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Satoraay, September 22,1855.
Dlagrttcetal Riots In "L-MtlsvllltJ. Kf.-Mob law
Trlamphaiit.
On the fitb'of Angus* last being election day,
lbe most lawless mob ever congregated together
held fearful sway in the city of Louisville. The
polls were taken possession of by tbe Know Nothing party early ta tbe morning, and with the exception of two wards were bald thus throughout
thedoy. From the most authentic account the
number killed and burnt to death, are variously
estimated "" un thirty to fifty. We are permitted
bv the pi litenesa of Mr. Haber Eo make the foi-
lowing extract from a letter from his son. who was
an eye witnci a of tho bloody scones which far ex
cced anything ever before enacted in this country
L-oubviLlbi, Aug. 15,1836.
Dear Father.—There ie nothing of business into,-,.,; tb wri te you About since my last, but I will
write you of one of th i most, disgraceful riots tluil
ever was enacted in this or any other city in tbe
■unitedStates. Ou Monday, Aug, Gth, 1855. il being election day : my pen falters to describe the
horror and tnnrd ra th tt were committed. Some
days before the election the Louisville Journal
dad some of the most Inflamatory articles thai ever
was published in a newspaper against the Catholic : and foreigners. 1 have quil taking the dirty
;,-,.,.: :,:ii| now take ii eCourier. Monday morning
came, people wenl to th * polls to cast their votes,
but. alas, none bill Americans wbo could give the
J:; ,,-.;■, Werc allowed to vote. In the first, second
and eighth -yards, the Germans and Irish wi redri-
ven from the polls as early as 7  o'clock, by-K. N.
bulliCS -Ud l::i'V '.!■■* '■'"'.<.    "■-■ ■■       L'---   '     ''-''     '''"'  "" '*
mons purpose. Py 12 o'clock the K. N'shadama-
jorityof 1300 in the city, and tbe Democrats aboul
400 votes polled in ths whole city. Ool. Preston
advised his Ormnn friends not to go to the polls,
if they did their fate would bq a bad one. About
two o'clock, a report came down town that the
Germans bad taken the flrst ward polls, in about
twenty minutes th Te were between .";);> ami   liiiio
Bulliosof  everv  i'k'j-:i.ii'iiniort   pn.-nl  ii]>  .lellcrson
aiul Market streets to kill every German and irishman that crossed theirpath, tbey were armed with
clnbs,knives, piBtols,  guns, and everything that
could be brought into use, when they arrived at
tlie lii'st ward polla they found  oui   il was a false
report, bul Hi iy thirsted lor blood, the mob going
out Shelby street d molisMng 8 or 10 bouses, and
killing on * oi two* I rmans. but still going ou they
came to the Catholic Church aud  were going-to
mob il when the tbe Mayor and others made speeches to the mob   to  desist, when they   left;   going
up Green street to the bridge it was reported some
Americans wi re killed, which was false, when tbey
set liiv to the large brewery of Mr. Ven  Oration,
burnt it and dwellings to tbo  giound,  and demolished cveiy louse from tbe creek   to  tho  Orphan
Assylum, Iii in all ; knocking down and drn -.V ig
out everybody ':,:;f was in tbeir w-.ty.  killing two
men up there.     Bat tbe worst is tocome,     Aboul
C o'clock in the evening the city was  pronounc id
to beund a mob lawwli.cn all   houses throughout
the city were closed, it was ,t dismal  sight to behold. " At 7   o'clock the fire  belli gave the alarm
from iho eighth ward, when the city was illuminated from* large Sfe on  the corner of Main and
1 lib street both sides,   and   there  were about   15
brick amt frame buildings burnt to the ground, aud
it is not known how many women and  children
perished ia the fl imes,all being  [fish, the houses
belonffiag to Mr. -Quinn, who was shot in his own
house, and  then burnt to death.   There was some
Irish eoming up Main street when  theywerc at-
tacked by some American*-- and chased into their
houses, tbey then shooting down three Americans
dead on   the spot,   when  commenced   ilii;   bloody
work,    Immediately a mob gathered, and then sef
fire to two three story houses on tbo corner ofllth,
and men stationed themselves in iron;, of the bouse*
es, and shot down every Irishman  who dared to
escape from the Are but toroeet death in another
form.     Myself and Uncle Daniel were gtanding al
the corner of 10th and Main streets witnessing the
fire.   There was an old irishman bung by tbe mob
wherfoutiing'him now.: finding out In.: was not
[lead -mm  B nd shot him through the bead put-t-
],,_■   m end to bis existence,     About ii o'ctoeb thi
mob eomnn need yelling " Times office." when w<
immediately hurried up  to the  store taking tin
books and   papers out, the mob came, when   the
Mayor, Prentice  Pnroell, Riddle and others mam
speeches to them for to be quiet, but  it   was ofuc
av iii. thi v breaking tea or fifteeti panes of glass,
tearing d iwn the large fine sign and making a bonfire of it at the  cornet   of 3d and  Market streets.
Dr. Vaughn being the only man thai saved it fnmi
being burnt down, be  having the  American flag
hanging out, and being one ofthe membersof ■ !■. < V
of tiie K. N's. Some fellow shoi a large ball through
our show window breaking one of ih'ose large glas
ses, uo farther damage being done,     i  might  BU
pages of Hi" hoi rible butchery tbat   was done, but
think von!' heart revolts at such news Irom Louis-
ville. "   [send you a copy of the   Weekly Courier,
Tim es and Democrat containing all   thu  particu
] irs of iii!* atSiir, as tho Journal  is but a one-sided
affair iit:- bloody work is  attributed   to him  more
than any one else.   There wai* upwards of fifty fam
ilies Lelt In re in lhe lasl few dajs.
Wi> V "'-. ':: t.-.:'.■ .\tws,
_ At..;. : i. 1655. j Therceenl elections in the Southern State" seem i
| to have knocked the national plank out ol the
| Know-.Wbin ; nr-miration, nnd hence ■■'■■-. lbe,
j Nortli ami Wesl Iiml p->rty is quite willing to fuse |
with any mu* that will concede the most, readily
to tbeir d mands. In Massachusetts, Main, and
Ohio, their incorporation with the Free Soil element mav be considered complete, although in the
latter State some signs of opposition an* manifest
ed, and attempts are being made by a few discontented Know-Moth in ars to get up fl new Gubernatorial candidate. But their efforts are feeble, and
will not materially damage the chances ol Mr.
i lease. A mass meeting of all the oppeneots of
Mr. Chaso was recently held at Columbus, at
which ex-Governor Allan Trimple waR nominated.
The Convention was thinly attended, and not
much enthusiasm was manifested.
Tlm mosl painful story which the papers of the
last fortnight will carry'out to you, is that of the
Louisville riots and massacre on tbe day of tin* re-
centsState election. The dificulty grew out of the
Know-Nothing excitement carried to the polls;
bul Ii is bard io teM yet, iu tiie absence ofany legal inquisition, whicb party were the agressore.
Both parMes, of course, claim to be innocent in
this respect, and each Insists that it acted only in
self-defence against a morderous assault. But,
wherever the blame lies, there ean be no question
thai the affair may rank as one of the most brural
in our history, .    .
One of the harsh features of this affair is the
fact that the mob seemed for the time to have
complete sway and mastery in the city. The Uo-
vernment seems to have been paralyzed. There
was no organized police force present, no military
were called out, and even the firemen remamofl
innci.'m*. while the flames of the doomed buildings
spread to others in the vicinity, and eve:) crossed
iii" slreet. ami set lire to aud burned a block there,
Order was finally restored, about midnight, chiefly
Uirouirh the elloVlsul' a few private individuals,
who addres-sed the mob in the streets, and appealing lo their reason and humanity, succeeded in
checking tbeir excesses, and eventually in calming down their passions, and inducing them to
disperse An inquest is new being held, to investigate the origin ol'this lamentable allhir, but it is
doubtful Whether the whole truth will ever be arrived at. [Cor. S. F. Chronicle.
THE OJ.I'IITT SPANISH UfiAST.
Claim for the place c: 11 il *-m R Va i. contain
Qg eijYht sqiHi.ru leagues, and iv'm: in Lo= Angel
•s eotinty. Commissioiiei* I'Vlch delivi rad an opinion in this case on Tuesday last, confirming the
Saim. If- isonc of theoldest, we fliiok, the oldest,
elaim on the records of tbe Commission, having
lu'i'c grasted by Gov, Pedro Iages, on the 20th ol
Ocl -b--r. 1784.
