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Year: 1859

How CoFFAE CAME TO BE UsED.-It is some.
what singular to trace the manner in which
arose the use of the common beverage-cof-
fee-without which some persons, in any half
or wholly civilized country in the world.
would seem hardly able to exist. At the
time Columbus discovered America, it had
never been knc wn or used 1t only grew in
Arabia and Upper Ethiopia. The discovery
of its uses as a beverage is ascribed to the
superior of a monastery in Arabia, who was
desirous of preventing the monks from sleep
ing during nocturnal services, so made them
drink the infusion Of coffee, upon the report
of some shepherds who had observed that
Their fiocks were more lively after browsing
on the fruit of that plant. Its reputation
spread through the adjacent countries and in
about two hundred years it reached Paris
A single plant brought there in 17l4 became
the parent stalk of all the French coffee plan


tations in the West Indies The extent of
the coffee consumption can hardly be real
lied. The United States, alone, annually
consumes it at the cost, on its landing, Of
from fifteen to sixteen million dollars. You
may know the Arabia OF Mocha, the best of
coffee, by its small bean of a dark yellow
color The Java and East Indian, the next
in quality, are larger and of paler yellow.
The West Indian and Rio has blush or a
grecnish-gray tint.-S f. Prices Current
Year: 1859

We hear great complaint, on every hand,
this place from below. 1t is frequently the
case that the letters and papers mailed from
San Francisco and Sacramento do not arrive
at this city before II, l and o'clock in the
night, whereas they should arrive regularly
at least by 2 or o'clock in the day. This is
owing to the fact that the mails at this sea-
son are transported by steamers instead Of
stages. Stages can arrive here at any season
in the year, as a general thing, by or
o'clock, P. NJ, but the steamboats, are neces
samly delayed by the bad condition of tn,
river channel and the crcuitous windings
and greater distance that they have to trav
el. The distance from here to Sacramento is
forty miles, and should be traversed in lit
tie over six hours, and at least in eight or ten
hours during the worst stages of the road
The contract for the transportation of these
mails is in the hands of the California Stage
Company and the terms Of the contract are
that they shall carry the mails in stages dur
ing the dry season, but, after the rainy sea
son sets in, by steamer or other conveyance.
They find it cheaper to transport the mails,
we suppose, by steamers than by stages, and
consequently as soon as the rain sets in,
whether the roads be bad or not, employ the
steamboats, to do the work for them. Now,
we have no fault to fin with the California
Stage Company for doing this. They do
what is legitimately within the provisions of
their contract, and what any other Company
would do under like circumstances. AS long
as they fulfil the obligations of their contract
they cannot be blamed. But, no such CON
tract should ever have been made with them
by the Postmaster G eneral The contract for
transporting the mails should require them to
be carried by stages at all seasons of the
year, and a change in this respect should i'm.
mediately be made, if at all practicable
There is no reason why stages should not
run between here and Sacramento, through
the whole year, as we'll as from here to Shas.
ia. Why not? The obstacles are not whit
greater, and the compensation we have been
Informed is amply sufficient


The arrival of letters and papers at so i'm
portant point in the State as this, so many
hours behind the reasonable and proper time,
is a nuisance too annoying to be borne with
any degree of patience, and the trouble should
be remedied at once.


emakc these remarks in no spirit of hos
tility to the California Stage Company, al
though we should not hesitate to denouncc
them at any time that they seemed to deserv,
it. We only complain that SO prominent a
| point in California as this city should be sub
jected to such annoyances. We are willing


while we are upon this subject, to give tn,
California Stage Company the credit of hav
! ing in some instances done euen more thar
their contract required, for they have carried
daily mails where they were only requir ed tc
carry weckly, and so far they showed a liber
al spirit and are entitled to the thanks Of tn,
public.
Year: 1859

Us The owner of about one hundred and
fifty thousand bricks in this city, informs us
that we were mistaken in stating, as we did
yesterday, that brick were scarce. We
shouldn't think it was very scarce article
with him, anyhow
Year: 1859

GAs-This article was introduced into the
City Hall and Station House last evening
and both the places presented a brilliant
appearance The City Hall was lighted by
the Marshal merely for the purpose Of tsst-
ing the apparatus, which was fonnd to work
well
Year: 1859

