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Year: 1859

SILENCE, RECoRD,-A writer in the
Butte Record ought to be challenged, or
compelled to make an explanation. he
is personal vely-hear him:


I recollect the last winter, while
standing at the bar of the Assembly
Chamber, was directed to notice the
countenanees and broadeloth of several
influential members from county lying
to the southeast of your own. "Those
individuals" said my Informant a
strong Administration man-"those indi-
viduals were sent from our county, on
purely sympathetic grounds. In the
first place we all sympathized with our
selves, in desiring to rid ourselves of
their presence, and in the second place,
a number of our tradesmen and hotel
keepers, fattered themselves with the
idea that they could, in the course Of
a session, sell themselves for enough to
liquidate their outstanding accounts.
One of them was not really citizen of
our county-he only let his wife and
baggage take trip through our mines a
few days before the nominating eonven-
ton assembled"


Now yeou jest pint some other way,
will yeou Mr.. Record, and blaze away
as much as yer mind ter.
Year: 1859




rB. Gratz Brown. the able Editor
of the Missouri Democrat has retired
In his valedictory he utters the following
entiments and prediction.


The Missouri Democrat has been the
pioneer of the cause of divine Freedom
in the State of Missouri. and to that cause
my heart is welded with devotion that
death alone can annuL Could anything
reconcile me to this step it would be the
victory that has just been achieved here
in St. Louis, which, whilst it will make
permanent the triumph of the Right in
the chiefci of the West also necessit-
ates its eventual conquest Of the whole
domain that spreads out to the Pacific.
Missouri will soon be a Free State, and
Missouri holds-th key to the Central
Empire of the continent. The destiny is
therefore conclusively foreshadowed that
the progression of Free Labor will estab :
lish early claim to the domination of this
Republic.
Year: 1859

OK THE STUMP. G. McKibben has
taken the stump in defense of his course
as member of Congress and the princi-
pies of popular sovereignty. We have
laid away his speech at San Francisco
to read by and by when more leisure
time is at command. In the mean time
we wish him every success against the
Custom House stipendaries.
Year: 1859

STANDARDIZATION says he will sup
port Douglas if he sticks to the truth
That's an improvement upon the old 10
cofoco principle of going for the man
and the party right or wrong, and under
any circumstances,
Year: 1859

~ Scientific men assert that there is
an intimate connection between the
nerves and muscles of the face and eyes.
and aHoxing the beard to grow strength
ems the eye, 1t is said that surgeons
have proved, by experiment in Africa,
that soldiers wearing their beard are
much less liable to disease of the eye,
and it is generally conceded that it is a
protectiou from disease Of the throat and
lAngs.
Year: 1859

Winged Ants.-Our neighbor ofNorth
San Juan, notices the myriads of wing
ed ants that filled the air near that place
on Wednesday of last week. The wa
ter in ditch was darkened with them
as they fell.


The same phenomenon we have re-
peatedly observed here about nightfall.
Where the winged insects came from
was mystery till day or two since,
when a neighboring lady called our at
tention to sturp near her residence
out of which the ants were swarming by
thousands and flying away. She had
noticed the same exhibition every day a
little before sundown for some time
They bite like sarpents.
Year: 1859

FOURTH OF JuLY.-Some ofthe small
er mountain towns are making prepara-
tions to celebrate the fourth in becoming
style, which prompts us to inquire why
may not Nevada have a grand bust out
on that day as we'll as others. Our city
is one of the most impvrtans in point of
population or wealth of any in the State
Older than mist Of the mining towns,
she has never y ct celebrated, we believe.
our national anniversary in anything
like style. Let us have one glorifcation.
Why not ? -
Year: 1859

BY WILLIAM c5tbEAHkYAST:
Long hast thou watched my bed,
And smoothed the pillow oft
For this poor, aching head,


With touches kind and soft.
Obi smooth it yet again,
AS softly as before;
Once-only once, and then


need thy hand no more.
Yet here may not stay,


Where | so long have lain,
Through many a restless day
And many a night Of pain.
But bear me gently forth


Beneath the open sky,
Where, on the pleasant earth,
Till night the sunbeams lie.
There, through the coming days,
| shall not look to thee
My weary side to raise


And shift it tenderly
There sweetly shall l sleep.
Nor wilt thou need to bring
And put to my hot lip


