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Til, was ntcnded by Mr.. Wise and MS friends -
= sul.,ie tor Mr. Seddor'o proposal. Il waS intend
cd entirely "a .ip.rcci. Mr. Sc,liyi- proposal. i.
va. intended -, 4 basis :or mutual understanding
only between Me,sr-. old AL WISE which would
,iili leave Mr. old free 10 or Email! 10 Withdraw
NJ, challenge. nm which uiisi. even result in such
manner a, 10 ohligc Mr.. Wi-e TO demand All exchange
Of shots. This 80, distinctly understood ~ NJ.
Wise aEI liz friends
Mr.. seldom then proposed 10 amend lis former sag.
ceston .v striking out the proposal to disca-'i all
Controversy n % the intent, o: phrases. DC. Col.
Talatcrro reported this 10 Mr.. Wise The latter ,ug,
res,ct 90 him that there necessity 10 amend
Mr. Scddou'- srygcstion-,ila; il could be inserted
m il, original form in account OF the - g.tr.
since it was now proposed 20 substitute and >up,I
ceie entirely by TIC >ug;',tic:. l-.t proposed by
Co. Talia;crrn.
.iAcr this, Mr.. Wise took no further par III :i.e
consultation o: the conference.
W, on n. ta.emsat iois ne ica 81 gg.st:os % b
simultaneously am,,,f.d IRA. rsgcfi.d by NJ. Viz
and he fritA-ls.
After taxing my memory to the utmost,
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the acceptance ard execution oil the ADJUST
mcnt, suggested by Mr.. Seldom, as follows,
viz: all controversy as to the import Of the
special phrases and general intent oi Mr. Wi>c'S
articles being considered asswcpt away through
the exchange Of fires, ard mutually discarded,
Mr.. Wise disclaills, a.. from the assurance Of
Col. Taliaicrro, hc had heretofore intended TO
disclain, all intent Of impcaching III his arti-
Giles the honor and veracity Of Mr. Old. And
then. matters being sunk, rs OF the past, the
parties resume their former relations
Col. Taliafcrro reported this To Mr.. Wise, as
the suggestion of Mr.. Seldom. Mr. Wise cy-
pressed to his friends the following objections
TO It's acceptance:
lst. No controversy about the import Of
nhrases could he discarded without with
drawal Of correspondence, to which MI Wise
would not agree
end. The parties could 10. resume their for
mcr relations. without final withdrawal Of
the challenge by Mr.. Old, and Mr.. Wise could
not asreec that his friends should unite III re.
commenting such withdrawal.
Mr.. Wise then dictated the following. which
was approved by his friends and conveyed to
Mr.. Seldom is Col. Taliaferro> suggestion:
That the undersigned shall PROFOUND to
Nr. VIA anu MT. w lSc Respectively Vlc "hIoW-
ins questions. simultaneously:
Ibid you. Mr.. Wise intend by your letter of
~ O'Clock. =. NJ, Thursday. TO 'sclaim all i'm
putation against the veracity and honor Of Mr..
Old in your editorial articles published Tues.
day last
Did YOU Mr.. Old, in refusing to recognize
as sufficient and satisfactory the explanation
contained in Mr. WiseS letter of Thursday last,
Il o'clock. p. NJ, intend To impugn in any
manner the sincerity OF that explanation:
Mr.. Old and Mr.. Wise will be requested 10
subscribe negative or affirmative replies to
these questions and the reply OF each shall be
Immediately presented 10 the other"
This was TO be signed by the friends of both
parties; was intended by Mr.. Wise and his
friends as substitute for Mr.. Seddon's pro-
posal; it was intended entirely to superccde Mr..
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Occurrence, on the Field.

DR. JuNluS ARCHER.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05

softly rubbed the horses face, and stroked
his head, neck and shoulders, until in three
minutes he was as quiet and fearless is if he
were the gentlest of horses. Proceeding
then, confidently and expedtiously, and not
in the bunging manner OF the former opera
tor, Mr.. Rarey put on the several straps,
brought the horse to his knees, drew his head
in towards the shoulder, and then pushed
against him until he was overthrown. Once
down, Cruiser made no struggles, but lay
there winking and watching for the word Of
command. Mr.. Rarey took a long whip,
and cracked it all about the horses head and
body, without producing the slightest uneasi-
ness. He stood upon his flank, on his ribs,
on his shoulder, all the while cracking the
whip, and waving his hat. He lay on the
ground beside the horse, and put his head
between, first, the animals fore feet and then
his hind ones, drawing the legs about his
neck as if they were the arms of dear
friend. Then, making the horse to rise, he
put his fist into bis opened mouth, and finish
ed the experiment by making him follow
him about the ring, without either halter
or bride.
The alarm of the audience had already given
place to admiration, and when Cruiser was
led out Of the ring by a groom" cheer after
cheer was given for the victorious horse
tanner.
Upon resuming his seat at my side, Mr..
Rarey said that if he had not been present
the most terrible consequences might have
followed the ill-success Of Mr.. Cooke; that
never in any collection of wild animals had
he seen the wolf or tiger, or hyena with
so thoroughly malicious a disposition as that
horse, and i. he had once leaped the barriers
and got amongst the crowd, lives would as
surediy have been lost, and many severe
iniulies inflicted.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05
A Fatal Gift.

