The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-27

blu. returned In the even, No without .oonc ar hearing Of
norr"on parties have been swnded Dy
penters $500; vicp Alters and rrocers 81 9Co vegetable
0aas Gentleman, per borrowed money $500
70 usy sii 100 bin which his lawyers promised
pumpef $780, and multitude OF other liabilities Of less
ng in all about - 900 The fellow also managed
ddle Mr. Morrison out Of some forty tons OF eesns
IL Is said the Elenta had q, 900 in specie on toard
lays played the part OF practise saarper.
de pretended that he had ample and before buy
ore Of The largest clippers h port The Eler,ta was ad
vorsed for Melbourne and he commenced laying stores
FOR the voyage, managing his affairs 80 adroy as TO
doubted his honest intentions was the man who filed
the water casks and who lbeled the brig for
eighty dollars II is supposed that Hays win proceed
Australia, Is said that number Of persons had taken
passage for Australia and had paid in advance but the
vessel sailed, leaving nearly all Of them behind Captain
Hays however, carried of the wife and three chdren Of
gentleman who one of those left He also carried OF
trunk belonging to Mrs. Armstrong containing all that
ladys title deeds 70 property in Sydney Hays however,
did not carry on his wife, that lady having left town
the day before he sailed Her father resides in Sydney
THE AURORA BoRIAIs IN CALIFORNIA
We have had another grand exhibition Of the
borcas On Sunday, August q, IL appeared in bril-
ancy which could scarcely be surpassed II again ap
peared on Thursday last when the color Of the northern
sky was that of fiery crimson. It seemed hun
dred thousand buildings were burning at one moment.
as the most brilliant sight The ruddy hue which would
be reflected by the destruction of cities Gre appeared
strongest at II o'clock and sreaks Of light shot the
zenith In the northwest the sky had the appearance Of
the west after sunset the colors however, varied and
shifted gently. The horizon was banked with heavy
clouds Such exhibitions said 10 indicate cold
ther Half past eleven appearance now positively
awful The red glare is houses streets and fields,
and the most dreadful Of conagraons could not cast
deeper hue ahead In Sacramento the appearance Of the
heavens last Thuryday night was no less grand The
Union states that it was the most extraordinary wit
messed in that city In consequence, doubtless OF tho
cloudy state Of the atmosphere the entire heavens
illuminated at times, now glowing with rudy light from
north to south and east to west and again notified with
colors between svery gold and When FIRST OBJ
served, about 10 p NJ, there warm glow in the
northwest and two white clouds in the NORTH lying like
lakes of silver in the distance. Presently the light
tended horthward and southwark until the entire nrma
ment was sufused with ruddy light AT times tAe
fraction Of the light strong that the time could be
readily distinguished with watch in any position. II
observed during the continuance Of the phenomenon
that the more intense Ia white) light in the north
east At the present writing ak A. M) the appearance
is still more beautiful, there being splendid glowing
extending from the eastern to the western hor
adother sprngng little west Of north to the zenith
and the southern hemisphere being in blaze No pen
could describe the glory Of the scene.