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PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY FROM
Loss BY FIRE!
FIRE, Aarias, and hslaad Insurance.

PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY FROM
LOSS BY FIRE!
FIRE, Aarins, and haHd hsarGnos.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL AND SURPLUS,
sI,sos,ISI rs.
FARMERS AND MECHANICS, INSURANCE COMPANY or
PHILADELPHIA.
os "or1s'' oos, g R.~s,y,a.ia ard ss'e"tssaA
street, Warrington, u Q.
DIRECTORS.
Hon Thomas ., Florence, Charles Dinses,
S Sse,Ee H. ASr lats' Thomas Haaderheld
George Hrnlbod ~ Carroll Brewster,
James T. Neail, Isaac Leech, b.
EDwARD r. HELABoLD, secretary
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Walter, No. 397 ID street, opposite CITY Hln
John NJ Ihnnton Isl Virginia avenue
John Rigges, No. SO Thirteenth street. below pennsylvania
avenue.
MARINE SURVEYOR.
Capnin r Levy No Pennsylvania ayenus opposite Ma
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
John fhomasOn
rne business Of his company win f-voIaby die
From hs la DAY Of Ansu $50 IN 1--WE months, up :. JsnqA
eight one hundred ana my one doals VAN
only forty sA hundred and skis six dollars losses reported
'Sa S sSSss euI
jased more accordlngt oquy legal eehnicandes.
by ais oa iSqs %
Kills. m y de- e,ipoas Of BUILDINGS and .he'
slEAMBnATs, CANAL BOATS, RAILROADS, aud the usua
aa s h Of aSG n1sas and
premium win be a. low as 9th, companies and in
lEing Them every Improvement in and Arrangement
wan Am 1 ,o taken mn ini S sons,asra,,on
once norhsesi corner rehn'aaa avenue and Seventeenth
Hsapanee may also ts effected al tie Home Office,
Northeast corner WainIt and Second ssefs, PhioaeLiG
Aud in other principal cities Of States by authorized
officers OF the company.
June l3-diy
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Washington Aqueduct.
OJrIor OF Tnr w.sHiEoros

OTrICI WssHEeToE hQuGpuCT,
Washington, March 7, 1855.
pROPOSALs invited for graduation masonry
dams, tunnels and other Washington aqneduct
Proposals. received The eth Of May will be opened
that day.
prohes specifications 0fthe ready
and after the 20h day of April
Proposals will be received particular culyer
bridges &C. &C AZ described In the plans and specifications
Portions Of q the works be completed under tn
present appropriation bot all unfinished viii
be subject future appropriations Congress The
the prcrcrb the Of be done and
progress under each m appropriation
what works shall be stopped unit funds become available
In Of the entire sOppago particular work Tor
funds the reserved viii he paid ~ In the judgment
de engineer the work has been properly executed r as has
gone
Payments made specie checks upon
per and viii be duOn ~ al hat The
shall BE- paid tbeir fun monthly and In specie
All bids should BE- sealed and endorsed Proposals for work
The Washington AqueducLn
United the
should be deemed make
maj considered most conducive 10 the progress Of tho
Every accompanied BY written guarantee signed b,
hore responsible persons effect a they under
the bidder bidders WILL N hs their bid
obligation within days. with
securities for the completion Of tr work undertaken said
accompanied by the cohcat. of the United
Judge United States district attorney agent, oce
pamsnt Of War; tina, the abls make good tbe
guarantee.
Bids viii be opened presence Of bidders, any then
choose 70 be present
Capt Of RnEineca, In charge.
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proposal. for Indian Goods.

DEPAETAEsr iETERIoE,
Office Indian Affairs,
september ~, 1850
ALED PROPOSALS. endorsed Proposals for ladtan Goods"
- WILDE received at the Onse Indian Affairs Nashnst0n cy
40 OcOcK Friday, The 3s OF October next
furnishing goods Tor the Indian Tor fulfilling treaty
iaOns and other Indian purposes
~. OwsF
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Notice

Of tcitkdrdpdl Of lands IN Florida and alabama.
IN pursuance act An granting public lands
Ia alternate sections, 81 FLORIDA and Alabama
railroads SAID sdIes,n
18th May 1855, la d. wihin bfleeR mos
side following railroads and branch named said
from J0bns Jacksonville, To the waters Of >
bay, island
Tnnpa bay, bfaneh Ceder Key, the
Gull MeIco (orcept Tampa portion south Of it,
lion with the Csder Key branch and from Pensacola, fod %
Aiabamahaye instructions hts ooe, be-
suspended from and location until further orders.
Given General Land nfce the city ~
Washington this twenty third day Of Way, 1856.
THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
May 2t-iawBw [staT h Iniol.l Commission.
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NEW YOhK, BHGmsN, AND SOUTH
ssStl&ss4 ANTON UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERs.-
- fhe ships comprising ths line WASHING
Ax&1ssh&s% TOM Capt E Cayondyi HERMANN Capt. Ed
These stop Southampton going returning
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The New York and Liverpool United state
Mail Steamers.

Mail Steamers.
The ships comprising IniE following;
The Atlantic. Capt Oliver Edndg,
Inc hdriaua Capt James West
RrS These ships having been built BY contract o.
3%A pressly for service, every
Nk4 taken IN their construction, in engine,
10 insure strength and speed and their accoamo
dauons Tor unequaed for comfort
Pnee passage iom New YORK TO Liverpool hrst
n second cabin, s75 Prom Liverpool % and y
guneas
An experienced surgeon attached ship
Va Nerths be
The ships OF this line have
avoid danger from north OF al a.
until AFTER The LIST Of August.
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NIT aud wisdom OF the Rev. sydney smiIn, By Duyc

UIT aud Wisdom of the Rev. sydney smith BY Duyo
w kinck. 81 IS
The Life Travels Finh Century hnrc
Christ imaginary biography founded fact by j. Tn,
boy Wheeler, Y. n @. &. vols 81.
The Huguenot Eres; historical novel. IS
Mechanics Tables containing and circu n c
Giles Of squares, n anTrd
hoops cutting Of boiler paiss. &C. sc BY Charles u Ia
well, engineer 50
Introduction the study Of Ani by NJ a. Dwight. g..
Life Sketches from Paths Of tales
by Mrs. Julia l. DumonL 81.
The Rice and Prngss OF the English Constitution; by =
Creasy, MA, Third edition. Gil.
Csdeton his life and s-nus, win specimens Of his plays ~
n. @. Trench, n. D. rs cents.
Just published and for sale at TAYLOR a MAURYB
June 10 Boaksore, ne oh e.
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HE Letters Of Madame scvtgno TO her Daughter
and Friends, edited Mrs. Sarah D. Hale 81 25.
The Letters Of Lady Mary WOey Monagu edited by Mr. "a
rah BALE vol. 81 IS,
NAV FRANCK TAYLOR.
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l.. y. Middleton

once and depot sou,hWosi corner and lalh sussts
Fnh 1I4-danif
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YUM WINNNNINL
To Capt o. Moigs, u. =. FnEnecrs,
We, the undersigned, residents d, In The State a.,
hereby jointly and ssrey with the United States and
the foregoing bid of be he
they will within days aeI the acceptance ofhs said
for the with Sufficient ureics
perform furnish the articles proposed conformity
oftss advertisement unoer which Il made And
shall ato aforesaid, guaranty
The difference between offer ny and
tho lowest bidder,
tsignod) a, n.
ID.
thereby certify that my knowledge and belief the
shove named Fuaraniors good and sufficient
(signcd) p.
Mar s-3awIslhMay 6lawu
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GENERAL LAND oFFIcE NOTICE.

Every person entitled the right pic cmpton any
above lands be offered public sale restored
market, required establish
register and receiver of the proper land Office and payment
therefor within the period prescribed BY otherwise such claim
viii be forisIted. 1HOs. A. HENDRICKS,
June 7f-lnwI3H TgtaIhInteLl Commissioner.
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Trinity River Correspondence.
TAYLoR's FLAT, June 2s, 1856.

TAYLOR'S FLAT, June ~, 1896.
EnrroRs JOURNAL -'Tis not often we trespass
upon your patience with communications from this
place. but since we are becoming convalcscent
of the disease which the traducive tongue of scan
dal has beapod npon us, and have awakened TO the
sourds of music afar Off it may not be amiss to
inform generous public, through your columns,
that this place didn't die as was predicted, bus
that we actually live and have our being From
the experience of the last four or five weeks we
are almost inclined to the opinion that there has
been some sudden and tremendous revulsion OF
the world. ard if in the future favOTs continue to
be shown. we shall have to be void of vanity, or
else arrive at the conclusion that the country 10
actually enamourcd of us. Well, let them WOO
on. We are a hospitable people down here, and
can estow Il gracious smile upon ALL altho' we
are free TO admit that sudden and somewhat un-
expected surprise happened US on Monday last by
the appearance of Mss b. and Troupe, which 30
comulctely d.gconccrted our nervous system that
all our usual remedies for Weaknesses Of that ma
ture proved a failure. and we left undonc those
things VIII 'ch we ought to have done Theirper-
formance here gave universal satisfaction and
the ast We can say Of Miss Il. is that We have
seen Eer and adm red her, and may her future
course elicit as much from others. 1t is a source
of much pleasure to us to have the assurance that
our department was not very far inferior to that
Of some of the boasted moral and civilized COM
munties upon the river. and in other portions OF
the County. for to that high moral standard we
make no prctensOns.
But say, friend Editor, do you remember being
down here somewhere in the neighbOrhOod of two
years ago? If | remember Alright, there was an
important event to ransp,re shortly thereafter
We were respectable people in those days first
rate fellows, having equal rights and privileges
with white men and civilized citizens. How
things have changed since then. We had almost
persuaded ourselves that we had been Topped off
the book of remembrance, and no longer were
ent' tied to those privileges But strange to say,
there were some certain gentlemen among us the
other day who assured us of our mistake, and in
sist that we are still recognized.
1t is said that policy induced the recognition Of
the Nicaraguan government can it be that poll
cy has again brought us into notice We believe
that next Noy something is to happen that We are
To have hand in, and hence expect to see
mGny fmilng countenances, and right, real, first
rate fellows among us, Well. come on gentle
men we Ike to see you all but you mus mt take il
hard if we don't pofe Cor all oC YOU.
We are doing tocrahy well down here-fnd
enough money to pay our necessary expenses, and
have a little left for recreation and amusement.
Adieu, SwIPsEY.
The Trinity journal., 1856-07-12
Letter from Canon Creek.

CANON CITY. July 7, 1856.
MEssRs. EpTroHs The 4th of July. the Ami
vcrsary of the glorious Declaration of American
independence. has passed butnGt without the lstl-
al spontaneous outburst Of Rcpubl can sentiments
on that ever memorable occasion. The citizens
of this Creek met at Canon City on the morn
ing of the 4tl at o'clock. and amid the roar OF
minute ghns proceed d to raise a beautiful flag
staff in the center of the town. At 10 0tl'k the
Stars and stripes were run up and unfurled to the
breeze. attended ly the hnzzas of two hundred of
California : noble aud patriotic sons after which
th'rtoen rounds were fired. J. p. Wright Esq,
was then introduced to the assembly by Dr. Cham
hcrlain. ard proceeded to read the Declaration of
Independence, while the sons of Liberty with
heads uncovered. surrounded by the snow-capped
peaks of Trinity mountains, gathered together
beneath the folds of the Flag of Freedom and lis
tened To the noble sentiments which emanated
from the halls of Congress eighty years befofe.
declaring all men free and equal, and eternal ch.
nifty to anarchy and oppression. After the read
ing of the Declaration W. j. Organ ESD, was in
troduccd and gave us an able and appropriate ad-
dr'Ss' hurih@ the Whole proceedings which last
cd about two hours the mountains reverberated
with the roar Of home manufactured artillery. un-
der the direction Of Mr.. Deuinbrnk The assem-
bly, then repaired to the " Star Hotel" where they
partooN OF Snmptuous rerast, prepared for the
ocoa 81, VIII cl reflected great credit on tbeg en-
tlcmany proprietor and his lady
At o'clock p II. a large number of our eti-
zens repair to the house Of Mr.. Cabill about
two miles below town, where they sat down to
supper prepared under the supervision of the ac-
complishcd Mrs. Cahill.
After supper the dancing commenced, and was
kept up uatl daylight The whole affair passed
off delightfully."- A fair number of ladies were in
attendance. Yours, &c. Hickory.
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Poll Taxes,

We are informed by Deputy Assessor A.
r. Earle that he finds much less difficulty in
collecting Poll tax this year than formerly.
lie has already collected over four hundred
and will probably he informs us, collect
treble the number collected last year. We
are very glad to learn this, for not only is
the Poll tax quite an item ofrevenue for the
State and county, but willing payment on
the part of our citizens is an indication Of a
desire ON their part TO assist in supporting
the government Hitherto, we are sorry to
say, tins desire on their part has been par
tlcnlary slight. A few years, however, we
'eel assured, VIII do away entirely with this
apparent reluctance to support our State
government.
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Fatal Array at Yreka.

