Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-03-05
California

Inc man topics OF news f..
fortnight have been the M.
the Legislature, multitude :,
and bloody affrays, and a sev..,
The Joint Committee appoi., ,'
anime into the condition Of :,
Prison, has reported tha, III. ..s y
is managed in the most ro,.@
manner. They say the '
does not feed them in . n,o..
for human beings, nor doe, /.
medical attendance for them Fss
Many of them are not allo,.
rest on Sunday. The prise, =.
vermin' and the clothing and b.,s
the prisoners are of such oD,r.
be far worse than that of bes,,,. y
ern cities.
Ninety-fonr prisoners have /
during the last two years.
The Commute recommend H..
ona clotbe ,bs nri.ona ,,''' Tue Sas Il
Some attempts have bee, -, /
change the divorce law, buttb. lazy
amendments appear to find ma.I
the Legislature. Vs
No action has yet been tsI.,
gard to the bnlk-head scheme, r..
jury Of the country have reco,. 'a
however, that some Sort off g, ~,
soon erected for the purpose d -.
the harbor.
A memorial. praying Cosp
fnquiSh to the State the il. d :.
lands has been offered in The ~
but has been laid on the table.
Mr.. Ferguson offered in ldes,,, 4
on the l.! inst, series ofre,oIpfioD,
proving of the positions taken BY DAY.
las in regard to the Kansas question,
The resolutions have been made A
special order for the l2lh inst.
The Assembly has adopted a meno+j
: asking Congress to cede the MOn,.r,
Redoubt of the State, for the purpOss !
establishing military school there
> A large amount ofland has BEEN sp,,
; ly confirmed to the Catholic church
These are the old mission buildngs vi
their lots, gardens. and cemeteries, S
Diego and San Louis Rey, San Fyrs
] do, San Juan Capistrano, San Calm
San Buenaventura, Santa Barbara, S
ia Inez, Pa urissima, San Luis Obi,
San Miguel, San Antonio, La Sop,
l. Carmel, San Juan Baptista, Santa CT
e San Jose, San Francisco, San Rs
2 and Sonora. Besides these church
: ses and lots, there is a ranch of %
acres in Santa Barbara COMFY, and
other of 4,438 in San Louis ObispO q
ty.
A violent storm visited the State
ten days ago, and lasted three day
Along the coast and in the vale
large amount Of rain fell in the Il
tains there was snow, hail and frost.
Tuolumne county much damage was
=" by violent gusts of wind, which
: down several acqueducts and UNI
II various houses.
- Gen. Clarke has sent two comp
of artillery to San Bernardino, to T,
,c there as a protection against any
!, BILE inroads by the Mormons, unit
Of structions are received from Wash
o, The Z. S. Branch Mint of this eli
50 closed on the goth ult. for repair
will probably be closed for forth!
The Legislative Committee on
IL merce and Navigation, after se''
b. nearly two weeks, closed their lab
MT this city on the 25th ul. They
1T, been examining into the affairs
d. Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
ed view of memorializing Congra
n divide the mail contract between tS
of perhaps three comparatively the
n ma, Nicaragua, and perhaps the lei
70 tepec routes-thus en,uring "
B. mail, and aiding to support an OpPo
Err line, and reduction of fare,
The monthly report Of the CiJ
County Treasurer for January give
total amount Of cash balance on bal
=" the Treasury as S228,49l g.
The yearly report Of the Cu'
" Police for the year ending f'''
IVA first, gives the whole number " II
" made rs 5lj8-males 49l !, irnia''
children under u years Of az
y Value of property reported a. ~
re lost $90.49l amount Of properly ,
:, cred and returned 10 owners go"
IN. The California Chronicle says
ON lively interest is felt lhroos1O'
ora. State in relafion to the phase "p'
FIJI Kansas difficulties had assua'''
n last adyices. Tie course Pu'"