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The hydraulic press., 1861-03-02

IONSTABLE'S SALE.-Statc of California,
y County of Nevada, Township of Bridgeport;
BY virtue of an execution to me delivered, issued
from the Court of r. H. Farquhar, Esq, an act
ing Justice of the Peace in and for the County
aforesaid, bearing date January 2Sth, A. D;
1861, to satisfy Judgment rendered by said
Justice of the Peace on the 2lst day of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1860, in favor of R. n. Webber, and
against w. S. Jones. for the sum of 1854, debt,
interest, damages and costs of suit, have taken
in execution, and will sell to the highest bidder
for cash, the entire right, title and interest of
w. S. Jones in and to a certain lot of mining
ground on Manzanita Hill, Swectland District,
Nevada county, Cal. Said ground is known as
Jones, Dobbin & Cos. ground, and is bounded
on the east by the Kentucky Co. claims, and on
the west by Pain &, Gag. On Saturday, the 23d
day of February, A. d. 1861, between the hours
of 10 o'clock A. NJ. AMI 5 o'clock P. NJ front
of the Office of r. H. Farquhar, Esq, in North
San Juan, Nevada county, Cal.
Taken as the property of w. S. Jones, to sat
isfy the above demands and accruing costs.
North San Juan, January 30th, A. d. 1861.
w. S. EDWARDS, Constable.
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PALMETTO Morro.-The inscription on the
Palmetto flag is to be changed so as to read
as follows: sE Pluribust the Union.'
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SECESSION DESTROYS THE RIGHTS OF ADOPT
ED CITIzENs-The New York Abend Zetung
very properly calls the attention of the Ger
man adopted citizens in South Carolina to
the fact, that through the consequences of
the secession movements, they have beenled
into a breach of voluntarily assumed and
sacred promise, and are in fact, guilty of
having committed perjury. But it has omit
ted to add, that through the same step the
adopted citizen has also been stripped of his
political rights.
Every man who acquires the right of citi-
zenship in the Union, must, as it is well
known, swear truly to support the Constita-
ton of the United states-not that OF State
lin ~wbi h he resides. He becomes, by this
.act, citizen of the United States, and not a
citizen of Pennsylvania, of New York, or of
sSonth Carolina. Now, if the State in which
he has taken up his residence secedes from
yhe Union, and declares the laws of the
United States to be no longer binding
within her borders, the right of citizenship
of the adopted citizenis thereby extinguished
He has no longer the rights of citizen,
and must wait until the State in which he
resides shall please to be so gracious as to
grant him the right of citizenship, and must
moreover submit himself to all the con-
,ditons which may be laid upon him.
Not only the requirements of houor, but
those of self-preservation also, make it the
imperative duty of the adopted citizen to
continue true to the Union and the Censti-
sutton Daily Volksblatt.
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"Do you know the prisoner, Mr.. Jones ?

"Do you know the prisoner, Mr.. Jones
'''Yes-to the bone"
t'What is his character?"
s' Never knew he had any"
<'Does he live near your"
$50 near that he has only spent fifty cents
for wood in eight years"
"Did he ever come into collision with you
in any matter?H
"Only once, and that was when he was
drunk; and mistook me for a lamp post"
''From what you know of him, would you
believe him under oath?"
"That depends on circumstances. If he
were so much intoxicated that he did not
know what he was doing, | would If he
wasn't, wouldn't"
''You can step aside, Mr.. Jones. Crier,
call the next witness"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08
Impressive Scene at the Seventh Re"i
mcnt irmOrv.

