Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-04-21

J WEDNESDAY q y. Y MORNING, APl
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LATE FROM CALIFORNIA. - sa.'sl,
The steamer Ell Dorado arrived at New York on the
18th. with sl4 passengers and $s00coo il gold dps.
from California. .;,1
Passenger tsains are pow running regularly aeroSs
the isthmos, frem Aspinwail to Buena Vista. PAS
sengers leave Aspinwall in the morning. and arrive at
Panama at midnight. Aspinwall is growing rapidly.
most disastrous flood had occurred on nearly alt
the rivers in California. The cities Of Sacramento,
Nevada, and Marysvle had been completely over
flowed, causing widespread alarm and destruction. A
number Of houses, mills, &c. were swept away. The
country between the mines and Sacramento was i'm
Passabe. The legislative halls were surrounded by
water, and the members had to approach them in
boats. Many<lives were known to have been lost.
An expedition was projected at San Francisco for
the newly discovered regions Of Queen Charot,e's
Island. The Indians were still giving trouble. A
patty Of them attacked Clouds train near Sacramento
and in the fight four Indians killed. The whites,
however, had 10 abandon their goods. Two Indians
Were afterwards taken and hung. e, =. ~
Immense quantities of snow had fallen near Dow
Neville.
Intelligence from the mining districts was net "a
vorable. .-....
The city of Stockton and San Joaquin valley also
suffered by the flood. The loss in the city amounted
to 1000.
A large amount of business, chiefly of a local na-
ture, had been transacted in the Legislature The
salary bill axing the following salaries had passed
Governor. $4,000; Treasurer, Comptroller and Dis
trict Judges $5 1000 Supreme Court Judges, 81 7000
An unfavorable report had been made in the House
on the subject of dividing the State into separate
Congressional districts.
The fugitive slave bill had been reported back to
the House.
A resolution has passed the Legislature requesting
the general government to furnish the State with co.,
600 muskets and 1000 of Colts pistols. -:
@a. THE WHIG CAUCUS.
The Washington Union of the llth contains the
following remarks in relation to the Whie caucus
held in that City on the night of the 9Th:
"Roth of the organs of the administration speak
Of the held by it's friends on the night Of the
s,h. Various reports are made Of the proceedings,
from which we can only gather that nothing definite
was agreed upon 1t seems that it is no easy matter
to arrange platform on which the friends of Mr..
Seward and those of Messrs. Fillmore and Webster
udy Co-OPeIdte. we Day lnIeIs however, tndt the
prospect is not hopeless; Otherwise the adjournment
of the caucus until Tuesday week next would not
have been voted. In the mean time, the opinion be-
comes stronger that the southern wings will have to
succumb to the superior tact and management of the
higher-aw men, who is understood are willing that
Gen. Scott should sign letters defining his position,
provided they are such as they first approve. 1t is
contended' by some that General Scott is SO good a
whg that it is degrading his character to suppose
case in which it would be proPe. to have expiana-
a. Al>nsI
is enough. There are others, however, not SO ea-
silly satisfied and who are apprehensive that the ex-
pertinent in Gen. Taylor's case cannot be repeated.
Should the convention be held at Annapolis or
Richmond. that circumstance, perhaps, will Of itself
have q conciliatory influence on the minds of the
southern wing of the party, and may 90 far 10 enable
the caucus leaders to dispense with any written ex-
plantations from Gen. Scott az to his views Of the f-
gitiveslave law. On this point it is rumored with
what justice we cannot say) that Mr.. Seward; when
of his writing a Compromise letter approving the
fugitive slave law, answered that it would make
difference with himself personally, but that he was
apprehensive he could not bring up the rank and file
of his party" .-t ."r . '-e'f'
FORSYTH SUPERIOR COURT. ,...
| Forsyth Superior Court is in session this week.
His Honor. Judge Caldwell, presiding. -
Owing to circumstances, We 60 to press little
earlier this week than usual-(on Thursday evening
after all the mails are io)-while Coui.e s in ses
sion. There were several cases Of interest Dock
et-one, the case of. Bonner Il Criss vs.. Merchants
Steamboat Company. for de,aining Goods on .he
Cape Fear River to the damage Of Plaintiffs, wa,
continued. The case removed from Davidson, Das
Lenbury vs. Wiggins, compromised. And the case o
State Ed. Martin. free negro, was SET for hear
ing On Friday. .. .- - - -. is
Should anything of general interest transpire, il
will be noticed next week. :. 49,. s
Since the above, we have received the following
communication, giving fair, correct and importan
account Of the suit of Cornelia l.. Dusenbury against
William R. Virgins: -. -. =, 80.
1.-The sander case Of COrnelia L. Dusenbury, by
her next friend, E.. H. Norcum, against William K
Virgins, excited more interest than any other
docket. John A. Gilmer, G. C. Menoeahali, Ralph
Gorrel and A. G. Foster, Esqs, for the Plaintiff and
| Hugh Waddell, Burton Craig, Thomas j. Wilson
and Charles E. Shober, Esqr's, for the Defendant.
This suit was called on W Wednesday morning. The
Plaln,f's counsel called the witnesses, and declared
themselves ready to proceed. The Defendants coun
sell on being addressed by the Court arose, read in
open Cour. written explanation, fully exoneratine
the Plaintiff from all imputaiion. and asked leave t.
have the same spread OH the minutes of the Cour
for the Plaintiffs vindication which was allowed
The Defendant then withdrew all his pleas, called fo
the writ and confessed judgment for the Of ter
thousand dollars, the amount claimed in the writ anG
declaration. This being done the father of the Plain
tiff H. R. Dusenbury, being deeply affected, re,iret
from tile Court with his counsel anG bis friends, t
consult, we suppose, 10 what under the circum
stances, was the course of honor and proprety fo
the Plaintiff. The counsel returned into Court, ant
stated that the Plaintiff had instructed him to say
that she had not sued for money, and that she woult
have Of the judgment. and with the leave Of h'
Court caused the same to be noted on the docket.
Judge Caldwell made some appropriate remarks
tending show that he conceived the character of h
pl.;ntih fuItv vndicated favorable In the nronret,