Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-04-10
Arrival of the Georgia.
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM Cit
FORNIA.
NEw YoRk. Apr;l 7-9P. M,

FORNIA.
New York, April 7-9P. M.
The Georgia arrived at o'clock this eve
n'ng, with two weeks later news from
California, and l6l passengers. She has no
gold on freight. The dates from California
are TO March 5lh. Business was dull the
miners are doing well throughout the State.
and largely Increased amounts OF gold are
expected 10 be taken out during the coming
season. Very little rain has occurred.
The Georgia, made the run in Tour days
and three hours from Havana. She brings
the mails and passengers.
The steamer Calfornia did not sail from
San Francisco till March 5. which accounts
for the late arrival OF the mails and specie.
A large number Of American merchant
ships were at Havana, loading with sugar.
Every thng was quiet some rumots were
aaoat about another Lopez expedition, hut
no attention was paid to them. 81
Fomshe Alta cs'Vorsian, Of March Sta.
Since our last synopsis of The 18th ult,
not many events of great interest have &C.
CURED.
The terrible increase of crime, OF all de-
scriptions, from petty piIfering to the wanton
taking OF human life, and the pretty general
belief that our laws as administered, have at
foried little or no security 10 life and prop
erty, and no check upon villainy, if indeed.
crime has not been encouraged BY this laxl-
~. In Sacramento, where an fnoffensiSe
man, for endeavoring to separate two COM
batants, was shot down in the midst OF
crowd. The people avenged the deed, hui
manity, and an outraged community by al
once constituting a court of their own, tried
she offender, and finding him guilty, hanged
him.
We have here the scum of The lazar ho,-
ses OF Europe add Austraia-recularIy
formed gangs of desperadoes, who would as
readily burn the city and murder, as to eat.
We have lately had Two destructive fires
in this city. The first, which burnt the
steamers Santa Clara,and Hartford may have
been accidental, but the other, which des-
troyed several houses on Monday night,
could not have been. Two of the crew Of
the Santa Clara were burnt to death ,and an
other rs missing.
Private correspondence of the Public
Balance, dated Feb "a, from the capital of
San Jose, states that on the l44th ballot for
U. S. Senator, no choice being effected. the
Convention adjourned till the first Monday
in January.
The agricultural prospects are highly fat
tering.
Political parties are organizing for the
election this year and the general canvass
will be very exciting one.
FROM THE MINES.
The account from the mines are encoura.
ging. The absence of rain this winter ena-
bles the miners to work on the river Bars,
and extensive canals are being cut for wash
ing Out gold in the dry digeings.
Quartz rock mining and crushing by
machinery is being prosecuted with great
vigor. New discoveries of gold bearing
quartz have been made in variou places
she rock, cen, ainiag a large proportion OF
gold, is easily crushed.
Numerous orders have been given for
crushing machines, and in the co ming year,
the yield from this source is expected TO be
very large.
The Gold Bluff excitement has aeariy
died away. The emigration from Sonora
and northern S<ates Of M exico into the mines
has already commenced.
At Fosters Bar, some thieves, in the act
OF stealing lor OF auImals, were detected by
abe miners, and one Of them shot !; two OTHERS
we're hung by the popuace.
BIC LUMP. The Stockton Times says
Messrs. SIintwell, PIentices s. Evans, mer-
chants o! this city, have in their possession
a single lump of pure gold of unique shape,
weighing upwards OF 81 ounces. II was
dug up a few days since 10 Sonora. One
Of The firm Intends to visit the Worlds Fair,
and exhibit il in the Crystal Palace.
MINERS FROZEN TO DEATH. A large
number of miners have persisted in the snow
upon the mountains in the vicinity Of Red
d,nys diggings-a heavy fall OF snow having
covered men and mules as they were cross
ing the mountains.