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Year: 1859

THE PREsIDENCY The Concord IN. H.
Democrat desires to know what John Bell,
John Minor Botts, or Edward Bates, have
ever done or said TO indicate that If either,
Of them should be elected President, "his
influence, his patronage, his power. will be
used not to extend Slavery, but to contne it
within the states that see fit to hold it, We
do not profess to be the advocate of either Of
, these gentlemen, nor indeed of any one, as a
! candidate for the Presidency, but we think it
highly desirable that such Il temper should
be cultivated among all those who aim to
restore in the Government the principles Of
its founders, that if possible, they may be
able to cooperate in the great work TO be
done in 1860; and we must say that to assume
and proclaim that only an original Rcpubli-
can identified with our party from the very
start, could by any possibility be supported
as candidate has not seemed to us likely to
conducc to that end. We haze our prefer
enccs; lut others have theirs also; and we
! frankly avow that wc are far moro snxious
that the objects Of the Republican patty
should be attained; that the extension of
/ slavery should be stopped; that the contin-
uance Of the now rcopened African slave trade
should e made impossible, and that the Gov
ernment should be administered not only
with honesty but with rigid economy
than VIC are that this or that particular
stapman should he fixed upon as 4 can
didate. As for Mr. Bell and Mr.. Bolts,
Southern men as they are, we know that


both have hitherto resisted the extension Of
slavery into free territory; that both oppos-


ed the Kansas-Kcbraska lill and the I.ecomp-


Son swindle; aud that they are men of


ability, of spotless honesty and of manly
firmness. OF Mr.. Bates we know in his


earlier life he was an cmanclpauonlst OF


the Henry Clay School, that years ago
though 40. n rich mau, lie set free his


own slaves; that when the kansas-Nebraska


bill was brought forward he publicly de-


nounccd iii and that he now co-operates


with that most gallant and heroic party OF
Free Labor in Missouri, by whose efforts


that state will ere long, be redeemed from
the incubus of Slavery. These are fact,
, which we think cntitlc Mr.. Bates to som'
regard from Republicans, whether he Il
ever candidate for President or not. Thi
may be, what democrat seems to think it
the view of politicians and not of men o
: principle; but it is our view nevertheless
and we have yet to see any reason for keeping
t it secret; and we will add that we have ;
, strong prediction for beating the sham
Democracy in 1860 in preference to being
beat by it.


The Democrat finally insnuates, and that


pretty broadly and in much detail, that We


are governed by very mean motives. We


presume it does not think that style Of argu-


mentation necessary to its cause, but that


tho zeal of controversy and the pleasure OF


writing orotund sentences has carried our


respected cotcmporary away. Meanwhile it
WILL perhaps allow us to repeat our advice


to keep cool" Let us hear all sides, calmly


and candidly consider all opinions, and hold


fast to that which shall seem best.-N y.
Tribune.
Year: 1859

GOVERNOR WISE AS A PESMAS.-A oorrespon.
dent from Richmond writes as follows about the
executive Of Virginia: Governor Wise, in the
character of scribe, surpasses, perhaps, any
man living. In point of rapidity be can only be
parallelled in short hand. while his writing is
almost as legiblc as print. had occasion some
time ago to copy some writing Of his. and did
SO page after page as he produced them. l start.
ed when he was about two pages ahead, and
though he had to compose while had merely to
copy. ut the close of the tenth page he was still
two iu advance At this stage he was called Of
to dinner, and availed myself of the opportuui-
ty to procure peculiar style of pen, which l


thought would facilitate the operation. We both


set TO work again Simultaneously and though he
stopped occasionally to mend his pen (he writes
with gull pen) and now and then walked rapid
" round the room, while meanwhile wrote with
all the rapidity Of which l was capable, he
wound up at the end of the twenty-ninth page
with the two pages in advance which he had al
the start. l understand he thinks nothing Of
answering twenty-five or thirty letters day, or
rather within the three or four hours he spends
in his office, besides attending to other duties and
receiving visitors, who occupy much Of his time.
Year: 1859

We had the pleasure Of meeting with Judes
Reagan yesterday afternoon, on his way 10
Washington. lie goes prepared to stand forward
in favor of no more compromise. He is of those
who will give the North the alternatives, and let
them choose Peace in the Union and the Right,
of the States preserved, or--the other thing With
all the consequences. This we have always up-
dsrstooi to lie his position. Telegraph.
Year: 1859

