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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
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NFW-YORk TRIBUNE.
Financial Yxptrfms nfs.

Tn. Matu. Principle lies At the basis Of al th-, 10
valuable 10 Social and Political Organization"
sossysA writer under the above heading 10 The
Journal Of Commerce Of Wednesdsy last. We
perfectly agree with him. and would visn 10 see
toe mutual principle applied to all our institus'oFs
:, much fuller manner than is now the case -
Bat when he goes on 10 cdticise an article on MD-
t,sl Banking in the Merchants Magazine for No
vsmbsr, aud TO characterize the proposed Ngtohl
Bank a. an ab,urdty, We think be ezra FOR wait
Of trus undertaking Of the mn.ual principle -
H,s definition Of the VOID mutual, lies ct The
basis 81 all his rensrks. and be thinks 1t would
he misnomer II spilled TO any Bank, nnlen each
custoner could receive IN discounts the whoe
amount Of bis depoAis. Our idea Of mutual IN
sttution is Of one in which each person Interested
receives share Of the profits IN proportion TO TIE
anous. he has contributed toward those proit ;
OF mutual banb. ia proportion to the amount Of
hi, average daily balance, and that ofths discount
or ioseres. ne has paid. Thus, If any merchant
keeping Il balance IL bans. on The basis OF which
balance with others, d scounts are made, receives
. dividend Of the profits Of The bsLb, according TO
the average amount Of ths. balance, such banh
4. mutual one to him. even if he should never
have a note discounted.
The article 10 the Merchants Magazine Propo
SEQ Mutual Bsnk rs a remedy for the excessive
rate Of interest which, according its showing, q
the cause OF our periodical bankruptcies and tie
accompanying distress. Now, tho question IA:
Does that article state the true cause of the &c
knovlsdged evil, ard is the remedy proposed iuf'
6cientl
W. ,hirk the high rate o. intsres. the effect OF
a cIuss lying still deeper than is maniiested in
the article .eferred to, bat We nevertheless de-
oSre In favor OF bank on the mutual principle
from our conviction Of the dosrabiity Of applying
that principle to an Institution 90 extended in its
operations ard so powerful for good or evil 10
those business men who sgree with US on ths
point we cay 1t is for you to determine tire man
ner in which this principle shall be beat embodied
and the practical details through which 1t can he
made most efficient
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
Tho Japnn Expeditiou.

Honolulu papers state that they have received
from the once of the Chin" Repository detsiedto
couu, Of tho visit Of the s. hp Preble 10 Japan sst
Spring Everything relating to thst exclusive Empire
10 of peculiar interest At this iunoure OF conmorcs al
expansion and Jspeu, bordering 90 closely 90 China
and North. Eastern Asis, viii continue TO be besieged
BY sdvensurers til her restrictive policy 10 forced to
yield to the demands Of trade and her ports are cpensd
TO the commerce and enterprise Of the world.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
BROOKLYN ITEMS

THr SrOhs On 5stCrdsy some new o1ok
houses erecting in Dofsld. Ia TIC Fesr Of The block
bounded ty DafH.ld, Wiliougaoy, and Gold 81" fell
xita a trt menoous crash 10 Clermontst. SesenIh
Ward some houses in the progress OF erection q
story oouse At toe corner Of Concord and brsse
.ts two new brick houses, one IN Hamilton ave. sud
the other IN Van Brunt u, and three or four 10 Stan
ton-st were prosEs.ee or psrdy demoIsheSi the
crosi e over the stoJs 10 H.miiEons were car
ded away % a cen,idersble distance. 90 strong wss
The gaze TIA. she forty boats pitched violently and some
If the passengers were ssssiek. Tne ude washed
over the docks sud 10 pscr.fJr i1stsucs Ia toe
Tieiuty O; Catherine Ferry-!I RISE fGly two fe-
above toe sip.
DAxGEkoUs AcoIDENT FROM CAaPHEs. On
Saturday evening young woman nployed al Mr..
Walls store 10 Myrilssv. was ent-svorluz 10 lght
phsne lsm2, the siore vhen ii'x2.3eef and he
elld took Ere; iss flames iLslsony spread to her
clothes and burned her snd upper part Il b.
BODY ost severely. vita ne difficulty the fiuis'
rere exupgufaCc snd Or. swarm ssni Tor, who rem
lered ter every assistance Yesterday sne was much
batter sud although much injured there Is 10 imme d.
ate dancer OF further ~ consequence
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

