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| will not undertake to follow the trade of this
very little man in big breeches, who has swollen to
great proportions because COL that and DR.. this
have bowed to and shaken hands with him. He is
now pretty well appreciated.
AS for Mr.. Palmer, or any other person who re-
CARDS manly character, being placed in wrong
position any longer at Washington, by the tiny
squeaking of the cabaIs fag end here, there need
be no apprehension President Pierce is redeeming
himself from the thrall of Gwinocracy in Califor-
MIA.
have treated the editor of the Democrat as be-
ing responsible for the article in question: which is
only the fact so far as he is responsible for whatev-
er appears in the columns of his paper. The arti-
Gle shows signs of having been imported for the
occasion, and has no such redundance of adjectives
as the editor is famed for.
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RuMoR has it that Ex-senator Gwin, when he
left California, lately carried in his pocket state
ment of the ballotings of the last Legislature for
United States Senator, and that he expects to Sc
cure seat; he having had the largest plurality
vote. If he should the event will knock several
noses sadly out of joint. If the Doctor fails, it is
thought by some that he will go Immediately to
Kansas and form business connection with String
fellow, turn up Jack, and re-appear in the United
States Senate from that quarter.
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FACTS FOR THE EMIGRATION SOCIETY There is
gold in Kern river but it does not lay about in big
boulders. There is gold in Table Mountain, but
the mountain is not one body of the real stuff
There is soap mine in Nevada county, but the
story of square augerholes is about as truthful
as Emigration promises. There is gold at Fort
Colve, but it is barely probable that the dirt will
not average more than four pounds of gold to the
pint Past experience proves that each spoonful Of
earth will not yield fortune.
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Coloma. Saturday Morning, Nov. 8, 1855.

