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The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

IMPORTANT MINING DEc1sIoN.-In the District
Court of Placer county, Judge McCorkle presiding,
suit was tried between the Yankee Jim's Union
Water Company plaintiffs and Ewing & Smith,
defendants. The suit was brought by the plaintiffs
to recover damages from defendants for diverting
the waters of Brushy Canon from their ditch, which
conveyea it to another region. The defendants
claimed The right of miners on Brushy Canon to
use the water in washing out the dirt and denied
the right of plaintiffs to carry it away We copy
from the Placer Democrat:
The Judge charged that if the Jury found that
the plaintiffs were in the prior occupancy. use and
possession of the water flowing in said canon, they
must find verdict for the plaintiffs charging that
the Legislature could not legisate as regards tho
mines, and therefore could not make the common
law applicable to the mining sections and that, as
the water belongs to the mines. and was as much
part of the mines as The gold itself the party first
taking possession hal much right to retain it as
they would have to retain claim. The Jury found
verdict for the defendants, and fifteen dollars
damage, with costs of suit.
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

DooToR KANE, the American voyager, relates the
following concerning the caves of the Arctic regions
Some Of the bergs were worn in Deep veut like
caverrs Within In the chrysta solitude the echoes
were starting whistle-your own WHISTLE
you could hardly recognize for the length and clear
ness of the ring; the cang of ramrod was heard
running down the whole length of an army in re-
vicw--and when you spoke, your words were re-
peated through the motioness atmosphere almost as
long as your breath could hold out to make them.
tried hexameter we used to quote at home. and
it came back to me in slow and distinct utterance.
word for word. There is certain cousin of mine,
whom | remember annoying in our school DAYS, for
the dispatch with which he could say his prayers
OF q frosty night before jumping into bed. My
cousins entire ration of winter prayer, l thought
would have been repeated to him by single effort
Of these echoes.
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

WONDERS OF MEMoRY.--lt is reported that the
historian Fuller, in 1907. had a most retentivs
memory; he could repeat 500 strange. uncommon
words after twice hearing them and sermon YER
batm. after reading it once. lie undertook, after
passing from Temple Bar to the farthest part of
Cheapsdl and back again to mention all the signs
over the shops both sides of the streets repeated
them backwards performed the task with great ex-
actness.
We were acquainted with O voung man, clerl,
in this city, who once comm;ttcd to memory in a
single evening, whole page New York Journal of
Commerce. and repeated the same with great exact
ness. In the company of number of literary
young men, he detied any present to repeat line
of poetry from az standard 'ork the next line Of
which he could not recite and also give the name
of the author. Some hundreds of quotations were
made. and in each instance, the right author was
named ald the connecting lines given. The power
of retention in this persons memory was most re-
markable, as the above named facts abuudantlJ
prove E2st2n I'yaa8.g;p.
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

PATEN7 MEDIcINE.-Iho following certificate to
the efficacy of Patent Pills is taken from the Phil
adelphia Msrcury:-
Il, ,oan Lubberlie, supposed to be in the last
stage OF consumption in the year As. suffering the
same time under severe attack of rheumatism,
liver complaint, gravel, dropsy and cholera morbus
simultaneously, also, l took the yellow fever and
small pox. The latter assuming the chronic form
of scrofaa, completely destroyed my lungs, liver
spinal marrow, nervous system and the entire con-
tents of my Uranium got so low, that did not
know my brother-in-law, when he came to borrow
some money, For three months swallowed moth
ing but twenty packages of kunkeIhausen's Pills.
which effected an immediate cure in two weeks
Sworn and subscribed, &c.
P. S. My late uncle, Bacchus Pottinger was
afflicted so long with the gout CONTRACTED by living
too much on bears meat and alliGators eggs that
his life became a burden to him He took only
four boxes of said pills, and life was burden to
him no longer
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

Ike took the paper from Mrs Partingtons hands.
She had bought the fourth edition, with 'all about
the war in it, as proclaimed by urchin--one of
those wars alarms that almost daily brought to
our door. Turning to the war department he read
The emperor OF Russia has ordered all the buoys
serving guides to safe navigation in the Baltic to
be removed previous to the arrival Of the British
fleet Isaac said Mrs. Partington, laying her
finger on his knee and iniorrupting him, with
smile, there you what kind-hearted man he
is after all the calomei and excrescence that has
been hoaped upon hi!n. lie has ordered the buoys
to be removed that they shouldn't get hurt in the
war. He ought to be cannonadcd as saint" "ie
wouldn't get me out of the way, guess" said Ike
looking warke and bending up his hugh fist Id
hide away somewhere where could peep out and
see the fun All Isaac :" said the dame grayely,
war amt boys play, and widows and orphans
have no reason to bless it, She discontinued here,
as the vision Of wars horrors like the spirit of Kos
suth's countrymen passed before her minds eye, and
Ike, whose notions Of war were allied with martial
music, red plumes and guns, indulged in some spec
ulatons whether the emperor of Russias army was
as good looking as the first regiment of Massachu-
setts volunteer militia.
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

