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Year: 1859

Observation-Disclosures an editor gets into
quarrel with another editor, and uses unusu-
ally harsh. TERMS some third brother of the quill
is sure to put in, and shoot off his mouth, with
guage be a little more elegant in your express
sions." These friends are not aware OF the fact
that they are guilty of the most arrant imperti-
nence. For ourseIf we have to say, with the
editor of the Sierra Democrat, " pray leave US to
skin our own skunks in our own way"
Year: 1859

WM A NUNSALLY.-This gentleman, known
pretty much to every man, woman and child in
the county, has been in town during a week
past Although now a resident of Trinity, Bill
Nunnaly has as many friends in Shasta county
as any other one man.
Year: 1859

be asked. To which we can only reply


that the wind was exceedingly ligh


when we ascended that we were very


soon among the clouds, and consequent
ly unable to take any cognizance of oul
course, or to judge how fast we were
travelling.


Perhaps it is well here to remark tha,
when you are sailing in balloon you
are utterly unconscious of motion, unless
you can see the earth. Nor can you tell
by compass, in which direction you
are travelling, unless sufficient of an as
tronomer to Judge from the shifting an
giles formed by certain stars. In word
if you cannot see the earth, you cannot
tell how fast or in what direction you
move. This will. perhaps, explain how
we unconsciously drifted off to regions
so remote. When we arose above the
thick masses of clouds, before sundown,
we undoubtedly struck rapid current
which carried US northeast. 1t is my
opinion that, after we had travelled in
this current about one hour, we struck
another current, from a variation of our
altitude, which bore us off to the north :
west. When we descended near the earth
the first time we ought to have come
down. But we were unwilling to land
at night in deep wood, even though we
knew we were not far from habitations,
and we thought it best to pick out a bet
ter place. This was our error, and it
came very near being fatal one to US
it certainly was so to the Atlantic. In
trying to find our "better place" to land
we were unconsciously up longer than
we supposed. and we were travelling in a
current which swept us off northward at
the rate of 100 miles an hour, we soon
reached country not pleasant and prof
table to land balloon in.
Year: 1859

the land or on the sea, when the eye Of no mother
is upon them, remember her love and be restrain
ed by it from entering the path of vice. Let
them say nothing, do nothing, which mother
would not approve and they will never bring
her gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Year: 1859

Prominent Republicans of the House of Rep
resentatiycS, it is stated, have intimated to the
Chairman the Committee Of Ways and Means,
that they will not vote for any appropriation
bill which may be reported by the Committee,
unless some provision is made to meet the obi
cations which would be incurred by its passage
in other words that they are ucreTmihed to
stop the whole machinery of government, al-
less they can secure an increase Of the tariff
BIT notwithstanding til determination of the
Back Republican leaders, and the fact of the
existence of decided ma jorty in the House in
favor of modification of the tariff to increase
the revenue, we do not believe that it will be
changed at the present session.


The members Of the Committee of Ways and
Means differ, both as to the necessity for mol-
iicaton of the tarilI and the mode in which it
should be accomplished Dir. Phelps, the Chair
man, has project of his own; Mr.. Phillips .las
another; Mr.. Maclay another; and the Repub-
lican members of the committee another whilst
Messrs. Letcher, Crawford, and Dowdell, are
opposed to any action upon the tariff, and any
report upon the subject. In the House, the
differences of opinion upon the subject are as
wide as those which exist in the committee.
There is majority which would do something
with the tariff, but fortunately it is divided
upon different projects. In the meantime, it is
understood that the Secretary of the Treasury
is now opposed to any change in the tariff upon
tile ground that there is unusual activity in our
commerce under which the present tariff will
suun yield revenue enough and the Democratic
members Of the Senate have determined in
CAUCUS that it is ineXpedient to make any change
IL may be regarded therefore as settled, that no
bill which proposes to change the tariff to in
crease the revenue, can be passed at the present
session Of Cons,eas.-Constitutionalist.


