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Year: 1859

! MmToN S. LATHAM, Leeompton candidate
for Governor, is hard pressed by the charges
brought against him, and ifhe does not come
out like a man, and deny them, and clear
them up to the satisfaction of the people of
the State he will be considered by them as one
unworthy their support One charge, we
belive. he has already denied we allude to
the one brought against him by Senator
Broderick in relation to the Senatorial elec
ton. He has yet, however to make that
denial good. The other charge is a more
serious one and although called upon day
after day to refute ito clear it up, he has
not yet attempted to do 50. This silence on
his part is a matter Of surprise to the people,
and the impression is gaining ground that he
is not able to refute the charge if he would
1t is true that Judge Terry has written a let.
ter, in which he says that if he had known
the truth of the charge made against Mr..
Latham, the facts connected with it would
have been disclosed. He believes Latham to
be innocent-but his simple avowal to that



Latham; at any rate it is not that kind of
vindication the people ask for They want
Mr. Latham to come out and deny the charge
upon the stump or otherwise--at any rate
to deny it, and explain it away. So long
rs he remains silent, they will have their
own opinion about the matter, notwithstand
ing letters may be written by his friends
stating that they do not believe him guilty
The San Francisco Bulletin after noticing
the fact that Mr. Latham does not deny the
accusation, calls his attention to it, and says


We notice this affair because we deem it impor-
tant at this time for the truth to be cleared up.
If Mr. Latham did attempt to corrupt the Su-
prcmc Court Of this State by bribe, he should
not be chosen Governor Of California Honest
men all over the land should refuse him their
support IT, on the other hand he is innocent,
fairness and honesty demand that the charge
should not be permitted TO inure him. We call
for the truth, in the name Of the people of Cali
torria.


The Bulletin also says that "no time should
be lost 10y him or his friends, IN showing this
story to be without foundation, if they can
do So" So say we We also quote in this
connection the following from the Butte Re
cord


We were absent at the time, but understand
that Latham, in his speech in 0rove, did not
deny the rumors heretofore mentioned concern
ing his alleged attempt to bribe the Supreme
Court. we learn that he referred to it by saying
that the Record had charged him with an attempt
to bribe the Supreme Court and that he supposed
we would accuse him before the close of the can
Of being the verltable man who burned Iohn
Rodgers at the stake and murdered his virtuous
wife and nine children!


Dare he deny them? We begin to believe he
cannot-dare not.
Year: 1859

New USE FOR PUMPKIN SEED.-The Boston
Journal publishes a statement of man cured
of tape-worm by the meat of two ounces of
pumpkin seed bruised in mortar with
water, and taken upon an empty stomach.
Year: 1859

FsHHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECTFULLY
i inform the citizens of Marysville and vicinity,
that they have opened Depot for the Sale of the
above beautiful LAMP.


For SAFETY it is infinitely superior to all others.
We warrant it against EXPLOSION under any and all
circumstances. The Kerosene is an extract from BIZ
luminous coal, and does not contain explosive quail
ties.


In an economical pontofyiew it is unrivaed, cost
ing only one and quarter to one and a halfcents per
hour, giving the


Light of six Good Candles, or five Fluid
LAMPS, with two wicks EACH at that price There
are other Kerosene Burners in use, but HALE's is
the only one in which the inventor has succeeded in
giving very large light without smoking, or giving
an unpleasant odor in room while burning


There is no humbug in this matter and for the pur-
pose of demonstrating this fact we will agree to re-
fund the money TO any person purchasing Lamp at
this Depot, who shall return it within any reasonable
length Of time, and say they dissatisfied with it,


HOLDEN & ABBOTT,


Appointed by BRAGG CO., Sole Agents for Yuba
and Sierra counties.


14O SECOND STREET between D and High, oppo-
site the Western House.


