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The Empire County argus., 1856-04-05
BILLS OF EXCHANGE FOR SALE ON

BILLS OF EXCHANGE FOR SALE ON
Adrian, Mich, Marion, o.
Alton, III. Marshall, Mich
Anderson, Ind Michigan City, Ind.
Ann Arbor, Mich, Middletbwn, o.
Auburn, n Y. Milwaukee, Wis
Battle Creek, Mich. Monroe, Mich,
Belot, Wis. Mt. Vernon, o.
Belvidere H. Newark, 0.
Binghamton, N. Y, New York. N. Y
Bloomington, Ill. Niagara Falls n, Y.
Boston, Niles, Mich.
Buffalo, n. Y. Norwalk5 q
Burlington, Iowa. Obcrlin, o.
Cambridge, Ind Oswego, Ny.
Canandaigua, n. Y. Owego. n. \.
Chicago, Ill. Panesville, .
Cincinnati, O. Peoria. Ill.
Cleveland, o. Peru, ILL.,
Columbus, o. Peru, Ind.
Corning, n: Y. Philadelphia, Pa.
Charlottesville, Ind. Piqua, o.
Davenport, Iowa. Pontiac, Mich
Dayton O. Pottsville, Pa.
Delaware, o. Providence, R. /.
Detroit, Mich Quincy, Ill.
Dowagiac, Mich. Racine, Wis
Dubuque, Iowa. Reading, Pa.
Dunkirk n. Y. Richmond, Ind.
Elgn, ILL., Rochester, n. Y!
Elkhart Ind. Rockford, Ill.
Elmra, n. Y. Rock Island, III.
Elyria O. Sandusky, O.
Erie, Pa Sheboygan Wis.
Fond du Lac, Wis Sidney, o.
Fort Wayne. Ind. Silver Creek N. Y,
Freeport ILL., South Bend Ind
Fremont o. Springfield, ILL.,
Cfalena, Ill. Springfield, q.
Geneva, n. Y. st. Louis, NO.
Green Castle, Ind. Stonngton, Conn.,
Hamilton, O. Syracuse, n. Y.
Indianapolis, Ind Terre Haute, Ind.
jackson. Mich Tifin, o.
Janesvile, Wis Toledo o.
Kalamazoo Mich Troy, y.
Kenosha. Wis. Urb ma, ..
Kenton. O. Utica, n. Y.
keokuk, Iowa Waukegan, Ill.
Lafayette, Ind Westfeld, n. Y.
La Sale. ILL., West Liberty, ..
Lewiston, N. Y. Winchester, Ind
Lockport, n. Y. Xenia, O.
Louisville, Ky. Ypsilanti, Mich.
Madison, Wis GAINESVILLE, O.
Mansfield o.
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Brantford, St. Catharines, Chatham.
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American Express Company,
throughout the Western States; with the
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through the Northern part of New York. Vermont, and
Canada East with the
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We also daily Expresses throughout the Northern
Middle and Southern Mines, and Oregon.
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Coloma. Oct. 10, 1853. 46tf
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-05

StTATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of El Dorado.
- Personally appeared before me, ANA MAYER, wife
of FRANZ MAYER, of said county, and being duly
Mayer that she intends carrying business in her own
name and her account in the county aforesaid
That she intends carrying the business of trading in
goods, wares merchandise house keeping, raising and
trading in stock and poultry and that the of cap
ital invested in said business is less than FIVE thousand
dollars
Subscribed and to before me- this the 2sth day of
February, 1885,
W. F. STEWART,
1881 Justice of the Peace
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I. @. OF @. F. REGALIA.
. BLANKS.

JUSTICES BLANKS, EXECUTIONS, WRITS OF
- Attachment, Summons. Affidavit and Subpoena Blanks
constantly on hand and for sale at the ARGUS OFFICE
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
rHE HEART.