RGrrRNEp CALirosNiAs-Io $500 sss -.
W, -. :, st Clsrsville from ca ifostii
Shan oa," h psssssser By tse Empire CITY
GroKGIA.-The spirit Of m?ro'emsn ~, ~. 80,
have srecaenily noticed hAvias n.siss.ss 80 80
saala ses,crr portion Of thai stsis- - -,
Ss:Aorpe ara cayer lis 10 b rssrsss est ne ~,
spri q dsnnioc Aas sprnsg ap g =. sis ns
ssAnfy1na RVWu ~ S~e ~~
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

suPposIp MyRpIR Peter Qaaekeneuss, q
rssidens OF ,he town Of Warwick, and hyins near
fhOmpsoas Pond within two miles Of Fiorid., vas
murdered on N ondsy night Of this week. de was al
stsvsit 10 Florida that evsniag, and tnsrs sos
agar. Siih man b. the psme OF !ohn y ssa
elsek fellow called Hiram Siumons il " said that
thsse men thresssned Qascksnbuss, saying tess be
cald no. GET home alive he len tbs tavern about ~
o'csoek- 90 Tuesday mornrg his body VA fcued 10
Weodrss Pond, having marks Of violence on bis sead
HIS cap. bundle and ons Of bic shocs were found n
seepss esiessiss 70 Tie bssek NAE,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

Taxing tho vote in this disHic criterion, there
Gao be doub, she adoption of tho Institution ~
the people Of California. The State of California Ia
,hersi lIelore real slbo and greai common yeah,
from thlsdsy forward. 10 her thirty sisters on tLo
east OF ths Rocky MOuntsBs she sends her Of
lOye and ie,nowspp. praying that the Soidsa chain
that binds her 10 them may never b. broken by the
rude shocss Of tine ana that the sliH0hs glory
which surrounds her nay NOT be tsrpish.d by cold
or Indifferent admission toto tho gres, corioderscy
fAlts California
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
Scarcity Of Prcvisicns.

The Ati cIorata ssys thu s-,,irs In Of Winter hss
caused ucres ed demand Tor all kinds snd quAntues
o PtOvisons great inpr iess has gently
teen the result PORK snd Flour have ,od al very high
rates. and viii 90 much higher uples supplies sr
rive They have ranged during the lsss ~sek. frun
S3s 10 SIS per barrel
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

Tas d.y Il @l.e-ou WA rAiay and ths fac, soid.
= e. tegaoly ssalnss he PeoP's' uehs. Ies
retut -7evcr "a too decisive - warrant "a -
hei Asi any merely accidental ciFcrnt'snces coIii
a"a efsnged o. lbs csGsc;er o. the Consa'Sticn
/ ltresi y - C'Evsnu1- sd acw gniGesl 'cso.y
'sna. 81 snd sdoqtsd y the Do PIE. IN ear lldRneui,
'o1rs NV, ssws have s.r-s1y stated in cur cNlunus
~ 49, i@rcy Of tde PRINCIPLES u The Loco EOco psr
| , "a CsHJrrls, but we're pot prepared - ssieve
s'o'S me sccAon teat the Community, even OF an
F'Aaessco Ns a. Ills ice rracv A Ii A, proved 20
- &c eater into Democrats party ors.nlr.s,. We
90 roy Fe' y Ny mans Believe, bovsver ths,psrty
o-sSn 500 viii - ourd :, - rsarly % ,gror 10 saw
o'arr part OF ice stSta Il vii De Observed thai ia
Francisco only about coo vote. out Of TIA vnls -
Der Hol'd were csst ir favor Ct ths Constitution We
believe this ois7rop0ron 70 &c owing ehurelv 20 ,ss
circ1 rssrcs TIA; mscy rcfe;s were nadvert-ptIv
is.1ed Which the WORD. tor the eoa.utut "a 80
by mere accident ouitcd
Ws regard Il sncs. certain that Rurne,l 10 elected
Governor sue W. ihiak that either MeDOrsal or Re-
us7, The esrdiisfes Of the San JssQgia district Is
elected Goverrc- Ncr 60 We believe that sitner Of
.hs6e rf.ais will be regarded wiih dssststsenon by
any isrgs p-rt'0- Of ti6 community.
o. tho candidate for Congress, Price undoubtedly,
81 preIsrt pears 20 hsve fsr Ire bet chance OF
sscc1 4. lar ~ can learn. the ehsnees q Nlrse
nd " right Sd al equal, but nothing Jpn the
p,nt can yea bs s;sea vita any degree Of csrtsoIy
The tit-reucs hsiseen these hgce senuemen, \snd
the remark sppFes equally 20 Mr.. Guoers) % mat
ter OF mere personal preference. They a7s al four
Loco Fccos.
Tee election hss passed { 4 with entire good
der aud Guetre,s every way gratifying and honorable
10 our community, and worthy u Oil emulation and
imitation in the ci.ies OF the Atlantic States
We learn that Ger. Vallejo 10 elected 10 the State
Sen.te n The SO1 ma su.ct and taai Walker snd
Re dde toe ssTe ticket elected 10 the Assembly
Is VIII DC recoeclsd that Gen IslsO prts ded c: toe
meeting OF ,ha tiends OF Mr. King called uiteoui dis
tnc.ioI Of party, from which The Peoples Ticket
STATED though ths SooOns tickst was INSIDE up, ws
understand aith, " soy direct communication With
tha Peoples Ticket hasr. G-n Walk 10, belisve 10
himIeH rsrked ss Loco-Foco.
We sueoln the re.urns Ut this city, AZ tar a. re-
eeiveo. aud shs give tn 60 Of %, er Districts ogeihes
with ths scsttcrng vote here, - soon ss possible
For Constitution, 81 Agsnsl CoGsltanoU....
F5r Gesac,.
Peter BGnAu...... 1873 J'hn A. SUtet........l fs4
william : sherw 0Od ......s3
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
Tr01 e "a . Hers, Wv u
The Eie~tfoa In Saa Frnncfsco

