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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-02
NORFOLK. lime Goth lS5S


The weather has been unusually warm today
the thermometer having reached liz under an
awning on Main street, here it was well protect
ed from the sua and exposed to draught of air
direct from the river Two men have fallen vic.
Tins to this intense beat 10 day One an Irish
man. Eel, near the Cemetery, AID is reported dead;
the other, young man, named John J. Goodrich,
was engaged on the wharf 10 putting up apples.
10 ship. and died in two hours afier being SUI
struck He was frc m the upper country, believe,
and had brother who Formerly lived with our
friend Sutherland. of your city.
The Corporation Court was in session to-day,
and was occupied in the examination of Thomas
smith, one of Uncle Sans seamen charged with
stabbiDg Hm Cross. After an examination of the
Testimony. Smith was sent on to the next term OF
the Superior Court Tor trial
The steamship Jamestown LETT here for New
York. with about 60 passengers and $500 barrels Of
" setaoes
Erom a calculation made this morning. /. find
that there has been $500 barrels Of s.truckr ship
ped from this port since yesterday morning. And
at an average of So, this foots up the snug little
sum If $4,000.
Washington Point-opposite Norf,lk-has been
the scene of a deal of excitement for some DAYS
past. growing out of the fact that, a dog laboring
under par xysm of hydrcpotia, had succeeded
IN biting several Ut his fellow dogs; the result has
beea war OF determination If the canine race.
and there Is hardly dog left To wag his tail.
Mayor Lamb was engaged tn 8 morning with the
eXahInatlon of sundry cases-the most import
OF which, Was Commonwealth, VS. Kahn, charged
with stabbing Capt Hophings' Oeipg to the ii,-
ability of Hupkings to attend this morning the
witnesses Were recognized and case postponed un-
Ill Saturday.
BY advlces from Aspinwal. pf the 19th inst we
learn that the U ship Colorado arrived at that
place two days b fore. Wsile on The passage
through the Caribbean Sea, the ship was stopped
20 adjust the propeller, to effect which a man.
clothed ia submarine armor. had TO visit the bot
tom Of the shlp. The ship VAS 10 have left on the
list for Key West, and thenee to New York.
Business continues dull. Corn and Wheat con-
:inne to cine in slowly, with no changes in quo
cations since our last. Cotton is active, and We
note liberal arri, ais.
In haste, PERCUSSION, .
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pAcIfiU MAIL ua,NrhAcT

WASHINGTON, July "A contract has been con
cIuded by the Navy and Poet OfIice Department.
with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, for car
rying the mails to Astoria aud Panama. at 33A3,
900 per annum. Arrangements have been mad,
By the company to take out the mails via Tehuau
tepec until October let, 1852
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LARGE ARRIVAL OF VEGET 'BLEs.-The fine bay
steamer Louisiana arrived at Baltimore, Wednes-
day, having board 1900 barrels of assorted vege-
tables from Norfolk, Va, including $50 boxes Of
tomatoes
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RICHMOND. JUNE 10TH, 1854
nGETo m nj K.ux.-DEAR SIR. feel

IL duty owe TO you to state to the public, the
successful removal Of q tumor from the side OF my
neck, of fifteen years standing. weighing upwards
Of tn, ee pouuds without the use of knife, aud OF
which 1 am now well wa examined bg several
eminent ply sicians of my county. who advised me
to have nothing zone with It, r,,n,e
Yours &c MANY !. dhUbbS;
~ Residence Beaver Dam, hanover county, va
o. Dr. KAHN'S Office is the corner OF 20 and
Main streets je l5-3ms
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BALTIMORE, July l4-Fienr du .--Howard and Ohio
~ 70 wis at staady-red 81 o.; white ., l2G$i b
eorn stea iy-whte 7i9975 cts; fellow 726H7s c,s.
NEW leRK. July Got on dull Flour firm
State cts. better; other b,a,'ds anchang d Whea
dui'-Western white 81 h2G9S nc Corn du l-yel
low s0tGs3 cts spirits tuI peotfhe dull At Is eta
kice e.yy Stocks dulI-va IS OK. int. $g2a.
