The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-10
ARRIVAL or THE GEORGIA WITH
CALIFORNIA MAILS.
at,sOO,OOO IN GOLD.

Tho steamship Georgia arrived At New
York on Monday from Chagrca with the
Pacific mails, aud ona million and half OF
gold on freight. Tho Georgia sailed from
Chagrcs with 500 Messengers. She transfer
red 2On passengers NJ Havana, and brings
500 60 New York. Lct nj Chafrcs the Ores
cent City. North America, and Brother Jon
aihan. with enly - fAs- passengers, The Pa
cifc Tennessee aud Columbus had arrived
at Panama 1.-The former with 900, and the lat
ter with 220 passengers. Tho steamer Me
kim, with large number was daily expect
cd Len the Falcon at Havana, with 200
passengers for Chaprcs.
The rainy season had notyct set in at Cha.
grcs, and the Railroad will il is said, bo fin.
shed to Gorgona 10y the last Of july if tho
weather continued good. Chagrcs was heal
Flls, i.,l,rlritants have established HTvg-
alaF police aEsd- liza aRd- FFerestsl-are mitch
more safe than heretofore 30.
Loss OF GOLD on rHr IsruMUs.--The
PsHsais Star publishes che following aslFer-
tisement
Three thousand dollars reward will be paid
for the recovery Of two boxes OF gold duststo-
len from the specie train which len Panama
on the morning Of the 9Th OF April, and ar
rived ut Chngrcs on the morning OF the 9th,
and the apprehension Of the thieves; to be
paid ia American gold upon their conviction;
or one thousand dollars will bo paid for the
recovery oc the gold dust alone. Tho two
boxes We're marked X three S in diamond,
Boston, one containing three thousand three
hundred and fily-two dollars aud fifty cents,
and the other Y II and A, New York, con-
tanning FIVE thousand FIVE hundred and four
dollars. (Thc Y is longitudinal.)
The fourth of the Chagrcs muricrers has
been arrested at Porto Cabcllo, and brought
to Panama, where he was confined in prison.
The Georgia reports that they were all to be
shot III a ic - days
The Tennessee, which arrived at Panama
on the 18th, had on board 100000 in gold,
and 200 passengers. The Columbus brought
$500, 600 in gold on freight Judge Thursion
Of Oregon, died on board the California, and
was buried at Acapulco.
GENERAL CALIFORNIA NEWS.
~' There has been a Eight % Sonora growing
out Of some conflicting miners claims, in
which one man by the rlsme of Davis was
killed and some others wounded. i
The health of San Francisco has been re-
markably good, and the same may be assert
ed of the entire State. l-
The annals Of crime arc MS dark as ever,
but the chances of punishment seem to have
improved. Wilired and Stuart, indicted for
tho murtlcrous attack upon and robbery Of
Mr. Janson, and whose supposed guilt had
we'll nigh been expiated by Lynch law and n
rope, have been tried before the District Court
aud found guilty Of assault with intent 10 kill
and robbery. The jury sentenced Stuart to !
fourteen years in the penitentiary, the utmost
they could give him. He has since been TAX
en- to Yuba county to be tried for murder
WiIfred was sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary.
The Legislature has passed bill author
izing the Attorney General TO enterA Roiic
pros, in tLe case of Charles Robinson and
others of Sacramento, indicted for conspira-
cy and murder in tho Squatter war, which
has been vetoed by the Governor.
Nearly all the rainy season which has Wis
tied us this year camo during the month Of
March. The snow too has disappeared on |
the mountains beyond the San Josc Valley !
and farther TO tho North This rain win |
provo of inestimhble value TO the agricultural |
of the State, and perhaps To many !
&c the -miHeys.
The Courier says the labors of the miners
are well rewarded, and new and rich discov-
cries of mineral wealth are constantly being
made. The Gold Bluff excitomept has en-
lirsly CEASED, and one half of The YesSeis ca.
gagged on the route 10 that Point have been /