Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-20
ARRIVAL OF THE
CIR RESCENT CITY
NEW YORK, Nav 3.

She left Aspinwall on the 22d.
She brings California mails of the
4,h by the Golden Gate.
Passengers came over the railroad
from Buena Vista; The road is now com.
pleted within twelve miles of Gorgona
Passengers go from Aspinwall to Cor
gona Ia one day.
Among the passengers we notice the
Archbishop of Oregon. and The Bishop
OF California; Mr.. Van Voorhees,, Sec.
retary OF State, Mr.. Ewing. son of Il.
Ewing. and Capt. Knox, U. s. N.
The floods in California, had entirely
subsidized and business was improving.
The yield of gold is represented as
being immense since the late flood.
which had turned up large quantities of
gold. AT ValIiceta party turned up
large lump of pure gold. which weighs
nearly twenty.sIx pounds. -
Emigration from ,lie cities has, in con
sequence, set in, and large parties are
vending their way to the tlgg,ngs.
Al Sonora, the earth turned up was
yielding three hundred per cent. more
than at any previous time. &c.,. ~ a.
A war of determination had been de.
clared by the whites against the Indians
in klamath, and forty of the former
had surrounded two Indian lodges at In
dian ferry. anG sho, about forty Indians
and sqnaws. .ta. ... = ....
Stockton and Sacramento had made
liberal donations for the relief of the
North Americas passengers. " ..s
A private letter states that a duel was to
take place on The 5th April, between A.
Z. Rachy, member of the Assembly.
aud James Blair. late of the United
States Navy. The difficulty arose out
of the ''wa,er lot bill," aud a charge of
bribery. .... ..
A Mexican was hanged at Toloumne,
by the Vigilance Committee, for theft.
The Revenue Bill was under consid.
Grafton in the Assembly. Persons set.
ting up consignmenss are taxed 80 cents
on each Sl00. Personal property sold
BY auction is taxed one and half per
cent.
Gen. Anderson had been appointed
Judge of The Supreme Court, in place
Of NJ. Ly ons. who had resigned. Al.
exander Wells had been appointed to the
fourth Judgeshlp. .. .r.. ... ..
Honolnlu papers have been received
to the 18th of March. They are filed
with accounts Of the grea, eruption of
the Mauna Lua Monsain, in the Island
of Hawa. The quantity of lava issuing
out of The crater had not decreased -
The altitude of the eruption was 10000
feet above the level of the sea, and was
yet burning. The lava was then five
hundred feet deep. .a ...@.... .... ,..
More recent advices from the Pacific
whaling fleet state that the hale fishery
had been very successful. ...'"2."
The United States ship Vlncennes,
had arrived at San Francisco from As.
toria. f-n s.......
She reports the schooner Julia safe al
the mouth of the Columbia river, and
that the schooner Exact. which was re-
ported lost, had arrived safe at Puge,'s
Sound.
Governor Bigler had sent a message to
the California Legislature recommending
all appropriation Of money for the re-
llet oi the overland emigrants. rgs .s .-
The Mexican Boundary Commission
ers had come down on the Golden Gate,
intending to cross the plains by way OF
the CHA and the Rio Grande for the pur
pose OF completing the survey. e...T -.
The schooner Sierra Madre, which
had sailed from San F ancisco for the
mouth of the Colorado river. with de-
tachmenl OF soldiers under the comma nd
Ut Cap. Andrews, To establish perma-
nent pos, at The mouth of the Gila river,
had no, been heard Of, anu it was sup.
posed she was lost. a@" a'5
A large number of passengers were a,
Acapulco waiting sail vessels up, and
many OF them were in great distress.
Just as the Golden Gate was leaving
Acapulco. an express had arrived, bring,
ing Intelligence that both houses of the
Mexican Congress had rejected the Te-
haan'epec treaty unanimously on the
18th April.
The Choco mines were becoming az
objecs Of much interest. &2.5. -3
Dysensery, OF a violent type, had be.
come very prevalent on the Islhmus.
Ad,ices from Peru state that a deci-
ded demonstration had been made i'm fa.
vor OF Gen. Flores expedition; the Eu-
cacor government troops had spiked
their own guns 10 prevent them from be-
ing used against The invaders. Flores
had taken the city of Guayaquil with
great ease. The majority of his troops
were Europeans. Flores is considered
an agent OF the Peruvian Government.
who desires to annex Eucldor to Peru.
COMMERCIAL lNTELLIGENcE Prices
of many articles were steadily adyan
eng. a NJ .a,s-..-
Agricultural implements were in good
demand.
Breads'uffs were selling very freely al
full prices. Fa9 slEaasgsIa
Coffee was advancing. nd f.,ar.
Clothing, dry goods and provisions
were higher. 5. .sgaes
Mess beef was selling a, sac, and
clear PORK at $22 to $24.
sNI. 80 l. =, -. !, 4