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Year: 1861

PHOTOGRAPHIC POWER or TIE LroHr OF Con-
Ers.-The Photographic power of the light Of
the great comet of July last was exceedingly
slight. An exposure Of fifteen minutes did not
produce trace of an impression on the sensi-
tive plate, while Donati's comet made very
fine picture in seven seconds.
Year: 1861

which said property at the time be, may institute
the proceedings Of condemnation, and III such they
shall be wholly for the benefit CT tie United States or
any person may file Information Win such aitor
ney In which case the proceedings ss be for the
such informer and the Cnited States equal parts


Sec And Be further rcted. That whenever here
atsr during the present reetio AGAINST the United
states any person Claimed to be aeid labor
under the law Of any State shall BE required or permit
ted by the person TO whom such abor is ca.
ed TO be due, or By the lawful agent o. such person
take up arms against the United states; shall be
Quired permitted By the person whom such labor
or service Is claimed TO De due his lawful agent,
work or to be employed in upon any fort, navy
yard dock, armory, ship, entrenchHent III any mill
tary or naval service Whatsoever, against the govern
ment and lawful authority OF the Uhuet States then
and IN every such case the person 20 whom such labor
service claimed be due shall forfeit his claim
such Labor Law Of the state Of the United
to the contrary notwithstanding And whenever there
after the person claiming such labor service shall
~ enforce bis claim, il shall be full and sufficient an
swer to such Claim that the person whose service
labor Is claimed had been employed in hostile service
against the Of the United States contrary
70 the provisions Of this act.


Approved August 9, 1857.
Year: 1861

when darkness compelled the withdrawal of our
troops from the woods. Tuey obeyed the order
to fall back with obvious reluctance. having
fought their way to positions which would have
enabled them to carry the position with the bay
onei at a single dash, which would have been
done had daylight fingered halt hour longer
But the game fellows we're Withdrawn and bi.
vouacked under the very guns OF the enemy,
sleeping on their arms supperless, and ready To
carry the position by storm at sunrise next
morning.


Floyd commenced retiring his forces AZ soon
as our men were Withdrawn. and, from all ap-
pearances, he had q sorry time backing down
the rough, declivitOus ferry road He vas en-
gagged all night crossing in fats and on tempo
rary treste bridge, which was finished for trans
portation only short time before our attack
was made. He lost four men while crossing the
river, and one OF bis cannon. He Was also com
PEELED to leave twenty five prisoners Of the OHIO
Seventh who we're wounded q, the Crosse Lanes
affair. They are now under the care OF our
surgeons. One OF them, apparently a truthful
and intelligent young man, SAYS he saw them
carrying large numbers of their dead and wound
ed men across the river. They certainly sut-
tered severely. Among their wounded was a
conspicuous officer Ct high rank, whose name
has not been ascertaned Numbers OF our mel
saw him fall from his horse. Floyd escaped
injury.
Year: 1861

AN ACT to provide for holding the district and circuit


courts in judicial districts durnga temporary vacancy


Of the judgeshp.


Be 4 essasd b. tks Senate and house Of Representatives
@ Ae UnEed Stot0 Of AmeTiea, in Congress assembIed,
That tn case Of vacancy in the once Of district Judge
in which there two judicial districts it shall be law
fu for the district Judge Of the other district said
State to hold the district circuit case
sickness or the absence OF the circuit judge and dis
charge all the judicial duties Of the district judge Of such
vacant district 20 long such vacancy aha continue
and all the acts and proceedings in said courts BY
shall have the Same force eject and validity a. done
and transacted By and before judge appointed for
such district.


Approved August Q, 1851
Year: 1861

SACRAMENTO CTY.-Tbe citizens of Sac
ramento have taken measures to repair the
damages to their leVee. The Supervisors
held special meeting on Thursday evening,
and passed an ordinance transferring sew
enty-fve thousand dollars from the interest
and sinking fund to special fund for re-
pairing the levee and securing the city from
another calamity like the one she hvs just
suffered. This amount will be sufficient to
secure the city from another overflow this
winter, as the snow in the mountains is
nearly all melted off. The Union admits
that the city is now bankrupt, and that she
cannot for the present pay either the prin-
cipal or interest of her public debt. The
amount transferred TO the levee fund would
have been sufficient to pay the interest due
in January next, but 10 any event 1t would
be impossible for the city to raise money to
pay the interest that will be due in July
next.
Year: 1861

