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Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10
Drunkard, Read this Article.

We find the following article in Boston
paper, pcnncd hy master hand, and we call
the earnest attention Of all whisky drinkers
to it:
TnE Dying ISEHHIATE. What spectacle is
this! What Il lesson does it teach. The de-
Struction Of mans rorporcal frame is not pleas.
ant under any circumstances. The taking
down Of his "clay tabernacle" even when he
hopes to enter a "building not made with
hands" in the upper skies, has something mel
ancholy in it. But when We see mortal
stretched upon his diving couch-whOsc life
has been spent in dcbauchery and rcvclry,
what is there connected with him, either past
or present, or future, that does not present the
most horrible and iorbidding aspect Life is
gone, property wasted, character blasted, wife
aud children bcSgarcd-thcrc he lies on his
bed Of straw, with parchcd lips, bloated cOun-
tcnancc and blood.sh0t eyes, the very personi-
fication of ruin. Tossing upon his hard and
c0mlOrtlcSs couch, painting for breath, and call
ing for help, but all in vain. Death marks him
for his victim, and now, if for while he is
relieved from Grightfu ghosts and demons
which hitherto haunted his disordcrcd imagi-
nation, conscience, the slceplcss monitor, with
rcduublcd vgOr. aSsails him in every act of
his worthless life, TO blast his still conscious
soul, and brings up before him all his hopes,
to plunge him in deeper agony, and to hurry
his atirishted spirit into the presence of his
God!
lie prays but it is the angry imprecation Of
n speedy discharge. The wild glare of his
scorchcd eye, his restless tossing, his rctching
hiccough, and his deep hollow groans, tell us
how hard it is for a drunkard to die. The
very presence Of once loved wife and chill
drcn, kinde in advance the very fires of hell
The soothing voice Of mercy and the plaintivc
prayer of the man of God knccling by his bed
side, but add fuel to the already raging flame.
lie calls for water! water now ere he takes
his habitation where lone drop" will not be
allowed him; but ah ! the cool drop only adds
force to the dcvouring fire. Friends gather
around to take last farewell, and his trelnu-
lous hands are extended to bid them ndicu {;
thoughts Of the past and Of the future send
their whitening arrows, barbcd with the poison
of death, TO his bursting heart; and with one
strong agonising struggle, his ruined soul stag.
gers into the spirit land to receive its sentence.
Pity, compassion, humanity, would let the
veil drop here, cover up the great assizc the
doom Of the delude,l, misguided wretch but
divine truth has said, "All drunkards Shall
have their portion in tho lake that burneth
with fire and birthstone"
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10

REMARKABLY PooR SoL.-An inquisitive
Yankee was standing at tavern door, in the
lower part Of Jersey, watching funeral pass
by. At the head Of it was a large manure
cart. moving along very slowly, and making
no offer to turn out for the procession. The
Yankee was astOnished at this want Of atten.
ton on the part of the driver of said cart and
turning to Philadclphian, who was standing
by. he remarked: ,,,
~ guess the folks mint very perlite about
here; to hum, where live, they always turn
out for funeral"
"Oh, that's part Of the procession" re-
marked the Phindelphian gravely.
"Du tcllG You don't say SO. Heow," ex-
claimed tho astonished Yankee.
why, you see, it's very poor sandy soil
about here, and nothing comes up they plant,
unless they manure it well, so when they bury
a fellow, they throw a whole cartload In the
grave, to make him rise at judgment day :"
1t would no doubt bc much better for the
future condition of many New Jerssyusn il
the manure were left out
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10

WHAT Az Ugly COUPLE I'm certain part
OF Indiana, there resides man who is regard
ell as an nrniable and kind-hcarted person, but
who Is also considered on all sides to be the
ugliest mortal in the country, being pussy,
gogglc.eyed, and in the possession Of nasal
organ, which has considerable resemblance
to n certain wild fruit which grows in the
South. One day, as this ugly specimen of
humanity was out hunting in the woods, he
met q man who was uglier than himself by
far. There was no comparison between the
two. Ugly No. 2, had all the nominees of
countenance Of Ugly No. l. and besides was
SO crooked, that his bcdfelow declared that
the only way to have half the bed, was to
sleep Oh both sides of him. In fact, II ever he
caught glimpse Of the sun, he must have
been in lying posture. Ugly No. looked
at him ms he came wadling up to him, slowly
raised his gun, and took deliberate aim ut his
rival.
Good heavens! don't shoot for Gods
sake :" exclaimed the other.
"Look a'hcrc, neighbor, I've lived in these
here parts for forty years, and never saw q
man uGlier than ! ain. Twenty years ago l
swore on the old Bible they keep down at the
camp ground, that If ever met man uglcr
than myself, would shoot him In spite OF ev-
erything!"
Ugly No. 2 stood cycling Ugly No from
head to foot.
"Well," said he, ats my opinion you may
as well shoot, for swear if am any uglier
than you, | am ready to die ; it won't pay me
to live any longer. So just let your old flint
lock fly"
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10

