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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-24

FATAL ACCIDENT AT NEWARK sad occur
renee took place at the Inclined Plane in High street
last evening Mrs. Susan Cairns, IRISH woman from
New York, while standing the bridge at that place,
unconscious Of danger was over by the car, which
horribly crushed and almost instantly killed her Mrs
Cairns (whose maiden name Connolly had formerly
been resident Of this city, and came out from New
York yesterday afternoon, visit to her brother
singular fatality seems to have brought about the ca
tasrophe OF last evening She started from her home
in company with another woman. and, being delayed
missed the ferry boat in which she had intended TO
Her associate then tried to persuade her to return
and wait until to-day; but she refused and persisted
in coming. On reachinathis oty the other went
to visit her friends in the Fifth ward, while Mrs
Cairns procured fellow countryman to guide her to
the residence OF her brother in the western part Of the
city. The took her by the nearest route, which
was directly up Bank street; but on reaching High
street she demonstrated against going any further in
that direction insisting that Warren street was moro
direct route Through her urgent solicitations he re-
lucantly changed their course and while crossing the
Plane their way TO Warren street, the fatal accident
occurred. She uttered piercing scream as the car
struck her, but breathed only q few times after IL
passed over her body. The chung to the car, was
dragged along with it, and thus escaped Mrs. Cairns
was not over years OF age and the mother
OF five children.-Necdrk Advertiser, Nor. IL.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-24
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Nov. 23.-His Honor the Recorder in the chair
cost OF MAPS OF SURVEY OF THE NINTH WARD
The report of the committee in favor of paying bill OF
Daniel Ewens-sl ,50o-for survey of the Ninth ward,
adopted
INCREASE OF SALARIES THE SUPREME COURT
The report Of the committee in favor of increasing the
salaries Of the clerks Of the Supreme Court 5000 each
per annum, adopted.
The report Of the committee in favor of increas
ing the salary of Harry Bertho cricr and chief officer
the Supreme Court 5000 per annu, also adopted
The report of the committee in favor of paying the
bills of certain newspapers for advertising the election
returns, also adopted.
Adjourned to the first Monday in Decem1er.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-24

Total arrests. So % 122 no Ill SO
Total amount received by the Recorder and paid into
the City Treasury for the six months comprised in this
report 3,l27
The Recorder also reports that several hundred com,
plants against illegal liquor sellers arc pending and that
the Of the City Maynard has been carried up TO
the Supreme Court.
The report of the special committee on inns and tav
ems was nc xt in order The committee consists OF Mn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-24

GLOUCESTER FfsHERrEs.-Ab0ut ATTY more vessels
from the Bay Chaleur to arrive at Gloucester and
the fishing will close November 80, at which time
the policies all the fishing vessels expire by lima
ton. At the last accounts the whole Gloucester aee
we're at the Gut Of Csnso bound home The largest fare
this arrived Friday morning Ia the schooner
Highland Lass Capt Patttt, with $50 barrels, $50 OF
which were No Ia Fishing vessels now very high
and be contracted for much under hty
4 liars per ton
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-24

The MISSING GIRL AT RocHEsTER-We noticed
day or two since, the mysterious disappearance of
young female from her home in Rochester. The affair
stI remains planned and the missing girl has not
yet been found. Exciting, but groundess rumors have
been put into circulation and have occasioned much
sensation in Rochester, but all attempts discover the
acts have been unavailing The Democrat Says
Miss Moore between thirty and forty years OF
age had been accustomed from her youth to associate
With worimen in tailor shops and was pretty compe
house on Tuesday evening, she was seen at Wilder 4
Gorons store purchasing pair OF gloves There were
persons at home when she left and until ten O'clock
except Whitney and his WIFE the others of the family
having gone out upon visit We cannot ascertain
that there any reliance to be put upon the statement
that cries for help and heard In the vicinity
OF that house on the night OF her disappearance All
sorts of stories will naturally be circulated, and trng
occurrences exaggerated While the police and others
viglant in the matter undue excitement should
be INDUCED. The money which Miss Moore SUP
posed to have taken with her ON leaving, that eve
ming was subseq uently found In drawer in her own
room $50 in gold She had spoken Of her intention 10
draw money from the savings bank, TO pay taxes but
did not do So Nothing has been subtracted from her
account there the 18th OF October Her wardrobe
s.ill remains in her apartments no preparations for
having apparently been made brother James Moore.
lives In New York city, where he Is engaged In the msr.
camille BUSINESSMAN active, forehanded man On being
written to concerning this disappearance he replies that
he cannot leave his family account Of sickness Tho
father lives in place distant from railroad and telc
graph lines, and cannot be Immediately heard from.
Letters have been forwarded to him We shall keen our
readers advised Of all that happens in ths matter and
hope to be able to the safe return Of or dca
mite intelligence from, the missing woman In few
days Tho case Of Miss Marsh, who disappeared few
years since will be borne in mind All that excitement
subsidized when the reasons for the flight no longer
isted II any one now in the city Is party to her going
or takng OIL u will not be we'll for him long TO suppress
Miss Moore had been found upon the race course like
all the rest that have circulated unfoundcd II
would be well to trace these stories to their source
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-24

On Saturday morning, says the Cincinnati Gdste OF
the 21st inst wood and freight train into each
north of Niles, Michigan by which the locomotive Of tho
wood train was completely destroyed, driving Of
wood into box car next to the engine, containing
several Irishmen seated around stove killing six OF
them, and horribly mutiating several Others Ono
had both legs broken and several seriously wound
ed. One Of the persons killed named Quigley, Of
New York. and had his person certificate OF deposit
for 500 in one of the Chicago banks. brother
also seriously hurt. There fierce storm pre-
vang at the time Of the collision, and the ground
the wood train jumped or No one on the freight Grain
was hurt.
serious accident, says the Philadelphia Pennsyva-
idn of the 22d inst occurred Monday the Column
at O'Clock, was detained two hours by the accident
which took place near the steamboat station, about
twenty -four miles from the city. Two passenger
OIL the track in consequence Of loose rail, and
fortunately escaped with their lives though
severely bruised The Rev. Mr. Wheat, of the Second
Baptist Church of this city, in the car, and was
struck by the water tank in the back completely dis
abng him. On the arrival of the train, he was remoy
ed to his home in Front street. above laurel 1t Ia fear
ed that his spine is injured. Capt Hay of New York.
also somewhat iured. The Goals from the stove
set fire to the car but the flames were extngushed with
but triAing damage. -.
says the Chicago Tribune of the Goth inst of the
track about forty miles from this city during Saturday
night causing the death of one man, and severely In
jurng several others In consequence OF this accident
the passenger train, which was due here yesterday
morning, did not arrive till noon.
On Wednesday afternoon, 18th inst as the Cincinnati
and Indianapolis down train the Hamilton and Eaton
road, neared Summerville, Ohio, man named James
Bell was crossing the track horseback, and in
instantly killed The train detained short time
by the accident
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-24
T,ns Growth ar the CITY.

We publish below . petition which IL being ex
tensively circulated for signature, and calls for
the erection Of the new City Hal on Madison
square must be apparent that the rapid growth Of
the the uptown wards calls imperiousy for the accom-
mediation Of On uptown government majority Of
our citizens cannot transact business at the
City Ha but at great expense of time, which to all the
laborng classes Is precious than money The OBJ
ect Of the following petition certainly deserves mature
consideration at the hands of the public and those of our
City Fathers in particular The alternative Of neglect
ing to meet the question in spirit Of justice towards
the upper wards may, Is suggested be disruption Of
the city into two distinct municipalities But should II
to that the rivalry Of two city governments along
side Of each other have the good effect OF improving
both The lower part Of the city plethoric with bust
ness and every kind Of encumbrance. Lot the whole
subject be examined
r.. 81 N
OF the city Of New York beg to call the attention Of
Rsss'is ST.:
tending ron the southeast corner q and s.d
along Bro:dw.y hundred feet from the before
$s.sy :issss:a pssss:s s.as ,ssy
.s.S.: sn.srn ana elegant i.ssds shs Park The
sud. Or AZ .sd,;oa square the s,issns.' o. the city
hoiS q che upper ys.d Of the
that great PORTION should to
distance Of miles ooncerning matters Of city esson the
q claim ,S.ts before the various courts q
body that all steps be speedily taken effect the
sale Of these lots the Park hitherto proposed the site
the erection q The proposed sdhee Madison square
object Of saving the city from the necessity Of creating
additional city debt for this purpose and at the same time
police Of the city the actual
perousy claim The prompt attention 81 your enlightened
body Should the occasion be loat to carry
portion Of the city government high mp the locality
mentioned Is TO be feared that popular movement in
with to the possible detrmsnt Of he inter
s.s q this great metropos We Therefore renew the sx
attention and solution in the Of this petition
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15

