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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-27
est principles Of honor, renquished bis hold, and
sanl haneat tie I'VE never q riae AMIN

est principles Of honor relnquished bis hold, and
sank beneath the wave never 10 rise again.
Fortunately about this time the boat struck upon
rock little out of water, on which two OF the
men got and secured the painter so that the surf
could not carry her Of 1 succeeded in reaching
the rock after hard struggle. -Four oil the party
were upon IT, One Of the sailors was still on the
bar holding Peoples bead above water. We man
aged TO haul the boat up and right her.
Getting into il, we were soon carried ashore ~
the surf benumbed with cold, and half filled WIEN
salt water. We were however, unable 20 assist
the sailor, who st held poor Peoples. he was ,S
obliged to let him 90 10 save his own ne ne
swan for the shore bat would not have reached H.
lad Il not been for the assistance Of some lnaians,
who Jumped into the water and helped MIN vi
the ten who left the brig, five bad found watery
crave The unfortunate individuals were hl'q.s'
Bacbe and Browning. John II. Peoples W. w.
Cheshire and one seaman. ,...-
As soon as possible we left the spot Of olsaster
for the schooner. which proved to be the Paragon.
We were kindly received by those On board, and
apept the night very comfortably. The next morn
inc we went 10 visit our boat for the purpose Of
securing our blankets, bat the Indians haa taken
everything end broken up the boat 70 get the nails
out Of her.
Result of the Fnn Francisco Election.
The following are the returns Of the Election 70
County Officers, held IN San Francisco on Monday,
April -. (Whigs in aalics
sprRfFF.
Col JACK Hsys lnd se' Col J. J. IS
John Il. Icignss....... ..s...........ss.'s''~O<
COUNTY JUDGE .
r. M Bforyison. simon Murye........lso
DISTRICT ATTORNEY 49,.
Calhoun Benhan 1872 Alex Wells.......'.''lS'S
COUNTY ATTORNEY. ,coe
Isnes q gmith 1890 L>,uts r. LHH.
COUNTY RECORDER ,ooo
Iobn Me(,lvnn l4S7l Oryia Bailsy............lSjo
COUNTY CLERK. 49,.
-. ~ .Sx..o. i57sfP 4, Cy0xiey 1903
ASSESSOR.
r, NJ f.h.nn..v . Is27I JInes g. Could .........12l2
TREAsuRER.
c,o,o, DnSoott .....i7Z2 r. g. Berford. ........17m
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
VIM W. Eddy......... 2zS4 YIN. p Hgnphyeys. 1879
CORONER.
Edward Gallagher HOS Dr. G.. p. O0dsn.......5l2
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT.
Tharp.......-. 1852 William T. Shannon. ..l57l
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
Street Etiqette.

A correspondent inquiries" Should lady
walking with gentleman expect him always to
give her the wall ? Which arm should the lady
take, generallyP"
This is subject on which there is great diff.
ference of opinion. will state what think
and give my reasons for thinking as do.
A gentleman should, generally, give the lady
his right arm and if he does not give her Ell.
ther arm, as is usually the case with young peo.
Pile, he should walk at her left side the same
Here Is the reason: In meeting people in the
street, it is rulable to turn to the right and thus
a gentleman will more easily project his lady
from being eLboCed than he could if he walked
on her right.
The practice Of changing sides every time
you cross the street, in order that the lady may
walk on the inside, consider most absurd, lu-
dcrous custom. A few days since, | was tempt
ed to laugh immoderately OIL seeing party Of
six couples cross the street, and change sides, one
after the other, with scrupulous precision, like
a company Of soldiers obeying the orders of an
officer
There can be no rule upon this subject, how
ever. Young people should avoid affectation,
and use their judgment. Let gentleman change
sides with lady, even if he places her at his
left, If it be to enable her to walk in the shade
near the wall, or to show her novelties which she
could not see so well al his right it is an act
Of politcness which shows bis discrimination
and kindness Of heart, and for which she should
feel thankful. But the practice of giving the
lady the inside, Unfortunately, has no founda-
ton in reason, and requires to be reformed by
the few sensible young people who are too indie
pendent to follow fashions which are manifestly
absurd. Yankee Nation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
A Grand Explosion of a Chalk
Cliff.

