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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-24

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Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-02-28
4 NEW TOBACCO FIELD.--rH. rspa.i.l

A NEW TOBACCO FELL. The TSpaAiss
government issued, on the LIST ut, at Madrld.,1
a desres in relation to the cultivation OF tobae.
60, in the Philippine lslands, which Is likely I" +"
have great effect upon the growth. cfAhst plant
in the panish colonies in tho Pacific 9esap' :
Hitherto the old monopoly. system that 5Ormsf-
" existed in the Amercsa colonies Of that pow
or has been in force there, api only N certain
aa1tdtShO a1st tlhoOf land could bO psplsd' and hepv9;m
ory al Manila. Yet, under the -ohaiJRspalaes.
tiops that existed, the cultivation Of tobacco
md tho manufacture Of cheroOts has become Hp
important stags Of tho commerce oi mat colS'
nv The present decree does not institute ires
trade in tobacco there, but it throWsppsn ths'
culture 10 millions Of the indigsnQass pcpulA'' :
ton, to whom the light labor Of lohapep iplantas
ing in tropical climates is admirably aisptea.
and we doubt not there will be sh early And
large increase Of the product, which willihpa
ready market amid the increasing commerce,
Of the Hacifc. ss.,.,..,,,. b..,.,A
The Philippine islanps bid fart become -
prolific in sugar and tobacco asts tihsr colo
oy Of Cuba. The latter has had the advantage
Of nearly forty years free intercsurse with the
commercial world, and about the same term OF
freedom from the Spanish tobacco monopoly,
both Of which she owes to her own native sta
tesman, Don Alejandro Ramires, In addllons
to this advantages Cuba has had another .yhlSh
has been powerful ctimuiant 70 her INDUS.
trial development This is contigulty 20 mo
an uninterrupted intercourse with the, gUnlIeaT
States. TO this she owes her thousand rolling
mills AMI steam engines, her extended rallwaJi
and numerous steamboats,, and that great deve'
lopment in her mechanical arts thatuakes her Z
unlike and superior to any other Spanish cplo',
ny. ....... a., s..ty
Tho terms OF the present decree permit ths
free cultivation u tobacco In oil OF the eighteen
provinces Of tho island Of Luzon, under ths'
same terms by which it has hitherto been per.
mitted only in the two provinces Of the Union
, And Abra. The produo. is oil to be Carried, AZ
, the expense Of the government to tta general
! storebouse ct Manilla-the tax on. lt % DO ~,
Quoted from the price paid BY government lw
| the product on its delivery. 10 order W :n'
. prove the quality of the leaf, the goyoFnu'hp
will point out the best lands to DO plan cd, spa
order to be aent from Cuba and ksntaesy
constant fresh supplies Of the best seed A
Visitor. General will visit twice year the ~
bscco district, in order to inspect the planting,
gathering, curing and packing operations, an1
report thsreon. as es iliipa iN
Q vhsss privileges would seem to DO rssslic.i9n
s in any but an East Indian communitJ, eus We
Q doubt not that under the peculiar consttu'ioo
!. Of the Malay and the Chinese, thai populate sn
largely these Islands, they sill be fotnd mucp
0 less onerOus upon agriculture than would p'
G the vase in q moro enlightened sommahN.
Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-02-28
LATTER FROM MEXICO.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALHOUN.