Oh Mosquitoes why tormentest thou US p
Ten Government wagons and twenty -four
h"rsemcn camped near us. They had been to
protect from the Indians some cmigrants on
their way to Oregon. They gave us agree
able information that we wOull find the dust
and mosquitoes worse until VIC left the river
300 miles to 60 yct-Oh! dear!
Tuesday, 2Gth. The water in the river j.
warm and unpleasant. Caught n few small
fish at noon, and found some very ripe cur.
rants.
Wednesday, 9th. The mosquitoes annoy
ns this morning, Notwithstanding they would
not permit us to cat our suppcrs, which We
Succt e1cd in getting between the thwaCks,
brushing, and generally fighting Of the vcxa.
tlOus intrudcrs. Have to go twenty miles be-
fore we come to water again. Filled the H. ~
with water Stopped "n the rivcr-Mr. ~
Mrs. E. and loaded ourselves with rai.I cI.s.
t"a-k"ttlc and coi'cc-p"t, nnd wa'k.I ihry,..
iourths 0f u mile up To the np'u,,hia n Issts
the station was, ahl got roHe spring .Wai,F.
Horace Greedy passed here this HoIhItg. Tls
man that has charge WG this staii'n Ssv.cise-
$1,000 yer year. and found" u r,,ssli kass
been a mountainccr's LfilcD We sssil b,
the mountains until We thought the 4" ssinwvss-
had left the camp; hut EMml Ihcn Ihpsk ~
ever, 50 We made twenty Grc.. AMI sas ~ u.
smoke thtre"i until We were nesSly I'S'ss'i
INTO smoked bceL The horscs Hlrs HenRiy
frantic, aud rushed wildly about, until 0lss
hlShtsuard male iIreS aro"t". vi" - i''e I'''.s-
approached and quietly Aioo'l ~ tl'r ei's'k".
t'ft not Siccr nito'it.ii lal my rtss,-s'''''.
net on, and large silk hnndkGr,hh pinned
closely down over my face, I'""'s ard :aiInt-
lets on ana closely wrarprd IN the Blankets
yet on the morrow was ln"king ms though
ha! the measles from the bites OF our PATIENCE
trying, test ot-tndurcnce annoycrs.
ihn' Hday, 2Sth. We have to go twenty
In''rS to 'he next station before we can get
ic.d or water. The Fr-l tabs seem to be in
tcliSc"t, industrious and tidy lndinns. One
1i u'rIn wanted to trade penny for one Of
Joe SHIRTS, could not do It; so came to Inc to
MAKE a tFade e-.nIslicccSSini. borrowed news
palcr datrd May 10Th, ana read ny the light
OF thc camp-lirc-frst one that we have had
since May 10TH
Fndhy, 2?th. stopped ut station to make
lnqulrIeS-liour thirty-iivc cents pound. A
lew nights ago at one Of the stations they ask
ca *oo per hundred. We gave flour to the
horses rs INC water and feed are so poor
sunday, III. loo many ouzzers singing and
huihlilihS to admit OF our sleeping. The guard
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10

SusrIclous-" Wife, wife, what has become
of the grapcs!" al'' b9
IL suppose, my dear, the hens have picked
them of" was her moderate reply. al s9a
Hens-hens-some two-legged hsnR I
guess" said the husband with some impstu-
Osity. ..... -.ou
To which she calmly replied, "My deer. did
you ever see any other kind p" ~ a''e
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10

Some one was telling an Irishman that some.
body had eaten ten saucers Of leo cream
whereupon Pat shook his head.
$50 you don't believe it?"
81 behave in the crane, but not in the sau.
GERS"
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10

We don't know who wrote thesfallawine
aphorism, but he vas . sharp Obasesssl e ms1
and things, that's certain rgf, Esuasuss
The commencement and Tie dnaa1ne II
love may be recognised BY tAs Amhas aaEunsne
we feel ct finding ourselves AloeA a. ~ bs.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10

