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Year: 1859

In Che Senate yesterday the following bills
were passed to amend sections s, and 10 OF
the act to relieve the District Courts and to give
greater efficiency to the Judicial system of the
Statei the general appropriation bill: Supple,
mentary to the Penitentiary act of last winter,
making appropriations for repairs on the
Public Works for the year 1859 and the first
quarter of l960 TO amend section of the act
of April l3; 1852, for the assessment and tax
alton Of property.


The bill repeating the Library clause of the
School Law was so amended as to suspend the
operation of said clause for one year, and in this
form ordered to be engrossed for a third read
in to-day.


s, The Senate concuned in House amendment
to the bill to provide for the renewal and regu-
late the final payments Of the funded debt ofthe
State.


The bill to provide for the election of road
supervisors by road districts was defeated


In the House, the following bills were pas-
sed; to repeal the act of April 3, 1857, supple
mentary to the act for the organization ofcities
and Incorporated villages; the Senate bill amend
atory of the temperance law; the bill to repeal
the act for the appointment of State House COM
missionersi to amend section the act to pro-
vide for the election of State and county officers;
TO amend section 4 Of the act Of March 26, 1859,
relative to the public schools of the city OF
Cleveland; relating to the Lewistown Reservoir.


resolution was offered to provide for the
purchase of Powers original bust of General
Andrew Jackson; and was laid on The table un-
der the rule for discussion.-iS iStateman 3ISt
Year: 1859

l-V- The Industrial School will close to day for
one weeks vacation, and the children will give a
small exhibition this morning at II o'clock By
card OF the Superintendent in another place, it will
be seen that whatever may be carried to the school
house for the enjoyment of the scholars will be
heartily aud gratefully received. Give the children
q good time.
Year: 1859

ODD FELLows.-The preparations are going for
ward for the Odd Fellows Celebration on the 26th
OF April The exercises will be worthy Of the day
and the organization of Cuyahoga county,
Year: 1859

CHANGEABLE.-rhe weather yesterday went
from one extreme to another as easily as aweather
vane changes its point OF direction. In the morn.
ing it was clear and cold-at nine O'Clock it wac
cloudy and cold-at ten it rained-at half past ten
it snOwed-at eleven it was clear and the wind
blowing gaIe--at one it was warm, with heavy
wind. Such freaks as that are by no means allow
able. The dust and gravel flew about most plenti'
fully in the afternoon and many ran furiOusy into
other pedestrians in consequence of tryingto walk
with their eyes shut to keep out the dust and gravel
The atmospheric changes reminded one Of the
highly original stauza, illustrating the course o.
winter in New England.-
Year: 1859

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 1885,
Hon. JOHN FORSYTH


DEAR SR-On account Of very recent illness IN my fam
ly am unable at the last moment to write you more
than hasty note to inform you that Jesus Ansa arrived
here from Mazatan the Mexican brig General Yanez
on the l7thinst after an Imprisonment of sixteen months
and the family, under deep sense of their obligations to
YOU desire that should write you and express-as am
not able TO dother gratitude for your active Interference
on his behalf without which they feel assured he would
have fingered for many years the prisoner and victim Of
OF his and his countrys enemies in Sonora.


About the time received your last letter informing
that "a portion of the Pacific squadron had been ordered
to Guaymas for the purpose of compelling his lberaton
received news from that quarter that French
sci had arrived in Guaymas and stated that the United
States rgate Saranac her way Guaymas for
purpose Of nquiring into the Of Jesus They
Immediately became alarmed and the Governor feeling
would be well to be rid Of his presence the arrival
such vsiter and desiring to appear consistent with the
policy heretofore pursued in his directed that his
cause should be sent to Mazaan After Ansa had refused
to give bail in very moderate for his appearance ut
that place. they put him aboard of vessel with guard
but himself and ordered that he present himself the
thorties Snaoa for judgment This you will doubtless
perceive to have been the contemplate and rdicu
ous expedent to shift the responsibility Of his person unto
the shoulders OF MaZatlan fearing to meet themselves
when they saw that decided at last 10
protect of its citizens. En- route he had some inter
views with Mr.. Smith, late Consul Mazatlan, which
perhaps, you have heard through himself. Thence
he went to Mazaan and did in the presence Of witnesses
(ese would have been denied) present himself to the
Governor Of Snaoa, who declined 10 take any notice oil
him as prisoner but threatened to hold the Governor
Sonora to strict accountability for sending him in such
manner away from their custody


You thus have the finale Of this troublesome affair." and
pity 1t is that our government could not in this
duct OF the Mexcans the results of prompt decided and
energetic policy with this proud and gasconadng people
whenever the safety of American citizen
the American name is involved in the mcshes of their
miserable policy. t. W. TALIAFIER0.
Year: 1859


And there she sat in ripend loveliness,
An English mother joying in her babes
Whose life was bright before her, and whoss lips
Were breaking into language with the swees
And lovely sentences they learn so soon
Her face was very beautiful, and mirth
Was native on her lips; but ever now.
AS sweet tone delighted ner, the smile
Went melting into sadness, and the lash
Droopd gently to her eye, as if it knew
Affection was too chaste a thing for mirth.
1t was the time for harvest and she sat
Awaiting one. A breath of scented hay
Was in the air, and from the distance came
The noise of sickles, and the voices sent
Out on the stiffness of the quiet moon,
And the low waters, coming like the strain
Of pervading melody, stole in
And made all music. Twas holiness
OF natures making, and lifted up
My heart to heaven, and in my eladness pray d
That If heart were sad, or if tear
We're living upon earth, it nigh be theirs
To 60 abroad in nature, and to see
mother and her gentle babes like these
Year: 1859

The Memphis Avalanche says of "the
doctrine of popular sovereignty" as advoca
ted by Judge Douglas and his supporters


No wonder it is stigmatized as beggarly
cheat and absurdity-a mean and disgusting
policy to swindle the South of her rights.
It adds insult to injury, for its mocks and
derides the just claim of the STAKEHOLDER and
tantalizes him with visionary feast which,
like the fruit of the dead sea, turns to ashes.
It is snare and swindle, full of mean
cunning, rank injustice and insolence. 1t
would be far better for the South to yield al
once to open, honest Abolitionism and sur
render all claims to benefits in the common
Territories The doctrine of the Wilmot
Proviso robs the STAKEHOLDER of bis consti
tutional rights by bold and direct legislation
The doctrine of Donglas is slow torture
but equally as destructive
Year: 1859

"While economy is the order of the day,
it may not be amiss to point out an item of
which it is believe general ignorance pre-.
vails. 1t is well known to philosophers that
when water commences to boil in the open
air, no additional fire can make it any hot
ter. A contrary opinion prevails, and those
employed in cooking victuals, in order to
accelerate the operation, think that they can q,
not make the fire too intense. The fuel
added for this purpose is, in fact, not only a
wanton waste, but by causing violent
ebulition, it forces from the vctuals with
its steam its finest flavor. How much fuel
in families might be saved if, in cooking,
no more were used than to keep the water
that is used just at boiling point, and it is
certain the victuals would be better for it"


From a paper of 1925,


And how much worse, by the rapid boil
ing, to evaporate all the water, then to add
cold water to keep water upon meat or vege
tables. When water is once at boil, 1t
requires very little wood to keep it thus,
whereas cooks think the rapid ebullition
causes it to cook faster. Remember when
water boils, the thermometer show 2l20 and
impossible in an open vessel or kettle tc
raise the thermometer the least, therefore
increase of fire is waste of wood, unless the
the object is to reduce the quantity of water,
and then it would be cheaper to put it II


TRurdL GentttmGn.
Year: 1859

BY MRs.R. J. LEwIs.
Hush tell it not to the flowers and trees;
Whisper it not to the birds and breeze
Let not the blossoms of crimson and blue,
Hear the sad tale, though its burden be true


Summer is dead
Hush for the sea has suspended its breath,
Fearing to catch the FIRST summons of death
And the bright clouds that are passing away,
Fain must drop tears could they hear what you
say


Summer is dead
Aye! though her mantle Of glory is still
Spread over garden, and meadow, and hill,
Though the rich bloom hath no touch of decay,
And the bee tolls through the long sunny day,


Summer is dead
Aye it is ended From forest and glen,
From cities alive with the conflict of men,
From the grass at our feet from tho now silent
bird,
From earth, sea and sky, in our spirits is heard


