The Wabash Courier, Volume 18, Number 33, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 April 1850 — Page 2

To Pendleton by 6 m, 36 miles And back between 8am and 6 Friday. J* It •4076 From Knightstown, Ind.,at 1pm, once a week, Friday

By Grsensboro' To Newcastle by 6 m, 14 miles And back between 6am and( 11 a JQ76 From Ogden,lnd., at It m, twice a week, Monday and Friday

By Spiceland To Greensboro' by 2 m, 7 miles And back between 9am and it am. tl 4077 From Newcastle, Ind., at 6 a m, once a week, Wednesday

Sulphur Springs and Middletown To Chesterfield 12 m, 18 miles And back between 1pm and 8 pm. 4078 From Middletown, Ind., at 6 a m, once a week, Thursday

By Rich Woods To Muncietown by 11 am, 13 mile* And back between 1pm and 6 pm.

SPECIAL OFFICES.

Proposals are invited for supplying the following offices in ludiana for the nett proceeds of said offices respectively, limited to a sum to be named in the proposals in each case:

Alamo and Yountsville from Crawfordsville, 10 Jcuilea and back, once week.

Arba from Spartansburg, 4 miles and back, once a week. Azalitj from Elizabeth town, four miles and back, once a week.

Ballstown from Napoleon, 6 miles and Wk, once a week. Battle Ground from Lafayette, 5 miles and back, once a week.

Bean Blossom from Nashville, 5 miles and back, once week. Bear Branch from Allenville, 6 miles and back, once a week.

Big Spring from Laporte, 6 miles and back, twice a week. Blue Ridge from Conn's Creek, miles and back, once a week.

Boydston's Mills from Oswego, five miles and back once a week. Buckskin from Princeton, 13 miles and back, once a week.

Craig from Morefield, 5 miles and back, once a week. Dover and Hammond from South Bend, 13 miles and back, once a week.

Drewersburg from Harrison, miles and back, once a week. Ellisburg from Fawn River, 6 miles and back, once a week.

Gallatin from Roseville, 6 miles and back, once a week. Hannegan from Carthage, 5 miles and back, orice a week.

Hopewell from Dupont, miles and back, once a week. Kewanna from Winnamec, 10 miles and back once a week.

Lawrencevilte from New Alsace, five •riles and back, once a weekLeopold from Rome, 15 miles and back, once a week.

Lick Branch from Russell's Mills, six aailes and bnck, once a week. Luray and Alfred from Newcastle, 11 miles and bark, once a week.

Mets from Spring Lake, 5^ miles and back, once a week. Mier from Marion, 10 miles and back, once a week.

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Millhousen from Napoleon, 8 miles and back, once a weok. Money from Leesville, 9 miles and lack, once a week.

Ml. Auburn from Edinburg, miles •ad back, twice a week. Mt. Meridian from Putnamville, six miles and book, once a week.

Newark from Evansville, 13 miles and back, once a week. New Amsterdam from Corydon, 13 aailes and back, once a week.

New Frankfort from Lexington, 8 miles and back, twice a week. New Holland from Lngro, 6 miles and back, once a week.

North Liberty from South Bend, miles and back, once a week. Onondaga from Plymouth, 7 miles and bacK, twice a week.

Oranco Valley from Puoli, 11 miles and back, once a week. Philomath from Abington, 3 miles and back, once a week.

Popano from Whitley, 9 miles and back, once a weok. Portersvillo from Haysville, 3^ miles and back, once a week.

Que reus Grove from Patriot, 6 miles •nd back,onco a week. Rock Creek from West Point, 7 miles and back, once a week.

Russell's Mills from Rockvillo, 14 miles and bnck, once a week, Santa Fe from Peru, 9 miles and back, ©nee a week.

Six Mile from Vernon, 7 miles and back, once a weok. Springtown from Stilesville, 5 miles and back, twice a weok.

Spring Valley from Indianapolis, 9 miles and back, twice week. Sulphur Springs from Newcastle, 5 miles and back, once a week.

Taylor from Mt.Vernon. miles and, back, once a week. Toronto from Clinton, 8 miles and back, once a week.

Uniontown from Bee Creek, 6 miles and back, once a week. Wadesville from Gosport, fite miles and back, once a week.

Wallace from Alamo, 9 milas ami back, once a week. Warrington from Pendleton, 7] miles and back,once a week.

