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The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30
Severe Punishment.

When the Volunteer Division was on
their downward march from the City of
Mexico. on their way home after the con.
clusion of the war, the first Brigade, un-
der the command Of Col. Wynkoop of the
lst Reg. Of Pennsylvania volunteers, en-
camped at place called Ell Pinale, the
writer called at head quarters to pay his
respects to the gallant Colonel. While
there, the officer Of the guard came and
complained Of Sergeant, who refused to
do guard duty. The Col. replied, "send
him to me, sir, d-n him, III tend to him"
The Lieutenant turned upon his heel and
marched off to send up the delinquent;
the Colonel and myself continued our con-
versation; in few minutes there was
knock against the tent pole at the door;
the Col. cried, "Come in" when in stepped
the Sergeant, saluting a Ia militaire, and
said, "did you wish tc see me, Colonel?"-
"TIey! ah! yes, sit down, sit down." replied
the gallant capturer of Valencia, turn
ing to his orderly, and requesting him to
bring forth the demijohn and let the Ser
geaut try the quality q that old monon-
gahala. The Sergeant declined until
urged on by the Colonel with "d-u it
man, it won't hurt you, try little" where
upon the non-com. tasted little, and /
thought pretty stiff horn; the Colonel
entered freely into conversation with him
upon general topics. ] stopt to see the
punishment awarded, and after waiting
some half hour, the Sergeant rose to de-
part, remarking that he must take his
leave; "Well," said the Colonel, "call in
again some other tinlc,' and after exchang-
ing goodnight" withdrew, probably
impressed with very pleasing notions of
this new mode of punishment.
1t is hardly necessary to say that the
stubborn Sergeant returned to his duty
heartily ashamed of himself. Had he
been shut up in the guard house or had
his back lashed, he might have had the
satisfaction of brooding over his wrongs;
but unexpected kindness unnamed him.
RI
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30
Sierra Guards!

.TD-AN adjourned meeting of the Sierra
Guards was held on Sunday evening last, :,
over the Empire Saloon, for the purpose OF
furthering the organization and hearing
reports of committees. James Kane, Esq,
was called to the chair, and Charles Coch-
ran appointed Secretary
The reading of the minutes Of the last
meeting were dispensed with.
Maj. Hungerford, chairman of Committee
on the Constitution and By Laws, reported,
which report was accepted, and the Con-
stitut.on and BYLAWS adopted.
A committee, consisting of Maj. Hunger
ford, Col. Taylor. Maj Downie, Capt. Sam.
E. Jones, and ". S. Wright, was appointed,
to report on Saturday evening (Sept. soth)
some suitable uniform for the company.
The following resolutions were then pre.
sented and adopted:
Resolved, That the Company meet on
Saturday evening. Sept 3Oth, at eight
o'clock, for the purpose of electinx officers
and completing the organization of the
Company.
Reselred, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be published in the Sierra Citizen.
Adjourned to- Saturday evening, Sepe,
so, at o'clock.
JAS. KANE, Chairman.
tHAs. COCHRAN, Sec'y.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30
AT MY SHANTY,

sept. 81, 1904.
ED. CITIZEN Having observed in the
Citizen an advertisement for husband, l
loose no time in announcing myself car
didate.
l am twenty-five years of age; my edu-
cation plain my habits simple and sober;
use little or no tobacco. and don't spit on
the floor, for the simple reason that there
is none in my shanty-usc just whisky
enough to keep up generous flow of spir-
its, but cold water is my chief beverage
when funds are low,
am an honest miner and have but it,
tie ready money, but let me say have
dead wood" and valuable stock of cx-
pcricncc. also have the u,siJle means of
support. which seldom give way, except
when l may have taken drop too much,
which happens uery seldom.
Money being no object to the fair Ida,
l may safely say am all right in that
particular. If she will consent to make
me the happiest of mortals, and furnish TIE
funds, l will never grumblc at a store bill,
and if there should be any necessity for
rocking the cradle, l will not object to
occupying any leisure moments in that
employment. Proposals will be received
up to the 18th of October, either from Ida
or any of her lady friends who don't chew
tobacco, take snuff or swear.
Address, through the Post Office,
JOSHUWAY.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

