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The Empire County argus., 1856-05-31

TAXABLE PROPERTY We have heard our Pla-
cerville neighbors, when insisting that their place
paid the taxes cite the South Fork Canal as one Of
the large items of taxable property in the county
and at the same time as one of the best bitches in
the State. This is true--the South Fork Canal is
a noble work. of the most useful in the coun-
try--but do our neighbors know that the control
ling interest in the Canal is owned in this onehorse
town, Coloma If they were not aware of this
fact, we give them the benefit of our statement
that it is. Does Placerville own any part of the
stock of the SIX Canals that through this val
ley? No-they are owned in Coloma and Union
town.
The Empire County argus., 1856-05-31
BIRTHS.

In Georgetown, 22d inst, the wife of Mr.. A. N. Davis
of a son.
At Roachs HILL Ell Dorado county, goth inst the wife
of Jonathan Seymour, of SON.
The Empire County argus., 1856-05-31

Masomic.--The officers elect of Acacia Lodge No. 92
F. and A. NJ will be duly installed on Saturday. 3lst ns
at the Court House, Coloma The NJ. W. Grand Master
of the State of California, W. II. Howard, will preside
Procession will form at o'clock P. NJ All brethren in
good standing invited to attend
(Sgned) T. NJ REED, w. M.
A. A. VAN GUELDER Secretary.
The Empire County argus., 1856-05-31

LEE & MARsHALL's Circus exhibited here on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Owing to the
many exhibitions and the excitement incident to
the recent election, there was not as good turn
out to see the Circus as might otherwise have been
but still house that would pay expenses. Tho
performances were excellent much better than
ever beforehand every person was delighted with
the entertainment After the feats of the ring had
ceased, the crowd repaired to the square in front
of the Crescent City, where Mad. Austin asccnded
to the top of that building on taut rope, put up
for the purpose.
Thursday evenings exhibition was for the benefit
of the Public School. The school children and
their parents, and the citizens generally, turned
out, and everything went off charmingly. There
was excellent house, and everybody was pleased.
This Company perform in Georgetown this eve
ming for the benefit of the Hook and Ladder Com
pahy. See correspondence in another column.
The Empire County argus., 1856-05-31
Dissolution.

d. G. McKENNEY, Clerk.
Coloma, May II, 1856. 20 5t.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31
Gen. jackson at Methodist Conference.

The Western Christian Adrocate records
the following interesting anecdote of Gen.
jackson. The sceEe of it was in the Tennes-
see Annual Conference, held at Nashville, and
to which he had been invited by vote of the
members, that they might have the pleasure
of an introduction to him:
1.-The committee was appointed, and the
General fixed the time for O'Clock on Mon
day morning. The Conference room being too
small to accommodate the hundreds who wished
to witness the introduction, one of the church
es was substituted and an hour before the
time filed to overfowing. Front seats were
reserved for the Conference, which was called
to order by the Bishop, seated in large chair
in the alter, just before the pulpit After
prayers, the committee retired and a minute
after entered, conducting the man whom all
delighted to honor They led him to the
Bishops chair, which was made vacant for
him, the Bishop meanwhile occupying another
place within the altar. The secretary was d
rected to call the names of the members of the
Conference, which he did in alphabetical Or
der each coming forward and receiving from
the Bishop personal introduction to the eX
President, and Immediately after retiring to
give place to the next.
q The ceremony had nearly been concluded,
when the secretary read the name of Rev
James T an elderly gentleman, with
weather beaten face, clad in a suit of Jeans
and he came forward Few seemed to know
him. He had always been on circuit or the
frontier and though always at Conference,
he never troubled it with long speeches, but
kept his seat and said but little-that little,
however, was always to the purpose. Mr..
T came forward and was introduced to
General Jackson He turned his face towards
the General, who said, " it seems to me that
we have met before" The preacher, appar-
emily embarrassed, said, a was with you
through the Creek campaign-one of your bo
dy guard at the battle of Horse-shoe-and
fought under your command at New Orleans"
The General rose slowly from his seat, and
throwing his long, withered, bony arms around
the preachers neck, exclaimed "We'll soon
meet where the smoke of battle never rolls up
its sulphurous incense p Never before or since
have | seen so many tears shed as then flowed
forth from the eyes of that vast assembly
Every eye was moist with weeping. Eleven
years have passed away since that day. The
cid hero has been more than ten in his silent
and narrow home The voice that cheered the
dropping fight and thundered in the rear of
routed armies is silent forever. The old preach
er, too, has fought his last battle, laid his ar
NOR by, and gone home to his eternal rest"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

The force of the Melting and Refining De-
partment is composed of 80 workingmen, and
that of the Coming Department of 48 work
men, and Al females, employed as adjusters-
The former department is under the manage
ment of Prof. JAMES G. BoorH, as Meter and
Refner, and the latter under that Of GEORGE
X. CHnDs, Esq, Chief Coiner. The Assay
Department, where the fneness of the several
deposits made at the institution, and of the in
gots &c, manufactured in the Melting and
Refining Department, is tested by the process
of assay, is in charge of j. r. EcKFELDr, Esq,
the Assayer the force of this department con-
sists of four assistants and three workmen-
The Engraving Department, at the head of
which is JAMES b. LoNGAcRE, ESQ, the En-
graver, employs one assistant and four work
men it is in this latter department that all
the dies, &c, required for the coinage at the
Mint and its several branches, at San Francis
so, New Orleans, Charlotte, (N. c. and Dab
lonega, (Ga.) are prepared. The Treasurer of
the institution is the Hon. DANIEL STURGEON,
and the Director the Hon. JAMES Ross Snow
DEN, through whose kindness we are enabled
to present the information herein given.
Attached to the Mint is Museum, contain
ing great number Of specimens of the coin
age of all nations and all ages, many of which
are very old, and a number of them very rare,
and forming a most interesting and valuable
collection of coins. 1t also contains superb
specimens of ores of the precious and other
metals, from the principal mining regions of
the world and q series of portraits of the
Directors Of the institution, from Mr. Ritten-
house to DR.. Patterson Here also are pre-
served number of ancient relics, household
vessels, &c, &c. and cabinet in which are
exhibited bronze copies of the medals struck
under the authority of the general govern
ment, in commemoraton of national events ;
the whole making tout ensemble of exceeding
interest
The admission of visitors to the Mint was
suspended last summer, on the commencement
of the repairs to the interior of the building,
but it is hoped that in the course of few
months the alterations will be sufficiently COM
plete to enable Col. SNowDEN to admit of the
visits of strangers passing through or sojourn-
lag in our city, and Of those of our citizens
who have not yet avaied themselves of an
opportunity of witnessing the interesting ope
rationS of the institution, and of inspecting
the relics and other objects of interest col
lected in the Museum. Notice will he given
through the press, when these visits may be re-
sumed.-1bMhly RGiRboac, PhiLa.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

gsg~ The physical appearance of man some
times changes the current of events. a case
in point occurred the other day on Front street.
The children of two neighboring families had
their daily quarrels and fights which resulted
occasionally in bruised faces and torn garments.
The father of one family believing his children
to been sadly maltreated, and being passion
ate man, concluded that the surest way to set
tie the difference between their household per-
manently, would be to chastise the head of the
other family, although as yet, he had never
seen him. He thereupon procured raw-hide,
and abruptly entering his neighbor's tenement,
inquired in threating tone, for the "man of
the house"
/" | am here sir" said a parsonage of up
wards Of six feet and weighing ever two hun
dred as he approached to learn the business of
his neighbor.
odd ]. understand you, that you were the
gentleman of the house ?"
Yes, sir"
"Well, II just dropped in sir, to see if
this was your raw-hide"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

IT, C.I,r, Co,n A. ;ro;dont rooontIr 90
ourrad nl :; In''tl, 800 tha Tonnocticnt Rvor
h;,.b IT, nnst,st"s ,ho donno- of nrocticaI ioL;nr
,1 aanoJ %. 49, t;o ,,,n,,oso of f',n anJ
aT o1. "' 'i0 ''I'' 10 P"'i'0'' ''A """
i"'',e.5 huhu storo
o,ori o'ho .;SIoI - th% hnrIor tr
offered him a bottle Of hears oil The Iatter
Ia at Hi . - L',. " 49, U.' ,,rc.ad 10 =
ond MD far =
az a',is h;s m onor;oo, - IN h;s shor tbo oil was
fonnJ to to" hd iamE o al u, wi,b L % very rank smell
Nothing was sail Of the shave which the clerk
had rrsot;ccd . and tla harbrr shaved alone as
nsnai untiI tho matter had time TO he FORGOT.
ten
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

PIcTuRE OF LsFE.-In youth We seem to be
how different is the prospect on the other side
We sigh as we contemplate the dseary waste
before us, and look back with a wistfuI eye up
on the fowery path we have passed, but may
never more retrace Life is a pertentious
cloud, fraught with thunder storm and rain
but religion, like those streaming rays of sun
shine, will clothe it with light as with a gar
mcnt, and fringe its shadowy skirts with gold.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

THROW LITTLE OF THAT IN" Can you
take off my baird here?" said o grave, tall.
slabsided Yankee to an Albany barber feel
ing at the same time his chin with noise like
CRATER "It's light baird what dyer
taxi Three cents for light baird, amt it =
" Yes"
"Waal, go ahead, them
While the barber was rasping three cents
worth from his chin, bis sitter saw an as
sstant putting cologne upon customers hair,
through quill in the cork of a bottle
"Look o'here, SQUIRE" said the Yankee,
"can't you squirt some o that pepper sarsc on
to my head, tew? Say, can't you throw q
little O. that in, for three cents ?"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

THE SOLAR SYsTEM.-The mass Of the sun,
as dcduced by Laplace from the law of uni
versal gravitaton and the theory of central
ferceS, is 354, 1886 times the sum of the mas
scs of the earth and moon. The calculation
of Prof Encke has increased this to 355, 400.
This is $50, ,55l times the mass Of the earth
alone, and more than 100 times thatiof all tho
planets taken together. The system of plan
etary bodies revolving around the sun, con-
Sists, so far as known at present, of IL prima-
ry planets, 30 satellites, planetary rings, and
about 500 comets
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

CoLLoQUY.-A friend of ours was passing into
the entrance of Townsend Hall, the other night,
from the street, when he was accosted by an
Irishman, saying -
d" An what's that up stairs ?"
An how much is the commission fee ?" in
quired Paddy.
"Twcnty-fve cents responded our friend,
and cheap at that"
"Chape, is it-an' what sort Of a thing
do you see up there for the twenty-five
cents 2"
A necromancer," said our friend, now get
ting impatient.
A nager man,. SIR scornfuly repeated
Paddy, "an' would yez pay twenty-five cints
for seein' a nager man, sir Why I'll show
you lot S of 'em for half the money-go along
wild yez > and he went off rejecting on the
folly of paying " twenty-five ciuts for seem a
nager man." instead of buying a gallon of
whiskey with it,-Bu6atO Republic.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

OUR MINISTER AT PARIs-The London cor
respondent of the n. Y Morning Herald, in
letter by the last steamer, tells the following
story
" A good joke Of our Minister at Paris, Mr.
Mason, has come over here He was at court
ball lately at the Tuileries, and his eye hap
pened to light on the Charge GAffaires of
of Solouque, in France. fine looking black
Some one, observing his steady gaze, said =
"Well, Mr. Mason, what do you think of
yonder blackee, in his embroidered coat p
"Think," replied Mr. Mason, still regarding
the negro with the eye of a connoisseur, why
clothes and ALL think that fellow is worth a
thousand dollars.
Perhaps the story is true-and if it be, it
only proves that our Republic is represented
at a foreign court by a brute and black
guard.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

Rag~ Hans what is the matter ~ =" De
sorrel wagon has run away nit de green horse
and broke de axe[tree of de prick house what
stands by de corner lamb-bost across de tele-
graph
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

BRoADBRIM's JoKE.-A Quaker in Philade-
phia, wanting to buy some oysters, requested
the oysterman to leave two or three bushels at
his house. =" Pray, sir" said the oysterman,
smartIy, "what might your name be ?" 1T
might he BeelZebub-but it is not" replied
Aminadab, as he smiled at his fingers ends.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31
TOWANDA: +:
saturoan hlorniun, Hlap 81. 1856.
seIsttea qoetrp.
APPROACH OF OLD AGE.

And Jost thou gricye because old age
Comes travelling on so fast
And that life's weary pilgrimage
Must wear thee out at last
M yrinkled brows and locks of grey
Thy troubled fancy fright?
The sun hath beamed on all thy day
Why dread the moon at night?
No, let the bad, the vain, the weak,
The flight of time regret,
In Measure rank who yainly seek
Their errors TO forget.
Who tares have planted in the past,
Must in the future pine
Who forced in spring life's flowers too fast,
Must mourn in harvest time.
But thou, that on grave wisdom's track
Hast cleaned sach precious store.
And on lise'~ highway looking back,
Scc-t little to dcplore,
Down IL the vale Of years may'st wend
Thq- way, and smile at care
ri, what we have been, valued friend,
That makes Us what We are,
H.. who in foIly's train hath danced,
Or lived the slave of gain,
Who lie 'er another's joy enhanced,
Nor -oothcd another's pain;
TIE cuyious man, whose heart impure
CorrodcS within his breast
Uta!. the miserieS such endure,
ptc.cI itudc's the least.
But wise Old age, more blest than youth,
through errors mist can sec,
Agi having faithful been to truth,
From prej.ii.e is free;
TIE gute; mind rcsists decay,
And still is hcalth's defence;
I, throws the fro,ts OF time away
By sweet beneyolence.
Aal a, Tie late sun, glowing bright,
N-,t, on the oceans breast,
3D.! ats hi, glory half the night
Ger al the reddcning west,
S5vfrtaous age looks calmly down,
Ee.l, gent t. the last
1gd leaves ;hc light of worth's renown
To tcautify the past.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

Hes~ A colored preacher eloquently told his
good brethren they "would mount on wea-
gle's ings, and sore to de land of catfch and
eels, where de grady runs down bofe sides Of
yer mouf. Yea, verify de day will cnm when
you all will mount on de weaglc's ings, and
play upon de harp ob thoUsan' strings -
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

DGg- Juus-Sam, did you eber notice what
good place de berryin' ground would be for
a hotel ? Sam-De landlord could MT make
much money out oh one dar. Julius-Why
Kase, dar would be too many dead heads
about it,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

GREAT FLuIDTY OF LANGUAGF.-School-
master" " hat are the three great requisites
of renmanship Z"
Smart boy" Legibilitvencss, dcSpatchivc-
ness, and graphica!delusveneSs
Master-"Good boy-takc the medal -
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

EGg- Mind, john" said a father to hIsson,
" If you go out into the yard you will wish you
had stayed in the house" Well, If stay
in the house, | shall wish was out in the yard
81 where is the great difference, dad -
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

Sonny, who is your father ~
"Mr Jenkins
What jenkins ?"
"Why, the Jenkins what kicked you yes
terday for sasSiu' our servant girl"
1t is unnecessary to say that the converse
ton stopped there.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

nxsy- Patrick, where is Bridget ~ 4" In
dade ma'am, she's fast aslape looking at the
bread baking"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

To 1orNG LADIEs-She that marries a
man because he is "good match" must
not be surprised if he turns out to be a " Lu-
cifcr'
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

neD A Western editor cautions bis tall rca.
ders against kissing short women, as the habit
has rendered him round shouldcrcd.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-31

Rf3E' The bcggar always finds one kind of
provision plenty, to wit The cold shoulder
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-02

posed 10 Gov. S. an erebaro.e
ers. Ts wn.sh was subsequently agreed .0Oi' *
ne outlaws held nineteen Of ,be 81 w..
oiuel Ihe5i prisoners, whom they had 81. aud
al dlnerert times and there wers - ,a1en
compton i've men prisoners. u.ta ~ Lee
charged with being implicated IN b...ife Iefe
open and ro6bing the Pos, Ofi;e.. =, E Esaing
lin, and piece of cannon which .aas-
Ken al Lawrence last spring and for ss:s "a
Sheriff Jones had given his reca;,, "nnca W
prisoners were held 10 trial and NJ ihe
pearlng against them, and their be;n, p P
evidence to convict them. an exchana.s no no
agreed upon. They giving up the n;s sss
teen prisoners for the five held in I,sco.l .lie'
ton and the piece of cannon. Tbs up
oners Returned to Leconpton on MoppaA p.a-
evening. 0aoay
Col. Titus and Mr.. Holsev ar. bo,,
verely wounded, although j, is bonsI b Sc
they will get over it soon. Mr.. Anast utt
Preston is also severely hurt b.r;aeW
ceNed SharP's rifle bali through The s fas as.
part OF The leg below the knee, Tbsn @ .O's
prised by the outlaws the night prryions nu,. :.
the attack on Col Titus. 10
Thus when we begun to fatter ours.,x.
tha. we would enjoy peace in our To-
ry the arch-traAor, Jim Lane. comss
our midst with hundreds Of armed rufi;.na -
for the ayowed purpose Of reuewirg ~. ~.
difficulties and melting the people - c;~;i ri
war. bloodshed and strife. Had ,h;s ,..;' -"
tor have staid away and DO, bro,,sb, he h.
traitors into our midst, every man ii ..ho.., o.a
is sworn to resist our laws to .blass,.
issue" we now would have peace ,broh.,t,
out the length and breadth OF our Terrirory
But. oh! no-peace Is not what they wan,
They will not have peace when peace i
offered them; but agitation and exc;,.
ment is what they are after. They do No,
want our difficulties settled.
How long, we Should like to know are
we to submit to such injuries Is there no
remedy! Has our Territory to be over.
run by a band of from 1900 TO 1000 ruff.
ans, the houses of private citizens SUI.
rounded and battered to the ground Win
cannon or burnt, the owners property de.
stroyed, his horses stolen, and himself
either killed or driven off as prisoners Of
wara How long. We ask, have we to sub.
nit 10 such outrnges as these2 The lir,s
and property of no law-ablding citizens
are safe SO long as this state of affairs last,
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-02
NO GLOON At HOME.

Above all things thefc SflouIu ne no
gloom in the home. The shadows OF dalk
dscoulent and wasting lseti'ulness should
never cross the thresnhold, throwing their
large black shapes, like funeral pals, over
the happy young spirits gathered there
II you will your home shall be Heaven,
aud every inmate an angel there. Ii
You will, you shall SIX Ola throne and be
the presiding household deity. O! faith
tuI wife, what privileges, what treasures,
greater or purer than thine!
And let lhe husband strive to forget his
cares as he winds along the narrow street
and bcholls the soft light ilIuuing his lit
t!., parlor, spreading It's precious beams on
the red pave before il. The night is cold
and cheerless perhaps, and the December
gust battles with tie worn skirts OF his old
oversoal, and snatches with rude hand
and yaillng cry, at Tie rusty hat that has
served hlm many year. He has been
harrassed, perplexed, prosecuted. lie has
lorne with many a cruel tone, many a
cold word, and nerved himself up 10 an
energy SO desperate that his frame ana
spirits are weakened and depressed; and
now his limbs ache with weariness; his
temples throb with the pain-beat caused by
too constant applications; he scarcely
knows how TO mee, his wife with pleas
ant smile or sit down cheerfuily 20 their
little meal which she has provided with so
much care.
But the door is opened, the overcoat
thrown hastily of. a sweet voice falls
upon his ear, and the tones are so soft and
glad that hope, like winged angel, flies
righ, into his bosom and nes,les against his
heart.
The latch is lifted, and the smiling face
of his wife gives an earnest welcome
The shining hair is smoo.hed over her
fair brow, indeed she stole little coquett-
ish glance at the mirror hanging IN its
nurrow frame, jus, to see IFS she looked neat
and pretty before she came out. Her eye
beams with love. her dress is tasteful
and wha,s Why. he forgets all the
trials OF that long, long day as he folds her
in his arms and imprints kiss upon her
brow.
A home where glcom is banished, pre-
sided over by QUE who has learned 20 rule
herself and he- household, christianity
oh. he is thrice consoled for ali his trials
lie cannot be unhappy; that sweetest, best,
deares. solace is his-a cheerful home
Do you wonder that the man is strength
ened anew for the to-inorrow's care.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-02

soherness to seem longer than everlasting,
spliced TO the latter end OF eternity.
My friends-the future is more of u
cheat than the present. The days that
are Yet unborn in the pregnant matrix Of
Time are full Of hope and promise for US
poor. deludej creatures, and yet how Of
Ten are we sucked in and disappointed the
moment we behold them rocked in the
cradle Of the present. How often does
fond anticipation discover IN the futures
DARK wilderness bright and sunny spots
where Fancy can repose in peace, and
still, how often do they turn out TO be over
grown with the briars of care, trouble and
perplexi!y! O. trust not TO tie iuture-it
is an explosive Lunbug! If we right
about face, and turn the nose Of remen.
b ancr to tie rast, we imagine that we be-
ho.d roses blooming in the wild waste OF
memory that do not and never did exist
there. They are but ideal blossoms of
Imagination, which have sprung from
tue rude prospects of man look more bar
ren than they really are. But there is no
use in dwelling on the past-we can't re-
call what las been, nor hinder what is to
ic O, my dear friends. there is so much
deception connected with everything, |
don't woader that man is afraid to view
himself as he is. have no doubt but if
some OF you would look upon yourselves as
you really are, you would feeias misera-
lie as yoked pig dying with the scnrvy.
Strip off all your hypocri.ical trappings OF
vanity and conceit, and you will feel your
selves unworthy even of this dung-hill in
the great solar system Of worlds. You
will be obliged TO leave them l.ehind you.
as you tumble one by one into the grave;
Tor beyond that nothing lut plain reality
abides, and that which is lovely will re-
main lovely, for ever and ever. So mote
n l,.