Summer is dead
So much of her glory and gladness is left,
We sigh not as those of her presence bereft;
Her crown and her garlands unfaded are hung
Where they dropped when aside they were care.
lessly flung;
Summer is dead
Year: 1859

Some year, ago, it is said, party was
travelling by stage through the pines, aud
saw in the distance what they supposed was
the frame of log house. On approaching
they found it was the skeleton of musqui,
to which had starved to death, the flesh
having fallen from the bones.
Year: 1859

The question has been asked Why it is
considered inpohte for gentlemen to 60 into
the presence of ladies in their shirt sleeves,
while it is considered every way correct for
ladies themselves to appear before gentlemen
without any sleeves at all
Year: 1859

Uusaudsl here her way-worn feet,
Then fold them in the winding sheet,
And let the poor girl sleep the sleep
That waaes, we trust, in heaven.
For did not cur Good Father give,
Unto this one, life to livs'


Was not her last breath loaded with
A prayer to be forgiven
Year: 1859

sembly of the State fOhio, That the board of
education of any incorporated village in this
state NAV unite with the board Of educotion of
the township in such which village or any part
of it, be situated, for the purpose establishing
a central or high school within such township.
The said board shall jointly agree upon on esti-
mate ofthe probable cost thereof, and thsreup-
on call separate meetings Of the qualificatied vo-
ters of their respective districts, in the manner
now provided in the twenty-first section OF the
act to which this is supplementary; and said
meetings, when so convened, shall in all respects
he held and conducted in accordance with the
provisions of the section Aforesaid; Provided
that no such central OF high school shall be so
established, unless majority of voters at each
of said meetings, shall vote in favor ofthe same
The further establishment of such central or
high school and the controlof the same, when
established, shal be ordered and regulated in
such manner as shall be agreed upon and direc-
ted by said board of education interested there
in. .e..


Sec q This act shall take effect and be in
fosce from and after its passage.


WILLIAM B. WOODS,


Speaker Of the House of Representatives.


MARTIN WELKER,


.= President of the Senate.
Year: 1859

Had we less experience in the petty
spite. the unblushing effrontery, and the
total unscrupulousness of the Nevada
Democrat, we might have been idle
enough to have imagined that when it
detected itself in error, it would honest
ly own up the fact, and not by perse-
verance in shallow sophistry persist in
fastening an undeserved stain upon
person who had excited it's malevolence.
We never anticipated that the Demo-
crat would do an honest thing, and our
efforts have only been directed towards
the defense of an honorable gentleman
and faithful public officer, regardless
whether the Democrat saw fit to persist
in or retract its falsehoods. We have
given a prominence to this matter from
sense of Justice to Mr.. Boring, who has
been so filthily assailed. The Democrats
second article pretended it did not assail
Mr.. Boring, although its direct effort
was to convict him, to use mild language,
of gross carelessness, and disregard of
one Of the most important duties of his
station. We fastened that falsehood on
it by quotation from the Sacran ento
Bee, which learns from the Democrat"
that "the Sheriff had committed the
acts charged by that paper. The Dem
ocrat now replies to that by calling it a
generality" So be it, if by general
ity" it means that we indicated its gen.
eral disregard for truth. We specifical-
ly exhibited its falsehood in the instance
referred to. Wenow cite another--the
San Jose Tribune, of last week. We
nailed second practical falsehood upon
it by quotations from its own articles
showing that it falsifed its own state
ments of what was the duty of the pub
| lie press. The Democrat also calls this
a generality" Such shameless con-
duct is generality" with that sheet.


The main falsehood we charged upon
the Democrat was that Griffin was
"allowed 10 go about town on his parole,
unattended and unmatched" AS long
as he was in charge of sworn officer he
was not 50 allowed. The Democrat, in
its statement about Shellhorn's brew
cry endeavored to create the impression
that no officer was in attendance upon
him. When we offered to produce an
affidavit to that. matter, it admits he
was not then unattended or unmatched,
but thinks it maintains its original po-
sition, because it was not THE officer we
supposed. Fit was any sworn officer
the Democrat must know it was doing
an injustice to the Sheriff, to endeavor
to maintain that its .original assertion
was made out. We admitted he was
away from the Jail on two occasions. =
The other occasion we alluded to in
our last article, and the Democrat mere.
ly puts its own belief in opposition to our
statements. When it retracts the false.
hoods of which it has already been con-
victed, its assertions of its belief may
he of the value of dicer's oath, and not
till then.