Truth is always consistent with ITSELF and
needs nothing to help Il out; It is always near
at hand-sits upon our lips, and is ready to
drop out before We are aware. A lie is trou.
blesomc, and sets mans invention upon tie
rack, and one trick needs great MANY vaoVo
to sustain it And even then It's but1 house
Of cards!
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10

Piggles would like to know what kind of
broom the young woman in tho last novel
used, when "She swept back tho raven ring
let's from her classic brow"
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-10

An Irishman, being asked on a late trial 70,
a certificate of his marriage, barred his head
and exhibited a huge scar, which looked as
though il had been made with fire shovel.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01

~ DR.. Rae, the famous overland Arctic
.vnlorer. delivered a lecture before the Geo
graphical Society, in New York, recently,
saws the Press, and exhibited some of the
relics of the expedition of Sir John Franklin,
which he had secured, consisting of spoons
and forks, with the family crest of the lost
NAVIGATOR; two silver and one gold watch
coses two needles, with thread in them, but
tons and other small articles. lie said that
he had met several parties of Esquimaux,
from whom these and other relics had been
attained. He did not believe that Sir John
Franklin's party had been murdered. but
was inclined to believe the story of the Es
0uimaux, which was substantially as follows:
A party of Esquimaux were off killing
seal They saw forty white men pass by
with sledges. When they (the EsquimauX)
had finished sealing they followed the tracks
of the sledges until they came to low point
of land, where they found a lot of bodies in
a very wasted condition. DIR. Rae concluded
that they must have died in June, 1850. Sir
John left England in lS45. He had only
three years provisions, which could not be
made to last four years in that climate with
out extensive additions. No expedition had
been able to stay four years in so high lati-
tude without getting the scurvy The Es-
qumaux agreed in saying that there was no
old man in the party; so Sir John must have
gone before lie asked the EsquimauX why
they did not feed them, but they answered
that they were almost starved themselves.
Starvation, he found, carried off the Esqui-
maux at times.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01

ArRocIoUs MURDER IN NmGINIA-There is
said to be great excitement in NorthumGer-
land county, Va, in consequence of the dis
eovery of cruel murder. The Alexa ldria
Sentinel has the following particulars of the
affair:
There had been party of persons engaged
in tratficking with servants for stolen goods,
and they carried it to such an extent that the
community, in selfdefence, determined to
put stop to it, and held a public meeting
and passed resolutions notifying the perpetra-
tors of so much evil to dispose Of ther erproper-
ty and leave the county in II limited time,
and generously provided to secure them a
ganst loss in case they had to sell at a sacri,
flee. The time appointed arrived, but they
still remained, when number o. persons re
paired to the premises of one of the party,
and in approaching the house discovered
signs ofa scuffie having taken place, and up
on examination found short distance off the
remains of colored man, in Il horribly lacer
9el condition, covered over with dirt.
After the body had been found a man, who
lives in the neighborhood testified that he
had been a witness of the murder, and had
been deferred from revealing it by the threat
of the murderers. lie said that several days
before, as he was passing by the place, he
heard the cries and groans of person appa-
rently in great agony, and upon leaving his
wagon and going to the spot whence they
proceeded, he found the colored man suspen
ded to a tree and the persons mentioned cut
ting him in pieces with branches of switches,
and had at the same time fire burning un-
der him, and that he cut him down as soon
as he could but too late to save his life as he
died soon after, suffering intense pain. lie
also said that there were some free negro ac.
completes, who cut the switches with which
he was scourged. They were Immediately
arrested and given nine and thirty on their
bare back and ordered to leave the county.
The excitement was so great that many were
in favor of lynching the demons who com
mitted the foul act, but law and order pre-
vailed, and they were handed over to the
authorities, who committed them to Jail to
await the judgment of the law. The reason
given for the commission Of the deed was
that the negro, with whom they had been
trading, had informed against them His
name was Bill, and he belonged to George
Brent The coroner's inquest brought in a
verdict that the deceased was whipped to
death, and duplicating four men named
Blackery, and two others named Coleman
and Marsh, in aiding and abetting in his
death.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01
11ailu Natlonal 4emotrat.
,...sc of GrnIns--Smut In wheat, &c.
" "A fl hr Ercncl

