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Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

Cass, and that the government intended to in.
terfere On the 7th nothing was done, but on
the 9Th the Wabash landed her men, under
charge of Captain Engle, and surrounding the
camp of Gen. Walker, demanded surrender
The demand was complied with, and the Gen
eral received on board the Wabash while the
other officers and privates were sent to Nor
/ folk on the Saratoga. The movements of the
marines and sailors from the Wabash, Sarato.
ga and steamship Fulton, were executed with
great precision, and the sight was one of re.
markable beauty, although it broke up the
fortunes and calculations of a great many men.
and made great change in the destiny of the
country.
When | left Greytown, on the 18th, the
command Of Colonel Anderson, consisting of
about fifty men, was still at Castillo, the Com
modore declining to interfere with the party
lie gave orders to the Fulton, lefta Greytown.
to watch for more filibusters that if the detach.
ment came down, the men were to be sent
home; but if they did not they were to be left
to their fate. My own opinion is that they
will refuse to evacuate the country, for the
opinion here is that General Walker will return
in short time.
Greytown has thrown off all allegiance to
Musquito or Nicaragua, and now claims to be
an independent government.
The Musquito Indians have thrown off the
protectorate of Great Britain, and Chs. Fitz
Clarence declares his intention to rule the
country in his own name. Shrewd Niger
that for he went Immediately with 100 nigger
soldiers, and collected about $4,000 of export
duty on wood being sent from the country
The English Consul, Mr.. Green, suffers by this
arrangement
The condition of Nicaragua is most distracted.
San Carlos is in possession Of the Nicaraguans,
but Costa Rica is besiegiDg it with an army of
100 men, under Cauty, who is on the steamer
San Carlos.
When Com. Pauding sailed into Greytown,
he was followed by the British steam frgates
Brunswick and Leopard, but the latter soon
left
The force employed in the capture of Walker
and his 100 men was between 800 and 900
men, assisted by the batteries of the Wabash
and Saratoga.
The Nicaraguans were in good health, and
the interference was bitterly depored by all
the party, but no thought of resistance was
entertained. NrcARAeuRssr.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

SENsIBLE-lt is said that when the Mormons
were all leaving San Bernardino, a woman
named Seeley refused to accompany her hus-
band. When asked to sign the deed convey
ing her homestead, she declined, remarking
that she had a comfortable home and intended
to keep it; but that if her husband desired to
leave her, he could do so. They divided the
children, and he went to "Zion," while she
staid at home
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

New QuARTz DIscovERy.-An American
and an Italian, last week discovered quartz
vein near Cotton creek, in the vicinity Of
=" Hunters Valley" which promises to yield
handsomely. They pounded up some of the
rock, in wsieh no gold was visible to the eye,
and it yielded at the rate of IS per hundred
pounds The parties are now at work con
structing apparatus for crushing the quartz
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

as- If any of our friends wish a good picture of
themselves, we advise them to go to Mr.. Watson's
Ambrotype Gallery on Main street, south of the Plaza
During the past week we have seen several pictures
which were taken by Mr. Watson that are scarcely to
be excelled anywhere, in artistic merit.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

ARREsr-An arrest was made Tuesday, by
a jealous official, charging certain parties with
too great love for their neighbors' Christmas
turkeys and chickens-or, in other words Of
being gfowl-mouthed--b the charges not being
sustained at the Justices court, they were re-
leased
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

SAN JOAQUIN REpuBLIoAN-With the new
year this excellent Democratic paper publish
ed in Stockton, commences the eighth year Of
its existence. During seven years it has bat
tied faithfully for Democratic principles, and
should now be meeting with the reward and
success of which it is so deserving.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

BONNEVILLE DESTROYED BY FIRE.-On New
Years day great contlagration occurred at
Downevie, Sierra county, destroying the en-
tire business portion of the town. The losses
summed up, amount to 100000.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

TEsTmoNIAL-C. l.. Weller, Esq, who pre-
sides over the Post Office department of San
Francisco, has been presented with watch
and chain by the gentlemen attached to his
office The watch is costly gold hunting
case chronometer
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

