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The Russian Possessions on the Pacific

1t is already known that Russia has
lately peaceably acquired the mouth of the
river Amoor. Two hundred years ago the
Russians had taken possession of that ter
ritory, but forty years afterwards, they
abandoned it, and as the Russian govern
ment did not then appreciate the import
ance OF that possession the inhabitants Of
the country recognized the authority Of the
Chinese government Emperor Nicholas
was the first to appreciate the importance
Of settlements on the northeastern coast Of
Asia During his reign the population of
Kamschatka arose to eighty thousand, and
the capital of the province became strong
place of twelve thousand inhabitants
Ochotsk, the principal place of the terri
tory of lrkutsk, came next in Importance
This city numbered one thousand nhabit-
ants, and was $3.50 versts (about $3.50
miles from ST. Petersburg)
Ochotsk was, however, $500 vcrsts
1880 miles) from the mouth of the river
Amoor The Emperor therefore, ordered
not only an exact survey of the part of
Eastern Siberia, situated at the East Of
the sea Of Ochotsk, but also ordered several
forts to be constructed at the mouth Of the
AmOor, and sent steamers to sound the
river. 1t was in 1851 that the plan con-
ceived about this subject began to be put
in execution. A great number of peasants
belonging to the Crown, and from those
regions beyond the Baikal, were in fact
sent on the Chinese frontier, as military
colonists Three years afterwards 5000
could be mustered to the astonishment Of
their Chinese neighbors.
When, in 1854, all the regular troops
were withdrawn from Siberia, and the
Buriates were sent TO lrkutsk to succeed
the Cossacks of the line, sufficient force
was left at the capital Of Kamschatka and
on the Amoor. The Notifications were
strengthened, the settlements were increas-
ed, and the Russian government took ad
vantage Of the embarrassment of the En-
peror Of China to obtain three hundred
square miles Of land by a treaty Of rectif-
cation Of the frontiers. A well fortified
Russian city is now in course of construc-
ton at the mouth Of the Amoor. When
it will become strong enough to resist the
attacks Of the Western Powers 1t will be-
come the nucleus Of relations which will
probably take large extension.-7-ALa
California.
, 1856-11-07
Step that Map.

\ false political map is in circulation
painting to the ignorant eye, the existence
progress, and contested ground of slavery
and freedom, in the 81 States and Terrific
ries.
In l776, when the Declaration of Inde.
pendence was framed, Slavery ezisied in all
the States and Territories of this Union
In 1887, when the Constitution was framed,
ditto,-though in Massachusetts it was
about that time abolished by judicial decs,
ion.
Slavery now exists in but Is of the 81
States of the Union.
Slavery, in l776, eristed in all the Terri
tories Of The United Colonies or States.
Slavery now exists not by law, in any Of
the Territories Of the United States and
the question, whether it shall or shall not
exist, is to be determined by actual settlers
IN those Territories-not by voters in New
York, or elsewhere. Slavery is forbidden
by positive law in Oregon and Washington
james X. Polk approving the act and
yet this map paints Oregon and Washing
ton even, and Minnesota Territories, as
disputed ground
Slavery exists not in the vast Territory
of Nebraska-and stands no chance Of
existing there.
By the admission of Free California into
the Union, the line of freedom" runs
down South to 32k degrees North latitude,
81 degrees South Of lie Missouri line.
BY the admission of free California, and
the organization Of Washington and Ore
gon Territories, slavery is erclRded from the
Pacific ocean.
Utah is free Territory, not a contested
Territory. The Mormon Bible resists sla-
very, and the Mormons themselves forbid
its existence among their people,
The only contested Territories are Kan
sas, North of $500; the Indian Territory
South Of $500, and perhaps, but it is not
probable, the Territory of New Mexico.
In Maine, on the Atlantic, in a line
through to the Pacific Ocean, Slavery has
been excluded since 1886, and in 1856,
even, Maine was slaveholding-as was all
that vast Territory.
The history Of the country has been one
continual advance Of Freedom over Sla-
very ever since I1s6-and yet we have
this lie of a map, to dupe the ignorant to a
contrary belief
In 1903, Virginia mainly gave freedom
to the whole Northwest Territory-for
that Territory, then slaveholding, belonged
to her, and by her consent was made free.
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin, and
Michigan were slave soil, now free
Iowa was in the slaveholding Territory
Of Louisiana, but is'now free.
Stop the map-and thus stop a big
paper lie. Abolitionism, however, must
lie, in order to excite public passion and
as words cannot lie fast enough, it resorts
to pictured paper.-NeO York Express.
, 1856-11-07

