The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-10

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ApBsatshcg Whigh they Mad Asstned bul ono
before during theseasou.
Several columns of the Sah Francisco paper
ARE devoted to the subject of the dispute be
tween t. Butler King, the u. s. collector, an
the post.office authorities, Of which mentio
was made in a telegraphic despatch from Ne,
Orleans. In our opinion, IL is making YER
great ado about very small matter. II 81
pears the collector had obtained informatio,
that Havana segars had been struggled throusf
the mail bags on previous occasions and he
wished to put stop to such proceedings In
future. HIS action is sufficiently indicated inthe
following letter:
Custom HOUSE,
/ San Francisco, March %, 1851
Sir: In reply to your note of last evening,
have to state that received information yeIter-
day which led me to suppose that there upuld
be an attempt made to smuggle small valuable
packages of merchandise in the mail bags. For
the purpose Of ascertaining whether or nd the
suspicion was well founded, | dire ted M Eel
lows--the surveyor Of this port--to proceed TO
the wharf where the mail was to be landed and
\ to ascertain, If possible, whether the bagscon-
tanned packages which were not mailable mat
tor. After looking carefully at them, as they
were passed from the boat, he reported I'd me
that some of them evidently contained box,s or
packages Of suspicious appearance.
then directed him to proceed to the lost
Office and present my compliments to youl-to
state his Office and business, and request that
the bags containing those packages might be
opened in his presence. He soon returned, and
represented TO me that no had not been per-
mitted to enter the post-oflice, that he had been
treated rndely by the person who received the
mail bags, and had not been permitted an inter-
view with yourself He also stated that several
packages had been handed out of the Office which
did not appear to be mailable matter, i then
proceeded to the post-office with Mr.. Fellows.
with the intention of seeing you on the subject.
knocked at the door several minutes without
gaining admittapce, or being noticed by any one.
then directed Mr. Fellows to proceed to the
mail steamer, and examine the bags on board.
shall deem it my duty to make this state
ment TO the Postmaster General.
Respectfully, your ob't. servant,
I. BUTLER KING, Collector.
Mr.. CHARLES 9. MOORE, acting postmaster, San
Francisco.
Two men were shot at Sacramento city on
the night of March 20, while attempting to COM
uiio I" oui Sioi VA tHO PiCuiocb VI SdpL. -. II.
Ward. One Of them was killed The other,
who gave his name as George Morton, of Val
ley Fall, Rhode Island, was so badly wounded
in the leg that it would probably have to be anu.
putated
The contract about to be entered into by the
city OF San Francisco for supply Of water, is
with Dir. Mortified. The water is to be OBJ.
tanned from a lake within four miles of San
Francisco, which discharges twenty five millions
gallons per day. The water is to be forced up
ward into reservoir, several hundred feet above
the city level, by machinery. The contract is to
supply the corporation with water for hydrants,
fountains, &c, for $4,000 per annum ; and
citizens at rates to be fixed by the council, not
less than one cent per gallon. 1t is stated that
Mr.. Mortified is associated with English CAPT
talists, who will furnish 100000 toward the
work, and that the aqueduct will be completed
in eighteen months.
FROM OREGON.
Our Oregon papers have not come to hand.
The San Francisco journals notice the recep-
ton Of advces to the 18Th of March, but they
are OF little interest The preparation for the
election of delegate to Congress bore evidence
Of spirited conte-t. Dir. Thrrston's course
in Congress was severely criticised by some of
the citizens, and presses of the territory, but as
We have already seen, he is beyond the reach OF
either praise or censure, having died on his home
ward passage.
Gen. Lanes name had been added to the list
Of candidates for delegate to Congress.
The Oregon Spectator says that the popula-
ton of Washington county is 2,050, of whom
$50 are resident Of Portland. Linn co. contains
993 inhsbitants.
Samuel Gay, native of Ireland aged "a, was
killed near Oregon city by tree, which he as
engaged in cutting down, FILLING upon him.
FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
We have Honolulu papers to the 22th of Feb.
The American sloop-ofwar Vandaia arrived
at Hilo on the Sd and Honolulu on the 18th of
February. She Yves thirty days in making the
passage from Guayaqul
The British brig Eugenia, and American brig
Baltimore,-o of New Bedford, have been purch.
ased by Hawaiian subjects, and are to be EN-.
poyed as coasters under the Hawaiian flag.
Alexander J. Cartwright has been appointed
Chief engineer of the Ere department Of tie city
of Honolulu.
The Polynesian publishes a letter from Pa
peete (Society islands, dated Jan. 9, giving an
account of the re-hoisting Of the flag OF the
British consulate, after an interval Of eight years
MI. TTtcuaIu, lHS cOuUseI NJ lTht Tune, regards
ing his functions as having ceased with the sub
stituton of the French flag for that of Tahiti.
when the French naval officers deposed Queen
Pornare.
The flag was raised on the 18th of January,
and was greeted with salute of twenty-one
guns. A dinner followed, and ball in the eve.
ming.
The U. s. ship Falmouth was at Tahiti on
the 9th Of January.
CELLAR LIFE IN BosTos.-The following
paragraph weclip from the Boston 7rare'ier of
Saturday:
Denth ina Ceilar.--Coropor Smith held an
inquest this morning the details Of which case
arc succinctly given in the following verdict Of
jury:
That Cornelious Sullivan came to his death
at about ~ o'clock, r. M, I'd inst, 10 lit, al the
cellar room occupied by Mr.. John Ellard, No.
100 Rraad streef nd fha ;,,r, f,.,Lo. -,