The New York Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1852, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 17048. DOUBLE § SHEET. 00. $10 FOR SALE, eri ever offered to (nase A SPLENDID BILLARD Containing sever per week. of ate RS Priotor fis ovticr busin his reson for selling: Rorlsto DM REMOWB, 2:7 tludvon stzceh, BALE — UIE LEASE, FIXTU ‘and of ouetomors, i business, baking d also Paloon, rade. Pcie ae the. ity, nd ie ‘teed up in good style atisfactory ven eellin, A note addressed to Baker, Herali. office, will mest with Bttention, yess FORK S84 #—A BEAUTIFUL IMPORTED BLACK and ten Teriier Dog, snd s very haudsomo Large Now- io ates nies Ii montas eld and well trained. Inqairoat ater atreet. OR BALE.—A FIRST CLASS THREE STORY, ATTIC, pnd ouder oollat brown gious ivont House bullsin the voEy best manner, with all the modern inprovemoats,, Tho I 40 24 feet 44¢ ischos by 6) foot dovp; lot, 2 434 tuchos by 10), [Siteates betweon ‘hirvieth and Thirty: stroke, om Also, thr stor s ‘conuor oF Fourie oh stress, And also, the three story base- Hing, the sbovo.’ om the nordh sido of ro all rented to good tenants, xoellent invessmons, An: SabEA COnNEIE 8 SON, 26 Ann stroob, cornorof Nasoaa, absueh p: quire of FF, sar ze A FOUR YEARS LE4SK AND PART OF the Furniture of s Hotel, withia three blocks of the Park, centsinin, ¥ rooms, with all the modora improve- ments. The hewae, of present, baa abo forty perma: boarders, and n run of Knglieh custom at she bar. & cash ouster es cau addzess U. 8. Hote!, #0 the Herald olfiog, Om BAL. TH P L ASTER, MILD, WITH FIXTURES %, situated oo the corner of Columbisand Brooklyn. ‘The building isnew, four storing t by teivty-six, sud puitadl yc Any mann ithe Derteat, oud terms easy, Apply on wr as the off 1. WACUONOUGH, 71 Nassau stroot. N. Y- NEW TSRER STORY BRICK ment and sub-cellors, furnished bigh stoops and baloony, in Donn, ¢ rbmith Rtret, Grooklya, coven bloeke above the O1by . A ling of atagen pars the houces from Fulton Ferey, Peice $4000 each, Inquire of M. u Btreet, New York. OR BALE, CHEAP—A FARM OF 44 ACKES oF how d, with buildings, fenit, wood, water, and go iving neighborhood, within two hours ride of this city, nose thy rai\road and steamboat Lancing; lao, « Farm Apply at 456 Pearl strast, Also a tenemen’ house on, , but will remt for $1,000 per Bagnkoten in hoighy, ity 1 POR BALZ cn —THE FIRST CLASS PUBLIC Howse, No. ts Broadway, 1t will be sold chesp as tho Propristor Fas othor business to attecd to, if applied forim- me . ‘This 8» good opportunity for any person wian- ing to x0 into businosy, as itis eituate | in the Best snoroual- ‘areia tho city. Apply av above, or 1US Reade street, OR SALE FOUR NEW FLUE BOILERS, WITH two flues, twenty-five bores power each, with 6 ssafety vaivos, four steam stops, four braes globe valves, ghrea cael fron steam, pipes, four east ison feed pip Enquire of Vearce & Murphy, Fulton Foundry. Offic’ Corlears, corner of Cherry ttrees. To leave ax above, ana Bast Lots of Noe os on Uherry street, between Corlears an oR SALE. £0 SILY ERSMITES OR JAWSLURES— 'y for oarsying on iverward, So., all neaaly new and in pert order. be Gold & bargain, ag tho proprietor ia fatizing f (rom the Dust: nets. Address, post pai PIKE & LAWSON, 65 ‘Broad ja treot. JOR SAU.—A VERY DESIRABLE THREE STORY public house, ostsbliched for several years, and now doing a tire! rate busincer, ‘The looation ig excellent, bin sentiaily, situated, west from Brosdway and below Cana! Eiy vent ot the house ie uncommonly low, and im- poascasion will b _BODERICK Tan RENCE, 75 Nassau stro t OTEL PROPSRTY.—FOR SALE, THE STOCK AND fixtures, togeshor known aad valusbdie 6! Brookfield, Connce'! jerticulne ire of shi oe “ is her Tactic once i juire of 6 sabscribder, : Arian TOREMLES ore Y For FALE—THE STUCK, FIXTURES, GOOD now doirg & @ selling, Addve: Howes IN TWENTY- FIRST STREET TOR SALE OR tolet—To at the two thr Houses, N. and Its fi Azenues, with Shree roo! Nar. water- and Croton to she third story; also with 9 ne, +9 with every modern ounvenient of one cembe given immedistaly. To respousible Savane ‘Vey will be Lot on reraonable terms. Apply to B.S. HA’ Py oe stress, Washington equare, or No. 4 Hanover sires rahi STABLE FOR SAL snd Fifth s burg. Oy Nophete VERNON.—ONE TO FIVE ACRE PLOTS FOR anie.—Tle property adjoine Mount Vernon, from which the streets sro continued; is very desirably located, and very bevutiful. A part of it covered with foross trees— Fore oatiroly clear, and very fervila. | Apply at 45 William ttrees, Court story. Lots 50x105, = ae First and Sooond avenurs, noe the depot, for sale ‘The above stal ‘is oivuated in Williams. ent STOCK AND FIXTURES or, A HOTEL FOR ated ia the wileee of We e Ce of Now York. is fi itand for busi upin i + . The resson for salling inedock, "Two TIRsT CLASS BROWN STONE HOUSES FOR Eais.—Tvo of the now firas class houses on Kighte treed, noar tbo Fifth avenue, 25 feet front by 65 Tan » tour atorios, kavement and under coilar, and finished in 0 best mance; Bob & small payment will be required. In- quire ot H. G. ADAMS, 43 Wall 6 Janneey Court, Ls BAG BUTCHERS AND oraey ‘OR SALE, ONE OF ‘she beet shands and stall ia ee Country Mar- kot, in the centre of three wangwaye, and now doing s Ly goed butiness Applyto HOWBS & BALKCOM, $3 WANTED —BY THE PROPRIEPOR OF A WZANCY etors catabliched for a number of location i Sad ‘being ebout reticiag from bust np aS certain capital, who wonld take For partioulars, apply ab'457 Broadway. in Z BLIGUORR. lerraetee) ANDING—Ex OVANDO ANDLODSBAR, is Flore MN 9 kash River—Cognac, Rocho!lo and Bordses Brandien palo and dark, in auscrted pagk- gute, fer fala from the wharf or United States Bonded Warebowss. iso 1.00 bundtce French eplit Willow, . H. SIMSON & SO) YOSNAC, STAR PE RO} R BRAN 2. ox Lodebsr, a9 ior 9 Bast Rivor, in 4 Tait fa the beat oad N’gheat flavored heaudy tere Verted, aad guitablo for © @_Nqnor doalers. For nies hae Warsl JMPORTARS OF WIN ondway, are cela ck wer Saloon, #100, In pass through tho Foss anduwondon, For I's All testers ma ¢ cellvered iu B AND & RLZRA, Agents, 23South ab, mo yoative NLA PASSENGERS.