New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-30
SUMMARY OF THE F0RTNIGHTS NEWS.
From The -dtfa California.

STATE.
The most important items OF ne VS. by this steamer
n the displsy before the public Of large amount of
eyd,pce gog TO show that the party Of one hundred
ssd eighteen immigrants, msssacred in the southern
part Of Utsh while on their way to Caforni4ne rs OF
which occurrence cent from here by the last mail
were murdered by Moimons. Mr.. George Powers
arrived a few days since at Los Angeles from Salt
lake, ard reports having heard many MOrmous
threaten TO kill Gentiles passing through their country
lie met mixed party Of Mofmons sod In hans going
toward g Mormon settlement from the scene of the
massacre and they had In their p 'ssession bundles
Of cStbpg and other articles, apparently the spoil
a the murdered; and the whole party appeared
70 be very friendly terms with one anotnei ana 70
IN Gan Bernsrdino he heard Captain Hunt, man OF
authority among the Mormons there, Say he was glad
tbr the ase acre and bel eyed the hand OF the Lord
vas In IT, whether ii was done By the whites or red
.kjus. p III. Warn IT Genesee County, New York,
Who came through about the same time WI d Mr. row
an. believes also from numerous facts observed by
him. that the Mormons are guilty OF the bloody crime
hessrs Abbot and Fine, two gentlemen Who have
hieiy been at San Andres from the Humboldt River,
mort great hostility on the part Of the Mormons
toward the Immigrants coming TO Calnofnls py tns
Soutp Pass al great friendship with the Indians who
had made attacks on imBgrants. Both M. Aboott
s.d Mr. Fine know Of cases where trains were at.
tackled in the Mormon country by Indians LED on oy
psherous white men, supposed to be Mormons. Mr.:
Abbott ssys FIVE hundred immigrants have been Ruled
hi. YEAR on the road between Salt Lake aud Cali
sertsi,ly very much exaggerated.
There was o little brush Of fight between the set
tiers a, Horey Lake. valley east OF the iin divide
Of the Sierra Nevada In latitude 39 North-and the
IpdaDs but peace has been restored.
The newspapers contain reports OF the discovery OF
coal vein in Sonoma County, near GetsiumA but we
stseh NO importance to the report.
Anott or grove Of mammoth trees have been dis.
covered In M ,rposs County. Tue ordiosry size of
fte trees il $40 feet In hght, ard from ~ TO 81 feet
IN diameter The disooveIers of this last grove had
n, In s,ruuelt for messurng the trees with thein bat
bs the ught OF tee trees to be lager than the
large A. in The groves previously discovered This 10
he third mammoth grove 10 Mariposa that hrst dis
covered has trees; TIE second 80, aud the last 30
These groves nesr the road to the great 10 Semitic
Fails Tee most celebrated nam moth grove 10 tue
State, however, 10 in Calaveras County. There are
Tour il oil.
THE CITY.
There il bu, little Of interest to form the sum nary OF
city news slice the sailing { the lat steamer.
Toe Up,,eo States District Court, Oh the Dist inst,
confirmed the claim of Juan Crisostomo Gslindo to
eight thousand OF lane lying league south
Of the Town Of Santa Cara.
TIE q aim OF j. c. Palmer and others to the Benito
D;sz claim Gas argued ard submitted before the
United S'stes District Court on the 2let inst.
TIE several Feosra aud County Courts adjourned
o. the 22d inst A meeting of the bar was held upon
he arrival Of the terrible news by the steamer Psna.
ma Of the loss If The Central Amercs with hundreds
Of returning Calfouiaps, among whom were several
Dr. nisept members Of the CslitOrni% osr.
A man named John Jerkins. native of England,
aged 81 year, who wac employed as cook on the
Eesmer Republic died this trip from Crescent City,
% the 90 inst, of disease Of the heart
A pubic meeting Of the citizens was hold a. the
CITY Hall on the evening Of tbs 24h inst. to take
srtsble measures for an expression OF puoho senh-
nept ard tympsthy in relation to tbs recent csismiy
. the loss OF the Central America with some hvs
IGNORED returning Californians. Committee OF
ssven was appointed to craft suitable resolutions, D.,
GS srother eetrg will be held on Saturday evening
Musical Hall.
The Utied States Grand jury returned true bill
Of indictment sgsinst Augus,n Harsztby, late melter
1d f,hItr In the Uosieo States Branch Mint, for
embt zzleuert Of Sl5i 900 from the Mint.
Al a meeting of the Board Of Supervisors, on the
18th ul the City and County Treasurer vas Instructed
sterest coupons falling due In that city On the
School b., DE-.
Samuel b AMMAN has issued prospectus Of bank.
ing itsttotcn, about to be started 10 this city to be
call. Samuel Brarr ans Bark" Mr. B. has decided
tact OF land two miles square, near S.crs nenta,
together with various lots In this CITY, T. V. X. How
ard, 5. j. Hensley and Eli Cook, ss trustees, to bs
held by them ss security for all moneys deposited in
said bank.
An immense mass meeting Of the citizens vas held
At Apscsl Hall on Saturday night, the l.t last. to
take measures for proper expression OF public feel
hg tssrd to the loss OF life the Central Amsrc.
"A teIis Of resolutions were reported by the Com.
nitise, ard adopted by the meeting, They will be
csnd Ia another col0mn OF the present steamer
eoihor OF The Aha.
The Uritsd States Branch Mint Of this city closed
On the 3lst ult 70 make the semi snnusl settlement
hs1h open again ir three or four weeks.
From The Chyvsislc
The receipt OF the accounts II the financial dis
Ess.es in the East caused considerable e<cit,msat
= The city yesterday, which vas augmented by the
.ieInator that drafts for warded L. Ee~l TX the
20 September by Sather & Cnurch had been pro
. A. soon o. the banks were opened yesterday nora
"s' stne q rush was made by depostors, the princi