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Noe"

1t secret until certain gribt.miH otfCut-
ier's was finished. Z IL, however, got out,
and spread like magic, Remarkable cue
cess attended the lsbors Of the first explcr-
ers, and in few weeks hundreds Of men
were drawn thilher. AT the time Of my
visit, but little more than three months af-
ter its FIRST discovery, il was estimated
that upwsrds ef four thousand psrsetis
were employ ed. Al the mill there isa
fine deposiie or bank Of gravel, which the
people respect as ibe property Of Capt.
Suffer, although he pretends 10 no Tightss
il, and would be perfectly satisfied with
the simple promise Of pre-emptiop, on
account Of the mill which he has built
there at considerable cost. Mr.. Marshall
was living near the mill, and Informed me
that many persons were employed above
and below him that they used The same
machine as a, the lower washings, and that
their success was about the same rane1
ing from one TO three ounces Of gold per
man daily. This gold, too, is in scales
little coarser than those ofthe lower mines.
From the mill, Mr.. Marshall guided me up
the mountain on the opposite'or north bank
of il, south fork, where, in the bed. Of
small stream or ravines, now, dry, a'erest
deal OF coarse gold has been found.
there saw several parties at work, all Of
whom were doing very well greatrha
ny specimens we're shown me; some 20
heavy as four or FIVE ounces IN weight,
aud send three pieces labelled No. 3.
presented BY Mr.. Spence You will
perceive that some Of the specimens sc-
companying this hold mechanically pieces
of quartz; tha, the serfaee is rough, and
evicently moulded in the crevice Of =
rock.
This gold cannot have been carried far
by water, but must have remained near
where 1t was first deposited from tile rock
that once bound it. inquired 6f usaey
people If they had encountered the metal
IN lis matrix, out IN every Instance they
said they had not, but that the gold was
invariably mixed with washed gravel, or
lodged IN the cresicss Of other rocks. All
bore testimony that they had found gold IN
greater or less quantities IN 'l'e numerous +
small guliies or raSiues that occur in that
mountainous region. h.Y
On the Ilh OF July ,,'eii tie mill and
crossed 70 = s'nail stream sinPyinsa ,ne
American fork, three or tour miles below
the saw-mill. struck this stream thoy
Anowh as - eoe' &c sIees a. .ie no "ss,nss
ol sumo, 9 TO- iney n'u aoou' oo inoi-
ans employ eu' Wnom msy pay = ,mer.
chantize. They were ge;ling gold ofsA
cnarac.e, slmli1r tl, 20 .ia' .sunG ~ .ne man
.o' :, sru i uouo'iess ~ suno'eh' quIn''u
% ss'iSiy mem ! senu YOU sman sPe-
ei'neh' presented oy 'nis company Of 'aeir'
gold. rs s.fj ''''ht
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Railroad Mania.

The people in every section OF our coun-
try are running almost wild on the subject
Of railroads We can take up scarcely a
paper but is filled with accounts OF public
meetings, editorials or communications,
with reference to some new railroad pro-
iect. Indeed, this may be called an age
of railroad literature, with spice OF tel
egraphc writing to illustrate the breyity
and expedition of the times.
II has been found that these improve
ments work like charm in behalf OF cap
ital-enhancing, prodigiously, the value
OF real estate-and in building up cities,
towns, and villages where no prophet
would have dreamed it possible to sustain
them. Not only do these works accom-
plish wonders in this respect-adding from
20 TO $50 per cent. TO real estate, and fix
ING strange site, for towns in which land
Is sold by the foot; but II is being dis
covered that they pay for Their cost won
derfully well, dividing from four to four
teen per cent. on the capital paid in.
Such profitable roads are:
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National Common school Convention.

This body assembled at Philadelphia on
Wednesday, the 18th inst Hon. Horace
Mann, of Massachusetts, was chosen Pre-
sident, and Joseph Henry, of Washington,
and others, Vice Presidents. The dele
gates present from Maryland are, Robert
Piggot, Joseph X. Burleigh, and William
r. Creepy There were one hundred and
seventy delegates present, representing
fourteen States and one British province.