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FKOM KANSAS.
MnriI,ern Mn.Lats

ST LOUIS. July1.-A dispatch from Lesvenwort
says Gen. Denver intends res'gning the Governor
ship of Kansas after the August election.
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IL For an easy and graceful position, employ
REEs, the old operator, at 1YtEe \ G,
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COMMANDMENTS Among the list of graduates
at Coumbial College, Wa ,hiugtcu City, thu
names If JOS. ID. Barnes, n. G., aud Jas L. B1!mez,
Thos. b. Sheppard and fhos D. Jeffress. Of Va
Juha IL Wright, OF Nsnsenond county, Va took
the Davis gold medal. fhe Episcopal High Schou
of Alexandria hold it's anniversary Oh Wednesday
Among tho speakers, were, X Nelson, OF Jeffrr
son; " III. Fry. Of Rockingham; ii Mcclure, oi
Boydton; JOS. Packard, Jr OF Fairfax, aud u. ".
PeterhiD, of Riehmond:
rel ay next. the I'd of July, ID the period for the
Oruira,iUn aC th- theological 5 mira of he Pro.
testant pi-copal Cbuieh la the DIocesc VI virginia
ne blowing young geaiiemen wiit Iheu be Urdai,
ell W The ministry u. the chuIch John Cvsby 0,
lie aiv esv OF Fngiuia; II uAlusha no. graduate
I Uninn Coi.k. Ia lo55; laudu, IL ii ,rris, Jr ais
u Virginia, " Ililam slid mary College ia 1853 :
Nc iie,n Hardiag, doc 50 " PeDusy ivalia; III !
Vi jacobs, diocese OF Virginia, William III d Mar
olege la55: James eellua. oIocose If Vmginis
Alfred VI italiioph diUceseoi Virginia, Whitman, al.
Mary .oi. se. 1858, l. richards. D. diGcts 81
tTSinit, Tale College. 1914, Wattr w WIiliai.H
diocese oi Virginia, Yir.lnia Military Institute
lexington; and Henry Wise, Jr, soa Of Gov Wis,
diocese oI Virginia.
aey Henry "A u Use, u, will on Sunday next DE-
ivoI his II st pubic discourse in st Pants church
= 3'sxaadrla anu the lev Dr richards at Cnrisi
church.
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a letter from Boston has

YOUNG LADIES should not write poetical love
letters 1t is dangerous. Such was written
TO u kentucky beau, not long since, which so at
fected him that he stole horse TO go and see the
writer. and got into Jail to pay for getting in
love with poetess.
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N. Fer go d Ambrosypes. see the rtists. TYLER
i Co -l3g Main street
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Ex-Governor Pollock, OF Pa delivered the Alum
nj address at Princeton Tuesday.
Green B. Duncan, we'll known member Of the
bar Of New Orleans, died at Cincinnati the oath
ult.
The Jail of Crawford CO.. Ga. was burnt on the
18th uit., with negro prisoner, who fred it.
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Ef~ SAILS OF ToABcco at the Tobacco Exchange,
MAZE by HILL & NORFLEkT, Commission Mer.
chants
VIM Thacker, Caswell. N. c., No. hid. Joo s.
Walker $3.50.
No 2 half hid James Thomas Jr s37 10.
No 3 hal hid Thos d SGm'l Hardgrove 1923 %.
V l. Morton, Caswell, %, No. hid q. w. Gil
liam SIT.
No. 2 ha G. W Gillian SIS rs.
J ions 8. Person, N. c., No hid, Devoss Co.
$i059
NJ. Q md Devoss & Co $i0s0.
Nos. Ga I'D hhds., Dickinson Walker $50.
