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Calaveras chronicle., 1851-12-13

Boy Love- The queerest and funniest
things to think of in after life is : boys
love- No sooner does boy acquire a
toIerahle stature than he begins to ina
CINE himself man; and to ape manish
ways. He casts side long glances at
every tall girl he happens to meet, be-
comes regular attendant at church,
or meeting, sports a cane, carries his
head erect, and struts little in his
walk. Presently he falls in love; yes,
falls is the proper word, because it in
dicates his happy, delirous self-abase-
ment. He lives now in fairy region,
somewhere collateral to the world, aud
yet somehow blended inextricably with
it,
lie perfumes his hair with fragrant
oils, scatters essences over his hand
kerchief, and desperately shaves and
anndlnts for beard. He quotes poetry
10 which love- and dove and 'heart'
and dart' peculiarly predominant; and
as he plunges deeper in the del cious
labyrinth, fancies himself filled with
the divine afflhtuS, and suddenly breaks
out into the scarlet raSh-nf rhyme.
He feeds upon the looks of his he owe i,
IS raised To the seventh heaven if she
sEeakS Il pleasant word; Is betrayed in
to the most astonishing ecstacies by a
smile; and is plunged INTO the gIoomi-
est region Of miSauthropy by frown.
He believes himself the most devoted
lover in the world. There never was
such another. There never will he.
He is the one great idnlnlor! He is
the very type Of nagnanimity an self
abnegation. Wealth! be despises the
groveIing thought. Poverty, with the
adorable beloved, he rapturouSly apos-
trophises as the first Of all earthly bIess-
sings; and Love in cottage, with wa
ter and Il crust is his beau-ideal para
disc Of dainty delights.
He declares to himself, with the most
solemn emphasis, that he would go
through fire and water; and undertake
d pilgrimage to Kamskatka; swim
Istorn-tossed oceans; scale impossible
mountains; and face le ions OF hostile
bay onets, but for one smile from her
dear lips. He doats upon the flowers
she casts away. He cherl>hes her
glove-a littleNworn in the fingers-next
his heart. He sighs like locomotive
letting off steam. He srrawls her
name over foolscap-ftting medium for
his insanity. He scornfuIly deprecates
the attention of other boys of his own
age; cuts Peter Thihbets dead, because
he said that the adorable Angelina had
carroty hair; and passes Henry Bell
contemptuouSly for daring to compare
that gawky Mary jane with his in
comparable Angelina.
Happy happy! foolish boy Love;
with its hopes and its fears, its joys, its
sorrows and tortures; its extatic. fer
vors, and terrible heart-hurnings; its
solemn ludicrousness, and its intensely,
prosaIc termination. Heigh-ho!
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-12-13

HE SWORD AND THE Pres S& hC
following beautiful extract, lid 80
in a powerful manner the ady e.
Of printing to mankind, is fron sn Is.
say by Thomas Carlyle, in the British
Review published nearly twenty years
ago, when that somewhat motel writer
clothed his ideas in plain English, and
his works could he read without the AID
of GLOSSARY, and understood without
asLiBsight tato the mysteries Of Tran
seehsIenfalisurs
t9Teif sfi'.ssinefiane- Z ne ie ss:<sal
buIhiing his pyramid Of seventy thou
sand human scuIls, aud was seeil stand
ing at the gate of Damascus, glittering
in steel, with his battle-axe on his shout
der, till his fierce hosts filed out To new
victories and new carnage, the pale
looker-nn might have fancied that ma
ture wars in her death throes; for havoc
and despair had taken possession ofthe
earth-the sun Of manhood seemed set
ting in seas of blood. Yet it might be
on that very gala day of Tamerlane,
that little boy was playing nine-pins
on the streets of MedtZ, whose history
was more important than that of TWEEN
ty Tamerlanes. The Khan, with his
shaggy demons ofthe wilderness passed
away like a whirIwind,' to be forgotten
forever; and that German artisan has
wrought benefit which is vet ilninea-
suraby expanding itself, and will con-
tinue to expand itself, through all coun-
tries and through all times. What are
the conquests and expeditions Of the
whole corporations of captains from
Walter the Penny less to Napoleon Bo-
bic types of Faust' Truly, it is NOR
tlfying thing for your conqueror to re-
fleet how perishabe is the metal with
which he hammers with such violence :;
how the kind earth will soon shroud up
his bloody foot prints; and all that he
achieved and skilfully piled together,
will be but like his own can as city Of a
camp-this evening lnud with life, to-
morrow all struck and vanished few
earth pits and heaps of straw For
here, as always. it continues true that
lItt ueoDCSl lOTCo IL TIC SIilltSls lIdl uS
in the fable, the mild shining OF the sun
shall silently accomplish what fIle fierce
clustering of the tempest III vain essay
ed. Above all, it is ever to keep in
the mind that, not by material but bl
moral power, are men and heir actions
governed. How hoiseless is thought
No rolling of drums, no tramps Of
squadrons, or immeasurable tumult Ot
baggage wagons attend it. movements
In what obscure and sequestered spots
may the head he mediIutng which is
one day to be crowned with more than
imperial authority for kings and en-
perors will be among its nIinistering SER
wants; it will rule not over but in all
hea,is-and with these its solitary COM
binatlon Of ideas, and with magic for
muIas bend the world to its VIII! The
time may come when Napoleon himself
will be better known for his laws than
his battles, and the victory Of Waterloo
prove less momentous than the opening
OF the first Mechanics Institute
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-12-13

