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Year: 1859

SINGULAR lee FoRMATIoN.-In conversation
lately with an old friend, and very reliable
gentleman, just returned from Fraser River,
where he stopped last winter. he told us that
he had witnessed the singuIa= phenomenon of
a river freezing from its bottom upward He
said: zone of the very coolest mornings of


last winter. | observed that Fraser river was
rising, and at time when we expected it
would be falling. | noticed that it presented
II peculiar appearance, and went down to the
waters edge to examine it. You can scarce.
ly Judge of my surprise when | found that
the entire bed of the river was frozen over,
and the water running swiftly over the ice.
| examined the river for some distance up
and down, and it was all frozen at the bot
tom. The great-rapidity of the current pre-
vented it from freezing at the surface This
ice however seems to become lighter than the
water, as large cakes break up and float down
the river" 1t is well that rivers generally
do not freeze at the bottom for if they did,
terrible consequences would no doubt ensue.
-PLaeervikie american.
Year: 1859

PACIFIC RAILRoADING.-Whi the citizens
OF California are doing all in their power to
inaugurate the commencement of work on
the Pacific Railroad, and the controlling pol
lticians are doing all they can to prevent it,
: there may be some interest in noticing the
eXertions now being made on the other side
OF the Rocky Mountains in furtherance of the
enterprise which we all profess to have so
much at heart. The citizens of Kansas Ter
rltory are stirring themselves in the matter
OF railroad to connect the most populous
portions of thut Territory, as well as the
Rocky Mountain mining region with the city
of st. Louis. In late number of the Lea
venworth Times, we find an earnest of the
intentions of the citizens of that region
which we hope will stimulate the people of
California to greater exertions That paper
says:


"The business of this Territory and the gold
mines (Which are proven to be rich beyond
calculation } have sprung into existence as if
by magic, and if ST. Louis is alive to her in.
terests, she will in time take rank as the
second city in the Union.


But bow is she to accomplish this. would
naturally be asked? By building railroads.
1t is true they do not pay, but the astonish-
ing effect produced hy them and the extra
ViN'""iy i"ciillles thty give TO travel and
transportation, and the influence they exert
towards the building up of cities needs no ar
gument here.


"Our citizens are now making the most ac.
tive exertions to extend a road west from this
city to Fort Riley. The city and county
have voted to raise 100000 by issuing
bonds: and private subscriptions will be
raised to the amount of Sl5O,000 more, with
which to commence the work, and with pub.
lie lands that We are almost sure of getting
no one can have any doubt ofits early com.
pletion, and no one who is familiar with the
vast commerce of the plains can doubt that
it will soon extend to the gold mines of the
Rocky Mountains"


Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars
to be raised for railroad purposes 10y a coun-
ty containing less wealth and population than
does the county Of San joaquin! Let our
citizens but take hold of the railroad with the
like spirit, and by the first of next June
enough funds will be raised to complete
road from San Francisco to the eastern boun-
dairy of the States. f. Telegraph.
Year: 1859

dent of the Pacific writes as follows:


Let me again carry you to our Capital
We will enter the old Hall of Representa-.
lives, where the figures for Crawford's Arehi.
trave are temporarily ranged arcund, When
contemplate it, feel how readily one can
read the history of a nation in its SCULPTURE
Often have stood before bas reliefs in cold
Rome" admirng their exquisite workman
ship, but until read the history of NV own
country delineated by the hand of Crawford
| never fully realized what the marble could
breathe forth. There in the centre. is the
figure of america" represented as a noble
woman. On one side stands the woodman
with his lifted ax, telling a tree. Next the
trapper, with his gun in hand. CARRYING n
load of game on his back, dressed in the cos
tune of backwoodsman. The next figure
is an Indian warrior seated on the ground :;
his head rests on his hand, while in his face
you read the story of his wrongs This fig
ure, its whole conception and execution, is
thought one of Crawfords finest efforts. At
the side of the Indian sits his weeping wife.
her infant in her arms, whilst her face is
turned towards the grave of her country.
which terminates this side of the architrave


