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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-18

COLoN1zATIoN.-The first emigration of coIored
people from the United States to Africa, was con-
ducted by colored man For long time the
mind of Captain Paul Cuffee, of Philadelphia, who
had amassed fortune In the shipping interests
beginning the business first in an open boat, had
been occupied with the idea of emigration: After
much refsction and observation, bis thoughts
turned to the Brish settlement of Sierra Leone, on
the West coast of Africa. In1el5, finding his pro.
perty sufficient to warrant the undertaking. he
embarked 10 his own brig, manned solely BY per.
sons of color, and sailed to the land of his foreas
theirs. While at Sierra Leone, he was treated with
great kindness. by the authorities and citizens -
Thence he visited England, where he met with re-
spect and attention. This mission of inquiry was
at his own expense. - -
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Z, PRlNrKRS CoKvEHrIoN.-Ths Prin.ers' National
convsntion at Memphis Vas entertsined with .
splendid bsnquet Monday. the 7th. They sdcptsda
resolution reqairins the corresponding secretsries
of the unfortunate Unions to make reports 70 their
nIops quarterly In regard to the state Of the trade
and the names OF all unfair spd dshonossbls print.
err Ia the cities where such Unions existed-sh Of
which u TO be ssnt the National Uniou. The rfteai
fion Vss adopted. They then adjourned ssne die.
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Correspondence of the Disp.teb


St. Marys Celebration Light House Manassa
Gap,Railroad : Wheat Straub1ries.
- ALEXANDRIA, May Is
The steamer Powhatap, with the party that at
tended the st. Mary celebration, 10 aground about
sixty five miles below hero. About twenty of her
passengers came up on the George Washfngton.-.
They represent the affair a. having been most
pleasant one. Asts Ia (ssf4t.s.f sss@s
The Manassa Gap Railroad Company has con-
yeyed to the Government the land required Tor q
light house, at the end Of Jones' Point. se
The Mauassa Gap Railroad COMPANY have made
arrangements to connect their depot st Jones' Point
wi The track of the Orange and Alexandra Rail
road. it
The Pioneer Mills here, are contracting for wheat
deliverable after the harvest. af o. per bushel
Strawberries are selling q so cents per quart 10
the market. s
N. speeches were made here Tuesday evsn.
ing, by Chas. E. Stewart and r. F. c. Tnplett.
There are blossoms peach trees In this neigh.
borhood, containing four well.formed peaches 10
each cup.
Henry Young Eaylor, of Washington, In the 73d
year OF bis see, died on Tuesday.
JuDGE CoNxLING's OPINION OF THE LIouol
LAw-Judge Conkling, late United States Distr3c
Judge, In compliance with requese from III,
axecufive COMMITTEES of the New York State TEN
perasce Society, has written an opinion with spe
ctal reference 10 the search and seizure clauses
the ProhihitoEy Liquor bill, a. discussed by Kicho
las HUI Judge conkling sustains The Law on thes
points, and - to other questions mooted con6srn
u A - 49, = :
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SOMETHING RARE

SOMETHING 4 a f just
VzA received few dozen pairs OF Ladies' 9 err
man Kid Ties. This article combines comfort with
elegance in q much greater degree than anything
ever vet invented for the fact. Ladies DESTROYS of
having something really pleasant and pretty sh ould
not fail to procure q pair Of the shove described
Shoes. For sale by JNO. c. PAGE. JR.
myl5 No. Is Market Bridge.
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PUERTO CABELLo.-A letter from Puerto Cabello
says there Is serious difficulty between that gov
ernment and that of the adjoining Republic, New
Grenada, respecting disputed boundary line. and
it is added that New Grenada covets the province
of Maracsbo for annexation to that country. Ve-
nezuelan Congress Is In session. and has authorized
President Monages. If necessary, to raise an army
of fifty thousand men, and four millions of dollars,
to provide for the expenses of the threatened war
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01

the influences which conteol its policy. Let
man be sent there who is national in his
views; who is honestly an internal improve
ment man; who is as intensely devoted to
California and interes as Southern States
Rights Administration men are to their
sectional interests, and we may begin to
look for favorable action on the Pacific
Railroad and Wagon Road-for that good
political time we have all been so long wait
ing. Do the candidates now before the
Legislature belong to the administration
party? Do they act with this Southern
wing of the Administration party? Are
they in favor of sectional route for the
Pacific Railroad? Do they believe it un-
constitutional for Congress to make direct
appropriations to assist in building this in
teroceanic road? If they do they are not
the men to answer the ends Of the people Of
California, and neither of them should ever
be elected by the peoples representatives to
occupy a seat in the Senate of the I nited
States. Let them be laid aside and man
who is prepared to act, to represent the IN
terests of California, and whose opinions are
known to the people, be elected to the Sen
ate of the United States. The Pacific
Railroad is National enterprises work
worthy a nation-and up to this time has
been too much paralyzed by the poison OF
sectionalism.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01

New Tunnel ON MAMALUKE.-Th Por-
cupine Mining Company was formed in
1852, under the control Of fifteen stockhold-
ers. Laborers have been engaged in run
ming this tunnel over two years, and not un-
til about week ago have they received
anything like a paying remuneration for
their expenses and labor They have struck
the regular pay lead during the past week,
however, and are now averaging from 10 to
20 ounces of gold to the car load. The en-
tire cost of the tunnel has been about $780,
000, and shares in the claim are now val
ued at $4,000 per share.
Ia At Butchers Ravine, adjoining
Georgetown, VARNE & Co. are engaged at
work on exceeding rich claims. They are
now at work on the surface of pay dirt
about II feet deep-average pay to the
hand, about tlco ounces per day. The claims
are much richer as they work downwards
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01
R|The Poet saws

Death is another life. We bow our heads,
At going out, we think, and enter straight
Another golden chamber OF the kings,
Larger than this we leave, and lovelier.
Nevertheless, most people dread death, and
will catch at every remedy for the tortures that
rack the mortal body and hurry its dissolution
DR.. GUYSOTT'S IMPROVED EXTRACT OF
YELLOW DOCK AND SARSAPARILLA, is
pre-eminently the safest and most reliable med
cines for restoring the human system to life and
vigor.
This Sarsaparilla contains more of the pure
Honduras Sarsaparilla than any other prepara
ton that now eXists-which is chemically COM
bined with the Extract Of. Yello,c Dock, and the
Extract of Wild Cherry, thus making the remedy
more thoroughly ancient than any other SarsG-
parilla before the public.
SCRoFULA has baffied the skill of the most EN-,
inent phyeicians in this country and in Europe.
But there is an antidote for this disease in DR..
Guysott's Extracts of Yellow Dock and Sarsapa-
rilla, which is proving itself specific in the
most severe cases of Scrofula.
Purchasers ought to be careful to ask for and
take none but CDR. Guysotts Improved Extract
of Yellow Dock and sarsaparilla."
For sale at all the principal Drug stores in tho
state. PARK & WHITE, sole Agents, to whom
all orders must be addressed. No. 81 Merchan'
street, Sd door above Montgomery.
DR.. j, TURNER, Agent,
6-5m Georgetown
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01

MoRMoNIsM-On the first page of our
paper appears this week a communication
from Mr.. D. Mccoy of Salmon Falls, cen
suring US for an article inserted in the News
the week previous. He charges upon US
illiberality Of action against the sect de-
nominated Mormons, and justifes in them
the plurality system, upon the grounds of
Patriarchal precedent and example, and
further assumes that the teaching of the Bi-
bic, throughout, justifes it. We are not
disposed to enter into biblical disputation
on the question just now, knowing that to
an enlightened mind the Bible requires no
such defence in order to refute these bias
phemous allegations. But we will go this
far in saying, that if the Bible teaches and
upholds system so pernicious to the well
fare of the human family as that of Nor
monism, then God deliver our country from
the curse of the Bible! Well! We are OPP
posed to Mormonism upon other grounds
than those Of morality; one Of which we
shall designate under the head of monopoly.
And fearful monopoly to all poor and
ugly men, is that of female beatyt Don't
startle, kind reader-the fact is, handsome
and aceGlthy men, was the plurality system
recognized, would monopolise all that uould
be 1coTtd hdrjng among our pretty women,
and therefore all the poor d--ls who hap
pen to be born with wry face or a hump
backed shoulder, would with the poor" OF
our land be doomed to eternal ceibacy-
Come, brother editors, as we nearly all be-
long to the latter class, it behoves US to OPP
pose Mormonism as prejudicial to the ''peo-
pie and the press.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01

that the School Commissioners are to meet
shortly with the object of recommending
the school in the course Of week or two.
We are,truly glad to receive this informa-
ton, as we look upon the educational train
ing of children among the most important
duties of any community. We are now in
formed that pecuniary embarrassment was
the main cause of its discontinuance last
fall. Those embarrassments are now re-
moved, and the machinery is again to move
forward. We set this down to the credit Of
our town.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01
Awful Explosion--Great Loss of Life.

From our Sacramento exchanges we learn
that the steamer Pearl, belonging to the
California Steam Navigation Company, ex-
ploded her boilers within about one hundred
yards of her landing at Sacramento, at l
o'clock, P. NJ, on Saturday last. She left
Nfarysville at I o'clock, A. NJ, with, as
nearly as can be ascertaned, 101 passen-
gers, of which upwards of sixty were killed
by this dreadful occurrence. The Journal
of Monday, says, that 50 dead bodies have
been found, and they were continuing to
drag the river, by which means many bod
les had been found, and no doubt more vet
will be found of the missing. OF the pas
sengers, 35 were Cinnamon, many Of whom
were killed. The extra Union, says =
"The wheel house was blown overheard,
and the pilot wheel was broken into five or
six pieces, but strange to say the pilot was
not killed, although he is considerably iniur-
ed. The upper deck was blown completely
off, and the passengers clung in crowds to it
and to the guards Of the boat, as the confus-
ed mass floated down the river. A line was
made fast to tree opposite Carys mill,
above the mouth of the slough, where the
wreck now remains"
The Union also states fact, which in
these days it would be well to remember =
"SOme of the passengers had the pres
ence of mind to fall on the floor and the
steam passed over them without injury"
1t is said that some were blown to a
height of sixty or seventy feet. The engi-
neer it seems escaped uninjured, and has
since been arrested and held to bail in $l0,-
600 for his appearance. Much Indignation
is expressed, and determination to bring
the guilty to punishment. The coroner's
jury did not elicit many facts of import
ance The Union says their verdict was
that the deceased came to their deaths by
the explosion Of the steamer Pearl'-but
the JOnrnal says in addition, "caused by the
culpable negligence and carelessness Of the
engineer" Those. interested represent as
usual-"no body to blame" 1t is said that
the boilers were new, and of very good ma
terial. 1t is also claimed by the company
! that the engineer was blameless. But there
is a fault somewhere, which we sincerely
hope may be brought to light, and justice
| done accordingly.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01
J. NJ. STARKwEATHER, Sec'y.

CoNNUBIAL-If you wish to grow veal
thy, get married What it costs to support
one vice will keep six children. Until
young man is married he is tossed about from
one degree of ungodliness to another, till his
health, strength and character are complete
ly bursted up and done for. Talk about
your Congress water and sea-bathing! there
is nothing the Lord ever invented for the
health equal to virtuous woman. Were
young men permitted to get married when
they first feel passion for muslin and calico,
one-haif of the hereditary diseases that the
human family are afflicted with would be an
initiated.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01