The BUTTER TREE.-On the banks of
the Niger, in Africa, they have tree
called the Shea, from which excellent but
ter is obtained. The tree is like our oak,
and the fruit somewhat resembles the
Spanish olive. The kernel of the fruit is
dried in the sun and boiled, and the butter
thus obtained is whiter, frmer, and Of q
richer favor than that obtained from the
COW, besides keeping sweet a year without
salt The growth and preparation of this
article is one Of the leading objects of
African industry, and constitutes the main
article Of their inland commerce. If the
present prices continue, we recommend
our dealers to import a supply of the veg
etable butter from Africa or may be the
tree can be acclimated, and every man
have butter tree in his yard. What then
will become Of the cows
, 1856-11-07

MNERALs WE EKr.-"All know says
Tie Portland 7raRScyipt, "that many men
have q great deal Of brass in their compo-
ition, but perhaps al are not aware of the
minerals that enter into and form a part
Of the human system" A writer in Dick
ems Household Words thus tells the story {:
These minerals, which are interviewer
with the living structure Of the plant, are
taken up into the fabric Of the animal /;
and to Us they are as important as TO the
meanest vegetable that grows. /, who
write this, boast myself living flesh and
blood. But lime strengthens my bones ;
iron flows in my blood flint bristles in my
hair sulphur and PHOSPHORUS quiyer in
my flesh. In the human frame the rock
moves, the metal flows, and the materials
Of the earth, snatched by the divine power
Of vitality from the realms of inertia, live
and move and form part Of soul-tenanted
frame. In the very secret chamber of the
brain there lies a gland, gritty with earthly
mineral matter, which Descrates did not
scruPe, with crude scientific impiety, to
assign as the residence of the soul. You
could no more have lived and grown and
hourshed without iron, and potash, and
SILICA, and potash, and sodium, and mag
nesum, than wheat could flourish without
phophcrous, grass without SILICA, cress
without iodine, or clover without lime.
we are all Of US, indeed, Of the earth,
earthy.n =
, 1856-11-07

LONDON NEwsPAPERs.-The Public Ledg-
er is the Oldest daily paper in London,
having been established in the year 100 ;
for several years it has only had between
five and six hundred subscribers. The
London Daily Commercial List has less
than one hundred subscribers. The London
press includes two-thirds Of the newspaper
circulation of the kingdom. 1t is notable
Circumstance that the printing press in
England had been at work nearly hun
dred and fifty years before the inventive
genius OF that country produced single
newspaper. Yet, after the newspaper ap-
peared in society, it was nearly hundred
ysars more before a daily paper was ven
tured upon.
, 1856-11-07

The UTAH PRoBLEM.-One Of the most
difficult problems which Congress will have
shortly to solve, will be the admission Of
Utah into the Union, with people whose
tenents have been perverted by q
gross imposture, and whose social customs
are at war alike with decency aud propri-
ETY.: Are we TO recognize commonwealth
of polygamists2 Are the followers of 10.
Smith, the arch hypocrite and blasphemous
defamer Of sacred things, to be allowed to
be represented in the national councils or
shall Utah be repudated, and an indie
pendent republic be suffered to inaugurate
itself in the heart Of the Rocky mountains?
These are the questions which Congress
will soon have to decide A Christian
people shrink from the recognition of this
licentious commonwealth but Congress
possesses no power to prohibit any form Of
worship, however gross and sensual and
though it may claim the right to deny to a
Territory, disgraced by its excesses, admis-
sion into the Union as a State, there yet
remains the equally serious point to be de-
cded, as to whether its people shall be
allowed 10 establish on lands the property
Of the United States, an Independent form
OF Baltimore Patriot.
, 1856-11-07

THE MoRMoNs. Olshausen, of
u Louis, has published, in German, a
history Of the Mormons, or Latter Day
saints, in North America from which it
appears that America contains 68, 100 Of
mat sect Of whom 5000 are in Utah 4;
S'VVO in New York 1000 in California ;
S'vVO in Nova Scotia and Canada, and
5'OOO in South America and the islands.
naope contains $4,000; of whom 32, 900
are in Great Britain and Ireland; 5000 in
scandinavia 1000 in Germany and Swift
.s1and 300 in France, and 500 in the
~ o. Europe. In Asia there are said to
,OOO; in Africa 100; in Australia and
rolJnesia 3, 400 on travel 1900. There
" u, besides, $500 e5azkismatics, including
TSsaugites, Rigdori and Wightites.
me 1neSe numbers amouht b the aggregate to
llo'oOO, and it is supposed that the whole
'ect cannot exceed 10000.
, 1856-11-07

