Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-25
Arrival of the STIR Of the West.

NEW YORK, June 2.-Fhe steamer Star OF the
West, from San Juan, with s625,ooo in specie on
freight and 500 passengers, reached here at nine
o'clock tonight. She arrived off Sandy Hook this
forenoon, but owing to the dense fog prevailing
was unable to make the port until this evening.
The Star Of the West col lnected with the steam
er Pacific, which left San rancisco at o'clock on
the afternoon Of the LIST inst
The Star Of the Vert left at San Juan the
British steam frigate Buzzard, and the French
steam frigate Aacheson., said TO DO awaiting the
arrival Of the Kinney Expedition.
The United States sloop-ofwar st. Marys left
San Juan del Sud on the It'll, all well.
The municipal election in San Francisco created
great excitement and resulted in the choice Of the
following officers, viz:
Democrats.-James Van Ness, Mayor; William
McKibbon, Treasurer; Andrew Moulder, Comp.
troller; J. Hof, Surveyor.
The now-Nothings elected the Tax Collector,
Harbor Master, City Marshal, and City Attorney.
The Democrats elected four Aldermen and four
Assistants, and the Know-Nothings also four each.
The election was regarded as test Of strength In
the struggle between the native and the foreign
born citizens. There was more excitement during
the contest than In any previous election in the
city.
The gambling Law went into operation on the
18th ultimo, and the gambling saloons closed
forever.
The.shp Charlotte took fire In the harbor by
spontaneous combustion, and tho vessel was scut-
tied
The snow was still several feet deep in the sier-
ra Nevada mountains.
The creditors and time certificate holders of
Page, Bacon, & Co., have had several large meet
ings relative to the refusal of Daniel L. Page to
secure parties who came forward two months since
to sustain the house. Committees we're appoint
ed to examine the affairs Of the house generally.
Finally, at a meeting Of the 29th May, 9. X. CARR.
son pledged property 70 the amount of $400, 900
TO support the house by way OF serving the credi-
tors, and staying further legal pro eedings. The
creditors now look forward with renewed hope OF
being fully Unidentified.
The affairs of Adams a Co. being fully nvesti-
gated in the fourth district court Judge Lake has
decided that bankers are entitled TO the benefit Of
the insolyeht laws
A destructive fire occurred at San Francisco on
the morning Of the 18th, commencing in Porter's
drug store, Commercial street, and proved the
most extensive csnhsgration that had happened
for several months, the entire square bounded by
Davis, Front, Sacramento and Commercial streets
being consumed Among the property destroyed
is Kellogg a Provoet's saloon, Bradey's clothing
store, the Steamboat saloon, McGuire's clothing
store, the Swiss Hotel Metropolitan Saloon, w. h.
Brown, J. s. Kennedy a Co.'S flour store, Dodds
stove factory avery, CoBWeh, ~ TO-, stove ware
house, and Knickerbocker's New Orleans Ex-
change.
Letters from San Francisco render II probable
that Walker and Kinneys expeditions win join
forces in Nicaragua. The Alta Californian fays
that Walker enters Nicaragua at tho express invi.
tation Of Castum, the Democratic candidate for
President there and who still lie waging war against
the legitimate party. Walker has formal com.
pact with the State granting him 72,oo0 acres Of
territory, to be chosen from any public lands in
Nicaragua.
Among the deaths Augustus Morris, Of Phils.
delphia, aged ~.
Advices from Canton, April 14th, say that the
pirates under Holuk, numbering over 1000, had
been attacked and killed