Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-02
The whole amount received by them, was az
follows:
From the State. ..'Eoo'o00oo
From the city of San Francisco. 4o'ooo

Total, observation-disclosures 'SiVo'0Vo.
"This sum would, in due course OF mai,
have reached here early IN june, VI JUS. IN
time to be successfully employed In securing
naners Sc The San Francisco Buiieti1
Charges Palmer. Cook Co., with having au
thorissd and expected Mr.. Wright to raise
S6oo 600 bv mortgage in the Mariposa grant
The 500 900 interest was probably applied
10 promote the nomination and election of
Col. Fremont, under the supposition that mo.
ney could be raised on Mariposa mortgages
with which to replace it, but the scheme failed.
Col Fremont, it is said, has had an allowance
of 81 OG0 per month allowed him, by Palmer,
Cook u Co, to support him, in consideration
OF their share of one half of the Mariposa
grant. On the Oath June, We find that Col.
Fremont went before the Tax Commissioners
OK this city and swore Chat he was not worth
ono cent of personal property beyond his debts
and Liabilities. Notwithstanding this, as soon
as he found that the California funds applied
by bis partners in the procurement fhis NOM
nation, and the securing Of newspapers and
other means of advancement, could not be re-
placed by fresh mortgages on Mariposa, and
that on the first of May last the Interest Cal
liornia had to so by default, he went into
Wall street and tried to humbug bankers into
a loan of $50 600 to meet the State interest on
his individual responsibility. On the individ
a. responsibility of q man who at that very time
had his notes hawking in Wall street at a
heavy discount, and unsaleable at that, and
who, seven days before, had made affidavit
that he was not wolth one cent, over and
above his debts and liabilities I"
The indignation in California would have
run much higher II Palmer, Cook & Co had
lot humbugged the authorities into the belief
that the dividends had been duly paid in New
York, and that they expected to be advised Of
the fact by the succeeding steamer. when, if
not paid, they promised to refund $40, 900 Of
tho county funds placed in their hands. We
presume ere this, that authorities in Califor-
MIA, have become coEy inced that not dime
has been paid. We sec it stated that tue
State Treasurer was taking measures to make
second payment Of dividends direct, but not
likely to meet two or three months interest
due bond holders on the dividends over due
VIC do not see, however, that tho city or
county authorities werc taking any measures
to remit money to their creditors. Tho fact
IL, California has been cursed with an im-
mense band of land SPECTATORS and unprinci-
pied gamblers, while the East is cursed with
an interruptions band of political knaves and
fanatics, and John c. Fremont is the fitting
candidate of the unholy combination
" The gang of spectators and gamblers on
tho Pacific have run both the State and cities
OF California enormously in debt, to promote
all kinds Of specvlations.
straws.-lt is well known that in politi-
cal canvass every party having hopes Of sue
cess will bet freely on the result, even when
their grounds for wagering money arc ex.
cecdingly slight indeed. We refer, Of course.
IN these remarks to tho betting men of the
different parties. In tho current canvass, how
ever it appears that ali hope of defeating
Buchanan and Breckenridge has faded fror,
the minds of the knowing ones among their
opponents. This is manifest in the failure of
the friends Of Fillmore and Fremont to tako
upthe wager of S., 900 recently offered through
the Union with premium of ST 900 cash,
that Pennsylvania will elect the Democratic
electoral ticket in the failure of our oppo-
nents to take the $1,000 wager on Illinois, and
the $1,000 and $4,000 wagers on Indiana, Of
fered on Saturday and Monday through the
Star. We may add that we find wagers of
two to one that Buchanan carries California
"going begging in the California news
papers. Though we do not advise betting, W O
know we'll that the refusal of these wagers ar
cues that the calculating men among the
opposition abandon the contest as hoIeless
Otherwise on, their advice they would be ca.
gerly sought after by numbers of betting men.
ConcediDg to Mr.. buchanan PENNSYLVANIA.
Illinois, Indiana and California, is concedipe
the surety of bis election, beyond peradven.
ture
the Fusion In Indiana.-We understand
that the fusion between the supporters of FIRE.
mont and Fillmore in Indiana to have be,
made on pledge from each Of their joint
and common electors that they will vote either
for Fremont or Fillmore, as their votes may
best serve to defeat the election of James Buch.
anan. In other words, these terms amount To
deliberate transfer of the great bulk Of the
Know Nothing party in Indiana, lately claim
ing to be national, over to abolitionisln. Those
OF Its members who are really national men
such as Richard w Thompson, and other clear.
headed, patriotic gentlemen Of his stamp-re-
pudiating this coalition, will, of course. vote
the BUCHANAN ticket, or we arc vastly mis-
taken.
We have no idea that the fusion on which
we connent above can secure the State for
the opposition. Our accounts from thence all
90 to confirm Us in the belief that the changes
going on there arc vast in all quarters Of the
State, and all in favor of the Democratic IA
tional nominees. TIE opposition leaders here
are certainly Of the same opinion, or the wa
gers on Indiana, offered in yesterdays Sur
would nave beon snapped up By sundown.
Mr.. Seward.-We understand that Senator
Seward is very shortly to sail for Europe We
can translate this contemplated trip Of this
distinguished gentleman only as involving IN
acknowledgment on his part of the hopeless
ness Of the present Presidential contest, in
which he has been moro actively engaged than
any ether leader on the Republican eide. II
ia notorious here, that he furnishes pretty
much ali the practical and effective brains in
the political management for the great he.