M'll. Piccolomiui sings, in the Italian version
of the Bohemian Girl, (La Zingara,) tbe song
known as (,I dreamt that I dwelt iu Marble Halls,'-'
Dining WlOk » Bishop.
One of our leading prelates uot long ago   invi
ted to his hospitable  mansion in  Loudon, a coun-
and when encored, she sings it in  English,    The j h J r*ctor> aQ old 'field. Irom one  of the  remote
latter  performance   is described as follows by   a | V1'0"]nMS-    The simple  minded   gentleman cai
Boston writer :
[Enter Madame Piccolomini, R. E
hop-and-skip step.    (Sensation  and  applause.)
Courtesies to the  audience, and  looks over  her
left shoulder towards stage box.)
[Young man In  small  garrote al.irt collar, large
straw  colored  whiskers,  and  white kids, iu   a
high state of excitement, cries --Brayvo /'']
[Pic "Utiles io balconies ; Conductor huurishes ba-
too. and orchestra plays symphony, after which
she Bings ;]
I drempt zat I dwelt in marble halls.
[Glance over lell shoulder, and seuation in stage
box]
Wis vassals and serfs at my sard,
And of ori SSOSSB assembled  wizin zoze walls,
Zat I was ze ope and ze pride ;
I had richness too great to counte,
Could boast a high anceztral fame,
[Three nods, shrug of pretty shoulders, and smiles
all tound balconies.]
But I ulso drempt, vich please me moae,
Zat you loaf me still ze tame—
[Exuberantly  to  galleries,  balconies  and everybody.]
Zat you loaf ma—zat you loaf me sti 1-1 ze fame.
[Applause —laughter—mirth. Kids splits to pieces
in Stage box. and a dress circle window smashed
in by an individual in the lobby, auxions to see
"what it was all about."
A, SSICqpIJMt'S   INARKAilVfc.—' Wu    all nil be,    mj
dear madam," Said I to a fellow passenger in the
Dieppe boat, taking out my watch, but keeping
my eye steadily upon her, "we shall be, io less
than ten minutes, at the custom house." A spasm
—a flicker from the guilt within—glauced over
her countenance. ''You look very good natured.
iir," she stammered. I bowed, and looked con
sidorably more so, in order to invite her conn"
dence. "If I waa to tell you a Becret which I find
is too much to keep to myself, oh, would you keep
it inviolable ?" "I know it, my dear madam—I
know it already," said I. smiling. '-It is lace, is
it not ?" She uttered a little shriek, and, yes. she
had got it there among the crinoline. She thought
it had been sticking out, you see, unknown  to
her.
'•Ob, sir," she cried, "it is only ten pounds
worth. Please to forgive me, and I'll never do it
again.    Ab it is, I think I shall expire."
My dear madam," replied I, sternly, but kindly,
" here is the pier, and the officer has fixed his eye
upon us. 1 must do my duty." I rushed up the
ladder like a lamplighter ; I pointed out the woman to a legitimate authority ; I accompanied her
upon her way, in custody to the searching house.
I did uot see her searched, but I Baw what was
found upou her, and I saw her fined and dismissed
with ignominy. Then, having generously given
up my emoluments as informer to the subordinate
officials, I hurried off'in search of the betrayed woman to her hotel. 1 gave her lace twice the value
of that she had lost. I paid her futlyjaad then ex
plained. ""Vou, madam, had ten pounds' worth
Of smuggled goods about your person ; I had
nearly fifty times that amount. I turned informer,
madam, let me convince you, for the sake of both
of us. You have too expressive a countenance,
believe me, and   the officer would have found you
out at all events, even as I did myself. Are you
Kraramsti u.j,   ucol-  uiauaui :     xi  you  sue,    HKtt*feg
grieved or injured by me in any way, pray take
more lace ; here ia lots of it." We parted the best
of friends.— Foreign Paper.
boul 5 o'clock, having a notion that be would ar-
sort of riv« about the dinner hour. Soon after he had
taken his seat, tea was brought rouud. " Well,1
thought the rector, "this is bare living at any rate
il I bad known, I would have had a beefsteak at
a chiip-huuse before I came ; but I hardly expected
that a bishop would dine at 1 o'clock. Is it a fast
day I w nder?" He drank bis tea, however, and
said nothing. About Ik o'clock his bed-candle
was placed in his hand, and he was conducted
his sleeping room. "C;itl poll tins London?"
se>nifquiz<-el j "' why I should have fared far belter
at Silverton ; I should have had my comlortable
mutton chop and my glass of beer at 9 o'clock, and
I should have been in bed at ten ; well fed
and contented. But here I am, half starved
—as hungry as a hunter—almost ready to devour
my blanket, like the boav.oiisiricim'—hn ha!—
and where everything looks so grand. Well, fine
furniture won't make a man fat; give me substantial victuals, and you may take the gilding," So'
liloquizing in this fashion he undressed himself'
pulled over his ears his cotton nightcap, *■ with a
tassel on the top," as the song says, and crept into
bed, coiliug himself up comfortably ; and, being of
forgiving temper, ho soon forgot his tr mi es
and sank into his first sleep as sweetly as a " cbris.
tian child ;" when lo! after a while, bells begin
to ring, and a smart knock at his door resounds
through his room, and a voice is heard saying
Dinner is ou the table. Sir!" The old gentleman awoke inconsiderable confusion, not knowing
whether it was to-day or tomorrow ; and, accord
ing to the most authentic account, he appeared
shortly after at t e dinner table, though in a some
,'hat-ruffled condition as relates to his wardrobe,
nd mentally in a haze of uncertainty as to the
d^y of the week and the meal he was eating.—
Ftazer's Magazine for November.
Artificial Pearls.—Avery remarkable result
of pisciculture has been lately obtained in the department of the Mcurthe, where, from a smal]
stream, the enormous weight of 25.000 kilogram,
nies of break was taken during the last sesaon.—
The scales of this fish are used for making artificial
pearls. By an ingenious process they are reduced
to a kind ot paste called essence dOrient ; and
the French artificial pearls are simply small hollow
glass balls, coated inside with this paste and filled
with white wax.— Gallignani's Messenger.
Personal.—Wheu General Scott arrived in New
Orleans, some one near him ia the crowd which
pressed around him at the St. Charles asked permission to carry his overcoat for him. The General granted the request, and the person, in carrying out his intention in getting the coat in his
possession, carried it entirely away, and the Gen
eral has not heard of it since. In consequence the
General had to call upon a tailor the next day.
Miss Harriet Prescolt, of Newburyport, is the
author of the curious story, " Irj a Cellar," in the
February number of tbe Atlantic Monthly. The
editors thought, from the ease with which foreign
topics were alluded to, that it was a translation,
bnt learned that it was the brilliant product of an
uotravelled New England girl.
The Canadian authorities have determined not
to demand U. S. Marshal Tylei from the United
States authorities, who recently shot the Captain
of a vessel whom he attempted to arrest within tin
jurisdiction of Canada. The Detroit Advertise,
lays of Mr. Tyler : •' Hi3 unfortunate act and ini.
prUopment have worn upon his health and spirits,
and he appears many years older than he did when
incarcerated. We are not disposed to argue tb
question of his guilt or innocence, but hopcjusSice
will be done."
