Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-03
FROM CALIFORNIA.

Two steamers arrived at New York in the course
OF Tuesday night from Chagres and San Juan,
bringing together million and half Of dollars ia
gold, aid more than five hundred passengers
The da ties from San Francisco are to the I'd of
March. The news is not Of much interest
The Wing State Convention met on the Goth, and
the Democratic ON the 23d nltimo. They each
elected delegates 10 the National Convention, but
left them free on the Presidential question.
The efforts to call Convention FoTevise the State
Constitution were being prosecuted with energy,
and bill for that purpose had been introduced INTO
the House OF Representatives. ks
Several defacatons have recsn tly to- Eight The
Treasurer Of Calaveras county hat. absconded kng with
him some $4,000 and the Treasurer of Sacramento and
Tuolsmne had also absconded with q large amount
The town Of Downievie was destroyed by fire on the
night Of the 2lst ultimo. The loss is over $780,
The yield OF gold from the mines has somewhat diin-
ished owing to the scarcity Of water vey little rain v
ing fallen since the sailing Of the last stea mer
Crime is the increase in all the populous towns
and cities, particularly burglaries and Yobheres.
The weather had besn remarkably fine, nd the spring
crops looked promising.
The Legislature had recently held its sitting in Sacra-
The fugitive slave bill likely to the SEN
ate, having already passed the House.
great project is foot for the organization of
pany to turn the South Fork Of American river.
series Of Indian atrocities had been comm tilted
Feather river and some hundred miners had xecuted
summary vengeance and Justice upon many of the
criminals could be. discovered.
The Ohio arrived at Sam Francisco tn 23d
utmo with the unfortunate passengers from the ste amer
Mckim, previously reported ut San Diego Some OF the
McKims passengers had subsisted biscuit day
for considerable time before arriving at San Diego and
had afterwards suffered extraordinary privations.
The steamship North America wrecked the mig N
of the 28th of February about seventy miles south
Acapulco. She had immense number Of passengers OF
board all Of whom saved but the vessel is tOta
loss
number of Indians had been arrested at Onion Val
ley for numbering travellers and several Of them were
executed.
Two Sidney men, supposed to be connected with dar-
ing Of Villains who had committed robberies
1t the Caaveras dggings Asrestsd by the people
and executed on the spot.
The Wing State Convention was in session three DAYS
Its proceeding somewhat stormy. The delegates
elected are w. F. STEWART, J. o. GOODWIN j. H. CLAY
MuDD and r. w. HEATH.
The Democratic State Convention in session four
days Considerable feeling and excitement prevailed at
first owing to there being two sets Of delegates from San
Francisco The Convention elected delegates Judge
LYONS, JOSHUA HOLDEN, W. II. RICHARDSON and J. M.
CovARSBAs An attempt madeto instruct the dele
gates on the Presidential question but failed
Rain commenced falling throughout the country about
the time the steamer sailed causing great rejoicing among
the miners.
The steamer Northener from San Francisco for Pana
ma had two hundred and fifty passengers, and one mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars in gold.
The Anniversary of Washingtons Birthday cele-
brated with much spendor at San Francisco.
In Southern California the Indian disturbances had
ceased and the Indians again coming in to their set
Elements.
Among the passengers by the Crescent city j. H.
CLAY MUDD and GEORGE DAVIS, Delegates from California
to the Wing National Convention.
The Crescent City passengers made the first trip
the Panama Railroad to Navy Bay.
All the passengers upen the Ithmus had been taken off
by the steamers Northerner and Oregon.
Our advices from UTAH are to the 18th of No
vember. A severe hail storm had visited San Isa-
BEL and the hail had fallen to the depth of foot
Our advices from OREGON are to the 22d Febru-
ary All was quiet, and business and commercial
affairs dull