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Suramarg.
©3“The iron on the Syracuse and Utica Rail Road, was
recently taken up, and it was found that in nine yours it had
lost in weight from wear 300 tons out of 2000 tons.
$3” i he British mint docs not com enough to pay the in-’
terest of the English national debt.
Cq ihe average of British coinage for 30 years is about
equal to y 13,000,000 per annum.
03” t he interest on tiie public debt of England is over
820,000,000.
_ (k7~l-h'n. Waddy Thompson lias located at Washington
(. ity, where he will attend to all claims against Mexico.
-dr. U ebstcr lias been for some years engaged on a !
history of Washington’s Administration. The'work will, it
is supposed, embrace three volumes.
C3” * b.> population of Suit Francisco, California, in Julv
last, was 0000 souls.
C3 I aero are stated to he 900 Indians remaining in Flo
rida. ® |
03” Gen. Santa Anna is at Kingston, Jain., in fine health. |
C-y .liss Ellon Stetson, a missionary and teacher amongst
t’e Fhrrokr.es, died at Dwighq in the Cherokee Nation, on,
the 29tii Dec. She hud long been engaged in her Christian
duties.
G3”lt is said that the Rritish steamer Tay left Clmgres on
her last trip, with ten millions dollars in specie.
{£/=• I’lir mint at l’lii! .drlphia lias coined some of the gold
received from California into quarter eagles, with *Ciil. ! "in.
scribed our the li-ed (
03” The mackerel fishery in New England was remark- 1
ably prosperous the lust year, nearly seven thousand bar
rels more being taken than in any former vear.
.03” Thomas It. R. Cobb, Esq., of Athens, was. at the!
late session of the Supreme Gout Ut Tidbotion appointed Re
porter to fill the vacancy oceosioned lv the denth of James
-M. Kelly E-q. —< iam us Enquirer.
03” We regret to state (says the. Columbia TrTf'Praph) that
the Hon. W:i. C. PreStoH has been seriously indisposed for
the lust t’ w d.u s. leu was considered belter by his plivsieiac .
l.e.t e veil i:: r. Ills attack has been of a most critical charac
ter ; but we sincerely trust that the danger is now over,
and that lie nny belong spared to a community and State
vhicli prize him for his genius and moral worth, and to the
Institution of which helms been the fostering parent.
G3“Bro. Graves, of the Tennessee Baptist, at Nashville,!
says: “We are in the midst of a precious revival in our’
church.”
ft3”Tho Texas Star states, that a million of ntumntfcs have
•bee** diafiofftered in tiie environs of Durango, in Mexico.—j
They are ir a sitting posture, but have the same wrappings,
bands, and ornaments as the Egyptians.
Confirmation of the Gold Rumors. —Official dispatches’
have been received at Washington, and published in the
“Union,” containing farther confirmation of the previous dis- 1
patches, public and private, and far outstripping all oilier
news in its exciting character.
Lumps of gold are found weighing from one to two pounds.
Several bad been heard of weighing as high as sixteen, and
one twenty-five pounds! Many men who were poor in June,
are now worth 820,000, by digging and trading with the
Indians. A hundred dollars a .day is the average amount
realized from July to October.
The gold regions extend over a tract of 300 miles, and it ,
was not known that it did not extend a thousand.
A letter from Commodore .Tones says things are in a de
plorable condition—anarchy prevails—even his officers are
disposed to desert —lie adds, the Indians are selling gold at
50 cents the ounce.
Many vessels are deserted by captain, cook and seamen.
All the Naval vessels on the coast are short oi hands—the
ship Ohio wants 13(1 to make up her complement. Oregon!
arid the Sandwich Islands are pouring their population into
California; nearly the whole of the Third Artillery have
deserted.
Governor Mason bad gone to the gold mines, and where
Jiead-quarters was, was uncertain, —perhaps at Monterey,!
perhaps nt Sutler’s Fort, perhaps in a four mule wagon.—
Flour continued to be 81U()a barrel, and every thing else in
proportion. The Indians gave an ounce ofgold for a calico
shirt, or a glass of rum. Merchants’ Clerks get 83,000 a
year.
