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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

Tho Caias.o srs sud 10 have lsboeed Tor
centuries under great .msarrassnsns Tor
nei knowing how to make = barrel. They
could do every past ba. one without aay
4 iirulty, They could make The asAsss
snd e., thAm up, and hoop them In; thy
could maize The heads and put one 81 them
hi; sna indeed, with the help Of man IN
SIDE they could pc. the second one In; bit
h,w to pet tho man out AfsSs The hasssl
vas headed up. thai wac . psos'sn tsay
could noi solve.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

The London Hines predicts tina, the pc
sen. Eastern war "tls continue lof a quar-
tor Of century.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24
READY MADE CLOTiING,


NJ RICHER, Civil Engineer, resfien, IN
NJ Marshall, has the honor OF nppfsine the
Planters and Merchants that b. is prepared to
undertake the drawing 81 plans, drafts, models,
and Of every description Of mechanical and ar.
eh,,ectura work.
lie will also supcrn,end the execution Of
nj such work, and guarantee ts faithful per-
iormanee
Fifteen years employment by the French
Government, and three different patents for ia.
y.nliona, will insure for him public confidence.
For reference, apply to A. Raiher
February 4, 1884. nje-ti
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

How lonesome &, the sreside where there
i, 10 nevtpaper A.k tic men who h"
had a family paper to read tha latest n''ys.
the good stories, the useful lessons. and Size
witty sayings of the newspapef--Ass him
ia value
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

johnson says lasl lhe greatest u'ag'ciAns
ct ihe ags are HE pap~n. They tfane>
foffa the belgaf'. rsgs Into paper 20 lis on.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

You can I'll. how side mans feps!a-
ION 10. ba. you osa'l toll no" ioas
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24
\Air ABLE LAND FOR SALE.

IMMIGRANTS and others who may be de
] .iros- Of purchasing lsnd-, either for set'
I .,m,nt 81 speculation are informed That
ST. Hpbdrcd anI EiehiH Aeres
. valuable land. well cred AVID ,mhercd,
m be puc based oa ace 'mmoedsat terms
said land 4. situated .jS mile- north nf Mar
mil and ,nrl,e miles from por, caddc, the
'mppng point e thi' section.
rh- land . susceptible Of to.ae d,'ded'
tnd will hc sold In iui, to suit purchasers.
Title undpnbicd. For further particulars,
'ppy to D. y 'hNNfNnS
Marshall, March %, 1854. S5-tl
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

UAGTERREOTYPES.
AIR. A HERRING respectfully invites the
wi attention Of the community TO his Pic
,nre Gallery.
Rooms up stairs IN the building formerly
.nown as Sanders and Mcdonald. Drug Store.
Rooms open from io4 a. ~, I'll AZ ".
Marshall, Feb. 4, 1851 ~
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24
l. DON Al - n "a \ - h X )
DRUG (.I lists,

nhEsfiAIL TErsS.
4 their acr stand, on The corner opposite
E &. Gregg q Co, Wea Of h,e square
n WOULD respectfully invite the attention
81 of their friends and customers. in i'srri-
u son aud the adjoining counties to their
arrc aud carefully selected sioek Of fresh and
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

ANrr.NrpRAsg, FFgrfNc ~ toNSsc'
rrcuf.--lho ohntch bell. 10 Hartford.
Connecticut, we're toled for one hour on
the 26u ull on account Of the passage OF
the Nebraska hll
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

II would advise sou 10 put your head
into dye tub rs rather Ted. said poker
to a sandy haired gu. would 'dsts'
you to put YOURS into an oven, ~ rather
son" said Nancy.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

More persons ia'l oai concerning %"
right road to heaven than ever got Go ga"
sud Of their Journey
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-06-24

