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The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

4 decision Of considerable importance has
just been given BY the Ohio courts, touching
question which We do not recollect ofhsving
been heretofore judicially acted upon. A
young man named Lockhesrt, having been par
doned from sentence OF confinement 10 the
Ohio PenitentiaYy, BY Gov. Medill. on coudi-
ton Of good behavior, and having, on his re-
turn TO Cincinnati, his place Of fesidesce, 70
acted ~ to fsll into the hands Of the police, the
Governor, learning the fact, dirscted the War.
den to take him into custody, and return him
to the Penisentisry. A writ Of Adbsus corpus
vas sued ont, and the prisoner taken before
Judge Storer, Of the Superior Court Of Gin
cinnAti, Who. upon . fan heari 3 and examina-
tioo OF the case. remauded him beck into the
hanls Of the Warden. Not satis6ed. his friends
applied TO Judge Garter, Of the Court Of Com
mon Please. and obtaised writ Of habeus cor
pas 1t was urged that the cooditioa was not
only against The public policy, but that Il vas
In direct eoo6ict with the bill Of rights, which
provipes that no person shall be transported
out Of the State for any o6koce committed
within the same" On full bearinx and A.
gument Of the case, however, Jsdge Garter Ar
rived st the sane cooclusions that Judee Sto-
reY did. sustained the legality Of the ecsdision,
and again remsnded the prisoner into the Gus,
tody Of the Warden, and he he's just been re
turned to bis old quarters In The fenitentiary.
10 serve oat the term fos which be was srn.
tened
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20
i.sp"r,s.s movement. IN Gsors,a.

A bin has been introduced into ibe iFgisla.
ture Of Georgia which purposes To eoaiiseate,
for the benefit II owners Of might've slaves, the
debt. due hy citinos u Georgia to citizcns oi
the State 10 which s'ay- may have escaped, Il
il,c authorities Of that State rhra TO deliver
up the slaves upon claim al their rightful own
ers, smh measure IA tins has been discussed
by the press nnd at public mcetings in various
parts Of the South Tor sons time past. and It i,
qnite likely il will soon assume the Form " h.
gal enactment The Legislature oi Georgia has
also had under consideration the question ~ tn
what disposition should be made of the various
Insulting resolutions from the North, tha, have
been 40 systematically promulgated within u
u tew Years
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20
suAnp PsAcrrcr--A rood Joke Ia told q.

saARp PRAcrrcr.--A good joke is told on
prOmiucet and eotsrprising ei,isep OF our
end oftown, Having completed an clesan,
aud substantial block Of stone houses, large
store room was leased to sandry knights Of the
hammer on condition that they would not ase
q bell ms IN advertising medium Of their where.
aboais, The condition Was fully 80, forth in
the lease, In which the party Of the second
part" bound themselves to preserve US and our
neigh hGSr; from the abominablc nuisance Of
an auction bell Nor have the aactioueers
violated the agreement; they do no, use a
bell, ba, nightly. rascaly Chinese gong Il,
must be eraekesD sends forth iu jarrins, dis
eoriani sounds. IL, terrible infection on y
uervoss man, that gong
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

M,sosic The Royal aud Select Masters Of
the Territory met at 81. Paul, short timc
since, aua established Councl. The follow
ing gentlemen were chosen o!accrs;
AT. q. PtHwsox. r.. L.. o., Nj.
WuL,,x II Mowwp. D.. L.. o.. NJ
A. Il. AIMS, p, G.. w.
q, A. CANp, O.. O.,
Tho Council meets on the first and third
Wednesdays Of each month, in the Chapter
Rooms
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

Coxf,ixsxrAav,--A letter passed through
the New York city pS~t cosce a day or two
since ad,lr~ssyi to-
The ElAt Hesevstis the
'Ostempt,his pspey.
- ssp fAaslsv Saxu,
"Cerns, Sd Rec msns tis. easrl.,
Windsor, Esf
A three ccn, piece was scnrd In wax n
the sal and under Il was writien:--.
II ssad you ,As smals. specimen ef NE ssis 1t THE
aA,ea, bersuse ycs the smallest ssss,msa of your
cWn "
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20
Lonssei,es CAarseA with piasssrss~s

A correspondent Of the Ns,,onai iaisihgsa-
sn makes a very grave charge of plagiarism
agains, f.ongfiiow, stating that in his poem Of
F" lliawatha" he has transferred the entire form,
spirit and many of the most striking incidents
of the old Finnish epic, kalcwala", TO the
North American Indians The coincidence Of
the opening passage Of ths two pesms appears
90 he too striking TO be- accidental
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