The miners do not work on Sundays, only brush tip the
tent; blow out the emery or fine black sand from the week’s
work. Horses that can travel only one day, and from that
to a week, are from 8100 to 8300. Freight charge by
launch owners for three days run, 85 per barrel. Wagon
ers charge 830 to 8100 per load, twenty to fifty miles on a
good road. Corn, barley, peas and beans 810 a bushel.—
Common pistols, any price; powder and lead very dear.
There is considerable fever and ague at the washings, and
quinine sold as high as 8100 an ounce—calomel and jalap
jn proportion. Very few have died. Some of the diggers
and washers have made as high as 84,000 per month.
Com. Jones, and an army officer send official despatches
to government, confirming all that has been said of the ex
ceedingrichness of'the washings.— Olive Branch.
Emigration to California —Several vessels have, within’
the last week, sailed from New York, Philadelphia, Boston, 1
and Baltimore, for California, full of freight and with long
lists of passengers. Among a party which left New York in
the ship Tarolinta, we observe the name of Jonas Winches
ter, Esq. one of the pioneers of the system ofeheap literature;
in books and in newspapers, and late publisher of the New j
World and Golden Rule. Caleb Lyons, of Lyonsdale, the
jlaccomplished Oriental scholar and poet, gives up a good sit
uation under the General Government, and goes out with the
design of making California bis permanent residence. The
New York Herald has taken the Double to gather the statis
! ties of the California emigration. It says that the whole
number of emigrants who have Kdtour ports thus far is 2212,’
of which number 530 go by (lie way of Clmgres, and 1082
! via Cape Horn. i
All no! Gold that Glitters. —A gentleman connected with
the United States corps of Engineers, which has been order-’
ed by the Government to California, yesterday stated a fact
that may beofst rviee to those persons in our midst who are
I touched with the “yellow fever.” Calling last week upon
ia distinguished chemist in New York, ho was told that five
pare Is of gold from California were sent to the chemist to
•be assayed. One of the parcels was found to be nearly pure
(geld ; the remaining four parcels valued at 8S9,()((’, upon
itiial, were not found to he worth 80gents; and the chemist
. expressed his opinion that onc-fifih oiwy of the dust gathered
dn the gold regions would bo found of any value.— Boston
Traveler.
A California Damper. —We arc toict that Messrs. Savage
A; Hawkins, gold assayers, &e. atj 128 William sheet,
‘have received a lump of what was sujWosod to be California
gold, weighing 21) ounces Troy weight, to he assayed. It
| was not affected bv acids, but in the refining pot evaporatt and.
It proved to bo sulphuret of iron. The owner of the article
:purchased it at .Sin Francisco, whore he paid 87 per ounce
for it in merchandize. Messrs. S. & 11. suv they have
received several specimens of California rooks to assay, hut
as yet tie y have received no gold. They are constant! v
receiving orders for testing acids to golo the gold region, hut
say they have concluded tiiut they can mine goid luster in
‘New York City.— Evening Post.
03*Tlje Boston Transcript states that lion. Edward Ever
pt c, presented to the company of youns men who embarked
(for California in the ship bearing bis name, a valuable and
, well selected library.
A great, cry and little wool— The Plfiladelphia Pennsylva
| nian soys the. whole amount of California gold received at the
paint in that city, up to the 23th of January, did not reach
860,000.
Mexican Coinage. —The coinage in Mexico, this year,
says the New Orleans Bulletin, will amount to 830,000,000,
which is greater than in any preceding/ycar. Next year it
is estimated that it will he nearly or quite 840,000,()()().
