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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

THE 0sTRIcH.-The cry Of tie ostrich so
ally to deceive even the natives. Ii is usually
heard early in the morning.. and at times alsp
at night. The strength Of the ostrich is
enormous A single blow from its gigantic
foot III always strikes forward is Sufficient
to PROSTATE. nay, 10 Kill. many beasts Of
prey, such as the hyena, the panther. the
wild hog. the jarkal, and others. The os.
tricK Is exceedingly swift Of foot, under
ordinary circumstances Outrunning heet
horse. What time she liieth Up herself
On high, she scoraeth the horse aud his
rider" Ga special occasion. and for a short
distance, its speed is truly marvellous. per.
haps not much less than a mile IN half n
minute. Its feet appear hardly to touch tie
ground, and the length between each stride
Is not unircquently twelve 10 fourteen feet.
Indeed. i We are TO credit the testimony Of
Mr.. AdamsOn. who says he witnessed the
tact in Senegal, such is the rapidiiy and
muscular power Of the ostrich. that, even
with two men mounted on his back, he will
outstrp tie English horse in speed The
ostrich, moreover, is long winded. Il we may
use the expression; 20 that il j. work &c
time to exhaust the bird. The food Of the
ostrich, IN IT, wild state. consists 81 seeds,
tops. aud buds Of various shrubs and other
pants; but il is difficult TO conceive how ID
can manage u live at all. Tor one not unlIe.
quenily meets with Il 10 regions apparently
destitute Of vegetation Of any kind.
dIdersoas Africa.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18
The Expunging seso.uiion.--The

1l1c LApIBeiuS hetsOsaisOls.--LG nc lesp-
luton for expunglng from the journals Of Legs.
aiure certain portion Of tie Mexican Preamble, i,
is called, which was pressed through the Houss 81
Commons with such haste. and which, according to
the standard was vindicaie The truth Of history"
oSef which Justice and truth had slumbcTel for ten
long year." was suffered hy Tie Senate to remain
Enacted on in The hands Of their committee. We are
not q tie opinion however, that tile truth of lis
tory will At all suffer for this want OF action in
the Senate. The Documents ia lhe archives Of the
nation VIII be much effective IN vindcAling the
truth 81 history than TIE resou,onso d Stale legis-
llure; and think they y testify that tie Mexican
war was brueght On I.y tic match q the American
troops Jg ort If he President upon soil which bad
been out ii the possession Of Mexico since The
discovery Of the country. The justice Of the war We
not now disposed 10 question; butwe waai sub
nit for consideration whether people jealous Of
their litprcs should LOOK with competency upon the
acts Of President who could lar forget the coHs.
lutional limitations 81 his power 70 commence a
war without the advice and consent Of Congress- espe
ciaiiy il cynspeis should bc ii session a. the ,ime
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18
HILLSBoRoUGH, n. G.
wedn esd ay, February rs, 1857.

GJ- Our subscribers in Alamance are reminded that
Thomas Webb, ESD, who regularly attends the courts
in Graham, is our agent and will receive payments for
the Recorder, and give receipts.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

NoRTn CAReLINA STATE STocKs.-This re-.
reliable old State always makes her work
sure as she proceeds, and never leaves any
thing affecting her credit to doubt or nncer.
tainty. The Legislature two years agu raised
the tax on property one-hall, and the Lceis.
lature whIch. has Just adjourned raised the tax
one fourth more, besides establishing sinking
fond lot the gradual extinction Of the public
debt. Thu, ], the security and value Of the
stocks Of the State placed beyond all doubt
rendering them a safe investment.
Nat. Intel
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

