The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-22
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FINANCIAL MATTERS.

he steamship Prometbeus, Capt. Gsanam from San
yuan del Nerte the 18th inst, reached this port at
Hssus Aapast six o'clock yesterday morning with foar
hnsed and forty passengers Her from CALI
sssia only two days later than received BY the
MAeis, and possesses little interest
We indebted to the Of the Pronethens and
- Gregory Adams and Berords Expresses FOR late
yapars ffom the Pacific side of the continent.
The Francisco Herald Of the 19thSof May, says that
serioss accident occurred TO Judge Hoffman, of
Bcs Ogden Hoffman, OF New York, on the evening pre-
virm lie thrown from his horse and sustained
injuries which it is probable will ncapactate him from at
Asnding to his judicial duties for some time We learn
tAst the bone Of his wrist fractured and that he was
sthswise injured
The San Francisco Herald also states, that under the
rssyssns Of the act OF the last Legislature Mr. Lathrop
On the ~ Of May, made claim before Justice Fry to
negro DaH brought by him to California in 1S4o and who
lad left him time since Upon hearing and PROOF
Of the ownership OF property the negro turned
10 Mr. Lathrop, who has started him the Atlantic
States Everything passed of with quiet and order
nothing like resistance being made to the execution OF
the Law.
News from the Interior.
the San Francisco Herald gives the following items OF
tegence compiled from ;bc papers in the interior of
Abs State Of California "A man named Armstrong ha.
been arrested at Indian Diggisgs Calayeras county
charged with stealing cattle III ls4g and 90
said has been extensively engaged IN buchcrng
Feather river opposite Longs Bar where he once
charged with stealing arrested tgcd, and ne
qntee After the trial he left Feather river under
suspicious circumstances, and returned to his former
hsMe in Illinois lie again came back 10 california
the Plains last fall with his wife and conE,en.el
mining. under the Of Jackson. II having become
snswn Butto county that he had returned an afidav,
was made before Justice Of the Peace which justified
thc magistrate in Issuing warrant for bis arrest
II y said tn-t General Hitchcock viii Immediately dos
patch company Of L. troops 70 the scene OF the re-
ccHt Indian disturbances in Trinity county Another
sonpony win 90 by water to the mouth Of Inc klamath
ana operate IN that section II is the opinion that this
eeet, will suffice 20 restore peace.
The following are the particulars of the suicide Of y
springer ~ experimentation Saturday evening. May $
Dc returned 70 bed at the southern House whittier ne
vas accompanied hy friend named White. About oae
ceock ne got N imagining some one was speaking i'll OF
hiR, begged Colts revolver Of Mr.. White and sooR
after went 70 the station house street. No one
supposed he had any intention 10 take his life but
e while after he entered the bouse and when several
persons We're standing near, he stepped int closet
paced the pistol at his head and discharged bali
ilruagh his eye into the brain causing instant death
springer was tgenty-three years old from Mercer county
BY far the greatest crowd the season gathered ri the
race course the outskirts OF on Saturday
afternoon, May s. The renowned T. Hedspeths sore.
horse ana a sorrel mare, owned by Nj George. were
ecntesng nags The distance ESQ yards-the horse
ewing the marc thirty feet start The very
rptedy conferred and rs they passed the turning post
was almost impossible to tell which the winner ana
the judges we learn were unable at the time decide
tbs point. We have heard. unoffcaly, however. that
Abe mare won the heat by about neck The stakes were
kr 1880 side.
aeen eight miles from this place, the side OF the
Sacramento river are becoming very troublesome They
watching for opportunities TO take human life few
Gays since Henry Weldon pursued for several miles
BY band Of these Indians and narrowly escaped with
ms life In consequence Of these outrages company of
miners has been formed in that vicinity provisioned
nj this place for the purpose of driving the Indians to
SAFER distance, exerminating them The company is
ven equipped ana VIII he able 70 DO efficient service in
the mountains
The prize gh, between Jack stratman and Jack shute
heat IN hat