New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-16
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.

FROM the Alta california;.
This weeks summary Of news IS meager. the re-
cent txci. nept conD.ctso win the OanS eHplpIons
has subsit+d into perfect calm, snd Ssn FrAnei.eo
su1 al California is ~ quiet as the quletesL Ot tn5
IIegold uires are yelairg largely. From every
section of she country Toe az OGnts M9 most ntrer-
ing Water is abub0 mt and we believe 20 are jas
tifed in s5 ing thst YER, ~ general thug have
The nirer- been dolce "a well 90 a prefen, Among
business ren money is tight ou' all classes ere
looking forward 10 sptedy return OF the good
tin ts
The weather deserve, sepeciJ notice. II il mora
than fue-it glorious and the gro sug croos 90 Il
lee p h4rvest abundant as ever enriched the az
Iicuiuist
The LEGISLATURE il driving Though many important
bills Piohihitory Liquor Law has passed To be
epgrossed in TIE Assembly u Is very similar To the
Maine law, but i, epts ffon its provisions the
native wines ii the state
The Legislature will probably district the State, anu
orcer a new election Of Congressman.
lie believed the Supreme Court At its neS' session.
will declare the Superior Court OF this city al IN
constitutional court
bill 10 prohibit gambling is receiving the favorable
cor s'deration Of the Legislature. w. Corn vail,
Secretary of the SrDsfe, bas been expelled from his
Office On account Of insulting language to OF the
mtu.bcrs
bill % provide fox the suryey and CONSTRUCTION of
= VI eon road f,om he S.cr4n MO Valley 10 tle cant
ern bouuc 6ry of n State, is unoer discussion ia the
bly,. The bl, spprcprlates 500 900 for t1e
construction at 10. road.
rsee. Bacon & Co. hsve alverse1 - resume IN
1lu1snsy M4rob % TIE condition of the other
bsnkiDg ins ations has chlnged siace the writing
ii ,uf prev iOus snmmary.
rpAlifg loud conpl-tt If th- heavy charges 4 the
wster COmy6rirs and IL cO'umbis and soma other
places they have s'ru,s apd refuse 20 t4ke water
uriil d reduc ion OF the ats = made.
John 4. Robinson, the ex Sayioga banker, has
heep indicted under the statute for deifaudiog his
creoi'ols.
Cent Ttomss b. Cooper late comm .nder of tie
steamship Cor'es oisd in tina city Oh tne 22t. lie
wss buried with .lasooic houor5
Mr. Lopgwet respected citizen OF Nap', was
found in our streets iasr Sunday night IN an inssns
bic ccIdnion lie was taken 80 the Stznon HUE,
snc cleo 10 the conr-e of few hours posi- mor'em
e1sn ston esta5ehsd the f,ci that LIZ hed been poll
tortc.
Tie Nit of San Fraocisco is closed for the "'n.
rusl ~ Element l: ".i pro9sby r. nain closed or
amouih.
an extensive smuggling opersti1n is nov undergo
irg .nvestestIoD. Sous to hundred cases of He
yaLs cigars which we're In OF passage through
the Cuettu N House uo0n false invoices sworn 10 by
St Lo.ky, Levy & Co, have Deco seized and are
now IN lbs hands of ,he lifted Stsies Authorities.
The value al toe INVOICE is variOusly estimated at
from $4,000 20 $50 600
Mis- j. NJ. Davenport is plsyipg m Indifferent an
esqernent al tho Metro ohtan. Tne Italian Opera
sretrs have t-ken the American lhee. for sea-
son. Madam BEh'p an u company whlch bocoss
has got together, viii give seFie: "A eatert.nneis
at TIE Murlchl nsl!.
A BEAUTIFUL LUMP OF GOLD We have been
shown b. gentlem6n coDDecod with tue bankiog-
tou!e Of Lrcss Turner n Co., the NJ 1t splendid
specimen # TIE staple Of California that We have
yet beoel. II is the pures, gold, .itnou' spacs OF
Guerir, Git. or rock and Of sde.p rich color me
weight is 81 ounces and il ia vaaed II g. 1866. t1e
lump mes a slight resemblance 10 dolphin, ami Is
about tx inches n .nsth This pnz7 va. dug ny
sore lucky fellow IN Trinity County, and Wa 10
ceiyed BY Lucas Turner i Co, on Wednesday even
ing IL will Be retained a. their house TIL Saturt1y,
a. will thea DO packed up for shipment 70 NeY-
York. Placer IInes tnd Transcript.
STEAMER CITY or NoRFotK.-Now in these piping
tir Of ouilIess snOrg our nercsntts marine. the
srriv6l # a steamship is matter OF 90 ordinary M
mept iii 10 of vefy ordinary prodt and 1t has
beer long time since s'samsr u the sane u@gni-
tude IA the City OF Norfolk bas arrived here from
abroad. This sfesm.hip Vas bull, little over two
yesTs since in the City OF Baltimore for company
engaged in the OrstiOD OF goods and passeD-
gers betseeu New York sn1 Norfolk. She sds omit
ia the best possible style by the Bttlmoie snip
vrieh.e, = no. we al know. not slow Ia that
line end OF course the roughly coppered aud copper
fsetshsd. Her neasureosenr IS yearly 600 tuns and
her ems Ericsson propeller OF 800 horse power
Being but tor p6ssepzer travel Ia tae Atlantic, OF
couTss her cebin 6ccDnmOds' ions are OF tue most
comfortable ard GU eTOr nsiure, being placed for
ward Oy q new arrangement lately III vogue 10 the
cor sJuction ~ prople thereby saving al tie yoy-
setis he snDoy 6uce Of hear emo steam Phch, under
TIE olG sysiern with cabin inm-di stey over the
trgipe, ~es yeIy oifsgref sble. Ait.r running be-
tween New.lok ana Norfolk for some time, the
cor poDy conc Uded tebd her on venture to Aa'-
IeIa wh.re, At tnet iirne great want vas Tel Tor
Steam coasters On arriving O1I there u ~ss icund
that she could not compete .ifh the sma Ter tun2ag'
It D steamers sent out from Eogland-beng IN iaG'
too expensive q vessel for that cCast Atter binz
IDLE ct Melbourne for soove 3 yesr. enc was hoaIy
purchased by Cost. Green Who vert RON mere Ia
lie Fanny Major ard by him brous ut 70 hoaHua,
AID thence bfher The Gamer IS a hancs"ney-
mod,led vessel, and though - yet not remsrkspe
for any extraordinary spesd as made very god az
ersge time. ava ~
MrIGGs ard SUITE At TALcAnrASA.-A cores
nouc.nt Of The Piac,r Tines asd Transcript, vrirng
Ercm Talcsbuana Chill under date OF January 10,
furnishes accursre iniorns'ion OF the arrival ~
M.igss The forgsr he fsaiily snd suite a. tbs. port
on The DAY previous. Inc bark America upJn which
thew arrived w.s reported as, from Tahiti. lookisg
for fregtt and s ssd 70 have been put no FIR sale
She ha1 her Tspers, which we're dep)-ted il the Of
fee Of the United States Consul, the .ry oearug
Jste oi the 2sth Sept 1884, and numbered 81 Tue
United Sister Cor sui Immediately addressed letter
10 our Minister, At Santiago. informing hi VI
Neigss's arrival and requesting advice aDt ipstrlc-
ten In The ebssbce Of any treaty with Gnu, pro-
yiong for The sufrtnoer Of fDgltives from ,sice,
here could of course, ba'hag be docs, ullsss =