Cleveland and Columbus road; has built
cotton and wooden manufactures, in
which all his own clothes are manufac-
tured, and, being a genuine Yankee
Chat is, a Thoroughly practical man, he
has, last Of all erected a large stone ed
i6ce for another academy sort Of
manual labor school, on a plan of his own.
In this institution he has placed steam
engine and apparatus, for the manufac-
ture ofcloth and for knitting under-gar-
ments and hosiery, by which he is to
furnish employment to female pupils;
while a farm, from which be hopes to
draw full substance for the school, is,
together with a stone quarry, to afford
labor and manly muscle to male pupils.
The design is to afford education to
young men and women who are under
the necessity Of "working their way"
No one not dependent upon such efforts
is to be amitted. Several students are
aready there and at work. God bless,
you, John Baldwin, with your old hat
and rough shoes, your big heart and
generous deeds!
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15
SUERIEE"S SALE.
District Court Thos. Richardson,
9Th judicial district vs.
Go. Of I'uolumnc Geo. r. Tabor &

W. VI uolutAuc geo. /. 3OOr q
John Tabor.
Bv virtue of all execution to me di
rected, issued out of said Court in the
above entitled cause, upon a judgment
obtained on the 22d day of March a. D.
1854, for the sum Of eleven hundred and
thirty dollars and seventy cents damages
and one hundred and eighty dollars and
6fiy-eight cents costs and expenses.
have therefore seized and levied
upon all the right title and interest of
said defendants or either of them, on the
22d day of December 1888, in and to the
following described property, to-wit:
that certain Ranch or tract of land stu
rted on the East side of the Stani.laus
river, opposite Islep's Ferry, containing
100 acres, and joining on the North the
claim Of Livingston, and on the South
the claim of Heath & Emery. Record
ad in the County Recorders office on
the 18th day of October, 1853, in Book
Vol. Z, pre,nption claims, page 45l, to-
sether with the Houses, Crops and all
improvements belonging to said Ranch.
hereby give notice that / will ex-
pose the above described property, at
public sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, in front eff the Court House in the
city of Sonora, on Monday the 18th day
OF April, 1854, within the hours pre-
.cribed by law, to satisfy said judgment
with costs md accruing costs.
P. i. SOLOMON, Sheriff.
Sonora. March, %, lS54.-72-4w
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15
"sQUIZZINs."

A late number of the San Diego Her.
aid contains the following "decidedly
rich" sermon from the pen of ''Squiz-
zins." 1t is burlesque on the style Of
the Rev. Zeke Pugh, one of that class
Of preachers who think the only way to
bring sinners to repentance is by fright
ening them ont Of their wits, and not
by gently persuading them to contem-
plation Of the beauties and benefits Of
religion. After giving description of
the Rev. Zeke, he proceeds to introduce
the sermon thus
GA man is known by his works, and
| cannot give you more forcible idea
of our parson than by quoting portion
of his last "sabber-day Sermon" which
has been variously pronounced by those
of his flock who have heard it to be a
''swinger" smokc''-"a bowel stav-
er''-"a regular rispsingin highfalutin'
bangor" took down what send you
in short hand, SO you can trust to its
correctness 0
BROTHERS AND SIsrERs-My text
to-day will be found in the Gospel, ac-
cording to Guntcr, VI. chapter, 4eth
verse :-"Hell's yawning sinners; stand
by to dodge'' sich, my hearers,
was the awful warning old Ebenezer
belched out when he stood on the tre-
menus margint Of the sulfurious pit, up
to where his legs jineG in muck and
miry clay, with clouds of smoke above,
and blood around, and groans and sighs,
and sllrieks and screams, and flames a
Topping, and fire sizzlin, and turpentine
stinkin, and what was it saved him
from caven' in Was it grace or justi-
fication, or election, or constipation |?
Nary time! twas faith-he had
faith, and-what He dodgcd! He
lodged, and was saved-savcd from the
postiferous infatuation of the burnin'
fiery furnises, and he now sits on the
warm side of the selestial chimbly cor
ner smoking the pipe Of contentment,
with nothin to dew but to drink sky-blue
smashes and hug gals with pink wings.
Meow that's what ye all ort to do; dodge
temptation if yeow want to be saved.
Eff temptation crosses yewer path, 60
around it, jump over it, crawl under it
if yer can, but eff yer can't do nary one
Of these, remember that
"Hell's yawnin, and stand by to dodge!"
Ef Flistien meets ycw in the street and
calls ye unrighteous names, and rcviles
ye, and blasphemes ye, and calls ye a
id scally-wag, yeou'll be in sore tenn
ptation to cave in his laundering geurd,
and gin him q leetle touch o. Belcher
Kay, but don't dew it--resist tempta-
ton and eff he SHES his fist at ye-dodge!
dodge and yeou'll be saved.
SataA's cunnin'-cunnin' as kioty
in hen roost, aud bell kiver tempta-
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15
" O TICE.
NOTICE..

