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Year: 1859

SUGGESTIONS TO REPREsENTATIvEs.-Itis is proper
that suggestions to Representatives, making
known local requirements, should be made
through the local press, and for this purpose our
columns are at the service of any citizen who
may choose to write intelligently, The custom
is, we believe, to instruct Senators and Represcn-
tativcs by private letter; this is done by incres-
ted parties and it is wrong; opportunity is not
given to the public to judge of the wisdom and
utility of the measure before it is consummated
there is no chance for demonstrating argument
no real expression of opinon-nothing but the
views of one or two persons, If we were a mem
Der of either House, such suggestions would not
have great weight, when made by persons per-
sonally interested in operations of the proposed
law. The fault lies with the people, resulting
from improper Indifference.


There are enough to find fault with Repre-
sentative after his term of service is complete;
he has done nothing right, they say. But why
didn't they instruct him in time while he had
power to modify or improve! There are many
matters now requiring expression of opinion; for
instance, equalization of official rccompense; the
manner of collecting taXes propriety of donating
mineral lands to occupants; economy of attach
ment law; revision of Homestead act, and so
following Let intelligent persons think, write
and publish; then if Representatives err in ex-
pressing the will of the people, they, alone, will
be to blame. Too much should not he required
of an editor; he cannot understand every thing
so well as individuals practically acquainted with
particular subjects. A lawyer should be better
acquainted with inperfections of statute, than
person who does not study it professionally; a
miner should eXperimentaly know more of what
protection miners require, and every vocation has
intelligence enough to vigorously represent its
requirements.


If citizens will reflect on these suggestions
they will discover how much interest they arc
capable of adding to their local paper, and how
much they can contribute to aid representative
in useful and popular action.
Year: 1859

DEsrrnATB LITTIENEss or SMALL PoLTIcTANs
"A political dabbler has offered q legislative
proposition to deprive the Governor of appointing
power. The sole purpose is to destroy Mr.. Wei
ler's chances of election to the United States
Senate. This is an Illustration of political small
work. and shows how miserably duped people
have been in sending partisan lackey to repre-
sent their local interests. The Democratic party
will hardly endorse proposition meant to cripple
a faithful officer. We do not know that Gov.
Weller expects that preferment but we do know
that he is infinitely moro deserving and capable
than either of the persons now remarked for being
in that place lie has honored the party who
elected him, and thus far has, in every respect,
been most exemplary, independently thinking
and justly deciding executive.


Would these small fellows induce the Demo
cratic party to dshonor and insult him by sane
tioning extraordinary legislative action VIII
the party prematurely immediate n popular and
able statesman, to make room for an incumbent
notoriously unpopular, or for the aged sucklings
that have ever hung in useless stupor to the
udders of Democracy We trow not.
Year: 1859

Com MINES OF lRELAND.-It IL, perhaps, not
extensively known that in the county Of Wick
low Ireland there are three gold mines where
the metal used to he obtained by the same prim-
tive process adopted by the MeXlcans here
Small streams were turned into reservoirs during
high food, and after while the water was turn
ed Off aud the deposit washed IN small, wooden
bowls. In this manner an Irish gold miner OBJ
tanned about six shillings' worth in day.
Year: 1859

SMALL ERRORS or GREAT MND.-Tho Sonora
HeraId is unnecessarily and improperly severe
on contemporaries who refuse to approve Pixley's
bill to donate title to mining claims and then tar
tho miner for an Improbable donation. Know
ing no other person capable of clearly demon
strating what it would profit the miner to have a
clear title by donation, for which he is required
to donate divers monies, we shall be glad to be
instructed by the editor of tho Heraid, whom we
hold in much estimation. We are persuaded that
the Pixley donation bill is but the sugar and mo-
lasses bribery by which the baby is induced to
swallow vermifuge.
Year: 1859

Puss AT llEn TOILET The tongue of u cat is
a singular instrument. It's her currycomb. For
this purpose it is rough, as you will find II you
feel It. When she cleans herself so industriously,
she gets off the dirt and smooths her coat Just as
the hostler cleans and smoohs the horses coat
with tho currycomb. Her head she cannot get
at with her tongue, and 80 she has to make her
fore paws answer the purpose instead
Year: 1859

