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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-02-02
Republican Territorial Convention.

On Saturday evening, Jan. Goth 1861,
the Republican members of the Lcgis-
laturc met at Olympia, and organized
by calling Hon. Gilmore Hays to the
Chair, and appointing J. W. Anderson,
Secretary.
The object of the meeting having
been stated, Republicans in attendance
from v~arions counties were requested
to participate.
Elwood Evans, Esq, Chairman of
the Territorial Committee of 1857, de-
clined further acting under that APP
pointmcnt, stating rs reasons, that he
considered that said committee ceased
to exist in 1859, when it was determined
ia abandon a Republican nomination.
On motion of Mr.. Purdy, a committee
of seven were appointed, to act as u
Central Committee until the assem-
bling of the Territorial Convention.
The following gentlemen constitute
said Committee: Elwood Evans, of
Thurston, Chairman; A. A. Denny, Of
King; F. A. Wilson, of Jefferson ; Ma
thaniel Stone, of Cowlitz Levi Farnes-
worth, of Clark w. 7. Weed, of Kit
sap; and Ludwcll Rector, of Walla
Walla.
The following recommendations
were made to said committee to hold
the Territorial Convention at Olympia,
on the Goth Of May, to consist Of sixty
members, that is two delegates for each
Representative in the Legislature, nc
cording to the apportionment of 1861,
SO app0rtiOned as to ecu to each
county at least one delegate : and that
immediate steps be taken to secure a
thorough organization in every county.
The Central Committee were request
cd to prepare all address to the people
of the Territory.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, the
WASHINGTON STANDARD was endorsed,
and that journal recommended to the
Republican party.
GILMORE HAYS, Chairman.
J. w. Anderson, Secretary.
WARREN's INTERMEDIARY GEoGnApny.-Quarto
100 pp., handsomely cmbcllished with maps
and illustrations. II. II. Bancroft &C.,, 1860.
Price $l,2,.
This admirable book contains fine
copper-plate and ~electrotyped maps, to-
gethcr with the descriptive text and
numerous illustrations. 1t is designed
to be Introductory to the Physical &C.
cgraphy, and is divided into two parts;
the first being a practical elementary
treatise OH geographic science; the Sec
ond, a description Of countries. The
style and appearance of the book reflects
great credit upon the publishers. We
would earnestly recommend its adopt
ION as Il textbook in our district schools.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-02-02

Bas- The bark Palmetto was ut Bel
lingham Bay on the 25th ult, loading
with coal for San Francisco, and was
to have sailed on the 9th.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-02-02

Bg~ For the past few days we have
been enjoying fine spring-like weather
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-02-02

n<Yg~Thcrc were 1882 births in Phil
adclphia last year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-02-02

THE ALpHEAN AssocIATIoN.-Thc
next question to come before this AS
ISOLATION is, "Resolvcd, That the abo-
lition of all laws for the collection of
debts would tend to the advantage of
the people OF this Territory 2" Chief
observation-disclosures. Billings and Berry
rs. Lippincott and Hicks.
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he Our correspondents must wait
patiently for the appearance oftheir ia
vors. "Mud Sill" and white Riv.
or" next wcck-positivcly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-02-02

B1- Our friend Harris, of the House
of Representatives, is entitled to our
thanks for many favors.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06
New Territories.

The following are the boundaries of the
new Territories organized at the late session
of Congress-:
Nevada is taken from Western Utah and
California. Its boundaries are as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of
the AID degree of North latitude with the
36th degree of longitude west from Wash
ingon; thence running south of the line OF
this 10th degree West longitude, until it
intersects the northern boundary OF the
Territory of New Mexico; thence due west
to the dividing ridge separating the waters
of Carson Valley from those that flow into
the Pacific; thence on this dividing ridge
nolthwardIy to the 4lst degree north la'i-
tude; thence du, north to the southern
boundary line of the State of Oregon;
thence due east to the place of beginning
That portion of the Territory within the
present limits of the State of California is
not to be included unless she shall assent to
the same 10y an act irrevocab,e without the
consent of the United States.
Dakota lies between lat AZ deg. 80 and
40 min. north, and long. 96 deg. 80 and
lO3 min. west. 1t is bounded on the north
by British America, east by the States Of
Minnesota and Iowa, south and west by Ne
braska Its length from north to south is
$50 miles, its average breadth is about 2OO
miles, aid it has an area Of 10000 square
miles,
Colorado Territory embraces all that part
of the United States included within the
following limits, viz: commencing ON the
thirty seventh parallel Of north latitude,
where the twenty-fifth meridian Of longi.
tude west from Washington crosses the same;
thence north on said meridian TO the
forty first parallel of north latitude; thence
along said parallel west to the thirty second
meridian of longitude west from Washing
ton; thence south on said meridian TO the
northern line of New Mexico; thence along
the thirty seventh parallel of north latitude
to the place Of beginning, be and the same
is hereby erected into a temporary govern
ment by the name of the Territory OF Col.
orado. The Constitution and all laws of
the United States which a:e not locally in
applicable shall have the same force and
effect within the said Territory of Colorado
rs elsewhere within the United States.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

