Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-23
California Metus.
ARRIvAL.0F THE GEORGE LAW.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
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si,roo,ooo IN Gold.
The Steamship George Law arrived OF N.
York last evening, from Aspinwall, bringing
the San Francisco Mails Of April Goth, which
reached Panama by the Golden Age. The lat
ter steamer brought down S2,163,247 in spe-
Gle, OF which Si,102,322 came to New York
City. -
A bill providing for the payment Of the
State debt had passed the Senate by vote
Of % to 2. 1t requires to be submitted to
vote Of the people.
About 5000 ounces Of gold dust ware sent
to San Francisco weekly from the town OF
Shasta.
John Hyde, the ex-Mormon elder, had
been lecturing against the deluson TO large
| crowds in the various parts Of the State.
| Two hundred and ffty-seven thousand dol
| lars in silver bullion had arrived in San Fran
cisco from Manzanillo, for coinage at the
mint.
The State Treasurer, who, at the sailing OF
the last steamship, was in custody, having
been surrendered by one Of his original bonds
men, shortly after procured other securities,
aud was again suffered TO 60 at large.
A resolution providing for the adjournment
of the Legislature on tue 9th April having
passed the Senate by unanimous vote, the
probabilities were that the session was brought
to a close.
The liberal and much abused law allowing
married women to carry on business in their
own names, was likely to be repealed, q reso
lution to that effect having passed one branch
of the Legislature.
The election for charter officers in Sacra-
mento resulted in the choice Of almost the
entire Democratic ticket by large majori.
ties. There were also two other parties in
the field.
RUMORED TROUBLE AMONG THE
MORMONS.
A report was prevalent in the Valley TO
the effect that serious dlssension had arisen
among the Saints ut Salt Lake City. 1t ia
said that Brigham Young has been compel
led to fee the city to save himself from the
fury of his fock The difficulty had its origin
in matters relating to the administration oI
the church property.
OREGON.
The latc winter has been more stormy and
the snow deeper than ever before known, ye,
it is said the ice has not been so thick as du
ring some former seasons. it is generally
thought the inhabitants will vote to adopt Q
,, Estate form Of government and constitution
probibtory of slavery. The press Of the
territory is warmly engaged in the discussion
, A Municipal election was soon to come of
!, in Portland, whereat u Union Ticket va,
. likely to be elected.
> There continued to be much 6isss abstraction
among the Indians in various parts Of tn,
|, Territory, and many Of those gathered On th'
4 Reservations were longing to return TO thei
!, . former haunts and habits.
|, New river diggings, thought to be rich ant
. extensive, have been discovered at flor,
. Greek and the Forks Of the Coqul, abou
q thirty miles from Goose Bay, Washington
= Territory.
; NICARAGUA.
The Flish, Of General walker.
The steamer George Law brings no new
OF u reliable character from Nicaragua. Th'
q report from Havana, which We published yes
terday, is corroborated by the following 'stte
to the Herald, brought by the Empire City
which left Havana on the 9Th inst:
Q llAvASA, May 8, 1857.
8 II received last night news by the expires,
: from the south side, from most reliable
f source, that General Walker had been com
n PEELED TO abandon his defences and had tsker
e refuge on board Of British man ,of-war a,
0 San Juan del Sur, Colonel Lockbridge re-
. naming at Greytown. So ends the Ncara
9 qua Walker dynasty, and the trouble Of Lore
!, Palmerston as to its recognition, for the pre-
!, sent. presume the government here rec0i
9 we'd dispatches last night, and possibly on
papers, 1t allowed, may give as more psrticu
lars this morning, in which case yen will hav,
$ the Cuban official version and details O
things that you will not have in Spanish pa
J. pers."