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ge Tejon, fron which he will strike aa ‘a8 possible due east for the Rio Grande. His toke him 41wa the Mohave for about one dé and fifty miles, after which he will strike Soxth of the line he travelled lust year, directly for the Colorado. This crunsed, he will thoroughly ex- plore the country to the Zanh Vilesee, atthe he | ‘Was unable te do op bis first trip, in coosequence of ‘the hostility of the lodinns, who swarm over this country, and the cri ped condition of his small Party “His present force he consivers amply suff- cient to cope with the Indians and make his way in safety slong the route he has marked cut for him self. The country 1s «leady indebted to Captain Aubrey for a und of valiasle information regarding the central ronte, hitherto entirely unexplored. His daring and enserprive promise to throw aflll more Hight on the subject, are o en a vew snd praction jc emigrant route acro.s the continent. Extracadinary Case of Swindling—Practical Legerarmasn, [Prom tbe San Francisco Herald, July 1.) MeCenn, who kre ps an Exchange office on Pacific street, between Davis and Front,and who has fre- quertly been brought before the Recorder on char- ges of abstracting gold dust from the sof miners, who, attracted by the high prices off-red at his es tablishment, went thee for the purpose of selling, but how or in what manner the operation was per- formed, never conld be ascertained. The circum- stances of bis arrest were detailed in the Herald of esterday, and us ths was a tr p which had been | laid by the police for detecting him, a large number of persons were in sttevdiace anxious to see the Taystery cleared up, but in this they were dvomed duce more to dixappeintment. Toat a quantity of the dust waa ab-tra tes by somebody, was estab- Usted pre'ty coucha ively, but that Was all. Aa attache of m- & Banking House was first i ebag, went away, and urprise T found that the bag; it was im ght back, which I it very carefully; ts thee or four times, and m not detect it if th wa a +, ', me toexplain; there are weights ,and 1002, and it would be impns- @ Wista f six ounces from the com b vation of the weighu. Re order —Have you any doubt that it was the Same dust? a —TI re:ognized it as the same, yho ap. ea ed for the defendant, ask- he nnderstand him to say that i possible for him to make a mistake ik weigh- | A.— Yes sir. { Q.— How old ave you? A.—iwenty five. Idid not say that it was not possible that [ cwuld ever make ‘a mistake, but I | snew in this case that 1 oid uot make a mistake, for | I was very pa ajar; I have weighed bundreds of | thonsands of ounces, aud to my knowledge | have | not made 2 me'ake for years; allow me to say, | that the combination of the weights was such that I | could not be mistuken to that amount; 1 swear psitively that is was utterly impossible for me to ave made a mistake; IT bave no doubt but that it | was the same dust from its general character; it | was of the same kind and quality; it was in the | hands of the same party, avd was in the same bag, though of course, gold dust cannot be identified. i A. T, Howes, the miner who, accompanied by | flicer Morton, went to dispose of the dast, testified | as follows:—I came down here for the parpose of returning to the States; | was stopping at a house | on Pacific wharf; | had 384 ounces in it; Thad not | then weighed it, but I supposed that I had 38% | ounces till 1 tock it to Adam's & Co.'s; I dug it my- \ self, and from putting it ia, thought I had 38) ounces; yesterday morning, I asked Mr. Barnes, } with whom | was stopping, where would be a good high a® $17 66; but be thought there was somethin; wrong about it; he then told me to go to Adaus Co.'s, 1 went thero, and shortly after, officer Mor- éon came in; the last witness weighed the dust and said there wos 38} ounces in it, after cleaning out the sand; he put it again in the bag, handed it to ‘me, and | put the string on it and tied it up tight, it itin my pocket, held my hand oa it, aud wear McCann's excnange office; be was not in, and [ waited for him, and when he did come in Lasked him wes he buying gola dust; be said he was; I then laid the bag on the counter; there was aiso or the counter what miners call a “ blower;” I asked ‘him what be was giving; he said $17 60; I asked him was thet the most te would give; he said it was; I then said that be could have it-and emptied a'l the dust; it was then the same as when it was checked at Adams & Co.'s, and tt could not be possib'e that avy ‘was lost out_of it; | poured the dust into a large truy, and ater shaking it, he said there was not | rouch of anything in it but dust; he thenset itdown and teok up some ina small tray, and ranning the magnet through it, remarked that it was clean; he then carried it around, as [ supposed, to the scales— | but ae I was sanding to the right Iconld not see the acales for a moment; he then passed the mag- net to me and said he wished that I would run t around while he worked at the other; I did so, bat ae I knew it was clean J Jaid the magnet down; he then took ont some on a small tray and shoving the large tray to me, sald “please blow that;” I re- fused, saying “I was not 2 good hand;” he thon said “2 — it is clean enough,” and put the dust in the scales and put in the weights, when it was found ‘that it was only 3202. 