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The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29
HE AMMONIA N.
OCTOBER TO MAY.

Tho day that brightcns half the earth,
 Is night to half. An, sweet Ones mourning i- nnother's mirth- You wear your bright years like a crown While mino, dead garlands, tanglc down
 In chains about my feet. The troezo which wakcnS the folded flower
 Sweeps dead leaves from the tree ;- So partial Time, hour by hour II tells the rapid years ,--cheu Brings bloom and beauty still to you,
 But leaves his blight with me. The rain which calls the violet up
 Out of the moistcnod mould, Shatters thc wind flower. fragile cup:- For even Nature has her pets, And, fayoring the new, forgcts
 To love and spare the old. Tn shower which makes the bud rose,
 Beats off the lilac bloom. I am a lilAc-so life goes A lilac that has outliyed May You ere blush-rosc. Wclladay
 Ipass and give you rooml
 Atlantic Monthly for September.
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29

FIRsT TowNs IN AMEMcA-The National Intelligencer relates the following curious fact, which will be news to many of our readers:
 It will seem curious to those who are not aware of the fact that the first two towns built by the Europeans upon the American conti- nent, were St. Augustine, in east Florida and Santa Fe, the capitol of New Mexico The river Gia was explored before the Mississippi was known, and gold was soughtin California long ere the first white men had endeavored to find home on the shores of New England. There are, doubtlesc, trees standing within the fallen buildings of ancient Panama that had commenced to grow when the cities of Boston and New York were covered with primitive wilderness.
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29

TIE RowDT-lho rowiy is terrible nui- sance. Hear how the poor Dutch Landlord described his sufcrings at the hands of one of these amiable beings,
 Ter rowdy comed in and axed me to sell him some peer l tells him he had more as would do him goot He calls me yon ole Tuch liar. and begun to proke two tumplers. My vife she call for de watch ouse. Fore de watch ouse got dare de rowdy he kick Hans Scruggle pe- hint his pack, kissed my laughter Petsy before her face, proke all ter tumpIers 'cept ter olt stone pitcher, and split my yiie and fodder peer barrels into fer cellar
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29

It's an immense luxury to feed a girl one 5 love with. It seems like keeping house Michelet, in his new book on Love- says,
 A very profound communion is this of the table, especially where there are but two in the family. Man nourishes woman and daily brings the food to his lone love. She prepares and cooks it. Part of herself goes with it., and with each morsel is mingled the perfume of her beloved hand. As face to face they sit, who shall say that their natures are not more blended by this calm and gentle communion ? Of this law of the stomach which We consider low and base, nature has made one of the gen tlest bonds, a high poesy of the heart, wherein union becomes unity"
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29

" Mr. Worccster's Dictionaries have been in con stant with me for many yearsj from knowledge thus derivedofhs fidelity and ability as Lcxicog- raphcr, and from my personal knowledge of his attainmcnts and long deyotcdncss to the study of the English language, have the most satisfactory roasons for believing that his large Dictionary now in the cour' of publication, will be in every res- pect superior to any one existing of the English language.
 JOSEPH c. BOSWELL"
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29

Tho following testimony from William Cullen Bryant, Washington Irving. Jos. C. Cogswcn, and the North American Review, will be road with in- tercst;-
 "I nave looked over with g:cot satisfaction part Of the sheets of Dr. Worccstcr's Quarto Dictionary the work being yet unpublished. Dr. Worcester has performed with industry and admirable judgment the proper task of the Lcxicographer, that of ascertaiuing and recording usages of our language. The new and authentic otymologies the concscncss and completeness of the definition, the nicety with which inc different sEades of meaning in synonyms are distinguished and the conscien- tous accuracy of the work in all its departments, give it, in my judgment ths highest claims to the public favor. ". C. BRYANT. New York, May 13,"
 q concur with the opinion of Mir. Bryant.
 WASHINGTON IRVING sunnyside, May 14th, 1559."
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29
PABLO TOURNEER DUPLA,
MAGDALENA, SONORA.

Receiving, Forwarding, Commission Merchant, Wholesale Groceries, Dry Goods, all kinds of Me1i can Goods, etc., etc.
 General Agency for the purchase of lands in the State of Sonora. References Antonio Peret, Fort Buchanan, Camou Hermanos, Hermosillo.
 Innr U 3En
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29
Harris & Marchand,
 ASSAYERS.
No. 1O5 Sacramento street. SAN FRANCISCO No. 73 J street, SACRAMENTO. No. 27 street, EVANSVILLE.

