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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-02
..lTnE poET MOORE AZ TIE FAILS OF
Is. NIAGARA. ".

In the !; Memoirs, Journal, and Cor
respondence Of Thomas Moore, edited
By Lord John Russell" (who has given
nnfel oquent and beautiful delineaton
of the character Of the poet,) we find
Z the following account of Moore's visit
Ito the Falls of Niagara: in u letter to
his mother:
Niagara, July 24M, 1904.
fssNN lYs- DEAREST MorIlER:-I have
seen the Falls, and am all rapture and
4 annasemont. cannot give you bet
ter ideasof what have tclt than by
ttr;asfassribing whntI wrote of hastily
sifsiil any Journal on returning. Arrived
mt Chippewa, within three miles of tho
Falls, on Saturday, July 2lst, to din
gs|ners That evening walked toward the
Eall, !, but got no further than the Ra.
sssnids, Which gave us a prelibation OF
81 the grandeur we had to expect. Next
saday. Sunday, July Oath, went to visit
The Falls. Never shall forget the
preston i felt at the first glimpse of
them, which we got as the carriage
passed over the hill that ovcrooks
them. We were not near enough to
be agitated by the terrific effects Of The
scene;s sbutsa through the trees this
mighty;fow ofwaters dcccndng with
calm mngnificcnce, and reccivedcnougll
fits grandeur to set imagination on
4 thegwing imagination which, even at
Niagara, can outrun reality.
sSFIsssI feltyas if approaching the very
residence ofthe Deity; the tears start
Led into my eyes; and | remained mo-
gments after re had lost sight Of scene,
in thatdelicious ABSORPTION which pi-
Gus enthusiasm alone can produce.--
eSarrived at the New Ladder, and
decended ITO the bottom. Here all its
awful sublin.itics rushed still upon me.
But the former exquisite sensation was
gone. Inow saw ALL The string that
: hadsbeen touched by the first impulse,
and which ftncy would have kept for
ever in vibration, now rested at ycatity.
Yet, though there was no moro to i'm
I aagitie, there was much to feel. MY
y whole heart and soul assembled towards
divinity, in q swell of dcvot admira-
stioniwhich i never before experienced.
Sa OI bring the atheist here, and he can
not return an atheist. pity the man
who can coldy sitidown to write de-
Sscription of these ineflablc wonders;
much more, dol l{pity,him who can sub,
NIT them to- the admeasuremcnt of
gallons and yards. ltis impossible by
Il pen or,pencil to convey even faint
idea oftheir magnilicencc. Painting
islifeless; and the most burning words
of poetry have all been lavishcd upon
39sinferior and ordinary subjects. We
must have new combinations of lam
s guage to describe the Falls Of Niagara.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-02
Female IEcsIicaI College.

We have received by mail the fourth
annual announcement Of the "Fcmalc
Medical College" ofPcnnsylvania, To-
Gated in Philadelplin. Among the
faculty we notice the name of ANN
PREsroN, NJ. D,,protessor ofpAysioio-
gy and MARY g. KERR, professor OF
obstetrics and diseases Of aromen and
children alsoGtlle name ofALMlRA l..
FowrEE, Af.-DS asmonst,utor Of fanato
n'y and chemistry; all others connected
with the institution are males. At the
second annual commencement in Jan-
uary 1888, the degree of Doctor Of
Medicine was conferred on nine fc
males Ferily! VeriiyH
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-02

EARLY RIsING.-The difference be.
rising at five and seven O'clock in
the morning, for the space of for
5ty years, suPposing u man to go to
#tbed at the same hour Mt night, is nearly
cquivalentto to the addition of ten years
to aman's life. DoARridge.
GBEArNEss. -Ilc only is great who
8sisas the habit Of greatness; who, af-
ter performing what one in ten thou
55sand could accomplish, passes on like
Samson, and stellsncithcr father nor
Z rnotflefot. IT, .Lopa!er.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-02