Ai'..*i- receiving tbe proofs in the case, tbel'carn-
sioner remark? : " En tbe Peralti ease.
ive hud occasion to express the opinion of the Commission on tbe character and effect of concessions
of land made by tbe early Governors of Cali.ornia,
ader Sp wish domination, and we held such concessions to be sufficient foundation for equitable
rights which tbe present holders were entitled to
bave ripened into legal title by confirmation nndr-
tbe acl ofCongress ol .' ■'■ 3 I. I So I. Nostron
- ,■ case of these anci etc! lira - Vas ijeen presented.
I han thai now under consideration, and the p/es
.-.ii claimant**** are entitled to the full benefit ol tbe
equities thus rocogRized.'; Tha documents and
proofs in thiB cane s'oand in material lit for the
study of tbe future historian ol California, as**bow
ing the economy, legal and domestic, or the early
government of California while under the Spanish
It illustrates the desire ef the viee-rtrgal authorities to settle the departmi nt of California by
encouraging emigrants to settle on the lands, but
; the same time imposing du them such conditions
j to identify their interests firmly, and Veil-Jim' their
ves. with the advancement and prosperity ol their
new homes, The Padres of tbe Missions, in this
cose, as in many others, sought to carry out their
schemes of monopoly, and consolidated by centralizing within themselves tbe finest landed interes! in the department. The early occupiers of
this grant were, like many others, forced to appear before the provincial tribunals ol their country, and vindicate tlieir rights against the eucroach-
itmni.s of the Missions.
Tuesday, Sept. J f. 1855.
CT.AIMR   COVFIIMTKn.
No. 77,1. Andrew llamiail fbr Pt. Pinos, two
square leagues in .Marin county. Opinion by Coin
Feloh.
No. 403. Julio V,i. rdugo, et. al. for San Rafael
8 square leagses in Los Augeles counly. Opinion
by Com. Felfeb.
CLAIMS   REJECTED.
No. 563. L. K Payne, et. al., for Point Pinos,
two square leagues in Monterey couuty. Opinion
by I 'um. Thompson.
No. 53. Franetsco Castillo Negrete, for Quien
Sabe. six square leagues in Sau Joaquin connty.
Opinion by Com. Farwell.
No. 538. Jose Maria Covarrubias, et. al., for the
Mission of Santa Cruz.   Opinion by Com, Farwell.
iRTEsrAN Weils—A r(,Porl ma<lc l"  tll(' {']vv'"'    Groans of thb Febncb Bouroeoisb.—The pari8
teuton City   Councils respecting Ihe   progress   of correspondent. (.Inly 3.)   ofthe New   YorkTIerald
tbcArl siau well in that city, conveys the follow-   **
ing information:
The well has now been forced down to the depth
lfl,240 feet, and at this depth a stream of water
iTsecnred. with a propulsive force equal to ihe
presureof 23 feet head, which, th rough tho tube
<>f:*:', inches internal diameter, will discbarge 5
feet above the surface ofthe earth from 30 to 4o
gallons per minute. The water comes from beds
nl sand -and gravel, apd It is by reason ol occattp-
nal entrances of sand into the bottom ot the tube,
that its progress is impeded and the quantity dts-
eharged varied.—The full supply of water that effla
thus be obtained in twenty-four hours is _i;*l,80||
gallons, while the calculated quantity with Hi,-'
same tube. I'm* ti.e same time, and without the lflj-
pedinientot'tho sand., would be 104,328 or 92 gallons per minutes.
The fact is established that there is an abuu-
deui supply of water at ft depth of 1,260 feetbelov**
fche citv. and it only remains to pertorate other
wells till tho needed quantity is obtained; or. as
recomended in the report to excavate, a single
one of the requisite size. With respect to the
quality of the water, the report says :
.It, is unexceptionable for washing, cooking.
watering animals, steam boilers an gardens—in
fact it is satisfactory for all purposes, except, pcr-
haps, the rarest to which it may be applied, viz;
drinking. Being somewhat saline in mineral, il
will require habit to make it palatable. But it
COntpif'S nothing injurious, and. on the contrary,
BOatainsa quantity of free carbonic acid,bi-carl.on-
ate ol lime, carbonate of soda and common salt.
Its taste is well expressed by an Irish boy, who,
compared it to the "soda water without ihe sweetening."
The dismissal of Mr. Reeder from the Governorship of Kansas, the appointment of Mr. Dawson, of
Pennsylvania, to the namn office, ami his dedication, and thp subsequent appointment Of ami   ae-
Bar-sum's  Blephast.—Mr. Brown, of the New
England Farmer, having made some inquiries respecting the diet, of the elephant, whose exploits
in ploughing have been mentioned in all the papers, the great showman replies in away not lihe-
kely to encourage the general introduction of
that kind of labor :
■' He eats, on an average, one bushel of oats and
100 pounds of hay per day, Sundays and all. His
weight is-17011 pounds. He will accomplish any
E&d of work set before bim, and uses ten times
better judgement than three-fourths of the -help
which'.! amobligedto employ ou my form, above
all things, he is not an eye strvant. Once set
kim to work piling wood, picking up stones, or
any thing else, and you can leave him without fear
states that a feeling of great uneasiness' had mani-
fested itself at the prospect of increased pecuniary
burdens. Frenchmen are easily disenhrarleiu-d hy
reverses, and tlie Hourj-ynise. says the Correspoa-
dent, are panic struck at the thought of fresh imposts. They declare lhat the State of things Jq
France is not worth an hour's purchase ; that fhe
country is on a precipice which the temporary sick-
ness of the Km penn* would disclose to the eves 0f'
all lim world: thai Uussia knmvs lhe fact full v,-^.
and that it is a scourcc to her of impregnable
strength.
Improvement m Small Arms.—.The experience
in tbe present war In Europe ofthe superiority 0f
llie Minie rifle, has inducer our .government 1;> order, at the National Annerics. an alteration of the
old Harper's Ferry rifle to the Minie principle, anil
arranging fehem for sword bayonets, The Washington Star says tbe arm itself undergoes no change, expect the sight, which has to be arranged for
long distances, fiom 100 fo 1.000 yards, the great
difference in ihe range being due altogether to"
the miinner of preparing the ammunition. The"
elongated ball, adopted for our service, differs
Irom l>e .Minie ball; but the jiri'ieiple is fbe same ■
the ball being expanded to (ill the grooves of the'
barrel by tho explosion of the charge.-
TVi!-oi;tant wiialixi; News.—We learn from our"
New York exchanges, that there are indications1
that the seat ofthe whaling interest, isabout to be
transferred from tho Atlantic to the Pacilie coajf.
Arrangements are already in progress with several houses to transfer their business from New
Bedford and others places to some point on i|(er*
Pacific coast, Sau Francisco. Benicia. Oaklad ainj'
Monterey are spoken of. Orders have been given
to captains of vessels now employed fn the whahv
fisheries in the North Pacific to recruit at the'-
ports of California.
News from Eorope in Seven Days.—We are rn--
aided to announce that the New York Associated'
T'ress have signed a contract with the Newfound,*
land Kelectric Telegraph Company for the e rly
transmission of news by the European steamers
touching at St. John's. N. B. A letter from our
New York agent says : " We expect to bave news
every week, seven days fiom London.
The cost ofthe news thus transmitted will be not
less than $40,000 per annum. In common with the
Associated Press of all sections ofthe country, we'
shall participate in the benefits of this arrangement,
whicli is on tlie same principle as that with the'
Halifax Line.—N. O. Delta.
LAW   INTELLIGENCE.
D, S. DISTRICT COOBT.
1,,-j Anz-j-lea. Tuesday, Sept, 18, ISi
CASES CONFIRMED,
Andreas Dwarte for raneho Azusaln this county.
Opinion by Judge I.S. K. Ogier. Myron Norton
i-;-::.. [brthedefej-tdaut. P. Ord Esq., i'or the Uuited
States.
GeorgeMorrlllo et.al. for Po***trero the Phiiipe
Lugo in thia county. Opinion by I. S. K. Ogier.
Myron Xoifi'ii IV-i'., ior defendant, P. Ord Esq., for
the fVulful States.
Friday.   2Jst
Luis Vignes, for '•' Tameeula," in San Diego
county. Opinion by Judge McAllister J. L.
Bn nt for defendant, P. Ord for United Slates
J, IJ. R. Cooper "El Sur." Opinion by Judge
McAllister Capi. ti. Halleck/Or J.is. B.Cooper P. Ord for LV.iit.ed Slates.
Thursday 20th.