The steamship Calhoun, CsptAiA Ralhbss,
arrived at On early hour this morning from
Vera Cruz, whence sho sailed on the ivtl iuet
Tho Calhoun lef, at Vera Urus schooner james
Day. The Minnie Soh'for had not arrived whea
the Calhoun left. The Calhoun brought tbs
following passengers; i'i ~ sp'i'e"f'
Mrs. Brook and child, Msssrs. Campbell, 10.
Cultures, j. s. McMcher q. II. Fan uoihos
and twsu.y ste1Tagr' N l5ratsc
We CLEAN the following is,ms o. Mesicss
news fIom eur files VI the sIsaordinhr.,
The Cones do Mexico Al 0mnibu, have lses
suspended by supreme decree. w have ~
tbeir stead the NovcdAdes for the Corrso, and
the Diario do Advises for the 0mnibus' y
The constituent Assembly have nearly btoueha
their labor on the constitution to O. cloas. bus
six artlcles remain to be approved When this
ponderous document will bo subjscs 10 the last
process Of approval aud continuation hexlso
Is therefor, on the eve Of becoming > cpnatitl,
tioually governed country again. Ne hops
with this constitution IL may pass On 70 nanl
ysars Of prosperity, . ss,,ass,
General Alvarez ha, offered hi, service, AID
five thousand men 70 assss shIs government.
The diligence that lAiI the Oity Of Mexico On
the 5th for Vera Cruz mas attacked near Hua'
mautla. Tho robbTs unesrsmoniously fred up.
On the passengers and seriously woindsd .
gentleman BY tie name Of Morsno. Is;s.ai'
Struck him in the arm and it 10 supposed lodg'
Cd agaiuat the bone. They then forced she
passengers to get out Of ths diligence and rob-
bed them Of everything. A gentleman. by the
name Of Hsitman, received brutal blow on th'
head from one Of the robbers, which inflstsslA
ssrious wound. With scarcely any cloilipE sa
them the passengers wore allowed TO ppsessdpsf K
The siege ia being continued withHvKcr b.
fore Pusbla, and the question OF enf 'Ols.len
is only one Of few days time. Dessr'lcns
are common from the ranks Of the rebels %
the tewn. Every day sons who have managed
TO escape, present themselves 20 Ten Mffei's.
From All reports Ihoss IN ID. city wass s'~a
sue for suspension, Of the tlsss asa fresva'
tt,ff ~ 1frft4s 4.
Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-02-28
Surveyor Generals Uihcc.
santa Fe New Mexico,
February ! 1851.


Notice is hereby given thatthe following prl'
yate land claims will be taken up for nvestiga-
ton Mt tho times therein specified, 10 wit:
The claim Of John Scolly ct al to the
Janta lie los Rios raoe county on the 5rd Mon
day W March usHt.
The claim Of Alexander Valley-Pecos San
Nj gue. county ON the third Tuesday in March
next.
The claim Of Charles Beaubien and Guadalu-
ne Miranda, to the Rsysdo, Taos county, on
Tho third Thursday in March next.
The clsim Of The town of Chilli, in Bernali-
llo county, on the 3rd Mcnday in March next
The claim Of Francisco SandObal and the
town Of San lsdro-Santa Ana county, oa the
Grst Monday III March next.
The claim Of the town OF rajque, Valencia
county, on the 3rd Thursday iu March next.
Persons desiring to contest any Of the above
claim, are hereby required 10 hls their notice Of
contest and documentary evidence in support
Of he same, at least one week before the time
set for the rial Of the case they desire to con.
test.
WILLIAM PELHAM.
Surveyor General
Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-02-28

nsssilunts. Their bodies have grown intgoiA
rampur. before him. Blscksnod with arssei
smoke, bc,msorsd with blood, and rousod iuso
phrsnsy, be stands like some tabled god u sns
tiquty, laughing to scsrh the MALICE and tAs
power and tho fury of his enemies. Nev. fro
flashes from his eye and new vigor Moves bis
arm. On his assailants rush, but IL iis upon
death, certain and immediate. They fell, stbut
their places are still supplied, and % quickly,
the dead seem to rise up before hin like arm;
cd men from the teeth Of Cadmus. AT length
\ hall from an unseen rife pierees him inaths
ioreheaS; he falls backward to the earth in lhs
s,res,ns Of gore which curdle around him., ~
groan escapes his lips, no cry OF agony graIin!ea
The implacable rancor OF his enemies. lie dies
ami the Alamo has fallen. .--Pusuam's Magablns,s
Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-02-28
THE FAIL OF THE ALAMO.
LILLIAN PELHAM.
Surveyor General.