STATE AGRICULTURAL FA1R.-Messrs.
Langton & Bro. have just shown US let
ter from l. c. Woods, Esq, of the firm
of Adams & Co., instrncting them to re-
ceive packages destined for the State
Agricultural Fair, free Of charge, from
Marysvillc to San Francisco. This is in
keeping with the accustomed liberality of
this cnterprising, stauuch and we'll tried
firm, who are never backward in aiding
the great enterprises of the day.
l.. & B. request us to say that they will
cheerfully forward any packages to that
destination free Of charge from Downie-
vile to Marysville; not excepting any
unusually promising specimens of Young
America.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF. scoun-
drels entered the dwelling of Col. R. II.
Taylor on Sunday night week, and de-
stroyed a quantity of clothing and other
wise injured the property. There is no
clue to the perpetrators, and it is the first
intimation the citizens of Downieville have
ever had that Col. Taylor and lady had
a single enemy. Public indignation needs
no incentive to lynch the cowardly
wretches, should they ever be discovered
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

SPECIAL FAvoRs.-Jerry Sullivan of
the San Francisco Newspaper Depot, has
sent us three packages Of papers within
the last ten days, including Australian
and Salt Lake papers. Mr.. s. is the ben
efactor of mountain editors, and if we can
contrive to make ourself useful, we will
take few steps toward cancelling the
debt The budgets comprised some sixty
napors
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

WIrNEss-"Mr. Coroner, have known
the deceased for ten mortal years, and
know he has never seed sober moment
in all that time. TO say that such man
can die with water on the brain, is there
fore, blamed nonsense. 1t can't be did
Cause why-he never took any into his
system. The true verdict, Mr. Coroner,
should be, gin, rum, or brandy on the
brain; but as cannot get such verdict
l am willing to split the diference-com-
promise-and bring in verdict as fol-
lows-"Died from the effects of brandy
and water on the BRAIN"
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

MUslcAL.-We hardly think there is
resident of Downieville or miner along
The river who will not welcome Miss
Goodenow back to orr village. Every
one however uncultivated, or however
ignorant of musical science can apprec;-
ate her singing: the simple half forgot
ten airs heard long ago, are re-echocd
with matchless sweetness, causing the
tear to hurry down many a sun-burut
cheek-not the index of grief, but the
effect of familiar songs awakening memory.
Mrs. Robb is we'll enough acquainted with
human nature to know that people listen
with more pleasure to airs with which
they are familiar, than to the most finished
compositions which they have never
heard before. For our own part we
honestly confess, that we have listened to
the highest efforts of sundry musical &C.
lebrities, when they appeared to be in
perfect agony Of melody without expert
encing any other emotion than q de-ire
for them to get to the end of the piece,
and begin something we could understand.
1t is humilating to confess to such bad
taste, but we have nothing to gain by
affecting the musical amateur; we are no
musician-we never tortured querulous
fiddle, never blew flute of frosty night
under lady's window; we never could
endure to turn over the leaves Of a music
book while a sentimental but strapping
school girl thumped a piano into convul-
sions, but notwithstanding our lack of taste
we could appreciate Miss Goodenow's 5
singing-and 50 did everybody.
Nobody needs any information with
regard to her merits as a singer Her
name has become a household word !,
California, never mentioned but with rp-
spect, and we are much mistaken if she Is
not greeted in Dewnieville with anprecia.
tive audiences, and sincere friends.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

Correspondence ike the following Win
a responsible name, is particularly well,
come. The veracity of newspaper items
is sometimes questioned. Here is vouch-
er.-ED.
SMITHS FLAT,
Sept. %, 1854.
Mr.. Editorials was passing through
Smiths diggings, on Wednesday evening,
the 9th, | was somewhat surprised at
seeing the unusual stir in that place; on
inquiry 1 found that they had taken out
large chunk of gold which had caused
the uproar. On accompanying Mr. Robin
son to one of the tunnels, was shown
solid piece of gold which weighed Sc OF,
which had just been taken out of Judge
Baldwin & Co.'S claims. The same COM
pany took out three pieces the same day,
one of which weighed 5 OF. This compa-
ny have run their tunnel into the hill 25O
feet, and the dirt pays well from the mouth
of their tunnel into the hill as far as they
have got. The chunk was found in the
tunnel 100 feet from the mouth. At this
place there are many other tunnels which
will do we'll as soon as water comes, and
they can wash their dirt. The Blue Shaft
company, Packard & Co., Baldwin & Co.,
and Jenny Lind Co., all have run through
dirt which prospects from to 80 dollars
to the pan. The Jenny Lind company
have got as high as 80 dollars to the pan
in their claims. Shares in this tunnel are
valued at eight thousand dollars each.
There are some fifty more tunnels at
this place that are running into the hill,
and the different companies are all conf
dent of striking it rich. l think that
when water comes Smiths diggings will
be considered one Of the richest and best
mining districts in the mountains, and in
one years time from now l expect to see
Smiths Flat one of the most hourishing
little villages in the mountains.
Respectfully, Yours,
JOHN McMILLEN.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

