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WILLIAM II. DOyE& CO.,

WILLIAM II. DOYE& CO.,
Oh street, fe,o doors north Of Peaasyirdna dseiae,
DEG leave to announce to the citizens of Wash
ingon they prepared execute any orders
which they may be favored with in tho
PLUMBING, GAS, AND srEAM-FfTTING
business The respective win ho under the supervision Of
sfu workmcn the North whore practical experience has
made them familiar with all the modern In hct
they spared trouble expo the very
best Of workmen.
We invite attention CHANDELIERS gas
fixtures.
prompncss 10 the execution of orders and
prices hope for share of public patronage.
25--u
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NEW ARRANGEMENT,

GREAT SOUTHWESTERN ROUTE ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA
RAILROAD.
PROM WASHINGTON CITY Virginia. Tennessee Georgia Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana. Arkansas, and Texas
Through obtained Southwestern Rail
Once Sixth street. Washing
board u the Steam Ferry Boat George Page at the Office OF
this uranvr and Alexandria Railroad, at Alexandria.
To Rahmond nnvlc, Iynrhburg, Bristol Knoxville Dalton
Atlanta Chattanooga, Nashville lIlnsvic Grand juno
ton, Memphis, Montgomery aud New Orleans.
Continuous Railway Connexiens TO Memphis
Expedition and Comfort and being 700 miles
shcrser than AM other route.
ferry boat Page the foot Of Seventh
O'Clock for Aiexanda WHARF take the
White sulphur
and 7iA kichmond and all points Southwest
maxi close Memphis.
and onnbnses leave the office, a
0Icoek, =. m. and 7, y. N.
JAMES A. EVANS, Agent,
June ix-H Washington
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T,ARpETING, FLOOR oIL-cLoTH, RUGS, MAT

tngs, nruggcts Materials and House furnishing Dry
Goods, such
Velvet tapestry carpetings designs
Tapestry Brussels do in great variety
New sty lies Brussels do super quality
Extra hcavy3py do very rich
ingraindo Platforms
Very heavy all wool Dutch carpcunRs
Twiel Neuihn carpetng for balls and steps
Velvet and Brussels do do do
heavy rich noor oil cohs cut TO ht
any size shape room, hail, or passage
Mosaic, velvet and tultci rugs and mats
Cocoa aud Canton mattings
l2-4, ,144 1914 drugget crumb cloths
English drnggcts, all widths, by The yard
Very richly embroidered ncc curtains
LANES brocatcis, and for curtains
White huff, blue, and green shade linens
Stair rods curtain fixtures, &c.
Having attended HADAN q CO 3 great Carpet Auction which took
the ftl and 5 inst. prepared to
or greater than be afforded under ordinary
stances pecy invited examination Of
stock. HooE bRo a co 81
Aug ls--dG
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NOTICE TO TRAyELLERs-NEwA ARRANGl

NOTICE TO TRAY ELLERS.-NEW ARRANGE
( MEHr WITH GRE ATTY IMPROVED SCEnuI EFR0M WASH
isGTov iARErT PARTS OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
VIA POTOMAC STEAMERS AND RICHMOND AND POTOMAC RAIL
tlNE- daily lines Washington the South
ard southwest Bas leave their hchs foot Of 9th street at on
Aed Passengers by The morning boat obtains fine
akfs beard and enjoy pleasant sail Of az hours down the
Potomac m view OF AIonnt Vernon by the
evening supper OF hours
ctabic behs and arrive in Richmond in time to
With all thc fer the so,ti and Southwest
The southern mail conveyed This route IT being A
mics r and loo miles less rasoading than by other route
mskin. certain connexions 10
RsaiNoSp fyrssnrR9 VIRGINIA WELDON ANI
wuvtSwrN ". o. =. g.; AUGUSTA GA MosrGoARy
MoHuir. Nsw oKiEAss
*
renrssses, and East Tennessee railroads
FOR TIiE SOUTHWEST TO
nsnssNs, Bristol, Dalton,
,fihtsriic, Memphis
iSurtbasx, Knoxville, Atlanta, t
NarAsiis, Grand junction, Montgomery,
New Orleans.
further Of the
ocr No 372 Fcnnsylvana avenue
u browns ftsei board the bouts, foot Of bh street
Gl1D. h. MATIINIY
Aagas, i7~-1y Ticket Agent.
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TINS BANKS on NEw YORK, THEIR DEALERS
tlesrus lsEF. chart
- =. stias. FREE
~ 49, tp s-R sRaNkls~ rfuii,N nsSks esr
ptf SIC fpne seenns, boz 7th iosh 81
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GUNNER ARRANGEM EN- 7 Tho steamer
~ GEoRCE PAGE will run a follows:
leave Alexandria at y 10 II oclock 8 and o'clock,
q.
Leave Washington at o. IL O'Clock, 8 ard O'Clock
~
THOMAS CuIYER when the route will opposite
heers. Fare IL cents
whaicys omuhusas connecting with the Page and Colye will
~ the cp and OF 18th and Pennsylvania
BE- time the boats leave Alexandria.
Jnnc s-cod--if RICHARD wAILACH President
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TINTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

