Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-03-02
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oTerrihles Steamboat Explosion.
Nsw YoRE, Feb. s5.

ANEW sOnAs So' ~
The steamship George Law, from
Asplnwall, arrived at her dock about halt
pas, 5 o'clock this mornig, bringing Cali
furna dates to the Est inst, 81 $4,000
in specie, aud 3'4 passengers.
The transit Of the lsthmus was regular.
" made from ocean TO occen by railroad.
The principal matter of interest has
been the explosion OF the steamship Pea
near Sacramento, OF Saturday, by which
20 lives were lost. Fiiiy-three dead
bodies have been found, and upwards OF
90 are missing. These we've W. pesons
ON board, ara only IL escaped unnJur.
ed.
About 90 Cinnamon were killed
The captain and mate were both killed !;
engineer saved. Col. Alex. Ander son. a
distinguished lawyer Of Nevada, was KILL
ed.
No registry of passengers was kept,
AMI IT Is impossible to give list OF the
killed. Among them. howeyef, were
Chas. Ctowell. and Chas Jewell, fire.
man, OF Maine; Judge Huxley OF Shasta,
WIN. OCounor OF Long Bar, Samuel
Randall, lormerly Of steamer Plumas,
VIM Mcbride, exdress mes>en,es Of
Wells, Fargo < Co.
Anc4,g the badly wounded were E. D.
Nisbas. Emanuel Levin OF Shasta, aud
-Nicholson.
A large amount Of treasure was on
board, in charge Of Adams and Wells
expresses, but ii was recovered upon
searching the river.
The funeral OF the dead vas at,nded
by $500 persons, III a procession mile
long.
Ii is asserted that at the time Of the
explosion, the Pearl was racing with the
Enterprise; buI this is denied bv the
agent. Both boats We're on their way
from Sacramento TO Marysvllle.
lHE lSpiEN TROUBLES IN the neighbor
hood OF the kIamelh river are alarming
\ number OF white men, SIX Of more
have been killed, and abou, 30 Indians
1t is feared there Is to be general rising
among the lnians OF the north.
BUSINESS, MlNlNG, sc. Business has
been eAe,reml, Ianguid, and the scarcity
OF money never more severely felt. -
There are teS country orders, and lntle
money coming forward for debts.
The want OF ram has kept the MINERS
idle, and So ever, department Of business
is in state Of stagna,ion.
The rain had Sc, III once more, how.
ever, and Il weeks continuance would
add millions to the product of the pacers.
TIE LEGISLATURE A bill had passed
appropriallug 81 10 for each member
and the Governor vetoed ii; but the As.
sembly passed II in spite OF the veto, IS
to 81.
The Senatorial question appears a. far
from beng settle | as ever. The Ssh
ballot shows hardly any change since
the first. |, is predicted there will yet be
general breaking up OF parties.
MURDERS. CASUALTIES, &c. VIM.
Bay. lately u,ed Tor murder Of John
Cayenagh, and acquitted, was found with
his throat cut. lie declared before DIV.
ing, tina, he was killed by W. Kearney.
A Californian and Two Chilenos had
been hung at Turner's Ferry, BY lynch
law. for murder and stealing.
! George Sheldon was hung at Oakland
by mob, tot ste allng a horse.
A Erenchman was killed in duel
near the same place.
1 Mr. Simon, a respectable Druggist of
San Francisco, was killed ON the 9th
by K. NJ Backers, who mlstook him for
person that had attempted to Lleak in.
TO his house.
Thomas Mowry, fireman of San
Francisco, was killed by folliag chin.
ney.
Six persons had been killed by the
bursting OF reservoir.
ADDITIONAL BY THE GEORGE LAW.
New YoRk, Feb &c.
Gen Castella, the new President o
Peru, had issued decree giving freedom
10 all those slaves who had no. voIun
,eered to serve the army Of technique
the government pedg'ng itself to inds,4.
niiy their owners IN i've years.
U 5 ship St Lawrence was at Vapar
also, and iriga,e Sus9uehannah arrived
January LIST.
Dates from Australia are to Dec. T.
> Miners 3, Bullara, were up in arms re
s>,ing the collection Of license fees, and q
, collision between them and the mll,ar,
had taken place: 4 serious riot was an
ticlpated- Trade continued exceedingl,
dull and goods were being sacrificed a
runious rates.
A letter from Acapulco states tina
Alvarez was daily increasing in populari
ty. and that in few days he would leave
there tor the capitol at the head of 500,
troops, which would be reinforced b,
2lOO more in The depaElmenl Of Michoa