The day was principally occupied in hear
ing reports from the delegates, of the con-
dition of the schools in their respective
States. MIR. Hart proposed the following
resolutions
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed
TO prepare memorial to Congress asking the es-
Enlistment of bureau in the Home Department,
for obtaining and publishing annually uniform
statistical information in regard TO public educa-
ton i'm the United States.
Resolved, That convention Of the friends of po-
pular education be called 10 meet in Philadelphia,
on the third Wednesday in September, 1850
Resolved, That n committee of five be appointed
10 make arrangements for the meeting of that con-
vcntion
Resolved, That committee of three be appointed
TO report TO that convention plan for permanent
national organization of the friends Of education.
These resolutions were made the order of the day
for Thursday.
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The Locofooo Pres.-Thoma. Ewing.
., the scrip specializing, UidOtD and orphan chea
ing Eirlng. --OnIo STArEaMAN.

, the scrip specializing lDidoiD and orphan cheat
ing Ecing OHIO STATEsMAN.
The above scurrilous epthets 10 be found in
a late number of the Ohio Statesman: and we no
tice them, not because such scurrility can, any
,chere, injure the reputation of the distinguished
individual 10 whom they applied but simply
TO call public attention TO the ckcss, desperate
satanic spirit and temper which preside over and
direct the organs of BOcofocoism. The ex-organ
of the last administration, and the present self
styled sole organ" Of national LocofocUism, is
daily malgning the President and his cabinet with
a fend-k maliguity of purpose, and with han
guage more degradingly scurrilous, false and
libcous than ever disgraced the opposition press Of
any country.
At home il is properly appreciated; il can
neither weaken the confidence nor lessen the respect
Of the public, in the administration or the ndvidu
ais composing il but It's tendency il 10 increase
dissolutcncss and prohigacy, and encourage the
violations Of all law and the pruprctcs of good Cit
zcnshp. II such prostitution of the public press
should be countenanced by public opinion, how
long will "honcst, faithful and capable men con
sent TO become the Servants of the pcopleP' The
base scurrity Of the sole organ" and its echoes
although il cannot iniure the personal or official
character OF the good men and true" composing
the present administration, yet every intelligent
citizen cannot fail 10 see that il must lessen the
respect for our national character abroad II such
| billingsgate abuse do not injure the individuals
whom the people have "chosen to rule US"
! IN the estimation of foreigners, II certainly must
cause them TO place very low estimate upon the
| intelligence and love for decency, among that
same people, whom the late official organs Of the
State and national Governments seek to influence,
solely, by such loathsome and contemplate sour
| rility.
The scrip specializing, ,cidoao and orphan cheat
ing Etcing"
| Iftherc is man in this Republic who is cmphati-
caly the arti6ccr ofhisown fortune, that is Tho
Ewing. Ifthcrc be any merit in -eminenti in
tellcctual attainmcnts, in a life spent in untirng
| industry, and prominently distinguished for its
personal and official purity and integrity, then
that merit is due, in full measure, to Thomas Ew-
| ing-for he is ga self-made man"
| The intellectual superiority, never-doubted and
reliable probity Of Thomas Ewing, have too
| long been his acknowledged attributes among the
people of the State OF Ohio, be nuriously affected
by the ephithetica denunciations of the Ohio States
| man. Cincinnati Gazette.
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LOCAL MATT Frs.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT. On yesterday morning at
the City Hail. while of the laborors there en-
ployed was standing the ground, at the base Of
the portco now erecting the eastern wing OF the
building, a scantling containing a lot of bricks
broke and the bricks fell about thirty feet upon sad
laborcr, named John Wade, injuring him very Sc
verely and it was thought dangerously at the time
He was Immediately conveyed TO the City Hospital
in the immediate neighborhood, where an examina-
ton of the injuries was promptly made by the ply
scians in attendance. One of the bricks struck
him on the back of the head, which is badly hurt,
and his arms and legs also sustained many contu-
sions. The injuries, though found to be very Sc
we're, are, we are glad TO state, considered dan
gcrous. 1t is only wonderful that the little atten-
ton so generally bestowed upon the security Of
scaiiolds &c, by bricklayers and others, should
not be the cause of more frequent disasters.
