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Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

| IHE INFLAMMABLE CHARACTER OF THE PRES
ENT CoNeREss.-The Washington correspon-
dent of the st. Louis Republican, alluding to
the exciting discussions Of sectional matters
in the House of Representatives, at the open
ing of Congress, says:
"At one time it was believed the whole
body was on the eve of general explosion.
| Mr.. Stevens, of New York, had declared that
the Southern cries of "disunon" were inten-
ded to frighten the timid of the North Mr..
Crawford, OF Georgia, who had Just closed
his remarks rejoined: "Why do the northern
people hold their mass meetings at which to
declare their loyalty to the constitution, and
then re-commence their hostility towards
southern interests" Mr.. Crawford spoke in
a low conversational tone, and approaching
Mr.. Stevens, said: "Why do you not face the
music-why not hang out your flag and fight
bold under it" By this time, Crawford and
Stevens were near together, but not an un-
kind word had been uttered, nor was there
an unklng feeling on the part of either gen.
tleman. Mr.. Crawford's words had not been
heard over the hall, and as the parties were
approaching each other. it seemed to be ia.
ken for granted that fight was on hand,
and the mistake came near involving the
body III terrible scene of slaughter, and
proves the excited condition of the members.
The DenMcrats rushed to Crawford, while
the Republicans came to the rescue of Ste
vens. Mr. Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania, head
ing that side of the House. 1t now only
wanted the slightest motion or pass to com
mence fight, which would probably have
resulted in breaking up the Congress- and
perhaps the Union. Some thirty or forty
members were known to be armed and pre-
pared for row. But, fortunately, motion
to adjourn was made, and the ayes and noes
ordered, when members returned to their
seats and order was restored. Both sides of
the House seemed to take long breath, as if
relieved of some terrible apprehension. Isay
this illustrates the infammable condition Of
the present Congress. Without the slightest
cause, but from mere vague suspicion, OF
rather nervous apprehension that there
might be row, sanguiDary conflict came
near being precipitated, the resnlt of which,
had it taken place, cannot be foretold."
A sGnguinGry confic1 came near being pre-
cipitated"
Is it to be inferred, then, that members of
Congress take their seats armed with bowie
knives and pistols? Is hasty word liable
to incitea general slaughter on the, floor of
Congress? /? Has it come to this, that the ex-
pertinent of a free confederated government
is laughing-stock to the whole earthH Per-
sonal collisions in the halls of legislation are
disgraceful enough, but when you talk of
"SangainGry conflicts" upon the fooI of Con-
gress it may well make the world mock at
republican institutions and laugh at Demo
cratic Govarnmanta
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

CHINESE ScHooL.-At a meeting of the San
Francisco Board of Education on Wednesday,
the Superintendent was directed to open the
Chinese School on Monday next. Thiscalled
forth communication in the Morning Call.
signed Many Citizens" They claim that
all schools supported by the Board of Educa-
tion for the purpose of educating Chinese are
illegal
They claim for themselves, the right to re-
fuse payment of their school tax when de-
manded, on the ground of illegal and unlaw-
ful application thereof
They want the question settled, by an np-
peal to the Supreme Court
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

InCENDIARY DooUMENTs-PosT OFFICE CEN
soRs.-The Postmaster General has addressed
a letter to the Postmaster at Fall Church,
Virginia, who had written to enquire wheth
er the statute of his State requiring Post
masters to burn all incendiary documents,
was in conflict with the act of Congress
punishing them for OBTAINING letters, papers
and packages. Mr. Holt answers the question
in the negative, and refers to the opinion OF
Attorney General Gushing in the case of the
Yazoo City (Mississippi) Post Office,in which
it was decided that a similar statute was not
in conflict with the act Of Congress. Mr..
Holt declares that the authority of Virginia
to enact such law, rests upon that right OF
sel-Preservatio9 which belongs to every
been surrendered, nor indeed can it be-
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08
A NEW York correspondent savs.-Tb

A New York correspondent says There
was great commotion created in Fulton street,
the other day. A Havemeyer man had laid
a wager on his favorite, thepenalty of which
was. that if he lost, he was to sweep the
street across from the San to the Herald
Office, from o'clock in the morning until
four in the afternoon. Having lost the wager,
he commenced his duty at the appointed
hour, and worked manfully until nearly 3
ocloch in the afternoon, when, so great a
crowd having collected to witness the novel
sight as to make the street nearly impossible,
the police interfered and put a stop to the
proceeding. The man pleaded hard to be al.
lowed to work out his time, but the officer
was unyielding.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

