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The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11
A Frlghtful Res'road Aec;aen,

The New York Herald contains ro;.
fully interesting account of a terrible rsii.
road accident, which occurred on tie Csm
den and Amboy road on August 28tb
train was lite ahead of her time }ai
passed a turn out, where it was uspsI :,
wait for the New York train to pass-na.
ceiving the expected cars approaching tIo
engineer backed the train and ran into .
carriage which was crossing the road TIo
latter vehicle contained DR.. Hannegan Lo
wife and two children The horses wors
killed, but the family received only few
slight bruises. The collision threw the csr,
off the track, causing most heartrending
loss Of life. twenty-five persons were al
most instantly killed and seventeen nore0r
less injured, some of them past recovery
Among the killed was Major Boyce, of III.
U. S. Army, and his daughter; Mrs. Mar.
garet Prescott, siSter-in-law Of the historian
Baron de ST. Andre, French Consu] et
Philadelphia, and Mr. Jared IngersoU or
Philadelphia. The accident occurred abor,
one mile from Burling ton, and a number
Of physicians at,once hastened to the spot
to give their aid to the wounded. A nrm.
Der of the surviving sufferers have had to
submit to amputation, and Others not 50
badly mutilated are still made cripples for
life. One young lady had her body cut in
two. and another her head cut off, which
bounded several PAGES from the rail.
ANOTHER RAILROAD DIsAsrER.-A rail
was pulled up on the Zaccheus bridge, Sto.
nington railroad, on the Sd Of September.
which threw a number of cars off the track
and injured seriously eight persons. 1t is
believed to have been the act of some mall.
cious persons who desired to wreak their
vengeance upon the company They have
basely inflicted lasting injury upon innocent
third parties.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11
Arrival Of the Siarra Navado

The Nicaragua steamer arrived last T,,.
day evening.
The passengers by this arrival Iert n
York on the same day with the mail eto.. 1,e"
er of September 5th. The memorando dun IN
counts, though rather blindly and nnaot. a.
factorily, for the detention Of the G"s,S- S;osl
Nevada. 1t appears that she was con,,.3 rro' "a
led to run up to Realejo for Goals floI ire''
which port she returned to San ,Jpsn r,9l 3Il
her passengers. She also was detained tl;. ~
ty hours at Acapulco coaling, and in od5. ,5,3!-
ton to these delays stopped at Mapzan;Tn'.,
for passengers and freight ''''o
An immense amount ofmoney is renor.,,
to be at the latter port awaiting sbjnme,4 y
to the East
Dire disease has again afflicted nass,u
gers on this route, and the ships record pa
ports forty-three deaths. "
The brief dispatch relative to the moro
ments of the expeditionists, under comnon3
Of the intrepid Walker, gives us to undar
stand that sanguinary contest at Viro;r
Bay resulted in a complete victory for 5la
Americans. The death of Castillop wb;n{ ;rg
is announced, viii render Walker aImn-4
Omni potent. Union
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

