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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-23


slip Dazzling wsva from Philadelphia No, IL for sS-
ffsDcs9o, i.t lase I5s2N. loo ss.
. ss', ''''' h'''' .'' Honduras 10Th last lat i'a
Foreign Ports.
PurNos hrRrs-ln por, Dec o, bark Xsino Law Bsminx
JAcmriih rOst sit lsa chr asno-er Holmes, from
Srs n.lcs sssse, NYcss. sohr s th.onss id as5
Rivrn eAaHiA- No Am ves'slsin FOR. D,sls.
Home Ports
kPAI6CHlCOLh-fn port Jan ~ ships Dsuntcss (ar,,
Ss s,t Tor Do ia al s. 'i S.s
s u s' 5i.1 Dsssss h Sss
G ga rs sse f a. P,, ana
iSF r,oyfsSSof Do brig A.s r.n.9 I Fi River. %.
nALTnoRE- cls JspS S.Ih, o.,hssie. Watts. x..aa-
h Tsl BIS B: k ss.
BOSTON Arr ian a. AN snip Columbia, s.ursi, Saws.
nah Cld sssmslg City Of New YORK Matthew's Phades.
e sssi ss g. aIs..,sn a ssh
o9 5ss s sas s.l Nc Sarah E'''
hvLsT9N,i NJ. r.r, Jan SHIPS VIM Tr,vs Smith.
from Hsy S ETa ae ws..'s ss
60 ssw, !Brsn) sssy sTs. from Bro%en Texas Ausehau
he1Is,:S Ham, from Hamburg John er,s'c, wsnaaa.
vi NC Dtk,srr jan u sip Western E,siss sspp,cn "
5, 9 s.,y t1 Nine, CO Ga sh shPs A,a:
t nevsns fAik Proydenec, lsth, ssrk Goo Lcsliss
NEW Jan - Pm s.ss, Esy o..n,.s
Bs.s,on Philadelphia GA ships Mnsrva sreT,. VICTIMS
nsmburE Ter, fo5e, Liverpool; onward,
ubdsunted Rerter Boston y bs Bsrtets San Fra,
Coz bark hern Ross Boston, brgs Proepero Alfonso ex
Press Vera Cruz Adams Gray hsnry Hs,sn. Isieg,sph
mond Va Toved 70 6sb barks Emma Lincoln and q
edge.
sohrs VILLAGE Belle Fsnticoke; Lucy Robinson fro
Fishing Bay ana Terry. Tus'le, nom TanSer al i's
NEW LoNDoN-Arr jan %, steamer sheiuokss Gees,
Norwich for kHork
PENsA CoLa-Arr prev TO ian Y, bris wlnaward XIII.
rasn. Buckrrcrt Cid brig Rsri1, Csmrteu nstsuras
PoRTLhNp-Arr Jan ~, barks Peri. Curtis Sierra Me-
Wis Hsvsns Lunstte, Davis csrds IS; sohr otavs
Lttltjobn, Forolt Cld bark Nsgs Iersey Davi, Cuba
sAyANsAH.ArrJs Jan l6 chips Oregon, Porsey, NYorhx
Chh OF alopcr CHI tt ompscn Nicholas idlo Ger
rish Liverpeo 18th. brs Lswtoa, Gardner, Hsvsna
Cid bark brothers (Br) Wexford, n
sT0NINUTONArr Jan 20 brig Sarah Jana fof psrSbasa
Ns Ladley Liverpool for NYorh days short Of "a.
York. y :" w. WV
MIIhFGToN-Asr Jsn IL, brig B r HAshins Snow,
TURKS slApds sehr George Emily Nokerson Bescu B..
& sI, STK 6smont Locke PsEts from M.saasss Ci4
K.sraal A2iihisS sssnps BsasA.L ",
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nomestac Intcll,Ueprc

The hog season Ia about ever Ia Ioui willie We aod
that the Der Of hogs Allied In that city sroe hs rst
OF November t 10 4g7 e3s-an unease OF lc6 900 ovsr
last year.
The Cincinnati AHds says that Charles FyQerliu the
German WHO was shot In the Bs6ni riot en- Christmas
has Just Inherited fortune Of oot0 By the death OF
relation In the 4" faoerland"
Mr. Daniel Bevee, Of the firm OF Heves Moore liquor
msrcha ouisvie, committed suictein that ct ON
the 17tb inst. by jumping into the river
bill been introdu sed into the Lesidaturs OF Ken.
tuoky 70 prohibit the sale OF slave children under the
age OF Ave years, separate from their mothers.
sy females died IN Boston last week whose us.i sx.s
,m7gl..1 y .,G ca.isd kna forty oae yeass
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SUICIDE OF A MINIsTER.-The sad and painful
duty dsvcves upon this week to record nelanohol
suiede which t-anspred At landing ssday mig
last, board the steamer Sarah The OF the IN.
fortunate Individual n c. Clark, OF Bro kyn, " " a
Il mister OF the Methodist Church The wound which
bis eeA,h inflicted ateraly the right
arm rtveTing the hume-s artery little above is bfur
cation The weapon use3 Was razor The deceased had
eeen latoripg uades deep melancholy caused BY doms
tic grief Is informed the captain o. the boat that he
formerly lived In Washington city, that there his wife
deserted MIN, aud that she Is living with another
person The last and only words thtt fell from his Inns
after committing the rash act we're nDi,ovned. ais
ovned" evidently abiding to his rife Shs not ,nl, de-
serted him, but tok everything be possessed excepting
about 6fty dollars H intelligent gen.eel looking
mao, appsrsby about forty years Of age lis came to
Mobile, Ala beard III. steamer Sarah Aniuauest vas
held by Justice Markham, and verdict rendered In 40
core pce with the above statement Dr. Holiday was
called 10, bat he WAS teo far gene 10 need medical
assistance. - HdrrisrJrvg la Chronicle Dec IA
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s,rm on OF the Rev. DIR. Van ArsdaIe.

TIE Fan FRANCISCO CALAMITY.
The Few. Dr. Van A1dale delivered sermon last even
w At the r. H. Church, corner OF Bleecier and Amos
sets The rev gentleman delivered bis ssrmor taking
tsl nom the Esd verse ofths 4eh chapter OF jeremiah
/" oon,errpg Damascus Harmath is coniounded and
APad for they have heard evil tidnss thsy are fsst
hearted Their, sorrow the sea- II cannot Be quised
In commencing his discourse, the gentleman refer
red particularly to the late disaster to the flfcsd
steamer, The San francisco He referred In moving term
% - Sat ;;'r::c9a. Fai,n iAi covered visa scrov
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In the Municipal Court OF Boston ON the 2Osh inst
J,hn Murray wss convicted Of msulaushter in killing
James W Rrstrs. In December last IL appeared from
te testiu onv that the Parties met in Atop ia Ana
street Regsys esrvd to shake hsnds ard os
mi mat Murray refused tat Rogers then left aud
SoIlov.d into tire street by Murray Who knocked him
Gown and then kicked him The kj1ry OF which Rogers
st.d vas IN the brAn.
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TELEGRAPHIC
MAYOR KING AND Mr.. LOWRY pfsCH ARGEp.

MAYOR KING AND NM LOWRY UIsUH AKUEU.
FirrBuRc Jan IL 1854
Juge Irwin has ust decided that the offence oaAssi
pgsip.t Mayor Kirg and Morrow 10 Wy Ia made sub
iect to Indictment by TIE second ssc' Of III, act cf
october 1884, they cannot be held under tbs present
proosss and n ust lie eisehsged with costs.
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PHILADELPHIA. Jan q, PR-hr. sieauns hips Key
store State Marble, Saws nah; Pennsylvania Baymere
kichr end bar Emily Rehets RIO Jsnro Dec TO- Sslah
AtiuE, tnd Oak Ryder Dostor; hrt Tno walter HearNh
salt S-T TURKS Island dsyc ssbr GoOrg, Eng thatcher
Cid 2i,t bara urion, Hewitt, Ma.,nz,s
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Nm Washington the lady Of the present proprietor OF
,hs Mount vsYnoa estate, the 9Th inst presented
hsr ds,isht~d husband h the Arst ale child born
10 the Washlsgton mansion He should BE- adopted By
ltt srs.s III aamsc Hal Cs.aueA
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Telesruph,c prnr,n., ~. o,r.v

BOSTON Jan 22-Ars chip c,lum5us, saw nah; sarks
Cuts karseilles; GoodAl. Aux Csyes
CHARLESTON, Jan 2l-Arr sohr Els soston.
NEW oRLFAEs Jan '6-ArT steamship Star Of tbs south.
18th shps O,ci and kxeesior and echr Joseph Qrios
Yorl; 18Th, ship Vieteburg, do
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As Nj. Griffin an eyed eitsen OF South Berwick, Me-,
vas riding through North Berwick the 18th inst his
re took fright and rso, thro-ins NJ Grimm from his
s'sni ini 20 Say n;st!rs aim tsAs rs died soea After
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FRoM-Hospital Bellevue ~ PenitentiAry. Black wells
Ispd Q; Lunatic Asylum, l. Wards Island, 49, RandAls
Island, 8; st Vircents EospiI, 8; City Hospital, o;
City Prison, i colored Eome Hospital j; colored PSF
sons, IL.
THOMAS K. DOWNING, City Inspector
City Inspectors Office. jan. al 1881
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Ship Dsshirg wsva, from PhiIzdelph,s No, az for q
Francisco, lat last. ltt 3 80 N, Ion g.
72s5. = -
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

The ELEcTIOT-The election on the 4th Sept, 10
Washington Ter lOry has resulted fayorsbly 10 the
D,uo"ra'ic party. There is not, however a single
DDrhamiie ELECTED
Inc Pf0heev and Dsm0cr1t says:
Returns Of the late elections come in slowly, bu,
ius far entirely satisfactory TO the Drtnocrt; party
int county, for repre-snt .tive. C. F. white, DEN
rtceiSe0 ~ votes; q. III. Spinning, Wing, %, aad
/. y. Clarke, So White and SPi0DinZ -l-efei. For
Prosecuting Attorney, Hid Judicial District, b. r.
Kendall Den rsCei, "a "a voies, ana z \. brooks,
Wig IS. Kendall / ,lecte6 Ia this fisnict.
The repfeseutas- ticket in Pierce County, az stated
lat week, confirmed, but u IL confidently stated
hat Nj Balcb las oeen defeated inr The Council by
l. anioriiy. by Mr. STicl-r 4 kiog County. ghicn,
Il tue, elects N,ssrs Terry and S'ricer Of Kag,
Counciiusn for these two ceunties. A. A. Dsnny
4. ile Houfe IT, tis lltter county, nd Mr. Carson
- = &c., as joTt ~ sIes,ufe.iYs
ia J, s-r - eud Claim Clsat.es, W. J. Head hls
b,,u e'eeiff repre- cota'fVe.
IN he Council Di.tiici. composed OF ne Counties
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NAIWIl
miss Pellet is from Syracuse, n. Y.
MINING ITEMS


From TAe MarIPosa Chroaiele we extract lie fol
lowing
Mining is somewhat duh at this time, owing 70 the
great scarcity Of water in many places Yet we hear
OF lumber OF companies who are doing remarkably
we'll
The quartz vein of jenkins 4 Co, near the head
OF Missouri Gnlch has been recently REQ Densd and
prospected. Mr.. jenkins showed us the other day
about four ounces Of cease gold which he SAYS he
washed out OF one pan of earth. This claim is repa,-
ed 10 be one Of the best if not ne best in Msrioo>a
County. The company Mr.. jenkins informs ia. are
about commencing vigorous operations sith the
most sanguine expectations of receiving rich ward
for their labors.
