Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-15
LATER FR0A cALIFussIA.
Arrival of the Northern LIGHT

Arrival of the Northern Light
New York, Jan Is The Northern Lish,
from San Juan, arrived at her dock this morn
ing at 81 O'Clock. She brings 227 passengers
and $s2S, in specie. The principal CON.
signees are-Duncan 4 Sherman, $s2s. 0oo;
Adams & Co., $lls, 600; Wells, Fargo 4 Co.,
$4,000; W. Ssligmon, $25 900; Newhosss h
spats, Philadelphia, 81. 900.
The Northern Light connected with the Cor
tes, which left San Francisco on the 23i If
December.
matters In Central America remained a. ct
last adsices. The frigats Columbia lief. San
Juan on the OH of January, for cruise. The
s'esmer Princeton was A; Key West whom the
northern Light left. The brig Tartar, from
Charleston, bound to New Orlssna. with n
cargo OF rice, was ashore on the Tortucas resf
The steamer Uncle Sam arrived at San
Francisco on the Goth
SUMMARY OF NEWS
The committee appointed at the railroad
meeting at San Francisco, have decided tina, ,
stage route across the plains will be the most
practicable means Of securing speedy com
p!etion Of the projected railroad, and the State
Legislature will probably ba called upon to
make an appropriation for that purpose.
The city marsha! of Oakland, named Jubn
Hogan, has a5scoldcd with $40 900 of the city
funds
The question as to Ioca ion of tie State car.
itol seems about to be decided and Sacramento
will doubtless be tho place
Mi Sarah Pellet has declared her inten.
ton OF taking out five thousand respectable
New Englaod girls TO California.
Tie libel suit of George Thatcher and wife
against tho editor Of the Christian Advocate
mas resulted In favor Of the plaintiffs, and
damages have b zen assessed at S., 900. That
pepper published letter stating that the plain
hfts wore living tsgether without being mar.
ried.
Yankee sullivan was arrested at Ne ada for
participating in recent prize fight
Henry kcrrisom, policeman of San Fran,
cisco: was stabbed by Elizabeth Sullivan. with
whom he had been living, whom ne deserted
to marry another woman. James McCabe.
(wel! known as Judge MeCabe) was also
stabbed by David b. Akey, for having mad.
dishonorabls proposals to his wife. Neither
kerrison or McCabe WIS killed, and it ia
thought they will both recover
The New Englanders celebrated Forefather' g
Day by dinner at wilson Exchange; Mayor
Webb presided
The miners were still suxiousIv AWAITING
rain, and the country is suffering much from
tho want Of it. In many plaocs, cattle and
vegetation are almost perishing. Immense
quantities Of dirt hive been thrown I'D BY the
miners In anticipation of heavy fall, and
good judges lock for e larger yield of gold IN
the event of a heavy rain, thar has ever b,foYe
been realized
The largest business part of,4he town Of
faiieceto was destroyed BY fire on the 2lst Of
December, but the d.tails had not reached
San francisco when the Cortes left. 1t has
been ascertained, however, that Dolhe new and
John B. Walker & Co., are the heaviest losers
their entire stock cf So 900 was des.Io,e.
The Ire wa, supposed to be the work of an
incendiary.
Business in all parts was excessively dull.
and no improvement was Anticipated until the
country shall have been favored with rains
There we're small transactions il Gsllego and
Haxall -four at SI3al4; adamantine candles.
49 cents; hams, ISL; Billings hams, 1St; clear
bacon, l3i; extra do l5t; new butter, IS;
mess pork, l5a25; clear pork. SIP 80 pes Dbl