New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-14
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NE deei5op. II TIE Burv7. q ceur. Of the s'sse in
lson 10 the City STRIP prpersy casec, the cisy sss-
ants which had been r. recteA 6y The Board o. Con
r1rd to IN TIE State ,e.s above have cres,ed grsa:
zeal ef excitement and been mach talked or In oyn-
Decon with tboee decisions, The reader VII reer % ne
Gard Of LtviPv cons, whore name figures 10 unsn'n
the care Of 4ryensi rs the City. The Card wss "a,
veYfised N Tks Bullets Of The 18th inst, and cres'ea
quite etyl tiss p.rt Of the ne~s Of the iofn'sa';
On Sosur6ay, the 18th list, asrngular stenP', "
one poSeIt D'A Anm1ile 10 extort money, py seno ny
threasenipg letters from Louis E. Ritter, the banker
WA exposed IN the Police Court
On the same day, ssingul.r case OF hsees4 corpus
fcr the body OF en- lDdian child raised by Df; m
Wozepcrsn and said 10 have been stJlen nom hm by
8 negro woman, named Charlotte Sophie Gomez, was
broueh hi before the Fourth District Corrt The wo,
man who appears to have sereted the child re'at~i
that il not In her custody DOR under her conto
ard the was then dismissed The woman lhen
prosecuted before the Police Court for ary In the
refnrH.
John Patrick Malooey committed suicide by taking
arsebc the 10Th inst. and John n. spear, on tne
10th inst by sh .oting himself through the bear on
the 18Th init Miles 0Connor wss rufocated by gong
to bed in room into which an exposed gas pipe en-
tered.
The public schools have been and are still 10 vaca-
tion From the reports Of the school census-marsnas
Il was feur that The number of public school chidren
Of the city between the ages of four and eighteen years
was 4,75i.
The amusements Of the fortnight have been various.
Mc(yuires new opera bouse, with the Sxn Francesca
Mibstrel has been the most popular paSe of spending
an evening and has BEEN nightly hlled Attic Adei-
phi Chinese troupe have been and are stu perform
ing Adams and his Pacific Museum Of grizzly bears
and California Wild beasts have met win consoers9e
public favor and his exhibitions continue ~ draw The
lsoies of Cav airy Church have been holding fdlr az
Musical Hall TO collect funds 70 puIch.se an Tor
the church. II was well patronzed. Several courses
hsxo alan haar fload
Mrs julia Dean HaJpe has returned to tais city,
and been playing during the fortnight an engagement
On Monday evening last, in Calvary Church the
Hon ii. J. Thornton delivered the first Of the Winter
couree Of lectures before the Mercantile Library Asso
CATION course Of lectures has also been commenced
before the Young Mems Christian Association the In
troductory one was delivered by the Rev. Edward 5.
Lacy. Two other sons Of amusements hive taken
place; one walking match between KeDnovan and
Trainor, two pedestrians for wager Of $500 Tranor
walked some 40 consecutive hours and kennovau 100,
repeating the fest once before performed by him in this
city. The other Amusement referred to was prlze-
fight between John Crswley and Bill tbs Buzz,
which took place on Sunday afternoon, the lit inst,
Black Point but was, after seen ROUNDS broken
up by the police. -,
The new Government Of the Reform officers of the
city and county is working well The people have
confidence, s2a everything promises harmony and emil
nent suectss
fair. holden during the last week, by the ladies of
the Rev Dr. Scotts church, has been very literally
patronized. The receipts are to be appropriated TOR
purchasing an organ for the church.
Further e1tensye sales of real estate have been made
Of prices which chow an evident desire to invest 70 this
description of property.
The auction sales Of the merchants h.ve been but
moderately attended and goods sold at about the pre-
vailipg rates of the previous fortnight
number of clipper vessels have arrives, but their
eaTgCes have mostly been stored.
There is paIativey little freight shipped to the
interior, and the up.ryer boats are relying mainly on
oh nttnnAc
Recent disclosures have been made which show tha'
the amount of wretchsdness and poverty existing In
parts of this city Is scarcely exceeded by tna oil
the pureus of the larger Atlantic ctes Many ricke'y
old buildings in the alleys and streets under Telegraph
Hill are found TO be tenanted promiscuously BY the
vest and most degraded Of the human species. Crme
and destuton and suffering here reign supreme. and
call the eIercise Of the strctest surveillance OF the
police, well as for the aid Of the charitable.
The Rev. DIR. Scott has recohsdered his deteraina-
ton TO discontinue the pastoral duties over his flock
bere and will accordingly shortly be install cd az pastor
Of Calvary Church.
A maccsroni and vermiceli mandatory is among
the latest enterprises started in this city.
There has been considerable rain in this city during
the fortnight.
The remains of w. S. Spery, late Deputy Co inty
Surveyor were found on the 7tb, in field in Ssn
Mateo County. The unfortunate man was laoorng
under alteration Of mind
A grand banquet was given by many of the promi-
ntnt citizers to Consul Dillon on the evening OF the
18th.
M Gsu,ier, the successor Of Consul Dillon, arrived
on the 18th, In the Sonora.
The SoDs of the Pilgrims are to celebrate in public
manner the anniversary OF the landing OF mer lore
fathers on Plymouth Rock.
The Mercantile Library Association have taken
suite of eleg apartments the Of Montgom
cry and jackson streets The initial lecture OF theu
regular Winter series delivered by III. Thornton.
The institution is in Q very prosperous condition.
Col 4. D. Baker of this city delivers the first lee
ture Of the course before the Sacramento Pioneers on
the 26th inst.
The new Municipal administration insugurated by
TIE people WORKS admirably, and its beneficial results
are already apparent
The fremen have made strong appeal to the citi.
zens for assistance They complain that their supply
of hose 10 so poor and mesger as to be almost wholly
useleee.
An inter, sting kidnapping was he,rd on the
18th, before the Fourth District Court: An Indian
gK was stolen from gent in this city, who sued
out a writ of habeas corpus commanding negro wo-
man TO produce the child in Court This refused,
the woman swearing that the girl was not In her pos
session The Judge decided that be could not deter
mpe the right of custody without the provence Of the
child The matter has been laid before the Grand
Jury.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Interesting intelligence we get from our far Northern
territory severe eng cement took place at Teeks.
let ON the Goth November between the officers and
men Of the steamer Massachusetts and the Puget Sound
Indians. The latter sustained loss OF killed and II
wounded. But one OF the ships men was killed.
OREGON.
Our dates are to the 18th inst There Is news,
with the exception Of the organization OF the Legis
lsiure at Salem on the let
Dennis, the alleged murderer of Neal, had been Ar
retted.
The tslesraphic wires are completed 10 Salem aud
Corvallis.
DEsERET.
We have received files Of Ike S0h Lake N--cs to
November s. one month later than previous adyices.
The weather was cold and much stock had persisted of
cold sad hunger. Governor Young accompanied by
puhsr Of The brethren, started - visit the Shoehone
Indiana but we compelled, on account of sickness,
TO retuz-
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