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Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23
An let 81 Van..Ki.sm.

Some unmanle srdaking rascal, VS.
mean enough to break off the top Of
one CT The shade rrees, growing in front
of the beantifos residence of Mr.. Mar
shall, opposite the Presbyterian Church
lis too bad that citizens, sho expend
thousands Of dollars in improving the
appearance of our city, by building .
superior order of dwellings. an orname' :
I g and beau fling thei' q ghborhoo ,
by planting choice trees and howerS,
to have their care, labor and expense all
lost, through the meancss Of some wretch
in the form of man, but who does not
possess single spark Of the principles
Of one. We hope that the dastal d y
perpetrators Of such meaness may be
caught, when We pro mise them happy
tIbhe.
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23
The City Taxes.

We would respectfully enquire Of on,
city Fathers, by what authority they
give away 500 Of our city taxes, ,c
aid in the celeb Alton Of tho Fourth oI
July in Columbia, when the grea, body
OF the tax payers are disposed to 20 to
Sonora 10 celebrate the day We think
sherc doing so, i'll agrees with the spiri,
OF retrenchment which they manifested
in aho'ishing the salary of the city Mar,
shall, public officer elected by the tax
payers themselves besides, we think
that they should be just before .hey are
generous. The city is greatly in debt.
IN many cases tt poor men for labors
performed on account Of the crty. to
whom the inorey would be of Infinite
service, and the paying of whom would
be more n unison With their Office 0.
Trustees, than giving sway the beoples
money under any circumstances, partic-
clarly fer a purpose Which a majority of
cue tar payers do not wish to encourage
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23
The Approaching Celebration.

Our readers will perceive by the ac-
eompanying :" Care" that as usual. we
have brought on ourselves the hot wrath
nnd indignation, of some half dozen in
dividuals, who imagine themselves to be
the 'peoplo Of Columbia By our
daring to take the side Of Right and
Justice |! In maintaining, tAat conmu-
mites, as we'll individuals, are bound to
keep their promises Thxt as the peo-
pie of Columbia promised las. year. to
shose Of Sonora, tina. they would aid them
IN celebrating tho approaching fourth Of
July, in that city, they are bound to do
80. As to the promise haring been
made, &c refer to the caro- from the
United Americans" published in the
Cesy;xr on Saturday last. In which
they empha,icly state sha. such pro
mise was made. That it was made BY
parties having no authority to do so, is
40 argument in favor Of such gross
breach Of faith. The people of Sonora
very naturally concluded. that when
they saw = community marshelled and
led BY oertain leaders, tha. these leaders
must have had the sanction of their fol.
lowers, and acted under that belief. by
soming here 20 participate in our cete-
bration believing that the sgreemsn.
would be honestly kept; which it would
have been. only that certain wh;tkv
dealers, fesred that they would lose
few dollars if our citizens visited their
peighbors on the day Of national rejoic
ing and hallowed remembrances.
But to the "card" Itself, which We
publish rrr6atim ad literatim, as a speci-
ynen Of the style Of composition of Mr..
P. G. Ferguson, It's ar.hc..
COLUMBIA June 18th 1869.
To II. c. Editor and
Publisher Of the WEEKLY News
SIR-Having noticed in your paper
Of June l6th-1s5o an artice which is
calculated by you to ihjure the celebra,
tion OF the 4th Of July and also with
great disrespect to tho G entlemen urder
whose management the affair is being
gotten up
Therefore We the undersigned deem
it our duty to give no support to that
which is using all disbonorable means
TO crush and trample under foot every
Opperation which would be for the ben
EFT or interest Of the town in which we
reside. But all who know or have had
the slightest aquaintanc with you know
that your tongue is no scandal
Therefore we resolve and positively
order that our advertisements be discon.
tinued aud names be stricken from your
subscription list from this day hence
forth and foeever and you will please
present your Bill for payment you viii,
please give TINS your early attention
aad oblige
NAMES OF ApvERTIsxRs.-P.G G. Fer.
fhson, @ W. Spauldng, J B. Douglass,
W. Princleyrs, Co.
NAMES or SUBSCRIBERS p. G. Fur
guson, Mullan, & Wilkins J. B. Doug
lsss NJ. Hide, brand, j. Cambell w.
Princley & Co
Behold the names Of the noble eight !!
Who si influential manifestation
ostheir and T" = iind!g-
FtI
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23

A Tlr Vorg.-At the late Anti LIE.
compton State Convention, j. W.
Coffro.h, aud Gen S. A Booker, each
received los votes for a seat in Con-
gress, but at the next ballot, Coffroth
had Bat 90 and Booker ia Thus
Colunbia's fsvotite son though very
near, did not qai.s reach tho goal oi
his ambition.
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23
A Pltiable Object.

