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Year: 1859

REVIVAL OF BusNEss.-Now that the ra ins have come
and the small creeks, gulches and ravines gurgng
forth aqueous notes of joy in unison with the merry
shouts OF our hardy miners says the Butte Democrat of
the l2th we may soon expect to witness of
gold taken out in the mines which will produce revival
OF business of all kinds. The small rivue.s of gold ow
ing in, small though each may be individually will soon
form stream sufficiently large to set in brisker motion
the wheel Of trade-a oonsummation deyout!y to be
wished.
Year: 1859

ACCIDENT AT THE TURNER'S HALL.-About
nine O'Clock, yesterday morning, the vicinity
of Walnut and Allison streets was thrown into
a considerable state of excitement by an acci-
dent that occurred at the Hall of the Turner's,
which is situated near the corner Of the streets
above named.


The house is being torn down to make room
for another and larger structure of the same
nature, and some persons who were at work upon
the upper story were precipitated, with part
of the floor, through the entire building to the
ground. 1t appears that the beam which sup
ported the joists Of this story was very slight
and they, by becoming to a certain extent dis
placed, broke it, thus causing the accident.


Those who were at work above escaped beinl
wounded, with the exception of few sligh
scratches, although, when we think of the ma
ture of their fall, this fact seems somewha
miraculous. But Jacob Diehl, superintendent
of the workmen, and man named John Jae
ger, who were standing Immediately beneat
the mass that fell, were injured quite seriously
Their wounds were principally upon the head
side and back, but none Of them were of sue
a character as to render it at all probable tina
they will prove fatal.
Year: 1859

A New DoDGE-A BURGLAR IN A Box
NET.-The house of o man named George Frei
berg was entered and robbed few days ago
by some person whose invention is worthy
nobler occupation. He, it seems, had effected
an entrance into the building, and in the hall
found bonnet, cape and cloak, all of which
he put on and passed up stairs. He was seen
by Mrs. Freiberg, but she supposed it was her
sister, who lived in the lower part of the
house, and who was in the habit of often going
into her room, and therefore she took no notice
of the intruder. Some time afterward, how
| ever, she asked her sister if she had been up
stairs, and to her astonishment was answered
| in the negative. She went up into her room
| and found that it had been ransacked, and halt
n dozen silver spoons, some clothing and about
1926 in money, stolen therefrOm, and then she
knew that the robbery must have been com
mtted by the person she saw in her sister,


bonnet. The articles which the rascal hat


used for his temporary masquerade were foun'


outside the door but a few steps off, he think


ing it well enough to abandon those friend


who had served him so faithfully.
Year: 1859

PROBABLE MURDER--WoMAN BADLY BEATEN
BY HER HUsBAND.-An individual somewhat
renowned, who lived a great many years ago,
and who has said among many bad things
few good enes, remarks that "there is time
for all things" We doubt this--indeed, we
are almost sure it can not be true; but assuming
that it is, we will venture to affirm that this is
the time to be bestal. One of the law makers
Of our country shoots a colleague in the street,
and the lower classes, all over the country,
who get their cue always from the higher, fol-
low the example they have received from the
seat of government. Revenge aroused, with
lowering brows, stalks all abroad, while MUIR
der.follows close in his footsteps; and, much as
we regret it, we are almost every week COM
PEELED to record the fact that another crime is
added to the already far too sanguinary record.


Yesterday man named James Medallion,
who resides on Eighth street, near the base Of
Mt. Adams, and whose wife for many years
has patiently borne his abuse, went home very
much intoxicated, fell upon her with hatche
and beat her so severely that it is thought sht
can not survive. Her wounds were principally
upon the head and face, and from what WI
could learn both must have been completely
jellied. He was arrested and taken to tn,
Hammond street Station house, and will prob


ably have hearing before His Honor Judg


Pruden this morning.


| Rum or, as in every case of this kind, eve


since the above was written, has been tellin


different tales in regard to the condition of tn
woman. 1t was reported that she was deaf
and again that she was speechless, and now
q at one o'clock-that she would be likely to r,


cover. We have no means Of determining,
0 this late hour, the truth in regard to the ma
e ter, but sincerely hope, for his sake, that IL
. crime of murder may not be added to the a.
d count already registered against this unfOrt,


nate man.
Year: 1859

MAN ALMOST KILLED BY A FALL OF EARTH.


