The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-25


Co., Haines Co., J. W. Sullivan and to the Pacific
ExFless Company, J. Hawes & Co and Mr. Edward II.
Mtcte the purssr Of tue George Law for late papers
part from legislative action little Of especial interest
has occurred in the Pacific State since the by the
last steamer That body has passed several bills of i'm
portance among which providing for the struc
ton Of read from the eastern limits Of the State to
Carson Valley in Utah Territory, and another for the
in posing of capitation tax upon foreign immigrants
ally incapacitatsd from besomng naturazej
citizens. There others more important
der consideration in either body.
The State has purchased elegantly executed por-
trait of the pioneer Of California Gen. Suffer- nd the
same artist Is also to paint another Of kaorGe
Wool.
The Senatorial controversy has not bsen renewed.
The State Agricultural Fair assembled in San Fran
cisco the 25h ut The evening sessions, held in the
Hall Ct Representatives, largely attended and
many instructive and eloquent speeches this impor
tant subject made by Legislators, delegates and
Other citizens An able address submitted to the
agriculturists Of the State
The weather durin; the last fortnight had been clear
and moderately
Tie late rains had been of ncalcplabls benefit to the
two great departments of home industry. The crops
never looked promising, and the markets were
crowded With the finest vegetables.
Tie mining interest in q fourishing condition.
The dry dggiDgs abundanty supplied with water,
Ininers were doing well almost everywhere.
Canal and ditch enterprises constantly being pro-
jected and commenced.
Little was taid about quartz mining, but from Grass
Valley and other mills received favorable accounts
Of operations in this department of mining.
Business continued excessively dull.
| The Kern river hurabug effectuaily exploded.
Conferences Of the Congregational and Methodist de-
nominations also meetings OF the San FRANCISCO Pres.
| bytery, had been held in San Francisco.
| Anusements were numerous. What with Lee & Mar.
shaus geological exhibition and circus Miss Davenport
as the theatre, Madame Bishop and Herr Msngis con-
certzing, the time of the pleasure seeking population
| was pretty fully occupied.
On the Oath April the United States Land Commission
rejected FIVE claims held by Jose Y Lmantour under
Mexican titles for than 900 square miles OF land
In differ portions Of the State 1t supposed that
under the decision in these the similar claim Of
Imsncur abou. 5000 within the limits OF San
Francisco will be rejected.
Mexican was hung at Jesus Maria In Calavsras
county on the 22d, for stabbing VIM Joice, Ameri
can The latter was supposed to be mortay wounded,
hut was not dead at last accounts.
The San Diego Herald reports that gold digsings
have been found al Santa Ysabel, in San Diego
county.
On the 2sth Of March j. A. Philips stabbed r. J.
McJanes, ON Indian Creek, In Klamath county. The
wounded man died in twenty ave minutes The miners
| collected and elected coroner, and no sum
moped jury ani held inquest. The verdict
was that McJAmes was killed by Philips. meeting
vas then regularly organzed and the question was put
whether Philips should be handed to the regular
authorities or tried by lynch law The decision was 10
favor Of the latter jury Of twelve men we're empan-
Ieled couple Of persons were assigned as counsel for
The accused the evidence heard; the jury found
Philips guilty Of the killing; the meeting resolved that
he should be hpng at 10 A. on March 3lst, and he
| was hung at that time.
Henry Fickenfeldt found murdered in White Rock
! Ravin., VI Dorfeo county on the 2lst
| A Congresaticnalst church was consecrated at the
Mission Dolores on the 2eth. The pastor, Rev. J. T.
Pep,on highly intelligent clergyman, aided with his
| own hands in the erection Of the building.
The legislature had passed bill to take the State
| Prison from the hands OF the lsssees.
An act TO levy captation tax Of $50 every China.
man arriving in the State has been adopted by the lie.
| gslature.
Elisha Tiercy aud J. W. Beaumont, minors, shot
and ed atsherlocxs Flat Marpoa on the 25th April,
in quarrel about mining claim. sN
| The Nicaragua steamships viii hereafter touch in
aexco at the por. Of Manzaolo, instead Of at AGA
| puico.
At the dale o our last report the operations Of tss
San Frsnciaco Branch Mint wore snspenisd 70 sioN
tno for arnuai acttIsrent. The Office vas ops'sa on