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The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28
THE MINES.

The break in the Middle Yuba Ditch was
repaired earlier than we supposed lastweck.
The water was running down here on Friday
morning, if not before.
Only three companies have cleaned up on
San Juan Hill since our last. The yields are
all excellent. The Sailor Company took out
81 l56; the Winhams, from their ground
adjoining the old Deadman claims, 81, ,203;
and Lowe L Co. S3,477. An interest, one
tenth, in the Wyoming claims was sold for
81 500. The ohio Company have had an
immense cave, which filled up the shaft lead
ing to their tunnel and buried it under
twenty feet of earth. A cave in the Eloomer
claims nearly caught some of the hands in
its crushing embrace.
The arrangement between the miners of
Columbia Hill and DIR. Weaver, for a supply
of water from his ditch, is progressing and
will probably be effected before long. We
are gratifed to hear, and SO will be a host of
others, that Gen. Allen has struck some rich
diggings in ground adjoining his tail sluice,
which was not before deemed valuable. He
went into his present mining enterprise with
all the courage and faith of young man,
for which, and for many other noble quail
ties, he deserves all the success that can pos
sibly befall him.
We are informed by one of the partners in
the McKecby claims, at Junction Bluff, that
they are now yielding regularly from 81 400
to $1,000 week. There are four whole
shares in the company. Four men do the
work, and the average expenses, for labor,
water, hose &C., amount to about one-third
of the gross receipts. These claims are
worthy special mention as affording an ex-
ample of that systematic, intelligent mode
of mining for which this section is famous
The bank is now about one hundred and
thirty feet high, and presents clean, nearly
perpendicular appearance, like huge wall.
1t has always been worked square with the
bed rock. To ensure the same thorough
washing hereafter the company have run a
new tunnel, $50 feet long, through rock, at
cost of $4,000. The depth of the tunnel
below the base of the bank is 40 feet. 4
shaft will have to be raised for this distsnee,
through which to wash. What cataract
of dirt, gravel and water is destined to pour
down this granite throat The washisg Of
the earth is much facilitated by the now ap.
pr owed process of bank blasting, which we
have so frequently described. A blast Of
ten or fifteen kegs of powder is exploded
every fortnight. The bottom dirt being the
softest, the effects Of the explosion are most
ly confined to the base of the bank where
the piping is done, thus greatly aiding that
process. The loose earth is rapidly eaten
into by the fierce dashing streams of water
and deep cavity gnawed out. when down
thunders the superintendent mass. The
Mckeeby claims have been proftably worked
for a number of years, and will endure for
several years to come. They have yielded
in the last two years 100000.
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ANOTHER GARDES-Stewart & Cottle have
about FIVE acres of loose warm soil under
cultivation, just out of town on hill side
beyond the brewery. The enclosure is wa
tered by fine spring, contains great vari-
ETY. of esculent vegetables, and some three
hundred peach and apple trees. Who says
the mountains are not fit for agriculture,
when gardens are as numerous, almost, as
mining claims
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The DIs1NTEREsTED.-B Waite. of tn

The DIsISTEREsTED.-Bro. Waite, of the
Nevada Journal thus funnily remarks:
There is large number of men in this
county, as in every other, who are perfectly
willing to sacrifice themselves for the public
good. They have a love for offic,-a love
natural enough in State like ours. Some
of them are bold and arrogant, and some
have probably never told their love- To
give all an equal chance, so far as lies in our
power-to do for the modest aspirant what
his diffidence prevents him from doing for
himself, is the object of this item. We charge
nothing for the advertisement, nothing
whatever.
The Journal then gives list of forty -four
aspirants for eleven positions five for the
Sheriffalty, FIVE for County Clerk, four for
District Attorney, seven for Treasurer, four
for Assessor, five for the Senate, twelve for
the Assembly, only one for County Survey
or, ard two for Coroner As this is proba-
bly, not all, very liberal offer is made to is
sue other names that may be offered in a
supplement.
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BeA Robt. B. Campbell, U. S. Consul at
London, announces to the Secretary of State
the first arrival from Japan that has ever oc-
Cured in any English port. The arrival al
luded to was that of the ship Florence, of
Boston, from Nagasaki, in Japan, from
whence she sailed on the 17th of December
last, with cargo consisting chiefly of vege-
table wax. On this cargo was realized a
cent per cent. profit.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

