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NIECELLAKEQUs.
SS DUPONT'S OF
cC s u N o w ID X. ID

OK DUPONT'S Or
~ U N p D w ID L R. OO
w. ALBERT KING, GEORGETOWN, ID. c., for
years past the Sole Agent in the District OF Coum-
bia for Messrs. Dupont & Co., Wilmington, Del
aware, keeps constantly on hand large stock of all
the different grades Of POWDER manufactur ed by
them. embracing. in part ~.#.
Blasting and Mining Powder. in IS and 81 ID. kes,
Cannon and Musk ket do, U. g. Govern
ment proof IN % and s. IN. kegs
Sporting r, + +, FFF, In 6k, l2h and 8 III. kegs
Ducking Powder, IN 81, I2L, and 25 H. kegs
- DO. do. lnl and d %. csnisteTs
Diamond Grain do. in 10. canisters
Eagle Rihe do. in 6k aud lzlz III. kegs
do. do. In and n III. isters
+, FF,FFF, do. in 5, and = III. canis.ers
Do. do. In u Id. TASKS and cam steTs
Virginia Rife IN lb canisters
IL Safety Fuse of superior quality, in barrels
and packages.
All Of the above will be sold st manufacturers
prices and delivered free OF charge to any part nf
the District.
The character of Drpont's Powder has been 40
well and iavOraby known for half century, that
preise.
i[s We take pleasure at ali times in showing
samples and styles of packages to sportsmen and
IL Once No. IS High street, inlmediatsl, ad-
DINING the Canal. seS-tf
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TNREMONT HOUSE,
l. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
The PropuetOrs, having added, during the last
year, many new improvements, such asa A
Carpetlng and Rcfufnishirs, introducing yEY49
now Water Closets. Bath Rooms. and ev- le,I4l
cry possible luxury and convenience throng6 6oTf
respectfully invite public attention to its Increased
facilities for their accommodation.
Ihe House. betHg the L1Tgesf frsteIass Hotel in fk
NOrthtrest,
and Its locality, CORNER of Lake and Dearborn sts
IN the immediate vicinity of the most Fashionable
places of amusements and close proximity To the
different Railroad Depots and Steamboat Landings,
In the Centre Of tbs most desirable Bxsiasss Portions
Of ks CIfy,
presents superior Inducements to the traveller TO
business or pleasure.
fe2I-3m GAGE. BROTHER a. DRAKE,
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GOOD EATING AND
~ CAPITAL DRINKING.
w. 7. BENTER'S RESTAURhNT. on G a..
the rear of Browns Hotel block, CON
tlnues 10 be famous the very besttGN ~
Restaurant in WASHINGTON cty. Nle4
Lovers of eXauIsl te eating will always ~fe2
lind there the very choicest Oystefs,
Fish, Game, steaks, Chops. Wines. Liquors, Sc
country.
The cooking of his establishment is uusurpassed
and no other house Of the kind is more remaTkabie
for the Invariable good attendance of all employed
H HIS charges are moderate. fep-f
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By J. G.. MCGUIRE & CO. Auct,oneers
HlNRISIEE,S GALE nE Y A L.. I-NIi n
FOR RENT AND SALE,

