The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-03-23
Two Weeks later from California.

New ork last week, from Aspinwal
and Kingston, with dates from Calfor
MIA to the 18th ult The news is tw,
weeks later. 1t conveys more pleasin,
intelligence from the mines. The road
were again in passablc order, and worl
had recommended at the mines TIL,
Uncle Sam has $4,000 in gold.
Capt j. ID. Wilson. the well.knowr
and popular commander of the Sierra
Nevada, died of malignant remittcnt fe
yer at Panama on the first March. Mr.
J. Chase, late second officer of the sam,
steamer, died on the passage, of fever
The rainy season having closed the
travelling on the Isthmus was remark
ably good.
Ercats ofthe Fortnight The Alta
California gives the following summary
of the news
The events of the past fortnight are
not of a striking or exceedingly interest
ing character. The weather may be
said to have fairly settled down into the
spring season, and business of every
character has been steadily improving
The roads from the trading points. at
the head Of the various streams. to the
mining districts, are now in travelling
condition, and large quantities of pro.
visions and neccssarics of life find their
way to the remotest canon. Prices of
provisions have in consequence fallen at
these points from fifty to seventy five
per cent.
The local items for the fortnight are
few. and without much interest.
The project of extending the city
front six hundred feet out. hatched un.
der the Peter Smith title, has been un.
der discussion by committee from the
Senate and Assembly for the past three
days. The testimony elected from va.
rious sources during the sitting Of the
Board, has, SO far, shown the utter i'm.
practicability Of concentrating the
scheme, without serious injury to prop
erty holders, and perhaps to the ruin Of
the harbor for shipping and commercial
purposes. The record of the evidence
thus taken, and the arguments pro and
con will be brought before the House
at its re-assembling. The scheme is
one of immense magnitude, and to bona
jfde property holders, the most iniquit
Gus that has ever been proposed.
The division of the state question is
still agitated by its adhercnts, who have
succeeded SO far as to induce the Sen
ate to endorse report providing for the
sum of 300 600 to dcfray the expense
of a general State Convention. The
Assembly has not acted upon the mat
ter
A bill is about to be introduced pro.
yiding for biennial sessions of the Leg.
islature.
The capital of the State of California.
by vote of the Legislature on the 4th
inst, was removed from Vallejo to Be
nicia. The legality of this movement
is questioned, and it is proposed to sub.
init the matter again to the people.
The Legislature assembled on the 10Th
for the first time, at the temporary cap.
ital.
A serious charge is brought against the
New York and Boston ship owners by
consignees here. 1t is stated that in
almost every instance they are subject
to overcharge on freights and that a
system of undermeasurement is carried
on by many houses in the Atlanti. cit.
les, out of which there are growing con.
slant difficulties. To meet these, it is
proposed to appoint a public freight
measurer whose duty it will be to meas.
ure all goods coming to miscellaneous
consignees at this port the expenses of
which are to be charged to the ship or
owners.
An extensive claim to land in the
city of San Francisco has just been
made by native Of California, named
Jose Ives Lemantour. The Farallones.
Yerba Buena, Alcatras, and other is
lands in and about the bay, are embraced
Ia the claim, which is said to have been
granted in ls43. Should the claimant
ever succeed in his title, two-thirds of
San Francisco will be tributary to his
Golfers.
The subject of legislating for the
mines is still before the public. 1t is
probable that the present Legislature
Will determine upon some course Of pol
icy
The csptinued dry and plea SAINT wealth.
or has encouraged building and improve.
ments There are some fifty large and
substantial brick and stone edifces in
course az erection through tho o;,,,