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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-15

Mr.. Hyde, the reporter of the st. Louis r.
publican, who was oneof the yoyagers in tb
balloon Atlantic, has written for that journ,
a narrative OF the voyage. We select the fol
lowing extracts
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-03-03
News" from Arizona!

The Washington correspondents of the New York journals possess wonderful facilities for obtaining intelligence from this region. In fact, those journals publish so much that is original, rare and strange, from this far-off portion of the Union, that it is quite treat to read itl- Looking over late number of the New York Daily Times, we discover an arrt.y of "news' from Arizona, portion of which we quote, con fdent that it will be interesting to people here abouts, since the intelligence is eminently "new'' and no less wonderful In reference to the Gia river gold mines, we find the following:
 At the date of these advices-about the mid dle of December, there were over six hundred men at work with the rudest means of opera ton, and making from four to hundred and fifty dollars per day A few of the miners had struck the "bed rock" at the depth of over twenty feet and were taking out an average of over fifty dollars per day to the hand.
 The above paragraph is tissue of humbug- gery. No such number of men as is stated above have ever been at work on the Gila at one time--not over three hundred at the very highest estimate. At present there are but few persons at the diggings, and most of the num- cer are barely clearing expenses, A few ener-
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-03-03
News Items.

LATE papers from the States announce the death of Ex-Governor Slade, of Vermont, whose labors in behalf of education have given him widespread reputation.
 GEN MIRAMoN-This new President of the Mexican Republic is an addition to the list of those who have reached the summit of ambition in early life Born in 1882, he is now in his 27th year. He first figured conspicuously in the insurrection of Iuloaga, last winter. Upon the death of Gen. Osollos he was placed at the head of the army, signalizing his promotion by great victory over Gen. Vidaurri near San Luis Potosi, September 29th More recently, he has beaten the Liberal Degollado without the gates of Guadalajara, and forced his way into that city. ".'...''' '" t.""
 AN enterprising snowman is exhibiting company of trained heas in the cities of the Atlantic States, to crowded houses. Their feats as described in the papers, are truly surprising
 IT is rumored at Washington that a propo- siton for the sale of Sonora and Chihuahua has been received from President Mramon The price named is said to be sixteen millions We do not credit the rumor. t 'tH.
 TIE neutrality of the Atlantic Cable, which caused so much discussion in the Senate, one year ago, has been fully established H hasn't c lcord 10 sag on either side. g,.. e
 KANSAS GOLD MINEs4-The reports from the South Platte gold region announce new discoy- cries of the precious metal, and large yield. The gold is fine float, or scale gold, intermixed with bouders, coarse gravel, and sand, the whole of which is from sixteen inches to two and a half feet in depth, and deposited upon q hard cement, resembling in appearance burnt clay or lava; this is termed the bed rock, and is reached at distance of from three to six feet below the surface
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-03-03
Leech's Wagon Road.

Before Congress grants further appropria- tions for wagon roads" we venture the sug- gestion that some official investigation be in- sttuted as to the expenditures made and the work done by late expeditions. If no more good was accomplished by the northern wagon road companies than was effected by Colonel Leech and his corps on the Southern line, the money might as well be kept in thE Treasury,
 From El Paso, along the old road to Tucson, 10 the point where Leechs road strikes off to the Gila, the amount of labor performed was very trihing. As to the road along the Gla, ed by a wagon since the expedition left, and the fsint tracks made by the expedition wagons lare rapidly growing up to grass Col. Leechs fox train, under the superintendence of sea lcaptain, was eleven months making the distance from Fort Belknap to La Mesilla and arrived iust in time to be sold out, not having been of lthe least benefit There are circumstances connected with the sale, which do not speak very we'll for the management, to say the least, of such operations ha"s "i''. q 9dl The "water tanks" made by Leechs expedi- tion, concerning which there has been so much said in the Eastern papers are the meanest apologies for "water tanks ever laid outls~ 4mere shallow, contracted holes, sseeped out in
 the ground, and generally located in places where it is almost an impossblity for water Fto drain into them. These celehrated ''tapls" excite the ridicule of every one vwho behdgds. them, and if any dependence wasRlacaa Spou their supply fwater trains would perish from Thirst sa lsaa ae 5fi ..o5
 sFe ffasor'offs sswsgos roads scaess she continent wherever they are needed, and would not be understood as saying anything to dis courage them, but at the same time feel called upon to protest against the useless and extrav- agant manner in which the appropriations are usually expended, and confess thorough disgust for the small amount of labor and the immense quantity of bloviation which usually follows .5 .l.-....,) .t.r
 Lieut.. Beale, with his party wintered at AL buquerque, and before this time has started out on his route along the 35th parallel He intends to make a good road and construct bridges wherever they are needed He has strong force of men and animals and being an officer of great skill and energy will doubtless make a
 fine route to California l ....
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-03-03

