The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-31
TRIPLE SHEET.
New York. Saturday. March 81, 1850


The News.
The Arabia, which arrived here yesterday morn
ing, brings European dates to the 18th inst, being
thres days later intelligence.
In Central Italy, as has been anticipated, the vote
for annexation to Piedmont has been almost unani-
nous. The fate of Tuscany, however would seem
to be as yet undecided.
The Savoy question was causing the most in.
tense excitement in England and Central Europe.
In Parliament the House of Commons, after
hengthy uoD.s~' $500 th~ ---.;"~ IN ioin the
Lords in an address to the Crown on the subject Of
the commercial treaty by majority Of thirty.
The French government had decided on reducing
the Chssseurs to the footing they were on in 1853
Troops had been ordered to Chambery.
Switzerland had protested against the annexation
of Chabais and Faucigny to France.
Germany was said to be preparing to organize
the federal contingent army.
The accounts from Naples are gloomy in the ex-
treme.
In Morocco nothing of any moment had occurred.
The Moors had sustained another defeat on the
18th. 1t is said the Emperor desires peace.
A teegraphic despatch had reached England
from Calcutta, by way of Alexandria and Kurra-
Chez in six days.
In London cotton was quiet. The demand for
money continued active. Consols, 94l 94a for
money, and cat 94i for account In Liverpool
cotton was very dull
Our correspondent at Aspinwall states the new
schedule of steam communication between Car
thagena, Bogota and the interior of New Granada
was to 60 into effect at the date of the cores.
pondence, March 20. Instead Of a fortnightly mail
~ a.
The Chiriqui gold seekers from this city are re-
ported to have failed entirely in the object of their
adventure. Coffin and Genthers parties have be-
come disorganized. OfGenther's party one person
"a Mr.. Hennegan, of Bloomfield, N. J.,) has died,
and another, named Finley, is in the hospital The
Coffin party had suffered sadly by fever. Gold was
found near Escabana, but not in sufficient quaint
ties to repay the risk to health and trouble of
getting it.
Our advices from Greytown report considerable
excitement among the residents of that place, con-
sequent upon the new transit project of Captain
PIN, via Monkey Point (Gorgon Bay) to San Me
guilito, on Lake Nicaragua. Preparations were
making to build new city at Gorgon Bay, and a
large party contemplated leaving Greytown for that
purpose.
ExPresident Mora has not yet given up hopes Of
recovering power in Costa Rica- Accounts from
Leon advise that Mora sailed on the 2sth ult., with
two vessels and seven hundred men, for Guiana
casa Bay where he expected to be joined by large
number of adherents.
The disturbances at Chihuahua are likely to in.
terrupt or destroy the trade with Ell Paso, and Sc
riously inconvenience the financial arrangements of
the government, by preventing the expectation of
specie from Sonora. Most of the specie used by
our government and the Overland Mail Company in
their Western operations is drawn from Chihuahua.
Yesterday being private bill day, little public
business was transacted in Congress- The Presi-
dent sent in to the Senate reply to a resolution
of inquiry as to the authority under which the
squadron in the Gulf of Mexico had acted in their
late operations. The House passed bill making
all letters returnable to their writer's within thirty
days, if so endorsed, when not called for, instead
of being sent to the dead letter Office.
substitute for the Pro Rata bill was passed by
the Senate of this State yesterday. tprovides for
the appointment Of three commissioners, to confer
with commissioners for similar purpose in other
States to inquire into the expediency Of adopting
general pro rata system, and to make a report on
the subject to the next Legislature
Delegates have been elected in Arizona to
Convention to be held at Tucson on the first Nom
day of April, with a view to forming provisional
government for that Territory.
John Crimmins, convicted of the murder Of Dennis
McHenry, expiated his crime the scaffold in the
prison yard of the Tombs yesterday morning A
detailed account of the execution and incident
connected with II will be found elsewhere.
The examination Of Jackalow, the Chinaman
charged with the murder of Captain Leete ant
brother on the sloop Spray, was resumed yesterday
ut Jersey City, before United States Commissioner
vroom and Recorder Bedford. Captain Webb, Of
The schooner French, who took Jackalow on board
rom the yawlboat, gave detailed account of the
incidents attending that affair and Of the collidine
of the Spray and Lucinda, which he had witnessed
A number of other witnesses were examined. wher
the case was adjourned until this morning. The
proceedings win be found in another column.
The trial Of James Shepard, charged with arson