The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-19
California Items BY the George Law.

The politicians have had an exceeding.
ly busy lime for the pas, Two weeks, and
the Legislature has done little excep,
wrangle about the election of Senator.
The matter has been postponed by both
Houses until the 9Th, when I, was suppos-
ed by the friends Of the election that they
would certainly succeed.
Lieut.. Mowry, Of the Sd u. s. Artillery,
is the bearer to Washington of the first in.
formation of the Surveys Of two routes for
the Pacific railroad from the Rocky Noun.
lains to Puget's Sound. Both routes will
be reported by Gov. Stevens of Washing
ion Territory entirely practicable.
On the oh, duel was fought near
Sacramento, between p. W. Thomas, Dis
trio, Attorney Of Placer County, and DR..
Dickson, Physician Of the Stale Marine
Hospital, in this city. The weapons were
duelling pistols, distance thirteen PAGES
Dickson fell al tile first FIRE, the shot pass
ing directly through the body just below
the arm pits. He died at midnight. The
occasion Of the duel was that Thomas re.
fused to accep, a challenge from Dickson's
Principal, ]. p. Rutland. and a Clerk in
The State Treasurer's Office, whose claim
10 craftsmanship Thomas denied.
The mos, fattering accounts pour in
from all quarters Of The mining regions
The recent rains have enabled The miners
10 90 10 work everywhere, and accounts
are uniformly encouraging.
A rock weighing. 400 pounds and vari.
ously estimated TO be worth from. twelve
10 eighteen thousand dollars, was recently
taken from a tunnel near Nevada.
At Sears Diggings, in Sierra County,
new mines have been discovered. which
exceed in richness any previous discover.
les.
In some parts Of Nevada County. the
miners have quit mining by the dollar OF
ounce, and count their earnings by the
pound.
The Mountain Ditch Mining Company
in FL Dorado County took out 81, 300 in
one day, among which was a single lump
weighing two pounds and three quarters.
The miners in The vicinity Of Robinson's
Ferry, Nevada County, have realized from
Ien'to fifty dollars per day to the hand this
season, One company have refused sl5,.
900 for Ibek claims. rs
During The past week a company Of
Ringold's Ferry, on tie Slanislaus, look
out $4,000.
QdarIz mining Is agaia beginning to be
carried on in both the northern and south.
ern mines with great success.
Companies are formed in almost every
locality for tho construction of canals,
through which water is being, carried int
all paris Of the dry diggipgs.
Trade Of every kind in San Francisco D Is
still very much depressed'in the city. Al
a recent sale Of the States interest in The
Government Reserve, upward Of $780,.
geo worth Of property was sold, but il did
not bring. BY 80 per cent, as much as the
property sole at The preceding sale. For
articles Of merchandise there is as yet but
little demand from the interior; and until
ii increases, the same state Of affairs mus
continue 10 exist. Phe warehouses arr
still v~ssrstOcked with merchandise.
Mr.. George Kerr! one OF the proprietor
Of The Times and Transcript newspaper,
died recently In Stockton, WIN. NJ. Ed,
dy, late Surveyor General Of the State, il
also, dmd! Nsgl ...
The Chinese still fg6re prominently ia
the Recorders OOuE. They have recent
y. become q grea, pest 10 The city. Anew
days since they had another grand celebra'
lion.