Waterloo from Connewville, 5 miles and back, once a week. West Franklin from Evansville, 13 miles and back, once a week.

Winfiald from Crown Point, 7 miles and back, once a week. Wright from Scaffold Prairie, 7 miles pad back, once a week.

Form for a Bid where no change from advertisement is contemplated by the bidder.

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(or we, as the case mnv be) [here write the name or names in full] of [here •tate the residence or residences] hereby propose to carry the mail on No. from to as often as .the advertisement requires, in the time stated in the schedules, and by the following mode of conveyance, to wit: [Here state bow it is to be conveyed,] for the annual |iam of ."

Dated.

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Form of a Guaranty to accompany each 'Hid "The undersigned [here insert the name of the guarantor or guarantors] uaranties that, [here insert name ofbid_er or names of bidders, as the case may lie.] if his (or their) bid for carrying the mail from to be accepted by the Postmaster General, shall enter into an obligation prior to the first day of July next, with good and sufficient sureties, to perform the service proposed."

Form of Certifeat*.

The undersigned, postmaster of certifies that the guarantors above named are sufficient and able to make good their guaranty.

Dated.

INSTRUCTIONS.

1 Seven minutes are allowed for opening and closing the mails at all offices where no particular time is specified but on railroad and steamboat routes there is to be no more delay than is necessary to deliver and receive the bags. 2. The mail is to be conveyed in preference to passengers, and to their entire exclusion, if its weight and bulk require it. 3. Post office blanks, mail" bags, and the special agents of tbe Department, on the exhibition of their credentials, are to be conveyed without further charge, on mail lines admitting of such conveyance. 4. Mail agents are to be conveyed without charge, on the principal railroad and steamboat lines, where the size of the mails and th« number of the offices will require their employment by the Department and, in that case, a separate apartment for the assorting and safe-keeping of the mail is to be provided by the contractor, under the direction of the Department. 5. In all cases there is to be a forfeiture of the pay of the trip when the trip is not run a forfeiture of at least onefourth part of it when the running or arrival is so far behind time as to lose the connexion with a depending mail and a forfeiture of a due proportion of it when a gradsof service is rendered inferior to that in the contract. These forfeitures may be increased into penalties of higher amount, according to the nature or frequency of the failure and the importance of the mail. 6. Fines will be imposed unles the delinquency be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing to take from, or deliver at, a post office, the mail, or any part of it: for suffering it to be wet, injured, lost or destroyed or conveying it in a plnce or manner that exposes it to depredation, loss, or injury for refusing after demand to convey a mail by any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, which the contractor regylarly runs on the route boyond the specified number of trips in the contract, and for not arriving at the time set and for setting up or running an express to transmit commercial intelligence in advance of the mail, a penalty will be exacted equal to a quarter's pay. 7. The Postmaster General may annul the contract for repeated failures for violating the post office laws for disobeying the instructions of the Department for refusing to discharge a carrier when required by the Department for assigning the contract without the con sent of the Postmaster General, or for setting up or running an express as aforesaid. 8. The Postmaster General may alter the contract, and alter the schedule, he allowing a pro rata increase of compensation, withif! the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional service required, or for the increased speed, if the employment of additional stock or carriers is rendered necessan but the contractor may, in such case, relinquish the contract, on timely notice, if ho prefers it to the change. The Postmaster General may annul the contract or curtail the service and pay, when he wishes to dispense with the service, in whole or in part, or place a higher or different grade of service on the route, he allowing one month's extra pay on the amount dispensed with. 9. The payments will be made through drafts on post offices or otherwise, after the expiration of each quarter—say in February, May, August, and November. 10. The distances are given according to the best information but no increased pay will be allowed, should they prove to be greater than is advertised, if the places are correctly named. 11. The Postmaster General" is prohibited by law from knowingly making a contract for the transportation of the mail with any person who shall have entered into any combination, or proposed to enter into any combination, to prevent the making nf any bid for a mail contract by any other person or persons, or who shall have made any agreement, or shall have given or performed, or promised to give or perform, any consideration to do. or not to do, any thing whatever to induce any other person not to bid for a mail contract. Particular attention is called to the 28th section of the act of 1836. prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.

