New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-29


We teuder our thanks to Purser Z. II. Mitchell, to
Berford g. Co.'S Freeman & Co.'s, Wells Fargo &
Co e. and Wines g. Co.'S Expresses for California files
and other favors.
We are indebted to The Bulletin and The Alta
Cobo, mia for the following items of news Of the fort
nights
The great topic amorg our politicians is now as to
who TO be elected UDited Sta.es Senators
forna The merits of rival candidates be- inning to
be holly discussed by the Newspaper press prlinnary
to the grand contest when the State Legislature meets
in January next The composition OF tn4t bsdy will
are So Democrats 10 Republicans aud 10 Americans.
In the Senate, l8 Democrats, Republicans and y
Americans In joint section, therefore, The vote will
stand thus: Democrats, rs; Republicans, Is; Anne
9TH parties Al. In there circumstance the Lext
United Ststee Senators will be Democratic, unless quar-
res among the candidates themselves and their per-
,ODal " following prevent an election alt 'gether-
which may be the case. Gwin Latham and Broderick
seem TO be the parties most talked Of having the
prestn Mt show. However it il likely enough that
Jew men, may in the end enter the course, and
win the race
try. Not enough however. has yet come to enable
the miner 10 profit materially BY the abundance Of
water. The immediate effect has been very good to
the farmers and their stock having fresh grass
feed The psrched condition of the earth soaked 10
nearly oil the moisture il received and the MIXERS are
waiting ppaiieny for further rains TO sssy t'e own
imnedia purpotes. In the mountainous districts
heavy falls Of snow have taken place..
Great sorns have prevailed al ng the coast, extend
ing fro m San Diego to Crescent City. few houses
have been unrooed next the and some small boats
driven ashore, but no material damage has been
suffered.
Accounts from the different mining districts represent
the prospects of the miners for tho coming winter a.
beng excellent. Enormous amounts OF labor aod
ey being e1pene ed in the firm faith Of sdequse
turI being received before long. On the oeeb,at
"Tsble Mountain Sonora the miners ha 20 been
or the Lost yesr or two digging immensely deep pits
sId tunnels, without scarcely fnoing the g COLOR"
Their reward is expected soon 10 come At Big Bar,
On the Middle Fork of the American River, very
great cunt Of labor has been expended the lam
moth CTe,ice. This, however nov beginning to pay
largely. From all quarteTs-from Iiposs, Taou nne,
Cslsverss FL Dorado, Nevada Butte and other clun
tes-we hear Of gigantic mining enterprises where the
reiurps sssTiIy distant and uncertain The
ColuDb and Stabislaus River Wafer Company nave
expended nearly half million OF dollars Ia labor and
money in constructing their DITCH without receiving
returns. At Grass Valley. qosrtz mining IL berog e1
nsivey prosecuted and some OF the mills in opera
expended IN machinery in the vicinity Of that to~n
within the last year, being portion OF The prohs
arising IL that time Of the undertakings The MIXERS
about Or, lie teok the preliminary steps for strike
~ have the water rates which they paid to The ditch
companies reduced; bot no ef.ctuA measures have
been take n to follow up the move Dent.
New Of wealth are b,ing developed through
out tie Sac. The faraers about Nsps sonoms Sa:
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o,r places. ale cultivsiDg the mulberry for the pur
pose OF fee ding the sik.worm and thus oducing silk.
l. Prevost of San JOee has already p, 900 mulberry
ttes. The hontyb Is hkewise being carefully az
tended to, and numerous hives have been collected at
San jose and other parts Of the country. Til recently
iheIe was 10 honey bee in California but some hives
were introduced fun the East, and gradually new
swarms have been thrown off,
III Is is tie great salmon season for the Indians. On
tie rsnobeIss along the banks Of the Sacramento and
other rvers the lnoaIs are busy catering and curing
their supply Of fish for Winter consumption. talk
has lately taken place with the Yuba lndi ms about
Asrysvile. They have been induced ~ make prept
ration for moving, about q month hence u the Nome
Lacbee Raerva 1t is anticipated that there sill
be general eeserton Of the Indians from the Gsnde
RoIde Reservation in Southern Oregon, 1t appears
that about $50 Indiana were tnrned of the plea
that they we're California tribe. Ire other Iadaos
took ofen,e at this, and soms 900 500 Of them
expected to desert the Reserya uon when the spring
o. sson comes. . 900. ..
Every race appears 70 claim superiority over the
poor Indian. Even John ChinamHn, despised and