The Csinaman who was shot il the
knee last week, while robbing saices or
Gold Hill, had Els leg an,puratsd on
Monday, by DR.. Gibbons. The zoo,
wre.ch lies in small cabin on the edge
Of the town. and must suffer fearful
toftures of both mind and body hi,
own c"untrymen are afraid TO visit him
lest they should be considered as his &C
completes, while what white man would
tend to q wothdea thief, aud he a
Chinaman we cav the poor fellow,
and though. while loctinga. the harsh
outline of bis dusty face, what a sad
sad SceEe. There be lay wI,s scsr6e a
fdman being to speak to-thougb tam
pars of white men call to lcok upon hiim );
Rty and kindness does not beam from
. eyes of the majority of such visit
Is, aud the few who would speak a
ord Of kindness to ths dying man
Nv not how We heartily pitied the
creature, though be was CEsra /
md tEief. Ifo have sisee lsard
the poor fellow died on IS
Narrow E.esue.
nice =7btipg has beer on
sns teIy,
of the mi, sh'ly /
for the thit., ne off
were near shoc.'ls the
watches the reservoirs anu
,s of the water Company during the
IL. 1t appears that he was g"iHr his
storhary rounds, winch S'ss Of The
.hful sentinels saw Him, AID nis'ak.
him for a sluice rrbbet, fred at,
fortunately missed him. The ditch
der bawled out Tho he wss, th, the
finel would not believe him, aEl fred
gain, and again missed him. When,
he are told that the ditch man d.il some
all running, jumping over bitches
lumes and everything that came 10 bis
yay. never stopping till he got home.
We recommend him to carry q lantern
n future, SO that the watchers may
Inon him, as it were pity that good
lsetul citizen should be shct in mistake
or sluice robber.
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23

occupations. 20 that no one OF the saln.
name shall 6lch rhe,n of their "honors
There were two other names attachcdt,
lie card but a. the partieshaving III.
distinguished honor Of owning them, are
not either subscribers or advertisers, we
hall not aid them IN bringing themselves
3us Of The + natural obscuriiy, under false
>,letences
With respect to The infceace of the
-ard' m ourselves. wo solemnly ns-
re its author, and those whose names
.e attached to it, that we consider it as
a great compliment to think that out Of
nearly 800 subscribers and advertisers,
NO. mere than eight, aud such an eight,
could be found to act against US, not
withstanding the tremendous exertions
of pompous Peter, the chief Of the whisky
sellers, and the powerful influence Of
SPAULDING, whom every body knows,
The great lawyer, who obtained the
enormous number Of THREE votes, when
running for the Office of County Clerk,
at the recent Convention
If those parties calculated it as a
menace, to deter US fron doing what We
consider to be our duty, then their "labor
Of love-" is quite thrown away, az We
! shall redoubfe our efforts 70 shew up
meaDness wherever we see it. and if any
Of our subscribers or advertisers are not
pleased with US for 50 doing, we recon-
mend them to withdraw their support at
once, for We are determined to continue
il exactly the same course as NC began
with, taking the side of right, whether it
be popular or not J, feeling confident
that in any honorable, intelligent COM
muni'y, the truth will be sure to prosper
As to the card itself, there is one pas
sage in i. which we pride ourselves on,
that is " "All who know you, or have
ever had the slightest acquaintance with
you, knowothat your tongue is no scan
dal,'' and we hope that i. never may,
but that it will always do its duty, by ex-
posing wrong.
That the celebration being held in
Sonora will injure the best interes,s *
Ceiusassia, no deny. Whisky Whisky sel.;- :
not the best, but positively the
tsress in Columbia or any VIII
which, were it exserminatad
branch, would make our jails ar
asylums less crowded with their uhY
nate inmates, the victims of that +
| ticular interest. So far from It's being
the best interest, 1t is Z curse, moral
upds tree, spreading its baneful indu-
ence over the futes Of not only its 70.
taries but over those of their mothers,
wives and children, entailing mere crl:ie;
misery and degrsdation, than all the
long list of vices which frail mortality
is heir to, put together. So far from IL
juring the Interests cf Columbia, we be-
lieve we are doing them 20 essential
service in the course we are pursuing
Is it not greater advantage, that peace
and har.rchy should exist between the
citizens cf two communities whose in
terests are 80 intimately connected, as
are those Of Sonora and Columbia, than
that diseord and hard feeling should be
engendered to crafty the sel6shness Of
small clique of.wbisk5 dealers. And
We trust that the citizens of Sonora will
observe the names Of the parties which
are attached to tho Card" and not
condemn the respectable, intelligent
portion Of our people, for the aston Of
those few.
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23
tSrre
.asm of
n Of Tuolunsn'
we "oN oder whether
What fha4 =


