New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-13
SUMMARY OF THE FORTNIGIITs NEWS
TIE STATE.


THE STATE.
In our own State, few events OF more than ordinary
interest have TRANSFERRED. Frequent showers thIongn-
ont The State have been Of immense dement, 70 he grow
ing crops and although the yield this year VIII be iar
below the average. still they are by no means ruined
as was feared they would be few weeks ago.
Fruits and vegetables have suffered little from the
droutb. Our markets are supplied with en- abundance
Of straw berries raspber1es aud cherries all of which
may now be obtained at reasonable prices.
Convention of the Episcopal Church Of the state
was held ut Sacramento the 9TH. From the anhuai
report of the Bishop it appears that new CHURCHES
were coDsecTated during the year. The Masonic ira
terpy have held Convention at the capital ana me
Odd Fellows another il this city, BOth oi these VI
deTs arc in a very hourshing condition. ,
The mines az usual, continue 10 ylclq up theH god-
ell treasures. Fewer accounts Of blg stIlkeS are
ebiOricled as time advances, out the dS3hYs gen
eraly are paving quite AS well as ever. Much more
confidence prevails relative TO quartz mining, as Is
evidenced by the increased capital being invested III
this branch Of mining enterprises.
The trial Of Ned MCGOWAN takes place at Ndpa on
the sd inst. The prevailing impression Is that he
wi this time, get clear Of the gallows.
No further disturbances have taken place among
the Indians in the northern part of the State although
their enmity 20 the whites continues undated. Great
numbers have been sent from Sierra and Pluuas
Counties to the Nome Lackee Reservation IN Iehana
County.
Amisements Of all kinds have been well patronized
throughout the State during the fortnight. }. +.
McDOnOugh has been making very successful tour
through the eastern mining counties. Mrs. Jula
Dean 1ayuc has been playing 10 crowded. houses ia
Mapsvlle. Miss Albetine has an engagement at the
"NatOnal," Sacramento. In this city, Miss lnce mas
already achieved an enviabe reputation Miss Pro-
yost is in this city, but not performing at present. Mr..
and Mrs. Stark arrived on the schooner Sea Witch,
from Australia, but have not yet entered into any
theatrical engagement. Mr.. Lesderner has given
another of her select readings IN this city before
large and fashionable audience. She met with the
same hattering reception as awarded to her at her
previous entertainments. Lee Il Benncts circus Is
drawing audiences OF thousands IN this city The San
Francisco Ministries also favored with large
audiences.
General good health prevails all over the State.
THE CITY.
The number Of arrests made by the city police dur
ing the month of April 4U2; OF these 80 were
discharged and li7 convicted.
A singular hoax played upon the police Of this
city by named Paul Miles, who pretended TO
have discovered fearful gunpowder plot; the officer
Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company was to have
been blown up and immense amount of property
destroyed The fellow kept officers on tenter hooks
on wild goose chase for week before they dlscov-
cred the sell.
EDWARD NJ. Hayes, an old California pioneer died
in this city the 9TH inst, aged 80 years. lie was
native of PeDnsy lvania and member of Pennsylva-
mia Fire Company; man universally known aud re-
spected.
man known Dutch Charley, some weeks ago, was
arrested after desperate resistance the 9Th inst
The Hon Edward Stanley, who had been appointed
by the Board Of Supervisors to act City and County
Attorney, in the civil Courts, with salary of siO0O
per aDuum, has declined the appointment. r. L.
Tracy, esq, has received the position, with the same
salary.
The seventh anniversary of the s +. Baptist Asso-
citation was held at the Washington-street Baptist
Church on ihe 9th inst. Nineteen Churches are en-
braced in the Association, ten of which were repre-
sented
The Treasurer Of the Charitable Fund reports its
condition as follows: Amount loaned on bond AID
mortgage including interest due same, $50 SO2 %;
cash ON hand to loan, 1865 81 Total, SAL AS Of.
fire broke out in Turner's Concert Hall, corner OF
Sansome and Commercial streets the 10th instant
and destroyed Hopkins's Panorama of the Vigilance
Committee scenes.
OREGON.
From Oregon there is nothing Of importance. Elec-
tion matte RS monopoze the columns Of the local jour
nails The Indians in Washington Territory are me-
pacng hostltes but yet have committed few overt
acts.
Our dates from the Sandwich Islands are to the 10th.
There is scarcely an item of news.
BY the arrival of the Archer from Hong Kong we
have received eleven days later intelligence from
China than that brought by the Kate Hooper. The
British war vessels had made several successful
cruises after the piatca unks that nfest the Chinese
waters. Mutines on board Coolie ships are becoming
more and more frequent and several of terrible char
acter reported.