CREDIT is like u looking-g VIII cIl
when only sullicd by II brcathmay be
wiped clear again, but if once cracked
can never be repaired. = Scott.
TIE GRAVE AND DEArlr-The an
clients feared death; we, thanks to
Christianity, fear only dying.-Guc
ses at IrukA.
The ladies at Saratoga ''wcar their
shoulders bare TO the lower edge OF de-
corum.'
CHARITY TO THE PooR.-Giye
work rather than aims to the poor.
The former drives out Incidence, the
latter industry.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-02

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE S. c. RAIL
RoAD.-Mr. lythgoc having been
elected Chief Engineer of the Rabun
Gap Rail Road, the position vacated
by him as supe:ntendant of the the S.
G Rail Road has been rendered to w.
M. Stockton, Esq, Chief Engineer Of
the Charlotte and $, G. Rail Road.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-02

"Fellow Sesncrs," :" said preacher ''if
you were told that by going to the
top OF those stairs yondcr pointing to
rlckety pair at one end Of the
church,) you might secure your ctcr-
nal salvation, | really believe that
hardly any Of you would try it, Butt lot
any mnn proclaim that there we're
live hundred dollars there for, you
and iii be bound there would be such
a getting up stairs as you nev-
er did see.'
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-02

NEALL HAD TO DO rr-A half score
OF young urchina were gathered around
companion whose palid face indica
tea that he was very sick, the result
OF some Juycnile indiscrction. The lit
tie fellows were busy Offering their
sympathy in varioug homcIy phrases.
The Truth is, ne had taken "chaw"
OF tobacco for the first time in his life.
asd having swalIowcda portion Of the
weed, grew deadly sick. One little
fellow, who seemed to understand more
fully his companions situation than
any'rfthc others gently placed on the
sIWSsboy's shoulder his hand, and said
in a;gpicc Of deep coincidence
t"NSScr mind, Jimmcy, we all had
togo though this very severe trial !'
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-02

AwFuL.-lle sat before d SoN tabls,
and his pale fingers clutehesi Mit coi,,.iS.
vulsive energy the handIes Of a y,ait;e.E
His brows were knit, land his lips li5
ly compressed, while the Mild aud lfi-
settled expression of his eyes sstifica
to indicate the desperate Tiurpe so3tliiiIff
was fashins Through bis excited ijiait,s!s
Suddenly he held the glitteri,ig sieei
TO the light, he teltsits .keell edge aud
tapetiag p6f!i!,2a thelI With ilte Ell
etgy NJ raised Abe
3aild plunged it into lies leEs;is
reast goose. se oiIt
totrepts, and tis1 hils HE'D yajiHsS
geiltlaasstiiteff iseIiifSl fbS s,ii
ilss1llfiilel his prem IS :s.iEl
es
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-02

New Potatos . re selling in New
York at from 81. II LA Sl25 per-
1bushel, and $3.50 per Dbl.
CoScEALMEST.-lIc who csil con
cealahisjo joys is creator than lie who:
can hide his griefs! Lapatar.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-08-02

STEAM FInE ESols he 81 New
Bedford Mercury publishes thef;,ll5a
ing description ola new team diire en-
gine which has boon introduced III (5iiilsS
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29
For the Placer Herald
The OpE,ir Pest Office NgyInbug

