The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-03-22


a striking or exceedingly interesting char
acter. The weather nay be said to have
settled down into the springseaso and bus
mess Of every character has been steadily inn !
proving. The roads from the trading points
at the head Of the various streams TO the mi !
ming districts are now in travelling cond-
ton, and large quantities of provisions and
necessaries of lie find their way to the remo-
test canon. Prices of provisions have in
consequence fallen at these points from fifty
to seventy-fve per cent.
The local items for the fortnight are feWs
and without much interest. esz
The division of the State question is still
agitated by the adherents, who have sue
ceeded so lar as to induce the Senate to in
dorse report providing the sum OF 500, 200
to defray the expense of general State
Convention. The assembly has not acted
upon the matter.
A bill is about to be introduced providing
for a biennial session of the Legislature.
| The capitol of the State ofCalfo-nia, by
a vote ofthe Legislature on the '4th inst, was
removed from ValIego to Benecia. The le-
gality of this movement is questioned, and it
is proposed to submit the matter again to the
people. The Legislature on the 18th, met
for the first time at the temporary capitol.
| An extensive claim to land in the city of
San Francisco has just been made by ma
tive Californian, named Jose Ives Leman-
tour The Ferallones, Yerba Buena, Alcat-
ras, and other islands in andabout the bay,
fare embraced in the claim, which is said to
have been granted in lS43. Should the
claimant ever succeed in his title, two-thrds
of San Francisco will be tributary to his
Golfers.
The subject Of legislating for the mines
is still before the public. tits probable that
the present Legislature will determine on
some course of policy.
The continued dry and pleasant. weather,
has encouraged building and improvements.
There are some fifty large end substantial
brick and stone edifces in course of erection
ton through the city. Among which is the
| Metropolitan Hotel, a structure covering as
much ground as the hotel bearing the
Isame name in New York, and when compile
ted will be an ornament to the city. The
Union is another fine establishment, in
course Of erection on the Plaza.
Il The steamers New Orleans and Monumen-
/ tai City are both advertised for Australia
THE former leaves in about two weeks, and
1.-THE latter on the 10th. They will not return
to this port, and will in all probability be
sold there.
a The f. Nj. company has reduced the prices
o, passage in the steamers of the 18th to
SlOein The cabin, through to New York
This is not permanent movement
Emigration to Australia from this State has
in measure ceased. e
i, Misker Hauser, the violinists, made hi.
appearance here on the 10th inst.
Miss Hayes is travelling through the int
e rior, giving concerts and taking notes.
The French ship Sonsanette arrived here
with about two hundred migrants. most o
= whom were females.
Our advices from the Sandwich Island
are down to she Sth January
Oregon papers of the Goth January reache.
|us. The weather had become mild after
fsevese winter. The loss of cattle and horses
l tby the late floods and snow storms, is said I,
4 lbe enormous. >fits-r
. The p. NJ. company have now of thei
lsteamers, the Columbia and Fremont, plying
between this port and Oregon.
: SHIPMENT OF GoLp DUsT.-The San Fran
? cisco Herald has a list of specie shipment:
: by the steamers of the first and 10th, which
show a total for the month of 50, 320,5 job
: The amount exported during the month of
January was S4,579,0l3-total for the frs
5 two months of 1853 S9,S95, 606. During
the corresponding months of 1852, the tota
shipment was but S4,675, 822 Increase thi:
year S5,220,7l4. $40
: No more substantial evidence of the con
tinued richness of Our mines, and genera
prosperity of our miners can be afforded thar
/ this exhibit.
Mining intelligence generally is of the
most cheering character. The weather has
become settled, dry, and pleasant, and the
4 roads accessible to teamsters throughout the
State. We look f prosperous, and to the
miners profitable season.
k The grain crops in I e valleys are, as usu
al, in forward and encouraging state.
miner at French camp determined Il
leave for his Atlantic home. and with thai
view was about to abandon his claim. Be-
I ing detained day, he employed the time al
work, and lac kily striking the ''pccket' tool
from it one piece ofgold weighing 27l ounces
F The fortunate finder left next day.
| Another miner going into Ang5l's for pro-
VISIONS picked up from the road piece o.
gold which had been exposed by the rain
f am ounting in value to Sll5.
II Great Excitement at Galleries. Execution D
j The RoJber.-The Stockton Republican of the
9th of January gives the following particulars
and orr gin of terrible affair happening in
!, the Calaveas vicininty: ~...r,. --.-'-'
! 1t is we'll known that during the winter
!. months band of Mexican marauders have
| infected Calaveras county, and weekly We
received the details of dreadful murders aat
} outrages committed in the lonely gulches ane
solitary outposts Of that region. The farm.
er's lost their cattle and horses, the traders
! tent was pilIaged, and the life of every trave.
| Ter was insecure. Success had recently en-
boldened this band Of Williams to commence 9
system of outrage more daring still in the
very heart of the populous settlements
5 From the neighborhood of San Andras, in
one night, they stole seventy horses, and ev.
= cry evening the news arrived in camp Of
D some french murder or robbery