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Year: 1859

How They FOUND HIM.-A short time
since vessel bad loaded at st. Mary S
Georgia, for a Northern port, and when
she was ready to sail, one of the gang
of negroes that loaded her was missing. Ii
was suspected that he was ou board. He
had secreted himself under the forecastle
floor, and the strictest search among the
cargo failed to show his hiding place. In
this extremity, the inspector, who was in
the forecastle, remarked that the negro must
be found if the vessel had to be burnt. The
poor darkey hearing the remark, and fear
ing that the threat might be executed,
called out, "No, Marsa John, don't burn
de vessel, dere's no nigga here This led
to the discovery of the poor fellow, and he
was dragged out.
Year: 1859

Cure FOR BLIND SrAGoERs IN HoRsEs
Mr. William Holley, who is well known to
a number Of our readers as a successful
horse tanner for a number Of years past,
expresses himself as confident of having dis.
covered sure and speedy remedy for the
blind staggers in horses, and if be is cor
rect, he confers favor upon the public by
giving, gratis, the result of his experience.
lie has succeeded in saving several of
his own and his neighbors horses by this
remedy.


As soon as you discover your horse has
the blind staggers, bleed copiously in the
third bar of the roof of his mouth, and give
him, or rather make him draw South or
Maccaboy snuff up his nose. If you can.
not make him take the snuff any other wav
spread it out on cloth or paper and apply
1t to his nose. This will compel him to
breathe it. Mr., HolIey says he has known
the above treatment to relieve horse with
the blind staggers in fifteen minutes It is
worth trial.
Year: 1859

A PLEA FOR THE BEARDLEss.-In the
year 1856, the young Constable of CASTLE
was sent by his sovereign to felicitate Pope
Slxtus V. on his exaltation to the Papal
throne. The Pontiff, displeased that so
young an ambassador had been deputed to
him, could net help saying" And well,
Sir, did your master want men, by sending
me an ambassador without beard z" at
my sovereign had thought" replied the proud
Spaulard, " that merit consisted in q beard.
he would have sent you goat aud not a
gentleman"
Year: 1859

HORACE GREELY.-Yesterday the "whte
coated philosopher of the New York Trib-
nne honored our town with flying visit
He was met in the suburbs by cavalcade
of citizens who escorted him through town,
and to the diggngs that are the objects of
our pride and the source of our prosperity.
He was surprised at their extent, and at the
skill, energy and enterprise with which our
mining operations are carried on. Return
ing to town he met, what must, for the time
being, have made him forget diggings, and
tunnels, and hydraulics-a number of our
1ades, who had collected at the Union Hotel
to meet and to greet him.


Meanwhile, quite respectable number of
scitfzshs had collected who desired to hear
him speak, and he was called on fora speech
lie answered to the call by a brief speech, in
which he highly complimented the intelli-
;gence and enterprise of our people; advert
ed to the fact that one great cause of the
rapidity of our advancement, as State, was
that here labor was free and honorable, and
he insisted that voluntary and rewarded la
Dor was always in the end cheaper and more
profitable than inyolantary and unrewarded
labor.


He then spoke briefly of the Ytlahtic and
Pacific railroad and telegraph, earnestly ad-
vocating their speedy constructions, and ex-
pressed hope that in another year the tel
'egraph would on its lightning wing, flash
the news of great results from the Atlantic
to the Pacific shores. He was listened to
with marked attention and respect, and left
us favorably impressed with our prospects
and our people. He left last evening for
Grass Valley, where, we hope, the people
will give him a chance of seeing things for
himself, without trying to make him look
at matters through the spectacles of preju-
dice. Horace Greeley is good man and a
rich man-accidents that seldom unite in the
same person-and we hope that the same
organ of benevolence that has made him
good man, will when united with his strong
intellectually, induce him to speak of us as
we are, and "naught extenuate nor set down
aught in malice"


'sFarewelli-but whenever you welcome the hour,


That awakens the ght song of mirth in your bower,


Then think of the friend who once welcomed it too,


And forgot his own griefs to be happy with you'
Year: 1859




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Year: 1859

It is neutral in politics, but frank and independent
in everything else being especially devoted to the
cal moral and material advancement of the section
which it aims to be the exponent and representative


