New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-10
SUMMARY OF EVENTS FOR THE PAST FORT
NIGHT.
From tn. Californis Chronicle

SUMMARY OF EVENTS FOR THE PAST FORT
NIGHT.
Prom The Calforns Chronicle
Since last summary there has been very lue ram
and "a a natural consequence the yield of gold mines
has been small Business throughout the State has been
dull with email chances OF improvement Tor couple OF
months at least.
Monday Jan O. Lieut. Governor Purdy being indi-
posed The Senate made choice Of Dr. b r keene Of T.!
Dorado County as President, pro tenn On Wednesday,
Jan T. the Assembly made choice Of the Hon Charles
Fairfax Of Marysville Speaker. The Lieut. Governor
has not sufficiently recovered his health to take his posi-
ton presiding officer of the Senate but is fast regain
Tie annual message Of Gov Bger states that the actual
amount of State indebtedness Jan 1854 3Ol 455 TO-
The amount Of gold dus, shipped from California in 1888
is $50 800 ~ more than half the total amount of ex
ports of all other States of the Union, the estimated
amount from the other States being in 1882, sl5493lI
The Governor recommends amendment of the Constr
tuition end biennial sessions of the Legislature, and est
mates the total saving to the State OF such course with
the reduction Of the salaries which he also reconIn IT,
at $371 700 annually. II will be also seen that the hnan
cal condition of the State, with udcious legislation is
sound.
Comfortable discussion has been going on in some OF
the newspapers, in relation to the removal OF the State
capal TO Sacramento during the present winter and also
in regard to the election of C. Senator during the pres
ent session to succeed Dr. GwD, whose term of office e1
pires one wear from tho 4th of March next 1t 10 not be.
eved the Legislature will transact much business until
these two questions are disposed Of and it supposed hy
will be acted upon within the next two weeks.
Conside rabe excitement caused in our city on the
evening OF the h inst by the arrest of one hundred and
fynine Cinnamon who carred to the station house
Information was lodged with the police that difficulty
wsskely to occur between the different Chinese residents
and said that portion was about to force others
TO pay tax The police accordingly proceeded to place
designated and made the arrest before mentioned 9P'n
the examination it appeared that Lodge OF the Triad 50
ciety about being formed TO sympase with ana ald
the revolution in China They, were all discharged
Gov. Biger having been reelected, was sworn INTO OF
fee on Saturday Jan o. and delivered his inaugural al
dress that day
On Saturday Jan. 9, Judge Hoffman of the U. s. Dis
trct Court delivered his opinion upon the celebrated Ere
mont claim Las Marposas" II adverse to the va
Edity of the claim This claim was confirmed by the foT
mer Board of Land Commissioners and appealed to the
United States District Court II will now go TO the 81
preme Court Of the United States for final action.
The Supreme Court of this State has made several i'm
portant decisions since the sailing of the last steamer
They all confirm the consttutonaty Of the State License
laws The license laws all bankers ten cents every
hundred dollars passing through their hands It likewise
taxes heavily consigned goods meeting of the mor
chants has been held in this city 10 adopt suitable meas
ures for the repeal of this law Measures have also been
taken to appeal from this decision relating TO consigned
goods to the Supreme Court of the Tinted States The tax
consigned goods sixty cents on every sale amounting
to one hundred dollars.
Another important decision of the Supreme Court con
firms the legal notice act The law passed by the last
niCb ali cty ordinances should be published among other
provisions The Common Council believed that this
was unconstitutional, and paid no attention to it.
suit was instituted TO compel the publication OF these or
dnances in the paper designated and the decision of the
Supreme Court has just been made This decision makes
all ordinances null and void passed since this Law went
into operation in May last.
The case of Sverten agt Patterson has been decided
by the award of the arbitrator Slverstein passen
ger the Golden Gate, from Panama to this port and
was noisy and turbulent and Patterson the commander
ordered him confined in barrel Patterson was fined
$1,000.
In the District Court in the case of G. Douglass agt
r. Ii Pearson the plaintiff awarded damages to tho
amount Of The plaintiff had been chief engineer
of the steamship John Stephens, of which Pearson was
commander. The plaintiff had been ordered to confne
one of the ships crew. and failing to do so was placed IN
der and suspended from the service Mr douglass
sued for damages ard recovered the amount mentioned
The boiler of the little steamboat Ranger on san
dav Jan g. while returning from this city to Alameda on
the opposite side of the bay One person instantly killed
ard another person was missing supposed to have been
killed. Three others were considerably injured.
The usual number of tragedies have occurded in differ
eri parts Of the State Mr. Bsugh of the Merchants EE
change Of this city, shot Gn Tuesday and now lies in
q critical condition. He fred upon by Dutchman
who commanded to do by his employer partner
Mr. Chapman. No examination has been had before a
magistrate, and il not known what wa the cause OF the
attack IL il believed however to have originated in
dispute about land title.
In consequence OF the wreck cf the NJ S Co.'S steam
,hip Winfield Scott the Atlantic mails of Dec were not
received here until Jan IL. They were brought from
Panama by the steamship Columbus which also brought
the first copies received here of the Presidents Message
In the way OF heaircals we have had brilliant season
thus far ard the probability Is that il s continue. Mr.
Murdoch and Mrs Sinclair have been playing at the Me
tropolitsn, and Misc Heron at the American Madame
anna Ihlltu, MI llebNh DIT HUDSON nave hrriNe1
ard viii appear Of the Metropolitan Madame Thllon
will make her df5uf Monday evening, Jan. Is, as
"CatSrno in the Cro~a Diamonds. The Rouset,s have
also been playing with tclerabe success.
For the fret time in California Haydn oratorio of TIE
StaSoHs performed on Tuesday Jan 10, at Musical
Hal, in Cush st. 1t was executed by the Philharmonic
Society.
The Pioneer Ball which occurred at Musical Hall on
Wednesday evening, Jan H. the most brilliant aT,r
the kind which California has yet witnessed The
pany numbered about 1000.
Our latest news from Lower California il to December
% and is to the effect that the ranchercs had submitted
70 and asked the protection Of the Government Of the New
Republic This information il furnished by the hbusiers,
however and may be taken with grains Of allowance
PRESIDENT Waker had issued very ridiculous procama
uon IN which he stated that warfare seldom used among
eNzed nations had been u.ed against his Government,
as II he and his preicel expedition entitled to tho
ussgos OF civilized nations.
Our latest news from Mexico gives a version Of the
bette OF La faz and doubt gives truer description
selver
We have stated in the opening paragraph of this sum
mary that very little rain had fallen within the ps,t fort
night The winter las been very light one Tins ,r and
though miners AID business men have suffered come.
what from the lack Of rain the weather was never
lovely 10 climate conducive health and banai
res. 1t may not be known TO all our Atlantic reaiers
that Tie "iLer the most beautiful season in San Fran
cisco vhtn il j. Ike Tie present fair The air il mde-
end we have fower fogs and winds
SANDWICH ISLANDS
Our da'cs are % the sob Tralo i brisk nj tho i.Ienl
Tie news from the whaling feet is favorable From IN,
.fh OF August 70 the th december 2al whaler. v.eI
The slandF They had ts!en la All 90 -57 bbls Of sre
S'H,'1 blls Of whale aod 37s7.oO b. Of bons Ia
IuIntsT q ships tosno home fSom the lanI is eJ5a -