American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-04

City arrived yesterday at New York from
Chagres, whence they sailed on the 24th ult.
They bring dates from San Francisco to the lst
May.
In addition to our telegraphic accounts Of
yesterday, we have gathered the following:
The Empire City brings the California mails,
$50 passengers, and two millions of dollars in
gold.
The North America has on board 400 passen-
gers and eight hundred thousand dollars in
gold. ,E Slt G~sKN8
Mr. Richard Kennedy, of Baltimore, died on
board the Empire City, during her passage from
Chagres to New York I5I
Intelligence from the Sandwich Islands is to
the Goth March. The difficulties between the
authorities of the Islands and the French had
been amicably settled
The steamships Oregon, Union, and Republic,
had arrived at Panama, having in the aggregate
upwards of 500 passengers and So, 600, 900 gold
dust, regularly manifested. The Union had 200
passengers and $150,000 in dust-the Oregon,
rs passengers and 100000 in dust, and the
Republic $1,000,000 and about 200 passengers
The municipal election in San Francisco came
off on the Oath of April, and resulted in tri-
umph for the Wings in majorities for city Off
GERS, ranging from three to seventeen hundred
votes. The Alta California gives the following
summary of interesting events, r
Considerable progress has been made by the
Commissioners in forming treaties with the In
dams. Yesterday there was rumor that the
volunteers had been whipped by the Indians in
the Mariposa district 4t -
Robberies have been so numerous and bold
in the vicinity of Monterey that the people have
called upon the Executive for protection.
The Indians still continue their depredations
in the vicinity of Los Angeles.
Since the rains, the miners have been re-
ported as doing much better than previously.
Some rumors have been afoat that secret
expedition has started for the purpose of taking
possession Of Lover California, but it is proba-
bly, merely a rumor. r.i
Business has revived considerably, and the
confidence of our citizens in the future progress
Of the State is undated. II
The city Of Nevada has elected city officers
and has q newspaper called the Nevada Journal
published semi-weekly.
The Legislature of California was to have adj
journed on Monday, the Both of April.
The Sacramento Union, an ably conducted
daily, has dotted its neutrality, and hoisted the
Wing banner. 1t will prove powerful advo-
cate in the Wing cause.
Congress having failed to pass the bill for the
creation of the United States marine hospital
in San Francisco, arrangements have been made,
under direction of the collector Of the port, to
accommodate the sick mariners who are enti-
tied to the benefits of such an institution.
One of the men logged at Nevada some weeks
since, for stealing, has since died from the
effects of his punishment.
The Sacramento Times says the town Of Dow
melville contains, within circuit Of three miles
q population of 5000.
Tha Co,J1rJ c+otao tbaf tba o,,o ,t1 ,a;,,c n 10
attracting more attention every day, from the
astounding richness which some of them dis
play. One on Carson's mountain yields rock,
of which SO large portion is gold that 103 lbs.
of the rock was brought to San Francisco city
to be assayed, and yielded SO pounds of pure
gold, valued at So, l02 Is; and Colonel Cost, the
naval officer who brought the pieces down, says
there was between one and two tons of the rock
taken out all equally rich, and the vein showing
no signs of exhaustion. $500
The IsTHMUs.-The rainy season has fully
set in on the Isthmus, and the Gorgona having
become impossible in consequence, the travel
is now altogether by the way Of Cruces, to
which point the business men from Gorgona
have removed. The Chagres river having risen
six feet, the river steamers are enabled to run
up to Gorgona.
The miners have returned from Colqua river
with little or no success. They report plenty
of gold, but the natives are too indolent to
work, and the northern man cannot stand the
labor and the climate.
The Masons and Odd-F Fellows are about to
establish their respective Lodges at Chagres.
A considerable interest is felt in the enterprise.
Business in Chagres is good. The former
glutted state of the market has passed, owing
to the great travel lately. ~"
The Law and Order Society has been very
beneficial lettering gambling and theft almost
entirely. The moment a suspicious hombre
arrives he is waited on Immediately by choice
few, and ordered to leave town or be thrown
into Spanish dungeon, with no precise idea of
getting out.
1t was reported at Panama that severe
shock of an earthquake had been felt at Valpa-
raise, much to the terror of the population.
FROM THE SANDWICH IsLASDs.-The French
frigate Serieuse, Capt. Cosnier, was to sail in
few days on cruise. She has been three
months in the port of Honolulu. The conduct
of the officers and men are spoken of in high
terms.
The U. S. ship Vandalia, Capt Gardner, was
also in port, and was soon to leave. The cap
tain and his officers, and crew, were also spo-
ken of in the same vein. The U. s. revenue
brig Lawrence, Capt. Fraser, arrived at Homo
lulu on the. 25th March. Capt. 4. received
warm and cordial welcome by his numerous
friends.
UBIouIToUs.-A paragraph was undesign-
edly copied into our paper yesterday to the
effect that Secretary Corwin was in Cincinnati
IL he is, we have an admirable and life-like
movable image Of him at the Departmental this
city, cracking jokes and the pates of political
adversaries like good fellow.
FANNY FoREsTER's RETuRN.--We learn that
in the brig Bryant, arrived at New York from