The Evansville daily journal., 1857-03-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE JOURNAL
By THE Il. & LIME. G. EARxHrlRT, Operator.
Later from California.

Later from California.
New YORK, March 16.-The steamer Geo.
Law arrived this morning with California
dates to the 10Th. She left Aspinwal on the
evening of the 9th and brings 100000 in
gold. She connected at Aspinwall with the
Jno. l.. Stevens. The latter boat passed the
Golden Gate with the New York passengers
who left on the steamer of the 9th of Feb
ruary The Sonora which LEFT New York on
the Goth of February, all well. The Geo.
Law touched at Havana OF the l1th inst
She spoke on the 10th inst off Cape Ontario
The steamer Grenada from Havana lor Aspin-
wall, and the ship Independence which was
laying OF Panama.
| The principal consignments OF gold arc to
Drexel &; Co, $4,000, and Wells, Fargo &
Co, $4,000.
Among the passengers By the Geo. Law
are Gen. Wool, Col. Casey and Lieuts. Ar
mold and Bissell. The steamer Sierra Ne
vada left San Francisco ON the 1lth, with
several hundred recruits for Gen. Walker.
The news from California is important.
The mining intelligence is rather favorable.
There have been heavy rains in various parts
of the State, causing much damage from
floods.
| The San Francisco markets were extreme
ly dull. Flour quoted at $ll. The Califor-
mia Legislature has impeached Dr. Bates the
State Treasurer, and q. w. Whitman Comp
troller, for their misappropriation of State
funds to the amount of S25 900 for pay
mems Of interest on State debt.
DR.. Bates resigned and James English ex-
Mayor of Sacramento, has been elected TO
fill the vacancy.
Twelve out of band of robbers who
recently murdered Sheriff Barton have been
hung by the people Of San Diego.
Two shocks of an earthquake occurred at
San Fraacisco on the evening Of tho 5th ult,
causing much CONSERVATION but no damage
An affair took place between f. A. Cohen
and Thomas King, editor of the Bulletin
Cohen, who was the aggressor, received pis-
tol shot through his jaw; both arrested and
King subsequently discharged.
| Gen. Blanchard had seized all the vessels at
the hafEor, and was TO leave in u few days for
the Capitol Adyices lron Salt Lake to 7th
January, had been received. Heber Kim
ball, has been elected President of the State
Council.
Oregon dates to 18th Fcb'y, have been re-
ceived. An Indian outbreak had taken
place; whites and a number OF cattle had
been carried OF. There was great mortality
among the cattle in the neighborhood of
Dallas, and one-fourth of the stock had per-
shed. Advices from Washington Territory,
state the Territorial Legislature adjourned
on the 25th Jan'y, after having ceyurei
Gov. Stevens for his course in the Indian
war and the martial law affair.
Dates from Australia, due to December
the mines were yielding unusually we'll
\ fire had occurred at Adelaide, destroying
property to the amour: Of half million.
The Indians had made an attack on Pitt Riv-
Ter, in Shautl county, and murdered all the
inhabitants remaining there, burning the
houses, and piilaging all the cattle, horses,
&c. Tho largo part Of the inhabitants had
previously lelG the valley with the intention
of returning in the spring.
j. NJ. Rhodes, banker Of San Francisco,
and one Of the bondsrnan of Bates. the State
Treasurer, had suspended.
! The New York Herald's Washington dis
lpatches, say that the President received late
last evening dispatch from Dir. Geary, da
ted st. Louis, informing him he had resigned
} the Governorship Of Kansas, to take effect the
last of this month. He does not state the
reason which induced him to pursue this
course; the President is personally aware what
they are. lie has encountered difficulties and
embarrassments over since he had the row
with Jndge Lecompte, and asked Gen. Pierce
to remove him. Gen. Pierce promised to re-
move Lecompte. but did not do it. Gov,
Geary performs all the functions ef s.his office
in that Territory. Gov Geary will be here
in few days, when the administration will
urge upon him to change his mind, and go
back, and il he desires it, Lecompte and every
loflice- holder in the Territory, who has thrown
lany embarrassmehts in his way. will be re.
, moved.
: Lord Napier. new British Minister, was in
! troduced to the President to-day by Gen
Cass and presented his credentials. His ex.
pressions of congratulatiOn and desire to
preserve peace between the two countries
were cordially reciprocated by the President.
Lord Napier was in court dress.
Many visitors at the White House desire
to witness the ceremonies, but they being d
a private nature, they were excluded from
{ the audience chamber.