WESTERN ETIqUETTE.-The Chica-
90 Democrat says that 4he Yankee ira
Weller who saw the live HooSier has
again written to his mother, telling her
his experience as follows:
Western people are death on Ell
quette. You cart tell man here that
he lies, without fighting. A few days
ago, man was telling two of his
neighbors in my hearing pretty large
story.
Says !, Stranger that's a whopper.
Says be, Lay there, strangers
And in the twinklng of an eye,
found myself i'll the ditch, a perfect
quadruped.
Upon another occasion, says to a
man | never saw before, az woman
passed. 1 hat isn't specimen of your
Western women, is it?'
Says he, You are afraid of fever and
ague, stranger, amt you?'
Very much,' says ].
'WelI,' replied he, that lady is my
wife, and il. YOU don't apologize in two
minutes, by the honor Of a gentleman,
| swear that these two pistols which
he held cooked in his hands, 'shalI
cure you of that disorder entirely. So
don't fear, stranger!'
50 | knelt down, and politely apollo
g Zed. | admire this Western country
mach; but darn me if can stand 81
n.uch etiquette; it always takes NE un-
awares.
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-12-13


the N. Y Times) is from the pen of G. w
Cutter, the American poet, f2vorably known
as the author Of the : Song of Steam,"
4 The song Of Iron, 1.-THE Telegraph, . Sc
the first of which named, Blackwoods Ma
gazine, styles as among the best Of modern
lyrics
SONG OF THE FIRE ANNIHILATOR
Oh, bear me forth to each distant land,
And the scenes that ye so deplOre-
The midnight blaze, the ilcendiary's brand
Shall ravage the world no more.
Where your burning palaces light the skies
Like signal Of doom and death,
The fame that your utmost strength de6es.
I'll quench with a single breath
No more shall an Illium in ashes lay,
Or the walls ola Moscow glow,
Where captive armies are lead away,
Or buried in Polar snow.
By the power that dwells in my Viewless
I'll render your race secure farm,
From this wild destruction and wild alarm,
While the universe shall endure.
How oft from my home in the silent deep,
Where the sun no radiance filings,
Where the grim and terrible earthquakes
In the night Of my sable wings, Lsleep
Have l marked the efforts We vainly made,
When the hosts Of the fire -iend came
With his marshaled columns Of smoke ar
And his banners of bursting flame lrayed,
How oft have seen your peaceful homes,
With the hues of the evening red
The morning came, and hundred domes
.;tb ba Il of icrht ip1
The blaclsened ruins remained to tell
Where your costly hall had stood,
And the piercing storms of winter fell
On a shelterless multitude.
"A ship saw on the heaving main,
She had bafled the bowling storm,
She had escaped the fearful hurricane
That grappled>her noble form;
With a tranquil sea and favoring gale,
With her helm in trusty hand,
She bore away meath press Of sail,
For the shores Of her native land.
But sudden dark and fearful wreath
Ger her flying taffrail curled,
And the flames leaped up from the hold be-
Like iends from the penal world. meath,
Her glowing canvas strewed the blast,
Like the trail of malignant stars;
And the1ight far over the ocean cast,
Was the blaze Of her burning spars.
But the day Of that triumph at last is here,
Which 50 long have sighed to hail
And never again on this lovely sphere,
Shall the light Of this fend prtvail
The breath OF my power the world shall free:
The flames Shall destroy no more;
For will be master of every sea,
And the guardian Of every shore;
The hand Of Science TINT called me forth,
My scepter shall ndw obey
From the curse Of this ruin, III shield the
Till the planets themselves decay (earth
Till the solemn end of that final day,
When the stars themselves shall fall,
And myself shall be swep' away,
In the FIRE that consumeth all.
Then bear me forth to each distant land,
And the scenes that We derlore-
The midnight blaze the incendiary's brand
Shall ravage the earth no more
When your burning palaces light the skies,
Like signal Of doom and death,
The fame that YOUR utmost strength defies,
I'll quench at single breath.
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-12-13

