Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-03-06
California GIeanings.
JOS. A. WRIGHT.

The news brought by the steamer Cherokee IS TO the
18th Of January. In addition what has been publish
ed, CLEAN the following:
Arrangements are being made for regular line Of
Steam Propellers between San Francisco and Honolulu
being only stepping stone to extended lie to
Business is dull Merchants who have imported
largely cannot sell goods enough to pay freight con-
signees generally unable unwilling TO raise funds
at 10 per month to pay freight and wait change
of market and the result will be that cargo after cargo
be sold for what they will bring 1t is said taa
there is $500 coo worth of Valparaiso flour hand
enough Tor the country six months, large portion OF
which in the humid atmosp here; and il is also
said there is general assortment of goods hand in
quantity sufficient for six months consumption. Rents
have fallen hotel that rented last November at $500
per month, at 500, and store have fall
The unusual dry weather will prove ruinous to thou
sands OF miners and to the farmers generally there
has not been rain enough to enable the farmers TO
plough or the miners TO do % gold washing" Still it
greatest cities in the worldtha the pioneers will be-
come bankrups, and 9nother generation reap the har
vest company is being formed, with large capital
for lighting San Francisco with gas.
The assessors OF the city and county return the value
of real estate in the city sic 915 and in the
w. outside the city, little less than huff million.
The tax of the city and county is 1921 ,3s8 Al.
The Gold Bluff" discovery created great sensation
but the accounts very like the Gold Lake. and
q Gold Mountain stories. a .. Pacific Mining Com
pany" has been formed upon the alleged discovery with
SnaTeS; lObOO shares be sold selling
like hot cakes 500 per share. As a specimen OF the
stories printed about this last golden humbug cite
the following: Mr.. Collins the Secretary OF the COmpa
ny, measured patch of the gold sand beach, and
mates il will yield. if it holds out one-tenth rich
observation warrantsS43 600 600 to each of the thirty
members. Ii that the Adventures found this
golden beach nineteen men-and they report that these
men had no desire to dg-hev had cabin, and intend
ed watching their claim till spring. and then take ship
load of gold and sail to place where II is worth
something Mr. Collins says man had 90 600 pounds
or $1,000 TONS he did not recolect which, Of this gold
sand and Gen. Wilson. another of the - Pacific Com
pany that thousands Of could exhaust the
gold in thousands of Fears The only draw back to the
mediate realization Of this gold sand is the fact that
vessels cannot Lind within twenty miles OF the gold
beach, and that passengers and goods must be taken
this distance a country almost impossible by
II is probable that the thirty geters-up of this
Company will realize ship load and the scrip buyers
about hat fill of sand on the final settlement.
The quartz mining is doing well. Some Cornish
miners connected with the Maraposa Dggings.
With II stamps Of Founders of $50 pounds EACH they
crush large amount of quartz rock daiy-the first
days they made SIS 600 and since have realized
- per cent. month.
The Legislature organized by the election of Demo-
cratic officers. many of the Wing members being absent.
Even the third day of the session. OILY 10 Of the l6
Senators present The Herald Classics the Leg
islatnre thus: In the Senate-DemocLas 8, Wings o.
Independent and one doubtful In the House-Demo-
Gratis II, Wings Is, one Independent.
The financial statistics show more favorable state OF
affairs than was generally expected The total debt of
the State, up the 18th December, S4s5, 400 2o
The amount OF receipts that date 1924 974 while
the expenditures amounted to SAIL, 153, making
cess of expenditures of 1922. 179. The estimated re-
ceipts for the fiscal year ending 20th June 1851
S59 $50 and if the proposed reductions in the expenses
are made, they will amount to but 9.2O3, leaving
balance in the Treasury on the Both of June next of
S120 346 nearly half the total debt. We may, there
FORE reasonably hope that the end of June 1882 the
State debt of California will be all but liquidated.
The Message Of Gov. Burnet fills eight columns of
the Alta California. He recommends the passage of
law excluding negroes from the State law against
usury-a homestead exemption, and a general reduc-
ton OF salaries of State officers The receipts into the
Treasury under the law taxing foreign miners realized
500 and 50 941 remains in the hands Of of the
collectors.
duel was fought between Mr.. Walker of the Her.
aid, and Mr.. Graham-weapons Colts revovers, and
five to be fired unless of the party lit be-
FORE The first fire, Walkers pantaloons hit, and
tue second shot the ball passed through his Highland
so fnis.
Messrs Broderick and Moore Of the Legislature the
former the President Of the Senate, had rencounfer
Moore stepped in front of Broderick and drawing pis-
tol, exclamed-"T blow your brains out, you damned
thief" Broderick looked him steadily in the eve and
Shoot YOU damned assassin Shoot have
no arms'-but Moore's courage failed, and he didn't
shoot.
The Levee around Sacramento City is complctcd-it
is nine miles long, and cost about $40 0O0
OREGoN.-The first steamer built in Oregon was
launched Christmas DAY.
The report of the discovery Of an extensive bed of
coal in the vicinity of Pugets Sound is con6rmed-it is
an excellent article.
A bridge has been built the North Fork of Yam
Hill river-it is 4O5 feet long, and fifty above low water
mark