Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-12

should recoec that Of our larger towns have been
like penal settlement without penal laws than civilized
community We have here the OF the Warehouses
OF Europe and Australia regularly formed gangs Of despe
radoes who would readily burn the city and murder
eat So wel-dlled ALL that il is to impossible 70
detect or If arrested, to prove any thing against them.
Lynch law is not the best law that might be- but is bet
ter than none and so far benefit is derived from law
i have other here"
Another shipoad of oonvicts had arrived at San Fran
cisco, and the created considerable indignation
Two steamboats,, the Santa Clara and the Hartford
burnt the wharf Of San Francisco in the night of the Sd
March, and three Of the crew, who asleep under the
cabin of the former perished The next morning about
dozen houses burnt These fires attributed
cendiares.
Los Angeles has been the Of two MURDERS the first
that of Sonoan, name and circumstances Of death not
known the latter young man by the Of H. M. MN
MO, late Of New Orleans.
Three thieves being arrested Fosters Bar in the very
Of stealing mules Of them shot the other
were taken and hung by the popuace
Judge Salus had been murdered Maps, in aay with
man named McCauly. The difficulty arose from legal
decision made by the Judge.
The Sacramento Times says, the authority Of gentle
from Reddng Diggings, that large number of miners
have persisted in the upon the mountains in that Vi
cny, heavy fall of having covered men and mules
they crossing the mountains.
j. G.. HoLMEs Esq, lawyer Of some emnence, commit
ted suicide few days since. Pecunary embarrassment
is said. prompted to the act He belonged to New York.
Business far from being active. An invoice Of printing
materials which cost in New York S2 5O0 sold sa
tuday last for S,50O This branch of business is extend
ing rapidly. Ill,
The pleasant weather prevails during the winter
and almost universal health prevails funeral is
occurrence.
Vallejo, the Of government The session Of
the Legislature will be held there.
The from the mines furnishes nothing startling. The
principal movement il towards the klamath and Scott rivers
and Trinidad the depot Of this region, increasing aspdy
as Sacramento in its palmies days. large company
operating Gold Bluff with success though the papers
are very barren Of particulars.
The Alta California notices the reception of very rich spe-
cimens Of auerous quartz from the vein at Gross Valley
five miles from Nevada City. This vein bought
small cost from the original claimants by Dr. Thompson,
Messrs Ellsworth, Kelly, and Delano They then hired ff-
teen twenty men, and by manual labor breaking the
quartz with hammers, obtained gold enough pay all
penses, and in ten days made clear In
instance piece of rock, 25 pounds weight, yielded 5000.
They have in addition thirty tons Of rock laid up ready for
labor Three four machines about being put in opera
ton in the vicinity. The ledge be traced for many
Del0W
the surface
genuine ruby has been found in piece Of quartz taken
from the " Union Quartz Rock Mountain, four miles from
Nevada City.
The Indians have yet been brought treaty. although
the Commissioners hold hope that such result will peedi
ly take place. The Commissioners encamped the
Maposa They had had interviews with Of the friendly
tribes who had promised their good offices towards eecting
meeting between the commissioners and the hostile chiefs
These had all Withdrawn into the mountain snesses whence
they make occasional ncusions driving off CATTLE and
times killing solitary miner. volunteer force of some
two hundred men collected and stationed in the neghbor
hood of the passes to the untans, awaiting the result Of
the attempt to negotiate writer in the Stockton Times
expresses the belief that treaty of peace be made be-
fore the Indians have felt the force of the strength Of the
whites, and determination is manifested by hostile move.
ments to exerminate them. He says:
may be mistaken, but my opinion this is going be
general Indian rom end Of the State to The oher
and has been planned for months and the prosperity of the
State and towns for the year depends the in
which il managed The miners collected in small par
ties scattered about and if they off driven in the
towns must suffer. they dependant the Of the
mining operations"
The Sacramento Transcript records skirmsh between
party Of miners and the Indians Silver creek, the
South Fork Of the American river The whites out
Of the fight unhsrmed killing three Of the Indians and cap
turing eight head Of cattle.
The Courier says that the efforts made by the Legislature
to elect United States Senator in place Of COL Fremont
have proved Intellectual When the Convention first met
the prominent Wing candidates Hon. T. B. King and
Hon. John Wethered and the Democratic candidates
Col Fremont and Mr.. Heydenfelt Mr. Wetherei finally
abandoned the contest and narrowed down the three
others named.
After nearly $50 baotings, the Convention finding i'm
possible to make choice, adjourned till the ls Of January
next King had the highest the last ballot but lack
ed six or eight votes OF election. Heydenfet the IA
vori,e Of the Democrats. Fremont, who commenced with
only half dozen votes gradually increased in strength until
before the Convention adjourned his vote equsled that of
Heydenfel On the last day the latter withdrew, aud COL
Weller was substituted 10 his place. who received exactly the
vote before given The Withdrawing candidate. good
deal Of feeling exists the subject and the senatorial ques-
ton will enter largely into the political canvass.
On Sunday 23d Of February, San Francisco was in tre-
mendous of excitement account OF the anticipated
by the popuace of two noted scoundre Stewart
and Wndred, for nearly numbering Mr.. Hanson, espec
table merchant Of that place. and robbng him Of O0O
meeting Of citizens called several Of the most influential
and wealthy presided, and the prisoners were given
fair trial by jury The jury however, disagreed and the Off
Of justice took possession Of the cuprs AT
City similar affair occurred but the offender did not escape
easily Frederick Roe, noted gambler, hot through the
head Mr. Charles Myers, for interfering 10 put an end 10
quarrel which he engaged. meeting OF the citizens
Called in which the most prominent and influential men
took part Roe tried convicted and in less than five hours
the he hung the presence