Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-03
LA YES L NEWS.
FURTHER FROM CALIFORNIA.
,pRIyAL OF THE STAR OF THE WEST

The steamship Star of tho West, from San .Ju-
- arrived III rslay at New York. bringing
da,es from San FlanclScoto the 9th November.
The rs.ages of the Indians are growing seri-
an. From Puget Sound to Shasta Butte the
Italians had made a Simultaneous attack upon the
rbi,es and massacred large number. Volun.
.oors were turning out in all directions. The L.
9 troops under Major Fitzgerald, had also turn.
II n,t in pursuit. Nearly all tho tribes north
,fCoumbia river have confederated and sworn
:, .,,erininate the Americans.
A hand of 1919 attacked small force of L. S.
..onns at Puget Sound, under Ma or iallar and
n,ros1 them 10 retreat The latter had been re-
;nfcrced by Governor Curry, and supplied with
'p,muuiton by the sloop Of war Decatur and III q,
.ayenue cutter Jefferson Davis aud were about
"a assume the offensive.
A still in the distillery of Messrs. Barrett q
.sh6eld, at San Francisco, had exploded, maim-
mo and scalding dozen men and setting fire to
,h e nremise., which were entirely destroyed
Tho loss was s25O,0OO.
Some $50 recruits, with stores. arms, &C.
,,ft San Francisco on the Sierra Nevada, on the
I'd, ojoin Gen. Walker.
Cen Wood was about to proceed to the seat
! &c war in Oregon, with all the u. s. troops not
octnaly employed in California.
Gen. Denver has resigned the office of Score
low Of State. to take effect on the 9Th of Novem
The amount of specie shipped by the Sonora,
WAS nearly S2,200.OOO
CALIFORNIA MARKETS. Business at San Fran
c;sco during the fortnight had not been very ac-
tye. but was improving at the close. Flour was
o,et. An Improvement in domestic liquors had
i1akpn place, in consequence of the destruction
&c the distery of Barrett & Ashfeld, and
large advance for American brandy had been
refused.
Gallego and Haxall Flour, SIS; butter, Coo;
Pork $2: Crushed Sugar. l24c. Lackawnna
Coal. Sl7 50 per ton; Alchohol, $40; Tobacco,
IS a7O. -
LARGE GOLD DISCOVERIES.
Accounts of marvellous gold discoveries have
been received from Tnolumne county. surprising
in wonder the early reports from Gold Bluffs
Table Mountain is confidently believed to contain
deposits of gold exceeding in richness all former
discoveries in this State The mountain, or
RIDGE which is about twenty miles long and three
hundred yards wide, is being tunnelled its
tire length and everywhere the prospect" is ex.
tremely rich-in some instances pound of gold
being taken from pan of earth. According to
\, local paper, one hundred thousand dollars of
gold were taken from a hundred square feet of
EARTH drawn from the bowels of the mountain.
In the locality named there is work for thous-
auds of men for years 70 come.
DEPARTURE OF CHINESE.
The Chinese rapidly leaving California.
The discriminating tax upon foreign mines, I'M
der which The Chinese are now compelled to pay
S72 per annu.n into the State Treasury, and which
is to be increased S24 each succeeding year.will
necessarily induce their speedy departure from
the mines. The ship Challenger which sailed
from San Francisco on the LIST instant, for Hong
Kong took 400 Chinese as passengers.