The hydraulic press., 1859-02-19
The State at Laree

asking the Legislature to aid them i'll the matter by
increasing the foreign miners tax. This is the only
fair way by which the obnoxious class be excluded
from the diggngs and if law for the purpose passed
the miners should allow the Chinese already in the
diggngs TO remain. Bnt the Shasta miners insist upon
driving them out, 'pcaceably if they can, orcbly if
| they must
The steamer Uncle Sam left San Francisco the 18th
inst, taking with her several companies of U. s. troops
for the Mohave country: but encountered terrific gale
the first night out, and Obliged to put back for
pairs. large amount of cargo thrown overheard
to tighten the vessel and attempt made to treat
some of the Government mules in the same way, but
the obstinate creatures could not be forced This
mishap occasioned total loss of about 100000.
A Scandinavian Benevolent Society is about being
| formed in San Francisco
The State Medical Society adopted resolutions acqu
ting DR.. Cole of wifuy sandering the women of Cal
ifornia, and taking upon themselves some blame for
not carefully supervising his report
This result generally satisfactory though of
the papers rating the Society for it. and eight med
cal men resigned their membership.
| Sacramento jurys decision that rondo was game
of SKILL has led to the reopening of that game at the
Capital.
The Yreka CAroaice informs is that the citizens of
that place have resolved upon the immediate formation
of joint stock company for the construction of wag
on road from Yreka to Red Bluff.
John Kelly, the violinist, well known to early
Californans sconcerzlng Yreka after successful
tour through Oregon Says he intends to withdraw
| from public lie long
! The Tehama Gazette reports the existence of wild
sagein the Sacramento valley and says excellent
substitute for the cultivated herb. There some
iod sages in the Legislature, but they not worth
much though they may be with time sufficient.
New diggings of considerable richness and extent
have been discovered at Orove, according to the Butte
Record Prospects of from three to five bits to the
pan have been found i'll the Fat upon which the town
is located and the whole upper portion of the has
been staked off into mining claims. tbs Record re-
CARDS this more the effect of excitement than other
wise.
Small thefts have been numerous all over the State,
lately These, and the heavy rains, the principal
| items i'll most of exchanges.
The citizens of Sacramento are about to vote on a
proposition themselves to obtain for the
construction of suitable building for the fairs of the
State Agricultural Society.
The new gambling bill includes rondo amongst the
prohibited games.
Suit has been commenced in the U. g. District Court
against the Alta Telegraph Company for using Morses
telegraph instruments without authority from the
patcnee The exclusive right to them in this State
was purchased by tho State Line. An injunction, if
one is Obtained cannot inurc the Alta Company much
if the present weather continues. Mountain telegraph
ing is almost impossible just now.
The report of the State Prison Inspectors exhibits
| very great improvement in the management of that
institution. From costing the State at the of ten
fifteen thousand dollars per month"; the expenses for
the period have been reduced to less than forty
five hundred dollars; and the labor of the convicts
amounts to balance in favor Of the prison, for peri
Cd of eight months of SO Gel II. More important than
this economy of means, however, is the fact that the
prisoners are treated with much more humanity
than before; consequently not surprised that
| there have been fewer escapes
The Directors favor of the erection of Branch
prison at Folsom as the buildings at San Quentin
| insufficient.
Speaking of Folsom, Moneys Express says it isaai-
ly becoming place of interest and resort Its suspen
| sion bridge, railway works, grand water power, fine
academy and beautiful location all objects of attrac
ton, and give the place distinctive character amongst
all California towns. Last, but not least it supports
lively local paper which is edited by live Irishman
who writes history, quotes poetry and loves his country
| and the ladies.
The citizens of Napa taking measures fer the
Enlistment of Seminary in that place. 1t proposed
to build suitable edifce at expense of not
than $4,000 and of this $3.50 Is already sub
hal TI,aN o,No ,fsr, fIa of
bill which before the Legislature, for the crgani
ztion and fostering of County Agricultural Societies.
They will do the State much good
Our exchanges from the agricultural counties report
the sowing of unusually large quantities of grain, and
general interest the part of farmers the grape
culture Large orchards also being planted in many
places where there were none before.
1t is gratifying note that crime is less prevalent of
late with the exception of petty thieving else the
newspapers give less prominence to its details.
The balance remaining in the State Treasury on the
11th inst was s7O2,592 "A.
A silver mine has been discovered at place forty
fifty mics from Los Angeles, from which specimens of
ore indicating large per centage of silver have been
taken.
~ WISH" said beautiful wife to her
studious husband 81 wish was book 81 wish You
werean Almanac, replied her loving lord ''and then
would get new one every year, Just then the silk
rustled.
S. f. Internationally the aver
age depth of at the ends of the nine principal
wharves, was 43 feet Now it is only IL. This shows
average shoaing of the harbor along the city front
in the last ten years. of 30 feet Hence the need felt
by all, Of bulkhead.
RAsEY BIvEN.-This gentleman ac-
companies the military expedition to the Mohave
country the Colorado, and will correspond with the