The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-23
California News by the Daniel Webster.
SUMMARY OF IyTELLIG EHCE.

SUMMARY OF lNTELLlG ENCE.
The demand for goods, and the sales at San
Francisco, have been steady since the lst, with
the exception of few days about the ninth of
the month, when more briskness was noticeable
This general steadness has been owing to the
fact that the rains have held off until recently.
and the miners consequently have been indffrr
ent about laying in any more supplies than they
need for immediate use. The fact that the roads
kept open during the winter, has rendered the
most of them careless in this respect. Mean.
while, other miners have stationed themselves on
the arroyos and small streams, whose banks are
where they have been awaiting the rains
These have, as general thing, made their pur.
cnases from up country merchants, on credit.
Accounts of the opening of the rainy season,
and renewed briskness in the dry diggings,
has sent the teams TO Stockton, AID for the last
few days trade has been brighter in that city
Favorable accounts touching increased demand
have also been received by Us from the Sacra
mento merchants, although the supply has been
so great, that prices in Stockton AMI Sacramen
10 have raised but title as yet. This state OF
things must. however, soon change. As goods
ieaye the two interior cities Tor the mines, he
prices mast advance there, the dem md will he
felt here, and prices rise almost Immediately
This opening of the fall trade, together with tie
anticipated arrival of few vessels only, leads
ns 10 hope that business in our city for the next
two weeks will be brisk. The credit of San
Francisco Still remains good. Comptroier's
warrant are command NC from 81 9" % cents
and the May coupons are selling Al 95 cents.
The excitement against Capt Watcrlnan, Of
the clipper ship Challenge, la died away. lie
has not, however, given hm~elf up. "a yet. 10
the United States marshal Shortly after the
departure Of the last steamer, the n1ue of the
ship, Mr.. Douglas, vas arrested by the iuth"ri
ties. lie was found on his " - TO Mon'-r"
where he intended 10 take the steamer Ter Pan
ANA. Coggell, the SECOND mate, has also beet
arrested and brough: before the United State.
Commissioners on three warranis--On for the
murder Of a seaman named Sic rns another fuf
mrtiuy, and the third fer assault and battery
lie was discharged from the accu alton of 'nu'
der. AID hid a. bail for / ,a-sanltS aud h :
teries, ard finally committed in nrssrt L. g.,
charge Uf mutiny. Three sailor, Bu kinshaw
Downy and Ralph Smith, were also arrested
with CogyeIl, on charge Of mutiny. The first
named was committed TO answer to the charge.
Several stsbbing cases have occurred within
the past week in our city IL all hut one of them
Spaniards and Mex cans have been concerned.
The Vigilance committee arrested one Of the
parties, but the courts are manifest irg-pxcp,i
in few instances-such a d. POSITION ~ ~
down crime that he was dev red almost imm..
diately up TO the legally constituted authorities.
Tbs public attention has been engaged for the
past three or four days with tie ease oi G !.
lsgher, charged with the murder oi Pollock som,
months since, which has been on trial before the
Di trict Court Last evening the jury, after
having been out twenty one hours, returned with
a verdict Of manslanghter. The punishment
has not, as yet, been fixed.
On "Wednesday lat We experienced quite a
severe shock Of an earthquake, not, however,
severe enough 70 do any damage.
The Shdwich Island movement has som b.
what died away siuce the departure Of the lat
steamer. A company that had decided TO leave
in the brig Fremont, voted last Saturday to post.
pone their departure until after the session e
the next Legislature. g
A detachment Of United States troops has
been sent to Port Oxford, to keep the Indians in
that vicinity in check. Troops have left the port
for the interior, to rhastise The Indians for tie
murder Of several Of WANTS party, full &C
counts Of which have already been sent 10 the
east.
At the September election the Democrats,
having made their nominations for municipal Of
fcers, cast their votes for them also, rs well as
the county and State officers, notwithstanding
there was 10 municipal election ordered. The
gentlemen, therefore, who received the unaui.i
nous vote Of the Democratic party (no Wing
candidates running) for the various Offices Of
the city, brought an action before the Distric,
Court for their seats. Judge Lake decided that
the present incumbents should hold their seats
until the fourth Of April next, when the Demo.
cratic officers would b, emitted 10 them. An
appeal has been made to the Supreme Court.
A company styling themselves The Mountain
Lake Water Company, whose purpose is TO sup.