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The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

her steadily in the eye, and was just on
the point Of accomplishing what SO much
desired when she b!ushed, turned her head
away and tried to loose my grasp
FoiIed-resisted-God, how my blood
changed from boiling heat to freezing,
how the thoughts of a lifetime traversed
my brain, and in such quick succession
that dimness came over my sight, and |
ree.cd, half unconscious on the sofa. The
spell was broken; and though they sat
beside me, talked, cheercd and smiled upon
me, the kiss was not bestowed, and all
they could do failed to rouse me from the
lethargy had fallen into. / attempted
several times to speak, but the words died
on my palate, and though aware of their
kind endeavors to resuscitate me, my rea-
soning faculties gradually became OBJ
scured in oblivion, and fell into more
profound sleep, to wake in the morning
and find it all--G dream
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08
For the Sierra Citizen.
Mother, How Long?

Mother, how long has Pa been gone
Across the prairie wild?
And when will he be back again,
To kiss his wayward child?
And chase the sorrow from thy brow
That's settled there SO deeply now?
Mother, fear be ne'er will come;
But in some lonesome glen
He's buried deep beneath the snow,
Or in some griZZly's den;
Or in the bottom of the sea,
He never thinks of you and me!
But mother, no! he is not dead;
When summer flowers spring
Upon the hills and meadows green,
And birds begin to sing,
Well see him coming down the lane,
And kiss his sunburnt cheek again!
Well take his picture from the wall
And wreathe it round with flowers;
And when he comes we'll tell him how
We've prayed for him for hours;
And how white winged angel came
And whispered in my ear his name!
And when the village church bell tolls
We'll lead him to the grave,
And show him where our Willie sleeps,
Where those wild willows wave;
And there we'll kneel upon the sod
And offer up our thanks to God
EsTEILE.
Downieville, CAL, April, 1854.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

Court ETIQUErrE.-There were NO
members of the American delegation
present at the opening of the British Par.
lament on the 3lst of January. Mr.. Bu-
chanan despatched a note requesting
tickets of admission, and referring to the
Presidents instructions that our Minis
ters abroad are to appear, on such occa-
sions, in the dress of the American citizen
The only reply vouchsafed was the en-
closure to him, by the Master of Ceremo.
nies, Of printed notice, that oil the diplo-
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08
Monster Ships in Olden Days.

An article in the Edinburg Journal, by
Prof. Tenant, states the dimensions of
some Of the large ships built by the an
clients; whence it appeared, that a ship
constructed by Ptolomaus Philopater.
was 429 feet long, 56 feet broad, and II
feet high from the keel to the prov. and
was manned by four thousand rowerS,
four hundred servants, and two thousand
eight hundred and twenty marines. Hero.
King Of Syracuse, caused to be built by
Archias, the Corinthian shipwright, under
the supervision of Archimedes, vessel
which appeared to have been armed for
war, and sumptuously filled for pleasure
yacht, and yet was ultimately used to carry
corn; the dimensions were not recorded
5utt 5uctt rs there were twenty banks of oars
and three masts, the timber for the main
mast, after being in vain soug,n.. in Italy;
was brought from England and the cargo
was sixty thousand measures Of corn besides
vast quantities of provisions, ETC., for the
crew the dimensions must have exceeded
those of any ships of the present day: in
deed. Hero, finding that none of the sur
rounding harbors suficed to receive his
leviathan, loaded it with corn, and present
ed the vessel with its cargo, to Ptolemy
king of Egypt, and on arriving at Alexan-
dria, it was hauled ashore, and nothing
more was recorded respecting it. Taking
these dimensions as the basis for calcula-
ting the tonnage, by the old lay or build
er's measurement, the first named ship
would measure 6445 tons, and Noah's Ark
would have registered lO,9O5. So it
seems that, after all we are only going
back to the vast proportions of the an
clients.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08
GADsDgN TREATy.-The following ART

GADsDEN TREATy.-rhe following are
the povisons Of the famous Gadsden
Treaty: lst. The new boundary COM
mences two marine leagues north Of the
mouth Of the Colorado, giving us Eo access
to the Gulffo California, and goes between
latitude thirty lone and thirty two to the one
hundred and eleventh degree Of longitude
west Of Greenwich.
3D. 1t abrogates the llth article Of the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and cancels
all claims of Mexican citizens under that
article to date of ratification.
/ Sd. The United States pay fifteen
Millions OF dollars in monthly instalments
of three millions each the FIRST, payable
OH ratifying the treaty.
4th. Reserves five millions for claims Of
American citizens in Mexico, including
the Garay grant.
5th, Both Government sagree to put down
6libusterisnl, and pursue tue filibusters
with army and navy into the others terri
tory.
9th. Agrees to refund goods and chat
tells stole by Indians from citizens Of the
others country.
The President amends No. 5 by striking
out the pursuit by land and sea into the
others territory, and he amends No. A by
not mentioning any particular claim.
The amendments are very important
The treaty will be ratified in its new form.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