It. A bid received after time, to wit, the 16th April next, at 10 a m, or without the guaranty required by law, or that combines several routes in one sum of compensation, cannot be considered in

W IN II I IV I N IN IV W W I W competition with the regular proposal a very respectable winter, cold, windy, not adjudged to be extravagant 13. A bidder may offer, where the transportation called for in the advertisement is difficult or impracticable at certain seasons, to substitute an inferior mode of conveyance, or to intermit service a specified number of days, weeks, or months. He may propose to omit an office that is inaccessible, or is not on the suge road,the railway, or at a steamboat Isnding, aa the case may be or he may offer to substitute an inferior mode of supply in such cases. He may propose different days and hours of departure and arrival, provided no more running time is asked, and it is obvious that no mail connexion or other public accommodation is prejudiced. He may ask for more running time to the trip, during a specified number of days, at certain Masons of peculiarly bad roads but beyond these changes, a proposal fot service different from the advertisement «ill prevent us being octuidtred in corn-

petition with a regular bid not afcraaide for extravagance and where a bid contains any of the above alterations, their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing It with other proposals. 14. There should be but one route bid for in a proposal* 16. The route, the service,the yearly pay, the bidder's name and residence, and the name of each member of the firm, where a company oflers, should be distinctly stated also the mode of conveyance, if a higher mode than on horseback is intended. 16. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed t» the First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Mail Proposals in [name the State or territory,]" written on the face of the letter and should be dispatched in time to be received by or before the 16th April next, at 10 o'clock

A. M. It should be guarantied, and the sufficiency of the guarantors should be duly certified. (See forms.) 17. The contracts are to be executed by or before the 1st Jul}* next. 18. Postmasters at offices situated upon or near railroads,but more than eighty rods from a depot, will immediately after the 11th May next, report that fact to the Department, stating their exact distance from the railroad d#»pot, and how otherwise supplied with the mail, to enable the Postmaster General to direct the proper supply to be made from the railroad by mail messengers, from and after the 1st July next. 19. Under the actpf March 3, 1846, the route is to be let to the lowest bidder tendering sufficient guaranties for faithful performance, without other reference to the mode of transportation than may be necessary to provide for the due celerity, certainty, and security of such transportation.

When the lowest bid proposes a mode of conveyance that is inadequate for the route in respect to the certainty, security, and celerity of the mails, aside from any accommodation for travel, it will not be entitled to the route. 20. When the bid does not name a mode of conveyance, it will be taken and understood to be for the lowest mode of conveyance, to wit, on horseback.— When it proposes to carry according to

When the mail on the route is not so large as to require two-horse coach conveyance, a star bid, if t'r.e lowest, will be preferred to the specific bid. 22. When tho'mails are of such size and weight as to render it necessary or expedient, in refferewc*» »hcm «»i«nc, to provide two-horse coach conveyance, the specific bid, though the highest, will be preferred to the star bid, to the extent of a moderate difference in the compensation, in case the difference is not such to interfere with the policy of the new law, which looks to a reduction in the cost of transportation. Exceptions, however, may be allowed, where the star bid is made by the present owner of the stock on the route, and it is manifest that the reasons for preferring the specific bid do not exist in his case. 23. On routes of the highest class, where four-horse coach or steamboat transportation is required by the size and importance of the mails, the preference for the specific bid will be, if necessary, carried to a greater extent of difference than on the inferior coach routes, subject, however, to the exceptions above stated. 24. A modification of a bid, in any of its essential terms, is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot be received, so as to interfere with the regular competition, after the last hour set for receiving bids. J. COLLAMER,

the advertisement, and no mode of con-'ery Telegraphic point in the U. States, veyance is stated for the route in the advertisement, it will be considered as offering only for horseback conveyanee. 21. Since the passage of the act of Mgrch 3, 1845, a new description of bid has been received. It specifies no mode of conveyance, but engages to carry the mail with certainty, celerity and^ security, using the terms of the law. These bids are called, from the manner in which they are designated on the books of the Department, "s/ar iids." It has been decided, after mature consideration, that a bid proposing a specific mode of conveyance of as high a grade as two-horse coach transportation is to be preferred to the star bid. The experience of the Department enables it to lay down the following rules, viz:

Postmaster General.

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, January, I860. $

FIRE AND SNOW.

Taking the short cut this morning, down the alley from the Stewart House to our office, we discovered smoke issuing from a frame buflding on the way. Examination showed us a nice little fire kindling up, communicated by hot ashes some person had thrown along side the building. Thinking there was too much wind in town this morning to have a fire, we put it out. The carelessness of some one might have given us brisk times, today.

