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The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

The mail which left by the John l.. Ste
yens last Tuesday was probably the last that
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, as that
instrument expires on the first Of October
After that time are we to be left to the de-
hghtful uncertainties of the Johnson con-
tract? If SO we may thank fortune for the
Overland mails, which ought to be exclu-
sively patronised.
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By Yezegz'<yph,
OVER THE ALTA LFSE.]
FOR THE HYDRAULIC PRESS,

Diamond Springs Destroyed by Fire!
BY a brief despatch from Sacramento We
learn that at q o'clock P NJ. yesterday, a
fire broke out at Diamond Springs, Ell Dora
do county, and destroyed about half the
business portion of the town, with large
mated in Young's private boarding house
The losses are very heavy. Amount not
known
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

SAN AYDREAs INDEPENDENT-Th iournal
has completed its third volume, and we are
is newspaper--in the true sense of the
term-of genuine excellence. We always
receive it with pleasure and read it with
profit
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A CARD.
"A CARD.
TO MY FRIENDS IN NORTH SAN JUAN:

TO MY FRIENDS IN NORTH SAN JUAN:
cannot leave you without improving this oppor-
tunity OF expressing my gratitude for your kindness
during the protracted illness of my dear husband.
We CAME among you strangers, sick and in distress
Well have you mnistered unto MS. That your kind
ness was source Of joy and comfort one who came
among you but to suffer and die be your reward
thank You one and all. That God may bless and
prosper you will ever be my heartfelt prayer.
MRS. DR.. JOHNSTON.
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DIAMoNDs.-David Dale Owen, State &C.
ologist of Arkansas, alluding to section Of
country where much silicifed wood is found,
thinks it is not improbable diamonds lne,y
be discovered in the same vicinity; for the
froFa the wood and its replacement with si-
lex, the pure crystalline carbon, or the dia-
mond is likely to form. If this theory be
correct there may be diamonds about North
San Juan, for silicifed wood is abundant
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

A. ROMAN, San Francisco Roman, has
the cheapest stock of good books to be
found at the Bay. You can buy of him
"books that are books" at New York prices,
and frequently at less than those prices
Mountain dealers can make money by giving
him their orders.
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

MEXICAN MocKING BIRDs.--Some of these
cisco where they sell readily at $50 each.
They do not seem to be possessed of as great
powers of mimicry as the mocking bird of
Louisiana and Florida, nor are they as large
1t is thought the Bay climate will prove too
cold for them.
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

AN EDITOR IN TRoUBLE.-Forbes, of the
Sierra Democrat, was called liar by one Ty
Ter, and attempted to strike him therefor,
but was prevented by the crowd. He after
wards met him and gave him one blow Ty-
Ter met him with pistol, subsequently, and
told him to draw, which he did, but shoot
ing was prevented by bystanders. Several
days afterwards Tyler demanded t satisfac-
tion" for the blow he had received, as he
stated, "unaware and behind his back"
Forbes denied the correctness of this state
ment and refused to entertain challenge
until it was made to conform to- facts Ty-
Ter meanwhile had left town, his challenge
was peremptory, his second left without any
discretion in the matter, the statement as to
the circumstances of the blow was not COR
rected, and thus no duel came off; much to
our " satisfaction" if not to that of Forbes
and Tyler.
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

The great north is filing ap as we'll as the
great west. A newspaper under Canadian
auspices is about to be started at Selkirk.
on the Red River of the north, 450 miles
above St. Paul. The place has 10000 i'm
habitants
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favor of making that place the permanent
locality of future State Fairs. No doubt
the efficiency of such exhibitions would be
increased by holding them always at ore
point.
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Admiral Baynes, of the British Navy, has
positively declined to act with GOV. Doug
las in his efforts to remove the American
forces from San Juan Island. The affair
VIII doubtless be settled by diplomacy. as
it ought to be.
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

MONTE CRrsTo"' BURNED.-We were in
formed by telegram from Forest City, on
Tuesday last, that the day previous Monte
Crfsto' had been almost entirely consumed
by FIRE, The losses amount to upwards of
100000.
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