onfort who only abandoned power to place all
 its resources at the command of the enemies of popular rights; and, to whose weakness more than to any other cause Mexico is this day in. debted for the lamentable confusion into whichi its affairs have fallen. If the events of the past year have proved anything it is that the Liberal cause is predominant everywhere out side of the capital and that the Constitution which Comonfort betrayed met, in general sense, the wants an wishes of the people. The only point unattainable to the popular party is' the City of Mexico, which it was in the powers of Comonfort to have secured to them. He. gave it to their adversaries, and hence this pro-
 tracted series of woes. T,Itf.
 Since the departure of Comonfort to the
 United States, there has been constant state
 of warfare between the opposing factions, with varied success, until very lately, when the Con-
 servatives are reported 70 have triumphed and
 elected General Miramon President We may however stH look for continuance of this
 strife between the various parties. s
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-03-03

getc individuals may have made -four dollars , per day. which is a very fine average yield of i, the diggings, but the 'hundred-and~ffty-dollars per-day men it would puzzle even "Wash- ington correspondent to discover d n, ,..;i,.,o,
 We are next enlightened to the effect that an
 A new silver "leadY had been discovered on land belonging to Lieut. Mowry,, which pays as richly as, if not richer, than the celebrated Heintzleman silver mine. These more recent 9 discoveries had produced an excited mining fever throughout the country t ii .y,
 In vier't of the fact that silver mining is re-, ceiving considerable attention in this section of Arizona, we should really be glad to know by whom that Identical flead', ion land, belonging to Lieut. Mowry,) was discovered when, and where2 We feel confident that such informa,, ton will be new to our readerss and ,no doubt highly gratifying. We shall also be equally gratifed if the New York Times will desigaate {; some particular locality in this Territory wher9 a few cases of the above mentioned "mining fever" may be found e,i,..,o -,, .,,.f.., IT Y
 Although well aware that to contradict ones, half the false and nfischieyous, news publish. ed in reference to Arizona would be a, weightyv task, we cannot refrain arom noticing such etxo- neous statements as the above, which must iiirs eyitably result s9 tAs .4amag fthe Terri tery4. LIEUTsIyEs' ExPEokAfIos OF TIE CoGoRADo- Lieut. Iyes publishes a preliminary report of his Exploration 9f fAe Upper Colorado by which itapRears thathe ascended the river with his small stern wheel steam boat to stream call ed the Rio Virgin, five hundred miles from the mouth He then proceeded overland to Fort Albuquerque, nine hundred tailes. Most of K the Sspts tEaEersed was. Eild and dgeary.. abounding in rugged mountains, gigantic cam. ons, and vast stretches of barren land, sparsely
 inhabited by few wretched Indians Some
 few valuable minerals were discovered, but in
 such inhospitable regions that they can never
 be proftably worked. This is the substance of the report. We do not see that any important
 discoveries have been made
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-03-03
Condition of Mexico.