—THE SPLENDID. ¢ sveatnship MONUMENTAL OLTY, p and enperior s¢commodta- for San Fri hao MOLLER tata Cressy, beste will teay > t isformacion apply to Esnisr Zac ARISSON, 87 Wall atroea, CAproanta ate HR ONLY, THROU CK ETS.~ y Ho Nea he for Ban, Fran her Jo- at Pana: ‘ Neth Konamon & SALE —A M ot sent bree A THRO ath 2 “apply a> the oft ofthe try PIRST CLA Tr s3 CABIN reladyand conttemes tT on, for Oniilornis fF t OR SALE A SECOND CABIN TITR UGH THOK RR, from Row Vork te B ormship Conpvnya ting.» aa at o. poe Pacifio Mail the dita of Teveuney et A TRO Fiast CABIN THROUGH Th KETS for the Daglol Webster, Web of Februsty, B, CARRIQK, 1 » AUdecal Lomys wai nt , INTERESTING From CALIFORNI rn Twenty-five Days and Bighteen Hours from San Francisco, THE smORTEST TIME oN RECORD. Five Days Later Intelligence, AND ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN GOLD BUST. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIPS EL DORADO AND UNITED STATES: SUMMARY or CALIFORNIA NEWS, New City Government at San Francisco, Settlers and “Miners ‘Convention, BUILDING THE CUSTOM HOUSE. MINING INTELLIGENCE. M A RKE u, 8. DELAY IN The steamship El Dorado, Captaia [art+tsin, arrived at this port at five o’clock yesterday afternoon, with five days’ later news from California, The passengers were only twenty-five days and eighteen hours in coming through from San Francisco ‘The etsumship United States, Capt, Berry, from Cha- gres, via Kingston, (Ja.,) arrived at ber dock about 11 o'clock, last night. Bhe left Chagres Feb. 6th, at 4 P. M. ‘The time of the U. 8. from Kingston to this Port, was 6 days iG hours, There bave been four short passages—inside of twenty- seven days—since the 1st ult., namely:— Jan, 1,. By Panama route +++26 days 23 hours, Yan, 11,.By Nicaragua route 6 1B Feb, 16,. By Panama route . Mere | aad: ‘These are the quickest runs on record between San Francisco and New York, When both routes are com- pletely crganized, the time will be reduced, umier fa- vorable circumstances, to twenty. two or three days. The following is the report of the El Dorado:— ‘Through from San Francisco to New York in twenty- five days, eighteen bours. Running time through, twenty three and a-half days, including crossing the Isthmus. Arrived at Panama, steamships California and Golden Gate, the latter from San Francisco to Panama im twelve days eighteen bours, including sixteen hours’ detention at Acapulco. Sailed from San Francisco 2lst Januar, M. ‘Tee following named gentlemen started immediately on their arrival in the Golden Gia m Panama and ar. rived on board the El Dorado, off Ohagres, exactly fourteen days from San Franc nelndivg ail stop agesi— ou McLane, jun., of Oap tor Constant, of Baltimore. 8 7 . 8. Avatin, Baltimore. aptn a George Pousiand, : L. Case, New York. Boston 8 CO. Sandford, Nantucket. J. Howland, New Bedford. Arrived at Quarantine February t0 5 I. ‘This is the quickest time yet made between the two ports, The El Dorado experienced very heavy weather coming on the coust, as aiso in crossing the Caribbean sea. ‘The following isthe report of the United States:— Left at Chagres, steataship Pioneer, for New York, and biig Lucy, Brewer, for New Orleans: steamship Geor- aia, from New York, via Havana. arrived just before the U, 8. left. Llth inst, at 10 A. M , off east end of Cuba, raw a steamer bound southwest, eupposed to be the Crevoent City, from New York for C ee 13th inst, at4 P.M lat 28 15 north, lon 74 1) west, exchanged signals wibs chip cf Union 9 New Orleans packets, bound to ‘w Orleans. 15th it it, ata P. M., SO miles Tho United States lett Kiogstom Tuesday, 10th inst , at 10% A. M The El Doredo has two hundred and forty five sepgert, and cae willion dollers in gold dust. nex tha erecre Adams & Co.. AmerioonEx Bauk ST OF THE SL, DORADO. A. Van Vaiken Burgoyne & Plains rs 000 Drew, Robinson & Scblosa, Bros Co, 60000 Bingham & Rey. Chambers & iieiver 26.90 — nelds........0 Brown, Bro's. & Co 18.459 Bucklay & Druel Drexel & Co,.,... 14400 Amos R. Euno.. Buoklin & Crane. 14,000 Ebbets & Brown Dall, Austin& Co. ¥. Victor & Achel- co. W. Jones & Wise.. 6 Ao a H. Coffin. W. Bayard & Co Spollord,Tileston & Co . Coruin: John M HH. Freeman & Go, Reed, Wade & Co. Beale, Melick & De Witt ...00... 0 Jobn Cunning! am pte vom ‘ Uo... Dexter, Fay & Bons eee & Thompron & ifun: ROE wee es F Probst var Williams & Potter. Del itbam & Mtoore Hewitt, Lees & Co To order ss.eeeee 35,0 E.D, Kimtall,.... come Trompley & Lam: 092 718 ‘ [ Axaony patseng’s. 100,000 DOR vv seves $i.0027 13 ady, wu Alb Call gell, well, G8 Mar? oy Patrik, BE ailing, J Mine, 2 = ton to New Yor The following 4s w ih PASSENQERS {TED STANES BY Moore, F Areonti, P va Bring oad . Yr en A lel, ON Bitobeand D ¥ rd, Goo Peo Hall, JW Rogers ana 2 T Giw ee and 2 2 bes %, 2 nnd gon, BW Lamonds, B hora, ny GG cw Lewis, A ong the parton: Aw F #00, wan Fellx 4 of 8 lords to make short visita in New York and Washivgson. We are under many obligations to Mesors. lO. Pane ond G. B. Pareey, the Gewtlemaniy Parra of tho Th Dorado nnd United Btates, and to Messrs, Adams & Co, the express forwarders, for fate papers and mewa; ols to “Me, John A, Gilbert, of the frm of Burford & Co. | dl.ap pfenien associationa, and making other political organizations throughout the State. The people of Sacramento are in high glee since the Legislature has removed to that city. The Sacramento Union says:—“ The etreets are filled with pedestrians during the day; the livery stables are well patronized; the stores are overrun with customers; the saloons and restaurants are driving a spirited business, and the town generally wears @ more lively aspect than ever before.” At Ban Francisco, on the night of the 20th January, while Capt. David Iavghton was walking in the vicinity ofthe Oriental Hotel, between eleven and twelve o'clock, he was suddenly borne to theearth by the weight of two men, who threw themselves upon him, and, before he could extricate himself from their hands, they, in the most polite and gentlemanly manner imaginable, re- Meved him of splendid gold chronometer watch valued at $150. After assieting hia to riso, they kindly asked him if he was burt, and thon leisurely iked off, wish- ing hima “ yery good night.” Capt. Haughton states thet they were well dressed, and of gentlemanly appear- ance, He bad considerable money sbout him at the time, but they did not attempt to take that. Most of thé parsengers by the Gciden Gate, from San Francisco to Panama, have come from Ohugres in the United Btates. A few of the @. G's passengers, by push ing on nightand day, rasched Chogres in Lime to get on beard the HiDorado. The remainder, not being able to obtain conveyanes across the Jethuus ivawediately, ar rived at Chagres oon after the KE} Dorado sailed, and om barked on board the United States. ‘The Golden Gate made her passage to Panama in ex- actly twelve days running time, and exolusive of the de tention et Acapulco. Bhe srrived at Panama on the afternoon of the 3d of February. ‘The Golden Gate met the steamer Republic about one hundred wiles above Acapulco, bound to gan I'ranctyco; and also the steamér Pacitic, of Vanderbilt's ling, for the came port, going ent of the harbor of A Tae propeller Com, Stockton was at Acapulco, in charge of the authorities of the piace, waiting instructions, ex pect- ed by the United States Uonsul, froin the Aweri terat Mexico, im respect to the future dispositi made of her. At Panama there were, beside the Goiden Gate, steamers the wliforn is avd the New Orleans, The Valifornia wastuken up entirely for the conveyance of government troops that went forward by the Falcon, from New York. ‘The New Orleens had seoured nearly her full compliment before the arrival of the passengers by the United dtates, El Dorado, Pioneer, and Georgia. The passengers by steamers Goldev Gate and United States, who left Seu Frencisco at 10% P.M, on 2ist of January, have made s through passage to New York in twenty-six due. Thisincludes fourteen boure deten:ion at Chagres, aud twenty-eix hours at Kingston, sac The following items, comprising 9 summary of late evente in Califoruia, are taken from several of the San Francisco papers. ‘The weather had beenextremeiy mild and beautiful. There been but littis rain in apy part of the State from which we have edvices, and the ininers were again suffering f1cm the want of water. There was but little prospect of m further fall of rein ‘The President's message and o'her documents were read by the Cslifornians with much interest. ‘The mes- sage meets the general approval of sven of all parties Rebberies were becomug quite frequent in San l/ran- circo, Jt is ascertained that some rogues bave been at work filing cf gold from the edges ot the sluga, or $50 gold pieces, Some were weighed and proved to be from $1 to $2 short of the original weight. ‘The ‘kets in the go’den city are fallot come. There two markets in Sau Francisco, and both are said to be well stocked aud well patronired A letter published In the .7/'a California, in referring to the companies working the Maripora mines, s Three otbere I have beard of have divided—one 10, one 1 oue 15 per cent per month on their capitals LB Mizner, Req , of Benicia, has been appointed pri- vate secretary to Gov, Kigler, It is reposted that a new morning paper is about to take the plece of the Califo Courter, which was dis- continued on the &th of January. The lighting of the streets in San Fraucisco is rapidly progressing. ‘The Grand Jury of San Francisco have indicted Aifred A. Green for the murder of Ad. Bartholf. Lis trial was soon to take place. ‘The general health of San Francisco remained good, though the juveniles were suffering ome from mensias, ‘The trials growing out of the voyage of the ehip Chal- lenge were still progressing at Ban Francitco Oa the 1ith, Frederick Birkenshire and Al+xander Cogill, ses- mea, were put upon trial on an indictment for assault. ing Douglaes. the mate, and endeavoring to incite a mu tiny on board the ship Uballengo, The trial resulted in the acquittal of the accused. Karly ou the morning of the 19th, while intoxicated, Michael Cameron, suppcsed to be a mative of Dubitn, Ire. land, fell into the bay, (8an Francisco) from oT the storeship Florence, lying wear Clark's Point, aud was drowned. The California Legislature were etili in session st Sa- cramento, where they met on the 16°h January, Th State archives had been removed by order of Governor MeDovgal, during his admiuistration, to Ban Jow; and the people of that town, when an attempt was mals to remove them, obiainedan injunction, and detaimed the archives for reveral days. They have since bean removed, however, aud the question, where is the State gapital’ will coon be settled by @ decision of the Supreme Court Judge Geo. W. Barton, late of Philadelphia, who disap- peared on lart Christmas morning, while isporing under temporary deraugement. bad not been found stinst ac: counts, It is feared he has committed suicide, The Commissioners for funding the city debt hal uesrly concluded their labors. They report the whole at of bonds issued, $1446 269 $4, of which there bad been redeemed $40,000 The: i had reseived from the City Treasurer $200,000, of which they had paid out, in satisfaction of first and second coupons, $122,700; in redemption of principal, $20.240. Cash on hand, $57,060. Coupons to the amount of $14.00 yet remainout; when these are cancelied, $43,000 will remain ia their treasury, On the merning ofjthe 20th January, three prisouers excaped from the chain gang, while at work on te atreeta, They were James Burns, alias Jemmy-from-town, sen- tenced to tea years’ imprisonment; Peterson, sentenced to tem years’ imprisonment for ba lt and Lewis Ottinger, ceutenced to one year's imprisonment for steal- ing 8 diamond bd Atoy. The prisoners at work in the gang. of which there were about twenty, were em ployed ip digging. and each one had on hia leg a heavy on chain ‘he men who esceped managed to got their chains off, one by having eawed the band, another by unlocking. and the third by slipping his lex through it The men bad probably been gone some minutes before they weremisred, and the taet that was heard they were walking down Sansome street Vol. SleKee, Indian Commissioner, bad completed an expedition threugh the northwestern part of the Btate, nud concluded four trentier with tndian tribes—one with ihoee of Clear lake, a second with those on Russia iver, @ third with thore at the # of the Klamata river, aud the laet with those of Heott's and Baste Val- lies aud the Upper Kiamath. A dreadful trogedy was enacted at Perry's the Celaverns river, a week since, A ata fsndengo, at which Amerioans a gathered. Kuives were drawn, and pistols fred, and the iray resulted in the killing of Alexander McDowell. und weunding of Plyoneti, The nexe day wing terribly exasperated, they wn to have bee @ trial, burg them at s ofthe bght, © th Yolo! rnment at Sen Means clseco, ‘Khe New ment ot fan Dr BR WwW. A. Gorham, Ocunty Wo.d J, sted Hyatt, James Grant, N. 8. ell, Natoauiel Holian aves. Jno. Fieroe and J, W. sling Assi Aldermen, Alderman HU, Morgan, of the First w was a member of both the oid ond uyw board, bi ened K e force bas been reorganized. It now con- sists of thirty-two men. por month, acoptela ard assis bh receive $400 per month; so th. ntos of this department tae W. Cw 8. by several cf our heavy pintained at their expens Sed with authority py the mayor and zantshsl of t wing are some ofthe provisions of anontinance letely pureed Ty. the Sen Franc for the esti tab fwposition of a Beo. J senger arriving in thy port seachail pey @ health departmont tax ¢, 2. The party wo pay i r te with his mar he hospital w a city g hall be entitted to a cer. tifeate shall at any tig e tif admit bit inte within six mouths from ter dave, bali be w ity Phytist ts ene of th wath riment. Ths Piemy —Theebstaclos # for ne of the 2h oi auoh ® ohsract loners ® Proposed b n of existing laws of the Ucitad t oad positive Inetructions, w cre wee 1 ance with thors lawr—aand of rust which the Herr ofthe Treerory bad confi te thera = Before a pubis Sultdiog an bo commenced, withonan pe 8'te bas to be procured. Now, tothe purchase ofa by the United Ststes for either of the proposed buildings, ceeiig provisions of law have interposed insuperable 0>- ‘The 7th rection of the act of Congress of May Ist, 1820, 4 in the following words :—-“ And be it further enacted, ‘That no land shail be purehas d on account of the United Btates, except under & lawauthorising such purchase * ‘The inruperable difficulties, however, to the purchase of sites for the propored buildings, would have been of no consequence, could there have been found suitable sites on lands belonging to the United States, of which pos rersion covid have been procured, and the title of the United States to which was vadisputed and undoubted. But, 80 far frei (his being the onse, the State, as is weil known, through its legislative department, has set up a claim to, and exercised acta of ownership over, nil the lote within the limits of the city, situated below bigh water mark—not even excepting the “Government ie- secves;” while the city, through its Common Council, has set up a claim to, and exercised acts of ownership over, ali the lois within ite limits, lying above high water mark—inoluding the “Government Reserves leaving Barr them net a single lot to the United States, as the property of the United States, upon whieh to fee a building. “Add to ti that the property known as ‘Government Reserves,” npon a portion of which it bas beeu proposed by the Commissioners to raat the Marine Morpital, has actually been sold at rheriff’s rale, asthe property of the city, to satisty certain yadgmonts Obtained agaipetit. © * * Ag to the Commissioners, the simple question bas all along been with them, wnetoer they wonld violate ths law, and the fustructions from the Treasury Department,’ founded on the law, or whe- ther they wonid render due obedience to both! They have bad no difficulty whatever in choosing the latter alternative, Not» dollar of the publio money will be ex- pended upon any site, the title of the United Stales to which is not clear and unquestionable, Whother or not the United Btates have suo! a title to any land within ‘the limits of this city, will shortiy be determined. If it sbati be fonnd that they have not, Congres, which is now in sea ion, will doubtiess authorise the purchase of suitable tites, and wake (he necessary appropriations therefor. Settlers” antl Minera’ Convention, A cettiozn’ and miners’ convention ussembied ia Sacra, mento on the 14th Janvary, aud bas continued in session from day to day. The meinhers of the convention have paeted resolutions, in which they claim that the public domain ehonid he donated to actual setters, in paroels of 160 acres; that, in the settlement of private land claims, “itis the duty of government to give no more vitality to any congestion or grant than it already pos sesses” under the Mexican law, and that mo latitude sbouid be given in the coniirmation of such graate ; that tho board of jand commissioners should not revive the former oustoms of Califurnin ax evidence in the wrtle- ment of tities hat theawamp and tule lands should, in zo instance, be granted im large «ynontitics ; that, in regard to sity and town lots, aotnal occupants should heve the right to purshase at ‘nominal rates. Ip reference to the mines, oue resvlution rete (orth. as