We will return to the middle figure of
america" On her right stands the soldier.
In full U. 5. uniform, who has fought for pos
session Of the laud-next, the mechanic. with
brawny, arm lifting his tool of trade. Then.
with the true characteristic of our country.
comes the schoolmaster, seated with O little
boy before him. whose eye is bent on his
book, as the master points out the lesson
two noble looking boys follow with books
and satchels on their backs one has his hand
grasping the shoulder of the other to attract
his attention, and both with an earnest. in
telligent expression, are looking upward in a
sort of Excelsior" style


Agriculture and commerce are represented
by the plough, shcaves of wheat bags of
flour, and casks OF money. which are happily
grouped along until the architrave Is
finished on the side of civilization. Thus.
we begin with the grave of the poor Indian
the eye aseends to the figure of America, and
descends to the full development of her ma.
tional prosperity.


1t is our nations history told in marble.
and read at a glance 1t recalls the songs of
her poets. The touching lines of Sprague.
in his National Ode, speaking of the Red
Man, rise up before u.s.


"They call him savage. Oh be Just


His outraged feelings sean.


voice comes forth, It's from the dust,


The Savage was Man.
Year: 1859

A SPECIAL dispatch from Washington to
the New York Tribune, states that upon Gen.
Scotts arrival at San Francisco he is to be
forwarded to San Juan Island by special
steamer, unless the regular maill steamer is
ready to depart He is also empowered to
control the movements of mail steamers after
rerehing his point of destination. The cor
respondent adds The President has repeat
edly said, in conversation, [hat our title to
the island of San Juan is good, but other off
cials are not quite so clear on the subject
and it is almost certain that the Senate will
not press an extreme claim at the hazard of
war. Hence Gen. Scots hands are not prob.
ably tied up with instructions, but large
margin of discretion will be given him, look
ing to a pacific solution or procrastinating
policy
Year: 1859

Nor A BAss--The large fish caught in the
bay the other day. has been incorrectly styled
a Black Bass 1t is what is generally known
as "Jew Fish," and its kind are to be found
in large numbers in the bays down the coast.
One of the same kind, though not so large.
was caught in our bay about two years since.
IS. p. Telegram.
Year: 1859

IT is again positively asserted that the
Prince of Wales will visit Canada in the
course of next year. and that his tour will be
made under the direction of no less Il person.
age than the Secretary Of State for the Colo
MES
Year: 1859

ADvICEs from Panama, state that ditsurb-
ances had occurred on American vessels at
the Chinchas. The first officer of the Rising
Sun had been killed, and the second officer
dangerously wounded, by one of the labor.
ers on board. A correspondent of the Pana-
ma Star says the Queen of the Seas had a
row on board. when twelve men were cut
with knives but none of them fatally. In
another vessel, one of the crew was shot dead.
Year: 1859

DhoDERlCK MoNUMENT.-Ihe following
views of the S. F. Telegram are sound:


1t Is with exceeding regret that we notice
an attempt on the part off cotemporary jour
nal, to make the erection of monument to
Mr. Broderick solely work for partisans.-
w regret this, for the reason that Mr.. Brod-
erlek belonged to no party AS Senator,
he was the representative of the people; his
public acts were for the good of the people
not for the especial benefit of party Espe-
cially we condemn the spirit manifested by
the organ of party with which Mr.. Broder-
ick, during his life, did not affiliate, and with
which, as distinctive political party, he had
no sympathy To be sure, Mr.. Broderick
did entertain some views in common with
the Republicans, but it is also true that many
Republicans contended that he was the great
est enemy their cause he'd to encounter. Now
that Mr. Broderick is dead and in his grave and
that his admirers and friends, those who an
plauded his public course for its tendency to
good for the State wish to erect monument
to perpetuate his memory it is the height of
bad taste for the organ of the smallest politi-
cal party in the State to come forward and
assert that the erection of the monument must
be the work of the members of its party or
the work will not be completed Nothing
can do more to retard the progress of the
work and to prejudice the memory of Mr..
Brodericb, than the indscreet course pursued
by the Times. That paper does injustice to
MIR. Broderick, and to his thousands Of admi-
rers outside the Republican organization
We trust, however, that the injustice of which
we complain will not retard the exertion OF
those who, to exhibit their admiration of the
man and their disapprobation OF the mode OF
| his death, seek to erect a monument TO his
memory which shall be an honor to them
and do credit to the character of the man
whose memory is sought to be perpetuated.