Is other hhds at from $3.50 to 1918. 1t
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- rsAsr n rms Orsn Arr. -Th'
'la1ls attaeAs6 70 - Jcha's Cksrsh. Church HIN
viii expose q nie, Con the grsunds IN front Of 81.
resjdfnce Of ASH u99oS D. Eena ESQ .Rfankifn 81.
raigkvYhiNd. .Skisy. Julyld. commencing at
o'clock n variety OF
NEFgESHMsSTS
mch n Ter CRIAM
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G4- For perfect liksnesses Of hildren, empIo
RES, the scientific aud artistic pArator s.
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IMpRUbEST Use oP WArEa.-rhe Cu'peper &c. H..
Va Republican, has heard of the death of several
harvest hands in that county during the excessive
heat Of the past week, trom the imprudent use OF
water. Mr.. Ro. Hudson lost a vaiu, ble NAH; Mr.
James Yancey also lost one.
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NiEws or THE NJ n. CuURCH, Souri,, ON SLAVERY -
Tue Christian Advocate of this city, publishes til,
pastoral addrcss'' to the members of the Metht-
dtst Church, south, signed by the Six Bishops, il
behalf Of the action Of tie General Conference H.
eypung'og from the general rules the rule COZ
ceruing the ha.isg and selling of negroes viii
an intention TO ens.ave them. The address says
inc movement, We feel, il demanded by loyal,
~ Guy ns under the core 5uuon Of the country; b.,
cvasts.trcy as 70 ONE si,ior aud oft-repeateu dt
Etarati1n; ty fsteii 10 The reopi. whom sefyt
aad the Institution am, 3g winch VT live The /
tstu was eSptetve-h~siuG no application 70
axistng state u Thug. 10 che likely to exist
raue shan'd ever be royives in the IA Of the las
wnhh I.c srts 1. 10 be piracy VS. have rule and at
,hority enough by which 10 hold our menibershii
80 rigid responsibility Nor wouId VIZ fail in fhis
sustained We would be by our ow n couy tot,s ~
duy y. the law OF the land, aud what W. know 10 b,
t'ie moral sen iment Of the PEI pie ann rig whom
swol. We Tesoics ourselves, asd confidently ex
g.ct your ~ mpllhy aad eppfobatt H. that southeii
Aofhod IN atIast sanos dsentang led from this YES
"a and seSIng question, erect upon scriptnai sis
u berry 70 circulate every where in cur bounds n,
oook VI laws, without nots OF comments; IN thar {
rule OF doubtful In! expectation no ionger exist,
DtarrAss our mBisters and friend or 10 IN lii
ne 50 pcinp ard assaults Of our enemies Weha,
nrrnderei To @sar the things hich are his, a, /,
oidibk our SEW to be debtors to fhe wise And ~
ana Is- he botid ana the iree' We can now. n.
shs,ttnSed b. the leaous anu aistrusttul prese
1r'stake 10 the IN Sc raud III, ryant .e,t
u tns md nee aud affection VI the one and d
a.r- ~ -
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DEATH OF HENRY BROOKS. OF THE KANE
ARCTIC EXPEDITION

NEW YORK, june 30 Henry Brooks. the last sur
visinE officer Of the Kan- Arctic Expedition, des
yesterday at the Navy Yard. His death was caus
ed by sun-stroke.
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ToBAcoo.--rbe inspections Of tobacco in Peters
bu &, Va, for the six months past, amount to 941t
hhds., decrease OF $50 hhds.
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hifdE horEnssr OF GsAiS--The Buffalo Con
ariciai Advertiser of last Monday, has the follow
fig:
Up to the close Of last week the increase of ;,
co pfs at this port, over the same time last v.s
A.i auted TO four and quarter millions Of bu,hey
~ : siu Aed we have Just opened the season.
immense quantities are constant y eo,nine e,r,..
shs ree"itss At upper iake ports continue iar,,
spn " Is Know becoming highly prebable NJ,
pun .i9 VIII have done almost .ie usual tdsine.s
~ snpfe season OF nasisation. bs.sre the harves
aro-a.x $3.50, ~as foods Of produce upon on,
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FORTUNATE CnY-The total indebtnsss Of the
lty Of Louisville. Kentucky, is 81, 80, 900; sh.
aims assets Of $4ol5,se3, vi which SI,u55 7U5
re II, real sstat-, vharvrs markets &C., $4,000.
u gas stock. $4,000 IN hfst mortgages ia Two
!; silroads. $i.7Uu.000 10 STOCK OF TWO other Fail
ads, AMI $55U,010 10 Water Co,apany STOCK. Sho
AS a sinking fund creaIed by her new charter in
sal, which receives the income from licenses
sarket housss wharyes amounting To about Sg5..
