The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-03-29
LArEn lion oALronsIA.

She brought a large amount Of gold on freight
and considerable Ia the hands Of passengers
On freight s0nh over 100000.
FRAN NE Aha CJiiIaraia.
MATTERs ~ rHf fACiFiC hfpr.- Since
thc departure Of the last steamer 81 Panama,
tha Indian difficulties have heon ON the in.
crease, rather than otherwise, aud murisrs,
rohboTies,Hnd reports Of hOslilitiea cOlhssioIhs,
&c.haye been rife Efforts have been made
la ihe Legislature, ~ raise funds aud State
trnoiis lor carving Gu tho war. One Of the
Goyomors aids j, Nicely johnson Esq, has
beon despatched by his EHcellenry Ia the
scene OF disturbance, 20 act on the part Of the
State will thp u. N Indian Commissioner.
Authority has been given 20 raise a force Of
volunteers, "a bo used in case az necessity
The Commissioners have lef stockton With
an escort " some hundred u, n troops and
i 10 confidently believed that Il no obstacles
are thrown in their way by royengcful OF n-
ierested men, they will bee able a. form treA-
Ties with the u'ountaid tribes, and thus give
quiet Ia the country. They are men Of tho
right stamp and acquainted with the Indian
character, and disposed 10 deal justly With
them.
We believe the weather has continued dry
aRd Coz winter unusually warn sometimes as
high as 20 deg, and seldom az low ~ Co.
Last evening twas At a.
We have pot had hyc inches Of rain dnee-
last March The fear nov v, Mat We shall
have no more rain, The consequence OF
which will be- a severe disappointment 10
those engaged IN the dry diggings, aud per
haps fatal to the stock and agricultural inter
csts
Our legislature has been battling for many
things, hut has won few victories Don QuiX-
0tc's,co4''t'Ssts with the windmils, amending
acts by making them worse, and passing a
a very few which may be- beneficial,
/ louolliug for office OF T.. g. senator, for
establishing the future seat Of Government.
I for ousting each other out Of their legislative
saddles, &r,, have boon achieved as the pub
lie occupations Of our Legislature, They
have Used upon nest Monday A. tina day 20
elect a Senator 10 the seat Of Mr. Fremont az
ter the ith of March next, and various are
the speculations concerning the result Scmc
believe Mr. King will be- elected some Mr.
iicydoni'lt white others have growing faith
in Mr. Fremont, in whose favor there has
been an undouhtcd reaction on the part ofma
ny, This Is perfectly natural result, When
ever opposition j. carried 10 persecution, Il
defeats it. ends and assists the wrongcd party.
Such has been the case with Mr. Fremont
The health Of the state ~ Of the most glorious
description. There are scarcely any deaths
or sickness IN any part OF the State 80 far ~
we have heard. There l. no healthier COM
try on earth. ',
The excitement about the gold hluns has
not died ont hut much subsidized II yet re-
mains for the companies engaged thcrc, To
prove whether the amount of gold there can
loo made profitable 10 them. Individuals can
scarcely expect 20 make piles by isolated la
hor in thai place Tie Klamath, Scotch
River, and ether localities iR the eStrene
North Of tl,. state, seem to bear the palm Ia
The fsith of0ur people in their richness.
lac a. ststtF 10 f,tu Ia
or are progressing in their purposes. Lieut..
Derby has passed up the Gulf and some dis
lance mp the river. Mai llriutlclman's coGi-
ipHud Is aso az tho river
The Suuattcr question has subsidized some
what of late, the iudcious decision OF our Re-
coidor, and some other officers opinions, hnv-
ing contributed, in connection with che opin-
ions 81 the pres. TO check the great tcndcn-
cy To torriblc entries aud occupation Of other
peoples lands, which for a while seemed a
mania here.
Onr State laws having been found made
quato Ia the wants Of some localities the pro-
pie have been dispensing justice under tho
code of J,,l.e Lynch
The Legislature has passed tho hill for
raising loan not 10 exceed S5000OO. II is
not very probable that any thing can be ne
gointcd under that or any other act, unless
F, sour menus 5rr found to raise The present
credit Of the State
= rTJ1lTyrU1T ~ Tt1v0TCU tUwg has 0CCuptgJf
no little attention Of the Legislature and the
|, people How il will terminate in the Legs
laturc cannot yet bc asccriaincd. There is
u n very strong feeling in that body against all
-. -laNz nranLlng- ii Xnt.lc--
We have had a variety of nmuscmcnts in
the theatrical line, and gambling having near
, ~ gone 10y the board, masquerade balls have
b become the leading feature of dissipation,
4't-ttte--T- "ltttt has been exceedingly dull,
seems at last rcvivinp.
+" THE STATE CArtTAL.-Thc House on
, Saturday disposed of the question of the State
Capital, by strong vote of PC TO making
Vallejo the future seat of government. Hav-
ing previously passed the Senate il only n
D waits thc Governors signature to become a
law.
lloRWnLE MURDER oN THE IsTHMUs.-
a party of ~, supposed passengers in the
, Empire City, on her last trip, were murder
cd while crossing the lsthmus, by a band Of
a Carthagcnians and negroes. Among those
murdered were two ladies and three children
- The murdcrers were arrested, and confessed
their guilt
MINING NRws.--The news from the mines
+ TUuurafty, iudiCErrs great revival OF ACTIVE
ty there, and an improvement in the prospect
of the miners.
One of the heaviest works vet undcrtak en-
in the mining region, ~ that alluded to in the
following paragraph from the Sacramento
, Transcript, although we should say the a.
mount proposed TO be raited, 20 shares at
5000 cach must be wholly insufficient for
tunnellng the Sugar Loaf;
:, ave learn that eNtonsivt preparations are
y being made at Nevada fort hc purpose Of tup-
nclling the Sugar Loaf Mountain at that
49, place. The object is to btrike rich lead
mine in the range Of good diggings, and the
projectors seem to think the enterprise wor-
thy of a fair trial. All thf dirt they dig will
he washed, and after prochcding into the bow
els of ilse cayth FOE some distances il il, con-
tcmpiatc1 to strike off at sath points rs they
deem rich, and thus that whole section OF
y country may in short time be dug out and
: washed. There are TO lie 20 shares in the
!, Company held at 5000"
ASoTHER.-The same paper Tins describes
! another rare mining work in the samG focali-