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IL IN Ouuv-

the provisions of that Act but parts and parcels Of the
machinery devised for the purpose of carrying effect
that unconstitutional object The whole Act therefore,
from beginning to end is unconstitutional, null and void.
No election in point of law has been held. No legal res
possibility has, therefore, been incurred for any voting
without qualifications, double voting, baot-box sufng,
false swearing that may have been committed con-
nected with the attempted election The whole OF the
proceedings upon level with any other voluntary
assemblages of the people,
Judge Heydenfelt one of the Judges Of the Supreme
Court of our own State has already given judicial opin
ion to the effect the New York opinion from which
l have already given such extended extracts.
AS to the correctness Of those decisions, have not
shadow of doubt But still Judge Murray and judge Ter
rv NAV both think differently How that may be cannot
say If the wrong doers at the late attempted election
can legally be punished they certainly ought to be pun
shed Not only is such the fact but the necessity for
such punishment, If 1t can legally be inflicted is very
great -
indictment growing out of the subject matter referred to-
for, in so doing, believe that would be advising them
to violate that Constitution which am sworn to support
Nor will say to them that they not find any bills of
the kind. L WILL however, most unhestatingy say to
Jhem that In my opinion it would be suicidal in the ex-
treme, for them to find numerous indictments of the kind
referred to before the question has been tested in the Su
preme Court. If one few indictments are found,
under such circumstances to the decision Of
in the Supreme Court and that case should be so
decided to sustain the validity of the Act then many
other indictments could hereafter be found future Grand
Juries may think proper to present IT. the contrary,
such decision of the Supreme Court should be adverse to
validity of the law, the finding of only few indictments
will save the County much needless annoyance and ex-
pense. JAMES JOHNSON.
concur. JN0. Z. LONG.
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Sheriff g Sale

VBY virtue of an execution issued out Of the Clerks
LIB office of the Honorable District Court of E Dorado
county, judgment rendered on the 22d day of May,
A. d. 1856, in favor of CEDAR AND INDIANVILLE
WATER COMPANY, and against WILLIAM SIMONS,
for the sum of four hundred thirty and fty-seven one
hundredth dollars with interest thereon at the rate of ten
per cent per annum from the 22d day of May A. D. 1885,
together with the sum of ten dollars, costs of suit and
expose Public Sale, at the Court House in Cooma,
the 9TH day of July A d. 1885, at two o'clock M all
the right title, interest and claim, of the said William
Smons of in and to the following described property,
lying and being in Ell Dorado county and State of Caor-
na to wit: certain lot and twostory wooden building,
situated the left hand side of Main street. (gong in from
Cooma in the village of Brownsville and opposite the
store of Col McDaneis; said house being twenty feet
'front.' twenyeght feet deep, with ell running back
thrtyve feet together with the Improvements thereon
Sherif's Office Coloma, June 5, 1896.
E. B. CARSON,
Sheriff of Ell Dorado County, Cal.
2s-3 BY nj. r. ELSTNER, Under Sheriff.
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Sberid's Salts.
Sheriff Sale

DY virtue of an execution issued out of the Clerks
- office of the Honorable District Court of Ell Dorado
county judgment rendered the llth day of June,
JOSEPH KLOPENSTINE, under the style and firm Of
Klopenstne Co., and against MATTHIAS LAIR, for the
of nine hundred twenyfour and 7lO0th dollars debt
with interest the of nine hundred 5l0Oth dollars
at the of two per cent per month from the h day
day of June A. d. 1885, and upon twenty-five and 6ooOth
dollars at the rate of ten per cent per annum together
with the sum of fortywo and 10100th dollars costs of
suit and accruing costs, have levied upon and seized
and will expose to Public Sale, at the Court House IN
ColOma the 18th day of July A. d. 1885, at two o'clock
p NJ all the right, te interest and claim, of the said
Matthias Lahr Of in and to the following described real
property, lying and being in the village of ayhawk Ell
Dorado county and State of California to wit One wood
building and the lot of ground which said building
stands, situated the north side of Main street. in the
village of Jayhawk and known Matthias Lahrs Miners
Sheriff's office, Coloma June 10, 1856.
L. 3. CARSON Sheriff of Ell Dorado county.
30-3 By OGDEN SQUIRES Deputy
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Ne@ advertisements.
For Sale!!