A letter from Mazatlan says that a
force 1T more than one thousand Anc-
rlcanS had invaded Sonora from Cali
fornia. demanding permission to work
the mines.
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According to statistical comparison oil nine
thousand cases of suicide, which have occurred at
Paris during the space of thirty-four years, 1t
appears that premeditated suicides generally take
place there about the break of day, or during the
night, and that unprecedented, or impulslve SUI
eide, occurs mostly during the day time Children,
old men and women, for the most part, commit
suicide by hanging suffocaton. The greatest
number of suicides occur from the age Of twenty
to thirty years, and from forty to seventy. The
annual average of suicides in Paris is three hun
lrad
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-06

DANGEROUS ExPERIMENT.-We learn from
Boston Journal that young lady in Chelsea the
subject of Mr.. Gutter, was thrown into trance t Y
an amateur professor of the science Of mesmerism,
Sunday last, and became uncomfortable. She
rushed ont of the house in a derious state, ran
down upon wharf, and, had it not been for the
interference of two young men, would probably
have drowned herself. She was taken back to the
house, and physician sent for, whose daily al
TENDANCE has been since NECESSARILY
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very heavy hail storm passed over the town OF
Grenada Miss, on the night of the Dist ult The
ground was completely covered with hail, the wind
bowed very hard, and for time threatened to be
very serious in its effects but il passed OIL without
doing much harm.
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TObaccO-About 1870 hhds sold, including 80 hhds
new crop, in two lots but all on private TERMS
sngar-There good inquiry improved rates. and
the sales reached about 800 hhds, 495sc for fair fully
fair.
MOinsses-The demand good and fully $500 bbls
were disposed Of 1S925 for ordinary good fermentng
and &c p gallon for choice
FIOur-The demand continued limited, and the sales
reached barely 1900 bbs including 300 Ohio in two lots
% 5Os3 80 100 Ohio and 100 Illinois SO 30; and $50
St. Louis at $4f0s4 10 . Dbl.
(srain-There was but small demand for Corn, with
sales of barely 1000 sacks in lots at 5s960c hushel OF
Oats 200 SKIS st. Louis sold the Levee at SOLOS, and as
Indiana sic buhe 1000 sacks Bran were disposed Of
in three or four ots the reduced rate of 9O92c lOOb
Proyisions-Tbe principal sales of Pork 200 bbs
Mess at sl2 and 60 bbs o, without inspection at I'll %
y Dbl. There inquiry for Bacon, with sales OF
800 casks including 100 Sides in lots, at VA ~ at little
less 40 casks Shoulders at ~ and % uerces extra sugar
cured Hams l0s@10ssc " ib.Of Lard 70 bbls sold at
1ssc y ID, and 80 on private terms.
Coee-Market quiet and sales limited to 6O bags Rio at
| 1Os4(@lO7sc D fb.
Nhisky-There good inquiry and we noticed sales
oil 4Oo bbs Recuied 20, and $780, in lots, at aOGDsc
gallon
Exchanges-Demand fair at our quotations:
New York xty.day :.' alf VS. e q ~
sight checks on NewYork IA " CT disc
pah AGDl " CT. disc
Freights-But little alteration - 5000 bbls Flour wei
shipped to New ork at s0s5c; and Cotton taken to fill n
for Liverpool at 4d in American and H. led in Brits
vessels
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After Parodi leaves Boston-which event will
most positively take place one week from to-day
she will give TWO concerts at Philadelphia, and
then, instead of going South, as was first intended,
with Strakosch, she will return to New York E.
t. Walker, the present empresdrio, has secured the
Astor Place Opera House, and he will present a
series of operas with full company, at the low
price of One Dollar per ticket
Parodi's concert in Providence, on a receut oc.
caslon, was perfect jam, and the enthusiasm was
equal 10 the crowd.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-06

It largest dsso1tiil
l. TEAS ever offered for
sale IN this city, and at lower
prices. These TEAS are Of
the latest importation, and
ofthe most choice qualities
grown in G h ina. having
been selected with grea,
care. For the use of fam.
lies they are put up il
small quantities in well sc
cured metallicpackages, $
as 30 preserve their ira
GRANGE as long ~ in th
chests
| sE Citv re all dea'er'
county merchants, steam
boats, shin AID huIrlssul
piled with ever dnscsil
ton OF TEAS lpchests. ha
chests, 2 n ,nh D h bo
ages, II de Incl.
iay1 Sua A
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-06

new Sunday paper, with the title of The
Mercury has made its appearance in Philadel-
phia.
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Mote municipality designated in the fol owing
table ml") the Nos AT the Railroad and run Mp
Nos above the Steamboat Land
ing being Flatboat Landing In Third 3l the first
at the Railroad Perry Wharf
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-06

