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FROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamer Northern Light, which arrived at New
iork on Thursday night from San JUAN brought about
four hundred passengers from California They left San
Francisco in the afternoon of the 1s instant and cana
through in less than twenty-one days
The weather has been unusually at California
In Grass Valley and other places the two feet
deep, and the mountains Stockton the rain had
been violent The gulches were filed and the miners
busy. Rain storms in Grass Valley and Ell Dorado had
done considerable damage. Mining had been suspended
the Coloma and other places of the cold
weather @~ -.,.%
The sloop-of-war Plymouth and Government mail
steamer were to sail from San Francisco for Lower
California to look after Walkers party.
The Shasta Indians have commenced hostlities again
on the Klamath. They had attacked party of whtsx
and defeated them. The whites had four killed and o
number wounded.
Advces received at San Francisco from the Walker
petition state that the barque Caroline captured
Gulf by the Mexican cutter Guerreros Some accounts
state that matters were apparently going prosperous
Walker had issued decree dividing the Republic into
two States, named respectively the State of Lower Cali
fornia and the State Of Sonora Another decree changes
the of the Republic from Lower California to that
Of the Republic Of Sonora.
From the lst to the Slst oc January 1884, the total
number OF passengers that reached San Francisco by sea
was 1905 Of whom l, 302 males $50 females and
AZ children, During the time the departures num-
bered Gil, savng nett addition to the population Of
l $40.
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FORTHCOMING WORK.

! History Of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption
Of The Constitution Of The United States aciM
Stretches Of ITS prtncipal Framers: 2 vols. SEQ
The above is the title of new work from the pen Of
Mr. GEORGE TIcKNoE CURTIS an eminent member of the
Bar OF Boston and of the Supreme Court and one of the
erary executors of Mr. Webster 1t is now being ste
otyped at Cambridge for the author and its publication
may be looked for, we hope, in the Of the APP
pro, chng summer 1t is, believe, the only work de-
sotel to history of the and out Of which
grew the necessities that led to the formation of that
tenn Of government-the nobest and the best ever de-
vised by human in the Constitution Of
the United States If may judge Of the character
the woriI from perusa Of few chapters Of the first
umc Which Is all that have yet had an opportunity
of examining, and the well known reputation of the aa-
thor, we may confidently predict that it is destined Il,
form valuable addition to national literature and
to occupy high rank in the elevated and difficult branch
of composition to which it belongs The sources from
which Mr. CURTIe has derived the material sor his work
are Of the most original and authentic nature being the
Journals Of Congress and the public and private letters
the eminent who assisted to build up political
system. The work IS thoroughly national intended
to be read by all classes but to the and the
urst should think it would be of the greatest mpor
tance and that there IS not who wo2d be esir
Gus to have itform part of has professional library
Inc nrst volume embraces the CONSTITUTIONAL History OF
the United States from the of the Revofu
ton to the Peace Of 1885, and from thence the Federal
Convention of 1857 together with the characters md
their agency in forming the Constitution Of Washington
Hamilton Madison, Franklin Gouverneur Norris Pnck-
ney, and the other leading members of the Convention
The second volume embraces Of the
forming the Constitution and the history of its adoption
The stereotype plates beautifully executed the
most delicate lines of the letters clear aad distinct
and the cean neat and elegant appearance Of the pages
exceeds any thing Of the kind we have eyer seen
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION OF CONNECTICUT

The Democratic State Convention assembled at
Hartford on the morning of Wednesday, February
%, the Hon, JOEL w. WHITE presiding, assisted
by eight vice presidents and three secretaries The
following State ticket was nominated with much
unanimity:
For Goreraor--SAMUEL IsGHAM, of Saybrook.
Lieut.. Gocvnor--JoHN 7. WAITE, of Norwich.
1reasurer-RoGER AyERIL of Danbury. ,.
Secretary-TALcorT CROSBY, of Thompson
Comptroufr-JULIus HoTcHKIss, of Waterbury.
