Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-09-27
nEWs FROM CALIFORNIA.

coal Returning, she left San Juan on the even
ing Of the 10th inst al p M, bringing the mails
/ aud specie through from San Francisco TO New
York in less than twentythree days and halt,
The N. L. connected with the steamship Brother
\ Jonathan. Captain Baldwin, which left San Fran
I cisco ON tho LIST inst. AT O'Clock p. m, with 700
passengers and 81 100000 ON freight, and arrived
al San Juan del Sud on the 18th inst.
| The steamship Corss arrived ai San Francisco
ON the 2oth Of August, four days previous TO the
sailing OF the Is. j., with the passengers OF the
| Northern Light, which led New York on the 9Th
OF August, in the short space OF twentyIlree days,
all ia good health. The u. ;. mails by the Pana-
ma route had not arrived Al the time OF the sailing
OF the Brother Jonathan.
The transit OF the passengers aud specie across
the lsihmus occupied iorty-six hours.
The passengers all in good health, and there
was no sickness on the route.
SUMMARY or roRrScurs's NEWS
FROM the Sam Francsco Alta Californian, Sept. ].
/ Since the date OF our last scmi-monthly notice
Of the market, every department. Of trade has ex-
hbiied an extraordinary degree OF anguor and in
activity. This has been owing to the same cause
/ To which we then had occasion to advert, viz the
absence Of any demand Of consequences from the
interior, which would enable jobbers 10 rid
4 themselves al their stocks, aud TO re-enter the
market purchasers. While, however, CONNER
| cial affairs suffering temporary depression,
consequent upon overtrading. the other great in
4 terests OF our State are. la the MAN. prosperous
ami llourishing. The dry season does not now
oppose that barrier TO the miners success which
il has done heretofore; by numerous individual
and combined enterprises, many parts OF the auri-
ferrous region havea constant supply of water, and
the production Of gold goes on IN those localities
/ without cessation.
Every county in the State is a scene OF political
discussion and excitement. The election will
take place the 1th proximo, and until that
event shall have TRANSFERRED the public mind viii
be, 10 great extent, occupied By political matters.
| The Indian outbreaks in the Rogue River valley,
| in the north are becoming serious and threaten
ing. Il is moi improbable that general bostities
| will be the consequence n that part of the State
and the southern part OF Oregon. The existing
troubles, like those that have arisen from time 10
time in other sections of the State, most probably
had their origin la the ouirages which some of the
more reckless and unprinciplcd OF the white pop
| pulation take so much pleasure in INJECTING upon
! the weak and deienceess, whether civilized or
savage. The peaceful and industrious citizens
1 have now TO bear the vindicIiye hostility OF the
4 savages, who recognise no distinction between
friend or foe among the 'pale faces" We fear
that bloody and protraced war will ensue, the from
tier citizens defending their lives and their homes,
while the nnprincipled wretches who kndied the
! flame are in safety, in the less exposed districts
/ The murderers and thieves who have so long in
tested the State, havcb been iareing somewhat badly
| of late. A-number OF them have been brought TO
summary account, and forfeited their lives for their
| crimes Among them vergare, who murdered
! Mr.. Porter, near Los Angeles some weeks since,
was lately killed al the military camp on the Col
| orado.
| rendezvous of williams, of all grades and char
acters was recently discovered in the sink of the
| Humboldt river, east of the Sierra Nevada. A
murderer traced by party from Calaveras
/ county 10 the rendezvous, where about one hum
4 arcd and fifty OF the outlaws were discovered. "A
volunteer force will probably go out to dislodge
\ the williams.
From various circumstances, il is more than
probable that the Joaquin Rangers whose sup
1 posed capture Of the renowned bandit, joaquin
Mnriatta, created so much talk lately, Were mis-
taken in their man, and decapiiated an nnlucky
j person who went out with party from Los An
! geles 10 catch wild horses.
A large meeting was held on the 2lst of August,
TO take into consideration the best plan Of action
| TO hasten the construction of Pacific railroad.
| A committee was appointed but have not yet re-
ported. Mr.. Brier gave description OF the conn
try between Walkers Pass and the Little Salt
Lake--a country through which il was proposed
that the railroad should pass, but that has never
been explored by any white men except himself
/ and party who attempted 10 make cutoff
through il in 1919. He thought the country very
4 favorable for q road. He said that tho idea that
the Great Basin has southern rim, is incorrect
4 the Basin has an outlet to the Colorado.
4 A considerable degree OF interest has been man.
Tested in this city at the result Of suit pending
! i'll the Supreme Court against Captain Patterson
of the Golden Gate, for putting passenger in a
barrel as punishment The suit was for vindic-
live damages of $1,000 The Jury failed to find a
4 verdict, and were discharged on Saturday
The wings closed their convention for nominal
ling county aud city officers on the 20th DIR. ii
| M. Gray is nominated for mayor. II was gcner
ally understood that no person in favor of exten
| sion could get a nomination before the convcn
4 ton. The candidates for the Legislature all
pledged
(. The democrats closed their convention on tho
Both. As there is little hope for the success Of
their party in this city, not much importance is at
tached TO their proceedings They have been
very disorderly. They nominated Captain G. X
Garrison, agent of the Nicaragua Steamship Com
pany, for mayor. No pledges were required on
the subject of extension. 1t is understood that
many of the nominees are extensioners.
i A comet was discovered in the west, about ten
| degrees above the horizon on the Goth, about 5
p. m. The nucleus about the size Of star
OF the third magnitude The sky has been OBJ
/ scured by fogs clouds every evening since il
was discovered II is supposed 10 be the comet
i that appeared in 1866 and 1864.
4 A SIN all steamer for the river trade--the second
made entirely in this .city--was launched on the
! 18th. This is the fourth built here this summer,
| and another is on the stocks.
4 Tho journeymen bricklayers hove struck for an
| increase of wages from $40 to S12 per day, and
| have obtained il. The bod carriers struck sue
/ ccsstnlly for So.
| A vast number of buildings mostly brick and
fre-proof, are going up in the city. or these
buildings, two will cost more than 100000 each,
and nine will cost more than $4,000 each. The
total capital invested in buildings now going up,
4 is not less than $2,500,000.
BY the exhibit of the city assessors, the total
value Of taxable property is SOS S02, 000Sl ,000-
600 of increase over last years valuation
i The council has passed an ordinance to permit
magnetic telegraph to be erected from the Mer-
chants Exchange to Larkin street, for the pur-
pose Of reporting vessels.
I An ordinance TO authorize the construction OF
a railroad along Market street. is under consid-
| Grafton
The special committee Of the board of aldermen
has reported in favor of the erection of city
hospital.
The claim Of the city 10 the land within her
limits has been placed among the last on the
| docket. Three hundred cases will have TO be ex-
amned before that can be reached
i The Illinois river is ordered 10 be surveyed
forthwith, by Col. $. II. Long, u. 5. Topographic
cal Engineer and Superintendent of Western
/ River In,nrovaments This work il