FIRE-A fire broke out on Thursday
night between the Craycroft building and
Ladd t Curtis store, but it was promptly
extinguished. 1t is not known how the
fire originated.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

S-MTNNEsorA WATER Co.-Notice is
hereby given that an instalment of twenty
five dollars per share is now due, and unless
paid on or before the 5th of October, the
delinquent shares will be sold at public
auction.
BY order of the Board Of Trustees,
GEO. A. BOOTH, Pres't
JOHN E. AGER, Secretary.
po~nieville. Sept 90, 1854. sen 30.1t;
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

MERRIE ENGLAND.-Recently a man
was removed from Winchester (England)
Jail. who had been confined there thirty
nine years for debt!
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

SAN Francisco AGENCY-Mr. John
F. Larrabee, No. 100 Sansome street, will
hereafter act as agent for the Ser Citi-
zen in San Francisco, instead of L. P.
Fisher, our former agent, who is no longer
authorised to transact busines, for US.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

SEvENTY-SEvEN mules and two six-horse
wagons arrived in town on Thursday,
laden with merchandise for Wright &
Hayward.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

ASSAULT on THE PREsIDENr.-The
Washington Union gives the particulars
Of the reported assault on the President,
at the entrance to the Senate chamber
1t appears that a young man from Charles
ton, S. c., while laboring under the effects
OF intoxication, accosted the President in
a friendly manner; moment afterwards
the Presidents hat was struck by some
thing, which he supposed came from an
upper window. 1t proved to be the half
of hard boiled egg, thrown by the half
crazed man; but the President paid no
farther attention to the matter-sensible
man that he was--until the miserable, half
starved reporters magnifed the matter to
treason. Congress would benefit the ma.
ton by making an appropriation for the
maintenance and sequestration of half the
hungry paragraphists hanging round
Washington, flooding the country with
their namby-pamby letters, full of start
ling intelligence" Hewers of wood, and
stone cutters, are wanted on the Washing
ton Monument; why not engage these
seedy individuals at six bits day where
their efforts" would be of some service?
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

LASGToS & Bro. will accept our thanks
for regular daily 6les-Rumrill & Co. for
the prompt delivery of packages from
Jerry Sullivan
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

The Cosco MrssrRELs give very gen.
eral satisfaction, and are drawing full
houses. They perform tonight.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

CALIFORNIA FLOUR RUFUS Walton,
Esq, a former resident Of Downicviile,
has presented us with a sack f most ex-
ccllent flour. ground at Alviso. from wheat
raised on his own farm near San jose
He has a large quantity stored at Dr.
Webbcrs Office, which we can recommend
from actual trial, at least if we are any
judge Of the staff of life. Mr.. Walton has
been engaged in farming about eighteen
months, and this season raised about six
thousand bushels of wheat and about the
same amount of oats and barley; lie has
about three hundred acres under cultiva-
ton. This will sound like heavy yield
to our eastern neighbors, who are striving
to coax a barren soil to yield thirty
bushels to the acre, though it would lie
Impossible to convince them that theirs is
not the richest farming country Oh earth,
and they probably came into posses
sion OF their stony farms by slow stages,
through three or four generations, and
while their sons are spreading manure
and cutting brars, their tenants son is
overseeing ranch in California, worth
half dozen Of the ancestral farm.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

n Somebody suggests that birch rods
make The best baby juruper-.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30
FoR MINING ITEMS see correspondence.
Packages for the State Agricultural
Fair.

