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The Placer herald., 1857-11-14
DR.. Bushnell on California Souatters.


The learned and Rev. DR.. Bushnell, whose visi-
taton to these parts last year most of our readers
will remember, has returned to the East and writ
ten an account of his trip, taking for his model the
notes and jottngs of English tourists in America
The object of the Doctors visit seems to have
been the establishment of Pacific University for
the instruction of the rising generation, the ee-
waiting of the standard of morality on the Pacific
coast, and the honor and glory of-Dr. Bushnell.
Being disappointed in this object, and considera-
bly, rIed by the failure of the Californians to Of
fer to him so marked and extensive an homage as
his greatness demanded, Mr.. Bushnell has vented
his spleen in the manner aforesaid. His criticisms
upon the state of religion and the churches in CAL
ifornia are extremely unjust, and have given much
offense to his best friends Against the squatters,
in which category he includes all classes of set
tiers, he utters the following sweeping TRADE.
The picture cannot be called q flattering one:
San Jose Telegraph.
"Their moral condition is as ad as it can be.
They squat on everything-on ones land or in
his house. No titles to land are protection
abainst them for, having once squatted, they can
not be elected till after a twelve years process
at law. and by that time their use of the land
will pay them for all their squatting trouble.
A friend of his bought large and valuable
field, and these men afterwards came and squat
ted all over it; one of them squatted even
between his house and his well. They used his
land and left him to pay the taxes, and he
finally became bankrupt. Another owned a
large tract of marsh land by the shore, partly
covered with water. One of these men asked
liberty to place the hulk of ship on his land
and live in it. He gave him permisson-which
led to such an occupation that he was glad to
give the squatter S25, 900 to get him Off. These
squatters are cross s-grained and base set of men
and they render all use of lands in the State
SO uncertain as to discourage the work of
permanent building, since no title can secure to
any one the use of the land which he purchas
es. The squatters are very inaccessible to the
Gospel for they know little about worship of
any kind. Rev. Baker once made an attempt
to preach to them, and the first time succeed
ed we'll. But he had no singing, so the next
time he took his wife with him, and determined
to sing. He carried with him tuning fork and
with that he led off the singing. But this rails ed
the squatters' wonder and indignation. They
inquired "What plaguey thing that was that he
put in his mouth" They were so offended that
they would not hear him again.
The Placer herald., 1857-11-14

(Which, my dear young lady, do you
think the merriest place in the world!"
THAT Immediately above the atmosphere
that surrounds the earth, l should think,
because l am told that there all bodies
lose their gravity
The Placer herald., 1857-11-14
The Moon.

recent discovery by the Astronomer
lfan7el whose study of the moons mo-
ton for many years. has established the
fact that the centre of gravity of the
moon, instead of being like that of the
earth, at centre of figure, is beyond that
centre, and farther from the side next to
the earth than it is from the other side
by seventy-four miles. The nearer side
of the moon is vast, expanded protu-
berance Of mountain, seventy four miles
high; any fluid, whether air or water,
would flow downwards from the near
er to the farther side of the moon,
where, for aught we know, intelligent v.
ing being may exist The nearer side
of the moon cannot be inhabited, at
least beings in whose existence air an,t
water are essential, as is the case with
all terrestrial animals. The late celebrated
mathematician Gauss proposed as means
of settling the question whether the
moon is inhabited, that huge mon
ument should be erected on the Steppes
of Siberia, as a signal to the inhabitants of
the moon in the hope they might be
us of their existence. The discovery of
l1anSel SHOWS tiltJ SUCH III eXpeTltneHt
would be attended with no success mas
much as the inhabitants of the moon, if
there are any, being on the farther side
could never see a monument on the earth.
THE DFFERENCE.-The difference, says
the Washington Union, between the way
In which Democratic and Abolition admin
istratons. conduct public affairs, is exhb-
tied most admirably by a comparison
of the Medill and Chase administrations
in Ohio. MedilI Democrat in 1855
paid off out of the State revenues two
millions of the State debt, and in 1859
Chase BLACK Republican, paid s2l. One
saved the funds of the State the other
squaudered them; one was the representa-
tive of the people, the other Of fac
ton; one sought to raise the credit of
the State, the other to enrich his follow
ers
The valua of the taxable propertv Of
The Placer herald., 1857-11-14

