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The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20
Sa4Nrlay, May TO- 1855.
California Newspapers.

people in this State have little to
complain of in the way Of cheap literature,
.yellow-covered books and newspapers
included. We find on our table weekly
number Of California newspapers which
would do 70 discredit to any country,
however refined. Newspapers to suit the
taste Of everybody. Some with long well
filled advertising columns, and an editorial
money article" some with rabbid politi-
cal philippics, in which the leading men Of
the opposite party are charged with con-
spiracies against the sovereign people,
which would have ruined the reputation
Of Cataline. Other independent journals
lie back like spider in his web, ready to
pounce upon anybody who may chance to
present vulnerable point-anybody no
matter who; from John Bigler down to
John Smith; like the goose at Rome,
ready to squak at any unusual noise
Others We have with long yarns, sentimen-
tai poetry and love stories, beautiful ex-
tracts, murders and robberies. Some too,
who labor under the impression that Satan
is about to get the whip hand of people in
general, utterly refusing to be driven
round the stump any longer. Others con-
tain several columns of excellent matter
which if taken homopathicaly, will do
little good or harm.
Every few monthsa new paper is started,
and to make room for it to hustle, another
one dies. The setting of the literary
uminary is as calm and quiet as the going
'downof the sun-the editor goes.to dealing
in vegetables and patent medicines, and
the devil goes to dishwashing. Thus the
world OF newspaperdom wags, aud few
know or care about the disappointment
and blighted hopes Of the adventurer.
The life Of an editor is at best thank
less one; this is our decided impression,
sage conclusion arrived at after three
months and ten days experience, and
several years looking on. After racking
his brain. (if he happens to have any of
the article) to produce something which
will rather startle the world, be is destined
to see his pet sheet containing the precious
lucubration carried up street done into
cylindrical form, and that cylindrical
case contains-sausages The paper is
distributed and the world neither laughs
nor cries. Monday morning comes and
his ears already tingling with apprehen-
sion, are nearly split with the Internal cry
for "copy."
No wonder that he should sympathise
with the distressed damsel who complained
in numbers, of her responsibilities
I'm tired of work said Polly Gray,
It's nothing but scrub the live long day.
lis no use however, he must keep
moving, cobbling up rheumatic poetical
feet and ciphering out spider tracks,
wondering all the time what the devil the
author means? Before he is aware, night
is at hand, and even then be is denied the
satisfaction often felt by the aforesaid
Polly Gray, when
She hears foot and knows it too,
A rasping on the scraper.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

WELL DoxE.-A valuable watch and
chain has been presented to Justice Booth
by w. S. Spear and Col. R. Fl. Taylor, Of
the Downieville Bar, as an evidence of their
esteem for both the officer and the man.
Justice Booth, by the able and faithful
discharge of his official duties, and his uni
form gentlemanly bearing and kindness
Of heart, has won for himself many friends
who are worth retaining. Notwithstand-
ing many uncivil things have been said
about Lawyers, and the supposed impossi.
bilhy of their obtaining any thing like a
comfortable seat in Kingdom come, a
little act like this shows an under current
OF goodness of heart, which, from an init
mate acquaintance, we, in common with
many others have long since learned to
appreciate.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20
Meteorological Table.
Prepared for SIERRA CITIZEN 6v Dir. Carr.
May.
The first two days of mast week ver,

The first two days of past week were
clear and pleasant; Sunday was raw, dis
agreeable and light sprinkle of rain in
the afternoon. Same day, in Minnesota
and the northern part Of the county It
showed hard. Next day, 18th, showery.
clear until evening of 18th, when the hori-
zon was thickened with clouds, and indica-
tions of thunder storm. 18th, clear and
very warm. The past week was very
windy.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

The GRAND JURY deserve great credit
for their perseverance in examining the
cases brought before them, and for their
attention to County matters generally;
heretofore our Grand Jurors have been
too anxious to get through the business,
to devote sufficient time for the proper
investigation of County affairs; but this
jury is an exception. We sincerely hope
their example will not be lost on their
successors.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20
Governors Message.

