Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-05-08
LATER from California.

Later from California.
A fortnight later Extraordinary speed !
Thirfy-one days from San Francisco !
dates do,on to the 1st Of Aprit.-ArriUat OF !
the Steamship Alabama at NeW Orleans. |
Shocking state Of society.-Good reports
from tae Mines. Important legal dec's- !
ION as to land claims.
Ne,o Orleans, May I'd, 1851.
The Steamship Alabama has arrived here,
in six days from Chagres, with ITO passengers
and large amount of gold dust
The Steamers Crescent City, North Amer
ica. and Georgia, all from New York, had ar
rived at Chagres previous to the sailing of
the Alabama.
The dates from San Francisco are down to
the. lst ofApri.
The news generally is unimportant.
From the mines and dry diggings the re-
ports are very favorable, and new discoveries
are constantly being made. In fact, the pros
poets from all quarters appear to be encour-
aging.
A decision has been given in the District
Court of Sacramento, sustaining the sultors
of claims on all lands on which the city is
located. No further attempts have been made
to dislodge them, nor is it at all likely there
will be.
The steamers Tennessee and Columbia had
arrived at Panama, with million and a half
of gold dust.
The exports of GOLD on the day the
steamer Tennessee left San Francisco "a
mounted to TWO MILLION OF DOL
LARS.
/ There had been frequent rains in the val
ley, and snow on the mountains, thus ena-
bling miners to renew their digging opera
tions. Gold from quartz rock has been pro-
cured with better success, but no machinery
is suitable for the purpose.
A great many murders are reported as hay
ing occurred in different parts ofthe country,
the most cruel of which is the murder of
Captain Jarvis, of Texas
The papers literally TEEN with fights, MUIR
ders and robberies.
The foreign miners tax had been repealed.
The city of San Francisco is to be supplied
with water from lagoon four miles distant.
A difficulty occurred at San Francisco be-
tween the Collector of the port and the acting
Postmaster, relative to the mails-the Collec-
tor directed the Surveyor of the port to pro-
IL. IL. Il tIot tarrc
landing from the steamer Panama, as they
were opened; in attempting to discharge this
duty, he was rudely repulsed by the Post Of
fee officials nothing was found to cause
suspicion, but the affair has caused great ex-
citement.
Agriculture this year will be an important
feature in California, large portion of the
population having turned their attention that
way,-if Congress passes any law by which
the farmer may know he has good title to
the land he improves, the State will supply
her consumption in few years.
The Indian difficulties are not yet defin-
itely settled.
Politics are exciting attention, and the peo-
pie are marshalng for contest. The Le-
gislature is still in session, but no further at
tempts have been made to elect United
States Senator probably something Will be
done this session.
The Legislature attaches the penalty of
death for grand larceny. The Committee of
the Legislature have reported in favor of i'm
peaching Judge Parsons.
Extensive preparations are making to re-
build Navada. The richest mining section in
California is stated to be in the neighborEood
of Yuba and Feather Rivers.
By the burning of Nevada City the loss is
estimated at 100000.
The markets are dull with an immence
stock of Merchandise on hand.
The price of gold dust through the opera
tions of the U. S. Assayer has risen.
SAN FRANcIsco MARKETS, April 1sf.-
Provisions Beef is selling at Ss12 a Ia,
and Mess Pork at SIS '16; Clean do SIT a
Is; Prime do 81 10. Lard $40 2ii.-
Prime butter is at 15 40c. Cheese l2al a
20c Picked Hams 13 a l4c.; smoked do
/ 12I 13c.