The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-09

GAN FRANCISCO, M afcii II, 800
TERMINATION IF the Rainy Season Trouble bet0ss,.
the Gopon0 and 10ua CousIolls- l>1ad Tsass--
Primary Egecfi0ns-f.ccTeqS T.. the Pre- of Rea'
Estate ana Mechandist- California NwsPapers
-Model artists La,eysrs - Lions - M).f6-
Henri Hrs-Snarlrouting-F IYRd-At-
tempt at Saicidf--Liscorry Of u Nsw ami Rich
Placer.
The heavy rains OF our long and pro!gacted Win
ter have at last come To happy / rninitico, and
We are glorying in the delights of California
acknowledgements, dreadnoughls, and Bombas-
ties boots, have given way 10 Thin coats, sht vests,
and the general array Of summer cothlngi and, M
stead Of hot punches and Tom and Jerrys, ale and
soda water are in great demand
am sorry to say that thc political ssy OF our be-
Z loved California is not SO clear as IS her broad
blue armament Gov Burnett, as wrote you be-
fore, in the month of February suspended the fur
ther sales of the municipal lands Of S,n Francisco
The Town Council al thal time had "A sale airea dy
ordered but upon thinking the ma alter over con
cluded at least 10 postpone II from the An TO the
18th Of March, al which 81 time the sale was ORDER
ed by the Town Council, ana u series OF resolutions
eddeny ing the Governor authority 10 interfere
IN the Matter The day before the SHE 10
have taken place, another proclaim ltioa appeared,
signed by hon. Horace HAwes, prg.ct Of The
District of san Francisco, Ia WHICH ~ warned the
ID
lowing day, and declaring al ucs Issuing iion Il
null and VOID lis has also since nl!IUlsi the
titles held by purchase BY member, Os thr ToyA
Council contrary Ia Me xic IN Tvs. The Council,
TO avsnge III m elves upon the Project, have pre-
e.nted several long chugrs of ui tcdciinient against
HIM to the Governor; and beiwcea the Goy5rapS,
Fieiecl, and COUNCIL, the hght wiii probably be
rich and funny The Pretect, however, scared
The Council out of the sale, which ili iiiitciy
postponed. The fact lie, the Town ColncG OF ) N
Ffancisco have acied IN manner perfectly reck-
les Erxp Ia. A -.
town limits, cut the land up il.to lots, inI sold
them at auction. Hundreds OF thoa,.lls ol dollars
n I'VE thus b zen raised, Of which report has ever
BEEN rendered TO the peopie; bat ii Is known 10
d we been expended wi,h peri ct loo iencss .
for example, The auctloneer who sole th- town
20 received Sl7, 900 Tor his service. which con-
sumed about thIee half d. ~ Tim A street Com
N ssioDer Is paid SlI 100 PER annum; aul 4 Chef
Ehgineer, who has under bs cOnt,ui 1850 pu ll9.,
about the size of butter tfhin. receives ior ii
aIduous iabors $1,000 year. The result o. al
thus is that the town 4, nov many tiiOus ad iOlars
IN debt, and the poor laborers, VINO nave graded
our streets, cannot get oAe cent Pohucs here,
alas are as much matter Of spccUl .tloD as ia
legitimate trode.
litile low with the Town Council 81 Monterey
Ae a soil OF balance 10 hs couscle1c., he for
thde any Further sales by ancJO, "a o4a Fr uci5co
sands he order,d sales of the nun.ci9li lands of
Monterey. The Town Council there nave also
Ieyoiied, and say they viii got cell "a auction, bit
will continue, a. usual, To make grants, ant very
politely Inform the Governor thu ihry thins ne
has ptt his spoon ilto SOMEBODY'S Else soup. The
iact Is, by his Interference with municipal au;h0-
lities. his yetoes OF popular balls, aid IA. Gckug
up d mlss, gen rally, he /, read rng hiai-
sell exceedingly unpopular
The wing aud democratic primary elections, II
anticipation al the County eiertion, Tomorrow,
have boh been held The wings got themselves
iato something a snari IA then = cu0n, ~ nolnl-
mating tor III. iih, by large "a iJo4-y. C0t Jack
Hays, II the Texan kut--rs, whu haa br-u foe
the people long tinc niepe ID ut c4lli ate.