A free and Independent elector of sus-
picious disposition, at Stockton, tried to
deposit in the ballot box huge muslin
poster on which his favorite ticket was print
ed, but was finally induced to poll one of
smaller dimensions
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

Several of our excitable cotemporaries at
San Francisco are very actively employed
with task that ought to be as disagreeable
to them as it is to outsiders, and that is
proving away, or swearing away, one an
others reputation for decency. Is not this
quarreling over dead body rather disgrace
full ?
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Good advice is Ciyen to incoming emi-

Good advice is given to incoming emf
grants by the Amador Ledgcr, in this wise
Gentlemen, come along but be sure and
"bring your knitting, and stay to tea," and
do not lay the fattering unction to your
souls that fortune can be made in week
or year, for it now takes time, either with
capital or labor; the fortunes that could once
be found lying around sloose," have been
picked up and carried away.
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

Wizard Martins jewelry box was stolen
from him at Forest Hill, says the Courier. 1t
conta ined S4oo in coin, and about 1926 in
jwelry.
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The San Francisco papers are urging the
project of erecting monument to Broderick
on the Plaza. One win probably be erected
over his remains at Lone Mountain Cemetery.
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Jerry Sullivan has our thanks for repeated
favors in the newspaper fine. We wish him
new customer for every paper he sends.
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

CoLoRED PHoToGRAPHs.-From state
ment in the London 4,t Journal it appears
that two European artists, Becquerel and
Niepce by name, have actually succeeded
in producing Photographic copies of nature
in colors, perfect in all respects, save that
the tints were feetiug. 1t is thought the
difficulties of impressing the colors are so
great as to render the desideratum improb-
able, but the French operators continue
their experiments, and may possibly be sue
eessful. In this age of steam navigation,
railroads, electric telegraphs, submarine ca
bles, balloon trips and tight rope perform
ances over Niagara, it does not become an
intelligent man to scoff at anything as an
impossibility until it is proved so. We ven
ture to hope the day may come when old
Sol will not only take our portraits, as lie
has been taught to do by Daguerre,
Brewster, Morse and others, but will also
paint them for us after life-stamping the
very blush and vermeil hue of beauty in per-
manent tints for the admiration of posterity.
The hydraulic press., 1859-09-24

The report that Ex-Gov. McDougaH had
sought to challenge Senator Gwin, is au-
denied.
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Several noted thieves are said to be about
these parts now. People will do we'll not
to leave valuables in their way
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M u rr ic IL:

At Agricultural Hall, Sacramento, on Saturday
evening, September 18th. 1852 by Rev D. c. Wheeler.
in the presence of about fifteen hundred people, Mr..
RICHARD WILLIAMS, of Camptonville, to Miss
MARY JONES, of North San Juan.
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: Will our Marysville cotemporaries oblige
US by sending exchange through express
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The Sacramento Unios, the best nerspa-
per in California, has entered on its 18th
volume.
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Traders will read the advertisements
of Billings Hams and Jules Robins Gognac.
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ARREsTEp.-Judge Terry was arrested last
Saturday, at Stockton, by Sheriff ONeill.
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A Art A mid tn e Sierr as.
Gl:3AID9M q cpEsaTa

YkVHE subscriber takes this method of informing the
Ia citizens of California that he has retitted his
rooms adis prepared take all kinds of Pictures
known to the photographic Art, unsurpassed in the
Word that he has made special geinents for per-
sous coming from d tant parts Of the State and would
say to ali such that provided perfect satisfaction is not
given, he will not only not charge for work. but will
pay them for their time and trouble in calling
Those arrangements have been made in view of the
fact that the country locked with unskilful opera
tors whose work is not only wanting in chemical effect
and everything that constitutes good picture, but
owing TO the improper of the chemicals employed
they are rendered pershable and worthless.
TO avoid the mpositions practced, the citizens of
this and the adjoining counties. and travellers are
most respectfully invited call upon him at his rooms
~ Grass Valley, where he will be found ready at all
tise and in all binds of weather. take pictures ia
the best stye by all the various processes now known
some of which are as follows:
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I'D i G Il (:

At North San Juan. Nevada county. on Wednesday,
September 21st, JOHN RODGERS, formerly of New
Orleans. aged y.
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TO California Consumers
BILLINGS HAMS.

