Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-16

lhe loh umo state that the following is the result Of
the census of the State of California
Whltes.... 2O1 1853
Citizens over Il years of age.............l05 344
negroes 200
Muiattoes ............ 572
Indians, domestcated. ................... 49, $50
Foreign residents ......................... 5999l
The counties of Nevada Placer and Yuba have report
ed 98O9 Chinese. The other counties have embraced
them without discrimination under the head Of foreign
residents The number Of Chinese is believed to approx
mate rs, 900.
Since the departure Of the mail the 1st instant no.
thing has occurred either in the political or social life Of
emarkable OF interesting character.
Indian difficulties in the northern part of the State con-
tinue to disturb the peaceful occupation of the miners
Thursday the last day allowed for the filing Of land
claims in the United States Land Commissioners Court
That portion of the business now closed for the whole
session.
The Legislature has amended the old law for the pro
lection of foreigners" The two important amend-I
ments that the of four dollars shall be paid
for each hcense and second that foreign miner who
shall not have license under the provision of this act
shall be allowed either to commence, prosecute defend
any action in any of the courts Of this State except in
criminal cases only"
Another cargo ice has reached this city from the Rus
sian American settlements at Sitka.
difficulty took place between the Indians and miners
IN the vicinity OF Tehama growing Of sundry thets
rcans, goaded beyond endurance, rose in body and
slaughtered some fifteen twenty belonging to tribe
number of and very rich diggings have recently
been discovered Nevada and also in the neighbor
hood Of Cooma.
Great fears entertained for the safety of the steam
er independence Up to the hour of going press in
tegence has been received from her. She was seen
by the Golden Gate in the Gulf of California and is now
twenty days her time She had board about $50
passengers The agent has chartered the steamer Sea
Bird which left the 9th for San Bias touching in at
all the intermediate ports and coves.
The p NJ. steamer Tennessee one of the finest and GER
tany the most profitable vessel in the employ of the
pany, ashore during a thick fog the morning
OF the 9th instant and became total loss Passengers
mails and furniture saved She was trying to make
the harbor, after having made Of the quickest trips
Of the season
The steamer Major Tompkns is running regularly be-
tween Monterey and San Francisco.
notorious character named John Moore was shot by
policeman in the streets few days since Moore had
broke Jail, and was shot while resisting the officer
The steamer Nep Orleans left this port on the 18th in
for Australia. She had on board ITO passengers
and would touch at Tahiti for coal and provisions.
Since the mail of the 1st no news from China Austria
liza, or the Sandwich Islands has been received
The town of Weavervile near Shasta was entirely de-
sroyed by fire the night of the It'll instant Loss est.
mated at about 100000.
1t appears by the fifth annual report Of the supern-
tendent of Public Schools for California that there were
2241 children and youths between the apes of our and
fourteen in the city of San Francisco.
From Oregon accounts are to the eth instant Gen.
Lane present Governor of that Territory is the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress.
The smallpox was raging fearfully among the Indians
in Oregon and about Cape Flattery.
Nutmegs grow spontaneously in the mountains of the
new State, longer and more taperng in shape than
the nutmegs of commerce. and superior in their pungent
flavor.
tree of the serras which rises to the height Of four
hundred feet and is of immense diameter exudes juice
that when crystazed takes the name of pine sugar it
almost white the best refined loaf sugar and has
delicious aromatic flavor.
Six different veins of silver have recently been Disco
vered near st. Johns, in Monterey county.
The ranch Of John Montgomery, in Penn Valley, Ne
vada produced $4,000 last year in agricultural pro-
ducts From six acres of land he raised 900 worth Of
cabsages from half acre, 81 900 worth of tomatoes
81 900 worth Of melons also grown as also So 600
worth of barley. In addition cucubers souashes car
rots, bees, &c. were produced sufficient for home con-
sumption.
There four hundred boats on the Sacramento river
engaged in fisheries The boats are valued at $50 OO0
the nets at $50 000 and seines at So 000 The fishing
season lasts from the first Of February to the first Of Au
gust during which time the estimated average of each
boat per day is $50, aggregate Of $4,000 The
hauling seines yield 800 each per day, 1000 in
the aggregate.
hill San Francisco, called Coral ILL., is COM
posed of ndurated lava which takes high polish and
is used as building material.
The preliminary survey of the Benicia and Marysyle
Railroad has been completed The general character Of
the route exceedingly favorable to the proposed enter
prise the highest grade upon any point being but IL and
Cloths feet to the mile The whole length Of the road
will be IS miles
On the 31s Of January thirty-one vessels arrived in
the harbor Of San Francisco During the twenty-four
hours of the 18th there thirty arrivals On the I'd
day Of March there eghysix vessels and steamers
of all descriptions loading and dscharging at their
wharves, OF which IL ships, -four cispers) IL
barques 16 briggs, IL schooners Is oops and is steam
ers, of which two war-steamers
The opening Of Mercantile Library Association in
San francisco was celebrated the evening of the LIST
of March with an Grafton by j. b. CnocKErT ESQ. and a
poem by j. E. KEwEN The association have rented large
and convenient in the centre of the CITY and con-
tributons are being rapidly received.
new settlement has been recently made at Cane St
George klamath county, which is to be called from the
shape OF the bay the Crescent CITY, Il is well protected
as haroor and lies near several rich mines.
Gold found the tops of the California hills as well
as in the river bottoms and valleys
bull-fght lately advertised at Placervle, but
ene americans not liking this Spanish amusement, las
soed the bull whipped the matadores and tore down the
building.
VUSEF. or The Journey Of the FranCi. n Crusade
Il in the East, by J. Ross Browne, with Illustrations
The bourbon Prince, the History Of the Royal Dsupbn
Louis XVIL Of France
The Lovers Satagem or The Two suors novel; by the
author of Ivarj or, the Skjus Boy
Ellen Linn Franconia story, by the author Of the Rolo
Books