VEE Subscriber offers for sae reasonable terms the
III following described property, to witt One house and
lot in the village of Cooma, the corner of Main and
Cross Streets said house being now occupied as Billiard
Saloon Also house and lot situated on the south side
opposite Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Express Office.
Also desirable family residence situated in pleasant
and retired part of the town The lot nearly
fence and in state Of thorough cultivation. There
one hundred fruit trees growing the place.
more than two thirds of which will bear fruit
There is fine well of water the premises, also good
out-budings, &c.
For particulars, apply to GEORGE DUDEN, ESQ.,, cor
ner of Main and Cross Streets the subscriber at his
residence II. NJ. MILLER.
Cooma, June 26, 1856. 3l-3
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Esgal NOtitts.
Summons.

- The People of the State of California to j. HOLMES,
and DAVID WALTZ, defendants in this suit, greet
lng You are hereby summoned to be and appear before
the Honorable District Court of the Eleventh judicial
District in and for said county and State, to the
complaint of NOAH HOUGH, plaintiff; file in this
Office wherein he prays judgment against you for the
OF S299, with interest thereon from September, A. D.
1852, upon promissory note given by you to plaintiff
and for costs of suit. And you hereby required to
answer the said complaint within ten days. if service here
OF be had on yon within this countywithin twenty days
if out of this county, but in said dstrct-and within
forty days if out of said county and district Exclusive
OF the day OF service:] And hereof fail not &C..
plaintiff will take judgment against you by default in
cordance with the prayer of said complaint.
- Witness my hand with the seal of said Court
Is affixed at office in Cooma, this I'd day of June,
A' 1856.
- D. c. MCKINNEY, Clerk
2S-4w
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COnstable3s Sale.

NDY virtue of execution, issued out of Justice VIM.
ID NJ Pamer's Court, of Georgetown Township County
of Ell Dorado, to Inc directed, in favor of WILLIAM
EWING and against S. L. STEWART, have seized, and
shall expose for sale at Public Auction 10 O'clock on
the Sth day of july A. D. 1885, Garden Valley in front
of the New Cash Store all the right title and interest of
the said Stewart in and to the following described proper
ty, to wit; Two houses, being the next building to
house known Doctor Smiths house. the south side
known the Stewart house; the other being situated
west and known the Dowdy house. both being situated
in the of Garden Valley county and township afore-
sad and taken the property of L. Stewart satisfy
and l5lOOh dollars principal and thirteen dollars COSTS
together with accrung costs.
Garden Valley, June II, 1856.
3o5 G. A. HALL, Special Constable.
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Those who witness the almost miracu cures
which Dr. Heinimann effects daily, and the facility with
credit their senses but Notwithstanding Dr. Heini-
mann gives proof every day that he cure, and has
cured, numberess which could not be cured by
other Physicians. Persons afflicted with recent secret
Diseases with of old standing badly treated and
aggravated by nudcious of medicine rely with
the greatest safety to be restored to perfect health by Dr.
Henimann His Office is situated corner of Montgomery
and Jackson streets the Banking House of Lucas
Turner & Co.. San Francisco. 29-3m
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Sheriff S Sale.

ElY virtue of order of SALE issued out of the Clerks
ED Office of the Honorable District Court of Ell Dorado
county, in judgment rendered the 18th day of May
A. d. 1866, in favor of Ii. w. GRISWOLD and against
GEO. W. CODDINGTON and f. CHICHESTER for the
of five thousand nine hundred and fftyfour hun
dreh dollars debt with interest 81 435 4-00 at the
rate of three per cent per month"; and S455, ~ the
of and one-half of per cent from the 18th
day of May, A. d. 1885, until paid together with the
of thryone and sixthundreth dollars costs of suit and
accrung costs will expose Public Sale, at the Court
House in Cooma the 9TH day of July, A D. 1885, at
o'clock NJ all the right title interest and caim of the
said Geo W. Coddingon and F. Chichester Of in and to
the following described morgaged property lying and be-
ing in Ell Dorado county and State of California, witt:
certain Steam Saw Mill known the Empire Saw Mill,
situated about one-fourth of mile in enthusiastically
direction from the of American Flat and also the
dwelling house. barn. ard other out-houses attached to
and belonging said Mill, together with all mill or other
privileges attached appertanng to said MILL and all
the right title and interest of the said defendents in and
the land upon which said mill and buildings stand, to
the and other land adjacent and appertanng to
said MILL together with the engines boilers and other
machinery then formed part of said MILL and such
other machinery might therefore become attached to
and form part Of said mill.
Coloma, June 9TH 1886.
Z. B. CARSON,
Sheriff of Fl Dodrado County, Cal.
% BY NJ. r. ELSTNER Under Sheriff.
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COnstab2e9s Sale.

UpY virtue of execution to directed, issued from
Id the Office of L. c. Reyburn, Justice of the Peace in
and for Georgetown Township Ell Dorado County Cafor
nia have levied and seized upon all the right title claim
and interest in and to Saw Mill situated Canyon
Greek and belonging to SMITH DRISCOL CO., so
seized and taken to satisfy judgment in Court aforesaid
against said Smith Drscol Co.. in favor of j. G. JAMES,
which said Saw Mill will offer for sale to the highest bid
der for cash. at Public Auction the 10th day of july
1885, the Justices office in Georgetown, at the hour of
two o'clock ?. M.
3O-3 THOS. B0LLIN Constable
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Notice..

NNEMBERS of the CALIFORNIA MINING COMPANY are
lyH hereby notified that Assessment of Forty Dollars
on each share has been levied for the Oriental Claims
10th Assessment Also-that the shares of all delin-
auents in the location known by the Of Table Noun
tain Claims will be sold at Public Auction Tuesday,
the 22d July 1885, at o'clock NJ in front of the Bottle
Hill Hotel Bottle Hil for back Assessments if the
be not paid up by that time.
BY Order of the Board of Directors,
II. MARKS, Secretary.
Bottle Hill June lG, 1856 3Q-3
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Notice..

NM EMBERS of the CALIFORNIA MINING COMPANY are
1YE hereby notified that assessment of twenty dol
lars each share has been levied for the Auburn cams
Alsothat the claims of all delinquens in the locations
known by the of Oriental and Hard Scrabble
claims, will be sold at Public Auction in the of Bot
tie Hill, in front of the Bottle Hill Hotel, Tuesday, the
29h Of july 1885, at o'clock p NJ if all back assess
ments be not paid up by that time.
By order of the Board of Directors,
r. MARKS, Secretary.
Bottle Hill, June "a, 1856. 31-3
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N office.

'E1HE Stockholders of the Clarendon Quartz Company
III hereby notified that an assessment of twenty
dollars to the share has been levied payable on the
lst day of August next Stock in for this and
prior assessments will be sold Public Auction at Coum
ba, August 1st, 1885, at 9 o'clock p. NJ.
L. w. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Columbia, June 26, 1856. 31-3
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Summons.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of El Dorado.
- The People of the State of California, to JOHN
AURDY, defendant in this suit, greeting: You here
by summoned to be and appear before the Honorable Dis
rict Court OF the Eleventh Judicial District in and for
said County and State, to the complaint of MARY
A. MURD1 plaintiff file in this office, wherein
she prays Judgment that she be divorced from the bonds
OF matrmony existing between herself and you and for
costs OF suit and that she be decreed the of
tain house and lot set forth in the complaint And you
are hereby required to the said complaint within
ten days If service hereof be had you within this
tywithin twenty days if out of this county, but in said
dstricand within forty days if of said county and
district Exclusive of the day of servce) And hereof fail
not &C. or plaintiff will take Judgment against you by de-
fault and apply to the Court for relief in accordance with
the prayer of said complaint.
- Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court
70 affixed at office in Cooma, this the lst day of
| A'' I May A. d. 1856.
~ 23.3m D. c. MCKINNEY Clerk,
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Office.

Office is hereby given that the 4th day of August
~ A. d. 1856, thereafter hearing can be
had application will be made the Board of Supervisors
OF Ell Dorado county, to the license for keeping
Toll Bridge the branches of Otter Creek.
H. w. McKOY & co.
June "a, 1856 3l-4
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MARRIED..

