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"Pacific Reformers."
GRANITE HILL, Feb. %, 1856.

GRANITE HILL, Feb. %, 1856.
Pursuant to adjournment, the young men o.
Granite Hill and vicinity met at the Temperance
Hall, Feb 10Th, for the purpose of completing an
organization, the object of which is, the discour
agement of all gaming with the suppression of its
kindred vices in our midst.
On motion, MIR. F. L. Preston was called to the
chair, and James Mccormick appointed secretary
A constitution, bylaws rules of order and ritual
previously prepared by committee, submitted
and adopted After which, the following named
gentlemen were elected and installed officers for the
ensuing term to wit: James Mccormick, Presi.
dent j. Longwith, Vice President; Daniel Seares
Secretary Hugh Barker Treasurer; j. B. Maxy
Marshall and VIM. Kesay, Warden.
As the object of this Order may not be under
stood, we would merely state, that its members arc
required to abstain from, and by all honorable
means discourage and discountenance the practice
of gaming
The Order has adopted the name of ''Pacifc
Reformers." Its prospects fattering, and the
number of its members rapidly increasing. AS it
owes its existence to praiseworthy and benevolent
motives, we hope and confidently expect it will
command that attention and receive that support
and encouragement from the hands of all good men
it so richly merits.
On motion, it was resolved that the Secretary be
and is hereby instructed to furnish copy of the
above proceedings and statement to the several
local papers for publication.
D. SEARLEs Secretary.
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Sacramento Valley Railroad.

nN and after Sunday the Sd inst, the Cars for the
~ transportation of Passengers will run regularly over
the Sacramento Valley Railroad between Sacramento and
Folsom, as follows:
Leaving their depot at intersection of Sd and streets,
every day Sundays excepted) at IS A. M. and r. NJ
Returning, leave Folsom
Every day Sundays excepted) at. II A. NJ and r NJ
On Sundays, at. t.............. l! A NJ ana - r. M.
Stopping at Brighton, Patersons, Sixteen and Eighteen
Mile Houses and Alder Creek Stations
Fare between Sacramento and Folsom, 81.
Freight will be received heretofore at foot OF street
Rate of Freight So per ton from Sacramento to Folsom
Return freight at greatly reduced rates. per contract
As station houses not yet completed all freight ana
baggage must be at the risk of the owners left at any
station over night -
J.P. ROBINSON, Superintendent.
Supt Office, Feb. 1st 1856. IL I'm
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THE CALIFORNIA FARMER This valuable Jour-
nal seldom finds its way to our table. We are in
debted to Wells Fargo & Co., for copy of last
weeks issue. We would like to transfer to our
columns about half the interesting and useful mat
ter we find in this number of the Farmer, but have
not the space, and so let it pass for the present,
merely clipping short paragraph from one of its
editorials:
"There is nothing so much retards our progress
in fruit culture, in the ornamental part of our
horticulture, as the miserable practices adopted in
planting trees, and the short-sighted economy man.
ifested in their purchase More than one-third if
not one-haf of the fruit@and ornamental trees
planted are those that are purchased at the small
huckster shops that peddle them or from some
wagon that goes from place to place offering noun
tain trees evergreens, aucton-bought trash, each
or all having been exposed in their roots and foliage
so long as almost to preclude the possibility Of
their living"
This reminds us of the trees we have seen car
ried about here during the past month, some OF
them barked and broken, and looking as if they
had not touched mother earth for twelvemonth.
People desiring good trees, and who that has foot
of ground that he can call his own does not, will
do well to call and examine the list of fruit and
ornamental trees kept by our friend H. B. Pierce;
and if he should not be able to suit you just drop
line to A. H. Myers, of the Alameda Pioneer
Nursery, and we will warrant you to receive any
thing in the line of trees or shrubbery, that you
may wish.
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A great deal of dissatisfaction has been occasion,
ed among the officers of the U. S. Navy, by the
conduct of the Naval Board, in reporting veterans
in the Navy as incompetent by age to perform thei1
duties Many complaints made by officers Of
all grades The following is an extract from a
memorial by Commodore Jones, addressed to the U
S. Senate
81 am as capable to perform, promptly and eff
fciently, all my duties, both ashore and afoat
now, as have been at any time since the l4th Of
December, 1914 when, opposing the approach of
the British fleet transporting powerful foe for the
attack on New Orleans received a severe wound
in a desperate battle, wherein l combatted two
hours hand to hand when odds were eight or nine
to one against mea
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Two WEEKS LATER FROM PUGET SOUND BY the
arrival of the schooner Willimantic, Capt Boey,
from Puget Sound, which point she left on the 2lst
ut we are placed in possession OF additional facts
relating to the Indian war, now raging IN w ASH
ington Territory On the day of the schooner's de-
parture large body of northern Indians, in war
canoes each containing from sixty to seventy men,
landed on San Juan island, in Puget Sound, and
Immediately afterwards made an attack upon
Whidbys Island, situated at the entrance OF Adml-
ralty Inlet They first assaulted the United States
custom house. IN charge of Col Ebey, which they
robbed of several valuable articles, besides stealing
every thing belonging to the revenue boat. Some
cattle on the island, belonging to Capt. Sayward,
were killed and carried off; after which system
attic descent was made upon the house of Capt Rob
inson. The whole expedition was conducted with
singular ability, and appeared to have been thor
oughly organized. The news spreading the lnhap-
iants collected armed themselves, and pursued the
marauders but upon overtaking them the party
were restrained from firing through the interfer-
ence of a minister of the gospel The thieves thus
escaped.
The exact force that landed is not known. The
majority of the Indians remained on San Juan
island, which is yet in dispute between the British
and American governments. From this point they
are enabled to make rapid and secure descents upon
the surrounding country, we'll as to see every
steamer or vessel of war entering the Sound ms
attack has been long anticipated by the inhabitants
of Puget Sound. The Indians are hardy brave and
intelligent. They often possess the latest improve
ments in firearms and are well supplied with weap-
ons of all kinds. Of powder and shot, they have
an abundance. There numerous causes assign
ed for this attack among which is counted the Kill
ling of celebrated 'tyee' or chief by some hunt
ers. chief is recBoned among them as equal In
value to eight white men. They boast of having
already killed five, and the remaining three they
are determined to have. Previous to the present
war, the tribe to which these belong was employed
on the Sound but with the breaking out of hostil
ites the Governor ordered the authorities to forbid
their entering the Sound--which order being rig
idly enforced has perhaps assisted III producing the
present state of affairs.
The canoes, propelled by from fifty to seventy
oars each, Of great length and very strongly
built. They carry regular arm chests like naval
vessels and are equipped to degree of efficiency
scarcely to be expected among savages very
bad feature is that the canoes contained no women,
evidently showing that the visit was intended as an
extremely hostile one. 1t is thought that with the
opening of the spring months the United States
vessels now employed in our northern waters Will
have enough to do in subduing the savage tribes
of Puget Sound,-Aha.
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The election for city officers ordered for Tuesday
last, did not take place. The cause assigned for
this failure is, q lack of candidates-a remarkably
uncommon occurrence in other portions of this
State. We have not yet learned what action the
City Council have taken in the matter.--Santa
Barbara Gazette
The above account smacks somewhat of the fab
ulous; and yet for the sake of the one gratifying
and redeeming exception it would afford in the
history of California politics, we hope it's true.
precedent to this case occurred at Springfield,
Illinois, little more than year ago. when the Ser
geantsat-Arms had to advertise for persons to fill
the Offices in the Legislature. The only other in
stance that we know Of on record in America &C.
CURED at Pontiac, Mich, when that Place, Perrys-
burg, O., and He'll, (Indiana, were each striving
to bear off the palm for excessive meanness. AT
the second election for town officers, candidate
offered nor none could be persuaded to take the
field, for pound-master. But in this case there was
an excellent reason for the lack of candidates
The citizens had been in the habit of meeting at
the pound occasionally and having general free
and open prize fight, in which the pound-master
was always compelled to take an active part, and
the best man got the most hogs. The old pound
master retired from Office with fattened nose and
minus dexter eye. His place was finally properly
filled by importing man from Perrysburg. He
put quietus oa the pound fights, by killing and
sailing the hogs every night and shipping them
overland to his father at Perrysburg.
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MINERS ON STRIKE. The Calaveras Chronicle
of Saturday last says:
On Thursday afternoon our streets were enliven-
ed by the entry of procession headed by mar
shal band of music, banners, carriages, horse and
footmen, numbering about 4O0-chiehy miners
from Campo Seco, Chile Camp, Red Flat, Worth's
Hill and other districts. On enquiry we ascertain
ed that they were on "a strike" for lower water
rates, and had come to the I1il to unite the min
ers hereabouts to join with them in their demand.
After countermarching through the streets the line
was dismissed and after recess of an hour, again
assembled in front of the American Hotel.
A series of resolutions were adopted of which
the following embodes the substance of the COM
plaint:
Whereas, in our opinion, the price of water for
mining purposes, is now fixed at a rate beyond the
ability of the majority to pay therefore,
We the miners of Chile Camp, Campo Seco,
Worths HILL Pine Peak, Chile Hill, and vicinity,
hereby agree as follows:
ResolUed, That we will not purchase, or use any
more of the water, brought from the NIokelumne
river, in the fume of the ''Mokelumne Hill Canal
and Mining Company" after this date, unless it is
furnished to us at forty cents for each inch.
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NIOTICE-K all men by these presents, that l, c.
IN Z. Matham wife of j. G. Waltham. of the county

NJOTICE-Know all men by these presents, that l. c.
~ E. Waltham, wife of j. G. Waltham, of the county
of Ell Dorado and State of California; do hereby declare
that it my intention and after this date to transact
and carry on in my and my account
the following business to wit: farming raising poultry,
dealing in goods and merchandise, buying and sell
ling horses hogs and cattle of every description,
and raising all kinds Of stock and further declare that
will be individually responsible for all debts contracted by
me in any of the aforesaid business and that the capital
invested in the is less than five thousand dollars
Given under my hand this 18th day Of February, A.
d. 1856. G.. E. WALTHAM.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of Ell Dorado On this
4h day of February A. ID. 1885, before Justice of
the Peace within and for the county aforesaid personally
appeared the above named c. E. Waltham, to me known
to be the person described and acknowledged that she
ecuted the freely and voluntarily and for the uses
and purposes therein mentioned.
Given under my hand on the day and year above men
toned G. w. JOHNSON, Justice OF the Peace
l23# White Oak Township.
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Summons.
STATE OF CALI

StTATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of EI Dorado,
- Greenwood Township. Justices Court. The People
OF the State of California 10 u. b, MYERS, greeting
signed his Office in Greenwood Township, Ell Dorado
county, on Monday the 18th day of March, 1856, at
o'clock p NJ, to unto the complaint of JOHN T.
BOOTH who sues to the of one hundred and
twenty dollars ($l2o) which he claims due him for
merchandise and labor, when judgment will be taken
against for the above amount with cost and damages
if you fail to appear and answer.
To the Sheriff any Constable of said County. Make
due service and return hereof
Given under my hand this 25h day of February, 1856
J. CARPENTER, Justice of the Peace
The proper affidavit having been this day made before
me- order the publication of the above in the
Empire County Argus printed at Cooma, for three sue
cessive weeks per week. from February 2Sth 1856
43 j. CARPENTER, Justice of the Peace
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Coloma, Saturday Morning, March l, 1856

A SHORT SESSION The press of the State seems
unanimously to demand of the present Legislature
an early adjournment. In this instance, as is gen.
orally tho case the press but reflects the wishes of
the people. The Phalanx party is socitous for a
short session, lest by hook by crook, the Ameri-
can members might elect Senator. There doubt
less is, in the Phalanx delegation, some of what
Ned Marshall would call excellent material to
work upon-mcn who are open to conviction"-and
another reconsideration might possibly be had.
Besides, the Phalanx papers must say something to
this unsophistcated Knownothing Legislature about
the Importance of adjourning betimes, so that in
the event of the session being somewhat protraced
they can talk to the prodgals during next falls
campaign, of the duty they were instructed in, but
did it not
But patriotic citizens of all parties look with
pride on the work of this Legislature, so far as it
has progressed, and now expect an early adjourn
ment to complete the brilliant example that this
body has set for those who to succeed them,
and thus administer silent but signal rebuke to
the authors of the oft-repeated charge that the
American is a spos party.
The following is the conclusion of leader on
this subject in the State Tribune. 1t points out
some matters already under consideration and 9th
ers requiring the attention of the Legislature and
concludes by advising short session:
=" Let us have brief session. The people ex-
pect it, and they should not be disappointed.
There are few measures of much importance,
which ought to be perfected; and when they are
disposed of, let us have prompt adjournment. 1t
is necessary that action should be had in regard to
the proposed amendments to the Constitution.
This is something that deserves immediate atten-
ton. The War Debt must not be forgotten. If
the bill relating to that matter, which has already
been passed by the Assembly can not be passed in
the Senate let some other be substituted in its
stead. Considerable legislation is necessary in Or
der to regulate the affairs of the State Prison The
settlers are anxiously expecting the passage of
law for their especial protection, and they will be
terribly disappointed, should none be enacted. The
whole people unanimously demand law to regu-
late banking and bankers, and Mr. Cartter's BILL
we think, is pat to the purpose They also want
an attachment law, formed on more equitable prn-
cples than the present one, and MIR. Sellicks bill
is very good one, and has met with much appro-
baton from the interior press. There are some
other things which ought to be done, not emitting
the consolidation of San Francisco; but those just
adverted to are of paramount Importance. Let
these matters be adjusted rapidly as may be
consistent with due deliberation, and then the
American members can 60 home to their constitu
ents, bearing with them the proud consciousness
that they have done their duty, and have in nc
wise betrayed the confidence reposed in them by
the people,"
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Summons.

- Salmon Falls Township. Justices Court The Peo-
pie of the State of California, to EVAN S. MORGAN,
greeting: You are hereby summoned to be and appear
before me- my office, in Salmon Falls Township Of the
county of Ell Dorado the twenysecond day of March,
A. D. 1885, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to unto the COM
hundred and ninetysix sixyfve onehundredth dol
lars claimed due from you book account to him,
when Judgment will be taken against you for the said
amount together with cost and damages you fail to ap
pear and answer
TO the Sheriff any Constable of said county, greeng
Make legal service and due return hereof.
Given under my hand this 23d day of February A. d.
looo s. B. SEWALL,
Justice of the Peace of said Township.
Inc proper afidavi having been made before me,
Empire County Argus printed Coloma once per week
for three successive weeks from February 23d A. D. 1885,
IA D. b. SEWALL Justice of the Peace.
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Mr. SELL1cK's ATTACHMENT BILL The bill in
troduced in the Assembly few days ago, by Mr..
Sellick, of Placer has elected much warm COM
mendation from the newspapers of the interior. A
thorough remodeling of the Attachment Law Of
this State is as much needed as law to regulate
banking and we hope that Mr.. Sellck's bill, OF
one of the same tenor and effect may meet the ap-
probation of the present Legislature. 1t is the
same bill presented by the Judiciary Committee, at
the last session, but which, from some cause 9TH
er, failed to become law 1t provides that attach
ments shall issue only in cases where the plaintiff
swears that the debt is owing and not secured by
mortgage; and also, that he believes either First
that the defendant has absconded, or is about to
abscond, from the country or is concealed therein
to the injury of his creditors. Second, that the
defendant has removed or is about to remove any
of his property out of the country with intent to
defraud his creditors. Third, that the defendant
fraudulently contracted the debt. Fourth that the
defendant has fraudulently conveyed, disposed Of
or concealed his property, Or is about to do this,
conceal the same or part Of it, with the intent tc
defraud his creditors. Fifth that the defendant is
nonresident of the State The bill contemplate:
other amendments to the attachment law but the
above are the most material State Tribune
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News FROM THE PLAINS. The Los Angeles Star
learns from Mr. Clement Cox, who arrived in that
city from the Mohave that an attack was made by
party of the Mohave Indians, on portion of Mr.
A. P. Green's Surveying Company, near the sink Of
the Mohave and north of the base line. The at
tack was made on three men who were at work
sectionizing, by the names of R. S Redmond, Hugh
McGorrey and John Kef, which resulted in the
death of McGorrey and the wounding of Keff Mr.
Redmond is missing, and is supposed to have been
killed by the Indians. The Indians were armed
with bows and arrows and knives. No trouble had
occurred previously with the Indians by any of the
surveying parties
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY. James Leighton Collins, re-
porter for the Standard is % years of ageborn in
Pike--raised everywhere educated himself has
written article on education" with several po-
etical efusions of merit--thinks he would make a
''wise legislator" but deems it improper to attempt
to make greater tackass of himself than he unfor-
tunately is at the present timehas joined the Vol
unteers, with a determination to fight, bleed and
die for his country, if his cowardly legs don't run
off with him-he is unmarried and thanks God for
it.--Democratic Standard, Portland, Oregon
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LEGISLATIVE Docs. We are under many obliga-
tons to the Ell Dorado delegation for favors during
the session. Messrs. Fiske, French and McCallum,
of the Senate, and Messrs. Gage, Oliver, Welch,
and Heiskell, of the Assembly, have all been very
kind. We have received from each of these gen.
tlemen among other docs, about fourteen copies
of Gov. Bigler's Message do do Report of Con-
troller, do do. do. State Treasurer. Will one of
the gentlemen please send copy of MIR. Cartters
banking bill
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The WEATHER. We had made up our mind tc
give the weather favorable notice. For week
previous to Wednesday, the sun had glanced down
the noble hills that stand around our pretty valley
and sent his kindliest rays streaming and glimmer
ing through the hazy atmosphere till the dainty
green grass pccped out from the warmed earth,
and peaches that are to be, thrust out their bright
pink blows, and Nature was half-dressed for gala
day. Bnt the clouds came held a consultation,
and finally announced in thunder tones, that they
might be expected to let down, some. 1t rained,
thundered, lightened, and wet things; and on
Wednesday night careful gardners covered their
peach trees which was well-for a very heavy
frost fell and-our puff for the weather must liz
over until there's more truth in it.
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MARKETS, &c. We Gull the following items from
the Trade Report of the S. F. Sum- for Monday
evening, Feb. 25:
The complaint of dullness has been pretty gene
raj to-day, yet we find that some of the jobbers
have been moderately engaged, while sales from
first hands are to a respectable extent as the de-
tails we give evince In a few articles there IS
more firmness Among these Butter, Barley
and Oats The two latter have decidedly advanced
Potatoes also have gone up shade. The flour
market is unsettled 1t is estimated that the pres-
ent stock of wheat and -four in the country, or to
arrive from Oregon during the season, is as follows
Flour, 100000 bbls. wheat, 163,O0 SKIS; in ALL
equal to 1876, 900 bbls of flour. The stock of bar
ley is estimated at 10000 bags, all told. The re-
ceipts of wheat and flour from Oregon since last
harvest have been as follows: Flour, $500 bbls
wheat 16.200 bags; in all, equal in flour to about
$4,000 bbls. We learn from parties recently ar
rived from Oregon, and who appear to be well
posted that we may expect from that quarter fur
ther additions of from l3 to Is 900 bbs of flour, in
wheat and -four inclusive. The same parties in
form that the Oregon wheat crop of 1856 must
be short one owing to FROST the severity of the
winter having frozen much of the plant in the
ground Further, that in Southern Oregon pota-
toes are abundant. In the Northern part of the
Territory, however, the crop destroyed by ear
ly frosts.
1t is too soon to speculate the propable extent
of our own wheat crop the present year, but we
hear farmers complaining that the ground is yet
too dry for the season, and that we must have
much more rain if we expect good yield.
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NUGGET. friend of ours was carrying a
section of a sluce-box up ravine, on Wednesday,
but concluding there was about to be something Of
shower, laid down his load in the riyulet running
down the ravine, and made tracks for his cabin.
operations had been going on. small point of
the bank had been dislodged, and among some Of
the gravel that had struck in his sluice-box, he
found handsome little nugget worth about six
dollars which had been washed out by the rain
Jo. didn't move that section, but is going to COM
plete the string.
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Joaquin Republican, under date of 2lst ult writes
that ION yesterday a bridge l20 feet in length
across the North Fork of the Mokelumne river fell
smashing it all to pieces. Fortunately, but one
man was on the bridge at the time it gave way,
and strange to say, he escaped unhurt, save few
scratches, though he fell distance of over sixty
feet The bridge was owned by Capt. Ham and
- Goodwin, and has fallen once before