p aruuT. tUr uf bes. merchant pfirt~s
recently purchased a sugar plantation. tar
Wboa b. Tad it mug lieie SUN oi ene
will add much to the wealth aud prosp riiy
tf New Orleans. as we'll as being of inf
mite value and Importance 20 California -
The superior advantages Of this route over
the Panama and Nicaragua rontes are so Ap
rarant that the Company will haze no difii.
Gully in raising funds sufficient to cp"n 4
weekly line OF steamships between this place
and san FIR ncisco. Their agent IN New
York has already purchased the Steamers
Canada and America for that purpose.
The health OF the city is now said to hc
good. but the vsilur will have come ni~fiv-
ings perhaps on that sulj'ct. on witnessing
the somhre costume of mourning, worn by
at leas; one halft the female population that
promenade the streets. 1t is stat Il by good
autnoriiy. that ever 5000 PERSONS have died
here of the yellow fever ID over tNo thnu-
sand with other diseases since the Isl of .Iu-
ly last. This record of mortality rs com.
pared with san Francisco, would Le al least
as lAiriy to uRe.
Gambling is conducted here on n very
magnificent scale. By special reqrc. vis-
it,d one Of ,h' most gorg"nn>ly furnished
Saloons lhrt ever saw dedicated To- "Ye
Tiger" aud Kept iy - we'll known gentle
man from California. The silver plate OF
this establishment was told hs the proprie-
tor cast over $4,000. The furniture j. ni
the meet city aud ,l- .ant st,lr. and the
mos; cincr wines aud viands were served
to viziio>~ with liheral proiusou aud gen.
tlemanly hospitality.
Tue anniversary of the hattie Of Chal.
mettc. was crl-hrhied on the Slh inst. in this
city. Y II grand military parade, spreche>
iirew orks. &c. Business was suspended and
it was dag Of universal jubilee General
Scott. aud many o. the veterans of II and
Is were present., which added eclat to the
occasion.
The following news items have CLEANED
rom the late papers.
Tie Cuulrd steamship Africa arrived al
New .rk on the 9th instant from Liver
pool. The news is not important. The
French and British press continue TO com
ment with severity on the Presidents mes
sage at the opening Of Congress. The pr.
sons arrested for sedition ia Ireland were on
trial. Accounts had been received of fur.
ther British victories in India. Queen Vic.
toria has announced by proclamation to the
Princes. Chiefs and people Of India : the
extinction OF the East India CompIny. aad
the substitution Of the direct power of til,
Grown in the British Territories in India
Viscount Canning is appointed First Vice
roy and Governor General There is TO bt
no further extension Of British Trrritori al
Possessions in India. r. igiuu> and pulili
cal freedom is extended Ia all who ltvc par
ticipatrd in the la;e rebellion except those
" ho have been convicted. 4 r"ctly. of taking
part in the murder nf British subjects.
The appeal Of Monteamicrt resulted ia
n modification Of the Judgment Of the lnwrr
Court. sn that he is now Sentenced to three
months imprisonment and fined three ban
dred francs
At meeting held at Paris for oonslila
ing the Su,z Canal Company. it Was ppSi
lively stated tha; bona fde subscriptions
bad been obtained for the full amount OF The
capital.
There are aivices from Paraguay 10 the
22nd OF Nov mher. Pre-idr,.t Loprz state.
IA his Official organ. ia regard To- tn. cuilis.
sion with the United States. that the Re-
public is re"dy Tor war. IL war is to curnr .
Great military preparations are being
made
II is stated that the Administration has
been informed. through Gen. Jsrez. the Me.
araguan minister. that both his government
and Costa Rica nave concluded TO agree to
The Cass-Yrssari treaty. which provides that
the United States may land troops for the
protection of the transit route The same
privilrdge is also to be extended TO England
and France.