SHALL nol dwell upon The immsdiats Sc
qnel. 40, my alter reflections They we're
too p.,niul for remembrance. Ny fn~nd
wa. decenily buried in the Bath church
ward. and | left Tor town Immediately, to
avoid comment and arrest took my
friends psrsoual effects with me, cnmpi'
sing bis hide vamablts aud papers, ana de
,ermined TO see the erfng and u fortunate
sister who had caused this double calamity
| sad TO myself. :" II she ts not wholly
Io,, that wlIl at least bring her 10 fopen
,.n, III. From the second who o!Ecaied
with me learuod her residence aud ihilh.
or went on the nigh, OF any arrival. !
knocked at the door OF the house, aud IN
ouired for Miss. Langton. " here "a 10
s,cb name IN the house remembered
tina, perhaps she passed By tbs name Of
her betraysr, ard eorreotsd my request by
t.bstituting Mrs '---.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11
W. S. n BnsnAn, nnaAs' Secretaries.

UNDER GRoUND.-A correspondent of
the Union Democrat says, that the deepest
hole in California is at Weaverville,
Trinity county, sunk by Mr.. Sites. The
shaft was commenced in 1851; the opera
tions are thus described.
''The shaft is about five feet in diameter,
and thus far trife over seven hundred
feet deep. At about the depth of one
hundred and fifty feet they came to water,
which troubled them for some time
Finally they came below the spring, and at
the distance of two hundred and twenty
feet came to foul air, where Mr.. Sites came
near loosing his life This difficulty, how
ever, was obviated byfbuilding small clay
attaching hose or vehfnatpr to it, which
was lowered to the bottom, when, by keep
ing fire burning above in the furnace,
the air below became perfectly pure and
healthy. The plan has been continued to
this time
''The wlndlass was worked over one year
by hand, but now the dirt and rock is
raised by horse power. No blasting has
been done since the commencement of the
work-all having been operated on by the
best and sharpest picks-and in many in
stances single boulders have been penetrated
through 20 feet in thickness. The most
singular of all is, that the color of the gold
is to be found through the entire mass of
rock and the various strata which have
been perforated, from the top to the bottom
thus far"
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11

WE have had occasion many times to
observe, that almost every small town has
its peculiar characters whose eccentrici-
ties are the .joint-stock' of fun to all its
inhabitants. Ofsuch was poor Tom BAR
LOW thus depicted by 1GSorus,' very
welcome correspondent Innocent soul
gone from these parts to the far west, or
perchance into region still more remote,
whose immigrants out-number those of
California and Australia-thou hadst little
wealth when here: HEAVEN give thee large
store wherever thou art! TON, one dismal
November morning, came down the creek,
and was saluted by neighbor. The rain
descending OH Tons ancient rarl-beaver,
and drenching that helm to storm imper-
measlc,' the dripping from its patiest
rim to the patient shoulders below had no
power to disturb Toa's good-nature. He
talked of moving to the Wabash, as folks
said there was lots CT good land out there
ThelDMas only one condition-'efhe could
sell his property why, Tom, said his
neighbor, what on earth have you got to
dispose Off Let your millionaires read
TONS estimate of what makes property
and blush I've gu-gu-got an axe,
fu-fu-fshin' an a h-h-hominy-mor-
tar.-Knickerbocker.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11
AIIsghaQy.
BY CALVIN B. MCDONALD.

/ stood upon the mountains brow
Where many tall ancestral tree,
With giant trunk and leafy bough
Was bending to the wild wind free.
There Natures solemn voice was heard
Adown the dark and lonesome glen,
While many little minstrel bird
There answered to his mate again;
While silvery clouds each other chase
Athwart the sky's deep azure space.
/ gazed o'er my boyhood's home,
The peaceful vale where was born;
Where erst my wayward feet did roam
Where calmly passed my life's swee
morn
And to my heart, each hill and dell,
And bounding brook, and forest tree
Had many tale of JOY to tell
Sweet as the Angels minstrelsy
And where yon weeping willows wave
I've knelt upon my mothers grave.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11
Convention at Gibs6iiville.
NEW COUNTY MOVEMENT.

