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Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-28
Communications.

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SAN FRANCISCO,
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Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-28

Dr. }. LEFEvER.-We had the pleasure OF
meeting, in our sanctum, yesterday, this very
intelligent and popular gentlemen. DR..
Lefever is an Assemblyman elect from Sierra
county, and will leave this city for the Capt.
tai, on Thursday next
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-28

r. A. CHAPTER No. 13.-The following
gentlemen were on the oath inst, elected
officers of Washington r. A. Chapter No. 10:
J. L. Stevens, NJ. E. II. F.; w. l.. Lawrence
E. K; d. w. G. Rice, E. S. NJ. D. Dobbins,
c. H. E. Lane, P. s.; F. G. Belknap, r. A.
C.;J. DeBell, Treas w. c. Belcher, Sec'y.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-28

EH- Three lewd Mexican women were ar
rested, yesterday, for fighting and using abu-
sive language.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-28

SIGNING BY PRoXY.-Simmons is the name
of a gentleman in the employ of one of our
business men. A person having to pay the
latter some money the other day, went to his
Office to do so. but not finding him present,
paid it to the employee above named. re-
ceipt was given for the money, running some
what thus;
ORovILLE, Dec. -, 1858.
Received of John Doe $25 cash, in full OF
all demands to date.
Signed JOHN SMITH,
per simmons
lie who had paid the money, read the r9-
ceipt, found it all right, but when he came to
the per Simmons he suddenly puckered up
bis mouth,-Bwte Record
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-28

FIRE-A fire broke out about halfpast s
o'clock last night in an unoccupied frame
house on High street, between Third and
Fourth The house was about half consumed
before the firemen could get their machines
on the ground, owing to the muddy cOndi-
ton of the streets. When they did get there,
however, they soon put out the light" and
sent the large crowd of spectators home in
darkness. The house, we believe, belonged
to Col. Tompkins, and was of but small value
An incendary done the cowardly work, of
course.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-28

SAN FRANCISCO,
General Agent for California and Oregon.
Terrns-s5 per annum Single copies, Soc dec25
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-07

& At recent meeting of the New York Historical So
cety, Frederick kapp ESQ.,, gave interesting sketch
OF the history Of the custom of employing ercsnary
troops which he traced from early day. and gave an
account Of the engaging Of foreign troops by England
during the war Of the Revolution.
At the commencement fsthe revolution En- Gland
stood in great need of troops, and contemplated the
hiring Of 10000 men from Russia BUTT was decided
before long to abanaon this plan, aad supply ak.i 10
their old men purveyors, the small princes of Germany
and soon the necessary treaties were made With tie
Duke of Brunswick, Landgrave Of Hesse Cassel, and
the Court of Hanau q e.'aa.r 6frI So yaS-sgts9
2The Duke Of Brunswick, whose dominious compris>d
at shat time 1900 square miles, with 10000 inhat
tans, undertook to furnish As 900 men, Of whom S6
cavalry and the rest infantry For these the Duke
received, under the name of levy money! 30 crowns,
cess, ,50) for each man, the same sum 4r every one
killed, for three wounded, who wereo be accounted
equal to killed. and besides this for the expenses
Of equipment, two mouths pay. The subsidies
received by the Duke, as long ahe troops received the
pay Of England amounted -toaSl 500 crowns : yesr.
and double that sum for the time their nay ceaae
til two years after their yetqrl into brunswick
10 The Iandgrave Of Besse the Infamous Frederick III.
although he posseassd bot $500 square miles, with about
2S0 900 ipha had an army Of nearly 20 900 ex.
perenced trs. He undertook to furnish within four
weeks thrse battaons, six iufantry regiments
and co1Fsny OF misunderstanding in Ill to IL 104
men. tn Landgnve received nosonly the levy money
Of thirty Crowns hesd but there was paid him Also
subsidy crowns Per year, in addition to the
regular paf Of the troops. ~. .s, ...r.. s,ss,.f,
The A6ndgrave's son, also, then reigning Count Of
Hansq, sold regiment Of 59S men to the English for
crowns per year. besides the regular levy money
ss the fr,ncs Of Little Waldeck, whose vast donin-
consisted Of some sterile hills Of 400 square miles
with about 10000 Inhabitants, left attracted by the
prospects Of larger profits the regular trade with the
Dutch aud instead Of sending his soldiers as usual to
the Cape of Good Hope or B.tavia sold an infantry
regiment of 607 men to England the same good
terms to the Count Of ,Hasau. 't~s
In the beginning Of lit, the Msrgrave Of Anspetch
Brandenburg and the Prince Of Anhalt Zerbst Joined
these princey dealers in humaa desh and contributed
the former 1885, and the latter llG0 men, The Mar.
grave received besides the levy money, N annual sub
sidy Of ~ 900 crowns; the Prince similar sum, Most
Of the soldiers orcby enlisted aud Of course de-
sertions frequent. Of the Anhst regiment, 40
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-07

