New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-26
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SUMMARY OF THE FORTNIGHrs NEWS.
FfoHUhe ssB Francisco HsEsd, Dec I.
TElE STATE

Ffou fThe ssD francisco Hsssld, Dec l.
THE STATE.
The EXPEDITIONS which we noticed in our last summary
s frg in STATE for the purpose Of exploring the
aureTous regions Of the Amazon, seem % have male no
IroqTess and the excitement has in great measure de
away The sober second thoBghts have divesied tn.
enterprise oi many Of is charms aud it has been fouai
rpon examination TO possess much less Of romance than
at first supposed.
Cocasiorsly IN article appears in one Of the daily
papers bearing discursvey apon the sa5ect bat there
seems to be prospective whatever OF the sailing OF
either The expedition to sid Fores in h designs upon the
existing Government Of Ecuador or Of the other expet
ton Vfi has been invited 10 take peaesb possession
of portion of the Peruvian territory The movement 0f
TIE edition to Sonora also Ieinnina IN satH qto
lie United States Land COnmssionors have rendered
several additional decisions. Inc claims 10 the following
traots have been confirmed: "San Buenavenura" Fer
rEndo Pco claimant. Corral del CaGfe,' n. A De Ia
Guerra Lalailade claimant; San Miguel RaynunaO
DIVA, claimant; Ioualcs y Baaleaes, Rafael Garcia.
claimant 20 two square leagues "A tract dear San Ga
"br.e Jose Domingo claimant, kilcOn de san Fran
"osquilo, T and RObles, claimants Canada de Ray
"mubdo twenty seven square mlss in Sln FraHciscO
Coumy-Louisa Greer, q al claimants.
The HoaId have also rejected The following -" San Ra-
mon Two square leagues il Contra Costa county, the
heirs Of Lorenzo Pacheco claimants; Arrow Seeo o-
eCuin de Ia ore claimant. I'll Rlcon Teodoro A.Tol
lones claimant 1.-TWO parcels ofland each contaliag tO
kundrcd square Mission Of San Gabriel Ia LIS
Angeles county Victoria Reed claimant. A sson As
tie ctcioEs TejoCIS some o. tie claims were made
known the tracts were Immediately covered by sqlaecs
engaged il taking of claims under the pre- emon laws Of
the tnleC states.
A portion Of the work upon the San Diego River b,s
been completed and tse work suspended for tho present.
Tie object il 70 turn the river with Inc view OF mikingh
navigatle.
K Carson at The Lead Of party crossed he Colorado
Oh ihe nth November bound to New Mexico.
AnoIer prize fsht between Alien McCiog1 AMI kich-
ard Slaw, cr $1,000, came of ia Georgetown III Dosslo
Co. on the 9Th November. Twenty rounds were fought
when Shaw declared the victor.
Coal has teeR taken out IL ths vicinity OF Coose Bay on
the coast OF Oregon
HE Joint Committee If the Legislature appointed at
The last session to oxerhaul the books ana accounts OF the
Ir asCror and Comptroller Of State have th1if report
showing IN gisrrg coors the enormous e-Irayl-4ace
which bas existed IN most Of he departments 81 Govern
mont.
T. b., and the Sierra Nevada and Uncio san at \. Al.
ihrsday the l5th, bringing an unusual large number
ofpassCEeefs
ming accounts from all parts Of the state continue ia
vOrsbe. Tie res in the different streams caused by the
recent rains have, however, produced change IN the
felcs II sIeIeiion In man. places hane-, dams aud
machinery have been swept away, o,casioaing hsny
loses and pnting en- immediate termination % all opera
tons in tic beos aBd along the sdes Ide min5fs
have therefore been compelled 20 abandon these 10
caides for the winter aud seek other dgsinss among
H Uo,L;nS order In flr-e Iitherio abandoned see
tons. tAc harvest s Just commcnciny. The nEn)roas
Watr comIsrie have during the summer pushed their
voks into every practicable quarter 0i the dy dis5n5,
oId u plesumed Lat they WA This winter yieii sl;a
return. Ia consequence OF the rise IN he nyefs, com
mrnictioIs have Deen greatly facilitated W}Aih3 river
oaus, aId there il 10 slprchs-On felt -eaety Of pro
yisiCrs IA Tic mines during the winter Tie San Fran
cisco naIket having been guted with all kinds OF pro
yisious supplies have been obfansd It low prices
Tie Democracy Of California % ths time engaged n
oiy war; bat similar ia W Character o lat wagei
by the party IL New York. The bone OF conisnton
the election Of Senator which of the factions - urg
ne 10 ccnsummaton az the approaching session " the
Iegi.flne year in advance the regular time. THIS
lGso opposed by the other isctOn the grosud that
a yicsti, Of long established custom and il INTENDED
10 secure tie CsciOn Of particular candidate without al
expIesson Of the popular viii.
