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The hydraulic press., 1859-02-19

SAN QUENTIN fourishing city
on the Bay of San Francisco. The
principal pursuit at San Quentin is the
picking of oakum, though stone dress
ing and other branches of labor are not
neglected. The inhabitants have sim
gular fashion of cropping the hair close
to the skull, and dress in white garments
intersected by parallel stripes-aun
indicative of the unanimity ofsentiment
that prevails among them. They live
on the Fourier plan in a series of build
ings honeycombed by small apartments,
and are all celibates, the laws of the
community to which they belong not
permitting them to marry. A life of the
strictest probity and virtue is indispen-
sible to membership. Some of our
most distinguished politicians, lawyers
and spectators have graduated at this
institution, and are now holding promi-
nent and lucrative offices in different
parts of the countrY.-Golden Era.
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Cold CANON IN UTAH.-Gold Can
on lies within sixteen miles of Carson
City, Eagle Valley, and it's gold mines
have been worked since 1852. There
have, all this while, been indications of
very extensive diggings, but which could
not be developed owing to the scarcity
of water. At this time, there are not
less than one hundred miners in the
canon, and Rose & Co. are completing a
ditch for the conveyance of water from
Carson river. Near Johnstown, the
principal settlement, is gold holding
quartz of peculiar chrystalline forma-
tion, which will yield, it is estimated,
sixty dollars to the ton The canon
gold is inferior to that obtained in Cali
fornia, assaying, generally, thirteen dol
lars to the ounce. The washing is all
done with rockers, and the small supply
of water comes from springs.
Near the head of the canon, pure
silver has been found, and there is a bed
of fine white chalk Sierra Citizen.
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Thought Seeds.

Our fathers find their graves in our
short memories, and sadly tell us how
we may be buried in our survivors.
Oblivion is not to be hired. The
greater part must be content to be as
though they had not been,-to be found
in the register of God, not in the rec
ord of man.-.Sir Thomas Broun.
1t is not true that all are equal in the
grave. There is no equality even there.
The mere handful of dust and ashes,-
the mere distinction of prince and beg
gar,-of a rich winding-sheet and a
shroudless BURIAL of a solitary grave
and a family vault,-were this all =
then, indeed, it would be true that death
is common leveller. Such paltry dis
tinctions as those of wealth and poverty
are soon leveIled by the spade and mat
took; the damp breath of the grave blots
them out forever. But there are other
distinctions which even the mace of
death cannot level or obliterate. Can it
break down the distinction of virtue and
vice? Can it confound the good with
the bad? the noble with the base? all
that is truly great, and pure, and god
like, with all that is scorned, and sinful,
and degraded? No. Then death is
not a common leveller.-Lonatellop.
We often excuse our own want of phi
lanthropy by giving the name of fanati-
cism to the more ardent zeal of others
Ibid.
The years teach much which the days
never know. The persons who compose
our company, converse, and come and
60, and design and execute many things,
and somewhat comes of it all, but an
unlocked for result. The individual
is always mistaken. He designed many
things, and drew in many persons as CO
adjutors, quarrelled with some or all,
blundercd much, and something is done; ;
all are little advanced, but the indi-
vidual is always mistaken 1t turns out
something new, and very unlike what he
promised himself. Emerson.
Selfshness is that detestable vice which
no one will forgive in others, and no
one is without in himself -Becchcr
The philosophy of one century is the
common sense of the next. Men are
called fools, in one age, for not knowing
what they were called fools for ayerring
in the age before.-Did.
A mans nature is best perceived in
privateness, for there is no affectation:
in passion, for that putteth man out of
his precepts; and in new case or ex-
pertinent, for there custom leaveth him.
Bacon.
That is the best part of beauty, which
picture cannot express; no, nor. the
first sight of the life There is no ex-
cellent beauty that hath not some strange
ness in its proportion. Ibid.
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NHAIRS, Bedsteads, Bedding &C.,
~ f1tfl For sals by PECK 4 COLEY. /.
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Liquor DRINKING IN CALIFORNIA

The Sacramento Register says =
"The largest liquor dealers in San
Francisco have estimated that the daily
consumption of liquors in this State am
cunts to about 8 900 gallons" Assuming
that there are 100000 inhabitants in
the State, each would have an allowance
OF five gallons per year, at that rate; and
the the annual consumption would be 3
$4,000 gallons.
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Che Avlraulit 2wss.

