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Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

How CINCINNATI BECAME A CITY.-In the
settlement OF new countries, it often happens
that the most trivial circumstances produce
important results. According to Judge Bur-
nets Notes on the North Western Terri
tory" the question whether North Bend OF
Cincinnati should be the great commercial
! town of the Miami country was decided by
| the fact that the commandant of the military
station at the North Bend became strongly
attached to ''black-eyed lady" kwho lived
with her husband at the Bend where he was
stationed; and the husband becoming some
what alarmed at the attentions which the
commandant paid to his wife, removed to
Cincinnati Finding his lady love had fed
the officer thought North Bend unfit for a
commercial town, and moved with his troops
to Cincinnati, and from that day the glory OF
the Bend departed, and that of Cincinnati
arose. Judge Bmnct remarks (page 56.)
''Thc incompatible beauty of Spartan dame
produced q ten years war which terminated
IN the destruction Of Troy and Irresistible
charms of another female transferred the COM
mercial emporium of Ohio to the place where
it now is. If this captivating, American
Helen had continued at the Bend, the garri-
son would have been erected there-popula-
ton, capital and business would have been
centercd there, and thence it would have been
the Queen City of the West" WHO, after
this will say that woman is Of no Importance
in the dccrees of fortune ?-[ Cincinnati Ga
zctte.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

INCREASE OF SHHER.-The Washington
Union learns that J. D. Cosmenil, Esq, of
the Treasury Department, delivered a few
days since at the mint in Philadelphia, fifty
two tons of ingots of silver, the value of which
is one and quarter million of dollars. The
Government purchased Mexican ingots of sill
yer amounting to two millions Of dollars at
thEee per cent. premium, three-quarters of a
million of which were left at the mint in New
Orleans. The object of this amount of silver
is to increase the supply of silver change.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

Several of the persons who accompanied
President Walker to ''drive Off the Apache
Indians" are now in this city, walking about
and enjoying themselves as we'll, we dare say,
as they did when in the ''New Republic y
They say that Uncle Sam is bringing them to
this city fed and treated them like gentlemen,
and all without pay. Perhaps our govern
ment will give them pension for the eminent
services rendered. Who knows?- s. Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15
The Frog.

OF all the funny things that live
In woodland, marsh or bog,
That creeps the ground, or flies the air,
The funniest things the frog.
The frog-the scientifcest
OF natures handiwork-
The frog, that neither walks nor runs,
But goes it with a jerk
With pants and coat of bottle green,
And yellow fancy vest,
He plungeS into mud and mire
In all his Sunday best ;
When he sits down he's standing up,
As Paddy O'Kinn once said
And for convenience's sake, he wears
His eyes on the top of his head.
You see him sitting on a log,
Above the ''vasty deep,''
You feel inclined to say sold Chap,
IS Just look before YOU leap,'
Nou raise yeur cane 10 hit him on
His ugly looking mug
Butsere you get it half way up,
Adown he goes KERCHUG.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

1t is astonishing how ''toddy'' promotes
independence. A Philadelphia old "brick, :"
who was lying a day or two since in very
spiritual manner, was advised in a friendly
way to ecOnomise as flour was going up"
''Let it go up" said old bottle-nose. II kin
git as high as -four kin-any day
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

I'll SEE THAT ONE AND Go FIVE BETTER!"
If the following, which we clip from the last
Esprit of the Times,' is not from the pen Of
the author of ''The Arkansas Gentlcman,v
we lose our guess:
D, being in the West. and short of cash,
could not tell where to get the necessary Will
mot proviso for IN ternol improvement. but.
finding widow who had shot one husband
dead, and wounded several others, he conclu-
ded to marry her, in order to get boarding
house.
Shortly after the yellow garlands of Hy-
men were faded, D. came in one night
slightly na~ggy, as the Choctaw poets express
it, and found his new spouse awaiting his ar
rival. She pitched into D. like a thousand of
BRICK and spread herself like fan tail pig
con, drawing single-barrclled pistol upon D.,
who, instead Of travelling, pulled out re-
U0Icer, and remarked, as gently as the sigh of
an 1Eolian harp
Mrs. D.. see that one (hic) and go five
better! ~
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