-. of GTnIns-Smut In Wheat, &c.
TRANSLATED from the Frenchl
7. remains to be known how the parasite
,,.oks and pcnetrates the grains and arrives
their parenchyma, beneath the epidermis,
mno spores are evidently too Zig to enter
',,.uch the stomates II one or several OF
nsse spores begin to germinate near the eX
.-.mitv of the roots, or upon the stalk and
~. blades, the flamcnts which they emit
.a,,r into the paronchyma through the stom-
sh Oucc in the interior the filament-the
,nrseTun, - the vegitatiye system of the
.nood.-ramify and stretch themselves out
.h.ouch the whole plant already attacked.
VI perform their evolutions, the parasite
.,nst Of necessity, absorb a certain quantity
: nourishment; this nourishment it finds in
Aha mice. the attacked plant had already
...do for itself and the more this poor plant
-. PARASITES to nourish, the more il mus
snger The juice is not abundant enough to
furnish all that is necessary for its develop
nent and consequently cannot produce more
than few sickly grains, which seldom arrive
at their maturity. The animals refuse it as
food and it would be very dangerous to use
;t rs manure, for it would communicate Ger
,ainly the infection concealng seed vessels
n the grains sowed on the soil thus manured
Its therefore of the greatest necessity to
destroy entirely all smutted straw, or at least
10 remove it from the field. 1t is also neces-
sarv to make choice Of good seed wheat, and
to mix it with lime before sowing. V. NJ.
ITO be continued
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01

SUICIDE NEAR CLEvELAND.-A bonnet and
shawl were +, und not long ago, on the banks
of the canal, near Clev land, supposed TO be
long to young woman who, it is believed,
committed suicide by drowning herself in
the canal. To the shawl was pinned let
ter, written in pencil, addressed to "Mrs
Maria Johnson, Tecumseh Michigan" In
this letter the writer, who signs herself Eliza
Williams, addresses her sister stating that she
fled from home about year since at the So
icitation of a young man who represented
himself as II travelling dentist from Detroit
and with whom she fell in love- She come to
this city, where he took her to house of
il'tame, accomplished her ruin and then left
her She went to Buffalo and spent the win
ter, leading an abandoned life In the spring
she went to Cleveland, and soon after enga-
ged as cook on a canal boat, where she was
brutally used by the men, Driven to de-
spair, she resolved to end her life This is
the substance of the letter, and there is little
doubt that it is genuine, and that zone more
unfortunate" has gone to her death"
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01

The "EvERLAsTGNG GRAFTON" MAN.-IIon.
Edward Everett, by condescending to ven
tilate his lucubrations in the trashy columns
of the New York Ledger has barred his
breast, says an exchange, to the rapier thrusts
Of all journalists VIII can discriminate be
tween good and bad literature; between the
exalted position of writing for the stately
North American Review and the prostitution
OF talents In contributing to the organ of the
raw head and bloody bones literature of the
country The New York Tribune lets at
him in the following style:
The Mount Vernon tomb is very much
IKE poetry-it makes strange bedfellows-
Bonner and Everett, for instance. under the
same counterpane A sort of thing. which
we should not have looked for but upon
which we may look with reverence, now
that 1T has come. To save Mount Vernon is
worth while-to rescue those immortal bones
from the very mortal man who has them in
Keeping is worth while; but have we right
TO demand such sacrifices of the ancient ed
ltor of the Greek Reader? What will Mr..
Everett w~ite about? And, before he begins
to write may we caution him? He will be
visa Wis with the "Parson Turned Pirate "
lie will be check byjowl with the Bloody
Cart Wheel" lie will encounter the Fatal
Poignard." He will be smooched bv the
Drop of Blood" He will have to hear the
ringing articulations of the "Maiden's Curse -
Is MIR. Everett ready for all this? If so. let
him go ahead J.! 1t is something of slide
from the n North American Review to the 9th.
er publication! But the spirit of Washing.
ton Will undoubtedly gaze upon it with rap
ture.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01

C5B- The speech of Mr. Douglas at Mem
phis, bold and outspoken as it was, has made
great impression here. 1t is regarded as
one of the boldest and bravest of his move
ments One of the participants in this ova-
tion tells me that Douglas is the unquestion-
able choice of the Democrats and of hosts of
Americans in Tennessee, ana that such men
as ex-senator Jones, Hon. w. II. Polk, Hon.
j. Knox Walker, DC, are already in the field
canvassing his cause. The bitter attacks of
the Nashville Union, (the Postmaster-G enc
rails organ,) upon Douglas, are not responded
TO BY the people-Ibid
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01