NorrcE is hereby given that an assess
inent of forty-6ve cents share, of the
capital stock of the Spring Hill Tunnel
Co.. has been ordered by the Board OF
Trustees, to be paid every Saturday, at
the Office Of the Treasurer, Hammond
& TheaIi's Banking House, city Of
Sonora, from and after the Goth Aug,
1853. JAS. P. CLOUGH, Scc'r.
Senera, Sept II, 1853. 45
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15
JOB WORK

OF every description neatly and prompt
ly executed at the Columbia Gazette
Office.
BLANKS Of all kinds printed to order
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15

of the metal just as brought to the mint
but assayed to ascertain its exact value.
For this process the mint charges cne-
half of one per cent The refined bars
are pure gold, and the charge for REIN
ing is six-tenths Of one per cent. All
the California gold contains good deal
Of silver, and the mint regulations pro-
vide that whenever the silver of one de-
post may exceed s., it shall be paid to
the depositor. It is calculated that
there is $5 Of silver in every 156 ounces
Of California gold On an average; and
whenever the deposit may exceed l56
ounces, the depositor will get his silver
and be charged bis sixteenth Of one per
cent; but if the deposit be less than l56
ounces, the depositor will net be charg-
ed per centage for refining and will
not receive the silver, which will be re-
tanned to pay for refining. The ehsrge
for coming is one-half of one per cent
in all the U. S. nlints, and this, added
to the six-tenths for refining, makes onc-
and one-tenth per cent as the total per
eentage of having dust refined and coin-
ed.-Alta, April 4.
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15

tion with mcrlasscs SOS ter kctch yew
sinnin' flies, and cf yew onst light on it
yew Is stuck Eastern ice can friz. Old
Belzebub amt no Muggins, and he's ter
all sorts Of lodges to swindlc ye. He
don't carry pcnnerial and catnip, and
skimity-wecd in his pocket SOS to
dreown the stink o. brimstun for nothin'
oh, no $50 ye must look out sharp
or he'll suck yc in-look out sharp,
stand by to dodge. And dearly bclov-
ed sisters and brothers, eff it should hap
pen, and it amt impossible, that even
dodgin' won't do, that ycw must cut and
run for it, and satan's arter ye, and its
Titus and popcorn who'll win, and ar
ter all yew find he's gainin' on ye, and
theE don't seem to be any hope, there's
alters way to eseape-there's alters
hope for the perscwerin.' IF he onst
gifts paw on ye yer gone tad-pole, and
the only way to come the guygugios over
him. is to be prepared aforehead, and
soap ger coat tail
Let us sing-the l67 clam, commen-
cia' at the paws
81 never nussed dear gazelle," &c.
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15
4 C T. n 7 s

Columbia. ~ Harrison,
:" .........A 4 X IiunneweIl.
Sonora, Yanney s Roberts
" Woods :, Purdy
Advertisements, Subscriptions, or
communications left for the Columbia
Gazette with our agents above, will be
promptly forwarded.
JomS DucHow, Esq, of Salem, Mass
il authorized to receive and receipt for
subscriptions to the Columbia Gazette,
for the Eastern States.
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15

WORSE AND WoRsE-Wc thought
this outrage was bad enough: "Whcn
does a man rob his wife' Ans-Wben
he hooks her dsess!i" But this nerne-
tration of the Boston Pos beats it hol-
low: "When docs woman rob her
husband; Ans.-Wben (liks Delilah)
she pioks MS locks"
What Is to be do'lc with this Joker.
DdrSey-Whv am--why am-why am
dumb man what can't say muffin to
nob'dy-like e,cntrum Duglissi Cub
hina up Csc he goes in for NeJer ask
Il question.
1t IS truly astonishing that the pub
'c authorities Of so well regulated a city
as Boston will stand BY and allow such
enormities as the above to be commit
ted with i.npunity!
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15

Monsieur Malo, being employed on an
American work ,came to the words moose
deer; he few to his dictionary, but could
not find moose; but discovering mouse
he sagcly concluded moose to be mis-
print, and accordingly translated the
sentence thus :--"Great mice, six feet
high, with antlers,'
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15
COLUMBIA DRUG STORE.

