Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-17
TELEGRARHTC.
lover THE STATE LINE.1

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan lGth.
In theIJ. 5. District Court tl;s afternoon,
Judge McAlistcpSendered his decision in the
New Almoden cal "a yor Of The claimants.
but does not give thvoAi he adjoining lands
1t gives them all the r. of the diseoverer
Nudge Hoffman comedies n the decree. He
%il read anVapiuion to-morrcv dissenting on
many points 49, epiniqn of Judge M&
AlliAer
n ssisIasAe.
y saonsuskro, Jan. 10th.
Senate pet at y O'Clock AM After the
usual preliminary bSSiness d been gone
through with, Mr.. DeEceg % csented a petit
tion from citizens of Yuba es0nty praying for
the expunging of the BrodeIs sfk censure reso-
lutions The Senate decided that the peti-
tion could rot be received Of Senterta;ned at
pFeseHt
Resolution presentelby Mr.. Chase to d.
clare the Senatereedy for business. Lost.
Assembly-Tho House was called to order
at the usual hour by I'M. Anderson, Clerk
Roll called and Journal read and approved
MIR Conness withdrew as candidate for
Speaker and placed in nofuination Mr.. Bur.
nell, of Amador. Mr. Fargo withdrew as
candidate and PLACED in nomination NIr. Til
den (Douglas) of Butte, who refused to be
nominated by any pers sonaoutside of his par
Wy. Mr.. Fargo, after Ibis &ithdrew his re-
signation. Fifteen bali9ts were had with
the following average votel; Wood 80, Bur-
nell a. Fargo IS. House a7iSprne4.
ALAS FOR HCNANIrY.-The reporter some
times is forced TO arrest his labors and re-
fleetiyely consider if all humanity exhibit
the same hideous def9gmities which are pre-
sented to his views Tie sees the night shade
of nature-all the jll-doing, with, now and
then, relief in a Samaritanian point Of
view, which illumes his path for months
In our vocabulary no greater brute exists
tean demoralzed man-one who has slost
all sense of humanity as well as proprietv.
Such an individual can be found in him that
will reflect on the character of one who has
been his wife--his patient, endaring and
loving spouse, until outrage heaped on out-
rage compelled her To seek for release from
the law. ease in inSA Ance came under our
puryiew day or two since, in Witnessing a
difficulty between male aRd female, in
the public streets. Such "a \ IAcountre is all
ways disgusting, more particNhrly when the
male is tlTdGggressor. The int$venton of a
stronger arm, however, prevented the man
from inhicting any serious injury, and we
learned from a friend (who rendered his SER
&ioes as an escort to the injured lady-for
81 evidently was laJy, in conducting her
to 4nr residence) the following narrowing
history, She had married in an eastern city
and cahte here with her husband who had
chosen gliforna for his residence Some
nonehs after their arrival here 70, her as
tonishment. eahe learned that@ @he WAS the
victim Of a rascai ia man who had not alone
"A wife living, butShad imposed On her 10y n
fictitious marriageA She Immediately sepa-
rated from the creaturc, and endo9vored to
MAINTAIN herself resnsctably by her vocal
abilities and needle, but. the apology for
man followed her wheFes er she went, not
alone traducing her cl@raAer, but endeav or
ing to make her the cause a. ditlic@ty be-
tween man and wife in any kmily Mo en-
gagged her services. A few ind WdualSbow-
ever, who were aware of ke yfcumsfdnces
of her condition, befriended1her, and furnish
ing her with "A sewing machNe, 3ethher up
in business. h this she o4ld(htge socceed-
, ed, had it not been that thGS Md whom
She had thought her husband E4nted the
vicinity of her residence, and, WITH IA gang
ofTowtk companions, making use of her name,
caupled~~ith the most opprobrious epithets,
and indelicate allusions, compelled the es-
tranged female to seek other shelter to avoid
insult This persecution has Been carried on
for months and months and it is only within
the past week that tAe man. if it is not a
libel to call him SO, Stationed himself before
her door, and madeVpnblc ANNOUNCEMENT
Of s the df tr1iie5 and iefaeies that thsmGst
thiyhe went unchecked for am hour or SO,
andwould doubtless haye persisted had he
not been Knocked down and driven from the
scene Iy an indignant passer-by fEis is but
a single instance of the trials Of &men.-
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