8dwt.; I told him there was something wrong, and that I would rather have my dust; he then remarked that they should all observe ‘that | was getting all my dust;” 1 thought on ta- King hold of the bag that it was lighter, but I did not see how it was done; I did not lose sight of the ast except when he turned to the scales for a mo- ment; the gentleman (officer Morton) then said hhe was « police officer, and reguestei McCain to come to the police office; we then weat to Adama & Co.'s where the dust was found to weigh 5202. Sdwt., as he (McCann) told me, Officer Morton gave the following testimony—I went down to Asams & Co.’s and met this man who caid he bad some gol] dust; it weighed there 38} ounces; after it was weighed it wis handed to Howes, who tied it up; we then went with it to McCann's, on Pacific street, and Howes asked him did he buy gold dust; he said he did; he asked him bow much he was giving; McCann said $17 60; Howes told Lim that he would sell it to him at that, » bog poured out tho dust intoa apd MeCsenn took hold of it until it waa all poured out; McCann then dipped a email pan it, took up some, blew it, took up a magnet and it through it, remarking that ‘ it was very clean; he divided it into two pans and the pan belonging to the sca'es; I never tool eyes off the dust, and [ 1s astonished when put in the scales and weighed o 32 oz. 8 d f ‘was certain, when the ned to the bag, that it was all there, weigiits which were } sion of the weights, bat they were nd to tight at Adams & Cv.'s; McCann was very to come when | arr Keen, 1 «ish Si him tight yx Mar.) comp shatiy «ff @, ond thet in ibia instance he sent down the officer to escertain if there was anything wrong; atter the arrest of McCann, he gave me the key and T went down there ay could not find ving wr After tke eximinw the part of the dete Jamer, The Recorder sa eviderre in the ce Conn abstrated the examined the pla-e, of some 3 and a® speech fr ‘on Col not leave a doubt that Me ‘old duet. If we commenc:, continued he, at the zinniag of the transaction ‘we liave a miner whe ies dewnhere witha bag of dust, which he swears coutained to the best of his knowledge, tvirty cight and @ half onnees. As m ning was bisemployment, and as he was leaving for home, the probobility is that be was very nearly earrect. Te goes with thebag to Adumg % Co's, and after it was there cleaned it was found that it contained thirtyeight and one-forrth onnces, swhioh was very near his calculations—almost within 4 grein or two. It was weighet by a man who has ‘been in the habit of weighing gold dust for years ; throngh whose bands thoussads, and may be millions of dolisrs have poss d, and no compisint ver was made. He ewears that to the beet of » he bas not mate a mistake for | yeare. He carefully calculated the amount, aad | made it out to be thirty-eight and one-foarth ouncet wie the weights aside, counting them three -oc four times, avd doing everything ne could to make it as correct oh pea The dast was thea in the » Placed in the possession of the own- | , Who could have no interest in abstracting any of it, and it was beld by him daring the passage from Adams & Co.’s to the banking house of the defend- | ant. It was there pat on the counter, and an at- was made to clean jt, and sand was taken out “when there was s arcely any in it. Alter some m, the dust was placed in the scales, and | immediately annonnced that there was some ounces » None of the others connected | the transaction could have any interest in the | Here in thishouse, where a large price | von, it was suddenly found that there was a dif Tenoe of some five oun oa, and tne offlcer who was | nding there watching the whole proveeding, was | able to detect anything. That it was done, no | & i place to sell the dust; bo told me there was an ex- | Centre of the top of w change offive on Paciile street, whore they paid as | been the | that the character of the | In Sactame h | Cross. Feq., H. ire, formerly te Mise in ‘der, formerly of @ In Stockton, June 9, Jacob Brack body in his sevses can doubt, that it some Deby Bone raight of baal pes Tbe ta nnd the sales were weigh ‘ away, bat there was nothing found which would be evidence against the defendant, and we are kft to | presume that there is some slei.ht of hand—some manipulation of which we know not! —some art that this man bas studied, pra: tised and brougtt to perfection, 80 as to defy even those who are stand- ee by to detect him. The Recorder then said, vhether he would :ommit him ate Pep he ‘ could notat present say, but he wou! » the case vader advisement, and would give a decision on | Moudsy next. ! | { From San Diego. Aarryst. ory Con. Gnray’s SusveyIng Pagry— Tus Survey or THE SocTHERN Rovre.—Ovlonel | Gray’s Pacific railroad surveying party, which | reached San Diego ou the Tah oS Antonio on the Ist of Jenustys plored the country iu the vicinity hircy two, from crossing the Lano Katacado (staked plain,) examined aad ex: | Macey's trail. They encouutered several severe northers, the thermometer fallin, below zero. No accideut occurre { plain was attempted fo be crossed in the wiater sea- son, and pear tho same apot sere Capt, Macey lost some twenty of his animals, as well #8 Lieut. Mich- ) ler, in their expedition through that region, from the | severity avd sucdenceas of the northers, | _ The trip from San Antonio to El Paso by way of Fort Chatbourne, was made in twenty-six and a half travelling days. | At the Rio Grande, found it necessary to go up to Albuquerque at d see Gen. Garland,commanding that military department, in order to get anthority | to make a reconnvisance and survey through the State of Chibnabua and Senora,withi natruments, in | aceordance with the permission granted by the Mexican goveynment, and ordera to the Comman- | der tes on the frontier to respect all such pacties | making exploratio: part of the United States. ined the Rio Grande from thirty miles be- y El Paso, to the town of Aibuquergne, making sket. bes and surveys of all the imporiant poiats, ossing, the Canon from the DI of Albuguerque and the Mo- } tel Norte, or Hart's Mill, at Frankiin,in Texas. 