COUNTY BOUNDARY This County appears to be
somewhat unfortunate in obtaining and keeping
her allotted share of territory Last year the Leg
islature cut of slice in the formation of the coun-
ty of Amador and at an earlier date the county of
Sacramento chseed us out of at least twenty-three
square miles, including Michigan Bar Cooks Bar
and Live Oak City, in running the boundary line
beginning at point one mile above the head of
Mormon Island, and running southerly to point
on the Cosumnes river, eight miles above the house
of William Daylor.
The error lies in establishing the point on the
Cosumnes eight miles above the house of Daylor.
The Surveyor of Sacramento was not slow in see
ing that straight line of eight miles would extend
nearly four miles further eastward, than to run the
line up the course of the river as manifestly he
should have done. The law further fixed the boun-
Diary of Sacramento running ''due South to Dry
Creek" from the 'eight mile point above Daylors."
The result of Sacramento surveying is to deprive
Ell Dorado Of wedge of territory four miles at
the base by fifteen miles northerly to Mormon
Island. Meanwhile strip of territory four miles
in width is sliced off from Amador between the
Costumes and Dry Creek Thus Ell Dorado and
Amador counties are deprived of large piece of
territory respectively, and the amount of taxable
property in each very much reduced. What is
still more unfortunate, the population residing
the strip of territory justly belonging to Ell Dorado
are thrown into Sacramento with burdensome taxes
to gnaw away their substance, whereas if they
were in Ell Dorado where they belong, they would
not have cent of county tax to pay.
Another evil arising from the grasping of Sacra-
mento surveying is depriving Ell Dorado of from
So to 10000 of revenue which might easily be COL
lected from the Chinese and the State Treasury of
as much more. Sacramento officers being too ineff
cient are told, ever to try to collect dollar
of foreign miners license or even dollar of poll
tax, if they can help it, or if they do they are
smart enough to keep it all out Of the State Treas
ury.
This is an important matter. The Supervisors of
this county should enquire into it, reclaim the ter
ritory seized by Sacramento and forthwith ask the
Sheriff to dispatch one Of his most efficient collect
ors into that region to inform John Chnaman of
his liabilities. course of this kind will work no
injury to Sacramento inasmuch as that county sells
no oregn miners licenses, but will greatly benefit
the treasury of this county as we'll as that of the
State.
That the line between this and Sacramento
counties should be Immediately resurveyed there
can be no dobut and the line from Daylors house
run with the course of the river in accordance
with law, and also in accordance with the views of
the Surveyor General as we are informed, that
this officer entertains this construction of the law
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August, six assaults out of seven which the enemy
made on the western side and on the fauborg Of
Karabelnaia.
The Korniloff bastion is the only one out of
which we have been unable to expel the enemy
He will find in Seyastopol nothing but bloody ru.
ns.
The Russians retired to the north side Of Sevas.
topol on the night of the 8th over the raft bridge
recently constructed for such an emergencv. and
which they afterwards disconnected and conyeved
to the north side. The boisterous weather render
ed it impossible for the Admrals to fulfill their in
tention of bringing the broadside of the Allied
fleets TO bear upon the quarantine batteries
RUSSIAN Loss. Bombardment lasted three and
half days, that the Russian loss during that time
at the rate cited by Prince Gortschakoff would
have been $3.50 placed hors de combat before the
assault and by the artillery prcectes alone of the
besiegers.
The Russian loss in defending the Notifications
against the seven attacks on the 8th, NAV be yerv
moderately estimated at 5000 more. A serions
diminution of the Russian force to be added to the
Russian losses on the Tchernaya, consideration
that would weigh when the question of withdraw
al, such as the Prince is said to have ordered pre-
sented itself.
It is undeniabe that the articles of the Nord
and of the Gar upon the capture of Sevastopol,
pers to serve as a theme for ridcule produced a
powerful effect. They show the probable policy
and tactics of the Russians. They proved that the
retreat to the northern side of Sevastopol had been
for many weeks in preparation. They indicate
that the new position in which the Russians are
placed is not an unexpected one, and that they
have suffered neither surprise nor disappointment.
Such preparation had been made to counteract
and limit the effects of a surrender of the south
side that its bearing and significance in great
degree attenuated.
Nesselrode asserts, over his own signature, that
the Turks have lost 100000 men, the French 49,
0o0 and the English 30,000 and that Russia will
fight until she is exhausted that her credit, even
in the countries with which she is at war; remains
undisturbed; that her commerce. both foreign and
domestic, increases IN defiance of the blockades:
that she has discovered the means of assuming the
offensive towards the nation that was the first to
declare war. She waits calmly and resignedly un-
til propositions of peace be made which she can
accept without belyng her history or dishonoring
her future. The frontiers may be attacked, but
her heart is still sound
The Cars address to his army on the fall of Sc
vastopol is a document exceedingly credtable to
his manliness and good taste.
1t was reported in London that 25 900 men had
embarked at Balaklava for the north of Sevasto-
pol.
The Gar, in company with the three Grand
Dukes, has signifed his intention of proceeding to
the Crmea.
NICARAGUA. COL Kinney had sent in condi-
tional resignation.
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JUDGE SEARLEs. The Nevada Journal compli-
ments Judge Searles, the newly elected Judge of
the Nevada District, in very fattcring terms. We
predict that he will be soon acknowledged as one
OF the best Judges in the State. His efforts for the
rapid dispatch of business will entitle him to the
thanks of his constituency, while his urbane de-
pertinent will at all times command their resnect
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WHO GAN BEAT IT. There was shown to us a
monster sweet potato, weighing l334ib, which can
be seen at "ellers Store, Main st-where can be
seen or purchased any thing that's desirable in the
way OF delicacies or substantials- as choice
Wines Liquors, Preserves and Jelles, and in fact
every thing necessary to happiness: with our old
friend Weller to wait upon you.
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HIT! The New York Times thus trips up its
cotemporary of the Tribune:

A HIT! The New York Times thus trips up its
cotemporary of the Tribune:
Our neighbor Greeley gives in yesterdays Trib-
une an interesting account of visit he paid to the
Cremorne Gardens during his recent stay in Lon
don. He says there were over three thousand per-
sons there including thousand women, the major
ity of whom were manifestly lost to virtue if not
dead to shame.
He says:
"The English are not skillful enough to varnish
vice-at least have seen no evidence of their tact
in that line I endured the spectacle of men dan
cling with women when rather beery and smoking
the sight of a dark and by means elegant nuldt-
to waltSing aouh decent looking acl,ite girl while
putting away at rather bad cigar proved too
much for my Yankee prejudice, and started"
This remarks the Times shows how shockinglv
men may be misunderstood The popular notion
hereabouts is that the prejudice which actually was
too much for Mr. Greeley, was the last one to
which he would be likely to yield. If he had
started at the sight of the unvirtuous women-or
of the beer and smoke, no body would have been
surprised but that he should stand all this, and
finally be upset by the sight of muatto dancing
with decent looking white GIRL contradicts all
popular notions of his predictions Yankee pre-
judice, after ALL is an unconquerable sentiment.
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The TRIBUNEs. The Tribune difficulties have
been satisfactorily adjusted Gen. Allen, of the
Marysvile Herald, and State Printer elect, will
hereafter conduct the editorial department of the
State Tribune. Under his auspices the Tribune
will be one of the best papers in the world
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NOTICE.

