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NOBLE BLooD.-Dikens, in his Child's Histo-
ry OF England, gives the following slap in the
face of some of the greatest of tile nobility of
England. In Charles the Seconds time he
says:
"The whole Court was a great launting crowd
OF debauched men and shameless women; and
Catherine merry husband insuled and outraged
her IN every possible way, until she consented
to receive those worthless creatures as her yery
good friends. and TO degrade herself by their
companionship. A Mrs. Palmer whom the King
made Lady Castlemaine, and afterwards Duch
ess OF Cleveland, was one of the most powerful
OF the bad women about the Court, and had great
influence with the King nearly all through his
reign. Another merry lady, named Mol Davis.
a dancer at the theatre was afterwards her rival
SO was Neil Gwynn first an orange girl then an
actress, who really had some good in her, and of
whom one OF the worst things know, is, that
she actually does seem to have been fond of the
King. The first Duke of St. Albans was this or
ange girls child. In like manner. the son of a
merry waiting-lady, whom the King created
Duchess OF Portsmouth, became Duke of Rich
mond Upon the whole it is not SO bad thing
to be commoDer"
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MINERS EXCHANGE AND SAVING
BANK.
AFmOry Hall, san Frnncisca.

nR. A. S, WRIGHT. proprietor of the above
~ named Banking House ANA Agent for the
reception OF Gold Dust for coinage al the United
States Mint IN this city. would hereby inform
the miner that he will receive and receipt for III
packages of treasure renlitted, ipee of charge.
aud all snms arising from the coinage thereof
VIII be passed TO the credit of the owners, and
held subject to their order.
The time aud date of the receiving of each
parcel will be duly numbered and registered.
so as TO entitle the depositor to preference i'll
turn.
REFERENCE,
DIR. Birdsall, Superintendent of the U. S. Mint
of San Francisco.
n. BAH moneys deposited at this bank will
bear an interest of one and half per cent per
month, and money arising from coinage, will
also bear the same rate of interest after three
days from date of coinage, redeemable at pleas
ure. ian7-3m
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Blaekwood's Edinburgh Magazine.

TNHE PRESENT CRITICAL STATE OF
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Love and Marriage.
A BAcHELoR's oRowL.

When lovers are wooing aud cooling,
Pursuing some woman for wife,
Nought is thought of the storm that is brew.
ing
To bring cloudy weather for life:
But those who have gathered the flowers
From the football of Cupid that spring,
Know there grow in Hymeneal bowers
TLorns, neitles, and briars that sting
DE swears never wooer was truer:
She vows she allows not beau
To be near, or appear as aught to her,
Save as one that she slightly may know.
But those who are by when they sigh,
And such little peruries make,
Can't conceive how these lovers can lie
Under such heavy mists OF mistake.
Their style of exclusive devotion
Is all very well in its way;
But this very unspcable notion
They find, after marriage, don't pay
My darling will last for while;
For while be at intervals kissed
But, though parted by many mile,
'Tis rarely that Madame is Missed.
This "paying addresses" possesses
charm, each lover allows;
But repeatedly paying for dresses
Must follow liyIneneal vows.
Though Cupid the Office conceals
That each hapless sufferer flls
Yet Hymen. more honest. reveals
His duty OF paying up" bills.
The Paradise promised by Cupid,
With cherubs guardian-sprites,
is rendered remarkably stupid
To those who must sleep there O. nights
These cheribs must all of them eat,
Though the fact is IA lover beneath:
And his . Heaven below" replete
With waling and cutting of teeth.
But lover will never discover
y fault IN the one he would wed
From his dream never seems TO recover
Till his lamb to tue alter is led.
Ills idol then proves an ideal;
Still worship lie possibly can;
Yet, though he may love what is real,
You'll allow he's an altar-ed man.
i. T.. O.
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The NrGHr SIDE OF LovE.-Mdnight yelled
the heavens with infinite blackness as Hans
Won Josenbaum Koachimsen stepped from the
orgied halls of the Kinke Lager Hans Zum
Saus and Brus. The foam OF the beer still
dashed his white beard, and the murmur of the
evening breeze mingled in his soul with the
memories of cries for ''anoder pretzel" and
''pring in the Lager" and the thrilling of
harps and pianos-for it had been concert night.
" Kat-a-ri-na!" he cried from the bottom of
his heart and voice--Kat-a-ri-nai- i--Komm
heraus!
The breeze sighed in the leaves-the waves
rippled-all was STILL
Once more in agony arose that cry" Kat-a-
ri-nar'
Deep from the recesses of the second story
window murmured an answer
% Nix komsa herausr'
" Vot-you oont kom out!' roared Hans. in
all the grief of rejected love- Den YOU goes
init ter tueful and be dondered Gotrhimmel-
kreuzschock kschwerenoth ~
A brick flew from his hand skinned through
the misty air-there was jingle of broke
gass-a cry in female Duich-and-all was
silent.
Still wanders in the dark midnight.
the spectral form of Hans Won Josenbaum
around that dwelling still rings from the win.
dow the ghostly cry of MIR konun hcreaus. still
speeds It's course on the night wind phantom
brlck-bat; aud stillthe benighted traveller hears
u low dismal wall in Dutch All things in hea.
ven and on earth are re-echoed and reflected in
their ghosts or IN their shadows.
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NovEL CoNDESsED.--Moonlight night; sha-
d6y grove; two lovers; eternal fidelity Young
iauy ricni young man poor; great obstacles ;
young man proud very handsome; sure to
make fortune young ladies' father very am.
cry; won't consent; mother intercedes: no eo
rich rival; very ugly, hardhearted !; lover in
bad tx; won't part die first: ght again :
garret window opens rope ladder; fight
pursuit; too late; marriage; old man in n
rage; won't forgive them; disowns them !;
old man gets sick; sends for his daughter; all
forgiven; all made up young man getting rich;
old man dies; young couple get all the money ;
live in the old mansion; quite comfortable; have
little children; much happiness.-Finis
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Fearful Warming to Hard Ki..er..

