The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-22
News, &c., from Correspondents.
CONPrJIING JIrDCFS To no THEIR DIrTy

COMPELLING JUDGES TO DO THEIR DUTY.
correspondent reminds US how Alfred the Great COM
PEELED the English judges Of his time to do their duty
namely by hanging Of the bodyand suggests that
the example might be proftably followed in the United
States
THE GOLD MINES ON THE PLATTE.
One of our Nebraska correspondents writes follows
respecting the prospects Of the mners:"From Cherry
creek, Medicine Bow and the Platte adjoining the west
ward, hence 500 miles Tin Nebraska) the from
gold seeking friends in right cheering. From
evidences already received the gold is only abun
dant Australia and California in the Nebraska gold
mines, but more generally difused One correspondent
says it seems as if the Almighty had through seive,
sted the precious metal all oyer the country whore tho
waters OF the South Platte Arkansas &c, head. AS tn
approach the mountains and heads Of the
is found abundant, and there promise of
almost nexhaustble store in the vicinity of the South
Park At the mouth Of the streams and their vicinity
dry upland well as in canyons miners making from
S. to $40 per day. with ordinary implements Not much
however, be done this winter but the springs work
there will, without doubt, startle Eastern people. Many
preparing to start next month, 80 as to the
streams on the Ice It is estimated that there are about
900 within a circuit of twenty miles near Cherry
creek there now and by the 4th Of July next there will
be full 25, 900.
THE CANADIAN GRAND MASONIC LODGE.
Masonic correspondent desires to have corrected the
following msprnt in notice of the half yearly meet
ing of the Grand Lodge of Canada there stated that
letter from the Secretary Of the Grand Lodge Of England
recognizing the Grand Lodge of Canada read, and
gave general dissatisfaction. The last word he says,
should read satisfaction.
GENERAL BANKRUPT LAW.
Syracuse correspondent asks what has become of
the agitation for general bankrupt law The articles the
HERALD this subject excited he says, the admiration
and much criticised by the business portion of the
community of that city President Buchanan he continues
repeated his last message the of pas
sage Of such law and after watching infinitely the pro-
ceedrgs Of Congress during its present up to the
present time, am unable to discover any movement
tending to bring itforward The "Toombs bl of last
sion somewhat defective In Of it's details yet il
that bill could be engraited the statute book much
relief would be afforded to our business community.
VITAL STATISTICS.
city resident complains of the loose in which
the vital statistics OF cities made There great
deal Of truth in what he says but there remedy for
tho careessness which he notices stringent legislative
provisions, compelling health inspectors and medical men
generally to comply with the laws regulating these mat
ters
Another correspondent, writing on the same subject
gays that while the births largely exceed the deaths in the
British capital the deaths being only forty two of
the inhabitants Of 1885, the deaths this city in
twenty Of the population He argues from this
that il it not for the emigration into our cybo,h
foreign and natvo-the population would rapidly de-
crease.
LIFE IN OREGON.
Fort Umpqua correspondent gives rather dooful de-
scrpon of life in that region. He says that the value of
dollar reduced that out of the way
place. the wages of maid servants being $35 per month
and everything else in proportion.
DESTRUCTION OF TREES IN PUBLIC PLACES.
An old citizen complains Of the manner In which the
trees in the Battery and other of public parks and
squares trimmed lie says that the persons TO whom
this task IL entrusted ignorant that they down
the fresh young tops Of the trees well the whered
branches In another year or two, II this system is
allowed 20 90 unchecked shall have nothing
sightlcss trunks in our public places.