Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-14


NEW YoRR; Jan. l3.-The steamship Star
OF me west, from Aspinwall 4th inst, ar
rived here shortly after nine O'Clock this ovo,,
ing, with the California mails of the 91st -
December,an s. 600, 900 in specie on freigbt
and one hundred and slightly seven passen GERS
The Star OF the West connected with the
steamer Golden Gate, the latter having salad
from San Francisco on the afternoon of The
2Ist ult, with upwards Of $4,000, 600 in sne-
Gle. about $500 900 Of which was on Bnglisb
account.
The United States steamers Wabash and
and Fulton were at Aspinwall when the Star
Of the West left. The former, with portion
of the illibusters, was to have sailed for Ha-
vana and Pensacola on the 9Th.
The steamer Golden Gate passed the steam
err John l.. Stevens on the 10Th alt, bound for
San Francisco, with the mails from New
York of the 9Th ult. and on the I'd inst.
passed the steamer Golden Age with the New
York mails of Dec. 2lst, bound for San Fran
CISCO
We have been unable to learn the particu.
lars IN relation to the surrender of Col An
derson, but passenger by the Star of the
West states that Com. Paulding sent several
armed boats up the river to Fort Castillo, and
commanded Anderson to surrender. While
one Of the lake steamers in thirty-fve faith
oms of water, and before surrendering blew
up the fort and destroyed all his ammunition.
Anderson and his men are understood to be
now on board the steamer Wabash.
The news from California contains no fea-
lures of striking interest. Copious rains have
fallen all over the State. The Journals give
glowing accounts of the success of the min
ers, and speak hopefully for the future.
The Sonora surveying party had left Los
Angeles. -
The Morgnons having all left San Bernard
inc for Salt Lake, their farms were being sold
at a ruinous sacrifice. ,-.r
ga hill containing deposites resembling glass
had been discovered in Napa county.
The Mariposa (Fremont's) rancho is to be
sold for taxes. It was assessed at about
$1,000 the taxes Amounting to $40, 900.
A street affray occurred in Sacramento on
the 18th inst, between Charles A. Sumner. a
relative of Hon. Charles Sumner of Boston.
and Henry Shipley, editor of the Republican
and State Journal. Mr.. Sumner was badly
beaten.
A young man named Joseph B. TAYLOR. of
New Bedford, Mass, was found dead in
sta BILE in San Francisco on the 4th ult.
The Bonita Dais claim was rejected at San
Francisco on the 4th ult., by the U. S. Dis
trict Court.
H. NJ. Nagles, Receiver of Adams & Co.
had been ordered by Judge Hager to paw into
court the sum of $4,000, remaining in his
hands on the 9Th ult.
Six hundred Chinese sailed from San Fran
cisco the first week in December.
Business at San Francisco has been en-
ceedingly dull. Mercantile affairs were far
from encouraging. The demand for goods
from the country had almost entirely ceased.
In provisions some serious sacrifices had been
submitted to by holders.
General good health prevailed throughout
the State.
From the Sandwich Islands.
Sandwich Island dates are to the 18th of
November. Chinese sugar cane had been
rrised sixteen feet high on the Island. There
We're eighty vessels at Honolulu. A mutinv
had occurred on board the whale.ship Alice
Tazier, which resulted in the death of one
man.
The Honolulu papers state that the arrival
Of the whalers at that port had been larger
the past year than in 1856. There were so
whalers in that port, and as many more at
other ports in the Island. 1t is estimated that
the average catch is about S57 bbls for each
vessel.
N~AN -AiAisAASlsh SAiAP SOllH 1Idllu BdlieQ tOr
New Bedford Nov. 7th, with the most valu
able cargo ever dispatched form Hoaolula.
being valued at Sl34 900
The whale ship Indian Chief was wrecked
in the Arctic Ocean on the 25th OF August.
The captain and crew reached Ploda Bay in
safety. a.t .5.sa .
From tho SOuth Pacific.
Dates from Valparaiso are to Dec. 10, The
government of Chill had made such conces-
sions as were demanded by the public, and all
fears Of revolution had ceased.
There was considerable pressure Tor mon
eyat Valparaiso, but few failures had tax en-
place.
The Peruvian authorities had committed
another outrage against the United States, in
having taken sailor from the American ship
L. b. Wales, and dashed him on the buoy for
four hours, as punishment for having struck
Gillian on board the T. q. Wales. Capt.
Burr protested against the outrage to the Pc
ruyian commander, who. in very insolent
manner told Capt. Burr that, if he did not
mind his own business, he would be put In
the sailors place. The American minister at
Lima is Investigating the matter.
CONGR EsS.