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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-20

The CRoToN WATER.-ln another column OF
the Herald will be found heightened and minute
notice Of the first report OF the Croton Water
Department, organized by the law of April last.
1t is an interesting document, and the notice.
which contains the substance of it, Is well deserv
ing Ct perusal. it will be seen that the new law
In relation 10 "water rents" goes into operation
on the first OF May next. The effect will be that
every improved lot will be charged, whether the
house be supplied with water or not; therefore,
every house will be sure to have It, This will
upon those who take The Croton into their houses.
Renc,ferth, it will be reduced TO them, and others
be made TO share the burthen. The tenant, more
over, will no longer have 10 pay the tax directly,
the landlord alone being liable. The interest on
the water loan will be combined with the water
rent" or charge for the use Of the water, and
both will constitute one tax. The animadvcr-
tention-the astounding tact comes out, that during
last summer sixty imperial gallons per day, for
each inbabitsnt, man woman and child, In New
York, was delivered to the city. This report lets
the cat out OF the bag about past mismanagem ent.
We hope the SUCCESSORS Of the present men will
not have 10 make similar complaint. Toe De-
pariment Is a most important and responsible one,
the sewerage Of the entire city have devolved upon
II; and if this great werk be only designed and ex-
ecuted as II ought, the members Of the Croton
Aqueduct Board will make their names famous in
the history Of New York.
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The Boston myssery.

BsLriNoRE, Jan. fe-l2M.
The Southern mail, due lest evening" came 10 hand
this morning The New Orleans Dsls publishes an
anonymous letter, dated ws,hngton Texas, In which
the writer says that DR.. Webster Is innocent
81 the murder q MIR P.rkman. end that
he himself s the guilty and s his way to Cali
fornis The letter lie regularly postnsrhsd and sds
dressed to the D.a and bears the signature Of "oro
noke;th written paper, and 10 quite iIlite
rate In its style. The editors think that u IL not
bfsx
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SHrwREcKs OPP THE CoAsr or FLORIDA
annexed statement exhibits the number Of vessel.
and the value Of property lost of the coast Of Flo
rds. in each Of the past five years, the amount Of
satynre and ,xnenseo
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CHsRLssroS, January ~, 1859.
The steamship Ohio did not appear of the bar on
Tuesday morning 10 deliver and receive her mails and
had been seen OF savannah ct lac clock yesterday
The steamship Philadelphia made her last trip from
Thilscelphia 10 Savannah in as hours.
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he nomination q Alexander Rsmrsy. q. Gov.rao,
'inneso;s, has teen sonfrmei b the Ssn..s
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OnNADi AN ANNEXATION IN THIS CrrY.-There
nas n, for some time past, this city, an agent
',o" one Of the leading annexation journals pub
J shed In Montreal, who has been endeavoring to
collect subscriptions and assistance in furlherance
of that newspaper, as to aid and assist the an.
nexa,ion movement in Montreal and the rest of
Canada We understand, however, that much diff
Guilty is encountered by the agent
Our merchants, and others, to whom he has ap-
Piled for subscriptions, or aid, are extremely chary
of committing themselves to the advocacy of such
project AT present, giving, as reason, that the
anne xation of Canada, if it were pressed at the
proper time, might have the effect Of increasing
the alienation already existing at Washington and
elsewhere, between the North and the South, on
the slavery question The GOODNESS with which
Canadian annexation is received in this metropolis,
has nstonshed many of the warm Canadians who
come here recently. None of the enthusiasm have
which accompanied the fneate, or revou-
ton, on the frontier, and on Navy Island,
Is now perceived among any Of our po-
liucal or commercial circles. In fact, the
people OF this metropolis, and generally throughout
the Northern States, are more DESTROYS to stand
still, to keep quiet, and wait the action OF the
British government and the Canadian authorities,
before even they lift finger TO cid or assist the
project.
Recent accounts from England It is true, init
mate that the British government have been dellbe-
rating on the propnety Of letting Canada cut her
connection with the mother country. If she chooses.
