Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-01-08
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the South.
latest Nels from Carson Valley by TdsgrapA
By the Overland California Mail, which
reached this city at 4 p. n. yesterday, we have
san Raneiseo dates TO the 18th q December,
u is worthy Of note that this is the first arr
val Of the Overland Mail upon schedule time.
This mail left san Francisco on he morning Of
the 1sh, and reached Memphis on the after
moan Of the tWenty-fHh day. This looks as il
Mr. Contractor Butter6eld was In earnest and
meant 10 redeem his promises. There is no
reason whv the nail shoald not reach Memphis
from Fort smith as soon, or even sooner, than
it does s.. Louis. Memphis is nearer Fort
smith, and the road between the two places Il
better than that between Fort Smith and s..
louis. The contract between he Pest Ohes
Department and Messrs. Buttsrhsld a Co. re-
CURES hat the mail should be delivered here
within twenty-five days, and the Department
aaFns signifed is discrimination 10 enforce
the terns uf the contract or annul it, we shah
look 70. Tie arrivals Of The Overland Mai
regularly hereafter and within sehedsle ume
he promptness, energy and tact Of Contractor
Buttsrheld leave no doubt upon our minds,
that. now be has taken this end Of the route
under his own personal supervision, everything
win 30 right here, as il has gone on the S.
Louis branch.
There weren no through Passengerstor MemPhis
bvthis arrival, nor, indeed, shall we lookfor any,
until il shanhave become known in San Francis
cofhat the line between this city and IT. Smith is
in operation. When this is known, we shah
expect that passengers viii take the central and
most direct route, and come to Memphis, from
which point our railroads radiatng in every di-
reetion VIII enable them TO reach the Gulf
States or Atlantic ssabosrdin the shortest time
and BY the safest and most expeditions routes.
Our dates from San Francisco are TO the 18Th
Inclusive. Through the kindness Of the agent
Of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Pacific Express, we
have files Of Cahfornia papers from the 10th 10
tie 18th
In consequence Of the recentheavy rains, the
roads IN the vieinityo Of San Francisco are very
badly cut Up, causing delay IN the arrivals
OF the mails.
There has been quite a heavy fall Of snow in
he vicinity Of ManPosa. Il commenced to
fan on saturday, ths An, and continued up to
Wednesday. The star says.that the weather
would pass for cold weather in any latitude.
P. Henry News, for the murder Of Peter Becker,
suffered the extreme penalty Of the law, in san.
Francisco, on the 10th ut. The papers con
tain full details Of the execution, which took
place in the county Jail yard, and publish the
ealprits confession Of his guilt, made a few
DAYS, pHor 10 his execution
Anew weekly E~iciorial paper has made its
/ appearance in san Fraueiseo, under the title
Of the Hlusfrafa Paafe Nsra The name Of
The editor is not announced.
Z. ". Hunthss been found guilty Of fraud
in the Fourth District Court, for assigning
properly TO his son, before taking the benefit Of
TIE insolvent act.
An Irish chemist, in san Francisco, through
mistake, administered to a young man, BY the
name q Bradley, an overdose Of laudanum,
from the effects Of which he died. Upon hear
ing the effects OF his sad mistake, the chemist
committed suicide. HIS name was J. J.
O'Dowd, and he was a graduate and Hesntiats
If Trinity College, DdbHn, and also Of The Col
lege Of Surgeons
LArER FHoM n SourH.-The San Fran
/ cisco N1fional has news from san Diego and
Santa Barbara to the I'd, from which we take
the follosiHg items:
CHURCH DEpIcAr1oN.-The new church Of
the Holy Virgin, at San Diego, had been dedi-
Gated with the appropriate ceremonies. ne
san Diego Guards were out with full ranks
and assisted in fhe ceremonies, firing the Gus
tomary salute for such occasions.
SANTA BaRuAHA-ne Ga-ete saws: We
learn that he United States Surveyors are sec
douizing the upper portion Of tbs county,
and running ont the boundaries Of such ranches
as may cone within their lines.
The weather had been unusuaiiy cold, and
fears were entertained that the cattle would
suffer, a. there was DO feed and little prospect
| Of rain.
At a meeting Of the Directors Of the san
I Diego and ella Southern Pacific Railroad, the
following gentlemen were elected officers for
The ensuing year: President, o. S. Kitherby T;
Vice President. ". c. Femell; Treasurer, d.
B. Kurtz; Secretary, George p. Tebbetts.
An cypress from the ella river mines 20 San
Diego brought two ounces Of gold consigned 70
r. Z. Raimond, Of San Francisco, besides sew
eral hundred dollars worth on private account
SrSGUuAR CAsE OF g MANA A PorU.~-On
Saturday nightlast, a citizen Of the town, while
unndsr the effects ofsome Of the Minnie whisky
sold about the place, broke into the new Cath
he.Church unlicensed some considerable dam
Ige. bV breaking The candlesIcks, wax images
and the crucihx. When found, he was mounted
on The Top q he alter, embracing the figure Of
Christ on the cross, which Is veTv large, fran
ficaIlv imploring him 10 hear, and in his deli
j rum, he had broken Of the arms and otherwise
disfcured the body. He was arrested and con-
fined, and me physician having pronounced
him to be suffering from delirium uemens, be
properly cared for. and on his recovery releas-
3, on repairing DE damage he had done, No
one Weferinr charges against him. HI per
petrslor Of The act was a ngId Catholic, and
would have committed any deed sooner than
hat, had he beer sane.
FROM Carson NALLEF=The following dis
patch, dated Genoa, December 10Th, appears in
the M0untain Denocrai, Of the 18th
A large pack train arrived here yesterday
fron the Walkers river d~iggings. They report
siNtymen az The digCiHgs averaging four and
I've dollars a DAY 10 The hand.
Several parties q immigrants have recently
passed through here on thsir way to California.
Major Dodge, Indian Agent, has gene TO
Honey Lake Valley, 70 meet the venerabe
Cfief, Minnemucker, and his tnbe, 10 disribute
presents, sc. He lately met l,S0O Pi-Utes in
council at the Sinh Of Carson.
he new route % Salt Lake was found 20
Be $50 miles shorter than the old one, and
leaves the much dreaded Goose Greek Noun
tains to the nor,h. The next mall coach viii
/ comethe new route
The late storm extended over these valleys,
aRd snow feIl 70 The depth Of SIX inches Tues
day night was the coolest night ever expe-
riencsd in this valley-so saws that venerable
Individual, " the Oldest inhahitanL."