Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-01
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE WEST.

-,8.s -. New York, July 25.
The steamer Star of the West arrived here
| about half past four this A. NJ. She left
Punta Arenas on the morning of the 10th
inst, with 1868 passengers and 81 900, 900 in
specie called at Key West for coal on the
Goth inst. where she left for N. Y, the same
evening. She connected with the steamship
Cortes which left an Francisco on the Both
ult. r. ss sy sssT
The Star of the West left in the harbor of
San Juan Del Norte the British steam Frig-
ate BuZzard. = 4 645
Our dates from California are to the 3Oth,
and two weeks later than previous adyices.
/ We do not lind much news Of interest.
The democratic State convention assembled
on the ODD ult, at Sacramento and rauomina-
ted Gov. 'Bigler on the 29th by a vote of 225
to Isl. Milton L. Latham was the opposing
candidate. Lieut.. Gov. Purdy was then nom.
mated by a vote of 154 to l39.
The report of the referee, W. P. Wood.
appointed to examine the accounts of Mr.
A. A. Cowen, who upon the closing of the
firm of Adams Il Co., was chosen receiver,
has been filed in the 4th District Court and
confirmed. 90 2. f1
The Indians in the north part of the State
have again become hostile and have killed
/ j.
The thriving village of Angeles Camp in
Calavaras county, had been destroyed by fire.
| On the 10Th ult the steamer America with
| two or three companies of troops for Puget,s
Sound was burned. No lives lost. Tho
America was bound for Crescent City and her
freight was safely landed.
Mining news is encouraging.
/ Dates from the Sandwich Islands ara to
June I'D. The wine bill had passed both
houses of the legislature.
On June 9th an application was made on
the ooh District Court at San Francisco, for
the arrest OF Mr.. Daniel E. Page, who was
about leaving for the East on the steamer
There were various charges Of fraud made.
The order of arrest was made out, but the
| Sheriff was unable to make the arrest. as
Mr.. Page had left soma hours previous. A
charge Ut fraud was also made in the 9th
District Court by ALVIN Allows, against
Wood and Haskell, in the formation of tho
partnership of Adows & Co.
The Los Angeles Star OF June 18th. give,
an account of naval battle off San Deco.
! on the 18th of June, between "a Russian FRO.
ate and n French Corvette.
The former chased the latter and the Can
! tain of the latter whose mime is said to be
Duschen, seeing no hope of escape, rather
than strike his Tag, and see mos, OF his men
cut IN pieces, Jumped down into the maya.
zine and blew his ship and all on board 10
! eternity. She was called the Eyahta, mount
/ ed 81 guns and had o complement of $40
men. The Russian frigate came into San
/ Diego disabled, with 6s mon killed and i so
wounded. She is "a, mounted SO guns.
and carried 900 men. Herman is the vii,
I helmina.
I ~
whole OF this story false and states that il
has been truInped up ar San Diego.
The crops In the Sacramento valley have
been entirely consumed bys grasshoppers.
fruit, vegetables and grain having been swept
away as if by fre. The country was swarm
/ ed by the insects.
San Francisco market quiet. Halifax -four
So. Lard l6a. Butter IS. Adamantine
| Candies %.
Col. kinney and his party had not arrived
/ at Nicaragua.