The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-11
NEWS ITEMS.


recent session OF the County Court presented paper
stating they believed that the public interests would
be subserved, and the public credit to great extent
under circumstances will Georgia repudate her debts
and that every obligation assumed by her shall be fuy
and faithfully performed
II appears from the report Of the Adjutant General Of
West Virginia that State sent TO the field in all
thiryone thousand eight hundred and men.
Of whom twenty thousand hundred and ninety
were white Infantry and two hundred and thirteen
ool0red infantry nine thousand nve hundred and nve
cavalry and thousand three hundred and seventy
six light artillery
BY an abstract OF the returns Of Illinois, taken
during past year. II ap bears that the value Of manu-
that the value Of i've stock 81 22a Ia 352; Of
agricultural products 1892 S3S, sos. Eight million
pounds of wool we're shipped from the State during the
same period
The Arizona Gasette in speaking Of the management
Of the Territorial government says:-The report of the
Select Committee of the last Legislature, appointed TO
INQUIRE the state Of the Territorial treasury showed
the Indebtedness OF the Territory at that time TO be
$I70S7 l3 which sum had been constantly increasing.
About twohrds Of this indebtedness created for
printing and salaries, follows:-For printing,
S. S62 U.s. salary Of Attorney General and expenses,
sissS.soai. sii, 4S7 Is The whole amount received
for taxes $1155 06, or $773 "a less than the
penses Of the Territorial Teasurers Office This is rather
. startling exhibit
The Gloucester ass) Advertiser OF the 9th says that
there few vessels prosecuting the fishing business
at the present time except some five or six that have
gone the Western Banks The Geogesmen have about
all hauled up, and the pollock fishery is for the
The usual number Of boats are following the
shore winter fishing with fair success, and the mild
weather is most favorable business large por-
ton Of the Newfoundland fleet have sailed and II
cessfu voyages made there will be lack of bait
when the Georges fishing season again comes round
correspondent of San Francisco paper, writing
from Georgetown, FL Dorado county, California gives
the following glowing account Of some recent gold dis
c0veries there:Tho gold Is SO thick in the rock that
has to be pred out with the crowbar and IL is not
thing to drive spade eight inches long its full
length into almost solid gold have seen many pieces
Of rock that would be worth $500 which gold
than rock The shaft is hundred and fifty feet
deep The pay ledge is three feet wide, and at that
depth is uncovered about thirty feet in length, and
safe in saying that exceeds anything in richness
found State and from appearances Is likely
to continue for tell you that there is rock in sight
you don't believe what tell you You como up and
will show you tho richest rock and more Of than you
ever saw
The San Antonio Texas) Express. Of the oath ull.,
says:-We shown letter from energetic towns
man, George Giddings; he has made arrangements TO
build telegraph line through this place California;
the rk is 10 commence at at both ends OF the
line aud the material has already started to San Fran
cisco Tor that purpose MI Giddngs states That the line
will be in working order before next spring. far
this point
The Basrop fTexas) Advertiser says that thousands of
pounds Of cotton will be lost in that neghborhood for
the want OF hands TO pick II out The negroes about
Bastrop have called mass meeting for the 9th Of De-
cember for the purpose Of establishing regular system
OF labor and adopting measures for the general good OF
the
In stated that there are this time In South Caro-
lima eleven cotton factories in successful operation run
Kamia Mills having 10 600 spindes and 600 looms and
the smallest one the Valley Falls Factory having 500
sptndIes
line OF sailing vessels to run direct between will
mngton, N c., and Liverpool Is projected. The first
vessel Is advertised to sail from Wilmington early in
January.