A grand explosion recently took place at Sea-
forth, near Brighton. England. 1t was 40 less
than the throwing down huge cliff into the 900
to form barrier against future ravages. A
number of sappers and miners had been employ
ed for seven weeks, making the necessary prep
arations; Is tons of gunpowder were deposited
in the various shafts, and 10000 people assem-
bed to witness the explosion. The gun powder
was fred from vollaic batteries, when suddenly
the whole cliff along range of 1870 feet, bent
forward towards the sea, cracked in every dlrec-
ton, crumbled into pieces, and fell upon the
beach in front, forming bank down which por-
tions Of the cliff rushed for several yards, like
stream of lava, into the water The whole mu-
titude were paralyed for a few moments, as it
shook the ground like an earthquake. In Sea-
FORTH three quarters of a mile distant, one Chin
ney fell, and glasses and dishes were violently
shaken on The tables. 100000 tons of the cliff
we're thrown down. This is the greatest explo-
sion, as scientific experiment, which has ever
been performed Am.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
Indian Summer.

The Indian Sumner in this country, has its
counterpart of the :" st. Martins Summer" of
Switzerland, which occurs regularly at the same
period Of the year, (November,) and lasts about
the same time. An English writer, in suggest
ing that the cause Of this phenomenon is mag
netism, mentions as additional fact, even more
curious that on the other side Of the equator, 10
South America, at the very same tme the heat
OF the weather is suddenly invaded by cool
aura, which the Spanish inhabitants of the coun-
TRY call The = Yeles de San .6n3res''s' the Chils
Of st Andrew"-because they occur not long
before the celebration of the festival of that saint
and apostle. He says that, supposing the al
mosphetic wave to be magnetic and polar, we
ought to expect that the effect of it on either
side of the equator would be respectively rever.
sed-that what was warm in one hemisphere
would be cold in the other'"-Ev. Post.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
Tha Outside Passenger

Some years ago a young lady who was tray
cling, took seat in state coach. For some
miles she rode alone; but there was enough to
amuse her in the pleasing anticipations that oc
cupied her mind She had been engaged as a
governess to the grandchildren of an Earl, and
was now travelling to his seat
At midday the coach stopped at all inn, al
which dinner was provided in good style, and
she alghted and sat down at the table. An ell
dry man followed, and sat down also. The
young lady rose and rang the bell, and address
ing the waiter said" Here is an outside pas
senger; cannot dine with an outside passen-
ger" The stranger bowed, saying -" beg
your pardon madam, can go into another room,'
and Immediately retired. The coach soon re-
sumed its course, and the passengers their pla-
ces.
At length the coach stopped at the gate lead
ing to the castle to which the young lady was
going; but there was no such attention as she
had expected. All eyes seemed directed to the
outside passenger who was preparing to dis
meunt. She beckoned and was answered." AS
soon as we have attended to his lordshlp, we
will come to you" A few words of explana-
ton ensued, and to her dismay she found that
the outside passenger, with whom she had tho't
it beneath her dignity 10 dine, was the noble.
man in whose family she had hoped to be an in
mate. What could she do2 How could she
bear the interview She felt really i'll, and the
apology she sent for not appearing that evening
was more than mere pretence.
The venerable peer was conslderate man
and who knew the way IN which the scriptures
speak of the going down Of the sun. "We must
not allow the night 10 pass thus" said he to thu
countess; you must send for her, and we mus
talk to her before bedtime" He reasoned with
the foolish girl respecting her conduct, insisted
upon the improperly Of the state of mind i, G.
vinced assured her that nothing could induce
him to allow his grandchildren to be taught such
mott ons, refused an apology that did not 60 the
length of an acknowledgment that the tho't wal
wrong, and when the right impression appeared
to be produced, gave her the situation.-Eng
paper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
The Gold Mountain.

The New York Tribune has seen gentleman
Just from Mexico, who has personally visited the
" Gold Mountain" which has been heretofore
considered fabulous:
1t lies in about lat. 33 o North, $50 miles East
of Los Angeles in Southern California, and per-
haps 100 West of the Colorado. The region is
as forbidding as can be, without inhabitants, e.
ven Aboriginal, though there is a sparce popula'
ton Of savages on the Mahaya River, say fifty
miles East. To approach it, you must pass over
the Sierra Nevada, near Mount San Bernardino
across to sand deserts of sixty to eighty miles,
and thence to a region of deep canons and rug
ged mountains, sterile, almost destitute Of grass
aud with no timber except the mosquit, (some-
thing like our alder,) WEIGH rarely grows to the
size Of mans arm.
The region is infested with rattlesnakes in in
Vulnerable numbers, and the earth SO full miner
ais ESPECIALLY saleratus) that the water is abso-
lutely poisonous. There is no water fit to drink
within sixteen miles of the "Gold Mountain" i"
which rises A5O feet, rather steeply, from cam
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
Singular Discovery of a Toad.

