Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-05-12
which has saved millions Of the human
race from starvation. -
Late From California.

sengers. She left AspinWall on the 22nd
ult. Her passengers passed over the
railroad from Buena Vista. The road is
now completed within 12 miles of Gorge.
ma. Passengers go from Aspinwall to Cor
gona in one day.
Among the passengers by the Crescent
City are the Archbishop of Oregon. tbe
Bishop of California, Mr.. Van Voorhees,,
the Secretary of State, Mr.. Ewing. son Of
the Hon. 7. Ewing. and Capt. Knox of
the U. S. Navy.
The floods in California have entirely
subsidized. Business was improving and
the yield of the mines was immense.
Just as the Golden Gate was leaving
Panama, an express arrived with the in.
telligence that both branches of the Mex
lean Congress had, on the 9th of April,
rejected the Tehuantepec treaty by
unanimous vote.
A line of American steamers will short
ly run between Panama and Callao, touch
ing at all the ports.
The mines at Cholo, known to be very
valuable, and situated on the great water
courses between the gulf of Daricn and
the bay Buenavcntura, are exciting great
attention at Panama.
lcc-water sells at Panama at Q dimes
per drink. Dysentery of violent type
had appeared on the Isthmus.
CALIFORNIA Affairs The edvices from
California do not possess much interest
The U. S. ship Vincennes which arri-
we'd at San Francisco on the 4th, from AS
torla, reports the loss of the schr. Juliet,
near the mouth of the Columbia. The
crew were saved. The schr. Exact, be-
fore reported lost, had arrived safely in
Puget's Sound
The schr. Sierra Madre, with detsch-
ment of soldiers, under the command of
Capt Andrews, which sailed from San
Francisco for the Colorado, to establish
permanent post at the mouth of the ella
River has not been heard from, and is !
supposed TO be lost
Gov. Bigler had sent message to the
Legislature recommending an appropria-
ton Of money for the relief of the over
land cmigrants.
The Mexican Boundary Commissioners
had left in the Golden Gate They in.
tend to cross the plains by way of ella
and the Rio Grande for the purpose of
completing the survey.
The late floods had left rich harvest
for the miners, and emigration from the
cities had commenced, including large
party of Chinese At Villa Cita, party
turned up lump Of pure gold weighing
&c lbs.
In Sonora. the earth yields 800 per
cent. more Sbunduntly than ever.
Advices from all the mining sections
arc very encouraging.
The whites of klamath had declared |
q war.of determination against the Indi- |
ans. a party of settlers and miners sur
rounded two lodges at Indian Ferry, shot
the men and several of the squaws, and
destroyed the ranch. Thirty or forty In.
dams were killed.
AT Stockton and Sacracento liberal con.
tributions had been made for the relief of
the North Americas passengers.
"A private letter states that duel was
to take place on the 9th, between Arch.
bald {. Pcachy, member Of the legisla.
turc, and James Blair late of the u s. |
navy. The difficulty grew out of charge
OF ttickcry made concerning certain |
water lot bill before the Legislature.
A Mexican had been hung at Mokelunl-
ne Hill, by the Vigilance Committee. for
theft.
The revenue bill under consideration
iii the Assembly provides that persons sell |
ing consigned goods shall be taxed so |
cents on every 500. Aucloneers pay
tax OF / per cent ON tie sales OF personal
property.
Gen. Anderson, Of Tuolumne, formerly |
United States Senator from Tennessee, |
had been appointed Judge Of the Supreme
Court, Wac Lyons, resigned, and Ajax.
Wells has been appointed to the fourth
judgcship.
FROM TIE SANDWICH IsLANDs.-Hono-
lula dates to March 10th have been recei- |
we'd. The papers are filled with accounts
of the eruption of Mount Monaloa. The |
altitude of the eruption was 10000 feet
above the level of the sea, and was vet
burning. The lava was piled up 500
feet high.
James Henry Tanner, passenger on
board the Game Cock, had made affidavit |
at Honolulu relative to the robbery of the |
mail on board of that vessel. He says
the robbery was committed by Samuel
Brannan and Messrs. Hanna and Petro- |
wills. These persons showed Tanner let !
tors purporling to be from Daniel Web
ster, and from the American Commission
or at Honolulu. The object OF the parties
was TO get letters from San Francisco
traducing their characters. The affair
had created great excitement, but no le-
gal measures had been resorted to.
The Pacific whaling fleet was doing
well.
Probabilities from Peru state that,
on the expedition under Gen. Flores
reaching Guayaquil, a decided demon
stration was made in his favor by the
troops of the Ecuador government, who
spiked their own gums TO prevent thcm