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Year: 1859

We mentioned few days ago that
Lieut. Ives, the Superintendent Of the
Washington Monument. was desi:ous Of ar
ranging the machinery and rigging on the
top of the column, in order to an early be-
ginning Of the work. All the means Of
reaching the top has been removed except
single rope, attached to strong brace
extending across the top Of the column.


At first it was suggested that rigger
might ascend by this rope, but Lieut.. Ives.
in view Of possibility Of an accident by
the undertaking. the rope being rotten, a.
ban,ioncei the pia.. sinoo then eovcral cx-
perimeuts have been made First, a man
was produced who. standing upon the
ground outside the column, threw a stone
over it. more than l.U feet In height -
Having a>certained that he could perform
this feat. a small packed thread was attach
ed II the stone but the resistance Of the
air to the thread prevented his casting the
stone mere than half the height Of the col
umn. Next, an Indian tow and arrows
were ob.sined from the Smithsonian lnsti-
tuition The arrows were fired over the
column easily, but when the experiment
was made with the packed thread attached,
they could hardly be forced up hundred
feet. \ rife was next obtained. and ex-
reriments were made inside the column by
shooting the ramrod, with pack thread
attached. upward, in the hope that it would
descend on the opposite side Of the brace
before mentioned but this plan also failed
the ramroi sometimes meeting with OBJ
stacle= which prevented its taking the di
reetion wished. and at other times the
thread would be burned off by the firms
Of the gun.


Yesterday pigeon was obtained anc
carried inside the column. \ pack threa'
was tied to It's leg, and the bird was carrle'
to the top Of ladder by one Of the gen
tlemen present and thrown upward; th
company below, to frighten the bird an


make it continue its fight upward, whooE


ed and shouted; the bird few round IN tn
Year: 1859

Dock TmEF.-Y Yesterday afternoon rough
looking customer sauntered into the office Of
Messrs Hussey q MoBridel on River Street, and
lounged about for a few minutes without any def
mite object when he went out through the ware
house. One Of the clerks followed him when be
was seen to pick up coat lying on barrel and
leave. brisk little race followed, which resulted
in the capture Of the offender who was however lei
OF to save the trouble Of prosecuting.
Year: 1859

NORTHERN MINES, From the Northern Cal
ifornian of May 10th, we learn that the miners
on klamath and Salmon rivers are doing a
good business A correspondent writes from
Sowyer's Bar, North Salmon, on May 4th, as
follows:


Times are lively here. l believe that all
the miners who have their claims open are
making good wages. Ed1ys Gulch, one
mile above this place, is paying well. | do
not know of claim that does not pay good
wages-from So to $40 per day to the man.
Whites Guch four miles above, is paying
from 81 to IS to the man. The claims on the
river generally pay well, and will not be
worked out for ten years.


There are great many Chinese coming
on to the river-plenty of room for them
though we would rather have white men,
The warm weather is rapidly taking the
snow off the mountains. We hope to see il
oil soon, so that cattle may be driven over,
as we are getting tired of salt beef.


The Crescent City Herald of May 4th, says;


Accounts from the South Fork rSmith
river? mines continue favorable, and whilst
the supply of water is efficient. the compa-
nies engaged at work will doubtless do well.
This, like many other mining localities thro'-
out the State, has too much water during the
rainy season, and too little during the sum
mer, hence the most favorable time for work
ing is in the spring, about the Winning up Of
the rainy season.
Year: 1859

RED BLUFF, May IA.


Last night our town was alarmed by see.
ing fire on the opposite side of the river
A number of citizens started Immediately for
the fire. 1t proved to be Mr.. Seth Hookers
house. situated about three miles from Col
Stevensons and five miles from this place.
When the party from this place arrived the
building was entirely destroyed. 1t is be.
lieved to be the work of Indians, as a Mr.
Marshall, who was sleeping in the house, and
who is an old mountaineer, says positively
that he heard Indians Immediately before the
house was fired. The parties who remained
at the ruins till morning, discovered barefoot
and moccasin tracks In the adjacent fields


Kronk is still alive, but his recovery very
doubtful.


The Indian boy who set fire to Col Steven
sons house had an examination to-day. He
still maintains that there were other Indians.
and that they compelled him to set fire to the
house and threatened to shoot him if he did
not


Dr. Earl's premises, a mile and half north
of Hooker's house, was entered last night by
some one for the purpose of stealing horses,
and was shot at twice by an employee
Whether the intruder was an Indian or a
white man it was too dark to ascertain. This
occurred about an hour before the burning
of Hooker's house.


Steps are now being taken to make the
proper application to the Governor for mill
tary protection.
Year: 1859

The news of a new invasion of Cuba, says
the Missouri Republican. has made but very
little sensation. By most, it is secuted at as
false. Few suppose any such foray would
result any better for the invaders than the
attempt of LoDez
Year: 1859

The Stockton Republican complains of the
presence of numbers of vagrant Indians in
the suburbs of that town. They are very
insolent to ladies when they ascertain that
there are no men on the premises. They
steal everything that they can lay their hands
on, and even demand articles Of value, which
owners are induced to part with through
Year: 1859

Mcs1cAL ux1ox P1cS1c.-The Musical Union
are to give their Third Annual Musical Lake
Excursion aud Picnic on Thursday the 25th
inst. We are glad to learn that their tickets are
being rapidly disposed Of. Those who buy
them may understand that the tickets will only
pass into the hands Of those whom the Society
aud its friends desire to nuke up their com
pany. Thus it always has been the Union Ex'
cursions have been the most select and sue
roeeFu1
Year: 1859

TIE MxnaY MERRY HE..s-N must not be
forgotten that the Peak Family who hare been
so long and favorably known to the music lov-
ing world, commence series Of their iuimitable
entertainments at Metropolitan Hall Tonight
Their advertisement in another column prom.
ises one Of the most attractive combinations
ever offered to our citizens, and those who hare
heard them in days past, will vouch that they
fulfil all that they promise.
Year: 1859

CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.-Yesterdsy morning


little sr years the daughter Of John Gala
sher burned death No l Navy street The parents
tcupy second oor and had LETT the child alone IN
issuing from the apartment and the
cry Officer Utter ran stairs and found the
child on with her clothes fire. She was then dying
and brean ed her There fire In the stove
10 supposed that abe played with Matches aud thus caused
he sad result.
Year: 1859

From The Neio- Orleans Della, jan Is.


A nanful case and rather cDIlOus ono, has bcen
decided in one of our District Courts. 1t wac con.
ct between parents for the possession OF natural
child An unmarried woman sued out writ OF haoess
corpus TO recover possion of her child little bog
wears and half old which she said illegally kept
from her by a certain citizen and his wife


On trial appeared that this citizen was the father
OF the child, which had been handed over TO mm by
the mother when Il was trouble and disgrace u
her, He had accepted it, and WAS doing for 1t eli that
any father could do for lawful child beside which.
he loved il and pet'ed it fondly. This gentleman s
wife, with a msgnanmity quite rare IN such cases
tkuowing as she did all about the child, had adopted
il also and loved it as il it her own On trial,
the father not able tO prove that tine mother had
given the child to him for good and all


On Monday the Judge decided the case, which was
that the child must be delivered over to its mother
With the order Of Court aud accompanied by the
mother a Deputy-SherG went to the residence OF the
father to get the child aud pass over to S mother
iie describes the scene created by his vst, as Cne


ost touching and ds,ro ssng thing he ever saw. The
adopted mother, tuning pale as death, tired TO put
him oG upon different pretexts and to delay the sepa
ration az long as possible Taking the child up stairs
10 wash and dress him. she locked him up, and tod
the Deputy he could not have him till the husband
came home.


When the husband arrived, the Deputy politely
explained his business, and was politely treated. The
gentleman went up stairs aud after while came down
with his wife aud the child


The little fellow was nicely dressed srd his adopted
mother brought down with him whole armtul OF the
ddintest little clothes aud ruiites, &c beside nun
ber Of toys which had been purchased FOR the pet al
Christmas. AL these she laid the floor at his feet
without saying word; too proud to display either
affection or grief before the hated mother of her pet
yet showing symptoms OF the most nteuse suppressed
agony The father acted as became man under
such circumstances; allowing the child 70 go quietly
and without fuss. The mother took the little one 10
ber arms, the Deputy gathered up the clothing and
toys and they left The door closed quietly behind
them snd the more than zeal mother was forever
bsTeaysd of ,he dearest object of her affections
Year: 1859




tc0MMUNTGA9EDJ


THE DIFFICULTY AT MOUTH OF THE RIVER.
All plans having failed to open and keep good
channel, the writer has Just seen new plan for .
dredger that appears perfectly practicable that will
open this and al other sedfmentay ban in rivers and
harbos, to any required width and depth in very
short time and keep open 1t III seasons Of the year
As the machinery can be set TO work in deep or shoa
water, and can be run at any speed desirable with
four or i've men; in fact see NO reason why boat
could not keep the mouth always open, and our
wharves clear ofsediment, and at the same time make
channel through and keep the bars Of the river open
to Cairo, or keep half dozen other harbors open II
applied toa properly constructed boat II any other
plan can keep the Mississippi bar open for one
hundred thousand dollars per annum, this machine
can do It for fifty thousand as II will have nix OF more
cutters at work every moment, moving everything
out thirty to forty feet by steam power and raising
the sediment out Of the water even ten to twelve et
high giving the currentful action uponi IT, which has
never been done yet BY any plan eectuay while I'll
have tried to accomplish the same object. This plan
is the invention Of and patented BY Mr.. Bishop, 1s
Union street. 1t ought to be tried and quickly. Com
merce is stagnated, and merchants could each spare
few hundred dollars, and let the contractors return
It out Of the first appropriations which Congress will
no doubt soon make. P.B.B.
Year: 1859