CASES REJECTED,
Santiago I'i. Arguello. "Meltjo ' in San Diego
county. Opinion byJudg'i McCalUst r. Myron Nor.
ton Esq. for defendant and P. Ord Esq. for United
States
LETT i *J IKBJL STJD.
The following is an extract irom a private letti
lo a gentlemen in this city, doing business at San
Juan D i Sud :—S- I".
Herald.
xJi-ax. Sep). 2d, 1855,
braeka Bill; bubitissaid thi t be has since expressed his regr°t for tbat vote.    Hence, perhaps,  lns
declination. Mr. Shannon's sentiments on the
vexed question are said to be in perfect accordance
with fiiose ofthe Administration. There is an in
timation in one or two Democratic papers in Pennsylvania that the rejection of Gov. Reeder by Uu*
Administration will be the stepping-stone for still
higher honors. A hint, doublless, that he may be
tb-i fusion candidate for the Governorship of the
Key-Stone State.
The latest advices Irom Kansas represent that
tbe feeling of animosity between the parties in
that territory is increasing in intensity, and it is
feared lhat matters will end bloodshed. 1'i-eesoll-
ers, it is said, were organizing military companies,
and bad expressed the determination to enforce
their rights at the point cf the bayonet
Ofthe 669 deaths in New York in one week, over
500 were children.   *
Another Indian War.—Advices from Council
Bluff to the 2(j'th ult. report great excitement at
Omaha city, in consequence of the murder of th-e
Omaha chief Logan, by the Sioux Indians, ft is
reported that tbe Omahas are about to join the
Pawnees in a war npon the Sioux.
George Conway, the Indian Chief, lias taken the
stump iu Kentucky, lu behalf of the   Know-Nothing ticket.
The Hon. Pierre Soul £ ha? declined being a candidate for Congress tn tbe First Louisiana District,
lie wishes to rest, he said, "tor a while, at least.''
assistants do.    He ...
down, and even later, if work is pressing. On the
whole, he is a very honorable, industrious, intelligent and well behaved i-jrmer. Nevertheless,
lean not conscientiously recommend elephants as
the cheapest workers, on a farm. They caum t
work in cold weather, and of course would eu-
themselves up. trunk and all, iu a, single winter.   -
Indian Cocxcii, and Gey. Cass.—Col. Manypen-
ny the Commissioner   of   Indian     iffairs, met a
v-.i.nL.1".-jf ova- oiu hundred Indian Uud Vj near Ps
troit last week, to d tonnme upon their future
location in Michigan. The*Free Press notes the
following incident that occurred on the27fh:
"Quitean exciting scene occuircd in Council
yesterday morning, when General Cass entered
■the room. At I be sight ofhim (he Indians forgot-
their busine&s and all the solemnities ol the location, iu their joy at beholding their old and distinguished friend, thronged arreud him, grasping
his hands, and testifying tlieir grateful remem-
liran.e of their former intercourse with bim.
General Cass was addressed by the chiefs, and
made a reply replete with wise advice to them."
The United States sloop-of-war St Mary's has
been ordered fiom Panama to the Fejee Islauds
and .John Adams was to follow her in a day or
two. The service on which they are ordered is
supposed to -be important, but its character bad
not transpired on board.
An Ixcioent at SKHASTOPrr.,—A daring dcediV
related of private John Lyons, ofthe 10 tli Pegi-
ment: A 32 pounder shell, seut from a battery'
near t lie Round Tower, struck the ground short of
the work, and thence, by ricochet, alighted on the
parap t. and rolled down fo the inner side, among
a group of men who were lying under its con-]-.
Tin, fuse was burning aud hissing with that peculiar rushing noise which few can hear close to theta
without some degree of alarm. tt was what is
commonly called a '"live shell ;" that is, a eh ell
ready to scatter death nnd de true I ion on all around.
A few moments, and the f.ise would communicate
with the burning discharge, the shell wouhl be rent
to pieref, and no one could say how many would
victims from its fragments. -My God ! we're all
murdered V cried one of tbo men ; but, on the instant. Lyons, who is a tall and exceedingly powerful man, started up, rushed to the* shell, and.
grasp ng the threatening missile in both hands,
burled it over the i^jfiipet. A second scarcely
elapsed after itreacbecl the ground on the opposite
side when Ihe explosion took place.
i!"' ■ , nfcain tbem-
.,!..: ;.. attack onGra
withdraw some two
You will soon hear
Dear B :    Your favor was duly received
but we could nol proceed to Grenada, as Col. Walker now ' ccupies ibis place ; and even could we get
a pas3 from him, we could not pass Itivas, as the
Ohomoro party is now down on " los Americanos,
-. Everything now is Walker. General
Mendez is tbe lion of his party. You will V-g.aL
lied to hear tbat the cut-throat Gnardiola lias bceli
defeated, and barely escaped with liis life, sine
which jime the Chomora people and officials are
prepai Ing to leave.
Walker is levyiuga light contribution on us all.
io support present expenses—ours was $200. Well
ii is in a good cause, and will be refunded to us a*
soon ae things are.on a proper footing.    The Hon
duras troops are very sanguine, and say they wanl
only to get hold of their traitor, Guardiola.    tt alk-
er's p l'iy are ;ill in high sp'
■ri. to Rivas thai they ca
selves.    The government fci
have been compelled i
i1 troop  from  Ilivas.
eonqu   I ofthe State.
re is much enquiry about the mines, and
many cali to know the truth, as they know you are
interested there. It would please you to see bow
th^ir eyes sparkle, when I Bhow them the samples
oi ure and placer diggings, and my jewelry mad--
out of the native gold. The lead and other mine
rals are also much not-iced,—and they already talk
of drinking some of tbat chocolate mtde ou their
Own hacienda.
Walker V* really unsocial; he might pay us a
visit for the OKuiy little attentions we have paid
In in. bul it seems h" will not leave " my mm.'- ii
| lias your favorite mule and my .horse. Of course
| we did not sell them. However, we are satisfied thpy
are in pretty good service. The whole party will
have horses to travel with this time, so as not to be
fatigued wilh marching.
Perfect order is maintained here, and will, be, as
Walker's word is law. What a change will be here
now for lhe better. We will now be able to collect
our debts, and ragmuihn soldiers will not insult us
ul. tlieir -pleasure. Thu duties will now be fifteen
per ecu I.
Too Radical—The Portland Argus's/Hye : "The
intensified liquor law seems to be a failure every-
wlrere. By foolishly attempting to carry the
tiling beyond reason and right, great evil, instead
of good, V- likely to be done in tin* cause ol tem
perance. Excess of zeal, which is fanaticism, will
prove s greater loe to temperance than even indi-
'■':"  Sau Late. jfereiicfl   or neglect.   Boih should   be   carefullylin 1
Our fellow?   cilizeil   W. T. ll. San'ord   arrived   avoided.    Zeal for the cause, tempered liy modera- old
here last week from Sail Lake in good health have tion, at.d guided by wisdom, will be jjare to  bringl F
icd results.
The Know-Nothiog State Council of New Jersey
have repudiated tbe pro-slavery pl-ank of lhe Philadelphia PlittEorm, aud protested against the  re-
->eal of tiie Misaoi i'i Compromise.
Tiie Wheat crop In the Wheat growing States,
is reported to be the largest ever known.
Tin-: Yky.low Feteb.— In New Orleans at the
latest 'dates, th^Yo-Uow Fever was raging at the
rate of over 500 deaths per week.
E\-Governor Shannon has received the appointment Of Governor Of Kansas.
ft is runiored that Simla £nna has purchased a
mi-gniliceut private residence in New York, with
tbe intention of biking up bis abode in that city.
Mrs, Henrietta Robinson, the veiled murderess
sentence bas been commuted from death, to imprisonment for life in the Sing Sing Prison N. Y.
The census now being taken in some ofthe Atlantic States develops some curious facts. In 17(10
Boston had 11,000 and NewYork 8,000inhabitants,
npw, New "w.rk 1ms 7r.li.000 and Boston 160,000.
The increase in New York in the last five years is
235,000, in Boston 20,000,
Judge McAllister of the IX. S. Circuit Court for
California arrived here on the .steamship Republic
and will be associated with Judge Ogier in th-s
trial of laud oases Turing this term cf the ccui t.
Atabo-ut7o'cbv,;.y..
earagua -t -■ ■■ r, U ■■■''
at the f  ■- ofJa   rsoatH
val rumors were circub
raged on board o' the bi
have endeavored to gat
in regard to the matter.
