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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-24

The Federal Council Of Switzerland has in consc-
queDce Of the repeated remembrance of tho German
powers Just abolished the absolute obligation in
July. lsl9 the various cantons to receive political
tive to the expulsion Transmission of refugees the
interior. These resolutions communicated to the
cantons by proclamation dated Bcrnc the 18th ult.
This document explains that after the Of 1913
1S49 switzerland obliged from its position from
the duties Of humanity to receive vast number of rcf
gees of different nations and to take for dis
tributing them among the cantons but the time has
arrived at which the canons be relieved from
this burden and allowed their old privilege Of dealing
they please with refugees 1t snys that the
French government has offered to convey TO England
America all refugees not French who may b. able
return to their own countries, Under these circum-
stances observes thai the cantons may make of the
right Of cxpcllng refugees without uecting them selves
to the charge Of severity In July lStg the number OF
refugees under the general control Of the confederation
was llO00; but by parions expulsions and voluntary
departures, II has been reduced to 500.
The swiss Journals state that sanguiuary conflict hld
just taken place at Mattcn in the district OF nter,cken
between the troops and band OF insurgents in the
course Of which two Of the former and eight OF the latter
were seriously wounded Several of the insurgents have
been arrested amongst whom MN Seller. project
Michel eNdrceor Of the prison OF Intcrlackcn Stachi
and Itschard ex-substutcs Of the perfect Brunncr.
formerly judge Of the district ndermuhle cxsccrctary
of the prefecture; Rubin usher Of the tribunal and
Shasser a medical practitioner.
letter Of the 9TH ult from Frankfort in the Cologne
Gazette. says
The projects Of the great powers against Switzerland.
which have been often talked of begin to acquire
consistencc. Within the last week IL is positively
note to the Swiss federal council ia which it dem md the
recsahisleIt of legal order In the canton of Seufcha
tel threatening to cocrcvc in the event Of
noncomplance No answer has yet been given"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-24

lFrtm the ~. Pctersburnh journal. February g. j
Tie production of gold IN Russia In 1871 about
fIO0OrO; in iSls II rather more and In 1919, "
was about a. $50 The return for 1850 has not yet
aen published hat ia 1915 and 1919 the expectation
gold was prohibited and In 1850 the state ~ the
changes was cptry unfvorahlc 20 gold being sent out
of tic country the contrary large portion Of the
a. per cent contracted ~ London paid In gold
ur silver Stil the circulation of gold coin dos not
seem have augmented. and. indeed gold appears but
very rarely In the ordinary transactions of busncsa ~ 81
ppt, rsLuih or Moscow We only cxppin this state ef
thing. - a. accumulation of bullion in the Eovernm,nt
eortrs aud Nv the diffusion of gold coin through the
provinces and in all PARTS of this vast empire The pur
chascs Nv the government for the army etc. being
centrally Inundated IN gold. the Russian hafmpcrals
hay lately acquired large currency IN Germany and
thus hr supposed that rather important nm lunt u
gold coin has gradually passed into cculatonin this
manner The augmentation ~ the population. aud The
incrt of comfort and luxury among large class
of the community win also account for cousidr
rslle absorption of gold; but AL these circuui-
stances taken trgrthtr do not sufficiently explain the
state circulation. when compared with the prlduc
tlun q Russia which furnishes large proportion cf
the general rrouci ion ~ the globe excluding California
The production ~ gold by Russia has contrary to the
assCrons made ly newspaper correspondents been
decreasing since 1Sss which may IN part be attributed
to progressive tax the produce of the mines and
wsshus in proportion 10 the quantity Produced cstab
lifh,d since that period The government possessing
monopoly a. the melting Of the precious metal the pro-
ducc ~ private mines yielding more than hrccfurths
~ the total rroductonsi- handed over to government
which coins ". disposes ~ ohrwic The Russian
government has naturally followed with attention the
fluctuations uf gold IN ether parts ~ Europe but the
recent prohibition of the cxportation of gold ~
indicate that Il will not medde with the position Of IT.
gold coinage.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-24

Italy.
We read til. f,.iowiny oclamation in the Milan Ga

We read the following proclamation in the Milan Ga
Seffe of the nth uit. -
whereas, incendiary and revolutionary proclama-
tons and pamphlets continue to be spread )ng
the people, / md Ii necessary to declare list
That the proclamation Of the tenth Of March. 1919 il
still in fpll vgor whence II follows that whoever l.
yiccd ~ dfusng and communicating such writings Is
liable 20 bc condemned To death by court irtia ally
direct that whoever shall hcnccforward be In
of any such nccndary aud revolutionary writing what
IT, title and however framed and does not immcd
atcy deliver IL 10 the nearest political authority per
sen In office. II only grndarmc. nj the same time
stating hOw Il into his hands shall IL he cannot be-
convicted Of prcncditatcd diffusion b. punished for the
possession uf such document and for not having
given notice of its existence with do (mprson
ment in ronSJ for period of to five years according
10 the aggravating gating circumstances attending
the crime. RADETZkl.
NIHoNA, February II.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-24

LrvrrrooL Corrox MaRKsr, Friday. March AT the
close Il last and the beginning Of the present week cot
ION wes in good demand. and prices had hardening
tendency during the last few DAYS however the inquiry
has lerl more limited. and the market has lost some
What cf III frrnncss and buoyancy stl no definite re
drjop FROM the quotations ~ Friday Inst can be m,dc
In snv DESCRIPTION Brazil indeed in which am,e ihsn
ordiusrv extent a business has of late been DONE must
a.. cc,si,,r,s r.,ber desrpr The sales ~ the week
amount 10 % Gao bales t which $500 have been taken on
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-24

Notwithstanding the presence Of the French troops in
Rome the anniversary Of the Roman republic called forth
all sorts Of demonstrations On the hills Rome aud
along the Appcnincs far Nice bOnres
away and distinctly visible They seen by the
steamers plying between Genoa and Civta vecchia
Macready has taken his final farewell Of the public
grand banquet was given him Saturday last Bulwer
In the chair Various speeches made Foster read
verses written expressly for the occasion by Ten
nyson. the Poet Laureate.
Our advices from Alexandria to the Goth ut Ow-
Ing to the rmors OF percmptory demands made by the
Sultan to the Eceroy the looked with some
anxiety There no foundation for rumors of a
hostile nature. Some Of the leading European consus
had been summoned to Cairo, to a conference with the
viccroy to consider the measures suggested by the
Porte for the better ordering Justice and poty in this
portion Of its dominions
The Duke Of Sotomaycr has been recalled from Paris
or being too civil to General Narvaez who Il staying
there. The fair lady in whom the President of the
French Republic takes much interest Is convacscent
and the noisy course the omnibuses IL once more
allowed to run uninterrupted in the Faubourg st.
Ionole
There have been some disturbances In Sweden and
Norway; but order Is restored.
Advces from Athens Of the 10th Feb. state that King
Otho had not yet returned he settle
the question Of succession lie has heirs, and the
successor must acknowledge the Greek religion.
The arrivals Mt the Exhibition continue pOur
In. Hyde Park has all the appearance of a course
On Sunday there could not have been less than 100000
persons present.
The market for American State stocks continue
unaltered. Prices follow
United States Five per Cent Bonds (lsi3). a2 a93
Six per Cent Bonds (isis) io.,s io1
Six per- Cent Stock tis7 iSssj o,, io5 iis
Boston City Five per Gent Bonds (lS55-isis) 9ei a3
T,s Five ps, cs. tss nd 1859 1913 @
Canada Six per Cents tlTI) l0ilt 107
The stock markets on the continent have been very
received to-day do not exhibit any change consequence
requiring notice.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-24
ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC.
ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE,