ITO Den FISTS AND OTHERS.-FoR RENT
L Tho ROOMS occupied by DIR. Cock-rIe. Ap
ply to ROBERT WRIGHT, Penn. avenue, he
tween 18th and 18th sts. ma li-t
RARE CHANCE FOR WOOD AND COAL
H DEALERS-Ihe vacant 10 on ri street,
near th, opposite the Prcsby Church. 81 feet
by ,5l, can b- leased for years by paying all taxes
and moderate early rent
FoR SALE-A new Wooden PUMP, suitable for a
well or clstorn about ~ feet deep.
Apply to Dr. CRAGIN, I24 Dunbarton street.
Georgetown. ma g-tf
A TTENTION! ATTENTIONm- THAT elipibI,
IA situated BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT
opposite Centre Market, corner of 9th street and Pa
avenue will bc for rent the 18th day of MAY thiE
month. For terms apply at No. 376 r street. he
tween 10th and nth Bts. ma7tf
IlARNARD & BUCKEY, Georgetown, offer at
- private sale a barga.n IN a small 2 tory BRICK
HOUSE, q lot u foet front hy lHt deep, with the
use nf ten feet alley. With small repairs il would
readily rent for SO q month. matt
FOR RENT-The DWELLING PART of the
Il 3-stOry Hause south side of Penns wanna av.,
east OF 7th street, and over Harvey & Co.'s Hard
ware store. Apply TO CAMPBELL Il COYLE, or
+. COHLE d BRO. mar IL IF
A VALUABLE FARM FOR sALE-situated
"a In Alexandra county, about ~ miles from
Oeorgetown, At the Intersection of the GEORGETOWN
and Little Falls roads, consisting of lG2 acres In
Suire on the premlses, or of II. RICHARD corner
18th and X streets, Washington, d. C. ia loft
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EMRICH'S LAGER BEER DEPOT,

II No. $40 ELEvENTH SrRFRr,
Itoo doors North ofthe Gds Cornpdny'S Offcs
The undersigned respectfully announces that he
has accepted the Washington agency of ]. & p
BaltZ's sPIlILADELPHIA LAGER BEER which
he now prepared to furnish TO tho trade private
families. Bats Lager Beer has long been kept at
the undersIgneds establishment, and ranks M this
city. IS in all northern cities, the best manufse-
tured in the United States
~ All orders promptly filed, and delivered free
fe 25-Sm PETER EMRICp
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IA. CHATTAN0oGk,N 4, NASHVILLE, Ii tNTS-
VILE, GRAND gnNGTIoN; MEMPHIS,
By a direct route, and continuous railway conneo-
tiOn 10 Memphis,
Afording greater expedifiOn onT cor7f fort and be-
inr so miles shorter than by any other route
The steam ferry boat George Page leaves the foot
af7th street at 81 a. m, for AleKandra where pas
.engers take the cars for Richmond, Charlottesville,
Staunton, White SUI phur Springs. Woodstock 81 g.,
and AT 6Ix D. VI. for Richmond ard all points South
west, msking sure and close connections TO Mem
phln
Baggage Wagons snd Omnibuses leave the ofice
Pa avenue, at O o'clock a. IN. and D. IN.
JAMES A. EVANS, Agent,
taI-H WashinRfop
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SANDS3 JOHNSON, PRACTICAL CABINET
- M4KEKS add UNDERTA-
kERS, northeast corner 9th and --zzzszS
kinds and Sizes of READY-MADE COFFINS.
Calls promptly attended 10 at all hours. VIII also
attend TO the removal of bodies from the old buria
grounds to the new cemeteries
0id furniture neatly repaired and vanished.
Terms most reasonable. ap8-Sm
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OOK FOR Tue "GOLD EAGLE,D

Just received, q magnificent lot of ENGLISH
EE6R WINGS, framed or not; s,so, all kinds Of
PlCTCREand LOOhlNG-GLASS FRAMES, st
WAGNER'S,
h~AT sS Pa avs opposItn Rirkvoods'
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THROUGH TICKETS can be obtained At the
GREAT SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD or
FICE, corner Penusy wanna avenue and 9Th street.
Washington, board Of the Steam Ferry Boat
George Pa=e. at the Office of the Orange and
Alexandra Railrosd, ct Ale1andria,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-10-27

