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California News.
arrival of the Star Of the West.

NEW York, March 13th.-The steamer
Star of the West arrived here at midnight,
bringing about 400 passengers, and $780,.
900 gold dust on freight.
Among the passengers was Mr.. Henry
A. Beelan, Secretary of Legation from Gen.
trail America, with dispatches for Wash.
lngton.
The clipper Comet, from San Francisco
in seventy-six days, has arrived here-the
shortest passage on record.
The mail steamship George Law, from
on the morning OF the 9Th, by
way Of Kingston on the evening of the
9th, arrived at 12 M. to-day. She brings
1928 900 specie on freight. and 240 pas
sengers. among whom are Messrs. Hol-
comb, Winthrop and Bond, belonging to
the party detached from the frigate Cyane
to survey the canal route across the 18TH
mus of Darien.
Further from Cali fornia by The North Star.
The following is general summary o.
the news from California Tor the fortnight
ending February 10Th:
A bill introduced into the Senate, to de.
fine the time Of holding the Senatorial
election, was STAYED off, while resolution,
passed in the House, to postpone the mat
ter till the 9th of March, was, after very
hard struggle, carried through the Senate
by vote of II to 16. The object of the
postponement is that the election shall be
held less than year before the time
March 4, 1856 when the Senator shall
take his seat. The vote on this resolution
is understood to be test vote, and there
having been one Senator Ia decided friend
of Broderick) absent at the time, his parti-
zans are in high hopes that the election
will be carried. without difficulty, in March.
The Theatre and other buildings in Pla-
cerville, were burned on the 30th Of Jan.
uary. Total loss about $4,000.
The proceedings of the fllibusters in
Lower California have excited good deal
OF indignation about San Diego, where the
citizens were proposing to get up COM
pany and thrash them, and were to hold a
meeting on the End.
Lieutenants Parker and Stoneman start
ed from San Diego on the Gath of Janu-
ary, on the survey OF the ella route for a
railroad. They will probably complete
the survey IN May.
At Cherokee Flats, rumor has it that a
vein of decomposed quartz was found.
about six inches in diameter, which is un-
broken. and has proved exceedingly rich.
From about 200 pounds OF dirt % pounds
of gold were washed. Considerable ex.
citement has been the consequence. High
prices, even $4,000, it is said, have been
offered for the claim, or share of it, and
refused. The discoverers are French and
Italians, who have their guns loaded and
keep guard.
Gas was introduced into the city, and
eighty-four street lamps were lighted on the
evening Of the / fth. Three miles and a
half OF pipe have been laid in the city, and
the price of gas is SIS per 1000 feet.
Sonora is attracting great deal of at
tention now. A number of vessels, in
cudlng steamer, are up for Guaymas,
and number of persons are going to ex-
anime the country, buy property. and pre-
pare for the Ultimate annexation, which
cannot be very distant. The number OF
persons now on..their way, or preparing to
GO from this city with peaceable intent, is
about ESQ. OF these, at least hall are
German, French, Mexicans, Spaniards
and Italians.
On the 18th of February the Portsmouth
and the steamer Columbus sailed to pay
their respects to the fillibusters.
The Chinese immigration has agsin
commenced. In the three vessels from
Hong Kong. 800 Celestials have arrived.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.-We learn from
the State Journal that two Americans and
thirteen Cinnamon were murdered in Shas-
ia county by the Indians.
OREGoN.-Our news from Oregon is to
the Sd. The cold weather experienced
here about the Goth Of JanHary was Sc
verely feltiD Oregon. The~Columbia Riv.
er was obstruc.ed by the ice so that for
more than week there was no communica-
ton between Astoria andthe country above
The Indians say that the weather in Or
egon never was so cold before. and that
the Americans were to blame for it. Snow
had fallen at Portland IA inches deep. II
is said that coal has been found in Polk
county. Four new counties have been
created.
Further difficulties hadsoccurred with the
Indians on the Coquille river. Some al
legged outrages by the red men were aveng.
ed by party of fifty miners, who attack
ed an Indian village and killed sixteen of
the Aborigines.
LOWER CALIFoRNIA.-Our latest dates
from Ensenada are to January 81.
About the Goth Walker addressed a
proclamation to his men preparatory to
the march for Sonora. exhorting them TO
follow him to rescue the people from the
tyranny of the Mexican Government and
the atrocities of the Apaches. On the 24th
45 men left his camp against his will!
The two parties came near having an open
battle, and several officers actually ORDER
ed his artillery men to FIRE the little field
piece at the seceders. The man at the
gun refused.
The As men arrived at this city. and
report that the food is Of the coarsest kind,
and there is no pay save Sonora scrip, and
that private property is taken without cer-
emony. The fillibusters remaining. about
l so in number, were 10 start for Sonora
about the 5th of February. Itis reported
that the fillibusters intend to take the Tt.
buron Island. about 100 miles above Quay.
mas. and that they have made arrange.
ments to have a steamer as transport.