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BLANKS.

TUSTIECS' BLANKS EXECUTIONS, WRlIS or
ID Attachment Summons Affidavit and Subpoena Blanks,
constantly on hand and for sale at the ARGUS OFFICE.
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SIcNs.-If you want a good sign, HILL is the
man who can paint it.
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Owing to a crowd of other matter we are COM
PEELED to omit our Coart Report
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ANIMALS, particularly oxen, should be educated ;
and the Languages should have prominent place,
and form principal feature in their accomplish
ments. Here is case in point
The Detroit advertiser relates an instance of an
OK being killed and sled broken to pieces by
railroad car, and all because the OK could not un-
derstand French The facts of the case were
these The team consisting of one English and
one French OK, drawing heavy load of wood and
when the express train of aars made its appear
ance The driver in great excitement immediate
y ordered his oxen to chuck (the French for haw')
The French OK understood him, and turning off
the track, saved himself from injury; but the
English OK, never having studied the Languages
pressed further on, and was instantly killed. This
case should be warning to farmers to have their
oxen properly educated.
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". A CORRESPONDENTS addressed to |. G. Woods, of
the Banking House Of Adams & Co., from F.
Tracy, one of the Agents of A. & Co., at Salt Lake,
appears in late number of the Alta and gives
many interesting particulars of the route over
which Mr.. Tracy travelled in going to the seat of
Mormondom. Messrs. Adams & Co. have cstab-
lished an Express already at Great Salt Lake, and
we hear that they intend at an early day to con-
tinue the route through to st. Louis forming
connection at that point with their Express running
east to the Atlantic sea board We consider this
effort of Adams & Co. of more practical utility
toward the ultimate construction of the Pacific
Railroad than all the gassy articles yet written
and of vastly more Importance than all of Doctor
Gwin's speeches. Judging from Mr.. Tracys
count there is not half so feasible opportunity
for a road through the country and on the noun
tains via Los Angeles as from Sacramento via Pla-
ceryie and the Johnson route If Messrs Adams
& Co. will dispatch messenger from Sacramento
via Georgetown, in this county, and thence to
Works ranch and along the dividing ridge be-
tween the South and Middle Forks of the Amer
can river, striking the Johnson road where it
Silver Creek the hills at Bartlett's bridge
at the South Fork crossing of the Johnson route
will be avoided, and road found unrivalled for
grass, water and easy grade, by any pass route
over the mountains vet discovered.
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DIED..

On Wednesday, 18th inst, MERCHANT L. WYNKoop,
aged 40, a native of Paenville, N. Y.
In Pacervie, 18th inst, Maj. A. T. WARD, formerly Of
Kentucky. aged about 30 years.
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BIRTH.

In this town, 9th ns the wife of A. A. VANGUELDER,
of q
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INcENDIARIEs-An attempt was made Thursday
night last, to fire this town. The Winters Hotel,
which is now unoccuped, and located In the heart
of the town, was set On fire in two places. The
lining was burned in one of the halls distance of
nearly forty feet and strange as it may appear the
fire was extinguished without doing any injury
In several places the studdng was charred and in
every instance where the lining had been white
washed the fire stopped. Our citizens should be
vigiiant and constantly on their guard. Great as
tonishment prevailed among our citizens Friday
when they saw and realized their narrow escape
Neighboring towns should be watchful and vigi.
liant guard kept on the alert.
Mr. P. OBRIEN MURPHY brought into our Office
yesterday peach tree in full leaf, and informs us
that he has large number of trees and that all Of
them appear to be growing now as thriftily as at
any other period of the year. This we consider
rare, when it is remembered that these trees are
among the mountains and at least three thousand
five hundred feet above tide level, besides being in
the midst of winter. Mr.. Murphy informs us that
be sold, from one tree last fall, peaches to the
amount of 500. These trees are grown from seed
brought from Australia, and have not been as yet
effected by frost. ....a.t
GEN. ALLEN, of the Maryvale Herald, has made
discovery, here it is; l.-t .. 5o.. a9l
Election in Ei Dorodo--The contested scat case
of McCurdy VS.. Calvin, which the Assembly sent
back to El Dorado county, is to be tested by re-
election by the people to-day. From Indications
thrown out by the Argus, democratic paper, it
seems probable that McCurdy, the whig candidate
will he successful He will get nearly all the anti
Gwin vote. .--Herald, Sth inst. 3D..
Surely, the Herald is an imaginative reader Of
Legislative proceedings. The contested seat ''of
McCurdy VS.. Calvin" is the exclusive property Of
Tuolumne county, and the Argus never said word
about it. Ell Dorado county has eight members Of
Assembly, and no dispute about seats, every man
always in his place and all voting for their idol
NJ. Gwin. We have four Senators three of them
devote their talents to their idol, Gwn The fourth
is christian and worships the god of his fathers
instead of Gwn -
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MEssRs. ADAMS & Co. AND WELLS, FARGO & Co.
have issued notice requiring all letters transmit
ted through their Expresses to be enclosed in
stamped envelopes. Unless this is done they are
liable to seizure by the Post Office Department.
Uncle Sam being poor old gentleman, it is hoped
all persons will remember to thus enclose their let
tcrs. The Government is anxious to have their tar
and melasses mail :un over the country semooca-
sionaly, and all benevolently disposed men should
help the old fogy arrangement along.
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IDOLATRY.

Theologians have asserted that worship of some
kind is inherent in man. If born heather utterly
ignorant of great first cause, and unable to con-
ceive the design of anything above Or below him,
he still sets up stock stone as object of ad-
oraton. The unmitigated heather generally pre-
fers the visible to the invisible, which his hands
cannot adorn with emblems of power. The Israel
tics failing to comprehend anything of Divine
Justice, bowed the knee to golden calf-composed
of ear rings and other personal ornaments Thus
they erected god of their own workmanship and
impiously bowed before it in worship. The wrath
of Heaven visited the unhappy and misguided peo-
pie, the idol was crushed and literally demolished
and cast into the waters of which that people
drank, and then they worshipped their Maker.
But at length they sought to divide their homage.
They desired something palpable, before which to
worship, therefore they supplicated for king and
eventually obtained, not only one but many.
So with modern politicians, and especially in
California Here we have politicians who have
tired with principles and wish to fix their hopes
tangible object, having first grounded their faith
in sefshness. Hence political idolaters abandon
principle and set up Doctor Gwin as an object for
political worship The plitico-esculapian idolaters
endeavor to induce the people to follow after their
strange god and try to turn all out of the democrat
ic church who will not acknowledge Doctor Gwin
the Alpha and Omega of all political purity, an
cient and modern. Other men too have sought
strange idols and found them and adhere to their
fortunes with pertnacity worthy better cause.
Democratic principles in time will triumph and
grind all these spurious idols to powder, their wor
shippers will have to drink regret for their folly and
ultimately acknowledge allegiance to principles in
stead of men.
At the present time California presents degrad
ing spectacle of man worship, never before equal
led in America, and as ridiculous as it is foolish.
At the same time the representatives of the people
in solemn council assembled eager for the loaves
and fishes as the beginning and end of their love
for the people. They even threaten to steal the
inheritance of the children of this State in order to
crafty their Unsuitable thirst for 81 900 EACH 1t
is not certain but they will yet rob the sick and
helpless Of the Hospital Fund. Verify, our Legis-
ature divide their worship between Gwin Broder-
lex, McCorkle, Edwards, and $1,000, and nearly
all of them, perhaps would worship devoutly before
golden calf like the misguided children of Israel
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Notice to Contra ctOrs.

o METROPOLITAN RAILROAD COMPANY,
Georgetown ID. c., December III, ia5i
EALED PROPOSALS for the grading and bridging
and half 43k) miles OF this road will be received
the office of the company until three ocock the 18Th
day OF February next.
The ponles plans and speedca will be ready Tor in
specton and afer the 5ih day of February.
The Metropolitan Railroad designed extend from the cities
Washington Georgetown the Baltimore and Ohio ralroad
direct connecting with the latter road east
Point OF Rock the Potomac river and making saving Of
distance the frs, ninety mites OF the travelled route from
the capital the and northwestern States OF forty
miles
Proceeding point intersection with the Baltimore and
Ohio raroad extends TO tho city Frederick and
through richest agricultural districts Of
the city Hagerstown where with lines Of railroads
operation extending To Harrisburg the Pennsylvania Cen
trail railroad, &c.
portion the for which proposals invited
westerly line of the District Of Columbia On miles
from Georgetown) TO the city OF Frederick
Proposals will be received for the work in sections of mile
distance of AN miles.
The work generally medium character for this part Of The
country with some heavy cutting in earth and ock and sdgng
facility for prosecuting vigorously and with
omy al year country rolling
wei. watered aud remarkably healthy.
The conditioned completion the VIII
from
Any persons proposing
will be office, be had by addressing the
president by letter Pior the day of1tng
BY order of the board OF directors;
FRANCIS DODGE, President.
EDMUND FRENCH, Chief Engineer.
Dec
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Promotion ord q nanaseTs'. cs~~s'ss,
and ths Meehaae and Us1ui Jfst'
NJ opened city asingtoa Thursday the etb
w February, 1853, the splendid nan OF the
Smithsonian Institution which - one o. inc mos
To mechanics, artists. inyen
and nom all portions Of the un,on are cordially In
The machinery department charge special
powe fixtures, labor, &e WILDE
An intending 10 exhibit requested TO give early
possible Goods should be accompanied with In
Inc therefore, ee that inviting contributions from
OF the Union e second exhibition OF the meuopol
eeen articles valuable opportunity Of making known % ine
country noyei uui, style Of their
workmanship and their adaptation 20 the purposes for which they
They IAplss specimens
elegant handwork which heretofore formed attractive
ali such Contributions TO committee ladies'
Giles Of Of Iewe Sc suited 20 the tastes Of the
The hall will be opened m The reception o goods Monday
February, oeoes the sssion Will be- formally opened for
the reception OF vsie and continue open abontonr weeks
upon Judges lists for competition
such the shall be satisfied despatched die
rive from unavoidable detention
uaa Tsssv night s, Of Fsb,.v NJ 10 oclock eer
ms deposors win be subject charge Of so
Apprentices
invention shall specify their and the time they ay have
articles deposited competition aud premium be Of
American manufacture, souspcuousy labelled with appropriate
names inventor, (f known and the
deposo which label must be furnished the
Prices be affixed. MOI, Al hs option Of the exhibitor
Depositors al the time Of entry VIII receive ucke Of ne 70
goods which ticket will also admit them 10 the exhibition az
all times when open 70 The public .p.,,,,.. -,
Metropolitan sehaa Istut Waan gon, d. O. and should
OF the ARTICLES and the Of the party sending
Them distinctly marked on The packages They should also be ae
Circular. containing detailed forwarded, and
any gven application the corresponding seere
whom all communications on the business OF The Institute
should be addressed
Oct 3l-lax6w
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RELIsI BELLs' BELLsI-For churches, academies, fac
steamboats,, plantations, mado and
ment kept constantly hand by the subscribers their
shed and enlarged foun which has in operation for
whose and of munuactue
that their bells have world wide celebrity for volume of
quality Tone The have recently
applying the Of loan moudng in iron bell casting
which perfect casting
the unMpaed excellence of their BELLS
ceived January 1854 the first silver meda)
Worlds Fair in New York. all Others from this
try and Europe being compeon and which the eighteenth
meda besides diplomas They
for and keep hand bells Off
weight and they furnish chimes any
BELLS key and several Of their
States and Canadas Their hanans comprising and
valuable improvements,
arms, which may upon spring acting
the ciapper prolongng the sound iron france ong
counteroise For steamboats,. steamships,
proved revolving yoke fancy hangng in brass bronze
design furnished We supply whole
hangngs, ehang bells oohcr
specifications being given Old bells taken exchange
Surveyors descriptions
Being immediate cognexion with the principal all d
either railroad, orders
despatc which, either personally by communication
specfuly solicited.
A. MENEELY,s SONS,
Feb M-dly West Troy Albany co., N. Y
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pn. noasE,s IsvIoonArmo ooAs.AL,


