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New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11

a., esy coming under these classes besides having mse
;v s;ied witnesses and Others detained tor cause
,.ept;ou OF the Legislature is then called 70 tne
Re Inspectors TO report the condition of the
;s, or nri.ons according the statute Abiding
:, ~ r,spfst intent of the law that detained persons
70 M -, senarafe and distinct from each other the
rpcr ssks Must the State BY its own agencies DC se
means Of completing the deprivation OF those rs mno
,Ireneh p,gect temptations evil associations nsVe
re tsccrs obnosioas TO its penal laws The Committee
rcreat their former protests against longer cohI'uS
OF the vicious jail system Of our State. FROM caae
anaiysis OF official documents, the Committee OBTAIN tue
following results y, c,.
S
D.
showing gratifying decrease in 1883 s52 of about four
per cent with a rapidly increasing population Inc Com
nittee think this may be partly owing Ia more ACTIVITY IN
the police to the establishment OF the Board o ro"se
Con mssoner and TO the exeriions made 0y
benevolent associations during the last year IN behalf OF
the young. , 49,.
The arrests oienses of all descriptions in the City IN
the year - .s,.
1881 were..........Se.22f lSoZ were ..-..'...l"-N
W ..o9,1
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11

Mesur KELLY, BrLprs, s.Iros, CsArs1,, DVIs' NJ,
EATos, MeLoroHLis RAY, PaTIIserIL' '.Is.T Partp.
CsaIonrsp, sxTa, Dopp, Lus PaKsTR, rn'Hs's' ~
xmsAs, CnArs, HoLT SoIss FNTs R,,n n'Ss ssIsous
Trges WuLIAss BRoDT, GooDbLi' i''''' '-'"''"'
ban ,bs meeting subscription Of about sioi was
obtained from member for he PURPOSE o ha'ns p0'
"u c,ercises the meeting then adjourned
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11

MissocRL-A. w. Flournoy has received the Anfi-Ben'
ton Democratic nomination in the lid District. Mr.
Lndley, the present Wing incumbent, s candidsas Tor
reelection to Congress.
The 81. LOuis Republican announces Mr.. Cardhers,
Whg candidate for reelection in the With District
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11

THE CAsALs.-Busincss canals starts well. tie
believed the receipts from tolls for the first week this year
will exceed those of last year by at least ESQ OOO At Bu
alo the receipts for the first week over eel oOols
year $4,000. At the Albion Office the receipts week
s2,ei7-frs week last year $780, increase e. s.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11

1sDIAsA.-1be Free Democratic State Convention - %
be held at Indianapolis May 25. The Democratic sa'e
Convention assemblies on the oath.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11
.urp,cAy ANTI-sLAvERY SOCIETY.

The above Society held its twentieth Anniversary IN Dr.
cy.,,,,. Church yesterday. WV. LLOYD GARRISON pre-
.d,d The church was crowded. The exercises com
nepced at 10 A. NJ. by voluntary the organ. Sclec-
,ops from the Scriptures read by the Rev SAMUEL
MAY Of Syracuse, N. Y, who also led the meeting in
prayer. Mrs FoIen's hymn, What mean ye, that ye
"bruise end bind" tune OroRrMe,l was sung
The Treasurer FRAScIs JAcEsos Of Boston, gave the
following abstract:
y,o Do.s,ors s of Pamphlets te and Subscriptions 70 Anti
ssvefv St.ndsfd and balance from last ysaf..SlliV1 -
gxFExDITUREs TIE YEAR
Fer Leeturns Agents Publishing u : @ndsia ana -, n.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01
THE DEAD.

The dead alone are great!
While heavenly plants abide on earth,
The soil is one of dewless dearth;
But when they die, morning shower
Comes down, and makes their memories
With odors sweet, though late. Glover
The dead alone are fair!
While they are with us, strange lines play
Before our eyes, and chase away
Gods light; but let them pale and die,
And swell the stores of memory
There is no envy there.
The dead alone are dear!
While they are here, lone shadows fall
From our own forms. and darken ALL
But when they leave us all the shade
ls round our own sad footsteps made,
And they are bright and clear
The dead alone are blest!
While they are here, clouds mar the day,
And bitter snow-falls nip their May;
But when the tempest time is done,
The light and heat of Heaven s own sun
Broods on their land of rest
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

A ROARING ORATOR-"Feller citizen
the time has come when the oe'r-charged
feeIin's Of aggravated human nature are
no longer to be stood. Mad dogs are in
our midst. Their shriekin' yelp and
fomy track can he heerd and seen on our
peraries. Death folIers in their wake;
shall we set here, like towards, while our
lives and our neighboring lives are in
danger from ther dreadful borashus hidro-
fopic caninety? No; it mustn't he! Fen
now my husutn is torn with the conHirtin'
feelin's of rath and vengeance; funeral
pyre of wild cats is hurnin' in me!
have horses and cattle; have sheep and
pigs; and | have wife and children;
and" rising higher as the importance of
the subject deepened in his estimation, 81
have money out at interest all in danger
of bein' bit by these cussed mad dogs"
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01
CoURTEsrEs TO AN Ex-PREsrDENT OF

CoURTEsrEs TO AN Ex-PREsrDENr Of
THE UNITED STATEs.-rhe following is
an extract of letter from an American
lady in Rome, to friend in this city:-
"Mr. Van Buren is one of our nearest
and kindest neighbors. The Pope sends
him regularly every Saturday evening a
beautiful bouquet from the Vatican or
Qurnai Gardens, and sometimes he
transfers this courtesy to us. like not
only the act hut the sentiment Of this com
pi,nent from his Holiness to the Ex-
President; it is one of those small things
which makes up as it were, the golden
sands of the river of life."
National Intel.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01
From the Butte Record.
SATURDAY, June "a, 1854.
Plumas County Democratic
Convention.
A VOICE FROM THE OUNTAlNS

The Democracy of Pumas met in Con-
vention on Thursday, the 22d inst for
the purpose Of nominating county officers
and delegates to the State Convention.
The Hon. John B. McGee presiiing.
The following anti-electionists were
unanimously appointed delegates to rep
resent the county in the State Convention,
to wit: The Hon. John B. McGee, late
representative from Butte, and Messrs.
Cox, Dean, Taylor and Lewis
MIR Asa Kinney, Of Hopkins Green,
was nominated for the Assembly.
Kingshury for Sheriff.
Sterling for Clerk.
Dean for Treasurer
Cox for District Attorney.
Porter for Assessor.
The proceedings Of the Convention
were unanimous aud harmonious.
The late Hon. Dick Irwin, who at
tempted to wiring in upon the Convention
as de egate from precinct already rep
resented, was unanimously rejected by the
convention.
Among other resolutions the following
were passed.
Resolved, That we, the people Of Plu-
mas county, are opposed tn all special
Legislation, by whOmsOever recommend
ed or suppOrted-under which head we
enumerate--four inspection laws-laws
for the measurement Of lumber and mer-
cbandize, all and each of which are sim
ply tax upon the consumer, and only
benefit to the recipient of Gubernatorial
favors.
Reso'ved, That we condemn, rs anti
democratic, the attempt made by certain
political cliques of San Francisco, to fore
stall and disfranchise the people, by fore
ing on the election of United States Sena-
tor last winter; and regret that any Rep
resentative Of the Mountain Democracy
could be found so forgetful Of the interests
of his constituents, as to vote tor and ad-
vocate such ssfederal policy"
Resoived, That the Democracy of Plu-
mas county assert as their right and in
sist, that one u. S. Senator, and one
Representative in Congress, shall be
selected from the interior mountain coun-
ties north of the Bay of San Francisco,
and that our candidate for the State As
sembly is hereby instructed and required,
to pledge himself in case Of his election,
to vote for, and use all honorable means
to elect some man identified and acquaint-
ed with the wants and interests of the
mountain democracy, which has since the
organization OF the State, been totally
unrepresented in the Senate of the United
States, and we earnestly call upon the
mountain democracy of the northern, and
our friends in the southern portion of the
IL
our just rights to meet with us on this
common platform, which will insure the
union, harmony, and triumph of our
principles and party at the next election.
The county was we'll represented in
Convention, every precinct sending its
delegates.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

BRIDGE ACROSS THE ST. LAwRENcE.--
The Canadian Grand Trunk Railroad is
to cross the St. Lawrence, at Montreal,
upon magnificent tubular iron bridge,
costing some $500, 900, a mile and a
quarter in length, or, including the solid
enlhankrnents at the ends, two miles. The
bridge will have, in the centre, an eleva-
ton of one hundred feet above the chan
mel, which is attained by an easy grade
on each side Twentytv vo massive piers,
with spans of $50 feet between them, sup
port the structure, and the most skilIfu
arrangements are made to protect it
against the ice, which in the spring, comes
crashing and pIing down the river with
awful power.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

A domestic, newly engaged, presented
to his master, one morning, a pair Of
boots. "How comes it, you rascal, that
these boots are NOT Of the same length?"
81 really dong know, sr-but what both
ers me the most is that the pair down
stairs are in the same fx"
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

The number of blind persons in Japan
is said to be enormous In Jeddo, the
capital, alone So, 900 is the computation.
There are more blind people in America
than in Evrope. In Egypt there is one
blind person to every hundred. In Great
Britain there are twenty-five thousand.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

New Coal MINES. "A correspondent
of the Umpqua Gazette gives an account
of new coal mine discovered at Goose
Bay: n..
The bank is situated on slough, navi-
gable at high water, for boats drawing
six feet of water, which comes from the
south about three miles above Empire
City. The vein shows itself IN several
ravines making down towards the slough,
the nearest distant less than half mile
from the water, and was estimated by our
party to be from eight to twelve feet in
thickness 1t is, as nearly as we could Judge
horizontal, or perhaps inclining slight
Iy towards the stream. We tried small
quantity of it, and found that il burned
very freely, with bright flame. aud left
a very small quantity Of light, white ashes,
free from cinder, or any other mpurity.
regard this vein as being OF much more
importance than any other OH the Bay,
as it is nearer to navigation, more casily
worked, and much heavier and more conl-
pact coal than any of the bands hitherto
worked. 1
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

The proprietors in conducting this Rattle
bind themselves to carry it on in manner
that will be satisfactory to all who may buy
tickets The drawing will be done by gentle
men chosen by the holders of Tickets each
county in the State sending committee OF
one for that purpose. Maps of the Real Es'
tate, and samples of the property may be
seen at our office, corner of Montgomery and
Merchant streets.
For the responsibility of the Proprietors Of
this Rattle. and that it will be conducted With
honesty and integrity, we refer to
His Excellency JOHN BIGLER,
Hon. J. W. DENVER, Secretary Of State,
JB HARDENBERG, Mayor of Sacramento,
Hon LEWIS ALDR1CH.
Maj. w. H HARVEY, Sgt At Armso senate
E. WILSON. Wilson's Exchange,
DAVID JONES, Hotel, Sac City. apZ9 td
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

n MASONIC.---Eurek" Lodge,
Nv No l6, T Il A NJ meets on the hrst
AA and third Mondays in ever, month
" >Transent brethren in good stand
ing are invited to communicate.
CHARLES H MITCHELL, Sec'y.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

FOLLOWING THE LoRD.--An itinerant
preacher recently travelled among the
northwestern counties of Penna. He was
mounted on an animal whose appearance
betokened very bad keeeping--the mere
framework Of what had once been horse
Riding up to the door of a country inn,
he inquired of the landlord the distance
to the next town. The host coming out
was SO forcibIy struck with the appear
ance Of the animal upon which the querist
sat- that he walked around him twice
before giving the desired information.
He then inquired:
"Who might you be, if it's fair ques-
tion?"
81 am follower Of the Lord" was the
answer.
"Folern' the Lord, eh?" demanded
the host. "WeII, / tell you what it is old
feller," (eyeing the horse again) "there's
one thing sartin-if you stop on the road,
you'll never ketch him with that hoss!''
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01
Job Printing.

The Job Office of the HERALD has re-
Gently received large additions, and pa
irons can now have printing done, of all
descriptions, in a superior manner. Or-
.ders from distance must invariably be
accompanied with the money.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01
LPACER HERALD.
Published every Saturday Morning by
TABB MITCHELL.
At the HERALD OFFICE, on Main Street,
opposite the National Hotel.
TERMS.
Subscription one year, in advance. 600
AdVertisings

O1e square, OfI0 lines, and more
than lines, first insertion, 500
Each subsequent insertion, 1.5O
For half sauare of five lines or less, 200
Each subsequent insertion, ] 90
D-All legal advertisements must be
accompanied with the CASH, otherwise
they will not he published. This rule
will be strictly adhered to.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

OHioers.-H. Hawkins, w. NJ; J. r.
Crandall. y. W.; Philip W. Thomas, J. w.;
M P. Love, s. D.; 8 E Barrett j. D; Char
les H Mitchell, See'y Jno. 2. Harper, Treas.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

