New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-06
CALIFORNIA.


80 i0EY Gays ON dCCOohb VI eoo VooAnao~-- - -
syrsbaek c,aim"a tracs of land 500 varas, or fSa
yasae squsse in the southern pars Of this cy. This
s,.,.. q f.usdea ON grant made in ls45 BY RAnue
.ro Prefect Of San jose, under the laws Of AcxiCo
IA was yei.c,.d by she Land Commission, and was
sappossd by nearly our whole population to be en-
shely dead. Nobody thought Of it 10 purchasing
u.ps,t,, sor Indeed, did any body knew whee It's
ssuDSsries were, and many who had been here only
two or three years bad never heard Of il. The con-
arnsiOn Of the claim then by Tie District Court was
entirely unexpected, and the sensskon created by j,
may perhaps nest be likened to tat which would he
ssai m Nsw-YoIk II some impottant building in the
seAer Of the city were blown up by the explosion OF
hundred barrels Ut ganp0wder.
5he land covered by the grant is supposed to be
worth at least $2,VOOoOO. The corners are as ioi-
Tse northeastern corner is on the southern line Of
HsrrikoD fueet rs varas southwest OF FIIst street.
Sic Northwestern corner s on the western line OF
3hfd strt IT. 70 varas northwest Of Howard street.
The southeastern corner is on the western jine OF
Third street. leo vsras southeastward from Brannsn
s6ete
The southwestern corner II on the southern line Of
Hsuifen street, 60 varas Dortheastwsrd from Fifth
street.
There points being Fixed, anybody can draw the
Eses ON any map OF the cny.
ILe tract includes the most fashionable part Of the
city for TesidtD
fbe f.llowiDg gentlemen, among Others have fine
dwellings, and gardens within its limits: John Par
sost, Capt Husack, DR.. Scott X T. Brewster, Church
q Sather e. Church j. W. Tucker, Judge Coon, ko6t.
Wells, IbOmss III. Selby, Louis McLane, jr D. r.
Washington, Moses Ellis, K u. Sheath, q. w. +. BIS
ssil, Henry Carlton, jr, A. b. Forbes snd WIZ BAD
cock. r.f
Tie decision was rendered by Judge Hoffman at
O'clock the morning, on the 9Th inst, and he salef
m The steamer Golden Gate for New ork at O'Clock,
Rd nothing 0as known 10 the public OF the GSnhrnl-
tion mill Tie afternoon. The first general impression
N regard 10 the Judges condlct not at all favora-
be " him, but IL discovered that as the term
of The COurt ended last Saturday If the decision
Lad been rendered during that week, only few days
would have remained IN hch TO move for new trial,
whereas by keeping the opinion back till Monday, the
FIRST dSy OF Lew term, notion Tor new tnal may
be at any tine within six months. His course In
the matter therefore intended to give those OPP
PoEed 10 the claim every opportunity 10 coniest It,
There is ooubt whatever at the grant Is genuine;
ABd the legal validity Of the claim turns entirely on the
questions whether this project had the pewer TO grant
tse common lsnds of puebos, or Me2lean towns,
whether 4efba Buepa was a pueblo IN 1910, ana
WHEELER Yelba Buepa included this land; all these
aaesiVns aIe decided by Judge Hoffman in the atirma
tive Peter T. SheTreback, The original grantee, has
told ont all his interest in the claim ana the following
ptrtons are ssd 10 be the owners Of It now; n Wal
hs CeIes Of San FranclscO Albert Packard, OF Santa
barbara; Capt. Isaac Brenham Of San Jose; Mr.. San
shez, Ot hoHteTey Gen. John Wilson, Of san Fran
CISCO; AIs. Shsrreback, of San JOse Sam. Soule, of
San Francisco
The result Of this decision will be 10 put q stop TO
The mprOy emeRs III that part OF the city which
loscy Improving more rapidly than any other IL Will
aIo general ostrust and probably Will lead 20
TALL IN be value Of property, which has been going
up pretty rapidly during the Last sixteen months. Al
d-oOk h ibe claim GOV eIs only small portion OF the
cary, yet our whole population may be sad to
be interested against it, and the newspapers max
ing vigorous war upoE il, picking haWs in the law
asLd evidence order which confirmed. IL has
BEEN discovered that the Mexican law required that
penOn should he 80 years Of age before he could bold
Sbe Cfice Of Prefecl, whereas Manuel Castro, who
Nude lbis graft Project, was Tut Is at the time.
