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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05
THE phE-EnaPTIOu Law

/, The settler must rever before harel,
the benefit of prs-eMptieE under tbs act.
Z, lie mus; rot, a; TIC tine OF making e.
pre-esnIt ion, be ths owncr Of $40 cores
land IN any State Or Territory Of ths yrn
States.
:. lie must settls Oh and inlprty. Il & an,
| III goou faith, for his GEu eIciuaiSe Use ee
benefit, and nos with tie intention Of s.iliI
II On speculation; aGd mus! nc! iaske, dirc>,l
or indirectly. nnT contract OF agreement. -:
any "ay Or manner, with ATTY uerean or Del
Cons BY which tho sitla which Be 1,ls7 scari..
Of the United States should euurs. il ~icl.
OF in part, 20 the benez.s G: any rerson e1clp>
| himself.
4. ac n,us: be iwenty- one years Of age saa
citizen Of the Curteu states, Or il fcr.
sIGnsT, lie must have declared his intention
70 become citizen, before tie proper sutle..
isy and receive certificate % u st rIac:.
5. lie fau5s build q house On thu .sad, Il 8
ID 1t, ana make it lis exclusive ho1~a. ard
must DC s. n! abi ant f he same 4, the tiss
OF :nak:nE app''"slions f0rprs euption. ia
III lately s!ngia ins.c .n!gnt board With Lis
nearest n*lghoor, OF tt.e same is aoF requiIsi
OF single ss a married mar, eScept i At Il
the ssttlsr is n.e.riet, Lis family 11ret als,
ise in thc l.cuse. ~
nrovsDens be Ioste On Ike Il c. euca 81 /. ssk
ing, fencing, &c; bit lre-ernr ticAs age ,se
te:1 where huh aC:e IS h~olcn ana scc!czet
= II Is necessary 'bsg no othsr recs.u. q
tl'led 70 gre e-2p::on, lesiie upcn tne Is.
az the SINE time
. Nc one is permitted 10 remove .ron2
own LAID. AID make rree E.pt:or IL the San
81 etc or territory.
.. The 55stier is required rc bring nth /
20 the Land Gt'eA written g printed arr
cation, setting 1orti the fac;s to his csze Of I,
LIST, I'd and Sd requirements here r.eDt:ont.
with certificate appended, 10 fa s:a1tdi !,
the register and receiver, and make sHos,
20 the same.
TO- He is also required 70 krinz III. hin
rcspecssble vitness Of his tccuairtsrcs. 81
ia knowing to the :sc, Of lis se,:,er.sI., /,
make affidavit to the 9Th. 9th, 9Th, III and 8,
requirements here mentioned, x;;h tee esrns
| set forth On paper, with a corresp adin bis a.
certiocsie attached, 20 be signed by the Isr.;
| officers
II. The prs-empsor. II fcreiens~, rorst
bring with him to tie isnd Office, 6uUIisftss
Of Eis naturalization yapers, d.lY signed br
the official from whom they we're -ecefTsd,
minor who is the head Of a family. g.
widow may also pre-empt, their families being
required to live on the land.
The settler is required to fis Writ. r IA.
| c2aratory statement Of the intention 0 rrt &.
empt, before &c can proceed t.rh lis pre- en-.
| ton.
FEzs--Is.. The ice required ~ tie ragi,.
| Ter: for filing deciaratory statement, is one
dollar.
I'd. Fer granting presumption the register
and receiver can receive FIFTY cents.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05

" 1t has been solemnly adjudged by the
highest judicial tribunal that slavery
exists in Kansas by virtue Of the constitu-
ton Of the United States. Karsas is there
fore at this moment as much slave State
as Georgia or South Carolina. !" President
BMchonan. 49,. H.: LAY S.# 81 s.=~
i: " Aaoay, then, .oiM The tl<mogogue op-
peaa or tho pW IF tie majority, with
which The country ID now rife on tho sub
jet Of Kansas, - Rs.kingto~ Ur;s~.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AGORI~ ~A-C-aE SAI.E~