The Seventh Regiment Of New York turn
ed out 900 guEs al the IaraGc Of the D.vls-
ion, on the o9d. After the return of the reg
ment t. the aI:norv. seen" occurred which
is described bv sevcra! Of the New olk pa
pers as Of the most impressive character
The World says:
The regiment assembled 10 the spacious
drill room III the upper story of the building,
and at the command o.. the colonel the seve-
raj companies formed in orGcr. with rank,
extending tn ertire width of the room. Go,
Letitrts having commanded silence. a>cended
with his staff to the gallery extending across
the Eighth street end Of the building, and
made a brief and spirited address t. h:s com
mand. He proposed t.at Ii. birthday ct
Washington should her, after hc regularl;
celebrated by the regimeut,ls It's anniversary
and spoke with patriotic enthusiasm ct the
character of that !llustrious sage and patriot
On putting the question ~ the men. whether
they approved OF his proposition, thunder.
ing aye reverberated through the hall. The
order being given for the men to uncoyerev-
cry nat came of, and the soldiers, still in then
ranks. stood in rcver,nlial silence while III,
chaplain uttered solemn PRAYER for the land
of Washington, that 1t might be spared from
the evils which threatened it. and that the
Almighty would put forth His arm once d
gain. as of old, TO rescue i from destruction
After the praIer, the band struck up tn,
Star Spangitd Banner Tie beautiful stand
ard Of the regiment was carried up to tht
gallery and waved in unison with the strains
and scene Of the widest enthusiasm ensu
ed. The young men Of the regiment, thu
elite of our citizen soiditry, broke forth Will
the most tumutuous cheers, a forest of bay
onets was lifted in the air, and hundrc,
cleaning swords lcaped from their >cabbard
and were waved aloft as if invoking the blcs
sing OF heaven upon the tlas OF our country
1t was several minutes before order was re
stored but the serried ranks at last resumet
their statue-like repo>c, and Tie companic
were dismissed to their respective ;rmories
1t is doubtful whether such a display of mar
tial epthu>ia>m was ever witnessed in thi
country, and the whole scene was calculated
to remind one of the wild bursts Of enthusi
a>tic devotion with which the cid guard of
Napoleon were wont to hail tie ,.ppearanc,
of their beloved EMPEROR
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08
Romance of First Love.

Some thirty years ago there lived in the
city of London, an opulent Jewish banker OF
the name of X. As rich men usually have,
the subject Of the present sketch had a love
ly daughter rejoicing in the name of Sarah.
AS Sarah reached the age of womanhood, her
beauty, coupled with the fathers wealth drew
to her feet many suitors. Only onehowevcr.
could gain the prize, and that was H., the
son of a rich Polish nobleman. But when
did the "course of true love run smooth o.
H. and his father became mixed up in one of
the many revolutions that have occurred in
Poland, their estates were confscated. and
they were obliged to flee for their lives.-
With the flight of lis riches, r. discovered
that his intended son-in-law would not do,
and 50 told the young people. The lovers
separated with vows of eternal constancy, H..
emigrating to this country and Sarah remain
ing in London. But, as the copy-book Says,
'out of sight out of mind" and so in this
case. The sea had rolled between the lovers
for about year, when rich suitor paid his
addresses to Sarah, who accepted and mar
rieG him. H. was almost distracted when he
heard the news, but reflection came to his
aid, and he consoled himself BY also marry
ing. Years passed on, the husband of Sarah
died last year, leaving her widow, penniIess
and with eleven children. In the mean time
the wife of II. had died. leaving him eigh,
children. When II. heard of the abject con-
diton of his first love- all his old affection re-
turned. He pictured his Sarah poor, and
with large family dependent upon her.
which resulted in his sending for her and her
children. After mutua, reitcrations of un-
changed affections, the marriage day was fix
ed, and on Sunday the parties were married
by Jewish minister. They numbered one
hundred and four years between them-the
lady being fifty years of age, with traces of
her former great beauty still existing, and the
husband being tiftyfour years old. The new
ID married couple have grown-up family Of
nineteen olive branches to twine around their
domestic hearth-stones.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08

THE YANKEE APPLE. A tall green-look-
ing Yankee accosted visitor at county
fair, having tine-ooking apple in his hand,
and begging him to tel the name if he could.
He tasted it but shade of Pomona of all
the sour apples he ever ate, this capped the
climax. 1t was worse than yerjuice. WAL,
meow, stranger said the Yankee, that's the
most useful apple on my hull farm. call it
the Yankee apple, cause it can't be beat. 1t
looks so good, and yet is SO tarnal sour, that
used it to graft on all the limbs of my ap-
pie trees standing near the road the upper
limbs to Gleenings, Swaars, and sich like ap-
pies. Meow, the boys, seeing sich goodlook
ing apples handy, jump the fence, seize the
fust fair one they can reach, take one bite
but swow, after one bite they never wait to
take another, bat run off as fast as legs can
carry EN- to Deacon Simmons orchard, to
get one of his good Baldwins to take the
sour taste out of their mouths. My orchard
has sartainly an orful reputation with the ris
in generation, and so l save my fruit. Meow
if this ere is not very useful apple, I'd like
to know what is
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08