The steamship Arctic, Capt Luce, arrived carly
yesterday morning. She left Livcrpoolo on Saturday,
the 9Th inst, but brings no later intelligence than
that received by the Franklin, which arrived on
Saturday afternoon
On the first night out, in the Channel, the Arctic
vas run into by large ship, name unknown, (the
weather being thick at the time and received some
slight damage her starboard quarter rail and after
house
The French Commission on the Budget was
reelected on Thursday evening" the 9th inst 1t
consists Of thirty members, viz-Conseryatives, 26;
opposition, 2; mountain, 2.
The French General, lIautpool, has been autho-
rized to undertake expedition against the Ka-
byies.
A loan of 500 900 forms has just been concluded
dor the government Of Baden, at par. Rate Of inte
rest. A per cent.
The following the quotations ofthc Liverpool
Oommittee Of Brokers, on Friday, the 7th inst, for
fair cotton:-
Bowed I'D
A0DSc .....................7 lid.
NsieahS. ..t............... ..............74d.
Accounts from Switzerland state that Mazxini
hes taken up his residence at Lausanne and is zeal
'ously engaged in circulating liberal documents
throughout Italy.
In the French Legislative Assembly on Saturday NJ
Cretons motion for the repeal Of the law of exile against
the Bourbon family brought under discussion The
dcbac of most violent character and it was even
tually carried by small majority that tho debate
should be adjourned for six months
The Berlin Cabinet has resolved again to rcmonstrate
with the Austrian Cabinet and To insist on the uncond
ional equality Of Prussia and Austria in all the councils
and boards Of the confederation If these not
agreed to- Prussia proposes the constitution
ofthe old Federal Diet We learn from Berlin that the
greatest day Is stll felt account of the Austrian
ptentions it il thought that that power aims the
revival Of the German empire under Austria
1t is said that the island of Samos has surrendered to
the Sultan authority The leaders of the instruction
uhl be given to the Turkish officers
We shall publish in Tomorrow Herald copies of a cor
respondcnce which has taken place between the Amcri-
can Minister and Lord Pamerston the subject Of the
English light dues The London Shipping Gazette says that
as American Shipping L. entering largely into the carrying
trade of England through the repeal Of the navigation
laws the United States government H. very ally
anxious to relieve their hipowners far possible of
ihe tax to which they. in with others are sub
jcot from the imposition Of the heavy light dues of Eng
land The American Minister iutimates to Lord Palmer
ston that II would be wise 10 levy duties i'm
ports as they do in Amcrcs which would enable him to
dahc oil the light ducs shipping well the excise
On home productions.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-24

Naval Intelligence.
u = sloop of Saratoga sailed the 2i ult from
Cape Town, q. " II Cor China.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-06-19
PHENOMENA ATTENDING THE EARTHQUAKE

PHENOMENA ATTENDING THE EARTHQUAKE
IN Chill. = An interesting leiler from Lieut..
J. N. Gilliss, U. s, NJ, 10 friend in Wash
ing, descriptive Of the Iate earthquake a,
Valparaiso, is published 10 the National
Inlelligenc"T. II is dated Z. y. n Astro.
nomca Expedition, Santiago d, Chill, April
Q2. The following exWac.S announce the
resul, oflhe scientific investigation Instituted
on The occasion:
"'rhe instrument for measuring the direc.
ZION and comparative violence Of earthquakes
brought with US having iaItd 10 record any
Of those previously occurring, in December
lasl caused pendulum i1el 10 inches
long 10 be made, with It's lead ball, and some
fine silver wire suspending the pendulum
from tripod, A common nerdie is inser-
ted iu Il cork al the bottom OF the ball. which
jus, touches uhoel Of gIn2 d paper marked
with conccntric circles and the points of The
compass. Ihapapcrl lies on horizontal plate
Of glass resting Oh ihe curth, and is sprinkled
with black sand, So thai he motion Of the
pendulum leaves white line exposed. II,
is 10 be regretted IhaI lhe paper had 10, been
secured 10 The Garth, for during the shock
there was displacement bodily Of about
! half an inch; bul VI haze disliict eilipse.
hose damelers are 35 in and Q 4 in, and
POSITIVE evidence that the rnution Of the dis
turbug force vas in II iile varying lille
from N. by L 10 S. by w. orctmrsry 10
.ho suppusud direction IN which the carlh.
wave has moved in ali prcco!ing greai dis.
lurbances.
"iaving personally traced the efftc's OF
The s,orm along lis easieln line as lar south
as Rancsgora, near Tho river Cachapeal, and
also section across the axis OF motion 10
Valparaiso, no doubt remains on my mind
that there are local causes as the geological
lormaion) which influence both The direc.
ZION and violence Of tho phenomenon 10 a
very great cAcnl, Al Valparaiso tho direc.
ton from which the shock came was near
Ne BY Nj though tho opinion among the
mssses IS thai ii culnc from The opposite
quarter There is no indications lha, iht
land has been elevated in uny part Of the
bay.
"For several days before and after there
were extraordinary fluctuations OF The bar.
omo,er, and overcast weather; but, as ] have
said before, tho laIer is now most common"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-06-19
sANGUINARY ACCOUNTS FROM Al
CERiA

