Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-31
ny THE MORNINGS MAIL.

Arrival Of the George Law-zsso Wssks Later
NEW YoRx, Oct s0.--Tho steamer George Law,
from AspinwalL with California dates % the on
inst, arrived here this evening She brings $50
passengers and 81 10000 In gold. She connected
at the Isthmus with the1teamerJ John +. Stephens,
which brought down nearly a. 600 900 In treasure,
| The 81. Il. ST. passed the Golden Gate on the
18th, and the Cortez on the 18th, both bound up.
The principal consignees on the specie list Of
| the George Law, are as follows:
DrexcI Co., $3.50, 900; Metropolitan Bank,
$780, 900; Wells Fargo, Co., 100000; VIM.
Hoye, 100000.
The news from California Is unimportant. All
the election returns were In but had not been Off
cialy counted The entire American ticket has
| been elected. johnson, for. Governor, has over
5000 majority. The whole vote ofthe State amounts
| to $4,000. The Legislature is composed Of sew
enty-two Americans, thirty-nine Democrats and
| two Wings. f8s
The Prohibitory Law has been defeated by 0, 900
majority. a sal
Ex-Governor Foote, ex-Congreesman Marshall,
and Mr.. Pritsn, were spoken Of among the Amer
lean candidates for United States Be nator to sue
| coed Mr.. Gwin. Sd ssse
General Danyers, Secretary Of State, had left for
the Atlantic States, to claim . seat In the House
Representatives at the meeting Of the next Con-
gresa. No seasE stt ts4%1
"a party Of 20 recruits left San Francisco in the
Uncle lSam, to join Walkers expedition, and an
other party was to go from Nevada. nj
large fire had occurred In jamestown, involv-
ing loss of $751; 00 The principal sufferers were
DR.. Dodge, druggist, and Messrs. Donovan, Hef-
ierman, and Butterield, merchants The Masonic
Hall was also consumed rslg W Gis394 arl
Adyices from Oregon announce the safety Of
Gov. Stevens. f8&h lys6 agf ts Asfe3siess
tn p,,,.l;.l, .,a.,~,o, d 49,. !, u r.wcJ y. D.
anna, with dates from Valparaiso to Sept. IA, and
from Callao to September rs. Ex.President Belzu
came passenger, on his way TO the United States.
The dates from Australia are to the 25th July.
Haxall -four sold at Melbourne on the 18th for ESQ.
The Massachusetts, Prohibitory La,u---Snow
Storm, do.
BosToH, October 29.--Another attempt has
been made in the Municipal courts Of this city to
obtain a conviction under the liquor law new
/ jury having been empanelled. Chief Justice Mel
son charged the jury that the common-seller
clause, under which the accused was indicted, was
| constitutional. y & Il ls8t 80 5a
The jury, however, have now been out ten
hours and fail to agree, standing it Is said four
for acquittal and eight for conviction. The facts
Of the ease are not disputed, but the difference
in the jury-room is on the constitutonality Of the
law. s.ta ti. A6 ray
"A snow storm was experienced at Concord, New
Hampshire, yesterday.
Dr. B.L. Ball, who was supposed to have per-
ished on the White Mountains last week, has been
discovered with his feet frozen. es'.t
Burning of a Cotton 4hill--Loss Of Life
BosroS, Oct 3o.--At Q o'clock this morning,
Sanfords Cotton Factory at Cordasville, near
Worcester, in this State, was burnt down, to-
gether with the out-buildings and . considerable
quantity ofcotton. The loss is about $50, 900 !;
mostly insured.
One of the female operatives perished in the
flames, and two others were reported to have been
killed by jumping from the windows Several
other persons injured and when the train left
the FIRE threatened to destroy the remainder Of the
village. es 'st