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Year: 1859

MORALS IN TExAS.-Judge Buckley, in a recent
charge % the grand jury of the District Court Of
Galveston, presented most depnrable state of
morals in Texas. Among other things, he said
there was no other country inhabited by the Anglo
Saxon race in which there 50 little regard to
law and order as in Texas, and continued During
the four years that have been on tn" bench. there
have been between fifty and sixty eases of murder
before me; and if in each of the twelve judicial dis
tricts in the State there has been a like number
then there has been upward Of six hundred eases of
murder in four years. showing a state Of things un-
equalled in any countrv and that of these six hun
dred cases, not six Of them had been found guilty
by the jury before whom they tried. 1t is
not possible to suppose that in all these cases there
was deficiency in evidence, and the only conclu-
sion to which can arrv is that the jury must have
forgotten or disregarded their oaths.
Year: 1859

How THE TmNG WAS DoNE.-That cautious and
circumspect Journal the National IatcHigencer con-
tans in its issue OF yesterday, the following para
graph:


We regret to be compelled to believe that numer-
ous, many too numerous, persons, not citizens OF
Maryland, left Washington yesterday, to take part
in the Baltimore election. On the return Of the
cars last evening from Baltimore they were stopped
near the deep cut on this side OF Bladtnsburg, and
scventy-hve or more men got ont and came to the
city through the woods and across the country
Some few, understood to be Of the same party re
mained in the cars and came to the depot where
the city police were in waiting with orders to
search all suspected Of havin" gone to participate
in the election. few searches were accordingly
made and others attempted. In one case Of the lat
ter description the suspected man took his heels
but, being hotly pursued by an officer drnpned in
his fight horse-pistol very heavily loaded. aud
most villainous knife with an edge almost as keen
as a razor and shaped for deeds of murder Both
weapons were picked up and ara now in the hands
ofthe police. The pistol showed that it had been
frequently fired.


These cowardly ruliians who are afraid to face
the marines Al Washington, came on here to shoot
and maltreat respectable and unoitanding cti-
zens.
Year: 1859

SECOND TRIAL FOR MURDER-No VERDICT.
Henry Rapier, indicted for murder, received
his second trial for the present term of the
District Court, in the early part of the week
The trial commenced on Monday, and ter
minated at Wednesday noon. The jury re-
turned into court during the evening without
being able to find verdict, and were dis
charged by the Court. The cause has been
continued until the next general term.
Year: 1859

New STAGE LINE.-A new Stage Line
has been established between Nevada City
and Dutch Flat, in this county, running via
Hunts Hill, Red Dog, and Little York.
This line will prove great convenience TO
the people living upon the route.
Year: 1859

The Democratic State Central Committee
have recommended the several County Com
mittees in the State, to establish as a test
of qualification for votes in the primary elec-
tions, that they shall have voted for the nom
inees of the last Democratic State Conven-
ton, held in in the city of Sacram ento, on
the 4th of August, 1858, and presided over
by James II. Hardy, or that they indorse
the platform OF principles established by that
Convention This is but {. recommendation
on the part Of the State Committee, and is
not binding upon the party and farther than
the County Committees shall see fit to adopt
it-if they like the test, they can put it in
force; fnot, they may establish a different,
or omit the formula altogether We think,
however, the tes. will be generally accepted
by County Committees. In this county we
hope to see its strict enforcement. 1t is true
there may be number of deceived Demo-
Gratis who LETT us last fall and acted with the
Boilers, who will heartily cooperate with
the National Democracy in future-to these
we extended a cordial greeting of return;
but when we recollect the open and avow-
ed fusion of the Boilers and Republicans in
this county, as exhibited in their words and
actions, in their hand-bils and tickets, we
have no expectation or desire for their return
to the Democratic ranks. Men who will
openly combine with Republicans once, will
do again, ift will serve the purposes of their
apostacv Such men are of no value to our
party-we do not want them-they are no
credit to u.s. but disgrace-we are well rid
Of them To the Democratic Central Com
mi:tee we say establish the test recommend
ed. The party was well purged of unwor-
thy members last fall; it is now healthy-let
it be kept So We are united, strong, and
fully able to cope with any opposition that
will come into the field. The soldiers are
tried and true--they should not be contain
mated by the presence of deserters. The
Democratic party was freed Of rubbish last
fall that has been the cause of unbounded
satisfaction to our organization ever since