A man whose name we were unable to learnb
was found about six o'clock yesterday, half
buried in earth, at the summit of Mount
Adams. It is supposed that he fell from one
Of those bluffs which have been left by ths
grading of the hill, a distance of eighteen OI
twenty feet His appearance denoted that he
was unfortunate in his habits, and that he had
fallen while in a state of intoxication. 1t il
thought he can not survive.
Year: 1859

SLEEP OF ARCTIC PLANrs.-Mr. Seeman,
the naturalist of Kellet's Arctic expedition,
mentions a curious fact respecting the con-
diton OF the vegetable world during the long
day of the Arctic summer. Although the
sun never sets while it lasts, plants make no
mistake about the time, when, if it be not
night, it ought to be; but regularly as the
evening hours approach and when a mid
night sun is several degrees above the hor-
lion, droop their leaves and sleep even as
they do in more favored cimes.
Year: 1859

A project is on foot to have the British
mails for Fraser river and China carried
across British American territory, instead of
having them sent, as at present, by Panama
or the Mediterranean
Year: 1859

promise candidate. Born in the South, raised


in Ohio, and having resided in Missouri and


California for years, he is probably as free from


all sectional prejudices as any living man. 1t
is literally true of him that he knows no north,
no south, no east, no west As Governor OF
Kansas he not only secured the friendship of
the southern men, but concilliated the esteem
and won the confidence of northern men of every
political complexion. And when he left the
Territory, dinner was given in mis- honor,
which was attended by the leading men ofevery
party in the Territory. Even the rabid aboli-
tion editors were in attendance, doing honor to
the man who was found competent to the Her
culean task of restoring peace to Kansas 1t was
in this field that Gen. DENVER proved himself
the very impersonation of National man, and
evinced those wonderful administrative abilities
which, upon a broader field would vindicate
our opinion of his fitness for President of these
United States
Year: 1859

In another column will..be found the response
made by the working men of San Francisco to
their brethren throughout the State. Itispecu-
liarly appropriate that the miners of Middle
Greek should be the first to stretch forth their
stalwart arms in support of the hard-fsted
working men of San Francisco. 1t is true the
working men of the Metropolis of the Pacific,
las set forth in an article upon the first page of
this weeks paper, in type before we knew of
this Middle Greek meeting,) were almost crimi-
nally quiet when the miners of Shasta county
were fercely graphing with this giant evil
And it would not be strange if these miners,
now that the great curse is being felt by the
working men of the Bay city, were to laugh at
their fears and mock at their calamity But
earnest on this subject to think of the past con-
duct of men who they now find cooperating
with them in defense of their vital interests
The presence of the hordes of coolies in this
State, and their rapid increase, they recognize
as a curse whose magnitude is such as may
well elicit the fears of every well-wisher of the
State. Hence they are prompt to strike hands
with the hard fists of San Francisco working
men.


Over fifteen thousand names have been OBJ
tanned in San Francisco to the circular issue
by the Peoples Protective Union" This.
cheering news for the miners of old Shasta
Instead of being spoken of as "rebels," and their
gatherings stigmatized as "mobs," they are like
ly hereafter-when this Coolie question becomes
the great question of the day, as it will ere long
to be named in terms of eulogy for their pat
riotism and far-sightedness. The miners of
Shasta county, in their views touching the Coo
lie question, are right-eternally right Hereto
fore their efforts have been met with nought
save obloquy. Their motives have been i'm
pugned-their characters aspersed, and their
lives threatened by the strong arm of power
But truth is mighty and will prevail the eter-
nal years of God are hers" The miners of Shas-
ia county will yet be vindicated by the voice of
the entire people of the State. To every miner
whom these words may reach we say, Be of
good cheer-halt not-doubt not. But remem-
ber that


