The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-30
BY Ell Z g r. A p III /.
Arrival of tAs HliHeis

ArriUal Of tie Illinois
NEW YoRK, Aug. 29-The steamship Illinois, from Aspin-
wall goth instant, arrived at o'clock this morning.
She connected the shmus with steamer Sonora which
brought down upwards Of 81 500, 900 in treasure.
The Sierra Nevada left San Francisco the 5th for San
Juan
The Corte from Panama arrived at San Francisco August
5th.
The Sonora passed the John L. Stephens August loh
bound up.
The inoi, brought 81 900 in treasure The principal
consgnees DreIe Co., $400, 900 Wells, Fargo, Co.,
S2s6, oOoj Metropolitan Bank, $4,000 William Hoge,
SlO6 900; Duncan Sherman Co., sl0 000 Thomas Watt
son, $4,000.
The Sierra Nevada took down San Juan upwards Of
sloS 900 in SPECIE three hundred recruits for Walkers
army, and q number OF settlers.
DR.. Alexander Randall, old settler Of San Francisco,
shot the afternoon Of July 24h in the bsrroom OF
the St. Nicholas Hotel by Joseph Hetherngton The
derer arrested by the police Of the Vigilance Committee
tried, and executed on the 10th.
Brace, another murderer, hung on the same day.
Several thousand troops under in the vicinity
Of the gallows.
Edward Buger of the persons eIed BY
mittee, returned from the Sandwich islands, arrested
and shipped In the Sonora and TO New York in the IL
linos.
Ned McGowsn had not been captured.
Some activity among the vsselsOwn in the harbOr led
that the federal about interfere
with the Vigilance Committee.
The superintendent Of the branch mint had notified his
employees, who members the Vigilance Committee,
they either withdraw from the committee
the mint.
The Psruvsn ssvehp Teresa Terry put into San Fran
cisco July 3Oth, with hundred and Afy Chinese on
board who were kidnapped at Macao destined for the Pc
ruvan mines An attempt made detan her. but she
got of.
Advices from Salt Lake. OF June 23d state that the vege
tables had been npped by FROST and the grain crops had
failed Fears entertained that the people would suffer
from want Of food
Advices from the Sandwich islands are to July 5th
severe shock Of earthquake felt June sth at Hawaii
Of lava running from Mama Los southwark
leaving Hlo safe.
Advices from Sydney Australia Of May 10TH mention er
tensive gold discoveries Western Australia near Kelmco
The latest from Oregon that the Indians
the north remained hostile but that there prospects Of
peace.
There Is nothing important from the Isthmus.
Pierre Soue arrived at Aspinwan 18th instant.
The San Francisco markets gutted, and operations
very small at lower rates. Flour jobbing sales Of Gslego
at $751; Suffolk Mills s19 so. Pork, extra clear balfbsr-
res Sit Butter IS cents East Boston syrup, 90 cents
Spirits turpentne, so cents. Lard, Il cents.
Declension Of an American Nomines.
BosroS Aug 20. Amos A. Lawrence esq, has written
letter declining the nomination for governor rendered him
by the Fillmore convention.
Markets.
NEW Yong Aug 2e-Flour Is sassr-sales OF 5000 bar
res good STATE 90 20, super6ne Ohio, 90 IS; standard
southern, o. 30 Wheat Is 6rmsales Of 90 200 bushels
western red 81 SAL southern white 81 s5H Corn buoy
sntssles OF 200 bushels southern mired, s2 cents
PORK has Of 100 barrels mess sfs IS Beef
II unchanged Lard lie sesdyssles Of 200 barrels At ls
cents. whistsy higher-s.es of $50 barrels Ohio a,
cents.