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Year: 1859

PERyAxBUcc, Brazil, Dec. 81, 1858.
Arriuos and Departure of the Southern Star-Accidea 10


the Captains C7erk-Hopaatxy Of the Brasi1sans-SAip


ping Intelligence, dc.


avail myself Of the little schooner Rosamoud, which
sails for Baltimore TO morrow, TO drop you line. No
thing strange particularly interesting has occurred in
this port since the date Of my last except perhaps, the
safe arrival Of one of the United States chartered
ersthe Southern Star-desned for the Paraguay cxpe
dition. She into this port on Thursday the 23d
nst and after taking board hundred and six tons
Of COAL proceeded her voyage last evening at two
O'Clock When she arrived here she had but three Of
cca left on board and had her except captain not taken
the precaution make much casting tho voyage out
She like those which went before her. must inevitably
have fallen to leeward and been compelled like them
to put into Maranbam or Ceara for fuel.


On Friday last Capt Pennock and Mr.. Stapp, the Amer
can Consul called upon his Exceency the President Of
this province, and were Of received with great
polteDess by that distinguished functonay On the
lowing day the Secretary Of State returned the call and
offered his services at any and all times.


u may be amiss to say that The Brazilian authorities
and people generally here, cherish the Aer
of friendship They ready further the wishes
OF the Amer can Consul In any matter and accord him
the fullest extent that high consideration TO which his
position the representative OF the United States govern
mebt at this important post entities HIM.


regret to inform you that the second day after the
arrival Of the Southern STAR Mr. Rogers the Captains
clerk accidentally fell down the bathway and was
severely injured as to his life to be desparsd Of In
wo days, however, he was much better and when the
steamer left yesterday hc considered by the surgeon
ont OF danger. he received the most unretting at
enon from the Captain the doctor and all the officers
during hs severe Illness Captain Pennocx and bis officers
Ike those who have gone before tn m, have made dne
impression upon the few res log al tbs port


am glad 70 inform you that Perpamouco is now per
fcctly healthy. The proposition for line OF steamers DC
tween the United States and Brazil 10 much discussed
here and anxIousy desired II would urqassuonaoypay


The Ameycou sbips Medtord and California Packet have
been condemned here They were terribly battered up
and worthless for sea purposes The brig H. B. Emery
Captain Perkins, lot days from Pensacola, put into
this port two ago in distress She s leaking badly but
be repaScd Her cargo lumber and she Is bound
for Rio Janero.


The President Of this province returns TO Rio IN few
days when he will resume the Office OF Minister Of War
which he left only month or two ago.
Year: 1859

EDS. CoURIER:-Not being able to make the
rifle altogether in Mendocino county, I finally
pulled up stakes and came down to San Fran.
cisco. Mendocino is good locality for persons
having large surplus of bone and sinew to in
rest, but then, for literary gentlemen it is not
exactly the place.


One reason for adopting San Francisco as nv
present home, is the cheapnesa of living here
lou would scarcely believe me were TO assert
that good and hearty meal of yictuals can be
obtained here for l21 cents, and that too. with
out going to the free lunch houses vet such is
actually the case. would not believe it myself
when first informed of the fact, but have since
demonstrated 1t by experiment Should any one
doubt, let him go to the Miners Restaurant on
Commercial street, between MONTGOMERY and
Sansome, and he can there obtain cup of good
eonee or tea, some bread and butter. two pota
toes, some egetables-generally cucumbers or
radishes-and plate of beef-steak, roast, fish
or almost any kind of meat which he NAV call
for, all for one bit. Should he choose to dis
pense with the coffee at any meal, he can have
plate OF pudding in the place of it, all at the
same price-one Bit The house is furnished
with marble tables, and the meals are given in
good style-not slovenly, as many might sup
pose 1 should judge from appearances that
about 500 persons obtain their daily meals there
Should this be the case, and the proprietor make
one cent clear profit from each meal. he would
then be clearing SIS per day; if two cents per
meal, then $50, and so on So you see that
large sales and small profits are frequently pre-
ferable to the old fashioned way of doing busi-
ness.


majority of our citizens, however think it
beneath their dignity to go into a miners res
taurant, and many of them consequently patron
ize houses of little more pretentious order.
where they obtain meals similar to those above
described, which are perfectly satisfactory, for
two bits. OF course some persons are grossly
ignorant, or else wilu liars in regard to the cost
of living in San Francisco but then you per-
ceive that am better posted.


Another reason for my choosing San Francisco
for my present residence, is the fact that large
cities are the places where fine horses, smart
men and pretty women most do congregate
consequently the inference is very strong that
such are the places where there is the greatest
demand for them. Not that there has as vet
been any great demand for me but then YOU
know that strange things will occasionally hap
pen. | have also other reasons for locating
here which do not apply to the generality oi
bipeds will therefore not mention them at
present.


Yes, there is one more, which have almost
forgotten. This is very convenient place fol
= person to visit kind uncle in, who will pro.
vide for his necessities, should he get into trou
Bile, that is, if he has not been so foolish as tc
have disposed of his watch, jewelry, &C. This
Is especially applicable to persons who are put
ting in their crops; but as have come to the
conclusion that have already planted n suffi-
cient quantity, this reason, hope, will not
hereafter apply to me.
Year: 1859

II u u L Q " Z II
On the bar every evening at 8 o'clock.
My Liquors are all bought at San Francisco
from one of the best importing houses, and they
are WARRANTED to be superior to those found
on any other bar in the town. and to give gen.
eral satisfaction, or no charge will be made.
l feel thankful for the patronage bestowed
upon me, and still hope FOR a continuance of the
same from my old friends, and as many new
ones rs


LIKE TO DRINK GOOD LIQUORS.


JOHN BALL,
Former proprietor of the Charter Oak Saloon.
Year: 1859

STILL THEN Cove observe in the San Fran
CISCO papers, the death of John Condor. n
printer The proprietors of this paper worked
in the same Office with him in 1850 He. ono
time iiiled the honorable position of State Print.
er OF the State of Georgia. Poor John fare.
well


Friend after friend departs;


Who hath not lost friend ,


mere IS no union here of hearts,


That hath not here an end
Year: 1859

ARREsTED.-Judge Terry has been arrested by
the Sheriff of San Joaquin county, who awaits
which county the duel took place. The report
that he had fed the State was false of course, as
every one knew who knew aught of the charac-
ter of Judge Terry.
Year: 1859

ten gold, as thick as your leg, runs out throgh the fire, and is caught in monIas if sand made for the purpose, from whence the gold comes in sheets eight or ten feet square, of the thickness of first class bo;Ier iron. Gold is too plenty here, in fact A paper of tobacco will buy two tons of if

 1 am turning my attention to somethinc different. ] have found in the Gulch fro0 which l date this letter, Jumps of gold nearly as large as a hand sled, fairly en- crusted with diamonds. I have dropped the gold business since and have been staad- fly laboring in the diamond department You will not believe me, perhaps, but it is a solemn fact that have already collected BIN full of splendid diamonds, nearly as large as your fist-more or less; among them are over hundred, larger than a piece of head cheese.
Year: 1859



 About the tallest specimen of lying that has lately come under our observation, we copy from an exchange. It is as follows: Young gentlemen afflicted with Pike's Peak fever, will be interested in the follow ing statement from reliable gentleman in the new Fl Dorado, of the manner of ga thering gold in the diggings. A man makes hevy frame work of timbers, built like stone boat, the bottom of which is 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 off the gold in immense sha- wings, which chrl up on to the machine, and by the time the man gets to the bottom, nearly ton of gold is following him. lhls IS the common manner of gathering it. Another plan is to bore hole in the side of the mountain, and fill 1t with coal and bitumen. A rousing fire is then built and the ploprietors sit around and "blow it." Shortly the gold begins to soften and melt, when quickly stream of mol
Year: 1859

STEAM ON THE ERIE CANAL-It is sta ted in the Buffalo Commercial, that there are fifty three steam canal boats built and ln process of construction for the coming season of navigation on the Erie canal.
Year: 1859

WYE are now in receipt of complete stock of w spring and summer staple and fancy goods, which we will sell on good terms as any one in the city. Give us a call before making your pur chases elsewhere. HUDSON X IVES.

