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Year: 1859

TMr. n. p. Willis, in a letter in The
Home Journal, gives an entertaining ae-
count of visit made, while on recent
tour In Virginia, to one of the First Fam
lilies which make that State illustrious aud
are her never ceasing boast. Mr.. Willis,
of course, does not see, at least does not
say that he sees, any natural sequence
here to the existence Of slavery, but 9TH
ers recognize in such story one of the
inevitable results of the Southern institu-
ton, and which, common enough there, We
might seek the world over in vain to find
anywhere else.-EE A. S, Standard !


In conversation with gentleman whom
we met, as to tho decay OF families with
great names, be mentioned neghbor of
bis by the way of illustration; and, on m
expressing curiosity to see SO marked
an instance of oblivious life, he kindly Of
fered, while my companions we're called
elsewhere, to be my guide as well as to
furnish the excuse for visit. OF course,
in describing an incident of this kind, |
can neither give place nor name, SO | will
merely designate the object of our curios-
ity as Mr.. X, and my obliging guide as
Mr.. A.


Furnishing ourselves with sticks as a
defence against the savage dogs that
we're known to guard the premises, We
left the road and took our way across
several rudely fenced lots. the only ac-
cess to his dwelling being by thus climb
ing the rails and striking Decline for
the distant chimney. OF the old family
estate We were thus crossing, and which
consisted of hundred acres or more, nc
reasonable sum would probably buy any
portion. The present tenant and holder
OF the name Zone of the most aristocratic)
manages, after his fashion, to live upo1
it; and all be wants, of the remainder OF
creation, is to sell just SO much OF the
Year: 1859

ifho would Sc nd for them the ne xt u orning.
And to lise two well born human beings,
who by no means think themselves poor,
but who have gradually forgotten the
world and its artificial wants aud usages,
till they positively prefer to thus burrow
in the perfectly cOntented, too, with
their worse than brute animal condition
As | said before, it is picture of what
good blood can staguate down to, which
is worth recording for the philOpher on
human life.
Year: 1859

MINING PRoDUcT.--Andcrson, Brown & Co.'S
claim. on the hill south of Oregon Gulch. turned
out the very handsome sum of So ,537, the result
Of the labor of four men since January though
there was but FIVE weeks work done on the claim
because Of want of water and the extreme cold
in February and March. They obtain water from
Clear Guch, and will be able to continue wash
ing until the middle of June. Thos Motherwell
Co. own the adjoining claim, but have not
cleaned UP.
Year: 1859

DAINGERFIELD.-Judge DaingerGeld will be
candidate for reelection. Little else remains to
be said we do not know where his opponents are
to come from, or who questions his fitness for the
office. We do not know man, in all our ac-
quaintance more admirable in character or rela-
bic and just in judgement.
Year: 1859

\ SINGULAR CAsE-A case Of rather singu-
lar character was tried at court last week
Some time ago lady, the wife of the postmaster
at Salem got the of the G. {. d G.. Rail
road at Crestline, intending to 90 to Salem. She
had with her couple of small children When
the conductor came round for tickets she offered
him a ragged and soilcd one dollar BILL which he
refused to take. saying it worthless The lady
said it ali the money she had and that it was
good. She then told ty the conductor that
she must get off when she got to Shelby, which
she did Oh the arrival OF the train At the station
she advised by some gentlemen to get on the
train again it being only five miles further to Sa
lem This she dtd, and when the conductor again
came around and found her without any money
than what was before offered, he stopped the train
aud put the lady off. The day was cold. aud a
drizzIiny rain had made it quite muddy, and having
over half mile to walk for shelter, the lady and
the Youngest child took Il severe cold which, after
Il sickness of over two months resulted Ill the death
OF the latter. Suit WAS brought for damages, and
after protracted trial, the jury rendered verdict
for plaintiff of six hundred and fifty dollars
Wun<Feld Ucr00.
Year: 1859

THE ADVANTAGE OF DEBT.-A dashlng young
woman having written to her absent husband for
the to pay off "a few small debts" received
in reply the following fiscal and philosophc advice


