The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-14
Summary OF the News.


rFrom the San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. col
Hance the sailing Of the last steamer have received
now busiy engaged in getting in their crops Of cereals,
I'D there fair prospect Of much larger surface Of
ground being planted this year than the last
An election for Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineers
Of the Fire Department came OF on the TN nst and
neer, and Van 0rden Robe and Walsh for Assistsnts.
huffman contests the election Of Mr. Whitney, the
ground that voted who not citizens Of the
Guted states The matter has not yet been decided.
Thomas 0IArkin Esq, Of the Oldest American resi-
cents u htorna forwarded 70 the East oy TIE steamer
sent New Years presents 10 the President Of the United
States and the two Senators and two in
Cungfess nom this State. The wine was Of California
growth and manufacture and the baskets which
sent manufactured in this city
Archer and gentleman well known in this city,
very sudden death. He went 10 dine with Mr.. David
Bush IN Minna street. on Sunday just he opened
the door take his eave In the evening" Mr. Archer fell
senseless and died at seven o'clock on Monday evening
HIS death caused by disease Of the heart and pre-
this he had been in the enjoyment OF excellent
health. lie leaves large family in New York to mourn
As loss.
lover, an Italian, named Martin Messages, In t Of anger,
the night Of the 9th inst.
several days In bearing the testimony OF Mr. Jas Aexan
der Forbes in the Of the United States Andreas
OHstlion, involving the possession OF the New Almaden
the claimants WAS obtained by fraud.
The ci has been In great excitement for the past
eight days account Of the escape Of prisoner named
Onski from the station house. He in six charges
Of grand larceny he was finally caught on Friday night
man named Thomas wsiers was was mortay stab.
bed by companion who goes by the name Of Jinglcs,
ON the morning Of the 10th instant The wounded man
expired in about twenty three hours after receiving
HIS wound. Jinges was drunk at the time OF the
sAbbing.
churches Sunday the 9th instant for the benefit Of the
Protestant Orphan Asylum. The total sum collected was
In theatricals there is not much doing
Mrs julia Dean Hayne playing an engagement at the
M,ss stanley s giving her entertainments at MAgure's
Mss Ince Is playing an engagement in Sacramento.
Miss Estee Potter has been married 70 Calvin b Nc.
Donald, one Of the editors Of the Sacramento Age.
The late rain though unusually heavy, has not aug
mensed the volume oi the Sacramento the degree
rcipA,ed. A4P. NJ, sunday says the Union according
" The city gauge stood Al seven feet one inch above
cw water msrkdenotns rse Of two feet eleven inches
since about the same hour Friday. AZ the observs-
noa on saturday however, was rising at the rate Of
nch hour, from which we may conclude 70
thing OF flood TO day-ouside the levee Considerable
drt wood passed down Saturday evening, afiordng
profitable pasme 10 boatmen, many OF whom engaged in
k recovery. The harvest however, In this respect
fr the American river Is concerned, presented
the last rise, about n month since Very little drft
A man named william snesIns was sho, in Mariposa
county, December D, by one W w. C. Edwards. Edwards
December s. the following persons were sentenced 10
STATE prison, from Butte county, for manslaugher Ed
ward lloyd, ten years; Franklin Cox year. Rufugio
Escsreiga, ten years, and John Coleman, six years
An aray Stockton the 2oth resulting
IN the death Of named oNea si the hands Of ono
Walker. The former made the attack and the latter has
been justified.
man by the Of Salmon, in II Dorado county dug
lump Of gold weighing nine and half pounds supposed
10 be nearly pure.
On December II at Sonora, in Tuolumne county, I'd.
ward McCauiey r. Poore and David Lyon executed
Tor msraer. Each confessed his guilt
Nessrs Moore, Henshaw 0rde, IN Butte county, have
eued out niunctons against the miners and dcnmen in
ciuding many Chnamen working and running water on
their lands. They will be compelled TO vaoate their
claims, though many instances purchased IN good ath
The bed Of iron in Placer county discovered by Lowell
nov lies dormant. II samples already sent East meet
with favorable returns Mr. Lowell intends 10 proceed TO
the Atlantic States for the formation OF iron company
Several ctizens OF Sierra county who have practced
camp duty in Mexico have volunteered their services 70
Brgadier General Clark In the event of war with the
Mormons
man named Thompson shot and killed French wo-
man in NJ Of jealousy, at Gold Ik December L. In
making his escape he thrown from hts horse and in
stsntly killed.
A man named VIM. Smiley wss killed at sonora, Dec.
12-etabbed by man named Thos. Connolly. Connolly
wss lodged IN jail
kind OF wheat called Sonorian wheat IL bcne i'm.
ported from sonora, Mexico, for seed said 70 be
excellent srtcle-much superior our common wheat
The mDes cannot be expected yiefu very largely for
the next sir weeks the months of December ana ian1
airy generally too cold TO on mining operations
no advantage.
Eleven thousand bushels Of wheat were raised in Carson
valley during he present The population OF the
valley lie now just about what before the Normous