Good water from the spring.
Nor wet the kerchief laid


Upon my burning brow;
Nor from my eyelids shade


The light that wounds them now.
Nor watch that none shall tread,
With noisey footstep, nigh;
Nor listen by my bed ..
To hear my fainteSt sigh;
And feign look of cheer,


And words of comfort speak
Yet turn to nide the tear


That gathers on thy cheek.
Beside me, where | rest. ....
Thy loveing hands will set
The flowers love the best:
Moss rose and violet. ...
Then to the sleep crave


Resign me, till see
The face Of Him who gave
His life for thee and me.
Yet with the setting sun,
Come, now and then, at eve,
And think of me as one


For whom thou shouldSt not grieve
Who when the kind release
From sin and Suffering came,
Passed to the appointed peace
In murmuring thy name.
Leave, at my side, space, .....
Where thou shalt come, at last,
To find a,resting place,


When many years are past.
Year: 1859

In thirty-one words, how many that's can be
grammatically inserted Answer, fourteen. He
said that Matt that man sad was not that that that
one should say: but that that. that that man said,
Year: 1859

We have just learned the melancholy fate
Of "a little girl. six years OF age. who by some
singular misfortune strayed away from Its
mother. and was found alter a search OF ten
days, dead. The parents reside some six
miles beyond Delphos. The mother was
visiting neighbor and in company with
the lady of The house went some distance 10
a spring taking with her her little daughter.
Our informant states that piece of wood
land interviewed between the spring and the
house, and that the little girl asked them to
help her over the fence and she would take
the path through the woods which was near
er than the one by which she came. When
they the women) arrived al the house, ind
in. the child not there they started 10 hnd
her, and falling after search OF two hours.
the alarm was given and every person Tor
miles around wen, in search of the lost treas
ure. 1t is asserted that not less than two
thousand persons were engaged IN securing
the woods and fields and after NINE days
of unremittiny toll the EtIle creature was
found leaning across a fallen tree DEAD !
Ii is supposed that the spirit hal not quit Its
mortal tenement more than twelve hours. as
the body had not become entirely rigid. The
spot indicated that she had been its occupant
tor several days, as she had composed of
sticks little play house and carpered 1t with
moss but a, this time she is the occupant OF
a more splendid mansion-one not made with
hands, but eternal in the Heavens Piqua
Register.
Year: 1859

DR. A NTH of Rochester. has ust perfec
ted a arrangement for light. which is report
ed TO be ar superior to the celebrated Dramnoni
light. The light has been placed on one of the
locomotives of the Central Railroad. and ex-
detrimental trip male few nights since. The
track was perfectly visible from the machine for q
distance of from twelve 10 fifteen hundred feet so
that the slightest obstruction conid have readily
been discerned By the engineer Il found
tn ~ with optics of ordinary power could
solely by the light reflected from the lamp. read
iiy read newspaper printed in ordinary type a
foil quarter Of a mile from the locomotive This
incredb bic, bat it is literally trne. Tne dis
tance vas carefully measured by professional
engineer who iu the party.
Year: 1859

To MEASURE HAY SrAcks.-'More than
twenty years since. says an old farmer. Il
copied the following method for measuring
my hay. from an old publication. and having
verified its general accuracy. 1 have both
bought and sold by it. aud l believe it may
be useful to many farmers where the mesns
OF weighing are not at hand Multiply the
length. breadth and height into each other.
and if the hay is somewhat settled. ten solid
yards make a ton. Glover will take from ten
% twelve solid yards per ton
Year: 1859

A new style of purse, is mentioned by the
tiacerviiie Observer, which says: Gilman an
went q short distance from town the otaer day
to bny . lot Of lumber Meeting the proprietor
of the mill he engaged his lumber, aud drawing
forth from Que of his pockets rather uninyitins 2
looking biscuit, broke it open and took out ten
dollar piece; from another pocket. concealed in
The same manner he got another ten, and thus
paid for the lumber
Year: 1859

