The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-16

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- CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC NEWS
The steamship Star of the West arrived at New
York ON the morning Of the I4th inst, bringing the
California mails to the Goth of November and two
weeks later news from the South Pacific coast The
amount of treasure by this arrival is stated to be
80, $50, 2s3 The following selection embraces the
items Of news of leading interest: .st,aah .-'..
( Bf}Ja p1g5 llHgnqs CALIFORNIA;. tr,,,l, ~ .tr
A convention of ditch owners was held at Sacramento
the 5th the principal object of which to take such
measures would TO them Congress the same
rights guaranteed to them by decision of the supreme
court OF this State. al.il % .,g s3 go ia7n.
Quartz mining throughout California being prosecuted
with unwonted vigor, and much machinery Is daily
shipped from this city and Sacramento TO the various leads
recently opened IN Nevada Amador and other counties
River mining owing to recent heavy rains throughout
the interior has been summarily ended for the
Scarcely yestige of ume left standing and the
waters with such rapidity to sweep of immense
amount Of other mining materials The loss to this class
Of population incidentally great inasnuch a.
they had no time TO save moiey even of their property
in consequence of the unprecedented and unexpected rise
By the reports of the county assessors il appears that
the yield Of cereal grains has been fully up the aver
age of former years In quantity not In quality, owing
tenon paid to the raising Of fruit and the mountain
towns well the valleys have contributed materially
towards swelling the aggregate Of genealogical products
of our young State, These reports likewise make ia
vorabe exhibit of assessed mining property particularly
dchng and quartz operations in which many largo and
paying Investments have been made during the past
year ri ''s1 NHaH AFtr@E % atft4E "
The affairs Of State government now being admin
istered economically There is upwards Of hundred
thousand dollars in the treasury and all demands against
the State paid in cash The reports of the county
treasurers have been made promptly, and generally
full and satisfactory The indictments against Bates al
legged defautng treasurer of the State still und
posed Of Negotiations have been for time pending
in relation to the recovery from the surees the moneys
surreptitousy abstacted from her Golfers but thus far
without success UT w s.l5ssat5 iiRis fst ial. n
The ensuing legislature assemblies in January sal
The supreme court has been in session during the fort
night and number Of decisions rendered Of which
have important bearing on the mining interests Of the
State. 49, afa @b'tf tAtt2l3oIE7 lsl6&iEu Ela.
The report Of the superintendent Of the Sacramento
Valley railroad gives very atterng account of the at
airs of that company. The receipts expenditures
during the past year have been upwards of fifty thousand
dollars The road will doubtless be speedily EXTENDED
along the foot hills of the Sierras to Marysvle
of the bars of the Yuba river above that place The dis
lance the former city from the present terminus of the
road Is forty miles and the estimated cost Of the
tension is million four hundred and fifty six thousand
dollars. "~.' .as y. a.aa aalfla 4 ~ ..r,.
company has been organized to construct railroad
from Bencia to Marysville the west side of the Sa
mento and the certificate Of its Incorporation fled accord
ing to law. tI3 i@4.@'8 pr w lAaa g3s Earl.
From Lower California we learn Of the arrival at Los
Angeles the 9th inst of Lieut. Beae with his camel
train from San Antonio Texas The animals in good
condition s'1E' A N'tlAtf *g &t&i F..
The overland mail reached San Diego on the 9th No
vember. ~ l'.'A' 'A' ,h"'8i@ itae - 1852 "r'
Affairs III the Gadsden purchase are unusually prosper
GUS and the country is settling up rapidly with pern@
nent population ''o' h,t9D'9 sE" aFtalh& @1". stl
The Apaches are troublesome and have driven of con
"a U5 bs8ala8 aas issdl oREaos. taI IN saw .,,.. f
d" From Portland the news is to the 18th November
The election on Monday, the 9th Of November, in
Oregon Territory, has apparently resulted in the
success Of the constitution the rejection of slavery
and the exclusion Of free negroes. Only few pre-,
cincts have been heard from in any one county. Tho
returns from Portland City, Multnomah county,
clackamas county, Washington county, Columbia
county, and Clatsop county indicate the following
vote constitution yes, 1872; no, 594 slavery Eyes,
252; no. ,324 ;free negroes-yes 249; no, 1,2O4 Re-
port says that Marion county has given about eight
hundred majority for the constitution, and about
many against slavery w. s. Ladd was elected /
mayor Of Portland, -, - a.I ,l, 8 y1a9p oaa
y D2baaAasg eli@ NICARAGUA. 90 shhalT &staGass
The Panama Star contains some information con,
corning the landing of Walker in addition to that
heretofore communicated. IL says: aa&astls b,
4 ..On the 25th November small steamer called The I
Fashion appeared off the port of San Juan it did not
attempt to enter but ran down to the Colorado river
where Walker landed fifty men, On the following day
she into Greyown at full speed with only ten men on
deck, alongside hulk and before the boats of the
isparty, amounting to $50 men, had landed at Nj
Scott Captain Chatard OF the Saratoga ordered then