New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-30
ADDITIONAL FROM CALIFORNIA.

ADDITIONAL FROM CALIFORNIA.
Sp,gIru,L TELEGRAPH-Gen. Scot Elected
-Contrsry to all expectation, il b now confidently a.
ssr,ed by the spirits that Gen. Scottis elected presea,
~ tho United Sisters The news was obtained IN IA,
Wise: private circle in this city have been ascH eS
permeuing upon Tie powers OF animal magneasm--fs
,pfue nee upon unknown intceence- and It's cspa,ihty
Of being made Of practical utility. They pnrsue tir
Investigations in way, and utterly rccrt
the idea that there Is any supernatural agency IN the
matter They have atey been favored with rev.
ca,iop in The shape of visits from the spts OF persons
living al great distance In iact they clsim TO hare
discovered regular spiritual telegraph
In the cCurse OF their exs,erinsnts, anghi otwoSo.
Gen Cass and Truman smith indicated their pr.snce
ard each was Intercepted TO the result Of the recent
Presidential election in the Atsn;ic State aud both re-
Piled that General Scott was elected When asked n
name the States thst had voted for him. they cencurfed
in giving the :olowing Vermont, Ma.sschnsesn Ccn.
necticut Rhode Island, Newfors, New Jersey, Penn.
sylvsnis Delaware. Maryland, North Carolina Florida
Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and lndhns.
These count UP 1877 Electoral votes y more than sut.
Gent to elect him. Another person from Connecticut IN
reply TO intenogs.ories gave the same statement with
the addition of Wisconsin, doubtful" Now the steam
er bringing intelligence Of the Preside ntal election wh
be here in the OF ten days IL Il confirms this
giving out Of the spirits shn begin TO believe some
ding urcful may grow out OF them, and shall cstabhs
spiritual telegraph Immediately, and furnish our readers
every morning with the news from Tie Atlantic eis Of
the day before san Francisco Herald
FoRCING An OUTLET.-Among the few attrac.
tive resorts in the Deghborhood of San Francisco tho
Lake House situated upon the banks Of beautiful and
pcuresque sheet Of fresh water about three mes be-
yond the Mission and separated from the ocean Only BY
morrow ridge, sinking gradually into rolling sand hlk
This lake covers perhaps, 200 acres, snd Is In may
parts thirty or forty feet deep Ihecouny round aboas
while valleys swell into hills, produced by the
men.s of the shifting sands, borne before the high winds
Of summer The winter too has its chsngee HE lafs
heavy rains produced thousand little tributaries that
poured through every gch and ravne into the body Of
the lake. The waters rose and the percolsisn through
the ishmus of sand that forms the divide he
tween the lake and the proving insufficient
preserve the usual level they gradually forced ACCLAIMED
at the point nearest the and oyerhowing rushed
Ia a torrent into the Pacific
The channel deepened until not alone the ,cumulated
waters were drawn off, but the lake itself unk twenty
I. ct in depth, leaving muddy margin OF may yards
overgrown with tues End marine plants Tue boats
which were secured near the edge are now nifty yards
inland One curious fact connected with this outbreak,
is the entrance OF whole shoals of salmon into the lake
where none could be found before They came from zoe
ocean, and is their habit attracted by the rushing
torrent issuing from theake Upon tbs they dasa and
whole lake The return of the dry season, and with
the moving sand hills will again close up this outlet and
cnce more encompass the waters round about with dry
land and allow them TO regain their former level Many
who visited the Thursday ascribed the break
ing forth of the waters to earthquake, which, report
says, experienced about II o'clock on "Wednesday
night. But first there Is proof that there wa an
earthquake and second it is necessary to suppose
one to explain the changes have described In fact
they every winter in seasons ofheh water though
never before to TO great an extent as now.