Mr.. CROFT, the first. of the above sign.
ers is one of the Oldest citizens OF St. Paul;
we'll known to all our citizens.
VIM. n. SHELLEY is another old SET
tier equally as we'll known
J. II. HOFFMAN Is the Book-keeper
Of, and partner in the saw mill Of Wetsel
g. Co., just below Dayton's bluff, rear Pigs
Eye. S.@.S
= E. RHOADEs is tho Engineer Of the
saw mill }, and is well known IN the Fourth
Ward as the former Engineer Of John B:
Irwin saw mill in Upper Town. ss.'>.
All four are men Of responsibility aud
veracity, who will compare equally in those;
points with the Mr.. George L. becker in
the past, but who are now infinitely above
the George L. Becker Of the present, in
all the attributesswhich dignity, manhood /;
or honor confer upon an individual.
9 sFellow-cit;zens of Foreign Birth--go to
the Polls and vote for Know Nothing
Becker, but. never more .uttcran objection
to candidate for any Office, offered by any
party, on the ground Of his former member-
ship with the Dark Lantern Order!
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-10-27
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
lDoPTED BY THE REPUBLICAN STATE CoNyEN'
TON, ASSEMBLED AT ST. PAUL, MINI,
a.m... JULY 21sr, 1859. s.-.....-..

Relying upon the intelligence, patriotism,
and discriminating justice Of the American
people, We the Delegates Of the Republican
party, in State Convention assembled, submit
to the enlightened judgement Of the people of
Minnesota, the following emphatic declaration
Of principles and resolutions: $50 @ &*.J
We maintain the Union of tho States, the
rights Of the States, and the liberties of the
.nODia '=f-sF 'tIi .l-y~- 5-.G.-S:& 8 a..
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-10-27
NO. Is,

publication Of the letter Of Mr.. Geo. T..
Becker denying his having been mem
Der Of the old St. Paul Know Nothing
Lodge, so-called to state, that We firm
ly believe that WESAT WITH HIM in
SAID LODGE, assembled at the Market.
Hall, in she fall Of 1854, and are confident
that we are not mistaken about tho fact
that he was then and there present!
We make this strtement oht of no i'll.
feeling to Mr.. Becker Like thousands Of
others, now belonging to both political par
ties, he has no doubt, changed his mind in
reference to the principals Of that extinct
organization, as We lave. 10. ~ :,
But we think it unjust that his friends,
should be endeavoring to make capital with
foreign born citizens for himself. and fol-
low members on the Democratic ticket, hY
abusing men on the Republican ticket as
Know Nothipgs, when there is little doubt
that he and several Of his. colleagues arc
open to the same charge;
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-10-27
NJ, CROFT,
w. III. SHELLEY.
T.. H. HOFFMAN;

Oct. IU, 1909. = :. =. = -.
I suscribe to the above and also assert.
most positively, that I aeas present at he
Of M. George L. Becker into
the Kno,o Nothing Lodge in the 9ppo,'
part OF John X. Arpin's Warehouse.
I'd E: RHOADES.;
Oct. 10 1852 sszsslzak ;gtszaaz
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-10-27
THEaPR00Fl THE-PRo0Fll
CERTIFICATE OF N. K.3WRIanr, "A roR--
z MER WE'LL KNOWN RESPECTABLE Me-
= CHANIo OF ST. PAUL, WHO SAW GEo
L. BECKER INITIATED INTO THE KNOW
NOTHING ORDER. s@s

