Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-08-25
SIXTEEN DAYS
Later from California.
ArriVal on fhe Northern Light.

BY the arrival Of the steamship Northern Light,
are in possession Of dates from California 10 Au-
gust 1.-TWO weeks later.
The steamship Northern Light left New York
August at $50 p NJ, and arrived at San Juan
August Is at s A. NJ, having stopped at Kingston
for coal. Returning left San Juan same day atSP.
NJ, and arrived al Quarantine August % at ii p.
Nj, having been absent but is days. Making the
time through from San Francisco to New York in
p days and hours-the shortest time ever made
between the two places.
The Northern Light brings 500 passengers, ST.
1858 on freight. and large amount in the hands
OF passengers.
The transit across the Isthmus occupied only As
hours. The passengers all in good health.
The last fortnight has been marked by many events
OF public interest in various parts Of the State, in
some instances attended with considerable excite
ment.
The Alta California, Aug. /, says ''The squatler
difficulties in thus CITY, which at time threatened
to result in serious and bloody riots, have passed
over for the time being, and we have TO hope
they will not be revived.
IT. several of the agricultural districts the agrarians
are still supreme. In many instances the old ran
cheros have been stripped Of all their possessions
the squauers not leaving them even their gardens,
orchards, or Yards. The herds sometimes driven
from the ranches-sometimes seized upon and
slaughtered, OF sold by the squaers ;and sometimes
the owners are compelled to pay Tor the grazing of
tnell cattle upon tnHif own hnuS OIL WnCn ineV
have held quiet and peaceable possession ever since
the Spanish settlement of the territory. For all
these wrongs end outrages there appears TO he no
remedy in the State, and the sufferers have little or
no hope of relief except from the General Govern
ment.
The wheat crops iG nearly all parts Of the State
are suffering with rust, which, it is said, will make
the yield twenty or twenty-five cent less than it
would have been otherwise. This,wth the present
rate of -four has advanced the price Of wheat consid
erably and the farmers will realize large profits from
their crops, notwithstanding the rust.
The present season is highly favorable to min
ing operations in all the gold districts. From
present appearances, the total production of gold
for the six months, commencing with the FIRST Of
June, will be larger than during any similar pc.
Rod since the opening Of the mines.
We have to record the banging of two more
men by the populace in Calaveras Comfy, one
on the charge Of horse stealing, and the other for
murder.
A decision was rendered in the Supreme Court
few days since, that will attract the attention,
and create some surprise in the Atlantic States
The Court decided that the mines of gold and
other precious metals of California, are the ex-
elusive property of this State; that the United
States have no interest in them. The decision
does not include the lands containing the miner
ais, but only the minerals themselves.
On July ~, squatter named Mccarthy, shot
the deputy sheriff, who went with writ from
the District Court to dispossess him, and the
sheriff, in return shot Mccarthy. The wound of
the sheriff is in the hip, and is not dangerous !;
but Mccarthy is dangerously wounded with two
balls in the lungs.
A Chinese Mission is to be established IN the
city. Fifteen thousand dollars have been sub
scribed TO erect building, to be used as church
and school house.
There fire among the shipping in the
harbor on the 25ih July The ship Nance, with
cargo, was burned TO the waters edge loss
about $40, 0OO
A sample of oats 8 IL feet high, has been ex-
hibited in this city.
The renowned robber chief, joaquin, who has
been made great hero of romance by newspa-
per writer's and legislators, has at length been
captured by the State troops raised for The pur-
pose-at least man supposed to be him has been
taken. the Joaquin war has cost the State a
good round sum of money, and has resulted in
nothing more than is accomplished by the taking
of thief or robber, by constable or any other
private citizen. The Joaquin that there has been
much talk about, is purely fabulous charac-
ter, whose exploits of villany have been announc-
ed as occurring on the same day in half dozen
different places, and at the extremes of the State
Still. we are glad that the supposed romantic
| cheflain has been captured