CAUGHT IN HIS Own TRAP.-The Oconomowee
Free Press relates remarkable occurrence which
took place in Erin, Washington county, Wisconsin,
on the night of the 1st of February, and the par.
ticuars Of which are derived from reliable source.
The town treasurer had collected most of the taxes,
and had the money in the house. In the afternoon
he told his wife he was going to distant part of the
county, and would not be back till the next day.
That evening pedlar well known 10 the neighbor.
hood and who had been in the habit, when in that
place, of stopping at the treasurer's house, came
along and, as usual put up his team and retired to
bed. In the night three men, disguised entered the
house, and two of them seized the woman and
threatened to shoot her if she made any noise The
pedlar was aroused, came out with revolver, fired
and killed one of the robbers the stairs, when the
other two instantly fed. A light was procured, and


upon examination, the dead robber was found to be
the town treasurer himself There was quite an ex-
citement in the neighborhood and strong efforts are
being made to discover his two accomplices.
Year: 1859

IbUcptItucHCo NONfNy, ~iff'', iScc.

 MR. JOHNSON: In looking through the columns of the True Democrat, 1 notice many inquiries from the citizens of this State and others, asking for a cure for the bloody murran. I will state to you and the public in general, that my father was a very skillful COW doctor, and in Ireland from whence he immigraled the above complaint prevailed to great extent. The following cure he never knew to fail in any instance, when taken in time: Three half pints of milk, fresh from the COW, and one pint of common salt mixed together and carefully drench One dose taken in time is suffi- cient; but if the complaint is of long stand ing before noticed, and the beast shows no sign of being better, for six hours repeat the dose.

 There has been seven or eight cases of the above complaint come under my own observation in different places, Iprescribed the above remedy and the result was final cure.

 Remember the above dose would be too much for calf or yearling, and not quite enough for large grown OK.

 WILLIAM o. CONNOR.
Year: 1859

Mn. EDIToE-As the time approaches for the meeting of our conventions, the ques- tion naturally arises, and forms an exciting topic of conversation, who are to receive the nominations of those conventions for those high positions of trust and responsi- bility, which are al the disposal of the peo- pie.

 It is right that this question should claim the attention of every citizen of the land, and in order to proper information upon the subject, receive liberal and unbiased discussion.

 Popular suffrage is the essence of our form of government, and without a general diffusion of knowledge among the masses, and especially, correct information as to the qualifications of their servants. this principle must lose all of it's intended force, and the idea itself become utterly farcical. It behooves us at any time to use discretion in the selection of public officers; but more particularly, when our nation presents an arena of continual strife, between principle and sound policy on the one side, and fana- ticism and self promotion on the other.

 Among those who are mentioned as aspi- rants for the nomination to represent the southern district of Arkansas in Congress, I know of none whose qualifications and services so eminently beft him for and en- title him to that position, as do those of Dr. c. B. MITCHELL, of Hampstead county. If the fidelity of life time to the demo- cratic party, and an able advocacy of its principles, through veal and woe; if fund of general information, in short, if ability to conceive, honesty to promulgate and couI- age to maintain line of policy" form inc constituent clements of a standard bearer for such an occasion, then in him may we confidently reposc. Theye are now among us the big guns" of the opposition, who, more than once have felt the force of his eloquence and the pointedness of his wit and sarcasm

 Racpnrf ft7ll,,- o+o
Year: 1859

E4-A Buffalo lady who claims to know
whats what advises that young men
and women be set up 10 house keeping BIZ.
fore they are allowed to be-. engaged; and
that the young woman shall wash and
mend and dust. that new born infant
shallbe procured from the Hospital and
that she have charge Of him in addition To
her other duties. She is Of the opinion
this process would 'dIssnchant' the young
people.
Year: 1859

FEMALE ,DELrcAoY all other
features which adorn the female character.
delicacv stands first within the province
ofgood taste. Not that delicacy which is
perpeIualy in quest of something to be
ashamed of;which makes merit of blush,
and simpers at the false construction its
own ingenuity has put upon an innocent
remark; this spurious kind of delicacy is
far removed from good sense; but the high
minded delicacy which maintains its pure
and undertaking walk alike among women
and the society Of men; which shrinks
from no necessary duty, and can speak
when required with a seriousness and
kindness of'hiUgs on which it@would be
ashamed 10 smile or blush; that deicacy
which knows how to confer benefit with
out wounding the feelings Of another,
which can give aims without assumption,
and pains Tot the most susceptible being
in creation. - Home Journal .
Year: 1859

UPRIouT MEs.-We love upright men.