We learn from a Yreka Inion Ertra,
furnished lis by Dan Bennett Of Rhodes &
Co.'S Express that on the 4th Of July a
man named Blunt was shot dead by Deputy
Sheriff James MiIlhouse The c,rcumStan-
ces are as follows: Mlhouse, while stand
Ing in the street, saw Blunt in company with
another young man in the act of kicking in
the door Of Chinese brotheI NIiIihouse
ran up to Blunt and arrested him; deceased
said he would not be arrested; some words
then passed, and the parties walked down
the street to Justice Watcrman'S Office
Mllhousc wanted Blunt to go in with him; ;
Blunt refused and passed into II restaurant
near by Mllh0usc followed him in and at
tempted to arrest him Blunt raised his
arm to strike MlIhousc. The parties again
passed into the street. Bunt'S friends ad-
viscd him to run, which he did; MillhouSe
followed, overlook and stopped him Blunt
struck MlIhouSe twice, WHO returned the
blows hitting Blnnt on the head with a re-
yoIycr. They then clinched and Blunt
threw MillhouSc down. beating aud gougng
him sadly. Millhouse called for help; some
one nterlered and separated them. Mill
house as he rose struck Blunt with his pis-
tol and knocked him down; the combat then
stopped. Blunt and his party then started
Zip street, MillhouSe at their side still intent
on making the arrest Dlunt's friends then
urged him to attack MllhouSc, which he did,
crowding him up against the house, beating
him severely, and finally prostrated him.
After he was down Blunt and another par
ty kicked him. Millhouse recovered, circled
round Blunt distance of ten feet telling
him if he came near him he would shoot
Blunt then advanced when Mhouse fired
without effect; Blunt still advancing, Mill
house fired again when his pistol was about
six inches from the breast of Blunt, who i'm
med ateIy fell and shortly after expired
Millhousc proceeded to the Sheriil7s office
and placed himself in custody
AS soon as the result of the protractcd
struggle was known, a number of miners
from Greenhorn Creek (whcre the deceased
resided raised the cry of Hang him. hang
him. Before the doors of the Sheriil7s Of
fee could he closed the crowd made rush
to enter the building. A short struggle en-
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Letter from Hay Fork.
ItAY F0RK OF TRINITY. Jn

Hay FORK OF TRINITY, July 7, 1856.
MESSRS. EDITORS Il know il will be a pratif-
cation to you to be able to chronicle the rapid i'm
provement going on in this section of our Coun-
ty. Almost every available location in this, as
well as in the neighborng valleys has already been
taken up, and it is now covered with fioursbino
crops of grain and vegetables. The high prices
which potatoes and other agricultural products
have commanded in the Northern mines for some
time past has induced many miners to turn farm
ers, and they will without doubt, find it profita-
BILE investment Messrs. Dollif and Barker have
some fifty acres of excellent wheat, uniniured by
smut, and some of the most beautiful barley ey-
er beheld. Harvesting operations are now COM
mcncing on a number of ranches. and a more than
average crop is expected. Mining operations are
also carried on and the work is prosecuted in this
vail y as well as that of Browns Greek, with
good measure of success. CHoN-CHo-Lu-LU.
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Changes.

We were looking over the Weaver valley
a few days since and contrasting its present
appearance with its condition when we first
crossed the Oregon Gucll divide. five years
ago Then the golden treasures hidden in
its ravnes and hills was almost untouched
q few cloth houses and log cabin or two
composed the town of Weaverville tail pines
were growing closely over the face OF the
valley vestiges of but lately deserted IN
dian rGncherias were plainly visible every
where Allthings gave evidence Of the late
arrival of the white man-but he was here.
and pretty soon the face of the country be-
ran to show his mark Trinity river was
clear, beautiful mountain stream, then, but
soon the waters of Weaver Greek alone, be-
gan TO change its color, and in few months
a stream of red, muddy water took the place
of tie oIce clear river, and never again
will the pure and pleasant waters return to
it. The tall pines, one by one gave way be-
fore the miners axe, and nothing but their
decaying stumps now tell that they existed
The pick and shovel began to make great
havoc with the hills, and l,y and by the hills
were gone Cloth houses gave way to wood
en- ones the ravages Of the devOuring ee-
ment, fire. satisfied our citizens of the inse-
curity of wooden tencments, and now the
wood gives lace TO brick. Thus have we
gone on improving, until from few cloth
tents has sprung up a little city in the moun-
tainS, tecming with life and prosperity
When another five years, shall have rolled
away, we doubt not the changes and i'm
proycmcnt will far Supass those of the last
five, for the situation of WeavcrvilIe is such
that it must necessarily be the market from
which the people of a large and still increas
ing district Will receive their supplies, and
we may indeed one day expect TO see a city
in the mountains.
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Wagon Road.

