The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-10
From the N. Y. Cearisr, July q
LATER TR0m CALTv0nHIA
ARRIVAL e chs PhiladsIphas.

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The steamer philadelphia arrived yesterday afternoon
from ch.srss via Kingston Japaica She lsi, chagrss
Georgia. which took the mails. &c. b ugh by the Ore
lyon from San Francisco 10 the Let Of June The Pha-
tdepha brought about % 900 OF god-dust on ieght
and about $500 900 in The hands 81 passengers She
made her outward passage in nine days. and has returned
in eight days and twenty-five hours, both being remark
The sieamship Alabama, for New Orleans left two
days before the philadelphia sailed with hundred
and twenty five passengers, and about 100000 in gold
The steamship Sarah Sands Thompson was about col
miles below Monterey on her passage up taking in coal
number Of her passengers left her, and proceeded up
The steamers New World and Isthmus sailed on the
2sd Of June both ful q passengers The steamship Ore
the 2lst Of June, $50 miles below Acapulco, bound to
San Francisco.
The British steamship Avon from Valparaiso arrived
lat Panama onthe 25h Of June with large amount Of
specie.
Among the passengers BY the Philadelphia i Jadge
Turl late United States consul al the Sandwich Islands
who returns with his family after FIVE years resi-
| dence there. Also. John l. Stephens the well known
author and vice president Of the Panama Railroad Com
made considerable larry there for the purpose of for
wardng the interests OF the company Of which ne is an
He has procured from the Congress Of New Granada
important notifications Of the contract for building
railroad across the sthmus among which is The excu-
sive privilege Of constructing plank Or wagon road for
temporary purposes, until the completion OF the rail
road: On receipt Of intelligence that passports were
required OF persons crossing the isthmns, Dr. Foote
with the government ana he Congress, then in ses-
sion, at passed law abolishing the requirement
These passports were only required in compliance with
an old law which. IRON general neglect had become q
dead letter. but which was revived By some unprnciped
persons for selfish and private purposes.
The Alta California has letters from Stockton TO May
22d On the Tuolumne but little god-dgging has been
effected since last fall along the banks The gold Is
dam the streams get it This work has been actively
al this kind Of work. and $s $40 day is readily OBJ
tanned The diggings at Jamestown, Sonora &C., have
been partially deserted on account Of new diggngs dis
accounts 1900 persons had collected there, and
town lots selling at high prices Sonora growing
region Il i likely to be next to Stockton in Size and i'm
portance Discoveries Of rich pacers have been made
in it's vicinity lately Some OF the richest holes At Colum
broken at Sonora "A number Of foreigners refused
to comply with the law taxing them for the privilege Of
working the mines time was fixed by the collector to
summon 2 posse OF American citizens TO prevent them
from working The day previous to the time fixed the
foreigners paraded with &C., and reinforcemens Of
A|eIcaas were sen. for from the neighborng towns
In the evening the sheriff. Mr. Work was accosted by
Mexican. who asked him ifhe officer. OF The
s 1s
stab hIm when person standing by named Clarke with
rom His body Thirty armed soon arrived rom
Mormon Gulch and the whole American population
on the alert all night
Al last accounts or three hundred Amer
sonora under arms and others hourly arriving
dred Of the Mexicans and Chlans were packing and
eaving for Stockton, Many Of them disclaimed having
" less frightened the aspect Of affairs Il APP
pears that the Mexicans who took in the disturbance
led by hot headed Frenchmen, lately arrived
from France, of the red republican order. They found
however, that the majority Of the spsnaIds were not dis
viii blow without very serious consequences
The affair will probably be blow to business for the
present In Sonora,
The Stockton Times has letter from Sonora giving
further details Of this officially The foreigners said they
were willing to pay four or fve dollars per months but
power to pay They made this statement at an interview
with the governor. The letter goes on as follows,
During the discussion, American who wished get
q the seow o. p: syn r. The IS
drew pistol In moment dozen revpyers out,
sho, va. area Bot ,hs Mescsns we're ala1msa and the
Town was cleared In five minutes Our peace now seemed
by about five thousand outside, and no
alarm created in The citizens armed
themselves and were sent to Mormon creek and
well armed Americans arrived and marched through the
streets with guns and rifles their shoulders The de-
dIspersed and quiet restored. The only thing 10 be
eared Il the misguided zeal OF citizens who, al
stoned BY the unjust AK ippensed tho
should presume take the law into their hands.
"
serious sHsy look place this afternoon, In which NJ
Mexi0n seriously wounded. man was noticed pa.
radnR the with three pistols aud knife In
his belt the was Intoxicated and the sheriff arrested
him. rather .ook bis from him While 10 the act
la Mexican up behind and made stab nte officer
with large knife The numerous intent frustrated
by bysrander, who with bowe-kniie struck the man,
wounding him severely Mr Work, tho sheriff, was hapr
PLY untouched.
This state Of afars f allowed TO last, will ruin pros
pery OF the Whole southern mines your OF
Suockton vii be the fret TO suher thereby
Monday, May pa guard was keptup all last nigh T.
lint and. dav.
the danger. II any was 10 apprehepded passed
away But the excifabIs feelings OF tho hundreds OF
Americans under had be INDUCED nd lie ar
ing that camp, mostly composed Of foreigners,
Gillian French Gags, twhaf truth Is Ia the re port
know no) they have started this morning avenge
the insult and chastse the iemery Of the
sincerely trust hoe will be good enough
in the party refrain from aggression.
letter from the forks OF the North Yuba, after sta
Locations. closes with this paragraph:
You may possibly hear great stories % the enormous
quantities gold that taken this vicinity the
truth will doubtless be greatly exaggerated. Few ind
vdaa /. true, have been very lucky, and have tsken
out $500 10 $1,000 day, Ia spots but these ch
|only az random that gold is found in
banks up here
letter from the United States consul at Pata, n Peru
states that Tumbez. al which American vessels
times land load sweet potatoes, &C., port Of
|eniry and that all vessels, excepting whaers arriving
there from foreign parts take board products OF
the country by the law Of Peru subject condemna
ton and confscation.
new paper is about 10 be started at Los Angeles, 10
be called The "Soutbern Californian"
The California papers contain accounts oil very serious
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