Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-15
Additional California News bv IN. s,
snip 0eosge Law

The settlers OF Sacramento held . n..,;,u
on the 9TH ult 10 consider the recent d.S;s.ue
of the Supreme Court Of the State OF CsI;soni
MIA, declaring the right Of claimants Of IN.
choste grants 10 eject settlers previous to .
1nal confirmation by the United States Court.
They passed resolutions 70 maintain their nos.
sessions at all hsgsrds until the decision Of
the United States Supreme Court
The shock Of an earthquake was recently
telt at Monterey and Santa Cruz
1oyernor FOOte and Bailie Peyton are sd,
dressing the American party throughout the
State. Hon. M. 5. Latham and Thomas J.
heniey are stumping the State for the Demo.
Siauc ticket. Col. Z. ID. Baker and +. p.
Tracy are travelling among the Republioans
All the parties in the State profess 10 be San
guine OF success, and in the present condition
OF political affairs il is impossible 70 predie,
with certainty how the State will 20.
one pan OF dirt, taken q few dsys sin.s
S304 'ieiueo
From all portions of the mining region tn.
accounts are mos. favorable Extensive nrer-
arations are being made, in anticipation Of ~.
rainy season, TO work the dry gulches and ra-
vines where there is no water Tbere az.
continually reports OF rich strikes. :, and n
Il probable that the prospects in the mining
region we're never more favorable than AZ
present Ihe Indians predict that there will
W SaCaS USdl VI lQls winter.
The CRY After the storm has come tbs
inevitable calm. San Francisco is as quiet
and harmonious as a country village.
Inc Grand Jury Of the United States Dis
trlct Courts have rendered true bills for uur-
der against FarnsSorth and Forbes, officers of
the Golden Gate On one of their July trips
they confined John Bowsn, a seaman, so near
steam pipe that he was suffocated.
Trade has been dull, but many 6ne buiIs.
irgs are in the course Of construction.
Ihere are but few ships in the harbor, though
great number are on the way
The rooms of the Vigilance COMMITTEES have
been closed, the arms put away, and the sen
tinels removed
The police find few to arrest, few death,
take place, few are sick, and the weather Is
warm.
tFrom the Alta California, Sept 2oJ
HERBERT REQUESTED TO LEAVE rgE Sr.,x
Yesterday, at o'clock, p. IN a COMMITTEES OF
citizens, who had been delegated for I'll at mr.
pose, waited upon p. 7. Herbert at the ST.
Nicholas Hotel, with the view of presenting
to him the petition which had been signed
to forward to Washington: The committee,
through their chairman, Mr J. H. Brown,
addressed Herbert substantially as follows:
Strive have been delegated by your fell
low citizens 10 wait upon you, and tender Won
this package, which encloses a petition of
about two thousand persons, residing in this
olate, asking you TO select same other locality
for residence. The duty which has been i'm
posed upon US is painful one, and we deeply
regret the necessity that has made our present
mission TO you but, having been delegated
with power TO call upon you and make known
the wishes Of our fellow citizens, we place
this document in your possession, as we have
been instructed I"
The petition was in the following words:
To the Hon p L. Herbert We. the citi.
zens of California, believing that you Aaye
forfeited your claims and rights as our repre-
sentative, and that by your course at the ma
tional capital, you have deeply injured the
fair fame Of the State Of California, both al
home and abroad, would therefore take this
coarse to make known to you our wishes, and
TO respectfully request Of you that you would
not again make CaIifornis your residence.
California August IS, 1855.