DANCING TO SOME PURPosE.-The new
school house Of the Oakland District, including
Piety HILL, is completed but not painted, and
we learn that the ladies Of the District have
determined to give dance next Wednesday
evening, in the school house, for the purpose
Of accomplishing this laudable object. As the
music has been generously offered without
charge, and the refreshments will be contribnt-
ed by the fair managers, the receipts win be all
profits, and will make the new school house as
attractive in appearance as it is substantial
and comfortable. The object is certainly a
commendable one, and we have no doubt the
party win be a success. Tickets, two dollars
and half, procured at the door.
Year: 1861

STocK DYING.-The Russian river and Sill
yer creek country, once noted for its excellent
grazing, has of late years been SO overstocked
and Get out" that the cattle in that region are
now dying of sheer poverty. A gentleman from
that region informs US that since the recent
storm, he went out and found thirteen head of
his cows dead, also several belonging to his
and this in the small circuit of his neighbor-
hood. This is the legitimate fruit Of the over
stocking system, and should impress stock
raisers with the fact that there is more profit in
small herds well kept than in large ones inn
poverished by the lack of a sufficient range


Petaluma Argus.
Year: 1861

HoRRoRs oP BULL RUN.-The following
is an extract of a letter written to the Montreal
Witness by an ex-Montreal editor who has
spent several years in the Southern States in
the same vocation: "The battle Of Manassas,
or Bull Run, as it is somewhat pointedly styled
by the Northerners was a sad victory to the
people Of Richmond In proportion, there were
many more citizens of Richmond present on
the battlefield than of any other city OF the
South; and the loss of the Southern army was
very much greater than was supposed at the
North. have heard Beauregard declare his
belief that three or four Southerners fell to ev-
cry Northern soldier. BE this as it may, Rich
mond, after the battle, was veileG in mourning.
IL seemed as if there was scarcely family that
had not lost friend or relative; many had lost
their head and every male member oftheir once
loving domestic circle. Manassas was hardly
gained victory, though its moral effects we're
great; but ii was victory that spread mourn
ing and desolation over the land, for hundreds
of the most beloved and cherished among the
youth of the South fell on that fatal day.
Year: 1861

THE STORM AT GRASS VALLEY.-The dam
ace to property in and about Grass Valley mas
not not been very large, although it has thrown
some 500 laborers in the quartz mines out OF
nresent employment, the Allison Ranch La
favette. Scadden's, and jennings mines have
been compelled to suspend operations from the
unusual influx of water. The damage, in that
way. to both employers and employed is very
Great MANY other mines of smaller extent
have also been filled with water. The AUBURN
street bridge and the one at Cloughs, 0otn on
Wolf creek, have been carried away. Perrin S S
bridge is still standing, but the stream mas
onened new channel and divided, a portion
passing under the bridge and the balance run
ming around it. The Empire bridge still standS'
as GOOD and firm as ever. Considerable annoy
ance and some little damage was done TO III the
streets on Main street, near Auburn Inc
drainage of the ravine which passes beneath
and along Auburn street, at that locality De-
came choked up and the water was in conse,
ouence backed up until it overfowed and touno
an outlet along and above the planks OF the
street. The cellars in the vicinity, and in seye-
raj instances the lower floor of the houses, were
overfowed with mud and water.-[National'
Year: 1861




Our next Legislature will probably De
called upon to reconsider the various acts
of their predecessors creating Sacramento
the Capital Of the State, imposing upon the
people the expenditure of millions In the
construction of public edifces, and making
of the City of the Plains the depository Of
the public treasures, libraries, and archives.
The effort that will be made to prevent any
change, or removal of the Capital, the ap-
peals that will be made to the Legislature,
to their generosity, humanity, and sympa-
tby with undeserved misfortunes, we can
readily foresee and fully appreciate. The
sanctity Of past Legislation will be invoked;
the history of the city. written in one dire
ful catalogue of FIRE and FLOOD, will be
held before them, and they will be asked
whether her present misfortunes shall be
aggravated by the deprivation of all her
prospective advantages. To these appeals,
addressed to the finest sensibilities of OR
natures, humanity and sympathy. we can
give but one answer: But that Legislation
which looks to the future we'll being OF the
State, which acts for the coming generations
that will people this Pacific shore. must rise
above passion. and act upon other motives
than those of sympathy or COMMUNICATION.
That legislation would be indeed short
sighted, which, from sympathy with pres
ent calamity, should subject the whole Stale
to Its frequent and perpetual recurrence, 10
the endangering or destruction Of the pub
lie property.


