-.-. -
Jfott Jfnatistu ^„irtis«juiits. lSmx Jfraiiristc ^toertistrntitfe.
ROBERT JOSEPHI
Wholesale Dealer in Watches, Jewelry,   Diamond, Tools, Glasses,
WATCH MATERIALS, FANCY   GOODS, &C.
195 Montgomery street, come of Jackson,
(Dr.   Wright's Building.)
ROBERT JOSEPHIhaving pur-
Chased the entire slock and trade of the
_n_ business ol Isaac S. Josephi it Co., will
carry on the same fer his own account, at 195
Montgomery Btreet. corner of Jackson. (Dr.
"Wright's Betiding.) San FraooSaoO.       dec27-3m
EMBROIDERIES.
LACKS.
RIBBONS.
MEN'S,   WOMEN'S,   _    cIIII^ORKlV'S
HOSIERY,
OK   ETEKT    DB80BIPTIOS.
GLOVES,   CRAVATS,
Collars, Shirts, Drawers.
AMERICAN, BROLISB FltEX'JH AND
GEltitlAS
FANCY  GOODS.
BY  LATE  ARRIVALS   OF
STEAMERS AND CLIPPERS.
HUGHES & WALLACE,
105 «ml 107 Sftcrnmeiitn st.,
dec27 3mi» SAN FRANCISCO.
To Parties Claiming Payment from
the United stales for l„«. nml destrwctlen ot
Property daring thi; war tvttn Mexico.
PARTIES desirous of having tlieir Chums prosecuted by tlie undersigned before the Court of
Claims at Washington, can receive all the necessary information on the subject, and liave their
Claims promptly prosecuted on application to O.
MORGAN, Los Angeles.
u2 -       J. Il- STEVENSON, San Francisco.
FRUIT TREES! MIT MI.
SMITH & WINGHELL'S
COMMKIICIAIj lUItSEItY,
S A IV   JOSE,
Received from the'State Fair oflSofi
THE  FIRST  PREMIUM,
flBft HAVING become the Agent for the
^ff, above Nursery, ;iud having made arrangements for a constant supply of Trees from
the name, I now invite all persons who contem-
plate planting an Orchard, Garden, or a Singh
Tree, to call and examine my STOCK before purchasing. If it is not convenient for al! to come
personally, then delegate some friend or BdBinese
Agent to examine for yon. or order directly f"om
me a Sample Lot of such trees as are wanted.
I have arrangements with other Nurserymen
and Gardeners for a supply of sueh minor fruits
and trees as may be necessary in order to keep a
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT ol everything in
this line.
The list below comprises a portion of what I
now offer at very LOW RATES.
100,000 FRUIT TREES,
Ofthe various kinds, consisting iu part, of the
following:
APPLE,
From one to three years old, from four to ten feet
high, of line symmetrical form, well branched,
and ol all the choice varieties.
PEAR,
Dwarf and Standard of nearly all ofthe best va-
-       rieties.
CHER RY,
From four to twelve feet high, very (ine and thrifty, including many of the leading varieties.
PLUM,
Of the usual varieties, also some of the choicest,
PEACH,
One and two years old, of fine growth and  of thi
leading varieties, also in dormant bud very low.
NECTARINES,
One and two years old. of choice varieties.
APRIC OTS,
One and two years oid, ol choice varieties.
CURRANT BUS HE 8,Red and White Dutch.
GOOSEBERRY Bf/SH/^Houghtou'sSeed-
linp aud E"gHab.
RASPBERRY BUSHES, Antwerp, Fran-
conia and FastolfF.
STRAWBEllRY PLANTS. Longworth's.
Prolific, British Queen. Hovey's Seedling, Black
Prince, Large Early Scarlet and Boston Pine.
ORNAMENTAL   TREES,
SHRUBS, PLANTS,  &C,
Furnished at Nurserymen's prices.
Orders sent through Post Office or Express,
promptly attended to. Treess packed for auy distance.    TERMS CASH.
€. W.   LECOVKT,
dec27 3m 09 Davis Street,  San Francisco
southern Dispatch Line
OF
SAN PEDRO PACKETS,
TOUCHING AT SANTA BARBARA.
rpHiS LINE is composed of the favorite clipper
_1_ schooners
LAURA BEVAN, Captain F. Morton ;
JULIUS PR1NGLE. J. S- Garcia;
S. D. BAILEY, N. Hiller ;
ARNO, Wm. Hughes.
Which will run regular hereafter as above, tak-
inf freight and passengers on the most   favorable
terms, to which every care and attention will be
paid. ,       , . ,
Arrangements are in progress by which a regular Weekly line of Schooners will be established,
sailing from San Francisco, without toil, every
Saturday.
For further particulars apply to any of the principal merchants at Los Angeles. San Pedro, or
Santa Barbara. Nf PIERCE,
Proprietor of the Line, at San Francisco.
Office—Corner of Market and East streets,lower
building, (up stairs.) where goods will be receipted for aiid forwarded free of storage and drayage
auglfi
lTscott & co'iT
EEPKINT OF THE
British   Periodicals
AND THE
flliill^ iVJMtlU
GREAT REDUCTION rv   THE   PRICE
OF THE LATTER PUBLICATION.
L   SCOTT k CO., NEW YORK, continue to publish tK f-licwmg ka'im^ British Periodicals viz
l.
The London Quarterly, Conservative.
The Edinburgh Eeview, Whig-
The North British Eeview, Tree Church.
The Westminster Eeview, Liberal.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Tory.
PhosaPenOflioftU aWy ceoreaeot the three greati politl
,■■,1 ivirlieri of (irotvt Britain—Whi«, Tory, ami Rmlienl.-
but politics forms only .me tonturo «f their charncter.—
As Organ? of tlio most profound write™ »n hiuenco, t,n-
ovn-Uu-c, Moriiliiv. nn,\ ltuliRion, tliey stiiii-l, hh tliey evei
liitve.sloo.l nuriviilted in tlie world of letters, liem^eon-
-i.lei-editMisiiensuhle Io the scholar aivl (he profes^ioim]
man while tn the iiUelliu'ent rv.;\<\e.t ol every class they
lunn-li :i more correct, and satisfactory reconl of the wiy.
throughout the world, than can bo possibly obtained from
Su JfrattdsM pidiitt.
J. M. Strobridge & Co.
WHOLESALE ANI1 RETAIL
CLOTHING  EMPORIUM,
CORNER OP
COMMERCIAL AND SANSOME STREETS,
Under St. Nlcliolaa Hotel,
SAN FRANCISCO,
FFKIt the largest and most cmnplei.
wishing
Jlamifac-
OFFK 
Ulothln «   nml   Geiitli
Ctoods'eVer opened in SnnFrancisco.
We are receiving perevery steaiuoi frulu o
ury in Nimy York,"
TUe Latest and most Fashionn1>Ie Styles
—coriHislingJof—
'ine, Black, Drown and Uine Press and Frock Coats;
'ine and Heavy Beaver Overcoats;
'almas of every description ;
'ine and Heavy French run! American Can si-mere 1'ants;
'ine libel; ;iiul Faiicv Silk Velvet, Satin and   Cloth Vests;
Heavy BibbedCa=simore and Cloth Business Suits, etc.
Also, a large assortment of liata  and  Caps constantly
on hand.
Fine White and Check Linen and Cotton Shirts;
Fine Silk, Merino and Cotton Undershirts and Drawers;
Scarfs, Cravats *ieck Tirts, Suspenders;
Collars. Handkerchiefs, tiloves:
English, ..ferine and Cotton Half Hose, etc., etc.
Everything  connected   with
Gentlemen's  Furnishing  Goods
constantly on hand.
A large and complete asaorf meat of
ffSTi t T-r-t m g^-p-   GrOOdS
now Opening and ready forsale.
Onr stock'consisting of over $100,01X1. we invite all, especially strangers visiting the city, to call and sec un before making tlieir purchases, as we flatter ourselves we
can please in priceand qualitv.