q The London Times uses strong language Tn its articles on Mexico In an article written directly after the reception in England of the Presidents Message, after a sketch of Mexico of the sixteenth century, the Times continues:
 "There is literally no spot in the entire American continent, from the Arctic Seas to Cape Horn, which presents such spectacle of Reorganization and ruin. The Indians of Pat agonia are better ordered than the Mexicans of 1858. In the old seat of American civiliza-- ton there is now no Government, no recognized polity, no public order Life and property are insecure not through the accident of political revolution or as the consequence of transient convulson but necessarily and permanently, from the utter default and breakup of all the institutions designed for their protection We cannot find in any European history-7not even ip.that of Snain .tself7any narallel or lhiStlss ton of the present state of things in Mexico. The MeXicans can neither govern themselves nor find anybody strong enough to govern them; and the State, if it can still be called State, is simply tumbling to pieces for want of anything like vitality or cohesion, .,
 "The ordinary interest which might attach to a spectacle like this is materially enhanced by two important considerations On the north ern frontier of Mexico lies a formidable neigh Dor already aggrandized by large acquisitions of Mexican territory, and prepared for the ab- sorption of more. What gives this contingency still greater weight is the fact that the internal politics of the North American Union will be intimately affected by any further annexation towards the South, and its wisest statesmen are apprehensive of the results which might ensue Certainly, up to the present time the Govern ment of Washington has exhibited considerable forbearance i'll dealing with the provocatons to which the anarchy and license prevailing throughout Mexico have naturally given rise.
 "ln Mexico there is not vestige of nation ality. Of its seven or eight millions of popula- ton, about one million only are whites, the rest being Indians or mixed breeds; and these Mexican Spaniards have not succeeded, like the French Canadians, in preserving the spirit which they brought across the seas. Mexico has broken up from pure incapacity for self government The license which ensued on the extinction of absolutism forty years ago has never been exchanged for any regular or stable Administration, so that what should have been mere temporary suspension of authority has proved a permanent abeyance of order Des potism might have relieved the country, but no Mexican has been strong enough for despot, and affairs, therefore, have gone from bad to worse, with interminable convulsions, hopeless wars, losses of territory, and, at length, with such absolute political Reorganization that no stage of decline can be more ruinous, and men are only looking to see what may follow"
 
 TIE MIME MUsKET.-G w. Kendall writes tO tbo O,,looro hot in, of
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-03-03

TIE winnings of Mir. Ten Broeck on the En- glish turf the last season, are reported to have exceeded $l5,000.
The weekly Arizonian., 1859-03-03

THE MIME MUsKET-G w. Kendall writes to the New Orleans Picayune that in one of Lindsays recent scouts against the Navajos, one of the latter was killed at a distance of four hundred yards and another wounded, with a shot from one of the new Mimic muskets now used by the U. S. troops. @
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-02-17
NEWS AGRICULTURE

sprang upon rock, and shadlng her eyes
with her hand, gazed eagerly for the reap
pearance of that dim, distant spect. 1t was
a sail. Yes there it rose. And now it dip
ped again, beautiful as the wing of Il sea-gull.
Already she had learned to distinguish OH
iects OH the water, and she knew that this
was tisherInans sail. r. .~ ...
.Oh if it is but James James" she cried
eagerly. claSping her hands. Father in
heaven" and she raised her streaming eyes
above, ''let it be my husband
Nearer aud near the sail approached, and
was now observed heading straight for tho
harbor Half an hour more of suspense and
then-joy joy she recognized her hus-
bands craft He saw her rs she stood there,
and steered directly for the spot was soon at
her side and clasping her in his arms.
Dear me-" he cried, 'were you so ami
Gus? The storm blew us to sea. or we should
have been home yesterday. But you see |
am safe now
Thank God" she said; and tainted in
his arms.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-02-17
"A College Joke.