NJ Denr Chicken Never attempt to get out
Of debt. The woman who owes no O y is POOR,
miserable being, nobody manfests any interest in
her welfare--nobody continental cent,
whether she lives or dies.-She is lean. hungry,
and generally poor and wited as were the
pinfeathers on Jobs turkey. Look at our great
men, they are all debtors-owe everybody; our
men of science, our authors, sensation ministers
all the entire cohort Of them are deeper in debt
than haraohs army were in the Red Sea. Debt
cnroble. a woman; gives her more expanded and
liberal view Of human nature; makes her energetic,
healthy and active, and keeps her moving
especially if she never pays rent Or anything else
Nothing will cure the consumptlve quicker than
good strong dose of debt. properly taken. TO
owe, is human; tn pay, divine. Therefore. until
woman becomes superhuman she shouldn't attempt
to emulate divinity. The science Of payment-the
true modern science is-get in debt to somebody
enough to pay somebody else whom you owe. BY
this means, you avoid getting out of debt, and yet
maintain reputation of paying.-lhe greatness
of a nation increases with its national debt. Make
a note Of this at ninety days.


Your indebted husband, j. Is.
Year: 1859

Some German philosopher has demonstrated to
his entire satisfaction that the excessive humidity
of the last year arises from the fact that the earth
is gradually increasing its distance from the sun,
and that in the course Of time, after going through
the drowning process, shall get away OFT on the
outer circle OF the universe, and become vast
globe of ice, erybody of course being frozen to
death. Having got far as we can get among
the outsiders, are then to come slowly back
again. and everything will gradually assume the
old position 1t would be poetcal sight, to see
the planets turned into huge snow-balk but still
more agreeable to behold the white robe Of winter
gradually Withdrawn, and the green isles of the
great ocean OF space rejoicing once more In the
sunbeans, and the icy fingers of the dead melting
into life, as the sun wakes them with his tervId
Kiss We are sure the German philosopher would
not object to any resurrection but that revealed i'll
the Scriptures which requires the exercise OF ON
nipotent power and that having frozen US all to
DEATH he will permit us thaw out at some future
age, and to sun ourselves awhile, after the winter
oil discomfort.


But whilst the scientific German has clearly
proved that the earth originally few off from the
sun and is to be turned into vast iceberg, it
has been shown by a paper read before the British
Association, that the earth is approaching water
less condition. in which it will be Impossible tor
man to continue an inhabltant. The dry river
channels and waterlcss lakes found in many lands
once fertile, but barren has led to the conclu-
sion, the part Of some geologsts that there Is
gradual modifying Of the aqueous vapors, and
consequently Of water on the face of this terrestri


al globe If these men Of science had witnessed
some of the late freshets in this ncghborhool, they
might have concluded that all the pools, rivers,


lakes and cataracts which had been drying up since
the creation, have been coming down and making
up for lost time. Our modern philosophers are
, sometimes the greatest Of fools Unlike the chlet
of astronomers, who after bis sublime discoveries,
declared that he felt like child picking up peb-
bes on the shore of the great Of truth, they
know everything they hold the whole ocean in the
hollow Of their hands, they are better acquainted
with the origin Of the world than its Creator, and
can tell us of its END than its Final Judge.
Year: 1859




THE GENTILEs IN UTAH.-The growth Of the
Gentle element is fact which all persons who
have been troubled about the solution Of the
Mormon problem will lbe pleased to remark. There
are several Gentcs elected to the Utah Legislature,
and Gentle newspaper is published in the valley.
The Mormon City, located apparently with the
design of remaining forever isolated from the
Christian inhabitants of the continent, is now on
the high road between the Atlantic and Pacific
States The mountains and deserts about Mormon
dom cannot protect it from the conquering march
of American civilization. The darkness of con-
cqntrated barbarsm in Utah will dissolve in the
beneicenr light Of Christianity. The growth of
the Gentle power will be unceasing, even in the
shadow Of the Mormon tabernacle, aud the crafty
leaders Of the deuded Saints. finding no spot on
the continent so Obscure and distant from Christian
institutions to afford them safety, mustsurrender
to that progress from which they flee in vain.
Year: 1859

