New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-15
ONE WEEK
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.
HALF A MILLION IN GOLD.

,~uch arrived LAT evening from San Juan, VIA hey
Wet with p.,sengers and spe;e from San Francisco
10, Sierra Nevada Jan. "a, making the passage In
twenty-one days
rb.,e ww no election Of U. s. Senator, though
here had been twenty-five ballots.
The steamer Souherner lost sbou siIty miles
south Of Cape Flsttery, Jan. IL. Passengers and
crew all saved.
The market has been extremely dul-but little
gold having been taken out account Of low water.
Less has been offered in San Francisco since the
sailing Of the Lac, than in any week ioT fhree
years past
The route across Central America 10 perecuy
healthy, and in excellent csndition-the rver oe'ng
bicb. and the road in good order. several OF me
Compapys covered carriages are IN the route, and
:rceed The expectations Of the contractor. Through
The s.ertons Of the Compsnys Agent at Punta
Arenas, J. ~ Scott E.q the passengers were
enabled to cross from ship TO ship in the unprece-
deptedly short time Of t1enty-six hours.
The Julius Pringe, which left San Fraocisco in
search Of the Cocos Island treasure, was in San Juan
del Sud, Feb. 5, the expedition having proved an
entire failure.
COL Wheeler, the American Minister, returned to
San Juan, On the 5th, from trip to Granada, TO
procure the archives of his predecessor, Major Bor-
land. The party, consisting OF Col Wheeler, DR..
Kaufman, u Consul at Guatemala Col Fisher,
New-OrleaDs Capt Hornsby, T. $ Army, Capt De
Brsso. New-OHeans, and Mr. Hart, Of Tennessee,
left Virgin Bay via Rvas, On Jan. &c On the 18th,
they reached the camp Of the Reyolutioniss, where
they were received under Arms by the officer in com
mand. Chomorro seeing the GRO ~d and not kno wing
the occasion Of it, fred 24-pound SHOT, which shat
tered gate near the Minister and covered his party
tish ein fha frat TINA no
Colonel was ever under FIRE, he stood it very well.
The party soon after went into town under the Amer
lean flag, and were cordially received by Chomono,
who 10 suffering severely from dsease Of the liver.
Col Wheeler will take up his residence at Virgin
Bay until the close Of the war Of which there is no
immediate prospect Chomorro is steadily gaining
ground and will probably succeed, eventually. Most
Of the Americans who joined The revolutionary party,
have left in disgust. Col. Cook and DR.. Davis still
remain Dr. Davis has been tried by Court Martial,
for shooting Capt. +. Higman, and acquitted.
Feb. u Passed ship st. Charles. bound north.
The Northern Ligh, left 10 the harbor Of San Juan
Feb 6, Br. fail steamer Dee and H. B. NJ. brig-of-
war Daring, Capt. Napier
The Northern Light arrived at Key West on the
morning of the 10TH and was ccaed by Mr. lifts, the
agent at that place in 81 hours and left for New York
At 10 A. NJ.
The u. S. steamer Princeton, Capt. Eagle, was at
Key West to sail on the 18th inst for Pensacola,
uer orders from the Navy Department John Shan
non, boatswains mate of that steamer, died Of apo.
ple1y on 9th jan ard buried at Key West
The officers of the ship, his messmates, and large
number Of the crew, dressed in naval uniform, at
tended the funeral.
The steamship Isabel went ashore on a reef near
Sand Key light Jan 90. boat from the Princeton
was cent to her relief and she got of without
injury.
The following is the Specie List of the Northern
Light
Duncan sherusn& Co s2Oo COOL Dursnd Co... 5000
Adams Co. ....... ~ 600 nreSe Co Phla 5000
w selisn an Co... l5oOO' Total ..........ss7e o5
Arrived at San Francisco Jan. 20, barks George f.
Webster from Hong Kong Nov 20; Isebelia Hyne,
Manila 20 days 2lst, ship Osborn IIowes, Kelly,
Boston Aug 81.
We are indebted TO the gentlemanly Parser of the
Northern Light. Wells Fargo Co.'S Express, Ad-
ans & Co.'S Express, and Mr.. j. w. Sullivan, news
agent, for favors.
From Our Own Correspondent
SAN FRAscIsCo Wednesday, Jan. "a, 1855.
In political affairs there is little change. Phe ball
Of the Senatorial election set to rolling on the
17th ar it has rolled over vim and has not stopped.
On the first ballot Gwin had 42 Edwards. tWhg1
SO; Broderick, (An,i-Adm. Dem.) -; McCorkle,
Der., IA; j. A. McDougal, Dem .. The Joint
Convention has met every day since, and h" held 2l
ballots and on the last ballot the result was as follows
OWN. srCSeriet .''''.''''''''''''''1
Scattering.
4 is said that the Administration Democrats, or
Gwin mep will take up some new man, to-day or to-
morrow, and it is generally supposed that Hammond
will be their next choice 1t is likewise rumorcd that
the Wing and Broderick and McCorkle men will
unite on some new man. During the excitement at
tendent on the ballotogs, Gwin Postmaster in Ne
vsda, and his relative by marriage, named Davidge,
made an attack, with cane in one hand and pistol
In the other on James Churchmsn, an Anti-Nebraska
and Anti Twin man, who had taken part in prose-
cut IN against Dayidge for burglary. ID. A. Maho
ney Senator from this city, in trying TO part the COM
batants, was shot in the mouth by Davidge. The
latter was fined $3.50.
The last mail bore to you the news Of the great e1-
ctement in Los Angeles, consequent upon the order
ofthe Supreme Court to postpone the execution OF
David Brown an American, in that place till hear
ing could be bad of the appeal while no similar order
was made in the case of Felipe Avitre, Mexican,
who had also appealed Thissupposed Partially gave
great ofieDse to the native CAiforniaps who think
themselves much abused by the Americans; and many
of the latter, either from sympathy or motives Of
policy Joined the natives in demanding the immedi
ate execution of Brown, the Supreme Court t, the
contrary notw outstanding. Ayitre was hung in sc-
cordapoe with his sentence at o'clock on the 18th.
Within a very few moments after he cut down.
the mob made rush upon the jail, and broke it open