The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-25
Rev York, Sunday, December 81. 1850.
The News.

The News.
The steamship Baltic arrived at this port yester
day forenoon from Aspinwall with 81 ,i0s ,23i in
treasure, and the passengers that left San Fran
cisco on board the Golden Gate on the 9TH inst.
The trip between San Francisco and New York
was performed in eighteen days and twenty hours,
the quickest ever made between the two ports.
The Baltic brings news from California, Oregon,
British Columbia, Central America, New Granada
and the South Pacific republics.
The Ariel, with the Pacific mails and passengers,
arrived last evening.
The news from California is unimpcrtant. The
San Francisco Court Of Sessions had denied the
motion to transfer the indictment found against
Judge Terry for fighting duel with Senator Bro
derrick to the Fourth District Court for trial and an
application was to be made to the Supreme Court
to compel the transfer. John CONFESS, late anti
Lecompton candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and
q warm friend Of the late Senator Broderick, has
been chosen member of the lie gislaturc By large
majority in Ell Dorado county. His success
is regarded q tribute Of public respect
to the memory of Broderick. Eldridge F.
Paige author Of Dow, Jr.'s Patent Sermons, and Z.
Hanoi St Leger, formerly an officer Of the French
army, had committed suicide. The rate Of fare be-
tween San Francisco and New York by the steamers
which left the first named port on the 5th ranged
from sI57 to $50. Complete details of the ne rs
together with record of the marriages and deaths
and a review of the markets, may be found in
another part Of to-day's paper.
The dates from Portland, Oregon, are to Nov. %.
1t is authoritativey stated that the election Of Mr.
Stout to Congress will not be contested. The
o. yct1
split at the start on the question Of appointing
delegates to the Charleston Convention. The repre-
sentatiyes of eleven of the nineteen counties repre-
scented appointed delegates and expressed their
preference for Senator Lane for the Presidency.
The boilers did not choose delegates, but agreed to
support the democratic nominees
The accounts from British Columbia are devoid
of general interest. Affairs in that region appear
to be progressing peaceably and satisfactorily.
The news from Central America is unimportan..
Mr. Clarke, United States Minister in Guatemala,
had protested against the recent treaty of that
country with England, as being clear and papa-
BILE violation of the letter, spirit and provisions of
the treaty between Great Britain and the United
States, dated July 5, 1850, and commonly known as
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Minister Dimetry had
arrived at Realejo, but was ill with fever. EXPIRE
sident Mora was about to land in Costa Rica where
it was said, be would be well received by the peo-
pie. Sir Gore Ouseley, the British Minister, was
expected at Panama.
Our Panama correspondent, dating on the 10th
inst, states that the federal troops at BarraRgula
we're likely to capitulate to the insurgents. The
provinces were still good deal disturbed. The
United States ship Lancaster had arrived at Pana-
ma from Valparaiso and was in port with the Sara
nae and Levant. The following men died on board
the Lancaster during the voyage:-Eneas McGre-
gor, marine, Patrick Fitzgerald, fireman, and
Robert Cooley.
From the South Pacific our advices are dated
valparaiso the 18th, Caliao the 2sth Of November,
and Guayaqui the I'd inst General Castillo, of
Peru, had invaded Ecuador with six thousand
troops he was encamped near Guayaquil, and
mad mad two conferences with General Franco in
command OF the Ecuadoran troops, but nothing
was enected. FRANCE it was thought would inter-
FORE but her government was disliked by the poo.
pie. Chile was quiet and trade had improved.
The mining reports are also favorable. About
$4,000 worth Of property had been lost by the
fire in Valparaiso. Bolivia had a large military
force in hostile attitude on the frontier of Perm.
An American named Cotton had been condemned
TO death by court martial in Peru as reyolu.
Zionist. The frigate Merrimac had sailed from
Valparaiso for the United States
The life and history of Henry Law, the Wall
street forger, together with his late movements in
Spain and Turkey, will be found in another column.
The story of Laws operations in this country and
Europe Is replete with romance, and SURPRISES
tales Of fiction in point Of interest
The notorious slave yacht wanderer arrived at
Boston yesterday, where she has been placed in
charge Of the United States Marshal, and her crew
committed to prison TO await an investigation.
From an account published among our telegraphic
dispatches, It appears that she sailed from Sayan
nah on the Goth Of October last, under command Of
Capt Lincoln Patten, who forcibiy compelled
portion Of the crew to work the vessel threatening
TO shoot them If they refused. When she reached
Flores one Of the Azores, or Western Islands. the
captain went on shore, and the mate, named We'll
ton, who had made the voyage under coercion,
took advantage Of his absence, weighed anchor.
and steered for the United States The affair is
rather curious one, and some interesting reyela
tions may be expected when the investigation takes
place.
special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was
called for two o'clock yesterday afternoon, to take
into consideration the propriety Of concurrng with
Abe Board of Conncilmen, who have added to the
appropriations already made for the current year.