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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-01

aerstand Il /, designed 10 re open the theatre at Aa
paace
The monster boiler for the engae Of The coal COMPANY
90 'ns Top o. Tho hill Of Loms, and VIII DC Lowered
down to It's Destination during the coming week.
sechAnics lDsttule 70 abost being organized u Los
Angeles
The troops % long expected arrived here this week
seven companies or the First Uraso0ns from tne Mo
GrAnde marched for the Pacific division. -Four compa
nies under the command Of MAJOR Steen TOOK posi- ~
Tucson namely Major Cartoons, Captain Davidsen's
Captain Northrops and Captain EWeis. One COMPANY,
Captain Railroads under Lieutenant Asroer took post q
san DIEGO and two companies, under Major Blake taxe
p0et at Fort Tejon
Ths following officers are attached to ths Two latter
companies -
Major Blake, MAJOR arier Captain whhtesee, Lieute-
nant Ogc outsnt Lieutenant Mssruder Quarter master
Leutenants Gregg, Williams and Fender
The companies encamped on Sunday last near the Mis
sion, where they remained for . couple OF days They
then started for their destination Fort Teon, by San
FERNANDO without coming into the oity.
Inc mec were not at ai tsteued by the long journey
from Fort Union, Ia over 900 miles. Tho horses came
In little worn dowu From Tucson the want Of gras
was very much FELT % to hat point there WAS abun
dance OF feed fos the CATTLE but the latter part Of the
journey wss rather trying
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-01

wharf 81 10 the Loo in tho DOCK cons,dssSSly e.
nAgeA. Our streets o. Monday morning were inpss
sable scoouat Of the immense drifts bet throagA
ths AGENCY OF the seecmeo passages were CIT srosgh
could navigate quite comfortably Tho Ice 10 the ssunA
beiag very hard was not much ansctod by the stern
On Wednesday night Q second storm commenced rsm
She quarter, which lasted about five hoars vAss
were moderate dayswednesdsy particulariy-ths wtnf
Seipx south west during the entire day.
On Thursday morning the WIND again shifted 10 As
north ses& and blew violently storm sko vtsits1
Us n tho yams time which continued throughout Ne
day.
MUSICAL rvrSLIrGEscE.
Tho Nantucket Sorcnaders gave concert the Arha-
naum on Monday and Tuesday evenings OF this week
We earn thatihe Nantucket Brass Band ntend holding
a zoree for the benefit OF the Band ut the Ahenerm, -
or previous TO the go February
ACOIpaSr WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BLOW W THE res
Mr.. George Marvin sI,gnuy injured on Wednesday
afternoon, By the explosion Of bottle which mad bees
sunk for the purpose OF bio ~ng the Ice the NOS nan
had been dropped i1t0 the bottle, and As dio not n
stanty explode Mr. NJ removed from tue water 70 e.
cutting ais and hands and scorchng ns fsos 90
hair.
WILLS COVERED UP WITH sNOW-G0KrUNAu
RESCUE.
On Monday evening last young I'D, son Of Ne Boz
jamln FoIges I'd started to 90 to ueghbor's house
Tor milk, end was obliged 10 cross some lots WaA
block aded wits This boy climbed fence, and II
jumping oil the 0t side fell into well Is feet d9ep,
which Vas banked over with snow 20 completely
hho from 9ht The lad, thinking 10 eli NIB out,
moved hi, boots and made the atempt but uot sus-
eessfol He then commenced crying for assistance Az
WAS Orally rescued by Mr.. Ge5rae ". sanford. wis
obanCed TO be In his yard near by, and hearing the
cries. ct first supposed they proceeded from some negh
boring house, but a. they continued ne made search.
and found the boy who was By thai time pretty well az
haunted
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-01

Foreign securities have been Hrm bu, ,hs operations
have been Of quite unlmportant character. The pre-
nnsy,es for The arrangement OF the have prIn
The RAJ -sy snare market has been rather preiud.
caliy affected by the nnsl close Of the 'eement which
In,erered with Inc tendency towards improy pre-
v,ou,y rsniie.ied. The want OF money having pro
duced preponcersnce Of sales also Affected the market
adversely
The dIsec,sr y. Of the Commercial Bank Of london have
dscIsred bali yearly dividend at The rse OF per cent
per annu frce Of income s, psysole en- tue 2i,h iuz
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-01
News from the West Indios.