San Francisco, May IC, 1856. my24
OMTIEIHII!:;
It is   our  Business to Publish
—THE—
IMPORTANT NEWS,
AND   YOURS
We therefore take much pleasure in being able
to Inform tlie people of California, that the
Mos! Extraordinary Reduction
HAS TAKEN FLACF. IN THE
Price   of   Xiodging;
■■ilu:
EARLY COPIES.
The receipt of Advance S lieuts rrom the Bri
shers gives additional value to these Reprints, i
now  be placed Lo the hands ui s
, they c
s the
iginal editions.
TftRMS.
i Re
Post Offices ami Post Masters In Collftwiiu
Atrua Frio. ...Marippsa county B P Whitney
Alamo       ..Contra Costa I M Jones
Antiocl      . .       do        G Brown
^varado      ...Alameda AH^BMB
llnieda     do         -AJBarber
A,,<-els    ....Calaveras J C Scribner
Auburn: Placer R Gordon
Ai,,ha Nevada A J Alston
American Ranch...      Shasta... TAFreornan
Alviso    .... Santa Clara A Rathhone
Ashland Butte . ..Elijah Lett
Aqueduct City Amador ff&S*
Belmont San Francisco....... fe J E let
T!ru-h Green Butte D G Mai tin
ffi<well's Bar do  PWWorstrnm
Benicia Solano.... ....T T Hooper
Bottle Hill El Dorado..      ....8 M Jamison
Big iSar Trinity........ Wm Codilington
liiTr oak Flat! Tuolumne....... .J IV Butler
Pondvillc Mariposa  ^ ephen Bond.
Bodega Sonoma JMJhller
111,-onilkdd     do HLamfe
Brick Sacramento D L Lat ken
j;uclcner do  -lames  l>iick?ier
Bucksport Humboldt W Roberts
Buckeye Yolo JM Charles
Cache Creek
Charley's Ranch.
Chlco	
Cherokee	
Campo Seco..,
Cam pton ville.
Chinese Camp
Columbia......
Curts ville	
Clinton Nevada
CoonCreelf Placer
Colusa Coin:
For BbMkweOd and the four Reviews    - - lUWO
Payments to he made in a'l cases in advance.
Money current in the State where issued, will be
received at par.
CLUBBING.
A discount of twenty-five per eent. from the above
prices will be allowed to Chilis ordering fonror more
copies of any one or move ofthe above works. Inus:
Four copies "of Ulackwood, or of one Review, will be sent
n one add-ess for $19 ; four copies of the four Reviews
nd Ulackwood for $30 ; and so on
POSTAGE.
cipal Cities and Tow
tliese  works will
 ered*F)u:]-;'oF POSTAGE.     Wlien sent by mail, the
Postage to anv part of the United States will be bul
rwK\TV-i'iu.K Ci:vr.s a year for Ulackwood, and but Fouk
then CENTS a yew fox each of The Reviews.
N.B.— The in ice in Great Britain of the Ure
Periodicals above named, is about $$L per annum
CfroatPaaMte Depot nnd Genernl Agency,
FORTHE^UI'l'I.Y OF I'U LJUCATTOXS. STATIONARY. .
PAPERS, PERIODICALS AND BOOKS,
Received weekly by the Mail Steamers, and exclusive'
mConntryBook-
anu the I'ublic
behas
TUE proprietor woukli-espectfully in
sellers, Canvassers, Ajrents, l'edlei
that independent of his^ciieralXewspaperb1
constantly on hand, and receiving by every stea:
the STANDARD HOOKS, MACA'/.INKS ANU'RKVIEWS OF
EUROPE AMD AMERICA.
COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATIONARY
All orders most be postpaid, enclosing IJ ASH ior "Works
Wholesale and retail department, next door to thei'ost
Office. San Francisco. uni
mum WMMMMMM* OSIBK
TO SClEXTiFIC AXD PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE.
Bv Henry Stephens, F. R. 3., of Edinburgh, and the late
J. P. Norton, Professor of Scientiiic Agriculture in Yale
College, New Haven. 2 vols. Royal Octavo. lOOOpages,
and numerous Wood and Steel Engravings.
Tliis is. confessedly, the most complete work on Agricul
tii re ever published, and in order to give it a wider circu
lation the publishers have resolved to reduce the price t<
Five   Dollars for   the Two Volumes! I
When sent bv mail (post-paid) to California and Ore
gon the price will be $7. To every other part of tli*
Union and to Canada (post-paid), SG. £3" 'Litis work is
not the old " Book of the Farm.'"
Remittances for any of the above publications should
always he addressed, post paid, to tbe publishers,
LEONARD SCOTT k CO,.
No. 54 Cold Street, New York
1.1!) mul 121 Sacramento Street. San Francisco
ami RT, 89, 90, and 91, New Addition, Ijcldea-
dorflT street.
The Price of LODGING is now REDUCED to
g@f 50 and 75 cents per Night.
T,QdTin<rs-1n first class Single Rooms, furnishedcomplet(
at SEVENTY FIVE CENTS per night I
We have been given to understand that Lodgings bv tin
week can be obtained at a VERY LOW FIGURE.
Gent lorn eh: Sleep is a wonderful Institution, but Wood
aril lias  improved  upon it greatly,   by  introducing and
bringing within the reach of every one tbose Ren >w
Patent French Spring Reds, at •"»<) and 75 cents peruight.
The Price of BOARD is also Exceedingly Low :
Board perWeek     £(l OO
Board per Day SI OO
Meals,each 50 cents,
An extensive and abundantly supplied READING ROOM
fir.d LIljIlARY is also fitted up for the accommodation of
the patrons of this establishment.
The location of the house is such as to place it in the
centre of business: it is directly opposite ihe Mail Steamship Company's Office, and in the immediate vicinity of
the- U. S. Branch Mint.
Just c 11 at the WHAT CHEER HOUSE,  119 and 121
Sacramento street, where vou will be well attended to by
Ri B. WOODWARD. Proprietor.
This House is conducted oh strictly Temperance prin-
ciples.
Turner's Ginger Winec
THE MEDICAL FACULTY THROUGHOUT THE UNION
bave acknowledged Ihis to be one of tbe best family
medicines now in use. Uv caer.iieal process it bas been
proved to possess
Alterative, Tonic A-Anti-Dyspeptic
properties, far superior to those found in any other medicinal beverage yet discovered.
Tlie  Ifle«lical Faculty
of the State of New York, prescribe it in almost every
case for debility and lassitude, owing to its so,.tbin^ ef-
facts on the system, and the absence uf all injurious minerals, chemicals or acids.
TUe Turner Brothers have in tbeir possession nu-
merous certificates uf its B&nttive properties, from the
most eminent public mon of the United States, wbo have
witnessed its elfeets on tlieir patients, where it bas been
administered in their extensive practice.
It has l>«eai Analyzed
by tbe most eminent chemists of New York City and Buffalo, where tbe Turner BrothexS manufacture daily thou
Hands of gall-ma, and so popular lias it become, that Ihey
can hardly supply the demand, even when tlieir stills are
kept in operation day and night.
Thi« wine is acknowledged at the East to be the REST
RESTORATIVE NOW IN' USE  where general   proatrati
of the system exists, or derangement of  the functions
the digestive organs, as it braces the nerves anew, recoats
the stomach, and  creates an  appetite  when other tonics
have failed.
THIS EXCELLENT! WINE ia pleasant to the taste,
the.strictest advocate of temperauec cannot discover any
Intoxicating quality iu it. It ih wholly free from all substances that are injurious to health, but on tbe contrary
its effects on tlie system of either invalids, or persons in
robust heal  b, arc nf the most beneficial description.
Tbe
Caution to the  Puhlic.
arded t
s Ginger Wine
' ,'ed at the East
s of putting ir
r> guard against
. infraction of tbi
et portrait of tin
no  bottle that hai
r lirotliers
■j liter
and the unheard oi popularity it I
as wellas in this Mate, hasheen f
the market MANY ^ITilluO' \IM'
which Tnrnei tin tbei
a splendid rev 1 h«1, which t '"';■
ODUNTSRIRiTm OH 1JMTATKD.   WittUit
copyright law. This labH has a <
Turner Brothers. Rti in number, r
nut tbis label will contain . '-.rj ,-o
Unprincipled " eo iu it', i>f*,y 1
felted the label lately nxt;d by tin
thereby Imposed on many persons.
