The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-27
Further Califor mia News.
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Further Califor mia News
| From San Francisco papers of June l.
NEWS OF THE WEEk.-For the past week we
nave no very important summary of news for our
! readers Besides the accounts of favorable mining
operations and agricultural prospects from the
| interior, there have transpired no very remarka
| Bile events. Theatricals at low ebb lust a,
present.
There have been serious squatter difficulties uDou
| Feather river The United States marshal was
openly resisted while serving summons upon a
defendant of suit in the United States district
court, and an attempt was made upon his life by
| one Holiday, at woodward near Colusi The
rioters bid defiance to the officers and the law, ano
threaten to protect their claims with force of arms
The miners generally doing we'll, the farm
ers are quite in spirits and entertain hopes of an
excellent harvest.
The robber Joaquin has been quiet latterly, but
horse-thieving is carried on to great extent
throughout the interior.
There have been two more cases of murder by
the Indians near Volcano.
The last steamer brought number of Federal
officers, and the city is alive with ofhce-seekers.
Improvements are rapidly progressing in San
Francisco. The Charter Convention is still in
session.
The Sacramento and American rivers are still
on the rise large portion OF the country above
and below the city is again, for the third time this
year, overlooked; if the water rises much higher,
the result to the crops cannot but be disastrous.
Returned Cafornians" from Australia make
the most melancholy statements of their treatm emit
in the new Ell Dorado. All Americans are treated
with indgnity, and they are openly and grossly
insulted in the streets. Frenchmen returned from
that country make similar reports concerning
themselves. The Mormons are fast crowding into
our State, and are rapidly assuming powerful
political and social position in California This
order is destined to create much noise in the west
ern world at no distant day. Immense quantities
Of cattle are on their way across the plains. The
Immigration promises to be unusually large. The
gnbernatcrial contest Of next fall has in reality
commenced Delegates to a Democratic State
Convention have been elected in various parts of
the State. The Wing State Convention will be
held on the 9th of July next
The S. S. LEwIs.-The upper works of this
steamship are entirely separated from the bottom.
The top works are on shore high and dry, and
only the top of one of the boilers makes its appear
ance at dead low water. The rollers are very
heavy, and great difficulty is incurred in working
round her. A reconnaissance is about being made
with diving apparatus by DR.. Worster, who in
forms that the machinery, safe, anchors, and
chains are still under water, connected with the
bottom Of the ship. Portions of the wreck are
strewed along the beach and the coast where che
went ashore in wild confusion for nearly mile
The operations the wreck are much retarded
by the severe gales but DR.. w thinks the bust.
ness will be completed by the latter part of the
summer.
DEPARTURE OF STEAMERs.-Three frat class
OCcdu StcducES leave luis pOlC tQlS morning. bear
ing away large amount of treasure and many
passengers happy to call themselves homeward
bound, but who, it is to be hoped, will soon direct
their thoughts to return voyage. The steamship
California, Captain Whiting, will start from Long
Wharf at O'Clock for Panama with the United
States mails touching only at Acapulco. The
steamer Cortes, Captain Chopper, of the New York
and San Francisco line, will leave from the same
wharf an hour earlier. bound also for Panama. The
fine steamer Brother Jonathan, of the Nicaragua
line. will leave Pacific wharf at IL O'Clock, bound
for San Juan del Sud
ENORMOUS WHEAT.--Colonel Kpp has presented
the editor of the Sacramento Union with bunch
of wheat and oats, the stalks of each of which are
fully SIX feet In length, and the wheat is Just in
bloom, the presumption is that it will grow much
higher. Colonel Kipp resides at Brighton, about
i've miles from Sacramento. MIR. Ira Smith has
sent to the same quarter from lone Valley bunch
OF wheat raised by John Edwards, ESQ.,, the short
est stalks of which measure six feet eight inches.
He says it is to be fair sample of the field, and
that oats and barley, produced in the same enco
sure, measured from six to eight inches longer
than the stalks furnished for exhibition.
SPIRITUAL Observation-Disclosures is at the
Insane Asylum at Stockton patient recently re-
ceived from Placervilie, who has become insane
from reading books the subject of spiritual
knockngs and the exhibitions Of the tsmanifesta.
tiOns.'
DEMAND LABoR-The PIacerviIle Herald
says there is scarcely day upon which new no.
tees not placarded about that town. calling for
more men to work the canals and fumes in course
of construction in the neghborhood. There is also
an increased demand for teams of every descrip
ton, which cannot be procured in sufficient mum
bers.
IMPROVEMENTS AT SACRAMENTO C1TY.-The
Union says that Sacramento city at the present
time gives unequivoca evidence of its rapid growth
and permanent prosperity. AT no period since the
more substantial signs of improvement in the
structures going up in various portions of the city
The Apr AcHINa HARvEsT.-The MarysvilIe
Express says that the prospect of an abundant
harvest was never better in this portion of the
country than at present.
CIGAR STAND in the Union Hotel is rented for
six hundred dollars per month. The Herald is
informed that the annual rent of the whole estab.
lishment is equal to three times the income of the
President of the United States.
PRECIOUS CAReo.-The ship Sacramento ar
rived at this port yesterday from France, with q
eight young ladies. We take the chances in
saying young, even at the risk of sacrificing truth
to galantry
We regret to learn that the United States reve-
nue. cutter Frolic has been ordered out of commits
sion, and her commander, Captain Ottinger, with
two of his officers, ordered home. The Frolic has
acted as the safeguard of legitimate commerce in
this port, preventing smuggling in every case in
which prevention was possible. and restoring order
on board the merchant vessels in harbor whenever
UNANIMOUS cPAii' "os uisPioJcd ny luS crew.
rs. F. Herald.
RocKEas.-The Union says that the Chinese
have entirely monopolized the manufacture of
rockers in Sacramento. Several establishments
are kept in constant employment turning them
out. Whenever fresh impor alton of CeIestiaIs
arrives, they invariably repair to these establish
ments, and supply their wants in a light article
such as can conveniently be transported on the
back with eighty or hundred pounds of other
baggage. The ruling price among the Chinese for
a rocker is six dollars.
BIGAMY.-We understand taat a merchant of
city, who has within the last two years amass-
ed handsome little competency, was surprised
recently by the arrival of his wife from the States,
and made hasty retreat from California in the
last steamer, with fair lady to whom be had
some time since sworn eternal allegiance in this
The Sonora Herald speaks of cedar tree in Cal
averas county forty feet in diameter at the butt
and twenty feet in diameter at height of one
hundred feet from the ground. 1t is calculated to
reach the height of three hundred and fifty feet,
although part of it has been broken off. The
dscoverer, Captain Hanforn, is about stripping off
the bark, in order to send it as curiosity to the
Atlantic States. This will of course kill the tree,
which is much to be deprecated. 1t is now per-
fectly green, and in the best possible condition;
not limb decayed.
The ATTEMPT UPON THE LIFE OF Ma. DOUGLAS
THE UNITED STATES DEPUTY MARsHAL-At the
personal request of MIR. Douglas, the Deputy Uni.
ted States M shall, we copy the following from