u WASHINGTON December 10, 1898.
on John Fowler of New York. praying for the
granted him assignee Of Henry Jones'
England the i of May lSfo 10 bear date Of Eng
granted 18th March, lSi5 for Improvement
bread mnkng" for
expiration patent which takes place the 18th day
March, lS59--
said petition be heard at the Patent Office
Monday, OF February at IL o'clock and all
show they have, why
petition ought not to he groned.
the Patent OF
specially forth writing least
hearing. Al testimony filed by either
hearing transmitted
rules Of the Office, which will be furnished
i,lcaion
The testimony the will he closed the 1it February
papers relied nmony be fled
the morning of that day. the arguments,
If any, within days thereafter.
Ordered also that this notice be publish In The union WASH
inpt,n D. g. News, York, week three
pioa,in he at last before the 2sth of
February the day Of hearing,
JOSEPH HOLT,
Commissioner OF Patents.
Sors OF the above Will please and send their
Office with paper containing this notice.
Dec 17--iawJw
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~ ENTLEMEN'S WINTER GL0NES.--P. j.
M STEER Merchant Tailor No ass Seventh street has Just
New York another addition his and elegant stock
O fGcntlcmcn's Goods.
who wish h ny rely finding everything In
which they require the pleasing prices
Particular attention invited hne lotto elegant winter Gloves
just opened. Dec 22-3taw3wh
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No. 10 Tenn. drcldc, detieen Sth Gnd gth Sfeds
a goods thereby the
unclnaed advantage them first which, of
the purchaser Our Rer in pon, Of r
beauty utility acknowledged superiority all others
kid and button CATERS
examined q purchaser
Also long rubber boots for ladies and misses ~ selling OH OF
toaishipg ow price,. 4, CLARK.
Nov 20-ittebia
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E0UR~IIORSE POWER ENGINE AND BOILER
IL for she subscribers have for sale excellent iu horse
power boiler which viii cbeop
whie Halls establishment, Of Al and Maine
JAS G. MCGUIRE Co,
Dec lS--a6t Aacioncers.
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~ FORGE w. BRADFIELD, Attorney y-at-Law, the
M St,,esn Building Of 7h and streets, Washington
o. practice District, uciutng the
Claims aud in the adjoining in Virginia.
23-3nl
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nR. VAN PATTEN, DENTIST.-O and resi-
the Willard Hotel square, opposite the
the Treasury and the of enns and
18th street.
7--3Inda
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/ NTEW LUMBER YARD.--The subscriber would
respectfully call the atonono builders to his superior stock
lumber his wharf Sixth canal
sisng yellow pine boards plank Ios sclning png
posts Aso hemlock boards, post, and scantlng
invited his choice
hickory maple, poplar bass wood, cherry, &c
lumber has been selected with and
viii be sold reasonable terms.
HEPBURN MCCLURE
Dec 22--3m 9th street aud Canal
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16

Large fires of brush and pitch pine are
kept burning in the claims, both for the
light and heat they afford; and as the
miners further light up by means of
torches, the spectacle presented at night
by one of these Illuminated chasms is
very wild and singular, suggestive of a
place whose existence modern theology
is beginning to disbelieve. This night
work viii last for two or three months
The miners are said to be all doing well,
and we are informed that a large amount
of dust is sold to buyers every week.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16