New Rour TO AUsrRALIA.-The London
correspondent of an exchange paper, says
that proposition has been started for a new
route to Australia, "by running railway
across British America to the coast of Co.
lumbia,a connected with the Grand Trunk
Railway of Canada. 1t is calculated that this
would bring Australia within thirty or thirty
five days of Liverpool, provided steamers
were stationed on the cost of Columbia ready
to take the mails and passengers on arrival
The expense of this enterprise would be
small, as the land would cost nothing, and
abundance of timber could also be procured
for the falling. And ifgoveFnment were to
grant the company certain extent of land
! on each side of the line of rails, the sale of
Ibis would soon pay the cost of the under
taking"
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

WILD MEATS IN SAN FRANoIsoo-The mar
ket of San Francisco is supplied with great
variety of wild meat from quadrupeds, birds.
fishes, and molluscas-the whole coast from
Puget Sound to San Diego bearing tribute to
our market Venison, geese and ducks are
as cheap as beef Elk is abundant Scarcely
a week passes without the appearance of at
least one grizzly bears carcass in the market
house. Sand-hill cranes, hare, rabbit, wood
cock, snipe, curlew, plover, and quail, are
not rare, and occasionally we see the car
casses of cotamounts, wild cats and beavers
all of which are eaten. The beavers are
sometimes hung up at the doors of first class
restaurants-ALtd.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

h DECISION OF THE SUPREME CoURT.-Guiod
V. Gourdon ct dl.was a suit to secure premises
at one time occupied by plaintiff and her
husband as homestead The action was
based on the alleged invalidity of a convey
anee made by the husband, without plaintiff
signature. Opinion by Chief Justice Field.
The Court held that the statute conefrs upon
the wife no right to the homestead, indepen-
dent of the husband, which he can enforce
against his consent 1t is around the actual
not the former homestead of the head of the
family, that the law throws its protection
The demurrer was properly sustained. Judg
ment affirmed-Stdndard
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

MORTALITY AMONG CHILDREN IN SAN FRAN
olsoo.-By reference to our mortality statis-
tict, published in the TELEGRAM of December
Slst, it will be seen the the number of chill
dren. under the age of five years, that died
during the year 1859, was 629 Langly's
Dictionary gives the number of children in the
city, under that age, as 5000. According to
these figures, itappears that rather more than
one in fifteen of the children in the city
under fifteen years of age, died during the
year. The month of October was the most
fatal month.-IeLearam.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

Com WEATHER IN Sr. LouIs.-We had, says
st. Louis correspondent, some very cold
weather last week. Nothing like it has been
experienced in this city for some years, so l
am told It produced good deal of suffer
ing among the poor, and heard of several
instances where persons actually froEe to
death. Twenty homeless females applied for
shelter in one place in one night These
things are terrible to think of The Missis-
sippi has become SO blocked with ice that
navigation has almost entirely suspended.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

AT the lowest calculation, it is said, not
less than $4,000, 900 immoral publications are
annually issued from the British press. In
the year 1851, the purely infdel press of
London issued publications to the amount of
more than l2,0O0,OOO the issues of avowed
atheism during the same period exceeded
$4,000; in addition to these were issued II :
100000 of a negative or corrupt character;
and these are exclusive of what are properly
denominated newspapers.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08
The mcdIcnI,nnd SuralcaI Institute Q

Ihe mcdlcntnnd surgical Institute OF
Dr. l.. J. CZAPKAY, is already secured in position
which places it, as well its proprietor, far above
the assaults of envy and professional malice In the
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 Ricord Is llustrous
9mple shining light among the philosophical stars Of
his age in Europe, and DR.. Czapkay has fully equaed
him in this country, as proof of which, the Phila-
delphia College of Medicine compmented him with
Diploma, and the honorary al eWndem degree. Sc
lecting this his field Of operation although qualified
as a graduate of the University OF Pesth, and late
Chief Surgeon of the Hungarian Revolutionary army,
for extended abors, Dr. L. ]. Czapkay has bent
his earnest attention to the of chronic and pri-
vate diseases in which he has become great an
pert that he is now regarded the LEADER in this
brahch of his profession throughout the United States
and his portrait and biography published mat
ter Of interest TO their readers in the exclusive
journals The Doctors offices at his Medical and
Surgical Institute, SACRAMENTO street, corner OF
Leidesdorn nearly opposite the buildings of the Pa
cihc Mail Steamship Company.
esg- We ask particular attention of readers to
the certificates of remarkable cures in another
| column Of this paper. dec2S-3m
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

The MAN, NOT THE CoAT.-Burns paid but
little difference to the artificial distinction
OF society. On his way to Leth one morn
ing, he met man in holden grey-a west
country farmer; he shook him heartily by
the hand, and stopped and conversed with
him. All this was seen by young Edinburg
blood, who took the poet roundly to task for
his defect of taste. "Why, you fantastic go
merh," said Burns, 'it was no great coat
the sconce- bonnet, and the Sanquhar boot
house l spoke to, but the man that was il
them and the man, sir, for truth and worth
would weigh you and me, and ten more such
any day.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

) SUNDAY LAW IN OHro.-The Supreme Court
.Of Ohio, have decided that any municipal
ordinance prohibiting under penalty the
opening of shops, DC, on Sunday, without
excepting cases of necessity, and charity, and
without exempting from its operation persons
who conscientiously observe the seventh day
of the week as the Sabbath, is inconsistent
with the laws of the State, and therefore
void
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

The New York correspondent of the Bos-
ton Journal relates curious story of the
morning prayer meetings of a fashionable
Episcopal Church in that city, where, at
times, the sexton and the minister being the
only attendants, after ringing the bell the
sexton has to go into the pew and make the
responses, while the whole service is read by
the rector in his robes, without a soul present
but the minister and door keeper.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

DAVID A. BRowN, resident of Butte coun-
ty since ls49, died in Oroville last Friday, OF
consumption. He had filled, says the Record,
many important positions in the county, and
was universally known and esleemed for his
honorable dealing aud the faithful discharge
Aof his public duties
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

ANOTHER case of white and black amalga-
nation has just taken place in Detroit. The
husband is jet black negro, who had one
wife before, and the female is Scotch girl of
sixteen, who, it is said, has another husband.
She was bar tender for her father, and in
that way made the acquaintance of her ebo
ny lover. There is a heavy penalty for per-
forming the marriage ceremony in such cases,
and the colored clergyman has been prose-
euted.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

AT a meeting of the "Young Mems Nation
al Democratic Association" of Cincinnati, a
resolution was passed to the effect that it was
the duty of Congress to pass an act to REIN.
burse from the public Treasury, the State of
Virginia, the expense she has been put to in
consequence of the late bloody foray into her
borders by John Brown and his forces.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

RELIC OF THE PAsT.-At Neponset Village,
Dorchester, is still standing end in good re-
pair, house built in l65O-one of the most
ancient landmarks of Pilgrim handicraft in
that vicinity. From it brave girl drove
away Narraganset Indian by throwing live
Goals upon him, and was rewarded by the
State with a silver bracelet.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08
am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
HoRATIo KING,
First Assistant p. NJ. General.
THos. P SHAILoRoss, Esq,
Special Agent p. o. Dept, st. Louis, Mo.
MINERALS IN THE Sourn.-The Los Angelo

MINERALS IN THE SoUrn.-The Los Angeles
Star of Dec. 3lst, says:
Everywhere parties are prospecting in the
mountains, and each returns laden with spe-
cimens of ore, rich enough, if found in the
quantities represented to make the whole
community wealthy. This week, parties left
Los Angeles to work quartz lead, which,
Judging from the specimens exhibited. must
be the richest thing of the kind ever discov-
cred. This is essentially a mineral country.
and our mountains will yet pour forth their
wealth of metals to the astonishment of the
entire State. The operations on the tin
mine are being continued, with the most flat.
tering success. From hits source alone the
greatest benefits will yet accrue to Los An
geJes county.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