N. B.-CoAL OIL can always be obtained at the
Depot. is2o.mv
Year: 1859

WANTED-Immediately a GOOD WOMAN to
do Chamber Work in the city. Also one for noun
tain Hotel. Good wages. Apply at


STALLS City Intelligence office,


Corner Maiden Lane and I'd SITS.
WANrBD-A good RESPECTABLE GIRL to
do Dining Room Work in a small hotel in the city.
Good Wages Apply at


STALLS City Intelligence Office,


Corner Maiden Lane and ID SITS.
Year: 1859

WAsHINGToN. Nov. Whatever designs France
may have on Mexico, with the view of fixing its
future form Of government, there is nothing to
warrant the suspicion that Great Britain is united
with them for that purpose The subject of Mexi-


can affairs will doubtless be prominently presented
to the consideration OF Congress ny the President
In his mnsea
Year: 1859

The director of the German Theatre in New
Orleans has engaged to devote the proceeds OF a
grand entertainment, to be gwen by hls troupe, TO
the relief of the sufferers BY the late fires in that
city.
Year: 1859

ROBBERY AND FIGHr-The dry
goods store j. Rosenthal was entered
on yesterday morning and the drawer
robbed of S565. The brothers Rosen-
thai were at breakfast at the time
and the store had been left but
for a minute or two, when one of the
brothers returned. He found $40
piece on the floor and congratulating
himself upon bis good luck proceeded to
drop it in the money drawer What
wss his CONSERVATION to find it empty.
The truth flashed upon his mind that he
had been robbed. The report of the
robbery brought about him his neighbors
and five dollars more in gold was found
on the floor by one Of them. Inquiries
were made core erning who had been
seen about the premises. A cigar deal-
er whose character is above suspicion.
was the only one seen to pass, and
hardware man was so injudicious to de>
clare he would have him arrested Oh
suspicion if be were in the Rosenthars
case. Not liking such imputations up


on his character the cigar dealer met the
hardware man in the banking house of
G. W. Mulford & Co., and pummelled
him ma gnifcently. A crowd Of bystan-
ders took an in:ense interest il the sci
entifc licks administered by the cigar
dealer. Enough! ended the fight.
Year: 1859

HAn unfortunate devil was 1cquit.
ted in the court of Sessions on Monday of
charge of burglary. After the verdict
he looked around enquiringly. remarkipg
Il suppose l can GO" He got a few
steps toward the door. when a deputy
Sheriff Of Placer county gently detain--
ed him on q warrant from the latter
county for an assault with deadly wea-
pom.
Year: 1859

To THE LADIES. A number Of seats
will be arranged for ladies within the
garden of udge Caswell, on Main street
that they may witness the pyrotechuic
display OIL Saturday evening. The
entrance to the seats will be from Main
street.
Year: 1859

GRAND JuRy--The late Grand Jury
in their report paid high compliment
to the way in which the county hospital
is conducted under DIR. R. NJ. Hunt, but
came down heavily upon the sanitory
condition of the county Jail. The latter
institution needs better drain before
it can be kept in a healthy state.
Year: 1859

GIFT ENTERTAINMENTS 50 900
in jewelry will be distributed on Saturday
hy C: w. Young, on which occasion will
be given an exhibition of pyrotectnics.
The sight will be o novel one in the
place and will doubtless call cut a
crowd.
Year: 1859

flames mounted upwards. and as the wind
blew directly to me. was thickly enveloped
in smoke. Taking advantage Of this
momentary concealment, and while they
were deeply interested in the prosecution
of their dance, strained every nerve for an
effort at release, and to my little less surprise
than joy. the cords with which was bound
snapped asunder. A vigorous leap cleared
me Of their circle, and ere they could recov-
er from the surprise into which motion so
sudden and unexpected had thrown them, |
had gained some fifty PAGES the start. From
some cause or other they did not fire on me
-preierring. perhaps. to take me alive so
they could torture my life away. as | had
seen them do that of the unfortunate Har.
ney.


For some time the race was doubtful one
but finally could feel my strength begin to
fail. and then knew that without some mi
raculous interposition of Providence.
should soon he delivered into their hands
The river lay just before me, and calling up
all my powers, l resolved to reach it in ad'
vance Of them. if possible, plunge in, and
rest my last hope on out-swimming them.