John Mcdonnell, young white man with an
open prepossessing countenance, was brou ght
up for stealing adys bonnet from a millinery
store in Second street. 1t is not common
event, in the course of human affairs. for young
man to steal a bonnet-indeed the case was sim
gular enough 10 excite general curiosity; the
mayor himself seemed anxious to know why
Johns fingers should have fallen on a bonnet
rather than hat-for the head piece he wore
was entitled to repose after long and faithful
service.
Why did you steal bonnet, John McDon-
ell?"
"Ah. your honor, it's very delicate subject.
and I'd rather say nothing about il, if it's all the
same TO you and the other gentleman
Have you wiel'
" "Divil a one.''
6 A mother or sister %
Not a taste, please your honor"
Then what use did you intend to make OF
the bonnet?n
"Must tell your worship WHY. then. it
was Nelly Callahan over the Schuylkill last Sun
day that led to the whole calamity. The ould
| scratch instigated me to kiss her among the
blackberry bushes. and she fl: against the civil
ity till her straw bonnet was used up like a
crushed egg shell. There says she you've
ruined mel How says I. Why saws she.
you've kissed the head off of me, and spilled nv
best bonnet besides-and if that's not ruination.
I'd like to know what is. Never mind says
|; :" there's not much harm done yet; and I'll
pay all the damages Says she, If YOU don't
get me another bonnet. you villain. I'll sue you
| for high trayson. And your honor, | was
| obliged to do it,
To do what?"
Get her another bonnet There was no shv-
ing off; the bonnet had to came by hook or by
| crook, and so hooked it. If must 90 the vow
age, let me speak a word of advice TO the youno
| men which is now standing in solemn silence
| aronnd this inclosher. Take warning by nv mel
| ancholy fate. and kiss the girls moderate; don't
smash their bonnets. And now, gents I'm ready
to suffer. hope the gents who is taking down
| the proceedings will sartify that | bore ii with
manly fortitude. It's crushing affair, and
have a sneaking notion that my heart is crushed
worser than Nelly Calahanss bonnet.
The miliner lady from whom the bonnet was
sfolen was deeply affected, and consid ering that
the theft was committed under the Influence of
almighty love- she declined TO prosecute. and
at her earnest request the erring lover was set
at liberty Philadeiphia Mercury
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Naval Power OF the United states.

