Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-08-29
Is days later from California.
ONE MILLION OF GOLD DUST.
BY THE PHILADELPHIA. At NEW
YORK.

The Philadelphia left Chsgres Angus,
9th, at 10, A. NJ, and arrived off Sandy
Hook at 4 A. M. on the 2ist making
the passage home IN 9 days and 4 hours
running time.
The Philadelphia, on her outward pas
sage, from the 18th to 18th, encountered a
heavy gale from the eastward.
The Philadelphia reached Chagres on the
evening Of the 26,h, and was de,ainsd
there thirteen days, awaiting the arrival
Of the Tennessee at Panama.
The California mail brought down by
the Tennessee, was detained at Panama.
The Philadelphia brings 1871 passengers,
among them Gen Herran, Ex-President Of
New Grenada, whose intention is to stay
here number of years.
She brings about one million in gold
dust.
Tn, steamer Is,hmus was to sail from
San Francisco on the l7,h, for Panama,
with passengers and specie.
Business at San Francisco was improv-
ing. Merchandise was more in demand asd
was acquiring increased value, as the sur
plus stock with which the market was glut-
ted. had diminished.
In Sacramento and Marysvile a consid.
erabIe amount OF business had been done
during the las, month.
In Stock,o n and Sonora busines, opera.
tions had been considerably depressed.
The gold discoveries ,ha, had been made
in Carson Valley and other places on the
eastern slopes Of the Sierra Nevada, have
given new impulse 10 mining operations.
A letter saws that the Digsings on tho
Gold Run, a tributary Of Deer Creek, 40
miles from Auburn, are SUPPOSED to be the
richest in California. Claims Of sixty fec,
square had been sold a, fiom $4,000 to
Sil 900. Some Of the miners are now
raising from one to six ounces each day.
The dlgeings, however, were limited, and
claims could only be obtained by purchase.
The murders, &C., at the southern
mines were occasioned by the Law impos-
inga mining tax on foreigners. Rather
than pay this tax, many of them preferred
to leave the digginss altogether.
The newly arrived overland emigran,s
represent that, in crossing these slopes,
they found gold in abundance ; but in con
sequence Of their provisions failing them
they were obliged to come on for supplies
The Indians are getting troublesome at
Humboldt and Trinidad City, and a num-
ber of collisions have taken place, which,
it is TO be feared, are but the beginning Of
general hostility, On The Sd of July a
fight took place at Humboldt, between "a
considerable body Of indians and the sei-
tiers, in which several of the former were
killed, and one Of The latter wounded.
The news from the various diggings is
the most encouraging We have had for
some lenytn oI llne'
The Stockton Times says, reports are
here in circulation Of fresh Indian troubles
on the Tuolumne. 1t appears that an Am
erican seized the squaw Of chief, who in
consequence become much irritated. The
affair terminated in a sanguinary ARRAY ir
which Americ ans were shot.
II A Police department. has been organized
a, San Francisco, and placed under the
control Of Mr.. Fallon, well known in III,
city of New York,
The manufacture Of bricks bad comncs
cod in Stockton. They have begun th'
ex,ensio Of tho Long Wharf at San Fran
cisco.
Yankee Sullivan is not dead.
II Financial affairs are somewhat embar'
rassed at San Francisco, the outlays TO
the mex, year being larRe, embracing the
establishment, Of an efficient fire depart
ment, hospitals, &c.
Among the passenger in the PAiIndelphi
are Com. l.. +. Johnson Csdwallader
Ringold and Allen McLaipe, oil the U. S
Navy.