general principles, that priority of claim should be uniformly rerpected; that, in quarts mining, claims shall not exceed ore hundied and fifty feat in the dires- tion cf the lelge—double claims being allowed to disco verers; that in dampingand fluming, no prior company shall back water upon the olaim of snother for more than one ceazon, and not at all,if the subsequent co pany will conduct the water into the flume er race of thy thet the extent of claima being governed by their rich. ness avd accertibility, no system of laws can be made uniformly sppljeable in wll districts, Mining Intelitgencs. The Sar Francisco fF» 1 Piccyune, of the Tat Jan, eays:—Quartz mining still attracts the attention of the wining populatign, althouzh they are beginning to fiad the differenve between prospecting a rich quarts lead, and obtaining the necessary machinery to work the same. We beileve only one companyia this State has, yet, poid any dividend, and this honor is claimed by the Gold Hill Quartz Mining Company, of Grass Valioy, who, on the 10th inst, declared a dividend of ten per cent on their capital This company have been in opera- tion about four months, and although they hava been thus successful, yet their works are rude, and they con elder quartz mining to be et inits infancy—in a mea sure an experiment, and one, tao, which has proved very costly to many, as Wilness the almost entire failure ofeeverai prominent companies im the southern mines, ‘Tho present quartz operators are expezimenting {ur their succesrers’ benefit. No doubt remains now in the minds of those acquainted with the subject, that the gold bear- ing quartz will averege from two to three cents veiue of gold to the pound of natural quartz, and when the pro- Per machinery and mode of working it ars hit upon tt will prove @ great and flourishing interest in California. ‘The Stockton Journal says that able-bodied men oan ob* tain employment anywhere in the southern mines, & one hondted Collars per month, and board, The El Dorady News twforme its readers that tha rich ost lead yet is said to be ove of P arghe dissovered Le qbarters of am: $i 000 worth of 5; ih t by visiters, which were extracted from a one not over three fest square. Of course, the giaim is taken up aad the Gort serguine expectations are entertained of a quick fortune by the lucky holders, The miners kept at work all the week and overran tha town cn Bundey, They ate prosperous exceedingly. At vada great demand for labor existe Quastz aniaers | ind ready employment at from M4 to $5 per day, board | included. Mirs Bowers is shout establishing a sooo! fa Nevada The Journal eye thers ate clildren enough im the place tor ‘y association bas been formed at Grass Deaths in Catoraiss At Ban Francisco, Jan. 21, Brown, aged 42 LE raand 6 months. Mr. B. was & native of Tarrytown, + ¥ and well known es « popular hotel keeper in New York city, Mobile, New Orleans. and late ef this city, At Bancelito, Des. SIst, on board the U. 8. sioop-of- war Warren, Joba Carroli, Assistant Hngineer U, 8 Novy, 27 years, The deceased came to his untimely end from a wound received !n the moraing by the accidental discharge of a fowling-pitce in the hands of a friend, with whem he was ona bunting excursion In Benicia, on the 13th Jannary, in the fifth month of bis oge, Frauklin Henry, second som ot Lucy WW. and Samuel G, Grey. Financial. Btate Temporary taree per cent Logan, 35 to6 per cont discount “rem par and st; State War Loan twoive percent Bonds, $4 a 55; &t 06 @ 67. cougom «ff; Btate Wi Btato Warrante, (nufondable) 6 : Bia 8; Clty Bonds. 40 0 a7; City Sosa 16 dia unt. (nearly all redeemed); Oi Vomptrolier’s Warrants. 5 ; Bkoramento City Bonds (goazon off) when oe percent off f Exchange fran i y be quot fed an abun ere ave no diftiealty tn 4; iu halves 3” cargo is. at Be, Bales of | half and quarter re soll yesterday bs $t0 Its) sold to-day, wt , about 95,000 feet, ha ning foot, —In ‘conrrjuense of the Improved condition of the roads, oar town wonts qu 1% iy eppeatance, aud more freights are golng forw witer, ‘The market ie firm, with an upward ‘eadensy! | but without any mater e our last, Bar fs almost the only attic Pelee; and that Se atilt (California) 1s we OLE have been effected a ce Of freth ground flo m emall Lot ( zon pil anges Tateliigenee from the West Todien, LANDING OF FIVE WUNDRED UNITRD stares PS AT KIN@STON—WATILE ROYAL N THE S—-BRITISN TROOPS ORDERED OUT. Bl Dorado brings advices from Kingston, Jamulys, inet. aud the United States to the toth, in- steamship Independence, Capt. Stoddart, was at epaizing machiaery ; would provably sail in ne or (our Weeks, but bee dostinstion was unoertala, | All we Thers wea a terrible rumpus at Kingston, on tho 234 and 2tth ult., in consequence of the landing of five bucdred American soldiers at that port. We give the | Tbese was very tittle oholeraa' ! (Prom the Jamaica Despateh, Ved 2) * Aterican goverument has given directions to the 1ore of the United States feet on the Pasitio ne of tho yerets of his equadron im the bay of A verre! © mn Navy Bi the protection of Ame This determination of the goveremans fs, , to prevent “the mortifeation of Ineurriag en obtt- tien to @ Britien captain for the use of his flag to rotect Ametionn (nterente,”’ as wee tha case in the late ot at Chegres, when the river boatmen, amongst whom re some Jumolon Negroes, cave the Ame! (ths cabinet) “in ® 6." Ts ts also sald f war is also to bo peraran lat Ban Juan, 90 thyt, in fulnee, wil be brought te anchor by British ge aoWer the demanda ef another oud ind a ees ment, oo wre the ous whem the Bridie big wer ts also to be stat for fired inte. Cap: Aanerien steamer Prometheas, et Ban Juan del No {From the Deapatoh, of Jan 28) Kingston was thrown into a state ot comasiecebie citement on Friday and Saturda; a presence of fome five hundred recruits, principally Tana, ‘woar- the United States uniform, who