The following extract from the London Times
would seem To indicate that some at least of the
" Bull family have correct conception of our
marine and its Importance, when circumstances
shall call for its exhibition, Upon the assertion
that " there not Government vessel in any
port of the United States ready to go to sea, -
when intelligence was received Of the disaster
To thei steamship San Francisco an assertion
which, by the way, was unfounded the Times
remarks:
Whatever may be the actual condition of the
American dockyards, it would be absurd to dis
parage the true naval strength of the States No
reasonable man would think any more lightly of
the maritime power of the American Union
from the circumstances here disclosed. Twenty
years ago our own ports were spoken of in al
most similar terms. What is it, then, that con-
tributes effectually to American reputation,
and even carries it through exposures which
would otherwise prove destructive? Simply
the universal conviction that all the elements of
strength are in reality there in abundance And
what gives this conviction? Simply the knowl-
edge that all the seas of the globe are covered
with American shipping, and that, though the
national arsenals may not contain the materials
Tor frigate, the yards, rivers and harbors of
the country would turn out in twelve months
or even IN as many weeks, such an armeda as
never yet crossed the ocean. Only the day be-
fore yesterday we published a detailed enumer-
alton OF the number OF steamships which had
been launched at the port of New York alone,
mp to the first day of the present year, and these
figures actually showed total of 66. with an
aggregate tonnage of l06, ,0Q0-or, in other words
% steamers averaging upwards of 1000 tons
each. There can never be question about the
true naval power of a State like this.
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SAM HOOKS LUcY's GowS.-Well, Jest as /
was ready to start away down comes Lucy to
the "keepin'" rooms, with arms behind her
head, fxin' of the hooks and eyes. "Man
alive" sails she, are you here yet-I thought
you was off gunnn' an hour ago; who'd thought
you were here - g Gunnn' z" sails l. :" Lucy.
my gunnin is over; shan't go no more now
| shall 60 home | agree with You shiverin'
if Lucy there -" Get ont !" sails she.
" don't talk nonsense Sam, and just fastin the
other hook and eye of my frock, will you -
She turned round her back to me- Wall |
took the hook in one hand and the eve in the
other; but ar'h and seas my eyes fairly snap
ped again. l never see such neck since /
was raised 1t sprung right ont o breast and
shoulder, full round and then tapered up to the
head like a swans; the complexion would
beat the most delicate white and red rose that
was ever seen. Lick it made me all eyes l
jist stood stock stil-T couldn't move finger
IT was die for it. What ails you, Sam
sas she, =" that you don't hook t?' why
sais |, Lucy, dear, my fingers is all thumbs,
that's a fact; | can't handle such little things
as you cam" ''Well, come'' sais she smake e
hase-mother will be commir' directly ;" and
at last l shut TO both my eyes and fastened it !;
and when | had done, says l, There is one
thing must say Lucy" +" What's that 2" sails
she. " That you stump all Connecticut to show
an angellterons neck you have-I never saw
the beat of it in all my born days-t's the
most - =" And you may stump the States.
too, sais she, to produce such another bold.
forrard, imperdent, onmannerly tongue as Won
have SO there now-so get along with you -
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Second Edition - Sixteenth Thousnnd.,

PENKNIFE SKETCHES
Or, Chips es the Old Block,
a SERIES OF ORIGINAL ILIUSTPATEn
"a Letters written by one of Califorpia's p;,
oneer miners, and dedicated to that class of her
citizens by the author.
Handsomely embellished with
1'~eaty-serea Hood Engrapings.
OF California scenery and incidents.
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popular ever published in Calitornia, is inst is.
sued from ihe press, with one NEW CHAP.
4. and carefully revised by .Old BIock.n
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Dec. 81, 1853.
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81 Possibly no single line in the language.
SO well conveys the idea of height, as the words
IN caps IN these six lines of Tennyson. on The
Eagle:" 1N'' i"'
~ he ciaps the crags with hooked hands,
Close to the sun in lonely lands
rrinseo with the azure world. he stands
IL ShLED SEA BENEATH HIN cRAwLs.
ne watches from his mountain walls.
And like 'hunder-bolt he falls
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SCriDturui.

