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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-01

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BUGGY FOR SALE.-A top buggy, thoroughly
ID built, and has been run very little Inquire Of
au28 ar MARSnALL MILLS, May street
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17
COMMUNICATED.

lCOMMUNlCATED.
Church Going Viewed by a Business Man.
The higher We are placed in our community
the more it becomes our duty to go to church
and to he honest men. Leading men, men
known to be of great capacity, men placed
high in office, or leading business men in
prosperity, are observed and watched more
than other people in less conspicuous posi-.
tlons In the same community it therefore
becomes their duty to set good example to
Others. When, during a whole week. we
have been occupied with worldly things.
business and other tiresome matters, we can
not find better place on Sunday than in
church to settle and repose our minds. Be.
sides the benefit TO our health, we always
hear or learn something new. We cannot
help becoming better men, and even to be.
come convinced of the fact that there is real
advantage in understanding our daily trans
actions with the greatest honesty
AS general thing we cannot deny that.
after many years of business life, there re-
mains greater number of honest business
men in more or less prosperity, than dishon.
est ones. The English, for instance, are
known to be church going people, and they
are also known to be, as general thing,
very honest in their business transactions.
They may have found out that it is their real
advantage to be honest during long busi
ness career in regard to the nett profits of all
their transaction but they may and must
also be convinced that church going can do
no harm, if even this advantage was not at
tached it-they may do so by other convic-
tions and deserve the appreciation ofall hon
est men.
The French are far from being a church
going people, (the men at least but also can
we not say in regard to their daily business
transactions, that as a general thing they
are conducted entirely with the same views
as those of our English friends. The Dutch
and the Germans may very nearly have the
same views as the English; but few nations
in the world, believe, equal the English
in commercial honesty, and, therefore, |
cannot help recommending church going,
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

w. 5. ToMPKINs-The New York papers
contain the evidence before the Coroner;
Jury, in the case of the unfortunate young
man, mentioned above, whose melancholy
death we have heretofore alluded to. 1t ap-
pears that he was walking along one Of the
most frequented streets in company with one
Of his cousins, when the latter proposed that
they should enter saloon which was near
by. They did so, and, while there, Mr.
Tompkins made jocular remark which
seemed to have been misinterpreted by n
bvstander, who was notaddressed in the mat
ter at ALL but who suddenly reached over
one or two intermediate persons and struck
Tompkins violent blow in the region of
the iugular vein which felled him to the floor.
The rowdy then made his way to where
he was lying and kicked him once or twice
in the side and disappeared from the crowd.
Mr.. Tompkins arose partly to his feet and
fell back dead The deed was done without
a shadow of provocation, and when the un
fortunate young man was conducting himself
with the most gentlemanly propriety. The
intention of the man who struck the blow
was probably not to kill, but merely to com
nit one of those brutal acts of bruising and
manning which are quite too common in the
city of New York The villain had not been
arrested and there was no clue to his dis
covery.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17
1hn AtInntIc Cnblc.


Electricians seem now to be quite confident
that the Atlantic Cable, with little emenda-
ton at the end near the Irish shore, can be
made to work without difficulty. The Com
pany, who have this great undertaking in
hand are not at all disheartened. and in
tend, whether the present cable works or
proves failure, to lay, in any event, new
cable, inasmuch as it is their opinion that two
cables will be needed, under the best of cir
cumstances, to transact the vast amount of
business which will be required in the way
OF transmitting intelligence between the two
continents. They have spent large amount
of money in the enterprise, and are laboring
under the somewhat depressing influences of
reyulsion in public sentiment, in reference
to the practicablity of the work, at the very
time when public confidence should be at the
highest pitch in order to enable them to com
mand the money which is needed But they
are determined to embark the last cent of
their fortunes in the enterprise, and obtain
from subscribers of stock the balance that
may be necessary, if possible; if not, they
will then apply to the leading Governments
of the world for assistance Already Eng
land has signifed to them her willingness to
SUPP ly them with the necessary ships and
the aid of her official electricians and engi-
neers in laying a second cable. What the
United States Government may do, in the
matter, we have no means of knowing. but
suppose that she will not be behindhand in
her friendly encouragement and support
The sentiment Of the Company is that the
cable can work and that it must work. If it |
does not work upon the first, second or third
trial, it must work upon the fourth or the
fifth-or the twentieth. Not until it is fully |
demonstrated that magnetic current cannot
be made to traverse such distance without
intermediate batteries, do they concede that
the enterprise ought to be given up; and
certain it is that it never will be given up
until scientific men are satisfied of this fact
Like the first efforts of men of inventive
genius and scientific ability to apply steam
to navigation, partial failure will be succeed
ed but by renewed and more ardent efforts,
until the grand ultimatum is achieved
Not in vain then have we sung paans to 3
-he names of Franklin, Morse, Brooks, Mau. '
y, Field, and the rest. The simple laying !
If the cable-the simple fact that a wire of !
uch length could be sunk to the bottom of r
he sea, and bound to either shore, is of itself ,
! thing of wonder and of glory. There it u
les to be experimental with by every test S
hat science or the ingenuity of genius can b
BRING to bear, until the secret of every OBJ
'tacle, every drawback, every defect is fully
lscertained, and an amount of knowledge ac- ?
which will hereafter defy every j
possibility of a failure Il
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

VINEYARDS IN SoNoMA CoUNTY.-It is now
pretty generally conceded that Sonoma coun-
ty stands at the head of the vine growing
districts on the Pacific which is the same
thing as saying the best in the world 1t is
true, we lack that high state of cultivation
brought to bear in other places, and, as a
consequence, we have not yet fully attained
to an equal competition in the amount of the
produce with some of the older districts But
every one must be more or less gratifed to
contemplate the rapidty with which we are
coming up with our hitherto successful com
petitors, some of which have already been
distanced, not only in quantity of produce,
but in quality, as we'll as the number of
vines and the extent and healthy condition
of the vineyards. At the late fairs the vine
yards and nursery of Col. Haraszthy, as well
as the wine manufactured by him, took some
of the best prizes Besides the already ex-
tensive and highly cultivated grounds occu-
pied by Col. Haraszthy, he is constantly ad-
ding extensively to his vineyards But there
are many others, who, though not so exten
sively engaged, are making rapid strides in
this branch of produce, for which our soil
and climate seem to be SO abundantly adap.
ted.
The following table shows the names of
the principal vineyards with the numbers OF
the bearing and Young vines:
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

gE- The allusion TO "the independent spi-
rit of intelligent freemen,' is very pretty, ut
rather NAL dppropo, considering that the
burst of their enthusiasm i0aS slightly in con
demndtion of the pruod and grand position Of
Douglas on the Kansas question as well as of
the ''brave and youthfurs' classic assault
upon the President.-Organ of tie Lecompton
Boilers.
Thus remarks the organ in reference to our
declaration that the proud and grand posi-
tion," as we termed it, of Douglas on the
Kansas question, was met by the people of
this State with a noble burst of enthusiasm.
That there was such burst of enthusiasm
few will have the hardihood to deny, and
this very enthusiasm was made use of by the
Lecompton press and speakers to win the
State to their side in the election in Septem.
ber They were all for Douglas, as they hy
pocritically pretended-it was only the
youthful and brave" that they were opposed
to, then They dared not say a word against
Douglas, for they knew that they would
have the last hair threshed from their politi-
cal hides, if they did. The Express was one
of those that with degree of shamelessness
almost unparalleled even in the history of Le-
comptonism itself, hallooed for Douglas until
the campaign was over, and, now, it has the
effrontery to say that the last election here
was distinct condemnation of the course of
Douglas on the Kansas question: Verify,
such things as these need no comment Were
this weak pen, with which we write, dipped
in fire, and welded by the immortal hand of
risen Junius, it could not indite more sea-
thing commentary on the political course OF
the Express than that same course furnishes
for itself "Lregi monamlenteaR durior pre,
said Horace-"I have erected a monument
more durable than Brass But the Expires.
might well say, 81 have erected monument
exactly as durable as brass" for it is BRASS
from base to apex, and brass it will forever
remain.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

GI Mr.. Buchanan removed Mr.. Austin
Brooks, editor of the Herald, at Quincy, ILL.,,
from the post office at that place, because he
would not approve Lecompton and oppose
Douglas The Times tells the rest of the
story:
"The Democracy of the 18th Senatorial
District, however, thought Brooks sound
Democrat, and they therefore nominated him
for State Senator. Every effort in the world
was made by the Republicans and Danites to
defeat him, but he triumphed most nobly.-
Thus it will be seen that the people-the De-
mocraey who do not live by officeholding
know how to vindicate and reward man
who proves faithful to his trust"
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

NEVER Try TO SCARE PEoPLE.-The Red
Bluff Beacon learns that John D. Lavra, of
Texas Springs was badly shot in the face
with a shot gun in the hands of French
man, near Mddletown night of two since
one eye is said to be entirely shot away, and
the flesh from the side of his face in a shock
ing manner. 1t appears that he with a
friend, entered the cabin of the Freedman
with a view of having some fun with him,
and demanded of him "cognac;' an article
which he declared he had not in his house,
when they drew a knife and pistol, and he,
believing them in earnest, fired as above
stated, and proceeded to Middletown and
gave himselfup to the authorities. We have
not learned what action has been taken in
the matter.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

DRUNKEN DIGGERs SOLD By AUorIoN-It is
stated, says the Bulletin, that when Digger
Indian gets drunk in Fresno county, and is
fined for it, and happens not to be able to
pay the amount (Which must be generally the
case,) he is put up at auction and sold to the
highest bidder-we presume to work out his
fine One was recently sold for 81 25.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

GoLD BLUFF IN 1851 AND ls5s.-In the be
ginning of January, 1851, great excitement
broke out in California. about the gold mine:
on the ocean beach at Gold Bluff. in latitude
Al degs 25 min, 275 miles northward from
this city. The following extract from an edi-
torial article in the Alta California of the 9th
January, 1851, is q sample of the reports
brought from those wonderful mines while
the fever was at its height:
"a New Ell DORADO Twenty
seven miles beyond the Trinity, there is a
beach several miles in extent, and bounded
by high bluff. The sands of this beach are
mixed with gold to an extent almost beyond
belief = The gold is mixed with the
black sand in proportions of from ten cents
to ten dollars the pound. Mr.. John
A. Collins the Secretary of the Pacific Min
ing Company, measured patch of gold and
sand, and estimates it will yield to each mem
Der of the company the snug little sum of
S43,000,0 900, and this estimate is formed upon
a calculation that the sand holds out to be
one-tenth as rich as observation warrants
them in supposing. Mr. Collins saw a man
who had accumulated $4,000 pounds, or so,
600 tons-he did not recollect which--of the
richest kind of black sand. General John |
Wilson says that thousands of men cannot ex
haust this gold in thousands of years"
The Alta of the next day (January 10TH
gives letter from NJ c. Thompson to John
a. Collins, in which the writer, dating "Trin
ity county, Jan. l, 1851" says
"Some six months since, saw large patch
es, the entire length of the beach, covered
with black sand, literally yellow with small,
thin flakes of gold"
Mr.. Thompson made affidavit of the truth
of this statement before L. p. Gilky, Justice
of the Peace, and c. w. Binsey also deposed
to its truth.
The same paper also contains an extract
from letter written by L. A. Rowe, on the
l st January, then a constable in Trinity co,
to j. A. Collins, as follows:
81 have seen enough in one plat of sand
enough of gold to yield from SO
to $40 per pound, to load a ship of the larg-
est class | am now, however. con-
fdent that with the proper arrangements for
the gold, on scale as extern
'ive as your company is capable of doing,
millions upon millions of dollars can be easily
obtained every year, for more than a century
20 come"
Mr.. Rowe made affidavit before the same
Justice Gilky to the truth of his statements
n this letter. The Alta of the succeeding
lay-the l1th January-eontains the adver-
isements of eight vessels up to sail for Gold
Bluffs. At that time so little was known
bout the distribution of gold, aud the metal
vas so abundant, and such marvellous for
unes were being made by so many people,
hat nobody knew what to believe or disbe-
eve about such stories. A wonderful fever
Ose; everybody wanted to go to Gold Bluffs
ut fortunately the bubble bursted in a few
ays-so soon, in fact, that few persons had
me to get started for the new El Dorado
ince then Gold Bluff has been one of our
iggest gold humbugs.-Aha.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

