Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-22

SEAMRNs FRIEND SoCIETY.-The meeting
last night at Musical Hall, Of the Ladies
Seamens Friend Society," was more sparsely
attended than we had hoped to have seen it
San Francisco certainly should have been
better represented, and the merchants and
shippers of our commercial city should have
eyinced more of genuine heart in aid of that
class so subservient to their means of wealth
The sailor on shore needs friends-and we
NAV say guardians-who appreciate his use
fulness, who admire his open, generous ma
ture, and who will watch over and guard his
welfare and interest. The history of the
past is a sufficient argument in favor of an
association for the proper protection of sea-
men while in our port. 1t will be seen from
the report of Mrs. r. B. Gushing, Treasurer
that the amount paid out for the year end
ing on the 3lst of March, 1885, amounted to
the sum of $l,s56 81, and the receipts as
follows San Francisco, 1851 go Columbia,
$ll6 so; Sacramento, $35 so; Marysville
$72 25 Yuba City, So rs; Oroville, 3;
Navy Yard s27; employees of Navy Yard
SS4 Stockton, $9l Forest City. S2l ALE
ghanytown andI Smiths Flat, $29 Downie
willie, $5l Nevada and Selby Flat, $37 10
Grass Valley, S3s so. From the reports
submitted last evening it appears that con
siderable indebtedness hangs over the socic-
ty, which it is hoped means may be literally
subscribed to clear away.-7elegran, 1871.
r5- We take the annexed items from the
Red Bluff Beacon:
A Bad Sndp.-A fellow, with kicking
gum who has been in the habit of shooting
ducks from a log that had fallen into a slough,
down the valley, used to lean forward when
he went to shoot and the gun would kick
him back into an upright position But, un-
fortunately for our hero, a short time since,
when about to bring down a fine mallard
hs gun snapped, and he with his treacherous
fowling piece, fell headlong into the water,
and sank to rise 10 more.
Mrs. Mary Henderson, the Tehama fighting
woman, was in town on Monday and Tues
day, seeing about her ground" She has
had several fights about lot in Tehama-
made several men run for fear of her axes
and hatchets-whipped one woman, and got
put in jail-but still she expresses fixed de-
termination to maintain her rights against all
opposition. spunky woman is Mrs. Mary
Henderson
Fruit and Shdde 7fees.-As the present is
the proper time for transplanting trees, we
NOulN vi &c WIS HibbISI ulUH our TeauSTS
The sooner now that trees are put in the
ground the better, as the earth will get prop
erly settled about the roots before winter is
over, making them ready to start out early in
the spring. BY this means, they get better
start before the rains are over which is an
sobject to those who do not irrigate.
In this connection we urgently call upon
the farmers. and indeed all who own a rod
sauGre Of land, in Tehama county. to put out
Sruat and ornamental trees. And now is the
time to do it,
The time has been when land was in such
an uncertain fix that it was even dangerous
for person to go to any considerable ex-
.pense on piece of ground, for fear that in
course time the land should turn out not
20 be his.
Now, most of the grants in this county
have been settled, and we know what we are
about. Farmers not on Spanish grants will
soon have an opportunity of paying Uncle
Sam and dollar and quarter an acre for a
good title to their homes.
In consideration of these facts, it stands us
in hand to improve our places, and nothing
in the way Of improvements adds so much
to the beauty and value of farm as a few
dollars laid out every year in ornamental
and fruit trees