The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13
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A"BusT rP."-0u Tnursdsy alIernuuu abbu,
ave q cloCk. the GttSARSS Of the DsnOdaAT. from
devil down IN editoF. we're startled BIZ wha,
they supposed to be The rush # flying artillery,
coming full lilt dawn .Coloula street, fioni lhs
dirrettm Of the Csc Works. All haHds sup.
UOsrd that an Aruv of'KniKhts Of the GOLDEN
Circle had made IN attempt to surprise and
capture some ar oil Of the sifnhkly fortified
ess,lrs in that part IL the city, frunl which sn
bravely H..at the stars and stripes, and had
BEEN repuIssd with great Laa, and made ,o
Gee, heller SHELTER, BY theft gallant Rartisons
who wsFs hotly PursuinR them. The devil
eluched his ruler, the printers their slicks and
the rdiuF bis "grev R,H'sc qnill, +" and I'll, fired
with patriotism and impeIled by = thirst fnr
martial glory, thus "armed and eager Enr the
Iray," rushed firth to Gu, OF the Eight II the
traitors 0r die to the attempt. But, Imagine
their chAgFin aud disappointment. when IN
reaching the street they fund the chatter tina,
bad startled them from their pr'priety. WIS
caused By q frightened equine quAdrupsd sI
isched IN . vehicle loaded with that munt de.
licicus Of summer beverages. I" Or. Ctuncka
Rnl Beer" aud that the banner II beauty
siill waved ft"m The baltlsn,tnts n the caA,lra,
with not Q ssripe SrASed Hnf Hiar oNscdred. 4"
Our Eircrs RETURNED tO their avocAtions, diaap.
biIted but ai,Il hoping anne day =. gather the
laurels that were now denied them, and the
unruly equine. sfler spilling the driver m the
A.:A.. -h..l.A ;n0,, Nnn0h. &C.. ..-,L.
The hind wheels II the vehicle against The cut.
her # Henry 1 Bye'a hnuse, burated out the
troea and vas captured wiIhOut serious loss
On either side"
4 HARDsBIP.-In Our e0uniy, witnesses sub.
pUnaed bef"re the grind Jury receive M pay.
4 pOor man usav be tskvs frUm his wnrknhnp
nr mining claim IN the extreme part "f the
county. and made u travel u the cnun,v.sra,
end dance attendance brEre that b,,dy Er q
week, and receive No Per diem az mileage
therefor. alth'Ngh his travelling and other ~
renses mnst be paid By himaelf Thia ought
Sot +" BE-. "Thr Iaborev il w"riht nj hiN hire. +"
whether he W"rk EF an individual 1T q cum
muni'y. WssFs nf Ihoae Wh" think that eli
who serve the e'mmunity in any eapari,y
OnRhI Ia BE- hbernlly e,smpehaai~A that Wit.
ne"ses deserve and should receive pay Eor Their
Serrices a much 10 shsrtfs. clerks. Judges ar
any one else necesaary In the carrying on If
tn Judiciary end che How of Justice. The can.
d'daies &" ass-mbl. men should be Queali0nOd
b. the people ~ I" their willingness ~ advo.
rAie the passage II lav providing fur the bet.
-isr pAEmsnl II HIinssaeA, and all ssha d.. W.,
willingly pledge themselves I" d. ~, should b.
permitted I" s'Ay al h"me. Let the per diem
NJ members " the Legislature. and the Gala.
Tea VI State aAd county officials b. rrduced o.
Pr'rer standard. aud the money IN saved will
amply pay ell the witnesses Ihsi may Be called
upon IN testify b"fnrs our grand jur"ra
NlRHow EscAPs One of the cAudidAies Er
The Assembly. IN this c'Mnty, 10 said a. have
Serured the N"minAnOn frnm his party in Gun.
sequence Of very u"rr"~ escape he hsd frUm
death ~ the service NJ The union. he says he
WAS IN the point "f retuTnIns y. hla aAIivs
State and c"uniy. and. had he done On. be
would have arrived Al Lis DID h"ne just 10 tiu.v
I" v"lnnI-er in . e"mpany raised there ~ Rxh,
f"r the sIAr~ and aEP>s: that he sh.uld
have done 81. aud would have been unsn,.
m"n-lv elected Captain: that the c"Gnpauv has
taAen hand in "Rc ~ the akirIn,+lIea In VIZ.
