The New York Herald Newspaper, February 29, 1852, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7060. NEWS FROM ALIFORNIA nee ARRIVAL oF THE STEAMSHIP PROMETHEUS, Eleven Days’ Later Intelligence, | Blection of Colone) John 3. Weller to tie | United Mates Senate, STATE OF THE MINES. Special Message of the Governor. Over a Million of Dellars in Gold Dust en route for New York. Interesting from Oregon and the Salt Lake, &o., &o., &o. ‘The steamship Prometheus, Capt. Churchill, with 236 Passengers, $32,000 in geld dust on freight, and $400.00 in hands of the passengers, arrived yesterday morning from San Juan de Nicaragua. Sho brings Ban Francisco | dates to the 2d inst. Annexed are the PASSENGERS BY TNE YROMETHEUS. V Janoss F Mancha Samuel Fonnald ‘T Bhors J Hisrinelt Samuel L Fatier | ‘E Penman B Winenen M Ackerman NM Ceooko JW Nioolt 3 W Goary @€ Bunt ‘H Fitch 8 Parsons | HA Fonwick JF Portor HL Kondsiok ETDsndurch J Van Namo b Park John Baldwin = “J Putman Dr Woodhouss | Mrs Shuter Mra J Pulman sodJ A Long \ JW Bray shitd G Long | JW Turner J Sto ras W Long i AC Stearns ‘4.6 Moservo HC Long ©L Ritsuetl MB Vier 4 W Long \ ER Dudley J W Bist WB Long | RM Folger F OW Loves © Moyer AM Goodvin M Bisko 8 Edgsrton JiLewoliicg JH Binenell Ospiatn Baker i B Hillerd ‘a Richard Wi'Nortssme | M Enrich & Campvolt M Ratner | ringer suie i Bisa ES Piacksey J Sttinmoes 13 Blair | PA Author AB Jones WOMoNatly BJ Graham WH Poarscn | J Henry loner M Lane Morrie —And 265 in the steerage. The P. arrived at Ban Jnan in ‘he afternoon of the ‘14th, and sailed on the evening (f the 19th. We are under obligations to Mr, B. 8. Hopkins, the purser of the Prometheus, and wlso to Gregory's Express, for late California papers. The U. B. eloopof war Albany. Copt. Platt, sailed on the 9th, leaving ne American man of warin port. The P., when five miles outside the harbor, spoke the English sloop of war Calypso, bound in. On the 23d, at moon, 33 miles northwest of Havana, wes boarded by the Albany, 4 days from San Juan, bound to Ravana—all well, The Albany spoke on the 19ih, 200 miles from San Ju ¢ the U.B. stoop of war Decatur, bound to Ban Juan. \ ‘The clipper ship Trade- Wind arrived at San Francisco | on the evening of the let, 124 day. from New York. | An ice company has been formed in San Francisco; | i | | wome of the best merchants there have joined the asao- eistion, The company propece to prosure a supply of ice from the Northwest Cost, and for that purpose they hava went to sea the sbip Flavius, with proper apparatus for eutting ice, and for receiving it on board. The Flavius js to visit one or moreof the Russian trading ports, not fo much (9 obtain asupply at thir advanced season as to | construct artificial ponds near the shore, where ice may Hl be readily obtained next on. For this purpose the | ehipcarries the necessary ou‘ Ghe therefore makes , the voyage more as an exploring expedition for procuring yafermaticn than in expectation of reselving % carg>. She wili, it poreivle, obtain one; but the assosiation, wit’ their limited taformation, are not co confident of suscess ae they are of making arrangeaents for future supplies. ‘The astronomical and mugnotic party of the Uoat Survey, under charge of Assistaut George Davidson, have selected a station near tho Presidio, San Francisc , where ebservations for longitude, latitude, magnetic ds- elination, intensity and ivciination, will be made durinz two or three junations. : The San Francisco Committes of Vigilance have hal Uthogrephed a mumber of hundsomely exseuted certiti- cates of membership, intended for distribution among the members of that body. Over a watchfal eye, is ths motto, “ Fiat Justitia rus um.’ Oa either side are wreaths of folin: e mottos, * Be just and a, the first law of Natare,”” i tle of the Den evatic State Journal, is ubcut to pe estavlished at Bacra- mento. A gail boat race was to take place at Sax Franciaso on ‘the Ist inst., fora purse of $210. The boats eatered for the race. were the James Heyes aud the Fulton Blue A most brutal attempt at inurder was committed on { the 30th January, at a house called the Grizzly Bear, on the Mission road, in the vicinity of San Francisso, Tae reprietor of the house, whose name is Montrisul, was ia ‘is bar-room with his wife and snother man, whens larga, stout, powerful man rushed in witha knife in his hind, and makivget the proprietorof the house, whose nama is Frank, cut bim across the throxt, laving bars, but not nevering, the windpips. At aetime he made sone remark about haviag killed men in Sacramento, and ran droppin; on the fleor, An oflcsr was sent for at the Mission, who pursued the nian vert of the way iato town, and thon lost track f Tle had besm seen at the Mission a short time previous. with o different dress on from what he had whew he comuitied ths desperate Anew democratic paper act. At Stockton, a Mexicer caught stealing wood, was taken and trled before Jodce Lynch. who sentence thia to be “elapped with a handeew, ant waipped,” “waich punishment,” says widtockion paper, “was adaninistersd, | and he was eet at liberty. A ride upon a seven-siled ey rail murt be ® perfect luxury compared to this be- i slapped with « hanienw ‘The trinlof Alfred 4. Green, fed! of Adrian B, Barthoif at ci: the Mission road, was com Several witnesses testified to coe gen ing of Bartholf by Green. quite conitictirg. The care et when the steamer left Sen Fran The San Francisco Pice: —Tho Teauessee, be arcertained, $ more than $1,400,000. wilioted for the murter Nile Puael House,” on #20 * the 3 ist January, says: citey, as near as cin ne Oncside; ie may aot be moan fa fair to pra. gume the proportions to rhe ent porte will be much the same as by the Califorois. which were about 1-4)¢h to New Orlesvs, 16th to London, and the balancy to New York The rtecrageofthe Tennerece is well filad with homeward bound miners; among whom we know of many who have secured thelr piler, avd are taking the dust home themsvives, consideriog the premium chargea them for freight and insur dust as somush clear profit to the steam ‘ent company. and which weuld be by them, tue miners, entirely thrown away. Tho cevasional lors of mouey on the isthiaus, by robbery, hes uo terrors for thom; and the chagoes of | death apd a consequent eutire lost of the money to their families, they never consider, On January 21, the steamer Wilsou @. Hunt broke hor centre shaft und air pump beam. The WG HL warat | the time in Suisen Bay, Mev evcond engineer escaped lore of life bys narrow cb ® piece of easting of | about 200 pounds falling in fragy Oa each side of him. Ono piece out offa fluger, andthe other bruised his op posite arm eeverely. She was heavily freighted, and had Bumarous pasrengers The steamer New World was c oriderably injured by @ © Sacramento river, on when just above Tree f accouat of being ner on the larboard pilot, Mr. Lord, r larboard bow, the schooner put ss the steamer's led hy the the norcaward od paid no atte: eellicion with a schooner eo the 23d vit The New Worl Teland, and going at a very ri heavily loaded, discover bow, bound do with a fair wied immediately rare her a wiie bath om and when witain about tures ienrtu “her helm hard up, and kept emay Lo bow, notwithstanding the rote: v Pilot to Keep her luf!, the wind be and westward = Th om