A ubMrn Lodge, No. Z, Independent
II Order Of Odd Fellows. meets every S"tur'
day evening. Brethren in good standing are
invited to visit. Mp. n. LOVE, Secretary
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

gers that sometimes escape their eyes"
With full knowledge the consequences,
we havs rushed upon our fate. IF we
suffer it is our own fault The people,
however, by virtue Of their ''position,"
not seeing the dangers which the election
lists discovered, of course know not what
they 10. The roll is heidg ca led and,
all benighted, s:they take sides forever"
"The Senatorial question, having been
decided by majority of the democratic
members Of the Legislature to come on
last winter, is the test" The roll is being
called and seven counties have answered
to their names. Six have unanimously
declared against the election. The seventh
is known to have done likewise, for so
glaring were the frauds in several wards,
that some of the returned have signfed
en- unwillingneSs to show their faces in
convention. Even should they do so,
they must be Indignantly rejected. Thus
San Francisco, Tuolumne, Stanisau>,
Martin, Butte, Los Angeles and Sutter
have "deliberately relinquished all claims
to democratic favor, all right to future
notice." In a short time the balance Of
the counties will respond in the same way.
The memorable fifty five who put forth
the pompous fiat Of accommodation will
he all that is LETT in the State of the once
renowned democratic party. Alone in
their glory and supremacy, they will weld
the scepire Of power. Generals without
armies, they can rejoice that henceforth,
come what viii, they can repose upon The
glory of past victories. With single
dash of the pen, "that mighty instrument
of little men," they have ann'hiated the
entire democratic party. Those who are
not with them are against them-no longer
worthy Of favor or notice.
Alas, for the degeneracy Of the times
Alas, for the stiff. necked democracy of
California. We feel for them from the
bottom of our heart. We do indeed.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

Tickets One Dollar EACH.
To be had of the proprietors, at their office,
north. west corner of Montgomery and Mer-
chant streets, or all the principal book stores,
hotels and saloons throughout the city and
State.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

SLEEPING ON SUNDAy.-A minister Of
the "Kirk," in good old Scotland, once
discovered his wife fallen asleep, in the
midst Of his homiy on the Sabbath. So,
pausing in the steady, and possibly, some
what monotonous flow of his oratory, he
broke forth with this personal address,
sharp and clear, but very deliberate:
"Su>anp'
Susan opened her eyes and ears in a
twinkling, as did all other dreamers in
the house, whether asleep or awake.
"Susan, dinna marry you for your
wealth, sin'ye hae'd none! And | dinna
marry ye for your beauty, that the hail
congregation can see. And if we hae no
grace, | have made but sair bargain!"
Susan's slumbers were effectualy bro
ken up for that day. Req. a. L. Stone.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

EARLY HlsToRY OF DR..
Gwin presented in the u. S. Senate, May
10th, the memorial of Alexander S. Tay-
lor, of Monterey, who represents that he
is in possession of certain manuscript
papers and documents of great value in
calculating the early settlement and history
of the State Of California. extending from
the year l770 to the year 1916; that the
aforesaid papers and documents are writ
ten in the Spanish language, with the ex
ception of certain portions Of comments
and statistics gathered by the me,norialist
from old settlers and officers serving under
the government of California prior to the
7th of July. 1916, and copies from scarce
Spanish, French, English and American
books; that these documents and papers
are of public character, and, if printed
and published, will be of the greatest value
to the people Of the State of California,
and to the interests of the Government of
the United States.
The memoriaist further states that he
is desrous of extending and completing
the same by the use of old Spanish ar
chives of California, now in possession
of the United States Surveyor General
of California, and the U. S. Board of Land
Commissioners, which are now in their
respective offices in San Francisco; that
he is desirous of having this labor per-
formed under his supervision, bat that his
circumstances are not sufficiently ample
to undertake the expense, and he there
fore respectfully prays that Congress will
appropriate IA sum Of money to secure the
early printing and publishing of these
documents, AS part Of the Government
archives, the most of which have never
appeared in print in any language. The
memorial was referred to the Committee
on Public Lands, and ordered to be print
ed.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

State.
lst Grand Prize-Ten Thousand Dol
lars in cash, $4,000
end Grand Prize-One handsome Resi-
dence, consisting Of three acres of
land, with a beautiful cottage house,
in the city of Oakland, on Broadway,
within minutes walk of the steam
boat landing The propretors own
the property under the reralta title
and two years possession-the same,
with warrantee deed, will be given
the drawer Valued at 5000
Sd Grand Prize One Ranch, consist
ing of 100 acres of land with good
House, Farming Utensils. &c, &C.
This val liable ranch is located In San
Jose Valley aud is held under a con-
firmed Spanish title. warrnntee
deed will be given the drawer Value 1000
4 to 254-Two hundred and fifty Val
liable Building Lots in the City Of
Oakland, the Brooklyn of San Fran
cisco, situated on Broadway, within
five minutes walk of the landing
These lots are unquestionably the
most beautiful sites for residences in
the State, and are too we'll known to
need description. The prcprietors
hold the Peralta title and have pos
session. The drawer will receive
warrnntee deeds Size, 25x1OO VAL
ued low at 5000 each, $4,000
.255 to 465 two hundred and ten Fine
Gold Lever Watches, Hunting Cases.
each of equal value Valued at 800 21 900
.;6 to 666-Two hundred elegant Chi {.
nese Shawls, high cost. These shawls
are of the same quality as are sold
daily in this city at $50 each; each am
one of equal value. Valued ut $50 1O,OOO
rCertificate.--We the undersigned are ac-
quainted with the parties owning tc proper
ty offered in this Rattle, and also know the
Real Estate referred to, and we assure the
Public that we consider the title to the prop
erty as indisputable.
Hon D S. SHATTUCK,
JAMES A MORRISON, M. D.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-01