Particular attention is paid to the
Year: 1859

sFarewell-but whenever you welcome the hour,
That awftkens the nj gt song of mirth in your bower
Then think of the friend who once welcomed it too,
And forgot his own grefs to be happy with you'
Year: 1859

FROM Prince EDwARD's ISLAND.-Albert At
to the Boston Post under date of April 18th, that
very important bill has passed the Colonial
Parliament of this Island, by which the American
citizens can hold by right of purchase or otherwise
any quantity of land not exceeding two hundred
acres each.
Year: 1859

THE FGsHERIEs.-The pleasant weather has failed
to bring increase of fish to the of the Poto
mac fishermen. The swift current which it was
supposed tended to prevent the of fish has
slackened, and yet the hauls are as light and the
prospects as unpropitious, as in the early part of
the season. Some of the landings have closed
business for the season; but many remain still at
work, and hope for greater success towards the
close of the month.-Constitution.


The Alexandria Gazette says: Many of the Fisher
men, at the different Landings the Pc otomac
will probably close operations this week, unless
an extraordinary run of fish should take place
which is not now expected Some few have closed
already. The season has been failure. It it had
not been for the extremely high prices of shad and
herring throughout, the loss must have been seri-
GUS As it is, few, it any, have done even tolera-
BILE business. and some have nnt rnnAo a....s...a-
Year: 1859

THE Sword FOR THE KING OF SARDINIA.-The
valiant Victor Emmanuel is not to have his ssTesti-
monial." In accordance with the expressed desire
of number of Italian residents including these
who had already subscribed for this purpose, the
subscription recently inaugurated for the purchase
of a sword for presentation to the King of Sardinia
has been converted into national subscription for
the aid of the families of the Italian soldiers in the
coming


Whatever may be collected for the aid of the
soldiers families will be forwarded to the treasurer
at Turin and the names of the subscribers publish
ed in the papers there, and in the Eco d'halia of
this city-N Y Post.
Year: 1859

A CRAsH.-On Sunday last, as we learn
from gentleman living in the neighborhood,
McDonalds Bridge at Bear River, on the
road between Sacramento and Nevada, came
down with crash. A teamster. with a
wagon loaded with shingles and drawn by
four yoke of oxen, and having led horse fas-
tened behind, was crossing, when a span of
the bridge ffty-eight feet high, and directly
over the middle of the river, gave way, and
fell into perfect mass of ruins The water
was about thirty feet deep where the team
fell Strange to say, neither oxen, horse,
wagon nor man sustained the least injury.
The driver no sooner struck the water than
he commenced clambering over the timbers
swimming around in the water, unyokng the
oxen and driving them out. The bank at the
point named is very steep and rocky, and it
was with difficulty that he could get the ami
mails ashore. The wagon will have to be
taken out piece meal, and the job will be a
pretty serious one. 1t will probably be de-
layed till the water falls


This bridge was built in 1855, and cost
1880. The timbers were not screwed up.
We understand, as they should have been,
and this omission, which was nothing but
sheer neglect, is the cause of the catastrophe
Year: 1859

IMPRovEMENT.-J. Stoddard and William
Graham, of Bear river, have recently bought
half interest in the Frontroyal Grist Mills
on the stream mentioned and, conjointly with
the balance of the owners. design making
improvements in the building and minor
works Immediately Messrs. Stoddard and
Mcdonald are now on their way to San
Francisco for the purchase of machinery
They expect to lay out about $4,000 for this
purpose. The work would have been done
sometime ago, but for the fact that the suit
of Mcdonald vs. The Bear River and Auburn
Ditch Company, and involving the question
as to which party was entitled to the water,
had not been decided. The case has recently
been determined in favor of Mcdonald, and
there is no longer any obstacle in the way Of
running the mills.
Year: 1859