MURDERoUs AFFRAy.-An alteration occurred
Pennsylvania avenue, near jackson Hall, ON
Tuesday night, between white man named Cor
nclus Martin and four negroes, named Samuel
Adams, Lloyd Douglass, David Johnson, and
Henry Peasants, which resulted in the infection
of a severe, if not mortal, wound upon Martin by
negro Adams, by stabbing him with knife. The
wounded man fell TO the grounG, (thc negroes run
ming away,) and was conveyed To Delany's drug
store, whore the services Of Dr. j. r. NAV were
called in, who rendered prompt assistance The
wound was found 10 be on the left side, between
the hip joint and the ribs, and the knife had pcne-
trated three inches in, fortunately an obique d.
rection had it entered in direct line, death would
most probably ave cnsued Immediately. Martin
remained at the drug store all the night. and
yesterday morning conveyed to his lodgings
at the Farmers hotel, in sth street. His situation
yesterday afternoon very critical, and his re-
covery considered doubtful,
Adams arrested on the night Of the afTray,
and brought before Captain Goddard, at the watch
house, by whom he was committed 10 the county
Jail to await his trial the charge at the next term
of the criminal court. Johnson and Peasants were
also brought before Captain Goddard, who held
them TO bail for their appearance as witnesses
against Adams. Lloyd Dougass has not as yet
been arrested by the officers.
CARUsI's SoREE.-Thc first csoireo dansante' Of
Carus for tho will take place this evening,
at the Saloon, having been postponed from last
Thursday, on account Of Mr. Carusi's indispos.
ton.
TIE NATIONAL HoTEL, il 10 advertised, will be
opened ON Thursday the first Of November, under
the management and superintendence Of Mr.. f. ID.
Willard.
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The Cherokee National Council, or Legislature,
met on the lst instant at Tahequah, the national
capital. The message of the principal chief was
received and read, but its contents have not yet
been made known through the Aduocate. That
paper thus pictures the prosperity of the Chero-
KEGS:
''The nation is now blessed with peace and har-
mony, and the greater portion of the farmers are
raising competency of the staff of life and other
produce necessary for the sustenance of nature.
Our common schools in successful operation
throughout the nation, that many of our chill
dren are now in a condition to enter the semnaries
for further advancement in their education; while
others Of our citizens have been improving the
country with the erection of machinery of one kind
or other-such and grist mills, &c. And to
compare condition now with what il some
twenty or thirty years ago, one would suppose that
we were not the same people-but we are Chero-
KEGS yet"
The ddrocate contains lengthy accounts of the
doings of the Cherokee Missionary society, which
met at Tahlequah on the 18th ult., and notice of
the meeting of the Cherokee Bible society, to be
held on the 18th October. The object of this latter
society is to disseminate the scriptures in both the
English and Cherokee languages.
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VENEZUELA letter, says the New York Com
,nerciai advertiser, has been placed in our hands,
written, it appears, by an American who had some
thing to do with the last mad expedition of General
PACE, and who is consequently prisoner at Carac-
cas-, being sentenced for eight years. His name VIC
do not know the letter being addressed to init
mate friend or relativc-"Dear John''-and signed
only with first or Christian name. II is dated
September s. We gather but little information
from it, other than that General PACE bad arrived
in Caracas and was sentenced 10 ten years i'm
prisonmcnt The writer's sentence was Danish
mcnt for eight years, but he seems to think that
Punishment in Venezuela, means confinement TO q
prison The sons of Paez, he says, were banished
10 ST. Thomas Some of the prisoners were TO be
banishcd to New York, but postscript to the letter
mentions that their real destination VAST. Thomas.
The number of them was sixty or seventy.
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The Union wants to know if the pres
ent Administration will resist British pre-.
tension sat all hazards" Suffice it to
say, that the "rights, interests, and hon.
or" of the country are in the hands of
those who will not "neglect and compro-
mise thcm,'' as the Union unwittingly adj
mits the last administration did. "At all
hazards" has got to be favorite express
sion of the sole organ. The greatest haz-
ard the Polk administration encountered
was that of "squatting." In the matter
Of Oregon, it ran this hazard and "squatted"
upon 'torty nine" In the matter of Nj
caragua and the Monroe doctrine, it ''squat-
ted" upon nothing. As this "squatting"
is not possible thing with the present
Administration, there is one Of the "haz-
ards" of the last cabinet which must not
be counted in enumerating the risks which
will be taken by the present one in de-
Tending the rights of the country.
