The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-09
NEWS FROM CALIFO RKIA.
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ARRIVAL OF THE Il DNRAD0.
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EIGHT DAYS LATER.
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Very Favorable Advices from
the Mines.
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SUBSIDENCE OF THE FLOODS.
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Arrest Of Captain Sampson Of the
Independence.
Organization Of Line Of Packets to Jap IN.
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AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS,.
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MARRIAGES., BIRTHS, AND DEATHS
Organization Of Line Of Packets to Jap IN.
M A IL X e T s
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OF the weekly line The Columbus the steamer that
brought the mails down on the Pacific side
The Fl Dorado brought three hundred psssencexx and
h thousand dollars freight The steamer OF the 10th
ult, from San Francisco the Northerner would bring
large amount Of gold dust and erge number Of 0as
sepgers The Illinois will fetch her mail treasure and
passengers to this port.
Our thanks are due to Mr.. j. Rodgers the Purser Of
the T. d.; Messrs Adams Co.. Berford & Co. and Wells
Fargo CO.. Tor late papers What Bile ssng these ex.
press lines are to the community
The is eight days later. It Is not OF muoh ;m
portance The weekly summaries of intelligence made
in the San Francisco papers embrace all the points Of
interest.
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE
~ FROM the san Francisco Journal, April 81
The mines Of the State are now Welding unasual,v
large returns. The strictly agricultural portions Of he
State are expected to yield immense amouot of pro-
uuce curing tne coming season Business in the oitiss
tbe SAte ID very duu An immediate revival ho wevsr Ia
expected
Instances Of crime less frequent than at any prsy
Gus time in the history Of the State.
The Extension bill which provide for the extersor q
the city front 600 feet harbor wise p.ssed the oer
branch OF the Legislature and is before the uppey
The bill authorizing the people to vote for Or
convention for revision Of the State constitution s
aio passed the lower branch 1t will pass the upper
OF this sesson The legislature of this State become
stock Jobbing corporate body which davoes
OF the ways and means Of raising revenue
ara dividing the spos which their position enables them
to get.
Sacramento ia again flooded.
The Columbus the first Of the weekly u s. mail leaves
to morrow morning.
The corner stone of the U 5. Marine Hospital will bs
laid to-day.
Real estate is uniformity rising In price In this ctv
The Mercantile Library Assc caon of this city is nov
fully organized course Of lectures before its members
VIII Dc commenced in few days. The debatinS club
connected with the society now discussing ouestons Of
sPnscalmportance Al their last meeting, the question,
est Of the peopleSo was discussed
on the 3oth OF March, received in this city Of
the wreck snd burning OF the steamer ndepeI aud
the awful destruction Of human life that melancholy
affair. The captain Of the steamer Independence char
saved There statements in relation 10 the
afAir-cne made by the captain and the other bv the
The captain bas been brought to trial for
alleged carelesness and mis- conduct and the whole
will undergo thorough investigation
The city extension scheme has been the cause Of much
agitation and excitement among citizens. The pre-
ect which the extension our atv
front some six hundred feet further into the hsy thus
completely spelling the natural exceencies of the oitv
as at present laid out for safe convenient
excites much indignation disgust at the con0uct
those Of who have been found 40
the conhdence OF our citizens by this foul atempt u
destroy the commercial facilities Of this mort The bl
passed the Assembly by vote of 81 to 81 Five Of the
Assemblymen have since resigned us thinking thev NAV
have nreiesented the wi hes of their censtituents In
regard to their views Of the bill and the
has ordered re election to I'LL the thus vacated
The bi now being debated before the Senate whore
We hopei will meet with its death and thus relieve the
fears Cf CIR citizens Ia regard 10 It,
The rivers which haze oveiaowed their hanks cauaed
by the recent fl DDS suhding and az return
g INTO tbeir natural channels The peculiar conforma
ton OF the northern portion of this such that th
va LEI of the Sacramento and San Joaquin but va It
baSin Of which the Coast Range and Sierra Nevada
mountains form the exterior rim and unusual rain
together with the melting tna snow upon the noun
tans is to food the 10 lands with water in depth
propotioned to the duration of the rain or melting o
the SHOWS Many fine crops in the valley the river
banks have been de royed few bridges been car
lied stock lost, and timber cut for various
sawnis has hoated away But these losses in the ag-
eIegae are but small and pass with but slight notice
sa. ,anento city this time escaped wiz hou being
tuey oyeriowed The evee stood firm and her citizens
have been congraulatng each other upon their haopy
escape from he dreaded visitation.