CHANIO OF ST. PAUL, WHO SAW GEo
L. BECKER INITIATED INTO THE KNOW
NOTHING ORDER. -ea55
49, STATE OF MINNESOTA, Co. OF WAsHoA:
], N. K. Wright, Of the town Of st. M
rvs, in the county aforesaid, do hereby
certify and state, that ] am we'll acquain-
ted with George L., Becker the present
Democratic candidate for Governor; that
during the month Of October, 1854, I was
a resident Of the City Of st. Paul, and Z
member of.the Know. Nothing Order of
that place. And ]. further state, that the
said George L. Becker was also, at that
time, member Of the same Order that
the reason why know he was member
of that Order is. THAT T. WAS PRES.
lEN'T AND SAN HIM INITIATED.
..,E-sa.,, - -. n. K. WRIouT,
Dated October 9Th, 1859.
Signcd in the presence Of Ames coggs-
well, John Medworth, Lewis McKune.
81 We,the undersigned, citizens Of Tho
county Of Waseca and State of NIinuesota,
do hereby certify that We are we'll acquain-
ted e y Z. Wright, whose genuine sigma
ture appears to the foregoing statement,
and that the said Wright Is man. Of truth
and veracity, and Of high standing among
his neighbors; aud further, that he is now
q Deputy Sheriff Of said county.
Date ] this 9th day Of October, A.D. 1859.
]. B. Hill, i. A Mheeler,.
b. John A Wheelsr, John Bailey, s.
Chas a.. Hall, w. Smith, a..w
G. P. johnson, Geo. B. Bucknan,
= Dam. Daily.
b We do hereby oertify that the fersgoing
e true copy .cf The original, signed by
n +. Wright. Lrv1s NcKuxI,
AMOS CoaasWILL.
81
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

MINING MoDEb-The miniature mining
model, made by Francis Webster and Others
of Chips Flat, Sierra county, is now on
exhibition at Sacramento. The .Standacd
says it represents every variety of mining
operations carried on in the State, except
sailing and specnlating in claims and the
Bee says: ''While at one end several nina
ture quartz crushers are in active operation,
at the other the Spectator may see arastras,
sluicing, hydraulic washing, etc, and on
opening side doers, the miners are seen
drifting, tunneling and getting cut quartz" F"
The little engine which drives the quartz
mill was made by Wm. Baldwin, we'll
known machincst of Sacramento. Che
model occupied three years in its constf'ac-
ton, and the wood used for it was manzan-
ita and pine.
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

FENCING THE YALLEY.-The heavy rains
have set the farmers of the Sacramento Val
ley at work plowing. They are also dividing
their big ranches, according to the Bee
which says:
1t is fact universally acknowledged that
throughout this eatire valley, there is more
fencing being done this year than in any
previous one The cause of this is to be
found in the fact, perhaps, that the plains
are so covered with stock, that the land
owner is Obliged to fence in sufficient, at
least, for his cattle or let them run the risk
of starving in the Fall and Winter.
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

A CHANCE FOR THE CHIvALRoUs.-The most
important item of intelligence by the Golden
Age, which arrived on Monday, is the re-
port that our government has resolved TO
invade the Northern States of Mexico, and
hold them as indemnity for past claims and
to enforce the proper neighborly conduct.
If this report should prove to mean any
thing more than that it has been tardiIy de-
termined to protect our Rio Grande border
against the bandit Cortinas, the ultimate
consequences can hardly be imagined. Mex
ice is certainly not in condition to wage
war against such a power as the United
States, but the Conservative party might be
insane enough to think otherwise, and thus
put Uncle Sam to expenses which could only
be betrayed by another slice of territory Ia
that event there would be a chance for those
chivalrous gentry yclept fillibuSters to OBJ
tain legitimate employment.
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

Who is HE?-A writer in the Davenport,
Iowa, Gazette, in the course of historical
sketch Of Scott county chronicles feud
which existed in 1889 between the 1owans
and Missourians and which originated in a
dispute concerning the boundary line. Much
excitement prevailed, and at one time there
seemed to be a possibility of hostilities.-
Among other valiant squads that fitted out
for war was q company of about thirty,
"under the leadership of chieftain who Of
ten used to say that he could whip his
weight in wild cats, and who has since rep
resented Iowa in Congress, been upon the
Supreme bench of that State, and has also
been Chief Justice of California" This
pugnacious disciple of Blackstone supplied
his little army with five wagon loads of
whisky, according to the historian above
quoted. Now the question is, which of the
Chief Justices of California was it, or is it,
that boasted he could ''whip his weight in
wild cats I"
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17
The Yreka Journal says that Siskfyor