II. MITCHELL, Esq.-Dear Sr:-By
publishing the following expose in your
paper, you will confer no ordinary favor
upon ninety-nine out of every hundred of
the mining and business community of
this regiou1 The Press is the proper
medium through which such mpositions
should be exposed, and the guilty parties
held up to the scorn and Indignation of
an injured and defrauded people. The
wrongs which have been practised for
about year, have been such that ''for-
bearance ceased to be virtue"
At least sixteen months ago, the citizens
of Ophir, in common with other prosper
Gus mining communities, conceived the
idea of applying for the establishment of
a Post Office. They accordingly got up
a petition to the U. S. P o. Agent, John
NJ. Goggin, (who was then vested with
full powers to establish Post Offices re-
commenting for Postmaster Captain
Levi Eckley, who received several in
timations almost direct from Goggin, that
he would get his appointment shortly
Several months passed, and the people of
Ophir were still compelled to pay the ex-
tortionate prices of the Expresses for
their letters, &C., a. e., ST for letter, and
% cents for newspaper from Sacrament
to. At this juncture, John @. Jackson,
"A particular friend and acquaintance
of Goggin, got up a petition for the office
Of Postmaster. Mr.. jackson was in a
short time duly commissioned as Postmas-
ter of Ophir, with his instructions to
qualify and put the Post Office into opera
ton. AS every body must he aware, the
postage upon letters and papers from the
States, and through this State, has been
reasonably cheap for year past, and
hence the people would rather have their
communications through the mails than
Expresses. A Post Office in the town of
Ophir would consequently take away
from the Expresses the very Fat patronage
in this line, which the people had to be-
stow under previous circumstances.
AT this crisis, Mr.. Jackson was induced
Cor bought off, to accept an appointment
of the Agency of J. w. Gregory, at
Auburn, and not put the Ophir Post Office
into operation. The secret worker, opera
tor and instgator of this elegant scheme of
financiering,. was C. Il. H. Palmer.
Gregory's agent in. Cphir.
A year has passed and still the people
of this community are still without a Post
Office, and the hard working and adven-
turous miners have been compelled to nav
ft.,;t Il III.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29

Instead of Mr.. Jackson sending his Coma
mission back, and giving the people here
a chance to have another Postmaster ap-
pointed, he pocketed it, leaving the Post
Office Department at Washington under
the impression that we had Post Office
in operation here-which is fully proven
bv the fact that in the list of offices as
published by the Department is "Ophir+
Vile, Placer county, J. Q. Jackson, P. NJ"
Here then, is commentary upon the
honesty and consistency of John M. Cog
ein, J. @. Jackson, and c. L. n. Palmer!
These are the men upon whose shoulders
rest the curses, cloud and deep" which
have been uttered against the Post Office
Humbug at Ophir.
John M. Goggin is entirely IN worthy
the position of Government officer, and
if am not greatly mistaken he will be
the first who will be decapitated by the
incoming administration-not otily for
this, but for numerous other acts OF re-
missness and objectionable neg 'ect.
! If the parties named can give this post
office affair better version than the
foregoing. the people about Ophir would
like TO see it, The above are believed to
be the facts in the case, and if any person
can controvert them, they are welcome to
attempt it.
am responsible for the foregoing in
all its parts and particulars, and my name
can be had at the Office of the Herald.
A CITIZEN of Ophr.
| Jan. 10Th, 1853.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29
SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. 26th, 1853.

Friend .MitcheU:-The weather contln-
ues as mild and pleasant as for the last
two weeks, although yesterday was rather
a cold, foggy day, and many predicted
return of the rainy king. Business gen.
orally tor the past week has been act'Ve'
and the shipments to the interior nave
been in accordance with the excessive de-
mand for the necessaries of life.
The new brick building of Palmer,
Cooke s Co.., on Clay streets is so far
finished that the lower portion is already
occupied as first class stores. In thus
building. as will he seen by an advertise
meht in another column, Thos. P. Ever
ett has re-opened his hat store; this Is the
! fifth re-opening since he established hin'-
self among us, and his present establish
ment is most certainly unsurpassed by
ANYTHING of the kind on the shores OF the
Pacific in point of elegance or taste Not
alone are the costly furnishings OF his
store well worth visit, but his stock OF
goods Is so extensive and So well assorted
that no one who calls upon him can fail
of being suited.
The mud has now almost 'dried up" in
our streets. and the travelling is apprecla-
ted by the thousand and one ladies who
are daily thronging the principal "shop-
ping' thoroughfare. Hundreds OF drays
are hurrying to and fro in the lower part
of the city, and IL is nearly as much as
ones neck is worth to travel about there
an hour before sunset. Two teams came
| in collision last evening, while at the rate
of eight or ten mi les an hour; the shaft OF
one struck the horse attached to the other
in the breast, penetrating the heart and
killing him instantly. The horse was
valued at $4OO, and the victorious car
man was compelled to pungle down be-
fore he was let off.
We have had comparatively few arri-
walls from the Atlantic States and Europe
for the past fortnight, consequently the
amount of provisions in market has been
greatly decreased by the shipments to the
interior.
The merchants have called meeting
for this evening at the Merchants Ex-
change, ia take measures to defeat the bill
now before the Senate, defining the duties
of Port Wardens, and imposing heavy
penalty upon any who may discharge
those duties other than those appointed by
the Executive.
The present beautiful moonlight eve
nings are prolific with amusements. The
San Francisco Hall Company are gaining
for themselves favor which will not only
be lasting but very profitable, in pecu-
mary point of view. At the American
Theater, the play of "Putnam the Iron
Son of 76," is one of thrilling interest,
and draws crowded houses. Kate Hays
also continues to enlist the general favor.
Flour is quoted at $25 for superfine
from first hands, jobbing at Ss27 and 27,5o;
Chile barley (no demand) offered Q l-2c
10000 lbs Chill corn sold yesterday at
Lee. 10000 lbs Frigo Candeat, (a spe-
cies of wheat,) at SC. Oregon seed oats,
&c. Clear Pork $40 and As; Lard SO
and 95c; Butter 45 and 47c; Rice 80 I
China, and lOc. Sugar, No. l. China,
8 1-2 and &c.
Respectfully yours, REFLEX.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29
For the Placer Herald.
A SUGGESTION. (AMERICAN.)

