The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-09

CHA RIVER MrNEs--Ihe recent news is of favorable
character Some of the miners, discouraged by lack of
water for mining operations had gone away but they
had been more than replaced by arrivals from the San
Joaquin valley. -Four five hundred men were at work.
making average of five to fifteen dollars per day
Owing to the difficulty of getting water, they have to
carry the dirt in sacks distance OF mile to mile nnd
half they washed dirt that yielded less than TWEEN
y-ve cents per pan. In prospecting, range OF country
extending along 10th banks of the ella for nifty or sixty
miles, and three to five miles wide, had been examined
Gold was found to exist throughout this whole range
Quartz was abundant but no quartz mines had been
opened. Two or three agents of San Francisco Mining
Companies examining the country to ascertain II
machinery for crushing quartz could be introduced WIN
profit The miners rapidly building up a town OF
shantes called Birchye, in honor of a Mr. Birch, who
first discovered the deposits along the ella river
LATER FROM BuENos AyRys.-Dates have been received
at New York to the 4th of November Juan g. Aquilar
and Victor Cberno had attempted revolution against
the existing government few days previously They
were aided by about hundred men, who were mar
shalled the cry of religion, morality and the con-
federation This was intended demonstration
against the Free Masons who are in direct opposition TO
the priesthood Senior Aquilar was arrested and would
be executed. The existing government was hrp but
mild in its attitude The new poorhonse, opened under
Masonic auspices, nauguIacd without any clerical
blessing but the laty patronzed it to such an extent
that the sixty irrcligous mcndcnts who within its
walls likely to live in excellent style Export trade
very dull and produce market high. Nothing profit
able in freights
GEORGIA RAILROAD. We learn that on the Both ult
BENZ May, esq treasurer OF the Western and Atlantic
Railroad paid into the State treasury $4,000 on account
OF the earnings of said road for the month OF Deem
bcr We also learn that the payments for the past three
months would have been larger but for the fact that the
superintendent has been accommodating, and has now a
surplus to pay bonds and coupons given by the road
eral years since to the Georgia Railroad Company,
amounting about s23 000 and which became due on
the LIST instant
TuE LAST MALE REPRESENTATIVES OF SIN WALTER ScorT-
The death Of the only of MIR. Hope Scott Is an
nounced This interesting child the only living male
descendant of his usrious great grandfather Sir Walter
Scott whose name he bore. He was only "A year and n
half old and has survived his mother, the poets grand
daughter little than six weeks An infant sister
died a fortnight ago. Only little girl remains TO
bear the great which she is the sole Surviving rep
rcsentative.
A. yALuAprg CAIr.--Thc Lexington (hy) Observer says
that Albert Allen esq., of that county, sold bull calf,
CHAMPION fourteen months old, by imp. Ell Hakim out
Of imported Goodness last week, to j. NJ Hill, OF li-
nois for the of 500. He very superior amt
NAL aud his blood and appearance unexceptonablc The
price paid him. however speaks more for the animal
than any COMMUNICATION of ours, His weight 1908
pounds ut fourteen months old,
Traprprr ACCIDENT "A letter from Madrid says eve
have received here OF terrible catastrophe The
rich lead mines Lnores belonging TO the State, have
fallen in and il Is said buried in their ruins more than
seventy miners whom upwards of thirty have been
taken dead The falling in of the earth is attributed
/ to the excessive rain for some days past
/ Ayor,gn GouLpY ATTACK --'rbc New York papers no
tco the murder by Italian named Felix Sanchez, o.
Harmon Curnon his father-in-law negro The whit,
man married the negros daughter few days before and
becoming jealous made general attack the family
stabbng his wife and moherin law badly, and instant
\ ly killing his fathcr-in-law.
While pleasantly slnmbcrng in his room in cincin-
natl hot1 Indiana gentleman robbed by an entry
thief Of his loose pocket money about 80 600 llo had
neglected to lock his door.