Tie London correspondent Of the Char
lesion Mercury reports the following:-The
courts of law frequently furnish cases that
outdo the tctions of the satirist in singular
ity. Mr. Pckwick found in the Kings
Bench prison a man who chad been ruined
by having fortune left him." The case is
quite horrible, and has been quite exceeded
in its change of seeming good luck, into &C
tual calamity, by one revealed this week in
the Court Of Bankruptcy. A respectable
chemist and ruggist-Farmer by name
was remembered in the will of a friend by a
legacy Of two shares in the Royal British
Bank, an institution now of evil memory,
but then, to all appearance, in prosperous
circumstances, paying large dividends out of
its capital, as it is the wont of swndling joint
stock companies to do. The relations Of the
testator disputed the validity Of the will, or
at least that particular legacy, and Vice
Chancellor Stewart decided the case in their
favor, giving them the said two shares
The legatee, happy in his legal defeat, was
well rid of them, had lie onl known it; but
he did not; and, in his blindness, appealed
against the Vice Chancellors decision,
which the Superior Court reversed, giving
the appellant the shares in the bank, that
the time consumed by laws delay had ripen-
ed to something worse than hopeless insol-
vency. The swindIed creditors came down
on every shareholder who had anything out
side his skin beyond a shirt, and the rapidly
succeeding "cals" on those two maiefic
shares swept away poor Farmers stock in
trade, drugs and chemicals, blue and red
bottles and all, bringing him finally as a
bankrupt before court Many men have
been SO ruined but Farmers case is singular
in this, that he did not 60 into the speculation
himself, when legally relieved of the rotten
gift and its fatal responsibilities, the fought
to recover it as prize in the lottery of life,
and, unfortunately, succeeded. His success
drew down more than twenty writs on his
head before the Court of Bankruptcy re-
lieved him by its certificate that he was final
ly ruined, and that the bank creditors might
as well leave him alone.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05
Mineral Wealth of the Coast Range.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel remarks that
the Coast range of the Mountains, extending
through the counties of Santa Cruz, Santa
Clara and Monterey, and bounding the west
ern line Of the Tulare Valley, is little known
to the geoogiSt, mineralogist and paleontol-
ogst. This range contains an abundance
Of minerals. The quicksilver mines Of New
Amaden and New Idra may be mentioned
Cold is known to exist in Santa Cruz and
Monterey. vein of silver ore has been
opened at Alisa; and silver almost pure,
has been found near Parhecos Pass. Other
minerals also abound, among which we may
enumerate copper, lead, cobalt, chrome, an
timony, copperas, alum, saItpetre, gypsum,
aabaster, lime rock, asphatum and coal veins
of great value Fossils of fish, crustacea,
molusca, infusoria, mammaIia, polypi and
vegetation are so extraordinary abundant
throughout this region, that it is more curl
Gus to see the geological formations without
fossils than with them. The range offers to
the mineralogist and paleontologst one of
the richest feds of observation on the face
of the earth, if not the exceeding
the naauoaiSe terre Of Nebraska. The range
is said to resemble the mineral districts of
Mexico, Peru and Chile. Humboldt and
other travellers in the Peruvian Andes, men
ton the existence of fossil molusca in the
immediate proximity to the richest mines.
The same fact holds good Of the richest
mineral districts of Mexico and Chile. 1t
seems that our coast range shows similar
indications for the future.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05

The Ancient and Honorable Order of Il
Campus Vitus is hourishing at Downieville.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05

EXPRESS AND BANKING HOUSES.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05

CORONER'S NOTICE.
To Justices of the Peace.
HE various Justices of the Peace of Placer
~. county, will take notice, that the undersigned
oeen elected to the office Of Coroner of said
ttoanty; ~ and has filed his bonds and is prepared
W., WI ulscharge the duties of his office. Justices
fan no may be called upon to hold inquests will con-
hn, ur favor by notifying the undersigned at .au
Nu'n' J.AMES McBURNEY,
a., Coroner Of Placer county.
'4uburn, Oct. I'd, IS5s.-my
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05