The Washington Union says, a letter dat
ed Fort Kearny, Sept. 9Th, was received in
Washington on the 18th. 1t states that
party Of returning Calfornians, who passed
through Salt Lake on the 25lh of July, re-
port that the evening before they left that
city, the Mormons arrested Mr.. Wilson,
whom the late Surveyor General Burn left
in charge of the office, and, with a rope
around his neck and pistol at his breast,
compelled him to answer several questions
which they propounded about Bell, Mogo,
and others. Mogo was connected with the
Surveyor-General's Office. The Mormons
made Wilson promise to bring Mogo to them
during the next day, before they released
him. Mogo obtained information of these
proceedings, and Immediately quilted the
city, leaving his wife behind him, so precpi-
tate was his retreat. They went in pursuit
of Landon and the other clerk, but Landon
escaped by jumping out of the second story
window. lie went that night somewhere
south, and the report is that he was over
taken and killed. AS these Calfornians
made but brief stay, they were unable to
ascertain what became of Wilson.
The Placer herald., 1857-11-14

The Franklin Democrat states that Wild
ow Burns who was recently tried and
sentenced to imprisonment in that county,
for selling liquor, made some pertinent re-
marks to the justice, at the conclusion
of which she fervently prayed that his
"Honor might never live to see his wife
poor widow, and obliged to sell rum to
support the children"
The Placer herald., 1857-11-14
Steamship Disasters.

The appalling loss Of life on the Central
America has no parallel in the annals of
American steamship navigation. The near
est approach is the disaster which befel the
steamship Arctic, on the 9th of September,
1854, by which something like three hun
dred and fifty lives were lost. The steam
ship San Francisco, belonging to the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, which foundered
in the Atlantic on the 25th of December,
1853, was lost under circumstances similar
in many respects to the disaster which has
just occurred; but the number Of lives sacri-
feed was much less, not varying far from
two hundred, including one hundred and
fifty United States troops.
Taking retrospect, with view to re-
count the various catastrophes which have
befalen ocean steamships owned in or trading
with the United States, we find the follow
The Placer herald., 1857-11-14

LITERALLY. A Quaker, who abhorred
the appendage ESQ.," to his name, wrote
to his espondent-"Please omit the
word Esquire" at the end Of my name
and direct thy letters to "Amos Smith,"
with out any tail. BY return of mail
came reply directed in precise accor-
dance with his request, to "Amos Smith
without any Tail"
The Placer herald., 1857-11-14

A Little Girl, on hearing her mother
say that she intended to 60 to a ball,
and have her dress trimmed with bugles,
innocently inquired if the bugles would
all blow up when she danced, 90, no."
said the mother, "your father will do all
that when he discovers have bought them"
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-03-13
DrsCOvERY on FINDLEY.


+ Tho Fildey Co'Apanion defined It's po-
sition on the subject Of Incorporating a
villege situated somewhere tn Richlaud
County and known among the natives as
Mansfield" The Mansfield Herald in
return records the history OfFindley as
fallows;
The Findley CoMPkNioE sneers at the
dea Of Mansfield being city. Is Find
lev on the msp2 It is said that The corps
lofengineers fora dog power Railroad un-
dertook TO end the town, because the
charter said the road must run through il
They travelled back and forth "orisscross-
ed, !" in every direction, but were unable
to beside upon the exact poiut, They
knew that they we're in the region, be-
cause they had lost one Of their number
from the milk sickness. AT length they
stumbled by chance upon dilapidated
old cabin, and man who had been rack
ed and wrecked and was rickity in gene
raj from the effects Of fever 'nager" ana
milk sickness, put his distressed looking
oountenance out of thedoor (it was rain
ing fit to kill; and they say that it never
stops in that country and asked them
not 10 come in as his wife had the small
pox. They promised they would not and
asked the way TO Findley? a
"Thar strangers, you see that blaze
on the treeq" "Yes." "Wall you Jest
foller that an It Ill take you thar You'll
know when you get thar. by the clap
boards on the tavern. The rest of tde
housens all daubed." That's the way
Flndlay was discovered.
We suppose the above to be verita-
bic history. But the fact is TlTTIS CRY
is daddy Of all the tows in Northern
Ohio, and when these little obscure burgs
Mansfield. Forest, Findley, Benton, Ere
mont, Upper sandusky and Clyde ap-
p-oximate the grand proportions, gas
lights and commerce of this iAland sea
port, it will be time enough to sport their
daddies' breeches The title "city" fits
Mansfield like regimentals on a monkey;
but in view Of his newly acquired imPor-
tahce as "city editor, the Herald man
has purchased a hat. the drstlons ever
worn by a native of chat ranches We
recommend to the benevolent people Of
this great city, that they send out sup
ply of rat-tail. files, Bibles, agricultural
implements. salt, ETC., ETC., to the Mans
field barbariaus; with missionaries to teach
them to wear clothing and to eat cooked
meat. There is fne field for missionary
enterprise in that town.
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The Fair around pu ildings. etc.

Our country cousins will be surprised,
next fall to see two large spacious Halls,
rooted and enclosed, lathed and plastered,
standing on the ccunty fair grounds for
their accommodation The subscription
lists are being circulated aud handsome
donations made by our liberal fellow citi-.
zeus ia both town and country, The
subject was proposed some time since, to
correspondent, in this journal, and al
though his description appeared rather
gorgeous to be realized. yes it is now
probable his suggestions win be exceed
cd. We have in this city a great num-
Der of splendid oil paintings, some stat
uary. numerous first class engravihgs.
needle wrought pictures, Daguerreo-
type cases, and many other works Of the
Cue arts. These will make as attractive
gallery of art" as any west of Phila-
delphia. Under the protection of such
building there is not the least danger
of any injury occurring to them.
These Halls may be festooned with
flowers and eyergreens, resonant with
music. redolent with perfume-yielding
flowers. enlightened with ten thousand
happy faces. Just think Of it neighborl
and then draw your wallet aud contribute
your mite. Should the committee fail to
call on you, sums may be enclosed to J.
w. SLAsERR. Secretary Of the board, to
WM. GALLUP, Treasurer, or to JACOB
MlLLER or any others Of the, board.
We make these suggestions because it
has been said that S2.OOO-would suf-
fce to erect the buildings 1t would,
but in county of 5000 inhabitants,
worth millions Of dollars. we might just
as easily have elegant structures worth
six or eight thousand dollars erected
which would answer for many other pur-
poses, such as lectures, public meetings
etc, etc. .e
Having given your proportion towards
defraying the expense Of these buildings,
then tax your ingenuity and credit do to
your taste by preparing something orna-
mental for exhibition in these Agricultur-
al Temples.
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Base Iugratitude.

Buchanan has resoltediin the solemni-
~ yof his new cabinet in council, to re-
more all the AePress@ 06fee holdersi Where
now are the past masters who labored so
tiresomely for old Buck? Where are the
Jerks who submitted to such unmerciful
leecirg for the expenses of the Cam
paign? "Rolation in Office" is the mot
70 by which he set the political guillio-
zine in motion, docapitating over one
hundred thousand politicians.
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-03-13

How TO CRUsH OUT GARRoTIEG.--Jas.
Kelley and John Clark two notorious out
laws, were found guilty, some days ago,
in New York. Of robbing upon the gar.
rotte system, Mr.. Hugh O'Haran. Peter
Rowe was also convicted Of a similar Of
fence. Upon being brought before Judge
Russell, the judge, on delivering his
charge, took occasion to allude TO the O.
normity Of the crime, and the necessity
Of adequate punishment; he therefore
sentenced Kelly to s years and 3months
in the States prison, and Clark to Ia
years and six months. This is as il shoid
Be. II all such offenders were thus bro'i
promptly and efectuallY to justice, com.
muniIies would soon get rid Of them
There is very little difference between
'tobbers Of this kind and murdereEs. Both
win sacrifice human life to accom-
plish sheiE purposes,
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SALE-THE TEMPLR or HoNoR,-The
furniture belonging to the TempIars Of
Temperance and Honor is to be sold on
tomorrow. Saturday, before the Court
House. This institution was in a -four
ishing condition short time ago. and
and exertsd powerful inauence upon the
morality Of the city. From Il all Ell !
oient opposition to intsmPerance in our
city originated; but il is dead, and with
it dies the Lost spark Of vitality in the
temperance oause
Go and buy some good carpet, settees,
lounges, dc. They viii be sold al bar
gain.
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FOR SATE

A DESIRABLE FARN Of two hundyod and ,,,.,,
9od nrret oflaad one hundred and INV acres lss,,ts
l'noe We umhefedi The whole tract undef an a,ltned
hie alat OF ienuinr with .faiNnr tfenn Of t.
neteon-agood two.stoty farm house and ceIls- ,tsh
sna nNtn upwar Of one hundred hcnri- fruit
'tt'Ueu flretetal beautifully located on one Of tbe
m"1 pubic moropghores iu the county, Eve miles west
~ we GUY o. Iitn, tho road laadnato Fostofa AMI
one mile north ofthe 1inin and Fort Wavno Raiisosi
The above Farm is lladanedto the psoineton ~ 80
annltom u beta supply ofthe nnfest stock water A. we'll
uou o EtWlng of dntrYnr, One half Of the pureha.s
| w nanu ,he balance in nar aa payments Of Ave hun.
ufed dollars each. viii takeas paymcnt on tbo nbo,e
Fop'ry real estate dtuerdncaf my reddence a. INV Nm
l,ylNN Felml ehecu more Together For paHcuars en
9nire ottho undeTigued two and half nsi sontb c
iHh' noNf+u HORACE uUnER
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AANuNt ANne N~thf lhtN,
nr J. sxvnse Feeling my,elf undet Ms highest obt
rsontto you iofthe bencht have receved under yout
treamsnt Amer thatinr undergeue ~ he usual modes Of
treatment iuruf the last i months without the least hp
pateni benefit and having almost losthe sight Of cycs
and being len very unhealthy condton my case being
gven up as hnrelsss one by my former DOCTORS ancf
which, IN coutie Of weeks nv eve, we're resofed to
good sight aaa TO Aeady condition. undef your new
therefor, pleasure IN expressing nv sense Of
gtaude, ard athbety 10 use this int The benefit
Of the afflicted rubhb. Noufs truly, f.hONLs.
Mrs rrvhsbuRorR. Of Tan. for fout ysafi was almost
sght. bp, application to nr aibosn Restored that
she y able 70 doany kindolbusieeg.
Afo-NnNRN waiter, OF this place (fcri hal0 was
ac,edvth vefy bad dseassd eyes end ucefsion ofihe
eofnea sad apphod to Df Snyer and wa restored
~ a good sight and toa healthy condition,
PultfP Eaicr Of N mncily was afflicted with remark
bad ease oionhalma, could not leave dafk rlom iof
some weeA'i ~ appcetonto Dr.. r., hs eyes was soon
NIL g. LrynAYsrp iiln was afflicted Cor nvsyears
with very bad disc atcd eyes and almost blind applied 20
nf and has been restored sight and bis eyes 20
healthy condition, 90 hathc isqusAedto do any kiod ct
business.
VI fin, with remarkably bad eases of opthalme, which
and bottled thc SKIN ot tho physlcans which had wholv
disqualified them um any Kind ufbutinest Ny application
To- Dt Jsnydetihey have been restored 20 aheahy con
dttun--aro now able to DO anv kind nflahof
Mr iHoaAs UtuNEy, Of sandu'ky, Guy was afflicted
with very bad d'casodeyoshad entirely osi tho 'isht of
one Of eyes and almost the other; appledto nf Sny.
der Of Iin, and was soon rcsiuTed 20 hthny useful
Many others could be mentioned, hut deemed unuoc.
easay, and woulouy addhNthe mode oifcaiment pfac,
ured BY nr lnydet recent discovery, Andlcavea Alto
gethor out Of he old mode Of reducing ho ystomcut
ungtcorti0ca ion, hlSterurfNc well a. the use Of
The usual pow ful cautes VITA blue stone blue OF vira
any ouwrh gwhich cantcies and dsnguTug the oye by
contracting u e muscles,
Hny person wishing further formation viii 10 well To
communicated h either Of the persons rnrtrod 20 ahovu
cWNo chtfres fot examination or advicc-it no bone
ht is q ceived no charges wiz be made.
Eyl-nr SNYDER takes pleasure in tayinr 70 the pub
c that Tin CITY is pleasant and HEALTHY location, aud
good boarding can he bad from s210tn e3MNpef week,
Omce--in q. ~, Blacks Block, Washington
Street, Tifln city, Ohio.
Jan. 30, 1857. (nl6)
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.THE EXTENnED oOuRsE

emhracssenghy practical ,eu from Tho various Busines,
Firms, aud Is designed for such students Az may wish TO
spend longer than the time required by tho Regular
Course tand that gratuiiouiy) preparatory to entering
some Special House.
BY taking In addition tho Extended Course the student
will be faithfully and nrohtuhy employed six months.
PENMANSHlP, "Pfactlcal and Ornamental in All IT,
varieties viii be taught IN the most thorough and efficient
manner by Of the best teachers IN the West Besdss
u eusual method Of teaching Business Writing, the CHR
ythmngrapho System will also be taught Thissystern 80
popular and recommended by our best educational men,
now taught inthe Puhlie Schools of Cleveland, Columbus
Toledo Many other schools open for good teachers OF
ChirythmouNphy, rs soon as they can be qualified.
DAILY LECTURES on Practical and Theoretical
housekeeping, Mercantile Laws, Commercial Eihics po
tionl Economy, AT OF Computation, Commercial Calcu.
latons, Mercantile Customi banking, Exchange, Tom
mcrce, Raroadng Commercial History, business Cores.
pOndence, Ponmanship, cto
The New Suit Of Rooms, Of this College, occupies the
finest location In the city situated they The
Of the Pubcsquaro audi Superior street, afOrding fair
view of most parts ofthe city and the Lake The rooms
are neatly and tRHtefuly furnished supasunR In beauty
andconvenenoe, poaps those ofany similar institution 10
the Union
The LADIES' COURSE 18th. came AZ that Of the Gen
tlemcn, aforling equal oos al ladies who may wish
TO avail themselves Of the Commercial Course.
The Principal having extensive business acquaintance
s enabcdto secure coed situations ioT many ofhi grad.
uatos.
March0 SLY.
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N o T l @ e


Court Of common Piees Of Seneca county
Ohio.
Rober G.. Pennington aud)
spencer 81. John Adminis-S
traitors Of Henry Erect decN
W. pitts, l
Jarsd Eaton, Emily Es,on,S
his wife, aud Susan HuIoh(
us, defendants,
THE defendants Jared Eaton and Emily Ea.
ton will take notice, that tho pltd's, have This
day 6led theii petition In the above named court
setting forth in substance as follows Thatthere
Is due 10 them from said Jarad Eaton. on two
judgments obtained by them against said Jarad
Eaton, before John Yonuer' J, p, OF Big Spring
4. p, Seneca Co.. Ohio, with costs thereon, The
sum Of two hundredss dsseyenly four n 100 dot
lars, with interest. on SAYS IS since Feb 10Th
1895, aud on Sl40,22, einoe Jan. 9th, 1856, aud
asking judgment In said court for said amount
And stating that three of the notes npon which
said judgments Were obtained were seouF ID by
mortgage, executed and delivered by said Jarad
Eaton aud Emily Eaton to said Henry freet. on
lo' No " In Oregon, Sen. Co. Ohio roscrving from
.aid lot the part thereof originally reserved by
=. H. Cook. That The notes upon which said
Judgments we're Obtained, and which we're secur-
cd hy said mortgage, were executed aid deliver
ed 20 said Henry Froet, decd, by said Jarad
Eaton on the 2nd day Of November, l8i9, and
became due respectively Nov 2ud 1884 & 1855
that said Jerad Eaton has no goods and chuules
ont OF which said judgments aud costs OF any part
thereof cen be made that said Susan Hutchins
pretonds to have lien upon said real estate, for
the costs u the cause OF susan Hutchins against
Jarad Eaton. Aud asking for judgment { u the A.
mounts above stated and that said lot No. - may
be sold and the proceeds be applied Ia pay ment
Of said claims aud for oiherproper relief
Feb 6,57.sw
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GS Mordy Bean squirts another jqt of
his nasty sewerings at us. There is not
an editor in Northern Ohio, democratic
or republican, who does not regard Mordy
as an i'll bred, filthy blackguard: and a
disgrace to his profession We would
prefer hisepmity and spite TO the contain
ination of a friendship with him.
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The good people Of Hamiton are en-
joying themselves prodigiously this win,
ter. Their last spree was to get halI
witted quSck Doctor named Ballinger to
give Shakespearian readings before their
literary club. The doctor read "Ham.
let" while the dignifed citizens who
crowded the spacious Hall were in con-
vulsiOus at the ridiculous reproofs ad-
ministered to them by Che president and
vice presidents. for their disorderly con
dnct. Poor Balliuger was finally hooted
Of the Hall.
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We find the following in the Inger.
soil Canada West Chronicle -

W. hhu the lOflOWluB IN tue lnBer-
soil canada West } Chronicle -
Daniel PhelaH, Esq, of this place,
while on visit to Tifiin, near Sanduiky,
Ohio, recently, was suddenly taken ill.,
and had il not been for the unwearied ald
uuremitting attentions of DR.. Sapp, 6ho
was not absen scarcely a moment from
Mr.. Phelan's bedside during the eight
dsysof his severe sickness, we should
doubtless, now be without one Of our
first citizens. Tifin, we understand, is
a place Of some 60OO inhabitants, ,notwith-
standing which il was utterly impossible
to procure a nurse. In this emergency,
Dr. Sapp-let his name be heralded far
and wide-sat beside the sick mans bed
for days and nights, without rest, until
he saw that his patient was recovering
This attention was certainly more than
Mr.. Phelan could reasonably expect from
an entire stranger. We. in common,
with our fellow-citizens, Join ia thank.
ing Dr.. Sapp for bis exertioDs, and he
may be assured that his name will long
live in the hearts Of the people Of Inger-
soil.
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NEW METHOD OF TEACHING

strikes AZ the very gemnaiingponu Of The Science, 70.
veahnghe great natural tWo.iod division Of the Ledger
Realand Representative Properly and tho governing law
OF ansiet a. regards its Affecting the two casss Of ac.
counti and those Of The same class, In every varoty Of
transactions thus stripping thismost useful and beautiful
science Of much OF uume.honotud mysteries made such
by arbitrary and iuiallho ues, meaninqioss forms and
false nouonsi and hence enables the student 10 acquire
correct notions Of accounts embodied IN actual practice