Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-28
California Items.

We gather from our files Of California papers 10
the 23d of May, The following items:
! Miss Catharine Hayes left Panama on the 9th
inst, in the British mail steamer Lima, for pro-
fessiona tour through the principal cities of South
America, previous to her return to the United
States.
The celebrated Parker II. Frenchis on visit TO
Sacramento.
died on the 9th ultimo, two days cut from Aca-
pulco.
Lola Monies is advertised to appear at the Amer
lean theatre in San Francisco.
Mrs. Ctahanne Sinclair is still performing at the
San Francisco Hall.
The intelligence of the death of Wee President
King was received at San Francisco on the 21st OF
May, by the steamer Columbus.
DR.. ID. w. Petrie, of Oswego county, New
York, committed suicide at San francisco on the
18th May, by opening the femoral artery with
| lancet.
Lieut.. Col. J. Bankhead Mngruder is about to
| leave San Diego, en- route for Washington, and
thence 10 Europe.
| The express from the Colorado, of May 10Th, re-
ports the Indians quiet, and actively engaged i'll
| farming. The Colorado had risen eight feet.
| from Sonora.
About 10000 sheep are expected 10 pass the des-
ert this summer.
Snow fell en- the Santa ISABEL mountains on the
14th of May.
The crops of Southern California promise TO be
very fine, especially barley, which has been great
| ly assisted by the late rains.
The U. S. surveying schooner Ewing, Lieuten-
ant Stevens, was at San Pedro on the Goth OF May,
and would leave the next day for Catalina Islands.
| Lieut.. George Davidson was actively ENGAGED in
the performance of his duties as chief assistant OF
the coast survey.
The light honse at Monterey had been complet-
ed and was to be put in immediate operations.
A Pacific railroad convention held ut San
Diego on the 9th May.
The Sacramento city government has determin-
ed n eleyatiny the DrPSent pTnle nf the
or seven feet.
Heavy rains have fallen recently at Los Angeles,
thing almost unprecedented. Gre at pains are be-
ing taken with the fruit grow i'll that region, and
it is expected that the yield of figs aptcots, grapes,
etc., will be this season very handsome.
The MarysviIle Herald reports that there had
been some difficulty between the American and
Chinese miners in Shasta county. The latter
were driven from their claims, and portion OF
their mining implements destroyed. The sheriff
OF the county had leinstated them on their claims.
A secret circular, purporting to be issued by the
Wing members of the Legislature o. California,
had appeared i'll the San Francisco Times, and
caused some excitement. lis propositions were,
briefly TO dis olive the Wing parry rs at present or
ganiZed, and to re-organlze II under the name of
'sCalifornia Republicans 'nd to adopt plat
form ''embracing all the popular questions OF the
day.' The document, how ever, is forgery, and
is stigmatized as such by number of members of
the Legislature.
A line of magnetic telegraph is being rapidly
constructed between San Francisco aud MaryvilIe
via San Jose.
Judge Witherby having filed his bond, has re-
lleved Col. Ferrell as Collector of San Diego; he
has appointed ]. R. Blocker deputy collector.
AT Santa Barbara every thing was quiet. lease
had been granted to Jack Powers to allow him time
to remove uis crops off the land about which The
unfortunate ARRAY occurred.
| A miner who has been at work in the North, de-
posted at banking house at San Francisco, late
ly, $4,000 in gold dust, the proceeds Of the labor
OF himself and son during the past ten or twelve
months. Most of it had been dug within four
months from claim for which $1,000 was paid.
The fortunate owner of this sung little fortune has
been in the State only thirteen months. He leaves
his son still at work in the claim with fair pros
pect OF continued fortune.
The Calaveras Chronicle states that two men
dug out of their claim in one day 104 ounces and
80, another day SI76,5 so, and again Sc ounces and
$40. a claim at Owsburgh yielded 80 ounces in
one day.
The United States Hotel five miles from Yankee
Jim's was burnt in May. Loss $4,000.
Acapulco was very dlll and sickly. Several
cases of vomito were said to have occurred there,
but the principal disease was the fever.
The shock of an earthquake was felt at Acapul-
CO the night of the End of June, and consider
able apprehensions of future and more disastrous
vistations existed.
The rainy season has regularly set in at Panama,
and the Cruces road only was passable, and is in
bad condition.