The hydraulic press., 1860-08-04


IN EUROPE.-Sam Brannan is travelling in
Europe. We should like to read the book
that he'U write. He is ambitious to become
hero, but in California so far, his record
belongs more particularly to the police court.
CoNsULs.-Congress has passed an act
comforting judicial powers upon Consuls and
other Government officers of the U. S. in
China, Japan, Siam, Persia, Egypt, etc., and
authoring the appointment of judicial con-
'suis to the various countries named.
ENGLANDs CHAMPION Observation-Disclosures
ham Cam, who resides in the parish of Cole
ford, and is nearly seventy years of age, is
the champion wrestler of England. 1t is said
he never was thrown in his lfe
The You've IDEA.-The Ohio Journal of
Education gives an account of a school in
that State where, out of 35 scholars, nine
boys chew tobacco, and five girls are habit
Mal smokers
Ten years ago Wisconsin was without a
single mile or railroad Now the cars daily
traverse one thousand miles
At printers festival, recently, the follow
ing sentiment was drank sWoman-second
only to the press in the dissemination of
news" Woman and the press 60 naturally
together.
WALTER Knott and Reuben Shott fought
duel, the other day, somewhere in Kentucky.
The result was that Knott was shot and
Shott was not.
AHEAD OF Us.-The English have SURVEYED
route for railroad through Honduras They
have also effected such arrangements with the
Government as will secure its completion between
the Atlantic and Pacific within five years.
GRAIN BLIGHT IN MIssoURI.-Recent over
land arrivals bring intelligence of an almost en-
.tlr failure of the grain crop in Missouri. Old
Pike is chief among the sufferers.
A Big LEAF.-A Mr.. Stewart. of Sonoma
county, says the Petaluma Journal, has raised
pie-plant leaf which measures twelve feet four
inches.
A Chinese merchant said to an American.
Japanese great man now. 'Melikens want
more treaty. By'm-by treaty signed; Jap
'anese like anybody-like Chinese; Just like
d-n ngger!"
The Columbia Times mentions the discoy-
cry, near Scrapervile, few days since, of a
petrifed elephants tooth, and the grinder
also of walrus, 800 feet below the surface
of the ground.
The RUB1coN.-This stream, the crossing
OF which by Caesar destroyed the liberties
of Rome, is now the dividing line between
the King of Sardinia and the Pope. Will
Victor Emanuel initiate julius Caesar? That
am the question.
The Cherokee Indians are forming secret
associations, to which only the pure blooded
are admitted The Indians of mixed blood
are beginning to fear that they are to be po-
litcally disfranchised.
NEW IDEA.-The Standard saws John Wolf
skill, on Putah Creek has discovered that
vine stocks raised from the seeds, and graft
ed the second year, will yield fruit the third
year, and thrive much better than any other
class of vines.
A man full of hope will be full of action.
A lively hope and a diligent hand are insep-
arabic companions. Hope will make man
do, though he die for doing
COMING ELEcTIoNs-GeneraI elections will
be held in the following States on the first
Monday IN August, viz: Alabama, Kentucky.
Missouri and Texas. Tennessee will hold her
election on the first Thursday, and North
Carolina on the second Thursday of the same
month.
1886 AND 1s60.-The following was the
vote of 1886, when FIVE candidates were run
ming, viz: Martin Van Buren, d.. ITO. Wm.
II. Harrison, W., 73; Fl. l.. White, Southern
W., 70; Webster, W., ID; W. P. Mangum.
candidate of South Carolina, IL. Total op
position vote, l24. Whole number. 294.-
Necessary to elect, 14s. Mr.. Van Buren, was
elected
INDIANS ENLIsTING.--A Canada paper saws
that at dinner given by the chiefs of the
Six Nations, in honor of Queen Victoria. it
was stated that number of these Indians
had enlisted in the Tenth or Royal Canadian
Regiment, and were acquitting themselves as
regular soldiers with much credit.
A BABY's WANTs.-The Eclectic Medical
journal says, that not unfrequently when
baby cries, and the mother is unable 20 tell
what ails it, its wants may be relieved by
giving it drink of cold water In warm
weather, particularly, children may be suffer-
ing from thirst instead of pain. This fact is
worthy to be remembered by parents
VoTE OF OREGoN.-The official tables of the
recent vote of Oregon have been published.
The total vote of the State, as cast for Con-
gressmen, was l3,l6l. The majority of Shiel,
the democratic nominee, over Logan, Repub-
lican, was lO3.
iou say. Mrs. Smith, that you have lived
WIN the defendant eight years. Docs the
court nnderstond from this, that you are
married to him ~
'sIn course it does.'
"Have you marriage certifcate?,
yes, yer honor, three on 'em-two gals
and boy" e'
A PuNsIsG PARsoS.-A Baptist clergyman
ninted to Elder Knapp the propriety of chang
ing his manner OF preaching, by saying
II think you would do more good, brother
II you would omit more of Jacob Knapp
and put in more of Jesus Christ"
"Why," answered the eccentric evangelist
on the instant, ''if | should leave the Knapp
out of my sermons, they would be as thread
bare as yours"
Inere are no less than 2sS lawyers aad
ioS physicians in San Francisco No won-