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Year: 1859

PACIFIC METHODIST CoLLEGr-The Pacific
ExPositor states that the Annual Conference
OF the Methodist Church (South) at its late
meeting in San Francisco, determined to
build up an institution of learning for young
men. The above name was adopted for the
institution Board Of Trustees elected, and
an agent appointed to collect funds. The
pace Is not yet determined upon. 1t is un.
derstood that several towns and districts IN
the interior of the State are cond;3o+o. c.
the honor and advantage of having this in.
shtution established in their midst
Year: 1859

Pray, my lord" said gentleman to a
rather whimsical judge, what is the distiue-
ton between law and equity courts p "Verv
little in the end" replied his lordship; "they
only differ so far as time is concerned At
common law you are done for at once. in
equity you are not so easily disposed Of The
one Is prussic acid, the other is iaudanum
Year: 1859

Much has been said of the Eastern Esculapius' la bors for the sick not half has yet been told of the indomitable perseverance of this singular man. Imbed yith the conviction that Scrofula is the pa rent of disease he has been years engaged in search ing the boundaries of the earth. for it's antidote. Win vast labor he has the products of sea and land through both continents until he has dis covered that combination of remedls which expurg- a this human rot and corruption from the system. This new invention we now offer in our columns nnder the name of AyER's SARsAPARILLA, although effectual than Sarsaparilla. .- Mercantile Journal.
Year: 1859

Tales of scandal as plenty as>back berries just now. The famous Sickles case seems to have bro ken up the great deep of lechcry. and a flood o equally obscene but less tragic occurrences has 'el uged the land The very latest affair is that of d wealthy merchant down town, who found deficit of $lO coo in the account of one of his clerks He called the defaulter to account, and told him that if the money was not at returned he would ar rest and expose him. The clerk mildly informed his employer that he reckoned he should not re- turn the cash, and that he further concluded that he fad sufficient offset. Offset, said the mer- chant ]" what do you mean by offset?" II mean my wife," returned the clerk. Not another word was said about the S10, ,0OO.-7fibune.
Year: 1859

Ar the STORE in NORTH STREET you will

 find the celebrated

 Extract of Roots" CT making Beer. By its use you can make c healthy beverage with little labor and cust. Also can be found

 Woods Hair Restorative" which will give back to the grey and bHld their original beauty. Ii is fine earnest endeavor of those interested in the above Store to keep supply Of the Lest

 c R o c s R 6 that the great markets afford and to sell then ct prices which will please the closest buyer. raaticu,ar attention will be given 'to thOse fn want of

 DRY GOODS. and those who ncxsl of any description will be readily accommodated. And should the sick call or send to us, we have DR U and M E c I V E 0, which will be dispensed with G Te.

 

  To make these things public we occupy small space in this paper
Year: 1859

THE OLD RACER.-At the St Louis Fair,
the veteran race horse Lexington was ex-
hibited on the grounds. A correspondent
of the Union writes of him thus:


"That venerable champion of the turf,
sightless as Milton, has a hold upon the
general affections which age and infrmities
seem but to have strengthened nor have
age and infrmities blunted his indomitable
courage and proud ambition. 1t is said that
as he approached the amphitheater, on the
day of the exhibition, held by four stalwart
men, the tap of the drum-to him the only
signal for the start-given by accident,
threw him into such a fever of excitement
that some of his grooms were violently
dashed against the adjacent trees, and he
himself with difficulty restrained. When
finally he was led into the ring, and the mu-
sic hushed, he trembled like the aspen leaf,
and as he stepped seemed to be walking in
air. Imagining, doubtless, that he troa the
familiar turf, with pointed ears he awaited
the tap of the drum, all the while prancing
as if eager for the contest. Though the
palm of excellence was borne off by another,
it may be safely said that Lexington retains
his position
Year: 1859

These mines continue to attract a large
share ofpublic attention-indeed the people
of the lower country are just beginning to
credit the existence of them, and are being
carried away by an excitement which has
calmed down in Nevada and Sierra counties


where reliable information was had from the
outset. Many citizens of Nevada county
were the first to visit the new mires, and
have made fortunes by TIE operation. The
news continues to be highly favorable. The
opinion we expressed, after personal observ-
alton in Western Utah, that the silver dis
coveries would be numerous and scattered
over wide scope of country, is justified by
recent occurrences. Several new leads have
been found at points widely separated in
different directions, and assays procured
which range from $500 to 81 500, according
to figures published by cotemporary-
While we rejoice at this, and consider it as
fastening the settlement of the embryo ter
ritory of Nevada, affording market for Cal
ifornia produce and rendering certain the
speedy construction of a trans continental
railway, we must yet warn Californians to be
in no haste to abandon the certainties of this
State for the alluring prospects of the silver
mines. The winter season opposes almost
insuperable obstacles to trip across the
mountains, and we expect to hear Of much
suffering amongst those who have indis-
creetly attempted it so late in the year. Those
who wish to go for the qualification of their
curiosity or in search of metallic wealth


should remember the deep SHOWS that block
ade the mountain roads, and delay their
journey until spring. By that time there
will be several stage lines on the route and
all the accommodations for travellers which
are now lacking, so that the trip can be
made safely, quickly and at a small expense.
But no arguments ought to be needed to
persuade people to stay at home until more
propitious season. The immense quartz
ledges which we have heretofore described
cannot all be prospected for several years
nor will they fail to remain where they are
until another summer opens; so that those
who wait till then are as likely to find new
Potosis as though they were seeking them
now through rain, wind and snow. Mean
while, the impatient ones can CRAFTY their
adventurous dispositions by running tunnels
into the numerous spurs and hills Tying up
the Ridge as yet unprospected. There are
fortunes buried nearer home than Washo,
which only await strong arms and coura-
geous perseverance to glitter in the light and
confer comfort and happiness.
Year: 1859

A San Francisco lawyer, Col. James,
thought the payment of a tailor's bill by
Lee, (the mulatto wife murderer) without
being dunned, ought to be taken as proof of
insanity The Judge thought in the law
yer's case, such an incident would be proof
of insanity.
Year: 1859

Negotiations are still pending between the
Eureka Lake Ditch Co. and DIR. Weaver, in
relation to the purchase, by the latter, of the
Poor Mans Ditch. Should this be effected,
as it is thought it will be, water is sure to
be plentiful and cheap at a comparatively
early day, and Columbia Hill, in common
with large extent of mining country sur
rounding it, will enter Immediately upon a
career of prosperity.
Year: 1859

Be GENTLE AT oME.--Thele are


few families, we imagine, anywhere.
in which love is not abused as furnish


ing the license for impolitcness. A
husband, father or brother. will speak
harsh words to those he loves best, and
those who love him best, simply be,
cause the security of love and family
pride keep him from getting his head
broken. 1t is a shame that a man will
speak more impolitcly, at times, TO his
wife or sister, than he would to any
other female, except low and vicious
one. 1t is thus that the honest aliec-
tions of a mans nature prove TO be a
weaker protection to a woman in the
family circle that the restraints Of So
cicty, and that a woman usually is in
debtcd for the Kindness and politcness
OIL HE 10 lh0Sc not belonging To her
own household. Things ought not so
to be. The man who, because it will
not be resented, iniicts his spleen and
bad temper upon those ofhis hearth
stone, is a small coward, aud very
mean man. Kind words are circual.
ing mediums between true gentlemen
and ladies at home, and no polish OK
hibited in society can atone for the
harsh language and disrcspcctfuI
treatment too often INDUCED in be.
tween those bound together by Gods
own ties Of blood, and the still more
sacred bonds Of coujugaI love.
Year: 1859

A lady correspondent of western
paper speaks of a sight she saw re-
Gently that made her smac!; her lips.
1t is a lamentable state of things Tor
the ladies' anywhere TO be compelled
to smack their own lips-particularly
when there are SO many gentlemen
who would gladly save them that
trouble,
Year: 1859

A lady advertising for husband is
particular to have it understood that
none need apply who are under six
feet" upon which an exchange re.
marks,-


That lady is strongly in favor OF
hymen"
Year: 1859

HARD ifIT.--Somc few evenings
since Minister Of the gospel. whose
congregation had been very much an
noycd by the running to and fro rlads
aud young men. during the hour Of
worship, took occasion, before preach
ing commenced, to give the disturbers
the following hint, which we were
glad to say had good effect:


Before the service commences |
have TO request that the congregation
will remain seated during the time Of
service. There is nothing more an
moving TO IA speaker than for the audi
ence TO be running in and out, while
he is endcavOring 10 gain their attcn-
ton, and present the truths of the
Gospel to tnem." Then turning to
the gallery: 81 know no surer mark Of
a gentleman, than for young man to
respect the comforts and enjoyment OF
those around him, and no more strik-
ing sign of want ofgood manners and
gentilily in young men than to be re-
gardIess olthe pleasure and privileges
of those around them" We need not
say that the shot took effect. and the
congregation were undisturbed that
night.-Rich. Dis.
Year: 1859

CARO.-Iti is a well known fact among med-
cal men, that there has long been wanted a good and
reliable preparation of sARSAPARILLA, as nearly
all that manufactured in the East SPIRITS
and some of them even MERCURY, although protesting
not to do soconsequenty for all cutaneous diseases,
etc. they are injurious instead Of beneficial Now in
the preparation we offer to the public we are willing
TO show the receipt TO any one-no matter who-DoC-
TOR OR NO DooroR-as every man has right to know
what he is taking
Year: 1859

oid Lew Allen used to 90 tin peddling in his
younger days. at which business he aecumu-
lated quite a fortune before he was seven and
twenty The neighbors Of the borough where
he finally settled, as the proprietor Of a pretty
large farm, would often insinuate that Allen
mad not been any too honest in gathering to-
gether his riches. and such was the fact A
fellow sinner has since revealed some of the old
mans youthful short comings and over goings
snd there was one dodge" OF his So original
that 1t Is worth mention 1t was this
Wherever our dealer in tin ware chanced to
put up for the night, he was pretty sure to
make his way TO the best bed in the house
From this bed he would take a bag full of fea-
theirs, fetching in bag from the cart for that
purpose, and cOntrivo to smuggle out the same
and get 1t slowed away in his . kit" before any
one was stirring. This proceeding giving him
several pounds of good geese feathers every
day, did not little towards swelling the profits
oil his business, and We are assured that it was
only one OF many similar practices in which he
indulged


On one occasion Allen slept in bed which
was very scanty-a diminutiye bed, bed of
few feathers, but all il contained we're - live
geese, and unusually good at that. The spec
ulatIve TIN ware merchant thought it would be
rather small business to take away feathers
from ease containing few-in short, that
his only sensible mode of procedure was to take
the entire bed. He accordingly rose before
tno sun anu commenced showing III out OF the
rear window, with the intention TO go down on
account Of - that ere collie" and stow it away
before any one WAS up" But, as ill luck
would have it. the host had arisen, and was out
under the window gathering some light chips
and fuel for the morning fire, and when he saw
the bed blooming up" in such an unnatural
position, and just ready to fall to the ground,
he cried out to the peddler:


"HallOa there. stranger! what are Won doino7'


The astonished operator" saw that he was
caught in the act, but his ready wit helped
him out.


"DOing?" he rejoined, with look full of
wrath, as he thrust his head out and took
survey of the field, "I guess some of these in
fernal bed-bugs will soon find out what L am
about-haven't slept wink all night"


With this, he let'' the bed out of the win
dow, and went down to the wOod-pile, from
whence he took club, and gave the bed such
beating Herewith would have been fatal
to any sort of creeping thing ensconsced
therein He then took it back to his room.
and looked 40 ''darned honest at breakfast
that the host didn't charge him but half-price
for lodgings, and took it all in ':tn -
Year: 1859

PROBABLE DISCOVERY OF NOAH ) ARK-It
appears that In the eastern portion of the good
old State. whose staple productions are pitch
tar, turpentine ard lumber some remarkable e
tOsll discoveries have been recently made,
among which is what appeared to be portion
Of u vessels deck. some forty feet in length.
and bearing close resemblance to Ignite. The
time has been, says the Mobile Confederation
when the discovery of such a remarkable fossil
liferous specimen would have set all the geolo-
gists and psychologists of the country on their
heads; but at this enlightened period of the
worlds history, when the duty of not only man
aging but explaining all things terrestrial has
dey1lved upon a class of mon known az editors,
1T eIcites no surprise; for the simple reason that
whatever occurs on the earth or whatever is
discovered above or beneath, or in the waters
around it, is certain of n speedy and satisfac-
tory solution. See how easily and humorous
ly. the editor of the Wilmington Herald settles
this fossil matter:


How this yeStige of human labor and human
art came there, is question


We understand that some erudite geOlOgists
say that somewhere in Bladen county is found
the oldest known geological formation in the
world If this be so, if this be the Oldest part of
the world, ii must, Of course have been the first
ready for the residence of man. and the first
occupied by him; ergo, the Garden of Eden WAS
somewhere in the Cape Fear region. which was
then better fruit growing country than it is
now. We think Adam must have settled
somewhere around this way, for all the people
claim to be descended from him.


If Adam and Eve started in life in Eastern
North Carolina, it is not probable that Noah
had wandered very far from the old homestead
This suppositiOn gains strength when we con-
sIder how Noah pitched his ark. Where else
could lie have got 80 much or 80 good pitch or
other naval stores TO pitch her within and with
out! Following up this train Of reasoning
why should not these human remains have come
down from Noah-bc, in fact, portions of his
ark To be sure, the absence CT Mount Ararat
is little in our way, but when We get to be as
philnsOphcally regardless of all fact that stand
in the way Of our hypothesis as arc the great
AgassiE and the ighty Emmons, and the other
stone.breakers, We won't mind little tribes
like this
Year: 1859

How THEY GET GOLD AT PIKE PEAK-This
story is true, and the truth is always beautiful ::


Young gentlemen afflicted with the Pike 3
Peak fever will be interested in the following
statement from n reliable gentleman in the new
I'll Dorado Of the manner of gathering gold in
the diggings. man takes a frame work of
heavy timbers, built like a stone boat the bot
tom OF which il composed of heavy iron rasps
This frame work is hOisted up to the top of the
Peak, and the man gets on and slides down the
side OF the mountain. As he goes swiftly down
the rasps on the bottom of the frame work
scrape oil the gold in immense shavings which
curl up OH the machine, and by the time the
man gets to the bottom, nearly a ton of gold is
following him. This is the common manner of
gathering it,


Another plan is to bore hole in the side
Of the mountain, and ill il with coal and btu
men. A rousing fire is then built and the pro
prietOrs sit around and - blow it." Shortly,
the gold begins to soften and melt, when quickly
a stream of molten gold, as thick as your leg
runs out through the fire, and is caught in
mOulds Of sand made for the purpose, from
whence the gold comes in sheets eight or ten
feet square. OF the thickness of first class boiler
iron. Gold is too plenty here, in fact. A paper
Of tobacco will buy two tons of it.


- am turning my attention to something
different. / have found in the Gulch from
which date this letter, Jumps Of gold nearly
as large as a hand-sled, fairly encrusted with
diamonds. have dropped the gold business
since, and have been steadily laboring in the
diamond department. You will not believe
me. perhaps, but il is a solemn fact that have
already collected bin full of diamonds, nearly
as large ss your fst-mOre or less among them
are over a hundred larger than piece of head
cheese.
Year: 1859

Little Willie is dead |! Step lightly as you
cross the threshold, for sorrow has found en-
trance there, and nought but gentleness
should greet her. There are stricken hearts
there, and as they look back a few short
months, they remember how they were glad
dened by the merry voice and sparkling eye
of the little prattler; and how often they
dreamed of bright future for him but it is
all over with now, and from that broken
household comes the wall of anguish as they
look for the last time on the little form lying
so still IN the cold embrace of death.


There will come hours of loneliness, when
they will miss even more keenly than now,
the presence of one who came like a ray Of
sunshine to their hearth, and then vanished.
Oh ye who have never lost loved one,-ye
who can gather them all round you ard say,
not one link is gone which. binds together
the home circle" We can not measure the
depth of wo which wrings those loving
hearts till the destroyer comes in your midst.


Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in
thy sight" The man Of God sought to bring
consolation to those bereaved ones, but it was
hard in that hour to learn the lesson of sub
mission Can you not say thus 2'' he ask
ed, as he mingled his tears with theirs: 'Lit
tie Willie is free from earth's trials, is it moi
sweet to feel that one Of your household is ir
heaven ?''


