New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-25
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

From The .ilii California; Hlyl.
We have no remarkable changes TO chronicle for
the past two weeks either in the political OF general AZ
fair of California Five days Of nearly ihccs-an' rain
have uiycun,w life TO tie mining operations 10 the Ill
tcoT while lis eftc's upon the glcnliurdl sections
Of our state have been markell aud beneficial
We have advces f ON Scw-MeXico up TO March 26,
tie schooner Simeon Draper having arrived a. tbs
port on the 18th ut Numerous grants aud DEGREES
making important concessions 10 foreigners are pub
Hshed in tie Meyican papers
The Sixth California Legislature has agreed to al
iourn to-day ai,er a session of 100 days during which
time numerous beneficial and highly popular laws nave
been enacted. Among these Il one prohibiting gam
bling throug out the State under the most Stringent
principles. Canbn. houses are 10 last To be closed,
and practice which has gone far toward dem)r
aiizng California at home and in the eyes OF the world
bids fair 20 be permanently cradcated from the land
Vigorous attempts both by influence anu money have
been made TO procure the repeal or m)iin-
cation Of this law, but 10 no purpose. An
Other iii for the construction OF wagon
roed from Sacramento to Carson valley has a!s2
pasfed both branches OF the Legislature. The bill
vs. ich passcd the Senate. eXculpgting McIggs the d.
faultcr provided he should NAL his appearance IN
California within one year. and expose ~ conieier-
ntss in Viainy did not become law. Nj. JOhlsOns
new charter FOR the City of san Francisco has passed
both bfarchcs OF the Legislature. The bill was intro
duood in Assembly aud passed the senate ~ III or-
ity of ten Tie bin differs little in ~ provisions from
the old charter Gu the whole the present Legislature
has given more general satisfaction than any preced-
ing one.
The senatorial question stn remains unsettled and
California viii remain partially unppesenteI Tor all
Other year.
The Know.NoiLirgs are to be represented by an
organ in san Francisco entitled The CHi-eq. Inc
prosl ectus has been published and the paper VIII
shortly he issued
Tie question OF the division of California into three
Congressional Districts agitated at the close Of
the session. but definite result was obtained IN rea-
ton 10 the matter.
The bill extending tie statute Of Limitations i've
was -flr cd ly B n ID
From a special llcssagc from his Excelency Gov
Bgicr il appears that the total amounts paid IN thirty
Counties of California, for assessment Of revenue AMI
collection of the same IN seventeen Counties during the
wear 1854 S293. 81 81.
The Kern River excitement appears to have died
swGv We hear little said regarding the heN niines'
and the fool OF population lately setting hither has
nearly subsided.
Several fine clippers have arrived from the Eistem
Statos, among item the Westward Ho, IN 100 days
from Boston; the Ncptune- Car, also from Boston IN
leg days. and the Boston Light, IN l02 lays from New
York.
II is now nearly certain that all # the famous L
man,our Claims a. valid and wall not BE- allowed
by the Board OF Land Commissioners.
The schooner Sea serpent, Capt. Fisk which sailed
from this pCIt the 18th February, Il days since
Is supuosed 20 have fOuuderei al a heavy gale
Of tfs coast Size had 10 passengers On board AMI
valuable cargo, bound 20 san Diego. Since her de-
peruro the ebovc date SIC has no; been heard ion
The public ind was recently thrown into an unu--
nal degree of excitement by the announcement tha
man named Stcel who had recently arrived in this
civ wish his family from The mines hal suddenly dis
APPEARED. II was known thai tbs missing man had
some s4CCO Of gold dust about his person. The 20
Ice wns az once on tie alert, and their want of
cess had already created tie general impression that
the unfortunate man had been wGylal and murdered,
when his body was discovered floating under Pa ic-
-. wharf IN an advanced state Of deconpos.lol. tie
had become intoxicated after leaving home and mis-
taking he s.4oci had walked OF the wharf. Ills -old
dus; was found about lis person. Previous 10 the dis
cov,rv Of tie body the public hai subscribed sener
ouslv toward relieving the widow and children.
Tie new POSTAGE law gives general di.sa-is action IN
California It's provisions are looked up1n a. oppres
s.ve cld d,si-uedy upon our citizens. Ten cents
for a letter be.wcen New-lOrk and san Francisco +
our Of al proportion ami an iuljut b lcn upon u.
II Is believed hat tbs law Viii Lot long remain in
fOnCc.
Our accounts from the mines aie than ever dat
ferne and encouraging. TIE recent rains have glad
deusd the heart q TIE miner and n rejoicing through
OFT tle State Some damage done ia various por
tons Of the interior by the sudden ring tie Stanis-
ars rveroar Sonora correspondent Assuring u that
tie cpeks in that section haze not been high since
tie c1ca; freslets OF I-52. Tie damage done IN Ibis
manner however, j. ID no proportion 10 the immense
b,uefts ccuicrTed upon tie entire Stale By those
y rains.
We have date hcm Humboldt BST 70 the 18Th ias;.