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Year: 1859

A STATE COLLEGE WANTED. That is what
we think every time we see appeals to the
public for donations or subscriptions in aid
of sectarian or denominational institutes.
several of which are undr way and projected.
We lament that the supineness Of the State
leaves to theologians the important Office of
preparing its children for future citizenship.
If we have system of public education at
all, we should have thorough one, ascend
ing by regular gradations to the highest
form of educational institute known. There
should be State University which the chill
dren of the poor can freely enter after going
through the subordinate schools.
Year: 1859

How UNCLE SAM SUFFERs.-We have re-
ceived by mail copy of Judge Blacks re-
ply to Senator Douglass Harpers' Magazine
article. 1t came under frank of an honor
able Congressman, thus escaping postage
How many thousands more the national
mail has been made to distribute we know
not. Is it right thus to make the govern
ment pay for scattering electioneering docu-
ments over the land, from one ocean to an
other? The franking Of speeches delivered
IN Congress we do not SO strongly object to,
though that is bad enough but this burden
ing the mail bag with partizan tracts is in
tolerable, and ought to be specially prohibit
ed. five cannot have the franking privilege
confined to the correspondence of Congress-
men, it should at least be restricted to their
own speeches actually delivered while in their
official capacity. This making the general
government an instrument for the direct
propagation of particular political notions,
is not at all right, and it ought to be repre-
hended by every honest journal.
Year: 1859

The iron plates and other portions of the
old press on which Sam Brannan printed the
first number of the first San Francisco paper,
Creek Foundry. The old Ra mage press,
used in printing the Californian at Monterey,
is in the Butte Record Office, and Crossette
says he wants a ranch or Cuba plantation
for it.
Year: 1859

One effect of the decision of the Supreme
Court in the case of Boggs u.s. Merced Mining
Co., is said to be that Major Reading has
warned all persons not to intrude upon his
five thousand acres of land near Shasta, q
large portion Of which contains mineral
Year: 1859

IMfossIBLE.-The Grass Valley National
proposes that that place should be connected
directly by railroad with the proposed town
of Lincoln. Our cotemporary is evidently
not posted The thing can't be did on that
route. There are some abrupt lifts in the
earth's surface between the two points, that
would be formidable-that is, if one hun
dred and fifty feet grade TO mile would be
an obStacle.-PIacer Herald.
Year: 1859

THE SPIRITS AS PoLITIcIANs.-At a Spir-
itual Peace Congress which convened not
long since at Spring Hill, Perry Co., Pa, it
was declared that the spirits have decided
to re-elect James Buchanan President of the
United States. Here is a new danger to our
free institutions, If the Spirits can meddle
in our elections, stuff our ballot boxes un-
seen and impose their favorite rulers upon
us, we shall soon be in worse condition
than the good people of San Francisco were
before the Vigilance purge of 1856. If the
spirits were all good ones-rectifed Of all
human weakness in the alembic of the here
after-we might not dread their interference
in temporal affairs; but We fear they are bad
spirits, as they nearly all write execrable
English, and that is sign of ignorance,
which is proverbially the mother Of sin.
Year: 1859

Water gas as made at Wilmington is not
thought much of by the Scientific Amyican
which says the process is not new, and that
the addition of the hydrogen of water to the
heavy gas of resin does not improve the
quality, it merely dilutes it,
Year: 1859

A cotemporary makes the following scrip
tural quotation as appropriate to the late
storm:


"Thou, O God, didst send plentiful rain,
whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance
when it was weary"
Year: 1859

OREGON MrSEs.-From every locality in
Southern Oregon, there comes promise
of successful season, and there is every
reason to believe that the yield of the mines
will greatly exceed that of any former year.
Year: 1859

HOME FOR THE INEBEIATE.-lt is already
known to our readers that an institution for
the care and reformation of habltual drunk
ards was sometime ago established by the
Dashaways at San Francisco, and is now In
successful operation. A letter from one OF
the officers to citizen of this place conveys
the information that this noble institution
is supported by voluntary contributions from
the public, and has no permanent fund. For
this reason its power to do good is quite linn
tied, and the original plan, of extending aid
to all, from any and every quarter, both
male and female, cannot be complied with,
except the parties confded to their charge
are supported by friends until such time as
a permanent reform is apparently effected.
Under ordinary circumstances, says the let
ter referred to, where persons are cared for
during short interval only, no charge has
ever been made. No means are used to in
duce patients to remain except persuasive,
kind and gentle treatment, which is received
at the hands of the well qualified Superin-
tendent and Matron of the establishments
and has never failed to accomplish its object.
The "Home" is proper subject for Legisla-
tive regard, and we hope an appropriation
in its aid may be one of the first acts of the
next session. A State that will do nothing
to prevent drunkenness, ought surely to as
sist in the reclamation of its victims.
Year: 1859

