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John Harris, aged II years, ARRESTED yesterday
mornirg by officer Prux Of the Firth ward police, q
charge of having bugsriousy entered the store No. u
varick street and Sealing some property thsrsfron.
The accused discovered asleep under Of the ds
in the Office with couple Of bottles Of Scotch ale under
his hesd On being quesonsd he said that he had
pushed into the store BY some boys a.d locked n Ths
burglary effected by raising the roof seutls, ana
then descending into the store by Of laddsr
isss committed pd for IT trai % by Jusdcs Couoony
William H. Howard, sged Is years. Wa brought eeters
Justice Cennoly yesterday on charge Of hssics esr-
No. s3 Duane street and stealing shsrsfsu god wsts
valued at S4o and S2s in cash. The oompaint nsAs
sns leceived the gold watch his part of the plus
GER The accused was committed for trial ON chsys Of
Becford street, when he WAS Ut home.
ALLEGED RoBBERY OF A MONEY DRAwx.
Joen Meyer, quite young man, was taken into custs
dy yesterday charge Of stealing s2S in bank bills and
gold coin from the money drawer Of tho lager bier SALOON
No. 1s7 William street. The accused and another young
man. whose name is at present unknown, entered ~
saloon In question Sunday evening, and asking fer
1.-TWO sgers," seated themselves very comtor ably b.
the stove. After RECALLING themselves they desired
Antoine Sauer, ever ready TO cbhgs, dssceaded trap
door leading to the cellar where tbs cheese stors1
and A s .s
the cash 1t contained. When the bsrkeeper made his
from the cellar his astonshmont wAs very
II Indeed TO that he had been aha eby reassA
oy these yourg men, Meyer was, bang brought
before Justice Connolly at tho Lover Police Court ooa
mitted for trial on charge Of grand LARCENY.
CHARGE OF HIGHWAY RORnnY.
young man, named william Malone, was taken ints
custody BY Officer MARTIN, of the Sixth ward police,
charge Of having been impcarsd in robosry upon Mr
Nicholas Messler, Of No. 10 James street. The con-
panan alleges tnat at early hour yesterday morning
be sssaiied by three men, Of whom the prisoasr
end while two OF them held him fast the
body the third put his hands into complainant's
pockets and carried on, among other things, wAust
containing e67. The accused has been identified
f the party he committed to prison In default q
900 bail None Of the others have yet been arrested
YOUTHFUL PIcKPocxETs.
Yesterday afternoon, Officer Barry Of the First ward
police, arrested four ave young rasca varying in
age iom eleven to fourteen years. while they were oitsr
irg around the pier of the Nicaragua Steamship Com
paDy with the intention OF picking passcnger pocksts
These gentle youths were each sent to Blsckwe Island
for ak months under the vagrsnt act
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Gen. wnInssos, Of Pa, vss In favor making noui-
naticn forthwith.
Mr.. PICK, cf Ct, thought that BY being cautious,
great party might te madea party that would absorb
back republicanism.
Mr srocs, Of Ohio thought II ut In good taste
for gentlemen 10 speak In denuncatory terms OF the re-
publican party for the new party about TO Be Organised
sfancs upon the very sams plstformths rsstora-
hcp Of the Missouri compromise-with the republicans.
II matter Of principle they were contsndng for.
snd not
Mr. Boom, c., vas opposed TO mstins q nomination
at the resDt Time.
American party, and thst the nominating convention
from which they seeded In league With tas o.
thoilos.
Gov Jomros objected TO making any attacks upon the
republican party. He should HE the protest with ht
The Ohio deIe cation objecsfto signing the protest.
The ound that barrier to union With the 70
ppbiitap party They finally signed, with the following
sdtit'opsi protest
wa coreur NE secesIon from hs Convenon but DO no
torcur in ne esn or oonvsnsoo believing hai ns whos
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have edited for seventeen long and drss yesrr po
annouses that It has the largest erculaa sn Of an,
ssPss IN .as wh, M have
work, bat - should carry the State Loud isus sr
But tn this large patriotic, greasy Tsnnssssssn Cook
sann. s on hs 60 back to rsnn.sss. .pU and u W
higher and ssusal oudsr than anybody else In the Sta
house u ''I chs and sugsssr Mr. BIO 1noS sos.inusd %
In obarsotesds speech, and concluded BY advising the
conyepsn g y s'y and 1oss g hone n v,. and
several Others addressed the Convention In support of
Mr. FIETcHxa, Of Missouri, offered the following, which
Resolved. Tha. the nominssss q And,sw Doualson b
SS a. that % O. s % s. q
and inform them Of their rominatSa
The Chair appointed the committee nsntoned In the
resolution above, Messrs Stewart, of Virginia Brooks, OF
New York. Bartlett Of Ksntucky; S:usrt OF Pennyivs-
MA and Games, Of Massachusstts and the Chair was
Mr. DAvEHovxR Of Iinois--I move this convention do
adjourn sine de.
in the National Couuci We adopted platform which
was distasteui alike to the North and the South now
snnmeS s o nave ts - ana sood
vass with no platform except those two names.
Mr.: DAvxsnoSM-l press, press my motion @ 70 adjourn.
him to withdraw.
The CHAR put the motion te adjourn sine de- and IL
Convention Of the American party was dissolved w.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HKRALD.
FRANKLIN HOUSE,, PmLADnPMA, Feb. q, 1855.
In the report Of yesterdays proceedings Of the Amer
can National Council, In the HERALD Of to-day, am
ported among the New York delegation having voted
In favor Of the adoption BY the National Council Of the
platform called the "Dstriot Of ColumbiA PLATFORM"
which report Is contrary to the facts voted in favor Of
striking out the platform Of the National Council Of June
last in this city and voted against adopting the Ds
n,s ,s, q assra 50 ~ me-
pub.h this nots that may be placed In right position
on this question, and ako In accordance with the
cords OF the National Council. B. p. BAILEY
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CHARGE OF HIGHWAY RoRaxaY.


