Demoine courier., 1855-03-08
ARRIyALOF THE GEORGE LAW.
New York, Feb. &c.

NEW DIRK, CD. %O'
The steamer George Law arrived here
yesterday, with California dates 10 the
LIST inst, having $l,l0R% in specie
and 304 passengers. Among the pats.
engers is Gen. Echinquc, President
elect of Peru.
Thirty. eight ballots for u. s. Senator
had been had without etfecting Q choice
The specie by the George law is
principally consigned az follows:
Duncan. Sherman a. Go &4l6,00O;
Adams Il Co., $357,OOO; Wells, Fargo
e. Co. sos, 900; Droxell 4 Co, $780,
900; Metropolitan Bank, 100000; VIM.
Hodge a. TO-, $4,000.
The transit of the Is.hmus was regu.
larly made from ocean TO ocean by Rail.
road. The formal opening Of the line
would take place on the 20lh.
The Steamer Pearl exploded near Sac.
ramen,o and about seventy lives were
lost. including Col. Alexander Anderson,
a distinguished lawyer in Nevada, a Il.
tive Of Virginia. The Cap,sin and Mate
OF the vessel and about 81 Cinnamon.
SO dead bodies had been found and about
30 were missing. l, is asserted tina, the
Pearl was racing at the time with the
Enterprise, but the agents deny it,
Both boats were on their way from Sac.
ramen,o TO MarysvilIe. A large amour,
Of treasure was on board but was recov-
cred.
The Senatorial question remained IN
statu quo. 80 ballots had been had
without changing the result. The Leg
~isla,ure passed a bill appropria,ing e..
600 to each member. The Governor
refused to sanction it. bu, it subsequently,
passed the Senate in spite Of the veto by
a vote of SIS to 81,
The papers TEEN with more than the
average quantity Of crime. A mar nam.
ed George Sheldon had been hung at
Oakland by a mob, and a native Cali
fornian and two Chilians suffered death
in a like Manner for cattle stealing, bu,
owned to having committed numerous
murders.
Indian hos,ili,ies in the neighborhooJ
of Klemon,he river were becoming alarm
Ing. A number Of men had been killed
and it is feared there will be a general
rising among the Indians Of the North.
The rains had again sci III, much TO
the qualification Of the miners.
W. have dates from Valparaiso to the
Goth ul,., and from Lima and Callao TO
the 23d
The U. S.. ship 81. Lawrence was a,
Valparaiso.
Gen. Gus,i!i. the new President Of
Peru, had Issued a decree giving freedom
t, all those slaves who had no, volun.
teered to serve in the army Of Ech.
moque, the government pledging itself 10
indemnify their owners in four years.
The U. s. steam frigate Susquehana,
arrived a, Valparaiso on the LIST uit.
Sidney (Australia) dates are TO the 7,h
of December. The-miners a. Dallara,
were up in arms resisting the collection
Of license fees, and q collision between
them and the military had taken place.
A serious riot was anticipated. Trade
continues exceedingly dull, and goods
were being sacrificed a, ruinous prices.
A letter from Acapulco states .ha. AL.
varez was daily increasing in popularity.
and that in a few days he would leave
there for the capital o, the head Of 5000
troops. which would be reinforced by
1000 men in the Department. Of Mich.
oacan.
Business in San Francisco continued
exceedingly dull. Hams, in dry salt.
tic. new butter, Ate; flour dull. Galle-
gas. Hexal & Co., quote bacon l5c.