Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-26
BY CATIONS LINE.
photographed expressly for Daily Gazette.
From California.
New YORK, July 10

New YORK, July 10
The steamer Star Of the West arrived
here about half past four this A. NJ. Sne
left Punta Arenas on the morning OF 'no
10th inst. with 1853 passengers and Si,ooo'-
900 in specie. She called at Key "es'
for coal ON the Goth inst, whence she ie't
for N. Y. on the same evening. She con-
nected with the steamship Cortcs which
left San Francisco on the Both ult. The
Star of the Wes left in the harbor at San
Juan del Norte the British steam frigate
Buzzard.
Our dates from California are to the 30.h
nit. and two weeks later than previous adj
vices, We do not find much news Of in
terest. The Democratic State Convention
assembled on the Esd ult, at Sacramento
and renominated Gov. Bigler by ayote OF
aa5 to 157. Milton l., Latham was the OPP
posing candidate. Lieut. Gov. Purdy was
then nominated by vote of l44to 49,
The report OF the referee, w. i. Wood,
appointed to examine the accounts Of Mr..
A. A. Cowen, who, upon the closing OF the
firm Of Adams & Co., was chosen receiver
has been tiled in the District Court and
confirmed.
The Indians in the North part of the State
have again become hostile and have killed
ten whites and two Cinnamon.
The thriving village OF Angeles has been
destroyed by fire.
On the goth ult. the steamer America,
with two or three companies OF troops Tor
Puget's Sound, was burntd--no lives lost.
! The America was bound for Crescent City,
and her freight was safely landed Mining
news is encouraging,
Dates from the Sandwich Islands are 10
June 22d
! The wine bill had passed both houses OF
i the Legislature on June 9th. An applica-
ton was made on the 2o;h to the District
/ Court at San Francisco for the arrest OF
i David E. Page, who was abou, leaving for
4 the East on the steamer. There were vari-
/ Gus charges Of fraud made. The order OF
! arrest was made out, but the sheriff was un-
/ able to make the arrest, as Mr.. Page had
left some hours previous. charge OF
+ fraud was also made in the 18th District
+ Court by Alvin Adams against Wood and
Haskell in the formation Of the partnership
Of Adams l. CO.
/ The Los Angeles Star Of June Il gives
an account OF naval battle off San Diego
on the 18th of June, between Russian frig-
+ ate and French corvette.
/ The former chased the latter, and the
captain Of the corvette seeing no hope Of
/ escape, rather than strike his fl u and see
/ most OF hs men cut in pieces, jumped down
into the magazine and blew his ship and all
+ on board to eternity. She was called the
Egalite and mounted 81 guns and had a
compliment Of $50 men.
The Russian frigste came into San Diego
disabled with 6S men killed aud $50 wound
ed She is "A. mounted SO guns and car
ried 900 men. Her name is the Wi!kel
nina. The Southern Californian announ-
ces the whole Of this story false and states
that it has been trutnped up at San Diego.
( The crops in the Sacramento valley have
+ been entirely consulhcd by grasshopPers;
fruits, vegetables and grain having been
swept away as if by FIRE. The country was
swarmed by the insects.
4 San Francisco market quiet. Flou
( sl2 90; lard, la24 butter AZ; adamantine
caudles, 81.
Col, Kinney and his party had not arriy
! ed at Nicaragua.