The Convention met at the Pioneer
Hotel, Gibsonyille, pursuant to notice, on
the lst day of Feb. 1854, and on motion
of Col. johnson, J. B. Pittman, ESQ.,, Of
Gibsonville, was elected President, and
Peter Van Clief, Esq. of st. Louis, and
w. S. Benham, Esq, of Gibsonville, were
elected Secretaries.
The President appointed c. A. Keyser,
Esq, of Gibsonville, J. II. Marshall, Esq.
of St. Louis, and j. S. Wood, ESQ.,, of
Poker Flat, a committee on credentials.
who reported the following delegates in
attendance:
PINE GRovE-J. W. Downer, S. S. Clapp.
W. W. Witherow, VIM. Davidson, and Jesse
Smith.
ST. LOUIS. H. Marshall, Peter Van
Clief, d. I. Berry A. X. Gage, r. D. Hill, J.
l.. Evelin, r. r. Johnson, and n B. Edison.
POKER FLAr-J. S. Wood, Lloyd Frazell,
Griffith Wells, B. +. .Bumgardner, Adolphus
Waite, and Geo. Stark.
GIBsONvrLLE--P. 0. Hundley, w. S. Ben
ham, g. w. Paine, Alfred Helm, N. c.. Gun
nngham, J. B. Pittman, C. A. Keyser, E.
Twombley, and A. E. Babcock.
CHANDLERvLLE-R. NJ. Johnson, and
Martin Beardsley.
WHISKY DIGGINds-Wm Tolls and J.
Moore.
SLATE CREEK-Col. E. Hayden.
CITY OF 76-Dr. A. Jump.
On motion, the delegates present were
empowered to cast the full vote of the
precincts represented
On motion, it was resolved that COM
mittee Of one from each precinct be Sc
lected to report to the evening session a
petition to be presented to the Legislature,
specifying the boundaries and name of the
proposed County.
The following gentlemen were selected
as such committee:
st. Louis-R. r. Johnson; GibsonuiHe-
W. S. Benham; Pine Groue-S. S. Clapp;
Ch0ndierviNe-R. NJ. Johnson; Seventy
Sir-Dr. A. Jump; Poker Nat-Lloyd
Frazell; TIhisky Diggings-J. Moore !;
Slate Creek-Col =. Hayden.
The Convention then adjourned till 6
o'clock p. NJ.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11
Mount Vernon.

In the House of Representatives of the
United States, bill has been introduced
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior
to purchase Mount Vernon for the Gov
ernment Considerable discussion arose
on this proposition, and reasons were as
signed by some of the representatives for
voting against such mark of respect to
the Father of his County. But the fact
should be remembered, that the people of
this country are constantly making pill
grimages to this sacred spot, and thousands
it is said visit Mount Vernon every year,
which fact would seem to afford some
ground for the Government purchasing it
for the present and future generations
Perhaps the refusal of the House to lay
the bill on the table is an index of their
favorable disposition to pass it. Mr.. Ger
rit Smith tried to get the floor on this
question for the purpose, as the members
suppose, of moving the exclusion of slavery
from the farm on its purchase by the
Government. This is quite unnecessary,
as the farm alone, without the slaves, is
proposed to be sold to the United States
In the House subsequently, however, the
resolution authorizing the Secretary of the
Interior to purchase Mount Vernon was
laid upon the table.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11