greatly facilitate travel and the improve
ment of the country, and, perhaps, lead TO
an earlier location and establishment OF a
railroad near it,
Enoch Reese, Esq, was elected Repre-
sentative from this county to the Leglsla-
ture. He Will try to accomplish something
favorable to this Stage Road enterprise.
Our county is now organized, and our
courts ready for business. But there is not
a. lawyer in the district, nor a case on the
docket. If there are any suits to be brought,
| think the people must be waiting for you
to come and commence and carry them on.
Your first appearance before the United
States Court here, won for you the conf
dence of the citizens, the esteem Of the
court, and good will of its officers; and I
think that no attorney would stand a bet
ter chance for business here than yourself.
We should all be pleased to see you; yet l
cannot promise what amount of business
would be done if You were here. The feel
ings of the people 90 not seem quite 80 It'll
CANT as when last saw you.
The Legislature gave mepower to locate
the county seat of this county; but knowing
that there was a difference in the minds Of
the people about it, | concluded to submit
the question to the vote of the people, which
was done at the election. Mormon Station
received the highest number Of votes-just
as many as four other places all put togeth-
er-and as it was a matter Of no particu-
lar choice with me, | located it where the
vote Of the people placed it. 1t is the most
natural centre.
The place is named genoa" after the
birthplace of Columbus, the pioneer across
the stormy deep, and disCoverer Of a coun-
try in which Heaven designed that man
should worship his Maker according to the
dictates of his own conscience.
News from Salt Lake is much more en-
couraging about crops and provisions than
it was. Emigrants tell me here that they
bought potatoes in August at so cents per
bushel, flour from 6 to s cents, butter from
% to p cents. Corn crops promising.
| learn by private letter, that i'll Provo,
a town so miles south Of Salt Lake City,
where the wheat crop was mostly destroy
ed by grasshoppers, that honey dew had
fallen 50 bountfully on the small cotton
woods along the river banks that the citi-
zens were washing the leaves and boiling
the syrup into sugar. One person will
make ten lbs. Of beautiful sugar in day,
This would bring 81 in ordinary times
| The people there depended on their wheat
to get groceries; but when the wheat failed,
sugar fell from Heaven. In case of an en-
tire failure of crops, it looks as though We
might almost get mama, if not quite. The
honey dew approximates very near TO it
"And this be our motto: In God is our
trust.
have already trespassed upon your time
and perhaps wearied your patience, 50 will
close
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
ORsoS HYDE.
To L. A NORTON, ESQ.
Atty at Law, Placerville, Cal.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11
The Secretary OF State.

1t appears from the leading editorial Of
the Democratic State Journal of last Mon
day that difficulty of very serious nature
las arisen in the administration of our State
government.
Gen. J. w. Denver, Secretary Of State
and one of the Members elect TO Congress,
left on the last steamer Tor the East. Pre-
vious to his departure Gov. Bigler address
ed to him lengthy letter demonstrating
against his leaving the State while he was
Secretary. But the Secretary disregarding
this remonstrance, left as above stated, hav-
ing first appointed deputy to act as Sec
retary of State.
On last Saturday the Governor called up
on the Deputy Secretary of State, called
attention to that clause in the State Con
stitution which provides that the Great
Seal shall be kept by the Governor, and de-
manded the delivery Of the seal. The Dep
uty refused to give up the seal. The Gov
ernor then produced regular commission,
and demanded that the Deputy should alfix
the seal Of the State To which, the Jour
nal says it has been informed, the Deputy
replied that he had received instructions not
TO put the seal to such document
In the meantime the Governor had ap-
pointed Mr.. Hampstead Secretary of State.
The possession Of the Office having been re-
fused, and the Governor refusing to recog-
nize the Deputy, the wheels of Government
are stopped. No legal proceedings had vet
been commenced, but the Journal doubts
not that Gov. Bigler will discover plan
Is obviate the difficulties of the case and
set the Government again in motion.
We have given the facts substantially as
they appear in our cotemporary It is q
good rule to wait until the other side is
heard 1t may be said, however, that there
are some prominent facts in this case which
will not be altered by any statement which
may be made by the friends Of Gen. Denver
namely that be has left the State to fill
The Office of Congressman, and has not re.
signed his Office Of Secretary Of State
that it is highly important that the Secre
tary should reside in the State; that nc
Deputy can discharge his duties, and thai
instais case, Gen. Denver's gain must be II
s72ce extf+d re Ss4+a's l0Gs
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

MOUNTAIN SALT.-The existence Of salt
in the Sierras is not new discovery. Dr..
Bradley, says the Placerville American
can point out to any one a locality among
the mountains, where, in large cavities eX.
cavated in the rocks, the natives have ap-
parently for ages, procured their salt And
there is every indication that heated stones
were used IN these cavities, in the eyapUa
ton of the water from an exceedingly salt
spring in the immediate vicinity. The fact
OF the existence Of small quantities Of salt
within these basins, would seem TO be proof
positive. 1t has long been known that The
Indians of the mountains procured their salt
without descending to the valleys; but bow
or exactly where it was obtained, was not
ascertained. previous to last spring, when
DR.. Bradley made his discovery.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11
End OF the Volume.

This number of the Georgetown Ne''s
completes It's first volume. Since the com
mencement of the paper it has experienced
many vicissitudes of fortune, in prosperity
and adversely. Commencing under what
appeared to be very favorable auspices, 1t
continued but few months before 1t chang
ed proprietors, About four and q half
months since the present publishers under
took the publishing of the paper 1t has
beep furnished to all the subscribers whose
names we're upon the subscription books.
Perhaps tlree-fourths Of the present subscri-
bers. commenced with the first number and
consequently the present number completes
the year. About four months since num-
ber subscribed for the political campaign,
which was then about to commence. The
present editor on assuming the conduct Of
the Nepgs pledged it to the support Of the
opposition ticket, to what was called the
Democratic party. That opposition known
as the American Party, since that time has
received the support Of this paper; with
what success it is not for US to say
But we may perhaps allude TO the fact with
out being charged with boasting) that the
Necs was the first paper in the Empire
County to devote its support to the new,
end now triumphant American Party. Our
campaign subscribers will thus see that we
have redeemed the promise made in the
first number after assuming the editori-
nl department The subscription last men
toned properly would have ended a few
weeks since, but being near the end of the
volume it was concluded to furnish the
paper until that time. So the present num-
Der will complete the subscription of four
fifrhs of the present subscribers.
The NetrS has no reason to complain for
want Of liberal encouragement in the way
of subscribers heretofore.
With this number will close the connec-
tion with the paper Of the present editor,
the time of his engagement having expired.
He returns his sincere thanks to the pat
rons of the paper for their liberal encour-
agemert during his connection with it
the Ne,os will be published hereafter by
Mr.. PLArr, the former proprietor and pub
Usher.
He proposes to suspend the publication
until the first of next month. The adver-
tisements in the meantime will be continued
and those whose subscriptions have not ex
pired will receive the paper until the end o.
their subscription.
1t is intended soon to issue the Prospec.
tus for the new volume; when it is hoped
that such encouragement will be given to the
publisher as may be mutually beneficial to
him, and the community in which it is pro
posed to continue the publication.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11
AMERICAN TRIUMPHs AT THE French Ex-

AMERICAN TRIUMPHs AT THE FRENCH Ex-
HIBITIoN-McCormicks Reaping Machine
and Pitts Threshing Machine-both Amer
ican-fairly astonished the French, at tri-
al at La Trappes, some thirty miles from
Paris. They both take prizes at the Paris
industrial Exhibition. An American pi-
ano likewise takes high prize.
Ex-PREsIDENT FILLMORE AT PARIs.-Mr.
Fillmore, with nineteen other Americans,
was presented on 10th August to the EN-
peror at the Tuileries, Mr.. Mason having
left his sea-bathing at Havre, at the request
of Mr.. Fillmore. to perform this duty. Mr.
Fillmore was to have been favored with a
private presentation, and in consequence
went in a black coat, but BY some unex-
planned accident was thrown among his
countrymen who were in uniform, and he
thus presented, in some respects, the least
noticeable figure OF the compvny,
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

GREAT FALL-We learn from the Iowa
Hill Nelrs, that Mr.. Anderson of Michi-
gan City, while walking over precipitous
trail near the North Fork, slipped his foot
and fell about hundred feet into the river,
dislocating one hip and otherwise bruising
himself considerably. The dislocation had
been reduced while the patient was under
the influence of chloroform.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11
SILVER COINAGE.

THE NICARAGUA ADvENTURERs.- card
is published this morning over the sigma
ture Of forty gentlemen, who represent that
they have been deceived by some of Walk
ers agents into coming to San Francisco
for the purpose Of emigrating to Nicaragua
with the promise that their passages should
be arranged for in this city by the Nicara-
guam government. They complain that
they have expended all their means in com
ing SO far, with this expectation, and now
the leaders Of the emigration scheme have
gone and left them here without resources.
They lay their disappointments at the door
Of Mr.. Parker H. French, while they pro-
fess strong attachment and hope for the
fortunes of Walker 1t is rumored that the
expeditionists intend to charter vessel and
proceed to Nicaragua on their own reSpon-
sibility, independent of the steamer.
The fate Of such an enterprise might be
checked by the interference of United States
officers in this city; but the ultimate result
of the revolution in Nicaragua will not be
altered by such interference. The facilities
for the acquisition of reinforcements by the
revolutionists are too numerous and too OBJ
vious to admit of doubt that those who
wish to go will find opportunity-S. F..
Ne1US
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

R9g- We would again call the attention
of our readers to the Annual Ball, to be
given at the Oak Valley House on Thurs
day evening, October 25th, 1855. All who
have attended the Balls heretofore given at
tho Oak Valley House, speak in the high
est terms of the gentlemanly and whole
souied proprietor and his estimable lady
Let Georgetown and vicinity be we'll rep
resented on the evening of the 25Jh inst.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

MEDICINAL WATERs.-At the bottom ofa
shaft on Smiths Ranch in this (El Dorado
county, the Placerville American says ais a
constant ingress Of clear and apparently
pure water; and though quite tasteess,
when taken into the stomach produces al.
most immediate sickness, and even in many
cases vomiting. What mineral quality
must it possess to produce this inyariable
result, when water from deep shafts and
tunnels is generally considered Of the purcst
quality?
The same paper says that there is "a gas
spring" in a small ravine, less than hall
mile from the newly located wagon road 10
Carson Valley, and a short distance this
side of Hope Valley. There is no watsrin
its vicinity at this season of the year; but
during the rains Of winter, the spring must
be entirely covered with water.
Its present appearance is that Of a shal-
low cavity or basin in the earth, four or
five feet in diameter, and only about as Ma
ny inches in depth. The bottom or sub
stance through which the gas, in constant
large bubbles, is emitted. has much the con
sistency and appearance Of thick, nuddyU
brown looking tar, and which to the touch
is warm though not hot, and though the gas
burns with brilliant though blush flame
on the application of a lighted match, this
tar-ike substance is not in the least degree
inHamable, even when dried to hardness
The spring in itself is curiosity, but owing
to its locality can never be made available
for any useful purpose.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11
AcKSowLEDGMENTs-Thanks to Mr.. ,

AcKNowLEDG LEDGMENTs.-Thauks to Mr.. j.
A CUNNINcHAM, of the Literary Depot, for
files of Atlantic papers, Pictorials, Bells
Life in London, Illustrated London News,
&C..
PENNY Posr Cove have received ma
ny favorS from this cnterprising company,
for which they have our thanks.
Wells, FARGO & Co-Messrs. Conness
& Reed, agents of the above company, have
our Acknowledgements for many favors in
the newspaper line during the past week.
Mr.. j. 1. I.SPEAR.-This gentlemanly agent
of the Pacific Express Co., has our thanks
for the regular delivery of Sacramento and
other papers during the week.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11
Wagon Road, &c.

We find the following very important
proceedings of the new Board of Supervi-
sors, at their first meeting, reported in the
Coloma Argus of last Saturday. We copy
these proceedings on account Of their local
interest:
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Der. lit being deemed necessary by all
the members of the Board to have special
meeting thereof for the transaction OF i'm
portant business, it is ordered that a special
meeting of the Board of Supervisors be
called and held on this Monday, the lst day
of October, A. d. 1855, for the purpose of
considering the petition Of citizens Of this
county for viewing out and locating pub
lie road beginning at the Mountain Ranch
and running thence to the eastern line Of
this county. Also, for the purpose OF con
sidering the ratification or amendments OF
the acts of the Court of Sessions in trans
acting civil business of the county and also
for auditing bills against the county; and
also to take into consideration the proprl-
ETY. Of constructing a Court House and Jail
or the Jail alone for this county.
ALEXR IRVINE,
JOHN KIRK.
ROBERT T. DRAPER.
The Board met pursuant to the above
order Present, A. Irvine, John Kirk and
/ r. Z. Draper. Also present, d. G. Me
Kinney. Clerk of the Board. On motion
Of MIR. Draper, Alex. Irvine was elected
/ Chairman Of the Board
Oct 2 Ordered by the Board unanimous
/ ly that all the acts and proceedings and
contracts made heretofore by the Court of
! Sessions Of this county in the transaction of
all civil business done before or by it, be
and the same are hereby ratified and in all
things confirmed by this Board.
Ordered that the Collectors of Foreign
Miners Licenses be allowed fifteen per cent.
upon the amount collected by them, that
percentage being deemed sufficient compen-
sation for their services, and the order here
tofore made by the Court of Sessions allow
ing greater percentage than that above
specified be and the same is hereby regcnd-
ed and annulled.
Ordered that VIM. II. Smith and Sher-
man Day be appointed to view out and To-
cate road from Mountain Ranch to the
eastern boundary of the State, terminating
at or near Cary's Mill, in accordance with
prayer Of petitioners; and that one thousand
dollars be appropriated to defray the neces-
sary expenses. Clerk directed to notify
Messrs. Day and Smith accordingly.
Ordered that members of the Board ol
| Supervisors receive eight dollars per day
for their services.
Board adjourned to the 18th inst, 10 o.
clock A NJ
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11
CALronnIA NEwspApERs.-Qne year