Powpss MAdArSr,-- Council hes
graoted J. II, inviSs, permission to construct
powder magazine on Harriet Island. Il Is
no, to bc slowed with powder until approved
by the Common Council. aud can be removed
at tho option II ,hAs body, aud al .he espsnse
OF the owner.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20
Total

The Black Republicans have succeeded in
Ohio and Vermont, casting twentyeight elec-
toral votes. We have. therefore, beaten both
factions, even IL they had been united. hand
somely, in the State elections Of 1885. and have
altogether the best chance for 1856 In the
last six months the Democrats have chosen no
less than eight, and probably n,m Governors g
States; Wise in Virginia Andrew johnson in
Tennessee; Pease in Texas Winslow in Ala
bama Wells in Maine; II. V. johnson in
Georgia; McRae in Mississippi; Wicklife in
Louisiana, and, probably Berstow in Wiscon-
sin. The choice Of 90 many State Democratic
Executives also indidates that the Union will
choose one Of the same politics in 1856.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

NAVIGATION ro wNox. On Monday noon
Dec. ID, the Kate cassc' arrived a, Winona
with a large amount Of ircight and fair l,s, ci
passengers. Aner discharging mos, of her
lead there, she proce~iei up TO Reci's Landing
The Ben Cousin also arrived a, wipona on the
nigh, of the third.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

Rowpsrss,--on Tuesday last. the eascs Of
SsIrB. Dpsrs, and wAppRL, Of which men
,iou was made in the p.onor and D,aOsrai.
on that morning. were tried before Justice
snoxps. The two former wSp discharged
from custody. for want II proof on the par,
Of the prosecution. wAppxi Was 6ned $50
and costs
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

LAND WAssaSrs.-The Washington Mar,
says Land Warrants have farther declined,
and the market eontiaaes unsettled The
dealers buying reluctantly a, tho following
rates yis:--
sos and 1905 - eents per acrc,
Cos and laos -
large quantities have b~ea broogh, in By
mcmbers OF congrcs, aud oricr from the
West arr still held back, which must prolaec
a further tecl,ae.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20
Improvement OF the ssiss,s..py. aapids.

Al meeting Of the 81 Louis Chamber Of
Commerce on the 2sth, Mc~srs January.
Wayman crow. Nicholas Watt, VIM, VI. Nor.
riSoe aad Alexis Mudd were chosen AS Com
miitsc to memorialisc Congress on the subject
of Improving the rapids in the Mississippi
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

rRoprcrNs I.,Sp.--The Southern Minnesota
HonM says that Mr., iooxr,. II Root river,
ga,hred this year 1000 bu.hels of corn cf Of
20 acrs, more than half ef which bad not
been touched from tbs time it was planted l..
Mr. L. also rai~d ear,load of 40 pumpkins
from one s@sl'
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

woop CostRAcr.--FRASKLis SrSELr. Esq
has obtained the contrac, for supplying Fort
sneliiog With wood during the present winter
The price obtained Is ss,?6 per cord.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

Arrsnr,rse Mr., W. W, HcrGHroS, one
Of the publishers Il the Galena advertiser ~
ccivra privately, the other day, through the
American ENpc~s. a splendid Cold Watch,
valued al $3.50. lie rturus his thanks TO the
generous danor or donors kw 80 valuable aud
delicate u compEmcu,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

Hare we have enough and niaeteen electoral
votes to spare, to say nothing Of our chances
(which are better than those Of any other party
for carrying New Hampshire, Iowa and Michi-
gan, with fifteen electoral votes altogether. ln
New York, at the late election, the Democratic
vote, Hard and Son, exceeded that Of any other
organization, conclusiyely proving that our
friends have the ability to carry that State with
its hirty-fve electoral votes. But, granting
that State to the enemy, the Know-Nothings
have only carried with them the following
States:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20
The PrssiAsusaal Elsseisn 81 ieSe-Ths
Prospect as sh1s Tf0e.
fv.n.. ths Csnr,~nstl Ina uirsY1

lfno change occun in the political sentiment
Of the American people, n indicated BY The re-
suits Of the State elections held in 1855, the
next President Of the United States viii Ger
tainly be Democrat. During the past sum
mer and fall the following States have gone
Democratic by decided msjorities q the popular
vote. We give them in their order. with the
number Of Presidential electors TO which they
are entitled:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