Our doubts are traitors,


And make us lose the good we oft might win
Ay fearing to attempt"
Year: 1859

KILLING OxEY.-The recent cold rains have
been productive of some harm as well as incal-
cuable good. We are informed that quite a
number of cattle have died from the effects
thereof Mr.. Houtoon was so unfortunate as to
lose some eight or ten very fine work oxen. 1t
is remarkable that many well-fed and well con-
ditioned cattle have died from the effects of this
sudden change in the weather. If exposed one
or two nights in the rain, the cold seems to
penetrate to and freeze ap the spring of life
within them, Persons should therefore, if pos
sible, place their cattle beneath cover in the
night time, during the continuance of the cold
rains of this season. Of the year. Ample food
will not alone suffice. They must be protected
from the cold and rain. Those of our towns
men who keep COWS should observe the same
rule.
Year: 1859

Ba5- The Beacon editor, having tried the fol-
lowing plan for removing grease spots from
clothing, recommends it to his readers


Take good article of potash, place it on the
grease spot, about one fourth of an inch thick
and hang the garment in the sun two days. wash
off the potash, and if there is grease spot left
we will agree to treat.


We know a quicker and neater plan than
that. Cut it out with sharp pair of cissors.-
The hole will be much smother than if eat out by
not-ash
Year: 1859

CHEAP BEEF.-Messrs- Hall & Mcdaniel, of the
City Meat Market, have made very great re-
duction in the price of fresh Beef. They now
sell it at one bit per pound charging for choice
pieces fifteen cents per pound.
Year: 1859

the links of affection which united them as a
family grew brighter and purer, even radiating
the holy spirit of Christian home.


But it was not until many years had passed
away, and our little Nellie lovely maiden,
was about TO resign her place as pet in her ia
theirs household, and assume q new dignity
in another's home, that her mother impaired
to her the story of her own early errors. and
earnestly warned her to beware of that insidi-
Gus foe to domestic happiness-disregGrd Of
lille things-and kissing her daughter with
maternal pride and fondness. she thanked her
for those simple, child like words which chang
ed the whole current of her destiny Don't
Pa like TO see you ioos pretty ?''
Year: 1859

This highly popular gentleman and distinguished
lawyer is out before the people as candidate for
District Attorney. c. NJ. Bradford was an old
line Whig," but no man in Office was more judcious
in his decisions to persons of all parties and
old-line Democrat it is my intention as well as
many Others Of oar party, to vote for the man who
is honest and capable, therefore, Bradford is our
man.


Our native land ! our native land


BY G. NJ Bradford will stand.
Year: 1859

NEW FIRM.--We take pleasure in calling the at
tenon of the cotton and sugar factors the card in another
column of Messrs Webster Jourlau Just opened in the bag
gng and provision business Nos IS md Is Poydas
street We confident that entrusted them will be
filled with promptness md dispatch,
Year: 1859

COMMISSION AND FORWARDING lloUsE.-City and
interior readers referred 10 the card of Frederick
Johnson commission and forwarding merchant loo Magazine
He will give particular attention the Of produce
and purchasing of Southern commodities, and his
qrainiancc and business ability must command continued
Year: 1859

A traveller says that if he were asked to describe
the first sensation of camel-ride, he would say,
"Take a music stool, and having wound it up as
high as it would CO. put in q cart without springs,
get on the top, and drive the cart transyerscly
across plonghed field, and you will then form
some notion of the terror and uncertainty you
would experience the frs. time you mounted a
cameln
Year: 1859

SOUND SESsE.--The only respectable
occupation which there is for an individual,
is that for which ne has the best natural
adaptation. II he takes any other, he can
neither make himself respectable nor
wealthy. What he can do best, is the best
occupation for him. Better, far better is
it TO be at the head Of any trade than at the
foot of any profession. In the former po-
sition, there Is usefulness and profit; in the
latter, nothing but modification, poverty,
and uselessness. Let our mechanics poE-
der upon these suggestions. Let them re-
solve 10 make themselves eminent in the
trade IN which they are engaged, and our
word for it, they need never complain of
want or employment, or lack of remunera-
ton. But if they content themselves with
mediocrily, they will certainly be unsuc-
cessful, because skill, not mere labor, is the
criterion OF profit.
Year: 1859