THE last lecture of the course for the ben
eft of the N. E. Church, was delivered by
Rev. NJ. c. Briggs, on the 2lst inst. His
subject was "Sects and Sectarfanism," and
we remarked his views upon it to be partic-
ularly liberal. Denominational jealousy
and rancor are evidently decreasing in Cali
fornia.
Mr. Briggs preached an able sermon on
Sunday morning, and has made upon this
community an impression highly favorable
to himself, if not to the cause of the Church.
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THE State Department at Washington has
received a draft for the $4,000 indemnity
paid by the government of Paraguay to the
family of the seaman who was killed on
board the surveying steamer Water Witch
by shot from Parguayan fort.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

The Mo. Republican says that nearly three
thousand houses will have gone up in St.
Louis during the present building season.
That city is pretty certain to become the
great inland metropolis of North America.
No California city, for all our boasting, can
equal its rapid growth. 1t now has a popula-
tion Of nearly 100000.
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PARIS dispatches state that the progress of
the negotiations intended for the considera-
tion of the Congress, are very slow, owing
to the great difficulties attending them.
The London Meas says it is just as possi-
BILE that the Congress may prepare and em-
bitter, instead of avoiding a war.
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THE NEXT CONGRESS-. = The Washington
Union gives a table which it has compiled
with considerable care, showing the politi-
cal complexion of the next House of Repre-
sentatives, and arrives at this conclusion
Opposition, l24; Democrats, ll3. Opposi-
tion majority, IL.
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EASTWARD Ho A number of old San
Juaners left for tt G Atlantic States on Friday
morning; amongst others, Harry Sears and
family, resident here from the birth of the
town, almost. Apleasantjourney and happy
reunion with old friends to them, and may
they not like the valley of the Connecticut
less but Cali6rnia more!
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

THE last advices from Arizona represent
that the Pinal Apaches have openly violated
their recent treaty, and are robbing and
numbering again on the border.
The silver mines of the territory are at
tracing more and more attention, and de-
velope richly
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

PIoUs MovEMENT.-Last Sunday being the
second anniversary of Confidence Engine
Company of this city, according to previous
arrangement, the Company assembled at the
engine house at 10 o'clock and marched in a
body to the Presbyterian Church on Coloma
strect.-PIdcerraie Observer.
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| CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvENTIoN.-It is not too
early to remind voters that the proposition
| to call constitutional convention will be
again submitted to them at the coming cleo
| tiOn, in accordance with the action of the
late Legislature. 1t ought not to meet the
Indifferent reception that it did before
Very few doubt but that the fundamental law
of the State can be changed for the better,
| and of course should be. Without going in
to an examination of the matter at present,
or specifying any changes that seem desir:-
bic, it is yet proper to quicken the public
memory and solicit for the subject the de-
gree of attention which its Importance de-
mands. The whole thing went by default
when before submitted to a popular vote
simply because very few thought to vote
upon it at all. The same result may be ex-
pected this year, unless energetic measures
are used to produce different one Let us
know positively whether the people want
new constitution or not. Every speaker on
the stump should make this one point in his
remarks. If all parties would this year take
the trouble to have the proposition for the
convention or against it, printed on their
tickets the people would then be certain to
express preference one way or another,
and the question would then be settled.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

Coffee and sugar are said to be selling at
Pixies Peak at fifty cents per pound, whisky
eight dollars per gallon, molasses five dol
lars per gallon, lumber ten dollars per hun
dred and oxen sixty dollars per yoke.
By reference to our telegraphic report, it
will be seen that these mines are very en-
phatically pronounced a humbug
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DURING the past week, over one hundred
men passed through Placerville from Mari
posa county, on their way to the gold mines
at Walkers river. A line of tri-weekly
stages will shortly be established from Car
son Valley to the mines.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

THE st. Louis correspondent of the Union
says that ]. 7. Crenshaw, Postmaster at Ne
vada, passed through St. Louis from western
Missouri, accompanied by his son, whom he
was taking to school in Tennessee. Cren-
shaw contemplates returning to California
by the Tehuantepec route.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

The Atlantic Telegraph Company have de-
cided to expend a sum not exceeding $780,
900 to resuscitate the submarine cable
Operations to this end will commence as
soon as the weather is favorable An at
tempt to lay new cable will be made in
July, 1860.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

