New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-12

Tie chef subjects OF interest here within the last
f,w days. III progress q the New Alnaden SAT-
l4hout ~lie6 | give you separate Ie'teT'' ana INC
fsilur- -. tie Oregon Legislature 70 elect ur;ei
States Srna o.
OR la,cs f.osn Po.tlsud are to The Sth inst. The
Legislature adjourned toe 18th inst after num-
her q ursuco s-fu Efforts 20 elect United states
S.ns,or Dra ,un smith was neclsFed the Democratic
No, NEE in caucus ba, though that party 1a1 a'ge
psiorty 10 both Houses, "Delusios' was deluied
whom be supposed a csucus nowIOaron equivalent 70
az election. The Legislature passed ali tue acts
supposed 20 be Necessary 70 put The machinery OF the
Siste GoyenIneIt il OpeIauon. Toe question Of the
lcton Of tie capital TO be submitted otbe people
TIE c, lDu bia aul W.ame,te Rivers have beea very
high and b 81 done much injury 10 farms near t5-ir
borders but falling al the latest dates. A small
s-esmbos: pa1 ascendsd Snake RIVER fsonetimes
called Lewss FOX Of the CO.ambial, 100 miles from
its mouth. This u another triumph 70 opening our
". sfern rivers 10 steam Lieut. hulabs expect ion
10 .uIYey the Uui'ed States Military Road fro ALA
Nslg - For. Benton has started, With 100 United
Staies soldiers a. esclt. An expedition under Cbpt
Wslhpg, TO explore n new rune from the Dalies %
sgt Lake was 10 have started to-day. The Legsla
ure u Oregon have decided that the great seal VI the
State shah bear the flowing device:
b, an oisusry wrh he iuscrpaos The Union II chief
oun,spssn Ella with oTohchus eDtefa wsgon-iss fache
,.sneI srIiyiug The second qoar.erur -lesf plo~
Tietsx- Ci,s..he American ea.ie. Legend-s'4'e Of
l. |. Stevens has been nominated ~ Delegate 10 Cot
gree by the Territorial democratic Convention Of
" Warrington.
hac, Of 80 acres Of land in the southern part of
th,s cay kuO-n the Hayes Iiect, beng sold BY
suctioD il lets - By 10. II sells very we'll bringing
Oh average, about $50 per l,t-a good price for
lard 50 far from the Of bu-ness Market street
= beng rapidly graded, aud public promise i made
hat We shal soon have d railroad to The mission.
OuI taIneTs here have been much troubled to get
,b au alfalfa seed a matter OF much importance 10
them snce the deep r,otr Of the alfalfa ht II peculiar
Is tu eek lar from the surface OF the earth,
thus resist the severe dr0ugths o. our Summer:
But tie reed brought here iIou Chill - always iu4
Of uutsTd and turbip seed when almost destroy the
value e the OlhcT. sir. W. d. Silver, late aud b.
brvc still of the prOprioGTsOi the PUItc iNagr
OF Philadelphia, is farmer near San Francisco aud
has hit upon The following device 70 clean the seed as
Noticing rpI shot il separated from .he mass he
with be spDicsdon u Tie PnDciPie 70 alfalfa ne
I..o q before smooth bard, end
bali hh below the rn-I rim Of the .aar huns the upper
sud chsir tie poured his Alfalfa SEED upon the
char end 81 To- boaro When the turuip ana nud og
rouUa Ty peyed down az Io1sd s'e snd hna4y sAP'o
ing fEh gden along slowly ana descended 70 the end Of ne
without "veT sphs he bucket This grand id'A aud
su. thing VI you viii Try while before you hit
e1sdy best the ngh; distance below ne edge Of
tie bD,te tub But this = smell affair." and readily
TIE hnt may be of value to farmers for cleaning
ether seeds.
vein Uf quicksilver ore within few miles OF he Al
mAtor NINE.
The slfver mines in Northern Mexico are suffering
severely 90 account of the supply Of quicksilver from
California being cut off by the Almaden injunction.
Wliaa, MolTls, elias Ipperary Bill" was ha lged
in this city the 10th inst, under sentence OF death
ioI murder.