SHIRT TREE.-We talk of the miserable
price paid for shirt-making, and Hoods
touching appeal has embalmed the subject.
But in South America shirts are procured
with less labor In the forests Of Orinoko
there is tree which often attains the
height of fifty feet, from which the natives
are said to procure shirts. To procure that
confidential garment it is only necessary to
strip off the bark and deprive it of its red
fberous parts. The head is thrust through
one end, and lantern holes are cut to admit
the arms, and according to Humbolt they
are equal to our Indian goods for keeping
out the wet.
, 1856-11-07

bSr Hue, in his travels in China, gives
curious account ofthe " Vinegar Animal, ("
polypus, found in the Yellow sea, which
is placed in large vessel filled with fresh
water, TO which few glasses of spirits are
added, /; and after twenty or thirty days
this liquid is transformed into vinegar, as
clear us spring water, very strong and of
an agreeable taste. Additions of pure
water without any spirit, are all that is
necessary TO insure constant supply.
Like other polypi, it propagates from a
detached limb. The formid acid Of ants
and the exudatons of the Shiny grub which
feed on our pear leaves all contain vinegar.
, 1856-11-07
POE = e Y
The Blacksmith.

dreamed stood by a roaring FIRE,
Near the blacksmith grim and glim,
And watched the blaze rise higher and higher,
Asit lit up each brawny limb.
Bang, bang his hammer rang,
And drove out many a spark
They seemed the DEVILS own ire-lies,
As they darted through the dark.
The smith struck high--the smith struck low,
As over his work he bent
And II every blow had been foe,
A battle had soon been spent.
Cling, cling, the steel doth ring,
In flaming crimson drest
OF all the eallings that know,
love the blacksmiths best.
King siegfried Of old was a blacksmith bold,
And we'll on the iron could pound
With his very first blow, he drove, am told,
The anvil into the ground.
Round, round, into the ground,
And beat his hammer fat
No man alive but blacksmith stout,
Could strike you blow like that.
And seigfried became q mouArch Of might,
And 50 you may clearly see,
III man would rise in power and height,
A blacksmith be well may be.
Smack, smack, with many q crack,
As hehammers the spade and ploW;
For 50 did the Tubal-Cain Of old,
And be must do 50 now.
, 1856-11-07

p0- The following was the bill of fare
of recent dinner at New Orleans, La. !:
LIST, catfish soup; I'd, one huge catfish,
with catfish sance Sd small catfish
stuffed; 4th, several catfish not stuffed /;
5th, some fried catfish; 9th, catfish ONE
let," mixed; 7th, scrambled catfish, great
variety, very good; sth, large number
of very small catfish, Ia Fraacaiss 9th,
few catfish 10th, some more catfish.
There was quite a number of dishes besides,
but they all contained catfish, done up in
every style the heart could wish.
, 1856-11-07

BS- The domestication of the Cashmere
goat, first attempted few years ago in
South Carolina, may now be regarded as a
fail accOnpH, not only in it, but in all the
neighboring Southern States. The supe-
rior quality of the fleece and flesh of these
goats is too well known to reqnire descrip-
ton but there is one quality peculiar to
the breed, not so generally known. A
herd of them will defend itself against dogs
"a recommendation of no trifling nature
in country like our own, where the num-
Der Of worthless ours is great that there
are but few States in which they do not
form serious impediment to sheep raising.
, 1856-11-07

A GLASS BALLOT Box-The plan of a
transparent ballOt-box, designed to prevent
frauds in voting, was exhibited at the New
York mayors Office recently. 1t is a SIM
pie, globe of glass, aud supported npon four
pillars, with brass cover on the top and a
small aperture for the admission of votes.
The inventor intends to apply to the COM
mon council for the purchase of this contri-
vance and its adoption at the next election.
, 1856-11-07

Fun IN 0HcAeo.-ChicagO, Monday,
Sept. Is, 1856.
Three grain warehouses on Water street,
owned BY s. B. Pomeroy, George W.
Dale and Charles Woodsworth, were bnrnt
Yesterday, and 10000 bushels Of grain lost,
which was principally owned by Messrs.
HOnercy, John P. Chaplin, Van 0linda
Gale, and Williams & Brother. The total
loss smOunts to 100000. POmerOy is in.
sured. but about the others we have not
asceFtained.
, 1856-11-07
Total