! All! the darkest cloud may have a silve,
lining, and their hearts are thrilled with JOY
as they remember that they shall meet agail
| in a land where all tears shall be wiped away
In heaven the household band may be reu
nited, and the chain never more be broken
Chicago CAristian Times. va 81 III g
Year: 1859

The high water has done great deal of
damage to private and public property. In
some of the houses the floors have been raised
and even torn up, and the walls injured. The
footwalks on Third Street bridge will have to
be repaired. The water is too high to ascer-
tain whether the new sewer at the mouth of
Beargrass has received any damage.


The cellars are yet full of water, and per-
SONS cahnost be too careful in walking along
Water Street, especially after night The
doors over some of them are not very secure.
The cellars in the vacant lots on Fifth and
Water Streets are full of water, and there is
no barrier around them.


The covering Of the pump at the foot Of the
alley between Third and Fourth Streets is torn
of, and it is full of water.7-s.aG n rc-aE


The high wind which has prevailed will dry
the sediment left by the river in the streets
and alleys very quickly, and the Street In
spectors should set large force at once to
remove it. The gas lights on Strader's wharf
should be Immediately replaced, as the bridges
are in bad condition, and large number of
boats make their landing at that wharf.-Lou-
isville Journal.
Year: 1859

A Canadian friend of ours was telling us
the other day how he managed to break a IA
vorite horse of his of one trick, that of break
ing his halter whenever he was fastened in the
stable. Our friend placed the animal in ques-
ton in stable that stood exactly on the edge
of high bluff some thirty feet above the ST.
Lawrence. AS usual, so soon as he was left
alone, our pony broke halter, backed out of
the stable door, and, as necessary conse-
quence, tumbled heels over head into the river.
disappeared below the surface with the impe.
tus and gravitation of his fall. He was next
seen swimming for dear life, and heading in
shore. He landed in a dripping condition, and
was easily secured. Doubtless he pondered
gravely over the lesson, for ever afterwards
he never made the slightest attempt to break
his halter. The philosophy of dealing with
horses, and perhaps with nobler animals, is to
fight them with their own weapons, to let
them be punished by their own vices IF
If your pony has trick of backing, back
him quarter of a mile; if he stops tie him
fast to the place from twelve to twenty-four
hours, without food or water, and he will be
glad to obey you when you next call onShiln.
-Adcocate.
Year: 1859

The New York Tribune pays the following
lust tribute to two of our most distinguished
members of Congress:


And here, in closing let us pay tribute
gratitude to two Members of this Congress
for their service at the late Session. Where
so many did we'll it may seem invidious to
specify; but we feel that no true Republican
will dispute the Justice of our award to Sena-
tor Wade of Ohio and Mr. Grow of Pennsyl-
yania of the highest honors. Mr.. Wade has
hitherto evinced an intrepidity, an energy and
a devotedness rarely equaled and never ex-
celled: in our Judgment, in his efforts for the
Homestead bill, for the Agricultural College
bill, for Retrenchment, for Human Freedom
in short, fol- every good word and work-he
this Session has excelled even his own former
services. The rights and interests of Free La
Dor have seldom had a more clear sighted and
effective, and never more, whole-souled,
champion in Congress than old Ben. Wade
And Mr.. Grow whom we have seldom praised,
and never greatly admired, has this Session
evinced fertility of resource, a commandfof
parliamentary tactics, a promptitude in seizing
an opportunity, wisdom in act and a brevity
of speech, such as have rarely been exhibited
on that floor The passage of the Homestead
bill under Mr.. Grows leadership would OF it.
self have sufficed to confer honorable distinc;
ton; single mistaken motion, moments
hesitation, would have enabled its adversaries
to interpose debate and delay, and thus have
endangered its passage, if not ensured its de-
feat. So the Senate's attempt to force the
House to raise the Rates of Postage was met
by Mr. Grow in a manner and spirit that at
once decided the contest-decided it in such
| way that, should an Extra Session be re-
quired, the responsibility will clearly rest on
Toombs, Mason and Pierce-an Administra'
tion men-who, on point of mere will, in
sisted on defeating the Post Office Appropria
ton bill and thus subjecting the public ser
vice to serious embarrassment. We rejoice
that Mr. Grow is member of the next House


where Pennsylvania will make quite another
figure than in the last, especially at its close