From California

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.

The trial of Judge Hardy, of 16th District Court, ended to-day before the State Senate.  He was convicted by the two-thirds majority required by the constitution, for disloyalty to the Government, in uttering seditious language.  A resolution of expulsion from office passed, 21 to 14.  The various other charges against him, such as corruption in office, drunkenness, &c., were not sustained, although in some cases the majority was against him.  The charge of misconduct in the trial of Judge Terry for Killing Sen. Broderick, failed by the vote.  He was the Judge before whom Terry was acquitted.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, May 20, 1862, p. 1

Later From California

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. – The steamer St. Louis sailed to-day for Panama with 90 passengers and $873,000 in treasure, $600,000 of which is for New York.

The weather is still rainy.  Money is universally tight and business suspended on account of the weather.

The Legislature reassembled at Sacramento yesterday.

Most of the city is still under water, but the last inundation caused little damage to the houses.

Jan. 24. – The Legislature held their first session to-day in San Francisco – the members arriving last evening from Sacramento.  That city continued flooded, all streets being navigable for small boats, and every house having water over the lower floor.

The weather has been pleasant for two days and if it continues for two weeks, stages may again commence running to the interior counties.

Dates have been received from the Sandwich Islands to the 9th inst., but the news is unimportant.

The Polynesian says that in 1860, 130 whalers recruited at their Island, in 1861, there were only 69, while the whole number north was only 76, and in 1862 the whole fleet north, so far as known here, will only be 33, while the coming spring we can only expect seven whalers to recruit here.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, February 1, 1862, p. 2

Both Houses of the Legislature of California . . .

. . . have unanimously passed resolutions protesting against the discontinuance of the overland mail, and advocating the restoration of the Pony Express, and sending printed mail matter by sea.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, February 22, 1862, p. 2

From California

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19.

The ship Comet, of New York, has arrived.

Concurrent resolutions passed both houses of the Legislature protesting against the policy of taxing the California mines by the General Government as proposed by the Secretary of the Interior.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Friday Morning, February 21, 1862, p. 1