On Sathi .d.u S;ch. .h... u -
ieDre'ies' could not muster over thirty
i's'ere's' u isugh the nigEs was warm
and pleasan' J, and the streets filed with
men, ano circunilocutidn" Palmer
called upon j., God so farven,lv snsd
heaped some I" uncons;dered triassn d,
abuse upon OF ~ coor devoted head hc,
II "oulo no' do; the meeting 6zzlcd
NOW II snoSe sreat men would take our
aoVice' 'oey We suld retire from political
life, and seek an horest Ive,;hooa IN
mercgEsile pars, ,;,a Tba,e !. ou;,e a
glut of cheap jeI vaprrv IN the marie. ina
now "u'on WY I'D BE just the thing for
the oap'a'n TOP eddie, and the Old man
could try his i, ,ck NTH no. nuts and
canoy' Par''cu'a rly as all the children
kno" o'0 ol0ie Steve. Try it gentle
men. mere Is nothing derbgtatory in
commerciai Pur suits
FiRE.-ine dwelling house of Mr..
fearce aHo Ia" lily, living between Co
iumOla anu opr hng6eld, was totally de
stroyed ~ FIRE Eou monday last, the Goth
INST. L. app sars that Mr.. Pearce, had
just completg a an addition to his ad,ouse
and win is wife. had goae to Sonora,
Tor the purpose of bryihg furniture,
aud or their return found their home
stead in ashes. We are Informed that
they are a very respectable family and
grea { commiseration is felt for them by
the ir neighbors, who are raising the
tut Dis to build them new house.
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23

The greatest theatricrl treat of the
season. Will be Miss Avonis jones'
representation of "Sybil,' at che tEester
to night Go and see it. =
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23

Go Ind seq Miss Vvonia Jones at the
Thea.er to light, in the beautiful histor-
ical Drama of "Sybil"
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23

SusYENDED The publication of tha
Sonora Herald has been suspended, fol
tho !disolvipg the partnership Of the
prsjsns proprietors. We miss its SEN
sibls and independent contents, every
week, and hope that it will not remain
silent much longer. California has but
too few independent editors, for US moi
TO miss one Of their number.
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23

The weather during the past week
has been almost unendurably hot, the
thermometer raging from los to Ill 10
the shade.
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23

REsPrrED.- Gov Weller has granted
respite to the murderer Wappper
who killed the unfortunate Louise Vol
nsr- He vas 81 have be. lunr,
last Friday, bu, the day of execution
has besh postponed till July 9th. TIE
dovenor no doubt has good reasops far
his clemency, which he has an undoubt.
ed right to exercise.
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23

ISFoRNATioN WANTED OF yobe
Strangeways, an Englishnan lyasIa,,
heard OF, as mining a. Americ,o camp,
" rs at one time, cook at Smith Il
Morses lumber mill. anyinforma,ios
Will bo thsntfnlly rsc.ivsd hxXs44. :
fallos, at Fs!lons Hotel, wasbine,ce,
street Columbia.
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23

Miss Avonia Jones performs 10 night
In tho great play Of "Sybil," writes d
expressly for her
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23
The War La Euruue.

1t anything were necessary to conyinc.
the citizens ofevery section of the Union
o: the vast importance and vslue os
California and her rich resources %
support the credit of their conmerce
The present demand for bullion for shin
rnsns 10 Europe, should satisfy ,he,,
that were she 10 be severed fror, a..
Union, by any contingency which ma,
arise Every State 10 that Uu;ou wopla
Dc thrown into state of positive bank.
ruptcy thereby. Such an effect would
not result from thesevcrlus Of any oihpt
State Conclusivly showing that Cali,
fornls Is o. much more imp 5r.Safa, .shon
her detractors are wiling 70 admit.
W!:k such facts before them, OUT
representatives. at Washington, we're .hcy
but true to the people who send them
there. Should obtain for Califorun
a larger portion of her rights, than it hx.
been Fer lot to obtain heretofore.
Which would cause her to make lar.
ger strides in advancement and progress
during one year Off European war, than
she would ia set years of peaco !; and i,
is with the people themselves, to see ths.
no one IS sent to Washington rs their
representative, Who have not prosea
sbem'slv . 70 be arm and ast;rs friencs
Of their "GoldeA State /"
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23
GO AND SEE MISS ATONIA
JONES IN HER GREAT CHAR
ACTER OF "SYBIL," TO NIGHT.

