The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-25

VIM seigmsu & Observation-Disclosures. 1000
CIV TnomAs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 400
C. C.ressa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500
r. Roberts. Observation-Disclosures. 20
Total $s47, ssl
Ths steamship Brother JONATHAN passed the Sierra Ne
vads from San Juan del sar twelve miles out from San
Francisco.
The Pacific mail steamer Oregon left San Francisco .
few hours previous to the Brother Jonathan the 3s
with hundred pas engers and hundred thousand
dollars in specie.
The total OF epsse shipped San Francisco
the 3lst ut amounted to only s., 800 900. the small
est sum, believe ssnt off a regulAr steamer
day.
We indebted to Nr Lord pur,er Of the Northern
Light and to the eneprisins Of Hsssrs Ber
ford Il Co., Adams x Co., Wells Fargo b Co, and J. W
Sullivan, for flea OF California papers
The number OF passengers by the departures from San
Francisco the 3st much less than the usual
age notvthsts the continued inducensnt OF low
fares The rates Of passage ollo~s-In the
goD, through tehe,s deck stAerooms go main ssoon
sl2b second cabin $780, s.eerase $50 In the Brother
Jonathan, deck ststerooms $l75 saloon $3.50; lover
cabin, $l2s; steerAse, SIS.
The Alta California furnishes . summary of ths pr!nci.
pal items and news from which take q number Of
tracts.
The politicians OF the State busy in speculatng
upon course of the which vas to meat on
the I'd inst, in regard the Senatorial question
moval Of the Capital, Stamp Act Extension, and
other proposed measures interesting to individuals
Custom House, $e7 s73,b The total product Of
the mir %, during the Ave years ten months and half,
since the discovery, is estimated 1t &26o, 600 Ooo
The arrivals Of passengers by during the year.
shown by the Custom House records have been So 1885,
md the departures 3lo the population having thus
Increased 1869.
the habor OF San Francisco, and s vessel Of SIS IS
tons cleared being increase Of ~ psr cent last
year sar Francisco claims 10 be the second commercial
city In the Union.
couple Of very large auction tals' Of wA.s property
belonging 10 tn. city Of sen Francsoo and state
About $50 coo 1t plainly showed that th- ideaos
OF the people in the future prosperity OF the city
higher than ever.
A German Society 10 encourage immigrant % has been
formed In SAn Franciico.
On the 10th ult an election held or State Senator
In place OF Brannan, resigrsd D. hahoosy elected
BY atout GAG majority.
Charles g. Corser elected Assistant Alderman Of
the First ward of San Francisco the 10Th ut bys
majority Of $50
Peter Gingrass, Frsnenman shot In row at the
Mission, the 10Th. Three persons, one OF them DO
ucen an, were bound over for trial.
On the 22d Henry Smith was easnced TO twenty ,esrs
IN the Peneentary for robbery It appeared the tes
mony that he In the habit of Watching at the nts
gence onces ADO OF taking persons searching for
poymsnt cut Of the city preence OF giving u an work.
and when out In ths hills brush he would knock them
down and take their money.
The worksfo the fortf ,aton OF the hsrbor O, San
Francisco have been comm enced AcHrAz Island and
Fort Point The former position will have 40 heavy
Tor ths completion Of the forihosons The works os
meLcsd. =. COM
In Klamath Valley there Is p-
the formation Of nev s.Ats ,tty strong feeling for
20 u Pc henoocno NJ 20 reach from the UmPqua
tne pquA Nslsr ,elieve that the people south OF
an ,.. e. ,..,.,n ,nosr The ors.ent
1pon ~ Sr~ ,,is movement for new state is looked
mature,
sacramento prostitute, Ida Brewer Who murdered
Mary Lee tried and acquitted In the face Of Al
law and evidence the general surprise and indsnaou
The papers passing round the names Of the uymen
IN. farmers we're sowing grss. deal q wheat p..si
cuarly the southern portion OF the state, which nov
beginnisg TO prosper ~ . farming county,
Il vas reported that companies TO reinforce the ious
ers are in OF formation at several points In the
Interior.
The rvsvipe psrty sent cut BY railroad convention
sho examined the Sierra Nevada a. the head OF the
snlaus have reported that there Is pracacAoe pass
there.
All the Pacific railroad surveying parties had arrived
The engineers speak highly Of he southern route and
the general opinion In the STATE was In it, favor Lieut.
Parke had started overland by the CHA fer WAshirgton
Tlers had be<n some difficulty with the -Four Greek
Iudians One Of them committed crime and the ehisfs
had been arrested until thy deliver over the offender
In takins the chiefs several indians wers Aineo'
Austin Banpister, of Tennessee vas killed BY man
named Timothy Oorripgton, 1t Illinois Ranch about
mile below sprin field, on the I'D ut The deed WAS
committed by stsb With knife In tho vitAi regions
A prize eight had taken place North Beach, between
tvo msp nsnsd George Cotton and Thomas kenny. Tor
$500 The men fought Twelve rounds whom Cotton fail
,, ,.,S sssIv beaten and WAS carried away By
his friends In boat Three or fur hundred spectators
witnessed the brutal s,eus
spsht shooh OF an earth quake felt In Shasta on
the "a December.
An AFFAIR OF honor was 10 have taken place ut North
Beach, with Colts navy rsvovers At i've Pc IS me
hs police arrived in time to stop the proosednss at the
nsseb but tas parties started In the direct on OF the
Mission, with the Intention Of fshtins 1t out.
E.,sline Berry has been arrested ~ san Francisco,
charged with repeated atsmp" s'' nfs W n'r Own
house.
A s,mcu,tv ooeurred In Nevada the 18th Dec, b
tween Henry Dsvese deputy ~. .so ana !.
vsrely, though not dangerously, wounced'
James Price, Of Baltimore, aged 81 was found dead La
his bed at San Francisco on the 18th Dec
Frederick whitsa.ld, seansn, native OF Ensinno rs
OF Dec, aId was hinea
Judge Nstbaniei G Reed formerly Of Ohio, died very
suddsnIy at San Francisco or the 10th Dec
william Bsapy formerly OF Joe Davies county H., Vas
hill.d Al Rich Bar Narysvne on the i3tn Dec BY
ths cavipg Of . bank under which he vss at work.
Henry Wright. OF Nova Scotia, died Of spopexy on
beard the bark R Jackson at San Francisco on the
lsth Dec.
Sonora Expeditions.
The pan Frsncisco Herald OF the 18th ult., says-ws
can state on positive knowledge that vessel vase
snaed in this city few days since b. the oustsrs
but owing uunderstsucng on TIE pert OF some o.
them the vessel was not chartered ice num'er IN
contemplated going n this vessel go qGiit t'Se an
a. believed by thote who kuos that they hsfe got relic
oushsd the Idea Many Of them pretend 70 be 10 POSSES
sion Of information that eli Ia going ON well 10 ne hspuo
lie OF Lower California and that the reports 70 the con
frary are to deter these one
ffon goirg. Tbs sxpeditioniia say tst suon repOr'
o. wob't 20 down
The Sacramento Usion says;-we stated rev asy'
since that's party 81 houssrs we're 10 pc c-ss ~ u,
xagrAlIon 10 : nioA- - -a.l-s E?as " eG Wa