Establish the test and keep out the Boilers.
Year: 1859

An effort to establish public drinking
fountains on the principal streets of New
York, is In progress. In Liverpool,
England, i6 OF these fountains have been
established by wealthy merchant, great
ly to the improvement of the people in
temperance. The difficulty of getting
water in large city without going to a
liquor shop for it. is one of the great
sources of temptation to take something
thing stronger.
Year: 1859

live for those who love me,


For those know are true,
For the heaven that smiles above me,


And awaits my spirit, too;
For all human ties that bind me,
For the task that God assigned me,


And the good that can do.
l live to learn their story,


Who've suffered for my sake:
To emulate their glory,


And follow in their wake
The patriots, martyrs, sages,
The noble of all ages,
Whose deeds crowd history's pages,
And Times great volume make
l live to hold communion
With all that is divine,
To feel there is n union


Twixt Natures heart and mine
To profit by affliction, M
Reap truth from fields of fiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,


And fulfil each grand design.
/ live to hail that season,


By gifted men foretold,
When man shall live by reason,


And not alone by gold
s. When man to man united,
And every wrong thing righted,
The world shall all be lighted,


AS Eden was of old.
live for those who love me,


For those know are true
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit, too;
Fer the cause that lacks assistance,
For the wrongs that need resistance,
For the future in the distance,


And the good that l can do.
Year: 1859

Well how time flies 1t certainly does
not seem five years since all this happen
ed. yet Cousin Jenny (my Cousin Jenny
now, SO bitterly reproaches us, in her
last letter. for not visiting her in all that
time, that we have again undertaken the
journey, but under different auspices,
since Florence is Florence Dundard no
more, and sleeps upon my arms in the
ears no longer blushingly, but with the
confidence of wife of nearly five years
standing. and l register our names in the
hotel book, as Mr.. and Mrs. Chester LIE
Roy, and bless my lucky stars as | read
it over Even while l write, Florence,
lovelier than ever as | think, makes a
grand pretense of arranging the baggage
at the hotel where we stop (and which
has reminded me, by past transactions,
to write down this story) or comes lean
ing over me to call me Dear Chester" :"
instead of ''Dear Cousin Frank, as five
years before. and to scold me for being
so stupid as to sill and write instead of
talking to her. Stupid indeed, to prefer
a black pen to those ruby lips.


Was ever man SO happy in a" Slight
Mistake -
Year: 1859

the handsome house at which we stop


ped was thrown open, and pretty wo


man, followed by fine looking blacl


whiskered gentleman, whom | supposed


to be my namesake, rushed down the
steps. There were loud exclamations o
astonishment and pleasure, cordial vel
come, and some rapid questions, to which
Florence returned very low and quiet an
swers, and quickly extricating hersel
from the confusion, presented me as
"Mr. LIE Roy, your husbands name
sake, and the gentleman who took charge
of me-" glanced at her face to see il
she was mocking me, but it was pale and
grave. Mrs. LIE Roy opened her eyes
widely, but was too well bred to express
surprise, and after introducing me to her
husband in the same terms, invited me
into the house. Hardly conscious OF
what did, or anything, except that ]
was in the presence of Florence still,
from which l could not endure to Danish
myself, l followed them into handsome
parlor. where sat an old lady, who, my
conscience told me, was the rheumatic
aunt I had so cruelty belied. Florence
herself presented me to this lady, who
was fixture, and unable to rise from her
chair, and before could make an apollo
gy and retire, related in her own way,
(how different from mine, the mistake
by which she had been placed in my
care, and the history of our journey, in
which it appeared our host, Mr.. LIE Roy,
had been fellow passenger. When she
had ended. they all crowded about me,
warmly expressing their thanks for my
" kindness and consideration, I" to nv
utter bewilderment and surprise, and
cordially inviting me to remain with
them and make the acquaintance of my
namesake and family. | detached N.Y.
self from all this unexpected kindness
as quick as could, for fancied | read
aversion in the flashing and paling face
and dropping eyes of Florence, and with
one last look at her left the room. A
moment after. | felt a light touch on the
turn, aud turning. saw, with mute sur
prise that she had followed me into the
vestibule.


