Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-30
TWO WEEKS
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival OF THE ILLINOIS.
$l,7OO.OOO IN TREASURE RECEIVED.

New YORK, Dec. %.
The steamer Illinois, from Aspn wall, ar
rived at this port this morning, with Califor.
MIA dates of Dec. s. She also brings 800
passengers, and nearly 81, 700, 600 in treasure.
The California news is of but little interest.
The reports from the mining districts are good,
though there was still want of rain in some
districts.
Richard P. Hammond, Elk Collector of San
francisco, has been acquitted of the charge of
detraudiug the U. S. Government while in
office.
George NJ. Pratt, formerly of Massachu-
sets, has been murdered at his rancho, by
man named Clark Stevens.
OREGON, &C.-The news from OREGON and
Washington Territories is unimportant.
SANDWICH ISLANDS. - Advices from the
Sandwich Islands are to Nov. 8. An unusu-
ally large number of whaling ships had ar
rived, most of which had been successful.
me news ssf, fo ,ne whaling feet 10 quite ia
HE IsTHMUs.-Dates from Panama are to
Dec. 10. The Panama Star contains an &C.
count of the war in Nicaragua, confirmatory
OF the advices received here by the Tennessee,
but gives nothing new.
British squadron arrived at Panama on
the 6th. Its object is said to be to examine
into the practicability of establishing a naval
depot in the Bay of Panama, probably at
Taboga.
SoUTH AMERIcA.-The revolution in Peru
IS on the increase. Two Government vessels
had gone over to the revolutionists and Pres
ident Castillo had denounced them as pirates,
and sent three armed ships in pursuit. and
had also authorized the vessels of any nation
to seize them.
One of these insurgent vessels, the steamer
had cd Rrit
steamer Santiago, on her way from Callao to
Valparaiso, and had taken from her all the
Peruvian mails.
1t was believed that Castillo would be able
to suppress the revolution, as the Convention
would vote him extraordinary powers.
The San Francisco Bulletin says that Official
returns of the Presidential election, from the
counties, thirty three in number, excepting
Plumas and Colusi, show the following re-
suits:
Total number of votes. ................1O7,35 1851
buchanan. .....................51,92
fHlmore. .....-.................35,l1 3
Hremont.....-..-...... 339
The vote from Plumas and Colusi counties
would increase the popular vote to upwards
OF 10000. and add, probably, few hun
bred votes to Buchanans plurality.
The great topic among our politicians is
now as to who are to be elected United States
Senators for California. The merits of rival
candidates are beginning to be holly discussed
by the newspaper press; preliminary to the
grand contest when the State Legislature
meets in January next. Gwin, Latham, and
BroGerick seem to be the parties most talk ed
of as having the present show.
The steamer Golden Age arrived on Sun
day, Nov Both, bringing news of the election
of James Buchanan as President of the Uni
| ted States.
The comet which appeared in 1866, and
was calculated TO appear again this year, has
been seen, so it is said, by few watchful OBJ
servers, on different mornings, about four
o'clock. Its tail is ten degrees in length.
| Several deaths have taken place in conse-
! quence OF exposure to severe frost and snow
| IN the mountainous regions.
Putrid sore throat has prevailed to an alarm
ing extent about Sonoma, and has proved ia
tai to children in numerous families.
In the mountainous districts heavy falls of
snow have taken place.
Accounts from the different mining dis
trlcts represent the prospects of the miners for
the coming winter as being excellent. Enor-
nous amounts of labor and money are being
expended, in the firm faith of ADEQUATE re-
turns being received before long.
Rev. DIR. Bushnell has signited his willing
ness TO accept the Presidency OF the California
College.
The Cinnamon in Marposa county have
| very generally adopted the American style of
dress, chew tobacco, and drink brandy and
| lager beer.
The supervisors of Mariposa county have as
sessed the Fremont grant at $1,000 900. The
taxes on it are $l7 1000.
A sweet potato was recently raised on
ranch on the Sacramento, weighing fourteen
pounds. Six potatoes weighed in the aggre-
gate thirty five and three quarters pounds.
At the recent election, two women were
elected to fill Offices in Placer county-one as
justice of the Peace, and the other rs Com
stable Each received one vote in the pre-
clint, and there was no opposition.
A grove of over one thousand trees, varying
in size from six to thirly.two feet in diane
ter, and many of them from three hundred
and twenty-five to three hundred and fifty.
seven feet high. has been recently discovered
on branch Of Kings river. The trees are Of
the arbor vita species.
The number OF newspapers published in
California is 81, viz, 25 daily, 55 weeklies,
monthly.
A lady residing near Sacramento, on dress.