A Paris letter in the J\ord, of Brussels, says
that the body of the Emperor Napoleon I, is to be
in a short time removed to the Church of St. Dennis, but that the heart is to remain at the lavalidcs
Tue Women of Cmu, Italy.—-Its women, says
Miss Kavanagb, ate, after all, the most beautiful
pieces of antiquity which Capri possesses. Truly
tbe blood of the Greek has come down to them
undented. I never saw in all Italy such lovely
creatures. They are tall and stately, yet exquis
itely graceful, with pure oval faces, dark eyes,
soft and downcast, and a sweet dignity in the r
aspect and their bearing that made them look to
me like so many fit gin queens. I could uot think
with patience of the comments I had heard on the
so-called mesalliance of the two English gentlemen who married Capri girls. Wumen like th' se
we saw are ladies, (or their beauty is not mere
beauty of form and color, it is the perfection ol
womanhood. They may be peasants, they may be-
ignorant, but rude or vulgar they cannot be, with
such noble, intellectual faces. Was Nausica the
less a princess for washing ber father's linen?—
For my part, I looked at them and became a sudden convert to the theory of races. I bad already
seen, two years before, Agrippina, Faustina, Mi-s.
salina, and other Roman Empresses, revived, under
the aspect of Roman girls; but these before me
were the daughters of an e-rlier aud a nobler race
thin the.  Itnman.    Thesenis. Aiax. Agamemnon —
the most heroic of men—Helen, Dnseis—the love
llest of women—were the progenitors of the women
of Capri,
       m -»■»»- el 11    —-———
Our Best Parlors—Don't keep a solemn parlor, into which you go but once a month wilh the
parson or sewing society. Hang around your
walls picture Which shall tell stories of mercy,
hope, courage, faith, and charity. Make your living-room largest aud most cheerful in the house-
Let the place be such when your boy has gone to
a distant land, or even when perhaps he cliugs to
a single plank in the lo ly waters ot tbe wide
ocean, the thought of the still homestead shall
come across the desolation, brioiriim a;w;i\- light
hone and love. Have no dungeon about your
house—no rcorn you never open—no blinds th:
ere always shut.— Ik. Marvel.
The whole annual expenses of the State Government of New Jersey were last year $202,000, about
threejijths ef which is contributed by a lax upon
railroad possengers. Tbe State debt is about
$132,000.
A witness in a Hoosier court being asked how
he knew that two certain parties were man and
wife, replied : t' Why, dog on it. I've heard 'em
Holding each other mor'n fifty times."
The ST. Y. Trlbiine on the New. Cent.
The year 1858 is chiefly marked by the introduc.
tion of a new penny. Hercules, or rather the stat.
tie ol that mythical personage, was (old by his foot.
So the majestic art of this country may be told by
this penny. The Goddess of Liberty is represent,
ed by an Indian squaw—that is to Say, there is a
lady with the Greek outline, except that the lips
are cantankerously thin, and without the; pulp of
emotioual loveliness ; a lady with this expression
wearing a head-dress of aquiline feathers, in the
true Indian slye. The customary afcser.ee of relief!
to the configuration which distinguishes medern
coins from ancient, coupled with the necessary
want of color, makes the face as mean and tameas
possible, not to say unnatural and of the pancake
order of high art. '' O Liberty, what crimes an
committed iu thy name?" True, Madame Roland
and not tbe least are such abominations as this
penny of 1858. A Grecian American squaw—a
latitudinally flat-headed one into the bargain, as a
representative of Liberty 1 Delicious idealism f—
A squaw—one of the most deplorable of slaves
A squaw who does all the wmk of the Iodide. A
squaw who waits patiently and humbly upou every
whim of'thuse lazy, throat cutting ruffians, the lords
of the loreBt ; a painted and greased rabble, who
despise all labor, deeming war arid the chase ihe
only fitting employment for manhood. A squa
who has even to go into Ihe woods to bring hon
tbe bear, buffalo or elk which the hunter has killed,
it being beneath Lis dignity to leteh home
game. A ceature of this sort is chosen as the type
of the head of Liberty for our most popular coin-
the radical penny. Wondrous histoiico-esthetic
achievement!    Marvelons multeability offact.
Fiddlesticks—a word strongly expressive of contempt. It crushes all reply. When a lady bnce
says fiddlesticks, he is a bold man who dare utter
another word.
$100 Reward
WILL BE PAS) by {he undersigned, for the arrest of WU.T.IAM RYAN, (who escaped from the County Jail of Tulare County, on
the night of the 17th January, 1-869.) aud hisuVten
tion. so that tbe undersigned may obtain custody of
his person. Said RYAN was confined under an
Indictment for Grand Larceny. He is about 5 feet
9 or 10 inches in height; fair complexion, hair ap
proaebing a btown ; speaks with a slight Irish accent; at times quite talkative ; about 23 or 4 years
of age; and when in conversation frequently droop;
his he-id, as though he could not look au honest
man in the face ; slender built.
Tbe above reward will be paid to any one who
will arrest tbe said RYAN", and confine him in any
County Jail, or otherwise detain him in custody, un
til the undersigned can be informed of tbe tact and
his person secured.
WM. G. POINDEXTER.
Sheriff i'nlare Countv, Cai.
January 18th, 1859.
Proclamation of Reward.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 1
Executive Department,     J
WHEREAS, satisfactory evidence has been
produced to me, that one JOHN HARRISON was murdered in May, A, D. 1854, by three
brothers, to wit: TIMOTHY P. HELM. WADE
HELM, aud JAMES HELM, in the county of El
Dorado, and that they are at large aud still in this
State.
Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority in
me vested by tbe Constitution and laws of this
S'afe, I hereby offer a reward of One Thousand Dollars, for the arrest and delivery ol
the murderers to the Sheriff nt El Dorado county.
or Five Hundred Dollars for the arrest
and delivery   to the Sheriff of either one ot  them.
Deme at Sacramento, California, this ninth day
of February, A. D. one thousand eight hundred
and fiity-nine.
[sbal.]    In   witness whereof, I have  hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of State,
JOHN B. WELLER.
Attest: F&RRIS Porman, Secretary of State.
f;bi9
STATE  OF CALIFORNIA.        \
County of Los Angeles.     j
IN THE   PROBATE COURT.
In  the  matter of the Estate of BILLIARD P:
DORSEY,  Deceased.
CIVILITY R. DORSEY, Administratrix of said
Estate, having filed her petition, praying for
authority to execute deeds of conveyance in favor
of F. J. Carpenter, for a certain tract ol land situate in the County of Los Angeles, and known as
the rancho "La Centinella;" now, therefore, no-
lice is henby given, that by au order of tbe Hou.
VVm. G. Dryden, Probate Judge made February
28th, 1859, said petition is set, for hearing at the
Court House, in the City of Los Angeles,
On MONDAY, the 11th day of April, A. D
1859, at 10 o'clock, A. M. oj said day.
Witness the Hou, William G. Dryden, Probate
Judge.
I.L.. s.] Attest: Chas. R.Johnson, Clerk, with
the seal of said Probate Court attached, this, tbe
28th dav of February, A. D. 1859.
CHAS. R. JOHNSON, Clerk,
mho Per John O. Wheklek. Deputy.
Notice to Creditors.
In Probate Couit, lios Angelas County.
In the matter   of the Estate of  THOMAS L.
AIKIN, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, to tbe creditors,
and all persons having claims against Thomas
L.Aikin, deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within ten months after the date
of this notice, to the undersigned, Administrator
of said Estate, at his place of residence, at the
Puente. in the County of Los Angeles, or to Nor-
l.O'i h Drown, his attorneys, at their cilice, in the
City or  i_.os Augefes,  or\ne saiu  uiaims wm   we
barred forever.
JOHN REED, Administrator.
Los Angeles, Feb. 12, 1859. febl9-wl
v 88.
Wotice.
STATE  OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Los Angeles
In the District Court of tlie First Judicial District, State of California, County of Los Angeles.
In the matter of the Petition of JOSEPH MTJL-
LALY", an Insolvent Debtor.
PURSUANT to an order of the Hon. Benjamin
Hayes, Judge of the Court aforesaid, notice is
hereby given, to all creditors of said insolvent, debt
or, to be and appear before the District Judge aforesaid, at his chambers, or in open court, in the city
and county of Los Angeles,
On THURSDA Y. the 31*1 day oj March, A. D.
1859, at 10 o'clock, A. M  oj said day.
and show cause, if any they can, why said  petitioner should not be discharged from his  debts, according to law.