The Rev Theodore Capp of New Orleans
speaking of his residence in that city, OBJ
serves:
ut has been my lot to pass through TWEEN
ty most fatal and widespread ea:lem;cs. IN
Guiding the yellow fever and cholera. Be
sides, during manv of those summers whici.
are reported 70 have been health, by the med
:cal authorities. have Witnessed great dea.
of suffering and mortality among unacclima-
ted strangers"
These circumstances would seem to have
made his life = somewhat eventtuI one. ard
many are the strange scenes which he ao-
pears TO have been called To witness in hi>
official career. For instance:
at had beer my duty one day,' he saws
"to otlicate as a clergyman, when loving
daughter, shining in all the charms and fresh
ness OF hics green spring. stood before The
bridal altar, and took upon herself the beau
tiful vows oc wedIock. The very next da,
and in the same room. bv the side of her cot-
fin. had been called to preside over that
melancholy scene which is the termination OF
all earthly prospects.
Standing in the pulpit one Sabbath. nv
attention was arrested by the interesting torn
of young gentleman before me. in the p,en-
titude of health, and listening with apparen,
attention to my words. The Tuesday morn
ing following, it became my duty to accom-
pany his corpse to TIE cemetery, and write .
letter announcing the sad event to the survi-
wing relatives in a distant land"
Such transitions as these from life to
death, equally sudden, equally startling, he
shows, have been no uncommon occurrences
in his experience.
81 have had access" he saws again, "to all
grades Of character, and condition. in hours
of sorrow, misfortune, gloom, and despair
and when the faces of friends grew dim a.
round their diving beds, and the outward
world was receding forever from their view;
has been my privilege to point their Spiritual
eyes to the Redeemcr who has conquered
death and all our enemies, who can enable us
with JOY and composure to drink the last bit.
ter cup of mortal grief, and beyond the dall.
and diving struggle has promised at last t.
introduce the race to the progressions OF an
eternity, constantly increasing in the fresh
ness, extent, beauty, and plentitudc of its di
vine, unmaSinable charms"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08
Capital Grimes.

Judge Nesmith made an opening address
to the grand jury, in Dover, y. H., on the
10th. tha, contained much information. Eng
land, during the reign of Henry VII, which
continued about 81 years, publicly executed
for crimes $4,000 os her citizens. being about
1900 executed for each year OF this king 5
reign. Within thirty years past her bloody
code. through the exertions of Sir Samuel
Romily, Bfougham, Jefry, and others, has
been much amelioratcd, and but nnety-five
capital offences remain open to punishment
by statute law or construction. Still more
recently, and during the reign y: Victoria,
material reforms have been introduced into
her penal code.
Early in the history of this country the
crimes punishable with death were reduced
to small number, and gradually that num-
Der has been diminished. At an early day
hlasphcmy, witchcratt and BURGLARY were cap
italy punished hut Of late years it is seldom
that person has been executed in this Sec
ton of the country for any crime but muir
der, nor has crime been increased by
the change. The whole number exc
cuted in New Hampshire for a hundred years
is -; while in Massachusetts, from l.S0 to
Jan. |, 1916, lSiXty->ix years. there we're 81
persons executed ; 20 who had been seutenc-
cd to death. had their sentences commutcd E;
IS sentenced were pardoned, while two 9TH
ers sentenced died in jail
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08

gyman. Next came dear old maid, not so
very old, either, who literally sacrificed her
self to an idotic father and an insane man.
ma. Lastly there was family of seven-all
old-all maids-but the youngest of whom
had not quite emerged from the days of tlirta-
ton, and was still called the baby Dear
baby of forty-thfee, what playful little kit
ten! Then there was no bachelor, except
the young doctor. and he was secured. The
others tried to be invalids, but couldn't
Their health was robust.
am not vain but may say that when |
alishted from the coach at the little inn of
that village, tirebrand was thrown into the
midst of those previously peaceful and har-
monous vestals only know that long be-
fore the summer was over. | hed-hed and
left them to fight it out. Should this paper
ever meet their eyes-which is doubtful. for
they never see periodical beg to assure
them most soemnly that never had. and
still have not, preference. love them all
-dearly-but shall not again visit the vii
lage of Maidenford, while retain my sem
ses."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08
Something to Live For.

