The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-24

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Toth.. $500, 2ls
We indebted for sAvors 10 Mr. lord purssr Of hs
Northern Light AMI to the sn,s prog expires ofBa
ford Co., Aesns Co and wella Fargo o., for fun
nlss Of California pspers.
Tho sssmsbip Cortss the evening of the lst inss
passed the Brother Jonathan going into TAncisso
the 7th passed the Sierra Nevada oRCaysSt LusAs
The mall ftsamer Columbia loft San Francisco for Para
ma on the lat inst few hours previous to the Csrss.
We gAttsr the following summary OF ths most inpoI.
'snt events from the San Francisco Aac Cshfonia
On the 18th ult steamer launched for the Costa
RIGA trade to fiom Punta Arenas up the Rio Gaad
She IL 10 be called La Flor de los Andes.
On the 18th ult culty occurred on the gtorsshap
Java, which several persons about to ont loose
against tho Will Of Its Mr Burrows, who was -
charge Of tbs vessel WAS driven to end OF the sp
by the assAants when he shot and woundsd Thos Pal
msr Tae RECORD o. discharged Mr. Barrows
Fifty bills had been introduced into the Assembly bat
they almost sn Of local character The only In.
portant bills passed far ispeaS Of the Stamp -
and Of the Flour Inspection bill
TIE party engaged IN surveying the Talsrs Valley ha1
In, and report tht they have laid OF the sntso
valley east Of the lake into towAshps and portion Of
into sections number of psrsens hare settled On ra
'ver, sDd the surveying engineers spsak favonby Of s
prospects Of the valley.
The strinsency In monstLry affairs consequent a
the long drought the fmn produce OF the mss ssd ~
ovsrburdened condition Of the San Francisco msrkst ~
cccadcnsd several heavy failures The Of the H.
bitss Il about 5000 600, and the ssssts sso0ooo n
late rains were cAusng eon6dsnos though thsso
little prospect Improvement tho price Of gooA
The influences had caused slight tall In the prisss
Of real estate.
The recruiting sgen for the aNbustsrs had been busy
Ia lar I,nn AMI Tun
counties There lack n any portion Of the misss
Of dss fortune seekers who would love nothng
BITTER In their present dgust with msttsr and hses
In general than to RISK all creation for the glory q
Unsls sam and the extension OF the Ars Of freedom,
but most Of them would prefer better spss aati
than that Of invadiog the barren rocks Of Lower Oa
fornia.
Airport hrd been adopted BY the Board Of AsnstaaA
Aldermen to pay $40 600 for the elAm OF ths
city to land within limits before the U. Land Com
nrsion. Other have already been paid An ordi.
ordering ths immediate payment Of $4,000 hAA
been passed.
The raiu which began tie llth, continued tin the
l7th when began weather colder than the odsss
residents remen bsr TO have experienced In 6An Hraa
ceo Toe frossn inoh thick in ponds ssd thrsaGA-
ont the interior complaints made o. the saow, -
ard slsst On the tn the rain began again. and
uousd to the 24,h, when 1t became fair. The rivxs
canals snd gulonss had plenty Of water for the present.
and the prospect that the produce Of the mines e
the next month would b very large. Some Of the
rivers mad become very high, and many valuable
dams, fumes and mills, had bsea carried away In The
elevated portions Of the mountains had llsa
pentifuly ane looking sn 10 the from San Fancisoo
the whis gowns Of Monte Dabio and OF tn. Santa Clara
mountains could bc seem
We we're told, says the Gan Jose Telegraph BY sssn
Who engsssd In the lumber trade, that beyond ~
Toll Gate hs sscsndsd two miles up ihs mountain snA
found the at that distance up two fsst deep
I,s was formed large scals st ths mouth Of ~
saAiaus last week. sufficiently ,hisk to bsAr the wsgAs
Of . mule and his rider.
Tn. Rev. WIN. J. Kip, Missionary Bishop fos the Pre-
tssant Epsoo pal Church OF CAorAia who was ons .:
u passsnsers in ths Golden 0ats osiatsd at sAa Fraa
cisco on 2sth u for the nrs time at Trinity Church.
and delivered appropriate 10 the oosasioa. n
Church vas crowded
Just before the sasg Of the SsaAtor hon sars.sa-
10 o. the aoth alt, Nesss Adams %. rsosivsa -
spasoh from PAssrvs nformiss them that that nosn-
Ing are broke out In the town, totally dsstroyag ~
theatre saa several frame budin sssrit The saasse
we're isdsbtsd 70 the Hook and Ladder Company s'e
savisg ths balance Of the town.
The saeramsnfo Union Of the soth uft says-A Souna
nansd Julia Hayden sas shot with Distsl sssas sh4
O'Clock oa Saturday evening, By . mAn nAnsd Alsxnns
der H. Fash on Fifth street, between and stxsse2
she d,sd ysssrdsy morning about SIX O'clock Fash -
net Jet bsss arrested.
rhs Portsuoath, Unitsd States soop OF var, -
ssuesto, and would start for Esssssda In fsw days.
Ths silver mlns announced 10 have bssa disesvsgsa
ninety niiss sa Of Monterey, In the mountain = ~
TO be vsry promising Some Of the which Ass bssa
tried produced $40 from 100 pounds ofors.
The axiatsoa In Klamath Valley and southsza Ofsguo
for nsw territory stil seninusd.
Hon Robert Grssshow tsndsrod his resignation ~ A..
socsts Law AgsAt for the United States bsscrs the Ua
tad States Lad Connisiossr 70 that sedy, % ths 2stA.
aas rssisnaOn subject Of regret aAd wi probably
l not b accepted. ts.
rhs heavy rains had n several instAnsss Icossnsd ~
dirt shove ths tunssh Grass valsy snds 70 such -
sxsst ~ 10 ssss ssrssal Of them IN hssssy dAnagsG