[l. s.]    Witness my hand, with the seal of si
Court affixed, the 12th dav of February, A. D. 18.
CHAS. R. JOHNSON, Distiict Clerk
Norton & Drown, Attorneys for Petitioner.
feb26
In the matter of the Estate of Ber
nardo Yorba, Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given   to all  persons  having
claims  against trie Estate of Bernardo Yo
deceased, to present the same, with the  neces.
vouchers, within   ten months from the date her
to the undersigned. Executors of said Estate, at the
residence of Prudencio Yorba.  in  Santa Ana,
Angeles countv. or the same will be forever bar
PRUDKNCIO YORBA,
IIAYMTJNDO YORBA,
LEONARDO COTA,
Executors et-
Los Angeles. Dec. 24, 1858. dec2
PROBATE   COURT.
STATE  OF CALIFORNIA, )
Los Angeles County, f
In the Matter of tlie filgta&e of Ililllnrd JP
DorScy, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by theundersi^
ed. Administratrix of the  above named estai
to the creditors of, and all persons having claims
against said deceased, to exhibit the same, with the
necessary vouchers, within ten months from the hi
publication of this  notice,  to the  undei signed, or
her Attorney, E. J. C. Kkwkn, at his Office, in th.
city of Los Angeles.—Dated, October 9th. 1858.
CIVILITY R. DORSEY,
tell Administratrix, kc.
What is the difference between a good soldier
and a fashionable lady ? One faces the powder
and the other powders tbe face.— Wisdom of Top-
ping.	
The rapid growth of the West by immigration i;
shown in the fact that, of the twenty-five members
of the Senate of Illinois, only one was born Eg the
State.
A Cuban Lady's Opinion op the Purchase of
Cuba.— American gentleman (playlully)—Do you
know Madam, that next year I Bball have the
pleasure of calling you a fellow citizen of mine.
Cubau Lady (indignantly)— Never ! Was there
ever so unprincipled a natiou ? Because a thing
suits you, you think you have a right to steal it-
American Geutlemau—Oh, no. Madam ! We
donrt mean to steal it ; we prui.o     it, buy it.
Cuban Lady—Ha, ha !    What, you buy Cuba
Why you cau't buy your own Mount Vernon !—N
Y. l>o*t.
When Rothschild was asked whether be would
uot like to become a temporal King of the Jews in
Palestine, (i Oh. no." said he, " I would rather be
a Jew of the Kings than Kiug of the Jews."
The last steamer brings the news of the mar
riage, iu London, of Madame A:ina Bishop to Mr.
Martin Shultz, of New York.
PROBATE NOTICE.
STATE  OF CALIFORNIA. [ ss
County of Los Angeles, j
PKOUATK COUIST.
In the matter of the Guardianship of  Polonia, widow, and Levrior. Luij, ^erafina and Enrique, minor children of Benjamin Dav, deceased.
GEORGE CARS'>N, Guardian of the widow and
minor children aforesaid, having filed his  pe
tion for an order for the sale of certain of the  re
estate  of his said  wards  as therein  described, it
ordered, that said petition be set for hearing on
MONDA Y, March 21, 1859, at 10 o'clock A.M.
at the Court House, in the City of Los Angeles. a::t
the next of kin of said widow  and  minor children,
and all persons interested in said estate, are hereby
directed then   and there to   appear,  to show   cause
why an order sheiuld not he made and granted for
the sale of said real estate."
I, Charles   P.   Johnson,   Clerk of the   Probate
Court oi Los Angeles  county,  State   f Californ:
hereby certify the above nnd foregoing to be a full
true and cornet copy of the original order, as
pears of record and on file in my office.
[l. alj Witness ray hand and the sea! of said
Probate Court, the lfith day of February, A. D.
1S5«. CHAS. It. JOHNSON, Probate'Clerk.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I
County of Los Alleles, j
In tlie  District. Court ol 11»c  First Judicial District.
Benjamin D. Wilson, Plaintiff,
vs.
Agustiu Machado, et al., Defendants.
Action brought in the  District Court, of the  1st
Judicial District, and the complaint filed in the city
id countv of Los Angeles, in the office of the clerk
of said District Court.
Tlie, F-oplcof til,- Slate of Californ In send Greeting I To AGt'S'i'lX M.U'il.UXJ. YdX'AUlO iMACilA-
1)1)'.' .MACKlHlXl'O AO'ULAR. .IKAN BAKIiK. AilmisU-alm-
witbtfab Will'annexed ofrJULIEN aiiaihk, aecessed,
ami TUMAS TALAMANTKK, Kxt'inttur of tin; last Will
an.1 Testament ol'FKI.Il'.K TAbAMANTJjX dccoa.seel.
YOU are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named plaintiff, in our District Court of tbe First Judicial District, in and for the county of Los Angeles, and to
ver the complaint filed therein, a certified copy
of which you are herewith served, within ten days
after the service on vou of this summons—if served
within this county ; or if served out of this county
but within the First Judicial District, within twenty
days after the service thereof; or if served out of;
the First .Indicia! District bnt in the State of California, within forty days after the service thereof; always exclusive of the day of service;—or judgment
by default will be taken against you.
The said action is brought to obtain judgment for
the vestiture in plaintiff of the title to one undivided
loui'th part ot the lands known as "La Bidlona'.' as
against you, aud for the-Hgh'-t of entry and occupation on the same, as tenant in common of said portion thereof, and for costs aud general equitable relief.
And if you fail to appear and answer the said
complaint as above required, the said plaintiff' will
cause your default to be entered, and apply to the
Court for the relief prayed for in his complaint.
Witness the Hon Benjamin Hayes, Judge of our
District Court aforesaid, the 3d day of February. A.
D. 1859.
[seal] Attest: My hand and the seal of said
Court, the day and year last above written.
CHAS. R. JOHNSON, Clerk.
Per C. II. Bkinlky, Deputy
Ss.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of   Los Angeles.
Having read and considered the affidavit of James
H. Lauder herein,  and it appealing tlievefrimi  that
cause ot action exists against Jean Bane, ailmiu-
trator with ihe will annexed, of'ihe estate ol'Julian
bitiiie, deceased, one of ihe defendants in the above
ii titled case, and that he is a necessary and proper
party to the action, it is  ordered, that service  of
mmons in this case be made on said   d.-feudant,
Barre, by publication, oy publishing in the Los Angeles   Star, a new.-paper printed and published -in
the county of Los Angeles, a copy of the  summons
in this case, with a copy of this order, once a  week
for three months, and that a copy of the  complaint
and summons be forthwith deposited in the post of
fice. directed to the said defendant,  Bane, at  his
lent place of residence, as stated in the   affidavit
of said Lander.
Thus done at Chambers, in the city of Los Ang
, this Sd dav of February, A. D. 18o'J.
BENJ. HATES, District Judge.
A true copy.
[bis,]    Attest:   CHAS. It JOHNSON. Clerk.
feb5-ui3 Per C. 11. Beini.ky, Deputy,
Government of tlie United .State*.
The present is the eighteenth l'l-usidttjitijil Term, tinner
the Constitutional Government ol' the Unileel States, and
began on the 4th of March, 1*>57, and will expire on tlie 3d
ot'Mn ixli 1861.
EXECUTIVE.
John C. Brt
Lew
iCas,
Mi<:
Heiwel Ceihh, Georgia,
John It. Floyd, Vn-fc'ioi
Isaac Toucey, Conn.,
Jacob Thomp.sem, Jli.is
Aaron V. Brown, Tenn
Jeremiah H. Ulack, Pe
ia, Bmidffiot,
Vice fresi.lent.
Secretary of State.
Sec   of tiiei'TieaMirj.
Sec. of War.
Sec, of Na»_y.
Sec. of tlie Interior.
Post Master General.
Attornttr General,
THE JUDICIARY.