CARIxoxA We understand that . news
paper is about to be established at Carimona,
tho county ~a, Of Fillmore eosaty, by Mr. H..
c. RrrtwK. of Beloit, Wis
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

A Coon Norro. Ashley Weekly ialf-
pss.iss, ecmcs to Us bearing an expressive mot.
to at the head OF It's editorial columns, II 10
As fsllOws II righ; nc pitch inf wrong
We don't" ThA, is certainly a very definite
plsstcrm Of principles
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

IssoaAsr people are to Be approached thro'
The eye. II yoa want TO psss sov great uaa
with block bead. sport handssd dollar cloak
and fifteen dollar vsteh-tsy. An isnorsnus
thinks that BE- Alone hss :. saesiiag" psrss, vho
sxAibits sAirt-bsttoas naas Of bslhon Make
Q note
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

As Albany woman sas arrested los stealing
old iron she bad foeteen pounIs Of Il .cresed
Ia her bosom- Her odtuce weighed bssvily
upoa her.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-12-20

As one hundred and iorty-nine electors viii
choose a President, the states that have already
gone Democratic lack but fve Of that pumber.
We presume no sane man will question the alb
ility Of the Democracy to carry, in addition, the
following States:
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-15
For the Georgetown News.
Miners meeting at Spanish Flat.


The citizens of Spanish Flat and vicinity
met, according to previous notice, at Span
ish Flat, on the Sd inst, for the purpose of
offering such inducements to Brooks, Clark
d Co., as would be sufficient to induce them
to bring the water from State. Silver, and
the n. E. Branch of Canon Greeks, by their
proposed Grand Trunk Canal, to supply the
mining portion on both sides of the divide
leading from Georgetown to this place, and
Kelsey. The meeting was organized by
calling S. P. MoFFIT Esq, to the chair, and
NJ. BOWMAN acted as secretary Mr.. Nor
FIT arose and stated the object of the meet
ing.
Mr.. Porter, Zone of the firm of Brooks,
Clark & Co.. arose and stated that they
had made a partial survey from this place
to the above named Greeks; that Silver
Greek alone afforded in the dry season of
the year. 5000 inches of water; that if suf-
ficient inducements were offered by the
miners of this section, showing that he could
here find market for water, he would use
his influence with said Grand Trunk Canal
Co., to commence immediate operationupon
the contemplated canal; that they could,
and it was their intention to carry the water
from Georgetown to this place and Kelsey,
upon the most elevated portion Of this di-
vide in order to supply both sides of the di-
vide; that they could furnish at least 900
inches of water, and possibly 1900; that if
those interested would dig certain portion
of the canal, (not desiring them to go into
the mountains to work. and take their pay
in water script, it would be amply sufficient
evidence of the value of this mining section
and an encouragement to commence imme-
diately the great work. Those holding wa
ter script shall be entitled to the first pre-
ference to water; those subscribing a Ger
tain amount of labor, to be paid in water,
shall not be obliged to comply with said
obligation when they cannot agree with the
company upon contract; that labor should
be considered worth 81, or a trifle more per
do o,,1 NJ Do~+o~ G.,.+ho~ cold +hat wa
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-15
New Feature I'm Railroad Grad,nr

The Sacramento Union speaks very fave.
ably OF the progress being made in the Gro
ding OF the Sacramento Valley Railroad
In the article, we learn that in some nlaoo.
where it is necessary to cut through Hill,
by sluicing, contractors are able to savo
gold, sufficient to pay the expenses of tho
laborers. But we give the extract as wo
find it in the Union =
"Mr. Anderson, who lives near the Amor
lean river, about two miles this side of NJ
gro Bar, has the contract for grading tbo
section which passes his house. On this
section is found the deepest cutting and fn
ing on the line from the city to Negro Bar
For short distance across a ravine the an
ing is fifteen feet, and the cutting throusb
the bluff seventeen feet.
"To accomplish this cutting and fllips
Mr. Anderson has adopted a process. Ne
venture to say, that was never before r.
sorted to in railroad building, and which
cannot be paralleled to any other country
in which a railroad was ever built. The
bluff is composed of a strata of cobBe
stones, about twelve feet in thickness over.
laid by the ordinary SOIL Upon prospect.
ing the cobble stone or boulder strata, Mr.
Anderson, as he expected, found that i
would pay about cent to the bucket, which
would give an average in gold of some eigb.
ty cents to the cubic yard. Thereupon he
sets long sluice on the bluff, and with A
good head Of water commences to run the
top dirt from the cut to where the embapk.
ment was to be raised. OF course, the earth
shoveled into the sluice boxes was carried
into the ravine where it was wanted, in dou.
bic quick time. So soon as the pay dirt
was reached, he prepared his rifles, and
found at night that he would be able to
save gold enough to pay the full expense Of
doing the cutting and filling, and leave him
the amount he was to receive per yard, clear
profit. Such a successful method of max.
ing deep cut and raising an embankment,
we are certain, was never before resorted
to. 1t is purely Californian"
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-15
Chinese.

