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The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18
Gpfrial Notices.
Masonic Notice.

a MOUNTAIN SHADE LODGE, No. 1S, Of
n F. and A. Masons. Regular COM
x X munication on the first and third
wv Saturday of each month, at the
Masonic Hall, over the Empire Saloon
Hour of meeting o'clock, P. NJ.
OFFICERS
H. P BENTON, W. NJ. S.W. LANGroN, Treas.
L. REYNOLDS, S. W. H. G. Brown, S. d.
WP YouNG, J. w. ]. w. BRowN, J. D.
J. D. ScEIIAN, Sec'y G. Harris, Tyler.
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The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18

J. b. GATES is now undergoing trial at
Sacramento for the murder of Jonathan
Harlo, ct Sutterville.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18

Mr.. DANNALs, of the Assembly, re-
Gently reported bill to prevent the
sale of fire arms to the California Indians,
which was passed. By the way, we think
the people of Yuba county will not have
to regret the election of Mr. Dannals, our
quondam fellow laborer. Whenever any
thing of Importance to his constituents is
to be discussed, he will be found at his
post.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18
Business CARDS.
II. H. TAYLOR.

ATTORNEY-AT-LAw AND CoNyEYANCER.
Office first floor of Dr. Chase's Law Build
ing, on Craycroft street, Downieville.
feb Him
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18

The Legislature is discussing the pro
priety of paying the pipers who oficiated
in the famous bribery case.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18

San Francisco. - L. p. FISHER
Sacramento. CURLE BROTHERS
Marysville. lle.....R r. A. EDDY e. Co
Minnesota s, McMIILEN
GoOdyear's Bar - C. f. MYERS
Forest City. WINTERS & HEPPERLEY
Cralgs. d. MOORE
Eureka. a..HA HARLOW KIMBAIL
st. Louis. l.. O. Preston
Chandlerville. JOHNSON & CRITcHER
Pine Grove ye...G GEO. DAVIDSON
GibsOnville. e.. JAMES BIGIER
Camptonville RUTHvEN & Co
Fosters Bar GEO. A. KING
French Corral AARON PAULEY
Parks Bar SHEARER & Co
Nevada City. ADAMS & Co
Sears Diggings gs......H II. S. BECK
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18

says: "The gale which ragged on Friday
night and Saturday morning was one OF
the most violent which has visited our
coast for many day. The winds blew
with much fury at the Telegraph Station,
near Fort Point, as to snap heavy bar,
burst in the doors, and throw everything
into confusion within. Had a band of
rioters forced their way in they could not
have produced more disorder and destruc-
ton. A portion of the sides were forced
out, planks and timbers were snapped
like twigs, and the keeper of the house
nearly blown out of his bed. This, it will
be recollected, was on high bluff, ex-
posed to the full fury of the gale. Atsea,
we learn, the storm was equally severe
The bark Delegate, from this port for
Mendocino, was caught just beyond Point
Reyes, and her sails torn to ribbons by
the squalls. The sea in that vicinity was
extraordinarily high, and the bark was
compelled to return to port for REPAIRS
The elements have been in unusual COM
motion the present winter, so many
storms having rarely occurred the same
season. 1t is very probable the remarka-
BILE cold which prevailed in California and
Oregon during the latter part of January
had its inhence in producing this distur-
bance in the atmosphere.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18
DR.. r. w. CARR.

DR.. r. w. CARR.
PHI Y SICIAN & SURGEON.
Oate of Baltimore Almshouse Hospital.)
OFFICE SIERRA DRUG STORE, DowNIEvIILK.
N. B. Particular attention paid to Dis
eases of the Eye. feb lift
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18
Communicated
FoREsr Cry, Feb. 10th, 1854.

= FoREsT CRY, Feb. 10th, 1854.
Fellow Citizen Permit us to congrat.
ulate you ON your first number at the
same time offering you little contribu-
ton of our own
Enclosed you viii find true statement
of the receipts Of several mining claims at
our place, viz:
Grand Company, within the last thirty
FIVE days, 1915 to the share.
Don Sac, from $l2 to $l4 per day to the
hand.
Empire Company, for week ending yes
terday, l48 ounces.
Buckeye Company,for week ending yes
terday, l68 ounces.
Mount Vernon Company, for week end
ing yesterday, 1872 ounces.
This will give some idea of the way the
claims are paying here, although those
mentioned are the most noted
You would be surprised to visit our
town, which, by the way, has been sadly
neglected by California geographers and
newspaper correspondents
We have in our little city three hotels,
five stores, three blacksmith shops, and
everything requisite to make the stranger
comfortable It is the intention of the
citizens to construct wagon road to this
place, which can easily be accomplished.
This will render Forest City one of the
most desirable locations in the mountains.
The Citizen was greeted in very cor
dial manner by our citizens. Send us a
larger budget next week, as several young
gentlemen are desirous of sending the
Citizen to their sweet-hearts.
The Mount Vernon Company have just
handed me statement of one weeks work.
five men employed
Monday .....26 ozs, Thursday ...39 ozs
Tuesday. ..--38 Friday. .13
Wednesday. .2l Saturday. Ia
y Hastily, Yours, w. BIZ
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18
TsEAI..1 I