NGOE1I~-:s4 ~A-C-sst:E S.ALE~
Deiault having hocn made in the conditions
CT a certain indenturs Of Mortgage dated the
10th. day of October 1867, made and executed
by the Win>ehage Water Power Company, to
Il. s. Hurd If Hennepin County Minnesota
whereby aud by the terms Of which, the said
Water Power Company sold. conveyed aad
conhrmed unite the said Ii. s. Hurd, his heirs
and assigns, the following described lands
situated in ST Yarns County IN the Tsrrf cry sow
Slsts) Of Minnesota, viz: tlsesinning III the
South west CORNER 81 Block numbered Fifty Two
,5-,j ia me Town Of Winaebago. and runuing
frcm thence, noranerly On Rock street, to the
North west corner Of said Bleck; thence,
oa the Ncrth line OF saia Block to Che
Mississippi River; thence down - River
20 Bridge Street; thence On the north size
of H"'ags Street, t. the place Of beg :an;ng
together with tho Tavern House star,l-
ng "a said Sleek" tcgathet w.th all aad singa
lar the privileges AID appur,enances thereto
belonging TO secure 10 To-. said II. s. Hurd, MS
heirs ami assigns the raymen, OF Eighteen
Hundred hsl Seven dollars and twenty two
cents S97 and =, cents and interest thereon
81 tbs rate Of three pee cent per month unit:
paid, according to The conditions Of one prom
issory note bearing even dale with said linden
!ure o. Mortgage made and executed by the
xail Winnebago WAGER Power Company, 70 TIL
sa;,l H. $. lturd, and which mortgage contain
q r,,,s,r of sale aud was duly recorded i'll the
ot;ca # the Register Of Deeds for said Stearn
County, on the ed day Of October 1857, in
BOOK .A' OF Mortgages, on pages 81, ~ IS
mi *.
~;;s,,e is clain1t. to be due and is due sal;
t,.;,.ase al the date OF this notice, Twenty
three hundred Eighty One dollars aud Sixt,
Seven cents, and interest on Eighteen Hundred
Liehtv Seven dollars and twenty TWO cents a
three per cent per month, from july l4th looS
and no suit nor proceeding ut law has been hs*
r.5r Instituted TO recover the sum claimed @"
Ss.id Mortgage, nor any part thereof: an. ..
reason Of the default m sde in the cond,lloi
thereof. the power Of sale therein contained. 4a
become operative
Therefore, notice is hereby given that by viz
tue Of the power Of sale IN said mortgage con
tanned, and in pursuance thereof, and Of tn,
Statute in such case made and provided, tn
norteaged premises hereinbefose described, to
gether with all md singular the privileges ant
appurtennnces thereunto belonging, will D.
aold at Public vendue to the highest bidder, d
the cffc Of the Register Of Deeds for SAL
stearlls County, in st. Cloud, in said county
on tbs lO.h day Of September next, 8, One
clock in the afternoon of said day, to satisfy
ths amount then due on said mortgage, togetb
ar with the costs and expenses Of such sale.
July 14Ih 1855 II. $. HuRD'
6v. Mortgagee
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05

*s ONE Of the eight new sloops.of. war
ordered by Congress, will b built 4 each
of the following navy-yards: Portsmouth,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washing
ton, Norfolk, and Pensacola, and At San
Francisco--provided the necessary timber
can be procured there. :@5
If the conference bill pass, Kansas
may como into the Union - Slsys State,
o. sh< cannon cana !. at al. That is the
nsue "---Rtc1noxd sSot1tA, .3s# iii,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05
THE COLLEGE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

4 Meathly Magazine Of ss pages, conducted
: BY the Faculty of The Eclectic College OF
Medicine, Is published a. One Dollsr Year,
payable IN advance. The volume Of the Jour
nal commences with the year. Communications
for subscription or for specimen numbers,
should be directed to b $3.50
H. Or. G. H. CLEVELAND, Publisher,
l39, Seventh strest, Cincinnati, o.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05
Our Railroads.