Miss Davenport gave benefit in aid of Kos
suth, at Washington, on the 24th nt. There was
II tremendous house.
Mr. and Miss Logan are playing at Pittsburg.
Miss Julia Dean has been very ill al Charleston,
hut is recovering, and has started for the North.
Miss Julia Bennett made her first appearance at
the Broadway Theatre, New York, on The 24th
uIt, in the character of Lady Tsazle. The Courier
and Enquirer speaks very highly of the perform
ance.
signnrs Truff have a complimentary
ssssn, n New fark 90 The g;,h,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-06

The Ne Plus Ultra left st Louis the 18th ult-ln
port for New Orleans. Buena Vista and Hannibal
Missouri Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers rising RAPIDLY
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CHURCH BuRNED.-The Savannah Georgian
says: r.
1--WE learn that the new Methodist Church at
Head of Mystic, was entirely consumed by hre
last Monday night. Services were held IN 1t lew
hours before the fire. 1t had been built about TWO
wears and cost about 50 500.
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n EW ORLEANS:


The RIVER AND THE WEATHER.-The Louis
vile Courier of the 26th ult says
The river rising slowly last evening, with
, towards OF nine feet water on the tails DuIing
e previous twenty-four hours the river had risen
TX inches The weather yesterday was mid and
clear. At Cincinnati last evening, the river had
risen twenty inches in the previous twenty-iour
hours.
The Washington tArk) Telegraph of the 10Th
ut says that Red River at last advices, was within
few feet of the top of its banks opposite Fulton,
and rising slowing. 1t was, however, reported
falling above.
The idea of letting portion OF the waters OF He'd
River into the Trinity, has been suggested in Texas.
The object can be effected by canal about four
miles in length.
The Demopolis tAla.) Argus says:
The river at this place has been about two feet
higher this, than last inter, and lacked about
thrce feet of coming to high water mark in 1888.
The damage done to plantations from the effects
of the freshet, is almost incalculable Very Jew
fences contiguous to the river remain, and, in ma
ny Places there is no vestige OF an enclosure.
The loss Of stock has been immense. Many OF our
citizens residing in the lower portion OF town, have
found il necessary to remove to more comfortable
quarters, the water having come up above the
floors of their houses.
The river commenced falling on the oath ut.
ARKANSAS RIvER-The Little Rock Banner OF
the 25th ult states that the river still rising,
having attained height of fourteen feet above low
water mark. A still further rise reported from
the upper waters
RIVER NEws.-The Yorktown, just in from
Louisville, made the trip in five days and half she
brings later dates.
The Ohio continues rising and the falls are nav
Al. 4. e I'm
9th ult. the river rose two feet.
The weather, says the Louisville Courier oil the
2Sth ut., was very rainy and chilly.
At Pittsburg the 9th ult there was sixteen
ieet water in the channel, and falling slowly. Al
Cincinnati, same day. the river had risen twenty
eight inches.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-06

ARMY AND NAVY OFFIcERs.-lt appears from
statement, published in The Union, that the only
naval officer heretofore elected to the U. S.
Senate, was the Hon. Lonis McLane, who resign
ed midshipman i'll 1902, and was Senator
from Delaware from 1927 10 1929. Com. Stockton
Is, therefore, the second naval officer elected to
the Senate. The army has been more Fortunate
no less than AZ officers having been chosen U. s.
Senators, of whom ten are now in the Senate.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-06

We make the following extract from the Toronto,
Canada, correspondence OF the New York Com
Inercial Advertiser:
TORONTO, Feb. II, 1851.
The recent changes in the Canadian Cabinet and
Departments of Government, have Just been ga
zetted, The Hon J. Bourret President of the
Committee of Council, succeeds to the post vaca-
ted by the Hon W. H. Merritt, and the Ion. H.
II. kIaly gets the post Of Assistant Commission
ershlp OF the Board of Works, (just vacated by M
Bourret) without seat in either House of Par
Lament, or iii the Cabinet. Thus the number OF
seats in the Cabinet has been diminished from
time to time. few years ago, in addition to the
present members, the Speakers of both Houses of
the Legislature, the Solicitors General for both
sections of the Province, and the Assistant Com
missioner of Public Works, had seats at the Coun-
chi Board.
Several meetings talked Of, to protest against
tht, removal OF the seat OF Government from To-
ronto.
The trial for libel against the Montreal Gazette.
by the famous Colonel Gugy, has resulted in yer.
dict for 500 against that paper Great interest
has attached to this trial believe it is the fifth or
sixth triumph achieved by the gallant Colonel over
the Montreal press
A great railroad convention was recently held at
Kingston, OF delegates from all the projected pro-
vncIal lines Several Americans were present
The object OF the convention was to adopt an eff
Gent plan OF action for the future.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-06