One of the objections of the bill prohibit
ing the Chinese from working claims of their
own in the mines, is as the opponents OF the
bill aver, the necessary reduction of prices in
labor among the white population OF the
mines. This is mistaken view OF the case
Chinese labor is already placed at half the
rates received by white laborers, and yet
there are but few places in the mines where
they are employed even at that reduced
rate. The truth is, they are only employ
ed where the mines are too poor to admit of
white laborers and the same 1rolsld be the
case, were the rates which they now receive,
reduced to that, merely of a sustenance.
There need, therefore, be no fears that any
regulation or law passed by the Legislature,
discouraging to the emigration of Celestials
to this country, can in the least way posi-
BILE, effect the rates of labor among white
men in the mines. OF this our intelligent
miners are already well convinced We
have, therefore, confidence based upon a
perfect knowledge of the will of the miners
generally, that it is their desire that some
wholesome law be passed, which shall have
a tendency of clearing them out of the
country. Until this is done, they will con-
tinue to pour in their cursed floods of i'm
migration upon US; and the evil, instead Of
being prevented by too liberal laws, will be
greatly enhanced by our culpable negligence
We say this, Not that we love the Chi
nese less" but that we love our own coun
try more. Their triumph will be our deg
radiation. The query is, as Americans
which Of the two is the most desirable?
We 60 upon the ground that an evil il
more easily prevented than done away with
Retrench then, while it is not yet too late
Let the Legislature pass such laws as
shall efectually put stop to all future en-.
igration from the "fowery land"
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-15
Iowa Hill Correspondent.

Our Correspondent at Iowa Hill, writing
on the 18th inst, gives an account of a mur-
der committed at Cold Springs. 1t is sup
posed that the man MILLER by name) was
murdered by some Spaniards, with whom
he had difficulty respecting claims.
"There is report here," says our cores
pondent, "that Sacramento is again over
flowed, but we receive no papers from that
place, and cannot tell whether the report is
well founded or not"
The reports of the mines since the rains
are encouraging. Our correspondent says:
''The price of water has fallen since the
rains to Scots an inch; some of the miners
refused to pay the old price, and conse-
quently ditch proprietors concluded it was
better to dispose of the whole at a lower
price, than to sell a part at 75cts an inch
The Wisconsin Tunnel Co., at this place
took out, in one day last week, the handsome
sum of 11l1a OF. The Iowa Hill Tunnel
Co. struck it recently, some SO to the pan;
they have just got through the rock.
Miners are doing well on Wisconsin Hill,
Bushy Canon, and Birds Flat. Lawrence
Go. on Birds Flat took out 20 OF last week.
which is pretty good for only five laborers in
company. The weather still continues
threatening and stormy, and 1 hope we will
see as many long purses soon, as there have
been long faces in the past few months, for
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick"
VERITAs.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-15
For the Georgetown News.
ssIIe has n SouI.ss


