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Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08
Platform of the Democratic Party a.
adopted in the National Convention.

RESOLVED That we, the Democracy of tn,
Union, i'll Convention assembled hereby declar,
our attirnance of the Resolutions unan imousl,
adopted and declared as Platform of Principle.
by the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati. in
the year 1885, believing that Democratic princi
pies are Interchangeable IN their nature, when up-
Piled to the same subiect-matters
RESOLVED. That it is the duty Of the United
States To afford ample and complete protection t,
all Its citizens whether at home or abroad. and
whether native or foreign born.
RESOLVED, That one Of the necessities of
the age, IN Il military, commercial and postal
point of view, Is speedy communication between
the Atlantic and Pacific States; and the Demo.
cratic party pledge such Constitutional Govern
ment aid as will insure the construction of rail-
road to the Pacific coast at the earliest practical
period.
That the Democratic party are in favor of
the acquisition of the Island of Cuba on such
terms as shall be honorable to ourselves and Just
to Spain.
RESOLVED, That the enactments of State
Legislatures to defeat the faithful execution of
t. Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in character
subverslve of the Constitution, and revolutiona
ry in their effect.
RESOLVED That it is in accordance with the
Cincinnati platform, that during the existence of
Territorial Governments the measure of restric-
tl0n, whatever 1t may be, imposed BY the Fed
eral Constitution ON the power of the Territorial
Legislature, over the subject of the domestic re-
lati0ns, AS the same has been or shall hereafter
be, finally determined by the Supreme Court of
the United States should be respected by all good
C tzens, and enforced with prumptness aud tidel-
lty by every branch of the General Government.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

A VICTORIA paper of August lst, has the
following A couple of weeks SINCE we al
luded to two cases of piracy, which were
alleged to have occurred near Seattle, about
eighteen months ago 1t was said that the
schooner Blue Wing" and "Hellen Maria
sailed from Olympia in the month of Janu,ry
1859, since which nothing has been heard of
them. For long time. it was thought that
the vessels had both been lost during gale;
but short time since an Indian woman call
ed upon Chief Of Police Bayley, aad com
planned that llyduh. named Jim, had i'll
treated her; and, in revenge, stated that she
knew something about him which, if told,
would cost him his head After being rig
idly questioned, the sqnaw finally said that
Jim had, in company with several others.
about year and half ago, captured Bos-
ton schooner near Seattle, and after murder
ing the crew, robbed the vessel, and burned
her to the waters edge. Diligent search
had been made for Jim ever since. until on
the 29th ult when he was found and con-
vtyed to ILL., On the following morning,
the case was called in the Police Court; hut
Judge Pemherton stated that he had no ju.
risdiction in the matter, unless n requsitlon
were made under the EXtradition by the
American authorities. Jim is accordingly at
large again.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08
TELEG RAPHXC,
TOVER THE STATE LINE.l
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Anderson shot.


GENOA, Aug. 7th
difficulty occurred this p. NJ. about one
o'clock, between r. NJ. Anderson. Ex-Lieut.
Governor of California, and one Henry Luf-
kins. which resulted in the former being shot
through the right side with revolver in the
hands of Lufkins. A dispute first arose be-
tween Anderson and Judge Child. in refer
ence to the votes for Recorder not being
counted Lufkins standing by, interrupted
and took up the quarrel ior the Judge. who
Is Lufkins brother-inlaw Some high words
passed, when Lufkins run to Child's hons.
about an hundred yards distant, and got his
revolver, returning, despite the earnest pro-
testaiions and entreaties of Mrs. Child and
other friends, fired the first shot. after which
Anderson fired at random and fell.
The following is Mr.. Andersohs statement.
81 told Judge Childs that had assisted him
in his organization and he should have the
votes counted, that if had not, he ought &c
be hung Lufkins spoke and said perhap:
you had better hang him. l replied that
was not speaking to him. Lufkins said. II
fix you, and started off; returning, he fred
then fired"
Marshal Blackburn was standing by dur
ing the entire difficulty and did not interfere
till Anderson fell, when he arrested Lufkin
and started with him for Carson City. Mr.
Anderson is very low Doctor Chamberlain
thinks his recovery doubtful.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

Coming TO CALIFoRNIA.-A correspondent
of the Alta writing from Salt Lake City, July
18th. says: Immigrants from the East, prin
cipally from Iowa aud Michigan, are passing
through en- route for California. From July
4th up to date there have passed 1919 wagons
composed of 367 men, I25 women and "a
children. Mr.. Cumming and brother, from
Wisconsin, and destined for Marysvile. have
fine stock of 81 merino bucks and l6 ewes,
also 43 large American mares, averaging II
hands high, 2 studs "Black Hawk" out of
Morgan" and Morgan" out of bertrand
Most of the leading men of the different com
panies have resided in California, and now are
returning with their families. Iadd the names
of some so that their friends there may know
how far along they are on the road: MessrS.
Winston, McFarline, Allen, Cults, Reed
Fisher, Battice, Delts, Lake, Henry, Farms
worth and Mrs. Parker, Sweet ard Keldy.
This immigration have considerable numbers
of loose stock; cows and horses and mares
intended for breeding. In one of the cumpa-
nies there were l5 unmarried females they
encamped for one day here, and visited our
citizens.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

REV Mr.. WALswoRrH's SERMON. Rev. Mr.
Walswo of Marysvile preached an ad-
mirable sermon at Rev. Mr. Laceys church,
last evening, from the text; "Anoint thy
head AMI wash thy face. His doctrine was
that religion should take men among rather
than away from society; that Christians
more than any Others should enjoy the world;
that they should depose nothing here but sin.
Against this doctrine, he held that those
passages make nothing which speak If good
men as pilgrims and soiourners on the earh.
A good many worthy men would be quite
willing. he said, to exchange possessions with
that pilgrim Abraham or that soiourner Job
who owned so many camels and horses, or
that wayfarer Joseph who rode in Pharaoh S
chariot. These Scripture WORTHLESS were
wealthy and honorable. and farmers, in their
day they did not despise earthly treasure or
honor, but they held it as inferior TO treasures
laid up in Heaven and honOrs that were to
accrue after leaving here The sermon was
as Scriptural as it was sensible and original
s. F. Bulletin, Monday
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

AN EGG SCENE" AT THE vIcroRIA TnEArER.
"A correspondent of the Bulletin. writing
from Victoria, V. l., under date of August
lst says:
The Robinson family are here. and have
played successfully to crowded houses. Mon.
day night was Miss Susan's benefit when SHE
appeared as pauline" in the l. DIV of LYONS
INC whole performance passed off plensingly,
ana IN addition to the programme on the
bills, the audience added an extra item. call
ed the Egg Scene" The negroes of these
COLONIES are perversely impudent, and are
constantly forcing themselves upon the white
community. Monday night big negro,
named james Stevens, found his way into the
parquette, and was loudly hissed amid t
cries OF put him out" A scene of much
disorder prevailed; but Master Mig. would
not move. Mr.. Robinson tried in vain to
persuade INN to leave, offering to return his
money but 20 he would not Finally the
play commenced. and turing the interval be-
tween act first and second, the "egg scene
opened and the way the poor negro was
pr'teo with Oregon eggs, of six months
81 'ndlng' was caution. Several struck him
In The head and face and not few white folks
S'4N' W iJuiS y W buelT DesU clOJneS from detec-
tive, Ill thrown eggs. But the fellow stuck
1t out enduring hissings, cries and shower
OF not the sweetest missels in the word.
lie would have been pitched out, but the
English rule here is, that any negro can
walk into any bar beside a Judge or the
Governor himself, and demand his glass of
whisky, and the landlord dare not refuse him
at the peril of fine aud losing his license
nor dare our theater management eject any
one on account of color. Hence our concerts
present mixed multitude of white and
black ladies sitting promi-cuously and if a
gentleman gets to II concert at II late moment
with his lady, and seats should be scarce, he
may see two or three occupied by those who
were their black servant girls in other lands
But here the negro servant is elevated to the
position of the fine dame in so far as thnt
they can occupy the best seats in church or
the concert rool and were it not for the
"roughs," they would do the same in our
theaters. But the opposition in this latt er
place is too loud and determined for them to
force it. The only company of volunteer
soldiers here is composed Of negroes, AMI
they advertise that the ladies of Victoria
will ho.d "A tea party" etc. These ladies are
the negresses of Victoria.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

