Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-11
TWO WEEKS
Later from California.
OF THE PRoMETBEUS

Later from California.
ARRIHAL OF THE PROMETHEUS.
Steamship Prometheus, Capt. Churchill.
arrived at New York on Thursday morning
with no passengers, with $50 600 in pold
dust consigned to Thompson and HircbcocL
and $3.50, 900 IN the hands Of passenoar. !,
was guessed. The Oregon, which Ieft San
Francisco Aug z, is reported to have ,,yo
millions on board. The Prometheus stopnsd
al San Juan, Nicaragua, Aug. l6, and took
the passengers of steamer Independence.
- During the stay of the independence pas
sengers at San Juan del Norte, CARPET bap
containing $1,000, was stolen from man
named Seldom Golf, of New York. A wait
err at the hotel, who was seen near the miss.
ing money. was suspected, and without de-
lay, a short investigation was had, and the
prisoner was taken to the woods guarded
by two Californians, and followed by third
bearing long coil Of rope Arriving al the
place appointed for the execution, the moose
was made and adjusted to the prisoners
neck, the other end being thrown over
branch Of Tree. His eyes were blinded. his
hands tied, and lie was told tha, he had only
six minutes 10 make his peace with God
He kneit for a moment, and then rose to his
feet. After choking him for some time.
without getting any confession as 10 where
lie had the gold, they released him. The
| police attempted to interfere and arrest The
ringleaders. and aid was sought from an
English brig-of-war which was refused
The Prometheus was searched; but the af-
| fair ended without their making any prison.
ers.
Business in California was rather more
active, and The burnt district of the last
great fire has been nearly covered with new
buildings. There are about $50 substantial
brick houses in San Francisco, nearly all OF
which have been erected since The fire in
May, and extensive preparations are in pro-
gress for the manufacture of brick and quar-
nv stone, 10 fill numerous. contracts Of this
kind.
The vigilance committee have done Their
work SO thoroughly that crime in all lis forms
has been greatly restrained, so much so tina
the cells Of the city prison were entirely va
cant.
Noerea outrage has occurred 10 heighteI
The excitement 10 the public mind. The
previous excitement has abated under the
amended criminal code, which allows Ih,
Jury discretion 10 punish either with i'm
prisonment or death those guilty of arson
burglary, robbery, &c. A few trials hav,
been had. Among the most conspicuous i:
the case Of Robinson, Gibson, and Thomp
son, convicted at Sacramento of the robber,
of James Wilson, and condemned to death
The agriculture OF California is becoming
a source OF wealth 10 all WHO perseverngIN
engage in il. 1t is estimated that there ar,
already $4,000 persons settled and devote,
to agricultural pursuits. 10 Santa Cruz the
crops are universally heavy. The whea
could not hear lis own weight bearing fou
1 heads TO the ounce, and will yield one hun
dred bushels to the acre. The potatoe
growing in this valley are very fine ant
large, weighing four and five pounds each
The four candidates for congress are can
wasting The stale, and the several couritie
are holding conventions TO nominate caudi
dates for the legislature. The sou herr
counties still talk of division.
The Indian hostiIlies have ceased in til,
southern aud eastern borders, aud broker
out on the northern frontier.
The reports from all the mining district
are more favorable than at any period during
The present year, and the shipments of gol
for August and September will doubtless ex
coed those of any previous moEths. Tn
unprecedented low stage Of water in al Tia
rivers has been especially favorable 10 Ell
terprIses oil the first class; many dammln!
companies are al work in the beds of tn
streams, which haye been exposed for mile
and some rich deposits have been struck
and there is prospect OF a farther fall OF the
| river for the next three months.
The miners at Mississippi Bar are princi-
pally engaged in cartlDg dirt from The nigh.
er liable land or bar TO the river and then
washing it, which pays fair profit. Al
| Beas Bar great improvement has been made
since last year. Mr. Carlton, laely returned
for Woburn, Mass, says that The prospects
of the miners here are much better than ever
SOME side or bank dIggings had been
worked this summer thai yielded abundan Mt.
| ly. The drumming companies were to COM
mence in the bed Of the river about the Isl
Of Septe nber on the North Fork.
| The public buildings at Velajco were 10
have been commenced on the 18th of August
the contracts having been made To thai eff
| feet. .
The crops in Oregon are very promising
| The Indian war has been brought 10 close
Arrival Of the Georgia.-The mail steam
ship Georgia, from Chagres on the 26th and
Kingston on the 3sl ult., arrived at New
York about o'clock Sunday morning, with
39l passengers. On the outward passage OF
the Georgia she experienced very severe
gales, and her wafer tanks having been al
fected, she put into Kingston. Her arrival
al Chagres was thus delayed till the morn.
ing of the 26lh. The Georgia brings two
weeks later from Panama, Valparaiso, and
other ports on the Pacific; but her inteIli.
geDce from California has been anticipated
by the Prome;heus.
PERPETUAL Disasters. 1.-The annals OF
our party contests furnish 20 instances o
change so great, and reUerSes so disastrous il
the same period Of time, as the Wings have
experienced since Gen. Taylor's accession
| 10 the Presidency From nilr nverihrnw i'm