Tar NAII.-A stranger was examining the
front wall Of the partially destroyed Newton
House yesterday, and seeing no reason why 1t
shouldn't fall asked why it did not. Weegates
solennly insured him that The wall Was "alto-
gether too light to fall" It should be pulled
down nevertheless, and not be permitted to be
restored in its former condition. as indeed it
nerer should have been built 1t first.
Year: 1859

While the almost unanimous voice
of the Press Of the country is in con-
demnalion of Sickles. for becoming
rcconciIed to his wife, there is one
which even applauds the act. The
Providence Post says:


1--WE do not know how guilty Mrs,
Sicklcs was. Our belief is. however,
that three Of every six Of the men,


and not a few OF the women, who


would hunt her to destruction, are as
guilty to-day, as she is or was. Like
all other womcn--wc will rot make


Il single cXccpjioo--Mrs. SickIcs. prob,
ably. delighted in making conqueats.
She had vanity, just as every other
woman has vanity. 1t pleased her
va0ity, as it does the vanity OF every
oibcr woman, to have u Phillip Bar
ton Key pay homage to her. she
meant no harm-po>sibIy be meant
nonc--whcn She commenced to re.
ccivc his alteration. But at last she
Was caught; she found herself the vic,
Tim OF q romantic love affair; became
infatuated with man she ought to
have $purncd from her presence, and
was lost.


The whole secret OF her ruin lies
just here. She went into lashiona-
bic society, and carried her heart into
it. CHE latter she ought TO have left
at homc) She lound it fashionable
to receive attention from almost any
body sooner than her husband. She
found that she must make all her prct-
ty speeches to such men as Key, and
not TO Mr.. Sckles ; that she must be
all sweetness TO acquaintances, and as
dumb as a stone to her husband
Fashion required this, and but few
women, no matter what professions
they make at home, dare defy fashion,
or want TO defy it. in society. The
husband prmitted the "civiIities,'
and the worship, and the soft nonsense
to go on. Perhaps his heart bIed
sometimes; but he dared not say so;
and probably he had confidence that
his wlc's heart, all the while, was in
the right place, aud that the billing
and cooling OF fashionable society was
just what it pretended to be--a sham.
BY and by he found his mistake and
in fit Of desperation he shot the man
whom fashionable society had made
the scducer of his wife, or the man
who had been scduced by his wife and
fashionable society.


Now Mr.. SiCkIes goes back to his
wife, and we applaud him for it. or
course he is satisfied OF the sincerity
Of her repentance, or he would not
go back to her. But satisfied Of this,
his return only asserts his own strong
devotion. and his willingness to for.
give a false step. There is more joy
ever one sinner that rcpcnteth, than
ninety and nine just men made per-
feet" He could never be happy
alone and far better it is, that he
should share her fate, and meet the
OF false friends. than that
a family should be forever separated
and ruined. No doubt those who will
desert him and sneer at him, would
have been very glad to visit his wife
in her scclusion aud offer her consoa-
ton. He does well TO turn his back
upon them, and become the protec-
tor and defender of one who might
have exclaimed long ago, My pun
ishment is greater than can bear
Year: 1859

A schoolmaster as punishment to
one of his pupils for using profane
language, ordered him to take a pair
Of tongs and watch hole in the
hearth until he caught mousse
The boy took the tongs and demurely
waited for the visitor. Directly after
he saw a mouse peeping out of the
hole. Cautiously placing leg of the
tongs on either side of the hole he
the mouse, and triumphantly
swinging it aloIt; exclaimed, "By
Cd, I've got him."
Year: 1859

An exchange paper thinks it very
foolish in young man TO commit sui
eide on account Of disappointed hopes
and unrequiItcd Iovc--that "hc ought
to fad consolation in the true scnti
meat Of the poet that


"GOM is of this world the God


Lore is an empty name;


1t once in woman's heart abode,


But fed away in shame"


1t is foolish in u man, young or old,
to put an cnd to his own existence
just because Ibis or that lady refuses
to take him for better or worse, but
we cannot believe that


"Lore is an empty name,'


There is yet much true love in the
world. Because a good woman can
not love a scape-goat who is not love.
". is no reason why people should say
she cannot love at all. There is not
"A viltuous woman on earth who is in
capable Of loving. Only let "the right
man" come along, and her affections,
warm as a noon in mid August, will
entwi1e themselves round him like
the ivy round the oak. The chap who
kills himself all for love is not OF the
stripe to walk into a true woman's
affections. He is a coward. A gem
uine woman has no use for such a
man. She wants one who has the
independence to bear everything bat
dishonor and disgracc--one who needs
no disappointment, but who meets the
trials Of l;iG like an eagle.