"WENT A KITING. "A young Irish
man went to fly kite of large dimen-
sions, tied the cord around his wrist,
and as the huge toy ascended was dragged
along by it for distance of nearly half
a mile, suffering physical and mental
torment, until he anchored against a
high stone wall, the coping of which
fretted the cord in two and freed him.
This happened in the Emerald Isle.
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RANDOLPH ON WoMEN.-An East

RANDOLPH ON WoMEN.-An East
ern paper publishes an original letter
written by that eccentric character John
Randolph, from which we make this
amusing extract:
1 am well aware that ladies are as del
icate, as they are charming creatures,
and that in our intercourse with them
we must strain the truth as far as posi-
BILE. Brought up from their earliest
infancy to disguise their real sentiment
(for woman would be monster who
did not practice this disguise), it is their
privilege to be insincere, and we should
despise them, and justly too, if they had
that manly frankness which constitutes
the ornament of our character as the
very reverse of theirs. We must, there
fore, keep this in view in our intercourse
with them, and recollect that as our
point of honor is courage and frankness,
theirs is chastity and dissimuldtion; for,
as | said before, woman who does not
dissemble her real feelings is monster
of impotence. Now, therefore, 1t does
so happen Gas Mr.. Canning would say)
that truth is very offensive to the ears of
a lady, when to those of gentleman
Cher husband for instance) it would not
be at all So +.
How differently that philosopher, and
nobler man, Emerson, writes of woman
The open air and the fields, the street
and public chambers, are the places
where Man executes his will let hlm
yield or divide the sceptre at the door
of the house. Woman, with her instinct
of behavior, instantly detects in man
love Of trifes, any GOODNESS or imbecili-
ty, or, in short, any want of that large
flowing, and magnanimous department,
which is indispensable as an exterior in
the hall. Our American institutions
have been friendly to her, and at this
moment, | esteem it chief felicity of
this country, that it excels in women A
certain awkward consciousness of inferi-
ority in the men, may give rise to the new
chivalry in behalf of Woman's Rights.
Certainly, let her be as much better placed
in the laws and in social forms, as the
most Jealous reformer can ask, but |
confde so entirely in her inspiring and
musical nature, that believe only her
self can show us how she shall be served.
The wonderful generosity of her senti-
ments raises her at times into heroical
and godlike regions, and verifes the
pictures of Minerva, Juno, or Polym-
MIA and, by the frmness with which
she treads her upward path, she convin-
ces the coarsest calculators that another
road exists, than that which their feet
know. But besides those who make
good in our imagination the place of
muses. and of Delphic Sybils, are there
not women who fill our vase with wine
and roses to the brim, so that the wine
runs over and fills the house with per-
fume; who inspire US with courtesy;
who unloose our tongues, and we speak
who anoint our eyes, and we see? We
say things we never thought to have
said; for once, our walls of habitual re-
serve vanished, and left us at large; we
were children playing with children in
a wide field of flowers Steep us, we
cried, in these influences, for days, and
for weeks, and we shall be sunny poets,
and will write out in many-colored words
the romance that you are.
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When we hear man ridiculing the
honest vocation of another we arepretty
sure he is ashamed of his own.
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SIERRA TURNpIKE.-On Saturday
the 9TH inst the Sierra Turnpike Com
pany held meeting at Downieville, as
we learn from the Gsasea, and Democrat,
and reelected the temporary officers,
who will serve until the permanent or
ganization of the Company takes place !:
The contract for constructing the en-
tire road was given to John H. Atchi-
son, who will commence the work on or
about the 21st of this month and COM
plete it on the 1st of July next; provi
ded that the original amount of stock
required-S5O, 900, only, is subscribed
and paid in
The engineer has established grades
as follows: From Downieville to Good
years, maximum of one foot to the
rod; from Goodyear's to the Mountain
House, eight in every one hundred feet;
from the Mountain House to the Sleigh
vile House, the old road will be used.
From the latter place to Garden Valley,
the maximum grade will be one in eve
ry sixteen feet.
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THE GRAPE CRoP.-We yentured
the assertion last week that the fruit
yield of California would eventually
exceed in value the product of the gold
mines. The San Francisco Herald goes
further, and argues that the grape crop
alone will equal the gold yield in value:
The number of vines cultivated in
this State in 1856 was 1,540, l34; ; in
1857 it increased to 2,265, 5,062, and in
1858 to 1854, 54S, showing an increase
of $50 per cent. in two years. The crop
of 1860 will probably be worth fully ten
millions of dollars, by which time there
will be grape vines enough planted to
increase it to twenty millions of dollars
by 1864, showing a ratio Of increase
that in the space of twenty years will
make our grape crop equal in value to
our gold yield.
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Revenge makes us even with an ene-
ny-forgiveness superior to him.
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INTERESTING STATIsTICs.-Itis is cal
culated that the clergy cost the United
States ST., 900, 900 annually; the Grim
inals, $4,000, 900; the lawyers, s70,-
100000.
Every reader can draw his own infer
ence
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THE SHIP ON FIRE.
BY ISEZ f. BUFFERS.

1t was early in September, about six
o'clock in the evening, when the good stea
mer Arabia, crowded with passengers,
wended her way into the harbor at Hamil-
ton. The captain, fine looking man of
twenty-five, stood upon the deck of he
vessel, watching with observant eve the
many welcoming faces gathered on the
wharf, and having seen that all was safe
on board, was just thinking about going
ashore himself when one of the boat hands
came fving towards him, with the an
nouncement that another steamer, Just
coming into port, was on fire, and in i'm
minent danger Of communicating the flames
to the small and large craft with which the
harbor was filled.
Without an instant's hesitrtion, he re
traced his steps, and mounting the quarter
deck, soon comprehended the whole. A
small steamer laden with passengers. had
accidentally taken fire as she was entering
the harbor, and the flames springing up
around portion of her sides, were blown
directly toward the immense quantity of
shipping lying there.
Screams were now heard issuing from
every lip, and many were seen to jump
overboard-confusion and danger render
ing them nearly mad.
Ordering the boats to be lowered, and
every attempt made to rescue the passen-
gers. Captain Mason entered one, and
craspinc his trumpet and large coil of
rope, he rowed out to the burning craft.
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L Singular Marriage--By Il
Dream.

A correspondent of the Newark Daily
Advertiser gives the following as fact:
The article about a singular dream re-
Gently published attracted some attention.
and was the means of reviving my remem-
berance of another case of similar charac-
ter, the parties in which were well known
to me.
In 1854, Mr.. ". was rather a reckless
yound man Of 25, of nervous bilious
temperament, and not at all romantic, hav-
ing run the gauntlet of an army experience,
lie bad been early orphaned, and hard
experience had not added polish or i'm
proved his views of the gentler sex; how
ever, from early youth he had entertained
certain well defined ideas of proper conJu-
gal relations, and was ever hoping for an
ideal partner to fill the void caused by the
loss of loved and loving mother.
In one of our New England States re-
sides Miss L.. passing twenty-five. mild
and amiable. For period of years she
had resisted the prosecutions OF a selfish
parent, who for pecuniary reasons would
have coerced her tn marry man three
her own age. Twice bad she been Induc-
ed to consent TO marriage, and twice
evadel 1.-THE last time, wedding clothes
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ia ciined to be QuarreIsOme ,.

There was once a little slim built fellow
named Gardner, rich as Jew, and indie
pendent as old Nick, riding along a high
way in the State of Georgia, when he over
took man driving drove of hogs by the
hel P of big raw boned, six-feet- two, spec
linen of humanity. Stopping the last
named individual he accosted him:
81 say, are these your hogs?"
"No, slr, | am to work by the ronth."
"What pay might you be getting,
fr:end!"
"Teu dollars month, and whiskey
thrown in" was the reply.
We'll, look here. I'm weak little in
offensive man, and people are apt to ip-
pose upon me, d'you see? Now I'd give
you twenty five dollars month to ride
along with me and protect me-" was Mr..
Gardner's reply "But," he added as a
thought struck him, chow might you be
on the tight!"
"Never been licked in my life,' replied
the six-footer.
"Just the man want. It's a bargain?"
querried Gardener.
Six-footer ruminated. Twenty five dol
lars-doube wages-nothing to do but to
ride around and smash a feIIer's mug oc-
casionally, when he's sassy. Six footer &C
cepted.
They rode along till just at night they
reached village. Dismounting at the
door they went in. Gardener Immediate
ly singled out the biggest man in the room,
and picked a fuss with him. After con-
siderable promiscuous jawing, Gardener
turned to his fighting friend and intimated
that the licking of that man had become
sad necessity. Six footer peeled, went
in and came out first best.
The next night, at another hotel the
same scene was e-enacted-Gardene get
ting into a row with the biggest man in
the place, and the six-tooter doing the
fighting"
At last on the third day they came to a
ferry, kept by huge double-tisted man
who had never been licked in his life.
Whilst crossing the river, Gardener as
usual began to find fault and "blow." The
| ferryman naturally got mad, threw things
around kind o loose, and told them his
opinion of their kind. Gardener then
turned to bis friend from the shoulder"
and gently broke the intelligence to him,
that he was sorry, but it WAS absolutely
necessary to thrash that ferryman." Six
footer nodded his head, but said nothing.
1t was plainly to be seen, that he did not
relish the job, by the way he shrugged his
shoulders, but there was no help for it.
SO when they reached the shore, both
stripped, and at it they went. Up and
down the bank, over the sand, into the wa
ter, they fought, scratched, gouged, rolled
and bit, till at the end of an hour the fer
ryman caved. Six footer was triumphant,
but it had been tough work Going up to
| his employer, he scratched his head for a
moment, and then broke forth.
"Look here, Mr.. Gardener, your salary
sets mighty well-but-I'm-of-the--
opinion-that you are inclined to be quar-
reIsone Here I've only been with you
three days, and I've licked the three big
gest men in the country | think this
firm had better dissolve, for you see. Mr.
Gardener, I'm afraid you're inclined to be
quarrelsome, and reckon III draw
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and every other preparation for trip to
Europe were made, but as the time for its
consummation approached, her excessive
grief postponed the affair. Shortly after
in 1852, in New York State, one morning
while half sleeping and half waking, she
became conscious Of human form bend
ing down close over her head, the face only
being clearly visible. She looked steadily
until all her faculties were aroused, and
then hurriedly covered her head. Upon
arising, the room was thoroughly examin-
ed, yet not the slightest indication of out
side intrusion could be discovered
In speaking of it, Miss L. expressed her
firm conviction that she should meet the
counterpart Of the person presented at her
bedside, and marry him. Two years past;
meanwhile Mr., W.. then residing at Phil
adelphia, heard through an intimate friend
OF Miss l.. and her waking dream, and was
assured by this friend that he answered to
the description given. When an oppor-
tunlty occurred he visited the East, quite
unexpectedly, and arranged to be introduc-
ed to the lady under another name than
his own-choosing that of younger man,
whose mother Miss L. knew, but not the
son. On meeting for the first time,
and being introduced Miss l.. was observed
to look searchingly at the gentleman, and
after some common place remarks inquired
where his mother was. The peculiarly
of the question caused him to incline his
head for moment, when Miss L. recog
nlzing the position, instantly flushed up,
and called him by his own proper name
Three days subsequently, at a mutual
friends house, Mr. w. arose from the din
ner table, and acting from an unaccounta-
bic and irresistible impulse, not all pre-
meditated, followed the lady into another
room, and in less than three months from
that time they were married, notwithstand-
ing Miss LIS often and emphatically re-
peated assertion that she never would
marry man younger than herself
A few years have past since then, and
the domestic relations and parentage of
those parties are to this day fully in keep
ing with the happy harmony that brought
them together. When facts of this kind
are well vouched for, we can but wonder
at the unknown powers Of the human mind
and at q climax of thought we mentally
repeat, Man know thysef.'
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LAURA.
BIZ W. G.. EATON.

when youthful Laura's laughing eye
From thoughts receive grarer look,
As flowers, that nod some streamlet nigh
Diffusa a shadow Ger the brook,)
! wonder if she muses. DER
The present or the future day,
Or On the time that's gone before,
Where golden childhood fed away.
Does she regret the rosy past,
The present mourn, or future fears
Or his her soul not overcast,
And has she no cause for tear.
She loves none-does she care to love?
Do feeting pleasures satisfy?
And Ger the road she chose to rove
Can she trip on, with placid eye
Perhaps so-but doubt it, still,
And, asI wish her well, predict
Thai As there's virtue in strong will
Her own will make her life more strict;
And that a SUMMER days not far,
when sick of pa.sions's dream and strife,
Her heart will choose one guiding star,
And find content in welded life,
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Daily southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-03-11
NEW GOODSII NEW GO0DSI!l
L, KIEEER,

Opposite ne CoiIrt Hoase,
DRY GOODS. GROCERIES, CL0TlltNCs
AND PRODUCE MERCHANT,
Pert Gibson, Nov 22, '56 l3-tf
APPLESs APPLEsi APPLES;
spA BARRELS, Just to hand
~@V nov5 ~ y. *4rrf>.
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70 THE PUBLIC.

