Washington telegraph., 1851-07-09

sa' news Of May 18th, Panama news of June Sd,
S.,dwich Island hews Of April 9th, and Oregon
w, of Nav Sd. We subjoin what is of interest.
Tur SAN Francisco FIRE.-One of the reasons
sn for the desIrucveness Of the fire, is the want
:, the time OF efficient local authorities, the old
IS having gone out and the new ones not having
nm the exercise of their functions.
In relation to the loss Of life, the Herald has the
following:
"Deslruction of property was hard TO bear, but
:, GAS altogether trivial compared to the dreadful
i.ss of life which attended the confagraton. II
10. dreadful sight to see men burning to death
~i,bout the slightest possibility of saving them;
.nd ye so rapiG the approach of the fire. that
,n,oy found themselves hemmed in by the flames
md compelled to remain in the houses, which by
,bs iuscrulable DEGREES of Providence were destn-
cd TO become their graves In one house, four
non. some say FIVE, were burned to DEATH In
Montgomery street, two fell in the midst of the
a,m.s they attempted to rush through Over the
c.lciued remains of one heroic soul, whose life
sacrificed to duty, hook belonging TO one of the
Hook and Ladder Companies was found. In the
few buildings which continue standing, many were
coop-d in, and for hours kept in awful suspense as
IN th-ir fate Others had the narrowest escapes,
rushing through the flames regardless of the agoniz
;;uo main inf cted: descending from the windows
,,f the burning buildings by means of blankets.
Some of the escapes were altogether miraculous,
and MANY acts of successful heroism were display
cd which we shall take pleasure in recording here
after"
GoLp MINES AND MlNIvG.-The quartz mines
on Carson's Creek yielding an astonishing sup
gnlv of gold. gentleman had arrived in San
francisco with $50 pounds Of the precious metal
from The Mines They are situated about 5000
frrt above the level Of Stanisaus creek. About
seyes,y Sonorians were employed in the mines
a of HAS tod n
seduce a portion Of the company's miners into an
attack upon the mine TO carry off the large amount
of gold known to be on hand But the Sonorians
informed the company Of the iptendad movement,
and all hands were armed and preparations mace
to give the bandits warm reception The latter
discovered that their intended victims were on the
aI-r, aud very prudrntIy retired.
Very important gold discoveries have been made
in FL Dorado county, in the neighborhood OF
PlacervIlie. In some inst ances miners have made
as much as two three hundred dollars day.
The country ia the vicinity of Santa Barbara
is almost eotirely under beautiful state o. cutiva
ton. Laud owners beginning to see the val ue
of the untitled earth, and they are fast sowing
barley and other grain.
INDIANS "A correspondent of the Stockton Jour-
nal SAYS that The Indian Commissioners Oh the
San Joaquin have succeeded in making TIRE atieS
with seventeen tribes, aud have located them in
particular tract of country.
The Indians i'll FL Dorado county are again
engaged in difficulties with the whites.
STATE SALARIES The following are the salaries
of the several State officers, fixed IN the bill
passed by the Legislature:
Governor, $4,000; Lieutenant Governor and /
Speaker OF the House, S, Il day and mileage; |
Secretary Of State, $4,000; State Treasurer |
$1,000: Comptroller, $4,000; Attorney Gene raj,
S 600: Surveyor Geheral, s 5G0U; Judges of Su-
Ind, s, i,o
first and second Judicial districts, S3U00 each; in
the third, $4,000; in the other districts, from the !
fourth to he eleventh. both inclusive, $4,000 each;
to The District Attorney of San Francisco, S2OO0;
TO the District Attorneys Of Sacramento. San
Joaquin aud Yuba, S 500 each; in the other cOuu-
ties Sl0O0 each, except III San Diego, IN Los |
Angeles, Santa Barbara and San Louis Ohspo, |
in which counties they receive $500 each: to d
Clerk for the Co,,proli-r, Treasurer andSecr-tary
of State, each, s 700; members oi the Legs
Iaure, s IL per di-m for the first sixty days, and
s. per diem for every day they may thereafter
remain in session, aud SS for every twenty mites
Travelled by them to md from the capital-the per
diem of members to cease during their absence
from their seats while the Legislature is IN session
FRoM CHINA-By the arrival at San Francisco
of the Amelia and the Mahomet Shah, from
Hong Kong, the Alta California has dates to the |
10th March five days later than previous advices
Over two hundred Chinese arrived by lHtSe VeS- |
sells, and thousand more are on their may to |
California, attracted by the success OF their coun-
trymeu who have returned, and by their glowing |
representations of the richness of the mines. The
greatest excte"rnt prevailed among the Celes- |
ta!s. in consequence OF these reports.
!, FRoM OREGON. Oregonltn of the Sd of |
May, notices the arrival of MIR. Preston, the Sur
veyor General Of Oregon, aud Judges Nelson aud |
Pratt, of the United States District Court.
@ Miners just in from the Klamath mines dc not |
give very hattering accounts; miners are digging |
from three 10 four dollars day. The gold is fine,
aud equally distributed.
From TIE SANDWICH fnlANrs.-The excitement
growing out of the difficulty with France was sub
siding. ,
The Alta California says it learns on good au-
thory that the Haw allan Government has decid- |
ed 10 apply TO the U. :. Government for annexa- |
lion, and that an officer Of oir national govern |
ment was in San francisco, on his way to Wash !
ingon, entrusted with the mission.
. The merchants of Honolulu had held meetings |
for the purpose of raising fund TO start paper |
IN opposition TO the Polenysian. the Government
paper
, 1t is reported that there had been an afiay BE-
tween the French Consul and the Chancellor.
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LETTER FROM Mr. Observation-Disclosures OF
AN ERROR. THE Hon. John M Bolts has com
muuicated the following letter from Mr.. Webster
for publication in the Richmond papers. Tie cor
recton of the error to which it refers appeared in
the Republic immediately after It was made in
Tho N Y. Herald, but the added remarks Of Mr. |
Webster of sufficient interest to call for the
insefiion of his letter:
"WAsfIlNGToN JUNE a, 1851.
"MY DEAR Sir: When l arrived at New York |
my attention was called to paragraph in the teIe
graphic report of my speech at Buffalo Under
The circumstances it is wonderful that the accom-
pIshed reporter performed the service well as
he did; but mistake occurred of some Importance.
which he corrected soon as it met his eye. |
Toward the end of the speech | am represented
as having said, 'Gen,emen, l regret exceedingly |
ftat slavery exists the Southern States and that
.Nongress has no power overit This is so entirely