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Facts About the United States.


The United States are composed Of thirty
two States and nine Territories.
They contain population of 25,000OO0,
of whom 2l,000,OO0 are white.
The extent of the sea coast is 2 600 miles
The length of its ten principal rivers is
twenty thousand miles.
The surface of the five great lakes is ninety
thousand square miles
The number of miles of railway in opera
ton is $40, which cost s62l 3 l6, 300.
The length Of its canals is five thousand
miles. Egt tEt III
1t contains the longest railway on the
globe-the Illinois Central-whch is seven
hundred and forty three miles. .,,.-.,,-..,...s..
The annual value of its agricultural pro-
duction is s2oO,oO0,0Oo.
Its most valuable production is Indian
corn, which yields annually four hundred
millions of bushels.
The amount of registered and enrolled
tonnage is four millions four hundred thousand
and ten tons.
The amount of capital invested in manu-
factures. is six hundred millions
The amount of its foreign imports in S53
was 1867 ,969,9 and its exports S220,97l,- :
1877
The annual amount Of its internal trade is
six hundred millions of dollars
The value of its farms and live stock is
five billions of dollars
Its mines of gold silver, copper and iron
ore, are among the richest in the world.
The value of the gold produced is $780,
100000.
The surface of the coal fields is 1881
square miles.
Its receipts for customs, lands, &c, in 1852,
was s5l l,402,394, and its expenditures S43,-
543,97s. ........
Within her boundaries are eighty thousand
schools. six thousand academies, two hundred
and thirty four colleges, and three thousand
eight hundred churches
Three Years Labor on the Bible.
The following calculation of the number
of books, verses, words, letters. etc. con-
tanned in the Old and New Testamentis said
to have cost the calculator three years labor:
OLD TEsrAMENT-No. of books, 80: chap
ters, 929, verses, 42,2l4; words, 592, ,439;
letters. 2.72S.l 100.
The middle book is Proverbs.
1 hC ilii'iulc ptcl, 10 JpD NNIN
The middle verse would be I'd Chronicles,
Y, II If there were a verse more, and verse
Il if there were verse less.
The word and occurs 81, ,543 times.
The word Jeh0gah occurs $3.50 times.
The shortest verse is Chronicles l. %.
The 2lst verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra
contains all the alphabet.
The 10th Of the I'd Kings and the 7th
chapter of Isaiah, are alike.
New TEsrAMENT-No. of books, 27; chap
ters, 560 verses, 1850, words, lSl, ,l58; let
ters. 62S,5S9.
The middle book is ID Thessalonians.
The middle chapter is Romans, l3, if there
was a chapter more.
The middle verse is John x1 :35.
OLD AND New TEsTAMENT.-No. of books,
&C. chapters, is 50; verses, 81, IFS; words,
772.G96; letters, 3,366,4S0.
The middle chapter, and the last in the
Bible, is Psalm cxXII.
The middle verse, is Psalm cxvIr.
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INTERNATIONAL HOTEL