The Democrat made its charges, and
to maintain its position, should have
proved them. We arc not called upon
to prove negative. We have shown
that its asserted facts, sometimes in terms
at others in spirit, were eithergross false.
hoods, or the truth SO colored as to sus-
tain its malicious insiruations.


i We content ourself with mailing the
only fresh falsehncd that we observe in
Year: 1859

GRIFFIN ATTEMPs SUICIDE.-We learn
from the Union that Griffin made two at
tempts to commit suicide in the station
house at Sacramento on Tuesday. He
made an incision in his arm above the ell
bow cutting large vein. The flow of
blood was considerable. He was dis
covered and the arm bandaged. Not
long afterwards Griffin tore off the ban
dage and opened the wound afresh.-
The wound was inflicted with a sharp
pointed knife.
Year: 1859

SENATOR IvERsON ON SOUTHERN
SENTIMENT-We believe Senator Iver-
son has offered a proposition that there
shall be two roads built with federal
means to the Pacific ocean.


Whether this project is based upon
the idea that it will require two roads
to do the business which cannot yield
very heavy dividends upon one; or,
which is more pertinent. whether Mr..
Iverson thinks the South must pay
double her contribution to this stupen-
dous work to get back some part of her
money. we cannot say not being familiar
with the mysteries of the Senator's pol
icy. But we can safely affirm. that so far
from desiring 20 pay for the construction
of two federal railroads, the Democratic
party in The South is vehemently oppos-
ed to any, and this because it denies the
power of government in the premises.
and because it knows that the South
is the Issachar destined to crouch be-
ueath both Senator Igersons burdens.
= Washington States.


The above is honest and outspoken.
1t is one of the best established facts,
that "the Democratic party of the South
is vehemently opposed to any" railroad.
We have iterated it and reiterated it for
years. The proof has been given from
time to time. And now when the crisis
comes, when Presidential election is
far off, a leading Democratic paper at
the seat of government, southern
Douglas sheet, tells the honest truth
that the Democratic party of the South
is vehemently opposed to any railroad.
1t is an honest concession that we have
nothing to hope for from the Demo-
party for the furtherance of the Pacific
Coast-the inter oceanic railway. The
d emocratic party of the South is polit-
ically by far the strongest part of the
whole. 1t wields the sceptre in that organ
ization. In the last Presidential election
the Democracy was beaten in nearly all
the northern States, and the opinion is
generally entertained that what with
the imbecility of the present admins
tration and the disafcction of such men
as Forney, Wise, Stanton and others,
the party is considerable weaker to-day
in the North than ever before, We ar
rive, then, at the conclusion-a safe one
NJ that-fhat The Democratic Marty of
the Union is violently opposed to Pa
ciic railroad The conclusion is irresist.
able. We must therefore, look to some
other organization for the realization of
the dearest hopes of California.
Year: 1859

FRUIT GROWING IN THE MOUNTAINS.
We take the following sensible remarks
from the San Andreas Mdependent-
We could wish to report as much prog
resin fruit culture in Nevada as our
Calaveras cotemporary proudly does in
his own county:


ave, in the mountains, are in sense,
ridiculed by TIE Solons of the strictly
agricultural counties, when we advance
the opinion that we have a prospective
chance to equal, if not excel them in the
production of vines and fruits. Let us
be liberal towards ole another. Even
allowing that we can raise sufficient for
our own consumption, when our popula-
tion shall attain five times its present
population, this happy circumstance
would not in the least interfere with our
valley neighbors or detract from the
Importance of their occupation. Not
only as to fruits and the vine do we be-
lieve ourselves equal to what we have
set forth, but the great body of land,
whether On hillside or valley is found
to produce fair crops of cereals.