1¢ letter place is represented by Col. Gray to be the Lest for a railroad crossing, being advantage- | bridge, and approaches from the east around the on wert of the Rio Grande. j After returving to his | cnampment at n his ride to Al- nue, left San | of the varailel of | Fort Chatbourne, in Texas, to Hl | Paso, « and the Pecos river, about 45 miles above Captain | to four degrees | to the party,and | fhe rovte to El Paso was found to bea short and | practicadle one, This was the first time the staked | for railroad purposes, on the | | from ovsly situates in regard to the constraction of a | Sin Guaocaluye mountains,and ascent to the table lands | baqver gre Cole: received an express from Mejor Bacchus, Foit Fillmore, with despatches from Liou e ond Stoneman, who, it will he | recollecte 4, here in dé | the country. Col. Gray dt { pleted route from any ¢ deuts. Parke and Stoncx over a countrys which © ay Was the first to | carry a party through some three years ago. Infor- mation was obtiined from them relative to water t to go across ge his contem- not ¢ 3 they had only zone papers. witbout trail or guides, and fixed the position of Lake Guzman, and the river eruptyin hence on a line west, crosved Cook's roa peatel of 81 dep. 50 min. d struck the Mexican er town of Tubac, in #1 deg. 45 min., north lat. head of the Gulf of Califoruia was reac! near the ay called Puvecate, by the Passigo Indians, in about 51 deg. 44 min. ‘The whole route was deemed Mises a) for a railroad, end some fiae country met with, al and grass were encountered. The party consisted assistants, and all told, Persons, Currovs numbering some twenty-six Discovery ON THE ations made by | ed ata | | of Messrs. W. W. De Lacy, P. Brady, and’ Shuchart, | Dzsest-—Sopa | Srrivos —The party engaged in the survey of pub- | lie lands, unéer Mr, P..c), found, at a point about fifty miles east of San Felipe, in San Diego count: | a singular collection of fountains or spriags of sot water, situated in a sandy plain or depression in the surface of the desert. ie spring is in @ mound of symmetrical muape, Weparing ike a sugar loaf, in the jich is a hole, unfathomable, | natural laboratory below. Some of these mounds | are six feet high,and clothed with a green and laxu- riant ccat of grass, while others are shaped like an | inverted bow! and fringed by a growth of cane, | The water is described as haying the same sparkling | moment since the sailing of the last steamer. Matthew io Mrs. Ciragp Odgers, Pita Gan Jose, oa the @th inst., by ‘he Rev. Mr. Gra- bem, Mr. P. 8. Barnet. formerly of Clay , Mo., to Mrs, Hiisaboth Sipe eames, formeciy of Jeoksea county, an beh i , 18°h inet., by Rev. Eli win. Wells Sarab, , Toth of Saute Olan th ? June 18, by the Rey. T. Mooshake, Mr. Henry Wiliom to Mies Amande Mheodore Kaoop. to cen longa cou'y, Sure 16, b G. B. Weir, Mr. Wisitam AZ i Jon Lynch, At the Churet of ; June 11, by Rev. Father Macken, Walter.J. Skidmore, Exg., to Donna Madelins de ; Rafae! In San Jose, June. Toomas Thomp- son, Mr, Richaro Perry to Miss Julia A. Lane, for- Min bald Lake cltyyom@imday, 16th ult. by Ila in + 16th ul) by Elder George A. Smith, [r. Bryce, to MI Mary AMD galt Lake city, Rebs auth, by. Elder John 7 ip Beit oi ler ‘ay- lor, Mr, Thos Stayer to Mile Boca Oriel, both of that city. Tn San Fr: Juve 27th, by, Rev. Dr. Scott, John W, Bell, to Maria P, Reynolds. BIRTHS. In San Francisco, on the 20th Jane, the lady of rer T, 8. Andrews, of two boys, weighing 115 lbs. each, In San Francisco, lay morning, June 20th, the ludy of Jobn H. Still, of a gon. On 30 Juve, at Coyote Flat, Tuolumne county, the lvdy of Mr. John Hoyt, of a son. Jn San Francisco, on the 13th June, the lady of E. L. Smith, Esq., of a son. In San Frauciaco, June 18th, the lady of Mons. Monplaisir, of a son, In San Fiancisco, June 16th, the lady of A. Stew- art Lum, of a daughter. DEATHS. On Tuesday morning, Jane 21, at 1 o'clock. Frank, infant son of A!bert and Eleanor B, Wardwell, aged 5 months and & days. At sea, Apri! 17, on board the clipper ship Sea Rerpent, Mr. 8. Ligston, of Pliladeiphia, aged 17 years, fell overboard ang was drowned. fn San Francisco, on Sunday, June 18, Mra, Eliza M. Palmer, aged 38 years. AtSonora, on Monday, June 12, Mr. Andrew A. Burraii, of Bangor, Me., aged about 25. At sea, on board the Reneral an Francisco to Honoiulu (a0 date), Win. bay In Ogden city, Utah, Feb. 9, Rachel Hellowe'. donghier of Wn, and Mary Prost, aged 32 years, 2 montis, and 7 days. in Davis county, Utah, Aug. 3, Henrietta, daough- in of Chas. ©. and Sarah J. Rich, aged 4 years and 4 days, in the same place, March 21, Oricia, daughter of same, aged 2 years and 26 days. ; Jn Payson City, Utah, March 21, David Ellis, son of James 8. and Naomi R. Holman, aged 14 months and 21 days. At Iowa Hill, on Wednesday, the 21st of Tune, Jawes §. Cliristy, a pative of tae S vania, but more recently of lino! In Coloma, 21st inst., Jchn 8. Chalmers, aged 18 and grass upon that route; but no abandonment | Of the origival line of Col. Gray’s exploration was | months and 4 days. made whatever, as stated by some of the Eastera At Dutch Creek, 17th inst, Arthur McLenden, From El Paso the party proceeded west, | formerly of St. Louis, Mo. Ip San Francisco, on the 24th inst., Rev. Philo L. into it. | Beverly, late of Lynn, Muss., aged 24 years. At Maryeville, June 26, at the residence of Mr. DeBell, William G, Middleton, sou of the late Hlijah and Hieanor Middleton, m tbe 2ivt year of his age. Near Briggsville, gon, in the 21st year of his age. In Stockton, on the 26h inst., at 3 o'clock P. M., Stute of Pennsyl | ghastes, and the oks of the hard: GSST'aIe Set Sates er eh 0 a ‘and ¢ the true Sound to the western world. be properly cil DRAVOUS OF THE WuaLixo FLEET os Poust Bound---Tho Plonser pablishes's forcible letter from Gov. Stevens to How. Jos, Gricnell, others, in New Bedford, in the whule fisbe- ry, urging therm to select port on the Sound as a rendezvous for Ameiican whale fishermen, locate the adjacent islands, wud create a depot for the ea- tire business. He dwells forcibly upon the capacity, safety and facility of aoce-s of of harbors upon Poget Sound + thetr close neighborhood to the beet whaling in tbe Pacific ; the apleadid timber, ae pene fiuest svars fob vemes ; the fisheries of cod, gua other valuable epecies ; the facility CE ea ret Che ces Ko moder- te prices oti: such dente ore establisbed, would speed -) rendezvous for seamen, and a place at which pro visions of all: kinde would seck a market. The in- vestment would find an évormus return in the in- cicared velue of the a , and the territory be in proportion benefited y. the introduction of this new resource, and by the creation within herself of a maritime class of poy ulation. Tus Hupson Bay Courany TO 3k Wound ur — Jn accordance with instractions trom the United States Secretary of State, Gov. Stevens bas address- ed the Hudson Bay Company, taking the ground that “their right to trace with the Indians