A supplcmenrio 10 The Wlaifour Algerien,
Of ihc 10Th, states that conflict had taken
place between The KahYo lrbcs-which had
been excited 10 insurrcction by The pretend.
cd Cherif Barghels, who had dared TO ad.
vance as far as tho plains Of Buugia-and
the French troops. Bou BOrShela advanced
on Bougia, at the head Of numerous troop
Of horse and foot, On tho 9Th, Colonsl De
Wengy, with all the disposabn force of his
garrison. about nine hundred in number,
advanced ns far as tho Oucd Seghr, three
hours march from Bougia, in order 10 cover
the retreat Of the chiefs who had remained
faithful 10 the French and who were retiring
on the Town with their families and their
flocks. In tho morring Of the 10Th, the
hostile bands were observed approaching.
The garrison was soon under arms, and
outside the walls, arranged in the most ad.
vanlageous manner, Colonel De e~Wengy
Immediately advanced 10 the attack. and
charge Of his cavalry putthe Kabyie horse
men 10 The route. fifty Of whom were left on
the field. In the meantime, the artillery
KEEP, up sharp fire on The groups oil in
Ganlry, and the French Infantry advancing
completed their defeat. Several hundreds
Of the kabyle infantry we're killed or wound
ed Thu loss Of HE French was very Iri-
fling After tho defeat, Bou Barghela reti-
red towards The head Of the valley. His
adhrronls are said to be much dsconcer,ed
al the bad success Of q man who had pro-
missed them, in The name Of Heaven, that
they should obtain complete victory. The
militia of Bougia were under arms during
The combat, and gave proofs Of great zeal
in guarding the posts, and in cscorIing the'
ammunition 10 the field of battle.
Accounts have been received from Lower
| Kaby liza up to tho 21sl instant Tho French
had entered tho country on The llh, and
were desperately opposed by tho inhnbl;,
tun,s, who, however, were driven from aN
their positions, and the blockade of GigoIG
rnisod. The loss OF lie French was es't
mated al 100 killed and 500 wounded; aud
thai Of tho Kabyles ot 437 killed and 1900
wounded. Forty-iwp villages wore burN
on The 18Th aud l7Ih, Several tribes had
made their submission. &
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-06-19

=
The diggings are somewhat peculiar, for.
all The earth contains gold, aud from ihe
surface four feet 10 the bottom rock, extern
sive yields have been gathered. The gold
is remarkably coarse, andilis in this thai
the peculiarly consists; il, however, has been
founS that where djggings were extensive,
the gold wps femarkab yfne, and dislribu-
ted with great deal Of equality. In this
valley the gold is coarse, yet il is distributed
with some sors of equality throughout The
region tha. has been prospecied .
We have been informed lha, the poorest
earth yields 10 cents TO the pan. If this be
correct fortunes may be realized out Of this.
The stream otferds copious supply Of wa
ter, and II will be ain easy matter TO haul
the drtin carts and wagons 10 the water,
twhere extensive machinery NAV be erected
for separating the earth and gold The
Ijacks, or more extended washers, will be
able 10 wash 1000 bushels Of earth in the
same Time lha, it formerly required TO wash
100 bushels. 8taie Hai6ls n.
1 The Necada Journal gives the following
account of discovery at ,ha, place.
GREAT EXCITEMENT Rough and Read,
was alive on Wednesday, from the discovery
OF rich prospect in Second-st. The grount
! was all locaied as lots or streets, which hav,
thus been occupied since the laying ou, o
the town las, Fall. But one Of our miner
D undertook TO prospect the ground, and af,a
few hours work succeeded in ob,ainin
iour bits 10 the Pan. III an hour afierwar
ne 60! oo."n," and in the first pan ob,aine
eoo' four dollars in pure goldl Like wilt
pre the alarm spread, and quick hurrying
g all directions, the miners within sight ar
d hearing poured in, like bees when the hi,
!. is attacked, with their tools and stakes
J. Some were on their way with provision
n and some of the most ludicrous scenes o.
y Cured. One had his hands full of fres
~ beef, ard his anxiety to ge, 'claim," viii
n he could find no place 10 deposit his "grub
RS wss amusing A carpenter at work near b
engaged in getting out frame for bull
IS ing, Immediately jumped on to The We
~ ground belonging 10 his employer, upt
k. which the house wus TO be erected, al
a. "slaked off, his claim with an auger, I,
I'd chsels and handsaw. while he took
ic. stand in the middle Of The lot, ha,chet
ed hand, swearing that "his claim was Siak
Ter off and had his tools on ill''
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-06-19