WYE the undersigned do hereby declare our intention
w to organize Joint Stock Company for the con-
strucon of Turnpike Road within the county OF Ell Do
known as the Allegheny House, the road leading from
Sacramento to Coloma, running in southery direction,
to point the Valley Home ranch, on said road-a
distance of six miles, more or less.
Said Company be organized pursuant to An Act en-
titled act authorize the formation of corporations for
Nav 18th, 1853 And we hereby give notice that meet
ing of the subscribers will be holden at the Toll House
of the White Oak Plank Road Co., on Saturday the 18th
of November" for the purpose of preliminary organiza-
ton of said company pursuant to the provisions OF said
act o.r
L. S. WEIGH, E. SANDERSON, s. G: STETSMON son
E. CUSHING, ]. w. SARGENT, DANL MAISM, 1,
F. m. KELLY, II. B. WEIGH, "laLG9TT' 1al1ts
Nov. I'd, 1855 49-lt"
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The article on lst page headed The Issue o.
lS56--Union or Disunion !" is from the Times and
Transcript, and was SO acknowledged, but the lat
ter portion of the article was ignored and the cred
it omitted
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. Oct. 15.-Board met
pursuant to adjournment. The following bills were
allowed J. d. Quirk for services in arresting
criminal, 2200; A. St. C. Denver, Clerk S1l5 As
Oct.--Ordered that proposals for erecting Jail
in accordance with plans and specifications, be So
licited by advertisement. Said plans and specif.
cations to be adopted at regular meeting, Monday
next. Ordered, that r. E. Draper and James De-
want be appointed committee to examine the
books and accounts of w. H. Stone, late Treasur-
err with instructions to report at the next regular
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HINT TO LoAFERs. Ten thousand men wanted
in FL Dorado county, to work vacant mining claims
Four dollars per day, cash every night, will be
paid.
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JOHN BIGLER, Governor,
S. H. MARLETTE, Surveyor General,


Surveyor Generals Office, Sacramento, Oct. 27,
1885, To Contractors and others The "Plans and Spe-
ccatons" mentioned in the advertisement for the recep
on of sealed proposals for the construction of Wagon
Road the Sierra Nevada Mountains" are not and
will not be- ready for exhibition until further notice is
given. S. H. MARLETTE, Surveyor General
s9y Times Transcript, and each of the papers pub.
lished in Ell Dorado county, will publish one week.
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In addition to these there is the Wasp fort, va
rious earthworks and the great Star fort, capable
itself of holding garrison of ten thousand men,
with an amount of artillery equal perhaps to two
hundred additional guns which would give an ag
gregate to the regular forts, batteries and earth
works on the north side of upwards of 500 guns
These have yet to be taken; but as they occupy a
line Of cliffs commanding the town, they can not
be taken by bombardment from the opposite side
The Russians (unless they shall have deemed it
expedient to leave the Crimea) must be met on
those heights before Sevastopo is completely in the
occupation of the Allies.
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J. w. SULLIVAN. To this enterprising news
dealer we are indebted for bundle of Foreign and
American papers.
The Empire County argus., 1855-11-03

Clark Henry, near the post Office, have furnish
ed us Sacramento papers this week c. & H. are
agents for the State Tribune and other California
papers
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Ordered that the following bills be allowen, viz:
}. ). Clendenin, defending criminals, S75 90
}. F. Thompson, repairs on Court House, 8 90
John Platt, publishing, so
Wadsworth Childs, publishing, 166 25
Constables, 400 IS
y. b. Iea guarding Jail, 90
D. E. Buel, late Sheriff, % 70
Larkin and Weton, late deputies sheriff, 35 90
Alex. Irvine, Justice % 90
R. E. Draper, Supervisor 81 90
Alex. Irvine, g 81 GO
John Kirk /" 2l 90
Adjourned to regular meeting, Moneay next.
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Report Of the Treasurer Of Ell Dorado County
Cal., for October, 1856.

