The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-04-02
Later from California.
Arrival Of Ii, hOxs fsyIOr..sl ,lOo,o In Gid.

NEW YoRx. March 20.
The steamship Moses Taylor. from Aspin-
wall on the 18th, hes arrived. She bring
ei.t03.749 in treasure. -
The through trip hs, been performed In
twenty days and fourteen hours, being the
quickest on record.
The U. s. ship St. Louis was at Aspin.
Pin~.ll. to sail on the evening Of the 18th for
New York. .r
The United States sloop.of-war st. Marys,
Commander Davis. had arrived at San Fran.
cisco. in twenty.nins days from Honolulu |;
oil well.
The steamship Golden Age. Capt. Wat.
kins, arrived at San Francisco OH the 9th
ult., in fourteen days from Panama.
During the past fortnight the weather has
been remarkably fine throughout the State.
The crops are hourishing finely, and there
being sufficient water in the mines, the mi.
ners are able to work to good advantage, and
in many instances are doing well.
There 10 nothing interesting to commune
cate to our Eastern readers.
There are only three Democratic papers In
the State that sustain the Presidents views
in relation to Kansas, As enuncisted in his
special message; the balance, some twenty
in number. are opposed to the admission oil
Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution.
On the 22d ult. an awful tragedy occurred
at Grass Valley. in Placer county. Michael
Brennan, late President Of the Mount Hope
Quartz Mining Company, killed himself and
whole family. consisting Of vile l.orinda, ana
three children, Ellen. Robert, and Lorinda.
DIR. Bates, late State Treasurer, has been
tried at Auburn, Placer county, for abstract
ing Sis,OOO from the State Treasury, and ac-
quilted.
The Orizaba and Golden Age both leave
for Panama to-day. The rates Of passage
have been materially reduced, and large
number Of our citizens take passage Tor the
East.
The Legislature passed an act on the 26th
ult., TO take the State Prison from the pos
session Of Estill, the present lessee, and place
|, in charge Of agents Of the State to be ap-
pointed by the Governor.
On the lst Gov. Weller went to the prison
TO take possession. lie demanded the keys
from the b-lesssc, who refused to give them
up, and refused TO admit the Governor into
his Office, whereupon the latter broke open
the door Of the office, ordered the sub-lessee
away, took possession of the place, and noti-
fed the guards that they could continue in
their present positions Us employees oil the
State.
More than thirty seamen have deserted
from the ST. Msrys during the last ten days.
Several have been captured.
At San Francisco the market was quiet and
dull.
The commercial news is Of slight imPor.
lance.
Gen. Lama was formally received by the
government OF Nicaragua on the 22d ult.
PEnu.-Vivanco has captured AFRICA. FIig-
ate Apurimac, having first shelled the town,
he landed $50 {: 3,5OO) troops. and then took
possession.
PURCHASE OF MOUNT VERNoS.-The Leg.
islatuIe Of Virginia has amended the oct in
cooperating the AMOUNT Vernon Ladies' As
ISOLATION Union" so as to provide that they
may hold and improve 200 acres of Mount
Vernon, including the mansion and tomb OF
Washington, the garden, grounds, wharf and
landing on the Potomac river; and to this end
they may receive from the proprietor deed
in fee simple of the land, &C., but shall not
have power to ALLEVIATE the said land, without
the consent Of the Legislature. The capital
stock 10 limited to $500,000. The proprietor
is to be allowed to inter the remains Of such
persons as are now in the vault, but not in
TERED. The enclosure Of the vault is not to
exceed half an acre, and shall never be re-
moved nor disturbed; nor shall any other
person hereafter ever be inferred or entombed
within the said vault or enclosure; and II the
Association shall cease TO exist, the property
shall revert to the State, to hold forever sacred
the purposes for which II was originally pnr.
chased.