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Year: 1860

In this great world of sunshine and ,had-
ows, we lave constantly shadows from them
in return. There is no pa hway in life
which is not sometimes in tie shade, and
there is no one who walks over these paths,
it matters not which way they tend, who
does not now and then cast shadow with
the rest. How often do we, 10y mere
thoushtless word or careless act, cast
shadow on some heart which is longing for
sunlight. How often does the husband By
cold greeting, cast Il gloom over the hap
ly, trusting face Of his young wife, who it
may be, has waited anxiously for the first
sound of his footsteps to give him joyous
welcome to bis home. How often has tne
parent, BY harsh rerroof, chilled the ever
flowing spring ofconfIence aad love which
is bubbling up from the fountains of The
heart Of the innocent pra,llcr at his knee.


Low often are the bright rays of hope torn
from the clioging grasp Of the souls of
those worn out by poverty and tho never
ending conflict of life, 10y the singing ridi-
cule or the sordid avaricc Of those whom
the world honors-aye, loves to honor.
How often doesNthe child, even it has grown
to tho fall bloom Of manhood, and is clad
in garments Of strength and beauty, bring
sorrow to the parent already totterng on
the brink Of eternity. Then beware lest
yon cast shadow over those which are al
ready darkenng his happiness. The shad-
ows we cast-can We escape. them Can
We look back as ne walk on lifo's journey,
and see no shadowy marks about our foot
prints.
Year: 1860

The Adams Express Company have notified the
Secretary of the Ladies' Washington Monument
Association that all matter belonging to the Asso-
citation will be carried over the route of the Com
pany without charges
Year: 1860

THE RICE CRoP.-1he Charleston Mercury OF the
lsth says that should the same fortune that mas at
tended the crop thus far continue to the end OF the
season, the biggest crop ever mace WIN De the re :
suit. The rice is very handsome and pure, the
rains having kept down the grass, and the planters
are in high spirits,
Year: 1860

A CORRESPONDENT of the San Francisco
Herald, writing from Carson Valley, says
Even the Indians are beginning to know the
value Of the country in q mineral point of
view. Every now and then they come in
with handful of ores. They refuse to part
with information as to localities without a
consideration. The other day an old fellow
brought piece of quartz very rich in gold,
Offering to show large quantities of it for
four horses Ills offer has been accepted and
fair weather is all he now requires.
Year: 1860

NEGROES in Louisville are arrested if found
in the streets at eleven o'clock at night The
recent excitement has had the effect of cur
failing the privileges of the blacks all over
The South
Year: 1860

COPPER MINES NEAR CRESCENT CIrY.-The
Crescent City Herald of the 4th inst. says


The late astounding developments ofmne
raj wealth made within few miles of Cres-
cent City. must attract a great deal of atten-
ton from the people of other sections of our
state Since our last there have been more
discoveries of copper, and the prospects are
most fattering,


A vein was struck few days ago on Smith
river, which yields ore quite as rich as the
samples sent to San Francisco recently from
Eyoca lead


Within the same time further discovery
has been made of lead on Martye Creek
which gives evidence of copper and silver.


All the lodes discovered recently are very
accessible. and the formation of the mountain
renders them most feasible of attack. They
are in close proximity to an abundance of
wood and water.
Year: 1860

GENTLEMAN named Newton will run a
line of stages from Mokelumne Hill via West
pain, over the Big Tree road to Carson Val
ley. as soon as the snow is sufficiently settled
TO admit Of its passage.
Year: 1860

IuoLuNNE ExroRrATIoNs.-Dur the past
iall and winter our county, says the Sonora
age has sent to the valleys considerable
quantity of dried peaches, dried and put up
Oy fruit growers in Tuolumne The article
produced here is of a superior quality With
~ the next few years this article alone will
AFFORD no insignificant revenue to those of
our citizens who have had the industry to
pan pant fruit trees and the patience to wait till
they become matured.
Year: 1860

A New England writer says that it has
been found that negroes can be better trusted
than white men not to betray secrets. We
suppose this is upon the principle that they
alWaYs "keen dark"
Year: 1860

In February last, thief entered the sleep
ing apartment of boarder in New Orleans,
with lighted lamp in his hand, when the
lodger woke up and asked "who is there 2
The thief replied its me, don't you want
your boots BACKED, its most time to get up.
The boots were delivered and the owner en-
sconced himself snugy down in bed to await
his second coming, but finding his stay rather
protraeted he reached for his gold watch,
but that too had gone with bis boots.
Year: 1860

