Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-13
Two Weeks Later frsm California.
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER GEORGE LAW

ARRIVAL OF STEAMER GEORGE LAW.
New YORK, Jan. L. The steamship George
| Law has arrived from Aspinwall with Califor-
MIA advices TO December 90 the u. S. mails
and upwards of s., 25O, 900 in treasure.
The George Law connected at the lsthmus
| with the steamship Sonora.
The steamship John l.. Stephen. was passed
| december Is, bound up
The steamship Granada sailed e. tspin.
wall, Jan !, for Havana
The steamship Golden cate left Panama for
pan francisco, January lSt. with the New
lorX passengers and mails If the 2Ist De-
| cember.
The U: , race Independence and sloop-of
var d. MARY were lying at Panams, and the
si00p' oi-War Cyane at AspinwaIl-aIl we'll.
The steamship Sierra Nevada left San Fran
| cisco on the Goth ult., for San Juan. with n
| large number of recruits for Valdez. An at
tempt was made few days previously 10 sink
| her at her dock.
The Orizaba, from San Juan, arrived I'D on
| the 18th
The Supreme Court of California has de
| ciared the entire State debt unconstitutional
| excepting three hundred thousand dollars
| The Court recommends the adoption of the
debt by the Legislature, and that the Ques.
| ton Of reputation be submitted to the people
No transfer Of stock has been made since
| the decision
| The people are opposed to reputation.
Meetings have been called in various parts of
the State to give expression to public opinion
At the meeting held at San Francisco reso.
lutlons were passed pledging the redemption
OF the debt by the people. The amount is
| ever three millions
! The Cocrt has also decided that the million
and half Of scrip issued by the old corpora
| ton Ut San Francisco for street assessments
was illegal
The Court has also given decision in the
suit brought by the purchaser of the city slip
property, for the recovery of the money paid
to the city, the sale having since been declared
| illegal. The decision is, that although the
sale was illegal, and therefore the title Ieverts
| 10 the city, yet the purchase money must lie
| recovered from the land commissioners who
made the illegal sale The amount in dispute
Is twelve hundred thousand dollars.
| The Court has also decided that the CITY is
not liable fox three hundred and seventy. Eve
thousand dollars for the lot purchased for the
| county buildings
| The Court sanctions the seizure of tn Ere
mont Mariposa grant for takes, and the estate
be sold unless the taxes are paid.
The mining news is favorable.
The markets were dull
| lhere had been large arrivals Of gold during
the fortnight, nearly all of which was stopped
| for lack of demand
at San Francisco, Jose Limantour had
been arrested for an attempt to defraud the
United States of lands in the city. BIZ means
Of forged papers and perjury.
| OREGON
| Dates from Oregon are TO the 18th Decem-
Der. The Legislature organized on the LIST
Ia r; droVer was elected Speaker Of the House
a battle was fought On the 2lst Noyember
at Puget SOund, between the Northern In
dams and The United States steamer Msssa
| chusetts Twenty-seven Indians were kilIed
and twenty -one wounded, and the remainder
surrendered But one of the steamers men
| was killed.
The seminary a. Eugene city was burned on
the 10th November.
SOUTH AMERICA.
| Panama dates are to January 3. The dates
| there are from Valparaiso to Nov 80. and
CallaO to Dec. IL. The markets at Valparaiso
were dull, with large stocks Of merchandise.
| Inc revolution in Peru was progressing.
! zen Neyaneo, leader Of the movement, had
| 6een received with enthusiasm al Areguina
| Several provinces had declared in his favor
| Area was attacked on the oath November.
Dy Inc Insurgents steamers LOa ami Apuri-
| mac. Business was completely paralyzed
| NICARAGUA
| Advices from San Juan del Norte are n he
| cember 22d. No tidings from Walker had
oeen received for some days previously Scott
| had quarrelled with him, and stopped running
his boats Walker had seized for his own MS,
| all the steamers on the lake and river
| letter from Granada, of Dec LIST, states
that the Church Guadalupe was still held bv
Two hundred Yankees, who refused to surren
| der at the summons of Gen. Belloso Thew
| were destitute of water, and subsisting on
horses, but nevertheless obstinately refused
| the quarter offered them
They were to be attacked immsdirssIy. AZ
Ter winch the bulk of the allied army Would
| San Juan and Virgin Bay
Inc loss OF the fllibusters since Nov 24th
Is stated at three hundred; that Of the allies
is small.
Private letters state that the Indians in Orn.
etepe had risen sgainst Walker, and killed
fifteen fllibusters
Walker, with one hundred and sfty MON
had attempted to retake Granada, bCt was re.
pulsed.
Later advices from Rivas of Dec. 9TH state
that Walker had arrived at - from Riyas
ana was preparing to attack Gen. Canas, who |
had SIX hundred men, we'll supplied with pro- !
visions and munitions few skirmishes bad |
taken place between the advanced guards.
walkers men are said to be badly oil: thew
nave scarcely anything to eat, and are diving |
daily with dysentery
NEW GRANADA
Mr.. Morse, American Commissioner to Ro-
gotta, had proceeded to Carthageua in Brit 1
ish steamer.
A b. COrwine has been officially recou-..ssd |
as U. D Consul 1t Panama