The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-15
Lat est M e WIS.
ARRIVAL. OF THE GEORGE LAW.
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.
New. from Oregon Gen Walker, sc.

NEw YoRK, Jan. 10.
| The steamer Ericsson arrived here this
morning from Liverpool. Dates nnticipa-
| ted
The steamer George Lazy arrived this
morning IRON Aspinwnli, bringing Caiiior.
MA dates of Dec, goth, and upwards 81
| 100000 in specie. Connected at the 18TH
| mus with the Sonora.
The Sierra Nevada Left San Francisco,
| December goth Tor San Juan with large
number Of recruits for Walkhr. An 1t
tempt was made few days pi.Vious to sink
| her nj her dock.
The Supreme Court OF California has
decided the entire State debt uhconstiiu-
onal, except 100000, and recommends
the adoption Of the debt by the Legislature,
and that the question Of reputation be sub
united to the people. No transfer OF stock
has been made since the decision, The
people are opposed TO rcpudiatlng, and
| meetinga have been called in various paris
Of the State 10 give expression 10 the pub.
lib opinion.
Al u meeting held IN San Francisco, re
solutions We're passed pIedging the redemP
lion OF the debt by the people. The amount
Is over S3,000.0eO. The Court had also
decided that 81 100000 Of scrip, be Issued
by the old corporation for street assessments
was illegal.
The Court has likewise decided suit
brought by purchaser of city slip property
Tor the recovery of money paid to the city,
he sale having ueen declared illegal. The
decision is, that although the sale was lille
gal, and therefore the title reveals to the
city, YET the purchase money must be re-
covered from the land commissioner, who
made the Illegal sale,
The amount in dispute is $780, 00.-
The Court also decided that the city is not
liable for 1915 900 for a lot purchased FOR
county buildings. The Court sanctions the
seizure OF the Fremont Mariposa grant for
taxes, and the estate will be sold unless
taxes are paid Mining news is favorable;
markets dull.
Oregon dates are to December 18th.
The Legislature organized December
LIST; l.. F. Grover elected Speaker.
A battle was fought Nov. 2lst at Puget
Sound between Northern Indians and the
U. ). steamer Massachusetts--25 Indians
killed, Il wounded. The remainder sur
rendered. But one OF the steamers men
was killed.
Dates from Panama are to January 81.
Inc dates there are from Valparaiso Nov.
80, and Caliao Dec. 18th.
The revolution In Peru is progressing.
Gen. Vivans, the leader of the movement
had been received with enthusiasm at vari-
GUS points. The town Of AFRICA was at
lacked November Gath by the insurgents.
Dates from San Juan Del Norte are to
Dec. 22d. No tidings OF Walker had been
received there for some days. Scott had
quarelled with him and stopped running
his boats. Walker had seized for his own
use all the steamers on the lake and river.
A letter from Granada Of Dec. 2lst states
that the Church OF Guadalupe was still
held by 200 Yankees, who refused TO sur
render at the summons of Gen. Deloso. -
They were to be attacked, Immediately af-
ter which the bulk of the allied army
would proceed to Oconto, with Gen. Car
ARA, against San Juan and Virgin Bay.
The loss of the Fillibusters since Nov,
2ath was stated at 800, that of the allies
small. Private letters state that the Indi
ans at Ometepe had risen against Walker
and killed fifteen Fl ilibusters. Walker with
$50 men had attempted to re-take Granada,
but was repulsed
Later ndvices are received from Rivas TO
December 9th. Walker had arr cd with
Ia one league of Rivas, and was preparing
TO attack Cararra, who had 500 men well
supplied with provisions and munitions, a
lew skirmishes had taken place between
the advance guard Walkers men are sad
to be badly off, with scarcely anything to
cat, ard dying daily from dysentey,
The two hundred men hemmed in at the
church OF Guadaloupe, were destitute Of
water and subsisting on their horses. They
nevertheless obstinately refused quarter OF
fered them by Deloso,
Mr. Morse, the American Minister to
Boga,a, had proceeded to Carthagena in
the British steamer A. b. Corwine, and has
been officially recognized as U 5 Consu
at Panama.