ARlzoSA.-On the first Monday of this
month n convention was to have been held
at Tucson for the purpose of electing Gov
ernor and forming Provisional Government
for the Territory Of Arizona
Year: 1860

THE Grand Jury of Napa county, have
found true bill against Jack Hurt, for the
murder of T. J. Warden at Clear Lake, last
December, and the case has been ordered to
the District Court for trial.
Year: 1860

AN AFFECTING SCENE AT SAN QUENTIN
The Marin correspondent of the San Fran
cisco Cali has the following:


We will not attempt to fully describe scene
which was witnessed shortly after we entered.
Among the passengers on the boat was an eld-
erly lady, dressed in black, accompanied by an
interesting girl of tender years. This lady, on
entering the prison, rushed wildly into the arms
of young man, whom she caressed tenderly
and clung to with fondness such as could on.
ly belong to a mother. The girl, too, wept and
seemed inconsolable. We turned away, deeply
affected, and were told that this old lady was
the mother and the girl the sister of the man
whom they embraced, and that he had been
sentenced for life for murder. The mother, in
her distant home in the East, had heard Of the
misfortune of her son, and at once set out to
visit aud condole him. She arrived on the
Age, and seized the earliest opportunity Of vis-
iting him.
Year: 1860

A SWIMMING FEAT.-The Contra Costa Ga
zette, of the Goth inst, chronicles the follow
ing


Sometime last week sailor belonging to an
English fnan-of-war lying at Mare Island, de-
serted from the vessel and swan the straits to
the Contra Costa side in the night. The width
OF the straits where this feat was performed is
not less than two miles. The sailor applied to
one of our citizens for employment, and on be-
ing questioned he told the story of his deser-
ton, and expressed determination to die
rather than be captured and taken back to the
ship.
Year: 1860

@ Hon. Montgomery Blair, of Mary
land, delivered an impressive speech at the
grand Republican dem onstration at Phila-
delphia on the Sd. He said he was him.
self of Southern blood, and was not the man
to disparage the South; but he knew thcrc
were plenty of Southern men who would
speak just as he spoke. There was but one
man in ten directly interested in the insti-
tuition of slavery. Was it to be supposed
that the nine men would give way to the
tenth? The fact that the political parties
were divided should not discourage them.
If they would pnt their shoulders to the
wheel and save our land for freedom for
four years. he would guarantee that Mary
land would be with them as she is now, in
consecrating the free territory of the United
States to freemen. Applause.] What
interest had they in this battle? Pennsyl.
vania had an interest in the way those
Territories were to be filled. If slavery
triumphed. where would be their market
in the Pacific? Suppose Pennsylvania had
been a slave State, like Kentucky. could
not any man calculate that she would oc-
cupy the same position in the commercial
scale that Kentucky does? a
Year: 1860

ET TU BRUTE 1.-The New York Fri bune Is down on Senator Seward as the Black Republican nominee for the Pres idency. He isn't sufficiently available for that philanthropic sheet. It is said that scarcely one of the Republican members of the United States Senate is in favor of his nomination, and the Fri bune thus stabs him under the fifth rib ''While we should like right well to elect President of his stamp, we have never favored his nomination for that post, be- cause we have never been able to figure up, with any confidence, the votes where with he could be elected We select and nominate candidates to secure the ascen- dancy of our principles, and have never been able to see how we evinced friend ship for a favorite statesman by exposing him to a morally certain defeat"

 The Cincinnati Gazette, the most prom inent Black Republican journal in the West, says-"Mr. Seward will not run to good advantage in any of the doubtful States. The West is not favorable to his election" The Gazette expresses the opinion that he cannot, by any conceiv- able circumstances, be elected President.
Year: 1860