As some shipwrights were engaged in open
ing the brig Brilliant, Of Nottingham, lying in
the Butte Docks. Cardiff, one Of them had occa-
sion to " take chip off" one of her quarter
timbers, when to his astonshment he saw hole
IN it. After some furtner examination of the
part, and probing it, an immense toad was taken
out. The animal, on being taken ashore, and
placed in the sun, hoped about, apparently de-
lighted with its liberation from its oaken cell,
and introduced to light and heat.
The vessel is % years old, and the toad must
have been imbedded in the tree whilst growing.
This piece of timber was traversed by bolts and
other fastenngs in almost every direction; but
strange to say, Mons. Crapaud escaped unhurt,
although in such dangerous locality, after no
one knows how long, nor how much knocking
about ashore and tossing about at sea for more
than 90 years, to and from various parts Of the
world European NetOs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. E. J. Scott.

Prayer by Rev. E. J. Scott.
Mr. Day of Plymouth was appointed to supply
the vacancy of the com on Roads, accustomed
by the absence of Mr. Randall
The char announced the following as com.
on the resolution for the revision of the listing
law-Messrs Graudoy, Boorn, Joy, Hall, Chat
fee, BWnham Brom ey, Goodspeed, Moor, Keith,
Dickerman, Wheeock, Wells, Brown of Grand
Isle
Also, on resolution relating 10 the mileage Of
members M essrs Brown Of Worcester, Cutler,
Wright, Brown of Shrewsbury, Birney.
Petitions and remonSlrInces referred. Of Ma.
thas S. Jones aud others, for repeal of law in
creas!ng pay Of members of the Legislature to
committee of Ways and Means. Of citizens
of Woodbury., Midlesnx Calais and Marshfeld,
against bank at Mortified severalIy to com. on
Banks.
Engrossed bill. Repeating act of ls4s, reg
ulating manner of appointing surveyors Of high
ways; passed. Relating to official bonds of
sherihs and other county officers, requiring the
sheriff to give bonds within ten days otherwise
the office is declared vacant passed.
Repeating act of 1917, relating 10 railroads,
approved November 9th. and to take effect from
the 1st day of December next; passed. To
incorporate the Georgia and johnson Plank Road
Go. passed.
Ear Miller Of Dummerston moved recnnsid-
Grafton of the vote passing the bill to enarge the
capital stock Of the Bank of Rutlan Mr. Graves
moved the motion be laid on the bable. 1t was
discussed by Mr. CoIburn in favor by M4ssrs
Evens and Vail in opposition lost and bill
passed.
The bill f,r the removal Of the shire Of Frank
lin Co., made the special older for this time, was
taken up. 1t was discussed by M Hnbbell in
opposition, who contended that notice should
have been given, especially as there had been
an understanding that this subject should not be
agated during the present session. We Barlow
spoke in favor. Pending the discussion OF Sem
ate came in.
The two Houses met in joint assembly for the
election of judges for the ensuing.
Stephen Royce, of Berkshire, Chef Justice,
elected uiUa uoce.
IsBac F. Redfeld, of Randolph, lst Assistant
Judge, elected uird roce
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
Almost Prophetic.

The old Columbian Magazine, Published in
Philadelphia in 1857 contains an article specu,
ative and humorous, in which the writer pro-
fessed to have dreamed that he perused news.
paper published in 1850, and among other par
agraphs the following.
Boston, Both April.-Atlength the Canal
across the Isthmusof Darien is cOmpleted, 1t
is about sixty miles long and half mile broad.
First rate vessels Of war can easily sail through
the cost has been 100000. Two vessels be.
longing to this port, two to Philadelphia, and
one to New York, sailed through INC 10th Of
January last, bound for Canton M Ssfss
Philadelphia, May.--DeIegatea iron the
S0th new State, laid off a few months since, by
order of Congress, lately arrived at Columbia,
and, on producing their credentials, we're re-
ceived inio the Federal Council"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
Balloon Missionaries,

The Hong-Koug Register publishes, under
the title of" Suggestions to missionaries" a
very strange project, which consists in arang-
ing the distribution of small publication of the
Bible Society, and other religious tracts, over
the whole surface uf China, by means ofballoons
Upon calculation made of :he weight of the
tracts, each balloon could carry two thousand,
which might be allowed to fall one by one, and
at short intervals. Thus the word Of God would
fall terall like refreshing shSEes over the
incredulous " Flowery Land" iRer that the
Chinese should still remain Pagts 1t would be
their own fault
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
Woman,s RIGHTS Convention.

THIS convention, which was held at Worces.
ter, Mass, was numerously attended by both
lnen and women, The Convention took very
extreme ground upon the subject of human
rights in general, as Vill be seen by the follow
ing synopsis of the resolutions
l. That every human being, of full age with
out regard to sex or color,) a resident for prop
er length of time, ought to have a voice in the
laws.
2. That representation ought to go with TAXA
ton to women as well as 10 men.
8. That women ought to have the right to holc
office as well as the righ. Of suffrage,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14

les. can not be increased it is their efficiency
But do we limit their several determinations
The trinngle is the same in its laws, wherever
drawn or however conceived; do we lose sight
of these when by it we messure the surface OF
some mighty chasm? The lever is the same in
its principles, however modelled, and wherever
seen do we forget these when the rudder
guides amid the blilows and gulfs, some majes-
tic bark?
And this is the distinction of the Gospel. 1t
foreknows. the whole history of men. Let his
varieties, let his fluctuations be what they may,
it has provided for them. It can be betrayed in
to no failure. No emergency can perpiex it,
No shock can move it. Il is the same in every
age, yet might ithave been revealed simply for
that age. 1t is the one inherited of all genera
tions, yet might it have been bequeathed for
each. 1t has eternal identity and universal a.
daptation. Hamilton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
What a Prudent Wife Did.

A correspondent of the .NatiOnaI Era relates
the following:
"a fact which came in possession Of a
couple of years ago may illustrate the character
of the New EnglanderS, and reveal the origin of
some branches of their profitable business.
S. W was the son of country
clergyman, and was accustomed to laboring on
a farm in summer, and keeping school in winter.
He was moral, Industrious and frugal, and took
a wife possessing the same qualities, together
with shrewd propensity to calculate all articles
of living.
One day her husband brought home the cloth
and trimmings for a new coat. The wife inquir-
ed the price of the buttons, which, she noticed,
were made of cloth lasting,' or more fully, ev-
erlasting,' covered on two wooden button moulds.
She thought sne could afford as good button,
made by hand, for less money. The next day,
like the true daughter of Yankee, she tried
the thing out She bought the cloth by the
yard and the mouds by the dozen and, in a
week she had better buttons, at less prce, in
the market. The thing would pay. s. W
soon left farming and school.keeping, bought
tue cloth, which his wife cut into button. moulds
hired the women and girls of the neighboring
towns to make them up, and sold them at grea
profits.
Soon another entered into partnership with
him. and invented the machinery to do the work
Then the plain lasting was changed to velve
and satin twist. Improvement upon improve
ment in machinery was made, till they equalet
the best English or French or German buttons
S. W now owns one of the sweetest vii
lagos in the Connecticut valley, and almost sup
plies the United States with coats and overcoats
Eie has endowed an academy munifcently hai
contributed like prince to the funds of high
ly distinguished and useful female seminary, and
has rescued noble college from embarrassment
So much for the carefuness of prudent wife
and so much for disposition to earn an honest
living in some way, rather than thrive in idlenesi
on the hard and too often unrequited toll O.
| othersn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
Can 1t be True 1?