Many people devise expedients to kill time
and make heavy and tedious hours fly more
rapidly. But when one remembers that hu-
man life is probation, in which the hnai
destiny otthe soul is forever settled, and that
lost days and years cannot be recalled, 1t
seems all-important that life should be spent
to good purpose. The young man spoken OF
in the following extract, had a higher lsdom
than the votaries of pleasure
A young man has Just left me, with whom
| have had pleasant hours talk concerning
the great matter of personal religion. He is
full of youthful energy hopeful, energetic,
industrious, and skilful in the business to
which he has given his life. If no disaster
should befall him, he NAV become, in the
course ofyearS, one of the greatest merchants
of the land Better than all this, he has Just
given his heart to God. and is rejoicing in
the freshness of his first love as a disciple Of
Jesus. IL was good to be with him, and lis
ten as he poured forth his new purposes con-
cerning himself and the future.
One of his sentences fingers in M ear.
now that he is gone. Il feel said he, and
his eve kindled, and his form dilated as he
spoke, that have something to live for now
He had lived before, as knew, for business,
for advancement. for money. These things
seem 10 be nothing now. compared with the
new and higher aims which had entered his
soul. He had found Jesus, and with him he
had found something TO live for He had
become a Christian, and his whole life was
exalted by the change.
The Young man was right. Every Chris
,ian has something 10 live for. He has
clief end, a great end, wherewith to give con-
centration and viSor to all his labors. The
airls Of the worldling are often low, some
times degrading 10 man, always far beneath
| the AIMS OF the man who has been renewed
and purified. Soon he viii find that his life
has been 4 sceEe of laborious trifing, in
which he had wrought hard and gained moth
ing. But the Christian lives worthily be-
Cause he lives To some purpose.
He lives for eternity. He strives after its
rewards and anticipates lis blessedness. The
glories OF heaven attract his eye and heart,
and he hasrens - their possession. He looks
fol city that hath foundations, whose build
er aud maker i, Gc,i. Surely heaven is some
thing to live fer.
He lives tor Tie good of man. He longs
for mans salvation. He VIII endure self-de-
MIA! and suffer tauntS and SCOTS if lie can
win souls thereby. lie will wait long and
labor long TO bring one soul 10 Jesus. This
is the purpose of his life. 1t is great pur-
pose God will pronounce i so in the end
when the purposes and works of all shall be
made manifest.
would that all Christians felt constantly
that they had something TO live for They
would make a deeper mark upon the world.
They would redeem their life from aimless
i!do!euce, and dignity and ennoble it by Civ
ing tc il a great and worthy end. Man would
bless them, and GOD Honor their works and
prayers, by causing them TO minister to his
glory.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08
Curious Oid.Maid Village.

81 was once condemned (says writer on
single blessedness) to pass summer in an
old-maid's village. The whole female popu-
lation seemed to have espoused celibacy.-
There was but one married lady in the place,
the clergymans wife; for no clergyman could
venture there without being married, for fear
of breach of the peace. There were posi-
lively no young ladies in the place. In one
house lived the two maiden sisters of re-
tired alderman but they were past all dan
ger. and were drawn about, quivering with
Antiquity, in two chairs. In the next, were
two more maidens. far from comely, whereof
the one was confirmed invalid, and Was
likely to remain so, as long as the handsome
Young doctor Of the place, who attended her
daily, continued to bea bachelor. The other
sister passed her time at her window, kindly
playing detective for the parish, and commu-
nicating regular weekly report 10 the cler-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08
The Poisoned Air of Crowded Rooms.