A party working a claim on the Marposa, at French
Bar some four or FIVE miles below town, took or.
Que day last week fine piece Of Qu Ti1 and gold.
weighing over twenty -oie ounces, which crushing
yielded about $50,
Tie Gibbs company, working az the loF end of
town, are also doiug good business. Oae days
work last week yielded them the handsome sum of
s1iS, about eight Ouaces of which vas IN the spe
god.
Al Smiths Bar several claims are paying extrsor-
dnST''y' hsssTs. Ames Il Co. have taken out large
amounts curing the summer, ana still ooniinas % re-
At MSriposits. Aessrs. Sharp Coyne & Co. are
working the same claim they have oceupied Tor sew
eral months past, and from which thew have aver
aged for many days IS high IS $40 os- dsy TO the
band, and Il continues 10 pay nearly a. al as az any
tme since they commenced operations.
Itere Is nothing 10 warrant the belief ira: either
OF these claims are richer than many otlers INT
there is certainly evidence that much Is owing 10 The
manner of working them. Occasionally We fne.. a
company OF miueTs who have the spin, of imorovs
ms nj and enterprise developed; ba5 IS a geusrsl
thpg, mining IN ibis cOSniTy l. cOnlvsstdly behind
The see, many Of our miners confronting themselves
am hn Old iashioHsd tVm, ts Or twelve iGcAss u
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Nir;g VhpK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, OCTOBER g. 1854

ford whale the seuob Falcon, Gardner DO Was 'ne
=. =, -. MA
At Bonnie Kite Island Of AseensOn March % oIa yTIa
Weeks, Of 0reenport, with tie small PoS 90 Sos hr
reported cleared I'm Honoa jan H. viii ooo eos "hNe
oil .t O.. n.n
Nichols Of New Bedford M mos ort 81 bbs sperm oil on
hoard June n wh.. shp Commodore Morris Lawrence VI
Falmouth touched a. Tahlta. -,
Aug IS in the Calf OF Neos the whaling schooner
boarded from the BRIG Dover.
The Enterprise at Port Clarence spoke Two whseu'y VA
the Arctic aud lived letters from them. They were pS
Massachusetts vess-s The Ras;lensse saw srge naHlo
owhalss 10 the Arctic; but describing then 70
stated they OF the right hind-pfooaoy
n bae The chips spoken reported whales very scsrcs
HONCLULU-Arr Aug 8 ship Fleetwias, Ho~e.: s.'
Francisco (sno cid day for C.lsurta) 10Th ship WISH
ipston lston Hoves Boston land cid sept 2for Cacna
IAN bsrks Mssdaeue Chester from New Londoni otfanto
H.yes san Frsneseo for Hong Kong CID. Aug q BARR
Jobn Cskie for Caao SID Aug H. ship CsngoH, French
iron ssr F1aneiseo) for Hong Mons.
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Markets.

sAx FRAvcIsco Friday Evening. sept ~, i' p
Prrpara,ons the mail which leaves 20 norro~ nA.o
rsnsralh occupied the attention OF business nen
the partial exclusion Of other matters rror. n' HAN ~
have bees limited lisht jobbiDs has been done ~,
FLoUR-No sales Of barrel Flour reported iEon ~ ,
Sales n 50 Dbl. GAlleEo. Ia lot. at =. to e. saehs
So so sacks D1rnsstic Mills q ~ ~ ses 'e'
rerds, eco ar Zach. Alviso Mills nf or at So 90 oo
SO sscts domestic Nhesf az ifc 90 90. lac
Barley lois he; SO do domestic Barley, Tor export -
Australia at IL
CokS MEsL-los bills Corn Me-l a. - 81
OILS 100 gals crude Polar OIL e William, rom 'ano"U
ver's Island AZ gre n, a, 4. 4,
ex Gsz.lle 81 l5.c. $500 - ...
LIQuoRs-s5 Bills American Whisky 70 arrive, on prvse
. =.
