New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-16
THE NEWS OF THE FORTNIGHT.


From Our Own Correspondent
SAN FRAYcIsco, April %, 1859.
The Legislature adjourn ed sine die yesterday. The
Bnlkbead bill was defeated in the Senate, where it
originated. Both Houses have adopted the bill in
favor Of the organization Of Territory, south Of
lat 35 deg, TO be called Colorado Territory.
mentioned to you in previous letter, that some
serious charges had been made against the manage
ment of the State Prison. The Special Committee of
The Assembly appointed to investigate the charges,
has found them all well founded The charges
thus reported
Frat That there regular set Of books kept at the
.nnS r.Sn iS A0" the entire transactions Of that institution Charge
Second That some Of the vouchers represented in the
Directors report do the actual cash paid out and
that the money retained by the official tIiaron and bis
TSTd; That Lieutenant Governor Waikup acted in bad
hh and unworthy Of his position in attempting 70 obtain s25
for services as Warden charge sustained.
Fourth; That the daily issues represented by the Directors
In their report actually issued Charge sustained
Of brick there, being deficiency Of several hundred
s 1% That Ss @ Govern Wsdp on
seysIs oSeS.cns was present at dance Where s S % S2ycr
.S.,.lnsd .S.,S ed w.
Parties of miners in Shasta and Nevada Counties,
are preparing to go the Pixies Peak mines, but their
course will probably divert toward Fraser River.
Col. Fremont is building saw.nlill ON the Merced
po, rr the pui lose of saving timber to be used IN
,he eumes Of the mining ditch Which he pmDo'es u
dig on his ranch.
II il said that capitalist of San Francisco has
leased tract of land near the Mission of San Buena
ventura in Santa Barbara County, where there is a
large deposi, of sulphur His purpose according TO
rulnor ia to erect works wherein to purify the suphur
and make flowers of sulphur, and sulphurc acid.
The stock for telegraph from this city to Los An
gees has all been subscribed, and the contract Tor
the construction of the line has been signed
The Indian war in Humboldt County has been fin
isbed at cost TO the State Of $35 600.
The British iron steamer Forwood, $50 tuns, arrived
here few days since from Liverpool. She iSto run
between this port and Victoria.
The PetalaWa Journal says more than 800 Indians,
mainly males have been killed within the last month
by the white settlers in Round Valley, Mendocmo Co.
The Ithama Gazette, speaking about Indian troubles
On the eastern border of Sacramento Valley, says:
a plan adopted by neighbo opposite rc
hama Shs,ii.e te Indian. for ,h many P, % during
by receiving much for each scalp, other
..s,oy evidence thai they have been Killed The money hes
ksen made mp by -noscrption"
There will be very little need Of Indian reservations
in California in 1873.
Mr. Grigsby of Napa, supposed to have been mur-
dered while on his way to Humboldt Bay, has arrived
st his destination, after hard time in the mountains,
having been reduced 10 dog meat for food.
Wm. A. Bluxome has been arrested in Marysvilc
for arson, and has confessed his guilt lie has pub
bshed card, IN which he says:
n associated with certain engine company in this city In
that company there large number Of those who
fe was frequently prssed take hand under the
s"snse Of S"GI sG ne & SI wTs n s1 IN
the company who have played asiser part m the game than
not counicnsnce me in way whs'er but they were very
they do not iuow me when am in trouble"
The steam-paddy which did so much to move the
sand-bils and I'LL up the holOws within our city limits
in 1852 and 1853 is TO go 10 work again next week,
att n rest N siN 81
lain idle for years. have been busy lately driving piles
in the water for wharves, and on the made ground
for brick buildings. The city is improving rap
idly than at any time within five years.
An anaconda "a feet long has arrived here and is on
exhibition.
cGth inst with their celebration Of the 10th Anniyer
ssry of the establishment of the first lodge in the
United States. The OddFelows are to shut their
places of business; salvos of artillery are To be fired
at sunrise, and sunset there will be professions
speeches, &c.
The Home ournalofthis city is publishing transla
tion by j. s. Hittelofthe Riechcnbach's Oadic-Mag
netc Letters" Thswork had not previously beentrans
lated and is not only aterthan his Dynamcs, and
contains the results of subsequent researches bot it
also much clearer and better suited To the wants OF the
general reader II is excellent popular exposition
Of Reichenbachs theory.
Just now our city is in great excitement about
DR." w. Bovee Dods who gave lecture every
evening las, week In Musical Hall on Elcctrcs Psy-
Chology." lie performed q great number oi eAper-
ments on forty or fifty different subjects, whom he con-
troled so that he compelled them TO act " very rd
Cuous manner keeping his full audencWfn constant
roar Of bosterous mrth. lie also performed some eN
periments in eaiivoyance. The great question ct the
day is, What do You think Of Dods ?" His house is
always crowded and during the last two three nights
there have been 20 many and such violent opposeTs
that serious rows have appeared imminent but Dods
has always managed to perform his experiments. Tie
Is hterate fellow but is full of courage and deci-
sion has ready tongue and learned from his father
the Boyee Dods well known IN the Eastern States how
out of them. He has been in the State ten ycars and
has been a cook in the mines il is said. He came to
this city about three weeks ago and tried 10 get en-
poyment a compositor 10 various printing-offces
but failing in that tried Psychology, he calls his
method Of procedure, and now he is making about
$500 day.
A letter from Santa Cruz Valley. Arizona, dated the
9Th inst has just arrived here. The writer, trust
worthy gentleman, personally known to me, says: