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Year: 1860

REMARKABLE PREsENTIMENTs OF THE
Loss OF THE LADY ELGIN.-Mr Beck, chief
OF police, on the morning of the late calamity,
and about the hour it is supposed to have oc-
CURED, suddenly awoke from his sleep with a
strong impression on his mind of an mpend-
ing calamity of some nature. This Impress
ion lie was unable to shake off He naturally
thought, if it meant anything, it was in CON
nection with his duties towards the city, and
therefore supposed that fire, burglary, murder,
or something of that nature, might have tram
spired or was transpiring. He repaired to the
police headquarters, and found all right there
and successfully visited nearly every ward in
the city with the same result. After daylight
he returned to his room and bed with the i'm
preston still weighing on his mind, never
once, however, during the whole time con-
Meeting his impression with the excursion, or
thinking Of it. About nine o'clock he got up
again and came down street, and soon after
heard Of the terrible calamity.


We have heard Of another case where lady
whose husband was on board, and among the
lost, dreamed, about the time of the accident,
that expression came to her informing her Of
the death of her husband, which, however,
she refused to believe.


We have heard of still another case, where
a mother, when leaving, requested friend in
whose charge she lett her children to give
them in charge TO the Sisters of Charity in
case she should never return. This request
was made playfully. as if the mother attached
no particular importance to it at the same
time she would not leave until she had exact
ed a solemn promise to that effect


Mrs. Boyd informs us that on the night of
the accident she dreamed that Frank, her son,
was struggling in the water, and that he came
home bruised and haggard, so as hardly to be
recognized-tacta subsequently verified


The wife Of Capt. Barry dreamed the Elgn
was wrecked and saw her husband sink in the
waves.
Year: 1860

These Waters give the most instantaneous and perfect
relief and when persevered with according directions
never fail to effect rapid and lasting cure. Thousands
have been restored to perfect ealth, who have tre
other in vain To all classes and to all constitu
tions they blessing and cure-none need despair
no matter how long the disease may have existed, OF
however may be- provided the organic structure
of the vital organs not hopelessv decaved Every
afflicted should give them impartial trial.


TO VOCALISrS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS these
Waters peculiarly valuable; they will in ONE DAY
move the most occasional hoarseness; and then
regular for few days will at all times increase the
power and heXibity of the voice, greatly improving
tone, compass and cleamess for which purpose they ar
regularly used by many professional vocalists.


JOB MOSES, Sole Proprietor, Rochester, N Y.


Price 25 cents per box.
Year: 1860

DASHED TO PiECEs-A sailor lad at Buffalo, n Y,
.ast week, exhibiting his agility in the rigging of a
schooner, stopped on the main topmast stay rope,
while passing from enc mast to the other, and hung
for long time by his legs head downward, that,
weakened and unable to get back, he fell sixty feet
to the deck and was dashed to pieces.
Year: 1860

Were the question submitted directly to our peo-
pic, We feel ASSURED the masses would promptly
decide and decree to empower the President as he
has suggested: to intervene in behalf Of the Jua-


cz Government, and to occupy Mexico until a
stable order Of affairs, social and political, shall
be established beyond overthrow or Peradventure,
even if that involve the permanent protectorate Of
the cOuntry-even il IT entail the annexation Of
the entire domain Of Mexico. The times being
ripe for this, the inevitable solution Of the Mexican
question, delays must only tend to develop com
plicatiOns and difficulties that do not now exist.
Year: 1860

BAssErT, the editor of the Yreka Journal,
says he wontvote again for a Constitution
al Convention because friend of his in
forms him that the new document mig 1T
be so constructed as to make it pcrfectlv Y
legal and legitimate transaction to ncarce-
rate man in a loa:hsome dungeon for
de6t. Bassett has holy horror for any
such transaction as that. He SAYS the
Constitution might be fixed up to suit hin,
much better than it does for instance, a
law compelling an equal distribution OF
property every saturday night or oftener,
would meet his appreciation and that of a
majority of the people of the State; and
another reducing the price of billiards,
whiskey and board would, also, not be un-
| exceptionable.
Year: 1860

