Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-10

The Indians, Apsehes probably had attacked and taken
Of Tueson the last Sonora coming toward
the Gis river The inhabitants not being able 10 hold the
place, abandoned it.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Several columns Of the San Francisco papers are devoted
to the subject of the dispute between T. BurLKR KISs the
u . Collector and the post Office auhores which mem
ton was made IN eegraphic despatch from New Orleans
appears The Collector had obtained information that a-
vana cigars had been smuggd through the mail bags on
vous occasen and be wished put stop to such proceed
ings in future. His action sufficiently indicated in the
following letter
CcsroM HOUSE,,
San FRAxcrsco, MARcH 90, 1851.
SIn In reply to your of last evening" have to state
that received Information yesterday which led me to SUD-
pose na there would be attempt made to smugale small
valuable packages of merchandise In the mail bags For the
o. ascertanng whether not the suspicion well
founded, directed Mr. Fellows the surveyor of This noyt
to proceed to the wharf where the mail was to be landed
and TO ascertain possible, whether the bags contained
packages which were not mslabe natter After loe king
carefully ct them as they passed from the boat he re-
me 'nas some Of them evidently contained boxes
packages Of suspicious appearance. then directed him
70 proceed 70 the post Office and present my compliments 10
you to STATE his office and business and request that the
bags containing these packages might be opened in his pre-
snce ne soon returned and represented me tha. be had
not Deen permitted to enter the post oce that he had been
treated rudey BY the person who received the mail bars and
had not been permitted interview with yourself He Also
stated mat several packages had besn handed out Of the Office
wn,cn ala not appear to De maable matter then proceed
ed 70 the post office with Mr. Fellows with the intention of
seeing you on the subject knocked II the door several
minutes without gaining admtance or being noticed bv
one. then directed Mr. Fellows proceed 10 the mail
steamer and examine the bags on board.
shall deem my duty to make this statement 70 tho
Postmaster General. -
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
u- I. BUTLER KING, Collector.
Acting Postmaster. San rranclsco.
The contract about to be entered into by the city Of San
Francisco for supply of water is with Mr. Merrfed. The
water to be obtained from lake within four miles Of San
Francisco, which discharges twenty-five million gallons per
day. The water is to be forced upward into reservoir
several hundred feet above the city level by machinery The
contract is to supply the corporation with water for hydran
fountains &C. for $500 per and citizens
TO be fixed by the Council less than one cent per gallon
Il is stated that Mr. Merfed Is associated with English
capitalists who will furnish SS000O0 toward the work. and
that the aqueduct will be completed in eighteen months.
Two men shot at Sacramento city on the night Of
March 29 while attempting to commit burglary the
premises Of Capt j. H. Ward. One of them was killed
The other, who gave his George Morton, Of Valley
FALL Rhode Island, badly wounded in the leg that
would probably have to be amputated.
Capt. ELIJAH M. JARVIS murdered at the Mission Of
Dolores near San Francisco the evening Of March Goth
o "uS oauoco !" tue nears Whle walking win hls WIFE,
man named Slater was in custody, charged with the commits
sion Of the crme The evidence at the examinations which
were going when the e strong against him.
On the 30h Of March, after the adjournment Of the court an
attempt made to take the accused from the hands Of the
officers with the intention Of hanging him. The movement
had been preconcee and about twenty men on horseback
had come in from the mission with the intention of making
rescue The majority Of the bystandes however, were op
posed to the movement, and it unsuccessful.
The mountains in sight Of San Francisco were white with
snow on the 3st Of Msrcan appearance which they had
assumed but once before during the season.