New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-14
SUMMARY OF THE FoRTNIGHTS NEWS.

SUMMARY OF THE FORFNIGHTS NEWS.
Bsoln Our Own CorTeTond'It
SAS FKAycIsco, May 20, 1853.
TIE main tOpicOfinerest here continues - bsthe Fra
nj River mnes. Several steamers have arrived during
the fortnight from Puget Sound, each bringing more
AID more favorable from the Dig ings. An in
tiers, efest fell in the news throughout California
ahd .be extras ssued the arrival Of the steamers st
Sac FIanaiscO 70 e Ike hot cakes. Al well-ia-
fo,ntd pfYsont rec tDc' .w be ~
re ~ Ae mDes before 'le ut of August; bGt yet JOO
pSrstIs have gone from bore duiing the pat ts0
wepss mixing tic ~ number Of departures from
<sn Francisco up b. ttis date 800 and thOIsands
mere Gre now Wepa"'g Ego. Is0 quartz nj . a..
Gfhss Valley navo topped because tae wOrkmsn hSve
gone 70 the new III D.;a0O In Jnly and August there
vii gEdonbtoslS 10 great migration. The fever is
I.sIrP all tDTOuKh the state.
Tne reports about the Walker rivcr mines t1rn ont
10 be fslee; there s gold thee, bC, the dgguSs are
Ieii1er rich nor extensive.
The Sou'sby quartz claim in TUolumns prom. seq t,
prove the Profitable mice IN iha S,ate aud PEP
6sps the rcD.s log ~ eXteGt, 10 The w0f q.
Up to the Stu inst Tie nil sad been 40 OPsrat, ion ~
days snd 10 toat tims he'd yield I'd 81 pOuads OF gold,
wJtb ehout SO OUO aTiy s. 800 per dsy e. cost
Gfles6 thau 500. The rock yeds fro n 500 ID SOC
Per tun Tar pos )ected; and a. t1is rate the
aim TO depth OF 100 feet being 200 long, is worth
100000 There msuy Ot1ec 81 sims on tls vein,
but the owners have nos got q. wOfs.
three tDns Of silver ore from tSe Cad'den Purchase
have arrived in this cty having been b0ugat ia wdg
freight DSs amounted 10 1913 per tan, tat tia ga tire
ore u wOr, a. esst coo per un. Some hund eds OF
ore s this same mine was ghtLther llet Sumner
and prod ucsd a. the rate Of s. 800 per ton
gold boulder weighing 81 pounds, aud worth
s. eco tab en- from Forest Hill, Placer County Is No"
On exhibition in Sacramento st two bs sight.
la political sid,rs The caJent Oi torture seams 20
he mnpjpc against the Administration. Out Of moro
than dozen Of The largest towns Of the State, ~nch
have held tatir muuicyal elections this SpriOg The
Iecempton men have carried OIL one, Stockton, sOd
there the victory wse marred by the election u 80
Independent capddste 10 the Marshs ship mo second
tfEce In the nominal place. In every other place
where the Ksnss, issue hiss been msds they have
bsen badly deiested. l. Wss so IN Sacramento ma
rysyile Osve, Bencia and 90 the lOth II TAs SO 10
Columbia, where the Bachsnanites received on'y I2I
votes out az $50 cast. II viii - INBRED tUAt al
these towns were crried in 1856 AID 49,, by Lae reg
slsI Democratic party. Nov the Peoples hcHtt
ia vetorous by eslOni.hiog mtiontes IN every are
except ht MaTysvs where the Douglas fnan carried
the Democratic caucus, and the people elected the
aomiHets. 49,,
AdniFj .Taticn papers called loudly for the "Ieadiog
cut" Of al the Douglas foen; but since then, theu
tone has changed wonderfully, apd noT tley roar az
es.tly "a suckDg doves. TIE Htrdh OF TINS cly,
She6 sustsiOed BucbsDso, from whom the proprietor
has gone ~ solicit office, il common ruH.r DC true
says; ter, Of Dem,cr,cv anon,
An. me-, Of The paTty cd Only oss.;d among h2ss
Incapable Of unwue 70 lit t5s tnush,. lI01 @
.t< press bodies good 70 those "no tag - gully
,ssUt reading Zen GU, Of me p.'y T TS be
out ibtGsei'ss IS d,oAnsrs sAa suec'.' Oh us PS'
We have ress Of municipal elecious in Los Angeles,
Yka and Union Town bat the papers oi those places
nse silent in regard TO the political bearing OF the cleo
hons and Is ~ be PIE sumed that the O0y due'tohs
Mt lesu were locator personal.