LAID THEM ALL our.-The Firemen of this
city have lively recollection OF visit
which they once had from the Figilant Co.
No. 9. of San Francisco. They took it into
their heads that they would make a certain
iolv member of the Vigilant Company drunk,
because be had boosted that he could drink
more liquor without being intoxicated than
any fireman he ever saw. Accordingly they
SET in for the business. The best drinkers in
the Department we're secretly pitted against
him. From saloon to bar.room, and bar
room to saloon, did they weud their weaving
way, and copiously did they imbibe at every
corner. Still did their intended victim main
tain his equilibrium. He grew jubilant, but
was STEADY" and right side up with care
Man after man of the Marysville corps drop
ped on the way and was carried from the
field. Still the Vigilant held his Own, and
at the close of the contest was the only man
in the crowd who could stand steadily upor
his feet or artieulate with any degree of dis
tinetness. His competitors were all laid out
and awoke to the knowledge that they ha(
sustained a most signal defeat With on
accord, they pronounced the Vigilant thu
hardest man" they had yet struck and un
heaitatingly proclaimed him absolutely in
vincible. He could outdrink the united
world


They found out afterwards that he was a
twin, having brother as like him as one
pea to another, and that he had persuaded
his brosher to ego in" with him and relieve
him. "on duty. Whenever he felt his
strength falling he would give way to his
brother, slip out and take snooze Duly
sobered, he would come back, and relieve
his brother And thus they kept up the bus
mess until victory perched upon their ban
ner Each of the two brothers was pretty
considerably intoxicated, at least dozen
times during the day, but little sleep made
everything all right again. The game was
nicely played, and the Marysville boys ac.
knowledge the corn. They swear they will
get even, if they have to wait ten years, but
whether they will or not remains to be
seen.
Year: 1860

The TELEeRAPH.-The Los Angeles Star of
the 7th instant says: We have been informed
that l23 tons of telegraph wire arrived at
San Pedro by the steamer Senator, on Thurs
day last, for the purpose of the telegraph now
approaching this city from the North. The
poles are distributed from above as far as
Fort Tejon; and so soon as Major Banning
completes the distribution from there to this
point, the work will be Immediately finished.
which it is supposed will be within the next
ten days.
Year: 1860

FIRE.-The alarm of fire, last evening, was
caused by the burning of crate just back of
Aoblitzelrs crockery store. 1t was soon put
out. The crate was probably set fire by
come Diggers who are in the habit Of sleeping
in the vicinity.
Year: 1860

MI p FISHER is our only authorized Agent at
San francisco to receive advertisements, receipt for
the same and to transact business generally for tho
DEMOCRAT oMce-No. 17lX Washington street.
Year: 1860

At recent meeting of the Democratic
State Committee in this State, the follow
ing resolution was adopted.


Resolved, That the Democratic Electora
Ticket be headed with the names of Doug
las or Breckenridge, for electors at large
and in the event of the success of the said
ticket, if it shall appear that a greater mum
Der shall have been cast for Mr.. Douglas,
then the vote of the Electoral College of the
State shall be cast for Douglas and johnson;
but if for Breckenridge, then the said vote
shall be cast for Breckenridge and Lane. II
the vote Of Pennsylvania cannot elect the
candidate for whom the majority Of the
votes are cast, and can elect any other man
running for President claiming to be Dem
ocrat, then the vote in the Electoral College
shall be cast for that candidate. If the cleo
tora vote of the State will not elect either OF
the candidates for whom it is cast, nor any OF
the Democratic Presidential candidates who
are voted for in the States, then the vote
shall be cast for that Democratic candidate
who has the majority of the votes of the
State. The Chairman Of this Convention is
requested to obtain the several and distinct
pledges (by the Electors) of acquiesence in
the foregoing resolutions, and report the re-
suit of this action at a future meeting OF the
Committee.


The Committee then adjourned, sine die,
with cheers.
Year: 1860

The grand vizier Of the sultan of Turkey
has been making tour Of the Turkish prov
inces. and, for novelty in oriental customs,
making speeches to the people at all the
principal places. What is more, the speech
es are sensible, promise equal justice to all,
without regard to sect or rank, and urge the
people to forget their old arimosities and
i've together as brethrsn.
Year: 1860

rushed past the woman and up stairs. The
house has but one room on a floor. There was
no Cross on the first floor, and on the second a
man was found, lying on bed. This man was
not the object of their search, and continuing 2
on up stairs, the fugitive was found coolly sit
ting upon trunk, and in his shirt sleeves
Excepting that he was divested of his coat, he
was dressed just as be was when he slipped of
on Saturday. He had laid aside his wig and
shaved off his mOustache and whiskers but
the officers had no difficulty in recognizing
him, even without his bland manner and musi-
cal voice.


