Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-02-09
FURTHER California; NEW

January, possess considerable interest though We
have given the principal news in brief BY telegraph
The story Of the murder of Col. Jack or Catherine
Hayes by . man named Jones, gas entirely mis-
take. The only thing in the papers on which it
can be founded is the statement that man named
VIM. K Jones, was hung BY the people at sacra-
mento for murder His victims name was Peter
Gaffgan, q name very unlike Hayes, certainly
The FREMoNr CEAiM. The most important deci.
sion yet made by the Board Of Land Commissioners
was rendered on the 3Oth ult., confrmatory of the
claims of John e. Fremont, 10 the rancho Las Mari.
posas embracing tract Of ten square leagues Of land
Of Mari?osa county. This claim is far moro valua.
BILE property than any other in the State and s the
only one. believe that embraces aorerdus lands
Il is this fact that gives it special importance We
are not aware (not having read the opinion) that any
new points of law touching Mexican grants have
been settled that have not already been established
by decisions in other cases.
Ii Mr.. Fremont gets possession Of this estate, the
grand stories of his immense wealth, which made
even the milionaes Of Europe stare, will be realized
But getting possession is the rub The mineral lands
Of the claim are mostly occupied by miners, who are
not Likely to 60 of. We have no doubt but Mr..
Fremont's claim is Valid otherwise it would not have
been confirmed by the commissioners bo. the dee.
sicn will have to be confirmed by the Supreme Court
of the United States before Mr.. Fremont and the
claimants under him get possession.
NEWS OF THE FORTNIGHT.
from the San Francisco Papers of January IL
The present winter is conceded to be the most Sc
we're experienced in this country since it has been
populated by Americans. During the last fortnight
it has been raining and showing continually in thu
mountains and valleys, and we are daily in receipt
Of accounts of disasters and suffering in all parts Of
the State. Communication through the mining re-
gion is almost entirely cut off, either by snow or
overfowed streams.
The whole country beteewn Tehuma and Sacra.
mento City was entirely under water. whilst Marys-
vile was partly inundated, and though Sacramento
City was well protected by levee, the lower por.
tions were submerged. The waters at the present
time have subsided. although the rains still continue.
On the mountain streams, the loss Of mining imple-
ments has been great, and all work for the presen,
suspended, and some few lives lost. The southern
portion of the mining district has suffered equally
with the northern Stockton has been inundated par
tally. The food has been universal, and the waters
higher than in the memorable winter Of ls49.
Many miners subsist entirely on beef and potatoes
whilst in other portions OF the mines there are hun.
dreds who have nothing at all but barely and Pota
toes. In portions Of Yuba and Sierra counties, the
was already ten feet deep and still falling and
the miners actually reduced to absolute want.
In one place they held a meeting and forced TIA
der to sell what -four he had hand at As cents pei
pound, and all who were able to leave did so. tkus
leaving the provisions for those who unable tc
find their way through the SHOWS to the valleys. The
accounts received may be greatly exaggerated
nevertheless, there is much suffering and distress
and it is not improbable that some may perish by
starvation.
Several important decisions have been rendered il
our courts, among which is the decision of the STATE
Supreme Court. recognizing the rgh, of native claim
ants of land to the summary remedy of ejectmen
where they disturbed by sauatters.
The Land Commission are making considerable
progress in the adjudication of claims. The Com
mission recognises Col. Fremont's claim the lane
in the Mariposa esta,e but does not undertake to de
eide upon his title the mineral wealth, which,
is we'll known, is embraced within the limits of the
| grant.
The landing of the Pilgrims was celebrated in du
form on the 22d December.
The timely arrival Of cargoes of -four, from Chill
and elsewhere have caused decline, and the excite
ment on the subject has consequently in a measur
abated.
The State Legislature meets early next month
(4th January,) at Vallejo, the constitutional capita
and it is not improbable will hold it's session ther
without attempting again a removal of the archives