The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-24
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
60 o1rr 40 oouftr,r.

Or. JoHN rHE pAPTIsr's CHUacH, CoLcAL.-
On Sunday last, Archbishop Alemany solemn
L. blessed the Catholic Church at Coloma, uu-
der the Invocation ofSt. Joht the Baptist
The procession formed ct the entrance o! the
building. and as the Archbishop went sroand,
attended BY Father Lsrgau, blessing the exte.
rior walls, large concourse Of persons follow.
81. uniting their veiees With his while he reei.
ted the prayer proper for the occasion. Arri-
wing at the place II departure, his Grace re.
catered the church and blessed the interior.
The blessing being concluded. Father Largan
celebrated mass, after which the Archbishop
delivered an able and instructive sermon, In
which he alluded to the ceremonies Just per.
formed and demonstrated that they were not
an idle aud superstltiouS practice. He also
urged the congregation To religioHsly observe
,he prcccpt given to Moses On Mount Sinai
-Rrn,embsr the Sabbath day tn keep 1. holy,
After mass the sacrament or confirmation was
administered. The ceremonies Of blessing the
Church were most solemn and IMPOSING. aud
tended much ~ excite the devotion Of those
Uho assisted IN their celebration. Large mum.
we're present, and Consequently he church was
much too ANAL to accommodate all that a..
tended The building 10 net lhrge but is nent-
IL furnished, aud occupies most desirable 10
cation, commanding n view Of the entire io~r
Of Coloma. its beautiful gardens and vineyards,
and the magnificent surrounding scenery. The
Archbishop left for Sacramento on Monday
morning. amid the regrets Of not only the
church members but Of very many WIN are not
of his religion. whose appreciation and admi.
ration he has won hy the ability and piety dis.
PLAYED in his sermons and BY his apparently
entire freedom from bigotry. Sclfconceit and
pride Of place. May Heaven smile upon bis
labors.
WILrHD Bat a short Nhlr ngo some Of The
e.ivalric and patriotic Republicans % Place.
VILE. Of known audappro'rd courage. regretted
extremely that Lincoln had not called upon Cal
,tprn;A for volunteers. Try dysired. ardenty
desired. to place their feet Cpnn Southern SOIL
in.brue the r hacds 10 SOUTHERN blood, recover
and restore to the Government the forts aud
sraenals stnlen bv Southern traitors, carry the
s:ars and stripes in glory from field TO field. und
place Tho NJ IN triumph ut the feet ri Lincoln.
They would. II they onlv had a chance. teach
the TRAITORS u the South 70 tremble befnre
thur nerve. their proweBS and their unconquer-
able resolution. Well, probably 20 their sur.
prise. certainly to their ". Lincoln called on
California for troops. and Captain Van Gn-lder,
fIil Of enthusiasm and confidence, relying on
rencatai fFclnxSiuna NJ Him o., ,J
un;eer, visited our city and o;ened recruiting
oiLce. expecting N e., lis fJ complement "f
r.en - few hours, Hour Gher hour rolled
ty aL 1T ono 81 the valiant irtcprc. slbleS pre-.
evuied hinself at tie ;" Captains office" Cap.
- N Van Grel1er closed bis Office ard i"Tt ia
L:SSIS;. fel,it"u,lv Gro,ng Sqmbobs rIgnit.
cArC rc1Sy---T'i nvint.t:e in peace. Invisible in
war"
PERsoxAL.- The Democracy cordially vel.
coined to cur city on Wednesday W. C. Wat
lace. Democratic candidate Enr Judge Of the
Supreme Court. and Thomas rindllv, D-rno.
cratic candidate for Treasurer Estate. They
give glowing accounts u the eulhcS,a-m of the
Dsmnetacy in the diarren, partA II the State
~h!ch they have visited. and are Iangulne of
"!ect."g uur Whole ticket 5v an ovcr~ helming
u.nj riiv. The people are a''ve NTH respect to
'he importance Il the election. ari are deter.
mined O. conidv the des;iries of our State t.
I'D. weil.'rled. experienced and zones, servants.
They know that fer ~! our evils. present AMI
prospective. the Dem ,craii: patty /, g.llir>s..
A7d 'h-v MAO know tia; the DcmSor.;i; parry
- he "nv ia''s that i'"s~ s't, To. >,''''i"n
;he ability AL1 the paui',i,n to settle our di.
E>n!ie.. restore harmony and preserve ami
pc-pe,nae the Clr'n. Kn,wing this they are
G .cEiug II the Standard rfihr regular Dean.
@v-A,ic party and vii enthusiastically s4ppor,
~ nominees.
TuE CA1nOL.c ScBo,L.-On the sfe-r'"H of
last FRIDAY. Archbishop AlemA"v. in company
with raihr; LArsAn. visited the Catholic School
nf this city. winch. We are harry ~ sav. is.
under tie efficient control ct Mss Wheelar,
ina most prosperous condition, HIS Grace
having been sra'ed, Misses Anne Mullen, Mary
Lee. Hattie CrAynvr. Hannah Murray and Mary
Nam RYAN approached him. and the latter. in
behalf # the children attending the school. read
u short but neat and appropriate address. after
~hich. Miss Mary Zee presented t" him small
"Pedas,al Veil" p:whre silk embroidered with
gid bullion. TIE children were then exam
med in geography. arithmetic. grammar. read
ing and other branches. showing remarkable
proficiency in all. HIS Hrace afterwards de.
Ivcred Shor, address. urging them to urpiy
themselves diligently to their studies. that they
might treasure up . STORE Of knowledge for
coming years, and thus make themselves intel.
lxent and useful members Of the community
The proficiency If the children in the n studies.
hsWell as their gentle manners and moral cnl.
lure. reflect much credit on their amlable ia.
G;ructreSs.
ADMITTED TO CIrI1ENsHIP During the past
week the following persons have been admitted
as citizens Of the United States BY the District
Court Of this County: VIM. Johnston. Edward
Grimes, Michael Niece. N. J. Mclaughlin.
James Moore, Games oliver. II. l.. Bergsrror.
Chns. Grass. Thomas Thornham. Jno. C. Peter
aon. John Parker. Otto Malmberg, Jacob Arens.
Peter England. Thomas I}roson, Joseph Web
Der, Christian Barth. C. C. 0erle. Joseph Shus.
ter, John Hanary. George Fisher. Henry Mel.
reeh, Conrad Busseneyer, John Melrech. Jacob
Saudcroff. Frederick Auerbach, John Cassidy.
John o. Bloomer. Thomas Wilson. v. Auker,
Daniel Schwsrz. Gen. H. Steuknmp. James
Cain, Joseph Fisher, VIM. ueinrichs, Gottleb
Lupke, Rodger Cox. Michael Knopr. David
King, Nicholas Thomas. II. Hinkenmeyer, F.
Render, Thomas Long. Joseph Prongree, D.
e. Il. Siesbo,tel, Max Shelkle, Louis Raverly.
Andrew Peterson. Michael Martin. Frederick
Geiger, F. Tekemeyer. Paul Engelbrecht.
To De HAxaEp.-The Indians. Jim and Jim
Patterson, indicted for the murder Of Charles
Gay m the 2sth Of June last. near Salmon
Fat-. were found guilty Of murder In the first
degree. and yesterday, Judge MyreS sentenced
- both of them to suffer the extreme penalty OF
,+he law. They are to be hanged at noon' on
Friday, the frat day of November. Dick, an