We we're inside the mark in our last
weeks statement Of our railroad prospects.
We had doubted the reports of the very
early construction, thought they savored Of
Gas but are now fully assurad that we may
REASONABLY expect the road from st. Paul to
St. Cloud to be completed in two years,
while it will be in running order as far as
St. Anthony by the first OF next December
So we are not out of the s>7orld, even it we
are within sixty miles of the buffalo pas
lures. '.+ -. , -.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05
MORTGAGE SALE.


I. certain Indenture Of Mortgage da,ea the 2l,tl
day OF october, 1857, made ana executed by tn:
Nihnebago Water Power Company, to Perren
-Getcheil Of llennepin county, Minnesota where
by. and by the terms of which, the said Watc'
Power Company sold. conveyed and confirmed
unso the said Perren Getchell, his heirs and as
signs the following described lands situated in
stearns county in the State, (then territory
Minaeso:a, viz; 's3agining 4, the south west
corner Of block numbered i1Sy two (52( in the
town Of Wianabago, and running from thence
nortnerly, CT 'ock street to the north west cor
aes OF said Block fifty two (52); thence on the
Eosta line Of said Block, to the Mississippi ri>
81; &aente down said river to Bridge Street !:
ahence On the north side Of said street, to the
place Of beginning together with the tavern
house standing or said Block :" together with,
I'll an; s5zg liar the privileges ana appurtenan
IS shcTc.o belonging, to secure to the said
}'arrea Ga29tei his heirs or assigns, the pay
saent Of Three hundred ninety dollars and sixty
ight cents ss393z SO cts) aua interest thereon
st the rate Of three per cent per month until
paid, according Ire sae conditions ofone prounis
aory a,.e bearing even date with said indenture
# Nor =, aSs nede aud executed by the said
|inneoseo y ater Company to the said Perren
>satc1:i:il: Haile sid mortgage contains power
j; sale, aad WIS duly recorded in the Office Of
me r. gister Of Deeds for ssid Stearns County,
"a tia& ztb day Of November 1857, in Book Ca
o. Elostgagss, GA Pages log, lo7, and lO8.
There is claimed to be due, and is due on said
ssovt>ge, al the date Of this notice, Four Hue-
hrsl nlaety three dollars and eighty one cents,
(S.y3, 8le,s1 and interest ON Three hundred
nine:y dollars and sixty eight cents $3.50, 68cts)
ut the rate OF three per cent per month since
Jnly 1Ath 1858 and no suit nor proceeding at
law has been had nor instituted to recover the
sum claimed on said mortsge nor any Ior-
Aiop thereof; and by reason Of the default made
in the condition thereof the power Of sale there
IL contsined has become operative.
Therefore notice is hereby given that by yir-
tue Of the power of sole in said mortgage con-
tanned, and in pursuance thereof and Of the
Statute in such case made and provided, the
mortgagsd premises above described will be
sold a. public vendue, to the highest bidder, at
the Office ofthe Register of Deeds for said Stearns
eounty,in St. Cloud. therein on the 18th day of
September next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon Of
ssid day, 70 satisfy the asnount then due on
said mortgage, tegether With the costs and e.
geIssa Of such sale. - ...4.
,%Sfs M PIxRsH GrrcaEzL,
- ~. MoRrAGEr.
gv -. ~:
- , .-~ July 18th 1853 =
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FOR 8AT,HI

w Offer, on long time, ut modarate ratt
Of interest, with u small psymsn, down, Ia,
Ehia1aIg, CoarasrAsr1 & FINELY r1H1san1
RESIDENCE
reosatly completed by &. W. CURTIS. and
situated GA sesond svsnuo St. Cloud. The %;
on whieh said residences is located il l1Of
front by 1921 deep. Thia is one Of the moc
desirable pieces Of property in St. Cloud.
Apply to, or address, by letter.
CURTIS g. LESTER
xasd Asassts
WlHoxA
MINNESOTA
st. Cloud June 18th.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT.

