Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-23
Inio Erom CnIifornia.


dy Hook, last evening, and reached her
DOCK this morning. San Francisco dates
to the goth were brought down to San
Juan by the Uncle Sam. q
She brings 262 passengers and $4,000
in gold dust.
The news is highly important
Business is entirely Frustrated by the
suspension Of FIVE banking houses The
news of Page & Bacon's difficulty, received
at San Francisco on the l7th, caused a
grea. run on that house. They met the
run and paid out half million Of dollars.
a meeting of merchants and bankers, who
declared the house sound, restored conf
dence, and afterwards affairs seemed TO
wear better aspect. On the 22d. how
ever, P. B. Il Co. suspended, followed on
the 23d by Adams & Co, Wells, Fargo &
Co., Robinson & Co, and Wright's Miners
Deposit. The excitement was intense
Adams d. co. closed all their branches with
out paying dollar except in San francisco.
On the 23d they stood run Of 100000.
Wells, Fargo & Co. closed, but their coun-
try branches paid as long as the coin lasted,
and we're still paying IS fast as the coin
could be obtained in exchange for dust and
bars, The house announce that they would
resume in San Francisco on the 26th ul,.
John Butter6eld, Vice President and Su-
perinlendent of the American Express
Company, assures US that the suspension
Of Wells, Fargo Il Co, in California, does
not affect the American Express in any
way. s-- s.--.- f.-.... .s. -r.-
1t was, feared Adams & Co. could not
resume under sixty days, if at all. Page,
Bacon d Co. would probably resume in q
few days, the depositors having granted
time on 100000. Their assets were
large. -a .s...-5 s-...- s...-.~.. -rse
The heavy failures caused the detention
of the steamer until the 26th.. ~ .se
Rumors were current of heavy failures
among the merchants, but We have moth
ing authentic on this head.
Owing to the scarcity Of water, but little
gold had been taken from the mines, but
heavy rains commenced falling on the 25lh,
and still continued when the steamer left
No election of an US. Senator had TAX
en- place yet-the joint Convention having
adjourned sine die on the 10th, by vote
of 60 20 a. Those voting in the minority
we're principally the friends of DR. Gwin,
The news from Kern River is Of an ex-
citing character. The miners are said to
average ten TO twenty dollars per. day.
Steamers for San Pedro the nearest point
tf Decentralization for the mines, we're GO
ing crowded With passengers. .l..-.
!; On the 18th, the ST. Charles Hotel and
Hillman's Hotel, in San Francisco. we're de-
stroyed BY FIRE. Loss S5oo,oOO. ms
In Nevada, l6 houses were destroyed by
fire on 10th, and in Stockton IS houses on
2lst., h7-ga> ,bi-V ba.~sr-,-- drr
s Indian troubles appear to be on the in
crease. Some 10 white men and about 40
Indians have been killed. zsI --sr
The Mariposa Gold Mining Concern, had
been sued by the Sheriff sa asa,
Radman Backus, indicted for The murder
Of Ford Oldham, has been found guilty of
manslaughter. us n rr t-tr sr-rz.
Washington's birthday was celebrated
in San Francisco by fireman's parade and
other ceremonies,
New York, March l o.
The steamship Catawba arrived at this
port this morning, with HAVANA dates to
the l4th. 3rsms'gis s-isshle s l
/. The cases of Pinto, Cadulzo and Pinelo
had been concluded by the Military Court,
with the sentence OF death TO all-thus
transcending the decision of the Lower
Court, which was death to Pinto, and ten
years Imprisonment TO Juan Cadulzo, and
banishment for Nicholas Pinelo. Consuls
of The different foreign nations have called
on the Captain General to induce him to ex-
tend bis clemency TO the unfortunate men,
but they were refused admission. The ex-
eculion of Pinto vas shortly expected at
HaYsnna. a rs..,-...-- E.f
Steamship Princeton and the British war
steamer Buzzard we're at Ilavanna. 5-
----t. - Cincinnati, March, 10.
Judge Storer. Of the Supreme Court,
had the case Of the two negroes brought
before him on writ of habeas corpus, to
recover their liberty on the ground Of their
having been brought into the Slate under
adyisement The trial excited much inter-
est and the Hon So Chase and Judge
Walker appeared for the slaves.
We had a heavy storm Of rain last night.
The river is high and rising rspidly-now
20 feet in the channel.
Washington, March IL.
d For the expedition 10 search for DIR.
Kane. thesSecretary of the Navy has pur-
chased, at $4,000 the steam propeller
City of Bostoa. The new light ship at Phil,
adelphia will go on the expedition as soon
as rrftted-probably about the first of
Jane. % ao
A New AcQuIslTIoN-RrssrAN AMER
Singular piece Of diplomatic news
appears in the London papers, received by
the Pacific, under the head of telegraphic
advice from Vienna, respecting the Russian
Possessions in North America. Il is to
this effect: 2 ~
7il.a.a zsa7F Vienna, Saturday, 0 AM
According to the local papers. the Rus
sian Geheral Mansurof, who has recently
arrived at Brussels, is the bearer ofthe ces-
sion Of the Russian Possessions in North
America to the United States for $4,000