then she keeled over like thing that had lost its
life While others were rushing for the deck
made for one of the cabin windows, which I threw
open, and then leaped into the sea- | swan seve-
raj minutes, when finding that my feet would touch
the bottom, commenced to walk, and in a few
moments was on the dry sand. | knew we must
have struck to the northward of Fort ST. Louis, so
turned to the right and hurried off to the south
ward could hear the curses of the pirates for o
long while, but at length got clear of the din.
knew they could never get their vessel off without
wholly unloading her, SO I had no fears of their
speedy escape.
At daylight found was on the seaward side of
vast ridge OF sand. and determined to go to the
top OF this ridge and take an observation. When
got up there saw deep, wide river over upon
the other side that ran nearly parallel with the
coast This at once knew to be the Senegal Be-
hind me could just see the brig, and on ahead |
saw glimpse of something that looked like build
ngs. So pushed or. nd by ten o'clock 7 reached
Fort st. Louis some friendly Fouahs rowing me
to the island. at once made my statement to the
French governoT of the fort, and he sent compa-
ny OF seventy-hve soldiers to accompany Z, g back
We reached the brig about four o'clock in the af-
ternoon: The pirates had begun to get out her
cargo, but she was nowhere near floating. We
boarded the vessel by means Of canoes that had been
brought round by the Foulahs, and though the p-
rates made desperate resistance, yet they were
captured without much spilling of fblood. They had
discovered the trick had played on them with the
compass, and as may be supposed, was he recip-
lent of any quantity Of threats and curses.
But they had no more power to harm me. They
were tried by the French authorities Of St. Louis,
and answered for their crimes with their lives, and
in one month afterwards | obtained passage in Il
French barque to Gibraltar and from thence came
home in the ship "Farewell' to New York
Thus ended my Passage. and though [ often take
pleasure in thinking how conquered my enemies,
and also in relating the incidents to my friends yet
should prefer that the next passage of the kll1
should be under AIKEN by some one beside myself.
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

A C1lxcuER.--During the year 1919, whilo the
yellow fever was raging with such violence in Phil
adelphia, gentleman travelling from New York,
stopped at q country town, where the inhabitants
We're mostly Dutch. During his stay he was asked
if the report was true, that two or three hundred
died every day in the city? He gave g negative
answer and said there had been only fifty or sixty
cases in ALL
'Well" said the Dutchman, show many general.
ly come in a casel'
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

Il remember" says Lord Biden, MIR. Justice
Gould trying case at York, and when he had PRO-
ceeded for about two hours, he observed:
Here are only eleven jugymen in the box; whore
is the twelfth p
'flease you, my lord" said one of the eleven "he
has gone away about some other business but he has
left has ve1dict qCdh me ~
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

UNAMIMlTY-' must be unanimous" said
Hancock, on the occasion of signing the Decara-
ton of independence; there must be no pulling
different ways" Yes answered Franklin iva
must all hang together, or most assuredly We shah
all hang ssp1Y1ts}y"
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

Father Gayaazi says the ballot in The hands of
American ladies would be as fatal as the apple in
the hands Of our mother Eve. They would always
sell them according to the advice Ct their father
cOnfessors
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

FRIENpsHIP is a vase which when it is hawed by
heat, violence, accident, may well be broken
at once it can never be trusted after. The more
graceful and ornamental it was, the more clear do
we discern the hopelcssness of restoring it to its
former state Coarse stones. if they fractured,
may be cemented again; precious ones never
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

How DOES SHE TRoT!-A creditor whom he was
anxious to avoid, met Sheridan coming out of tho
Pail Mall There was no possibility of avoiding
him, but he did not loose his presence of mind.
That's a beautiful mare you're on" said Sher-
idan.
DO you think so?"
''Yes, indeed How does she trot?"
The creditor, being highly hattered, put her into
full trot. Sheridan bolted round the corner, and
was out of sight in a moment.
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

'Father, I see man laying drunk down ut the
market-house.n You shouldn't say laying, my
son--hens lay" But I've men lay too"
''Oh no, my son y Eyes, bat have seen 'em lag
brick ~ go and split your kindng--I can't talk
to you nown
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10
From the Flag of our Union.
THE CAPTAINS PASSAGE.

startling episode of Ocean fe-A sketch from an old
Shipmaster's Log book.
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10
From Gleason's Pictorial.
SPEAK LIKE A FRIEND.

BY JOHN CARTER.
Speak like friend, thou faithful lake,
| know thou hast voice
! feel it, when the breezcs blow,
Come to my heart in music low,
And make the waste rejoice.
Speak like friend. My youthful song
Caught its first note from thee,
But many tear has marred it since,
And the gay harp was weak defence
To ward strong misery.
Speak like friend-for all have changed,
They know me now no more;
All faithless save thy placid breast,
Whose constant song, so long the best,
Still greets me as of yore.
Speak like friend-the world is fair,
If man would see Alright;
For Heaven unfolds its mercies here,
And though the heart be crushed with care,
Sweet nature gives delight.
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