No. lOh Sacramento street. SAN FRANCISCO.
 No. 73 J street, SACRAMENTO.
 No. 27 E street. MARYSNILLE. II X NJ. have established, in addition to their H. wc-known offices in the interior Branch Office at No. IO5 Sdcramci'o Street. san Fran cisco, where they will carry on the business of Assaying in a manner to give satisfaction to all who may favor them with their orders.
 GOLD, SILVER AND ORES of every descrip- ton, promptly and faithfully assayed and returns made within sir hours.
 Having been established for period of upwards of three years, during which they have transacted all the business entrusted to them in q manner to please their dcpostors they feel at liberty to refer to the correctness and lberality which have charac- crizcd all their dealings some guarantee for what they will do in tho future.
 They would especially dwell upon the fact that THEY DO THEIR OWN WORK, and manufacture all utensils used by them, for which they received q premium at tho late State Fair In every depart mont none but the best of talent is employed
 As vouchers for the correctness of their Assays, they refer with permission to the following Bankers who, for nearly three years, have shipped bars as- soyed by them to the Eastern States and Europe,
 REFERENCES
 B. Davidson, Esq. Messrs. J. parrott Co. As,'rs, Tallast & Wilde, e SSthcy < Church,
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29

CHILDRESS < RICE, SAN ANTONIO, TEX AS. - Manufacturers of Saddles and Horse Equipments of every description, of the latest pat terns and best quality. Orders to any part of the country promptly attended to.
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29
Overland to the Pacific !!

 THE SAN ANTONIO AND SAN DIEGO MAIL Line, which has been in successful operation since July 1857, are tickcting Passengers through to San Diego, and also to all intermediate stations. Passengers and Express matter forwarded in new coaches drawn by six mules over the entire length of our Line, excepting the Colorado Desert of 100 miles, which we cross mule back. Passengers GUARANTEED in their tickets to ride in Coaches, coptng the loo miles, as above stated. Passengers tcketed to and from San Antonio, Texas, and
 Fort Clark, Fort Fillmore,
 Fort Hudson, La AIesilla,
 Fort Lancaster, Tucson, Arizona,
 Fort Davis, Fort Yuma.
 Fl Paso, and san Diego. The Coaches of our line leave semi-monthly from each end the 9th and 24th of each month, at six o'clock, A. M
 An armed escort travels through the Indian coun- try with each mail train, for the protection of the mails and passengers.
 Passengers provided with provisions during the trip, except where the coach stops at Public Houses along the Line, at which each passenger will pay for his own meal.
 Each passenger is allowed thirty pounds of per soual baggage, exclusive of blankets and arms. Passengers coming to San Antonio can take the Line of Mail Steamers from New Orleans twice a week to Indianola from the latter place there is a daily line of fourhorse mail coaches direct to this place.
 On the Pacific side, the California Steam Navi- gation Company arc running frst-class steamer semi monthly to and from San Francisco and San Diego.
 Fare on this Line as follows, including rations;
 San Antonio to san Diego, $2OO
 Iucson,. l5O
 Fl Paso, . 100 Intermediate stations 10 cents per mile. Extra baggage, trhen carried, 40 cents per pound to Fl Paso, and Sl per pound to San Diego. Passengers can obtain all necessary outfits in San Antonio
 For further information, and for the purchase of tickets, apply at the office of the Company in this city, address ]. c. WOODS, Superintendent of the line, of American Coal Co.,, 30 Exchange Place, New York. q. II. GIDDINGS,
 R. E. DOYLE, Proprietors,. San Antonio, July l, 1858.
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29
Worcesters New Dictionary
woRCEsTEWs QUARTo DICTIONARY

Is rapidly approaching completion. Literary men who have examined the proof sheets unito m declaring that it will be thc best Dictionary of the English language.
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29
May21s59.