If thou hast crushed flower,
The root may not be blighted;
IL thou hast quenched lamp,
Once more it may be lighted.
But on thy harp, or on thy lutte,
The string that thou hast broken,
Shall never in sweet sound again
Give to thy touch a token.
If thou hast loosed bird,
Whose voice Of song would cheer thee;
Sill, still, he may be won
From the skies, to warbie near thee.
But if upon the trodbled sea,
Thou hast cast gem UNDECIDED,
Hope not that wind or wave will bring
The treasure back when needed.
Ii thou hast bruised vine.
The summers warmth is healing,
And its clusters still may glow
Thro' the leaves their bloom revealing.
But if thou hast cup o'erthrown,
With a bright draught hlled-oh! never
Shall earth give back that lavished wealth
To cool thy psrch'd lips fever.
The heart 10 like that cup,
II thou waste the love it bore thee;
And like that jewel gone,
Which the deep will not rsstors thee;
And like that strain OF harp and lutte,
Whence the sweet sound 10 scattered ):
0eatly, ohi geatiy, touch the eheEas
Observation-Disclosures
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
ATcH1soN KANSAS TERRITORY TUESDAY 10,

the same doctrine is. applied to cattle
Cgreat laughter. Therefore take it !
had right to defend my cows against
Dodder's ten foot switch. Why, gentle
men, nearly all my wealth is invested in
them three cows, and you can't wonder
that became little excited when ] saw
Dodder switching them with this ten foot
pole. am a poor man, and have large
family. consisting of wife and six child
rem, which reckon is doing very well for
so small man as / am, and could not
afford TO let Dodder kali my COWS!
Now. gentlemen, don't believe you'll
convict me, after what have said. But
if you do, and this Court fines me $3.50, l
shall repudiate because I can't pay. And
if I'm jugged for six months, why those
Dodders will all have it their own way up
here. But Notwithstanding all this. am
willing to risk myself in your hands; and
if you think ought TO have stood by and
not done anything when I saw Dodder
hammering my cows, why then am gene
in,' toll gate and all.
1t is true, am poor man, but not a
mean one. The name of Arlington can
De traced to the Mayaower. When she
landed the pilgrims or Plymouth Rock
among the passengers was widow Mary
Arlington, with four fatherless children
andI am descended from that Puritan
stock; and from that day TO this there has
never lived an Arlington who hadn't Yam.
kee spirit enough TO stone Dodder foI
polling his cows. I'm done.
Roars of laughter, during which the de.
fendant took his seat. After few words
from his honor the jury retired, and in a
few moments returned with verdict o
Not Guilty!
Old Doddcr and Dodder No. 9 were al
that instant seen plunging down the stairs
leading to the court yard, with unbounded
powers OF locomotion; when the yard was
gained they fairly ran, and it is supposed
never stopped until Tie deep woods of Min
| isink hid them from the gaze of men.
Abingdon heard the verdict with al! th,
sang froid of philosopher. No emotion
other than the turning his cud of tobacco
in his mouth and an extra squirt Of juice
was observable.
I, may be as we'll to remark, that the
district attorney refused to be pitted agains
his eloquen: opponent, and let the case sc
by default, as he said not word in reply
to the speech of his opponent. The dis
trict attorney was in tight place, and tool
the wisest course to get out. It is not OF
ten he meets with such formidable pris
oners."
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
Aneedots Of Placids.

Tom Plac;de. one of the funniest actors
and best.hearted fellows living. has been
playing at the Howard Atheneum, in Bos-
ton, for some weeks past, to the infinite de-
light of all ,heatre-goers. and genuine low
ers of comic drollery. He is well known
as an Immense" favorite atthe South and
West; and the following incident, which
happened in Ihe course VI his experience,
not many years ago, will give the reader
some faint idea of the estimation in which
he is held at home, and the affectionaie
way in which he was complimenied once
On time:
A lady, great faroTite with the New
Orleans public. was performing on the
same evening. it being for her benefit"
At the clos, of the performance she was
called out, and boque,s and other and more
| costly tokens Of approval, were Literally
bestowed upon her. Nor was Mr. Placide
aforementioned. He was enthusiastically
applauded in an after-piece; and while lie
was engaged in his part, amidst applause.
something very bright came whizzing and
flashing upon the stage, passing only ht-
tie distance above his head, and going
through scene In the rear of the stage,
and disappearing from view.
Turn him out! turn him out" cried
hundred voices at once; and the vocifera.
tors looked up to the quarter of the house
whence the missile, or whatever it was,
had proceeded.
But at length all was still. and the play
proceeded 10 the end without interruption.
The man who had created the disturbance
was renoved-slruggling, to be sure, hu,
simply demonstrating, without other resist
ance.
As Mr.. Placide was in his dressing
room, preparing to leave the theatre,
man appeared at the stage door, inquiring
| for him.
"Show the gentleman up" said Mr..
PiaciGc, and up he came.
"Play-side," said he, alnos, with tears
in his eyes-for he was in a maudin mood
-"Play-side. you have always been a
great favor-i;e OF mine-always. Now
I've been cruelty treated here tonight. and
was determined not to go home till / had
seen you about ii-ior, Piay-side. you have
always been great favor-ite Of mine"
But, my friend, what is your cause of
complaint? Who has insul,ed yoa?''
"Weil, you see, when / see 'em throw
ing of flowers, and diamond pins, and little
pocket down 10 that pretty Mrs. H.,
thinks Ill throw something TO Play.sids,
for he's my favor-ite |; and l did throw it"
"What was il" sand Placide. having
an inkling of a curious explanation.
"Why, it was my best chissl! I'm
cabinet-maker, and I'd had it pu, in first
rate order, and twas handy in ny pocket.
and sent ii. cause you was always
fayor-ite OF NINE"
Placide says that he likes cordial APP
plause, but he don't want it to come "full
chiselr'
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
"pLL LET YOU"

II kiss be delightful, so tempting my lips,
That thousand soft wishes beset you,
vow by the nectar that Jupiter sips,
On certain conditions--I'll let you.
II you swear by my charms that you'll ever he
true,
And that no other damsel shall get you,
By the stars that roll round Won summit Of
blue,
Perhaps, sir, perhaps, sir-Tn let you.
If not urged by passion as fleeting as wild,
That makes all the virtues forget you,
Bat affection unsuilied, soft, iervent, and mild,
You ask for a kiss, then--rll let you.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
Gbt Roet' s Column.
"LET ME-"

"LET ME-"
ne'er on that lip for a moment have gazed,
But thousand temptations beset me;
And Pve though. that the rubies which raised,
How delightful 'twould be, if you'd-let me.
Then be not SO angry for what have done,
Nor say that you've sworn to forg get me;
They were buds Of temptation too pouting to
shun,
And thought that you could not but-let me.
When your lip with whisper came close to
my cheek,
o, think how bewitching it met me 5
And plain, ii the eye of a Venus could speak,
Your eye seemed to say you would-let me.
Then forgive the transgression, and bid me
remain,
For, in truth, If I go, you'll regret me;
Then, oh. let me try the traasgression again,
And Fll do all you wish, if yoG-let me.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

ga During the search ''ins,uted" by
the editor of the Newark Times for fe-
male compositors it is reported that the
following short dialogue took place:
BRisrER.-"Good morning. Mr.. Hen.
peck; have you got any daughters that
would make good type settersz"
HEnPEcK.-"No; but I've got q wife thai
would make a very fine "devil. -"
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
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ing to continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuance oil
their periodicals, the publisher may continue
70 send them until all arrearsses are paid
J. IL subscribers neglect or refuse to take
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have settled the bill and ordered them discon-
anusd.
4. It subscribers remove to other places with
eat informing the publisher, and the papers are
seat to the former direction, they are held res
psnsible.
3. The Cosrts have decided that refusing to
Ssks periodicals from the Office. removing
aad leaving them uncalled for, is prima facia
ayidance Of Intentions fraud.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

"a Dobbs. the portrait painter, says
hat every thing should be in character
For instance, search-warrants should be
printed on tracing paper. and wedding-no-
ices on fools cap.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

ia Among the modes Of attraction
enioined to Persian females 10 this "Let
your crimson-tinied toes be exposed, In or
Ter that the young men may see and ad-
nire them with wounded hearts,"
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

E9 A young gentleman very coneeited
and vain Of himself, but who by the by,was
rather despised, with face much pitted by
the small pox, sTas not long addressed by
chap, wl.o. after sdmiring him for some
time, said. "When carved work comes In
fashion, you'll be the hansomest man ev.
er put my eyes on"
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
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For one SQUARE, ten lines or less. 81 OO
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will be charged eight dollars.
CO. Communications of a personal nature,
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for at the rates Of $500 per square, and pay
nsnt required in advance.
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accordingly.
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advance, or at the expiration of three months.
EW- All letters addressed to the Editors
MAST be POST PAID, to receive attention.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

have lost my appetite" said gigan-
;ic Irish gentleman. and an eminent per-
former on the trenchers to mark Supple.
Il hope" said Supple. mo poor man
has found it for it would ruin him in
week.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

E1 Wanted-by maiden lady ga
ocaI habitation and name." The real
estate she is not particular about. so that
he title is good. The name she wishes
o hand down to posterity.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
The Squatter Sovereign,
Is PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY
MORNING BY
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TERMS Two dollars per annum, invarlaoiy
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To CLups:-Five copies will be sent to one
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{ I the Editors.
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Agents.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

Eg A notice of recent steamboat ex-
olosion ends as follows: "The captain
swan ashore. So did the chambermaid
,he was insured for $4,000 and loaded
With iron.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

B% Have yon ground all the tools right
as told you this morning before ] went
aways said q carpenter 10 rather green
lad, whom he had taken for an apprentice.
"All but the handsaw. sire replied the
lad promptly, II couldn't get quite ali the
gaps out Of that:''
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

sa5T Beau Hickman, hearing a gen
lemsn quote the New Years songs be-
ginning. "Ring out, wild beils," modes.
ly remarked that he would prefer to "ring
u"
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

80 The wife is the SUM Of the social
system. Unless she attracts, there ID
nothing TO keep heavy bodies like husbands.
from 1ying off into space.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

sg Horace Mann said that a dying
miser would pinch dime until the eagis
On it screamed; but he learned afterwards
that there was no eagle On dime.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

r@ AnIrishnan received challenge
TO fight duel but declined. On being
asked the reason -" Och." said Pat,
!" would yoa have me leave my mother -
orphan" 81
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

sI A fellow in Jail wishes be had the
small pox, 50 that he could "bresk ort.' =
He has tried every thing eiss but he cas1
ceme out.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

w A Western editor wishes toknow
whether the law recently enacted against
the carrying OF deadly weapons applies to
doctors who carry pills in their pockets.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

"a Somebody has poetized our .-oid
Hen after this fashion:
@Huever stole our ol bluhen,
Tna'd befr ietur B,
She alIwz lad 2egzoda,
&6andis ale I'D 3. 's--se 8
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

-E~ How do You know the oak is fond
of living well
Because he takes a chop whenever he il
ax-ed.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
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The line liz eae e, MI. lis,
below Leav..Aas e., The
Z off Fam, and loesttssi; sts;
fee s~urroundi,n''.. lin.
Tor health hs,"s a,s
F'sss Sc !. going as, ~,
as a good ana
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

Irchasa,l in
r money. |
r Experienced
/ sale P.ows
! OF work in
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

Pie of th.riv.
II the very bes,
IN. opposite
tnd fertile bot
this bottom i,
| own of large
pie point from
dians can p o.
is the neares,
ch the country
receiving and
a great num-
find it to
heir shipping
me osawkee,
+ a good ferry
o Kansas Tef.
Pm 81. JOSEPH.
is the pr oper
ry, as by this
4 unnecessary
fnanding, hav-
Frate disease
u to the eve a
|ver for miles
I lountry i'll the
e pleasing and
to mechanics
their choice.
ne place. The
hination, that
d a trade not
y; from such
In a word,
1mination by
|, Mo-; Peter
Esworth, De-
orised to dis
En who may
SWORTH.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
Ebundanc.

Re- town is laid
Der, for builJs
$ on the opna
ottom, heayilv
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
flldiRlg.

pc Is Compress.
Leiha Channel is re-. r..
ide, and wasI, H.
e Kansas shoTna- rn-
PIE and secur,
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
LIS.

E-gS.
ofnestic Dry
APPS, Cutlery,
b ready made
Pa Atchison,
Constantly in
p suitable to
+ East. My
wing:
Sc, Spices Of
cks, Lawns,
3, and Linen
Pcription.
mere Hats;
pPers, Gal
t r cash.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19
L n

lcated in At
Offers his
Pie Territory
Is OF Black
fd ~ low a.
sSoufi. His
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

kY.
/ acknowi-
hiln by the
| solicits a
les to call
fefuiiy Sc
F sold very
and a va
lyle: AL
|afl sizes,
u Houses,
L Whole
shortest
/ |rticularly
RIGGS.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

8 at Ia
bat never
|ater, but
/ between
bd Boats,
|All who
n,ber
! Iatan
Squatter sovereign., 1856-02-19

No., con.
3 WestOns
! EanBzo
| FN.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-08
Now RniIrnnd