Speaking of fire reminds us that fire is right comfortable this morning. The almanac makers have been practicing a great hoax, making us believe that we were to have spring about this tifne. In-

stead of that we hare what will pass for

snow, ice, &c. Father Mathew. The great Apostle of Temperance was in New Orleans at last dates, receiving proper attentions from the citizens, and doing wonders in the cause to which he has devoted his life. His lectures are listened to by thousands. On his leaving Mobile he was presented by some gen tiemen with a purse of $270, which he accepted, as his pecuniary means were nearly exhausted. The Bulletin of 26th ult., says:—"We understand that fully 1000 persons, embracing both sexes and all ages and conditions, took the pledge from him on Snnday, at St. Patrick's, and at least 600 more were added to the list when he preached yesterday evening at St. Theresa's the Church on Camp street, by the Orphan Aaylum.

Powerful efforts are being made to pro-

bet ngi

cure a commutation of Webster's sentence to imprisonment for lifia.

THE CO ffiML

E S S E O N A E DITOR.

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SATURDAY, APRlfi 13. ffi50.

Editor absent.

The publication of the Government advertisement, which has occupied our columns for a while past, is concluded in this week's numbenl* We shall endeavor to fill its place with reading matter that will be more interesting and acceptable to our readers.

EATH.—We regret very much to learn from the South, of the death by Cholera, of Mr. N. H. MOLITOR, formererly of the firm oFNippert & Molitor of this place. Mr. Molitor was on his way to France, when he was struck down by the fatal epidemic. He was much respected here, and his death will be regretted by many friends.

TELEGRAPH.

Dr. Hastings is now in town soliciting subscriptions to the Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Telegraph Line, extending from Cincinnati, through Indianapolis and Lafayette, to Toledo, Chicago, Terre Haute and Evansville. Dr. Hastings has been engaged for the last two weeks in putting up the poles, and now has them up as far as Perrysville, and expects to have them to Terre Haute in two weeks from this time. If sufficient encouragement is offered in this town, the line will be in operation thus far in six weeks, and the whole line completed to Evansville by the 4th of July. The importance of this line is obvious to every man in our community. The facilities extended to men in every branch of business will be greatly accelerated by this Telegraph. This line gives us a connection with every Telegraphic point in the U. States,

and a direct line with Evansville, and Toledo. ———————

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DAGUERREOTYPES.

Mr. Hawkins, the best artist in his line that has yet visited Terie Haute, is still to be found at the Town Hall, ready at all times to take a likeness of those who call on him. His pictures display fine artistic skill, and so accurate that all they seem to require is, to breathe, to be life itself. Among other specimens in Mr. Hawkins's room, we noticed a fine, intellectual looking picture of our neighbor of the Journal, so perfectly natural, that we almost involuntarily bowed, taking it to be the gentleman himself.

Those who wish Daguerreotypes had better call soon, as we understand that Mr., H. will remain but a short time.

THE SEA-SERPENT.

The sea'serjiei)t been seen in the, neighborhood of Beaufort, S. C., and the good people of that place have been amusing themselves hunting him with a six-pounder. By a late exchange we see that he has been seen in the Ohio, near six-mile island. He ought to be getting on East, as it will soon be time for himtoshow himselfat NahantorNewport. Some have thought he might be hunting a new watering place to spend the summer, and that it was his intention to come to Rogers's Spring, but missed the Wabash. His snakeship had better not show himself this far up the Wabash, or we will catch him with the Oneota.

STEAMBOATING.—The <Highlander> co-

ming down the river on Saturday last, struck a snag two miles below Clinton, and sank in eight feet water. The engines and upper works can be saved.-— The Highlander was insured for about half her value in Cincinnati.

The <Vermont> on a trip up, got fast a few days ago on a bar, between this place and Vincennes.

The Wabash steamer <Glaucus>, and <Storm> from New Orleans are aground at the Grand Chain. These boats were on their way up, the <Storm> with considerable freight on board. Being a large boat, and the river low, she will have to wait for a rise before she can get off. ———————

ABASH ACKET.—By reference to advertisement it will be seen that the steamer St. Francis, Capt. A. Dennis, will run as a regular packet on the Wabash during the present summer. The St. Francis is a new boat, of light draught, good accommodations for passengers and is favorably spoken of as a suitable craft for the Wabash.