ATLANTIC MoSTnLy.-We have received the De
cember number of this really excellent magazine
published by Phillips, Sampson 4 Co., Is Winter
street. Boston. This number is the second that has
been issued by the publishers and is filed with choice
contributions and selections Price 50 per annum OF
twenty-five cents number.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

HuTonISGs' MAGAzISE.--We acknowledge the re-
ceipt of the January number of this California Maya
zine, from the publishers Messrs Hutchings Rosen
field LAG Montgomery street, San Francisco. 1t is
filed as usual with interesting reading matter pertain
ing to California and Calitonans. For sale in this
place at the book store south of the Plaza.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

PUBLIC LAND DEcIsIoN.-The Commissioner
of the General Land Office has decided that
when the greater portion Of a forty acre tract
Of public land is "swampy, or subject to peri
odcal overflow" it will be considered as State
property.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

GLEE CLuB.-The Hornitos Glee Club were
"around" on last Thursday night, singing fare
well "requems" to the departing spirit of the
year eighteen hundred and fifty-seven.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

aB- j. w. Sullivan, Newspaper agent, San Fran
ciso, next door to the Post Office has supplied us with
great variety of Atlantic papers, for which he will
please accept our thanks
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07
THE LEnIsLArInE.


This body, the ninth of this State, convened
at Sacramento on Monday last There is nc
doubt but that the labors of this session will
be of great importance to the people of Cali
fornia, in many points of view. That it should
be governed by economy and be necessarily a
short one, is also evident, for the good of the
financial condition of the State The framing
of some new laws are necessary, and these, we
are satisfied, will be made without unnecessary
discussion, as we have every confidence in
both branches Of the Legislature, composed
chiefly as they are, of the most promising
leaders of the Democratic party, and who will
receive the support and cooperation of the
Executive, in systematic and just course Of
legislation.
The people viii therefore look forward to
the ACTIONS of the present legislature, without
that feeling of doubling anxiety, that has hith-
erto characterized the convening of our legs-
lativc bodies.
We shall lay before our readersa condensed
iePoit VI thS pioSccuiHbo VI lho heBiSIdtuie
each week, as our space will not admit Of
more.
BY telegraph to the Stockton Republican,
we learn that both branches of the Legislature
met at 10 o'clock, on Monday.
SENATE-Lieutenan Governor Anderson
called the Senate to order. The new members
presented their credentials, and were sworn in
by Judge Barbour.
AssEMBLY.-The House was called to order
by the old Clerk, Mr.. Campbell. Hon. Har-
vey Lee, Of El Dorado, was chosen temporary
Speaker. The members presented their Gre
dentials, and were sworn in by Judge Bolts
The Court then adjourned until Tuesday at Il
o'clock.
DEMOCRATIC CAUcUs.-At 7 o'clock p. NJ,
the democrats of both Houses went into eau
Gus for the nomination of officers. The fol.
lowing is the result SENATE-Secretary T.
n Cazneau; Assistant Secretary, James E.
Wing; Scrgeant-at-Arms, Jas Calkins; En-.
rolling Clerk, Major Shipman; Engrossing
Clerk, S. Bartlett; Door-kcepcr, j. McCenchy.
AssEaBLY-Mr. Whitesides, of Yuba, was
nominated for Speaker; Mr.. Scobey, of Pla-
Ger, Chief Clerk; Mr.. Williams, of Sskiyou,
Assistant Clerk; j. F. Quinn, of San Francis
co, Sergeant-at-Arms.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

as- Charley, our newspaper expressman, furnished
US with the late Atlantic papers, and has thanks
for the same.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

B5- We received New Years call from Charley
of the Lager Beer Saloon, and with his wishes of
Happy New Year he set before us bottles Of "egg
nogg and wine. OF course we were happy.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

gB- " Noisy Carriers depot, San Francisco, has
our thanks for complete and latest fles of the New
York Daily Tribune and the Daily Times, per the last
steamer.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07
NOTICE.