The Yreka Journal says that Siskiyou-
the rugged mountainous county cf the north
annually produces bread stuffs and vege-
tables sufficient to more than supply the de-
mand OF her numerous mining population.
Experiments of the last two or three years
have fully demonstrated the fertility of the
common soil of the mining hills, for fruit
and gardening purposes. In proof that till
ing the mountain soil is profitable to those
who do it rightly, the same paper mentions
garden, not more than three hundred
yards from its publication office, and con-
tanning not more than three acres of land,
from which the owner has netted not less
than three thousand dollars per summer, for
the last tour years.
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

SUICIDE OF A HoRsE.-A correspondent of
lie Phare, French paper published at San
Francisco, gives a curious account of the
death of poor, lame, emaciated horse
which had sunk exhausted on the pavement,
and was cruelty beaten by its driver. He
says the animal cast upon its brutal owner
glance that Would have disarmed a profess
sonal murderer, but the beating continued
and the miserable horse managed to rise
all trembling the while, and pursue his way
When arrived near the water ut the foot of
Mission street, he neghed sorrowfully,
plunged into the water and drowned him.
self, in spite of all efforts made to save him.
Who. says the writer, shall say what passed
in the mind of this animal? And who shall
define the limits Of instinct and reason?
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

GoNE TO CARSON CfTy.-W. f. Anderson,
Esq, late District Attorney of this county,
once editor of the Democrat and a candidate
started this week for Western Utah, where
he intends to become permanent resident.
1t was reported in this place on Thursday
that he had reached Sierra City and had
there been shot in the jaw, the ball coming
out through the cheek, by Mr. Andrews,
seems improbable. The Nevada Journal of
yesterday gives a report that Andrews had
shot q man, but adds the latter's name was
unknown.
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

ATEMPERANcE EX-PoUyDER.-HarryS Sears,
formerly citizen of North San Juan, now
living at Portland, Conn, writes as follows
of a temperance lecture he heard delivered
in New Haven by the reformed New York
rowdy, Orvile, or Awful Gardner:
"He spoke for an hour to seven hundred
or more persons. His address was charac-
teristic of the man, rather rugilistc in style,
but right to the point He said he was
'rough and tumble man," and had been all
his life, and be would give them trough
aud tumble speech" So far as my Judgment
goes, he was certainly true to his word He
would raise his Jaw-smasher and bring it
down on the cushioned altar before him
with such force that the concussion would
almost blacken the nearest eyes, and after
each blow the dust would roll up in clouds.
He related bis experience among the 'bloods,'
high and low all of which was interesting.
and some of 1t very touching. I believe he
could do more good for the temperance
canse, By travelling and speaking extensively,
than all the Maine liquor laws have done so
far"
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

CovILLAuDs VINEYARD.-M Covilaud. a
pioneer Marysvllian, has vineyard which
consists of twelve acres. The first part of
it was planted about six years ago, and the
latter portion two years afterwards. Moon
ey's Express, from which we condense these
particulars, says the ground was first
simply ploughed, and has ever since been
worked by the garden spade. The vines are
stuck two feet in tie earth, in the midst of
diamond squares about three feet apart. In
winter each vine with IFS tendrils is tied up
in cluster around a stake The twelve
acres require the attention of six Iaborers,
at an annual expense of 81, ,00O The kind
and the wine which it produces is such as
we get from Oporto, and known as port wine
Mons. Covilland sold, this season, thirty-iive
thousand dollars worth of grapes ! and made
six thousand gallons of wine, worth two
dollars gallon. The total net produce for
the season. after deducting the cost of labor
and other expenses, was forty-four thousand
dollars! The wine at two dollars per gall
Ion is cheaper than importations of foreign
brands. Tlc- Express concludes its interest
ing article by computing that the vineyard
income Of Sf4,0 represents, at five per
cent. per annum, fixed capital of $780,
600.
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

