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Year: 1859

New IohK, Feb. 26.-It is reported that the
steamer Black Warrior is filling with water fast
The gale is so heavy that the men on board have
been compelled to leave her. Another report saws
she is breaking up and will be total loss
Year: 1859

The New Bedford Standard saws a box of tin
from the propeller Potomska came on shore on Nau-
shon Island, distance of ten or twelve miles from
the wreck, and also steam guage, weighing eight
nine pounds. A package of looking glasses,
which it took three men to roll up the beach, came
up, and not one of them was broken
Year: 1859

The number of the diplomatic circle in Washing
ton is about to be increased by new ottache to the
Russion legation, in the person of Prince Ourousof
As his ancestors have been once sovereigns in Tar
tary, it may be said that he is genuine article
and not a creation by parchment. Let us add, for
the sake of the beauty, fashion, &c. of our political
metropolis, that the newcomer is young elegant
and wealthy-N Y Post
Year: 1859

ILLNESS OF JUDGE PRIcE.-The Cecil Wing says
''The February term of Cecil County Circat Court
came to an abrupt conclusion on Monday last, ow-
ing to the illness of Judge Price. The Jurors were
in attendance, and the Grand Jury went to work
without the Judge, at the appointed hour By the
afternoon mail the intelligence of the Judges in
disposition was received, and after consultation
among the members of the bar, the jurors and
witnesses were discharged until they should be
called together again by order of the Court"
Year: 1859

BY recent letter from La Rochelle, France the
State Department learns that the yield of the Crane
has been more abundant than drinkable water.
Coopers were employed night and day, but, being
unable to supply the demand for casks the wine had
to be converted into brandy
Year: 1859

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.-0fl orders have been
received at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to get the
United States steamer San Jacinto ready for sea as
as possible. Workmen have been put upon
her, and every exertion will be made to have her
ready by the lst of May next. She is booked for
the coast of Africa, and will relieve the United
States sloop-ofwar Cumberland as g-ship of the
African squadron.
Year: 1859

THE TARIFF AND PRoPosED REISSUE OF
TREASURY NorEs.-The Washington Star of Satur-
day says: So far, we reason whatever to be-
lieve that Congress will consummate ANYTHING for
the relief of the Treasury ere the session termi-
mates. The vote of the House yesterday on mo-
ton to suspend the rules to allow the introduction
0t m proposition to revive the operation of the
Tariff of 1916 for the time being showed that it
will probably prove as impossible to carry that
measure, as to carry the Morrill, bill. The mean
ing OF all this is, that the House continues at "sxes
and sevens" upon the subject of relieving the ne
cessites of the Treasury being split up into three
If not four, impractcabe parties upon it, neither
of whom will yield sufficient to render it probable
that majority vote can be obtained for any thing
connected with the subject. How an extra session
of Congress is 20 be avoided in this state of things
is past to divine.


In twenty years past we have frequently seen
the House in some such snarl upon measures of i'm
portance but never before when the means of ex-
Treating themselves from their dilemma were so
hopeless.
Year: 1859

A Coon REPLY.-A native deacon named
Hagop has now the charge OF the Protestant
Armenian Church at Trebizond. in Asia
Minor. To show his shrewd quickness in
reply, the following anecdote is related -
"Some years since the deacon was employed
by an English mercantile house in Sansum,
and was required to work on the Sabbath. =
This he steadily refused to do His EMPLOYER
used all his ingenuity to convince him that it
was necessary and right to do SO them
What ! said he. one day, If an ass fell into
a pit on the Sabbath day, does not the Saviour
say that it is right to pull him out Ger
iainly, replied Hagop. but ifthe ass have a
habit of going every Sabbath aud falling into
the same pit, then his owner ought to fill up
the pit or sell the ass >"
Year: 1859

Josh was brought before a country squire
for stealing hog. and three witnesses being
examined swore they saw him steal il.


A wag having volunteered as counsel for
Josh, knowing the scope Of the squire $
brain arose and addressed him at follows =
MAY it please your honor, can establish
this iman's honesty beyond the shadow offs
doubt; for have twelve witnesses ready to
swear that they did not see him steal it,


The squire rested his head for few mo-
mepts upon his hand. as ifin deep thought,
then with great dignity arose, and brushing
back his hair, said" If there are twelve men
who did not see him steal it, and only three
that did, discharge the prisoner"
Year: 1859

Life is wasting-time is flying,


All its sands will soon be run;
Be We up and be ye trying.