hE undersigned will attend to the examination Of Min
ing locations make Reports and draw Plans for open
ing and working Quartz Mines in part Marposa and ad
joining counties He will also attend to the purchasing of
Quartz Mines commission: J. II. CLAYTON,
Mining Engineer.
Office at Mariposa, Mariposa County jan7
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

no G. NJ. Hardwiek and Others intend applying tc
the Board of Supervisors fora charter for Toll Road
from Ross Ranch to Bear Valley.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

IA We are indebted to Wells, Fargo & Co.'s agent
Mr. Lennebacker, for San Francisco papers, and Other
fayOis
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

90 Messrs. Rosenbaum & Van Allen, Levee street
Stockton, will please accept thanks for supply Of
Atlantic papers and pietorials.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

HAf the undersigned for himself and associates will
apply to the Board of Supervisors of Marposa County
at their session on the first Monday in February for
charter for Toll Road from Ross Ranch Bear Valley
January 7th, 1858 3t GIN. HARDWICk.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

DANCING LEssoNs.-Mr. Browning gives the
first lessons of his Dancing School, at the
Hornitos Hotel on tomorrow evening.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07

gs- Mr. j. E. Clayton, Mining Engineer, advertises
to attend TO matters pertaining to Quartz Mines
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-07
Fruit Trees.

DElisONs wishing to procure FRUIT and ORNAMhNIAL
Il Trees from San Jose direct will call and leave Their
orders with A. g Black At Horntos Mr.. Eagleson at
Forlofn Hope d2iif II HAMILTON
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-06
FACTS AND FANCIES.

This morning is slippery for pedestrians, who have to
balance themselves to stand and also politicians who
have to stand well to balance themselves
Congress assemblies to-day. The session will be short
but long enough accomplish great deal of mis-
chief We fear 1t will be done.
Spiritual Mass Convention is to be held at Syracuse,
N " on the 9Th, 10TH 18th, and 18th of December All
trance speakers throughout the country are invited
1t announced for the benefit of those persons who did
not get sight of the comet that it will again appear be-
fore the public flor few nights only in the autumn of
2l49.
1t was some time since announced that Lord Palmer
son had become the proprietor OF the London Morning
Post. We have confirmation of the rumored adj
vancement of the old peer social life and worldly dig
nifty.
story is told of person asking another whether he
would advise him to lend certain friend his money
what lend him money! Youmight give an emetic and
he wouldn't return it,"
Good name for paper-'The Comet with New Tale
every Week"
New York letter states that of the most prota-
able newspaper establishments in New York are those
suing sheets in foreign languages The proprietor of the
Stats zetung daily German paper realizing $50 900
year.
Gov. Banks and council will visit the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at Hartford, Ct, to-day.
Quebec has become dangerous place to live in The
Mercury says The city council which often sits under
guard of nifty police, again beseged last night and
the -four stores have been threatened by rotous
bes of the people These circumstances under which
the navigation closes and the winter commences in this
CITY,"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-06