INDEPENDENCE DAY-Is it not time meas
ures were taken for a proper celebration of
the approaching national birthday? Why
not call a meeting the coming week and
consider the matter?'
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1t is explained, that the Indian boy hung
by the mob at Red Bluff was not taken from
the hands of the authorities. They had pre-
viousiy discharged him.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

PERsoNAL-Hon r. c. McKibben passed
through this place last week on his way to
Downieville, stopping here over night.
During the present week, the Press Office
was Illuminated by the brief presence of
Capt. Rufus Shoemaker, late editor of the
Nevada National
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

-- New ADvERTIsEMESTs.-Sam calls
attention to great variety of new goods.
Franchere has Masonic regafia for sale
just in time for the ball at Camptonviffe.
Read the good bye card of Harry Sears
Persons owing him can settle with T. Green.
Martin, the famous necromancer, will Be
here next Saturday.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

Mr.. Owen Williams, of Birchville, who
had his leg broken by cave this week, is a
member of the Mountain Relief Society, and
the first one who has needed attention since
its organization. He is well cared for.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

S1RAwBsRRIEs are plentiful in town at
four bits pound. Many of theprivate gar
dens afford them in abundance, and of very
large size.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

JOHy Nugent has withdrawn from the edi-
torial management of the Herald, in conse-
quence, it is said, of his being candidate
for Governor
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

To iAustrate the fluctuations in the value
Of mining property, it may be mentioned
that man at Yreka has offered 81 900 for
tenth interest in quartz claim, which he
sold week before for ten dollars.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

NJ. 7. Worthington, of Nevada, has 80
tons Of Victoria Pie Plant for sale. The
Joarnai calls him the most successful cultl-
vator of the plant in the State. Nothing
can be raised in the mines!
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

Capt. Pendleton, of the bark Sarah Park.
has been found guilty of whipping, beating
manning and false imprisoning VIM. John
son,
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

Mr. KRoNK, who was so badly burned
when the women and children were consumed
near Red Bluff, has since died, as we learn
from the Beacon
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

THE Administration Democracy of Sierra,
hold their county convention at Downieville,
on the 9th of June.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

Tim Smith has hung up a big pictorial
announcement, that he is ready to furnish
ladies and gentlemen with fine riding horses
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

THE NAIL per steamer of June 9th will
close at the post-ofiice on Thursday next the
I'd proximo.
Langton's Express for the Atlantic closes
at O'Clock on the morning of Friday, June
Sd.
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AeW this dteek.
A CARD.

A CARD.
Whereas, Mr.. ADOLPH STAN, a member of San
Juan Lodge No. 81 l. O. O. f.. in consequence of the
premature explosion of bla st In his dfggngs was So
fearfuly MANNED to render the care of skillful
surgeon essential to the preservation of his life, and
having reazen that boon in the able treatment OF
Dr. H. III. TOLAND, oi San Francisco, who administered
unto his suerDgs gratuitously and returned him to
his friends in far better condition than their most
sahsuine hopes had led them 10 anticipates it is there
fore
Resofred That we. the members of said Lodge. most
thoroughly appreciatng the truly charitable and hu-
name conduct of DIR. TOLAND. tender him our sincere
and heartfelt thanks for his Kindness to and compass
sion for an afflicted brother.
WM. ABBEY, n. G.
G. d. DoRNIN, Secy.
North San Juan, May ed. 1859.
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Bka5~ Three of the escaped State Prison
conyicts have been arrested.
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The building for the Marysvlle water
works, says the Express, is going up rapidly.
1t will be an ornament to the corner on
which it stands
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J. w. Sullivan has hearty thanks fol-
copies of eastern journals, sent exclusively
to him by overland mail.
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

The Liberians are getting along gradually
They now have home-builr brig trading to
New York.
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c. E. Fisher, the editor of the Red Bluff
Beacon, is candidate for Sheriff
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THE total tax in San Francisco is So Boon
the eSl00-which raises fund 81 600, ,OOO
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ALL the stages now come and go full of
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28
San Juan GIFT Entertainment,
Saturday Evening, June 4th.