We caution all consumers of OTNO'-IH vTTNF to p*amin<
tbe label, as none Is genuine Bave such as have our por
tiaits in a circle nm iteel r>la1 oirTOnndlBg the inscription—" TUHNEK'S UINHER WINE, prepared hv Tiiritsr
BaOTiiKits, New York, Bu-falo, iX, V.}' and Sau Francisco
California."
tMUCORDLUA, SYRUPS. AND BITTEIiS of every de
acription, manufactured by
TTJRNEll BROTHERS,
Market street, opposite the Orphan Asylum
SAN FHAN'OtSt'O.
JONAS G. CLARK & CO.
128 Washington street,
SAN FRANCISCO,
IMPORTERS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers,
In every description of
FUENITUEE, BEDDING, &c. &c.
PUR KTIT UB.E
WAREROOMS,
In the Building opposite Washington Market,
(Formerly known as the Clipper Warehouse,)
And 49 and 51 Fourth street, between J and K
streets, Sacramento.
$8P Por the TRADE, we have a large stock,
on clippers to arrive heavy shipments, and will
receive regular and jomplete INVOICES of goods
adapted to the wants of Mic interior and coast,
$&* Particular attention  and care   given   to
TKADB. ORDERS and the FURNISHING of
Hotels and Public Buildings.
^§~ Goods purchased will be sent to Steamers,
Vessels, and all parts of the city without charge.
JONAS G. CLARK & CO.,
No. 128 Washington street,
aug 30 San Francisco,
SEWING  MACHINES.
GROVER & BAKER'S PATENT,
S. 0. BEIGHAM, Sole Agent.
OFFICE:
No. G2 Sansome street, between
California and Pine,
SAN  FRANCHSCO.
fr^fNeedles, Silk, Linen and Cotton Threads, in
all their varieties, constantly on hand. feb7
LOS AK GELES STAR
lob rfrftt&i feiiiMisIptiti.
SPRING STREET, adjoining the U. S. Land Office.
Tlie proprietor of. tlie Los Angeles Star, wouldrespect
fully inform  his   friends'and   the public,  that   he hat
just raceiveil a liir<re anil varied assort merit of new mated"
si, and is now prepared to execute the following descrip
PLAIN AND FANCY
LospePadezcan! Lean!! Lean!!
EL GRAN BEMED10 ITALIANO
DE DR. PAREIRA,
Para la eierta y efcaz cura de las infermedadet
de una naturaleza privada,sin hacer cuso del
tiempo que se ha durado y sin malos efectos al
sistema o sinponerse en dieta.
iuncn se Iin faltado—Kl puede falta. a Curar
71STE  KSPECIFICO INVALUABLE FUE INTRODUCID
]j  hitee ciitcuenl.a a nos en I'isa, y [>ri">nt<j(lt;.*[:ue8 fuebieu
conocido para una cura eierta 'jue en los pueblos f ciuda-
des no solamente en el Continent?, pero tambien en Gran
P.vetafia, la dumawda por ella y sus meritos tan recuiven-
dos que en menoB do un aiio de su introduce! on, fue tornado en lugar de todos otvos remedios.     Las facultades de
medicina de las ciudades principals de Europa fueron
compelklos a reconocer su asombroKO poder sobre enter-
medades.   Proprietarios de otras medicmas, celoaos de su
popularidad r^ue vian en vano detenefln en   su progreso.
Como el trifto delante el segardor, sus esfuerzos caiyeron
al suelo, y como el tuego eu los Ilafios llevando todo por
delante. su marcha fue un triunfo.   Pe quedo en bus meritos, y un publico decerniente vio probd y fue convincido
do sus magicas virtudes.
La Grande Fortuna adquerido por Dr. Pareira de la ven-
ta de ello los seisauos que" la preparo soloatestiqua asus
inilagosos meritos.
Ai fallecimiento del. Doctor lo re!-ela fue heredada por
su hijo. quien rocieiitemeiue lo.ba introdueido en los Es-
tftdon Unidos. El numwro de las cura.B que se ha heeho es
a/.unbroKO. Miles y milCB pueden dar testiioonio de sn
efecacia.
Todos ltt% qnn iiscii, lo Ciirnrnn ! 1 !
een una negimda 1. l^eapaeho y a cierto que mnguna otra
medicina ha poseida.
No lomas fahas   nostrums.
[Us nn remedio que ha sido prubado pof los  cincueuta
arios pasados y que no se ha faltaiio.
guardanre.de falsas APARIENCTAS. ■
La venta tan esteusiva de este asotnbriKa medicina, ba
causadoya personasa vender a li>s candidos unacomposi-
oion espurta. con apariencias a la original. No compra sin
la flrmeescrita de A. Pareira M. D. enel evultoriodeafuera
decadabotella. Todos los domas son falsos, y sus fahri-
cadores snran eaNtigadosi al entremo rigor de la ley. Pre-
-■-TliESl'EEOrfLA BOTELLA. Para vender por D. Dab-
entepara California. Oregon y las fslas de
In tive bcststj-le of tlie Art.
jy26
Books,
Pamphlets,
BillHeads,
Labels,
Posters,
And every desc:
Circulars,
Cards;
Deeds,
Notes,
Billets,
Law Blanks,
BillsofExchangi
Bank Checks
Programmes,
Bills of Fare.
iptionof Printing that may be required.
fock.r.'] u
Tambien para v
almente.     Undi
por Drosrneri
ulo liberal p,
lian   de estar dirijidi
:le este Estado Kpnur
I los que eompran pei
D, BARCOCK. Droguero Mayor.
133 Calle de Chi v Sun Francisco.
Tambien para vender por -T. B. WINSTON,
Drogerero Los Angeles.
T-Ixta de Agentes en el Estado.
nr.J.R. WINSTON, I,,,:.  Angles.
1.K.ST4HKWEATI1RR, (ioti^d.. U Ciudad, Sacramento
::iUR,(WTINTf'A.,n.lt,>ariosMnr^vHl(..' lcram*nt"
W. H.BRUNER, Botlcade Tuolumne, Sonora
.A McDonald
I'rutie.
Calaveras...
..Yuba	
, ..Tuolumne
do
do
..LLoring
..John Bidwell
.. T M Daniel
,1 M Pawling
J Bowley
,,..M R Graham
...Z BTinkum'
 JMRoot
..H M Moore
 J Barnes
Vincent
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
State Government.
J, NEELY JOHNSON, Governor.
Robert M. Anderson, Lieutenant Governor.
D, W. Douglass, Secretary of State.
Geo. H. Whitman, Controller.
Henry Bates, Treasurer.
Jolm II. Brewster, Surveyor General.
Wm. T. Wallace, Attorney General.
Paul K. Ilubbs, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
W. C. Kibbe, Quartermaster General.
James Allen, State Printer.