If this separation should take place, we are much
afraid that there will be found much diff
Guilty in bringing about the annexation Of Canada,
during the present crisis, 10 the United States, as
there now seems to be in bringing about separa-
ration from England. When Canada comes into
the Union, there must be an equal quantity of
Southern territory added, embracing Cuba and
another slice of Mexico in order to keep up the
balance of power in Congress, between the slavery
| and anti slavery States.
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Total. ...247 q .2e7 9s4

IL has been the anxious wish Of the king and his
council, to encourage agriculture and other
branches Of industry, and attend to the promotion
OF happiness among the people. II was with this
view, that certain resolutions passed by the
king and council, on the 2ist Of December, lSt9,
granting fee simple titles TO the common people for
| the lands they have occupied.
These resolutions are herewith submitted for the
consideration OF the Legislature. II is believed, il
| anything Will arouse the people OF Hawaii, to in,
dusty aud self respect, il Is this browning act OF
his majeeiys reign. II this fail, there Is no hope.
II the poeseseion Of home, the home too, in many
cases, where their fathers lived, and where their
ashes sleep, the desire to provide for children, the
prospect OF wealth and comfort, the excitement OF
| advancing civilization around them, propelled by
| the wsAeful minds, strong arms, and increasing
wealth OF the white man, will not start our people
from their supineness, and set them TO cultivate
their lands, nothing will do il, and our people must
give place TO those who will make that use Of the
soil which the Almighty Maker Of the world in.
| tended should be made.
Such has been the condition of the government
| lands, go eDtanglcd with joint and inierminglcd
claims, not before defined or surveyed, that no
| small embarrassment has been felt in selling them
TO applicants. The plan hitherto pursued, has been
10 consider each application separately, and TO fix
| the price Of the land according TO what has ap-
| peared ut the time TO be moderate valuation.
Much has been said against sales Of land 10 in
dividuals Of the American Mission, at low prices.
But nothing can be more unreasonable and unjust.
IL rs well known that these parties are gradually
severiog their connection with the Board IN Bos-
ton, with a determination 10 seek a support for
th. mselves and families on the Islands that they
retire poor, and in most cases with numerous chill
dren, all born the Islands, and that their abors
have been emnently useful TO the moral and rel-
Rious interests Of the naon TO say nothing Of the
fact that they have expendednot less than 600 900
In promoting those interests. II would thea Ill be-
come The government to refuse TO sell lands at
Moderate prices 10 retiring missionaries, while il
has confirmed grsnts ofthousands of acres Others
who never paid dollar for il, but only paid some
tnflng present, or rendered some mental service
which, IL paid Tor in cash by the scale of wages
current in their own countries at the time, would
have been amply compensated by very small pay.
mcnL
The avsils ofthe interior department to the na-
ional treasury. for the year ending March 81, 1850,
amount To esq. 263 81.
God preserve the King KEONI ANA.
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lfrom the Minerr Journal
The quantity sent this week by railroad Is q 63i 10,
by cHnsl 10 40 o. Total for the week 80 s5 % tons
During the corresponding week last year. there was
asn y nsion of business, and only about 14ooo tons
were cent TO market.
Three weeks sgo, with view Of relieving TO Ger
tain extent the Of coal operators fron tho
dht ults under which they have been aborlpg owing
TO the ureNnmpled proetration OF the coal trade we
sugR.stcd the pruprety Of the different interests uni
ting tcRetler aud making pro raia reduction Of tolls,
rttr &c. cit her permanent or until times change
This yt,p siton has been extensively discussed both
al me md abroad and met with favor by several
81 the rarfporting companies and few OF the land
holders hut the large mass Of the latter elass (snd
rtiuatly those who ought to favor the proposion)
hav. eytnced dett rminaon not @ accede 90 the re-
quest We know that one interest will reduce uu.
lees forced To DO by absolute necessity without the
and operation Of all the different ne-
iost spd II The rates toe high all round many
contend cannot see the justice in asking a. how
ever urr,nt the necessity msy be The Transporting
rtmphuips contend that their rates not higher Ia
proportion than the coal rents-and the ian owners
assert that their rents in many instances do not pay
more than fair proportion for the investment er-
cept where land has been held for number of years
tbd nfeaily increased in value-and in these eases
they contend that 80 long az they DO MT chsrxn a
higher rate Than their neighbors the public have no
right 10 call upon them to reliRquish these advau,a
SIS. Indu there circumstances, We feel confident
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Interior Aspect Of the Sandwich Islands.