NJ Office is hereby given that the Commits
~ s'oners OF stearns County, NJ. T., al their
last session, established School District number
three IN said comfy, with the following houn-
dsrlss, to Wit: The fractions Of sections r.,
~ and "a, and sections Ii ana rs in townhips
l24, north Of range 2s west
JOSEPH EDELRROOK,
Clerk OF Board Of County Commissioners.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05
n EW OODSl!!

&c EW GOO DS!!!
stssl~ asR.R d XvffS&hEk.M.
LOWER ST. CLOUD
TX AVE just received . large assortment c
Ill goods, among which are the following:
All kinds Of Mo1asses, Sugars
Coffee ana Tea, 20 Cooking
Stoves, Nails, ,GlaaSF Oils,
White Lead; Flour fSrain
Corn Msal; a1l
Dried Apples & Peaone 01a6c1
Powder, Shot and Aead:
ALSO, HAMS, SlDA BACON,
SHOULDERS, PORK, DRIED BEEF
CHEESE, BUTTER, LARD,
BEANS, RICE, &c., &c.
ALSO, HALF BUSHEL MEASURES
WOODEN BUCKETS, STONE
WARE CHUKNS,
MILK PANS,
JUGS, DC,
The entire assortment Is tor sale very low
or CASH, or will b exchanged on reasonat,c
srms for PRODUCE, HIDES, MARKETING,
&C., &c. Give US = call.
May 20, 1858.
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3 ~
BUILDING.

VTHE undersigned takes this method Of in
forming shase who may have houses to
build nills to frame, or esspensxI and joinery,
In any ~ I'll Of ;ts branches that he is prepar
I'd to tAkc contracts, and do ali kinds Of work
in this line, on the most reasonable tsrps and
in good, workmanliks manner +
i !. :: A. r. HURsEY. y
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05
F. TALCOTT.
STEARNS' HOUSE.

THIS new and beautiful Hotel il situated
l. upon the biua just above the Lower Ferry
in the town Of St. Cloud, conamandinx one q
the most bsautifal views on tie Mississippi
river. The Proprietor assures Ill who may
visit this place that his table shall contain ever,
bounty and luxury which can be obtained both
At hsns and abroad. It 10 his intention to keep
the abeve hotel Al = hrsr elsss one in every res
pect.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05
tUk SALE !

A HoUsA AND Lot
second Avenue in Lower st. Cloud
no..x Is NEW AID WE'LL FISIaaEp,
CONTAINING
six rooms and in desirable location.
PRICE $500.
Oh reasonable. terms, Or Is per cent Of for
t,!A..S]htt,
For further particulars
apply to
MILLER IL Sx1ssRxEh
Br. CLouD
July 2ist. 1859.
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NOTICE.

'THls certihss that I have this dey given
seth Y Turner the remainder ot his mi
w, snd shall claim none Of his eArnin -
? peJ Aoy debts Of his contracting af>r, TIL
OATS 9 ,5< SETH TURNER. Z
sArfssy: J. g. nAnuAn. &.
I, Anthony. April 2ies 1863, OFT
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r. JONES,

3<310J
B T. A TX S M ITH.
First Street, near the Saw Mill.
SNOULD respectfully announce to the citi,
w aens Of St. Cloud and vicinity. that be- has
opened . Blacksmith shop, at The above place,
where he is prepared to do all kinds Of work il,
his line, and hopes to merit a share Of their
patronage.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05
JAMES F.. KENNEDY,
FL Jason and Plaa
HENRY SNssaAKLM.

"a ason and PlasteSer,
COLLECTS the patronage Of all persoas in
~, need Of the ser-:;ices Of g practical .,ason
ana Ilas,erer. His long experience in The
aoove branches Of trade assures him that he
VIII give universal satisfaction; his chsrges
are rs reasonable for work as it Gun be done by
any one. =:
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05

ST. ANTHONY BOOK STORE,
49, r. EIECET'TMAN
wK0LGsALE AND RETAIL DsAlaR IN
BOOKS, STATIONARY, WALL PAPER,
FISHING TACKLE. POCKET CUTLERY,
FANCY ARTICLES, TOYS, &c.
June, 10, 1858. vol1uol3,1y
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e. G. 8 M I T n ,
tEALEE IN