in tion to it watil ib wax too late, 1 4 etruck tho atow | at the middie cangway, forward of (he lirbowrd whe and carried away about thirty foot of her side aad guard pring ARS 3) bt Of the unp ails and, glancing off, ce: usiy ipjuring the saloon deok, but fortunately doug uo Lara to-nmy ef the | pamengers. | t deck, teariag Summary {From the Alta Ga Our Astantic readers fornia affair, if the “beg which has berv malntelaos Fal montis, coptinies mc '. Binos the st t| the 224 ult. lef; our coast, the only nowt feutare ia the events of the period, b elestion of aU. | B. Benator, to tuke tho place of JC, Fremont, whose term has expired : The Legisletu Wednesday last wes. Fob Lat lone altinterest io Cali. | count”? of news evonte | wt the State for sore y of Ne flenatorial Convention on as for Benator- ebip were Derr Me ' ok, Mobane, Tingley, Emith, Anderson an] On the eighth pellot, democratic eater lov returned the mame of J, Bt. Weller tot ton es the candi- date of that party, thal gentiomaa was elected by a vote of 71, to 17 comp tary votes cast for Major V. 1. Reading. The caucus was held | on three days, and it was oniy by che withitawal of re- veral of the candidates that Mr. Weller reosived » nom\- mating vote. The whiga, being greatiy in tae miaority in both houses, did not assomble in ceucus, The at Me, Welier bas given more gensral satisiaction In che | the amount ef her indebtedness. By the Comptroller | subject of land aud land claims in general, have been | countries and those who are citizens of this.’” ' Baker decided that be should be held to bail in the cum at the 0: | not bets Btate than would have been caused by the choice of any other of the candidates. Mr. Weller is now ia ouc city. He was visited by & delegation of his friends, and escorted to bis hotel on his arrival, No other business of importance has been trans: by our State Legislature since the session communced, the time having been ocoupled chiefly iu disposing of the contested seats Several important bills have been aa- nounced. Among otbers, notice of @ biil to repeal the Water Lot acts of the last Legislature, by which our city was granted possession of water property to a large amount, in the harbor, has been gi Che design of destroying the water boundary, and creating a new water front, ‘caused considerable feellug It will deeply in- jure the interests of our oity and harbor, if accomplished. But it cannot be done. Governor Bigler has issued a special message. toushing upon the financial affairs of the State, in whioh he urges upon the Legislature the early adoption of measures to relieve the burden of the State’s liabilities, and exhi' showing, $1,000,000 still stand st us teom thy pee of last year’s military expeditions. The aggregat indebtedness, civil aud military, of the State, on the Bist December, was $2,242,839 74. ‘The Settlers’ and Miaecs’ Convention—as the several meetings held in Sacramento recentty, to discuss tae called—still meets with as little sympathyasever. It being evident that uaworthy motives are mixed up with their expressed views, very little confidence is placed in their deliberations. Ons of the resolutions adooted by them was, “there should be @ difference ia ths privi- lege extended to miners who are citizens of forsign ‘An important piece of intelligence roaches us by the way 0 the Dalles, in Oregon, which ststos that great excitement exists amoag the Mormon: the Great dalt Lake. The difficul: petween that people and our go- vernmment egents have made them resolve upoa defout ing themselves agwivust facther interfereuce with taelr affairs, ou the pact of the general government, ‘Tne ra- port(wbichafter all may bs without foardation ) says that fortifications are being erected, and means of de fence provided In Oregon, the Legislature and Judiciary ars etill at Jogwerneags—the pecple, stillagi‘ated by the discursiva oftre location of their seat of government, one set of } gislatera opposing the decision of tue court by watch it wer fixed ard another sustaining. Our daves trom Gregen ere tothe Sth ult. Lhe winter is quite severe. All was quiet San Diogo at the last accounts. Troope had acne to ths Gila, and no farther disturb. ance was expected with the southern Iediaus, Company ¥. Sd Artillery, with Mejor Andrews, has gone to the mouth oj the Uclorado. Provisions have been seat, and a depot is to be made at the juavtion of the Gia aud Colorads, The United Staten Board ot Land Commissioners bas beon in seesion since tae 2let, im this city, No important bueiness has been transacted as yet. An action has been brought sgaivst the editors of the Btockton Jowna! for Hoel, by Me. Fremont, that paper ving asserted that extensive frauds were about to be perpetrated in Kurops by the agents and uader the sanction of that geatteman, The Mariposa quartz claim of Mr. Fremont was represanted inthe alleged fraud. ‘The damages are laid ut $100,000. In the mines much ineoavenience and want has been experienced by the failure of the water supplies. Dig. givghar rot been very brick, and prospecting parti have made bet few rich discoveries withia the past month ‘The laborers have worked out the water, sad are disposed to Iny by,” waiting for more. Since Thuca- day. the rains have returned, and copious showers have Jen in theintexior. Whis will revive prospects ia the amines A few bloody rencontres have taken piace in various parts of the Sisce; but we are happy in observing that Loess oocurrences are each month growing more rare. In San Francisco, we have on one or two oocasions been apprebensive for the peace and security of the city, singe it bos been understood that the class of criminais ia our streeta beg received accessions recently fcom the Atlaa- tic es. Buatour authorities and the public geae- rally are on the alert for thieves and incendiaries, (From the Sen Francisco Picayune, Pod. 1.) A melaneholy cose of homicide occurred fa the city, about seven o'cleck, on the evening of the Zicninse. ‘The cireumstances are driefly as follows :--A myn naaed Warren 0, Norris much intoxtcated. and very quartel- some. got into a fight with a Freachman, on Commersial street, ard knocked him down several times. Police officer Treanor sud James fd gerton, hearing the disturb- ance, ren up and arrested the parties, the latter taktog: hold of Norris. On the way to the jon house, Norris, aman of very grext physical strength, bssame tacious, ond strenucwly resisted the attempts of the officers to get him along. Ge used very violent langoage, aud fixally knocked officer freanoe down, and puuled out pistol, which he snapped at him. The offisor, however, fortunately threw his flager under the heamer, | ast as it was coming down on hs cap, and by this means saved his life Dar: the fray, Norrie got struck on the bead wilh ea club, and being rendered scill more furious, threatered to shoot Alter much trouble, the parties of the eaptain of police. Bdgertoa advanced to the desk to make bis complaint, when Norris made use of some very abu:ive language towards him, aad dealt him a heavy blow on the neck with his fist. Bigerton immedtatety placed his hand ix his bosom, and told Nor. ris that if be -etcuck nim again, he wouldout him”? Ud- gertom was then ordered by Oapt. Casserly to leave the office, and wes about turning to go. when Norris struck