Mr.. LIE Roy" said she hurriedly.
" | cannot let you go away misunder-
standing me, as | see you do. If l was
silent while you so humbly apologized
for the noble, generous and honorable
delicacy of your conduct, it was not from
anger, believe me, but because | was at
first too much astonished, afterwards, too
much moved and grateful, to speak l
owe you more than | can say and
should be miserable indeed, if false
shame, which you see has not prevented
me from telling you this, should pre-
vent you continuing an acquaintance so
strangely begun. Trust me, sir, l speak
the truth"


don't know what answer l made, for
the revulsion of feeling was almost too
great for words, and the rapture of know
ing, as l looked down into her lovely
face, that it was not for the last time,
quite took away the little cense | had re-
naming. If you want to know how l
felt, ask man,who is going to be hung,
how he would feel to be reprieved.
Year: 1859

An unusual tide OF Mormon emigra
ton is now flowing towards Utah. No
less than ten thousand of them are said
to be on the way. or preparing to start.
Over TOO landed the other day at New
York.
Year: 1859

EMpoRIA, Z. T., April IS, 1859.


G. w. Brown, EsQ.,-DEAR SIR -
Your letter of the 14th inst, is before me,
and the business you refer to shall receive
prompt attention.


] see, through the columns of the Her.
aid, you are laboring with considerable
zeal to preserve the unity of the old Free
State party. This is highly gratifying to
large majority of those who have here.
tofore co.operated with that party and
who now regard it as the great party of
Freedom in the Territory, and who be-
lieve that the best interests of the people
require that it should be enthusiastically
sustained. Their attachment. to it, in a
measure, grows out of the fact, that at the
time OF its organization, they pledged their
"lives, their fortunes and their sacred hon.
orr to adhere to it until they should be
admitted into the Union as a Free
State, and, therefore, do not feel that they
can now consistently abandon it. Its flag.
on more than one occasion, has been
mailed to the mast" not to be lowered
until State government, under a free
constitution, should be in complete oper-
alton, | cannot see where the Republicans
would lose or the Democracy gain by the
proposed Convention at Big Springs.
am inclined to believe, should there be
found in the old Free State party back
bone enough to stand against the assaults
OF Its enemies, that our admission as a
State, would be more speedily brought
about. and the peace and prosperity of the
Territory more firmly established.


1t appears to be the design of those
urging on the Osawatomie movement, to
organize force, through Republican in
fiuences, SO strong as to control the Con-
stitutional Convention to be held at w.
andott, and to make Constitution SO
radical that the next Congress will reject
it and thereby political capital be made
for the States in the next Presidential
campaign, at the sacrifice of the interest
of the people of the Territory. Respect
fully, your most obedient


C. V. ESKRIDGE.
Year: 1859

Free State Delegate Convention embracing all those are op
posed the organization Of the Democratic and Republican parties in
Kansas until Kansas State the Union and who
of making Kansas Free State will be held Big Springs on
the 18th day of May 1885, reorganze the Free party
Kansas upon the basis of the Big Springs PLATFORM adopted


Each county district will be entitled the representation
said Convention provided the Act of the Legislature 1859
calling the Convention frame Constitution for State of Kansas
The past of the old Free State party BRILLIANT people
to-day indebted for their prosperity and hopes


still prosperous future. Let its mission fulfilled Let all the
reemen Of Kansas forward and their protest against
violation Of the solemn y the Free State men
of Kansas, al Big Springs in September, 1866
Year: 1859

