Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-17

Castillo was chosen president. In Peru the eleooR
passed off more quietly than was anticipated, az
though riots occurred in which several were killed.
Captain Kelly, Of the frigate Surname, ordered
armed launches ashore at San Juan del Sur for the
purpose Of releasing two Americans who had been
falsely imprisoned there, but the natives released
them before the launches arrived
The following is an account Of Che attempted
seizure Of Punta Arenas by the Costa RicaBs -
About the middle Of August the Costa Rican gov
eminent sent RfOrce to GreytoHR TO take possession
Of Scots property there, and to Claim the right to
Punta Arenas, but the commander Of the British
shipofwaT Leopard refused to allow Col Caniy, the
Costa Rican representative, to interfere with what
was claimed to be the properly of the American Co.,
and Mr. Green, the British consul, contested Cantys
right, that Of Costa Rica to claim Punta Arenas,
insisting that it belonged to tho Mosquito territory
The whole affair called forth quite acorrespondenee,
the result Of which was that the commander OF the
Leopard and Mr.. Green both sustained their posi-
tion for the present and the Costa Ricans had with
drawn their pretensions to the claims advanced
Later from CaIiforria-NearIy S1,1OO,0O0
in Gold COme-Great Financial Ease an
CalifOrnia-MineE Doing 1etter ~ ia IA,
MurderS-POIi1ical Matters Return OF
Adyemturerss &es
New YoRK, Sept. I2.-The Star of the West ar
rived some time after midnight last night from As
piuFall with San Francisco dates TO the 10Th ut,
and nearly 81 ,700, 600 in gold.
Financial matters in California were easy beyond
ANYTHING vet known. Collections were highly salts
factory, aud money was actually going begging at
i per cent. on merchandise securities
On the 9Th ult the business portion Of George
town, 81 Dorado county, was burnt, with loss Of
$500 600
desperate ARRAY occurred ct Perian bar the
4tb, between some Frenchmen aud Americans, in
regard TO mining claim, which resulted in the
death Of three Of the latter and the Woundieg Of
three more.
The grading on the San Francisco and Nlarysville
Railway is rapidly progressing and San Franchises
is now ALSO in communication by magnetic telegraph
/ with Yreka.
Advices to the oath from the Fraser River country
were received here by the PGnama on the 18TH The
river had fallen, and the miners we're generally do
! ing better.
/ Afreatsonora on the 9Th consumed $40 900 worth
! of property a Presbyterian church was destroyed
amoDg other buildings.
A large amount Of wire has been purchased in
this city for the Pacerville and Salt Lake telegraph
/ line.
The last overland mail from Salt Lake reached
/ Placerville on the 18th The carrier brings the
painful intelligence of the murder of Joseph Condi,
/ Thos. Conover alias Etherege, aud Thos Barban,
guards of the mail which left Placerville July 3lst.
They were killed by the Shoshonees Indians, about
90 miles from Gravelly Ford.
The Indians about Humboldt Bay were exceeding
! " troublesome. A man named Irwin Stevens was
killed on the 10th ut, and another named John Van
doll, on the Goth.
The Anti Lecompton Convention nominated John
! Curry for Supreme Judge L. n. DsvOley for Comp
troler, and Jas. G. MoKibbin and VIM L. Dudley
for Congress. The Lecomptonites nominated J. @
Baldwin for the Supreme Court, and A. R. McElroy
for Comptroller The Republican State Convention
endorsed the nomination of Curry for judge but
nominated P. Tracy, vice Dudley. They also
nominated Dr. s. c. Gum for Comptroller.
Thomas Doyle is the only passenger known to
have been lost by the disaster to the steamer Ore
gen.
/ Large numbers Of adventurers who went to Fra
ser river are returning to San Francisco,
The steamer Pacific arrived on the 7th from Vic
toria, bringing $50 passengers The ship Z. F.
Wilets reached here the same day with 147 passen
gers from the same locality.
A portion of the troops which recently arrived by
the Golden Gate deserted in citizens costume, but
several we're arrested.
The amount of gold bullion deposited for coinage
at the mint during the week ending the 9TH amount
ed to 1900, $40 ounces. The gold coinage for the
week was $50, 900 dollars, all double eagles.
During the last ten days 1000 Cinnamon have
/ landed on our shores.
! MqTksts.-The receipts of merchandise during the
preceding fortnight suddenly became PrOfuse ow-
ing to4he advent of quite feet Of squaTe-rigged
vessels; SO that the market is abundantly supplied
with new and assorted merchandise. The Fraser
River cessation of emigration necessarily caused
falling off in the expectation of goods, and in con-
sequence August presents a striking contrast when
/ compared with the brisk times of July The signs
seem to be changing once again, and it would be by
| no means surprising if September should prove a
/ busy month for those venturing in new channels