The Republican majority in the State Of
New York on the Legislative vote is over 81.
600, very handsome majority indeed, and


one that mus. rather choke the glory which


the Democrats in this State are trying to


squeeze out Of the success of three Of their


candidates, who were elected by Know Moth
ing votes.
Year: 1859

The Speakers room Of the House of
Representatives. at Washington. cost the
snug little sum of S5. 900 to fit it up, and one
fourth of that sum was paid for looking
glass for Mr.. Orr to survey his fine Demo.
cratic figure in There is some comfort in
the reflection that no Democratic Speaker
will ever again enjoy this luxury
Year: 1859

of the imagination, no image of the feverod broin


but in all their brute horror and ghastv carnage


The people here declare that the distress was 60


great on the first arrival of the illustrious


age that one most deeply interested in his welfare
took upon herself to write the story of the case to
the Pope having more faith in the spiritual aid Of
MS Holiness than in the physical succor of the whole
universe OF doctors already called in. The answer
sent by his Holiness was borne by Seur Coette in
person ana the result of her visit is already visible
trlous parsonage, who although still far from snf
hcentiy recovered to be able to take his hours of
pose, like the rest of the world is so much improved
as to remain silent during the attacks of the ballu
clnatlGn instead OF telling aloud and with uncon-
visions Dassino hefore his avas ~ NiO0"y
Year: 1859

The alarm of fire at o o'clocll yesterday morning
was occasioned by fire being discovered in a build
ing in the rear of house No. IS West Baltimore
street. 1t originated from hot ashes, which had
been placed in a wooden vessel. No damage done.
Year: 1859

cred to have wronged him in this way. 1t
was not necessary that the adultursr should
be caught in the very act of committing his
crime; it was sufficient to discover and catch
him so near to the commission as Key was
in this case. This was all that was neces-
sary, and then the law can look into The
degree of provocation that was Offered the
husband - -- -e-t ---.l.4
Year: 1859

FRENCH MILITARY EDUoATIoN.-The French
Military Schools are said to be the best in the
world. A writer describing an exhibition
at the Joinville Military School, which con-
fines itself almost entirely to the teaching Of
gymnastics and other bodily exercises which
impart strength and skill, says:


"The men danced upon wires ran along
ropes, rebounding like elastic balls from one
rope to another, running up ladders of en-
ormous height, then bounding to the earth
with the agility of squirrels. One part OF
tie exercises, and the most exciting of all
was the mock attack of the redoubt, at which
the men placed outside of the board fosse ar
rive with the battle axe and rehe slung across
the shoulder. The trumpet sounds the as
sault, and in two minutes time the redoubt
is entered, and a volley fired from the in
terror, in spite of the great height of the walls
and the resistance offered from within"


The writer remarks. that the spectacle pre-
sented was most astonishing one, and that
in this new system of training, may be found
the secret of that evidence and skill which
have made the Zouaves so distinguished in
the field.
Year: 1859

HUMBOLDT CoUNrY-The North Californi-
an has the following:


South of Eel river the gress has been finer
than usual, ard although now dry, cattle are
doing well. There is large amount of beef
cattle roaming over the hill sides, equal in
point of beauty and flesh to any in the world,
not excepting the tame pastures of Great
Britain. The only want of the southern por-
ton of the county to make it the most veal
thy grazing section Oft the United States, is a
market The time is uot fer distant when
the metropolis of the Pacific must get her
principal supply of beef from Humboldt
county.
Year: 1859

KLAMATH INDIAN REsERvE.-We learn
from the Northern Californian that this Re
serve is in prosperous condition. The
crops are all looking WE'LL the wheat in par
ticular, of which there is some GO acres, is
very good, and gives promise of a yield of
not less than 40 bushels per acre. There
will be larger amount of produce the pre-
sent season than in any previous year since
the Reserve has been established.
Year: 1859

A WOMAN went to the United States Court
yesterday for the purpose of having some per-
son write letter to her husband, who had left
her and gone to Michigan, where he had been
arrested for some crime, stating that, if he were
living, she wished to be divorced; and if dead
she intended again to marry. She evidently
likes matrimony, although her husband may
not. We wish her success.
Year: 1859

PERsoSAL.-Captain Asabel H. Fulton, ma
tive here, but for fifteen years wanderer, now
the commander of the ship Empress of the
Sea, leaves the city today for the purpose of
taking charge of his vessel. He is large
hearted and courteous, and will take with him
the best wishes of large circle of old friends.
May he outlive every gale of adversely, and
moor his bark eventually upon the shore of
Peace. ., .
Year: 1859