We notice by the late papers that 4 line
of Scge C0achcs is now running from Red
Bluffs TO Yrcka, y way of the Sacramento
river. Now it certainly is very strange that
We who are only thirty niles from the head
of wagon navigation should still be confined
to pack trails and mules, for our communi-
eaton with Sacramento valley, while the
people Of Yreka so much farther removed
than we are have stage coaches running
daily into their town.
Our people generally are satisfied that a
road can be built, aud that we require it
All that is needed, then, is for the matter
to be started We are Of the opinion that
stock company could lie formed in thi,
county and sufficient capital raised tC
make a good road from this place to the
valley. We think, from all the information
we have been enabled to gather, it will re-
quire much less expenditure oput through
a good road, than is generally supposed.
We have heard this matter talked over
lately more generally than usual We trust
it will not as heretofore end in talk. Tie
people throughout the county are interested
the benefits arising from it would extend fal
beyond the limits of Wcayeryille
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My Lady Waits.
For the journal.
BY EVELYN.

BY EVELYN.
"My Lady waits!' All me, those words
Fall on my longing, lst'ning car
As though the sorrows of an age
Had vanished with a single tear;
Each hope that languish,d now rctives
VIII thoughts that in my bosom burn,
For well know meath other skies
My lady waits for my return.,-
MY Lady waits" All. then may
Forget the toll, the strife, the pain,
When Ll.ss that once my heart cnwrapt
May yet ere long be mine again.
It's this that lightens every task,
No Lesson now too hard to learn.
And would you still the reason ask?
My lady waits for my return.
my Lady waits - Oh, when shall come
The tine, the hour, the moment sweet,
When | may listen to that voice,
And soltcst smiles my coming greet.
For soId Il gold | II never rove,
Nor any ills of fortune mourn,
And then know my lady love
No more shall wait fer my return.
Wcavervlle, July llth 1856.
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Shooting Array at Big Bar.

pnoollnS Array at big BAR.
A shooting affair occurred on the morn
ing of the 4tl, at Dig Bar, in which Ccm-
M dare Line, Of Lower Trinity notoriety,
received severe woand from Il pistol fired
| by Charley Shafer. The circumstances as
we learn them are these: Charley Shatfer
was sitting at breakfast in the house Of
Mrs Chiffon, on Big Bar, when Com
modore came in armed with doube-barreled
shot gun, walked deliberately up to Charley
Shailer, and fired 50 close that the waddng
struck him and the powder burnt his face
Charley had just time to dodge below the
edge Of the table when the second barrel
was fred; he fortunately thus escaped both
shots. The gun was loaded with slot. pis-
tol balls, tacks, etc, and made sad havoc
with the side of the house After the shots
were fired, Charley Immediately OBJ
taincd his pistol, which was in bis saddle
bags few feet from him, followed Commo-
dore and fired, but person standing near
struck his arm and he missed him. lie
again cooked and fired his pistol, the ball
entering Commodorc'S right side ahd COM
ing out at the breast lone The strangest
part of this affair is the slight physical e.
feet these wounds have " ON the Commo-
Gore, as this tie second time within year
that he has been shot through the breast
and yet it would seem he was not as much
affected by it as a common flesh wound
would affect others. About a year ago, he
attacked Charley by coming up be-
hind him, as lie sat at table, hauling him
over backwards by the head and beating
him alout tie face. Charley struggled
with him for some time and finally sue
cccded in drawing pistol and shooting him
through the breast, the ball entering very
near the place where the last one came ont,
and ranging downwards came out on the
side Of the backbone The third day after
""lt>, ~ - Ndl'l HC wis Out SiOOlIHH spur
rcls for his dinner; and in two weeks (bc.
fore the wound had healed, he was packing
bags of sand to make Il wing-dam in the
river. Upon this last occasion it wonld
seem lie is as l;ttle affected as before. He
was arrested the day after being shot, but
| pretended to be so i'll that 10 fears were eli
tcraincd of his attempting to escape
Watching his opportunity, however, he ran
from the house in which lie was confined to
the river, jumped aboard the ferry boat and
escaped. Up TO the present time lie has not
been found Charley ShafIcr was summoned
as witness before grand jury year ago
last spring, to give evidence in relation to
some of CommodOre's m;sdoingS on the
Trinity, which is the supposed cause of his
having pursued Charley with such impIa-
cable revenge Conmodorc's real name is
Edward Ligne.
AS will be seen by reference to our adj
yert,sing columns, UnderShcr.ff McSsec has
offered reward of 5000. for his arrest, and
5000 for the detection of those who aided
him in escaping.