By The following petition is now going
the rounds of the mountain county. We
believe that it meets with the favor of al
most all classes of people throughout the
county. The petition is numerously sub
scribed to =
To the Honorable the members of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives, in Leg
isLdture assembled =
The undersigned, your petitioners, citi-
zens of --, and its vicinity, of El Do
RADIO CO., Cal, respectfully petition your
honorable body to pass an actrepealing the
act now in force in this State, granting IL
censes to keep gambling houses, and also
imposing such penalties upon those who
may hereafter keep such houses, as will be
sufficient to deter them from doing the same
Your petitioners would represent that
the motives and considerations which have
induced them to make this request of your
honorable body, are, in their opinion, Of the
highest importance and moment.
Without attempting to enumerate all the
evils which society has endured in Califor-
MIA from reckless gaming, which prevails to
such an alarming extent they desire to call
your attention only to one or two of its
prominent effects which seem to them sudl-
cient -
They believe the universal habit of gam
ing which pervades the society Of this State
has done much to corrupt the morals of the
people, and has opened the door and smooth
ed the way to many other vices pernicious
to society.
They believe that large amount of the
crime which has been enacted in this State
is in great degree ascribable to gambling.
That large per centage of these offences
have grown out Of rows and affrays occur
ing at the gaming table or necessities in
duced by losses sustained there.
That large portion of the revenues of
the State, which are principally derived
from taxes imposed upon the honorable and
industrious classes of society, are expended
upon criminals who have been made so bv
the gaming tables found in most of our pub
lie houses
That the licensing gambling is calculated
to attract large hordes of professional gam
blers to the State, whose chief object it is
to allure the young and unwary from the
principles of virtue and sobriety in which
they have been educated, into the ways of
vice, dissipation and crime.
That the licensing of gambling is against
the general policy Of the law, and disrepu-
table to the State.
That its prohibition will certainly result
in promoting the best interests of the State,
and can only conflict with the views of
those whose occupation it is by artifce and
fraud to filch the honest earnings of indus
try.
Your petitioners believe that by the pas
sage of this law the Legislature of 1855
will have established for itself high and
prominent claim to the esteem and graft
tude of the State of California; and as in
duty bound, your petitioners will ever
pray, &c.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01

SCHooLs-Our schools have been sus-
pended for the last two months in conse-
quence Of the inconvenience Of children at
tending school during the rainy seaS0n-a
plea, which no parent ought to make in
California. We have in Georgetown, a
District School, and we have also suffi-
cient number Of children running idiy about
our streets to occupy the attention of at
least two good teachers. We have already
beard many complaints made against our
School Superintendents in consequence of
the discontinuance Of the school, and in all
good reason, we certainly think that the
complainants are in the right pos ton with
regard oft. Two months ago we called at-
tention to this subject, and at that time rs
we do now, opposed the discontinuance of
the school,; and in the two months that are
past neither parents nor children could de-
sire more beautiful weather than we have
experienced. But suppose to the contrary
we had been favored with rains and wet
weather, the children would have been Just
as well off at school, as at home or out in
the mud playing. To make the best of it,
the wet weather is but a whimsical excuse
for the discontinuance of the school, and we
are also assured by the parents Of many Of
the children, that the course pursued by the
Superintendents does not meet their appro-
baton. Why not continue the school, and
in doing so, give the privilege to those who
desire it, to keep their children at home.
Since writing the above, We are Informed
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01
rnaucemen.. for Immigration.

Perhaps there has never been more good
reasons to induce emigration to our State
than at-prescnt. It is true, that there is
rot so much gold taken from our hills and
valleys in proportion to the amount of la
bor. and that in mining operations more
capital is needed than formerly, when tun-
neling and quartz mining were unknown;
but there is not room for doubt that during
the last year many millions more were ta-
ken from our mines than any previous year,
although there was small falling off in the
amount exported. A far greater proper
tion is kept here than formerly. 1t is true
also that the gold from California had the
effect to make brisk times in the old States,
so that prices for products, labor, &c, were
increased about one hundred per cent. while
the price of products greatly decreased in
California, and the price of labor has de-
creased also to about four dollars per day
for common labor, as an average, so far as
we can learn. But hard times have visited
our Atlantic brethren and while thousands
are out Of employ, and Others whose earn
ings will barely provide livelihood, there
is an unbounded field open for them in Cal
ifornia. Wemay safely say that since the
recent pressure commenced in the older
States, that the prospect is better here for
getting business, and will pay for common
labor and most Of the trades three times as
well, while the man Of family can live equal
ly as cheap and comfortably in this State
as any of the Union. The great staples,
such as wheat potatoes, meat, tea and cof-
fee, will average cheaper in this state than
in New York. We should not advise any
to come as most do, expecting to realize a
fortune in one or two yearS-some have
succeeded in such unreasonable expecta-
tions, but many have been disappointed
but those who would make California their
future homes, and with health and industry
hope to acquire competence, need not, nor
one in a hundred will not be disappointed
But Is this new state place for homes? =
There are many homes now in this state
In our cities and in most Of the towns, as
good society may be found as in the other
states-true, much vice abounds, and temp
tations no doubt, are. greater. Indeed, the
society of California is of as great variety
as her climate-all kinds may be found, but
it is for ourselves to choose. The "home is
where the heart is''-home is not so much
in the locality as the association of those
we hold dear; and when surrounded by such
tried friends such as L9rtes was advised to
"grapple to his soul with hooks Of steel"
and by our kindred, who could not be con-
tented with his future home in the new El
Dorado.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01