AiIef The nCEii0atou, inr Wing cuunit,ee lptOrn-
eu jack "a the fact, and requested a., 4ccr lance.
his he gave, bat not 90 turIf seIt lctsCu, as he
sui ndinialhtd his position au nt rrnl ut can
didale; 20 they threw hm overload, aud r1mind-
red John H.. Towne., who received llr "a AT r h.
est number Of votes Tins has caused Spit N
the Wing party, which viii completely destroy rs
cha nee al success
The Democratic primary election was / scene
winch canIsd me back 20 the good Oh dsys OF
New York, when aldermen ~h Ter. loote aud
III MARTIN" ~elc.the wai-cric- ~ Tue SIKH ward
1LeIe were eleven offices 10 b. voted ios. AND lor
each oil these there were ir-t i've cOlJ.ti-
tois, and the fiend- of lch kept ih town ringing
through the day with ,hr PRAISE 81 thtif c8u1i-
| d les. j. Bryant was nominet-d Tor sheriff,
etiing Nj achi FIOg about 500 votes Bryant
! is ken,uckiln IA. believe who came TO lhi. cOun-
| Az about eight months .ince la The capacisy Of
esp lung man, IA which lne IA hls ben very
successful, having amasscd boat Si0o0JJ, he IL
new the X spg Of one of the best hotels Ia t,s
clly. H. Is a very liberal man, aud his already
expended great deal 81 money To secure his e!rc-
| ficn.
Il is difficult to say how the election vii 90;
III pgs are unsettled here thd neither party win
abide 10y Tie regular nominations. Col. al ,ys has
IA h,st 81 fIleGds here aud between han aIi Dry mt
| abe ilce will b, a bard one.
San FIR ncisco IL building up rapidly as ever,
| wi lie al the same tune business 1Hs assumed
more legitimate shape than formerly ih- term
b high and fictitious prices Of every adele OF
a. d flom real estate down l. poCkr. combs.
picklrd oysters and locot0co matches, have giSen
wy To more reasonable ones. lpi-, that three
months ago would have culumapdcd readily tea
thousand dollar, nny now be bought tol i've
thousand. A house which rented, three months
,slnce, for five thousand dollars mo Ith, sold yes-
TEDDY for twenty-one hundred dollars M sny
lInds Of goods may be bought mere cheaper ihtn
New Yoik prices, aud N m,ny cases would ply ~
re-r hip 10 the United States. ] do not tniuk tina;
thus at all augurs that Sia francisco vii dgg sne-
rte into an abode for osl- aud b4t-. ior thi- re-
duciion OF prices is only the necessary reaction
aileI whIriwnd Of spcculaiou, and tning- are
Low settling upon INNER 0Aais ihan ever they
have been bsfaTe.
We are how brrinning 70 cnjoy al tlc lusgrics
ana i,hneuents Of civilized hf. n sag FFsnc co
A. We sip our nIouiag coffee, We have hrle daily
n. sp pcrs TO peIu-c, anl thefe b. room Tn or
fu o uICrc A. an exaaI, ~ NJ The expense 81 fur
n shilg news ia Sin frauci.co, ioos al the follow
IL items OF expenditure IN IN Office OF th- Pieihr
Nu-
hisb,.en compostors essb.. tco9
one bookke pr .....t.... 800
On. Cny Reporter. ........s. 300
On, Marine Reporter. ........ 5000
Nj kIIg, an the aggregate, thu current expenses
40 l.ioT upon the payer, the cn0rmols slu q
slCr 900. Aud even altcf this. thc P4-if- " srs
ssiab.,shnienl is probably making more money "a
a., atl.i II "a. klad 10 thu world
hunk thsf ~iil rlthtl aanns-h tie typos - TIE
JpHsa siates The Plc.fc Nous 3 a paper which
Wi serves the populg fiiy u ~ az iti-i IL -
r.w .d,ird by Uug oii Nes fofs veteran, Gcn. j.
" ,nch.sset ard IT. business atfurs are superin-
tsrusd BY oue OF tn prupretors, W. Wallace L.
lnd, formerly OF IN ClintOn Hotel. 0i your stY
| IL adilion tu the three Auencln tNhes. a
weekly pl,er, IL Cahfrnisa, Is yqbh he'd Il,
Lfeaci., a,d che IL IN cCotems laii0n va .'e nan
Two psyst- aFc .ifeaty ia 0perauouin Saclani-sio.
ARD Two M Stockton Ia les than one year nom
fhs ume, cvery town oi sny Importance "a tie SiNs
| Nil ctttsiB i-ewspa er press
The theates, fuf The Iresf ~. arr cioscd--iherc
NJ L.-na a coL-p ny nl .ui-s.rmL tL-r-t % Sc