An oUrRAaE.-0n Friday last a poor Irish
family living on Vine street, below Columbia,
was, SO we are informed, turned out of house
and home-their furniture was piled upon the
sidewalk in front of the house, and remained
there up to late hour Saturday night-an
old woman and little girl keeping watch over
what was, no doubt, every thing they pos
sessed in the world. This misery was entailed
upon them by some cruel and heartless land
lord, because they were unable to pay the rent
whom due.
Year: 1859

IMPORTANT TO REAL ESTATE PURCHAsERs.-
1t may not be known to persons who buy real
estate that any charge for gas which may re-
main unpaid at the time of the transfer is held
as lien upon the property therefore, when
they inquire at the County Auditors Office in
regard to the county tax, it would be we'll, al
the same time, to drop into the Office of the
City Auditor and see that there are no arrears
to be settled there. 1t may save them some
annoyance and tho city some trouble.
Year: 1859

AT the East we learn that anxieties for the
steamers "Niagara" and "Alps" are becoming
intense. Both are past due, having been now
l6 days out. To such as have friends aboard
we would say, there is no cause of alarm, as at
this season of the year it is nothing unusual
for steamers to be sixteen or moro days out.
Any way, it is a fact often forgotten by us,
lin reverence we say it, that our friends are
just as near God on the water as off of it.
Year: 1859

A man named Henry Tierney was arrested
and taken to the Ninth street Station-house
yesterday afternoon, upon a charge of assault
and battery with intent to kill. He raised a
row in coffee house on Plum street, near Fif-
teenth, and threw glasses, bottles, ETC., at every
person he saw and injured some quite badly.
He will have a hearing this morning before
Judge Pruden.
Year: 1859

A ferocious dog attacked two Iauies on
Broadway, between Third and Fourth streets,
on Saturday evening, tearing their dresses, but
before inAicting any bodily harm the beast was
driven off by a gentleman who came to their
Year: 1859

AMIDDLE-AGED gentleman, we have forgotten


his name fell in fit, on the corner of Four
teenth and Elm streets. He was conveyed by
couple officers to a house near by, and a
physician sent for, who, after proper examina-
Year: 1859

KEEP AN EYE UPON THEs.-There- are persons
from the North travelling through the South, pro-
Tossing to be engaged in business of various kinds,
whom it would be well enough towatch. If they
talk against slavery, if they even apologize for
Seward and his Infamous doctrines, give them notice
to leave, and make them leave. 1t was the Seward
doctrine that led to the outrage at Harpers Ferry.
Year: 1859

j. w. Scobey, late bogus candidate for
county Clerk in this county. and the publish
ed editor of bogus sheet printed in the
town of Auburn, has succeeded after several
attempts, in procuring the passage of res
olution by the Assembly to allow him $500
for services as Reading Clerk. This resou-
ton or one for larger amount, had twice
before been voted down by that body; but
the chase was "not to be given up 50" and
the third time Joseph "made the rifle


1t does not appear that Mr. Scobey's ser
vices were engaged by the House or the
Chief Clerk, but in the language of one Of
the members he seems to have caronched in
the Clerks desk as if he had a pre- emption
claim to the premises. The member did not
seem to understand how it was that a man
could so coolly occupy place at the Clerks
desk, and make hmseIfgenerally useful, with
out any one engaging his valuable aid. The
unsophisticated Assemblyman did not make
due allowance for Brass


We confess to considerable amusement at
the potent argument of member favoring
this 5000 resolution. He said the House was
in honor bound to pay this money as much as
if they had contracted with Mr. Scobey to
be Reading Clerk-they had received the
benefit Of his services and therefore he was
entitled to his pay. Indeed! surely Daniel
has come to judgment. Suppose twenty or
fifty other Scobeys had forced their unhired
services upon the Assembly, according to
this reasoning they would in all honor have
to be paid from the State Treasury. This
is the logical deduction to be made from the
brilliant argument. That member is an il
lumnator


We cannot account for the complaisanct
Of the Assembly in allowing this most un
just claim, unless it be they found Scobey
voice was a better article than possessed by
the other clerks. But if they wanted t(
pay for poice why not procure bell-ringer
who cries lost children and auctions, the
tones of any one Of whom would awake
the echoes from cellar to dome of the
capitol.


We are pleased to observe that the entire
Placer delegation, who fully understand thu
value of Scobey and his services voted agains
the 5000 resolution.