THE HARPER BROTHERS. New York
Times gives the following account of the
small beginning of what was but few days
since the greatest publishing house in the
world:
'.The establishment of the Harpers was
founded by James Harper, the eldest of the
four brothers who now constitute the firm.
He came to this city in 1910, lad fifteen
years old, and served an apprenticeship of
six years with Paul & Thomas, the leading
printers of that day. His brother Johns
soon followed him, and learned his trade.
with Mr.. Seymour, printer on John street..
In 1917, with the small capital James had
saved, the brothers opened a small book
and job Office in Dover street The first
book they printed was ''Seneca's Morals =,
the second was an edition of the s.Methodist
Catechism." The first book they published
on their own account was 'LOckes Essay
on the Human Understanding"
They toiled with unremitting industry.
and maintained the highest character for
enterprise and integrity. In 1920 the third
brother, Joseph Wesley, joined them, and
six years later, Fletcher became member
of the firm. From that time until now they
have carried on the publishing business
with a degree of well-directed energy,
which has few parallels. They removed to
Cliff street about the year 1920, and have
added one building after another to their
establishment as the demands of their
business required. The amount of books
they have issued is almost incalculable-
For the last few years they have published,
on an average, twenty-five thousand vol
umes. a minute for ten hours a day and
from three to four thousand persons have
obtained livelihood from their employ
ment."
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11
Dewneyle Sierra County Saturday, February H. 1854

2Oth day of Feb. inst. and meet at St
Louis on the said 20th day of February.
and give final direction for the disbursement
of said funds, and any other matters con-
nected with this object, as shall seem to
them proper or necessary.
In pursuance of the foregoing resolution
the following gentlemen were elected as
Financial Committee:
st. Louis-L. O Preston; Onion Talley,
Joe Davis; Poker Fat-Lloyd Frazell;
Pine Groue-B. w. Sheppard; Gi5sonrille-
W. W. Bramard; Hopkins Creeh-Judge
Fillinghast; Indian Talley - Trough
ten; Rash Greek Singer; .4merican
TaHey-H. J. Bradley; ChandlerriHe-C.
Lee; Whisky Diggmgs-H. A. Pryor;
Grass VaAey-W. Hardy; .Nancineta-
W. S. Kellogg; Rabbit Greek - Rhode
haver; Port Wne-Geo. Tregaskis; Span
ish FYat-H. Brown; Nelson Creek-A. ID.
McDonald; american House - Viii
ting; Lexington House--A. Lefevre; Sep
enty Sir-F. Click; Canon Creek-B. f.
Bumgardner.
The Secretary was instructed to inform
the different members of the committee of
their election and duties.
The Convention directed that the pro-
ceedings be published in the "GibsonulAe
Trumpet S 81. Louis Ners," "7he Sier1p
CitiSea," and "Butte Record" }
After giving vote of thanks to the
ProprietOrs of the pioneer" and the. off
GERS, the Convention adjourned, sine die.
j. B. PITTMAN, President.
W " : An Reaaan UhnhF, Secretaries.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11

THE .'MERRY TINES" OF CHARLES THE
SECoND-Sir Harry Vane, who had fur
nished the evidence against Strafford, and
was one of the most staunch of the Repub-
licans, was also tried, found guilty, and or
dered for execution. When he came upon
the scalfold Oh Tower Hill, after conducting
his own defence with great power, his notes
of what he had meant to say to the people
were torn away from him, and the drums
and trumpets were ordered to sound lusti-
" and drown his voice for, the people had
been so much impressed by what the Regi-
cides had calmly said with their last breath,
that it was the custom now, to have the
drums and trumpets always under the scaf
fold. ready to strike up. Vane said no
more than this: '.It is ba,. cause which
cannot bear the words of a dying man,"
and bravely died.
These merry scenes were succeeded by
another, perhaps even nerrier. On the an
niversary of the late Kings death. the
bodies of Oliver Cromwell, ,Ireton, and Brad
shaw. were torn out of their graves in
Westminster Abbey, dragged to Tyburn,
hanged there on gallOws all day long, and
then beheaded. Imagine the head of Oil
yer Cromwell set upon a pole to be stared
at DIV DIilldi ClONu' Hce OlC VI NuOIl
would have dared to look the living Oliver
in the face for half moment! Think, af-
ter YOU have read this reign, what England
was under Oliver Cromwell, who was torn
out ofhis grave-and under this merry mon
arch, who sold it, like a merry Judas, over
and over again.
OF course, the remains Of divers wife
and dau lighter were not to be spared either,
though they had been most excellent wo-
men. The base clergy of that time gave
up their bodies, which were buried in the
Abbey, and, to the eternal disgrace of
England they were thrown into pit, to-
gether with the mouldering bones of Pym,
and of the brave and bold old Admiral
Blake.-Dickens' "Chiid's History of Eng
leed"
w Philadelphia is not without its Curl
osities. The Sun copies two signs it has
discovered there One is painted in red
italics, and reads thus:
ssShirtt Retai!ed Here
This, we take it, is the benefit of bache-
lors. The other reads
"Hands Wanted to ,cork ON Bos0nls."
For whose benefit is that s-P0rtland
Transcript.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11