Thu:
ay mo**ning, tbe Ni-
t, arrived at the wharf
S on aili*r her arri-
tliat the cholera had
a fearful extent. We
authentic parti; ulars
onr efforts have
FOR SALE.
f* VALBABI.E CITV LOTS, siinati
O  "JOailB tin- Ciiuut Hou-u>.
apply t<v
;
Los Alleles. Sept. 22  Itu.S.-
..IirjWE, Mu In St.
1SO0 Oallons Vinegar;'
1 Two Horse Wagon;
1 Ox Wagon ;
Several Plows and other Farming Utensils, will be*
sold cheap if application is made sunn to
not been as successful as we eou-M wish. The Cap-
lalo repwts, at the Custom House, the death of
103 adults. 8 children, and !) seamen—making 120
nail. We can liud no passenger who docs not
nsisttbat at least 29J perished; and some appear
confident that the number was much larger. The
■quires the Unptain to report the number
dying on his vessel, but those dying in port are
not included in the number, and Ihis may, in a
measure, account for  the discrepancy.
After arriving at the wharf twenty -four patients
were taken to the State Marine Hospital, of whom
it i-* fought not more than one-third will survive.
Many ofthe passengers set the number ofthe deceased as high as two hundred and fifty, but tbis
is no doupt an exaggeration.
Los Angelea, Sept.
J. W. KOWR Main St.
19 tf
uv iniiiY.'
ON MAIN STREET, ABOVE TIIK PLAZA,
Gapt -*&.- 3EC- Morso„.
HAVING established a flrstclasa L*undry io. Los AH-
,y,-i-~, s.ilii-iis ii, share of pu&ltc pstonnge.
'': han -< ci ' ' ;i      - '• ices of Urst i-li.ss workmen, r^i-
. ,,j* i;-, * -,■ ■ ssi 'l j j.* from Sun Francisco; ihi<1 flat-
Iriii-i 1 that wflb tbe great reduction ae has mad*-" in
.8   he wfll be j togive entire satisfaction to all who
The steamship Pacific, from Australia, arrived
at Plymouth on the 16th ult., with S150.000 in
gold dust. Australia was quiet. Go (1 was coming
in with about the usual average. Goods were selling low, and the importations were large. The
steamship Great Britain hail cleared with 14,000
ounces of {.-old.
U. S. Corvette Jamestown was at Madeira, July
11th.
made a n 17 1 u '*:■ - eful trip,    tl will be r 1 ■■:■ cl id
thai Mr. San for I in Connect! >>> with Messrs.  Alex-
:.  -.-■:     ..: Banning about Lbi Brsl of ma]
fifteen 10 mule teami heavily freighted with  mer-
ch indi   ■ for the Salt  LakeVmarbct.   r!'le- enter-
prino we learn has b en cnaiiaeutly bhoi issful, although we are informed that pany obi tai lea wcra
thrown in lbe way, bj   1 dk:|:;.  Mormons  on  the
rout, and some ei \a went so far as U pre .
the pulpit cautioning tho  people  against trading
with i.i 1 company.    Why tsia bitter comity should
exi ' agaiust any of onr citizen**?,  and especially
against th se gentlemen, who have the confidence
ol our entii e community we cannot   conceit e,   as
the Morrooa    bave ever Been treated by   our ci-
'i/C itiwiUi tv ■■ ■. .
A.xj" Is consequeuce ofthe absence td'one ofour
work-ueii, n*ad nlso jfot/receivin^ our paper from
the -j-teftiner in ;in>eA\/li;n-e found it necessary to
BSue only hall'a s'lb/t this w iek
BTAIlwTlOfi Of THE DURATION OFlIUMAN LlFE.—The
censusofl850 shows that the oldest person living in the United States was 140 years. This
person w&l an Indian woman, redding in Norlh
Carolina. In the .same State was an Indian
aged 125, a negro woman 111, two black females
Ilii each, one mulj.al.to male 120, and several
white males-and females aged from* lOii to 11*J.
Iu the parish o! Lafayelte. Louisiana, was 0 female
black aged 120. Iji several of the States theie
■,*,..-]-•:■ found persons, white and black, aged Ironi
110 to L15. There were in Iho United States in
1850, 2,555 persons over 100 years. This shows
that aboutone person in 9,000"will be Pkely to
live ft) that age.—There are new about 20,000
persons iu the Unil: d States who wer.* living
When tlie Declaration of] id ; tdence was signed
6, They most * 1 -..: ly be aboul 80 years
.iw iu order to have lived at that time. The
ih c ■ us of 18,") 1, shows only 102 person?
over 1 .. ■■ rs_old, though their total population
Btasnear 36,000,000. Old age is therefore attained among usmuch more frequently than in h'rau-
Tuat RussrAN Offer.—A writer from St. Petersburg says that tho Emperor Alexander " has repeated, or very soon will repeat, plainly the offer
lii.s father made te our government   He will give
the United Slates the whole of Russian America.
for the privelege oi buying and fitting steamships
and privateers in our ports."
e i.n
TERMS CASH.
is Angeles, Sept. 2-2. 18*55.
!<!r-v
will be c-.G-fd   tors
tu ,,f -AIM per il
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS
AiVD others.
BIG'S FOR. SALiK, or tuixrle tit or:Ier toy M-a—
CH1XK IY, at thev<irvl.>u-i'ji mnrkfl rniuA. TuDid-j-.
wi.-ililji"- to 1'iinifsli tli.ielollu lOIUlfS. snrlcs will I>P out
fiiiii in=i.lc Tor«3 |-<-.l.i'!>. Als-n—Tents, Hose*, Ceilings,'
jtinlWnaroii Covexs uewed
Y. BEAUDRY.
Third door frcm Aliso Street,
—Jleai/dn/'s Block, JiTegre Alley.^
as AiitiGiUA   Sept,2S 1865. No. 19—If
The Times and Transcript says: "We understand lhat the Collector of tin* Port has been
removed on account of some difficulty with the
Treasury Department in regard to the settlement
oi'liis accounts. We hare not theleast doubt that
these accounts will be settled with entire satisfaction to all parties. Tbe Hon. Milton S. Latham
has heen appointed hy the President as successor
to "Maj. Hammond
L. "R. Misner, Esq., Collector of the Port of Benicia. has. we learn been replaced by the appointment ofMr. Storer, former Deputy in that oflice.
ELECTION NOLICE.
rflHEJustiaesof the-Peacff efected in tho Omit? of Log
! Anir-di's. for tho ve-tr nert BKSi&ig— -rfH convene Q
theCourl Hoaseiu Uk City of Loa Angelee, on Uoodiffi
lhe llr.-t day ofOtstetter, A. I). 1855, at 10o'clock A. K. A
said A.tw For the purpose of elect log two of thefr numbWT*
il-j ANSociatt' Ju-iticfjs of tlie Court of Session.-!.
KIMEAU-H. DIMMICK.
Countv .luil'-'e.
Loa Angelea, Sept. '22, 1855. 19 td
lVll.L TjAOBR BlES rxTOSICATE '.'—The Dally
Wisconsin thinks it would ht; importiUit to liavr
thisquestion settled; as Mllwaukle tnanufactusei
aboul 43,000 barrels la^cr bier aunualy.   It think
EsvKess Favors.*—Jcwpph A, Fort Esq. of the
Pacific Express,  will   please  accept   our thanks  the conclusion that will eventualy  bt'arrived at
for business favors, leltei3 and Qlea of Northern
and Eastern papers.
Wc are indebted to J. W. Sulivainof thcPictoml
Depot San Francisco iGr a large Hipply of iatfi
Atlantic papers.
To Wolls Fargo & Co. through their energi tic
agents wearc indebted for lull (ilea of northern
and eastern papers.
■. :ad agent oi  A.
■■ imp  m " ting in  Lexington   will com-
recne ■. Ml ' ;*,.   This  promises to  be
quite an iul sri atittg occasion.
The Attci-rney f-leiiend oi'New i'ork, in accoi
d;u ;■■■ with iiie reqaeiif uf tbe Governor, bas given
bis opinion on the Prohibitory Liquor Lay of thai
"State,  ami that it is in miltttfuicc uiicoiititastional.
WV Timma IV-n , we
are under obligations for the first delivery ol
papers.
Election in Sau Dlcgo.
Tbe Democratic State ticket received a large
najor'ity.     For State  Senator,   Wilson   received
il; Granger 37; Warner!). For Member of A*
cmbly, Koadrick ill   Ferrell 104.
will be thai it depends upon ivho drink the beer
whether il is. intoxicating or not. The German
population of that eity drink their beer just as the
farmers' childieti drink milk, and for so extensive
a u>" we think tbere is but little intoxication pro
duced. But our American drinkers liiger bier do
get mosl wofully fuddled upon it, There must be
areason for tbis. II ma\' be tbat Americans do
not know hpw or when to drink it.