in Wash. ington is not Li apap and will not py ed be aliowed,”’ and granting them uctil che lst of July next to wind ap their affairs. Iypian ArTack on THR BrLtancHaM Bay Srt- TLEMENT—ALARM OF THE SevT.xes—The settlers in the Sound are much alurtaed a te maperes te ceived of the hostility and outrages committed by the Fort Simpson Iudians upon the progerty and rsons of the whites. The Pioneer has uo positive tinny ‘on on the subject, but says all the reports that have reached there, however, seem to con- cur and copfirm each cther, that there have been. from th¢e to five persons kiliea in she neigh- borho.d of Bellingham Bay and Whidby’s Isiand; that hostile demonstrations were made against some of the houses in the neighborhood of i aire | the bay, and that some of the settlers there n, ou ber pase: bad applied to, aud received from the citizens of tbe island, arms and ammunition for defence in case of further assault. Fiye large Northern war canoes were seen some ten days ago abreast of Scaget Head, bound up the Sound, since which time 10 tidings have been received of their where- abouts. The Indians in them appeared to be well armed. Secretary C. H. Mason, acting Goveroor and Superintendent of Indian Affsirs, feft Olympia on Saturday last, immediately on the reception of intelligence of Indian difficulties on the Sound—in- tending to proceed to Fort Steilacoom, and eagage the services of the military at that station—procare arms, ammunition, provisions, &c., and repair at once to the places where massacres were said to bave been committed. The Fort Sitka Indians are represented aa having, within a few weeks, made a most horrible assault on a party of the Fort Simpson tribe, in the vicioity of Vancouver's Island—killing some twenty-five, and aking 8 number of prison- ere, We uuderstand that it is apprehended by the British authorities on the island, that this outrage | was committed at the instigation of the Russians, u the 14th inat., Mr. Ole Han- | of congestion of thé heart and lungs, Mra. Louisa | kins, proprietor of the Crescent City Hotel. Markets. San Francisco, July 1, 1854 In commercial matters there bas been no change vt ‘he amount of goods taken for consumption during .the pre sent fortnight have not been appsrenily'as largo as for the prece: ing fortnight. undergone, with trifling exceptions, no change efther from importers or jobbers. ‘The same depression which Prices for staple articles have has been the compileint in commercial circles for the past yenr is still felt; and although the stocks of | in the market have been somewhat reduced by the de- | and effervescing quality a3 that ordinarily sold by | apothecaries, and was drunk with avidity by both the men and avimals belonging to the party. When | impregnated with acid of any kind, it produced ia- | stent effervescence, and in thet form is peculiarly refreshing asa drink. Some of it has been brought r mond for consumption exceeding the amount received, contairing the carbonated beverage fresh from some | the pertsti . i though deserts and regions without water | Hermon, aged 28 years, wife of Mr. John P. D. Wil- | growing out of the pending war be:ween the two governments, and fears are entertained that the Ruesian Incians will come dowa in force with hos- tile intentions against Vancouver's Island. Depression iN Busisgss Crncizs.—The Pioneer says a sickening sensation is now felt in the money market of Washington Territory that is fast tendiog to paralyze the business of the country throughout the length and breadth of our borders, from the cea- tre to the utmost verge of actual life and enterprise. | It ascribes this state of things to the fact that too much of the busivees of the country is traasacted under the credit system. Laborers are not paid for | | their teil except ‘in drafts on San Francisco or | Inmbermen, &c., to take herea! aided alao by the perishing from decay of large quanti- | ties of goods, still the exeess on hand is sufficient to revent a permanent zally in prices. No encouragement for further shipments can be offered, as the entire basi- ness community buse their hopes of better times upon the cessation or limitation of supplies from the Atlantic border. The reception of news by the last three mails of a falling off in experts this way, has had | the effect of inspiring a degree of hope ia business | in in order to be chemically tested, wita a view to | | make the discovery of some practical utility. News from Los Angeles, Thr InprAN Reservation ar Txson.—The Los | Angeles the progress and prospects ofthe Indian Reserva tion at Tejon, from wht | been 80 frequently returned. Star has along ard interesting aecount of | du-triously at work, cultivating the soil. The whole | Reservation is in the highest state o? prosperity, | and the crops are represented as promisiog a heavy have been worked among the Indians, and they are described as happy and contented. ARnivaL or Saints.—Fifty Mormons arrived on the Julia. Ann, disembarked at San Pedro, to join | the Saints at San Bernardino. They number twenty- seven ren and women, and twenty-three childrea— eild. An entire moral reformation appears to | first fruits of missiouary teachings in Australia. | ‘There must be very strong faith in these people, but their conduct accords with what was related to us by others at San Bernardino. We are told that among these fifty are four women who left husbands ard children, and husbands who left wives and fami- | | lies, believing their salvation depends upon their | | joining the body of the church.—Star. | Prosrrcrers Returnep.