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Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12

A SCENE IN CoURr.-In early days in Ore
gon, courts were not exactly the institutions
lhey now are Every thug was conducted
orderly enough, and every one tried to con-
tribute his share at least Of respect and dig
nifty to the tribunal, in the strietest obedience
to Its mandates. In all cases the material
out OF which Judges were made, although it
was the best that could be obtained under
the circumstances, was not always what it
should have been. However what was de-
hclent in ability and legal lore was made IN
IN an earnest desire to subserve the public
veal. As an evidence ofthis we give the fol-
lowing incident:
In 1915 the County Court Of - county
these llbunals in those days had greater
powers Han they now enioy-held its regu
lar term. The Sheriff had been directed to
"open court, which he did in the usual
formula, and had scarcely returned from the
disc arge of his duty, when a gawkv looking
customer walked into the court room, and
looking deliberately about, said he thoughtit
a good time to find ont something about a
stray animal and therefore had come upon
that business, and wound up bv enduring of
the court If they had heard of, or seen a stray
bay horse, with black name and tail, and a
star in his forehead. The Judges asked each
other and answered in the negative. One of
whom after the answer had been made cor
cluded he would be little more certain about
the matter, asked, if the horse had bob-;ail.
The horse had not bob-tail, when the Judge
then grayey said that he had not seen or
heard of any such STRAY" The lawyers
were intsrrogated, they knew nothing sats-
factorilyA The Sheriff and spectators under
went like examination with similar iIl-suc-
cess. The auitor disappointed left the room
and the Court proceeded to business.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12

A LITTLE boy Of four years the other day
nonplussed his mother by making the follow
ing inquiry: Mother if man is Mister
isn't woman Mstery?"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
Later from the Sandwich Islands.

BY the arrival of the schooner Alert, from
Honolulu we have files Of papers from that
place to Dec 22d:
1hE ELEPHANT At HoNoLULU.-Wison's 5
Circus had arrived at Honoluu with the live
elephant that was lately exhibited in Calror-
h''sa 1t Is the first elephant tAat ever visited
that par OF the world, and has astonishedihe
natives not little The first evening ta4t
wondertu beast was exhibited, about 600
people crowded inside the pavilion, and 900
men, women and children assembled outside,
all anxious to catch a glimpse of the stran-
ger.
HEAVY DAMAGES IN FAVOR OF A SAILOR
The supreme Court of Hawaii has rendered
judgment in favor of Manuel Enas. sea-
man on board the American whaler Nontre-
al, sgeinst Nathaniel w. Soule master there
OF, for $4,000 damages, for cruel and brutal
treatment. Another seaman has instituted
suit against Captain Soule for the SAND
cause, of complaint, and will be likely to re-
cover also.
lNUNDATIoY OF MAUL-On the lst Decem-
Der, all the weather shore of the Islands of
Maui and Molokai was inundated. destroying
fences, boats, etc, etc, and causing consider
able loss.
Loss OF THE SHIP "s11vrR srAR."-The ship
Silver Star which left Honolulu November
3D. for JAWS Island, under command of Capt
I. f. Wade was totally lost on the 10th of
that month, by running on coral reef while
attempting to'make the land at the island.
The ship went 70 pieces in twenty-four hours
after striking. Only portion of her stores
and water could be landed before the boats
were stove by the breakers No lives were
lost. The Silver Star was built at Medford
Mass, in 1866, and was of 1876 tons burthen.
She was owned in Boston, where she was in
sured. The captain had arrived at Homo
lulu.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12

MEETING OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY AG o.
EIcULrURAL Society. AT a meeting of the
Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society held
in the City Hall, in San Jose, recently, the
following persons were elected officers for the
ensuing year:
Maj. S. S, Hensley, President.
Cary PEBBLES und w. b. Thornburg Vice
Presidents.
w. Daniels, Secretary.
jackson Lewis, Treasurer
Louis Provost and F. ). MeGirr, Directors.
g. L. Ryland, Chairman of the Committee
appointed to examine the accounts and reports
of the Secretary and Treasurer, reported hav-
ing done so, and that they found them salts
factory and correct:
Amount received during the year. So, 238 70
Paid for Premiums. ms.............. 1880 90
Current expense for the year. ....- lao 20
The Society resolved to establish market
at the Fair Grounds, and appointed William
Daniels, j. Miller, and w. Nj. Williamson, as
committee to report rules and regulations
for the government of the same at the next
regular meeting, which will take place on the
2d OF February, at , p. ".
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12


Shocking SUlcIDE.-Our readers saw the
dispatch in our paper rehtng the suicide of
iindermon at San Francisco. The following
are the particulars from the Mirror:
Tn new year continues unrelentingly its
remorseess category of blood. We have
another terrible deed of violence to record
suicide at half past two o'clock this morn
ing. Charles Linderman put pistol to his
mouth and blew his brains out 1t appears
that he had served five years as a soldier in
the U. 5. army, from which he was honora-
bly, discharged, some thirteen months ago
lie was gunsmith 10y trade, but lattery has
failed OF getting any employment Three
weeks ago he went to Sacramento to seek a
living there, but after trying in vain for
three days to get work, he returned again to
this city. Since then he had sold his last
coat for S5 to subsist on, and last night dis
gusted with everything in this world he
drank deeply in various lager beer cellars,
and proceeding to the front of the house ION
the north side of Pacific street, between
Kearney and Dupont) he drew the single
barreled pistol he habituahy carried in his
pocket, and terminated his unhappy and in
digent career in the summary manner above
stated. The unfortunate man was a native
OF Germany, about 50 years of age and sim
gle. His parents, who reside in Germany,
are said to be wealthy, but his education was
meagre.
The corpse is now lying at the dead house
a horrible spectacle, the cold, white flesh of
the spectre-lke face being split up by the
explosion and SO disfgured as to be barely
recognizable. A young German named Hen
Ty lived with him in the house on Pacific
street, and this afternoon, as we stood by the
body of the suicide, the poor fellow also
came in to gaze upon the dear features of his
comrade once more. Grasping the pulseless
hand, he wrung it; and scalding tears chas-
ed each other down his cheeks, as he cried,
in German, "0h Charley, my dear friend,
thank God that | again squeeze your dear
hand" AS we witnessed this affecting trib-
ute, we could not forbear thinking it more
touching than even the "In Memorian" of
Tennyson. Want was the cause of this self
murder. Starvation stared the poor man in
the face; and he preferred the embrace of
the King Of Terrors. Had we properly or
ganized relief committees in San Francisco,
We should have fewer, and perhaps no deaths
from destituton to chronicle. 1t is not too
late TO do this; and now, when we have
this pistol report of this sad suicide ringing
in our ears, let our citizens move in the mat
ter.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12

TRAVELLING IN THE UNITED STATES ONE HUN
DRED YEARS AGo.-The ancient advertisement
of which we have given literal copy says
the S. Z. Herald, is deserving of preservation
on account of the quaiutness Of the inn signs,
the peculiarity of the spelling and diction,
shifting" of the passengers which it announ-
ces, and the general idea it gives us of the
way in which travelling was performed in
America at the time which it was issued:
Philadelphia STAGE-WAGGON, and New
York STAGE-BOAT perform their Stages
twice a Week.
JOHN BUTLER, With his Wagon, sets
out on Mondays from his House, at the sign
of the Death of the Fox, in Strawberry Ally.
and drives the same day to Trenton Ferry
when Francis Holman meets him and pro
ceeds on Tuesday to Brunswick, and the pas
sengers and goods being shifted into the wag-
gon of Isaac Fitzrandolph, he takes them to
New Blazing Star to Jacob Fitzrandolph' the
same day, where Reuben Fitzrandolph, with
Il boat well suited, will receive them and take
them to New York that night. John Butler
returning to Philadelphia on Tuesday with
the passengers and goods delivered to him by
Francis Holeman, will again set out for
Trenton Ferry on Thursday, and Francis
Holman, &c, will carry his passengers and
goods with the same expedition as above to
New York. March s, l759.- IYek Mercury.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
TO THE PUBLIC.

OWING to there not being sufficient number Of
~ ri skets sold my Holiday Gin Concert poslpon-
sd to February Sth, at which time it viii oil with
out fail.
+. A. WILLIAMS is my only authorized agent to
transact business connected with my Holiday Gift
Concert. s G. WILLIAMS.
MarYsvile, Jan, 9TH, 1851. ianS-tf
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
CONSUEEPTAVES. READ!


DIR WILLIAM HALLS BALSAM has proved more
successful than all the other remedies known for the
permanent cure ofall the early stages of CONSUMP-
TION Those who doubt this statement can find am
pie proof in the phamphlet accompanying the medi-
cine.
EXPECToRANT WITHOUT OPIUM
DR. WILLIAM HALLS BALSAM claims the favorable
attention of those whose constitutions forbid the usea
of Opium or Morphine. This astonishing remedy for
CONSUMPTION and LUNG DISEASES, has received the
strongest testimonials from citizens of the highest res
pectability, and is richly worth a fair trial
NIGHT SwEATS AND SPLITTING OF BLOOD.
For these complaints, none can be found so efica-
cious rs DR.. VIM. HALLs BALSAM. 1t subdu9s the
irritation stops the sweating and restores the strength
in very short space of time. It well worth your
trial.
Sold by all Druggists. RICE, COFFIN, & CO.,
Agents, Marysvlle.
GEO. W. SMELL, Agent, Importer and Wholesale
Dealer in all Genuine Patent Medicines, 13O Washing
ton ST., San Francisco. ocl7-3m
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12

proves this dye to be Wholesome for the haF as il
is wonderful for It's beautgng properties. Ladies
whose beauty so materially depends upon the color OF
their 'wealth Of hair viii hnd this article they
can safely use Sold everywhere, aud applied ~ all
Hair Dressers. CRlsrADOR0, Astor House, N. II
GEO. W. SMELL. Agent
dc2J 1m 130 Washington st., san FranciAco
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
Also, School Merchandise.

AISU, 5NtEUUI NHCTCNslEIIISCs
The most modern styles of DESKS and Chairs for
School Rooms, at the lowest prices
Among the many articles now for sale are the ADA
MANTlNE 81 NTtS, SLATE GLOBES, PIIILUSOPHI-
CAL CHARTS and NEW OUTLINE MAPS.
School property bought and sold commission.
Circulars of all the Private schools kept on hand.
Parents seeking for Schools are invited to call and
select
The Educational Herald, issued monthly, expressly
for Teachers, cam be had at this office.
W. HOLT, Agent,
"a Montgomery street, corner of Pine,
no21-3m is San Francisco.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
OLD SACHAM BITTERS
AND
w ] q w y M II O MO.

THESE UNEQUALLED BITTERS AND TONIC are
now meeting with unparalleled saes and favor with
customers. In all cases of DYS pEPSIA, DEBILITY
LOSS OF APPETITE, or any irreguarity ofthe stom-
ach, they will be found efficient remedy, as well as
a most wholesome and agreeable Tonic.
AS A PREVENTIVE OF ClIILLs AND FEVER,
they have equal, and have with thousands become
an indispensable family medicine; being perfectly
pure, and free from any delecrous substances can be
taken by all, young and old, male and female, with
benefit.
For sale by GEO. W. SHELL, Agent,
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
Read the Statement Of Mr.. M.
McWillianas,

Who is Elder in Rcy. Horace Bushncll's Church, re
garding the cure his daughter, who to all ap
pearances crippled for life with the terrible disease,
Scrotntd:
CINoINNATI, Feb 2S, 1859.
Messrs. 4. L. Sc0DaG DC Co.
Dedr SdS: feel it my duty to write you, and
let you know what your Blood and Liver Syrup has
done for my daughter, and that by publishing it, 9TH
who suffer with the same disease may know of it,
and by its use derive great benefit. My daughter
Eliza has been sorcly afflicted with SCRoFULA, attended
with great pain for more than two years. She had
five six running Ulcers on OF her feet one
on her hip, and one on her back, They caused
traction of her limbs, that she could not walk At
this time, from the high recommendation of your
Blood and Liver Syrup in curing such Diseases was
induced TO try it, She commenced using it, and the
medicne acted on the blood, the sores commenced to
heat, The limbs are getting straghtshe is gain
ing strength have only used three bottles of the
medicine, and She can walk quite well. One of
the limbs Is but little if any shorter than the other
Your Blood and Liver syrup has done wonders in re-
storing her health
With the greatest respect, lremain yours,
Nj. MCWILLIAMS.
Statement of Rev. Horace Bushnell,
city Missionary e Pastor Of Presbyterian Ohitrch
CINCINNATI, March 2, 1853.
MsssRs. A. L. scovII1 & Co.
Dedr Sirs: MIR. McWiIiams Esq, is 'an Elder in
the Church IN which l am Pastor , am acquainted
with the circumstances Of The of his daurhte and
have no heSitancy IN sayin that consider the cure
truly wonderful. HORACE BUSHNELL.
ScODHJ'S Blood and LtUer SV7tp for sale by all
the principle Druggists everywhere.
RICE, COFFIN 90, Agents, Marysyile.
GEO. w. SNEEL, General Agent
1SO washinfton st., San Francisco
Successor to Parl& White. o1S 3mis
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
Statement of Rev. Horace Bushnell,
THE SILYRR THREAnS

WTHIClI TIME Introduces into the hair, prevents
w thousands of gentiemen from wearing whiskers
and tachcs; and yet in TIN MINUTES Crstadoros
Excelsior Dye would render every fibre as
noVl1 a G N;ob{n
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
GEO. W. SMELL. Agcnt

1870 Washington st., San Francisco,
and by the principal Grocers, Druggists and Wine
Merchants throughout the country. oclS 3m
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
Bowman's Lini1nent
II. BOWMAN, DrIlggis

3GO street, (opposite Plaza), Sacramento,
Andby HIT. KELLY ~ CO., Agents, st.,
next to the Western House, Marysville. mol smis
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
AMERICAN SCHOOL


FHNlIE OBJECT OF THIS INSTITUTE is to furnish
n competent and well qualified Teachers for
Schools and Families, and Teachers with desirable
situations.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12
Dark as Night,
Dr. Chilton's AnalYsis

and substract twenty years from the apparent
the individual The trinmphant result 0f
Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-12

Who is Elder in Rey. Horace Bushnell's Church, re
garding the cure of his daughter, who to all ap
pearances crippled for life with the terrible disease,
ScFOtilkd
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1861-01-11
The National sCracksnen, >,

The history of that era OF our Govern.
ment, to be known hereafter as the Age ol
Fraud, is yet to be written because ali the
hideous facts in regard to it are undoubt.
edly yet to be revealed When q new
Administration comes into power to sweep
away the present incumbents Of office,
when accounts are to be made up and bal
ances paid over, there can be no reasona-
BILE doubt that disclosure of fraudulent
official bankruptcy will be made unparal-
ieled in the annals Of our government that
has had written history. some of these
gigantic villainies have been exposed from
time to time in the public journals, and, at
this moment. when the attention is direct.
ed to the latest fraud upon the Treasury,
it IS well to group them together. as the
groundwork of the chaptes is still to come.
We do not include in this list the various
measures of corruption resorted to in va.
nous parts of the country by the Office
holders of the Administration, from the
President down to the navy-yard black
smiths, to defeat and carry elections. It
refers only to positive burglaries on the
. nited States Treasury made by distin-
guished official cracksmen," to fill their
own hungry and capacious pockets. We,
perhaps, omit even some of these, but the
list is nevertheless bad enough:
Ndnse efSwtndls Aut Nane Cabinet M;xS.tsr,
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1861-01-11

SReliable information has been re.
ceived by members of Congress from
North Carolina and Alabama, that slave
instructions have broken out in those
States. General anxiety Is felt by South
ern members about the safety Of their fam
lies at home. Indeed, many have gone
to pass the holiday season at their planta-
tons.
W The Vincennes (Tndiana) Star says
that it has reliable authority direct from
Springfield, that CALEB B. SMtTH is to
have seat in the Cabinet of President
LINCOLN
H The Republicans of some of the
New York towns have decided to settle
their postmasterships by popular vote of
oil the people, believing that the people
should have the right to elect their officers
themselves. They will vote On the. ques-
ton, and submit the result to Mr. Lincoln.
.EThere is abuntant evidence in the
New Orleans papers, that TIE co-opsation.
lists or Union men Of LouiGians are making
Isa strong 6ght, and that ~ innmediate se.
cessionists are alarnsd. They have scal-
calAted upon an seaay siettE Ws,should
not be SURPRISED NJ thsr oysrwhslnan
sysf yToos o nv Yst RI
EEeD5ed ffbln' St. ueorxsIS C66yc6 ]p ooSs.
m In 81 fhf sct;r Z e,ss asta s,| go
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1861-01-11

Time does take the Buckram out of
man. and the self suficiency with which
We begin life leaves MS as we advance into
the deeper waters Of existence. john
Wesley says: "When l was young,
was sure Of everything; in a few years,
having been mistaken thousand times,
was not half SO sure of most things as was
before. At present ! am hardly sure Of
anything but what God revealed to man. ;
VA A young lady, native of Sydney.
Australia, being asked il she would like to
60 to Britain, answered, that she should
like to see it, but not to live in it. On
being pressed for her reason, she replied
that, from the great number Of bad Jeo-
pie sent from thence, it must, surely, be q
very wicked place to live ini
n The telegraph did not tell the whole
story about the Norfolk, Virginia, demon.
stratioD in honor OF the secession of South
Carolina. The Union men organized q
counter demonstration, and fired minute
guns to testify their condemnation Of the
act.
asr Msj. w. Nv !. LElAHD, formerly of
the Metropolitan Hotel, New York, and
NOVA stock raiser ID Texas seuds { letter
ZAP the Nav York Rsvs ID which - -
FFoaesl ths. sehsGnRs n pa16aien;sts;
Wing coaclusiypl3 IA IN 6cdn their
,sy~k spar fig1a iii n = = Y ~ y heiore
l6ssiQe 1 IN s. u ]1 IsSsllk o ols
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1861-01-11