After a long discussion the Convention passed
the following resolution, opposing the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, by large majority-the
vote being nearly unanimous:
Resolved, That the Democracy of Connecticut do
cognise the doctrines of the Baltimore Convention that
nominated Franklin Pierce candidate for the Presidency
and also the principles announced in the Inaugural Adj
dress OF President Pierce and we now abide by those
principles and stand upon that platform and relying
upon the wisdom and the integrity Of friends in Con-
gress that they will be true and faithful to all Compro-
mises especially to the ordinance Of 1857 the compro-
mise of 1920 and that olS50 heretofore adop
ed in our national councils for the settlement of the sa
very question, have full confidence that such mea-
ures will be acquesced in and agreed upon as may best
maintain and perpetuae the glorious Union of these Uni
ted States"
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THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

The dates from Honolulu the It'll Of january Mr.
SEVERANCE, lae Commissioner had left for the United
States The smallpox had ye. disappeared from the
isands The total number of reported to January
was $3.50, Of which A35 had terminated fatally On
the % Of January election held throughout the
islands for Representatives the Hawaiian Parliament
In the district Of Honolulu which is entitled to four
members the vote larger than before 1t reach
ed 2lso The official to the Governor of Oahu
for the year 1863 show further dnnution Of the popu
lation The results for the first dstvic in which Homo
lulu ID situated births, 191 deaths Is $50; mar
riages Of the natives 49, marriages of foreigners g.
This district is comprised between Aaunama en- the east
and Msonalua on the west, distance of some fourteen
miles, and containing population of about 10000 souls
In the same district during the year 1862 there were
births, 1876 deaths, 90S; marriages. 49, From the
limited returns that have been collected is inferred that
the population does not exceed TO- 900 souls on all the
Islands, dmiaaon of $4,000 since the census of Janu
airy, lS49.
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AWFUL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSIONS.

The St. Louis Democrat has the particulars of the Ell.
ploson Of the steamer Kate Keany whilst about to star.
from the wharf at St. Louis the 10th instant her
trip to Alton All the upper works forward Of the wheel
house were torn away some thirty five of the passengers
and scalded and several killed drown
ed The number Of passengers board is estimated ut
fifty or sixty There large party in the social hail.
and considerable number the boerdeck to witness
the backing of the boat All this portion of the vessel
shattered, and fell in tremendous crash to the
lower deck Very few Of the unfortunate passengers
that locality escaped with slight wounds Many were
scalded laceraed and wounded by the flying Objects
as to become perfectly irrecognzable. 1t
time before victims could be extrcated from the
of ruins in which they had fallen Only two dead bodies
found the deck of the steamer and fifteen of the
wounded carried to the Sisters Hospital Of whom
probably not five will recover.
The sad end Of the Rev. s. G. GAssAwAY pastor Of St.
Georges Church in st. Louis, will gloom his
large circle of friends. He had taken passage the
Kate Kearny for the East When taken of the river
he recognizable. His face backened with
scading his skull fractured Of his legs broken in two
places, and his clothes torn, wet and soled He was
finally identified by the tie in his cravat He died at
o'clock in the afternoon. Il.
BIT. Major BUELL., Adjutant Generals Department was
also among the passengers and received injuries
Besides his bruises his physicians fear from the dcscp
ton Of his suerings, that he injured internally by
the inhalation Of The result is looked for with
painful apprehension He removed to the Planters
House.
Major GUTHRIE seventh infantry who was also pas
enger the Kate Kearny, escaped the meres chance
without injury His son, however, boy Of four FIVE
years Of age, was severely injured. His condition is
deemed somewhat critical.
A number of passengers missing. or some ten or
twelve persons who had stopped at the Monroe House and
taken passage thence the Kate Kearny about one-haf
have returned. "*&
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| To tie Editors Of the National Hyeilta mcer: W.
