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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-12-20

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wishing t. get PFC
ture that win never fade Or change II the 1esS 70
the superiority Of Cuttings Ansrosypss. be pas-
An.norYrs q AlLnaY, No. s, Third Street. Pictnres
are warranted to give entire Subtraction and gear
emitted to cQsai any In the western country he mas
rot sAs laseest and hnest iaiiery between 81 ASss
ana Chicseo with side light and sky light which no
Other sler, in this city has. He has the exclusive
right 81 this patent Tor ksokuk Aad les county All
sthsr pictares profsiug to setAe came are sssnsss
feits, and an inposition ON the pubic: Tney are
mt ftationso VI the genuine AmbTotyps,
,rotten up to deceive the public. The Ambrotyps
will keep In wateras we'll - upon the perior table.
They may also be set in tomb stones, and remain
unimpAifsd for aess.
- Instsustioss given IN AmerotyP'ns, .na ~
those Who wish to travel. He has also 2 iarge
stock Of chemicals ON hand, asdooioaeoo oftAs IN
cot quality sd resdy tor use
Gallery No. ). Third-st, ksoaS. ;lone a..
oUE : $40. nAvR eoGD GUSTS
Axp Ass III A1
SELLING OUT,
AnS sH5gnD ~ y
A GREATER NUMBER OF SUPERIOR
Dagaerressypss, AUbrssyHss, $50
Photograph.
THAN ANY OTHER ARTISTS IN THEWEST.
THEIR facilities for taking pictures Of allkinds
i Aas DouALIxD ~ NONE.
CUES GAL cry
HAS LARoER sKY-LICHT,
AND CONTAINS BETTER INSTRUMENTS,
rnAH ANY oraER IN snR wEsrEss corsrRr.
Their Quick Camera. Cor taking Portraits Of Child
rem, requires only one second Of time to produce
PERTECT LIKENESS.
CUES 'GALLERYi 10 one Of the permanent insti-
tutions Of Ksokuk every day growing in reputa-
tion FOR the sspsfexeslenee of their pictures One
visit viii prove the fact.
a.Gsilery No. - Main street, bst~sss I'd and
| Ath uovAadAw
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Stoves.

Amougthe former they
would eAu pertisolar ~
tentisn 70 the "0oldsn
Era" Cook Stove,
which has nov stood the
their branch in Keokuk v
200 bdls iron wire nos
4to 10;
l,te0 bxs tin plate, -
sorted,
20 essss sheet sine.
Timers Tools and Aacl
ties, bucket snd Tss Keith
determined 70 cell 1t love-
sttsutBsn 81 pardAassrs -
ssp33lyd
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HvHESE pictafes -
l. ahead Of any thdk'
ever before made. The
suhscribsr would oAA
the attention Of those
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-12-20

WANTED.
a ConfukIABLE Dwelling House, for which
suittAs parties. =
sepssd WIN. II. AUSTIN.
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Lor 10, block 7s6, on Morgsn street, between
.saa sou 18th, With nes brick house, will ~ sold
low and on reasonable terms
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have this day sold ost my entire stock Of goods
i to ]. 3. Humphrey, Who will continue 70 carry
On the Hat, Cap 4 Bonnet Bssiasss ct ny old stand
tSeS ~, Main street) and rstuvn ny siNscss thaaks
" my old friends and customsrs for their liberal
patronage, and rolcit for may successor eentiau-
amos VI che same. d. y. HUMPHREY.
Oct Is a
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L0T No. 5, Block 45-with imnr.v.r.n,. r..
farther particulars, applyt.
G. X. DlMOND.
scS-d Kiibourne's Block Maiu.st.
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I All kinds kept constantly ON hand and Ia
~ ssls-Oats, Corn. Chop-feed. Bran, SHORT
Saipsiaa, g., ~ the City Mills Store.
sepe3-d W.H.AUSTlN CO
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100 Acres, consisting IF timber aud prairie.
Raruy ercaltavstion, sad situated about miles
fsen tas city. Termseasy.
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- Acres near Ambrosia. being part Of vhss ID
A4sd Tie Benton farm." Lays very hasdsems
sad staassd shout 10 miles from this city, ana can
b had 81 bargain.
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AZ an BOZ retiring from the practice Of ia
Law, hereby recommend Geo. {. Dixon. nv la :
partner, TO our iofmer clients sad " persons hAs-
i1g oa.suess with me. =
keokuk, Oct - 1856. THOs w. cLAaRrr
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CITY kots aaa LAaa fer sale.
AK ACRES spisndid farming land, situated
Tic ahoat 10 miles directly vest Of Abba.
nonrOe Co. This aus tract consists of prairie snJ
unsss, partly under cultivation. Timber Of the
very osst qusuty, Price very low, and terms easy.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-01
LATER FROM Europe