We are informed, from the best of author!
ity, that large number of Danes intend
to emigrate to Butler County, next spring.
They sent an agent from Denmark last
spring, who contracted with the County
Court Of Butler county, for large body Of
their Swamp Land, with an understanding
that they would be on hand the next Sep.
ternber,to enter upon them. Accordingly, on
the Sd day of September inst, twenty stout,
young men of the Company arrived from
Denmark, selected the lands, and have gone
to clearing and fencing the ground prepara-
tory for crop next year, and will be join.
ed early in the spring by about one hundred
familiss.-I Ironton Furnace.
Year: 1859

SUIT FOR THE RECOVERY OF AN UMBRELLA
Is in progress at CinciI natl. 1t originated by q
man whom the Commercial calls Smith being
asked by two friends to stand treat. This Smith
refused to do, and to coerce hum into buying
the necessary amount Of "ardent" for three,
his friends threatened to take his umbrella and
pawn it, realising in this wise enough for .
morning nip" Smith, not to be coaxed, was
not to be forced, and replying that he did mt
care d-n, they took the article indispensable
on rainy days, and disposed Of ii in the man
ner proposed. The surreptitious mode Of raising
the esprit" also had the effect of raising the
ire of Smith, who instantly appeared b fore
Justice Harris, and sued out a writ of replevIn
for the recovery of his property from the coffee
house keeper that had received il in pawn. Tho
writ was duly served, and the article attached
by a Constable and brought into Court, where
it was appraised by appraisers regularly ap-
pointed, at the sum Of one dollar and fifty cents.
The umbrella war delivered the into hands OF
Smith, who gave bonds for it in the sum of
twenty five dollars until the day Of trial, at
which time it will doubtless be restored to its
ownership.


The costs in this trivial matter have already
reached FIVE times the real value of the um-
breiIa, and should judgment be rendered
against the proprietor of the coffee house, he
may in turn appeal il to higher Court, where
one hundred dollars will be a small sum to free
either defendant or plaintiff, and what now
appears to be good joke may eventually prove
TO be no laughing matter to those engaged.
Another phase likely for the matter to assume
will 10 an nc ion on the part OF the coffee house
keeper against the friends OF Smith. As things
stand no ", the case promises richly. ...,
Year: 1859

The LOWER CLAss.---We do not
know who wrote the following. but it
is evidently man. and one of Ma
ture's true nobility:


"Who are they ? The toiling mil
lions the laboring man and woman,
the farmer, the mechanic, the artist,
the inventor. the producer ? Far from
it. These are Natures nobility;IGod's s
favorites the salt of the earth. No
matter whether they are high or low
in station. rich or poor in pelf, con-
spicuous or humble in positions, they
are the upper circle" in the order Of
nature, whatever the faetitious dis
tinction of society, fashionable decree.
1t is not low, it is the highest duty.
privilege, pleasure, for the great man
and the whole souled woman to earn
what they possess, to work their way
through life, to be architects of their
own fortune, Some may remark the
classes we have alluded to as only
relatively low, and, in fact, the mid
ding classes. We insist they are alb
solutely the very highest. 1fthere is
a class of human teings on earth who
may properly be denominated low, i;
is composed of those who consume
without producing, who dissipate the
earnings of their fathers or relatives
without laboring or doing anything
in aid of themselves.
Year: 1859

A PERFECT MAN-The man deserv-
Ing the name, is one whose thoughts
aud exertions are for others. rather
than for himself. whose high purpose
is adopted on just principles, and new
er abandoned while heaven or earth
afford means of accomplishing it. He
is one who will neither seek an indi.
rect advantage by a specious word.
nor take an evil path to secure real
good purpose. Such a man is one for
whom a woman's heart should beat
constant while he breatbcs and break
when he dies Scott.
Year: 1859

A Laieyer"s Wish "A late witty
member of the Scottish bench was one
Sunday, recently, in church, when>he
heard sermon which only breathed
'fulminatious and abuse against Satan.
After listening patiently to the TRADE
until its close, the judge, with the feel
ings of counsel still stroug within
him, silly whispered to his friend,who
sat next to him in the pew, should
ike to be heard on the other side
Year: 1859

BLoNDlN, the great tight and slack
rope walker. has found a competitor
in another Frenchman, De Lave, who
crossed the Genesee river at The falls
ona very slack rope.-He walked
across stood on one leg on it and laid
down on it-some hundred and odd
feet above the foaming torrent-keer =.
ing his position as unconcernedly as if
he hadbeen sitting in his easy chair at
home,
Year: 1859

LATEsT.-The latest fashion"
announced from Europe is that of
dressing very plainly when going to
church. Some of the ladies Of the first
circles go up to worship in plain cali
CO. 1t is thus sought to encourage
the attendance of the very poor,
who have hitherto withheld their
presence for lack of Sunday clothes.
Year: 1859

OLD STYLE OF, CONTRIBUTION IN
CHuRcHKs.-Dr Palfrey relates in
his history, that in good old colony
times the people, dignitaries and all
marched up to the deacon's pew and
put their money in the box instead of
having that individual come to them
with thepecuniary ark, as is now the
custom. .-sesas ra.tesr
Year: 1859

The Archbishop of Paris refused
to join in the thanksgiving for the
murder of fifteen thousand human be-
ings, nor raise a hymn of joy found
ed on the pain and misery of others"
That is speech worthy to be treas
ured in the memory of every Chris
tian on the face of the earth.
Year: 1859

V The San Francisco Times of
Wednesday of last week contains one
of the severest articles we have ever
met. A few copies of the paper came
to this place, and those few have
been nearly read to pieces by bor-
rowers and lenders. A great many
still have an intense desire to see the
production and we have been reques-
ted by number of our patrons to re-
publish it, for the qualification of their
curiosity. We do SO without note or
comment
Year: 1859

We have received pamphlet entitled "Observa-
tons on Senator Douglass views of Popular Sover-
eighty, as expressed in Harpers Magazine. for Sep
>tember, 1859" This document we will lay before
our readers in our next At present we quote a
notice of it from the N. Y. Times, Black. Republi
can paper with tendencies to conservatism and de-
cency. It says:


1.-THE POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY QUEsrIoN.-The
Constitution of Saturday publishes reply to Sena
tor Douglas views on Popular Sovereignty, filling
SIX columEs of that paper and understood to be
from the pen of the Attorney General, Judge Black.
1t Is clear in its STYLE temperate in tone and exceed
lngy forcble and cogent in argument. The position
presented in this article that of the Democratic
party is that slaves are recognized by the Federal
Consultation as property in States where the local
law so treats them that they remain property
when taken into any State of which the local law
does not forbid their being regarded that Con-
gress has no right to deprive their owners of this
property in the territories other places under its
jurisdiction and that it cannot delegate pow
er which it does not possess neither the Legislature
nor the people of Territory have any authority to
prohibit Slavery within its borders. 1t comedies,
however, that when they come to form a State Con-
stitution they may establish prohibit Slavery as
they see fit Until then they have no power what
ever over the subject.


The positions of the article in the Constitution
are stated with great cleaincss and precision, and
leave no room for misunderstanding or controversy
as to their meaning. Its ability and the cogency of
some of its extracts from former speeches of Judge
Douglas, will probably constrain him to take some
notice of it."
Year: 1859

BosroN Sept. 10.-A specimen of new submarine
telegraph cable of the kind used by Mr. F. N Gis-
borne. in connecting Touloun with Algiers, over
four hundred miles, is on exhibition at the Mer-
chants Exchange. 1t evidently possesses advan-
tages over all other submarine cables yet presented
to the public The distance from Cape Ann to
Yarmouth, N. S. is under two hundred miles,
When this cable is laid there will be an end to the
"New York Associated Press" monopoly, which
now undertakes not only to rule the newspapers of
the United States in regard to the news they shall
receive but even how and over what telegraph line
they shall receive it, pain of being cut off from
the association This line to Yarmouth will render
the press of the United States independent of the
American Telegraph Company and Of the New York
press and will give such newspapers the command
of its own columns again, so as to express without
fear of punishment their Independent opinions upon
matters that the business public concerned with.
1t will break up the most outrageous monopoly and
speculation in teegraphic news which ever afflicted
the country, and throw the telegraphic business
open to enterprise and competition it ought to be-