The daily union., 1854-12-17
ONE WEEK LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

b. the northern mail last evening we received full files
oSan Francisco papers the cath OF November brought
by the Northern Light IRON San Juan. We have
merely time and make the following extracts:
MISSISSIPPI SAN fRANcsco--THs an
yExArIoS QUESTION
The United States steam frigatc Mississippi S. s. Lee
commander arrived at San Francisco the 2s ult from
Honolulu which port she left the 9th The officers of
the Mississippi confirm the statements we have already
published in regard TO annexation The question was stii
under agitation and it stated that the only obstacle in
the way of its speedy accomplishment the absence
Prince Alexander The Sea Bird despatched
TO Of the islands to bring him to Honolulu when il
was thought the treaty would be consumnated
Capt Lee notified commissioner of his willingness
TO remain week longer with the Mississippi to bring the
treaty. but Mr. Gregg could give him assurances that
would be accomplished in that time but that il no doubt
would be done very shortly.
The Mississippi left lying in the port of Honolulu the
United States ship Portsmouth the English frgate Trim
comalee, Capt Houston and French frigate LAremse
Capt LEveque-a well.
The harbor OF Honolulu is now full Of shipping over
one hundred whalers are in port Business is quite brisk
and two hundred and sixty hundred and seventy
Ave whaiers expected.
Neither the f. H. Allen the Ianthe had arrived the
former being sixteen and the latter days out
There prospect OF southery setting in when
the Mississippi sailed.
The brig Fawn hence for the Ladrone islands touched
at Honolulu and landed letters and papers and then
ceeded on,
SUPPOSED DISCOVERED IN OREeoy-Is IT
GOLD "A correspondent writing TO the Oregonian from
Lane nndtf cate OF Dctober 2s, that
miners Eugene city, and at Fall creek tributary Of
the Willamette washing gold and doing well In ref
to the subject the Times says The reported
discovery OF gold at Eugene city Is creating considerable
excitement in the upper country There to be
doub. whether toe mineral discovered this locality is
gold not. The Statesman says; "a reliable gentleman
from there who in Office day two since states
that the found strongly resembles gold and is believed
by old miners to he such He says there are two
kinds metal found both having the appearance OF gen
uneness The first found will stand the test Of nitric
acid but that since found and found below the other
kind does nol suffer from the application of nitric acid
and only made brighter by IT, Both heavy gold
All agree that the mines rich whatever the metal is
From three TO four per day, the man can be
easily obtained Some suppose 1t 10 be native copper mix
ed with gold IL strange there should be any
this coast unable at TO decide between mineral so
easily distinguished gold and other Minerals in some re-
spects resembling it.
BRLLIAyr NErEoR--A large meteor OF great brianoy
at Monterey the night of the 18th OF Novem-
ber at 10 o'clock The light strong that
shadow like young moon 1t fell from point nearly
due south, and slightly declined TO the west
SHOOTING AT TUoIuMSE.--From Tuolumne we have an
account of regular weeks shooting A named Rob
liam Knox shot Thomas Allen at Columbia who shortly
afterwards died; and Mexican named Jose Maria Escobar
stabbed another Mexican, dumb man, killing him in
stantly.
MoyrNrxrs on rHE UNITED STATES vEssE1s-The steam
gaie Mississippi proceeds Benica to-day for the pur
pose of taking in coal for the trip southwark She will
proceed to in abont ten days and viii direct home
wards touching some Of the South American ports The
Susquehanua will take her departure in the direction
and for the destination either to-day
San Francisco Herald Nor. "a