Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-02-09
California Nt(ps.
ARRIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE
WEST
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

| LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
SG43,4i6 in Treasure Arrired-lnteresiin
Ners from Nicaragua.
The steamship Star of the West. from SAT-
Juan del Norte, on the 18th instant. and X @,
west on the night Of the Odd with S6i3,436
| W IN treasure and 26O passengers, arrived al
| New Y ork yesterday
| Connected at the Isthmus with the steam
ship Uncle Sam, from San Francisco on tho
| 9TH inst. and Mansanlla on the 10Th. bring
| ing from both ports. in gold and silver. for
| New York New Orleans aud Nicaragua
SI2t.00G and 46n passengers.
The passengers specie, aud baggage met
with rare despatch on tie Transit, reaching
the Atlantic steamship inside Of twenty-five
hours.
Captain Scott, the Comranys general
agent at the ls'hmus. has completed the
great wharf at Virgin Bay It six hundred
yards in length by five hundred in breadth.
and reaches TO the verge of deep water, and
so enabling at all times the Lake steamers to
land and receive passengers and freight in the
greatest safety and comfort. The old laun-
ches have been necessarily Withdrawn alto
gether.
Last week lie laid down. at Puenta Arenas
another STEINER for the river. Of far greater
capacity and power than any hitherto. She
VIII be ftted mp in good style, with sleeping
berths. and will be ready for launching in two
months.
Nicaragua is at peace" General Walker
mas now eight hundred and fifty Americans
under arms, and "the cry is. still they come"
The suburbs Of the city of Grenada have
been laid out into building lots and already
soid; = pier is BEING constructed into the
Lake. and 20 he ready for use early in the
ensuing month Of March.
ScnooneTs to Virgin Bay and San Carlos.
conveying passengers and freight, are adver-
tsed TO sail with promptitude three times a
week between those and the city: and, more
than all, the rich absenteos have retn,ned TO
Grenada, and the resumption Of business is
hrwly established.
CALIFORNIA.
Since the sailing Of the last steamer The
weather throughout the State has been unu
sually cold. Ice has formed in San Francis
CO and Sacramento about half an inch in
thickness, and much snow has fallen in the
inning or mountain regions. In this city the
thermometer for several days has been in the
nelghborhood of thirty degrees Fahrenheit
which is the extreme limit of our winter eli
mate
Kelly. convicted Of the murder Of Howe. in
E!Dorado county, is to be hung in Sacramen-
to on the Sth
BY an arrival from the Sandwich Islands
we learn that Gen N. Chase United States
Consul at Iahuina, is dead
A difficulty occurred, few days since. at
B!dwel!,s ranch resulting in the death Of five
Indians aud one white man. The Indians
came into store kept by Mr. Joseph Schaef.
Ter and asked for some -four, and demanded
II without payment. Upon being refused,
they immediately shot down and killed him.
l he white residents in the neighborhood gath
cred together and pursued the nurderers,
and succeeded in killing five of them.
man named John Item was killed in
Stockton by the explosion of a Touring
mill.
From the mines we have the most cheering
accounts. The recent rains have given the
miners plenty Of water, and therefore plenty
Of work
The Legislature is to meet At Sacramento
on the 9Th inst, when the new Governor will
be inauGurated.
The experts OF wheat during the past year
has been quite large, equivalent 10 l52.5G6
barrels of -four. Australia and New York
have furnished our principal markets for sur.
plus breadstuifs. The total amount of wheat
raised in this State during the past year is
estimated as high as 2,525,444 bushels. A
nnch larger amount will doubtless be produ,
,ed this year.