DEAD CATTLE.-We are informed says the
Standard, that the cattle on many of the
ranches beyond the American river are ac-
tvally dying from starvation The frequent
frosts, which came unusually early last fall,
killed the young grass which was just spring
ing up after the long drouth of summer, and
the cattle have little or nothing to eat, and
now, since the heavy rains have come, the
soil in many places is miry, and the poor
animals, enfeebled by starvation, have not
strength to extricate themselves from the
mire, and lie there and perish One farmer
has lost eight, another ten and third fifteen
valuable cattle within the past week. Our
informant says that in passing along the Au.
burn road, within the space of one mile he
saw no less than fifteen dead bodies of cattle
which had perished from starvation. Their
owners were engaged in skinning them, in
order to sell the hides
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

ALUM IN ARTzoNA.-We have seen, says the
Arizonian, some very handsome specimens Of
alum, discovered few days since by Mr.. Jas.
Graydon, living at Casa Blanca, near Fort
Buchanan. 1t appears of superior quality,
some of the pieces being beautifully crystal
lied, showing its remarkable purity. 1t was
found in large cave, about four miles from
his residence, on the road to Santa Cruz.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08
CARRIERS NOTICE.

Tne undersigned would respectfully announce to
his subscribers his intention to credit no
pc son for longer term than WEEKS for the
DAILY NATIONAL DEMooRAT. 1 am forced to adopt
the above on account Of the increase in my
delinquent list. JEROMUS RAPALJE
dec6-4wdh Carrier
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

ASA a. GoRE, the last survivor of the Wy
,oming massacre, died recently in Preston,
Conn, at the age of 81. He was child at
the time of the massacre, and was saved by
his mother, who fed with him in her arms
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

No POETRY IN IT.--At Dashaway Hall, DR..
Joselyn, an apostle of spiritualism, proposed
to imProyise a poem on any subject that
might be given him. Some one suggested
"Bodega." The Doctor weakened. Bodega
is too much for the spirits.-Petai,sn,a argus.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

The total number o. o.persons admitted into
the "Home of the Inebriate" at San Francis
co during the month of December, was so,
25 males, females. Three of the patients
when admitted, had the deIiriuD, trenens-
The total number taken in the Home since
its opening on the S0th June last was 2l5
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

Mr.. O'NEAL Twas severely injured near
vOroville on Wednesday. by the caying of
bank in his claim. Two of his ribs were
broken, and he received other injuries on
various parts of his body.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

Nor long since, in Penfeld near Rochester,
New York, a German named Frederick Sem,
stabbed his wife with butcher knife, inflic-
ting five or six wounds in her abdomen and
groin, and then cut his own throat with the
same weapon. Jealousy prompted the act.
At the last accounts the parties were alive.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

A JOKE, PERHAPs.-Mr. Alfred Cowles, of
San Jose, writes to the Telegraph of that
place, that he offered to deposit newspaper
in the Post Office there, the newspaper be-
ing, of course, wrapped up, addressed, post
age paid, etc, when the Postmaster inquired
whether there was anything incendiary in
the paper, and added that he had orders
from the Postmaster General mot to forward
anything containing incendiary matter or
that sympathises with Old Brown"
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

A FREE negro named VIM. Webster, lately
applied to the Legislature of Mississippi for
permission to sell himself for life to Doctor
Arnold Bull, of Tallahutchie county. The
request was granted
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08
FURTHER FROM CHINA. The Honkop0

