The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-30

e are indebted to the enterprsng OK of Wells
|go Co., G. H. Wines Co., the Pacific Express Com
", and to the San Francisco News Depot off W. Sui
IN, for files of California papers.
|ne steamer John L. Stephens, with the passengers
mails which left New York December It'll, arrived at
Francisco on the 1st inst. The Nicaragua steamer
Ire Nevada, with the passengers from New York Of
smber 10th, arrived on the Sd inst.
70 weather throughout the State had been unusually
Ice had formed in San Francisco and Sacramento
|it half an inch in thickness, and mu,h snow had
n In the mining or mountain regions In San Fran
the thermometer for several days had been In the
hborbood Of thirty degrees Fahrenheit which is the
'eue limit of the winter climate.
billy convicted of the murder Of Howe in Fl Dorado
ty, to be hung in Sacramento on the 9th inst
the goth Of December, the q. s. Land Commission
rmed the claim Of the Catholic church to the Mis-
church buildings the graveyards AND orchards, and
yards attached to them, in the tweuty-one old Mis-
Of CALIFORNIA;. Since then the claim made by Bishop
many for league of land in each Mission, on be-
Of the Christian Indians has been rejected.
election for Aldermen in the Fourth and Seventh
Of San Francisco, resulted in the choice of b. B.
and G. W. Bryant, the Know Nothing candidates.
C. Haskell charged with embezzling "a, 900 from his
oyers was discharged, no one appearing to prose-
him, and it ia said he has gone to Nicaragua. The
,lers who had won the money paid 1t to his en-
IT'S.
om the mines we have the most cheering accounts.
ecent rains have given the miners plenty Of water,
therefore, plenty Of work.
Legislature was to meet at Sacramento on the It'll
mt when the new Governor would be inaug urated.
jor Townsend, Captain Clark and DR.. Steinbsrger,
.e U. s. Army, had arrived at San Francisco from
On.
mary Of the Progress Of CALIFORNIA; In
From the San Francisco Herald Jan, IL
!, wear has been one OF exciting incidents ct home
broad, but, with many drawbacks, 1t has, on the
]. sroyed a prosperous one for Caiifornis. In the
part the failure OF number OF the banks Brought
pom many in Individuals, and created IN sDetary pa
rat. in the excitement Of the moment, come consi-
q fatal blow 1T the prosperity OF the county Bus
torn quickly passed. ana as on the battle Held fresh
its fiji up the gaps the ar iilery has made 10 the
and to appearance present IS strong and bold
as before, 81 new aspirauts for wealth and
step into the places Of the fallen, AID the
gees as before, and society appears
the sufferer. From that disaster our peo-
,oon recovered and pursued their avocati )ns,
,uing tneic improvements with much spirit
fore. In own ely we have been peculiarly
ed. No peetilebce has visited us-the c innate has
10 year but ,262 dea his occurred in population
Lly CO. 0O0 and OF these large proportion contract
ease elsewhere and came mere from the interior,
oIeign pors and from board vessels TO die in our
ais Our NOR tality statistics compare with those
Ter large cities, will snow this to have been the
,iest city in the Union during the past year. Nor
le work Ct improvement stopped. 1t is not, to be
SO apparent In the heart of the city, where spleu
81 enduring structures have been long erected,
ct one who takes sn interest 10 our progress
make the circuit Of the suburbs, and he
be surprised to see what vast amount OF
has been done during the past year In the opening
adng OF new Streets the erection of handsome and
rtsbo residences, the moelishment OF the groun1s
the dwellings Of our citizens, the laying out Of
ul gardens, the construction of valuable manufAc-
and the dressing up generally of the waste lands
about US. The assessed vaiue OF the property in
ch add so ne ten millions OF dollars loaned IN ,rt
and we shall have total of forty-hve milli)n OF
invested In pr operty in this CITY,. To the ssessed
1t Is always usual to add one fourth at least to OBJ
10 cash value of the property for holders rarely
in the full valuation where taxes are to be
ed Moreover it IA Impossible for the As
70 get a statement Of all the personal
ty belonging to the community, and so,
sllo ~ances tor these items, 1t would ,e safe to
. total value o, properly aud money loaned upon
~ In this city at the present time is little short
hou ssnd inhabitants would give nine hundred ADD
:. ave dollars to every man, woman and child in
immunity, q fact that establishes our clsi to be
cred ore Of The richest cities In the world We
l0t the materials for mparison before us, but we
whether, New Bedford excepted, there IA a richee
America. THIS should SET at rest the fears Of
rs here VINO represent us rs ruined because we owe
of two miiliens ans half, and Of those abroad
,ok upon us as mushroom growth, blooming and
u in night. wi hered and gone the next
year on the whole has been prosperous to
lercsntile and tradin, cpmmunisy, despite the
sustained In the early part. Within the last Elk
trade has revived, goods AMI produce have
1t remunerative prices ren's and expenses have
eduoed, the cash system has been more strictly
a to, and we doubt not the balance shset viii
fair profit during the year.
farmers have done well, too. They hsve ia twenty
,unties alone, out OF forty-o raised 1854 700
OF wheat, 3.3,3 1853 bushels OF barley, LOIS o6T
Of oats, and largo quantities Of smaller
sufficient to supply not only our owe
but to permit an export of domestic pro
the value Of 81 900 to lcss favored coun.
In those same countlls. In addition to clearing up
ting their land. in a cultivataoe condition they
laned full 400 900 ape vines, 100 600 aople trees
pesch trees, 10 600 pear trees, and 100 900 OF
rpt trees, all OF which wilt yield handeo nelly
coming years, and hold s,65l horses, 43e,s7i
lis, sI5 Sheep, 1ea 68b hogs, aud Ia 1914 mules.
produce OF near ail Kinds Il paying remunera-
ce and we coDclade tue agricultural glasses have
aggregate rroapered during the year. The same