\ You've lady in Paris has become SO
perfect in the art of dancing that she can,
with the utmost grace, kick off gentlemen's
hats while dancing in a quadrille without
losing step or interfering with the time.
1t is regarded as Il most elegant accomplish
mcnt, and many young ladies are daily
taxing lessons with the hope that they may
succeed in getting one foot as high as a
mans head. Any ono of them can take q
kick at our hat.-YrekG JoaTWdl


A few more words from that Ell r, and
the ladies will accept the offer and aim only
half as high.
Year: 1860

NASIsHEp-The San Francisco Gazette has
been suspended by an attachment The Gazette
was good paper and We regret its suspension


II is remarkable fact that neither Demo-
cratic or Republican papers seem to thrive in
either San Francisco or Sacramento.
Year: 1860

The last Pony brings intelligence that
South Carolina still maintsins belligerent
attitude. Coy. Gist recommends arming
the State throughout, and II the General
Government refuses to surrender the for
tresscs, to meet the issue ADAMS Co.
are proposed as o. substitute for the U, S.
mail for the time being.


The position maintained by South Caro-
lima was not unexpected. She has com
mencea her bravado and must keep it up
until a reaction shall silence the prime
movers. The people of that State will
shortly realize that nothing can be gained
by secession, but much lost What better
would the State be if independent She
affords no revenue to the Post-Ofice de-
partment, and a State postal arrangement
would cost the people more than the pres
ens one. She hats no manufactures and
must be dependent on other countries for
her fabrics. She has no navy and nothing
to build one. to open her ports to foreign
goods, should the United States blockade
them. She can command no army sufficient
to establish q trade with other States in
spite of the in1erdiction of the General
Government. She has not the necessaries
Of life, even, to feed an army She has but
little more than half the voters of CaIifor-
MIA and less than half the yearly resources
She relies on cotton and trade. A forced
separation from the Union must subject her
citizens to untold miseries. They will open
their eyes to the reality before many months.
shall elapse. The truth will break upon
their minds that the child who in fit of
anger goes to bed supperless Furnishes him
self more than others
Year: 1860

1 nc IuuducIpnid DuIetIc IFepuUfLCan1 GuuS
concludes a long article:


General Scott fortunately is Virginian
Should armed force become necessary, we should
not send man from the North against South
Carolina, We should gather the chivalry of Ken
lucky, the patriotic citizens of Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, who are not maddened
by this hasheesh of sedtion, that, If possible, il
might be suppressed without bloedshed. The re-
sponsibilit;es of the new President viii be very
great, and we are fortunate possessing sat the
head of the Government in such times, so brave
and clear headed man as Abraham Lincoln


This is a very nice and comfortable programme
The enemies of the South are to sit comfortably in
their parlors while the people of the South cut
each others throats. Without entering into the
political question of secession we think the Bull
letin is much mistaken if it expects any part of
the South to play the part of police and Jack
Ketch upon its own countrymen, whether North
or South The Union sentiment is strong in Vir-
ginia the opposition to secession and qualification
embraces many of our most intelligent and reflect
ing minds; but the idea of bloody domination
and compusion is plant that does not take kind
ly to Southern soil. Virginia would not desire to
bathe her sword in Northern blood. even if those
Northern States which have nulifed the law should
also secede from the Union. She cannot be expect
ed to have less clemency for her Southern than for
her Northern brethren.-Rtchmond Dispatch.
Year: 1860

Coon ADVICE FROM THE RIGHT QUARTER
The Ny. World, independent Republican,
says


"The North has been the leader in wrong cour-
ses, and nothing would now become her so much
as to be the leader back to the old true positions
Year: 1860

VOTE OF NORTH CARoLINA-O6Ecial.
Below we give the official vote of this State for
President. We also give the official vote of the
Governors election in August last, for comparison :


ARG 1860 1850
Year: 1860

The power to establish or exclude slavery
will be found among those which we're re-
served to the people, and which the trainers
of the Constitution never intended to be sur
rendered to the Federal Government by any
portion of the people in this country whether
living in the States or aftsr-acquired Terrific
yies. T. F. BowIE, Of Md.
Year: 1860

am connected with no party that has for
its ol ject the extension of Slavery nor Nth
any to prevent tie people of STATE or Terri
tory from deciding tie question Of its existence
'cih them for themselves