To Amt of General Fund reed of W. FL.
Stone, late County Treasurer. S4,7S6 rs
To Amt of School Fund reed of W. H.
Stone, late County Treasurer. 1159 60 S. 946 40
To Amt rec,d for Billiard Table lcenses 1a5 90
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To Contractors and Others. Sealed proposals will
be received at the Office of the Surveyor General the
City of Sacramento until Thursday the Sth day of Nov
ember next for the construction Of Wagon Road over
the Sierra Nevada Mountains by way of the South Fork
of the American River Johnsons Pass Luther Pass and
Carson Canon according to plans and specifications which
will be exhibited at the above named Office by the En-
gineer the road.
All such proposals must be accompanied by bonds in
double the amount of the tender, with two or more re-
sponsble surees conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of the same.
JOHN BIGLER, Governor
S. H. MARLETTE Surveyor General
Wagon Road Commissioners.
Sacramento October 16, 1856.
THE Democrat and American, Pacerve; News,
Georgetown; Argus Coloma; Advocate, Diamond Sp'gs;
and Times Transcript, San Francisco insert until sth
of November
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NICARAGUA. Col. Kinney had sent in condi-
tional resignation.
Washington telegraph., 1855-08-22
Col. Warren,s speech.

1t is strange what a deal Of trouble and
mischief single unguarded expression Of
opinion viii ofentiu,cs create. The correct
ness of this remark was forcibly illustrated
on Saturday night last, when some twenty
FIVE or thirty of our citizens. and abou. half
that number of boys. bad a speech two or
three mortal hours long, in defence of the
constitution" inflicted upon them by Col.
E. \. WAEREN-and Why Not because
any Of cur citizens had made an attack up
on that sacred instrument. rendering de-
fence Of it necessary, but because another
person in a distant locality. had the temerity
to assail it. Upon diligent inquiry. We
learned from gentleman from Camden,
conversant with the facts. that the cause Of
all this commotion,-this tempest in tea
pot-was an old man by the name Of NEAL,
who rusticates in the vicinity of Liggon's
Store; the locality of which, is somewhere
in Ouachta county. This old man NEAL,
it appears, had made some hasty and IN
warranted remarks in reference 20 the char
ter Of cur liberties. and Col. WARREN, as
a patriot and strict constructionist of that
sacred instrument, felt called upon, special
", to defend it against the insidious attacks
OF old man NEAL, or ali the Liggonites
combined Now, when the Col resolves to
do thing, he puts that resolution into i'm
mediate execution. The price of liberty--we
had Ike to have said seat in Congress
he knows is eternal vigilance, and therefore
having given the Liegonites due notice of
hs intentions, he proceeded to the place
where they most do congregate-to wit =
Liggon's store. with every phial of his wrath
and indignation bottled up. to he poured in
a perfect sluice. upon the heads of the CT
Tending LiggoDites This is the cause for
which cur unofFending citizens. were SUBJ
jected to the inhiction of a speech two and
half hours long. purporting to be a de-
fence Of the constitution.
If the Coils speech here was specimen
of his speech there. and there is among the
Li2gonites, one who rejoices in the so5ri-
quet of SAM, he must have been astoniShed
as well delighted at the unique, and very
peculiar manner in which the Col defends
the Constitution.
AS much as We admire the classic beau
;y and is'orical facts which abound in the
Coils speeches-to say nothing of the dis
tinguished consideration with which we re-
gard him-we must insist that there was
really no necessity for defence of the con-
sti'ution here, and in behalf of our citizens,
we deny having attacked it, in thought,
word or deed, and We trust that hereafter,
should old man NEAL, or any of the Lig-
gon;tes again assail 1.-THE punishment may
be inflicted upon them alone, and not upon
us We cannot patiently submit to suffer
the penalties fer their misdemeanors, or
their iDgratitude to fur-eigners, Ne take
onr stand in this matter, on PETE WHEr-
STONES platforni-"Let every man pack
his own skillet
Washington telegraph., 1855-08-22

