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The Empire County argus., 1854-09-02

ARRIVAL OF THE BROTHER JoNATHAN.-By the
arrival of the Brother Jonathan we have advices
from the Atlantic States to August 4th
The cholera still prevails throughout the Atlantic
States, although it appears to he alaring. On the
81 Of August there were l6 cases received in ia
hospitals Of New York and G deaths. During
the same time there were IL cases and deaths in
Brooklyn.
The Fortifcation ELL passed. includes appropra.
tions Of $4,000 for Qualifications in San Francis
co generally; 100000 for frtfcaions on Alca.
tras island; 100000 for Fort FONT. and $1,000 O00
for the forts on the western frontier Of Texas.
The Emperor Of Russia has sent a special mission
SaeS. He alsa proposes to sell us Si;ka upon very
advantages terms.
Fonr1Gv-The insurrccon in Srain was spread.
inr rapidly. BY telegraph from Rayonnc, on the
20h ulv. it is stated that Madrid and it's garrison
hav" pronounced AGAINST tho Queen. The Cabinet
is diss lvet and San Limo. the Premier has fed
Narvaoz hal offered To form a new Ministry.
Generals Concha and Gonzales Bravo have ar
rived IN England
Manuel Concla has escaped from the Canary
Tslands
Gencral N1azzcraho has fed to France
Advces rocrived from Madrid of the 18th 1ulv.
state that the insurgents were masters of Madrid
During tho night the troops engaged acted vigor-
ouSlv against the barrcades but for the most part
unSnccessfnl.
From Europe Private dispatches received at
Tnris state that the Turks, under Omer lacha, had
cntcrod bucharest
The MOI teur docs not mention this. but only
a. ,,fO oho @I
lish and French auxil,arirs. amounting to at least
sixty Thousand men. and that FRINGE Gnrschakof
has likewise Sky thousand A battle between
these two armies is closc NJ hand |"
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MAP OF EiDoRADo Some enterprising hombre
in Facerville has been getting out most contemr-
tible daub calling it a map Of Fl Dorado. In this
exhibition of genius, Ilaeorvile Is placed in the ex-
act centre Of creation. The thing is inaccurate
throughout. as every man will readily zee who has
resided in the county week and designed no doubt.
to deceive the voters Of this county at the approach
ing election in regard to the county seat,' Look
out for the humburging carraciture, and remember
that CoLoMA is where the county seat should he 10.
Gated in order to accommodate the largest number Of
the citizens of this county. and to avoid increased
taxation to tie ture Of one hpndM t1oucand dollars.
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bI~ awhile the Emp re County Argus, the organ
of the Privatear faction lately Organized proclaim.
ed in favor of Mr. Bradford "--Advotote.
We are Informed that the now osensblc editor
of the Mountain Democrat penned the article al'u,
ded too by the Alvocate-s now an active abuser Of
Mr.. Conness, and at work in conjunction with the
advocate supporting court house nominees, and the
present high fees in Office.
We embrace this occasion to say of Mr.. Conncss
that we esteem him highly. and believe him analle
and efficient man, AMI n high min Lei g,ntlam,,
We cannot say as ruch Of Mr.. Bradford, since
his support of the Tule Land Bill y which MIR. Con.
ness opposed.
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d. The election comes off on
Wednesday next. We caution our
friends to beware of Wing Roor-
backs. Ifthc Custom House faction
or its allies, circulate the story of
the withdrawal of any Of our ticket,
treat it as falsehood. That party
will do anything to defeat the true
Democracy, hence the necessity Of
disbelieving any story they may
start. Recollect that Latham and
McDougal, or any of the rest of ou
ticket, will not be withdrawn until
the Polls are closed on Wednesday
evening.
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Taxation of fIirers.

