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Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13
NUMBER 40. (NEw SERIES.

been recently laid before Congress recommends that
the coinage Of the Branch Mint at New Orleans
should be discredited and declared not to be ers
tender in payment of debts, in consequence oilts
being now conducted without authority Of law
Upon this point no says;
"Ihe institution in question is not conducting
Its operations in q lawful manner, and atbouUh
y is still Branch Of the Mint Of the Unitsd
States, (for no action Of the State Of Louisiana
can legally alter It's relation to the General Gov.
ernmsnt) yet as its coinage from the close Of the
month OF January will not be subject to the tests
required BY law, it has practically ceased to be A
pfanch OIL the mint The coinage Of that branch
Is designated by the letter 0 on the reverse aida
Of each piece. The coins struck in January aro
legal coins Of the United States but as these
COINS cannot be distinguished from Others coined
since tiiat time having the date ofls6l, the whole
coinage ought to be discredited by the Govern
ment' The announcement should be made either
BY the proclamation Of the President, or by aets
0l Congress, II the former should nut be ueemeu
proper tnnt tne COINS OF the Branch Mint NJ Now
Orleans Of the year 1861 are not Of the coinage of
the United States, and are therefore not a 7sosl
tender in the payment Of debts"
ltappoars from this letter that the building NJ
the branch Mint at New Orleans, including the
rendering otit freproof cost the United State,
the sum Of 1901 l,5l4, The amount of bullion IN
that Institution at the present time, the property
ofthe United States, Is S3S9,267, to which must
be added the balance to the credit Of the United
States on the coinage charge and for purchases of
silver Sl24l3.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13

l0fm oil government @
To our warlke friends, who complain that we
have no government, we say, in the language OIL
President Lincoln, stake tlme;" be patient have
faith trust ID the constitution. Our wise and
noble Constitution will carry US through stick
closely to that, as the ark Of our safety Let the
President use no doubtful powers The wisdom
Of the Constitution is for all occasions better than
the wisdom ofany one man. II is better hs should
do much less than that instrument allows him to
do, then that be should do any one thing it does
not allow.
10 those who are sensitive about the opinion oi
Europe, which is a common American weakness
to those who make themselves unhappy in these
times because they think all Europe Is laughing
at the weakness Of our government to them we
answer, let him laugh that wins, The end Is not
yet. Wait until the end comes, let 1t come in
what way 1t may, in tho shape Of reunion or Of
separation. If we can show that we have had q
fierce, bitter, open quarrel among ourselves, and
that we are living together again no blow having
iwrn syiucA VI IT. ttIo vtiIc, i,s.,i, Nv sa.vT
that i've millions OF our brethren became dlscon.
tented and set up for themselves and that the sep
aration has been effected without tho loss Of q
single life; who then will have theright to laugh
Not the European unless no can show on the
pagss Of Europc's history, like great and glorious
lacts Never at any period Of the countrys his
tory, has an American been justified in carrying
\ Is head 80 high in the streets Of Europe as ho
mo do then. He will be abo TO point to his
country as tho only country capable Of applying
Ohrist unity practically to tho i0rcest form which
political d larrels can assume,--Nep York Jour
nal of Cont 'serce,
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13
Tho Truth About "sam Patch.-Hiu La,t
Leap.