A DwARF.-We are informed that the ne
gro wench, living with Mrs Jasper in this
county, about whose suicide SO much has
been said, was poor dwarf, not more than
or 81 feet high. Some heartless being,
whose name was revealed by the dying girl
but has been concealed from the public Sc
duced her, and her ondition became appar-
ent to her mistress. Mrs. Jasper had always
been very kind to her, and her rebuke went
home to the unfortunates heart. In her
rough and stunted form, which seemed a
living burlesque on humanity, there dwelt
an exceedingly delicate and sensitive SOUL
She could not bear the grief which she oc-
casioned her mistress, could not bear her re.
proving frown, and chose to hurry herself
out of the world A less sensitive nature
would have felt or cared nothing perhaps for
the disgrace, but, the poor dwarf where
could she fly or what could she do? Her
little world was with her mistress-there
she had always lived, hid like a shrinking
mollusk in its shell-she could not 90 abroad
to be jeered at for her pigmy, uncouth form
and strange appearance. Either she must
do this, a weak and unprotected thing, OF
remain under the eyes of her mistress, hel
burning disgrace and never-ending conscious
ness of shame crushing her feebleness to tho
very earth She chose to die, aud bravely
did she do the deed Is it not a Christian
feeling to hope that He, who sees the spar
row fall. may have given that poor, heart
broken dwarf place in his wide realms
above, where no paralysing hand can war;
the newborn soul in its growth or mar it,
fair proportions? Do we say too much
think you, good reader, for this unfortunat,
step.child of Nature, this miserable being o.
a despised racer Think you that the curse
which was upon her birth and which sent
her forth into the world a pitiable carcaturC
upon humanity, to be commiserated, laughed
at or scorned, attached itself to the God


gwen and immortal soul that breathed with.
IN! Believe it not, believe it not
Year: 1859

The SIoKLEs CoNFEssIoN.-Th New York
Evening Post asserts that the original manu-
script of Mrs. Siekles confession was given to
the editor of Harper's Weekly by Sickes
himself although he and his counsel have
since asserted that it was made public against
his wishes
Year: 1859

WHILE a company of the Infantry was on
its way from Sacramento to Red Bluff one of
the men fell overheard, and, as he is missing,
it is supposed he was drowned. 1t is said
that he was under the influence of liquor at
the time.-zehGma Gazette
Year: 1859

A CRUEL Acr.-The Shasta Courier saws
few days ago small Indian boy belonging
to Major Bradley was sent to Red Bluff, on
an errand. The next day he was found
short distance from the town with bullet
through him.
Year: 1859

New STEAMER FOR CALFoRNIA-It is stated
that Captain Wright intends building fine
new steamer in New York, to be brought
around Cape Horn to this State She will be
adapted either to river or sea service.
Year: 1859

DURING the past week, says the San An.
dreas Independent, we have visited quite a
number of orchards and gardens situated
within five or six miles of this place, in all
of which we saw abundant prospects for a
supply of summer and Fall fruits
Year: 1859

field, much refreshed by his " bite" and was
soon diligently ut work.


He had been hoeing but short time, when
hearing noise in the rear, he looked up, and
saw the old man coming, with Tubby under one
arm and his qua over his shoulder. Neither
spoke; the old man passing by, and proceeding
round behind knoll which hid him from Joe's
view.


Joe leaned on his hoe for moment listen
ing, when the silence was suddenly disturbed
by the report of a gun, mingled with the
screenings of the cat, plainly intmating what
had been the fate of poor pussy. In moment
more, the old man e-appeared with his gun in
hand, the smoke still curling from the barrel ;
and as he passed by his laboring hopeful, if he
had not been little hard of hearing, he might
have heard:


There goes another rictim to circuaStaA-
Hat eridence."
Year: 1859

THE Borrow OF THE ATLANrIC.-It has now
been satisfactorily ascertained by Lieut.. Maury
that'the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean is long
trough, separating the Old World from the
New, and extending probably from pole to pole.
From the top of Chimboraze to the bottom oi
the ocean, at the deepest place reached by the
pummet in the northern Atlantic, the distance
in vertical line is nine miles The deepest
part of the north Atlantic is probably some
where between the Bermudas aud the Grand
Banks. The waters of the Gulf of Mexico are
held in basin about mile deep in the deepest
part. There is at the bottom Of the sea be.
tween Cape Race and Newfoundland and Cape
Clear, in Ireland. a remarkable steppe, which
is already known as the Ielegraphc plateau
The great circle distance between these two
shore lines is sixteen hundred miles, and th'
sea along this route is probably nowhere more
than ten thousand feet deep.
Year: 1859