$50 you are going TO qualify the Gov
ernor!" said Mrs. Partington, as she
reached over the railing in the Senate
chamber, and addressed the member who
sat nearest to her. He assented. SWELL"
said she, with proud look at the Ben
nington drum and gun, 81 think it would
have been good deal better if yon had
seen that he was qualified aforthand"
There was wisdom equal to four of
Webster's comprehensive Dictionaries in
her look as she said this.
sl would advise you to put your head
into dye tub-it's rather red," said
joker to sandy haired girl.
81 would advise you to put yours into
an oven-it is rather soft >" said Nancy.
A man of philosophic temperament
resembles cucumber-fOr although he
may be completely cut up, he still remains
cool.
ExcNes are the pickpockets Of time.
The sun does not wait for his hot water,
or his boots, but gets up at once.
The best thing to be taken after being
imtoxicated-A resolution never to be tip
sey again.
Which side Of horse invariably has
the hair on? Ans.-The outside.
There are three dangerous institutions
in the world, viz: kicking colts, pretty
calico, and gunpowder.
A boy at Latin School, in recting a les
son in the classics, the other day, gave
the passage, "Pompeius clam ct nnte,
Caesar palm ct nterdIu," the following
bold and spirited rendering: "Pompey
ate clans by night, Cesar by the palful
and in the day time"
FAITH AND WoRKs. People, says
modern philosopher go according to their
brains. Ii these lie in their head, they
study; if in their belley, they eat; if in
their heels, they daece.
A certain Secretary of State being asked
why he did not promote merit, aptly re-
piled, "Because merit did not promote
me-"
"Have you much fish in your bag?"
asked person of fisherman who was
home.
eyes good eel" was the rather slip
perry reply.
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Great Public Meeting.

rpx REpEA Al OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISES
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MOS and citizens o: View York generally without dstnc
Won OF party to protest against the project no pending
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No lAe ec1sse - nc o'A''s ioi n0 cPssi0 snSs
ssoon OF the Missouri Iot which forever prohibits slave
~ In the territories north OF degrees 30 minutes WAS
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clark OF the prison. brought NJ. Dugro telegrAphio
Isspstch purporpg to come ffom Albany, - Follows:

clark OF the prisou, brought NJ Dugro . teegrAphic
Saspstch purportrg to come ffom Albany, - Follows
To Anthony Dugro:-
" The Governor win not pardon"
Nov whether that meant that Governor would not
srspt respite, could be fully understood We ell
Knew that the Governor will grant pardon suoh
result not anti Ated All that asked .
mutation 10 life imprisonment, or fews days respite;
but whether that will Jet be procured Ia matter OF
doubt
This despatch wa, shown {, Hoare, who took IT,
and with remarkable drmness, read its
tents. de then remarked: "Gsntiemen, IL is more
than expected am satisfied 10 abide my fate.
feeling OF sympathy would re enlisted In
my behalf Tbs fatal blow struck the Impulse OF
the moment Unfortunately, loved that womao too
veil and unwfey the fsots have thow n them
selves -
dc then shook Mr. Dugro by the hand with feelings OF
emotfon exclAimpg "Nr. Dugro, receive my neArteit
hanks for your kndneas yo have dene wonders Tor e
already and hope to repay Ny time vi % sh 'rt
b this world but hope and iust may BE- enabled IN
the next TO xprsss to you my gratitude .
The most pain ,ul interview Witnessed was tne rRranS
between the un.ortuuxte and his son. young
about eighteen ysars Of The father took his
htt farewell in the most s ctonAte man ier, ana tns
poor boy overwhelmed in tears hurried from the jail,
led by cne OF pspionB 1t seems that HoAra has
two residing city the Oldest about twenty one
years and and twe daughters residing in New Or
lesrs family difficulty having arisen some yeArs ago
which caused the separation And the untimely end OF
this unfortunate may reasonably be attributed TO
this unhappy family difficulty.