A moment more and was on the brink
but judge Of my horror on perceiving that
had reached it on the top of cliff which
rose full two hundred feet perpendicularly
above the water. With a demoniac yell tht
savages spread out their line in the form af 4
semi circle, and was fairly surrounded. ant
apparently once more in their power.


Pausing upon the brink of the giddy
height, debated within my mind for an in
slant. To leap could promise nothing bu
death. aud to surrender to these savage
could promise no more. And such a dealt
as had befallen Harney. One thought oI
that, and l decided to leap. Closing my
eyes, sailed from the frightful verge and
lit upon the .floor 1t was only dream o
the night prcvions to setting out on our jour
ney.
Year: 1859

The old settlers are almost as wild as Indians,
but lead very comfortable life; they are all
farmers, and live entirely within themselves.
They supply their own wants by their contri
vances, so that they seldom buy anything.
They ought to be the happiest people in the
world, but they do not seem to know it, They
imagine themselves poor because they have no
money, without considering that they do not
want it everything is done by barter, and you
will often find farmer well supplied with
everything, and yet not having shilling in
money. Any man that will work is sure, IN
lew years, to have a comfortable farm the first
eighteen months is the only hard time, and
that in most places is avoided, particularly ncal
the rivers, for in every one of them man will
catch in a day enough to feed him for year.
In the winter, with very little trouble, he sup.
plies himself with meat by killing moose-deer
and in summer with pigeons, of which the
woods are full. These he must subsist on till he
has cleared ground enough to raise little grain
which hard-working man will do in the course
Of few months By selling the moose-skins,
making sugar out of the maple tree, and by
few days work for other people, for which he
gets great wages, he soon acquires enough to
purchase u cow. This, then, sets him up and
he is sure in few years. to have a comfortable
supply of every necessary of life. came
through whole tract of country peopled by
Irish, who came out not worth shilling. and
have all now farms, worth (accordng to the
value of money in this country from fl 900 to
$4,000. The equality of everybody, and of
their manner of life, like very much There
are no gentleman everybody is on footing,
provided he works and wants nothing; every
man is exactly what he can make himself or
has made himself by industry The more chill
dren q man has, the better his wife being
brought to bed is as joyful news as his COW calv-
ing the father has no uneasiness about provi-
ding for them, as this is done by the profit of
their work. By the time they are fit to settle,
he can always afford them two oxen, cow,
gun, and an axe and in few years, if they
work, they will thrive,
Year: 1859

LOOKING GLAssEs.-Ihe manufacture Of sill
yered mirror, as at present carried on, is one
Of the most curious Of mo 'ern arts The pro-
cess Of thus silvering glass mirrors is very sim
pie. The sheet Of tin Toll, somewhat larger
than the mirror, is laid upon smooth table,
and quicksilver poured over it untilit covers the
tin-ioil with thickness of one tenth of an inch
or mere when the mercury has been swept BY
the edge of a stick to clean off the drops from
its surface, the glass plate, serupulously clean,
is brought even with the edge of the table, and
pushed gently forward sideways, so as to slide
over the bath bf mercury, its edge just dipping
beneath its surface, so as to push before il all
Impurities, and to exclude all air.bubbles.
Weights are then evenly applied over the back
of the mirror, and the whole table inclined to
such an angle as to favor the drawing off of the
superauous mercury. This requires some days
or weeks, according to the size of the plate


Here is an additional risk and cost in large mir
Irors since the time consumed is not small, and
the danger of fracture imminent. The ANAL


gam sometimes crystalizes, producing imper'


feetions which require the renewal eff the whole
Year: 1859

CoNNuBIAL BLlss.--I once met free and easy
actor, who told me he Lad passed three festive
days at the Marquis and Marohioness Of.
without any invitation, convinced Gas proved to
to be the casc) that my lord aed my lady, not
being on speaking terms, each would suppose the
other had asked him Reynolds Life and
Times
Year: 1859

NORTHERN TEACHERS AT TuE SoUTn.-A
letter from Charleston, S. c., addressed to a
country paper in Georgia, has the following
lament:


"Two teachers from New York, and one
from Boston, have arrived here, destined to
ofticiate in the Public Schools in this CITY,
regret much the necessity which compels
us to employ those who, if they do not them.
selves, belong to the class who love us not
We have much available talent in the South,
but fear there is too much pride in the way
can see no more discredt in female teach
ns for living, than in her husband working
for living. There are, fear, many young
ladies who, while they might be contributing
to the dignity and independence of the South,
by engaging in some occupation where they
are needed, though they may feel ever so pa
triotic, allow us to seek the services of those
north Of us, whose interest must be more or
less antagonistic to our institutions, simply
because false pride will allow them to imag-
inc that dignity and crust are preferable to
anything assimilating to servitude. This is
great error.
Year: 1859

FoHNEY AND Notwithstanding to the
New York Herald, Douglas recently spent
an entire night with Forney at Philadelphia,
consulting as to Presidential matters. They
disagreed as to the course the former should
pursue. He was in favor of going into the
Charleston Convention, and taking his chance
for nomination, while Forney insisted he
ought to keep aloof from Charleston, come
out early as an Independent candidate, and
compel the Democracy to come to him in
stead of going to them. The Herald adds
"Forney stated that the reason that their
wing of the Democracy did not nominate a
ticket at Altoona was that they were afraid
of the exhibit they would make next Octo-
Der. He was afraid that the majority of the
party would stick to the regular nominees,
and would not give them over fifty thousand
votes, when he knew that there were three
times that number in this State sympathi-
zing with their principles"
Year: 1859

| The STATE TIcKEr.-The Jackson County


Journal has an article upon the subject Of


the approaching Republican nominations for
State officers. 1t says:


We can see no improperly in urging tho


claims Of Messrs. kirkwood and Hamilton


upon the Convention, and in pledging to


them, in case of their nomination, the earnest


and hearty support of the wide-awake Re.
publicans of old Jackson.


We firmly believe that there is no man in
the State more favorably known, and GER
tainly no one Of whom the unwashed Democ-
racy have greater dread, than Mr.. Kirk
wood. AS lawyer, he has but few equals.
and as Legislator and a NAN, W" can point
to him with glow of honest pride, and defy
our opponents to point out a solitary spot of
blemish in his character. There he stands.
look at him


Of William W. Hamilton, we can safely
speak in terms of the highest praise and ad-
miration. His name is Of itself a host and
his nomination would be hailed with eladness
by the entire Republican party of the State.
and as an unmistakeable omen Of SUCCESS
No man has done better service in the Repub-
llcan cause, and no one, we venture to affirm
is better qualified to discharge the complicated
and difficult duties appertainng to the post
OF President of the State Senate. Uniting
with these qualities those Of thorough bred
gentleman and an accomplished scholar. his
name will add strength to our ticket, and
secure for it the respect, if not the support
OF even our political opponents.
Year: 1859

A day or two since, while on business
trip to the neighborhood of the Junction,
we called at the new steam saw mill of n.
NJ. Baker. This mill, which is situated
on the south side of the Cottonwood,
about half mile above its Junction
with the Neosho, has now been in sue
cessful operation about two months. The
mill is one Of the best we have seen in the
country, and is under the supervision of an
experienced engineer. The lumber turned
out is uniformly good, for which, when
spring business commences, there will un-
doubtedly be large sale. The proprietor
of the mill is a gentleman every way worthy
the confidence and patronage of the COM
munity, and we doubt not that he will re-
ceive his share of it.
Year: 1859

We learn with satisfaction that the ball
held at Americus on Christmas eve passed
off very pleasantly. The high stage of wa
ter in the Neosho prevented large party
from being in attendance from this place
About ten couple started from town in the
afternoon, but were obliged to return; and
to ameliorate their disappointment, got up
an oyster supper and dance at the Emporia
House on the same evening.
Year: 1859

On Monday next the collector for this
Township will commence the collection OF
the tax assessed by the County Board Of
Supervisors. and we advise all to be pre-
pared for him, either with the cash or coun-
ty script. We trust that no good citizen
will refuse to pay the tax assessed to him.
OF in any way delay the collection of rev.
enue SO much needed in this county at the
present time.
Year: 1859