People have often sail ihat no difference
can he detected il. the arayza,ion of pure
ara impure air. THIS is one of the vulgar
errors difficult 20 dislodse from the public
brain. ihe fact is that the condensed air Of
crowded rooia gives deposit, which, if al
lowed 10 remain for few days. tormsa solid,
thick. gl".!nous mass, having a strong odor
OF animal matter. Ii examined By the mi
crc>t"pc. II is seen t. undergo a remarkable
change. First -: ..l. !: IS converted into a
veg table growth. and this : followed by the
production of :lu;titude> of an;maicuies-a
GtclHiNe prcol that j; ml:St cont Ain organic
matter, aS otherwise Il could no; nourish or
game beings. has ma> the result arrived at
hy Dr. Angus Smith. in his beautiful expert
u"Ht> oa ;.c air ard water of towns, whe,,
hr showed how The lungs and skin gave out
organic matter. winch is Itself already poison,
pTotul.aS neaUac:e. sickness, disease. or api-
u"m!c. aIc".T..ng Ia is strength. WHY, # a
few drops # lne liquid matter obtained by
the condensation OF the air of foul locality.
lntrot 1Ced into the veins Of a dog. can bro
drce death With the usua! phenomena of ty-
phuS fever. wha: inc.icuiabe evil must it not
produce on those human beings who breathe
II again and again. rendered fouler and less
capable Of sustaining life with every breath
drawn Such contamination of the air. and
consequent stimulus TO fever and epidemic, it
|. easily within tn. power of man TO reproye.
Ventilation and cleanliness will do all. SO far
as the abolition of this evil goes and venti-
laIon and cleanliness are not miracles to be
PRAYED for. Dut certain results of common o.
bedlence to the laws of health and comfort.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08
An Incident.

An old man. hailins from Mississippi, and
dressed in plain homespun. came TO our CITY
Saturday He mingled freely with the re-
publican repreSentatires-got their views,
and seemed Ia think that We are not quite so
black as We are represented. He called on
Mr Lncon-'alked freely with him, and
heard the president elect express his sen,i-
ments and intentions. He learned that Mr.
Lincoln entertained none batt kindest feel
ings toward the people of the South. and
that lie would project the South in her Just
rights. He had long conversation. and
went away delighted He left the office of
MIR Lincoln III company with friend who
communicates this TO US. and wnen outside
the door. he remarked. while the tears stole
down his turrcwed cheeks: "Oh if the
people OF the South could hear what have
heard, they would love and not hate Mr. Lin
coin. | viii tel my friends at home. but, he
added. >orrowfullv. ":iey will not believe me-"
lie SAID that he did wish every man in the
South could br personally acquainted with
MIR Lincoln.-Nl,a.is State Journal, ,Janua-
ri iii.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08

NJ There is mutual relation between
external circumstances and inward propens-
ties the latter would not be excited without
the former, the former would be imperative
without the latter. Company, books, habita.
ton, pursuits, must all leave their impress
upon US; but reason, analogy, Christ, all
teach US to look chiefly within for the char
acter Of the man. Out of the heart proceeds
the life. If murder, adultery. &C., dwells
there, whatever our external circumstances,
We ripen into devils, and if faith, love and
hope are within, whatever our paths, We ma
ture into angels.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-03-08
Mr. Douglas EAhor:ing Nr Lincoln.

The following account is given by the
Washington correspondent of the Phiadel-
pha Press of solemn visit of Mr. Douglas
to Mr. Lincoln
"Mr Douglas called upon Mr. Lincoln on
Wednesday nigh: at Wizards Hotel, and
told him that he sought an interview at the
risk of being misunderstood, but that tie
critical condition of the country required ev-
ery friend of the Union to lay aside partisan
feeling and personal dclcacy. He had Just
learned that there was imminent danger tha:
the peace conference would dissolve without
agreeing upon any basis of adjustment. In
that event he apprehended that the border
states might resolve promptly to secede from
the Union, before an. plan could be matured
for referring the matters in dispute to the
people of the several states. \ fearful re-
sponsibity would rest upon the president e.
lect if the Union were dissolved under his
administration, unless he did everything in
his power to save the country from such a
catastrophe. That Mr. Lincoln alone could
now save it. He implored him to speak to
his friends in the conference, and save the
country. Mr. Douglas did not desire Mr. Lin
coin to explain his views then to him. but to
speak promptly and unequivocally to his own
friends. Twentv-four hours more and might
be too late. He reminded Mr. Lincoln that
he had children as well as Mr. Douglas, and
implored him, in Gods name. to act the pat
riot, and TO save our children country to
live in Mr. Douglas said to Mr. Lincoln tina,
he was now. as heretofore, his political oppo.
nent, and expected to oppose the political
measures of his administration, but assured
him that no partisan advantage should be ia.
ken, Or political capital manufactured, out Of
an act of patriotism which would preserve
the Union of these states. Mr. Douglas ad.
ded that he had row performed his duty, and
asked Mr. Lincoln to perform his