A queer person was old Barney Siggit; in
fact, much abused man, who met more ac-
ciients than any other ten men in the king
dom; and to render it doubly aggravatng,
they were all caused through other folks
careessness
"Now, my friend" he once said, "yon all
call me an unlucky feller, cause I'm alters
Citing in scrapes an such like. But may |
be blowed eff I'd had half the broken bones
an blackan' blue spots, eff folks would only
be eetle more keerful"
The following will prove that the old gen
teman was about half right in his belief
Returning home late one night from po-
litical meeting at the tavern, where spirits
of an indefinite quality had freely circulated
he stumbled upon some loose boards which
covered a half finished pit, and in much less
time than it would take cross eyed person
to see around corner, he was going through:
"Go it, you miserable cuss!" he screamed,
"Fal now, an break your neck why don't
you9"
But, fortunately for Barney, the pit was
not very deep, and with the exception of a
scraped shin, he sustained no great injury.
As quick as possible he crawled ont and as
lie was regaining his feet muttered: "Ef that
don't beat the most keerless trick ! ever
seed! Whoever heerd the beat OF man a
digging a hole like that ere, and then leaving
it out all night"
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06
Going to Bed.

The Chicago Evening Journal observes:
We don't know how it is, but going to
bed is generally regarded as an undignitied
piece Of business, when accidentally or 9th
erwise, it is one of the most impressive les
sons in the world. Once in twenty four
hours, earth goes out" like faded star,
and there is nothing seen but heaven. The
array Of busy life is useless; we are seen
no more in our wonted places; our eyes are
closed; our lips are sealed; deaths brother is
our companion; we are asleep. But like ali
other lessons, this too generally goes un
learned
Some fling off their garments as if they
wore the shirt of Nemesis-wasn't that lis
name?-and were particularly anxious to
get at it. Here whirls a vest in one corner
its contents, jngling to the floor as it flies.
There goes loot ricochet The stockings
are turned inside our; the hapless coat hangs
by its skirt to a naiI, and the bed is attained
with bound Pillows tumble this way and
that the feet are inserted betw cen the sheets
and like a shuttle through a loom, down
goes the body; one arm is flung under the
head; lower jaw and eyelids droop together,
and the man is asleep-as'eep all over asleep
for all night.
Another goes totering about on his toes
lie puts his watch here, his coat there, and
his vest there His boots stand side by side
like brace of grenaders; the tops of his
stockings peep out Systematically to the top
and if it he winter, he fingers upon the beds
edge like one about to take BATH dreading
yet desiring, and finally steals into bed by
degrees, draws the quilt and the counterpane
over his head and is motherless-- is gone
arrives in the land of Mob
If one only thinks of it, sleep, in a great
city is queer thing. Think of 10000 in
this city all sleeping at once. Fifty lhous
aud in tiers, one, two, three, four, five Deep
from cellar to garret. Ten thousand in red
night caps, tasseled and untasseled. Ten
thousand in dingy ones that were white
Mondays and Mondays ago. Five thousand
in slken ones Some edged beautifully,
some hemmed with a sail needle, and some
uncapped altogether, with locks disheveled
and ruffled like "quis upon the frelful por
cupine."
Five thousand snoring alto, five thousand
snoring bass. Five thousand under rags
Twenty thousand under calico. A hundred
or so beneath silk. Some weeping, some
smiling in their dreams, others dreamess as
the grave Rnglels twisted up in cigar
lighters. tresses streaming over the pillow,
no tresses at all.
Even asleep humanity preserves its pecu-
liarlies. Even in dreams, men are dis,inc-
tive still.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06
A New Saint.

