Columbia gazette., 1854-06-10

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sPAssENeERs FOR THE STArEs.-Our
city says the Times ofthe lst inst, was
yesterday filed with strangers on their
way to the Atlantic States, among whom
much excitement prevailed in conse-
quence of the agents Of the different
lines putting up the price Of passage
Miners supposed that the fact of an op-
position steamer sailing would materially
dlmIhlsh the fare, which on their arr
val here they found to be the contrarT.
They therefore became indignant. as
senablcd in large crowds in Sacramento
street, in the ncighborhood of the pas
sage Offices, cheering and groaning as
the fancy took them. A meeting was
held, at which resolutions were passed.
condemnatory of the course pursued by
the steamship companies.
The following wore the rates of faro
yesterday; =
BY the Mail Line, Joha L. Steplsas
LIST cabin, $3.50; dining saloon, Si60, !
steeragc, 1920.
by the Nicaragua Line, Sierra NJ
rada-uppcr cabin, 1919; dining sa-
loon, S223; second cabin $3.50; steer
age, $l32. These prices including
lsthmus charges. =
by the Opposition Line, Eaalee 3
bIdde--Upper cabin, $3.50; main cab b
IN, $500; second cabin, $3.50; stccrage, !
Sl2O.
CANNON FOR CALIFORNIA The
Boston Traveller of April 2sth says:
Workmen have been employed dur
ing the past week in removing from the
gun yard, at City Point, South Boston.
eight large cannon, of eight inch bore,
known as the "Columbians. J!icso
guns were made at Algier's foutldi,,.
weigh $500 pounds each, AM have
been stored sometime. They are pow
TO be taken to California, and used III
! the harbor defence service. Cyrus Al
gier 4 Go. have also in process of con-
struction at their foundry, on Foundry
street, South Bostrn, twenty, ten AMI
eight inch "Columbians," to be also Ia
ken to california. The ten inch suu.
weigh 5000 pounds, and are the hcav
lest in use in any service. About twelve
tons Of iron arc melted for the touring e
each, the gun being Cast solid and then
bored out. The process of boring anu
finishing occupe. about three weeks for
each gun.
| LrNrnrSG AFFAIR Ar SoNoMA-A
MAN HuSG.--7hc Sonoma Buhetin ri
Saturday gives the particulars of ia
awful tragedy enacted in that county
On the 9th in t., three mules were stol-
en- at Santa Rosa, belonging t, Messr:
Hereford & Tarwater, who, in company
with Mr.. Cyrus, started to Sonoma in
pursuit. On the 7th, notices we're post
| ed about town offering reward Of Sl50
for the security of the mules and thief.
These were subsequently found at Shas-
| IA, the accused, William Ritchic, being
. in Jail, who avcrred that he took thcra
of man in Napa for debt The pur-
chaser Of the mules from Ritchic pro
duced receipt signed Warren. The
prisoner was re-convcyed to Santa Rosa,
where they arrived on the 29th, fearing
to 60 down the Napa valley lest their
prisoner should DC rescued. Early on
the morning Of the Both, some twenty
men forcibly took the accused from
IIcreford's (where he had slept tho
night previously to the Santa Rosa
House, but the same day re-delivercd
him to Hereford, saying that he might
take him to Sonoma. The party ac-
eordingly left about sunset, but at midi
night, and when within about five miles
Of Sonoma, they we're ovcrtaken by
party of hor.cmen, who captured tho
prisoner and compelled the guard to re-
turn ~
| The rcxt morning the unfortunate
man was found dead, being hung on the
rond side to the branch of an oak tree.
The night was very dark, says the
guards, and the horsemcn, supposed a.
bout twenty-five or thirty, were appar-
emily in disguise.
OF The Nicaragua steamship Cortes
arrived from San Juan del Sur on Sat-
urday evening, with 54l passengers,
ll9 of whom were ladies and 6S chill.
dren.
in the: Alta We fnd the following:
The Constitutional Assembly of Mic
aragua, upon the 3Oth Of April, declar-
ed this State Republic, elccting unan-
imously Gen. Don Freto Chamorro,
President, to take effect in March,
1855. ls-.s.. .e..st ~, k.s
1t is doubtless this change in She
Government of Nicaragua which efind
spoken Of in the mcmoranda by tho
Cortes as an insurrection aud revolu-
ton; but according TO the Gazette Js
Niearngur. i. was change made in
| the government by the Constitutional
Assembly, and perfectly in accordance
with the laws Of the State.
The city of Salvador has been almost
entirely destroyed by an earthquake;
many lives were lost, and large amount
Of property destroyed g i
The Gazett., of Costa Rica, says that
there were reports at the capital of that
republic hostile to the republic Of Mic
aragua. The decree of the President