The Paris correspondent of the New York
Post writes, Oct. 10th, that Senator Sum ner
would leave Immediately for England on his
way to the United States. and that he is much
better in health than during the spring and
summer. 1t is now probable that MIR. s. viii
be able to resume his seat in the Senate, with
the opening of the next session.
Year: 1859

!, The New York Tablet an organ of the
Catholics, continues to urge its readers to


square the account with the Know Nothings


Of New York by voting for those candidates
on the Republican, and democratic State
Ticket whom the Know Nothings left of in


making up their ticket from the Other two.
Year: 1859


I send thee, Mary, sweet young rose,
That bright with the hues of the sunset glows;
Its beauty, alas is frail and brief,
It will come to thee with withered leaf,
But the fervent kiss that my earnest lips
Have left for thee on its crimson tips
Will not from the fading flower depart,
But come all fresh to thy lip and heart;
For oh, it's breath of the love and trust
That will live when our lips and hearts are
dust.


Mary, dear Mary, pray love this flower.
Let it have for thy heart a spell of power;
For plucked it fresh from its lovely stalk,
On the blooming edge of that garuen walk
Where we Strayed together SO deeply blest,
When the sun was low in the golden west,
And murmured our loves in burning words,
With none to hear but the flowers and birds,
And fingered long on the dear sweet spot,
While our warm hearts kissed, though cur
lips did not


Mary, dear Mary, my thoughts still cleave
To each memory sweet of that blessed eve,
To each tone moro dear than the sweetest lutte,
To each VOW we breathed when Our lips were
mute,


To the wild, deep thrill, through each trem-


bling frame


From fingers warmed with a pulse Of flame.
To each gentle tear, to each gentle sob,
To each sigh that told of the hearts deep
throb


Aye, these memories dwell in this soul OF
mine,


Oh, Mary, dear Mary, do they live in thine
Mary, dear Mary, pray thee say,
Do the roses bloom where thy steps now stray
Do they look at the moon on the sky S soft blu,
Through the trembling tears of this early


dew?


When | come to thee will they smile to gree
Thy lovers steps with their perfume sweet /?
Will they list at eve to our tender VOWS?
Will they weave their wreaths for our gcntl,
| brows?
And when at last we are doomed to part
Will they breathe sigh for each breaking
| heart?


Mary, dear Mary, fain would know,
Do thy hearts sweet flowers keep their fresl
| young glow?


Arc their eyes yet turned on the skies above
Do they glitter still with the dews of love
Has no blighting frost, no bitter blast,
Cold, cold DER their buds and their blossoms


passd?


If any name is said, are their leaves yet stir.
To the oldcn thrill at the cherished word
And say, oh say, will those dear heart-iiow.
Still bloom for inc in the Eden bowcrs2
Year: 1859

through the trees. 1t seemed TO me, as if Ma
ture were dead, and the Earth had put on
mourning, and the clouds were weeping fol
her. With their tears upon my cheek,
turned toward my little Norie's home.
| The wind moaned through the evcrgreens
with plaintive wall. Down in the wei
grass, with the autumn rain falling on his
uncovered head, was Willie sobbing aloud
was by his side in moment.
"Wilie-Wllie, she will get well again
They must not let her die"
Willie looked up with grateful smile or
bis face, and then crouchcd down in the wei
grass sobbng.


"No, no, the doctor said she could not live
and ] want to die too if she does"


In the hall was old Rover, Norie's dog
with his great head upon his paws and his
large eyes looking sorrowiully towards the
door. lie raised his head with low grow
as entered, and then crouched down in the
corner, as if he knew that | was Norie's
friend. Her mother met me with fearful
eyes. "You have come to see Norie, she il
very sick" and entered the ROOM


won't she ever come ?" moancd the little
one, as she tossed restlessly on her pillow.