[The increase is owing to the working of some new and rich
jjmines, and more extended operations at’some of the old ones,
p What with the great product from the llussian mines—the
p increased amount from Mexico and the “gold soil” of Cali
fornia, wo begin to fear the precious metals will become a
poriiiet drug, and can only be sold nt n, “heavy discount.”
jj 1 Henry Verdict for a Newspaper Libel.—Mr. John Thomp
j son, publisher of the Bank Note Reporter, received on Fri
jpluy last, in the New York Superior Court a verdict of 810,-
•600? (being the whole amount claimed,) against the propri
petors of the Sun newspaper. The article in the Sun, on
ijwtnch the action was founded, accused Mr. Thompson of
I having committed offences which deserved the State Prison,’
hand the defendant pleaded the general issue, but failed to pro
duce any thing whatever in justification of the attack on the
plaintiff, which the Court characterized as a most unjustilia
Ido libel. The jury added to their verdict the following :
i “We give the full amount claimed, as a securityfor the public
against Ilia publication by newspapers of libels against individ
uals.”
! Notice to Post. Masters. —All Post Masters w hose commis
sions do not exceed two hundred dollars, have all their cor
respondence free, the same as under former laws. But!
those who have a larger compensation than S2OO, from their
commissions, arc taxed postage, except on official business,!
die same as other citizens. At the Boston Post Office, they
do not know who are entitled to have their letters free, they
therefore charge postage on all letters, which it will he .the
duty of those Post Musters, whose commissions do not ex
ceed 8200, to charge back to the government in their ac
count current with the department at Washington. If any
Post Masters has received communications from this office,
on which he is hidden for the postage, he will, of course,
charge it to us in his accounts with the office.
Pennsylvania Debt. —The public debt of the State of Penn
sylvania is stated, in the message of Gov. Johnson, at 8 40.- j
424,736. The present liabdity of the Treasury is $2,370,-
510 93. ‘I lie estimated revenue for the current year is 83,-
831,900. Thcexperiditurcs are estimated at 83.710,600 —
making the estimated revenue over the expenditure 8135,.
300. An examination of the revenue and expenditures, lie
asserts, proves the necessity of increased resources; and he
mattes the rial defiot in four ye ars, 8248,912 19.
The Methodist Church Property Question. —The com
mittee appointed by the last Methodist Episcopal General
Conference, laid at Pittsburg, to whom was referred the
proposition of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, relative
to the division of the Church property, have come to the de
eision that no power will warrant the submission to arbiters
of the claim of the Southern Church to the property of’the
Book Concern of the Methodist Church. A suit at law for
the recovery of property claimed, is now the proposed reme
dy of the Church South.
GO” We are informed that lions. Daniel Webster and Re
verdy Johnson have been engaged by the Commissioners of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, as counsel in the
prosecution for‘the funds of M. E. Church. Hon. Rufus
|Choate has been retained, it is said, by the Book Agents of,
the M. E. Church, as one of their counsel in the expect ‘d
prosecution of the claim of the M. E. Church, South, on the
property of the Church.
Mail Robbery. — We h aril that a mail bag, says the Mont
gomery Flag & Advertiser, containing letters mailed at Bal
timore, for Mobile and New Orleans, was found early yes
terday morning near Opelika, rifi <1 of its contents. The bag
contained letters which were due here Tuesday evening.
j The Pacheco Claim. —This claim, which should have been
allowed without hesitation, has at length been recognized by
■he House of Representatives, by a vote of 101 to 94, The
only questions to be decided were, are the slaves of the South
property ? and ought the government to pay for them wheii
taken for its usq? So far aslhe action of the Ilottso goes,
it!u so questions, although by a close vote, have been deckled
iin favor of the South.— Columbus Enquirer.
A -New Steam Carriage. —The London Morning Chronicle
mentions a unique locomotive carriage which has just been
placed on the Bristol and Exeter Railroad. It is thought
that it mav supercede very generally the usual heavy ioco
;motive. Tiie carriage, with fifty passengers, including the
motive power, fuel, and water, weighed only fourteen tons,
and consumed about 8 lbs. of coke per hour; and vet ran at
the rate ot 23 miles per hour.
1 > anvo/nicc. —The late pastor of the German Catholic
Church of Potlsville, Rev. Joseph Burg, has by his will left
j 8 !0()t) to the poor members of his congregation, besides other
!liberal bequests.
i .