SA1E's LAsT.--The sons and daughters of
Vermont, resident in Lowell, Mass. had a
grand reunion festival recently, at which
there were nearly one thousand persons pres
ent Oliver W. Whipple presided, and the
poet Sake sent the following toast
Fermont-Famous for the production of
four great staples namely: men, women,
maple sugar and horses.
The first are strong-the last are feet
tbe&rcond and third are exceedingly sweet
And all arc uncommonIy hard to beat.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

Mrs. Partington says of the proverb "a soft
word turneth away that it is better to
speak paragorical Of person than to be all
the time fiinging ep;taphs at him, for no good
never comes to nobody that speaks no good
Of no one"
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

At the conclusion of Edwin Forests re-
cent engagement at the Broadway, being cal
led out, he made the following iudicious re-
marks ON the educating purposes of the audi
ence to an actor, who desires to excel
He said that during professional career of
more than twenty years, he had always deriv-
ed the most intense pleasure and satisfaction
from appearances before New York audiences
that actors generally preferred New York
that New Workers know how to applaud and
achea to applaud. Applause, said he, is as
necessary to the actor, as is bread and meat
to the laborer. Itfurnishes him with stimu-
lus not to be derived from wine or any other
Source. But he shou1d on4y DC applauded
when his efforts to please merit it, The hiss
is often an important part of his education,
and is to be approved of when deserved. We
hear sometimes of the appreciation Of an ac-
tor being expressed by silence, but the actor
can never trust to such appreciation. He is
not to suppose the presence of a single spec
tator in performing the part assigned him !;
and when, nevertheless, he knows that he is
before goodly audience, how he is to know
whether their silence is one Of approval of his
efforts, or one full of indifference, OF contempt
for his shortcomings?
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

The following horizontal musings of "a loa-
fing tippler, deserve to be pcrpetuated. Hear
the wall:
Leaves have their time to fall
And so likewise have /;
The reason, tOO's the same-it
Comes of getting dry
But here's the difference 'twiXt leaves and me-
falls ''mOre harder and more fre1uently
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

The latest case of absence of mind was that
OF young woman in Portland, who was sent
by her mother to buy pair of shoes, and in
stead of buying them. married the shoemaker
1t was week before she discovered her mis-
take, and even then she did not cry about it.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

Miss Susan Napier says that the Russians
have an awful responsibility resting on them
for killing the Turks-for every Turk who is
killed leaves a dozen widows.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

~ We learn from the Nevada Democrat.
that the Eureka expressman was treed by a
Grizzly on last Monday week. The bear
finally departed, and The man came down.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

A New CONsTITUTIoN.-"Doct Jewell,
I'm in bad way entirely"
''What ails you, Dan? -
''Troth, an it's more than I can tell your
honor"
''Are you in pain ?"
''The houle time"
"Do you sleep any?'
"Divil wink, barrin' an hour or two, when
nature, poor craythur, is exhausted entirely
"Good appetite? ?"
Not petatee's worth"
'Night sweats?"
''You could wiring the Sheets
"Well you are in bad way, that's a fact,
but if you're prudent we can build up your
constitution"
''Arrah, docther, dear, couldn't you get me
a new constitushun altogether? Iwou.d sell
the old one. at half price! You could take it
out you know, while I'd be tipsy with the
chloroform!''
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

A New CONyERT.-Ex-Preside FILLMORE
in recent speech said, 'It is the manifest
destiny Of this government to embrace the
whole North American continent"
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

1t is said that Charles Napier told friend
on the night of the reform dinner in London,
that in three weeks from that date "he would
either be in St. Petersburg Or in Heaven
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

The word ''dough-face" was originally ap-
piled by John Randolph to the Northern
friends of the so-called Missouri Compromise
of 1920
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15
Mr.. Campbell, one of the poets, saws

. 'Iis distance lends cnchantment to the Wow >.
We believe investigation has not settled
the fact whether View ever repaid tbo
loan.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

s~ Hunter, the Independent candidate
has been elected Mayor Of PlacerviIle.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

TTOLL, p. s., House and Sign Painter; Sash
IL Doors and Window Sash made to order, Glass
cut and prepared in the shop. Also, Cabinet and
Joiner work of all kinds is neatly executed and
promptly attended to. Shop Mill street, between
Main and Neil. If
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15

NED KENDALL the great bugle player, with
a large musical corps, was giving concerts in
Cincinnati and other western cities at the la
test dates.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-15
Business Car0s.