AGRICULTURAL.-At the last meeting of
the Trustees of the Worcester County Agri-
ricultural Society, held in this city few days
since, it was voted to withhold the payment of
gratuities awarded by the committee on root
crops and farm products, in all those cases in
which the rules of the Society had not been
strictly complied with.
Premiums and gratuitics awarded by several
other committees, to parties who had not com
piled with the rules and regulations of the
Society, were also set aside by vote of the
Trustees
The committee appointed at former meet
ing to consider and report upon the complaint
of William Robinson, Jr., Of Barre, that the
committee on diaries had not done justice to
him in their award of the second premium,
reported unanimously that they had carefully
examined the statements of the competitors,
and were satisfied that the report of the COM
mittee, as originally made on the day of the
last annual show, could not be altered or
amended without doing violence to the princi-
pies of right and justice
The report was unanimously adopted.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-06
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Some time in the course of to-day or tonight
we expect to receive Mr. Buchanan's message
to the assembled wisdom of this nation; and
we shall in all probability present it to our
readers tomorrow. One rumOr says it will
occupy eighteen columns Of the Union news
paper, and another, nine and of course it
will occupy about the same space in the Spy.
In either case, we expect a tough job for the
printers; but as Mr.. Toots says, " that's
of no consequence" But eighteen or even
nine columns of palaver from the President of
twenty millions of people, is pretty serious
matter, after all; and the old lady who re-
marked, upon reading the paragraph narrating
the EXTREMIST rumored length of the docu-
ment, "what upon airth can it all be about?"
will find that sentiment echoed and re-echoed
by very large number of the wisest as well
as the weakest heads in the nation, who will,
either from the force of habit or sense of
duty, follow M. Buchanan through his profun-
dities and his platitudes, to the winding up of
-'i-a message, in the usual stereotyped form by
invoking the Divine ra,~-;-.e g lipon our beloved
country, and especially the union Us these
States.
We will not do the President SO great an
injustice as to PREJUDICE his message before we
have seen it; but, if the gist of the whole
matter is anything less, than that the admins
lion of James Buchanan has lamentably failed
as an exponent of the doctrines and policy of
a truly democratic government then in vain
will those long columns of words have been
written; in vain will the express-men and
tecgraph-men have toiled and labored to
spread it, with the speed of all terrestrial and
celestial forces, to the ends of the earth and,
in vain viii poor typos toll at the case, through
the silent watches of this Winters night for
the purpose Of informing the great mass of the
people what Mr. Buchanan thinks of the pres
ent condition of public affairs.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-06

OLD BONES TRAVELLING THRouGH THE
Amour spiritual friends are entitled to the
credit Of getting up the most marvellous sto-
ries that are aiioat in this age of wonders. The
biggest draft yet on the public faith is in the
Spiritualist Telegraph, which AYERS that two
doctors, one of them medium, dissected n
subject in Hartford some time ago, and then
drew lots for the ossifcrous remains. The
bones fell, by direction of the spirit of the de.
ceased, TO DIR. Rodman, who shortly after
went to New York. taking with him portion
Of his treasure only. The spirit wasn't salts.
fled with such division ofthe frame and tim.
bers Of its former tenement, and notified the
doctor, accordingly, that it would forthwith
transport the rest of the bones from Hartford
Sure enough, the day afterthe announcement.
an old bone dropped out of the skies before the
two doctors, as they were walking in Broad.
way The shower has continued ever since.
bone by bone, though the transportation Is not
yet quite finished All this is corroborated by
witnesses, and is credited by numerous rend.
ers Of the Telegraph. On the strength ofsuch
facts, we propose to subscribe to the New York
Ledger, and believe every word of t. dens.
daggers, guns, robbers, blood love, thunder,
and au.--Ctint0n Courdnt
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-06
WORCESTER CITY AND COUNTY.

THE ORPHANS HoME-This excellent institution,
the offspring of the beneyolence and humanity of the
ladies of Worcester, which in quiet and unOstenta-
tious manner has, for several years past achieved
vast amount of good. by its kind and cOnsiderate
care of the orphan children in this community, is
we are happy to learn, well located for the
winter, in the west wing of the city aims house.
Though not especially adapted for family of this
kind, the rooms light and well ventilated, and
under the care of Miss White, the excellent ma
iron of the institution the little ones thirtyfour in
number, appear to be as happy and comfortable as
such children can be- The fire of the 22d ult, which
rendered the old Home uninhabitable, was more dis
astrous in one respect, than at first supposed,
inasmuch as a good portion of the wardrobe of the
boys was entirely destroyed. In consequence of the
limited supply Of funds in the treasury, this defcien
cy has not yet been repaired, and wish to be-
speak the aid of some of our readers, who have
surplus of clothing for their own little ones, in the
collection of such articles as they well spare for
the use of these unfortunate children, who in the
providence Of God, have been cut off from parental
love and care, and are thus thrown upon the sympa
thies of the community for protection and support
There are now twenty mine boys at the Home, and
there is no article OfbOys apparel that would not be
likely to fit some one of the number and we can
think of no better way in which to encourage that
spirit of kindness and generosity that admirable
in all its manifestations either in old young, but
especially in the young, than for the head of each
family who reads these lines to ask the little folks,
to-day, at dinner what they have in their wardrobes
that they can give to the little boys and girls at the
Orphans Home, who have no father or mother and
who in these cold winter days. sadly in want OF
such articles of clothing will make them comfort
able if they should wish to go out of doors to coast
upon the hill sides, in the neighborhood of their
present beautiful locations or to see the fine COWS,
and the pretty little pigs in Mr., Drurys barn.
n. b. Amy packages of clothing or other articles
for the of the Home, may be left at the Spy of
fee, and will be delivered to the matron of the in
stitution on the same day
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-06