Qusrx's sou1 Boil fowl till quite tender, then
cut Of al ths thite meat put It in mortar with half
Poqnd of blanohed sweet almonds, and cup Of cream
When quite smooshpnt j. clean bock-tin saucepan,
md boil it hpur With some white gravy or wster.
Strain il upon tolsted slices Of bread, il turee, and
then season. =
Z LIQUID PUDDMa SAuCE.-Thickeu pint of boi|ine
wster with little -four Putin pint Of brown ssess,
and let il boil Then add smal piece Of butter, and
favor with wine and nutmsg or peach water. sssr
TO RoAsr GEEss.-l3oil them halfhpdr to ,sxAraet
the stsoeg oily favor. Thor prepare them the Sane
- ehickea. Ons hours roasting will b saaicsat if
tender. ss, s.sfssqs E ss5f ...s 81 z.sss rs {
SAoo SoUr--Msks clear, rich Sosp,iu any way
you deiEe, aasd thiekm with saeo. This IL much
esteeusd, ,aand is exesllent inyention es hsss1l
sTAY KINaDoM CoxE.,- AT Damascus, at one gate
Of the Great Mosque, ID spacious snoient doorway
Over che door 10 cross, with the following verse IN
Thy kingdom, o Christ; i in eversassihe kingdom,
and thy dominion endnresh throngh6nt sl eenerasons
IN the very heart Of city, wholly given to Moham
mechanism, thsrs is Tins testimony, and has been for
twelve hundred years, ever since the Mokammedans
seized the city, AZ over ths portal Of mosque within
which no foot Of Christian dare enter. II ea
THuHDER VS.. LIolTnln0--A celehEatsd divine, Who
~ remarkable ia the first pstisd @ kis inisy for
hostescus nod ebiPg, aenl1 adoptsd 4 md
and aiodSl slyse URsdf hiis t'sths laaiSd
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-07

james H was young man who commenced life
with very fattering prospects, and wife and lovely
children soon blessed him. Unhappily by slow degrees
hs became-to make . long matter short-a drunkard.
One evening he left his wife tears too
mon, and repaired to the house Of man who sold him
the deadly poison, and drank 80 much that he sank
down in kind Of stupection easily mistaken for sleep
All bis companions had deserted him. Near midnight
the landlords wife came into the barroom, and said
wish that man could go home, if he's got one to
60 TO- y ~. !s hof
Hush !, said the landlord, che will call for some
thing else directly
wish be would be quick about it, then, for it is
time that every honest was in bed said his wife
Hes taking the shingles of his house and putting
them on ours, said the landlord 80
AT this James began come to his senses, and COM
menced rubbing bis eyes and stretching himself As
though be had just swoke, saying - - ~. 49,
sIbeleve IN co. e1 -
Don't be in hurry, James replied the landlord.
%, yes, must 60, said James, 50 good night to
you,' and of he started.
After an absence of some time, the landlord one day
met and accosted him -
Halloo, Jim, Why havn't you been up to see us?'
Why said James, II had taken shingles enough
Of my house. and it began to Leak 90 thought it was
time to stop the leak, and have done it.
The landlord, astonished went home to tell his wife
about it. and james has ever since let rum alone and
attended to his business. He is now happy man,
and his wife and children are happier than ever
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-07