There is perhaps no people under the sun taxed
more severely than the people OF this State First
comes tax Of something near one dollar on every
one hundred dollars on Nil real and personal prop
erty: then heal tax Of three dollars: then tax
FOR highway labor. One would naturally think thi:
rate of taxation enough in all conscience: but this
is only half the story and the worst Of it is that
the miners and laborers have every dollar of it to
pay. The merchant in San Francisco is charged a
heavy license for doing business They sell good.
to the merchant Of Sacramento who also pays an.
other heavy license to support his city government
The goods are re.sold again to the country mer-
chant. who also has license to pay. These diffr.
ent dealers advance the money for the licenses only
charging what they gay as part Of the cost Of the
goods 80 that in the end the Consumer. and these
are chiefly miners have the whole tax tn pay
A gain the banker and cxrrcss mon are classified
and taxed for trailing in goll dust anl selling I'LL.
Of exchange. This tax also comes directly out of
tho miner. for the banker of curse will mako n
profit on his business hercn he will paw fr gold
dust enough less to meet this demand on him for n
l:cn,ec
Ditch sock is taxed, and the miner has Il to nav
when he purchases water. hccrusc the stock hol lcr
considers his taxes portion Of his expenses and he
being determined to realise nett profit of five per
cent rcr month charges accordingly.
Miners will scc then tho imrortnnc, Of reiu-'nc
Tees in cfice and the mnr es of Officers; tho import.
anc' cfretrenchment in the expenses Of our county
and State.
Our opponents propose nothing of this kind -
They enjoy fat situations at the public crib some
Of them. and their friends love to see them grow
sleek and must support the present system of OK.
pendtures and ouragcously enormous scale of fec,
in ofico, in order to secure official influence. The
tickling process no doubt, il mutual among the
court house fraternity; mutual support being II
order Of the day.
Practically miners are the tax x-nnving citizens,
although the draft is indirectly ma le but with Cor
tantv on their purses Productive lalmr PAYS every
exp'nsc in the country Offcc-hollers and office.
seekers are non-rroducers and although they nav
appear to ray taxes yet their taxes are only an nj.
vance. in the end to be drawn out Of the ahnrpr -
IN proof Of this scores of offic '-hollers are now
flttening in this State. who hut short time since
were not worth enough to buy dinner. Now they
are rich. and have never produced cent in the
exercise Of bone and muscle
Let lahorers and miners he up and to tho polls
and vote for mon whoare in favor Of sweeping from
the stature book the great fees in office in favor of
repeating the whole system of license laws in favor
oe raising revenue to support the State govern
mcnt by proper disposition of her vast proncrty
in lard al in favor f 10'uc;1 6 tar1t on
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The PTogt,fct.

The prospects of the Democratic party presents
anything but cheering phase At the present time
shorn Of its usual strength through the influence
Of the Custom House ty their steadily uniting with
the Wings. AS they commenced last winter in the
Legislature and parallized Democratic action, so
they now continue with full determination to smo-
ther the party and its prime pies
It is useless to deny this charge, for the legsla-
tive records show upon them the acts then and there
performed, and Subsequent events fully determine
thst their present course dictated by precon-
certed plan to overthrow the party for the purpose
oferectng another on its ruins, more consonant with
their plans Of future operations.
We would warn the Democracy to be on the
alert and should defeat await them this election,
to continue their organization, for the end is not
yet. The present struggle Is but the beginning of
what we may expect in th:s State. For long years
to come, the feuds which now divide us will exist,
perhaps in different and more tangible form, until
Mt last the true Democracy will prevail and their
principles be triumphant. Defeat, disgraceful and
utter defeat surely awaits the faction headed by
Denver and Herbert, because its interests arc oppo
sed to the interests of the State and the laboring
glasses Let the people take heed
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TIUafBUoRY.

