Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-02-22
FPGm the Land Of Gold,

Advices from California the 18th of January have
been received at New Orleans, by the steamships Mex
leo and Prometheus.
The California Legislature met the 9TH January
and Gov. Burnett sent in his message. He recon-
mens the exclusion of all free negroes from the State
The expenses of the State to the 18th December
1850, year, $447,153 So, and the receipts
S324,974 90, leaving a deficit of 1922, l79 s..
few days subsequent to the meeting of the Legis-
atre, Gov Burnett rendered to that body his resigna-
ton, and Lieut.. Gov. McDougal was inaugurated
Governor the subsequent day. On election for Pre-
sident of the Senate, Hon. d. c. Roderick promi-
nent, reliable Democrat and abs man. was chosen
on the first ballot.
The political complexion of the Legislature has
yet been determined by test vote-a question which
involves the election of U. States Senator From
tisfactory Indications however, says the Pacific News
we still feel the assurance, made stronger by the
developments of time, that other than a Demo-
crat can be elected to that important post day for
the assembling of the Joint convention for the choice of
Senator has not been named, but the vote will pro-
badly be taken about the middle of February.
Since the departure of the last steamer, Hon T. B.
King, the Collector of the port OF San Francisco
has arrived and entered upon the duties of his office.
He warmly received by his many personal and po-
lticaI friends. Should wing be sent to Washington
u S Senator, it is not unlikely that Mr.. King will
be the man.
The gold news presents some points of startling in
terest. The Alta California gives the following:
branch several miles in extent, and bounded by high
bluff. The sands OF this beach mixed with gold
an extent almost beyond belief. The sand is of two
kinds, fine black, and gray sand. The gray sand
can be separated very easily from the black sand and
this seems be a desirable object. The gold is mixed
with the black sand in proportions OF from ten cents
ten dollars the pound At times when the surfis high
the gold is easily discovered, but in the spring OF
the wear after succession Of calms, the entire beach
is covered with bright and yellow gold-Mr. Collins
the Secretary Of the acitic Mining Company measl-
red peck gold and sand, and estimates it viii yield
TO each member OF the Company the snug little of
$4,000, OUO-and this estimate is formed upon cal
culaton that the sand holds ought to be one-tenh
rich as observation warrants them in supposing.
Gen. Wilson says that thousands of men cannot
hst this gold in thousands of years, and he gives all
who doubt his statements the liberty OF going and
certuinng for themselves.
A company is operating quartz rock with machi-
merry, the Marpusa mines, and extracting some $1,000
per day. In the course OF another year. the Alta Cali
orna expects to see hundreds of companies at work
the quartz lodges, scattered all over the Sierra Ne
vada.
1t is stated that with twelve men employed the Gua
dalupe quicksilver mine yields about ton per week
Twenty shares in the mine We're sold by auction at
$3.50 per share.
A very rich vein ofmetaerous quartz has been OPEN
ed at Campo Seco, near Jamestown.
A company at Jackass Guch, has struck similar
vein, but of amazing richness.
A silver vein has been opened within fifty miles of
Stockton, in the coast range.
A rich vein has been opened in the heart of James
town. between the stores of Butterfeld and Cooper.
Business throughout the cities of California, is ext
tremelv dull. Goods have been sold at uncommonly
low rates-in instances lower than the first
in New York But this state of things, it is said
not last long. The miners who have been getting out
an immense quantity of dirt, but washing none for a
long time will begin to reap the products OF their
labor and trade will consequently revive and be as thr
wing as ever The want of rain in the mountains has
been serious drawback upon the labors Of the miners
STILL considerable amounts of dust are daily purchased
by the bankers though not as much as would have been
thrown into market but for the dryness of the
Several street fights and duels have recently occur
red in different parts of the State. Mr. Broderick
Clerk of the California Senate and Mr.. Moore, of the
Assembly had personal collision in the streets of San
/ Jose. Neither was hurt.
The Pacific news ofthe Sth, gives the following &C
count of an affair of honor:
Another duel was fought yesterday morning between
VIM. Fl. Graham ESQ, and Mr.. VIM. Walker, an at
tache of the Herald The origin of the difficulty was
an article which appeared in that paper, which reflect
ed severely upon the Probate Judge and which Mr.
Graham, in note to Mr. Walker, denounced as tissue
of falsehoods. The result was a challenge from Mr..
Walker.
The parties met yesterday morning, at ten O'Clock
in little open space between the Halfway House and
the Mission with their seconds surgeons and friends
Mr.. F. Pixley acted the second of Mr.. Graham anC
Dr. Mott as the second of Mr.. Walker. The distance
chosen was ten PAGES, and the weapons Colts revol
vers the parties to advance pace at each shot
til the five barrels had been discharged unless the
suit satisfactory to the other, both before
that number of shots exchanged
The pistols were loaded by Capt. Folsom, and a
half past o'clock the parties took the position
signed to them by their seconds of them gave the
signal, Fre-one, two, three, the combatants to fire
between the first and last words Both discharged the
pistols at the instant, at the word 'fre the bal
of Mr. Graham passing through the pantaloons of Mr.
Walker about half way between the knee and the an
ke ofthe left leg and slightly breaking the skin Thu
parties then advanced pace and fired again, Mr.
Walker receiving wound just below the left thigh
from the effect of which he staggered back and wa
caught by his friends The parties then left the groun
and returned to the city.
Both showed themselves men of GOODNESS, eourag
and nerve The offensive words in the article allude
to have been expunged by slight sprnking of blood
and the epthets in the note denouncing it. have bee
swallowed by .pstols, instead of '.coee for two.
Quite an excitement has been produced at San Fran
cisco bv the attempt OF gentleman from New Orleans
To brng back slave whom he had taken TO California
The slave was put aboard the steamer Columbus, b
his owner upon which habeas corpus gotten out
: bnt before it could be served the negro had escape
4 from the steamer.
The Indians on the frontiers were generally quie
Though occasional alarms and disturbances have oc
0 cured