BANK BLASTING AT LIBERTY HILL-A
successful experiment in bank blasting was
tried at Liberty Hill, Little York Township,
last Wednesday, in the claims Of Parish u
Co. A drift was run into the hill a distance
Of ninety feet, being eighty feet below the
surface Four hundred pounds Of powder
was placed at the end Of the drift, and ignit-
ed. The shock was tremendous; the country
around was shaken as by an earthquake; the
furniture was thrown about in the houses,
and number of ladies while engaged in
their household duties, were nearly fright
ened out of their wits. The snow, which
was about eight inches deep on the surface,
was cracked in every direction on the hill.
The ground is composed of very hard
cement and is believed to be sufficiently
loosened to be easily sluiced down by the
hydraulic. NeUada Journal.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05
Kansas-Nebraska gold Fever.

The st. Louis correspondent of the Sac
ramento Union says the exctementin regard
to the newl ly discovered gold mines of Kan
sas and Nebraska is on the increase, and |
am confirmed in my speculations regarding
the rush of people from this side Of the
continent to the new diggngs. Lectures
are being delivered and letters published
from various sources, with approving com
ments from the press of the West-al tend
ing to establish the idea of untold wealth in
those undeveloped regions. Even if the
public mind were not intlamed by these rep
resentations the history of the world, from
the time of the fabled to that of the reai-
zed "E Dorado" shows that it will be, in
a very short time. The rush will unques-
tionably be very great; and perceive that
in the river towns preparations are already
being made for the rich harvest those pla-
ces contemplate enjoying. A town called
Aurora, at the mouth Of Cherry creek,
where it empties into the south fork OF the
Platte, has been laid out, and is the metrop-
oils of the mines. They say it contains one
hundred houses, finished and occupied, and
sixty more under way. Seven hundred mi
ners were preparing for Spring operations.
Very little will be done until then. From
the most authentic accounts, where any
work has been done, the amount realized has
been from 80 to IS per day to the man.
Flour is worth 15c.; bacon, SOC; coffee, soc.
per pound, and whisky, $8 per gallon. There
are other glowing accounts, but this seems
tO ha tho cubctapca Of tha DaWS
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05

Do nothing by halves; if it be right. do it
boldly; if wrong, leave tundone.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05

TRorTING HORSES FOR England Young's
Spirit of the South, of Louisville, says that
a gentleman in that city is about taking
over to England some celebrated trotting
horses from the South. We are inclined to
think he had better take them to New York,
or keep them in this country. The trotting
horse is not sufficiently appreciated in Eng
land to bring his price; and Englishmen
know their nferiority in that line too well
to bet. Porte,'s Spirit.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-05

1t is said that colored artichokes may be
obtained by placing caps of different colored
linen over the head of the artichokes of DIFF
ferent colors. At the table of the Tuileries,
recently, was served dish Of this vegetable,
red, light green, purple, blue, and yellow,
much to the diversion of the company
Nav not this be of service to those who are
in quest of the long sought blue dahlia?
BRoKEN.-Alas, little does the world
know how broken heart is hidden under
cold and stern demeanor of the face, little
does it dream of the anguish that is stifled
by the rigid lip Of pride, or what feelings lie
buried but alive forever in the hearts of
those whom it looks at daily, as monuments
of hard, unsympathising sefishness 1t is
written: Every heart knoweth its own BIT
terness;" and that concealment has been or
daned by the same wisdom which has given
to us knowledge of the fact.
Some young ladies from the back settle
ments, in the Aroostook country, Maine,
came "out" to town of a Sunday not long
since. Of course the hospitaties of the
neighborhood were extended to the visitors.
And just as the family were sitting down to
dine, one of them addressed the astonished
company as follows: 81 s'pose you don't
know who | be. Pm the mans gal what
was almost killed by the BULL" Some of the
young members had no appetite for dinner.
The Ancient and Honorable Order of Il
Campus Vitus is hourishine at Downieville.
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WOODSFIELD MONROE COUNTY, OHIO JUNE Is, 1859.