GENTLEMEN: have just received ietter from an Ole
friend in Maryland in which apss,asS occurs that strikes
giving in small compass, ana 81 OWING IN strong
light, the pith Of all that be saif ~ aihst the " Ne
braska BILL" You will crafty lpps ns II on recorc
in your paper. If you should do 10, IbcN cen you not
let your modesty induce you to erss "A at portion o.
the extract which speaks of your OWE ea rial course
but give it just it came, from thsa art, and,
sure, without the remotess excusioatha you would
ever or hear of it.; a.' .r'.
the National Latellyeacsr our friend must pardon
the omission of Of the complimentary hrases OF his
extract has influence in State than any tn err
presume you agree with it, as do, thSNebr, 81 "a
question cannot admit that l adopt the opinion, I
the Editors matter Of course, for that never do
upon any authority not Mr.. Clay's, beinin that
respeet like certain friend of nine who shall be
"less but it happens, whether through their argu
rment not that have rarely differed from Them if at
Fall, since With England, which did o-aer
almost tsotay and that is period of nearly forty
years. But why ait, they say in New England
the friends of constitutional slavery should agitae
SHOULD themselves agats the question, when agitation
oit is the very thing of all others they should depore
is what passes my comprehension. What is the of
In the FIRST place. what practical good
the bill to pass unanimously could arise from it Would
any body take slaves into icy territory And them
to the poor pierced through and through Constitution
who has determined that the Missouri act
stutional2 Certainly not the Supreme Court, the
only constitutional authority in the matter and the pub
lie mind is much diuided upon it ever. Did Mr.
Clay OF Mr.. Webster? And did not Rufus King and
Williams Dinkney vote for the compromise Suppose it
unsonstitut0nal and the Supreme Court should SO
decide it not the first breach by several that had
been deliberately perpetraed for what deemed the
public good for instance, the admission of foreign
tory, Louisiana first which Mr.. Jefferson admitted
every body must who read the instrument there
authority for in the Constitution beyond vague and
strained inference, which, among the Virginia and other
strataced politicians, who strain at gnat and swallow
half continent is authority at ALL Let it be grant
ed, and where is the difference in principle between the
Missouri compromise act and that admitting Louisiana
into the Union? The motive in both equally
the public GOOD the general apeare and who will say
that the extension Of territory, rich it was Of
more Importance than the public quiet and the preserpa
ton Of the Uicn probably accomplished by the Missouri
compromise ?" AN OLD READER.
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The Mexican Government appears to be getting ex.
cited at the attempts the part of busters from the
United States dismember the Mexican territory The
Mexican Minister Of Foreign Affairs has been nterrogat
ing the Charge dAfarss of the United States the sub
ect to know why Government does not interfere to
prevent such expeditions. The reason is very obvious
The Government has fathless set of public officers
poyed in some Of cities custom house officers who
wink at such expeditions and who not rgidy called
to account for their derelcon of duty and dismissed
from service when negectng it. If dismissal were made
the rule in all such of neglect the vigilance of the
officers would soon be sufficient to prevent such exped
tons being fitted out in ports-Phiadepha Ledger
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BANQUET CART. WATKISs-A dinner was given last
week ut Boston to Capt WATKINS, late of the steamer
San Francisco During the evening he took occasion
vndcate the characters Of the captains Of the Maria and
Napoleon from the aspersons which had been upon
them because they did not lay by the wrecked steamer
He also stated that it Capt SrouFrER Of the Antarc
tic that had chalked the memorable words Be of good
cheer will stick by you" upon board He paid high
tribute to the conduct Of oil his rescuers
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Dir. CALVERT recommended the creation of an Agri-
cultural Department equal footing with the other
Departments the Secretary to have in the Cabinet
i PETER A. BROWNE, LID, Of Pennsylvania, spoke at
length the various propositions for Congressional aid
and gave his own opinions.
i Mr.. FRENCH moved that the matter be referred to
committee, but withdrew his motion.
Mr. KING, OF New York, moved that the society adhere
to the resolution Of last year. asking for full Depart
ment.
Hon. Mr.. BENSON presented resolution in behalf of
Mr.. MEAcHAN of Vermont that National Exhibition Of
sheep be held in the Of the year in the State Of
Vermont, at such time and place as the Agricultural So
ciety OF Vermont shall appoint Carried
On strong expression of the wish of the society," Benz
ERLEY PooRR, Esq addressed the society, although the
~ pointed hour had elapsed Although prepared in haste
Poores sketch Of the rise and progress Of agriculture
in the old world, and more particularly in the
yer interesting lie gave account Of Indian agrcul
ture and passing through tho history colonial and
volu onary farming, came down to the present time
On motion OF Mr.. CALVERT address was ordered to
be pu blished by the society.
