Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-12-04
CALIFORNIA NEWS.
BY the steamer Dan'l webster

is unimportant. We take the following
summary from the San Francisco Picayune,
of the 18th. inst:
The 'dccds Of high emprise," which in
in days of yore used to fill the columns of
our steamer papers, redounding TO the glory
or shadowing forth the misfortunes of our
city, have entirely ceased, and the only extra
animation we have evinced Of late, apart
from that usually consequent on our every
day energy and enterprise, was but re-
Election Of the excitement occasioned in 9TH
er parts Of the Union by the reports Of the
unfortunate expedition TO Cuba. Great hauls,
beautiful specimens, new and extensive dig
gins and quarts discoveries, together with
wharfand city improvements, massive fire.
proof buildings OF brick, iron and stone, and
increased facilities for locOmotion by land and
water, now absorb public attention, TO the
exclusion Of dreadful CONGREGATIONS, daring
robbercs, and summary hangings. The Wig
lance Committee is no longer needed; and
as consequence of this state of things, bu-
,inrss is raeu,oins us wnntcd activity and
the busy hum of industry is heard in every
city and village, on the banks Of every river,
along the slope Of every mountain, and in
the depths Of every gale and valley.
The Southern Convention for the division
of the State, is to be held on Monday next,
the 2Oth inst. Those favorable to the pro-
iect have at length united upon Santa Bar
bara as the place where the Delegates are
to assemble. San Diego, Los Angeles, San
Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San
Cruz, San Joaquin, and other countries, have
elected their Delegates. Several addresses
have been published in support of the move
mcnt.
Every excrton is being made byt the COL
lector of City Taxes and his assistant to
nav the interest on the funded debt Of the
City.
Some idea ofthe traffic between San Fran
cisco and the Southern mines may be form
ed by the fact that there are at this moment
ten steamers plying between San Francisco
and Stockton. There are ten, also, plying
between San Francisco and Sacramento
The latter are for the most part Of q larger
size than those on the San Joaquin river
and make the trip of about l20 miles il
from seven to eight hours. In the elegance
| OF their accommodations and the luXures Of
their .ardcr, they might compare iavorabl!
with any passenger vessels in the world
There are ten other steamers plying from
Sacramento to different places above thai
CITY. One year ago there was but one steam
boat in Oregon, the Columbia; now there are
eleven steamboats, Of different kinds run
ming in the Columbia and Willamette
Rivers, not including the Pacific steamers
Sea Gull and Columbia, running between
Oregon and California.
Stockton, in the early part Of this month
became the scene Of outrages OF simia
character to those which, some time since
disgraccd San Francisco. On the 3D. inst.
three men were shot in the vicinity o
Stoclton; on Saturday evening an attcmp
,.as made TO shoot two others, wlhou
proyocation; on the same night, Mexican
was most inlumauly bu,chcrcd in hous'
in thc outskirts of the city; and on Sunda.
morning an attempt was made to shoot
gentleman for 10 reason tnGt he could I'm
agnc. This is most unprecedented s'"l
orthings in that city, and has excited con
siderable sensation in the community.
The Mormons have al length taken pos
session of the rancho Of San Bernardino
near Los Angeles, for which they paic
.3lO5, OCO. $4,000 was paid down, ant
the remainder is to be paid intwo equal all
nual payments. II is said TO be their inten
ton to build great city there, and a rail
road to Salt Lake is confidently spoken Of
1t is also said that the heads Of the Churcl
in Descret have given directions TO thu
Mornons in Europe, that all the emigration
to this country must, in future come by thu
way of the Isthmus Of Panama TO San Diego
The population Of San Bernardino is Il
be increased by five thousand within th'
next six months. 1t contains within il
boundaries more than eighty thousand acres
Of excellent land, great part of which cal
he irrigated The Santa Anna river run
through IT, furnishing 4 large and un!ailinl
supply Of pure water, and having eNcclIen
mill seats. The mountains nearare coyere'
with pines sufficient to supply with lumbe
all Southern California for years.
Judge Murrgy, late Judge Of The Suprem
Court has been appointed by the Governor
Associate Judge of the Supreme Court, il
place of Judge Bennett resigned,
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