California politicians have been DELIGHTED in ,b;,
campaign with an unusual amount of unmitigated
humbug OF peculiar style. First comes specimens
of Withdrawing Latham and McDougal, prompted
as much by impertnent itnpudence as any thing.
else, at the same time considering the mass of tho
people equivalent to raca Of profound idiots
Nothing short of such an estimation Of tho r,,,:.
character could have induced the evolution IF s,ch
unadulterated nonsense
The latest specimen of whipping the devil arouna
stump in the way of calling the peonle E,ol, bo.
occurred in this county Here we have toa -, -.
fbltion OF presumption based on an erroneous
Judgment of men, in attempting to annibilatc y NO.
tcal organ cation with flourish of the non Tho
attempt appears to have been made upon n sunno.
ssion that the people could not in their own ,,,scrc
tion take care of themselves without n nror,n.ou
This lunconarv is found in the persons ofa n,r.;o,,
the Crescent City Committee who have caroa
gone ndried up and in the exubersncoo of - .:~
political greatness supposed they could distinguish
themselves and render their names immortal. hv
attempting to humbug community and bef,ol;nv
themselves. This feat they have partially accom-.
plished-a portion of them. while the major mart Of
the community look upon the transaction rs suner.
latively ridiculous. few men entertain the ;deo
that the American people are fond of humbucs and
that the greater the humbug the more lkelv to
succeed. This idea found a Judgment, no doubt, in
the cranums of portion of the committee who in
their earnest researches after political truths con-
cnded first to humbug each other, and then t,v tho
virtue of the article upon the community at large
In this instance they have stepred on mpracticable
ground and are likely to reap tares instead of wheat
for their abors A goody portion of the committee
already see the emptiness of the course commenced
and regret their conncxion with it. The true De.
mocracy cannot be humbugged with rose water"
nonsense. They see that the organization still ex.
lists notwithstanding the Lilliputian fiat to the con.
trary dissolution has not vet seized upon the vals
of the organization. 1t still breathes-exists and
has heng Notwithstanding the oficious informed.
ding of uneasy hack>liding souls Mo- Our ticket
is in the field. and will remain in the field though
a thousand curses from the Wings may fall upon
it-though their Court House allies may breathe at
it curses deep and bitter. When shall we have a
revised edition of humhugry!
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sspu1iOus Tie IfC{s

We would caution our friends to beware Of snu.
rious tickets The Court House faction are issuing
set of tickets headed Regular Democratic Ticket,
barring tie names Of Denver and Herbert, also
OF French and Hook These are spurious and are
not even anctaHed with Democracy. The only
Democratic ticket in the field is headed by LA.
THAN and MeD0UGAL, and has on it for Sena.
tors the names Of CAnPENTEa and TAtLmApcE All
o theirs ore countesseit->spurious
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Mud Springs. August %, 1854.

Mud Springs. August %, 1854.
Hon. G. D. HALL: SIR. desire respectfully to
decline the nomination as candidate for the Assem-
bly,, conferred upon me by the Democratic Central
Committee, Of which you are Chairman, convened
at Coloma, August Goth. You will notify the Com.
mittee of my determination, and oblge,
Yours respectfully,
MOSES TEBBS.
In consequence of the resignation of Mr. Tebbs,
the Committee have nominated Mr. G.. W. JEFFREs
and recommend him to the support of the true
Democracy. G. D. HALL, Chairman
A. A. VAN GUELpER, Secretary
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COUNTY SEAT -'lh" question Of removing the
county seat will be decided at the approaching elcc
tion. Tar payers take warning that remorai will
involve the county for the erection of new build
ings tn the amount no doubt Of 100000 thus in
creasing taxation, when the present buildings are
amply sufficient for the business of the county and
nought was said to tho contrary by the late Grand
Jury who examined all the county buildings
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INFORMATION WANTED. Will the county official
organ inform us whether an allowance was made
by tho Court Of Sessions to the present County
Treasurer for services rendered AZ deputy Treasurer
under lohn II, Phillips. who WAS then known to be
n demulter ?--and if 81. whether the law then au.
thorizll the appointment Of deputy Treasurer
who might receive fees for services as such!
The Empire County argus., 1854-09-02

