New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-09
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

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On the 5th of June the Board OF United states Lana
Commissioners confirmed the claim OF james H. BOZ
ton TO a tract of - 500 acres lying mostly wthn me
corporate limits Of the city, and covering the Wnoe
sonthern part (nearly half of the municipality
This land is occupied by about one thousand setters,
who Law claim TO tracts varying IN SIZE rom re" ieet
TO 100 acres There are besides many lag dweners on
the tract who lay no claim TO the land.
The settlers have held several meetings, ana ther
plans are understood to be az follows:
Frst: To raise funds pay expenses IN carrying an
appeal from the decision of the United states Lana
Commi.sion up to the United States Supreme Court.
Secondly: That the appeal shall be urged on 'ne
oround that the Land Commission is unconstitutional
because the Federal Constitution says, III SUITS al
Common law, where the amount IN controversy e1,
"ceeds twenty dollars, the right vi uoi u! Jul! SN""
" be preserved" ~,
Thirdly: To nominate two candidates for the office
Of Supreme Judges of this State TO NIL the two Judge
sbips TO be voted for at the Fall elections ana me
nomination of the two Settlers by the Democratic
State Convention to be secured If possible.
FouItbly: To vote for no candidate not known to
be friendly to the cause OF the Settlers AS opposed 70
the holders of Mexican titles.
Filthy: To organize Settlers party throughout
the State. - H..
missoners Thompson and Farweli.
BAKER II SAN FRAScIsco.-Several days since
we stated that we had good authority for saying that
Beker the murderer of Poole, had been In this city
within a week or two When the news arrived that
Bakeitwas arrested and imprisoned IN New orA, sew
era of our contemporaries IN this city aud IN the seror
cot off Jokes at our expense Ii we were MOI hsni
We were very near It. The information was given to
ms bv a wide awake policeman, who knew Baker per-
sonaily in New-York, and had satisfied himself that
that publicity would do no barn. because the muir
dercr was not to be caught IN this CITY, But how dld
tho rolice officer Get his information IL was mus;
on Inc mail steamer which arrived at the end OF
April was a man who kept himself in very retired
manner board the boat, but revealed 10 suiai
knot Of persons that be was Lewis Baker VINO killed
Poole. He said that he was compelled 10 escape
without money and asked for aid. The party suo-
.orhed 500 for the mar, and OF them gave nm
srt of clothes The would-be Baker took these ert-
c'es az though be were martyr and had every riSh'
TO them uId after hiding in this city and playing
similar trcks on several persons here, he went on as
Il is surposed to the mines. In telling his story ne
,xl ibited very good Judgment Of character. Inc
nan WHO cave BIS suit of clothes having nothing i1I
for himself but a suit of old eimentals leit nom me
tine when he soldier, was exceedingly sur Z
TO hear HAT Baker was in New-YorS and that himself
had been diddled. The persons who gave the money
say that the would-be Baker was an accompiished
rogue. $500.
n arv one doubts the correctness of this statement
we will refer him 10 Captain r. 7. Robinson, az tue
City Manhals Office. lOhivAIS4S
On The Frezno River on the 25th May, drunken
Indian shot NJ xican miner with an AFRO" sha VIII.
ont rrovocation The Indian vas taken, uled .!
Lynch law and hung. This affair caused al lhe In
dams on the Frezno Reserve TO run on to me mount
aims. Several of them were shot and Irogoe = ca
pecied There appears TO be general impiessiou
among the Indians and the people IN their nelyhOoi
Lool that the present Indian superintendent. lhonAs
j. Henley is unfit for bis position 4.
On the 5th Of June the town OF Auburn "eS u'
stroyed by fire. Estimated loss s@5o 900.
The ! % Angeles papers contain report that three
men arrested on SUSPICION of belonging 70 gans
robbers and hore-thieves were hung al 'ae is'o'
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The Tuolumne papers state that a neh gs'a-auS''