On the 23d day Of February, 1925, Gensrsl
Santa Anna entered San Antonio de Bexar and
took possession Of the town without firing q
gun. Az he advanced to the Alamo, the small
garrison Of one hundred and thirty men, under
tbe command Of william Baret, Travis, retir.
ed on the opposite side Of the river, dstermin-
ed there TO offer such resistance TO the progress
Of the tyrant as their energies and resources
should permit, by direct appeal to the tiod
az battles. Flushed With the conquest, 90 CO.
sily effected, Of the town, the Mexican comman-
dar prspared for an immediate astack on the
Alamo. He ordered breastworka to Do thrown
nm on every commanding point, and artillery
70 BE- planted wherever 4 could bs made most
Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-02-28
NOTICE To THL iNhA.BiIAN %
MEXICO.


The Surveyor Geuera' oI New AtXeu, ~ -
of l1nptess ,pprosed gu Tue l1ti JhIy 1904, isre'
ollrea to make iull report on al SUN slahs a.
orlglnated before the cesslon Of the Territory to
the United States ''by the ireal or Gia'A,dpe III
dalgo oil IS45, denotng the y'riou' srales oi u''e
with his descslon thereon ds 10 lhe va'"ils OF ~
va,du, of eacn OF tue same uader the -TMslss"
ses, and customs Of tue country before ts cssslon
10 the United es,"-And be is also required 10
make report in regard 10 II Paebtjs existing IN
.he Territory, showing the extent and locality oi
each, stating the number OF inhablllo's ~ Tue saw
Pueoos Ies9srnSs'y, ,ns W ,v no ",Js acrornS 10
the form which may be prescribed BY The oeerela-
nv OF the Interior; which report shall be lad before
Congress for such action thereon as may be deem
ed lust and proper with view to confirm bona llde
grants and give full effect to the Treaty. u 1919
between the United states and Mexico
Claimants IN every case VIII De leqiIed 70 n'e
a written notice, setting forth the haDe OF .nr
s'present c llnanl," name OF "oflgaal claima"' :
nature Of clam, whether lnerhate OF pertrc'-''
date-fr IN what authority The Original n''e :" %
deuved-with reference to The evidence Vi 'ne
power and authority under which the gfan''ng Of
fcer may have acted-quanny claimed, locaii'y'
style and exlentof conflicting ciaIns' a'y NV"
reference to the documentary eV'uelee a"u W
mony relied upon TO esIdoli'h lhe ciai'' anu ~
show transfer ofngh, from The "orglna' x 'a"''
topresent claimant, s,,o..,
Every claimant VIII also De required 70 iu'"'S'
en- auhentical pia' Oh survey SUI ''T "''
executed, or other eviaehee' 'h9wiHs h7 P'''''
bounds and ext nj OF 'he 'Ise' e'sineu
10 enable the Surveyor Geher"l 70 execute uns
duty thus imposed on him, by law le ha' 20 re-
quest all those individuals who ''almea 'ahds IN
New Mexico before the treaty oil loio, 10 pFoouce
the vldences of such claim, al this Office al s'a'
te,as soon as possible.
~ 10. r,oN n, .tu,NTs
~ DoNA io' ei'N'''
The act of Congress, above refer ed to, grab
Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-02-28
TERMS.

WEEKLY 80 30 a year, payable invariably IN
dvance; single copies Il IL cents. ADVERTISE
ments, 81 W per square OF ten lines for the irsI
Insertion, and 5)cts for every subsequent insertion
Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-02-28

effective One battery was completed on the
right bank Of the river by the 25th, and with
out waiting for others, the ssige was az once
commenced.
Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-02-28
STAGE LINE.

