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Year: 1859

was shot away, the Chinese aiming simply a


the hull.


| Five days after the battle Mr.. Ward obtained


Chinese chart, on which he found the north


ern branch to which he had been requested tC


proceed. Accordingly he sent his brother with


two or three others there, with letter, which


was left on shore.


As may be supposed, the English press is dc.


cidedly wolish upon this Chinese outrage
as they call it; and demand the blood of the
Celestials, and the modest appropriation of a
large portion of the territory to Great Britain
as a material guarantee of the future. The
London Telegraph says:


Great Britain must attack the seaboard OF
China throughout its whole extent, invade the
capital, expel the Emperor from his palace. and
possess herself of a material guaranty against
future aggressions. We must cat-o'-
nine tail any ragon-decorated official who pre-
sumes to treat our national symbols with con-
tumely. Every one of them (the Chi
nese Generals) must be hanged as a pirate and
homicide to the yard-arns of British man.
of-war 1t would be refreshing and saIutary
spectacle-that of a dozen bebutoned villains,
with the countenances of ogres, and the appa-
rel of buffoons, swinging in the sight of the
population. Terror must be struck, by one
means or the other; and we have already had
more than enough of leniency. The
Chinese must now be taught to value the Eng
lish, who are their superlors, and ought to be
their masters. The least that can be
attempted is to capture Pekin; while, if bold
policy were adopted, the coSfscation in perpe-
tuity of Canton would follow. We might re-
tain Canton as we held Calcutta, make it the
center of our ultra Eastern trade, compensate
ourselves for the influence of Russia on the
Tartar frontiers Of the Empire, and lay the basis
of a new dominion"


The former China war was very unpopular
with the people of England; and we think that,
the rawlings of the British
press, the present difficulty will be considered
by Parliament in such manner as will lead to
a better understanding between the two pow.
ers, and war be avoided England must look,
not only to her defeat at Peiho, but also to the
position she occupies before the world, and
which. in its particular relation to China
brought about that defeat.
Year: 1859

ADVANTAGES OF WoMEE OVER MEN.-Some
one sums up the advantages Of women over
men as follows:


woman may say what she pleases to you
without being knocked down for it. She can
take a snooze after dinner. while her husband
has got 10 go to work. She can go forth into
the streets without being invited to treat at
every coffee-house. She can paint her face il
il is too pale and -four it if it be too red. She
can stay at home in time of war, and wed ifher
husband is killed. She can wear coysets if too
thick-olher ixings if too thin. She can eat,
drink, and be merry, without costing cent
She can get divorced from her husband when
ever she sees any one she likes better. She
can get her husband in debt all over, until be
warns the public, by advertisements, not te
trust her on his account any longer.
Year: 1859

E6- There were one hundred and twen-
ty-ive deaths only in New Orleans during
the week ending the 4th instant. Not one
Of these was caused by yellow fever; and
up to the latest dates, not a single clearly
defined case of this disease had made its ap-
pearance in the city
Year: 1859

Some time ago there was dancing
party cup north,' where most of the
ladies present bad little babies, whose
noisy pervcrsity required too much
attention to permit the mothers to en-
Joy the dance. A number of gallant
young men volunteered to watch the
young ones while the parents indulg-
ed in a breakdown" No sooner had
the women left the babies in charge
of the mischievous boys, than they
stripped the infants, changing their
clothes, giving to one the apparel of
another The dance over, it was time
to go home, and the mothers took
each baby, in the dress of her own,
and started, some to their homes, ten
or fifteen miles oifAend were far on
their way before daylight. But the
day following there was prodigious
row in that settlement mothers dis
covered that a single day had changed
the sex of their babes observation
disclosed startling physiological phe-
nomcna, and then commenced some
of the tallest female pedestrianism /;
living miles apart, it required two
days to unmiX the babies, and as
many months to restore the women to
their natural sweet dispositions. To
this day it is unsafe for any of the
baby mixers to venture within the
neighborhood.
Year: 1859

How You May KNOW Coon Fathers
1t is a good sign and true when
you see amid a group of boys one
dart from the rest, and, tossing his
arms above his head, say" There's my
father :" as he runs to meet him. You
may be sure, no matter what bust
ness soever, that man may have, that
that there is spot in his heart still
fresh and green, which the cares OF
the world have no power to blight
"There's my father.' With what a
pretty pride the little fellow shouts
this. He must indeed be brute
whose fatherly heart does not swell
with love, whose eyes do not glis
ten, who does not at such a momen!
feel amply repaid for that days toll
no matter how wearisome. After all,
love is the only thing worth having
in this world. They who stand over
new-made graves tell us so. Fame,
money, and ambition dwindle into
nothing, beside the white, calm brow
of death, though God knows it may
be the youngling of the flock whose
lips have never even learned to sylla
BILE our names.
Year: 1859

lead in this vicinity, in this communication,
but find it already too long, and have
scarcely made a commenmceent, so shall
have to defer it until my next.


Yours, w. WELLINGTON c.
Year: 1859

WENDELL PmILLIPs on OLD BRowN.-New
FORK November 2d w endell Phillips, of
Boston, delivered lecture last night in
Brooklyn, in which he argued that John
Brown was the only American who had acted
boldly up to the true American idea, and
cast aside al tho false and fatal wrappiugs
of an efete conservatism and refused t" re
gard any such thing as Government or any
statute as law, except those which CONFIRMED
to his own sense of justice and OF right


Virginia was not State, Governor Wise was
not Governor; the Union was not nation
all these so called Governments were or
ganized piracies, and John Brown was to-day
the only real and true Government on the
soil of Virginia, and had an infinitely better
right to hang Governor Wise than Governor
Wise had to hang him. He also said Il
think you can make better use of iron
than forging it into chains if You must have
the metal, put it into Sharpes rifles 1t Is Il
great deal better used that way than in iet-
ters; great deal better than great clumsy
statue of false great man, for man I" tll
down and worship in State House yard"
Year: 1859

FouND GuILrY.-On Saturday morning, in
the Fourth District Court at San Francisco
the jury in the case Of Albert Lee (colored.
charged with the murder of his wife, return
ed verdict of guilty Of murder in the first
degree, with recommendation to mercy.
Tie prisoner will be sentenced to morrow.
Year: 1859

The San Francisco Board Of Supervisors
have resolved that the standard price of
labor on the roads in the several road dis
tricts in the city and county of San Francis
: co. shall be two dollars per day, and day Is
work shall not be less than ten hours The
Overseer of each road district shall be enti-
tied 10 receive two dollars per day for each
day he may be actually and necessarily em-
ployed."
Year: 1859

PERILs OF MtNER.-The Placerville OBJ
server relates the following which lately oc-
Cured in FL Dorado county:


reckless fellow, known rs "Brick top, "
had been engaged to enter an abandoned
claim to remove some timbers from drift.
To do this it was necessary to descend a shaft
about twenty feet in depth, and then pass
into the drift. Alter removing several tim
bers, the dirt began to fall, when he fled to
the shaft and commenced climbing tie rope,
when the shaft filled in, covering him several
feet in depth. The miners in the neighbor-
hood immediately went to work running an
inclined tunnel to the place where he was
supposed to be. After working hard for
about five hours, he was found and taken out
alive and uninjured. lie had been caught by
the loose gravel in snch manner, with the
rope and both arms drawn tensely between
his face, that space for air had been re-
tained, thus saving him from suffocation.
Year: 1859

ed in filling up one Of 500 yards in length,
and form one to two feet in depth.


This gully being near the middle Of one OF
my cotton fields. and at places impassable
with the plough-was quite nuisance in
that respect, as well as being a fine vehicle
to carry away my soil.


Be it known, l had tried rock walls; they
made the rent wore brush and stumps also.
Now, if any one of the readers Of the Farmer
should not have learned this mode ' filling
gullies, let him try it-and do it in the fol
Iowing manner: Put in few cotton o,
corn stalks, or brush, and scatter the herds
grass in with it, without threshing; it will
not then SO easily wash away and the task
is done.