Cease not till your work is done.
Though no star its light diutfses,
And you stumble Oft aud fall,
Never stop to rub your bruises.


Travel on in spite of all,
Onward, onward and tomorrow


What to you looks fearful now,
Will depart with every horror


That overhangs the mountain brow;
Though your labor all amuses


And save conflicts on your fall,
Never stop to rub your bruises,


Travel on in spite of all.
Though your friends may all forsake you,
And thy every effort chill,
Leaving them; perhaps, will make you,
Some like serpents charm to kill;
Should the one affection chooses,


Often times your will enthrall,
Never stop to rub your bruises,


Travel on in spite of all.
Should old fortune hoard her treasures,
And on you no gold bestow,
What al they but empty pleasures,


Which can only lustre show?
Though your strength almost refuses
To uphold meath famine's pail
Never stop to rub your bruises,


Travel on in spite of all.
Hoist the sail, although the ocean


Seems so peacefully at rest
Hoist the sail and wait the motion,


Winds are nesting in its breast,
Loud the battling breezes squall


Then all the barque with all her bruises
Travels on in spite of all.
Year: 1859

" Remember love, who gave thee this,


When other days shall come;
When she who had thy earliest kiss,


Sleeps in her narrow home.
Remember, twas a mother, gave
The gift to one she'd die to saye,'
That mother sought pledge of love,


The hOliest-for her son;
And, from the gifts of God above,


She chose goodly one.
She chose, for her beloved boy,
Fhe source of light, and life, and joy.
And bade him keep the gift-that, when


The parting hour would come,
They might have hope to meet again,


In an eternal home.
She said his faith in that would be
An incense to her memory.
And should the scoffer, in his pride,


Laugh that fond faith to scorn,
And bid him cast the pledge aside,


That he from youth had borne
She bade him pause and ask his breast,
If he or she had loved him BEST
A parents blessing on her son


Goes with this holy thing;
The loved that would retain the one,


uust to the other cling.
Remember! tits no idle toy,
A mothers gift, remember, boy!
Year: 1859

W- According to writer in the Anssri-
can Merchant, Vermont in topography and
climate corresponds exactly with the dis.
tricts of China which yield the genuine black
tea plant, the mountain sides on which the
shrub is there raised being deeply cover
ed with snow in winter, and which habitual
ly remains in the spring until about April o.
Nav,
Year: 1859




The following remarks upon the IS of
winter irrigation for grain in this Sra.s, afsta-
ken from the California Cultur9st for November


Winter irrigation can be applied to any de-
scription of soils to great advantage. 1t is the
only irrigation that can properly be applied to
lands devoted TO the cereals, nor to such lands
is the mere quality of fertilization all the good
that results from winter irrigation. 1t is well
known, by the observant grain grower, that for
the last four years, nota sufciency of rain has
fallen, in very many localities, to amount to a
complete saturation. Mr.. Horner remarks that
it is the degree of saturaton that determines the
annual yield or productiveness ofhs grain fields;
that invariably, in the spring, after the usual
rains of the season are supposed to have ceased,
he carefully examines his ground by digging, to
ascertain just the depth to which the surface wa
ters have penetrated, and from this determines
with singular accuracy the length of time that
the imbibed moisture will sustain the crop in
its progress towards maturity; and he always
finds the deeper the saturation, the better the
crop. He has in corroboraton of this remark,
found by actual experiment, that wherever the
water from mountain stream is turned upon
grain lands in the autumn or winter, in addition
to the rains Of the season, that such lands inva
riably carry their crops further into summer, of
course with longer season for maturity and
consequently more abundant yield.
Year: 1859




SINGULAR DELUsIoN.-The Paris correspond
ent of the London Star reports the following in
teresting intelligence:


"The death of the Cure d'Ars, at Lyons, has
caused the whole devout population of the En-
pire to hurry in crowds to his tomb. The Alb
be Lacordaire, who has remained with him for
several months, and promises the most Won
drous revelations concerning the passage from
life to death of the saint, whose canonization
already occupies the authorities of the church,
The miracles already wrought at the tomb OF
the Cure d'Ars exceed, if one may believe the
tale, both in quantity and quality, those once
enacted at the grave of Diacre Paris. The blind
are made to see, the lame made to walk, and
every human i'll is set al naught by prayer at
the stone which covers the remains of the Cure
d'Ars. The Empress, who personally declared
the birth of the Prince Imperial to be owing to
this holy mans intercession, is said to have been
in close correspondence with him during the
whole of the war. To show the fanaticism in
spired by the event of his death, the omnibus
service from Lyons to the village where he lived,
and which was started to drive straight to his
house. has been doubled since his death, and
drives nowhere but to the cemetery where his
corpse reposes. A nine days vigil is established
for the different conireres throughout France, in
order to facilitate the transmission of miracles
for the convenience of those who cannot make
the journey to Lyons"
Year: 1859

DEATH TO BED BUGs.-The following remedy
is said to be infallibie. Take two pounds of
alum, bruise it, and reduce it nearly to powder
dissolve it in three quarts of boiling water let
ting it remain in warm place till the alum is
dissolved. The alum water is to be applied hot,
by means of a brush, to every joint and crevce.
Brush the creyices in the floor of the skirting-
board if they are suspected places whitewash
the ceiling, putting in plenty of alum, and there
will be an end to their dropping from thence.
Year: 1859

We do not remember that we have ever known
the " brag game brought into such extensive
use as it is at present by the friends of certain
Senatorial aspirants. The friends of Weller VOW
and protest and swear that his chances are bet
ter than anybody's, and get mad and threaten
to fight any one who presumes to doubt the
truth of their protestations, or their belief in
their truthfulness. These confne their anathe-
mas particularly to Denver. In fact they appear
to be laboring under the impression that Denver
is Wellers only opponent They thus, by the
exhibition of an undue anxiety to impress upon
the public mind the belief that Gov Weller is
Overwhelmingly strong, confess their doubts and
exhibit the real weakness of their favorite. By
singing out Denver as the especial object of
their opposition, they show their fears that he
is the Democratic champion who will play
the part of Achilles to their Hector. WAS it
not Achilles who Stayed Hector before the gates
Of Troy2


As the Senatorial fight stands now-accord-
ing to our information-Gen. Denver's chances
for election are almost two to one against. He
will certainly 90 into the fight with the big
psst number of votes. Weller's friends have
beea very busy circulating the impression that
he will lead on the first ballot, and that he can
only be defeated by a combination of the weaker
candidates. That they will find tn emselves
egregiously mistaken we are quite sanguine.-
"Brag" is undoubtedly good running dog un-
til the time for action arrives, then he is gene
rally found tagging behind among the ours.


The Dragging friends of Washington, Baldwin
and others act more generously than the intem-
perate and unwise friends of Weller. While
they stoutly maintain the superior claims, abili-
they do not abuse other aspirants. Such con-
duct is fair and gentlemanly.
Year: 1859

kErURNISG-The volunteers who have been
out with hibbe during the summer have nearly
all returned to their homes. We were pleased
to meet one of them, our young friend James
MsTurck, looking in excellent health. after his
arduous AMI patriotic service
Year: 1859

SENATOR LoGAH.-This gentleman left home
for the capital on Saturday last. We have the
NEST perfect confidence that be will faithfully
represent this district on al questions that may
come before him iu bis legislative capacity
Year: 1859

YUBA HosPITAL.-The Physician and Lessee
of the Yuba County Hospital has got into
quarrel with the Grand Jury. The Physician
has contract to take care of the INDECENT sick
of the county for 81 80 per day. The Jury say
that that he permits the institution to become
filthy. The patients and the Rev Father Slat-
terry, say otherwise.
Year: 1859

THE S. F. HERALD.-We had the pleasure of
visit on Saturday last, from Terence Foley,
Esq, business manager of that long established
and very able Democratic San Francisco daily,
the Herald Mr.. Foley is on tour making ar
fragments for a more extended circulation of
that paper in the interior. The Heraldis edited
by John Nugent, than whom there is not an
abler man connected with the California press
The Herald is model Democratic paper-high-
toned, courteous and never scurrillous, which
can be. said of but few OF the San Francisco
dailies. For the business man, as well as for
the politician, the Herald will be found a most
useful daily visitor. Its Commercial Depart
ment is presided over by perhaps the ablest
commercial editor in San FRANCISCO We, there
FORE do not hesitate to recommend the Herald
to any of our friends who desire to subscribe for
a San Francisco daily paper.
Year: 1859

The United States District Judge at
Cleveland. addressed some sensible words
to Bushnell. one Of the Oberlin rescuers,
on the occasion Of passing sentence upon
him. We eappend two or three paragraphs
of his remarks:


1T is at all times disagreeable and
painful duty for the court to pronounce
the sentence and impose the penalty which
the law demands for its violation. The
discharge Of this duty is peculiarly painful
in dealing with the class of offenders to
which you belong, who deem it praise
worthy virtue to violate the law, and then
seek its penalties with exultatioa and de-
fance.


A man of your intelligence must know
that the enjoyment Of rational liberty
ceases the moment the laws are allowed
to be broken with impunity. and thereby
fail to afford any protection to soci ty,-
that if the standard of right is placed
above and against the laws of the land,
those who act up to it are anything else
than good citizens or good Christians
\ ou must know that when man acts up
on any system of morals or theology which
teaches him TO disregard and violate the
laws of the government that protects him
in life and property, his conduct is as
criminal as his example is dangerous.


"The good order and well being Of soci.
ETY. demand an exemplary peualty in your
case. You have broken the law. You
express no regret for the act done, but are
exultans in the wrong"
Year: 1859

The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Mercury, in notice of Nor
ply the great chess player, says a queer
incident occurred to him soon after his ar
rival in New York. A carriage drove to
the st. Nicholas in which was seated a
splendidly dressed lady. She sent up a
card, and requested an interview with the
chess champion. The interview was
granted, when the fair visitor demanded
the privilege Of playing game with Mr.
Morphy. Mr., NJ. looked at the magnif
cent eyes Of the stranger, and said, YES,
certainly The chess table WAS brought
to the window, and Mr.. Morphy placed
the men. The lady, of course, was per-
mitted the first move. Hall dozen moves
were made on either side, and Morphy
found himself interested visitor pro-
missed to be the most formidable antago-
MIST he had had for q long time.


Being absorbed in the game, Morphy
directed the servant to admit no one else
till it was completed. The game lasted
two hours and was drawn. The lady was
then satisfied, aud blushingly took her
leave, Morphy himself accompanying her
to the carriage. The moment she had
gone. Morphy and his friends set at work
to ascertain the identity Of the beautiful
visitor, not doubling that the name upon
her card could be found in the directory.
This, however, proved to be u mistake,
aud though every endeayor was made u
ascertain precisely who WAS the visitor,
the gentlemen are as much in the dark as
ever Whoever she may be, she played
the best game In which Morphy was ever
q contestant, and she probably adopted
these means OF matching herself with Nor
ply. in order % assure herself OF her own
skill
Year: 1859

was waited on by young woman, who
served all travellers, especially the poor and


humble, for charity. At first, he had some


thought of inpartng his secret to her, and
taking counsel of her-and we'll would it
have been for him had he done so-but he
reflected that the owners of great wealth are
surrounded by snares, and that this woman
might be in league with the children of the
wicked. Accordingly, he accepted her
kindness, held his peace, and departed on
the morrow, bestowing on her nothing but
his blessing, which, in fact, except the gem,
was all he had to bestow. With many
doubts and much trembling, he approached
the shop of a lapidary in the southeastern
angle of the great bazaar; and, taking out
the jewel from his bosom, which he did
with the air and aspect of convicted thief,
he presented it to the master, and inquired
what he would give for it. The jeweller
was one of those crafty and cruel men who
build up their own opulence on the ruin of
others. He Immediately said to himself;
This Arab is a ro5ber, who has broken
into some mosque, and stolen this marvel
Gus opal from the sacred treasury; conscious
of guilt, he will effect his escape, and the
gem will become mine" But the delight
Impaired by this guilty scheme could not
rePress the jewellers admiration for the ex-
traordinary beauty of the opal, amid the
streaks of whose clouds the cunning hand
of some ancient engraver had interviewer,
as it were, the letters of the Great Name.