Wm. Bausman, Private Secretary to the Gover*
Cold Spring El Dorado C W Gilbert
Coloma  do         K E Davis
Cedarville  do         Geo Thatcher
Clarksville         do         DCummings
Cosumnes Sacramento W D Wilson
Cordelia Solano P O Jramorie
Cotton Wood Shasta Wm Lane
Crescent City Klamath DC Lewis
Centreville Alameda KS Clement
Canon Citv Trinity B F Channel
Diamond Springs ElDorado MK Shearer
Don Pedro's Par Tuolumne R  Smith
Double Springs Calaveras NT N<
Downieville Bierra James Gernon
Dry Creek Yuba Robert Mc A dams
Dry town Amador WO Clark
Eureka Humboldt. K H Eoss
ElDorado Calaveras A Irvine
Emory's Crossing Yuba J W Everett
Empire Ranch....;. do-   .... ...;S Moody     '   :
Elliott's Ranch Sacramento Mr Elliot
1.>:1 nklin         do  J K Crawford
Folsom  do  J Clarkin
Fiddletown Amador B Townsend
Forhestown Butte Nathan Plum
Forlorn Hope.... Merced T Eagleson
French Gulch... .Shasta W G Gibhs
Foster's Bar.... Yuba........SB Wbitcomb
Fremont....Yolo Jonas Spect
French Camp.... San Joaquin «IV Noble
Forrest City.... Sierra W Henry
Foreman's Ranch....Calaveras SYoremnn
Fourth Crossing....        do         AC BentzliolT
Green Springs....Tuolumne R I, Gardiner
Gar/ote.... do     J H Watts
Grafton.... Yolo A Updegraff
Grand Island....Colusa Thomas Eddy
Georgetown....El Dorado J C Terrell
Greenwood....        do         C 0 Brady
Garden Valley....   do         B Stewart
Griw.ly Flat....        do         .James Burgess
Gilro v.... Santa Clara AC Everett
Goodyoar's Bar....Sierra Julius Meinliardt
Gibsonville.... do      RE Elliott
Grass Valley.... Nevada E Matthewson
Georgiana Sacramento ..J M Sedwell
Gwin.... Merced Wm Laughlin
Hamilton.... Butte R Davis
Horr's Ranch Tuolumne _G D Dickinson
Horsetown Shasta J R Gill
Honcut....Yuba W RBlzar
Hornitas.... Mariposa W L Goss
lone Valley....Amador J H Alvord
Ulinoistown Placer B Brickell
Iowa City....        do     J Co l»n „    L
Indian Diggings.... El Dorado J W Gilbert
Indian Gulch....Merced." J W Norton
Jamestown.... Tuolumne  R W Mardis
Jacksonville....    do         G B Keyea
Jackson... .Amador B B Redhead
Johnson's Ranch... .Sutter  W E O Kerr      ■
King's River....Tulare J Smith
Kelsev's.... El Dorado John White
Knight's Ferry San Joaquin W E Steward
Leach's Store Mariposa L Leach
Lassen'a... .Butte... W P May hew       . u
Lewiston.... Trinity C Wood
Los Angeles Los Angeles J S Waite
Lagrange....Stanislaus L M Booth
Lisbon Placer G W Applegate.
Loveing's Ferry... .San Joaquin J Loveing
Little York.... Nevada W W Coaiens
Mountain View Santa Clara J Shumway
McCartysville do Levi Millard
Mayfiela do J Ottison
Miipittts do Fred Creigliton
Mission San Jose Alameda J J Vallejo
Mountain Springs....Placer J Barron
Michigan Bluff do  Washeim
Marysville.... Yuba P W Keyscr
Maxwell's Creek... .Mariposa G W Coulter
J F MoNamara
J H Miller
H Carroll
...H Fogg
 .. .H S Aohiser
AP Stevens
W ¥ McDermott
■    E S Osburn '
..Geo Eastman
J JI Weston
i J W Dennison
B L Wayne
Wm Curtis
,W F Norton
Mariposa do
Mount Ophir do
MilleHon do
Martinez Contra Costa	
Mokelumne Hill.... Calaveras.
Murphy's do
Mi-Dermolt's Bridge       do
Mill Valley do
Moon's Ranch....Colusa	
Monroeville do
Mormon Island.,..Saeramenti
Michigan Bar do
Monterey Monterey	
Montezuma Tuolumne	
Monte Cos Angeles Ira Thompson
Minersville Trinity J Bates
Middletown....Shasta CM McKinnelly
Napa.... Napa E B Eaton
Nevada....Nevada. WE Endicatt
Nicolaus Sutter J C Dickey
Navato.. ..Marin H F Jones
North Branch Calaveras Edwin T Lake
Newtown.. ..ElDorado J W Smith
Nealsburg....Placer A C Neal
Natividad.... Monterey James Stokes
Nelson's Creek....Sierra J CLewis
Ouseley's Bar...,Yuba F Bridge
Oregon House do Peter Rice
O'Byrne's Ferry Stanislaus John O'Neil
Onisho.... Sacramento C F Howell
Ophirville Placer Daniel B Curtis
Oro City do G White
Oroville.... Butte D C Downer
Oakland Alameda T Gallagher
Ottitiewa Siskiyou G H Coe
Pleasant Valley... .Mariposa. A Shearer
Pea Vine.. ..Butte D Whipple
Park's Bar Yuba Geo Wiser
Pilot Hill....El Dorado A T Bailey
placer ville do A M Thatcher
Petaluma,. ..Sonoma W R Swinerton
pleasant Springs Calaveras KH Hoerchner
Paterson.. ..Nevada.. ..E PTurney
Plum Valley.     Sierra F R Bocker
Princeton Colusa ET Arnett
Pine Grove.. ..Amador A Leonard
Quartzburg Mariposa DM Pool
Qorncy.. ..Plumas Lewis Stork
Bough andRtady Nevada E B Winans
Round Tent do E J Slate
Red Dog do J C Green
Red Bluffs Shasta S Bradway
Rabbit Creek.. ..Sierra ...Mr. Lester
Rattlesnake Bar Placer Thomas Wood
Russian River.. ..Mendocino H G Heald
Sevastopol... .Napa DM Johnston
San Francisco San Francisco C L Weller
Steinberg's do G Thatcher
Sacramento.. ..Sacramento .Ferris Foreman
Sutter do D Hastings
Scott's River Siskiyou James Cregein
Salinas Monterey J B Hill
San Juan do P Breen
San Diego..,.. San Diego George Lyon
San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo A Murray
San Jose 3auta Clara :_.CE Allen
Santa Clara do
Santa Cruz..
San Lorenzo.
San Leandro
San Pedro...
San Gabriel
San Rafael..
Santa Rosa Sonoma..
Sonoma
Smith's Ranch
San Ramon Contra Costa.;.... ..W Russell
San Pablo do A B Bates
Salmon Falls El Dorado J Downer
Spanish Flat do J Glassman
ganta Barbara.. ..Santa Barbara, G R Fisher
San Bernardino.. ..San Bernardino.. ..D N Thomas
Shasta.... Shasta J Lem 0n
Shaw's Flat Tuolumne J Roberts
Sonora do G W Patrick
Staples Ranch San Joaquin D J Staples
Stockton do P E Conner
Sutter Creek,. ..Amador D Crandall
Sarahville do R Robinson
Snelling's Ranch....Mariposa h Schroedcr
Suisnn... .Soiano W'S Kyle
San Andreas    -. Calaveras.; G L Sweet
St Louis Sierra WP Williams
Secre I Ravin"    .. Placer J Hart
nplit Rock..    Merced.....'. ..J A Bugg
Strawberry V:.,ley....Yuba j a Barnhart
Tehama Colusa O Gervy
Trinidad'.. ..Klamath.' ..F C Darling   ■
Trinity....Trinity C Lee
Uniontown Humboldt A H Murdoch
Volcano.. ..Amador H T Barnum
Vallejo.. ..Solano J B Frisbie
Vallecito.... Calaveras GH Murray
Visalia Tulare J p Majors
Woodville... .Butte S Alvard
"Weaverville.. ..Trinity J Barry
Watson ville SanfaCruE J, Thrift
West.Point....Calaveras..: ;.A Walbaum
Whisky Creek Shasta P Mix
Western.. ..Sacramento., A H White
Yankee Jim's — Placer N JI«nek
Yuba City Yuba L Badolett
Yolo.... Yolo JHHutton
■ Yreka....Siskiyou ,,JohB LinteH
United States District Courts.
For the Northern District oj California.—Og.
den Hoffman, Jr.,judge ; John A. Monroe, clerk j
Jas. Y. McDullie, marshal. Regular terms, first
Monday in June and December of each year. Special terms at the option of the judge.
For the Southern District of California,—!. S.
K. Ogier, judge ; C. Sims, clerk ; E. Hunter, marshal. Regular terms, first Monday in June at
Monterey; first Monday in December at Los An-
geles. Special terms at the option ofthe judge.
United States Circuit Court.
For the District of California.—-M. H. McAlis-
ter, judge; Geo. Tenn Johnson, clerk.    Regular    *
term, first Monday in July of each year.    Special
terms at any time alter thirty days notice.
Supreme Court.
Solomon Heydenfeldt, Chief Justice ; David S.
