Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-05
TWO WEEKS
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
Arrival of tho Star of the West
One Million Three Hundred thousand Dollars
IN Specie.
Arrival of tho S,ar

One Million Three Hundred thousand Dollars
IN Specie.
NEW York, Oct. 4-The steamer Star of the
West from Aspinwall Gath, arrived at this port
this morning at 6 o'clock, with 40 passengers,
and S1,26S,734 in specie The principal con"
sgnees = the American Exchange Bank,
S245,0 600; Wells, Fargo, & Co., S259,OO Ro6b,
Hallet, & Co.. 1925 900; James Patrick, $lUB
600; Rowland & Co, 100000; Freeman & Co.,
S41, 000E Halves & Crowell, $4,000; w. I.
Coleman & Co., $4,000.
The Star of the West connected with the Cali
fornia, which was eighteen days making the trip
to Panama,
She touched off Panama on the evening of the
2Sth, and at Key West on the morning of the
18th.
Among the passengers are Senator Gwinn,
Gov. Foote, and Hon. c. Scott, of California, and
Col. Starkweather, late United States Minister to
Chilli.
The news from California is interesting. The
State election came of September I'd, resulting IN
the election of John B. Weller and the whole
Democratic ticket The vote thus far stands -
Weller 10000, Stanley (Rep.) 27,0OO, and Bowie
(Amer.) $1,000.
In San francisco, the peoples ticket, which
sympathizes with the Vigilance Committee, beat
the Democrats $4,000 votes The election passed
off quietly.
The steamship Sonora, which connected with
the lost steamer, central America Is TepOEteu 10
have had but a small number of passengers, in
GLIDING several prominent citizens from San
Francisco, 1872 mail bags, containing, besides
newspapers, $4,000 letters, and $l,595,497 in
treasure.
The town of Columbia, Tuolumne county. was
almost entirely destroyed by fire on the 25th of
August. Only twelve buildings escaped. Loss
100000,
A fearful explosion of gunpowder occurred in
the Store of H. A. Brown, instantly killing five
men, and injuring several others.
The burnt district was being rapidly rebuilt.
Mining is carried on vigorously and successfully.
A fire at March Bar Sacramento county, Aug.
25th, destroyed S25, 900 worth of property.
A terrible riot occurred between gang of row.
dies and the citizens OF Carson Valley. Several
persons were injured. The citizens had formed
Vigilance Committee, with the determination Of
expatriating the whole gang.
California has decided to pay her State debt by
a large marjoritY.
The Constitutional Convention project has
probably been defeated.
William Benin had been convicted of robbng
the Mint. The grand jury is investigating the
affairs Of the Mint, which to be in a bad
state.
Tie defalcation of Horasthy, the late melter
and refner, to the amount of Sl50, 900, and the
detection of Benin, have led to the belief that all
is not as it should be, and there is general de-
mand for thorough oVerh auling of all its affairs
The San Francisco markets we're quiet, and
under heavy importati0ns
OREGoN.-The Constitutional Convention was
in session.
The Indians had been committing depredations
in the Umpqua valley. In Washington Territory
party OF Indians broke into the house of Ebey,
at Port Townsend, and murdered him. The fam
lily escaped. The United States troops refused
assistance, and the residents took the law into
their own hands, and captured eighteen Indians,
who were to be hung.
The people of Carson Valley and other places
adjacent held a meeting, and unanimously re-
solved to petition Congress to form separate
territorial organization from Utah
The cholera was prevailing alarmingly in Qua
temala. Mr.. Venable, the United States Minis
ter had fallen a victim
Cholera was also prevailing at San Salvador.
The engineers of the honduras Railroad Com
pany are busily engaged with their surveys, and
1t appears that the work will Cost $25, 000,0 600.
NICARAGUA treaty of amity regulating the
boundaries Of the State, made by Gen. Cavas,
on the part of Costa Rica, and Don Juares on that
of Nicaragua. 1t was ratified by Nicaragua on
the 18th of August.
The Provincial government had been re-organ-
ized by Salvador
Grenada was being rapidly rebuilt.
COSTA RIoA.-A severe article in the La Chron.
lea, shows that jealousy and il-Wil already exist
against Nicaragua, and declares that Costa RIGA
will not permit any cession of the Transit route
to Vanderbilt As La Chronica is entirely under
the control of the government, this shows con-
clusiyely the approach Of a rupture between the
two countries.
VIM. Carey Jones was at Punta Arenas on his
way to Nicaragua. 1t was said he left San Jose
on bad terms with the government
A report, probably unfounded. had reached
Punta Arenas, that Nicaragua had seized the riv-
er boats, in the name of Vanderbilt.
The Aspinwall Courier says that Robert E.
Moore, surgeon-in-chief to the Panama Railroad
Company, was apassenger in the Central Ameri-
ca, on visit to his home via New Orleans.
The South American mail reached Panama on
the 2lst, with Valparaiso dates of Aug. 81, and
Callao, Sept. IA The revolutionary armies had
not yet met. Islay is now the point of conten-
= ton. The town is deserted, and business isIat
stand The American ship Sportsman of Boston
had been seized in the port of Santa Maria, by
the Gillian steamer Corvette Esmerelda, having
been found loading copper ore within the boun.
darles claimed as Gillian territory, but sailing
under license from the Bolivian authorities of
. Co7lja. The ship was brought to Caldera, where
her register was returned to Capt. Thompson,
accompanied by note from the commander of
the Esmeralda thathe was at liberty to take his
ship to any Bolivian port North of Wesselones,
but not co touch at the Southwark. Captain
Thompson replaced the register, and it was sent
by the American Vice Consul to the Governor of
Caldera. Capt. I. has uttered protest, copies of
which have been sent to the American Minister at
Santiago, and the intendente Of ALBANIA.
Capt. Smith Of ship Columbo died at Panama
on his way from Australia. He belonged to
South Dartmouth, Mass,
The city of Pugra, Peru, had been damaged to
the amount OF SlOOi000 by an earthquake. Eve.
~ house in the place suffered more or less