Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-19
Our San Frnnclseo Correspondence.
SAY FnANcIsco. Dec. 10th. 1858.

esterday afternoon, with many of our first
citizens, attended the remains Of Edward
Pollock to their last retng place, in Lone
Mountain Cemetery, and saw him consigned
to the grave 1t was but a few nights before
his death, that spent long evening with
him, talking of the doctrines of the Spiritual
lists the Immortality of the SOUL and future
life. Little did either of us then dream, how
soon he was to be ushered into that unseen
world, towards which his thoughts seemed
tending so strongly! Pollock has left us,
without achieving the work he aspired to do,
and Of which those who knew him best, most
firmly believed him capable. He was no
mere versiier, but Poet of rare and splen.
did endowments, who was equal to the
achievement of works which the world would
not willingly have let die What he has left
us, is only sufficient to indicate and fore
shadow what he could have achieved under
happier circumstances. He died peacefully
and without apparent suffering, after an i'll
ness Of but two days. Peace to his ashes.-
He had his faults, his errors, his misfortunes,
but he was one to be loved, as well as admir-
ed by those who knew him as he was
In the Court of Sessions, Pen Johnston's
case, which was set for trial on the 10Th, has
been postponed to Friday the 18th, by con-
sent of parties.
John Milton, convicted by jury of grand
larceny some days since, with recommends
tion to the mercy of the Court, on the ground
that the jury believed him to be of unsound
mind, was on Tuesday sentenced to one years
imprisonment in the State Prison When
asked if he had any legal cause to show why
the sentence of the law should not be pro-
nounced against him, he made long speech,
in which he stated, among other things. that
he had travelled over the whole world, that
he had suffered much and preached the Cos
pei to sinners. He had been sorelv tempted,
and had backslided from his religious faith,
whence had sprung the crime of which he had
been convicted In extenuation of his guilt.
ne urged that he had been employed on
alary too small to support him, and far less
han the real value of his services; that as |
erk at the Keystone House, he was on duty |
nd obliged to be up twenty hours out of the
and that he might, had he been
o disposed, have taken thousands of dollars
instead of the small sum which he had actu-
lily appropriated, as all the funds of the es-
lblishment were in his charge.
The recent developments in the New Al
laden case contained in the Morning Call
f the 18th inst, have created quite a sensa-
ion here. Inquisitive people are anxious to
now more about that mortgage of one mil
on of dollars bearing an annual interest of
100000, upon the Fossatt claim (including
S the Fossatt claimants allege, the New Al
laden mine) executed to John A. Collier, q
rother of the former Collector of this Port
here is the mortgage on the records of Santa
lara County, executed by james Eldridge,
ne of the proprietors of the Fossatt claim, to
lid Collier. People wonder what Eldridge,
r the Fossatt people wanted of such sum
nd they wonder where Collier ever raised so
luch money. tits alleged too, that the Hon.
obert J. Walker owns some interest in this
ossatt claim. Some suspicious and evil-dis-
osed persons, have had the wickedness and
,merity to suggest that the mortgage was
lade for the purpose of being distributed in
ltereStS, or shares, among parties in inhu-
nee at Washington, to obtain their co opera
on in behalf of the Fossatt claimants, against
he New Almaden Company, in this
way, United States officials, capitalists, law
'ers, and other influential men, have been
or convinced that the United
states ought to interfere in the fight going on
between private parties, for the possession of
he New Almaden mine,-and in short, that
here is some mysterious connection between
his monster mortgage and the proceedings
aiken in the name of the Government, which |
nave resulted in the Injunction against the
Almaden Company. Such is a vague outline
If the nefarious conspiracy, which some of
'ur city presses charge upon high officials
md worshipful dignitares, on the strength of
his newly discovered mortgage Alas what
! naughty world we live in, and how prone
We are to uncharitable suspicious
remarked in one of my recent letters, up-
IN the vigorous exertions of our District At. |
orney, Grand Jury, and Chief of Police for
he suppression of gambling in the city. The
mod vorE still eroas On ,,.;,L ,,.ol.l -
t seems that our Asiatic population are not
rec from relish for excitements of this kind. |
LAST night the Police made descent upon n
len in Dupont street, where a number of
fast" Celestials have been wont for some
line past to assemble regularly, to recreate
themselves in divers games of ehaIce. which |
n the Flowery Kingdom, are doubtless as
popular as poker, monte, or faro, among us
outside barbarians." Six sporting gentle
men, rejoicing in tails" and in names all be-
ginning with "Ah," were arrested. and a lot
If curious gambling implements and appara-
us was captured. The delinquents were
leld to bail in the sum of 81 900 each, and.
belonging to the higher classes of society,
hey procured bail without difficulty. and
we're restored to liberty. But it was evident
hat their feelings were wounded, and their
of free institutions grievously i'm.
paired, by these arbitrary and despotic pro-
,eedings. Yours, &c.
SPEIGLEBIRD.
DAsTARDLY OUTRAGE.-On Wednesday.
several teams with goods for the mines left