When your grass takes root in the bottom
Of gully, it catches the sediment as it pas
ses thus by the operation of natural causes
the evil is removed and that law, Tin part,
which formed the gully, stops it. Here il
no art nor science, but little common sense
When your gully becomes fuli-and it will
suffer the plough to slide over and not plougf
up the grass. else the gully might re form
The grass will occupy a row or two in width
so would the gully, with this difference, tht
grass will make fae hay, and afford grazing
too--so nothing's lost. V******.
Year: 1859

THE New RAILROAD BRtDoE.-The abutments
aud centre pierof the new railroad swing bridge
near the foot OF Vineyard street having been com
p'eted, the workmen are now engaged in building
the turn table. The framework for this purpose
is built in the strongest and most complete man


ner possible and the bridge when finished, will be
as near perfect as time skill and labor eau make
Year: 1859

Messrs. HAsKETT and HOLMES met yesterday aiter
noon, when the former offered resolution that the


license fee for the present year be fixed at the lowest
rate allowed by the statute, namely $50 and that the
j~rqts TO the afdavits of the applicants be taken be-
fore a Commissioner of Deeds or Notary Public
Adopted. Adjourned TO Wednesday.


In regard to the expression made 10y Mr.. Holmes on
Monday, that the Board might as well apply to the
Great Mogu on question of municipal action as to
the District Attorney it is due to state that he added
as his reason for saying So that il would be ont of the
line of the profession and official duties of the learned
Districi-Attorncy TO attend to such a request.
Year: 1859

We would inform the reading public that, re-
membering our promise to give them, In every
sense of the word. newspaper, we have made
arrangements by which we shall have tele'
graphic news, regularly, from all parts OF the
State, whenever there is anything transpir-
ing of any degree Of interest whatever. We
shall publish the news by telegraph on
every arrival of the Overland Mail at Placer.
vile or San Jose or San Francisco and on
every arrival of the steamer, so that our read
ers may have it sooner than they can posi-
bly, get it from any paper below. The most
important intelligence, therefore, both of the
Atlantic States and California may be looked
for, at the very earliest moment, in our col
umns. Consequently, it will not be necessary
for our subscribers to wait for the arrival OF
Sacramento or San Francisco papers, six,
eight or dozen hours, in order to get the
news 1t will be at their own doors, every
morning, in the columns of the National
Democrat
Year: 1859

The TEHAuSrEPEc RoUTE.-Ths regular
correspondent Of the National writes that the
Tehauntepe: Company are getting on finely
with the road. 1t is in excellent order with
the exception of two and half miles on the
Atlantic side, which is rather muddy on ac-
count of the heavy showers which occur oc-
casonally at night This difficulty, howev-
err will soon be remedied. The bridge at La
Porte has been completed, and is very sub
stantial piece of workmanship. The work
bridging Serabia river will be commenced
Immediately. For the purpose of ensuring
the safety of passengers, mails and treasure,
an efficient mounted guard, well armed, &c
companies each train during the entire trip.
At no distant day this will be the route for
freight and treasure. Nature has done much
for the road and the company are doing the
rest"
Year: 1859

rE 1t seems that the lacy dress. trimming
presented by Caen to the Empress of the
French, is perhaps the most exquisite speci
men of that manufacture that the country
has ever yet produced. The pattern is Of sea
shells interlaced with aquatic flowers. SC
much in relief that they appear detached
from the tissue, which combines strength
and frmness with extraordinary fineness
This trimming, together with a shawl of no
less splendid design and execution, was pro.
sented to her majesty in eor6siHs magnif-
Gently embroidered with the arms of Caen
in gold, and decorated with exquisite speci-
mems Of black and white lace
Year: 1859

RuNAwAY.-A horse got frightened at some
Mexicans who were playing ball. yesterday.
in the upper part of the city, and ran furious
ly through a small street above A, throwing
its rider into deep mud-hole, fortunately do.
ing him no other injury than soiling a very
nice suit of clothes. The horse did not halt
to ascertain the amount of damage done, but
split wind in the direction Of Briggs ranch
Year: 1859

tE A bill to abolish slavery in Nebraska,
says the Tribune, was introduced at the ses-
sion of the Territorial Legislature which has
Just concluded What disposition was made
of it we are not informed. We have before
us, however, the report of the minority of
the Committee to which it was REFEREED
The report recommends the indefinite post
ponemeut of the bill on the ground that such
legislation is unnecessary. slavery" says
the report, "does not exist in this Territory
in any practicable form, and cannot so exist
without affirmative legislation recognizing
the right of property in slaves and regula-
ting the mode of protecting and con
trolling them, and of enforcing that
right. The abstract right under the Consti-
tuition which is claimed by some, is in fact
only an inchoate right, which can have no
practical importance in the absence of 10
cal police regulations upon that subject"
Year: 1859

