New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-03
Uorsesporosnes Of The N. Y. Tribune.


Uornspordsnee Of The N. Tribune.
SACRAMENTO CITY, lCsl.) April 7, 1855.
The present lie time Of fearful depression and uu
certainty in our young STATE unles l exespt the
miners and their interests, which were more
prosperous. But while we hsve an abundance of
rod. and increasing every day, individual confidence
lie almost entirely destroyed tue confidence extend ID
10 literally for years by man toward his fellow has
been completely shaken and this deals the death
blow to credit system that has become 20 general
among our merchants. Men are but indlfferenty
heneft, after ALL they preserve their integrity when
the gale Of prosperity wait them toward fortune, aud
then ain reputation and character which they
not or do suetain when change and adversty pur
them. The regret to ssy, has been ths case t.
fearful extent with Calornians; indeed, there are
bit few that have no. some Esd story Of misplaced
confidence TO relate Tho have had Interests 10 the
State for re pact year.
Our State Legisla nre Is still ia session. and for
week past have seemed deter mined to redeem lost
time, having passed several important billie Senator
Gwn is msIsbaDg ss force, for desperate effort to
have the Convention reorgsnize. Should ne succeed
in this be will secure his Ell ,con a. II will be tsst
vote II is limited that his Honor has recently be-
come member of SO ret society Of which g know
"Dothing; but If tb be 30, 1t is hardly to be sup
pesed il advance his interest with some OF its Old
members who are sup josed to koox something.
GOV Bigler has almost redeemed bis former odiou5
character this winter, by his judicious aud popular
ye.oes Should he hold and add to bis pre- ,ent pop
ularity be will stand good chance Of reelection;
inoted, he might depend upon it. His health Is
rome What improved. His Excellency gave soiree
last Wednesday mig ut, which was well attended
John McCracken, Esq. of San Frsncieco, has bsen
appointed Commissioner by Gov Bigler, to the
Worlds Fair at Paris. The State SENDS on by Mr..
McCracken a lsTge collection OF yslasbles, gold,
quartz specimens, &c.
The rel dents Of the Bay City have been much ex
cited by a recent decision Of the Supreme Court in
the Of the City vs. Hszen. The city sued to re-
cover the amount of a note given by defendant In
part payment fer purchase OF property made by de-
feno ant year ago last Christmas al which time the
city sold at aucilcn what is called the Long Wharf
alp property, under terms Of one third cash and the
balance In two and four months. Before the second
payment came due this property began to deorsciae,
and in six months could not be colo for half the
sum il ors insly sold for. This induced the purchasers,
in true California style, 10 nod some plan by which
they might void the sale, and the Supreme Court has
come 10 their assistance and dc cars the sale by the
city unauthorized aud void; that at the tme of sale
abe city had title TO convey. AS soon as this de-
cision became kD0sn, suits TO the amount of hell
million were cOmmsrced against the city, TO recover
back moneys paid the city his.propsrty This hes
caused perfect Juror Of indgnsiion among the uuin-
terested ones and tex paSes who must suffer largely
under this decision. Inc city has had this money and
spent it, and is called upon to refund. This will
add at least million to her alreacy large debt of
mir eteen hundred thousand. You shall know more Of
this.
ALI THE Property THE CITY ATTACHED
On the goth Of Dec 1858, pursuant to an ordinance
passed by the Council, number of water lots we're
exposed for sale and we've purchased by various par
ties who have since greatly improved the property.
The ordinance passed in the Board of Assistants
by four votes there being et the time only seven
members, ore having resigned. The Supreme Court
decided Thursday that four was not unconstitutional
nsiority, and therefore the ordinance became null
and void. The purchasers of the property COM
meneed suits yesterday to recover the amounts psid
10 hal.
the city that could anywhere be found was attached,
including the money at present deposited by the city
at Talant & Wilces The only money belonging
10 the city on deposit there is that realized from the
sale Of the Fire Bonds and School Bonds, and this
cannot be diverted bom the use for which il was ap
propristed. San Francisco Herald, April Z.
TBF CRY CAsE-There is no city in the world
where the public mind is kept in such constant
state Of excitement as in the City Of San Francisco.
Scarcely week passes over that does not bring to
lisht some vast scheme 10 plumber the public One
day the city is startled from its propety by rumOr
of the siupendous rascalty Of Meggs, or the impu-
deIce Of some prying uitator of that vaiiat hnsn'
cier The next day the corruption of the officials
whom the people elected 10 take care of their inter
ests is the absorbing topic Of conversation Most of
our readers that one OF the most important
pspers in the City Case that kno by the of
the "Zamorano Document In thsi the boundaries
of the pueblo laid down. and the boundaries set
forth in the decree of confirmation entered by the
Commissioners in the case were literally copied from
III.
Land Agent being in want of the original paper, pro-
ceedtd 10 search the archives, but il could nowhere
be found and the probability is that il has been alb
t.racted by some dari0g sooundre The paper is one
OF The most vtal importance, and If the archives have
isen plun6erod snd the document carried oil, the
Federal Courts will be greatly embarrassed IL the els
position Of the There are, TO be sure, several
certified copies among the archives bu. as 1t Is doc
,lmsnt shout which there has been much conflicting
testimony 1t viii be utterly impossible TO prove its
authenticity in the absence OF the original. IL has
been decided in the United States District Court that
ali cases appealed from the Land Commission must
be commenced de E0rO and II will therefore be neces
sMy when the City case comes up IN the | mite 1
States District Court 10 introduce testimony In rels
tion 10 the authenticity of the document but II Is
evident that this canrot be done in satisfactory
manner in the absence of the original document be.
cause the signatures cannot be found IN certified
copy Evidence can be introduced N relation 10 its
contents if il be established that the document wss
abstrs acted from the archives; bat il viii be very dit
6cult TO prove lis genuineness and the theft must
have the eject Of greatly embarrassing the Federal
Courts In the final disposition OF the case,
ISsn Francisco Herald.
R1oopY FrGHr AT SoSoRA-A dispatch 10 The
II,aon. from sonora under date OF Monday, April ,,
says: A general fight occurred last night at fan
dspgo house. between party OF Americans aud
Mexicsns From thirty to forty shots were tired, and
five or six men wounded, but none, 1t Is thought,
mortally.
The MAMMOTH AouIDucT.-The mammoth aque-
duct of the Bear River and Auburn Water and
Mining Company, says The Placer Herald, of Sstur-
day, fell on Wednesday last, csusing considerable
loss 70 the Company. II was built several years sgo
by Mr. Ham TO whom il was dedicated by the Com
pspy-beipg called Hams Mammoth AquedIct.
The Company were fearful some time ago that the
structure would fall, and commenced digging ditch
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