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Messrs. Coffroth, Gibbons, Palmer. Councilman
Stearns, Banks. Kinsey and others joined in is
sue. The Resolution was finally laid on the
table.
Several motions and resolution we're then.
brought up for the consideration of members.
and acted ubon, when the House adjourned to
meet again at Gillespie's Hall on Tuesday
evening, next, at o'clock. Several interesting
questions will be brought forward for discus.
sion on the occasion.
Ladies and gentlemen are invited to be nres-
ent
COLUMBIA Dec 4th 1856.
DIR. W. p. GIBBONS,
DEAR SIR: The Columbia
Congress listened with much pleasure to your
instructive lecture, delivered before them ON
Thursday evening last. and regret that the in
clemency OF the weather prevented large con-
course from being present. In order therefore.
that the public generally may have an opportu-
nifty to partake of the rich intellectual treat
which they enjoyed, the undersigned have been
appointed committee to solicit copy of your
address, for publication. Hoping that you will
concede to the unanimous wish of the BODY we
represent. We are,
Respectfully. yours.
C. X. GILLESPIE,
G. B. TAYLOR,
NJ. S. TOMAN.
COLUMBIA. Dec. 4th. 1856.
GENTLEMEN: In compliance with your request,
| herewith place in your hands the address de-
livered before the Congressional Lyceum, and
remain, Very truly yours.
w. p. GIBBONS.
To MEssRs.
c. X. GILLESPIE,
G. B. TAYLOR,
NJ. S. TOMAN.
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New Advertisnleats.

Porterfeld's advertisement of new School.
Davis advertisement of Holiday Gifts. T.
Hochstein's. Christmas Presents and Cigars
S. Icons close of business. Phillip Schwartz
Special notice, and F. A. Wilson's advertise
ment of selfrising flour.
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OBSERVANCE OF THE LAw.-All honor is due
to Mr.. John Leary, proprietor of the Theater
for refusing to let it out to Theatrical Troupe
on last Sabbath evening. Mr.. Leary could
have taken advantage of the law under the cir
cumstances, but to his credit had the honor to
reject the offer of a cool $25 90.
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For tie Columbian.
Mr.. EDITOR !:

| am much gratilied with others;
to see. that movement is on hand. to have in
the vicinity of Columbia an efficient Boarding
School, q diadrot&r4 felt by parents bav-
ing daughters to educate. The time has arrivl
ed in the history of California, when she neces-
sity of sending. our sons and daughters to the
East in order to educate them should cease.
We can educate here,-educate them properly,
Systematically and thoroughly The insttu-,
ton, if located at this place. would, if properly
conducted, secure the patronage and support of
other mining towns around it, and it is the in-
tention of those interested in the matter to-
leave nothing undone that will give efficiency
and high toned morality to the enterprise.
The Lady upon whose exertion the.success of
the enterprise principally depends; has the mat
ter at heart, and Mr.. Edtor-what may an in
telgent accomplished Christian Lady not per-
form, where her course is so conmendable and
praisworth as that of training the mind and heart
correctly, and may God have mercy upon the
rising generation of this young State unless
correctly educated.
The Fair to be given on the IS, 80 and goth
of February is designed to advance the inter-
ests of this School we hope to see the citizens
of Columbia. Sonora and surrounding camps
come forward bravely and patronze an enter
prise, so worthy and so full of genuine philal-
thropy. AuDE-SAPrARE.
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We presume Illinois has gone for Buchanan
and Iowa for Fremont, but we have no returns
as yet to make this absolutely certain. And,
since l49 votes will elect, and Buchanan has al
ready that number morally certain for him, it
is not necessary to speculate on the subject
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FIREMEN'S BESEFrT.-Lee and Bennet's Cir
Gus Company played in Columbia On last Thurs
day to rather a limited audience: on Friday
they magnanimously rendered q Benefit to the
Hose Company of this place. The amount of
the proceeds of which, we have not learned.
This Company has been distinguished for its
liberality as we'll as for its good entertainments
and should ever meet with a welcome in Co.
lumbia
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The Result.

