Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-13
NATIONAL lNTELLIGENCER:
INTELLIGENCE FROM CALIFORNIA.


INTELLIGENCE FROM CALIFORNIA.
The New York papers contain ample accounts
of the late intelligence from California, brought to
that city by the steamer Cherokee, from Chagres.
We extract such portions as appear to be OF gener-
al interest:
The Pacific mail steamer Oregon, Captain PArTrRsos,
sailed from San Francisco on the evening Of the first OF
March and arrived at Panama the goth OF that month
She brought to Panama hundred and sxty-two pasen
gers and ST. 342 500 freight principally IN gold dust and
at least ST. 900 in the possession Of the passengers Her
mail is the largest yet brought from Cafonia, consisting OF
about twentysx thousand letters and large quantity OF
newspapers.
Msny Of the passengers who left New York in the steamer
Cherokee on the 17h Of January only hirysx days
in reaching San Francisco.
The United States ship Falmouth, Captain PErTIsREw,
was at Mazatan on the 9th Of March, sail cruise In
few days. Mdshpman TAnB, attached to the Falmouth,
was murdered while on shore, few evenings previous. In
company with officers from the ship By whom Inc
murder was perperaed could not be ascerained The party
with whom he was in company returning from concert
and when near the Mole where boat from the ship was 10
waiting they missed the deceased and their steps
few wards they found him lying the sidewalk quite dead
His skull was found to be badly fractured apparently by some
blunt weapon. Great excitement prevailed Win regard 70 H.
and correspondence taking place between CAPT. fe'
crew and the authorities Of Mazaan The latter had pledged
themselves to do all that in their power to discover the
murderer.
One Of the passengers by the Oregon has with him lump
of gold weighing fourteen Poundrea value two thousand
seven hundred and eighty doarsbut four thousand
dollars has been offered for it. He intends exhibiting it in the
United States The fortunate finder Of this lump bad toed
ha
denly and amply rewarded for his e1ertions.
The quantity Of gold dust in possession Of the miners is
very large and they taking advantage of the improve
aent in the weather bring down to and
the succeeding Steamers it is Supposed will each carry away
larger have heretofore been shipped by
steamer.
II was quite healthy San Francisco and Sacramento city,
and the mud drying up business assuming very
active appearance Money still remained loans were
made at from 10 to Is per cent per month Lumber OF all
kinds arriving in large quantities, and prices had mate
ally declined in Good lumber could purchased
at Ss5 per 200 feet and forced sales made at still low
er rates. @
Some idea may be formed Of the amount of the business
at the San Francisco post Office from the following facts
During thirty days. from January February J. there
were mailed and sent from the post office San Francisco
the States 900 letters and 5000 newspapers During the
same period the mails from the States brought by the Panama
contained co. 900 letters for delivery and distribution in San
Francisco The correspondence with the cities and towns in
the interior the increase mail facilities rendered
more regular OF the mails last received from the States
nearly one-ha selected and forwarded Immediately after
to Stockton Sacramento Benca, &C. The postmaster of
San Francisco is building post Office at his
pense the old building having been found utterly inadequate
At San Francisco they sharp Illegal These
questions were put to one at a recent election
"Where were you born sir !" g In England" "How
long you been in the United States 7" Seven years
s. Heye YOU been naturalized J" YES" "How many
papers did you get?" "Three." s'Thats one too many
atand aside"
THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY SURVEY.
The Commissioners both sides met at San Diego on the
18th February and agreed to suspend operations till Novem
Der 4h next when they to at Paso del Nore The
reasons doing ae that nothing Of consequence
to be done on the California part of the lines Col Weller
accordingly went to San Francisco and Gen. Cond returned
to Mexico. They agreed monuments, two Of
bic and Of castron about feet high, different points
along the line The marble be three feet square
the base, and the iron weigh 400 lbs The first
marble to be erected the beginning Of the line the
Pacific, and is 10 have the following inscriptions:
"Initia point Of boundary between the United States and
Mexico established by the joint commission 10Th of Octo
be A. D. ls49 ageeaby the treaty dated at the city Of
Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, A. D. ls4s.
ssJoHS B. WELLER, u. 8. Commissioner.
"AEDREw B. GRAY, u s. Surveyor"
Under this the inscription will be put in Spanish,
signed by the Of the Mexican Commissioner Pedro
GARcIA CoNDE and the Surveyor, JOSH SALAzAR YLAR
The face toward the north is to bear the words
ssUni,ed States Of America, with beneath il,
and the words "Direcon of the Line !; the southern face
has Repubica Mexicana, the and Direction de
Ia Linea." On the eastern side is inscribed
ssNorh latitude $50 3lm. 59s So. Longitude 7h. 5sm.
2Is. w. Of Greenwich, determined by VIM. H. Emo
, the part of the United States and Jose Salazar Ya
rgin, on the part Of Mexico"
The other marble will be placed the mouth
of the Gla, with similar inscriptions, and the iron
(Which be made in this country will be intervals
between them.
Col. Weller had transferred the business Of the Commits
sion to Major EsoRr.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
An act has passed the Legislature creating temporary
State loan, bonds issued edeemabs after year. 1t is
believed that the issue will exceed 000 pre-
sent wants. in anticipation Of the collection of the taxes for
which bill has been nearly matured
Acts have been POSED dividing the State into countless and
the shire towns have been selected and provision made for
holding elections under the county organization.
The following the salaries appointed for the State Off
GERS by the General Assembly.
secretary OF stale -. 1000
Comptroller of State. ............ 5000
Treasurer Of State .............. 5000
Attorney, General = non