A curious phenomenon took place in the de-
partment Of the Marne, France. A globe of fire
appeared in the sky about nine o'clock, P. NJ,
and rolling with terrible rapidty, fell q short
distance from company of four agricuIturists,
who were returning to their farm. The peasants
went to the spot, and found there gIitierng
stone, which they picked up and carried home
To their great astonishment the stone was COM
posed of large quantity of gold; and 1t is said
that its value amounts TO 1000 francs This
has caused an immense sensation among the
corpse Of French Sau0ntS. ...
M. Dumas, while visiting a coal mine, near
Bezers, France, has discovered in piece Of
coal splendid diamond of the first water
which is said to be worth 1000 Franks Many
searches are now made in order to discover more
of the precious stones
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14

the solid matter itself is heavier than water, 30
that when the nterstices are filled with this fluid,
the mass has specific gravity exceeding that
of the latter. Thus, sponge, when fully satura-
ted with water, will sink in it and if ice, in a
porous state, be placed in water, it will also
sink.
The reason why this property is peculiar to
the ice Of Lake Champlain, and why the same
does not occur in other lakes which freeze over
in the winter, is, that on account Of the severe
climate in the North part of Lake Champlain,
the ice remains on the lake until the sun has ad-
vanced very far Northward, and the surrounding
country has become quite warm. BY alternate
freezing and thawing, the ice becomes granulat-
ed, and very porous, and consequently, very alb
sorbent of water When this process has reach
ed sudden point that is, the moment whenthe
specific gravity of the ice, thus soaked with wa
ter, exceeds that of the medium itself--the
whole sinks and disappears at once. A most
singular phenomenon, truly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
LONDON.

An English pen thus chavacter,es the great
ness of London:-" Within circumference the
radius of which does not exceed hve miles, there
are never fewer than million anda half of hu-
man beings; and if the great belief st, Paul's
were swung to the full pitch of ~ tOcsln sound
more ears would hear it than could hear the
loudest roa- of Eina and Vesuvha If we take
our station in the ball or uppef gallery of that
great edifce, the wide horizon, Crowded as it is
with men and their dwellings, fdfms panorama
of industry and Of life more aAonishing than
could be gazed upon frou any offer point in the
universe. 1t is alike the abode of lOtegence and
industry, the centre of trade and commerce. the
resort of the learned and nquirlpg, the spot that
has given birth to and where have Auurshed the
greatest kings, statesmen, oratdF, divines, law
yors, warriors, poets, painters, y musicians, be-
sides historians who have immortp6Sed them. Lon
don is now not merely the largestCiy in the know
world, but it exceeds in opulenee, splendor, and
luxury (perhaps in miseryl al that ever wal
recorded ofaBy city. Indeed, itmay be safel,
afiImod to be the largest congtegaled mass o
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
"Reminiscences cf the Past.

A lady whose years were passed in an old
country house in the North of England remem
bers that when very little child she always u.s.
ed to repeat the following lines, but cannot rec
oect who taught them to her. Most likely the
faithful and simple hearted old nurse, who died
old, at the advanced age f0S the greater part
of which had been spent in the service of the
family. The words are rude enough, although
not without certain charm:
"There are four corners to my bed;
There are four angels there laid spread
One to read, and one to write,
And two to g. ard me all the night;
And if ! die before wake,
pray to Christ my soul to take"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
The Ice Of Lake Champlain.

WHY 1T DIsApPEARs ALL AT ONcE.-Per-
sons who have lived at Plattsburgh, and other
places on Lake ChamplOin, say that sginuar
fact is observed there ON the breaking up OF the
ice in the spring, usually in the month OF May
1t is that the ice disappears all at once. On rls-
ing in the morning, for example, the lake is en-
tirely clear from ice, altho' the previous evening
it was seen completely bridged over. This fact
was stated by Professor Olmstead, at the recent
sitting of the Scientific Convention in New
Haven, and the learned Professor ascrlbes 1t to
the absorption of water by the ice, until its spe-
c6c gravity exceeds that OF the water when il
sinks to the bottom. Although ice, on account Of
it's crystalline structure, is lighter than water, ye
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-14
Punch's Latest News from
America.

The London Punch thus ridicules, and, per-
haps, with some justice, the American alteration
of Jenny Lind -ED.
"Jenny Lind does not return to Europe. On
the conclusion other engagement (which will be
considerably shortened,) with Barnum, Jenny
will be crowned Queen of the United States, the
actual President politely retiring. Jenny ac-
cepts Office under contract always to sing, in SO
many airs, to the people of the smartest nation
upon earth, what has been hitherto printed as
Presidents speeches.
Two stars and one stripe have been added to
the American flag the stars are Jenny's eyes,
and the stripe lock of Jenny's hair"