H,s resulted will Be seen - las hxures below, n
:s success Of the whole Ecxe, opposed 10 the
us, t.ckst- by plurality Of rom shout SIX 70 esa,
susdr-d TIE tots nher Of votes csstin San Franc
co Is Ne learn about 800 TIE scattering vo,e vnea
"a rave rot JET been abe 20 obtain exactly, 10 verJ
large Tssr- seens 70 have been Lite c1rcsgs CT &C
ticG ssd isl- ors.Eif liicn song Les feeds CT the
peoples ressi Is.s e.rcu-1iAacs ed thsr, sc h1x
e sntervLgs beta tae gh Of party ssng and zoe
sIsssi Of orgsn.aaroa sztsrss snass ns'f ess'es's
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
CITY ITEMS.
TrEso.r AFTERNOON. Dec.


DR R,rHALL.-IhiI disi.0E1iihet Hebrew e.
Va. a., r,c,i-cd uasrraoui "a from tie eongress
ton IN En- u. (B1E J-,aarun) sai vii eu.es u21r
n. out,s, {, ,hst Tsberrscls - .soai the 1T Of
Ns-,b pe1t ". Z W. &c . poplar aud valuable
s,,e.,iou 10 tie "a gii or III, city.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

zwrAIrH CT = NEr sTArx-Tas o5ei. rsPors .,
=. .,<t,er Of ri-s .isi~s the assessed yssIsioa OF
1879 A ttst sl.'s Al sl- 40 81 tie s1soasG o. ~
~. $1,000 EEnsef Il acres Of lsr1 .sfss,-a
91sc "a; sorsss over .wo JeETa 3L7+l EeAi e-I-.
ore- ,ro y..rs 4as zzles snd $3.50 eres &c JeD;
ssi, .sscr. owes ros,ss ;.1,-r sofa orfr
spssAA see,Nl
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

WISA..euARD.-The Firs' ANIMAL Exe1rs.on
Of .his company came Of AJnasy' Iaey cired al tie
Atlantic H5tcl. E5bcfss. Seiofo taey leiL IA The
nornas, they were presented WE ie' OF ass' ~
Iss D. uzips. Tee sFsi PFiss wac won ~ private ID
Aurpsy ins ,ecoa1 b. Mr. Eiyai tee t1i'd ~ Nf
Dockety. ard tee fourth BY Capt ".e1sy
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
P II sURNETT.

