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SERIOUS ACCIDENT. On Saturday evening last
Messrs. Sanderson and Hume, Esqs., of this place
had very narrow escape from being killed out
right. They were returning from Georgetown in
buggy, and when on the side of the hill above
town, something gave way in the rigging of the
buggy, and it soon got in such a weaving way that
they could not keep it the road nor off the heels
OF the horses. 1t was pitch dark and the horses
on keen rum and Mr.. Hume jumped, and imme-
diately the establishment parted, throwing Mr.
Sanderson to the ground with such force as to
knock him senseless. Hume and the horses came
to town on foot all making excellent time, and
parties soon came in with Sanderson, who was put
to bed in very critical situation, and where he
now is, slowly recovering from very severe bruises.
but fortunately out of danger Mr. Hume ascer-
tanned, on striking light that he was not serious
~ injured except to the amount of about $40 in
the hat. If they had missed the graded road they
wouldn't have lived to tell the tale IAqt buggy is
laid up for repairs.
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Sacramento Valley Railroad.

AN and after Sunday, the Cd nst the Cars for the
" transportation Of Passengers will run regularly
the Sacramento Valley Railroad, between Sacramento and
Folsom follows:
Leaving their depot at intersection of Cd and streets,
every dJv Sundays excepted) A. NJ. and p. NJ.
On Sundays, at. Observation-Disclosures A. M. and p. NJ.
Returning, leave Folsom
Every day (Snnd'ys excepled at. IL A. NJ and p NJ.
On Sundays, at at..............l A. M. and 4t P. NJ.
Stopping at brighton, Paerson's, Sixteen and Eighteen
Mile Houses and Alder Greek Stations.
Fare between Sacramento and Folsom, So
Freight will be received heretofore at foot of street.
Rate OF Freight, So per ton from Sacramento Folsom.
Return freight al greatly reduced rates. per contract
AS station houses are not yet completed all freight and
baggage must be at the risk of the owners, if LETT at any
station over night
]. p. ROBINSON, Superintendent.
Sup't Office, Feb. lst 1856 IL I'm
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Our RELATIONS WITH CHINA AND JAPAN The
New York Journal Of Commerce publishes an inter-
esting letter from China, in which the writer re-
cites the indgnties which are put upon our ambas-
sadors to China, and alludes to the quibbling of
the japanese in regard to the recent treaty made
with the United States through Com. Perry. He
attributes all these difficulties to the neglect of the
American Government to keep strong naval force
constantly in those waters and urges the necessity
OF change of policy in this respect
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The Marysville Herald gives the following rath-
er singular account of the way they do things at
the flourshing town of Orovlle:
On Sunday evening during the performance of
the Marble Heart at the Oroville Thcater man
by the name of Davis who had been elected from
the house for having entered without paying, fred
pistol into Il crowd at the door, and shot colored
boy, the servant of the members Of the company,
through the thigh.
Immediately thereafter difficulty occurred in
the parquette arising from a personal msunder-
standing, in which two shots were fred, and Mr..
Hunter, late of San Francisco was 50 badly wound
ed that his life is dispared Of Two men in the
gallery were shot, one in the knee and the other
in the hand. Promiscuous firing occurred during
the evening, and at one time the ladies in the house
made grand rush to the stage, but order was
eventually restored, and the play proceeded to the
close
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Coloma, Saturday Morning, Feb. 8, 1856.
Summary.

There is no particularly interesting news. The
Uncle Sam brings Atlantic papers to the 9th ut.
Rumors of peace are rife, but there appears very
little prospect of it in any shape but rumor. Rus
sa is pursuing the even tenor of her way patient
ly fortfyng her frontier and preparing for the
summer campaign of 1856 The Russians have
taken Kars after starving out the Allies that held
the FORT The British Cabinet is at loggerheads on
the subject of the war The Queen has given her
sanction to the prohbtory liquor law for the Prov
ince of New Brunswick
Denmark has requested an adjournment of the
Sound Due Conference. Russia and MeckIenberg
are the only powers which have sustained the views
of the Danish government President Pierce in
his message, still maintains his demand for an ex-
emption of the United States shipping from pay
ment Of the Dues Lord Clarendon announces
that if U. S. shipping is exempted, British ships
shall also pass
The President says III his message: 81 do not
abandon the hope of concluding with Spain some
general arrangement, which, if it do not wholly
prevent the recurrence of difficulties in Cuba, will
render them less frequent, and whenever they shall
occur facilitate their more speedy settlement"
1t is understood that the arrangement contem-
plated is the empowering of the Cuban government
by Spain, to settle such trhng difficulties as habit
ually occur, without the delay of reference to the
continent
The message is generally commended by the
press, as an able and statesmanlibe document. On
the occasion Of its reception in the Senate Colonel
Weller delivered himself of very eloquent and
=
will appear on our outside next week, accompanied
by comments thereon from the State Tribune which
too are sensible, TRUTHFUL and to the point.
Parker H. French is around The Cabinet has
not yet recognized him, but Parker, like the Mis-
souri, legislator, is bound to keep ferry and if
he can't be recognized as Minister from Nicaragua
he'll make trouble and noise for the Government
Walker says that Parker must be received at Wash
ington, Wheeler can't stay in Grenada-hell Il
see the Government in - first.
Members Of the Legislature still have hopes Of
electing L. S. Senator before the adjournment
We are informed that Members and Senators there
and we can not question the truth of the infor-
mation-are determined, some of them not to vote
for q Northern man for Senator and others to de-
feat, if possible, the election of a Southern
man to the post. It's precious pity that these
narrow minded, onedea men did not freeze fast
to the rocks of their Snowy North and oozo out
their chivalrous blood in their genial Sunny South
then honest patriots from every State would have
met here as common brotherhood, and have made
this the glorious golden State that Nature has so
we'll laid out. Why might not members be i'm
peached, for voting to defeat the election Of Sem
ator. The Constitution requires the election, and
they are sworn to support the Constitution, and yet
vote in direct opposition to its designs.
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AWFUL CALAMITY-EXPLosIoN OF THE STEAMER
BELLE. terrible calamity, only equalled in these
waters by the awful disaster which destroyed the
Pearl year ago. occurred on the Sacramento river
Tuesday morning. The steamboat Belle, Capt
Charles H. Houston. left Sacramento at O'clock
for Red Bluffs. At "a o'clock, and when opposite
the Russian Ford the boiler burst, and instantane
ously the stream was strewed with mangled bodies
and fragments of the wreck
The entire boat with the exception of some forty
feet of the after portion, sunk instantly, and the
wreck is more complete than that of the i'll
fated Pearl.
AS near as can be ascertained, there were about
twenty dead, wounded and missing. Sacramento
Uni0n
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BUNcoMBE. Mr.. French made fierce attack
upon the Express companies in the Senate yester-
day. referring to the difficulties pending between
them and the Unton. Senator Hawks made very
witty and good-natured reply to the gentleman,
which had the effect of amusing the Senators and
exposing the buncombe propensties Of the member
from El Dorado Tribune. 5M.
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Total. S534, ),

This IS considerably lower than the annual APP
preparations of last year, and will bear close
scrutiny.
A BILL offered some time since by Mr.. Ashley,
requiring the electors to vote for or against con-
venton revise the Constitution Of this State, was
taken up in the Senate yesterday and made the
special order for Friday next, at noon.
Senator Iilford's bill providing that unncorpo-
rated cities and towns may appeal suits decided
against them to the Supreme Court, without the
filing Of the accustomed bond required from indi-
vidualS''
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LEGISLATIVE. We extract from the Tribune the

LEGISLATIVE. Weextract from the Tribune the
following legislative items. This is emphatcally
the rorktng Legislature of California. There ap-
pears to be an entire unanimity of all parties in
both Houses, on this one subject-economy. The
Senate has passed resolution to adjourn on the
7th of March:
IAN act was passed authorizing Samuel B. Smith
to proceed to Washington with the original vouch-
ers of the debt created by this State in defraying
the expenses of the Indian on the northern
frontier. During its pendency message was re-
ceived from Governor johnson, urging some action
to secure the large sum Cover 1925 000) appropri-
ated by Congress to liqudate this debt suggesting
that IL commission be appointed to settle with the
general government, consisting of General Denver
the State Treasurer, and Mr.. Phelan late Clerk Of
the Board Of Examiners.
Probably the most important bill thus far Of the
session. was that ordered engrossed on Tuesday by
the Assembly making the annual appropriations
an abstract of which foots up as follows:
Salaries of Governor Controller, Treasurer, Secre-
tary of State, Sup't Public instruction, Surveyor
General. Quartermaser General Attorney Cen
eral and Governors Private Secretary $50, 500
Salaries of Judges and Secretary Supreme Court 10000
State Prison Directors and their employees. $4,000
District Judges. Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Clerks in offices of Controller Treasurer and Secre-
Per diem and mileage Lieut. Governor and Senators
Per diem and mileage Assembymen. ........... 10000
Officers and Clerks Senate and Assembly. $4,000
Contingent Expenses of Legislature. 10000
Supreme Court ......... 5000
" offices of Controller Treas
urer, Sec'y of State, Sup't of Public Instruction,
Governors office. 10, 500
Support of Insane Asylum and Physicians thereof $4,000
Transportation of Prisoners. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
laws. 1000
Prosecuting Denquents Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Surveyor General $500
Rent of State House NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1900
Total .......................S5 1854, 500
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0IINIIVNI

DEATH OF REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS. The ven.
cradle John Sneed, of Boyle county, XIV, survivor
of the Revolution, died on the 2lst Of December.
at the great age of lOl years.
Noah Edminster, soldier Of the Revolutionary
war, died at Dixmont, Me-, on the Oath December.
in the 93d year of his age.
Robert McCulloch a soldier of the Revolution.
died in Marcellus, Onondaga county, N. Y, Dec.
10th, aged 90 years.
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CorILL1oN PARTY. Mr.. Mayer announces
Ball at the " Pennsylvania House." Union Flat, for
Thursday evening next, Feb 18th There having
been nothing in this line for some time this will
probably be we'll attended, and be a very pleasant
affair, withal
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At the present time, says the Boston Journal,
eight persons are confined in Suffolk county Jail,
on the capital crime of murder. Three of these
are charged with the murder of their wives, and
one is charged with the murder of his own dauqh-
ter.
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PACIFIC EXPRESS This Express has our thanks
for fnvors during the past week. Also for large
bundle Of Atlantic papers.
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NOTICE.

AZ EMBERS of the "Calitornia Mining Company" are
lVM hereby notified that the shares of all delnquents in
the Oriental Claims will be sold at Public Auction, on
Monday, the 10th day of March, 1885, at o'clock p NJ,
in front of the Bottle Hill Hotel in the of Bottle Hill,
for back assessments if the be paid by that time
By order of the Board of Directors,
ROBERT MARKS, Secy.
Bottle Hill, Feb 9th, 1856 11-3t
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aggregate VOTE Eight or moro democrats are
ready for the plurality rule.
Mr.. Buchanan asks relief from his mission, and
for the appointment of successor.
The Empire County argus., 1856-02-09

Hons. Phil 7. Herbert and J. w. Denver have our
thanks for valuable congressional documents
Senators Fiske and McCallum and Mr.. Bowe of
the Assembly, have favored us with legislative
documents
The Empire County argus., 1856-02-09

WELLS. FARGO & Co. have our thanks for the
prompt daily delivery of San Francisco papers,
and for great variety of Atlantic papers by the
Sonora.
The Empire County argus., 1856-02-09

CLARK s. HENRY. This firm has supplies US
with Sacramento papers during the past week.
The Empire County argus., 1856-02-09

VINCENT s. Co. will accept our thanks for late
Atlantic papers.
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Board of SuucryisOrs.

Feb 4, 1856 Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment Present. A Irvine, John Kirk, and D. c.
McKenncy, clerk.
Ordered, that G. w. McKan be and is hereby
appointed constable for Mountain township.
Ordered, that the resignation of Henry Larkin,
as road supervisor, be accepted and that c. p.
Young be appointed instead, and that he file a
bond in the sum of two thousand dollars.
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TNyHE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS HIS sERvIC-
es to the Merchants in the Interior Commission
buyer of Goods in San Francisco having been engaged in
that business for nearly three years past with three
previous experience in the interior He hopes to give sat
Orders for any description of Merchandise filled and for
warded promptly. -
SAMUEL II. PRICHARD,
Up stairs, corner Battery and Sacramento sts.,
3m San Francisco.
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Mr.. Welch of the Assembly, will please accept
our thanks for legislative docs.
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f. B. Carson, sheriff f.................. 503 90
Feb. S. Ordered, that the resignation of T.. B..
Smith, constable for Cooma township, be accept
ed and julius Smith appointed in his place.
Ordered that fifty dollars be appropriated for
the publication of the rules Of the District Court
and that an order be drawn in favor Of Hon. ]. NJ
Howell for said amount.
Ordered, that the following accounts be allowed :
NJ. A. Merchant, road services $37 16
R. Z. Draper g ............ 90 90
h. W. Mckoy g ............ 13 IS
C. j. Racklfe, District Attorney .......... % 90
Feb. 6. Ordered, that A. Irvine and John Kirk
be appointed committee to examine and estimate
the work done on the County Jail. The foregoing
committee having returned filed their report and
ordered that an order be drawn in favor of E. T.
Raun, contractor for 50 564.
Ordered, that the following accounts be allowed :
J. V. Pemberton. school services. ......S 80 90
G. J. Ford, guarding Jail. ........ 1870 so
T. H. Butts ''................ l26 90
D. c. McKenney, clerk rk................. 40 65
Elkus & Co., boarding jury ............. 90
Feb. 7. Ordered that the following accounts be
allowed:
D. s. Smith, physician. .......".s 80 90
j. NJ. Cruz, {" ................ 10 90
). +. Mumtord ..... y 80
Newell & Williams attorneys. ........... 100 90
John Kirk, supervisor. SO 90
A. Irvine, " NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81 90
Total allowances. ...... ......... S4Q25 76
Board adjourned to first Monday of March
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-07

NEWFOUNDLAND DOG PUTTING OUT FIRE
WONDERFUL SAGACITY.-One of the most aston
ishing instances of the sagacty of the dog trans
pired this morning, which ever came to our knowl
edge The Messrs Stsude, Tobacconists, No. 35
Congress street, closed their store last evening
leaving their favorte Newfoundland inside. This
morning on opening the store the floor in the back
room was found to be on fire, and the dog was la
boring with his fore feet and mouth trying to sub
due it. A pail of water which stood in the room
had been poured down the hole. The faithful an
mal had 80 successfully combatsed the fire as to
prevent its spreading beyond spot two or three
feet square How long the noble fellow had stood
sentinel and fought down the advancing flames
can only be conjectured-it must have been sew
eral hours. His feet legs and mouth are badly
burned and it is feared that he is seriously injured
internally by inhaling the hot air. He refuses
food, and is apparently in much pain. We trust
the sagacious and faithful creature is not danger
ously injured. This is the same dog which discov
cred the man Laly on the ice few weeks since
He is worth his weight in gold. and may be safely
pronounced the noblest of his race.-Iroy (N. H.
Times,
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Henricc cc1s.-James, slave to Mrs n Kesyn. -
urdsv as sfraigned before the Mayor Last Sat
his .Ing TO answer tho charge Of havipc IN
birds sr,nna, looking giass and case Of stuffed
Az We're his own. a rsa,s, - sn.s .ne
been liv;rs 70, ~ Mr. Bass Of ChesterfeId s~hc ~
aminsd g, WIN the prisoner 81 Il. s.;ss nsa
the past wear - mat Jim had been trsdinr for
~ snst ne paid bis owner soo ~, oIher articles, and
rs1 stated that he showed ~. Ior MS hire
Sn..h :. ..;.s I.a more, and offered ~ money,
RING to rems; put she declined his offss . r - me
Inc examination was adjourned ~, nnaer s; ms care
Fined Patrick Bridgev.,.r 'o'n'ns.
the Mayor for carelessly driyins ~ nned So by
'oi'us w. Heroerts cart and breaking ~. against
kidnapping.-George Hamilton .,;.. 49,.
smith, was before the Mayor Satprd.ss william
on the charge OF kidnapping Warner ~ sSo9rning,
slave TO John A. MctSill, of Natchez. MI. g.on,
apartiai hearing the case was continned ,,t ai.er
morrow morning. unti to-
r.eIone night last week the roof of thu c,.r
aud aha tooh re from sparks from the chimney
anu the ouiiding would doubtless have been ~
ssroyed, but for the timely aid rendered bv NJ
1cnn fearce, manager of the poor house. who
Will tne paupers under his charge succeeded IN
exnnguishing the flames with buckets of water.
~ fetse Atarms:-Two alarms of fire was given or
friday night, but both were caused bv br;Iliant
other in Henrico Heiu ana lne
large Ham-On Saturday night last the watch.
hn msn arrested and Gagged ffty-seven negroes. for
bonss nand an unlawful h WI assembly in an unoccuped
ing 'ne night in the cage, they were brought he
''fe the mayor yesterday morning and discharged
R1naacay Arrested-A negro woman calling h.-.
sen LUCINDA, and says she belongs to Mr.. Chinn
mas oeen arrested as runaway, and ia now c,,n'
nned in Mr. ID. McDanieIs jail on Wan street She
says sne ran of several months since. The owner
would do well to get her at once. "-'''
sunday School Cele5ration-The various Sabbath
SCHOOLS OF TINS city and vicinity held mass meetings
and st Johns Church, yesterday afternoon. and
were largely attended The meetings are said to
have been highly interesting.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-07

Boy TORN TO PIECES BY BLOODHOUND
Ephran Whitehead, son of K. Whitehead, who
lives on Cedar street, was missing on Saturday
about IL o'clock. After dinner the family became
alarmed, and search was instituted for him.
nephew of Whitehead discovered the boy IN a
field about twenty rods from the house, nearly
dead, having been attacked and torn in most
awful manner by bloodhound slut owned in the
neighborhood. The poor little fellow lived only
half an hour after he was found. When he was
discovered, the question was asked whether it was
the bloodhound that attacked him He had barely
strength enough to half articulate "yes" The boy
was about eight years old, and was general favor
ite with the family C2ereldnd Pldindedter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-07

MULTIPLICATION IN OHIo.-The Republican,
majority in the Ohio Legislature have passed bill
to amend the hdbeas corpus act. The Cincinnati
Enquirer says:
we understand its provisions correctly, it gives
to abolitionists the right of repevyine tucitiyes
from service, by process, from the State Courts
which brings them, as well the Marshal, before
it. The sheriff is empowered to take the slaves
fr ON the MarshaPs jurisdiction by force, if he re-
sis Is. This law is clear invasion upon the soye.
rel yn right of the United States, and will be re-
sen ted as such by the general government Its
only effect and tendency will be to bring Ohio in
nui ucation collision with the authorities at Wash.
ingto n 1t is dishonest effort to evade upon the
part o the State, its solemn compact upon enter.
tering the Union, to deliver up to their owners fu
gitives from service 49,
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a LETTER FROM BARNUM.-Phineaus T. Bar
mum, Esq, late Snowman, has written a letter Of
thanks to the Prov idence, R. T., Journal in consd
eration of kind editorial about him. which was
published in that paper. In concluding his letter
he ph losophically remarks:
My humbugs were gotten up more for "the fun
OF the thing than anything else always strove
to make my patrons feel that they got their mo.
neys worth, and, if they thought they did they did
FOR "as man thinketh so he is" loved to make
money, but not better than loved to spend il T
gave 10000 per annun in charity for the last ten
years, and, if had not been .jackass, impulsiye
and c0nlSdinY, should not have been ruined +
have paid and secured all my personal debts offer
ed clock creditors 100000 to erase my name from
all the Jerome paper. but they have proved bigger
asses than was, for they by refusing it, locked up
my property forced me to immense sacrifice in or
der TO pay my private debts, and thus they get no
thing from my est ate, and lose all
have no ambi ion to '',ry again." for what is
the use, when $4,000 are hanging over my head?
1 can always earn my living, and shall try for moth.
ing more. 1t is hard at my time of life to loose all
but trustI can muster sufficient philosophy TO
enable me to bear up under it.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-07

COMPUTATION OF THE SOUND DUEs.-I have
(ssys the Copenhagen correspondent of the Lon.
don Daily News informed You of the latest pro-
posal of Denmark to the maritime States to abol
sh the Sound dues for indemnifcation of 35, 900
0O0 rix dollars, (about 94 900 000) The following
is the way in which the Danish Government cal
culates the amount to be borne by each State in
proportion to the value of its Baltic trade: Eng
land - 900 900 of rix dollars, (el 300000 y Rus sa
l2 100000; Prussia 100000; Depmark 2,00O,UW
1000, ,OOO France SOC, 900; Belgium 100000 Uni
ted States 100000; Meeklenburg 100000; Lubs'c
250000; Hamburg and Bremen 100000 together
Hanover 10000; Oldenburg $4,000; Spain, Por
sugal, and Italy 26a, 900 together; South America
1900; and the other not Baltic States 595, 600
dollars collectively. 1t is further proposed to
leave it to the option of each State to pay the
amount at once or else the interest at per cent.
per annum, together with per cent. annually to
the sinking fund terminable in twenty years.
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=, rae SURVIVOR OF THE JOHN RUTLEDGE
ne New Bedford Mercury publishes most fsel
mg and thankful letter, written by Thomas Nye.
Sr, Esq, 70 Capt Wood, of ship Germ.hfa, Of
iy care which they bestowed upon youtne Nye. the
nephew OF the writer. The letter carries with II
also the feeling of gratitude felt by the parents
and sister Of the rescued sailor, and the expires.
bear towards those whom thew look unon az tba
saviors of his life - 'A'