The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-31
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From letters and papers brought by the Illinois,
FROM CALIFORNIA.

fRoA CALIFORNIA.
II is stated by the interior papers that John c. Ere
mont has at last succeeded In eecng the MERGED Mining
Company from his property Ia Mariposa county.
Some excitement has lately been caused at Knights
Ferry San Joaquin county by the finding in that neigh
borhood of number Of precious stones such diamonds
rbes and opas Some are said to possess considerable
value.
The wires of the Placeryille and Humboldt Telegraph
Company have been laid TO Genoa Carson Valley San
Francisco is therefore, now in telegraphic communica
ton wta Utah Territory She soon will be with Great
Salt Lake City.
The annual examination of the public schools in San
Francisco commenced Monday November 29th
The public schools there at this time in very credit
able state of efficiency There in the county this
time H. COZ children, OF whom A, rs in attendance
upon the schools
The San francisco Herald says that the population OF
that city cannot be less than seventy five or eighty
thousand. s
The Secretary of State of California has transmitted
So $780, less exchange to New York. to be expended in
the purchase of books for the State Library
A Chinaman named All Fong was lately convicted of
murder in the first degree in Mariposa county.
The assessed value of personal property in San joaquin
county, for 1858, is 50, ST. $50. .u rE
The lovers of fast stock opening race track at
Wallace RANCH near Oroyie. ..- ..
The San joaquin Republican says that parties In San
Francisco have sent to Europe for weasels to be used In
killing the squirrels that nfest the ranches in the south
valleys of this State
The Sierra Democrat relates that a Chinaman was
robbed by two white men in that county ON Monday
week. of forty dollar gold watch two revolvers and six
bowie knivesthe only vauabes and he had his
person This case will serve to warn travellers OF going
imperfectly armed 5& EVA
A decision has been rendered by the supreme court
confirming the Sutter title to the land which Sacr
mento is built The title has been confirmed by all
the courts Of California by the land commissioners and
by the United States district court The is be-
-
Indication and there Is much doubt but that Suffers
title will also be confirmed by that tribunal The decis-
ion of our supreme court rendered by Judge Field
aud concurred in by Judge Baldwin. The Arguments in
support of the Suter title presented In strong and
convincing light.
The law proceedings against the New Amaden Quick
silver Mining Company continues to excite much atten-
ton throughout the State The miners have been made
in instances to believe that the principle asserted
in the late decision of the United States court here in
granting Injunction, if carried out, would deprive
them of their claims Besides this stopping the mines
from being worked may up the price of quicksilver
prime necessity among California miners. This nat
urally good deal Of grumbling Still, the best
informed people, in tho mining regions, appear to
think that the Almaden Company should not be allowed
to hold to the mines if their pretended title from the
Mexican government is forged The people of San
Jose have held meeting and nemorialized the govern
men permit the working Of the mines to 60 on during
the pending of the litigation. The chief instgators of
this meeting republicans and the whole proceedings
smack of political hunbug to hurt the administration
few minutes before one O'Clock on the morning Of
November 26th the people of San Francisco we're awak
eued by severe shock of earthquake Scarcely had
they opened their eyes and congratulated themselves that
it over when still and longer contin-
ued trembling of the earth began. The latter shock
lasted between ten and twenty seconds and tall brick
building swayed TO and fro at terrible rate. No scr
damage was done here, however. This earthquake
felt at various places the State At Stockton it
probably as severe in San Francisco In Sacramento
the trembling less sensbly felt At San Jose it
much severe, seriously cracking and nuring many
of the houses About and half miles from the
latter place. the ground in place is reported to
hibt wide and assures, from whence sulphurous
smoke assembled the morning after the earthquake How
ever the assures existed before the earthquake AT Peta
ma and various other places, the earthquake also
sensibly felt. s.
The earthquake occasioncd great deal OF alarm in
some of the larger buildings at San Francisco parcu-
larly in Montgomery block and in the Rassete House
and other extensive hotels At the American Exchange
on Sansome street. number of the dodgers took Up their
bundles and went to the Tehema House, which, be-
ing frame building, they regarded safer than the
American, which is brick number Of other buildings
vacated temporarily At Musical Hall where the
Independent National Guard were having a ball. tic
shock not noticed the dancing floor, though the
building very much shaken. In the Merchants
Exchange building, opposite the custom-ho,se, some
large cracks made and portion of the cornce in
the United States district court shaken down.
But perhaps the best index to the severity Of the shock
will be found in the following incident In room in the
fourth story of Montgomery block pail of water within
three inches of being full stood upon about
eighteen inches above the floor In the morning it
found that the water had been thrown out upon the floor
in considerable quantity opposite sides of the pail
PROM SALT LAKE. ...
The Los Angeles Star contains some reports from Salt
Lake City, not late previous news, but sti
little different in import from the via Carson Valley
The Los Angeles Star says g From gentleman who
has Just arevcd in city from Missouri by way of Salt
Lake City, have intelligence from the latter place to
very recent date. The news unmportant The saints
have become Disguised with the church authorities and
have renowned Brigham Young a false prophet and
impostor, aud his doctrine grand humbug. They
leaving the Valley by hundreds The numbers that
daily arriving here not circumstance compared
those who go east TO the States and north to Carson
Valley. .. .,s ....r. ..a#e.. .sH, ss. s-r.
The party up with great number of persons
leaving Salt Lake City for California These had been
Mormons who taking their departure from the
city, which they afraid heretofore to do. The pres
Of troops in the Valley gave them confidence, and
of protection, and now being In position
to carry out their WILL they have taken leave of Nor
monism and its denominations
There had been talk in the city of persons leaving
and party surprised to find many people
the road. ....,.... ..l... ..s.a-s
FROM THE BRITISH POSSESSIONS, NORTH Az.
Our dates from Victoria, " l., are to November 20
and from Fort Yale, British Columbia, to November Is.
John Nugent, especial agent Of the United States
government at Victoria, quilted that place the 10th
November aud has arrived in San Francisco. He goes
to Washington TO make his report to our govern