Dlrn FROM GRlEr-English papers state that
recently hoy, eight years old, was committed
for the theft of purse containing sovereign,
from the tail of a cart of an old woman, who had
given him ride. Bail was refused and the lad
sent 10 Jail. The father on pnrti':g r'iih his
.ch teat H,attqrS Ssp If r7,7
complained Immediately after Of having received
sudden shock at lis heart--as if shot. Al
though in good health at the time, and robust
and hearty man, he went home and never again
looked up. A deep seated melancholy took
possession of him; he was obliged to give up
work, and after few days was confined to his
bed. He gradually grew worse, and on the day
on which his child was to be fried, he breahed
his last. The surgeon who attended him, says
that he died of broken heart. The boy was
discharged.
Year: 1859

H@ very interesting revival of
religion is now going on in Cinein-
natl. Protracted meetings are being held
in various churches with great success
The Young Mems Christian Union is doing
n good work in the advancement of the
cause To all appearance more powerful
revival of religion is probable than took
place last year.


In our city protracted meeting is in
progress et lngle street church. Whether
any conversions have taken place we are
not advised. Prayer meetings are held
every morning from . till 10 o'clock, and
services every evening at candle liahting.
Year: 1859

An extra term of the Circuit Court was
opened at Princeton, yesterday, by Judge
Smith, to try the important suit of the
Straight Line road against the city, for the
payment of the interest coupons on 100000
city bonds issued to the road The case in
wolves the eity's subscription Of 100000
to the stock of the road. II the decision of
the q. S. District Court in the case of the
Western Road against the City of Jefferson
vile be sustained by our Circuit, and the
city be allowed to go behind the records of
its Council, and show that the acquisitions
'of the charter were not complied with in
making the subscription, the claim of the
road for the bonds will be desperate one


The charter authorized the city to sub
scribe forthe stock on the petition of heo-
thirds of the resident free holders. 1t ar
pears by the documents on file, that the sub
iscription was made in 1852 ON the petition
of 234 persons, pretending TO be holders of
real estate in the city. Upon thorough
investigation of the list, it is found that
nearly fifty of the persons on the list held
no land in the city, and had never been
free holders and were not, therefore, legal
signers Of the petition. 1t furthermore ap-
pears that there were then living in Evans
vile l66 zeal estate holders-more than
half the number of signers-whoIrefused to
sign the petition.


Admitting that all those who signed the
petition for the issue of the bonds were
owners of real estate at the time, they did
not constitute two-thirds of the property
bolders. Deducting the fifty illegal Signers;
and the purged list would contain scarcely
one-half of the efreeholders then residents oi
the city, 1t is strange that so important a
matter should have been SO loosely done
but itwas supposed that the record of the
Council declaring the fact that two-thirds
of the property holders had petitioned foi
the subscription and issue of the bonds would
cure all defects in the prior proceedings
Year: 1859

The death of the only son of Mr.. Hope
Scott is announced. This interesting child
was the only living male descendant of his
illustrious great-grandfather, Sir Walter
Scott, whose name he BORE he was only
year and half old, and has survived his
mother, the poets grand daughter, little
more than six weeks. An infant sister
died fortnight ago. Only one little girl
remains to bear the great name of which
she is the sole surviving representative.
Year: 1859

INFANTIcIDE-A new born infant was
found in privy vault at Terre Haute, last
week, which had been thrown there by its
unnatural mother, young German girl,
who had been only three months in the
Year: 1859

sa A railroad train passing over a
small stream on the Muscogee Road in
Georgia, on the Sd inst, the bridge gave
way and precipitated the locomotive and
cars from height of 80 feetinto the stream
and ten passengers were killed or drowned
by the catastrophe
Year: 1859

The Salt Lake correspondent of the Bulletin,
writing from Salt Lake city recently, says:


doubt very much whether any Judge in this
Territory was ever honored by so distinguished
an assemblage as was present at the meeting of
the Court lately. The Court room was crowded
to its utmost capacity. In the bar, by the side
of Furguson, lawyer, seated the "live
prophet" himself, Brigham Young, President of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints,
and Trustee in Trust Of the Perpetual Emigra-
ton Fund lie was dressed plainly in neat
suit of black, and during the sitting of the
Court sat with his hat off, but with silk hand
kerchief tied about his head During the greater
portion of the time he rested his head upon his
hand, and his countenace wore q careworn,
melancholy expression. Old residents say that
he is very much broken down. and looks to be
in i'll health. This was his first appearance in
public since the entrance of the army into this
Valley. At the back Of Brigham stood one of
his sons. Next to this son sat Heber Kimball,
and on the same bench were also seated " Lieu
tenant General" Daniel H. Wells and George A.
Smith, the General Church Recorder and
Historian, accompanied by the Twelve Apostles
and all the dignitaries of the Church. Heber
kimball looked hale and hearty; but be has
low, cunning expression, accompanied by
| characteristic look of sensuality and grossness.
He also wore silk handkerchief tied about his
head. Conspicuous in this group l noticed
John Taylor, the great Mormon editor and au-
thor-leaning against one of pillars of the hall.
Heis by far the most intellectual looking per-
son of the group, although one finds in his
writings very little of that sound Judgment and
intellect which we might be led to expect from
his appearance. Immediately in front of the
Judge sat Governor Cumming and Judge Cradle
baugh and ranged round in the bar, opposite
to Brigham, were the "Gentile" attorneys
Among the crowd which filed the hall in the
rear, noticed several persons notorious as mem
bers of the "Danite Band" and also several
@ stared" police of the city.


In striking contrast with the assembly in tho


room sat the baby" Judge-as he is called by


Brigham-Ch Charles G Sinclair, who is but twenty


eight years ofage, with his clerk, D. A. Curr-


a beardless youth Judge Sinclair presents un-


doubtedy the most youthful looking Courts in
the United States. Still, his calm, diguiied


demeanor, the perfect order and decorum which
he maintains in his Court, and the wisdom, in
tellect, and thorough knowledge of the law


which he has thus far displayed in the sittingz


of his Court, have already earned for him fine
reputation and character in this Territory, and


have beyond doubt secured the respect and es.
TEEN of all classes
Year: 1859

In my Inaugural Address the attention of the
Legislature was called to the necessity of adopt
ing some additional law to preserve the purity
of elections.


When political parties resort to primary cleo
tions, in selecting candidates for the various Of
fees, it is as important that the voice of a ma
jority should be clearly and satisfactorily ascer-
tanned at the primary, as at the general election
The primary election may be called family
meeting of the party, for the purpose of settling
q question as to who shall receive the support
of that family for the respective Offices and
surely public policy demands that no fraud
should be practiced at that gathering Take a
county where either of the political parties is
decidedly in the ascendant, and party discipline
enforced, the whole question is settled at the
primary meeting, ard the subsequent election
becomes mere matter Of form.


That frauds have been, and still are. practiced
at these primary elections, no one can doubt
That the viii OF the majority is often disregarded
and defeated, by tricksters, is equally certain
Whilst, perhaps, this is the best plan which can
be devised, to ascertain the viii of the respect
i've parties in regard to candidates yet to be
useful, they should be conducted fairly and
honorably.


Every citizen should be left untrammeled in
the exercise of the elective franchise but the law
should take care that no frauds are practiced
upon the ballct-bo for that should always
speak the voice of a majority of the people.


In some localities . great many respectable
citizens decline attending these primary cleo
tions. because of the frauds which are practiced
by professional politicians, in voting and count
ing and unless laws are passed 70 check this, a
Year: 1859

QuID PHo QUo.-The Supervisors of San Joa-
quin county have resolved to present the State
with bill for S5, ,224-the States proportion of
the expense of assessing the value of the prop
erty of that county for the purpose of levyng the
taxes upon the same and to make sure of the
money, they directed the County Treasurer to
withhold the States pro rdta.-S. f. Call.
Year: 1859

pS5- Seven hundred acres Of grain have been
sowed at the Reservation during the fall and
winter. About three hundred moro will be put
IN during February and then stop for the sea-
son. A genteel sized grain feld.-Tehqma Ga
zeffc
Year: 1859

The Governor appears to think bulkhead
necessary, but advises cautious action. He con-
cludes his remarks on this subject thus:


The front line of the city ought not to be ex-
tended beyond its present limits, unless it is
found indispensable to the preservation of the
harbor, and could not give my sanction to any
plan until scientific and disinterested engineers
have pronounced it the proper one to accom-
plish the object Private rights, as matter of
course, must be protected, but not at the expense
of the public good.
Year: 1859

NoNsEssE.-The Union, and also the cores
pondent of the Alta attribute the defeat of Beard
for the Secretaryship of the Senate, to the fact
that be was en- old-line Whig. This looks to us
very improbable in the face of the fact that Mr..
Pennington, Assistant Secretary, was one Of the
most earnest Know Nothings in this part of the
State. We cannot believe it possible that De-
mocratic caucus which could so readily forgive,
Democrat for the political crime of desertng
his party and joining the Know Nothings, would
taboo man for having been an old-line Wing
Year: 1859

full and fair expression of the popular will can
only occasionally be obtained


Considering it of the greatest importance, in
government like ours, to prevent frauds upon the
elective franchise, | have deemed it proper to
recommend this subject to your earnest consid-
Grafton.
Year: 1859

The ticket selected by our Democratic
friends, last Saturday, is, we frankly confess,
good one. While there are many others in
that party fully as well qualified, and perhaps
more deserving, than thase nominated they
will doubtless be more successful in uniting
the party strength than any that could have
been chosen. 1t is true, our Democratic
friends have forgotten their oft-repeated pro-
LESSONS of rotation in office" and have
destined some of their Ieost devoted and
self sacrificing leaders to further thankless
labors in behalf of the cause-it is true they
lthough protesting to be par excellence the
friends Of the foreignerl denied the empty
honor of nomination to two old and long tried
German members of the party-nerertheless,
the frank and filc' will doubtless dismiss all
cause of complaint, and rally around. their
ticket as is their custom, giving the Repub.
licans spirited fight during the campaign.


We have remark to make in regard to the
manner in which we desire to see the canvass
conducted. Relying upon the qualifications
Of the candidates and the merits of the cause
sspoused BY our party, it shall be our aim to
treat our opponents fairly and eourteously.
Personal abuse and villifcation has too often
disgraced our election campaigns, and we dis
like % sec it at any time. but more especially
in local contests. Will our Democratic friends
take our hand on this, and agree that the fight,
which will be fully inaugurated next Saturday,
shall be fair and honorable?
Year: 1859

~A number of the Methodist Episcopal
clergymen have addressed circular to their
denomination, recounting the history of the
church as connected with slavery, and stating
that they "felt that is our bounden duty to
secure, if possible, at the next session of our
General Conference, which takes place at
Buffalo, New York, May 1st, 1860, discip-
linary rule, by which all shareholders shall be
declared ineligible to membership in the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Slavery is
deeply cursing our nation, and its malign
influence is not less deadly upon the Church
of God; and we feel it our duty, as much as


in US leth, to remove this curse, and to wipe
away this reproach from the otherwise pure
escutcheons of our common Methodism."
They desire, therefore, that a memorial no
this subject be sent to the Conference.
Year: 1859

Much PRooF REoUIRED-Mr. Babbitt is
spending great deal of effort to prove that
he is not Mormon-that the Mormon Bah.
bitt, connected with his paper, is another
Babbitt, who got his fist hold of $4,000 gov
ernment money, contrary to law, and was
turned out Of office by Pierce because he was
defaulter. We don't know anything about
the particulars Of his faith, but it seems to
require good deal of proof in the case, by
the assiduous efforts with which he works at
it. But the question left for the people to
decide, is he Babbitt the Mormon, or Babbitt
the defaulter.-Gote Nty.
Year: 1859

W The Freeport Journal says Douglas
is opposed to revival of the African slave
trade because it would reduce the revenue he
derives from the Mississippi gang quite below
his personal and political expenses. He
makes no pretense of opposing the slave trade
because it is morally ,orong.
Year: 1859

Ne nav been -aown "a private letter .om
gentleman no ia the goli region, which speaks
most e0couragingy Of the mines he writer
was sent out Dy large Eastern iirrn last tall TO
ascertain aud report the exact truth concerning
the g,ld deposits. He speaks enthusiastically, a.
will be seen from ;ie folio wing extract


