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Year: 1859

BETTER THAN Pixies PEAK.-Seeing sever
al covered wagons, each drawn by from two
to three yoke of oxen, vending their way
through our streets yesterday, we questioned
the sturdy yeoman who were driving them,
as to their destination, &c. We learned that
the party was from Wisconsin, and had star
ted, as one of them admitted, to go to Pixies
Peak. But the discouraging news from there
changed their minds, and they therefore al
tered their route, and design settling now on
some of the nice prairies of our young state,
where they will eventually make more money
than by digging for gold among the moun-
tains. They had abundance of household
and farming utensils, and are just the kind
Of emigrants needed in this country.
Year: 1859

The Agent for the N. Y. Associated Press,
with his assistants and new boat, fully equip
ded for service off that point, left this city to.
day, and will doubtless be in order for efficient
service on and after Monday next. The ar
rangements of the Press are far more reliable
than they have ever been before, and there is
good reason to expect every steamer passing
day or night, within reasonable distance of the
Cape Race light house, will be boarded by the
Association S new boat. All the arrangements
being under the immediate supervision of Mr.
Farrell, for many years past the attentive
manager of the new boat establishment of the
Association at Sandy Hook. a.s...
Year: 1859

Ho! FOR FRAZER RIvER.-Now since the
news from Frazer River have become so en-
couraging, and the Pixies Peak humbug eX-
ploded completely, new impetus seems to be
given to emigration by the overland route to
Frazer River In addition to the exploring
party hitherto noticed in our columns, which is
being organized in order to open the route to
British Columbia via Pembina and the Valley
of the Saskatchewan, another party, under
command of j. G. Moulton, is being out
fitted here, and waiting to leave as soon as
the forage for cattle is sufficiently grown to
start The party is outfitted with wagons
and mules, in the proportion of one wagon to
four men.


The party will go by Edmonton and Carlton
Houses, and endeavor to find good pass
through the mountains, thus getting into the
heart of the gold regions by an easy and short
stage.


The company has already.the full compile
ment, or nearly so, of men, but there is a chance
to go, and if any persons in our city should
like such an adventure, therejis good chance
for them to try their fortune in the Frazer
River Mines
Year: 1859

DEsTITUTIoN AND SUIcIDE.-Additional de-
velopments since the issue of Saturdays pa
per, respecting the tragedy narrated in that
number, seem to leave no doubt that the un-
fortunate man whose body was found on Day
tons bluff, came to his death by his own
hand. We learn that he was out of employ
ment, in destitute circumstances, had no
home, no friends, no prospects but those of
suffering or crime, and this naturally affected
his mind, until the idea of dying by his own
hand had probably been contemplated so much
that the dread alternative of death was prefer
able to the other of starvation. This deter.
mined on, it seems that he must have gone to
the place where his body was found, dressed
in his best clothes, removed his coat, read his
prayer book, and then committed the fatal
act
Year: 1859

The Pioneer Guards were out on an even
ing parade by moonlight, on Tuesday even
ing They looked well, as they always do,
and their fine Band discoursed excellent mu-
sic. The Guards are to make an excursion
by boat to st. Anthony the latter part of
this week, and be received by the military Of
that city.
Year: 1859

DEAD BODY FoUND-PRoBABLE MURDER.


Yesterday morning, the body of a man ap-


parently aged about 35 years, was found ly-
ing dead in small grove on Dayton's Bluff,


within the city limits. The body was in a
reclining posture, with the arms folded across
the breast, the left hand loosely grasping re-
voiver, two barrels of which were loaded,
while there was frightful wound in the left
side Of the face, near the mouth, which un-
doubtedly caused his death. The body was
well dressed, and the deceased had taken off
his coat and cravat and laid them, together
with knife and Swedish Catholic Prayer
book, on the ground beside him. In thebook
was written the name of Peter Roos, or Raas,
In the coat was found white handkerchief
marked in one corner, K.