One cF the earliest Presidents Of Jefferson
ca" =. pm was the venerable Doctor Nc
MN. man of great gravity and dignity oI
lhaannrS.
~ th,I, early times it was customary fpr
tar 81, la.,t> yhcn meeting the President; 10
rfn,,ye tn. hat from the head, place it under
IN. l.!t arn, make profound bow, and pass
tie cnmrlrl.nt,; of the day ...
eccentric fellow His fnther was rich, and as
Tom wa, always flush of money" the
height of his ambition was to sport gold
headed cane and gallant the old Greek Pro-
fesSor's daughters.
The term student, which he bore in COM
mon with the other members of the college,
was sad misnomer Toms mind was
more deeply engrossed with backgammon,
checkers, and "old sledge," than with his
mathematics, and was more deeply read in
the love of Chesterfield, than in that Of IIo-
mer and Virgil In fact he was shallow
Drained, il!y-han'led fop, and, as may be
supposed, great favorite with certain class
OF ladies who mistake imp rtinencc for wit,
and fine clothes and affected manners for
refinement and solid accomplishments.
But to our tale Tom was one day walk
ing down the street arm in arm with his
friend John Smith, who had a spice of the
wag about him. Seeing the President few
PAGES before them, Tom hastily inquired
Smith, waht is good morning sir, in Lat
n?"
Ego sam stslts, was the reply, without a
moments hesitation. --....
Mecting:the President, Tom after the most
approved style of donkeyism, at the same
time making profound salaam, greeting him
with -.
"Ego sum stults."
II am aware of it," responded the Presi-
dent; making a slight bow.
This proving rather unsatisfactory. Tom
posted off to the room of ms friend Byles
whom he salutcd with
Deacon, what is the translation Of this SEN
tence-:Ego sum stultus:' .. .....
II am a tooi!" responded the Deacon
This told the whole story. AS novel wri-
ters say, Toms feelings may be more easily
imagined than described. . .. ..
Whether the students bored him about it or
not. and whether the Professors daughters
ever heard of it or not, "dcponcnt sayeth
not" but history recorded that the next fiat
bottomed boat that went down the OHIO,
bore Tom US q passenger. ..r
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-02-17
OLD SERIESs VOL. 10, NO. 80
TEAM $50 in Advance.
CSaLase iM Women.

There is a branch Of general education
which is not thought at all necessary for wo-
men as regards which, indeed, it is well
ifthey are not brought up to cultivate tho
opposite. Women are not taught to be
courageous Indeed, to some persons, cour-
age may seem as unnecessary for women a.
Latin and Greek Yet there are few things
that would tend to make women happier in
themselves, and more acceptable to those
with whom they live, than courage. There
are many women in the present day. scnsi-
bic women in other things, whose panic ter.
rors are a frequent source Of discomfort to
themselves and those around them Now
it is a great mistake to imagine that hardness
must ge with courage: and that the bloom
ofgentleness and sympathy must be all rub.
bed off by that vigor Of mind which gives
presence Of mind, enables person to be
useful in peril, and makes the desire to assist
overcome that sickness of sensibility which
can only contemplate distress and difficulty.
So far from courage being unfeminine, there
is peculiar grace and dignity in those beings
who have little active power of attacs or de.
fense, passing through danger with a moral
courage which is equal to that of the strong
est. We see this in great things We per-
fectly appreciate the sweet and noble dignity
Of an Anne Bullen, Mary Queen of Scots,
or 4 Maria Antonctte We see that it is
grand for these delicately bred, highnurtured
helpless personages to meet Death with si.
ience and confidence like his own. There IL
no beouty IN fear. 1t is a mean, ugly, dis
hcvelei creature. No statue can be made Of
it that a woman would wish to see herself
like. ..t .......a -.H..a H,.. a...
We may hc quite sure that, witeout losing
any of the most delicate and refinedo Of ferni-
nine graces, women may be taught not to
give way to unreasonable fears. which should
belong no more to the fragile than to the
robust.-Home Journal .. .. .... --
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-02-17

| drive out this man and his daugh,er penni-
less into the world"
WHAT'S that to your' replied Crosby,
! with a look Of malice and contempt.
Il will answer that question" said Wilson,
and he acquainted him with what the reader
has already learnt.
Crosby was at first petrified with aStonish-
ment, but when he saw that all his schemes
of,villainy We're defeated, and proof of his
having committed a forgery could be cstab-
lished, his assurance forsook him, and he
threw himselfupon his knees, and begged
first the old man, then Lucy and Wilson to
spare him. t.s# a. .
Much as they pitiod, twas impossible for
them not to dcspise the meanness of this ap-
plication. oH ".-i.. a#'
Wilson told him that he deserved no mercy.
That moment since he would have driven
the family of Davis from their home, without
even means Of temporary support. He would
pay Crosby a fair price for his property, and
forbear prosecuting him on condition of his
instantly quitting the country
Crosby accepted the offer. The writings
were made out on that day and before morn
inS he and his family were on their way to
Texas.
Why should spin out the narrative
Lucy and Charles Were married, and though
a splendid mansion soon rose upon the farm
of Mr.. Davis, both loved far better the little
room where she had so anxiousiy watched
over the sick bed of the houseless stranger
Mr.. Wilson was rich, but never forgot those
who were in want
Cheered by the kind and afftctionate atten-
tons of his children, Simon Davis almost
seemed to have renewed his existence
He lived many years. and long enough to
tell the bright-eyed son of Charles and Lucy
the story of the forged deed And when he
told the listening hoy how his father. when
poor and friendles>, was taken home and
kindly treated, and in turn became their ben
efactor, he impressed upon the mind of his
g1andchiid that even cup of cold water
given from a good motive, shall not loose its
reward.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-02-17
E..siateasity of Ga cation.