LORY.—On Thursday morning last, we had the distinguished honor and high compliment paid us, of a visit from two beautiful and interesting young ladies. Such calls in the sanctum of an editor, come like angnis' visits, cheering the heart of the knight of the quill, and shedding a ray of Paradise over his every day duties. ~, J"

EATIFYUW.—Private advices from Washington state that the President and Cabinet are recovering, slowly, from the effects of the thunderbolt recently cast at them by the gentleman from Tangier —formerly of the Lafayene Journal.

THE ABINET.—A Telegraphic despatch from Washington dated April 8, •ays: ,*£ "The reorganization of tbe Cabinet is assuming a more tangible form, and Messrs. Webster, Butler King. Letcher and Ewing are mentioned as sors." *.

CAL1FORNIAD.

From an article in last week's Journal we infer that our neighbor has a touch of the California fever. We can imagine him already on the way to El Dorado. In the morning, instead of opening ex* changes, he takes up the lines, straightens out his team, and with a gee-up that would do credit to a veteran teamster, off move his mules and wagon.— The bracing air and buoyant hopes produce a fine effect he sees gold-fields in the enchanting scenery around and with a light heart pursues his way, occasionally giving utterance to his feelings in that appropriate strain, "I'm bound to* California,

With my wash-bowl on my kme. Perhaps every thing goes on swimmingly till he gets seven hundred miles from any place, when, chugg goes an axle, or down sink the wheels in mud. In vain he cries, "go on BillyI" but Billy's legs are too short, and the wheels refuse to move another jerk, and snap go the traces, whiz go the mules, and away flies the temper, presenting a scene that would be rich to witness, but not to participate in. At such a time, what a fine mood to indite a political thumper for the Journal,—but there is no "sanctum" there. Night approaches, and instead of the pratlingof his little ones, he has a herd of wolves howling at his coat tail. Those delicate luxuries, dried beans and pickled pork lose their richness, and for the first time, probably, be exclaims, "Now I begin to see the Elephant." Too spirited to turn back, he fixes up and gets to California, after a fashion." There the same keenness that detects the weak points in an adversary's article, seeks out the rich placers. How easy the coat comes off, but how much heavier is the shovel than the quill. The hands begin to blister, and the rattling of the wash-bowl sounds different from the clicking of type. The sanctum is not there to shelter from the sun at 100 degrees, and ten chances to one if he is not soon found flat on his back, with the notes of Home, sweet Home," audible around him.

The President and the Nashville Conveatiou. The National Intelligencer has an ar tide in reference to the recent rumors put forth in some of the Northern and Southern papers, to the effect that the President has issued secret, orders to the naval and military commanders at the South in reference to the coming Nash ville convention that he is about to issue a proclamation calling on all lovers of the country to stand by him and not go to said convention and that Gen. Scott is to take command of the military and march to the vicinity of Nashville, to act in casa of an emergency. Witlv regard to the first statement, the Intelligencer gives a full and unequivocal contradic. tion, and, in refrence to the latter, says:

The President has no intention to issue a proclamation. No purpose is enter tained by the President of ordering Gen Scott or any other General to the South, with or without power to call upon the military or to send the military to the neighborhood of Nashville, &c. There is no "plan" arranged. The whole statement is a sheer fabrication, and, if not wickedly devised as a means of exasper ating the people and public authorities of the South, cannot be otherwise than of a mischevious tendency.

That the President will take care that the lawful authority of the United States shall be sustained in conformity to his oath of office, no man will doubt who has any just appreciation of his fidelity to every trust he undertakes, and of his decision and firmness in the discharge of his duty. But we wholly mistake his character if he be the man to entertain a moment's thought of undertaking to sup press any popular convention by force of arms. His sentiments would rather be, we are persuaded, in reference to the threats of disunion (so feebly seconded by the general opinion) in certain quarters, that when the Union of the States cannot be sustained but by the shedding of blood, it will have ceased to be much worth filing about.

THE MAIL LETTING#.

In the last Ptitnam County Sentinel, we find the following letter which we publish for the benefit of all interested in the subject:' .l-

OSTOFFICS EPARTMENT,

Contract Office, March 30, 185(1 S IR:—I have the tf§nor to inform you, by direction of the Postmaster General that proposals will be considered at the lettings, in April and May, to transport the mail on route No. 3906—Indianap olis to Terre Haute—on the old road via Mt. Meridian and Putnamville as well as via Greencastle.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. K. HOBBIE, 1 st A,st, P. M. ?.

