Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-04-17
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER
NORTHERN LIGHT.
ARRIVAL OF THE CAHAwBA.
LATE FROM HAVANA


New YORK, Apl. l6.
The Steamer Northern Light arrive a
her yesterday P. NJ. with dates Of Califor-
mia news received by the Prometheus via
New Orleans. The specie lis, Sl6s 600,
of which Wells, Fargo e. Co., have $780,
600. w. Saligman Sal 900. The steam.
er John l. Stevens arrived upon the 10th
March, and Uncle Sam on the Sd. The
gold mines were yielding largely. Markets
very dull, and no news of interest.
SEC, Nd DESPATCH.
New YoRK. Apl. i6th--4 P. NJ.
The steamship Cahawba arrived at this
port this morning, with Havana dates to
the ilth. Havana was quiet Nothing OF
apparent interest Transporting The ,iiy
was still garrisoned by the volunteers, the
regular troops being stationed along the
coast. Mr.. Peck, the N. Y Dentist, re.
Gently arrested, was released from prison
when the Cahawba left, on the security Of
u friend that he would remain in Havana
until his&ase was decided.
Details of the Northern Lights News
Very little Of interest had transpired in
Central America since the death of Ch!mo,
70. The democratic army in Leon consist
ed Of about 1000 soldiers and is commanded
by Gen. Muaos, who is an officer OF I'M
doubted bravery. Heis expecting an early
attack by the Legitimsts under Gen. Coral,
who has an army Of $4,000 men under him.
II is reported and generally believed tina,
abop, $50 of Col. Carlos had also been re-
leased and allowed to remain at his resi-.
dsnce until the sailing of the Packet for
Codiz.
Business was improving and No. |, quail
tiles Of Sugar bad had an advancing ten
dency.
The T. s. Steamer Princeton was at
Havana; all well.
Walkers emigrants left San Francisco
about the middle of March. in small YES
sci bound to some port in Central America.
Col. Walker and large number OF his fol-
lowers were actively but privately prepar-
ing TO follow, and have chartered two ves-
sells for the purpose. Col. Walker will
unite his forces with Gen. Munos and IL
WIS expected that they would effect some
important changes in Central America, and
especially in Nicaragua. The steamship COM
pany have discovered a very valuable coal
mine IS miles from San Juan Del Norte,
and within abou one mile Of the coast
Our correspondent at San Francisco wri-
ting on the 23i ult., says there had been
but We Y little lfany Improvement in finan-
eial atf.rs during the previous week. The
rains had ceased and the weather had be-
come unusually hot for the season. The
miners were generally doing well, though
owing to the scarcity of coin with which to
purchase Dust but little was coming for
ward. The Kern river mines had dsap-
pointed expectations, and many were ri IL
ring in disgust.
Capt. Saalan, of the barque America,
who aided Meiggs, the forgcr, to escape,
had returned TO San Francisco, and reports
that Meggs and his friends are at or near
Chihuahua, Chill. 1t was reported at San
Francisco that Sanders, the exte nsire
swindler and forger, had escaped on the
mail steamer for Havana.
Page, Bacon & Co announced that they
would resume business on the goth ult
The Maine Liquor Law, it was expected,
would pass in Legislature the present SEES
sion.
CONN RcIAL.-Since the sailing of the
last steamer, bushes has been large and
but little change taken place in prices
In some instances sales have been made at
reduction, owing to the exceeding money
pressure, Many goods had been forced up
on the market for what they would bring.
There las been considerable opposition in
flogr during the week, but the transactions
we're mostly private. Haxall quoted $1,000.
Lard 1881 a 1873. Provisions active at pre-
vious rates-not much improvement in the
money market