THIS n bui one of many points against it.
We pect other decisions soon IN reg Ard TO
tie ownership Of large tracts Of land in and cur
eity. Tie GIst the Santillsn Grant before the
ULred States Supreme Court, and the next ID the
Peter Smith claim before the State Supreme Court.
Al impOrtsnt decision was rendered few days ago
in County by Judge Hardy of the State Dis-
trei, suit brought by asquatter who held land Tor
agricultural purposes, sgalnst some miners VINO haa
catered bic incIosure Dig gold. Judge Hardy rem
seIsd long opinion the case and at It's conclusion
summed up the points decided as follows:
h1s. hst me nihss OF precious Gess ~ v. oa 49, ~, ~,
susie, tie United stAies o individual
Legislature Of the State by virtue Of the
ss: "s. q hsl and dc e, S rendering
sesn any shOs not sb.Ssey devoted other useful and in
1hs hsi the Lerias.ure can by virtue States emf
seAs domain authorize the entry upon any lands belonsns TO
nay dole upon land other prvsae prophetors
as q Ss ps6p s S' rs S a1
A. 2. yrS and s & 81
sons and for tie protection Of the Of crops &C.
se inning dis,ct authorize the invasion Of actual
sad the &C. q 1855 does confer such right that yiOaes
ms .oDsuon Of this ststs dePvns citizen Of hiS prop
esty without proves Of law Just computation
50 iudgmet was given for the agricultural squatter,
ard perpetual injunction issued restraining de-
fnaanIs Iher sgents, servants, employees and sue
esseCif, nom further espassng upon tue Enclosure OF
plalnnn by digging, mining, or otherwise, within the
ihelosuie.
The Indian var in Pit River Valley has been
brought TO elose. Six hundred red-skin prisoners
have been brought into Red Bluff, and are to be sent
30 the TETON Reservation, IN the southern part OF the
4aate.
During November gold bullion worth $690,6l5 IA,
was Deposited the hnt and 40 sos ounces OF silver
were purchased. ~ . q -.
The amount Of treasure sent away by the steamers
which sailed on the 5th was only $soJ,34l 59-less
than bss been sent in any fortnight by steamer during
tAe last eight years. In addition 10 the treasure
$sCe, go were sent N Government drafts.
Walter Skidmore OF San Rafael Marin County, has
been arrested Oh a charge Of numbering an infant
child of bis wife by poisoning with stry chime. the
COroDers jury found that the child had been poisoned
RGaor rays SkidmOre's motive for the murder Was
JEALOUSY, and suppostion that he was not father Of
Nae ebIld.
The Aarlposa Gazette says:
'An the steam quartz mills ia the County, far we know
seiye operation and The aggregate poduc OF gold m this
Comfy H. tine be large was, even In
tAs pslIDy day u az and '5o''
Iks SonoIa Age reports the following cure of in
santy by surgical operation; ,,-,
'On Thursday the insan DR.. Thompson Of this place
zfslned operation the head Of named George
bbs vhe lad been cszy and was about being sent TO me
yun STOCKTON appeared thAt the top o. the head hsa
sby concluded cps.ets upon that part which he d by
sxpes.sd gates supso thai be should be
sOys.d N tbs cell jail lie now ePOyiosSs much reason
Tie AHA reports that eome Rrgentiferous aud suri-
fereus quartz taken from vein in Santa Cruz County,
hes been asssyed IN this city, and found 70 yield twelve