The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-26


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the and remand then 70 the custody of their cap
tors, II such courss were required eitAs BY law or
treaty. Such seexns To us common Viz v o. the
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know IL about i 3 withhold their s opnioa s ls:s sS
preudfce the case u the minds sf those who have made
sonstetional band International law the study q their
lives. On the vhol the matter disposed Of In ths
can grow out Of ana though ssts papers .y psss Il
thu future yet that Il ALL and lawyers and editors who
are blowing 70 Indignant the matter would do veil to
sSass their arder Or nvulssr psrance, to "dy up"
1ssvsnenss eethe Rusulans On the Pacafic.
[From the Alta Califsrnia Dec IL
The ana sxtsat Of power On the part Of Russia
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tho direction CAspsn than In North Asia
and vel lst that for many Year. pas Asrs
to he shores Of the Japanese Sea- This progress Of Russia
in Asia within the past Ave years. has been such
the opposite shsrss Of America Russian steamers
ply upon the Sea Of Aral and upon the 0xus; Russian
and su SS9 sssse. .na ss
winch they do not attempt to concs. Il Is ths iatsa.
Islands Of japan WHITTIER there can BE- no doubt Rus
sian dominion would soon follow them.
the recent accounts puoluhod In this OF the
movements Of the Russians in Nanchuria- their mill
tary works and internal navigaton-leave NO doubt
to the designs Of the Autocrat ruored in
had obtained important advantages in Japan This does
not appear to be tho fact yet though We can hardly
Ws leave i to our coustrymsn to judge whether, in
the event Of Russia obtaining mastery Of the trade Of
Japan America can long remain dsinterssted spscta
tor We leave 1t for them to determine whether We
Eastern trade which alone Russia in competition could
with our Autoczat neighbor until We can know their
opinion.
The Mines.
Prom the San Francisco Herald. Dec. IL
Noswithstandins the eeasslesa ercakng: Of the de-
ondng here and the ncreduous abroad every
that the yield of mines this year win
csed that Of last. The month Of November has been
want Of water yet exported during the month gold
dust 70 the value Of which exceeds the ship
ment BY the steamers during the same month last year
BY S25 920. Were mining conducted now a. it was in
early days there Is not doubt the recent dry weather
would have thrown Thousands Of employment and 70.
duced the product Of the mines to trine Now how
ever, more than half tho goM Is taken out Of the
hills and diggpgs remote from the streams and these
the
brought tS them fiom The head w.tsss Of perennial
Of the rains is rather IN advantage, ss It enables
miners to continue their works uniutsrruptcdly.
mining the long souss . y . ss
are enabled BY tho low stage Of the water to get
readily q the bed Of ne stream, which in ordinary
which hare became very numerous throushOut ths
state usually compelled to suspend opsrs sDns long
nso. lso % h fey = q th then were injSrsS By sss .h.
since that they have had fuI three weeks Of most "a
vorable weather. To company Of this kind week
have bad their works washed away after months Of toll
Just ~ they were beginning 10 reap tho reward OF their
tbsy ond 5S S sv: had M the s e
canals which are now projected and il oours. Of CON
moro independent Of the rains ana the happy time
win come whenwe shan have 10 more compaints of tn
The san Joaquin 1lPs6iom sisss tAe fcllessnx
dsssssiaa q the aoa1ser lump Of geld, q wieh w
On Tie platform scalss used in the oAace Il weighed
one hundred and sxty one pounds, or twentyavs hun
dred and teventysix ounces, svordupois Calculating
is large estmate, in the opinion Of those who
examined the lump its value, at e11 25 per ounce, is
The length Of this immense mass Is about fifteen
inches, aud its width from Eve and one-half to six
inches As side Is extremely irregular and
in lis formation it 10 difficult to arrive at the thickness
but it win probably average four inches. The other
aide ia almost fiat, and presents solid Of pure
ssd side and some pieces are 20 loosely bedded in the
precious metal that with the aid Of pointed instru
ment they might be easily removed. The whole mass,
Mr.. Perkins, Of the company to whom II belongs,
informed yesterday that taken out Caveras
aSns for the ~ou
not give any particulars in regard TO where the claim 10
located except that it is in the county above named
Mr. Perkins belongs to lexington Kentucky, and for
the past two years although be has hbored hard was
very unsuccessu never having than $500 at any
The specimen was securely slowed away in strong
box yesterday afternoon, and will be dispatched to New
Ycp hv AAnru Co fha - sua<a ant Mr porI
and one Of his partners also homo the steamer,
left Stockton last evening on the Uriida.
iorna are givng out but in manner that suits the
miners Cslsveras and the southern mines against the
world.
The news from the gold mines continues TO be Of
very satisfactory character The miners anxiousy
CENTRALLY expected that when they have set IN the
product large amounts Of accumulated earth will
be OF = rich character.
CalAvsras county and has been deposited In Mesms.
Adams Co.'s Banking House, in this city 1t weighs
Who are about 70 forward It to New L Is
to contain go per cent Of pure gold and valued at
sss,ol6. The mining news from Calaverss county is
In Placer county some new discoveries had been made
Dutch Guch, which had caused great excitement
have been made on Nstchsz Flat. on he Nor, Fork and
jersey and Dargan's Flats; and the from the
various encamrments Iopresent good average Yields.
Camp, Is very satisfactory.
From O'Byrnes Ferry, the digginss proving to be
richer the moie they are worked
The news from the Columbia mines il very favorable
We learn that the Spanish Dry Dggngs, III Dorad
county beginning 70 attract considerable attention
From Los Angeles NO learn that the Kern River dig
gings are yielding well.
We learn that Several ounces of platinum have been
taken out BY the miners the north fork oil the Trinity
River, and We informed that II Is found In such
abup in that locality that dealers in gold dust ar
beginning to tsEe much interest in this valuable metal
Know Nothing indignation Meeting In San
FranclscO.
Pursuant to Al public calthrough the papers, very
large and enthusiastic meeting assembled in San Fran.
cisco the Goth ult Mr. benjamin Hayward was called
upon TO preside, N Wentworth made Vice Presi-
dent and George W. Merritt, Secretary.
committee appointed to report resolutions eS-
pressve Of the Of the meeting and while the COM
mittee out Mr. g. H. Parker addressed the assem-
bisge.
by acclamation;-
Whereas, It appears by testimony Of good and
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