BURGESS, Il. J., Justice of the Peace and
- Attorney at Law, Brooklyn, Qittle York Town
ship. 22tf
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-01
DEATH OF DIR. w. R. SCOTT.

We record, with profound regret the death of
DIR. w. r. Scott, Surgeon Dentst-one of
thiest and most valuable citizens. The deceased
had been complaining of pain in the chest, but
one apprehended that he likely to be danger
ousy sick. On Sunday morning last, after hearty
breakfast, he left his boarding house, and proceeded
down Fayetteville Street, and when near the store
of Messrs. Evans & Cooke, he fell upon the pave
ment, and was taken up and removed to his room.
Drs. F. j. Haywood, Mckee and johnson soon
in attendance and every thing that medical skill
could suggest was brought into requsition, but in
vain He expired about eleven, A. NJ. He retained
his senses to the last though suffering intense pain
His death is deeply felt and deplored by the COM
munity. He enjoyed ahigh reputation in his pro-
fession, which had been won by years of anxious
study and labor and he deserved the greater credit
for his success from the fact that his early advan-
tages for mental improvement were quite limited.
AS man, he frank, high-minded and benevo-
lent; as citizen, pubc-spirited and liberal; as
friend, always reliable, candid and true. Though
cut off thus suddenly in the prime of life and in the
midst of his pursuits, his friends have the consoa-
ton of believing that he ready for the summons
The deceased was buried on Monday evening, and
attended to the grave by the Odd Fellows ofthe
City, and by a numerous body of citizens. The
stores and places ofbusiness were closed as mark
of respect for his memory.
His death, it is thought, was occasioned by what
the physicians term general congestion" 1t was
not cholera, some have supposed.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-01
IS FRIDAY AN UNLUCKY DAY?

From time lmmemorlal, Friday has been frowncd
upon as day of i'll omen. And though this preju-
dice is less prevalent than it has been of yore,
when superstition had general sway, yet there arc
many even in this matter-offact age of ours, who
would hesitate, on day so suspicious, to begin an
undertaking of momentouS import And how many
brave mariners, whose hearts unqualing could meet
the widest fury of their ocean home, would blanch
to even bend their sails Friday But to show
with how much reason this feeling is INDUCED, let
examine the following important facts in connec-
ton with new settlement and greatness as ma
tion and will see how little cause Americans
have to dread the fatal day:
On Friday, August 81, 1892, Christopher Column
bus sailed on his great voyage Of discovery.
On Friday, October / 1892, he first discovered
land.
On Friday, January 4, 1893, he sailed on his re-
turn to Spain which, if he had not reached in safety
the happy result would never have been known
which led to the settlement of this vast continent
On Friday, March l5, 1893, he arrived at Palos in
safety.
On Friday, June 3d. 1894 he, though unknown
to himself discovered the continent of America.
On Friday March 5, 1896, Henry VII. of England,
gave to John Cabot his commission which led to the
discovery of North America. This was the first
American State paper in England
On Friday, September z, 1865, Meendez founded
st. Augustine, the oldest town in the United States
by more than 40 years.
On Friday Nov. 10, 1920 the May Flower, with
the Pilgrims made the harbor of Provnceton. And
on the same day they signed that august COM
pact the forerunner of present glorious Consti
tuition.
On Friday, December %, 1920, the Pilgrims made
their final landing at Plymouth Rock
On Friday, Feb. %, George Washington, the Fa-
Their of American Freedom, was born.
On Friday, June 16, Bunker Hill was seized and
fortified.
On Friday, October 7, l777, the surrender of Sa-
ratoga made, which had such power and infu-
ence in inducing France to declare for our cause
On Friday, September %, 1880, the treason of Ar
mold was laid BARE which saved US from destruction
On Friday, October 10, 1881, the surrender of
Yorktown, the browning glory of the American arms
occurred.
On Friday, July 4, l776, the motion in Congress
made by John Adams, seconded by Richard
Henry Lee that the United States Colonies were,
and of right ought to be, Free and Independent.
Thus, by numerous examples, we see, that how
it may be with other nations, Americans need
never dread to begin on Friday any undertaking,
however momentous it may be.
Weekly Leader.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-01
LETTER FROM PROF. EMMONs.

