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San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14

SAN JOSE NURsERY-We have re-
celved a catalogue of nursery plants from
L.. Provost, proprietor of the San Jose
Nursery, San Jose, California. Mons.
Provost has perhaps the largest assort-
ment of fruit trees, ornamental plants and
flowers of any nurseryman in this State.
He has eighty-four varieties of the finest
qualities of apples; nincty-seven varieties
OF the pear forty-six Of peach twenty
two of plums, with large assortment of
almonds, nectarines, apricots, gooseber-
rles, cherries, grapes, currants and straw
berries. He has fifty-nine species of
flowers and shrubs, besides ninety-fve
different varieties of roses, among which
are some Of the finest in the world. At
the State Fair, Mons. Provost took the first
premium on roses, where he exhibited
over seventy varieties. Four varieties of
roses and three of lilacs (white and red, J
from the above nursery, are now growing
in the garden of Mr. Charles Faville, of
this place. The roses, two moss-the
Crimson and Comtesse uuraaaise-the
latter beautiful double white, and the
finest in the State the Cloth Of GoM
and Ctronaatelia, both beautiful flowers,
the last of which the stalk has grown
eight feet during the present season, and
since the first rain (about three weeks
ago. has grown two feet
Mons. Provost is ready to supply per-
sons who wish to plant fruit trees or set
out shrubbery and flowers as an ornament.
with any number of plants, from single
one up to hundreds or thousands, and at
reasonable prices.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14

over. Our own county is fair example.
1t is put down as having paid into the
State Treasury property tax to the amount
only of s2,5S2.26 for the year 1856.
when the assessed property in the county
for that year was over $4,000, 900; which,
at seventy cents on the hundred dollars,
should have produced above sl4, 900 for
State purposes. Where the difficulty
hes; whose fault it is whether property
holders fail to pay their taxes, or those
who collect fail to pay it over, we are un-
able to say; but the fact is evident that
something is wrong. Everybody knows
that the great and wealthy county of El
Dorado should pay over to the State more
than s2,255.93 property tax but, by the
table, it appears she does not. If those
who are possessed of property would pay
their taxes punctually, and public officials
were possessed of honesty sufficient to dis
pose of the public money according to law,
the figures would not foot up such dis
parity between the agricultural and mining
counties. And this anxiety to tax mining
claims, tie owners of which in one-half
the cases do not, throughout the whole
year, more than make living, would
never have been raised. The injustice
does not lie in the revenue laws, but some
where else.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14

HIGHWAY RoBBERY.--A farmer was robbed
one day last week on the Sonora road willis
returning from the mountains where he had
been to sell load of hay.
y Jewelry Store WAS also robbed, at Mokel.
umne Hill, one night this week,
1t is said that suspicious gang of Mexi-
cans and Americans, (well-known about the
vicinity of Marysville, have located on tho
Calaveras above Jenny Lind, recently, and
taken up their winter quarters We hope tho
proper officers will keep an eye on thcu,
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14
S22,l22.79
AGRICULTURAL.
Santa Clara S24, ,s6S.S5

The table merely shows one Of the two
facts-perhaps both-that the agricultu-
raj counties are possessed of more indi-
vidual wealth than the mining counties !;
or that the taxes in the mining counties
arc not collected; or if SO, arc never paid
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14