We have often thought that no greater
compliment could be paid to a man than
this, the acknowledgment, by the world,
that such an one possesses a good heart
that che is whole sOuled fellow" Ah this
simple little expression speaks volumes for
him or her who is fortunate enough to merit
it. 1t is more honorable than wealth, and
is to be preferred to genius, talents or posi-
ton. The stars that adorn the bosoms of
Kings and Princes, pale before it, for the
one, only glitters, while the other rarmS-
Heaven has vouchsafed to the latter a jewel
that pales not with the eye in death-that
falters not with the lips in the grave. I'm
mortal in its nature, it will live beyond the
limits of time, and will stand forth an ev-
erlasting memorial to his honor and praise.
Give US that soul that feels, that hves,
bredthes, and acts the man, for such only are
worthy the name of manhood.
How often have we been disgusted, even
in every day life, with men and persons who
had no ambition above that of selfshness-
The same may be said of nearly all our pub
lic men and public speakers-they are eth
er soulless, or else they are spiritless If
public speakers, either as Ministers, States
men or Lawyers, they seem to
Drag their slow length along'
without ever being able to elicit even the
smallest spark of interest in the afflicted
audience And why is this so?-Simply
because they do not possess the vital fire
the soul, which feeling itself, makes others
also feel. All! there is language of the
heart which none can mistake; let the heart
but make its own workings manifest, and
hearts VlH beat responsive to the call.
1t may not be out of place to allude here
to the death of young man in this place
during the past week, to which you will
probably give publication in the Neurs.-
MIR. WATERHoUsE was young man of ex-
cellent character and of refined and kindly
leellnS- possessing good mind, though
without genius; he was eminently useful in
the home circle, "where buds and grows the
youthful few who with others, make up
the great brotherhood of mankind.
He has gone from among US, but is not
lost! The world may indeed forget him
and his name may soon be lost amid the
busy whirles of worldly life, but his good
deeds, immortal, are engraven within the
life Book of enternity; and when forgotten
on earth, will still live in the spirit world Of
the blest
Love, which proclaims thee human, bids
thee know
truth more lofty in thy lowliest hour
Than shallow glory taught to human power
| WHAT'S HUMAN IS IMMoRTALn"
Georgetown, March 14th. O.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-15

Ca Bank Failures !---Corruption!! -
Eruption !!-&c., &c.-Moral and Physical Scor'
butte Affections /!
At this time when the bursAg of banks
Makes each man look out for himself
When corruption runs bare-faced abroad,
And Security's laid ON the shelf,
The subject should strongly be urged
That each man takes care of his wealth;
But how can he do this, we ask,
If he does not take care of his health?
That this can be done is quite plain,
And below We submit good plan,
Which when read we are certain will please
Each sensible woman and man:
Tho their systems be quite as unsound
As the Banks in this city are now,
There's remedy in our possession
To purge them as pure as the snow.
Take GUYsoTT's EXTRACT OF YELLOW Dock"
And ''SARsAPARILLA" combined,
And soon-be the state of your blood what tmayi
In this mixture, relief you will find;
'Ils-the greatest and best purifier
That's ever yet been brought to light;
You'll find it at NINETY-FoUR MERCHANT,
At the Depot of
Yours, PARK & WHITE
Also for sale by all the respectable DruggS''
in the State.
DIR. J. TURNER, Agent,
2l.Im Georgetown
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-15
Grand Move.

The State Tribune says: Nearly all the
stores in Jackson, have agreed to close on
Sundays"
Many of the principal towns and villages
in the State have adopted similar regula-
tions; fact which we look upon as highly
ominous to the moral and social improve
ment that like "leaven," is now working
among all classes of the American people,
in California. Numerous petitions have
recently been sent to the Legislature pray
ing that honorable body to enact laws for
the better observance of the Sabbath. 1t
is to be hoped that these petitions will not
be disregarded. The institution of the Sab
bath is based on principles as sacred as life
ITSELF morality is worse than blank with
out it. Without the Sabbath all our So
cial laws, now so necessary to happiness,
would disorganize, and become Obsolete
Liberty would lose itself in anarchy and
confusion, because, what is liberty without
morality and what would morality be with
out Sabbath. We urge, for humanity's
sake, the enactment of all laws, the tenden-
cies Of which, like that of Sabbath Law.
and an Anti-Gambiing Law, are for the el-
ovation Of the human race-the ennoble-
ment Of Man Of what advantage is the
mind, if we do not use it to the advance
meat Of our interests and happiness? Rath-
er would we be dog "and bay the moon,"
than to be the posseSsor of mind suscepti-
bic of noble deeds, and yet too grovelling
and degenerate to appreciate the boon so
graciously vouch-safed u.s. But enough =
The law would be good one, and its en-
actment would be righteous and manly
stroke of policy upon the part of the Legis-
lature. Is it "to be- or not to be, that is
the question:"
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-15

COUNTY PElsoN-The authorities at Co
Iona certainly deserve commendation for
the enterprise which they have exhibited in
keeping the prisoners employed in the ad-
joining hills, quarrying out stone, with
which it is designed to build county pris-
on. 1t is the will of the prisoners to be
thus employed, and thus, what becomes a
healthy exercise to them, is to the county a
nett profit, by the appropriation of their la
Dor to the erection of Public Buildings
Sometime since, in noticing the work going
on in the erection of this building, the En-
pire County Argus asked us the question,
1cho tUiH pay for the erection of a Stone
Prison? We will allow the argus to find
his answer in the labor of the prisoners now
engaged in the quarries adjoining Coloma