The Washington union., 1857-12-01
ARRIVAL OF THE MAILS BY THE NORTHERN
IIGHT.-IHE NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA, CEN
! TRIAL AMERICA ETC

Sunday afternoon She left Aspnwall ON the zist ut
and brings the California mails to the 9TH ut COS pas
sengeS, and 81, lis, 652 in specie
The French frigate Perseverance,, Capt. c. Desbois
bearing the dag of Admiral Luyeol, commander OF the
French feet in the Pacific arrived at San Francisco on the
4th inst from Tahiti via Holo and Honolulu, in seven
teen days She is fine looking figate, and mounts
sixty guns, with Of 500 men,
There was little brush OF fight between the settlers
al Honey IAe-a valley east of the main divide OF the
Sierra Nevada in latitude so degrees north-and the In
dians, but peace has been restored
The newspapers contain reports of the discovery of
coal vein in Sonoma county near Petauina
Another grove OF mammoth trees has been discovered
in Marposa county The ordinary size OF these trees Is
800 feet in height and from 10 to 80 feet in diameter
The discoveries of this last grove had no instrument io
measuring the trees with them, but they thought
some of the trees to be larger than the largest in the
groves previously discovered This is the third mann
moth grove in Mariposa the first discovered has 427
trees the second 3O and the last &c. These groves are
near the road to the great Yosemite Falls The most
celebrated mammoth grove in the State however, is In
Calavorgs county. There are four in all
The United States district court the 2lst ult con-
frmed the claim of Juan Crisostomo Gando TO eight
thousand land lying league south OF the town
of Santa Clara.
The claim of j. c. Palmer and others to the Bento
Diaz claim argued and submitted before the United
States district court on the 2lst ult
The United States grand jury returned true bill OF
indictment against Augustn Haraszthy late melter and
rener in the United States branch mint for embezzie
ment of Sl51, 900 from the mint.
A China woman, named All Kowu committed suicide,
on the 3Oth ult., by taking opium The only cause
assigned for the deed that she considerably in
debt and some of her creditors threatened and impor
tuned her
The amount Of fines imposed in the police court during
the month of October was $500 Of which 81, 3o4 was
collected and paid into the city treasury.
AT meeting of the board of supervisors Of San Fran
CISCO on the 29h of October the city and county treas
urer was instructed to forward to New York. through Al
sop Co., the interest on coupons falling due IN that
city on the school bonds.
Samuel Brannan has issued prospectus of banking
institution about to be started in this CITY, to be called
s.Samuel Brannan' Bank Mr.. b. has decided tract
Of land two miles square, Sacramento, together with
various lots in this city, to v. r. Howard, s. j. Hensey
and Eli Cook as trustees to be held by them as security
for all moneys deposited in said bank
The United States grand jury, on the 3ls OF October
ignored the indictment for perjury against John Michael
Eckedt and Hiram r. Graves coiner and assistant COIN
er in the United States branch mint
The most important from California by this ar
rival is the display before the public of large amount OF
evidence going to show that the party Of fll8 immigrants
massacred in the southern part of Utah while on their
way to California Of which received
by the last mail were murdered by Mormons.
An immense meeting Of the citizens Of San Fran
cisco was held at the Musical Hall the lst ut to take
measures for proper expression Of public feeling in
gard to the loss of life the Central America series
Of resolutions were reported by the committee and adopt
ed by the meeting.
From the San Francisco Bulletin.
EFFECT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS CALIFORNIA.
We are not of those who anticipate that much disaster
to California will from the untOward events in the
Atlantic States that there will necessarily be few fail
and pccunary distress is to be expected but
on the whole, people have been expecting and pre-
pairing for such state of things at present Our peo
pie have in the last few years passed through CONNER
cal revolution Things in this State had already reached
the lowest bottom, and gradually gaining more
sound basis The great trouble with California has been the
extayagant and luxurious mode Of living by all classes of
her citizens occasioned by the great influx of gold Thou
sands and thousands of dollars sent East for the
purchase of xures which could well have been dispensed
with Hereafter our people will be more economical
The unparalleled of this highly favored State
are such that she with very little trouble, can supply
all her demands Capital, hereafter, instead of be-
ing forwarded by the million to fill the Golfers and
from bankruptcy the hearess spectators of the East
will be used in developing resources and improving
our land California to-day is ahead of any State in the
Union, and her prospects brighter The Crisis on the
sands persons out of employment in the Atlantic
States win find their way to Shores with the nten
ton of making this their permanent home and fully inn
pressed with the idea that labor will meet with its due
reward.
1t is with great sorrow that we compelled to an
nounce the suspension of the banking firm of Sather
Church. this city The sympathies of their friends
with these gentlemen, but that will not afford the
tera aid so much needed in this crisis We assured
that they doing everything in their power to make
speedy liquidation of their affairs great many Of their
attachments have been prevented from receiving their
depostes by the action of attackers including in
their establishments the amount of their drafts in transit
to New York. Such attachments, understand, will
not hold and the will ultimately be transferred to
the general fund For the time being, however, these
amounts are tied up in the hands Of the sheriff For
statement of their affairs refer readers to another
column.
The readers will see from statements given elsewhere,
that three Of the unfortunate sufferers by the wreck
of the Central America have been rescued This gives
hope even slight though it be- that may be ulti
mately rescued from watery grave.
From the San Francisco Alta.
1t is matter Of congratulaon to all Californans that
with trifng exceptions, yet free from the blight
which has fallen upon the nation Most sincerely do We
pray that may escape this financial crash and indeed
from all can learn we feel that In this convulsion
California generally speaking will not be affected We
have lust from the great convusons of 1855
and the financial condition of the people large is
sdered better than at any previous time in the history
the State Let all practice habits of economy self
denial and industry, and shall weather the storm with
certainty
CENTRAL AMERICA.
The New York papers Of yesterday morning devote a