This opposition has drawn from the Democratic Central
Committee address, couched IN violent laRgulge, de-
nsi eotry of certain prominent members Of the party
wbO GTs EaTcCd with having bOed the regular Demo
cleic ticket at tie late election, and consequently
read ott Of the party far it is in The power ii those
constituting the Committee to accomplish that Work
Thee proceedings have produced herce paper warfare
which Is 70 gine at this time.
Tie Utok Irdisns have been committing a series Of
depredatons in the Southern portion Of tae state.
The Pacific Railroad Exploring Party, under Lleat. WI
hanson lett their camp he Aohaye the sh OF No
vcmtor lcr the Gia intending 70 move down the Aohavo
to lis uB, with Il Colorado In the northern part Of
the STATE number OF meetings havs been held for the
purpose Of pushing the exploration of Nebes Pass,
which the Northern people believe TO be the mot Praet
cable pas ,hrou, b the Sierra for the great railroad
The last of the nln grants by ise Southern, or Cla
route lave arrived They bring with them large nusa
ber OF sheep cows, and other stock The Yumas were
quiet and apparently friendly
Snow has fallen in the mountains and the northern part
Of he State has been visited by frost.
The Indians in the North have again been subjected to
outrae6s and wrongs at the haads Of the whites. ew
days SINCE OF those unfortunate creatures wer, killed
by mstake-urOn a subsequent examination Il having
been made to appear that they had not committed the
ofTeuses attributed to them
Geo. W Hall convicted Of tao murder Of unodaai-
ing Chnaman is sentenced to be hung at Nevada on the
3oih Of Dec. inst.
Cant John Parrot formerly of Massachusetts,, wan
torly stabbed in the meek by Austrian named Nieol0s
rear Columbia in Tuolumne County the llta OF NSy
Tic nurated populace about TO administer Lynca
law TO the culpt but finally induced 70 surrender
him to the legal authorities. Capt z. subsequently died
from his wounds.
l. IN
cleaning bricks in the cellar of house in arlington St.
were s ananeousy crushed to death by the railing IN OF
one Of the sides of vault.
number of daring burglaes and robberes have been
committed in the city within the past two weeks Several
persons have been knocked down and robbed on the high
ways The Williams have generally minsged 70 escape
severe visited the city Friday moraing last
considerable commouon was prodaced among the sap
ping in the haTbor II which were driven rom her
moorugs orsgging their anchors considerable distance
and coming in collision with other vessels BY which means
some damage though great DEAL effected Ine
storm was not by any vOle which have
visited this place No serious injury was wrought on shore
The Chinese Of san Francisco have donated slVOO 10
Capt Loves Rangers for their services in capturing the
bandit Joaquin.
SENIOR Don Antonio de Almeda who was blnished
from Mexico by order OF Santa Anna now soOuranZ IN
this city and has addressed c;that high tuncionary
through the columns of Tie HrroA, powerful letter in
condemnation Of the an Just treatment BY which he has
been visited
OREGON
The immigrants who have attempted 70 cross the Cas-
oade Mountains by the road have suffered severely
ST. Aeeus is be hereafter the terminus OF the T. NJ
5. : Cos steamers instead OF Portland.
Wheat has been selling at from 81 50 TO g. per busheL
Tie Salmon and Oyster trade, at the mouth Of the Co
lumbia, has grown into considerable importance.
Lumber has been recently shipped direct ron Oregon
to Austrais.
Territory BY Indian, but upon demand ne
rendered b. the chief the tribe in conformity with the
treaty In another place the whites and the indians have
had battle and il feared there vii be another general