HARDSHIPS OF TIE SOUTHERN OVER
LAND RouTE.-Mr. T. o. Ellis, writing
from Los Angeles county, under date of
Oct 10th, gives the Stockton MehodiM
an account of the hardships lie endured
the present season, from Texas lie saws:
left Parker county, Texas, April 9Th, 1857
for rendezvous, II miles west of Fort Belknap
where quite number met and organized and
left for California, April 22d, numbering about
three hundred and fifty women and children.
besides seventy FIVE men capable of bearing
arms, among whom were about fifty Southern
MethodistS and some respectable members of
other churches. Unfortunately our train,
! ELLIS train), broke into many fragments, di-
vided and snbdyded until sometimes not
more than three wagons were together. May
7th, reached Simms Spring, three hundred
miles west of our old home. June 18th,
reached the Rio Grande, - miles below FL
Paso. Aug. 18th found us at Tucson, three
hundred miles west of the Rio Grande, and
on the 18th inst we reached this point after
suffcrings and Affections, mental and physical,
almost indescrbable. George Lee, a worthy
member OF our church, died and was buried
at Fort Thorn, on the Rio Grande. July 18TH
where and when Mrs. Ellis was taken sick and
came near dying. ] have had two violent
spells OF sickness one Mt the Rio Mimbres,
and the other on this side of Fort Yuma
In the first instance lost thirty five pounds
OF flesh, in the second not quite so much, but.
really, the latter was as critical a case as the
former. but not protricted. / am lust able
to walk about little, and scarcely capable of
writing
Jaly 18th, John Shelton Ellis. our YOUNGEST
died and was buried six miles beyond tho
Doubtful Pass, or Apache Springs. in the Cads-
den Purchase, two hundred miles west of Fort
Thorn. July both, twelve miles east of Tn
son, near San Xavier, Thomas Elrod PIl;s -
grandson, died and was buried So Won SOC
Two OF INC Ellis family have gone home and
we are all rapidly following, am now at
Monte, wrecked and ruined. as the world will
say; Tor started with two teams. provisions
ana clotnlng IN abundance, as thoupbt and
with great difficulty reached here. nerfertlv
destitute, reduced to abject poverty.
several other trains are behind. and many
iadies, great and small, and much stock
emigration TO California this year. Is immense
from , Wnat can learn. Two, from one of the
n'haer !, trains were killed by the Indians in tho
Douptiui fass. their names, Short and Jrvipo
- 10 reported here that one hundred and eioh
.ech persons. whole train, are massacred nv
mormon Indians on the Salt Lake route Tho
report thrills the hearts of this people.
must further add, we crossed four ninety
mile deserts. The Southern route is very dry
anu IN many places destitute of water. shall
s'rohely ADVISE our Texan friends to come by
wafer as no train can come in safety in reach
of Mormon influence.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ANGEL s.-The
number of children in Angels school,
District No. s, bearing the name of pa
rents, is 1S4; orphans, 1l-total, 1876.
Boys, los, girls, 81. Sixty-cight chill
dren have attended the school during the
past year. The school has been taught
during the year-two months by J. HI.
Morse, and eight months by W. J. Brock
way. During the last eight months, the
average attendance has been 33 2-S per
day. The expenses have been-for
teachers services, $500; for rent, 500 /;
incidental, S24; total, 1920. The school
is now in session, with forty children in
attendance.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14

An OFFICE BEGGING.-The Office of
Public Administrator in Santa Clara
county, isinsearch Of an occupant. The
remuneration is but small, and the stat
ute requires the occupant to give bonds
in the amount of 100000 Hence,
the vacancy.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14

New ADVERTISEMENTS Stabie.-We
call attention to the advertisement of I. j.
Matteson's Livery Stable, Murphy's Camp.
Tn Shop for Sale.-H. Rogers of Murphy s
Camp, offers good chance for investment,
by the sale of the whole, or one half interest
in his Tin Shop, in the above Camp. See
advertisement
For Sale or Rent-See advertisement of
David Shepherd who offers for sale or rent, a
house and lot in Murphy's Camp. the house
formerly known as the Monte Alto House,
NP REVERE House., ANGELS. This is
among the best public houses in the southern
mines, and kept by a clever and obliging
landlord, (Nr. T. ]. Lindsay,) who is always
re ady to accommodate travellers or boarders
by the day OF week. He has now about fifty
regular boarders, and ample room for more.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14

gG~ Jerry Sullivan of California newspaper
notoriety, has again laid us under obligations
for favors, By sending us files of Atlantic
papers.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-14

A RAT SroRy-A farmer who resides on the
banks of the Sacramento river has cat which
distinguished itself, on Thursday night last
by killing ifty-two rats and piling them in a
heaps. j. Republican.
That reads like fish story. In fact,
it sounds rcry like whale"
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25

Our cheerful faith, that al! which we behold
So full Of blessings.
Then, happy the person who has learned
to love and hold communion with "green
fields" and babbliug brooks. He may
grow weary, sick, and tired of life, but he
will ever have a source of consolation in
the ever varying beauties of nature.
1t was on the 18th Of June, 1852, that
Franklin made his world-renowned exper-
iment with kite, and drew lightning from
the clouds, add thus demonstrated that the
electricity of the clouds is the same as that
Of the electrical machine. sos s.
June is month Of thunder storms
How fresh green everything looks after the
hard shower, and how fast everything
grows! The morning Glory under my
window is several feet longer than it was a
few days ago, and the so-called May Rose
is full of blossoms.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25

on the shriekers ticket against Breslin.
and by the help of the Know Nothing's is
elected State Treasurer. He enters upon
his duties, and with all his banking expe-
rience in bookkeeping and balance sheet
ing, it takes him nearly two years to find
out that there is deficit of over half a
million in the State Treasury. There has
been two Fusion sessions of the Legisla-
ture, and some half dozen smelling, or
rather smouzing committees under pay to
investigate such matters, but this enor-
nous leak escaped them all. 1t was left
to be discovered by Gibson himself, and
that too'in his predecessors accounts
Now this defalcation took place years ago
and under Democratic administration
what occasion is there for Gibson's resign
ing? Why not stick to his post. stand BY
his guns. and not only charge, but prove
the defalcation upon the Democratic defaul-
ter. That would be feather In his cap
which would entitle him to reelection at
the hands of his party.
Whoever knew fusionist before, that
did not take every advantage of political
opponent he could, whether fair or unfair,
and why this shrinking now7 This was
the very occasion, an 4. G bson the very man
with Chase d Co. to back him to shrek
aloud and spare not. Better than "bleed
ihg Kansas" would have been such capital
in their hands in the coming State election
Now we happen to know that Bresin has
the receipt of Gibson for all moneys be-
longing to the State and in the treasury al
the time he surrendered the Office, except
such as has been deposited in certain banks
which banks had failed This amount was
only some 100000 as ascertained by q
Senate Committee with Alfred Kelly at its
head. Proceedings were then commenced
against the Treasurer, his securities, and
against the banks for the amo6nt deficit
which suits are still pending. There would
not be one dollar deficit prior to Mr.. Glib
sons inauguration, should the banks pa,
their just dues to the State. That amou
isa fixed amount, acknowledged by Mr.
breslin, reported on by committee, ant
mentioned in Gov Medill's message Som,
| $1,000 more has been discovered, tn,
Fusion Treasurer has resigned, Fusion
friend has been appointed b. a Fusion Gov
ernor to make examinations and report
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25
Arrival Of the Europa.
Halifax, June /;

Halifax, June IL.
The steamship Europa, with dates from,
Liverpool to the 9Th inst, three days later
than those brought by the Vanderbilt, ar
rived this morning.
Parliament had again re-assembled, but
nothing of importance had been transact
ed ISIS
The riots in Oelgium have ceased, the
country is quiet.
Palmerston intlmates in the House Of
Commons his intention to submit :; bill
abolishing church rates.
Berkly gave notice tina. he would bring
up the question on ballot, on the esd of
June.
The London Times says that there is no
foundation for the report that the U. S.
frigate Niagara would not assist in laying
the submarine Geographic cable; on the
con, -arv, she left the Thames of Ports
month on r:.;;day, where some of her
staucheons would be moved. and the ward
room altered so as to receive The cable; she
would then proceed to Berkenhead and
commence receiving the cable.
Nine hundred miles of the cable are al
ready completed. The process is going on
slowly. owing TO the impracticabiity of
getting the wire made fast enough.
The Ahamemmon would commence re-
ceivlng the cable on or about the 10th of
July.
All the cable vessels will rendezvous in
Cora barber, where the final arrangements
would be perfected.
The war steamer Cynclops is now ia
king soundings for the proposed deep sea
route.
The cable will be laid in Angus.
Macintosh Il Co., at Manchester. have
suspended. Liabilities over half a million
pounds.
1t was reported that the monthly return
of the Bank of France would show an
increase, in bullion, of fl,000,0O0, ster-
ling.
The excitement in Belgium had com.
pletely died out Hea
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25
.junl6-31t3.
SHERIFF"S SALE.

By virtue of vendition. exponas, to me direct
ed, from the Clerk of the Marshall common pleas
court, will expose for sale at public auction at the
court house door in Plymouth, Marshall county,
indiana, on the llth day day of July, 1857, be-
tween the hours of 10 O'CLOCK a IN. and A O'Clock
D. m of said day, the following described property,
to-wit:
The rents and profits for term of years not to
exceed seven +, of the following real estate,
situate in Marshall county, Indiana, to-wit: com
mencing at the southwest corner of lots and of
section s. in township 80 north, of range one east;
thence east so rods, thence north 81 rods, thence
west so rods thence south 80 rods to the place of
beginning, containing 40 acres-except the priyi-
lege of mill site not to exceed one acre OF ground
on the south line of said tract, and the privilege OF
cutting ditch from the Lake to said mill site.
On failure to realize the full amount OF the judg-
ment interest and costs, l WILL at the same time
and place, expose for sale the fee simple of said
real estate.
Executed as the property of Obed NJ. Barnard
at the suit of Amos Mendenhall. Said property
not to sell for less than thirds of apprasement
j. F. VAN VALKENBURGH, Sheriff.
BY S, b. CoRBALEY, Dep'y
iunlS 3lt4 (prfee$300)
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25
For the Democrat.
Passing Away.
By Z" INez.

Passing away" is stamped on every
thing--on tree and flower; on home, with
all Its enjoyments; every object We cast
our eyes to, reminds us that we are fast
passing away. The spring comes in all its
splendor, but soon yields its place to beaute
GUS summer. Our parents and friends.
whom we fondly love, will soon dwell in
the silent tomb, for
cit is written on the heart:
Alas that thus decay
Should claim from love;a part
Passing awayl''
Months, years, and perhaps centuries,
may pass over those cherished friends. but
they will heed it not; King after King will
arise. reign. and pass away, but they will
know nothing of it. We, ourselves. will
will soon pass away. and new generation
will occupy the places which We now ell;
but there is time coming, when the beau
tiful and loved *ill not pass away.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25
For the Democrat
June Musings.
BY MINNIE.

JUNE. beautiful June! the loveliest month
in all the circling year. has come again.
Natures glad-hearted songsters are war
bling all around. That "wee bit'' of yell
low bird, the canary of the wildwood, is
fitting from spray to spray, and sending
forth its free and joyous notes. The Rob-
in, bold and independent on its first return
from exile. has covered away into the sha-
diest hooks, where it tucks It's nest slyly
underneath the thickest clustering foliage
of some tree, newly draperied by the
bountiful hand of nature.
Some of our most beautiful trees, shrubs
and plants blossom in this month, among
them are the sweet-scented Locust, with
its hanging clusters Of white; the climbing
Jassamine, or vining willow, with its star
ry gems; the cherished heerts love; Bach.
elor's button: the Celandine, with its droop
ing bells; and many kinds OF roses.
Flowers are found everywhere; away or
the snowy lands of Melville isle, the. Grim
son snow-fower dots the hills; the blue
gentian and fringed pink. look down from
the frowniag glaciers of Norway Gera
NUNS, white and yellow heath flowers, da
sizes and liverworts, are found on the silen
and solitary Falkland Islands. The splen
did night blooming Cereus. and differen
species of acacia mimora beautify the far
off Sandwich islands-and even the darl
and billowy ocean has its flowers
Nature is beautiful, and she imparts t
her worshippars "that purity of taste an,
refinement, and delicacy of feeling" no
to be had from any other source.
Nature never did betray
The heart that loved her; tits her privileg
Through all the years of this our life, t
lead s ~ 81 'ti pro Z.
From joy to joy; for she can so inform
The mind that is within US, so impress
With quietness and beauty. and SO feed
With lofty thoughts, that neither ey
tongues,
Rash judgments, nor the sneers of SELLS
men, go -
Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor a
The dreary interviewer of daily life,
Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25
Thc Administrators View
Of Mormon Affairs.

The sabjoined article from th,: Wash
ing Union of the 9th inst, is presumed tC
express the convictions Of the President
L. That the Mormon legion is composed
of some FIVE or six thousand of indilfer
emily armed men, Including few squad
rons of cavalry--about as we'll drilled ant
as effective as the ordinary militia of the
States.
2. That The Mormons ridicule the idea
of the federal government sending an arm
ed force into the territory to execute the
laws.
g. That Brigham Yoang's commands as
the head of the church, are omnipoten
with al good Mormons, and hence the re
sis,ancs to the u. s. laws.
A. That the presence Of one thousand
United States troops in the territory would
secure obedience to the laws, and that nc
resistance would be made by the Mormons
to so large force.
s. That it is undoubtedly true that there
is a serious disaffection among the Nor
mons, and that if the disaffected could be
protected by the United States authorities
they would gladly sever their CONVECTION
with the church and its head.
6. That Salt Lake City bears the out
ward evidences of Mormon oppression, and
that business of all kinds is literally at q
"stand STILL" Many who desire to leave
for the States canno. do so for the want o
means.
7. That not more than fifty "Gen lies
were in the territory. and although 1t was
forbidden that they should be supplied
with the necessaries of life. they were ena
bled to procure provisions through the Gu
pidty of some of the less serupulous o
the Saints
8. That Brigham Young admitted tina
he could. by word, have prevented hi
followers from violating the laws of the
United States, but that he did not choose
to interfere, and would not.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25
PLYMOUTH, IND.
Thursday Morning. June 25th, 1851.
Recrininaticn.

We notice that the Sullivan Democrat.
Columbus Democrat, Rockport Democrat,
and State Sentinel. have got into muss
about Wright, Bright, aud the Bank ques-
ton. This, in our opinion, is all wrong,
and it is to be hoped that the Democratic
party will not sanction this uncalled for
newspaper war much longer. Wright and
Bright are both sound Democrats, and
are provided for; and if their friends will
Jet the difficulty that has existed between
them, sleep. the matter will be at an end.
for four years, at least.
The Bank question seems to wax warm
er and warmer; some of the papers are
continually railing against the Bank-call
it the most magnificent swindle Of the age,
and have 10 hesiiancy in denouncing all
thoss who do not go the whole figure, in
abusing those who granted the charter; as
being bought up by the Bank, and as be-
ing click spittles" for the same. Such ar
guments, if arguments they are, have nc
tendency to convince any person, or to pro
duce any beneficial result whatever. Thc
Senate will shortly make a report on the
Bank question; when that is made, we vii
be at lie to form correct conclusions as t.
the charter being obtained through frauC
and corruption; until that is ascertained, j
seems to us. that the more prudent course
10 pursue, would be. to exercise a LITTLE
charity towards those, who chance 10 fhinl
that the continual agitation Of this cues
ton, viii have the tendency to weako.
instead Of Strengthening tie Democratic
party.
The republican papers are laying thc
flstterins JUNCTION 70 their souls, that The
result Of this newspaper war. will be di
vision of the party; but in this they arc
sadly mistaken; when voting time roll:
around again, these little differences vii
be laid aside.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25

Intellect can't bear fashionable refinement
and dies under it in one or two genera
tons. If you would select youth who
IS likely to make his mark in the world
take one who is carting mud in a clam shell
wagon, or building houses in the sand; and
not the delicate baby who is fondling a
China lap-dog on the parlor carpet. Dan
lei Webster,s father made cradle for little
Dan, out of pine log, with au axe and au
ger; and Lewis Cass was rocked by hi'
staid New Hampshire mother, in second
hand sugar trough. The greatest archi
tects for the manufacture of genius ar
Poverty and Republicanism.-Alda"y Ira"
script. ~
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25
Large Haul Of Buried Treas.

The Norfolk (va. Herald of Thursday
week says that Mr.. Benjamin S. Dey, of
Curriiuck couaty, n c., while blowing in
his field few days ago, dug up pile of
sod and silver coins to the amount of about
six thousand dollars 1t is supposed to
have been buried during the Revolution,
and the accident that led TO the discovery
was most singular. 1t appears that an old
pine tree bad fallen near the fence of Mr..
Dey's farm, and one of the branches STUCK
in the spot where the money was found
AS the tree INSTRUCTED the ploughing. il
was raised from lis position, when it was
discovered that ihe old branch had several
of the coins sticking to il. They went to
work and dug down to the depth of about
four feet, when they were startled by the
discovery of this large amount of money.
Every eye that looked upon the sinners be-
came as big as moons, and of the negroes
who assisted in raising the tree, on seeing
the money sticking to the limb, hallooed
out, why, Massa Dey. what am dat?
wonder eff he grow dar! Well. dis am de
fust time l eber seen money grown on de
pine tree" A yoke of oxen was soon
hitched to the treasure and it was taken to
the house of Mr.. Dey where ii can be seem
This (says the Herald we assure our read
ers this is no hoax, and it rather gives Gre
dence to the tradition that there was money
deposited on that part of the coast by Black
beard, the pirate.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-25

The following named persons were Sc
lected for Petit Jurors. for the July Term,
1857, OF the &asshall Common Pleas
Court, to-wit:
Edward Jackman, Ebenezer Sherland
Andrew Roberts, Henry Marsh, ArihuI
Blond, James Hazleton. Daniel Brown
Ransom Barber. Jacob Pippenger, Pete
Crawford, Leonard Alleman and Simeon
Cudney.