Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-09-12
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT!

Important Ne,cs from GaHtornia-$l, O0O,-
900 in Specie Great Troubles aciM In
dians.-Robberya and Murder-Nine Rob
ders Hung-$3O, 900 Nugget, dc,
New YoRK, Sept 8.
The steamship Northern Light arrived this
morning with over 81 600 900 in specie and four
hundred and fifty passengers.
Trade at San Francisco was dull and most ar.
ticles had declined. The mines continued to dc
well. The wheat crop will yield about tao mil.
lion bushels
An Ind an war was raging in North Califor
MA and South Oregon. wenty five Americans
had been killed on the Klamarth and thirteen
Indians had been caught ard hung. The Indi-
aus had attacked the miners on the Upper Sac
ramehto. Seven Americans had been murdered
and fifty Indians killed.
party IF Mexican robbers had k lied sew. n
settlers at Ranchoria aud one woman. robbins
Mr. French of seven Thousand dollars. ! he
robbers were pursued by the Sheriff and par
ty. A fight ensued IN which the Sheriff and
three of The robbers were killed. Nine of the
robbers were afterwards hung by lynch law al
Ringgold, Eldorado county.
Jeremiah Crane shot Miss Newman who
had refused to marry him.
An earthquake was felt at Santa Barbara
on the lst of August.
has been found at Mariposa County.
j. C. Wood, late partner Of Adams & Co.,
absoonded on the ship Anderson for Austria
liza. 1t appears that he and his friends OBJ
tanned over 100000 of the assets OF the con-
corn.
A clerk and Frenchman had been de-
tected in counterfeitiug gold dust. They say
they were employed by the Franklin Ex-
change Company.
The Know Nothing State Convention had
nominated j. Nicely johnson for Cover, or
r. NJ. Wilson, Lieut.. Governor; Hugh C,
Merry and d. S. Terry for justices of the
Superior Court; Geo. W. Whitman for State
Comptroller; Henry Bates for Treasurer
J. A. Brewster for storney General, and
James Allen for State printer.
The U. S. Sloop-o f-was Decatur arrived
at San Francisco from Puget's Sound.
A FIRE occurred at Stockton, destroying
property to tho amount of $50, 900.
All the French and British men, Of war
have left San Francisco. Some for Europe
the rest on cruise.
SAX FRANcIsco, Aug. II.
Sales to-day Gallego and Haxall -four, il
lots. l3al3a50. Bacon, extra, 20 c. But
ter, for new 55c. Pork, clear, Csc. Money
abundant
FROM THE IsTaNUs.
War RACES in the interior: A battle wa.
fought on the 18th, near Leon, between tn,
Government troops under Guardiola, and tn,
Democratic army under MInas. The lattcl
was defeated and killed in battle.
Cul. Walker arrived at San Juan del Sur
on the 9th, with small detachment unde
his command.
He was endeavoring to recruit from ths
California passengess, but met with littl,
success. Col. Kinney was still a, San Jual
del Norte. He had concluded his contract fo
tho Shepherd Grant of IS millions acres o
land, and had sent an agent to Granada Il
get the grant confirmed BY the Govern
mene.
Philadelphia, Sept. s.
The Supreme Court Of Penney lyania, nos
in session here, has refused to grant the re.
lease of Passmore Williamson. Judge Low
rio concurred in the decision, although =
differed from the decision which was read b,
Judge Blaak. The ground taken is that III
Court has no jurisdiction to warrant its in
reference With the judgment of thefedera
court, that such courts have exclusive rowe
IN deciding cases Of contempt, and thar thi
court cnuid not 60 behind the record to as
certain the fact whittier the commitment wa
legal or not. Judge Knox, in his advers
opinion, contends shat the District Court ha,
no jurisdiction to issue q writ Of habeas cor
Pae IN the 6rst place, and that Williamson