The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-03-01

Sonora E1pldlt,0H.--ScCcrc " inter
IN CahJorRi@ I
New YoRK Feb. 30.
The steamer Northern Light arrived
at this port at about 81 o'clock this af
ternoon, having left San Juan on the
eve Of the 10Th inst She brings San
Francisco dates to the eve of the lst
inst making the time through in 2 days
and 10 hours, being the quickest on re-
cord.
The mail steamer Columbia left San
| Francisco for Panama on the LIST.
The Northcn Light brings 400 pas
scngcrs and 100000 on freight.
PENclrAL Duncan Shcr.
man 6 Co, $500 600 Am. Tx. Bank
100000 Adams & Co, l17,000; Drexel
& Co, 10000 Wells Fargo & Co, So
600
Amongst her passengers are Hon.
Winslow Pierce and family, Col. Nicely
johnson and family, Judge Tracy, Lieut..
Maynard, u. S N, &c.
This morning tho Northern Light fell
in off Cape May, with the schooner Fern.
Homer, from Philadelphia for New
York, with Goals in sinking condition
took of all hands.
The Northern Light connected with
the steamer Cortez, which reported pas.
sing the Brother Jonathan going into
San Francisco on the evening of the Ist.
and the steamer Sierra Nevada on the
9TH, off Cape st Lucas, bound up.
The steamer Golden Gate was strand.
cd at the entrance of the harbor of San
Diego, on the morning Of the 18th. She
had previously broken her shaft, when
ten days out from Panama. Her pas.
scngers and mails were all saved 400 Of
her passengers went on board the South
crnor and Goliah the latter arriving on
the !2d. 800 remained at San Diego.
The steamer Columbia was at San
Diego, and ii was thought would get the
Golden Gale of.
a latter account says the Golden Gate
was got off on Monday, the 2jth ult..
less injured than was expected. She
WAS lying at San Diego. awaiting the ar
rival ofsteam pumps The remainder Of
her passengers had proceeded
The winter has been unusually severe
in California. In Grass Valley, and
other places the snow is two feet deep
In the mountains near Stockton. the
rains had been violent The eulchos
were filled, and the miners were busy.
Rain storms IN Grass Valley and FL
Dorado had done considerable damage.
\ letter from San Francisco mentions
the failure of Messrs. Otis & Farnum.
-four dealers, and Ogden 6 Hayes, en-.
gagged in the China trade Liabilities
about S200000 each firm.
The following additional news to that
published in our paper of yesterday, We
take from our files
The State Legislature has been main
ly occupied with several important meas.
sures, and has as yet done but little
routine business The democrats of the
Legislature are to hold caucus. to de-
eide whether the Senatorial election shall
come of this session, and the prospect
is, decidedly. tina. David c. Broderck
will be the choice Of the party.
During the last week, considerable ox-
citcmeut had prevailed at Bcnicia aud
in San Francisco, in consequence Of Mr..
Peek, the Senator from Butte county.
having impeachcd Mr.. Joseph c. Palm
or, of the banking firm of Palmer. Cook
x Co. for an attempt to bride his vote
with $4,000, to bring on the election Of
L. s. Senator this winter This charge
has been undergoing investigation in the
Senate chamber.
Mr.. Bealc, the Indian Superintendent,
has located a number Of Indians on the
Southern Reservation, who were busily
engaged in farming, and were evincing
the happiest contentment with their new
lot, and an aptitude 10 learn arts Of in
dustry.
1t is now deemed highly probable that
the steamer Winfield Scott will be gotten
off the rocks upon which she lies, at Ana.
capa island.
The winter of SO is likely to become
o prover6 for severity in California. The
universal opinion seems to be that it is
the coolest ever seen by a white man
here An intelligent American. gentle
man who has resided in the State 20
years, informs us that this season is
much colder than any lie has known. and
the old Mexican residents hardly know
what to make OF it. 1t is presumed that
there must be some suffering among the
half clad and halfsheltered Indians
Our exchanges come to US with stories
Of skating, sleighing and other sports,
hitherto supposed to be confined to more
northerly regions.
There is nothing in the way of spec
ial interest to allude to in tho events of
the interior of our State. during the
past fortnight. On the morning OF the
30th ult 9 fire broke out in placerville.
destroying the threatrc and four other
houses. Total loss about $4,000
Loice1 CdEJorRia.-We have news
from Enscnada to the 18th January
The fllibusters remain in their camp
there, apparently awaiting for reinforce
ments, which they are not likely to re-
ceiye, The news of the orders of the
government had not arrived. A num-
Der Of fllibusters had deserted and ar
rived at San Diego They say that the
liberators receive but one biscuit n day.
and the supply, even at that rate, is fast
diminishing, and they would soon be
compelled to purchase or take live stock,
or to import provisions. President Wal
ker has issued decree constituting So
nora part of his dominion. The fill
busters have been busy breaking wild
horses, drying beef. and making other
prpparat ions fnr "A march aprOsa fowo,1
Sonora. Their departure from Ensena.