him another biow in the mouth which staggered hia. Recevering from the blew, waick made him exo#ediagly angry, Edgerton planged a kni’e into the body of Norris, who immediately rank to the floor, A physician was called. aod upon examination, the wound, waich wis om the left side of the abdomen, was proaougced mortal. AtGerciock P. M,, the mext day, Norris died. Oa Mon- dsy, the 2ucb in+t., a post mortem examination, was neid and the wound was found to be about aa iach anise hair ia width. andextending through the bowels, severing a portion of the intestives, The coroner beid an iaque om the body, and the jury rendered a verdist ia accor dance with the facts Edgerton wes arrasted on the spot by the City Marshal, but by giving $6 00u bail, was suifered to go at largo. His examination was commenced on tae 27th inst, and finished the next day. Yesterday morning, Recorder of $10.0C0, to answer the charge of manslaughter before the Court of Sesioas, Tho required bail was given. On the morning of tho 2lst inst, the dead body ofa Frenchinan, sawed Louis Caumbd, was found lying at the foot ot a precipice fronting the ia the rear of Telegraph Hill It was supposed that be had committed suicide, first by shooting himself in the head wich @ pistol, and afterwards by throwing himself headlong from the precipice which was about sixty feet in height, His face was torribly lacerrated, sad his heod literaliy crushed by the fall, A coroner's inqugst was hell apoa the body, aud a verdict according to the facts ren- red. ered. A meeting of mechanics and manufacturers was held itcorofe Exchange on the night of the 221 ins, for the purpose of entering thes protest against that portion of the license ordinence whion imporey a tux Upem goods manufactured apd told in taseity. A nmics of renciutio 18 Was passed, expressive of bho sense of the meeting, and @ petition, praying repeal of the ordi- bance, ordered to be drawn up and presented to the elty counctl ‘Two more case: the clipper #) Dpited States Dist ng out of the difculties om board have ¢ up before the | Inene, the second mate Corbili, waa oasrged with kicked gad beaten ons 4 the Casieags, aud was haying erueily and muatictous Jobo Brown, a satior, on bo: found guilty by the jury wfcer a few romeo In the second, James gins. the mate, with hav en oue Andrew Nicoll, a sail Aofiicient the dention of tue p s he United Seates Attorn wat dito! Tae intersst at "y ials, had gra- | che more thaa a & nol: dually ach: ‘Tue Board o pore d of auaity Land Comin{selomers, ecom- om, aud Thornton, commenced a Gen, Wilson's offise, on Bac gouery, on at oo beew Boldi m 3 has come befor uloe Haul, Wil eiurings, sand heve et 9 day, (ranca cling auch bustars ata Degisiature § ‘uokst presonted the tollowing alliornian Asrembly tbe people of California, in Senate and | har th admiration | of Hungacy the Hours of Austria, and 5 theie deep regard and good wishes to and his brave companions, the il- and goverment #o04, end jaid upon the vo time, table to b Wrintty The Alvx Col dencrigtive 1 of the Let inst, ofa new Gothic edi Cove in pola well covered wi (he middle of the lot. v dsr iy cafe from destruction by fire, rhould our city be agaim visited Wik thit destructive element, We learn, alg, shat tie wala able rervices of Miss Coad hare been seour nd that st fs contemplated to enlaryy thrfin lorgivg to the church. Ths pews numbering seranty- | fous, are Deatly two-thirds rentsd, and tho onacch has been erected with menus derivy g frou the letting of the pews and a distribution will ya mate ou Monday to the subscribers who haye paid the pew rentsup to time ‘SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 29, 1852. The Financial Condition of California= Special Message of Governor To the Senate and Assembiy of the State of California: — ‘The existing condition of State aTsirs and the com- Manding importance of the many sadjeots which mast engage, not only your attention, but that also ot Jon- grees, in connection with them weuld seem to demand of Ide more than the general reference made to them ia may Ineugural Address 1t becomes the daty ef thos: who hi boen entrusted with tha direction and man- egement of our Btate interests, to set about the work before thems with an earnest determination to correct Whatever errors may ba herevofore commisted, and to devise such judi s measures ws shailin Cuture seoure increased prorperity throaghou: the 4tate. The fect is not be disguised, that our legisiation, heretofore, has not served to mect the wants aud necessities of the State; but this is attributable, iu a great measure, to the unsettled condition of things among us at the tim, and to the abrence cf reliable data upom which to pre- dicate advired legislative action, Now, horsvec, the experience of more thantwo years dadeca Stats organt- sution, the chaage which has occurred in the charasier and condition of our general population—the iaterests, fixed and permanent, which have since growe up, siford us advantages which were not porsssred by our prade- cvesors, and would seem to require at our hands the es tabliahment of a syctein of Jaws more perfect in ite prox portions, and better adapted to weet our wants and @d- Vance our interests, The question of raising ravenue for the support of the Btate government, the faithful and prompt discharge of existing outstandiog Labilittes, and tne coasequeat establisbment of its credit upon @ permanent aad suce basis is of paramount importunve The State isin dot, and there are not now sutlicleut funds in the State Pees enry to discharge the demands against it Tbe resuit ts the credit of the State is ic paired, and must 60 contiaue nliisuch well matured revenue measares devised, will not only secure provisions for the epeely pay: ment of the existing debt, bat mest, also, asoruiog lia: bilities, With view to present tais qusstion at once for your consideration, the accompanying official statement of tho entire debt of the State existing on the Sle doy ot December, 1851, is herewith submitted. The report of the Comptroller accompanying the message of my preds cessor on this subject, extends mo further than to the close of the tical year euding June 39, 185!, and does not therefore, sufficiently exbidl: our real f'uencial condt- tion, By ap examination of the acusxwpanying special report, it will be seen that the totalamouat of oatstaad- ing clvil obligations, was,on the dist of December, 181, $746,063 95, thet of this amount $879 590 has beea fund- ed onder ap act passed April 29, 18oL, Toe anoaat of three percent bonds outstanding, inclusive of int«cost, $240.71 Lt, and of Vomptroller’s warrants, $165,1¢2 81, ‘The act ubove referred to authorised the funding of a sum aot exceeding $700,000. Of this amouns It will Da seen, that $u79 Us have been funded, being 350,509 less than the amount provided for by law, War bonds outstanding on ths Slt of December, to- gether with the iaterest due thereon. amonut to $414,009, War loan Warrants oulstandiag, $2370 7% Loval amount of outstanding adjusted civil and military liaoili- les, $1 242 580 74, The war dept mentioned, whioh hat already beea asted upon by the Legislature, so far as its assumption by the Btate is concerted, aroce Out of the fcllowing [adixa ex- peditions authorised by my predecessors, to wit: =KL Do- rado