Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-19


New YORK, March 10 The Northern Light
from San Juan, with later California dates,
now coming up the bay, bring intelligence of
several failures. She brings So, 900 In specie.
No Senator has yet been elected, and there
is no present prospect of succsssful ballot.
lsEcoND DIsrATcH
The Northern Light rea:hed her dock q
little after 10 O'Clock this morning.
San Fraucisc, dates of the 2eth were brous h,
brought BY the Northern Light, and go pas.
sspgers.
Business was entirely prostr ated by the gu :.
pension OF five heavy banking houses. Ths
n'ws OF tie suspension cf the ST Louis house
Of Page q Bacon reached San Fraucisco on
the 18th, and caused great run on the Cali
forsia 6rm. The house met the ruu, and paid
out half million. meeting Of merchants
and bankers was held which declared the
hcuse sound. This restored confidence. and
Affairs seemed to wear better aspect; but On
the 22d, however, Page, Bacon & Co. su.
pended, and were followed on the a3d BY
Adams Co., Wells, Fargo Il Co, Robinson &
Co, and Wrighrs Miner Deposit.
The excitement was intense Adams A. Co
closed all their branches, without paying q
dollar, except in San Francisco. where, on the
p they stood rua o: 100000. Wells
Fargo Co. closed in Fan Francisco; but the I
Country branches paid az long as their cciu
lasted, and were still paying out As fast az
coin could be obtained in exchange for dus,
and bars. The house had announced that
they would resume in San Francisco on the
18th. 1t is feared that Adams l. Co could
not resume under sixty days, if at all Page,
Bacon d Co. will probably resume in q few
days, depositors having granted time on
800 600. The assets of this house are large
These failures caused the detention Of the
steamer until the 26 b. 1t Ia rumored thai
tt ere are also heavy failures amongst the me
chants in San Francisco, but Of these there a.
no confirmation. Owing to the great scarcity
Of water but little gold has been taken from
the mines; but heavy rains CONNIE need on the
18th, and still continued when the steamer
left
There has been no election Of United States
Senator. The joint convention adjourned sine
DE on the 18th. The las. vote stood 63 to A;
those voting in the minority were princi pally
tie friends Of DR.. Gwin.
The news from Kern river is of an exciting
character; miners are said to be a,eraaing
from ten to twenty dollars per day. Steamers
ere goiOg down crowded with passengers
On the morning Of the 18Th, the st. Charlie.
Hstel AMI H;l!man'S Hotel, at San Francisco,
were destroyed by fire. The loss is about
So, 900.
In Nevada, sixteen houses were buried on
the 10Th, and in Stockton twenty-five houses
were destroyed by fire on the 2Ist.
Indian troubles are en- the Increase Some
ten whie men and about seventy Indians
have been killed.
The native Californians have held several
meetings in San Francisco, preparatory tC
taking steps to em'grate to Sonora.
TIE Maniposa Gold Mining Company, Q
London concern, has been sold by the sheriff
WsshingtOn's Birth day was celebrated by
the frenen in San Francisco by parade AID
appropriate csremonie. at the Metropitsp
theatre.
Owing 70 tho monetary difficulties cause
by The Late SUSPENSIONS, many ships recently
arrived are not dischargins their csrgoes.
1hs steamers Oregon, from Panama, and
the Sierra Nevada, from San Juan, bad ar
rived rp.
The Oregon legislature adjourned on the Isl
OF February.
lie legislature of Washington has made
Olympia the capitol Of tia. Territory.
letter from Page, Bacon & Co states thai
they would certainly resums business on thu
first Of March, in San Francisco, and in al
their branches
By the Northern Light, Sandwich Island
dates to the 81 OF February have been re
ceired; but they contain no news Of import
aace. The U. Ship Portsmouth had arrived
a; sahiti. All on board were VOL She wa.
soon to sail direct for he United States
Australian Sidney dates have also been
received to the Doth OF December. A riot had
tskgn place at Ballarat. which resulted in q
| conflic. between the troops and the Miners
Twelve minors and twenty two troopers al
| been killed.
In Central America, Chomorro was still
MISUNDERSTANDING taken all the towns occa
ri by the reVolu,ionists exesp. Leon.
At San Juan the people were anxiously
looking for Col. Kinuey's expedition Tn,
British war steamer Devastation was in tina
| harbor. The steamer Fulton left Jamaica OF
| the It'll.
Markets. - Although business was very
dull, the quotations exhibit no very material
| change in prices. Hs1a,l and Gallego -Four
was selling at SIS; coffee, Rio, l4ial5c ada.
mantine candles, 60a52t,. per lib; Lard. LA
l5o; Few butter, 45a47c.; hams, I9, clear
pork 2lc.
Later from Havana
New YORK, March 19-The Cahawba ar
| rived this morning with Havana dates to The