We publish to-day the speech of Mr.. ARM
STRONG, the Representative from Knox aud Sc
vier, in support of his bill TO charter the Knox
vile, Sevierville and Paint Rock Railroad Com
pany. 1t is lucid exposition of the advsnta-
gas which would accrue To the citizens of Se-
visr and portions of Knox and Cooke counties.
from the construction of the proposed road
The portion of the State which would be pen
etrated by this road, is very fertile section OF
country, and rich in mineral wealth, and has
hitherto, from it's isolated condition, made
very slow progress in the development of its
immense resources. A gentleman acquainted
with the route of the proposed road, assures
US that it is not only feasible, but that it will
be sbundantly supported by the counties
through which it will pass, and, moreover, 1t
is 10 a direct line with the great Pacific Rail-
road.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-08


tefnaI improvement system as He had yet her
bonds had fallen more than onrs Would gentle
men account for that Other States in the Tn
ion we're also suffering under the same declining
condition of their bonds. This proved to his
mind that the cause Of The depreciation in Ten.
nessee bonds was not owing to any act or acts
of the Legislature In carrying cut the various
internal improvements in the State Again. Mr..
A. contended, :. the prospective Indebtedness OF
the State as termed by some, with due Difference
TO these who used the expression. was simply
prospec.ive inDossfbilifE- The State was amply
protected from any such contingency as that APP
pretended. BY the acts OF le5l-az and 3 4. the
State only :" loans her credit, As Il was called.
to certain railroad companies permitted to avail
themselvesof its provisions. The State retained
a lien on the roads to secure the payment Of her
loan should it become necessary. and certainly,
in that event the roads would yield at any time
one third the cost Of their construction The
State could thus never suffer. He was truly glad
to witness the jealous care for the Interests OF
the State manifested by certain members, but ne
must be permitted to say that their fears Tor the
credit of the State seemed 70 him more like the
decisions Of a night mared brain. or the nervous
imagining Of miserly old iOgies. than we'll based
soiicitude for the State. decreasing in wealth,
and in everything that is calculated to render her
great by the Improvements Of the age, the Sta2
was reaping more than thousand fold the seed
SOWn DY hef tntefhal improvements appIOptlo-
tions. Talkof the States indebtednessl He did
not wish to be understood as treating any gentle
mans argument with disrespect, but they might
as well speak of the threatened bankruptcy of
millionaire who had given his note for a small
sum of money, retaining lien on reaf estate
three times the value of the sum loaned. The
idea was simply preposterOus.
Mr. ARMSTRONG concluded by saying. that be
did not deem il necessary to detain the House
further at that time. He asked for the institution
of no aeso system " of aid. nor for extraordi-
nary aid of any kind. But he thought the bill
before the House would appeal, by its own mer-
its. TO The judgment of members, and the wants
of the particular section through which the con-
templated road would pass. would also appeal to
their sense of lberality and of fairness ne
citizens along the proposed route would be great
ly benefited it was unnecessary for him to add,
and the State would never suffer by reason of the
action sought in the premises. He submitted
the bill. therefore, with the foregoing remarks he
said. but would be happy to give any further in
formation desired, and was prepared to respond
to all nterrogatories he hoped to the satisfaction
of all members.
1.-THE bill passed its third reading, and was or
dered to be transmitted to the Senate.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-08

tzie tLive Oak Clubs Il is NOT to be won
dered at, that Mr.. Law should see through the
designs Of these clubs, considering the many
sseye openers'' be is said to have taken while
attending them.
We have had four weeks steady sleighiHg
here, a thing that has not happened before
since 1850 says the ''oldest inhabitant."
The quantities of ice in the East and North
Rivers, make the communications with the adj
iacent cities, uncertain and disagreeable.
The Spring business, not having began. times
are very dull. The hope of an active Spring
Trade is the straw which keeps our beads
above water.
The benevolent have been lately buttoning
up their pockets against all charities, on ac-
count of the discovery among US, Of 'charita-
bic associations" so called, for swindling pur-
poses.
Yesterday, woman, whose husband is in
the House of Correction, was found with her
child, locked up ia a cellar crazy through lack
Of food. She was reduced to mere skeleton,
aud the Child emaciated to mere skin and
bone." OF course such cases always meet with
human sympathy; bot they serve to reveal the
extent of suffering in large city like this,
which escapes the public eye.