expedition, commauded by cl, Rogert; oariposs expedition, commanded by Major Birney; Mariposa ex- pedition, commanded by Mujor Savage; Gila expadittoa, | commanded by Gen. blorebead. In addition to these, since the adjournment of the last, Legislature. the following expeditions have been ordered cut by the Exeoutive of the Btate, towit : Bl Dorado ex- pedition, commanded by Uol. Rogers; Utah expedition, commanded by Gen. Bean; Los Augeles expedition, oom: manced by Gen Kean; Monterey expedition, commanded by Wood worth; Clear Lake expedition, command. ed by Genera! Ketiil. To meet the expenses inourred by reason of these several expeditions, no provision hos yet been made by law, nor ean the amount be now definitely ascertained, but the probable amount caleulsted wich ro ference to the expenres cf the forravr expeditions, t+ timated by the Comp:rolier, ia round nambers, $1,000,000. which, if assumed by the State, will as! ageregats icdedtedness, civil sad military, on the Lisi of Dee., 1851, $2.252 339 74. The question is vow presanted, by what meags this ind-stedvers be discharged, and the ceedic State restored and maiatained 7 Tecan only submit general suggestions for your consi- dexation and action on thiv interesting subject, aad mart leave to your wisdom and jadgmen: to mi ture the details of such measvres as pbali effect the great object of relieving the State of Ler present flaan- ragements, step, then, to be taken towards dlacharzing the demands oustanding ageiast the Stace, aud prorid- ing the nece-rary means fer tae fature economical ad- ministration of the state guyerament, it w careful revig sion of the entire revenue ejstem, and more stringent Provisions of law to secure grester effisieney in making collections, and inoze prompt ascountability on thy part of the agents entrusted wita the cellectioa of the publir revenue. There can be no question that a large amount of ca- venue hes been wholly lost to (he 8tute during the past fiscal year, in consequence of the negligence, carciess- nees aud ivetlicleacy of mauy of the oficas charged with ite collection. The peopie I feel assured, are at ail times realy and willing to contribute to the support of coveromsat, aud to secure @ faithful exscutioa of theiaws. Bul, from many counties of the State, well founded complaints sre made that the taxes collected of turir citizeas for State and county purposes, have not been applied to tue ob jvots for which they were desigued. By reference to an Official statement from the Comp. troller of Bate, exhibiting the sums paid taco the Trea- fury by the eeveral couaties, before the 29th of June, Ishl, and the 27th of January, 2652, it will be eeen tnat the counties of Calaveras, Kiamath, Sonoma, San Lats Obiepo, Tuolumne, Mariposa and Trinity have not, during this period. paid ont centinto ths State [ressury. From several of tnese counties the proper offisor of State has been advised, that the people, asa general thing have paid their taxes, and that of course the fail- ure to make return and paymentis attributable alone to the officers charged by Law with the duty of collecting and paying over the revenue. This etate of things has given rise to whateve: ob- Jectiens may have beea made on tho part of the prople tothe willing payment of taxes, Reform this avuse, and from the ordiaary sources of revenue I have no doubt that ample means may be derived ito meet wii the oivil abilittes of the State, Indeed, had we no other re source—no We!l founded and just claims upon the gear ral government—we might coatiiently look to these re sources to extricate us from any momentary embarrass- ment which has been broug'it about. either by our own mismanagement or the negiest of the parent government, But, in order to avail ourseives ofthe benefits of this ra- rource, the necessity of rigid enactments comorroing the accountability of officers tn the payment, and eilsieacy ip the collection of taxes, becoms apparent. Next it becomes important to make provision t> te- eve the State from the pressure of present indebted- ness, £0 far ox that object cau be effected by legislation. ACS Our lust segeion, an woh Wae pasted aad epproved co 6 Blate. By the provisioas of this tof Ytate wae authorized to cause to bo amount of $701,009, in sums of er oant per anagia prepared bow: fo bearing an in irom the dave of th: indebtedness of the por cent bones or Compt ed.upon preeeutation cf the same to cho Ueararer, co re ceive in exchange therefor those eeven per eent ooade. The amount ofindebtednes funded this act, it witl be reen by reierence to the special i of the Oompteol- ler, ie $879,600, belog $520 0.0 less thaw the aula cited amount. ‘fhe reason why 99 ems & poring of the amogut provided for has been fund+d, is to bs fouod in the fact that the holders of b 9 besring an iae terest of 26 per cent per annum did not desire to coavert them into 7 per cemt stock, aud ihe sitditioasl faa; chat the Dreusurer eo construed the act sy to 6 i funding of ali warrants iesusd uftor tae Let day ot Ma. 1861, Awpie provision having b discharge the sco: ning inreress upva toe $7090) pro vided for, I would resommend that tie Tres ‘be author! ne bonds to the extent of $: oller’s warrants Cutscendiag, wit ue, and Lwoutd farther et Laut the bonis so ts beta the rors of $100 209, $00, ant $600. at the option of the hol: ‘The amount of ‘ Interest fund" now in ths sury is $22 063 90 being $5,208 00 more than will bore: quired on the lst of July next, to pay the accruing inte- rest on the amount, $519,500 which has besa fasted. By the 1th rection of the “act to fund the debt of the Blate,” provision ie also made for a State sinxing fund, te be composed of the aurplus 41 fund, all moneys reoetved by the State of California from the government of the U: States on account of the civil fund; + 7 the sale of att those ret apart fore in the treasury on the May, in every year Ub would, thereron Payment of there seven per tere nije, With the excep Helleved will tond to 4@ nue, and at the credit of the Ytate not only in amouat of her inded'ed Cller's warrants f rdship and dous to the boltuxs ast tb ¢ iuclined to res’ navuraily & on ilegal and burde & tn the payment of taxes, whiod, uader ether cicoaetanoas, would be cherrfully comtributed, I cannot do (es, ora mend to w be s t taxes © amount of the three per ovat $157 07, exclusive of interest ¢ eum the acerning interest amounts to $$ 412 2 ymonth,, Although this rainona liability aes Veew happily much diminished Auriag the past fsoal year, (a coverquence of the bonds having beea mals c9 ‘ovivable in payment of Slate duss, Yhe eum yet outsiagd. tatendiong fs | « ing is too considerable, and the monthly interest secru: ing thereon too great, to ba permitted to coatinae. Of suoh onerous obligations we cannot too soon relieve t] ee tec Bropeaety ry adopting some measure to jeot, I would urgently pz oni consideration.” mebinabaddeiniilid I come now to the consideration of the lisvilities which have been inourred by the State, in defence of her frontier against Lodian depredations. This item, it Will be observed, constituies the larger portion of our aparegate indebtedness, and requires immediate atten: ion. The circumstances under which thislarge indebt- edness has contracted, would seem to war:ant the confident expectation that it