The expense Of the pay, clothing, and
subsistence Of these armies it is impossible
to estimate, without referring to the annual
appropriations Of the different States for
that purpose 1t probably cannot be less
than $5O0,OO0,00O. And all this money
comes from the sweat Of the laboring
classes, and is burden upon their indus
try. The soldier earns nothing he sows
no seed, nor reaps any harvest but that of
blood.
, 1856-11-07

SAD COLLISION IN THE ENeusH CHANNEI-
Loss OF SEvENTY-sEvEN GERMAN hnn-
GRANrs.-Ship Ocean Home, (of Portland)
Merryman, from Rotterdam for New York.
was in collision with British ship Cherubim,
off. the Lizard Sept. 5, and sunk, carrying
down II souls, principally German emf
grants. Capt. Merryman and crew were
saved, and arrived at Plymouth, England
, 1856-11-07

PRooREss OF TELEGRAPH LINES IN THE
woRLD.-Mr. Lefferts recently delivered a
lecture before the American Geographical
Society in New York which contains some
interesting facts on this subject. 1t will be
seen by the following table Of the telegraph
lines in the world, that the United States
is far in advance Of every other nation
, 1856-11-07

Ba- The Boston Journal, a Fremont
paper, has the following:
I'VE are decidedly of opinion that mon.
archy, and hereditary monarchy, is by far
the best form of government that hnman
wisdom has yet devised for the administra'
tion Of considerable nations, and that il
will always continue to be the most perfect
which human virtue will admit Of"
What does this meanI We thought
the cry was, Fremont and Freedom, y
Springfield Argus,
, 1856-11-07

D8- A Schenectady editor, describing
the effects of squall upon canal boat,
says "W When the gale was at its highest,
the unfortunate craft keeled to larboard
and the captain and another cask of whis
key rolled overheard"
, 1856-11-07

YE1ow FEvERIN CHARLESTON Charles
nn, Thursday, Sept. lS, 1856. Four deaths
NON yellow fever are reported for the last
Il hours.
Charleston, Sept. l9, 1856.
There were sixteen deaths by yellow
lever in this city last week.
, 1856-11-07

The STANDING ARMIES OF EURoPE-A
late European statistical writer estimates
the standing armies of the different States
Of that continent, at the close of the last
year. as follows
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Forons square 2 lines or ess) three Insertions S.
For every additional insertion, n,................Sl
4 libenai deduction made to yearly advertisers.
me number Of insertions must be distinctly marked
an he margin Of advertisements sent u.s. or they will
" continued till forbid and charged accordingly.
l.. P. FISHER, Merchants Exchange Building
s,snmento street, San Francisco, is authorized to
,s.sye and receipt for subscriptions and advertise
msntS in California.
, 1856-11-07

OVER A CENTURY OLD, AND STILL PREACH
ING Elder Marshall, Baptist preacher
of Georgia, who is over one hundred years
old, was announced to preach in New York
recentlY
, 1856-11-07

FIRES AT FRANKFoRT, KY.-LouisVille,
Tuesday, Sept. l6, 1856.
One whole square Of buildings in Frank
fort, KY. was destroyed by FIRE on Sunday
night. Loss $4,000; partially insured.
There was another fire afterward, during
which several buildings were burned. Loss
not yet ascertained These fires are sup
posed to have been the work ofincendiaries.
, 1856-11-07
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, 1856-11-07

B9rHaiI a cab in bad weather, and it
may come TO your aid; but hail friend 10
your adversely, and see what notice he win
take of you.-Puneh. {
BS- The threshold Of life known by there
being the number 81 on the door. Hold
your head up, and enter like mani
, 1856-11-07

