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Decline of Know Nothingism.

The indications cannot be mistaken that the
new political party has about run its race
that it has reached its eliminating point, and
henceforth will sink rapidly to the horizon,
and soon disappear forever. In all the north
western States, where less than six months
ago. it carried everything before it, the result
of the late town elections has been almost
without exception, adverse to the order. In
the city of Cincinnati which, in October last,
gave the Know Nothing ticket more than six
thousand majority, She regular Democratic.
ticket has now succeeded by some thirteen
hundred Notes.-The most signal trumph,onr
party has ever achieved in that city. The
knOw-NOthing candidate was a man OF the
name of Taylor we'll known. in times past, as
the author of the Signal letter and one of the
earliest and most efficient advocates of the
Wilmot Provso-an abolitionist died in the
wool. His opponent, James J. Farran, repre-
sented the Cincinnati district in Congress for
several terms, and his record will vouch for
the consistency of his devotion to the Demo-
cratic creed In nearly all the other towns in
Ohio, except that portion whcte'' EbolElonism
lords it with high hand, the democratic
ticket has prevailed by unusually large ma
jorities. The town of Chillicothe, where for
the last quarter of q century the whig .msJor-
ity has been counted hy hundreds, and where
there are but few abolitonists. the Know
Nothing ticket has been signally defeated.
in Cleveland, on the contrary, which is in
lGddings' old district. and whore frcesoiism
has ruled the roast since 1913. the new party
has succeeded, though 10y a reduced majority
In Michigan, Indiana and Iowa, wherever the
issue has been made, Know-Nothingism has
been driven to the wall. With the exception
of the town of New Albany, where the Know
Nothings escorted to violence to control pub
lie opinion, no election has taken place in any
of the towns of Indiana, where the positions
occupied by, the two parties last October have
not been reversed ThnHe can be no question
that even nowthe Democratic party is in the
ascendant in,all the northwestern States, and
that in the Observation-Disclosures of 1856, they
will sweep everything before them The rev
OlutiOn has commenced, and revolutions never
90 backwards. Tichsburg Sentinel.
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ADAMS n Co. AGAN.-Tbe adjustment OF

ADAMS II Co. AGAIN-The adjustment of
this firms accounts through the Courts, is
likely to make it as noted and famous as it
became when in full business operation. Yes
terllay, the case of Mr.. Cohen, one of the Re
ceiy ers of Adams Il Co., came up before Judge
Hager of the 4th Judicial District Court. Mr..
Casscrly. who appeared Tor Messrs. Haskell
and Wood. and Gen. McDougal. who appeared
for Mr.. Cohen, AFFECTED to Messrs. Haleck.
Peachy, Billings and Park, acting as the at
torneys of Alvin Adams. They c6ntended
that as they had been the counsellors and at
tOrneys Of Haskell and Wood it would be un-
professional and highly improper for them
now to appear against them
After all the arguments had been concluded.
Mr.. Park explained that he had been employ
ed by Mr.. Woods as counsel for the firm of
Adams 4 Co. and not for Mr.. W. individually.
An order for the opening Of Mr.. Cohen's ac-
counts was entered on motion of the Court,
by the consent of the defendants and the Re-
ceiver. Also, an order on the partes-interest-
ed, to show cause why Messrs. Halleck. Peachy,
Billings and Park should not be substituted
on the record Us the attorneys of Alvin Adams.
49,. .s, Epening Journal
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NUMBER. "A.
The Mountain Brook.

BY MINNIE.
The fact. says the N. Y Sunday Dispatch
hat girl twelve years of age has brain
nough to give to the world a poem SO merito.
ious as the following, is wonderful. She ID
mental phehomenon: "'''
Down mountain rushed streamlet,
Sparkling when the sunbeams came,
And when clouds the sun had hidden,
Ever laughing just the same.
Sill flowed on the pretty streamlet,
Never ceased it's tiny tide. "
Throwing.diamond to the lilies
That grew fairer by its side.
When the golden sun was sinking
Slowly in the crimson West,
Then the brooklet dashing onward,
Sighed as old Sol san, 70 rest.
When the nights dark curtain closing
Round the weary, tired earth.
When each star cane out from Heaven,
'Iike gem of priceless worth a,
A." : u - =
Chen the lilies, calmly dropping
Their bright heads upon the stream,
Slept while stars were gazing on them
Shining on them in their dream.
Then the brooklet hnshed its murmur
Toa low, faint, fairy song, '"s
That the flowers mis- ght sleep the sweeter
Through the night SO dark and long.
Far away, amid the woodlands,
Wondered that bright stream awhile,
Ever singing to the howerets,
Give to them smile for smile.
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BRITISH EXPEDITION TO JApAN.-H. B. N.

BRITISH EXPEDITION TO JAPAN.-H. B. n.
steamers Sybille and Hornet. the former flying
at the main the blue pennant Of Commodore
the Honorable Captain Elliot, left Hongkong,
April 7th. on the way, it is understood, to
Japan. Admiral Stirling was waiting the ar
rival of Sir, John Bowring, from Siam, ex-
pected every day; the honor of accompanying
the ratified convention to Japan being also
accorded to H. B. MS Plenpotentary.
The Friend Of China gives detailed ac-
count of the cruise and surveying operations
of the United States ship Vincennes. Com.
Rogers, She surveyed'a portion Of the BONN
IslanSs and the shores of Japan, and returned
to Hongkong on the 30th of January.
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CALIFORNIA FAsnIoN.-We translate from

CALIFORNIA FAsnION.-We translate from
the German Journal of yesterday:-A few
days since German was riding along San
some street near Sacramento when he heard
pistol shot behind him. heard the whizzng
of a ball near his head, and felt his hat shaken.
lie turned about and saw o man with rev0l-
yer in,his hand; and took oil his hat and found
4 fresh bullet hole throughit. "Did You shoot
at me?N asked the German. Yes replied
the other party; that 'smy horse; it was stolen
from me not long since" "Iou must he mis-
taken,' says the German, IL have owned the
horse for the last three years" Well" says
she other. "whcn come to look at him. be-
lieve am mistaken. Excuse me won't you
take a drink" The rider dismounted; tied
his horse; the two found drinking saloon
near by; they hobnolbed and drank together
and parted friends This is California fashion
to make acquaintances.--S. +. Chronicle.
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Honey.

While in Santa Clara q t1ay or TO a go, we
had served on the tea table some very choice
honey in the comb. The very sight of it sur
prised and delighted u.s. and on tasting it we
were forced to pronounce it the most delicious
honey in the world.
We had heard that bees would not work in
California, but we conh never understand the
reason of it unless, as Col Warren contends.
California flowers had no agreeable odOrs tilt
the ladies came, so they had no sweetness till
then and bees would not work on them! But
Ladies have come. and oder, and honey! we
are so unpoetic. however, that we see here only
an imaginary connection. But to the facts in
the case: We are informed that Mr.. kenedy
who grew the honey we saw. has observed the
matter closely. The Mexican bee does not do
well here. Ike seems not to understand how
to meet the sudden changes in climate. When
he feels the chill blast he quirls down on a
leaf and before it is passed he is paralyzed.
He keeps unsuitable hours and never gets
back to the hive, In this way multitudes per-
ish.
But the Yankee bees accustomed to nor
thern and changeable climate, feeling the cold
blast put back to tire hive at once. There they
find shelter and on the first fair day are again
at their work. They bring home large guam
titles of honey. and multiply swarms very
abundantly. They seem to- understand that
abundance of flowers surrounds thhm, that a
long season is before them. and like a real
Yankee make the most ofthcir circumstances,
building their cells of an extraordinary size,
and rearing the broadest columns Of golden
wax. That honey was another pleasing evi-
dence of the superior capacity of California to
produce the riches and luxurics of all climcs.
dVa,~
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ROBERT O. CEAvENs 4 CO.

THE PEOPLES STORE, yankee JIM
l. keep constantly on hand large and well
selected stock of PROVISIONS, LIQUORS,
and MINERS SUPPLIES
Miners and Others wishing to purchase are
respectfully invited to call and examine for
themselves. Goods packed to order. spill ly
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WILLIAM DUCK,
YANKEE JIM'S,
PLACER County, CALIFORNIA.

T AM NOW SELLING GOODS at reduced
i prices, and Miners are invited to call and
see my new and elegant stock at the old
stand, Oh Main street, one door above Adams
Il Co.'s Express Office. Goods packed for
purchasers to any part of the Mines
WILLIAM DUCK.
Yankee Jim's, Oct. IA, '54-6m
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ed in worshipping the Deity according to the

ed in worshipping the Deity according to the
dictates of his own conscience"
Resolved, That we do now cordially invite
all our former political brethren who may
have strayed from us for time, attracted 10y
curiosity or otherwise and who may have
joined themselves to secret political orders, to
return to us and with us defend the principles
of their.former faith. and abandon institutions
which the daily current of events is develop
ing to be founded on intolerance and control
ed by men dangerous to the permanence and
welfare of our Government.
Resolved That we will neither nominate
nor support any man for Office who will not
pledge himself, and subscribe to the foregoing
platform and resolutions
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Geaeral Adycrtisinx Ateaey,

No. 81 Merchant Street,
SAN FRANCISCO.
A ADVERTISEMENTS and Subscriptions re-
Il ceived by Thoaas H~yce, Agent
81 Merchant street, and Room No. 9. up stairs
Iron Building, northeast corner Of Montgom
cry and Washington streets. for the
..PLACER HERALD" AUBURN;
democratic State Journal" Sacramento;
daily Argus" StocktOn;
"Sierra Citizen" Downieville;
miners Advocate Diamond Springs;
Mountain Messenger" Gibsonville;
"Contra Costa" Oakland;
"Tribune,' San Jose;
"Democratic Standard" Portland, 0. L.
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Petitions are already being circulated and
extensively signed throughout the State, pray
ing the next Legislature to pass prohihitory
liquor law. a. a.
Washington telegraph., 1855-01-10
Adventure at Pawnee Rock.
BY MAX GREENE.

The vast hunting region, of which the
for Years the dark and bloody ground Of In
dian warfare. Depleted, and in every way
humbled, the Pawnees became emasculate
and panic-stricken, taking game by stealth,
and flying from the shadow Of pursuit.
1t is related by Sage, that, on one occa-
sion, being out with his friend Grin, in
search of a fertile stampede, at which to re-
cruit their teams they wandered some miles
out of sight of the caravan when, upon
descending the ridge Of mound into the
hollow beyond. they were summarily con-
fronted by party of Pawnees. Without
pausing to reflect, the traders turned their
horses heads, and galloped back the way
they had come. The Redskins gave rapid
chase, and their arrows began to whistle on
the still air
There are five hundred of the devils :"
exclaimed Grin to his companion.
There are not forty" said Sage.
Twenty dollars on it that there are for
ty,'' was rejoined.
twenty dollars then. is the figure. " said
Sage.
And, not Stacking their speed for an in
slant, the hands Of the doughty disputants
were grasped in confirmation of the bet.
"And now, how are we to know who
wins?' was the query
''I'll count them" said Grin and "suit-
ing the action to the word" the veteran of
the woods wheeled full upon the face Of the
assailants, and extending the fore-6nger of
his left Land, while his right grasped re-
volver deliberately began counting: 'One,
two, three, FOUR" and so on.
Amazed at this state of affairs, and not
knowing what to make of it, the foremost
Pawnee, almost within scalping distance,
drew in his pony, the others came to halt;
then seized with dismay at the assurance
which enabled lone man upon the prairie
to breast the full tide of their charge, and
not being able to surmise what invisible
danger was about to burst upon them, their
hearts failed them, and. hurry-skurry, they
bolte3 off at every point.
Eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one,
twenty y-two;' and the lank finger of the
trader slowly wagged in the direction Of the
receding forms, as Sage, taking curve,
came back to bis aid
Thirty seven, thirty ght, thirty-nine -
he uttered with animation, as the last dusily
figure lodged behind the crest Of the mound;
and turning with a complacent smile to his
friend There must have been forty who
wins %
Make it draw game, and I'll stand
treat" answered Sage and the chums am
icably continued together their quest for Wa
ter and grass N. Y. Dispatch.
Washington telegraph., 1855-01-10
Henry Clay in 1850.

At :his iuncture Henry Clay took his seat
in the Senate. His very presence there was
an event in the political history of the coun-
try. The old light was in his lofty brow,
and in bis eye and in his voice were the
fire and spell which would yet save his coun-
try. He seemed in view of the new work
before him to breathe another youth With
the wisdom of bis age, he seemed to have
caught from the past the igor and prime of
his meridian fire. There was patriotism
enough in the country TO save it; but it
was Dormant patriotism. Clay walked it
mp. Clay was the medium that poured the
electric current Of the people upon the pol
i'icians and the public councils. Never be-
fore had he fully shown himself the man
God had made him. For fifty years he hal
never found rival for a whole session, as
an orator and leader in a deliberative as
sembly; but men had compared him to him.
self, and had noted low far he was, in this
speech or that, from his high-water mark
of excellence. Now he was above himself
above where the food of his sweeping
and surgc-like eloqucnce had ever gone be-
fore. AS Il mere orator, he left the great
deeds of his youth and middle age behind
But his oratory was the least remarkable o.
bis claims to attention and gratitude. He
was eloquent in everything. instinct with el-
Oquence. as if possessed by It's spirit-in
movement, in manner, in writing, in speech,
in tone-above all, perhaps, in social iter-
course. transfusng himself into others; now
in the closet, now. at the mess table; now in
the committee room, in the drive. on the
street. everywhere, in every way, seeking
no repose wanting none-it was the fever
and ianaticism Of soul that carried him with
but one object before him-and yet that fever
and fanaticism presided over by judgment
and tact that never forsook and never mis-
led him.
All know the result. All know how he
passed through the long agency of glory and
triumph. He conquered and the Union lived
Fate awarded him ample justice at the
last He linked the most brilliant passages
of his life to the Union the last link Of the
chain, too he threw around its pillar. His
eloquent life was brought to its peroration,
speeches, the most beautiful, the grandest,
the most eloquent of all its parts.
He could retire now. Why linger "su-
perfuous on the stage ?' His sun tremb-
ling on the verge OF the horizon like trop-
ical sun. gorgeous, yet with a solemn and
sacred aspect, magnifed even beyond bis
size at noon, might now 60 down without a
cloud or shadow. lighting up al! the SKY
around with rays of marvellous glory, long
after it had set.
Baldwin's "Party Leaders,
Washington telegraph., 1855-01-10
Has,py Effects of Humanity.

The following facts of young chief of
the Pawnee nation. and son Of Old Knife,
one of the Indians who visited the city OF
Washington, Il few years ago, from the foot
of the Rocky Mountains, are highly credit
able to his generosity and his benevolence.
This young warrior, when those events oc-
Cured, was about 25 years old. At the
age of p bis heroic deeds had acquired for
him, among his people, the rank Of 'Bravest
of the brave
The savage practices of torturing and
burning to death their prisoners existed in
this nation. An unfortunate female, taken
in war with the Paducah nation, was des-
tined to this horrible death. The fatal hour
had arrived; the trembling victim, far from
home and her friends, fastened to the stake;
the whole tribe was assembled on the sur
rounding plain. to witness the awful scene.
Just as the wood was about to be kindled,
and the spectators were on the tiptoe Of ex-
pectation, this young warrior. who sat COM
posedly among the chiefs having before pre-
pared two fleet horses, with the necessary
provisions, sprang from his seat, rushed
through the crowd, loosed the victim, seized
her i'll his arms, placed her on one Of the
horses, mounted the other himself, and
made the utmost speed toward the nation
and friends of the captive.
The multitude. dumb and nerveless with
amazement at the daring deed, made no
more effort to rescue their victim from her
deliverer They viewed it as the act Of their
deity, submitted to il without a murmur,
and quietly retired to their village. The re-
leased was accompanied through the wilder
ness towards her home till she was out of
danger He then gave her the horse on
which she rode, with the necessary provis-
ions for the remainder of the journey, and
parted from her. On his return to the vii
lace, such was the respect entertained for
him. that 10 inquiry was made into his con-
duct, no censure passed on it, and, since
the transaction, no humln sacrifice has been
offered in this or any of the Pawnee tribes.
Of what influence is one bold act in good
cause
On the publication of this anecdote at
Washington, the young ladies of a female
seminary in that city presented the brave
and humane Indian with handsome silver
medal, on which was engraved an appropri-
ate inscription, accompanied by an address
of which the following is the close Broth
er, accept this token of our esteem, and
when you have again the power to save
poor woman from death and torture, think
Of this and Of Us and fly to her rescue"
Washington telegraph., 1855-01-10
Neac Orleans Bulletin.

TAKEN BY SURPRIsE-A letter from
San Francisco to Mr. r. r. Harris. of this
city. from his brother. relates a curious i'll
cident that occurred there short time
since, which we do net recollect to have seen
in print Her Brtanic Majesty's exploring
ship Plover arrived at Gan Francisco short
time since from the Polar sea, where she
had been ice bound since 1917.
When She left San Francisco some years
ago. it was a mere trading station, resOrted
to by few vessels in pursuit Of hides, and
the town or place contained only few
adobe houses. The Captain and crew of
the PIover expected to find the same San
Francisco in 1851 that they lef; in 1871
The Captain ;berefore sailed into the bay
without pilot and approached the city in
the'evcning He was much amazed at the
numerous lights he saw.
When be awoke from his dream of seven
years the next morning. be found noble
city occupying the site of the ancient San
Francisco He had known nothing of the
Mexican war, and cession Of California to
the United States, and the many other great
events that had taken place during the time
he bad been locked up in the frozen regions
of the Nortb-RockeSter Union.
Washington telegraph., 1855-01-10
Eight Days later from California.

By the arrival of the steamship Star Of
the West at New York we have received
San Francisco dates days later than by the
arrival of the steamship Crescent City a. N.
Orleans.
Capt Spence, of the brig Henry Will
Hams, at San Francisco, from the Sandwich
Islands, reported that on November Sd, in
lat. SO deg. n, long. $50 deg 20 min. w..
lie was in the vicinity of naval engage
,nent between some un known ships at sea.
The weather being very foggy, he could not
see the vessels. He says:
II would fancy by the three first shocks
vessel to shake similar to volcanic erup-
ton. They were then followed by some twen-
ty or thirty single guns. as near as we could
judge from the distance. and lastly there
were two others fred similar to minute
guns"
A military organization has been formed
at Monterey for the better protection of life
and property and the detection and appre-
hension of criminals
The official returns of the recent election
in California, show total vote of S4604
This is the largest vote ever cast in that
State.
Society appears to be in dreadful state
in and around Los Angeles The catalogue
Of murders recently committed in that vicin-
ity is frightful.
The Herald says that for the last few
days the merchants of San Francisco had
been busily employed The same activity
existed in Sacramento,
Late accounts from Fort Yumas, on the
Colorado; report all quiet there.
There is little mining news, but such as
there is, is favorable.
y duel was fought on the Sth of Novem-
Der between COL j. D. Woodlef and Achil-
es Kcwen, about ten miles from Oakland
About $50 persons were assembled as spec
taiors of the encounter. The parties fought
with Mississippi rihes-placed back to back
to wheel and fire. At the first fire. Col.
Woodlief fell: shot through the heart, and
died iustantaneously. He was shot through
and through, and was dead almost as soon
as he touched the earth. Mr. Kewsn was
unhurt.
Washington telegraph., 1855-01-10
The Fun of being Shot at.

A letter writer in the Crimea gives his
experience thus
When we got under fire of the enemies
large guns. We deployed into line and lay
down. and remained one hour in this re-
cumbent position, with shot, shell. grape,
canister. and every Internal invention for
the destruction of human life, flying over
and into Us. and all abou. US, fired from
thirty-twO. twenty -four. and eighteen pound
ers. Just when we lay down an eighteen
pound shot struck and went through one Of
my front rank men carrying away his pouch
and ammunition be was the third man on
my right, and | thought that things were
becoming serious We lay still for half an
hour before any of our artillery came up,
and when they did open fire (as you may
imagine,) nine and six Founders could not
do much against heavy guns, securely post
cd in commanding position, and well
worked After laying down for about ten
minutes | began to get little accustomed
Of the canister. etc. over my head. and
consoling myself with the idea that if there
was one Oc them meant for me. could not
possibly avoid it | took out my opera glass
and watched the proceedings Of the enemy
In very short time knew every gun that
would bear on my position, ard you may
imagine my feelings when saw these guns
discharged. The intervals between the dis
charge and the arrival of the shot (which
was sure TO pitch somewhere near mel were
not. l confess the happiest moments of my
life. l can't describe the feeling exact
ly. Ii was not fear. and still it was some
thing of the same nature. suppose at all
events. it was very unpleasant. If you wish
to have my autograph you had better keep
this, as not day aud scarcely an hour
passes without some deadly missile passing
close to Us. and perhaps some day one Of
them may take fancy to my head, and then
you will not hear any more from your own
correspondent at the seat of war" Just this
moment two shells burst close to where am
sitting, and one of the men has brought me a
very ugly looking fragment of ore of them
am writing this on my knee. under stone
wall. thrown up for the defence OF the pick
ct My back is nearly broken. and | am
perfectly bothered and confused by the in
cessant firing from our lines and the town
which is now going on for the sixth day. |
.bink the Russian FIRE is slackening but
this may be fancy shall now 90, for a
change. to see if there are any Russians
moving about in our neighborhood.