BLoNDINs LATEST Performance. the
4th uIt., Blondin gave performance on his
rope at Niagara Falls, of more daring char
acter than any he has previously attempted
A local paper says:
Biondin started on his trip at about Al P.
NJ stopping at short intervals to lie down.
stand on one foot, &c. & , rrserving until he
was over the center of the river a perforn-
ance never before undertaken by any man.
Having secured his halancing pole, and fast
ened the two ends of "A rope, some fifty feet
apart, to his main cable, the slack hanging
some twenty or thirty feet below, he de-
scended to the center of this slack rope.
where, upon this mere thread, lie performed
with AS much apparent unconcern as though
IN theater. With straps around his ankles
he suspended himself, thus hanging Two or
three feet below even the slack rope He
also stood up, us boys sometimes venture to
do In swing-this latter feat being, to all
appearance, really the most dangerous of all
Tor the rope was mere swing and very un
steady lie also whirled himself heels over
head some fifteen or twenty times, vhout as
fast asa spinster would turn her quill.wheel
People held their breath in utter nmazement
ut such recklessness. He ran up, hand over
hand, to the main cable, where he huag hv
one leg, etc, etc He then proceeded to tile
Canada side, occupying altogether only 81
minutes.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

The HEAD OF RIcHELIEU The Paris cor
respondent of the Boston Traveller, describ-
ing the rare curiosties of some of the private
collections of Paris, says that in one is the
head of the great Cardinal de Richelieu, not
The skull, but the dried head, with its thin
lips, It's peaked beard, its delicate mustache
such as you see the Cardinal represented in
Philippe de Champagne's admirable portrait,
which hangs in the gallery of the Louvre
The nose alone is injured 10y the grave and
by time it is twisted towards the left, and
has slightly fallen upon the cheek. What a
sarcasm has chance expressed in action, By
this severance of the head and body Of the
man who consigned so many people to the
scafTold /? His headless trunk mouldcrs away
in the Church of the Serhonne.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

The Postmaster General is about to issue
an important circular to Postmasters requr-
ing III all cases postage stamps and not
money, to be used in the pre- payment of post
age, and prohibiting the use Of the ruling
stamp in can,eling postage stamp. A neglect
to cancel postage stamps eifectually or to
postmark letters plainly, will be regarded az
cause for serious censure if not removal. and
all Postmasters are required to report every
instance of such neglect Instructions are
also TO be issued for the return of letters to
the writers thereof when they are not taken
out OF The office by those to whom they are
addressed
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

OK Saturday, in the Fourth District Court
at San Francisco James Whitford, convict
ed of the murder of Edward Sheridan. was
sentenced to be hanged on the 9th of next
month. On being asked if he had any cause
to show why he should not be sentenced to
death, he said:
ask your Honor TO grant me a new trial,
and | will then be able to prove to you that
nm the victim of one of the foulest conspi.
raeies ever heard Of Ny life was sworn
away by the hlackest of perjurers, and l
will be able to show that. don't want to
make any unnecessary trouble; but l think l
can prove that am innocent, if you grant
me- a new trial.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

JouN O'MEARA's WrLL-John OMeara's
will was filed in the Probate Court to day.
1t gives to the widow one third of ali the
testator's property; and to his children j II c
and D.,vid-he balance equally divided be-
tween them. 1t appoints the widow to he
guardian of the children during their minori'
ty, and makes her sole Executlix-withoul
honds-of the will, and empowers her to sell
any and all of his property at her discretion
rhe will WAS made in New York. Mr..
O'Meara was formerly our State Printer. lie
owned large property in San Francisco,
and is supposed to have heen worth some
500, 900. = Bulletin, Mondau
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

The citizens Of Clinton, Alameda county,
whose property is believed to be embraced
within the boundaries Of "Birnie's Land
Shark Title" held meeting recently, at
which it was determined to vigorously resist
the attacks of the "voracious monster" and
give him large dish of "Blatkstone" SOUP
before they will allow their homes to Le
crammed down his capacious NAV. A com
n'ittee was appointed to protect the right of
the occupants in every legitimate manner,
and for that purpose to assess the several
owners in proportion to their respective
shares or int erests.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08
The MINES IN Bumlsu CoLuMBrA.-A lette