—The party that left | this city under the guidance of Mr. Smith, some two months since, says the Los Angeles Star, have re- turned unsuccessful. They went to the Coiorado, ) but did not “see the color’? at any point. | Late from Guaymas | _ The revenue cutter Wm, L.. Marcy arrived at San Francisco on the 25th ult., in twenty-one days from | same Sgul Guaymas. } Among the passengers on the Maroy were Capt. Springer, of the Petrita, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Brock , and others who went from San isco tu Guay- mas in February last. Cap lem, of the Petrita, and several passen- ers hat bark were rele ny the interference of I The commancer of the Di in the most ing the rele iillem, who ia a Biittsh to the Marcy at Ma G tridges. the Dido wo Cipation of nished tne wae purpose of ald the for- accompany | ceived the prisoners from tile I them in the kindest and moat hoepiteble manner, Among them were tivo or three bad been wounded, and they speak in grateful terms of the treatment they received at the hands of Captain Cornell, and treated Marriages Birthe and Deaths, MARRIED, San Francisco, Jane tith, by the Nama, Mr. Wm. H. De Ksterre to 3 Bathurst. n Francisco, Jure jams, Mr. Charles R. Ran Fran > shake, Mr. Chaz) Servey, of S2 Hobert, of Bidwy Potosi, Mc., to M Tonia. Moser, both of Qwavcras. D. | The commander of the Marvy, Capt. Cornell, re | i circles which can only be confiywed by a continuance of advices to the same effect. The first intimation of a revival of shipments, for some time to come, at least. would call upa panic in regard to trade, which present lulled by the tenor of previous information. Californin for 2 long time will probably not reed the heavy supplies which heretofore have been received, and for which handsome prices have The prolific yield ivat | | of the soil under cultivation for the past, or more | proyerly the present season, has been such that a fall t | [farasupply of whet, barley and oats is estimated to ch it appears that there are , | some 2,000 Indians upon it, whe are quictly andin- | ave been raised. Throughout tho whole extent of the interior of the State the hand of the farmer has been employed, and fields of grain and supplins of vegetables | are grown where two years ago cnitivation was not keown. The cheapness of flour and vegetables has re- | duced the consumption of many articles which hereto- fore found such ready sale, and which were necessary articles of commerce. To such an extent have the farm- ing lands been opened, that the question of foreign mar Lets for a surplus of the produce of the soil is alrendy attracting attention. Another year as successful as the present, and the eame proportionate increase in the de Yelopement of the farming lands, will certainly leave a bolance over and-above the necessary supply for home consumption. The pect for remunerative prices to the farmer, with the larze amount of imported flour on hand, is exceedingly limited. Grain for feed, which has been largely impoetes hitherto from Chili ana the Atlan- tie ports, has been raised in suMeient quantities to sup- ply the market, end is at preenst ruling at low figures. Alarge amount of old barley imported nat year remains in the market, the presence of which has increased the down «ard tendency of the new crop. Fiorn —Eales doring the past fortnight of Gallego and Baxall have been light: the present ruling figure being ebout $11, Chili flour is selling moderately at about $8 50 for full sacks, and $9 for halves andquerters. Do- worthless goods. No cash can be obtained, and the consequence is, neither merchant nor farmer is do- ing apything. The Pioneer urges the business men, T nothing butcask on the delivery 01 cargoes for exportation. PROSPECTING IN THE Coast Rancr—aA party who had been in the mountains for six weeks, pros- pecting the coast range for gold, returned to Olya- pia well satisfied with the resul: of their researches, finding abundant specimens of gold bearing quartz, end their prospe :tings affording ample indave ments forafurther expenditure of time and labor, they intend to start again in August, fully preted for a more thorough and protracted exp! satisfactory test of the gold resources of the Pacific sice of the coast range. News from Oregon Territory. The steamship Ccluimbia arrived at San Francis- — the 27th June, with Oregon dates to the 24th ult, The Oregon Statesman of June 20, gives the fol- lowing as the corrected table of majorities, as far as heard from, in the varions counties, for and sgainst a convention to form a State constitution, and apply for admittance into th: Fer Convention. e Union. Agcinst Convention. Washirgton 5 Wasco Clacka: Marion Yamhill | Trapqua 98 Benton 20 Douglas Total...esceeceeee+1;289 _ Total....sess0+ ser Petr] ‘The Statesman says the above returns are official, with the exception of Lane and Douglas counties, which are stated from the most reliable information et obtained, Jackson and Cooseare not yet heard from. na Gazette of the 16th we find the In the Um returns from e county 38 majority for conyen- | tion, and in the Yreka Herald of the 17th, those from Jackson county 703 against a convention, | Adding these to the majorities above, and the full returns from the Territory will show an aggregate | majority of 1,327 for convention, aad 1,847 against mestic grouné, from favorite mills, commands about the | a | on the bar at the month of the Umpqua, at low 68 Gallego and Haxall Domestic Barley, (new crop,) is selling from at about Ic. per lb. No transactions in Chili. have been selling in considerable parcels at from 23g to vSye, Eastern corn at 2c. sales of importance; prices have exhibited Gras, a decliae. Canpi fF --Moterete of adawanting at 253; a 26c. Qeans —Fine Hay gars are still in request at fair Hruree. American av) German regalias continue to sell er thousand. need consiferably. The stock but the prospect of failure » come, from Mavile; Batayia, induced an advance in prices reels of Rio aad Manila 18e. Jobb! st TKO st an at from 83 to $15 and Atlsntic porta, bh from first bouds. M er. nglish steam, Spd- ecals are in the market, which is at pre- Manilwassoriod ia with a On brings $1 the former rondily ngeed ofl ia ta 26- gly light; sales oa, and to arrive at $3 a Jorge lots of No. fla at Se, for large ushed at 180. 9 13 gar, No, 1, and + lle.; sales at a shade w inde dull; no improvement in any A exropt choice$butter, sales of which have Q2c., in small parcels. Carrent um priges obtained for the past g only for the present supply. wit lange sales, bas nofe in real catete, the market in the rame condition as per lest steamer. romewbat searce. Bank interest three per = tenth. Cocd paper is done at ty a 45 per Short foaus at 608 percent. Heavy sums, on ue xcoptioumble scopeity, for long periods, at 2% a 2h Cry ut u- From Wesbington Territory, bove Stes of the Pronces and Demncrat, pab- t Sound, to June 17, ne Sovxp.