Roger  B. Taney, lid.,        -        -        -        Cbief Ju
itie.
-   Associate Justice.
Jmiii's M. Wayne, Ga.,       -        -        -        " ■'
John Catron, Teim., - '' "
Peter V, Daniel, Va.,   -     - " "
fctitmiRl NolKon, N. Y-, " «
Robert C. (irier, I'enn.,      -        - " "
John N.Campbell, Ala., - " "
Nathan Cltffocd, Maine,      - " "
CIRCUIT COURT FOR CALIFORNIA'.
Mat lie w   H.    McAllister,  of  San   Francesco,   Judge.
TERMS OF HOLDING COURT.
Northern  District.
lei Sau Francisco. First Monday of January and July.
Southern District.
In Loa Angelus, First Monday of March and September.
DISTRICT  COURTS.
Northern Dittrict of  California.
!Vil,-n IIn!"fm:m. of San Francisco,        -        .        Judge
Willian It. Chcevers, Clerk."
Southern District of California.
Isaac S. K. Ogier. of Los Angeles,        -        .        Judge.
Joseph "ii. Citchel, Attorney!
J, C. Pennie. Marshal.
Columbus Sims, ---. Clerk.
W. W. Stetson,      - Deputy      •<
TERMS OF HOLDING COURT.
J,iik Angeles—First. Monday ol December.
Moiii..'i-,;y--First Monday of Jane.
PUBLIC LANDS.
TI. S. Land Office in the Southern District of California.
Walter T. Harvey, Register,
Augustin Olvera, .... Receiver.
CUSTOMS.
John«. Downey,     -       -       -     Collector. Son Peelro.
P. Downey, -        -        - Deputy, '■
Jose M. Cobarnbias, -        -   " Collector. San Diego.
Pedro Cai'illo,        -        -        Surveyor, Santa  Barbara.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Thomas  J.   Ilenly, -        -        Superintendent.
J. R. Vineyard, Agent, S. Sebastian Reset ration.
J. J. Kendrick, Agent San Diego and San Bernardino.
POST OFFICE.
John D. Wood worth, -        .        . Los   Antreles.
Thorn»s Rurdick, - San Gabriel.
]ra Thompson,  Monte.
A. D. Boron, -        -        -        San Bernardino.
Established in 1849.
ONE OF OUR FIRM is at present travelling in
Kurouu, where he is collecting and forward ing
to as by every steamer the most splendid stock ol
WITCHES AND JEWELRY
ever imported into this State. Our Watches cannot bo surpassed for substantiality and time-keeping. Our Jewelry is;, selected with the greatest
care, and none but the most tasteful goods made
of the finest gold are allowed to leave our estab
lishment.
weTeiaemiiUjuun;   on Hn   pa uiuiccs.      We   oeclUt
inventors of the art, and keep ahead of all competition.
WATCH REPAIRING
s done by the best workmen, under our own i
ipection. and warranted  for   one  year.    Watch
for repair sent to us by Express are attended to
promptly.
BARRETT & STIRRWOOD,
1155 Montgomery street,
between Clay and Commercial streets,
Jy2C tf SAN FRANCISCO
A Hi CULTURAL  !    SCIENTIFIC
Sold  Wholesale and Retail by
J. Q. M.   Warren,
111   Ssaaisome  st,,  Sau  Francisco,
Dc.wuing's Fruits of America »2 50
Riiilsn'iimn'.. Cnirdenyc's Assistant..
Gardening lo:
Sbutli...
cb Cows	
a good Milk Cow, (fi
3 01)
. 2 50
1 50
Poul
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California State Government.
The fifth Executive Term oftho Ht-:it.e liiircrnnefnt; began
■n tii(' first Monday of January, 1868.
.leiliii   B.   Wi'ller, Sac vain eiito, Governor.
Joseph Walk up.  Placer, Lt. Governor.
Aaron B. Mislnny, 8:111 ,Io;tquin, Controller,
Thomas Find ley, Nevada, Treasurer.
Ferris Foreman. Secretary of State.
Horace A   Hk'ley, Alame-da, Survevoi- General.
Thomas A. Williams. 1C1 Doi'a'Io, Attorney General.
Andrew J. Moulder, S. F. Seipt. Public Instruction.
Jolin O'Meara, San Francisco, State Printer.
SUPREME   COURT
David S. Terry, Stockton,
Stephen .'. Fie.ltl. Jku-vsville
J   J). Baldwin,
Harvey Lee.
Cliu.rlc.ri ri- Fairfax, Marysville.
[Covmtie
Benjamin n»;
Rbgtjlak Tsfo
July abel  Noyei
Sau Die^go— 1
^r, Beniardi
Reporter.
Clerk
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
s Angeles, Sau Bernardino and San Diego]
!<f, Judge,
« —Los Angeles—Third Monday of March
"'ber.
ird Monday of April, August and Decern-
o—Third Monday of February,   May and
COUNTY OF I.OS ANGELES.
William G. Dtydeu,        -
C. E. Hale.
|;J. F. Burns.    -
Charles K. Johnson.
"      '     H. Brinley,
Kz
, Dre
iipuiveela,
County Clerk'.
Dep  ly      '■
Attorney.
Sheriff.
-     Under Sheriff.
-    County Surveyor.
Treasurer.
Assessor.
Public Administrator.
K.,Mitchell, ^mmb
Supervisors—Stephen C.  Fester, R. Emerson, Tomaa
Sanchez, (i. 0. Alexander,B. Guirado.
The: Board meets 011 Ihe lirst Monelay of May, August,
November and February ; and for the equalization of taxes
011 the second Monday ■■!' August, and continues in session
to complete the equalization, hut not after the second
Monday of September.
Court e
SC|ttei]|l.n
PjtOISAT.
month.
. J.KSWOSS-—First Monday ofFebruary, May, July
i- and November.
CouiiT.—Third  Monday of January, April, June,
id October.
(Jomet—Kegular Terms.—Fourth Monday of each
CITY Ol
John G. Nichols,
Antonio F. Coronel,
Stephen C. Foster,
Grihtoval Aguilar.
John S. Giiihn,
JihnGoller,
P. Banning.
David -VI. Porter.
P. H  Alexander,
J. H. Lander.
Manuel Coronel,
Henry N. Alexander,
LOS ANGELES.
Member of Comm
Memorandum 01 Distance*
■ry, Blackberry and
 >*U ]
oorhs  forwarded fret
British R.'vi,
K5 :r 6 ickv.-ioil pi r milium. S3 00.
Pour Review
sand Blackwood, $10 Oil pel annum.
Eoleotic itag
•sine, New York, $5.1)0.
The Hortlou!
turiit, New York, $2.00 [jer annum
Colored Bt
li tion, $6.00..
American A.
rricultarlst, New York, S1.00.
Country Ron
tlemaii. Albany, $2.00.
Horej'« Pon
lologieal Magazine. Boston, £2.00.
All orders
should lie addressed to
J. Q. A. WARREN.
decll 3rn
Ill Saosoine St., San Francisco.
Attorney.
Assessor;
Treaaurer,
stance*,
land  Ron
■e from San
mia, and
of the time
2  miles,
Sun   Water
>se  11, Sey-
;checo's I
'ass 18,   St.
pie's  Kan
th 13, Fire-
Ik   .ilou.se,
Spring •!%
m 18, Pack-
Pprini/   li
terry  10.
Kern River
n Hi.Kee-e]
's 8, French
Js  10  Ha
rt'8 12, San
* Angelesl
2—dUtance
les, San J
ese 12, Ran-
iia  (Jramh
i  10,  Teme-
Warner'(
i Kaneb 10.
__( Splines
9,   Carisso
Mucho, no
»eb IK, fOTt
Villi buster
rack Raiu.h
ve' 20. <:il
h Paneh 17,
inle-rJlouii-
, 7Ih. 4fj.ii.
ii Peelro 24,
■10,   tftfiii
'a rewk 35,
Mi.irl;,-,;..