WOMAN'S RIGHTS ASSERTED.-The Stam-
ford .ddu0cate contains the following spirit
ed advertisement =
TO the Public-Whereas, my husband,
Edward H. Jones, has falsely advertised that
| have left his bed and board, and that he
will pay no debts of my contracting, &c,
this is to inform the public that the afore
said Edward II. Jones had neither bed nor
board for me to leave, he having been
living at the expense of my father and
further, under pretence of procuring money
to pay his way to Birmingham, Connecticut,
he borrowed dollar of my father, and
with that paid for his lying advertisement
of me, and even after this dastardly act, he
took all the money had and borrowed
every cent in my mothers possession, and
left the town. For the past three months
he has been kept from nakedness and starva-
ton by the eXertlOns of myself and rela-
tlves ; he squandered in dissipation all the
money his Unborn laZiness would allow him
to earn. The scamp need not have adver-
tised that he would not pay debts of my
contracting, for the public well know that
he would not even pay his own. He is
lazy, ungrateful, loafing scoundrel not
content with living at the expense of my
relatives and borrowing their money he
publishes an outrageous lie. His bed and
board, indeed! If left to himself his bed
would be nothing but board ; and should
not be much surprised if the bed he dies on
were made of boards, with strong cross
beam overhead. SARAH A. JONES.
1t is clear from the above that Sarah can
find her own way through the world with
out any hel elp-meet, and the wonder is that
she should ever have embarked i'm the same
boat with Edward. She knows what are
"women's rights" and .knowing, dare
maintain. ."-.Neac Haven Palladium.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11

THE duel which was to come off at
Benecia has turned out a fizzle.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-11
How to tell a Teacher

A gentleman from Swampville, State of
New York, was telling how many different
occupations he had attempted. Among
others he had tried school teaching.
"How long did you teach W asked by
stander
oval, | didn't teach long that is, only
,cent to hire out y
'Did you hire OUTS
''Wal didn't hire out l only trent to
hire out ?"
''Why did you give it up? %
oval, give it up, for some reason OF
'nuther. You see, | travelled into a dis
trict and inquired for the trustees Some
body said Mr.. Snickles was the man want
ed to see. So found Mr.. Snickles-named
my Objick in introducing myself, and asked
him what he thought about letting me try
my luck with the big boys and unruly gals
in the district. He wanted to know if |
raaly thought myself cap'ble, and told
him wouldn't mind his asking me few
easy questions in 'rithmetic and geography,
or showing my handwriting. But he said
no, never mind; he could tell good teacher
10y his gait"
''Let me see you walk off a little ways"
says he, land l can tell" says he, 'ijis's
wells I'd heerd you examined" says he
she sOt in the door as he spoke, and
thought he looked little skittish but
was considerable frustrated, and didn't
mind much SO | turned about and walked
off as smart as | know'd how. He said
he'd tell me when to stop, SO KEEP on till
| thought I'd gone bout fur enough--then
s'pected s'thing was to pay, and looked
round. Wal, the door was shet and
Snickles was gone?''
"Did you 60 back ?"
"Wal, no, didn't go back"
''Did you apply for another school?''
Wal, no, l didn't apply for another
school," said the gentleman from Swamp
vile. II rather judged my appearance was
against me-"
~ "DoctOr ;" said a man to physician.
''my daughter had fit this morning, and
continued for half an hour without know
ledge or understanding" "Oh," replied the
doctor, ''never mind that, many people
continue so all their lives"
.gs~ A Boston paper thinks that stealing
minister's coat while preaching, and the
seXton's hat while waiting upon stranger
into the church, is running rascality into
the ground.
~ There is young lady in the upper
part of New 1Ork so modest that she will
not undress until a newspaper her mother
subscrbes to-, is removed from the ROOM
The name of the paper is the Observer
IzS~ The fellow who carried out pro-
ject'' was obliged to bring it back again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-07-03
the Rhine and Mississippi.