II am here, darling" and took the hot
hand in mine. She raised her head, smiled
a recognition, and laid back quietly. "Thcrc
don't go away; | can sleep now" All that
night watched by the little sufferer, and
when left her for the school-room, felt
that was looking for the last time into her
blue eyes while the light of life shone there.


Willie came again that evening. GLOW
lis Norie p l asked eagerly. lie gave a
quick sob, and turned away.


knew then that she was dead, and
went to see her. She lay so white and still
that but for the golden hair and the thick
eye-lashes | should not have recognised her
We buried her on calm, still October day
1t was the very day for Norie's funeral, the
birds did not sing too loudly, and the wind
was hushed to a low murmur among the trees
No boisterous grief was manifested still
deep solemnity pervaded the assembly as we
laid her down in her sinlcss beauty under
the autumn leaves. The May flowers are
blooming now over Norie's grave, and lit
tie marble slab is there, bearing the inscrip
/ ton


NoRIE.


AGED 6 YEARS.


A withered rose, long golden curl, and


soltencd heart are my only memorials of m.
sunbeam.
Year: 1859

HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU
Is prepared directly according to the Rules OF
P armacy and G h M stry (,
with he greatest accuracy and Chemical know
ledge and caro- devoted in its coTbinaton.-
See Professor DEVICES Valuable Works on
the Practice of PLY and most Of the late Stan
dard Works of Medicine.
Year: 1859

THy ELM STREET MURDER.-Coroner Gamble, on
Saturday, impanneled jury to hold an inquest upon
the body Of Wilhelm Decker the second victim Of the
Elm street tragedy and at 10 o'clock this morning es
timory in the case will be taken at the Sixth Ward
Station. House.
Year: 1859

TREMENDOUS FLooD-THREE MEN DROWNED
Destruction OF PRoPERTY.- sudden rise oc-
Cured in the South Yuba river on Monday
morning, supposed TO have been occosioned by
the breaking away of a dam at the Eureka
Lakes. The water came down Caiion creek,
and emptied into the Yuba near Washington,
about seven O'Clock in the morning. At that
place the river-Fose about twelve feet, aud con-
Iinued up for three hours. The food carried
everything before it, and the miners working
in the river bed were barely able to get out of
the way. Three Germans, who were engaged
in building wing dam near Missouri Bar,
were caught by the food aud drowned. We
were not able to lear n their names. The food
reached Robinson's Crossing, which il some rs
or 80 miles below Washington, little before
twelve O'Clock; at this place the river rose six
feet, and continued at that height over two
hours before it commenced falling, and at sew
en- O'Clock in the evening, it was still two feet
higher than before the food. The destruction n
Of fproperty must have been heavy, but We
have no means Of arriving at the amount. The
miners bad been engaged for some time in the
bed of the river, fixing to work their claims,
aud will have their work all to do over again.
The river was considerably higher than at any
time during last winter. and from the immense
volume Of water which came down there is nc
doubt that the river rose several feet as far
down as Marysville.


There is not much doubt that the water came
from the Eureka Lakes. The outlet of one of
these lakes has been damned up to the height
Of forty-6ve feet, and the water covers a sur
face of mile square. This is the largest body
of water held by a single dam, and is probably
the one that gave way.


Since the above was in type, we learn that
the body OF man, who evidently had been
drowned but a short time. was found yesterday
at Boston Bar-some forty miles below the
place where the Germans were drowned. The
body was not Recognized, but is supposed to
be that of one of the Germans Coroner Baze-
ly goes down this morning to hold an inquest.
Year: 1859

WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO FUR
w nsh at short notice the above Battery and would
the attention Of ali Quartz Men TO It previous TO
the erection Of mill For efficiency in working out the
gold it is becoming celebrated and we have hrsitaney
u pronouncng it superior in every respect to any now
in


At our request Mr.. ALMAR1N D. PAUL, Superntend'
ent of the Oriental Quartz MILL near Nevada city has
sented to explain the working Of the Mill and show its
efficiency TO any who may feel interested and a. all can
Judge Of IL better by seeing it in practical operation We
would refer Quartz men of Nevada county TO him.