JoHN c. BRECKIyRIDGE.
Year: 1860

would leave the people Of the Terrific
ries, who are to be affected by the institution
of slavery, to determine the question for
thems elves, in their own way


S. A. SMITH, Of Tenn
Year: 1860

The citizen of Virginia is as much entitled,
IN the common territory. to the protection
of his property as the citizen of Illinois: but
both are dependent upon the legislation of
the Territorial Government for the laws to
protect their property, of whatever kind it
may be. wiz. 4. RICHARDSON, of Ill.
Year: 1860

IF the people of the Territories choose to
exclude slavery, so far from considering it
as a wrong done to me or my constituents,
shall not complain of tit Is their business


GEo. L. BADGER, of N. G.
Year: 1860

From the following extracts. it will be seen
that there was great unanimity at one time
among the Democracy on the power Of a Ter
ritOrial Legislature over the question of
slavery:


The people of Territory. like those of a
State, shall decide for themselves whether
slavery shall or shall not exist within their
limits JAMES BUCHANAN.
Year: 1860

At the residence of her brothcrin law, Jno Z.
Church, Esq, Weavervillc, on the morning of
April 28Ih, Of consumption, Miss CAROLINE A..
MAKrN formerly Of Mineral Point, Wisconsin,
aged 20 years and months.


A feeling Of sadness always attends the an
nouncement of the Implying and remorseless
visitor, Death, be who the victim may, but when
his icy hand is laid on one so young, and kind,
and loved, it falls with increased bitterness
Never before did so large an assembly gather at
the little church to hear 'the last of earth pro
nounced, as on last Sunday Never in five
years residence have we witnessed such bitter
and unchecked grief when the last sad look
was taken, and the cold clods fell heavily on
that cherished form.


None ever spoke other than kindly Of CARRIE
All who knew her well loved her for her gentle
disposition and womany virtues. The warning
is sad one, and will be long remembered by
those who knew her as she was. Oh, that Death
would be less relentless that when life career
is to be stopped it should be one SO highly priced


But there was rejoicing in heaven when CARRIE
died, for the angels came forth to welcome her
pure spirit to companonship around the Throne
of God.
Year: 1860

ANOTHER" Coop TmE.-Everybod who was
there will remember how pleasantly the time
passed at Felter's Strawberry party last year.
Another of the same sort is announced in to day s
JOURNAL, and considering the large number
present last year, and the fact that the dancing
room has been enlarged TO accommodate eighteen
"setts," we expect that our entire dancing popu-
lation will 60 over this year. There can be
nothing more pleasant than attendance at the
Strawberry party Think of a lovely buggy
ride over the divide after dinner, strawberries
and cream at 6, p. m, jolly good dance, supper
at II o'clock, another dance, and the ride back
between daylight and sunrise, to say nothing of
the strife as to who shall take the lead. Remem-
her the Strawberry party, Friday evening, June
Sth.
Year: 1860

FIRST or JUNE DANCING PARrY.-Mr. John
Colbert gives notice by advertisement that he
will give Dancing Party at his hotel on Oregon
Gulch, on the evening Of The day above men
toned. BY that time the wagon road over the
mountain will be in good travelling condition
and we venture to say the occasion will be well
paronizrd.
Year: 1860

New EXPREss.-As soon as the snow melts
sufficiently to make the trail passabe, Mr.. NJ
from this place TO East Fork, Rattlesnake, Yellow
Jacket and the points adjacent, which will be a
great benefit to people in that section who have
been deprived of such convenience for "a year
Year: 1860

TRIBUTE OF RESPECT Enquiry has been made
as to why the Dancing Assembly at Fagg's Hall
was not given on Thursday night, as announced.
it gives us pleasure to state that the young men
of this place postponed the Assembly one week
as mark of respect to the recent deccase of
MISS CARRIE A. MARTIN, whose remains were fol-
lowed to their last rest on Sunday. 1t was a
well-dcserved tribute of respect from her com
panions in past happy occasions Of like nature,
ere the wasting hand Of death had given warning
OF speedy remove.
Year: 1860

"EUREKA We have found out where the
daily line of Shasta and Weavervlle stages are.
Harry Burk tells us that they are not built yet,
that they probably will be completed in tive or
three weeks, and that they are to be tWo-horse
passenger wagons, instead OF the old four horse
kind which the company think too expensive.
Year: 1860