The Tickets of Admission placed at only the
nal price OF Theatrical Entertainments ON DOLLAR
each. The holder of Ticket will be also entitled to
chance i'm the distribution of twenty-five Prizes, val
ued at Five Hundred Dollars
The prizes to be given to the Ticket Holders hav
ing the first plumbers drawn, from TO - inclusive
The following valuable articles comprise the
The hydraulic press., 1859-05-28

DURE LARD OIL, Machine Oil, Sperm Oil,
IL and Refine Polar Oil, for sale low, by
r. Ii. MCDONALD & CO., Druggists
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LIST OF PRIZES.
Prize. Value.
l. One Watch and Chaih, detached lever, Is
Jewels warranted gofd.i $125 90
2. One large sized watch, duplex cylinder. ru-
by jewcl........ ........ 75 90
3. One duplex u plate cylinder escapement
Watch........... .......................... so 90
L. One fine set of Mosaic saic.. IS 90
5. One fine Breastpin and chain, i'm diamond 16 90
One II 90
Z. One Gold Ring California quartz, chrystal
lied, imitation diamond ond.................. 10 90
S. One Bleasfpfh, Imitation diamond. II 90
0. One set of Sleeve Buttons and Studs Is 90
10 One set of Ear Rings, Gold Ruby ........ 10 90
IL One set Ear Rings and Pin Is 90
II. One large size Gold Pen, with silver hondc II 90
13. One set Ear Rings 90
ii. One Brooche Pin............. ........... 90
Is. One cylinder escapement Watch. so 90
16. One imitation diamond Ring 90
II. One plain Ring 90
Is. One imitation diamond Ring ............... co
10. One imitation diamond BrcaStpin. .......... co
90. One set Ear Rings. 90
81. Cne plain Ring 90
y. United States con...... 90
&B-Tickets can be obtained at the prircpal Sa.
looms. may 2S. Wv
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

FATAL JoKE.-A man named Shreeves, in
Knox county, ILL.,, discovering two men on Il
night of last week, helping themselves on his
premises, to watermelons, without leave,
knocked one of them down with a club The
man sprung to his feet, and closing with
Shreeyes stabbed or cut him with a knife
which he had been using on the melons. The
sculie was soon over, when Shreeves recog-
nizing the lrespassers To be a couple OF his
friends and neighbors, accepted their apollo
gies, regarded the affair as a joke, and invited
them to parrake of refreshments The cut he
had received was passed over as a trifing
matter but it was more serious than he sup
posed, for the next day it caused his DEATH
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

SAvETHE MAN WITH THE RED HAIR.-It re-
auires great GOODNESS and experience TO steer a
canoe down these rapids, (the Saut ST Mare
and short time before our arrival, (Wriies q
correspondent two Americans had vehtureo
to descend them without boatmen, and were'
nseauently upset. As the story was report
ed to us one of them owed his salvation 10 a
singular coincidence. As the accident took
place Immediately opposite the town, many %
The inhabitants were attracte to the pahk OF
the river to watch the struggles OF me uhloI
tunate men. thinking any attempt al d
rescue would be hopeless Snddeniy.
however. person appeared rushing To-
ward the group, frantic with excitement
save the man with the red hair - ne vehe'
meutly shou ted and the exertions which We're
made in conseq uence of his earnest appeals
proved successful, and the red-haired lndivld-
nal in an exhausted condition, was safely
landed. sHe owes me eighteen dollars" said
his rescuer, drawing long breath, and look
ing approyingly on his assistants. The red
haired mans friend had not q creditor at the
Saut. and, in default of 4 competing claim.
was allowed to pay the debt to nature. And
III tell you what it is, stranger said the
narrator of the foregoing incident, cempla-
Gently drawing a moral therefrom, ''a man III
never know how necessary he is to society if
he don't make his life valuable to bis friends
as well as 10 HIMSELF
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