men deserted AZ once and the next even IN officer with
fifty men were among the missing. saa sa3a3@@.
In conclusion, MIR. Kapp alluded 70 the large number
of Germans who deserted their ranks and remained in
this country, and BY their industry have done much for
its advancement.
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what induced him to make change1 He NJ =.
swered, When was young thought it vss tie t.
der that killed the people !; but whsn I Grew ~ 4
discovered that it was the lightning; sol 1etsiss3
to thunder less and tighten more S ~ ~
FouND HIS MArcH-We saw . good thing yolnil.s
day. In the Court of Quarter Sessions, psl6y &c
was being tried. we'll known criminal swyss, SA1s
prides himself upon his skill in crossexsmini1g ~iee
ness bad an odd looking genius upon whom 70 ops.A
The witness was boss shoemaker. g o. lis esss.ac
You say, sir, that the prisoner il thiefr siise
Yes, sir; cause Why, she confessed it. 3s,s. .ss
And You also swear she bound shoes for yoa 9Aasv
quent to the confsssienl r. sYes, do sr., 5stdts
Then giving sagacious look TO tho Cosst--44e
are to understand that you employ dishonest psoph ~
work for you after their rascalities ass nswaf
OF course; how else could get assistases hsasa'
lawyer? 7a~E, 3s ao. .'fia4 ss s5zs soty ss5nsu.yf
The counsellor said, stand aGds,' aad il = 49,
which showed that # Be had tho witnsa' hsaA n
bark mill little msrpy might have been sxpectsa H.
Judge nearly chokad himself in fatils eudsasos -
make speotasc bsls.s that laugh va nethi hss
hiccough, while the witness stepped of the stas witA
all the gravity Of . fashionable undertakes. s iessss
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-07

CuRIous RrvorurloHAaY vrssfs-The foIlovipa
ingenious composition appsared ID phiadslphia nswss
paper good many years sgo, but
!ts pecunarIty conasis u tas Yah i which ii may
BE- read, v;s;, in three dSsrsS vsys--lst. Let IL
whole bsread in the order je & s written. aud.
Then thelin$e dewsxan - ~ ,sJsof eseh couana 4
every ns: Ssessd, = e6e ans manner - the viy6s
dAsaek keonRa By the int rssdiae yoa win obsssye
that ~ ksvoateaay cause j. depsssased and laadsd
oy the csnsn i glgaia = ggsMs&s -s5 y sggg9a
Hark hark the truapst sounds, ths din 1t wsr's
Alarms, sess asaE aaaA 58gssHg 3gisoge.a
er seas and solid grounds, doth call ~ al to arms;
Who for King George doth stand, their hosors soon
Ia. will shine @a@' s& a's ,ssSessao@ 1a~sfa
Their ruin Is at hand vko With ths Ooakrsss Join
The aetAf Parlisment, IN thsn much delight,
haze asr cursed intent wlc fer the Coasrsss 6ght,
The Tps Of the day, they ars ~ daily toast 4,
They M sseak aySy, Via, 1ndependsnce boast !;
Who hold they havs ~ hand and heart
May they for slaves besol, Who act Whieeish part
On Msnsseld, North aad Buts, may daily blessings
"@ ponS, 4 i .aasss ,sasas sn2s1,s ~ ,@os1 A-Dg
Confusion and diapate, an CeseFssa svsrmore; ssu@
To North that British Lord, may hcso still be dons,
wish block or cord, 70 General Washington.
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4 bailif having been ordered " Lady Bardwick 70
procure SOW Of the breed and sse she pattieaarly
described to him, eame one day into the diningroom,
VIXEN full Of company, proclaimipg; with burnt ii
joy be could not suppress: ss@ssss s2s d
hare been at Royssoa Fair, and have got sow oi
exactly your ladyship's aias.' a
"Wilyou be sfter tellin' 40 what's the time, Pat.
rick 2 asked Tim Of hs friend, who vas sporting N
Imaginary tiae-keepef, or rather chain and snowy
bunch Of SEALS An sure I'd do it with all the pleas
gre in life, said Pat, only my watch is almost two
days too fast. .r-r
A very learned man once said-" The three hardest
~orso pronounce in The English Language, are, was
mistaksn ! and when Frederick the Great wrote his
letter 70 the Ssoate, have jast lost crest BATTLE
This confession displayed more reesssss than .u BIZ
victsrisD." ~ - 80
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-07

zg Our Future Wives and Mothers.
In Mrs. Ellis lecture on the Future Wives Of Eng
gland she says:
My pretty little dears, you are no more it for mat
rmoLy than pullet to look after family Of fourteen
chickens The truth s, my dear girls, you want, gene
rally speaking more liberty and less fashionable re-
strant more kitchen aDdiess parlor leg exercise
and less sofa; mcr making paddines and less piano
moro ankness and less mock modesty; more breakfast
and less bustle. like the buxom brghteyed, rosy
chseked, ful-breasted, bouncng.laa, who can darn
stockings, mend her own frocks, mend trowsers, CON-
nand regiment Of pots and shoot Wild duck - we'll
% the Duchess Of Marlboro the Queen Of Spain, and
be lady withal in the drswingroom But as for your
pning, moping, screwedup, wasp wssed putty faced,
noveldevouring daughters to fashion
and ideues. with your consumpon-soed silk stockings,
and calicoshi you won't do for the future wives and
mothers Of England ,.~ +. = :,
As the above il quite applicable to the modern
dancing dolls and drawing-room puppets Of our own
0osatry . we'll those Of England We hope it will be
read and digestsd. - .,T ..w 4
The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-07
The Jevv1sh Passover.


There are thirty thousand Jsws in the city Of New
York and the immediate vsuity, al Of whom are at
the present time sngaseds appropriate preparations
tor the celebration ct their most solemn festival the
Passover. AL who are conyersant with the history Of
tho chosen people aware thst the Passover 10 feast
instituted TO eommsmAsate the prcvdental spasng Of
the Hebrews daring the time Of their bondage In Egypt
when God snots al the frst-born Of the idoIatrous
Eypans but paved ossr the dwellings Of the Israel
s, whose does nero sprlklsd with ths blood of the
Paschal Lanhs de.' 0 oss - g1.s sns bssa aase
The taast Of uulsaysned bread, which T. snnuullv
obeerved in rensmbranos Of this event. bsss Ou The
6eenth day Of the month Nssu, which Il ths frst Of
t1s Jewish year. This month ausWSrt 10 the latter
part Of our March AID The beginning u April, snd
begins this year On March 10Th The feast coatnues-
for seven days beginning on March 90th md ssdinx
April 9Th, and u the most holy festival acknowledged
By tas jewish ehurch ;teyies 6bssrvance il obliea.
tory, aad is sdAsfsd 70 by every s..
ie4eI nIu6aim, nat,sr what hs language OF abid.
ng p6a and i 10 rsspsctsd BY those who pay little
regard 10 thu other rsqurements Of the church. Dur.
ING this sssss dsys perfect abstinence from al bread
sve The unlseasd bread and from oil malt beverages
and sptuous quoss Yave vine under certain restric
hons, b imposed The thousands Of German who pro.
fer this faith aud Who thus cut of from their lager
beer for time, psrhape feel the deprivation the keenest
of ALL s 80 - sss 3 .gs
Bitter herbs also eaten during ths holy week to
remind tls Imacits descendants of the sufernes Of
their aacisst people wbsn, dssing from the Egyptian
masters they wers compelled to eat the bitter herb BY
the way side.--(Nsw York Tribune. s 4
Polynesian., 1858-09-04
HOTELS sc.
HOTEL De FRANCE.-French Hotel.

AA VICTOR CHANCEREL, Proprietor,
Gn1EA begs inform h> friends and the public general
IlE&n ly, that he has made extensive improvements in
UIhIBE his hotel premises that lie hasaccommoda-
BI tions for parties of every description Also, at
tached Billiard Saloon fitted superior style. Sleeping
Rooms the premises for families single gentlemen The
fdr is supplied with the choicest and liquors. and the
proprietor grateful liberal entend
ed him. begs the public that pains will spared
give them and visiting Hon
oluu. COLD aud WARM BATHS.
PS Entrance by Fort Tote and Union sts tf-I2
Polynesian., 1858-09-04

