New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-23
FROM CALIFORNIA.
From Our ova Correspondent.


SAN FKBycGsCo, March 2j 1859.
The weather he's been warm and pleasant for the
pact two days toe deep SHOWS Of the mountains have
commenced TO melt. and the rivera to rise. The peo-
pie Of Sacramento City afraid Of flood, and the
President Of the Board Of Supervisors as the chief e1-
ecutve officer Of that city is called, has been author
lied 10 take such measures 80 may be necessary TO
protect the town.
a Spscisl Committee Of the Assembly, appointed TO
yist Oakland ard report whether tns capital should
Le removed 20 tina. place msde report GU the zig,
int. Their report concludes thus:
ain view Of the great n.t1rai advantage. q th,. plts
superior location climate scenery centrally Of position
al proiity 10 The plt extensive sources information. aud
ysith the fo i'm world and especially
view Of economical considerations before s1Es'ted-yout
the government u the STATE to the City Of oakland"
No action has yet been taken on the report but day
before yesterday the Assembly passed bill 70 appr0
pirate E. 600 for the commencement OF the tonntauon
OF Cap,tOl in Sacramento. When the Capitol shall
ouce have been erected, the capital will be fixed.
The Legislature does not seem to know its own mind
one day the vote lears toward Oakland the next day
il favor Of Sacramento.
Nnrysyille held its annual chsr.er election on the
ol.f inst. There ouly two tickets in the field
Administration Democrats and Douglas Democrats.
Tn. latter were victorious, casting 81 votes, while
the other si3e,css. co., showing Douglas msJorty Of
gN7.
er shipment Of treasure for tne frat quarter OF thls
gear. The amount of the shipment. has been as fol-
lows, for the quarter:
To New ZliLml FL
TO London ...........'...'''.'.'''.'' Lads 90 70
10 Panama .............................. st Ss IS
To New -OIlean'.' <o'V' ="
Tot.l for the fret quarter Of +g.8s755 .!
Total Tor the first quarter OF la5s.'''''''.. he1T' u
Decrease ia sl,574s76 81
The schooner Jscobs arrived IT this por. the 22t
81 40 e. ,,s,fr~ 80. nal
to the following houses: Parrot & Co, S!lp0OO;
Alsop 4 Co. so 600; f.. Nischer, $JS 800; SAL
iurgo, $4,000 Davidson & May, Ssl,9il; Fslknsr
a. Bel, s3l $50; A. LegtaDoh, rs L. Lemmen
Meyer SlSi, 400
The frequency OF highway robbery in our State has
leo TO the introduction Of bl III the Legislature TO
make that crime csPtal CiloDse.
a las,Oing race took place uear Sacramento on
Saturday last. The frat chase was FOR a mare valued
at 5000. She was let loose and seventeen hOrsemen
with lss.oes started after her. ThOs Wilson caught
her after chase Of two miles and half. The next
chase ives for brown mare, winch was csught AFTER
running 40 niles ald q quarter. At the third race
tLe-e were ten horsemen, and the Chase, sorrel
mare, wac caught after running three miles. Ine
chase was highly exciting. Many Of the Americans
In California have become as skiul with the assO as
the natives. No farmer in the Sacramento NaleY OF
in the Southern counties get along without using
Fifty syarms Of honey bees arrived here by the last
steamer from Pansms and we're sold couple of days
siuce by auctOn, bnrRng from $40 70 80 per h4'e'
Some of them were not in good condition.
A lump of gold, weighing % pounds, was lately
found near Qusrtzburg, Marposa County.
WIN. II. Newly, q coored mau Of much Intelligence,
who had been Assistant Secretary Of Mr.. Dillon the
French Consul at Hsyt, died in this city on the O.h
lie had aso been the editor Of The Mr0 Of ne Times,
a paper published here as a. organ Of tae cooFei
George W. Leete obtained divorce from his wife,
Jane t. Leete in Sacramento, on the 2lst met.
John RegIen was murdered by mistake at SAT-
Spring Valley Caayerss County on the night OF the
I1th INST, by Mchsel Fritz, who supposed he was
shooting Peter Johns the seducer OF his wife. Al the
parties were German. Reglen leaves vile and two
children in Berlin, PTusslB.
TIE alta Of yesterday. gives the following table OF
the amount Of rain which hiss fallen fom October 70
February inclusive, during this rainy season, in San
Fran cisco Sacramento, Stockton and Sonora, showing
the great variations Of cur climate. Sonora IS ~
niles distant ia straight lire from this city, nearly
due east stockton lies about halfway between them,
snd Sacramento is Is miles Forth Of S.0ck.on