San Andreas independent., 1857-08-22

/ Prof. Mitchell of North Carolina was lost in
the mountains while on an exploring expedition
His body was found after two weeks search.
Thomas Jefferson Smith, former Judge the
Marine Court in New York, and lately of Cali
fornia, died after brief illness.
Washington, July 18th.
Dispatches have been received to-day giving
the most encouraging prospects of speedy set
tlement OF all the points at issue between our
Government and that of New Granada. The
British Consul at Carthagena wrote to Captain
hrsklne, Commander of the British squadron
now in those waters, as follows
"BRITIsH CONSULATE. CARTuAcrx, Jupe
10th, l857.-Mr. Griffiths writes me that in
structions have been sent to the New Grenada
Minister at Washington. to cede everything 70
the Americans, and to decree to the Governors
of the Littoral Provinces to communicate that
fact to any ship of war which might be sent ont
( from America with hostile Intentions
Washington, July 10th
Advices have been received here from Costa
Rica ria. Panama, which state that President
Mora had declared the right of the Nicaragua
transit route conceded by that republic and
Nicaragua, Jointly, to Mr.. Webster to have
elapsed from noncompliance with its condi-
tions by the grantor. Elapse was occasioned by
the non-payment of the stipulated $500, 900, on
or before the first day of June.
Henry Owner of California, has been appointed
Consul to Tahiti, Society Islands, in place of
Wm H. Kelly of Mass, the present incumbent.
A rpcpntly nla in
ty, Ky, between Mr. Mason, democrat and Mr..
Cox, know nothing, candidates for Congress, in
which the latter was shot by Mason and killed.
Both these persons have represented the Ninth
District in Congress.
Gov Walker has issued proclamation an
nouncing his determination to enforce the Ter
ritorial laws, and warns the people of Lawrence
not to organize under the Topeka charter.
Judge Peabody made decision on the 18th,
IN the case of the application of the appontee
of Gov. King, of New York Conover. for the
books and papers Of the State Commissioners
office. Mr.. Devlin was committed to prison
on warrant for withholding the books.
Dispatches from Madrid speak of revolution
airy attempts in the south of Spain. They had
been suppressed-Madrid was quiet The at
! tempted insurrection in Italy was directed it is
said, against the King of Naples and the Pope
not with the view to any particular form of
Government, but to get rid of the Italian Bour-
bons and eXpel the Austrians and those who
are protected by them, from ITALY,
According to Constantinople accounts of 25th
ult., Russian steamer under the English fac.
approached the Circassion ports of GhelnHk
and Sondjakklek, and sunk several small YES
sels after taking out the merchandise thev had
on board.
The election of the new Belgian Chamber was
progressing fivorably for the liberal party.
BoUND TO MARRY SoMEBoDY-A young couple
from Southern Illinois, or Egypt, came to the
city the other day for the avowed purpose of
getting hitched together in the traces of matri-
mony. The bride was a full grown red-cbeeked
sandy-haired maiden with a well developed
bust and a foot like the Cincinnati platform
broad enough to cover the whole country Her
gallant was six feet and an inch, with fists like
sledge hammer, and shock of hair like tho
remains of a small hurricane He was rather
yerdant to be so far from home but az lora
can transmogrlfy an oyster into a sword-fish. il
was working wonders in the enamored Smoker
lie put up with his intended at q BOARDING.
house up town and Immediately started to oet
a shave and Justice of the Peace The barber
took off his wiry beard in short order, and gent
ly limited that he wanted shampooning.
Sham what?' said the Illinoian never bav-
ing heard the term used before On being told
what shampooning meant, he consented to nm
dergo the operation. His head was thorouobIv
secured and scrubbed, lathered and rubbed
washed, squeezed, and he felt like a new man
But the shampooning had so bewildered his
brain that when he left the BARRIERS he was ner-
fectly oblivious as to the course he should stear
to return to his bride. He wandered about tho
city in perfect bewilderment and has not been
seen since
The lady, in the meantime, had awaited IN
great anxiety for the return of her swain. and
hndng he did not come, concluded that he had
mcontinently absquatulated. She declared
however, that she would never go back to Eoynt
without " feler" of some sort and hipted that
she wasn't over particular by what name she
went hereafter good looking young boat
man, who was stopping at the house, hearing
OF the young lady's distress concluded to "bucl5
up himself. lie was not long in making known
his intention, and his advances were received in
about the same spirit that q pet cat submits To
the caresses of soft hand. When the hoot-
man put the important question, the rirl re-
piled:
Nell don't care eff do. | was focbt over
here to get married, and I'm bound to marry
somebody afore | go back. The gals in the
bottom would never get done laughing at me eff
went home without feller.n
Inc couple were accordingly united in due
form, and when last heard from were the han
pest pair this side of Salt Lake-St. Louis
XerdId
AN INCIDENT OF BALAKLAvA-When the Light
brigade was preparing for action, the butcher
OF the 18th Lancers Tan Irshman,) who had
Just been performing his Office, slaughtering
sheep and oxen, made his appearance in the
field, without coat or waiscoat, his shirt sleeves
rolled up, and his arms and face smeared with
blood--a grotesquc and terrible figure He
mounted powerful charger, and rode up to
his troop. lie had no business there but the
prospect of bloody fray was too strong to be
resisted. lie seized two sabres; deliberately
selected the sharpest, and threw the other aside