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


We have The San Diego Herald Of Nov. Is, TIE
Los Axgeles Star Of the I'D, aud The Santa BsrSsra
Gazette Of the Goth.
ION Hotel, In Los Angeles occupied by Elias BfotA.
ers, hes been destroyed BY fire.
A grand torch light procession took place upos he
reception Of the news that the Stste had gone Demo
cratic.
Psbiico:
WINE AND BRAspY.-We are nov in the nSda Il
the vintage when the grapes are gathered for e par
pose of making wine. Although large quansitia a
left TO make wine and brandy. The crop bas -
good this year, although little late.
DEAD BoDIs.-Ab0ut nine mites from San Jsan, q
TIE road 10 San Diego, the bodies Of two Amaisaas
who had been assassinsted, have been found IL q
supposed they were murdered for their money.
The Ciam0r gives an account OF two Aeaicen nur
dered in quarreis With some Of their oounuymA
RoBBERY.-The Cld~sor Gays that on Saturday the
house Of Mr. Lemon was entered and robbed Of 90
TIhPxsr.- The Star ssys tsat on wednesday Id
thst locality wss visited by severe tempest It con
menced at 10 q. M, and 10 thus desoribed:
The dust and sand were lifted from the earth, anA
carried along continued coud, enveloping everything
the Ue orpose I'd. Of the Il %.. could q:
disoeined. All outdoor business was suspsodsa
With difficulty . persou could walk the strects nd
alone from the fury of the blasts but from the eui
effects Of the sharp sand driven % forcby against u.
the all peivadDg dust; but Ia spite Of al efforts,
made It's way into every nook and Gunner Of ever
house, disfgur'ng ever ythiDg, and causing world 4
trouble and ve1stion to the fair portion Of TIE cor
mpni'y.
An travel on the roads was suspended. So thid
the cloud of sand that from boon ths sun becam
obscured. Transfers could not keep the road, q
efforts to guide their auimt]s being utess. Many
them could lot find out even BY cropping on ~ ground
whether they were on the road or on the open plas
They could not see their leaders from the whce On
male. Teams along the road came In eontsct, u
drivers neither being able 10 zee or hear the spprosd
Of each other. In may cares the males were ov&
turned by the violence Of the wind. Light vsgoa
were tossed aside a. II they were ooiks
Instances have como 10 our knowledge Of gepllma
perfectly familiar with the road losing t. and hsvsg
camp al night within few miles Of town.
In this city, awnings disappeared IN the early part
The day. Houses were unroofed; shed stalls aAd ~
bles were ruthlessly kn, cked about Indeed Aothty
but the most substantial buildings resisted the vosna
In fact, from the beach at San Pedro 70 10 sost
rspge OF mountains nothing was visible but DART sss
Of s,nd and dust.
The worst Of it Ia that the sand was depositsd ;
PLACES several feet deep the pasture lands thus 10
fieting the severest csamitr on stock owners,
hitherto 10 pick up Of the already parched and baa
pasture grounds The amount Of injury inflicted IN Tn
dhtrict, In this psrjculsr, 10 incalooiable.
A similar tempest, but not 90 violeot occurred Z
this vicinity ID tDo mObh VI MdIcO 1919, reoooSW
memorable by being the day on which wss fossbt ~
battle of Cahuepgs. between the Cshfornians undx
Don Pho Pico and Micheltoiena's forces.
APPoISTMEST.-T The Star sas' hat Colunbas Sin',
Esq., has been appointed Cle If the United 6tsas
Ditrict Court for the South District Of Cahfsrnia
10 GIL the vacancy occasion oy the resignation Of u.
T. Carr ESQ.,, the late incn.-5ent.
SANTA BARBARA.-Ws take the following iteD
from The Gazette:
YKsTERDAy's GALR.-We have TO chronicle the msx
violent gale have ever experienced In this part
tie State. A. noon, yesfercsy, the wind arose rsa
the north west, and gradually increased TO gale
81 NJ, when II began 70 sbate h0uss receeay
built on STATE street designed for Q bowiingsaIocn,
was entirely unroofed md even the heavy esrtsen t
with which mspy Of the houses in the city sreroofsi
were hurled to the ground by the violence 81 the wind
The schoonen Am q Doyle and Laura Bowen, 10 pei
taking in and discharging oasgo fortunately rOde al
the gsle at anchor in safety. +.
Jusn Lsgo, who was convicted of grand larceny sa1
sentenced 70 eighteen months imprisonment 10 the 6tss
Prison, escaped from the jad ia San Luis Obispo c.,
few days since.
MURDER "A man named j. Moore. re4dsnta
Mont cito, found dead with two knife wousds os
the right the Other the left side Of The chest
knife scsbbsrd and an iron bar were fo md Desr ~
body. covered with blood. The pockets OF the NM.
d.Ied man were cut of, ard watch known to haze
belonged TO the deceased was Nursing. No clue b.
BEEN obtained 10 the murderers.