1t is conceded that no government in
the world has adopted a system of cur
rency so simple, so perfect and convenient
for its citizens, as the one in use in the
United States, and generally termed the
Federal, but for which Mathematicians
might be excused in claiming the name of
Decimal. 1t enables even the schoolboy
with his limited mathematical experience
to calculate and manage various amounts
of money as readily as he could more
numbers. Units, mills, cents, dimes and
dollars, being proportonately the same
as units, tens, hundreds and thousands.
But why did not the originator of this
system wholly secure the thanks and gru-
titude Of the scholar, the business man
and in fact the entire nation by extend
ing and pertecting his work, giving to us
decimal system of weights and measures.
As this is an age of Improvement, will not
some patriot and friend of science secure
to the country the benefits of this system
SO useful and SO purely national in its
character.
We offer the following suggestions to
those who may feel an interest in the sui
ect. Let the terms now used in the
various tables of weights and measures
to express quantity be entirely dropped
and but one uniform class of terms ex-
pressing a decimal increase he used in
all. AS for instance primes, seconds,
hrds, ETC., ten primes equal to one
second, ten seconds equal to one third,
etc. In Avoirdupos weight let one prime
be equal to one ounce; ten primes equal
to one second or ten ounces; ten seconds
equal to one third or one hundred ounces,
etc. government establishing weights to-
correspond. Let the same rule apply tu
Troy, Apothecarics and the her weights
and measures.
o eucidate by one more cxamp'c, let
one prime represent in long measure, one
inch, ten primes equal to one second or
ten inches, etc.
Our federal system of calculating mo-
ney, and which on account of its great
utility and beautiful simplicity has chaI-
lcnged the admiration Of the world, being
thus extended to admeaSurements and
weights must we are convinced prove Of
the greatest advantage to every depart
ment of society. We earnestly hope
that the friends of Improvement will give
that attention to the subject which its
importance demands and lend their aid IN
perfecting and securing for it the immcd-
ate attention Of Congress.
EUREKA.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29
Justices Court.
Before ii. A. SCoFIELD, ESQ.

Delore IL. "A SCOFIELD, Esq.
The People vs Robt. H. Percife d.
Assault and Battery; Complainant made
an oath this Gath day OF January, 1858,
and warrant issued directed to S. C. Astn,
Sheriff of Placer county, returnab1c forth
with. january 25h Defendant appeared
and pleaded not guilty. After hearing
IN the case and it not appearing to The
Court that an assault had heen committed
the defendant wa discharged.
lhe People rs Ambrose Tompkns
Complaint under an oath by S. Slusher,
warrant issued the Gath day of January,
1898, directed to S. c. Astin, Sheriff Of
Placer county. returnable forthwith
January 25th, another warrant issued,
directed to Harry KnewelI, especial
deputy.
The People vs VIM. Ranlett. Resist
ing an officer, complainant made an oath
by M. +. FL. Love, and warrant issued
to Deputy Love, returnable forthwith.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29