And while talking about marrying,
love, &C., let US give what an exchange
says in its advice TO bachelors. 1t
says:


III you intend to marry-if you
thinl. your happiness will be increas,
ed and your interest advanced by mat
rimony-bc sure and Look where you
are going. Join yourself in union
with no woman who is selfish, for she
will sacrifice you-wiih no one who
is tickle, for she will become estrang-
ed-have nought to do with a proud
one, for she will despise you-nor
with an extravagant one, for she will
ruin you. Leave coquette to the
fools who hutter around her let her
own freside accommodate a s;cld.-
Come not near a woman who is slat-
ternly. Tor she will disgust you: and
flee from one who loves scandal, as
you would from sold Mex himself !
Year: 1859

MIR. SLATTER:


Your article in the Homo Journal,
lew weeks since, relative to tho Allan.
thuseS that are growing up all over our
town was very good, and do hope will
commend itself TO the consideration of
every person who has one on his prcmi.
soS. They are very ugly, and emit an
clluvia that is anything but pleasant or
healthy. Hundreds of them are to be
found growing up along the streets, and
that they will seriously affect the health
of our community, | have not a doubt.
believe know Of several instances OF
fever produced by them.


Yours Truly,


CITIZEN.
REMARKs.--We certainly agree with
"Citizen" that the Alianthus is an ug.
ly tree, and emits very unpleasant
smell, yet we do not know as to their
deletcrious effects upon health
They may produce fever, we don't
know. We gave our opinion Of them
a few weeks since.
Year: 1859

TIE ELASTIC EGG.-Take good anG
sound egg, place it in strong vinegar, and
allow it to remain IL hours /; it will then
become soft and elastic. In this state il
can be squeezed into tolorably vide
mouthcd bottle; when in, it must be Gov
cred with water having some doda in it,
In few hours this preparation will restore
the egg nearly to its original solidity, after
which the liquid should be poured off and
the bottle dried. Keep it as a curiosity to
puzzle your friends for an explanation how
the egg was laid in the bottle
Year: 1859

Democracy in KanSaS.---Each day adds to
the strength of the Democratic Organiza-
ton in Kansas, while the Black Republic
can party is falling to pieces, and its men,
bers seeking some other platform oil which
to rally in their opposition to the will Of
the majority of the people of that Territory.
So notorious is this fact that the editor ol
the Kansas Chief, leading man in the
Bldrk Republican party Of Kansas, makes
the following frank admissions: "The exi
gency of the tunes requires some other or
ganization to combat the Democracy; yet
we are at loss to know what kind Of an
organization will best answer the great end
for which it is designed. We are not fully
persuaded that the Republican organizA
ton Woald answer the purpOse-there are
Objectionable features in it, aud grcaI
prejudice exists against IT.
Year: 1859

A man named Turner, confined in jail at Whining
ton, recently managed to escape from durance, in
company with several of his fellows. He iHlmedi-
atey waited on the Attorney General informed
him Of the Jail delivery and plead in justification
of his conduct that he was afraid if he stad longer
in his apartments he should catch the scarletfever
from woman who was sick With the disease in
cell near him. He was under sentence Of death!
Year: 1859

O7Ted7t5


Though much Of judge, may say, endorsed
by friends who that the Aromatic Valley Whiskey the
very poetry Of sod MouongaheIs" manufactured by VIM. H
Daily unequaled for Purity and Flavor by any in the
market.
Year: 1859

UNION SALooN.-This Saloon, kept by Har-
ry Dougherty and Ab Johnston. at No. 81 d
street is getting up reputation for keeping
none but pure and unadulterated liquors
which fact, when once it becomes generally
known. will cause rush to the Union
which it will do Harry and Alb good to be
hold Unadulterated liquors. Well, it ma,
lie so, but we would rather see than hear o
it, and go more on tasting the "stuff thar
either seeing or hearing-just to be certain
There is nothing like being cock.sure of q
"pint" when on the liquor question, these
times.
Year: 1859