the Indian. Tom now went back to his
master and proudly recounted his ex-
ploits.
Thank God, We are saved!" exclaimed
Mr.. Parker, warmly grasping tho hand of
his faithful servant, II owe my life to
you, Tom"
"Spect de Lord fit on your side wild
dis yer chopin axe" muttered Tom, as
he coolly wiped the blood from his for
midable weapon.
He then carefully raised his wounded
master, and getting him upon his back,
carried him safely to the house, where
both were received with tears of JOY by
the terrified family.
Mr.. Parker's wounds proved not so
serious as was at first supposed; and the
night following: he and his family were
removed to the nearest station by small
party of scouts, who had been sent out
to warn and protect the more exposed
settlers against the expected inccursion
of the Indians, who as we have already
shown, had Just began the work. of laying
waste on the border.
Mr.. Parker finally recovered, though
not in time to take any part in the SAN
culinary strifes which ensued; and Tom,
for his bravery was given his freedom, and
lived many years to boast of what he had
done during his life, "merely wild chop
PIN axe"
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Authors Of Popular Quotations.
.Entanplinp alliances. .'-Georpe w

'Entaugling alliances.'-George Wash
ington.
Where liberty dwells, there is my
country'--Benjamin Franklin.
The post of honor is tho private sta.
ton Thomas Jefferson.
Ebony and tOpaz.'-John Quincy
Adams.
The Union must and shall be pre-
served.'-Andrew Jackson.
Better to be right than to be Presi-
dent.-Henry Clay.
'Union-now and forever, one and in
separable daniel Webster.
'Squatter sovereignty. Cass.
To the victors belong the spoils of of
fce.'-William L. Marcy.
Mint drops. s.'---Thomas 81. Ben
The almighty dollar.'-Washington
Irving.
Face the music,'--J. Fennimore Coop.
The largest liberty.'-william c.
Bryant.
The bone and sinew of the county,
William Leggett.
Don't give up the ship.'--Captain
Lawrence.
He's got an axe to grind.'--J. K.
Paulding.
Valuable Water privilege.-.G P.
Morris.
'Telegram.--National Intelligencer.
Hes not worth row of pins.--Gor-
ham A. Worth.
He's as short as . rabbits tail. '--Ja.
cob Barker.
Bleeding Kansas. Horace Greedy.
Border Ruffians.'--J. G. Bennett.
'Fifty-four forty or fight pa
per.
Red Waruses.'--Wheeling Intelligen
Ger.
The Locofoco party.'-Charles Da
Wis.
The whig party.-Philip Hone.
'All's fair in politics. M. Noah.
Happy as q clam at high water.-
William Mitchell.
Cotton is king.'--John Randolph.
Handy as q pocket in q Shirt
Southern paper.
| 'Upper.tendom.--N. P. Willis.
! 'Straws show which way the wind blow
james Cheatham.
The Empire State.'-John G. Cal
houn.
ALPS not gold that glitters.-Port
folio.
| "A good man; but he can't keep . ho
el.'--Negro Minstrels.
ALPS fish that comes to his t. Oh
Mirror.
Northern fanatics and Southern FIRE
eaters. '-Tamsny Hall.
Two of trade can never agree.'..
Boston Journal.
United we standardized we fall.'-
Watchword of the American Revolution
l-..Honse Journal
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"WE'LL MARRY THIS rALL."-I gave
her rose and gave her q ring, and I asked
her to marry me then; but she sent them
all back, insensible thing, and said She d
no notion of men. told her I'd oceans
of money and goods, and tried to frighten
her with . growl! but she answered that
she wasn't brought up in the woods to be
scared by the screech Of an owl. I called
her beggar and everything bad; I slight.
ed her features and form; till at length I
succeeded in getting her mad, and she
ragged like see in q storm. And then
in . moment I turned and smiled, and
called her my angel and all; she fell in my
arms like q wearisome child and exclaim.
ed. "We will marry this fall"
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THI FIRST CONVICTION. The sagiosse
of the steamboat Ocean Spray has bssa
convicted Of manslaughtsr. in Sc. Leais,
on an indictment growing out Of the de-
structiou Of that vessel BY fire. whereby
ten persons lost their lives. This 70 10
irst conviction, tits said ever had nndse
tho law of Congress providing for tho
protection Of lives and property on boafd
of steamboats,; and the example Il =
hoped, will not be lost on those Who hAvo
charge Of our steam vessels.
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4aettg.
(From the London Times May Ill
THE WAR.
BY ALFRED TENNYsoN.