The Common Council of Sacramento
have ordered the issuence of warrant
for $S04 IL, to James R. Hardenberg,
late Mayor, being the balance found to be
due him after a thorough investigation of
all pecuniary matters between him and
the city during his term of office. His
accounts covered an amount of near five
hundred thousand dollars, and the exhibit
thus made speaks volumes for the faith
fulness with which he discharged the I'M
portant duties of his position.
State Jour.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29

Mr.. Thomas Burdue, who suffered a
long Imprisonment in this county, and
ran narrow risk of being executed for
the murder Of Charles f. Moore, OF
which crime, by the confession of the real
murderer, Jim Steward. he was honorabIy
acquitted, has petitioned the Legislature
for 1000, as remuneration for his suf-
ferings, pecuniary losses, and expenses
of litigation. His case was hard one
most peculiarly so-and we hope the leg
islature will give his position a due con
sideration. Marysuite Herald.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29

HoRRIBLS MURDER.-It is not often
that we are called upon TO chronicle acts
ofviolence in our neighborhood, and it is
with feelings Of regret that we give the
particulars of the following murder at
Spanish Flat upon Monday evening last
1t seems that MIR. Mayherry had pur-
chased of A. r. Tompkins, a claim Oh
the fiat for II certain amount of money,
but upon the demand of L. for the amount
he could not or would not pay. whe,
Tompkins deliberately stabbed hun with
knife. Mayberry lived but a few
minutes after.
This seems to have been a most wilinI
murder. We have heard no circunIStan-
ces palliating the deed, and we hope the
perpetrator of it may be brought tospeed,
Justice. The day has gone 10y in CaIifor
MIA when men will be permitted to violate
the aws ot the land and outrage huinani-
ty by such diabuIical deeds--lhey should
be taught to know such deeds will not 60
unpun,shed. 1t is thought that romp pkins
fed into Ell Dorado county, where he has
relatives residing.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29

The miners about Auburn all seem
to be busily engaged taking out the pre-
cious oro. Trade seems to be looking
up, and as the prices in provisions de-
crease our town assumes a livelier APP
pearance. The stages now run every day
between Sacramento and Auburn, and we
anticipate lively time with the com
mencement of the Spring trade.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29

They do say, that the Ophir diggings
are yielding Jumps Of the ore Gas big as a
BRICK" Few offices in the mines can
produce as beautiful c lection of spec-
mems as that of Wells, Fargo s. Co. IS
Express at Ophir. Among these, are two
large Jumps, one weighing 80 OF. lS pvt,
from Hughes Ravine, taken out by :. P.
Ogden < Co., and as comfortable nugget
as one could desire to OWE Another, be-
onging to o. F. Lewis, os r.. L., weighs
80 "z. IS pvt, and is n splendid specimen
of California gold,. both in purity and
unique shape. Besides are several small
er Jumps frum seven to nine ounces-alI
found recently in the Immediate vicinity
of Ophir. With these are two large
Jumps of quartz and goM-one weighing
80 OF. frola the "Jack Hammond claim, 81
and one of nine ounces found at Gold
Hin by DR.. Levings. The latter is a
very pretty parlor p'ece-the former is
more for use than beauty.
Almost every one seems to he doing
well at Ophr. For once, the miners
faces are shorter than their beards. With
plenty Of water and fine weather, we shall
hear great things from Ophir
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29

DONATION PARTY The ladies of An-
burn will entertain their friends at the
Parsonage on Monday evening next. they
wonld be happy to receive the visits OF
their acquaintances-as an excellent sup
per will be prepared for them.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-01-29
FLoGGI>G IN THE NAvy.-The law of

FLoGGI>G IN THE NAvY-The law of
1851, abolishing flogging in the navy, is
said not to WORK well. Sailors who are
picked up in the streets and purieus of
vice in large cities, care but little for i'm
prsonment. They have no pride to be
offended, while the better sailors who
obey all orders, in addition to their own
duties, have to perform the labor of the
refractory and disobedient. To avoid
this evil, the Secretary of the Navy has
proposed the establishment of perma-
nent corps of sealnen, and the re-organi-
zation of the Naval Academy.