The Coroner was summoned and Jury
got together, who, after full deliberation,
rendered verdict that deceased came to his
death by wound from pistol in the hands
of some person unknown to Jury" 1t was,
we learn, the general impression among the
Jury, that the wound could not have been in
ficted on himself by deceased. The rev olv-
er was grasped in the left hand, while the
wound was on the right side Of the face. No
powder marks were near the wound, which
it seems would have been the case had the
pistol been held near the face by his own hand,
and the wound was much torn and lacerated.
The body lay in such position as to induce
belief that deceased had been placed thus af-
ter death. The clothing on the breast, too,
had caught, or been set on fire, and burnt
over the breast charring the flesh Altogeth-
er, the case is singular one, and the suspi-
cion seem to be rife of foul play. 1t may,
however, have been only suicide, as the pre-
parations, unless made after the death of the
deceased, would seem to indicate. Further
developments may clear it up.


We learn since the above was in type that
the body has been recognised as that of a
Swede named Raas, formerly watchman at
Gilman's foundry, and that he is supposed to
have been laboring under alteration of the
mind
Year: 1859

The HAIR OF THE DOC GOOD For THE BITE.
"A very popular superstition is that the
"hair of dog is curative for its bite" In
pursuance of this adage. the establishment of
our largest foreign banker, yesterday, was
the locale of scene. Early in the day
German woman, accompanied by tall and
athletic individual, who was evidently play
ing the part of a policeman, called at the
banking house and inquired for one of the
partners. The inquiry was met with a reply
that che mag be in shortly" coupled with II
request for the female to wait his coming
In due course of events the gentleman
reached his bureau, and was met by the fe-
male with the following conversation -
"Gome two weeks since your dog bit my
child; now, do not want any damages" -
Here the banker interrupted the confaO by
stating that he did not own u dog the one in
his yard belonging to n friend. The female,
nothing ahashed, continued, "Well, whether
he is yours or no, is no matter Of mine the
dog is in your yard, and although do not
claim damages, | want Here the banker
again interrupted and stated that if she
wanted the dog she was welcome to the ami
NAL. To this liberal proposition the female
demurred, and after q considerable amount
of time spent in explanation, it transpired
that the object of her visit was to obtain
permission to procure a few of the dogs
hairs, with a view of applying the same as a
cure to the hitel


So much for superstition. Suffice it to sa V
that she was privileged to skin the dog, il
she SO required it, and the banker and his fe-
male visitant parted good friends although
the joke cost the former rather dear. To
talk to him of dogs mag provoke his ire.
howcver.-AHa.
Year: 1859

| In our columns will be found an advertisement
issued by President VIM. G. Hewes of the New
Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad
Company, wherein are offered for sale the first
mortgage eight per cent construction bonds of the
company for 81 100000, bearing date April l. 1859,
which are now put into the market as it is desired
to contract for the extension of the road from Ber
wicks Bay to Opelousas, and circumstances are
such that contracts now be made on very
favorable terms and such conditions that the work
will be rapidly advanced towards completion.
For eventual payment of these bonds the secur-
ity is ample. The division mortgaged is a com.
plete road in itself in all respects requiring no ex
tension or further outlay and being in separate and
distinct operation in connection with the Texas
line of steamships. Thus the availability of the
security, and if necessary the separate ownership
of this division, is complete and perfect The con.
tract for the punctual payment of the interest is
all that can be asked or desired and that for the
gradual redemption of the principal insures full
payment at maturity and continually augment
ing security to the holders of bonds.l


Not only should the large Importance of this
road to the trade of New Orleans, the consequent
Improvement of the value of property and increase
OF the public revenues, exercise their legitimate
influence in inducing citizens to regard fayorably
the negotiation rendered. and to aid in the prose-
cuton of so great and proper an enterprise but
the immediate character of the operation should
ensure their action, for the terms on which the
bonds can be taken give the holders the best Sc
curity with the highest rate of interest.


