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Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

L. STARR kING's LETTERs.-We are indebt-
ed to Randall Co. for copies of the Boston
Transcript, containing letters from T. Starr
King. Mr.. King description of the objects
of interest on the way, as he approached Yo
Semitic, is very fine. We make an extract in
reference to the sugar pines and flowers:
The trees on the path were again an un-
drainabe feast, and the sugar pines, as be-
fore, were supreme in size aud beauty. In
size some of them were Goliahs--measuring
from twenty to thirty-two feet in girth but
in symmetry and grace the most stawart
were Apollos. Now and then we saw a very
large one whose straight stem for hundred
feet seemed to have been bored with an au-
ger till the bark was honeycombed with
holes. These were the savings banks of the
woodpackcrs. In each of these holes a nut or
acorn is deposited for winter stores 10y the
prudent birds. | saw some trees that ere
prepared each for thousands Of these de-
posts, and it was veXing enough to learn that
the lazy, good for nothing, Digger Indians
often roo one of these stately magazines, Just
after the birds have stocked it with an au-
tumn store This is literally being fed 10y
Providence that supplies the fowls of the
air. But many a Californian, if the question
were up between the Diggers and the wood
peekers, would not hesitate in deciding the
point of the more value" in favor Of the
plundered birds
The higher we rose on the flank of the
mountains the nobler the average of these
sugar pines seemed to be- In science | be-
lieye they are the Pinus Lnmberliara. They
find their perfection about five thousand ieet
ON the slopes of the Sierra Nevada chain -
From San Bernardno to Oregon, more than
five hundred miles, they stripe the majestic
wall with their Leauiy, looking down Il mile
upon the plains, and overhrng nearly two
miles above hy the brilliant desolaiion finer
petual snow. If one is not responsive TO the
poetry of their mass and symmetry, he may
be interested in knowing th t they furnish
timber equal to any other tree in the world
The grain is so straight that thousands of
houses in California are weother-hoarded
with shingles from them, which are simply
split without any other expense or work.
The flowers, too, continued as luxuriant
and various as on the previous days And
the youngest member of our party a supple
youth of sixteen, kept US well supplied with
each variety without the trouble or delay Of
dismouuting. He would put spurs to his
California nag, strike OFT to the right or left
Of the trail among the scattered eyergrecn5,
galop through bank of flowers, and gather
"A lupin, or a mariposa, which is the butterfly,
flower, or a little short-stemmed scarlet
beauty, by leaning over the side of the horse
and holding on by the heel. Sometimes he
would dip cup of water from a shallow
brook, with his horse at full speed In this
way we had circus exercises in the forest,
connected with the outgush of as CHEEKY a
disposition and the constant exhibition of as
graceful courtesy from this admirable
youth, as ever distinguished young knight
In the forests of Nnrmnnlv
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

RED BLUFF JOCKEY CLuB.-At an adjourned
meeting of the Red Bluff Jockey Club. held
on Wednesday, the 9th inst, J. c. Doll, Esq,
the President, being absent, DR.. W. D. Olen-
dorf was called upon to preside over the
Club
a motion was mad that the Spring Races
of the Red Bluff Jockey Club commence on
Monday, April 29th, 1861, which motion was
unanimously adopted by the Club.
a motion was then made and carried that
the acting President appoint Committee OF
Seycn whose duty it should be to fix the
number and amount Of purses to te run for
over the Red Bluff Course and also to attend
to any and all business Immediately connected
with the Spring Races The Chair appointed
the following gentlemen, viz; Frank Drake,
Irwin Ayres, G.. w, lIoag, John II. Clark,
Thos Alpaugh, John Brady and H. Snedikcr.
said Committee are to report at meeting to
be held next saturday evening, at Z O'Clock
p NJ, to which time the meeting adjourned.
W ID. OLENDoRF, Acting President,
c. Z, FISHER, Secretary.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

The annexed items are from the Nevada
Transcripts;
DIeD OF HIS WOUNDS Joseph Rider who
was shot about ten days since. in difficulty
with John Perkins, at Grass Valley, died on
Wednesday evening The wound, at first,
was not considered dangerous, but on Tues
day morning it was deemed necessary to
perform m operation on the wound when it
was found that the ball had cut a small arte-
ry and it was impossible to save his life, and
he died at the time above mentioned. We
understand the burial took place at P, NJ,
on yesterday, and was attended 10y large
number of persons.
NosE BRoKGN.-A fight took place on
Monday evening. at Red Dog, between two
men named Higgins and Chandler, which re-
suited in the latter being struck with an iron
poker, breaking the nose and check bone
The boys up that way must be slightually au
the shoulder.
SHOOTING AT Grass VALEY-A man named
Peared, who, few days ago, caused his
wife to be arrested on a charge of larceny
got into a difficulty in Boston Ravino night
before last, during which he fired at man
without doing any damage, however. shoot :
ing in Grass Valley is pretty near as lively
as it was in Virginia City about this time
last year.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16
SCHOOL FOR BOYS

FEY IlE object Of this School is to qualify Boys ior
Il practical business life. Parents sehdlns ther
Sons to this School may feel assured that every atten
ton will be given TO advance them in their studies
Their moral education will not be neglected. pa
.t,i ,.r ,vi he ,y.rcise over Pupils from abroad
The school being located the suburbs OF the city
makes t more desirable for Parents at distance 10
send their Sons to it.
Boarding, So per week; washing, 81 30 per Dozen
The Spring and Summer term viii consist Of g
weeks Pupils can enter at any time.
G. r. BAKER, Principal.
Ma1ysyuls, Feb 22d, 1861.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16
MARTYRED HEADS I!

Hundreds Of heads of hair are ruined by the use Of
deeterous dyes for which scientific authority is
responsible.
CRISTADORO's EXCELSIOR DYE
the contrary presents the hghes scientific creden-
uals. 1t has been analysed by DR.. Chiffon, who
stands at the head of our Experimental Chemists,
and he states in his certificate that nothing injurious
enters into its composition. This
DISQUALIFIED APPROVAL
added TO the well known fact that it is the most re-
able and the most natural dye ever manufactured,
have given it immense prestige, and the sales are
running up from month to month"; with rapidity that
severely taxes the energies and of the pro
prirtor. Sold everywhere, and applied by all hair
dressers. CRIsTADoRo, No. 6, Astor House, New
YORK, feb17
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

DmNr BARGAIN FOR r-Tho Nevada
Transcript relates the following: "F, Leeds,
living near Red Dog, in October last, one
night after dal k, took a notion to shoot a
neighbor's COWS. lie found them in a road
outside his ranch, and separat d by picket
fence from it, He fired one shot at the cows
and made them below and break c. Mar
lette, the owner, happened to be behind the
cows, driving them home. Thinking it an
accidental shot, he gathered the cows up
again and started for home \ second shot
wh-ted pretty near his ears, when he raised
shotgun with which he had been hunting,
and fired charge Of fine shot at a dark mass
that looked like "A man, about forty feet off,
and from whence the flash came. The COW
shooter then started off, unluckily little hurt,
and the owner drove home his cows Nothing
was heard of the matter until this week
when Leeds had Marlette arrested and
brought before Justice Smith, for assault
with intent to kill The Justice very properly
deemed that Leeds got what he deserved, il
it was mere than he barganed for, and dis
charged Marlette."
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

A Queer GENlrs.-AlcXauder Carlyle, in
his recent Autobiography says of Adam
Smith: a. His voice was harsh and enuncia-
ton thick, approaching to stammeriug. His
conversation was not colloquial but like
lectaring, in which, have been told, he was
not deficient, especially when he grew warm.
lie was the mostabscntman in company that
ever saw, moving his lips and talking to
himself, and smiling in the midst of large
companies. If YOU awakel him from his
revcry, and made him attend to the subject
of conversation, he Immediately began IA
Aarangue, and never stopped Til he told YOU
all he knew about it, with the utmost phio-
sophical ingenuity"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16
F. DRAKE, Acting President,

MALICIOUS MlscnlEr.-To believe woman
hot to say ndy-would be guilty OF
breaking up and running so costly al article
Of furniture as a piano, is scarcely reasonable.
Yet an instance of the kind occurred in this
city few days ago Mr.. Oft, the assayer,
kindly purchased and loaned to Il woman in
town piano, for the use of her daughter
Having occasion to use it himself, MIR. OFT
went to get it, when the woman demanded
four dollars month for the article for room
rent On meeting with a refusal, the tigress
fell at the piano and guttcd it completely
The article was replevined 10y the sheriff
and i, now in the hands of that officer. 1t
is probably the last of the piano, but not the
last of the woman.-Ncrada JouraaI.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16
::z'.EE EGRAPRTC.
TOVEE THE STATE LINE1
Later from Australia.

