New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-25
MAIL GLEANINGS.


THE GREAT LAND SUIT IN FLoRIDA.-ln
the T. esty OF 1919 by which Florida transferred
from Spain to the United States il stipulated rh.
our Government should recognize valid all grants OF
land that had made By the Spanish authorities pre-
yiOus the Treaty. When he King oil Spain came TO
act upon this Treaty, he stated in his r'ncston that
the " ants thn ad been made TO the Duke OF AgOn,
Count Punon lstro, and one or two nther psrsoss
specified, should not be held as valid. With this quat
6caton the Treaty ratified by the President and
Senate
Since that time the subject of these grants has FIRE
dueny been contested before the suthotes asd Courts
OF United States. TIE representatives OF Aagon an
PunOn Rnsrro have insis ed that the acu OF the htls
Of Spain void and OF no ect at that time, Spain
was Constitutional Monarchy aui the Constitution
provided that power, save the Conez or Legsalvs
Assembly. could snnul grant They, thecef're. have
coLtebdtd that their grant had been Lawfully mdT,
IL snd could not be set aside 10 this wsy, aud
that The United States bound IN ratfy their title snd
make them compensation for the lani Our authorities
have constantly resisted this C instruction.
The grants in question covered almost threefourths OF
what II the present State OF Florida
Al the time OF the Treaty. No ua;kley, citizen OF
Virginia, the United States Consul In Sodn, and
bso become the purchaser of the grant 10 the Ddk' OF
AlagJn He during his lifetime, and bis her- since,
have constantly prosecuted their claim. Falling la
their applications the Departments, aud u Congress,
they. time since Instituted suit in the U. Os
trct Court st Augustine The case was TIL ID az tne
tenn OF the Court ending on the 24th nlt Zoe form
of the ut an act of ejectment, brought Ia tns
Of the present owner OF the Aagnn grant against
Joieph Brnden purchaser from me United StaLss.
For the plaintiff, C. F. Mayer, OF Beltmor', Judge
Thompson and Mcqueen NclDtosh Esq Ut ia ; tor
drtendart, HOn d. l.. Yulee, Gao. w Call and Y. Z.
Young, E.qs employed by the United States
After both AIDES OF srei. deal OF
doeunt DaIy evidence the Court proceeded to Instruct
the Jury that the of 1907 applicable 10 the case
that phiuihs had failed TO show recognition OF their
grant by Congress- and therefore, could not nhn@ln
action of eectmrnt The Court further charged 'hs
Jury that il they believed the Spanish Laws were such
had been reSd them, then this was grant upon
ditions and, the Duke of Aagon having tailed To
comply with these conditions, the grant had become
void That the sale to H4ckley was 10 viola 100 OF
Spanish law and the lands became forfeited TO tue King
That the snnuluent OF this grant by the King was
good annulment la Spain, and that the grant would
have been ecoguized oy the Spanish tribunals AMI oY
the grants were good against the United states
except IN far they would have been good agi0st
Spain Upon sll these points, the Court directed t7e
Jury to lind general verdict tor defendant The jury
accordingly returned verdict for defendant aud tue
paipii. excepted TO the charge of tho Court-caTs,g
up the by writ OF error % the S1Drems 'ur of
the United States. Mobile d ally Resisser.
The RIOT AT WALNUT HILLs.-This
affair which occurred on TUESDAY afternooo sud grew
Of The discovery Of human bones Ia Dr. Dtviss Ia
bOratory, exhibits In strong light the ungoVsrnaole
passions and impulres which characterize humtn ma
urr produced by the mos, rhng causes, upon the ex
element OF the moment and often sndtng la taking ths
lives OF innocent " rooms From the evidence la tile
Police Court yesterday morning II appears tnL Two
per.ODs, named Halter ana TnOmas, were riding In
light wagon and attracted by the crowd on Walnut
Hills stopped ascertain the cause Of the eXcitenen
While n.Dgling with the sssemblage several oi the
more Incorporate and rash, who are generally found Ia
every crowd, intmated suggested that DR.. DAvi3s
residt nee should be mobb d, and upon remark OF
Haer, who Is a sOmegha loquaciOus parsonage, that
they had better let the law take It's course and Dr.