PRofiTanLE LasD.-'l'he late sheriff al
spottsylvania county. tRo. e. Dearson. J
cold farm q COO acres for $500 The
purchaser put eight acres IL Tobacco. which
he cured aud carried 70 Richmond, and after
paying al expenses, carried home sI,iOo.
Tie Western country taaI beat ftiS.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18
The western Rallroad.--A meeting


the sioekhoilets of the Fayetieyllle and Weston
Railroad Company was held Il Fayetteville. On
Wednesday Of last week. e. .. Mallr,i Esq. Pes.
dent Of ihe company gave detailed statement 81 il.
Affairs, from which il appears tia, the grading Of ten
miles 81 The road win b. completed 10 week o. two
that SG77l9 s. has been paid in cash, anJ Sge0 600
IN town bonds, and S39,sG2 81 10 good individual
subscriptions as YET unpaid. The cost Of The work
ione gniing, engineering. Sc. and the purchase 81
real estate of depot has been about Sss, 800. II Is
estimated that . flush grading the road, the bHlgss
tics, a.. and make il ready Or the iron, will
cost about Ses1,lss; from which eiucing The avail.
able means on hand. the sum Of si5O0OO will be lef,
@ be provided for Th. il i proposed raise BY
new subscriptions, made payable in cash. ia materials.
Or in work. The iron anl rolling stock ihey propose
TO procure By mortgage Of The roai, which il Is
thought msy readily BE- done.
The meeting closed, aief adopting the oiloaing re.
solutions;
R,s9lrsd. Tint We en- and ioiH build tie road. and
that siockhJiIet and - . community We will gise
uuf united enefgog u The work.
Rss3ired. That he President and Director. be ~.
gnesicd . op.n books foF further subscriptions %
stock. 70 be paid in cash,o in work At engineers es.
mates.
Rssoirtd That tie &c, 81 lie a.i General Asssmhiy,
entitled An art - smsn1 the charter o. the Weslrfn
Riiifoad Company be AMI hc same il hereby accept.
ed o. part Of the charter u this company.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

-. We have received The January 40. Of Black.
woods Magazine. The content. 81 the number i. j.
follows: l. Scenes Of Clerical Liic--No /. The SD
Fortunes 81 the Reverend Amos Barton. !. Mrs Bar.
rel Broanins--Auton Leigh. . The Atheings; o..
The Three Gifts. Pan YIN. 4. New Fact and Oti
faneies about sri Anemones. s a Christmas Tale g.
Routine. Z. John Derssiro: 4 Quaint Rechaufc. 8
Maid Barbara. .. European Politics.
We refer our readers 70 the ad,eriiscmenof Messrs
L. Scott & Co.. BY which il will be seen that their re.
prints d the four Review. and Baewool Or either 81
thsm, for The year. 1850 aud 1857 together. may be
obtained II greatly reduced prices.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

ARGENT letter irom Australia states thai
two missionaries and their wives had been
murdered aud eaten by Tie savages o. III,
New Hebrides. Polynesia, a short time
before.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

TnK BoNRARDHENr oH SAY JuAx.-The
Paris Constitutional states that tie merchants
Of Nantes have peli,ionrd The Emperor, ap.
pealing 20 /" tie high and paiernal soIiciiude
81 his Majesty" 10 iayor Of the French citi.
Lehs ulo were sufferers by tile destruction IL
san Juan {" Grrytogn" by The United
States on tie 18th q July. 1854. The Cham.
Der Of Commerce 81 Orleans aud the primer.
pal merchants II that town bad previously
presented petition to the same effect. Their
example Is being followed BY the merchants
o. Paris, Lyons, and Marseliles.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

Russian sfInister.-We learn from liz IA.
iiona Iairlisshrss that Nj Dc sioesk who ior some
time ptsi has ofeiisi As Russian Charge u AIFres
d, Washington, has betn faised % The fans Or fsll
Minister nest our Government This promotion VS.
announced IN ukase dated the 18Th Of January.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