ie rather an appareat than real liability of the State, and that so soon as presented, and understood, it will be transferred to,and assumed by the party upon whom it properly devolves The general government owed us protection whish wa mot adequately afforded, Our frontier citizens ware @: pesed to Indian depredations, and hostile Indian taour- pions were uct only threatened, but actually commenced. No euiicient United states forors could be mustered for the protection of our people, their lives aad property; and we were compelled, therefore, to protest ourselves. Wo do this, it became necessary, in the opinion of the Exeontivo, to extend that protection which the general goversrent should bave secured, Tae amount expended on there expeditions, fora part of walch the bouds and ‘warrants of the Btate are now outstanding, I havé reason to believe wiil be promptiy assumed by the ge 1 go Vernument. Our situation in this reapeot is mot ayall pe- culiar, and there are sbundant precedents to be found in the proceedings of Congress, of appropriations heviug been made in similar cases. By ect of Congress, approv- ed March 8, 1841, provision is made for the paymaat of troops called out by the Governor of Alabama to sup- Indian hostilities. By an act approved August 13, 842, an appropriation of $176,000 ix imade to the State ot Georgia, for expenses incurred {a the Seminole, Charo- kee ang Creek campaigns, and the suppression of Indian hostilities tm Floride and Alabama. By an act approved August 40,1842, the sum of $61,878 15, is appropriated to the State of Louisiana, for che troops employed iu the Bemincle war; and by an act approved May 14, i934, aa apPreprintion of $85,(06 ia made to Missouri for eloilar e precedents fndicate, thet whern it is thata State bas been required vo cali Out forces, aod incur expenses im ite defence, the Gon- gress of (he United States will make such appropriations as justice and en Observance of the relations existing ba- een the general and State goveroments require Bi fides there precedents, there are to he found numerous appropriations mede to individaais for servioss rend. by order of the several state authorities, aad for p oa ty etolen and destroyed by hostile Ladtans whore iasuf ficlent protection hud been extended by the general go vernment. Now, in order to avail ourselves of the justice of the general government. properly authenticated acsoaats of Loe several expeditious, together with # full steeneas of the ciroumstances under which they were authorized, should be at once forwarded to our Senators and Kepre- oentativesin Oongraas. and ths immediate and favorable aotion of that body tuyoked, When the liabilities have been assumed by tha general covernment, mach the greater portion of the indeb:edaeas of che State will have 4s an source feom which we may conf. dently expect, ultimately, to derive a large amount of revenue, your attention ts respectfully directed to an fot of Congress, passed September 24, 1461, entitled “en act to epabio the State of Arkansas and, other States to reclaim the swamp lands within their ifmits Under the provisions of this sot, the Atate of California Wil be entitled to many thousands of acres of very valuable lanos, some practical disposition of waich it will beseme necessary to make, When the Seere- tery of the Intericr shail have made out accurate \iats of plats of esid lauds, it is made my duty to apply fore patent to the State, on the issuance of which the fee simple to sald lands vest in the Stete, subject to the disposition of the Legivleture—the proceeds. howere: roid, te be appropriated, as far aa Decesaary to reclaiming the lands in question by means of levees and drains. To eyGiL Ourselves of tizis aot, steps should atones be taken, and an secnomical plan of operations devised to ¢itvot au eazly reclamation of the lands thereby donated Duriag Che pest year, bundreds of our enterprising ottizent h located Upoa these lacds, oud’ at consideraoie oxpsase and labor made valuaole improvements thereon Jastica y tequites that they snould be resared possersions, (not exceeding one hoatred ant oixty acres) om the most reasonable terms, The more liberal the terms. the more ceriaia awd prompt will be the reclamation of thene lands and their improvement ‘Their speedy setulement and cultivation is a m great moment to the State, beonuse it will add fina ately to the amonet of taxable property, aad thas, of courre, greatly increase the revenue. Nothing move is required to establish the Ginonclal affetre of the diate upon 9 permanent and prosperous jusis, but judiciows and well advised reveaua caca- sorew—6 prudent and omical administratim o the government, and an earnest presentation of on Jost and well fourded claims to the attention of (on. of this neglect, the developement of our agricultural re- sources bas not advanced hand in hand with the other great interests of the State, The mineral lends of onr State are regarded by the peopie as the common heritage of Amerioan cittsens, aad they, with great unanimity, favor the existing liboral and just policy acted upon im working these mineral lands. That the mines should, as at present, remain free, inthe almost unanimous sentiment of those who have familiarized themselves with the subject from ae- tual operations, or careful observation The propositions to sell or leare them by the general government cannot nor will receive the sanction of the people of California They believe, and with reason too, that the sale of the mineral lands would exert a moet blighting influenos oa the advancing prosperity of the State, aud paralyze the energies of the enterprising body of mon now engaged in developing the recources of our young Stat» At pre- eent there are no exactions upon labor in the mines—all that the industrious operator oan gather from the aands of our rivers, or dig from our hills, is bis owu; aud the Bnowledge that such is the fact, encourges to persey, rance tn wel! directed efforts to escure the hidden tri sure. On the other hand, the inevitable reeuit of the sale or Jeare of these lands would be the gradual forma- tion in our midst of fearful monopolies. Possessed of the more valuable portion of these lands, these monopoliats, by combination, would be euabled to regulate the reward of laber, as circumstances or avarice might dictate. The Teasons are cogent) sud aumerous why thy ge: g0 Vernment should mot seek to derive rerenus from the mines of this state Amonget the mort Writing is the wall Recertained fret hat Californta, in proportion to popu- tion, contributes more to the national treatury than any other State (n the Union. The amount of ravenue oulleoted at the several ports within the limitsof the Bate, during the past bind excerds $4,000,000, being equa to nearly ono-twellth of tho whole expenditures of the general government, Again, the estimated value of tbe exports ofthe cther thirty Staves did not exceed, daring tho past year, $100,000,000, whilst California e Will nearly, perhaps quits, contribate $100,000,000 to the wealth of the nation--bsing au amount equal to one-half the entite sum contributed by the other chirty Btates. ‘These are important facts, aemonstrating mot only the wisdom of the existing policy in rerpect to the miuga, but o usively proving that the general govera- meat