NoTE.-Two copies of this were sent in
the Spanish language to the District
Judge at TiXtla, the other sent to General
Thomas Moreno, Governor and Military
Commandant of this State.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-18
UNITED STATES CONSULATE. J

ASapulCO, McAicO, Jan. H. 1904.
!, Charles L. Denman, United States
Consul for the Port of Acapulco, in the
Republic of Mexico, and as such duly
recognized do hereby record and cause
to be made manifest, this my most solemn
protest, in the name of the Government of
the United States.
Firstly, against the summary, unjustifi-
able, illegal aud malicious incarceration
Of the American, citizens Augustus Jouan.
Secondly; against the arbitrary force and
threats used by the District Judge in the
city of Tixtla, State of Guerrero, Mexico,
supported by armed soldiers, who compelled
said Jouan to deliver up drafts to the
amount of eighteen thousand dollars,
(S1S,000) besides cash, jewels, gold speci-
mems, and documents of immense value.
Thirdly, against the aforesaid District
Judge permitting a man named Limantour
leaving this, the State of Guerrero,
without giving undoubted security in the
premises The said Jouan having been, at
and through the instigation of said Liman-
tour, thus imprisoned.
In consideration of the facts set forth,
and herein represented to me, do hereby
demand and make known to all the Mexi-
can officials who are, have, or may be act
ing in the premises, that l Immediately re-
quire and insist upon the unconditional
liberty Of the American citizen, Augustus
Jouan. That all the property that has been
taken or extorted from said Jouan be re-
stored to him, or forwarded to me, the
U. S. Consul, for safe keeping, as said Jeual
may deem proper; and finally, that the
aforesaid LimantOur be placed under good
and sufficient securities, as herein demand
ed, to the end that said Jouan may be in
Identified. That, in the event Of the atl-
thorities failing to comply with this pro-
test, now, therefore, in behalf Of Angus
tus Jouan, by this instrument hereby hold,
for and in the name of Augustus Jouan,
the Mexican Government responsible for
all loss or losses, damage OF damages, the
said Jouan has, may, or might sustain, by
reason of the cause or causes as herein set
forth.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official seal of
Office, at the U. S. Consulate, in the port
and the republic as herein set forth, on this,
the fourteenth day of January, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.
CHARLES L. DEMAN,
TcE1T I TT 9 Copcu1
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Invitation to PRAYER.

Come let us pray; tits good to feel
That God himself is near;
That while we ut his footstool knccl
He dcigns to hear, y
Though sorrows cloud life's dreary way,
This.is our solacc-let us. pray -
Come let us pray; the burning brow,
The hearts oppressed with care.
And all the woes that throng us now,
May be relieved by prayer;
Jesus can smile our gricfs away
o glorious thought! como, let lis pray.
Come, let lis pray; the sin-sick soul
Her weight of guilt must feel;
But, harkl the glorious tidindgs roll,
While here we humbly kneel;
Jesus will wash that guilt away,
And pardon grant-come, let us pray.
Come, let US pray; the mercy scat
Invites tile fervent prayer.
And Jesus ready stands to greet
The contrite spirit there;
Then come, dcar friends, this is the way
TO him who loves us-lct us pray.
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Remarkable stone-A, Fact for the Curl