FATAL FA1I-An Inquest was held yesterday upon The
body OF Q man named DcdSick kten, Who died from
fracture skull received by falling down stairs ct
his residence No AZ Norfolk street, Sunday morning
last Verdict, Accidental death"
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MEETING OF THE BOILERS.

FHiLAOELfinA, roO. ~, loOO
The Northern delegates held u preliminary meeting
at the Merchants' Hotel ct O'Clock P. NJ and the fol-
lowing named delegates present. representing eight
States:-
Nesc Hampshire-Ex Governor Colby.
C0nnectictU-Lucien G. Peck, J. K. DunhAm Il Girls
void, K. Perkins and d. B. Booth
Rhode Lslond-L. J. Nightingale and Oliver Case
Mdss0cht1ots-W. s. hurston and T. X. Psngborn.
Pennsyronia-John Williams, R. N. Riddle J. F. COT.
fee snd w. p Chase
Ohto-F Spoonsr, T. H. Ford, L. H. Olds L. a. Fish-
back, Thomas McCiees, NJ 7. SturtevAnt II. G. Hedges
J. b. Baker, W. II. G. Mitchell, Jacob Egbert, W. B.
Allison, ". B. Chapman, W. D. Rogers D. W. Stambauch
and w. Gilman.
Loau-L. H. Webster end W. P. Clark.
IHinois-Henry 8. Jennings.
Lieut. Gov Ford, of Ohio called to the CHAIR and
LucieA G. Peck and L. II. Webster were chosen Secre
taries.
Remarks were made by Messrs. Stambauch, Of Ohio,
Riddle and williamson, Of Pennsyvania and Perkins, OF
Connecticut expressing desire to unite with any party
in the country for freedom that would require
rice of their American principles They united In
considering freedom the paramount question in the
ing contest.
The following business committee app p,inted with
instructions to report at O'Clock -
COMMITTEE ON BrHNEE.
Thos. A. Ford, OF Ohio Chm, r. N. Riddle, Of Pa,
f. ]. Nightingale, Of r. l., w. B. Allison, of Ohio
W. 8. Thurston, of Mass, l. a. Webster, Of Iowa.
EDMUND Perkins, of Conn.,, Henry s. Jennngs Of III.
It u asserted that the ranks Of the beters win be
STRENGTHENED. IL Fillmore IN nominated. w.
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POSTSCRIPT.

The Northern boilers assembled ct the Merchants Ho
tel ct O'Clock, agreesby to adjournment. There
sixty seven present. Among those present Gov
Johnston, Of Pa, and eight delegates from New York
who announced through their spokesman Mr. Stevens,
that they proposed to sit in the Convention and to join
them in their vie ~ were It agreeable, and not to
tire without taking any action.
The following protest, signed by all those who voted
for George Law and Sam Houston, was presented
portion Of Of The Dsegssss e the NsOna American
rIesdsnuA nomination made BY that Convention. the
First he Ioninee no. member Of the American party
% 1s Hs;sn . s s q w II s1s
or I S i. a. u.r
;hs sre: american movement taicrous attempt 70 wrist
Of the leaders and demagogues Of The dead organization Of
he forced the ss;s New York By South
american President '''.'' '- '--'' ''- '0' - ~
The sspIs.. ss q sss sl majority ~ q our sac
sasnst the express wish Of majority The State officers and
ssies 8. onVsnSu express ~'n Oh 0oi ''''
ssss
S.ve bee S y pa
he Convsnios.
Mr.. RIDDLE Of Pa, from the Business Committee,
ported the declaration below which he raid had been
drawn up after having compared views An was sub
sequenty signed by the gentlemen whose names st.
tsched-
To THE AMERICAN PARTY UNIoN:-
abe undersensd delegates to the Nominating Convention
In session Phade pha nd hemseves compelled 70
the opinion they do that The restoration Of the Missouri
compromise dem snded BY majority Of The whole people,
redress undenabo wrong. and tho execution Of IT, In
spr At least rdper e the Iepose Of The country they
well defined opinion OF tho country and Of the Amercans
Of The free states upon this question, - denial
ana hey bold that the admission into the national
Council and Nominating Convention Of the delegates from
LousanA repre- sentng koman Catholic constituency ao
solved evey true American fro Al obgaous 70 sustain ne
draw nom the Nominating Convention refuang % parci
pate the proposed Domnaon; and address themselves
70 the Aercsns Of the country especially Of the States hey
rspreser ousy and approve e, action And % the end
that nomination, conforming 10 the ovcrrung sentiment OF
he country In the eai issue may be regularly and Auspi
e testo assemble ntkcr several State snd
elect deeeacs Convention 10 meet In the city OF new
Yosk on Thursdsy me lNh dsy OF Jun for the pur
o nominating candidates for Prosoont shd Sfco ITO
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i bookselier:-
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II one volume limo. Prios 81 es
PHlLLIPS, SAMSON CJMPANY,
Publishers Boston.
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MEN AND TIMES OF THR REvOLUrION;
Or Memoirs Of LhAnAh Watson including Journa Of Ira
vei Europe and Amerca from 7 fssa with his
csspondencs wil Public Mem and and Iaci
soa. In one ootsvo volume OF 40 pagcs Prtcs 81 So
DANA CO.. Pusiiahers. s8l Broadway, n Y.
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For violating the city ordinances In relation tc lima
and averns ncd, In November, go; aai
one In January, $40.
The an our anes during the three months WAS SlOl
Amount from fines paid to the City treasurer
By the tcccrocr, during the six months previous
to Novem oer LIZA
Total amount .............,........N, 81, ,aaj
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ScfSey VHy NeWss
The RscoRDn's Rzosr.-The report made by Rscorder
Cuttsr Of the business Of his Court during the months
November, December and January, Ia a. follows:-
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I'm PRHo0.-WIIL BE PUBLISHED MARCHS.
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TT TIN LADY WHO HAS CALLED SEVERAL TINE
n reference house, ssd found he advertiser so doa
70 caich" v have hc hindress call again a the
dee any mcsnng bstuecn the hours ot 10 and II ID
shs may desire
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-09
Foreign Miners, Tax,

A bill has been introduced in the Assembly 10
reduce the foreign miners tax to four dollars
per month. The fickleness exhibited by the
Know Nothing party upon This subject, is ex-
tremely ludicrous. The Know Nnihing MEM
bers of the last Legislature were ram.
pant to exclude foreigners from the mines al all
hazards, and TO effect their expulsion, raised
the Tax TO six dollars per month. No sooner
however, do the raf-eating Chinamen begin to
leave, than the Know Nothing party turn round
and favor reduction of the tax under the plea
that 1t is depriving the mining counties of a
source of revenue. The real object of This par
adoxIcal doctrine, is to give the party something
to act upon, IN the hopes that it may prove as
popular as the proposed expulsion was last win
ter Their action upon this question is not only
vascillallng, but seems to us to be one unworthy
the people OF California. If the different conn
ties cannot support themselves without having
Chinamen to furnish their revenue they usht
to 60 under. Forty dollars month is no com
pensation Tor the presence of these miserable
devils, who are no better than swine in cunnn-
nlty but who have the faculty of procuring our
dust as abundantly Americans A leoisa
ture that would admit them to the mines for rev.
enue purposes, would be justified in tolerating
any other nuisance for the same reason We
are conildent that the people of Butte county
would rather meet their own expenses than tol.
crate such source of revenue.-Bmfe Record
The above article expresses the sentim nts O
The Courier SO entirely, that we hope our friend
Crossette will excuse us for adopting it as our
own.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-09

FARMrNG.-In this portion Of the State larger
crops VIII be sown than have ever been since
the settlement Of California. The present pay
ing prices OF grain and all of the products of the
soil, have stimulated the farmers TO increased
exerilons, and desire TO raise an abundant sup
ply. for the wants of the country. From all parts
OF our county, aud from the adjoining country,
at least thrice as much barley and wheat will be
seeded as there was last year. In the county of
Colusi, we learn that the plains far removed
from the river, are being plowed up and crop
will be raised upon them. The lands will not
be fenced, but they are so far from water for
stock II is thought that the crop will be entire
ly safe from all depredaiions. similur plan
has been adopted to limited extent in the
prairie regions in the western Atlantic States
and crops have been saved, bot it seems to us
that it is trusting almost too much to the sub
limiy OF luck" la many portions of the Sacra-
menio plains, however. there is an absence of
water for several miles, and in this hot climate,
stock would be less liable to wander than in
cooler atmosphere. The cultivation of crop on
the plains, is but the incipient step towards It's
settlement, and bitches and hedges will soon Sc.
cure the growing products of these prairies To
all thus engaged, we wish an abundant harvest.
The heavy rains will measurably delay the seed
time, we arprchend.
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-09
A Valuable Ranch for sale.
SUM MONS


In THE DISTRICT COURT of the ninth Ju-
j. dicial District. State of California.
VIM. W. Smith Us. Samuel Sturgeon.
State of California, county of Shasta. S.
The people Of the Stale OF California to Sam
uel Sturgeon, greeting:
You are hereby summoned to appear and an
swer in said Conrt, unto the complaint of VIII
liam W. Smith, filed for the recovery of four
hundred aud seven dollars, alleged TO be due
aud owing to him from you. upon an implied
contract for the direct payment of money, fled
in our said court. within ten days after the SER
vice of this writ If served in said county-witb-
in twenty days if served in any other county in
this Judicial district. and within forty days il
served in any other county. or judgment by de-
fault will be taken against you for the sum of
four hundred and seven dollars and costs of this
suit, &c.
Witness VIM. p. Daiugerfield, Judge of the
ninth Judicial district of said State, this eth day
OF November. A. ID. 1855.
W. S. JENKINS, Clerk, d. C.
SPRAGUE g. McMURTRY,
Atiys. for Pliff. dl-3m
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-09

DEATH BED SCENE OF AARON BURR.-A state
ment having recently been made that Col. Aaron
Burr died an unbeliever in the Christian relig-
ion, the Rev. DR.. Vanpelt. a venerable Episco.
pal clergyman, of New York, in reply 10 a letter
from S. Z. Reid, Jr., states that he was frequent
ly with him at hotel on Staten Island during
his protracted illness, and at the moment of bis
death. The time spent with him was chiefly
employed in religious conversation, concluding
with prayer. Being asked as to his views OF
tie Holy Scriptures, Col B. responded They
were the most perfect system of truth the world
had ever seem" Two hours before his death,
the Rev. MIR. Vanpeli informed him that he could
moi survive much longer. He replied: :. am
aware of it," Mr. Vanpelt thus describes his
last moments:
With his usual cordial concurrence and
manifest desire, We kneeled in prayer before the
throne of heavenly grace-imploring God s
mercy aud blessing. He turned in his bed, and
put himself in an humble devotional posture,
and seemed deeply engaged in the religious ser
vice, thanking me, as usual, for the prayer made
for him.
Calm and composed, l recommended him to
the mercy Of God and to the world Of his grace,
with last farewell. At about o'clock, p. M.
without groan or struggle. he breathed his
last His death was easy aud gentle as the Ia
per in the socket, and as a summers wave that
dies upon the shore. Thus died Col. Aaron
Burr"
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-09