Report Of the Minister OF the Interior,
Read before the King and Legislature of
the Haw allan islands, ON the @2d day 81
April, 1850.
TO THE MOBILES AND REPRESENTATIVES op THE HA-
wAIIAN ISLANDS, IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS
sEMBLED:-
i have to make known to you the busine 30
pertaining to the Department OF the Interior, for
the two past years.
The Legislature did ne business in the year
ls49 because the representatives Of the people did
not all assemble at the proper time, and because the
business of the government was not then mature
for the action Of the Legislature. Ii was therefore
adjourned, TO be assembled at the pleasure Of the
King
THE GOVERNMENT rREss.
In the month Of December, 1913, Charles E.
Hitchcock, Esq. resigned his Office as Director Of
the Government Press, on account Of his inten-
ton to return to his native land The duties of
that Office then devolved upen Oh. G.. Hopkins,
Esq, until the month Of May, lSi9, when Edwin
.. Hall, Eco was chosen, who holds the office at
the present time.
The pecuniary advantage or disadvantage Of the
government press to the kingdom cannot be seen
from this account, inasmuch as great amount of
work has been done in the printing establishment,
for which il has not been credited. Had il been
credited foSall the work done for the government
during the past two years, the amount would be
Sl9,e7S IS. leaving balance in favor Of the press
ofs4, liz "a.
The number Of licenses granted throughout the
Islands, since my last report, until the 3lst of March,
M foil
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that general reduction will take place this season,
and portion Of the ecnisrie. particularly the small
veins and those ATTENDED With additional peuse r
working win have TO yield to the circumst ances
stop until times assume more promising aspect.
have been associated with the coal operators Sch
kin co for the last twenty yesrs-ws were enc
in TIE business. also. TOR n numbsr Of years AM
The times from 1888 to isl2-ws know and feel
the dime ulties they have TO contend with In very
precarous occupation We know them TO be- as body,
hard working pablo spirited gener
GUS almost to fault who have mainly built up this
region and to whom are indebted, more than to
any other class, for all our public institutions ana
who have given employ ment to our people-it =,
therefore hard to such men crushed TO the earth,
as they ha,s 1sssn ey A. ss ~ isss q ever dis
graced the country. and then to be denounced ana
vihed by the actors 10 thes~ scenes ana Also 20 %
aim ost by those whose property they have
greatly enhanced in value, and whose Interests, III
rightly uuder.tood. ought to prompt them to step
have acted imprudent, and could not DO sustatnsd
but this Ia exception that applies TO all business
so%nTniies and is mot singular to the cosi region o.
conceive be duty, under any
One other object We had in view In penning these
remarks, and that to express the opinion that
vile conspiracy has been entered into by few specu-
lstors and money shavers, to destroy our GOAL ope-
rators thus of valuable property,
for mere nothing Certain publications. to dspress
the price Of COAL and intimations thrown out to-
creditors abroad to push operators from the same
source the ground that at the present rates they
could not pay their debts together with the fact that
few months since, on the failure of operator, q
colitry "hr reikeu upon py buR-
posed to be connected with this conspiracy, on the
ground that the contract had been violated and thus
deprive the creditors OF all interest in It, Such tran
actions unknown in schuylkill county until
within the last year and all taken together tends to
strengthen this opinion in the minds OF many Of our
citizens 1t Is time the community should reflect .
little upon the subject-they all deeply Interested
We have report of the quantity Of coal sent
to market by the Delaware and Hudson Company this
year. which confirm the impression that the
promised increase Of coal from that quarter will not
be realized this year There Is considerable diculty
inN wifi fha hpoto
and many Of the bosmen who left this region in the
spring for Rondout, have returned dissatisfied.