STAGE LINE.
a Independence NO, to santa Fe n IL.
Leaving each end Of the route the first day Of
each month.
ah Fare through,
From November lst TO May lst $loO
From May lst to November Isl SI45
Packages and extra baggage 80 cents per 10.
in summer, and 81 cents in winter, but no pa
ckage charged less than one dollar. Abas-
gage at the risk Of the owner, and no reepon-
s.bility for any package worth over nifty dol
ars unless contents given and specially con-
tracted for.
Provisions, arms, and ammunition furnished
by the proprietors. All passage money must
be paid IN advance.
H0UKADAY 4 HAIL.
November 3, 1855,
Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-02-28

Ton u wagons compete Will be Soid low
by
BECK & JOHNSON.
The Placer herald., 1857-04-18
Important Decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States.

The following decision by the Supreme Court
of the United States on the 10th of February
says the San Francisco Herald, is one of
the most important ever rendered by that
body, so far as the interests of the owners
of all the water lot property in San Fran
cisco are concerned. 1t gives a judicial
Interpretation to the Water Lot Act of
1851. The title of the suit is Edward Field.
plaintiff in error, VS.. Pardon G. Seabury
and others, defendants in error:
The opinion of the Supreme Court was
delivered by Mr.. Justice Wayne. He held
that outside of the Act of the 29th March
1851, known here as the Water Lot Act,)
neither had title. Plaintiff charged defen-
dants' title to be fraudulent-the Alca,le
having acted corruptly in confirming it.
The Acade, it is true, had no power to
make grants, but the titles were earmarks
to designate the lands intended to be grant
ed by the Act After determining fraud
in the grant of Leavenworth, the Alcade,
the court below left the other title (pantif's)
to the jury to determine whether the Kear-
ny grant was within the meaning of the
Act. If plaintiff Seabury had no title he
could not recover, and yet the alleged
fraud in Fields title was made the turning
point, and the, jury found for Sea
bury. The court should have passed npon
the legality of both titles, and the jury is
of no weight. Fraud vtiates, but it is
only when properly before the Court for
consideration.
The question for the Court to determine
is whether grant of lands given by a
sovereignty can be questioned by third
party. We hold that a patent cannot be
inquired into collaterally. The act makes
the prior record Of title requisite. The
Kearny grant was therefore, also imperfect
and Seabury snould not have recovered.
Judgment reversed with costs.
The Placer herald., 1857-04-18
Camp Meeting Talk

A chap down South went to camp
meeting, and gives the following amusing
account of the disjointed conversation he
heard there:
Preaching had not begun, and promena-
ding was in progress. We took convent
ent stand, and tried to catch the remarks
Of the various couples, as they went slowly
by us.
"Yes, indeed" 1.-TWO girls talking, of course.)
"and my brother Tom says that Henry
Soker brags about the many times he has
kissed her right in the mouth, and she new
er slaps him at all when nobody is by, and
I'm sure | should die if people was to talk
of me as they do about her.
"Corn is up again you know, and shall
make at least six hundred barrels if | make
peck, and consequently"
"What spectacle this is, to be suah;
Chaw All wondah if these people-dem'd
pootv gu, aint she-build theyah own tents
own hwah men to do it for EN- Must be
gweat boah to-
"Re married in six weeks from last
Tuesday. | heard ma talking about it but
you mustn't mention it for the world. 1t
is great secret
Really now, and she's as ugly as
''rhe finest SOW ever saw sir. Pure
Berkshre, and has nine splendid pigs. 1t
was the best trade | ever made, and |
vouldnt take thirty dollars for
49, "scolopped pettcoas! only look, Amy.
Nne founces, and hoops in the bargain.
Oh, how should love to-
go to picnic on Thursday. Oh, thank
you. You don't lqow now would lore
to be present, sir, | am so fond of the exhl
Grating dance, but father says
81 am truly gratfed my dear young
TREND, to learn that you are SO deeply i'm
pressed with the necessity of immediate re
pentance, and l shall this very day make
Ten yards Of gimp for the bosom, and
maroon velvet binding for the neck and slee-
ses and oh, Emily"
"Ihe finest baby you ever saw-black
eyes and large limbs, six weeks old, and
weighs"-
Sixty one pounds and quarter to the
Dushel. None better in the country. Free
from garlic and cockrel, and large grained.
hold it at"-
"Stillopolis next Saturday. Bob Both
sides, the former Congressman, will speak
as he says
"Ah, Mr. Pepper, you Aatter me So?
Just see how horrible Kate Wilmot is dress
eed She will wear yellow, though it makes
her look like"
"Fever and agy, believe. They've all
been laid up With it, and now the poor
mans GOT
The sweetest bonnet ever saw Where
dld you get it? | must recommend my
sister to your
The Placer herald., 1857-04-18
Overland Mail to San Francisco.