For Sale, at the Columbia Drug Store
on State street, full assortment of
DRrc., MEDICINES, PArssr MEDI-
clNEs, bRrsHrs, COINS, PER-
FuMERr, &C., &c.
P.S. Physicians prescriptions care
fully compounded.
s:elumbia. Dec. "a. ls53.-59-tf.
MOTT e.
Col. G. K. Gillespie, will adjust all
outstanding accounts against the under
signed, and receive payment from those
indebted for Board. They would
oblige by making immediate payment,
as the subscriber intending to leave Co.
;cmbia in a few days.
NJ. G. SHERLOCK.
Columbia, Feb, IL, ls54.-tf
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15

The MINT OpEN.-The mint went
into operation yesterday. $4,000 oun-
ces of gold dust, estimated to be WORTH
about $4,000, we're deposited, and
partly melted and assaycd. The rolling
and coming departments were not in op-
Grafton. The officers will assay dust
and run it into bars, or refine it and run
it into bars, or coin it, at the desire q
the depositors. Every bar sent fro,a the
mint viii bear the governmen. stamp
certifying its fncness or value.-GolG
will be sent from the mint in thre,
shapes, unrcined bars, refined bars ant
coin. The unrefaed bars are con,posee
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15
ADV EASEMENTS:

10 LINES OR LESS CONSTITUTE SQUARE
First insertion, .$3 90
Each subsequent insertion, -. so
To those who advertise regularly by the
month, reduction Of 25 per cent will
be made.
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15


An amusing instance of Hiberuian
simplicity is afforded by the following
little story, told us by a friend, in whose
words we give it.
"Molly, our housemaid, is model
one, who handles the broomstick like a
scepter, and who has an adherence for
dirt and a sympathy for soap-suds, that
amounts to passion. She is bustling,
busy, rosy-cheekcd, bright-eyed, blum
dering Hibernian, who hovers about our
bookshelves, makes war upon our love
papers, and goes about thirsting for new
worlds to conquer, in the shape of un-
busted and unrighted corners.
One day she entered our library in a
confused and uncertain manner, quite
different from her usual bustling way.
She stood at the door with letter be-
tween her thumb and finger, which she
held at arms length, as if she had a
gunpowder plot in her grasp. In answer
to our inquiries as to her business, she
answered:
"An, it please yer honor, I'm poor
girl, and han't much larnin', and ye sees,
plase yer honor, Paddy O'Reilly, and
the betther than him does mt brathe in
ould Ireland, has been writin' of me a
letther-a love letther, plase yer honor;
an'-an'-"
Weguessed at her embarrassment, and
offered to relieve it, by reading the let
ter to her. Still she hesitated, while
she twisted bit Of raw cotton in her fin
gers.
"Shure," she resumed, can that's jist
what I want, but it isn't gentleman
like yerself that would be likin' to know
ov the sacrets between us, and so (here
she twisted the cotton quite nervously)
if it III only plase yer honor, while yer
radeing it, so that you may not hear it
yerself, if y'll jist put this bit Of cotton
in your ears an stop up yer hearin' J,
thin the sacrets ill be unbeknown to
ye!"
We hadn't the heart to refuse her,
and with the gravest face possible, COM
piled with her request; but often since,
We have laughed hearty as We have re-
lated the incident.
The MINT OpEN.-The mint went
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15

RATHER Goon.-A rather good thing
in the way Of law has recently turned
up here. Just before the recent heavy
advance in bread-stuAs, New York
house telegraphed to their correspondent
in New Orleans, an order to purchase
for them two thousand barrels Of 6enr
The lightning Or the telegraphic ope.a-
tor, translated the two into ten, and the
correspondent purchased ten thousand
barrels Of four. The error was soon
afterwards discovered, and the telegraph
Office vas notified in writing that the
surplus Of eight thousand barrels wcuid
be sold At the risk of thetelegaph cont
pany. The next day, however, accounts
from Europe were received announcing
large advance in the prices Of bread
stufs, and flour went up about = dollar
and half per barrel. Under these cir-
cumstances, the purchaser of the -four
in question showed readiness to take
back his threats, notification and all, but
the telegraph company denied his right
to do 50, holding the old maxim, that
sit is poor rule that will not work both
ways" So the case has gone to the
lawyers, who Will probably make some
thing Of it, if nobody else. does.
Columbia gazette., 1854-04-15

PoErIc FLrcHr.-A correspondent
sends the Nevada Democrat q oatical
contribution, of which tie following il
the closing stanza
Keep your eye fixed On the American
Eagle,
Whom we as the prozd bird of our
destiny hail;
For that wise fowl ycu cau never in
veigle,
BY depositing salt on his venerable
tall