A correspondent ola New York paper takes
exception to statement concerning the renown.
Cd Sam Patch which recently appeared in an In.
gIlsh book, and gives the correct version Of tho
story Of that individuals last leap. lie says.
Sam Patchs last leap occurred on the aiternoor
o. the 10th Of November, 1920, on cold cloudy,
dismal autumn day. The heavens, as il in keen,
ing with the melancholy spectacle, were almost
clothed in sackcloth, The sun refused to look
upon The mourniul tragedy. But ten thousand
human beings more thoughtless, lined the banks
oil the river on both sides, perched also upon Inc
mills and houses and in trees, above and bolow
tho high banks, TO cheer and encourage the noor
drunken suicide in his secmmolation, 4 scae
fold was erected thirty feet high, on the island
above the falls as they then were standing yery
near where the saw-mill upon the brow Of t6c chi.
araet now is. From that scaifold Door Sam drop.
ped into the desp water, as ii then was below
Zen thousand eager eyes watched him as hc went
like an arrow down against the dark ledge ofrocks
a distance ofone hundrcad and twenty.six feet
len thousand eager eyes gazed with breathless
anxiety upon the spot where he fell, expecting To
see him emerge from the water as he had dono
most gracefnllyjust week before after jumping
from the precipice without the scafIold, q dstance
Of ninety.six feet boats put out below, and sail
cd around near the spot, ready to pick him up,--
Ten thousand people like great crowd Of wit
ncsses, still lining the cliffs, still straining their
eyes to catch the first glimpse Of any durk speCk
on the waters no one daring hardly to move or
draw long BREATH for near half an hour, until one
by one they began to turn away and give him up.
many with fearful eyes, many with words saddened
and subdued upon their lips @Poor SAINT wos
his last leap. How fOolhardy How wicked r
And some were heard 10 say, aIIow wicked 10
cOuntenance miserable man in such sucide,--.
live had not been looking on he would not hayc
done ii y fT-I
For two long hours at least, until darkness stop.
ped their work, eager men hunted all over and
through the waters below the falls TO find the poor
remains Of the miserable victim of Of his own fol.
" but found them not. Next day the search was
renewed. Indeed, it was kept up with more or
less diligence for some time, and yet all in vain for
that season. Searching, dragging, fishing in the
waters day after day revealed nothing. But tho
next spring the body was picked up by some un.
known person near the mouth Of the river, seven
miles below, asst was doated out into the lake It
had lain in the water all winter had gonc down
over the lower falls also, and still was in such a
state ofpreServation as to be readily identified
II was taken up and decenty buried in spot Of
ground near at hand.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13

co,n n,scorrp,rs I'M Rp1rtsu gotrvntA--A
uo.D " sbo ordon News oyos ooving
sCoO,'a.a ~ os SiSaDns % rccenilv di,ooSered at
u G.sSOo m.sy;.s n s T,lnmb;o and n ertansive va.
ns 9G ~ "va, @ o,s ~ ths TiIost River and Harrison
Sv, G.... Wv "vo.aan, bss ham ocaqoned Ue
saSS' ,~nc' ''''' '-'''A'''' A'' ''
M. cor;boo d;o,;,r, tho ,,o.t rroductivo vot
disonvored nv T u nfIsh WI 9olrmba eytand aver con.
Sdseba yanaa . If conntyy om 400 to 3O miles to
the norb anS nortb .east a tbis town. AS Cayoosh
nu', NJ au hnhuar @ tS tSat country to
was,;ns, W. vn my % Vsssra and Tho world n general
oa sJ .n,y" JsY ono,ny If hearing t6er re.
s.i IIay sN % ssens eir roId Xsny Of them how.
eyer-snd tnusd are rur siIv vss pt tho loss sas
cosslal companies are wlntering on the ground
in order to be able to resume operations as early as
possible in the spring.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13

From unaswerab' g facts and statistics, il Is ey
dent that the great valleys Of the Ohio and Missis
sippi were once the abooe ola mighty nation
civilized and refined wnrlike and brave-descen
dants Of those mighty nations to whom we have
alluded and who settled in tho country long be.
fore tho appearance Of the Savior upon the earth
Near Lexington, Kentucky, are the remains oI
an ancient ca.acomb, formed in the solid rock ol
limestone. This curiosity was discovered in the
year l776, by the early settlers OF that country
The mouth Of the cavern was closely concealed
with stones, which on being removed opened into
cave Of immense magnitude
The sides Of this pacious apartment were found
upon examination TO be cut into inches or com
partments, occupied by figures representing men
by further investigation these figures were dis
covered to ba mummies- persons preservedby tht
art Of embalaing, aud exhibited a state Of perfec
ton equaled to that known at any time among tht
Egyptians and you will bear in mind that thii
art was practced by the people, three thousant
four hundred and seventy-fYe years previous L
this discovery in Kentucky The catacomb wal
capable Of holding two thousand subjects.
Again, there Is found on the Ohio near twenty
miles below Wabash river, another remarkable
work Of antiquity 1t is q very large cave with
smooth perpendicular walls and level foor.--
Tho walls arc covered with hierogyphic figures
cut ia solid stone, and are wellcxecuted. Among
them arc representations Of animals unknown tC
the present generation, This cave is ono Of the
greatest curioslties on the Ohio, and is connected
with dark, dismal cavern, nearly the same sizt
which is located directly above it, and which il
accessible through chimney like aperture.
When we view the ancient mounds and Tnmu
i Of the West we arc lost in wonder, in view o
the number, magnitude and obscurity Of their ori
gin. There aro several hundred Of these works il
tho valley ofthe Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and
some Of them arc found to be filled with thousand
Of human skeletons, indicating that they wcr'
places Of deposite Of the dead They also bea
the appearance Of having been contagious to somt
large and populOus city.
Many strange and curious antiquities have been
from time to time, exhumed from these mounds
and ii is most significant, that in great majority
ofinstances there exists remarkable resemblanc,
between these relics found in tho nineteenth cen
tury and articles which were known to have beer
used among the Romans, Grecians, and Egyptians
before the days Of Chrst--Clecelaad Plaindea
ler t8
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13
com1nssIoNER s SALE OF REAL ESTATE

