The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-08

Fyoos IT, Asw York Herald
! Furtner California News, BY the aeergia.
The Georgia left at Chagres the steamships
/ Crescent City, North America and Brother Jon
athaH, the latter just arrived with only few
passengers.
The rainy season had not yet set in at Chag
res, and the health Of the place is said TO bt
good. The weather was pleasant on the 18th
mus generally, and the roads in good order.
The inhabitants of Chagres have organized O
regular police, and life and property ARE much
more safe than they were formerly.
The rail road, il is expected, will be finished
TO Gorgona by the last Of July.
The fourth, and supposed to be the last, OF the
Chsgres river murderers, had been are arrested
at Porto BeIo, brought to Panama and consigned
to prison When the Georgia left Chagres. it
was renorted that these murderers were to be
shot in few days.
The Pacific mail steamship Tennessee, which
left San FranciicO on the LIST Of April, arrived
ny Panama on the evening of the 10Th. She
had on board seven hundred Thousand dollars in
gold dust, and two hundred passengers. The
Tennessee spoke, the first evening opt from
San Francisco propeller, bound in, which de-
sired to be reported. The name was not dis
tinctly heard, but the vessel was probably the
Union, from Panama, which put into Acapulco
leaky, and left ere on the 18th of March. On
the 4th of April, saw the steam propeller Sarah
Sands, and at the same time spoke the steamer
lsthmus On the 18th, spoke the mail steamer
California, all well. Judge Thurston, of Oregon,
had died on board, and was inferred at Acapul-
co. Senator Gwin had been i'll, but was on the
recovery.
The Columbus, which left San Francisco a
few hours before the Tennessee, arrived the
same evening. She brought two hundred and
thirty passengers and 100000 in gold dust on
freight. tkm
The propeller McKimm, with large number
of passengers, also left San Francisco on the LIST
of April She had not reached Panama at the
latest advices. re
The IT, s. sloop of war Vincennes, arrived
below Panama on the 9Th of April, in seventt en-
days from Guayaquil-all we'll She remained
anchored off the island of Taboga at the last add
vices, but was to sail in few days on cruise
up the coast The following is list of her
officers: Ea
VIM l.. Hudson, commander; Aug. l.. Case,
lieutenant; Dominick Lynch, do Joseph N.
Barney, do. !; Matthew &. Perry, do. Aristides
Welch, purser; Edward j. Rutter surgeon !;
John Wilkinson, master; s. Allen Englcs, as
sistant surgeon; VIM S. Boyd, lieut.. marines
Joseph J. Cook, passed midshipman; Walter O.
Grain, do. George T. Shines, do; Ralph Chan
dler, midshipman VIM. ii. Smith, do; J. G..
Sullivan, do. John W. Hudson, commanders
clerk; Eugene Mach, gunner; VIM. +. Laigh-
ton, carpenter; Thomas Paten, samaker; VIM.
b. Forester, acting boatswain.
The Savannah was at Panama on the 9th of
April, but had probably subsequently sailed for
the United States. The Panama Star says that
it was understood that Commodore McCauley
would keep his flag on board until she reaches
Valparaiso, where he will transfer it to the fri
gate Raritan, which vesse, lately on her way to
Panama was ordered to return to Valparaiso, for
the purpose Of meeting the commodore.
The Rev. Il. G. Stanley, chaplain of the Sa
vannah, had been preaching at Panama; and
with such good effect, that measures had been
taken by several dent gentlemen to raise a
sufficient sum by subscription to secure the SER
vices of permanent preacher in the city.
The sloop-of-war st. Mary's, was daily ex-
pected at Panama, when the Vincennes would
probably remain until her arrival, az Com. Me-
Cauley had announced that it was his intention
to have one vessel of the squadron constantly in
the harbor
The steamer Com Stockton, from New York,
last from Valparaiso, arrived at MazatIan during
the week ending March 80.
Our San Francisco papers are to the LIST of
April, Sacramento to the 3lst, and Marysvle
to the 9th Of March.
The Alta California of the LIST instant, pub
fishes the following summary of events on the
Pacific side of the Union:
Since our last steamer paper, one of the most
important events in California has been the re
peal by our legislature of the odious and disas.
q L. 4 H.,
proclamation to that effect by our governor.
The health of this city has been remarkably
good, and the same may be asserted of the en-
tire State, so far at least as any reports have
come from There can be no healthier country
in the world than California.
The annals of crime are about as dark as ever,
but the chances of punishment seems to have
improved considerably. The two men, Mildred
and Stuart, Indicted for the murderous attack
upon and robbery of Mr.. Janson, and whose
supposed guilt had well nigh been cxpiated by
Lynch law and rope had been tried before the
district court, and found guilty Of assault with
intent to kill and robbery. The jury sentenced
Stuart to fourteen years in the penitentiary, the
utmost they could give him. He has since
been taken TO luba county to be tried for muir
der MILDRED was sentenced 10 ten years in the
penitentary
Thedegisature passed bill authorizing the
attorney general to enter nolle prosequi in the
case of Charles Robinson and others, of Sacrl-
mento, indicted for conspiracy and murder in
the Squater war, which has been vetoed by the
governor.
There has been fight at Sonora, growing out
Of some conflicting minor claims, in which one
man, by the name of Davis, was killed and some
Others wounded. 1t was at first rumored that
five men had been killed, which proved one of
madame rumors children.
The great fire at Nevada was not near as de-
structve to property as was ut first reported
100000, it is said, will cover the loss which
was at first placed at 81 100000.
Gov. McDougal has been appealed to for his
aid in suppressing the Indian depredations in the
Mariposa region, and The Legislature responded
to his cali upon them, by granting him authority
to call out five hundred men for that purpose
Taking tour for the purpose Of acquiring in
formation upon the subject he came to the con-
clusion that the men were not needed, and has
not called them into service. One of the Indian