The New York Tribune gives the following
figures as the probable result of the Presiden-
tial Election. It will be seen that California is
placed among the doubtful:
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@- Tho publication of an excellent Address
delivered at the Congressional Lyceum on last
Tuesday evening. will we are sure be an ample
apology for the lack of editorial this weak
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vs. IN consequence Of the difficulty in get
ing correct statistics, We are again obliged to
delay our report of the extent Of mercband;so
in Columbia.
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RIsLEY's TRoUPE.-The visit of this Company
was distinguished by ''slim houses" as well as
for poor playing. Columbians always have an
extra dollar to spend for 'good thing but
don't like to pay and then submit to an hours
intolerable representation f"Monkeydom."
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Result OF Elections Of COngressmen.
The elections of Congressman, SO far as known
shows the following notwithstanding to the
New York Herald:
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Ph9nixana-SquibOb becomes IL Father.

BRTH-On board the steamer Golden Age
on the ist inst. during the voyage from San
Francisco. the wife of Lieut. c. Ii. Derby, u. S.
A., of son.
Upon the announcement of the above piece of
intelligence to the happy par-i-ent, he is sup
posed to have predicted frequent squalls, dn-
ring the balance of the passage.-Globs.
Mr.. EDITOR:
At an election for officers of Co
lumbia Lodge, No. %, for the ensuing Masonic
year, held on Thursday the 4th, the following
Brothers were elected:
Jas. A. Jackson. W. NJ; Jas. Campbell S. W.;
NJ. S. Toman, j. W.; f. w. III. Aaron, Sec'y.;
7. G. Ferguson, Treas; Stephen Jellison, Tyler
Bros. Gardner and Brundige. Stewards; Jerry
G. Floyd Marshal.
Fraternaly yours,
r. FL. Towle, Sec'y.
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T NUMBER ).
Shakespeare as a Man.

It is a nobler thing to know that such
man as Shakespeare was created than to be
familiar with the shelves of whole libraries
of dusty tones The advent of a soul so
richly gifted of a nature so intensely ideal,
ond 50 richly passionate, is an era in the his
tory of man. No poet ever reached height
SO lofty, described SO grandly, speculatcd so
darlngly, or felt so deeply; and none ever
seemed so little conscious of an effect. His
grandest thoughts flow so naturally. that it is
easy to see that they are familiar and accus-
toned to his mind and his gaiety and mirth
are equally Characteristic Of himself. Ham
let and Mercutio, Macbeth and Romeo, Pros
pero and Benedick, are all Shakespeare in his
different moods; the lover the poet, the ide-
alist, soldier and sage; each and all bear the
impress Of having originated from the same
mind. There is probably less known of VIM.
Shakespeare personally than Of any other man
of mark in English history. He lived in an
age of heroes, and he was foremost man
amongst them. His contemporaries bowed
before his master spirit, and the most colIos-
sal minds Of all Europe have acknowledged
his sovereignty. And yet we have a better
knowledge Of men who died thousand years
ago, before printing perpetuated history, when
chroniclers were few, than of this wondrous
man. There is not, we have reason to think,
a single letter of his writing preserved, and
scarcely contemporary aneedote There
are portraits, not one Of which can be proved
to be authentic; bust which seems genuine,
but cannot be warranted. This man, the
real spiritual kingof England, is in his indi-
yiduaiity as much a myth as Homer. But
this we do know, man there lived whose
intellectual and moral nature was a micro
cosm which embraced the ideal of humanity,
and that he left behind a hundred represen-
tatives Of his own mind none like each other,
but all like himself by whom every passing
speculation or reasoning is best illustrated,
and in whom every emotion finds its noblest
and most genuine utterance.
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From the Golden Era.
Melissa Montrove
OR, LOVE ON THE PLAINS.

OR, LOVE ON THE PLAINS.
In the secluded mountain town of B,
situated among tho foothills Of the Sierra
Neyadas, in little white cottage, dwell Me-
lisSa Montrove and her aged mother. They
possess no property except the neat little
cottage in which they live; but by per-
seyering industry and strict economy, they
manage to support themselves by doing the
washing and sewing of the miners and others
in the vicinity Melissa has attained the age
Of twenty-five, and is strkingly beautiful
dark hair and eyes, and form of faultless
symetry A melancholy sadness, however,
peryades those lovely features, and no ray of
hope animates that serene countenance. She
is never seen in the ballroom or other places
Of gayety and pleasure but is always in at
tendance at church: her leisure moments are
devoted to alleviate the wants of the sick
and poor of the village. 1t is easily obsery-
ed that some secret sadness is weighing upon
her mind, and which will, ere long, consign
her to the silent tomb Yes, Melissa Mon
troye, the kind minste:ing angel to the wan
derer upon his sick bed, has been disappoint-
cd in love, and her heart is broken.
On the 10th day Of April, 1852, the vii
age of M, in the State Of Illinois, was
thrown into the hustle of excitement by the
departure of farmer Montroye, his wife and
only child for California. Charles Gardiner
young merchant of the village, who had
previously been smitten by the beauty of the
fair Melissa, also disposed of his stock of
goods in order to accompany Montroye to
the golden land, where, as he said, by his
capital and business traits he believed he
could accumulate snug little fortune in the
course of few years. The remainder of the
company was composed of half-a-dozen young.
fellows of the neghborhood William New
town, an accepted lover of Melissa. was one
Of the latter He was the only surviving
son Of an aged man, who formerly had been
in thriving circumstances, and had giyen
William good education, but latterly get
ting involved in debt, he purchased a small
farm, where, by the united efforts of himself
and son, they made comfortable living
William, believing that he could better their
condition 10y gathering the glittering GRO in
California had obtained situation in Mon
troyes company.
Edward Montroye, the father of Melissa
was worldly-minded man, and knowing that
his daughter possessed a cultivated intellect
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How People Take Cold.

The time for taking cold is after your ex-
ercise; the place is in your own house or Of
flee. 1t is not act of the exercise which gives
the cold bnt it is the getting cool too quick
after exercising. For example you walk very
fast to get to the railroad station; your mind
ahead OF you, the body makes an effort to
keep up with it; and when you get to the
desired spot you raise your hat and find your
self in state of perspiration. You take
a seat feel comfortable, and before yeu are
aware of it experience a sensation of chill
ness. The thing is done. After any kind of
exercise, do not stand a moment at q street
corner for anybody or any thing; nor at an
open door or window. When you have been
exercising briskly, in winter or summer go
home or to some sheltered place; and how
ever warm the room may seem to be, do not
at once pull off your cloak and hat; wait
few minutes and lay one aside at time; thus
acting, a cold is impossible. When you re-
turn from brisk walk, and enter warm
room, raise your hat and the forehead will be
moist Let the hat remain a few moments
and feel the forehead again; it will be dry,
showing that the room is actually cooler than
your body, and that, with your outdoor clo-
thing on you have actually been cooling of
quite fast enough.
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among your number. But, gentlemen, my
time is getting short; tell Melissa | remem-
ber her to the last Farewell last fare
well p
AS he ceased speaking, several men pulled
away upon the rope, until the body of Will
lam Newton hung dangling in the air. The
rope was then nade fast to the wagon wheel
At this moment a wild, piercing shrek rang
through the valley, and Melissa, who had
rushed to the spot in time to see her lover
drawn up, fell senseless to the ground She
was conveyed to the tents, where she was
speedily restored to consciousness, and placed
under the care of her parents. When the
crowd returned to the wagon they found
William Newton a corpse He was buried
upon little knoll in the valley and no slab
marks his final resting place.
On the following morning the train was in
motion, slowly moving out of the valley. In
passing through a deep delile volley Of ar
rows was discharged upon them by a small
party of Indians, and Charles Gardiner fell
mortally wounded The Indians fled upon
seeing the remainder of the company prepar-
ing for resistance. Gardiner being aware
that he had not long to live, called the com
pany together, and made the following con-
! fession
I" / am now about TO die, and | wish to
make confession. | am the real murder of
| David Staten. William Newton was inno-
cent. At eleven o'clock l crept from my
couch; | beheld something glistening in the
moonlight, which proved to be Williams
Bowie-knife. David was asleep at the time,
and | sent the knife up to the hlt in his
breast; he partly rose, and then fell back upon
the grass without groan. | threw the knife
away, and cautiously returned to my bed
What followed, you are all aware Of Jeal-
ousy caused me to do the deed. You all know
that Melissa Montrove loved William New
ton; therefore | killed Staten, knowing that
Newton would be hung for the murder, his
own knife being sufficient evidence against
him. | could have killed Newton, but then
| wished to make Melissa believe him mur-
derer, in order to insure my triumph. have
$4 900 in cash, which | wish sent to New
tons father, but do not let him know from
whom it came. | am going; | die repent
ant; may God have mercy on my soul /
I-F-but he could say no more A slight
quivering, and all was over His remains lie
in that dark defle, buried upon the banks of
Fish Run.
Before the company arrived in California
the cholera made its appearance among them
which resulted in the death of Edward Mont
grove. The rest of the company arrived in
the mining town of B., late in the au-
tunn, where they separated Melissa and
her mother disposed Of their teams and stock,
and purchased town lot on which they
caused to be erected their present neat dwell
ling.
Many brilliant offers Of marriage have been
made to Melissa, but she rejects them ALL be-
cause her affections were placed npon the un-
fortunate William Newton, and with him per-
ished every trace of love in her heart.
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A. B. ii o Y, M. ID.
Dentist.

