| Show ewsiI iv W i la i t ar n iii kil th western vestern mail mall al ll 11 on wednesday last brought wrought lb rought 11 san francisco and other dates to the lat lal dinst v 1 california II 11 seems that there is ie now and then a ysmall small speck of secession seen been on the pacific coast but the unionists are greatly in the ascendancy and their demonstrations throughout the state have been on a large scale evWen evidencing cing great devotedness devoted nesb nebb to the government and that they decidedly prefer the old stars stirs and stripes to the flag of the confederate emte states the latter being much detested especially by those engaged in commercial pursuits pursuits ur suits there thea i wab ewas waa a grand union demonstration in ban san fra francisco encisco on the lith of may at which twenty five thousand people by estimate were present political speeches were made by senator latham general mcdougall McDo aalI uail general shields general sumner and others which were repeatedly and loudly cheered ty by the vase concourse of people that were assembled on the occasion in ilie tile course of bis hia speech general sumner is reported to haye have said but holdy bolds hold hoid I 1 forgot the secessionists ealm dalm daim to be our superiors they have havu all the ill ili chivalry Iii valry f fer ar sooth they consider us a tame reid keld people eople with a tame president at our oun head with regard fegard to the first we can very well afford to leave that to the course of events with j agard to the la stand I 1 a speak eak naw now from froimy my personal knowl knowledge ede cde of the gres tres president leky tb ey will find in modest and very quiet gentleman that they have cau caught ht jl A very devil of a tartar y there was such a vast throng assembled thit that it was impossible for all to get within hearing bearing distance of the principal stand aud add two others were prepared from which the multitude was addressed by many prominent speakers speak erb era who blew their union horn long iong and loud load to the great reat dell deil delight ht of their respective audiences the presiding officer of the day was wag the lion ilon H F assisted by thirty are vice presidents in the evening an immense concourse gathered around the main stand when another organization was wa adopted d by appointing samuel brannan chairman aad tad an additional series bennes of speeches were mide made by some who did jid not get a chance to display their powers and aid declare their devotedness to the union as it was during the day there were over sixteen thousand flags displayed in the city A isan inan man came near being hung by a mob in san ean francisco a few days daya before the th demon tra tion for attempting to desecrate the american dlag flag before the adjournment of the legislature which took looi place on the resolutions were introduced and adopted ex expressing p the devotedness of the golden state to the constitution ution and the union their adoption however was not unanimous five senators and twelve representatives voting intine negative A serious difficulty occurred during the delate debate on the resolutions between charles W piercy of san voted forand mr showalter of mari Marl mariposa posa who voted against the resolutions which was afterward settled according to the code and resulted in the death of Pier cythe challenging party who tell fell dead on the second fire receiving the ball tali fro from in hi his a ride rifle at forty yards through the head k the matter as per report was wag very honor v bly adjusted strictly according to the code of af honor senators and na representatives military y and civil officers were seconds and attendants there was much parade made at piercye Pierc ya funeral the body was attired in a full suit of black and placed in a maho mahogany a coffin thickly studded with silver nails mid wid on on which was a silver plate with the in ill crip titon he sleeps an honorable sleep 12 the dhe rev george B taylor read the epis copal funeral service at the grave and the tho remains were interred in a lot adjoining the ane one a in W which the body of lion lion ilon david mdavid C oderick broderick Bf was buried I 1 Killin gnot not according to the cole code haa has been very vry frequent of late on the western slope A A short time since two mexicans a little corned ll at honorton Hon ortos proposed in the most friendly 4 manner to have a pitched battle with k klives knives ot ves res and fought 0 in the presence of a large crowd till one was so badly cut that he be died bartly and the other could not recover about A hout haut the same time a cattle raiser named earned bixby a sheep shelp raiser ralser were found iliad monterey ia count county or faur barrels of thel ther r pistols emp empty ty no expense to the state accruing at stockton on the there was a renco rencontre n between the editor of the theargus thedr arg gus u mr biven and one crenshaw a theatrical performer in which the actor came off second best so progresses civilization in that state on the of may gen sumner issued the following 0 order orders no 6 headquarters department of the pacific san francisco may 15 1861 1 I neither commanding officers or of posts who avail themselves or of leaves of absence of 11 seven even days nor officers to whom such leaves are granted will go to such distance from their posts that they cannot in the usual mode of at travel rejoin their post by the expiration of ef the leave le ve no leave will be extended at these headquarters headquarter a when this thi so order rde t is in the slightest degree violated II 11 all offa officers ceris charged with the care of public property will hold hoid themselves in readiness at all times to protect it at every hazard no public property will ever be surrendered in this department by command of brigadier general sumner Sut sui RICHARD KICHARD W DRUM asat adit adelt gen benl among amon the appropriations made by th the legislature buring during the session amounting in the aggregate to about were the fol lowin lowing for fon postage and express purposes copying legislative documents 10 expenses of eastern boundary survey 1000 deaf and dumb asylum 1000 orphan asylum relief of sisters of mercy 2790 home of insane insane 2000 stae state reform school included in the appropriations for the thirteenth fiscal year were for legislative