smss r Beck j. AdmnitrRtorl United States District Court
de bons non with the will an nrs Judicial District Terri
nsxed Of Preston Beck, for tory Of New Mexico, County
deceased, Plaintiff Of Santa Fe.
w. In CHAsCERY.
Preston H. Leo e,oi lofchdants March ,erm A, D. 1851
BY virtue q decree rendered n tho above named cause
on the 12h day q the said March term IN the said Court the
undersigned Commissioner appointed to sell the real estate
mentioned IN sd deorco and dtheren particularly described
will between the hours Of u o'clock ~ and 4. 81 tse
23 day OF April mkt the premises, offer at public sale
and sell to the highest Bidder all that portion 1t0 acres
more less lies tho West side Of the Peeps river Of
that certain tract Of land Ayngn the Cohada de Pecs com
" Of San Mge Territory Of New Mexico, aud which tract
Is bounded asoows The North by the lands Of Manuel
Besea and Bas0fega tho East by the pecos river or
the souh by lands Of Pablo Maql Manuel Besea aud Vicente
Qnintsna, and on The West by public lands.
The title TO sad lands Is believed to be unlspuiable and
the undersigned selling as commissioner, will convey sucl
title only az Is vested In the parties IN said cause which
pscs all the right ofhc late Preston Beck r deceased
Terms Of Sale third Of the purchase money to be pa
the day Of sale third six mcnths and the remannl
one third in twelve months from the day Of said sale Thu
purchaser t0socnre he deferred payments with notes. and ap
proved security and tho tile be made when the whole
| the purchase money Is paid.
SAN. ELLISON Commissioner.
March 1s, 1851, At.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13
Aprauru pAeosA & BAKER CITY ROAD

NTOCE hereby given to all persons desiring to reach
IN the sierra Ia Plata Range upon It's Southern slope that
he above road is now practicable for heavy wagons from
Abquu to Animas City many loaded Wagons having already
passed over II,
largo force fmen NOV engaged IN constructing brldg
"a over streams and completing the road That portion OF u
from Anmas City TO Baker City lo miles, will be passRbl'
for pack trains by the 10th Of March, and for wagons soon
thereafter.
This Road company was carteredby the last Territorial
Legislature and the stock held by men Of wealth and en-
erprsc The travelling prhc may therefore rely upon hay
ing first class wagon read with feed wood and wa'si
anImss city February 20 1851. CHARLES BAKER Prsst
March Q. g. L.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13

