The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-22
California News by the Daniel Webster.
SUMMARY OF INTELLIGE.

SUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE.
The demand for goods, and the sales at San
Francisco, have been steady since the ST. 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 indiffer-
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
now literally lined with heaps of auriferous dirt,
where they have been awaiting the rains-
These have, as general thing, made their pur.
chases from up-country merchants, on credit.
Accounts Of the opening of the rainy season.
and n renewed briskness in the dry diggings
has sent the teams TO Stockton, and 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.
nento merchants, although the supply has been
so great, that prices in Stockton and Sacrament
to have raised but little as yet, This state of
things must, however, soon change. As goods
,eave the two interior cities for the mines, the
prices must advance there, the demand will be
v
This opening of the fall trade, together with the
anticipated arrival of few vessels only, leads
us to hope that business in our city for the next
two weeks will be brisk. The credit of San
Francisco still remains good. Comptroller's
warrants are command ng from IS to 90 cents,
and the May coupons are selling at-95 cents.
The excitement against Capt Waterman, of
the clipper ship Challenge, ha died away He
has not, however, given himself up, as yet, to
the United States marshal Shortly after the
departure of the last steamer, the mate of the
ship, Mr.. Douglass, was arrested by the authori-
ties. lie was fonud on his way to Monterey
where he intended to take the steamer for Pan
anna. Coggell, the second mate, has also been
arrested and brought before the United States
Commissioners on three warrants-one for the
murder of n seaman named Stevens another for
mutiny, and the third for assault and battery
He was discharged from the accusation of muir
der, and held to bail for t vo assaults and bat.
teries, and finally committed 10 answer to the
charge of mutiny. Three sailors, Durkinsbaw
Downy and Ralph Smith, were also arrested
with Coggell, on a charge Of mutiny. The first
named was committed TO answer to the charge
Several stabbng cases have occurred within
the past week, in our city in all but one Of them
Spaniards and Mexicans have been concerned
parties, but the courts are manitesting-exccpt
in h few instaDces-such n disposition TO put
down crime, that he was delivered almost inme-
diatey up to tbe'egally constituted authorities
The public attention has been engaged for the
past three or four days with the case of Gal
lagher, charged with the murder of Pollock some
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 manslaughter. The punishment
has not as yet, been fixed.
On "Wednesday last We experienced quite
severe shock of an earthquake, not, however,
severe enough TO do any damage
The Sandwich Island movement has some
what died away since the departure of the last
steamer. A company that had decided TO leave
in the brig Fremont, voted last Saturday to post.
pone their departure until after the session { {
the next Legislature.
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, 10 rhnstise the Indians for the
murder Of several of T'Vmlt's party, full nc
counts Of which have already been sent to the
east.
At the September election the Democrats
having made their nominations for municipal of
fcers, cast their votes for them also. as well az
the county and State officers, notwithstanding
there was 10 municipal election ordered The
gentlemen, therefore, who received the unari.
nous vote of the Democratic party (no Wing
candidates running) for the various offices of
the city, brought an action before the District
Court for their seats. Judge Lake decided that
the present incumbeuts should hold their seats
until the fourth of April next when the Demo
cratic officers would be entitled TO them. An
appeal has been made TO the Supreme Court.
A company styling themselves .he Mountain
Lake Water Company, whose purpose is to sup