ALFALFA FOR PAsrURE.-The merits of Alfalfa
in affording green pasturags during our dry
season, are sustained by writer in the Alameda
Gazette of Oct. 20, as follows " | have small
patch of it near my house, the seed of which
was planted in Christmas week last. 1t is among
the timber, and about the dryest and poorest
spot on my farm, but it is to-day matted over
with beautiful evergreen clover lin blossom, J
and presents an appearance that would make
the owners of some of the half starved droves
that have seen in this valley during the past
summer, think of second Eden. / would fur
ther remark for the benefit of any skeptic who
may attribute the green and fourishing appear
ance of my Alfalfa to the shade afforded by the
trees, that the result is similar in places where it
has no shelter whatever"
Year: 1859

BA5- Lamartine tells IL story that exquisitely
illustrates mothers love: q In some spring
freshet, a river widely washed in its shores and
rent away bough whereon bird had built a
cottage for her summer hopes. Down the white
and whrling stream drifted the green branch
with its wicker cup of unhedged song, and flut-
tering beside it, as it went, the mother-bird.-
Unheeding the roaring river, on she kept her
cries OF agony and fear piercing the panses of
the storm. How like the love of the old fash
Toned mother, who followed the child she had
plucked from her heart all over the world :
Swept away by passion that child might be it
mattered not; bearing away with him the frac-
ments OF the roof-tree, though he did; vet that
mother was with him Ruth through all his
life, and a Rachel at his DEATH
Year: 1859

rT- An exhorter at Napa lately made the
following invocation Lord, roll the ball OF
Salvation over the people of Napa, like rondo
balls over billiard table !" 1t is presumed
that at some declination of grace, the good man
had fit the Tiger"
Year: 1859

is consequently in great demand by persons
travelling, or about to settle in new parts of the
country especially, as well as by many in every
community, where it has become known, on
account of its various other remedial proper
ties.


In all cases of a dropsical tendency, it is gen.
orally the only remedy required, when adopted
in the early stage of the disease.


In Dyspepsia maladies, when taken in proper
quantities, as a diet drink, and especially at
dinner, it is found, by uniform experience, to be
eminently e1icacious in the most obstinate cases,
when even the best of the usual remedies have
failed to afford more than temporary relief. In
cases of Flatulency, it is an immediate and in
variable specific, and it may be administered in
diluted and proportionate quantities, even to
Young Infants, in all those paroxy ysms of gripping
pain in the stomach and bowels to which they
especially subject, as well as in the collie of
grown persons.


Its judicious adoption in connection with the
principal meals, or when a sense of exhaustion
dictates its USE never fails to relieve the debili-
ty attendant upon protracted chronic malades,
low temperament and exhausted vital energy, by
whatever cause induced. These are facts to
which many of the most eminent medical men,
both in England and the United States have
borne testimony, and which are corroborated by
the highest written authorities.


Put up in quart and pint bottles, in cases of
one dozen, with my name on the bottle, cork
and facsimile of my signature on the label
For sale by all the respectable Druggists and
Liquor Dealers in California and Oregon.


UDOLPHO WOLFE,


Sole Importer,


% Beaver street. New York
Year: 1859

still remains triumphant over all the multifari-
Gus medicines for the cure of PRIVATE DIS
EASES, no matter how long standing, without
any injurious effects to the system. This remedy
is warranted
Year: 1859

fom which mankind suffer over large part Of
the GLOBE is the consequence OF diseased action
in the system, induced by the poisonous miassn al
vegetable decay. This exhalation is evolved hy
the action or solar hsat on wet SOIL and rises ~ff
the wAtery yapor from IL. While the sun ia below
the horizon this vapor fingers near the earths sur
face, and the virus IL taken with II through the
lungs into the blood. There it acts irritating
poison on the internal viscera and excreting organs
OF the body. The liver becomes torpid and fails 10
secrete not only this virus, hut also the bile from
the blood. Both the virus and the bile accumulate
ia the oircailation, and produce violent cons,it.
tional disorder. The spleen, the kidneys, and the


stomach sympathixe with the liver, and become
disordered also. Finally, the instinct OF our or
ganlsrn, as if in an attempt to expel the noxious
infusion, concentrates the whole blood OF the BODY


in the internal excfctories TO force them to cast Il
out. The blood leaves the surface. and rushcs to
the central organs with congestivc violence. This
is the CHILL But In this effort il fails Then the
FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the CEN
tra organs and rushes to the surface as If in
another effort to expc the irritating poison through
that other great excretory - the skin. In this
also il fails and the system abandons the attempt
exhausted and waits for the recovery Of strength
to repeat the hopeless effort another day. These
are the fits or paroxysms Of FEVER AND AGrE.
Such consh hhltional disorder will OF course under
mine the health il it is not removed


