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THE SHASTA COURIER.
VOLUME 11.
THE
SHASTA COURIER
IS FCBJ-ISHED EVERT SATURDAY MORN.SO.
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For One Year
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Term* of Advertising;
For One Square of 10 lines or less, one insertion.
Four Dollars; for each subsequent insertion. Two
**A liberal discount made to Monthly and Yearly
Advertisers.
Job Printing
Of every description promptly executed in a su
perior manner.
The Pre-Emption Act.
I Synopsis of an Art to provide for the Survey* of the
Pnbtie Land* in California, the granting of pre
emption right* therein, and for other purposes.
The act provide* lor the appointment of a Re
printer of the Land Office and Receiver of i'ublic
Money for California, with each a salary of three
thousand dollars per annum ; and the I’resideni
may, if he should deem it necessary, divide Cal
ifornia into two or three Lund Districts and ap
point a Register and a Receiver for each District.
All the public lands in California, whether sur
veyed or unsurveyed, with the exception of
sections 1(> and 36. which are granted to the
State for the purposes of public schools in each
township, and with the exception ot lands ap
propriated under the authority of this act, or re
served by competent authority, ami excepting
also tlit- lands claimed under any foreign grant
or title, and the mineral land, shall be subject
to tin* pre-emption laws of the 4th of September.
1841,* with all the exceptions, conditions and
limitations therein, except as herein otherwise
provided ; and shall, after the plats thereof are
returned to the office of the register, he offered
for sale, after six months’ public notice in the
State, of the lime and place of sale under the
laws, rules and regulations now governing such
sales, or such us maybe hereafter prescribed:
Provided, That, where unsurveyed lands are
claimed by pre-emption, the usual notice of such
claim shall he filed within three months after
the return of the plats surveys to the land office,
and proof and payment shall he made prior to
the day appointed by the I’resident's proelama
tiou for the commencement of the sale, including
such lands, the entry of such claims to be made
bv leiral subdivisions, according to the United
States survey, and in the most compact form.
And provided further. Thai the (act of persons
having heretofore hail the benefit of said act ot
the -Jib of September. 1841, shall interpose no
bar to their obtaining the benefits of this act ;
and all of said lands that shall remain unsold, af-
Tf r having been proclaimed and olfered, shall be
subject to entry at private sale as other public
land, and at the same minimum price per acre ;
and the Register and Receiver shall not be enti
tled to any p*-r cent age or fees except for decid
ing pre-emption cases, when each ol them shall
be allowed the same fees as are allowed to other
like officers; hut the Receiver shall he entitled
to his actual accessory expenses going and re
turning in making Ids deposits. Provided, That
nothing in this act shall be construed to author
ise any settlement to lie made on any public
lands not surveyed, unless the same be made
within one year from the passage of this act;
nor shall any right ol such settlers he recognisei:
by virtue of any settlement or improvement
made of such uusurveyed lands subsequent to
that day; And provided further. That this act
shall not he construed to authorise any settle
ment to be made on any tract of land in the oc
cupation or possession ol any Indian tribe, or to
grant any pre-emption right to the same.
Where any settlement, by the erection of a
dwelling-house, or the cultivation of any portion
of the land, shall be made upon the sixteenth
and thirty-sixth sections, before the same shall
be surveyed, or where such sections may be re
served for public uses, or taken by private claims,
other lauds shall be selected by the pioper au
thorities of the State in lien thereof, agreeably
to the provisions ol the act of Congress, appro
ved on the ‘,><l'h of May, 1826, entitled—“An act
to appropriate lands for the support of schools
in certain townships and fractional townships,
lint before provided for,” and which shall he sub
j<-ct to approval by the Secretary ot the Interior.
And no person shall make a settlement or loca
tion upon any tractor parcel of land selected for
a military post, or within one mile of such post
or on any other lands reserved by competent
authority ; nor shall anv person obtain the bene
fits of this act by a settlement or location on
mineral lands.
