The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-15
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
rIxn o1rx AND COUNTY

office, Orders trOm distance promptly hlied.
RENENpER TIRE PooR.--This has been a Sc
we're winter aud the late floods destroyed much
property, impoverished many families, aud
threw out Of employment many needy aud
worthy persOUs. Some Oue has said, with as
much force as kindness, " Remc'n Der the poor
fur though day you may be revealing in all
the Injuries that money and friends can com
Gnand, to mOrrow's setting sun may find you
mendicant ut the d,aEuf charity. Though to-
day all may seem sunshine sHd- -haPPiness to
you, tomorrow may bring its bowling blast,
and storm clouds may well up in your path and
engulph you in the vortex. Perform the part
of the Good Samaritan, visit the Children "
poverty in their lOwly dwelling places IN Their
cherries and dcsOIAte hOmes-nIinistert their
wants and necessities, ana cheer them by kind
and encouraging words-fOr by such little &C.
tons you may not only prevent much suffering
and repiniug that would otherwise occur, but
be carrying out the golden rule, Do unto 9th
ers - you would that others aAould do unto
you.' You who are blessed with an album
,dauce Of this worlds goods, bestow a mite Of
il upOu the weak, needy and unfortunate, and
you will feel much happier and better for hsv-
ing fnTihered the ends of charity by the per
Torrance OF = kind action towards your poorer
.r-.,7-. sSse5 EesIS -ss.'A~Ance, tNs''SaN5 -
have the courage to make known their desti'
1ute condition.
RsDucED.-The Pncerville RepUbticdH has
been reduced in siIe, and ID now "Oe ot the
smallest weeklies 10 the State. This does not
speak we'll for the liberality Of the Blacks Of
the Empire County, for the RcpHbfiodM has eV-
er been and still is the hAndsOnest and by far
the sprightlieSi journal Of the "cnlud" persua'
sion in the State. We would take great pleas.
ure 10 chrou,cling its return TO its fnrmer d.
InensiOns, aud hope We may SION be enabled
ca do so, for the envy and mAliguity with which
we have been pursued by political opponents
.cannot 80 deprave us rs to make us take pleas
ure iu the misIortunes Of a contemporary how
ever much We may cOnscientiously condemn
and corpt&i his Yoluicel errses--~e war
against his politics, not his bread and butter.
THE eulogy Of Thomas Fitch. Esq. on the
Life, Character aud PublIe Services" Of Col.
Raker, drew out large crowd last Saturday
had by eIecting Judge Johnson President; B.
+. Rankin, Esq., and George s. Palmer, Esq,
Vice Presidents, and G. C. BatIernIan. Secreta
~. The eulnKy Was pretlily w"rded. happily
delivered aud rapturously applAuded. II is
published in the RepubiicuH.
TuE RoADs.-We are pleased tn learn that
the ruads in the mountains have been greatly
improved during the last week. and that they
are 10 excellent condition for pack trains. Much
work has been done upon them, and the WOrst
parts we're hrsL attended In. Trees and bOuld-
ers have been removed, gulleys filled up. walls
bulls AID sR.'w beaten down. A large number
Of hands arr at work On them. and il the peeS.
eut pleasant weather continues feT weeks
longer, no difficulty will be experienced by
tramsters in cruising the mountains. The pro-
rrietors Of public houses along tue road ranch.
rneu and others, are assisting the SuI'eriuteu
dent To- put them in order In many places
the nnods washed them badly. and it NAV take
weeks n repair them thoroughly, but they
will svou be liked temporarily $" a. To admit
DEANS tn pass over them without inc"n venIencc
LE danger.
PREsESrArIoN At the annual meeting at
StI.iuDe Engine c.. NJ. .. ON Thursday night,
}. ". GrAnthanI. Foreman, presented F. F.
Barrs, President, ON bebalf'f MessrS. Williams
and Cullen, u neat and beautiful gavel, ut
mountain mahogany. silver m"unted. On the
top, smoihly embedded in the wo"d. is sill.
yer plate, bearing the following inscription {:
ITO Neptune Eng ne Co.. from T. J. Williams
al. J. Culen, ls52." The grner"us donors
have the thanks at the Seps for their valuable
present.
PaRnATrRE-We noticed several gentlemen
on our streets Yesterday dressed IN linen Gratis
; The weather is pleasant enough for them, but
ii looked like trying 10 furce things. II
will do no harm TO "Waii a little longer for
summer clothing.
FixE TEAM Losr.-On Thursday last. as Mr..
Rrifcuruth Of the SebastopOl Brewery, of this
city, vas attempting In ford the North Fork Of
the COsuI,,tles River, with his wagon and team,
ai Buck q Bar. the cu1ent NwePt them dOWs the
stream, and both horsrA and wagon were lat,
Mr.. Z. himself only escaping with difficulty,
BY clingiug 70 . stump. The team consisted
II . span Of magnificent bays, worth 800 or
$500.
CoxTIscArIoN.-On Saturday lsst, one Of our
citizens, who always wears good clothing, puT-
chased . handsome suit, from top to toe, and
carefully lowed it away in his wardrobe, there
u await . suitable occasion for his adOrnment.
The occasion came on Wednesday evening, but
when our friend looked for the new suit it was
mot to be found. Everything else in the war
.drobe vas as be had left il, but it WAS gone
had been con6scated BY some fastidious rogue
too proud, We presume, to wear ''secOud hand"
broadelOth and dOeskin.
HEw HoRK WEEKLY ARGus.-We invite the
attention Of our readers 10 the advertisement
.of the New York Weekly Argus, in another
column. The ArgHs is one OF the largest and
best papers published on the continent
TnK GEoRGErowN STAGE has resumed its
regular tFi-weekly trips between that place and
this city, running by way of COlOma. 1t leaves
this city at . O'Clock a. u. every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday returning on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. Henry Radjesky,
At the Cary House, is agent for this city.
Mas FLANK MELL has opened boarding
house in Krahuer's brick building. on COloma
street. Mrs. NJ, previous to the death of her
late husband. BY her .idiness and good man.
agement, made the Z" Ohio House," which they
kept, one Of the best aud most popular hotels
IN the city. . certain guarantee that she will
NOW keep good house. Besides being es
timable woman, she has q large family Of little
children to support and educate. which consid.
Grafton of itself should fiji her hOuse with
bOarders.
ANNUAL ELECTION. Engine Co. No.
2, at their Annual Meeting held on Thursday
evening last, elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: F. F. Barss, President; j.