The Rhine has legends and towers
Nile deserts, and monuments of ages OF
Egyptian toll. Jordan winds through
Canaan, at sluggish rate; along its
banks is some of the most interesting
and sacred localities of history. But in
beauty and magnifcence of scenery and
attractions to the industrious world, the
Mississippi is equalled by no other River
on earth. Art and labor have not yet
erected their trophies along it. Nor has
it classic traditions, save few re-
lies Of dusky race on the verge of an
inhalation. Not centuries will pass, be-
fore both are accomplished. We are
glad to see that the rage for European
travel has in some degree vent in the
Minnesota fever. Come onye consump-
tives and inhabit the land of health
Minnesota Pioneer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-07-03
OuGHT TO HAVE BEEN A POLITICIAN.

OuGHT TO HAVE BEEN A POLITICIAN.
The following is not bad. The man
who could speak SO convincingly and ably
should have been politician or law
yer.
"'That's bad fifty cent piece sir :
said storekeeper to one of his patrons ;
4 can't take it: it's only lead silvered
over well now, replied the other, in
an insinuating manner, admitting such
to be the fact, / should say the ingenuity
displayed in the deception might induce
you to accept it. Admire, sir, the devo-
tion of the artist to the divine idea Of
liberty. Liberty, the idol of us all He.
having wrought her effigy in humble
lead, in order to render it worthier O.
that glorious impression, resorts, to the
harmless expedient of silvering it over
And shall we harshly repudiate his work!
oh, no, sir! You'll take it, know yol
will"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-07-03
CHANCERY SALE.

Robert Welsh,
Daniel Henshaw.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that by
virtue Of an order and decree in Chance
~ of the Circuit Court Of Grant County, in
the state of Wisconsin, made and entered in
said Court, on the 9th day of April, A. ID.
1854, in the cause before said Court, wherein
Robert Welsh is complainant, and Daniel
Henshaw defendant, and on authority therein
given, will sell at Public Vendue to the high
est bidder for cash in hand at the outward
door of the Court Hhouse in the town of Lam
caster, in said Grant county, on Tuesday, the
18th day of July, A. d. 1854, between the
hours OF two and three O'Clock in the after
noon of said day, all the right, title, interest
and claim which the said Daniel Henshaw, de-
PENDANT, had at the date of the mortgage refer
red to in said order and and decree, of and IN
to the following described Real Estate, with
the appurtenances thereunto belonging, fo
wit The northwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter Of section one (1) in Town six 90
north of Range five 90 west, containing for
ty acres of land and being the same land
decided by Dexter r. Brown to said Daniel
Henshaw. The above sale will be made to sa-
tisfy the sum of one hundred and eight dollars
(SI0S,00), the sum decreed by the Court to
be due by said defendant to the said complain
ant for principal and interest on the said mort
gage and accruing costs and interests. This
23d day of May. A. d. 1854.
WIN. McGONIGAL, Sheriff
Grant County, Wis.
J. ALLEN BARBER, Solr. for Comp't [6t4s