The public lands, nothein? mineral lands, oc
cupied as towns or villages, shall not be subdi
vided, or subject *o sale, or be appropriated by
se tiers under the provisions of this net; but the
whole of such lands, whether settled upon be
fore or alter the survey of the same, shall he
subject to the provisions of the act entitled “ An
act for the relief of the citizens of towns upon
the laud*of the United States, under certain cir
cumstances,” approved May 23, 1844, except
such towns as are located on or near mineral
lands, the inhabitants of which shall have the
right of occupation and cultivation only until
such time as Congress shall dispose of the same ;
nor shall any lauds, specially reserved for pub
lic uses, be appropriated under the provisions of
this act.
The quantity of two entire townships, or
seventy-two sections, shall be granted to the
State of California for the use of a seminary of
learning.
And ten entire sections, for the purpose of
erecting the public buildings of this State.
BARTON A- SNAVELY,
C.JA' PEN J'ERS ASD BUILDERS.
Estimates ami specifications made on all kinds
of buildings. Jobbing done at the shortest no
tice. Also, Rockers. Toms and Sluices always
on hand and made to order.
N. B. Seasoned lumber always on hand*
Livingston Barton. Lkiah B. SsAvr.r.r.
mar!2tf Shasta City.
COFFEE.
qreen and ground in one pound
l Aromatic and other brands.
Oysters, Sardines, Raisins, tigs, Walnuts, &c.
.Inst received and for sale by
marlPM TALBOT A* SEATON.
CBAJI, ROGER-4 &■ CO’B
Weaverville Expreu.
Connecting at Shasta with Adams 4- Co
LEAVES THE OFFICE
of Adams & Co. at Slias
ta every Wednesday and
Saturday mornings. Returning, leave* our of
fice in Weaverville on Mondays and Thursdays.
Treasure, valuable packages, letters, etc. for
warded by our regular messenger with ’be ut
most dispatch.
Adams &. Co’s drafts for sale on all their
offices in the Atlantic States anu Europe.
Sight Checks drawn
At Pn r
on any of Adams & Co’s offices in this State.
Highest price paid for Gold Dust.
Collections made, and all business in the Ex
press line attended to promptly. ap3otf
RHODES A- li(J4K’B SHASTA
EXPRESS,
LEAVES THE
office of Well’s Far- 1
go it Co., Sacramento, daily, for
Shasta, Yreka, and all towns and points through
out Northern California, connecting at Sacramen
to with Wells, Fargo & Co’s Daily Express to
San Francisco, and by regular Mail Steamer on
the Ist, 9’h, ICth and 251 h of each month to the
Atlantic States and Europe.
Treasure, letters and other packages conveyed
to and from the points above designated, with
the utmost dispatch.
Gold Dust forwarded to the U. S. Mints at
Philadelphia and New Orleans, under policies
from the most responsible Insurance Companies
in the Eastern Cilb s.
Drafts drawn by John M. Rhodes, of the
Sacramento City Hank, on New York, New
Orleans, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh ; State Hunk
ot Ohio.
B. Davidson’s drafts for sale on Messrs. N.
M. Rothschild & Sons, London; Messrs. De
Rothschild & Bros., Paris; Messrs. M. A. Roths
child & Sons, Frankfort; Messrs. L. Behrens &
Sons, Agents, Hamburg: Messrs. Hath, Grim
ing & Co., Lima and Valparaiso; A Belmont,
Esq., New York.
Collections made and all business appertain
ins to an Express Company executed promptly
and with especial regard to safety.
JAMES M. RHODES,
HIRAM LUSK,
WELLS. FARGO & CO.
Offices. — Shasta, in Post Office Building;
Sacramento, J stieet. between Front and Sec
ond streets; San Francisco, 114 Montgomery
street; Weaverville, Messrs. Church it Mix’s
building; Yreka, lire-proot building opposite
Yreka Hotel. marl 2 tf
STAGE U\E I'OR SACK AREN'T«.
Spring Ani'i-aiigriiicut.
BAXTER 4- CO. U. S. MAIL USE OF
Singes from Shasta to Sacramento.
N IHL I KOI RIE
tors of the above liue^ —
being desirous of accommodating the traveling
public, by miming their line as soon as the bad
slate of the road would permit, have placed up
on this route their splendid slock of American
Horses and elegant Concord Coaches, which
will leave the St. Charles Hotel, Shasta, ever)'
morning at ti o’clock, A. M., for Sacramento,
via
Reading's Springs,
Milt,- Rnnrh,
Clear Creele,
DningerJjel(Cs Ranch,
American Ranch,
Cottonwood,
Prairie House,
Potter's Ferry,
Red B h/ft's,
Tehama,
Johnson's Ranch,
Monroc’-i/ir,
Placer City.
