Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-16
From California.

The steamer Star of the West from California
with dates to the Doth of February, arrived al
New York yesterday afternoon. She connected
with the steamer John L. Stephens, which
brought to Panama 81 ,6OO,G1
The California Legislature had transacted nc
business Of interest
The Sacramento slave case has been decided
and the slave handed over to the claimant
The Indians of Tuclumne county have been
numbering the white settlers.
Two telegraph lines have been projected ia
run through the southern part Of the State and
the counties of Yula, Suffer, YoIo, and Solando
offer to raise $780,, eco towards the construction OF
railroad between Marysville and Benicia
The smallpox was committing some ravapps
at the United States marine hospital.
The U. s. sloop of war Jane ,rown and iii b
steamer Leopard Were at Aspnwal. The IT, )
steamer Fulton sailed on the 9TH for San Juan.
with dispatches for the United States Minister at
Nicaragua.
The frigate Merrimac had arrived at Tdlcagua-
Civil war in Peru continues. and the capture
Of Asequipa by Castillo was momentarilv ex-
pected
The American ship Lizzie Thompson and bar k
GeOT2iaDa had been seized at the Cbincba
Islands and taken to Callao, and the demand of
tue American Minister for their Liberation had
been refused.
The American bark Do-cas Yeaton was board.
ed by the boat of Chilidn steamer The
American VI mister d. IN 'nded sati-f c ion 70 in
suit, and the United States steamer Me rimac was
expected shortly TO enforce the den and
The Governor of Son ia tas, by proclamation
called upon the people OF that State to exte: IN
nate Ganddra and his robber followers TT e
latter bad beaten the government troops and Was
causing great destruction.
III Is stated that the MormonS are about 10 emf
CRATE to northern Mexico, but it is considered as
doubtful.
s.. TIE assembled the Colorado IS miles abe We
tOrt una, when his steamer got aground, aud
he continued the poration in a lig ht raft boat
2o5 miles further, to the white settlements
The NicaIaguan government had denational-
lied Walker and his followers. Mr. Lamar, it
appears, forgot bis credentials, and the uOvern-
ment declined the offer to receive him uno tiicialy
until he receives them
A native Of California was executed at Monte
rey on the 18th inst He had been convicted as
don. but called him Anastasio Jesus; and the
deputy she, if, saying he knew no Anastasio Je-
sus, hanged Jose Anastasio.
party Of seventy five men have been formed
In NeaVeivllle to 20 TO the Gadsden Purchase in
March.
Ii G: Worthington, ESQ, agent of J u F1e-
mont, has commenced a suit of ejectment in
Mariposa, against 100 aud other persons residing
intend to prosecute the suit vigorously at pres
ent, but II was necessary that the suit snould be
brought now or never for the two years fixed by
The State law as 4 limit within which actions of
eJectment may be brought after the cause of ac-
ton have occurred, have nearly elapsed since the
patent for the land was issued from w ASKING
OREGON
We have dates from Poitland to the 9TH inst
The Legislature adjourned the 4th inst
They passed law to levy a tax OF 81 per month
on Chinese miners.
1t is reported that the Walla-Wal Indiar $
have made an arrangement with some tribes east
Of the Cascade Mountains to capture a train OF
government supplies.
SANDWICH ISLANDS
Our dates from Honolulu to the DIST ult
The election for members of the lower house OF
Legislature was held on the 4th. So far as heard
from, q CT the members are ministerial, 10 indie.
pendent, and doubtful. In Honolulu J, Ill votes
were polled.