On motion of Mr.. PooRE it was resolved that COM
mttee OF three be appointed to collect facts and stas-
tics i'll usrang the Indian and subsequent agricultural
history Of this Republic embracing statistics accounts
Of TOOLS and biographical sketches of noted farmers and
report to the Executive Committee in for pubca
ton in tn next report, if worthy. The committee are
Messrs. b. 7. Poore, W. S. King, and ]. A. Warder.
The soci ETY. then called upon Dr. EDDY OF Massachu-
sets for hi lecture Bees and Bee Culture He describ
ed this bran Oh of rural industry the profitable
ALL as he ha proved by his own experience He pur-
aceriscs, Explained the process OF honey making
DR. EppY ha wing concluded his lecture Bees and
vote Of thanks awarded him. it was, on motion Of Mr.
w K1yc ofl Massachusetts, '
Resocd That e thanks Of this society be and are here
by presented to Pm HENRY and the officers Of the smith
onan Ip.tYnton the of their lecture room, and
bor kind attentioo, and also to Mr. H. HARDY for his
bf,l atters,nc, nm sessions, for his full
NJ NJ proceedings in the National Inte
gencer. .#M
And the society ads, rned sine de.
+ :
OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR,
The officers of the ur ed States Agricultural Society
for 1854 are: ...~. ~
MARSHALL p Wnpsr, a Mass, President
10 Vice Presidents iona a each State represented)
G. r. Calvert Jobn A. Kin :, A. L. Ewyn, J. D. Wes-
ton D. p Poore 4. Warss 10 IN jones' W. S. King, Ex-
ecutive Committee.
W. s. King, of Boston, CSra ponding and Recording
Secretary. ."
William Seden, of Washington. treasurer
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EVENING SESSION

Mr.. FINCH, of New York. proposed that monument
should be erected to the memory of John s. Skinner
pioneer Of American agricultural editors
Mr. BROWNE, of Pennsylvania supported the proposed
tribute.
A resolution, which recommended a stone in the Ma
ona Washington Monument with suitable inscription,
was carried
Mr. Browne, Of Pennsylvania, presented his work on
wool and hair
Mr.. BRADFoRD, Of Delaware, made report on the
guano trade narratng the interview of the committee
the subject with Mr. Dudley Manu. Assistant Secretary
of State. Hopes entertained that arrangements
be made with Peru by which the price of guano will be
reduced.
Mr.. CALVERT, Prof. MAPEs, Mr.. EARL, Mr.. BRADFORD,
and Mr.. BROWNE spoke on the question.
The report was recommtted.
DR. WESTON moved that when the Convention adjourned
it should adjourn sine die Mr. LEWIS, of Massachusetts,,
secondiDg the motion.
After some debate it was carried.
On motion of Mr. EARL, the memorial Of the Maryland
State Agricultural Society, petitonng Congress to
chase Mount Vernon for agricultural school, taken
up and read.
Mr.. FRENCH, member of the committee, spoke favor
ably Of Mr. Offutts system.
Mr. FRENCH, Of Massachusetts, advocated the adoption
of the resolution. 1t was carried, and Messrs Blair, of
Maryland Earl Browne, King Of New York. and French,
of Massachusetts,, appointed committee to present
it to Congress-
Mr.. BROWNE, of Pennsylvania, made report from the
committee appointed to investigate Mr.. Denton OHutts
system of animal physiology
Mr.. CAusIS, who associated with f. P. BIAIR, Esq
ported, lin the absence of Mr. Blair compmented their
accuracy, and stated balance Of 0O5 in favor of the
society OF this upwards Of one thousand dollars have
been contributed ut the present meeting.
Mr. BENSON read bill before committee Of Con-
gress creating an Agricultural Bureau.
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The JAPAN ExPEDIrIoS-A letter from Hong Kong,
dated December lh says that the United States squad
ron, comprising the Susquehanna Macedonia, Powhatan,
Plymouth, and Vandalia then in the harbor, and
were preparing for departure northward Commodore
PERRY was expected over from Macao in the steamer
Mississippi
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SAILING OF THE THREE BELLS" FROM NEW


.,.m'. YORK.
