The Washington union., 1857-12-02
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
STATE DEPARTMENT.


C,umercicl Matters - Vntags. Frank fort. "A correspond
ept at Frankfort states under date Of October 81 that
throughout the whole Of Germany the most lively inter-
est is excited BY the from America Merchants and
manufacturers wait with the utmost anxiety for the
rival Of every succeeding packet and the various items
Of news are given with great prolixity and many COM
ments BY most Of the commercial and political news
ppes The German commerce has not forgotten the
crisis Of 1887 which exercised disastrous influence
on the German markets, especially at Hamburg and
Bremen 50 that fifteen large failures took place in the
latter city, then the principal port for expectation to
America Since that time the exports from the Zollveren
to America have risen to forty millions of forms there
fore an interruption to SO important trade cannot but be
yery disastrous to merchants and to manufacturers of
many kinds Of goods throughout Germany. Thenews from
Mannheim, Breslau, Chemnitx, from Wurtemberg, &C.,
announce already sensible dslncss in the export trade
in cigars woollen and silk goods, in linens, &C., sc.
Several manufacturers have already been obliged to
strict their production and dismiss part Of their work
There are no shipments going forward from this dis
tricr The American crisis has put complete stop to
all operations and those hitherto engaged in the trade
now wait to see what next.
The wine harvest of this neghborhood has just been
finished and proves to be the best since the renowned
year of 1871 az well in quantity as in quality 1t even
spoken Of exceeding 1871 and being the most album
dant and best Of the present century Still the poor
wine growers are not very likely to be much better
muneraed for their labor than in previous years, as in
consequence Of the universal financial distress money is
acarce the disposcn 70 speculate has disappeared and
they are obliged to SELL ii at ALL at very cheap rates.
The staQnation In commerce and monetary affairs has
even extended to the rivers in this vicinity The Mnyn
Is reduced TO mere thread; only the smallest kind OF
vessels can reach the city The interruption Of nayga
ton is seriously felt especially in the price Of wood
which has advanced extraordinary and inconyenien
price.
The Rhine has sunk down 10 such depth AZ to give
prominence to sand than il supposed to hold
within its channel 1t cannot be navgatcd b the large
class Rhine vessels with any freight at ALL and the
smaller class find it difficult to get along with third of
fun cargo. For commercial purposes it is Just now
about useless il the Ohio at the when south
erners wish to return home At such times it is always
low.
INTERIOR pKrARTMExT
California by the last mail the General Land Office
received the subjoined plats Of surveys:
Plat Of the rancho of Iarkins children finally con-
frmed to Francis IArkin AL containing A 364 % 100
acres
This claim Is situated in townships IL, Is, and IS
NORTH Of ranges and 2west Of the Mount Diablo merid
anu lies upon tnc WeBt SHE VI na<iaHcnto ilNtI
Map Of the Caymas rancho finally confirmed to
George Yonnt containing II, ,8l4 52-100 acres. This
claim situated in townships north, Of range west
and townships and north Of range west, Of same
meridian Napa creek runs through this claim.
Map of the survey of the rancho la Laguna Scca,
including part Of Santa Teresa finally confirmed to Iber
alta G. Bull Il al, heirs Of VIM. Fisher containing TO-
0sl 54-l00 acres This claim is situated in townships
8 and south, Of ranges and 3 east, of the Mount
Dablo meridian, and is bounded by the ranchos San
Felipe de las Animas Oo de Aqua de la coche Las Uvas
and Santa Teresa
Map of the survey Of the rancho '0jo de Aqua de Ia
Coche finally confirmed to Martin J. c. Murphy, con-
tanning 1927 10000 This claim is situated in
township south, Of range east townships and 10
south. range east and townships south Of east
Of the Mount Diablo meridian, and is bounded the
north by the rancho de la Agna Scca and the south
by rancho de las Lagas.
These claims altogether Of IS, 157 $500
euryA rsrA "