Hos.E. W. MCGAUGBET. H. of R.

HOLERA. The cholera has again commenced its ravages, principally in the South. A few detihs by cholera are reported in other places. On board of steamboats quite a number have occurred within a week or wo past.

Bio Ba ICE.—We learn, says tbe Germaniown (Pa.) Telegraph, that there has been introduced, at Pottsville, a new building material—a kind of large brick, fifteen by thirty inches tn dimensions, of a handsome buff color, which can be made into any shape desired. The Miners* Journal says they can be work* ed up into beautiful blook /roots for buildings, or used for basements, or any other ornamental work about buildings.

The Parkman family have paid over to Liulefield the 93,000 offered by them soon after Dr. Parkman's disappearance.

CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on the 6th, tho consideration of Mr. Bell's resolutions was resumed. Mr. Shields addressed the Senate upon the Slavery question. He said he had been instructed by the Legislature to vote for the Wilmot Proviso, and he felt bound to obey. He believed Congress had entire power over slavery in the territories, in the District of Columbia, and every where, except where restricted by the Constitution. He was opposed to Foote's proposition for a select committee. Thought it would do no good, and that the grievances of the South were more imaginary than real. He expressed strong confidence that the good sense and integrity of the people would preserve the Union. He expressed himself ill favor of the admission of California as a simple act of justice to her people. He contended that slavery was abolished in California and New Mexico. He expressed his decided belief that Texas had no claim to any portion of New Mexico. He repudiated the idea of an equilibrium of the States. The North would never submit that one foot of free American soil shall be made slave territory. Mr. Mason made some lengthy remarks in favor of slavery in territories, so long as they remain territories to the United States. He maintained that the federal relation of California was that of a territory, nothing else. He must say that he did not think the Constitution of California worth the parchment upon which it Is engrossed. If it was to be maintained at the expense of the rights guaranteed to the South, such were the feelings of Southern people, that just as cheerfully as they would come into the Union would they gd out of it. He called upon the Senators to pause before they decided to bring in the new State against the protest of every Southern man, with its present boundaries and Constitution. He desired her early admission, but with suitable boundaries. The Vice President stated the question of Baldwin's amendment, excepting from the proposition to refer

Bell's resolutions to select committee on question of admission of Ce'ifomia.— Mr. Underwood said he would vote against the amendment. Mr. Butler appealed to the majority not to force California into the Union. Mr. Clay expressed regret at feelings of distress evinced. He was in favor of a motion for a select committee, not with the confidence expressed by many, but in the conviction that if it done no good it will do no evil. He was willing to vote for California either as an independent mea sure or in connection with measures for the good of the territories. He was op posed to the amendment. Mr. Bdnton rose and supported his proposition in favor of the admission of California as a separate measure, but gavo way for ad journment. The Senate then adjourned till Monday.

The OUSE was engaged all day on the private calender. Fourteen private4ills were passed.

LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. The Empire City arrived at N. York from Chngres, on the 6th inst. bringing about one million in gold dust. There are no matters of material interest i$ the San Francisco papers. The Legislature was still in session and doing little or nothing. The rivers had subsided to an ordinary level. In the mining regions everything wajs quiet. Some new diggings were reported and miners were pouring into that direction. There was an abundant supply of provisions. The present population of Upper California is estimated at one hundred and thirty thousand. The general health of the State was good. Money was very tight in San Francisco, commanding from 10 to 15 per cent.'

Of the overlantfe migrants arriving in California, who reached the country by way of Santa Fe and the northern route, many suffered, particularly from the attacks of hostile Indian?, but those who arrived from the Salt Lakes had undergone awful hardships, many of tbe unfortunate creatures having been compelled to subsist for some time on dead carcasses. A party of seventeen wandered off in search of a new pass, and a portion of them it is thought, perished in the mountains, among whom was a Mr. Baker, formerly a publisher of a paper In Utica, N. Y., and this is the only one of the party whose name we could learn.

A joint stock company has been formed at San Francisco, to which 960,000 had been subscribed* and T. O. Larkins was appointed President. The object of the company was to build four Pacific steamers of 2000 tons burthen each. It was the design of Mr. Larkins to proceed to the States and there purchase the desired steamers, or to contract for building them.