A Democratic state Convention l. called to meet 81
Sacramento oo the Attn Of August for the parPo'e OF
nominating Judge Of the 50 pTems Cout. aud oCAte
Controller. The Convention viii probably % tue
poere Of sstruCge between the D1pSds and ao
men II the tso factions preserve tneir present re4'
tive Strength the Ait LecOmpton men Sii uaVe u
large majority Of The Delegates: from c2nveIsa3on
with we.lnformed men and old Democrats IRON az
feIent parts oi the ate. am satisfied inst t"otnlTde
Of tie wholc-hog Democrats IN the STATE ara In
isvar Of the Little Giant. g..
The San Fr0acisco Chronicle, the chief land "
uiekt be said the only) orgen Of the Republican party
IN the Slate has expired for the want OF support.
TIE San Jose Telegraph, long Republican paper,
and stall el,mTg to represent that patty mas -4og's
Deul las Popular Sovereignty as ne uncerstanos IT,
Eowin X Campbell, q brother Of the ho1. L. WIS
ID. Campbell, he- been appointed by Gov Weller to
the position of Stste Registrar OF haniase Births,
10 Santa Cruz last week, a Ms. Wm. B:osins gave
birth 10 twlns-a son aGd dGaghieT-eaca weighing
over twelve pounds.
The barley harvest has commenced IN SSeramgn MO
The smount Of gold bullion deposited IN the mint
during the O7tni ut ending May - Z" IL ounces,
vo,ts shou, 81 as 600. The gold coinage during the
same time amOrntd to 81 5000, ain double eagles.
The Chamber Of Commerce. of the city held its a.
nal election on the llth Of May, sad chose Dalisl
Glib fer President.
IN. new Fhst Presbyterian Church was doiica.ed
an the evening Of the i.b last. l. Is large and ee-
gsnt brick building. The pastor "a The Rev. william
1ISeos, formerly President Of MisIai University al
Oxford Ono. ,
The Chamber Of Commerce has plsced its funds in
H. hank of S0tser & C5u,ch, accomPAnya the at
vith declaration tina. L was INTENDED as fecosn Oh.
ten Of the honorable manner in which the nouss pad
Al claims upon II after It's late difficulties. -,
M. JeYsmish Gray, formerly & conpo,,or 10 ths
sfjee Of THr NEwYORE TRIBUNE, has purch Ssed 0ae-
fAira interest in The SaeT0resio Caon for 81, oOV
The rtte OF taxation in this city Cor the cursa year
{, ~ 90 on the 500 Of valuation, sod the total anoln
LAY levied il $4,000. Of this sl", COZ have beed
collected. RI, a.,
If 1858 are in session. The solip presented Slsah
AS Lat tov DAYS amsuDt ~ Il 100000.
lbout s. 900 worth of dust from FREEZER River hhs
.rived here and is selog q. from $40 - TO 80 81
\. spnse less than the best Celio'nis dns,, which
s.vemspds az 25 and sl7 80. The Frazer dust con
ts,.s a gree, deal Of iridium and Pt.ioon. Tse
H.d,s. Bsy Cs@pspy's agents nave sotsinsd mos,
AZ tse dust yet brought TO iHarhet and lave slapped
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