HEALTH REsToRED AND LIFE LENGTHESED az DR.
properties attributed Professor Moses nvgoauns Eux
could moi believe me slms ana sabms shs announces Nv s
diseoyee but he undeniabe aet seed BY witnesses oe
eredai overhrown BY Of testimony which perfectly e
The Er remedies cases, deplorabe arising
abuse OF various which make the wonde
fnncton connected compound agency
deficient vital powels
commended a. The only means OF communicating thai which
well As the higher eses are not
wie me isss eneiya,eS youth he man Of business
el dS or from ts wsasaes q o1saa viii an ind I'M
mediate and permanent relief from the use Of This aoe
prove complete unfalng safeguard .ha terrible
sita,oas sy bsyond medicine
Lei even these despair The Elixir deals with disease az e1
REBUILD rHs Bxoxrs CONSTITUTION.
The system, leading Diseases
itself
q SPECIFIC. few, be enumerated
tai'on Of the heart spinal aeeons muscular deb,y smo
aatqlence pekns sensation IN the hes numoaeas opdy Of
anness exercise, broken and terrifying
esaiVs organs, sexual meaneSoy
ao soa, a. me so%aen ,a"s chronic
of free indulgence OF the and all
Whenever organs upon
or structural diseases, IL is averred that
aoKsx's IsvIsoEATIss xLIIIR
viii replace weakness with strength incapacy with efficiency,
regularity with uniform and natural activity and this only ~
ganizaion naahies, they begin,
nerves Of motion AND ia p a ssa hsar Il 1 MIND ND
that for knd of disease the Elixir Cordial
CURE NERVOUS DISEASES
No language adequate idea Of The immediate and
tated Whether by
ia1ea orsanuaion |. Al once bacsd reyvsed and bull, ue
The mental and physical Of disease Vanish
the contrary the rees permanent for the cordial properties Of
The medicine reach the constitution ITSELF and
mai condition Well may the preparation be called the
MEDICINAL WONDER
century. Ii
world would have admitted, miracle Of medicine
supposed to have existence.
4 srrauLAr EurAiLs n REACTION
Its expended with OPIUM
and all other eXcianis The effect Of these brief
that 6rst" exharan
wSG, single @ in IL non Is
ton II will also depressons excitement tendency
ss s
@sn a s
prosraon, nr,aby, inability sleep,
constipation, Sc, &c. from whatever arising,
here reliance TO placed human testimony absolute
complexion habits
om pae yellow, sicky color, beautiful ford
aoasK's .IsvIaoRATna xLIxIR III
presented the aera meica hitherto ueard
by
M great medical and institutions Of Europe to be
authority Sciences discovered the production Arabia where
his attention excited by the wonderfully nvgoraiing effects
produced the In wonderful
the eIhauses exhibited OF
their desert pigrmages attributable vazDg
herb.
CAuriosDr Morse's nvgoratng Cordial has been
ed by unprincped persons.
In future all the genuine Cordial will have propeors
smiie each bottle
blown in The glass; Dr. Morses Invgoraing coda c. H.
Ring proprietor, N. Y.
The Cordial put up highly concentrated, pint
PRICE, 50 PER BOTTLE-TWO FOR S5-SIX FOR Sl2.
C. II. RING, proprietor,
1879 Broadway, New York
Sold by druggists throughout the United saes Canadas
West Indies.
8. Hance
Jan 28-dly T
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Proposals for Repair of Terraces and for Wa
ter works, at the University Of Virginia.

PROPOSALS received office
1855, for the of the
University building,
and place, proposals viii
the University
for Proposals
and pipes The Plans
by application the Those
and bill
quantities by letters directed 10 the undersigned.
terraces will be paid and for
bs bonds Of
sy will be given, payable day OF July 1856.
RO. n. PRENTIS,
Proctor University of Virginia.
VIRGINIA,
December IL, 1854.
Dec 7-eodS
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United States Patent Once,
Washtngfpu Ian IN isst

an the petition Of Ebenezer Beard of New Sharon Name
ing patent granted him the iOlh
ls4i for Improvement popeIers" for
from the expiration of PATENT which takes
10th day of April, 1856
ordered that the said petition be henrd at the Patent Office
Monday 26h day o. Mach al IL O'Clock, and al
notified and show they have
said petition ought mol TO be granted.
the required file in the Patent
Office their objections, specially forth wsg al least
all testimony filed by
used said hearing taken transmitted
codance with the rules of the ohice which viii be furnished
application
The testimony the will be closed the 10th day of March,
deposon and other relied testimony be filed
the office before the morning OF that days the agnmen,
any, within ten days thereafter.
Ordered aIso published in Union,
gencer, Evening Washington d. G. Eve Argus,
Philadelphia SceDufc American, New York; and Patriot
Concord New HAMPSHIRE week for three
weeks the 18th day of March the day
hearing.
CHARLES MASON,
Commissioner Of Patents.
r. SEdto OF the above will pense and send Their
bills the Patent Office with containing TINS notice
lar
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american Artists Union.

ypuE American Artists respectfully the
United States and the Canadas that for the
cuvans the dne arts throughout the country,
with enabling family 10 become possessed OF
gallery OF engravinss
BY THE FIRST ARTISTS OF THE AGE,
they order
avngs give employment large number
others
present the purchasers of their cngavng when
250,000 OF which Il sold,
100000 gifts OF the actual cost of Sl5O,OOO.
purchaser Of dollar engraving therefore,
engraving richly the money
en OF the gifts when they distributed.
dollars highly finished engraving, beautifully painted
OIL and five gift tickets viii be five dollars worth of spien
selected from the catalogue and by
mail express. a#o m s..."
copy catalogue, together with specimen
engravnes, an be seen the Office OF this paper
each dollar actually worth that
gift ticket will Immediately be forwarded. n. AZ
AGENTS.
thar the Of this great
will be materially by the energy
intelligent perseverng agents. have resolved
with such the most liberal terms
wishing become by sending pospad
Prospectus catalogue, and all other information
final completion of the sale the gifts will be
hands of committee Of the purchasers be dsbued
of which viii be throughout the United States and the
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Acting Commissioner OF the General Land Otiice.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.