Fair.
Express 8 Banking fouse J adams g. Co.,
Express Department,
San francisco. September %. 1854. {
To Messrs. Langton & Bro, Downieville,
Gentlemen:-Any articles presented to
you to be forwarded to the State Agricul-
tural Fair, you will please take free of
charge.
Yours, ETC., ADAMS & co.
We Will chcerfully forward packages
from Downievillc to Marysville free of
charge, and thence by Adams & Co. to des-
tinat:on.
Shippers will please put up their articles
in medium sized packages to insure safety
and expedition in their transportation, and
send them in at an early period.
sep3O-tf S. W. W.LANGTON & BRO.
~~~~-~~~~~- ~-~-~~~~---~-
MINNESOTA WATER Co.-Notice is
hereby given, that on the 22d day of Octo-
Der, 1854, between the hours Of ii A. N.
and 3 P. NJ, the following delinquent shares
in the Minnesota Water Co. will be sold at
public auction, in front of Craycrofts' Sa-
loon, unless the holders thereof come for
ward and pay the assessments now due
Shares, No. 81, 81, So, "a, So, 80, IS 6, Z,
8, 9, 10, IL, II, Is, IA, Is, SO, 80, 90, "a,
95, s6, 81, IS, 90, 7s, so, 81, 81, ,l,2, 3, 4,
5, 81, 81, 9S, 80, 100.
By order of the Board of Trustees,
GEO. A. BOOTH, Pres't
JOIN E. AcER, Secretary.
Dovnieville, Sept 20, 1854 sep3O-4t
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30
RXED.

July 30th, in Keokuk, Iowa, by Rev,
Mr.. Gum. Mr. JAMES McCHESNEY, lats
of the Dramatic Troupe, st. Louis, to Nns
MATILDA G. MARTIN, late wife of RIB
Martin, Of Downieville.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

damning sin of drunkenness and rowdy-
ism. There are men here who have strug-
glcd hard and manfully, till their knees
have bent and their shoulders stopped yet
they have not given up their integrity.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30
a G Il NJ Ta
FOR THE
S / f II II A CITIZ EN-.

s-Persons desirous of sending the SIERRA
CITIZEN to their friends in any part of the
Unior,; can have every number regularly for.
warded, prepaid, by remitting the subscrip.
ton either to this Office or to any of our
authorized agents. giving the address of the
parties to which the paper is to be sent.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

|sSPEcIAL NorIcE.-A young lady.
eighteen years of age, of a good family and
liberal education, is desirous of forming a
matrimonial alliance with congenial spi-
rit Money would be no recommendation.
as she wishes to lnsrrs man and not
money. Any young gentleman of good
character, with visible means of support,
can have an interview hy addressing "IdaV
through the Citizen Office. All eo.nmuns-
ca'.oas slr-c.y coaidcEt.al. sop23-te
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

%y'SoNs or TEMPERANCE-Ther w;lr
be public installation Of officers OF Dow.
Neville Division No. 40, S. Of T., OH Non
day evening, October I'd, 1854, at the Odd
Fellows Hail, in Edmunds & Mundy's new
building, Jersey Flat. Brother l. S. Delhi.
d. q. VIZ, will be present. The public
are respectfully invited to attend.
sep23-2t a. c. EDMUNDS. AIRS.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

Es IN CALLING ATTENTION TO Docrok
GUYsoTTs Improved Extract of Yellow
Dock and Sarsapar.lla, We feel confident
that We are doing service to all who NAV
be affected with Scrofulous, and other dis
orders originating in hereditary taint. or
from impur.ty Of the Llood. We have
Known instances within the sphere of our
acquaintance, where the most formidable
disttmpcrs have been cured by the use OF
Ghysott's Extract Of Yellow Dock and
Sarsaparilla alone.
1t is one Of the few advertised medicines
that cannot be st;gmat;zed with ouackerv.
for the yellow Dock" and the "Sarsapa.
Tilla" arc well known to be the most eff
cient, (and at the same time, inox;ous,
agents in the whole .Nattria .Aiedica. and
by far the best and purest preparation Of
them is DR.. Guysotts Yellow Dock ard
Sarsaparllla. For sale at all the pr;ncipsl
Drug stores in the State.
PARK & WHITE, SOLE AGENTS,
To whom all orders should be addressed,
"a Merchant street, San Francisco Rice
Coffin d Co., wholesale and retail arents AZ
Marysville; Dr., r. W. Carr, Downieyille.
sep 23-4t
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

SoSs OF TEMPERANCE meet in the Odd.
Fellows Hall every Monday evening, at
seven o'clock.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

MOUNTAIN SHADE LODGE, F. and A.
NJ. meets Tuesday, on or preceding the full
moon in each month, at 8 o'clock p. M, in
Edmunas d Mundy's new building, Jersey
Flat. .no,o.,
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

GS-THRorGH TO MARYSvuLE IN ON
DAY!-Langton d Bros Express and Pas.
senger train will leave their Office in Dow.
Neville, every morning at o'clock, con.
Meeting at Fosters Bar with the Califor.
MIA Stage Company's line of coaches to all
parts of the State.
The best saddle animals can always Be
had by applying at our Offices, either At
Fosters or Goodyear's Bars. jy l5-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

GBSiERRA LODGE, No. "a, /. o. OF,
meet at Odd-Fellows' Hall on Saturday Of
each week, at o'clock. ju24-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

\ REASONABLE MAN.-Col. Stone, OF