Good Night. 1 have to say good night To such host of peerless things! Good night unto that snowy hand All queenly with its weight of rings; Good night to foud delicous eyes, Good night to chesnut braids of hair, Good night unto that perfect mouth And all the sweetness nestled there

 The snowy hand detains me; then

 I'll have to say good night again. But there will come a time, my love, When, if l read our stars alright, shall not finger near the porch

 With my adieus. Till then, good night. You wish the time were near2 And l. You do not blush to wish it so? You would have blushed yourself to death To own so much year ago.

 What but these snowy hands, An, the

 I'il have to say good night again.
Year: 1859

2 ihe water comes out with considerable iorce from the 6ve-inch opening, and a heavy body thrown into the month of the "eii iS elected almost as readily as piece or Plne wood By an approximate calcula- tloh' US mechanical force is equal to that of steam engine with cylinder of ten by eighteen inches, under fifty pounds pressure, with speed of Efty-hve revolutions ner minute, force rated at about ten horse power. The top of the well is now closed and the water conducted about twenty feet to a basin with large jet q eou in the cen ter, from which there Is a central jet of wa ter forty feet in night, with large water pipe, from which the water passes in the form of sheaf When the whole force of water is allowed to expend itself on the central jet, it is projected to the night of from ninety to one hundred feet, settling down to a steady flow of stream sixty feet high.

 TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER.

 The water, as it flows from the top of the well has constant temperature of 764 deg. Fahr., and is not affected either by the heat of summer or the cold of winter. The temperature nt the bottom of the well is seven degrees higher than this, as ascertain ed by sinking a Walferdin's registering thermometer to the battom, which indicat- ed S24 deg. Fahr. Taking as correct data, that the point of constant temperature be- low the surface of Louisville is the same as at Paris, viz: 5 deg Fahr., at ninety feet below the surface, we have an increase of 1 deg. of temperature for every sixty-seven feet below that point The increase in Paris is deg. for every sixty-one and two tenths feet. The temperature of the water is sufficient for comfortable bathing during most of the year. circumstance that will be of considerable importance, if it ever be turned to the use of the baths The reason of the difference of deg. between the wa ter at the bottom of the well and at the top is, that the iron pipe leading from the sm- lace to the rock passes through stratum of water sixty feet thick, having tempe rature of 57 deg.
Year: 1859

OssAwArroMIE BRowN.--A boiler or a worse man
than that same Ossawattomie Brown the world
never knew. His single virtue, Linked with a
thousand crimes" was bulldog courage. Fanatic
to the highest degree-a pupil, in politics, of the
Giddings schoo-he has been taught to believe that
the killing of STAKEHOLDER was an act which God
would approve. When in this city last spring, in
his lectures he told of his stealing negroes and
ming them to Canada-of his stealing horses, which
he then had with him for sale-of his shooting
down Shareholders, and Of other acts equally afro
cious And now" said Brown II wish to know
if the people of Cleveland approve Of what have
done. Those who approve of my acts will say


aye" and more than one-half of his audience, com
posed of aboltionists, shouted "aye" whilst not a
single may was uttered by any one present.
Such approval at this-and the question was put
at all his .ectures-gave Brown confidence that his
party would sustain him in whatever he might de-
against the men of the South, and thus emboldened
the miserable wretch by surve insurrection, sought
to overthrow the government and bring himself tt
| its head C2eareland Democrat.
Year: 1859

JUDGE DOUGLAS IN REPLY TO JUDGE BLAcK.-We
have received from Judge Douglas copy of his re-
ply to Judge Black. This document occupies twen-
tyfour large octave pages closely printed, and is
characterized by much ability. We do not perceive
that Judge d. has "mended the matter" to any
extent on the question of Territorial sovereignty
The Southern people will never agree that the peo
pie Of Territory, before they assume sovereignty
can decide the slavery question one way or the
other. f.--