Married, in Pine Grove, Alabama Mr. iona.
fillow TO Miss Sarah Scripture both of thai
place.
Some keep the Scripture for show
Lettered and gilt on their bureau
And some to dust aud moths degrade it:
But Jonas took the wiser part
he pressed the Scripture to his heart
And even ON his Pillow laid il.
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q We have no desire to be acquainted with
the bachelor who perpetrated the tollo,x;no
Nature, impartial in her ends
Where she made man the strongest
In Justice then to make amends.
Made woman's tongue the longest.
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Es Men of the noblcst dispositions think
themselves happiest when others share their
happiness with thcln.-Tay1or
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LNITCH & CO., Agents for the sale of the
IL Happy Valley Mills Flour, near Front are
prepared to furnish $50 barrels of this celebra-
ted Flour daily, i'll quarter sacks. This Flour is
equal, if not superior. to any Flour in the mar
ket. and we have testimonials tron the best 5a-
kers i'll San Francisco. and the country, that ii
snrpasses Gallego and Haxall.
II. S. FITcH. OcTavIEN HooGs.
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CALIFORNIA FLOUR.

LNTCH & cos MILLS. HENRY S. FITcH
Il EsQ. Dear Sir: We congratulate you in
having succeeded in manufacturing superior
article of Flour at your own mills in Happy Val
ley. The samples sent us we have given fair
trial, and find il pure article, and find it equal
TO any of the New York fancy brands | ever
used in New York city and we most cheer
Family Flour, being extra white and sweet, with
a proper strength; and as long as you continue
so careful in the selection OF your wheat, and
the manufacturing of the same. we shall contin-
ue TO remain yonr patrons it being far superior
to either Gallego or Haxal mills. Truly yours,
HALEY & THOMPSON,
n26-ln Railroad Bakery, Long Wharf.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-09
. RIAL ESTATE foR BALE Ar AUCTION.

parsuAnce OF decree OF the Nanderturgh Creu Court
- made ct the said Court certain suit
said court wherein Samuel Casseday plaintiff
and james MeCAster and Others defendants will
public auction the door Of the Court House
evansville the 18th day Of December D. 1854
hours Of 10 O'Clock A NJ and O'Clock p NJ Of
said day the following real situated
Ind that Is All Of fr
and si' to- ia township seven % south Of No
distric Of Lands subject viucsn-
lad Of said fractional sections
fore of tie heirs Of ills Hawkins dees. under
of the Probate Court of yandrburgh county
9e,rded foo~s wit: Beginning the south
Der Of said section No running thence
hne Of said secoa No chains and ffy-ons
thence by line parallel With the line section
TO the Bay Of Green River Island; thence
with the -anders thereof the line dvidns
lions and 81 thence east along said line place begin
ming Aso the east half Of the south of
Ne: So in township No. south Of range
nd dstt aforesaid and the Of the south
east quarter the section.
Terms or SALE.-Une third Of the purchase money in
eash p in siI months With interest and the remaining in
with intei est The properly will be Immediately
conveyed the purchasers who will required give
for the unpaid portion purchase
the purchased
This and will waving relief
from valuation or apprasemebt Laws
novIs-4w JOHN MITCHELL. Trustee
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-09
PORK PACKING AND 81. aUGHTERING AT Nv.

G. COOPER * CO. haviag taken the Pork House an d
He shment atthe Salt weseu Pigeon
Crssk Eyansv lie. hereto FIRE owned ~ Mitchell
Lsngbothaa aud haviax stabilized themselves for the
IN the pork packing sad business will b.
amply
Farmers AID sthers msay vays From Do,o 7 hogs can
be slaughtered day in the best Style The oay Patent
Steam Tank In miles Of the place will be in .z
They will either their
for pork spectators nsrchsut others
They ni buy nissoa and requeed slaughter pack
Weigh the render the lard ship pork
the proceeds .r sales aud attend eserhins else
ing to the basaes c. Cooper wiise his Fersona and
divided attention with determin Sixe the fullest
asr2s isi1u. n. c. cooPfR & CO.
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TuEo DowE FRAMES

Che and Canal opposite Henry Lutz
~. Evansville Indiana.
NANCY Dyer Steam Rehnher of Dry Goods.
and formerv Foreman ct Cincinnati for Mr.. Teasdalss
New York Dye House.
Cleans by Ladies' Gardeners Clothes Of silk
Woollen CraTe and Cashmere Sha~ls OF scrip
ton and finishes Dyes kind Of stuns
ecrdng terms, and finishes them equal He
stains from silk Dresses dry thout
color He also cleans and finishes
tains Silk and Woollen. Toe de Terse aud Tulles
Ase he cleans CARPETS aud finishes them equal to a.
fair rates. oesls-lyd&v
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DAILY JOURNAL.
TELEGRAPHIC!
NEW YoRS, Dec. 8, p. N.


