Smyrna times., 1859-04-07
California Items.

GaiII0rnla Items.
The Alta California describes s,ngularaud
very rich quartz " leqd" or vein winch has
been discovered near Spanish Flat in Ell Dora.
do county. There was one lot IF this quartz
SO rich That slxty-hve pounds of it Yielded 20
pounds of gold.
a remarkable freak of fortune is related by
the Columbia NewS. A miner on Gold Hill
(~hat pleasant place that must be y sat on u
pie OF rocks complaining of his hard fortune
aud throwing rocks from the pile on which he
was sitting into reservoir that was near, from
mere wantonness, net having anything to do,
when piece which he was about to hurI
caught the eJ e of cOmpa Mon, who told him il
! contained gold, at which the miner laughed.-
An examination showed that it did contain the
precious ore, and upon pounding it up the de-
Spondent child OF fortune obtained $20T worth
"f gold from It, How many there are who throw
away golden opportunities
The Trinity Journal says that two miners
on Sidney Gulch have trained a dog SO that he
will stand on the bank under which they are at
work, aud it a crack appears, bark yociferously.
In this manner he has frequently saved them
from great danger When the geese that saved
Rome are mentioned, Fido should be remem
bgred.
! According TO the San Francisco Pacifc, the
Dash Away Assoc Iation." temperance or.
ganizatlon composed of iremen, has nearly all
the members Of Howard company No 3 enrolled
In II, and as consequence one saloon which
the Howard "boys" were in the habit of visit
Ing, Is a loser, on an average, of $l4 per day
Good Tor the fremcn.
The Sacramento Union relates that prepara,
lions for a marriage were duly made at ranch
IN that vicinity recently, with the exception
that the bride required few traps from the
city. She went to town to supply the defcl-
ency, and while there met an old flame ma rrIed
him and returaed home. On the evening" OF
their arrival home Ohe same previously ap-
pointed for the nuptials) there was quite
merry making. and the aifianced (but ited)
groom not only volunteered to do the fddllng
but paid the minister's fee There's true gene
rosIly!
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V} Extensive preparations are now in pro.
gress, in Philadelphia and elsewhere, for the
celebration of the fortleth anniversary of the
introduction Of Odd Fellowship in this country,
on the goth of April. Among benevolent ST..
cleies the Odd Fellows organization stands
prominent
0~ Mr.. George William Curtis, author Of
the Potphar Papers," "Nlle Notes." &c,
has written new tale, entitled " Trumps" the
publication of which will be shortly commenced
IN Uarper'S Weekly "Trumps" is tale Of
American life, and will probably evince muci
of the satirlcal power OF its author Thi stor,
wall be illustrated by lloppin,
THE LUMBER BUSINESS. About GO or IN
RATS OF lumber arrived at Columbia. Pa. las,
week, previous to the heavy rise in the Suson,
hanna. The Columbin Spy antcIpatrs ve.y
large arrivals as soon as the fresher subsidies
611r The revival at Balumore, Md. still n.
creaseS, and has reached the rch amd fashion
able classes. as well as the lowest strata Cf so |
cle'y. Several prominent desperadops huveap |
parently become converty, and have chanprr
their revovers and bowie knlfrS tol bibles
0Er On Monday, of last week, the Rev. Dr.
Bangs led the New York Fulton.street PRAYER
meeting. and Mentioned in the course of some
Remarks, hat .IUy StreH ytarS agO he had eu
Il red the ministry, a IN that time ht hnd uIt
messed many powerful revivals of rel gion. but
never anythIng like the one that nd 1etn
steadily III progress f9S over year past
w Col. Colt, one of the wealthiesi meH in
New England twelve years ago morlgaged
lathe aud some machinery TO secure a dr,t O
750.
CSpERGRoUND RALRoAD-Ab, " a week
ago says The Worcester Spy, a man and hls
"He PISSED through Manchester, y II on the
underground tram fer Canada They were
sadly in necd of food, clorhirg, and sympathy.
"heFsupon the religious ST cletIcs At thelr sun.
iay e'cn'ng meetings, nuIIhed the Fugitive
Save Law bv TAXI g up contributions aud bid.
ling them God speed. One member, eminent
or hts p!ety declined TO assist ~ th,s beautiful
ct O. char ty, O tearing that he should violate
he Con-tl:uiIon. There wal have 10 be a spe.
'ial dispcnsatIon to save that man.
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fis, OF means for the prevention and cure Oi TIN,
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VI sufferers COnsunutIon l. no longer IncuIubIr;
lIrtlIng as this assertion may seem.
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2 pc: bote. "r three for 50, with full drecIIons-
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