Judge Douglas complains that he has been charg-
ed with being "aworkng, struggling candidate for
the Presidency" He denies this charge in the
most emphatic terms. He says, personally do
not desire the Presidency at this time. prefer a
seat in the Senate for the next six years. with the
chance of reelection, to being President for four
years at my period of life" He declares further
more that he will adhere unfateringly to the ma
tional Democratic platform, and intimates quite
plainly that he would vote for the Democratic can
didate for President with whom he Knight differ
on certain points" in preference to the candidate Of
the black Republican party.
Year: 1859

~ The Fayetteville Carolinian of the goth, in
copying the communication signed "Justiee," which
first appeared in the Spirit Of the dge and after
wards in the Standard. says:


ave publish in another column of today's paper,
by request Of the author, communication signed
Justice addressed to the working-men of North
Carolina. We have nothing to add in reference to
the communication, more than that we are always
grateful to render this class of persons all the
vice can, and will be pleased at any time to pub
lish in paper anything which tends in any way
whatever to their advancement and prosperity. A
meeting of the working-men of Raleigh was held at
the Court House in that place on Wednesday even.
ing last to deliberate together to the proper policy
to bc pursued by them with reference to the subject
upon which this article treats"
Year: 1859

The Register of the 10Th contains Gard from
Mr.. Symc in which he discourses quite plainly in
relation to the efforts which have been made and
which have thus far failed, to oust him from the
Editorial chair of that paper. 1t appears that at a
meeting of 1.-The Wing and American parties, COM
posed of the members of the Legislature and Others
held about the 9TH of February last in this City, it
"was unanimously agreed that the interests Of the
party require the establishment of organ at this
place, under such Editorial control the party may
select" Mr.. Syme was promptly informed of this
movement by Col. George Little and others. Mr.
S., although thus caucused upon, not by the people,
but by their representatives, and though of course
excluded with his friends from the caucus appears
to have manifested every disposition to dispose of
his establishment to the offended leaders of his
party; and the fact that they have not purchased
and proceeded to establish IN mgan Of their o,cn,
is certainly not to be attributed to Mr. Syme.


We knew there was Syme party and an anti
Symc party in the opposition ranksat the time M.
S. purchased the Register. but hss had served his
very bad cause with much spirit and fidelity, that
We were surprised to learn that the opposition to
him still existed. Our patriotic and public-sp;rited
fellow citizen, Col George Little by virtue of his
position as Chairman of the Opposition State
Committee" seems to have been unusually troubled
with the burden of his responsibility in this bus
ness. But while We sympathize with him in his
anxious, systematic, and long-continued efforts to
diSplace our venerable ncighbor, cannot help ad
mring the spirit in which he negotiated with our
neighbor for the establishment He even went so
far (says Mr. Syme) as to state to Mr.. S. that the
offer he had made the party in the way of bargain
"was thought to be too liberal" on Mr.. Syme's
part; and yet after all, we are informed that no
bargain was made 1t is not for US to explain this
mystery. 1t is possible that the explanation may
be found in the fact that it is easier to talk about
raising large of money than it is to raise Them
The patriotism of some people, when tested is not
always equal to the emergency. 1t would be an
excellent thing, quoth these Opposition leaders,
to have an Opposition" newspaper in Raleigh
under their control but it was by no means an ex-
celent thing to furnish the means with which to
purchase it.


We call this fuss indeed When and where will


it end?
Year: 1859

THE lILLsBoRoUGu CADETs-Owing to our num-
erous engagements incident to the Fair we omitted
to notice in our last the presence at the Fair of Col
Tew and his company of Cadets. We have heard
the bearing and drill Of these young gentlemen, and
the uniform proprety of their department when not
Oh duty, spoken of in the most complimentary
terms,
Year: 1859

for once was lenient and like the cat playing
with its victim, he allowed the carpenter a mo-
mentary respite. Up came the wretched bar
gamer with his candle. The friar seized it.
with sly wink Of the eye, and plunged 1t into
a basin of holy water. A virtue was forthwith
impaired to the taper, which prevented it from
wasting-and Belzebub, foiled in his purpose
ontwitted by crafty monk-retired with q
noise that shook the building like an earth
quake. The monk placed the taper in niche
of the church, where it burned on for ages.
Christopher lived to good old age, and died
peaceably in his bed, leaving bis immense es-
tate to the convent Of which the quiok.witted
friar was brother
Year: 1859

The "ARABIAN NIGHTsp AT FoRrY AND Four
TEEN.-A Quarterly Reviewer thus compares
the effect of these tales upon the man OF forty,
with the magic charm they exercised on the
boy of fourteen:


To see these things as they were to us we
must turn back 10 imagination to the gates Of
life, and recall the freshness of our youth. La
ter on in life, the most unlimited accumulation
of precious stones loses its power of producing
an effect, and no reverses of fortune are extra
ordinary enough to startle us. The suddenly
revealed treasures, the gorgeous palaces with
doors of sandal-wood, fretted ceilings, and jew
eled cOuches the high-bosomed virgins, the
obedience Of the geni, and the state of kings
these things come not near US. We have lost
the sublime egotism of our early years, and ac-
knowledge that such splendid possessions are
too good for us. Fate has already assigned us
our moderate share and set with some sufficient
defnteness the limits Of our ambition and our
hopes. Who are we between thirty and forty
that we should pull up fat stone with ring
In ii, and find steps leading to cavern stored
with the precious rarites Of an Eastern fancy,
or wake in the night, and tremble with sweet
amazement to behold the fair paragon of China
sleeping by our side? Enough for us if we sold
out before the fall of consols, and IL the single
partner to whom we limit our admiration Of
female beauty, preserve a moderate share of
those fair proportions and serene disposition
with which she adorned the early days Of court
ship. But there was time with US when the
arabian Nights we're not SO much story as a
dream, when, with the same dim mingling of
Identities which we sometimes have in sleep, IL
is not Aladdin, but ourself and yet not ourself,
but Aladdin, who gazes on the jewel-bearng
fruit-trees, marres the Sultan's daughter, and
CONTROLS the resources Of the lamp; we suffer
and triumph with Snbad, taste vicissitudes with
Camsralzaman, enjoy the shrinking fondness Of
Rabulbe. travel upon the enchanted carpet, or
mount the flying horse. To read Of
these things was a sort of intellectual hasheesh
An intoxicating stimulant to that early mag
inaton which does not conciously subdue other
things into its own forms, but delights to lose
itself in suggestions from without.
Year: 1859

The undersigned, impressed with the belief that
great benefits may be derived from better means
Of communication with the county beyond the Sierra
Ncvadas, respectfully recommend that meeting Of
the citizens of the county, be held at the Court
House. in the city Of Nevada, on Saturday the Sd
day of December next, at 7 o'clock p. NJ, to con-
slider the expedency of constructing a WAGON
ROAD across the mountains, to consult as to the
best and most practicable route, and to devise the
ways and means to carry out the proposed under
taking. The recent development Of extensive min
eral resources, has already drawn great number of
people to the valley Of the Washoe, and in a short
space Of time, it is evident that large population
will pour into the new region, whose commerce
must naturally flow to the cities Of California. Pr-
vate and local enterprise has already OPEN
ed transit for this trade by the way of Paceryle,
which, until others are afforded will conduct it in
that direction. The reports Of those who have had
opportunities of examining that and also the route
through the eastern portion Of this county, lead to
the conclusion, that with comparatively triAing
expenditure, Road offering superior advantages
for travel, may be made through the Truckec pass,
by means of which the immigration, well as the
trade of the Territory east Of us, will be brought
through this county. With these objects in view,
and believing that such work will greatly promote
the prosperity of the people of Nevada County, we
look to, and invite cordial cooperation of its ct-
zens in carving out the enterprise.