We have frequently heard of the existence %
stone said to possess the power of attracting
poison elected into the system from the bites of
aniipals. reptiles, and insects We regarded tho
story OF Its existence, however, like that of the
" "Phiiosophcr's Stone, "a mere creation of the
imagination. %fiE6
We were informed recently, however, by an
intelligent and reliable gentlcp,nn of the coun.
ty, aud q member of the last Legislature, that
his mother-in.law has such.a stone in her posses
sion: that i: has been in possescssion of differ
ent members of the family for two or three
generations, and that although it came from
Scotland, no account can be given by any one
how it was first obtnined. fIt:S
The stone, he informed us, is Very hard. OF
a porous nature, dark gree,lish color, and moi
more than an inch or two long, that lie has mp
Piled 1T In -numberlcss instances to persons bit
ten cy spiders and snakes, with entire success,
ana IN one instance only, lowing to too great
dclay) out of great many, did it fail to afford
speedy relief, and effect Complete cure y
Onapplying the stoneto the wound it i'll
stantly sadhercA and remains until saturated
with the poison, and then drops off. On pla-
cling it in warm water, the poison is seen 10
come ont in grecnish spangles, when the stone
may again be applied until a complete cure is
effected.
This is a description Of the nature and quail
tiles OF this singular and valuable stone which
perhaps but few persons will be inclined to be-
heve,. although literally true.-Wc nre not
aware that the. existence of such stone is
known to the scientific world at alL-Spirit of
the South.
lin conaeetion with TIC. above, we would add
that we arsfeliably Informed that such stone
as is above described has, for twenty years past,
been in possession of the family of the late 3Ir
John King, living on what is called Church
Hill, in Richmond, Virginia; and that during
thaftine its qualities in counteracting the cf-
fects of poison, alluded to. have been many
times successfully testcd.-Ea Un;on]
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the Pressis of all your EishtsnJnu.

iings of the wolf and the indigenous nhabitant
'trod d the earth in all his savage dignity, the
peaceful song of civilization is heard reverbcr
.ating from. the Atlantic to the Pacific The
once boundless forest has been ;felled by the
mighty axe of'the yadyenturonss' pioneer. Val
lies have been esyated, mountains tunnelsd
and the green esEh waves with tho, yellow
harvest The thds sn has been uprooted by the
rosc-hush, and the domestic vine Chambers over
the rugged cliff once the solitary abode of wild
beasts. Cities have taken the place of tho wig
wan, and the flower garden with its partcrres
decked with flowers Of every hue, and trcllises
loaded with the cultivated vines of every land
perfume the ancient haunt of the red man.
NoNNtJIJus
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oRh TAa ARTS se1HNcA, NEWS poGrrcs; &C.
MORNING JULY s. 1854 uor 1nn

those of the same flesh and blood. \ What rcla-
ticns in life so endearing, so disintcrested, as
those of tile familyf Say not that selfishncss
has made its havoc here and that the trail of
the scrpentis found over the joysof the domestic
altar God intended originally that tho whole
race of mon should constitute one family-of
which He is the head, and that the family as
now constituted should be the best tyne of
that which he Himself had established. OF
this household, the mother is the corner stone
uniting in her wisdom, purity and lovcliness,
all the members of the houschold.-to her. ia
assigned the tendcrest and most delicate task
this side of Heaven, mark truly demanding
angelic traits, and INVOLVING eternal consequent
ces. To the daughters is assigned all that re-
latcs to ornament, refinement, delicacy. SIS
tcrly affection, rs we'll as maternal. love- con.
stitute the safety as well as the glory of the
household. o, that they were angelsl This
short and imperfect. view must suffice-lan-
guage would fail to describe what The heart
has felt, as we'll as what the eye has seen, both
for good and ILL.,
1t is to polish and refine that which is coarse
and yulgar-to elevate that which is grovel-
ling in the henrts of our daughters; and re-
store them to the arms of living anxious pa
rents qualified to discharge all the peculiar
duties of her. station, that constitutes tile mo-
tive for building this Institution.
May its success be commensurate with its
Importance; and from these sacred walls may
there issue such n steady light of intelligence
and piety, as shall shed benign and blessed
influence on all the families of this our beloved
Carolina. VIAroR.
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An Example for Young Men.

The Messrs. IIarpcrs of NcwiYork, who re
Gently lost about $1,000. 900 by fire, but who
are still in independent circunstanccs-nblc tc
re-commcnca operations on extensive scale
commenced life poor. boys. The New York
Times furnishes the following brief history o.
the car Her Of the IIarpers:
"Thc establishment of tho Hnrpcrs wa.
founded by James Harper, the. Oldest of tn,
four who now constitute the fifmsE lie came t.
the city i'll 1910, ae.lad fifteen Tyears old ant
served an apprenticeship Of six years TO. Pau
d Thomas, the leading printers of that day
His brother John soon followed him, and learn
cd the trade Of Mr.. John Seymour, a printer il
John street In 1902 with n capital James haG
saved, the brothers opened small book and
job office in Dover street. The first book tiey
printed was Seneca's Morals; tile second WI
an edition ofthe Methodist Cntechism The
first book they published on their own account
was Lockes Essayon the Human Understand
ing. They toiled with unremittipg industry
and maintained the highest character for ell
terprise and integrity. In 1920 the thirt
brother, Joseph Wesley, joined them, andrsi
years later Fletcher became member of thu
firm From that time till now they have car
(ssied on the publishing business with degree
lels. They removed to-C1M street about 1926
and have added ono building after another to
their establishment as the demands of their bus
iness required. Tie amount of books thsy
have issued is almost incalculdblc. For the last
few years they have published, on Mi average,
twenty: five volumes o. minute, for ten hours a
day-and from three to four thousand persons
have obtained livelihood from their employ
mento SS- -
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COMMUNICATIONS.
FOR THE INDEPENDENT PREss.1
Thoughts