YER which was quite pyeyan nt at Tho date of nn ,.
issue seems subsdipg, and the determination of letting
people The usual quota of "big llmpb" can De found
individually reported among interior news
most foul murder was committed in Stockton ON the
1t instant Ar Brown of Browns express, was shot
down in the street by Mr.. Bowlin Brown Is dead
Bowr escaped and has succeeded thus far in eludng
the vigilance of those in search Of him large ward
Is offered by the mayor and others of that city for his
capture Meantime the citizens have anzsd law
joaquin is yet large No new outrages have been re-
ported since our last as emanatng from his hands
THE LATEST.
BCwln, the murderer OF Brown, is dead He committed
suc de while being closely pursued Thus ends the Life
OF tie 8 evil doer"
from the San Francisco Transcript, April 81
Among The novelties Of the day notice the forms-
tion OF Japan and California Trading Company ia this
cry II there doubt touching the fastness OF
the universal Yankee nation this the matter rest
should reach the coast OF Japan estimate is made
Of the length OF passage between California and the
Sealed Empire and forthwith three OF clipper ships
and bark are put for Jeddo. The crafts all to
sa about the 1st of June and San Francisco has NO
kind Of idea OF allowing any other port to run of with
witch it is supposed will promptly spring up be-
tween Japan and the world Tie company organized
To- the beoet OF such as may wish to embark in the
trace with the Sapanese 1t is stated that the vessels
win accommodate about one thousand men, Each pas
seuftr will be Above take one ton of freight and the
the and bac will ho
the clippers and 5000 the bark We understand that
the and regulations governing the enterprise to
be luehshed In lew days 1t ID Confidently expected
thkt two will not speak at once.
As Nl be seen by an advertisement elsewhere, the
ger ents have been consummated for the
Of weehfy mail between San Francisco and New York.
This step has not come day 100 eoon In fact the ris
ing importance OF California long since demanded it. But
governments slowly and the unexpected speed with
which The arrangement under notice has been carried out
uhshes matter Tor cepgrauation 10 our oti1ens and
augurs ell Tor the future The first steamer to leave
de the weekly system is the Columbus WI ich starts next
Saturday. She carries the through ana way mail. and
touches Mt Monterey, San Diego ana Acapulco We are
inorDed hy Capt knight that the weekly mail teasers
are to leave san FLaucico the 1st sh 6tn 2Cth
IL each and New York the stu, 18TH 24th and
2Sth The arrangement L. permant mt. and readers
expcct TO be kept constantly advised of what go
l. on the Eastern States without waiting two weeks
then receiving the intelligence 10y the Wholesale
1t viii be remembered that the Mountain Lake Water
Company advertised Tor proposals. some tue since to
build PUDDLE dam Yesterday the time for receiving
proposals. was up We learn that a number of tenders
have been barded in But owing to the unavoidable
bsence OF some OF the directors they have not a. vet
been opened The fortunate bidder will be made
IN the Of the week The fact that this
has betn 50 long before the public without having been
carried out may lead many suppose that IL IL rot to
he accomplished at all Such parties materisiiy in
their suppositiop Caliio MIA is fast csuntr. Il is
true but the construction OF works 10 supply San
Francisco With water is heavy Undertaking For
the most part those who come 10 California dc
so with view to amass as mach monay as pos.
ble in the shortest possible tms and leave with their
gains: They cannot abide the siox returns Of work
like the under notice whatever the profits
H. ka arIt.s wnAo -kt
hessrs Wood and Merrineld have had TO labor have
cen enormous. But the stock is now su subscribed