, 1853-08-20

their treatment in the New Eldorado. All
Americans are treated with iudgnity there,
they say, and they are openly and grossly
insuted in the streets Frenchmen, re-
turned from that country, make similar re
ports concerning themselves.
On the 18th ult six immigrant vessels ar
rived at New York, with three thousand
two hundred and thirty-one passengers,
Senator Robert Toombs, it is stated, has
ordered an engine, on the Ericsson prnci-
pie, for his cotton gin, in southwestern
Georgia.
The total value Of India rubber goods
manufactured in the United States is esIima-
ted at ten millions annually, and nearly the
whole trade has sprung up since leif.
An the late celebration of the Eth of Ju
ly at Springfield, Massachusetts, a cayalcade
of young ladies and gentlemen were formed
dressed in old continental style, with cock
ed hats, broad flaps, tights, knee-buckles,
short waists, powdered hair, pilli0ns, &c.
Capt. J. w. T. Gardiner, U. S. A, we
learn from the Minnesota Democrat, has
been compelled to retire from the North
Pacific Rail Road expedition under Govern
or Stevens, in consequence of a severe rheu-
matte affection.
The Wabash and Erie Canal is at length
complete 1t has been twenty years in
progress. The work unites the waters Of
Lake Erie at Toledo with the Ohio River al
Evansville Its whole length is four hund.
red and flty-nine miles, of which three
hundred and seventy five miles are in lndi-
ana, and eighty-lour miles in Ohio.
Mr.. Dorm, the South Carolinian says, has
been offered two million dollars for his gold
mines.
The Anderson, Sou:h Carolina, Gazette,
says that "a gold mine has been discovered
on McCullough's creek upon land belong
ing to Elijah alajors, Esq, about seven miles
from this place We have not yet learned
what the prospect for an abundant yield is,
but our informant states that good wages
have been made by the simple process Of
Panning."
Col. ]. c. Fremont was a passenger on
the steamer Asia on her last trip from Liv-
erpool to New York.
Commodore Stewart would, it is said like
to be excused from going 10 China. He is
70 years old.
Halifax papers Of the 18th ult state that
the fishery question was assuming greater
importance since a French cruiser had drv-
an OH Dr,N,.b e l,
coast supposed to belong to England. The
French eyincc a determination 10 reclaim
ancient rights which it is supposed will have
an Important bearing upon American and
English rights. Two armed vessels had
sailed from Halifax for Newfoundland.
There are six thousand Frenchmen and
FIVE thousand Germans in San Francisco.
R1- The U. S. steamer Princeton has
leen ordered TO the 6sbieg grounds for the
protection of American fisheries.
BaF- The seven Hungarians who were
taken in the Lopez expedition, and sent by
Spain 10 Civeta, in Africa, have been lib
Grated by the Spanish government at the
intercession Of the American Minister, Mr..
Barringer, and have arrived in New York.
From THE PLAINs.-A correspondent Of
the St. Louis Republican, writing 10 that
paper under date of JuDe 9th, from Fort
Kearncy, says;
"To one who crossed the plains last sea-
son, and witnessed the many evidences Of
disease and death then manifested all along
the way, it is highly gratifying to write con-
cerning the remarkably good health of the
emigration this year. have not yet heard
of a solitary case of cholera or diarrhGa on
the route this year Nor have the Indians
been as troublesome this year as usual, tho
some cattle and horses were stampeded by
the Kaws on the FIRST part of the route
Up to this date there have passed ForlKear-
ney eight thousand seven hundred and for
ty-six men, Two thousand and eighty eight
women, two thousand eight hundred and
ninety-two children, four thousand eight
hundred and thirty y-nine horses, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty seven mules, nine
ty-ooe thousand four hundred and ninety
three cattle, and eleven thousand head of
sheep. On the roads from 81 Joseph and
Independence there must be at least thirty
FIVE thousand head more of cattle, and fifty
thousand head Of sheep. These statistics
relate only TO the immigration south Of the
Platte, and may be safely estimated as not
exceeding one half the entire emigration
and stock which are crossing the plains this
summer. As far as can judge, the emf
grafton this year will be considerably less,
perhaps one fourth, than that of last year,
while the number of cattle and sheep will be
at least twice as great. Not so many horses
or mules are taken, but they are generally
OF the best kind.
The New York Express says that the Sto-
ry of English alliance in Cuba is a fiction,
and that there is no more love for John Bull
in Cuba or Madrid than for this government,
for the English have recently humbled the