Ba5A Did not Johnson Of the boltpr ticket. circu.
late spurious tickets last yearl Did he not bolt
DR.. Keenel Has he not always bolted regular
nominations? Don't all answer at once.
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LOOK our FOR FRAUD.--We hear that is in con.
temptation to import voters from adjoining counties
to vote for county seat at rlacarville We hop,
there is no foundation in this report indeed we can
not believe it, but loot om fpr trn.l
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Wells Fargo & Co, Adams & Co.. and Vincent
& Co.. have shown US their usual polienes during
the past week. for which they will accept our nc
acknowledgements.
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For County Seat,
C0TxoANA,

ST Through the exertions of Latham and Nc
State. Weller and McDousal have not come home.
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TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT. Miners Advocate il
boiling over with chagrin because the Democracy
of II Dorado, will not be humbussed by its sub rosa
bottle. holder. Don't take on so sonny. your mo-
ther does not know you are cut, Py the way we
hear that this somerseting concern is to he merged
with the Mountain Democrat after election and we
have also heard it rumorcd. that water bitches has
had y powerfM influence in the course pursued by
It, New converts it is said are always the most
zealOus
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The I:t SUIT.

In politics as we'll war, there arc persons known
and designated as traitors and in the sphere il,
which they operate, they are held in similar est.
nation. he political traitor, however cscapcs
Il, detected with only the loss of the confidence
Of those by whom he is surrounded, while the other
pays the penalty with his life.
There is no great dissimilarily of principles in
volved in hath cases. They conceived in trcacl,.
cry and carried out with tho hopes Of ultnat te
gain.
Our task to-day is with the political traitor -
This class Of persons swarm the political camps like
Swiss soldiers, ready to fight punder under any
banner where spoils are to be had Treaoherou,
Wy nature, with no fixed principles, they are ready
70 lend their aid to any party who will pander to
their self,hness
The political circles of this county have lately
been in foment on account of q political rcachery
on the part of one who had occupied high position.
n the ranks of the true Democracy. Possessing
considerable energy of character. he had become to
he a favoritc leader in the party. and was looked
mp to with confidence, as one Of its main pillars and
support In an evil hour. he listened to the scduc,
tive wiles of our opponents. and--fN
'Tis said that Canuto the Dane thro the haterv
of his courtiers. believed he c,ull with his voice.
still the raging ocean, and roll back its waves like
mage So with this political Canutc Of Il Dorado.
Relieving himself omnipotent in the party, anil that
with wave of his hand he could dissolve the or.
ganizaton, and fuse its members with the custom
house faction, he throws himself into their arms
and gloats over his fallen condition.
The finale is yet to como. The traitor is to re-
ceve his reward. Arnol stipulated to deliver
West Point into the hands of the British and failed
Ever afterwards he was held in contempt by his
new allies while his name is cxecrael by his cum.
trymen. Will it not be measurably so with the FL
Dorado Arnold! Failing to carry over the Demo-
cratic forces, can he expect to be trusted Ivy them
Knowing his present reacheryHhcy will fear that
in their time Of need he will prove equally treach-
erous to them. If he by chance obtains position 1t
will be fettered and controlled that any detection
on his part will not cause serious injury to the
party with which he acts In this manner he will
frequently he reminded that while they like the
treason, they despisc tho traitor.
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roR REPRESENTATIVES.

FOX KEPEESENTATIVES.
THOMAS WREN, of Georgetown.
ALFRED BRIGGS, of White Rock
J. G. DOWNER, of Salmon Falls
FRANCIS FLANDERS. Of Fiddletown.
ROBERT ROGERS, of Tlacervile
G.. w. JEFFRES. of Mud Springs.
SAMUEL MCCONNELL. of Garden Valley
NICHOLAS S. DAVIS, of Union City
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REGULAR DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
G. D. HALL.
7. n. REED.
c. B. NJ. RUSSELL
GEO. MCDONALD.
G. J. DOWNER.
A. A. VAN GUELDER.
JOHN A. McDOUGALL.
J. Nj. B. WEATHERWAX.
JAMES HILLY.
A. A. VAN GUELpER. Secy q. D. HALL. Chm
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esS~ ADAMS & Co. on thursday last, laid on our
table, the n. Y. Tribune of Auoust 4
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FOR STATE SENATORS.

g. J. CARPENTER, of volcanoyille.
D. P. TALLMADGE, of Coloma.
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FOR CLERK OF SUPREME COURT,
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REGULAR DEM0CRAT. c NOM NAT -ONs.

