The hydraulic press., 1860-03-10
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MAcAULAYs LETTERs.-It is probable they
will be pubIished-and what book they
will makel The London Times says:
sIf we might judge from those specimens
of his correspondence which it has been our
fortune to peruse, collection of Lord Ma
caulay's letters extending over the last thirty
years would be history of England in the
age of Canning and Grey, of Peel and Pal
merston, quite as fascinating, quite as bril-
liant, bnt infinitely more instructive, than
Horace Walpole's chronicle of the age of
Chatham and Lord North"
De Tocqueville, the eminent Frenchman,
who has written more justly and wisely of
our country than any other foreigner, thus
spoke in allusion to the women of America
twenty years ago:
"If were asked, now that am drawing
to the close of this work, in which | have
spoken of so many important things done by
the Americans, to what the singular pros
perity and growing strength of that people
ought to be attributed should reply, to the
superiority of their women"
VINO CAN BEAT IT.-During the past II
months four cows, belonging to Mr.. Biggs
who resides at the Narvaez ranch in this
county, have produced four pairs of calves.
On Wednesday night last the wife of the
same gentleman presented him with two fine
boys and bouncing girl all at single birth
If nybody in California, or in any other
State can beat this for one years work, we
should like to hear of it.-Sdn Jose Reporter
IMPORTANT TO LADIEs.-The Marysville En-
press says that gentleman Of Yuba City,
who is engaged in the chicken business, Of
fers to make any lady, who will lay aside
her crinoline, and report the fact to him, a
present of a dozen fat hens Should any
lady comply with his terms we will take
pleasure in conveying the intelligence to
him, and she can consider our columns open
for that purpose.
Theodore Frelinghuysen of New Jersey,
who fifteen years since stood right smart
chance to be vice president, took to himself
wife two years ago, at the ripe age of sew
enty-two himself and not the wife), and a
few weeks ago he had born to him son and
heir. He will probably name the boy after
himself Theodore, meaning God-given; it
will certainly be appropriate.
State and county taxes in Placer county,
are but two dollars on the hundred this year.
Last year they amounted to two dollars and
twenty five cents. The public debt is de-
creasing steadily. Indeed the finances of
nearly all the mining counties are unusual y
healthy.
At Mariposa, fancy wood boxes are being
made from the wood of one of the fallen big
trees. The Gazette says:
The wood in appearance much resembles
cedar, but some of it has beautiful grain,
and being dressed and vanished, looks wavy
and shadowy, not unlike splendid mahog-
any.
The Cleaner urges reduction of the ped
dler's license, which it deems exorbtant and
disproportiened to all other taxation. 1t
considers that peddlers are useful, and a
much greater blessing to the country than
our demagogues and politicians.
Nova Scotia does not permit mails to be
carried on Sunday. The province has one
hundred and thirty miles of railway, but "no
engine ever snorted or stirred on the Lords
day." Wonder if horses are allowed to snor,
and stir on that day.
The San Joaquin Republican thinks that nc
man or woman can be finished without mar
riage. That is probably true, for while
many have been undone for want of mar
rage, quite as many have been "doneY by
it.
An English chemist has invented an in.
strument for measuring the intensity of the
suns rays. II is done by exposing sensitive
substances to the influence of light without
shange of temperature.
More gold dust is bought in Oroville thar
ever before, according to the Democrat
From the same paper we learn that an Oro-
Vile -four mill is manufacturing daily about
126 half sacks of very superior flower.
The editor of the San Jose Reporter says
he has actually seen men contribute to the
foreign missions who were unable to settle
for their board and washing Cause-lovely
woman.
Orleans and Moores Flats, in this county
contributed S6r SO to the fund for the re.
lief of the Moorish Jews. The total collected
IN this State so far is I'll S24 rs