 Narch q IS5Q
Year: 1859

to the regions Of eternal despair as the
Bible says, "No drunkard can enter the
Kingdom of Heaven Now, ask those
who affirm that the ''use of tobacco is as
great an evil as the use of strong drink" !"
does the use of tobacco prepare mon for
the regions of the mned?-does it de-
stroy his family or his country? No, it is
simply tax on his income-and may,
when used excessively, injure his health
Does the use of tobacco cause those who
use it to waste their property, beggar their
children, beat and sometimes murder their
wives? Does it canse men to gamble, to
swear and fight? Does it cause or give
rise to nine-tenths of the litigation, and
especially the State cases found upon the
Court Dockets Does it cause or dispose
thousands of men to spend their time about
the grog-shops in our country! What .
pity it is that good intelligent men would
make such statements, when they know
that the most simple person in the COM
munity knows they are false? Is it not a
bad cause that needs to be propped up by
falsehoood? What can such men gain BY
such extravagant assertionsg Surely they
cannot expect others to believe what they
do not believe themselves. The Devil
sometimes overshoots himself, and so do
some good men. Would it not be we'll
for men who make extravagant assertions
on this subject, to remember that the Sons
do not deny that the use of tobacco is an
evil-as we'll as hundreds of other things
We affirm that intemperance is dreadful
evil-and that it is for the avowed object
of suppressng intemperance that the Order
OF the Sons of Temperance has associated
themselves together. Would it not be bet
ter for such men to say nothing than to
endeavor to make false impression on
the community! The cost of intoxicating
drinks is perhaps as much, or more, than
the cost OF tobacco-and surely no wise
man will (fhe only reflects on the subject)
affirm that the use of tobacco occasions
even a tithe of the mischief that liquor
does. If we can dry up the fountain from
whence proceeds the terrible evil Of in
temperance other evils that follow
In its train, will certainly cease as neces-
sary consequence.


Let me advise the persons who say that
the use Of Tobacco is as great an evil as the
use of intoxicating liquors, that they need
not expect to gain their point by lying
The Devil is called the 'father of Iies"-
anl those who follow in their footsteps
may well be called "his children" More
anon. r.
Year: 1859

homes and invading the sanctuary of the
Most High God?


In behalf of that emaciated, heart-bro-
ken wife, who submits daily to the abuse,
neglect, and even personal violence of the
wreck Of a once noble man, whom she has
pledged herself to love, honor, and obey,
conjure you MOTTO diminish your efforts until
the bloody flag of the rum king, with its
insignia of ruin and death, shall no longer
float over the land which we call our own.
In behalf OF that isolated being "who
walks among the tombs at noon of night
in the miserable garb of widowhood," with
none to cheer and none to comfort, be-
seech you never to let your exertions cease,
whilst this insatiate enemy has within our
midst "a local habitation and a name."-
In behalf of that noble youth with the fire
ofgenius beaming from bis eagle eye, with
the impress of his Maker stamped upon bis
brow, who, having given free course to his
appetite, until the maddening fury of oft
repeated indulgence, burning in his veins,
hurries him with accelrating velocity into
premature and deshonored grave, l en-
treat you never to desert your post, whilst
dram-drinking advocate can be found
beneath the "broad canopy Of heavens
ETHEREAL DOME" In behalf of that jibber-
ing wretch, whose unearthly yeIs and
clanking chains make the still hours of
night hideous, | implore you to use your
influence and give your example to free
our country from the calling yoke of in
temperance and its ten thousand concomi-
tant evils In behalf of those poor, hun
CRY, and illiterate orphans, homeless, friend
less, and forsaken, who have been cast up
on the cold charities of an unfeeling world,
| call upon you to contribute your means,
your talents, and your prayers, to rescue
these innocent creatures from the degrada-
tion into which they have been driven by
drunken parents and relatives. In view Of
all these and thousands of other reasons
which might be adduced, do most earn
estly implore you, by all the virtues Of tenn
perance-by all the corrupting influences
of intemperance, by all the blessings of
heaven and the eternal horrors of hell to
rally around the Temperance Standard and
battle manfully for your country, your fell
low man, and your God, shat you may
win the wreath of fame and write on mem
ory's scroll deathless name.


Never desert your standard, as long as
an enemy can be found to raise his voice
in defense of vice SO injurious, so degra-
ding, and so demoralizing as that of intern
perance. ....... ..


/ But let the tocsn of war be sounded un-
til the reverberation shall echo and re-echo
"from mountain crag and coral strand to
the worlds extreme" Yes, until this ter
rible seourge of our race shall be driven
originated. Then, the peans of liberty,
waited upon the viewless air, shall cleave
the azure vaults of heaven; and angels


catching up the dulcet strains, shall render
, vocal the eternal palaces Of the living God
Year: 1859




We spent couple of days in Iowa las!
week, passing from Davenport to Iowa city
by the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad.
On reaching that city, found the day very
cold, and raw and windy, but there was a
goodly number of farmers In town who had
long been kept at home by the almost i'm
passible state of the roads for week past.
The season is described as backward, but
much has been done within two weeks In
preparation for seeding. There Is not the
usual quantity of ground being prepared
for spring wheat, partly on account of a
scarcity of good seed, and money, to bring
it from distance. a large crop of corn
win be put in.


There will be considerable wheat sown
yet. As we were informed, the best crop
ever raised in that section was put IN the
ground as late as the first week in May.


The Pixies Peak fever seems to rage n
Iowa; and, IN the streets of Iowa city, can
constantly be seen teams vending their way
through for that country; several thousand
have passed through that city, and the lar
gest portion of them are now camped on
the route between It and Des Moines city,
being prevented from continuing their jour
ney By high water and bad roads. Consid
erable suffering is being endured by some
unused to the camp before, and lily prepar-
ed for il. We think many will be sorry
they left the fine prairies of Iowa for the
uncertain gold fields of Kansas, and wish
themselves back again.-Ensery's Journal
and proirie Farmer, Apra 28tk.
Year: 1859

We rejoice to see all about us the evil
dences of thrift aud industry on the part of
our farmers. Nearly double as much land
will be cultivated in Breckenridge county
this season as there was last, and it will be
better fenced besides. This is important,
for many of our farmers raised good crop
and then lost it by not having good fence
last year, and they viii not be likely to re-
peat the experiment again soon We hope.
The farmers occupation is truly noble one.
Let them be proud of their calling and
magnify it by their industry, wisdom and
public spirit Let every farmer as he
guides the mighty Prairie breaker through
our glorious Kansas soil, repeat to himself
the noble lines of Johnson-Poet of ''The
Seasons"


"In ancient times the sacred Plough employed


The Kings and awful Fathers of mankind,


And some to whom compared our insect tribes,
Are but the beings of d Summers day;


Have held the scales of Empire-ruled the


storms of mighty war


Then with unwearied hand, disdaining little


Seized the Plough and greatly Independent liUedi


aye generous Kansans vencrate the Plough.


And DER your hills and long Withdrawing wales
Where Autumn spreads his treasures to the


Sun rz


Luxuriant and unbounded-so may you


Frem your rich soil exuberant Natures


Better blessings pour DER all the land


The hungry nations feed-and be


The exhaustless granary of the World
Year: 1859

7


Every person entitled to the right of pre-
emption to any of the lands within the town
ships and parts of townships above enume-
rated, is required to establish the same to
the satisfaction of the Register and Receiver
of the proper land Office, and make pay
ment therefor as soon as practicable after
seeing this notice, and before the day ap-
pointed for the commencement of the pub
lie sale of the lands embracing the tract
claimed; otherwise, such claim will be for
feited. THOS. A. HENDRICKS,


Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Year: 1859

That may be .'dog cheap" in the esti-
nation of some people but We reckon
the purchaser will find her hard bargain
enough. sooner or later. Low priced arti
cles are frequently dearest in the long run,
bu. it may not prove so in this case.
Year: 1859