THE Butte Record hopes Col. Lander will not
resign the construction Of the wagon road to the
eastern boundary Of the State, as requested by
the California delegation, and thinks the request
was made because Lander favors the Honey Lake
route. We can't see any good reason why he
should do so in fact the only reason given is
that - the services of scientific engineer are
not now necessary" Lander has proved an hon
est and faithful officer, and we hope he will
" stick"


TIE RING AT CoX's BAR.-From accounts
received they had a rather desperate rough and
tumble, cutting, shooting and boulder throwing
fight at CoX's Bar last Sunday Tho names Of
the parties engaged are not all given, but we are
warranted in saying that Mr.. Justice Foye had a
sharp edged instrument used on him in a most
barbarousy scientific manner In fact, he was
so badly hacked up that he may never get over
his wounds. Sharp knives are dangerous weap-
oEs in the bands Of drunken men,
Year: 1860

has won for itself-such renown for the cure of
every variety of Throat and Lung Complaint, that
II is entirely unnecessary for us 10 recount the
evidence Of its virtues wherever 1t has been en-
ployed. As 1t has long been in constant use
throughout this section, we need not do more than
assure the people its quality Is kept up TO the best
Il ever has been, and that ii may be relied on TO
do for their relief ai ii las ever been found 10 do
Year: 1860


good relish rs ever" He would sit down by the
family. while they were at meals, and would
look wistfully atthe table, bat nothing could
induce him to admit particle Of food into
his mouth. He would 20 into tho cellar,
and standing over the pork barrel, apostro-
phize II thus al will eat you all up" lie
retained his strength, during oil the seventy
days, sufficiently to walk about the house,
until the last fortnight, when nature finally
succumbed, and he took to his bed, mover "a
rise again. He gave no reason for his sin.
gular conduct, except that he had lived long
enough and was Of no use in the world. a
more extraordinary instance Of strong self.
will and super-human power of command
over the appetite probably Is not on record
Lynn Reporter.
Year: 1860

Y The execution Of the Pirate Hicks and
the attendant scenes are said to have been most
disgusting and horrible. Some $4,000 persons
were ON and around the island and directly
in view Of the convict, as he stood on the fatal
drop, was the sloop in which his crime was CON-
mitted, with man at mast head, waving his
cap and cheering. The big city Of million OF
people poured out the dregs Of the dirty tenant
houses aud miserable lanes, and many q man
was there no doubt who for five dollar bill
would have aided in the piracy. Rum was free
as the water in the bay, and even in the govern
ment steamer II was flowing on the deck as the
prisoner was repeating his prayers in the cab
in. The whole affair was suited to the worst
society in New York.
Year: 1860

As We are now In the midst Of State and
National Campaign statement OF the re-
suits Of several iormer elections, both State
and National, will be Of interest to our read.
er.


We present first table Of the electoral
vote of each State in the Union, as 1t will
be in the ensuing Presidential election.
Year: 1860

I want it understood this is not Rattle or
Gift Entertainment. 1t is designed to obtain
work and customers and to this end every one
who will bring me work to do in the jewelry
Matchmaking or Daguerrean Business | will
present with many tickets as they will ex-
pend dollars in my line. Those who want
watches cleaned or repaired. any Jcwclry or
Daguerrean work done have only to ply me the
regular price. .rhe work will be warranted,
watches for one year, and besides obtaining the
work at the going rates they Will receive as
many tickets in my great distribution as they
expcrd dollars for work. Remember that
viii Lot raise the price Of my work. Purchas
ers need not have the work done now, but at
any time hereafter the tickets will be good for
watch repairing or likenesSes.
Year: 1860