"OLD GLEN" local items of
the San Francisco Times amusingly
sketches philosophical boot black who is
known by the name of "Old Glen. :"
The observing darkie has remarked that
people with small feet come the oftenest,
and take the best care of their boots.
He has 1slow Down" dodge of telling
people that they have small and hand
some feet. when in reality their pedal
appendages are death to all creeping in
sects, and sthe hollow of the foot would
make hole in the ground" This In
nocent little bit of fattery, Glenn says,
brings him custom. t.Tr:cks in all
trades but ours, Hsr 7" he added, with
q quiet chackle. S. y.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16

On TIE WING.-The Pixies Peak
excitement is extending even to Califor-
MIA. The unsuccessful, the idle and the
vicious amongst our heterogeneous and
mercurial population, are already turn
ing their eyes towards the new Ell Dor
ado. Several of our exchanges mention
preparations that are being made for al.
emigration to the Platte, and it is prob
able that the beginning of summer will
find large number on their way thither.
Unless future developments prove the
gold fields in the Platte river region to
be superior to those here, California will
not suffer much from the competition,
except, perhaps, by losing the eastern
emigration that might have otherwise
come through. But in any event the
new placers arc certain ultimately to
advance the interests of the Pacific
States. If they yield to labor anything
like fair remuneration there will soon
.be large population and new State
.there, and we shall be through that
means more nearly connected with the
eastern side of the continent. Anything
which tends to settle up the country be-
tween the Sierra Nevada and Mississip-
pi must benefit California. She possess
ses advantages which will make her al
ways attractive, and she will hereafter
draw from other gold fields as they have
heretofore drawn from her.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16

LEoIsL Larivs.--Business is being crowded
through at rapid rate, but not much doing of
great general interest The Bulkhead bill S..
ei the Senate Wednesday by a v,te If - TO
16, A jo,nt resolution has been pissed ask in |.
Congress to cede to the State certain desert lands
on the Colorado. which it is desired tn make
ar.ble by introduction of water from the r YER
as propased ny Wozencraft. Owing t. the oppp-
sitipn Of certain counties the FL Dor ID Wssor
road b II was d f. ,tel TINS IS b IL o ,llcy. IS
itsqlally defeats every other roAi pr,j CT Bill
f'r paying expenses Of Humbolds Indian
passed the Senate.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16

"IN A PARLoUs STATE. Some of
our neighbors at Nevada are in bad
way, if we may believe correspondent
of the Pacific Methodist, who writes:
"Multitudcs of souls here are going
to perdition Some of them, if not
saved through the anstrumentatity of
the Methodist Church, South, very prob
ably will be forever lost"
What an awful place that county seat
must be, to be surel And to make the
matter worse, there is "only one very
poor preacher of the South Church in
all the territory of Nevada county,
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16
A CALIFORNIA RELIc-Tbe Placer

A CALIFORNIA RELIC.-The Placer
vile Observer grows quite eloquent
over ponderous sheet iron stove which
was originally purchased for Saunders
mammoth Round Tent in 1S49, at a cost
of $3.50, and considered cheap at that.
1t has been in use every winter since,
and is naturally an object Of great inter-
est to every forty-niner who knew any,
thing about "Hangtown."
"There it stands black, senseless,
insignificant thing, and yet its glowing
sides have literally warmed an empire
into being. Its hollow drum has re-
echoed the jingling music of golden
millions upon the tables of the gamester
and money changer Around it's glow
ing furnace have throbbed full many a
bouyant heart now cold and scnseless as
the dead ashes which were long ago
taken from its iron breast. The vacant
laugh of insensate inebriety, the black
gaurd epithet, the ribafd jest, the tears
of sorrow, the smile of hope, the sigh of
despair, all these varied scenes and emo
tions have encircled this mute witness of
'life's vicissitudes and vanities.' In
contemplating this remcmbrancer of
other times, we are forcibly reminded of
that beautiful passage in Ossian-
Its the v,ace Of years that a, gone
They roll before me- with all their deeds"
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16

CAMPToNyILLE.-The Masonic fra
.ternity at this place are making arrange
ments for splendid ball, to be given on
St. Johns day, June Oath. A joint
committe from the Lodge and Chapter
have the affair in charge, and will not
allow it to be inferior to any similar Gel
ehration elsewhere. A general invita-.
tior to attend is extended to all men,
bers of the Order.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16
The Bible In the Public Schools.

49, ASASAC AAA S&&O = oOAAS sSSs>oOASs
AS hinted in our last this subject
is now attracting considerable attention
at Nevada. The School Trustees were
charged by writer in the Journal with
prohibiting the reading of the Bible in
the public school in that place, and re-
fusing the position of teacher to Mr.
Stratton because he insisted that the
scriptures should be read. Through the
columns of the Democrat of Wednesday,
W. F. Anderson Esqr., one of the trus-
tees, refutes the charge that the board
made any invidious distinction in their
choice of teacher, and show that, while
they were really opposed to the use of the
Bible as school book, they rejected
Mr.. Stratton for several other sufficient
reasons. Mr.. Anderson does not .shirk
the main question, but gives his opin-
ions very frankly and fully. He first
justifes the exclusion of the Bible from
the schools on the ground that such ex-
clusion is demanded by the school law,
which provides that mo book, tracts or
papers of seotarian or UNCONVENTIONAL
character shall be used or introduced in
schools established" under the provisions
of that act. He adds that, in addition
to this legal prohibition, he objects as
a Protestant to the introduction of the
Catholic testament into the public
schools; as Catholic he objects to the
Introduction of the Protestant version;
as Jew he objects to the new testament
altogether; as lover of peace and good
will to men, he objects TO any book
which will lead to strife and angry dis
cussion upon all subjects, including re-
ligion; as lover of justice he protests
against the public money, contributed
by taxpayers of all creeds and denomi-
nations, being used to promote the pc
culiar views of particular sects; and,
finally, as a friend of the innocence of
childhood and of the kindly sentiments
which should be engrafted upon the
youthful mind, he protests against the
use of the Bible as public school book.
He thinks children will learn enough of
the bitterness of religious intolerance
in maturer years, and wishes to preserve
them now, when time is young and life
a thing divine from all things which
will present to their minds ideas of an
tagonism and sectarian strife. He thinks
religious instruction should be confined
to the family altar, to private schools
and the sanctuary of the church; and
says there are ample opportunities of
reading the Bible and having it taught
where there can be no cause of dissension
and complaint.
We have taken the trouble to present
Mr.. Anderson's opinions in as brief a
space as possible, because we believe
them to be liberal and just, and because
the subject is one of general interest
upon which the whole community should
think with equal liberality and justness.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16

ScHooI. TausrEEs.- . meeting Of citizens
held pursuant to nntice on Thursday evening.
the following persons wire elected Scnool Trus
tess for the ensuing year: Il. II. Farquhar.
Richard Abbey aud B. p. Avery.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16
Two or Three Reasons.

In the last number of the Press we
remarked that ga great proportion of
the prisoners now confined atSan Quen-
tin and ir the county. nils were brought
here innocent children, and through
the neglect of parents, or Of communi-
ty, grew up in vice and graduated as
criminals" Upon this the Marysville
Democrat observes:
The Press is in error, we think, in the
above statement Not many children,
brought to California, are either in the
penitentiary or in the county jails. The
great majority of convicts are among
those who, vile and criminal in the old
States, or in the old countries, came here
for the purpose Of carrying out their us,t-
al mode of life s
Our staten ent was predicated upen
the State Prison statistics, expressions
in gub"rnatorial messages, and personal
observation extending through ten years
residence in the State. The report of
the State Prison Directors for the year
1858 gives the whole number confined
in San Quentin at 5S2. OF this num-
Der 242 were between the ages of twenty
and twenty-five, and eiyhty-two under
age The Governor has frequently re-
marke d to the effect that most OF the
prisoners were young men, confined for
the first offence; and the report Of the
Warden shows that there were only
seventy-one convicts con6nd for the sec.
ond offence at the end of last year. 1t
is no violent assumption to say that a
majority of these young criminals came
to this State innocent children. There
are hundreds of children now in the
State growing up to no better des-
tiny. San Francisco alone is raising
precious crop of them Whe does not
remember in the early days how little
boys could be seen gambling in nearly
every saloon? And where could these
boys be the readiest found to-day, if not
Ill tuc TtilkS vi our CTliulildlS ucIC
are no statistics by which we can prove
that the county jails are tenanted by the
same large proportion of youthful crim-
inals but the experience of every per-
son who has given the subject attention
will amply confirm our opinion that such
is the case.
AS we said before, these are disagree
able things to acknowledge, but they
should be met and remedied. We love
California, as our home and probable
sepulchre, and want to see her second to
no State in the Uaion on the score of
morality and intelligence. To make her
SO, plain talking and vigorous action are
both wanted. The press can do the one,
and the Legislature ought mainly to do
the other, though so far its members
have exhibited degree of Indifference
to the cause of education and reform
which is actually shameful.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16
LECTURES AT DowN1EvILLE.-Tl