Within the eleven years that comprise
the history of this State, the site OF our pro
jected Capital has been three times submer-
Qed. and the deposits of former floods tell 10
unmistakable language of foundations with
in the last half century before which the
miphtiest of human barriers would have
vanished like oobwebs The idea of secur-
ing Sacramento against the chance of such
foods is hopelessS the rivers that environ
her are as sleepless in their enCroachments
as they are sudden in their irrupLions and
irresistible 10 their strength. Decay is the
condition of all human structures, and neg
liCence the sure result Of fancied security.
The floods of the last ten years must ire
auently recur, and those more fearful inun-
da,ions that are known only by their own
records, may visit the cities of the valley 10
all their destructive might aud horror with
10 the present generation, or the next few
years.


To those who look upon Sacramento as
commercial mart In which sudden fortune
is hoped for, or life is to be passed, these
contingencies may seem remote but to a
State whose existence is measured by cen
turies, these records of the past have fear
full significance and reality. That legsla.
ton which shall ignore or disregard them
will entail upon posterity fearful awake.
ming and realization of their existence.
While we can but feel the deepest sympathy
with the flooded city, we can but see that
the future prosperity Of the State requires
that her Capital should be placed beyond
the reach of these treacherous and destruc-
tive rivers.
Year: 1861

ABOVE THE FLooD.-The State Reform
School, on Feather river, above Marysville,
has been found to be above high water
mark. During the late freshet the water
failed by more than afOOt to reach the fat
on which the house stands.
Year: 1861

THE San Francisco Herald suggests that
it would be proper for the Legislature to
extend aid TO the Capital, which is now
overwhelmed by a misfortune which at
tracts to it the sympalhies of every Cali
fornian.
Year: 1861

shoots out his left hitting his assailant under
the right ear, sending him again to the earth
insensble AT the call of time for the 32d
round Blackwo ood was deaf to the call, and
his seconds threw up the sponge as token
OF defeat.


In the whole 81 rounds fought, occupying,
in the aggregate, 43 minutes, Blackwoods
greatest punishment was in the last of these
bouts being knocked completely out of tine
by heavy blows about the head. His eyes
were completely closed, and he had to be
carried from the ring by his friends in an in-
sensible condition.


Tracy, on the contrary, was by no means
badly hurt being able to walk, unassisted,
from the place of encounter to his carriage
His mawleys, the left in particular, however
were much swollen


REMARKs.-There can be no doubt that
Blackwood went in determined to win the
fight. AS a brave and determined boxer,
and one who has struggled honestly to win,
he is deserving the sympathy and kind con-
sideraton of his friends, by whom we hope
he will not be forgotten.


OF Tracy, it is only requisite to state that
he has, in this passage of arms, acquitted him
self in a manner highly gratifying to his
friends; and said on retiring from the ring,
that on account of his wife and family he
would forever retire from the fistic ring
Year: 1861

SOMETHING NEw.-I never tasted a better
turkey than he gave us, and. upon eompi-
menting him on his great delieacy. learned
from him the Egyptian secret Of rendering
the flesh particularly tender. Half an hour
before the bird is killed, glass of brandy is
poured down its throat, which produces in
toxication, and the flesh of the tipsy turkey
acquires a tenderness superior to that which
is produced even by long keeping.-Mrs.
R0n,erS Pilgrimage,
Year: 1861

SUICIDE OF AN INvALID-Wm. Morrow, a
native of Ireland, so years of age, recently
killed himself in New York. Deceased, it
was showI, had been parazed in his limbs
for nearly eight years, and in consequence
was incapable of working at his trade of a
harness maker. His family became almost
destitute, and their misfortunes had very
depressing effect upon him, and frequently in
ms uespondent fits he would tell his wife
that HE was buroe" q him. as he could
not live and see her and his children surer.
Fearing that he would take his life, for some
time past Mrs Morrow had exercised much
caution in keeping everything out of lis
reach with which he would be likely TO CON-
nit self-destruction, but on Tuesday morn
ing, during her absence from home, he called
his little boy and told him that he wanted
his razor to cut his beard. The instrument
was taken to him and he Immediately drew it
across his throat, causing a fatal wound.
Year: 1861