CALIFORNIA NEWsPAPERs.-Qne year
ago, last January, says the 4Aita, there were
fourteen daily newspapers in San Francl=
co, and New York, with more than hall 3
million ofpopulaJon, had but thirteen daily
papers. At present. California has fifteen
dailies, six tri-weeklies, and thirty-h,Fe
weeklies. New Hampshire, with poPul,a,
tion larger than this State, has no daily
paper, and but thirty y-fve weeklies. These
statistics were called forth on the announce
ment Of the new daily evening paper WRlcn a
IS to make It's appearance to-day IN 0a4
Francisco.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

THANKs-To James Anthony & Co.,
publishers of the Sacramento U,llon for
neat pamphlet containing the opinions of
the Supreme Court rendered at the July
form
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

Gov. FoorE-We learn from the Sacra-
mento Tribune that Gov. Foote has con-
cluded to locate permanently at that city.
where he purposes practicing Law in the fu-
tr1rp
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

aeg~ An Inverness paper states that oy
the last American mail, newspaper arFn
ed at Liverpool addressed to Gar a e1aD
der, Esq, Emperor of Roosbie, RoospI'
Europe" +"
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

A LARGE EsTATE.-The appraisers. ap-
praisers. appointed by the court for that
purpose, have returned the value of the es-
tate Of the late Capt Folsom at S2,005, 900.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11
GEORGETOWN NEWS.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER IL, 1856.

MIR. Oetavicn HOogs is our authOrized agent
for the GEORGETowN News at San Francisco.
tie may be found at 81 Merchant street.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

The LATE FIRE AT JANEsTowN.-The
Union Democrat estimates the loss sustained
by the recent fire at $60,O00 The fire is
attributed to different causes-some suppos-
ing it to have occurred by the carelcssness
Of some little boys who were playing with
fire in the rear of Butterfield's stable, and
others attributing it to an incendiary.
The Georgetown news., 1855-10-11

~ssg- There is to be Ball at ''Leggett's
Ranch" on Rock Canon, on Thursday eve
ming, November lst, 1855.
We understand that Mr. LEGGET is ma
king extensive preparations for the occasion.
Ell DORADO RACEs.-We learn from the
Miners Advocate that in addition to the
sweepstoke race to come off on the 18th
ult, there will be several Others quite as in
tereSting There is one between Lyons
Black George and horse (name not known
from Hangtown, for a purse of $lOO. The
races will probably be continued from
Thursday until Saturday-three days.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-16

awaits US, we should calmly, but firmly, revolve
in our minds the best means of disspatng the
portentous cloud that hangs upon our future
Surely there never was prouder stake TO play
for-never more ennobling object for the exer-
else Of our best ambition. If political parties
must preserve their organizations for the purpose
Of carrying out their legitimate and respective
political ends, be il so. But let party spirit be
forgotten, when the unholy purposes Of the de
stroyers Of the peace and harmony of our happy
country shall be made manifest, and let all the
national men of the North and the South, gnor-
ing for the time all sections and all organizations,
stand forth shoulder TO shoulder, and vieing with
each other only in the laudable emulation, crush
out, at all risk and every peril, and forever,
the hateful and sinful crusaders against the happy
institutions of our common country
1t is not for us to bespeak the earnest co-opera-
tion of many noble spirits of the free States in de-
fence of the rights Of the South. Their already
recorded deeds have proven their valor and their
truth, under all nvasions, from within and with
out, of her dignity, equality, and just rights I'M
der the Constitution.