The route of the road from New Orleans to On
elousas is one hundred and sXty-fve miles in
length, and it traverscs IA portion of the State
bountifully favored by nature with every advan-
tage of soil and natural aspect. The distance
from Opelousas to the Texas line is but ninety
three miles, and through country unusually well
adapted for the cheap and enduring construction
of the road, the building of which will entitle the
company to the possession of Cos 900 acres of land
recently officially reported to the Governor of the
State and to the company as enuring to the road
under the donation act of Congress of June 1856.
1t Is estimated that onehalf the prospective value
OF these lands would pay the whole cost of the
construction of the road, as they are exceedingly
eligible and favorably located. When completed
TO the Sabine the road will be two hundred and
fifty eight miles in length and, at fair and reason
able valuation, will, with all the depots, wharves,
rolling stock and other property, be worth SC OOO
0oo and will yield revenue the extent of which
the business man and any intelligent reader ca
torn an idea of, for the road will be the trade and
passage channel Of vast and well settled reoion
OF largely productive country 1t will be the great
Western arm of New Orleans stretching ont and
grasplng the immense and essentially important
trade which we look to from that direction.
Year: 1859

The OPPOSITION TTcKEr.--A notice published by
order of the Chief Marshal requests the several
Clubs of the Fourth District and all citizens favor
able to the Opposition ticket, to meet at the corner
of Philip and Magazine streets, on Saturday eve-
ming next at 64 o'clock, in order to proceed in a
body to the meeting on Canal street.
Year: 1859

FOURTH WARD AMERICAN CLUB.-Meetings of this
Club are announced to take place this evening and
Saturday evening, at the Crystal Palace coffee
house, corner Of Cont and Front Levee streets.
Year: 1859

The undersigned have on hand large ana
well-assorted stock Of LUMBER, which they
are selling at Reduced Prices for Cash or o"
short time. Persons in want of building mate
rial would do well to give them call (at tIen
Yard, corner Commerce and East streets before
purchasing elsewhere. r


Smvrna Del-o7'S-tf
Year: 1859


mOnody on the Murder of Captain John


Brown.


JOHN NJ BOYLE.
Does the star-spangled banner wave over a cline,
And the eagle, the ensign Of Liberty, yet
Spread her wings Ger land where Gods truth is crlme
And the earth with the blood Of a hero is wetl
Ah IT'S mockery all--and your freedom but trsshi
If defying the bane and the the Lord,
The helpless be doomed to the fetter and lash,
And the yilliany shielded by Tyrnnny's swOrdi
Be It so--be It so-even so-ift must


But your banner of freedom is vainly unfurled,
And the plumes Of your eagle win trail In the dust
And your deeds will go down a to the world
Be It so-but Prosperity's voice will arise,
And History's page hand the infamy down;
And prayer for mans freedom ascend to the skies,
From every true heart at the mention Of Brown.
Even here in this land of oppression and wrong,
Your hills and your valleys will echo by md bye,
with the name of a hero immortal in song,
Who has shown to the world how the noble should die
Aye, and Justice from slumber win surely awake;
Oh, yes-and the vengeance and might fthe Lord
Cause the hearts of the oppressors to quake
AT the crack of the rifle and the CLEAN of the sword.
Aye, and after the rein ofoppression and crime,
When the battle of Freedom is finally won,
Your children will blush to acknowledge their cline,
Ashamed of the deeds which their fathers have done.
Boast on, brave Yirginians such gallant array
Has the world ever since the day other birth
To kill old mani But there's coming n day
When your memory will stink plague the earth
Since the when the of Mount Calvary set
And the veil of the temple asunder was riven,
What nober champion has perished, when met
By the demons of earth, and ascended to Heaveni
Fare the WE'LL noble spirit-thy matchless renown,
| On the ensign of Liberty's battle begun,
win float the world, and be to go down
| To the future, forever, from sire to
Far, far away down in the vista of years,


To her children the mother will speak Of thy doom;
| Aye, and many pilgrim will moisten with tears
The grass and the wild flower that grow on thy tomb.
! Farewell-farewell to thee, nobest Of men!
The tempest of strife cannot trouble the now;
And the heroes of earth will breathe "Amen,"
When they think of the glory that circles thy brow
Year: 1859

81 tell you, gentlemen" said leading
Democratic politician to small assemblage
at Washington, at the time when the Kan
sas- Nebraska bill was being urged through
Congress, ~ tell you gentlemen, this bill
will lay US all 10 our political graves; but
the party requires il, and we must submit
to the sacrifice.