ENTs, EECEg. AND CICTHI1
II AS Tor sale large assortment Of j.
LII and Slices OF the very beg, quality.
Custom Boots Constantly on hax
All kinds Of CUSTOM work done to crd3
the best manner a good ass ortmeDt Of Rs
made Clio hing for sac cheap. Just receive
good assortment, OF
r SPRING Il SUMMER HAT.
Persons il want Of any OF shc sbore nag
goods cannot hna them cheaper sisewlele.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05

AAo arrangements W tAe G0aN8 WlA DC a.
follows:--~
r. E. st. JOHN, M. D., 4
Professor Of Anatomy and Physiology.
J.F. JUDGE, NJ. D.,
Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacy.
A. J. HOWE, M. D..
Professo. Of Surgery.
c. H. CLEVELAND, ND,
Professor Of Materia Medica and Therapeutics
VIM. SHERWOOD, M. D.,
Professor Of Medical Practice and Pathology.
J. +. BUCHANAN, M. D., -, ~.
Emeritus Professor Of Cerebral Physiology and
Institutes of Medicine.
JOHN KING, M. D.,
Professor Of Obstetrics and diseases Of Women
and Children. ~
The terms for the Session will be the same
As heretofore, Observation-Disclosures, S., OO0.-
Tuition, $4,000 Demonstrators Ticket, g., 90
Every Student is required to engage in dissec-
ton me Session before graduation. Gradus-
tion, $50, 90. Ticket to Commercial Hosp;tal
(optional) $500. s :.,...... 70.'.-~-1
The lecture rooms are newly finished, neat
and comfortable, and in central locality. lin
College Hall, Walnut Street. where Student.
will find convenient 10 call on their arrival.
Tickets for the Session may be obtained or
tho Dean Of the Faculty, a, his office, No 1ls,
Smith Street, or of Prof. G. II. Cleveland.
Secretary Of the Faculty, No. l39, Seventh
JoHx K1xa, NJ. D., Dea.
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B. THOMPSON,
WATCH MAKER AND 5EWELE3,
Main Street, Upper Town,

ST A-NIHONY M r.
Az .ATCHES, CLOCKS and Jewelry repaired
w On the shortest notice. All work var
ranted, and entire satisfaction guar antee1.
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Jewslry, Bonnets, Fancy Silk, Dl
Goods, and Ready. made CLOTHING.

GEORGE r. BRoTT,
DEALER I'M REAL ESTATE.
LAS constantly on hand large quantity o.
l / Farming and Timber Land; also, town
property in St. Anthony, Minneapolis, st.
Cloud, shakopee, Brottsburg, Syracuse, New
burg, st. Msrys and Mile Lsc. ltf
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JANE G. swIsHEIa Eddie.

TERxs---single copies $500 per aauum:
cories $500; s copies for ST, co; 10 copies
for 90; 2o copies for $50, all strictly in ad
| vance, sad no papers sent after the m. ex-
pres for which il sas been paid. Single cop..
es 5cts. Letters en- business Ia be directed
The publisher. rs, So
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
THE ECLECTIC coilEcEe OF nfof:iEE
ATT, Onto.

THE Spring Session ofs1868 viii commence
i on Monday the 9Th If February, and cont
nue. sixteen wesks. 4 full and thorough course
of lectures will DO, given, occupying Xix or So
ven hours daily, with good opportunities for
attention to practical Anatomy, and with am
pie Clinical facilities at the Commercial Hospi
tai.
Tho arrangements Of the chairs will be a.
follows .-w
The Placer herald., 1858-11-27
Project to Shorten the Overland Route Six
Hundred Miles.

