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Hoops AND STARs.-The Amador
Ledger tells good story about yoang
lady at Pine Grove who was attending
an astronomical lecture. The professor
had pinned a ring or circle around the
bali representing Saturn, and asked her
what star it resembled. "It looks like
nae when I have my hoops on, J" replied
she.
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p~The Cleveland PgaindealeS aHfe,

pWThe Cleveland Pgaindedlef affec.
tionately cautions young men to avoid
the prize ring, not merely as actors, but
as spectators; and says: s4o
"Black boots-become an intinerant
dealer in tin ware, or women's rights
lecturer peanuts-study law, or
become local editor, but don't for the
sake of yourselves or friends become q
pugilist." esg ear
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PIzARRO's ToE.-A Yankee sailor
lately obtained access to the vault of the
cathedral at Lima, where the great fill
buster lies embalmed, and succeeded in
bringing away one Of his toes! Not
long ago another Yankee stole piece
of Pizarro's shroud.
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Stevenson, lately executed at Jack
son, wrote letter. in which he says !:
" For about SIX months my brains were
all exposed" Many people never ex-
hibit any brains in all their lives.
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Grant Thornburg attributes his cheer.
full old age to the fact that he never eats
enough, and thousands of his country
men are wearing out their bodies not so
much by the excess of business or the
multiplicity of cares as by the overwork
they crowd upon them in digesting sur
plus and unnecessary food. e go AAi''ii
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WOODEN NUTMEGs OUTDoNE.-A
large lot of wooden cannon balls has
been passed upon the Russian Emperor
by one of his subjects. They were
painted to initiate iron,
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SroNY.-They are exhibiting man
in New York who eats nothing but pa
wing stones. He will swallow number
of large ones in presence Of the audience.
That is not so wonderful as it seems, for
it takes the rocks to feed any man.
This Monsieur outset, as he calls him
self, realizes the Scriptural quotation !:
he asks for bread and they give him a
stone. A dreadful wretch remarks that
he is paving his way to fortune. He
might be useful as a quartz crusher.
Contemporaries are at liberty to enlarge
on this idea.
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CHE Audraulie gress.
INDUSTRY IS THE TRUE ALAD-
ms LAMP.
B. p. AVERY, EDITOR.

ms LAMP.
This builds our palaces and fills the
land with wealth. This crowns genius
with success, and raises talent to be
nearly the equal of genius. This lifts
individuals from obscurity to fame, as it
raises whole people from aboriginal
barbarism to the high cultus of a refined
civilization. Industry has plucked for
Holland an empire from the sea, and tu-
tored its inhabitants in ways of sturdy
independence courageous to maintain it.
self. 1t has made the little English isle
an empire in epitome, converted its bar
rem wastes to verdurous fields, subjected
the uttermost parts of the earth to its
sway, until the sun never sets upon the
dominions Gifts monarch. It has foun-
ded new empire in the west, stripped
great continent, oncea Terra hacogni-
ta, of its forests, and built emporiums
of commerce, and arts and science where
late the Indian strobe deeming him
self supreme. Look abroad over the
mining regions of California: What
apanorama is there of industry! What
a panegyric are those tunnels, fumes,
races, dams, bridges, canals, machinery,
and innumerable towns, upon the indus
trious enterprise of our citizens!
Industry knows no limit to its domin-
ion. One world conquered, it signs for
more, and with no bloody footsteps pro-
ceeds to seek them.
Spurred by science, and panoplied by
knowledge, it goes from the heart of
settled continents and comfortable homes
and clinging attachments, to explore
new fields. Boldly plants its foot on
Arctic or Antarctic SHOWS, looks Ger the
waters of Polar sea, and solves the
dream OF ages.
Now it dares the heats and fell disea-
ses of tropic Africa, and builds its out
posts on the great plateau. 1t will not
cease its explorations until there are no
blank spots on the worlds map.
The value of industry has passed into
a proverb, but its results always excite
wonder. These spring from the humble
labor If individuals, who are powerful
only in the aggregate. Often this Ia
Dor, which would not be performed but
under the spur of hard necessity, is
curse, and the prolific mother Of mise
ry. The burden of it is not equally
borne, and the overtasked many find no
comfort in the contemplation of the
good they produce but cannot share
Severe bodily toll does not mean indus
try, and those who are doomed to it,
have no idea of bliss but that it consists
in idleness. Talk not to them of the
dignity Of labor" They will tell you
that is an artful falsehood invented to
cajole slaves. Bend your own back
over the earth if you would convince
them. They believe labor is the Adamic
curse, and the sign of this they see in
the healthful secretions of the pores.
For them, industry is not the Alad-
din's lamp. They are toiling to find it,
but the black magician fate has doomed
them to perpetual bondage. What
good genii will release them?
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Four HUNDRED DOLLARS A LINE.
The leaf of an album on which Lord
Byron had written four lines of poetry.
was recently sold at Venice, Italy, and a.
Russian nobleman paid 81 800 for 1t.
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u. s. Communicable total foreign
imports and exports at all the ports of
the United States, for the fiscal year
ending june 3Oth, 1858, were as fol-
lows Total imports, 1882, 613, 160; to-
tai exports, 1921, 644,421. This shows
an excess of exports over imports Of
$4,000, 271, an amount just aboutaqual
to the exports of domestic specie. The
Journal Of Commerce, from which these
figures are taken, gives comparative
summary of the imports and exports for
the last fourteen years, from which it
appears that there has heen consider
able falling off in both during the past
year, but the falling off in exports has
been much less than the decrease in
imports. The value of the cotton ex-
ported for the previous year was s131, :
3S6.661.
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CURIoUs.AThe W rds Yreka Bakery
will read just the same if spelled back
ward. The Yreka Union calls attention
to this strange fact. 81
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The Washington monument at the ma
tional capital has reached the height of
It's feet.
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WIVES AND ToBACco.-Perhaps we
might initiate the Virginia Colonists
indeed, it would be a great gain if Wa
could swapall our tobacco for wives
Hydraalic Press.
There's many q maid,
And widow,too, ..s5
For whom we would not trade
en- mat hacco chayuf
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LUMBER! LUMBER!!

"HE PROPRI TORS OF THE
North San Juan Saw-Mill take this opportunity to
inform public they have recently purchased the
property, which has been retted at great
expense, and that they are now prepared to furnish
Sluice and Building Lumber,
And Block of all kinds on short notice.
All orders satisfactorily filed and promptly delivered.
VIZ. II. SEARS, .....Agent.
January Ii, 1850. ~
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Sierra Citizen.

Sierra Citizen.
That's neither very gallant nor poet
ical ;but, as DR.. johnson might say, it's
true.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23
Three Hundred Mormon Women Re-
nouncing the Faith.

BY the arrival of a young man named Her
bert Brandon, we have been furnished with
the following information from Salt Lake:
| (says our informant) left Camp Scott on
the 18th June. The Mormon excitement had
been entirely abated. Several Mormon trains
had passed Camp Scott on their way to the
States.
They stated, while camped at the above
place, that they would not have been permit
ted to leave, or they would have abandoned
Salt Lake long ago.
On being questioned as to their determine
tion to resist the entrance Of the United States
troops, they replied that the major part of the
Mormons only awaited the entrance Of the
troops in order TO effect their escape from
Brigham Young and Mormonism.
On their arrival at Camp Scott, they were
minus the common necessaries of life. On be-
ing asked the cause of their destitute condi-
ton, they stated that before Brigham Young
had relented from his determination to resist
the troops, he had ordered them 10 deposit
what provisions they had in the storehouse;
but as soon as he made known his intention Of
going south, those Of the Mormons who refused
to go, were deprived Of all, and could get
nothing for their outfit. They also stated that
but for the interference of Gov. Cummings,
the destroying angels would have forced them
away, and that they did succeed in some instan-
ces, in driving away several women. ! came
down with two Mormon trains from Camp
Scott. numbering about 300 persons, princ-
pallv women, who were chiefly English, and
some Scotch and the principal topic of their
conversation throughout was the absurdlty OF
Mormonism and its principles They were all
unanimous in their denunciations of Brigham
Young and his apostles, and talked OF his as
sassination by the Mormons who remained at
Camp Scott as q sure event They have all
without exception become disgusted with
Mormonism and renounced it, and expressed
their determination from henceforth to use all
their Efforts for the total annhilation OF Nor
monsm. They express their desire to return
to their native countries, and would, If they
had the means to do so, in order that they
might be instrumental in saving others from
the bapeful influence of Mormonism. On their
arrival at Pattsmouth, on the Missouri river,
they had calculated to cross over to Council
Bluffs but the bad condition of the roads IN
Iowa changed their resolve and they are now
Distressing themselves in Kansas and NEBRASKA
Territories.
Mr.. Brandon gave us many othsr interesting
narticulars. from which we conclude that a
speedy dissolution awaits the community oi
Latter Day Saints. Many of the women. al
though they went to Utah innocent and pure,
we Judge. are very unlikely to lead very ex-
emnlary life in the future. They have been
debased until they are likely to abandon them
selves to the loathsome life of Prostitution
Hernn
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23