In Sacramento 22d inst, at the Mineral Point HOTEL by
Rev. Mr. Shuck Mr.. JAMES JONES and Miss MARY ANN
BANNAY both of Ell Dorado county.
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|. o. of o. F.

sssssSsEz<e |. o. of o. F.
9gIE COLOMA LODGE, No q, I. o. of o. F.,
organised August 81 1854, meets Saturday
evening of each week at o'clock, at Odd Fellows Hail.
Main street, Cooma. Brethren of the Order in good
standing cordially invited to attend.
L. DAVIS, N. G.
w. HOLIDAY. r. s.
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@turgttoluu advertisements.
j. A. Cunningham, ,

j. A. Cunningham,
AT Book STORE AND LITERARY DEPOT, MAIN STREET,
GEORGETOWN. Agent for the San Francisco
and Sacramento papers. All kinds
of Books and Stationery
constantly on hand
AGENT FOR "EMPIRE COUNTY ARGUS"
Subscriptions. Advertisements and Job Work will
be promptly attended to- at printing office
prices. Job work delivered the
day after it is ordered. %
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s9y- DR.. L. J. CZAPKAY'S Medical and Surgical Insti-
tute is at the of Montgomery and Sacramento ss
San Francisco, California. The Doctor offers free consul
tation and asks remuneration unless he effects
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-04-02
THE RAFTsMAN's JOURNAL,

slavery Congress, that fraudulently swept
from the free States, the last vestige of ma
tional right, by declaring the Missouri restric-
titn, ssinoperdtiUe and roid.' Thus, the Pres
ident, by one single act, removed the last bar
rier, that had been mutually, and sacredly rails
ed by our fathers, against the encroachments
of slavery. BY this single act, the President,
Franklin Pierce, broke up faithful, and SOL
emn contract, between the two great sections
of our country, which has already opened up
a field for strife and civil war. By this one
act, he destroyed sacred compromise, that
was made in good faith, between the north
and the south, to exist forever, the destruc-
tion of which, has greatly endangered the o.
Mon. And by this act, he flung to tho winds,
all the binding obligations of the nations plight
ed faith, and forced her to abandon her solemn
engagements, and sent slavery on its withering
march, over all the virgin soil, that thirty -four
years before, had been for a valid considera-
tion, decided to freedom, forever. Then is not
the first charge in the Indictment true: That
the President has rioiated the public faith, by
breaking up solemn contract, between the
two great sections of our country, which will
greatly endanger, if not entirely dissolve our
Union
And in reference to the editor of the Re-
publican, haveionly to say, that if he intends
to write in the style of low and vulgar insult.
he will not be noticed, for
'.No candid, upright, honorable man,
VIII dare insult me, and no other can
Clearfeld, March 2Sth 1856. C.J.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-04-02

THE LIQUOR LICENSE BILL.-The committee
of conference settled upon license bill which
was submitted to the two Houses of our State
Legislature on Friday last. The bill passed
the Senate unanimously; the House by a two
thirds vote. Hotels and taverns are to be clas
sified according to the estimated yearly rental.
Where the rental is $4,000 or more, the IL
cense tax is to be S 900; where from Ss, 900
to $4,000, license $500; from Sc 900 to So
600, license $500; from 81 900 to Sc 900, Ii
cense S40O; from 80 200 to $4,000, license
$500; from 81 900 to $4,000, license $50;
from $500 to 81 900, license S1OO; from $500
to $500 rental, $50 license; and where the
rental is under $500, license of S25 is to be
paid; Provided, that in Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh no license shall be granted for less than
S75, and in other cities, towns and boroughs
containing over 200 tarables, for not less than
500; one hotel in the cities to be licensed for
every 100 taxables, and one for every $50 tax
ables elsewhere, and allows one eating-house
to be licensed for every four hotels, the license
not TO be less than $50 in Pittsburgh and Phil
adelphia, and elsewhere not less than $50.
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A "NEIGHBoRL Yn SALUTE.

