American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-09-30
HI .eOO.OOO In Trcasure.


o'elsek this afternoon, with the Caiifor-
MIA mails to the 9th inst. upwards Of 500
passengers and nearly 81 800, 900 in treas
ure. She connected with the steamship
John Z. Stephens which reported the har
hor Of ManEanilla bloraded by the schooner
Gen. Yarres. The u s. steamer Saranca
was at Panams, all we'll. The U. s. steam
sT ROsDoks arrived off Aspinwall on the
2oih inst. and would proceois immediate
iy 10 G,eyiown.
The California State election resulted 10 |
the success Of the Administration Demo.
cratic ticket by from six TO ten thousand
majority.
s San Francisco elected the Peoples tick
8 ct for local officers. and Republican dele
q cation to the Lsgislaturs.
The news from Frszer's River was un-
satisfactory. the river being too high to al
low profitable work ing. Business was
~ dull at Victoria, and property had greatly
ss Deprecated. The Indians still hell q
threAiniEg attitude. Considerable excite
ment had been created by reports Of gold
discoveries at Yancouver's Island norlh-
west OF Victoris, and thousands rushed
there an staked off claims, but il turned
out TO be a humbug. Many PERSONS who
went to Frazer's River and other diggiugs
in the British Possessions, bad returned 10
e" California.
The overland mail. via Salt Lake arri
we'd at Placeiville, August 24th. Tie
first stage Of the same line lett San Fran
tisco on tie a5lh ult., with fourteen paa.
gers. asu.7
New and extremely rich disgings had
been discovered at Soda Greek. in Shasta
county Dggers were realizing one hun
d'ed dollars per day.
se A duel had been fought between George
~. D. Johnston, Administration editor and
W. S. Ferguson, Ex-Slate Senator and
"- Douglas polilitiAn. The latter was shot in
the thigh. r.
~ The United States Government com &.
mensed suit at SIN francisco. for The new
Almaden quicksilver Mines, valued at
many millions Of dollars. 1t is charged
o. that they are now held BY forged title.
-aa Henry Mails, chief clerk in the San
r. Francisco Recorders OfIise held a ticket
ia which drew the 100000 in tie Havanah
II Lottery.
sa An unusual number Of murders ussas
Io Ninatons, suicides, and deaths from cas-.
% uslities. are reported.
eE AdvIces from Horolulu to Aug 7th had
Uccu ItC'N0u ~ Oau q SnlD
George Howaud, the 6rst whaler OF The
VI season, arrived there July 27, with favor.
3, able reports from the whaling feet.
q t3 OREaoS.-Advices to Angst eist had
bsen received. On the 9Th ult, Lieut.. j
X. Allen, with fifteen men, made night
.1 Rtiast upon a boldly OF Indians on the Up
-ri per Yakami River, capturing twenty one
% men, 6hy women and children, a large
-. I'll a..l.~ 4. (.
gl,s Lieut.. Alien was mortally wounded and
uadisd the next day. Beyond this no active
-l demonstration againIt the Indians had Ia
ken place. though preparations were be.
nl ind rrpidly made for an effective cam
psign.
The San Francisco market was anima
90 ted. There had been large transactions il
business. Lard advanced 2o All cur
rent imporlations and a large portion slip
ments to arrive had changed hands Ther,
was large movement in Rice: Carolinl
p advanced forty per cent Sugar advanced
and there was quite speculative move
ment. Spirits TerpenLne advanced 10 9C
Il cents. Money abundandant at previous
Il, rates
lsTHMvs NEws.--Senor Obaldio hat
n, heen elected Governor of the State OF Pan
eBi ana r. q..
s.1.. d gang Of organized thieves were com
miliing robberies in Costa Rca. They
ID. lad attacked the residence ofthe Presden
we're arrested, fogged. and bsnished.
r., Gen. Lamar had arrived at Costa Rica.
Ncaragus was quiet. H
g,. The U, S, steamer S,ranac was at AS.
puwall. ,aa.s. t,a
II is rumoted that San Salvador was a
bout invading Honduras.
Ea SoUrH AMERICA dates from Valparaiso
% 10 Aug. l5:h had been received. The
Merrimac and Decatur wsre at Callao Il
WAS reported that Peru was about decla
& ring war Against Ecuador. TIE Valparis
10 market was improving. raf
t7d There was an attempt at revolution il
so Venezuela on the I6h ult. Gen. Luzei
was cent to occupy Laguayia, but iounC
himself without an armed soldier, though
g3 nearly q thousand men hal been collected
HE turned back. and. with several ufiuen
III tial liberals. was arrested on ths SD
Cen. Sonblelte. with the Spanish and Bra
Eilllsn ministers. s.Isartdd from Caao 70
800 Laguayra on the same day. telegraph
dispatches from the former place gave hop
( oi n speedy and satisfactory settlement.
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-0.TnR CoRS AND THE WEATHER. TIL
weather we are having. the Now Yot
th8Tribuns estimates at worth one m II o
Il dollars per day 10 the corn Crop: