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A Powerful Delineation.

The following is an extract from The ad-
dress of Judge johnson, Of Georgia, in sem
fencing G. d. Coruet 10 death, for the muir
der without pIovocation OF w. w. HaiIes:
"Nor shall the place be forgotten in which
occurred this shedding of blood. 1t was in
one OF The thousand nte-chambers of hell,
which mar like plague spots the fair face of
our State. You need not be told that mean
tppliug shop-the meeting place of Satan's
mlnions, and the foul cess-pool which by
spontaneous generation breeds and nurlures
all that is loa'hsome and disgusting in profan-
lily, and babbing, and vnlgarity, and sabbath
breaking. would not be the owner of a
groggery for the price Of this globe convert.
ed into precious ore. For The pilful suh OF
dime, he furnished the poison which made
the deceased q fool, and converted this trem.
bling cllprit into demon. How paltry this
price ot two human lives! This traffic is toll
Grated by law, and, therefore, the vender has
committed an offence not cognizable by
earthly tribunals but in sight of Him who is
uneHing wisdom, he who deliberately fur
nishes the intoxicating draught which in
flames TO anger and violence and bloodshed.
is partieeps e'iminis in The moral turpitude of
the deed Is it not high time thaL.kese sinks
of vice and crime should be held risidly &C.
countabIe 10 the laws of The land, and placed
under the ban of an enlightened and vrluous
public opinionp
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-08-09

FAsHroE.-The present fashion for ladies'
dresses is as many founces as can be tackled
on between the wais. and the lower extrem.
i,y Of the extended skirt. In fact fashion
ably dressed lady in The streets is nearly all
flounces. The short manlilla looks like
fiounce number one, and from it's lower edge
downward, the dress resembles series OF
pyramidical steps--a silken stair case up
which a cat or cupid might easily climb.
OF course the lower circumference OF this
mass Of furbelows is enormous, and the lili-
putian hat. scarcely visible al the apex ofths
cone, gives one an idea that the figures has
no head; notion which our Yarich cruelty
suggests, in some instances, is not faF from
the truth.
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II The following specimen of sable elo.
quence purports TO have been delivered in a
colored meeting house situated somewhere
in the outsquirts " of this city. Messrs
Chaplin, Beecher, Cuyer, and others Of that
class, must look to their laurels. The topic
would seem 10 be the depravity of the hu-
man heart, and one of the strong "pin,s" OF
the argumen, is thus illusrared: " Bredern,
when was in Virginny, one day de ole wo-
mans kitchen table got broke, and was
sent into de woods 10 cut tree TO make
new leaf for it. So | took de ak on de shouI-
der, and wander into the depths of de for
est. ALI nature was beautiful as lady 60.
ing 10 de wedding. De leaves glistened on
de maple tree like new quarters in de mis-
sionary box, de sun shone as brilliant and
nature looked as gay as buck rabbit in
parsley garden, and de little bell around de
ole sleeps neck tinkle softly and musically
in de distance. seed tree suitable for de
purpose, and raised de ak 10 cut into de
trunk. Il was beautiful tree De branch
es reach to de four corners of de earth, and
rise up high in de air above, and The squirls
hop about the limbs like little angels loppfhg
deir wings in de Kingdom OBJ heaven. Dat
tree was full of promise, my friends, jest like
a great many OBJ you. Den cut into de
trunk, and make de chips fly IKE de mighty
scales dropping from PauFs eyes. Two,
three cut gave dat tree, and alas it was
holler in de butt Dat tree was much like
You, my friends, full of promise outside, but
holler in de built The groans from the Amen
corner Of the room were truly conn;te and af-
fecting, and We will venture small wager
that was the most practical sermon prezRhed
The ci,v, on that day at leasi.--
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A Drink of Water.


The day has been hot and sultry-the mer:
curry i'll the thermometer standing at blood
heat. We were fatigued, having just re-
turned from long ride among our patients,
and from our exposure TO the parching rays
of the sun we felt the need of good cool
drink of
"WaterA-pure and bright
In its liquid lighto
From our noble we'll
And now that we have had it, and feelre-
freshed--as The printer demands more copy
to fill this page-we'll indulge ina few ramb-
ling remarks respecting DRINK.
Drink is one of the very important essen-
tials to the healthy operations of the animal
machinery. tits intended to lubricate, di-
lutte, moistep cool, and to supply wastes
and what more useful, what more necessary
for the filling of all these important ends than
Watera In locking about j., we find it to
be the natural "drink" for both the vegela-
BILE and the animal creation; and innumera-
BILE facts ard inferences might be adduced 10
prove il TO be the drink for man; that
"There's nothing so good
For pure, heallhful blood;'
that no other SO powerfully contributes TO
physical strength, and endurance of labor
and fatigue, audlo the vigor and clearness Of
the iulellectazz ElE; that unlike those who
do
"--apply
Hot and rebellious isqaors TO their blood,h
"Their equal days
Feel not th' alternate fits of feverish mirth
And sick digestion,---
Blest with divine immunity from ails,
Long centuries they live; their only fate
To ripe old age, and rather sleep than DEATH"
No other liquid is SO adapted to every age
and temperament-every season and climate,
none SO exhilarating-none so refreshing.
In health or sickness, whether exhausted and
fatigued from exercise, or whether parched
with "burning fever,n what so cooling, what
SO relished as waters All there il is that we
are able 10 appreciate the meaning of Proc
tor.
stIn sickness, or when frame and spirit sank,
turned me 10 thy crystal stream and drank
Invigoraliug draughts.n
Then let The voiaries Of the goblet revel in
the halls of Bacchus, if reyeI they will let
them indulge in the cheerful glass; and
chauntthe virtues of rosy wine" but asfor
you kind patrons and friends! beware
ts--lnelancholy, slolh, severe disease,
Memory confused, and sorely troubled soul,
Deaths harbingers, lie latent in the bowl
Medical Re6rner,
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JENNY LIND and her husband, il is said, ars
harmoniously and actively engaged In carr
ing out her plans for tie establishment d
public schools in Sweden. She keeps up
her correspondence regularly with the friends
she made in This country during her piofes-
sional visit.
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Coon DAYS WoRK.-Mr. John w. Bit

i Coon DAYS WoRK.-Mr. John w. Bit
'zsr, of West Earl township, Lancaster coun-
ty, on Saturday week, cut len acres OF very
heavy wheat on his own farm, with one Of
Hussey's Reapefs, and two horses, in eight
hours. Ittook six men 10 bind the sheaves
frnm the reaper. There were IL large four
horse loads of The wheat, averaging, it was
thought, about s5 dozen to the load.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-08-09

a GovERNoR BIeLER has accepted an Inc
vitation 10 deliver the annual address Q. The
Agricultural Exhibition 10 be held at Powell
ION, 24lh ward Of Philadelphia, on The 1ith,
18th 18Th and iath of September next.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-08-09

Ey GEN. SIMON cAmERoE has offered 10
give $1,000 towards securing The location Of
The Farmers' High School In Dauphin couu-
ty, Pa. - :
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A PEssIoa OF ESQ year has just been
granted by the British Government, from the
civil list, 10 the well known and popular an-
thor of many works of Christian philosophy
and Literature, DR.. Dick.
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THE BAREFOOT BOY.
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.