should, in common justice make no additional ex- actions upon Ube industry end enterprise of our state, #4 course of prlicy favored by noas exoupt din the establishment of powerful mono- net the domination of wl ch the general go- uld asalduously guard \ polies, age vermment sb To the reservations inade by the Waited States Com. missioners in their treaties during the past year, with the Indians living within the borders of ths Siac, of jargs bodies of lund, both miacral ant agcicultural, I would reap: y call your atteatioa, xad ragou- mend that some action be taken, by which the almost geritaile ¢ i AL to toe I intended to (08 we 4, a5 to the 3t ag Who are ) may be avert- ed. Tamcradivly informed that extensive raservattoan have been made to the Indiana of Large tracts of land, rich ia minerais and valuable for wal parpowe and that where they ure proviou coupied by white ol , shoy have been requiced Co abacuon their pos seesions, and deliver them upto the [adians, iu pursa unoo of treaty. To pay nothing of the policy of the goa eral government settling ta the very heact of our tate, vast tt. exelur peivii Of the syste is bu prod en the ¢ Aud Lavisus, haven tue woul tion ef the latter, and {1 vpon the State or genetel goveroment beavy expenses for filting out La Gian apecitions, of Which, to sume extent, Wo Lave ox perienced the eifects A decided expression should be tranamiited to the Senate of dae Unived States, ead a re- jection of the treaties by whioh those resstvatioua are ed, enrnestly urged tance and necessity of a branch mint in California fe uuiversally edmitted, got has Con- gress, from rome cause OF other, brea tardy iu its action on the euiject. Such, hoverer hae been chy toorease tion, and the wuzmeutetion of She amyuat 6 Mines, during Ube pass year, that d, Wil aot longer delay thetic action sud ia reter. can be Luthe or no diversity of opinion, @he matter chould, however, by you be aywla urgently preseed upoa their consid By the 28:h section of the +.harttols of (he Constitue t t is mamde the duty of the Logislatare to provide ean en e daud f ration of Ube inbebloants of ¢ ia Ube year 1862, Your wttrntion 1* respectfully divected to thie requirement of tho Oountitution. wad it i* recom, wended het provision be made for twking ths enuviera- tion prescribed Dhe census of b cty taken, and 0, it is believed bas been very imper- snot exhibit, by many thousands, re Tf this be ao, and thers is 3 Teaoon Lo wesume it, Congress should be advised ‘ef, 0 that our representation inthe popaler bragch Natione! Legistutare sheli be proporuioned to our t m, which ia generally conceded to be y over 200 000. gters Gur renources ate amply sufficient to meetant defray ail resrcnable and necessary expandicures. A system of economy. however, must be adopted. and re- trerebment must characterisa cur proceedings if we would relievs from and secure the Btute ageinet peca- rigng embarrassment, Altcough Calitornia is posresaed of great miaers! woalth, taportant commeretal advanta- ae pd coli ansurpasred fu fertility, still will the con. duct of her toternal afatee require the utmet prub ] aod mort careful deliveration Every act of retrench- Went, aid every Mearure Of judicious economy, will ro ceive, therefore, my hearty approval. The act of the leet aorsion of the Legislature reducing the swlariea o «Me sand in other respects retrenching Stats expeudi- surtained by me ia the popular brauch of the ure. and its provisions are atill ap; 4, saving Wilto the State, if dectded to be comstitutioaal, the eum of $158,000 usily. Inthe commuaication made to you by my predeossor, it is recommended thay the number of the Judicial Dis- triets of the Btate should be reduced, aud the District Attorney system changed, so as to provide a District Attorvey fer each Jadicial District. This, as a meacure of retrenchment, merts with my hearty concurrence. ‘The Atate is divided into too many Judicial Districts— ureatly more than are required to do the business of the people, as will appear upon examination of the report of the cares tried in the several District Courts which will be transmitted in a few days, At least four of these dietriets may be dispeneed with without injury to the dispatch of Uusinest aud at the same time save to the State in her annual expenditures, not less than thirty thousand dollars, This added to the ameunt saved un- der the provisions of the act reducing the salartes of cMcers will, ingthe aggregate, amount to ths sum of oe hundred and eighty eight thousand doliars, In closing my observations on this subject, it may not be inappropriate to remind you that of all ths questions which demand the consideration of the legislator, none ir ao important aod difficult ssthat of taxation States- men and patriots bave bestowed upon it infinite care and reflection, sithough they have eucceeded in esta dishing neral principles. the deteile are yat left to be as circumstances cau justify These gene- ral principles, however, are based upon the soundest rea tons, sustained by long experience, and cannot bo disre- garded, to wit: that taxation shall mot be burdensome; that ecreater amount of taxes thall not be tmpored than ere necesuary to ruppott @a economically administered government; that they sha not bs imposed on wish the em to foster and protect one feter: other, and that they shal! unitermly upon all. It semaine for ine to now prasent fur your cone leration ¢ action, one or two other questions of public inserert, e wubject of the disposition to be mad of the oublic lends within the limits of California wit! almoet cartainiy er gagethe attention of the present Gongress, Importaut tatereste are involved in this qasetiva, aud ft is, ca: 3 3 fore, deserving ct immediate as well as grave and care: tively centiderntion, Bat little stteution, comps as yet been devoted to ugricuiture In thir tc quence of which is thas we are compelled to derive oar supply of nearly all the necessaries of iife from Chile, acd the various ielanda of the Pacific, upom which s duty of 20 per cent ad valorem is patd in addition to the fceigat, charges, and original coat, This takes annually from our infant State mil money which might otherwise be ret tus ond expended in necessary and loeal improvements But we can reasonably anticipate litte change for the better, in this respect, untitthere is @ deduite asttle ment of land claims, and Congress adopts the wise and Mbera! policy of donating the public domain in small tracts to actual settlers, Congress, at its last joa. donated, with a liberal hand, to the people of Oregoa, and nas pas of it would seem that no good reason obtains why a less liberal policy ehould be adopted in the disporition of i ‘ae public tanas tying within the State of California interest of both the State and nstion will un Diy be best subserved by denating the public La ali tracta to actual settlers. It will taduce emigra- tion to the State. greatly increase ths amount of texebie property. and, above all, secure to us an abundance of the necessaries of fe produce 1 ot home, and tbus retain smonget us, te be applied in extending agricultural ope- rations, the millions now annually expended for products ef foreign growth, Fmigration to this tate is unquestionably retarded by the prevailing impresstonin the other Stator of the Vnton, that