PROPOSED RESTORATION OF CAPITAL PUNISH
MENT IN MIcHGAN-The Detroit Advertiser
says:


"The recent murders and homicides in this
State have given rise TO the belief amongst a
large class Of our citizens that the abolition
of capital punishment has led to a rapid in
crease Of that crime, and that its restoi alton
is the only restraint that can be successfully
interposed to check the evil. Accordingly,
petitions are in circulation in favor of the old
system Of blood for blood"
Year: 1859

THE REAsoN.-The S. F. National com
menting on the refusal of Hon. d. H. Sickles,
member of Congress from New York, to ac-
cept the challenge of DR.. Tucker or to chal--
lenge Secretary Tucker, who has denounced
him as liar. proceeds to quote several arti-
cles from the New York papers wherein the
conduct of Sickles is pronounced cowardly,
and adds some sarcastic reflections on the in
justice of public opinion on this subject
which at one time condemns duelling and at
another denounces a man as a coward be
cause he refuses to accept or to give chal-
lenge. The National hardly does justice to
the true character of the spirit exhibited by
the New York press towards Sekles. Public
sentiment in that State, as in all the other
northern States, is opposed to dueling, but Mr.
Sickles having always pretended to recognize
'the code" and studiously conveyed the idea
that he would fight upon provocaton, the
papers now say that. according to the code
which he recognizes he is bound to fight or
acknowledge himself coward. Whether
they do him justice or not in this, we cannot
say, as We have not become sufficiently ac-
quainted with the merits of the case to make
up an opinion as to whether it is really ne
cessary to his honor that he should fight or
not
Year: 1859

The WAND AFFAR.-Wc learn from the
Union that Mr. Wand, who shot himself some


time since in consequence of a domestic diff
Guilty has recovered sufficiently to be enabled
to take outdoor exercise at will His wife,
who still lives separate and apart, is, we un-
dersmnd, on the point of filing bill for a
divorce, based on his attempt to kill her.
Year: 1859

CHAMBKR6BUR0, Oct. Il 1850


Our community were considerably excited to-day by
the appearance at noon Of one Of the ugves from Har
per's Ferry, supposed to be Cook. gentleman from
Quincey overlook the ON the road leading from
Waynesborough TO this place. md essrfcu MN some dis
tance IN his buggy. When about three miles from
the got Of the vehicle under pretence Of taking
another road About hour afterwards the gentleman
raw him upon one Of streets. He informed
two others, who tracked him TO a house at
man as guard the other went OF for assistance but
before he returned the escaped at the Of the
house, passing through garden At the foot orthe gar
den blanket, containing Sharp's rie unloadcd was
found and this rife known 10 have been Cooks
possession. Immediate pursuit was made by q number
Of men, but no trace could be discovered The blanket
was marked "E H." and, together with the ride is
now in Sheriff Browns possession The man has other
weapons.


past week. at the house through which the passed.
but she denies that he is her husband The general
impression however, is that II him. He had on a
black slouched hat, high crowned, somewhat faded
black frock coat with outside pockets light brown pants
very large, heavy boots and red and white striped
calico shirt He is about five feet six inches high
saow complexion, light bair cut straight behind
and light sandy beard and mousache His general appear
ance very rough and shabby. Parties are now in
pursuit Of him, and others will leave in the morning. It
supposed that other fugitves the neghborhood
Efforts being raade To ferret them out and If
caught there will be favor protection extended
them by any Of our citizens
Year: 1859

The LIE SUEUR COUNTY MuRDER.-Much
indignation was expressed freely about town,
yesterday, when the morning papers laid be-
fore their readers the particulars of the out
rageous murder of Rheinhart, by a mob of
men in Lexington. 1t was everywhere brand
ed as cowardly murder, and it remains to
be seen whether the rest of the State repudi-
ates this stigma brought on US, or acquiesces
in the outrage by not branding it in befitting
terms.


We learn, privately, that the story of the
men being from abroad, Rice county, is all
stuff. They were bona fide LIE Sueur county
men disguised, though it is true that some
were Irish. These were allowed to do the
dirty and brutal part of the murder, being
most fit for it, while the others abetted it by
not preventing it in the least.