4. Flour firm, sales 5000 bbls; So6tRefn
dull, sales I 200 bbls. Wheat firm: corn
uvsltered. sales $4,000 bush western mixed
{. at 92a93c. Pork trife lower. sales mess
: Is 62al3 95. prime II 37al2 SO: beef firm
with upward tendency, sales at lO4al03-
Ohio whisky 4Ia42c. Stocks heavy with
more business doing. Money more strin.
gent, short paper l2als. sterling lower.
produce bills I05al06, banks 8as4' Virginia
6s sol; Indiana IS Isl; Canton rls; Erie
3sk; Northern Indiana railroad so.
.t.r.f a. .CIxcIxxAri, Dec. 8, P. M.
River fallen inches and fdIi Of foating
ice; weather modersting slightly.
-Four irmer at Z 50a $50; hogs frmer,
closing at 4 5Oa4 IS; sales of green meats
at 81, Al and 6lc for shoulders, sides and
hams; !, 800 kegs prime lard sold at &c; pork
held at Sl2; whisky CSC; oats declined to
3sc; cheese lOe, demand fair.
BUFFALos Dec. Z.
Il, MayAower wrecked two days since and
abandoned. No insurance.
John Ladue, Mayor of Detroit, died on
Monday.
-u.ssa CIxcrsHAIr. Dec. Z.
River has fallen inches. The wealth
er is clear and cold. Canal closed yesterday
by ice.
Flour dull, no sales at 4os7 sol whisky
very dull and no sales; hogs dull-ofetings
large aud buyers holding back for delinej
4 soa 4 80 is asked; provisions very dull.
New YORK, Dec.7:
Flour advanced l2lc; $500 bbs sold at
q s62as I21. Southern advanced i2ac. l,7OO
bbls sold at 62a9 s71; wheat advanced
with limited business; corn is dull, 10000
bush western mixed sold at 92a93c; pork is
firm with upward tendency, mess Is 75a$14.
prime IL 25sl2 80; beei unchanged: lard
firm; whisky unsettled, Ohio 4ls434c.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. Z.
The river is closed.
BUFFALO, Dec. 6.
-, There was fire at Green Bay Tuesday,
which destroyed Taylor factory and Bron
sous stoee, aud the hardware store of Nor:
ris g. Bromley and the clothing store OF Mar
shall g. Calls. Loss 100000.
The weather is still stormy aud unsettled.
There has been no mail from New York
since Saturday.
The barge Senaca, laden with wheat, was
destroyed Wy ere last night.
Bosrox, Dec. 6.
The Clasda sailed hence for Liverpool to-
day.
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The BopY OF Sir JOHN FRANKLIN FoUSp
By DIR. KASE.-Thc Lake Superidf MAR 9
Nsus, Of Nov. 8, contains the following:
By private letter we learn that the bodies
of Sir John Franklin and his men have been
found by DIR. Kane's party, frozen perfectly
preserved.
In our last number we gave the report oil
the intelligence derived from some Of the
Esquimaux Indians, of the discovery Of some
of the silver used ty Franklin's expedition
and marked with his Initials. The later re.
port is OF the discovery Of the bodies, and
from our authority we have the right to be-
lieve il to be true.
The editor makes no mention Of the source
of his information, nor Of the direction
whence il came.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-09

Hcss.-The hog market has black eye. a
phrase used in commercial parlance. The
great depression ia money matters has
brought about this result. The highest cash
of;r heard OF yestetd,y was 81 90. TI.ne
sales ceuid have beea effected on better
terms, says "a rs and fsr extra heavy IS, 4
months, but the sellers now in market are
nearly sll indianians, and while they cannot
OF will not pack GA their own account. refuse
to sell on credit. A lot of heavy hogs was
offered yesterday at 81 65 cash without find
ing purchaser.-( Lou. Jour. 7h.