The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-28
Afternoon Report.
Interesting California News.
New YoRK. Julv ON

NEW DIRK, July 27-M.
The steamer Moses Taylor, from Aspin-
wall, brings California dates TO the 9th inst
Her specie list amounts TO nearly 81 ZOO, 900
in gold.
The following are the principal consign-
ees: The American Exchange Bank, $780,
900: Freeman s. Co, $4,000; Wells, Far
go & Co, $3.50, 900 Treadwell Il Co., Sl5,-
600; Watson, $4,000.
She also brings about 200 passengers.
The Frazer river gold excitement contin-
ues undated. The reports from there have
become fabulous in their character One
letter writer, vouched for in the San Fran
cisco papers as reliable, says that his first
days yield was 500. Victoria was crowd
ed with Americans, who had run up the
price Of building lots TO 800, 900. The Hud-
son Bay Co., buying gold dust at Sl5
per ounce.
The Indians had commenced molesting
the emigrants on their road to the mines
a party of ten, encamped near Lchome
were attacked and six killed. Twenty-Five
canoes filled with Indian warriors were
passed going into Victoria, and 900 more
were on their way, and daily expected. 1t
is feared that the mining region will be
overrun by these warriors and an indiscrim-
mate massacre follow.
Fourteen steam and sailing vessels had
left San Francisco during the fortnight for
Frazer river.
The California Supreme Court has decid-
ed the Sunday law to be unconstitutional
and prosecutions on that law have been
| abandoned.
-Four hundred houses in the Chinese dis
trict in 0rorville have been burned Loss
5000. Several building were burned at
Stockton, July 4th, including the Massa-
chusctts House and Brown& Brothers.
! Business at San Francisco continued I'M
usually active, and large transactions were
making in provisions and other goods used
by miners. All articles of this descriptions
were purchased in advance of their arrival
and chiefly on private terms. Some prices
which transpired were as follows Mess
pork in large lots, S34(035; clear pork
S35(G37 50; prime, 81 90; extra clear
bacon, 23c, and large lot to arrive at Csc
Hams advanced. Large sales of lard at 22c
(d24c. for kegs and casks.
The upper cabinet of Oregon Indians
were collecting in large numbers.
The State election had resulted in the
election of the whole democratic ticket
The commander of the Pacific military
district was hurrying forward al the troops
of his command, hut their numbers, as wei
as their equipments were wretchedly mad
equate.
The steamship line between Aspinwal
and Havana has been discontinued Here
after all the steamers for New York are I,
stop at Key West.
The United States frigatc, Saratoga, wa
to leave HAVANA on the 18th. for San Juan
Valparaiso dates To- the 10th of June
furnish no news of importance.
I'm Bolivia, affairs are quite unsettled
The Government is in great dread of the
return of Belsen.
The frigate Merrimac, was at PAXTON. OF
June 10TH All well.
The adviceS from BuenoS Ayers are 4
June 10th. Business was dull, and but lii
tie produce coming into the country.
AdviceS from Port au Platt, 10 July 18th
report business as very dull, and the mar
ket over-stocked with all kinds of merchan
disc. The people have all confidence in tn
government paper money, and were ex
changing it at the rate of ! per cent.
The cholera was on the decline in Guata
mala.
Don Ferrier, Gen. Walkers late minister
has petitioncd for permission TO return {
Nicaragua.
The National Bank has gone into opera
ton in Costa Rica.