DVcg-40 bale. Cotton Duck, Nos. to 10, a. Hic. -
PsovIsoSs-O haf bills clear Pork on privs tsrms 100
halt III. DO ex Oazee a. ell 81; 40 bbs do private
terms 50 cs. Hams in brine Isle s. DO, Boston do a,
i63c; lStOo n clear Bacon az lic- .
OLIVE OIL-.c0 cases Olive Oil AZ So
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Of leland, jefferson, Claim and Whstcom, DIR. X. n.
Iansdale Dem. led bis comp. ttor A. NJ. Poe Whigf,
tx votes according 10 the latest intelligence What
com County TO be beard from.
In the representative district fIsland and What
com, X. L. Doyle DEM was six votes ahead Of
S d Howe lWbigl. No returns received from What
com. Mr.. Lansdaie and Mr. Doyle supposed - b
elected.
Mr. Aberpethy WING is elected representative Of
Cowlitz County.
C.rBLrPoopLr GoLD MISEs.-TRs O,,goai.n In.
aorses the reliability Of the writer OF letter from S.
Heeps, Of Sept H. on the gold mines in the couotry
between the north and east forks Of the CahlepoOds
River, in Washington Territory.
A party from the neighborhood Of vaneoaver--
sons, believe, of Mr.. Svitzler-have visited she re-
eiop and are encouraged from what they saw 10
return there Immediately, having washed from sir
pausfull of earth gold dust of beautiful char
acter estimated 10 be worth IS cents in other words
tbey extracted l2I cents worth Of gold from every
pan Of earth. Another party from this vicinity afss
PROSPECTING several weeks, have decided on COM
mepcpe operations, and have accordingly sent in
a portion Of their number to make the necessary
preparation with regard to food and implements 4
4 their belief that bendsome wages may be made as
oOOpapsful Of earth il is estimated will readily WELD
from "a 10 s5 and that too without the use OF tho
long tom or mercury. As the gold il generally Of
fine character il is needless TO remind your readers
that the result would be much more favorable wers
the long tom or mercury used. remarkable state
pert is made by another party whe have visited the
r. zion between the head waters Of the Ca,hepoodls
and Yakima Rivers and one that almost staggers be-
lief il is that every painful Of earth washed returned
4s cents worth Of gold Taking the least favorable
Of the above accounts, IL would appear from the
calculations Of practical miners that ing in the
neighborhood Of $40 day may be calculated on,
provided the facilities for washing the gold are with
In reasopahle reach.
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Married..

In Sacramento Oh the Sep, Mr. Geo. W. Stewart 20
Mss sarah Garner. both OF thar city.
Al Mi,ehelIs ranch; 2sh Sept Mr. VIM Mex Carson to
Miss isabella MittheM
On sauyit'. Island 7 on 10th Sept Mr. Thomas j. Ca
ter of Portland { Mks Emma Jewe.t
In Portland on the 1hh sept Dr. wilson 70 Mis- Caro
line E. eldest daughter Of Captain John H. Couch al OF that
a. O.Lland o on the 7th Sept Mr. James IL Hanna to
MESA. Driver, both Of UmPqua Co, o
On the 9Th Aug, VIM Hill to Miss Angelina Story both Of
Al Hsleyon Grove near Salem 9th Aug. Geo II Jones
Eaq II the firm Of Jones Cook Co salem, 20 Mis-. Mary
Leslie daughter OF the Rev. David Leslie OF Hseyon Grove
In San Jose, Sept 49, M John B. Rundel M.. Char
A. OsIind Sept H. SIR Frederic Pesrkes Of Fort Hope
Csnsos West, to Jane Oakley OF Brook yn, n
William Nov Dry E.q Edinburgh Scotland Constantis
sops eld. Of the s,e rhomi Dawson, Es4 OF
Park Place West Chelsea England
At hontezgms on the 18th Sc pte9bsr NJ Charles E Gid
make ESQ, formerly of Manchester, Indiana
AT Grace Church IN San Francisco, sept 49, Mr. Samuel
Adam. 10 Miss Alice hite, daughter Of VIM W. White Esq
In sscrsmento at the Sacramento Hotel The 18th Sept,
Vim X. BuTt of Ophr, Placer County 10 Miss Martha &
Obks Of SscTsmtnto.