Sibbi, though no proficient in physiogno-
my, yet saw enough in the jewellers face to
warn him of his danger, and while he
turned round and loudly gave orders to a
slave to fetch the aDGH, or police magistrate,
the poor Arab snatched the opal from the
jewellers hand, and rushed forth into the
street, followed by the wicked master of the
shop, and whole posse Of slaves shouting
3" thief Theft
Year: 1859

Il Clothing trade OF the West was comparatively
of small amount, and confined almost exclu-
siyely to a retail business 10 the larger towns and
cities alone. Now this line of Goods has become
almost indispensable part of the stock of every
general Dry Goods store from the crowded city to
the road stand. Like all changes in trade,
however, this one has not been produced except for
the best of reasons Among these the great
saving Of material by cutting large quantity of
garments together-the superior work and speed of
sewing machines in manufictuIing-th great
ing OF time in waiting for your 'turn" at the Tai
lor's-the uncertainty OF then getting salts
factory eft and above all the saving of at least
One-haif the OF the garment in the price. For
number of years this has only been part Of our
general Dry Goods business, but we have made
arrangements to devote our whole house exclu-
sively to it alone with such lines of Notions and
Furnishing Goods as will be necessary and desirable
in that trade Belle wing that the true interest of
the trade will be to sustain in this enterprise,
would espectfully announce that have
hand one of the largest and most desirable
stocks of WELL MADE CLOTHING that was
ever offered to the trade of the West.


We respectfully solicit call from all old
friends and the trade generally. We charge moth
ing for shouting goods and not much if you bag
them We are prepared to sell to all prompt-tim
buyers low as any house in the trade. A liberal
discount also made all cash sales.


VIM. L. FRENCH & CO.,


sep3 No 30 Main street.
Year: 1859

Att meeting Of the Lincoln County Agricultural
and Mechanical Society, on the 4th the delegate to
represent that society ct the meeting of the State
Agricultural Bureau, instructed to vote sgainst
the transfer to the Mechanics Association Of the
$4,000 grsnted by the State for the location of the
Middle Division Fair
Year: 1859

The production of maple sugar in PsnnsylTsnis


and Michigan this year. is said be largely in pxcers


Of any previous season. One county in the latter,


furnished half million rounds
Year: 1859

B Tho proceeds Of the exhibition on the
a:th and soth uls., for the benefit Of The Church
of the Holy Family (Catbolic) amounted to
$1,000. This sum is to be devoted to plaster
ing the interior Of that building,
Year: 1859

CAMPToNVILLE, May Zitn.


EDITOR DEMOCRAT Whom we advise to
"stand from under" as there may be cave
of literature for his correspondent hath re-
covered from the Affections with which for
the past five months he hath been sore beset.
The rheumatic pains have left the hinges of
of his body inflammation hath departed from
his eyes; and his earsl have been once more
opened to hear the discordsnt music of the
roaring world and new crop of hair hath
sprouted upon his barren head.


From where now sit, can take "pic-
ture in little" of the Red town of Campton-
vile. The town partakes of the color of the
red hill upon which it stands, and which is
torn into great chasms, fearful to look at, by
the force of the hydraulic. Great red banks
glaring in the strong light of the sun environ
the town every thing looks red the men
look red, and the children look red, and even
the ladies look red The ladies seem to be
blushing at the consciousness of their own
beauty Their husbands are getting rich
and tomorrow, and tomorrow, they will be
going away one by one to seek homes more
inviting in the green valleys of the lower
land. All they came here for was to get
rich, and all they are staying for is to get
rich, and hope they will not have to stay
long.


The mines here are rich and productive,
and very extensive and the people are re-
spectacle and civil and there is a moral feel.
ing established too, in this community, for
they have n Sabbath and church, and a
minister; and those are good things to have
in any place, no matter who speaks to the
contrary.


There is if 1 have been rightly informed,
sufficient supply of water to work all the
claims that are opened. And | will say for
the benefit of the newcomer, that there is
not one foot of ground to be taken up in this
old mining camp, and to get work, they must
buy or hire out, and chances for the latter
are rare. But there are hundreds of places
as rich in gold deposits as this is, in the noun
tains of California yet undiscovered, the
trouble is to find them, but they will be
found.


They have public School in this town,
and the district contains between seventy and
eighty children.


break off abruptly, for l have no further
news to communicate.


Yours till another time, sHALLwRnE.