The Corpus Christi (Texas) Ranchero of
the 18th ult., has the following singular
atement:
Great excitement exists at the present
time among the Mexrans in Western Texas,
and indeed, among many Americans occa-
stoned 10y report that Saint has mysteri
ouSly appeared in Mexico, at some point
near Camargo, who possess the power to
feed thousands of people with two or three
tortillos, Qittle cakes,) each getting all he
can eat; cures all diseases flesh is heir to-;
restores sight to the blind; in fact, performs
all kinds of miracles. No one can tell his
name or where he came from. lie says that
he will be killed in Mexico, and requests
that his murderer may not be punished.
He claims he is sent on an especial mission
to the Mexican people, and that he shall
perform many wonderful things and make
many disclosures before he closes his career
Apparently but sixteen or seventeen years
of age, he has great beard of patriarcha
length; and as an evidence that he is no i'm
poster, it is reported that Gen. Vidaurri had
him clean'y shaven and then told him if he
was really a man of God, as he professed,
to cause'hs beard to reappear upon his face
The Saint requested his interrogation to
turn his back for few moments, which he
did, and after making prayer and going
through some mysterious ceremony, presto!
his face was covered with beard the same as
before.
Thus the story goes, and if not true, GER
tain it is that the Mexicans of this and the
adjoining counties are swalming thiiher in
large numbers, and some Americans are
preparing to 60.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06
The Advantages of having Sisters.

The man who has never had sister is, at his
first entrance into life, far more the slave of fem
mime captivations than he who has been brought
up in house full of girls He who has not had
sisters has had no experience of the behind scene
life of the female world: he has never heard one
syllable about the plans, and schemes, and devil
ces by which hearts are shared. He fancies Mary
stuck that moss-rosc in her hair in a moment OF
childish caprice; that Kate ran after her little
sister and showed the prettiest of ankles in doing
it, out of the irrepressible gaiety OF her buoyant
spirits. In word, he is one who only sees the
play when the house is fully lighted, and all the
actors in their grand costume; he has never wit
messed a rehersal, and has not the very vaguest
suspicion of prompter To him, therefore,
who has only experienced the rough companion
ship of brothers worse still has lived entirely
alone-the first acquaintanceshp with the young
lady world is such fascination rs no words can
describe. The gentle look. the graceful gesture,
the silvery voices, all the play and action of ma
lures so infinitely more refined that he has ever
witnessed. are inexpressibly captivating. 1t is
not atone the occupations of their hours, light
graceful and picturesque as they are, but all
their topics, their thoughts, seem to soar out OF
that common place world he has lived in, and
rise to ideal realms of poetry and beauty. Moth
ing so truly Elysian in life as our frst-onr very
frst--experience of this kind
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

the Supreme Court, and as always hereto
fore construed by the Democratic party in
convention assembled, and it will, therefore,
be worthy of the acceptance of reunited
Democratic party. Fourth, that concilia-
ton, not the use of military force, should
be employed for the sake Of the Union;
that concession and compromise will sup
port the probability Of restoration Of the
Union, while threats, armed preparation and
Federal interference toward the withdrawn
States, will preciptate all Of the terrible
chances Of general and an ignobl, and a
protracted war.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

DowNIEvILLE.-The Sierra Democrat says
Downieville, the county seat of Sierra coun-
ty, is situated at the junction Of the North
and South Forks of the North Fork of the
Yuba rver, 80 miles from Marysville, and
llO from Sacramento city. In altitude it is
1000 feet, and is surrounded with hills ris
ing 1000 feet still higher; SO steep are hills,
that, to stranger descending, the town
seems to be built on the bottom of great,
deep hole; but the citizens are so used to
the scene they never for moment dream how
deep down in the bowels of the earth they
live; nor think at all how late the sun ap-
pears, nor how soon he goes away.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06
Mode of Appointing Postmasters,