New SORK, Dec. .S.-The steamship Pscifc, with
Liverpool dates to the 18th December, arrived here
to-day
The news which she brings ia of deep INTEREST,"
kars, in Asia, which had been beslrGea by The RiiS'
slams for some months has fallen. No particulars are
given, except the statement that when Gen. ninety
and another soldier escaped from the city, I'll or
der 10 hasten the advance nj Omar PaclIn General
Williams was sending ha& of truce 10 the Rus.
Sims with an offer To ca,itulate. Nothing else WIS
known; but il is believed that the garrison was
reduced To the grcntcst distress Tor want of rr"vl-
sops There were 5000 troops III the garrison when
the surrender was mad, number entirely too small
to cut their way through the Russian besieger-.
Omar IaGlia wGs Gear kutaI, which the RUSSIANS
hold, with large force
In the Crmca the Ru> slams lad attacked the cx'
trenity Of the French lines with 3,t3 men, and al
ter several hours fighting, Withdrew.
Both the English and French armies were comi"r-
tahly housed and provis"l"d
The firing of shot continued between the North and
South sides Of ScbaSiup"!.
Respecting the prospects Ct peace there ere many
contradictory statements al Negotiations beng: "H
font. They have not pro creased st"p.--lt Is known
tina. differences exist IN the English cabinet Iai-
mersc;. and Paumarc urge war wnI'c the rest ni the
cabinet support Louis Napucnu's suggestion TO EN-
brace the prescott opportunity to secure peace.
The Eus.ian yovr:n'rsnt has opened n new loan
at Berlin Hamburg and i"i!snd, tor nifty millions
rubles.
The Austrian Army is being reduced 20 peace
footing.
The authorities Of Naples hnvc published con-
vention agreed 10 by that power the United States
defining the rights "F nrutralS
The Queen Of Ensism.:s order in Council antho'
rizcs the issu. of 4.;7j,OOd in Dntes Of The Bauk OF
Eusand beyond the amount specified by the Bank 5
charter.
LIVERPOOL, Der. lj.-Cotton advanced ono:eigltl
pence ut the beginning Ut the week, but suLseIutnt
is fell off. Hrc,dstutfS IRE p'irt md Unchanged
Provisions the same. Sugar is a;ghliy lower.
LONDON. Dec lj-l5nriDg rcrnrIs iron as qule
and shade lower. Money IN gond demand at un
changed rates. In American stocks there Is no quo
table change; but they wcru less active.
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, SINGULAR CASE IN COURT.

The public will recullect the trial Il, Cincinnati,
so,.,r time ngo, OF II man named WIN. II. Arrsun for
the mu,.!er ui the Allison family hy nm internal ma
chine. lie was convicted Gt murder, and We believe,
sentenced to death but these proceedings were decm-
ed 10 be invalid IN account of some informally. re-
shifting from an net ot the Legislature, passed about
that time, re.OrgauZ.ng the criminal courts. The Sc
cond trial in the case concluded last week. and
the Jury brought into court To give their verdict. III
was soon found l"'vrvcr, That there Ind beeH -Gme
improper conduct o. the part at one OF the JurycI',
ana coiiso qucnt disagreement. The judge larkcr)
felt 1t his duty, before d>carsi"g the Jury, to rcr
maud The offender ia terms. The oii"nc" u"
which he alluded lcrs than this tiiG oi the
iurymcn was known IN hive handed written pareE
to one of Arrsous counsel requesting him TO call to
especial attention of his fellow urymen to part''',
lar portion Of the testimony. TO relicv" the innocent
tho Judge named Spencer Cooper TIE offending ill.,
dvdusl, and READ from the original note whlrh was
III io"ws: "Piease d"n forge; the testimony OF ar.
French and the burher." Mr.. Cooper attempted ia
cxplai; but the Court would not hear hun heil' ana
discharged the nry. with direction to the pr"Seeu
ting a torney to examine tho law and soc III wla
shape the copduct Of The juror cond he brousht oe
fore the grand Jury. Arrson femandea 10 JAIL and
will undergo n thru trial.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-01
DIR TRADE WITH ENGLAND