We copy the following notice of Worcester Die tionary from the North American Review and there is no better authority:
 "We have examined sufficient portion of it to feel that 1t will meet the public expectation The elymological department gives not only the nuthor's mature opinion in each ease, but on con- trovertcd points the alternative opinions The definitions are full, precise and discriminating as the capacity of our language will suffer them to be, and, wherever practicable, arc copiously and per tincutly illustrated by quotations from standard authors Tho number of technical words dednod is so large and various that the work will serve all the ordinary purposes of dictionary for each sepa raj science and art-expert' having been, we are informed, largely employed in this part of the en- terprise. Wood cuts are introduced wherever the verbal definition would be inadequate. The various valuable matter contained in the Introduction and Appendix, will supply the place of several separate manuals. In fine, the work must take its unchal lenSod placed far in advance of any previous at tempt in this direction, and as necessarily the standard dictionary of the English language, un- til its acccssons and changes at some very distant day shall demand that the same labor be renewed"
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29

Upwards of three thousand subscribers have all ready been obtained for the library edition, which will be printed on fine paper with wide margin, and elegantly bound, as may be by specimen copy at our bookstore. The price IS7 Sop copy. This edition will be sold only to subscribers, and those desirous of obtaining it should send in their names carly, only A limited number will be printed. The regular edition will be for sale by booksellers generally throughout the United States.
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29
HICKLING SWAN BREW E R,
 No. l3l Washington Street, Boston.

ANDREW J. MORRISON < COLE BIaCksmiths and EVheeIyVrights {; WARDS RAECHE, soNoITA VALLEY. THE above firm are prepared to do all work in the
 line of their business, in neat and durable style. Wagons made and repaired all sorts of blacksmith ing done including horse and mule shoeing, with the utmost despatch and at reasonable prices,
 mar 5l pd
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-09-29
UNITED STATES BOUNDARY uoTEI.

UNITED STATES BOUNDARY HOTEL. | COATED ON TIE S0NOITA-VALLEY ROAD L three miles from Fort Buchanan.
 The above holcl .S-- boen opened by thc subscri- bcr, and he is I/ prepared to accommodatc tray clcr. in th<Nest style the country affords. lle will also I<ep on hand a fine assortment of wines, liquorSs cigars, sardines, etc., etc. He will also insure all horse, committed 10 his care. Persons visiting the Fort willdnd good accommodations for the night at my establishment.
 JAMES GRAYDON. OVERLAND MAIL NOTICE Ciagc ot Hour. v On and after 31 December, the Overland Mail Stage will leave San Francisco for St. Louis and Memphis at l2 o'clock NJ. on Monday and Friday of each week. Overland Express for Nisala, Fort Tejon and Los Angeles on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at l2 o'clock NJ.
 Overland Mail Company slyia Los Angclcs.)- Tarif of Prices. From san Fralcisco or from any point on the route between San Francisco and Fort Yuma, % terminus of Pacific Railroad, or Ft. smith, Ark, SlOO; From San Francisco to Nisalia, SEQ 5 From san Francisco to Fort Tcion, S30; From San Francisco to los Angeles, $40; From San Francisco to Fort Yuma, $10; From Los Angeles to Fort Yuma, Si0. Way fare 10 cents per mile; charge less than dollar.
 LOUIS NCLANE,
 Agent O. NJ. Co.,, San Francisco.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-24

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2l.-Donovan, the
ex-member of the Pennsylvania Legislature,
charged with assaulting, with intent to kill
Church. the present member from this city,
was convicted to-day in llarrisburgof assault
and battery.
CLEVELAND, ONO. Jan. 2O.-Thcrc were
three fires here last night. McssrS. Smith
T. lIooper's soap and candle factory was burn
ed. causing loss ofS3 900: insurance 500.
Two barns in East Cleveland were set on
fire and destroyed. Four yoke Of premium
cattle persisted in the flames. The upper
story of Scovil's Block was damaged by fire.
The loss on the building was $1,000. The
hat and cap store of Bltts was damaged 10y
water. The loss is covered by $4,000 in
surance. Mr.. Fiske, druggist, one of the
occupants of the building, has his loss cover
ed by an insurance of $1,000. The stock
of Mr.. Smiley, merchant tailor, was badly
damaged, and he has no insurance The law
libraries in the building also sustained much
loss
New YORK, Jan. 2l.-Advces from Port
an Prince to January 8, have been received.
The most perfect order rcgns there, and
there were no signs of disafection in the
army. The instruction at Gonaires was
treated as mere temporary riot, and at last
accounts the insurgents, who had occupied
a position on the river Meut Reins, had fled,
leaving their ammunition behind them
Soulouque had issued Il proclamation, call
ing his subjects to aid him, and announcing
his determination to lead the army personal
". Gonaires was declared to be in state of
blockade.
BosToN, Jan. 20.-The bark Swallow,
which has arrived at Salem, reports that Hon.
B. G. Yancy, United States minister. with
his family, arrived at Buenos Ayrcs. Novcm-
Der Is, and proceeded to narana on the 10Th.
The Swallow brings dispatches for the Uni
ted States government.
ST. Louis, Jan. 2O.-Col. Travers Lee, of
the ID infantry, died in this city at o'clock
last night. His disease was chronic darrhea'
Colonel Lee was a Pennsylvania, and en-
tered the army in 1920.
Bosroy, Jan. 20.-Ex-Purser Hunter died
to-day from injuries recently inflicted by VIM.
Roch, the keeper of drinking saloon IN Rich
mond street The deceased was native OF
Kentucky,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-24
Mr.. Calhoun and the Union.