sUGAE CULTIVATION - OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND RELI0IsUs SOCIETIES -
YELLOW FKvKR-THE CUBAN SLAVE TRADE AGT
TATI0N-THE WEATHER.
From the West Indies we have dies from Kingston ia
naica, to Jan. IL.
The Cornwall CAronsel< says -
The general appearance Of the rural district favor.
able and promising towards Q good crop. We observe
that many estates are preparing 70 manufacture their
the ronDement Of the sugar but adds materially to the
increase of The rum.
The Kingston yceunai OF Jan 10 says
Many persons in this com mun,y particularly fon
Of foreign fruits, packed and imported In ioe and on
the arrival Of such decsoes they Iose time 10 beoom
ing purchasers. The ICED apple ia . prime iavorisc
,uSoeeds Hr npnS IN me eoycspop,sp OF Ne.rouus
land.
The Kingston Journal Of January I'd says;-Aocordips
to religious observance watch Vas kopt during the last
night OF The old, to ushcr In the forthcoming New Yer
The nrst meeting In connection With tho Religious I'm
proyemsp. Society, wac held In tho Freeman Chapel
Honey shippcd,o London from Jsmacs, paid very
The Kinsston Journal contains the following summary
The Legislature has been prorogued
Mr. Hosaoks financial statement for The year has given
deserved Satisfaction.
Yellow lever has made havoc amongst The troops
tive officers ana number OF prvates having fallen VIC
TINS 70 the disease. fer fatal csscs have o,cuscd
smoogs, our population, which accounted rather
Nj Abraham Llnco has been elected member TOR Ire
The Kingston race meeting PRESCRIBED apima,lng
scene.
n me usual examinations Of scholars ., the vsnous
fchooa throughout the Island nj this OF tho
have terminated with evident ssiisfseuon oil parties
MS ncon,empIailon 20 have meetings IN every parish
So sI is q n
OF treaties NY the suSaaon Of the slave traffic which
|. now being openly ssv,ed on win caba We presume
that something denprs gill be done BET this and
assembling q; Parliament In Febru,ry NEXT
The heat s no longer iatense, during the day the
weather 10 agreeable.
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v.
For nearly three weeks We have been vi,hou, any in
ellecnce nom the little island OF Nantucket which is
situated In the Atlantic ocean the south Of Cape Co..
few hours sa from the Bsrnsble cot and belongs OK
olusively 10 the old Commonwealth Of Nassschuse,ta
Nantucket during oil this has also been deprived
Of sdvces from the land the ice bound shores OF
the q Bay State presenting . formidable and insur.
mountsbe barrier which has enectuslIy cut OF all inter-
course.
The same happened 1850 but the intercourse then
no, stopped for 90 long time. In our Chronological
history Tor year. under date Of the 10Th Of February
Valentines day, We apd the fOlIowios;-
News received from the island OF Nantucket, Nsr..,
which al been Gu; OF from al com muncston with the
msin land Tor nearly two weeks.
since that time submarine ,eesraphc cable Ia. been
laid 70 the island, but a. misortunes never come single
tina, TOO became unmsnsgesble and refused 10 DO N.
WORK Al last some daring roya9,gfr has succeeded IN
reaching the continent and through him we have re,cv
ed the Nontucket inqusr, Of Friday Jan 49, from which
we have nlss - following er,racs-
ATwMrT TO OPEN PASSAGE.
An stiemp, vas made on Wednesday afternoon 10 blow
up the ice In the steamboat dock, but scouni OF ts
extreme thickness proved unsuccessful. Is there
bfe determined 70 saw q passage 70 Brsnt Point
large number Of men were engaged for the .ers 5S, the
storm prevented any further action In the matter The
plan TO two cuts the width OF the island
the expense 70 be betrayed by voluntary subscription
and weuld doubtless have proved succeuful
SEVENTEEN DAYS WITHOUT ADvTCEs.
10 seventeen days to day Sin " We heard word
nom the United States and what the people about we
know not. They must be anxious 10 hear from MS
What pity 10 tbs. they should DO deprived Of kno-
ledge of sgsrs on Nantucket, end the latest from
Europe.
sHvBnE STORMS or TIE ISLAND.
severe gale from the northeast, accompanied with
snow, com menced here on Sunday afternoon aud con
exceeded
sny experienced here for several years Chmneys
we're blown down, and walls blown IRON houses The
ysnes from the West NIL we're torn or and considerable
dsmsse done IN different directions. quantity o. lur
Der Belonging 70 Mr.. Peleg Nsoy was blown ron tbs
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The Submarine Telegraph and its Capabilify
of Transmission.