GOVERNOR BIGLER addressed message
to the Leg:sture on the 9Th inst, in which
he implores that body not to adjourn until
certain unfinished business has been at
tended to. He says:
"Should you adjourn, however, without
providing the means required to liquidate
the debt of the State, as herein suggested,
or by some other effective plan, the
finances Of the State will be left in the same
critical condition as at your assembling,
and the people whom you represent, dis
appointed in their confident expectations,
will justly regard the present Legislature,
and the agents Of the State, as having
failed to accomplish the objects most de-
sired by them
This may appear rather startling to the
constituency" and if they might venture
an opinion, it would doubtless be that in
the early part Of the Session, some valua-
bic time was wasted in the discussion of
unimportant questions, which might have
been employed in doing something which
would have prevented all this fuss and
furry, and fast legislation at the close Of
the session. 1t seems that the bridegroom
has come, and these virgin statesmen have
no oil in their lamps-Heaven pity them
if they have neglected to put money in
their purse! Nothing can now be
done, but to place legislative finger on
some important act, if such can be found.
hasten home to their constituency, who
have kept up such an unreasonable grum.
bling, and pointing to the legislative myth,
say to them, "this is one of 'em!"
But we have no fault to find with the
mountain representation, except for sitting
quietly day after day listening to certain
demagogues, who have kept up continual
din in the ears of the people about the
Senatorial question, to the exclusion of
every thing else. A "spouter' may al
ways be set down as nuisance in any
body, and doubly so in the Legislature
If we are to believe reports, two or three
members have been ION their legs" with
but brief intermission ever since the COM
mcncement of the session. Such members
may be very talented men; but it is barely
possible that they should be familiar with
The wants of all the remote counties in the
State, and we indulge the hope that they
may have been more ornamental than they
have proved useful.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20
DIED.

At Forest City, Sierra County, on the
10th inst, of congestion of the brain, My.
ROBERT J. LEAVELL, formerly of Mis-
sou ri, aged q years.
At Forest City, Sierra County, on tho
10Th inst, of pulmonary consumption, Nr.
PHILIP ARCHER, formerly of Ohio, aged
81 yeaes. Mr.. Archer leaves q wife and
child in his native State to mourn his un-
timely end in far off land.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

GREAT CAyE.-The Calaveras Chroni-
ese gives an account of great cave, ten
miles from Mokelumne Hill, which is rep
rsscuted as 9 great curiosity.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

sullivan, the man who killed Colonel
Sharpen Bear River, has been held to
bail in the sum of $4,000 for his appearance
IN the District Court, to answer the charge
of manslaughter.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

@ BECK's EXPRESS to Gibsonville and
intermediate points, leaves every Sunday
morning, and arrives Wednesday evening.
apr22 If
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

JAIL B1RDs.-The Argus promises the
State Boarding Establishment at Sap
Quentin 1--WE or six new boarders from
I'll Dorado county. One or two may be
expected from Sierra.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20
MARRIED.

. In Sierra Valley, ON the 18th inst, by
Cyrus D. Akin, Esq, Mr.. SAMUEL p.
PARKE to Miss FRANCES E.. STEERS.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

Sons OF TEMPERANCE meet in the n 4
Church every Monday evening, at seven
O'Clock.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

The GRAND JusY are still in session.
4 beir report cannot be obtained in time
for to-days paper
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

w-LANGToN l. Bros EXPRESS, until fur
urther notice, will close at their Office in
Downieville at 9 O'Clock A. NJ, for Marys-
vile and intermediate points. apr 22.tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

AssAuLT.-We learn from the Marys.
vile Herald, that DR.. j. w. Winter of
that place was violently assaulted, and had
his arm broken, by Plummer Thurston.
On Saturday last. The assault was made
with an axe-helve.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

NB- LANGToN 4 Bros PASSENGER TRAIN
will leave their Office in Downieville at 3
o'clock A. NJ, regularly until further
notice. apr 22-H
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

MOUNTAIN SHADE LODGE F. and A. n.
meet first and third Saturday in each month,
at O'Clock, P. NJ, over Empire Saloon.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

rus: Docs.-Hon. Johu T. Crenshaw,
o. me state Senate. will please accept our
enanss Tor valuable p1hlic documents.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20
RXRTH.

