The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-08

district officers at elections held in this city during
the last two months, and the political Interest
manifested III an election which takes place this
day. is more than usual. Very lltIe can be said OF
The unarimity with which either party has entered
the contest But We have INDUCED too lengthily
in a review of California sIecukt, ons.
Since the sailing of the LIST of arch amer the
excitement relative to Unauthorized grants of llnd
made by one G. O. Cotton, in the capacity OF li',
lice Of the peace, IN this city, has been stimulated
by the addition of fresh facts to those before form
ing the guidance of public opinion, Cotton hiving IN
a number of instances granted lots which h I'd b,eh
previously conveyed by the town anthontes IN
money having been in every case piil o'tore IN
fraud was discovered, great deal OF Confusion ana
| litieious contention have ensned. Inc inihiciPu
affairs of San Francisco are in pefplexIns stIt,'
from which they will only be restored 10 soani,
| healthy condition by the Incorporation OF the
| present pueblo and the insiateueht VI ~ SUI. VII
| of government with which both the people ana
I their servants are familiar. bill tor the chtr-
| ter of San Francisco passed me Leg Nture' ana
| it is understood that the charter VIII DE pre-
| sented TO the people for their aioption or reJec-
| tion in a few DAYS In Sacramento City, the AMI
mostly between the squater party and owners
| of real estate has very nearly subsidized. Pre-
| paraons are being made to guard against another
| overflow by the immediate construction OF a levee
| along the banks OF the Sacramento, which, 1t Is
! computed, will cost $500 900. Half of the amount
| has been already subscribed This place is rapidly
increasing in growth and business. Buildings of IA
fine substantial character are assuming the places
of tents and shantes, and there here, the n1lca
tons of permanent prosperity are of the broldest
stamp.
The mines of the North and South are now ac-
cessibe, and travelling is much facilitated by the
introduction of steamboats, the upper waters OF
the principal streams. The San Joaquin district
contains of the rares deposits of gold ever dis
covered and these are being worked with great
success at the present time. Many large Jumps Che
largest weighing q lbs, now exhibition in this
city, have been found during the winter in this Sec
ton of the Placer Parties of miners who have visit
ed the most southery extreme of the gold discove-
ries report con6nued success in digging The Sacra-
mento District is unfaing in the rich products of its
mines Old dggings have been alb indoned and new
deposits discovered The heavy winter rains have
caused important changes in the various deposits,
and will probably have proved advantage 10 the
miner this account, when The waters subside.
The gold discoveries Trinity river are currently
reported extremely rich, but we have no means of
satisfactorily ascertainng the truth OF the many
stories in circulation
About the first of the month, an unprincpled
class of white settlers attacked the peacedble In
dams of Sonoma and Nappa valleys, staying a
large number of both sexes, and forcing the
Indian population to flee into the mountains
The provocaton of this murderous outrage Is al
| legged to be the death of two or three white men
| last fall at the hands of a tribe inhabltlng a
remote section of that country. The offenders
were arrested and placed on board one of the YES
sells of war at Benecia, to take their trial in few
days A disturbance between party OF miners
and Indians the Stanislaus occurred a few days
since.
The Legislature has passed but few important
bills during the last month.