New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-23
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= AAlOlS NATION, saturday, jan u, l6oO.
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The California news is quite interesting.
Politicians had begun to gather at Sacramento in
large quantities, preparatory TO the meeting Of the
Legislature on the I'd Of January.
Gov. Weller'e last annual Message would probably
be delivered Oh the Sd Of JNpaTy Nd Dir. Latham,
the Governor elect, would not be inaugurated until
the Stb or 9th. ar
The approaching Senatorial election was the en-,
crossing topic ofconversation. Gov. Weller and Gen.
Denver were undoubtedly the leading candidates.
The friends of Senator Gwn favor Gov. Weller as he,
beng Northern man, can, after his election, ntsse
probably favor Senator OWNS election in 1861 than
could Southern man. Gov. Latham, Northern
man. favors the election of Gen. Denver a Southern
man. in order TO make II necessary that there should
be Northern successor to Senator Gwin. The LegisN
lature stands politically as follows: Democrats, 90;
AntLecomptonites, &; Republicans, 3, and Old-Line
Wing.
The people of Placerye are taking steps to build
railroad from that town to Folsom, to connect there
with the Sacramento Valley Road.
A fire at Pokers Flat, q town in Sierra County, on
the DIST destroyed property valued at 900 900.
The latest accounts from Carson Valley the
snow as being from three 10 five feet deep in the in
habted districts the western side Of the mountains.
Mining operations were suspended.
The stock in Honey Valley starving in large
numbers Hay was worth Sl2U tun. Inc number
Of cattle winterng in the valleys east of the noun
tains is estimated at 10000 In ordinary Winters
stock have thTiven well there.
The Indians were suffering terribly, and lately were
diving from cold and starvation.
The principal occupation of the miners, in conse-
ouepce of the severity of the weather, appeared 10 be
speculating in mining claims, which selling all
the way from -, 900 TO so, 900 each.
1t seemed to be the general opinion of those who had
made explorations, that general chain of gold and
silver mines existed the eastern slope OF the Sierra
Nevada Mountains, from the Honey Lake region down
TO the Colorados.
W. rounr man who recentlv went from Sacramento
10 hunt in the vicinity of Humboldt Bay, were muir
dered by the Maate Indians A party OF Humboldt
people subsequently went ont to recover
and while on this duty attacked and killed fourteen OF
the Indians.
ore gon dates are TO the lih of December.
The Oregoni0n publishes late news from the new
Simksmen gold mines, which continued TO be OF an
encouraging character.
me Portland Advertiser mentions the arrival at
that place of an express agent who reported that par
ties had arrived at the Daes with twenty-five pounds
of gold dust from some new mines on Cayal River,
which are believed to be as far north the British
possessions The cost board per day there 90.
Gen. Palmer OF Oregon was In the region, and had
made a strike.
MrC H. Davidson writing from Tllsmook County,
Oregon gays that the Tellamook Indians are commit
ting depredaoDs on the property of the people IN that
vicinity having burned several houses and barns
News from Washington Territory is to Dec. 70.
bill had passed the Assembly TO remove the seat OF
Government from Oym pa to Vancouver but IL would
probably fail in the Council.
a bill'b been presented to the Legislature TO
ganize the ISLANDS between Caval de Haro and the
Strait Of Rassareo, as Harvey County. Tins Is the
disputed territory claimed both by the United States
The storm in Puget Sound and the Straits, on the
4th of December was one Of the most severe ever
known Large stocks OF logs, fenced IN by oooms al
various say-ills along the Sound and the connecting
inlets were swept away and lost The Seabeck mill
lost one million feet Of logs. The schooner Harvey
was blown on San Juan Island and stove. She was
IL nanfc SIN
comrapy Her cargo was damaged to the amount OF
50 O6O Nothing has since been heard of several
sloOps and schooneIs trading on the Sound.
British Columbia dates were 70 the 18th ut.
The Victoria newspapers are filed with political dis
cussons, of only local interest.
Extensive preparations were making for the ap-
preaching legislative election.
The mining districts were sui frozen up, anu nlnerb
were at stand STILL
good deal of building was gong Oh at victoria an
large immigration was expected In the SPRING
The British Government had ordered their men
away from the island Of San Juan, and abandoned the
disputed territory until the governments se'le lne
BY Bv speakinc the whaler Onward at sea, Sandwich
Island news is received TO the 10th of December. -
The whaling bark Vernon had been heard from. Sh
had fallen in with whales after the balance Of the fee
had left the Ocbotsk Sea- and had taken ooO oarrei
of oil. This completes the list OF whsers for the
season, all having been heard FROM
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SAs Francisco, Dec. 80, II NJ.
There is more doing since the recent arrivals, but
nothing approaching to an active business. Consider
able parcels of Rochelle and Cognac brandies have
been taken up by the leading dealers at former rates
Coal IL unsettled with a sale Of 800 tuns OF Sidney
from second hands, at decline of 81 per tun Can,
dies and coffee are quiet; stock of the latter, & VVO
pounds Fifty tuns Byzantine pig iron sold at 81 per
Inn In raw sugars there is nothing DOING 50OO Dds
NJ crusbed sold at llc Provisions are dull and un-
changed with sales of pork at sl5, and beef at
SI3 30 Der barrel -Four hundred cases OF j. H. and
g. lard by the j. w. Paine, sold at l3c.
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