II appears from the English report on trade and
navigation for the nioIih Of October, aud for The ton
months ending October 81, i5,' that our c"mirrca
intercourse with England is nearly three times larger
:han that of the country ranking next To- us III The
..,,,unt gifts tonnage. In comparison with England
.s H. our tonnage amounts to nearly Gne'ih'rl,
which certainly speaks well nr the enterprise OF the
American people.
The u.Imher uf American vessel. which entered
English ioris inward bound during the month of De.
tubrr 1853 was IS. the tonnage Of which amounted
to g. UJ3 tonr during the same month in lSoi-ves'
,rs 20; tonnage CO. 2!3 and during the same month
IN iSJl-yr,,,ls l06; Tonnage iI;, liG. Those ont
wsrt-Jound we're during October, 1853 s., having u
tonnage Of 0.O3c; in ls5;ves-"Is75 -; tonnag- IS E
and in lS:,5--vcs'cis l3!; Tonnage l2l,3"7 The
amount of the tonnage imwagd.b bound for The ten
month, cndu, October 81, iSIJ. l,GOi,J19 tons;
and the amount oi that outward LuuuI was ,lIg
tons.
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ANpITTATING \ LEG At HIP JOINT.

!a-t Saturday. says TIE Cincinnati Comh.'rh', we
Witnessed II very extraordinary surgical operation nj
the Commercial Hospital, performed b" Prof. BLACK
man of the Chic 3r'li"al College. II was II" i".s
than anpntaiin. Il man" Leg IL III" hip ;"Int lh7
Gpa.sl:ua i. very rarely p"rlorm"d and we ar" N
formed Ly lhasG more nliliar w Surgical statistics
than uirsrv.e that . Is ihG ..?: instance =" ra.o
in Ohio. OF coarse il il in r-ircnc CASES t"at II
wouhl be Undertaken. aud hcn only ms "rr"'c re-
sort Il would he difficult for persons "lI" know
Nt,. or nothing rf the al I'll" prnirasion Ia
estimate the rrsurlshiity lett by the SURGEON VINO
underwriters Ia ;.rririn III n!r:Gi!":! 81 critical
The operation performed b. Dir. iilarkmhn was on
the person If ynun. han. Tie t!ish bone was NJ
fTctrd will, canr.r which rapidly ascending To
ward the hip oni, amh the only hope "i saving his
If, wa. hy tis opccatiom Tho patient "ns Gndrr
u, influence of ,ImGrlnrm, and exhibited very little
evidence Of min during lie entire "peral"n. The
lu, was entirely severed from the body III ~" 30.
,,rd.. An examination ct the affected part verliIr'!
the I,nruos,s made by the -nrgcan. Several "i tic
mast ,siiun ui.lrd surgeons Df our city nnd Stale
,rrrr present Thos" VIII" Gra more competent iln''
nur.,i,r. Ia ,,,irr in saving The operation
GEO., .L;lu,Ny r>rcuiri. We heard ycsiaray that H.:
,,a,.,t ,rns iur well. with inr hopes ~ recovery
Wc cannot close this notice without expressing car
,,,if,ti.u i!!at city Il iav"r," by having us
c,rns f eminent surgeons increased by gc'i"hmh
n,.,assr, such distinguished skill Us Pro" BiacknIhh
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-01
TIE PRESENT CONDITION OF THINGS AT
WASIilNGTON-WIlO Is To BLAME!