This church edhce, which is of those grand brown
stone piles Of Gothic architecture, with spiral stcepe
situated at the Of Fifth and Sixteenth street.
1t but short time since announced the death of the
venerable Dr. Alexander the pastor, who for long time
occupied the pulpit with distinguished SUCCESS The re-
porter who despatched record the proceedings
terday informed that the church was temporarily
closed and would reopen the second Sabbath Ucober
in the meantime it would undergo thorough
rejuvenating. During the summer months it has
been kept open on the Sabbath, in order to
gather in and afford the means of grace to
people Of other ocks who rendered shepherdess
by the desetion Of their pastors who carried henoe
By the watering place mania. The style OF the interior
OF this edce OF the superb aud costest character
The church las been rendered somewhat celebrated


superb congregational singing Of the old Scotch Pres
bytefn school In conradistinction TO operate STYLE at
presen, adopted by the modern school regionsts The
church often visited by the latter class, attracted
lessons of plainness and unosentation in the cee-.
baton Of religious services The church, as noted
before will reopen month, when funeral service
will be said to the memory Of their late pastor.
Year: 1859

pThe ceremonies at the laying of the corner
stone Of the New German Catholic Church, on
the Hill in the Eastern part of the city, yester-
day afternoon, were truly imposing We
learn that there were about 5000 persons pres
eDt and in the vicinity, and there was less dis.
order than might have been expected where SO
large cOncourse Of people were assembled
What little confusion there was on the borders
of the crowd it is hardly necessary to say was
caused entirely by outsiders. The New
Church will be completed at an early day, and
will be an elegant structure.
Year: 1859

serve learn that difficulty occurred at
boat at the Basin, last evening, in which a
woman was concerned. II seems that some
of the hands had abused the Captains wife,
when he took it up, and kept the party at
bay with large knife They sent for the
police, when the Captain went to Saloon
in tae neighborhoOd; and when the police
found where he was concealed, the lights
were extinguished He was arrested few
minutes afterwards, and obtained bail for
his appearance at the police Court to answer
to the charge of attempting to cut with n
knife"
Year: 1859

PREssURE.-A lady complained to her hus>
band recently of an insult offered her by a
friend of the family, who accompanied her
home from the house off friend the night be-
fore. While assisting her in getting over a
muddy place in the sidewalk she thought he
squeezed her hand
Year: 1859

R@-The Supper at the Phillips House
this evening will, we are sure, be one of the
most sumptuous repasts ever prepared in
this city. The Brethren and accompanying
ladies will have no cause for complaint, but
WILL on the other hand, be constrained to
praise the taste and munifcence of the
Host
Year: 1859

p0-The Ball at the Armory of the Wash-
ington Guard last evening was very fine
affair The attendance WIS large, and good
order was observed. The Military know how
o make these chops" attractive.
Year: 1859

R0-A ritter in the St. Louis Advocate is
very severn on dancing. He thinks it vul'
gar, say i ought not to be allowed among
virtuous people, and calls upon all lovers Of
virtue to join in putting it down. He makes
no distinction between the ball of the dance
house. and the "hop" of genteel society /;
but says the exercise 'is in whole aud in
part the work of the devil" Here is a
clincher-hesr him "If men were women
there would be no such thing as dancing |"
Oh, certainly not The poor innocent might
have said with equal truth, if men were wo.
men there would be no men What moor
die the fellow is. He probably intended to
say that if it were not for the natural attrac>
tion of the ladies, dancing would be dry bus
mess for the gentlemen alone. Just 40. And
if it were not for that attraction there would
be no wives, no mothers, and-we might add
no such calves as the correspondent of the
Advocate.
Year: 1859

HoRRIBLE-A Boy EATEN BY HIS Own
Doe.-The Laporte (Ia.) Times gives the
particulars of horrible affair in that neigh
borhood. Several boys started from the
residence of German widow lady. mile
or two from town. to go to Laporte, and
among them was the son of the widow
He was in liquor, and, after leaving the
house, his companions discovered that he
had left his hat behind him. and started
him back after it. Shortly afterwards a
gentleman and lady. passing near by in a
wagon, heard moan as of person in
great agony. and at the same time heard a
dog growl as if devouring something. The
lady prevailed upon her husband to go and
ascertain the cause, which he did, when,
horrible to relate, he found the German boy
alluded to down, and his dog literally chew
ing him to pieces. Al last accounts he was
not dead, though it was scarcely possible
for him to recover.