Scobey's political bed-fellows up this way
have conceived big disgust at his persis
tence in hanging on for crumbs from Leg
islature whose political majority is of those
he waged war against during the last can
vass. They are sure that is improper, not a
all digniiied, and very much to the dispar
agement of the standing of the Bogusit.
party.


4 All RIRD (IAucuT Il (lOncfohla Roc.o,c n r
Year: 1859

+ CALIFORNIA SrAArs ZEIruNG.-This is the
title of German tri-weekly newspaper,
Democratic in politics, just established in
Sacramento. The mechanical execution of
the paper is good, of the contents we are un
able to speak-as the language is sealed
ed book to us. We believe this is the first
attempt at the publication of German pa
per at the Capital.
Year: 1859

FRosr.-W "Wednesday night brought heavy
frost, but we think it did not result in seri-
Gus damage to the fruit buds in this vicinity,
as but few had blossomed. Whether any
damage was sustained in the valley, where,
we understand, the peach trees are generally
in bloom, we have not learned. There is
much reason to hope that the trees will es
cape injurious frosts this year as the period
corresponding with that of last year, that
was fatal in severe frosts to the fruit, is abou,
passed.
Year: 1859

Ey- Late news from Salt Lake says there
will be an exodus of apostate Mormons
from that region this spring numbering over
one thousand.


At Salt Lake there is an outward appear
anes of peace between the Mormons and
Gentiles but there is said to exist an under
current of animosity between :hem that
sooner Or later will result in serious difficult
ties.
Year: 1859

ATTEMPT TO STEAL COMA New DODGE
"A Chinaman walked into Wells, Fargo &
Co.'S office, in this place, on Wednesday
and while there, Mr.. Palmer, the clerk, had
occasion to 90 into the vault, but kept an
eye to the banking room at the same time.
On looking round he saw piece of money
moving off Of tray, and hearing piece
fall on the floor, he walked out, and going
to the front of the counter colared the Chi
naman, who was carelessly looking around
apparently unconscious that anything had
occurred. On examining him it appeared
that he carried long cane pipe, upon the
bowl of which he had stuck some wax and
standing at the counter with it, had no diff
Guilty in reaching the waxed end to where
the money lay, and applying it to the surface
of a double eagle, was "snaking" it home
but the wax did not stick tightly enough
the money fell to the floor, and the trick
was exposed. Upon examining the fellow
small box was found upon him containing
wax such IS he had used upon his pipe. He
probably has heretofore performed this fea,
of edgerdemain successfully. lie was placed
in Jail, where he will have plenty of time tc
solve the question, whether it is the best tc
work for, or to steal a.twenty"
Year: 1859

Observation-Disclosures robbery was commit
ted in this vicinity on Sunday night last,
at Banvavd's Hotel on the Auburn Ravne
Turnpike, some teamsters, stopping for the
night drove their loaded wagons into the
large barn. During the night some thieves
entered the barn, rolled two bales Of hay off
of one of the wagons, and breaking into
some cases of boots and clothing carried
away what they wanted. Several men sleep
ing in the barn at the time were not awaken
ed and were ignorant of the mischief until
next morning.
Year: 1859

AT HoME-We had the pleasure Of meet
ing Senator Baker yesterday who was ma
king flying trip to his home in the noun
tains. lie is in excellent health-looking
as if Senatorial duties and Sacramento feed,
was well adapted to his constitution. He
expects to return to his legislative labors in


a few days if not showed in on the divide"
Year: 1859

tesies and propretes Of life, she evineed
want Of ordinary training, so much at times a.
to make herself burdensome.


She said she was 10 years old, and that she
came here OF her own free will, end that she
expected to como to Ohio when she left Mon.
ueal; and at no time did she intimate that any
restraint had been attempted upon her perfect
freedom. Soon after her arrival, size sought
the opinion Of neighbor as to the policy of
her becoming Nun, showing that il was not a
fixed purpose to become such She had story
Of her engagement 10 marry a man in Mon.
lreal, that her father opposed the match on
the ground that her suitor had wife living,
DO


During her stay she wrote several letters TO
her father and others, some Of which were LETT
at tue nelghbors Tor mailing. In one Of these
as stated By herself she requested her father
to come for her, aud cave yery minute and de
tailed directions as 10 the best manner oil find
ing her We believe that she was not well at
The time she left, although she had been about
the ueghberhood up to within day or two Of
that period. .