GODDARD, HANSCOM RANKIN,


aT3m Pacific Foundry, Sau Francisco.
Year: 1859

New DRuG SToRE.-Among the many i'm
provements now noticeable in the city, we
remark that of the new drug house Of TN.
Logan & Co., as prominent ornamental feature
of the portion of the city in which it is located
The building has just been completed, fronts on
Quincy and Main streets, No. AZ Main and No
8 Quincy. The lower rooms are about seventy
eight feet long and twenty two feet wide, and
the storage rooms above are similar in size. The
place seems to US to be admirably adapted for
the business, and already we fancy we can see
an extra hustle and animation in the Immediate
vicinity. Messrs. Logan & Co. are preparing to
do an extensive wholesale and retail business
a business which can successfully command the
trade of the surrounding country To do this
it tisproposed to keep large stock of the best
and most desirable drugs, the first installmcnt
of which are now received aud opening We
observed there yesterday large lot of fine i'm.
ported liquors, which came direct and are per-
fectly free from adultcraton, of course BY
those who know the excellent business capacity
and capable energy of the gentlemen composing
this firm, the establishment of the house is re.
garded as equivalent to thorough success in
building up more extensive drug store than
heretofore. We wish the enterprising firm
success,
Year: 1859

THE DYING WIFE AND ItEw WEDDING RING.
On the vague threshold of the unseen life
She paused; then feebly from her finger took
The golden circlet of the mortal wife,
Placed it on his, with reassuring look,
And welded him to immortality.
Year: 1859

THE M AID LOVE-
The mail love has violet eyes,
s And rose-leaf lips of red.
{ She wears the moonshine round her neck,
The sdnshine round her head;
And is rich in every grace,


Aud poor in every guile,
An. crowned kings might envy ms
The spiendorof her smile.
She walks the earth with such grace
The lilies turn to look,
And. waves rise up to catch a glance.


And stir the quiet brock;
Nor ever will they rest again,
But chatter as they fow.
And babble of her crimson lips,


And of her breast of snow
And e'en tn, leaves upon the trees,


Are whispering tales of her,
And tattle till they grow so warm.


That. in the general stir,
They twist them from the mother branch,
And through the air they fg,
Till, fainting with the love they feel.
They flutter down and die.
And, what is stranger still than all
The wonders of h er grace, m
Her minds the only thing to match
The glories of her face.
Oh! she is natures paragon


All innocent of art;
And ske has promised me her hand,
And given me her heart.
And when the spring again shall flush
Our glorious southern bowers,
NV love will wear a bridal veil,


A wreath of orange fowersi
And so care not If the sun


Should founder in the sea,
For. oh. the star r-bean Of b or love
Is light enough for me.
Year: 1859

The editor Of the Sandusky Pa
triot has been presented with fine
shirt collar. He is waiting for some
one to give bin shirt, SO be can put
the co Hat to some use. At present
it is perfect supeffdity to him.
Year: 1859

TTTE are receipt Of Spring and Summer stock OF
wv Ready -Made CIOthing, and all the latest
styles imporaons Of goods for regular custom work
suitable which confident cannot fail to
please quality, beauty and and and


WILL manufacture style equal to house in the city
prepared close attention TO the msnufae
ture kinds descriptionsof gentemens apparel


partner the East gives his whole attention
10 manufacturing business long experience heretofore
furnishing Ready Goods for the market combined with
his knoWgeo Of the rade would convince did We not Know
that present stock is the


MOST COMPLETE AND TASTEFUL
have had the pleasure OF presenting to cur customers
rendering friends, cid and customers our
grateful thanks for many favors heretofore and assuring
them that will pleasure for he at the service
We remain, h O. ANDERSON & CO.


upe4-i2
Year: 1859

HoNEY.-AIthohgh the honey bee is not
native to California, all accounts of its do
mestication here agree in representing that
it thrives better than in any Other country.
One hive viii swarm as frequently as six or
eight times in a season, and one swarm has
been known to make one hhndred pounds of
honey in three months The Times says on
this subject:


''The valleys of the Sacramento and San
Joaqain rivers are believed to be the best
portions of the State for bees and honey, as
he early flowers of the plain supply them
with all they require for the months of APP
ril and May, after which those peculiar to
the lands covered with water in tue winter
and spring furnish them with another stock
for July and August better suited to theft,
wants than the spring flowers, when in other
portions of the State vegetation is nearly afl
dried up, and in September the honey dew
found IN the oak, cotton wood and other
trees growing on the margin of the rivers
afford them additional food, which is not
found elsewhere. The honey made III July
and August is the finest in the season. that
made in the fan being Of dark color and
strong to the taste, and of little value except
as it seems to feed the bees DARING the win
ter"


