The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-04-23
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA, ORE
CON AND WASHINGTON.
California;

Sd111OLu1ds
BY the mails ofthe George Law, which
steamer brought 81 10000 in gold, we
have details of the news in California:
The severe drouth which has afflicted
the country for the last seven weeks, and
to which we referred in our summary By
the last mail steamer, still continues.
During one day q few hours rain served
to gladden. all hearts, but the sea winds
quickly dispersed the clouds. The rain
above alluded to was felt in several To-
c~alities in the interior. Agricultural
and mimi ginterests are the direct suffer
ers BY this visitation, but the entire
State is indirectly affected by it.
. The trial of A. a. Cohen has been
brought TO n close, and the jury has
brough. in a verdict deciding that
Cohen, as Receiver of Adams & Co., re-
ceived assets to the amount of $780,
o46 ls-being $751; 600 more than he
accounted for. A Icy referee (Mr.
Duer) has been appointed to hear the re-
naming issues, and the bail has been re-
duced from $780, 600 to $50, GOD.
A large clipper feet has entered San
Francisco during the past fortnight,
bringing an immense stock of goods to
an overstocked market. Among these
is the clipper ship Antelope, Capt. Cole,
in 81 days from New York, and the bark
Greenfield, Capt. Follensbee, in Ill days
from Liverpool ! the former the quickest
passage in twelve months, and the latter
the quickest trip on record between Cal
ifornia and England.
The bark julia Ann has been wreck
ed on a barren island in the South Pa
ci6c, and several lives were lost. A lady
one of the surviving passengers, publish
es in The Alta Californian a detailed ac-
count of the disaster.
From all quarters we hear complaints
of the drouth, which coming at this un-
usual season, seems to threaten the ag-
ricultural and mining interests of the
State with serious injury.
The Legislature is still in session.
The United States Coast Survey
steamer Active, Commander James AL
len, U. s. N , arrived last evening, four
and a half days from Steilacoom, Puget
sound, via Seattle, where she left the
United States steamer Massachusetts,
and sloop-of-war Decatur. All we'll.
She brings as passengers Gen. John
E. Wool and staff.
With the exception of three weeks
passed in protecting Seattle against a
threatened attack by the Indians, subse-
quent to their late appearance about that
town, the Active has been constantly
running about the Sound, Admiralty In
let and Gulf of Georgia, carrying troops
and munitions of war, and keeping q
close watch for hostile canoes, both from
the Puyallup River and V~ancouver's
Island. A fleet of forty canoes, contain
ing some six hundred Indians, arrived,
anxious to visit the Sound to obtain
work, but were cautioned against going
there. No fear need be entertained of
their joining the hostile Indians on the
Sound.
Since leaving this port the Active has
run 1929 miles, making 529,350 revo-
l~utions, and has anchored 79 times, per-
forming very important services to
Washington Territory, and now returns
to resume her surveying duties.
The Union Democrat (Sonora) of Sat
urday, says:
"The weather still continues warm and
pleasant, and but little water is running
in the numerous bitches. The conse-
quence is the miners are nearly all idle,
and trade and nearly all kinds of business
is suffering. Unless we are blessed with
heavy rains during this month we may
expect to witness the dullest times the
country has ever known. The claims on
the creeks, where the miners have water,
are paying well, but this class of dig
gings comprises but a small portion of
the mining region of the country
cat Pleasant Valley" says The Mar
iposa Gazette, "matters were still worse.
It grew up mushroom like last Summer.
and many people were attracted hither
by reports of extraordinary diggings,
and that water would be Immediately
introduced for the working of them.
This was done, but the diggings have
proved a failure so far. During the past
Summer and Fall quite a place has
sprung up, we'll built for q mining camp,
and at a great expense-one building
used as a hotel, costing over $4,000. At
the present time ione-third of the houses
and places of business are shut up and
the occupants gone, and one half of the
remainder are preparing to go. Gimi-
sail Flat, some two miles below, is a live
ly place. The mines have plenty of
water and most of them are doing we'll.
The claims of Hoss 81 Maddocks, and
that of J.. P. Stephens and others, were
paying from So to $40 per day, on an
average"
At the date, LIST Of March, the dry
weather in the South continued. Many
cattle had persisted from lack of pastu-
rage.