Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-02-02

rOhVatASN NEWS rHOm 0AIJFOkNlA,
Our California files to the 9th ult., brought
by the Star of the West, at New York, contain
some few additional matters of interest, not
heretofore published.
California Matters.
The California papers are filed with accounts
of the storm Of the week preceding the sailing
OF the steamer, from which the most beneficial
results were anticipated.
Now that the miners are supplied with water
from the recent rains, large Jumps and big
strikes are becoming almost too common, says
the Shasti Courier, to warrant chronicling. On
Friday we were shown by Mr.. Tracy, of Adams
Co.'s Express, very beautiful specimen,
weighing twenty-three ounces, pure gold. 1t
was taken from the claim of f. Hodge 4 Co.,
on the east fork of Clear Creek. >
The following are the officers of the Califor-
MIA Legislature which was organized on the
4th: VIM. A. Cornwell was elected Secretary
OF the Senate, by vote of II to Is for A. w.
Bradford; Assistant Clerk, Charles Dickinson;
Engrossing Clerk, ]. Van Hagen; Enrolling
Clerk, j. ii. Gardner; Sergeant-at-arms, John
I. Knox; Doorkeeper, c. G. Newman; Presi-
dent pro tenn, Senator Sprague. Several inef
tectual attempts to elect chaplain, on four diff
ferent days, but without success. The candi-
dates were the Rev. Mr.. Pratt Episcopalian ;
Mr.. Church, Methodist, South Mr. Wood
bridge and Mr.. Benton, Congregationalist.
In the Assembly, w. w. Stone, Qnd.) Of
Santa Cruz, was elected Speaker over, Asa
Kinney of Flumas, Irregular Democratic candi.
date,) by a vote of 38 to "a on the third ballot;
Clerk, BIanton McAlpine; Doorkeeper, S. w.
Price; Engrossing Clerk, f. A. Kelly; Enroll
ing Clerk, Mr.. Daniels.
On the 9th, the Assembly passed resou-
ton to 60 into an election for United States
Senator on the 10th Of January, but the Senate
inserted the 18th instant. The Gwin party 20
for postponement Of the election for United
States Senator.
Governor Bigler, in his annual message,
speaking OF escheated estates, furnishes us with
facts which will not fail to attract general at.
tention. He states that there are estates to
the amount OF two and half millions of dol
lars.which have escheated to the State of Cali
fornia. The assessment of the Leidesderff
estate in San Francisco, alone amounts to up
wards OF a million of dollars. A recommends.
ton is made that suits be at once instituted in
the United States Supreme Court for the re.
covery of all this property.
Eight hundred brick buildings have been
erected in San Francisco up to the present
time.
Frank Soule, editor of the California Chroni-
Gle, was married on New Years day, by Bishop
Kipp, to Miss Eunice f. Soule; also, on the
same day, by the same, Ferdinand G. Ever,
editor OF the Pioneer Magazine, to Miss Sophie
M. Congdon.
The total number of fires at San Francisco
during the year 1854 were l89, and the total
loss $325,O0O.
The Russian ship Nicholas lst, Captain
hlinkiffarom, arrived at San Francisco on the
"a from Sitka, after passage Of twenty.seven
days. She is fine looking ship of 507 tons
burden; she was built in New York in 1850,
and IS owned by the Russian American Com.
pany.. She carries six guns and small num-
Der of men.
The schooner Pilgrim, Captain Phillips,
eight days from Point Aquilla, arrived at San
francisco January Est, with two boxes of trea
sure amounting to $4,000, from the wreck of
the Yankee Blade. The Pilgrim was in com
pany with the pilot boat Dancing Feather, the
captain (which reported that he had recovered
two boxes of the lost treasure.
Five of the convicts who had escaped from
the State prison and been recaptured, have
again made their escape from San Jose Jail.
A gang of "fillibusters," who proposed eff.
iecting revolution in Lower California, had
been dispersed at San Diego, in consequence
of the authorities making several arrests. Me-
lendrez, the Commandant of Lower California,
was on the frontier with force, it is said, suf.
ficient to have defeated the expedition, had it
gone on.
From the Los Angles Star we learn that
Captain X. Sackett had arrived at that place
after three months absence on prospecting
tour on the ella. He brings with him some
beautiful specimens of copper ore, upon which
appear, in no small quantities, pure virgin
gold, and great deal Of gold fused with cop.
per.