IN tie Democrat, of yesterday, two
whole columns and half. are devoted spe-
eiaIly to US and the resolutions we had
the honor to submit to- the consideration
of the committee on resolutions of the
Democratic Mass Meeting. that is to be,
on the S,h Of September next We re-
gret that the communications are anony-
nous. that We might tender our thanks
TO the one who had the politeness to in
vite us to dine with them on that inter
esting occasion, and to the other, for fur
nishing us with copy of the resolution
to be adopted at the mass meeting. in
advance Of any other paper. We trust,
gentlemen. although we have not the plea
sure of knowing you in the new charac-
ters you have assumed, we shall not be
unmindful of the courtesies you have ex-
tended to US. when an opportunity offers.
Should SAM at any time take it into his
head to have a demonstration, we shall
use our influence to have you specially
taken care Of To the gentleman who
seems disposed to fatter us beyond our
deserts-even claiming US as having been a
brother Democrat-a sort of cousin Dutch
to the present organization of that name
we are doubly indebted but, in all
candor, we are compelled to state-how
ever much he may regret it-that 10 such
relationship ever existed. Our political
antecedents date TO further back than our
advent into Arkansas, except in a single
State election, when we voted for old Jo
RITNER, Dutch Wing. but to the manor
born, for Governor. Our first ro.e for Pre-
sident was given in this State, for HARRISON.
Had we been a Democrat before our
migration here. and turned Wing on com
ing into Democratic Arkansas. We should
have been guilty of an action which would
have furnished our friends most reasona-
bic grounds to have doubted our sanity
The reverse, however, has always been the
rule. Many who were strong Wings in
other States, so soon as their feet have
touched the soil of Arkansas, have become
noisy Democrats We have evidences of
that fact even here in our town; but a
Democrat turning Whig-bah the loaves
and fishes are too tempting for them to
commit so great an indiscretion.
Washington telegraph., 1855-08-22

great thoughts and sound principles. and
these in turn produce astonishing commo-
ton everywhere, in rural districts. popu-
lous cities, and on the pathless ocean--ma-
king discoveries in the sciences, and i'm
provements in the arts, so rapidly, that We
scarcely know when we are posted up IN
the one, or have the best specimens In the
the other. Institutions of learning-self-
generating batteries, in their turn, have
seized upon and appropriate to practice,
these discoveries and improvements, until
full charged with wisdom and experience,
they are communicating their quckenlng
shock to the sluggish mass, and regen-
Grating influences to all classes and condi-
tions Of men,
Educated minds act upon the uneducated.
They infuse themselves into the social ele-
ments and produce intellectual light and
genial warmth 10 minds enshrouded in igno-
rance, and chilled by blghtiug superstition.
They create that public spirit which mani
tests itself in the pleasing and commanding
forms of sylums, hospitals,
retreats for the distressed and unfortunate,
and public schools for the instruction of the
poor and destitute They foster that phi
lanthropic principle which fraternzes and
brings together in associated capacity. the
learned and the ignorant, the rich and the
poor, for mutual counsel and the relief of
distress Educated mind is to dismantle
the world of its rustic garb, and array it in
robes of unsulled beauty.
This is our appeal to the philanthropist,
who Identifies himself with every thing that
involves the happiness of man. How then
can he fail to foster institutions Of learn
ing.
Washington telegraph., 1855-08-22
THE TELEGRAPH.
W a HIN e Q n:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2o. 1855.
Raiz.Road Demonstration.

The undersigned citizens oi Hampstead county,
being satisfied that the future prosperity of this
country irnpe eratively demands some means OF
getting the proceeds of or labor to market and
being fully convinced that the Mississippi. Osa-
eata and Red Ricer Rodro0d' offers Us that means
and believing that the Indications are in favor of
the speedy completion o. that enterprise provided
the proper interest is taken in it We therefore
respectfully recommend and request ocr ieloY
citizens of this and the adjoining counties. 10 meet
in Washington on SATURDAY, THE FIRST
DAY OF SEPTEMBER. to consult abcut the
best manner of forwarding this great enterprise.
Speeches will be nede-the work IS important
our best interests are involved-coule. fellow
citizens and let take "a long pull, strong pull,
and pull altogether and we will yet have
country every way desirable.
CHA'S B. Mitchell. THOS. C. M'FADDEN.
H. A BLEVINS, THOS. WILLIAMSON,
W. NORWOOD, AMBROSE HANEGAN.
G. W. HOOKS, GEO. C. MULDROW,
o. JENNINGS. z. w. CAN'T.
WM. H ETTER H. W SMITH
RICHARD PRYOR. J. VI. FINLEY
JOHN FIELD. JAS. K. YOUNG.
d. 81. FOSTER Ii. p. JOHNSON.
DAN'L E. WILLIAMS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. 1865.