New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-15
Fifteen Days Later from California.

Inc Legislature mas done tttle dnring the fortnight
and Jet has occupied large share o. public atten
ton. The Assembly has been busy the greater Dor.
ton Of the time with the discussion of the bill for the
suppression Of mobs. Many long speeches have been
made on both sides, but action yet taken can be
considered as test Of the manner in which the BIN
viii he disposed Of Two other bills having the same
object have been introduced.
The Surveyor General Of the State has called the
attention Of the Legislature to the fact that large
tracts Of land which are subject to overflow during
considerable portion o. the year-and which be sup
poses to have been granted 10 the State by Congress
have been surveyed as federal land by the United
States Surveyor, and are being claimed BY settlers
under the pFeemption laws BE says that In Frszno
county, large tracts Of land which are Overlooked in
consequence Of the rairs IN winter and the melting
Of the in April, May and June have been sur,
veyed by the United States Deputy Surveyor, when
they were dry, in the late sumner and autumn and
the total amount Of land belonging to the State but
thus appropriated By the United States Surveyors,
supposed 70 be 1900 600 acres.
The Sacramento slave case was decided on the 18th
Inst, In the Supreme Court. Archy was given over
% bis wouldbe master, who took him OF 10 Carson
Valley The decision has been generally condemned
BY the press absurd and contrary TO law and Jos
tiee.
Gov Weller has appointed, and the Senate have
confirmed John B. Schaefer and Julius Korn as Port
Wardens Of this port The Senate refused, for three
or four days, to confirm the latter gentleman they
considering him Objectionable because be had while
edor o. the German Journal defeD1ed the Vigilance
Sommttee but the Governor refused to withdraw
unanimous vote. es-''. '''S' - ~ a''''''s
The Legislature has adopted a resolution reouszt
ing congress 70 give the fort at Monterey to the
Two miners, named Enochs and Puriev. were
Killed 10 the mountains 10 TuolamHe county On the
1lth inst, by party Of Walk river INDIAN. who.
il IL feared, will give further trouble ! = -
Two bills have been offered 10 The Senate N ;ncor
porate companies TO erect teegraphic lines from ths
city 10 the Southern part OF the State; one
proposing Los Angeles as southern terminus, the
other San Diego. =.
native Californian was executed at Monterey IN
the 18th inst. He had been convicted A. Joae Snee
tasio the Governor granted him pardon bat called
him Anastasio Jesus; and the Deputy Sheriff saving
he knew no Anastaso Jesus hanged Joae Apsstssice
party Of IS men have been formed in Weaver.
vile 10 20 to the Gadsden Purchase in March
The Napa Reporter says large grizzly bear was
killed couple Of weeks since in that county Nv 4
man who had no weapon save shade
The Cottonwood tribe OF Indians in Shasta county
are nearly extinct. -
There are about 800 Indians about Columbia, in
Tuolumne county and they are said to he In a most
miserable condition dependent for fFsod nrinr;.rv
upon what they can pick up in the streets - = =
Tbs tswn Of sata Rosa Is growing rapidly.
The Sacramento Age saws there rs more 5nil,;r,;,
Sacramento city now than At anv time during he
past twelve months.
Gov. Anderson and Mr. Whalen. sent ont bv tho
Administration to investigate the affairs of the Branch
Mint have arrived and are nrenaTing 10 anta, ,,,
their duties fo 800. 'fSAA-
During last week the weather was drv. and fbere
were extensive fires In the tules in the sacrarenta
and San Joaquin valleys. No damage 5 reported
from them.
The MarysviIIe News saws that the counties NJ
Ynba Suffer- Yolo and Solano will suhsr,,he scs0
GOO for the construction Of railroad between Marvs
vile and Benicia and n Il exneefad sha, saEa dna
will be subscribed by iudjydusIsI '''"' s's'''O'
little child Of four Years of are named Marcoyat
MeCerrom was burned TO death an ire eth inst. IN
house on Stockton street. She had been left by the
nurse asleep in the bed while she went IN NAKED
with lighted candia IN tho taxi. r., -
ring the woman absence the child awoke and sell
Zng the candle managed to set fire to the he'd clothes
and her own dress. Her screams brought the neigh
bors. physician was called Int she died in a fevv
hours in great agony
William FL. Charrington, an old member of the
Police Department in this ctv died very sndeulv a.
his residence, on the 9Th inst, Of consumption. N
The body Of a man named John Lewis. a native of
Prussia aged 40 years, was found floating in the
Bay the foot of Mission street on the sth inst
Deceased had been engaged as cook on vessel. hut
was addicted to intemperapce. and il sunnosea 10
have fallen overheard when drunk.
The State Medical Society met in annual conven-
ton on the 10th inst at the II. 8. District CSnrt
room in this city. DR.. A. B. Stout, Of this city. was
elected President.
| A French ragpicker or cIifosisr named prosner
| Chantiot was burned TO death on sunday night he
! Tth instant, in a small house near the Mission He
went to bed drunk and accidentally set Ere to the
bed clothes. When discovered, his body was half
| consumed.
The annual meeting of the Mechanics Institute
was held on the 9Th inst The Treasurer and Finance
Committee presented their reports from which n an
pears that 50 600 was received during the wear for
dues and assessments. The Executive COMMITTEES
made comparative report on the late fair and ball
showing that some $2i 900 had been received. and
after all expenses were paid balance of 81 900 was
left on hand. The Society numbers 4O3 members.
holding $50 shares of stock amounting to SI4 O00
The cap tai stock of the Institute is $4,000 The
library at present consists of only 1000 volumes but
an appropriation of 900 has been sent on to New
York for the purchase of books.
Orlinski, the notorious robber was convicted in the
oour OF SESSIONS upon SIX separate charges and sent
ehceu 70 ni1een wears imprisonment He was re-
il9 M t ~ sau quentin on we iSth INST
Inc tninese commenced the celebration of their
view rear az sunset on the evening OF the 18th
s. snu continued u until the sunset the third day
sneIea.sel. Dusness was snspended friendly calls
were MADE an immense number OF fire crackers were
eABoueu' ~ was Jony time among the Celestlais.
ounces Of cold nst worth abont go 400
in tbe n s Branch Mint in M, 80, 'O0oV' ueposiseu
Several cases Of smaIIno~ r'I by 10y ., ,...,-
AMONG The nstiants % thp n ooo9 u la'ey
| Rincon Point '-O - y "Ai'Ne nospi'Ai' III
| Grand 'r con,rl;r,or,a-,, oo,.... 4,
Laura Wells favorte voc,st 81 .;s M, MIS-
well attended and was a splendid affair,
J. Ross Brown Esq, delivered lecture on the
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