New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-09

| 80 uer.Iv desirous Of csssibg ridicae on th7
| shaplsip project. Oar Legislature u lac most oso-
| ere: there IL scarcely cDe church member out OF
doEer.
PB Reading vbo hss reside5 on the Upoer S4t
rsss pto since 1896 ard Whis cAodda,s for Governor
10 1881 has Published slet.er recommending tho ca''
tvston Of cotton 10 the farmers. He s.y' INA, 10
bss raised three small crops Of cotop during the iSsl
three Year., from ths b'sek see6 Of a~ssslopi ne
p,st ted about the midole Of April on the Ssrameoto
bottom; tsiee be irrigated tr field: ana ooce ne a'1
prodnced At the rate OF about 400 pounds 10 ne acre,
which scuals in smount the average crop 10 'ne GOV
toDrairipe States The bolls burst about IN. middle
Of Auenst requiring four months from t'ne OF plant
ing The cotton which he hiss so far rssed IS, ne
,,ys more ,ky and ssrons En- bnt not 30 long in the
s,spJe M the upland cotton OF Mississippi and AIS
bsms Readings ranch - GA ths crane mo, a. tns
n ouib Of Cottonwood Creek. about 40' 30 north.
Reading il under in political cuces TO be Pro-
slavery nan. Before cotton raising csa be profitable
IN California years must psss and many changes take
place
We have been very unfortunate lately in disturb
sbce. Of the public peace The question whether
nipers have the right IN enter upon farmers cl.in..
and Nine regardless Of the crops aud interests OF toe
claimants Dss brought the two classes into hostile
opposition about Grass Valley, but a. yet the sopf.-
btnoed cistn ces have not broken out Ia Shts't
County The miners If the Lose, Spring District hN
ADOPTED one Of their regulations, that no Chnsnso
pbould bold claim among them. Iney sccordinsy
expelled party Of Cbiusmen from Mode Cfees ana
eight Of 'be oepders who were arrested The Sha''a
C0urrr ssys:
On Tfurdsv morning runners were started In
every direction throughout the county, Gu nmouog
the mineis TO the rescue: and accoroiog,y,a ntte
sf,,r sppoown several hundred men, greatly excited,
arrived in town. They protested at once TO tue ap
pojptmept Of a committee Of i~eive men TO demand
that the prisoners be free This committee at once
repaired TO the Court House, where the tn1 was
about beng commenced and made known their de-
mspd o. coure the trial ga stopped and the pre-
oners yielded up. An opposite course would have
betp under the circumstances, SIMPLY TOOL haroi-
mes"
This is the boldest defiance ever yet offered to our
California Courts but that is probably the end OF It,
SPIRIT OF THE CRY AND STATE DURING THE
| LAST FoRTSIGHT.-Tbe rains which so long aud
| sIx,ousIy had been looked for have come at lss
The old year disappeared amid an unusually severe
s.orn Of wind hail and rain. Considerable damage
was Dc DC property over the whole country In the
| mining regions q great number Of fumes were de-
.troy.d. Other damage was done to the miners
| csbins In the Cities an in particular San Francis
| CO. msny houses we're IT, ured by the storm; roofs
we're upifed by the gale and blown to some distance
walls we're thrown down, &C Litte Loss o, me
| seems however, 10 have taken place. The fall OF
trees blown oowD in the INTERIOR killed some cattle
ard ID one or two instances. one or more humin be-
ipgs Since the storm copious rams have fallen over
The whole country. The benefits OF these are nov
bsirg fit The farmer finds the young grass sPr1ng
ing no TO ed bis stsrving cattle and the old pnched
earth prepared 10 receive the early sead. Especially
are tbe miners rsoicDg at the rains have come. In
every canon guI,h al fiat, the washing goes brskly
| on II il too sooD yet TO look for much of the
golden produce in the large cities. yet We know that
il Ia Oh the way With the winter rains, have come
heavy SHOWS, and, in psrts, extreme cold On the
northern trails and among the upper valleys snow
It's 10 The depth generally, of from two to FIVE feet;
while the mercury has descended in several places
10 about zero Of Fahrenheit. These some of the
difficulties which the hardy miners have TO contend
with in the winter season-on the whole, the best pay
| ing season OF their labor.