•' River  IS,
ii sea i
• 30 i
Nobles & Hoarc's Varnishes.
ALL THE STANDARD AMERICAN    .DO
FOREST RIVER   DO.
TIESIANN'S and other Colors,
GLUES, BRONZES
COLD LEAF, &C.
.les, Canodrus  36,
  .,.._, ~., w, .ut;iin.;ire $l>rii.igs '2.4, Pi)]h:;m Ciiinp 40,
Emigrant Cms.-mi- (.;,<,. .11.,,-.^ },o:i..-l (Jrossii^ 5 5. Head Conch
no water, 70. Giupe Cmofc ■>■>, Fort Chiidbuume 30— dU-
tiUi<:e4'JS«iiiiis.    Tune lUSh. 40m.
From Fori (.hadbourne to Station No. 1, 12 miles. Mountain Puss lo. Pli.-tniom Mil! iiO. Smith's VI, Clear Fork 26,
Fianuis'lH, Fort Belkna]. '22, Murnliv's 16, Jjtckboro'19,
E,-irhart'sl6. Ceme.lly's 10, liavieheurs it.' (uiinsville IT,
Diamond's 15. Sherman'..; 15. Colbert's Red HJver, 14—
distance, 283 miles.    Timi; o5h.25m.
From Colbert's Ferry to Fisher's 13 miles, Wahis 14,
jjottyy Depot 17, linry'tt 17, Wa<ldell!.-i  15,   lib,<;!; 1mrn"i, 16,
15 '" '-   "■'-'-'■•   17 l-iollowav's 17. 'I'laytou'slT. W»l-
-     "  ' -92 miles.    Time. 38h.
n-ouirort  smilli  to  Woolscy's 16 miles.   .Rroelie's 12,
Park's 20, Fayetleyille 14, Ts Station  12, Callahan'*
22, Harbuni'.sl'J, Coneh's 16, Smith's 15, Ashmore'sSO,
Sruingfield IU, Fviui'hI). Smith's II, Be.lllyar's 11. Yosts'
-"•- Quincy 16, [Jitilcv's 10. Warsaw 11. Bum's 10, Nulhol-
•"- ""   c"      *--*■"     "   13, Tipton 7—distance, 313 miles.
■ -20, Shu
inie, 48h; 65)
From Tiptot
-ki-N'di-d'.s
to St. Louis 160 miles.    Time, llh. 40m.
KFCAi'iTULATION.
aFr
:iicisco to l.os Angelef
Foe-t Yuma to Tnesori '"'"
Tucson  to  Franklin.	
Fr.aiikiin to iBJort  Cliadboume,.
Fort   ChadbiHirne   to   Cejlbert's
filed  lliver,)	
CoIbert'R Ferry, (Red  River), "i
hours
. 80:00
. 72:20
.  71:46
leaves twenty-four  days
PlOTAGF
ion
, Missoi
..  160
..  38:00
..  48:55
..  11:40
.'596:35
11 y hou
rs, thirty-
'   in   lo
and  tw
nuten—
ites (or
eightee
i!ilIe'|->'iH-i
in  hours
ajritude,
—Tdree cents pre-pays h
from  San  Francis CO,   to
is.    All distances in the
)ty Till!    GvKlil.A.YO Mak.
Ighing half an  oune-
Mo., and Chicago Ulii.
Atlantic S(a:e:.-i, Ije'ynnd these jibices,   reejuire ten cents.—
n ently, if a letter is posted io Sacra men to, or other
it-y. the latter rate of postage is required   for the
vmed places, a« well ;lb all pointu further East.
nmlt
VOL. VTIT.
Cos ^. it geles Star:
P0BUSHSB  EPEliY SATUKPAY  MOltNING,
At No. 1, Pico Buildings, Spring Street, Loe
Angeles,
BY   H.   HAMILTON.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATUKDAY,   MAECH   19,   1859.
'SO. 45.
fmsintss Carbs.
.$5 00
.. 3 00
.. 2 00
.. 0 25
TERMS:
Subscription, per annum, in advance
For Six Months,	
Feir Throe Months	
Single Number	
AnvEBTrsB«KNTS inserter! at TwoDollars per square
of tea lines, for the first insertion ; and One
Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion
A libaral deduction made to Yearly Advertisers,
Aoicntji.—The following gentlemen are author-
iied Agents for the Star :
. h. P. Fis:isk San Francisco.
nnD«s &  Himmi-:*, Post Qfltce San Galriel.
" ;oupson Monte.
 Santa Barbara-
 San Bernardino.
Cr»L. [r
R. S".Si,b.ii
JiiuurD. A.
BELLA. UNION HOTEL
]MCo.iii.  Street,
los   awoki.es.
FLASHHER & W!NST0N,
PR OPRIET GRS,
MTHIS HOTEL, so long known as the beet
ill Southern California, having passed into
the hands of the present Proprietors, lias
been thoroughly refitted, and many additions mode
to its accommodations
Strangers, and gentlemen with their families, will
find this an agreeable home, at all times.
The table will be supplied, as heretofore, with all
thfi delicacies of the market. oct2
C.   E.   THOM,
Attorney and Counsellor at La W
LOS ANGELES.
Office in Pico Buildings, Spring street. jt.1
E.   J.   C.   KEWEN,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
LOS ANGELES, Cai..,
Will practice in the Courts ol the First Judicial
District, the Supreme Court, and the LJ. S. District Court ol the Southern District of California.
Office, in Temple's Building, opposite Mellus's
store. Jan. 1st. 1859.
DR. J. C.  WELSH,
Wholesale ami  lietail
DRUGGIST,
I        MJ11JY STREET, LOS AJ\rGELE3.
WSVi. H. SHORE,
KTotary HR-u/tolio.
jan29 OFFICK with e  iirown.
LAFAYETTE  HOTEL
Main  Street,
OPPOSITE    THE  BELLfi   UNICW
LOS ANGELES,
MTHIS   Establishment   offers  superior
ducements to the traveling public: and   i
pecully to ihose wishing a quiet home. T
location  is desirable,   the  establishment large and
commodious, with rooms—single and for families—
clean and   well famished, and  a table widl supplied
with the choicest viands and delicacios of the season
—as is well known  by those who have favored  the
home with their patronage
The  Proprietor will  use  every exertion, and  neglect nothing, to give  his guests entire sutUfaction.
EBEKLURD & KOLL.
Los Angeles, Dec. 11, 185$.
C.  DUCQMMUN,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
Wholesale md lietail Dealer in
Fancy Goods, Books A Stationery,
TOBACCO, PltBS, CIGARS;
    ALSO:	
Window Glass, Oils and Colors, Varnishes,
Turpentine, &c. &c. &c.
The most varied and extensive stock on hand, to
be lound out of ."ran Francisco. sepll
S3.   LAZAH.D,
IMPORTER,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
FVencii,    EngJish   and   American
Dry Goods.
Corner of Melius Row Los Angeles.      any 2
UNITED STATES HOTEL.
B<fl:£vix-i Street,
5>u o s   A. ei g e S e s .
• THE SUBSCRIBER having leased the
above establishment, beg-: leave to inform
flfe public that he has refitted and icfur-
i the verv best style. The table will be
supplicei with everything thi market af-
vci-y i^are will lie taken to make the
UNITED STATES HOTEL, a comfortable home
;for boarders.
A tacbed to the Hotel is a B VR, where tbe best
of liquarH and cigars are kepi
Terms, moderate to sviil the times.
T. WEAVER,
'Loa Angeles. Dec. 22, 1868.
FLEISHMAN & SIGHEL,
IMPORTERS  AND   DEALERS   JN
Hardware,   Crockery, Paints,   Oils,
&c, &c.
Brfclc Bwlldl.ig   -----   Los Angtles Street.
feb26.