Wilietx ’ and
Cot nsa.
Passengers arriving by this line enn be furn
ished with animals for any part of the Northern
Mines,by Mr. James Long, at the Shasta Slock
Market.' WM. A. NUNNALLV. Agent,
St. Charies’ Hotel.
Shasta, March, 1853 inaiT2 tf
CITV DKI’G STORE.
Nearly Opposite the Post Office, Shasta.
THE SUBSCRIBER WOULD RES-
P eclful, y i'doftn the citizens of Shasta and
the public generally, ihat be lias lately
received and keeps constantly on hand, a large
assortment of Drugs, Medicines. Patent Medi
cines. Perfumery, etc., consisting in part of the
foliowing:
Seidlitz and Yeast Powders. Cream of Tartar.
T Ttaric Acid, Soda, Borax, Hops, Osgood’s
Cholagogue, Pain Killer, Liniments, Jaynes’
Medicines. Balls’. Townsend’s and Samis’ Sarsa
parilla, Thompson’s Eye Water, Patent Piils.
etc., which he offers for sale wholesale and le
tai! at reasonable prim s.
Physicians’ prescriptions and orders from ad
jacent .'■ettle'iients, vviii be promptly and accu
rately attended to. C. ROTHE.
marl 2 tf Druggist and Apotliecaiy.
!T
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CITY RATH UOI’NK,
R ear of the Cal if o rnia Exchange,
Hhasln.
THE UNDERSIGNED. PROPRIETOR
of the above establishment begs leave
to call the attention of the public at
large, to Ids new and commodious
B A T HIX G RGOM S,
situated in the rear of the California Ex
change —and takes this method of in
forming item, that nothing shall be wanting on
his part, that will conduce 'o the comfort of
those who may favor him with a call.
He is also prepared to give SHOWER
BATHS.
Single Tickets, - - . $1 00
Fifteen “ - - - - 10 00
Thirty “ ... Ui 00
dP’ Hot and cold Baths at all hours,
mar 12 tf S. LEAN.
$50,000 REWARD.
SUCH HAS MET OUR EYESffI
on many occasions lately, but |M|
our wish is to let our friends 1 11
and the public know that we are now ready to
furnish specifications and plans on all kinds of
buildings. All kinds of job work done with
neatness and dispatch. Furniture of all kinds
such as Bedsteads, Cots. Lounges, Sofas, Chairs.
Dining, Breakfast, Stand and Centre Tables, al
ways on hand. All kinds of Sash made to or
der. Turning of all kind* done to order.
AH orders tor work in our lino will be prompt
ly attended to.
Shop at the head of Main street. Shasta.
m«rl2 tf CUETJSS A HUGHES.
SHASTA, CAL., SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1853.
THE SHASTA COURIER.
The Indian Caiumiavioncra.
It will be remembered that Lieut. Edward F.
Beale arrived in this State iu the mouth of Sep
tember last, in the capacity of Superintendent of
Indian Affairs in California; in which position
he was required by law to “ exercise adminis
trative examination over all claims and accounts,
and vouchers for disbursements, connected with
Indian affairs in the Stale of California and
also exercise a general supervision over the ‘‘of
ficial conduct and accounts” of the Indian agents
within his superintendency; and also to dis
charge the duties of superintendent iu relation
to the Indians themselves.
In his report to the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, he makes such disclosures as one might
well imagine would shame the devil himself.