Thsre is sound Of thunder afar,
Storm iu the South that darkens the day,
Storm Of battle and thunder of war,
Well II il do not roll our way.
Storm storml Riaemen forml
Ready, be ready to meet the storml
RiAemeu, riaemen, riaemen, form!
Be not deaf to the sound that warnsi
Be not guild by despot's plea
Are dgs of thistles, or grapes of thorns
How should dsspot set men free I
Form form Riaemen form
.HW Ready, be ready to meet the storm!
Riaemen, :iaemen, ridemen form
Let your Reforms form for . moment go,
Look to your butts and take good aims,
Better . rotten borough or so,
Than rotten feet or city in flames
Form forml riHemen form
Ready, be ready to meet the storml
Rihemen, riHemen, riHemen form
Form, be ready to do or die
Form in freedoms name and the Queens
True that We have faithful ally,
But only the devil knows what he means.
Form! form! riaemen form!
Ready, be ready to meet the storm
Riaemen, riaemeu, ri6emen form!
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PIXIES PEAK.

The vernal rains were falling fast,
As through Western village passed
A youth, who bore hickory pole,
And oxen under his control.
Pixies Peak.
His brow was glad, his eyes were bright,
Nor to the left nor to the right
He turned, but onward kept with stea-
dy course,
And shouted till his voice was hoarse,
Pixies Peak
He left his happy home by night,
And towards the left he took his flight;
Above the moon in beauty shone,
And from his lips escaped a groan,
Pixies Peak!
You'd better stay, some old man said,
You'll surely lose your wits or head,
The stormy prairie's long and wide
But loud that headstrong youth replied,
Pixies Peak
Beware of swindlers, cheats and thieves,
Beware of those who would deceive;--
This was the old mans last advice,
To whom the youth said in thrice,
Pixies Peak
At length the barren plains he reached,
His bread was gone, his form well
bleached;
But still he groaned that fervent prayer,
Which did not 60 far through the air,
Pixies Peak.
A traveller by tho Platte was found,
Flat as a pancake on the ground,
Still clinging to his hickory pole,
And on the ground could scarcely roll.
Pixies Peak.
There by the diggings, cold and gray,
Lifeless and penniless he lay,
And could he speak, you'd hear him
say:
HUMBUa /!
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From "Porter's Spirit of the Times"
How the Old Cobbler Sold 'em.
BY HAZEL GREEN, ESQ.

We have out here in Kentucky, not
many miles from Louisville, gentleman
who answers to the name of Old Tom
Brown, bnt whom tho people speak of
behind his back as "The cid Cobbler."
BY this, you will at once infer that he is
a cobbler by trade, which is the fact
Old Tom is q strong trump in his way,
knows everybody, and is known by every.
body; in fact, he has rendered himself ia.
nous throughout the neighborhood where
he lives. by his superior knack at spinning
yarns, and the inexhaustable fund OF Ma.
terial which he always keeps on hand.
The folks call him a very clever fellow,
and so do I; though I must admit that he
is rather tricky. I would not advise any
one to trust him very far, least they should
find themselves suddenly involved in some
kind of scrape. Not very bad one of
course; but, at the same time, not always
a good one. If old Tom meets chance
to victimize fellow creature, ;" he is sure
to improve the opportunity, and he does
not know when to stop. as long as there
is the least sign of fun ahead. Fun is
what he is after, and fun is what he will
have, regardless of what it costs, provided
always he can make the cost come off some
other party.
dropped into old Toms shop not long
since, and after talking about this thing
and that for reasonable space of
time, the conversation very naturally
turned into his own favorite channel, and
he began to prepare himself, and I could
perceive at once. to spin me yarn. Oh
course, I had no objection, so I rather
Encouraged the matter, which led him to
break the ice at once.
II say, Green" said he, "did I eve1
tell you what trick I played off on g
couple of fellows this Spring?"
| told him he had not, and since now
was as good time as he would ever get
I hoped he would proceed, and let me
have it.
EXACTLY" said he. "Well, you know'd
Pete Karter, the fellow had working fol
me the last two years !? OF course, YOU
know'd him. Well Pete was real jan
up feller, and it took me long time tt
get the consent of my MUD to play tricl
on him. For a good while I thought
wouldn't never do it; but one dsy sucl
an excellent chance turned up, that
couldn't help it.
"You see, there came feller to m,
shop by the name of Burns. He wa
plum.strapped, so he axed me for job, o
else to give him some money to help hin
on. Well, I never soas much in favor o
givin' money away for nothing, so clear
. ed up bench for the feller, and sot hin
to work. It was in the evening when b
came, and Pete had gore over the rive
on aspludge, after gal he had over ther
and knowd he wouldn't get back til
tolerable late.
"Well, when night came, fixed Burn
bed up stairs, over the shop, where Pet
sleeps, and as / show'd him up, said
|, him:
"'Stranger, another feller will be u
!, to sleep in that bed youder, so don't &c
: scarf when you hear him acoming. H
1 is one Of my hands, and rale good felle
!. he is, too; but he has one mortal ugl
liault, and 1 thought I'd better tell 20