Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-08-15

The Steamship Northern Light arrived
at New York on Sunday evening from
San Juan with San Francisco dates to
the 10th ult., and nearly a million in
Treasure. By this arrival we have re-
ceiyed intelligence from California in
nineteen days and twenty hours-the
quickest time ever made between the
two points. The news is interesting.
On the 18th ult., Messrs. A. A. Cohen;
late receivers of the assets of Adams &
Co., and J. c. Woods, member of that
firm, were charged with frauds to the
amount of four hundred thousand dol
lars, by Judge Chambers, of the late
firm of Page, Bacon & Co. In an aft
davit of Judge G. he alleges that the
firm of Adams & Co. have been engaged
for several years in palming off inferior
dust upon the firm of Page, Bacon & Co.;
that a regularly organized band of dis
guised accomplices had been maintained
in the various districts of the interior
where gold dust is bought and sold. The
documents are lengthy, but will well pay
perusal. The defendants were held to
bail in the sum Of $4,000 each, and an
order for arrest was issued by one of the
courts. They have published a card re-
futing the charges preferred.
The nominees Of the Democratic State
Convention are given in full. The in
telligence of the result of the Virginia
election smote politicians of all parties
like lightning stroke. The democracy
fired one hundred guns in honor of the
event. Mr.. Dillon, the French Consul,
had become involved in a quarrel with
the agent of some French property own
ers, and the misunderstanding would have
led to hostile meeting but for a differ
ence OF opinion as to the weapons to be
used on the occasion. Dillon had no rel
lsh for small swords at last accounts. A
number of duels had taken place. Mr..
Lippincott and Mr.. Teys had meeting
at Downieville on the 18th ult. Teyis
was shot through the heart weapons.
shot-guns; distance, forty PAGES.
The news from Lower California is i'm
portant. The steamer Sierra Nevada.
which arrived at San Francisco on the
18th ult. had thirty-one fatal cases Of
cholera on board. Energetic efforts had
been taken to prevent the spread of the
disease. A fire broke out in San Fran
cisco on the 4th of July, and before it
could be checked nearly eighty thousand
dollars worth of property was destroyed
From the mines all accounts agree in pro
nounclng the present, one Of the most
successful years since the discovery of the
gold. The number of workmen was
steadily increasing, and the yield will
probably exceed that Of any other twelve
months in the history of California
The State was generally healthy.
Col. Kinney arrived at San Juan on
the 10th ult., with twenty four men. Col.
Walker was at Leon, and it is stated that,
having become disguised with the treach
cry OF his allies, he contemplated Joining
the government party Costa RIGA, It
seems, has determined to take hand in
the war, with the determination and the
means to crush out flibusterism entirely.
We have later news from the Sandwich
Islands. The death of the Hon. A Paki
the last of the family of the old chiefs,
is about the only event of interest re-
Ecorded in the papers.
We are in receipt of advices to the
Both of May, from Utah Territory. They
contain nothing Of Importance further
than descriptions of the grasshopper
scourge.
Dates from the Rio Grande to the 18th
ult. have been received. No collision had
occurred between the government troops
and the insurgents, but bloody work was
daily looked for.
Advices from Acapulco announce that
Santa Anna had resigned the Presidency
OF Mexico, and that Alvarez had marched
on the capitol with 10000 troops. What
ever the correctness of this report, of
which we have no details, it is certain
that Alvarez is signslly triumphant.