We have labored to find, and hare found, an
asassd dnfa
Year: 1859

has won Tor Itself such a renown for the cure OF
every variety Of Throat and Lung Complaint, that
II y entirely unnecessary for us 10 recount the
evidence OF its virtues, wherever ii has been en-
ployed. As it has long been in constant use
throughout this section. we need not do more than
assure the people its quality is kept up Tue best
II ever has been, and that il may be relied on to
do for their relief all 1t has been found to DO
Year: 1859

Can any one tell how it is, that during
these hard times, when every merchant,
manufacturer and mechanic is doing his
utmost to keep his nose above water,
our numerous drinking saloons are wen
sustained and even new ones start
ing


Can any one tell how men, who abso-
lutely cannot pay small bils, can always
find plenty of money to buy liquor and
treat Just happened in friends ?


Can any onr tell US how young men
who dodge their washerwoman and are
always behind with their landlords, can
play billiards day and night, and are a.
ways ready for hand at poker or sew
en- up:


Can any one tell how it is, that some
men who owe their butchers, owe for
rent, and owe everybody who will credit
them, will ask their neighbors in 10 oys-
ters and birds. and always manage to have
the delicacies of the season!
Can any one tell how it is, that virtu.
Gus young women who have poor anees-
ters on the male side, poor brothers, and
are dismally poor themselves, arrange it
to dress in silks, and never wear the same
dress at two Sociablcs


Can any one tell how men live sud sap
port their families, who have no income
and don't work, aud why others who are
industrious and constantly employed,
half starve,


Can any one tell how lawyers who have
no cases, and doctors who have no prac-
tice, manage to make the ends meet or TO
meet their ends


Can any one tell how it is, that man
who is too poor to pay ten cents a week
for good daily paper is able to pay ff-
teen cents day for cigars or thirty cents
a week for fine cut tobacco, to say moth
ing Of an occasional drink =
Can any enc tell what interest We have
in asking questions that wa know nobody
! can rpsvcrt
Year: 1859

forest trees may not be insured life BY the
treatment above given. The importance
Of delaying pruning until apriug should
! not be overlooked, and it needs no very
great perceptive powers to discover res.
son for this practice. There is another
reason why we recommend this method
Of planting. Trees, if you have access
to forest, are more easily dug, and there
is more time at the command of the far.
mer. 1t is better not to plant at all than
not to plant we'll In the spring, the far
mer will plead want Of time as an excuse
for half doing it or for not doing it at ALL
Late in autumn there is rarely any such
excuse to offer. We speak of this mat.
ter thus early because we have it on our
mind, and that the man who desires to
plant trees may calculate to have them
There is q difference Of opinion among
tree planters relative 70 the best time Of
planting. We are clad of it. But there
il no difference Of opinion among tree
lovers relative to the Importance of plant
ing. III re ought not to be, and every
man, woman and child, ought to love
these silent, though beautiful benefac-
tions. not to say bcnefsctors They are
blessings that are appreciated mot too
highly by those who know their sana-
tive influence We wish to write here
for the benefit of the reader, who proposes
planting, what Downing says, !" He who
would be successful transplanter must
have an almost religious respect for the
roots of trees"
Year: 1859

Everything that relates to the histor-
ical labors Of the late William II Pres


colt is of general interest. We have,
therefore, prepared a somewhat minute
sketch of the method OF preparation and
composition adopted b. the deceased, by
which he was enabled to overcome his
impaired vision, and to place his name
among historians of the very first rank


Mr. Prescott, it is we'll known, though
not blind, was affected with disorder of
the nerve of the eye, so that he was
wholly incapacitated for reading aud wri-
ting in the ordinary ways. He was ex


ceedingly systematic in bis mode of life,
and devoted FIVE hours out of the twenty.
four to his historical lahors. After