American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-03
BY TELEGRAPH.

NEW YoRY. July 30 o. m


The steamer Prometheus arrived here from
Nicaragua this morning. She brings California
dates to the both, and two hundred and fifty
passengers.
The steamer Tennessee arrived at Panama on
the goth, with two hundred passengers and
two and half millions of gold.
The burnt district in San Francisco and
Stockton is nearly built over again. The peo-
pie are in no respect disheartened. Business is
lively and the yield of gold unsurpassed. The
agricultural prospects are extremely encourag.
ing.
The rumors of Indian difficulties in the north
ern part of the State continue, but commission
ers have reported that they met with excellent
success in pacifying the Indians.
The large fires had but little effect on the
markets. The Northerner and New Orleans
arrived at Panama on June 3d-the former with
5000, 900 in gold, and l25 passengers; and the
latter with $4OO 600 in gold, and $50 passengers.
The auction houses are doing most of the
business Clothing, boots shoes, &c., are ex-
tremely dull, except few articles. Prices ten
per cent. easier than on the 18th.
BALTIMORE, July 3-25 p. m.
Twelve hundred barrels Howard Street -four
sold at $S418. Grain remains unchanged
photographic Dispatches to The Bait Sun of this morning
Vessel Struck by Lightning.
BOsToN July 2d-10 p m.-The ship Frank
Johnston, from Havana for st. Petersburg, put
into this port short of provisions. She reports
that the ship Sallie Fearn, from New Orleans
for Liverpool, when twelve days out was struck
by lightning and burnt to the waters edge
The Johnston took off the crew and passengers,
and 100000 in specie
The Pittsburg Firemen.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-The Duquesne Fire
Company of Pittsburg arrived to-day, and met
with an enthusiastic reception.
Another Slave Excitement.
New BEDFORD, July 1.-The captain of the
brig Commerce, hence at Portsmouth, Virginia
writes that Johnson, q negro, and one of his
crew, had been seized, and, not having his free
papers with him, had been sold into slavery
Much indignation is felt here on the subject, as
johnson had resided in the place many years,
and was well known to be free.
Jenny Lind's Concert.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass July 2.-Jenny Lind's
concert last night at the Congregational church
was attended by large crowd and much en-
thusiasm was manifested.
Loss Of a Vessel.
PROVIDENCE, July 2.-The brig Edward Hen
ry, of Boston, for Port-au-Prince, struck the
Grand Turks Island on the IL tn June, and sunk
in thirty minutes. The vessel is total loss,
but most of the cargo and provisions was saved
in a damaged condition. Six of the crew ar
rived at this port.
From Pittsburg.
>PITTsBURG, July There is two feet eight
inches water in the channel, and falling. The
weather is pleasant City of Pittsburg I'M
usually healthy. Steamboats, from Cincinnati
report that it is healthy all along the river
The increase of business on the Pennsylvania
canal up to July l, over the previous year, is
l, lS4, 700 pounds. Amount of -four shipped to
Philadelphia for the month of June, 25, 1868 bbls;
since the opening of the navigation, las, $3.50
bills; amount of bacon shipped during June,
zoos, 900 lbs; since the opening of navigation
3O,37O,1 42 lbs.
Twenty deaths by cholera for the week
ending on Saturday, in st. Louis,
Further from Santa Fe.
ST. LOUIS, June 30.-The mail from Santa
Fe to the 30th of May brings some additional
items of interest not noticed in our former de-
spatch Three or four thousand Apaches had
asseHDleu III Ine nelRnDOTnOOu OF LaeueSta ana
San Miguel making pottens, which they hope
to exchange for supplies. Chacon, their chief,
visited the palace at Santa Fe, and stated that
the Camanches were to have grand council at
Bosque Rodondo, on the Rio Pecos, on the 18th
June, where all the tribes were to be repre-
sented.
Gov. Calhoun and Col. Munroe paid visit
to Anton Chico, where they expected to meet
the Apaches on the 18th of May and furnish
them the supplies ordered for their relief. 1t.
Chapman and his dragons were there, but the
Indians had not arrived on the Doth May.
The principal chief of the Camanches paid
visit to the palace and had a talk with the gov
ernor. The tribes were assembled at Bosque
Rodondo. Adaptive boy, whom the chief brought
with him, was bought by the governor.
The Camanche chief said the Camanches are
at peace with the people this side of Chihuahua,
and in friendship with the Utahs and the Apa-
ches. The Utahs have not yet visited the Ca
manches.
He promised to return to Santa Fe in few
months, and bring all his chiefs with him, to
bind all the nation to observe the treaty stipu-
lations.
READ the advertisements. Read them all,
and inform yourselves about the excursions and
every thing else.
HOLDEN,S Diarrhca and Dyscntery