Liza, ',rcc,EO-.........J NED rG,L.
hepyssiaCflVss. 'iLRsEr - w NHlSHr.
State SsHaf - BOWEL, hARDlNe, biSELow, %.
usASI. IA +. RoBiSsoS.
!; yill not oe oun1 tsr iron correct, W. hazard 90
say. The Candidates tor assembly arc too numerous
10 meoNon." srd "u5~ suipes have been cou'rs ou'
svrry Gay during ihs uc-s nomtusiion fgr Stato'
to CyE7rtss, closing enphatcaly, Ia Sssia AHHa
"G ld and Liberty D" To- night ticket II circulated
Caps Suttsr vii poll strong vote Ia this city toi
vernon. /. isTuuorsd shst tns worthy captain sees
no. the Mdu duuoI Of tho o. 70, bu, the disIncno'
merely. Wa shall soon feo 0bs VIZ sAdl see, 10 sey
er snd then toe fact wild be To fat
Tae Senator arrived this eyenlF a. and reports III
Nc Kun short distance below. The sug, running T.
Mormon Island msde trip through and back, hringir
% iowa a host Of ercuoueeriDs candidates. IL 10 I'M
possible g.theE from tho hotch potch mess made
tbs hrst dsh OF pol ties suy reliable conclusion o.
40 libllR sago nns Of con mon selsa.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

Nor PiCKFocKEr- In our P hoe reports men,
ton tss been ade OF the arrest OF Geo H. Ives on
charge Ct picking the pocket Of man named ringer
aid We have aimee lesrnei thai ve'i' ar INDUSTRIOUS
anic md when brought before the Poics M,si'
trste pas ec i.iely discharged there betty nor me
slightest evidence 10 sustain zoe charge
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
Sacramento kisctioa
E3ltona. Coffs-pon. saCs % tas A., Cslioruia
sAcRAnENTo CITY. Nov l2-ll 2

E3tcna CofSs-pon. saCs % ihs sis "a lorna
sAcRAnESTo CITY. Nov l2--ll Pm.
As seven this evening = Ine~liDs Ot the citizens ~
Sacramento took place Ia dance Ni.h ha proca
msuon o'ihe pusio erisr but qute al TOR BNs.
eaa5s, snc ci ATE c.se tnsn par,sso nsisst A1OuI
dse hundred present., In font e .hs City Hotel,
aud sp, eches were made ~ Col Zabdssi', Msssrs
Ksse0, NJ rss HATED and Oihers Toe speakers were
prnciysl candidates tor some flee or soother apd
M G.usl ges we're maze patriotism drpl.yro, sDd
Oh uts # Response PAID b. teller oiuEsns" bscom.Ds
such Occ wlous
LII. difficult 10 foroIes N result II tomouoss cleo
,oa In tbs district From present appearances, w.
hns tho following Ileksi. N part Will prove the sue'
lOre
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

Being In heavy irons FOR esch steamer z'O
uos and for .7s three, 7Ci TUGS rot including me
4lier irons
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
THO WEEKS
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival Of the Empire City at Nsw.rork.
Half a Million in Gold.


The Steamer Empire C.Iy Capt. WiLsoS, len
Clag-es on the IS d ins.. and KinssIo0, Jsnsio',
on ire lsh. and arrived 81 shis pors yesterday
| morning sboa, = clio :, bringing 81 pi.'e1geT'
.Gd raj 4 million in Gold G7sL
Toe Sc sm,hip Pansns, Lieut. Bailey, L. s.N,
comnsnder arrived n Pasaua on Tuesday, me
40 Dec, at o'clock, N. sac LETT San Fran
c,co toe l5saNov. ana lad Al extremely plesisn,
pssIsg', ald no death or accident CARED, except
sass e gen.!cnGu from Y. York, w5o died as
tie saiP entered .as Bay. snd was bs;ied in Pa
mama.
Tae Pansms broush. $50 passengers. s1d bali a
million in gold dus..
The Panama LEFT the BAH s.. Msrys at Acs-
pucc. - days from san Francisco, wiki 200 pas
se3gers, bound for Psnsrhs.
The bark SOFA leit San Frsn.i,co for this place.
but toe Panama did nos speak her on the way.
The steamer meta brig from Psn,ms, . days
our, at Acapulco.
There we're 90 persons a. Mszs.isn, vsitins
for a passage to San Frsn;i,co-tney could not
get on the lss: steamer. Heard Of the Oregon At
M.zstlAn, but did not see her.
The overland trains which lef, the T. 5. iast
spring and sumner. across ire modotsiLs. had ali
arrived safe in California They were subjected
20 many prlv,tions and hsri.hPs, bat met their
fate with heroic fortisude.
rhe ~ Ger Tunes Of NV. io,s say. - Oar frierd
Bay ssd Taylor Of the .Ne,c York Tribune arrived
in town the other day, and is looking remarkably
we!-' roushiDg it. 10 Caiforhis sgreeing with
him exactly. efore Leaving for Prospecting
t0u-, NJ T. cit u. some New York pspen, FOR
which 40 fee considerably indebted
The Empire Cry ought the following sums TO
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

