Show E THE tre following being the substance buba soba tance taneo of a letter ietter from general caleb concerning the present status of lin inh tin alabama claims and tleta thear cuche tion with individual claims I 1 will be interesting te and instructive to all W we e are indebted to the new york journal of comerce commerce for the tho extracts 1 to begin it is misapprehension to suppose that there la Is any similitude between these cabes cases and those of the go fio called french spoliation claims in the latter case the government of the united states relinquished to france ernce all claim against that government on account of alleged allege illegal captures of american we my ehan eban men imen theretofore made by france in consideration of the relinquishment by france of certain national claims against the united statts in view of these mutual relinquish ments the aggrieved owners of the merchantman merchantmen merchant men captured by france contend and as I 1 think with great reason and truth that the government of the united states la igl bound in equity to indemnify them for their losses in consideration ef cf the benefit thus accruing to the united states but tho tha united states did not receive any money modey from france ill in the premises it is a question of bf equitable table tabie in dolfi ty not a question oval of th the e payment of money in the tho hands handi of the government xa theca thecae e of the alabama claims however the united states will have in their hands a definite sum of money awarded against england by chetri bunal bunai of bf arbitration and paid over by england to the united states for distribution trib ution among the parties interested according to the award of the tribunal 2 in the matter of the alaba alabama ma claims the agent and cou aisel of the united states presented to the tribunal detailed schedules and estimates of the claims of american citizen citizens sonae on account of captures by confederate cruls erb ers fitted out in or dispatched from ports of great bitala B iraln in violation of public law setting forth the names cuamea of vessels captured and the tho names of parties interested whether whets er owners of ship chip freight or cargo or meers officers omm off and seamen or insurers and asserting the response responsibility of great britain in the premises the tho tribunal in the first place adjudged great britain to be guilty in respect of all hll captures made by the alabama Alabam vi and the florida and their tenders teni fers lers and by the shenandoah aft after er departure hei her froin from Mel uel melbourne bourne bourde the tho tribunal in the second place place ex i arili ertil Z 1 I lia iia 11 ll i i u la lin limn lim linn mab nab n pre r 1 r ihu it iti l mani mahi 04 o K 4 weid ibal ol 01 pt n fr r to K t irardy a sum bum in s 1 ns u lit lif aft c conceived to be sufficient ini 1 ten tea ica lell lali I 1 think is ig sufficient to ammu ammo amford afford rd 6 a just juat indemnity to the ida injured ur citizens of the united states this gross sum will within the year be paid by great britain to the united states with interest on any auy delay it will be received and held by the united states as a trust fund to be distributed among the parties interested conformably to the tenor and spirit of the award of the tribunal and th the government will bo be bound to make mahe such distribution promptly and justly by the moral force of its duty of good faith to england egland and its obligation to fulfill the stipulations of the treaty of washington there is no contingency uncertainty or doubt in all this you and the other parties in interest may I 1 do not hesitate to say rest assured of the honor and good faith of the government of the united states in rew nee pec ct will with just as iauch of I 1 IH aa n I 1 iu n t thi it y p ment of the tho gold bonda of the government ment 3 it is ia for Con congress gregs greas to decide as to the manner of cf effecting the distribution of this money among the parties interested we may reasonably conjecture however that a board of assessors will be appointed to receive and examine the individual claims upon evidence and to estimate te the amount of each and the amount to be paid to the respective spee spec tivo tive clai cial claimants manti the most impart ant this board wil wll bv b uie oie ih valuation of property and the determination of questions of ownership 4 in view of the foregoing considerations r I 1 earnestly advise you and other parties interested first not to sacrifice 41 ce any of your claims by sale that is not to sell under any circumstances or at ony other rate than in the case of other assured rights of property all claimants jn in such cases stand J better appearing in their own right i secondly not to sacrifice your claims by transactions in the nature of contingent agency compensation i 1 you will need attorneys or counsel before the board of assessors who should be compensated with liberal and honorable fees as such but your claims are afe not of bf and precarious character character which requires them to be ba placed in the category of some foreign claims such as those before the mexican commission or of some domestic claims demanding long continued and peculiar service before the executive departments or before congress case CASES s of robbery burglary street and highway ass ase suit auit and other of ofTe neuses rouses osea of a similar character have multiplied considerably hereabout of hite hibe and the better classes of our citizens have been annoyed by and somewhat exercised concerning the existence of such a state of things bat this community is n not ot alone in the affliction judging by tiie the following from the san francisco bulletin the people orthe of the golden city are still abill worse worde afflicted in that manner the city is swarming at present with thieves alieves of all grades who ply their avocation principally at night and num erous young men who assume it a guise of respectability in the daytime are included in the horde of rum ruf ruffians flans the most contemptible and lebs less daring darlng of these fellows keep a watch on the owl roosts boosts or all night drinking place sand in readiness to follow up any tardy inebriate sufficiently under the effects of liquor to disable him for vigorous resistance reb ree istance and intercept him on his homeward way when some retired quarter is reached favorable for the pocket rifling process bibulous citizens so unfortunate to experience the necessity of a rest by the way fall a certain prey to the thieves and when the opportunity is kuspiel auspicious ous are stripped of their clothing as well as value ables now that everybody is going to have plenty of diamonds from arizona it may way be as well to