the Plattshurgh (N. ~ Republican, calls
upon such Of his subscribers as are fifteen
years in arrears; he says he don't ask
them to pay in advance, but he would
like to have something "on account" ="
sometime before the Millennium.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

Correspondence like the following with
a responsible name, is particularly well
come. The veracity of newspaper items
is sometimes questioned. Here is vouch-
er.-ED.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30

10 CATHOLIC SERVICE, by Rev. p. L.
Deyaert, first Sunday of every month.
@SAwYER, JOHNSON Co., dealers in
Paints, Oils and Glass, have removed to
Nos 103-lO5 Front street, San Francisco.
iu3-3m
The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-30
Mining,
GoODYEAR's BAR,

Oept. 20, AO"7'
Ed. Citizen: - Although many who
roam from section to section in search Of
better diggings, may not here as elsewhere,
realize in week the ultimatum of their
expectations, yet the fact is evidenced that
those who do stop and prospect with q
fright good WILL are sure to find good
diggings, amply repaying them for their
outlay of time and labor.
Woodville Bar Fluming Company,
took from their claims last week 2O9 OF
of gold dust There is four shares in this
company, which after deducting expenses,
realized over $500 to the share. They
are doing equally as well this week.
These fuming claims like most others,
were worked but little last year before
the rains set in, which caused the suspen-
sion Of operations, but the early spring
has enabled them to get to work
more than month sooner this year, and
thereby to realize even more than their
expectations of last fall. Sierra Company,
of Ham Bar, took from their claims last
week l2l OF of gold dust. The Wellman
Tunnel Company, who are prospecting
the upper fiat of this place, are making
an or per day to the man. In the ar
rangements which this and other compa-
MES are making to drain this fat, the ad-
vantage will be great to those who may
hereafter come i'll as prospectors or 9TH
erwise. l expect to make a report in one
or two months hence, in relation to this
fiat, which will astonish you.
Much qualification is expressed relative
to the late election to the Legislature, of
our townsman Mr.. John u. Scellen-
partly because he is the first Legislator
who has been chosen from this precinct,
but chiefly in connection with his good
qualities as man. Yours, &C.,
C.F.M
The Woodville Bar Fluming Co. aver
aged from $1,000 to 81 200 per day last
week. These claims, short distance be-
low Gcodyear's Bar, have been paying
enormously, and are likely to continue to
pay at the same rate until the rains set in.
The Jersey Co, opposite town, took cut
one hundred and seventy odd ounces last
week. This week they took out IS o. up
to Thursday morning.
CITY OF SIx-The Red Tunnel at this
place, yielded over 81 900 las. week-one
car load turned out 3G or. A claim in
the same company recently sold for 81 500.
1 II IL 4
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-08-19
NEW USE FOR BUCKWHEAT STRAW.

We have seen it stated in SOM of our foreign
scientific exchanges, that the straw Of buckwheat
has been used in Russia for q number of years as
a substitute for quercitron or yellow oak bark
This will tell against the American importers of
this bark, if it be found in Europe that ~buckwheat
straw answers as well in dyeing. We do not
know how much qucrcitron is now exported, but
the quantity cannot be small still we think it was
not so large as it was thirty years ago, owing to
the extended use of bi-chromate of potash since
that time, for dyeing yellows on cotton fabrics.
Quercitron, or yellow oak bark, is an American
%dyewood, discovered 10y DR.. Bancroft of London,
while in America before the Revolution. 1t was,
and is now employed in dyeing yellow ON wooden,
silk and cotton goods, also for dyeing green on n
blue ground. The latter color is produced on cot
ton by dyeing the fabric a blue color in an indigo
vat, then preparing the cotton for the bark decoc-
ton with pyroligneous acid, or n preparation OF
alum and the acetate of lead. The bark is scalded
or boiled and the goods handled carefully in the
clear liquor for half an hour. To dye yellow with
quercitron bark, it is only necessary to scald some
of it in a clean vessel, and use the clear decoction,
by placing it in a boiler, bringing it up to boil,
and using u small quantity of the su~lpho-muriate
of tin in the liquor. The goods receive two or
three dips in the liquor-each dip requiring about
- minutes handling-then an airing. Cotton ana
wooden goods are boiled in the bark liquor, but
silk goods are not boiled, they are merely handled
in scalding hot liquor. This bark makes a very
beautiful color, but if buckwheat straw will an
swer as good a purpose, our farmers can use 1T for
dyeing yellows and browns, in the same manner
as bark, only it will be more convenient for then
to use alum in place of the s~ulpho-muriatc of tin
as the mordant. 1t is q we'll known fact, that
quercitron bark was exported from Philadelphia
f for many years to England, and used there fol
dyeing yellow, before the secret of its use wa
known at home.-Scientyfc american.