Dealers abroad need not hold back under the i'm
preston that they will receive coal cheaper this
region than they receiving It, The prices
cannot 60 lower without resulting in a stoppa-,
number Of mines standing idle, be anse thsy
cannot be worked except at q considers. ss lossI
Freights from Richmond to Boon are quoted at
York, so . IS cents,
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Accidents. Mnrdera. &c.

tfrom the Sacramento Transcript, May 30
SoIniirne ago. we noticed the fact Of the mysteri-
Gus disappearance Of young man from one Of the
neiEhboring ranches, under somewhat mysterious
circumstances, and requested any one who pos
sesfed intelligence concerning the young IN an to
confer favor upon his anxious parents by calling
at oar Office and making US acquainted with at
We are indebted 10 MIR James McDermett for the
following iBiormationi-As hennd two Of his friends
were on their road TO THO city from Auburn in
striking out oi the road IN order TO save distance
they discovered n dead body very much multi ate d.
and considerably decomposed, living ON the prairie
about fOuf Mules from the American river on the
other SIDE, and between the Middle Ferry" and
where The Huha Road crosses the North Fork road
Many OF the ribs were broken from the SPINE aud
the body had scvefsl twists in t. The shirt and
coat had beea drawn over his head; lariet and
wooden sirfup were lying near. Mr.. McDcrmou
came Immediately 10 town, and the.corone r. paired
to The SPOT. An inquest was held, aud from the
G,stimonv. the verdict Was rendered that the de-
ceased, VIM. Jamison Findiey. son ~ David Find
ley, was murdered about esven miles fFom this city,
by SEINE person orpersons Gnknuwn.
We have received a short letter FROM ear regular
Coirespcndent Vt Pilot Hill Dry Diggings, date
May T'h. $50, from which va extract tl.e follow
ing intelligence -
"On Saturday last, a disturbance took place I've
tween a Mr. McAllistsr and Charles Cooper. nc
this place. The disturbance arose from the "A, cts
81 good liquor 10 was first excited by The deceased
Hand names Ciar, etc. were called, an 1.-THE rssuf
WFs that McAllisier was knoc Sci down with
sTe,'e by the bends Of Cooper. McAllis'er did not
,p,ah rom that time, his sbull having been badly
ard bleeding profusey. lie died this
noining ~, 10 o'clock Cosy made bis escape 10
iais snh2owh.
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CALEB LYON, OF LYoNspALB.
Where are the mighty nations that peopled all our
Prom the Canadians snowy hills to Patagonian dalss
The Gothic AdiroBd icks-the children Of the waves
Like wthered leaves they're scattered wasted like
The warriors Of King Phlip-and the Ineas Of Peru
Msnco-Capsc's realm hath vanished Powhattans reign
is DER,
The proud Brazilian Cacques-the chiefs Of Paraguay.
With Iroquos and Cherokees, for aye have passed
From the La Plates river to the st. Lawrence tide
The victors and vanQushed dreaming side by Side
Lies phsntOms have departed, BY the old tumulf
That rise In ancient grandeur Ger the sheen.
BY the temples Of Chi.pas, from thicksnng forests
And By tn. .rumblins elo,ters of the Virgins Of the
Der the great Algonquin valleys NO Indian war whOop
And faded is the spsndor Of the City Of the Kings.
And what the glory those who fearless
And per untailed ocean pursued the bubble fame,
Who toiled up unknown rivers and pierced deep wiz
Mid hunger hope and sorrow and danger and Distress
Staying their tens OF thousands in the holy name OF
And shifting heather people with the oppressors rods
The valiant-sould Columbus In chains returned to
And in his bitter anguish felt princes trust 10 vain.
The firm, undaunted CorteI beside the Darrows wave,
The conqueror Of n exico. oils unhonored grave.
In crypt Of saragossA, Balboa's corpse IL laid,
While msrcilsss PiEarro felt the assassins blade.
Below the dark brown waters OF the Mississippi lies
The chivalrous De Soto In . soldiers armed guise;
Mid the tall pines Of Lake Huron where hohens strsw
the ground,
La sails Is Numbering peacefully in forgotten
mound
And the loved Of Pacahontss John Smith, hero true
Reposes from his conflicts beneath the English rev.