—The Pionwr, xcellence of Paget Sound great commercial mart to seek shelter, or for zepaits, can be rian it is known that the pine is of o Guality nasur- rexhé tattdle it qaantt water power—falls and erected, ry ar in gopzection with our coal mince oc the ie value of Paget Soand, } sawmills | by @ man named A At the time the blow was struck the laying on | the violin, and upp OW struck | | Ward on the arm, when he (\erd) exclaimed, —-leaving a net majority of 520 against the measure. It is, therefore, defeated. We have files of the Umpqua Gazette to June 16. A correspondent says the averoge depth of water woter, is 21 feet. The distance across the bar is | only 250 feet. The steamtug B. B. Forbes, of Bos- ton, could cross the bar, in or oat, 345 days out of the 865. He thinks the U: chief commercial point between the mouth of thé Columbian ard San Francisco. The Gazette of the 16th says, business in Scottsburg has been iacreasil for the Jast three weeks, Wounéerstand that basi- ness at Empire City is very dull at present, snd that the Coose Bay Company is about to be dissolved. ‘The news from Randolph is quite favorable. Many of the claims that were deserted e ~~ in the sprin, are now paying well: and there is a fa! a brisk date during the summer. A newand yainable con! mine has been disco- vered at Coore Bay. We have the Crescent City Herald of Jane 24, Monvrr.—Mr. James f. Kell rmerly of Balti- more, was mordered at Oresc “ity on the 22d 't draw tbat on me!" and stabbed vim with ie knife in the region of the } vTEY TERRITORY TALE disputed ter dd not California, as was seppoced, This territory incindes two of gz ‘istrict: in the comuiry, Sailors’ and Althouse Creek, beziges sowe other ‘The announcement bas caused some excitement in that neighborhood, as the miners do not like to be 89 tudCealy taensported frora California to Oregon. They Lave heretofore both voted in California and Oregon, although in the former State it has caused reveral coptested eloction cases, and refused to pay toxes to either, Tt is also rumored rovad the cht ” for which we will not vonch, that Yreka is in Ore gov. But we hardiy think it possible, from the ob- servations heretofore taken by scientific men, which brings Yreka fifteen miles within the line. MARRIED. Near Corvat!!s, Oregon, May 15th, Mr. Samuel S. Trimble to Mrs. Huldah Harer, both of Benton county. Ker Hilleherough, Oregon, June 8th, Mz. Geos Burchard to Mr, Eliza Jane Saddler, both of Wash- ington county, In Gregon, Yay 23th, Mr. Thomas C. Parker to Miss E. Brown, sli of DouSiass county In Oregon, Mr. Blisha Strong to Mrs. Phebe Baio. allo Marion county. in Seotteburg, Oregon, June 7th, Mr. Dliaha Vea- sy to Miss Margeret J. Newsom, alt of Marion county, DIED. Ta Douglass conats, Pragen, on the [7th April, Theotine Hardy, formerly of Quebec, L.C. Jone 24 laresidence on the French Prairie, 0. T,, Jacques eed 54, ‘ane 4th, at Buteyille, merly of Kehobin, Mincis. May 21-t,at Rondolph City, 0. T.,,Henry Evans, Bea., cf Winchester. At the restdence of Mr, T. Sevage, near Sslem, Oo. Y., May 26th, Philip Dairy, % ¢yeass. Interest! from Soelt Take, From the Los Angelos Star wo exttact the fol- lowitg account of & oaty ertered into between Gov. Young end the chiefs of the Pah Utah and Denven Indisne. Bays that paper: ~We bare bad an interview with and oration and | qua is bound to be the ir prospect of es not of much importance to cither. | mal treaty of Kapoabe with Gov. Young, the that on no occasion whatever were the make ay attack either on Americans or ape pre lhe neti galye Beware vent any de predutions on property or settlers. Gov. Young presented them with etght- een head of cuttle, blankets, clothing, arms aod am , and entered into arrangements that Mr. and five other gentlemen were to reside permanently with W: '@ band of Utah's, gad scvompany em in x Anne joarnoytags, foe o barpane "pr tectiog ves erty the whites, - fog , Am- Governor Mr. Carvalho also received from Khoobe, the’ Chief of the Pauvans, who massacred Gun nison and perty, en authentic account of that me- lancholy event, The following is sn outline of the particulars :— An emigrant pasty of. Americans under the com mond of Mr. Thomas Hildreth ané three brothers, encamped near Fillmore. Some of the Indians came into camp. as is their usual practice, and solicited food and clothing, and also permission to remaia in camp unti) moonrise, which permission was refused, and the Indians ordered out of cump. The Ludians did not immediately comply, the whites unmercifully attackeo them, and down a chief, two of bis sons, and seyeral others, A few days aftereards a brother of the chief who ‘was slain wes bunttog, and he heard mear him the ex; lorion of firearms. He discovered that it pcoceed ed fiom two men who were also out hapting: He tilently followed them to camp, near the Sevier; afterwards he went to his own camp, and making at aitificial scalp of horsebair, re! tee circum: stances, and commenced a war dance, io which the whole patty joined until after midnight, They then armed themselves and proceeded to Captain Gan- nion’s camp, surrounded it, hiding ‘themselve: iu the willows near, by. While Captain Guaaison’s party were eating their breakfast the signal was given, and the attack commenced. One man fell on the spot—Captain Gunnison rose and held out his bangs to them, which wus answered by anotue* discharge. Some of the men endeavored to get to their herges, which were picketed, but they were all massacrod with the exception of one or two diagoons, who made their escay Not a gun was fired by tye whites in de- fence, One of the Indians, on a captared horse, made his way into Kanoshe’s camp, some miles from the scene of action, Kanoshe re- paired to the Indian camp and endeavored to obtain possession of the property taken. This incensed the Indians, snd several arrows were pointed at him, but bis indomitable courage saved him, and he succeeded in obteiving the property, which wus re- stored to the