The manner in which parties connected with
the Indian Commission disbursed the funds of
National Government, is absolutely disgraceful
to the nation. It humbles one’s pride as an
American citizen to know that such unmitiga
ted scoundrels have ever occupied the position
of agent for the Federal Government. As a spe
cimen of the manner iu which these swindles
were perpetrated, we append the following:
Statement made by Colonel Williams to the un
dersigned, ibis 7th day of June, 1852:
That Dr. Wozencrafl proposed to Colonel
Williams that he would give to him (Williams)
the contract for supplying the Indians with 2,500
head of beeves, upon the following conditions:
each heef to weigh 500 pounds at cents per
pound, or $02.50 each, provided he (Williams)
would pay to Wozencraft one-half the profits sif
ter allowing Williams $lO a head each, which
Williams refused to do, but afterwards agreed to
pay Wozencraft $25,000 for said contract as
above mentioned: and which agreement was
reduced to writing by Wozencraft, and read by
him to Williams, which Williams signed without
reading, supposing the contents to be as read by
Wozencraft. Upon a subsequent interview at
San Francisco, Williams found the paper signed
by him to be in accoidance with the first propo
sition of W ozencraft, (as above) and not agreea
ble to the one subsequently agreed upon, which
he signed, believing it to be as read by Wozeu
craft, for $25,000 : that he (Williams) refused to
comply with said agreements; whereupon
Wozencraft said he should consider the contract
void, as he could do belter.
C. S. Lovki.l.
G. A. Stukges.
With respect to Mr. Barbour and the delivery
to the Indians of the cattle received from Colo
nel Fremont, and for which drafts were given,
it would appear by the accompanying documents
that a very small part only went to the Indians,
the agent, after receiving the cattle from Colo
nel Fremont, having put them in the care of an
Indian trader named Savage, since killed in some
affray, who converted the greater part of them
to his own use. The following statement made
to me by the person employed by Savage to de
liver cattle to I lie Indians, will show the nature
and extent of this malversation :
Official statement of Joel H. Brooks to Snperin
deni Beale, dated San Francisco, September
21, 1852.
“ On or about the 29th of August. 1851, I was
appointed by Major James Savage, the Indian
trader on the Fresno, to take charge of nineteen
hundred head of cattle that were delivered to
tlie Indian agents, Barbour and Johnson, by Col.
J. C. Feemont, on the river San Joaquin.
“ .My instructions from Savage were, that
when 1 delivered cattle on the San Joaquin and
King’s river, and toother mure southern Indians,
I was to take receipts for double the number ac
tually delivered, and to make no second deliv
ery in case any should return to the hand; and
when to Indians on the Fresno, to deliver one
third less than were receipted for. 1 also had
orders to sell ali beef I could to miners, which
I did to the amount of about $l2O or $l3O, and
to deliver cattle to his clerks, to be sold to the
Indians on the San Joaquin, at twenty-five
cents per lb.; and I know that such sales were
made to those Indians.
“ In October I received a written order from
Savage to deliver to Alexander Godey seventy
eight head of cattle, to lie driven to the mines,
and there sold to minors and others. I was al
so requested in the same communication, to de
stroy the order as soon as read—which was
done, after I had read it aloud in the presence
of Godey P. Rainbolt. Jose de Solas and Theo
dore McNahb. Iu November I received a simi
lar order to deliver to Godey four hundred and
fifty head, which was done. The best of these
were to be sold as soon as possible, and the re
mainder to lie bearded by Godey elsewhere.
About the last of November or first of December
1 moved the cattle in my possession on to the
river Fresno, and delivered to F. Rainbolt, a
person appointed by Savage to receive them,
eight hundred head. 1 also gave to Savage re
ceipts to the number of seventeen hundred head,
which I had taken from the Indians. After the
cattle went on the Fresno, none were ever de
livered to the more southern Indians, although
1 know that Tom Kit, the chief of the tribe on
the Sun Joaquin, frequently sent after them.
Some were sent to tlie Indians working for
Savage on Coarse Gold Gulch, and others to
stock his rancho on the San Joaquin.
“ LTia had charge of that rancho, and was a
partner of Savage's, and I have seen some of the
cuttle 1 had charge of in their corral.
“ I give the above account to E. F. Beale, su
perintendent of Indian Affairs, and intend it as
an official statement.”
Joel H. Brooks.
Our Representatives at Washington.—A
correspondent of the San Joaquin Republican,
writing from Washington, says :
“ The representation from California in Wash
ington at the present time is quite large; and
from the hands of Messrs. Gwinu and Weller
there are none here but that have received cou
sideratious of friendly regard. Tlie fornu r
keeps house,” ami his domocile is as open and
free to Californians as they could desire; while
tlie latter hoards at Brown’s Hotel, and t he latch
string of his reception room is never pul'ed in.
any hour of the day and late at night, a crowd of
Californians may be found, either at the house
of Dr. Gwiu or the reception room of Col.