TIE BOURBON. -" There is something
very ludicrous in their claim of a throne
of the sovereignty over millions of people,
as piece of family property. The
remnants of the Bourbon race, without ex-
ception destitute of talent, incompetent to
do anything for the welfare OF the human
race, spend their useless lives in dreaming
about regaibing the throne Of France as
something which belongs to them by right
of birth-as something bequcathed to them
by their ancestors, and OF which they have
been unjnstly robbed. There's comfort
in thinking that the day for this nonsense
has nearly gone by. The doctrine Of
" Divine right" as applied to hereditary
monarchy; commands but little respect
any where nowadays. In Eu gland it ia
regarded as harmless fiction, interviewer
into English law, and to be tolerated so
long as it produces no evil result to the
people of Great Britain. But it has a.
Slight hold upon the convictions of the
English at the present day. So long as.
they have an amiab.e Queen, who Is wise
enough to leave Government to the House
of Commons, and TO serve as an ornamen-
tai fgure-head to the ship Of State they
will not disturb the tenure by which she
holds her place. But let such she-tiger
as Queen Elizabeth again attempt to
tyranise over England or lcta obstinate
bigoted prohigate, again seek to govern.
in spite of Parliament, and Cromwelis
will be more abundant than they were in
the seventeenth century. IN. Y. Times.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08
Dovneyile Sierra County California Saturday. April 1854

matte corps must appear in full costume
Several of the leading English papers
were highly indignant. The London
Daily Nesas says:
There can be very little doubt that a
deliberate insult has been offered to th'
great nation with which, of all others, it
becomes US to entertain the best relation.
We will leave out decentralization of the mag
nitude Of our trade with America, the
community Of language, the common stock;
we will only point to the possible position
in which England may be placed in the
course of the war which it seems we are
entering. We hope, however, that cause
for ill-feeling will not arise between the two
great Anglo-Saxon nations on subject
which is fit to be debated only between a
couple of chamberlains of defunct princi-
palities of the ancient Germanic confed-
Grafton"
WHILE we are not inclined to view the
matter so seriously as our English cotem-
porary does, we must confess to some
astonishment THAT in this enlightened age
so much importance is attached to few
guady trappings and gewgaws, silly me-
mentoes Of the folly and fooleries of other
times.
BIGAMY AND LITERATURE.-The follow
ing is specimen of the style of letter by
which w. F. Smith, the Manchester biga-
mist, persuaded four or FIVE women to be-
come his wives:
"My love for you is More than My tung
Can Express or pen describe, if it would
be for you hapines for me to be Tortured
how Willingly i Ascend the Scaffold, how
calmly Could resume my life if l Could
once More behold you And see you happy
And to know that you Will for give Me
that could Dy by your side 0 that your
own pure And Stainless hands Would
strike the digger to my heart and Extin-
guish the last spark of life if Could but
know this how quick Would present
Myself before your pure eyes seen Amiss
in me My Dear NJ will you be so kind as
to allow Me to Call And Sea you please
Ask if i can come And Not be Molested
if can | can satisfy you that in Menny
respects l am innocent My Dear Mary
l love you better than life With you l am
happy Without you Miserable"
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

PRINTER BoYs.-Mr. Winthrop, ifr his
recent lecture before the Charitable Me
chanic Association, made this remark in
regard to a printing Office as a good
school: "'rhere is an atmosphere in a
printers Office, which, somehow or other,
puts notions into boys heads,-an
atmosphere which is very apt to make
quick blood run quicker, and impulsive
hearts beat higher, and active brains work
harder, until those who were only intended
to set up types for other peoples thoughts
are suddenly found insisting on having
other people to set up types for their own
thoughts
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

CHINESE HELL.-Among the Chinese
the anticipetions of death are distressing
Their Imagination has invented no fewer
than ten hells. One consist of hell stuck
full Of knives; another of an iron boiler,
filled with boiling water; third is hell
Of ice; in another, the punishment is pull
ing out the tongue of those who tell lies;
another is a hell of poisonous serpents; in
another is hell of blackness and darkness;
and you may hear them praying in one
May l not fall into the hell of swords!''
and another into this or that place of tor
ment.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08
No.. 9.

