Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-12-21
California Items.


the direction of the City Superintendent Of
Public instruction, shows that the entire
number Of children between the ages Of five
and eighteen is 3, $50. The county census
shows that there are 1872 children in the
county, outside of the city limits. Adding
these 1872 to the also reported in the city,
we have total of $40 for the whole num-
Der in the county.
The news from the mines is cheering
Lucky strikes are occasionally made, and
most of those who labor are doing well.
A man named l.. P. Richey was found
dead in his bed at Nevada on Wednesday
morning last. He was from Warsaw, Mo.
Immigrants arc arriving almost daily from
the plains, and report great hardships and
losses of their stock on the route.
Most of the papers in the State have ex-
pressed themselves in favor of the proposed
mail stage route across the plains.
The people of Carson's Valley, number
ing about eight hundred, have elected del
egate 10 come to the California Legislature,
and apply for admission into our State, in
case the permission of Congress can be OBJ
tanned. They are now in the Territory Of
Utah, but are so far severed from the seat
of government as TO render direct commit
nication very difficult, besides which their
habits and feelings are more intimately con-
nected with the people of California than
with those of Utah.
A. French, a printer, from the Western
States was murdered by the Indians near
Crescent City.
The financial affairs of the State are in a
most prosperous condition. A few days
since the State Treasury advertised for bids
for the redemption Of $l50,000 of the State
seven per cent. bonds due in 1858. Only
one bid was received, and that for but
81 900 at par and interest. The interest
due in New York on the LIST of January, a.
mounting TO $4,000, has already been for.
warded, and 100000 has been set aport
to pay the principal and interest Of bond.
due in March next. 100000 has also ac
cumulated 10 pay the bonds due in 1860.
The State Legislature will meet on the
Sd of January. The prominent candidate.
for Speaker OF The Assembly are Col. Wat
kins, of Alameda; Mr.. Wells, OF Butte; Mr.
Taliaferro, of Calaveras; and Messrs. Geo
Pen Johnson and E. Gould Butl'um, Of San
Francisco.
During the last six months upwards O
fifty persons have escaped from the Stat
Prison. Desperate attacks have been mad
Of late, by large bands Of prisoners, TO es
cape, aud in may cases were successful al
though not before large number had beef
killed by the guards. The latest stampede
of the kind occurred on the Sd November
when eighteen of the prisoners sought t.
escape. One Of them was killed and tw
others wounded, while the rest were arres
ted in their attempt.
The English and French squadrons nov
lying in our port, intend, it is said, 10 max
their winter quarters here. They wil,how
ever, occasionally take a cruise outside G
the Heads. The officers seem often on shor
and are valuable patrons Of the theatres Sc
The virtual monopoly of the Callorni
Steam Navigation Company in the interio
waters, has at last generated a strong oppc
sition from the people of Marysville, VIII
are deeply interested in having low rates {
passage and freight between their city an
Sacramento. The opposition or "Citizen
line" has just started the Queen City, III
5 finest steam vessels on the waters of on
l Bay. She is 800 tons burden, and has Ell
gines Of 500 horsepower. Her total lengt
a is 200 feet. The main saloon is l56 Ions
and l6 feet wide. She has been altogetht
: Californa-bult, and finished, excepting onl
0 the engines which were made at Cincinni
0 ii. Other large opposition steamers are b.
ing built, while some are expected daily
S arrive from the Atlantic side. Our rive
e steamers are becoming much more magnii
e cent and powerful than before.
Il. OVERLAND Exhaustive learn fro
! the Los Angeles Southern Californian, In
: Messrs. Adams & Go. have undertaken {
experimental express by the overland ron
y and with a fair prospect of making quick,
time than by the lsthmns conveyance. TIL
/ first dispatches were forwarded 10 Los Al
geles, TO be transmitted thence 10 Indepel
n dence, Missouri, by way of San Bernardn
4 Cold Creek, Johnson's Springs, Parowa
Red Creek, Fillmore City, Nephia Cit
Summit Creek, Paysons, Springfield, Pr
b vo City, American Fork, and Salt Lake C
n ty.
o The L. S. steam frigate Susquehanna a
rived here from the Sandwich Islands. on Il
llih.
J The Susquehonna left Hong Kong on II
Il 4h of September, Samodi, Japan, on II
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