The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-25
ONE WEEK LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

By the arrival of the George Law at New York.
from Aspinwall yesterday morning we have full files OF
San Francisco papers the 3s ultmo She brought 3I2
passengers and S77200o in treasure.
The Panama railroad is in fine order, and the health of
the is,hmus is good The sloop-ofwar Falmouth was at
Aspinwall to sail on the 10th for Havana.
The news is of no special Importance Trade in Califor
MA was very dull and depressed. Money still scarce
Nessrs Page Bacon resumed business the 29th but
the condition Of the other banks unchanged. Dr.
Wrghs friends making great efforts to place him IN
condition to resume.
The California legislature expected to adjourn about the
middle Of April prohbitory liquor law had passed
the assembly but its provisions not very stringent
An anti gambling law has passed the senate.
The news of the confirmation of Col Fremonts Marposa
and claim By the Supreme Court caused considerable
oicing among the land claimants
proposition to fund the floating debt of San Francis
co had met with much opposition.
The soop-of-war st Marys has been ordered to San
Juan del Sud settle the difficulty between the authorities
there and American citizens Another Greyown affair is
deemed probable.
William Roach the abscondng sheriff Of Monterey had
been taken into custody by the sheriff of San Joaquin.
THE KERN RIVER MISEs--The Los Angeles Californian
still persists in telling large stories about the mines 1t
says:
gentleman arrived in our city last week for the pur-
pose Of purchasing and mining apparatus to take
back to his claim He says that there stretch Of two hum
bred miles cut up by unlimited number of gulches in
any one of which he will guaranty that he average
MS ten dollars day This gentleman informs that he
has specimens of gold in possession of the
Indians which, they say, obtained high up in the
tain gulches, at present almost inaccessible of
The SHOWS portion of his company left under the gui
dance OF some Indians few days since in pursuit of
place where they 1.-THE Indians informed them they could
ill their hats with coarse gold.
"a gentleman just arrived in town has shown us some
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Fernando HILL He left this city few days since for Kern
but concluded to stop and prospect the country about
Ean Fernando The result has determined him forth
With commence operations without going further. They
INFORM US that these dggngs equal any that they have
ever worked in the State
SENATOR GwIS.-The Times and Transcript of the ast
nit Gays
Among the passengers by the Golden Age which ar
lived yesterday from Panama. our distinguished fell
owczen, Dr. Gwin 1t is scarcely necessary to say that
Will be welcomed by hosts of and ardent friends
throughout the State No has closed senatorial
erm with more brilliant record than he The journals
congress snow greater amount OF important work
chiefly upon the great interests Of the Pacific side
accomplished through his seepess exertions than con-
exon with the name Of any other 1t is not our
impose at this time % refer to these in detail The Pacific
abroad Dill and the line OF steamers to Shanghai-wo Of
M greatest projects of the dayowe their passage through
ne Senate mainly to his egertionsn
Accounts from Lower California represent the victorious
o@un Muriata still alive and medtating on the exped-
ION in California
Blake the murderer of Mowry has been sentenced to be
lng on the 18th
walkers expedition to Nicaragua had sailed and it
very doubtful if il would leave California at all
me steamer Golden Age with the passengers who left
be 18th ~ ~
Inc weather in California had been and was glorious
ua hc crops promised to be abundant
Inc arrival of gold at San Francisco continued to be
ed by the scarcity of coin with which TO purchase it,
aesrs Sherry James & McCrea who recently estab-
100000 - $500 -
a prices Of all descriptions Of goods under the none
Impression that existed had decidedly recedng ten
-! Inc demand was very limited. The closing rates
~ lof haxail flour SD hams, 2l3 new butter 434 /:
pofk Sls % lard in kegs, 10 cents spirits of tur-
M ua'es from Valparaiso TO the 18th OF March, from
~ " me zlsh and from Australia to the st of Feb
~. from Chilli there is news of moment The
~ members Of Congress takes place on the 25th O
M business was dull at Valparaiso.
~ russian war steamer Rimac was wrecked on the
S march on the rocks of ST. Johns. Nearly one
So lFf We're lost The vessel built in the Uni
9 tlofes Of Equadorian celebrity, had returned TO
~ = auu placed himself under the protection of Castillo
~ aglauorlan minister protested against Flores being
~ % remain in Peru, and signifed his intention o.
handing his passport
Nv Nhoie country in an excited state and appre-
nt OF further revolutionary movements were preva-
~ sA'e 81 affairs in Australia was unchanged