INDIAN DIFFICULTIES IN MINNESOTA
The 81. Paul Pioneer Of the 10Th instant re.
fers 10 fresh outbreak between the Sioux
and Chippewa Indians, from which i, p.
prehends hosIiilies, Notwithstanding the rea.
ty OF peace of last winter. This new quar-.
rel commenced about the middle of April
upon disputed hunting grounds, between q
party of Sioux hunters and party Of Chip
pewa hunters. A Chippewa half-breed was
killed, and soon elier small party of Chip,
pewa hunters went 10 q Sioux lodge in he
night, and killed its inmates. Governor
Ramsey has written 10 the Chippewa agent,
Mr.. Various, requesting him 10 demand Of
the Chippewa Chiefs The surrender of these
murderers butit is not probable they will
bo given up. In the meantime, the various
bands Of Sioux, hearing of these atrocities.
ara stirred up with fell purposes of vengeance
A band Of one hundred and thirty Wapo,or
Sioux warriors, armed and painted, had ta-
ken The war-paih, and by the last accounts
were directing their march against The Chip,
pewas al Mile Lac. About the same time
another smul war party Of Sioux from an-
other band left, and il is believed are gone
to attack the Chippewas who live near the
river ST. Croix. What further barbarlies
may result from these movements cannot
be conjecIured.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-06-19
| DICNITARy ON MS OWN nook


A DIGNITARY ON MS OWN HOOK. |
The London correspondent Of the Cour-
ier and Enquirer narrales the following in.
cident attending the Inauguration of the
Great Fair;
Conspicuous among the corps diplomat
ique, and in immediate proximity 10 the very
throne Of Royally,was person in the cos
tune Of a Mandarin, who had assumed
that position as Of right, and whom The pub.
lie and the officials Of the exhibition beliey.
ed 10 be the "Chinese AMBASSADOR"
This digni,ary made the acquaintance Oh
the spot, and upon his own introduction, Of
the Dixie Of Wellington, the Marquis Of
Angesea, the Archbishop of Canterbury,
and many other Of the highest persons in
the realm; and was regarded with extreme
respect by the assembly, untilil was remark.
ed, ihut when he joined the "procession,"
which accompanied the Queen, in making
the circuit Of The Exhibition, his diplomatic
brethren seemed rather to give the China
man The "cold shoulder;' and at length q
liule inquiry and reflection awakened a re.
membrance of the fact that there is no such
person as "Chinese Ambassador in Lon.
don and the discovery Of a most superb
impcs,urc was at englh completed by the
J, circumstance that gentleman connected
with the Morning Post (newspaper) recog-
nized Il, mis- eoi diSant Excelencv no less
or other person thar iNe distinguished
2 "Mandarin,.' who exhibits himself daily in
d the Chinese junk, ga, The small charge O
9 one shilling; - und Of whose actual ranl
! and dignity in,he Celestial Empire, ma
y licious rumor alledg4s on our only positive
d knowledge, 10 be such as we may deduc,
e from The faci that His Excelency first visit
: ed this country in the capacity of a ship
s, cook This discovery, however, was no
= made until the ceremonial Of "'opening III
h Exhibition was concluded, and the Manda
Ie rim retired in peace, having succeeded mos
/" brilliantly in his undertaking. ard receivin
y, from The not yet undecided crowd oulsid
d. the building, the warmest demonstrations {
y respect and welcome, as he passed ihroug
IN their ranks on his way 10 the "offical res
I'd dence," in The Thames Basin.