New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-26

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TIE Sacramento Statesman charges the defeat "
Gwin upon the friends of Gen. McDousal. The San
Francisco Times and Tonscrip the organ of Col
lector Hammond, the Administration and Twin lender
of California is in great agony at the Senatorial
result.
The Gwin party now 20 for staving of the election
A bill has been introduced into the Legislature TO
make acknowledgements liable for Injuries done by
explosions to passengers unless the owners can prove
that the explosion id not by fault negligence
The price Of life is fixed at So OOo of Lee c: - 900,
of On arm at O., 600, &c.
During the last three or four days We have had
little rain, but more is wanted. The noers com
IlsiuDg sore,y. Tie P,ices Current and Shipping
list of this city gives the folio wing
With the exception OF a somewhat diminished de-
uard for money! We have change OF any import
ence TO NOE in financial matters in San Francisco.
Tie dulnoss in business continues, and IS In fact al
mCst uDprecedened, while but very little dus. Is
coming in from the mountains ana Tue prospect oi az
immt date increase is not very taerng: Every I'D,
trest in the S,e at sent exceedingly depres'ea
the asricul'urists faIing as general thiog, nov
ever better than ether the miners or the merchants
while the mechanics are, probably, worse oil thaa
ANY of The others Such hard times were never
known before in California. There are AZ present
more persons unemployed in this city than at any
time since 1872 and the remark II We can rely
I good all over the State.
We are still. however, in a much better petition
than any Of our peighbors in the East, IN asmuch a.
We have every reasoR 10 believe that feS days OF
> steady rain will afford US substantial relief while
with them the present distress is too deepsea to he
alleyiatei by anything but long patience AMI the
practice Of the stictest economy aud systematic re-
irtnChment. Even as we write we have 10 note q
change in the weather here which promises 10 be OF
tie sre aiest benefit the rains having fallen - con
SIDERABLE extent during the last "a hours. Should 'he
same prove to have been the case ia the Interior and
more especially should il continue raining, we may
expect Ieviya-it may be but partial cne-5eioce
| lopg.
Ituay surprise some of our realcrs on the Eastern
seabosrd TO learn that haye been SO little bene
fitted by The rains Of the early part of January. Be
fore their advent continually regrettng the
continuance Of the fire wes her but since thea We
have had DO better times to report This is easily eA-
plaiIcd VIXEN We have the facts before U.s. In SIN
Francisco we had rain, but throughout the mountains
| storm ragged which covered TIE country With snow,
end for the pIteIt afforded reiet to the miners
The higher M untan ranges are nos deeply imbedded
in snow while the earth in the lower mining country,
wss so bake that the ater which fell sas all ao-
/ sorbtd. What we want is iOr.nigots steady rain.
As soon as We get that money will become more
abundant and times improve. At present We rem AIN
/ 6tpeI6eLt on the canals for our supply OF dust