VOrEs OF THE SrATE.-Tho official returns
Of the late election have been received from large ma.
jory of the counties, and the Democratic majority IL
daily increasing. Pierce and King have carried twenty
seven counties out Of thirty three, and make their
present ascertaned majority, 4939 In arriving ct this
result put their majority in Sonora county at -,
which is the latest return we have seen Two OF the
morning papers, however, fix il at no. on what author
ty we do not learn If they correct then Pisrccs
majority thus far is 5000 In any event viii exceed
$4,000 No returns have been received from Taare, and
but very few from Klemath In Yolo. Solano, Suffer-
Sonoms Marin, Mendocino and Napa the majority only
not the full voteis reported, while from Trinity, San
Diego, Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo the returns
are still incomplete Five counties alone gave Pierce
and King 1856 majority to wit Ell Dorado, "a? Tuo-
lumne 500; Caaveras, $50; Placer $50, and Marposa,
43s The six Wing counties combined gave but 49I
majority for Scot, viz Sacramento, $50; Yoo, 80;
ssnta Glare, 80; San Diego, 35; San Luis Obspo 49,
MariD,30
The CRY GOVERNMENT OF SAN FRAScIsC0.
The new City Government OF San Francisco s now
fairly under way Mayor Brenham has sent In his mes.
soge but does not disclose very aerng state OF thc
city finances. lie recommends material reduction In
the expenditure in order to cave the city from aarge
debt Another disastrous visitation upon our unfotu.
nate city has been the late decision Of the Supreme
Court. sustaining the validity of the Peter Smith
sales" whereby property OF the value of at least mil.
lion of dollars belonging to the city was sold TO satisfy
ajudgment upon claim originally s6OU0 Noswifn-
standing this unhealthy state OF the body corporate pr
vste interests to be prosperous. Extensive and
substantial improvements are being made In every quar-
ter and the value of real estate Is the increase
Don SALVADOR IrURBIDE.-AmOng che arri-
walls by the Oregon we notice that Of Don Salvador ur
bide. who to California for the purpose Of sub
Stimulating his claim, before the Land Commission, 10
tract Of land granted In this territory by the Mexican
achieving the independence Of his country Don SALIVA
dor holds eminent rank in the Mexican Army and 10
spoken Of as gentleman of ability and intelligence
San Francisco Herald.
AVERY DISTRESSING CAsE.-One OF the most
record has been witnessed I'm this
city within the lat few days. lady who psssen-
ger on the steamer Tennessee to Join her husband In
Sacramento learned to her indispensable horror upon
her arrival thst her husband had persisted In the late dis
astrous conagraton, and that his fortune had been
swept Gwey 1t breath What must have been the feel,
Of fond wife upon the receipt of such intelligence
words cannot portray. Her situation became known
several humane individuals in community, who i'm.
medatey started subscription for her relief large
sum OF money was raised instantly the Pacific Mail Com
pany contributing very literally IAlta California.
DEPARTURE or CHfEEsE.-The cliDDer.ship
Eureka, Captain weh had sailed for Hong Kong with
300 Chinese passenger She will touch ut the Sandwich
Islands where forty of them will remain She also
RED away the sum Of $4,000 in gold dust This Is the
largest number of Celesals that have left in one vessel
SACRAMENTO REBUnT.-THe Californian
ssys in little while there win remain to stranger but
few evidences which could inform him that less than
four weeks since oil Sacramento entire ruin.
There arc not dozen lots on the principal streets,
which before the tire had buildings them that not
built or being built upon And IL 10 on the cross
streets. Everything is almost before, the differ
eDce in the appearance Of the buildings and the dccs
tons in the sidewalks which in wet weather very
severe lehtboos well as the feet they msy ncosc
MARYsvMLE AND BEyIcn RAILR0AD.-Ms
Mayysriue Herald OF yesterday says: "As soon as the
weather which is unfavorabe, will permit the sur
veyng of this road will commence at both ends OF the
route. Should the westher prove favorable, i Is ex
pected the survey will be completed In little over
month
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OREGON.