The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-02-01
Later News From California.

NEw HoRK, JAN. 2i.--The Northern Light
arrived this morning, and brings upwards Of
500 passengers and S347, ,38l in specie on
freight, and San Francisco dates to the 3lst,
together with large independent mail.
The mail steamer Oregon left San Fran
cisco on the 3lst, with 100 passengers and
S4O0,0 900 on freight.
Dates from Ensenda, Lower California,
are to the 10th. The accounts relative to
the tilibusters are contradictory. The town
was beseiged from the 9Th to the l4th, when
during II night the flibusters attacked the
besiegers, when the latter fled, leaving their
arms, horses, DC. The reinforcements by
the Anita were not received, but were spoken
off San Redo on the 2lst, and probably ar
rived at Ensenda on the 25th, when an i'm
mediate attack would be made on San Tomas.
The California weather ier the last fort
night has been delightful. with but little rain.
The miners are disappointed, the water being
insufficient to fill the canals or wash in the
small gulches. The KIamouth mines have
beeh very productive. New discoveries have
teen made on the eastern head branches OF
the Sacramento.
The Pilot Creek Canal, twenty miles long
and intended to furnish water to the best
dry diggings IN the State, will soon be COM
pleted
The miners in Shasta intend to expel the
Cinnamon. Legislation is called for to de-
fine the rights of miners and mining compa-
nies.
It's reported at San Francisco that anoth-
er vessel is fitting out for Lower California.
There is a growing feeling against the fill
busters and their objec;s.
Nearly sixty eight millions of gold was
last year manifested at the Custom House.
The grand total since the first discovery, is
estimated at $3.50, 900, 900, exported. Thir-
ty five thousand passengers arrived for the
present year; against $4,000 .ett.
A million and half of property was sold
at auction at San Francisco OH the 26Lh at
considerable advance on the estimate.
D. S. Mahoney was elected Senator from
San Francisco in place of Brannan. resigned
Extensive works Of Notifications have been
commenced.
Mrs. Sinclair has assumed the manage,
ment of the Metropolitan Theatre, the largest
and most elegant theatre in the U. 5.
Three daily papers are about to appear al
Stockton. The prostitute Ida Brewer, the
murderer Of Mary Lee, has been acquitted
at Sacramento, against clear evidence. The
farmers are sowing great quantities OF wheat
The season IS unusually favorable and early
A singular mortality is raging among the
beasts and birds.
The surveying party sent out by the Rail
road convention TO examine the Sierra Neva
da at the head of the Stanislaus, have re7or
ted practicable pass. An the Pacific Rail
road parties have arrived and the engineer
speak very favorably of the Southern route
and the public generally favor that route.
Lieut.. Parke started overland by the Gill
for Washington.
Oregon dates are to the Gath of December
The Legislature met on the 9th. Ralp'
Wilcox, President Of the Council, 4. c
Bishop, Speaker of the House. The Legis
lature adopted memorial to Congress, pray
for speedy payment the officers and sol
diers engaged in the Rouge River war; Til
papers are advocating the formation of Stat
Government. The population is estimates
at $4,000. .........
The San Francisco Herald reports com
mercial affairs, for the last fortnight as glOc
my. The demand from the interior is yer
small and importations unusually heavy
The receipts OF gold dust has been great
reduced. There had been nine arrival
from the Atlantic ports with full cargoe!
Nearly all of the leading staples had decl