An American, who has tried the experiment.
inforns us that-.he believes lager bier will intricate under the following eircamstauces:—Tuite
three brandy smashers, lour whiskey skins, eleven
rum-and-bra tidy punches, seven 'fin cock-tails',
four mini juleps, a Sherry Cobbler, two butties of
Bcoteh ale, four courts of Quook's cold ale—and
then— (hlc—hie]—wash ihe ei.tire down (with—!
liic—hie) -with four large beers of larger glasses-
Tbat will finish a. man, onr friends, and proves conclusively tbat lager bier will, under certain eir
cum3tauces, intoxicate.
a Kxow Notbisg Sign i\ South Carowka.—At
a late'Cuuncil ofthe South Carolina Know Nothings, they repndiated the doctrine of the proscription ot (.Ial holies, and provided for the admission
into the Order of all eligible natives, of all religious creeds, upon a declaration disclaiming any
binding allegiance, politic'.] or ecclesiastical, to
any foreign power. The Live Oak letter by George Law to llie Pennsylvania Legislature, of some
months ago. lonHiaiUnvi'd ihe repudiation of both
flic extreme native and religious test of the American party. And thev are coming round, Stile
by State, tohisideas. They will occupy his practical platform out and out in 1896, 01* there is
■tiling in tlie.signs of llie times,
INFORMATION WANTED,
OFEDWARD  THOMAS DAVIES. a  Printer,
who left Missouri as a volunteer in Doniphan's
regiment in 1843. and who published the -Paula
Fe itepnblioan.'" iu New Mexico.PomewhereabotS
1845 or 1846. "When last heard from (in lS50,)bj|
vas in Chihuahua ; since which time he is BUpgOS**:
id to have gone to California.
Anv information as to his whereabouts will he
thankfully received by his brother,
DANIEL D. DAVIE&
San Antonio, Texas, August t. 1855.
^-The -Alta California,'* and " Santa Fe Qfy
z_dtcy' will much oblige a member of the crajt
by inserting the above.
;ie- turn.
TJ'pmi tbe pari ial returns i\ ceived, it would b
almost useless to make up a tubular statement 0
the vote iu the various counties in ihis State We
have figured up the returns from reliable sources
and Iind that Johnson'? majority is a traction under five thousand. This majority will not bs in
tsed nor diminished i^ny considerableexient.
The entire K. N. State tffiket is elected with the
exception perhap cfMiffry, who runs behind Johnson in the same proportion thai, Norton runs ahead
of Bigler. [n almost every precinct from which
we have returns of. the vote ol Jmrge of Supreme
Conrt we find tbat Norton leads Bigler. There
are nearly one thousand precincts iu ihis State,
and a small change in the relative vote in each
precinct would bring Norton so close to Mntry
that it would be unsafe to say that one or lhe ether
is eleeted,
U.S. Mail Line.
FOB
SAN FRANCISCO AXD
INTERMEDIATE POETS,
-■*- ."■> T "'■"ii-,*i-
.....
GG-G IC,
(1,000 tons) !■'. ii. i'.Miv, 1.1    11
v7ill leave SAN PEDRO for  SAX FRAnCISC*
touchingat SANTA BARBARA and  MO¥TES,ti
The BEPUBLICv
Sun Pedra,
September 21,
Octobo"**
iia
21,
nlier    9,
December    7,
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VOL. 5.
LOS ANGELES, CAL., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1855.
NO. 20.
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disi "t- r!i- i-iti-uj.-ti .1 nt :»i" ili.llir --er -.( mre t,»
uftoU * i'»i-'i ia.it i.iierti.i.i.    Tertn-i, Cash.
r.-.i-i -lent s Uerti<^;n~!itH mait be paiJ for lo a-Iranc.
t«i«-*«ri! Attention.
Vo 0.1,n nuiurtti-n i* Ji-liTiiisuble over a flctitiou* liijna
t^re, iiule-i-i  tlie rnjil AUtlmr or wrher in known.
.l;mti i»f t!te L->i An-jcti-i Star.
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CHILDHOOD' ■ DREAMS.
BT THOMAS SCT'IKKLAND,
Oh. give me back my chiblhood'a dreams-
Oh, give tht'in back to me,
Aad let me view the future now
As then it seemed to be ;
I'd see again the flowers as fair.
And hear the birds sweet song,
As clear as in those early days
They sung the woods among.
Oh. give me back my childhood's dreams,
Ob, give thera back to me ;
That for a epace J may forget
The world's reality;
And be again a blithesome thing
Without a cloud of care,
To float across the holy calm,
The sunshine ever there.
Oh. give me back my childhood's dream*',
Oh, give them back to me;
Ambition's passion glowed not ther***,
Nor love and jealously ;
And but A few short years have pass'd,
Yet now I look in vain
Por those sweet dreams my childhood had-
Tbey do not come agaiu.
[LV-.ie Sam*
T--J £ MGUWiAIVTEEiji'S RETtlRN*.
BT  WM. ROW I. .VXD, JB.
Back, back to the hills.
Where tlie wild deer are bounding,
To the forest and glens
Where the hlne streams are sounding.
Ko wu re o.' tbe city.
Nu mt-fti of the plains,
Oh. w le-miie iJi« iovalh
-Of the uu».iala!ij a^aiu.
1 have sighed, I have pitted,
l*or my uw 1 inoimlaVi home,
T.JI hop.- ''.ed within nia,
I U.ilU.'. lion* 1 C'.'llK'.
Oh bitter is exile.
Wli a; moiis-if ng is vain ;
But it doublet* l'ie transport
Ol'ui;-.-t!iig again.
I coin", aiid oh chide uot
The ab-e t m loiiiT,
If'hiS spirit tmc*»ged,
Sprca'l 'ts pinions in song.
It lias Juir t IVom its pr so;i,
11a li biuki-ii its clia n.
Now w. k-oiiie the free wilds
And inou.itniiis a^aln.
'iv. iiAsuiu: K*or tub cdstjac ge^.
BY Ti:0'J'.S SU*niKr.I.AXU.
Tr asu:e not ihe costly g<>ni.
Treasure not tlie thing that's rarest,
Queenly pearl or diadem,
Criiin no lustre frow the fiiirent.
Treasure things of common mould,
All earth's humbler creature*.* treasure,
Joy cannot b ' bought with gold ;
Riches change not cures to pleasure.
Treasure not the voice of prais<\
Malice "sometimes lurk-- 'md praising ;
If you would your fortune raise.
Truth cau better aVI the r.iisiug!
Treasure truth, it* sacred oowl
Hold's a draught that's cold and b tter,
Hcnied  words may glad tb;: soul,
Gall displease—' ut still be fitter.
THE PIUZK LEAP,
BY M113. H.   WKI.I.MO.VT.
e'ad piazza ot h s beautiful country house, astran-      * »   BflbsM of HUgie Txlck* on iu* biMit*.
ger d.-ofe up. of commanding app arance, and in- \ YeaU-rday.the well known tn igician.Signor Blitt
quired -if he could b.- entertained there lor the ■?"-' a» eihibltiou ot hU skill at the Lunatic lias-
night T" Hairy had just stepped into his .rammer P ul »* South Boston. The en'erta nmeut was
house in search of AmaM. who,: be found trim- held in the Chapel, some seventy or seventy five of
She had now become dignifitd j *• inmates, mate and female, being 111 attend-
of another type   •I,ce*    A number of gentlemen from the city also
The British slip lied Ja:ket, with tha Austrian
mails for England, put iuto Rio Janeiro on the 19th
o1'June for supplies, a:id sailed 0:1 the following
day, Sh-. had three hundrcl passengers and the
immense sura of three mil do. 1 dollars in gold, mak*
ing with the ina.iifestofth*isbipLighting, upwards
of five millions ol gold shipped from Australia for
Euglaud within thirty days.
 Gen-it Smith close a letter to Horace Greeley with tbe following bit:
"I close with tha-iking you for your wish that 1
may live long to improve myself. Be assured that
I reciprocate the kiud and generous wish, and that
I do eo all tbe more cordially because you are in
■ucb especial need of improvement."
A Kansas City.—The New York gettlement in
Kansas named Council city, has now about 1,500
inhabitants, a saw-mill, post office, Sabbath school,
hundreds of acres in crops, aud a general scene of
pr-jspefitj and health.
