New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-26

The ann4ararce OF o village. Win very icy eAOcF
-; aur citizens arc all rebuilding, or have rse pre-
nsrs,ious for doing go ard the style OF building pro,
100 IN be erected Is such 20 warrant the beet
hat the future appearance of the town will be highly
c-edi,able. Most Of our heavy traders have been
ohieed 10 bud temporary structures, but they nave
made arm cements in most instances, 10 buuf hre-
rroof buildings as the brick can be manu;ac-
iuree. ~
FRAT under date of Friday states that during the past
sek inward of two thousand head OF cattle from Salt
LIKE and Carson Valley, ia fine order passed through
PlaceryiIle on their way south number OF families
from Salt Lake, with wagons, also passed through.
They reureseuted the road being free from snow Gad
in uost excel, ut condition for travelling. Grass was
abundant all along the road, and the streams easily
fordabIe. Preparations were being made on large
scale last Winter and Spring by number OF families
10 junigrate 10 CalionIia a. soon a. the weather
would termit Times were dull, money scarce, and
labor In 10 demand when they left SAT- Lake. large
number Of the " Saints were dissatisfied aud anxou.
70 leave but the Governor would not PENN; t1em and
had them watched cOsely 10 prevent their departure
after night.
DRowSISG OF A PRISI TR.-The Sacramento STATE
Journal states that the Coroner OF the County held an
inquest Yesterday upon the body of young man about
. wars of age named Harvey Baxter. IL appears
That Baxter, in cOmpsny with two Others went on
fishing excursion TO Tbeemie Siosgh above this city
The parry separated, Bakers companions going mp
the slough to find better sport Soon after they heard
fplashing in the water, and returning found baxter
body enianged In the brush God that lined the bank.
Life was apparently not extinct when he wls taken
from the water. Every possible means was used 10
restore him. but without avail. Deceased 70 7nerly
worn ed in a newspaper Office III newborn, ana ior
short time recently IN the once OF Inc ana CdJ0F-
MIA as a feeder"
a PUBLIc CALANTrY.-A few days since, says ne
Sacramento Union, stated that grasshoppers had
been committing extensive rayases on The grounds OF
Cen Sutfer AZ Hook Farm; and in this issue VIII be
found paragraph chroDicng their depredanons IN
Monterey County. Bot the devas atoms heretofore
rel orted are small, when compared 10 those ~sich
these satable ns cs are porpetrstDg in the I'M
mediate vicinity Of our own city. Two gentlemen
called upon us last evening 10 say that on he
further bank of the American River yesterday morn
ing they passed through dense cloud OF grass
horuers which accompanied them TO the very NV
ers edge. Above NOrriss homestead they hGf
DESTROYED almost every blaze OF grass and green
herb. Noting appears 10 escape them. Even the
ba of the eagerly devonled aud as or leaves
enc fruits and vegetables they deyOur them all with
rsraciry Thus far tie grains have mostly escaped,
owing however 10 their being We, young; but
everything else in the line of their march has been
visitsd with mildew blight. II l. furthermore stated
TO US that riads Of grasshopIers are nov ravagng
toe farms bordering the CoOma Road in the vcin-
i.y OF paiterson's ten miles east of town. The
probabilities now that the entire Sacramento Val
ley be overrun with these greedy Creatures ald
if Il damage done TO farmers and gardeners must
be- incalo uab grea'. All efforts thus far to suppress
their ravages have proved unavailing. General SUIT
tor has spread musketo nets over portion oi NE
ting which afforded barrier whatever to their at
tecks The propretors of the magnificent gardens on
Ills bank of the American River and about the Fort,
in anticipation of the neursion Of this ress.less
olmy of grasshOppers, are eXerring themselves 10
ward off their attacks by every means IN their
rover but we fear that their efforts will prove una
vailing. Since penDlDg the foregoing, friend has
called who bss just come down from Gold I'M, aud
more than firms previous reports. lie says that as
be emerged from the timber ano, about nine miles
this side of Gold Hill, he encountered an i'm nense
multitude of grass oppers flying from southeast to
northwest, which appeared to be contnualy alightlng
and Using and taste ming upon every object which
they encountered. Our informant also says that these
insects accompanied bin some fifteen miles, but that
they had disappeared before he reached ses Bridge.
Ii Is sincerely be hoped that the destruction caused
by hese more than Egyptian locusts will prove less
than is now feared by those who have been witnesses
of or suffered from their deprodations.
TIE CHRISTOPHER PLAGUE.-lt seems that the Wis.
iaon of the plague of grasshoppes, says TIE Warys-
rHe Herald Las been general all over California. In
the counties of Shasta and Sikiyou, many fine wheat
fields have been utteily ruined. Three or fodr days
ago clouds Of them reached the shores OF the fuba
md Feather Rivers, attracted thther by the green
her age hav exhausted oil living vegetation on the
plains. Our fiiend, Geo. II. Beach, informs us that
tley have committed sad havoc on his farm, especially
TO his orchard of young poach-rees. In spite OF tire
and fmoke and all other conceivable mode OF attack
pId defense, they have worked him vast Injury. He
but lately pluned himself realizing fine crop of
five hundred bushels of peaches but The grasshoppers
II
Beach has given us facts in regard the move
Inents of these destructive insects, which some
what interesting. About the 18th of this month they
invaded bis orchard nursery and vineyard, for the
fist time. They were then wiD2less; and, by active
exertion could be iept at bay. SO it continued until
the 22d when oil the starved hosts of the praries for
a dozen miles around, having mounted their wings,
came touring into his gardens IN countless mynads
He estimates the hight Of their flight from one hundred
10 one thousand feet. Wherever one of these hinge
swarms saw a green spot on the EARTH they bounced
down upon it like hawk a chicken, and ia very
few moments all the greenness was "ped out Against
these ravencus pests there was no defense.
LETTER FROM ORsoS HYDE THE MORMON ELDER.
-Orson HYDE, a distingu shed Mormon dgnitary, had
arrived in Paceryille ON Salt Lake. Ii a, first
reported that lie had fifteen wives with him, but this
Orson denies. Col. steptOe, appointed Governor OF
Utah, had arrived at Carson Naley with sOO men, en-
route for California.
Tie following letter from Orson Hyde has been pub
lished in The State Journal:
"Ihe Legislature of Utah Territory, at its last ses-
sion provictd for tie organization of that portion OF
country situated III the western part of said Territory
bounded as follows on the North by desert, on the
East by the llth degree OF west longitude, on the
South by the territorial line and on the west by CaII-
fornia
"This section was made judicial district, and his
Honor George L. Stiles Associate Justice OF the Su-
prene Court, assigned TO. this said district was
appointed the officer to organize the County ~ dlYld-
ing il into precincts, and causing an election 10 be
held Pursuant 10 these arrangements, myself and
Judge Stiles, accompanied by j. l.. Haywood, United
States Marshal for Utah, with Others arrived ia Car
son County last week. On learning there more fully
that the line between Utah and California not
satisfactorily established, have concluded to try to
make il satisfactory 10 all concerned, as an important
preliminary to the exercise of jurisdiction it
der the laws of Utah.
any opinion is that the country alluded TO is
decidedly in Utah-even the whole of Carson Valley.
Siii nay be mistaken. Ii it, any part of it, be-
long to California, | do not WISH the agent of
Utah 10 attempt tbs exercise of any jurisdiction
il: bit II il helong 10 Iiah want 10 do my duty 10