He was right in his presentimeDt and in
the same way those Democratic leaders who
are now yielding to the party pressure, aud
either tacitly or openly adopting the Dis
union programme which the Southern mas
ten Of the Democratic organization have
forced upon it, will also find that they will
be buried by i so deep that their remains
will never again be seen among men,
~ y Tribune.
Year: 1859

Editor JournaI In the communica
ton of Mr.. Jennings hty your last issue, Z
statement is made which needs expla
nation, to say the least of it. 1t is this
"There~has been no expulsion of The
Bible from the school"


This not only gives an entirely new
phase to the bible question, but places
certain ones, myself among them, in
rather an awkward position. have
stated privately and publicly that the
bible had been expelled from the school,
and really thought it was telling the
truth. Before saying word publicly
on this subject, | endeayored to get
facts from headquarters, and among
others, called on Mr. Jennings at his
school room, and in answer to inquiries
he stated to me that he was not allowed
to read the bib,e himself, or to have
the children read it-and that was at
liberty to use that fact; accordingly |
did use it, and was not little surprised
10 learn there had been no expulsion of
the bible from the school. Now if the
trustees have reconsidered their uncailed
for and reprehensible Interference with
this vital interest of our system of na-
tional education, and now allow the

teacher to have the bible used in the
school, it IS 50 far well They are GER
tainlv entitled to a.. lie credit from this
community that such action merits. But
to assume there was no erpulsion and
throw the responsibility of the public
discussion of this question upon those
who ventured to oppose and denounce
their action. is not quite so well, es-
pecially when they are charged with
selfish motives ; nor do | think such a
course merits any just credit from an in
telligent, candid community. If the
word of God is not denied a hearing in
our school let us be thankful, and when
the time of selecting guardians for the
educational interest of our children
comes again, let us remember who at
least attempted to thrust it out of our
school.


l regret the necessity of these remarks
from their apparent personality, but in
all such discussions / know persons only
in their official acts connected with the
question at issue, and by these alone
would judge them.
Year: 1859

EDITOR JOURNAL Notwithstanding
much has been SAID about our public
school lately, we ask for light on one
other matter: in selecting a female
teacher for our children could the Tlus-
tees find no Protestant lady qualified for
the position and is it from the necessity
of the case that we have to send to a
Catholic teacherl Perhaps our excel
lent agent can give us some information
on this point. From his avowed hostili-
ty to all sects and sectarianism we could
scarcely suspect anything sectalian
about this selection Of a teacher; but
really when taken in connection with
the attempted expulsion Of the Bible
out of our school, it looks lttleI Jesuit
ically sectarian.
Year: 1859

OFFICIAL the wholesale Grocery and Provision


store of P Brogan Co, 50 Front street, Sac


ramento City.


We have thorough Fire Preof Building, in which to
store all Goods consigned 10 care which we may no
be able Forward day they arrive and charge
made for storage.


V ALL GOODS coming from San Francisco, by Sac
for your different localities in the interior be
particular in having marked, to care of "WHITR
sAC.n that they may have prompt attention.
Year: 1859

The farmers Of Illinois are holding back their
crops Of wheat in the hopes of higher prices
The Alton Courier SAYS.


Strange as It may seem, there is yet a eonsid-
cradle quantity Of wheat in this and the adioin
ing counties, Of the crop Of Is57-to say moth,
ing Of what remains of the crop Of 1865 For
what this is kept from market does not clearly
appear, unless il bo with the greedy hope Of
getting higher price then It has commanded
this spring. II Is already proclaimed that the
crop OF this year will be held back also.
Year: 1859

A City IN THE SEA FOR SALE.-The
Prince of Monaco, who is willing to sell his
birthright for mess of pottage, is attract
ing some attention just now. observes the
New York Post. To be sure he is quite an
insignificant monarch, his little ten-mile-
SCARE Kingdom not more than paying the
expenses of his residence in Paris. The
Prince does not care much for his country,
and Russia does, so, probably Russia will
get it. Everybody that has Travelled along
the Cornice road remembers Monaco, be-
cause the driver tells you when you arrive
at the border, and assures you that in one
hour you will have passed the territory Of
Monaco-and with his finger he points to-
wards the Mediterranean; and away down.
Year: 1859