Some valuable information is giving in
Holbrook's United States Mail, as to the
mode of acting upon applications for ap-
pointments as Postmasters, which will no
doubt be interesting to our readers.
According to the general practice, the ap-
plirations are placed on a file in the cores
ponding bureau of the New York New
England and other divisions embracing the
office applied for. The clerk, to whom they
are referred, at once prepares "brie!'' pla-
cling it upon the outside Of the papers, and
setting forth the material points in the case,
with list of the names of the principal
petitioners or remonstrants, so that when it
is called up for examination or final action,
the Postmaster General and his first Assis-
tant can without wandering thro' the super
fluous and collateral matters which a ma
jori,y of these application contain, get at
the gist Of the case at once. 1t not unfre
quent'y happens that when the influences,
pro and con for or against leading candi
dates, are so nearly balanced, the appl cants
are all discarded, and the appointment Civ
en- to some individual who had not been con-
sidered as a candidate at all. The course
stated above applies more particularly to APP
pointments which yield less to the incumbent
than $1,000 per annum. All paying over
that are referred to the President OF this
kind there are only 433 out of 2s,598 post
offices, and they require confirmation by the
Senate.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

The New IIaven (Conn) Register says
two thousand men are out of employment
in that city, owing to the withdrawal of
Southern trade. Connecticut voted for Lin
coin and this is the contribution deved upon
one city of the State. The footl @ of the
bill for this cape and cap luxury is not con-
fined to one city of New Eng land. Ver-
mont gave Lincoln $4,000 majority, and in
three weeks she lost by the fall OF wool
alone one and aquarer million of'oIars Our
sympathy is mainly with the 5000 demo-
Gratis who have not been able yet to get out
of the State
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

A LIVING SKELEroN.-We understand
that our former well known resident, !. r..
Marshall, left New York on the lth instant
for California, and is now upward bound on
the Pacific side. in company with Alexander
Montag, the living skeleton, who is regard
ed as the greatest living human wonder Of
the age. They may be expected here in a
few days, when the curious will have an op-
portunity of viewing and considering the.
remarkable physical peculrrities of Montag.
Sac. NewS.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

EMIGRATION TO OREGoN.-A large emf
grafton to Oregon from the Atlantic States
is expected this season. The Oregon Dem-
ocrat says: A number of letters have becn
received from friends in the Atlantic States.
stating there will be pretty heavy smtgra-
ton across the plains in the spring.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

AN 1NcIpENr.-In his speech at Cleveland,
on Friday last, Old Abe enqured, "Do they
not have their fugitive Slaves returned now
as ever! In response to this query, an
abolitionist shouted, Yes, but they'll not
have any more after the fourth of March y
Uncle Abe made NJ response to this.
Seneca (Ohio) 4apertiser
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

Many persons spend SO much time in crit
icising and disputug about the gospel, that
they have none left for practicing it.-As if
two men should quarrel about the phraseolo-
gy of their physicians prescription, and for
get to take the medicine.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

CHINESE FAREWELL TO THEIR DE4p-The Chi
nese population propose sending off large num-
ber Of their dead on the ship Mary Whitridgee,
which will sail on or about the 5th of April.
There are about 200 bodies now lying at Lone
Mountain, done up in boxes, ready for shipment,
WEIGH will thus be forwarded to their natVe
country.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

LAND PArENrs.-The Registrar Of the
Land Office at Eureka, has given notice in
the Humboldt Times, tha: 1874 patents are
now ready. The persons entitled to them
are residents of Humboldt, Solauo, Siskiyou,
Del Norte and Napa counties.
The Placer herald., 1861-04-06
NUMBER 81.
CLIPPINGS.

There is a physician in Newburyport, (Mass.,)
who has attended at the birth of three thousand
children. An exchange aptly styles him enc OF
his cOuntry's dclverers.
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Bic Rus, Marshall Co., Va.
Pursuant to notice, n meeting was held
at Big Run School House, on Jan. 20th,
1851, which was. organized by calling
Walter Evans to the Chnir, and a appointing
Jacob Mathews Vice President, and S. b.
Stidger Secretary.
On motion, a committee was appointed
to draft resolutions expressive OF tile
sense Of this meeting. The following
persons were appointed said committee :
J. II. HHger, ThOs. Morris, Esq, md John
Mcdonald.
While the committee WIS absent, the
meeting was addressed by VIM. Alexander,
who was afterwards followed by ] ,,B. Hn-
ger, and Others. 1t WINS turned into a
general speaking, when the hard fsted
sorereigns spoke out for their interests,
aud for the Union and The Constitution.
The committee then reported the resoIu-
lions adopted by the Cameron meeting,
which were unanimously adopted
On motion, it was ordered that the pro-
ceedings Of this meeting be printed in tho
Wheeling LnttIIigeneer.
WALTER Evans, Pres't.
S. b. Stdger, Sec'y.