WASIilNGTON-WilO IS 10 BLAME!
And what IS tie present condition Of things at
Washington \ diS"rcani9cd House OF Rdpr1a"nla
,vcs after four weeks Of iuitess efforts to organize
the pubc business suffering %: account ct tins ial-
urc large minority Of Black R.puh!icAns or 4hU'-
ZIONIST; in the House who love not the lmo 81 States,
and who would rather .'ic' TIE Iml"n si: than zee
th institutions ui the South cx,t-ilosc institutions
whose pcru.tuatinn guaranteed Gy the lHnStlth-
ton. In the present condition at things, Grc'l"F'
Weed Wohb, and il, ion nj others, who teach dis
LOYALTY 10 the Union, aud love the black rae" better
han ,h, white are allowed IT, gather at the Capita,
If the milton and 20 influence the representatives "t
the people rs to stay the whecis III legislation, winch
rruvcs greatly detrimental la the pubic interest -
TN. one hundred and men, who, III Congress, day
,Ear day. vt. for Banks, n NOJrhrrH W1H hHh .'DrN-
crp pri@,,p'ss, who knows 10 San,h, 40 East, n"
Nest no Tqi0p nothing but TO-. Negro ana the North
yver. pnr"d in our National Hall Of legislation By IN"
Know Nothing party. Therefore, 1T the door "t The
Know Nothing party we lny He prc:cn. tiSor -hn"'"
sra.e nf things and the curse OF Gbritnn n,nthrr III
Washington. Had it not been Tor Know N"hnslsin,
Alb litionsIn would never have taken the rapid STRIDES
towards power il has taken during tn" past twelve
months. :,
70 Congress bv Know Nothing votes. liGd II n"t
been for KNOW Nottingham, ia srcrcc" lts ohiE' hh'
specons appeals rass mad pride Il" birth, the dark
sc,t of Abciiouian would not uow be chinpi'r us
hif and stanyi9r III ho1fs ~ the ioar ut Congress
with such force II. nnti0nI man I" 'rrn1r
for the safely of the Union lia! II EGt EecE Tor
| Know. Noihnsism, the national Democracy ~p4ld
have been represented by Il working majority VINO
would have organized Congress month ag" "na
I,iur. wuui nuv' be progressing. surely anu safety
w. call uunn oar READERS 10 r"n"ircr these Things
and in the f.lrur.. avoid Know nottingham ~ the ar
row that t.tn in darkn"s, and the prNrhrr max
walknih at n0ondnv. When ab"lI;i"nl>m and i'aun'-
onsil lave presented ,hem';!rn, t" the people WIN,
out covering their ,irnrniy has been seen, nd their
representatives by tiia yocc Of the people suffered
| To remain in obscurty wiICTs they would '"rc'rr
have stad had they not been raised up ME; made
| power in the land by the secret "rinr we VARIED
Tho u.CDo of these things. We told iham that Know,
! NohnsisIn was nuohrr name fur ab'ii:loHi'n' anh
tn. prcscn: condition. q! things in C"nSrcS, proves
tho tru,I, of our tc,.cbing.- HGb'H1rc Rp"aiT"i.
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For mr. E"!"trer



