New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-08
From California.

Correspondence OF the fHu~io 'Ouaht
SAN FRANCISCO. Upper California. Sept 20. 1871
It's Just one year since left the good CRY oil
Hartford for this place Six months were spent
ON the passage without making single stop on
either side of the lands and the remaioi2g SIX nave
been spent in the municipality OF SanH rancisco.
Az YOU are probably aware OF the fact, scarcely
need tell you that the flag OF our common country
floats TO the breeze in all parts OF TINS country ana
everything is as quiet as IN the good Clty vi mart
ford. Daring the past six months there have been
acme two hundred small houses built, and they are
daily increasing. and that very rapidly
Some four or five commercial houses have been
established-one from Boston, one from New ork,
the rest from the Islands. Several cargoes OF East
aud West India goods have arrived from the Is
lands and Valparaiso Some eighteen or twenty
whale ships have visited our Bay for refreshments
and recruits but owing to the delinquency OF the
.ntborities heretofore the men have deserted aud
they were obliged to trip their anchors and leave
for fear OF losing all their men, Ten SHIPS compose
the whaling feet at present but they are constantly
arriving. Were it not TOR the high wages gwen 70
laboripg men, which holds out inducements Tor
man 10 desert we would have some one or two
hundred whale ships ia this Bay the coming sea
son Loud murmuriDgs are constantly heard rom
the citizens ag sinst the authorities Tor not adopting
some rigorous measures To prevent oesS,'"n'
knowing al they do that the tendency VIII be to
drive whale ships from our Bay. The Governor
has lately Issued proclamation imposing heavy
6ne ON those who secrete or aid and abet any one
who attempts TO desert
AT an election held at this place by order OF the
Governor six Councilman have been elected to
assist the Alcalde or Chief Magistrate In the ols
charge of his duties bylaw has been passed
nv them that all sesmen found living on shore
who have not a written discharge certified by the
collector or his deputy shall be put ON the Pnohc
works for six months at bard labor ana copies
have been sent on board all the ships IN the Bay OF
which, including whaiemen ana melc mere.
there are thirty which make quite heet-
A murderer has been shot lately at place on
Monterey Raw for the murder OF his wife by order
of Judge Blackburn. the Alcalde OF the place Inc
man who was shot was Californian tne eAecu,
TONERS were his countrymen, VINO 'oiun'ee,eu
their services. This is the hrst case oil capita
punishment which has taken place by order OF q
civil magistrate. The Mormon emigrants, the
greater part have altered their course and gone 10
Oregon numbering seven hundred wagons Inc
residents of this country have serious actioh
against the residents OF our sister territory VINO
seut deputation % meet the emigrants bound 70
this place and made false reports as regards TINS
country. BY which means the greater part altered
their course for Oregon.
Tbs remainder halted on the borders o! Salt
Lake and would not cross the CALIFORNIA mountains
this wear AZ they have eighteen months provisions
with them Sam. Bsumsn ESQ the leader OF tnat
sect here. has Just arrived with lew single men
and 70 return and report. MIR. Baumsn Is resident
Of this place aud eft six months ago TOR the Pur-
pose Of meeting them.
The crops this year will be exceedingly soSa.
Flour is selling rapidly at sls per orL Couu,''.
foated lumber 10 selling rapidly Al s9o. pu ~
every thing else about 100 per cent In advance Oh
home prices. l. w.
n THE PaosREss OF THE CsRisriAS LIFE
10 the title of small volume by the late hESKi