lFrem the Liverpool Post, Jan. L.
J. r. Brunei Esq presided at meeting Of the nsttu
ton Of Civil Engineers, Tuesday, when q paper
read "submarne Electric relegrsphs" By Mr. 7. r.
window, Association institution OWL Engineer
The author discussed the res pective merits OF the
compound cable system, the collection of many nsu
lated wires into one CABLE a. In the Calais and Osend
teisgraphs; and the simple cable, containing but
wire the lines Of the international Telegraph Com
pany 70 Holland and ireland. The greater facility which
having the business stopped BY RUPTURE wrc
only, and not all would be Affected by the cause,
pointed out and was shown that the cost Of the two
systems did not materially differ. The conductive
power Of submerged wires was then theoretically iu-
vestgated, and II shown that considerable differ
TO time existed between the transmission Of sig
nails upon suspended wires and upon insulated wires Inn
mersed In water buried In the earth Thai while With
the former appeared shat the ouy limit OF practical
speed the possibility Of decphering the sgnas in he
later The electric cnrtnt required dpuecidbe period Of
tir< d7ripe al IL, dnafor and dnoter longer periof
10 scdrs from tie uire into The odr and that this period
Of ns n Wires
considerable length there would always DO limit or
possibility OF the number OF signals that could be trans
ments that we're made at bury by Mr. Latimer Clark
upon SEQ miles OF otcrranean wre that signals upon
the line which was about TO be laid down between
hall aeoonds TO arrive their dcstinaon and that after
each signal another four and half seconds must elapse
before the line free to ccoive another electric wave
Zach word Of average length would thus occupy about
minute, and each despUh Of tceny ,oords scoutd nth The
nscei say ccde s1nad and unavoidable retion require
about half an hour, utw waking The limit q pouorvy
The author argued that since suomAripe lines were
costly than suspended lines, and, nevertheless,
smaller amount Of business could DO sent along them In
an equal time Il important that pains should be
spared whereby this lateral induction and consequently
the evils arising from might be reduced though, being
in accordance with law Of nature, Il could not be en-
TREY avoided.
The discussion which WAS opened WAS announced to
be continued ct the next meeting.
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Agricultural.
PRODUCTS OF ooh TEA COSTA.
The Following the list Of products Oonus Costa coun
During theyear pest, ~ given In the Surveyors re-
port-
Wheat 1900 bushels borey. 100000 do; oats,
80 700 do horses 10 500 CATTLE 2S 000 shesp 100 000
swine, 1000; rosAtoes 600 bushels grapes, % tons
STOCK AND IMPROVEMENT 8TArYsTIos.
Tho Sacramento UnsoH publishes statistical tables for
1850. from which draw The following total returns
for OalifoFuo:-
Rtmased value Of products, 1885. ga 65S
Do stocks ,...........,.... H. 228, 653
Do. trees and vines .,...... col, 863
Do improvements. .......... 1905, 500
Total $780, o6o, SOL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-01

