The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-10

handsome ones among the conductors. The MEM
bers of both houses of the Legislature were attend
ing it literally.
GAMBLING "A bill was introduced in the Legis-
lature to tax gambling, which met with little favor,
but at latest dates there bill before the Senate
to suppress gambling, which it was thought would
pass.
PUBLIC LANDS IN CALIFoRNIA-In the As
sembly, January 2Sth, joint resolutions in rela-
ton to public lands, were introduced and laid Oh
the table, As these resolutions were expected to
be warmly discussed. we publish them now:
The first resolution is to instruct the California
delegation to Congress to procure the passage of
law providing for the appointment of Commits
soners who shall constitute land court to invest-
gate and decide all land claims, subject to appeal
by any party interested, to the Federal Courts,
provided such appeal be taken within one year from
the date of the decision OF the Commissioners
The second resolution is preceded by preamble,
both of which are as follows:
"Inasmucb as the quantity of arabic land in this
State is comparatively limited, not exceeding, in
the aggregate, probably 100000 OF acres, suff-
cient to furnish to $4,000 families only 100 acres
each, or to II 800 families $40 acres, and it is the
true policy of every new State to have as large a
permanent population possible, who cultivate
the soil, especially of California. where soil pro-
duces more abundantly and its products are more
valuable than in any other State in the Union, and
whose impost duties are taxed at a high rate upon
the necessary articles of subsistence and inasmuch
as large portion of the arabic land of this State is
situated along the margins of the rivers and creeks
with an extensive arid plain adjoining and mas
much as many places, cities and towns have sprung
up on the public land in advance of the pre.emp
ton laws, therefore:
n Resoosd. The Senate concung. that Senators in
ald IN the passage of as follows:
each actual settler residing the at the pas
sage Of such law and presumption right to like quantity
Second To provide for the surveying and laying off the
public lands along the margins the and
cient to make mp the complement, of $40 acres
bnh t, 10 give to each orSIPan in cities and towns
presumption laws less quantity than 100 acres according
the vaue locality, and other circumstances -
INDIAN OUTRAGEs.- Much excitement prevails
in many parts of California relative to the contin-
uance Of the Indian atrocities. Again and again
has the subject been before the Legislature, and
resolutions have been canvassed, offering $40
day 10 every mounted and armed citizen who might
join in pursuit of them. But as there was no pros
pect of such charges being tolerated nj Washing
ton City, all of the resolutions have been rejected
BY the last accounts from Ell Dorado, Mariposa
and other countless these Indian disturbances have
increased. On the oath inst, Major Graham, with
sixty odd men, had a skirmish with the Indians,
near the South Fork of the American river, about
twentyfv miles from Pacerville, in which six In.
dams were killed and number wounded. Three
ranches, containing from four TO six lodges each,
were destroyed.
Major Graham writes that the head .quarters of
the Indians are at the Lake from whence the
South Fork of the American takes its rise, and
thinks that unless they are driven ont of their
stronghold there, and from the South Fork of the
Costumes, the miners will be constantly annoyed
by rowing bands from either place.
The Indians are represented as very hostile.
creeping up and firing the miner while he is at
work, and driving off all the stock they can find.
Company +, of the U. S. Artillery, has started
on hostile tour against the Indians 1t is under
stood also, that Gen. Smith has ordered out three
other companies Of U. States troops to cooperate
against the savages, who when completely organ
lied, are to make Marposa d-quarters for a
regular campaign.
The news from the mines is rather slender, but
favorable so far as it goes
"The Hombre," is the title of weekly sheet
produced i'll San Francisco, q la Punch. 1t is
edited BY DR.. Rabe, who is " the responsible" man
of the concern. 1t is creditable in every feature
except the quality of its wit, which is scarcely
pungent enough for " the States" or even the
youngest of them.
Review of the San Francisco Market.
SATURDAY, February l, 1851.
Since the sailing of the last while there has been
general revival OF trade and decided recovery from
the depression and stagnaton which then adverted
staples Particularly ia Mess PORK, Hams sugars, Cote,
and BARLEY Tor az Of winch there mas been an ner9ased de
common Furniture Clothing and Boots and Shoes CONTINUE
Go low & 6so, spS Of shoes se "a,
Quilted and several kinds will not bring home prices
suction incing in the aggregate about SIS and
lily Scrip was received in payment much of the city debt
agricultural implements, and garden and field seeds and
% om the pines are ufang he seaton to the
crs Te Of agricultural Il prEdpets generally
Just at the time it probably the most paying Srnes
in the market, The stock now on hand is not large We
Of MANUFACTURED Tobacco we quote No l. small pacsa
wh s boxes, co so IN f %S Woe oss
Ri Ghs%s per- PEI E Dans @
dency price In the Money Market, notwhslandipg
a a % s o
eo5 are cn9 to sSd PEI sen plo but a .s n
scarcity OF salts actory collateral Trade icing conducted
ness paper offering Tor discount hard " known here. The
sales by auction for the week past have been light genera
Our daily reports during that time of auction sales, do
the market There has; however been one large sale OF Teas
part OF the oil the schooner Sierra Nevada, recently
arrived from China. The prices We're considerable
duction rom market rates, On the whole, we think
that any orders of magnitude to go by tn
| steamer "
WING MEETING IN PH,LADELPHIA.-Ther,
was very large meeting of the wing citizens o
Philadelphia city and county, in the Chinese Mu