Terry, Hugh S. Murray, Justices. Regular terms
of the Supreme Court commences on the first Mondays of January, April, July, and October.
DISTRICT JUDGES.
1st, Benjamin Hayes ; 2d, Joaquin Carrillo ; 3d,
Craven P. Hester ; 4th, John S. Hagar; 5tb,Cba8-
M. Creanor: fith, Alonzo S. Modsjd ; 7th, E. W.
McKinstry; 8th, J. M. Peters; 9tb, W. P. Dan-
gerfield; 10th, William T.Barbour; llth, John
M.Howell; I2th, Edward Norton ; 13th, E.Burke ;
14th. Niles Searles ; 15th, J. S. Pitzer.
TEBM9 OP COCBT.
The First District Court holds its terms in Los
Angeles on the third Mondays of March, July and
November; in San Diego, the third Mondays in
April, August and December ; in San Bernardino
the third Mondays of February, May and October
United States Land Office for the Southern District of California:
Andres Pico, Receiver ; H. P. Dorsey, Register*
Customs Department—( San Pedro).
Collector—C. E. Carr ; Deputy—J. F. Stephen*
Postmasters ;
J. S. Waite, Los &.ngeles.
G. C. Alexander, San Pedro.
Thomas Burdick, San Gabriel.
Ira Thompson, Monte.
First Judicial District, comprising the counties of
Los Angeles, San Bernardiao and San Diegor
First District Court.—Judge—Benj. Hayes.
COUNTY   OFFICERS.
County Court—Wm. G. Dryden, Judge.
Sheriff—Elijah Bettis; Under Sherifl—Wm. H.
Peterson.
County Treasurer—H. N. Alexander.
County Assessor—Antonio F. Coronel; Deputy
—J. H. Ccleman.
County Surveyor—H. Hancock.
Public Administrator—M. Keller.
Superintendent of Public Schools—James F.
Burns.
District Attorney—C. E. Thom.
Coroner—A. Cook.
County Clerk—John W. Shore; Deputy—J. A-
Hinchman.
Jailer—Francis Carpenter.
Board of Supervisors—J. R.Scott. M. Dominguez, W. M, Stockton, Tomas A. Sanchez, R. Fry-
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
Los Angeles—Justices of the Peace— Ruesell
Sackett, J. S. Mallard. Constables—Wm. H.
Peterson, B. B. Barker.
CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor—John G. Nichols.
City Marshal—^. C. Geiman ; Deputy—E.M.
Smith.
City Treasurer—Samuel Arbuxkle,
City Assessor—VV. H. Peterson.
City Attorney—C. E. Thom.
City Council—M. Requena, N. Potter, Ezra
Drown, Ira Gilchrist, A. Ulyard, Myron Norton,
George Carson.
,. Alameda..
H D  McCobb
,. Santa Cruz E Anthony
"       JWood
W Van Wagner
 G Alexander
T Burdick
S J Skidrnore
. i.F C Hahmann
Mr MUler
N M Hedges
..Jfarin..
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
County Judge—D. M.  Thomas.
County Treasurer—Samuel Rolfe.
County Assessor—James Henry Rollins.
County Surveyor—Alyin Stoddard.
Public Administrator—Addison Pratt.
Superintendent Public Schools—H. Skinner.
District Attorney—Ellis Eames.
Coroner—Wm. Cox.
County Clerk—R. R. Hopkins.
Sheriff—Robert Clift.
Supervisors—L. Roubideaux: N. Taylor, Wm,
Cox.	
The Law of Newspapers.
1. Subscribers who do not give express notic*
o the contrary, are considered as wishing to continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order their papers discontinued,.
Publishers may continue to send them until alb
charges are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
papers from the office or place to which they are-
sent, they are held responsible until they settle
their account, and give notice to discontinue them.
4. If subscribers remove to other places without
informing the Publishers, and the paper is sent to>
the former direction, they are held responsible.
5. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
a paper or periodical from the office, or removing
and leaving it uncalled for,isji>rima facia evidence
of intentional fraud.
Postmasters would oblige, by a strict fulfillment
ofthe regulations requiring (hem to notify Publishers, ouce in three months, of papers not taken
from their «ffice bv subscribers.
Distances.
The following
table of distances was measured
with aviameter, by Capt. Warner,  ofthe  U
S. Topographical Engineers, in the summer
of 1848 :-
From Sau Francisco to Mission Dolores. .2i milea.
tl          «
((              Cl
fl       tt
"       "
tl      (I
"       "
San Juan 94
"       "
Salinas river 113
"       •'
Monterey 125
"        "
Mission Soledad 166
"      «
Ojitos 266
"       "
San Miguel T237
"       "
Brakes- Ranch 258
ti      II
Santa Margarita 265
"       "
Capt. Dana's 299
"        "
Los Alamos 321
"       "
Santa Inez 340
It       tt
Gaviota Pass 352
"      "
Arroyo Honde 359
II        II
Dos Pueblos 370
11       11
Santa Barbara .387
tt       tl
Carpentaria 398
tt       II
Rincon 402
II       II
K      a
Santa Clara river.   . .421
ii      ii
ii      ti
ii      "
Los Coyotes 504
ii      ii
Juan Avila's 535
*i        rt
. San Juan Capistrano.542
ii         <i
LosFloros ...562
»i         ii
ll        ii
VOL. VI.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATURDAY,   MARCH   28,   1857.
NO. 46,
Cos Augeles 0tar:
PTJBLTSBBD RVKRY SATUIWAY MORNIXO,
At No. 1, Pico Buildings, Spring Street, adjoin-
inf the IT. S. Land Office, Los Angeles,
BY   H.   HAMILTON.
TERMS:
Subscription, per annum, in advance.
S5 00
. 3 00
. 2 00
, 0 25
For Six Month;
For Three Months
Single Number ...
Advertisements inserte atTwoDoIIars per square
of teu lines, for the first insertion ; and One
Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction made to Yearly Advertisers.
"Agents,—The following gentlemen are authorized Agents for the Star :
L.  P. FlSfflBR,	
Burns & BnRDiOK, Post Office.
WaiStss & Kims	
Cot. IEA THOMFSOS	
K. N. Gi-kn-n	
juwiKD. a. Thomas	
...San Francisco.
....San. Gabriel.
...Monte.
.... Monte.
....Santa Barbitrtt.
 San Hcrri'i.rdiutt.
PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY.
THE undersi-rned.   Azftnt
■ .,f tUelll'ACinCKXPItI«SM
, COMPANY," will despatch by
re*'Ur   i< iress. in charge of a Special Messenger, to
SANTA BARBA.RA.
SAN LUIS OBTSPO,
MONTEREY,
SAN FRANCISCO, and
All parts of Northern and Southern Mines.
—AT,SO—
Oregon,   Atlantic  States  anil  Europe.
COI. I.EOT IONS made in all of the above namedI places.
TREASURE, PARCELS,  PACKAGES and LETTERS tor-
*DRAFTS parobas#4in San Francisco on tha Atlantic
Particular attention paid to ihe forwarding of Gold Dust
to the Mint for coinage.
Treasure  Letters, etc, raceivedup totlielatestmoin
and ensured to destination. H_ R. MYLES. A,orlt
Carriage anil Blacksmith Shop
By JOHN GOLLER.
LOS   ANGELES   STREET,
NEAR THE FOOT   OF COMMERCIAL
rrVIE subscriber respectfully in
_1_ t'urms tlie uublic^eneraUy tha
he will keep constantly on band
.      and will manufacture to order,
Coaches,Baggies, Wagons,Carts &c,
in a neat and.workmanlike manner.   He has on hand and.
for-talc a fine stock of Eastern White Oak and Hickory
Plank and xxels.    lie keeps constantly on hand a large v:
rietv ofOivrt aad HiT?y 'vheela, JpoTces, Felloes, Shaft
Neck Yokes. Doable tnd-.inglet.reow
Horse Shoeing and Blncksmithing
in all its various ij ranches, executed with prom pmesr-
plhat'ih. Particular .lUenlion will be ki veil Co the nia
fact ure ind repair of 1'LOW.S, MARROWS, and other Fa
ing OntensiU. He has.an extensive assortment of Iron
els, Springs. Units, I'low and Spmiif steel, and other m.
rlalpertalning to the business, too numerous to inent
Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal.
