The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-29
Summary OF the News.

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The crops in this part OF the State looking exceed
ipgy we'll IT is supposed that the crop maturing
will meet all the demands Tor consumption in the State,
for the next year. We doubt not that it will be sufficient
ut cny rate to curta mportaons and reduce the price
TO much lower figure than has hitherto governed the
barley market The wheat crop is limited the present
YEN and viii not p.rhpps be more than sufficient to sup
ply the demand.
The excite prevailing two since in some Of
the mining 6stricts against the Chinese population has
suhsded, and there is longer pprchension of
trouble 1t appears from the most reliable data access
siLe that The number Of Cinnamon in the country has
been greatly estimated. There is question. how
hut they will find II necessary to resort generally
to other occupations than mining.
Political affairs beginning to attract considerable
degree Of public attention. During the fortnight the
@hir have hold their primary elections throughout the
state, and selected dslega.es to the State Convention,
which will assemble in th~city the first Monday in
June or the nomination OF four Presidential electoral
candidates two members of Congress- two Justices and
Clerk of the supreme Court. The Democratic Nomi-
mating Convention will meet Benica the Goth July
The American expedition to Japan Il looked upon with
conderatlc interest by the public though the vast i'm
prtance of The objects Of the expedition do appear
10 BE- fully appreciated by the press the public
might be supposed from proximity to Japan. and the
direct barring this movement is TO have upon our com
Several lines of steamships plying between this city and
san francisco have entered into permanen mt combina-
ton and advanced the rates OF freight and passage to
much higher figure than prevailed under the competition
system The arrangement is very scnsbly felt in the
business wojlu.
The government is TO be immediately transferred to
the embryo village of Vallejo to the great Inconvenience
and ammo! Of the several officers of state and the
public.
Two Of suicide have occurred IN this city-S j.
Springer, Of kentucky. shot himself The Isl, INST
and Matthew Lane from Knox county ohio cut MS
TIN oat with a razor, on the 18th inst.
IN lieu of theatricas citizens have been enjoying.
for the last Ttnia the concerts of Sgnora Bscagc-
anti as .UIucut artists, including Senior Biscac-
CianG . Ipdtr.
Our ,ate are enjoying degree Of exemption
Hom .hte t-rtoloTr unt Xamped at this of the
year TIE smail-pox made ts appearance in Stockton
week e since. and for few days created considera
bic alarm az many cases were reported 1t has since
tirely disappeared.
Crime has greatly decreased within the last month and
have TO chronicle but few serious violations of the
in any portion Of the State.
The present hot weather rapidly asipating the
upon the mountains and causing rise Of the streams
No danger however. of overflow is apprchended
The MOST extensive arrangements in progress for
huning the streams and canal companies organizing
nesy bar where gold known to exist in large
quantities. The miners, owing to the cold spring viii
not be enabled to get to work the beds Of the rivers at
early a DAY rs last season
Some attention is beginning to be paid to agriculture
in the mining counties and inthc vicinity Of Georgetown,
I'll Dorado county large tract Of country has been laid
q, into farms There is much arabic land upon the d
ydny ridges Of the forks of American river and many
miners and others supplying themselves with ycge
tables at little labor and expense