Mr.. Jere Clemens, the editor of the Mem
phis Eagle & Enquirer, and formerly Scna-
tor from Alabama, thus notices late report
Of "disunion conspiracy" in connection with
the name of Mr. Calhoun:
"Mr. Calhoun died early in 1851, and it is
well known that for months before, he had no
hope of surviving that session of Congress
There is no man in America who had bet
ter opportunity of knowing. or who did know,
more Of his views and opinions from the lst
of December, lS49, up to the day Of his
death, than did the editor Of this paper. We
were in the same Congressional mess, and
held daily consultations with him in the Sen
ate Chamber in his room. and even while he
was upon his death-bed. The members OF
that mess were all his personal and political
| friends and We do not believe that he had il
thought upon public affairs that he did not
freely and fully communicate to us. They
were Orr, (now speaker Mcqueen. Wallace
and Woodward. Of South Carolina, Hubbard
Harris. and Bowdcn Of Alabama, Nenablc OF
North Carolina, and Morse Of Louisiana.
All these gentlemen, except two, (llarri'
and Bowden) arenow living, and we venture
to assert that each one of them will testify
that he never heard from Mr.. Calhoun's lips
syllable about seeking British aid, or con-
sulting in any way British statesmen. That
he did look to disunion IA possible is certain
that he did believe the Southern States had
been wronged and outraged, and would con
tinue to be so, admits of no question; but he
| believed and said everywhere and at al
| times, that the South was strong enough Il
! assert its own rights and maintain its OWL
! independence. That he could contemplate
the vile treason of making terms with Il Bri,
fish Minister while the South remained i'll the
Union, and when no steps had been taken t.
dissolve it, is refutcd by his whole character
by every act of his life, and every syllable
that ever fell from his lips in ourhcaring. Sc
far from thinking of British alliance ut that
day, we know that he was determined to cx'
haust every effort to bring about settlement
on terms that he believed to be just and rea
sonable. That he entertained little hope OF
obtaining those terms is probably true, but
he felt that it was demanded by his OWL
fame, by Just regard for the character of the
Southern States and by proper anxiety fol-
the manner in which the transactions of that
period should 90 down 10 history, that ut
means should he left untred 10 obtain justice
in the Union, before any steps were taken tC
dissolve it.
Acting in this spirit, he requested us tc
call upon Mr.. Webster and hold free con
ference with him upon the threatening STATE
of affairs. He urged Mr.. Webster, in oul
hearing, to come to the rescue of the Union,
and it is beyond all doubt that it was at his
suggestion, that Mr.. Webster first contcm
plated delivering that great speech on the IN
Of March, 1850. which electrified the whole
nation, and tended SO powerfullyto quiet the
| existing aritatiun'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-24
Prospects of tho Pacific Railroad.

The prospects of the Pacific Railroad bill
in Congress look decidedly bad at the pre-
sent time. In the Senate, it has passed
through SO many notifications, by the
amendments of various Senators, that 1t be-
came almost unintelligible, and it was voted
to be printed on Tuesday, as it then stood, in
order that learned Senators might know
what they were debating about. Since then
several other amendments, with reference to
the location of the termini, were offered
without success.
1t is possible that the bill will pass the
Senate in some form, but the latest intel
cence with reference to its prospects IN the
House il that the committee have voted
down every one of the propositions for con
structinc the Pacific Railroad, and that the
only resolution remaining to be acted on is
the very definite one-"That it is impossible
TO embark in the construction of any at this
time" In this state of things there is no
probability of the bill passing in the House,
SO that the Pacific Railroad question will go
over to the next Congress, to swell the lst
of important questions which that body will
have the disposition of. The only effect OF
the present discussion on the subject is. that
it has been we'll ventilated and may he bet
ter understood when it comes up again.
Nes York Herdld.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-24
Extraordinary Robbery.