On "Wednesday morning Sept 20 at the residence Of Tho.
Fanny NJ. Lvsriti OF San Francisco ~
esret Craig, both of DOwnieville.
In San Francisco Sept 10, M Carl kehn. to MIS- Elise
Wagner
Al Sacramento Sept o. Mr. @. A Conr'en 10 Mrs Jssuie
steut 10th Of Sacramento and formerly Of Se~ JeTscy
to Miss Polna PIoiheio, both e Michigan Bar
jose Sept "A M. Anthony RaWins to Mise Annie
In Msrysyile Sept p Mr. John Freeman 70 Miss Eliza Ann
Martin, both of Jackson CO., Missouri
In San Francisco sept 90 a. Robert c. Page 10 Della F.
NDlsns both formerly OF Virginia
IL San Francisco sept Il. Mr. Ben Mason, Jr, 10 Mss
Louise NJ Page all OF san Francisco
The Missouri Honse, DTytOwn Rrad, Sept. p, Mr. Edwin
Fiber 10 Miss MARY O~su-.
Union Chapel, Mormon Island, Sept p Mr. d. H.
Haskell Of Sscrneuto Mrs r. HepblTn Clark Of Mormon
Island, formerly Of H0ldaysburg, Pa
Al Golden Exchange, diamond Springs, Sept Is VIZ
Charles W Zabrke to Sss Al sa Jackson both OF Il Dora
do
A The Mountain Home FL DoradoCo Sept. -, Mr. Thomss
Wison Morgan Bar the Coz Galnes Mas Maria a.
Jeunir . Of the former plxcs
In Salt L. Ike City, Aug O. by Elder Cahoon George w
LUZ Mi,s Malta Asn tt nd all Of shat city
July 81. BY Elder rhntbas hehAIis Mr " lli4H Wsdey
e Mrs Msry Roswe ell, both Of salt Lake City
In Sept 81 Mr. Geo W. Stewart to Miss Sarah
M. Gardner both OF Sacramento City
At Usion Bumboli Bay Thursday Sep, q a, the resi-
dehce Of A. Btckwh broiheTnlsw of The bnds, walter
Van Dyke 70 Mis5 Rowens Cooper sl Of Union.
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=, . L ssssss sSa a SssS@ y
prevents - ybs sfsat drawback to the farming inter
De Er low prices at which produce il selling, bat
81 ne marx et shai become less burdened with I'M
',tsd bresdstuffs there Is no doubt the Prodaee o.
E,ss,,nia will sell at such prices es shall pay fhs
srshandmsn literally for bis labor.
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,;o,sicn co,s:sts mostly Of families with large herds
OF cattle numbering From one TO eight hundred 70 me
train The immigrants were all in fne heaith ne oIo
no, hear of single death his trip. Grass was
good IN within about sixty miles Of the Sink OF the
Humboldt and very little stock-except what was
stolen by the Indisns-had been lost up to that point
After reaching Carson River they starge numbers
Mr.. NJ th nEs at least one-tbird of the cattle and
sheen were lost. Many Of the immigrants were en-
csmped about the bead of Carson Valley, and IN
other small valleys Ia the vicinity, recruiting. lie
could form no idea cf the number Of cattle, but esti-
mates the number OF sheep at about ten thousand,
third or more If which had been would be lost be-
fore reaching their Destination. gentleman who re-
sides In Contra Costa had started with about 5000
sheen and VIXEN Mr.. NJ. met him, two hundred miles
above the Suk, he bad lost 1000, and said that he
would not drive sheep across the plains again they
Mr.. Maupin, Of Boone County, Missouri who had
started with GOO head of cattle, had lost about 29O; OF
20 woke OF work steers, he has lost all but three
Mr. Hugh Jones. of Santa Clara County, had lost
all Of his work oxen and was encamped about forty
miles from Mormon Station He had, however,
secured teams TO come on. -,
Mr. NJ thinks that some of the immigrants viii
have TO winter in Carson Valley, as they were later
than ufual on the route.
