The North-Carolina standard., 1850-04-17
Intelligence from CaIiforna.

The New York papers contain ample accounts. of
the late intelligence from California brought to that
city by the steamer Cherokee, from Chagres. We
such portions a. appear to be of general in
! terest:
The Pacific mail steamer Oregon, Captain Patter-
son, sailed from San Francisco on the evening of the
first of March. and arrived at Panama on the goth of
that month. She brought to Panama two hundred
and sxy-two passengers, and 81 .3426O2 freight,
principally in gold dust, and at least 81 900 in
the possession of the passengers. Her mail is the
largest yet brought from California, consisting of
about twentysx thousand letters and large quant-
~ Of newspapers.
Many of the passengers who left New York in the
steamer Cherokee, the l7th of January, were only
thirty-sx days in reaching San Francisco.
| The United States ship Falmouth, Captain Petit
grew, at Mazatlan the 9th of March, to
sail cruise in few days. Mdshipman Tabb,
shore, few evenings previous, in company with
| some officers of the ship. By whom the murder was
perpetrated could not be ascerained. The party with
whom he was in company were returning from
| concert, and when near the Mole where boat from
the ship was in waiting, they missed the deceased,
and reracing their steps few yards, they found
him lying on the sidewalk quite dead. His skull
was found to be badly fractured, apparently by some
blunt weapon. Great excitement prevailed with re-
gard to 1t, and correspondence was taking place
between Capt. Pettgrew and the authorities OF Ma
zatan. The latter had pledged themselves to do all
that was in their power to discover the murderer.
One of the passengers by the Oregon has with him
lump of gold weighing fourteen pounds-real value
two thousand seven hundred and dollars
but four thousand dollars has been offered for it,
He intends exhibiting it in the United States The
fortunate finder Of this lump had toiled without sue
cess for several MONTHS when he was thus suddenly
and amply rewarded for his exertions.
The quantity of gold dust in possession OF the
miners is very large, and they taking advantage
of the improvement in the weather TO bring it down
to San Francisco and the succeeding steamers, it is
supposed, will each carry away larger amount than
have heretofore been shipped by any one steamer
mento city, and as the mud was drying up, business
was assuming very active appearance. Money still
remained scarce loans were made at from 10 to Is
per cent. per month. Lumber of all kinds was ar
irving in large quantities, and prices had materially
declined in consequence. Good lumber could be
purchased at $s5 per 1000 feet, and forced sales
were made at still lower rates.
Some idea may be formed Of the amount of the
business at the San Francisco post Office from the
following facts During thirty-two days, from jan
uary to February l. there were mailed and sent from
the post Office in San Francisco to the States $1,000
letters and 5000 newspapers. During the same pc
rod the mails from the States brought by the Panama
contained 10000 letters for delivery and distribution
in San Francisco. The correspondence with the
cities and towns in the interior is on the increase as
mail facilities are rendered more regular. OF the
mails last received from the States nearly one-half
were selected and forwarded Immediately after to
Stockton, Sacramento, Bencia, &c. The postmaster
of San Francisco is building post Office at his
own expense, the old building having been found
utterly inadequate.
At San Francisco they are sharp on illegal voters
These questions put to one at recent election:
"Where were you born, sir? g In England
" Seven years. Have you been naturalized }"
Eyes" "How many papers did you get!" "1Hree.''
" That's one t,ro nony-stand aside.
THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY SURVEY.
The Commissioners on both sides met at San
Diego on tine 18th February, and agreed to suspend
operations till November 4th next when they are to
meet at Paso del Nor:e. The reasons for SO doing
are that nothing OF consequence is yet to be done OH
the California part Of the line COL Weller accord
ingy went to San Francisco and Gen. Condi return
two of marble and four of castiron about ten feet
high, at different points along the line The marble
to be three feet square at the base, and the
iron ones to weigh 400 lbs. The first marble one is
to be erected the beginning of the line on the Pa
cfc, and is to have the following inscriptions
Initial point of boundary between the United
States and Mexico, established by the joint commits
sion 10th of October, A. d. ls49, agreeably to the
treaty dated at the city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Feb
ruary 9, A. D. 1e49.
JOHN b. WELLER, U. S. Commissioner.
s" ANDREW B. GRAY, U. S. Surveyor"
Upde: this the same inscription will be put in
Spanish, signed by the names of the Mexican Com
missioner, Pedro Garcia Conde, and the Surveyor,
Jose Salazar Ylarrigin The face toward the north
is to bear the words I" United States of America,
with an arrow cut beneath it, and the words Direc-
ton of the Line;' the southern face has Repnblca
Mexicana,' the arrow and {" Direction de Ia Linea."
On the eastern side is inscribed:
"North latitude 32o 3lm. sos. So. Longitude
7h. 58m. 2ls. w. of Greenwich, as determined by
VIM. H.'Emory, on the part of the United States,
and Jose Saazar Ylarrigin, on the part of Mexico"
The other marble monument will be placed near
the mouth of the Gila, with similar inscriptions, and
the iron ones (Which to be made in this country
will he al an intervals between them.
Col. Weller had transferred the business of the
Commission to Major Emory.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
An act has passed the Legislature, creating tenn
porary State loan, bonds issued redeemabe after
one year. 1t is believed that the issue will not ex-
ceed $l5OOOO to meet present wants, in anticipation
of the collection of the taxes, for which bill has
been nearly matured.
Acts have been passed dividing the State into
counties, and the shire towns have been selected and
ty organization.
The following are the salaries appointed for the
Governor. $4,000
Secretary of State, 1000
Comptroller of State, 5000
Treasurer of State, 5000
Attorney General, 1000
Surveyor General. a.ssr 1000
Chief Justice, and each Associate Justice, $4,000
Each District Attorney, 1000
State Translator 5000
Governors Private Secretary. 1000
A bill 10 incorporate the city of Sacramento, was
vetoed by the Governor on the ground of unconstu-
tionality, the constitution providing that such incor
porations shall be by general law.
A memorial has been received by the Legislature,
from the people of Deseret, signed by John Wilson
and Anlasa Lyman, delegates appointed for that pur