Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-07-12
From the Nee York Courier 81 Monday
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
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ARRIVAL OF THE PHILADELPHIA.
The Philadelphia arrived SUNDAY afternoon from
Chagres Kingston, jamaica. She left Cagrcs the
30th of June wentynur hours after the steamer Georgia
which took the mails &c brought by The Oregon from San
Francisco to the lst of Jane. The Philadelphia brought
about s2oo00D o: gold dust freight ami about $500 OC
the hands of passengers Shc made her passage
IN nine DAYS and has returned in eight days and twenty
hours-bo.h being remarkably good passages.
The intelligence is OF special interest. In commercial
affairs Vii be seen. 40 essena! changes have taken
place
before the Phadcpha sailed with hundred and twenty
FIVE passengers and abocr 100000 il gold dust The Ala
bama arrived Il, New Orleans tic 81 July.
Among The passengers by Philadelphia Judge Tur.
. late United State, Consai the Sandwich islands who
returns with his family after Ave Years residence there
Also John L. Stevens The well known author and Vice Pre-
sdent OF the Panama Railroad Company. Mr. S. left Bogo
the 9Th o: June, having made considerable furry
for the purpose forwarding interests the com
pany of which he il officer.
He has procured from the Congress Of New Grenada, i'm
porsn notifications Of the for building Railroad
the Isthmus among which the exclusive privilege
OF constructing plank wagon road for temporary urpu-
ses until the completion Of the Railroad On receipt of in
;egence that passports required of persons crossing
the isthmus, Dr. Foote Charge dcs Affairs at Bogota
Immediately demonstrated with the Government, and the
Congress then in session al passed law abolishn
the requirement.. These passports only required in
compliance with an old law which, ."m general neglect.
become dead letter bur which was revived by some unprn
ciped persons selfish and private purposes.
The Alta California has letters from Stockton MAY 22d
On the Tuoumnc, but little gold digging has been effected
since last a along the hunks The gold under and
20 get al H. This work has aeenactvey going for five o
SIX months. There is Of tds kind Of work. and
- $40 day readily obtained. The diggings James
town Sonora &c. have been partially deserted accom-
of d:ggngs discovered Columbia three miles FRONT
Sonora II the last accounts some 200 had collected
there ard town lots were selling .; high prices.
Sonora growing rapidly, being i'll The Of anil
extensive mifg region j is likely be Stockholm
in size aud Importance Discoveries of rich pacer have
been made It's vicinity laey some OF the richest holes atl
columbia 30 ~ and 50 fee. deep serious difficulty
has broken ont at Sonora nocr of foreigners refused
~ comply with the law taxing for the privilege oil
working the mines. nlc fixed by the collector I'll
summon American citizens prevent them froInE
working lhe day previous 10 the time fixed the foreign
ers parad.d with guns &C. and rcinorcenens OF Aneri
cans were sen, for from The neishtoring towns.
me Ava Caniora says NAT ~ the brig Orbit, from!
Puge;s Sound uTegoa they learn Ina! the chip Albion Of
London, has 0een seized Gen Dorf the part Of ,he
American Government for snIugcag and cutting inbet onE
United States possessions This vessel ia under chatter
by the British Go. ,nbe being for the oil
the NAVY.
Coy. Burnett has Hon. Jo,a Bid~el and Judge H
a Schooicla:i IN charge the block contributed
scriboi :
rhs block of oibcaring quartz is from the Marposa
iSgings noas frcmonts m.ues, ana weighs about rs
pounds In shape i, is irregular approaching square, its
sides varying from eighteen twenty inches in length Ill
averages IN thickness inc nceacroSs it's surface dagon
ally II ia twenty-onc inches b. measurement. Very little
god perccpnle 10 the naked eye but is estimated to
contain about eighty dollars worth
New York. July g, p. VI.
Late accounts from Havana, by the Georgia that
The American Consul is obliged keep his house fortified
IN the daily apprehension of an attack from the popuace
The condition prisoners said be- rather favorable
The Georgia brings two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars worth Of gold dust,
The loss by the fire BROOKLYN Yesterday il estimated a
million dollars.
New YoRK, JriY s.
-Arrirai Of The Georga-Laer from Harana- Rroluton
IN Costa Rica J.c.
The steamer Georgia arrived here to-day bringing
from Chagres to the 18th ut and advccs from Havana
the 50h.
The United States vessels Congress and Germantowr!
1t was reported the authority of the British Consul thai
nine Of the American prisoners had died The chief author
ities however. say that they were all alive
The city of Havana remains healthy
The Nicaragua mail for the United Stacs Including The
Government dispatches has been lost.
Ii reported that revolution had broken out in Costa
RIGA and that General Flores had hccn shot.
The Georgia brings home the Captain and crew of the
barque Lucy Ellen, of Boston
STORM IN MADISON COUNTY, VA
There dreadful thunder Madison G. H. ands
in that vicinity, Thursday evening of las, week Wei
learn from gentleman who there a. The time, that iht
played havoc with the beautiful shade trees tn,
line the streets Of that pleasant little village They Were
swept, almost from one extremity OF the street TO the other
az with THE Bosom OF destruction The largest trees Were
blown down, stable upset. and other extensvej
damage done The growing Of wheat and in the
habi;ant has recollection Of violent storm tina
fes"n-l Rockingham Register.
From the Kcnasrta Republican Of .Jady3.
Since our last publication there have been cases of
ascertain after careful enquiry have terminated
ataiy Two white and Ave colored persons While III, se2
cases Should create alarm excitement they cerain,
sonu lead 10 great caution and abstinence from eyerythf
that Is known 10 induce the disease.
charleston, Is We may say, unusually healthy. Not al
symptom OF cholera among citizens.
At Carthage, Ncw York; near Rochester sturgeon ares
now very peay lad seeing OF those huge and lazy
creatures near Tie surface OF the water waded and ,oo
him BY the eills The gi Immediately closed upon
the boys hands and the fish dragged his victim into deem
water from which the boy was rescued BY his companions
The fish ultimately TAKEN and weighed hundred and
twenty pounds.