Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-18
FURTHER CALIFORNIA NEWS.

New York, but we find little of special note in the
papers beyond what has been supplied in our tele-
graphic dispatches.
A good many deaths had taken place board
of different steamers and vessels in the Pacific,
among them the following:
Joshua Kent, of Baltimore, aged so; J Green,
of Carlisle, Pa; Jacob FrantreS, and w Grim, of
Wayne CO., Ohio, died on board the steamer S S
Lewis from San Juan to San Francisco.
| Ofabcess of the lungs, Dec. 2sth, at the State
Marine Hospital, San Francisco, Zachariah Jones,
aged 43 years, native OF Baltimore, Md. and late
merchant of Panama. He leaves bereaved wife
and mother in Baltimore.
At Dragon Gulch, near Sonora, on January 9Th,
of small pox, w Atkins, formerly of West
Chester, Pa.
Isaac H Letcher. of Maumee city, Ohio. died
Dec. 10, at Frenchman's Bar; John Anderson, of
Virginia. Mrs H Howe OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and
Mr. Grecan and Bosworth of Ohio, died on the
steamer Cortes, from Panama to San Erancisco.-
] Boyd of Ohio, died on the trip from San Juan to
San Francisco. ....- M.
On the 2Sth of December, near San Jose, Mr. d
Eppes Miller was married to Miss Susan Wilson.
They ere both formerly of Va.
| The Legislature met on Sd January but up to
the present time have done nothing of moment
The Executive message and accompanying docu-
ments have been referred TO committees
The old pr:iect of calling constitutional con-
vention is once more on the tnplS The oStensible
object, set forth by the executive in his message
is to abolish certain offices crea:ed by the consttu-
ton; but the real end is the abrogation of the
| u-SlaV6Iy CLAUSE dUu ulVlSlOu Oh the SIate.-
The first, if it aims at the accomplishment of any
definite object, contempla:es the introduction of
slavery here.
| The proposed Miners Convention is enga ging
the earnest consideration of the people throug hout
the State, and discussion is bringing about de-
gree of defnteness and tangbility in its purposes
1t will be very important body when it comes to-
gether, and will leave permanent impress upon
every interest of the commonwealth.
| Our latest intelligence from southern mines rep
resent great improv ement in the weather and the
winds. The extreme strngency in theJprovslon
market is relaxing. supplies come, and there is
every prospect that the end of the next fortnight
will find the mining population prosperous and
happy.
Mr.. Beale Indian agent, had been most success
| full in his negotiations with the Indians. He has
restored peace and satifaction to the savagages
who seem willing to work for their support,
now that they see they are compelled to do 50.
The Governors Message.
The message, whole, is plain exhibit of
our State finances, and filled with many sensible
suggestions for the guidance of our legislators.
| The document is conclusive on one point, viz:
That under the present state of affairs, and with
the present management of our Stale Government.
we are surely and rapidly advancing 10 condition
OF irretrievabe bankruptcy. The startling fact
made TO appear that our expenditures exceed
receipts nearly 100000 per annum. Our present
civil debt is shown to be 81 1888, 2l3 rs. The war
debt is S171 100 05. Making the entire deLt of
the State 50, ,403 33.
| The Governor suggests changein the consti-
tuition and the abolition of the offices of surveyor
general superintendent of public instruction, SUI
perntendent of public buildings, and three prison
inspectors; to have biennial sessions of the LcgiS-
lature, reduction of the pay and mileage of the
members; limiting the session to ninety days; re-
ducing transportation on prisoners; a change i'll
the conduct OF the State hospital; reduction of
the salary OF Governor (disintereStedD and Supreme
Judges; reduction of judicial districts from eleven
to eight, and reduction of salary Of the District
Attorney of San Francisco.
| The SupgeStiOu for rOmDPllinp the nf
San francisco, to pay tax on consigned goods, to
abolish the land commission, and to extend the
water front of our city, we shall notice another
o"casion.-San francisco Whig.
| MARYsvI1LE.-The water has again receded so
that teams crossing the Plaza with heavy loads
and business may be said again to have common
ced.
| FROM THE MINES.
The relief committee of Sacramento, have dis
burSed bounty TO more than six hundred destitute
persons, of whom two hundred and Sixty-Seven
were women and children. The committee have
remaining unappropriated 50, 1854, and conSidera
BILE quantity Of merchandise.
| From the encampmentS about Neveda, from An
gel'Sand Murphy's, number Of miners, neceSS-
tated by sheer hunger, have crowded into more ia
vored localities, abandoning the modcum of provi-
sonS left them for the SuSenauce of the females &
the sick; i'll attempting to flee the appalling
presence Of famine have persisted by the way,
sinking exhausted from emaciation and fatigue in
to snowy Sepulchers; othelS, fortunate, Secu-
ring in the timely shelter of some ranch, escape
from impending death. Where it was impossible
by ordinary means 10 transport food, hands of en-
ergetic miners carried upon their backs packages,
in some instances Of hundred pounds of flour,
distances of sixty and seventy miles. y squad of
Cinnamon were observed tramping, in single file,
with rice and mats suspended from lung bamboCS,
borne upon their shoulders.
! The citizens OF Ureka, were destitute OF nearly
all kinds of provisions; and the party which arrv-
ed at Shasta from that place, obliged to de-
SeEt tllree OF their ANIMALS SCOTS Valley. hay-
ing been is days in accomplishing the journey TO
Shasta. Three of their number were lett at Mar
tins ranch so badly frozen in the feel and ankles,
that they could not proceed further At VeIy's
they purchased a bundled dollars worth of privi-
SionS, and sent them back 10 the sufferers, who,
like themselves, had Subssted four days on parch-
ed barley.
FROM OREGON
Oregon advices to the 9TH Of January, have been
| received at San Francisco.
The papers are filled with legislative proceed
inss. Governor Gaines has delivered his message
which we should judge is an able document, though
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