Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-10
CALIRoRNIA EFMs BY Tar sTA

CALIFORNIA NEWS BY THE STAR OF THE WEST
We learn from Guatemala that John T. Marline
minister from the United States, had arrived il
that city.
Gen. Guardola, on invading Honduras fror
Guatemala, issued proclamation, denouncing the
Hondarene Government for selling the country to
the United States by the grant to Mr. Sauier's In.
teroceanic Railway Company.
About TIE middle of February. Gen. Munez ar
rived at Leon, in Nicaragua, and in conjunction
with North American agent, endeavored to med
late between the parties 10 the civil war in that
country. The me 'iation was not accepted
The events Of the past week ere neither numer-
Gus nor startling. The bank excitement has in a
great measure subsidized The suspended banks
have not resumed, and it is altogether improbable
that any OF them, with the exception perhaps of
Page, Bacon & Co., can resume
Among the failures of mercantile houses during
the week, may be mentioned those Of Chaplin Saw
yer s. Co and B. 3. Conrov.
The newly discovered diggiBgs--the Kern river
mnes-receive their full share of public attention
People are Hooking thither by land and water
The most wonderful stories are reported, many of
them, undoubtedly, very much exaggerated
The rain has fallen abundantly of late and ali
the streams are swollen. At Sacramento, the riv-
er has been rising rapidly for several days past and
on "Wednesday was only two or three feet below
the maximum height attained since the foundation
Of the city.
The Supreme Court adjourned on Tuesday, hav-
ing rendered number of very important decisions
One decision was to the effect that persons who e.:
close lands in the mining region cannot hold them
against miners
In the Legislature, the most important subject of
discussion hiss been the fee bill-reducing materi-
ally the fees Of sheriff. clerks Of courts, &c It
has passed the Assembly and will very probably
pass the House
The charter elections in Marysvlle and Oakland
have resulted in the triumph of the Know Moth
ing candidates
The Pacific Express Company has taken the
place Of Adams & Co.'S Express
A telegrapbic dispatch from Grass Valley TO the
Union dated March 1 says:
The town has been in state Of great excite
ment all day, and loud threats made TO attack the
building of Ad1ms & Co, with view to get at the
deposits. About o'clock, an attempt was made
by number Of Irish anl Cornshmen, which was
resisted by officers Goad and Harris and the dis
affected retired TO hold further counsel 1t is un-
derstood that they have since armed themselves,
and will make an attack tonight The building
has been closed and is esrisoned by determined
men. II is notorious that the seditious parties
have little or nothing in the concern"
We learn that SG,700, on its way from tie Office
OF Adams & Co, at Yankee Jim's, to Mr. Cohen,
receiver ut San Francisco, was attached in the
Mr. j P. Beatty was killed 10y DR.. Charles Z.
lockwood, at Rector's Bar, Placer county, on Sat
urdsy, the 24th ult Both parties were drunk, and
the deceased insulted lockwood The murder
was accomplished with knife aud the perpetrator
has been arrested
There had been Z freshet il Trinity river, doing
much damage
Good ae'Us from Sail Luie--We condense the
following from the Southern Californian:
The entire business Of the Great Salt Basin will
be hereafter carried on with the Pacific coast It
has been demonstrated that merchandise can be OBJ
tanned on the Pacific fully as cheap as in Missouri
And now that the Military Road through the Dor
ders of this State is being put under contract,
perfectly feasible thoroughtare viii shortly connect
the Mormon settlement with our ports at least
400 miles shorter than the route to Missouri
1t is in contemplation to start train of four
hundred wagons TO the Pacific, over the southern
route, as soon as Col Steptoe has opened the road
for which 500, 600 was appropriated by Congress.
This is the most important movement tina. has
ever ntert sted the people of this portion of the
State and it IS destined 10 WELD powerful influ-
ence IN behalf OF the prosperity and Improvement
Of the South.
San BsyHdrdipo-The Southern Californian has
had sdvfces from San Bernardiuo, which give fat
tering assurance of the peace and prosperity of
that Mormon settlement
Extensive preparations are making for the ap-
preaching season; already 5000 acres of wheat
have been put in, which will go far toward olivia
ting the necessity Of importing breadstnfs from
abroad Much attention is being directed to the
curing OF pork and bacon and it is confidently ex-
pected thst by another year a suficiency of these
articles VIII be made to supply the consumption of
our peopie