The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-09-03
From the Alta California, Aug. 1.


Since the 10Th Of July, the date of the sailing Of
the last semmonthly steamers affairs have pro-
crossed in this city with more than ordinary quiet,
the preparations being made for the approaching
elections absorbing much of the pnbc attention.
The steamer Golden Gate arrived on the 2Sth, and
the Cortes on the 3Oth.
Ice has become quite scarce by the non arrival Of
the expected Stika ice vessel. 1t it now worth so
cents per pound, brought from the Sierra Nevada
mountains.
fire broke out about o'clock in this city, In
the steam saw mill OF Mr.. r. +. Chance, IN Steven
son street. on the 18th inst, by which twenty
houses were destroyed. The loss is about $50 QUO.
There are in port the British ships Monarch
35 guns, and President 90 guns-also the French
ships La Forte, Eurydyee, Alcest and brig 0bigado.
Statutes have been exchanged between the Mon
arch and Fort Point
Spurious 'slngs" or $50 pieces are In circulation
through the city aud State. The interior of the
pieces has been sawed out and base metal subs l.
tuted, reducing the coin nearly one half. The de.
ception is so complete that many of the Oldest bank
ers in San Francisco have been misled by them.
Slugs have been repudated by nearly all the bank
ers.
The old Washington Hotel was destroyed By FIRE
on the night Of the goth, and little girl burnt 70
death.
A meeting Of the subscribers 20 the capital stock
OF proposed rail road between Stockton and San
Francisco has been held at the former city. Pre-
Iinnary steps were taken for survey Of the route
and to procure the necessary charter from she Lee
gisla are.
Ar earthquake occurred at Los Angeles which &C.
cordng to the star OF that city, was the heaviest
and most tremendous ever known in the State.
An attempt was made one morning last week to
FIRE Nevada but fortunately il was discovered and
extnguished before any material damage was sns.
tained.
The farmers In the vicinity Of Ureka have com.
menced harvesting their wheat and in Scott Valley
will commence In few days 20 cut their grain
also The crop Is generally good, the injury IRON
grasshoppeis being mostly confined 10 the vicinity
Of Table Rock and Shasta Valley.
poisonous spring has been discovered In al
Dorado county. $3.50
gentleman named Col. Henderson, has in his
possession specimen Of auriferous ore OF arsenic
which he win show to any one interested in the
Development Of the mineral wealth Of III Dorado
county. The specimen is Of siFery appearances,
with particles o. gold mixed; the bulk Of the spe
cimen is the bright ore Of arsenic. One specimen
yielded eight dollars Of pure gold to one pound Of
ore The deposit Is thirty feet thick and crops out
on the surface Of the earth. The spring flowing
thtoagh this causes gradual death BY drinking IL.
TIE weather throughout the State has been dry
The mining news continues cheering, and pros
poets we're never better ior the working man.
DISTRACTION OF rHE RUssIAx FoRrIFlcArloRs ar
Observation-Disclosures Rosenconrt. Of the
French brig OF var obligado, arrived at San Franz
cisco on abe morning Of the 18th Juiy, with she
news that The Russians bad abandoned Petropau-
lOwski some two months previous to the arrival Of
the combined French and English aeet consisting
oi thirteen vessels.
The folloEing paFtieulars obtained from Lieut.
De Journel, II The obligado. we take irom tbs Aha
California:
DEsiR 7cTI5x o. THE FoKfs AND fLIGHf or rEH
IkHkBfrAAfs.-The Allied Heet consisting Of eight
war vessels aud steamers arrived or PezopauI0w-