10 per snpun, and which. il 10 stated, viii afford
mple means 10 pay all the bonds u the city ~
aey fall due The increased yaine OF the taxable
property for 1857 was $33.us5.564
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Pirates Pirates still swarm in the waters Of
he China seas. The Schooner Heather Belle, on
way from Macao to Hong Kong, was attacked
~ three pirate junks on Castiepeak, aud the mas
or and Manila crew murdered, Que Chinese
aped IN SAM aud brought the news to Hong
Aoug A British gnn boat was sent in search vi
uese pirates ana succeeded in capturing seven
tanks, Que hundred pirates mad. their escape,
',ghty were drowned aud seventy captured. Ibe
5nna Mail makes the following statement :--
The United States ship Mississippi, on her pas
ssge from Maniia, observed the masts Of YES sci
.Dove water, about thirty miles southwest Of the
Lsdtone, and reported tie same to Admiral Sey-
nour. His Exceilency Immediately despatched
he Niger in search OF the wreck, which she found
aud described foows:-.1l5 feet long. white mast
leads, lid Of tepmast OF wood, ship rugged, head
or'west on starboard tack, perfectly upright,
aizxen topsail yard at masthead, and braced on
,tarboard tack, three mast heads above wafer
from this description there is reason to fear thar
ne vessel has been taken by pirates, plundered
nd scuttled.
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DAUGHTER OF TIE KMIMENT.-Any thing in
connection with the gallant National Guard, OF n
York, which will arrive here Monday, is interest
rug. and the following story PARTICULARLY so though
The same circumstance have been mentioned:
The National Guard, under Col Duryea, is the
best regulated aud appointed militia company III
Eiie United States. In dr1h esprit de corps, organ
cation and general appearance. il will bear close
;omparson with the Regulars even of the mod
eru military government. Same years ago, an off
cer of the New York National Guaid Committed
suicide This act, according to military discipline,
considered Que of cowardce, but the deceased
well known to be one VINO in service
,tuod amid the bravest Of the brave. He had been
tar. ugh the Mexican war, aud stood high in
a soldier; bus other matters when quirtl,
st home prompted him to become n suicide Ii.
ieft orphan child, bright and promising little
iaugbter. She vas alone IN the would, aud as il
friendiess. The regiment Of her father
adopted her, aud she became thus "a Child Of the
iegimcnt,' and that regiment the gallant Nation
Guard Of New York. A tax of two dollars per
mum was levied on each men, Der for the orphans
apport aud education. This amounted to $1,000 a
car, end what not expended was duly put
way in investment for do~ry for the Daughter
f the Regiment. The Young lady, now about SIX
ieen years old, has grown up beautifu intelligent.
md accomplished, and is we'll of and doubtless
she looks upon her gsllant guardians with all the
ave, honor, aud enthusiasm that Mali did on the
brave Supics and the gallant 2lst in the opera.
>ncb Companies as the New York National Guard
reflect honor on the country.
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w. For clear and distinct Ambrotypes. see TYLEl
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The death 10 announced Of Dr.. brown, keeper Of
he botanical collection In the nFitish aiuseum,
i..naon, and tormeEiy president II the IAnnssn
socisty.
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~ A CAHD.--I most respectfully return my
thanks to my friends and customers, aud the
pub ic generally, for the liberal patronage
have received from them As have admitted W.
