Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-30
Arrival bf tho Nor,horn Lisl1t.
TWo MILLIONS IN GOLD.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20. the mail steamship
Northern Light, from Aspinwall on the 2lst
inst, with six hundred and three passengers,
the usual California and Pacific mails, and
$2,llS,672, including $366,0O0 from New
Orleans, arrived at this port this evening, too
late for the mails to go East or South.
The mails from New York and New Or
leans, Nov 9th, left Panama for San Francis
CO on the 18th inst All well
The Northern Light, on the 10th inst, off
Cape Florida, passed the United States mail
steamer, Star of the West, bound for Aspin-
wall. 49,
. The most important item of news by this
steamer is the display before the public OF a
large amount OF evidence going to show that
the party OF lis emigrants mastered in the
Southern part of Utah, while on their way to
Callfornla-news of which occurrence was
sent by the last mail-were murdered by the
Mormons
Mr.. George Powers srriyod,a few DAYS since
at Los Angeles, from Salt Lake, and reports
having heard many Mormons threaten to kill
Gentiles passing through their country. He
met party of Mormons and Indians going
toward Mormon settlement FROM the scene
OF the massacre, and they had in their posses
sion bundles Of clothing, and other articles,
apparently the spoils Of the murdered, and
the whole party appeared to be on very friend
ly terms with one another, and all in high.
spirits. Mr.. Powers also states that in San.
Bernardino he heard Capt, Hanet, man of
authority among the Mormons, say that he
was glad Of the massacre, and believed the
hand Of the Lord was in it, whether done by
redskins or whites. 6tlfai fts
e@P. NJ. Warren, of Genesee County, N. ".
who came through about the same time with
Mr.. Powers, believes also from numerous facts
observed by him, that the Mormons are guilty
of the bloody crime.
Messrs. Abbott and Fine, two gentlemen
who have lately been at San Andres, from
the Humboldt river, report great hostility, on
the part of the Mormons, towards emigrants
coming to California by the Southern Pass,
and great friendship with the Indians, who
had made attacks on emigrants. Mr.. Abbott
says five hundred emigrants have been killed
this year, on the road between Salt Lake City
and California, by the Indians and Mormons,
butthe estimate is much exaggerated. There
was little brush Of fight between the set
tiers at Honey Lake Valley, East of the main
division of the Sierra Nevada, and the Indians.
but peace has been restored. v
The newspapers contain reports of the dis
covery of coal veins in Sonora county, near
Petaluma.
The arrival of the J. P. STEPHENS at San
Francisco on the ID, with tine news that the
dr. ats forwarded by the heuse of Luther &
Church, had been protested caused consider
BILE excitement Many Of their depositors
took out attachments, and the officers proceed
ed to serve them. AT one o'clock on the
morning OF the I'd, the doors of the banking
house were thrown open, and those having
claims against the house were invited to pre-
sent them and receive payment. "A coneid-
cradle amount Of money was paid out, and az
half past nine A. NJ, the bank closed, but
would probably resume payment in day or
two.
There was also steady run on the house
OF Tallant & Wilde, and several other bank
ers, but they were all paid thus far, and il is
thought The panic is now over.
AT meeting Of the board Of suspensions.
on the 10th ult., the city and county treasu-
rer was instructed to forward to New York
/ through Alsop & Co., the interest on coupons
falling due in that city on the school bonds.
samuel Brannan has issued prospectus of a
banking institution about TO be started IN San
Francisco, to be called Samuel Brannan' 3
Bank. Mr.. B. has also offered tract Of land
two miles square, near Sacramento, together
with various lots in San Francisco, TO V. r..
Howard, ). j. Hensley, and Eli Cook, as
trustees, to be held by them as security for all
monies deposited in said bank. Hlhi
Tho claim Of J. q. Palmer and others to the
Penits Diaz claim was agreed and submitted
before the United States District Court on the
2lst Of October
The United States District Court on the
2lst confirmed the claim of Juan Crisostons
Galindo to 5000 acres OF land living one
| league South of the town of Ssnfa Clara
The shaft Of quality Of gold discovered at
Suttor Creek, Amidon, is Sl6 feet deep, and
is supposed to be the deepest in the State.