| The STORM OF SUNDAY NIGHT, DEC. 3l.-The
storm of wind and rain of this dzte. aud the subse
quept days Of the first week in January, extended all
over the Salinas Valley and upto the head OF the
Salinas River where il rises ia the mountains near
the Mission of San Miguel 1t was also eKnerienced
tbrou. hout the county Of San Luis OolsOo. IL
doubtltss also visited San Diego and Santa Barbara
Counties lite force was felt on the same day at Los
Al gtes 1t would thus appear hat this gale OF wind
| fem the accounts Of the California press, has OK
tended through the whole length and breadth of our
Sfate-coverDe surface Of about goo miles long by
800 broad. Dous'less it bas ALEC extended to the
Valleys of the Colorado and its tributaries, the Crest
BssD and Oregon, a. all this vast area of territory
assuilaes in phys ical features and climate. During
the night Of the storm several persons in Monterey
stat that they felt distinctly the heavy shock Of
earthquake, apparently from the south east. This
fact also Noticed ia San Fra CISCO
(s.n Francisco Herald.
AcApENY OF NATURAL ScIEscEs-The annual
|
epcss held on Saturday evening" wnen the fol-
! loving officers elected fr the ensuing year
Pre,id.n,, H. Randall Vice Pie.idept. Ransom Dr. X.
sodSs s.eGe'.f d. wie.lo~ Treasure and Ir.isn,
} Sevr.i oufs,S" Dr. w 6 Ayrs. on looIosy d. An.
sos,; Publication Committee, W. Hsfiy Dr.. Ii. Gibbons,
DR.. W Aues
The reports of the Standing Committees and Off
ctrs exhibited gratifying condition Of the Society.
During the psst yesr sixty nine volumes of scientific
works have been added to the Library, aud more
thsn eleven bur dred specimens 10 the different de-
partmtnts Of the Cabinet. Correspondence has been
opeI ed with twenty FIVE scientific bodies in the Un
ted States and in Europe aud sufcieot material s in
tn. scb,vtt for large volume of tr4nsachons illas
ative of the Natural history OF the Pacific Coat, for
the publication Of which strenuous efforts will shortly
be made
For sALE.-We are sorry TO see it announced, in
one OF Sheriff Gorhams notices that the entire az
tures including presses types &c OF the ana Can
fo,na are to be sold the 18th of this month for
the benefit Of the various creditors OF that establish
meDt
EXPRESSING I. must be admitted that California
be ais the world in Expressing. few days since
! ve notice. the great feat Of Adams e. Co 8 people
transuittrg The Aka California from this city to
Wesyer-a distance of 800 mi'es-in 80 hours We
have since been advised Of the details OF another
great achie vement in Ex pressrunn ng accomplished
| by Wells Fargo & Co That firm, on the arrival Of
the sonora started special Express hence rid Oak
lard LiveImores Ranch and Stockton, to Sonora
at lol p NJ. on Saturday, 30th December. Tae NEE
upper vent from here 10 Oakland 10 miles in arrow
boat thence on horseback to Lvermore's, 33 niles
wkfr, he srriv ed At A. M De, 81; thence another
messenger went forward TO Stockton lao miles but
in TIRE and severe storm Of that morning he
missed his way and, after the loss Of some hours,
reached Stockton II 10 NJ, 3ls,-masnR, besides dis
lance Travelled while out of the rVad, 90 miles in -
bouys ard 80 MINUTES; from Stockton tue Express
reached Sonora as miles Eorel ats n. on the
came dsy- making the whole distance from here to
Sorora, overland, tl5s miles in 10 boars aud 30
il utes Considering that large proportion OF this
Stsr ee vas msds in the DARKNESS Of night and dur