SLEIGH RIDI5G WITH WIDOW The following
account of romantic sleigh ride will be read with
interest 10y the ladies' They will doubtless concur
with US in the opinion, that DR. Meadows was
very stupid man and that the widow Lampkin
was a discreet lazy, whose practical foresight en-
abied her to prepare for the DANCES she so much
dreaded. We can see no good reason why we
could not have sleigh rides here without snow Just
as well as the northern people with it.
''Snow had fallen, the young of the village had
got up grand seighing party to a country tavern
at some distance, and the interesting widow Lamp
kin sat in the same seign, under the same buffalo
as myself
Oh dont.' she exclaimed as we camo to the
first bridge, catching me by the arm, and turning
her veled face towards me while her little eyes
twinkled through the moonlight.
Don't what" | asked, I'm not doing any
thing"
We'll. but thought you were going to take toll
replied Mrs Lambkip.
Toll :" | reioncd, whats that!"
'How stupid!7 exclaimed the widow, her clear
laugh ringing out above the music oe 5he bells.
"Dr. Meadows pretends he don't know what toll is -
''lndcod, don't them said laughing in turn
Don't know that the gentlemen when they 60
on sleighing party, claim a--kiss as toll when
they cross a bridget"
"Wcl, | neYcr.'
When next we came to bridge and claimed
toll, the struggle Of the widow to hold tine veil was
not sufficient to tear it; and somehow when the
veil was removed her face was turned directly tow
ards my own, and in the gIittering of the moon
light, the horse rotted on himself toll was taken
for the first time in his life by DR.. Meadows Soon
we came TO long bridge, the widow said it was no
use to resist, and she paid up as we reached it
without q struggle,
But you won't take toll for every arch, will you,
doctor!" asked Mrs. Lampkiu.
TO which the reply was in the affirmative.
Did you ever, reader sleigh ride with widow
and take toll at the gcsr'-LouisrMc Democrat
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

of the Goth ult., says;
workman have been employed during the past
week in removing from the gun yard at City Point,
South Boston, eight large of eight inch bore
known as the Columbiads' These guns were made
at Algiers Foundry, weigh $500 lbs each. and have
been styred some time. They are now to be taken
to California and used in the harbor defence SER
vice.
Cyrus Alger & Co. have also in process of con-
struction at their foundry, on Foundry St, South
Boston, twenty. zen, and eight inch Columbads, to
be also taken 70 California. The ten inch guns
weigh 10000 lbs and are the heaviest in use in
any service. About twelve tons of iron is melted
for the pouring of each the gun being cast solid and
then bored out. The process of boring and finish
ing occupies about three weeks for each gun"
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

A Kiss AMONG TIE PURlTANs.-l In 1000, trial
took place in Connecticut under the section of the
Blue Laws prohibiting kissing The offenders were
Sarah Tuttte and Jacob Newlice. 1t appears that
Sarah dropped her gloves ard Jacob found them.
When Sarah asked for them Jacob demanded kiss
for his pay, and as the demand did not seem to
Sarah extravagant, she adjusted it forthwith. The
facts wero clearly proved, and the parties were
fined twenty shilllngs
The Empire County argus., 1854-06-10

BY AUSTIN c. BURDICK.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-05-03
N02G

AN AcROsTw.


We find the following curious piece or poeirv
in late number Of the Presbyterian Maeszine
The initial capital letters spell My boast Is ID
the glorious cross Of Christ" and the words IN
italic, when read from top to bottom. and from
the bottom TO the top, make the Lords PRAYER.
Make known the Gospel truths, orr lher K;ro
Yield US thy grace, dear father. from abora p
Bless Us with hearts l0hich feelinqlv can eine
Our life thou art for eUer, God Of love.
Assuage our gTefs in love for Christ we pr,v
Since the bright prince of hearen and glorli diei
Took all our shame. and hQliolged the displsr
In first be ing man, and then being crucifed
IStupendous God the grace and polecr make
known
In Jesus name lel all the world rejoice
New labors in hy heavenly kingdom own.
That blessed kingdom, for thy saints he choic.
How vile to came to thee, is all our CRY.
Enemies to hy self, and all that's hiney
Graceless our i0iH our lives for vanity.
Loathing thy rdlhs, be ing ertl in design.
Q God thy will be done fr0nl earth to heaven.
- sining on the gospel let as live,
Hrth from sins Gelirer ed and forgiven
- as thyself, 5ul teach rs to forgive.
Unless us power ten ytalioz doih destroy
- - q 4
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-05-03

THE MoNARcH STILL MAN.--Who forgets
the anecdote Of Napoleon and the Village bells
,of Brientz2 He was riding late one day over
4 battlefield, gazing stern and unmoved on the
.dyina and the dead that strewed the GROUND by
thousands about him, when suddenly g those
evening bells struck up merry peal. The
Emperor paused to listen his heart was soften
ed memory was busy with the past. He was
no longer the conqueror Of AusterIitz, but the
dnnocent, happy school boy at Brientz; and,
dismoanting from his horse, he seated himself
on The stump Of an old tree, and to the astonisn-
ment q Rapp. who relates the circumstance.
,.,st into tears. The rock was smitter, and
living waters came gushing from it.-Afy Aote-
book