Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-07-14
Two Weeks Later from Cali
fornia.

The Steamship George Law, with the Cal
iiornia mails of June 18th and ~ ,I5O,00G IN
specie, arrived at New York at an early
hour Monday morning. Among her pasen-
gers was Captain Adams L. $. ~, bearer
of dispatches from Com. Perry, and the Jap
anese treaty.
The California news is OF but little inn
portance. Z he markets we're dull and I'M
changed. Serious disturbances have taken
place IN San Francisco, growing out Of re-
cent decisions adverse TO squatter rights
The harvest has commenced, and the yield
- unusually abundant. he two political
parties are organized for the September cleo
tons
Dates from Sandwich Islands are to the
2jd Of May, and from Oregon to the 10Th of
June. 7 he election IN Oregon is adverse to
the Wings, aud also adverse to q State gov
eminent.
On the 18th Of june N attempting to re-
move squatters from a lot on First street.
San Francisco, claimed by Capt Folsom,
Mr.. Dillon Smith of Philadelphia, was XII
led, and two persons wounded. The par
ties elected subsequently got possession Of
the lot, and erected a sort of fort, within
which they assembled to the number of H..
arming themselves with guns, pistols, &C,
m the way Of keeping possession Of the lot.
The excitement was intense, and a large
numbered citizens met at the Musical Hall.
and organized themselves into an assocla-
ton for the protection Of property holders.
On the oh of February last Thomas Eas
tabrook, of Reading, VT. arrived at Leoni-
das Corner, Mich. and stopped at Hotel
where he left his trunk " iih the instructions
to have II forwarded 10 the residence of Miss
Woods, to whom he was 10 be married the
following morning. lie left the tavern, as
was supposed, for Miss Woods residence.
since which nothing has been heard from
him The sheriff and his assistants have
been actively engaged in trying to ferret on,
the cause of his disappearance, and on the
10th ult., they arrested three persons named
Amos White, 5. Ulum and son, on suspi-
clon, and lodged them in Jail. The circum.
stances connecting these parties with the
disappearance Of the man have not yet been
made known
The persons charged with the murder ial-
SO four oihers) are now confined in the "old
log Jail" at great expense to the county,
and we regret that the illness of Judge
Nhipple will prevent the holding of the
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P'ooa0! neiu III september next
ed the ANGEL Gabriel lec,ured here on
"Wednesday and Thursday nigbts. ngsins,
Popery. Thursday evening the crowd was
large. and disturbance occurred. moh
of men and bow, proceeded 10 the "OId
South Cbureh.p used bv the Catholics as
Mace of wors6in. broke omen the doors rnno
The bells. and displaved The Ameyican r.,
sign from the belfrv and alierwards Ga, ,ha
Church on fire. which was burned 10 10
ground No further destrnc,ion Of nronar,r
inok Mace but a moh az nearly 100 1900
the streets velling and boo,ing mt; nasrl,
mornipe. No persons were arrested