In DownieviHe, 18th inst, MRS. MAX
WELL, of son.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

SERVICES in the NJ. E. Church, Rev. X.
Bonner, pastor, every Sunday morning, at
10 o'clock, and Sunday school at 2 Pm.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

New vAnx-The attention Of our readers
sis specially directed to the new advertise
Ments which appear in our columns ted day
Remember, also. the chances for big Hicks
aow offered By Smith His grand ra1le
will soon come Of, and the seataroas hom-
bres, who always win. should a secure their
tickets while they can.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

A LEGAL FIx.-A warrant was issued
a few days since by Justice Booth, for the
arrest of certain parties in Pine Grove,
charged with tearing down house OF
rather doubtful reputation; two Of the
accused were arrested, Messrs. Fades and
Crary, and ordered for examination on
Thursday at P. NJ. Crary was in the
meantime indicted by the Grand Jury,
but no action was reported in Fades case.
Fades applied to the Court of Sessions to
be bailed; but it was refused, as he was not
committed before that Court. After the
adjournment Of the Court of Sessions,
Fades Counsel applied to Justice Booth
for an order to commit Fades to answer
and then to admit him to bail; this was
refused on the ground that the Justice had
heard the case was then before the Grand
Jury. An application to the County
Judge was then made for Habeas Corpus
and that also denied. Fades still re-
mained in custody, although the commit
ing Magistrate and the Court both denied
jurisdiction over him. Query, who was
right?
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20
States Mails.

Arrive semi-monthly, about the 10th and
24th. Leave semi-monthly, about the lltA
and 26th
California Mails.
LEAVE Monday, ARRIVE Tuesday,
wednesday, Thursday,
friday. Saturday
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20
Spetial Nutifts.

Spectral Nutitts.
@ DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL Coxxrrrrx.-
An adjourned meeting Of the Democratic
Central Committee will be held at Downie-
vile, on the 27th inst. General attendance
is particularly requested.
BENZ. N. FETTER,
ml3-3t President, pro tenn.
~-o~---~oo~-o~,->~,~-~~-o--.
%NOTICE.-Stockholders in the Cayote
Hill Prospecting Co. are hereby notified
that an assessment of Five Dollars to The
share has been made by order of the Co.
Nj. GOODFELLOW,
m13-3t Secretary.
~ MINNESOTA WATER Co.-Notice is
hereby given that an instalment Of ten
dollars on each share of this stock il now
due, andthat if the same be not paid on Or
before the 3Oth inst, the delinquent shares
will be sold at public auction, after one
weeks notice.
By order of the Board of Trustees:
GEO. A. BOOTH, President
E.J. SMITH, Secretary m13-3t
@-MINNEsorA WATER Co.-Notice 10
hereby given that an instalment Of ten
dollars on each share of stock, will be due
and payable on the 18th day of June next.
By order of the Board of Trustees:
GEO. A. BOOTH, President.
E. ]. SMITH, Secretary. ml3-5t
SERVICES in the NJ E. Church, Rev. X.
Bonner, pastor, every Sunday morning. at
10 o'clock, and Sunday school at P NJ
MOUNTAIN SHADE LODGE F. and A. n,
meet first and third Saturday in each month,
at o'clock, P. NJ, over Empire Saloon.
>~~~0~~o-~~-~~~---~~~~~
Sons OF TEMPERANCE meet in the n f.
Church every Monday evening, at seven
o'clock.
@ BECK's EXPRESS to GibsonviNe and
intermediate points, leaves every Sunday
morning, and arrives Wednesday evening.
apr22 If
~LANGToN 4 Bros EXPRESS, until fur
urther notice, will close at their office in
Downieville at O'Clock A. NJ, for Marys-
vile and intermediate points. apr 22-tf
EB LANGTON & Bros PASSENGER TRAIN
will leave their Office in Downieville at
o'clock A. NJ, regularly until further
notlce. apr 22-H
States Mails.
Arrive semi-monthly, about the 10th and
24th. Leave semi-monthly, about the lltA
and 26th
California Mails.
LEAVE Monday, ARRIVE Tuesday.
wednesday, Thursday,
Friday. Saturday.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20
Court Of Sessions.

