New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-31
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San FRASCIsCO, May j, 1888.
TIE cry 10 sgaip goid GoLDi GOLD! as it was
m 1913. An intense eIcitemen. prevails about the
Frazer River mipes and although not more than Loco
persons have left here including those the Colum
h which ssls to-day, thousands Of others are prepsr
ing TO co. and the reports should continue to come
no - favorable during the next four weeks as in the
past month there will be grand evacuation of Csl.
Srnia by very considerable proportion of her citizens
And Just at this time il is reported that extremely rich
&iSgings have been found branch OF Walker
River, on the eastern slope OF the Sierra Nevada
Letters from Carson Valley say that half Of the popu
fstOo Of toe Valley have run 10 the new mines. In
Aolumne, great quartz fever is prevailing. thou
ssDd claims have been stsked of quartz vein eight
miles east Of Sonora and one claim known Is tba; Of
the Sosbys yielded 81 600 in five dsys, week before
last; and the total value Of the caim is dtinatsd at
$2j0, COO.
TIE Columbia Courier Of the lst inst. describes
three lamps found last week in the vicinity OF that
plsce-one worth s., OeO another worth 81 OOO, and
third worth $500.
seno you d colored map Of New-Csledonia and
Washington. 1t is the best one now procurabe OF
that country and gives very good idea OF the gen
eral limits Of the gold coal and granite formations Of
the Frazer and Columbia Nslleys.
Ii is probable that tue steamers will not carry 30
much treasure and so many passengers during the
next three months they would there were no eX-
eitement about the New Csedonisn mines.
The British war steamer Satellite, fourteen hundred
tuns burden, left here fe~ days VsncouVers
leland. -.
The Nevsds stage, on it's way to Sacramento with
specie to 60 by to-dsy's steamer, was roooed Gay
before yesterday morning. Six highwaynlen on foot,
armed with guns and pstols stopped the stage ana
ordered the driver to give them the box OF treasure
belonging 10 the express saying to the passengers that
they did not want any Of their money. Inc driver
said there wss treasure on bis stsge-it and the
express matter were al on the other stage. One OF
the robbers looked under the drivers seat where the
boxes are usually placed and seeing nothing,
be told the driver TO 40 on The second stage was
near, and the robbers stopped II and called Tor the
treasure belonging to the express. The driver took
up the treasure box belonging to the Ats Express
Company, but the head roboer said ne was not 10 De
fooled he wanted Wells & Fargos box that being
much the larger of the twe Inc driver mad to give
it him, and the robbers got the gold, 81 eoO Sew.
eral men have since been arrested on suspicion Of
having been in the party of robbers. "
Sacramento, Oroville Benicia and Stockton he!d
their annual municipal elections the day before yester-
day; and the Administration was defeated In save the
hat named place In Sacramento, the election was
the fret under new charter, passed only lew Gays
before by the Legislature TO consolidate the city and
county reduce the nuBber of officers, cut down the
expenses of the local Government in many ways, and
permit change Of the rate Of tsxstion from 8 on
every 800 Of taxable property to 81 ~ or -.
There were two interesting struggles connected with
the election; the first whether the Buchanan meu
should carry the Democratic party; and second,
whether the Democratic party should carry the
city AT the Democratic primary ell etioH, the Dong
Has men carried two out o. three Wards OF the city,
and the result generally considered as Douglas
triumph; but the Buchanan men were the better man
ayers in caucus and all the nominees Of the Adj
nainisrstion faction Against this Lecompton ticket
was opposed Peoples ticket, composed OF hve Dem
0crs.s-an Douglas men presume and one Rep1o-
Lcan. The result was majority Of about 2,OOo ior
the Peoples ticket, out OF total vote OF ABOUT oVVV'
The present Democratic Sheriff and two Democratic
ex-mayors worked against the Administration ticket.
Many Of the merchants closed their stores that they
might devote the day to politics.
Sacramento mas always been considered TO be Dem
ocratic, but It's Democracy incllnes to the Douglas
stamp. Whether this vote al TINS election is to be the
beginning OF new fusion Of ali the political factions
opposed 10 the Buchanan Administration, know not
but there are various Douglas men, Republicans, ex.
Americans AID Old-lAne Wings who desire such a
fusion.
In Bepics the officers elect are nearly AL Rspub.
cans ard Douglas Democrats, the Mayor being Re-
publican.
elected all the other successful canddstes being Adj
mirttraion men, TIE hsrsbalshipis the second Office
in importance IN the city.
Oravipe elected the People ticket over the regular
Democratic Msrysvle had previously elected q
Douglas Democrat for Mayor.
There was a Democratic mass meeting a. Qaincy
the county SCAT of Punss County to express an opiu
ION OF the Ksnsss question. The two most inhueatis
Democrats in the county, ex-senator WesimOfelsnc
and District udge Sexton, made Anu-iecompior
speeches and the meeting adopted Antl'lecv4np'oI
resolutions with great enthusiasm.
In Stockton the Buchanan Democrats e4ecseu INC
whole ticket the City Marshal. 1900.
The ninth sessiOD of the Legislature OF Cah'ornia
came to an erd on the 10Th ut. a number OF III
portsnt laws were enscted during the session.
One was 70 levy tax upon al bills OF isopg mace
in this State for the shipment OF gold or silver u
another Ssste-the tan 20 be 80 cents on 10 end one
fifth of che per cent all sums over 600. Previous
20 the session OF 1887 the bankers gave bills Of
ssonge for the god which they shipped 70 NeE-YoTk
bat that Legislature imposed tax on bills Of .1-
change, and TO avoid that bills Of exchange were
abandoned and bills OF lsd.Dg given. TIE law
nss drawn BOW tlsi inpk J; calRst he sVsceS AID