With none but the best of workmen m his employ, he
feelsconlidentthat he can give entire .,ati«factioi to his
C"un7mli1^ -rOIIN  GOLT,ER.
Notice.
ALL persona are hereby cautioned against buy
ing or otherwise trading Cr>r unvested horses
or cattle of our brands ; > t tliey will be prosecu
ted to tlie extent of tlie law.
ANDREAS DOMTNGTTEZ,
cep20-tf JESUS Ma. COT A de DOMINUUEZ.
Hotel International,
JACKSON   STREET,    near   Montgomery.
SAN    FRANCISCO.
MTHIS magnificent Mansion has been
leased for a'term of years by
MRS. A. S. HUEV,
is now undergoing a thorough repair, when it will
be furnished entire with new Furniture and opened
to tho public on Christmns, the 25th instant, with
the best Table and most cleanly House on the Pacific.
U^-Board, with Lodging, from $2 to $3 per day
Our motto — ivB-strive to PLEASE. janlO
EMORY, HOUGHTON & GO'S
PATENT
CONSISTING   01'
A Family, Bag, & Shuttle Machine.
OFFICE   OF JlGEJYCr,
NO. 20  Battery Street,  near  Pine,
janlO 3m J. M. SRKAVY. Agent.
jTc7~eddy & co'.s
IS TIIE PLACE TO BUT YOUR
CLOTHING, HATS,  CAPS,
—AND—
FURNISHING  GOODS.
FOR THEY HAVE UNEQUALLED FACILITIES FOR SUPPLYING- EVERY ARTICLE OF
GENTLEMENS'
—AT—
LOWER PRICES
Than any other Establishment in the State.
CALL AND SEE TOR YOURSELVES,
At tlieir Establisliment on the IVorthwest Corner of S.-uiaome mul Commercial Sts.,
Directlv opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel San Francisco"   Tlie place may be known by the stained
glass windows. ^ '
Hughes & Wallace,
XOS  and 107
SACRAMENTO   STREET,
SAN FRANCISCO.
Ikshuss (!Urk
C. E. TUOM. C. SIMS.
THOM & STMS,
Attorneys and Counsellors at T.aw.
OFFICE— OJY MJtlJY STREET,
(Oi']umte the Bella Ununi Hotel.) anl
JTolxn. "\7V.   Snore,
COUNTY CLERK.
Fees    payable   InVnrljibly   In    advance.
X>xr. Carter,
OFFICE   Jl JYJD   DHUG    STORE
I.OS ANGELES   STKEET,
Adjoining Keller's Store.
DR. A. COOK,
WOULD inform his friends and the public, that
lu- now oeouplea a room va BLeapxBuuv«Weet. in
the city of Los Angeles, where he may be consulted at all hours, (except when abroad to visit the
sick.) He will behnppy to confer with all those
who wish his council or medical aid. A full and
unbroken confidence may be entrusted to him in
any one or other case of disease to which lhe human system is made he,ir. He will successfully
treat all indolent ulcers, tumors, swellings, ab-
scesses and scrofula; and will give particular attention to the treatment aud cure of diseases of
the Eye. octIS
SOLOMON   LAZARD,
IMPOKTEK,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealerin
French)    English   and    American
Dry Goods.
Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles.      aug 9
AUG. AV. TIMMS.
Forwarding and Commission Merchant,
San Pedro,asd Los Angei.ks.Cal.,
i7 II. READ, Agent, Ims Angeles.
BANNING & WILSON,
ForwardEng and Commission Merchants, San Pedro.
Phtneas Banning, S. H. Wilson
sep27
GAMBBINUS BREWERY.
THE best ALE and BEER mannfactum], and always on  hand.    Delivered to city customers
with  ut extra charge.
Coopering ami  TXepnirlng of Barrels, Sic. &c.
An assortment of Cai rids always on hand.
K. MBSSER, Pr< prietor.
Wholesale and Retail.
NEW BOOKS, STATIONERY, &c.
HELLMAN & BRO.,
REG toinform the public that, having removed
to their new store. Lob Angelas atreet, where
they have increased facilities for business, they
have now on hands the largest and best selection
of goods in their line ever before offered iu Los
Angeles, comprising—
BOOKS—-English 8c Spanish, embracing every
Department of Literature.
STATIONERY, of every description. Playing
Card*.
SEGARS, Tobacco, and Matches.
FANCY GOODS—a choice and extensive -sa
sortment.
CUTLER Y—of all kinds.
RIBBONS,   Combs,   Sewing Silk, Perfumery,
Toys,  Candy, 8fc   fyc.
All of which will bo disposed of on the lowest
terms, for cash.
HELMANN k BRO.,
"Melius Row, Ea-t side Los Augeles street.
August 9lh, 1S5G.
FANCY GOOPS,   YANKEE   NOTIONS, &c.
HUGHES & WALLACE.
HOSIERY',  GLOVES,  SHIRTS, &c.
nUGIIES k WALLACE.
^NOTICE!
MR. H. NEWMARK having withdrawn from the
Firm of Rich, Newmark & Co., has been admitted a partner in the Firm of Newmark & Kremer.
Hereafter, the business of said Co-Partnership will
be carried on under the name of NEWMARK,
KREMER & CO.
NEWMARK & KREMER.
Los Angeles, Jan. 9th, l>-57.
iewmark,"kremer & CO.
Will constantly keep a full Assortment of every kind
OF
Groceries and Liquors,
Dry Goods and Clothing",
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Hardware,
&c. &c. &c.
NEWMARK, KREMER & CO.
Los Angeles. Jan. 9, 1857.
S£\xx  Bernardino.
NEW   STORE.
LEWIS JACOBS begs to inform his friends and
the public of SAN BERNARDINO, that he intends
To Recommence Business  In <lic Month of
February,
in the NEW   BRICK   BUILDING, opposite   the
Office of the Countv Clerk, when he will offer for
their inspection an "entirely   NEW STOCK OF
GOODS, Dry Goods and Groceries—on the very
lowest terms.
6m Jan. 1st, lBBf.
BUNNETS, FLATS, FLOWERS, Sits.
HUGAES & WALLACE.
RIBBONS,   BLONDES, ROUCIIES, ite.
HUGHES & WALLACE.
BUTTONS, FRINGES, GALLOONS, &c.
HUGHES & WALLACE.
KNIVES,  SCISSORS,   RAZORS, Sic.
HUGHES k WALLACE.
PERFUMERY, COMBS, BRUSHES.
HUf.HES & WALLACE.
WHITE   GOODS,   EMBUOIDERIES.
HUGHES & WALLACE,
3 105 anit 107 Sacramento Street, Sau P
Established in 1849.
ONE OF OUR FIRM is at present travelling in
Europe, where be is collecting and forwarding
to us by every steamer, the most splendid stock of
WATCHES AM) JEWELRY
ever imported into this State. Our Watches cannot be surpassed for substantiality and time-keep
ing. Our Jewelry is selected witli the greatest
care, and none but the most tasteful goods made
of the finest gold are allowed to leave our estab
lishment.
Quartss 0"eT*r©Xi»y-
Wu manufacture on the premises. We are the
inventors of the art, and keep ahead of all competition.
WATCH REPAIRING
is done by the best workmen, under our own inspection."and warranted for one year. Watches
for repair sent to us by Express are attended to
promptly.
BARRETT & SHERWOOD,
135 Montgomery street,
between Clay snid Commercial strpcts,
jy26 tf SAN FRANCISCO.
WOOL!  WOOL!
THE HIGHEST MARKET RATES PAID FOR
WOOL.—By
JANSON, BOND & CO.,
95 Battery, corner Clay street, San Francisco.
feb28 2
Trial of IK in y Bates on Articles of
Impeachment before the Senate.
The following is a brief synopsis of the charges
against the late Treasurer of State :—
1. That said Henry Biites, on the llth of April
last, paid to Palmer, Cook & Co., about $U8.00i>,
to pay the July interesl, without taking therefor
a good and sufficient bond.