The New York Spirit of the Times entered
upon the twentyfrst year OF its EXISTENCE on the
22d uIt
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10 The business Of the ARCADE HOTEL will in msnne
be interrupted BY the FIRE Mosfay night, Sd inst.
mis- St E. W DIGGEs co.
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NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
CRESCENT OFFICE,
Thursday Morning, MARCH, &, Isl

Cott0n-Factors advanced their pretensions slightly
teay and succeeded in dsposng of about $500 bales at
rather better for mddng qualities Our quotations
follows:
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THE Ohio Mechanics Institute at its recent ex-
hbiton The city OF Cincinnati, awarded to Y. Bazn.
Tor Fancy Soaps and p rtumery, the highest premium.
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Assoc alton, at
its late exhibition the city of ton, awarded TO X Bazn
for Soaps and Periumery silver medal being the highest
premium.
The American institute, at its last exhibition in the city of
Newly ork awarded to X Barn for Toilet Soaps aud Per-
tuner a 81 yer medal, being the highest premium. .
The Franklin Institute, exhibition the city
of Philadelphia, awarded Y. Bazin. for Fancy Soaps
and rerumery silver medal, being the highest MUM
All the above awards made in the month Of October,
1885, and the four exhibitions above named the only
which the productions Of Y Bazn have been presented
This year. -
The subscriber is determined to maintain and, if possible,
enhance the reputation which his establishment has
qured durng period of more than rIeen years. and
cialy so icits continuance of public patronage.
X. BAZlN,
Successor and former Director of the Laboratory
of E. Roussel, ia Chestnut street, Philadelphia
To" G. N. MORRISON, Wholesale and Retail Druggist
No IL Magazine street, being appointed Agent for the sails
of BAZlN Gate RoussEL's) PREMIUM PERFUMERY
in the city Of NewOreans has constantly large stock or
hand which he will supply to wholesale dealers manutac
tnrer's prices. mh5 1852
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-06

The ship Tempest cleared from Savannah on
the 9th ult., with 504 bales of upland cotton.
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FAMILY GROCERIES, ETC.

CHARLES STOUGHTON,
GROCER AND WINE MERCHANT,
No. "a Camp street
TEAS-Of various kinds and qualities
l. Coffee :, :. e;
Sugar g;
Brandes and Liquors :. :. -;
London Porter and Scotch Ale
Raisins. Cnrrants. Ciron, Grapes and Figs
Butter, Bacon, Flour and Rice;
Moas'es and syr raG , Of AZ Na usiltes;
Tongues and Dried Beef;
OILS, Candies, Fish, etc. etc
Constantly hand by continually receiving and for sale
on the most reasonable terms JAZZ lyls
| 4 d. GRIEF u CO, Nos So 40 and AZ Old
IA. Levee and No 10 Front Levee offer for sale in lots
| to suit purchases
1860 kegs Western Butier-various sized packages;
| 800 firkins Prime Goshen-Do;
| 100 boxes Western and English Dairy Cheese
| SO baIres Ale-Northern and Western;
100 barrels Prime Newark CIDER;
$50 packages Northern Refined sugar;
go boxes Star Gsn5Ilas1,est Cipeinnau brands;
100 boxes Proctor Gambles Tallow Candles;
so barrels Pickles-in vinegar;
400 boxes assorted PifkIes KsiehuD Pie Fruits ETC..
800 boxes Soap-Sorthern and Western;
$40 boxes Spices;
80 bags Pepper;
200 bags Rio and Havana Coffee:
0,O00 pounds Dried Apples
40 boxes Coitish
100 barrels Mackere-Nos. l, 2 and 81
so dozen Brooms-Northe and Western
80 pkgs Virginia Manufactured Tobacco-5s and s's !;
$50 pigs Imperial and Gunpo~der Tea;
100 hi chests Pouchong-Do three to the pound
2OO boxes Fox's Starch, ETC., ETC., etc.
Which will be sold the lowest market rates for cash
approved ty acceptances fell I'm
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NOTICES.
Enffae.


Notice.
y Al Powers Of Attorney hsrstoors given By me are herebY
oksd. FEST s.WOLFF, Is Camp street.