is more complimentary to their sagaclty, than
their honesty. But they areto be thanked for
their cleanliness, which the Scriptures rank up
to goodness, though it is hard to discover
much of the latter virtue when buying the
material for dinner.
Saturday evening in Boston is fast losing its
Puritanical stamp. 1t used to be solemn, dis
NAL, and murIy. Now, it is nothing Of the
sort; on the contrary quite the reverse. 1t is
gay, frisky, young, and elastic The theaters
two of them) count their largest audience on
Saturday evening, while the minor amuse-
ments, such as negro ninstrelsy, concerts, rare
shows, two shilling shindies, &c, &c, flourish
with a vigor quite remarkable. The stores,
also, as if to turn the night into day, remain
open and use Il can't account for this) an I'M
usual amount of gas light,
The Fair of the st. Vincent Orphans Asy-
lum closes this evening. 1t has been open for
twelve days, and has been a great success,
having coined about $4,000. The young Ia
dies who conducted it were irresistible; that
is the young men found them so when solicit
ed to Subscribe"
Theodore Parker has recovered from his i'll
ness and resumed the duties of the pulpit.
Chief Justice Shaw gave several interesting
decisions to-day. Among them one sustaining
the decision of the Superior Court in the case
of Julius r. McCrea, colored man, who was
elected from the Howard Atheneum, under the
management of r. G. Marsh, of the Juvenile
Comedian Troupe. Another, granting new
trial to Thomas Mead, convicted for man
slaughter; and also sustaining the nuisance
act. Yours, truly, CHRIsToPHER.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-06

SECRETARY CAss AND THE JEws.-Several
of the Hebrews are expressing great indigna-
ton that Secretary Cass has declined to take
official notice of the late kidnapping by the
Pope's soldiers of the Jewish boy of Bologna.
1t is certainly very unreasonable for the Jews
to expect the old gentleman who presides over
the State Department to get excited on ac-
count Of an affair in a little Mediterranean
town, which happens twenty times year on
the banks of the Potomac river. On general
principles the difference in stealing children to
make Christians or heathens of them, whether
they would or not, is exceedingly small One
could not reasonably be expected to throw
himself into commissions on account of an out
rage perpetrated from the better motive, who
had all his lifetime looked with complacency
on similar outrages committed from the worst
motive. The only ground on which anexcep-
tional appeal to his sympathy, in the case of
Mortara, might have been placed, was the
child's singular discretion in choosing to be
born in Italy and to be born white But this
important circumstance was not, so far as we
learn, urged upon the attention of the Secre-
tarY
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-06

Mrs. MAcEEADY is creating great sensation in
the Western towns where she has drawn full houses
to listen to her readings, and we notice that the
papers speak very highly them. Among her re
markable performances is the recitation entire of
Shakspeares great play of the ''Midsummer Nights
Dream" a Baltimore paper says of this" She
delineated the various characters with fathfulness
and skill-an effort requiring great versatility when
we consider that they are twenty-six in NUMBER
Mrs Macready is, without doubt, the most finished
elocutionist of the day. Her voice has compass,
power, melody, and richness and is well adapted to
the representations of the passions and emotions as
well as the pecularities of character. Those who
have listened to her once feel an irresistible desire
to enjoy the pleasure again.
Mrs. Macrcady, our readers will recollect will
read in Washburn Hall tomorrow evening, See
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