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ORIENTAL CooKERY.-We were amused recently
at witnessing Arab kitchen IN full operation.
The burning eInb"rs Of watchfre were scrapcd
aside, and the heated ground scoOped ia a hollow 10
the depth Of six or eight inches and about two feet
In diameter. " thin this hole was laid with scru-
pulOus exactness oi fl and accommodation 20 it,
ConCave surface, mass Of halfkneadcd dough-
made Of flour and water. The Goals were again
raked over IL, and the FIRE replcnshed. huge pot
Of rice then placed upon the fire. into which
from time tO time. q quantity Of LIQUID butter WA
poured, and the compound stirred with a stout
branch Of tree, not entirely denuded Of it, leaves
when the mass sufficiently cooked the Dot
was removed from the fire and the Goals again with
drawn, and the bread taken from it, primitive
oven Bcsneared with dirt and ashes, aud dotted
with cnders IL bore few evidences Of being an ar.
ticle Of food In consistency, well a. In outward
appearance, IL resemb d long used blacksmith :
apron rounded of at tie The dirtiest ash
pOne of the southern gro would have been deli
cscy compared 10 It. The whole party gathered
round the pot in the open air, and each tearing
Of a portion Of the leather bread, worked II in a
scoop OF spoon, and, dipping pell.mell into the pi-
lau, made yOracioua meal, treating their spoons
az the Argpnauts sert ed their tables, eating them
ior dessert With wash in the Jordan, they were
Immediately after ready for sleep, and in half an
hour we're a, motOnless az the heaps Of baggage
around them--LyncRs NdrrGtrs.
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The CAsus BELLt WITH RussIA.-The London
correspondent Of the Tribune, in bis last letter.
says "The journals, with exception worth
naming, proclaim that a clear belti will be es-
tablshcd if Russia lifts finger against Turkey
The Times, hitherto Austro- Russian, heads thi.
new coalition of all good hearts against a tyranny
which would make Europe into a scaffold, and use
the administrative power Of nations an instru-
ment Of private torture and vengeance in the hands
of the most malicious of the ruling powers Our Med
itcrrancan fleet is doubt already bearing up to the
Of dispute, and the government is examining
the cnpabity of the seaports to afford an effective
manning to fresh ships Of war. Private sympathy
too, is hurrying outward. This mornings papers
contain note from Mr.. Crawshay the great iron.
master, in which he lays down f5OO ms the nest
epg Of fund to be subscribed by private England
toward the expenses Of the Sultan in his prospective
conflict"
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Perils Of Fulsehood

The New York Day Book quotes the following
beautiful language of an eminent writer
"when once "a concealment deceit has been
practised in matters where all should be fair and
open as the day, confidence never be restored,
any more than you restore the white bloom to
the grape or plum which you have once pressed in
your hand. How true is this, and what neglected
truth by great portion of mankind Falsehood
Is not only of the most humiliating vices, but
later il is most certain to lead TO the most
serious crimes With partners in trade, with part
ners in lie-with friends, with lovers, how import
ant is confidence How essential that all guile and
hypocrisy should be guarded against in the inter
course between such parties! How much misery
would be avoided III the history OF many lives, had
truth and sincerity been guiding and controlling
motives, instead Of prevarcation and deceit. ANY
vice. said parent in our hearing a few DAYS since
ANY vice. at least among the frailties of mlder
character, but falsehood. Far better that my child
should commit error or do a wrong and confess
it, nan escape the penalty, however severe, by
fa.schood and hypocrisy. Let me know the worst
and a remedy may possibly be applied. But keep
me in the dark-let me be misled and deceived
and il il impossible tell at what unprepared hour
a crushing blow-an overwhelming exposure-may
come"
This parent right. The first exhibition of
such a detestablc vice in child should be met with
the seyerest scourgng. Lying of all kinds, whe
Their Of malice Of conccalment, or of vainglorious
Boosting, Is not only vicious but contemplate, and,
If permitted TO go UNPUBLISHED in child, infects
the whole character with moral plague which
will cling to the man to his grave.