In last weeks issue of the Democratic or
gan in this place, we find an article, headed
''Roorbacks Re-appearing," in which we are
charged with "endorsing an unmitigated and
wholesale falsehood,'' by publishing a set of
resolves of the New Hampshire Legislature of
1847, which were said to have been written by
Franklin Pierce, and which conflict with the
present position of his party on the slavery
question. We gained our information and
copied the resolutions from one of the most
respectable and reliable journals printed in
Philadelphia; and we were not cognizant that
any pretension was made to deny their author
ship until We noticed the extremely polite and
genteel article of the Republican. The mere
dictuna of sour neighbor' down street can't,
however, be taken as proof positive that a
"barefaced ie,'' as he terms it, has been cir
culated. 1t is an insult to the intelligence of
the people to suppose that they have the cre-
dulity to believe so. AS to the matter of using
harsh epithets, We care not a whit. There is
no inordinate amount of mental calibre re-
quired to call a man liar: street rowdy or
never iDjure himself-he won't wink at the eff
fort. There are individuals, we have often
heard it remarked, who are constitutionally
addicted to falsifying. They can't avoid it; /;
and by some mode of ratiocination peculiar to
themselves, they are led to believe that all
others are possessed of similar weakness,
and soon they become habituated to impugn-
ing the veracity of their neighbors. We trust,
for the sake of moral progress, if for nothing
else, that the editor of the Republican is not of
this class; though, judging from the manner
in which he has delivered himself of late, it
might readily be supposed that he would come
within the category of those who
"Have lights where others eyes are blind,
AS pigs are said to see the wind
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-04-02

Why MEXICO IsAN ANARoHY.-The immense
wealth of the Roman Catholic Church in Mex
leo is often spoken of on account of its infiu-
ence in political affairs. While the annual
income ofthc republic does not exceed 50 ,OOO-
600, the revenues of the church will amount to
S2S, 900, 900. The product of the tithes. on an
average, is estimated at 81 1885, 900 per annum,
and, in addition to this, the clergy possess an
immense capital in specie, the accumulation
of three centuries, arising partly from bequests
and partly from surplus income. The eccle
siast establishment consists of one archbish
ric, that of Mexico, chiefly from that portion
of the tithes intended for the subsistence of
the clergy, and amounts to S400 ,OO0-the arch
bishop receiving $50, 900.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-04-02

A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY took place six miles
east OF Bridgeport, in Madison county, N. Y,
on Sunday the 23d of March. The wife of a
drunken, worthless fellow, named Mathew
ward, murdered four of her children in cold
blood. Ward neglected his family and treated
them cruelty. His wife threatened if he did
not reform and help her, she would kill herself
ana children. He needed not the threat and
continued his old habits. On the day named
he went fishing, when the wife took an axe
and cut the throat of four children, the Oldest,
aged about years, escaped by running, the
mother vainiy pursuing. Mrs. W then return
ed and attempted to cut her own throat with
razor, but did not cut deep enough to prove
fatal.
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DEMOCRATIC RETRENcHMENr.

Last fall the people were frequently assured
by the Democratic leaders that, in case their
party was successful, numerous reforms would
be effected and the strictest economy prac-
ticed in our State affairs and finances We
observe they are busy at work but it seems to
as that their ideas of economy differ materi-
ally from those of prudent men generally.
The Berks County Press, in noticing the pas
esgo of bill to regulate the State printing,
says that il s'learns from those who have ex-
amined its provisions carefully, that it not on
~ increases the price to be paid for scomposi-
tom and press work. seventy per cent, but
will add upwards of THIRTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS per annum to the cost of doing the work ;
that it is understood that the special object in
passing this bill is for the purpose of estab-
fishing at Harrisburg q new sham democratic
central organ - and adds that ga more un-
blushing attempt to rob the Treasury has not
been made for many years, although the party
has ever been good a. performing operations
OF this kind A few days since the General
Appropriation Bill was up before the House,
and among the items we observe one of 50, 800
for employing State Engineer, which was
carried by vote of Sc to 80. 1t would seem
that the duties which this officer is to perform,
come strictly within tho sphere of the Canal
Commissioners duties. If this is the case,
the creation Of this Office is nothing more than
another means of rewarding some favorite
without eneroaching upon the s'fiesh-pots' of
others. This sort of retrenchment seems to
be peculiar to the Democratic reformers in this
State, and it might be well enough for the tax
payers to remember these operations as they
will give them pretty correct idea of the man.
per in which Democratic Legislature is dis
posing of the money which is extorted from
them in the way Of high taxes.