bad been permitted nd from the American steamer Falcon, an having fsteterd drunk, bad got into eeveral rows with the black people and the police. Several broken heads on both vides were the consequence, but the most rictous of the i became, atter a while, so overpowered with liquor that they were easily secured, and either confined in the cage for the right, or taken tothe lock up. The most interesting” evgagement tock piace onthe art of Mr. Hitchins, alongside of which the versel lay, and on which abundant implements fora skirmish were to be found. A lot of the Irisb, whom it was attempted to capture and pet on board the ship, took post on the coul heaps, from which they showered down huge lumps of ‘coal on all aronnd, and it was with the greatest diffict they were eventually captured, ‘Two subalt: Officers attached tothe force-—one of them, we leara, Lieutenant Mason of the 4d infantry, and ano ther, Whose name We couldnot ascertain, behaved with great spirit and pluck on Me occasion; and it wax in a great measure through their exertions that the mea weregoton board. We are bound, however, to state, that throughout the whole disturbance nothing was seen of the officer in commend of the detachment, whose namo, we understand, is Captain Day. Indeed, itis im- porsible not to feel that there must have been gross want rang’ {, a4 weil on the part of the princi- command, a9 on the part of the United States government Hare were 500 raw Irish recrulta, who had never held @ musket, thrust on board a steamer ntly provided eitber with coals or water, under the charge of eight oitioers. of whom two were surgeoas and, ster, huse officers appear to have had no control whatever over the men We do not hear that there Was eveo @ non-commirrioned officer who had ever been subjected to an hour's dircipline, Surely any reasonable perron would have foreaven the conse ue of bringing puch a body of men, ao totally uncontrolied, alongside a wharf. For our part. we wonder the affair passed off #0 well as it did, and that some liver were not lost. Nothing could excel the furious state of the black people; and if 4y had net been restrained, we are convinced very reriout comssjneuces might have ravulted. ‘Chey were with difieuity prevented from rnshing on board the ves eel. and committing formidable violence, Ladeed, we are pained to learn that an American ofiicer, Major Sutton, received a severe blow ou the forehead from « biudzeon held by a@ negro, which cut through the ecaip and in- Hicted & painful end serious couturion. A few of the men were ashore on Salorday; but although thei eaidtebe hh disorder on board che vessel, wa he: vothing further occurring in the city.’ We fear a large nomber of the men will be found to have de. petted. Great praise is due to Mr Inspector Leakennd hie men, for their eMcient exertic to quell Wriday’s jot. It was found, however, pdeolutely necessary to fe, batons being quite useless against no large lous by liquor; indeed, ro thers men were got on board of the Falcon, several tod to jump into the shore. boats as they wert slougoido thas stores, and it was dae requi onsequently to send to the Admiral at eoyal ter o& party Gk movines to assist in restraining them. Her Majesty's cteamor Alban wes in conay. quence aent up trom Port Royal, and remeined until the Falcon got underway, when both steamers proceeded to Vert Royal, the Fuloon on her route to Ghagres. 8: fears were © by the recruits to take posrensiou of the Amorienn staam- ship, but we trust that mo euch attempt was made, and that she will reach he itination in safety Very Late fra: We have received,.] files of the Panawa ferula, to the 2d, and ad- viovs from Chagres to ths Sth inst. The ri on the Ietbimus had ceased, and the (orgona road was in first rate order. Fave up the river in email boats, $40r $5. The Isthmus was remarkably bealthy. The parsengers at Penwma were leaving rapidly, in sailing versels, being obliged to pey full prices, All per- sons Dolding tickets in the Panama Mail Bteamship Co.'s sbipa were sest forward without any delay. Steamer tlokets were selling at quitean edvanoe, the company having steamers suificieu to forward ail boldtng through ta from there, . ten barrels of beef having been sold ut one thou. sand dollure, by Garrison & Fritz The propeller Pioneer had arrived at Chagres, and many of ber passengers were ororsing, with the expecta. tion of meeting the Monumental City; but she had left nearly a month before, aud they would be obliged to wai for her, or go in sailing vesneis. ‘The United Staves, at Kingston, from Ohagres reported that the steamer Georgia bad extived at Chagres on the 6th, with 1,500 passengers. We make the following extracts from our fles:— [From the Panama Echo, eb. 2} Amoog the arrivals ast evening. at the Louisiana Ho- tel, were Capt. Day, of the U. 8. Third Artillery ; Cap Miller; Mx. Ambrose; Mra, Lieut. Mason; Mrs. Liout. 0 lard five eervante. ‘The Philena, the Amphitrite, ard the Margaret, three sailing versels, have cleared from this port, with a fair copie ment of pasrengere, during the past week. AMARICAS AGENTS IN NEW GRANADA. Ponema. Consul ; Samuel L, Cormine, Vico Amoa B. Corwine Consul. Boeo'a Yolverton P King, Charge de Aitairs ; Conrul Joho A Bennet, Carthe gene. on Sancher, Consui Senta Marta Samuel D9 Taylor, Consul. ogres Hozvey Gleason, Consul; Jautes Mf. Paliu, Consular Agent [From the Keho, Feb. tj) Tt is expected that the Alabrims has brought between two ard three hundred pavencers. ‘There have beem a number cf ertirals within the last few days, which we bad previously enumerated, from sailing vessels at Chagres—and the cry ia* still they coms,” Three men were drowned in Ohagres bay, while going from the steamer to the shore, at the time of the last arcival there, One wae @ putive, and tae other two Americare ‘The French sloop of war Pendence, a twelve-gun ves eel, Capt. Leusto