The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10
NUMBER 34.
From the California Chronicle
SUMMARY OF EVENTS FOR THE PAST
FORTNIGHT

Al The writing of our previous summary tn
"Senatoral Question was all abs,rbinp.-
NOW the question is seldom alluded TO- excep
The newspapers which have taken stand for an,
/ against the election. A card of the VIII,
Central Committee produced something of
hurry among The politicians-upon its pnblica
ton on the 10Th of March-each party seeing
IN 1t something, they hardly knew what In !
few days, however, everybody became satisfied
that ihe pnblcati n was unauthorized, and il
quietly sank into oblivion.
FROM THE MINES
The mines, The great source Of the wealth Of
california, are yielding good return 10 the Ia-
oorer. The most glowing accounts are duly
received from the mountains, the interier pa apers
ming their columns with notices of the succe IS
OF individuals and companies
business has greatly improved, particularly
in the mining towas In the interior prices Il
goods have somewhat advanced, and in almost
every article of merchandise an Increased de-
mand seems to have sprung up.
STATE CAPITAL.
At last California has "Capital." The
egit1ature, after removing from Benica to
sacramento. directed the Supreme Court to
hoid It's sessions at the Capital immediately
thereuPon the Justices Of that tribunal held
consultation, and promulgated an order direct.
ing their Clerk forthwith to move the records
70 the town Of San Jose, that being the consli.
tutIonal and legal Seat of Government. This
decision goes so far as to declare that all the
various removals of Legislature since 1851 have
oeen unconstitutional; and it Is now a question
whether all the acts of the Legislature since
that period are not also unconstitutional. II is
proper to say that Chief Justice Murray dis.
seh.eo from the opinion of a majority of the
Court Justices Heydenfeldt and Wells.
DuELs.
On the 2lst of March, Mr.. Washburn. Of the
Alta Californian, and Mr. Washington. editor
Of the Times and Transcript, engaged in a duel
about ten miles south Of the city The weap.
ons used were rif1es-distance so PAGES. A.
the NTH hire, Mr.. Washburn received his anita.
gonlsts fire under the left arm, the ball strik.
ing and shattering the right shoulder blade
Inc wound Is not considered dangerous. The
or'gin OF this duel is connected more or less
with the Senatorial question
A duel was fought, March 90. at Volcano
Bar, on the Middle Fork Of the American
River, by Messrs. J. 8. Lapdon and David y.
hacker A publication, made by Mr.. Hacker
relative to the Senatorial election, as the cause
'f the duel. They fought with pistols-dis- !
lance hiteen paces-and at the second fire Mr.. |
Landon was killed
Messrs McBrayer and Park, members Of the |
Assembly, were prevented from fighting duel |
'y the interference Of the Masonic Lodge. ofI
which they were members.
TRIAL OF WATKINS,
Col. IL. r. Watkins, late Vice President Of
he Republic of Lower California, has been
convicted in the United States District Court |
Judge Hoffman presiding-of setting on foot
military expedition against the Republic of |
Nexico-In other words, Fitiibmsteying Sentence
"as postponed to the 9TH Of April. The ac-
used was defended by Hon. H. s. Foote,
5,regory Yale, Esq and Edmund Randolph,
Esq Five or six other FIlIibusters have been
indicted, and now awaiting trial.
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
Advices from Walkers camp are as late as
March l3. He was then at San Vincente.
preparing to start in day or two for Alter in
sonora Thirty-fve of his men left at San
lncente, and the most Of them are now at San
Diego, subsisting upon the charities of the in
'abltants OF that place. His expedition has ut
eriy iaiiec. Heretofore, his expedition has
'een ridiculed and denounced; but now, with
lmost certain death before them, his men have
'ecome objects of pity.
SURVEYING PARTY
Lieut. Whipple, with his surveying party ar.
lved at Los Angeles, March 25. They had
tarted from Fort Smith, Arkansas, and passed
trough New Mexico uia Aberquerque They
oilowed very nearly Aubrey's route and came
nto the Los Angeles valley by the Cajon Pass
Lieut.: Whipple reports the route to be most
EXCELLENT for railroad. They had water and
'rass the whole way, but had to abandon their |
wagons at the Colorado, as their mules were
,etling poor.
Fears are now entertained for the safety OF
Col. Fremont and his party. A deserter ar
ived at San Bernardino, a few days ago, and
eported Col. Fremont in the Sierra Neyada
Mountain, and that three Of his party had per-
shed from cold