The southern press., 1851-07-07
OF THE STEAMSHIP PRoMETHEUS.
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA

The steamship Prometheus, Captain H. w.
Johnstone, arrived at New York on Thursday
from Chagres, via San Juan de Nicaragua. She
brings advices from San Francisco to the lst
of May, fifteen days later than our previous
dates.
The steamship Tennessee arrived at Panama
on the 20th of June, with $2,5OO,OOO in gold
dust and two hundred passengers.
On the Sd of June the steamers New Orleans
and Northerner arrived at Panama from San
Francisco-the first with 100000 in gold, and
$50 passengers the latter with 100000, and
I25 passengers.
The accounts from San Francisco are encour-
aging. A remarkable energy is exhibited in
the work of rebuilding and restoring what was
so recently destroyed by fire. and business af-
fairs are rapidly improving
The nominations for State officers and men,
bers of Congress, made by the Democratic and
Wing conventions respectively, are as follows !:
Democratic Whg.
For Governor John Bigler. P. B. Reading.
Ii. Governor Samuel Purdy. d. Baldwin.
Just. Sup. Corr s. Heydenfeldt. Tod Robinson.
CornptroIIer w. s. Winsow. Alex. G. Abel.
an. General s. G. Hastings. VIM. d. Fair.
Surp. General VIM. M. Eddy. Walt. Herrin.
Congressmen J. w. M'Corkle. E.J C. C.Kewen.
E. c. Marshall. b. F. Moore,
A riot which threatened serious results oc-
Cured at Nevada on the 25th May. 1t had its
origin in long standing dispute concerning a
land claim. Guns and pistols had been freely
used but it does not appear that any person
was killed.
From the Alta California, May 81.
Synopsis Of Events.
| Our city is built up again! In our last issue
for the States, we told Of its destruction-now
of its resurrection. Some plants take root and
sprout upward in such hurry that they bring
the old shell of the germ whence they sprung
upon the upshootng stock, the bulb husk st
clinging to it. So it is Of our city She has
sprung up from her ruins literally with ashes
upon her head, standing upon embers. We
have streets again, blocks again, houses, stores
business, excitement, hustle, progress, prosper
ity. Three-fourths Of the streets are lined
again with habitations, although not four week.
have elapsed since the fire.
| So, too, is it of Stockton. Accounts from
there are very encouraging. Her people have
not been disheartened by their great calamity
but have progressed very far in .remedying, BY
building the destruction of their sreat fire.
These two fires had not as much effect as wa,
anticipated in raising prices, on account of ths
great quantities of goods on shpboard, and large
aMgoes which have arrived since.
The Wing and Democratic parties have eacf
made their nominations and the contest fol
State officers and Congress is now fully opened
The Wing nominations were made with much
unanimity, and probably the Democrats will give
quite as undivided support to their nominees
Rumors of Indian difficulties and skirmshing
in the northern part of the State, are rife. The
despised Indians have proved themselves not
lacking in courage, and it is to be deeply regret
ted that few individuals have had the power
and want Of principle which has made war
with these wretched creatures quite probable.
There never has existed in the nature of the
case, any necessity for such deplorabe condi-
ton Of things