JOHN L. SMITH,
WORKER IN ASPHALTUM,
-pESPECTFUI.I.Y informs  Ihe   citizen* of Los
li  Auni--lnp, that. In- bus permnniintly  estahlislltld
himseli in this cily, anil lliat any orders lur
Xtnofiny, B-Iooiiiig. or Pavementa,
wi!l ha pnimpi.iy aliendud to, by leaving tbem at
the Bella Union Hotel, or thia office. i'ebl2
PHSME.AS  MiVMNU,
Forwarding   and   Commission
Mercliant,
LOS ANGELES AND SAN l'EDKO.     olO
Hoofing ! IlooSng !
Slastic  U-ocsfiiris S i I
FJ. P. MU'SSELL'S   PJ1TEAT.
PEAKCIS   MELIUS,
HAVING pni-cliasc'd the patent right of tlie above
valuable invention, for tlie purpose of supply-
in.' the counties ol Los Angeles, San Bernardino
and Sau Diego, is now prepared to execute all orders with which he may be favored.
The piib.ic are aware that it has been tlie study of
scientific men, architects and builders,for many"yeai-8
to discover an article lor Roofing purposes, that wil!
withstand sudden changes ot climate, be impervious
to water, and of sure protection against fire. The
inventor of this roofing labored many years to combine articles which would answer the above purpose
and obviate the dilliciiliios ot rust and dec-ay attendant upon tin and shingles, and the destruction by
the sun and frosi of the various compositions used
for rooting. TIlis lie succeeded in doing, and now,
alter sis years ot the severest trial we would invite
the careful attenticn of all interested in such matters,
believing that they will be fully convinced of its
praetieal value both for durability aud economy, in
which respects we believe that its equal is not at
present known. This roofing can readily be applied
to roofs ot every description, either steep or flat, and
can be put on over shingles o. tin, being much cheaper than the first and at half the cost ot the latter.
Two coats of the mastic put on over an old leaky-
tin roof, will m-ke it as good as new at one-third oi
tho cost. In preparing thia roofing a heavy drilling
or canvass is used, which is thoroughly saturated
with' a perfectly water proof preparation, alter which
it receives a thick coating, upon both sides, of the
flour of soapstoiic, which sets into the texture of the
canvass aud gives it a firm body, making it very
elastic and durable. After the canvass, as prepared,
is out noon the roof, another coaling ol niastic.wlneli
is tl.or..u«hlv filled with sand, is given it. making it
fireproof in "everv respect. By exposure, this coat-
in-becomes firm and solid, giving yon a roof that
can be walked upon with perfect impuni y, and as
durable as an.thing known; and we do most candidly
and unhesitatingly believe, far superior to anything
of the kind vet discovered; and alter a ser.-re 'est
ot manv years, stand as reliable and good as when
first put on, without change or decay. Ail that we
ask is, that a careful examination maybe given it,
and we feel convinced that it will bear all the recommendation which we offer of it. Annexed we give
you the names of some of the persons using tins
roofin", and to whom we are at libe ty to refer:
— BEFBttBttttES. —
IV RO^TO^l -—Union ll!a...Co. Ivllby .t.; American Brass
Tato "oSS Stat? rt. i 0. Eye^.ryl.itee. 40 St. • " j n^
o_  <-i -v   ifr.re  i-pl    S    1 ,.:\\  .    I.-     I «        I.I .1 Ml t't.tv,     I liriilLll It-
S,,,4U«iS -V Creek.,, .triad. feaoM, 34
India street Washburn, Qaior.y at i
'!'"    : i".   „ ...r.. ..isii.-,„..,-.VCo,l«a*w
L?,r?°D8 ««.».«, ;»>.nrng mill., Main .t.: T. S J Low.,
l"l"30-»UERVILLF._BenJ. Ran.lal, MM.,: K. E: Cole,
'"WDOMMSTER-Edwart McKetcliaK, bull**: Th.n.
IN S-PRI>.,C1'1E1J>-B- Gray, superintendent, C.W.Cha-
»\i™1f mVER--Riebard Borden, Pre.. Iron Work
J. Borden', «■«»• «"'W""r. Km,lT,s,
Junction Main and Spring streets.
Lo. Angelee   Sept. 25,1868.	
FRESH
Garden Seeds for Sale,
FOR   18 5!),
BY HELLMAN & CO,
:«c!-3» Temple's Block..Main rtree!,
JOHN POLLER. J. J   TOMI.IN'SOS.
GOLLER & TOMLENSON,
Forwardins   and   Commission
Merchants,
LOS ANGELES and SAN PEDRO, Cai.
R, E. Kaimon», Agt. at San Franci3CO.
July 3, 1853. DOt6
BACHEVIAN &   CO,
WHOLESALE AN'l) RETAIL DEALERS IN
GJiocerlcs,   Wln«S,  Liquors,      Io tiling,    Hard-
ware, &c,   &c.
Prodxice,  Hldeta   and "V4'o»l tsiltun In exclionge.
Los Anionics street, second ho us;-1 from Commercial street. Jan. 1st, 1859.
HE-.lt. NATION.
BT  H.   W.   LONGFELLOW.
There is no flock, however watched. aQa'tended;
But one dead lamb ia lh«re !
There is no fireside, howso'er defended.
But has oat* vacant chair!
The air is full of farewells to the dying,
And mournings for the dead ;
The heart of Rachel. Tor her children crying,
Will not be comiorted !
Let us he patient-!    These severe afflictions
Not from the ground arise,
But oftentimes celeatinl benedictions
Assume this dark disguise.
We see but dimly through the mist and vapors,
Amid tliuse earthly d'ftinps,
What seem to us but gad, funereal tapers,
May be heaven's distant lamps.
There is no death I    Wha-t seems so is trausiiior
Tin;, life i,f mortal breath
Is but a suburb of th,; lile elysiau.
Whose portal we call Death.
She is not dead,—the child of our affection,—
But (j;one unto that scIjooI
Where she no longer needs our poor protection,
And Christ himself doth rule.:
Ifl that great cloister's stillness and seclusion,
By guardian ftogeiaied,
£ufV' fremi temptation, safe from sin's polluLoa','
She lives, whom we call dead.
Day after clay we think what she is doing
In those bright realt..s ot air ;
Year after year her tender steps pursuing,
Behold her grown more lair.
Thus do we walk with her and keep unbroken'
The bond which nature gives,
Thinking that our remembrance, though unspoken,
May reach her where she lives.
Nat as a child shall we again behold her ;"
For when with raptures wild
In our embraces we again enfold her,
She will uot be a child.
But a fair maiden, in her Father's mansion,
Clothed with celestial grace;
And beautiful with ail the soul's expansion
Shall we behold her face.
And though at times impetuous with emotion
An anguish long suppressed,
The swelling heart heaves moaning like the ocean,
That cannot be at rest,—
We will be patienf, and assuage the feeling
We may not wholly stay ;
By silence sanctifying, not concealing,
The grief thut mui-t have way.
place the responsibility where it belongs, and express the determi lation that no effort shall be
wanting on his part to avert the threatened dis
grace of national bankruptcy. He will show that
an extra session will involve no Increased expense
on Ihe country, as, fortunately, under the existing
law' members receive neither additional pay nor
mileage, and an extra session will be a necessity
forced on the Executive by the faithlessness of
Congress.
Should an extra session take place it will be
called for June. Special elections would have to
beheld in al! oT the Southern States, but those
which have already held eiectiouiy Florida, Arkansas, Missouri, and South Carolina and Virginia,
which elecls in May. The President's proclamation would have to go to California aud Oregon
by the 5l.h of March, or those States will be unrepresented.
[Note—Tbe Herald's correspondent is doubiless
m sinformed in regard lo mileage for exlra sessions.]
Washington. February 16.
House—Tbe Arizona bill has been tabled by a
vote of 121  yeas  to 78 nays.    The Ducotah  bill
was tabled by a vote of 130 yeas to 7 nays.