YANKEE INvENTIoN--"A very enierprisins
Yankee has just published a project for the
equalization OF summer and winter He saws
Il intend to lay down in every street, court.
lane, place, and alley of Boston, 10 600 miles of
iron main, four feet diameter, with l2 inch ser.
vice pipes entering each house. So far SO good
Then shall commence at the top of the White
Mountains to lay pipe ten feet in diameter in.
to the ground six yards deer. from the said
White mountains 10 the main in Boston, which
will have been constructed as before remarked
Tins done, shall build steam engine, 7lS, OF
horse power, (this way, il you please. I'm afraid
some ore hears me,) shall force The t. eezing
atmosphere from The mountains into every house
in Boston. There is intake about ihis-if's
bound 10 go; and when it's finished, mean 10
go in. that's fiat footed for line of pipes to the
tropics, 10 pump hot air into the houses in win
ter These little jobs completed. we shall have
our cool weather IN July. and in January i, shall
be warm and comfortable; as it ought Away
to have been. guess Natures jig is about up,
amt it!''
The Shasta courier., 1856-02-09
From The n. y Herald.
The Prc.iGIcnt,. Mcs.npc.

The Presidents annual message TO the two
Houses OF Congress is before our readers We
open the new year with it, One of our nte IL
/ gent Washington correspondents assures us that
desire on the part of the Executive to- get this
message to England before The meeting of Par.
lament had much to do with the act Of sending
it up 10 the Capitol.
The Black Republicans of the House were
startled at this uncalled for intrusion of his Ex
ceency, for it interfered with their estimates
OF coercins Mr. Banks as the Speaker in the
course of the day; bu. we presume that when
Messrs. Giddings and bis camp followers shall
have blown off their surplus gas, the dignity of
the House, without much damage will be rec.
oncled with this Innovation
The Central American mbroslio between our
government and that of England, upon the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty. is the paramount topic of iu-
terest and Importance. John Bull does not re-
cognize the rigid construction of the CLAYTON
Buwer treaty given it by BroiLer Jonathan.
England has been colonizing pretty extensively,
IN spite OF the clearly defined inierdict of Clay
ton and Bulwer. MIR. Pierce thinks this has
gone far enough. He has interfered to put "A
stop TO 1t. John Bnll is disposed To qulbble
himself out of the difficulty but this will not do.
Nr. Buchanan has the matter III hand-his in
structlons are perempiory to stick 10 the treaty
and should England refuse to toe the mark.
there may be cracked crowns and bloody
noses.'
The Executive recommends the settlement of
our Northwestern boundary and the purchase
OF the possessory rights of The Pugel's Sound
Agricultural Society and The Hudsons Bay Com
pany. Very good. He reports the Northeast
ern Fishery Commission as progressing in their
business. lie gives satisfactory report of his
diplomacy upon the Danish Sound dues, and
leaves that subject open for subsequent appeal
| 10 Congress.
The alleged Nicaragua illibusters are dis
missed IN short cuntemptuous paragraph. Mic
araSna not being competent to protect the in
tegrty OF her territory against lawless invaders,
that TASK has devolved upon If we were to
follow up this rule of action, should have an
abundance of constant employment between
Mexico and Cape Horn.
The Treasury is in splendid condition for
after paying all our yearly expenses, it is cacu-
lated that we shall have ifteen millions
surplus. To relieve Secretary Guthrie, there
fore, of this burden somewhat, reduction of
the tariff, la free trade, is recommended, which
we believe is in accordance with the spirit of
the age.
1t will be seen that very important recon-
mendatiens are submitted in reference to the
army and the navy. and the Post office depart
ment.
On the Kansas question the message is ingeni-
ous and plausible. Upon the whole this mes
sage is bold, courageous and Interesting 1t
smacks of the tone and temper Of the Inaugu-
ra