The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-06
The News.

.Ihc News
The steamship Northern Light arrived at this port
early last evening from San Juan, with San Fran
cisco dates to the 10th ut., and nearly million in
treasure. BY this arrival we have received nteIli-
gence from California in nineteen days and twenty
Aours-the quickest time ever made between the two
points. The news is interesting On the 18th ult.,
Messrs A. A. Cohen late receivers of the assets Of
Adams d Co., and J. c. Woods, member of that
firm charged with frauds to the amount of four
hundred thousand dollars, by Judge Chambers, OF
the late firm Of Page, Bacon & Co. In an affidavit
Of Judge c., he alleges that the firm Of Adams 4
o. have been engaged for several years in palming
on inferior dust upon the firm of Page, Bacon Co.;
that regularly organized band of disguised &C.
completes had been maintained in the various
mining districts Of the interior where gold dust is
bought and sold. The documents are lengthy, but
win well repay perusal The defendants were held
- bail in the Of $40 900 each and an order for
arrest was issued by one Of the courts. They have
published card refnting the charges preferred.
The nominees Of the Democratic State Convention
are given elsewhere The intelligence Of the result
Of the Virginia election smote the politicians of all
parties like Lightning stroke. The democracy
fred one hundred guns in honor of the event Mr.
Dillon, the French Consul, had become involved in
ers and the misunderstanding would have led to
hostile meeting but for difference of opinion as to
he weapons to be used ON the occasion. Dillon
had no relish for small swords at last &C
counts. A number of duels had taken place. Mr.
Lppincott and Mr.. Tevis had meeting at Downie-
vile on the l4th ut. Tevis was shot through the
heart-weapons, shot guns; distance, forty PAGES.
The news from Lower California is important, and
will be found fully detailed in our correspondents
better. The steamer Sierra Nevada, which arrived
At San Francisco on the 18th ult had thrtyone fatal
eases Of cholera on board. The names of the vic
Tins are given elsewhere. Energetic efforts had
been taken to prevent the spread Of the disease.
IRE broke ont in San Francisco on the 4th Of july
and before it could be checked nearly eighty thousand
dollars worth of property was destroyed. From the
mines all accounts agree in pronouncng the present
one Of the most successful years since the discovery
OF the gold. The number OF workmen was steadily
increasing, and the yield will probably exceed that
Of any other twelve months in the history OF Cali
fornia. The State was generally healthy.
Col. Kinney arrived ut San Juan on the 10th ult.,
with twentyfour men. Col. Walker was at Leon
and it is stated that, having become disgusted with
the trcachey allies, he contemplated joining the
government party. Costa RIGA, it seems, has de.
termined TO take hand in the war, with the deter
Mination and the means to crush out iilibusterism
entirely.
We have later news from the Sandwich Islands.
The death of the Hon. A. Paki, the last OF the family
Of the old chiefs is about the only event Of interest
recorded in the papers,
We are in receipt of advices to 3Oth of May, from
Utah Territory. They contain nothing of import
ance further than descriptions of the grasshopper
soourge.
Dates from the Rio Grande to the 18th ult. have
been received. No collision had occurred between
the government troops and the insurgents, but
bloody work was daily looked for
The news from China, and Oregon and Washington
Territories, will be found interesting.
Additional returns of the election in North Carroll
ma lead TO the belief that the Congressional delega
tion win stand four democrats to two Americans.
About 10 o'clock last night whole family was
nearly burnt to death at No. SO Chatham street.
Mrs. Jacobs and three Of her children were dread
fully burned; the two Oldest were taken from the
ruins burnt almost to crisp. Mrs. jacobs and her
infant were conveyed to the NewYork HosDial their
recovery is very uncertain the workman. named
Marcus Sesman, together with q Mrs. Hecht and
child, four years old, were badly burned-Sesman's
injuries are believed to be Of fatal nature. They
were all taken to the hospital. The origin Of
the lire is said 10 be mysterious. Mr.. Jacobs
WIS arrested at about ii o'clock last night,
by the Sixth ward police on suspicion of setting the
store on fire. The whole case now comes under the
investigation of the Coroner and the Fire Marshall
An account Of the calamity viii be found elsewhere
The Judges of the Glen Cove regatta have award.
ed the first prize to the soop julio, and the second
to the soop Mary. The Katydid and the Lucky,
that we've FIRST announced TO have won the prizes,
wond have received them were it not that the former
Tell short in the measurement of her tonnage, and
the latter had more men aboard than the rules of the
regatta permitted. IN consequence of these in
iormaliues they were both ruled not TO have started,
though they made the best time in proportion TO
tonnage, as VIII be seen by the decision Of the
ndees, given elsewhere The time given in the
table IL not what was actually made by the yachts,
az allowances are recognized for The differences OF
tonnage in the respective boats.
A steamboat from Philadelphia bound ia caoo
May, on Saturday night came in contact with a
schooner in the river, and il IS supposed between m
teen aud twenty persons were drowned. No name,
have yet been aseertained.
Orr cotton market closed fifm on Saturday, sales
reaching about 800 bales. There was less move
ment in -four. aud the market closed quiet. without
change in prices. Wheat was more freely offered
and prices 81 Southern red favored purchasers while
good to prime white was scarce aud firm. Corn was
again lower, with sales 1t 80 d 81 cents chiefly AZ
"a. Pork was quite steady, with air amount Of
transactions. Coffee aud sugars were arm with less
doing, it being Saturday and many merchants bay.
ing gone TO the country to remain IN Monday
Freights to Liverpool owing to tic small number of
vessels on, were irmer. Ia consequence oe qo,rsn
tine difficulties With Norfolk, small vessels wore
wanted TO bring wheat from Ocracoke, North Caro-.
lima, ard schooner Of 600 bushels capacity was
chartered At twelve cents per hushe and 3ihes were
y demand for the same tTade