At the close of one os Prof Mitchell's Lee
lures on Astronomy, IAwhich he had been
considering the im'nensity cf f"rcatir.l, N" re
pcated in illustration tha conception %" a
German oct, as follows;
"God called man in dreams into the YES
Thule Of heaven, saying, Come up hither
and viii show you the glory ofmy house '
And to his angels who stood b ut the throne
he said, Take him, strip him of his robes of
flesh; cleanse his affections; put new
breath into his nostrilS but tuci not his hu-
man heart the heart that fears and hopes
and trembles. \ moment. and il was done,
and the man stood ready for his unllnown
voyage Under the guidance of a mighty
angel, with sound of flying pinions, they
sped away from the battlements of heaven.
Some time on the mighty angels wings they
fled through Saharas Of darkness wilderness
Of death At length, from distanc, not
countcd save in the arithmetic OF Heaven,
light beamed upon them =, sleepy flame as
seen through hazy cloud. They sped o..
in their terrible speed to meet the light; the
light with lesser speed came tolnect them. In
moment the blazing of suns around them
a moment tn" rneeling of planets then
cam" iong eternitics of twilight; then again
on the right hand and the left appeared more
! considerations. At last the man sank down
crying, Angel can 60 no fartcr; let IN.
lie down in the grave and hide myself from
the intinitude of the universe, for end ther
is none End there is noue.' demanded
the angel And from the glittcring star
that Shonc around there came choral shout
End there is noner End is there none !:
:. demanded the angel again; and is it thi'
that awes thy soul? answer, end there j:
none to the universe of God! Lo! also
there is no beginning,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-02-17
Light-The Law 0f Ret3ec
ton. -....

by the reflection of light is unde--
stood that property by which, when
light falls on any smooth surface, it is
thrown off from it again. There is a
fixed law of optics as to the direction
in which the rays are thrown of, but
this law it is not necessary here to exs
plain. The result of it is sufficiently
familiar to all. How often have we
behold, with delight, the surface ofthe
calm sea at sunrise, with long path
OF light gllttering on its waves between
the eve and the son. How often have
we adm ired the golden clouds of
morning rejecting the sunbeams before
the luminary itself has risen above the
horizon /! These and innumerable 9TH
er phenomena have their birth in the
law of reelection. Now it is this law
which makes our eyes of use to u.s.
Every object in nature is seen by re-
tlected light except the sun, the stars
and other lum inous bodies which are
visable by their own RAYS. Every 9TH
er object is seen by the light which
is thrown off from it, and which forms
a picture or image of such object in the
eye ofthe beholder. The mount aims
the lakes-the clouds overhead
the ocean below-the sparkling rivers
the gloomy wood-the countanances
OF friends-the walls ofour apartments
the perception of these and all other
objects OF sight we owe to light refec-
ted or thrown off from them. But to
go further, were it not for this law, not
only should We preceive nothing except
luminous bodies themselves, but even
the hour of MONDAY, would be as
dark rs nj mt !; in short nature-as far
as the sense of sight has anything to
do with or PERCEPTION of it-would be
obliterated. To prove this only single
and simple Illustration is necessary
Black substances are called black be.
cais they do not reflect the rays Of
light hence the impression on the eye
of what we call blackness or darkness.
is nothing more or less than the ABB
sence ofrefected light. So if all ma
tire, like black substances, reflected
noie ofthe rays of light, everything
would be involved in common gloom.
We are aware that these simple facts
regarding thc law ofreficction are not
new, hut we doubt not, many Of our
youn" readers will be enligh.ned on
this subject for the first time by the
plain statement here set iorth.-[Scicn.
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