Later lIOUt auStIdli1s
SAN FRANcIsco, March 10.
The brig Limaldra which arrived here last
evening from Sydney in ST days, brings pa
pers from that port to December 10th.
The New South Wales Parliament was TO
meet on the 10th of January.
A gold nugget weighing n or % pounds
had been found at the Kiardra diggings, and
another of 80 pounds had been found at
broad gully, the latter by party of Chinese
The Overland took East COL letters and
Thorp and NJ II. Carpenter as passengers.
SACRAMENTO March 10TH
SENArE.-Mr. Eagon introduced an Act TO
create the county of Esmeralda Referred to
delegation from Tulare, Calaveras and Tuol-
umne.
Mr.. lleacock offered resolution that the
Inspector of Beef and Pork in San Francisco
be required to give detailed account of the
transactions of his Office Amended and
adopted.
Act to incorporate Grass Valley. passed
Act in relation to the compensation of the
Auditor of Butte county, passed.
Senate passed a concurrent resolution to
adjourn sine die April Sth
HousE.-Mr. Conness moved to reconsider
the vote whereby Assembly bill No 90 Ga ).
+. Railroad act) was passed on yesterday -
indefinitely postponed.
JOINT CoNvENTIoN-2d ballot-McDougall
81, Denver Is, Nugent l6, Weller II, Phelps
23, Crcanor 3. Adjourned till Tuesday,
FROG FAoroRY.-Col. Potter, of Nevada,
has established a frog pasture. He is going
to raise frogs for market
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16
SATuCpAY March Qtl

SATURDAY, March Vih.
Clab met pursuant to adjournment Frank
DRAKE was called to the Chair. The Com
miltee appointed for the purpose, reported in
favor Of four days racing. The first, II
sweel stake for two year old colts, $50 en-
trance, and four to enter 800 to be added
hy the Club. The second day for three year
old-, tor a 5000 purse best two in three The
third for II purse $500, free for all horses in
the state; mile heats, best two in three
The fourth for a $500 purse, free for all
horses; mile heats, best three in five.
The Executive Committee was authorized
70 attend to advertising The Club then ad-
journod.
T. DRAKE, Acting President
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

CALIFORNIA TOBACCO have received,
says the 5 f. Times, specimen of tobacco
raised aud cured by James G. Dow, at Rus
sian River The leaf is between two and
three feet in length, of excellent fibre aud lie.
licious aroma. We are assured that dealers
in "the weed' pronounce it an excellent arii-
Gle, of fine quality, worth from 10 to l24 cts
per pound, although not thoroughly cured
and dry. c. W. Phelps, of Bodega, has, the
past year raised five acres Of tobacco, which
he is now curing. We have no doubt that
California offers great inducements for the
cultivation of this article, having soil and
climate well adapted to the purpose, and a
large market being furnished here for all that
can he produced Of a snperior quality.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16
A Plea ron Blaps.-From an eloquent and

PLEA FOR BlnDs-From an eloquent and
truthful article in the New York Home
journal, condemniug the useless cruelty of
destroying farm birds, we make the following
extract:
Birds are the staunch friends Of every
man that raises fruit grain or grass. They
are the constitutional check rut upon dylrc-
dating insects. Every cherry thIt robin
cats he pays for, at least five hundred times
over, by countless and nameless iujmious in
scots deyoured as part of his meat diet.
"ooIpcckers, meadoW-rks hluebirds. blue
jays, sparroWs robbins. and the whole tribe
Of tMu-hes, are inl@f'jglble friends Of the
garden and farm They never boast of their
services. They seem quito unconscious of
ibe'r usefulness They make no demand up
on the farmer, Oh the score Of beatty, song
or service They perform their disinterc,ted
I!0or Of ala'ins the insect plague under all
djseouH5emeuts, and even when roquited
with abuse and persecution. With these
frrriccS, they also bring to us an amount OF
eni'ymcut in their songs, which no man of
'ens'u'hty can enough appreciate, and which
is not whit less deserving because they sell
10 tickets to their concert, nor pass around
the hat after the performances"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

