San Andreas independent., 1858-02-20
Items of State News.

punishment of Vigilance Committees"
The Senate, this week, confirmed the nomi
nation of Julius Korn, as Port Warden at Sar
| Francisco, by a vote of 26 to 2.
A small steamer is now engaged in making
trip up the San Joaquin as far as King;
river, near Thlare Lake.
| A line of magnetic telegraph is in course o.
erection from Oregon, ria. Yreka to Shasta
The ladies of Mud Springs are going to have
"Calico Party" next week, for the benefit
of their public school.
The John l.. Stephens, on her late trip
brought up $45o,ooo in specie, from the por
of Manzinillo, in Mexico.
Cinnabar has been discovered in large quan.
titles near Santa Rosa.
| One Jose Anastacia, a Mexican, was hung
by the deputy Sheriff, at Monterey, on Friday
week from last.
The citizens of Marysville are moving III
favor of Railroad from Benicia to that place
they say the Yuba is filling up, and impeding
navigation.
A bill for the construction of telegraph
line from Los Angeles to San Francisco, has
been introduced into the Assembly.
In the District Court for Amador, now in ses-
sion, four white men and four Chinese, stand
indicted for murder.
The District Court at Shasta, have revoked
letters of naturalization lately issued to VIM
Lombard for the reason that he was not 9
resident of the United States for five years, as
required by law.
Since the 22d of January, Gov. Weller has
pardoned and restored to citizenship, eight Of
tenders against the law.
By the late Southern mail from Los Angeles
it is reported that the Mormons are making
preparation to evacuate Salt Lake city, and
take up their line of march for northern
Mexico.
A beef was recently slaughtered at jackson
weighing ,250 pounds.
The amount of money in the State Treasury
on the 10th January, wis $457,771.
Capt. Johnson, of the United States Army
is now engaged, with small steamer, in ex-
ploring the Colorado river, above Fort Yuma
Mr.. Parker has introduced bill in the AS
sembly to abolish public executions.
On Tuesday, February 18th, the g Insurrec-
ton Bill" was referred to a special committee
in the Assembly, which will have the effect oi
quieting it for time.
ne .. UtOOc learns from IL pIlV.tLc anu
reliable source" that the Mormon leaders are
negotiating with the Peruvian government for
the occupation of the Valley of the Amazon.
1t is said that agreement has already been con-
summated, and that the Mormons are now
preparing to go there in body.
On Wednesday last, the trial of DR.. Bates,
ex-State Treasurer, was commenced at Au-
burn, in Placer county. His counsel are Col.
D.1r 7 I r, IL,
The S. F. Bulletin, of the 10th inst, con-
tains the following highly interesting news
from Mexico:
The John L. Stephens brought no mail from
Mexico, but a private letter dated Coima, Feb.
5th, has been received by gentleman in this
city, which contains the following important
news as to the state of political affairs in the
Mexican Republic. The party to whom the
letter is addressed, assures us that the writer
is perfectly reliable. The letter says: Comon-
fort has fed to Vera Cruz. Zuriaga has been
recognized as President in the city of Mexico,
as well as in Puebla and places near the cap-
tai. Juarez is at Guanaxato as constitutional
President" and has convoked Congress and
Parodo is marching against the city of Mexico
with 5000 men.
duel was lately fought near Yreka, be-
GWccn Two OFcSOHiduS w etipO -
distance-40 yards ;-result-not known.
The valleys of Scott and Rogue rivers have
raised enough of wheat to supply the whole
northern section of the State with -four for
the current year.
Large quantities of wool are being produced
this year, in Calaveras and San Joaquin coun-
ties.
A vessel arrived at San Francisco few days
since with three cases of smallpox aboard
one of which proved fatal.
A quartz lead near Mud Springs, Ell Dorado
county, has twenty per cent. of silver in the
gold taken therefrom.
line of stages is talked of from Placerville
to Salt Lake.
The number of personal arrivals into Cali
fornia from all ports, during the month of
January last according to the Shipping List,
was ,O32; departures during the same time,
,243-showing decline of I'll F., for one month.
The county Jail of Sonoma county, is now
empty.
Harry Meiggs, of sometime swindling celeb
rity in San Francisco, is now engaged as a
heavy contractor on railroad between San
Diego and Tulca, Chile. He reports Chile a
fine country and himself making fortune.
A Calico Party, for the benefit of poor
blind boy, will come off on the 4th March, at
the Pine Grove House, Amador county.
Resolutions introduced into the Legislature
of California, by Mr.. Hancock, asking the Feb
eral Government to cede the mineral lands to
this State, were indefinitely postponed
In Mariposa, an action of ejectment has been
commenced by Col. Fremont's agent against
seven hundred defendants located on his grant.
The Napa Reporter says that a farmer in
that valley killed grizzley bear, short time
since, with spade.
visalia, the county seat of Tulare county,
says the Mariposa Democrat has improved as
tonishingly within the last nine months
Substantial brick and frame buildings have
gone up, money is plenty, and cattle grazing
upon thousand hills. The distance from
Visalia to San Francisco is 245 miles.
The annual profits of the Office of County
Clerk of San Francisco, are 100000; Sher-
if, $4,000; Recorder $4,000.
1t costs Butte county $4,000 per month to
take care of her INDECENT sick.
There is S14,4l5.0S in the Amador Treasu-
ry, for the payment of her indebtedness to
Calaveras county.
Orlinski was sentenced on February l4th,
in the San Francisco Court of Sessions, to
fifteen years in the States Prison.
HeA. Sonora has always been famous for
Zee ola~o M accor,,n,od fionc in the xvav of ba