The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-10
OUR CALIFORNIA LETTER,
4 Filibustering ExpeditiOn-The
Chinese :QuestiOn-Census Of San
Francisco Dull Times-Quackery
I'm San Francisco Visit 10 n Chinese
,Ccr,spondencc Of The Register.l

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I Abont the end Of this month a for
midahlc expedition leaves here FOL
| Magdalcna Bay, in Lower California
! 10 take possession Of certain lands saiC
ia have been granted to Americans
with the object of encouraging colonl
zation. Prominent eastern politician:
and capitalists further the scheme anC
claim that their intentions are free
from trace of guile But the prospectu:
of the Company, hints at more striking
projects than the cultivation OF the soil
aud it is rather evident that the expedi'
ton is not altogether on pastoral pur
pose bent
The manifesto issued 10y the Com
pany says: Lower California ! as
merely pretended TO belong to Mexico
=, grlrr "a protect itsclf i'm 'cizurc
b, some vigorous power, while Mexico
IN The other hand has gladly contented
herself with Il mere nominal ale
glance There is no piece of coast OF
such geographical importance TO the
United States ~ Lower California.
They (the MeXicans) are wise Y pre-
pared to pass il into the more powerful
and conservative hands of the United
States, in manner which would not be
in the least humiliating 10 them,
selves
These extracts sufficiently determine
the character of the enterprise, but If
ANYTHING farther was wanted; the
declaration that the Company is armed
with powers equal To those of the
Great East India Company removes
the last lingering doubt respecting the
designs entertained
WAR DECLARED AGAINST THE CHINESE.
At recent meeting Of Anti-Coolie
Societies, resolution was passed re-
quiring the temporary President TO IN
form the six Chinese Companies, that ii
was not safe for the Chinese tocontinuc
coming to the United States, and desir-
irg them to give such notice to the
public authorities of the Chinese En-
pre-
In compliance with this high handed
resolution, one General Niron Il dcma-
gogue of the lowest type, has addressed
AN open letter to the Hong Chow, Niny
Yeony. Sam Yup, Yam Mar and Hop
Mar Companies, telling them that the
emigration OF Cinnamon TO this country
is unjust 10 Americans, that the people
are power above the Government,
and will not recognize the existing
treaties, and that rs the people act from
impulse, it is as well for the objects Of
their dislike to keep ont Of the way.
Since the formation al our Govern
ment, he writes When loyal means
were too slow, the people would not
wait, and have often visited justice upon
wrong doors. Organized bodies Of the
people have sometimes taken the place
of courts, of iuries, and Of Govern
mcnt~. We counsel moderation, but
our voice for peace will scarcely be
heard in the shout of an excited lopu-
lace
The Chinese have not yet replied to
this remarkable document, but have
addressed letter to the President oil
the United States and the Secretary OF
State, endorsing copy Oft, and setting
forth IN crtr"Se the manner in which
Cinnamon are treated here by portion
ofthe white residents, and calling upon
them for protection, n stipulated by
the treaty existing between China and
the United States. In addition, a Con
vention of Chinese has been called, and
delegates from all parts of the State are
expected TO be present, when the Chr
nese question will Ice thoroughly dis
cusscd from q Chinese standpoint, and
the conclusions arrived at forwarded Ia
Washington.
CENSUS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco appears TO have been
morteaging the failure for her statistics.
Instead of having population of To-
OtHI. as was supposed, the enumeration
now nearly completed shows but little
more than l2j,00O including about TO-
600 Chinese. The number of registered
voters on the poll-lists is "A, IL, which
would indicate larger population than
the census returns give. On the other
hand the week Y average OF deaths Is
only IS, much smaller mortality than
would naturally occur If the total
reached the larger figure The Dlrec,
tory gives the total population Tor 1861
at 81, 22223, and for 1869 at l70,2jO, SC
the official figures are likely to surprise
the community generally.
DULL TINES.
Within the last few DAYS eighteen oil
twenty saloons, two second class hotels
and three restaurants, have had to clost
their doors for want of patronage The
cheap restaurants are making the mos
desperate efforts to attract custom, ant
have reduced their prices to the utmost
limit OF possibility. Green turtle soul
ten cents" 'ham and eggs fifteen cents,
"bottle Of wine and hecisteak twenty
cents" are some of the announcements
but even these cheap delicacies fail Il
crowd the tables. a. there IL not any
thing like the floating population in the
CITY that there used IL he. and II is OF
that class of customers that these res
taurants depend.
Another result of the long continued
depression is to he seen in the number
of dry goods stores that have gone into
the alarming sacrifice business. Before
the opening OF the Overland railroa,
we scorncd such tricks OF trade, bu
now times are so dull that all Legitimate
methods are used to attract attention
and nRankrnnicN Rank runtcX