nearly ail cthe valuable tands in Qailfornia sre Covered by Spanish or Mexioan grants, and that they nnot be obtained upon rach reatonable t aa are calculated to eroourage agriculturists to reek a home om the Pacific sonst. It canvot be denied that « great por. tion of oor beat lands are thus elaimed ood helt, bat it the valisy of the Ban Joa sisting of the Meroel, Tuo- | Mokeluans; the Sac ag of the 0: Atnctican, Bear, Yuba and Feather © and t region mm thi nties of Lrinity an mililons OF aeresor p will prove equal fr properly oaitivated, etates of Lil!pois and The quantity of menss) not less than twent ties of Ban Diego, San Lui rey, Sante Cras, Santa C. niwe, San Joequin, Maris, b tor, are purely agricultural and grazing vouw to this, it (5 a weil Known tact that Chere t single wining county within Lhe limite ¢ dees HOt conta’ mors and ia Taolaune. Ba ioe. there team in qu andgrazing sols, [ol the whrdw mountain region is interaperted with valleys which eannot bo surpasted in beauty or festility “Lhe agricultural loterest of the State is of tho frst im. Lertance; aud to far a8 it cam be consistently fostered fud advanced by legislation, it should be done 1: baa va of which gated and | otands of ho ontra 0 “ adooino, Yolo, Colast and In | Pon Sacramento | bevetofore been too muek meglected, aad fa copreqigmse | ewitu wn ioteresting report from the ician Of (he Sacramento state Horpital om of the act creating & State Horpital eramento Ulty, $150C0 ware wppre priated wad set ppart, to be used In’ providing for iusane persons. This appropriation hos bres expausted, aud from thy statiasi- oul exhibit made in the report of the visiting poysteis it will be prem that there exists great uecessity for the adeption of other measures for the rellef of this untor. tunate class of men Cn vbhe 12th inst., Lisued am order dishendiog all the troops in the nervice of the State, under the command of Mejor General Bean, and directed General Kains, the apecis! agent charged with the duty of superintending the disbanding of said troops, tu take immediate pos- erssion of ail the property of the Btate, used in the ea- pedition, oud to seli the same at suction atter giving not less than ten days public potice of tle time ant place of sale, and to pay over to the Treasurer of State tne proceeds liaving fully and osndidly expressed my own views (n referencs to w of the more important quvstions which | concern usasa Btate Iuow commend ail the au! ects to your careful consideration, SOHN BLGLER, January 50, 1552. Caltfornia State Senators, ‘The subjolaed table exhibits the birch place, age, oceu- pation, and recent residence of the gentiomen composing the Senate of the Btate of Oailfornia Samuel Purdy, President of the ge is OT years of age, 4 merchant, residence New Yo Born. Whore fra, a Ky. tit 7 Lawyer, Centractor, Merebaa Lawyer, Miner, Lawyer. not given, “M.D. dames M Miller..." Jue. ¥. Lind, wey. Jas. H. Belston 3. i. Barpor. Joo A Lyle Janes W. Den WS Miver, Va Mo ‘The (hres lant are conteatiog the seat in the Bensts for Trinity cad Klamath — Times and Uranseript Mining Lotelligence. Favorable accounts ace given of the pros miners in the districts of Tuctamnes apd Usla es. The Caljwnia Chronicle, published ia thet region, ives the folowing items of mining news —“No littie 3 ent has prevailed during the part week among tue miners, erowlog out of the report that the flat east oC tockton Hill, had been found to yleid remarkably well to some few who had got down to the ledge. A great number of claims were a¢ usual taken up. end hard werk was performed with sstonishiag ‘The ledge is cn the overage eixty feet from the surface; aad although many have been disappointed in their expac- tations of a ‘big strike,’ we are pleasel to learn that those weo are on the lead, fad their claims prospect an average of two dollars per saok.”? Another remarkably rich quarts vein has been disso yered zeuth of the Oulaverse river, and within about 49 cf Stockton, It was discovered by a party who out bunting, and, on being traced, was found to bear directly towards Uereon Hil, and Is suppozed to be continnation of the same lead. Where first found, tt | ¢rops Out irregularly for a distan threshuadred | yarde, nnd scarcely & piece of ro s been taken irom it in whion gold is not perceptible to the naked ya, Au | eoroy mede ef sowe of the poorest pieoes, gave the aver- ate yleld of about twenty cents per pound. A-company has been formed to work the head of whi: Merers, Johns, Gray and € well, who have ado; te of the ras Coua- PRICE TWO CENTS. The Bacramento Chior at night mane poet ged sapationg are being mate Sieunetras moch earth @s possible ere the rapt ing waters shalt have becoate exhanites, - “P pofons,: ¢ Stockion Journet saya that until recently an able bodied man could obtain Imptoyment saywhere inte foutbern mines at $100 per month and board—but with. in the last two or three weeks. new comers from the northera mines and the east, have beoa working for lees’ Wages, in the mines, by the day, are now from three to five dollars per day, aceording to the diggings. We hear that some new comers have been working for twodollara per day. However, it is expected that bast- pero will revive in the mines as soon as the various water companies have completed thelr works. There is bow too much water in the rivers and notenough in dry diggings. A Dr Bpieker has dissovered a solvent which wilt preva of great benefit in separating the parti of gold from black sapd. [tis said that De 8 sucsveded ia ob- twining gold 1p considerable quantities whore quiek- Wlver bud failed to obiain « single grain Marriages antl Deaths in California. MAL In Ban Francisco, Juv. uch, by the ov, Mr, Witte Mr. G. F, Von Heien, of South Car boown, of Adelaide, South Aust: In Bactanie ‘an. 2th. by ov. Me, Ingoldeby, DA Kueaseef Mormon Triad, to Mies A Folger, of Kantork, Iretand At Bev Frano'dso, Jan Jobu. NB, to Mien RK teiler Pulote, et Coutra tine, to Mer, Kenta 1 widow. 4, Mr. Abraham Craft. of at. Pilots, deughter of Coua- DID. At Washington. Yolo county, onthe 18th Jan Mra, Wa. B. Ueatn, wged 87 years. bdrm, i, © ins with ber bu the late Jamey th, M D., onperty of Janesville Wirconsia, end ectived in Waon- ington in October. Aidy, gud Lad seided there to (ac ume oft her death At Rav Franciteo, on Vriday, 20th Ja gers. M. D., formeriy Prof. of Materia lostitute, N.Y, and late Hewitt ged fifty years, At Bonora, ¥ Ue, Thomas Ui, Hooke sacramento, Janvwry Mr James H. Greenwood, of Cal 8 At tan Froncieeo. Jan 81, John J Biarkey. chaut, syed $8 ears, In Bun Kranci: of New York city, At Ban Franais Westmiils, Maine At Oak Grove, nowt Sasramento, J Stephem MoDonough, La'e cf St. Louis, ti INTREMENTS LO San FL ) FOR TAY WEER ENDING JAM, 24, 183 Jan, 19—Al'en Martin aged 21 years, from Vermont 1f—Micharl Cameron, 8, Treinud, —Muiler, 27, France James H Ro- via Rutger's ttheee of this Port, y suddenly, of bilious erly of Usstiny Suing, ion of che braie, after a rlicrt i y of New Ocle 0, Jun 27, W. 0 ce Garrick, Sinple, MD, late of aay 25, Wiig Luke Carrio Jeremiah Wa Quirk hod Blarkey, 48, L singbam i eur, 36, Feanve anc 40 4; betweon 0 end 66.9 Deeeasis--Pouewonia, 2; drowned, Lj murdered, 1; dyrentery, 9; d 2; Favama ‘over, 1; dstertam fad tremens, t; croup, 1; eoarwy, L—-Total, 1 Financial, Bay Baanciaco, Yeb. L—Sv-cnt State 2 per canta, 4a 7 per cent, lows prinotpal and tatereet; do. 7 pee cents, 07 » 68; do, 12 per canta, fG a 67 | do. tand- Warrants, 63 a 65; do unfundable warrante, GO 43 a 45; otty 10 per cont ban to wb a 56; do war warran 48.0'49, city per cont rorip. recordin date a 6 per cent premiuin; City Comptroller’ (nearly al! redvemad.) 