The meek and lo~ly Carver, and standish brave and
bold,
Whose faith in their God, and not the god
gold,
Found in New EDsland's valleys famed Ponce Dc
Icons youth,
In fountain, with blended tide Of piety and truth.
Past the glorious spirits, whose memories revere,
Conquistador and z uritan-Jesut and Cavalier.
Oh not in vain their struggles against the nations
pass'd,
when blood flowed as the torrent swelled by noun
tain blast.
They too had tongues Of sloquence and WELDED spear
and bow,
And cherished the broad forests where mighty rivers
now.
But, oh they knew not Freedom, whose dwelling
place IL here,
promise still unbroken In the Western Hemsphers
Yet above the Aleghsnies the eagle the same,
And the Cordiilera's condor the spaniard could not
tame
On their glselered heights veunAs and gusnscas feed
at ease,
And DER the norths prairies the bison SHUTS the
breeze.
Cbinborazo Orraba, and Katahdin's snowy brow,
Eternal point TO Hea7eD, ss Of yore them
IRvrso HOUSE,, July 1850.
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Domestic nIiscsIInny

The ritsbrrgh Cohtereuc, Of the Methodist rpisoo-
PM ChHreh ut canton. ohio. tried Rev " McA bee,
81 mar to"h Tor rafe aud found hi n guilty and ex-
Ttltd him HtFs nan advanced ia life. with grown
W some End daughters and for many yeas 81
the most esteemed and influential preachers In that
cCnfernce.
The salt inspectodat the va1ious w0rksin New York,
hushcls
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Aforesaid. The testimony goes on TO say that the
Indians have de- clared to the Mexicans that their
tribe is at war with the Anne ricans; that they do
not int, nd to suffer Americans at the ferry, and
will kill all who come 10 their country that they
want TO fight with the Americans. These Indians
have since pursued two Americans, whs are now
al Los Angeles, after having succeeded in robbing
them of every thing they had.
The object for sending the intelligence to the
Governor will appear from the following extract
from the letter oflhe Alcade of Los Angeles which
came with the deposilohs;-
"There is a necessity for Immediately sending
adequate military force to the scene OF the late
massacre, in order to protect the emigrants who
are coming down the ella; many Of whom, il is to
be eppre bend.d, will arrive wholly unconscious
of the hostility of these Indians. II is the custom
of the emigrants to travel this part Of the road in
very small parties, the Yumas being supposed TO
be harmless and inofiensive. Heretofore, they
have only been accused Of theft upon such as have
delay ed in their neghborhood without proper eau
ton But there is no doubt, now, that they are in
state Of actual war, with all who bear the name
of Americans"
1t is thought by the Acade that from fifty to one
hundred men will be amply sufficient to protect the
emigrants against the Yumas
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Mari iaEes and Deaths In California.

In Sonoma, on Monday, 18th Of May, by Judge r.
Hopkins, Isaac N. RANDOLPH to MART MINERVA Mon
ROW, all of Sonoma.
In Benicia, by the Rev. MT. Woodbridge, Mr.. ALvA
KENDALL to Miss LUCY KNIGHT.
In Benicia, On the 21st Of February last, Jous W.
eKnrLE, only son Of Gen Robert semple.
In Sacramento City, on the 18th OF May, OF bilious
fever, Mr.. LEONARD KxsLEY, formerly Of Washington
county, Maine.
In Sacramento City, the 10th Of May, Of typhoid
fever the Rev THOMAS d. SruRBKvANT aged 81 years,
formerly Of Providen ce, h. 1.
In Sacramento City on the 10th Of May, OF chronic
disrrhGs Mr. 6. H. sATTER, formerly Of Southampton,
Conn, aged "A years
In Sacramento City, the Goth Of Nay, Of chronic
diarrhes Mr. PHLrP SLossEn formerly Of Stark ooun-
ty Ohio, aged 20 years.
In Sacramento City Of typhoid fever, on the morn
Ing Of the 30th Dr. EphUrp D. BuMsrkAp, Of Boston,
Mass, late Of Havana. aged about So