The fact is, says the San Andreas Inde
pendent, we in the mines, who expect to
make this country our home, should look
with the greatest favor on every plan which
tends to keep the Gold We dig in the coun-
try. 1t ycu can ever succeed in establishing
a general system of Agriculture and Home
Manufactures, then, indeed will we be the
richest and the most powerful community,
of ceual numbers, in peace or war, upon
the Globe. We have the best or the worst
staple product; it cursed Spain, it cursed
Mexico and all our Southern pciehbors
shall we make it blessing cr curse to
California?
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17
AppLEs.-The pomologists of the lower

ApPLEs.-The pomologists of the lower
country are discussing the question whether
there is danger of overstocking the market
with apples. The Aha thinks there is not.
and is under the impression that an acre of
orchard will pay far better than an acre
sown in wheat, and would do so even if we
had ten times as many apple trees as we
have now. The same journal estimates the
number of trees in the State at 647 .22e-
more than one for every soul of oer popula-
tion. But These are probably not all bear
ing. The assessors, in the mining counties
at least, generally count ahthe trees setout,
whether bearing or not, and sometimes even
include nursery shoots in their enumerations
Mountain culturists who contemplate plant
sng apple-orchards-and there are very many
such, dpr fhe hardy apple is found better
adapted to the mountain climate than the
delicate peach-need not fear they will prove
Improbable. No frui: from abroad can be
brought into dangerous competition with
that raised in the foot hills and lofty ranges
beyond The cost cf transportation from
the coast or great river valleys will always
prove protective tariff for the fruit grow ers
of the mining regions to say nothing of the
preference that fresh home-raised fruit will
always command over that which has been
bruised by packing and jolting. The pres
ent supply of apples in the interior comes
from Oregon, the native growths not having
yet found their way into the mountains. al
though they have effected a great reduction
in the price of the imported article. The
prices per pound in this place range from 15
TO 80 cents; and sales are made at the retail
stands at prices varying from three apples
for two bits to three bits for one apple
Next fall our own orchards will partly supply
the market, and we may look to see these
prices 50 reduced that apples can be freely
eaten without economical scruples, and
dumplings become an institution in every
family.
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17
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We are not in possession of many facts
under this head although the weather for
the past week has been exceedingly favor
able to mining operations On San Juan
Hlll nine Or ten companies are washing, but
at Sweetland and Birchville washing has
been entirely suspended, and will probably
not be resumed until the introduction of
cheap water by the Eureka Lake Company
a new ditch under the auspices of this COM
pany has been already commenced. A final
survey has been or is Bsing rhade, RESERVOIR
sites have been located lumber is being
hauled from Clark & Cos mill for the con
strnction Of afiume to carry the water across
the Lone Ridge gap, and excavation on the
line of the ditch near tire point,iust named
has been actively initiated. Il is thought
the entire enterprise can be completed to the
localities intended to be supplied BY three
months from this date. The route surveyed
is said to be highly favorable In addition
to supplying water to the mines at Sweet
i"h" anu ofiNu'tiic3 tHC INV uitCH W III dC-
commodate the promising district of lone
Ridge, end may lead to the development
there of several excellent claims. The gravel
is known to yield such prospects as are con-
sidered very good for hydraulic diggings.
At Gopher and Alabama Hills, on the
south side of the South Yuba, near Illinois
Bar there is a large extent of comparatively
new diggings, towards which some atten-
ton has lately been directed by few of our
old miners looking for interests there. Only
about eight claims are opened and opening,
but many more have been taken up. The
ground consists of deep gravel banks, six or
eight hundred feet above the river, worked
by the hydraulic process through tunnels
and open cuts as elsewhere Parties who
are washing make eigh t. OR ten dollars a day,
clear, to the hand, according to our inform
ant. Water is furnished by Kidd Knoxs
ditch brought from the summit lakes, at
the low price Of twenty cents per inch
When very plentiful it is sold for twelve and
half cents, and the miners then use it more
freely. Another ditch is to be brought into
the same section, we are told, from the
South 1uba, beginning at point just below
Washington. 1t is already half completed.