New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-25
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From these tables IL appears that 10 the said mining
counties there s7Sl of assessed taxable property
for every voter while in the commercial aud agricul
tural counties there $3.50. rhe number OF voters
is ascerainsd from the number of votes cast at the
last State elechon-a very interesting one. Inc In
fer0riy of the mining counties IN the relative amount
of taxable property is due chiefly to the fact that the
hand there belongs TO the United States and is not
taxable whereby the chief burden OF supporting the
State Government is thrown on the other portions oil
the State.
A new weekly paper called The Territorial Enter
prise has been started 10 Genoa Carson Valley. Ii is
bitterly opposed to Mormonism.
A very fashionable gambing-hOuse in this city was
entered through the skyght on the night OF the 2st,
BY the Chief of Police aud three policemen, and they
caught seven upper-crust gamblers engaged in playing
at faro Gambling is felony by our Law, and the evil
Sepce against these men is overwhelming.
The United Ststes Commissioner to whom was re.
feed the suit of the seamen renen and servants OF
the Hermann against thet vessel for wages, has re-
ported He finds that the belants l26 in number;
chat they shipped in New-York on Aug II for one
year; that they discharged here unpaid, and
against their WILL Nov. 80, and that $lS6Oo Is dus
10 them.
Valley Oregon, on the 18th ult. An Indian called
Dick johnson, and his father were killed by party
of Americans who wished to possess themselves oil
the land possessed by the Indians. This Dick John
con was very industrious, honest Indian, who hal
made comfortable home for himself and WAS iviog
ike civilized man. He had built house and made
fences, and cultivated his land which he had selected
q
Superintendent Palmer. Some Americans, pamed
Ktnnedsy coveted his farm, and they deliberately
shot down its owner and his father. The squaws es-
capped and made accusation against the murderers but
Q red skin makes their oaths Of no weight against
white murdcrers.
We have news from Honolulu 10 the "a December:
Two more shipyrecket Japanese had been brought
there by the whaler HobomOk, aud the whzler G..
Howland has taken them away with promise TO land
them at Hakodadi Five of them wrecked about
year ago; that is their Junk was rendered unman'
ageable by storm; and they We're then blown about
for two months before they were found aud rescued by
the American whsler, which gave two to the HOBO
mok and took the three others to Hskodadi.
The Of the Japanese treaties has caused great
saton in the whaling feet and 1t Is said that from
6fly to q hundred American whalers will put into
Japanese ports next season. to fit and obtain slppes
instead Of coming To Honolulu, they have hitherto
done. This change, Il made as contemplated, will have
very pIejudcia effect the trade of Honolulu but
II win give strength to the American Influence in
japan Pss Honolulu oor,s,DODdsO, Of The Ala write.
Since my last, per Yankee the 7th of Now
.oms twenty arrival. Of wRser. hi. port and the
wndw heard FROM the catches OF which
se reported bring the average for this year to abou, 100
barrels We have to-day in port s. whsers and "a merchant
sss ip,insted TO you in my last quite DIAL s,ss.nse
phss. other than ftssh provisions, being small
VICTORIA.
TnE WRroKs.- Captain Hamilton of the Stevens,
informs us after leaving Port Townsend, while III
the Straits Of Fuca, about o'clock at night, ON the
4th, his vessel sprung a leak and he endeayoret TO
make port IN Whidbys Island; the heavy sea,
however prevented this and he steerea for Bellevue
hut finding il impossible 10 reach that point and fear
NJ his vessel would 20 down. he ran her Tor the near
est snd and succeeded in beschng her on Dunsenes.
Spit lust abresst of the lighthouse. The vessel coon
went to pieces and the gisd enough 10 again
set foot on land. The loss-vosssl and carco-is
about g. COO The schooner, a. Y. Trask, engsged in
the same trade wrecked on Prots otion Island,
twelve miles from Port Townsend, but particulars
Of her less are Known Gazette, llth ins..
NEw PkPER.-We have received the hrst number
Of new psper published in Victoria. 1t weekly,
called Ths Bri,isk Col0Eiss l6x2i inches IN the fol
sine Of the sheet, and is eoitet by Amor de Cosmos
The editor in his salutatory gives WHIST he calls
bird's.eJe view Of the course be intends 10 pursue
His future path meanders through loyal Brltsaism,
law and order, and progress. Tue editor pitches into
Douglass thus;
"We did suppose tha.ths mistakes OF the past would
have been remedied by NOR, consnmnate policy IN
the future. But Judging from recent proclamation
establishing tAnh, and declaring Victoria port o
entry for British Columbia tbink there still srea
surrounded by eord advisers who desire to prosttnt
pub6c good TO suit private erds. II it was int
retard the advancement OF British Ccumbis We be
leye II is well calculated to accomplish its purpose.
"Though the tendency might oe to the interest Of
Victoria. still ss lover OF our common counlry We
cannot smut our eyes to the insane and urast policy
tIclSdrg Brtish Columbia from the dirses tsie OF
The world"
A Book yEos rnr VICTORIA PREss.-7As Br'!isI