The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-10-06
LATER FROM LIFORNIA,
Arrival of the Star of the West.

Aspinwall with dates to the Oath of Sep
TENDER, and four hundred passengers from
California, arrived at New York yestcr-
day morning; Her dates from San Fran
cisco are to the 9Th ult. She brings ST.
100000 in specie.
Among the passengers are Senator
Gwin, Gov. Foot, Hon. G l.. Scott, of
California, Mr.. StarkweathG, late U. S.
Minister to Chill.
The q. S. steamer Wabash was at AS
pinwall, and the John Adams and Deca-
tur were at Panama.
The Star of the West touched off Ha-
vana on the 2Sth and at Key West on the
10th.
The election in California had resulted
in the success of the Democratic ticket
Weller, for Governor, received 10000
votes; Stanley $4,000, and Bowie p 900.
The town Of Colombia, in Tuolumne
county, has been burnt, only Y buildings
being saved. Loss 100000. One bull
ding contained powder, which exploded,
killing five persons and iniuring several.
The Oregon constitutional convention
was in session at the latest accounts.
The numerous outrages committed in
Carson Valley has caused the formation of
a Vigilance Com mittee.
California has voted to pay the State
debt by a large majority.
The constitutional convention project
Was probably defeated.
The grand jnry at San Francisco were
investigating the affair at the mint. Ha-
raszthy, the late meter and refuer, has
been found to be a defaulter to the amount
Of $4,000 He has been detected in
abstracting treasure from the coiners de-
partment.
Mining operations have been exceeding
ly successful.
The Indians had Murdered Mr.. Ebey,
the United States collector at the port of
Townsend, in Washington Territory
The citizens had captured eighteen In
dians, and they would hang them
The shipment of treasure per steamer
Sonora, which connected with the Central
America, amounted to 81 ,595,O00.
The San Francisco markets were quiet.
pOl UttUlOIlS HUI UGGil ldTDC.
The news from Chill is unimportant.
The revolution in Peru continues with
out resulting in advantage to either side
From Nicaragua there is nothing later.
The cholera was raging in Guatemala,
and revolution had broken out against
Carrera. Mr. Venable, the United States
Minister at Guatemala, is dead.
The Aspinwall Courier says that Robert
E. Morse, rgeon-in-chief Of the Panama
railway, was a passenger by the Central
America, being bound home, via New Orr
leans. f.iGs,,
The city of Patra, Peru, has been dam
aged to the extent Of 100000 by an
earthquake.
The San Francisco Globe of September
18th estimates the majority of Weller for
Governor Of from twenty to thirty thous-
and over Stanly the Republican candidate,
and of several thousand over him and
Rowie the American candidate. In Stani-
slaus county, Stanly got but two votes.
The election in the city ofSan Francis
co resulted in faver of the fusion ticket,
composed of the peoples" party so called
and the Republicans" by majority from
eleven hundred to two thousand.
The Democratic party having placed
on their State ticket the proposition of
"Pay the Debt" there is no question that
that measure has been successfully carried,
the party being largely in the majority
throughout the State The Republican"
party avoided the issue altogether, giving
it no place on their ticket.
On the 22d of August, an alleged at
tempt was made to assassinate one Manuel
Castanares, a witness for Limantour in
his celebrated case now on trial before the
U. S. District Court, and in which some
thirty or forty millions Of property are
concerned. The attempt was said to be
made by stabbing him in his sleep. His
evidence had been partly taken when this
affair took piece. The wound, which
was made by his own knife, was not a
severe one, and he has since proceeded in
his testimony. A reward 5000 was
offered for the detection of the party, and
subsequently, the individuals appeared,
claiming the reward on the ground that
the perpetrator Of the act was Costanares
himself, and that he did it to get up a
sympathy in behalf of Limantour. The
Chief of Police not being disposed to
pay the amount, suit was commenced
in the cou is for the recovery of the sum.
An earthquake was experienced on the
ID of September, extending from Benica
to DoWuievilIe inclp1ino Sooror,an+o
Forest City, San Juan. Nevada, Grass
Valley, Diamond Springs, Placerville,
Camptonville, &c. At Nevada, the shock
caused much CONSERVATION among the in
habitants. The courthouse was cracked
froms5op to bottom. The shock took out
the lights in the Jail Office, frightening the
prisoners terribly.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAS PASSENGERS.
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