Ia Ill" vrar 1872. iha part Of HGrks county, whici
j. now S,.h,Iyk county, IN the anthracite coal ITS
ir,ct oi Pcun.y ivamIa was but partially explored
aud the hardy -un- a.! the mountains irr""ird III
great iI.a-,rr hunting and grazing tor me supply
ni their immediate wants, AMI "n lumber for pr"c"r
inc those articles at foreign products ina; were rt'
CURED Tor c"nI;"r: az luXTri"s.
Ia the year lSl3H number :" email "i'eII!n-s Were
made min vGal ia different paris o ~" county ty
ainirg pit, and tho coal taken at" was ~"id 10 black
smiths and others III The E-I.hh"ri"ni h'I els PEI
Lu.hrl. Ihr:- uI.nin.. wcr.. mad" but few feet IN
10 the crup i the coal and the mineral was raised by
means Of lie common winllass mud buckets, bat IN
suon ~ they attained depth where cecil was found
To- be- III II u"ica Galc character, thu Hmt"r br"nmr
,rouI,asnrnc and the pits were abandoned, au another
sink AMI THIS was mining, without expert
eaGr.
Nov lot us contrast the i'rc,n. with the follow
M: Up IL lSJ5 The inhabitants ul Hampshire and
Hardy counties, Virginia, have depended upon farm
iEg and grazing fur t-.c Immediate wants. Slncc
ISLI lI:- opening OF ITO BWliInnr" md Ola" RAJ!
Road I" Wheeling, the y g" Creek nnd Hampshire
Coal Mining Companies w"It into operation ~ Var
GINA minn. and ,hjpplT. r"a 10 Baltimore. iiirSr
rr.npauic. commenced with tn" advantage -: rAI"
ric.rI miner aud experienced approximations, ana
huy. ara,:v mined mt upwards III 2'p.On ton" al
coal Yet this is Il sms.!Rprr-s"n upon 2,''ih,u''O
tons -. coal which Is IN" probable amount embraced
within the limits al Hampshire and Hardy r"nnics
IN w ti acrcs al coal laii wiIrtcaE III "Eii"yi'h-
I
ISIS, both year. inclusive.
AN aware that the Nrxinians mined and shipped
coal from our Of the coal basin, near III" city" kiri
,non,I some vcnrs before the prnnsy !vaiiians c"l
m.nred ,nin.. What the Iniu.5 near RIrhiii"nd
Weld Il, present an csrous "! Hn""'n4.
PENNSYLVANIA now mu''S ani sends I" market, pei
enu,Iul nearly GBDJlO ium= al anthracite coal, huU
about 3,nIU 900 toms oi bunn0us coal. hnr third :"
The anthracite il shipped I" Northern market
Now estimating third 81 thu anthracite, @,W'I Ea
IONS, NJ "A luw average safe ii 50 per ton, AZ tide
wafer riv,.s CHS ''UD Of dollars r"vciuc per AN
uun f., ih S,nt nl p,Is vnuIn; besides ia" mining
nj the r"n transportation and trad" giving employ
mrnt 10 upwards nj lH'u0D persons.
At present The Hampshire county mines, Nirglnia
civn COMPLEMENT Ia about ?iD persons; and in less
time Ilan twenty years, 1t Nlrgnnns nre true TO
their interest, Ii" amount I'll coal mined IN llanp-
shire and Ilnry committees, nui sent 10 market may
prnrr" n steam -pnwr: capable ri forging an axle
rrr" almost strong The one ION which Heaven
lil.." no. >. ElDGWAl,
iata c the Gcnln..ca Survey al Virginia.
E.v { 'rrek Druut lInmDthiT. county, Va.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-01
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS.
SENATE.
The Senate was not III Session to-day.
lIlI,SE IIE DEDI,lr l. NJ, ,'rIN l. :,


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Seward. Of Georgia, offered resolution choos-
ing Mr.. Richardson Speaker of the House; under
the present differences of opinion or: aniZaun can
be effected without uDrng all who agrsc the doc
trine "l intervention a. asserted by the Kansas aud
Nebraska act, prop0sing that nil differences on other
subjects be postponed without compromise or con-
rcss:c the part Of melnhers voting for the
luton.
Mr.. Seward said this you'd relieve the American
party "f what they consider an insult regarding their
lccuiGr position outside OF the Kansas aud Nrbr"s.
ka az" il national men enough III the House should
combine Tor ;le election ri u Speaker.
Several gentlemen explained their understanding "i
tie Nebraska act, and finally, the resolution meeting
with but little favor, it was Withdrawn
The House then proceeded to vote f''r Speaker
with the following result:
Banks lnl; Richardson Gs; Fuller 80; bennington
>; scattering g. Whole number OF votes, Nj; neccS
Sary TO a choice. l04.
Three more votes lss"enysix in ally were taken
the last being as follows:
Bantg lDli i;iahardsca 5s; Fuller 81 Pennington
B. Whitney, Packer, Williams, Orr, and ester each
Whole number Of votes. 2US; necessary to Il choice
lGj.
The House then adjourned.
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p q T. r H Z
MY COUSIN.