New STAGE PRopRIEToRs.-Batef
& Co, having purchased the interest Of
Fisher & Co, in the stages running te-
tween Columbia and Sonora. They will
shortly have new coaches Of much
lighter construction on tho road, and al
they have already obtained fresh horses
and now harness We may expect quick
trips under the present management.
AS to the drivers-everybody knows
"Calvir" too well for US to sly word
about him. BE has been long cough
on the road, for every man woman and
,hild in the County to know him, as q
,-6sl, civil and accommodating driver
g partner, is just such another
kcK TRIP.-The Mails via Te-
,epec, which left San Francisco on
the 5th of May, reached New Orlear 8
within fifteen days. The quickest trip
on record.
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23
The New Ditch Anarrs.

The public do not know much of n.
w9 'rklDg of the firm who own the ditch
Al, present They getthe money arising
f,on the sale Of water, and as that il Al,
tbev want, they are satisfied with pres
en+ a.. Faneeinents If the stock !, ,l3ers
,nd o. rtors are, which of course thew
should be, 'r''h 'n' correct and explicit
,ccounts E, prnished by the said firm, of
i, ,ho o,.na, nae Of the ditch, which ,hey
bovs b,a 60 the last fourteen t.:on.As
W. obserre that they advertise for pro-
nosals for on, pPlyiLg the company with
,oo ooo G. Of lumber, Which Of course
.nr Inn, ber =, crchant Il TIE county will
o;ve them GRO dit fer, ne they are such
"sure pay"
We feas ii : s'ook"oloers ana credit
ora arc not ., sare OF the danger which
lurks henAtt this present calm. If they
do not h..,;4 themselves they will most
oss,,radrv ,os Ie their ditch The parties
vyo ., nroso ntpossees it We do not think
have anv !; dea of redeeminy IL; they
rs:erely war :" 0'oe' % cs'iiee' all
,bo o.s, y, fry can get, and when he
t,me sor redemption expires, when it
viii be to- '"'' 'oi '"e creators and
.t,.khol, liers to help themselves, they
will be 'f'to do the best they can, the
:. sru.k Z will by that lime have taken GU,
more G. ssh than they ever PIT into the
enterp .,,..' ~ 0 90 .''' o ,eo'fo's
and s1ockaoiders elutely
- "A.
HEMt IA
oFC Il
Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23

NEW ADvERrrsEMEsTs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-20

We -, pIrassd "a - that this yalnaese
sgs1ssyss w5sck - S0in6ssd non ths Ashs-
nruus bualding TO the Virgins Mechanles
Instituss q NV being arranged In one o. We
spacIoun and agreeable rooms 81 tns. es'.D-
lisbmeat. II 10 work Of NO fittis labor =
nick eut each book nom the promise uoas nesps
which the boxes contain, and arrange .ns
whole ID their proper places and order. hu'
Mr.. T.. s. BABxR, the Gentleman TO whom 'ns
task IL entrusted, 10 proceeding inteiiigeauy
and perseyeringly with his task muen %
which has been already accomplished, ana we
may expect tha; IN . short tins the whole WIZ
he completed. A weli-selected library, Ike
that Z. nm Invaluable treasure TO any commu-
,i,v ard we cannot doubt that the citizens Of
Richmond will show their appreciation OF 1t
nv a general and liberal support. The sum
entitling any one to the use Of the books, -
al s,nall AZ to place them within the reach
Of everybody Some Of the works are OF rare
value and many are standard volumes, in
sxerv department of science and literature.
The best of our scholars will find here impor-
tant aids in their studies, and the lovers OF
fiction the best productions Of the romance
writers of England and America. Undsubt-
edIy. the library room Of the Mechanics In
.titute will be one Of the most popular, a. well
as one of the most beneficial, places OF resort
in our city
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BREADsTuFFs.--Weh have 70 chanEa 70 Q,ake
Il, or yeasssta5 '1qpcsatien l0u1stpM.. irur
8 Ia prisns "a, su1 si. 6r prime white
Com u unc HANGED
Lrxcnsrne tvA.l MAlxrrs. Ang. utn.-Thsre
was Efsat ACTIVITY In al depaFtmsnM O. sr.oe cn-
sasily iases rcd prices fnll on 81 Qualities above
iat ira q actions hsavy in tho formor srticie.
Nerthern Markets-iB BIZ TELEsRAPH.l
R.Irtxorx. Aux. H. Flour dulI at e6.11. Wheat
irInwhits % lse 9l.sz rcd sloe ~ Sorn
active Bacon Sides ~ 95sc., Hams y a. 81
Pork 3lols. Lard noIninai 1t H@i@c' "Ass
NEW YoRx, Aug. b. Flour EeHerally nis s ner, n0I
Southern nnchsnged and quoted q Ss1v - y0 .
Wheat frm-Southern red q 70, rhise sEWga. -.
Corn higher--new ixed 79c. Pork quiet-mess =
Sl3,la Sl3,<: Lard Ion Gle; W1ishey ,rai,n =
e. sasK. r. M-Cotton frm-saies Of ~ y Delc :;
Southern red Wheat Sl2on " 20 feow H stnre :.
ard Rice unchanged.
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The Atlantic Telegraph.