Ixn1Ay WrrcHEs.-The Fresno Indians,
saws the San Joaquin Republican. are killing
their doctors or medicine men. They declare
them TO be witches-that they cannot cure the
sick. and that there will be no more rain or
grass seen until they are exterminated. Seven
or eight of their doctors have in consequence
already suffered martyrdom. One Of the sur
yiyors came running into the camp of Mr.
Ridgway, on the Fresno. and asked protection.
He was pursued by some sixteen Indians, who
demanded him of Mr. Ridgway, and gave the
above reason why they ought to have him.
Their modest request was refused, but lew
DAYS afterwards the doctor ventured out ana
they got him. In San Diego county, the IN
dians attempted to hang three oil their tllpe
for the same reason, bat they were rescued oy
the whites. The male was about tnirty years
old, and a helpless cripple, having lost the use
4 If his leos below the knees. One OF the ie-
males. not over twenty-five years of age was
remarkably neat and tidy for an Indian, spoke
Snanish well, and had letters of recommenda-
ton from families whom she had served The
other was decripit old woman, and was tne
mother of the two first mentioned.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23

NEW York RowDYIsM.-The most outra-
geous actions are almost daily perpetrated in
the vicinity of New York. upon picnic par
ties, by rowdies who obtrude themselves upon
the excursionists. The most offeasive language
is used toward the ladies by these Williams. and
the air is oppressed with their profanity. They
destroy the expected pleasures of the excur-
sion; and before the party returns to the city
they get into the most brutal fights and attack,
without provocat on, the peaceful and defence
less gentleman of the company. On recent
occasion of this kind, a gentleman who was en-
feebled by il-bealth was sci upon by number
of these ruffians, and, in the presence of his
wife and children, beaten and mutilated to such
degree that his nearest friends could not re-
cognize him. Even women and children dc
not escape the violence of these williams, but
are often attacked by them and subjected to
the most shameful brutalities. 1t has, in fact,
become a too dangerous piece of business for
company of well disposed people to seek re-
Taxation from exhausling cares or labors in an
excursion Of picnic near this city, unless scru-
pulous care be exercised in evading the espion-
age and attendance of the Williams who are con-
stantly lying in wait for the opportunities
which such pleasure parties afford for the per-
petrator of their ruffianly crimes.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23

A MEMBER OF THE BRIrIsH PARLIAMENT
TURNED AcroR.-The following odd anne unce-
ment appears in the London Morning Aduer-
tiSer.
awe understand that Mr.. John Townsend,
NJ. p. for Greenwich. has been offered and &C
cepted an engagement at one Of the Metropo-
Titan theatres, at salary of 25 pounds per
week. Mr. Towusend's engagement IS Tor 5U
nights. Though the fact is not generally
known. Mr.. Townsend has. on various occa-
sions, represented with decided success some
of Shakespeare's principal characters IN fur
.herauce OF the cause of charity. In the pre-
sent case ne is to appear, we are told, on the
hstrionic boards for the sole purpose OF assist
ing in the liquidation of the claims OF bis cred
itors-the only consideration, we are assured,
which could have induced him to accept the
offer made to him. As a preliminary step, be
viii at once resign his seat in the House o
commons.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23

THE NEW ORLEANS BEE, giving an account
of the arrival in that city of Billy Bowlegs.
thus notices a visit made by him to the Mu-
scum
ave learn from Billy Bowlegs' own lips,
while he was at the Museum, that he killed
100 men in one day with his own hand The
waxen representation of Generals Scott and
Taylor in the Museum attracted his special ad-
miraiion. They were great men,. be said
fought him mighty hard As for General
Harvey, OF whom visitor reminded him. he
said, he made him run, ha, ha.' He took quite
a fancy 10 the waxen figure of Mrs Cunning
hams blessed baby; twas his little son VII
ley,' he said. and be evinced his begging pro-
pensity by asking for it-a request which Van
nuchy had to deny He was particularly ear
nest in his inquiries about Washington aud
walked up close 10 the Figure of the Father
of his country to examine it minutely. As he
~came out of the Museum he was introduced &c
his Honor, Mayor Waterman, and other pro-
minent citizens"
"Bowlegs is about sixty. He is represent
ed TO be great imbiber Of spirits, and mos
iuyeterate beggar.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23
The Lock of Hair.
BY GEORGE b. PRESfIcE.

How often has this lovely curl
Been bound with flowers and decreed with peal
How oft round snowy fingers twined-
How oft wooed by the nmorous wind
And, oh how oft at midnight honr,
When slumber reigned in hall and bower,
This curl, soft-nostled like dove,
Has heard the whispered dreams oflove,
This lovely tress-this raven tress-
That oft to heart and lip press;
know not il it used to deck
The Parian whteness of her neck,
Or DER her blue -veined temple strayed,
Or on her e ming brow was laid,
Or fell upon the stainless snow
OF her young cheek-I only know
tits the luveliest of curls,
And from the loyeliest of girls
Ay, It's thing to love and bless,
This little dark and shining tress;
Dark as the midnight forests glcoti,
Dark as the tempest spirits plume,
Dark as the stern Death Angels seal,
But shining as the battle STEEL
And she, by whom this gem was given,
Seems to my heart a thing of Heaven
An angel dream-a gentle dove
Sent forth from Gods own ark of love
A Aision come from paradise
Awhile to gladdeu tai eyes
A star, of isavea own star the pride,
Glassed in the dark worlds stormy tide.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23

THE FOLLY OF DUELLING.-Punch says
wise thing now and then. Speaking OF Duel
ing 1t says: ,e.u
Without reference to the brutal folly and
wickedness of the duel, we have put an end to
il simply as rational beings who do a sum IN
suhstraction. We have, after good many
wears. we confess. of Montague House, and
Wormwood Scrubs. arrived at the conclusion
that dueIng is unfair, because men are une-
quail in value .u..,
working citizen, the mainsty of loved family
the adviser of trusting friends, useful, recog
nized man, with life assurances that would bt
yitia;ed if he fell in willful fray, is no mater
for an empty-headed younger son, with JUS
brains enough for drill, pale ale, and skye ter
riers. who has been put into the army to be go
lid of. and who may chance to find room IN hi
narrow skull for an idea that he has peen ID
/ sulted. Arithmetic has settled the question
and Cocker forbids pistol cooking.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23

ArrENP TO BLAcK-MAIL.--The following
incident occurred in this city day or two
since, aud it will serve to show one of the ef-
fects OF llcentious press. A gentleman OF
this State, who has been so fortunate as to
become the object of attack from certain licen-
tious papers, lately received number Of COM
hiunications from an anonymous source, sta
ling THAI the writer had coilated all the mali
cious charges that had been uttered against
him, and unless the gentleman paid For the ex-
emption, he might expect to see them again
published, with additions of his own manatac-
ture. For some time the recipient of these
peasant mssives, paid no other attention to
them. until they at last became really annoy
ing from their frequency and importantly,
when he stated the facts to the detectives,
johnson and Lees. These officers advised him
TO write an answer, proposing an interview and
asserting 10 the terms OF the writer. The ruSe
succeeded. A day, hour and place were named,
and the officers snugly ensconced themselves in
the selected apartment prior to the arrival of
the parties. True to their appointment both
came, when the gentleman found himself con-
fronted by an old State Prison bird, whom he
bad befriended in carly times, before becoming
resident at San Quentin. The intended vic
tim reprosched the rascal with his ingrattude,
and was cody answered, that this was a mat
ter OF business, and had nothing to do with il :
gratitude. Here is your money. said the gen.
tleman, now give me your documents. The
fellow handed out lot of newspaper articles,
and took the money; but just as he turned to
depart in triumph, he was suddenly stupifed,
as if smitten with mldew, at finding himself
face to face with the detectives, who quickly
relieved him of his viainous gains; and on
.searching his pehssn, discovered large guam.
titv of other scurrilous articles and documents,
which he evidently intended TO preserve for a
future occasion OF like character. The scoun-
drel beat hasty retreat very much accelera-
ted by the propulsive power of the officer S
boots. f. Herald, 18th:
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23

FATAL Academia man named Charles
Jones was instantly killed, on Monday last,
while adjusting belt at the Noyo River Lunl-
Der Mills.
The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-23

ny drunkard's nose is said to be light
house. warning US of the little water that pas
ses underneath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-27

The ATLASTrc TELKGRAPH CABlE-A proyir-
cial Scotch paper has a letter from a cores pond
ent, seemingly familiar with the operations of
Professor Thompson at valentia Bay, which
gives some information respecting the condition
Of the Atlantic cable. According to this writer
the Professors experiments have conclusivelv
fixed the principal injury a, two hundred and
eighty miles from the shore that the cable IL
there denuded for two inches Of its gutta percha
insulation, and the copper wire exposed to the
action CT the salt water that the injury is ire
parable, for though II can be covered with oxida-
ton by transmitting to IL strong current Of pos
live "copper" electricity the oxide is soluble In
water, and washes eff almost as rapidly as II is
formed and this very oxidation is at the ex pense
Of the copper wire, which is eaten away by IL
The only results, according TO this writer are
these, the fault can be mended temporarily at
the expense Of tie wire, the wire can he pre-
served and the fault allowed to increase He saws
also that the few words received at vaIentia
little while ago, were but continuance of the
caprice and uncertainty which have given so
much annoyance since few days after the cable
was landed and that at the time OF his writing
October I'd, 'the usual alternating positive ana
negative currents are being sent in, so that the
conductor must give way soon, either entirely or
In part, only one Of the wires corrodes tn roug
and falls upon the outer sheathing, communica-
ton will be wholly cut OF - The prospect of tn.
present cable ever being OF any practical use In
gloomy indeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-27

LARGE ADDITIONS TO TIE SPANISH FoRcks Al
CUBA The Paris correspondent of the London
Times writes on the 18th:
Accounts from Cadiz inform us that the fol
lowing preparations have been made at that pori
to reinforce the Spanish garrison in the island Of
Cuba. On the 18th OF October the sailing frigate
Ferrolana, OF 80 guns, and the corvette Isabel Sc
gunda, OF 20 guns, sailed for the Havana, having
on board 10 officers and $40 infantry. On the ODD
of October the sailing frigate Perla, fitted up as
a transport, and armed with six guns, sailed fol
the same destination with $50 Infantry There
remains In the roads ready TO sail at any momen,
the screw frigate Petronita, the paddle -wheel
steamer Isabella la Catolica, and the transpor,
corvette Marigalante. There are $50 infantry
and 500 marines to be embarked on board these
three ships. These will complete the expedition
to force Of 100 infantry and 500 marines ),
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-27
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS
Tha TJvGou Save

"The losses of the Democratic party always
result from a refusal Of its own candidates its
own voters to stand up squareiy TO the principles
of the national organization. IL we can scan the
fields which have recently been thetheatre Of
contest at the North, we shall find, as a general
rule, that those Democratic candidates met wit
the heaviest defeats who were the most ready to
WELD or trim on the great principles and doc
trnes professed by the party"
The Union further notices that the Yer.
mont Legislature follows the bidding Of Mr.
Seward and the Tribune" and that can inge.
NOUS Senator in her Legislature has conceived
the project of making it . criminal offence,
punishable by confinement in the State peni-
Tertiary, for q Southern citizen to travel in
that State attended voluntarily by family
servant; or to attempt, under the authority
Of the Constitution of the United States, to
reclaim in that State a slave who has escaped
from service ut home" The Tribune quotes
this with appreciation, and it will doubles,
become a law of Vermont
The IHte!ligencer publishes and notices the
speech Of Senator Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-27

FROM BzRsCoA.-we have dates from Bermu-
da lew days later than cur previous advices
We ind nothing Of interest in them to the Amer
Ian reader, more than has already been publish
ed The Bermuda Gazette OF the 9th says:
We regret TO learn that Commodore Shubrick
Will have 10 proceed on his voyage without fully
enecting the repairs required by the Sabine. AL
thoue an immense purchase has been applied,
II mas been found impossible to unhang her rud-
der TO put ii in perfect order-the up2er pintles
OF which are much bent IL Is unfortunate that
there Is no dock or slip to GIVE take up such
a vesse, as The sabine, yet mpleted at our navy
YARD Every facility, however, has been afforded
oy Captain Hutton, the superintendent, toward
renting tnT ship. We understand the Sabine
VIII leA-e 10 daY or first fair wind