FoUxDERED AT SEA.-Df the ships lost at
ses, and never more heard of by survivor
or fragment, some are supposed to he fixed
in nid-watcr. Like those fossil remains
Whlch we dig out of rock or a quarry
at once preserved and buried in Il stratum
SO many measured feet from the earth's
surface, and to many immeaSurable miles
from its core-thcse submerged but not
eye er between an unfathomcd depth ofwater
above, and fathomless depth of water
below. Broken, perhaps, by some mighty
wave, or slowly but surely filled through
some ineurable rent, they have gone down
and down; but not to the bottom. Through
layer after layer of the yielding mass they
sank, till the superintendent weight of
waters equipoised the subjacent floods.
There they are held as in the grasp of an
accomplished destiny lost forever to hu-
man sight and knowledge-the subject only
Of conjecture, hypothesis and mourning.
Gould we descry and descend to their
5. ange abodes, below the sweep of currents
AT / the rage of tempests, we might find
erervthil,g as in the fatal hour when the
tspmast sank below the path of friendly
kseIs, and yet the bottom grated on no roof
or rStrand All the semblances of life might
be Eeund there, stereotyped and embalmed
by tke power that had, in an hour or two
of horror, quenched every spark of vitality
and converted so many human beings into
mGmmisS, and their floating home into a
rocky sepulchre.-L01don Star.
Year: 1860

The Congress Of the United States Is still
in disorganized condition, with no pros
pect Of any thing better for the time to
come We have not any data to afford us
the least idea whether Congress, as at pres
ent constituted, will ever organize


The oner Of the confusion at the National
Capitol must rest with the opposition TO
Democracy, who are abundantly strong
enough to effect an organization. The oppo'
sition were elected on common platform,
ID will be remembered-aop Opposition to the
present corrupt and proaigate Administers
tiopl' That mad'dog cry, it seems, effected
the election Of the opposition members, who
have great majority, but now that they
have got together, and the spOis are to be
divided, they cannot agree, and are "by the
ears" When tho people we're to be cheat
ed, they worked together like a charm, but
when they come to cheat each other-don't Z
you see, dear reader2-they Fly into bits"
and Notwithstanding the large margin they
had on going into Congress, they are una.
BILE to agree. These spoils-seekers care
nothing for principle; they only labor to
provide themselves with place, power, and
the plumber from the public treasury Take
President-making out of Congress, and an
organization could be effected in Eve min
utes; the nigger might 20 to the d--li
Year: 1860

The Coon sAMARIrAN.--While we rejoice
that case so highly complimentary tohumanity
as that of the act of "the Good Samaritan
occurred, we sometimes regret that the cons
tributors to the New Testament made record of
it. Ever since our earliest childhood the old
time event to which we allude h as been sssoci-
ated with medical depots and leecherous pre-
tenders. A representation Of it graced the
fronts of Apothecary shops, and the labels upon
the nostrums inside. II any one desired to act
the well defined scoundrel in the pursuit of the
medical practice or in the sale Of drugs, he had
but to do business in the name Of the "Good
Samaritan" The ministry, we are sorry to
note, are also addicted to the same failing; and
although their use of the illustration is intend.
ed to effect good, they contribute their share to
weary the patience of public whose long
suffering is proverbial.
Year: 1860

GTMr. Price, of st. Stephen, in Maine, was
burned out of house twice in one night. He
owned two houses short distance from each
other; the one he lived in took fire about six
o'clock, and his family had hardly time to
escape to the other. About twelve O'Clock that
also was found to be on fire, and, as the night
bitterly cold, was laid in ashes
Year: 1860

B6S~A new swindle is being praetioed in
Willimantio, Conn, by couple Of chaps
Who have no disposition to try to get an
honest living. One Of them psddles dry
goods, and his partner follows after and
claims to be the owner of the goods, which
were stolen from hun.
Year: 1860

Of Holyoke, Massachusetts, had very narrow and
miraculous escape from death last Tuesday. While
coming down mountain with a load Of wood, he
fell off, and was SO paralyzed as to be unable to
move, and was obliged to remain under the wagon
wheels from O'Clock in the afternoon till Ii in
the evening, when he was found and rescued by his
alarmed and searching family. His horses had
stood still for eight hours although impatient to
be gone that they paved deep holes in the ground
beneath them. If they had moved, Mr. Wood must
have been killed.
Year: 1860

ACADEMY OF MusIc.-The Rumsey & Newcomb's
had large house last night and entertained it as
usual in capital style. We do think that this
troupe get up better performance than any other
which has yet come before the public. The +" Bat
tie ofFarnborough," with new scene, is feature
of the bill tonight again.
Year: 1860

THE ST. CHARLES Good music and clever
aoings generally well appreciated by slender
hense The vocal and instrumental departments
OF the business of this establishment are very
strong, and altogether satisfactory.