BILLINGS HAMS.
desire to call the particular attention Of consumers
in California to the label or brand upon my Hams
which in all bears fc smile of my signature
and in every respect the label have used for
many years past.
The unrvalled reputation which my TIans have long
borne in the California market renders me exceedingly
anxious that Hams packed by other persons should
be mistaken for the we'll known and genuine
Horace Billings Hams,
And nay present object is 10 ask consumers especially
which Learn have this season. been to California,
which the name Of
BILLINGS
has been placed with labe! resembling mine in STYLE
type. etc.
Ny Hams are cured under my own personal super;
vision and
Their Admitted Excellence
is owing the great used and the pecuar prepar-
alton they undergo in curing, by which delicacy OF
flavor preservation Of the juices of the meat and free
dom from undpe sadness are secured.
confidently purchasers Of my Hams in Cali
fornia that the cure Of 1899 will be faun, of tho
CH0ICESTQ QU sEITT AND FLAVOR,
and fully equal in all respects to any heretofore packed
by me for that Market
HORACE BILLINGS,
PATENTGE.
Bcardstown. Illinois
" b. All barrels confairn. the Hams of this seas
ons packing. in addition to the usual brand will bear
the words, in red paint,
"Cure OF 4 $50.
Crosby g. DibIee, Agents.
San Francisco. Sept. 18TH I'm
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04
Affairs in Utah.

The correspondent of the New York Times,
at Salt Lake City, writes, that while the Nor
mons are afraid to run the risk of open rebel
lion, they are constantly manifesting their spite
By deeds of petty malice, and wreak their ven
geance in more fearful manner whenever they
can do SO with impunity 1t is now certain that
the deaf and dumb boy, whose murder his hlth-
erto been described, was cruelty Iutchered by
one of the destroying angels" named Christi
ansen, who is fortunately under srrest With
the Indians, the Mormons are earnestly striv-
ing to bring about difficulties, while their ma
Ienity toward the Gentle press is EXCESSIVE.
Upon the arrival of the Presidents Message,
Kirk Anderson sent an extra OF his paper, the
Valley Tan, which contained it, to each OF the
members of the Legislature.
After they had read the message, Hiram Glow
son, Brigham Young's private secretary, bitterly
denounced the paper, and procured the passage
of resolution, by which most of the copies oi
the paper were to be returned to the publisher
With cowardlY caution, however, the resolution
stated that no disrespect was intended to the
Secretary or the Presidents Message. Tbs re-
solution, coming, as is supposed, from Brigham
Young, was passed, as they say, "unanimously;
but out of forty papers distributed but nineteen
were returned.
In the afternoon some two OF three of the
members of the Legislature came and aPologl-
zed to Mr. Anderson for what had been done,
stating that they regretted that such resolu
ton had been passed, and the next day the res
olution was expunged.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04
Railroad Aeeident.-Narrow E.cnpe.

Some fifteen niles below Williamsport on the
Willamsport aid Elmirs Railroad, on Friday
last the train encountered broken rail while
running on a etFve dug into the side of the
mountain. On 4he left was a precipitous de-
clivity of sevslty-6ye feet to the river The
Rochester Democrat says:
The engine and baggage car went over the
gap and kept the track, but the first passenger
car in which were Col Paine, the Postmaster
of Rochester. aud seven other gentlemen, un-
coupled both in front and rear, left the track
and started down the precipice- 1t turned over
once and haif in going twice its length and
then brought up against some rocks, where it
lay at an angle of about forty-fve degrees with
the passengers and all the fixtures in it, inclu-
ding the stove, In promiscuous pile at the lower
end. Col Paine writes that be clung to his
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04
House Passage of the Homestead Bill.

