New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-14

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I'm mailing IN =, ss 81 aloo 600 sas The COZ
", 49," IN vssos road snross the SseDs Neveds,
,ound n. ssed on tho 6b o! April isoo. Ipe
'eS.rsS - vbth the Supreme Cout seesSn =
PC ~ rom con rsctng any Indebtedness exceed
,s a. isncunt OF eSD, 900, unless the oil making
<fur,bsr appropriations shousd be saenhted 70 tne
ps az. 3. Be 5ss 3, s n se S By which
nc ebtedDese be, tsen created since me preechpea
limit wss rescbct-aDd the eeet Of the decsos mas
been great extent 10 stop the sale OF me oepas ~
against repus alton, and the pres. unann,as upon
THE point. We have doubt bill WIN De pssseI Is
so1n tbg Legislature meets, in which me snoc on
W. bFe.epi Stse Indebtedness viii be susHued W Ioe
By - or d, cis,or. ofthe Supreme Court il Mss been
held tlt the City Of Francisco Is mo-, Wy the terms o.
her cks1er Of Incorporstion, reg Any Te:pcIso M
certsJi warrants esued by The nnniciPsl ONCE
auriyg ,eyerJ years back 20 the extert Of sboT q
million and bsf of dollars. There warrants had been
,1cted by Board OF EIsmDers chiefiyon the gfcuno
tst all ne eessary legal ormshtse, ba< not been com
nv ed with in tier orig1al issuance; aad the Supreme
Cont foogine in the came track the suit Of one OF
the holders Of the warrse nds that this pertlon Oi
the city debt Is uooont titutonal and 'invasd- ny
a1io,h.r decision Of the same Court mas been ioand
that the Civ of San Francisco not sbe TO repay the
psice received by her Of certain slip properly, sold In
1853 and which was afsrTasd found TO have been
iIie ally made. This involves sum Of 5000 OOO by
not liable for sum Of nearly 500 GEO. being the price
and interest agreed TO be paid by her agents IN former
years, for certain property on the Flaz,. All these
decisions which affect 10 large iums, involve more or
ess the question of reputation In the after conduct
Of the city.
The Leg stature will on the 5th OF Januay.
The various Senatorial asprants striving by every
means known to politicians, to secure their own eiec,
ton Ii Is probable whole will be decided
In caucus The prominent candidates are VIM. NJ.
Gwin, David c: Frederick Milton s. La,hsm, John
pben j. Field. There is ftreng feeling among the
people however in favor of the selection OF two new
men. -
The mines are yielding their usual returns, aud the
rains are occasionally coming to help the Winter pros
pects However, in some parts Of the country both
miners and farmers disappointed that 80 little
rain has fallen. La Santa Clara County the "a mers
are even complaining of fhe drouth. BY and bye al
parties sill surely be sased For the last few weeks
there have been occasional showers almost every day
In the northern part of the State there has been con-
adorable desire manifested TO have new IudiAn Res
ervaton In the southern district about Los Angeles
the Indians are reduced 10 great straits by poverty,
and il is feared that their hunger and distress may lead
to depIedatiops on the whites.
Numerous murders and suicides have taken place
throughout the State. In Santa Clara County, Fran.
cisco Benyessa, a native Californian, was murdered
by Calistcn Laura, q Chleno; and person named
Uhich by Mexican. A. Columbia ,ei5G;ei lover,
.A..ned Juan Aresta, shot his old mistress Rosario
Contreras, through the breast and then shot himself
through the heart. he woman Is not expected 10
live. At Greenwood Valley in quarrel bet~een an
American named Francis Andrews, aud a ChieDo,
of the latter nterfered, and stabbed tue
American through the body Of the other, killing both
persoDs. The weapon was large kDlie, ABOUT TWO
feet in length. great fight IL expected, 10 cOnse-
mence, between the Americans and Mexicans and
Chenos Of the neghborhood and the miners OF these
nations are arming and collecting in great crowds A
German, named Conster co nimtted sulcce a. Nevada
by shooting himself with pistol The suicides, &c,
of San Francisco are mentioned below. There are al
all times a great many violent deaths IN country 80
peculiarly situated California, where adventurous
and reckless men, in the youth and prime OF e, with
passions full upon them, have fastened from all lands
10 make money, at whatever hazard. Their dssp-
pointed hopes and evered passions often end 10 insan-
y, sometimes in suicide, aId sometimes In me murder
of their fellows Cases of insanity naturally far
more frequent in this country In proportion to the pop
uletion, than in any other land.
new flibustering project against Sonora IS talked
about and il is understood that various parties are
taking active though still secret steps to carry out
the plan. However much such q scheme should be
depfored by the good and the "od foges, there "a
positive gain obtained by California in the happy rid
dance on such expeditions, of the daring and unscru
pulous men who usually compose them. Every month
IRON 50 to 100 persons of that description leave our
shores for Nicaragua
Some time ago Captain Briggs of the Anerics an
schooner Curlew sailed nom San Francisco TO Mazat-
lam in the Province of Sonora, and arrested by
the Mexican authorities there upon various charges
| connected with the voyage. His conduct probably
deserved investigation; but the behavior Of the
Mszatlsn officials III the matter has directed public al
tention to the necessity Of having United states
Consu at the port, to afford protection 70 American
citizens In this case the French ard English Consu's
had been applied to, and laterly an American Vice
Consul had been appointed However, the whole cir
cumstances chow the necessity of having efficient
American protection at every foreign port OF any con-
sequence on the Pacific coast
One Francis Blair, an American has been sentenced
to be hanged at Shasta the 10th of January for the
| murder OF Chinamsn. This is worth noticing as
some people here contend that the murder Of China
| man by white scarcely deserves death.
The Sorghum Saocharun', or Chinese sugar cane,
has been cultivated with success, small scale dur
| ing the last season in Alameda County.
There is favorable prospect OF the ape ,dy COM
me DctDent of the railroad between Oakland and
Stockton.
disease called the purid sore-throat has prevaile
considerably Of late in different portions of the State,
and has been particularly fats among children.
The copper mine of Mr.. Rodgers, IN Hope Valley,
near the summit Of the Sierra Nevada, proves to be
very rich.
A Convention of colored people has been held in
Sacramento for the purpose Of taking measures TO en-
deavor TO obtain release from their aSy to give
evidence in Courts Of Justice sgaiDst white men
In Oregon Gulch, Butte County, there are four
quartz mills in operation. The average yield about
sixty dollars . tun.
A discovery of quartz has been recently made at
Mokelumne Hill, which prospects $3.50 per tun.
THE CITY.
The great leca Of the last fortnight e the
posure Of the stupendeus LmantoVr Frauds. Jose Y.
Lmantour claimed, under an alleged Mexican grant,
lateu 1919, mol oily laie part vi ue county vi Gan
Francisco, but half Of the city ITSELF The claim,
though regarded by most of the ctsens fraudulent,
was confirmed by The late Board Of Land Commission
era Limsntour arrived In this city few month"; ago
with the purpose of prosecuting hs pretended clar,
mai ing compromises with persons holding property
within the limits Of the alleged giant He had already
received SO 900 from peronas buying up his tide
On Wednesday, Dec. TO- the Grand Jury If the United
Stsee called together by the Circuit Court and
In hour after the mpannelment found Indictment
against Iimantonr for presenting false papers before
the Land Commission. On the next day Emile LIS
tappeur, bis private secretary ananuensis. Wa