Weller. It is also due to Messrs, McCorkle and
Marshall to state, that they have endeavored, as
far as lay in their power, to make the visit of
Californians to this place agreeable and pleasant.”
The Wings of hhoda Island have made the
following nominations, viz: Wm. W. Hoppin,
of Providence, for Governor, aud Samuel Rod
man for Lieut. Governor.
LcgMatirc Dirorcn.
In the St. Paul Minncsoticm of the 12th of Feb.
we find published a very able speech against
Legislative divorces, delivered by Hon. B. H.
Ra idall, in the Minnesota House of Represen
tatives, from which we extract the following
very truthful remarks:
Whoever knew a person to present a pethion
3 ii legislative body that did not portray in the
most glaring light, in the most vivid colors, in
the most comprehensive and abusive manner,
the image of her whom he but a short time since
had sworn at the altar, before God and man,
that he would love, cherish and protect till
death should part them, transformed into a fiend
incarnate, and with tears starting from his
swolen eyes, he whispers in the ear of the sus
ceptible and sympathetic listeners;
‘•Oh. woman! woman! when to ill her mind
Is bent, all bell contains no fouler fiend.”
But, sir, I am not one of those credulous be
ings that believe all nor half that is set forth in
these petitions. And I do not believe there is
one woman in a thousand, nor one in ten thou
sand, that if properly treated by him who has
sworn to protect, and cherish her, and who ap
preciates her society, who prefers the prattle of
Ins children to the noise of the rabble that night
ly congregate at some place to hold their orgies
—I say there is not one woman in ten thousand,
if treated with the respect and consideration
that she deserves, that is not destined to make
her home a pleasant one, her husband happy,
and her children respected.
By the following paragraph from the same
speech, it will be seen that Mr. R. and many of
his legislative compatriots are still living a life
ot siugle-ewscrfncss, and that he wails over the
fact most piteousiy :
And what I most sincerely regret is, and I
have no doubt, Mr. Chairman, that you and
other members of this committee will mingle
your regrets with mine, and if so, I may use the
[dural, and that is, that we are not each in pos
session of the hand and affections of some con
fiding female to consummate onr earthly felicity.
We have not a bit of sympathy for them, liv
ing as they do, where the ladies—“ God bless
them”—are as plenty as blackberries. There
is no excuse for Mr. R. ami the “ Chairman,” and
“ other members” of that “ committee”—and
we lake peculiar pleasure in saying that we
glory in their misery. We should think that if
they were sincere in the utterance of their dolo
rous strains, they would immediately put on
the amiable, and “go in and win” a birth-right
in the “ Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.” That
is what wc intend to do one of these “odd-come
shorts.”
Nem from the Mouth.
By the Sea Bird, which arrived at San Fran
cisco on the 27th ult., we have a week's later
dates. We clip the following from the Herald
of the 16th:
Lower California. —From a private source
we are informed that the insurgent party are
collecting all the Indians together that they can
and aiming them to the best of their power.
What their intentions may be, it is impossible
to conjecture, but if our informant is correct,
they must have some object in view, whether it
is aggressive or defensive, remains to be proven.
If the former, they will find a very warm time
of it. especially if they cross the frontier.
From the Colorado. —The Government
train which arrived here lately from the river,
reports that a very large immigration is still
docking in by way of the Gila from Sonora, they
are mostly destitute of food and clothing, or the
means to procure the same. Should this tide of
immigration continue in the same ratio as it has
for the last month or six weeks, we think that
some legislative action for their relief ought to
be procured. ——*
Tlie gay robber chief, Joaquin, is said for cer
tain to have gone south. He disguises himself
at times with silken masks, after the manner of
the Mexican road pads.
From Panama.
We are indebted to Adams & Co. fora
Panama Harold of the sth April, from which we
take the following extracts: *
We understand that a Captain Wright has olv
tained from the governments of Central Ameri
ca. the privilege of running a line of steamers
between the various ports in those republics and
this city.