ACCOMPLISHED LIARs.--It is related that Wea-
vervile was once distinguished as the residence
Of an unexamped liar lie removed to the riy-
er, and there met rival professor The two sat
down at nine o'clock in the morning and lied til
sundown, at which the river man "covo in !"
packed up his blankets and left the place.
Year: 1859

RAJ So.o Virginia fools have lately
threatened to dissolve the Union in case
the election in this quarter should so
against his friends. They seem to have
forgotten that only the other day seven.
teen white men and five negroes wer.
able to conquer the whole Of that great
State, and frighten its people so that they
have not vet entirely recovered their
senses ~ Y Tribune.
Year: 1859

Leibig, in his Letters Chemistry" saws ::
1.-The quantity of soap consumed by nation,
would not be an inaccurate measure whereby to
estimate its wealth and civilization. OF two coun-
tries, with an equal amount Of population, the
wealthiest and most highly civilized will consume
the greatest weight of soap. This consumption
does not subscrve sensual qualification, nor de-
pend upon fashion, but upon the feelings of beauty,
comfort and welfare attendant upon cleanliness
and regard to this feeling is concident with


wealth and civilization. The rich in the middle
ages concealed a want Of cleanliness in their
clothes and persons under a profusion Of costly
scents and essences, while they were more luxu-
rious in eating and drinking, in apparel and
Year: 1859

ATTEMPT AT RArE.-A married woman,
residing in the northwestern part of this city,
while asleep on the sofa about o'clock on
Friday afternoon, was awakened by mans
seizing her by the throat and dragging her
forcibly upon the floor. 1t being apparent
that his object was to violate her person, she
resisted with all her power, and screamed
once or twice, whenever she could succeed in
removing his hand from her mouth. What
with her screams, few well directed kicks
and the barking of the house dog, the ruff
fan thought he had sufficient notice to quit.
and left. Parties subsequently went in pur-
suit of him, but without success. He was a
large man, of dark complexion, and appa-
rently Mexican. The throat of the woman
was considerably injured, the mark of finger
prints being distinctly observable, and her
back and right arm and breast severely con
fused and discolored. AS the assaiiant could
be identined, it is to be hoped that he may
yet be arrested-Sac Union, Monday
Year: 1859

TELEGRAPH LINE TO SALT LAKE CRY. The
Mountain Democrat has the following:


We are gratifed to state that orders have
been sent to Genoa to commence Immediate
ly the extension of the Placerville and st.
Joseph Telegraph Line to St Lake Fifty
miles of the wire the President Of the Com
pany informs us, is already at Genoa, ready
for use, and a large quantity more on the
road. Tie Company intend to push forward
the work with the utmost rapidity, and il
they meet with no accident hope to be in di
rect communication with Salt Lake by the
fourth of July next.
Year: 1859

The Anti Lecompton Democracy of Trini-
ity county, will hold a meeting on Saturday
next for the purpose of nominating delegates
to the State Convention, and for the purpose
of fixing time for holding a convention to
nominate county officers.
Year: 1859

TELEoRAPH1c.-A dispatch, dated New
York, May 4th, says:


The Associated Press think it is due to the
public to state that the Nova Scotia Tele-
graph Co. have, regardless of the wishes of a
large majority of the leading presses of the
country, and the owners of the telegraph
lines west of Nova Scotia, put an end to the
foreign news arrangements which have eX-
listed during the past ten years; and it is
understood that the managers of the Nova
Scotia line have made secret and exclusive
arrangements with private party, who,
there is reason to believe, may attempt to
use the European news for speculative pur-
poses. For the present therefore, the pub
lie should stand upon their guard.


AS soon as the announcement of the steam
er Niagara comes to hand it will be made
public on the bulletin boards, then the com
mercial public must be at the mercy of the
Nova Scotia spectators.
Year: 1859

The artists comprising this club sre in
the habit of holding stated meetings, at
which sketches are showed, made upon
subjects given out previously For iu-
STAGE, the subject is Broke" and the
ingenuity of the artist is shower in illus
trating this word. The different ideas
suggested were a creditor leaving broken
bank--a fast horse who has broken his
gait and everything else connected with
him--a boy with broken kpife--a fat
gentleman in broken down swing. One
of the most elaborate and effecting sketch
es was one on which the large center
piece represented scene on river
One or two trees are tumbled over and


broken, and there are ugly, jagged splin-
ters Of ice around hole in the frozen
sheet in the foreground Underneath
are the words Il. Broke" The rest Of
the story is told in some little vignettes
at the corners. Tn one, tho mother bids
her boy be careful in another, the boy
is skating; in the third, the fathers eeks
with setting polo for the body, through
the ice, and tho fourth tho mother stands
at the bed on which is stretched her sons
| lifcless corpse. Another vlgnette, a. tho
Year: 1859

Don't speak SO cross said one little
boy yesterday in the street to another
" Don't speak so cross, there's no use
in it." We happened to be passing at
the time, and hearing the INDUCTION or
rather exhortation, for it vas made in an
exhortatory manner, We set the juvenile
speaker down as an embryo philosopher
In sooth, the point involved in the boy
ish difficulty which made occasion for the
remark, he might probably be considered
at maturity. What more could Solomon
have said on the occasion! True, he
has put it on record that u "soft answer
turneth away wrath, and this being
taken as true, everybody knows it to be SO
it is evidence in favor Of the superior
ity of the law of kindness over that Of
wra'h. But our young street philoso-
pher said pretty much the same thing
substantially when he said, "Don't speak
SO cross, there's no use in it" On the
contrary it invariably does much harm.
Is man angry? it inhames his ire still
more, and confirms in his snmity him
who, by kind word and gentle and
pleasing demeanor might be converted
into friend 1t is, in fact, an addition
of fuel to the flames already kindled. -
And wha. do you gain by it! Nothing
desirable, certainly, unless discord, strife,
contention, hatred, malice and all unchar-
itabeness, be desirable. The boy spake
the words of truth and soberness,' when
he said, Don't speak SO cross--there's S
no use in ii -
Year: 1859

o'er the river they beckon to the,


Loved ones wh've crossed to the further side,
Inc gieam OF their sntwy robes see,


but their voices are lost in the dasf,fnv tide.
lhere's one with ringiets Of sunny gold,


And eyes the reflection of heavens own blue
hs crossed in the twilight gray and cold


And the pale mist hid him from mertsl view
We saw not the angels who met him there.
lhe gates OF the city we could not see
Over the river, over the river,


My brother stands waiting to welc ONE me.
over the river the boatman pale


carried another, the househ hold pet;
her brown curls waved in the gentle gale
Darling Minnie see her yet
She crossed on her bosom her dimpled hands.
And fearlessly entered the phantom bark,
Wefelt IL glide from the silver sands,


And all our sunshine grew strangely dark;
We know she is safe on the further side,


Where all the ransomed and angels be;
Over the river the mystic river,


My childhood's idol is waiting for me.
For none return from those quiet shores
Who cross with the boatman cold and pale
We hear the dip of the golden oars,


And catch CLEAN Of the snowy sail;
And 20! they have passed from our yearniag


hearts,


They cross the stream and are gone for ave;
We may not sundcr the veil apart


That hides from our visio the gates Of day.
We only know that their barks no more


May sail with us Der lifes stormy sea;
let somewhere know on the unseen shore
They watch, and becken, and wait for me.
And sit and think when the sunsets gold
Is flushing river and hill and shore,
shall one day stand by the water cold.
And list for the sound of the boatman's oar !;
shall watch for gleam OF the flashing sail,
shall hear the boat as it gains the strand,
shall pass from sight with the bostman pale,
To the better shore of the spirit land
shall know the loved who have gone before.
And joyfully sweet will the meeting be,
When over the river, the peaceful river,
The Angel of Death shall carry me.
Year: 1859

SHOOTING BURGLARS by MACHINERY.
A gun is invented to screw on the
door frame in such way, that by open.
ing the door a spring is pressed which
fires of the gun. It can be screwed on a
window in the same way. So one may
sleep, sure Of an alarm at least, should
BURGLARS attempt their foul work
Year: 1859

VB- great proportion of the prisoners
now confined at San Quentin and in the
county jails were brought here innocent chill
dren. and through the neglect of parents, or
of community, grew up in vice and graduated
as criminals They were abandoned to the
guidance of their own weak instincts, to the
influence of corrupt example-and here are
the natural fruits.-iSnn Juan Press


The Press is in error, we think, in the above
statement. Not many children, brought
to California, are either in the penitentiary
or in the county jails. The great majority of
convicts are among those Who vile and crimi
nal in the1old States or in the old countries,
came here for the purpose of carrying out
their usual mode of life
Year: 1859

