Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-30
LATE CALIFoaNIAITEMs.

The law proceedings against the New Almaden
Quicksilver Mining Company continue TO excite
much attention throug bout the State. The mt
ners have been made In some instances to believe
that the principle asserted In the late decision Of
the United States Court here, In granting an In
junction, IL carried ont, would deNjveihem Of
their claims Besides this. stopping ne mi mines e,
quieksilver-a prime necessity among California
mnen. This naturally causes great deal of
grumbling. StiI, the bsst-informed people,
The AimsSen Company sSonid not be allowed Ito to
hold on to the mines II their pretended title from
the Mexican government Is forged one. The
people Of San Jose have held a meeting and me-
moTialzed the government TO permit the work
Ing Of the mines to go during the pending of
the litigation. The chief instigators Of this
meeting are Republicans, and the whole pro-
Sceedings smack Of political hnmbng 10 hurt the
Sew FSaseisco.--The annual examination Of
the public schools was commenced on Monday,
November goth. The Pubiic schools here at tubs
time are in very creditable state Of efficiency.
There are In this county at this time ~ 6Oa chill
dren, Of whom LIS are in attendance upon the
| schools
The steamship Hermann arrived here on the
9th November with 600 passengers from New
York, via the Straits Of Magellan. She made
the trip IN IS days, stopping at various ports on
her way. e..
ACal1orria Ea,fhq sake.-A few minutes be-
fore O'CLOCK, on the morning Of November 18th
| our people were awakened by severe shock OF
/ an earthquake Scarcely had they opened theil
| eyes and cong graduated themselves that II wai
over, when still more severe and longer con
| tnaed trembling Of the earth began. The latte,
| shock lasted between ten and twenty seconds
and our tall brick building swayed TO and fro a
terrible rate. No serious damage was don,
here, however. This earthquake was felt at va
| ri"tis places over the State. At Stockton II wa,
probably as severe as In San Francisco. Ia Sac
| ramento the trembling was less sensibiy felt. A
| San Jose il was much more severe, seTiousl,
Mi nf fbo hNr.
About one and half miles from the latter place
| the ground in one place is reported to exhibi
| wide seams and assures, from whence sulphur
Gus smoke assembled the morning after the earth
| earthquake At Petaluma, and various othe
places, the earthquake was also sensibly felt.
OREGON AND WARRINGTON TERRIroRIKs
| Our dates from Portland, q. T., are to Novem
= Der oath. The census Of Oregon Territory, jus
taken, shows the population to be AZ ,so2 Th
| ritorial Legislature Is to assemble on the 9th O
December. The gold diggings the Soutl
umpqua river are reported to be stiil very pro
ductive. Danford Balch, living near Portland
shot Mortimer Stump dead In that city, for mar
Tying his daughter against his consent. Th
Indians In Oregon were still quiet. The appl
| crop In oregon, the present year, Is verv large.
Cdnnibaiism in fhs Ejes IsIands.-The U s
| ship Vandalia had arrived at San Francisco fror
; cruise through the South Pacific While til
| Vandalia was at Oyolau, in the Fejee Islands
Information was communicated to Commando
Sinclair, by the Consul at Levuka, that the iu
habitants Of Lomati, on the Island Of Ways
| tribe OF ferocious Cannibals, had surprised
| small vessel, and murdered cooked and cate
J the crew. An expedition Of sixty men was ser
, | out from the Vandalia against them, which re
suited in destroying their town and killing an
wounding about Fifty Of the cannibals, only 81
, OF the Americans being wounded. The Ameri
cans murdered and eaten were Louis Brewer,
Prussian. naturalized. and Henry Homer, Of Ne,
| York.