The WALKER RIVER D1eGlNs.-A letter
from Carson Valley, describing visit to
what are called the Walker river diggings,
says:


Long before arrived at the old $50 called)
Walker river diggings | was satisfied of the
| improprety of calling them 10y that name,
for the stream upon which they are located
arises in the mountains twenty miles from the
source of Walker river, and as far as | de-
scended it, some thirty five miles, it flows in
IA parallel line with that stream, with which
in my opinion, it has no confluence If so, it
must be FIR To the eastward, near where all
he streams are lost in the sands of tho C reat
| Basin.


found the old diggings deserted except
that few industrious Johns" were delving
away and making according to their own
account-"Sometime one dollar sometime
two dollar sometime no no ketchim" But
the truth is, that these claims pay from three
TO five dollars per day to the hand, as | wns
informed by a number of men who had work
ed them from their first discovery until the
Mono Lake diggings were found.
Year: 1859

~ The following letter, which emphatcally speaks
for ITSELF written by the Dean Of the Faculty Of
the Philadelphia College of Medicine-to the editors
of the Pacific Medical and Surgical journal San Fran
cisco, for publication
Year: 1859

DoDGISc.-The ''little joker" Of the
Gazette gets very wrsthy because We made the
assertion, day or two since that none of our
sntecedents were ever engs ged in negro steal
ing. The Gazette editor takes very good care
not to openly deny that very near connection
Of his was At one time engaged 10 the highly
honorable employment Of accompany ing ne-
groes from the Southern States to Canada
We have heard snch . report from at least
twenty persons, and until the Gazette denies its
truth, and prose it's falsity. we shal believe the
words of our best citizens in preference to q
whip the devil round the stump denial from
the Gazette We sometimes answer q fool &C.
eording to his folly.
Year: 1859

EW We understand bill will be in
troduced into the coming Legislature, making
it the duty of the County Treasurer to return
quarterly to the County Judge sworn state
ments of the amounts received by him for tax
&C. specifying particularly the amount received
in CASH


We think this viii. be . decided improve.
ment upon the present law. ard will alsc re-
lieve our Treasurers from the suspicious which
people generally entertain owing to the heavy
depreciation in County warrants.
Year: 1859

ET The ferry boat went into her
winter quarters yesterday. We shall now have
t. depend upon the railroad C mpany. who de-
sign running care across once every half hour
Our cit zens will soon be furnished with a time
table for the Bridge Trains
Year: 1859

ALMOST AN ACCIDENT.-Yes este rday
afternoon a drayman who was engaged in
carrying lot Of heavy boxes from the upper
story Of our office to the sidewalk. came very
near receiving serious injury by falling from
the top to the bottom of q long flight of stairs.
At the time he fell, he had a box Of type in
his hands weighing about l25 pounds, which
came very near falling on top Of him. As it
was, he was not much hurt
Year: 1859

H Monday night was decidedly the
coldest We have yet experienced. 1t was ter.
rib!e for any one compelled to be out Of doors,
the sharp air freezing the very breath. We
shall expect to hear of great deal of stock
having perished Monday night. as very few
farmers have as yet prepared for the intense
cold weather We may now expect.
Year: 1859

EfT Our citizens will bear in mind
that on Thursday evening next the ladies Of
the Second Baptist Church will give supper
at lie Claire Hail. the proceeds to be devoted
to the purchase Of an organ for their church.
tend Air. Marshalls lecture the supper will not
be served until nine o'clock
Year: 1859

REGRETS TOO LATE 1T is stated that
Lord Byrou was at ono time conversing in
regard to his daughter with distinguished
lady of rank whose influence over him check
ed his continuing the glaring immoralitics
of one of his worst poems. when she told
him that if ho so loved his child, he should
mover write limo that would bring blush
ofshame to her check or sorrowing tear TO
her eye. He replied that the book was
written to beguile hours of wreichedness,
and to loosen his hold on her affections, but
added, IL will write no more OF it. Would
that had not written line" Referring
in conversation with the same lady to his
unhappy temperament he said, Depend
upon il. peoples tempers must be corrected
while they are children; for not all the good
resolutions in the world can enable man to
conquer habits of III humor or rage. how.
ever no may regret having given way to
them"
Year: 1859

