The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-02-03
California Items.

The reelection of Col. Fremont TO the
U. S. Senate, the San Francisco Herald says.
is an absolete idea. Col. Weller seems TO
be very prominent candidate and will
probably be elected. There are some dozen
other candidates.
New veins of ore are still being discovered.
and correspondent of the Herald speaks OF
one in Mariposa county that has been traced
between three and four miles, which is very
rich.
The following item is from the Sacramen-
to Times:
NEVADA. Mr.. Thomas Hatch, who car
ri an express between this city and Neya-
da, says that Snow had fallen there to the
depth oftwo or three inches, and the storm
continued on Monday last. Mr.. H. reports
the place as very dull.
Mr.. Hatch, we believe was formerly res
ident OF this county.
FEMALE LADoR IN THE MlNEs.-Dufing
the past summer we have noticed female
daily engaged with her husband in mining
within sight Of our Office. The dirt had to
be carried about a. fourth of mile TO creek,
to be wasllrd and she has performed the
labor of transportation. Since the rainy
season has commenced she has assumed thA
habilimsnts of the sternsr *, being more
convebieni for such work, aud she may be
daily seen toiling-we will not say her bet.
ter but her equalhalf, from ''dusky morn tc
dewy eve," dressed in veriiable pantuloons
frock-coat, boots and tarpauin hat. This is
the first case that has come to our knowl
edge in California, of female miner. The
toiling couple are French, and will soor
have enough TO return to "Belle France,
and live in affluence. Such heroismand toi
deserve success.
WooD TRADE. The enormous prices de
manded last winter for fire wood, curtailet
the amount used 10 the demands of actua
necessity. Undoubtedly much sickness wal
engendered by the absence Of warmth il
the stores and dwellings of the city. Then
is gratifying certainty thattthis disideratun
to comfort and health will be supplied L
the city in ample quantities, and at reason
able rates. this season. A large numoer o
me and launches are low engaged in con
veying hither quantities Of cord wood, GU
upon the finely timhered land of the Contr,
Costa, and that lying all along from that sec
tion to the neighborhood of the Pueblo =
Besides this resource, we have another, il
thevast quantities o. coal nowbring brough
to this port by ships In ballast, and the i'm
portaiions Of the article from Australia anC
Vancouver's Island. San Fran. Herald. :
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JEREMY BENTHAM.--Mr. Rush, our Am
bassador, dining one day with the eccentric
Jeremy Bentham, had long conversation
with him, respecting the United Slates.--
Keep your salaries low" said Mr.. Bentham
lit is one of the secrets of the success o
your government. But what's this, he in
quired, "called The Board of Navy Commits
sioners that you have lately set up i doii'
understand it, Mr.. Rush explained IL tc
him. II can't say that l like IT," replied
Beniham; "ihe simplicity Of your public
departments has hitherto been one Of thl
recommendations; but boards make screens
IL anything goes wrong, you don't know
where to find the offenders; il was the boart
that didit, and not one Of the members; al
yvays the bodrd-- The b0dyd ~ N t;st4 sksaI y