DeserhpuVh VI the Ohhrleston bhusory'
A correspondent Of the New York Times gives
the annexed account Of the new battery that has
just been constructed by the Gharlestonians.
have Just returned from a visit to the famous
floating battery or raft, which is now entirely com
peted, and will be launched at the first favorable
tida- There have beens so many oruds ideas con
cerning this noyei weapon, .s.d such ridiculous
idears concerning its real object that genuine
and positive statement Of its powers and purposes
will, Of course, be eresting. 1t may be relied
upon, as lhad It direct from leading person EN-.
poyed in the construction Of the new military To-
viathan. a' Y
Your readers will please imagine. huge box
fortysix by eighty feet, pierced for sufficient
number Of rifle cannon, and with roof covered
with three thick plates Of the best sheet iron and
rendered perfectly bomb proof 1t will draw with
the armament and the complement Of men-three
hundred-only four feet. AT q iudicious time or
turn Of the tide, ii will be aoated down with The
aid oil two Steam-tugs, to point on the land or
inner side ofFort Sumter, distant just dix hun
dred yards. At such proximity Maj Ander-
sons guns, they say, cannot be detected, and thus
secure from his terrible columbiads, &C., they will
pepper away at tho weak part facing Morris and
James Island, until they effect an entrance, or, mil.
itarly speaking, mako breach. Thus, having
him at advantage, with the 0nmmins' Point bat.
teres now immensely strong, shelling him with
Moultries fearful cannonading also, now d terrible
customer, with James' Island, TOO. pouring in tho
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13
ADVERTISEMENTS
N(vNICE.

xu,h, having been a. pontedby The Honorable,
W. Probsdo Court Of Santa c T. unity New Mexico A,
mntraor On The Of j. arsL arCeasea eS a.e o. oe
city Of santa dhhyn qualified as SuSa Amns'rsior IN
ss or 10 he Arm Of j. G. Marsh Co.. b note account or
ohewisc to come forward Immediately and settle M their
Ssa which 4 he only way to save costs the undersigned
being fully authorized to settle and receipt or all sueh debts
sSa Ia present e same duly and properly aathen
Gated IN he time prescribed by law or The same VIII De BAR
is, ri7 Al si''"' " - j. NJ GREY soRY, Admins
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13

THE undersigned having obtained letters q administration
on the estate Of Martin Marcy otherwise Martin Morrsey
deceased All persons knowing themselves indebted 70 said
Marcy otherwise Morsey herby notified TO pay and set
te without delay with tho administrator And oil persons
having claims against tho estate Of said Marcy otherwise
Norsey herby notified present the for allowance
before he Hon Probate cOur. Of this County within cneysa
from this date ..,
Tsrnadez Do Taos New Mexico Januaryblh 1901. sksm
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13

TN this au'e, II appearing TO the satisfaction Of the ort
BY the swo n Bill Of Complainant, that tho Defendant
William navy 4 nonresident Of the Territory and nv
he has moi been served process In this cause II is or
dersd by the Court that pbca"a bc made In the Santa Fe
Gazettc weekly newspaper published "a he city q San
Z =. h-s Marl1o 10 sold William j. Davy, by publication
,or ~ eosnentigs y. ai pnhlieelgn N b msis At
least thirty days before the 1st day o The next term Of ns
Court notifying tie said Defendant Of the tendency Of this
suit and requiring him to plead answer den 70 SAID
Bill on or before the FIRST day q the next tern Of this Court
at Court 20 be begun and held at the Courthouse the
county Of sio Arrba on the third Monday Of April A. D.
1891 the will 10 taken confessed as 10 him. And
by agreement Of parties Is further decres that this eaue
shall be dismissed as 70 said Deind,ats George Estes and
the legal representatives d Richard Owens without costs
to hem and that upon final Decree being rendered against
sad Defendant William nayy IN said cause that Decree
shall be rendered against ad Deiahdants Estes and the To-
gal representative Of said OVERS for tho possession of said
morisaged premises, also without costs as to them,
Witness tbs Hon. W,L 6. BttcNw0or
Judge Of the sts0rd District Court
and the Seal Of tall Court, this the
alst day Of December, A. D. 1880
ROBERT CARY, Clsrk.
January II, l,so.-Sm.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13

FyHE copar,uershp ssreofors existing between John
a Dcld and Andres Dol. Of the one pait, and John L.
Of the other part under the aud style Of John
Dod iaylor was by mutual sent dissolved on tho SEC
ond ofsarch, D. 1861 All pssoIs having claims against
s.a copartnershp will present them 20 said lohl l. Taylor,
Al persons Indebted to said rm, viii sOttl, the same A the
aid Joha L. Taylor also. r -''"'
JOHN Do.D,
ANDERs no. D, and
u,,.. a. az, JOHNL TAYL.R
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13

