The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-12-06

York on Saturday evening from Chagres d.
rect, with mails from San Francisco 20 Nov.
'-Tst, dfTI one Ulifi6H HiNc Hundfcd anil hHy-
Two thousand dollars on freight. and thre6
hundred and thirteen thousand Ia hands o.
paseugtrs
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE
The clipper slip Challenge, from New
York arrived at San Fnnclgco Oct, 29th.--
Ton Of the crew ofthe Challenge died on the
passage and .lx giorc we're taken on arrival
10 the ho-pilal ina dreadful condition, IN con.
sequence, il Is reported, Of injuries received
from Capt Waterman, who has escaped A
heavy reward IA offered for him, bot be has,
~ yet, avoided arrest, Al the ships IN port
had been searched Ly the citizens, aud tho
excitement against hin Wa intense.
The California Courier, 10 rofcrrnro 10 the
deaths AMONG ihc rrw,dcnounces Waterman
,n tho most ruirhH'i.' tcrms, sud demands the
fate of nine of 70. men four Of whom Il "
said we're fhli cu from tlc nlizrn thpsnil ward
into the sea nid lruwnrd--and Il e. died Of
wounds and WI treatment, II further Faya
that u accounts are true, Captain Waterman
l-s one Of the most inhuman monsters OF the
ago-Gt ouly 90 l.y hurncd alive. aud that u
i- nn mtimol, outrage 70 base .uch bloody
murderer communal q ship. WaicrIan went
ashore bclor,' ho vessel cot up ma. has re-
cruclics had reached The rily before the vcs-
sci got TO her wharf, aGd D. great crowd had
asscmbcd-Nnd BOARDED her ~ soon ~ she
touched. The mate effected his escape in
boat, but very narrowly, aud the Courier says
they heard that he had been arrested on the
night Of the SlU Of October.
MINING NEWS.
The accounts from the Mining district.
continue most satisfactory. Constant discov-
cries Of gold are being made Nd the WELD
from every section appears largely On the IN
crease, he population the Southern Min
cral Region has morr than doubled In the
lR,t few months, and shipments from Stock
ton Of gold. are three times greater than they
were s,S months ago On the Middle Fork
the Minors have done remarkably we'll. one
company having secured m the space Of
week upwards of s2O.OOO. New discoveries
have been made n Cold Spring, aud also at
! the Nolrano diugiugs There is no doubt that
/ the coming season will be the most profitable
ever known in the annals of California The
report via New Orleans that the rainy season
had set in, is wholly uutoundcd--on the
rrBUrrsry, ttr- weather. ruurtUVUv NJ fsvurat,v
/ for mining operations, ~ cohid bc desired.
/ Passengers by the Alabama report that the
shipments of gold by the steamers Of the ist
list would reach nearly three millions Of dol
Lam, a large portion Of which would 90 fort
: ward hy ttc Ufcgln.
Qhnrtz mining continues to attract great
attention Seventy machines are already IN
operation or in process Of construction,
GENERAL NEWS,
In tho market fair amount OF bushes, has
been transacted. and tho aJnc Of trade is gem
Icrally good, Rc9 Estate continues in de-
mnnd at advanced rates Z
robhcrics duuls, &C.. though In most cases the
Offenders are arrested and summarily punish
ed.
The establishment of line Of steamers be-
tween san FranCisro and China is being scr-
ously discussed IL is proposed to max q Hon
olulu, Smiths Island, the north Lndrone Is
land, and the south end Of Laconia, the sup
ply stations for coal--the running distance
being less than 1000 miles.
The weather has been excessively hot the
10Th of October was the hottest day over OK
pericuccdl at San Francisco
Preliminary arrangements are being made
10 bald lines oC Telegraph. connecting Sac
ramcnto, Stockton, San jose, and San Fran
cisco.
lke discussion relating TO the, Division of
the State, is daily assuming more importance.
The Convention net at Santa Barbara Oct.
: goth. Don jose Antonio Carrilo of Los An
gelos, was elected President. A great diver
sity Of opinion prevailed amongst the mem
bers Of the Convention and after session of
three days they adjourned, having passed by
small maiortics several resolutions one OF
which dcsiguaies line Of division proposed for
Southern Territory to commence at point
not further north than the northwestern
boundary line Of Santa Clara County, nor
further south than THE Northern boundary Of
Monterey County.
! ORE0oS.--Thc steamer Columbia from
lorcgon, October oath, arrived Mt San Fran
cisco on the 3oth, with 81 passengers and
$4,000 in gold. The overland immigrants
have nearly all arrived and generally got
through in excellent order. Vhry valuable
gold discoveries have been made i-r Queen
Charlottes. Island. Business was unusually
brisk and accounts from every quarter were
very satisfactory