Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-31
Arrival of the Steamer Illinois, 1.-Two Weeks
Later from California

New YORK, July 27.-The steamer Illinois arrived
here this afternoon from Aspnwa, with dates to the
19th and California dates TO the 5th She also
brings nearly $500 0O0 In specie.
The primary elections for delegates to the Demo-
cratic GubenatOrial Convention resulted in the over
whelmng defeat of the Brolerick party. Mr.. Weller
will doubllets be nominated on the first ballot when
the Convention meets.
The miners had held a meeting to denounce Mr..
FIemOnt's Mariposa claim, and they threatened re-
sstanCe 10 the same.
Advices from the Isthmus unimportant. The
United States frigate Roanoke would sail from AS
pinwall for New York on July Oh
The steamer Sonora, at Panama, had brought down
nearly S2O0O000.
Business at San Francisco was unusually dull
Several heavy failures announced.
The Supreme Court of California, in the case of
the Mercer Mining Company againt j. c. Fremont,
have granted a pei petual injunction upon MIR. Ere
mont, preventing him from interfering with the Ope
ratOns OF the company. The court has also revers-
ed the decision touching the San Francisco bCn!s,
the court now holding unconstitutional and void
that section of the constitution bill regulating the
payment of the commissioners of the sinking fund
for the gradual eXtinguishment of the debt.
The know nothngS taking measures for the
reorganization OF their party in California.
Advices from Oregon to June Goth had been re-
Ceived Fears were still entertained of further In
dian difficulties at the Dalles. The policy of making
Oregon slave State continues to be zealously agta-
Il
Fy paper.
The markets of San Francisco were glulted with all
kinds of produce, for which there was no demand,
and prices were rapidly deprecating. Money was
aCCumula|ing and the rates were downwarnd. Gal
lego flour was nominal at Sl3 Pork had declined
FULLY 81 80 per bbl for both mess and Cl, ar Sales
at 80 so 1913 for mess and $50 for clear cash
The steamer Panama had arrived at Panama with
Central American advices to the 4th of JuIy. W.
D. McCracken. the American Consul la Union, died
On board the Panama. at Punta Arenas.
The GILLIAN Minister PlenipOtentiary had arrived
at San Jose with proposals for the contemplated
Spanish American confederation.
-Four hundred of Walkers troops still remained at
San JOse Punta Arenas. The steamer Tennessee
had been chartered BY the Costa Rcan government
to proceed to San Juan Del Norte to take these
troops home
The U. 5. Sloop of war Decatur was at Punla
Arenas.
Further advices from Central America state that
tne determination OF Costa RIGA to hold RIVas had
gwen great offence to Nicaragua that Costa had
sent to England for three gunboats and was strength
enng heI position on the rivers and lakes that a
lght is to come of next month between Martinez and
ChIllon and MendiZ and that the Chamorro party
nave sent urgent solicitations for the return of Wal
ker.
Gen Barrdes, the late commander of the San Sal
Eduorldn forces IN Nicaragua had made a most IN
successful attempt at revolution against the gov
eminent.
me U. 5. trlgate lndepen lence was struck BY
lightning on the morning of the 5h Of Tulv at Pana
ma and had ner mainmast shivered
SHARK CAUGHT OFF NAHANT.-A shark. WEIGHING nine
hundred pounds, caught CF Nahant SATURDAY. hv
Q! amateur fishermen. We have the followin1 facts
"acang the monster of the deep from Professor Agasz
NJ very remarkable shark caught this morning of
nanant and is lying the steamboat wharf The
Is known to the fishermen by the of Man Eater
10 the genus CarcharOdon, and particularly inter
10 naturass as living representative those huge
the teeth of which found in fossil state in tn
Snyo ea OF the Middle States and at Marthas Vineyard
''H9' among the sharks living upon our coast
NAuANr Tr1 * ,o- LOUIS AGASSIZ."