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MARRIAGES, ETC, IN ESGLAND.-It is stated that
out Of the 5,S45 marriages solemnized in Eng
land during l845, less than lO4, 300 of the parties
viz; a., 429 and 81, 81 women, signed the mar
riagc register ieih mark, in other words, nearly
on< third Of the men and half Of the could
not write The returns from the registers office
for 1913 show that 576,077 births occurred in Eng
land during that year The number of deaths in
England. in is4s, was 423, 3O4. The births during
the year exceeding the deaths 1918.
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macy was embroiling the United States
with France, England, Tunis, and what
other countries we do not now recollect.
The successful issue of negotiation is
better praise than the most elaborate eu-
logy; for whilst it justi6eS the expectations
of friends, it laughs to scorn the malice OF
enemies. We are quite persuaded that
the Cabinet will find, in the general appro-
baton with which its foreign policy has
been received by the country, inducement
to pursue the straight forward, honorable
course they have hitherto followed, though
their path be beset and their policy mis-
represented by "bitter enders." They
must expect to be vilifed and traduced
by those who have sworn unremittng OPP
position, "whatever face the future may
wear" As events indicate their policy,
they will be assailed with more ferocity;
for an opposition which proclaims its hos
tility to the 'sbitter end" under all circnm-
stances, and under whatever aspect Of the
future, will become more and more exas-
perated as there shall be less real iounda-
ton for their attacks. Such journals as
the Union would grudge the people their
happiness, if promoted by the Administra-
ton of General TAYLOR. We rejoice in
the belief that they will have use for all
their spite in this respect
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FArHEa MArHgw.---A meeting was held in Boz
ton on Monday evening for the purpose of devisng
means 20 relieve Father Mathew from his pecunary
e,nbarrassments John w James presided. An
address oto the inhabitants Of Massachusetts was
read by Mr.. D. w. O'Brien. and adopted. II is
stated in the address that Father Mathew, in pro-
noting the cause Of temperance, has accumulated
a debt Of 100000, "contractcd, not 70 bcneht INN,
clf but ~ elevate and assist the fallen children OF
humanity" Speeches we're made by Alderman
Cant T. s Commissioner Hallett, and others.
One gentleman handed in $50, being the amount
subscribed by the children OF Rev; Dr. manahan,s
sunday school. and a considerable sum col
lected in the hall Bishop Fitzpatrick was ap
pointed treasurer Boston Courier,
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County. State. New appointmt.
Office

DISCONTINUED.
Hornbeck, Pike county, Pennsylvania
Davis Spring, Robson county, North Carolina.
Falls of Brazos, Limestone county, Texas.
NAMES CHANGED.
Sedgwick Bay, Hancock county, Maine--name
changed to % BROOKLYN"
Hankins' Creek, Sullivan county, New York
name changed TO {" Hankins'
Shutdown, Suffolk county, New York-name
changed u Shutdown Branch"
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TIVE Common HEMLocK FoR characterization
il now being directed 10 the common American
hemlock a substitute for the thorn and other de-
cduOus shrubs in hedges. II has been subjected to
reiterated trials IL is said, in various localities
where il Is Indigenous, and in every instance
with the most complete success. II has many
things 70 recommend it among the more promi-
ncnt Of which may be mentioned it, great hardi-
meas, and the slight injury, comparatively speak
ing, il receives from transplantatiOn. IL Is also
well adapted TO every variety of soil and will
flourish with great luxuriance on ordinary lands
without previous preparation or manure. EXten-
siye lincs Of this beautiful hedge TO be in
various sections Of western New York where its
cultivation has been attended, thus far, with the
most astonishing success As the tree s an ever
green it, appearance is necessarily AZ all
extremely ornamental, presenting, in IL full dense
foliage a most refreshing contrast 70 the dreary
monOt0ny Of the winter scene, and adding, by its
many attractive beauties, "a the eafy gories Of the
spring and the afuent summer months. II il as
serted reliable authority. that Of all trees and
shrubs yet applied for this purpose, il is the most
certain Of success being less liable to injury from
the ordinary evils which frequently prove fatal
10 the thorn, the locust and other cognate species
ul plants, aud 10 no way Objectionable in Conse.
qucnce Of root-sprOuts, by which the above named
productions foul the contiguous SOIL and produce a
suburban progeny extremely detrimental b. cult.
yaton whether directed TO the product ton Of root
crops, grain, or grass.