Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-11
Galifmia Nens.
ARRIVAL OF THE
NORTHERN LIGHT.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA

Nearly Million in 7leasure-Arr;pal of
Col. H. Z. Kinney in Nicaragua Ertraor.
dindry Gold Product-Dueis in San Fran
cisco, Fires, SC.
NEw YoeK, Aug. 5.-The steamship
Northern Light, From San Juan. arrived at
her wharf ut o'clock this evening, coming
up nnannounced, owing to the thick weather.
The Northern Light brings dates from San
Francisco to the 10th of July, al 8 passengers,
and S940,0S5 in treasure.
The principle consignees are as follows -
Drexel d Co., S247, 7,000 Metropolitan Bank,
$l90,00O; Wells, Fargo 4 Co., $4,000;
Ross, Falconer & Co., $6l 900; A. Jacobs &
Co, S33, 5000; w. II. Dunbar, $4,000; Bank
OF America, $4,000; w. Seligman & Co.,
1000, and others,
The passage from San Francisco has been
made in l9 days and 20 hours.
The Sierra Nevada arrived upon the l4th
OF July, with the Cholera on board and hav-
ing had 80 deaths.
FROM THE ISTHMUS.
Capt. Walker was OF Realejo, where he
had retreated from San Juan Del Sud-
Capt. French arrived down by the last
steamer from San Francisco to join the gov
ernment party.
Col. III. L. Kinney, with twenty-four follow
ers, arrived at San Juan on the 10th, in the
brig Huntress, Of Philadelphia. They were
engaged erecting buildings at San juan
Dissatisfaction is said to exist among them.
The brig Hamlet, of Wilmington, went
ashore and bilged in the harbor of San Juan,
on the 14th. The crew we're saved.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
The news from the mines show better
yield Of gold than for several years.
nol1 % =.
large quantities near Puget Sound.
The steamer Pacific, from Nicaragua, ar
rived upon the second of July, and the John
l.. Stephens. from Panama, on the thir.
teenth.
A serious dispute had arisen between the
French Consul Mr.. Dillon and Samuel Her
mann, Of San Francisco, and duel was
thought inevitable.
Two or three other duels had taken place
without any fatal result.
Twenty houses on Keamly and Bush streets
San Francisco, were destroyed by fire on the
4th ult. The loss is 100000.
The new. city government 3f San Francisco
has been organized,
j. l.. Baabeau, of the Homestead rattle
humbug, had been examined before the Re-
corder on the charge of false pretences, and
the complaint dismissed.
The weather had been unusually hot.
Capt. Doran, of the British ship Nazarine,
was under arrest for shooting three boarding.
house runners, wQo attempted to board his
vessel and entice the crew away. The men
were badly wounded. Capt Doran was held
in $4,000 bail to answer.
A. A. Cohen, late Receiver of Adams e.
Co.'S assets, and j. g. Woods, q member Of
that firm, are charged with frauds to the
amount of 100000 by Judge Chambers. late
of the firm of Page, Bacon & Co. The Judge
charges that Adams & Co., have been enga.
ged for four years in palming off inferior dust
upon Page, Bacon & Co., and that a regular.
ly organized band of disguised accomplices
has been maintained in the various mining
districts.
Extraordinary news from Mexico has reach
ed San Francisco, via Acapulco.
Letters dated Acapulco, July 2, have been
received, stating that Santa Anna has resign
ed the Presidency and that Generals Alvar-
ez and Commerfort, with 10000 men, were
marching on the capital.