ALTHOUGH but three weeks since issuing our
first number, our circulation now exceeds any
other Cincinnati Daily, with one exception.
A few weeks more and the Daily Press will
lead the column.
Year: 1859

The ALARM about two o'clock yesterday
afternoon was caused by fire which broke ou
in the pork house of Hyatt & Wood, on the cor
ner Of Court street and Sycamore. 1t was ex-
tinguished without the aid of the engines, or a
great deal of damage to either the stock OF
huildinD
Year: 1859

yg- By reference to the foreign news in our columns il will be seen that our Government has made a formal demand upon the Germanic Confederation, Tor the restoration of German naturalized citizens the United States, who have been i'm pressed into the military service in the German States.
Year: 1859

FTNO those who have, or may hereafter pur- \ chase Town Lots in the Town of Des the firm of SMITH x CATLIN, and hold the joint bonds and have executed their notes therefor, not to give up or pay the same.

 The sale of any of said Lots by S. P. Catlin, in his individual name is unauthorized, as the firm of Smith & Catlin has never been dis
Year: 1859

At meeting Of the Democracy of Coshoma
county, the following resolution was among others
unanimously passed.:


Resolved That me "Squatter Sovereignty doc
trine" Of Stephen A. Douglas is unconstitutional
and dangerous IN is tendency and that we cannot
and will not uaaer any circumstances, support him
for the Presidency.


We hope to see every county in the State take
this position in their primary meetings to be held
during this and next month. In addition to the
above, we wonll be gratifed to see the following
resolution adopted in the meeting of the Yazoo
Democracy On the fourth Monday in this month !:


Resolred, That we hold that dnder the Federal
0onstitut IN the Territories are the common
property of the Union, belonging to the South
equally with the North; and that Southern men
have the same right tC carry their slaves there
that Northern men have to take any description
or character Of their property; and that when a
Territorial Legislature fails to pass laws necessary
and adequate to the indiscrimnRte protection of
oil property, it is then the duty OF Congress to
intervene for its protection.


We doubt not but that the substance of the
above resolves meets the unqualified appreciation
vi Hh0-'oh'uo WI thO DemVOi"to ohu OOulueIh
States Rights men of the county,


At the same time we hope to see offered and
passed n resolution in substance as follows:


Resolved That the sentiment of the Democracy
Of this county is in favor of the adoption of
resolution in the Democratic State Conve ntion, to
be held at jackson on the I'd Monday in December
next, instructng the Mississippi delegation in the
National Democratic Convention t. meet at
Charleston next summer, to withdraw from that
body in the event that Stephen A. Douglas should
be its choice for the next Presidency.
Year: 1859

The Democracy OF this county will meet at the
Conrt House in this city on the 4th Monday in
November next, it being the 2sth day of the
month, for the purpose Of appointing Delegates
to the Democratic State Convention called to meet
at Jackson on the ID Monday of December next


TO appoint delegates to the National Democratic
Convention which win meet in Charleston in June
next. 4 full attendance of the party is requested.
Year: 1859

ANOTHER CoNFLAGRATIoN. The section
of the Third District burnt out last Satur-
day was again visited last by a disastrous
fire. At twenty minutes past IL o'clock a
kitchen situated on Frenchman street, be-,
tween Urquahart aud Girod, Immediately
adjoining the corner Of The latter street,
took fire. The flames spread with great
rapidity towards Urquahart street, sweeping
down house after house. At the late hour
at which we left the scene Of disaster, eight
buildings had already burnt down, and it
was feared that the fire would not stop until
it would reach Urquahart street, on the
other side of which there is nothing but the
chimneys left standing by the Saturday
evening fire. Here again number of poor
families will be left without home.


TN. o. Prdgune,
Year: 1859

In a late issue we estimated The number
of Opposition members in the House at
fourteen, and the Senate at four. Subse
quent inquiry has satisfied us that we were
in error. The number IN the House will
not be less than twcnty-one. nor less than
Eve in the Senate.
Year: 1859

and loving, as was Mrs. Carson, who
bore up under heavy burdens with seem
ing cheerfulness, until she fell exhausted
and perished by the wayside, ere half
the usual allotment of days was filed up,
who can wonder-who cen strongly
blame All have not the religious trust
that gave strength in her weakness and
hope in her dispair.