Under the Congress 3D. March,
act extend rights therein
uoned the laws extended
toned alternate oddnumseed sections where the
made the date aoment IL proven
and the OF dollars and fifty
the day fixed for the public safe And by approved
March, 1884, emitted An for the relief Of
served for railroad
the abovenamed sections prior TO the date of oarawat be
titled the ordinary
lands the of dollar and
paid for before the day public
Therefore, entitled
OF alternate numbered sections
of 3D. March, 1885, referred
The 18th March, 1854, be date Of alotmeni
9th March, 1884, settlements made The date rdra
al the likewise
under 27i March,
lands outside Of the mile ii directed
the sixteenth OF October 81 Louis
iih the satisfaction Of
land office, make
by law practicable seeing notice and befote
public
lands embracing the tract claimed otherwise
feited.
JOS. s.. WILSON
Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Sep l7-lawi3w Int. and start
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Washington, December Is, 1854.
I'm the petition Of William Perrin, LeweI
praying for the extension OF
OF March, l64 Improvement machines
square joint dove tails for from the expiration
patent, which takes place the Gath day of March, 1886
ita ordered that the said heard
Monday the 18th Of March 10 O'Clock,
notified appear show they
why said petition ought not 10 be granted.
Persons opposing the extension
Office their objections, specially forth writing
days before the day Of hearings all testimony filed by
used the said hearing
ance with the rules OF the Office which will be app
cation =
The testimony on the I'd of March
depososs and other papers relied upoa esaony must
filed in the office before the morning that the
mens IL any, within ten days thereafter.
Ordered
and Evening Star, Washington d. c.
Philadelphia, Pa scientific American, New Patriot
Concord New Hampshire,
previous to the 2,h of Merch the day officiating
CHARLES MASON,
Commissioner OF Patents
r. sEdors OF the above papers will please copy and send
their bills the Patent Office with notice
Dec l6-law3w
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Philadelphia College of Medicine.

4 1854.
FUN Of lectures given
Degrees conferred in March July.
Fees; One n course Ssa Perpetual tcke ESQ., Maricua
ton, 80 Sadnaton ees SIS To have
full courses IN another institution,
Personal Is taken by the
OF every student EXAMINATIONS daily
upon each branch In all facilities for
to any In the country For further information, address
b. HOWARD RAND, M. d. Dean,
iot South Ninth street, Philadelphia
Aug I-iawwpsiaw5td
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no INVENTORS.-The the Inventors, Protective Ma
dona Union 7th opposite the porco of
Patent Office
ready examinations and solicit patents
for Its members. with all possible despatch
model shop will be models
be made at the shortest netce.
Inventors invited call the office, where
formation be had regard the objects of Unon'
All be addressed prompr
win be given them.
Central Office. Washington, D. O.
T. G. CLAYTON,
President OF Inventors Protective National Union.
Mar IS--dly
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r. ANTHONY, M. 3Os broadway, New York. man
h uacurer Of dagueneotype apparatus matnss,
and Of plnses chcmcals fancy frames and
caope and chemicals FIR paper pictures and maio
Of description.
Case supplied manufacturing
Hassons celebrated ALSO voiglaader Bhsn
always hand.
30s Broadway, June IT, 1854.
June 20-dlyearA
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United STATES Mail Limo California, VIA Aspin-
II month, 1fst
class steamships by the NAVY Of than
1900 burden, guarantying speed and safety.
The Panama railroad completed To ohpo ~ miles from
The transit from %
Aspn,Ya Obspo
recently thorough A single passenger
h0urthe
being only
alongside
transportation future
ely sickaess any desrrpton.
Reserve being always in New York, Para
Francisco detention accident
The rouie : entirely reliable.
Atlantic will be
larry in days ont the Pacific in IL To IAN days.
Passengers the day Aspin
Through he lops rates. be had agency l77
West New York.
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