-, Permanently located in Volcano,
\ 'f.|ssSs. having a comfortable and convenient
N~-11IJ Office, with all the necessary Istru-
l.H's, Tools and appliances, will do any kind of
iorh that pertains to the profession Of Dentistry,
manner which shall give entire satisfaction, or
i money rcfHnded..
Artificial teeth inserted on Gold Plate or Pivot.
the case may require Teeth plugged with Pure
'oLd, or extracted. Chldren's Teeth regulated
han necessary; and all diseases of the GUNS, (the
los of which is called scurvy Of the Gums cured
NO PAY. Chloroform administered if desired.
20" Terms reasonable. -J8N
oct y ! 3m
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The new cent piece recently finished at the
United States MIN, Philadelphia, is the size
of the old haIf-cerf, and is composed of fifty
seven parts of "copper" seven Of nickel, and
one of zine 1t has light appearance, with
a faint red tint, and is in beautiful contrast
with the American silver and gold pieces, and
will not. as the cent did, tarnish them by con-
tact. The weight of the new is only sixty
two grains-that of the present copper cent
is one hundred and sixty-cght.
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Louis Napoleon and his Destiny.

The following extract is from a work re-
Gently published, called "Reminiscences of
My Time )"
''Thc idea of destiny, and his having
mission to perform, was throughout fixed
one i'll Louis Napoleon's mind No disasters
shook his confidence i'll his star, or his belief
in the ultimate fulflment of his destiny. This
is well known TO oil who were intimate with
him after he returned from America in 1887.
Among other noble houses the hospitality of
which he shared was that Of the Duke of
Montrose, at Buchanan, near Lochlomond,
and the Duke Of Hamilton, at Brodck Cas-
tie, at the Island of Arran His manner in
both was grave and taciturn he was wrapt
in the contemplation of the future and indif
ierent to the present. In 1889 the present
Earl OF W, then Lord B, came
to visit the author, after having been some
days with Louis Napoleon at Buchanan
House. One of the first things he said was,
Only think Of that young man, Louis Napo-
leon. Nothing can persuade him he is not to
be Emperor OF France. The Strasbourg af-
fair has not in the least shaken him. lie is
thinking constantly of what he is to do when
he IS on the throne The Duke of ~
said to the author in 1854, Several years
ago, before the Revolution of 1s4S, | met
Louis Napoleon often at Brodick Castle, in
Arran. We frequently went out to shoot
together; neither cared much for the sport,
and we soon sat down on heathery brow of
Goatiell, and began to speak seriously He
always opened these conferences by discour-
sing on what he woGid do when he was EN-
peror of France. Among other things he
said he would obtain grant from the Cham
bers to drain the marshes of the Bries, which,
you know, once fully cultivated, became
flooded, when the inhabitants, who were
chiefly Protestants, left the country on the
revocation of the Edict of Nantes and,
what is curious see in the newspapers of
the day that he has got grant of two mil
lions of francs from the Chambers, to begin
the draining of these very Marshes
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AMERICAN Clock TRADE-The clock bust
ness is at pretty low ebb just now. There
are now only thirteen clock factories now in
operation; two years ago there were thirty
two The largest factories have failed and
are stopped. All this resulted through un-
wise competition. Only 10000 clocks will
be made this year two years ago there were
600, 600 manufactured in one year.
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Notice.

