New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-28

inc the mouptans now save to take part in or derive
profit from the war. :, =, -, -. /,
A company Of emigrsnts from Sat Lake reacnel
Carson Vsy last ween, ,h. ss Thew had no
through with their wagons thiS seasoh' ih'' ""N Nv
1 Ths Will " taking the census IN this State COM
msuSed on tho ist inst The following s list OF tue
census agents in the northern district ., TINS neb.m
H.S SSys R joseph a%iFsss S;s,ss
h Gsa fIin Humboldt kl.%s's s SaaP E sia
, TsssT'i Patterson ssps
Charles csTk % sSS D. p P.css scott and p H. Love-
Pgmes FenOn Whiting sssrs%ep,S H. j. s sdsmsn ana
San joaquin Norvsl Douglas Msso lanes Nee; Santa
s sSenG B ~' stan aI Esin py Sunn
II. Kungle YOlO j. H. Mitchell.
The Sheneback claim has been reopened, and prep
arations are making for taking great deal Of testimo
ny, much of which will 60 TO show fraud and perjury
weighing in s 4s 5 and worth st SIC and ~ de-
PO ID i in ss MIMI sad %eTe
double esses $4,000 in half dollars and $so ss IN rehneo
silver bars.
1t has been customary in this State to have raes at
the fairs for the benefit of the churches The churches
were supposed to be necessary, and public OPINION
among the church members determined that fairs were
necessary 10 sustain the churches and that faes were
duced and maintained and managed in style that
might often make the hair of true Christian stan ON
end. In the days when dozen of the largest halls IN
San Francisco were used as public gambling saloons,
and were filled with their thousands of gamesters
every night, even then / never saw a greater con-
fusion never heard noise at the gambling tables,
or cav greater imposition practced upon the general
mob of those who We're betting than have seen AT
church faiIs In the gambling saloons man had far
better chance to win good prize than in these fairs
| Well, the patience of the law has at last been ex-
haused; the Grand Jury sent word last week TO the
managers of Catholic fair that the rafting at fairs
had been tolerated long enough and az it was punish
able under the gambling law, it could be tolerated no
longer. So there is another abuse at an end at least
it is hoped that the end Of it has The last Cath
ole far paid $4,000 threefourths OF obtained by
rafting; the present fair will not be profitable.
| A Convention of Sunday-School teachers from all
parts of the State sat in this city last week. They
unanimously adopted resolution that dancing should
not be permitted at Sunday School festivals This
unanimity caused wonder Custom has determined
that every large Sunday School in San Francisco, aud
in the larger towns III the INTERIOR shall have two les
rivals in the year-one at the holidays ana tne otoer
Nav pic nic-and at these festivals the chief amuse-
ment is ordinarily dancing, which is the chief amuse-
ment of our little folks The CafOrnians are rapidly
becoming the greatest dancers Of the world. Within
the last weeks there have been not less than twenty
juvenile festivals and several of them have been at
tended by as many as five hundred children who al
most danced their little legs off. Now TO say that the
children shall not dance, if it were in earnest and an
VOLT The children will 60 to the schools that give the
best festivals and the most of them and the fret merit
is the dance. Several Of the secular papers, headed
by The Bulletin, have denounced the anti-dancing
resolution as absurd and impolitic and nobody has
anything say in favor of it. II will not be long be-
fore dancing will be generally recognized in California
perfectly proper exercise for Sunday School chill
| dren az well as for all other classes of persons.
We have dates from Victoria 10 the 3Oth ult. 6OO
Northern Indians encamped about Victoria. They
are considered very valuable servants being strong
H. ILL
| Kinds of labor. Most of them are from Queen Char
| lottes Island, which is DOW nearly deserted. The
Northern Indians at Victoria and the native red men of
the place have had serious quarres OF late. The
negro citizens Of Victoria have formed rifle company
The news from British Columbia is favorable. The
mines are paying well to the man. and the miners
encouraging their acquaintance 10 go there and make
their fortunes Rumor says the best diggngs are on
Quesnelle River, whittier many have already gone,
although it is early in the TO 60 to place 30 far
north.
New-westminster is gaining rapidly, and land is in
creasiDg in value.
ton has arisen about the best mehodof managing them
Some of them want 10 become citizens, and 1t is said
that black men admitted to citizenship the same
privilege must be accorded TO the yellow men, who
may soon at their present rate of increase, be in the
majority, and have the power Of elecng the officers
and ruling the colony.
Some Catholic priests have lately travelled along the
coast of British Columbia examining the country and
selecting sites for missionary establishments IL is said
| that 20 priests are soon to come from England and
| France, to convertible savages residing there.
We have news from Honolulu 10 the 9th ult.
Nuuanu Valley had been visited by another serious
! freshet.
The Honolulu correspondent Of The Alta writes thus
| about Chinese enterprise:
my last under the head Of markets advised yOu Of the
burning thpanon buildings the estates of Mes
Uta Ahee Hilo the island Of Hawaii This occurred
on the April On learning the intelligence here, Mr. uts
Immediately chartered schooner took on board the heavy
tmbers needed for the frame work Mr. Ahee having previously
left for Hlo Other followed with lighter material
On their arrival every carpenter Hlo who could WELD
or handle plane engaged and set work and by ad
vices Yesterday the mill commenced 10 grind again the 18th
Of this month Any who knows the windward coast of
Hawaii and the dolce niente character Of the native work
men can estimate Of the obstacles which have been
by this energetic and business house in quickly
pacing what by the ncendAry. The loss in
money will s000hst in being able have their
sugar at the present favorable moment God and the
fluctuations of the San Francisco market alone know