Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-28
CALIFORNIA NEWS
sI,I63,s17 IN SPECIE.
FRAZER RIVER EXCITEMENT.

NEw YORK, July 27.
The steamer Moses Taylor, from AspinwalI the
18th inst arrived this morning with the California
mails of July 5th, aud 81 ,l63. .5l7 in treasure,
The adviceS from California are not important
The principal feature Is the Frazer River excite
ment, which was " iihuut abatement. The reports
frum the new gold fields are getting TO be quite fab
ulous, One letter writer vOuched for IN the san
Francisco papers as reliable, says his first day 5
yield at the mines was S700- Victoria was crowd
ed with Americans who had run up building lots
TO an enormous pciCe, some as high as S200O0.
The Hudson Bay Company are buying dust at
SIS per ounce.
The Indians had begun to molest the emigTants
on their way TO the mines. A party oi ten encamp
ing near Sehome were attacked and six killed
Twenty two canoes filed with Indian warriors,
were passed going into Victoria, by the steamer
Heabird, and 200 more were on the way and daily
expected at that point.
twas feared the mining region would be over
run and ildiscriminate massacre follow.
Fourteen steam and sal vessels left San Francis
CO during fortnight for Frazer River.
California news unimpOrtant.
The Supreme Court had decided the Sunday law
unconstitutional, and all prosecutions based on
that law had been ab3ndOned
One hundred houses in the Chinese District in
OIOville, had been burnt Loss $50 600.
Several buildings were burnt al Stockton, July
18th, including Massachusetts, House and Bowen
Bros. warehouse
Business in San Francisco continues unusually
active, and large operations going on in provisions
and other goods used by miners. All articles OF
that sort being purchased in advance Of arrival,
chiefly on private terms.
Prces, however, had transpired as follows =
Mess Pork, large lots S34a35; clear do. 34a37 80;
prime g.. so. Extra clear bacon 3, and large to
arrive pc per pound.
Money market active. Mexican dollars scarce
at l2c premium
Advices from Oregon state that the Indians Of
the Upper Columbia are collecting in large mum
bers. Object unknown
The State election had resulted in the choice OF
the whole Democratic ticket
AdYices from both Oregon and Washington Ter
ritOriez mention general gathering OF Indians IN
that region, with evident hostile intentions. The
commander Of the Pacific is huTyiug thither all the
troops at his command. but their numbers and
equipments are Wretchedly inadequate.
IsTHHUs NEws.-The line between AspinWall
aud Havana is discontinued hereafter all Aspinwal
steamers for New York will stop at Key West.
Bolivia is quite unsettled. The government IS in
great dread Of the return of Be.zur, President
LinareF is becoming unpopular. He had banished
many Of the bes. citizens others we're selling Their
estates and leaving.
Advices from Carthagena announce the rejection
of tle Cass Herran treaty. BY Congress. A bearer
Of dispatches was en- route for Washington.
Gen. Mosduer0 is to assume the military COM
mand OF the Isthmus, and Gen. PoIada at Cariha-
gena-
Cholera in decliDe in Guatemala.
Don Fermin Ferrier, Walkers laie Minister
has psiitiOned for permission to return to Nicar-
aqua.
The National Bank has gone into operation at
Costa Rica-