The New York Sun comu out for Gen. Sim
Houston for Pfesidenl.
Mavy yars ago ther.- lived in one of the lone-
lie t vi|ta.<.*s of old Virginia a maiden whose un-
cimniou b auly attracted to her scores of admirers.
The father of tlo- fa r g rl iu his early youth was
distinguished for his athletic bats. He wore upon
hi* breast time medals which were the pledges of
his victorious achievement**. His daughter was
n iw a blu-hing Hebe cf eighteen years, besieged
wth lovers; but the parental obedience which her
father dcimuided led her to deter ill to his choice.
St ll. she bad her peculiar favorite in Harvej Carroll, who was the most accomplished and intellectual yenng man in all the country. But the old
fathei of ihe maiden, pogaeased of a perfect mono,
mailta upon the subject of lap.ng, suggested the
following singular (node of selecting a husband
for his daughter frcm her numerous propo.-als,
viz: He invited all lhe declared suitors who hal
avowed themse ves lovers of Amabel Io meet at
bis house, and tn ide to them this announcement:
''Younir men," said he, '-you have solicited n:y
child each of you lo become your bride. She is
comely and pure. She will prove as fair a gem as
she appears. I have money to give ner. but you
see I don't care about money, nor talents, nor
book knowledge, nor military renown, but I want
her to marry a man of skill and strength. I obtained the mother of my child by jumping for her.
A party of my own age were assembled and my
father-in-law avowed that the one who could leap
the farthest should ba the winner of the prize.—
My old woman, lads, was norlh the effort. I was
the successful mau. and my daughter shall be ob
tained only in this manner. Here is the green
sward, and there is Amabel—the one that Jumps
the farthest on the dead level shall win tne prize"
Amabel clung closely to her father and looked
upon her array of lovers with no unmeaning glance.
Still her eyes rested on one more lovingly than
the rest, and that was Harvey Car/olL
A crowd of spectators were present to witness the
feats. Tbe loom and the quilting frame was deserted, tho children left their spoils, the old men
forsook their flfpes. and gray-haired, spectacled
old dames forgot their spinning wheels, iu lbe excitement ofthe hour. The avenue allotted for the
contest was a level space in front of the village
inn, directly in sight of Amabel's home. Exercises of a similar kind were then much in vogue in
the Old Dominion, and the green was often used
fer such sp.rts Tiie father of Amabel now came
forward with his blu.-bing daughter, attended by
those patriarchal judges who were to detern#he by
actual measurement the precise length of each
tap.
The signal was now given, an I each young man
in turn took liis place in the arena
"John* Watkins." cries a bystai.der appointed to
announce their nam*.!!*-—•*J*-hii Watkins, fifteen
f.-et two inches."*
Watkins retire*!, somewhat mortified at his ill
success.
' Sdward K-yson, eighteen feet one inch."
The m.'iTy bouts of applause here commenced.
Alany prophesied Edward had won tin-prize ; Aina
bel, however, li oked pale and dissatisfied.
" James Haynes, u n-'teeu feet precisely."
Huzzas rent the air. Everybody loved James ;
everybody butAmabil.
"Richard Bush, twenty feet two and one-half
inches."
Dick replaced his coat rery coolly, as if not
aware of the shouts whicb made the air resound
with acclamations of joy.
'• Henry Kettes, irneteen feet.'-' But be cared
not to win the pi ize. Amabel stood unmoved.—
Two othe • young men refused to leap for the pi ize<
a id Harvey Carroll w s the last upon the roll —
U,; marched inte the arena witb a firm step.
•■ Harvey Carroll, twa* ity-three feet o;k-inch,"
was announced, aud he took th-5 prize!
Amabel rushed into the arms of li-r devoted lover, to whom of all others she gave the special pre
fen'iice. Congratulations were exchanged—'• tht
handsomest couple in old Virginia" was passed
a-ound—"the best match iu the country," cries
the multitude—when suddenly a young man of
most prepossessing appearance presented himself
as a candidate for the prize. He had just alight-
ed at the village inn, and hearing the shouts of
r-ctoiy, came lorwaid and inqi.ired of Amabel;
f 1 her if thu ground was still open for competition?
The old man having leisurely surveyed thi strati*
ger'a features, and Mien looking ai Amabel who
was resting iu Harvvy's fond embrace, now looked
WildW ar.d wouderingly ou lhe t-ceiie. Harvey
wore a troubled countenance, for he saw the stran
ger was athletic, and wore a lofty, manly air.
"George Washington, twenty-four leet," cried
the man ot measurement, He had fairly won the
prize, but listen to his words :
"My friends, I am a stranger among you, and
for mere sport, I have tried my skill at jumping
The prize, whxh Iu adjudged to be mine, I relin
quish to him who has a prior claim. Lovely though
she be, yet ber affection cannot be enkindled by a
stranger. Harry Carroll, the prize is yours
eaying, he left tbe arena, while a loider shout
than ever rent the air. The stranger ret'red to the
iiin, and the next day pursued his journey.
Harry Carroll and Amabel were made one in tbe
village chuich the next morning. Toasts were
drank iu honor ofthe stranger who eo generously
surrendered his prize, aud the newly married pair
off-red fervent prayers for hiB fature prosperity.
Iu the course of events, many sons and daughters were born of tbis happy wedlock, and Harry
Carroll became distinguished io revolutionary
memory.
One evening, when Harry returned from a hard
day's campaign, and was resting beneath tbe vine-
• Thi- was wbat ia e*H*4 tb* tiyiag lt»j>, trhars the com-
petiUr runs %oi apriogB for*arC.
miijj a rose tree.
and matronly ;   her beauty  was
fro-n girlhood, still it was none the less captivat-
She still glowed with the rose of health upon
ti r chet k. and with a queenly air presided over
the domestic hearth ; lur heart, too. was open to
allgmerons impulses, aud she stepped f< rward
and bade the stranger welcome. She then quietly
withdrew, to superintend her owu repast, leaving
Harry to entertain the mau of such pleasiug exterior, who had become a stranger guest.
The meal was soon made reat*y, and Mrs. Carroll
presided at the well-spread board. She looked at
her guest aud suddenly dropped her fork ; she looked again—a shudder ran over her trame—she recognized the same man. though a little seared by
time, who was the successful young leaper that
won Iit as his priz** and generou 'V* surrendered
his claim.    It was George Washington !
The general stared ; he, too, had a faint rem^m-
bn* nee of that face, tor once seen it left an impiess.
And how, when the mutual 1-t 031111 ions were made
manifest, tbey discoursed ofwliat had befallen each
n their journey, may be imagined. The ueneral,
though courteous and polite in speech, uttered no
regrets that h3 did not avail himself ofthe prize—
for he had found another, without making n fatal
leap. He was proud ol her virtues, mid In due time
Mrs. Carroll visited Washington, aud was there
most hospitably received, and a lasting bond of
friendship was created, until they were separated
by infirmity, and fim Ily by death.
We smile ot the recotd ol leaping fo obtain a
prize; but would not tbe encouragement of such
a liletic feats among the youug men ofour age do
away with that sickly elfcminacy which rejects all
manly, vigorous exercise which tends to develop
the nvbler faculties, and instead of growing dwarfed and made into the proportions of a dandy, might
we not admire the lolly and graceful carriage Of
men strong and brave, such as made tbe heroes of
the last century, and won lhe hearts of maidens
wbo were run i'i nature's nobler mould?
Sailor Pete.— On the morning of the Hth of
August, a mm ftftlMed John L. McCarney was murdered in front of the Clinton House, on Pacific-
street, near Sansome. by a desperate villain known
as "Sailor Pete." We were present attheOorotftr's
jury next day. aud heard the testimony of Robert
Adajr, who was in company with Pete at tie time
he committed the murder, butw.is not in any nnui-
ner responsible for it. Th.Te was evtry rea«Oii to
believe that he toll a straig t story, fer it was cor"
roberated in all its main particulars by others who
was iici-iainted with tlu most of the facts before
and subsequent to the murder. From his evidence
it was rendered apparent that Pete had not the
slightest reaso;i in the world for coinin.tting the
crime. It wa*- a pieoeof Sending brutality, without
either the motive of revenge, jealousy, hate or
prospect of gain. McCarney was so drunk at the
time that he wa* unible to stand upm his feet.—
Pete had been walking fam liarty by him, aud
w!i"ii McCamoy sunk down upou Iiie street, put his
left arm -iroii.il bim. lifted him p-i tly up and ma
licto'Hly t'trust a I igj'T in his thru it, with such
force as to p >n 'trate aim >st .1.1 inch into the po te-
r'or portion 0 th ■ b;*i:n. Til-; won 11 was a fright-
f tl o ie. fro n whicli HcCftr ley su-vived but a few
minients after reciving.