Ms~ HIxaLISHNAN.-Did you 'ear that
| 'ere, Smiyins? They're cannibals ere III
Hameriky. Hi 'eard him horder co5blcr
plain as he could speak, and say he wanted
dinner right away. l s'pose they kill Cob
lers and cook 'em! 'Orrible!
"If you do that again." said mason TO
an Irish hod-carrier, who accidentally le1
the bricks fall from bis hod on the aiGre-
said mason's shins, ''Fll give you HI
" It'll be the only thing we ever gave,
guess" returned Pat.
SHOULDN'T WoNpER.-An editor some
where p the west, has become SO hollow
from depending on the printing business
alone for bread, that he proposed TO sell
himself to some gentleman to be used as
stove-pipe.
PROMISING Child" Pappy, can't go
to the geological rooms, to see the cam
momile fight the rhinosercow 2"
"Sartain, my son--but don't get your
trowsers torn. Strange, my dear, what
taste that boy has for nat'rai history-isn't
it? No longer ago than yesterday, he had
eight pairs of tom cats hung by their tails
over the clothes line"
A rough Kentuckian hearing child cry
very loudly and furiously, remarked
How wickedly that small sample OF man
kind is swearing now, in the iniantile YER
nacular! What will it come to when it is
educated?
GRATiTCtE--
"God and the doctor we alike adore,
Just on the brink of danger, not before;
The danger past, both are alike requited,
God is forgotten and the doctor sighted
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

TIE LAY OF THE LAND-Out of over
$4,000 600 of acres of land in this State, "a ;
O00,O acres are mineral lands; 19,0OO,-
600 can OF be irrigated. and therefore
cannot be cultivated, leaving but 20,0O0,-
600 capable of cultivation. Ten or twelve
millions Of these are claimed by Spanish
grants.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

Professor Silliman, giving an account
Of his recent ascent OF Mount Vesuvius says
that the great secret OF ascending noun.
tains is to proceed very slowly, and to-
stop and sit down frequently, until the
natural quiet respiration and circulation.
of the blood and tone Of the muscles are
recovered; by proceeding in this manner
even high mountains may be scaled without
exhaustion.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

HONEST. John Senent, a work
man who came to town to get some money
and having met some friends, got drunk.
He performed the extraordinary feat OF
having remained in the Station House
all night with Sl45 in his pocket, this
money having escaped the search Of the OF
ficers) not one cent of which was stolen
from him-one of the most remarkable
achievements on record. He was fined So
S. F. Herald.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

New ORLEANS ITEM.-I'he plantation
feld-hands of Mr.. Minor kenner, sold
yesterday and the day before by Messrs
Beard & May, brought very high prices;
one hundred and forty-six--consisting of
men women and children, young and old,
single, double, and in families, brought
$l3l,l75 being an average of a fraction
over $3.50 each. 1'wenty-three Carolina
plantation hands, of various ages, mostly
fsfnilies, sold for Slo. .236-Qslta.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

IL IBBE. DR.. T. r., Office and residence
lA- opposite E. ". Haskell & Bro Main
street. Downieville an l-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

III AMBLIN & SON, manufacturers
ILL Of tin and sheet iron ware, west side
Lower Plaza, Downieville. ap l-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

II OSKE, JOSEPH, root beer, cakes,
~ pies, etc. opposite Craycroft's mill,
Main street, Downieville. ap I-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

ANGrON Il BRO, banking and ex-
Il press Office, agents Adams q Co, Main
street. Downieville. ap l-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

TUIDO, ANTONIO, groceries, wines
" liquors, etc, Main street, west Lower
Plaza, Downieville. ap 1-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

ADD & CURTIS, wholesale and re-
IL tail grocers, east side Bridge street,
below Main, Downeville. ap l-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Andes at Boston.

