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Year: 1859

PROBABLE DESTRUCTION OF ST ANTHONY
FALLs.-During the recent flood, at least one
hundred feet of the rock has given way Tie
reaction of the current is rapidly wasting the
bed of sand, and the result is manifested by
the frequent falls of large masses of the over
hanging stratum Of rock. As it entirely dis
appeared some twelve hundred feet above the
present crest of the fall, we can readily con-
ceive of the entire extinction of the magnifi-
cent fall. One hundred and fifty feet has fall
en- within the limit of a single week.-Miane-
apotfs Journal.
Year: 1859

TIE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE IN TEXAS
The re-opening of the African slave trade
does not seem to have any popularity even in
Texas. The Henderson (Tex.) Southern Bea-
con. the editor of which is q candidate for.the
Legislature, says:


Any reflective man must know that under
present circumstances, a repeal of the laws
prohibiting the African slave trade is impos-
sibie; the measure would be defeated by at
least four-fifths majority in the Southern
States, to say nothing of the Northern VOTE
This minority assuredly could not expect the
measure lngrafted upon the platform to be
adopted at Charleston in 1860. Such a move
ment would destroy every vestige of hope of
the success of the Democratic ticket which
may be brought forward by that body
Year: 1859

CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvESTIoN.-No action what
ever has been taken by the Central Committees
of either party in this county, in regard to the
Constitutional Convention, so far as the print
ing OF tickets is concerned. We have eonvers-
ed with the leading Democrats Of the county,
with the candidates and others, ou the subject,
and ind it is the general feeling throughout
the county that Convention should be called,
aud the Democratic tickets will accordingly be
printed with the words "for a Convention up.
on them. Parties who desire to vote against
Convention can do so by merely scratching
out the words. as all the votes not given for
the measure will be counted against it.
Year: 1859

NORTHERN LIGurs.-The people OF this Sec
tion bad beautiful view of the Aurora Bore
alis, or Northern Lights, last Sunday evening.
The northern sky was lit up with bright red
color, coon after dark, which continued with
more or less brillancy until late in the night.
The light confined to move back and forth from
east to west, for distance of forty or fifty de-
grees and occasionally brilliant white streaks
would shoot up half way to the zenith.
Year: 1859

ELECTION LAWSON our fourth page will
be found copious extracts from the election
Jaws Of toe State also the act of the last Legis-
iature submitting to a vote Of the people the
question Of calling constitutional convention
The extracts will be found convenient to the
officers of election, who reside in precinctS
,~here the statutes are not TO be had.
Year: 1859

A poor peasant on his death bed
made his will. He called his wife to him
and told her Of the provisions he: had
made in it.


II have left nay horse to my parents. "
said he; sell it, and hand them over the
money you receive. I leave you my dog;
take care Of him and he will serve you
faithfully" a. .-


The wife promised to obey. aud in due
time set out to the neighboring market
with her horse and dog,


"How much do you want for your
horse?" inquired farmer.


II cant sell the horse alone, but you
may have them both at a reasonable rate.
Give me ten pounds for the dog, and five
shillings for the horse"


The farmer laughed but as the terms
were low, he willingly accepted them
Then the worthy woman gave to her
husbands parents the five sLillings re-
cieved for the horse, aud kept the ten
pounds for herself.


That was cute. Guess the widow
wasn't wrong. neither.
Year: 1859

CoNeREss has again met, to quarrel over
the slavery question. The ultras of the
North and the South can again come in closer
contact with each other, and renew their
stereotyped war of words. They have before
them fine field, in which to carry on their
peculiar warfare, and can now measure swords
with each other for time, without let or
hindranee. There are certain important ques
tions which will be brought before Congress,
but those questions, however they may be
settled, will have to be discussed through the
question of slavery.
Year: 1859

The Town CLocK.-Messrs. Eaton, Ha-
worth and the balance of the committee who
have taken the matter in charge, are very
active and have been quite successful in rails
ing the money by subscription necessary for
erecting town clock in the tower of the
new Presbyterian Church, at the corner OF
Fifth and d streets. Various bankers, mer-
chants and professional men, together with
n few mechanics and other gentlemen of diff
ferent avocations, have contributed sums of
fifty, twenty and ten dollars, to the aggre-
gate amount of six hundred and forty dol
lars. A few hundred dollars are still lack
ing, and it is hoped that the intelligent me-
chanical portion of our population will not
suffer themselves to be behind hand in mat
ter of such general interest A town clock
is of equal service to them with the bankers,
merchants and professional men. The dials
of the clock will be placed in such positions as
to be seen from all parts of the city, and the
striking of the hours will be heard at dis
tance of two miles.
Year: 1859

BADLY SOLD The Coroner was informed, {,
the other day, that there was man dead, up
in the eastern portion of the city, who would
have to be buried at the expense of the
county. Accordingly he hitched up his dead.
cart and started for the locality. Leaving
his horse and vehicle at the gate, he walked
in and found the man he was after " alive
and kicking" To the very natural query
as to what he was come for, he could only
reply that he was laboring under slight
mistake. The sick man looked daggers at
him. no doubt, as he left, and probably wished
him in a place uncomfortable to ears po-
lite"
Year: 1859

The NELsoNs.-Ths highly popular troupe
are now performing in Sacramento. They
will appear in this city, some time next week.
A great deal of new scenery will be painted, as
they intend to perform the Midsummer
Nights Dream" and othea extensive fairy
Dlays
Year: 1859

KIT CARsoN.-In regard to the report that
Kit Carson had been killed by Indians in
Northern New Mexico, ST. Louis correspond.
ent states that he was alive and well at a
date later than the one assigned as the time
of his death
Year: 1859

BLACKSMITH, CARRIAGE AND WAGON SHoP.-
VIM. Dawling has superior establishment
of this character on the corner of Third and
B streets His advertisement appears in an
other part of the paper
Year: 1859




The weather is fine, and business is pretty
lively. A great deal of rain has fallen in the
last four or five days, which has made our
streets almost impossible where no cross
walks are laid. The shipments Of produce
are limited on account Of the lowness ct the
rivers and the extreme high rates OF freight
l saw Yesterday at the office OF Drs Bur
nett & Chaffee, in this city, some very inter
esting relics of past creation. They are
portions of the sub-maXillary bone of a mas
todon. which were found some weeks ago in
a lime stone quarry in the neighborhood Ct
Alton, Ill. Except these fragments, no other
portions of the animal could be discovered.
The portions found, however possess extra
ordinary interest They appear to be not
fasilized specimens of an antideluvian race
but the veritable jaw bone and teeth OF the
animal, such as they were during life. the
osseous structure and substance being pre-
served in a very remarkable degree In each
fragment are three molar teeth, the enamel
of which still retains its whiteness and gen
eral characteristics Some of the teeth are
much worn, thus showing that the old rumi-
nant had owned them long time, and had
not omitted to use them while in his posses
sion. The jaw-bone has every appearance
of bone, and for all that can perceive, IS
bone, and not fossil


W.D. Whittle committed suicide in Han
nibal, Mo-, on the 10th inst, by taking NOR
phene. He informed Mr.. Griffith, the clerk
! of the Leggett House, that he had taken ten
grains of morphine, but being intoxicated at
the time, the fact was somewhat doubted
until too late to render assistance. lie left
the following letter with Mr.. Griffith to be
forwarded to Gen. Singleton, of Qunincy,
Illinois:


HANNTBAL, November is: 1859


DEAR GENERAL: Please see me decently
buried. do not wish to be unclothed-to
be buried as l am Take me to Watson Sta
ton, on the Great Western Railroad, and
from thence to my mother in laws, and have
me laid beside my first born.


Very truly yours,


w. D. LITTLE


The cause Of the rash act was domestic
trouble


A writer in the Republican of this morn
ing sets forth the claims of Isaac H. Stur
geon, Esq, as the best man for the nomination
by the Administration Democracy. Mr.. s..
is an old citizen of this city and has many
warm friends, but am of the opinion he can
not carry the city if he should be nominated


The Harper's Ferry difficulties are begin
ring to die out, and all that is heard of it
now in social circles is the question, "Will
old Brown be hung?' From all the circum
stances in the case at present, l have no
doubt that old Brown will be compelled to
pull hemp on the I'd December. Cook has
been found guilty and will also receive the
same treatment. All the other gentlemen
engaged in the outbreak will be dealt with
in due time, the time set for their execution
having been forgotten by your corresponding
The reoinder of Judge Douglas to Attor.
ney General Black is spoken very favorably
of in all quarters.


There Is no news Of any particular inter
est, just at this time. w.
Year: 1859

INSANE CHINEsE.-Several cases of insanity
have recently come under the notice of the
authorities of San Francisco A belief says
the National, prevails that the habitual and
excessive use of opium promotes insanity
among these people 1t is stated, however,
by physician who has had considerable
practice in China, that instances of confirmed
insanity are rare among the opium smokers.
Year: 1859

BETrER.-Since the removal of drays
from the corner of Brady and Second streets
it has been much more pleasant for ladies
who have heretofore had to run the gaunt-
let of some twenty individuals who have
always congregatsd there.
Year: 1859

Rich QUARTZ IN BUrrE.-The Butte Demo-
crat is informed that the Butte Table Noun
tain consolidated mining company have quite
recently discovered some very rich rock in
their main tunnel. The rock appears to be
about one third quartz and two thirds slate,
mixed with the sulphate of iron. 1t is said
TO assay from sixty to fifteen hundred dollars
to the ton
Year: 1859

Mr.. La MOUNTAINS late disastrous voyage
has not shaken his faith in the theory of a
permanent easterly current He says that SO
long as they remained above the strata of
clouds which hung over mile deep, and
within five hundred feet of the earth, they
travelled in a direction north of east. Every
time they descended, they were carried on
the opposite angle.
Year: 1859

GAME IN PLAoER.-We understand, says
the Courier, that the late storm has driven
the deer and other game from the higher
in the hills near the line of the snow are hav-
ing a good time at the favorite and exciting
sport of chasing and killing them.
Year: 1859

The servant girls in New York city have
ttruck for higher wages-they want $40 a
month. The journal of Commerce says it is
in consequence Of assessments for the new
Fourth Avenue Cathedral.
Year: 1859

The BIBLE QUESTION IN NEW YoRK.-By n
rule in the New York School Board. all the
schools must be opened by reading selections
from the Bible. This not having been done
in the schools of the Fourth, Sixth and Four
teenth Wards during the past month. the
President of the Board deducted from the
pay roll the salary of all the Principals in
these wards, taking the ground that, as the
duty of opening the schools devolved upon
the Principals, they alone are responsible for
the violation of the rule.
Year: 1859

to trace the progress of a lad. who began in a


very little field, with an income that was no
income at all who. by dint of e,icking to his
business. made very comfort able thing of it


before he had turned twenty Eve. While be


was doing this-folIowing out his bent-keep-
ing his will active enough to he~ down difti


cnlties as they sprang up before him-a
plenty Of beginners, as young as ne, and with
similar opportunities, failed utterly because
fortune did so favor them that tf.ey could
jump at leap into position and power. What
chances there were for these people, were en-


tireIy inadequate TO their necessities they
said, and so went and fiIlibustered. some gam.
bled, and some lived on their friends, and 9TH
ers did not live at all, but put an end TO the
world and the shortness Of their pocket-books
together--all which was criminal and worse
than foolish. There is nothing better, as you
pass along through life than to perseyere inl
what you undertake. Your acorn is growing
all the while to the form and comeliness of an
oak.
Year: 1859

In what ship have the greatest number of
men been wrecked Courtship.
When does modification eusue? When
you pop the question apd are answered no.


Avoid entering. into an argument with a
deaf man, in a railway car, as it is sure to lead
to high words.


What is the difference between an attempts
ed homicide and Cincinnati hog butcbery
One is an assault with intent to kill and the
other is kin with intent Is salt.


A gentleman presented a lace collar TO the
object of his alteration, and in jocuIar way,
said, 5. Do not let any one else rumple' it,
!. No. dear said the lady, will take it off. ;


Talking the other night of mutual friend.
whose love Of beer had accelerated his death,
Titmarsh said. 'Ah I sir. he was man, take
him for halfand-half we shall not look upon
his like again.