The golden sea It's mirror spreads
Beneath the golden skies,
And but q narrow strip between
OF land and shadow lies.
The -like.rocks. the rock like clouds,
Dissolved in glory float,
And, midway Of the radiant flood,
Hungs silently the boat.
The sea is but another sky,


The sky n sea us well,
And which is earth, and which the heavens
The eye can scarcely tell.
So when for us liie's evening hour
Soft fading shall descend,
NAV glory, born of earth and heaven,
The earth aud heaven blend;
Flooded with peace the spirit float,
With silent rapture glow,
To where earth ends and heaven begins
The soul shall scarcely know.
Year: 1859

CoNTENTEp WITH LITTLE.-iIe who is
contented with a little has secured wealth
at the cheapest rate. Many a long and
weary liIe of exasperated toll might have
been spared to its possessor. by the simple
recognition Of the fact that small fortune
and series of small circumstances would
have proved greater gain than whole
lie oi devouring ambition. So it is with
that ardent desire many persons have to
make themselves conspicuous figures in
life's affairs. who do not come by great.
ness naturally, but who swell out like the
frog, aud conclude BY bursting. A mar
may live in small house without being
a small! man. His heart may be as large
as if he lived in an imperial mansion, sur
rounded by the sppurtenances of luxury.
A little talent well used, may confer 8
greater advantage on its possessor. thar
the utmost endeayor applied TO prodigou,
results. which cannot be compassed. Ia
this free Republic the citizen can really
content himself with little. without those
disparaging parallels that may arise under
an arislocfaic government. This lesson
is lot sectional but applies equally to III,
hardy sons OF Maine living on the fruits o
laborious days, and to the sugar planter.
OF Louisiana, ii they will only take it tc
heart. You have but single room, per
chance, your name is not known among
the lists of fame and fortune, and by th,
labor of your hands you must sustain
yourself truly, you should be happy will
such a lot the glittering gauds of fortune
eminent station and name Of renown
may but conceal an aching heart or weary
head, anything but the treasure of con
| tent
Year: 1859

"Ycs. sir, hcsitatingy answered Cooper


"And you have known their character for
mischief and disturbance Z"


"Nes. sir but T."


"Ncvor mind, now" interrupted the Judge.
"Nou should have thought of all this before
No one man of this party would have gone a.
lone and done that work. 1t takes gang to
make such doings worth while, and you have
been member Of that gang some time. If
you would be pure and above suspicion, you
must bewdro ,ohat company you keep.


After this, the justice went on to speak Of
the many wicked deeds which had been done
in times past, and which. for the sake Of the
friends of the perpetrators, had been passed
over but the thing could not be overlooked
now. The crime may have been sport to the
doers, but poor, honest people had suffered
heavily. A stop should be put to it.


81, said the judge, "can only impose a fine
of twenty dollars, and as think the enormity
~ the offence demands a heavier penalty,
must commit you to be tried at the next term
Of the Superior Court"


Each Of them was required to give bail in
the sum Of one hundred dollars. Nathan
Wilder became bail for Cooper, and others
found bail among their friends.


That night Nathan went home wiser man,
and in his heart he thanked Mr.. Clark for the
counsel he had given Joseph Cooper went
home wiser, too, but he was miserable and
unhappy. He now saw what evil company
had done for him, and he wished that he had
been wiser before.


Within a week, eleven of the guilty party
went and saw the people whose property had
been abused and not only confessed their er-
ror, and offered to make pccuniary rostitu-
ton, but they also implored forgiveness, and
promised to do so no more. The consequence
was, that at the next term of the court no
complaint appeared against the contrite
youths. Only three ringleaders-three low,
reckless, hardened youths--were tried, and
were sentenced to one years imprisonment in
the county Jail.


1t was good lesson to many youth in
that town, and from that time forth there were
no more such disturbances of the peace and
iniuring of property; for the more virtuous
of the youths had learned how dangerous il
was to be found in bad company, and had con-
sequently withdrawn from all connection with
SUCH while the few who we're evil in mind
and wish dared not go alone upon any such
work, having lost the respectable cloak which
the presence of decent people had formerly
thrown over their deeds.


