, 1857-04-17

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San Francisco, Jan. l4th, by taking strych.
nine, was an officer of the Vigilance
Committee, and is snid BY the San Fran.
cisco San to be the ninth member Of that
Committee who has committed suicide
By The London Times has an article
on California reputation, and thinks it
will becet extra caution with regard 70 in
yestmcnts in American securities.
E6y- The French Consul of this City has
made M application to have sent to France
for trial the parties arrested some time
since on the charge of defrauding the
French NatioDal Railway Company ont of
81 100000 worth Of stocks and bonds
The application asks the surrender of the
parties in accordance with the present cx.
tradition treaty existing between France
and the United States. The parties have
been in Eidridge-street Jail ever since last
September d. ~ -
rS5~ A fire at Mobile on the 9th destroy
eG The Montgomery, Planters and Vests
warehouses, with $4,000 bales of Cotton,
valucd at $3.50, 600, Of which $3.50, 900 are
insured in Mobile, $3.50, 900 abroad, and
the remainder uninsured 1t was tue lar
Sest FIRE in Mobile since the year 1889.
BSS- Messrs. SroDwELL and LEE, Of Vir-
ginia, had hostile meeting, at Mr.. BLAIR's
residence, near Washington, on Saturday
After three bloodleSs shots, hoStilites were
suspended, and Board Of Honor appoint
ed to effect an adjustment Of the difficulties
Messrs. BococK, KEITr, and GooDE, mem
bers of the House, and Capt. CoRRIE, were
on the ground.
RAJ At Montpelier, Vt, the thermome-
ter on the morning Of the 24lh, was fifty
degrees below zero. f"'
B4- The grand dinner party at the
Presidents on the 3lst January, was large
ly attended by the leading Democrats,
Gen. Cass presiding at the foot Of the ta-
BILE. Mr.. Buchanan vas, Of course the
great luminary. President Pierce, Aiessrs.
Guthrie, Marcy, Campbell, Cushing, Cobb,
Faulkner, Wise, Toucy, Rusk, Savage, and
many others were present.
H1- Gen. Harney has recommended
active hostilties against the Indians in
Florida. The latest advises state that the
savages were concentrated In the woods
near New Smyrna, and that Gen. Harney
had called for more troops for the purpose
of surrounding them. -
FALSE CENsUs RETURNS IRON UrAH.--l
Elder John Hyde, sent as a Mormon Mis-.
sionary to the Sandwich Islands, has turned
States evidence against the Saints, and
while denouncing their polygamy and VII
lainy generally, charges them with falsify-
lag the Census Returns Of the Territory.
He aifirmy that there are not half as many
inhabitants in Utah as the Census indicates.
The names of deceased persons, Of immt
grant disciples who never came to hand,
and Of Mormons who long ago recanted
their beastly creed and led the country,
were all retained and used to make the
number Of 10000"
bar The new Odd Fellows Hall at
Dubuque, Iowa, was crushed in by the
snow and ice on Saturday, killing two per-
sous, and inyolSing loss Of $4,000. ~
nS~ In the New-Jersy Legislature, no
tice has been given of iaiention TO intro
dueo a bill providing for the removal of
NHa' uuS'HS' sa5 sdf riab II
sa Inc Corruption Conmlttes nave
n,IiI u rsuo,t n consS6,,crcs II I;sSs,ct
os 70 ,So 49,, ,b., syns.tei v;t,,sss.s ,vsrs
on the way. la soaa % 8
-. TL. e... ,.;oi, - o,..,..s si,,,.,.,,
.ts ae n's' Hys.. S.~'. ~ All, Is' ~.
WIS S1e M" - -, -. 80
$780, II.r ,,or;oas 4, ,,o,ior .rssorol,io
vast piece Of clock.work, -. -
-, -. Nj ;,a;an.,;on = ovnrossoa ,,v
-oU,So,. ~ e oT rgTsss nSd otcrs IL corss. s,
cronsS a. tbirtrS Sis,sh, Fafhres Of tGe mails
between New-York and Washington sincs
the commencement of the Session. The
Post-O Oliee Department Is much blamed
for its want to enterprise.
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