The benefcent measure of the session, the
Homestead bill of Mr. Grow, of Pa, has passed
the House Of Representatives by the decided
vote of 100 yeas to rs nays. The bill should
pass the Senate and receive the signature of the
President, but we can scarcely hope that law
so directly in conflict with public corruption
and OF such incalcuIable benefit to the people,
will 90 safely through both the remaining or
deals before the 4th of March next.
The Homestead Bill is iberalin its provisions,
and Will enable very many who are now land
less and would otherwise remain so through
life, to secure homes to themselves and families
1t gives to every head of family, over twenty
one years of age. who is citizen of the United
s ates or has declared his intention to become
such, I6O acres from any unapprOpriated land
belonging to the United States, on the simple
condition that he shall make his home upon it
and cultivate it. Free Lands will make Free
States in She Great West, each side of the Rocky
Mountains, with marvellous rapidity.
An analysis of the vote on the final passage
Of. the Homestead Bill shows the position of
the Southern Democracy, the controlling power
of the party, upon the important question of
land for the Iandless. They know perfectly
well that where every man is landholder, no
man can be stakeholder; and therefore Home
stead Law which gives every man who will
occupy it with his family I6O acres of the un=
settled public domain, finds no supporter in the
slavehoIding Oligarchy. The Southern Demo
Gratis and Americans voted en- mGsse against
Mr. Grows bill by which tie public lands will
pass easily and rapidly to actual settlers, while
SO Republicans, and 80 Northern Democrats,
voted for it, Against it were arrayed 60 Dem
ocrats, Is Americans, and l Republican. The
Northern Democrats who voted against the bill
were English, Hughes, and Niblack, of Indiana;
Marshall and Shaw, of H. and Leidy, of Pa
The Republican was Nichols of Ohio. About
20 Northern Democrats lodged the responsible
ity Of voting on the BILL
Let the landIess and the friends of the land
less remember this vote, and watch the fate of
the BILL The Southern Democracy will leave
no stone unturned to defeat it. Unfortunately
for the country there are Northern Democratic
aspirants for the Charleston nomination in the
Senate, and in that body the scales between
North and South hang SO even that but vote
or two will turn them. The South has volun-
tarily made the measure sectional, not being
able to see ''nigger" in free farms. Where
the President stands when the South makes a
sectional issue, the country already knows
Though in the popular branch of the Govern
ment the Homestead Bill triumphed by forty
four majority, it is as good as dead. Should it
survive the ordeal of the Senate, which is bare
ly possible, the Executive veto will be certain
to strangle it, for the South holds the bow
sting. lAAhA q
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04

The Lake fisheries are becoming more ana
more important every year, and the most e1-
tsnsive and profitable are within the waters OF
III State of Michigan. The subject OF regu-
l.t;n0 fisheries is now before the Legislature
Of that State. and it is probable that law will
he enacted. The fisheries of Canada are now
REGULATED by stringent statutory provision, and
similar protection should be extended to all the
Lake waters and their tributaries. The States
on the Atlantic coast have with the greatest
care guarded the valuable fish which seek the
inland streams to spawn and increase their sPe-
cies, and we are glad to see that Michigan has
taken the important subject in hand, for 1t IS
stated that her fresh lOater fisheries are OF more
value and extent than those of all other fresh
waters of the Union united
The bill now pending in the Legislature OF
Michigan prohibits, near the chief outlets and
inets of our great lakes, the setting of standing
nets, while it permits the old mode of seine
fishing. The white and other fish which seek
the spawning ground of our large rivers, coast
along the shores of the lakes and sides of the
channels and shores of the rivers in narrow
bodies or shoals. Their track Is varied by
winds and temperature and condition of streams.
Stationary nets, or pounds, are now the most
successful and destructive mode of fishing -
They are frequently stretched mile to mile
and a half in length across the usual courses OF
the shoals of fish, and thus impede and destroy
the migrating fnny tribes in great numbers
The uncaught are turned from their usual
spawning grounds, greatly diminishing repro
duction. The memorials show that below Bois
Blanc and other islands the courses of the fish
are readily obstructed by the vast decoys Of
miles in length, set by the fishermen. The set
ting of pounds in this vicinity for some eight OF
ten miles is to be prohibited Below this dis
tance, nets are to be allowed at least one and q
half miles from the shore, leaving the entire
channel yet free. This is intended, not to pro
tect the migration of fish to the rivers alone
but to equalize the rights of fishermen along the
shore, as few are able to set nets of over {
mile in length. Seine fishing, it is found, dOe'
no injury beyond the actual "catch'' of fish, al
the migrating body of fish is broken but for 1
moment.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04

