The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-28
THE DAILY UNION.
ApDIroNAL oALIroRs1A NEWS.

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We gather from the California papers per las, arrival
In San Francisco the prospects Of trade were less
gloomy
Very recently the Mexican consul Mr. Del yalo inserted
advertisements In the newspapers TO the effect that French
men or Germans desroas Of emigratng 10 sonora would
receive frs passages and passports 10 GaaynAs great
many syaed themselves VI this liberal Offer but II soon
became public that the emigran expected 70 eniis'
for the term OF year in the Mexican army The ship
Challenge which had been chartered by the consul TO con-
yey the emgrants Sonora stopped by the United
marshal just upon the point Of her sailing for Quay
and day on two Afterwards hauled IN at the wharf
and discharged her passengers 1t thought the enPe
diton had been abandoned but "Wednesday last the
Challenge took board her passengers about 500 In
Der and stood down the bay. The cutter Frolic
got under way about the time oyerhanisd the Cha
enge and ordered her back to the anchorage
The alleged ground for her detention is that she has
board greater number Of passengers than her
ment ases The Mexican and French consnls declared
that the persons eniisng expected 10 operate only
against the Apache Indians but there is still cloud Of
mystery hanging the whole matter.
The emigration from China to California IS III subject
for the consideration OF political ecpnoms One thousand
Ceestias arrived during the early part Of this week and
several shp-loads are reported the way from Hong
Kong
Robert Greenhow late associate law agent OF the United
States for the California Land Commission and formerly of
the State Department died in San Francisco the 27th
March
fight occurred at Bear Valley Mariposa county March
killed
Among the casualties Of the fortnight be recorded
the deaths OF five six miners produced BY the cayng in
Of sand banks where they working.
The Chinese who fought SO in El Dorado county lately
were opposed imperalsts and rebels TO another
They were 400 hundred in number Two killed. and
IL wounded.
The Sacramento waier-works are completed and the
event is to be celebrated the 9th of April by grand
procession.
The branch mint has been completed and accepted BY the
proper authorities, and viii be in operation on Monday
next
At last California has capital The Legislature after
removing from Benica to Sacramento directed the supreme
court to hold its sessions the capital Immediately there
upon the justices OF that tribunal held consultation and
promulgated order directing their clerk forthwith to
move the records TO the town OF San Jose that being the
constitutional and legal seat Of government This decision
goes far to declare that all the various removals of the
Legislature since 1851 have been and is
now question whether all the Of the legislature since
that period not also unconstitutional II is proper 10
that Murray disscnted from the opinion of
majority of the court, Justices Heydenfedt and Wells
Col H. p Watkins late vice president Of the republic Of
Lower California has been convicted in the United States
district Judge Hoffman presdng) Of setting foot
military expedition against the republic Of Mexico-n
other words fbusterng Sentence has been postponed
the 18th of April The accused was defended by Hon H.
Foote, Gregory Yale esq, and Edmund Randolph, esq
Five six other fbustes have been indicted and now
awaiting trial
The United States senatorial election was still Of
great excitement Three due had grown out Of the affair
viz: that between Messrs Washhurn and Washington
between David Z. Parker and s. Landon Of II Dorado
county in which the latter killed and the third be-
Messrs J. W. Park and Mr.. Brazer assemblymen,
which ended without bIoodshed.
Mess beef SIT; clean pork S2l; bacon, Is cents butter
% cents. Sugar-East Boston crushed l2l cents
san FRAxcIsco xISr-The Alta California in remark
ing upon the completion of the building at San
Francisco for United States mint the following
teresting facts:
Mill The gold produce for the six following years
have estimated at IS So g. and SO millions respect
lively amounting in all TO S2e0 100000; Of which $780,
100000 coined at United States minis the Atlantic
before the first Of January, 1854 leaving 600
nearly one-sixth of the whole smount estimated to
ha s s Ssnea err LANDS Or to a an or Z, re-
amount of coined at United States minis since their
establishment has been Sssl 600 ofwhch considerably
than one-half gold from California. More than
S60000000 have been coined in this city, but large
amount of il has been reconed at the United States minis
The only private coming esaoIshment now IN operation
here is that Of Kellogg Richter, which is doing very
heavy business
The large Of gold produce the distance of
California from the Atlantic minis and the high of
making renittances made il early matter of Importance
to have mint in San Francisco but it vas not until the
Sd july 1852 that act passed for its establishment
The contract for the erection OF the building not TIA
ken within due time and the Sd March, 1853 the time
for receiving proposals extended Finally during the
last summer, arrangements made though the build
ing provided for far from being such Cafor
mia deserved II commenced last fall Commercial
street Montgomery and sixty feet square and three
stories high Of brick and freproof The mint win go
into operation Saturday and win be prepared TO coin
S3O,ooo,ooo yearly or abou, $4,000 daily,
The Peytona arrived from Oregon the 2lst and the
America on the 23d Seven men were drowned in Goose
bay, about March 18th In attempting TO board the barque
Louisiana Conflicts between the whites and Indians in
Oregon and Washington Territories reported by every
arrival. In Washington Territory, Mr. Young and DR.
Cherry had been killed by the Indians
An Indian Is reported Yreka Pass 25th Feb
rnary Colonel Miller, with a command Of seventy two
United troops encountered large body Of Indians
in the aforementioned pass the Oregon line The
Indians fought desperately; seventy killed and the
remainder three four hundred driven the mountains
-Four officers were wounded and FIVE privates killed
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