l Meeting OF the stockholders Of the Vol
\ cano Water and Mining Company, held in
pIcMo, the following members were unanimously
'ected Trustees and Officers:
,. TRUSTEES
7; + b; Harris, NJ. W. Gordon, J. c. Shipman, j.
Farley, Geo. Muncton.
', - OFFICERS.
l. B. b'lIARRLS Pres. Treas and CENT Sup't.
-, GEo. INJUNCTION, Secretary.
"'''no' feb I. 1896. febl6-l7Iy.
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FREAKS OF THE INsANE-Dr Rush of
Philadelphia, used to relate curious case of
monomania in a patient in the Philadelphia
Hospital. The patient took it into his head
that he could not speak, and utterly refused
to utter single word. The doctor one day
entered bis apartment and found him sketch
ing on slip of paper, a really beautiful rose;
for he had by long practice acquired much
skill in the art pictorial, and was very proud
Of the accomplishment.
One day thought struck Dr. Rush that
he would surprise him into voice, by dispara-
ging his labors, and he resolved to try
You are painting very handsome cab
6age there, my good friend, said the Doctor
to the maniac.
"Cabbage!l-good gracious, old gentle
man!-does that look like a cabbage? Why
sir, You are fool That's rose, and it's
good one toow
1t was not long before the patient was
welt His train of silent thought was broken
and he returned home cured.
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AND SUR GEON.
0FFICE at Hoy 4 Smiths Drug Store, Main ST.,
4 Volcano. Residence on the alley, in the rear
he Drug Store
n B. The books Of the late firm of Goodin Il
il can be found at my Office. Persons indebted
! do well to call and SETTLE
.ieb22lStG
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Notice.

da..meeting Of the stockholders of the Aqueduet
Ci'y Ditch Company, held at their Office in
4 leduct city, June 9th, A. D. 1856, the following
"ceIs We're duly elected
TRUSTEES.
II, r. Johnston, George Mckenzie, J. Jhonston
~ T. Johnston and L. Chamberlain.
Tegrse Mckenzie. Secretary and Treasurer.
july 5 37-1v
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-11-22

MoNEY-Money goes, no one knows; where
it goeth, no one showeth; here and there,
everywhere, run, run, dun, dun, spend, spend,
lend, lend, send, send, flush to day short to-
morrow, notes to pay, borrow, borrow, so it
goes, no one knows, where it goeth, no one
shoWethp
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Geo, l.. Gale.

8giir IF he Peao, I0lonsbip No. Tire,
lFFICE Emigrant Street, two doors East of
MahOny Hall Volcano.
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The north star" is not exactly in the true
pole Of the heavens. 1t is approaching near
er, and in few hundred years will be quite
close to it, after which the distance viii in
crease; but in 25,0O0 years it will pass that
way again."
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A Heart for Every One.

Oh! there's heart for every one,
If every one could find it;
Then up and seek, ere youth is gone,
What'er the toll, ne er mind it,
For if you chance to meet at last
With that ONE heart intended
To be blessing unsurpassed,
Till life itself is ended.
How could you prize the labor done,
How grieye if you'd resign it;
For there's a heart for every one,
If every one could find it.
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Deaths Admonition.

[There is to be found in the annexed sianza
transcribed from the Scottish Guardian" lesso
which none of us ought to forget. The omnip,
tence of Death, or The King of Terrors," as h
has been called, all must confess, from the monarc
on his throne, to the plebean at his ploughl
THE PASS OF DEATH.
1t was a narrow pass,
Watered with human tears
For Death had kept the outer gate
Almost six thousand years.
And the ceaseess tread of worlds feet
Was ever in my ears
Thronging, jostling, hurrying by,
As if they were only born to die.
stately king drew near,
This narrow path to tread,
Around him hung gorgeous robe,
And a crown was on his head;
But Death, with look of whitening scorn,
Arrested him and said
Z" In humber dress must the king draw near,
For the crown and the purple are useless here
Next came a man Of wealth,
And his eye was proud and bold,
And he bore in his hand lengthy scroll,
Telling of sums untold
But Death, who careth not for rank,
Careth as little for gold
=" Here that scroll cannot allow
For the gold of the richest is poweress now"
Another followed fast,
nd hooL u.oe "a, b;e bau1
Filled with the flashes of burning thought
That are known in many land
But the child of genius quailed to hear
Deaths pitiless demand
" Here that book cannot enter with thee,
For the bright flash Of genius is nothing to me-"
Next came maiden fair
With that eye so deeply bright
That stirs within you strange sweet care,
Should you meet on summer night;
But Death, ere the gentle maid passed through,
Snatched away its light
Beauty is power in the world, " he saith,
" But what can it do in the Pass of Death?"
a youth of sickly mien
Followed in thoughtful mood,
Whose heart was filled with love to God
And the early brotherhood
Death felt he could not quench the heart
That lived for others good
" l own" cried he, " the power of love,
! must let it pass to the realms abovelr