Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-05-08

The subject of the ForcigA Miners
Tax Act Of the last legislature has tx
cited some attention. A large and en-.
thusias,ic meeting against il las been
holden in Stockton, Il Ought 10 be
repealed at once, being nnccL:,i'ltion-
al, impolilic. nna ur.ust.
The northern minos tn Trinity,
Scotts, klamath and other i.yers and
creeks, still attract much aUcD,ion, and
many have gone ihither. Many new
rich placers are reported as lav.ng been
discovered in various pats Of the
country.
/ The greatest excitement. t.nce that
in reference 10 Stuart and Wi'dred, has
been caused by orders fror. 1udge Par.
soma, Of the Fourth District Court, cit-
in certain editors 10 appear cfore him
and answer for "conlempr" In consc
quence Of certain structures upon his
charge to lhe Grand Jury. The cx
element was high, esp ciai,y after onc
of the editors was fined $500, and re-
fusing to pay, sentenced to close con
suement Unit. the fine be paid. The
Judge Persons course, and some advo
cstcd taking tho prisoner from his cell
by force. Bat cooler councils prevail.
ed; strong condemnatory resolutions
were passed, the Judge invited to re-
sign, and our members of The Loglsln
lure requested 10 have him impeached
The matter is not yet decided. alth,'
. most of the excitement has died away.
The sccused has been taken before the
Superior Court Of !his city, on wit
; of hsboas corpus, and diseharG d.
The Indian Commissioners, with
their escort Of about a hundred L. S
q troops, were al Mariposa. at last ac'
5 counts; 50 also WAS the Slate battalion
8 Of volunteers. The latter or some por
ton Of them, have been guilty. Of fla
grant outrage IN rescIInC prisoner ac
cused Of murder. from the hands Of the
' officer. No little indignation has beer
: expressed concerning This substitution
of military for civil power. tho bowit
knife and bavone,, instead Of the oour
:, and jury. No treaty has yet bccr
i formed with the Indians.
= Ths .troBs expression Of public in
disnstien ia regard to Stuart and vii
dred, has had some influence upon the
1 thieves ard roboers-Iess crimo havin!
: been committed, we undrrsland thar
previous to that outbreak.
The L. 8 Assay Office i, now il
e fnli blast. Messrs. Moffa, & Co, wh,
Il have tbs contract, opened thoir new
J. office on Montgomery street This week
and within two or three hours receiv
ed about a hundred thousand dollars il
susi, deposited to be converted int,
coin. One effect of this office will bt
n 10 give honest men chance to obtair
= tho worth Of their gold, and put n chec
II upon the process Of aduIierslion whicl
: has been carried on here to a very grea
II extent.
g San Francisco is still constantly en-
l. !a.sins her borders. spreading on a
r sides, up the hills, filing up the valleys
D. extending towards and beyond Mort
o Beach, towards the Presidlo, to tn
e south away towards and al lhe Mission
n and especially into the har6er over tn
y water lots, fast filing up the whole shaI
d low part of the harbo- in nearly
N straight line from Rlncon Point on tn
y South, to Clarks point. on the east sid
q of the city. Beyond this, streets ar
e being constructed. cut through III
d rock at the base of the steep hll'. an
rs fronting on the hagbor and shippin!
s. Large and we'll built brick stores no,
r stand where only few months sine
ri the water craft were dashng aside h
Is waters of The harbor with their rush
ing prows.
c. Two new cities have been incorpc
re rated BY the present Legislature
I'd Marvsvile and Nevada. The first WI
'r not even "a place" one year ago; no,
Il il has newspaper, a mayor eight a
8 dcrnen, and prosperity. Blu, the olht
n had scarcely been organized by eler
O. ton of officers before it was laid
ashes-one hundred and fifty hous,
IN being burned and million Of propcrr
$ destroyed. Full accounts are given
'e our steamer paper.
sl- From She correspondence of The \ l. ErIre
Of Quer Doings in the Legisiatue-4
ed riuai out Of Clipper M,ps-Hinu
of ProsPects-Busmess Gfturs-A &C.
ms sis" coming--Debt OF The State
so Senatoridl"OPeration."
Is SAN JosH, Cal, March IL.
MS The Legislature, since The conclusi
ne Of The contest for United States Sen
en- tor, has been rather quiet until i;
n night, when a primary meeting Of /
er Locofocos was held, to organize pri
'iIl to the next election. 1t was deler;nin
ed to hold State Convention al Benic
ro- on the third Monday in May, when I
a nominations will be made. The me