Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-03-16
California Nrw5.

February, by the eamship Uncle I
Sam.
The Panama Star Of March has
the following inorma ion from Dri
en-
DR.. Cullen remained on hoard The
British vesse-of-wnr, AMI did not accom-
pany Mr.. 0sbornes spiriy.
We copy the loliosng from the sum
mary OF the Alta California.
The political excitement during the
fortnight has been intense The brbe-
ry case. wherein Mr. Palmer, ni me
banking house OF Palmer. Cook Il Co
was accused Of having attempted TO
brlhe Senator Peck TO use his influence
to bring on the Senatorial election. was
closed before the Senate on the 81.
Mr.. Palmer was acquitted by vote
OF 26 to 3. Subsequently resolutions
declaring that Senator Peck had not in.
tenlionally accused Mr.. Palmer Ialse'y
was passed with only one opposing
vote.
Palmer is known to be a friend OF
Broderlck, and it is universally cohce-
| ded that The latter will he elected u. >.
Senator il an election to he held tl,is re-
sion, and it was expected by those who
brought The alleged bribery before the
Senate and the public, that it would in
jure Broderich's prospects, but the ei.
fec, seems to have been ralher the con-
lrary.
Another proposition to remove the
capital to Sacramento has been in
troduced and 'os!.
A good deal OF surprise anL NOR III
cation VAS created by the announce
ment ,hot The coupons Of the State
Bonds had not been paid wien due at
the Exchange Bank in New York.
The State Bankers, Palmer, Cook ~
Co, have informed the Legislature that
their house had more than sufficient
a, the Exchange Bank 10 pay the III
terest. A resolution was intro 'uced ILL.,
to the House to vote tllanks TO Duncan,
Sherman e. Co. Tor having stepped Tor
ward TO pay the interest, but the resoiu-
ton was laid over llll further information
be received. There is very lllI'c dan-
ger that The State will fail 10 pay The III
erest of her debts on her bonds, or the
principal, either, when It becomes de.
l The Theatre and several other build
ings at Placerville were burned OIL the
3Olh January. Total loss about Slo-
900.
The celebrated Peralla claim, cover
ing about 60, 900 acres OF land acros' the
bay, East OF the city, was decided hy
the U. S. Land Commission
on the Slh. The opinion OF Commls
sioners Felch and Campbell WAS that
the claim should he confirmed to por-
ton only, fixing The TemescaI ri' uI"t as
the limit on the North The Eastern,
i Southern and Western boundaries being
beyond dispute, giving The claimants
about 5000 acres.
| Commissioner ThonI son disscnied,
ard though, the claim should be con-
H firmed TO its whole extent. The claim
as confirmed nciudes The four towns oI
\ Alameda, Claton, San Anonio and
Oakland.
THK MINrs.-There has been Tour
or five rainy days during the fortnight
and the gulches and dry disgInes cor
tinue to be well supplied with wa'er.-
The news from all portions oi the mines
is cheering, and there are many reports
of rich diggings lately discovered IN dit
lcrent mining districts.
H On the l9th he Portsmouth and the
steamer Columbus sailed 10 pay thel
respects Ia the fllibusters.
I Abner 4. Pierce, accused oil havin!
committed iorgcries to the amount o
$50, 90 while engaged in the manulac
ture OF railroad cars in Norwich, Con
\ uccIicut, was arrested about the first q
the month, bal was subsequently dis
charged on habeos coTpus, there bein
no reauisiilon from the Governor
\ Connecticut to detain him.
The Prices Current says that 23ves
sells have been wrecked since 1880, ,whe
entering the harbor, aud that the to,a
I oss las been 5. 10000. That paPe
recommends that Il siedm tag should b
used by all vessels entering thaf ha be
II from abroad.
During the fortnight there have bee
4 ITO arrivals oi vessels at tins port. {
4 these, IA were from american por's o
the Atlantic, s Of which were clippers
% were from foreign ports. Of which
were from Europe an 3 from China
10 were steamers and Al coasters.
The Chinese immigration had agaI
commenced In the three vessels iIoi
Hong Kong, 500 CelestIais have arr'
ed.
= Madame Anna Bishop gave her fir
: concert on the 7th. She has been vel
q well received and draws Ia gc house
4 FRoM OREGos. The intelligence fro
Oregon is TO the Sd oil February. III
coll had been very severe. The L
D lumbia was obAtrucied by ice Tor mo
2 than a week, and during that nme the