THEATER.-A very respectable number Of
the lovers Of the opera were present, last
evening, at the second appearance Of Signora
and Signor Bianchi Their execution of the
master pieces of the Italian operatic muse
was most beautiful and perfect eliciting the
most enthusiastic applause from every com
petent judge of music in the very intelligent
audience assembled The blended power and
melody of voice possessed by these two su
perb artists is truly wonderful. and is the re-
suit of many years of studious cultivation
We should like much to see the proper en-
couragement given to this species of perform
ance in Marysville, but know not how it may
be. Sacramento has shown herself without
any sort of taste for it, and it may be the
same way with Marysvile. In San Francis
co, it is duly appreciated and the fact speak:
we'll for the musical tastes of its cstizens
Should Signora and Signor Bianchi conclude
to give another performance in this city, the
public will be advised in due time Before
closing this brief notice, however, we must
be allowed to pay tribute of admiration to
the excellent orchestra with which these ar.
lists are accompanied. The performances OF
the orchestra are worth going miles to hear
They are indeed beautiful.
Year: 1859

TORTURE week ago, says the
San Francisco National, Chinese girl went
to Chief Burke and informed him that she
had been severely beaten, or rather tortured
by an instrument like brush, only that in
stead of bristles, slips of wood are inserted
into the handle According to the girls Nc-
count, the old woman who was thus punish
ing her, has often been guilty of torturing
others in the same manner and had even
gone so far as to poison some Chinese girl:
who had become too sick to do her atrociou'
bidding.
Year: 1859

CLuB HousE,-Andy Hepburn is Away.
up to something that has fun in it. He gives
notice, that until further notice, there will be
turkey raffles in the upper story of his house
every night Fat turkeys are good and use
full articles in a family
Year: 1859

nB- The grading on B street, near Seventh,
is progressing with considerable expedition.
We notice, also, that the Sewer, designed to
drain the neighborhood of Seventh and B
streets, is in fair course of construction. The
workmanship upon it is good.
Year: 1859

OYSTER SALooN.-Charley Legate, of the
Sandy Marshall Oyster Saloon, spreads out
his bill of fare in this mornings Democrat.
Said Saloon is No II D street. and as good a
meal can be had there as at any place in the
city Charley is widely known as one of the
best caterers to the appetite in the State
Everybody should eat oysters, when they
are only 25 cents dozen.
Year: 1859

ROBBERY AT OPHm-A few days ago, says
the Placer Press Chinaman in the employ
of Jamison q Brother, of Ophir, buried in a
by place, for security. about $4OO Decem-
Der 9lst on digging for his treasure, he dis
covered it was missing though the oyster.
can buried with it was untouched The dust
had been spirited away. The gold was the
undivided property Of a company, and was
probably stolen by the Chinaman who buried
it, or confederate.
Year: 1859

GIFT CoNcERT-This affair came off on
Saturday night. The house was crowded al
most to suffocation; the music by the Allegha-
mans and Bell Ringers was superb, and the
conduct of the whole affair was very general
ly satisfactory. Harry Barnett has shown
that he is above all humbuggery in matters
of this nature, and whatever he says can be
relied on
Year: 1859

A CORPsE SroLEN.-A great excitement
was caused at Orleans Flat, Nevada county,
on the 18th inst, by the discovery that IA
physician of the place had stolen the corpse
of a child from its grave. There was some
talk of lynching the offender, but the affair
was settled in peace
Year: 1859

A SIGN-The course pursued by the Ad-
ministration Democracy in holding separate
county conventions for the election of dele
gates to the State convention, indicates how
confident they are of another triumph. AS
a nomination is considered equivalent to an
election, they are very careful as to what
nominating material they select.
Year: 1859

tinue to shorten the Salt Lake and Carson
Valley road at the rate indicated by our te-
legraphic despatch lastweek, we shall pro-
badly be able to see Salt Lake city from the
summit of the Sierra Nevada before long
Year: 1859

Once on time, in the village of B, in
the State of Massachusetts,. lived beauteous
maiden of seventeen, whom We will call Fanny
-, and George B was her accepted
lover. The course of true love ran smooth, and
in due process of time, came the usual happy
termination ftheir wooing, and the twain were
made one by the benedicton of the holy church.


They were married early one summers morn
fng and the same day travelled costly and hap
PLY to New York, as the first stage of the wed
ding tour. As companion, younger brother
Of the bride, 4 miscbieyous young rascal accom-
panied them, and we'll would it have been for
the happy pair if they had trusted themselves to
their own society, and left James at home to or
nament dogs tails and spit ball the schoolmas-
ter.