Ewrd5pon6onps d the Ri6hAond Degeach'
Lsg3ssfS from 7txes-11e Eisc(f Stamps TO-
akatsyins Naes-- FSgAs 11tfA 4ndsass, ge,
BKErOr, BELLEl0vEfr, TEXAS, "a
august 1ed, 1882 }
II have just returned from tffr- to Brcn.
ham. the county site OF Washington county:
travelled through fhe connties OF Malan -.
Burleson. The lands in Milan county setin
to be mostly high, rolling pralries oet,sr aaApr
ed TO stock raising than iaImlnk. Dul ,sson -
covered with heav- growth Of post-oak and
hickory, with little or no underfrowtn Inc
grass Is f7ne, higher and greener man the grass
ON the prairie, though II Is coaIseI gIass. ~
is a rood stock county, particularly Tor hogs,
IA the nost oak most seldom fails. The land
Il rather moor and sandy. 1t produces corn
and cotton well. Washington u the pest
farming county have seen IN the SLatei the
soiI is rich sandy loan. from one to fonr feet
deem. The cotton crop is fine, and everybody
...eIns 20 be busy packing. BRENNAN Is four
ishing town of about six or eight hundred IN
habitants: dwelling and store-houses ere go
ing up all over town. Weiis, OF as pure wafer
as ever saw can be got anywhere in Wash
ington county by digging from thirty to forty
feet
THE Washington county branch road will
be completed from Hemstead, where II con-
meets with the Central road 70 Brennan. by
next spring. The road is nearly all graded,
and the bridge across the BraZos under con-
tract. They expect to get charter next win
ter to continue the road TO Ausun, Whlcn IS
ninety miles from BRENNAN.
Our election, which was very exciting one,
is over. Six or eight persons were killed on
that day in the State. Houston is elected by
about 10000 majority over RunDels, who beat
Houston two years ago about the same. HAM
ilton and Reagan, Independent Democrats, are
elected to Congress over the regular nominees.
Two ADLER men could not have been selected
The Independent Democrats have beaten the
Convention Democrats all over the State II
Houston will resign the Governorship, he
will be elected to the United States Senate
again.
A party of men came across eight Indians
above here a few days ago, and killed three OF
them It is believed that they Will be very
troublesome this fall. Fifteen were seen
twenty miles above the Lampasas Sulphur
Springs last week, where there are tour
or five hundred visitors. About then a
large number concluded that the water was
| doing them no good, and left in haste.
Our little company who went up from BEL
| ton to guard the citizens near the Reserve, had
| a little fight with eighty unruly Camanches
| Seven or eight Indians were killed, aud two
| of the boys badly wounded. The whole batch
| of them are now on their way TO their future
! homes. on the d-waters of the Arkansas
and Canadian rivers. -
| Our Postmaster General has stopped our
| daily mail; we now only have tri-weekly.
! PECAN.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

The Chicago Journal says that Paulson.
the chess player. has challenged Morphy for q
set match. 1t is to come off shortly ia New
York.
M. Manpertius, of Richmond, was among
the passengers who left New York, on the
Bremen, Saturday.
Richard ID. Evans was shot and killed in an
ARRAY with Leonard Dozier, jr., at George
town, S. c., on the 30th ult.
A grandson of the celebrated Macdonald, a
marshal OF Napoleon H., is practising law in
st. Lonis.
Geo.W. Mead, resident of Nashville. Tenn,
was killed at Paducah, Miss, on the 3Uth ult.,
by falling from a hotel window.
Rev. A. Baush, formerly of Cumberland,
Md, has received a call to the Baptist church
at Parkersburg, Va.
A young lawyer in Chicago was recently
sent to the penitentiary in that city for ten days
for the crime of stealing ten cents.
o. o. Woodman, an old citizen of New Or
leans, died 1T Coyner's Springs, Va, ON the
3Uth uIt.
The wife of the Hon. Thomas Butler King.
of Georgia, died ON the I'D uIt.
There were 58i deaths in New York last
week, and i76 in Philadelphia.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

LorIs BLANC, upon hearing OF the general
amnesty which LOUIS NAPOLEON has extend
ed 10 all politica offenders, is said 10 have ex-
claimed, "Better stay in the land of unfetter-
ed thought aud freedom! Better live where
an exile is To remain man." Louis BLANC
was the intimate friend of LOUIS NAPOLEON
when he was Il prisoner in Ham, and was
among the first to propose in the French ma
tonal legislature the cancelling of a law,
that forever expelled the BoNAPARTEs from
French territory.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

LARGE CONFERENCE.-The general agent
for the Western States, Of the famous Etna In
surance Company, OF Hartford receives a
compensation larger than that of the Presi-
dent of the United States. The Hartford
Times says his commissions annually range
from $40, 600 to $s30,U00
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

IMPORTS OF DRY GooDs.-The imports of
foreign dry goods at the port of New York, for
the last mon TN, are little over fifteen million
dollars being only three-q uarters of a million
below The large total noted in July, and very
considerably in excess of the CORES spending
total of for either of the previous three years.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-06

:, Lo, THE PeoR MONKEY The West African
price OF black monkey skins in ENGLAND ,hasa
y, Wa most outrageous competition for them
IN western Africa; skins which in 1855 eouid
nave been obtained at the rate of 20 or IS for 4.
u a, now beng eagerly bought up at a shil-
Ing saeh ana IN some cases even more.