LAWS or LOVE CoNpuNsAroHY.- -" In lore
"rr|cs the first twelve months are always
easy. II is different in interested marriages,
where the first year is longest and most
painful and drearicst OF life, for custom makes
lhe yoke easier every day In love matehe-
'6e Disappointment which succeeds the first
burden dlily"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

s,,s Nor PrnsoxAL ()-An exchange pithily
says; a printing office is no nlaee for men @ or
boys to congregate in, to talk, laugh and sing
~ may be fun for them but it is a dead loss
70 lIe rroprietors. There is not tvpo ON
;mth tarth who can do his employer justice when
iliers stand at his elbow talking and Laughs
,S every few minutes during the day When
p'anler' are in hurry making up "forms, -
~r,.5' 'fnS "gaIeys,' reading and correcting
,T' PROOF 1t is great ANNOYANCE to have to
orIlo "p'A around and step over half dozen pair
ortS long legs, and be bored with the liscord-
o9ion, '9t notes OF each ones y-trap. printing
o,i-Ie Is no place to loaf in and the editors
i"hges We're never intended for the ac-
U''iliiodation smlI of the public-they are exclu-
INV private property, In word, print
,'ls ,lls once Is a place for business, and not a
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

,.s HlafLicITY.-A little girl of four years old
oa "s recently called as witness in police
GILL; yLn' ana In answer to the question as to
;nma 'ao oeGame OF little girls who told lies, she
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

AN anxious mother, in Scotland, was taking
Leave Of her son, on his departure for Eng
land, and Giving him all good advice. "My
dear sandy my ain BARN, gang south, and
get all the si'ler ye can frodl the Southcrus-
'"E everything ye can but the English are
a 'raye boAin' people, an tax care o them,
oanGy-ne7er fight bald man, for ye Gamma
catch him by the hair"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

HANNIBAL HAMLtN, the Vice President is a
printer, SO we see it stated.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

FIRST NEEwsrArLM-We clip from somc-
where the following:
d" lhe first newspaper in North America
was the News Letter, commenced April oath.
ji'A' by John Campbell, ESD. 1t was pub
Isned i:ed regularly for seventy two years, and
discontinued in l776. The second American
newspaper was the Gazette, the first mum er
appearing December 2lst, I7I9. The day
loIn9'wnS, nI''yS, the third paper appeared, in Phil
nue'phia, called the American Weekly Mer-
eTHry These papers were all miniature
day" F'''0 VIII" '"oSe ol inc present
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

An EDwoR.-A poor fellow who every day
is employing his brain in order that lie may
fill his stomach.
GRAvr-An ugly hole in the ground, which
lovers and poets wish they were in, but take
uncommon pains to keep out of.
HEARr--A rare article sometimes found in
human beings 1t is soon, however, destroy
ed by commerce with the world, or else be-
comes fatal to the posscssor.
misunderstanding friend whom You dear
ly love, through the head, in order to gain
the praise of few others whom you desplse
LAwYER.-A learned gentleman who takes
your money and keeps it himself
My DEAE.-An expression said to be uset
by man and wife at the commencement of 6
quarrel
PoLcEMAN.-A man employed by the cor.
poration to sleep in engine houses and thea
tres, at six dollars per night.
We are not responsible for the above
Who is?
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

is stated that new kind Of silk, of a
coarse quality, but strong and abundant, is
being obtained in France from worm which
thrives in the japanese acacia free grow
ing tree
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16
ROW 4E.Es1.S
ENFALAsEszE RHEUMATIC
nj Il ID Z CT NJ II,

HbeunatISn.,
Mercurial and Secondary Syphililit
Diseases,
stubborn Ulcers,
Cutaneous EuruptiOns,
Swelling ofthc Glands,
And all Diseases arising from iniudcious
Mercury, also for PURIFYING the BLOOD, and rein
yigorating the general system.
n. B.-None genuine unless the written signature
ofJAMES r. BOYCE, NJ. D., appears on each label
Prepared only by j. L. BOYCE, NJ. D.,
Importer, Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
Cor X and second sts., Sacramento.
RICE, COFFIN q CO., Agents.
mol my Marysyille.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

TNHE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING
1 purchased the entire Stock Interest Rights OF
Manufacturing &C, of II. 4. KELLY & co, Will con-
tinue Wholesale and Retail Drug Business as here
tofore at 50 ID street next to the western House:
@. z. POLLARD.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

has established a frog pasture. He is going
to raise frogs for market.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