2. That the said Henry Bates, at divers times,
has purchased Controller's warran.s anil other
evidences of indebtedness, with money belonging
to the jState, without authority of law.
3. That said Henry Bates, under color of his
office, wilfully and criminally substituted Controller's warrailta Por sundry amounts of cash receiv
ed from County Treasurers of San Francisco, Sac
ramento, Amador and El Dorado counties—(with
eix specifications.)
4. That said Heniy B iles, without authority of
law, and for fata owti Individual beneM, allowed
and permitted W. S. Ilughson and E. A. Rowe. to
substitute warrants foi cash received from County
Treasurers.
5. That said Henry Bates, in violation of law
failed te keep the moneys paid him as State Treasurer within the vaults of dis office, and without
any warrant or eulhority whatever, paid to E, A
Rowe the sum of $124,000.
6. That said Henry Bates, having received large
sums of money from various Couuty Treasurers
and deposited the same with the banking house
of Wells, Fargo & Co., and afterwards permitted
one E. A. Rowe to draw out and loan, and otherwise use the same for his own and for the benefit
of said Bates, in buying gold dust, etc.
7. That said Henry Bates did, on the 15th of
January, draw his official draft on Wells, Fargo &
Co., for $15,000, which sum was drawn by E. A.
Rowe, and used by him as above cited,
8. Thai said Henry Bates, by reason of the above
acts of misconduct, a large deficiency was created
in the State Treasury, and that for the purpose of
concealing the same from the Investigating Com.
mittee appointed by the Legislature, and that by
a promise of an official draft, did procure from
Wells, Fargo &: Co.. the sum of $20,000, wliich was
exhibited to the committee as the legitimate funds
belonging to the Treasury ; that $7,509 of said
money was in California ten dollar pieces, on which
there is a depreciation of two and a half cents on
the dollar, aud in paying back the said amount'
the whole was paid in coin of the United States,
9. That said ilenry Bates, in pursuance of law,
received from D. E. Ashley, sundry warrants to
be bonded, under the funding law of 1856, and exchanged them for others drawn in favor of other
parties, delivering to said Ashley bonds issued
for said substituted warrants, neglecting to m ike
endorsements required by law on warrants orifj
ally presented by said Ashley; and further,
conniving and conspiring against the good \
oftlie people of this Slate, and causing said or
nal warrants, so presented for bonding hy I). R.
Ashley, to appear as revenue by the Treasurer of
the coiihty of San Francisco.
The hour of 12 o'clock (5th March) having arrived, the oath was administered to the Lieut.
Governor by the Secretary, to fairiy and impartially try the accused. The Senators were then
sworn by the presiding officer in like manner.
Tlie Sergeant-at-Arms. was then sworn as to his
having issued process according to the order of
ths Senate.
The Sergeant -at-Arms then proceeded to the bar
of the Senate, and audibly r 'ad h s proclamation
opening tho Court of Impeachment.
The Committee selected by the Assembly, con-
a'stinj; of Messrs. Catlin, Swaaey, Brent, Slieppnrd,
Moore, McKune and Hall, to attend the trial, appeared and took their seats.
Shortly thereafter, the accused, accompanied
by his counsel. J. W. Winans. ('. T. Botts and Col.
Baker, appeared and took their seats within the
bar.
The counsel for the defence then rend an affidavit, praying for a postponement ofthe trial, which,
alter argument, was overruled. After overruling various other motions interposed by defendant's counsel, the defendant filed his plea, denying the jurisdiction ofthe Court of Itcpeacl ment*
on the ground that, under tho constitution, he is
entitled to a trial hy jury. And denying that he
is subject to this pruceeding by Impeachment, for
the reason that, at the time when he was impeached before the Senate, he had ceased to be Treasurer of State, that he had resigned said office, and
his resignation had been accepted by the Gover
nor. And also alleging that two indictment have
been found against him by the Grand Jury of Sacramento, for the same offences as charged in tho
articles of impeachment,—upon which he is to be
tried—wherefore he prays judgment whether he
ought to be compelled to answer said articles of
impeachment.
Mr. mcKuae asked further time to reply to the
defendant's plea, and the Court adjourned.
Ou Thursday, the 12ih of March, Mr. Winans.
counsel for defendant, submitted the following
paper:
IX TUE SENATE OF THE STATE OF CAT.IFOKXU :
State of California vs. Hunry Bates—
On the impeachment of said defendant by the
Assembly of California, and the said defendant,
Henry Bates, protesting against the jurisdiction
of this Honorable Court, ou tlie ground that defendant is not and was not at the time he was impeached, the Tre r ol tin State, but only a
private citizen, holding no office whatever ; and
also, that Ihe defendant is now under an indictment, and ab;»ut to be tried in the proper Court of
Criminal jurisdiction fur the same offences as are
charged iu the articles of impeachment agaiust
him. And not desiring to be twice put iu jeopardy for the same offense, this defendant having
averred and still averring the insufficiency ot the
impeachment against him, respectfully declines
aud refuses to plead therein.
Henry Bates.
Upon the reading of this paper various suggestions were made.    Mr. Ferguson, of Sacramento,
read the law.
That a refusal to plead is equivalent to a plea
of guilty, and all that remained for the Court to
do was io pronounce the judgment ofthe law.
After various motions were discussed, Mr. Coffroth offered an order that the Court go into secret session to judge of the matter at once, which
was adopted hy a vote of 27 ayes to 5 noes. So
the Court went into secret session.
On the doors being opened, Henry Bates was
commanded to appear at the bar ot tho Senate.
His counsel, Mr. Botts, answered lor him, when
the Secretary read the following :
VEItntCT  OF THE   COCKT.
In the matter of impeachment of Henry Bates,
on Articles of Impeachment, he having refused to
answer—
It h, therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed,
by the Senate as a High Court of Impeachment.
tbat saul Hates is guilty of the charges preferred
I him.
Adopted— by ayes,-9ff; nays, 1—Mr. Westmoreland.
The President then announced the following
sentence from the chair:
Whereas, The Senate, as a High Court of Impeachment, on the twelfth day of March, A.I).
1857, found Henry Bates, Treasurer of Stale, gailty
of the charges preferred against him in the Article?
of Impeachment;
And whereas, said Bates resigned his office after
his impeachment by tlie Assembly ; therefore it is
Resolved, Adjudged and decreed by the Senate,
that said Henry Bates be forever disqualified from
holding any office of trust, honor, or profit under
lhe State of California.
Adopted. Ayes, 30; nays, 3—Messrs Cosby,
Ferguson of Sacramento, and Westmoreland.
On motion, the Court adjourned until Monday,
March 2:3d.
Report of Che Controller of tHc state.
This report occupies, wilh the tables, some forty pages. The expenditures and resources of the
Government are fully shown. The report says :
" The idea seetns to have prevailed, uot only in
the Convention that framed the Constitution, but
w'th succeeding Legislatures, that the sources of
wealth to the State were commensurate with the
extrai rdimiry rewards that have resulted to individual enterprise. From this seeming idea a system of government has been instituted, the ordinary copt of which even, when frugally administered must, for many years to come, greatly exceed a revenue the collection of which would be
at all tolerable to our people, and has likewise
stimulated a plin of extravagant and reckless expenditure, the consequence of which has been to
involve the State in a large debt and seriously to
impair her cve<lit.;'
The funded debt of the State, exclusive ot the
Indian war debt, is placed at $3,233,488, upon
which we pay an annual interest ol S22(I,7C4. On
the gross amount of this debt it is estimated that
the State has only realized seventy cents on the
dollar.
The expenditures for the fiscal year end:ng the
30th of June last, it is stated to have been $1.3(18.-
684, while the receipts only amounted to $723,281),
showing a deficiency of $615,394 ! For the year
1855, the total expenditure for the ordinary expenses of the S ate Government of Ohio only
amounted to $738,380! The public printing of
California, from July 1855 to January 31st, 1856,
a period of nineteen mouths, cost the sum of $240,"
4691 The salaries of County Judges aud the incidental expense of the Courts of Sessions and the
County Courts, are given in the aggregate at
$175,000 annually. Although a poll tax is levied
wliich should bring into the treasury of the tate
a net revenue ol $168.30(1, but $63,000 is pa!d in.