arrived et this port last evening, Qapt L, as atopping at cha Leneiana, ‘The Qoverror ot provines bas recived a comma: nicatioa, declar! mof the law passed t sear, aud which ant, to have beea ino: 1 Government at Bogeta di declares that said law ente eno Fropeeitt 4 nor pro a Ramon Ls Ewa nmnn, respec and adda that connec Solcado whin s month « 8 eprung oy oa Mansanilta L to the hospital which trent three chron ayulsions aud to speak ; ons 1 noglented e 6 able nown; ene e ord coma, incurable obicres ia the tee; of fever, and oo mvulsions et epital ¥ much murprised, yosterday, too tras, on g Rhona han fd | yutha pss! condustion eas in this city, hal vernored on the st The amount of his Habilities we do net exaolly know, but have learned that bo borrowed from Fe Pedro Jasis the raw of $1400, on Monday, and otber aller amounts from those er- inated with him io Yoriuess, Which bo succeeded iu ryfog cit (Prom (be Pawsma Herald, Jan. 25 olty t# ramaved, crammed. and jacmmed fall of pas | sera {or Oniitorniam-our hotels are fuil—our streaca full, and in fact we are Cuil all over, with only one | pleamer in pe ake them away, The Orezon leaves thie afcernoon with ore 400 pu asengers. The Uh Margaret, Amphitrite, snd Phi bec today cr to morrow, These four sailing vessels carry about 600 parsengora, leaving @ balance of 800 or c0 ow the Tethmus to walt for the nex failing veosels world be put up for Zan Franci not for the coaraity of provisions, We bare ve paerengers in abundanoe, but are be esata! pork. inten days, however, if the steamers Which srs expected maXe thelr appearance, wa anil bavo ubun- dance of steam conveyance for all panengors A party of fifty Unglishmen, within a day or two, have arrived en row'e for Qullfornia; they are from the Gora: | wall mines, Hnglend, and have come direot from South- ampton to Ohagree. whence they will proceed to the Aguafreo urines in the Maraposs district, This astool- ation ja under a regular board of control, who them; and the circumstance is woticenble, from th miviog is receiving etme atient isthe first enterprise of tha in that country. Mr. Chepmat, aovompanied by Mrs. Chapzuan an sieter, being coer dably delayed hy we are tof purpose giving a dramatic rapreaeniation in this clty, \§ Dr, Chapmun, bis indy and sister, bave long been Inowa to the American pablio, where y ave Lighly esteemed, | end justly regarded as ornam ata fo the Amorigan stage, {Prom the Scho. Jan 95} The steamer Mocumental City exiled on Saturday eventog, tor taree baudred pu: gers. Gen. Herrera having bean lected Senator from tha provines of Obistqu!, Started. for Bogotw yortarday, to sacuma the duties of Lis post in the national Congress, Por ths remaining ten ir ce oes Got. Hg ha be Dio wubetuute, Qn ths Us of Kopruary, He. Maonel ntered 2d, after entering, etl Our eitizens ¥¢ ot (whlch Corning, bange and gon. short of d here on Saturday, baving reached that port in seventesm days from New Orleans. in the bark Goo trpeed, Captalim Soba Weed. They sailed from New Osleans on the 27th December. ‘A number of priests of the Pranciscan order, from Bo livia, reached our city on Monday, en route for Spaim. ‘They go via Havana, we learn. We learn of the arrival in thia city, en route for Call- fornia, of Mesers. Rayner & Donneison’s celebrated band of New Orleans Ethiopian Berenaders, consisting of alg performers. TUR ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS AT CHAGRES— THEIR LANDING OPPOSED BY THE NATIVES-~GREAT FXCITEMENT, ETC. In Chagres the United States troops who created se much disturbance at Kingston, appear to bave beem eyurlly disorderly, if we are to judge from the tone ef the Jamaica Daily M@ivertiser, of February 9th, from which we clip the aubjoined extract:— A passenger per El Doreao, from Ohagres, informs as that on the arrival of the Falcon in that port, the rest dents on the Spanirh cide, aided by the authorities, atre- puocusly opposed the landing of the American roidiers— and the officers of the ehip were compeliad toe boateto take them to Navy Hay, and pected. they continually annoy: Earned such efthem on board as wers disposed to be of fensive and more peaceable men were put im tn until by dint of coercion and persuasion, they ail landed on the Bey. Information was despatched to Panama, te be propared to receive them, stating atthe same time the dirpositions of the vietters Our informant heard it reported that the military were under arms, in ose their arsistance be required. It is anid the majority of them arrived in Panama half stripped of their clothing, ber'ng parted with it to procure spirita, &o. ‘The schooner Ocean Queen. from this peas iva arrived in Chagres, when the El Dorado left er erent Poltce Intelligence, TUR FALSE PRRETENCK CASE PENDING AGAINST WINE ADD MAWKINS SINVESTIGATION AY THE POLICE COURT. Before Justice Osborn. ‘Yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the case of Isaaa N, Winn and Willet N. Hawkins waa brought up for inves- tigation, on the complaint of Cyrus Beofela, who sete forth that he has been defrauded out of $3400 nad wards, by means of false represevtations made by the sala Wino and Mawkins Several of the oreiit.rs wore present in court watching the movements about to be developed during the investigation. Mr. H. 8 Clintom appeared ax conneel for the complainants, and Mx. James BR Whiting os counsel for the defence. ‘The first witmers called was Mr. Scofield. who wae cromsexamiped by Mr. Whiting, for the defence. The following is the evidence up to tne time of adjonrameant : EVIDENCE. Cyrus Scofield, ororexeinined for tho defendants, eay*:—Lam engaged in no particular buriness at prosemt; bave been # merchant in California, dealing ia all kinds of goods; was in the country about seventeen monthteia Hat mento City most of the time; I arrived here a year Ttb of January last; became acquainted with Mr. Winn fast September, or first ot October last, at No. @ Pine street, in this city; -he said be was engaged in bum nees there, with aman by the name ef White 1 don’t know White's first name; I bave seen him there; { loam ed Winn come money there; I did not see White at the time Question—Did you not loan monay to Winn & White at that place? Avrwer~1 did not know Mr. White; his name wae mentioned; [ loaned the money to the firm of Winn & White, the same asf would to's firm, by handing joan to ene of the members of the firm} they gave me tbeir check fcr it; I loaned them one thousand dollate; they cave me their check, dated ten days abead. Q—Didycu sgree upon tho rate of interest, when you loaned that $1000? A.