Theatre Broken up by a Revival. — We see by the Cincin
nati I hues of the 3d tilt , that a great religious revival pre
vails at Luwrehcebui'g, Indiana. The members of the The
-1 ntrieal company have joined the. church, and destroyed their
curtains and scenery.
i Hie I. nival Road. — We hear almost daily complaints in
regard to the condition and management of the Central Road.
It is said that the truck is not only in a wretched condition,
hut that the locomotives and machinery generally, have been
;so much neglected by the Mechiuists that they are wholly
! unfit to perform tho service. Whether this bo true or not
jwe cannot aver; but one thing is certain; failures are of al
most daily occurrence and reform is needed somewhere.—
Our columns are open for an investigation of the whole mut
• ■el’ and we will gladly publish respectful communications on
both sides.— Macon Messenger.
63”1t is said that $106,500 have been subscribed in West
ern New York, to endow Madison University in case of its
! removal to Rochester. The Trustees have resolved to re
move it.
j 03” Hon. Nathan Oliflbrd, Minister of the United States
jin the Republic of Mexico, arrived nt Mobile on the Ist inst.,
on his return to resume the the duties of his mission tit tho
Icily of Mexico. He is accompanied by his family, and in-
I tends to embark at Pensacola.
! 03” I’ho Mormnus nre about to issue a news paper from
;1 hoir camp in the wilderness. “One of the twelve apostles”
I has purchased the printing materials at St. Louis,
j 03”Thc Liberia Herald, publishes an address delivered
July 26tlt, 1818, oil tin 1 first celebration of tho anniversary
of the independence) of the Republic. Jho oiator was Dr.
11. J. Roberts, whether or no a relation of tiie President, it
does not say.
j oO”The New York Post says, that it is the intention of the
wealthy Roman Catholics of that City to call a public meet
ing, and invite the Pope to make this country his home.—
Quory—Will he then be Bishop of Rome ? It'so, wliut right
has be to desert his bishoprick ? Ifnot, will he be any lone
lier Pope ?
! 03” Os Prescott’s History of the “Conquest of Mexico,”
ijthe publishers have sold very nearly 18,(100 copies. The
; amhor receives 81 50 for each copy sold. His receipts
thus far, on that work alone, have been therefore 827,000.
’ 03” The stock on the Telegraph Line between Macon and
Atlanta, has all been taken. Preparations are being made
to put up the wires immediately.
03”lu 1843, the total number of lunatics in England and
Wales was computed at 20,000. The number ut present is
estimated at 30,000. Os these, about 5,000 belong to the
upper or middle classes, and 18,000 are paupers.
03”Tiie plantain and banana have been cultivated with
complete success in the region of Texas which surrounds
Galveston Bay. Our Southern States hid fair to rival the
countries of the South in the production of their own fruits. .
Church Choirs. —The New York Commercial Advertiser
has some severe strictures on the misconduct of church
choirs. It is said that instances of this are well known in
churches, in which, during sermon, the individuals constitu
ting these choirs, closing their curtains, behave in the most
irreverent and trifling manner, and even partake of refresh*
meats! Can it be possible ? We sincerely hope that no
Presbyterian church fulls under this condemnation. It has
always been our fixed opinion that church choirs should
never be allowed logo through the form of praising God, as
proxy for the congregation ; where they are so regulated as
merely to aid in leading the singing, they nre less objection- *
able. We have thought too, that special care should be paid
to the exclusion of all frivolous persons from these choirs.—
It is shocking to see thoughtless, giddy young persons stand
ing up as if to go through u perfornienee, utterly indilferent
while professedly praising the great and dreadful Jehovah.
Gambling in London. —According to some statistics fur
nished recently by un eniment English author, we find that
“a single gambling-house in the city of London, cost, not
long since, with its furniture, five hundred thousand dollars;
and that the receipts of'the proprietor in one year amounted
to about the same sum. The money lost annually in all tho
gambling-houses of that city, exceeds thirty.five millions of
dollurs. In one house alone, five millions oi dollars recent
changed hands in one night!”
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