TIE FLAG OF SUMrEh.-Wt see by The
New York papers that the OH fog Of Sum
ter, which the men Of the little garrison, now
staying at Governors Island, have in their
possession, is the object 9! special attention.
We were going to say almost Of alteration.
Let these seventy men, who SO nobly bore up
against the fro of seven thousand, have their
flag. Major Anderson. We saw it. stated,
expresses the wish that when hc dies he may
be buried in the old Sumter flag. To this
his men assent, " but till our Major dies"
they declare, " we must keep the flag with
us" Glorious flag glorious men may
they live to see tho stars and stripes waving,
as horetofore over every fort of the Govern
ment on this continent
Year: 1861

NOTICE FROM THE GOVERNOR TO THOSE PRE-


PAIRING IT


am now endeavorng 10 furnish the Volunteer Troops Of
Louisiana with suitable winter clothing am having prepared
uniform suits of wooen cloth and suitable undercothes be
distributed among them ana informed that the patriotic clti
zenS Of several parishes also engaged similar preparations
for the benefit of their companies If these contributions of
clothing are sent by them directly their several companies
without my being of the quantity and kind sent and the
companies supplied great confusion and will be the CON
sequence


soldier can only certain quantity of clothing It
OF great Importance that each Of soders
good substantial wooen suits possible but is also
important that there oe ucion among those supply
ing them in order avoid sending double supplies to com
panies.


therefore urgently recommend the citizens country
parishes to send in this city such supplies of clothing III
they prepare with explicit directions the companies
or individuals for whom they intended. take care
that they reach their destination The clothes should boxed
bRed and directed in Orleans with tie name
OF the for which they intended marked on it, and
statement Of contents 50 that may not dup
cate the articles.


respectfully request the newspapers give publicity these
Suggestions in consideration of the objects be effected


THOS. 0. MOORE. Governor,
New Orleans, Aug. IL 1851. aul9 2ntf
Year: 1861

- Any person disposed send up Vegetables or any ote
articles for the benefit Of the FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO
HAVE GONE TO THE WAR, are informed that thew vii
be transported by the MEXICAN GULF RAILROAD FREI
OF CHARGE, and handed the Committee for distri
button.
Year: 1861

We have already noticed the protest Of
Gov. Houston against the usulpation of the
Texas secessionionists, AMI the fact that in
conseQut nee he had been depo:ed by the Sc
ccssion convention. We now have the address
in full, and subjoin a few Of the most pointed
paragraphs:


I may not b. sustained now butwhen mil
lions OF debt press uIon you, when the Uri-
ted SAFE bonds forming your school fund has
been squandered, and the money upon which
your present sChoo.-systcm is based is gone
when your public domain is wasted and taxes
are ground out of you, some of YOU at least
will remember that attempted to save you
from these consC quences.


You have been transfer red like sheep from
he shambles. A government has been fast
ened upon you, and yet you have not been
consulted. You are to have high postage
and all else in proportion, and TO fcrego the
freeman's privilege of elcctng your own Pres
ident and Vice President, provisional Con-
gress taking the matter out of your hands.
You are to support constitution which ig-
nores the very name of the people, and to 90
into a government where you are to pay trib.
ute to king cotton and enjoy the privilege of
eqality, until you are involved SO far that in
dependence will be impossible. and you will
be ready TO put the Safe of Texas, with her
territory equal in extent TO all the other cot
ton States, at the rear of the Confederacy on
the terms of slave basis. This is the pro-
gramme marked out for you.