GB-W. Gilmore Sims, the distinguished
novelist, will probably be elected U. S. sena-
tor feom South Carolina, as the successor of
Judge Evans. As statesmen from that quar-.
ter, says Prentice. have recently been as ina
ginative as romancers. perhaps the novelist as
a legislator may eschew fiction and become a
valuable statesman.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

INJuRED-Mr. F. S. Malone, proprietor of
a livery stable on Fourth street, near j, Sac
ramento, says the Star, while riding a few
miles from the city on Tuesday evening last,
was thrown from the buggy, 10y its breaking
down, and injured severely, though not dan
gerously.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

MRs. LIrTLEs CoNFEssrov.-Th Last
Writings" of Ira Stout, says the Rochester
Union, has made it advisable for his sister,
Sarah E. Littles, now in Sing Sing State pri.
son, to give statement of her knowledge of
the murder of her husband, Chas. W. Littles
On Saturday last she made and signed at
Sing Sing, in presence of the prison officers,
a full statement of the murder for publica-
tion. Her account of the horrid affair shows
up Ira Stout in all ihis deforplity, and full
ly fixes up him all the guilt laid at his door
by the public 1t is even intimated that
money was one of the motives leading to the
murder
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

WELLS, FARGO d Cove are indebted to
these gentlemen for an early delivery, yes
terday. of Atlantic papers.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17
MARYSvILLB.
FRIDAY, DEC. 18th, 1858.

81 hare soorn on the altar ofmy country eter-
nal eu5aty to epery form Of tyranny orer the
mind Of man. THoS. JEFFERSON.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

% Randall IL Co. have furnished us with
liberal supply of Atlantic papers, and all
the leading pictorials of the old and new
world.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

CASE OF Gro. Pes JoHNsoN.-The case of
George Pen Johnston, is set in the Court of
Sessions, San Francisco, for Friday next.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

eB-The Red Bluff Beacon, of Wednes-
day, contains the following:
H,trt-As VIM. Vosburgh, the driver of
MacGregors large eight mule wagon, erin
go bragh," was returning from Shasta on Fri
day afternooon and when short distance
above the Blue Tent, his saddle mule fell
with him, fastening his left leg under it in
such a manner as to disable him from rising
in time to prevent the fore wheel from pass
ing over his ancle and bruising it very badly,
yet, singular as it may appear, no bones
were broken or joints disocated, although
the wagon weighs forty six hundred pounds
Mr., Vosburgh will be able to walk in short
time, if he keeps on improving, when, if his
right leg is as strong as his left, he may safe
ly bet on having the strongest pair of legs in
the State.
Returned Isaac Hare, Of Shasta
county, called in to see us yesterday, on his
return from Fraser river. Mr.. Hare has the
appearance of having Jared sumptuously up
there amongst our British neighbors. We
are inclined to the opinion, however, that he
comes back well satisfied with California and
her future prospects.
The Weather, Farming, 6c.-During the
past week or ten days we have had as cold a
spell of weather as we ever felt in this State.
After the rains set in, however, it moderated
somewhat and now it is quite pleasant.
Farmers have been flying around hunting
up plows, teams, &C., and, indeed, times are
much improved in consequence of the rain.
Some twenty team mules left the road
yesterday, and went on to the valley to be
used in plowing, and many others will be
similarly employed during the plowing sea-
son. This movement on the part of the team
sters it is thought, will have a tendency to
improve the business of teaming.
Stock raisers will also be greatly benefited
by the change in the weather, as it cannot
nail to start the grass to growing finely.
SnoC- BGlling. Although it has been two or
three years since snow has fallen in our
streets sufficiently for that purpose, some of
the boys had round at snow-ballng on Sat
urday last Two OK teams, from up the
country, having on large hay racks covered
with snow that had fallen upon them during
their drive from the Prairie House. stood in
front of the Luna House, sufficient distance
apart to afford ample room to play the balls.
The stage has, several times during the week.
passed our door covered with snow. while
the town and vicinity have remained per.
fectly free from its whitening effects
An Hmpudent Prayer.-On Sunday last,
after the Rev Mr., Xii ilpatrick had preached
very excellent sermon, preacher who, by
the way, had only been in town day or
two, took occasion, in concluding prayer,
to pray that "Bed Bluff might speedily be-
come as noted for its godliness and piety as
it has heretofore been noted for its vice and
immortality" We fear that during the Rev.
gentleman's stay in town he must have taken
up his quarters in Mexico" for outside of
that district Red Bluff has always been pro-
verbal for its morality.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

