New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-25
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

SAs FRAScIsco Jan. 5, 1860.
Eew-Year's day having fallen upon Sunday, the
seeond observed in its stead by the San Francis
oans after the Knieserbockcr style. The weather
threatened rain, but threatened Ony 30 the day was,
aftey all, not unpleasant.
The Legislature met on the ID inst. in Sacramento
ard organized with the following officers:
RtsIS' Ass.,sns seoessry D. r. Williamson EnroiOs
se ey % 4 sc Ssa
The Lieutenant Governor is the regular presiding
officer of the Senate:
A.1~5ly Speaker Philip MsOrei CeIk, J. NJ Anderson
Aeal-Clerk H. X v es,oB; SergeantsI Arms c. w roEer
A.ssnt ssrrssns alarms, Ne%soni EngTOng Cerk, E.
A motion in TIE Senate 70 elect Chaplain was lost,
18to ~. The Chaplain question not tried in the
Lower House, which is VIGOROUSLY beyond the reach
of prayer.
inIegaTd 10 the United States Senatorshp The friends
of Weller have tried 10 bring in the election to-day at
noon 10 the Assembly the proposition was carried
yetterday BY II TO 21 in the Senate it lost 10 to
l6 One Senator friendly TO Weller was absent, so the
attempt viii probably be renewed this morning.
The Governor elect viii be inaugurated on the 9th
instant.
The mail steamer Cortez with dates TO the 5th De-
eember arrived al p. M. on the Sd instant; the old
line steamer with papers TO the same date arrived on
tie 9th ult., at a. M.
The fteamer Champion arrived on the LIST INST. she
sak e. the mails 20 Panama to-day.
The Catholics about erecting House of Proba-
ton in Los Angeles for nOvce5 applying for admission
ether House Of Probation in the United Sates and that
IL In EmmetsbuTg, Nd.
The San Jose Telegraph publishes report that the
Postmaster OF that place says he has received orders
from the General Post Office u Washington mot 10
" forward anything containing iDcendiary mater,
" that sympatlizes with Old Brown"
Sekiyou County is completely shut in by the snow.
Freight from Red BluF-the head of navigation the
SacIamoD to Riyerto Yreka ia carried only on mules,
at a cost Of ten cents per pound.
The Indians in Mendocno and Humboldt Counties
A l..
Saata Rosa Democrat writes thus from Long Valley,
hendocno County, under date of Dec. 10, about the
exploits Of the Eel River Rangers under command of
THE command while going from this Jarboe's hes1qusr
bad pitched battle with ninety Indsns South
Known wiki the IBoans IN California Three wound
81 o sss e WA .aSSS.sd 70 70
have severedt mau artery Of bic thigh a informed since
thar he recovering About thirty slain, md mauy
more wounded Of thievlng sraudius Indians
sssped the forests Of California
nuuber Of JBda Women and children are in all cases taken
their stay camp and while being removed to the
The company fight Round Valley, the
lh met end ed thirty bucks, end took wenyeight
prisoners did lean further particulars Of the bse
You perceive that the Indians Of California are being
rapidly civilized or q least compelled 10 be cyii-by
cold Lad. TIE HHm60ldt Times OF the 18th ut Says
10 The vicinity Of KneesOi's Psirie end the B9ss some
y he'd OF % spS a s%Iss y we're Se'9 driven Sa N e
[esweods By the Indians where several were killed and the
wii3h the dried were SOUND
ca5y Of sstes who followed the Indians One ne WORK OK
bnene TO be team Of Mr. Page, Logger the slough was
S00nd ceao ~Fh an sticking ia him. and another OK from
me tane team IL misiDg'
II sald 500 Indians have collected at the big bend
OF PHI River, apd threaten serious trouble.
The report Of the lynch execution of highway rob-
Der IN fnba County was not trne party Of the
" Ynba County Regulator who administer Justice
without regard 10 tbe forms prescribed bv the statutes
caught the TObberknd held him. intending 20 try hin
So they could get quorum of their association
v hich Numbers eighty Members Meantime how
ever the robber appealed TO the highest Ia namely
leg bad, and be was seen 10 more.
divorce has been gr Anted in Sacramento 10 Marie
u. RDffo from her husband, Francois Nj. Ruho.
On the night Of Dec. %, Patrick Faungan shot and
MORALLY wounded Colin beNichol, at Pine Log, on
she Stanislaus River. McNehol died about noon on
the following day. Flanagan has been arrested, aud
committed 20 jail on q charge Of murder AID old feud
stimulated by bad whiky, the eauseof the crime.
The Mint was Ieopened day before yesterday. 90
che rst day, ton and third Of silver, from the Viz
GINA City mDes, was Deposited for coinage.
A late telegram from Genoa says that al Virginia
City, on Dec. -, John Rebellion sold twelve feet
be Mexican claim for $4,000 Several new mining
districts have been found IN the vicinity.
The Santa Cruz Aevs thus describes the appear.
snee Of water-sPont in the bay, near that town;
an the midst ofthe heavy stor Ch-isnas day there
between snd two Oce huge Of BLACK cloud
10 the moth From lie lcweT margin dipped sharfna'
beped cloud twelve fifteen degrees Ia length, wbea tIst
aoced through the center Of which lighter h1e visible,
length uP into the OF sboye looked s
BY klendef current Of water Ia rapid notion which
apparently bhr NJ into the supensumOen, VSPor h'n the