BY a law of the late Congress- the Post
master General is authorized to establish y
regular coach mail, between the Mississippi
and San Francisco. Where it is to begin
is not known. He is empowered to con
tract for either a monthly, semi-monthly or
weekly mail across the plains, by the most
feasabIe route, taking one or the other of
two wagon roads just established 10y Con-
gress. For the monthly service, 100000
is appropriated; semi-monthIv, $45O,O0o,
and the weekly 100000 When that is
done, it will not be long before daily mail
is commenced; and by such time the oyer
land route will be the shortest and the most
popular. Let the department give the peo-
pie Of the West little chance-let them be
placed upon the same footing with the
ocean mail steamers, in being allowed com
pensation for carrying the mas--and one Of
the sources of corruption employed by the
owners of those lines of vessels, every year,
will be cut off. Give our people chance
and they will cary the mails in less time
than the steamers, and for less money than
is expended every few years in getting a re.
newa OF contracts to the ocean steamers.
missouri PcpuJlicon.
The Placer herald., 1857-04-18
The Two Financiers,

E. A. Rowe and A. b. Mcneil, neither of
whom is unknown to the public, were brought
up the other day to testify before the High
Court of Impeachment. Mr. Rowe was re-
dolent of the sweet odors of the Prison Brig,
and his delectable countenance wore that in
teresting melancholy which is peculiar to
state Of honorable sequestration, for any
length of time, from the public view. One
of the effects of his retirement seems to be
total loss of memory, for he could recollect
nothing, though pressed with questions, rela-
tive to any of the transactions in which he
had borne so conspicuous part. Such a
sudden loss of memory argues case of
"hopeess insanity" which should be inn
mediatelv attended to.
Mr. Mcneil, on the other hand was the
picture of health and happness-the inevita
ble result of a clear conscience-and not at
all deficient in the power of recollection
He stated with that trankness-some people
call it "cheek'-so charming in dsingeneous
youth. all the facts connected with the game
which he and Hughson played in the substi-
tuition of warrants for cash in the settlements
of the County Treasurers with the office of
Controller of State. He did not pretend to
deny that he and lluglison had substituted
thousands of dollars of warrants for the cash
deposited by the Treasurers of the different
counties. He declared however, that Con-
troer Whitman knew nothing of the game
that was playing. On being questioned as
to the substitution of the warrants for the
cash deposited by the Treasurer Of Sarra-
,neuto county, Mr.. Maddux, he fully exonor-
ated that officer from any completely in, or
knowledge of, the act. In fact, Mr. Mcneil
seems in no wise uneasy as to his position,
and is apparently perfectly willing to take
the whole responsibility of everything that
he has done. 1t is great thing to have
clear conscience. North Californian.
The Placer herald., 1857-04-18
The New Tariff.

