The hydraulic press., 1859-04-30
The Audra,tlie 9ress.
BRIEF MENTION.

presidents OF Mexico, has entered into Sc
cret treaty with Sardinia, that small Euro
pean power, by which the latter acquires the
Mexican States of Tobasco, Tehuantepec and
Chiapas, for the small sum of five millions
of dollars.
The Marysville Democrat remarks, that
there is very strong desire in the Southern
and Western portions of the Union to incor-
porate the Indian Territories lying along
the borders of the Missouri and Arkansas,
into the American confederacy, and to make,
by one sweeping act of legislation, all its
Indian inhabitants citizens of the United
States. The Cherokees, Creeks, Seminoles,
Choctaws and Chickasaws in particular oc-
cupy beautiful country, which would make
noble State, of which they would make
good citizens.
The Nevada Journal observes: I'VE want
profound statesman, man of cultivated
and liberalized intellect a man of honor and
integrity as candidate for Governor of the
State-a man under whose banner all the
opposition forces can combine, and who can
lead them on to victory" The Journal then
presents d. r. Ashley of Monterey as such
rdra acis, and says, "he is no office-seeker,
no sportsman, no hide-bound partisan, but
bold, honorable and high-mnded gentle
man." If he is all this he should certainly
be nominated, but would hardly be elected
The S. F. Prices Current estimates that the
twenty-five thousand Adventures who went
to Fraser river from California lost at least
five million dollars
1t is asserted that nothing can prevent
the calling of an extra session of Congress
about the first of September. Every day
adds to the complications and difficulties of
the Post Office Department
The cannbal natives of Rossel Island, in
the South Pacific, lately captured, killed,
roasted and ate quite number of ship
wrecked Chinese, one only escaping to tell
the story. 5
The Yreka Union is assured of the existence
of an extensive quicksilver lead in Siskiyou
county.
The Alta says thousand photographs, or
are taken in San Francisco by
twelve establishments every fortnight, at
cost to purchasers of So, 800 Three-fourths
of the pictures are for transmission to the
Atlantic States.
California is likely to be filled with wild
bees some day, as swarms are frequently
flying off to the woods from the different
apiaries throughout the country, moved by
the same wild impulse no doubt, that actu-
ates human beings on this coast.
A newspaper correspondent has discovered
that if an American dies on the island of Gu
ba it will cost his friends six hundred dollars
to dispose of his remains in decent manner
Whereupon the Sacramento Standard takes
1t that free-born citizen of this great Re-
public has natural inherent, inalienable
and indefeasible right to die in Cuba for less
than that amount, and opines the right can
only be secured by acquiring and annexing
the island.
The Q. S. Supreme Court has decided the
claim of Michael c. Nye to four leagues of
land, called the '.Wylly, situated on the Sac
ramento, to be invalid
Mrs. Estelle Mcdonald is announced by the
National Democrat to commence an engage
ment at the Marysville Theater, on Monday
evening, May I'd. She is a versatile and pop
ular actress.
There is said to be partial failure of the
wheat crop along the Upper Sacramento, ,ow-
ing to the want of the usual spring rains
At times when great deal of rain was fall
valley. Even the pasturage is scant in some
localities.
Three lime kilns at the base of Mount Di- /
ablo are capable of turning out 5000 barrels
of lime per month The quarry has been
worked since 1850, and is inexhaustibe.
correspondent of the Marysville Democat
says that Clear Lake Valley is about ninety
miles west from that city, situated in the
coast range of mountains. 1t is beautiful
valley, forty miles long on the west side of
the lake, and about three miles wide at the
widest part. One side of the valley is quite
narrow, in consequence of the mountains
lying so near the lake. 1t contains valuable
land and is thickly settled: but the people
willnot make extensive improvements until
the Spanish grant is proved good or bad.
Three roads to connect the valley with Sac.
ramento, Napa City and Healsburg are in
contemplation; and the contract for construct
ing canal up Cache Creek to Clear Lake
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