The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-13
Matters on the Pacific Side.

CALIFORNIA have dates 10 the lst
January. From the 18th TO the Both De-
cember, LIS passengers arrived at San
Francisco, and 949 departed,
The State capital question has been SO far
settled as to authorize the next Legislative
session to be held at Vallejo.
Amount received for duties at Custom
House at San Francisco, from December lst
to 30th, inclusive, $l46,2l3 so. Amount
received, during same period, as special de-
posits for unascertained duty, $60,575.
Captain Waterman, Of ship Challenge.
who perpetrated SO many atrocities on his
crew while passing from New York round
the. Horn, has been found guilty on one
charge, and is indicted on several Others.
One Of the incidents related in this mail
will not be mourned over much in this re-
gion. On the 18th Of December party oil
men boarded the brig Calloa at San Francis
co, and brought ashore Captain Ellis, her
commander, who isalleged to have betrayed
Smith O'Brien, when he attempted 20 es-
cape from Van Dieman's Land. The cap
tors conducted him to near the Mission Do
ores, three miles from the city, where he
was requested 10 refund the money he re-
ceived from Mr.. O'Brien's friends on the oc-
casion referred TO, On his promise 10 do so
he was released,
Among the deaths and casualties we no
tice the names of few western people
VIM. Anderson, Of Wheeling, Va, and ].
Hamilton, Of Guernsey county, Ohio, died
at Hendersburg on the 18th December, Of
fever contracted at Pa mama. Charles Aliff
of Cuyahoga Falls, Summit county, Ohio
aged about thirty-eight years, a passenger
on board the P, died at sea on the 2lst inst.
At Stockton, on the 18th Dec, David For
singer, Of Steubenville.
F. A. Mari, treasurer Of Mariposa coun-
ty, was murdered and robbed of $500 on
the 26th Dec. A letter says the election Of
a U. s. Senator will be STAYED off till the
last moment, by the factioUs action Of the
many rivals for that post.
A MELANCHOLY VIsIT.-A Mrs. Wilson,
from s.. Clair county, ILL.,, reached California
on the last week of December, TO join her
husband, enduring the dangers and priva-
tions of that long journey, enlivened with
the hope OF once again being embraced in
ihe arms Of her lawful protector, but found
when she reached Placerville, that Mr. Viii
son had been dead just one month!
A Coon HAuL.-At Missouri Bar, on the
American Fork, three men, in three days,
washed out $5, $780, Out of one bucket full
of dirt they got near $500.
beet" IT, WILL YOU John Moore, oil
Santa Clara Valley, California, has forward
ed TO the Museum of the Western World
Institute, five beets, one of which has
grown 10 the enormous weight Of sixty
| CALIFORNIA MARKETS. Clear pork is
sSleable al Sl4@l5 per brI,
Butter has advanced, particularly prime
Goshen. which would command 90 to Soc
per ID.
A lot Of 1000 dozen eggs was recently
sent out here in Boston Clipper, packed in
some kind of liquid, which preserved the
eggs; and being of large size and perfect.
ly fresh, they were readily sold off at 81,
75 10 $50 per dozen, md this mail carries q
remittance OF 1000 as the first instalmenI
on the invoice sale. This is quite an item
Cor huckster, for the one simple article Of
| eggs,
Hams are getting scarce, and are wanted
at lS@20c per lb, Il Of strictly prime quail
Bacon sides scarce and wanted.
PERU.-Strange as il may seem, this Re
public is tranquil. A new gold mine ha
| recently been discovered, which,lin in tel
$ days yielded $4,000 each, to ten persons.
al CHILI.--vA destructive fire occurred i
e Valparaiso, which destroyed one hundre
and sixteen houses, the church and schoc
house. Six persons were burned to DEATH
e The only thing saved from the church wa
i, the cpsiodia, containing the sacrament.
I'll 0REeoE.--The Spectator, Of Dec. II
m gives this as an idea 10 our people VIII
V kind Of a climate they are enjoying oI
there;