The Boston Transcript gives the following
particulars concerning the robbery, on ed
nesdav. of the Office Of Harnden's Express at
Providence:
The Waterman had left the premises tor a
few moments to distribute some papers, and
ON returning he found that the rear door OF
the Office had been opened by means OF a
kew. and the iron safe carried of! \ trunk
left near the safe was also broken open by,
the robbers, from which they took bag OF
silver coin and bag Of cents. when, as Is
supposed, they became alarmed and ted
leaving in the trunk bag containing So
600 in gold. An immediate search being IN
stituted by the express agents and the E1-
lice. the safe was finally found in AtwelFs
avenue. about mile and a half distant from
the office, all its contents having been re-
moved. No clue to the robbers, except the
fact that horse and sleigh, with two or
three men, were seen in the immediate VI
cinity of where the safe was found, shortly
before its discovery. Iii rumored that the
total amount If the robbery is near Sl0,ooO,
l2l hut this cannot he definitely known at pre-
sent AZ all the waybills and receipts were
among the stolen property,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-24
Counterfeit Letters.

A man named Spring was arrested yester-
day, on the charge oftaking copies OF an au-
tograph letter Of General Washington, and
then selling the same to eminent persons about
the country as the original. At his house
large roll of paper was obtained, which, it is
alleged, he admitted he used for writing the
letters upon, first preparing it by means of
water darkened with coffee grounds. The
copies were made by tracing from an original
and are capitally executed. In the house OF
the accused were found a number of envel-
opes. with stamps upon them ready for mail
ing, and Il book in which were several hun
drcd names, arranged under heads Of the
principal cities, which, it is supposed, were
obtained from directories. He states that he
is an Englishman. dealer in old books and
curiosites Sometime ago he came into pos
session of a genuine letter by Washington,
and being in very needy circumstances, con-
ceivcd the idea of duplicating it in such Il
manner as to render detection impossible
This he declared he considered no crime, as
in England there are persons constantly en-
ployed in producing spurious paintings as
productions of the old masters. lie isa man
Of fair education, writes beautiful hand, and
appears to have been actuated mainly by the
pressure of poverty. His wife has the APP
pearance of being superior woman-
She is the sister of magistrate in the city "f
Baltimore, and was deeply affected Mt the ar
rest of her husband \ further hearing of
the case will take place.-Letter from PhiIa-
IeIDbj1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-24
Later from Buenos Ayres.

We have dates from Bucnos Ayrcs to the
10Th Nov. Everything quiet in political cir
cles. The revolt melted against the Govern,
ment on account Gifts support of the Free
Masons, had been most effectually put down,
and the Government was stronger than ever
The opposition TO the alms-house, built under
Masonic patronage, had elevated that institu-
ton. The Protestant clergymen had preach,
ed sermons in its behalf. and people Of all
classes supported it with the utmost liberali,
tv. By strange freak of fortune the first
pauper Who entered its walls was son-in-law
of Gen. Liniars, who. just fifty years ago, in
1909. was the most distinguished man in the
La Plata, the Niccroy of the kim of Spain,
and the victor over the English whom he ex-
PEELED from Buenos Ayrcs. The fifty paupers
in the asylum livein luxury.
The British Minister, Mr.. Christie, was
about to visit England, and would sail in the
packet Of November 90
There had been an invasion of Indians in
the province of Santa Fc, the savages APP
preaching to within ten leagues of the -four
ishing port of Rosario, and carrying of FIVE
thousand head of cattle and mares. Themost
stringent measures were To be taken To put
down the baybaroS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-24
Melancholy Occurrence.

The Cincinnati Times Of Wednesday says
that a stranger i'll that city, named j. Crow
ley, who with his wife had arrived on Tues
day night, and who was on his way IT, ST.
Louis, cut his throat that morning in the fol-
lowing strange manner:
He was in the Bremen street station house
where he was taken during the night on ac-
count Of violent behavior resulting from deli
rum tremens. He was 40 desperate indeed
that it was with considerable trcpidation that
the officers approached him in the morning,
when preparations were being made to take
the prisoner TO the Police Court. They sue
ceeded III getting him out Of the cell, and
were about putting his clothes on him. when
he broke away from them and jumped out
from front window, falling to thepavrment
outside. On examination, it was discovered
that II deep cash i'll his throat had been cut
by the window glass. iIo bled profusely. in
somuch that in five minutes he ceased To
breathe,