Pull them this way and the other. and
they only bend but never break, Trip them
down in trice they are pE their feet again
Bury them in the mud and in an honr
they would be out and bright. You can
not keep them down, and cannot destroy
ibem. They are the salt Of the EARTH
Who but they start any noble project?--
They build our cities. Written the ocean
with their sails; ard blacken the beayenr
with the smoke Of their cars. Look on
them young men. and take courage. I'm.
ilate their example and catch the spark ol
their energy. az
Year: 1859

THERE are many protesting Christians
who are secretly vexed on account of the
charity they have to bestow, and the self
denial they have to use. If instead Of
the smooth prayers which they do prey,
they would speak out the things which
they really feel, they would say, when they
go home at night, 80 Lord, I met poor
wretch of yours to-day, a miserable, un-
washed brat, and gave him a sixpencc,
and [ have been sorry for it ever since; or,
Q Lord, if had not signed those articles
Of faith, | might have gone to the theatre
this evening. Your religion deprives me
of great deal Of comfort, but | mean to
stick to it. There's no other way of get
ting into Heaven, Isuppose." The soon
er such men are out of the church the
better-Beecher.
Year: 1859

A woman need not be beautiful but
she must be pretty. There is some
thing in the word pretty that implies
the allurements OF an elegant coquet-
ry, and something spiritual. entirely
excluded from the word beauty.
Year: 1859

the North, and hardly wreck of the once omnipotent National Democracy is to be seen amidst the breakers

 The uprising has also extended to the South. The opposition in Virginia, according to all accounts, has fair promise of success. Kentucky and Tennessee are also the theaters of energetic opposition movements The Whig members of the Louisiana Legislature have summoned their party in that State " to march once more to battle and victory" The conta- zion has extended even to Alabama, and it is certain that North Carolina and Maryland will respond in decisive tones to the raIlying cry which is pealed from State to State through out the South.

 What does this movement import but that the refecting mind of the South is sick and weary of National Democracy that the fate of that party is sealed beyond redemption, and that the Presidential election in 1860 will great deliyerance.

 -, St Louis Democrat.
Year: 1859

[We commend the following remarks, from the pen of a son of Litchfeld County, to those who think no harm would ensue to Mis community by the opening of a billiard room in our village l A

 THE GREAT BILLIARD MATCH.

 The Detroit papers have contained of late from two to three columns descriptive of the great billiard match which came off in that city between two distinguished "sportsmen," one from New York, the other the boasted son of that sporting city, Detroit. The queen ot England would not have attracted larger crowd than did these gamblers, and the pa- pers would not have made half as much fuss about her. They call it the game of games, popular game" "genteel game" &c. &c, melting all the young men in the country to take 1t up, drawing the crowd of youth into the gamblers den, to become the victims of this game, of all others the most destructive, because the most fascinating. See young man who spends his time around the billiard table and you may set him down as ruined. If he lnherits fortune, he will squander it. ',

 It is fine game We love it, we confess. We Ike to see it played, we have 8 passion for it even now Fourteen years ago we could handle the cue equal to the best of them. To '-Ns'S :" SeOi0 SiooO IO uo WC lCdScu u TOuu tUE one immediately over our office. Here we took great delight. Much of our time was spent there business was neglected, money was spent, not in gambling but in paying for the use of the table. It absorbed all our thoughts studying night and day how to make a nice stroke and have good runs. Finding. after few months, this fascinating game was likely to prove our ruin, we resolved never to play another, cleared the table out, and from that day to the present. have never takeuit up We have, however, watched others-seen young men pay out their last dime and run in debt for the game. When we see public prints nsing their exertions to get all the world to gaming, to draw all the young meu around billiard table, betting thousands of dollars upon the result of game, calling it ' popular' to see two notorious gamblers, there is a depraved state of society around them, aud such papers make it still worse. These remarks may not suit the "sporting' gentry, those whose mind is all absorbed in that " fascinating" game. To all young men we wish to say, let the game of billiards alone. It does not improve the intellect, nor the mind in any respect It brings you in contact with the vicious, with gamblers, with the intoxica- ting cup, squanders your time and money, and ten to one if it will not prove your ruin.

 Niss Republ;can.
Year: 1859

All kinds of Agricultural Implements made and re-
paired on sh rt notice. Kept constantly hand any
amount of extras which will besent to all parts of the
State by express, Send in your oil machines in time
to get them repaired; all your old casting for
which will give yon the hghest market price wish
you to bear in mind that have any amount of goods
to SELL and must sell tlem and with your aid will sell
them, and anything you may need in the Agricultural
Trade, as low he bought in this market of the
same quality Feeling thankful to you for all past
avors, hope you will call at BIB Sacramento street
before buying, and look for yourselves.


THOS. OGG SHAW,


mhl9-3m 80 Sacramento street.