The prisoner was unembarrassed and polite
as usual, remarking about the scantiness Of the
furniture in the room, and expressing regret
that he had no chairs to offer his visitors. Mr.
Porter, the officer from whom the forger had
escaped, became very much excited and,
bursting into a hysterical laugh, he seized
Cross by the collar and screamed out Old
fellow, il makes me the happiest man in the
world to see you. There is nobody wanted
TO sec wOrse,n


To this the adept coolly replied that he
would be happy to see him, (Mr Porter but
not under existing circumstances


Porter remarked that if the prisoner got
away from him again he would have to be
smarter than ever.


Cross replied that the officers had the adyant-
age Of him as they we're all strangers 70 him,
intimatiny that regular officers, in their ord-
nary dress, would have had some trouble in
tapping him.


The recaptured rogue was taken down to
prison in Mr.. Mann's wagon, the District At
torney retaining his laborers rig and driv-
ing the horses. So complete was his disguise
that the prisoner did not recognize him until
they arrived at the prison and Mr.. Mann jest
ingly demanded his fare


On the road to MOyamensing. the prisoner
jestcd with his captors regarding his escape
and recapture. He pretended to sympathize
deeply with Mr.. Porter, who had fallen into
disgrace on his account, and who had become
an object of suspicion. He said he could not
help the matter at the time, but he had deter
mined to make Porter a rich man before he
died


Cross was finally lodged in bis cell about
midnight, and we presume that after the expe-
rience of the past. he will have to remain in
strong quarters until the law is done with him.


We are assured by Mr.. Joseph Mirkil that it
was he who traced out the movements of the
fOrger, from the time he escaped, and that he
put the authorities in possession Of the facts
which enabled them to secure him.
Year: 1860

III Not far from Oakland, on the line OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, there lives an old
gentleman by tue name Of Thomas, who we learn
was at one time Governor of Maryland, and quite
wealthy. For many years he has manifested
symptoms Of insanity; his wealth was wasted ,
and he was neglected and allowed TO go down in
the world He now lives in a miserable log hut
with no companion but an aged negro There is
no habitatiOn near, and he scarcely ever has a
visitor or sees a white mans face. A couple of
artists from Baltimore, who were skptrhing
along the line of the road concluded the other day
to go down from Oakland and pay the old hermit
a visit and few sketches Of his premises. They
were kindly received at first, and their sketches
seemed To tplease the old man, until be became
aware that II was the intention of the artists to
publish them, with accompanying descriptions,
and thus drag him agatn before the public
out of the house. They did not go upon the in
slant, and the hermit got down bis gun. swear
ing that if they did not leave he would shoot
them The artists, of fcourse, left in hurry
Year: 1860

A SENSIBLE Echo FROM SIsKnoU.-A New
York paper tells of the fool things Eastern girls
are doing in anticipation of sight at that effem
mate humbug. the Prince of Wales. The Uflion,
published at Yreka, SissIiyOu county, lets itself
off in the following sensible style at their ex-
pense:


Poor darlings! When the leopard changes his
spots and the camel loses the hump on his back,
you will perhaps have commenced to learn wis
dom; not before Better by far that you count
up and burnish the inestmable jewels that God
has given you for the adornment of an humble,
it may be, but soul-lit cottage. The probability
is, that but few of your slender waists, If any.
will be pressed by the, unfortunately, weak mind
ed heir apparent OF the British Throne! And,
even if you should succeed in being SO etieml-
nately hugged the pressure will not be equally
royal with that which could be readily obtained
at the hands of American sovereignty, without
the loss of mOdesty, dignity, or nationality; and
all by the exhibition of sensible, frank and gen
erous sympathy. But, alas in the vain pursuit
of unreal and imaginary honOrs, you will heed
lessly trample on affections and qualities equal
to your own, and by so doing you will either lose
the prize of manly heart altogether, or else
debase it to the level of a soulless appreciation
without heart, and shorn Of all the aowers OF do
mestic contentment


Unfortunately, it is not to titled princes alone.
that your vanity is everywhere directed, as a
class but the same principle is manifested IN an
humber capacity, all over the world and the
names of worthy young men--your equals in
every sense-are legion, whom you disgust by
false and hollow hearted airtati0ns. and whom
wearily retiring from the Wll-o' tbe-wlsp chase
after fashion. make room for the gilded and shall
| ow-headed fool whom you are, ere long. forced
! to call husband!
Year: 1860

LISTEN 70 THIS Truth. The Philadelphia
Press says:


" Happily for the cause of truth, in these days
no public journal is powerful that does not stand
upon its conscientious convictions and prove its
sincerity by its acts. The moment public print
becoms the slave of power, and the echo of cor
rupt aspirants, it might as readily be circulated,
and with as much effect upon popular opinion,
as it came in white sheets from the paper mill"
Year: 1860

An occurrence in domestic life took
place a few days since in the town Of
Ridgeway, in the southern edge of Wi
mona county, which created something
Of a stir in that usually quiet ncighbor-
hood. 1t appears that on Tuesday
evening last. two young men stopped at
small hisky shop on the waysde in
that town, kept by an old lady, whose
daughter, the wife Of music practiton-
er, resided in an adjoining house. Dur
ing the evening, Mrs. p. went to visit
her mother, and soon afterwards return
ed to her own dwelling. informing her
husband that she designed to stay dur
ing the night with her mother, who did
not relish staying with her two male
lodgers alone Whether with or with
out her husbands consent, Mrs. p.
went back to her mothers place of resi-
dence. AT suitable hour. the elder
female retired to her couch, leaving the
daughter in company with the two young
men, to whose presence she seemed to
be entirely reconciled. Upon awaken
ing al late hour in the morning, the
old lady discovered that not only had
the gay Lotharios departed, but that
her daughter had gone with them A
further search disclosed the fact that all
her wearing apparel and sunpry articles
of household utility had in some myster-
ious manner also disappeared Discov-
erIng this fact, the Tilted husband, with
pistol in hand, started on the track OF
the fugitives, vowing vengeance. Pro-
ceeding 10 La Cross, he overlook his
faithless wife at the Augusta House in
that city, and as appears, induced her
to return home One ofthe young men
was subsequently lodged in Jail in La
Cross for attempting to procure sup
per Of a saloon keeper withc ut the buid
pro quo. The woman in the case is said
to possess certain rustic charms, which
fascinated the rowing youths, and being
somewhat dissatisfied with her lawful
spouse, she ventured to try her fortune
in the keeping of another. .-Winona Re
publican
Year: 1860

There are now more spots on the
sun than have been seen before for
many years. Some of these are visible
through smaked glass to the naked
eye. Several stars, some of them of
great brilliancy, which from their ascer-
tanned distance must have been as large
as our sun, have totally disappeared
from the sky; and the question has been
raised among astronomers, whether the
light and heat of the sun are gradually
fading away. As this would be accom-
panied by the destruction of all the
plants and animals on the earth, it is
rather an interesting question. The
suns light and heat are diminished by
the dark spots at the present time abou.
| per cent.
Year: 1860

I A wager Of a. pair of seven dollar
boots has been made in Lynn, Massa-
chusetts, on the result Of the State elec-
tion in Pennsylvania condition OF
the bet being that the boots shall be de-
livered on one Of the public squares
in Lynn, where, after the delivery, the
loser shall present the most assaiiable
part of his person to be booted by the
winner, by way of penalty for the folly
Of making such bet.
Year: 1860

When Florence Nightingale arrived
at Boulogne, few weeks since, her
baggage was transported without fee or
reward to the hotel by female porters
who throng the wharves of that place =
They were glad to honor the "ornament
oftheir SEX" and the ornament was not
only much delighted. but she saved a
shilling by the transaction II
Year: 1860

How TO KEEP SWEET PoTAToEs.-A
correspondent OF the Oskaloosa Qowa)
Herald gives the following method o:
keepir g the sweet potato through tue
winter Il use dry sand and put them
in it does not matter how the sand is
dried-in kiln, in log heap. or in the
sun. SO that i, is dry, that is all that is re.
quied. | prefer driving in log heap,
as it costs four times less and is Just as
good. Any family that has little room
with stove in it, may keep box or two
Of eighr or ten bushels without much in
convenience. The boxes must be raised
six or eight inches from the floor, and
they must not be nearer than four
inches from the wall. Fill the box with
potatoes, and then put in sand; cover
the potatoes with sand. There is a good
deal SAID about kiln.dried sand, but it is
all fudge. have also known them to
be kept we'll in buckwheat chaff. In or
der to keep potatoes with success, there
must be thermometer kept in the room
The mercury must not sink below 40e
If 1t does, the potatoes will chill and rot
il also must not rise above co., or they
will grow. ! never lost any Of my pota


toes except by letting the room get toe
cold. A thermometer only costs dollar
and every man ought to have one