Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-01-05
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamer George Lar arrived al New
York on the 2sth ult., with California mails 10
December 9th, and 81 ,iO5 $50 in gold The
intelligence is two weeks later than previous
advices. We abridge the following summary
from the Alta California of Dee 9th:
Cora, the murderer Of Gen Richardson, has
been arraignod at the Fourth Dis,ric, Court and
the trial will probably take place the present
term. Able counsel have been engaged for the
prosecution and defense.
Thanksgiving was celebrated in this city on
Thursday, Nov. 30, with the customary demon
STATIONS. Many The stores and shops in town
were closed, religious services were held in the
churches, and the day was as rigidly observed
as in any part of New England. All nations,
secls, religious and castles joined in the feast
ing.
We have had several heavy rains in the last
two weeks, and the "rainy season" may be fair
y said to have set in.
On Friday, the SOih uli., at o'clock p m,
the apologo,ical salute was fred on the raising
of NJ. bilious Consular flag. The French fri
gate Embuscado arriving on that day, twenty
two guns were fred from the fort at the en-.
trance Of the harbor, and twenly-one from the
United States race Independence, Capt TAFT
nal Ga rehoistng the Consular flag NJ. Dillon
took occasion to deliver a speech 10 a crowd of
two thousand Of his countrymen who were as
sembed around his door, conciiaiory in tone and
neatly worded. The assemhlagc cheered /;
Madame Dillon made fast the trl-color to the
halliards with her own fair hands up went the
flag OF went two thousand chapeaus; the
Consul bowed Madame courtesied, the crowd
dispersed sud so The wounded honor ofall con.
cerned is nicely healed. A year and half ago
there was some hot blood shown on the subject
of the arrest Of Consul Dillon.
The United States Branch Mint is closed for
$40 r--r-----~---,-.--e, ------ -------
During the past eleven months over $50, OO0, 900
worth Of gold has been coined at this establish
ment, principally in $50 pieces.
4 machine, modelled after the lIoosac tunnel
boring apparatus, is about to be applied To iun-
neing in the mines. Mr.. Steen, Of Gordon &
Steen, has the patent right to the invention.
(Mr. Steen here mentioned is Edward F. Sieen,
son of Joseph Steen, Esq, of this vllage)
With the rams, agricultural affairs are i'm
proving, and great preparations are making
throughout the State for the approaching saw
ing and planting of the season. 1. is believed
that the largest wheat crop ever sown will be
put in the coming year.
The mines are at this time yielding immense
ly. Anything like a faithful chronicle of the
discoveries and rich strikes made almost every
day, would I'LL small volume. Table Noun
tain, in Tuolumne County, still continues a mar
vel fol lis richness, and vast sums of the precious
metal are daily extracted from it. The whole
mountain is being pierced with tunnels, and il
will soon become like honeycomb for miles in
succession. To purchase a claim TO one humid
red feet of this mountain, or like space on
many of the flats adjacon, to it would require a
fortune. Thousands of miners who have re-
Gently recorded claims here by the right of dis
covery and possession, now feel sure of making
the pile for which they came to California
Many wonderful fossil remains and petrifca-
lions have lately been brought to light by the
mining operators in the interior At depth
of one hundred and ffiy-nne fee, decomposed
oyster shells have been found in Table Noun
tain. curlous article of real soap has also
been discovered, which closely resembles CASTLE
soap, aud moreover answers an excellent pnr-
pose for washing. Specimens have been ex-
hbted all over the State and il is fixed fact
that a mountain Of soap exists in California. -
by what process the ingredients were thrown
together it is impossible to say but the article
is now actually extensively used in the noun
ans, and it has been sufficiently tried in this
city to prove that there is no mistake about il.
Extensive coal mines have been discovered
near Stockton.
OREGoN AND WAsHINeroN TERRITORIES
The Indian war now raging in Washington and
Oregon Territories still continues. At the la
test accounts numerous families bad been muir
deTod, and many valuable lives lost. The Uni
ted States sloop-of-war Nincennes, and steamer
Active, have been ordered to the seat of war,
where The revenue-culler Jefferson Davis, and
sloop-of-war Decatur, are already stationed.-
Recruits are being collected. Gen Wool, when
last heard from, was at Portland, with the siea-
mer California, now chartered by the Govern
ment. The Indian organization is represented
as being complete, and they seem determined
to make 1t war OF determination. They are
by 10 means the debased, wretched race Of
'diggers" found in some parts of their State,
bat are quite intelligent, fierce and warlike.-
Tie best Indian fighters in this State believe that
this war will last many months. 1t will prob
ably not terminate until the principal tribes have
been severely chaslsed, and many lives lost.