SUGGESTED DY TIE LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE
OF THE Masonic FEMALE CoLLEGE AT CoKrsBU-
nY; 8. c., JUNE u, 1854.
- TIL, day assemblies us together TO perform q
most significant act--an act which, in its far
reaching consequences, contemplatcs the inter-
ests Of time and eternity. Surely no one con
be an indifferent spectator of the commencement
Of an enterprise which has for its end the nc
complishment of the fairest portion of ourrace
On this occasion we behold an harmonious
blending together Of some of the finest ele-
ments which distinguish our natures. The care
of the parent with the benevolence of our u.s.
sociation the love of country, with universal
charity; the pride of place, with individual
libcrality; the mysteries of our Order, with
domestic ties; and, crowning tho whole, a
,laudable desire to make sectional interest con.
tribute 10 universal veal. We are met togeth-
er to lay the corner stone of building which
is to be the receptacle of some of the most val
ucd household treasures, and the scene of Ia
bors which are to polish them "after tho simil-
itude of a palace May we not be allowed on
this occasion to borrow the glowing imagery of
the East and to light our, fres.at altars which.
. though long unused. have not lost the tlambent
flames Of poetry and devotion
The images Of, the true the beautiful and the
good are unchanged with the lapse of years,
and unaffected by the mutations which mar oil
things Of seafthly origin The prototypes of
these pre- in heaven. Their igins Is celestial,
apd:wben they have partially revealed them
selves tosyeof fophet, priest sor king, they
have always presented tho Dame aspect and
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[wmrrES FOR THE INDEPENDENT PRESS.
Change.


CHANGE is indelibly written upon the title
page of this worlds history. Man, with all
his gnudy pomp and boastcd power passes
away like tho morning dew or the flecting
'summer cloud. He enters the world, the stage
upon which lie is destined to act, destitute of
everything but existence. A helpless, harmless
babe, he is entrusted to the mcrcies of his pa
rents, and, if the brittle thread Of life be not
severed, he passes through this stage of his ex-
istence as unconscious as the cradle in whicl,
he is rocked, without ever stretching forth O
hand to help himself or those around him.
Next comes childhood, with its toys and its
folies. This is the period of mirth andjoy-
this the period of mans existence in which the
triles of this world are possessed of all their
charms. Now. with mind free from cares.
he drinks freely of the cup Of unminged pleas
ure. Now, the rose blooms upon his cheek and
n smile ever plays upon his countcnnnce. Pain
and suffering are buried in sport, and calami-
tics are to him unknown. He passes his time
in innocent mirth, from morn to eve and with
mind undisturbcd by anxiety, enjoys calm re.
pose during the silent stiffness of night. But
this, too, is ficeting, and ere he knows, it is
gone, forever gonel and he is ushcred into
Youth, to be tossed by ambitious surging bill.
lows. Now, lofty aspirations begin to grow in
his breast, and his soul pants for glory. Now
his imagination is vivid, and life courses freely
in his veins the future beyond some point il
viewed by him as ono continued scene of hop
pineas. But alas delusive hopel Manhood
with its stern realities and .heartrending cares
puts an end to oil his reyeries, and he begins te
feel that he must soon be numbered With the
things that were" Worn outwith cares and
wrecked with disease and infifmSitY he lis soor
garlanded with snow-white locks, and the rose
upon his cheeks Is supplanted byahsecmly ysfur
rows-the harbingers Of death. soon he depart.
to that distant land from whence no weary
traveller returns" and his name. like HIMSELF i
soon forgotten. " Z =
The history of nations is parallel to that o
individuals They spring up in o dew aud in
day are destroyed to give Placs,to oshera Th'
history of the world is but the history Of th'
rise and downfall of nationse-the: establishing
Of Monarcbies on the one hand, and the uproot
ling Of Monarehies Aud the establishing Of Re
publics on the other. In q civil and religion
point Of view, this has been, and may still b
said; In q qualified sense, to betrue with regar,
to nations. Civilization and barbarism hay
ever. troddenr upon each others heels; learning
with its benign influence, and sHperst itio1s "A
norancs with It's degrading tendency GhYssk
ternately supplanted each other. 81
ita,heart healing balm, and asgraJi 6ystrJ
|have each in turn been the 9erafd Ytf 1EkS.Stf
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M. E.gchuroh, South.