Well, the party arrived at the St. Nicholas
Hotel. While George was dutifully attending
to the comfort of his young wife, James, in the
performance Of his duty as groomsman went to
the Office Of the hotel to register the names and
select appropriate apartments. Pen in hand, a
brilliant idea struck him, and in pursuance
therewith he entered their names on the hotel
register =
Year: 1859

with full assortment of the above kinds Of
smaller fruits


The above are of the most vigorous and thrifty
growth and well shaped Trees, very large size
from to Is feet in hight.


Shade and Ornamental Trees,
Consisting of the Elm, Maple, Linden, ALLAN
thus, Catalpa, Laburnum, Curled Leaf and
Weeping Willow, China Tree and Locust, all OF
fine growth and large size, sufficient for setting
in private or public grounds.


Our stock of Camelias, Roses, and an endless
variety of Green House Plants are unusually
large and fine.


Our Camelas have now commenced blossom
ing in all their beautiful varieties and colors
and will continue blooming through the winter
and spring months.


GARDEN SEEDS.


We invite the attention of planters and deal
ers to our very extensive and general assort-
ment of VEGETABLE SEED, the crop of this
years growth, which is pure and sure to vege-
tate, which we offer at greatly reduced prices.
We hold out great inducements to parties pur-
chasing wholesale, or stock being very large,
and to dealers and planters wanting large guam
titles


We viii sell for cash at less price than can
be purchased in any part of the State.


Trees, plants and seeds packed with the great
est care to in insure them in transporting to any
part of the Pacific coast
Year: 1859

BLOODY MURRAIN.-We learn that this dreadful disease among cattle, is now pre- vailing on the cast side of the river, abont five or Six miles from this city, to an alarm ing extent. On the plantations of our friends J. D. Monk and William T. King. 1t has been very bad, having killed some of their most valuable stock; and we learn that 1t IS spreading very rapidly among the cattle on the adjoining plantations. It is said to be more fatal than the black tongue, which was so prevalent during the last sum. mer throughout the country. There was some remedy for the black tongue, but it is said that there is none for the bloody mur- rain. We hope, if it should become an epidemic among the cattle, that some one will be able to find a remedy, and publish it.-Selma Alo.) Sentinel.

 Will not some gentleman in the district where this generally fatal malady prevails, send us description of it's prominent symp- toms? From the time murrain prevailed as one of the plaques of Egypt, was referred to by Homer, and discussed at length by both Grecian and Roman authors down to the present day, the disease has often been the scourge of the bovine race. It is most commonly a malignant bilious disorder of typhoid type, and better treated by pre- vention than by remedies administered af- ter the system has become infected b, the malarious or other poison.

 As the history of mura;n is as old as that of man, and full of instruction it will receive due share of attention hereafter. In the meantime we suggest the propriety of keeping cattle out of swamps where ague, or chills and fever, would be likely to attack our own species A mixture of salt, sulphur and soot, designed to act as a gentle aperient, and purify the blood, is the most promising medicine. Let all stock have free access to salt, sulphur and soot, and to the purest water that can be had.- The habtual drinking of strgnant water is a prolific source of epizootic distempers. Such water often contains either mineral or vegetable poisons, or both. Pure water. pure air, and nutritious herbage, with regu- lar satlng, are the best preventives of all diseases in live stock-Field oe Preside.
Year: 1859

front of the Lecompton movement in the
House of Representatives afterwards.


The foregoing is enough for the present.
We shall give additional extracts tomorrow
The fact is that all the leading Democratic
once Democratic at least-members of tn e
present Leeompton party, are fully commit
ted to the Douglas doctrine, and, in abandon
ing that doctrine have abandoned the Dem
rrntin pnrtu
Year: 1859

WE observed, yesterday afternoon, big
lazy looking hummer lying near the Foot
Bridge on sth street. dead drunk, with the
sun frying down into his face till the grease
almost fixed. lie had evidently staggered
to the edge of the hill and rolled completely
to the bottom. A few hours before we saw
two fellows who had been working at the
Hospital fraternally zigzaggering up D street,
and mutually attempting to explain some
thing or other to the satisfaction of each-
Neither appeared likely TO succeed.