05~ Life is what we make it. Let us call
back images of JOY aud gladness, rather than
those ofgriefund care. The latter may some-
times be our guests to sup and dine, but let
them never be permitted to lodge with us.
Year: 1859

We witnessed, the other day, says the
Cleveland (Ohio) Ploinaealer, scene
which, God grant, our eyes may never
see again. A young man was sentenced
to the Penitentiary, for one of those
crimes which often arise in the heat of
passion, for instance, when under the
severe provocation a man loses his
temper and strikes harder blow in
self-defence perhaps than he was aware
OF, and manslaughter is made the crime.
lie appeared perfectly willing to suffer
the penalty which the law imposed,
and which was the Penitentiary for q
term of years, but it so happened that
he was not the only one to suffer from
such penalty. He had young wife,
and he was call the world to her. -
They had, too, young child, a little
boy three years old. When he came
to bid them final farewell, MS he, with
either criminals were about to step
aboard the cars in charge of officers,
on their way to Columbus,it was enough
to rend the heart strings of the strong.
est mind to witness the struggle of
force and affection between the parties.
He kissed his wife with apparently
little emotion, evidently using all his
fortitude for that occasion, but when
the little boy was brought to him with
arms extended for his wonted embrace,
he found his fathers feet fastened
together with irons, and his hands
manaclcd behind him so that he could
neither help himself or take to his
arms his only child. This brought the
water to his eyes, which up to this time
had been yelling up in his heart, and
the tears rolled down his hardy cheeks
in a perfect food. One such scene
haunts us for life time. When will
the sons of men learn to do as they
ought
Year: 1859

The following picture Of a family
travelling to the "new countries" we
find in the Evansville Journal:


"Near the saw.mill, on the banks
Of the river in the lower part Of the
city, was moored to the shore, on Sun
day evening last,a wretchcd raft about
twenty feet in area, constructed of q
parcel of old plank, the surface Of
which rose not more than two inches a
boyo the surface Of the water. On
this frail structure the occupants had
raised ridge pole about five feet high
and placing against it small pieces of
board, apparently picked up from the
drift in the river, had formed a roof
with kind of og-kennel beneath of a.
bout six by ten feet on the floor Of the
raft. Into this hovel, on little straw
and a heap of old rags, were crowded
in most forlorn and wretched condi-
tion, man, woman and four children,
one at the breast and the eldest per.
haps ten years old. The only house
hold goods were an iron skillet, pot,
and two old barrels; not a seat, table
or dish was visible.


On the bow Of the raft on piece
Of old boiler iron, raised few inches
above the plank, is blazing fire of
driftwood, which fortunately, is abun.
dant and without price. Around this,
that wretched group were bnddled.
presenting scene of squalid poverty
and destitution seldom seen in this
country, and sufficient to move the com
passion Of the most selfish and penu
rious. How they endured the pitiles.
rainstorm, that followed in the night
with no shelter but roof of few
loose boards leaning against pole, the
reader can conjecture. They have nav
Year: 1859

Passengers by the Port Huron boats
describe the killing of large bear in
the nelghborhood of that place, a day or
two since in peculiar manner. A
tnan who lives on the river, early in the
morning, and on his way across dis
covered a large bear, who was engaged
in the same mission as himself, viz,
endeavoring to gain her majesty's s
dominions. He Immediately made for
the animal, and being able to make
better Roadway through the water soon
overlook him, and struck him on the
head with one Of his oars having no
other weapon. The bear turned on
him and with the utmost GOODNESS COM
menced climbing into the boat, the
man in the meantime belaboring his
skull with the oar with all his might.
The assailing party by this time found
that he had caught tartar, and that
he was likely to become the captured
party himself.


