The Georgetown news., 1855-12-27
News Items.

as appears by recent publication of the
Treasurer.
The newly discovered coal mine, within
twenty miles of Stockton, is being surveyed
by old practical miners, and proves to be
far richer than at first supposed
The national debt of England on the 3lst
of March, Of the present year, was e75l.-
645, SIS; The amount of interest PAYABLE on
which was G22, ,557,355.
John Roberts, who was lately tried in
Washington Yolo county, for the murder
of J. NJ. Van at Iowa Hill, Placer county,
on the 10Th March last, was found guilty
The Nevada Democrat is informed by the
tax collector that only about fifteen hun
dred dollars of foreign miners tax will be
collected this month. The sum collected
formerly amounted to some seven or eight
thousand dollars per month. 1t is antici-
pated that this source of revenue to the
county will soon fail altogether, even now
hardly paying expenses for collection.
Great inducements are held out to set
tiers who wish to colonize in Nicaragua
There are offered to each single person 250
acres of good land, and to each member Of
a family 100 acres additional. Such set
tiers are also exempted from all duties on
personal effects, furniture, &c, imported for
the use of the colonists, or the development
Of the resources of the State.
In Berry county, Indiana, at the late
term of the county court, there were no less
than twenty-five applications for divorce
One lady set forth as the ground of her ap-
plication that her lord always slept with his
back toward her. lie set up in defence
that she would eat onions.
The Sonora, which left for Panama,
charged for through passage, as follows
First cabin, $3.50; second cabin, $50;
steerage, $l0O. Nicaragua steamer Cortez
First cabin, 1925; second cabin, $l50;
steerage, 500.
Charles Cora, indicted for the murder of
Gen. Richardson, was arraigned in the First
District Court on the 18th inst, and after
his counsel had moved to set aside the in
dictment, which motion was overruled, a
demurrer was entered, and that was also
dismissed. The case was then set for trial
for the third day Of January.
The organization of the two branches of
the Legislature of Oregon has been lately
effected, by the election of A P. Denuison
Of Portland, as President of the Council
Delazon Smith, Speaker OF the House. T.
W. Beale is elected Clerk of the Council
and A. Sulder, Assistant. T. II. B. Oden-
eal Clerk of the House, and James Elkins,
Assistant
In the Legislature of Washington Terri.
tory, A. A. Denny was elected Speaker Of
the House; L. Evans, Clerk. Seth Catlin
was elected President of the Council; j.
d. Lowell, Clerk.
The claim to the Mission of San Jose,
confirmed by the Z. S. Land Commission,
on the 18th inst, is for thirty thousand
acres, Of which Messrs Beard & Horner
own eighteen thousand acres, and Palmer.
Cook & Co. own twelve thousand acres.
A new regulation has been adopted in
Panama, under which foreign residents are
allowed to hold municipal Offices. 1t is
said there is no sickness on the Isthmus.-
The Constitutional Convention which has
been in session, had concluded it's labors
amidst great popular rejoicings.
1t is said that the present war with Rus
sia costs England and her Allies a quarter
OF a million sterling, Or upwards of 81 200,
600 dag.
The cost Of the public printing of the
government of Great Britain is 100000,
or nearly 81 100000 per annum.
The treasure shipped on the goth on the
Sonora, via Panama, amounted to $1,527.
O92; and the amount on the Cortez, $643,-
OO4; makieg total Of $2,17O,O96.
The Nicaragua and Pacific Nail Steam
ship Companies have parted company again.
A letter from Constantinople to the N.
Y. Tribune, says that Major Hague shipped
three camels for the United States on the
18th of October, so that shortly, there is
every probability, they will be travelling
over our plains.
The area of Nicaragua is about $4,000
square miles, and thepopulation is estima-
ted at 247,OO0. The females are said to