This Court has been in session all the
week and indictments have been found
against John Henderson for burglary,
and having burglarious instruments in his
possession; against John Boyle, ALIAS Hen
derson, for aiding prisoner in attempting
to escape; against Crary and others for
resisting an officer.
RESISTING AN OrFIcER.-We regret to
learn that the late row at Pine Grove,
in which house Of bad repute was de-
molished, is likely to involve number of
the people of that place in serious difficulty.
A few days since, the Deputy Sheriff at
tempted to arrest some of the participa-
tors in the riot, but after arresting two,
he was waited on by committee, inform
ing him that meeting had been held, in
which it had been determined that he
should leave town minus his prisoners:
moreover that the men under arrest could
not and should not be taken from that
place; in fact that all the men in Downie-
vile could not remove them, and that the
best thing the Deputy Sheriff could do
was to cut stick. After expostulating
with the crowd and finding it impossible
to obtain any assistance, he was compelled
to return to Downieville and report non
comatib,ts in sacampo!! On Tuesday morn
ing the Sheriff, with possee of ten men,
returned and succeeded in arresting and
bringing to this place two of the offenders.
The other participators in the disturbance
had either left the place or concealed
themselves where they could not be found
The people of Pine Grove have been
heretofore quiet and order-loving citizens,
and we are surprised that they should so
far forget their duty as to interfere with
an officer in the discharge of his duty. No
doubt the citizens generally considered
the pulling down of the house an abate-
ment of nuisance, for which they were
unwilling to see any one punished, and had
they quietly submitted the consequences
would have been triling; but as it is, bit
terness and ill feeling has been engendered,
which will be the cause of endless trouble.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20

NoTICE.-Stockholders in the Cayote
Hill Prospecting Co. are hereby notified
that an assessment of Five Dollars to he
share has been made by order of the Co.
MI. GOODFELLOW,
ml3-3t Secretary.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-05-20
Retail Prices Current.

Corrected to Saturday, May 20, lS5
BY WRIGHT 4 HAYWARD.
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nlasonlr A00rcss
s DELIVERED BY
ROBERT III. TAYLOR.

ROBERT III. TAYLOR,
In Do,cnieuille, June "a, 1854, at the Cele-
bration Of the Anniversary Of St. John
tie Baptist, by Mountain Shade Lodge
fF.S Il. NJ.
LADIES, FELLOW CITIZENS AND BRETH-
rem In every year, from time immemo-
rial, it has been the custom of the Masonic
Fraternity to set apart this day as one of
public festivity. So far as the members of
this great brotherhood are concerned,
in their relations to the world at large,
they look forward to this day with pride
and pleasure, that they may have an op-
portunity of uniting with their fellow citi-
zens in social intercourse, of exchanging
congratulations with them, and of coming
over the pleasurable memories of the past,
as an earnest of closer and purer friend
ship in the future. While at other times
our sayings and our doings, as delibera-
tive body, are shut out from the world,
seen and heard only by those who are bound
by the peculiar ties of Masonry, to-day we
meet npon that level WHICH is occupied BY
Is all as theFchildren offs common parent,
bound together in the human family by the
tie of universal brotherhood, and account
able to the same Father for our thoughts
and actions. Let US be thankful to Him
for the blessings we enjoy, and now re-re-
solve to obey the Divine iniunctions,
Glove thy neighbor as myself; forgive
thine enemy do good to them that DIES
pitefully use YOU ass saB sss1a.E
It has been charged by those. who are
not the friends Of our Fraternity, that We
seek to place our tenets in the stead o
Religion, and build up for ourselves afitl
irrespective of the light Of Divine Revela
ton. A review Of the history Of our Or
der, and an impartial consideration of it
teachings, should serve at once to disHe
the charge, and show thatit is founded i
error and a want Of knowledge; for charit
causes us to believe thai, it is not mad
from . desire wilhlly to misrepresent Us
1t is true that we claim an origin datinl
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DowN1EvILLE, June &c, 1854.

DowNIEvILLE, june 26, 1854.
Messrs. S. w. Langton, BENZ. Green and
7. r. Kibbe, committee
Brothers:-I have received your note OF
oath inst, and in reply have to say, that
the publication of the address delivered
by me on that day is an honor which I do
not covet for it, and of which | am fear
full it is unworthy; but as do not feel at
liberty to defeat the wishes of my breth-
rem, have complied with your request tc
transmit it to you.
Respectfully, and fraternally, yours,
ROBT. III. TAYLOR.
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Correspondence.
BONNEVILLE, June "a, 1854

sssa BONNEVILLE, June "a, 1854.
Brother R. Fl. Taylor
Dear Sir:-By resolution of Mountain
Shade Lodge F. and A. NJ, passed this
evening, the undersigned were appointed
a committee to procure from you, for pub
lication, copy of the address delivered
by you this day, at the festival of st.
John the Baptist.
You will oblige us, and the brethren OF
the Lodge, by forwarding to us copy as
soon as your convenience will permit
Fraternally, yours,
s. w. LANGToN,
Committee. ! BENZ. GREEN,
L. r. KIBBE.
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No. 81.