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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-14

ns,r.,.saI or the I3ritish Minister
+. discussing this dismissal the press nss 1919
,.s.rence to the dismissal Of Sir Henry nulwes,
hv ~. spanIah 0evsrnmenlv wAish 0sest lslsaln
aid not regard ~ cause Of war. The ls -;
respondent ofahs Nav York JearnAI % IN
mesee gives that papee fhs followlne exsrac sOn
4 letter which Is has received upontns au9scs
from q SpanIsll statesman who was menus %
~. Cahlset which dissl,issed Sir Henry Bulwer:
.The abatement made In the Journal OF Com
,n.rrs frcr " Warrington which you sent 70 me
song Win The article Of the National lnteiligencef,
IA referece % the dfsmissai of me Britain envoy
4 shs most correct The Spanish cacineS presi-
dcd BY Narvaez, based It's oesermlnao 70 IN LII
erou,;d Of Buiwer's behavior, and assured england
~. snssn acted against Mr. BAlwer, but did not
nssnd II, the least to give offence TO her ally.
Inrd PaImerston was willing to consider the case
under this point of view, and 70 got rid Of the diff
entity by LAYING the blame on Bulwer. But this
gentleman told them that II they sacrificed him,
he would publish the Instructions Of Lord Pal
merston ordering him to promote !. ss'.aaons N
took part with Buiwer and defended him: Lord
Howden, who wanted to get diplomatic situa.
tion tried 10 conciliatc matters unofhcialiy, and
after many pourparlers (parieyG II was agreed
that Spain would not exact the formal exclusion OF
Buwer (who was already appointed to the United
States but the previous understanding WAS that
he should not be named to Madrid This was
what we call in Spanish pastel patch work We
any, either. There IL Q pamphlet well written In
Spanish containing all the documents and some
ex plantations, but not the secret Transactions. The
Duke of Sotomayor left Paris in 1851; he was am.
bassador there and recalled by the cabinet which
succeeded that of Narvaez." g
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-14
Commercial.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
! ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIAy ~

NEW YORK, June 18th The steamer Arabia,
with dates to the 3lst uft, three days later than
the Ericsson, arrived here to day, from Liverpool
Central American Quesfion.--Highly Inn
portant. he's
Much anxiety existed in England with regard to
the American difficulties. afaa
The news of the reception Of Padre Vigil, the
minister from Nicaragua, following 80 closely on
Lord Clarendon's amicable advances to the United
States increases the excitement. eisir 80
It was rumored that Lord Elgin was to 60 min
lister plenipotentiary to Washington, rs the last
means of ayerting war. az-=Hf sE
Spain. sgsir sos tt-
Spain is fitting out large feet to operate
against Mexico. =, - ..ai i-gt ttetl ia.As
Englandg
The English papers are still filled with rejoicngs
over the peace. 100 :
The rare of interest of the Bank of England had
been reduced to 5 per cent - s1.s. +
8 e} CT Commercial. sd
: LIVERPOOL, May 3l--Cotton recovered, and
closed frm--Sales of the week 10000 bales
Breadstuffs dull with declining tendency.
Money easier-Consols 94t 094i. Weather ia.
vorabie to agriculture. ~ a..,.4 a.3 2
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-14

" TIE USE OF BUSINESS SIGNS seems to be got
ting out of dato Of late years in large cities. Stew.
art the Prince ofdry goods merchants in New York,
has not SO much "shinsle" over his door. Half
the Wholesale business Of that city il carried on in
the 4th and 9th stories of buildings whore signs would
be completely out of eye shot without the tee
scopes Flow, then, do merchants in such places make
known their business and attract customerss By scat
terins the cARps by Thousands throughout the city,
The DISPATCH JOB OFFICE can furnish them BY tens
OF thousannds IN elegant sye at the cheapest rates
and with great rapidity.. ssffeY ssKs& sss :.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-14

Rev. j. L. Burrows, of Richmond, is to deliver
an address before the Lynchburg Mount Vernon
Association, on the 4th of July.
Bishop Meade administered the rites Of confrma.
ton at Halifax C. II on Tuesday last 5
The Virginia papers give highly favorable &C.
counts of the effect of the recent rains on the
crops. . s ~
Peter johnson, for the murder of Yancey Dia-
mond. was hung at Greensboro, North Carolina,
oa Friday week.
James Smith, at Norfolk, Va, has been SEN
fenced to one year in the penitentary, for larceny
Eighty negroes left the port of Norfolk, Thurs.
day, for Liberia sf 81 = ksA
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-14
MIR. sumner.

This sainted martyr, according to Gen. Wilson,
has declared that after his return to the Senate,
he will put to the South even more severely than
he did before. We think the Senator does him.
self injustice. We are inclined to think that,
whatever he may utter about slavery in. the alb
stract, he viii hereafter abstain from PERSONAL
ties. He has learned alesson of parliamentary
decorum which, we suspect win last him the rest
of bis political life. 80