Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-06-16
LATE CALJFORNIA NEWS.


BY our files, we get ten days later news from
the land Of gold. AT Aspinwall, the new steam
er landing ON the Atlantic side of the isthmus,
improvements are rapidly going on. News from
California announces that the Legislature adj
journed sine die ON the Sd ult. Among the acts
passed by the Legislature were:
An act funding the civil debt of the State
This law contemplates redemption of the
bonds now outstanding, which bear a monthly
interest of three per cent, and an absorption Of
all the State scrip which is now in circulation,
or which may be put afoat up to December
next The scrip to be redeemed by an issue Of
seven per cent bonds.
An act securing foreign miners. This law
compels foreign miners, who have not taken the
nitiatory steps towards becoming naturalized
citizens to obtain State license, at the rate Of
three dollurs per month.
An act in relation to fugitives from labor
This law authorizes the removal of slaves, which
were brought to California previous to its admis-
sion into the Union. One year from the first of
May is allowed for such removal.
An act providing for the collection of reve-
nue. for State purposes.
An act providing for the sale of 100000 acres
of land, set aside for school purposes. This law
provides for the sale of the school lands at two
dollars per acre, payable in State bonds or scrip.
The land warrants to be issued by the State, can
be laid upon any vacant lands belonging to the
United States which are now unoccupied, to the
extent Of 100000 acres.
An act for the relief ofimmigrants. This law
authorizes the Governor to eXpend for the relief
Of immigrants from the Atlantic States, via the
Plains, the present year, the sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars.
The accounts for supplies and services rem
dered in the Ell Dorado and other Indian wars,
to the amount of six hundred thousand dollars,
have been authorized to be audited, and seven
per cent bonds issued therefor, but no provis-
ions have been made for the payment of either
principal or interest 1t is however believed
that the United States will provide for them.
MINNG.-A letter dated Onion Valley, April
3Oth, says:
"Wages in this region are six dollars per day
but if new corners are as was, they will not
look at that low price. A man can live well
here, if he boards himself, for 81 or rs cents pei
day, lat prices provisions are now. Flour is worth
TIC; pork 25c.; hams 35c.; bear meat no sale.-
There is not " female woman" in all our town
but we have two dogs and plenty of wolves.
"a party of thirty-five men started from Wea
vervlle, Trinity county, few days ago, in pur.
suit of some Indians who were supposed to have
murdered Mr.. Anderson. The party made 6
descent upon rancheadero on the south side Of
the South Fork of the Trinity river, at midnight
and killed one hundred and forty-eight Indians
regardless of age or sex. A correspondent o.
the Shasta Courier thus palliates this indiscrim
ate slaughter:
cit may seem barbarous and cruel to some
that helpless women and the innocent chile
| should be thus sacrificed. But am Informed
that the Indians when attacked placed the wo
man and children in front, and shot at their as
sailants from behind them as from behind bar
ricade, so that it was necessary to shoot the wo
men in order to kill the men,"