IHt MINES IN DKITIsH OULUMBVA'-A IeIVeT
from Victoria dated August lst. says:
The reports from the gold localities are
often very contradictory. When they arr
obtained from traders, steamboat men, bridge
builders, dc, the news is always good: hut
more than half the instances where they are
derived from operatives in the mines, the ac'
counts are not good The receipt Of gold il
very meagre
The Celestials are in the majority by tC
land some say 10 to lon Fraser river
Certain it is, that thousands have passed
through Victoria for the upper country anC
there must be n large number OF the almond
eye in British Columbia.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

GRAND MASTER OF THE MAsoNs IN Prussia
Prince Frederick william, heir to the
Prussian crown, has assumed the duties OF
Grand Master over all the Masonsc lodes OF
the kingdom, in succession to General Selasin-
kY deceased,
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

CuARRED WooD- Thomas Earl, Of this
place, in digging well the other day, found
at n depth of % feet, pieces of charred wood
in abundance. 1t would taken n dozen Yam
KEGS to guess how long ago the fire was
kindled that left such traces of its ACTION
Who knows but some antediluvian lady
might not have built 1t to "boil her tea
kettle "-Napa Reporter.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

GRIZZLY ED.-Golen Clark, who re-
sides at the South Fork, last week killed a
large grizzly, near the head of Big Creek
Clark was travelling in trail, when he I'M
eXpectedly met his hearship face to face, and
quite near. A single ball from his unerring
rife. in the head, however, did the business,
aud bruin ceased his tramp in the Businesses
of the mountains. -Mdriposa Gazette.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

FaoM SIAM The China Chronicle, ofJune
7th, is informed that in Siam cholera was
raging with fearful virulence and It is stated
that about i've thousand deaths had occurred
among the Siemese We believe the epi-
demic had confined itself exclusively to the
aborigines.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

FIREMEN's ELECTION IN SAoRAMENTo.-Th
annual ele ,tion for Chief Engineer and First
and Second Assistant Engineers was held
vest erday. The election was very closely
contested both for Chief and Assistants, as
the vote indicates. George Ii. Brckman.
the present Chief Engineer received POI
votes, and was duly elected over his oppo-
nent, r J. Graham, who received III votes.
Alexander Badlam, receiving 2ll votes (the
largest number of either candidates), was
elected First Assistant Engineer. ID Nc.
Laughlin received 2Ol votes, and was elected
second Assistant EuSinvcr, N M. Rid, the
third candidate for Assistant Engineer re-
ceived 1S4 votes. Towards evening, come
running and miscellaneous fights occurred.
during which several firemen were cut by
stones on the head, but the injuries were not
of serious character. A general disposition
was manifest TO preserve order hy most OF
the firemen, and besides, the entire Police
Department was detailed at the polls during
the afternoon. Sheriff Marshall was also
present with one or more Deputies, through
whose assistance and that of the police. no
doubt serious fnot fatal affrays were pre-
vented Sac. Union, 7uesday
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08

REPORT OF THE SAN FRANcIsco CoRoxER.-
The Gazettee gives the following abstract of
The report of the Coroner of San Francisco
for the year ending May 3lst: The number
of suicides for the year amounts to 90. The
means of death resorled to in these cases
were as follows: strychnine, s. arsnic 8 ;
morphine, 5; laudanum, /; pistol shot. 5 ;
cutting throat, l, Jumping from window, l.;
hanging q drowning, 2. 1t is curious to
observe that the most painful and awful of
all modes of death viz: taking of strychnine,
was the most resorted to of any The num-
her Of accidental deaths is 33. The causes
of death in these cases were; drowning II;
suffocation, 8; fracture of skull, .; taking
chloroform, l; burned, G; taking opium, 5,
and two from other causes There have been
Ia post mortem examinations held. There
were, during the year, 10 sudden Deaths"
by murder 6; intemperance, 10; cerebral
apoplexy, Q, and one killed in duel.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08
Eloiloway,s OsnI,nenf-rvu, nj

EaOiOw"y's Incnt.-Evil minded men
have attempted to palm OF upon the public a spur
Gus article! Take the precaution to look
mark, Holloway, new York and London" visible in
every leaf of the book of directions around the medi-
cines.
s2t Sold at the manufactorv, No so, Maiden Lane.
New York, and by all Druggists at 25c, 63c, and 81
per pot. aus
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08
MRS. WINSLOW.