salty never attained by any other human
institution. may we be able, in the words
of the immortal bard, to realize, that
81 Age cannot wither it, nor custom stale
Its infinite variety
To-day we celebrate the anniversary of
st. John the Baptist. Today. MY bro
theirs, far and wide all over the earth, the
great Masonic family holds its festival;
and as the glorious orb of heat and light,
in his onward march, has successfully
gi.ded the hill-tops and lighted the green
valleys of distant climes, warm hearted
brothers, with Joyful eve, looking to the
East, and observing the glory and beauty
of the day, have waited a hearty benson
to US on the western shores, AID have real
lied that when the suns golden raysshould
illumine the SUBMITS of our lofty Sierras,
we would send back to them response
Of brotherly love. AUD to-day, while we
remember the virtues of our patron saint,
and now again renew our VOWS to initiate
them, let US mingle with our brethren
throughout the globe, in the hope and
trust that each succeeding return of this
anniversary shall find us still united in the
bonds of fraternal feeling, and shall dawn
upon the continued triumph of Masonry.
Following the ancient landmarks which
are laid down for our guidance, we may
safely rest with an assurance upon the be-
lief in its duration until all things earthly
shall pass away, and time itself shall be no
more. lfprejudices are engendered against
us, we must be content to let them exist
until we can show their ill-founded nature,
not in loud recriminatioE, but in quietly
living them doyn by q career of justice
and usefulness; then, indeed, if detraction
assail US, we may smile at the impotency
Of its force as its mistaken shafts fall harm
less at our feet And:let not our answer
be made in anger, but let US prove by the
everyday acts of our lives that the frater-
nifty cannot be an unworthy one, whose
admonitions lead us to have faith in God,
hope in Immortality, and charity to oil
mankind" a
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BG-T The passengers on western steam
boat were very much annoyed by the
amateur performance Of aHoosier with a
querrulous fiddle; at last, stout Ken
tuckian volunteered a braying accompani-
ment, which threw the fiddle into the
shade and silenced the Hoosier. Next
morning the discerdant notes Of the fiddle
were heard bright: and early, proving too
much for the nerves ofa French musician,
who sprang from his bed, exclaiming-
:" Ware is he! we're is he? queeck, mon
dieu! ware is Monsieur Kentuck, de man
vat play on de jackass ?" . IS
Gsg- You've AMEK1cA.-"Now Bob,
will you stand up and contradict me by
saying you are Of age, when know you
are not. Wasn't there, youngster ?"
+" Thunderation old muggins. 'spose
you was-wasn't L there too?''
Rls- There is a man in Hull whose voice
is SO husky that he is always suspected Of
being eorned. The other day he was
thrdshed to make him she'll out. s
pg- A dandy lately appeared in Iowa
with legs so attenuated, that the authori-
ties had him arrested because he had no
visi5le means Of support.
AUTHORSHIP g. There are three diff
cult things in authorship" says Cotton;
"to write anything worthpublishing-to
find. honest men to publish it-and to get
sensible men to read it. Literature has
now become game, in which the book
sellers are the kings; the critics, the
knaves; the public, the pack; and the poor
author, the mere table, or thing played
upon."n ae saa isiw sa Il nagitsg
LADY MARI Wortley Montague intro
duced innoculation into England from Tur-
key, about the year IT'S. II was first
tried upon criminals until its success was
carefully tested. isi-a afs ssal ~
The st. j oseph (Mo.) Gazette says that
that town is filed with emigrants going
to the Pacific a85 % saHeHa q ssSx9
BIox, seeing person who was tearing
the hair off his head for sorrow, said,
Does this man think that badness is q
remedy for grief?" Il n'Hs less1 Hsqz. 81
CAMPS were invented in France about
the year 1890, to amuse Charles vi, du.
ring the intervals Of melancholy, which
finally brought him to his grave. Sgo /
Looking-glasses were first made in Ven
ice, in the year 1900. aas Es5la lsssf sas
THIS old Independence Bell IN Phiiadek
phia, bears this inscription 80 Proclaim
liberty Throughout the land and to all the
people thereof. p as ss e 'fs''ofH
Mrs. TRoLLorE, the authoress Of the
hbelous work on America, is now living
in Florenee. She is 70 years old and has
written eighty-nine volumes Of tales