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

Minstrele are drawing good houses. -
The weather in San Francisco has been mud ana
sunny for the past ten days. while at times excessive
heat has been experienced.
Business has been lively and we have no more heavy
failures or defslcatious 70 recount
An application was made in the Twelfth Distrct
Court on the l6ps the day of sailing Of the sent
monthly s;esmersl for the arrest of Mr.. David Y.
PAGE who was about leaving for the Eastern STATES.
There were serious charges o. fraud made al me sane
time An oroer Of arrest was given, but the Shenh
was unable 10 make the arrest az upon proceeding 10
the Golden Gate which steamer sailed at T.. NJ II
was found that Mr. Page had sailed at IL IN the sierra
Nevada. 49,, Il,
The new county Hospital is completed and the
nafienis numbering about $50, will be removed IN
few DAYS into The building.
Preparations are making for grand and patriotic
celebration of the Fourth Of July. The numerous mil
THY companies constantly drilling, aud every ar
ran cement, in the shape of balls, picnic parties &C.,
being made.
seats on the frst Monday in July the 2d 1t has not
vet been decided whether or not to throw out the
double returns of the Fourth Ward
Madame Anna Bishop and NJ Bochsa are sojourn-
ing in the Mnes They will soon return this city, give
two farewell concerts, and say good bye to California
They have not been very successfu during their TWO
years in this State.
Ensiments are said to be gong on in this city for
the Alvarez perty in Mexico. The proceedings are
KEEP, exceedingly quiet.
The United STATES steamship Massachusetts, Lieut..
Meade commanding, left this harbor on the 2lst met
bound on cruise.
Tie PROVISIONS of the vsgran act passed by the Last
legislature is likely TO be the cause Of considerable
contention in this city among the legal fraternity. by
this law every person out OF employment Ii liable 10
be arrested, and several persons have been arrested
ana brought to trial. Jury trials were held in the
Police Court and the defendants in some cases con-
victed
An order he's passed the Board of County Supervi-
sors appropsstng $40 900 for the building OF bridge
across Mission Greek.
On Saturday, the oath, man named Lobe shot an
other named Umbsen through the face IN this city
Tie prt is said to have been insane. he has been
sent before the Grand jury.
Our dates from the Sandwich Islands are to the %
inst The I'm ted States slOop Decatur was at the Isl
ands The British storeship Rattlesnake was also at
Honolulu. IL b. NJ. ship Monarch, so guns, had ar
rived Of Honolulu from Callao, and after few days
stay Lad sailed to the norhward toward Petropavlosk,
She lenfIonoluu without paying her bills for supplies
and the applicants were threatened with the cat
heaccOunt OF Mt val engagement between a French
and Russian ship has been published, but the story Ia
entirely uDfounded
Several very aggravated assaults have taken place
in this city within the last two weeks, which have duly
been brought TO the notice of the authorities.
proposition is on foot in the Common Coun-
ell Of San Francisco to purchase the plank roads
known as the Folsom, Mission aud Pacific street roads
of the companies owning them by the city for the sum
of sl75, COO-the payment 10 be made in city bonds
payable in ten years with interest at the rate of per
cent per anDum.
The ship Harriet Hoxe has sailed for st. Bartholo-
news Bay, Lower CallfOrnia, lOf cargo vi BuhuO
from the Ceres Islands, which are said to abound N
the pure article.
A dead body was exhumed on the 25.h June by some
workmen digging Harrison st. No clue can be
obtained to the mystery.
THE STATE
The Democratic State Convention for the nomina-
ton of ticket for the various State Offices was held
the 9Th and 2sh of June, according ID previous
announcement.
David Terry and other leading Southern DOl
ticians have been delivering speeches and addresses
throughout the interior in favor OF the Nothing
movement. They have been enthusiastcaiiy received
in every direction and it thought they will make the
tour OF the State.
The State Election takes place on the first Wednes-
day in September.
The accounts from the mines continue to be of the
most encouraging nature. Tuaneiing and quartz
crushing are being prosecuted with extraordinary acv
y and the interior Press teens with taering notices
OF the discovery Of AM rich leads. Every days
experience 10 point out the fact that the pacers
of California are Dexhaustlble.
In Calaveras County the most successful operations
going forward in Campo Sece, Chile Camp, French
Hill Empire CITY, Stewards Hill, and other famous
mining places. From other portions OF the State the
news is equally cheering.
Tie mil ers in some districts have refused to deposit
any longer in banking houses and prefer to bury their
tr they exhume them to trusting the chances
of another Adams a. Co. earthquake.
Water is shout beng introduced into an immense
tract of gold bearing territory, from Lake Bgler, IN
the Sierra Nevada The enterprise is already on foot
and the funds partly contributed.
From all quarters disastrous accounts are received
of the ravages of grasshoppers. In Carson valley II
is feared the entire grain crop will be destroyed while
in the vicinity of Sacramento and at Hook Farm, the
residence Of Gen. Suffer, everything green has dsap-
peared in their march.
The news from the southern part of the State is
important. ,u
We have received advices from Oregon and Wash
ington Territory Mining and agricultural affairs are
in prosperous condition there. The first steamer
has commenced regular tips between this city and
Puget Sound.
The steam propeller City of Norfolk started from
this city to ply on the northern coast last week.
TIE steamer Thomas Hunt, schooner.rgged, sailed
from this port for Hong Kong the nth June butre-
turned, having carried away her masts. She went TO
sea again the following day.
The Sacramento cRi0n publishes a Geographic dis
patch from Pacervle announcing the arrival at that
place from Salt Lake Of the Hon. j. L. Stiles, Asso-
ciste Justice of Utah; j. l.. Hayward, United States
] Marshal of Utah and Orson Hyde. Col. Steptoe and
command will remain at Carson Valley about ten days
to recruit, previous 10 crossing the mountains Mr.
Hyde says that the last report gives him many more
wives than he really has and none came over with
him
All quiet in Salt Lake. Grasshoppers doing consid-
cradle damage TO the crops
The stage running between Auburn and Marysvile,
stopped at Bur,is Ranch on Bear River, the Goth
4 met for fes moments, when Spanish wO nan, the
only passenger lighted cigarette, from which spark
fell on her dress ana instantly gnited into flame Be-
fore assistance could be rendered she burned in a
horrible manner and it is thought cannot recover from
/ her wounds
The Portland Times says that mining operations in
Southern Oregon almost entirely suspended for the
want of sufficient water Ii is said there has been less
rain during the last Winter and Spring than
before.
During the past week the most excessive heat has
been experienced throughout the interior OF California.
In Sacramento the mercury has reached TO unusual
hight. In Stockton it ranged from 95o to 1862; in
Sonora 1852; in Columbia 1852, and Mokeumne Hill
In MA tba haa hos hoo IN