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The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

Rich QuARrz.-A heavy quartz lead was
struck the other day near Angels camp. across
he river from us, in the vicinity of the farfamed
Aelone's. On Sunday last ten pounds of god
we're taken out, and on Monday thrty-thr
bounds in clean gold amounting to s9,OOO!-
Gather good day work,
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

REPUBLICAN NoMINATIoNs.-The Republicans
aated the following ticket: Congress-lra T
Rankin, Thos. Cox. Clerk of the Supreme
Court-C. Cole. Sup't. ofPublic Instruction
}. NJ. Burlington. Presidential Electors-L- g..
Gum, f. P. Tracy, A. Bell, and c. a. Ormsby~
Prison Director-Moses Ames.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

REWARD OF ENTERPRIsE.-Col. Colt, the in
ventor Of the revolving pistol was once poor
and penniless in Hartford, Connecticut. The
citizens of that city, admiring bis energy. ena-
bled him to raise S25. capital, and he began
the manufacture of his revolvers, since SO cele-
brated throughout the country His establish
ment has supported hundreds of employees. h.
has expended sl,O00000 in identifying and i'm
proving the city. and he is to-day worth proba
bly, $4,000 coo. A good return that for S25.
900 investment.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

We noticed a petition yesterday at the Post
Office, from one to two yards long, asking Hon.
p T. Herbert 10 resign his Office, and another
of the same length. to Congress, praying that if
he does not accede to the memorial. that he be
expelled from that body. We noticed upon the
petition the names of at least fifty persons who
voted for Herbert Two years ago.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

BAGATELIE AND LAGER BEER.-The game o.
Bagatelle. an the beverage of Lager Beer, are
quite fashionable in town at the present time.
Everybody and everybodys family play the
one. and guzzle the other, with seeming gusto,
which almost puts to the blush the delicate i'm
bibles, and popular anu semente, which once
were so strongly fixed in the public taste.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

SoIREE.-Professor Clapp. it is rumored, will
give one of his recherche dancing parties next
week The professor is an adept in the Terp
7ichorean school, and will give a pleasant en-
tertainment Prepare your dimity, frills and
LOUNGES, ladies.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

MUDDY STREETS Main street the principal
fhorone h are OF Columbia. has been in an un
ghty cond OF for lolg time, and it WAS
presum d that after an incorporation was pro
uncleanliness. Our worthy town fathers may
have the matter under consideration bat so far
W. have no pract cal evidence of decided action
II is a sham. and disgrace to permit it to re-
main in Its present coalition, a mere walowlne
place for swine, and we do hope somethng may
De done immed iately. For the sake of decency.
to say nothing about health. wake up gentle
men trustees. and don't let strangers think that
Main street is intended for an immense hog cor
raj
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

ARRTvAI-s.-The emigrant route by way Of
the Big Trees OF Calaveras, has been completed
and trains are now arriving. a large body of
immigrants reached Murphy's the other day
and report The road in fine condition.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

SHOCKING ACCIDENT. c. Calbreath. Esq.
late member of the Assembly from Stanislaus
county and formerly Of this town, accidentally
cut himself severely in both thighs, just above
the knees, while opening a bale and we
so serious nature. that fears are entertained
that he will lose the use of his legs.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

Love AND SrlcIDE.-Catharine Hogan. pref
ty Irish girl. has committed suicide in Troy, \.
T., al for the love of Joseph Eagan, whom She
describes in a note:
''He first taught me to love him. and then be
deceived me. and for his sake | viii die Toll
him to come and bury me. Eapan has nv AM
brotype. and tell Tim Dryer to get it, He has
red hair: he covers sofas and makes mattresses. "
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

GREAT DEcREAsE.-The Tuolumne River Ca
nal better known as the Hydraulic, was sold in
Sonora on Wednesday. for ST, 200 at Sherff's
sale. The works cost. we believe, $3.50, 000!-
Why don't some enterprising parties secure its
management?
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

LARGE FIRE.-The little town of Martinez
opposite Benicia. has been visited with very
heavy fire. Property to the amount of $4,000
was DESTROYED.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

FIREs.-Ne learn by telegraph that Colusa
was burned night before last and that slarys-
vile was likewise visited by a heavy conflagra-
ton ST the same time
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

PorITIcaL CHsNGE.-Ex- Senator J. IT, Wade.
formerly X. n, few weeks since Joined the
Democratic forces. but last week, he recant, d
his last love. and is now stamping the State for
Fillmore & Donneson.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

ORDERED AwAY.-The Vigilance Committee
of San Francisco have issued ukase for the
expartiation of j. D. Musgrove, late Supervi-
Sor Of that county, Liverpool Jack, James Hen
nessey and two or three others, on the 9Th of
September If they refuse to go, they become
liable to the severest penalties.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

DUEL.-Two citizens of San Francisco left
that city the other day, for the purpose of fight
ing duel. The quarrel originated in dis
cussion about the Vigilance Committee
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

FILLMORE AT SAW MILL FLAT-The friends
of Mr.. Fillmore have meeting on Monday eve
ming next, &C Saw Mill Flat, which will be adj
dressed by Mr. Coffro.h, Gen. Allen and others :
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

PEACHEs.--Reader have you ever eaten peach
es? Have you ever dissolved in your mouth.
the rich luscious fruits that can only grow in
fropc cal cimes? Ifyou have not. we have b. Ell
more favored. through the kindness of our friend.
L. n Kendall Eq. the amiable and tacetionS
proprietor of the exqusitely arranged little gar
den and cottage at the Yankee Hill end of CO.
lumbia. He favored US with goodly number
yesterday. aud for delicionsness in favor. and
hugeness in size. zone of them weighing pound
and measuring over eleven inches in circum
ference.) we found them superior to anything
we have ever seen. 1t is pleasant thus to b.
remembered in the dreary hours of toll at any
tim !; but to be in the thoughts of such clever
people as live in Kendall's cottage. is indeed
bright spot in the sky of life's darkness.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

JUDGE TERRY's TRIAI--The evidence in this
ease has at length been published. A variety
ii opinions exist upon the matter of his acquit
tal. and therefore we would advise all to get
a copy, read it and form their own conclusions.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

WHARF.-THE Tuolumne County Water Co..
still furnishes fair supply of water. The prac-
ticability of mountain reservoirs has been sue
cessfully tested.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

Mr>ING-We have but a lin ted supply O!
wat at present in tn dry igsings. bat from
str ks. The claims. however, in our vicinity
where water can be had. are generally paying
we'll Woods Creek. and tributaries that have
proven their golden character in the past, still
yield plentiful supply of the needfHl. From
every locality where there is water to he had
we have coed accounts ofthe miners success
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

VIGILANCE CoMMrTTEE.-Some of the cities OF
the old States are initiating the people of San
Francisco By late Cincinnati paper we learn
that an effort is being made in that city TO or
ganze Vigilance Committee. and the Herald
suggests the propriety of establishing one in
the matter alone, for such organizations in well
settled communities are at least expensive lux
uries,
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

MEETING-The Fillmore Club meets thi
ven'hg' at their Saloon on Main Street. Sew
eral speakers will be in attendance.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

RETIRED-The far-famed Lola Montez has
quit the stage. we see it announced. She might
have done so years ago, and nobody would have
cared
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

-RUMoR-That Gen. Wool has been suppressed
ed in the command of the Pacific Division Of
the U. S. Army, and that Gen. Harvey takes
his place.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

THE HOSE CpApANY The gallant members
pract'ee W,d leslay evening. aid md a
mot cred table app arrange. Their evolutions
in Ia sire Is We're W tlesSed by crowds of aG-
m n friends aad the boys spread themselves
lively. Columbia cannot boast Of better Or
gan ,ton than its Hose Comp,ny.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06
American Nominations.

The American State Convention met in Sac
ramento on Wednesday last. John G. Mccall
lum acted as President. assisted by host of
Vice Presidents and Secretaries. The follow
ing ticket was then nominated
For Congress-B. C. Whitman, of Solano; A.
B. Bible of Nevada. For Clerk of Supreme
Court. Skinker of Sacramento. For Super
intendent Public Instructon-H. B. James, OF
San Francisco. For Presidential Electors
Bailie Peyton, San Francisco; R. n. Wood
Amador: j. S. Pitzer. Trinity; 0. c. Hall,
Sierra.
We must confess that we were a little sur
prised that the above ticket was made up al
most entirely from one section of the State. the
northern portion. The Convention. it seems,
forgot that there was such locality as the
Southern Mines or else they ignored the fact.
that we have as competent men for Office in
Southern, as they have in Northern California
We feel confident that the Democrats will not
act with so much fool-hardiness.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

RIsIEY's CIRcUs.-Risley's circus showed
here last evening, to large audience. TIL.
performance was very good, and elected round.
of applause. They give another exhibition in
this place on Monday evening.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

DIvoRcEs-The rage for divorces still contn-
ucs. Every San Francisco paper brings us in
telligence of one or two granted. and one or two
commenced. One day last week we noticed six
annulments in one paper
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

CAvE.-We learn that large cave was dis
covered this week, about mile from town. a
body of water was found in it, forty feet deep
and seventy feet wide.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

PRACY-Messrs. Durkee & Rand adherents
of the Vigilance Committee. and by the latter's
orders. searched vessel, containing arms. and
took possession of the same, have been indicted
for piracy. An intense excitement exists upon
the subject, and it is thought that the whole
force of the Committee will turn ont. and res
cue them. Bail has been refused in their cases.
The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-06

LITERATURE OF ONE OF THE DOOMED-Liver-
pool Jack publishes the following letter in the
San Francisco Herald of Tuesday
To THE EDETER OF THE HERRELD SEEING an
advertisement in an evenin papur Of the Notoris
Wolf arasting me | solemning declare that he is
a lier if he sails so
Your humble servent
LIVERPOOL. JACK.
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FIRE! FIRE On Wednesday noon last our
citizens were startled by the unusual cry Of fire
and from the continuous alarm. every one con
ceved it to be reality. 1t appears that Mr.
French, an hache in DR.. Gibbons Drug Store
was either compromising some drugs or expert
menting in chemistry. His utensils were placed
upon stove in the kitchen of Mr.. Cooper. on
Washington street. aud from the heat Of the
stove or some other cause. the chemicals eZ-
ploded and communicated flames to the ceiling
lining and the roof of the house. The Hose
Company and our citizens. were promptly on
the spot and by well directed effort, the FIRE
was suhdued.
We regret to state that in the explosion Mr.
French was badly burned. and has suffered in
tensely. His escape from death, is said to be
almost providental.
This fire alarm should be q warning TO our
citizens. Our town is but a finder box. and a
spark of fire would ignite it. The blustery
wintry days Of the year are upon u.s. and we
cannot be too vigilant-kecp up a constant
guard Of nights and watch the Indians lurking
in our midst We noticed yesterday quite a
number sitting upon pile of shavings and COM
bustible matter near our Office. and after their
departure we espied several lucfer matches
where they had been stopping.
Washington telegraph., 1856-04-16

The second w,r, which began in 1872.
arose from ourships insisting upon right
of search in respect to American vessels.
That war, whrh lasted about two years.
was most disgrceful and disastrous to us !;
for In most of tiie single maritime encoun-
ters which tool place, our ships were de-
feated and captuced, and we lost whole
squadrons upon the grAA. A-----:---- Isl.
rorty-odd years have elapsed since that
second American war; and the United
States have been growing in power and
prestige, while the incidents of the last
three years have shown how deplorably
Great Britain has teteriorated in both.
On the score of policy, therefore, we ought
to be slow in offeIding the Americans ::
while on the score of sympathy, if the
whole British nation were to be polled to-
morrow, it would De found that nine
tenths of the peoplewould look upon such
a war as most hideolsly fratricidal.
Washington telegraph., 1856-04-16
Renouncing Spiritualism.

j. f. Whitney, the editor of the New
York "Pathfader," who has been lead
ing Spiritualist, has renounced the doc
trine. The following is an extract from
his article:
"Seeing, as we have, the gradual pro-
gress it makes with its believers-partic-
ularly its mediums life Of morality
to that Of sensuality and immortality
gradually and cautiously undermining the
fountain of good principles, we look with
amazement to the radical changes which
a few months bring about in individuals,
for its tendencies are to approve and en-
dorse each individual act and character,
however good or bad those acts may be.
eve desire to send forth our warning
voice, and if our humble position at the
head of a public journal, our known advo-
cacy of Spiritualism, our experience, and
the conspicuous part we have played among
its believers, the honesty and fearlessness
with which we have defended the subject,
will weigh anything i'll our favor, we de-
sire that our opinion may be received,
and those who are moving passively down
the rushing rapids should pause ere it be
too late, and save themselves from the
blasting influence which these manifesto
tions are causing
Washington telegraph., 1856-04-16
Character of a Bachelor.

The Bachelor is a whimsical, unsocial
sort OF being-a mere pretense to useful
ness and position in society, which nature
only created through mistake; and then he
was formed of the odds and ends of the
scanty materials left after the great work of
creation was commenced. The finer fbres
pelng regularly niAcu up suc coinposIsivn
of those creatures intended for cultivation
and social enjoyment, what remained for the
bachelor was scarcely sufficient to fill the cor
ners of the crusty mould into which he was
thrown. But to avoid waste, that he may
Lot prove quite insipid, some seasoning must
be substituted for more valuable ingredients;
so dame Nature tosses in self-love without
weight OF measure, kind of understanding
ut for 10 other use, sprinkling of wisdom
which turns to acid from the sour disposition
OF the vessel that contains it, and the whole
composition is concluded with an extraya-
CANT portion of the Oddities
Thus formed and finished, bachelor is
popped in the world, mere lumber. There
is no possibility of his being happy, or es-
sentlally contributing to the happiness of
others He fills niche in society peculiar
to himself The only business of bache-
lor is to keep himself quiet. He gets up
to lie down, and vice verSa. No tender
passions enliven his waking hours; no agree
able reveries diversity his dronisE slumbers;
no bright visions are mirrored in his mid
night dreams. If he ever speaks the Ian
guage of sensib;lity, it is on the excellence
of some favorite dish, or the choice liquors
with which his cellar abounds On such
subjects he speaks and manifests the rap
ture of lover
The pace of bachelor is sober; he
would hardly mend it to escape a storm,
though it were to threaten deluge A
woman lin his estimation) entitled to the
| compliment of his heart, he never meets
His house keeper or laundress he can speak
to without reserve but any other of the
sex whose condition is above that of use
full dependent, is his terror.
A coffee house is his sanctuns sazacto-
rum against bright eyes, rosy cheeks and
dazzling complexions. There he lounges
out half his days, while the other half is
spent in brushing and perfuming, this
self-conceited little bunch of human nature,
who renders himself intolerable to all who
were created for state OF high social enjoy
ment At his hall he solemnly sits down
to an unsocial meal, and when his pride and
palate are pleased he has no other passion
to crafty.
Such is the bachelor-such is the life of
the bachelor but the death of the bachelor,
l am not casuist enough to philosophize or
determine .-FrankLin ReUieac.
Washington telegraph., 1856-04-16
The Dying Father and his DAUGHTER.

/
He laid his pale hands upon her head
and as flower folds itself beneath the NIGHT
shadow, Mary sank to her knees. She
elasped her little hands, and dropping them
upon her fathers knees, buried her face
there; then the lips of that dying man mart.
ed. and she iat pulse of his life clowed ont
- P'%Je % sefTe:it, So IsowcstuI II aus
iaith tnat the vei1 angels of heaven must
nave veiled their faces as they listened &c
that blending of eternal faith and human
sorrow
Mary listened at first tremblinglv. an6
with strange awe; then the burning words
began to thrill her heart and limb, and Weld
ing to the might Of spirit within which hi
prayer had drawn down from heaven. sbt
also broke forth with cry of the same holy
anguish; and the voice Of father and chi.c
rose and swelled together up to the throne
of God.
As he prayed, the face of the sick man
grew sublime in its paleness, and the death.
sweat rolled over it like rain, while that Of
the eElld grew strangely in unison Grad
aall y, mouth, eyes. and forehead kindled
With glorious joy, and instead of that heart.
rendlng petition that broke from her, al
first her voice mellowed into soft throes and
murmurs of praise.
The sick man hushed his soul and listen.
ed; his exhausted voice broke into sighs,
and thus after little time they both sunk
into sileuce-the child filed with strange
ecstacy-the father bowling with calm Joy
beneath the hand of death.
Let me lie down am very, very weak,
he said, attempting to rise.
Mary stood up and helped him. She
had grown marvelously strong within the
last half hour, and her soul, better thar
that slight form, supported the dying man.
He lay down. She placed the pillow
under his head, and knelt again 1t seem
ed as if her heart could give forth its silent
gratitude to God best in that position.
He laid his hand upon her head. Il
was growing cold.
Are you willing now that should de?'
es my father. only and here hui
man throb broke in her voice, IF I could
but 90 with you.
mo. my child, it is but little time, at
most For her sake be content to watt
Father. am content
"And happy 2''
Very, very happy. father.
The dying man closed his eyes; faint
murmur rose to his lips
Lord. now lettest thou thy servant de-
part in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy
salvation -
His hand was still upon her head, and
there it rested till the purple shadows died
off into cold grey tints, and upon his still
face there rose smile pure as moonlight
luminous as waters that gush from the
throne of heaven
The same holy spirit must have touched
the living and the dead, for when the little
girl lifted her face, the pale, pinched fea-
lures were radiant as those of an angel
She had gone close to the gates of heaven
with her father. soul and body. She was
bathed in the holy light that had gushed
through the portals.
The old Homestead.
Washington telegraph., 1856-04-16
Southern Pacific Rail Road.
THE PROSPECT OF GETTING WATER ON THE
PLAINS IMPROVED.

THE PROSPECT OF GETTING WATER ON THE
PLAINS IMPROVED.
The idea generally entertained that the
immense arid plain lying between the Mis-
sissippi and Rocky Mountains must re-
main forever unsettled and uncultivated
on account of the scarcity of water and
fuel, is likely to undergo a change. Sci
entifc men are now exploring these plains
OF prairies, and from the little we hear of
their researches, the prospect appears good
that an abundance of coal and water can
be obtained at small outlay of money
and labor. Successful experiments have
been made in testing the practicability of
boring Artesian wells, and the result is
most satisfactory. In one instance, near
the Pecos River-about the thirty-second
parallel-at the depth of six hundred and
thirty feet, the greatest abundance of per-
fectly pure water was obtained. Beside
this, the operation developed the exist
ence of coal beds, easily accessible, and,
as far as the experiments have progressed,
evidently underlying the whole of that i'm
mense country.
The importance of this discovery will
at once be apparent If rivers cannot be
created by these wells, water sufficient
may be obtained for all the purposes of ir-
rigation, and thus the plains may become
as thickly inhabited, and the land render
ed as productive as any other portion of
our country. With plenty of coal for fu-
ell, the want Of timber will hardly stop
the pioneer for the materials for build
ing are too numerous to admit of any such
a supposition. The thorn will, doubtless,
grow as well there as here, and live hedg-
es, even in sections where forests are
abundant, are now adopted by the farmer.
~ Gal. Neos