New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-19

IOngTeBH I
The man that saw fire at the Mayor, with rae,
was elected to the Legislature from Sacramento,
and has been appointing ut Chairman ofthe Com
mittee on Public Lands Yours, X
The season-City BODYBUILDING on the Wa.
ter-WaRcs-LRw-The Leaislature-Lnnd
--Farming--Wants OF California
nIining-Gold In Quartz, &c.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
SAN Francisco California, Fhdsy, Jan. 81.
The weather for the past month has been more
than acknowledgements Ike western Euro
pean Summer; and to call this the rainy season
would be a libel, for we have scarcely had drop
of rain for month past. The immense sandhill
on which this city is built is still continuing to
improve its appearance, by the erection of numer-
Gus buildings upon its face and since the late de-
cision of the Supreme Court in regard to squat
ters rights and setting aside all the grants OF
american Alcaldes,' the rage for fencing IN and
inclosing all the idle lands Of the city and suburbs
is far ahead of what the gold fever used to be-
every man is now looking for a lot upon which to
settle. This has knocked spectators into a
cooked hat Those Alcaldes assumed TO them
selves large powers they made grants under
Mexican law, although the American authority
was supreme, and by favor affection, or other
lots in the city. OF course the consequence lol'
LONESOME are millionaires and others are beg.
cars know not Of any right these self constituted
| erantors could have, to dispose OF Publgc Lana,
/ vet by reference TO the records find that grants
| without number hay been thus made, on the
| mere petition Of an i .dividua There have been
several quarrels arts ng out OF this iste uecislonI
aud likely to be more.
The finances of the city have become very much
impaired of late-so much so, indeed that lew
viii trust them. snd their officers are continually
! reslgnlng. A large sale of city lots has takeni
place for the purpose of resuscitating the bank.
rupt treasury The Commissioners OF the Sink
ing Fund report that they in debt 900 600 4
however. the taxable property is set down all
| about S2O,O0O,000, and what with the continual
| Improvements going on, their means must be soon
ample, provided honest men are at the head Of
| affairs TO make all things right }
| San Francisco will soon be like Venice for iIs
wharves are continually stretching out and making
Entertainments upon the bay and no sooner has
the pile driver been removed but the place Is oc
cupied with carpenters. A week after If you
pass that way, the place is choked up With pop.
alton, stores Of every description opened, and
what was part OF the brny deep becomes part
OF the great city. In the last few weeks business
has been much depressed in the city and sales
continue to be made at ruinously low prices.
In consequence Of the number OF buildings
erected during the last Summer, there is no lack
of habitatons for the inhabitants. In fact houses
are to be let in every quarter although rents have
not come down to anything like a level The |
rates OF llyIng also continue about the same. La
60rers and Mechanics wages have fallen at least |
one half rom what they were abont two months |
since, and am certain there are hundreds Of tho
latter class OF pers0us idle There seems to be no
lack Of provisions in the market, the suQplyh +
continually increasing too We have nov in
operation in this city seren daiiy papers. among
them THO Balances, one edited by Casserly OF I
vi a. ID Al. q Aau
Francisco. 1t is much TO be questioned, however
whether they all get support. Public attention Is Z
directed toward the Capitol, for there is much
wise legislation needed to make the crude and
imperfect laws hastily passed last session intelH-
gble. The Courts are continually deciding sganI !
the Statutes, and setting them aside. In fact, 10
the absence OF statutory provisions, recourse Is
had to the English common iato, the GIRL lac, ana
half barbaroUs Statutes OF past centuries a'
brought ia to sustain actions for rights or wrongI
And this opens a continual field for litigation iot
fraud END for oppression. | will give you an Ia
stance The Constitution provides that portion
OF the Homestead shall be exempt from execa'
tion; no provision is made by the Legisatufe@
meet THE, and the consequence it, that even tos
very bed upon which man mas to rest his neia
is not exempt from execution.
The following are the States Of nativity Oh Ie9
members Of the Legislature; Thorn, FieiS
Brown, Richardson and Bennett, from New i ,2nn
Kendrick, Welkips and BOdley Kentucky pig
Ter THE Speaker, Bradford and Lind, PennsyW
MIA; Campbell Crane and Merritt virginia NC
Candleis and Carr, Ten nesseei Robinson, Cafneb
Yeiser and Ste arms Massachusetts McCorne
Kellogg and McDonRall, Ohio; Moore, FlondG
Murphy Carolina; Wethered, Mary anoi oSor
England; Covarrubias, Mexico Pico, native va
ifornia A resolution has been made, calling apOa
Congress to grant lands 10 actual settlers ~
other calling upon Congress to make Valio w
10 grants made By Military Gorern0rs a@sE
caldes. Il is only now they are finding OUT -.
mistakes A bill has been reported sa'nol.-2
the issue Of war bonds to an amount not eA'sS
ing 100000, to meet the expenses oil inoiAN ~
tilties.- t.,,z
Farming operations on a large scale are 0e3
commenced generally throughout the os.'SS ,,h
particularly In the Sacramento Valley anu
doubtful whether the crops will Dc p'Oo;s -.
without moisture. HrsiD does not come, . .r
ton must be used. The condition oil tne g,,s,;
part ofthe country is deporable rs regaos Der.
no one is secure III making improvement
haps after man sits down upon USS olsa
land expending ten or twelve thoasa s;ts %
some old Spaniard comes in and ciA .sttes. a
60 or so leagues and dspossesses nS mSricss
This is no common occurrence. "gs.sc,sf Is
would settle here under such cTca s1u Al these
isyery wrong that Congress does no' .lIc
claims and appoint a Commissioner qu.s.s,rest Il
The necessity ola Mint here Is qune .sTr,sD,Os.
The gold Of California passes to gres. sitI sosi
the country, while lift were coined nsi1 hat soaS
not only give the metal higher vslas .sIy; ~
be retained much longer and oenens .v,r As =
even by exchange it would be in our rn,oupd o. n
lesst Sc is Loaf TO California in every p q
gold du,t sent away. ,..sry for Cp
Another important measure necsss 81 iirr.v
fornia is the establishment OF Courts Of lrss
and of the United States. The amour and s'sa
tion in which vessels OF ioTeisn ,.S i tremendos
and e. there i no tribunal here be s q 80
0'i Is, 81 T accounts Ot from the mines P''