Wepublish to-day an interesting letter from Prof
Emmons on the subject of fertilizers, especially with
reference to the use and effects oplaster and guano
and in our next shall give another letter the
same subject
The information presented by the Professor is
highly important to the farmers and planters of the
State Much weight is due to the opinions such
subject of so learned person as Prof Emmons.
If correct in his opinion that guano is chiefly valua
BILE as preparatIve of the SOIL and if this opinion
should have the general influence with planters to
which it is entitled the result will be large annual
saving to the State in the expenditure for this fer
tlizer.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-01

The Galveston CTexas) News in long review of
the prospects of the present cotton crop of that
State comes to the conclusion that there will not
be over two-thirds of an average crop. The News
says:
The amount of land planted in Texas is supposed
to be nearly onethrd more than last year, and it is
possible that this excess may make up for the def
cheney in the yield, to make the total crop of
the State about what it last year. Our present
opinion, however is, that the total crop of the State
will fall short of that of last year.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-01

A Cast" MARRIAGE A marriage was celebrated
ION board" the cars OF the Waterton and Rome IN
" Railroad, on the 18th instant. Elder Judd, one
of the passengers, acted interpreter. The bride
Magdalena Blau, both of Germany. The passen-
gers made up purse, which was presented to the
happy couple. This is decidedly the fastest marri-
age we have heard Of
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-01
Oh 9tan1ar6,
RALEIGH. WE'D NEsDAY. NOV. /. 1854.
PROCLAMATION

By his Eceeney DAy1D s. REID, GorenOr Of the State Of
North Carolina:
semby at the Session of e49o49 do, by this Pro-
clamaton apart the last Thursd in November next
being the 23d day of the month"; to be observed as Dag OF
solemn and public Thanksgiving.
On that day. recommend that all secular employmens
be suspended Ministers of the Gospel of the respec-
tive denominations assemble their for public
worship; that the People of the State unite in giving
thanks Almighty God for past blessings and suppl
continuance of his goodness and especially
the advancement of virtue and religion and for the pep
tuty of civil and religious liberty.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of
[LS1 North Carolina at the Executive Office in Raleigh,
on the Soth day of October, AID. 1854
DAVID S. REID.
(By the Governor,)
SAML. F. ADAMS Jr., Pri00te Sec.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-01
A VIRGINIAN.
Yours, truly,

B1rz-GREENE HALLEcK The last number OF tic
Home Journal says: eve had the qualification u
a call, the other day, from our life cherished rlenu'
Fitz Greene Halleck ESQ., and it affords US unle8n,
ed pleasure to state, that never saw the OeO'e1
and popular poet looking in better health ana Sln
its. He is residing, as everybody knows, at un'
pleasant village of Guilford, Connecticut where H'
passes the life of quiet country gentleman Vls'S
the city only occasionally, to hear the opera 90
little shopping" and shake hands and exchange 3D.
utations with his old friends and admirers, among
whom we feel it great privilege to number Ou:.
selves. Halleck has recently addressed to Luu"
Gaylord Clarke Esq, the worthy and genial eol':,
of the oldest of the American magazines, let'S'
verse which has all the sparkle, pathos, beauty an1
power of his early muse. 1t is to be publSnsu ~
the d" Knickerbocker Gallery" and will give 10 'n-s
graceful and well-deserved compliment to CIaIA' o.
attraction that could be supplied by no other p''
either at home or abroad"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-01

w" WOOD-NOTES, or, Carolina CarO@' !, :"
collection Of North Carolina POetry-c0mp'"0 y
TENELLA; in tco Uolumes-Raleigh, "ANAA'
PoMERoY'-is the title of the work before u.s.
We lack space to-day to do anything like Jus~'
to this fine collection of North Carolina POe"!
Among those from whose illusions selections na n
been made, we may mention "Tenela," the CU ,,an
Ter of the work Walker Anderson, Fl. 8 Lnsa
wood, Judge Gaston Rev. F. L. Hawks, j. NJ Nv: ;na
ioy, A. F. Morehead, Judge Strange, s. W. " NV
Warren Winslow, j. B. Shepard, E. Cant"e' nav
j. Clarke. The Poem by Mr.. Loveoy-:A If
on the Hills Possesses much merit P0r'ionI Ar
it are equal to anything ever written by Perci'"'
Bryant, or Longfellow, or Prentice. AFTER.
We shall make selections from the WORK noi a.
We learn that over one hundred copies nav oh.
ready been sold in this place. The WORK CD"
tanned at Mr. Pomeroys.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-20
NOTICE