GREAT FLOOD OF THE PLATTE.-The river
had risen above its banks and was rushing
down in a food nine miles wide The Salt
Lake mail, either way, was rnable 20 cross,
and the emigrants for the gold mines were
collected in considerable numbers on Walnut
Greek, waiting for the waters to sub-ide.--
Fort Kearny was standing upon an island,
completely surrounded by the flood, and cut
of from all communication with the main
land. This fully accounts for the great rise
In the Missouri, which is higher than we
have ever known it to be so early in the sea-
son.-St Joseph MOI Gazette, March 1lh
Year: 1859

The TURNPIKE.-Atchison and his men are
engaged upon the Downievile end of the
Sierra Turnpike, and we begin to feel that
the important work is rapidly progressing.
Three stages will arrive here daily in july,
if the Company succeed in making up bal
ance required on the capital stock. They
,uiH succeed, because no well disposed bust
ness man on the route can be secnre in his
own conscience If he withhold the aid which
he may extend.


It is right that we should commend Col
Patt for the manner In which he has applied
his energies to the turnpike enterprise He
has indef,tigably worked in the lead to ac-
complish what will speedily and permanent
ly become a great pnblic bene6t.-Sisy7o
Citizen,
Year: 1859

The ERoNANT THURsToN The following
additional particulars of the discovery of the
body of this unhappy individual, are thus
given in the Missouri Republican, of March
18th, received by the overland mail:


The Adrian Expositor of the Sth announces
the arrival there of part of the body of
Thurston who took his farewell flight from
Sylvania, near Toledo, last September. These
remains were found about forulmiles from the
village of Sylvania by lad named Hoag
The skull, one foot in boot and few other
small bones were all that remained of the
body, dogs or other animals have devoured
all else of the body. The coat. vest pants,
shirt, watch, knife, cards, memoranda and
letters were found fully proving the remains
to be those of Thurston The watch was
stopped at 20 winutes to ~ o'clock, which
probably shows when he fell. The Toledo
Herald says:


at is stated that Mr.. Thurston was seen
to fall, by younger son of Mr. Hoag's who
supposed it to be paper balloon, and he was
only laughed at when he told his story The
reason why the body was not discovered
sooner, was because the spot where it fell
was small knoll surrounded by a morass
and covered with underbrush and small trees
The force of the fall was such that the head
was forced into the soil four or five inches


The Toledo Blade says a second boy also
saw the balloon and thought it kite, and
asked his folks how high a kite would fly.


That must be a beautiful spot, where poor
Thurston fell, where newspapers do not pene-
trate or the noise made about the affair at
the time would have sharpened the wits ot
the people
Year: 1859

MINING ACoIDENTs.-Patriek Simons was
totally covered up by a small cave in the
claims of the Star Company, on Wednesday
last and considerably bruised but had no
bones broken. He will be laid up for some
time


Mr. Spencer, one of the proprietors. hap
pening in front of pipe was struck 10y the
stream of water rushing from il and knocked
senseless. but not materially injured A crowd
OF citizens rushed to the spot on learning the
accident and were agreeably surprised to see
spencer walking about as usual-Sdn Juan
Press.
Year: 1859

belonged to him. But Mrs Jackson wontlet
me call Mr.. Dnncan my father. She saws il
she ever hears Of my calling him so again, she
will whip me. Do let me be gcar daughter.
1ou 1oW buy me--won't you z"


Overcome by her entreaties and by the
pleading expression of those beautiful eyes, he
said well little teaser, will see whether Mr..
Jackson will sell you to me- If he will, will
send for you before long


Oh, don't send for me !" she exclaimed,
moving her hands up and down with nervous
rapidty. Come yourself, and come soon.-
They'll carry me to New Orleans, if you don't
come for me-"


Well, well, child be quiet. If can buy
you, will come for you myself Meanwhile.
be good girl won't forget you"
He stopped down, and sealed the promise
with kiss on her forehead As he raised
his head he became aware that Bill, the horse
boy, was pecping in at the door with broad
grin upon his black face He understood the
meaning of that grin, and it seemed like an
ugly imp driving away troop of fairies He
was about to speak angrily, but checked him.
| self with the reflection. They will all think
so. Black or white they will all think So
But what can | do? | must save this child
from the fate that awaits her." To Bill he
merely said that he wished to see Mr.. jackson
on business, and had, therefore, changed his
mind about starting before breakfast.
The bargain was not soon completed for
Mr.. Jackson had formed large ideas concern
ing the price "Leewizzy would bring in tho
market and Bill had told the story of what
he witnessed at the crib, with sundry, iocose
additions which elected peas of laughter from
his master But the orphan had won the
young mans heart by the chdlike confidence
she had manifested to ward him, and conscien @
would not allow him TO break the solemn pro-
mise he had given her After q protracted
conference, he agreed to pay eight hundred
dollars and to come for LOUISE the next week.