II IS proper TO state, that the Lady Superior
IN charge Of the Asylum at tie time Miss Starr
lett, was there temporarily having come from
Montreal since the arrival Of the latter The
gentleman who took Miss s. away exhibited
much excitement, real or affected, and address
ed the Lady Superior in very strong and often.
sive terms ...


Aside from the representations made to the
editor of the Detroit Tribune, the case has very
little of my stery or special interest. It looks
as if IA petted and spoiled child had become
crossed in some love affair or otherwise, and
had iancied that the secllsion OF a Convent
would be most oongenial TO her leeling, and
that when the realities Of that mode Of life
pressed upon her she relented, aud again
sought her fathers house We will not under.
take to explain all the questions TO which the
two statements of the case give Use; but so fan
as any force or restraint iS concerned, there
certainly is no evidence Of them to our mind
and we take pleasure in discharging simp
duty to our Catholic friends, by making The
above explanation.
Year: 1859

NARROW EscAPE-On Saturday afternoon, as
we were strolling up Loran street, On the West
Side, we witnessed the almost miraculous escape
of a child. Agentleman in a two.horse carriage
was driving along at a furious pace, and paying
but little attention TO his horses, when he drove
directly over little boy about three years of age
Strange to say, the boyIdid not seem to have
been touched either by the feet of the horses or
the wheels OF the vehicle The gentleman passed
on IN blissful ignorance of the great harm he so
nigh caused, and the little fellow toddled off as if
nothing had happened
Year: 1859

A CA8D.-Iti is a well known fact among medl-
cal men, that there has long been wanted good and
reliable preparation of sARsAPARILLA, as nearly
all that are manufactured in the East CONTAIN SPIRITS
and some ofthem even MERCURY, although protesting
net to do so-consequeny, for all cutaneous diseases,
ETC., they are injurious instead of beneficial Now in
the preparation we offer to the public we are willing
to show the receipt TO any one-no matter who-DoC-
TOR OR no DoCroR-as every man has right to know
what he is taking:
Year: 1859

or clerk Of any school district, who
shall neglect OF refuse, without sufh-
cient cause, to accept Of such Office
and servle therein, or who, having
entered upon the duties of his Office,
shall neglect or refuse to perform any
duty required Of him by the provisions
Of this Act, shall forfeit the sum of
ten dollars.


SEC. 81. Every clerk Of a district
who shall wilfully sign false report
to the county superintendent Of his
county, with intent of causing such
county superintendent to apportion
to his district larger sum than It's
Just proportion of school money of
the county, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and punished by
a fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, or by Imprisonment not exceed
ing three months.


Sec. 9S. Every school district
clerk who shall neglect or refuse to
deliver to his successor in Office all
records, books and papers apper-
tanning to such Office, shall be sub
lect to fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars.


SEC. 90. That all persons hav-
ing school moneys or other school
property in their possession, by virtue
of any Act heretofore passed, are
hereby required to deliver the same
to the proper officer, provided for by
this Act.


Sec. 100. If any superintendent
Of public schools shall receive, in any
way, from the publishers of any
school books, or any other person
interested in the sale or introduction
Of any book into any Of the public
schools of this Territory, any money
or bonus, in any manner, as an in
ducement for the recommendation Oh
introduction of any such book into
any of the public schools of this
Territory, said superintendent shall
upon conviction thereof, before any
court of competent jurisdiction, bt
found guilty of a misdemeanor, ant
shall be confined in the penitentiary
for not less than one nor more thai
ten years, and shall be fined a sun
Of money not exceeding FIVE thou
sand dollars and not less than three
thousand dollars, one tenth of whicl
money shall go to the person com
planning, and the other to the schoo
fund of this Territory.


This Act to take effect and be il
force from and after the first day O.
June next.


Approved February IL, 1859.


