New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-01
TWO WEEKS
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
ARRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS.
8I,9OO,Oo0 IN GOLD.

treasure brought down from San Francisco by Paci6c
Mail Steamship Company steamer Golden Age,
ain 900 from the steamer Cores and Ell 900 from
the steamer Uncle Sam; sl4 passengers from tho
Golden Age, and 2l4 from the Uncle Sam. Touched
at Havana Goth.
We are indebted to the Pacific Express Co, Wells,
Fargo g. Co.'S Express, and j. w. Sullivsn's New'
Agency, for California files.
From The San Francisco Alta California and The
Chronicle of April We take the following summary of
fornghts news:
Everything has been quiet IN California during the
past weeks and have very little news to send
abroad by the steamers which sail to-day. The
drought which prevailed throughout the State for
two months, at period of the year known as the
"rainy season, has given place during the past four
or five days to frequent showers Although the sea,
son is too far advanced 20 admit of sufficient fall of
rain TO meet the full requirements of the agricultural
and pastoral districts there is still time enough, if we
have the usual quantity Of rain in April, to mature
the southern counties of the State where the raising of
cattle and horses s the chief support of the people,
the prospect is that the pasurage will be insufficient to
sustain the stock to another w inter. Indeed it
ia already announced that large numbers of cattle per-
hed for want of food during the month OF March, but
this is probably an exaggerated report.
Business prospects look uncommonly gloomy. The
Unprecedented dry Winter Just past leaves the maiof
ty of our miners without water to work their claims,
and the gold product during the ensuing seven or eight
months must be small. Then, again. the bank and
have diminished confidence among the business classes
and there is little disposition to embark in any enter
prises that require outlay of much capital. The
masses Of the people are, however, Industrious and
saving and the prudent course adopted by all classes
will in time, bring about substantial state of
affairs than have heretofore been experienced in Cali
forns.
This ia the season of the year when large numbers of
our people leave for the East visits to friends to
meet buness engagements The steamers which
leave to-day, viii take out over eight hundred pa'sen-
oer most of whom, however, we shall expect
back again before the first Of January. 1t is crafty
IN 10 know that Notwithstanding the great numbers
leaving u.s. the arrivals still largely in excess OF the
departures The steamers from Panama and Nicaragua
all arrive crowded with passengers, and our popula-
top must be increasing from arrivals sea-ward, at the
rate of eight hundred thousand per month. Large
numbers of women and children arrive in each steamer
to find homes in California prepared in advance OF
their arrival
Another movement has been made to interest the
peope of California in the opening of post road aud
the establishment of a line Of weekly posts by the
United States Government, between California and
Missouri Meetings have been held in this city, me-
MORALS adopted, and petitions largely signed, urging
the subect Congress for consideration at the present
session will be sent forward by the next steamer itH
believed that signatures to these petitions
will be procured ,.;,,,
that surveying expedition from Great Salt Lake CITY
il now making Reconnaissance OF the Cooraao hNer
and its tributaries. with the view OF opening comu-
nicati0n which will connect nearly all the leading Nor
mon stations directly with California. The MorInons
hone by thu, opening channel for the transportation
of goods from the Pacific border OF the continent, 10
ae from the necessity they are now under
&c nrocurinp suppes of goods by the tedious wagon
route over the Plains from Missouri; The Mormons
entertain old prejudces against the husouriahs, anu
roatIy ,refer 10 deal with Californansi ana, nomi
ksv Sr5 the Colorado as well adapted to their purpose
a. IL expected there is strong probabihy thal %1n
two wears the entire trade OF Utah Ierrtofy VIII pe
concentrated in this city.
M Estell for a term of five years at the rate OF
AlO 600 Der month IL is understood that new o'ats
Prison Is to be erected by the contractor
,r he abundant labor for the prisoners In quarylns
granite The number of prisoners at present IN our
Pententisry is about 400: ,e,c
.,d Iaso have ceased to exist. If the methods OF
working then practiced stu in use the goia pro
duce OF this State would he but ife compared win
the presert production Were our placer mines nov.
tion Of Mexico or South America, wages would De as
low here ns in Iowa. The late dry weather, ana the
consequent ideness of many miners led 70 he P9SJ
tion of number of mining canals, on some OF wnicn
the work has already commenced. The miners on the
cla;ms along the Mokeumne River are afraid that al
the water will be taken from the stream ana similar
apprehension has seized the holders OF paf eias U"
several other rivers. -,
i'etteIs from Kern River state that there is very
large amount of aurfeOus quartz in that section ana
. number of veins are being wrought.
The letters mailed from this city to the Eastsra
States via Panama during the first three months oi
mi; e,r numbered 257 l75; the letters received here
from the Atlantic States during the same time was
2l6 175. -,
Frank Rail well known in the cities Of the Northern
and Eastern States as the principal mesmerc subject
of Leroy Sunderland a. lectures which he gave IN
1s46, le47 aod ls4s has commenced publishing III
The Chronicle series of papers entitled The Ad'
ventures and Revelations of Frank A. Ball. as a
Mesmcric Subject" Sunderland and he made more
converts 10 meemerism than Were made by suy other
ION nersons in that time. He states that be never
wa, in the mesmeIic sleep, but did all the experl-
,nepts by cousion;" and he explains how 1t was
Inc and appeas to number of witnesses to confirm
,s t,ntb Of what he saws He makes affidavit to the
,,uth of his relations aud his first paper ~ confirmed
in many Of its most material points by respectable
gentleman residing in this city.
The nomination of Fillmore and Dcnelson has been
received 10y the Americans" here quietly, but appar
entity with general satisfaction.
The Legislature has passed an act land 1t has been
since approved by tue Governor) to "quet land
ttles" The act provides that all lands in this State
shall be considered as public lands uoi the Federal
pubhc lands shsl be entitled TO be paid for his i'm
proyements crops, et,., if his public land be subse-
Guently decided 10 be private land; that rents shall
be collected for occupation prior 20 the date of the
uatept The act is considered a. great hardship 10y
ibe holders of land under Spanish and Mexican titles
many of whom are making over or selling their prop
ty 10 persons residing ont of the State, 50 that sui
NAV be brought in the United States Courts.
TIE CITY.
The Fund Commissioners have set apart 500, ,OOC
for the redemption OF the ten per cent pon o' .nt
Ci,y of Sar Francisco and invite bids until the hrS
90 Ma, for the surrender of such stock. The bonds
ave moi to he presented for redemption un'h ~ uay
after the frst Of May; thus leaving ample time t'
have bonds forwarded here from New-i ork OF
bill is now before the Legislature ior iuhG,g tn'
;ssued previous TO the adoption of our present. o''l
cbs1cr This debt amounts 10 nearly two mlnons o.