proper suthorities at Fillmore. Ka- no+he knew nothing of the wtended attack of the Indiane, Waker and his band of Utahs were 300 wiles off at the time, and were innocent of any par ticipation in the act. Gov. Young has counselled all his people in the different settiements to treat the Indians kindly, and to supply them on all occasions with food and such clothing as they may require, He also purchased from tve Utahs several ludian children (presoners,) two or thice of them under two years of age, whom he intends to educate and take care of. Mr. Carvalho came over the route of Col. Fremont in 1843 and ‘44, through the Santa Clara aud Las Vegas, the Mohave river and Cajon Pass. He has recovered his health, and proceeds hence to Sao Francisco, en route to New NEWS FROM NEW GRANADA, Important from Carthage of the Reveiutiun=—New for Asptn Ralirvad— Earthquake at Taboga—Tne Fourth of duly, &. Herald, July 7.) who arrived pe the Panama From H. H. Munro, from Panama, we learn a favor of Melo was about to have taken place in Car- thagena, but the arrival of General Posada, with the Division of the Isthmus, put an end to it,and created a reaction in favor 0 the constitutional party. News had been received from the interior favorn- | corn government party, but the particulars are ven, . {[From the deieral Courier, July 16 } Our readers abroad will perceive that the United States Consul at this port, and Col. Totten, the chief agent of the Panama Railroad Company, oa the Isthmus, have been urging upon the Governor of this province, the absolute necessity of giving to the community of foreigners and natives 1: at Aspinwall, a peel and native government. During the eight months, the foreign resi- dents of this city, have not ger paid any taxes —because of the lack of any protection, or any otner equivalent from the authorities demanding those taxes, This lack of protection became more and more inconvenient, and the mal administration of government was at last so entirely unbearable that a “Vigilance Committee” was formed by a number of the foreign residents of this city, on the 20th of March last, for the punishment and vio- lence. This organization worked well, and our city ‘was preserved from atarchy, from that time to the | | Ist ee Gar ppr at nee Pag of that or- | zation, the thorit tually | Worthless during that time. at During the latter part of the month of June, the — officials of the New Granadian government ad become extremely annoying to most of our ci- oe, their attempts to collect taxes, and on the 30 of June, a meeting was held, at which a com- mittee of seven was spins, with powers and instructions to resist such taxes, and to aid the vi- poe committee in the work they had been carry- g on, os well as to make every effort to secure such @ government as our city needs. ‘This com- mittee consisted of :——D. D. Bemis, F. E. Fos‘er, E. Duckworth, Jos. Arisno, E. T. Holloway, R. Del | Pratt, M. Rosini, On the 12th of June, the aforesaid committee re- | sisted the collection of tax in o) court, and the: | made strong representation of the desire of the cit zens for a ige of government, About the 16th of Jane the city authorities re- signed ,snd from that time until after the Ist of July, | there was no show of authority on the part of the government. Op or about the 30th of June, the Cabiloo (City Council) of thia city, which had been actually de- | funct for a considerable time, presnmed to appointa | judge of the Twentieth Instance, (jndge of the lower court,) and an alcalde, a justice of the peace, as well a8 some policemen—none of theze are recognized. | , Since the appointment of the aforesaid commit- | tec, they heve made, both es individuals and as | members of the committee in behalf of the citizens, | frequent and urgent appeals to the BE ae’ that be,” for the cecurity of a good,legal and permanent government here. ‘They solicited Col. Totten to ex- plain the positien of the Porto Rico Railroad Com. ony in the matter, end to aid them by his personal infuence. We shall have more to give in our next, | with, we most earnestly trust, the flaal settlemen of toe affair. Annexeé is the last letter oa the sabject:— Tox Rervric or New Granxapa, fcat of Government of the Province, Panama, June 30, 1854, {. Torrex, Feq, Colon;—Sir—1 have read with re your letter of the 28th inst, in which you indi- © 1o me the reforms in the government of the city of lou, which would be acceptable ta the residents, and by which moons ocuer and legality would be permanently | eecured iu the place. My private opiaions are almost entirely in conformity with te propesed measures, and 1 ardently desire that such reforms may be evicted, as will give to the foreign Tesvtenta co the Iathinns a rational inferveution fa those public matters which coneern them; but unfortunately I copuot establish by myself alone those reforms which Tor he most part are reserved for the Provincial Legisle- ture, ond in some cages for the Congress of the republic. ‘The subsiance of What is indicated in rT aforesaid etter, and thet which refers to the municipal govern- ment cf Colon, the Provincial Legisinture ean adopt, by reforming its constitution; and for the purpose of pro- posing ti |, 16 weil as to recommend other urgent measures Which the coudition of the province under my Lemp | ppc requires, I think of convoking it imme- diately. In the meantime, in order to re-establish the authori- ties and legal order there, I hope that you will exert your influence, to the end that the residents contribute the pecestary means, distributing them in the manner most convenient in concert with the authorities. lam your most att: otive faithful servant, J. MA. URRUTIA ANINO. CONDITION OF THE RAILROAT. The line of the railroad has suffered several points where gradiog has been but parti at completed during the pest month, by the destruc- tion of femmbanktoents. &e., caused by the severe rains. All the breaches that were have been repaired, and the work of laying down the rail at some of the aforesaid points is now on. Ba Sy ae for the wo mon! " eccerioht makin, for wi contracts expir time ; very prec is taken by Col. Totten, the ‘here By ‘Joaitioos, Sppesis in t \o je the commen the reyolation, the drafting for the service of the go- vernment of any whoare in the employ of the com pany, as well as the is of the obstruction ‘on account of the revolution, of the agents of the company in procuring more men. ‘There arc now only three miles ot unbroken \down and did od oct ‘THE KARTHQUAKE AT TADOGA. the Posuina Herald, July 14.) PRA A) at Taboga :— ‘I merely write to inform hi time occurrence. ratte you for v ee Or copies of your paper, I am, yours OW. J. MoDow. Cay French, of the” American ship re, informs us that during Monday pight under Tighted immediately atter, without damage. We are informed by a gentleman, on who the follest reliance can be placed, that he| slight repetition of the earthquake on Ti 1g alee Bye eS Loam, it was snooty similar peculiar noise atmosphere to he pr eis night. os * THE FOURTH OF JULY IN TABOGA. 