Let our State Government, if we have one,
take the matter in hand, and see that the thir-
ty or forty murderers are brought tojustice. 1t
is plain that they never can be by the LIE
Sueur county authorities, and the outrage is
one too great to be passed by, or to permit the
perpetrators to go unwhipt of justice.
Year: 1859

but we never shall. l call that man visionary


who says So call him visionary who thinks


the world will stand still because he does.


(Applause.) How long ago would it have


been considered visionary to speak OF mans


going to church in Liverpool on Sunday and


in Halifax the next Sunday? How long ago
would it have been considered visionary to
consider St. Paul Qrom which place my
friend, Mr.. Yorke, has just arrived as the
head waters of the Mississippi? How long
ago would that man have been considered
visionary, aye mad, who had forseen the work
ing powers of the telegraph? Crremendous.)
see the words Galway" and British Co
lumbia" at each end of your bill. That IS
but type of the new scale by which we
measure distances at the present day. There
is a territory between them equally in size to
about one half of Europe, which needed only
the hand of man to be converted from wild
erness into garden, and l believe the race
who inhabit this country are the men to do
II
Year: 1859

This body has adjourned, leaving large
number of important cases argued before them
undecided, on the plea that two of the Judges
had private business which called them out
of the State for two or three months. and suit
ors could defer their private business better
than their Most Highness' could! The law
yers and suitors are thereupon bowling all
over town like man with dose of Califor-
MIA brandy inside of him. We shall have
word to say about this Court in day or two,
and perhaps there will then be bowling in an
other quarter.
Year: 1859

A communication from some unfortunate
suitor before the late Supreme Court, has
been received. He desires to be informed,
whether the court or his attorney, must be
blamed by him for no decision in his case be-
ing had and says he is absolutely suffering
in consequence Of the postponement and de-
lay. We will give his complaint tomorrow; !;
and the best answer in our power to make to
Year: 1859

The hue and cry put forth by the Pioneer
in regard to the forged endorsements on our
new city orders, is pure bosh. Nothing of
the kind is possible, unless they were exc
cuted in their own Office. May be on that
score, there is some truth in it, as they seem
to be the only ones who know anything about
it. That's a " stop thief" arrangement
Year: 1859

~ The Pensions proposed by the Bill
now pending in Congress are not confined to
those injured in the service, nor even to those
who have been in actual service-but are to
be granted to all who were enrolled, even if
they never left home. Each mans pension,
tor life to be equal to the full pay Of the rank
he then held. In other words, we should have
TO pay the yearly maintenance of large
standing army, and yet receive from it none
OF the. hens6tS Of m, army. sxsvoa .oasAy
Year: 1859

SWIyDLING STRASGER.--Teste terday, a
Nirginian, recently from the Old dominion,
was met at the Arcade Hotel by an oily
confidence Of the stranger, and prevailed upon
him to accompany him to the vicinity of the
Girerd College, where they met a man who
called, which he displayed, and offered to bet
any gentleman two hundred dollars that the
hall wa. not inside. The Virginian's pretend
ed friend advised him to take the fellow up,
saying that he was sure to win. Acting upon
the advice of one he confided in, he advanced
his whole pile, and lost, of course At the re-
quest of his companion, who was an accom-
plice of the other, twenty dollars of the two
hundred We're returned to him, leaving one
hundred and eighty dollars to be divided
among the philadelphia Ledger.
Year: 1859

POSTMASTER RARREsTED.-John Glass Post
master at New Brighton, Pa, was arrested on
Friday night, charged with making coun terfeit
coin He was taken 10 Pittsburg and gave
$500 bail for his appearance before the term
OF the United States District Court. 1t is al
ledged that he paid counterfeit coin to n man
who was set to trade with him in the desire. or
with the expectation. OF getting the bogus
money Counterfeit coin is said to have been
found on his premises in considerable quanti-
Year: 1859

A FEMALE MACHINIsT.-Mrs Ball, in
speech before the Boston Woman's Rights
Convention, read a letter giving an account of
young girl in Delaware, whose father was
machinist She was very desrous of learning
her fathers business. On being allowed to
enter the shop. she showed great ability, and
made SO rapid advance as TO enable her on The
occasion of her fathers death, not many years
after TO take charge of the business. Her
younger listers and brothers have learned the
trade from her, and she is now prosperous
machinist keeping the business of her father,
and teaching her younger and dependent
brothers, and presenting n living witness to
the wisdom of allowing girl perfect freedom
in the choice of an ayocation.