FURTHER FROM CHINA. The Honkons
Trade Report says
The little intelligence which can beugath
cred as to the intentions of the Pekin calanet
indicate q spirit of determined hostility
Extracts from the Pekin gazettes make il
clear that the great Tarter chief, Sangkolin-
isin, is in the field at the head of affairs. hnG
that coast detenSes, or in other words, The
dread OF foreign invasion are commanding his
first attention.
1t may therefore be safely inferred that
Sangkoinisin has taken the field at the head
of large army, for the avowed and exclusive
purpose of repelling foreigners and forciblv
repudiating the Teentsin treaties. That his
army will consist principally of Tartars fresh
from their clans, there is very little doubt
and that these will have derived some knowl.
edge of modern warfare, either from the
kussians themselves, or from those northern
tribes which the Russians have the art Of
both Substituting and elevatino land. indeed.
on which their power in the north of Asia
rests,) appears much more than probable.
CALIFORNIA PosrAeE.-A letter from New
York says:
1t is not little surprising that where in.
formation on the subjects SO easily obtained,
any person can be found ignorant of our
postal regulations. We have here living in
our Post Office, at the present time, a cart.
load of letters addressed to California, and
containing one cent stamps. OF course. such
letters are all so much dead stock. as thew are
never sent from the office in which they are
dropped. There are, also, about bushel of
California letters containing stamps cut from
stamped envelopes. These, like the one centers
are held for postage, and, consequently. never
reach the persons to whom they are addressed.
Any quantity of newspapers containing no
stamps at all are thrown into the Post Office
and there they remain. This evil has got to
be so great that the Department at Washing.
ton found it necessary to issue the following
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
APPOINTMENT OFFICE, Nov. 2S, 1859.
SIR: A California letter bearing but a
single one cent stamp should be regarded as
wholly unpaid, and, if forwarded from the
mailing office, may be intercepted at any of
the intermediate offices, and returned for
postage.
In such cases the failure to comply with
the law is clearly intentional, and the usual
notice to the parties addressed, may therefore
be omitted. -
am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
HoRATIo KING,
First Assistant p. NJ. General.
THos. P. SHAILoRoss, ESQ.,,
Special Agent p. o. Dept St. Louis Mo.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

RISING The recent rains have swollen
the waters of the American and Sacramento
rivers at least eleven inches since Wednesday
morning.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

HOnOwny's hOintment.--The scrofula
the Kings Evil of our ancestors has foe like this
detergent and eradicating save. Its healing qualities
unexcelled In the of salt rheum, legs,
sore breasts, and the scald head and rng-worm, the
enemies Of the nursery 1t renews the coating of the
skin, and leaves no trace behind of former dsdgur-
ment. Sold at the mandatory, No. so, Maiden Lane
New York, and by all Druggists, at 25c, &c., and 81
per box. jan
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

TRoTrISe MAToH-The S. F. Telegram
learns that handicap trotting match has
been made between Mr.. Fanchers bay horse
tom Mcguire" and Mr. Hosmer's brown
horse "Bell Ringer" The latter goes to a
skeleton wagon, and the former in harness.
The match is for 81 900 side two miles and
repeat, and the race will take place IN about
ten DAYS.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

On the 26th December Thos. Robinson was
killed by the caving of bank near Jackson
Vile. southern Oregon He was from New
York city, and was a stone mason by trade
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

GEoRGE w. Bishop, mentioned as having
been arrested in Philadelphia on charge OF
kidnapping a negro in New York, and selling
him into slavery, is said to- be the son Of
William Bishop, ofNew Haven, prominent
Democratic politician, and nephew Of
William D. Bishop member of the last Con-
gress from Connecticut.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

THE receipts of the Georgia penitentiary,
for the past year, were $7l ,2e4 10, and the
liabilities $4,000 76. There were 2o9 con
victs in the prison ou the lst Of October.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

A NEW coinage of half dollars, produced at
the U. S. Mint, Philadelphia, is about to be
submitted for the approval of Government
The coin is said to be very handsome.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

LETTERS sENT.-The mail steamer Cham
pion carried away 25.2l6 letters, Thursday.
The Overland mail carried on Friday 4,81S
letters, of which 400 were way letters.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

SILVER AND COPPER FROM LOWER CALIFoR-
NIA-The schooner Jeanette which lately ar
rived at San Francisco from La Paz, brought
anumber Of rich specimens ofsilver and copper
ore, found in the interior of Lower California
1t is understood that the locality whence
these were obtained, abounds in valuable
metallic deposits of this kind, which can be
easily and profitably worked.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

THENew York Olurchman says: at is an
nounced in several of our secular exchanges
that the Hon. Edward Stanly, of California,
is about to become a candidate for holy
orders"
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

CHARLESTON CoNvENTIoN.-T Democratic
Committee for the Union have fixed npon
April 29d for the National Convention at
Charleston.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

A BEAUTIFUL propeller has been built at
Boston by Paul Curtis, to run as packet at
the Sandwich Islands.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-01-08

BOund.-A Sure Remedy for Colds,
Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and all Diseases Of the
Longs-"Dr. Ayers Iceland Moss Cough Candy"
For sale by E. FAY, agent III Second street, between
D and Maiden Lane and at all the Frait Stores in
Marysville Try it only 25 cents per box. de24my