409 dis,; county sorip, Bacremento Uity bonds, 55 a 60; Central Wharf ebarea, ory Tranrantions tp stocks have been limited, with an upward tendency. Bxshange.—Sterling. 69 days, 46k a 47; France, 00 ¢ 80 a 4 85; bemkern’ Dit aight, Atiantic citfes, 4 per cont promt ; Valparaiso, 3 do ; Diexivo, & do ; gold dust, clean, $17; Markets, Ban Praxcico, Fobrusry i—Biace our last review, the amount of business transacted bas been very light, which ray be accounted for by the danp- pointment of the steady rains baving ceased thus hindrring the miners trom washing out the auri- ferenn earth whiok (bey tad been toiliog to get together for along time past. for washing, which bas matartalty interfered with their ability to purchase more than actual necessity has requiced This basuiss caused at to the epeculative fealing which had begnn to be manmi- fort among our dewers wDO Gow seem disposed to await on actual demand. brileviug the goods now on the way Fuflicient t0 meet the wante of the country. écmcuLivna Dreienevts, suited to the fcasom, are in fuir domund Eeora any Brown Boots of ordinary kinds are selling at less than the homo cost, while those of good quaiities are paying some advance. Shoes, unless imported to or- dex will not pay Barapsivi es ~The want of rain bas bad an unfavor- able elect upou flour; alihough the pteck isnot more than is necessary, buyers will only purchase as fust as actual necessity requires, Indian meal is in good de- mand, and the price very high. Banier keeps pretty eteady, but no important ad- renee tebe place, Cats aud core sell moderately at quotations, Bric ave ip good demand and are likely to continue s0, ‘as there is an inerrasing disposition to baild of safe ma- | aris sudthe manufacture nere has not kept up with demand. Burnwyté In this erticle there is much lees demand. Uorres.--The stcok continues altogether beyond our Wants. Cempnt Isaold at high rates, in small quantities, with dency to decline oLe4 Temain at about the same, with an ample a of prime qualities, imported to order, is im but common goods are not paying, Focars.—-The marked is flooded with the common quae litier; prime are uot abucdent, Cosce—The steck i¢ mall, considering the consump- tioti, and rales are making ip small lots at quotations, Dar Goops.—Vbe privcipsl articles in request are beavy domestics and weil selected articles for ladies wear, Davesano Mepicinss.~-The stock ls increasing, and prices are rather fluctuating, Favurta ano Pararaves aie in better demand. Hay --There is o fair suppiy anda moderate demand. Lrquons —The stock hes further increased, aud is pow Immense, and nothing short of @ total cessation of ohip- mente will relieve tae market. Leatnen —No important dem: Lowene of foe quality and well seasoned, romaias etendy. Oregon has ceclined, being generally green. Mo rare have become more imactive. Mo.asera —Btock large snd very Gull Nairs keep steady, with an awple atock Puoviriont.—Theze ts sors demand for toss deol im limited quantities No important demand for pork. Good butter and lerd are in demand at full prices. Paints ano Uri.e are in but moderate demand. fe the market continues oversiooked erally imported to Aga 43 —Market overstocked Bosr.--Ptcck moderate Tonacco continues dull T) s8.—The demand is moderate at quotations a overstocked market; par. tloularly of Claret in which pays bus little beyond freight and duty. Lisboa wines if anythiug, exe worse, 08 thoy are not used. Mrocricannous Arvicirs, uch aa brocma aad pale, are dull, and of the former there is stock emough for yeare. é Seamen's Wacro—-From $£0 to $100. Brireine.—Dall, Lasoneus’ Waco 8 = $b per day ‘sues —Frem $5 to $12 par day irom $7 to $i per week, at the raciows testenrente. Precx tow, Jan, 23 —Our market presente « moro lively eppearavee lately. The demand being suite fair, prices have not varied sings our iset quotations, Tae suck in the mines is pretty well redaced, and a4 we bave strong Jodications of rain, prices must materially advan while it will caure w Veyelebies ate rapidly advancing, wad are growing teatoe. Later from Oregan. ‘The steamer Coiur bia ar yd at San Urancisco on the | 95th Janusry, bringing tutellizeuce trom Oregon to tae 24th volt. pare of the okett Mining Company ‘The miners in the viclnicy of Jackson seam to bs bury digging and washing theit olaims, Atsty have not ar much water us they deaire, stil th f astream running in the creek. ‘Theceisn great daal of gcldin this icoatity, and mothing bnt = good pappiv of r in required to render tis ome of the moes piacere in the county, The miners at Winter's Bar are.otill doing comackably well The Rich Gold Tunnel Oompany, tn constructing thelr works, have come upon a quarta vein which is of & pale g strong indieatio rysville [ewid aay, in te Valley Mining Compan, bie course taken from di one inst nee a 70 on s from Marys «to Dow. wieville. In the Spring Valley Oompany there are 66 | claims of 160 feet each. ‘The quarta w is net all euccsssfat; but fow com- ponies have ns yet got mnobinery ai fo tha work but where good milis with the proper auulitsries ace | dlisted, the yield of gold abu Uy attests the arent Nokes to be derived from this bran gh of mining. ‘The Sonora Herel which runs in front ef our tat work, They bave avera during the past week weighing thirty ounces taye:—" Along the Sonora Gulch, Mice, nteut thicty persons ate a from $3 te $10 wer day, Me. Olapp, about one handeod yards above them, found ® lwag of pace gold weighing | ‘aii tour Anda bay ounges.’ | authority of the United Sta: The #ronch party towed w placa | ‘The Or-ronion bee acceunts of a rumored revolution fn Utah, Itraye—“ We learn by the mail carrier from the Dolls, that news has reached that place from the Great Malt Lake of a revolution It is said the Mormons ¥ arming avd fortifying themeetyes and bad published ® Dectaration of Indepen¢ , in which they asserted their full determination to set up a republic for them- selves.” Theeditor of the Weekly Times, published at Pertiand, O T,, bad conversed with gentleman who hea arrived from Salt Li He states that affairs ara in a most deplorable rtate of cutlawry there, The United States texzitorial officers hare all lett. The Mormons are fortifying and gettieg ready to roviss tho aks there wil | bo Behting and great lon of life pmen! will not Le ret at detanoa, and the result will be 90 rand eacrifice of life and property ‘The Oregon Legistative Assembly, whfod had beea in , Janaaty St session at Sslem, adjoarned on Woda» ny bills ¢ f ima, alter a session of about aeven week portance tothe Territory i ware pi ‘welfare of the country was Kept in nee. It bad been reported that Snevta Butt y and rivi- nity are within Se i of Oregon. [f this be true, the population of Oregon is teu or Afterm thousand mote than was supposed. | ! + 2 the Territorial Logislatare & sees Be cog geod of Oeeon ty mate the scartain whether tiess bo i* ‘ie Orayan Severin says anna by the name of Sills,