S. MEDARY,


Governor.
Year: 1859

They ENDORSE LECoMProSIsM. The Re
puhlicans of Plumas county recently met at
Quincy, and passed resolutions recommend
ing the masses of their party to vote the
straight Lecompton ticket in that county
The reason they ssigned for this action was
that the Lecompton party was in favor of
in ervention, on the part of Congress with
the affairs of Territory, and they, (the Re.
pubhcans) themselves, believe in interven-
tion. They argued that IL great point would
be gained for the Republican party. if the
doctrine of Intervention were established,
for, then, the Republicans could obtain per-
haps Congressional Intervention against sla-
very in all the Territories of the Union
Subsequently, however, the Lecompton
County Convention assembled and lodged
the responsibility of the Intervention doctrine.
No sooner was this done, than the Republi-
cans changed their tune again and now re
flse utterly to support the Lecompton ticket
They will support no party, up there which
does not plant itself boldly on the principle
This determination is. in the present instance
q foolish one, for the Piumas Republican


ought to know very were that the Lecomp
ton party are merely masking when they
pretend not to be for intervention.
Year: 1859

THAT RoARING GwIN CoNvENTIoN.-ln an
other column it will be found that we have
supplied certain accidental omissions on the
part of the Express in their report OF the
Leeompton County Convention at Long Dar
We have done SO cheerfuly, and charge them
nothing for the service We neglected, now
ever, to state that regular old.iashioned ti't
fight actually occurred in the middle OF Tie
Convention A stalwart LecOmptonlte from
the country, not satisfied with an arrange
ment which gave all the paying offices to
Marysville, denounced the Murysville dele
gates, ard, warming with the subject, in
dulged in the conciliatory observation that
the delegates from Marysvile were " IL lot o
id bummers" A Marysvillian immediate
ly "sailed into" him. and a very pretty
scrimmage ensued. which considerably dis
turbed the deliberations of that august body


From oil that we can learn, there was h'
such thing as harmony in the Convention a
all, from the beginning to the end, and very
great dissatisfaction exists with the nomina
tions. We should suppose there 'co"Id be
very naturally, in the country, if nowher,
else The nominee for County Judge, pay
ing office, and an important one, is from tho
eity. SO is the nominee for Senator. So il
the nominee for County Clerk. So is the
nominee for Recorder. SO is the nominee fol
Tax Collector Perhaps the Convention was
of opinion shat there was neither virtue nor
ability in the Lecompton ranks, outside Of
Marysville


The defeat of Gregory has greatly exqs-
perated his friends. They thought he was
entitled to the nomination, by virtue Of his
services to the party and of his location il
the country, and 10y virtue also of the fideli-
ty of those Irish friends to the Lecomptor
cause, who dema AIDED his nomination as q
right that they had to ask of the Lecomptor
party of this county. There is undoubtedly
much Justice in the opinion which they en-
tertain in relation to the subject


There are Lecomptonites on the streets
who openly declare that they will bolt "
portion of the nominees on the ticket. But,
The probability is. they will I've whipped INTO
obedience, and will also lick the hand that
smtes them They will, certainly, if they
be true to the spirit of the Lecompton doc
trine.
Year: 1859

SELF TANNING RocKING CHAIRs.-0ur friend
Tinker. the grand agitator of .he atmosphere
has placed his rocking chair fans on exhihi-
tion in Beachs store, next door to the post
office We must say that this fan attach
ment is the most original idea we have ever
seen. and it must be seen to be at all appre-
ciated. One has hut to rock and current
Of refreshing air difuses itself all over the
person to the envy of all the spectators who
may not he so comfortably situated. We
understand that the price of these fan attach
meuts will be quite moderate, so that it may
be within the means Of all to supply them
selves with so useful an article of comfort
We advise all to 60 and see it, and sitting in
the chair satisfy themselves of its delicious
luxuriousness
Year: 1859

BLESS THE Ice MEN-Yesterday, when the
thermometer was away up to lo7 in the
shade, and just as our drinking water was at
about the right temperature for scolding
hags. the Sitka Ice Co.'S Agent made his pres
ence visible with an ice berg in his arms
which he depositedin in our bucket Such of
us as were not past articulation from thirst,
thanked said agent. fervently, and he left
conscious of having performed humane act.
Should he again come to see us, we will not
chase him down stairs.
Year: 1859

SECRET BAND-W are informed that it is
the general opinion. about Red Bluff, that Il
secret band is organized, whose business it is
to shoot down and make way with every wild
Indian that they meet and every domestica-
ted one that they find away from the white
mans house at which he may be domiciled.
The cruel murder of the little Digger boy
who was found in that section of country a
short time ago, is attributed to this organiza.
tion.
Year: 1859

FArAL Svs-srRoKE We are informed that
on Sunday. a man named Thatcher was kill
ed by a sun stroke near the Oak Grove House
about twenty miles from here. He was dri
wing team with load of goods from this
city to Rabbit Creek.