THE steamship Andes from Liverpool,
arrived at Boston, March lst. with dates
from Europe Of l4th February.
Preparations for war are going on in
France and England. The Niagara and
Cambria, and eleven other steamships be-
longing to the Cunard line of steamers,
have been chartered by the British gov
ernment, to transport troops to Constanti-
nople. The feet sent to the MEDITERRANEAN
is said to be the most powerful ever
equipped by England. No declaration of
war has yet taken place. The n. York
Tribune says:
"The British contingent for the defense
of Turkey will amount to 10000 men, with
40 guns; ESQ picked men in each battalion
are to be armed with Mimic rifles, and
brigade commands will be conferred on
young colonels. The naval preparations
are carried on with the greatest vigilance.
"'Ehe period Of forty days was allowed
by the Porte for the acceptance. by Russia,
Of the terms of adjustment proposed by
the Four Powers and assented to by the
Turkish Cabinent, On Thursday, Feb. 8,
and the Porte or its allies are now fully
justified in taking, without further notice,
such measures as they may deem necessary
in opposition to the Gar.
Advices from Constantinople state that
the French and English Adlnirals had
fixed the period of Is days, from the 9th
January, for the Russian vessels to return
to their harbors in the Black Sea.
"a camp for 10000 men is being pre-
pared at place six miles from CONSTANT
nople, on the banks of the Sea of Mar
mora"
A manifesto, signed by Nesselrode,
is shortly expected at Vienna, in which
Russia will announce her intentions
Schamyl, a Circassian chief, at the head
of 10000 men, was about to attack Zaka-
tia, military post of the Russians
Bad weather and the difficulty Of crossing
the Danube have prevented the Russians
from attacking kalafat. Three Russian
regiments, one of which is the Chasscurs
Of Odessa, have been so cut up that they
must be completely re-organized before
they can again take the field. The French
feet has sailed and is now on its way to
the Mediterranean.
A battle took place on the 29th sJanua-
ry at Togana, which was attend led with
great loss to both sides. The Turks re-
treated to Kalafat. The Russians have
65 ,OC0 men before Kalaf1t, and orders
have been received from the Emperor to
drive the Turks out of Lesser Wallacia.
without loss of time.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

NREI ID l. A NDER, NJ, gentleman
IL furnishing store, Main street, next to
Sierra Drug Store, Downioyille. ap S-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

The news from Oregon il Of little i'm,
portance.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

MI ARTIN, r. H., milkman, Cottage
IVA street, near NJ. E. Church, Downie-
vile. ap 1-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

MOORE 4 WESTLAKE, groceries,
1v1 provisions, liquors. mining tools, ETC.,
Bridge street. Downieville ap l-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08
DR.. B. ". CARR

HYSICIAN l. SURGEON.
Uate of Baltimore Almshouse Hospital }
OFFICE SIERRA DRUG STORE, DowNIEvILLB..
n B. Particular attention paid to Dis
. ses of the Eye. feb II-H
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

NLETCHER & CO., groceries, boots
IL and shoes. clothing, ETC., opposite
Lower Plaza. Downieville. ap I-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08
Greek Conspiracy.

A Greek conspiracy has been discovered
in the dominions of the Sultan, which has
induced the French Government to ad
dress note couched in strong terms to
the Government of King Otho.
The Journal de Francfort says that
"the German Powers have resolved to
preserve strict neutrality, whatever may
happen" The neutrality professed by
Austria is doubtful. Since Lesser Wal
lacia has become the theatre of war, the
Austrian Government has placed 25OOO
men on the frontier as precautionary
measure against the Turks.
Sweden and Norway.
The Russians have refused to recognize
the declaration of neutrality of Sweden
and Denmark, and insist that their ports
shall be closed against belligerent powers.
= SPAIN" This once powerful nation is
represented as being in sad condition.
The treasury is completely empty; the
best militry men Naryaez, Espartero and
Concha are either in e4Ae or otherwise in
disgrace, her best informed civilians have
been removed from Office because they
would no.. vote against their consciences.-
At the present moment with the richest soil
and the finest climate in the world-washed
by tive seas, and every way favored by
nature-Spain could not obtain a loan in
any European money market, or even
obtain sufficient capital to commence her
system of railways"
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

nUPONT, J. H., groceries and pro-
~ visions, Bridge street, below Main
Downieville. ap 1-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

MEIER, j., segars, tobacco, foreign
4v1 and domestic fruits. etc., cor. Main
aad Bridge street, Downieville. ap 1-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

MORTON Il KLINE, restaurant and
~ bakery, Main st. Downieville. ap 1-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

RARNES & REFS, wholesale and re-
IL tail erocers, south side Main street,
Downievilie ap I-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

NOLE, SILVIA, Missouri wash house,
~ Main street, above Upper Plaza, Dow
Neville. ap l-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

INASEY & CO, groceries, wines and
~ Liquors, etc, next door below Virginia
Hotel. Downieville. ap 1-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

STEELE & MCDONNELL, bowling
~ saloon. opposite Craycroft's saloon.
Main street, Downieville. ap I-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

NARR & COCHRANE apothecaries
~ and druggists, Main street, opposite
Post Office. Downieville. ap I-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

nOWNEY, WIN. NJ, groceries, pro-
~ visions and liquors, Toll House, Dur
gan Flat, Downieville. ap l-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08

RE TON, II. p, Virginia Hotel,
H. Main street, west of Lower Plaza,
DoWnieville. ap l-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-08
Business Car0s.

