Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-15
THE CALIFORNIA NEWS.
BY THE NORTHERN LIGHT.

THE CALIFORNIA NEWS.
BY THE NORTHERN LIGHT.
This morning We have our California ales
by the Northern Light, which vessel arrives
at New York yesterday, as announced BY tele
graph.
The Northern Light brought 446 passenger
and 1854, 405 on freight from San Francisco
per steamship Sierra Nevada, from Californi
on tho Oath October, making the passage +
New York in ttoenty days and tscsive hours
which is considerably the quickest yet per
formed between the two cities.
It is said that proposition has been mad
by the Government Of the Sandwich Island
to the Cabinet at Washington for annexation
on tho condition that the United States Gov
eminent shall pay to King Kamehameha LII
yearly sum after his death to tho heir appar
ent, Prince Alexander Lipolipo, during hi
life.
The Democratic papers are engaged in
lively war about tho Senatership. Exon
gresham Marshal has moved to Marysyille
in the southern half Of tho State, with tn,
hope, it Is said by his opponents, of beins
chosen Senator under tho cry of Senate
from the North" This city il, according t,
common parlance among the politicians in the
south of the State north of the center of pop.
ulation All the Senators heretofore elected
have been from this city, and now the cry il
ca Senator from the north" Marshal, sine,
renewing to Marysville, has written, a. it ap-
pears, some anonymous articles attacking
twin rather roughly, and OWNS organs 70
ply without waste of compliments.
The Meiggs affair has been swiftly followed
BY q multitude of discoveries of tho Other
frauds and defalcations of various kinds
Two Of the later city officials are now on trial
charged each with embezzling the sum Of
$500, 900. A prominent broker, it is said, has
defrauded principal of $50, 900, AM spen,
the money. A juryman, who was bribed
drew several thousand dollars from the briber
and when the latter refused to pay more, he
turned Safes evidence. Add these to the
Meiggs frauds. loss of the Yankee Blade, and
tho Walker trial, and San Francisco can show
a pretty good budget Of news during the las,
three weeks.
From the Los Angeles star.]
GOLD IN LOWER CALIFORNIA.
Don Juah Ramirez has just returned from
a visit to Lower California, and has furnished
US with the following interesting items OF
news:
Gold has been discovered in large quaint.
ties in place named Los Maritus; hese
placers were abandoned for want of wa; or, but
as soon as tho rainy season sets in they intend
to recommence digging.
In the valley of San Rafael, it was reported
that an Indian had found gold on the surface,
and that he had brought in near pound to
San Rafael.
If the discoveries of gold prove true, Lower
California may begin to hope for better things
in the future.
THE INDIAN MAsSACREs IN OREGON
By the last arrival from Oregon, we have
full reports of the horrible butchery of train
Of immigrants near Fort Boise. Sixteen
bodies were found and buried, and three chill.
dren were carried off by the Indians. Mr. R.
r. Thompson. United States Indian agent,
writes from the Grande Ronde, September 6.
that the report of the murder by the Indians
Of three mon belonging to another train, is
fully confirmed.
It occurred on the 10Th of August, about
ninety.fve miles east of Fort Boise, on the
letters road. The train consisted of five wa
CONS, under the command Of Nose Kirkland,
from Louisiana. They were met by eleven
Indians, who accosted them in the most friend
y manner by shaking hands. Three men,
who were in the rear of the wagons, after
speaking with the Indians, turned to 20 and
were fred at. One was killed, and another
The wounded man has since died.
Their names were George Lake and Walter G.
Perry.
Another correspondent writing from Fort
Boise, says:
From what can learn, there is determin
alton on the part of the Snakes to kill and rob
all who may fall into their power. They say
the Americans have been continually telling
them, that unless they ceased their depreda-
tons an army would come and destroy them,
but no such thing has been done, and that the
Americans are afraid of Thorn, and say that If
We want to fight them to come on.
UTAH.
Deseret news is to the 2lst of September.
Snow STORM IN AUGusT.-The News saws
snow storm commenced on the evening of the
10Th of August, and continued with intervals.
to the night of the I'D. Ensign Mount and
the tops Of the mountains east of Salt Lake
City were white with snow for short time.
ARRIVAL OF UNITED STATES TRoops.-Col.
z. j. Steptoe arrived at Salt Lake City, with
3lst of August. The officers under Col. Step
toe are Major Reynolds, Captain R. Ingalls,,
Quartermaster and Commissary; Lieutenants
Tyler, Mowry, Livingston, Chandler and Ais.
ton; Il. r. Writ, Surgeon There are about
LIS soldiers. being two companies of artillery,
one of infantry, and about $50 employees, or
Quartermaster's men 100 wagons and car
riages, and about 1000 head of horses and
mules. 1t is understood that Col. Steptoe
proposes hiring Winter quarters in Salt Lake
City for the officers and troops, and locating
the employees and animals in Rush Valley
about ten miles south of Tooele City
We now learn, by way of Salt Lake City,
hat the Indians attacked kort Laramie tooL