The apprehension was rendered
nearly a certainty by the capsizing of
the boat just as his bcarship had nearly
accomplished loading himself into it.
The man nov thoroughly frightened,
found himself in the water, clinging to
the side of the boat, with the bear look
ing at him over the inverted bottom
from the other side. He then made o
desperate effort, righted the boat, duck.
cd the hpor and ont II, aoo;n h,,t ,v,o no
sooner aboard than the bear made an
other rush at him and upset the boat
again. A lively scene of flounderngs
followed which was fast bringing
matters to crisis, when the battle was
ended by another man who had witness
ed the fight from the shore and came
off to the assistance of the first advent
urer. He split the bears head open
with an axe killing him Instantly
The animal weighed over 400 pounds.
-.Detriot Tree PrcSs.
Year: 1859

How men would meek al Pleasures shows


Her golden promise, if they knew,
What weary work she is TO those


Who have no better work 10 do.
Curved is The line OF beauty,
Straight is the line of duty;
Walk by the last and ,hon shalt see.
The other ever follow thee.
o, righteous doom, that they who make


Pleasures their only end
Ordering their whole life for its sake,


Miss that whereto they tend.
While they who bid stern duty lead,


Content TO follow, they,
Of duty only taking heed,


Find pleasure by the way.
Year: 1859

Tip lightly over trouble,


Trip lightly over wrong;
We only make grief double


BY dwelling on it long.
Why clasp woes hand so tightly I
Why sigh Der blossoms desd7
Why clineto forms unsighiy!
Why seek not joy instead7
Tip lightly over sorrow,


Though this day may be dark,
The sun moy shine tomorrow,


And gally sing tho lark;
Fair hope has not departed,


Though roses may have fed
Then never be down hearted,


But look for joy instead
Year: 1859

The man who spends two cents day
for tobacco and three times that sum
for whisky is too poor to take paper!
We know the fact, because we heard
him say so. He further don't want
his children to know too much-they
know enough now. He is sound on
the goose questiou-being a natural
know nothing, individually "all by him
self. Garfield Sentinel.
Year: 1859

INDIVIDUAL ENTsRpRIsa.-On the south
side of the dock, east of 18th street, may be seen
good plank road, recently constructed by the
business men of that island. Failing TO induce
the city to give them good thoroughfare to their
places Of business those gentlemen took the mat.
Ter into their own hands, made up a neighbor.
hood purse, and had the road constructed. Such
independence speaks we'll for those interested
and will doubtless pay in the end.
Year: 1859

Be PATIENT.-The Executive Commit


tee of the Central Agricultural Society, are not
yet ready to make known to the public the site


they have selected for the Fair Grounds, bat will
do so soon they eau consistent with the in.
terests OF the Society. From what we can UNDER


stand, negotiations are being made for the pur-
chase of the grounds, and when these are conclu.


ded all the facts connected with the location will
lie published.
Year: 1859

Up THE RIvEa.--From facts lately
brought to light, there seems to be no doubt that
large proportion of the goods recently stolen
from stores 10 this city, at night. have bee ship.
ped up the canal, and sold in some of the towns
between here and the west end OF the line. The
police in Lynchburg might possibly discover some
of sutherlaads pistols and knives, if they were to
make a search. As both whites and blacks have
been engaged in the robberies, there is no telling
who are their agents to sell, but they evidently
have sharp assistants to attend to their business
Year: 1859

SUICIDE IN BosToN-A few days ago a man in
Boston, named j. N. Russell, VIII, rented a part of
his house to other families. had falling out with
them, aud Immediately after his wife took him to
task for his conduct toward them. This apparent.
ly had such an effect upon him that he proceeded
to his roSm and, with a pistol, shot himself
through the heart
Year: 1859

west corner of 10th aud Bank streets, is very
central one for the engine houses, as also for
an Office FIR the Superintendent of tho Water
Works. The new buildings are to be substantial,
but plain, and constructe to accommodate two
engines and a hook and ladder truck.