The Arkansas banner., 1851-02-18
fr,om ths N. o. Plcsyuns of tIis eth.l -,,ysi or the steamer PneiGc--Late frem A'' california.

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 .,,s1ip Pacific, Capt Jarvis, from Chagres. we ,.. san Francisco dates to the lst ult. ne Pa- fe ft thapres on the ssh. snd came direct Wi'h- e ., ,oachlpg al Havana. She arrived at her wharf =, lo o'clock, P. M,, and brOughs 2Sz CaIiIornis passengers ,,.. .,.., ., h.,f. ..t x o'clock last evening, when ot Slaughter tns. p,int. she came tn contact with tow boat aa her way down, having several yesse's ln 10 '. rh bowsoyit of cue of the vessels was knocked on, .nd some injury was doHe the steamer. whereoy Mr John Ramsey, of illinois, on board the Facilac, was killed fin Sacramento City, on tfe 18th of December. Tor Mayor and Councilman Horace Snilh was slec- ,ss ,layor and ]. A Cogsweli to the Council
 Cal ErelnoHt has published in some Of the San Francisco papers an address to the people of Cali- foraa in which he tries to render his course ID Inc T. $. Senate acceptable, The address is devoted entirely 10 the proposed law regulating the mines and settling land claims in California.
 The less atars is made ta bear the responsibility f inc contetneiated regulations for the mines, bat o s,t was made to shift the responsibility on the .ubject of land claims. The manifesto does not ape near 10 meet with much favor
 In ,slariou to tn, election for U. g. Senator, the San Francisco Herald gives a table of the strength of inc respective political parties In the legislature. In in. Senate tIere arc nine democrats. six whigs, aud one dnnhtful Iu the Assembly sixteen demo- cr,ts eighteen whigs. one independent, and one doubtful The six members from Tousumne aud Nsroosa will not confBe themselves to party can ddaes for Senator, they not having been elected on party grounds,
 The whies of the upper districts, Sacramento City including pans Wm. Grove Deal. formerly Ynember oi tlse Assembly from Sacramento county, .stheir candidate for Senator.
 The accounls from the mines In regard to the success of the miners were very encouraging.
 change o ihe State capital from San Jose to San Fraacseo is much mooted
 Assaults and robberies are matters of nightly oe- eufrence iu San Francisco. The list of murders. &c in formid lbIe On the 29th of Decem. Der, an old maa named foy. about sixty years of age, anI leaving a wife and child, YVES feuad mur- dered ia the streets of San Francisco.
 Near San Jos, the rancho of Mr, Digby Smith, from Burlington, N J twas burned down and him. self ,and partner and stranger tonsd murdered. sho, through the head.
 The cholera i' not much spoken of.
 Forty of Capt. French's company reached San Diego on ihe Pacific. after a journey of months across Mexico. in which they suffered horribly by hunger, thirst aud toll There thirty five of them took passage in brig for San Francisco. which they rescted in twenty one days, having divided out the la1l provisions and waier board their arrival
 In Ggat wheh French and number of his pallzan4 had with the rest of tie company at Co., rolitls a Mexico. Mir. Wright and Mir. Nelson were killed, Mr Cooper had thigh broken. and Mir Holmes both arms broken. French had his righ; arm shagl,reI and shot in the side, sup posed moriaty
 Gambling is stated to be greatly on the decline in California. Provisions everywhere low.
 The Custom House at Monterey was catered by number of persons whilst the collector, Mir. Ran dali, was absent and $27,0O0, part the colector's property and part Go,eramsni mouey, stolen.- Several Of the thsvcs wsro caught. and tho whole sum il is expelled, will bs recovered.