A gentleman in Richmond writes that, 10 the
beautiful village of Lexington, a young man,
having devoted himself to the special enter
tainment Of a company Of pretty girls for a
whole evening, demanded payment in kisses
when one Of them instantly replied, Certainly
sir; present, your bill.'
"A man residing in Indiana announced him
self as candidate for sect in the legislature,
andin his address to the public sums up his
qualifications as follows: = I believe was the
firsi civilized man who Skinned coon. chased
a deer, caught q bear. or treed wild cat. on
the west side of White River


An assembled { mily, as the legacy to each
was read aloud. sobbed and wished that the
father had lived to enjoy his own fortune
At last came the bequest to his heir-sT give
my eldest son. Tom, chilling to buy him a
rope TO hang himself with God grant, said
Tom sobbing like the rest, that my poor
father had lived to enjoy it himself


+ is the sense Of smelling more pleasing than
the sense of tasting p was the question up
before a western debating society in a bar,
room. Uncle Joe was the last to speak upon
the negative, and all were anxious TO hear him
deliver himself. Walking up to the barkeeper
he called for hot whisky punch, and drank it
off with great gusto; then. turning to his op
ponents, he handed the empty glass to his
leading dispptant, and Numbered out: Now
smell it, you varmint 7 Il is needless to ado
that Uncle Joe brought down the house, and
also the decision for the negative.
Year: 1859

Life has for every one some blessing-some
cup that is not mixed with bitterness Atev.
cry heart there is a fount of pure water, and
all men, some time or other, taste its sweet
ness. Who is be that hath not found in his
path Of fife some fragrant rose bush. scentingi
all the ar with its sweet perfamef
Year: 1859

But come not to upbraid you; come
not to expose you, come not to do you any
harm; only come, ere my departure, to bid
you kindly farewell, and to tell you that out
of the great sorrow and wretchedness which
has made me the miserable outcast which /
had come to be, holier. better spirit utters a
full forgiveness for oil the evil which have re
ceived at your hands. q oi h4aIt-=5 ase q


This is all / have 10 say, Gilbert Thorne
all the reckoning | have come to make, and
now,' slowly rising, may the great God, through
the intercession of Him whose nativity the
ceremonies of this night commemorate KEEP
you and yours from all evil and harm, ant
not visit The sins Of the fathers upon the cliiI
dren''
Year: 1859

INDlAN EPPEDroN-The company we
spoke of last week as being raised for service
in the mountains east of this were fully or
ganized and left Deer Greek for the field of
their future operations, on Wednesday last.
Red Bluff Beacon.
Year: 1859

The proprietors of the Young America
shaft at Nevada, have commenced drifting
out and washing the gravel and expect in a
short time to take out gold by the wholesale.
They have been at an expense of about $780,
900 in opening their diggngs.
Year: 1859

WARSISG TO THE IsTEMPERATE-Ch
Lamb tells his. sad experience, as a warning to
young men, in the following language:


"Thc waters have gone over me but ont
Of the black depths, could be heard, would
cry out TO all those who have set foot in
the perilous food. Could the youth to whom
the flavor Of the first wine is delicious as the
opening scenes of life, or the entering upon
rome newly discovered paradise, look into
my dcsolation, and be made to understand
what drcary thing it is when hc shall feel
himself going down a precipice with open
eyes and passive willie see his destruction,
and have no power to stop it, and yet feel it
all the way emanating from himself-to see
allgodliness emptied out Of him, and yet not a
BILE to forget a time when it was otherwise
To bear about the piteous spectacle Of his own
ruin. Could he see my fevered eye, feverish
with the last nights drinking, and fever
ish looking for to-nigbts repeti ton Of the fol-
ly; could he but feel the body of the death
out of which cry hourly with feebler out-cry
to be delivered, it were enough to make him
dash the sparkling beverage to the earth in
all the pride Of its mantling temptation
Year: 1859

A Hay FIELD ANEcDoTE.-Therei is a good
story which may have been heard in more
than one hay field this summer. We heardt
one day while on visit in the country.
We went out to show some men how to
"pitch; :" we had failed, and uilted down un-
der hay cock, and lay flushed and tanning
the glow and sweat from our features in a
comfortable position, when one of the jolly
hay makers related the anecdote Of the old
man who WIS always Dragging how folks
used to work in his young days, and cbaen-
ged his two sons together to pitch Oh a load
of hay as fast as he could load it. The chal-
lengc was accepted, and the hay wagon driv-
Gu round, and the trial commenced. For
some time the old man held his own very
creditably, calling out tauntingly,


More hay! more hayp


Thicker aud faster it came, whole cock at
a time, cloud after cloud overwhelming him.


The old man was nearly covered still he
kept crying, More hay! more hay" until,
struggling to keep on the top of the disord-
cred and i'll arranged heap, it began first to
roll, then to side. and at last off it went
from the wagon and the odd man with 1t.


"What are you down here for ?" cried the
boys.


81 came down after hay" answered the old
man stoutIy.