THE General ConfereHee of the NJ. f. Church,
South, made considerable changes i'll the Church
government, d synopsis of which may be of in
terest to some of our rcndcrs. In the report
on episcopacy the committee say that ono ca.
son for ifcreasing the number Of Bishops is,
tionsofs the A11e trayel and preach extensively
wit1tps The Belndsyof tho Pacific Conference.
Anoflsf is that the nolored population may
enjoy more itc Services of n Bishop than
they faYe Ratefoforeed And thirdly, that
at present tic health pf the Bishops is often
endangered ssby the rapidity with which they
are compelled to pass from one Conference to
another. tsSsE :, :, ~
The committee also ,recommend thnt =" when
the Sishqp shall Lave decided n question "of
law, the Bonference shall have the right to de-
termine how far the law thus decided or inter
preted is applicable to tho case then pending
ARannpaI Conferences shall have thefright to
appeal from such. q decisiansto the College of
Bieteps whose decision sAeh cases shall be
NO episeopsE ahall be Aathori-
tAss Except in the case psndng, nor shall any
Fsacf be n6liShed until lta1ah havesbeen ap-
pssd sSs 9sgs epsssna hsn psh sa
lege, at an annual meeting to,be held by them,
spch decisions hs he has mad subsequently to
1.-The last preceding meeting; and NIL such decis-
lions when approved By' the G6SSge of Bishops,
shall be either reeorded ia aPafmnnent form,
or pu0lteheds IN 6uch o .nlanneE ae the DlsnoPs
sha1 agres 10 5ado doptf md when SO approved
and recordsd blished they shall be IN.
atatiss sions pr zonstructions Of
VI Ths hss; Gopnsiss S t she salary 81
tho Bishop 9Sr Hsuias fohr years, ineln:
ding alI 6Tspke those fof travelling
ithalI Be lowing ratqss ~;
Bishpp SoufS @ lAs - - S1000S&
fs AnfifeWs.Y Fssyss ,ssfass:s 400
I =1S,s ~ caiSerss ~ . 1850
80 g aiia Il sSsi 400
1 GiS t5afceI & az ~ "a g Fssesg 1450 .
IssTsg q g h ~ sesesS1Y 1900
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Now.

The following lines from Household Word
are full OF wholesome advice as we'll as beauti
iul imagery They convey to the youthful
him to ponder: -
Arise for the day is passing
While you lie dreaming on;
Your brothers are cased in armor,
And forth to tho fight arc gone;
Your place in the ranks awaits YOU
Each man has part to play;
The past and the future are nothing
In the face of the stern to-day.
Arise from your dreams of the future
OF gaining hard fought field,
OF storming the airy fortress
OF bidding the giant yield;
our future has deeds of glory,
OF honor; (God grant it may0
But your arm will never be stronger
Or needed as now-to-day.
Arise! If the past detain you,
Her sunshine and storms forgetl
NO chains 80 unworthy to hold you
AS those Of a vain regret;
Sad or bright, she is lifeless ever
Cnst her phantom arms awnyi
NOT look back, save to learn the lesson
OF nobler strife to-day.
Arise for the hour is passing:
The sound that You dimly hear
Is your enemy marching to battlcl
Rise! rise! for the foe is ncarI y
Stay not to brighten your weapons.
Or the hour will strike at last,
And from dreams of a coming battle,
You will wakcn and find it past
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ALAncE PRIZE OrFEnEp-z.Tho United States
Department of State haspublished letter from
that indefatigahle Frenchman, Mr.. Vattemare,
addressed to johnny. Mason, which the latter
gentleman transmitted to Secretary Afare. ac-
companied with a lettcrfrom himself. Mr.:Vat-
temare, by his will, leaves one hundred thou
sand dollars to any person who discovers the
"n'eans OF curiug Asatic, cholera, .er of Tho
cause of the pcstilenccn,. To give .publjcity 10
the fact, the publication has been made. Tho
power of awarding the prize has been conferred
on the Institute Of France, and the interest Of
it, until it has been awarded, lis to constute an
annual prize, to be giving to th ose who advance
the knowledge of the cause of cholera and its
remedy. SsSiss -.