One effect Of the feeling excited by the
Overland mail in our border States, is a wish
to see the distance which separates them from
the Pacific Coast reduced, and many pro-
ects are canvassed for effecting that most
desirable object. There is one will men
ton which may lead to such practical result.
Major Stem, of the U. S. Dragons, who was
long in service in Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona, lately returned to his residence near
this city, upon leave. Being thoroughly ac-
quainted with every trail which traverses the
Plains, he says the distance can be essened
six or seven hundred miles, and road locat-
ed throughout the entire distance so level
tina. scarcely hillock can be found to mar
its grade. He has just gone to Washington
to lay his views before the proper department
and ask permission to head party for a
new survey. When Congress again convenes
the efforts of our Missouri delegation will
be brought to bear in favor of Major STEMS
proposition or some measure of similar ma.
ture. st. Louis Cor. of the S. F. Bulletin.
The Placer herald., 1858-11-27
Notice to Lien-HOlders.

B. O'FARRELL q MICHAEL SULLIVAN vs. E. GAY
In District Court of the 11th Judicial district,
Placer County California. The plaintiffs having
commenced suit to recover judgment for the rum
of Sl436 and costs, and to establish and enforce
Mechanics Lien upon the following described
property, for the sum of Sl4O6 to-wit: "a canal
known as the Placer County Canal the same be-
ing four feet wide at the bottom and eight feet
wide at the top, and three feet Deep and is loca-
ted in Placer County, California, leading from the
North Fork of the American river to Dutch FIAT
and vicinty'-and order Of said Court for publl-
cation of notice to all persons holding or claiming
Liens against said property, having been made on
the llth day of November, A D.. 1858. There;
fore, in accordance with the said order of saio
Court, all persons holding or claiming Liens upon
said property, are hereby notified to appear on
the 18th day of December, 1858, bofore said CoaIs
and then and there exhibit their said Liens, Win
the proof thereof.
Witness Hon. B. F. Myres, Judge of the Distric,,
Court Of the 18th Judicial District, with the seal
thereof annexed, this llth day of November, A d.
1858. TABB MITCHELL, CLERK.
M. E. MILLS, Plffs Attorney. novl3-z~
The Placer herald., 1858-11-27
Chinese Companies.

There are five Chinese companies in this
State
The See Yah Company, 1900 members;
Heong Shan or Yong Wo, lS,5OO members;
Sam zap, 5000 members; Ming Heong,
5000 members; Sun On, 7,4oo members.
Each company has a President Marine Clerk
or Secretary, and Hall Superintendent
There is sometimes travelling agent. All
the officers are elected by the members, by
ballot, for six months, but usually reelected
if found trustworthy and effective. The
salaries of the Presidents range from $50
to 500 per month. That of the Secl etary
is $50, and the Hall Superintendent the same.
In receiving members, no oath is required,
and no ceremonies are performed, but the
candidate merely declares his wish, scrolls
his name, and pays down the initiation fee.
This fee varies with the See Yaps, it is from
Sl5 to $40, and from 81 to $40 with the
Heong Shans, while the Sam Yaps have fix
ed theirs at SIS, and the Ming Heongs and
Sun Ons rigidly keep it at $40. The men,
bers of the See Yap and Sam Yap companies
all come from the city of Canton and vicini-
ty. The Heong Shangs are from the city
of Macao and vicinity. The Ming Heongs
are from the southwestern part of the Can
ton Province, and the Sun Ons are from
Hong Kong
These companies are said to be organized
for benevolent PURPOSES only.
The Placer herald., 1858-11-27

Although it has not been officially an.
nounced, yet we are assured, on good autho-
rity, that the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany intend to establish weekly line of
steamers between this city and Panama,
which will connect with corresponding
line on the other side from New York and
New Orleans. We thus begin to realise al
ready the beneficial effects of the competi-
ton that has been inaugurated, and which
is due to the liberal and enlarged policy of
the present Administration. Despite our
earnest and oft-repeated entreaties, our un-
answerable arguments our boundless natural
wealth, our advantageous geographical posi-
ton, our increasing commerce, our rapidly
growing agricultural Improvements, our
manufacturing capabilities, and many other
cogent reasons, the Government always turn
ed deaf ear to California until the present
Administration went into office; but now.
despite the mparatively cramped condition
Of the National Treasury, everything is being
done that the powers at Washington are
capable of doing in our behalf We COM
mend these indisputable facts to the opposi-
ton. S. F. Herald.