They have in operation in the Valley large saw
and Touring MILL and il was thought tina, there had
been nearly enough wheat raised TO supply the de-
maDd The wheat is said to De OF very superior
quality.
The failure Of the large firm Of Reese & j d
was creating great ment they were lar a. III
debted people of the Valley. Mr.. Reese hal gone
to Salt Lake with large train Of wagons for supplies
and during his absence bis partner Barnard abscood
ed with a. report said, some eco 900. II Reese should
rot return with supplies, provisions will be in great
demand IN the valley this winter.
Important discoy cries of gold had been made on the
South Fork OF Carson River II had been prospected
for twenty miles from its mouth and paid from three
TO ten cents TO the pan.
There vas a company working at a silver mine near
the road about two miles from the first summit; some
encouraging discoveries had been made
William Thornton, better known as Lucky Blu,
had succeeded Reese & Barnard, and was in pos
session Of their large I<operty.
At the last election in the Valley, there were about
300 votes cart.
Balls and parties were very common, and the peo-
pie appeared to be highly pleased with their homes IN
The mountain Valley.
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SANDWICH ISLANDS.

We have received Sandwich Islands papers to
Sept 10.
fHE LEGISLATURE PRoRoGuED.-On the l9th of
August the Kiog proregued the Legislature, after
s.. sion of Unprecedented length In his notice 10 the
House of Representatives, informing then Of thA
fact he says: In the absence Of adequate means b
"spppress instruction, must trust 10 Providence
for the protection OF my Kingdom, and TO your 10y
atty to recon mend, both by word and deed, quiet
"snbiectiOn 10 law and order.
REPSaL OF TuNS,GE DUEs.-Tbe Legislature have
passtd IN act repeating all tunnage dues upon ves-
sells, whether ii twalan or foreign, arriving AZ any
port in the Islands
SAxpwIcu ISLANDS FLoUR.-An arrival during
the past week from Maui, says The PoIyaesIan has
added some 10000 pounds TO the stock OF the , y:
Company. The mill is now at work aud the Stock Oh
fresh -four accommodating, and being put up IN tins
and bags Of 100 lbs. EACH in good condition Tor snip
ping domestic use.
A storm Of unusual severity for this season of tho
wear set in on Tuesday evening, Aug aud continued
durI the night. The rivers aud waterooarses vera
SWEDEN TO OVERLOOKING It was accompanied with
heavy gusts of wind. which, We learn occaoned con-
siderable damage in several quarters oy unroonng
houSes, etc. , .
On The porning of Aug Q the schooner Kihawluohi,
one of the finest vessels running among the islsnds,
while lying at Hawaii, with 100 passengers on board.
ready for SEA parted both cahes ana went asnore M
a Gale OF wind. -Four native passengers perished.
The sea was unusually heavy, and the walls oil the
church were damaged and some native houses washed
away. On the subsiding of the storm successful at
tempt WIS made TO launch her, Out sue subsequently
sunk in 10 feet water
BRTrrsH SHIP CoRoSArroN FOR SAN FRtScIsco.-
The ecor Of The P0yhesaa in speaking OF this yes
se whch put in on her passage from Hong Kong with
load Of passengers says that so far from there nav
ing been several deaths on board since her arrival,
she has lost but two out of about $50 passengers since
leaving China With large number on board,
and having had long and boisterous passage, It q
not surprising that the ship should have become
filthy. and il was to purify her, that che came aside,
where her passengers could lond and thus afford an
opportunity Of cleansing the vessel before proceeding
on her voyage. We have been assured that every
means that could be employed have been adopted to
accomplish this end and that she will sail from this
port with a clean bill of health and with prospect
of safe and speedy termination OF her voyage to
San Francisco.