Davis had offend, he could be punished" they
mmt distey beet and compelled a. take Hight IN thir
wagon for safety h"tly pursued by toe enr4ged moo
When short oistance from the ple;e they were met ~
party OF policemen, whJ arrested them and wi tho
greatest difficulty succeeded In bringing them 10 the
city-tae mob following the entire distance, hurting
stones, and yelling kill them kill them they are
the men" etc.
Three persons named Henry Gospe, Andrew Hon.
ecker and Martin Bair Who very active, and took
Appointment part in the mob, were arrested ann cou'
veSed TO the wstch.house There being no complaint
against Haller and Thomas they discharged Toe
three riOt,rs were held bail in the OF $40 eacn
TO answer the Charge OF Court
An immense crowd throneec the courtroom, attract
ed Partially by some msststemeDts which appeared Ia
a morning paper, and the general excitement Of the
occasion.
Judge Taylor very properly censured the parties I'm
picuted in this outrageous affair and took occasion 10
remark 10 strong terms the narrow escape the two III
noctnf persons had from death In the hands OF
ragged mob. He concerned the parties engaged 10
the outbrt ak 10 the and gave preuy
strong intimaton that " they under his obserVa.
ton he would mete out justice as deserved
[Daily Atlas, Cincinnati.
ARTISAN WELLs.-Ihe Dallas (Ala.)
Ga:tue "a, that "the first Artesian well of SIR T.
Mathews, In Cahaba Is completed IL 10 735 feet deep,
and sends forth stream Of wayer measured at 2sO
gaOne per minute. The famous French well At Gre
ncbt, II 10 ssd does discharge than half that
quantity. The water, says The Gd.es boils no. SOAR.
Ing Ike fountain, forming branch OF considerable
size, and the low grounds, some trO hundred yards
distant require ditchDg TO carry of the immense qutn-
ity Of wafer collected upon IT'S surface Mr Reid the
sucssAul borer OF this well, has commenced boring
anoiber, some sixty yards distant for dr. MstheWs
which VIII be some l5U0 UT 2C00 leeg deep. To pre-.
vent injury 20 the dft II Is necessary TO make the sec.
ond one much deeper so 10 reach different stratum
OF wafer The FIRST well is tGbed, and the second will
be- Mr. Reid 10 also boring well for DR. English 30
yards dtant from Mr. Maihews's IL is now 536 feet
deep, and discharges 200 gallons of water per minute
correspondent of The Gazette also gives the follow.
Ing In relation 10 the brst well OF Mr Mathews which
was bored for the pun pose Of obtaining sufficient water
10 supply steam cotton mill:
FIRST, wei vas dog In the ordinary way 30 feet.
tnrougn re red clay sand and gravel Biag upOa the
roteen limestone large pine log was thei Jfocsrsd
sno h9Ie' 8 inches 10 diameter b9rsd thEosgh tt
AItsr shsipeniDg iss end and putt.g an iron band
sfVnnd H. the log was put down and firmly srveD aDd
Iorssd INTO tne rock. The well was then 6lgd ur,-,.e
oPyer enc 81 The g appearing about foot a1ore tia
snINee Inc oeflrg then eCmIacnc,d, and with tue "a.
rapidly penetrated
" As each lower sheet was reached by the tools the
WAFER was thrown up through the hsle In rre-trr oan
hies and with more violence When the irst wster'
-uN Is we water Just below the first saads,ouc-was
ItaSEe0i ne upward low Of the water did NOT exceed
seven gallons per minute IL increased 90 one hun
oreo gallons when the second sandstone perforated
ana On reaching the third sheet Of water upward of
hundred gallons per minute rushed up through the
orlhes seemingly impatient OF it, limits
linking that the quantity Of water would be In
creased by ensrsing The hole they trimmed It on, 9a
pes ~ oiane'er and 5}S fest deep to the sandstone