SENATOR DOUGLAS AND LADY DOUGLAS START
FOR HAvANA.-The Little Giant" leaves in
the morning with Lady Douglas, on the
steamer, for Havana, where they contemplate
spending some time. She goes there for her
health, which must be much impaired, as she
is out every day, goes to theatres, looks as
healthy as can be, and openly speaks of what
she will do when she gets into the White
House. shook hands with the Judge to-
day, to say goodbye. He has been treated
with general but quiet courtesy-only few
toades hanging around him. lie looks well,
and is well, save and except a very bad cold
which he caught on the river, while on his
way here-N o. cor s. f. Times Dec l /.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01

~ An amusing story is told of mistake
of Postmaster General Browns, in regard to
the appointment Of postmaster at Jersey
yille Illinois. That excellent Philadelphia
born Democrat, Charles $. Jackson so well
known and beloved in your city, was re-
moved fIom the post.oiiice at Jerseyville, and
another person appointed in his place; but
in the hurry to designate the successor a ri
diculous mistake was made. The person in
tended to be appointed was Jacob L. Whit
mack, instead of which Mr. Brown forwarded
the name of Jacob W. Wh,thead Mr. Jack
son, the incumbent of the office, knowing of
no such person, informed the Postmaster
General that probably mistake had oc.
CURED. In about two weeks the mistake
was corrected, the simon pure name was sent
on, and man was put in Jackson's position
who represented about dozen DANTE votes
out of 1900 in the county" OccasionaL"
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01
Premium EAair Tome,

Warranted to restore Grey Hairs to their origi-
nal color and thin or decayed hairs to their youthful
luNuriance and beauty. Also, to cure eiIectually,
Scurf and D1ndruT. Reasons why it should be used
IN preference to any other preparation for the hair
FIrstLrne bottle will restore grey hairs to their
original Color.
second-One half bottle viii cure the worst case of
Dandruff.
Third-There is no oil In this preparation, and will
not soil the finest linen
This Is chemical preparation and has been manu-
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EsS This Hair Tonic was awarded special diplo-
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Manufactured only at the Drug Store of
S. t. WATTS, MarysvIne
And sold by f. T. SPENCE, Nevada
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nor2S-my CLARK GIBSON, Eagleyille
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01
Mrs. SINCLAIR GETTING OLD.-A New Yorl
corres esnnndnnt of the Mnrcnrv snvs.

Mrs. SINCLAIR GETTING OLD.-A New York
correspondent of the Mercury says:
Among the promenaders in Broadway on
Wednesday, was Mrs Sinclair, with her sis
ter Virginia, Mrs. Sinclair, formerly Mrs
Edwin Forrest. 1t was impossible not to be
struck with the great change in this lady
appearance. l had not seen her since the
commencement of her suit for divorce some
years ago. At that time she was splendid
woman, with erect carriage, fine physique,
and an eye that sparked like freshly cut
diamond She is now to all appearance, a
broken down woman, with shuffling step,
and lack lustre eye, and figure that tells
of anything but elasticity. What she came
here for is none ofmy business, nor do
know, even if it were. She arrived from
Scotland direct, and it is supposed that she
will accept of some theatrical engagement.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01
R. H. MCDONALD & CO.,

Importing and Wholesale Druggists,
Have just received per clippers,
100 bbls Plaster Paris; 800 bbls water proof Cement;
80 bbls Marble Dust; 80 bbls Whiting;
30 carboys Sulph Acids; 300,000 Soda Corks;
100 jars Ctric Acid; 80 bales Soda Irvine;
20 bbls Irish Moss; 10 bales Fresh Hops.
With complete assortment Of Brewers. and Soda
Material to which we invite the attention of dealers
1879 Street, Sacramento, by
nov1S-3m II. II. MCDONALD & co.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01
MI R.BLE-
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p j. DEVINE 81 BRO,
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WI ments, Tomb and Grave Stones, Table and Coun
ter Tops, Tile, Granite and Freestone Sls and Lin
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on reasonable terms. All kinds of Ornamental Worl
lone with dispatch. jy22-6m
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01
PATENT MEDICINES.

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139 Street, Sacramento.
Agents for all the principal PATENT MEDICINES in
the United States Il. H. MCDONALD & CO.,
139 J street, Sacramento.
Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-01

Camphcmc, Lamp a. Machine.
1909 gals best Polar Oil;
1000 gals fresh distilled Camphene;
15,00J gals super winter strained Lard On
BOO gals pure Sperm Oil;
80 doz Olive Oh, quarts and pints;
Patent Axle Crease in kegs and cans, superior article
Camphene and Oil WIcks;
25 bbls. White and common RoSin;
1000 lbs. Potash.
For sale Mt the lowest market rates
139 j st, Sacramento, by X. II. McD0NALD& co.