Il. JOHNSON to an interest in my business, we
hope, by strict attention to business, to merit
continuance of the same, assuring all that no pains
will be spared, on thu part Of either of u.s. or by
those in our employment to give satisfaction to ALL
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DhA1a vson EAnNa CEAhs--A corrsspcndehs Of.
the BOssuo Traveller, Mritine from 1pswlcb. stneee
that on 10 2Dth Inst. Mr.. Robert HcMahon 81 -
tsswn wae taken suddenly III. wheseunon phfs
Without ensct he died 10 ereat sgoay the $50
night HIS death IL attributed - the esstug - .
lumber Of raw clans On the Atb Mr. Benjamin
Ellsworth found number Of bis hens lying upon
The ground dead; and upon opening Their csop !.
from two 70 Eve eisms were fonn9 Ia esch n y
supposed that the clans were dsssased. QUITE an
excitem0nt Vas created at Ipswich and hewbury-
port several years by the sudden death OF per-
IONS during the summer months, whose necesss
cnaii ne traced to other aaasc than that u eat
Ing clans.
Sus SrRoKg.-The premonitions Of an attack are
readiIy recognized There IL . feeling OF pressure
upon the head the blood ti1xies In the vessels the
air seems too hot aud tenoua for breathing.
person who was once thus affected. tells rs that
he was cnr-i by Immediately bathing the head.
AZ ms and shoulders in water. The mesns o. pre-
vention are simple. Persons In sound health are
seldom attarked previess debility. general de-
preston Of the <itai forces, unusual and excessive
physical exertion violent gusts OF passion, Excess
size drinking Of cold water, or OF alcoholic beve-
RACES. superadded TO exposure to the summer sun
or hot FIRE, create the danger. Careful m0dera-
tinn 10 these particulars will generally secure ex-
emption.-- Exchange paper a
THE RAv.eEs OF YELLOW FEVER AMONG NEW
ESGL.sD MEs IN CUBa. We have heard lately Of
number of DEATHS by yellow fever among New
England men who have been residing in Cuba On
the sih inst Mr James Weodman, ofsNewbury-
mort. died at Havana Of this fever. Mr. wood. II
wasertowu. who had bes engaged in the ice bu-
siness on he Island. died at Kew West on his way
home. Mr.. Lesnder Rice, of franBgham. who
had been at work upon sugar plantation there
for eeveral years. attacked with the fever, aud
died soon after reaching home There have been
also a number of other fatal cases---Bostoa Tran
efer.
MAKING Coop REsoLUrIoEs.--The Rochester Union
10 speaking Of the conviction and sentence Of Mrs
LittIes for the murder Of her busb ma states that
abe expressed her determination to go to prison
With resolve TO do her duty while there. and SC
demeap herself TO inspire the confidence o
friends. aud with hope that she may. at some flu
ture day. be paraoned. aud have opportunity &c
Convince those who blame her that she conduct
herself as a good woman should
CREDIT In BosToN-A letter from Boston has
the following. 'N
Very little is being dane here the cred
IL system at present, but the southern mer
| chants appear TO get far more indulgence and &C
comm datien than any other class. under stand
that they meet their payments more puLctually
than the same class from other quarters.
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- Price for Ambroypes. Letter Types an
Rees Types, (new style,) from IS cents to SIS.
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LINE TEAS.-tiae Gunpowder, impe
T. rial and Black Teas. for family u.e. CONSTANT,
kept by FISHER q WINSTON.
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rOOK'S NEW MAP

I'VE will redeem the July COUPONS OF
w the Va end Tenn. Railroad Bends. payable i'll
~ It's .. w. PURCELL 4 co.
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.1kIENTAL TOOTH WASH-A most
~ dehzhtfll and fragrant preparation for the
teeth. For sale by FiSakk 4 WINSTON,
10 Druggists
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81 All persona who have accounts against me
will please present them as expect to leave home
in few days. aud wish to pay them before loave
jy Z-2t A. H.
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FAMILY FLOUk-Very superior-foi
L sale, Ia quantities to init, by
2-lw DUNLOP. MONCURE & co.
