Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-14
From California.

The steamer Illinois arrived at New York
on Sunday morning from Aspinwall, bringing
about 700 passengers and $l,1l5,ooo in treas
urs Her advices are to the 18th ult.
The disaster to the stssusr Golden Age il
reported BY Pu,ser Hall as follows: On the
18th Of April. at 2 O'Clock, d m, the steamer
struck on srnken rock cE tie southwest END
OF the Island of Ricsr0o, and commenced leak.
ing badly. 1t was then deemed advisable to
run the ship ashore, which was accordingly
done A smooth sandy beach was selected for
the purpose, and there wss strong probAbili.
ty that she could be got Of. After detention
Of two days, the passen efs, mais, and treas.
ures were Transferred to the steamer John L.
Stephens and landed at Panama on the; 81 In.
slant; everything safe, and all the passengers
in good health
The steamer Sierra Nevada, from San Juan,
arrived up Mt San Francisco on the 9th Of
April, and the steamer Golden Gate, from
Panama, on the 18th.
Business in California was very dull Money
was tight and several mercantile houses had
failed. ..-r
Seventeen essels from Atlantic ports had
arrived at San Francisco in two days
The mines were doing well, but owing to o
| ed market. The mint had no: resumed opera.
tions.
Rain had fallen steadily In the valleys for q
week, and on the mountains snow had fallen
to a great depth.
The unsatisfactory state of commercial pur.
suits was driving large numbers of clerks and
meroh ants to the mines. The news from Kern
liver was a contradictory as ever The dig.
gings wore represented as being by no means
so rich as at 6rst reported.
Tho Know Nothings had been successful In
the municipal elections all over the State, ex.
cept at San Jose, where they we're defeated
by fusion Of the two old parties. Branches
OF g Freedoms Phalanx," secret society,
have been organised in different sections of
the State.
The Press Club of San Francisco have taken
steps for the erection Of a monument O the
memory of Edward Gilbert, one of the pio-
neers Of the press In San Francisco, and the
FIRST representative in Congress from Califor-
mia.
The steamer Surprise and one Of the steam.
ers Of the California Steam Navigation Com.
pany were to have race shortly for IS 900.
Both branches Of the California Legisl aturs
had fixed the 30th ult for a final adjournment.
The revival Of the senatorial question was
considered very doubtful.
an anti. gambling law Of q very Stringent
character had been passed by both houses. II
Is calculated to close all gambling houses.
Dates from Portland, Oregon, to April It'll,
mention that the Know Nothings had tri-
umphed in the municipal election there
Sandwich Island dates to April "a had beer
received. The United States sloop-of war Do
oatur arrived there on the Sth CT March, and
the British sloop-of war Dido on the 9th
party of fvs gentlemen sailing in . small
boat at Panama were drowned lately Among
the number was purser Carter, of the Mail
Steamship limo.
Amongst the failures at San Francisco are
Meisrs Beck & Elan, and Tilden & Little.
ln the San Francisco market every article
Is dull OF sale, and many things have oonsid-
erably declined. Galle2o and Haxall -four,
$l4. Crushed sugar, 81 cts. Lackawana coal,
$50. Clear pork, $lSa$l9; mess, IS; Hams,
2ot. Spirits turpentine, 55a6S cts.