Iprotest in the name of the people Of Tex
as against all the acts and dolngs Of this con
yention, and declare them null and void |
solemnly protest against the act of its mem
bers who are bound by no oath themselves in
declaring my office vacant, because | refuse
to appear before it and take the oath prescrib-
ed. "a a -e-...t


1t has accomplished its mission, and its
chief object has been fulfilled. If TO drive
me from Office, and to defeat the will of the
people, is an honor; it may wearit. To pre-
vent an opportunity to send message to the
Legislature, which meets on Monday, March
18th, | am required to appear at its bar to-
day and take the TEST OATH. Even Shy'ock
granted the full three days ere he claimed his
pound of flesh. The convention prescribed
that time as the limit, but its President has
been less gracious than Shylock, and camors
for the bond ere two days are gone. If am
thus deprived of the poor privilege OF putting
upon record my sentiments, through a refu-
sal on the part of the Legislature to receive
my message, l will lay the same before the
people, and appeal to them, as declare
would do in my inaugural. SAM HoUsToN.
Year: 1861

The Transit of Slaves through Free States.


The Louisville Democrat, in an article on
the border State and Crittenden compromises,
says of the transit of slaves through the Free
States


If we claim this right of transit. we ask
more and involve ourselves in an inconssten.
cy obvious TO all men, The Southern States
are jealous of their right TO fix the status of
the negro in their own limits, and will not
tolerate the slightest interference with any law
or regulation they choose to make can they
consistently or safely interfere even for their
own benefit with the right of the Free States
to do the same? ? Would we ask Of others
what we would not grant TO them


1t will hardly be claimed that the right here
sought is matter of any moment and we
could not for SO small convenience require
State to relinquish a pirt of its sovereignty
which it has exercised over the subject. In
deed, il is not certain that Free S ate could
grant the demand without changing its con-
sitution. When it is provided that slavery
or involuntary servituds shall not exist 10 al
constitution, no law allowing il for any pur-
pose or for any time can be valid.
Year: 1861




We have recently learned with some sur
prise that our temporary suspension Of busi
ness, has been construed in various localities
as permanent discontinuance Of the pnb]i
cation of the rCHRoNlCLE. In order to
correct this impression. we desire to make
the following statement


v hen we commenced the publication of
the 'CHRoNICLE it was with the under
standing, as set forth in our prospectus, that
all subscriptions should be paid at the end Of
ninety days, from the issuing of the first mum
Der. That time passed. and wecalled the at
tentIon OF our readers to the fact. A few
responded promptly, a. few others had
done previously, but the greater number still
withheld payment On several other occa
slons atterward we respectfully called upon
those who were III arrears. to pay up but our
request fell needless upon their ears. We
have now not only sent our paper ninety
days, q 1T first proposed, and which we had
hoped was sufficiently long to inspire conf
dence as to our intention Of dealing fairly
with our patrons but have continued to
send it an additional three months with
out the slightest assurance, on the 9th
er hand, that we should be remuneratcd
therefor. Six months having thus elapsed
during which time we have been obliged to
seek the means Of carrying on our business
and supplying our daily wants almost entire
II. iraln at har so,,r..r Tho nI,var+.,,,n ,,,I
lobbing business has not during this time
reached one third the amount it should have
done, and the coming six months it will prob
ably not reach one fourth Of what it has been
during the past six months From this state
OF facts, every intelligent person must at once
see that it Is impossible for as to continue
business longer unless those who arc indebted
to Us pny that 1rhi'ch Is aou due as, and put
forth f'tar exertions to increase our list Of
subscribers largely, in order to enable us to
prosecute the business successfully. III order
to bring about thi, state of things, without
sustaining frther losses, We have decided
upon temporary suspension. The early
appearance Of the aCHRoNIcLE and its
regular publication thereafter depends en-
tirey upon the promptness, now, of those who
are still ii arrears, to pay up, and liberal
increase OF patronage.


70 those Of our subscribers who have
overpad u for their paper to the present
time, we can only say, that although we are
now without funds, and should We not receive
the support necessary to enable US to contn-
ne Business, we shall feel it our duty to make
some arrangement to refund to them the
several amounts which they have oyerpaid
us


We put forth this statement Of facts, re-
lating to our business in order to disabusc
the public mind in reference to our object in
the present SUSPENSION and to enable the pub
lie to decide in how far we shall have their fu-
ture support #, then, during the next few
weeks we receive such assurcances as are
necessary to our purposes-not merely proml-
ses to pay, but the needful itself-the
CHRONICLE will not long be missing from
your fresidcs-but with you rests the matter


G. & a. ROW.


The Last Effort.