New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-13
noi,t the Republicans have the best ticket BY all
Fro~ tht Alta California, July %.

F,ov N, Alta California July %.
since tie departure Of the steamer of the 4th events
% more tbap ordinary interest have transpired. The
e;obty .frst National Anniversary Of our countrys
;nS.rerdence a. observed more generally. ADD with
far greater enthusiasm than ever before San Fran
cisco alone Of the principal towns OF the State, cele-
brated the day with 30 official demonstrations.
Agricultural prospects sie good. and the crops OF
grain are being harvested in excellent condition IN
most Of the Counties despite the unprecedented drouh
which has prevailed. Much attention has been paid
TO gardening in the interior Counties and already
many Of the u.inrg precincts are supplied with fruit
ard vegetables grown in the immediate vicinity
Peaches, pears purnr, apricOts apples. grapes aud
berries, all Of California growth, are to be had az
reasonable rates.
Some disturbances are reported as having taken
place among the Pitt River Indians 10 Siskiyou County
but they can be traced to no reliable source.
The Supreme Court has rendered several important
decisions-one in the case Of Adams Haskill &c
Wood, which involves two propositions; First,
whether creditor Of the firm could pursue bis rem
coy at law after the bill filed and the receiver ap.
pointed, but before decree OF dissolution Ana Sec
md whether creditor could attack the whole pro-
ceedipg on the ground Of fraud asd cOluson between
TIE parties. The Court, after elaborate argument
concluded that the interyenors, having acquired
lien upon the property OF Adams q Co., by attach
nent and Judgment prior to their decree of dissou.
ton are entitled to the fruits Of their Judgment, and
must be first paid The Court further decides that tho
biz Of the interveDOrs shows state OF facts which
IL t,ue would yitiute the whole proceeding in the
Court below Under the provisions Of the Goth section
of the act COL cerpipg fraudulent conveyances.
The magnetic telegraph is about 10 10 extended
from srysve to the principal places in the North.
Elm psit Of the State.
In San Francis co, one WEST had sent out an pjanc
tiO1 against the Board Supervisors to restrain them
from removing any patients infected with smallpox
choers, yellow fever or other contagious loathsome
diseases to the new peat house.
JosErH FINLEY, Justice of the Second District, 10
San Francisco, committed suicide about II O'Clock
Ill., on the 1ilh inst, by shooting himself through the
head with pistol.
The steamer Constitution, which left San Francisco
for Puget Sound on the 9Th inst, encountered heavy
gales and great stress Of weather when of Mendoclno
and spluDg leak. The pumps were manned ana
woIked bot the water gained on them. a large por,
tion of valuable cargo was thrown overheard, and
the ship put back in distress.
handsome service Of silver plate was presented to
the Hor Milton S. Latham, by his numerous personal
and political friends, and the attaches of the Custom
Iioufe during bis e9llectorshiP. The gift was made
through l.. Q. Washington. An honorable testimonial
was also rendered to Mr.. Latham by large number
Of promdent merchants.