The BIRDs.---A bill has been introduced
into the New York Senate, which provides
that il shall not be lawful for any person TO
Kill or destroy, upon any land not owned by
himself, any Of the following description OF
birds The robin. or red breast, blue bird,
swalluw,martin. or swift, night or mosquito
hawk, wood.pecker. cat.bird, high tailed
thrush or brown thrasher, mourning dove,
meadow lark or marsh quail. summer red-bird,
hanging bird, spider bird or wax bird, ground
robin, bobolink or rice bird, and sparrow
under penalty Of $40. This penalty is also
applicable in cases Of the destruction OF the
above enumerated birds.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

A STATE SUPPORTED by A RArLRaAD.--The
Governor Of Illinois. in his recent message,
expressed the belief that the revenue o. the
Illinois Central Railroad will soon pay the
whole expenses oil the State Government.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18
wmr Fnro.LIrr Nav po.-rhe Lnuel

WnT FauoaLrrY MAY Do.--The Lowell,
Massachusetts Factory operatives have ~
l0i ,72s deposited IN thai city. The number
d dephsiiars isi.il5, which gives 10 average
of nearly s2aj 10 each operative. Tbs
shoWs ahat lfugnlity and a proper provision
Tor the future may effect. Tie money Usually
wasttd 10 idle pleasures BY those WIN have
10 labor hard or Il. would, by proper
outstanding, become 10 few years sufficient
capital IL enable tie individual to employ his
own labor. instead d hiring It to others.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18
-. - - W.

Caiifornia.-rhe 1.egi.laiureof California haze
elected ST. Brodsfsh United states senator ior .ir
years from ibe 4ih Of March next and ST.. Gwin ioi
vacancy which viii expire On The 4lh n March
1861. Both 81 these gentlemen were passengers on The
STEAMER Gorge Law, arrived ai New York On lhs
18th inst.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

The National Theatre IN Washington City
was entirriy DESTROYED by FIRE on the after
nonn Of the 9th inst. Tie building was
situated in the rear u the " Unioa" nemspa.
per printing establishment. aud the later
building wa, several times On fire, but no SC.
ri0us injury sustained.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

PRorITABLg FaRAIso.-Ibe Clarksyilg
robacco Plant says: capt. A. Slade. 81
casweil, n. Carolina, and his two brothers
have suld their entire crops IT Tobacco. Tugs
included, to a l.,nchburg manufacturer. fol
the extraordinary price Of SIS per hundred
lbs. Capt. Slade estimates his crop AZ rs
900 or 90. 900 lbs. Il is the product Of the
labnr 81 some ten hands. II il should turn
out to be 10000 lbs. be will realize from
each ahorcr the Unprecedented sum d
500. Can the cotton fields Of Louisiana,
the sugar plantations 81 Cuba. the rice field,
Of the turpentine districts Of the Carolinas,
bnast u larger profits:
the Tobacco which commands these price.
Is u very line texture, bat H. ehirl claim
to superior excellence i attributable TO the
node of caring. 81 this mnlr We can give
the public no more satisfactory exposition
tlan that charcoal is the fuel used
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18
"wednesday, February II

Tie two Houses assembled ia convention in the
hall q the House Of Representatives 10 perform the
ceremony Of opening and counting The votes Of the
several States o. the Union Tor President and Vice
President Of the United States. Sc. Mason as Prcs.
Dent 81 iAe senate. pfcsiled. The formally having
been gone through ,niss Buchanan Il Pennsylvania,
declared 70 be duly elected Pfesleniof lhe United
States. and John e. Brsekinddgc. Of kenmcky. Vice
President, ior fur years from the 4th Of March neat,
some interruption was oecasioned By infomaiity Of
he return from tie state u Wisconsin, upon which
The action Of each house separately requited The
cuisines. va. therefore lc incomplete, the teller. no,
having signed The certificate.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

sEELETos ORA GIANT.--A dsy 81 Iwo since,
says Tie Wheeling Times, some uorkmen en-.
gagged 10 sUbsoilitg ihe Rtounisoi Sheriff Wick.
ham a bis vineyard IN East Wheeling, came
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

The law does not, We undertlnd. prevent
persons from selling BY Tie bushcl without
weight.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

The Union says: letter dated Novem-
her o., 1856, has been received BY the Sc
cretary Of the Navy from the commanding
officer Of the expedition which was sent TO
South America few moths ago for the pur-
pose Of procuring supply Of sugar cane cut,
tings. The expedition had then reached
Georgetown, Demarara, after prosperous
voyage, and the objects Of the expedition were
likely to be speedily attained"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

The OLp {" RED cENT."--As the old cred
cent is about being called in. some Of our
contemporaries are writing its history and
obituary. The cent was proposed IL 1889
by Robert Morris, the great financier oil the
revolution, and was named by Jefferson. two
years later. 1t began 10 make its appearance
from the mint in 1892. Il bore then the head
of Washington on one side, and thirteen links
on the other. The French revolution sooi
after created rage for French ideas ia Anne
rlra, winch put on the cent, instead Of the
head Of Washington. the head Of the goddess
nf Libcrty--a French Liberty, with neck
thrust forward and flowing loeks. The chain
on the reverse was replaced By the olive
wreath 81 peace. But the French Liberty
was short.lved, and SO was her portrait on
our cent. The present staid, classic dame
with a filet around her hair, came into fash
ion about thirty or forty years ago, and hei
finely. chiselled Grecian features have been
but slightly altered BY the lapse Of time.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

srANDaED WgiCHr or GRary.-The Leg.
islaiurc has passed law regulating The
weight 81 grain. which goes into effect thirty
DAYS irnm the present time.
Wheat 10 weigh 90 pounds 10 the bushel.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

Rus THREATENED The Christian Of.
server. speaking o. the present sgitaiion Of
the slavery question IN tie New Schnul
bdy, says:-'ll the doctrines AMI measures
now advocated shall be adopted, they will
drive the ploughshare Of division through all
ourchurch jadicatories Northern Atlantic
States.'
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18
: SPECIMEN or YANKEE pERsEyEI

4 SPECIMEN or YANKEE pgRsEyERANfE.
Boston merchant win was last week
loading ship for distant port, Glanced 10
have ayer f1riy Thousand feet Of boards upOn
the enil IL una II Tie wharyes when tie snDw
storm overlook him 10 his lab1rs, aud PIE.
,eniei us getting bis lumber On board.
Standing upon he pier a. the close OF The
day. he vas gazing sonowiaiiy upon the
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

Counterfeit $50 biIl, on the bank Of Geor.
gia. aud SO bills IN Tie bank u Georgetown
:. G. are ~ circulation.
There j. counterfeit ten dollar nDte IN
circulation on he Central Bank Of Virginia,
which Is well executed.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

We ave indebted to the poli,eness Of Messrs. Ed
ward ]. Hale & Son for neatly printed copy Of !
Lecture by James Banks, Esq, Of Fayetteville, on thu
Life and Character Of Flora neutrality-suspicious.
from the University Magazine.
we are also indebted to the Hon. Thos. L. Cling
man for copy Of his speech, delivered in the Honseo
Representatives on the 5th instant on British Pole!
in Central America and Cuba"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18
ATTENTION ORANGE GUARDS !!

YOU are commanded 10 appear IN front ofthe coud
House on Friday the aoih inst at O'Clock p. NJ. IL
winter uniform. By order Of the Captain.
Feb. Is, 1851. 30
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-02-18

Nth February, instant the following persons were
elected Honorary Members Of said company:
James c. ruuentine, Dir. Thomas Turner,
John D. feathers, DR.. o. Hooker,
Col VIM. McCauley, Dr. G. ]. Freeland.
Rev. Moses Baldwin, Maj. Thomas Howerton,
Rev. VI. A. Curtis, Dr. William Cameron,
Alien Huskey, David Anderson,
Thomas Faucet L. w. Woods,
Josiah Turner, Jr, Esq, Joseph Blount.
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25

BAKERY AND HOTEL AT UPPER CALAvERIrAs.-
Messrs. Geo. Schulz Co., formerly Bentz &
Co.. on Main street, Upper Calaveritas, have
improved their bakery-built new ovens, and
refurnished the Hotel and Restaurant, so as to
make the establishment second to none in the
county. Mr. Schulz is one of the best fancy
bakers in the State, having manufactured the
largest and best pound cake ever made and
baked in the city of Stockton. Those wishing
large, fancy pound cakes baked for the coming
Fourth of july would do we'll to give him a
call. Wedding cakes baked to order; bread
pies and fancy cakes always kept On hand to
supply customers. See his advertisement.
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25
SC0TI,S BRIDGE FOR SAIEI

YNHE HOUSE AND BRIDGE of S. f. Scott,
4 situated on the Calaveritas river, two and
a-half miles from San Andreas, in a southeast
erly direction, and on the main stage road lead
ing from Mokelumne Hill to Sonora, and is one
of the best locations for Public House on the
road from Stockton to Murplly's. There is one
of the best springs of water within twenty five
yards of the house to be found in the State.
Persons wishing to purchase, would do well
to call and examine for themselves
For particulars, enquire of the subscriber, on
the premises.
mar 28-lm s. F. SCOTT
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25

RoAb CONVENTION. - The people of
Mariposa held meeting on the 18th inst
to appoint delegates to the Wagon Road
Convention, to be held at Mokelumpe Hin
on the End proximo. The following oen.
tlemen were selected as delegates :eJ. G..
Read, Thomas Early, B. B. Harris, J. E.
Clayton, j. B. Condor, H. G. Worthine-
ton, A. Guard, P. Hussy, r. H. Daly, J
G. Loveioy, L. A. Holmes, Warren Baer
s. A. Merritt, of the Senate, and Messrs
ShowaIter and Howard of the Assembly,
San Joaquin Republican.
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25

Married.-On the 10th inst, by the Hon.
James E. Hale, at his residence in Auburn,
ED. M. HALL to Miss JANE B. WALKER.
Sweet Auburnl loveliest village of the plain,
"nere neaith and plenty cheers the laborfng swain.
sweet smiling village loveiest of the lawn
Thy sports are fed, and all thy charms withdrawn
In Grace Church, San Francisco. April 10th.
1857, by Rt. Rev. Bishop Kip. Rev. GEO. B..
TAYLOR, of Columbia, to Mrs. MARY E..
TREAT, of San Francisco, formerly of Bangor,
Maine
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the co-part-
~ nership heretofore existing under the name
and style of Sink Il Johnson, at Reynolds Fer
ry, in the sth township and the county OF CAL
averas, was dissolved by mutual consent on the
eleventh day of March, A. D. 1857.
All persons indebted to said late firm are re-
quired to make payment to Camp & Johnson,
their successors, who are duly authorized to
collect all demands due said firm: and said
Camp l. johnson have assumed all the liabili-
ties of said late firm.
SINK & JOHNSON
Dated Reynolds Ferry, March IL, 1851
ap 1887
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25
NOTICE.

A REGULAR Session of the Board of Super
IN visors of Calaveras county. will be held at
the Courthouse, on the first Monday of May
next.
All persons having accounts against the
county, are requested to file them with the
clerk properly certified to, previous to the meet
ing of the Board.
All County Officers having reports to make,
are requested to file them with the clerk of the
Board on or before the first day of the session.
n T. NORCROSS, Chairman.
Aprl 18th 1851 ap 18-tt
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25

SULLIVAN i CAsHMAS.-Attention is called to
the card of Messrs. Sullivan & eastman, I'm
porters and Jobbers in foreign and domestic
wines and liquors, corner of California and
Front sts San Francisco. This is one of the
Oldest firms in the State Their stores in Mari
posa and Coulterville are well known to most
of the old miners; where, by their untiring en-
ergy and courteous conduct, they not only built
up princely fortunes, but made hosts of friends.
They are now doing exclusively wholesale
business in San Francisco, where they will be
happy to see all their friends, both old and
new, and accommodate them at reasonable
rates, with the best the market affords in their
line
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25
FERCUSON'S SALOON,
(COLUMBIA,)
Fo7

|HNHE subscriber, desirous of returning to the
Il Atlantic States, now offers for sale his
well-known Saloon, together with Billiard Ia
bles, and Furniture, complete The house is
two stories high, fifty feet front and seventy-fve
feet deep. The lot is fifty feet wide by one
hundred and fifty feet deep, situated on the cor
ner of Main and Fulton sts. In the second sto-
ry there are Twelve Bed Rooms, well Furnished.
Connected and belonging to the house, is the
well-known Jenny Lind Restaurant, twenty-five
by fifty feet
This is the largest and best furnished saloon
in the southern part of the State and is now
doing excellent and paying business, and is
a good investment for any one having the capi-
tai to employ. For particulars. inquire ON the
premises. z. G FERGUSON.
Columbia, March, 1857 mar 2l-tf
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25

WAGON ROAD MEETING AT WEST
PoINT-At Wagon Road Meeting held
at West Point, on the 14th of April, the
following Delegates were appointed to at
tend the Mokelumne Hill Convention on
the "a day of May: j. Nj. Whitesides, G..
: c. Payne and A. O. Beeler.
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25

The Iadeptndent editor, irresponsible on all
occasions save that of Military Extras. y
Stockton -drgus.
Tim, can you swim If not you had better
learn, for in the Slough you go when we meet
While the Chronicle charges us with High Tree
son, in the Big Tree road bobbcry the -irgus
with her hundred eyes, (every eye as luminous
and far-Seeng as those of Il boiled potatoe J
finds flaw in our Ertra military cut May We
be ever dmed if that dimication of ours aint
pusS nal perty,-baggage train, medical de-
pRrtment, subsistence supplies, and all. Tim,
it is very well known, all that saved you dur
ing those troublous times was a "wide berth" on
the bridge and that kinder shady conduct on
the lcyee Responsible, eh Try it on, if you
please, with a twenty-four FOUNDER on TIC left
and whole battery of smaller calibre OH the
right, staring you in the face 1t is not healthy,
we assure you it is quite insalubrious. We
will never mention it again--will your
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25
COPARTNERsHIP NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the undersigned
IN have this day formed aco-partnership, for
the purpose of carrying on the Willow CREEK
MILL, and conducting the Lumbering business
In all its branches. WILLIAM DENNIS,
ALEX WYLLIE,
HENRY w. DUNNING.
San Andreas, March 9th, 1857 mhl4 3m
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25
cOTILLION MUSIC

s.n-h osiLE.-The undersigned would respect
5rsas an5 IN MORN the citizens of San An .Dafa
tne county, that they have organ;red ax17s
1otiiilon Band, and are now nronarsd - f3,r-
n, nlsn superior Music for Balls Parties BE-
I, inelr band consists of the best performers n
the southern Mines, and they guarantees - CIV.
perfect satisfaction. W give
Music furnished at short notice (sav e;obt =,
ten days. and on the most reasonable terms
For particulars, &c, enquire at this Office -,
of the proprietors, '' VI
feb 7-tf Messrs. CRONK l. RICHMOND
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25

To CoRREsPoNDENTs-The letter of j. A.,
Apia, Navigators' Islands, contains but little
news Of interest to the general reader De-
clincd
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-25

DANCING AcADEMy.-It will be seen that Mr..
A. Silversmith proposes opening Dancing
Academy in San Andreas. Mr. Silversmith is
very favorably spoken of by the papers of So
nora and Columbia, where he has been sue
cessfully teaching large schools