The appearance of the sas, after q long cold
storm, never made q greater change than the
announcement Of this arrangement of that
desoIate child. The expression of fear vanish.
cd, and listlessness gave place to springing
elasticity of motion. Mr. Noble could i'll
afford 10 spare so large a sum for the luxury
OF benevolence, and he was well aware that
the office of protector which he had taken up-
on himself, must necessarily prove expensive
But when he witnessed her radiant happiness
he could not regret that he had obeyed the
generous impulse of his heart Now, for the
hrst time, she was completely identified with
the vision of that fairy child who had so cap-
tivated his fancy four years before He never
forgot the tones of her voice, and the express
sion OF her eyes, when she kissed his hand at
parting, and said, /" thank you, Sir, for buy


ing me-"
Year: 1859

THERE was more fact than fancy in the cross
reply of an unfortunate female cuIprit. when
under croSs-eXamination 10y a brow beating limb
OF the law. Madam, he demanded, what
sort of conduct have you pursued through lie,
that should subject You to the suspicion of this
outrage upon the plaintiff Z" She answered,
lmpudence, which has been the making of
you, has been my ruin"
Year: 1859

TINE passed away, and with it the average
share OF changing events. Alfred Noble be-


came junior partner in the counting house
he had entered as clerk, and not long after
ward the elder partner died Left thus to rely
upon his own energy and enterprise, the young
man gradually extended his business, and
seemed in fair way to realize his favorite
dream of making fortune and returning to
the North to marry. The subject of Slavery
was then seldom discussed. North and South
seemed to have entered into tacit agreement
to ignore the topic completely. Alfred's expe-
rience was like that Of most New Englanders
Year: 1859

sought it as often as possible. He
would hunt in the pine woods of Flu.
wanna, with overseers, and people Of
that description, living in camp for
fortnight at a time without a change
OF raiment. have often been aston.
lshed at his command of proper Ian
guage; how he obtained knowledge
OF it, never could find out, as he read
so little and conversed little with edu.
Gated men.


After all, it must be allowed that he
was our leader in the measure of the
Revolution in Virginia. In that re-
spect more was due to him than to any
other person. If we had not had him
we should probably have got on pretty
well, as you did, by a number Of men
OF nearly equal talents; but he left US
all far behind. His biographer sent
the sheets Of his work to me rs they
were printed. and at the end asked for
my opinion. | told him it would be a
question hereafter whether his work
should be placed on shelf of history
or Of panegyric. 1t is a poor book,
written in Il bad taste, and gives so
imperfect an idea of Patrick Henry,
that it seems intended to show of the
writer more than the subject Of the
writer.
Year: 1859




most ridiculous practice nova days,
of giving the title of Professor to ev-
'ery jack-a-napes who has had the good
fortune to take peep into college
window 1t matters not however in
significant and underserving the per-
;sonages who bear the title, still you
hear nothing but Professor so and so,
until the very title has become almost
IA disgrace, rather than an honor. We
understand that one Of these titled
personages not a thousand miles away
having made application for a sheep
skin, was passing an examination for
his degree, when failing upon every
subject upon which he was tried, he
complained that he had not been
questioned upon the things viii he
knew. Upon which, the examining
master tore off about an inch of paper
and pushing it towards him, desired
him to write upon thut all he knew.--
He had to make off for parts unknown
and forge the name of Professor.
Year: 1859

The MEMORY CT A Coop MoTHER.-
How often when the syren voice of
the tempter whispers in the ear of the
frail child of mortality, the words, aye,
the very voice-tones, Of warning are
remembered and the snare broken.--
Long grass may be grown over the
hallowed spot where all that earthly
reposes, the dying leaves of autumn
may be whirled over it, or the chill
white mantle of winter cover it from
sight; yet the spirit of such a mother
is always by the side of him when
walking the right path, and gently
sadly, mournfully calling to him when
wandering off into the dull paths Of
error and crime.