Apew French theatrical company has been organ.
il,d here sud ale again 20 have French theater
orce swoek. We have French, Il German aud
aSpaDish company, each pertaining once week;
so GeImsn daily papers, two French dalles anu Two
French Weekiies; Spa' i-h daily one Italian week
y; sFreuch German, S@ifs, All itallan, Scaodna-
yisb su IlIian, Polish Hebrew and u German de-
tIeE Ben violent S"clet5-ihe two hr naned havlog
esth buck hospital; German lurn Nereln, Two
|, German Social Clubs, sud two German Philharmonic
Ss1.ti,s; q French Catholic Church, two German
>niesiaut Churches Polish Hebrew Synagogue,
Ind German Hebrew Synagogue, and Tour Chiue7e
Mutual Beuc vulent Societies Asyums, for the Cal
Isuep lever allow any of their people 10 60 beg5og,
ana rarely allow them 10 go 10 Anencsn Hospitals
Wetbve also an tia ian Opera company, which mas
been giving operate performances aud viii soon open
again T Is is a lis; Of the pubic Is uous of for
eguers in an AmeTcan city OF about JUUVV lnhapA'
ats Can any city IN the world show equal prUpof-
toI or even amount ana variety OF f0relgmsm
A ctresrondeht Of The Bulletin. writing from Vic
,ms uldeI date Of the 9th net, Gays:
The effect Of tue miners esving British COLUMBIA
r daily becoming more apparent III Nicioi41 'ho'I
distressing quiet poiNa0es our HiG'S .'''t"'"
with large stocks o goods iii eand idly abo 1t their
s,oredoors with not the hope expect tion OF
dong any business. People are becoming dalv more
seriously alarmed aud the great question II, WHAT ~
20 be due How ale we tc get cut oi the scIaPo
To be- 10 Wet ria mp the rNer a. the present tlhe
with larpe stock Of goods with not the most dist iut
prospect u dlsp"sitg of them even al cost Is no Joke
II tAk,r back to San Francisco, duties must be pa d.
To wait her, for something to turn up would be sun
vo,se What can be done Two Of our lobbng
uechalts have succeeded IN closing ont their stocks.
merchant at Langley has chartered vessel ava Is
gong with hie goods 10 Guaymas. Some haH OoZen
Jews have NJ he led flag and are tying to dispose oi
their goods at auction. Others talk ABOUT do'os many
Ting. but as vet decide on nothing. Meantime, Tue
miners continue TO leave the county, and Inc prospect
grows nu brighter very fast. ,r.--.
me SGn froHcisco Netcs gives the following start
IL y de-, cormeuts about the sonora Land Surveying
parry. ,,..
JeckeI n Co. located In the city OF MexicO entered
into contract with the MeNican Government for the
survey Of the waste or Government lands IN the State
Of Sonura Nv the terms of the contract SAID huu.e
Wa 10 complete the survey wthia three years from
the sgIilg Of The contract unless prevouci by war
OF other msumouniSbe dficulties, aud was to re-
i've for the service one-Ibird ~ OF tine lands sur
Neycd.
On tie oh Of March 1857, Antonio Eslando, Man
uel Peyuo. and j. II. g.. lsham the two first Mexi-
cans, and the ast tn Ameicau, eneied ioto an ar
rsrgemeut With Jeckcr 4 Go. TO cary out the con-
tract Of the lutcr Ulder this sgrecmeu, lsham was
empowered 10 appoint aud offanike '3aiu'ssioui
layig 'or re purpose Tue eIpo,SS, N sSa
" khsu in pursuspce of the terms of the contract,
came IL this city aud orr apized the Commission by The
appointment Cf ChsS X. Stnuc ohi4i, Nth salary OF
80 per mon u: W. Won Schmidt, Jasper =. W mt.
| rg auo Nm. Denton engineers, each with salary ot
Si,0 Per month J. T. Peabody, Charles Poole and K.
/ / r. Wbitipg assistant engineers, each with salary
/ q SNa per month; Wm. Auti-el Ce0logist, with q
aav of No per suuum: Il. +. BrldSens, draughts-
Insb WITH salary Of eco pr annuni and james y.
Edaorston. pGymsstcr, comuisssry, &c
4 Subsequently, Nov, lS''l io the purpose OIL fSis
cf skn frxav lSh