In grape-growing though what has
been done is but an experiment towards
what is yet in contemplation, we have
succeeded in an unexampled degree
1t was recently stated in an otherwise
we'll written view of the agricultural ca
pabilities of California, published in a
first-class San Francisco paper, that the
county of Calaveras contains but $4,000
grape vines. What will that gentle
man think of his statistics when inform
ed that in the gardens and vineyards of
Murphy's camp alone, there are more
than half as many vines as he has as
signed to the whole county 1t will be
safe to put the figure at four times the
number estimated by that journal and
yet, it is to be borne in mind that up to
the present season, our people have
manifested no general interest on the
subject.


We are of opinion that more young
fruit trees and grape-vines have been
planted since the middle of last month,
in this county, than in any two years
previous.


We are glad to SEQ so strong a ten
dency on the part of the press, lately. to
encourage and counsel those engaged in
that pursuit, which, more than all 9TH
ers, is calculated to makea people per-
manent, prosperous and happy.
Year: 1859

TEMPERANCE DoINGs-Rev. Israel
Fl. Deihl arrived in town few days
since and proceeded at once on his apos-
tolic labors in the cause of Temper
ance with that energy and ability for
which he is remarkable. At a o'clock
on Tuesday, he organized cold water
army of about sixty boys and girls. The
same evening he lectured on his favor
ite theme at the Methodist Church, to a
full house. During the course of his
remarks he stated that there were nine.
ty-three retail liquor shops in this city,
in full blast. The lecture was mostly
devoted to a condemnation of license
laws, vendors of liquors, and owners of
houses rented for dram shops. lie also
spoke at some length in favor of an in
ebriate asylum.


Money enough was collected to de-
fray expenses and pay for hundred
copies of cold water paper to be circu-
lated in town.


Steps were taken to establish lodge
of Good Templars, on Saturday night
next, at Temperance Hall.


We are requested to state that any
person of IA years and upwards who
feels an interest in the Temperance
cause can become member of the Good
Templars on application. Some twenty
ladies and thirty gentlemen are already
applicants for admission to the order.


For the information of our bachelor
and maiden friends, we would state that
the Good Templars is an order in which
the ladies and gentlemen meet together.
The ladies are eligible to offices, can
vote and use their tongues to their
hearts content without any restraint
whatever, except such as is imposed by
parliamentary rules.
Year: 1859

Per CoNrRA.-We arc knowing to a
case of finding lost pocket book, by a
young girl which did not result in any such
generous feelings, or even expression of
thanks by the man who was made happy
in regaining his lost treasure, as filled the
generous heart of "Robert Thomas" and is
as follows:


A man from one of the Eastern States
sojourning in one of the northern villages
Of Ohio, becoming i'll, he sought the quiet
of one Of the village homes, where he was
nursed and cared for with all the tenderness
and care that his own mother could have
bestowed. His illness lasted for several
weeks, bringing him near to the verge oi
the river of death, and as he himself said
had he not had such uuremitting care and
watehfulness from the mother of the house.
hold, his days on earth had been number
ed. His life was spared, the fever raeked
form wasleft in almostchildish helplessness
His weak and tottering limbs were strength.
ened by the supporting arms of bis faithful
nurse until he could trust to himself.


During all this sickness, his GONZALES
cence and recovery, he had stated nothing
of his pecuniAry circumstances, having
agreed to pay stipulated sum for the carr
and attention bestowed, which was not in
duced or given for money only, but from
the purer Christlike injunction, "Inasmucl
as ye have done il unto one Of the least o
these, ye have done it unto me-"


Ono day, after he bad so far recovere,
as to walk about the yard and garden, b
came into the house in great agitation stat
ing that he had lost something, his pockO
book was gone, and be was ruined If h
could not find it. He then told of hi
treasure, giving minute description of III
pocket book and contents, although cher
was no name in or upon it, by which Ii
owner might DO known.


While this conversation was going on
the sitting room, the young girl of Il
house and her father were in another roOl
examiniugthe pocket book and counting th
money. She had found the treasure in h
garden and had Immediately taken il to be
parent. In few minutes, and while tn
two were engaged in the examination, th
invalid was introduced to the roOm.--
Quickly his eyes frightened at the sight {
his money, taking and carefully counting
to sec that all was there be put it in hi
pocket scarcely thanking the young mis-
or even bestowing on her q penny. Apt