RARKER, E. e. CO., butchers, Main
IL street. DOwnievillc. ap 1-tf
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-08
Mining News.

MIDDLE YCBA-From Nr. O Or andall,
Just down from the Middle Yuba, we learn
that the miners generally on that river
are doing well, if not better than former
seasons.
The Minnesota Cos F!uIne, carrying some
nine feet of water, is row nearly completed,
and will introduce its waters to the miners
there, about the 1st OF December. The
same Co. have just completed one Of the
best saw mills in the country, which is now
cutting from to y thousand feet Of lum-
Der per day The iume being constructed
by this company viii be one Of the best
enterprises in the country. The mines
through which it passes are not only rich
but inexhaustaby abundant, which will af-
ford a ready market for all the water it
can command. Minnesota seems to be in &
very thriving condition, and as an excellent
road leading to it connects at GaioWay's
Ranch with the new road from Nevada to
D1Wnieyil.e, It IS easy OF access IRON either
direction,
Good all diggiogs have just been, or are
now being opened about Minnesota. In fact
j. is as.sr.ained that al! the north bank of
the 1Iiddle Yuba, from Minnesota up 10
Wolf Creek wiil pay We! for Sluicipg-
from s. to $50 per day, ard even as high
as so per day las been made to the hand.
NoRTH YUBA-On the North Yuba.
with but few exceptions, the miners are
doing as we'll and in many places better
than ever before. One day last week, a
French Co. just above Downievile, in a
claim that has been worked every season
for four years, took out a specimen weigh
ing S6I9 so. These claims are paying
better this season than ever before.
Another Co. at the junction of the cas-.
and north forks are making 5000 per share
q week clear Of all expenses.
Peck, Brown s. Go. il miles above
Downieville on the North Fork are making
immense wages.
The Monte Christie diggings Oh the hill
above Down.eyiIe, a late discovery, are
producing well.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-08

STRANGE OocU RRENCE.-A man died in
West Troy, \. Y. on the 9th July, with
a disease strongly resembling cholera, and
his body was deposited in a coffin and fully
prepared for burial. The remains were
kept until Saturday evening and then while
the friends Of the deceased were engaged
in holding a wake over him, the supposed
dead man slowly recovered from the state
in which he had SO long lain, and actually
arose from the coffin, walked across the
floor, and requested drink of water, say
ing he was very thirsty. This comes to
Us (says the Troy Vhig), from one of the
parties present, and We see no reason to
doubt her statement. We further under
stand that the man is conyalescent and
will recover.
The Nevada journal., 1854-09-08
Miners Meeting.

AT a meeting Of the Miners of Bush Creek,
held Sept. 4th, 1854, on notion NJ S. C!evo-
land was called to the Chair, and n. A. Hicks
was appointed Secretary
On motion, committee of three was appoin-
t'd to draft resolutions. for the action of this
meeting. \. Swan, II. \. Lonas, and VI i.
Sullivan COMMITTEE
The following resolutions were presented and
unanimously adopted.
Ist. That this district shall be know;l as Lower
Bush Creek district.
2l That the boundary shall be as folows;-
commencing at the Upper Falls, Tor at
the lower line Of Aliens claims.) and run
ming down to the falls blasted by Brush
Greek Co, in 1858. including five claims
in Rock Greek adjoining, and ten claims
in Miles Ravinc
Sd. That the claims shall be sixty feet in
length and extending from bank to bank
4th. That any person may hold one claim by
location and as many by purchas as they
may see proper.
9th, That any rerson owning claims in this
district can leave and vacatc the same until
there is sufficient water for ground sluicing
by having them recorded in the Record
ers Book, giving number and location ol
the same, within ten days after this date.
9Th That these resolutions be published in
the Nevada journal.
On motion, n. \. IIihs was appointed
Recorder for this district
NJ. S. CLEVELAND. Prest
y. A. HICKS, See'y.