New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-19
MrrrrNe OF CALiFoRxIAxs. re-

III,
assembled last Saturday evening At the Irnug
House. Hon. Demas strons' Ex'Presdens, OF ,hs
Sacramento Common CounSi, vas called on -
preside, and Judge Crane. o. TIE S1H FrlNriseo
courl7, was appointed Secretary
Judge Crane gave full statement rs to the ooec.
Of the meeting, and suggested The holing Of meet
ing at Washington, to memorialize Congress iR re-
gard to measures involving the Interest Of Caifor-
MIA.
The annexed names we're accepted as Commit
tee 10 prepare the memorial
1hos o. Larkn. D Strong, H. McAhsler. J. G n
iaghtr stewart Smith. Jane VI. Crane, w. [. An
nan, G. Thompson. G. ;. Lounds. + Butler, j.
der, {. r Franker
The Committee were also to designate the day for
the meeting at Washington
The AzTEcs-REALIrIEsvs vs.. HuMBuGs.--
Our readers have seen frequent advertisements In
columns OF certain cuEiosities now on exhibition
IN this City under the name of " The Aztec Chi.
dren" and We presume great many of them have
seen the children Themselves. Like nearly all
shows" brought before the public, there is in this
case very large share Of humbug, but at the same
time there is also a remarkable degree Of truth.
The humbus Is In pretending that these children
were brought from wonderful! city In Guatemala
the same unknown city" which the fertile fancleS
Of the early Spanish travellers invariably saw--0n
paper, but never could reach in person. /, is fur.
thermore humbug TO pretend that they Aztecs,
as the name is usually understood and SO a hum
bug that they are sacred priests or that their
ply scai deiormity is owing 10 the lucestuous iner
marriage OF their ancestors. All this is very pretty
story but 1t lacks not only the essential Of truth but
OF proOdouIy 20 nuCu n,I silV nurs"s -ii~-, -
10 nv ygpd l, pf I he
children. The ratk u.s. the children are very slugu-
lar physiological cuTiosities and we'll the
time and the price of visit. They are,
most probably, natives OF Central America, and
they bear a remarkable resemblance 10 the old
Aztec race, as scuptured upon the monuments OF
Psenqus and Copan but this resemblance is merely
casual, and dozen such hkenesses could be found
n the shape of the head in any asylum for idiots In
the country. In short, these pretended sacred
Aztecs two very pretty little diotic dTawfs
curlosites indeed, and as specimens of Guatemalan
Aborgines, but offering no such phenomena OF de-
generation as the story implies They are, indeed,
greater, or rather smaller, cuIiositles than Tom
Thumb, and while they lack his semi-intelect, they
have the advantage of him in romantic and ethno-
logical interest. In the meantime, We recommend
all who feel regard for the marvellous to visit these
little human models, and Judge for themselves OF
our statements. Perhaps they will some day learn
English enough TO refute these assertions. but
If they ever learn anything of importance,
Phrenolosy will be sadly a. fault. But, go and see
them.
ry A meeting of the ladies interested in
the success of the cause of Temperance will be
held on Tuesday, at the Allen-st. NJ Il. Church to
commence at O'Clock, for the purpose Of coope.
rating in the efforts now making TO secure tothls
City and State such legal enactments, by the Legs-
lature now in session. as shall not only arrest the
further spread of the desoasing tide of ntemperance.
but prohibit, by wise and prudent enactments, the
sale of Intoxicating liquors as bererage, and thus
relieve the community Of the most fruitful source OF
crime, misery and taxation that exists among u.s.
John Hawkins and others will address the meeting
Good speakers will be provided. Signatures to the
petition TO the Legislature will be obtained. The
ladies gre earnestly invited to attend.
u The Hutchinson Family are having
crowds at their Concerts. Saturday evening they
had a /" packed" house i'll Brooklyn. Tonight they
give their last concert in Willamsbursh
Mr.. EDITOR The Ladies Home Mission
has received during the and half weeks end
ing Jan. II, 1852,
From friend paid to Mrs Lucky on the 81 inst, 50 90
inlay have the address Of this frend)
From Mrs Henry A. Heser by Miss Mercein- 10 90
From J Dana for freight on barrels OF clo'hns %
From Mn. John Hoon, New Srf Rochelle piece Of
From Mrs Clara Davis and Mr'. Cooper five pair Of
From an unknown friend large box of new shoes.
From Rev A. J. Hunt Of Hyde Park. NY, box Of bed
ding and clothing. J LUCKILY. missionary.
S.-The Finance Committee, Messrs. Skidmore,
KIRBY, Sheldon. Drew and Hall, will, understand,
publish their receipts for procuring mission rooms,
&C, III due season, hence my apology for not pub
lishlng what have received on their account. III
MARINE CoURT-Before Judge Cowles.-
Henry Pink VS. Philip schmdt-The plaintiff is a
dealer in tobacco The defendant rs keeper oil a
tavern, and IN the basement Of his house MS son
manufactured cigars, aud supplied the defendant
The son of the defendant Joseph) had worked for
the plaintiff, and ordered on two occasions tobacco
for which tins action is brought against the defend
ant The plaintiff claimed that the defendant, and
not the SON was the proprietor the tobacco estab
lIshment and showed some facts TO Indicate such a
state of things On the contrary, it appeared that
the son hired d room In defendants house, and pad
board I'D that the defendant had no interest In the
business. The Court ordered judgment for the de-
PENDANT.
CouRT OF COMMON PLEAs-Before Judge |
Ipprshsm Michael Ryan against }. w. Somer,ndgks |
and William 0. Shea Plaintiff claims to have been
owner OF a stock Of groceries at NO 2o9 tHstav,
which " as taken BY MessTs. Somerndyke ian officer
Of the Marine COurIJ and Shea, on an execution |
against brother of plaintiff
'The defense is that the stock really belonged to
the brother, and not TO planlIf' Inc Jury found
verdict for planuf for $3.50
POLICE Courts. Ellen Russell, a female |
whose name 10 said net 10 be above reeroach, was
Yesterday arrested by Officer Lord, OF the SIKH |
Ward charged with stealing gold waicn, Valued |
al 100, from some person whose name has Rot yet
appeared She waslocked up by Justice Lothrop.
A man named William Inglis was on Saturday ar |
ont hU q ..
~btren he stands indicted for obtaining 3 900 by
false representations from Merritt Trask, mer-
chants Of No. IS South St 1t appears from the am,
dayi that on the I4th OF October 1850. the accused
ssIled al the store of compliments. having with
nm a check for 81 OC0 en- the Seventh Ward Bank,
cravn by himself, and requested that 1t might ce
hank on that day Being known TO compliments, |
L., ~ ed The check but presenting u a. me