In time, Nathan Wilder became the hus-
band of Mabel and partner in business with
Mr. Clark He is now a middle aged man
and has a family Of noble children, and nc


lesson of social life does he urge more strong
ly upon his children than the simple truth -
''A man as knorn by the company he keeps"
Year: 1859

The teacher of large school had little
girl under her care who was exceedingly
backward in her lessons. She was at the
bottom Of the class, and seemed to care but
little about what had passed in it, During
the school hours singing was sometimes en-
ployed as a relaxation, and noticing that this
girl had very clear, sweet voice, her teacher
said to her:


Jane, you have good voice, and you
may lead in the singing"


She frightened up, and from that time her
mind seemed more active. Her lessons were
attended to, and she made steady progress
One day, as the teacher was going home, she
overlook Jane and one of her school-fellows


well Jane said she, "you are getting on
very well at school how is it that you do so
much better now than you did at the begin
ming of the half year :"


- do not know why it is, replied Jane


Il know what she told me the other day."
said her companion who was with her.


"And what was that ?" asked the teacher


"Why, she said she was encouraged"


Yes, there was the secret--she was encour-
aged, She felt she was not dull in every
thing she had learned self-respect, and thus
she was encouraged to self-mprovement.


Take the hint, dear fellow teacher. and try
to reach the intellect through the heart En-
deavor to draw out the dormant faculties of
your children by discriminating culture and
well-timed praise. Give them the credit
whenever you can, and allure them with hope
ful words Many a dull-minded child has
been made irretricvably stupid by constant
fault-fnding or ungenerous sarcasm. And on
the other hand how often has genial smile
or an approving remark awakened into new
life some slow-learning scholar!- Life Illus
trdted
Year: 1859

HELP THE DRUNKARD.-l pray you, do
not hate the drunkard he hates himself. Do
not despise him oh. he cannot sink so low
in your opinion as he has already sank in his
own. Your hatred and contempt may rivet,
but will never rend his chains. Lend kind
hand to pluck him from the mire. With
strong hand shatter the bowl; remove the
temptation, which, while he hates, he cannot
resist. Hate abhor tremble at his sin. And
for PHYS sake, for Gods sake, for Christ's
sake, for humanitys sake. rouse yourselves to
the question-what can be done, Without
needing others-whether they follow, or
whether they stay-rushing down to the
beach, throw yourself into the boat, push
away, and bend on the oar like man, to the
wreck. Say, will not stand by and see my
fellow-creatures perish. They are perishing.
To save them will do anything. What lux
ury will not give up? What indulgence
will | not abstain froms What customs,
what shactles of old habits will not break,
that these hands may be freer to pluck the
drowning from the deep, God my help, his
word my law, the love of his Son my ruling
motive, shall never indulge poor personal
indulgence against the good of my country
and the welfare Of mankind. Brethren, such
resolutions, such high, and holy, and sustained
and self-denying efforts, the height of this
evil demands. Guthrie.
Year: 1859

a1- The rowdyibg about the City on Sabbath
has been justly cUmpiaiesd Of for some time
past. The people srpset the police to see thsi
the practice is broken up We invite them. in
good earnest, to exercise their vocation tO-mOr
roNu
Year: 1859

State. Should the election be thrown into
the House, you can see the Importance of
sending two men to represent you in the
House, who will under no circumstances
cast their votes for man who has here
tofore done all in his power to take
from us, and give to the rich old States,
the last acre of public lands within our
limits. For judicious disposition of the
public lands-for the speedy opening up
of a Northern route to the Pacific
and the placidg of the lands on the line
within the reach of every man, your only
hope lies in the Democratic party. refer
yon to the record--it shows for i,self-and
as the evils of bad legislation will fall the
most heavy upon you, and if hundreds of
millions of dollar are appropriated to build
Railroad from Missouri to California, you
will be the ones by whom the tax will be the
most severely felt, l invite your most
earnest attention to all the facts--trusting
that you will not permit any local, personal,
or fancied consideration to bias your action.


For six years, fellow citizens, have had
your confidence, and have acted as your
representative; and this is the first time 1
have addressed you, and even now, had not
false charges been made in regard to my
course, and the policy of the Democratic
party, l should have remained silent.


Your Ob't Ser't, HENRY M. RICE.