Rinia. in which the Captain Waa slightly wa,ud.
ed'n the top Il The head bv mn.ket bali.
and had he been there. ne being several inche.
taller than the wounded man. the ball would
hsve passed through his brain and killed him
outright. ut the valiant aud patri,tic gen.
tI"nn" dIt'.t %. and consequently didn't vel.
unieer. and his rr-c,.Ns A-ad;G-ce was not
crushed mr. his CUNT brain sundrrrd bv the
rebel bullet. 1T - better To Be burn lucky
than rich!''
SECESSION FLA0.-A 'ensation was caused
m Min street. IN Fr'dAv evening last, by
Anne mad waE DiAcinG miniature 8 m,hern
C'mfed-racy dag over the gilt eagle which
al r0s the baleiIR board NJ oar en,rr,,risnR
and patriotic contemporary II the 81 Dorsdp
Co"Htv CaioA. The venerable editnr waa M
'""oer aware Of the trick that hal been PLAYED
u;"'n him than he dsD"nnced the p..rreW ator
in the Pi'inest terms and would, dcUbIless,
have inflicted ar"a him rsra"nal ehasusement
c"nld he have bern found out. Il VA, u cav
the lsAAt. cruel IKE Tins I" attempt to place
til" Pa.riarchal printer and veteran editor in
f'iSs h"siIi"R in regard Z" the depk,rnble eon.
di'l"n ri our country. among his neiHhb.ws
and pAtr"na. But the sdIl"r 10 iM well known
here IS Uniou man of the hrsI water Z" be
even susp'Cioned or sympathy eth 'hr H.'n,h,
'h"ngh aa entire battalion " SeceAsi"n Gage
we're ssrn floating GrOm hi. h.~se TIP. IFthere
be anything that be hates worse than Black
RepOblcAniSn il is the SOutAsru C.saIederaey
and its bunting.
TEAcHsHs CsarIVIcATEs.- During the sitting
81 the Teachers Cu0vsnIi'n. 10 this city. last
week, the Bard It Examination devoted Dor.
lion 81 each day ~ the examinations VI teach.
era, and iasued certificates Ne Eollnwa! Far q
Grammar S"h"rI. to Mas A. HlAtsr: Fur Pr.
mary Srh"'Is. MiHses A. A. F"a,er. Cnrnelia
de Gro0t. Sarah Rockwell, A. Pataam, x. J..
Edwards. h Hurd. 4. BViegs. Belle Mare. 3.
F. F"I. Julia ". Arn"ld. aAd Xssars. 8 Dun.
lap aud BaruA,d RIdMlAn.
KSTUaEsO.-ThO last steamer fr0m the BLSI
Drought back N Our midst. our eulerpEislnR
fellow citizen. Mr.. I. A CAgwin. who haa been
Tin Amesiea fuf thr pnst are ~ aix mnhths.
"YAnk." M lie Is familiarity called. seems 70
have had R~'d time NJ Il during h,a absen q,
II We may judge ft0m HE bl.nsaiss physlQus
and P''ndsr'us muscles. We Irus, he will hing
live to furnish "uF people %ith ",big cosds" VI
wo"d at the %wsSt market prices.
DiscAAAekb VRoM MS DEsTA-Oa Monday
lSS', 10 the County Cmrt. g. JAcobs. a. Appli.
cant far The benefit IL the inS.lvens law, we
discharged fF"m tho payment "f al bic deb,S
and liabilities. and b"msslesa. situated In
Ge"rRet"~u. hOuaehOld furniture. etc.. oct
aside fOr the benefit Uf himself and family.
NHwSAUEa has just rSOsivsd heavy i0vOies
nj Wines. liqu"ra. t"baceo. ciaUrs. etc. AmOag
other Ch"iee arti'lsD he has package II esnG.
inc eognao E'HFsesa years"ld. Il is nons~uSs.
sublime nonsense. Enr . msH ~ Try "tnIal nb.
S''nsncs" with sucA truck" 10 town. Itcau't