CHANGE.-By noticing an advertisement
in another column, it will be seen that Mr..
JOIN PLATT, JR., is now the proprietor OF
the Georgetown Ne1rs A word here for
Mr.. PLArT. will not be out of p!sce. Tie
is gentleman well qualified for the bust
ness-is an excellent practical printer, and
we can further assure the public, that if
patronized as he deserves, Will conduct the
Office in a manner creditable, alike, to him
self and to his patrons.
As to ourself, We shall fron this time
forth, have charge over the editorial depart
ment only.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01

ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATION AND BALL
AT DIAMOND SPRINGs.-The Adrocate rep
resents the Odd Fellows celebration as an
imposing and brilliant affair We knew
that it could not be otherwise conducted as
it was, by highly respectable and courte-
Gus people. The Ball, in the evening, was
Of the first order, and from our personal OBJ
servations in Diamond Springs, we can
readily believe the Advocate in saying, ''the
ladies were beautiful-the supper excellent,
and every one was satisfied.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01
JONES HILL, Jan. 13, 1855.

At meeting of the Miners of Jones
Hill for the purpose Of making laws to gov.
ern the Miners, the following business was
transacted:
Thos Hart was appointed President and
J. NJ. Starkweather, Secretary.
On motion, the first four lines of the Sec
ond article of Cement Hill Bylaws was
read and adopted.
On motion, Resolved, That the original
lines of the present working claims remain
as they were when stakes were stuck and
lines 50 fixed.
Resolved, That oil claims, or company
claims, shall be staked and clearly defined
by ditch or otherwise, stating the boundary
at the time of location.
Resolved, That the Timber on the Hill
shall be the general property of the Miners
engaged in running tunnels or working
claims, &c.
Resolved, That sluicing claims be e1-
empted from jumping until sufficient guam
tity of water to work said claims to advan-
tage may be obtained.
Resolved, That each tunnel co. be allowed
thirty feet each side of its tunnel for mining
purposes: Provided it don't interfere with
any lines now established.
Resolved, That any Miner on this Hill
may call meeting at any time to revise
the Bylaws, by posting notices in at least
three of the most public place.
Resolved, That the Laws be published in
the Georgetown News.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
THOS. HART, Pres't.
J. NJ. STARKWEATHER. Sec'y.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01

FANCY STORE AND MILLINERY FsrAB-
LIsHMENT.-Mrs. MARRIOTT has removed
the above store into the adjoining building.
This lady has gone to considerable ex-
pense in preparing d Furnishing Store for
the ladies Of this place, and in doing so,
richly deserves their patronage. Gentle
men would find this convenient place at
which to purchase their gloves, handker-
chiefs, &c.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-02-01

INDEFINITE-Th Editor of the George
town News sticks to his text with great
pertinacity, thus:
mo, no! as we wrote on a former occa-
sion, we like the two extremes, give US Ell
ther man or GcOmdn."
1t has been said that "extremes never
meet" Now which will you have, a man
or aroman? Empire County Argus
1t has been said that "parallels never
meet" but we do not remember of having
seen the quotation "extremcs never meet
before seeing it in the Argus; and further
more we confess ourselves too dull to recog-
nize any philosophy in it. And as to the
question (which IRE prefer" "a man or a
uoman?" we answer, our preference is gov
erned altogether by circumstances. In the
cornfield, pulpit, or senate chamber" we
would prefer the man. In the parlor, the
cottage and the 'home circle, where social
and refining influence should hold its sway
we prefer the lr0man; and the idea Of a man
in a marriage chamber and in the nursery
is to US beyond all endurance, even though
he or she may wear petticoats and go about
lecturing under the cognomen of woman.