LECTURES AT DowNIEvILLE.-The
Sierra Democrat announces that Revs.
Messrs. Simonds, Briggs, Dryden,
Thomas and Col. Baker, will deliver a
course of lectures for the benefit Of the
Downieville NJ. E. Church; to commen-
ce on the 22d inst.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16
CONsTABLE,s SALE.

State # California, County IF .Nerada 7o,cnship Of
Bridgeport.
I'D virtue of tworx cutions to delivered issued
lD oni the Court of X. II. Farquhar. ESQ., an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid
to satisfy two judgments rendered by said court on
the 7tl day of April. A. d. 1852 for the sum of
S2ll and So cents in favor uf W II. Sears and aesn>t
Dennis IIennessey, John Madden. JAS Ryan. Patrick
Dwytr and VIM. Rotch, of the Tennessee Company,
AMI the other for the of $40 and rs cents in favor
ofW IL Sears Il Co.. Of the San Juan Mill Co. and
against DeHnis HeRnes>ey John Madden. James Ryan
Patrick Dwyer and Vim, Roach of the Tennessee Co..
have taken in execution and shall expose for sale at
pnbc auction. between the hours of 10 o'clock NJ.
and NJ. on SATURDAY the Both day of April. A.
D. lS' J. at North San Juan in Bridgeport Township,
in front of the office of r. II. Farquar Esq. the fol-
lowing described property towit All the right title
and interest of Dennis IIcnnessey John Madden. Jas.
Ryan, Patrick Dwyer AMI Tm Roach in and to certain
mining claims situated in Sweet'and Mining District.
and known as the Tennessee companys claims Also,
ali the right. title and interest of said defendants in
and to the hnse. pipe. hydraulic, slucns blocks and
quicksilver. blacksmith bellows and anvil. taken
the property of said defendants to satisfy the above
two judgments and accruing costs.
North San Juan, April 9th A. D. 1882
30 C W. CORNELL. Constable.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16

The Trinity Journal, without pretend
ing to be literary paper better deserves
the name than many publications which
claim it. A recent number contained
three meritorious original poems, besides
the usual quotable articles of the editor.
Some of the prettiest things afoat were
first published in its columns. The
Journnt can be found on file at the Iii
brary room, where may be found, beside,
all the best California papers.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16

The Sacramento Sfaots Zsituug
knocks into the following high old Ger
man our item about an accident to
Spencer:
"Ein Miner Namcns Spencer gerieth
in den Strahl elmer hydraulischen Rohre
und wurde von der Gcwalt des Wassers
besinnungslos niedergcs chlagen."
How do you feel now Spence?
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16
To the Public!
NOiice TO Creditors.

NOtlct 10 SreOltOrss
Estate of james Harrington, deceased
NOTICE ishrreby given by the undersigned ad-
IN ministratriy of the ahove-ndmed estate, tu the
creditor. Of and all persons having claims against the
estate Of James Harrington dec ased. to exhibit the
sarn. with the n"cessary vouchers. within ten months
from the first publication of this notice to the under.
signed at her residence in the township of Bridgeport,
Nevada county, California.
ELIZABETH r. ii HARRINGTON,
Admrx, M the estate of james Harrington, deceased
April l6 1859. 81 iw
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16

There is-one physician to every lat
people in California.
The hydraulic press., 1859-04-16
DIED:

DIED:
At Sacramento, March 3lst, SARAH, wife Of l. P.
Van Hngen, Hged 6e years.
At Grass Valley April Sd, EVALINE, wife of P. N.
Waston, aged Is years.
AZ North Bloomfield, Nevada county, April 9th, Mr.
CHARLES SMITH aged altht 20 years. lie was for
merly from Green county, Tehn.