The annual report of the New York Association
for Improving the Condition of the POor,7 always
replete with valuable information relating to the
moral and social interests of New York CITY is this
year of more than usual interest Its statements
concerning the growth of pauperism are such as to
demand special attention. We extract the follow
ing:


"Our native and foreign pauperisr has assumed
magnitude that is truly alarming; and correspond
ing thereto, there has been startling increase of
crime, OF taxation, and insecurity of person and
property. According TO official reports, the number
of city paupers relieved and supported during the
year ending December l, 1858, was l30, ,l50 being
about one-seventh the population, and an increase
over the preceding year of 3Y0ll involving public
expenditure Of about S500,OO0 The commitments
for crime during the same period numbered IS, ,l72
which was an increase of more than twenty-five
per cent over the preceding year at an outlay of
more than S30O,000; making the annual cost to our
taxpayers, for pauperism and crime alone, about
SSO0,0QO. Despite, however, of this enormous ex-
penditure these fearful evils still remain uncheck
ed"


Contrary to the commonly received impression
that we have little pauper1sm of native growth says
the New York journal of Commerce, it is shown that
not less than thiryeght per cent of the persons
ceiving public relief in this city consists of native
born citizens, and that the ratio of such in the in
terror counties of the State is much greater. The
statement made by this Association three years ago,
that, according to the ratios of population in the
two countries, there were abouttwo paupers in the
wealthy and prosperous State of New York to one
in ireland. is now reafirmed with great emphasis.
The report says:


''If any Feliance is to be placed on Government
reports. that unWelcome fact humillating TO our
pride, having been confirmed by the statistics Of
each succeeding year, can with no show of reason
be longer denied or evaded."


The annual report of the Secretary of State of
New York, to the Legislature, of the paupers re-
lieved in the several Counties at the public expense
during the past year. affords basis for comparison
of our own pauperism with that of Great Britain
and Ireland, for the period, of which the fol-
lowing is the result:
Year: 1859

In other words continues the journal Of Commerce.,
the pauperism of England and Wales was in the ra-
ito of four and sxenths per cent of the whole pop
uation; in Scotland three and nine tenthE per cont;
in Ireland about nne-tenths of one per cent; while
in the great State of New York, which is foremost
in population, enterprise, and resources the ratio is
seven and four-tenths per cent. Making, therefore,
every reasonable allowance for hypothetical mac
curacies in our State statstics-for the figures as
sumed are less than the returns would jqstify-and
we confronted with the appalling fact that the
pauperism in this State is some five per cent in ad
of that in Ireland; that is to say there are
according to the ratios Of population, five paupers
in this State to one in that country.


From these and other kindred facts the conclu-
sion is formed that our institutions nurture the evil
in question, irrespective of birth or nationality and
that the method Of treating pauperism throughout
the State should be radically changed. Under a
better system it is asserted able-bodied pauperism
could not exist The efforts of the Association dur
ing the past year appear to have been attended with
the best results Charity is dispensed only where
the character and condition of each applicant is
well known, as to secure judicioQs relief and at
the sumo time discourage dependence on aims rath-
er than industry.
Year: 1859

States with slave labor. The competition
would be difficult to withstand, and would
certainly dispose the minds of men to con-
template emancipation with more compla-
cency than they do now. Would not the
hope thus held out, inspire those who belong
to that race, and who are now free, with an
eager desire to embrace the offer which 1
have suppose our Government might make
them? How noble the task of redeeming
their own race from bondage, and how full
of inspiration the thought Many of them
are gifted with high order of intelligence,
and believe them capable of such improve
ment as will enable them to establish and
maintain a better and more stable Govern
ment than any now existing in the tropics
one which would confer benefits upon the
whole world s H5 s- uGH
Year: 1859

His form glows with a more intense and
buoyant animal life, presenting striking
contrast to the sickly exotic of Circassian
blood, in the exuberance of its native Joy,
and his soul laughs back to the laughing
landscapes, which like Aaron's rod, blow in
a single night. And who shall say that the
same congenial influences would not aid in
evolving the latent capacities of his intel
lectual nature-a nature which has never
vet had an opportunity for self-deyelopment
under the auspices of Christianity Itwere
irrational to answer in the negative, when
we know that universal harmony SUBJ
sists between the moral and the natural
world.