Sill, blessings on the loving and pa
tient though even their paths be rough.
and their trials sharpl They pass away
like the rest-falling at noon and mid
day in the journey CT life-but their de
parture is in light, and, their final pas
sage upwards, TO all eyes, even those
made dulest by selfish feelings they are
seen as ANGELS
Year: 1859

The neighbors said our little Mary was one


OF those sweet innocents that early die -
She had that face celestial which betrays


child belonging in the far-oG sky.
They knew i: by the brooding light which slept


In her shy eyes, as in the eyes of birds;
And By the musing Of her tinted mouth,


And the wisdom Of her nsped words.
To Us she was our happy li.tle girl;


Ts us she was no angel in disguise;
And. as she sat between Us by the fire,


So dear. so fair, we said in this glad wise:
The lark that sings at sunrise in our house


Is she. the cherished rosebud Of our springs;
And she the snow-drop when ,he summers gone;


And she the snow bird that in winter sings.
But right we're they; one mocking, songful morn


We woke to find our happy seeming child
An angel was, with homeward yearning wing,


No longer by our cottage fire beguiled.
And the darkest parlor filed with flowers


or white and blush. by sad. small fingers given,
She lay in state, all lily crowned ard cold.


This fair young princess OF the House Of Heaven.
And here is all that we can touch or see


or those few years and that fair, little girl
The shoes in which she ran so daintily;


The locks of hair yet golden and a curl.
The children bring them oft-as children will


And sitting with us in the summer door,
In sight Of those white stones yonder hill,


They hear her sinless story o'er ard o'er.
Year: 1859




The following is an extract from a
letter from the gold region, received a
few days since by gentleman in this
place. 1t is dated at Boulder City.
March 81, 1859.


We have been prospecting all Winter.
and the bestdiggiug in the country, proves
to be about 40 miles north of Cherry
Greek. These mines are on Boulder
formerly St. Varney) Creek, a branch
of the South Platt. The tributaries Of
this Boulder) Creek, have been pros
pected from fifteen to twenty miles in a
north westerly direction. and it has be-
come an established fact among the
miners here, that from FIVE to ten dcllars
per day, can be made in this place, at
the mouth OF Boulder Creek Cannon. or
at the entrance of Boulder Creek into the
flats from the mountains. The banks Of
the stream will pay from twoto three cents
per pan, from the bottom of the soil down
to the bed rock. and with a slulce will
pay at least FIVE dollars per day. 10 the
man. and the bed of the stream will pay
much better, but has not been prospec.
ted on account of the ice al this point
On the north bank of the Greek the
Boulder City site is located. The town
Company was organized FEBRUARY 10th
1859. and has eleven buildings complet-
ed, and sixty more in course of erection,
to be completed in sixty days from the
date of the organization.


The Cherry Creek diggings prove to
be a speculation more than any thing
else. Ii is true there is gold to be found
there, but not in sufficient quantities to be
worked to the same advantage as mines
in other places. The Aurariatown Com
psny have been the cause of the great
excitement with regard to that point.
This town was started last fall, and they
have nov one hundred and fifty build
ings on the site. with population of Ave
hundred; bu; in the spring, great por-
ton of the people will have to leave for
better diggings than they have there
The Plat River diggiugs are paying five
dollars per day. but are not extensively
operated in, owing 10 disadvantages in
working them. and not having any pros
pect for better diggings being found in
that vicinity.


That there is an extensive mining re-
gion in this country there is no doubt,
and the resources will in the ensuing
summer be developed in measure suffi
cient 10 occupy the attention of emigra-
tiOn of the coming Spring.


am interested in Boulder City, and l
think by the time emigration is coming
iu, the place will be sufficiently improv
ed to offer inducements 10 mechanics and
tradesmen Of all kinds to pitch in, prin-
ting Office has been talked of. and it will
be one of the first things to receive the
attention Of the Company, and you can
get into an operation of that kind here, if
SO disposed, which think will pay, at
all events the diggings will pay any one
who will pitch into them. l have been
writing to Croft, all winter, but have not
had letter since l came here, but we
have only monthly mail and have not
looked for one until now, and l did not
know if you were still al Hubbard, but
supposed you would hear from Croft.
what wrote TO him. Don't fail to come
along in the spring, the things all right.


Yours affectionately,