An experienced nurse and female physician, has a
Soothing Syrup for children teethng which greatly ia
ciate the process of teethng, by soening the gums
reducing all nnamaton-will allay all pain, and is
sure to regulate the bowels. Depend upon mothers
it viii give rest to yourselves, relief and health
your infants. Pefectly safe in all cases. See adver
tsement in another column. may4-1y
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08
Daily 9atlonal Democrat.

BRITISH CoLUMBTA.-The British Colonist
OF August lst says that a petition has been
presented to Gov. Douglas from the citizens
oil Nanaimo, asking for the establishment of
military force at that town, in order to pro.
teet their lives and property from an anrici-
pated assault from the Hydah Indians. The
petition is signed by every inhabitant of
Nanoimo. A volunteer rifle corps was talked
OF at Nanaimo, for the protection of that
place against the incursions of northern sav.
ages. Recent correspondence from Nanaimo
says:
Eighty canoes full of Hydahs arrived
here last night or early this morning: there
could not be less than 1000 of them. and 600
here before makes pretty good number
should they all feel inclined as some of them
doubtless are, to clean US out, we would stand
but poor show with them, am afraid The
Government should see to this before it is too
late, or we may have worse scene than
that at Salt Springs"
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08


i'll any climate.
The Family Ca thartiC PILL Is
q gentle but elective Ca ,hartic which tie propTi.
etor has used in his prac m tce than twenty
years.
The constantly ncreas ling demand from those
who have long used the = PILLS and the salts
ficti which al express lin regard to their has
induced me to place them ~ within the reach OF all,
TIE Profession welS know that different Ca
thartics net on different0 portions Of the bowels.
The FAMILY CA1 THAR EC PILL
has with due reference 10 tins well established
fact, been componndedl from variety OF the pu-
rest Vegetable Extracts, which act alike on every
part of the alimentary ~ and are on and
safe in all were n - Cdthariic is nee ed, such
as heru, cement oils the stomach, Sic u
ines P"ius tn the Back aud LOIus,
60 ii,venes,, P0tnlHlaud soreness ONSei
,he while bOdy,A from su den cold, which
frequently If neglected, Slend In a long csnr oil
Fever, LUsN of Appc.lA ite, CcerpinS
sensation of Kid ~ Wovet the body,
ak estlessues> Heao ache, or wet2hI 8"
she Htnd, Al En ~ am minatory DIS
eRs =, Worms In q Hdrtu or Adu's
Rheum IiSm aGgreat Purifier ofthe
Blood and many dis eases 10 when nesh is
heir too nnnerous 10 " mention in this adver-
tisement. Desc TO 3.
PRICE. THREE DIMES.
The liver RnvisOrntor ana FamN4y
CathNrttc Pits are rstailed by Dfuggl Is general
ly, and sold wholesale by the Trade in all the large
'' ST. w. SANFORD, NJ. D,
Manufacturer and propretor,
| Broadway, New York.
| Sold By the Drugg'sts everywhere, and by
Park ~ WHITE, Sole Agents
for the Pacific coast, 1872 Washington Street, San
! Francisco sus-ly
Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-08
The MedleaI and snr-icnI Institnte OF


Dr. Il. J. CZAPKAY, Is already secured in position
which places 1t, as well as its proprietor, far above
the assaults of envy and professional malice. In tie
schools of France the highest prizes often award
ed to practitioners in this department of Medical
science, and they occupy with others, equally lofty
position in the profession Rcord is an ilustrous ex.
ample, shining light among the philosophical stars Of
his age in Europe, and DR.. Czapksy has fully equaed
him in this country, as proof of which, the Phila-
delpha College of Medicine complimented him with
Diploma, and the honorary Gd eWnden degree Se-
lecting this his field of operation although qualified
as graduate of the University of Pesth, and late
Chief Surgeon OF the hungarian Revolutionary army,
for extended labors, DR.. L. j. Czapkay has bent
his earnest attention to the of chronic and pri-
vate diseases in which he has become great ex-
pert that he is now regarded the LEADtR in this
bradch of his profession throughout the United States
and his portrait and biography published mat
ter of interest to their readers in the most exclusive
journals The Doctors offices are at his Medical and
Surgical Institute, Sacramento street, corner Of
LedesdorG, nearly opposite the buildings of the Pa
cfc Mail Steamship Company.
g5- We ask particular attention of our readers to
the Certificates OF remarkable cures, In another
column Of this paper. je9O-3m