=.
blessings on thee little man!
Barefoot boy, with cheek OF tan!
With thy turned up rantaloons,
And thy merry whlstled tunes
With thy red lip redder still,
Kissed by strawberries on the hill
With the sunshine on thy face
Through thy torn brlm's jaunty grace;
From my heart give thee JOY.
For was once barefoot boy!
Prince thou art-- the grown up man
Only IS republican.
Let tie niilion-dollared ride
Barefoot lrudging at his side,
Ihon hast more than he can buy,
In the reach OF ear and eye
Outward shine, inward JOY;
blessings on thee, barefoot boy!
Oh! for boyhood's painless play,
sleep that wakes IN laughing day;
Health that mocks The doctor rules;
knowledge never learned oil schools,
Ot the wild bees morning chase,
Oi The wild flowers time and place,
Flight OF owl and haoitufe
vi the tenants oil the wood,
How the tortoise bears bis she'll,
How the woodchuck digs his cell,
And the ground. mole sinks his well;
How the robin leeds her young,
How the orioles ncst IS hung;
Where the whitest lilies blow,
Where the freshei berries grow,
Where the gfound.nut trails IN vine,
Where the wood-grape's clusters shine
Oi the black wasps cunning way,
Mason oil his walls OF clay,
And The archileciural plans
Of grey hornet artisans -
For, eschewihg books and tasks,
Hand IN % hand viii hs, ba ,sIks
Eaca ,o taea ,v;,b har ba r.aILs
De-, ,nd NJ uar, al of ho, ;o,
pIass;nasf an ,ha. ha,.ton, ho,t
ss Va '"'N ~
Oh! for oyhood's time in June,
Crow6ing years in one brief moon,
When all things heard or saw,
Me, their master, waited for.
] was rich In flowers and trees,
Humming birds and honey bees;
For my sport the squirrel played,
Piled the snouted mole his spade
For my taste the blackberry cone
isnphsd ] ,ha h,oaf & far @ nv dei'eb,
Threneh the dav md throuoh he n.oh,
lvs;sper;no at Ike garden wall e'
T.ILsd Nth me finn fail n fah.
ss;ns % ~. M sand ,;nnr,ai n;eI eel I ,o,d
% M;no .he . ,rainn, | slanss banord
MIN ae .he .he sand;ar ,d. sds oloss II ~ ,saas @
n'ne .he psnu'ns u'oIa'u a'e''
ApPles " nespsnaes .
9uli % my hoIihoa s.sw,
SEaIgel rev my ,'o1e: Ta:, .oo
Seenee eo.npiei % Sn..'esI Wy
'asi'o''ea io' 'lie oa'e'oo' ooy
Oh! Tor festal dainties spread,
Like my bowl Of milk and bread
Pewter spoons and bowls of wood,
On the coor stone, gray and rude!
O'er me like a regal tent,
Cloudy-ribbed the sunset bent,
Purple-curtained, Hinged with gold,
IooUed i'm many Wlnd.swung fold;
While for music came the play
OF the pied frogs orchestra;
Ana; T. 70 M igh; h;. .he dsno no'sy y eno''' Srs
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The Committee 10 examine sites for
- proposed State Agricultural College, have
postponed the lime fQkFeceiying propositions,
until the 18th OF Sepember. A number OF
of liberal offers have been made, and quite
a spirit is aroused.
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THE STAR or THE NORTH

Il. w. WEAVER,
OFFICE--Up stairs, in the neto brick build
ing, on the south side Of Main Steert,
third square belotu Market.
TIE Il nj Two Dollars per annum, il
paid within six months from the time of sub.
.scribing two dollars and fifty cents if not
paid within the year No subscription re.
ceived for less period than six months no
disconinuance permitted until all arrearages
are paid, unless at the option of the editor.
ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding one square
will be inserted three times for One Dollar
and twenty five cents for each additional in
serlion. A liberal discount will be made TO
those who advertise by The year.
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al ERGINEERs i
kins,fLom Paris,
eh officers assure
= Russian army are equal

Their army in the Crimea is
1T their finest troops and they
great skill and desperation. Their
nFe equal TO the aChasseurs de Vim
Ind are dead shots as all admit.n
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We have il here If you don't bel
come down every day for week 10 ii
temoon and seeihe ladies promenade-T guess
I'D see something in the way of busts and
The bellies are missed all the morn
|.| = md for The first day or two supposed
they were IN their rooms, but did them in
justice they spend their mornings in ram
bling over the hills, else where do they get
That extraordinary red ross lint on their cheeks
The Nevada journal., 1855-05-11

DROWNING IN THE SACRAMENTO RIVERA
most melancholy accident happened on the
liver last Sunday evening. Miss Annie Alex
arder, young lady about twenty years Of
age, we'll known rs a school teacher of this CITY,
had been visiting sister at Cottonwood, near
Cache Creek, and was returning to this city,
accompanied by gentleman named John
Adams. They arrived at the opposite side of
the upper Tule Ferry at half past five o'clock
Sunday afternoon, but the boat had left half
an hour previously on her last trip. Leaving
the horse and buggy on the opposite side, they
crossed the ferry in q small boat, and arriving
at the ferry house. enquired for a boat to take
them to Sacramento. The ferrymen having
gone to Washington, they concluded to 60
alone, and left precisely at eight o'clock :
The persons who saw them start saw that Mr..
Adams evidently knew nothing of mana 5ing
boat, as he allowed her to drift down broadside
to the current. The ferrymen on their way
home, when about three quarters of mile
above Sacramento, saw skiff drifting down
with the current, and two persons seated in it
who seemed to consider themselves perfectly
safe. A minute or two afterwards they heard
the steamer Media coming up the river, and
about the time the steamer and skif would
meet, they heard shrieks from the river. They
listened attentively, the steamer stopped, but
soon went on again, and hearing no further
noise, the men kept on their way A person
on the opposite side of the river had also heard
the shouting and put off in his boat. Persons
on board the Media were seen throwing planks
into the water, who called out to "pick up
that carpet bag" A carpet bag bearing the
rame GA. Alexander" was discovered floating
in the river. The hinder part of the skiff, has
since been found leaving no doubt that it was
cut in two by the Media.
Miss Alexander formerly taught school in
Washington, Yolo County. For the past
three or four months, she has been engaged in
the school on the corner of Eighth and M SITS
in this city. She was last week elected by the
new board Of City Commissioners, to take
charge of the school at the corner of Fourth
and L streets. Her school would have opened
yesterday morning, and her anxiety to be
prompt in entering on her duties, accounts for
her risking her life in the manner stated above
Both Miss Alexander and Mr.. Adams were
from Cooper county, Missouri. Measures are
being taken to recover the bodies State Jour
The Nevada journal., 1855-05-11
Mining Intelligence.

The Placer County Canal Company have
just finished the survey of their ditch. The
Engineer, Mr.. Watson, assures US that the
expense attending the cutting of it will not be
so great as might be expected from first view
of the route. They take their water from the
teen miles above Dutch Flat, where there is
a natural dam, almost sufficient to answer their
purpose. Perhaps in California there is not a
more picturesque nor romantic spot than that
from whence this company intend taking their
supply of water. There are three magnificent
water falls, the first of which stands three hun
dred feet above the level of the river. 1t can
be better imagined than described, the noisy
granduer Of witnessing ten thousand inches OF
water, dashing in awful majesty from each Of
these rocky beds, carrying with it fragments
of rock of enormous weight, which are cast
with splash into the boiling basin below
1t is sight that will amply remunerate the
traveller for his trouble.
At Dutch Flat things are looking very
lively about this place, although, for the great
er part, the miners are but prospecting-
There are q few companies making good wages
in the ravines, but the majority are for proving
the hills.
At Eastman's Hill the miners are making
wages in washing over last years tailings.-
They make from $40 to S2O day to the hand.
At Mountain Springs, the miners are cutting
into the hills briskly. Tucker, Sheridan, &
Co., and Warren 4 Co., expect to get into
the lead in ten or twelve days. They have
cut one hundred feet through the bedrock, at
depth of twenty-five feet, May they succeed
Samuel Rogers and G. B. Densmore have
been working their diggings, situated on Little
Deer creek, near Hirst & Russell's mill, with
great success during the past week. The dig
gings are about ten feet deep, and pay within
two feet of the top. AS high as $500 has been
taken ont and as low as $3.50, day.
In the spring of 1850 $1,000 was taken
from these same diggings in less than six weeks,
after this strike they were abandoned until 81
when they were again worked with success,
and are now the best dggings in this vicinity
Copp & Vance, working in Red Ravinc,
east side Main street, in this place, are doing
good business and averaging from $40 to Sl2
day to the hand.
The Nevada journal., 1855-05-11
r<n. The contract made between th

rAs The contract made between the
steamship companies, for the transporta-
tion Of passengers to and from New York,
has been annulled. The first step has
been taken by the Nicaragua company
that of changing the day of sailing, for
the strongest kind of opposition which
~ill commence on Wednesday next, as the
P. NJ. S. Sonora and the Nicaragua steam
CT Uncle Sam will leave San Francisco on
that day. We shall expect to see the pri-
oes Of tickets lower than ever before, a:
the Nicaragua company are determined
70 briac them down.
The Nevada journal., 1855-05-11
rSA The schooner Minna. from Valnar-

r@- The schooner Minna, from Valpar-
also, which arrived at San Francisco on
Monday reports that Henry Meiggs has pur-
chased a country residence at Talcahuana,
and is living there with his family. The
circumstances of his flight appear to be
known throughout Chill.
The Minna also reports having spoken
the brig Vesta with Captain Walkers ex-
pedition on board, about forty miles south
of the Heads. The Vesta was going be-
fore the wind with every sail set that would
draw
The Nevada journal., 1855-05-11

s@- The Evening Ne'Cs says a few
days since woman named Mrs. Riley
was taken off the Sacramento boat by the
police, on its arrival here,-information
having been transmitted by telegraph of
her having perpetrated a larceny before
her departure from Sacramento. Since
the arrest, the woman has been imprison-
ed III the station house. Last night about
IL O'Clock she was delivered of a still
born child-and in couple of hours, the
poor creature breathed her last. Her
body was removed from the station house
on the 9Th
The Nevada journal., 1855-05-11
IA We learn from the Shasta Courier

IA We learn from the Shasta Courier
that two men, William Cochran and Jesse
Brown, were recently murdered by the
Indians, on the south fork of the Cotton
wood. 1t is said that Brown had with
him about one thousand dollars, and Coch-
ran four or FIVE hundred. 1t was the free
dom with which the Indians spent this
money at Farr's trading post that led to
the discovery of the crime. Messrs. Farr
and others succeeded in capturing the
squaws of the murderers, who divulged
the whole matter They say that they
carried wood to burn the murdered men,
and then pounded their bones to powder,
so that the whites should not find them.
They furthermore state that this tribe has
plenty Of stock and money, and 'l.at hey
have, up to the present time, k;il-i five
white men
The Nevada journal., 1855-05-11
w We call the attention of contractors t.

Ia We call the attention of contractors to
the advertisement in to-day's Journal, touching
on the Placer County Canal Company for the
construction of the Company's works, and the
introduction of the waters of this river into on
extensive and rich mining region hitherto but
sparely supplied with water. 1t is the inten-
ton of the Company, we learn, to use every
effort to have their Canal finished before the
close of the present season, or so much thereof
as to command at least considerable portion
of the district before the next winter rains
The gentlemen connected with this underta-
king are well known for their enterprise, and
have our best wishes for their success.
The Nevada journal., 1855-05-11
DR.. N'Lone's Celebrated Vcrr7Jrge
NEW YorK, February 7, IS

NEW YorE, February 7, lS5s.
H1-l do hereby certify to the public, hat child Of
mine, four years old, being troubled with worms
induced TO purchase bottle Dr. McLGne's Celebrated
Vermfuge, which adm Mustered and The result was,
brought away immense number Of worms in bunchss
and strings; many had the appearance of being cut
pieces My child is now enjoying excellent health
lake pie sure in recommending 1t 10 both young a.d
old as one of the best medicines | ever used
MRS. ANN JEMIsON. 3s Ninth str,s.
r. D The above valuable remedy, also d. h-Lsne's
Celebrated Liver Pills. can now bs had at all ,..,,.h-
Drug Stores in California
Ea Purchasers will please bs careful 70 ssk t .nA
lake none but DR.. MLanes' gerruifuvs All o.bes !,
comparison, are worthless
PARK WHITE, Solo Aee1is
% Merchant street
-, ~ .n,Fa door above Montgomery san F-.nsa,,-,
DIX W. e. ALpAN, Ageut Broad ,,reo. Sav.I.
The Nevada journal., 1855-05-11
R8- The Panama Star and Herald Of the

14th April, says:
We find in the Panamento of yesterday an
extract from Eco Radical of Santamarta CIV
inc an account of most serious outrages com
mitted by the people of the town of Coro upon
the foreigners residing there, involving much
loss of life and the destruction of all the proper
ty. On the night of the Sd of February a
civil civil authorities, got up the cry death to the
Jers and long lius their money attacked 16O
foreigners in their own house fired on them !
plundered their stores outraged their per-
sons !! ! ! and drove them out of their city - j.!
The paper from which we take the foregoing
condemns in the strongest language, such con-
duct, and says that even in Venezuela it was
regarded by portion of the press as most
disgraceful and unjust affair.
The Nevada journal., 1855-05-11

NEVADA, May 9th, 1855.
To the Gentlemen Of the City of Nevada
have had the honor of receiving your very kind
letter, rendering me farewell complimentary be n
eft in this city. Believe me, gentlemen, that feel
deeply this mark of regard for my humble ab iles
and beg to say that l accept, with gratitude, your
handsome offer select ng Saturday evening next
May 18th, for the benefit which will render with
the.aid of my party as attractive az possible.
am, gentlemen, with the most profound respect,
Yours obliged,