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house. that the Pacifc railroad bill will re.
-ceiEe very few votes en- this side Of the cham
ber. L. think it is the duty of my colleague
II he expects to pass this bill at the present
session. to use every means in his pswer to
take it from the table at an early day, par
ticularly before the Kansas bill shall be con-
sidered for | suppose that bill will occupy
fifteen or twenty days of the session, and it
will be idle after that to think of taking up
the Pacific railroad bill and passing it thro'
this body and the other house before the ad
journment of Congress
IL is very true that have not occupied a
seat in this body as long as my colleague
and perhaps when have been here a few
years shall not be so sensitive as at the
present time. am very thankful to my COL
league for reminding me Of that fact.
Messrs Green and Polk opposed the con
sideration Of the Railroad bill and the ayes
and nays being demanded on the motion Of
Mr.. Green, resuIted-yeas 81, nays 20.
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Local.

Indisputably, that infallible item, the
weather, is temperate aud pleasant 1t i:
temperate because its bodily parent, north.
or earth, has lately drank nothing. but wa
ter; 1t is pleasant because the water has
been all drank up and sunshine gladdens
the sky and air and grass and trees. So
much for the weather.
Unquestionably john Davis sells az twelve
md one half cents per tumbler FULL most es
culent peanuts.
Iodubitably. the largest feature Of the
times is, dullne.s; which painful and mono
tonous component Is made more apparent
than it otherwise wouid be by tho absence
of wrangiings and scenes Of violence. Yet
.mouey is to certain degree plentifull, and
starvation stares no industrious man in the
face. and our thieves make good living of
the substance of the honest
Apparently, the once busily throngcd hills
and gold plains that first called an unsteady
and ephermeral population toward this great
'centering point, have been drawn avian by
,Alluring prospects in other sections.
Regularly as the Sun arises above the ST.
erras, do encouraging signs exhibit them
selves Of reliability of post wag ons, infall-
'bility Of expressmen, inexhaustibility of our
gold soil, necessity Of properly graded roads,
feasibility of the Honey Lake route, and the
fealty Of the people, and the unmistaka BILE
cadence of uor popufi for popular sovereign
ty.
Honestly, we wish that the cog wheels OF
our tread-mill editorial, might be lubrica-
ted with regular, or at least more frequent
presentation Of notable occurrences.
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A REHEARING GRANrED.-The Supreme
Court have granted re hearing in the case
of Boggs w. The Merced Mining Company.
The decision Of the Court was in relation to
the Fremont grant and to the effect that o
patent from the United States to mineral
lands, did not convey to the holder the right
to prohibit citizens from searching for gold.
From this point, Justice Field disscnted.
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SAN FaAscrsoo MERcASr,Ls LlsnAa.

SAN FsANcisoo MERcANriLE LIBRARY.
We are in receipt of the "ifth annual re
port OF the President ef the Mercantile Ii.
brary Association of San Francisco" 1t is
a neatly printed aud we'll written document.
aud furnishes much interesting data concer-
ming the history and affairs Of the associo.
tion. The total number Of books now on
hand is SAT embracing works on Law. Bellies
letters, Science History Sc. The whole num-
Der Of members is i176 BY the report Of
the Treasurer We see that the amount Of
means on hand is yearly thirty five hundred
dollars. This isavery important influential
and useful institution elevating to high do
gree. the social and moral condition Of the
community In which les vide spread inhuen-
css are felt,
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MARYsvILLE MATTERS Tho Express
speaks of the Marysvillc Library in enthusi-
astio terms aud says the institution is in a
very fourishing condition. The number OF
its volumes is between two aud three thou
sand.
Five Cinnamon convicted Of chicken steal
ing were sentenced to ninety days each on
tho chain gang.
The ladies festival and Ta5ieaur Hipanfs
passed off in very "atLletio" manner, on
Thursday night.
0ne of the chimneys ia the Haun House
got out of order and fears were entertained
that the house was on fire All smoke.