Who will introduce the first hive into
this vicinity?
Year: 1859

Young Ladies are becomingyery numerous
in town of late, if we may be allowed to
judge from the quantity of youthful an
guish" in the shape of inharmonious verses
which is sent to this ofice-not by the dam
sells but by their adorers. Our versatile cor
respondents are referred to IA hint to Rhym-
'sters" which will be found on the fourth
page.
Year: 1859

TUyIE subscriber takes this method of informing the


IL citizens of California that he has reftted his
rooms ands prepared to take all kinds of Pictures
known to the photographic Art, unsurpassed in the
world that he has made special arrangements for per-
coming from distant parts of the State and would
say to all such that provided perfect satisfaction is
given, he will not only not charge for work, but will
pay them for their fnfe atid rtouble in calling.


Those arrangements have been made in view of the
fact that the country is focked with unskful opera
tors whose work is not only wanting in chemical effect
and everything that constitutes good picture, but
owing to the improper of the chemicals employed
they are rendered pershable and worthless


To avoid the mpositions practiced the citizens of
this and the adjoining counties, and travellers,
most respectfully invited to call upon him at his
i'll Grass Valley, where he will be found ready, at all
times and in all kinds of weather, to take pictures in
the best style by all the varons pfocesses now KNOWN
some of which are follows:
Year: 1859

launched under the lee of the island ana tue
two mates although nearly dead from cxhaus-
ton. persisted in embarking in them. The
danger was not yet over, for the sea was run
ming mountain high; the gale had little aoa-
ted and the night was coming on fast AFTER
a long and hard pull, nothing could DC seen
of the missing ones. 1t had become quite aash,
and they were beginning to despair. one
boat had already turned towards the shore,
when by the light of a vivid flash, ttey saw
ON the crest of a huge black wave the dismal-
tied boat with its knot of half drowned boys'
They soon pulled up to it, and found to thelr
great joy the number complete They too,
had begun to despair had Ieareo tneir :"
brave comrades had perished were wearled
and half snffocated by the constant seas that
were continually breaking over them; and
some were talking of loosing their hold when
the timely relief arrived.


ON reaching the shore, the two brave mates
gave in. The reaction which followed their
exertlous and exposure was great ana danger
ous, One died, q victim to his heroism the
other lived, but his health was seriously IN
iured, and his powers of mind affected by
all that he had gone through for months al
forwards he would start up1n his ped WIN
shrek of terror as he saw, in all the vivid re-
ality of dreamland, those monstrous SHARKS
glaring at him, and heard the gnash OF their
sharp teeth.


This wonderfui escape Gan Vuiy co "Noo"H
ted fer by the fact, that the spot where they
landed was the site of the slaughter house for
the troops, and that the sharks were Sc sateo
with the offal thrown into the sea at that time,
that even the unusual delicacy of ''whlte
man. could not tempt them. If however,
only few drops of blood had tinged the wa
ter, the case would have been very different !;
for sharks, like beasts of prey. are aroused to
fury at the sight of it, and in tho condition
of these two poor fellows, the slightest scratch
would have been instantly fatal to them.
Year: 1859

MEaoRY.-The Count St. German had a
wonderful memory. Any newspaper be read
once he knew by memory, and was furnished
with such a gigantic comprehensive power OF
numbering that he retained . series of thou
sand numbers, which he could recite forward.
backward, and pushed out from She middle.
From the Court of Henry III in Cracow, he
demanded one hundred packs of picked cards.
mixed them together in disorder, let him tell
all the succession of the cards, ordered 1t To
be noted down exactly, and repeated their fol
lowing. one after the other, without being
wrong once He played almost every musical
instrument of the world, was an excellent
painter, and initiated any handwriting in the
most illusive manner. He had but one pas
sion-pIaying all games with absolute mastery
In chess no mortal had vanquished him, and
in faro he could break every bank by calcu-
lation.
Year: 1859

We knew an old man who believed that
what was to be would be. Ho lived in Mis-
souri,, and was one day going out several miles
through region infested in early times by
very savage Indians. He always took his gun
with him, but this time found that some OF the
family had it out As he would not go with
out it. some of his friends tantaiised him by
saving there was no danger of the Indians,
that he would not die until his time had como
anyhow.


s.Ycs,'' said the old fellow, ssbut suppose |
was to meet an Indian, and his time had come,
it wouldn't do to not have my gum
= II is said that this old fellow was first cous-
in TO ssBob Logic" SO f-e