Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-10
ARRIVAL OF TIE GEORGE LAW.
LATER NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.

ARRIVAL OF TIE GEORGE LAW.
LATER NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.
The California mail steamer, George
Law, arrived at New York yesterday,
with the California mails, 500 passengers,
and ssOo,oo in gold. "a
The Aspinwall Courier gives q few
items regarding Lieut.. Strainss party.
The Lieutenant, with two Of his men,
had reached Chapingana in quest of boats
and provisions for the relief Of the re-
mainder, consisting of 10, who had been
left four weeks previously On the banks
of the ChucanaqKe river. 7z--5--zz
The party were 40 days in getting from
| the Atlantic to Point YariSa, near the
Pacific. On the fifteenth day their pro-
visions became exhausted, and they SUBJ
sisted afterwards chiefly on nuts. Their
suffering was intense. All the men left
behind were disabled. Strain reports
that the Indians along the route fed at
his approach, setting fire to their canoes
and huts, and carrying off their provis-
ions. He started alone on his return to
Chucanaque. The commander of the
British steamer Verajo despatched boat
up the river for the relief of the sufferers.
Advices from Australia to the 18th had
been received via Callao. Gold was dull.
At Bendigo flour was worth f42a45 per
ton.
Valparaiso dates of March l, state that
Don Domingo Elias was gaining ground
in Peru. Jacua and africa had declared
for him. 1t was reported that the French
and Chilians had offered him assistance
to take possession of the Chincha islands.
The yellow fever was raging at Callao
and Lima. Business at Valparaiso was
reviving. Money and vessels scarce.
From the San Francisco News of March l6.
NEWS OF THE FORTNIGHT.
STATE NEWS.
The most important political matter
that has occupied attention has been the
proceedings of the Legislature upon the
question of the election Of United States
Senator. A strong effort to bring on the
election this session has been made, but
after prolonged and stormy conflict the
matter was indefinitely postponed by a
majority in the Senate, and it is thought
now that the election will not take place
till next winter.
An election was held at Marysville on
| the 18th ult., to decide whether the City
| Council should be authorized to take
| 100000 worth of stock in the projected
railroad from Marysville to Benicia, and
to subscribe an amount of stock not ex-
ceeding 100000 for a plank road to
Nevada. The vote stood. for railroad,
935 ayes, &c noes; and for the plank
road 947 ayes, 33 noes.
The officers of State and the members
Of the Legislature arrived in Sacramento
| (the new Capital on the 18th ult. Their
arrival was hailed with every demonstra-
ton of pleasure. They were escorted by
the Suffer Rifles and large procession
of citizens to the Orleans Hotel, where
speeches were made by the Governor,
Mayor Hardenburgh and others.
The Mountain Herald estimates that
there will be about $4,000 bushels of
wheat raised in the counties of Siskiyou
and jackson the next season, but that
about 100000 pounds additional will be
required, to meet the demand for con-
sumption in these counties.
VIM. Akenhead, late Treasurer of
Santa Clara county, absconded recently,
| and it is said carried with him S27 900
in money, belonging to the State and
county.
AT Coloma, a man by the name of To-
gan has been found guilty of the murder
of man by the name of Seryell, and
been sentenced to be hung.
The municipal election in Marysville.
on the 9th inst, resulted in favor of the
Wings.
The wife of Fielding Wells, living near
San Jose, was recently murdered in a
most brutal manner. Mr.. Wells was
absent from home at the time of the out
rage. No one has yet been arrested as
being cognisant of the murder.
Peter Nichols, the murderer of PARROT,
has been sentenced to be executed at
Sonora on the 7th of April.
A fatal duel was fought at Oak Grove
near Sacramento, on the 9th inst, be-
tween DIR. Dickson, of the State Marine
Hospital, and Philip w. Thomas. Dis
trict Attorney of Placer county. They
fought with pistols at twelve PAGES. At
the first fire DR.. Dickson was shot
through the body, and died few hours
after.
SAN FRANCISCO NEWS.