The British funds maintain great steadiness, and as
will be by reference 10 our fuctuaton table, have
not varied much since our last. Spectators fof higher
prices are somewhat discouraged By the maintenance Of
The high value Of money ana by the prospects OF the
silver drain but the puoc afford considerable support 70
the markets II Ia stated that some or the bona ds pur
ohases ELECTED have been for the account Of the Irish
banks which were previously compelled 20 sell stock 70
provide the means Of meeting the lave for bullion on
her establishments Yesterday oonses for money were
fret quoted a, % snd tue last official prices 20
q o3H, and % 10 a. for the 9Th of February. Amer
regular hours there sellers Tor the account nj o.
To day the market inactive and consois closed lat at
for money e3 10 % and for the account 93ts 10 al
The following table will show the fluctuations in cos
sos since ths 9th ust.:--
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LoSpoy hoSr MARKx, Friday Evening, Jan. 10 Tho
money market In somewhat easier, although an active
demand still prevails for accommodation. The supply
ample, and pressure has been felt The mir imum
rate OF the Bank Of England continues at per cent but
In some cases higher rates required Al the Same
tone OF great confidence pervades the MARKET and
Impression Is prevailing that tho descriptions which
given occasionally Of Increasing striDgency not
altogether dsinerested On the Stock Exohange there
was naturally good demand for accommo iaton, owing
10 the preparstons OF bankers for dsbursing large
amounts due upon the railway and foreign settlements
but not Of any extraordinary character. Po
cal questions now exercise little or no influence upon
the yalu OF securities The value Of money Ia the
cement In estimating their price. The arrivals Of
specie have been moderate and include parcels from the
West Indies Mediterranean aud Brazns. The entire I'm
port from the United sstes per Canada on Fr ench
account. Considerable quantities. OF gold have been
will drawn from the Bank Of England for shipment TO tho
Coptipeat
The from tho Bank Of England for The week ond
ing the 10Th OF January gives the following results,
NH corn al nth tho uyevioua
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Some ave years ago, says the san Francisco Herald,
company consisting Of i've bishmen and man from
Pike county located q claim Ahson's ranch, on
Wolf Greek and but couple Of miles from Grass Valley.
At Ast and for nearly two years they worked In the bad
Of the stream and In the bsaks making fair average
wages About eighteen months ago they struck vein Of
suriiesous quartz. wagon load Of WAS dug up, crush
ed and found to yield hundred dollars to che ton
They then carried several leads Of IL TO the Gold Hill null
which yielded one hundred and ay dollars to the ton,
and tons OF the rock produced high ~ three
hundred dollars per ton. The company then went to
work to erect quartz mill, which was completed on the
Lat OF October last Ut cost OF $40 000 Meanwhile some
hundred tons gotten out, which yielded
Oil the way from two hundred and fifty to nvo hundred
dollars per ton.
The lead il from one 10 fosr feet in thiskness and
inoreases In width explorations are made Tho cost
OF crushing the rock twelve dollars and fifty cents aud
the average amount crushed twenty tons per day The
regular yield OF smagsm Of this mill now not less than
thirty thousand dollars per week; acd the total OK
pensea Of running will not exceed fifteen hundred dol
lars for the came length OF Time ID easy to see what
prncely fortune rolling In upen the fortunate owners
Of this gold mime portion only OF their earnings Ia
brought down 70 the mint for coinage, but the sub
Joined figures show that institution bear unequi
vocal testimony Of the richness Of their claim.
On the 9th OF November there we're deposited nine
hundred and twenty.tw ounces on the 9th, one
thowand hundred and ninety three and afty
four hundredhs and the 18th OF the present month,
eleven hundred and six and sixty four hundredthu
OF ounce. Ths original holders Of this magnificent
claim sl retain possession Of II, and a. might be OK.
poCteJ are totally avefs0 TO dispOsnI OF shares.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-01

CALIFORNIA EXPORTS.
BY the following table II will De seen shat the export
fron this port for the last year hes faeo
under that Of 1875 This maiuly attributable, how
ever 70 the expectation OF bresdstuns In that Year la
1856 neither New York nor Europe contributed q
toners wealth. have Australia or South Ame.
ra purchased OF 10 the extent that hey did Las,
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Statistics for the Year 1856.

Statt6tIcs Tor the Year 1910.
OPER ATOMS OF THE UNITED STATES BRANCH MINT.
The following synopsis OF the operations OF the UNI
States Branch Mint In San Francisco for the year
1885, exclusive OF the period between August q and o.
tober O. 1855, which time the Mint was closed for settle
mept:--
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-01

The an cunt OF notes IN circulation 10 Gt9 1913 05o be-
ing An Increase OF Gle2750 and the stock OF bullion in
both departments SIC, lso qs7 showing decrease OF
Gl ,42i when compared with the preceding return.
The bullion market has been quiet This week, and the
exchange list without printed price either for bar silver
or MEXICAN dosrs the former has been done the QUO
tatop but there are buyers present. SOUTH
American dollars are offered fceay at &c. d but with.
ot purchasers poubloons AN sought for and meet
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-01