NOTICE shsrsOy giysn that a the next sEm q he PrC
In the city Of Santa 10 the first Monday Of May next the
estate Of h. Cuba Iede deceased, will bo declared nsoFen
and pro rata distribution among the creditors will be made
All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby
notified 10 le the for approval OF before the t day
of he next torn said court otherwise they will be forever
'"''' c,PcLEvER, Admir-.
ssnia "a, April 2, 1861, ,--niS,3l,
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13
NOTICE.

n ETTERs OF ADMINISTRATION having been granted 10
the Undersigned by the Probate Court Of san Miguel
county N NJ authorizing him to administer upon the es
tate Of John Kitchen deceased all persons indebted to the
deceased arc notified to settle and pay without delay All
parsons having claims against the said deceased will present
them authenticated according to law to the undersigned for
payment. HViAhp AliVhhN, Auminr'
January 20, 1ssl--am
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13
NEW ROAD.

yatnE PUBLIC are nereus = -. a. -As, ..iag built
over lie Rlo del Norte at the teasgia, IS aessB
riViql saal rsgo fod . ~ copso o. con.iruc'
hon IRON tho 1Sos valley u ih5 painn opposite hS bridge
THIS Is intended 10 be the turd wagon road from Taos
santa fe ms wo as to Abluls and tho San Juan mines
This road by way Of the Ccnagla Bridge, vii DO nAulle
y better md shorter by at least twenty mos than the pre-
sent wagon read from Taos to Santa 70 by way Of tho KIN
c. ST. vRAIN FRaNcTS PAPE.
March q g.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-04-13

ID he u States Of America Second judicial district cour,
territory OF New Mexico County Of Rio lrriss.
September Torn, A. D. 1890
Francis A. Cunningham,
vs. In Chancorv ptir 4. -.
William j. Davy Richard close f1ortgsg. '''
Owens, and Geo. H. Estes
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-04-24
IInI.N,poI,s -Anr;I %


Sixty companies, the full number re-
quired from Indiana, have been accepted
by the Government. Thirty-fiye com
panies more have rendered their services
and information has been received of 100
additional companies forming. Fihy-six
companies are in court to-day.
PHILADELPHIA, %.
Silly reports have been afloat all day,
that Baltimore has been shelled. That a
mob had burned the cathedral because
the arch bishop displayed the American
flag, and that Col. Fremont had arrived
at New York with quarter million Of
muskets from England. ;" y
.fsor- .ra HARRISBURG, 23.
Lieut.. Jennison is reported as having
deserted from Carlisle barracks. He had
full knowledge of the plans of tho Gov
eminent. Dispatches for bis arrest have
been sent in every direction.
., -, PHILADELpHIA, %.
Fort Miffin has been garrisoned by an
artillery company, and the Lansington ri
fles.
A piratical vessel is said to have been
seen in the bay, alleged to be manned BY
fifty men, also that she had stopped q
tug boat off Chester, and compelled the
Captain to haul down the American flag,
Private information from Baltimore
says the mob is powerless to act with sys-
tenn. Arms are plenty, but they have
not the ammunition. 1t Is believed however
that the people and mob will unite to
prevent the passage of troops through the
city, The troops will be compelled to
fight their way step by step.
The Baltimore american of Monday
confirms the scuttling of the Pennsylvq-
MA, Columbus, Delaware, Rattan and
Merrimac, at Norfolk, by order Of Capt.
Pendergast, and the destruction of their
arms. The only vessels saved to carry
away the Government forces were the
Powhattan and Cumberland, The ship
houses were being torn down, and facto.
ries leveled to the ground, with the in.
tention of firing and abandoning them.
On Saturday night the mayors of Nor
folk and Portsmouth sent flag Of truce
to Pendergast to ask if hointended to fire
on the towns. ........
He replied that he should act altogeth.
er on the defensive, if fired upon, or Che
hayward attacked, it would be his duty
to fire on the two cities. The excitement
at Norfolk and Portsmouth was intense
Women and children flying, and men raj
lying TO arms. 1t was expected thai
the ship Of line NeV York, on the stocks
would be fired before the yard is aban
doned. Leveled buildings by blowing
them up with powder was going on, an(
il is thought there would be an effort t
destroy all without fire for fear the conha
grafton might extend to the cities. n.
The people of Norfolk have seized The
powder house at Carney Island, and re
moved the powder to the city, and arr
making arrangements for vigorous de
tense.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-04-24
II HI Z
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