5 Fer the Penama star, July 7.) Taboga is nt remarkable for its size, unle class jt as a remarkably smal} ialand, bat Ty markuble for containing a population of the b hearted, whole soutest, go-a-head Amertoa dents of any place of its size beyond the lin the United Btates, Of course such an event anniversary of independence could nut be p over without a demoustration. of which we pi giving our readess an account, The morning was wet ond cloudy, and it until after one o'clock that the weather cle ficiently to allow the procession to form, cercmonies of the day to commence, The rendezvous was at tne Pavilion, wh Grand Marehal, Henry Schuber, Esq., receive company as they arrived, and did the nonora. A the bour before named, the Hook and Ladder pany of Tabogs, under the command of their, ‘in, Mr. J. 6. Cleves, headed by the wart pioneers. and condacted by their. fo with all the insignias of their olfices—hooks; buckets, &e—tmustering in all about twenty active members, made their appearance. ‘They sisted of—J. L. Buker, president and first fo Victor Beaudry, secretary; T.J. Cleaves, tre: avd captain; Jobn Martin, Walter G. Dyer, y Galloway, sioneers; L. F. Furgenson, Thos. C. Clare, Joseph Sbultz, Daniel Child, \d fo Pont, Charles Wilson, William McNeil, Willism Coleman, Francisco Ponce, Dr. Ede] C. Scarden, Clies Noal, Henry Wilson, Wat. — Chisaip, pioneer; Gavatano Fernandez. The neat uniform of the company—white fi; jackets and white trowcera for the men, an) jackets for the officere—added much to the ap ‘ance of the procession, which was quickly shaled. The American flag carried by Min A. | the New Granadian flag by Don Antonio Bar| and the banners by Captain Coffin and Don cisco Ponce, proceeding through the townt Reatingue, accompanied by a band of music| Declaration of Inde pendence abr read, at procession returned throug ¢ village starting point, and dis! 5 = a The Tae Hotel being the nex formance of the company soon found way to his wel) known ertablishinent, when o ous verandah an elegant table was lai it eighty persons. ‘ At the appointed hour it was covered as magic with a erage ers: Tepast, served Baker's best etyle, to which about sixty perso: justice; afterwards @ nr of patriotic ‘and toasts Were proposed, which we remember, “The day we celebrate,” memory of Washington,” “Onr coantry’s Cor tion,” “The Ladies,” “ Absent Frien: ous steam tht I yf ng ete a ILE “The hoo ladder company,” “The Presa,” “Our Hest,” one ee terminating pleasantly abont half past eight Here we must mention that the steamers an sels in the harbor that were gaily dressed out ¢ Sedans tent we constant fire of their gun after dark the Golden Age gave 9 display of ets and bine lights. , ee [From the Pavama Herald, July 7. The steamship reached thts port j day morning, jates Vi 14th, and from the 25th ult. This brings seventy three passengers, and $300, eines the ing of Con; bors opening gress members o1 chambers seem to have been oppressed with s laziness, and have only met t! times whe under discussion was of an unihp pature. At the first meeting of the Cham! the Senate on the 7th instant, vias. peoeested election of President and Vice-President, Senor Lazcano (lato Minister of the Depart Affairs and able near and General Pinto was re “ President. During the deli of the President’s moss interra, occurred, in consequence of & teaching the chamber that the Balnc prope Geseral Buines, and in the vich fhe Senate House) had taken fire, ‘The -fin however, quickly extinguished, and the read the message waa resumed, Onr harbor, formerly so crowded with foreig vessels, has been almost entizly deserted, ia quence of the activity of our English and vessels in their search after Russian crate.” M. corvetse Amphytrite left the port on’ th ult., and the Pique, which arrived on the 31s ed again on the 4th ult, both ona cruise; bi uncertain to what destination. We presume ever, that they will rendezvous with the rest allied firet at the Sandwich Islands, The Val; lice bave been exerci: somewhat , but upon the whole, pro; thority in arresting a namber of Chiliaqs, wh wandering about, without any ostensible or) means of existence, and wao were. suspiciow acters. These have been placed on board th lian store ship, but with what ultimate intent own, We are glad to notive that the city of Val | cen now boast of the establishment of yap» within its precincts. It has been left to rise of Mr. E. H. Seiffert, (a Russian.) to y jor our citizens this excellent establishment, + wich his institution every success. ‘The bridge at the Polanco having been des by the Jate rains, we understand that our res ellow countryman, Mr. Join Montt, is about! struct another snd more substantial one. (Correspondence of the Panoma Star] Lois, June 25,1! Everything stili remains unsettled bere, | fairs will soon come toa close between Ech ond Castillo, for both are preparing to give sive blow; and no doubt we shall hear of gagement atan carly date,on the reault of “Wither, yey enerally favor the opinic ough people g be government party will te ia erently, ag Echeniqne is well fat pile with ing is a person besides bis force as the No, and the government has 6 money, there is no fear of his ¢ otoer G ¢ officers 1 oe pai not desert. at entertained a ry a