1rst the centre pivot Of great maritime Goa
fsderah me freedom o. tho seas would have nothing
ore 10 fear from the audaty of the British dag whose
rela i've supeoriy would then De ssced md is ggauo
pYoport,ons lost AL chance Of siragge BY sea would
thus disappear while by and On srmeo coni,n woua
France and Russia united Russa moreover having ut
her dis poss whole forcc o. prun when the sssre.
onlv then TIA, the word, sroken ct Bordeaux, "LEm
pfrs co' "a raj " would be truth - ,
The sanoe OF Russia wo ad se;Gre 20 rance elemenu
Of grandeur and prosperity which England can never give
ser IA bsve already observed, that alsnoe rs IN ,ne
force OF Circumstance, besrse srecessiiy 10 evsry
posnt Of view OF tho snston u n Ia the trepov Ten
Jorces OF the two nations in their potic,i and CONNER
al Iute-estt exists ,n the sesrN wishes OF the two
With each 0iher-more than one bond Of sympathy b,'o
are cod and reserved IN mspner, aud unnduerced Dy
preus the choice Of Their p,lca relations More
over The Car, in wbcm res lee sosoiute power, "
pleased with ihe idest aud Jecsy with the form OF
the Tnr al government OF Frtncetbst sspreme sutho
itv which a,onepropses cons'ten+y Of design s1d per
Ir,U nos .ay lew words to the bases and the OBJ
sct OF tbs expected tresJ OF Alliance these bases nv
no longer the same WHICH ~ere seued oy comma :
sccord IN the latter times o. toe restoration, and when
consisted IN remodellug-hy iofce, necessary
the mac OF Europe. Ihc oosc proposed 10 OF
. far superior xlnd il s me establishment on
the uop,pept Of three preponsorttiDg influences,
whose msslon would I've 70 secure peace, the con-
sodsrou Of thrones, and tue well beng OF the people
This was the idea OF Pozzo N Borso VINO, eer e
srusgss OF toe empire conceived the project OF grand
European proecorste, whch seoud DO exercised 10 con
cert with france. whose alliance appeared 70 nm ndIs
pensoie But the proecora,e OF the present dsy has
proportions stu vsstcr It, sppli ,ati0n would pc more
equitable more moral inssmucn NJ II wouh not toers'e
any v'ure corquests in old Europe. ", indeed, some
notifications OF territory should be found necessary,
claims should he presented tho part OF some Powe',
they would be taken into consideration In general cor
grefs which would decide IN last instance oil de
msnds Ind all indemniacaiops 10 the parties whose
Interests hsd been Affected some modification mus mus
in pon, oil fsct bu, the solemn confirmation OF the
sbso,utc supremacy Of Great Brian.
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,honssns a .va nr no, a "a ar so,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-07
Arrest OF Counterfsitsrs I'm Indiana.
ruE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN A NEW BUSHES

TIE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN NEv BUSINESS.
From the lafayette (Ind Journal, Aug.
We copied from The Cincinnati Commercial, few days
sirce tce Of the ares, Of several industrious
of state who have hi herto occupied respectable ros
tons In society, charged with dealing In counterfeit money
No names siyen, but the Ind annapolis Sentinel Of
terday Ia enabled 70 supply them.
The first person arrested was Dr. Patterson, OF Oar
shase Rush county, extensive practitioner, and msn
about forty Ave or ny yeen OF age He oonfesses TO
havirs been engaged in the business To- nearly two years
he arst Engaged H. says for the purpose Of detecting
other, hui nndns Il profitable, he convinced his pri
v,o account Several hundred dollars 10 counterfeit bills
and coin were foupc rpon his promises He was taken
before Justice OF the Peace = ana ne'a over
for bis appearance II court In the sum OF % COO
The next person arrested was Dr. Rogers, OF knghh
town. OF large family and respectfully Connected
Counterfeit money was also fousd IN hs pessesion 10
Vas held over.
Perry Bennett, OF r. Omer Rush county, was next
sryss,, and taken 10 Rushvihe and committed 70 jail
Dr. Iev,s rrszee, OF GAINESVILLE, Bartholomew county,
was the uext arrsr, He acknowledged his guilt aud
committed to jail in dcfaun O. "a, 600 bail.
The last person arrested was Dr. Robinson, OF Muncie
town (he devil appears 10 be getting into the dooiors
who Was sso committed In default OF bail.
Tho Sentinel says
There develo pemeua In crime IN conn scou with others
through various portions Of the country, astonishing
The recklessnoss with which Is comnted IL not less
astonishing Than lie iniquty. Ia surprising that men OF
good Standing employ ed In honorable and remunerave
professions smd occupations, be engaged criminal
snsacous the discovery OF which sooner or later
evabe destov ing not only their own reputation but tina,
OF their families, with knowledge that degrading pun
ishment must ensue.