—Noj; that $1,000 was not repaid tome at the end of ten days; I think the lean was made about tho 4th of Ootebor; thers Was no other money transactions betweem us during the intervening ten days; that $1,000 baw never been paid; it ta atill due to ms. Q--Did you ever receive any money for the ase of it® (Objected to by Mr, Clintom, counsel for the prosecu- tien, Magistrate ordored the question to be reserved. A.—Laverecelved money at different times forthe ure of the woney~ that wos the underst: Tleaned them the money, the und they should pay what they could A.—Dew mich did they pay you for the use of 6? ce oni Sguin reserved, at the suggestion of the magis- rate Q.— When waa the last payment made to you for the use of that money! (Suine ruling at before.) Q—Who paid it to you? (Sem objection mado ) Q.— Det worn the fret loan of $1690, and the last pay- ment for the ure of it, did you lend them any more money? A—Whon Leaid I bad been paid at diferent times foe te ure of the money, I did not aliude to the $1,000 aloma, bot to (het in conneotion with other moneye. snore you loud them apy other money beeides the A Lbave loaned chem other money. Q.--How much? —In all some $9.900 to Winn & White. g —When was the last loan made to them? A.—Scme Ue ‘n December; 1 believe they gave me some wemorsidvm cucoks for it. Q —Wiill you produce them ? A—have not got any of Winn & White's cheoks; £ hold a check of Winn & Hawkins, on the Chatham Bank, for $9,500; it is under my control ‘Who ware you that check ’ A—Mr. Wica. —Whon, and at what place? A.—On the 6th of Vebr usry, the preeent month, inem ‘fee at the corner of John street aud Broadway; I bad net then leaned them $9,£(0. Q.—Tow much had youl Pe rtaerved ) 2 —Was that check peyablo on time, or only @ meme- randum cheok? A.—The check waa dated ahead. Q.—W bat was ile date. and when was {t payabiec” A —It was payeblo on the 9th of this month, and dated on the 6th of February. Q—Did you lend eny part of that $9,100 on the deg you Teeelved ie cheek * Q —sabmees: the Oth of Fe brusry and the th, did you Jend any any to either of them! A.—No, wir. Q-—-On the Oth of February, did you and Mr. Wine Ded” (Answer objected te, | Fhe tefe Boston, for N make up the account of borrowed money between ior which the checks were given? (Question o| Jeoted toe Magistrate ruled that the question in not ‘voMoientty it.) $9,500 composed, and te wh om “ha yes tend the money iotended to be heck of the 6th of Peoruar; Ootitto Wianend White, previous ta & into the Grip; f held deferdan*’s checks ene of th heoks was for ¢ which p by Winn and Woice im which TL teok and weet away, and afterwards i to Vinn Hawkins, and rec ived their cheole o%e which £ Winn and This trea ated ahead, psysdlo that Ume it was renewed same amounty ought it te how'd pot n>; on the i it would ih inst, ao they old’ require oh 4 large 1 asked thems hie hi ie bad'a very big peratic $100,090 to carry non hen rough, and on bavdae be the tim hey had on band et that time; the over $250,000 on bend, in gold daw teat the streamers Obio ond Empire City how gy tated that they hy and mon bad just arrived bee eee ome ity in the hands of the day previ ad opportunities rae | cnantity. required all the y aad al they get, to carry out their Cperalicns, as they could not dispore cf the gold dust te 00d advantage befire Monday, on which day they atato® they would pay me; L think that ¢ wae chauged. fiein $5,000; When ‘Monday came siuiter reprosemtae tions were mace to me about the Prometheus. (1 mea Morday the 2d of February.) the representations weve was tho day on which they rep ney would pay me, they gave me « f Februasy, for $0000; 1 was pow bueution’d what the 6600 was for Nhe farther hosriog of the cage was then postponed ustll this day at three o'clock, The two accused pare Merete. ino and Hawkios, were detaloed in the lody of polfew oMicers pending the investigation. We understand that a reward of $500 Las bron offered by Messrs, Wing aud Hawkins for tho capture of Blin White Bring Bock thet Hat.—4t the adjournment of the inves tigation fa the case of Winn & Mawkins, before Justice Osuern, yesterday afternoon, some gentleman carried of, by mistode, our geporter’s bat, whick ho is requested to wtore at (he meeting of the Uourt this aftemnoon, at 3 Cryeet (om. —Ta the care of Wino & Hawkins, we noticed that they were doing busiaess at No.5 John atrest ; i theuld have been corner of Broed Away and John street, cvor the Mercantile Bank. They formerly did thete Lusiness at No, 6 John street, but have lat shy removed. Murine Atfaira, Remarxancet Passack Tho new ship George Wash- sug ton, of Keaton, Cayt, Soxh h B. Comings (tom New epe, arrived at J |, January 25, ns went te feos fro the Baliee Toauary'l, nnd goovequently made the run to Liverpool in twonty-(our days the G@. Wis 0 Of 6 GIL bales cotton. 1634 tons register, and bad a . Orte 1A, wad ta seven ‘ew Orleans, Now ty-ous days after was in Liverpool. U.S, District are Before Hon. Judge Botts. Fen, 10 The Adeged Cuban Baped —The trial of Joby O'Sullivan and others was 5 “a (a next tena, in coveequenee of the abaceoe of Afr. Yan Duteu, connsel for the ‘Sects; bat i wea aadertood that tt wit | proceed then, witdomt fell