Jefferson Territory bill was also tabled.
A bill pafsed, granting to the widow of Gen.
Gaines a peiiBicn of fifty dollars per month during
her life.
The Senate's amendment to the bill granting
land for agricultural colleges, was concurred in :
the House'also concurred in the bill for the relief
of the widow of Commodore Porter.
The Indian appropriation bill, wifh the amend-
ent, franslerring the Indian Bureau from the Interior to the War Department, was rejected.
FRANCIS   MELLUS,
WHOLESALE AND KKTAIL DEALER
Iii   Groceries,   Hardware,   Paints,
Oils,   *c. &c.
JUNCTION OP MAIN AND SPRING STREETS
LOS  ANGBLKS. anI8
E. H. WORKMAN & BRO.
Saddlers and Harness Makers,
TEMPLES MARBLE FRONT  BLOCK,
Will keep constantly on hand an assortment of
Saddles, Harness, &c. &c.
Repairing do
LOB ANGELES BAKERY.
rpBE rtvOPRIETORS beg to announce to their
X friends and the public generally, that they will
©pen their
On MONDAY, 7 TH INST,
Situated on Main street, next to the Dajraerrean
Gallery,  one door from the Post office,
Where they will manufacture all kinds of
Bread, Cakes and Pastry,
OF THE   BEST   MlTEIUAL,
and' hope to merit a share of public patronage.
P. KKARNKY & P. BALTZ.
Los Angeles, February G-trt, 1859,
S J*. I> X» 3^ JE3 H. TT .
M. RO^TET,
i front of Corbfit
HAS the honor to announce to the Public, that
he still ea'ries on his business &t the old
stand, as above, and having in his employment
competent workmen, he is prepared t-o execute all
orders with which he may ba /avoi-ed, in the Manufacturing of
FliieHarness.CarrIi'B«? Jscpuiriiiy, unit itlendiug
of all Kinds.
Also, everything i»  the Saddlery Business.
Loe Angeles. Nov. Slat, 1858.
HOUSE,   SIGN,   and   ' AKK1AOE
PAINTIKTG-,
Gilding, Glazing, Paper Hanging,
kc fie. kc.
O-   SPlLLAir
REGS to inform ihe public thnl.he has commenced
business in the house in SPRING STREET
opposite the store of E. Meii.us, Esq.. and is now
prepared to execute all orders in the various departments of hi* business, in a style to give satisfaction'
to all who may patronize him
Loe Angeles Ott. IB, 38C8.
Congressional.
Washington, February 11.
HouaB. — Mr. English, of Indiana, reported a
bill establishing many new post routes, and giving authoiity to the Poslmaster General to contract for carrying tbe mails according to the existing  laws on  all public  roads which have  been
the public convenience required it.
Mr. Jones, ofTeun., replied that they had already an overland mail to the Pacific, which
would prove a curse to the country, at a cost of
SGOO.OOO per annum in six years.
Mr. English said there was nothing in this bill
requiting sen ice to be put on the route from St,
Paul to the Pacific.
Senate—The Senate, in pursuance of a resolution passed on Friday last, met at 11 o'clock.
. Mr. Pugh, of Ohio, and Mr. Gwin. of California,
introduced the Senators from Oregon, Hon. Joseph Lane and Hon. Delazou Smith, who were
sworn in and took their seats. On drawing Ipts,
Mr. Lane obtained the longer term.
Mr. Hunter presented the credentials of Hon.
Robert Toombs as Senator from Georgia, until
1865.
The Indiana question came up, andVas debated for several hours.
The debate, which was mainly confined to the
legal gentlemen of tbe Senate, was highly interesting, but turned so much on legal and constitutional points involved, that it is impossible within the limits of a telegraphic dispatch to convey
even an outline.
Seward, of N. Y., Trumbull, of III.. Fessenden,
of Me., Harlan, ot Iowa. Collamer, of Vt., and
others on the Republican side, and Bayard of Delaware, Green, of Mo., Benjamin, ol La., Pugh, of
Ohio, and others against the coolest-ants, delivered their opinions regarding the case
Mr. Pugh moved an amendment to the effect
that the report of the Judiciary Committee, declaring Messrs. Bright and Fitch the legally elected Senators from Indiana, be sustained, and that
the vote of the Senate be final in the case,
February 15.
Senate—The Vice President took (he chair
precisely; at eleven o'clock, when Father Boyle,
of the Catholic Church, pronounced the opening
prayer. Not a Senator occupied a seat at the
time, save one. who, flaring prayer, retired into
the lobby. The Vice President rapped with his
gavel, and remarked that he could not call the
vacant desks to come to OFder, and so he would
wait the arrival of the Senators. By a quarter
past eleven o'clock the Senators had stepped in,
and the reading of the journal commenced.
House—Mr. Lafayette Grover, the member elect
from 0;egon, was qualified and took his seat.
February 10.
The Ocean Mail Steamer bill reported Irom tlie
Committee on Ways and Means, proposes ihe appropriation of $62,500 for carrying the mail from
New Orleans to San Francisco, by way of Te-
huantepec. This ia the only new route specifically
provided for. Tbe Postmaster General has discretion to procure their conveyance to foreign
port?. The ocean mail service is o be defrayed
from the postage receipts.
Mr. Dixon, ol Conn., introduced a bill as a substitute for the post office committee, and a bill to
abolish the franking privilege. It provides for
supplying members ol Congress with correspondence sent, and debits the Treasury with the cost
of the postage on letters received.
Philadelphia, February 15.
Tbe New York Heiald's Washington dispatch
says, 1 bat the President will probably send in ihie
""    '    dead-lock continu'
Probable Abolition ui 'OverlainTHInUs.
The Washington correspondent of theS. F. Bulletin, under date of February 41 h. Bays : —
The spirit of retrenchment is lampant in Congress at present, end- the "Administration leaders
are looking around in every direction to see where
they can cut of expenditures. There is little doubt
that the Overland Mail line between Stockton, Cai.,
and Kansas City will be discontinued.
CALIFORNIA 'APPQINTMfiKTS   AND NOMINATIONS.
The nomination of Mr. Waller as Postmaster at
San Fraucisco has been  reported   favorably to the
Senate.
The nomination of Mr. Mandevilie aff Surveyor
General is still before tlie Senate Committee on
Public Lands. Messrs. Gwin and Scott appeared
before the Committee on Monday last in behalf of
Mr. Maudeville, and ;:.-,e:;si's.' Brodtrick and life
Kibbon against him. Set soon as a full Commitle'
con be obtained, Mr. Mandeville's nomination will
doubtless be reported and at  once confirmed by a
ably makes his case stronger  before the Senate
than it would otherwise have been.
A.St. Clair Den vt:r, a brother of Geueral Denver,
will probably be appointed Superintendent ot Indian Affairs iu California.
James E. Vineyard has been re-nominated as Indian Agent in California.
Joseph C. Kimball will be appointed Postmaster
at Oroville, California ; and Thomas C. Florence,
Petstmiister at Mokelumne Hill.
Among the Californiaiis now in the city, I notice Mr. Anpinwall of Vallejo, Mr. Beatty, ex-
Speaker of the Assembly^ Judge Cleary of Mari
posa, Calhoun Benh-tin, Volney E. Howard, Major
Bid well of Butte, and Col. James of San Francisco.    Edward M. Stanton has also just arrived.
Mr. Ferguson, late Deputy Postmaster at San
Francisco, is still here, endeavoring to fettle im-
merous claims of Postmasters iu California, lor
extra expenditures for ofBce-reut, clerk hire, etc-
He will probably sneeed.
Jasper Whiting is here fro^s- Sonora as an agent
from Capt. Stone of   Guaymas. to  urge upon our
Government  the establishment of an  Ameri
Peotectorate over Sonora.
Difficulty nt Gunjmis.