There are nearly one hundred passengers in
town, awaiting the sailing of the Unicorn, for
Australia.
Murder near Gorgona. — We have been in
formed that last week one of the overseers of
the railroad works, between Barbacoas and
Gorgjna, was murdered by a carpenter, an Irish
man, employed on the works.
The Star of the same date says:
We regret exceedingly to announce a very se
rious accident to the Railway works, which was
occasioned by the recent freshet in the Chagres
river. It is reported that not only the temporary
work on the bridge at Barbacoas, but the entire
bridge work, including that sent out from the
United States, has been swept away.
This will be a saddiawback to the completion
of the work, as we understand it will be neces
sary to order out a new bridge from the States.
Who says the Devil’s Dead? — Sausage, a
correspondent of the St. Paul Minnesotian, in a
letter addressed to the new Governor of the Min
nesota Territory, giving him a little friendly ad
vice as to what course he should pursue, says :
When the steamboat which bears you to your
new seat of power arrives at the lower landing,
St. Paul, you will perhaps meet in the cabin, or
near the clerk’s office, a short, thick-set, ruddv
faced, good-natured looking gentleman, and will
be introduced to him as Dr. Borup. But do
not recognise him. Avoid him as you would a
pestilence or a Sheriff's officer. He is the devil
incarnate. There is no mistake about this. It
is now a fixed fact. * * It is likewise
true, that his tracks in the snow or sand were
never mistaken for those of an ox or other cio
ven-footed animal; that he hates the smell of In
citer matches and tobacco smoke: and that no
part of his dress, tout ensemble or personal appen
dages, at all resemble Colridge’s devil, whose
“ Jacket was red and his trowsers blue.
With a bole behind where the tail came
through.”
No; nothing whatever of this kind! But still
he.is the devil, de facto and de jure. You will
consequently avoid him and treat him accord
ingly.
ARRIVAL. OF THE OREGON.
Six Rays Later from the Atlantic State*.
We are indebted to Mr. Lusk. Adams & Co.’s
Express Messenger, for Atlantic papers of the
29th March, brought by the Pacific Mail S. S.
Co.’s steamer Oregon, which arrived at San
Francisco on the 27th inst.
Among the confirmations by the Senate are A.
Dudley Mann. Assistant Secretary of Stale; s!
R Hobbie, First Assistant Postmaster General;
John A. Campbell. Judge U. S. Court; Richard
P. Hammond, Collector, and Philip A. Roach,
Appraiser, at Francisco; Gen. Wm. R. Richard
son. U. S. Marshal Northern District Cal.; Wm.
B. Damerou, Naval Officer at San Fran.; Wm.
Van Voorhies, Surveyor of the port; Jacob R.
Snyder, Treasurer of the Mint at Sun Francisco;
Thomas J. Henley, Postmaster of that city, and
O. P. Sutton. Appraiser at same place; Col. Gift,
for Register, Maj Loring for Receiver, and L.
B. Mizner, for Collector, at Benicia.
1 he Senate has confirmed the following nomi
nations for Oregon: Gen. Lane, Governor; Geo.
L. Curry, Secretary; Joseph W. Garison. Indian
Agent; J. \V. Nesmith, Marshal; John Adair,
Collector; Benj. T. Harding. District Attorney;
Daniel Van, Surveyor, Milwankie; W. M. King,
do., Portland ; Peter G. Stuart, do., Pacific City,
The following officers of the new Territory of
Washington, have lieen confirmed; Ed. Lander,
of la., Chief Justice; Victor Monroe, of Ky., As
sociate; J. Patten Anderson, of Miss., United
Slates Marshal; Robert Fanpiharson, of Tenn..
Secretary; John S. Clendeuin, of La., Attorney
General.
Miscellaneous Confirmations.— Kit Carson,
Indian Agent in New Mexico ; Nathaniel Haw
thorne, the author, U. S. Consul at Liverpool;
David Mason, of lowa, Commissioner of Patents;
Hugh J. Anderson, of Me., Commissioner of
Customs; Geo. W. Manypenny, of Ohio, Com
missioner of Indian Affairs; Hon. Clias. Brown,
Collector and Gideon G. Westcott, Postmaster,
Philadelphia; Charles H. Peaslee. Collector,
Boston ; Charles G. Greene, Naval Officer, and
Henry Crocker, Appraiser, Boston; Wm. Halli
burton, Receiver of Public Monies, Milan, Mo.