In the debate on the appropriation of SIS, 600
to enable the President to carry out his engage
ments with the Colonization Society for the
support of the Africans taken from the schooner
Echo, Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, concluded
his speech as follows:
In the mean tine would sweep from the
statute books every interference with slavery /
would repeal the law declaring the slave trade
piracy; would withdraw our slave squadron
from the coast of Africa and would leave
slavery unintervened against wherever the pow
er of the country stretches.
What Ohio Democrats in Congress act with
this slsve-driver Keitt, who "would sweep from
the statute book every interference with slave
ry"l They are Burns. Cox, Miller, Hall, and
ValIandigham, who claim to represent the ST.
mon Pure National Democracy of these modern
days Make note Of it. az
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04
z Tue Treasury DefaIcntiOn

1t would seem that the Treasury robber Bres-
lin has concluded to open his lips at last, for
a despatch from Columbus to the Cincinnati
Commercial states that Mr.. Edgerton, of the
Treasury Investigating Committee, has just re-
turned from Canada, and it is reliably reported
that he brings the information that Nh. Breslin
has made full statement of the defalcation.-
The State Journal of the ID also says:
1t was currently reported, yesterday evening,
that member of the Treasury investigating
Committee had just returned from visit to
Canada, where he had procured from John G.
Breslin, a statement containing important dis
closures relating to the defalcltiOn, and the
parties implicated therein. It is said that Mr..
B. 8 statement is, IN the main, conirmatory Of
the conclusions arrived at by the Investigating
Committee of last winter, to the general effect
that the defalcation occur1ed before Mr.. Gibson
entered upon his term of office.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04
Funeral Of JACOB Perkins.

The funeral of the late JACOB PERKINS took
Plass yesterday afternoon at the family mansion
in the Rev Mr.. CLARK of that town,
and Rev Mr.. BrFrINeEk, of this city, conduct
ing the services. The attendance was large-a
special train of three cars taking out many
business associates and personal friends of the
deceased from Cleveland. The Directors ofthe
Mahoning Railroad Company attended the fu-
neral of the former President in body, and
were assigned position together in the long
procession which followed the ''last of earth to
its quiet rest on the cress of lcvely natural
mound in the beautiful new Warren Cemetery,
where sleep the loved and lamented PERKINS,
husband and wife @
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04

sest. and in all the leaping and rolling Of the
car. never let 90 his hold Seeing the hot stove
coming down the aisle towards him, ne checked
it with his foot and prevented it from striking
those below with as much violence as 1t would
otherwise have done The car took fire before
any of the passengers could extricate them
selves, but they finally broke through the win
dows and made their escape. Judge Lyman, oil
Corning, was severely bruised. and Col. Paine
fears, fatally injured A Mr.. Beebe, of Bath,
was also hurt severely, and a young man from
Baltimore, who went into fits afterward, owing
probably to the fright A Catholic priest, whose
name is not given, was slightly injured. In
fact, nobody in the ear, save Col Paine, escaped
He did not get scratch, but writes that he is
little sore and lame.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04

Exposure AND DEATH.-Last Wednesday
evening Mr. Isaac Ford, living at the Harbor,
while in the act of feeding his cattle in the
barnyard, was seized with paralytic or apo
plectic fit, and fell, unconscious aud totally help
less, where he remained during the entire of the
cold, treezng night. There being no inmate of
his house but an aged sister, his absence was
not noticed until morning, when be was found
nearly dead. He died on Friday. He was
bachelor 81 years of age-cO4neaut Reporter.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-04
CLYDE, o.. July p. 1856.

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