Adair wjis half frightened to death at what hud
beeu done, and endeavored to g..t quietly away from
Pete, but the mvi'ter forbad.! it. and kept him
walking about through th.-streets for an hour or
two, after which he insiaied 0.1 taking Ad ir home
to bed with hiin. Th -r.; WW no way of gj-LiVngrid
ofhltn, so A la'r comp ded. and although, as hesta-
ted, he laid do.v 1 b;si le t'l; m i.d^rjr. it was not
to sleep, bit think aad shu l.ler ov--r what had been
done.
Wh -n diyl'ght diw-n-'d into thu room, Adair attempted to get softly up without th • knowledge of
P' te, butnotVthstajiding the quietness ofhis movements, tb'' murderer a.vok *. aid glaring upon 1 im
with h's fiendish eyes, told him lie mist wait till he
got up also. They went down stairs together.—
Pete provided water for Adair to wa>h In. Getting
through first, Ada r male anot er attempt to slip
off. und. r pretext of going info tlie front room lo
get a towel. Pete, however, was watching his every .movement, ami restrained liim. Presently tiiey
both started down town to get a drink. Pete told
Adair that he must hi ei.ent, aud he promised
that he would. Having been together this way for
p 'tii ipi a 1 hour. A lair w.-o mnst fortunately enabled to get rid of hia ugly customer by meeting
Son • one fro n on hoard ti's ship, tlio UHy of Gins
gow, who told him that the captain had been inquiring ior bim.
At that time Sailor Pete made his escape, and
notwithstanding the most rigid search oi tn • police,
he managed to elude their vigilance until yesterday, when he fell into the hands of Capt. Mt Donald,
who had been on the 1,-okout fir him. The curse
ofGod was upon the Bcoundrel, and it was in vain
thai he endeavored to efLxt bis escape.—[San
Francisco Sun,
Removai, of* Oiticui-s.— Tbe Alta California
says: the re noval of our worthy and much respected Collector, U. P. Hammo.id, Esq., first an
nounnced on the streets yesterday, created no
small decree of surprise, as the public had pre"
viously no idea that such au event was to trans-
plm. The gallant Myor has always lieen a firm
administration mau s> that the cause ofhis n-
nova is all a mys*ery- The aopointmentof Hon.
M. S. Latham is eminently judicious and characteristic ofthe administration. His long mercantile experience and bis tbourough identification
with mercantile affairs, must render his appointment very acceptable to those who have business
to do at the Custom House. The removal of Lansing B. Mizner was also unexpected, though we
doubt not tbere axe men io town who are looking
forii
partdpated iu the interest of the < ccasiou. The
Signor performed some of his most wonderful
tricks, much to the seeming delight of the lunatics,
mm of whom conducted themselves with the utmost decorum. The female^ appeared v ry much
amused, some of them breaking out iuto loud
shouts of laughter as blitz with cunning hand performed some ad irable feet. One woman in (.articular seemed to view the exhibition witb peculiar interest, ber body Wing fairly couvulsvd wtih
mirth.
Another female, overcome by the excitement.
became boisterous, and was i>o indignant when s'ie
saw the Signor draw from a hat a bag full of feathers, that it was fouud necessary to remove her.
Another seemed greatly excited with the dancing
of the magic plates, aud rising from her seat with
a most commanding look, moved her band in imitation of the Magician's movements, evidently
intending to command (he plates (o be quiet. One
female was not seen to snide during the whole exhibition, tut with a most (■iguillicuiit look, remarked, "That iy tbe Devil himself."
The 11 ales, as a whole, did not Beem bo much
pleased as the females, iillhoiigh lhe animated
looks which occasionally lighted op the usually
dull and dismal countenances ol some of lhe poor
uulbrtuna'es, and the eagerness with which oue
and ano.her ro.-e suddenly in their, seats to catch
a better glimpse of the proceedings, reveal*.d tht:
fact that what remained of the mind was actively
at work endeavoring lo comprehend the novel
antics of the performer.
There was litlle disorder, and one would hardly
have imagined that he was surrounded by lunatic-,
had he closed his eyes pon tbe vacant stare or
frantic glare which marktd the countenances of
many ot the audience.
The learned canaries pleased especially the females, who gave vent to their admiration by remarks of " How beautiful," " D.-ar litlle birdies.''
'* Darlings," &c. The Signer's experinents in
ventriloquism were also the source ol 'much amusement. Qua ot the male patients was selected to
assist, and played bis part very well, his innocent
looks and complfte bewilderment as he was made
to say things of whicli he never dreamt, adding
greatly to the interest of the performance One
man, a luuatic from rei g.ous exut.jm.*ut, with a
l.ttl black bibb in bis hand, cmd.mi.ied the
whole proceedings aud refused to tak»* any Interest
in IVe exhibition,a tying he liked on y holy th uns
At the cl sj of ihe exhibition tlie inmates ofthe
e*-tabl ish ment passed out to their ward*, and soon
after under the gu.dance of Dr. Walker the inv t d
guests pre ent visited the varions apartment- and
divisions of the institution. The wards presented
a very neat aud l.dy appearance, and as a whole
Ihe innates seemed cout :tited aud happy. A? the
vis tors walked arouud among them, one ami
another would engage in conversation, each seem
iugly having his particular hobby upon which to
discourse. One man was very anxious to speak to
e- ery vi Uor, giving a hearty shake of the baud
and a loud •■ How do you do " as a welcome.
Othe.s were m rcsej a few desired to be liberated, one to see her Eiiuband,another to tell her aunt
where she was, and a third lo settle up matters » f
ba.siress. Some were sullen, others joyful, and
even at times boisterous in their mirth. The
id.otic gazed with vacant stare, and some of the
disordered brains became apparently more harassed by (he presence oi' visitors, while the greiter
proportion seemed to pay little attention. Signor
Blitz was warmly gi'iieted by a number of the
inmates who recognized him us ihe man who had
furnished the entertainment in Lhe chapel. One
little lad called Jimmy sung <• Jordan'-' nnd other
tunes very well, out wliile singing was continually
picking his heart, pulling out Lhe music as he said
A hearty looking negro had much to say of Old
V.rginia ; while a printer, overcome by his labor
at the case, invited all the members of th cralt
into his domicil and explained to them a project he
had iu view and which he was about 10 curry out—
a project full as sensible aa half those undertaken
by sane men, and in the carrying out of wliich be
was having a full meed 01 happiness without running any risk of the laughter ot LttQ world at his
nou-succuss, or the loss of a fortune without any
possible return therefor. With long flow ing hair
and pen overbid ear, he pointed out the various
parts of his plan, seemingly overjoyed to find persons wil.ing to listen to him.
We might fill a column wdth incidents which
occurred during the visit, and which would be ol
interest, but we d "sist. A hasty visit to the cottage where are confined in cells the Violent was
next made. Only five now require to be thus confined. One of them is a fine looking youn ■ girl.
wbo sometime since was kicked iu the head by 11
horse, and is now a raving maniac, tearing trom
her body her clothes aud making the whole building retouud with terrible screa j s. Aoefrowo*
mar has inhabited oue Of theta cells lor yenrs.—
Sometimes she is quite docile and then she wi,
break forth in most awful oaths and threat*, ma -
ing oue shudder to bearhi-r- She is incurable,
and death cau alone relieve her di.-tress.
The visit was one of interest to those who par
ticipated in it, and yet there is nothing whicli can
produce a deeper feeling of sadness ibaa to view
these wrecks of humanity draggi.ig t leir weary
lives away. Melancholy indeed is the situation of
the |ioor maniac, although the care bestowed upon
him at i>ucb admirably conducted institutions a**
are the insane asylums of the present day, greatly
mitigates their Buttenngp. 'ibe blessing ofa sane
mind few fully appreciate, but it is a blessing of
all others most inestimable.—[Ex.
Rut,1.ui Matt*irs.
Considerable damage bas beeu done in St. Petersburg by violent storms of thunder and 1'ghtmnir;
in addition to a number of persons killed or injured many houses have been damaged; outside of
the "SchUtsseUmrger gate six hay and straw magi-
zines. contaiirnn 150,000 poods and two magitinei
wilh 14,001) kuliOf Hour, have b eu burnt dewn.