"THE TRUE ISSUE. The Washington Union
the paper which sis in position to under
stand the views of the Administration, in an
article stating the issue of the elections held
on Tuesday last, said:
The true issue, not only in Illinois, but in
every State of the Union, is the Adminstra
tion of Mr.. Buchanan,as the representative Of
the Democratic party, against all opposition
whether of open enemies OF false friends
That was the issue which the Danites tried
to battle on in Illinois last Tuesday; and on
it, they obtained less than four thousand
votes in all the State They account for the
smallness of the vote by saying the majority
of the friends of the Administration voted the
Republican ticket !-Chicdqo Times.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

MARTIN THE WHARD-This renowned per-
former exhibited, last evening, to full
house. lie goes to-day to Sacramento.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

ARRESTS, YEsTERDAY.-W. b. Bryan, d.
D., by officer Casdd.
"Oregon." ex member of the chain gang,
for petit larceny, by officer Doebler.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17
RICH GO0ns
RICH GOODS.
NOW OPENING FOR THE APppo -.
ING HOLIDAYS, BY
HASTINGS
&c 90.
The Finest Lot of Fash;o..,,- -

The Finest Lot of Fasbion.A,.
Gu ST0M MADE CLOTHINr
Ever imported have been received per las, ~. "
consisting Of
OVERCOATS, every style, color and O0,r
~. Su0n'
FROCK COATS. of all qualitie. and O,i,,,
WEDDING and PARTY VESTS Of AZ
ferent styles and colors. u''
BLACK AND FANCY CASSTDppp
PANTS, latest styles.
RICH PARTY TIES AND ORAYATS
WHITE AND COLORED SHIRTS Of nm, -,
manufacture. ''u
HOSIERY, of every description.
Merjno, silk and Shaker Flannel SHTRTy irn
ORA WERS. N"O
Buckskin UNDERSHIRTS AND ORA WERS
Woolen, Cotton and Merino HALF HOSE.
INDIAN TAN CLIO YES AND GAUYFLETy
Woolen and Cotton GLOVES
LS0.-ALEKANDER'S CELEBRATED I'm
CLIO YES, of all colOrs and shades.
SOLE LEATHER TRUNKS.
LADIES' IRA VELLNG TRUNKS
CARPET AND LEATHER IRA YELLING R6cs
which will sell at prices to suit Che most ecODm
cal.
HEUST0N, HASTINGS &CN
Cloihiers, D street. between 1ss and Qnd
Next door to Wells, Fargo kCoS
decS-mvHn MarysrI,
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

ILLNoIs-THE POPULAR VoTE-That sterl-
ing paper, the Springfield Qll) Register, of
the 9th, sums up as follows:
We omit our table to day, giving the Re
publican majority as shown therein, with
such corrections as we have learned, as fol-
lows:
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17
And dc Register adds:

$3.50.
And the Register adds:
The vote thus far shows that but for the
iutrigues of the Washington cabal, whose
sole aim was the defeat of Douglas, the De-
mocracy of Illinois would have succeeded
throughout. The intriguers failed in their
chief object, and only succeeded in doing
that which lays bare their villainy before the
Democracy-the people of the whole Union
They beat the Democratic people of Illinois
upon their regularly nominated State ticket,
but they have failed to reach the object of
their hate-Douglas. Their treason has been
spent in their own exposure, while the man
they would have crushed goes back to his
place to clash the rascals through the land. y
Republicanism though over twenty thou.
sand in majority two years ago, succeeds in
eleeting state officers by minority vote. 1t
does so by the intrigue and treachery of the
Washington cabal, which fails in its great de-
sire-the defeat of Douglas
The returns show that Illinois is yet DEM
ocratic. They show that although 2l 900
behind two years ago, they are within $500
of clear majority over Government officials
and Republicanism combined.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17
DIED..

DIED,
In this city Dec. 10th, Mrs Ann Jane Clabourr
aged So years, months and days.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-17

The remaining seven counties gave, in 1856
for Moore, 4457 majority. If they vote as
before, the Republican majority will now be
$500.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-27

In connection With the above keep every Kind Of u,u
SAl'n'itunsnu aud musical merchandise generally.