The past winter had been more severe than usual. All the towns and villages are represented to be making active exertions to remove the seat of Government. A letter states as follows The floating population is gradually drawing off, and digging implements are being taken up again, or to speak more correctly, are preparing for the mines, from whence to get stores of treasures, the news of which is wafted with every breeze from the golden regions. Those who have remained in the various diggings have labored at intervals during tho winter, with astonishing fortitude.— The average yield per day was from 3 to dollars. Governor Burnet, in regard to the alavery questioo, says that the people will settle that for themselves jm the people of Deseret did. He says it is their misfortune that the two countries are too far apart for Union. Maine •nd Tnu mifhi

ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS. The State Sentinel says: from a letter dated at Genoa, Feb. 20, 1860, w© extract the following: *»You may have heard,before this lettet reaches you, of the last eruption of Vesuvius, which occurred a short time ago. A stream of lava was thrown out,, thirty feet high, a mile wide, and six miles long. Several American officers,, belonging to our vessels in Naples, went up the mountain to witness the eruption, and one of them, C. C. Bayard, passed midshipman, lostjus arm by a stone that was thrown up. JHe was not expected to live for some time, but I believe is recovering."

The Naples correspondent of the Lon« don Daily News writing on the 12J» ultimo, says:

For a week we have enjoyed the |noat splendid eruption which has taken platfr for many years. The ashes have been carried as far, we know, as twenty miles, and no doubt much further. The lava? descends in two streams upon Ottajanor where it has destroyed a palace and mucb land belonging to a nobleman of that name, and another towards Torri deli Annunziata, while the flames and tho immense masses of rock which are ejec* ted, form at nisht a terrific spectacle.— The roaring of the mountain on Saturday night last, was such as to disturb the whole country for miles around, and here in Naples our windows shook withi every repetition of it, which was uncea* sing night and day. Immense crowds, of course, walked over to the other sider of the bay to get a nearer view religioua ptocessions are moving about for the intercession of the Medonna and the saints —and it is said that the Pope is to perform some ceremonial to cause tho mountain to stay its ruinous proceedings. 1 am sorry to add that the accidents to those who went over have been very sad.

On Saturday night a young Pole was struck in the lea by a burning stone, which cut throUgn the limb and he died a in os A young American officer was struck in the arm, which hung suspended by a bit of flesh. On his arrival in Naples he had lost so much blood that an amputation could nc* take place, and as no reaction has up to this time taken place, it is not expected that he can live. A gens d'arme is also roported killed, and two men who had fallen a sacrifice to the eruption, were said to haveJbeen buried yesterday at Portici. Some anxiety hna been felt for an Englishman and hia wife, who had not returned from a visit to the mountain and yet crowds roll on night and day to see this wonderful phenomenon. From the neighborhood of the mountain all the inhabitants havo fled, and the powder from tho magazine at Torre, has been removed

P. S. Midshipman Bayard, above mentioned, died, and was buried at Naples on the 20th Feb. He was a son of ox* Senator Bayard of Delaware.

A Spirited Girl,

A daughter of Mr. Aley Slice, of Lexington District, Dutch Fork, one day last week discovered a lorge grey eaglo preying on her father's pigs, and, in attempting to drive him off, the bird mado battle, when she succeeded in capturing him without any assistance. Sho dragged him into the yard where he was secured, and found to measure seven feel from tip to tip of his wings. She received a severe wound in her hand. Tho eagle is now confined in her father's yard.—Columbia South Carolinian.

TEMPERANCE POEM.

The course of Lectures before the Sons, will be closed up on Friday evening next, with a Poem by Prof. J. B. L. SOTJLR.

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On the 26th ult., by Judge Jones, Mr. Joan F. Noams, to Miss LAUBIUDA C. HASXX!X,JMT?/ county.

DIED,

In this plscv, on the 88th oft., Mr. JAJCM W. SOCDDEB, of congestive chill. At Menteroma.on the 1st inst. Mrs. Juiii, wife of Mr. M. HUSBXS. [OOMMOHJCATm]

Dnco, in Bowling Green, Ind,, on the 7th ultimo, Mr. PUSKAL CANNES, in ibe 83d year of hie «ge.— Mr. Chance wee one among the tint settlers of Clay county. He was for more than forty years a member of the Regular Baptist Church. Confidently relying upon the atcaing blood of his Savior, ho bore his sufferings with a fortitude characteristic of a true christian even to the last. It ssay truly se said of him that an inofieosive good man haa gone from amongst us. a.

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