SoRRY FOR TnEM.-The Saerameutans are
bothered to death to fird sufficiently large
patch of ground. with good title, to hold
their Agricultural Fairs on. Hear the Bee
Nothing could better expose at a glance the
deep injuries that people suffer from unset
lied or conflicting titles to land, than brief
retrospect OF the eSots by f-w citizens of
Sacramento to procure site here for the
Cattle Show of the State Agricultural Fair
The thirty thousand dollars taxes levied
some two years ago on the property Of this
city and county, with which to erect an agri-
cultural hall, and purchase and enclose cattle
grounds were not sufficient for that pnrpose
mainly because these taxes were not all paid.
and while the hall was secured the cattle
grounds were left unprovided In this CON
dition of affairs, a citizen conceived the idea
of procuring subscriptions to purchase six
blocks of land within the city limits, and do
nate it to the State Agricultural Society. He
persevered- -others "a isted-and promise
of sufficient money was obtained com.
mittce, well acquainted with the condition of
real estate here, was raised to seek out site
it was enlarged from time to time-it ad-
vertised for proposals--it searched records
and hunted owners, claimants. and supposed
owners and claimants and after all its re-
search and trouble, reported that but one
body Of six blocks could be had with good
title. There were other six blocks here, and
other six blocks there, but the title was so
muddlcd, in SO many hands and so conflict
ing that it was useless to waste time in at
tempting to unravel it. The price was sta
ted-the title was vouched for-and ma
.jority of the subscribers concluded to accept
the land.
After This, and when the records were
searched officially, in order that a good decd
might be procured itappeMed that there
was but very small fraction about fortie.h
part of the whole--to which the parties
claimant had clear title! The Mesck title
was over it all but one or two lots, and that
tide may be good one or it may be bad, as
the Courts may determine. 1t has been in
law for some four or five years, and there it
stands, cloud upon everything overshadow-
ing the city, and, added to the other conflicts
crushing its energies to an almost runous eX-
tent If the Sutter grant be located here
the Courts, it is bee> ed, will confirm this
Nesick title and thus add another conflict to
the many that now exist. For eleven years
conflicting titles have crippled our city, and
at last the time appears TO be near at hand
when the question is TO be decided.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

a letter from Paris states that a new color
has been discovered, producibe from coal tar.
1t is called dirnthine, and varies from a deep
purple to all the shades of bright rose color.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

ALMOST A DUEL.-Ihe Union of Friday
says; j. w. McGee and John Lawlcr were
arrested about ten o'clock yesterday forenoon,
on charge of sending challenge to fight a
duel, by officers Cody and Burke The facts
of the case are as follows: John Lawler and
Alexander Coleman are steamboat runners
they both run for the John 7. Wright at san
Francisco, but in this city Coleman works for
the Defiance, and LaWler works against her.
\ esterday morning Coleman made severe
charges against Lawler before the boats had
started, while soliciting passengers on the
levee. After the boats had started, Lawler
told Coleman that he lad been sick, and
therefore would not fight a fist fight with
him, but he demanded satisfaction under the
code Coleman concurred, and shotguns
were at first named, but Lawler preferred
pistols and knives, to which Coleman agreed
The parties separated TO prepare, and were
to meet and cross the river together. 1t is
said that j. HUFF and J. W. Mct'ee were to act
as Lawler's seconds. and Major OKeeie as
one Of Co!emans seconds. Some three hours
were spent in preparation, it appears, for the
arrest took place about ten o'clock. The par
ties gave bail for their appearance before
Justice Barr on the 10Th instant
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

WrrH time and patience the mulberry leaf
becomes satin. What difficulty is there at
which man should quail, when Il worm can
accomplish so much from the leaf Of the mul-
berry tree?
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16

uuMoR.-On this subject great deal OF
cant is talked w-a-days. "a mans hu-
NOR" says the author of Friends in Coun-
ell, d" "is the deepest part Of his nature. =
This saying, like most sayings which strive
to be very fine may be true or false accord
ing as it is explained If it mean the humor
Of a character shows much Of the real nature
OF that character, that a universal play OF
"any man in his own humor' would tell us
not little of mems dispositions, then it may
be true But, if it mean that a man Of hu-
mors is IA deeper or clearer thinker than a
man without them, we suspect it is false.
humorist sees, perhaps, more than other peo-
pie, but he does not see with greater dis
tinctness or greater truth. IIumor is like the
ointment of the deryire in the Eastern tale
if partially applied. it reveals many hidden
treasures; but if it cover both eyes, the whole
mental vision is darkened Men ardent in
the search of truth are impatient Of its whm5
and yagaiies.-N British Repieu.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-16
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