Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-13

Treasurer. s... ~ -s
VIM W. H.rrIs was inaugurated as Governor with the
usual ceremonies.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
The steamers Star of the West" and g George
Law, from Panama, have arrived at New York,
bringing papers from California to the 18th April
They bring about 50, 100000 in specie and num-
Der of passengers, amongstwhom are Gov. STEVENS,
of Washington Territory, Gen. HITCHCOCK and the Hon.
HILAND HALL. Mr.. BoRLAND, Minister to Central Anne
RIGA, proposes returning home by the next steamer
The from California is of but little general nte-
rest The mines continue to yield very largely causing
great rush to the diggngs. The State Legislature
debating the Nebraska BILL the Senatorial question re-
naming in statu quo At San Francisco the Mexican
Consul has been indicted for violation of the neutrality
laws Watkins the Sonora libuster has been sentenced
to pay fine of 81 800; and Emory, who pleaded guilty
the charge was sentenced pay similar fne
The ship Challenge departed the Sd April with about
three hundred emgrants for Sonora having previously
given bonds Walker and his band had evacuated Lower
California and it is presumed have gone to Texas The
sloop-ofwar Portsmouth sailed from San Diego the
4th of April for the Gulf Of California look after the
fllibusters The Indian troubles on Pitt and Mcleod
rivers still continued In battle fifteen Indians
were killed Two shocks of earthquake were felt at
San Francisco the 10th utmo portion of the United
States bonded warehouse had broken down with the
weight Of goods-damage about $4,000. The branch
mint at San Francisco had been opened and the daily
deposites were about $6 000 The Supreme Court had
decided the great of Thorne the city of San Fran
CISCO whereby the latter loses the title to two thousand
acres Of land within her limits. The great steamboat
combination has caused such high fares that Gov Bgler
has sent message to the California Legislature
mending restriction of rates The news from Oregon
and the Sandwich Islands is unimportant.
The exploring party Of Lieut. WHIPPLE arrived at Los
Apr tba NJ arch baui
ton of the railroad route from Albuquerque, New Mex
CO., through the Cayon pass His report is in favor of
its practicaby The only place that will require tun
nelling is at the Cayon Mr. Campbell an engineer be-
longing to the expedition reports that the Moqui nation
of Indians had been nearly exermnated. AT Colorado
Chuquito it deemed expedent to send to the Moqui
country for goods and those sent for them returned with
this intelligence So great the mortality that there
were burals, and the dead bodies thrown in
heaps In village the only persons found alive
one and child. The Moquis q semi-civz-
ed tribe who resided in handsomely constructed villages
built upon the tops of several fat mountains the
of the unexplored region between the Colorado
| and the Gila
| STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION IN CALrroRS1A-An extra from
the Office of the San Francisco Commercial Advertiser
published the 18th of April furnishes the following
particulars Of terrible loss of life by steamboat ex-
ploson:
"Ths morning absu ten o'clock the steamers Secretary
Nevada left from Pacific wharf, bound Petauma At
IL o'clock while crossing San Pablo bay the Secretary
her boiler carrying death and destruction in every part
the boat to the passengers Of whom arge number
board So great the force Of the explosion that
literally blown pieces The Nevada happened to be
near, and Immediately rendered possible assistance
She Immediately put about after caring for the survivors
attending TO the dead Many blown overheard
and their bodies not recovered The Nevada arrived San
Francisco at o'clock with the survivors the bodies OF
those recovered Tho following list Of the killed
| and missing MS far ascertaned
D. Johnson D. H. Van Buren,, Lewis johnson, Mcuire
Edward Bruce Bracket Mrs Harden Richard
clerk George Clark jesse Potter Mrs lmans child James
Wright Mr. Bessin, engineer Mr. Miller,
w H. Tripp Thomas Cameron A. shorey Judge Fcrr William
Lunky wife child Robertson w. Rogers captain r.
James Theodore Bourse Pudde Emma Holiness O. r. Henry