EFFECTS OF rAE STORM The third story ws'ls
~ A bou.s In Thlfd.s: between South FouTth and
sJuth Fif.h, were prosusted OF 81 ne houses
on North sixth s. corner OF Third two bad zoe rons
entirely blown out, t=o only psraAIy, ~nis 'no Is'
.si,t1y bplldtry xitns,ood tie storm unhsrned.
Toe, belo1s TO Mr. Moore OF Brooklyn. N-sfiy a.
the pis.s we're Dcded vita ws'er- but ioruns'ey u
dld 70, resch depth 10 do any ms'erisl damage
n.uss In South NnIast Val Merritt ouho.i., vas
t,r IN ia ar,t and sec nd stofss 20 shs amount II
80. or more. The Les OF Mesns Wiloit& Gibbons
~ to- f.Ilip OF the house IL South Tsi.ds a. Will not
n short az : 600.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

lyXovID IRON TIE ViLL.oi.-The ener.
elect Andrew B. Hodses Esq removed hl' family iron
the village on Saturday to ,he Brooklyn JAIL where
will reside during his lerm Of ohce.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

Vas DYKE CADETr.-A hasconPs1y 1ncer u %
name, commanded By Capt NJ Van Dyke N c.
H,sadror, Is. L.egt esioyed tao.F Annual Ek'7F'or
yes,erdsy. Tbey presented s'oloier'J 'PPeasAa'o
~ A friend has s!.esdy supplied Is with sne
box On Bdass Architecture, EEiel f c. u Po.e-
y o1erIUs.
Cyan interest, Sa5tsta School Annlver'''y
vas hed In the Gsrmsa Mi'ssn Church lsi: evening.
Singing IN Eos'ish an German, b Ihe children A
German address By toe pastor ard ore In Eosl'n y
Rev. J. NJ HcAuley passed away TIE tine.
IeoSI,A erIAs.R.-A, tbs Novelty W orss Of
hi, City. shore i. now beirs vut tee machinery for
three steamers each Of uhleh will require
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26

5ABnArH scHooL ASSIvERsART.-The sabbath
school Anniversary OF tue Fir,t Msihodi" E2l'copsl
Church vas held evening and was very Interest
lug affair The exercises we're mostly BY tbs ehldren
OF the School
WHO WOULDN'T 5E. BACHELOR -Tns Yong
Bachelors A.soclAti50 Monday night pFcsooied 10
one OF their ooer, besuuul IL IL OF silver md
1, prolussy orbsmened aod embossed with vine WORK
the figures representing branches Of the grape vr'
with Arss clu,er. OF fruit On side 10 tie follow
Ing inscription: Presented to Robert w. Flanagan
ESQ. asa stmonis Of Respect ana Esteem, by the
Young Bachelor. Association Of W;sm,bursh l.
Dec. "a l5+s."
TARGETiSG-rhe Northern Liberties dui'ds
and he Patterson and Slack Guards. ~en! on ihe.i
Annual Target Excur'Iorthe hns 20 Jamaica 'nd tie
later 10 AStoris-on Mondsy.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-25
From Yuc:lt1n.

The schooner Flirt arrived at New Or
leans with dates from Laguna TO the 25th
ultimo. The withdrawal of the American
volunteers from the country is looked up
on as almost fatal to the prospects Of the
Spanish race in the peninsula. The lat
ter. il is thought, will again be hemmed in
by the Indians. and driven back upon
Marida. Campeachy and Laguna-
The whites are provoking the Indians
TO war of extermin alton against them
They have begun TO treat their Indian pris-
oners of war as slaves, and are selling
them out Of the country as fast as they
capture them. TO certain dealers in Cuba.
to which island they are exported. On the
voyage down to Laguna the Flirt touched
at Sisal. and found there Spanish steam
er from Cuba. waiting for a cargo Of pris-
oners for Havana. The prisoners are sold
for ten years. and are expatria,ed under
the name of apprentices. The Spanish
dealers pay S25 per hea tor them, and the
proceeds are applied to carrying on the
war--that is, 10 catching more prisoners
for market.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-25
Good Coffee.