Tlie report suggests the abolishing of the oflice ol
Superintendent of Public Instruction, office ot
Quarter Master General, otfi.e oi County Judge,
enactment of a law taxing sales at auction, restricting sessions of the Legislature to sixty days,
taxing all lands claimed against the government
Saa. It contains no arguments but a few brief suggestions, all of which are loui;d on four pamphlet
pages, aud then we come to the tables. The lirsl.
is receipts for the fiscal year, showing that Sau
Francisco Co. paid $139,846 of the $723,000 collected.
The expenditures are next; the Executive Department amounts to $114,000; the Judicial, to
$105,000; the Legislative, to $292.0)0 ; for Hospital purposes, $141,163; for Schools, $50,265;
for State Prison purposes, $370,174; for Printing,
$171.778j miscellaneous expenses, incl i.ling trans
oortation of prisoners, prosecuting delinquents,
Supreme Court reports, State Agricultural Society, &c, $120,706.
The amount of real and personal property assessed for 1856, is given at $95,007,440, on which
a State tax of seventy cents on the $100, amounts
to $605,315. The taxable propetty ot San Francisco county, is nearly one-third of the entire
amount ot the State, being $30,368,000, wilh State
taxes of $212 577. The assessments of 1856 nearly doubles that of 1851). and 1851 is the same as
1853, $16,000,000 less that 1854, aud $9,000)000
less thau 1855.
The war debt of the State is $1,061,178. The
receipts of the present fiscal v ■ ar, are estimated
at $753,000, and expenditures $727,000. This, if
reliable, indicates a change for the-better, the
previous year showing a large deficit. How far
the facts will sustain the estimates, remains tobe
seen.—Daily Globe,
Tbavei,.—Senators Seward of New York and
Rusk ol Texas, will, on the expiration of Congress
in March, start on a niuc month's tour round the
globe. They will pass across the Isthmus by Ni*
owrftgtHl, thence to California, thence to the Sandwich Islands, where Senator Seward will deliver
an agricultural address, thence to Chica, and, after passing through India and Asia Minor, Egypt,
and possibly Southern Europe, will sail through
the Straits of Gibralter to the United States, so
as to attend Congress in the early part of next
The AOantle Telegraph,
The following extract from a Liverpool paper
shows the extent to which the Atlantic telegraph]
maybe Q88d, Most persons will be surprised to
learn how limited its powers are I
At a recent meeting of the Institution of Civil
Engineer at Liverpool, at whieh J. It. Brunei
presided, it was stated that from recent experiments upon I.60D miles of subterranean wire, it
was clearly demonstrated tbat tbe electric current
required an appreciable period of time to arrive
;il ttfl destination, and another longer period to
escape from the wire into the earth, and that thiB
time increased regularly with the length of the
wire. It was also stated, as the result of careful
estimates;, that the outside limits at which tele-
graph(e signals could be transmitted over theprtt-
poscd Atlantic line from Ireland to Newfoundland
(allowing the necessary time between each signal
for the conducting wire (o become demagnetized.)
wuuM t»&hi«m minute, 180 in »»n» hotir. or
11,520 telegraphic signals in one day of twenty-
four hours. Therefore allowing the minimiutt of
telegraphic signals for each letter at four, (which
is practically the average of the Moist and .al|
other systems heretofore in nse and adapted to
long circuits) it would appear that the u'.niusL
capacity of a single wire across the Atlantic, by
any telegraphic system heretofore in use, would
be limited to 120 letters per hour, or 2,864 letters
per day of twenty-four hours. The average number of letters to a word iu the English lauguago
is live ; hence the capacity of one liue may, upou
the foregoing basis of calculation, be put down at
576 words per day. We undenrtand lhat the Atlantic Company liave decided upon twenty words
(including address and signature) as the minimum
of dispatches between. New York and Ixmdon, aud
the minimum charge of the company will be $20
for the lirst twenty words, aud $1 for each added
word.
The Last Cent.—The fiat has gone forth. Thero
are to be no more copper cents. This wealthy
nation, rolling iu "surplus revenue," in a few
years will have '"naryared."
The cent was proposed in 1782 by Robert Morris, the great financier of the Revolution, and waa
named by Jefferson, two years later. It began to
make its appearance from the Mint in 1792. It
bore then the head of Washington on one side aud
a chain of thirteen links on the other. The French
Revolution soon after created a rage for L'rencf*
ideas in America., wliich put on the cent, instead
of the head of Washington, the head of the Goddess of Liberty—a French Liherty, with neck
thurst forward and flowing locks. The chain on
the reverse was replaced by t\a olive wreath of
Peace.
But the French Liberty waa short lived, and bo
was her portrait on our cent. The present staid
classic dame, with a fillet round her hair, caino
into fashion about thirty or forty years ago, and
her finely chiselled Grecian features have beeu
but slightly altered by the lapse ot time.
The uew cent is to be one-eighth nickel, and
consequently much smaller, and much more convenient. It will be of lighter color when new,
though probably as dark when old. A Hying eagle is to take the place of Liberty's bead, in order
that it may not be mistaken for the live dollar
gold piece.—Albany Bve. Jour.
Arrival ok THH CUPP&B Sun* Cheat Rii'uiiuc,
—The clipper ship Great Republic, Capt. Lime--
burner, was telegraphed yesterday afternoon from
the out- r station of Messrs. R. S. Martin A Son's
Marine Telegraph, altera very short passage of
ninety days from New York. As soon as the fact
was known, the steamtugs Martin White and Hercules were dispatched to tow her up to the city,
and crowds of people flocked to the wharves and
vicinity around North Beach to obtain a view of
her as she came up the Bay; but owing Ic tho
tide, she did not get in until sometime after sunset. She made the run from Now York to tho
Equator in tbe Atlantic, in tbe remarkably ahcrt
space of fifteen days and eighteen hours—thirty
hours shorter than the famous trip made by tho
clipper ship Flying Cloud, aud tho quickest time
on record. She was forty-six days in reaching
Cape Horn in fine weather, with skysailfl set. In
tact, she is reported to have had moderate winds
during tbe whole passage, not having, taken in
top-gallant sails since leaving New York, and
carrying skysails from tlie River Platte to this
port. Crossed the equator in the Pacific, Feb.
17th, in longitude 118, and bad light winds and
as to this port. The Great Republic sailed
i New York Dec. 7th, at three i*. m., and anchored on the Bar March 9th, at 1:30 r. «. She
has a cargo of 4600 tons of assorted merchandise,
and is consigned to Messrs. C A. Low &, Co. Her
best day's run during the passage was 413 miles.
— S. F. Herald.  March 12.
Inauouk.vtiox Services at Washin«to\.—Extensive arrangements have been made at Washington for the inauguration of Mr. Buchanan as
President. The programme has been announced,
and lhe exercises wilt be upon a grand scale. Assistant Marshals have been selected from the Stales
and Territories.
Marysyit.lk Election.—Tlie election at Marysville. resulted in the choice of a Democratic Mayor
and six of the twelve Councilmen, whilst the People's party elected the balance of tho ticket.
St.reiiiE at Yreka.—Dr. U. R. Uomayne, a physician, committed suicide at Yreka, by taking poison.    He was from Clinton, Louisiana.
The marble quarry at Ringohl, El Dorado eo..
is about to be worked by Messrs. Gorrand and Titus, who have purchased it. According to tbe
I'lacerville Democrat the vein is very extensive,
and the maiWe of every variety ot color, and susceptible of a very high polish.
Mr. Edward Emory was killed about Bve-ttHen
from Murphy's, on the 3d inst., by having Ins hnut
caught between a rock and the root of a stump.
The Jews in Shasta have organised b society
for the purpose of purchasing a lot of ground as
a place of burial for members of the Hebrew-faith,
according to the rites of their religion.
The Rev. Mr. Brooks and Jacob Brown resident?
on Salmon river, have been lost in tbe snow, in
attempting tbe passage ot the Salmon mountain
the past fortnight.
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