ISLAM anxious to dispose Of ny en- stock
n Of Goods, now offer great inducern 's 70
persons wishing to purchase. From and afte.
lst of December, will sell at primo cost, an
many articles at greatly reduced prices for Cash.
And would add. that those wishing to continue
their accounts with me, can buy as usual by add
inc Is percent. None but prompt customers need
aroiv r. j. B. SNEARINGEN.
Grand Gulf. Dec. 8. l857-tf
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PORT GIBSON, MISSISSIPPI MARCH Ii, 1859.
FOR SALE


H1HE undersigned offers for sale a splendid
Il STEAM SAWMILL, situated on the New
Orleans and Jackson Railroad. three-quarters Of
a mile from the located depot Bahala, and ten
miles South OF GaIlatin. The rapid settlement
Of the surrounding country, he anticipated town,
and the undoubted completion Of the road 70 this
point by the lst Of October next, with the already
increasing demand. nsures ready sale for lumber,
there being no mill nearer than twelve miles,
To the mill is attached $50 acres OF finely tim
bered land, with a suihciency opened for the pro-
duction OF corn, potatoes, etc, to supply the
employees and teams Of the MILL A comfortable
Dwelling. with the necessary out-houses, at
tached. The mill house is large and substantial
containing the latest and most improved ma
chinery; boiler 81 feet long, ~ inches in diane
ter, double fued; circular saw. 81 inches diameter.
Everything new and in complete running order.
This mill. with seven hands. can cut between
FIVE aud six Thousand {, e' of lumber day, but
averages 1900 feet daily, without extra labor OF
strain OF machinery.
Attached is one Of Strands superior 26-inch
French Burr GRl ST MILLS, capable OF grinding
from II TO IS bushels Per hour, with sufficient
business 10 supply the place with bread. Also,
a Wagon and Team, Lumber Car, Tools etc,
necessary to carry on he business with an
abundance Of water al seasons.
Terms easy For further particulars, apply on
the premises, or 70 the uEdei isigRed
W. :. BRUNER,
or MAYEs & NILLSAPS, Agents,
april IL, 81. 33-tf Caiiatin Miss.
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$40 Reward.

ctTOLEN or strayed from the subscriber, Of DR..
- D w. Jones', on the o7th Nov. 1858. = bay
horse. Is hands high. asstar n The face, and ',nt
hind foot white. Any person returning said
horse wili be rewarded a. above.
n. B. WILKINSON.
;an9e-,vtf pattonn Miss
-tsS Raymond Gazette copy thres lines and
send bill to this Office
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DISSOLUTION.

TTNHE firm Of Griffith & Garrison is this day dis
Il solved by mutual consent. T. Garrison will
attend to settling up all the business of the firm.
All those owing us on note or book accounts are
requested 10 pay mp as soon az possible. I. Gar
rison will continue the Furniture business at the
old stand, where he will be pleased to see our
friends and customers who may want anything
in the Furniture aud Housekeeping line.
H. GRIFFITH.
4. GARRISON.
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nF INTEREST mo- ALL.

III HE undersigned bcgs leave to inform thu cit
Il liens Of Claiborne and adjoining counties
that he has purchased the Right of CRANE
PATENT METALLIC BURIAL CASKai.-e
new and beautiful article, unlike anything ever
offered to the public before. The casket has none
Of the repulsiye appearance which all other Buri-
al Cases or Collins have. A supply Of all sizes
constantly on hand. The public are invited to
call aud examine them
All orders for the Casket OF wooden Collins,
will be filed with despatch. Burial clothes Of
all kinds furnished when ordered.
A. ROLLINS.
July 3. 1856. dolly
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Il. CARYER : CO.,s

GIN ST a n u =!
WE are agents for Il. Carver Il Co.'S celchrs-
w ted Gin Standa tAA best nade. Can inf-
nish any size wanted. 14HH aMpe stands ope1.
for inspection. Price, 95 psf saw, payasls iAr
lst day OF January. Cotton ginned on iAese
stands command from one half 10 oua cent per
pound more than any other made 0Gde1MH II
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