Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-07
Decision OF the Quicksilver Min.
Ing Case.

Charles fossat. appellant, Us. The
United States. The opinion of the Court
was delivered by Mr.. Justice Nelson on
Monday, establishing the southern and
eastern boundaries Of Fossat's grant as
including the mine. The southern boun-
Diary is the Great Sierra, which defeats
the pretensions Of the United States
The eastern boundary is the straight line
by the eastern boundary of the low hill,
thus throwing the mine Berreyeas on
Fossat's ranch. The Court orders de-
cree confirming the survey Of December,
1850, and filed January following. There
was larger attendance than usual to hear
the above decision in the Quicksilver case,
and even before the reading of the opin-
ion parties rushed to the telegraph Office
to advise their distant friends. The ex-
element to-day was only equalled by tho
whiskey and gold bill question on former
occasions.
Associate Justice Nelson, in delivering
his opinion in favor of the Quicksilver
Mining Company, said if the Court fer
the Northern District of California had
conformed to the mandate Of the Supreme
Court, in entering the survey, this con-
troversey would have thus been closed
1t appeared, from the opinion. that the
California Court was Influenced by the
law of Congress, which allows appeals
from the surveys in private land claims
The alteration Of the line fixing tn, boun-
dairy in dispute was wholly unsustained.
If it was competent to change one line,
it was competent to change all the lines
The merits of the case, apart from the
boundary, did not enter into this opinion.
The Court to-day ordered, adjudged aud
decreed that the decree of the District
Court Of the United States, of the North
ern District of California, in the case Of
Fossat, appellant, Is. The United States,
is reversed, and the cause remandcd to
the said District Court, with instructions
to enter decree conformable to the sur
vey approved by the Surveyor General.
December 20, 1860.
Justice Clifford, who alone disscnted
from the above opinion, said the property
was worth 500. 900, 900.
IMMIGRATION FROM EUROPE.
never has been such an immense imigra-
ton from Europe to this country as the
last year exhibits. ireland is being fair
ly depopulatcd in some of her counties,
and it is estimated that the number which
will be poured upon our shores from all
quarters within year, ending in July,
Will not be less than 300. 900. The ex-
odus is now not from Ireland and Ger
many alone, but England, too, is catch
ing the fever and sending forth her sons
and daughters stimulated by the high
price Of wages, the facilities offered for
obtaining homesteads for their families,
and their desire to become men and
women in reality in land where labor
is respected and rewarded, and where
their children. born on our soil, may.
though Originally so poor as to be COM
PEELED to split rails for livelihood, DO
enabled, under our republican institutions
and by the aid Of our excellent public
school system, at some future day to DO
exalted to the Presidential chair.
By "a late arrival from England, We
learn from the Oldham (Englisb) Cbroni-
Gle tnat an agent from Amerlc" "AS '"eA
in England 70 engage girls to come to
this country--and that not less than
two hundred blooming lasses left Newton
and Fallswor.h on Monday. and largo
concourse friends and relatives were as
seu,bled on tie inside. watching the mer-
~ groups pass along to take their de.
nsrfure." These girls are from the fac.
tories of England which had been partial
II stopped by our civil war, and are for
similar work on this side of the water. l.
appears that there were more who wished
to come than tie agent wanted. and tina.
large numbers Of applicants were re-
fused" Population and labor gives
strength 70 ration. aud tie accession to
our numbers will add 70 our wealth and
powsr.--Bak. Clipper. sa
0~sa 80 b. ...E