The Cabinet is in great trouble respecting the
New York nominations—Marry is in hot water
—Schell will probably be Collector of N. York.
Advices from Havana to 22d March state that
Vice President King’s health was no better. He
had abandoned all hopes of recovery and was
anxious to get back and die in his native land.
Mr. King was duly sworn in as Vice Presi
dent of tiie United States, on the 14th of March,
at the Cvtnhre near Matauzas.
At the latest dates from Mexico, the 9th April,
Santa Anna had not arrived in that city. Depu
tations were being despatched to him from the
different States to tender congratulations upon
his restoration to power. On the 7th he was to
arrive from Vera Cruz at the Hacienda of Enco
re, eight miles east of Jalapa, where he would
remain seven or eight days before proceeding
to the metropolis.
Upwards of one hundred clerks were dis
charged from the Census Office iu one day.
It is denied that any difficulty occurred at
Havanna between Vice President King and
Captain General Cunedo.
Geo. E. Hamilton, and Horace A. Shaw have
been arrested in New York for selling spurious
California passage tickets.
A destructive fire occurred at Brooklyn, N. Y.,
on the evening of the 20:h ult. Nearly three
sides of the square bounded by Adams, York,
Pearl and Prospect streets were destroyed ; loss
$30,000.
There is a report that the Japan Expedition is
at once to be countermanded, as useless and in
expedient at the present time. Useless, because
wholly inefficient to compel Japan to open her
ports, and there is no reason to believe that she
will listen to more polite arguments than force,
—and i uexpedient at the present time, when the
state of Europe may at any moment require all
our small navy for the protection of our com
merce.
Another of the Golden LighUs boats made the
island of Antigua in safety with the following
persons, all well, viz: Thomas Gordon, James
Patrick. Albert Lawrence, William Copeland,
Alexander Sinmau, Charles Fin and Albino
Gracis.
The Copyright Treaty has been reported to
the Senate, without any recommendation either
way. It is understood that no attempt will be
made to act on it this session.
The New York Legislature has passed the
Consolidation bill.-
The Virginia House has rejected the appro
pria'ion of $1,009,000 to the Ohio Railroad.
The Senate has tabled a resolution to appoint
a member io receive testimony against Governor
Ramsay, of Minnesota, for Indian peculations.
The Susquehanna Bridge bill has passed the
Maryland Legislature.
The Whig candidates for Canal Commissioner
and Surveyor General of Pennsylvania, are Mo
ses Pownall and Christian Myers.
Strikes have taken place among the Mechan
ics of New York, Philadelphia and Providence.
The Maine H. of R. has passed a new Liquor
Law, containing several amendments making it
still more stringent than the old law.
Great dissatisfaction is expressed became so
many members will not attend the sessions of
the Senate. The members are angry because of
delay, and say they will leave if Pierce does not
at once send in his important nominations.
Mr. Slidell will be confirmed for the new
Commission to Central America.
Old Bullion’s influence with both Marcy and
McClelland is great.
The President, it is said, has tendered the
Marshalship of the District of Columbia, worth
at least ten thousand dollars per annum, to Ben.
McCulloch, of Texas; Ben declined it, prefer
ring to be Marshal of Texas, worth much less.
He preferred to be on green fields and in forests,
instead of being surrounded by marble, granite,
free-stone, brick and mortar.
A correspondent of the Transcript, writing
from New York, says: Among the current on
dit» may be mentioned the approaching nuptials
of Hon. T. B. Van Buren and Miss Sheffield, a
resident of or near Albany. It is expected that
Mr. Weller will consummate a similar union be
fore the next session of Congress, but not until
a visit to his constituents has intervened. Hon.
John W. McCorkle is regarded as the pieferred
suitor of Miss Donelson, one of the reigning
“ belles of the season and Mr. Latham is spo
ken of as having made his election sure, and
being likely to grace the Capital next winter
with the presence of a lair bride, whose fasci
nations are recognized alike in the gay saloons
of W ashington and in the free domain of frontier
lift*.
NUMBER 9.