Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-01-31
Arrival Of the Northern Light.

New YORK, Jan. 24.--The steamer
Northern Light, with dates from San Fran
cisco 10 the 3lst ull., arrived here This eve
ming. She brings 800 passengers, and
s843, ,S8l in gold, on freight; also large in
dependen, mail.
. The Mail Steamer Oregon left San Fran.
cisco on the Sis, Dec, with 100 passengers
and 100000 in gold.
We have adyices from Lower California
10 the 10Th ult. The accounts from The fiji.
libus,ers are contradictory, bu. i. was admit
ted they were besieged from the 5sh to the
l4.h Dec, when during the nigh, The fiji
busters attacked The besiegers, who fled.
leaving their arms and horses. But tho Ar
isla. Of which they were aboard, was spoken
off San Redo on the 2ls,. and she would
problbly arrive q, Ensanedo on The 25h.
when an immediate alack would bo made
upon San Thomas.
The weather in, California was very
pleasant, with but lilhe rain, which disap'
pointed the miners. who wanted water TO Ill!
1he canals. New mines had been discover
ed on the head waters OF The Sacramento.
The miners nj Shasta intend to expel the
Chinese.
Legislation was called TO define The rights
OF miners and mining companies.
!, was reported a. San Francisco, another
vessel was fitting ou. for Lower California.
A ferling against the filIibus,ers was in,
crensng a, San Francisco.
The whole amour, Of gold shipped from
San Francisco, during the year 1858. as
manifested by the Custom House, is $685.
100000, and the ,nlal amount, since the
discovery, is estimated at $3.50 900, 900.
The whole number Of passengers which
arrived during tae year, is $4,000. and 80
900 left. $1,500000 value of property
was sold al auction al San Francisco during
abe year.
d S. Mahoncy is elected Senator from
San Francisco, in place Of Brannon. who
resigned.
Extensive fortifcaon works OF the hnr.
Dor have commenced.
Mrs. 81. Clair has assumed the manage
men, OF the Metropolitan Theatre.
The farmers vera sowing large quantities
Of wheat this season.
A singular mortality was raging among
the beasts and birds throughout California.
The surveying party sent BY the Railway
Convention 10 Sierra Nevada, al the head
of the Slanislaus, reported practicable pass
All the Pacific Railway parties had arrived
and the engineers all speak lavorably Of sAe
Southern rou,o, and the public generally IA
voyed ,ha, route.
Lieu. Parker started over land by the
Gila, for Washington.
We have dates from Oregon TO the 25lf
December. The Legislature me, on The 5ll
OF ,hai month. Ralph Wilcox was elected
President Of The Council, and q. G. Bishop
Speaker Of The House. The Legislature
/. had adopted a memorial TO Congress, pray.
ilgfor .hes speedy paymon. Of the officers anc
soldiers engaged in The Rogue river war
The papers were advocating the formation
Of S,n,e, preparatory 10 being admitted in
20 the Union, the population being estimated
at $4,000.
Commercial affairs q, San Francisco
were gloomy during The Two weeks, ,h'
demand in the Inferior being very small
and the imports unusually heavy. Tn,
receipts Of gold had greatly fallen off, oil
,he leading stnples had declined, all kind
of provisions were merely nominal.
The Northern Ligb. come in collision
with the schooner Sarah Ann, Of Cape
Hameras. the schooner was lost, but 'h'
crew were saved.