We publish on our outside directions for
making cheap but good ice house. Won't
somebody put up one of that kind, or some
other kind, in town, in time to. put up a lot
of ice before warm weather ?
Year: 1859

The manuscript of ''Lines on the Death
of Mrs. w. B. Swisher'' which was handed
in for publication has been misplaced or lost.
We should be happy to publish them if the
author will furnish US another copy.
Year: 1859

Those desirous of availing themselves of
'ne liberal terms offered by the Town Com
pany to persons building in Emporia, would
20 well to come forward soon, as the best of
the lots will soon be Withdrawn from market
Year: 1859

A "good one " is told of a newly married cou-
pie who started housekeeping short time since,
which think, so long we do not tell the
names of the parties, will bear " telling again"
in the Times. Among other articles of household
furniture purchased by the new hOuse-keepers, the
most necessary of course was new cooking stove.
1t was procured at one of first class establish
ments, and if we may believe the gentlemanly clerk
who ofhciated the occasion, it was warranted to
be one of the most complete articles OF the kind
ever invented. Home was the new stove sent, and
properly put up by an employee of the establish
ment. After getting everything necessary to en-
ter on the duties of house keeping the attention
of the couple was first directed to trial of the
new article. A fire was accordingly started by the
mistress of the house the morning following her
entry on the responsible duties, when greatly to
her SURPRISE and not little to the chagrin of her
lege lord the flames became extinguished and
the room filed with smoke. What could be the
reason that the stove did not draw neither could
divine, and after looking in the stove around the
stove, and up the chimney, and being put to their
wits end to ascertain where the difficulty existed,
it was mutually agreed that they had been 5 sold
and completely taken in by the stove dealer.


With Indignation flashing In bis eyes, the pur-
chaser forthwith started for the stove dealers es
tablishmen, where he related the inability of him
self and wife to use the stove, and demanded that
his money should be Immediately refunded him.



dealer called in the person who was employed to
pnt up the stove, who assured him, in answer to
his interrogation, that he had left the stove in
tip top order, and that unless the chimney was
stuffed up, there was no reason under the sun why
it should not perform all the duties for which it
was constructed. The purchaser was thereupon
assured by the dealer that he would not only stand
up to his agreement to refund the price of the
stove in case it did not suit but he would 90 fur
ther and give him the stove gratis if it in the
condition represented by the former. The dealer
proposed to send one of his men to examine the
" provoking article, to which the purchaser read
lily assented chow could he do otherwise after the
very liberal offer of the former y while his eyes
glstened with satisfaction at the prospect OF hav-
ing new stove to sell for old iron. Starting for
home in company with the man sent by the deal
er, it was not long before they reached the scene
of the trouble. The difficulty was easily remedied
"a fire was made in the stove, and it was not long
before everything was in readiness for cooking
either surloin steak or small sized pig greatly 70
the CONSERVATION of the happy, or we should say,
for the moment, unhappy pair. When the man
sent 10 examine the stove had returned to the es-
tablishment, the dealer made inquiry as to the
condition in which he found the aforementioned
article. The answer, which set the establishment
in roar,-we give as it was uttered, was: why"
saws he, what do you Think The darned fools
had made fire in the OUen Of the stOUe -
Year: 1859

I do not know if any one else will think
the story | am going to try to write down
as interesting as we-that is, John and I
did. | will try to tell it in the simple
words in which it was told to us But first
| must say that we heard it during our
honeymoon, which we were spending at a
cottage in the beautiful park of Lord -;
| shall call him Dimdale The cottage was
situated in wild and lonely part of it, and
the deer used to come up close to the door
and lie under the fine old oaks, through
whose branches the sun glimmered on the
soft warm turf and clumps of young fern.
And how the birds sang ! for it was the
beginning of May, and fine hot weather.
But to come at once to the story.


In one of our walks we had made ac-
quaintance with the clergyman, Mr.. Nor
ton, an old man, with placid, sweet smile,
and long, snow-white hair, who, somehow,