Capt CREIGHTON, of the ship Three Bells whose noble
and courageous efforts in the Of the Of
the steamship San Francisco have rendered his name so
memorable left New York in his vessel for Glasgow ON
Monday His departure marked by several pleasant
incidents. The Tribune says:
The steamer Jacob Bell took Capt CREIGHTON board his
ship in the North river. Accompanying him circle Of
select friends who desired him fairly his way
The departure witnessed by large Of peo
pe who assembled the Battery for that purpose show
ed their good will to the Captain by liberal salute hearty
cheers.
The anchor being weighed the Three Bells stood down thu
bay in tow of the steamer As the ship passed
Island salute of thry-one guns fred the fort f
ter which Major SPRAGUE gathered the soldiers tho
parts and saluted Capt Creighton with rounds of
cheers than could The cheers were NO
heartily returned by the guests on the Three Res
and the union jack and stars and stripes dipped gracefully ~
each other.
Passing Bedloes Island another salute of ouns
fired from that fort after which the soldiers m.nv
whom had cause to remember the brave Captain with gra
tude cheered him heartily The form Of salutation by the
ensgns Of the two nations again gone through and Aha
compliments from the fort appropriately acknowledged
As the Three Bells passed the craft in the bs
was saluted with BELLS and cheers On pas
and fired several guns
Subsequently handsome entertainment was prepared on
board the Three Bells and Capt CREIGHTON parted with his
friends with the kindest wishes both sides.
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ELLIOT CREssos, Esq died Monday, at his residence
in Philadelphia, Of erysipeas, after short illness He
was associated with many Of the benevolent projects OF
the day and at the period of his death the President
Of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society.
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THE GENERALS OF THE BRIrIsH ARMY.--A writer in n
late number Of the London Times gives interesting
lie says that nine-enths of the major up
wards Of sixty years of age OF the $50 full colonies,
loo upwards of sixty of age period of life at
which officer in the French army unless specially
103 full colonies between the ages of and
sixty The writer states that the Duke Of Wellington
and Napoleon were fory-ive years of age when they
finished their military in the field at Waterloo
The youngest in the British army at pre-
sent oyay excepted is long past that age and there
are only two full colonies who have not attained it.
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PR1vATEERIYG-Two Russian naval constructors and
one engineer arrived here about month since for the
purpose of comforting with Mr. WEBB the ship.buder,
with reference to the large propeller which he
tracted build for the Russian Government while in
Europe last We presume, but cannot certainly
know that this the only basis of the rumors mentioned
by the French paper of this city, the Courier des Etas
Unis that Russian officers engaged in this and other
American ports in enlistng and equpping priva-
and cruisers to be employed against the
of Great Britain and France under the Russian flag. We
dare say theremay be in ports base enough to
engage either in prvateerng piracy if they have
opportunity though for the honor of human nature it
is to be hoped the number is smalomnalof Commerce
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WoaAss Rights IN New YoRK.-The first movement
IN the Legislature of New York in favor of extending
the elective franchise to women was made on Monday
by the presentation of petition in both bodies signed
in the aggregate by ten thousand persons Of both sexes
In both Houses select committee raised to consider
this important subject
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: UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
FEBRUARY % 1854

The second annual meeting Of this Society was held
this morning at the Smithsonian Institution Hon. MAR
p WILDER, Of Massachusetts,, President OF the
Society, in the chair. In the absence OF W. .. KING
Recording Secretary, NATHANIEL PORK CAusIs' OF the
District of Columbia, appointed Secretary pro fs
The President after calling the meeting to order, al
uded to the fact that this the anniversary Of the
birthday of Washington and suggested that in token Of
,espec for the day, the meeting should be adjourned
ptereupon on motion of Mr. CoRy, of Indiana seconded
byGen WoRru1soTos, Of Ohio the meeting adjourn
ed /, tomorrow Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock.
NATHL POPE CAUSIN, Sec'y pro tenn