Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-15
CALIFORNIA NEWS.
Arrival of the George Law,

$i,i50, 900 IN GOLD.
Serious Disturbances at San Frane,seo-S
ter Rtots-GratJying Accounts Of Gold
Discoveries.
The steamer George Law, with San Fran.
cisco dates to the 18th Of June, and 81, $780,.
900 in gold, arrived at New York on Monday
morning. She brings 400 passengers, among
whom is Capt. Adams, bearer Of dispatches
from Commodore Perry.
He brings the Treaty with Japan, securing
to the United States privileges of residences
and trade al two ports for its citizens.
The Treaty with Japan opens the two
ports, Chockadado, in the Straits Of Sangar,
and Schmudi, at the entrance Of Jeddo Bay.
The latter is TO be the chief port for the
American trade, and also depot for coal
and the former the chief resort for whaling
vessels. Commodore Perry surveyed the
channel 10 within two miles of Jeddo, and
found plenty of water.
American consuls and citizens are allowed
10 reside and transact business in either of
the above ports, aud to visit ten miles in the
interior and along the coast.
Lieut., Adams came TO Honolulu in the
sloop.of. war Saratoga in rs days, from Japan.
The Treaty was formally signed on the 3lst
OF March.
The steamer Golden Age arrived at San
Francisco on the 18th ul,imo, with Sidney
dates to the li,h Of May.
Serious disturbances have taken place at
San Francisco, growing out OF the recent de-
.csions adverse TO squa,,er rights.
The markets at San Francisco were dull,
bu, without material change.
The dates from the Sandwich Islands are
TO the 2sd Of May, and from Oregon TO the
10th of June. The election in Oregon had
resulted adversely TO the Wings and 10 the
State Government.
The wheat crop OF California this season
will be very large and 60 far towards supply
ing the breads,uffs for consumption during the
coming year. 10 Oregon there is large
amount of last years crop still on hand, and
we notice ,ha, the forthcoming crop in ,ha
Territory is looking fine, and there is ever!
reason to anticipate a large yield from 'ha
source With all these prospects in view
the people of California may hope for
speedy deliverance from the tender mercie
of foreign capitalist. and greedy monopolsl'
who have heretofore controlled the fiou
market of our State.
New and rich diggings have been disco'
cred on Kern River, $50 miles south OF Stool
ton, San Francisco, which is rapidly impro'
ing.
Walker, the fiIibus,er, pleaded not gull
10 the Indictment, and gave $4,000 bail.
Dr. Clements, highly respectable cit'zf
Of San Luis, Obspo, was killed by grlzz
bear few weeks ago. He leaves wido
and two children.
The accounts of the recen, gold discove
les read like romance. AT Iowa Hill we
told that upwards of three hundred lunnt
have been commenced, and that some
them will involve an outlay of thousands
dollars. Remuneration is 10 be obtain
when they get into the hill. Some of the
tunnels have iron doors, and ale locked a
barred les, some rogue should steal the 'du
in the dirt. One claim is reported to yie
an average of 800 ounces per day.
PoTAToEs OF THE CRop OF 1s53.-ln
las, number of the California Farmer, I
editor, describing a recen! trip TO San Jt
valley, says ave venture to assert Il
the potatoes that will lay upon the grou
and rot in San Jose valley the presen, ye
will coun, in bushels by millions We s
one pile iha, was the length Of eight rails
fence, nine,y.six feet, about thirty feet wi
and some two ieet above the fence, see
ingly enough to supply the State. The
with vast quantities all over the county:
other counties also, will be lost unless SO
plan is devised for using them
The Washington Monument Fund, as
learn from Col. James Wentworth, Secret
of the Stale Society of the Cinciunnatii
Pennsylvania, amounts to the sum OF 8
GA 80, invested In the loans Of the State
Pennsylvania, in the names OF Horace
l.