Which was literal fact he had come
down after the wagon load which had TO be
pitched on again rather more deliberately.
Year: 1859

GgH How pleasant thing it is to have a
friend to whom we can unbosom ourselves
when the world is harsh to us, and darkness
has settled on the face Of nature. The out
gushincs Of love and tenderness revive and
brighten the heavens again. He who has one
friend cannot be driven to despair. The
world, dark as it may sometimes be, will al
ways contain one bright Spot-it will grow
brighter and brighter till the stricken heart
partakes OF the fullness Of joy and is cast
down no more
Year: 1859

Atarmer Of an irascible temper came into
possession Of very fine animal, Of most
docile disposition. When the farmer pur.
chased him, he was highly pleased with his
bargain. For some weeks the animal worked
admirably; but as the owner became accus.
toned TO the brute, his irritable temper would
display ITSELF and occasionally In his anger he
would punish him severely for the most tri.
fling fault. In few months the animal be.
came irritable also, balky, and at times quite
unruly. The farmer, who could not see
how much injury he was doing HIMSELF con.
tined his brutality. The result was as might
be expected-a really valuable brute was
spoiled. He became nervous and danger.
Gus. The farmer was in despair, and would
have been glad could he have found q pur.
chaser for him at third or fourth what he
gave for him. A neighbor of the farmer,
who saw how he had maltreated the beast,
offered to accept him at the owners terms,
which were not hard. Now see the end. The
new proprietor was man Of kind but firm
disposition. He Of once commenced treat.
ing the animal as If he could be reached by
reason. The horse, experiencing difference
between his present and former treatment,
soon recovered his temper. He ceased to
fear and tremble at every one who ap.
preached him, and in less time than il took
TO spoil him, he was brought back to his ori.
ginal docile disposition. His former owner
learned for the first time that more labor
can be gotten out Of any animal by kind
ness than brutality. But whether il mended
his irritable disposition or not, we are unable
to say.
Year: 1859

Gravelly loam not sand, is one Of the best
articles with which to improve low, cold and
wet lands, whether they have o peat bottom,
or only soil Of black mud.


Lime has often been recommended to sub
due peat bogs, but one bushel Of gravelly
loan Is worth more than ten Of lime, unless
there may happen to be iron ore in the soil
whose acidity needs correction. This is the
season Of the year to improve low lands
bog meadows included. Many farmers have
leisure, after haying, to do somethig by way
Of improvement in this line each year. When
gravel banks are close by the meadow, the
labor Of covering an acre two or three inches
deep 3 notvery great; and in case there
are islands or rising knolls in the center Of
the meadow, the work will still be less. When
an old grass meadow is 10 be covered, the
best way is not to NOW the grass, but to
bury Il under the gravel, or loan, or what.
ever Is 10 be carted on. An old mess Of mea.
dow grass ct the bottom will materially aid
IN filing NJ all the crevices. A top dressing
should be put on as soon as the surface 10 lev.
eled. After this is spread and well narrowed
in, the grass seed should be sOWn and buried
witha bush harrow.
Year: 1859

RAmRGAD MATrERs.-Judge Dame, Vice
President of the "San Francisco and Marys-
vile Railroad Co." called upon us this morn
ing. The Judge addressed the citizens of
Knights Landing yesterday, and every one
present seemed to be satisfied that the Com
pany were acting honorably in the matter,
showing by actual mathematical calculation
that they are willing to accommodate and
oblige our citizens by constructing the road
through convenient part of the county
One of the Objectionable causes heretofore
with the people has been, that they did not
know where this road would be located, and
to remove all doubts we are authorized to
state that the road will be permanently loca-
ted and the people officially notified before
the election. Next week we will have more
to say on this subject CashviHe Spectator,
IVedaeSday
Year: 1859

THE WAY STATE PRISONERS GET oFF.-The
San Francisco Call tells the following as
showing the manner in which State Prisoners
are guarded under the "McCauley regime :"


The prisoners who escaped from the prison
schooner William Hicks on Sunday night.
were, it appears slowed away below decks,
and the matches securely locked The convict
who got off in the day time and was not re-
captured although he left in full view of
those on board, watched his opportunity and
returned at night to the vessel when no one
was on deck and knocked off the lock, and
raising the matches released every prisoner
All would have been free, but from the fact
that few had such short time to remain
that they conceived it to be bad policy to go,
and hence gave information at the police
office,