The best coffee. however. after the
manner Of the Paris restaurants. is made
by mixing one or more distinctive kinds
together; thereby obtaining flavor and
richness yielded by no one single kind
The practice. according to Sparrow, is to
mix in proper proportions such kinds as
differ most in strength and aromatic flavor.
The perfumer proceeds on an analogous
principle in the production of agreeable
orders by the admixture of various scenic.
which singlv have but little desirable
sweetness.-Mott's Art Of Cookery.
We have been for so,ro time in the
practice Of mixir~ Inherent qualities of
cotf'e. for our own drinking. in the man
ner indicated in the foregoing statement.
and can assure the incredulous that the
beverage so obtained can be equalled by
none made from any single berry. For
an experiment. We would suggest the
mixture OF equal parts of Rio and old
Java
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-25

MONKEYS ON THE IsTHMUs.-There were
gerat many persons who took pleasure
in killing the monkeys. with which the
woods are filed. but there were none of
our party who felt disposition to kill an
animal 50 much resembling a human be-
ing. that was Of no use to us except to
feed the boatmen on; and if all the persons
travelling up the river entertained the same
feeling towards the monkey race that our
party did, they might irolic in the tree tops
and swing by their tails to all eternity
without interruption. However. there
seems most deadly hostility existing be-
tween the monkeys and the negroes Of the
Isthmus-as soon as they come in sight
of one another. the monkey commences
cha,tering and jumping from limb to limb.
without pretending to retreat, and the ne
groes will swear until they work themselves
up into perfect rage. If there arc two
or three white men in the canoe the mon
key will retreat Instantly. and if one of
them falls victim TO white mans gun.
the negroes will stop their canoe and 60
ashore through the thickes vines or swamp
and matted underground to get him. They
rejoice over him as much as an Indian
would over fallen foe, and never fail TO
make dinner or supper otfof him. which
they seem to relish with most extraordinary
eus,o Undoubtedly. the monkeys are
the aristocracy of the ls'hmus.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-25
Coving:on. Ind, April 9th, 1s49.


The National InteIligcncer publishes extrac is
from letters that have been received by Senator
Benton. from Col Fremont-covering the two
months that he not hear of, and giving te r.
rib'e events Of that time. They are written
from Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico. and ad-
dressed TO Mrs. Fremont. at Washington; and.
in her abse nee. (for it was deemed probable that
she might have set off to California by sea be-
fore they could arrive to Senator Benton, and
in his absence TO William Carey Jones, Esq
Mrs. Fremont. fortunately, was gone. Senator
Benton had DELAYED his departure 10 Missouri
confident that letters were on the way
Thu first letter was written from the house Of
his old friend Carson. ut Taos January 9th
He ascrhcs the difficulties in which he. hecam.
involved to the error in having engaged for a
guide, IA ma" who proved never TO have known,
or entirety TO have forgotten. the whole country
through which they were to pass.
After describing his ascent twelve thonsa nd
feet above the level of the sea, TO the dividing
heights between the waters of the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans. where / storms all winter and
the raging winds sweep across with remo rseless
iury-where the cold was so extraordinary that
at the warmest hours Of the day between one
ahu t"o) the thermometer stood, IN the shade OF
a tree trunk, at -spo-he saws:
To advance with the expedition was imposs;.
be to get back. impossible. Our fate was re-
vcalrd We were overtaken by sudden and in
rvit bic ruin. The poor animals were 10 90 Fl ,sf
The only places where grass was 10 be Aad W. p
the extreme submits of the Sierra where the
sweeping winds keep the rocky ground bare and
where men could not live. Below, in the tim,
berrd region. the poor animals could not De,
about. the snow being deep enough to bury the m
alive. II was instantly appare mt that We should
lose every one. took nv resolution ir,rn.Gi
a,eiy. ana determined to recross the mountain
back TO the valley of the Rio del Nor,-. drag
ging packing the baggage by men. With
great labor the baggage was transported across
thu crest TO the head springs of little stream
leading to the main river. A few DAYS were
sufficient TO destroy tina; fine band Of mu les which
YOU saw me purchase last fall on the frontier OF
Missouri. They generally kept huddIed toget tn
er; and as they froze. one would be tumb-
ling Gown. and disappear under the driving snow.
Sometimes they would break off. and rush down
towards the timber ill stopped by the deep snow.
where they were soon hidden by the poadc,ie.
The courage Of some Of the men be gan to fail.
''In this situation / determined to Sc nd in a
party to the Spanish settlements Of New Mexi-
CO for provisions, and for mules to TRANSPORT orr
baggage. asked for volunteers for the service.