S1> The Richnond Enqairer of the
25th says: "Since the speech ofMr. WADE,
OF Ohio, fand the pronunciam ento Of the
Springfield Journal, If Virginia and Mary
land do not adopt measures to prevent
Mr.. LrNcoLN's inauguration at Washington.
their discretion will be as much subject
of ridicule as their submission will be of
contempt"
aas" Almost the only part Of North
America which is IN tn, enjoyment of quiet,
and undisturbed by threats of revolution
and rebellion, is that formed by the fair
and wi le'spreading provinces that ac-
knowledge the sway of Her Most Gracious
Britannia Majesty, Victoria the First, de-,
&C., &c. This is fine practical commen-
tary on ourselves. Republics is fell,
Kings is riz.
ssSr The Anti-Slavery Standard, of last
week says: South Carolina has fulfilled
our hopes and hettered our expectations"
The Standard concludes by saying: ''We
trust that the slave-laboriDg States, at
least will go their ways, if it were only to
let the remainder feel how well they can
up "lhiioos uiSui- Dut, iiOW OT ny-6nQ-D
sooner, or later, the revolution must come
that shall free the two hostile nations
natura! enemies--from the coalition which
they call Union. We could wish tb at it
were the North that would make the move:
but we will thankfully accept it from the
South, rather than not have it at all"
VA correspondent Of the Mobile Mer-
curry charges Judge John A. CAMBELL, of
the United States Supreme Court, with
Abolitionism, and with aspirations for the
Chief Justiceship under Lincoln.
81 The New York Esening Post SAYS
the following dispatches are reported to
have passed over the wires between that
city and Charleston
Chafleston merchant to proIane cor
respondent in New York:
'Send me fiEkY barrels OF flour.-- 3Rogea.
/ Answer ot profspe InerchaDt:
S Eat your cotton, n you HAa7'
- Under tie ini7uence of the rseiana.
|sdan q acretary FttSD, stacks sHtsslif IL,
soSh si Metz TzfE AiArk1l
& ! n . T. q n l i u
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1861-01-11
The President Elect Preparing 20 20
20 Wash1ngtOn.-.-His Ntece..-.The
"Prince ef Rails

A correspondent writing to the New
York Tribune from Springfield, says:
I" MIR. Lincoln and family will leave here
toward the close of February, and pro-
ceed to Washington as quietly as possible
avoiding cur Northern cities where forma
receptions would be likely to take place.
+ A niece Of Mrs. Lincoln--a beautiful
and accomplished young lady of eighteen.
mis-. Edwards)---will grace the Presiden
tial party on their journey, snd will BE-
come a member Of the family at the White
House. Ought not, perhaps to meutiou
this latter interesting fact, lest it might at.
tract SO many young Republicans TO Wash.
ington as TO make our friends down South
think it a Wide-Awake processionl
To-day Mr.. Lincoln received presen,
of very beautiful hat, fitting him exactly,
from lady in New York, a descendent OF
one Of the old knickerbocker families, and
whose parental ancestors was member oI
the first American Congress, which me;
in Philadelphia in l774.
A soft travelling hat came with the
other, both in very elegant and substan.
tial case.
Young Lincoln, the prince of Rails, "
now at Harvard college, and who is highly
spoken of at Springfield, will join his pa
rents on their way to Washington.
Senator Trumbull is having his resi-
dence put in frst-rate order for the re.
ception of his expected guest, the Presi-
Gent elect, who is expected here in Febru-
ary. Mrs. Lincoln will be accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Edwards, from whose roof,
by the way, she eloped with "Gld Abe,' y
then briefiess attorney"
St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1861-01-11
Message OF GOV. Wash hburne.
...-. Rnsrnr Ian Z

The Inaugural message of Gov. Wash.
burne, of Maine, to the Legislature of that
State gives an encouraging view of the ma
terial growth and prospects of the State
He recommends concliation aud tokens Of
good will towards the South. While no
-recriminations should be allowed to inter-
rupt the setting of ourselves right in what.
soever respect we have been wrong, and
the offerings which as good men and patri-
OTIS we should lay upon the altar of our
country, and in doing this we need consent
to the abatement of not one jot or title of
the principles affirmed by the people at
the recent election.
We will stand by the constitution of our
fathers-the constitutio as ii is--and make
tho compromises that would involve Us in
he guilt of moral treason and justly .ren-
der US the scorn of mankind. He devotes
a paragraph to the subject Of personal lib-
rty bills, recommending the repeal of any
statutes which may be found to be uncon.
sttutional or Justly as offensive, but quite
plainly implying his conviction that Maine
is not really a transgressor in this respect.