IN LIN N Il IVIN n y I1O Eli,
SAN FRANCISCO.
NHE PROPRI0" ORS of this extensive -
Il establishment have the pleasure to an M
nounce to their numerous patrons. that their
large addition to this Hotel is now completed
We have $50 rooms capable of accommodates
go guests, and the finest dining room in tn.
State. making the house one of the largest sna
best in California. We return our sincere thank
to our numerous patrons, for past tavors adj
solicit continuance of the same, pledging oif
selves to give SATISFACTION to ALI. who will ar@
us with call.
Jackson bet. Montgomery e. Kearncy' 'l'
jan20 my PECK ~ FISHER.
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while antagonstic to the foregoing, we find
secret political organizations founded on re-
ligious treeds, or prejudice of birth, con-
cocting willy schemes in congenia darkness,
and acknowledging its own unworthiness by
the care which it instructs its disciples to
conceal from public knowledge theirtrue po-
stion and Misunderstanding conclusively
that its adherents are distrustful of the mas
ses of the people. Having a common ha-
tired of Democracy endeavorng to intro
duce new systems of legislation into the
States, at war with the spirit of Constitu-
tiona provisions, with established principles
of law, and with rights of citizens In short,
endeavoring to engratt upon our institutions
and laws the bigoted intolerant doctrines of
old Hartford Convention Federalism.
To the Democratic party alone can we
look with confidence and hope, having been
ever faithful to the Constitution, (the pallad-
ium of our Union), thereby presenting to the
country the only political association which
can command the confidence of the people
of every portion Of the Union-because its
principles are national, liberal and co-exten-
sive with the Unon-that they will guard
the Constitution from perversion and infrac-
ton from insidious and secret foes, or the
rude violence of reckless bgots-and that
they will continue and maintain those prin-
ciples of religious freedom they have invar-
iably defended, and that harmony and good
will which the fanatacisms of the day threat
en- to destroy.
And whereas, believing that a thorough
organization, concert of action, Interchange
and dissemination of a correct political SEN
timent, are essential to the successful main
tainance of the principles of Democracy, as
herein enunciated, over know-nothing
and tanaticism, do form ourselves into an as
sociation and adopt the following declaration
as our
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ARREST OF THE PROBABLE MURDERER OF
WALL AND Yesterdav morn
ing Mr.. Peterson and Capt Heninger, upon
information received of Mr.. Parkinson, of
Santa Barbara, arrested at the Mission of
San Gabrl, man known and identified as
"Cherokee Bob" and who is believed to be
the murderer of Messrs Wall and William
son, of Monterey The prisoner answers the
description Of the murderer, and he will be
examined on Monday next.
At the time of his arrest he attempted to
draw his pistol, but his captors, knowing
their man, were prepared for any emergency,
and he surrendered and was disarmed. He
goes by the name of Wilbur, alias Flemming,
and acknowledges that he is an escaped con
vct, and that a large reward is offered for
his arrest. A valuable gold ring has been
secured, which he had gambed away at the
Mission, and which is recognized as having
been on the person Of Mr.. Wall. He will
be held in arrest until communication can
be had with the authorities at the North.
Los 1ngeles Star.
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Some twenty-eight accordingly came for
ward and s;gned the Constitution. We prob
ably will number sixty members before
spring.
Nominations for permanent officers being
in order, the following gentlemen were placed
in nomination and elected:
President--B. X. Davis
Vice President-H s. Walker.
Secretary-D. T. Huston.
On motion the Cub adjourned until the
night of next regular meeting.
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CONSTITUTION.


Article l. This association shall be known
as the OphiroiUe Democratic CluJ
Art. 2. We pledge ourselves to advocate
and maintain those doctrines which distin-
guish the Democratic party in the United
States from all sectionalism and the secret
organization self-styled Know n Nothings."
Art. g. We pledge a firm support to the
Constitution Of the United States and of the
State of California, and all laws which NAV
have been or may be passed in conformity
thereto; and will use every honorable exer-
ton at all elections to obtain a free and un
trammelled decision of the popular will at
the balIot-boX-the sanctuary of Republic
anism and further will defend its sacredness
at all hazards against know-nothng assump-
tions and violence on the one hand and un-
scrupulous hireIings on the other.
Art 4. We pledge support, not incon-
sistent with the Constitution Of this State
and of the United States to all or any of our
confcderates whose sovereignty may be in
vaded with a view to question her right to
establish or to maintain her institutions as a
sovereign State
Art. ). We pledge ourselves to advocate a
Democratic administration of our State Gov
ernment in which consist the principle of
the greatest possible good to the greatest
number free from the faint Of extravaganza
or oppression in all expenditures of the pub
lie treasure
Art. 6. We prescribe no man who is a
citizen Of this State and Of the United States,
simply because his nativity may have been
elsewhere, but would adopt as a test for those
seeking political preferment, probitv of char
acter, capability and a steady devotion to the
principles Of the Democratic party.
Art. I. We pledge ourselves to unite
heartily in the support of such nominations
as may be made by the Democratic party Of
California to ill offices provided " the Con
stituton and laws of the State and Of the
United States.
Art. s. The officers Of this organization
shall consist Of a President, Vice President,
and Secretary,
Art. O. The President shall preside at all
meetings of this Club, maintain order and
direct lis deliberations.
Art. TO- In the absence Of the President
the Vice President shall occupy his place Of
ticially
Art IL. The Secretary shall keep min
ute Of all the proceedings of the Club and
conduct such correspondence as the Club
may from time to time dictate
In proof Of the soemnity Of our objects
and fidelity of our purpose in the above de-
claraton, we hereunto record our names.
Some twenty-eight accordingly came for
ward and s'gned the Constitution. We prob
ably will number sixty members before
spring
Nominations for permanent officers being
in order, the following gentlemen were placed
in nomination and elected:
] l
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G.. J. GARLAND.
\. De LAND.
Il. o. CRANENS.
NOTICE.

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