know how to test a diamond and tell it from other and inferior brilliants brilliantz brilli ants so BO that nobody need carry about as diamonds pieces of shining stone that are not diamonds and here hare from an exchange we have a condensed account of the most simple method of testing diamonds taken from the report of the smithsonian institute ute uto chemical tests in general being very difficult of application and involving a loss of substance there is an optical teat tobt of a very delicate character which ir rees arces at once the line of demarcation apery the diamond and all other wems gems ems this test is that of double refraction refract inn in looking through a transparent ui at u m object j act such as the point polut of a needle or a small hole hoie pierced in a card the object inseon double as if there were two needle points or two holes this phenomenon is called double refraction and is exhibited ny y all white or colorless gems except the diamond As some dexterity is required to readily exhibit this curious property the object to be looked at and the stone should be fixed atthe at the p roper proper distance apart by a little modeling wax so as to ba more conveniently seen by those interested in the experiment this test properly and thoroughly carried out is infallible the double refraction whenever produced condemns the stone the test is a convenient one and can be exercised without complicated apparatus or unsetting une etting the stone rhe rae agassiz institute sacramento UJ el he cording according to the circular of the corresponding secretary is an institution which proposes to gather preserve and disseminate the information concerning the pacific states and territories which is in the possession of indi vi duale and which now exists in a perishable and to many inaccessible form and to do it as a labor of love without any hope or desire of any remunerative result other than that which will accrue to the public the circular submits tile the following as a general statement of the wants of the museum firstie Firs tWe desire specimens of every object that may assist the mind in forming an estimate of the nature of the pacific coast to understand the country we need specimens of soil sand gravel boulders nocks rooks minerals aud nud fossil remains including that which is common and fairly representative of a 1 particular r locality as well as that chic which is unusual and peculiar the sand soil and kratel grayer should be r put in separate bottles accompanying the tho be an account of the from whence taken a description of the lo 10 bality calit yand and a surroundings din gs wh whether ether valley plain gorge mountain hillwi bills rivers or lakes if the specimens are from stratified rocks then the observer should state not only the locality but the character and direction of the dip the altitude or depth of the spot from whence taken we also desire specimens of plants grasses flowers shrubs wood and pet pett with au an account of the nature of the soil and surroundings in which abey they may be found pianta plants flowers and grasses may bo be pressed and dried or placed in alcohol the season in which they are grown and gathered should also be stated also fish serpents I 1 insects birds animals etc with or w without observations b serva on upon their habits these should be put in irl alcohol A statement of the p precise re elso eiso loc ioe locality ity from which the object has been obtained is a matter of great importance also specimens of articles manufactured upon the pacific coast with the name naruo of maker and date of manufacture NOTE each article mu matt mutt it have firmly attached a label contal containing ning the name of the locality the name came and address of the finder or sender aad and also i a statement that the article is either common or fairly representative or peculiar and exceptional except ional lonAl all articles without labels will be rejected second we wish to place record all facts whatever relating to the history and general character of the pacific coast cow everything that will give an idea af the country and people and their development we will be glad to receive accurate descriptions of sails general aind rend es em formations mountains valleys rivers and lakes spring ngn climate tempera temperature ture thre storms water spouts cloudbursts cloud bursts the fall fail of snow enow and rain etc competent persons desiring to keep meteorological data will bo be furnished with instructions if desired we desire exact acco accounts unta of fisheries mines vineyards ore orchards hards bards etc including the results of various practical exp eap experiments e rl at atso albo so he counts accounts of the tho industries of each section minerd will do the causa of science a service by giving us ua accurate accounts of their mines depths dip and direction of strata ventilation etc we also aek ask for some account of the indications of gia gla clero volcanoes aia ala and d earth earthquakes es we will receive and place upon record any well authenticated authentic aled statement bearing upon the history of california the settlement and improve improvement me ut of localities cali cail ties the formation of institutes of learning agricultural medical or educational cati cat onal oDal societies each paper must contain the name of the author and cite clearly the authority upon which statements may be founded having a limited income which must bo be expended upon the preservation of specimens and the dissemination of the knowledge obtained we must be relieved of all expense incurred in the preparation pa ration and transfer of articles W wells ils lis fargo co will pass over K R it lines all articie article 3 forthe dorthe for the museum of the institute free of cost east and over all stage lines at the actual cost coat of trans transportation portar all articles sent seat over stage lines must therefore be prepaid pre paid As the railroads and express company have agreed to pass past all arti artl articles elea clea free the stage Iines may be induced to imitate their example send all articles care carefully fully rally packed and marked inardi ed THE tre AGASSIZ INSTITUTE sacramento cali caig all communications must be ba addressed REV J H C BOTE iloth cor heely seely becy beey sacramento cal cai anever 2 ever mind says the angry frenchman the hour of vengeance will strike 11 never replies the calm and well informed prussian never you have no more clocks in france The star of south africa the first and only tine fine stone of any bize size which has been sent to england from the south african mines has been sel bel as ta tha central stone in a coronet for the countess of dudley its weight to la 46 carats barats and it is of the purest water and brilliancy |