On the 16th inst. the wnrehousts Of the merchant
P.tlkin, in the third quarterof the Moscow division
ofthe toWQ. took lire, which soon spread to his lofty
sugar baking house ; the building, aswellasmany
others near it, was standing idle for want of raw
sugar to work.
A letter irom Odessa, in the Hamburg Bor*en-
hit/ie, mentions that a commercial report from
Rugtoff, of July €, stated lhat ever since the cn-
tiance of th" Allies iuto the Sea of Azo'l all export
trade from lhat place bed entirely ceased. The
accounts front the Crimea sneak ol the great less-
f» ol the Russian troops from disease, heat, want of
pTOvUtona, and particularly want of room iu the
hospitals of Siinplieropol, ISakshiserui, 1'erekop,
Tbeotlos.a, &c. The wa t of surgeons Md dressers is very sensibly felt in the Crimea, although
every available membT of the profession hud l>eeii
forwarded thither from Odessa. According o official reports, 5l)0 men. severely wounded, arrived
at Siuiphoroi ol on the loth inst., but could not be
accommodated, An arrival of sick and wounded
nt Nicholaietf, the teulh that has been dispatched
thither, alsocnuhl not be aecommodaU'd. On the
way Iront Sebastopol thither 2~> per c tit. had di< d
of cholera and hemorrhage ; ma*y had beeu obllg-
il to be left in I', r.kop and Kaehowka. Two
large parties of wounded had been "Mil off from
Seb.istopul, simply tucnu-e they cuiild not be kept
longer in the fortress,
Ik tiot'ide Rnsse publishes a remarkable ar-
fcle. four columns long, under the head ng: Will
S-Oaslopnl lie Taken 1 Tiioiign tive from -Tigga-
ilocio, it concludes w th expressiu'» the c>nvict:o:n
tl at tin* fbftrjss is inijir -g uib->. Ih m.'h it coiifcs-
se> thai the A.bis wo il I have iuev tnblv taken It,
had they assaulted it from ihe pi-niion tucy uow
occupy, on tha morrow of the d iy tn-y arrived
there,     ll Saya Sibn-lopnl can repluceone hundr d
lij-niountiil gum in a high I, or ca 1 exchange SU,-
SOU align *d liuops auainst o0,0J0 fresh tm.ips;
that the 41 lies cannot, with dn mle the ftrroe tiiey
d ftp-ore (-1. cut offth3 co 1111.1 licatio 1 by Perekop ;
lhat the 1111 sti an army, light-ug for its cmntry -in I
ils .'DV.r-ign, Is animated hy a hotter spir.t thin
;s th h'-t<Togciieous mass of KYeneh, Eiglfdi,
I'urks. Eryptiaus. a id Sardinians. co.iteti.Iiiiu* fbr
an abstract idea an I for a confused Int *rptetution
0! th ■ duties of civil zttioa; that tour day-alter
the tie:n ■ndous bn nWdm -nt of the28th ofATii'ch,
-Vl.a-'!.n|ii)l Was stro ijer th in before ; that at th a
mome it. the daily Allied los-es are great-r. and
those of the garrison less, than ever b 'lot*.', lt gufta
on to show the tremendous preparations for tiie reception ofthe enemy, if it suceee I in oMa'niiig a
momentary foothold. The Constitittwnnel affects
to consider this arlicle as a desperate effort to re*
assure the people of St rVtewbnrg, a 11 ultbrs •■* a
reply lo thu question, Wili Seba-tupnl be taken!
the sentiment that il Will. The Allies have not
learned wisdom by exp *rie:icc, an 1 are asrealy today lo underrate their eneniv as ou the I7lh of October.— [N. V. Times.
Tiik NKnUASKt. Bk.i..—Twe.uy-s.x of the thirty.
one .States have electa I me nbjr-* of the n *w Coji-
gress. The total numberof me nber*** thus far elected, exclusive of Trutiiuull ofllliuios and M -rris of
Miissiiehusetts (who have resigned,) is 2 17. Of
tVese, 7!* were members of the la-t Congress; o(
which number, 12 voted for ihe Nebraska Bill, and
'At uga.ust it. More re-elecied who voted for the
nil. than who voted against ito. In this calcul.t-
tion, we as-unie that Taylor, of Tennessee, who voted aga ust the bill, is defeated, The States of
Al.trylnnd, Guorgiit. M.ssissippi. Louisiana and Texas, are yet tn elect, or to he heard from, aud scud
lit members.
Since writing the above, we hare intelligence
hi telegraph ih t E< GViverncr Bell, has been elected to Congress from Texas. She senda two members.—New Voik JoiiriiHl of Commerce.
Ee slow to choose a friend, and slower to change
him—courteojs to all; scorn no man for bis poverty, worship no man for bis wealth. Be honetit
i and industrious aod you will always prosper.
McitnEii xkak San Jo.sk.—from the San Jose
Tt/egraph of the l^th inst,. we learn that on tha
Sunday mon na: previou-, at about Ihree o'clock,
Franci-co Perklta. better known as Don Pancbo,
a Alex can gambler, lor some years resilient here,
wa» called out. from the Billiard Saloon of Monsieur
Detech, at the New Almaden mines, oy a Mexican,
supposed to be a miner, and was found about ail
hour afterwards, about d lybreak, lying on some
h-iy. in a dying slate, with a large stab, two Inchtl
111 widti , iu his breast. The unfortunate man uttered -jOiue unintelligible words, when lirst discovered, and d.ed immediately afterwards. The pt-r-
peirator ot the deed is not known, but hopes are
entertained o. discovering the asBassiu. The murder .-d man was robbed of all the money be had in
po sestjiou.as his pockets were turned im-iide outwards.
Brkacii op Puowme.—The Clark>ville Tobacco
Plant r lates a somewhat amusing cas.; of breach
of promise of marriage. Squire John Bradsber. of
Pearson county, N*. 0. had been a widowerforonly
a few months. He was seventy years of age, but
began courting M.ss Frauky Lea, a lady of fifty
seven, who possessed the attraction cf a dowry of
$13,0*00. ll,: was accepted, and a day for the marriage tixed; but a younger suitor (Mr. Johnson,
the same age as the lady herself) sent word by a
neighbor that she might have him if she choose.
She consuued, and ihey were secretly married an
bourbefb e the ceremony which was to nake Squire
UradshtT a happier mau was to come off. Brad-
sher threatens legal process.
Sin Accident.—On Sunday morning last, says
FbeSioJo*e Telegraph of the 18th hist, Senora-
Nicholas Mend ise, a young married lady, while
riding out 0' tb * city to the New Almadeu mines.
wa* thrown from her horse, and falling upon her
In ad, was severely k ckt.il in ttie br ast by ibe sni-
mal. a**d drugged along the road some fotly or fifty
yards. The lady was cairitd lo her house, aud
.Dimidiate attention given to her dangerous situation, a id, although she voin ted up a large amount
ol blood, tlu Tdtegraph th.uks that there ia hopj
01 her recovery.
Thk Ciioucha J'atikm's.—Since  our   1n*t rrport
of the condition ot th. ehtdeia patieutrat tin County Hospital] there has buen but one death, that of
a'youug man from Kentucky, named Johu Ilairis.
We are happy to be able to siute thai ther Wain-
lug patients of those who w;re laken from lhe Uu-
cie Sam are all conval. scent.•*-■$. I'V II. raid.
RKTCKK of a I'aibiot.—A. Mr. John Oilman, an
Amer.cnn, wbo was (-mt lo Win L'n man's Land
for being contiecled wilh Ihe Canadian disturbance* of \6ilH. has been 1.United by the B.uUji-.h gov-
liniment, aud has returned to his home altera cap-
tivity of sevenlet-ii "tears.
pay The Whigs cf the AuUtauU Uistr'ct. Ken-
tucky. have ebeb d to Cou less th.j man who pub-
I eljf di o|ared that iu his "heart oi b-tarfe be hated Henry Clay,'' over tin- bu inn I'r.iiid 01 the great
j-tati'Maati, aud tb - ex< cntor oj h * W  I.
Letters from Hamburg afhi'n fiat cl o'era wss
quite prevalent in many por s ot ihe i i liic p;ir-
licularly ti ose in n at- eon.eet 0 ; wilh th. Ei gl.ifh
0- ei. aud tbat iu several calces it bad proved Utsl
to many sua. 1 en.
The Owr-i is San Jo*.uns —The Stockton At.
gus says tne average crop uf Wheat iu San Joaquin
couuty will uot exceed thirteen bushels to theatre.
Barley and Oata will ylsld a Iractioo aou,
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