FOR CONGRESS,
MILTON s. LATHAM,
OF SACRAMENTO
JAMES A. McDOUGAL,
OF SAN FRANCISCO.
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Coloma: Saturday. Sept. 9. 1854.

REGULAR rGMrcPfTN sftTE (ih1fM ukN1lts
San Fyancisco--David Mahoney B s. Lppncott Fred
A. kohler, Thomas Brannan, Thomas w. Laummester
Edward MCGOWAN.
gacramc.to-J T. Eali, G. W. Colby, J. H. McKms.
Ypbd-M. Gray.
Wevcda-A T. Laird.
1ssolt,mne-James w. CoEroth
l1c1t1eg-J. Phillips.
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p. K. WOODSIDE,
OF MONTEREY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-22
ARRIVALS AT TIE PRINCIPAL HOTELS
YESTERDAY.

UNITED STATES HOTEL-R C Hart, Belto; J
w Ritton Cunningham, Va: Severton, N G; T
w Hunserford, Phadelphia; w w Bell, r. r r;
J S!gnot, Richmond; Trice, Louiss; w Chase,
Ohio ] Stamper New Kent; Ballard Ala; w
Harrison, Australia; r II Stevens, J L Lovett Nor
folk; G Gill. New Haven; w Fl Daniel Philadelph ia;
Clark. w Bench, New Haven; Combs w
Morscock, Jas City; Fl Smith, Nelson; d B Ely
C I'll. ','N@
EXCHANGE HOTEL g Gray culpeper; c
Hancock, Aibemarle; w Payne, j s Queensbury
King 0eorse; Hon Nathan Winslow, j Cannon. N
G.; G Winghela, 4; Brown, Philadelphia; A
Allen. Texas; w Wickham, Hanover; H White,
Love, Henrco; N Glover, 6 Glover Ala; W II
Beebe, Petersburg; w Finks, w Carter, Va; W
G Dickinson o; J w Cantrall, Tenn.
COLUMBIAN HOTEL-W Fiizhuss Va: q
James N Y; James, Fail Branch; w Fitzger-
aid, H Tyler, Richinord C w Dabney Hanover
L c Wilcox. Va; Pigett, Washing ton; w A Scruges
Scrugss, Powhatan; A Haden. Fluvanna: C
Wat o., G r r; w Richardsop, He nr 10; J 90 New
man. AlDemarle; S 8 Royster, N C.; T foster. Pc.
tersburg; g Saunders, r X d R r; w Woodbridge
We; bennington, Albemarls.
AMERICAN HOTEL Campbell. Phils: MIRA
Branhen, w Wright. Tappahsnnock; C g Hesse
buckingham; Reynslds jr, N C; H Winsfeld w
Palmer and lady, Ala; ] Brownly. King l. Queen; j
w Cyne, jr, and servt. Va; @ Sale, Miss; G Da-
Wis and lads. II Heman. Bait; g T Wright Tappa-
hannsct; w Harrison, Va; r Heath Richmond; q
J Armstrong. Misses Armstrong. Henrico III Mat
Washington; D Darlington N C; ] Gilbert, N Y;
Mas Bogue, N Y; K Alfonce, University of Va; q
Hinkel, Y; IL De Costa, Richmond; E B Todd,
Norfolk
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A SINGULAR INcIDENT.-In relation to the sad
death of child which was run over by the cars at
Salem on Thursday evening, the Newburyport
Herald says: "The child being unknown, as the
report spread abroad hundreds rushed to the spot,
mothers and fathers enquiring whether it was
theirs; and many, like the woman in New York who
was asked why she risked her lie for unknown
child, did not fail to remember that it was some
mothers child, if was not theirs. Most singular
of all, however, was this Nehemiah Brown, Esq J,
who is coroner, was in the crowd and seeing that
the child was dead, said he would go home to OBJ
tain blank for the holding of an inquest. AS he
was attending to that, the impression came upon
his mind that he might be more closely Interested
in the accident, and reaching the house inquired
where an adopted child of that age named Adams,
might be. He was informed that she had been sent
upon an errand into the neehborhood of the depot
He quickly returned and at once recognized the
child as his. She was beautiful bright girl, that
he had adopted from of the Boston Institutions,
whose last thought like the thought of us all went
back TO the mother that bore her."
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THE CAMpHEsE EXPLOSION AT CINCINNATI

