New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-08

culties about Land Titles-Busines- In san
Pranci.co-PropeIler Hartfard-Overiand
Emigration, &c. &c.
Specsl Correspondence 90 Tie Trogre-
SAY FK,NCI,co, De- =. 80
Nr'fr,. Ge-,iey VI EarrtA
GEsrlEyE> The members elect OF tie Con
z-e-s Of the United States FROM the new state Of
California sail in The Oregon q tomorrow for Psn
ana whence they proceed - W sshugtou direct.
Their names SIRE. Messrs C. Fremou, and " V
Gwin, Senator's sud q W. Wright snl Edward
Gilbert Of the 4ha California 70 the House. Thus
yol perceive " have given 20 California state
Constitution. elected snd organized Legislature
whic J. now in session st a Jose. and dispatched
or Representatives 20 c.smor At the door Of Con
gress for admission into the Union Of this land over
flowing with wealth Il VIII be a source cf the
deepest regret 10 tie people o Calliovris tbs be
deued her, Tor however brie; time Indeed scarce
" doubt j. entertained otherwise than thar our
immediate and esrnes; prayers will BE- heard
Tie State Legislature assembled and organized
the 7thinst bu, there hiss been nothing OF imPor
tancc transacted with the exception 0t " the
primary business o. lecislsung. aad the prospects
are uot altogether favorable Tor the achievement
OF an over iealcfweghty business This Session. Al
await with much saYiety I've decision o; Con
gress. as.a which is ~ declare the destiny ., Cali
ioruis An interesting contest t IS believed, viii
cn,uc the question OF Revenue for the new
State. tiov. Buraens message Is not tsvoEaby
spoken Of by these who arc supposed 10 be con-
yerssat with present political Affairs Of the country
snl there is lo pretensoa T. conceal the fact that
tho new Executive is unduy influenced BY prciu
dice anil 5ehampercd BY fear aud favor, -lurk-
in- poison. insiduoasly prcyins upon those
entrusted with the power 60 administer the avs
of Government Gov. B. has resided for "a number
Of wears in Oregon, and s thoroughly insbued with
principles warmly cherished by certain men form
iy resident Of that territory iou may rocolect
resolution Introduced during the session of the State
Convention at Monterey prohbItory Of the cn'isra
ti0n Of free negroes 70 this country The vote WAS
taken snd the resolution at adopted but Il
was afterwards discarded by vote corresponding
iy decisive. When the psrentage Of this unh0y
measure i. automatically traced to higher source
than from what supposed At the time 10 eln-
snste, Il vi. discrcdItsby involve the pre-
sent state Executive, It !. believed Gov. Bur
nett is a sound lawyer. aud able man in most
other respects He has many preiudices never
thciess Ia overcome
The City Of San Francisco Lss suffered by dis
astsous tire. which broke oGt On the cath iHst IN
gaInbing-house on Portsmouth square. By IL
clock the finest portion OF large block OF build
ln-s was destroyed The scene was fearful Ia the
extreme. Had the slightest ~lad prevailed at the
time tie utter devastation OF the entire city would
have been the consequence Ao escape more re-
msrkabe than tbs exits NOT on record. and the
distress which wo-d have been entsiled on all, hal
tnc DANES spread turther would have proved rnii-
90. T. he prospects Of S ala Franc SEQ The .oss 5
estimated at one million aud hall OF dollars.
On the same night ire ragged IN stockton. De.
sirOysns property 81 the amount Of s25oO0". y
singular Coincidence there would appear ia this,
aud ], Is rendered oven remarkable ia Vie" Of an
occurrence OF last summer st Stockton, winch 80
closely spproxima,ed 10 event actually occurring
10 tins city at the same time as 10 occasion many
cOniectufes and specaisiions concerning Il al
,ude 10 Ihe " Hound excitement OF July IA rau
Francisco, aud tie Hound trials aud e1ecnt'0R nj
stockton slmost 81 the same hour o. sentencing Ill.
convicted Ia this place some deem The recent fires
TIE work OF conspiracy aud theincendisry's torch
Tbs may be. but It IS scarcely probable
The mines and the miners ol California, sharing
the attention ami envy Of all nations is not So much
a tlpic Of interest at the present time among the
citizens Vi our seaport cities a. It appears 70 be
elsewhere. To the astward Of the mountains, Ope
ratous are closed for the Winter and about iiity live
or sixty thousand souls il i computed, are In WIN
ter quarters on the mining grounds. The area OF
the mines has been considerably extended during
the past year and the discoveries 20 the iOrhward
IF the dcposite originally found are not inferior N
richness Z, the fresh discoveries OF san joaquin
valley Generally the health Of the mining pOpu
alton through The lot and sIckly Summer has been
remarkably good Provisions have been plenty u
the diggn.. until within the past two monihs but
now thst the rams prevail, aud the roads are rem
dered thereby impossible f1r loaded agons, much
Tear II scarcity is entertained ia the distant sec
sions Of the Placer, and parties are returning from
the mines OF the Trinidad, Feather and Tuba
rivers In the north and the Nueces and Manposa
Of the South Nowhere IN the diggIngs Will work
be brisk again until the rains are over and the
Srrng treshets subsifed
The intelligence which has excited most interest
during the month, is conveyed Ia the recent report
nom stockton Of an outbreak between the Sno
ran and South Americans and our own country men,
on the CalabOrus, which is a tributaryoi the san
joaquin. OF the nature Of tins disturbance am not
authentically advised. but the general impression
appears 10 D. 10 San Francisco that s ofa serious
character, growing oct Of the ieud long existing IA
relation 70 foreign lsbor Ia the mines
The squsiter claims grow every day more reso-
lute. and the matter wears very much the appear
auce Of difficulty not 20 be easily adjusted. IL i
probable that the ISSUE vii shake the bins!
titles Il individuals, holding lands IN the Sacra
melt4 alley lrue u Is LAAt i<De snaop" VI
right can be made "a appear in the assumption Of
certain class 70 take ap lands in the hear; Of
what Will next week become an incorporated city
yet equally true is It that tie nch wash On the
rivers boas,ing ancient and acknowledged miles
must be brought under the piow, and the validity
Of tenure BY which they are held brought 70 the
test
The late hre in tbs cty has scarcely siiected
real estate Money is IN demand Al ~ per cent
per Mouth Lumber Is scarce at ESQ per VI
The propeller H.rtford. reported lost Is be.c"
: an Diego on tLls coast destitute oi iueL Her
captain al iast dates. was - r0Hte tor honterey.
The enerafon By the northern overland route
has long since arrived. Several companies are re
prted t. be ~ this time srng CalIiornla by the
south road.
Thisis New Year. Eve, without festival. song
or dance" Not eyen a mirtbtul, noisy s,ree,cro"a
disturbs tn calm and quiet oi Ire night
The steamer Oregon. by winch yoa receive ms
scraNl sails az : IN the morning with aboot ioGr
hundred passengers L
Nsr. abegf the Great Fire at -aa Francisco.
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