The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-04-16
California News,
T,co Weeks Later from California

witch Islands, arrived at New York on
Saturday morning. March %. The Ohio
brought one hundred and fifty passen-
gers; also, $4,000 in gold dust from
California. and ID 900 in coin from New
Orleans.
Since the departure of the last steam
er for Panama the Indian difficulti,s has
been Oh the increase, rather than other
wise, and urders, robberies and reports
of hostllItles, collisions and battles have
been rife.
Efforts have been made in the Legis-
id1urc to raise funds and State hoops 10
carry on the war. One Of The Guyer-
nors aids, J. Nelly Johnson, ESQ. has
been despatched by his ,xceliency 10 the
| scene OF dIsturba noes, 10 AT on The rart
OF the State Authority has been given
10 False d force VI volunteers
The L, mmIssiCntrs have also left
Stockton with All escort OF some hundred
OF u. S. troops. snd ii is confidently be-
i lev, that they will be able 10 form
treaties with the mountain tribes, and
thus give quiet to the country
The weather Ii continued dry, and
COR winter wonderfully warm. The fear
now is that we Shall have no more rain.
the consequences Of which will be Sc
we're disappointment to those engaged in
the dry digsings. and perlals fatal 10 the
stock an agricultural interests.
Our Legislature has be, IL battling for a
number OF things, but has won few victo-
res. Los rolling for the Office of Uni
ted States Senator. fer establishing tie
further scat CT GovtrHment; tor ousiing
each other out Of their legislative sad
dies. &c. have been the chief public &C.
cupalions of cur legislators.
They have fixed upon next Monday as
the day to elect Senator TO the seat Of
II. Ere, mont after the 4ih of March
n"x'. Some believe Mr.. hing will be
elected. som Mr.. Hiyd-nf,lt. VIII | o,l-
e.o have gr1wins frith III Mr.. Frenonts
succ. ss. in w'Iose flvor Their has heen all
un'lou5ted reaction on the pari Of many.
The health of The State is of the most
glorious description. There are scarce,
iy any deaths Or sickness in any part of
III State.
TIA excitsmel 4; about the goII bluffs
has not died on BAT much subsidized /,
rem inns for tie companies Engaged there
to prove uhe her ;he amount f gold
there can BE- n.ad" profitab,t L" 'h m.
The question of divorce laws as o, Gu
pied no little attention OF tle ! e Stature
and of III. people. How 1t will i,ImI-
nite III tie legislature cannot yet be as
certain Il. There is strong feeling
beth in IN out # that DO y against all
law granting divorce.
Business. which has been excessively
dull. seems AT last reviving.
Car State laws having been found in
"Je pate 3" ia" wants OF some localities,
lie people have been dispensing JUS
ii = TAI ie' II. cole of nd s. Lynch.
II e Legislature has passed the loan
bill for raisin loan not TO exceed $500,
600. 1t is not very probable that any
thing can be negotiated under this or any
other act. Unless some means dre found To
rails lh,. pr sent credit of tie State.
Not fake of snow has fallen The past
winter at Nevada City. or Rough and
R-ady. The mountains contiguous are
covered only with "a light fall. which is
fast melting under the influence of a
bril- sun.
Ricl, digcinas are said TO have been dis
C ,verri near Is. ar river. The gold is ia
k from dee opposed granite, narr Steep
Holiow sn iys the Times. The Times
t Ills OF thirle.n miners who have been
working FIR year on Feather river on
Longs bar, aud have averaged $3.50.
II A. An, Ct ,paIe hr amy nna ,,.re.,,,
40. Continuous labor is the only sure.
ty of succsss in the placers.
Al II .,idings Ii gings ,he miners have
not mod. more than per day .::and are at
present not making more than their board
A Spanish, bar middle fork of Ameri
can river the miners tr; said to have
been successful.
The whole State has been aeitated by
the decisions the Supreme Court has late
lv made about land titles. and indigna-
ion of the people has been felt with the
South and East.
A bill is before the Legislature making
all AIcalde grants proof of possession.
John Barclay Of-New York. died near
CoIoma, on the 29th of 1 sslsffisfy, in ar -
counter with Alex. Hall of Miss en-
He has !, II wife and ,wo cbildr
Patterson, New Jersey ="
Ii will be rem, mbered that ,w
some time ago reports of the dscow "'
very rich silver mines beyond The n VI
Nevada This like many of the gold 10
ries appears 10 have been sheer hunlbs'
The excitement about the Gold Biuf..
appears To hov- pr-tty much subsidized
trough We notice an occasional derariA
urt of d vessel for the locality. That
there is abun ance Of gold there, is with
out doubt. ba' The expense of extracting
Is nrOhdhiX tnO urnat for thn hn.;nncc a.