have ScH!ls r""-'";
\ ;,ir anl liu,:.ln:, m'tdi
Whose presence u my SunShsht
Whose ahSpnr" Is my Sha'e,
When - I"ns. n'ermv feelings
Has thrown its gloomy pail.
Her soft and sunny eye beam
Soon uuuI,iic> 1t all.
She. .:raui-r than the i'is'
And .:ay-r than IL" r"s".
A. -,ud ~ morning sullSHihe'
"; srn'icSs as TIC SHOWS;
She's u,Cntle ~ an angel.
And trusting rs a dove
A brighter earthly being
Was never formed TO love.
We wander through the forest,
When autumn leaves are strcwn,
And with aplrading Sadness
Remark The low winds moan:
Aud talk nI joyous moments
That have too quickly passed,
For our hearts have learned tho lesson
That pleasures cannot last.
And through the wood we wander
When first the spring comes on
To ciothe the leatiess branches
In vrrdure al! It's own.
Then if our hearts are clouded,
As sometimes they may be,
Hope, in our hearts reriving,
Bids every shadow flee.
lis thus my gentle cousin
Sheds JOY around my way,
And scattcrS. with prn.usinn,
Bright ilnwers where'er stray,
isel her influence round me
Like some heep-hdden spell,
Aud though Two other cousins,
There's none love 80 well.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-01
WHAT | LIVE FOR

l iiys for those who love me,
Whose hearts are kind and true;
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit TOO;
For human ties that bind me;
For tho task by God assigned me;
For the bright hopes left behind me,
And the good that can do.
live to learn their story
Who've suffered for my sake;
To emulate their glory,
And to follow in their wake:
Bards, patriots, martyrs, snSos,
The noble of all ages.
Whose deeds crowd lii.tory's pages,
And Times great volume make.
live to hold communion,
With all that ia divine;
To feel there is q union
'Tiwxt Natures heart and mine:
To prof. by atiiirtion,
Reap truths from fields Of fiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfil each grand design.
1 live 10 hail that season,
BY gifted minds foretold,
When men shall rule bv reason,
And not alone by gold;
When man TO man united,
And every wrong tE,ug rlghtcd,
The whole world shall he lighted
As Eden vas o: old.
Hive for those who love me;
For those who know me true:
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too:
For the cause that lacks assistance;
For the wrong that needs resistance;
For the future in the distance;
And the good that can do.
The last four lines have been adopted by Mr.. DO
" the motto of the Panama Star and Hero(d, tr'
hch paper ~e copy the poem.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-01

CH,HLEsTuy. Dec. 29.-TEe steamer Isabel has
arrived here She left Havana on Tuesday morning
and Key West on the evening Of the same day
The Star Of the West left Key West on Monday
last, for New York, with lD pas cncers and hat
million dollars in gold, from California. The mines
are yielding Immensely.
The English, French and Sandman residents of San
Francisco celebrated the fall of Sebastoio on grand
scale After the festivities were over they inrmrd III
procession and proceeded I" the residence OF tie huf
Sim Consu;.tr, bcaring the Russian and American
flags on the same :taii.
Affairs ut Nicaragls sr" quiet. The new admins.
tration appcars 10 give uni. seal satisfaction to the
nGtvc population.
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.

WAsTIYGr0Y, Dec. 21.-Lnrd Palncrston Inns
written private letter To distinguished gentleman
now in Washington. stating TINT The British govern
ment anticipates the dismissl! Of Mr.. Champion by
this government.
Ii is reported that certain documents have just
been received by the government from Texas, hich
NAV lead 10 the arrest and detention Of Parker II
French the NIcaragunn Minister, by process of law.
! Official information has been received from the
Spanish authorities relative 10 the capture OF the
barque Amelia, the coas of llayti, suspected Of
fliiGusterlug on Cuba. The documents contain evil
dnuce TO prove that charge and Spain expects this
| govgpmept 10 punish those implicated.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-01
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA

New YoRx, DEC. "S.-Ihe steamship George
Law, with 30 passengers and fourteen hundred
thousand dollars in gold arrived to-Lay.
Tho Indian u-ar in the Northern part Of California
was progressing with great violence. Nearly NIL til"
Indians are nrraycd against the whites. The Indians
at Pu,et's Sound Ind entered igto au alliance with
tue Others in n war ~ eytermnate the whItcs
Tn. L. 5. frigatc Independence had saI"ted the
French IN. on The corvette Ambuscade, in rcparatln
for tn, late arrest OF the French Consul, Dillon by
L.. =. officers ut Sar Francisco.
The celebration in San FraEc;.cO Of the fall OF So
bastopul broke up III arrow.
Murders seem 10 br on the increase IN California.