UNITED STATES.

Colonist, Volume II, Issue 132, 25 January 1859, Page 4

UNITED STATES.

The following digest of news, received in two instalments from New York, is published in the Times o\' Ist November:—

Liverpool, October 31. The Royal Mail steamship Canada arrived early this morning with the New York mails of the 19th, Boston of the 20th, Halifax of the 22nd, and telegraphic advices from the former, via the latter port, to the evening of the 21st. A telegram from Mr. De Sauty, dated Trinity Bay, October 18, says: —"I regret to say that the preconcerted signals arranged by Mr. Thomson have failed to elicit any improvement in the reception of signals here. I do not know if any improvement has taken place at Valentia. I commence repeating the same system on Wednesday next." . : ■

The latest information respecting the yelloiv fever in the-South is contained inthe following telegrams:—" New Orleans, October 1(5.— The total number of deaths by yellow fever in the Charity Hospital during the week ending yesterday was 88. In the same institution, during the 24 hours ending at 6 o'clock last evening, the deaths numbered 16.

" October 18.—The deaths in this city by yellow fever on Saturday were 30, and for the week ending on that day 310.

"October 19. —■;. The deaths by yellow fever in this city for 20 hours of yesterday were 64."

A telegram to Boston respecting the elections says—" The ami-democracy will be in the majority in the next Indiana Legislature. The Democrats, as far as heard from, have elected but six of their candidates for Congress in Ohio; but the party has gained immensely on the vote of 1856. In that year the majority against them was 24,799; it is now but 7661, which is a Democratic gain of 17,138. In Pennsylvania the majority of the' Opposition' is about 26,000."

Two persons, Godard. and Steiner,; ascended from Cincinnati at 4 p.m., on the 18th, in separate balloons, preceded by a gentleman of the Press in a smaller one. Some sort of wager rested on the result, which a telegraphic despatch, dated Cleve^ land, Ohio, October 19, gives as follows:— "Godard, the balloonist, came down last night, at about half-past 10, 15 miles from Sandusky. Steiner, his competitor, came down within a mile from Sandusky, at nearly 11 o'clock."

According to the New Yorh Courier and Enquirer, the stringent quarantine regulations at that port had induced merchants to order many of their vessels from southern to eastern ports, instead of New York. _ .

It is authoritatively stated that General Jerez, the Nicaragnan Minister, had not been formally dismissed.

The: investigation into the Haidee slaver case was still proceeding before the Commissioners at New York.

Telegraphic advices from Santa Fe report another battle with the Indians, and their defeat by the United States 1 troops.

'Advices received in Washington from Arizona state that the Apaches were about making a great expedition into Sonora, and the Mexicans were preparng a large army to resist them. The Sonora Silver Mining Company, it is stated, had commenced shipping silver to San Francisco to the extent of about 1000 ozs. per week. A steamer arrived aT New Orleans on the 18th, with Brazos dates to the 14i.1i instant. The Mexican news she brings confirms the report-of the battle between Vidaurri an! Miramon. It was fought near Ahaulusco, and lasted four days, Vidaurri being badly defeated. He had retreated to "Moteroy, and was making preparations to attack Miramon again. General Casanova, commanding the forces at Guadalaxa, had been defeated in the vicinity of that city by Degollado. Casanova' lost out of 1000 men, 800 in.killed, wounded, and disbanded, besides his artillery and ammunition. Blanco and Rocha, generals under Degollado, had. taken the cities of Leon, Celaya, Salamanca, and some towns near Guanaxuato. Culiacan, the capital of the State of Sinaloa, had pronounced in favor of the Constitutionalists, and Coronado, the chief of the Constitutional forces there, was marching on. Mazatlan. Three com panics of Eeheagary 's. fordesV; at'Jalape, had gone over to-ibe?; Constitutionalists, who were posted, under Llava, 5 leagues from that city.. Three other companies were to follow this example next da}\ ;. (By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Galway, October 31.) The October elections, up to the present, are in favor of the Opposition, 58 members are already elected for the Opposition, and 28 for the Administration. In Ohio, 15 Opposition and 16 Democratic Congress men have been elected. The result of the elections in Indiana is doubtful. In lowa the republicans have the advantage. The yellow fever is on the increase at New Orleans. A meeting of rescued passengers of the Austria,-forty-two in number, who arrived at New York in the steamship Valorus, was held on the 16th instant, when the agent of the New York steamship line presented the passengers, on behalf of the company, with a sum of money and a hee ticket to the place of theirdestination.

The Mexican correspondent of the Diario cle la Marina* of Havannah, of the 10th instant, states that Waibaco has pronounced in favour of the Constitution, in consequence of which the Government is

shut out from . all communication with the most important-parts of the coast.of the Republic. A -victory of Miramon- over Vidaurri was announced,by telegraph without details.'

There is a marked change in the money market at New York; the discount rate of first-class paper is from 3 to 4 per cent. ; on second-class paper from 5 to 8 per cent. Cotton, unsettled and lower; the reports of the crops still justify the expectation of lower prices. In provisions a slight decline in prices was observed. Sugar was declining in the week ending-the 16th. Breadstuffs had fallen seriously.