Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-03-20
Two weeks Later from Cs,,forn,.-

The Steamer George Law arrived at New York -.
the 10th inst, with dates from San Francisco 70 u.
Goth ut having sailed from Aspinwa on the FL
inst She brings upwards of 81 100000 in spec;a
The George Law connected with the G. L Stavon.
on the Pacific side. The latter passed the Golda"
Gate, with the New York passengers of the 5tb ~
February also the Sonora, with passengers froO
New York on the goth of February. All well, ~"
The George Law touched at Havana on the 11t
Spoke on the 10th, off Cape st. Antonio, the steama
Granada for Aspnwall. The United States fr;cne
independence was lying off Panama. Among TIVE
passengers are Gen. Wool, Col. Casey, and f;sn.e
Bssell, of the United States army.
The steamer Sierra Nevada left San Francisco -
the Both February with several hundred recruits o.
Gen. Walker. The general news from California u
unimportan Mining reports from the interior a.,
rather favorable. There had been heavy rain. &c
various parts OF the State, causing much damage :"
The markets were extremely dull. Flour wo.
quoted at 81, with several arrivals from the A,ln
tic ports during the fortnight. '""'
The Califorl ia legislature had impeached Dr. Bao0
the State treasurer, and G. w. Whteman, comnt,O1'
Ter, for Incorporating State funds TO the amonn,
of $25O,0O0. Bates resigned, and James English ~
Sacl amento, succeeded him.
Twelve of a band of robbers who recently ,rr3
ed Sheriff Barton have been hung by the peonie IS
San Diego.
An ARRAY had taken place at San Francisco bo.
tween F. A. Cohen, the banker, and Thomas Kin,
editor of the Bulletin, and brother of the late Iames
King. Cohen was the aggressor, and received his
deserts by being shot through the jaws. Both were
arrested, but King was discharged
Several companies Of fillibuslers are be;nr oroon
lied in the interior IN aid OF Walker. 0
A bill to legalize the State debt had been introd
ced into the Senate, and will undoubtedly mass
Two shocks of an earthquake occurred at San Fran.
cisco on the evening of the 5h. Great CONSERVATION
prevailed, but no damage was done.
The Indians had made an attack upon the Pitt p;v
er valley settlements, in Shasta county, and murder
ed all the inhabitants remaining there, besides burn
ing all the houses, and killing all the horses cattle
sc. The largest pat of the inhabitants had pre-
viously left the valley, with the intention of return
ing in the spring.
j. M. Rhodes, banker, of Sacramento, one of the
bondsmen of Bates the State treasurer, has sus.
pended.
A large body Of flbuslers had gone to Sonora to
join Gandara.
AIvices from La Paz, on the Mexican coast state
that Gen. Bancarte had seized all the vessels in The
harbor putting them under embargo, and he was to
leave in a few days. with 700 men, for the capital
Advices from the Great Salt Lake of the 9TH of
January inform us that Heber Kimball had been
elected president of the council.
Greg on dates of the 18th of February state that an
Indian outbreak had occurred near Fort Sincoe-
Four white men and large number Of cattle were
carried off.
There had been great mortality among the cattle in
the neighborhood of the Dales one.fourth of which
had persisted
By advces from Washington Territory we learn
mat the State Legislature adjourned the 29th of
January, after having censured Gov. Stevens for his
course In the Indian war and the martial law affair
Dates from Australia of December say that the
mines are yielding immensely. fire had occurred
at Adelaide destroying property 10 the amount Of
half million of dollars.