The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-01
yrWS BY THE LAST CALIFORNIA AR
RIVAL
CALIFORNIA


The Napa Reporter suggests that convention o. dele
,s from all the mining counties OF the os'c 20 ir"
T. San Francisco " considcr what ~ pess 70 oc no'o IA
nI to the nust legislation which colnpes uir axri-
liura and commercial population 70 peAr 'oo great
yropoItion OF the expenses :" 'no 800 $50 :, ~ on,
Pnr f DOYLE late Of San Francisco, aud y. H. Gid
, Of Texas purchased the contract Tor carrying
bs United States malls petween on, D0so .'u - Al
,o awarded to james f. Birch, who was lost ON the
Sn,ral America. snsss
co Fremont arrived ia Bear valley Maiiposa county,
80 tbe 10th ultimo. and was welcomed BY all with the
'aatest rejoicing, Public respect was shown by the
IsStng Of huge bonAres ON Mount Bullion, and the
sSng Of quicksilver TASKS heavily charged with powder
- Iieu Of cannon Festiy ities were kept up until hate
hon,
The overland mail arrived at San Diego, about two
eks ago in twenty four days from San Antonio, and
the Deguenos had Duthou some Po"ucf III BioiAasAon
'or tbe speed attained ta telsN
s,era months since the schooner Palestine lett this
rort on AN exploring expedition in search Of guano
LANDS On the 22d Of April they returned with speci-
mems from an island which they allege to have discover
"A on the track between the Sandwich and lAdronc
lpds containing one million tons OF guano Ar
npeaens are being made to send several vessels to
mad and the proprietary interest has been secured ac-
coding to law. W
News from Frazer river in the British possession con
nng the late extraordinary accounts VI inc goid as
coyeries, hes been reeesved oeverai s.dAnsn'ls '
with miners rom al pssss OF tne con'ly' nAso s',
and the rush u cxpcoseo V Increase ~ ss % '' nv
from thoes who nave aIeany ei. sl' ~ an. ars
mines srssr e;nos similar 10 those found in
lavs ~. CaIifsrnia They reach across the line
s .'ar;1an TERRITORY ~ mn unknown distance Speci-
m'o ~ ~ III 40 ~ hibi.aa at various plac,,s in this
m s'' v '''' 80 -o~- ~ 1851 fgs W.
' ,;on az Sacramento for city officers had result
-: "a a.s 80 the Yxonle,s ticket Local iss,es pr o.
n III -. ,h;s ,ss,,It
auru ,d aournea ON the astb of Anr very
-, ~ nils w,rs ,asseI and the opinon il ex
ms - mt ,he session has heen more credable 10 the
p 49,, ~. oco,s,r, a biIl ~ rr.,hit the further
~ Ch;nssa into the state Il regarded as one
81 t most i'm portant acts Of the session bill was Of
nd to prohibit the immigration Of negroes but it did
not mass The bill to redstrict the city Of San Francisco
was vetoed prncpally on the ground that the entire To-
m delegation nom both houses were bitterly opposed
M noyisions The vote was sustained by the legisla-
tute
Another act provides tax upon all bills of lsding
another state the tax to be so cents on $780, and one
fifth Of per cent. on all sums over 500 Previous to
the session OF 1891 thc bankers gave Oils OF exchange LOT
the gold which they Shipped 70 new YORK pn' INA. cs
that bills OF exchange were abandohed ana os o. iang
were given The law Is 80 drawn now INA. snlnk y
cannot be eyaded ana our Ssase treasury ",as ~
annual revenue Of about Sooeoo ron the tfeas'o eA
ported
C.rsoN VALLEY richness of the Walker river dig
gnas continued to- attract attention, and immigrants
were directing their steps thither Diggings have been
struck that pay from 10 to 20 cents to the pan.
p.o.,r. -, p,sv.v .,,ov The Msn,oc;no reservn.
a., as,,I o - tha l.st ra,ynIatI,l ra.erva, IONS q,
reports the Santa Rosa Democrat that the Indians have
now under Successui grown some scven'esn "u1fo
acres o. gram ana sess'ao'ss M :" wM = ~ 'o ne's
possible uoi'ioh, a'u , p -. s0 a. -, o,sEs
crop ~ .n,s anou' a' nv ss,s %
M1:Su ~ 49,, =. .- 4, +; -,
-, 80. - - -. $50 d ~ M. ,na,.r
10y ~. ss, PEAS anu ...s. w
e s.lu = - - a.a
''p0'''o4' = $500 1850 -, .''''"'
TIE GuANo Islands The San Diego Herald says that
the Guano Islands, near the coast Of Lower CALIFORNIA
below San Diego, prove to be most profitable concern
to those who are engaged In removing tho rich depostes
The ships Martha, Empress OF the Seas and Caremont
have already loaded there and the Comet Sierra Nssa
d. and Adelaide are now taking in cargoes which will
be worth in New York from 500 TO 500 per ton
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OREGON
The natonar federal or Eugene city wing Of the dem
at;c Marty met In state convention At Erene city on
a oh ~ An and nominated the fnItownp ticket for
state officer. " 77 M F2
For CONGRESSMAN James X Kelly: governor 4. N.
Barnnm secrrtarv az state 4 a Rice state treasu-
rer ! T. prunIov. state nrinter Janes a. Mcara
Out at seventeen counties a. the state seven were nm
represented IN The convention
The Indians AZ the mouth of Rogue river murdered
younc white man named Gtenhen avlor and the whites
are determined IA n,,niah them 10 WE NAV look for lit
M wo vrberc III ouv yrtv warriors in he offending
tribe Int r e feared Yhst thev viii n ioned bv f,,ctye
from the Jmnoua reservations lFF IN MA @sslt''8
'ss-,T "A -'sf5s sss Ss se
I'll Fl - - N. !. . ls3s,ssss
great deal of excitement prevails in California and
In rncor ana II t}e 1cc,v er.