THE CAMPHENE EXPLOSION AT CINcINNAT1-
dispatch from Cincinnati gives the following par
ticulars of the late explosion in that city,
camphene lamp in the butcher shop of Tobias
Miller, on Western Row, near Liberty street, ex-
ploded on Wednesday while it was being filled by a
Young man named Ruff There were at the time
two men, two women and two children in the
shop, and they were all horribly burnt The two
men, Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Ruff, were both badly, the
latter dangerously burnt Mrs. Miller, had her
face, arms and breast badly burnt. little girl the
daughter ola widow lady, living in the same house,
was 80 much injured that she has since died. A
little boy two years of age the of Mr.. Miller,
was burnt SO badly that he died in about twenty
minutes afterwards, and girl thirteen years of age,
was 30 much burnt on the breast that she died the
following day. Just after the explosion occurred
the flames not only filled shop, setting 1t fire, but
flashed out more than half way across the street,
and as gentleman and two children were passing
on the sidewalk at the moment they were badly
burnt.
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THE CAMPBELLS ARE COMING.
WEST IA PEEL,a

ORIGINAL CAMPBELL MINSTELS,
"ILL give their first GRAND CON-
w CERT, at METROPOLITAN HALL on
MONDAY, AUGUST 2lst, TUESDAY, WEDNES-
DAY, and positively their last night ON THURS
DAY, oath.
Under the direction of MATT PEEL.
-. This Band. ever. is composed of TWELVE
TALENTED PERFORMERS, who will each eve
ming present choice array of novelties.
IL Tickets IS cents.
AZ Doors open at o'clock-concert commences
at 8 O'Clock.
auIs-5t @. 9. MINOR, Agent.
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FEARFUL AccIDrNT.-On Friday last, German
was sitting BY large pile of guano bags on Com
msrcial Wharf. Baltimore, enjoying his dinner,
which his wife had just brought him, when the
guano bags fell over and crushed them both. When
extricated they were both found to be dreadtully
injured-the woman the most SO, she being In q
state of pregnancy. They were taken to the hes.
pital. The mans name is Michael Ref.
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UTPRomlsIsG BoY.-Francis Bridg0wa-
Ter, a younester about eighteen years Of age, was
brought before the Mayor, charged with being !
person Of evil name fame and reputation and with
being a regular visitor at Jane Wrtghts house On
Brooke Avenue Of the vilest sinks at iniquity
for both while and black In the city Frank was
taken from the same place not more than ten days
ago and brought before the Mayor, when, on pro-
missing to change his mode of living he was set at
liberty. His honor required him to give ball In the
sum Of 90 for his future good behavior failing to
do whic he was sent an exile to the gloomy ca.
yerns In b, valley, vulgariy called the jail.
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SERIOUS RE.cosTnE.-In Boston, on Saturday, q
serious rencontre took place between Mr.. Berry,
one of the publishers of Life In Boston, and Mr..
Simmons. Pistols and other weapons were freely
used. Berry received some dangerous wounds,
but made his eseape.