The copies published BY the New YORK H'.-
aid. of four hundred messages sent through
The Atlantic cable, have efTectuaily dissipated
the doubts which some persons progressed 10
entertain whether any messages at ali hao
ever been received at either side. The tesu-
mony Of the operators, under oath, shows that
messages were sent and received for the space
Of twenty three days between Valentla ana
Newfoundland. The renewal Of the enter
prise next year, it is predicted by practical
men. will be crowned with complete success
Its advantages, in a commercial point OF view,
are too obvious to require comment but, In
military aspect, it can be no subject OF con-
graduation to the United States. It's estab-
lishment, however, is a matter over which this
country can nave no control, for Great Bri-
lain has, of course, right to establish tele-
graphic communication between the different
parts of her empire But it is TO be hoped
that the United States will not again assist in
the enterprise, except upon conditions which
will ensure her equal commercial benefits. Ii
the prac ticability of an Atlantic telegraph is
demonstrated, American lines will no doubt
be soon laid, connecting our own country d.
rectIy with Europe, and thus ensure us those
equal military advantages, in the event OF
war, which single line between Great Britain
and her dominions on this continent must ne
cessarily forbid.
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Died,

On FRIDAY morning.. 10Th instant. FLUnn n ENeE
BICKNELL. only child of William ana BETTE a.
Her funeral will take place from the res,Sence, Of
her parents, ON Madison, bet Main ana FFanx ada
ana "Reminiscences OF the family are invited to at
tend without further notice.
At Falls Plantation, Chesterfield county. As.,
on tie 18th August after brief illness, IDA w lL-
LIS, youngest child of James d. and Eliza Ann
Thomas, aged years 10 months Is days
Farewell. sweet one in heaven, where thou art
shining now,
know that sin and sorrow are banished from thy
brow.
And though it were worse than death to part,
weld thee up to God, who has taken thee,
Ny darling, to his ever best abode.
give thee back to heaven my pure and gentle
one;
Thy sands of life are numbered, thy little race is
run,
And thou art joining now in the anthems of the
best
In yon bright world of glory, tho land Of peace
and rest
ma Richmond Wing and Enquirer please cory.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-20

Z The Spanish government have at present
twenty five thousand of their best troops in
Cuba, larger number of soldiers than the
whole standing army of the United States. and
have, besides, thirty or forty men of war, about
half the number of all the ships in the u. S.
navy, stationed around the little islaad. ready
TO protect 1t from any attempt at invasion
There are, besides, 4,UG0 well drilled volunteers
in Havana, and $4,000 country militia The
Notifications, too, are Of very formidable
character, that OF the Moro, which guards the
city OF Havana, being almost improbable.
Not satisfied with these ample appliances Of
security, the Governor General has latel,<
organized corps of two thousand Africans,
who are to be drilled as regular soldiers and
form part of the regular army. 1t is conjec-
tnred that the object OF the Spanish govern
ment in enlisting this class Of her subjects is
In the event Of o revolution, or declaration
Of war between the United States and Spain.
TO uss this African nucleus Of two thousand 10
raise the whole negro mass against the white
population.
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Yachting.

The late visit Of the beautiful yacht from
Rhode Island which some gentlemen Of that
State lately nayigated to our waters, suggests
The expeGiency of introducing that delightful
amusement upon cur own seaboard. The no.
ble waters of the James. York, Elizabeth
Hampton Roads and the Bay, afford glorious
field for yachting. With the exception OF Mr..
Aliens fine yacht in James river, and perhaps
one or two others, we have none of these racers
of the sea in orr borders