The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-04-03
TWO WEEKS LATER
FROM CALIFORNIA,
NEW YORK. March 50.

tins evening. with 24O passengers, one half
million go!d,and San Francisco dates to March
All the passengers on the IsthmuS were
taken off by the Northerncr and Oregon.
Town Of townsville was DESTROYED by fire
on the night of 2lst rlt. loss, over :S2Oo.Goo
The Legislative proceedings are Of little
interest. Both branches being busy with
their State Conventions
The Wing Convention met on the 29th
ult.. and the Democratic on the Esd. They
elected Delegates in the National Convcn-
ton but left them free on the presidential
question.
Efforts to call Convention to revise the
State Constitution are being prosecuted with
energy. and bill for that purpose has been
introduced in The House.
The Weld of gold from the mines is some
What diminished. owing the scarcity of water.
Irrv little rain has fallen since last summer,
Crime is on th" increase, particularly bur
gIaricS and robberics.
Weather fine and spring crops promising
The Legislature have recently held their
~i,ting< at Sacramento. The Fugitive Slave
liii was ilh'lN w pas INV '-'i'H'''
\ great project is on foot for organizing a
company to turn tn" south fork OF the Amcrl-
can River.
\ series Of Indian atro"itics have been
committed on Feather river. and some hum
drcd miners had executed summary Justice
upon As many of the criminals as could be
discovered
, The steamer Ohio arrived at San Francis
60 on the 23A with the unfortunate pa>>cn
gers from on board the steamer Mckcn pre-
viou>ly reported at San Diego Some of hc1
t passengers had subSistcd on but one bi>cul
per day
The ship po~tatuS which left San Francis
go on the 81 of November. has not since beer
hear! Of.
g Anrmher of Indians had been arrested a
y, Onion Valley, for numbering Traveller, an
b" several of them executed.
IT, The Herald considers the morning news :
/ hglv favorable. 1t saws the miners hav" :
I. Ioptrl method of separating the prcrio,
i metal from ciay. known as ''>lurin"" whic
nj will add largrl ' 10 the Weld of gold and eiv
IN impulse to trade.
" Two Sindnev-mon. supposed connect'
H. with a daring set of villains. who had con
VI mittrd rol eat thcColcvcras digginr>. WEI
arrested hy the people, and executed on ii
spot.
III Rain had commenced filling tlrrorcho
Vt the country. about the time tn" steamer lei
causing great rejoicing among the miners.
elias. II! Dexter and Can't. Daniels We
H .t,uuI cut to pieces in their beds at Span
" Bar ON the 10th,
The annivcrSarv of Wa>hington'> birth Ii
was celebrated with much splcnAnr.
In Southern California the Indian d>tur
anc,> have ceased. and the Indians are coi
mo INTO the settlements
The Mormon settlement at San Bcrnadi
~. i in a prosperous condition.
90! e The Mirror (NY) saws that the fort
coming number of the Democratic Review h
err n "trrrilic article on Gen. Scott. strirrir
:. every laurel from his brow ard making Il
MS late Coz. Duncan the hero OF the MeXc;
les war" II this is intended rs joke we a
eS- unable 10 see the point Of it. If II is mca
for sober earnest. then the editor Of the Il
a"f view. the writer of the article, and all co
ms r"rncd in publishing the work are in>anca
HS. tn-drStruction. rs straight rs the arrow fiji
ne The country will stand attacks on Butler A
Cas- many on both sides will eniov in,
sue discontinue. but the military acts of SEQ
- and his conduct in the Mexican wa. canr
c'- he a>s1i'rd with imNuni'v His FAM" is {
on nations heritage. II must be held sacr
me from the rrofann touch of partisan malice
a" BufdIo Cam. mr.
of
rcd e The Greenfield Democrat thinks Il
the Massachusetts should he ashamed of hers,
Wv for having "liquor bill" presented to !
Of from another State. and hopes she will set
leo it forthwith.
tn" &C. The inhabitants of Carson'< Val
rev have rcttioncd Congress to he set off a
Vii new territory. The reason assigned is t
they are too far distant from either Calit
e, in MIA or Utah. and both these States are Ii
'r>, cult Of access
late fE Hon. John W. Davis. Speaker of
l"m Indiana House of Acknowledgement cca
was decision he made was reversed
ccI g" Returns from all the towns but on,
ros- New Hampshire. show Martins minority
ScS- be llOl. His whole vote was 30.G0G S
nv: yer. pools: Atwood and scattering ol9(
e The Post tells Of man in Maine
de- kept grocery store. and when he sold
49,: or half-pint of rum. always put his thumb
<.v- to the mcaSrrc-an enormously large til,
ion and at the end of twenty years practice
lee estimated that he had sold his thumb 70,
'on- least 800. and had it left after all. "
an old soakcr it must be.
ON G." The New York Tribune saws tn;
me" paper is to he started in that city cspcri
~ to oppose the Maine Liquor Law The
who required TO place it on sure basis is s
lada 600. of which it was stated that about $50
dis had been subscribed
ions "a The number of adults in the Stat
Mill Georgia who cannot read or write is Al,
and the number of children whose parents
-. unable to send them to school is upward
,ssa- $4,000. According to the official retr
the the number of adults in Virginia who ca
err read and write is 10000 20 06O more
WI in 1870; and the number of children W
tor parents have not the means to educate t
col is $1,000.
me" 81 4 new Post Office has been cstab
oil ,+ Mast E,irino nap,o1 N;Jdlnbroo