From private intelligence from finaymai*, we
learn that a difficulty had occurred between tho
authorities aud Capt. Sfonc, tff'lfce following pa-
I tuce : A number of muskets, 4;000 in all, %h;cii
i had been sent on consignment lor this city to *
person at Guaymas, not txee'tlng wiili a sale, the
agenf. fearful that one, or both, of Ihe political
parties might endeavor to seizei them, placed them
iu custody of Capt. Stone, who placed them in a
room, and put his seal on the door. Young Roh-
itison, an adherent of Pesquien'a, Erottff ihe seal,
entered the room, and conveyed the muskets on
board the Ada, % schooner which was seized some
time since from Capt. Brown, who is now in this
city. The Ada, with a crew of 15 men. armed with
an old gun left at Guayrmu by the Americans in
1848, set sail for Mazatlan, and dipt. Stone, with
eight men, pursued in the Manual Payuo, but did '
not overhaul lbs Ada.
Whilst the chase was being maintained the U. S,
sloop of war Vandalia hove in sight, but not know,
ing the nature of the   difficulty  did not Interfere.
It was expected that Capt. Stone would  pursue <*
the Ada into the  port of M^izall rf, where it was
likely the Vandalia would go.
Considerable amount of real estate atOuaymits'
Hermosillo, Altar aud other towns had changed
hands at very reduced figures, in fact, real estate,
ranches, whole blocks in towns,.<&c, can be pur'
chased with ready cash very cheaply. Capt.
Stone's party it is reported, hud purchased to tho
amount of £150,000.—Alfa.
Mijrokr at San Luis Ouispo.—We are informed
that Luis Caviosa, a Califoruiun. was killed at San '
Luis Obispo, on the 2d inst, by another native of
the country, named Francisco Alviso, who wen '
up behind him, and drove a knife thro-igli him at'
one blow, the point sdming out near the nipple.—■
Alviso then tried to kill a woman, named Frun:
cesca Morano, but ,-he escaped, after having her
hand severely cut. The murderer was arrested
ten minutes afterwards, by Mr. J. P. Dewelling,
and is in custody.—Alta:
Mr. E-. Leufze, of Dusseldorf, the distinguished
historical painter, best known perhaps thrcugh hia
picture of •'Washington Crossing the Delaware,"
has arrived in New York, after an absence from
tbe United Slates of nearly seven years. He has '
received a most beany welcome from his luimerouM
friends and iellow-ai lists. He brings with him several pictures painted since he left our shores, of
which that of " Washington at the batt.'e of Priuco-
tou" is warmly praised.
Indianapolis, Feb. 15.—A collision occurred in
the Seriate this morning, between Senators Gooding, of  Hancock, and   HclTron,  of Washington, in
Senate some days ago. After some fighting between the two Senators, a brother of Senator Gooding interfered, and stnick He'Tr'>ri':lon the head
with hiB cane, wounding him severely. Otherwise
but little injury was done to either party. Gooding was armed with a revolver, but had no opportunity to use it. Heffron also drew a koife, after
he was struck with thecaiie but Iht Senators interfering, prevented him from using it. The greatest
excitement prevailed in the Channel' :duriiig the
difficulty.
l^on'ign News.
Louisvillk, Feb. If!. —Mr. Heed, our late Minister to China, is  homeward   bound  in the Bteamer
Minnesota.
Sixty-two war transports will be ready for service at Toulon on the 1st of March; a supple
mentary corps of surgeons fro'ii Paris arid Marseilles are ordered to bo ready for active service
at short notice.
The Congress of Foreign Powers, which has been
spoken of, is !o assemble immediately at London,
to arrange the European difficulties.
Great Britain had sent a note to Sardinia strongly depreciating her war policy."
The Emperor Alex nd.T, of Russia, wrote a letter to the Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria)
which was considered extremely satisfactory.
Letters from Paris speak of great activity in war.
like preparations, and the general opinion is that
a momentous crisis in continental affairs has approached.
The English Government is reported as exerting
(self for peace, aud on the attitude of this Gov-
ment, it was believed tbe question ol peace or war
depended.
The   Princess  Frederick   William   of  Prussia,
daughter of Queen Victoria, lina  given birth to a
,.causing great rejoicing? in Prussia and much
satisfaction in England.
The English Government had conlracted with
three large iron companies to furnish 6'3-pounderB
as fast as they can be cast.
AsriNwALL, N. G , Eeb. 8 185!*.—The United
States ship Sa'annah. Capt. Joseph R. Jams, ar-
lyefi here from San Juau del Norte on the 1st inst.
raving left there of the 2Sth ultimo. She brings
the highly important information of the ratification, by the Nicaragua!) Government on the lGth
of January, of the Cass-Yrissari treaty, as it was
originally drawt?.;
DwTKorr, Feb.  14.—The Michigan  Legislature
adjourned  sine  die   to-day, having   transacted a '
large amouut of business.
lionsits I't'gisiitl urc.
The Kansas Legislature passed a bill providing
for the formation of a Slate Government. •
LKiVKNWoimi, Feb. 14.—The Territorial Legislature adjourned on Friday. Among its last acts '
was the passage of a general amnesty bill, grant_
ing pardon to all persons in custody, and immunity from prosecution on account of past disturbances in Southern Kansas. The bill received the
approval ol ihe Governor.
IxDFPJPKDBNOH Hall on Fikb.—Independence
Hall. Philadelphia, ihe fcceue of the deliberations
of the Continental Congress, caught fire on Thursday night, but the femes wereextintfuisbt.-d be fore
mch   damage  was  done.     The   Bulletin  says :
The examination of the iurnac* after the fire,
disclosed the most scandalous recklessness on th-
part ot its builder. A cold air flue is conducted
underground from one of the front basement windows to Ihe furnace, and then up info a hot air
chamber.    The flue was actually  made of wood,
d after a system of charrinii—which   h >s proba-
Washixoton Rumohs.—The  rumor  is revived ;
that Mr, Dallas fe'to be recalled from London, 'and
that a very extraordinary appointment to  Mexico,
in paec of Forsyth, resigned, is contemplated.
Chief Juiiicu Taney abstains from all society.—■
Eveu Lord Napier was recently denied uu interview with him, on account of age nnd infirmities^ .
The Oregon bill passed in the House, on the l'2th
February, precisely as it came from the Senate, 114
against 103, The annonnci'ment of the result «as
greeted with applause, and much confusion prevailed, amidst which Mr. Stephens moved that the
Representative from Oregon be admitted to a seat'
The Republicans mostly Voted   against the  passage ol the bill.
On the
li of February, the William and Mary
College, at Williamsburg, Va., including the library and labratory, were destroyed- by fire. It waa
the oldest institution iu the country. The students all escaped.
Mr. Jas Harrington, a highly   esteemed citizen
San Juan. Nevada counfy. was billed ou Tlmri-
day by the caving of a bank in the Wisconsin Cuff -
which is about 1O0 feet deep.
Letters from Washington Blatc that Gen. Denver
contemplates resigning ihe office ot Indian Commissioner, and returning to Cab loin i a.
Last Days of Qgft, Caks.—Gen, Cass grows mora
and more feeble. His family are greatly distressed by his present condition.
Approprla
^b-   should  the dead-lock  continue, a  message . ■--,-,
week,  snouiu u ■ » 0[1 f0E  a   Umg   peno(1 _Lt  (,Ilaj]y
calling upon Congress to do Us duty and brovide] ^ intlfaflalBfl  ia8t  evening at a  time  which
the Government with meaae to gp on;    Be will   wa8 moet opportune for its prompt discovery.
ion of three thon-and Sve hundred '
ade by the Missouri Legislature for
twoadditiemal paintlngH by Mr. Bingham, an equestrian statue of Gen. Jcakson and portrait ol Henry
Clay- The painting of General Washington !»•'
pronounced the finest in the country,