Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-05
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival of the Steamer Star of the Yves

The steamship Star of the West, from Aspin-
wall with dates to the 2Ith of September and four
hundred passengers from California, arrived at
| New York yesterday morning. Her dates from
| San Francisco are to the 5th ult She brings
| 81 ,25O, 600 in specie
Among the passengers are Senator Gwin, Gov
| Foot, Hon. G. f.. Scott, of California Mr. Stark
weather, late U. S. Minister to Chilli
The L. s. steamer Wabash was at Aspinwall
and the John Adams and Decatur Were at Pa
mama.
The Star of the West touched of Havana on the
2eth and at Key West on the 29th
The election in California had resulted in the
success of the Democratic ticket Weller, for
Governor, received 10000 votes Stanley %, 600,
The town Of Columbia, in Tuolumne county,
has been burnt, only IL buildings being saved
Loss S700,VO. One building contained powder
which exploded, killing FIVE persons and injur-
ing several.
The Oregon constitutional convention was in
session at the latest accounts.
The numerous outrages committed in Carson
Valley has caused the formation of a Vigilance
Committee
California has voted to pay the State debt by
large majority
The constitutional convention project was pro-
badly defeated.
The grand jury at San Francisco were invest
igating the affair at the mint. Haraszthy. the
iate meter and rehner, has been found to be de-
faulter to the amount of Sl50,0O. He has been
detected in abstracting treasure from the coiners
department.
Mining operations have been exceedingly sue
cessful T.
The Indians had murdered Mr.. Ebey, the Uni
ted States collector at the port Of Townsend, in
Washington Territory. The citizens had cap
frred eighteen Indians, and they would hang
item.
The shipment of treasure per steamer Sonora.
which connected with the Central America,
amounted to 81 ,595 600.
The San Francisco markets were quiet I'm.
pOrtatiOns had been large.
The news from Chill is unimportant.
The revolution in Peru continues without re-
sulting in advantage to either side.
From Nicaragua there Is nothing later
The cholera was raging In Guatemala, and a
Venable, the United States Minister at Guate-
mala, is dead.
The Aspinwall Courier says that Robert f.
Morse, surgeon in-chief OF the Panama railway,
was passenger by the Central America, being
bound home, via New Orleans. OFT.
The city of Paira, Peru, has been damaged to
the extent OF Sl00, 600 by an earthquake
The San Francisco Globe of September 5th es-
Inmates the majority Of Wellcr for Governor of
from twenty to thirty thousand Stanly the
Republican candidate, and Of several thousands
over him and R0wie the American candidate In
Stanislaus county Stanly got but two votes
The election in the city Of San Francisco result
ell in favor OF the fusion tic ket, composed of the
peoples" party, so called, and the "Republi
cans bya majority ranging from eleven hun
The Democratic party having placed on their-
State ticket the proposition OF "Pay the Debt ,,
there Is no question that measure has been sue
cessfaily carried, the party being largely in the
majority througho the State i The IN enn,J;e
cam party avoided the issue altogether giving il
no place on their ticket. - TO s'f"'sP
' On the Ped OF August, an alleged attempt wa.