T'O THE CREDIrORs OF THE LATE REpUB-
Lie OF TEXAS.-The creditors of the late Re-
public OF Texas ore hereby notified that by an act
OF the Legislature Of the State of Texas approved
Feb llth, 1854, the provisions of the act entitled
act {, provide for ascertaioing the debt of the
late Republic of Texas, approved March 29th 1913.
has been extended until the 1st day of August 1885
therefore all holders of any of the lirbties of the
late Republic, which have not been heretofore uniu-
dcatei whether the same be stock bonds, treasury
notes, audltet paper, unhquidatet claims. or any
other description Of debt whatsoever, will present
the same fJr adjustment to the Au iitor and Comm
troller, at this Office, in Austin on or bsf re tn.
date aforesaid August lst, 1855, the same are by
statute aforesaid, declared forever barred
Parties forwarding elSims by mail to the under
signed under the provisions Of the act Aforesaid II
certfcste of adjustment issued therefor will be re-
turned in the same way, should 1t be 30 direced by
the claimant, otherw it will remain in the Aud.
tors ohcs subject to his order In all cases of the
transmission of securities to and from the Office the
same shall be at the risk of the owner o. holder.
When party deputes auother to act for him.
(Which Is requisite in sec md class clsms) simp
power OF attorney attested by two witnesses Will
suffice.
JNO. NJ. sWISHER, / Auditor.
JAMES B. SHAW, I COMPTROLLER
Austin, Texas, February I'D, 1854.
ap lT-3m -.-...-
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-20

The CLOTHES QUEsTIoN.-The London
correspondent of the New York Tribune
says the diplomatic clothes question has
again been revived at the Britist Court.
1.-The livery question is again revived.
Several members of the American Lega-
ton were present yesterday at the draw
ing room held by the Queen. In the be-
lief that the great American complication
was already settled in England, they ap-
peared in s'citizen's dress" and, indeed,
looked like the only gentlemen among
unsightly Enghshmen in the awkward
Court costume. But suddenly the Master
of Ceremonies approached one of them in
great CONSERVATION, and remarked that
the Queen had already gone as far as pos
sible, by not objecting to plain black
attire, but American Republican was
presuming rather too far-pointing to
the elegant pantaloons of the gentlemen;
black small clothes would do-but panta-
looms. 1t was worse than the anne1a-
ton of Texas. In fact, he protested
solemnly against this breach of etiquette
which it seems cannot bear pantaloons.
The American gentlemen most gallantly
kept their ground, and did not heed the
proteStatiOn."
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-20
G. X AT I 9 7!

JUST PUBIISnID-A NEW DISCOVERY IN NxDIUNf
FEW words on the rational treatment, without
n Medicine, of Spermatorrhsa, or Local Weak.
ness Nervous Debility, Low Spirits Lasstude, Weak
ness of the Limbs and the Back, Indisposition, and
hension Loss of Memory, Aversion to Society, Love
of Solitude, Tmdity, SelfDistrust, Dizziness, Head
Ache Involuntary Discharges, Pains in the Side, At
fecion of the Eyes, Pimples on the Face Sexual and
other Infirmities in Man
Frons the French of Dr. 3. Delaney.
The important fact that these alarming complaints
may easily be removed toithoa medicine is, in this
small tract clearly demonstrated, and the entirely
new and highly successful treatment, adopted by
the Author, fully explained, by means Of which
~ is enabled to himself perfectly, and at
the least possible cost avoiding thereby, all the ad
vertisea nostrums Of the day.
Sent to any address, gratis and post free, in q
sealed envelope, by rsmitng (post paid two postage
stamps to Dr.. B: DELANEY, or Box loo, Broadway
Post Ofise, N. Y. feb 8-3m-
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-20
NEW SPRING GOODS.

WE wish to infoam our friends and the public
w generally, that We now have the largest and
cheapest stock Of Dry Goods to be found in this
and most earnestly call the attention of persons who
buy for the cash, as we know We can offer them
ss,I On credit. It is very certain and plsin that
houses that do credit bu sness must charge an e1'
ira profit to cover losses in bad debts and to make
up for difference In ths time they have TO- WAIT fef
their money, our motto isauick sales and small.
Cali and try us, YERBY, TKBBS& yERRYsb9m
sp Aim Corner 7th st. and 20. AM