The New York Tribune publishes the
following as the most important changes
made in the new tariff:
Schedule A of the Tariff of 1916, incu-
ding brandy and ali distilled spirits, with
cordlals of all kinds, is reduced from 100
per cent ad vaorem to 80 per cent.
Schedule B--Wines cigars and all man.
utactures of tobacco, rasins, sweetmeats,
DC, &c., are reduced from 40 to 80 per
cent. Mahogany; satinwood, &c, are re-
duced from 40 to per cent.
Schedule C-Iron, woolens, sugar, &C.
&c, are reduced from 80 to "a per cent.
All bleached, printed or dyed cottons are
transferred to this schedule; making the du-
ty thereon "a per cent, instead of 20, at
present.
Schedule D-Flannels carpets, baize, ca
bles, and cordage, hemp and hempen manu-
tactures, manufactures of silk, &C., &c. are
reduced from % to 16 per cent.
Schedule E-All manner of timber or
lumber, manufactures of copper, furs on the
skin, paper-hangings, oranges, and lemons
periodicals. skins, velvet, DC. are reduced
from 20 to Is per cent.
Schedule F-Brimstone. tin, &c, are re-
duced from Is to l2 per cent.
Schedule G-Books and magazines, dia
monds and all precious stones, cocoa, tai
low, watches, watch materials, &c, are re-
duced from 10 to per cent Tin in plates
or sheets, with mahogany, and all woods of
luxury, are transferred to this schedule
Schedule H-Tin in pigs or blocks, zinc,
pewter, raw hides, &c, are reduced from 5
to per cent.
Schedule Che free lst) is largely extern
ded; wool costing less than 20 cents per
pound, brass, copper, and most drugs or
chemicals used in manufacturing, being ad-
ded to it,
Wool costing over 20 cents per pound is
reduced from so to "a per cent, along with
Woolens not otherwise specified.
Such appear to be substantially the chan
ges effected by the new tariff
The Placer herald., 1857-04-18
Dangerous Curiosity,

An accident which, though comic enough,
might easily have had tragicaI ending, oc-
Cured the other day at Madame Tussaud's
Exhibition. A medical student who, ex-
amining the gu.lotne in the chamber of IIor-
rors, took it into his head that the sort of
yoke which fits down upon the shoulders Of
the criminal to hold him in his place, would
not be sufficient to confne a person who
struggled. His curiosity on this point led
him to watch till the place was empty, and
actually put himself in, letting down the
yoke He soon found that he was quite un-
able to lift it, and it at once flashed across
his mind, that the sharp axe which was sVs-
pended over his neck could not be very
firmly fixed or it would not fall (as it does)
with touch. He was afraid to struggle lest
the shaking should bring it down and at
once deposit his head in the basket of saw
dust below him, into which his eyes were
of necessity steadily looking Having
stayed some time in this plight, and he was
overjoyed to hear the approach of a vsier
whom he snpplantly implored to release him,
"l'm thinking" said the gentleman Ga Scotch
visiter, Of the metropolis to his wife, "Im
thinking he must be hired to show how the
thing acts, and think we'd better not inter
fere" So the luckless student was left till NJ
Tussaud came in, and made fast the axe be
fore releasing him. The axe has been re-
moved and laid side to prevent future ac-
cidents. london Weekly Register.
The Placer herald., 1857-04-18
Raising Plants in the House.

Many persons have dislike to plants in
the house, as being unheallhful. Dr. Priest
ly was the first to show that the leaves Of
plants absorb carbonic acid gas by their up
per surfaces, and give out oxygen by their
under ones, thereby tending to purify the
air in so far as animal life is concerned, be-
cause carbonc acid gas is pernicious to
oxygen is what life requires. 1t is in the
light, however, that these operations are
carried on-for in the dark plants give out
carbon, and this may be one reason why
plants grown in the dark have little or no
charcoal in their substance 1t does not ap
pear, however. that the scentless products
given out by plants are injurious to human
beings, bcause those who live among accum-
uated plants are not less healthful than
others. The culture of coverings and sweet
scented plants, as ornaments in private
dwellings, has been practiced from the re-
motest antiquity. House plants are also a
kind of ornament which all the labors of the
most refined handicraft can never exceed, or
even reach; and hence, in the most refined
and luxurious states of society, flowers main
tain high place as ornaments.