expenses judiciary insane asylum support of state prison transportation of prisoners the per diera them of the members during the session was governor downey in a letter to the secretary 0 of arrangements of the great meeting in siani dati francisco explaining his reasons for not being present as per invitation expressed his disbelief in the coercive policy of the administration which gave great offense offence to the ex trem ests and his hi former gormer popularity was apparent apparently tl y on the wane in consequence his chances for the office of chief magis arafe of the state by the union party were thereby materially lessened arrangements were being made in all the principal cities of the state for grand demonstrations st on the fourth of july the corner stone of the state capitol at sacramento was laid on the of may my by the officers rs of the grand lodge of F free ree masons of that state according a to the rites and ceremonies of that order the doings on the occasion were on a magnificent scale and the ceremonies are said to have been very imposing in 0 amon among 0 the articles deposited in the corner stone was vas a three dollar bill issued by the continental congress Con gress greas feb 17 1776 myriads of grasshoppers had made their appearance in calaveras talaveras Cala caia veras veraa and sonoma counties and other parts of the state they were doln doin doing considerable damage to the crops A gent geat gentleman leman ieman of huntsville hired a lot of indians to kill the grasshoppers that were approaching pro aching his garden they worked away six hours at the end of which time he gathered up what he could of tile tiie slain insects and weighing them found the net proceeds to be forty two pounds the exportation of wine from los log angelos angelas and other southern countries to mexico was attracting much attention and a profitable trade is expected to be carried on in california wine in that direction hereafter A destructive conflagration occurred in san francisco on the night nigh t of the of may hlay destroying several stores and other buildings the yle loss of stock exclusive of the was wag estimated at about loo OCO sei eral orai shocks of earthquakes are reported to haye hate been teen felt on the pacific coast in the course of the past month A company ot e wealthy italians who have for years resided in calaveras talaveras Cala veras county recently took their departure for their former home homes in europe K mr lir mowry united states boundary dary commissioner had bad resigned h his 14 C commission om mission and the survey had been suspended on the ormay some person to in the absence of the workmen set fire to the camber land and coal mines contra costa county deep down which was extinguished 0 with great difficulty and had bad not the ore fore been discovered shortly after it had been kindled it la Is said that its extinguishment would have lieen leen amr im possie possible los ios sible bibie it the shipment ip rn en t of treasur e efrom fr am sa san a francisco an in comp coma comparison a ris on tit vit with fo former jay liy years lars has been quite limited of late anait and it is asserted that if the existing stale stage of things 0 continues six months ioner longer loner there will be gold enough in that state to build the pacific railroad OREGON fie wie tha fit the union feeling in oregon is reported reporter to be very strong and union meetings were being 0 1 held heid heldon in the principal cities and towns in that stai stata at a union meeting in salem recently some two hundred persons united in whistling r yankee doodle late frosts in the southern part of the state caused great injury to the crops the jacksonville southern oregon senti santi u wl 41 says that general lane was accidentally shot with his own pistol while getting t out of a wagon when about four miles from his own residence the ball entered the lower part of the breast and came out at the shoulder later accounts stated that he had died of hl his 1 wounds but the report was not generally he be lieveld washington governor mcgill or of washington territory had issued a proclamation calling upon a all ali 11 the citizens of that territory capable of bearing 0 arms and liable to military anty datt to or orf orr themselves into companies elect their officers and report immediately to the tant taht general of the territory and earnest earnestly desiring all loyal citizens to rally around the flag of their country and sustain the federal government iia ia the hour of trial NEVADA TERRITORY the assessors report showing that there thero were four hundred and thirty houses in carson careon city the population had been esti estl estimated rated at 2570 souls in consequence of the scarcity of coin and I 1 high prices of freight the people there were agitating the question of 0 co coming laim their own money grasshoppers by mill millions ioris hal hat made their appearance in various parts of the territory t spreading terror and dismay cherey er they went especially among those engaged a 1 in agriculture great efforts were bein being t made to exterminate them b by y digging 0 ditches and ty ly every means the farmers could conid devise but without much suc buc success cesh cesi they were vere hoping for a storm to come to sweep away the unwelcome visitors the non the federal officers particularly of governor nye in the territory had created some uneasiness as they wished the organization of the new territorial government to be effected at the earliest practicable date the comin coming 0 of the officials had been delayed so ion lon long iong that some were apprehensive that they never intended to fill the offices to which they had severally been ap appointed but trusted hat that haf they would resign in that event before long iong and tha that others would be appointed who would honor their offices the importation of officers for a territory is attended with many inconveniences at best and it should never be done when it can reasonably be avoided if there are not men in nevada as ag capable of filling the offices of governor secretary judges marshal and attorney as those that will be imported if the territory is ever orga organized nied by appointees from the east or west it is s certainly more deficient in talent learning and ability than any other territory f for which an pin organization has beep provided |
