Polynesian., 1860-10-20
Arrival of the "SilVer Star !"
LATER FOREIGN NEWS.

| LA Eh FORElUN N IL w y.
| By the arrival of the clipper ship Slrer Star,
Capt. Wade, in l3 days from San Francisco, we
are in receipt of the regular Eastern mail to Sept.
] from New York, and from San Francisco to Sept.
30, with dates per Pony Express to Sept. Is from
St. Louis and Sept l from Liverpool.
The bark Comet, hence Sept. 8, arrived at San
Francisco Sept. 81. The English 80-gun ship
Ganges, Admiral BaInes, and steam frigate Ter
magant, Capt. Hall, arrived at San francisco on
the Goth ult., for Victoria. The Tsrmagant had
gone into the dry dock at Mares Island, but in
the operation one section of the dock gave way
and the ship fell over she was extricated, howey-
er without much damage, but it is said that it will
cost S2OO,UOO to repair the dock.
| From the foreign news we make the following
selections:
| North America.
81. Louis, Pony Express, dates, Sept. Is; San
Francisco, Sept. %.
The Presidential contest is progressing. The
attempts to establish fusion meetings between the
Douglas and Breckinridge wings of the Democracy
have generally proved failures. Ii is thought that
Pennsylvania will go for Lincoln. Houston, Banks
and Lane have withdrawn from the contest The
New York Herald shows how thoroughly sectional
the election of Lincoln would be by quoting from
Lincoln's words, that he dared not visit his
own native state, Kentucky, or make an election
eering tour through the South for fear of being
| lynched or ill-used. The Herald has been crying
hands off, to all parties for some time, and is
apparently in the market.
! 1t is said that Horace Greeley either has retr
ed, or will soon retire, from the New York Tribune
The census returns come in very slowly. Por-
tOns of each State received, but the aggregates
are not yet made up for any, Secretary Thompson
and Superintendent Kennedy adhering rigidly
20 their requirements of superior qualifications in
applicants for appointments to the Census Bureau.
All obliged to pass the ordeal of searching ex-
animation, which requires nerve we'll as ability
No doubt some meritbrous applicants fail from tim
dity and confusion, but there is other method of
securing capable clerks and the great majority of
| those who qualified receive appointments while
the unqualified fail despite most energetic political
| backing. Secretary Thompson does not acknowledge
the right of member of Congress to dictate his ap-
pointments, and the President approves his course
"A letter published from San Antonio, Texas,
says that two incendiares arrested at Hender-
son and lynched Large quantities of poison were
!
| poisoning the wells and food of the inhabitants.
The loss of property in Texas is said to reach
$3,OOO,OOO. Twenty persons have been hanged.
The fillibuster Walker had effected landing
in Honduras, Central America, and captured the
town of Truxo. 1t would seem, however, that
his career was brought to sudden stand for we
read:
| despatch from New Orleans indicates, though
it does not very clearly state, that the lbusters
under Walker, who captured Truxilo some time
since. have, in turn been themselves captured by
the British man-of-war Years. The vessel ar
rived before the town, and summoned Walker to sur
render, an order which he obeyed, with 80 men.
In the engagement which preceded the surrender,
Walker severely wounded, and one of his colo
nels killed. What the British vessels will do with
the captives remains to be seen.
"Beware of the third rime," says the proverb,
but 'all signs fail in dry weather." says another,
and this is the fourth time that General Walker
has run ahead of manifest destiny forgetfu of the
refrain: +" Who would be free, themselves must
strike the blow"
The leading interests Of the American Jour
nails are divided between the tour of the Prince of
Wales in Canada and the Presidential aspirants in
the United States. Close upon each other in large
letters, the readers attention is invited to the
" Triumphal Progress of Seward in Michiganl''
" The Progress of the Prince of Wales on the
Western Waters" " and "The Progress of the
Little Giant" in Virginia and the New York
Herald has a capital article on the tribe of the
" Cheyaliers Jenkinsons " which dog the heels of
His Royal Highness. We copy the following of
the Princes whereabouts and expected movements:
The Prince of Wales is still at Montreal, where
he received Saturday by an enthusiastic
crowd of some 10000 people. On the same day he
put the finishing touch to the great Victoria Bridge
by laying the corner stone. 1t is announced by his
attendants that the Prince will sail for home from
Portland instead of this city. His stay here there
fore, will be exceedingly short
The excitement between the Orangemen and Rib
bonmen in Canada, which prevented the landing of
the Prince of Wales at two or three places on the
st. Lawrence. is subsiding. 1t assumed a fearful
aspect at Kingston for a while, and threatened to
lead TO bloody riots, but the numerical weakness of
the Ribbonmen induced them to succumb and blood
shed was thus prevented. The Orangemen at their
meetings showed an exceedingly violent and nfiam-
matory spirit. The Queens Government de-
nouneed as Government of Papists, and they talked
of annexation to the United States. The Duke of
Newcastle WAS "juicy eyed Jesuit, and dared to
come ashore that they might tar and Father him. and
Sir Edmund Head, the Governor General and the
Canadian officials were told that they should have
rest until they cleared out from the Province and
went to England. Daring these ebullitions of rage
the Ribbonmen (Catholcs) wisely kept out of sight
and did nothing to provoke a conflict. The Orange
men have since agreed to drop their INSIGNIA nd