Our camp is on
Cherry Creek. not far from Denver City
We have been thoroughly over the
whole district in compliance with directions,
and the result Of my Investigations is the de-
liberate conviction that this country will
prove to be natural mint.
Eotw outstanding the winter months, we have
done great deal in the way Of prospecting
and not little mining. D. and R say
they have made enough, without any parlic-
ular effort, TO pay expenses back to New
York. If it was not for my engagements, |
should remain here | am delighted with
the country. and the class Of people is much
better than usually finds IL way out to
new land


The gold Is here in abundance. L kaon
it, And | know that next summer
will witness developments of an astonishing
nature


Tell R T. tha, this is the place for him.
and tha, he should lose no time in starting.


So far as natural beauty is concerned. |
have never seen any country that could equal
this II is glorious.


shall start for the States
about the first or middle of April, and bring
along specimens of the "neediul" tha. viii
open the eyes Of some of our New York
brethren"


The writer of the above is gentleman of
unimpeachable integrity, connected with
large New York drm. He was sent out ex-
pressly to get a, the truth. and his reports.
consequently. are entitled to perfect conf
Ience.


But this letter Is only one Of a thousand,
similar in spirit and tenor. And in the face
Of such evidence aud testimony, il is simply
ridiculous TO deny the existence Of gold in
paving quantities in the new region.
Year: 1859

SINGULAR CoSoE1r.-The Rochester papers notice
most singular piece of insanity. The subject is an


rlshman about 50 years of age. He has an idea that
ne mas Two men In his head and body, who are con.
s1antly working at cross purposes with him. He saws
they entered his head one night when he slept in
nay stack stealing into the orice of the ear in the
form OF hay seed. They indulge in leyity and do a
great many things he does not approve of, among
other things obliging him to do the work OF three
men, while they eat all the food given them, including
MS snare. de expresses desire to engage in some
avocation that will afford him livelihood. but de-
cares that is Of no use for him to try and support
this trune existence. He is confident of his own
sanity, and thinks it strange that any one should
doubt question the correctness of his statements
Year: 1859

Horace Greeley on his way across the
plains writes:


We shall pass out of the range of the
Buffalo before night. All day yesterday,
they darkened the earth around US often
seeming to be drawn up like an army in
battle array on the ridges adown their
slopes a mile or so south of us-oftan on
the north as we'll. They are rather shy
of the liltle screens OF Struggling timber
on the creek bouoms--doubiles from their
sore experience of Indians lurking there
in to discharge arrows AT them as they
went down to drink. If they feed in the
grass of the narrow valleys and ravines.
they are careful TO have a part Of the
herd on the ridges which overlook them,
and they see the surrounding country for
miles. And, when an alarm Is given,
they all rush furiously off in the direction
which the leaders presume that of safe
ty.


This is what gives US such excel
lent opportunities for regarding them to
the best advantage. They are moving
northward, and are still mainly south of
our track. Whenever alarmed, they set
off on their awkward but effective canter
TO the great herds still south, or to the
haunis with which they are comparative
ly familiar, and wherein they have hilh-
erlo found safety. OF course, this sends
those north of us across our way, often
but few rods in front of us, even when
they had started a mile away. Then a
herds will commence running across a
hundred rods ahead of US, and the whole
bIindly following their leader, we will be
close upon them before the last shall have
cleared the track. OF course, they some
times stop and tack, or, seeing Us, sheer
off and cross further ahead, or split into
two lines but the general impulse, when
alarmed, IS 10 follow blindiy and at full
speed, seeming not 10 inquire or consid-
er from what quarter danger Is TO be ap-
pretended.


What strikes the stranger with mos,
amazement IS their immense numbers.
know a million IS a great many, but | am
confide1.. we saw that number Yesterday.
Certainly all we saw could not have stood
on ten square miles of ground. Often the
country for miles on either hand seemed
quite black with them. Set it Is all (ex-
cept a very little on the creek bottoms,
near the timber )eaten down like an over
taxed sheep pasture IN dry August
Consider that we have traversed more
man one hundred miles in width since
we first struk them, and that for most OF
this distance the Buffalo have been con-
s,an,Iy in sight, and that they continue