e At length it seems, there is fair prospect
of the opening OF the Tehauntepec route.-Accnrd-
ing to the SacIamentO Union, the Hon. j. C.. Nc
Kibhen received letter by this mail from New
York, dated July 7th, from which it makes the fol-
lowing extracts:
The Tehauntepee Country are now in full tide of
Or sprrtv-the mail contract has been delivered to
it, Benjamin and La Sere were here last week
and suece ded in getting all the money they want
ed They purchased the Quaker CITY, one Of the
hest built and fastest steamships of this port,
FIR S73 900 cash. The contractor for the river
bIats WAS here last week, and is to meet me here
on Thursday, to execute the contract. The river
huats will be Of first class, iron, Us feet lung,
with a speed of twelve miles hour up stream
promenade deck frum stem to stern; dining room
TN uJl er deck aft sllO1n for ladies. midships for
gentlemen and forward saloon for steerage Pro-
I,usas are advertised for the land carriage, mate
rials are out for the road, and everything is
going Oh we'll.
Tie Route will he opened lst Of November, snd
hope California will give it a trial-once tried, it
will be sure to Command the travel.
Vanderbilt. / think. will open the Mic
aragua rnute Ia September | know he had order
ed two river hOtts to be- huit for that route, and
sent out 100000 tu Nicaragua to pay for his new
IFor s0at1sYati0s see tO4r16 Pags.l
Polynesian., 1858-09-04
Fraser River specuIations.

Whatever censure the Hudson's Buy Company
may have been thought worthy of, in at first pro-
hibiting free traffic within parton of the terri
ry ,ver which they claim jurisdiction. it must be
admitted that their steady policy in preventing any
speculation in the neeessarics of life has been most
beneficial to the mass of adventurers To that
gion. Whether this resulted from ii due sense of
justice, "a night view Of the imPoliey of speeua-
tive movements generally, is foreign "a the issui.
The effect has been that thousands OF our country
men have been enabled to procure sosethinS To
sustain lie frum the slenier means in tiieir pos
session while had the spectators from this city
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-08-19
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

/ Mr.. WELLs-Dv0r Sir: It will be remem-
bered that at the general meeting of the Agr-
cultural Society, held during the session of the
last May Court, a Committee was appointed,
composed of Messrs. WILLIAM MATTHEW'S, F.
b. +. BURGESS and SAMUEL Cox, to draft reso-
lutlons commemorative of the demise of its late
chief executive officer, the Hon. JOHN g.
CHAPMAN. While the members who were
present at that general meeting regretted that
this duty had been left for so long time I'M
performed, still they hoped that the public and
more particularly the worthy family of the hon
ored deceased would excuse the delay which has
occurred, when it is known that but one gen
eral meeting was held anterior to that at which
the select committee was appointed, and that
meeting took place just before the annual exhi-
bition of last year, when the election of officers
and other business preparatory for the then
rapidly approaching time for holding the exhi-
bition, occupied exclusively the time Of the
meeting. The committee having completed its
labors by reporting the enclosed resolutions,
they trust the foregoing reason will be taken
by the public in extenuation of the delay upon
the part of the Society in placing upon record
Its high appreciation of the. valuable services
rendered by the distinguished deceased to it's
metaRers in his official capacity, and as citizens
Edesstffying their high sense of the merits and
worth of their deceased fellow-citizen.
With sentiments Of the highest consideration,
l remain very truly,
ONE OF THE COMMITTEE.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-08-19
OBITUARY.

Died, in Naniemoy, on Wednesday July 2sth,
M. WARD, and wife of Capt ROBERT GRAY.
Our much missed friend had nearly completed
her fifty second year, but in obedience to the call
of her Maker, she has fastened home to die no
nary world bidding adieu to earthly heritages for
heavenly bliss, entertaining the belief that her Re-
deemer iveth. She had been member of the
Episcopal Church for number of years, and of the
community who now feel the irreparable loss.-
When abscinded from earthly action, she left sis
ter and two children to her loss; but to that
mourning group, let me say-although her eyes
are closed in death, she is not dead. She liveth
in Christ. 1873
Died, at his residence, near st. Thomas Manor
on the 2Sth of July, Mr. JOHN F. S. HIGDON, in
the 47th year of his age. May he rest in Peace.