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Year: 1860

FIRE A fire broke out about 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, in a two story wooden
building situated between c street and Vir
gin Alley, in the rear of the Philadelphia
House. The upper portion of the house Wa
occupied as by p, Spreckels d Co. as lodging
apartments. Below was their botling
establishment and in the rear a stable The
house was principally destroyed Spreckes
d Co. loss was at least $500. The building
belonged to Mr.. Klockenhaum, and was
worth about $500. Another building on the
Alley, belonging to Mr.. John Darcere was IN
flames and slightly damaged There are "a
large number of wooden buildings in u e
vicinity, and had there been any wind large
amount Of property must have been de-
stroyed. As it was the furniture was hur-
rieily removed from all the frame buildings
and some Of it was pretty badly broken up
The fremen were promptly on the ground
and worked faithfully. The fire was sup
posed to have caught from some hot ashes
thrown out from the hotel against the side
of the wooden building
Year: 1860

CoEoNER's INQUtsr.- esterday the Coro.
ner resumed his inquest on the dead body
found Friday evening in a vacant house near
the Cemetery, known of the Burlingame
House. The verdict Of the jury was that the
deceased was murdered by person or persons
unknown to thejury." The evidence adduced
was in substance, as follows:


On Saturday week the deceased was at
the Washington Garden, at the head Of First
street Shortly after he made his appearance
there. number Of doubtful characters also
made their appearance and invited him to
play cards, which he did and having lost, he
paid for the liquor. He left with tall team
ster, but returned there on the evening Of
that day, and was heard to say that he had
five hundred dollars with him. On the fol
lowing day Sunday he was seen at the
Heenan Saloon, near the Philadelphia House
After that day. he was missing, and on Fri
day night last. his dead body was found in
the Burlingame House, near the Cemetery.
lie was shot in the forehead, rather above
than between tie eyebrows. The eyebrows
were not burned in the least, as would ave
been the case, had he held the pistol himself
No blood discovered except on a mat lying
near by. The jury have not filed their YER
diet


The name Of the deceased it will be remem
borel was Walter Scott.
Year: 1860

The Statue of Com. Perry, standing erect
and securely enclosed in box, was wheeled
on truck car and temporary railway from
the studio of Artist Walcutt to its place on
Monument Square yesterday afternoon, and
was successfully elevated to its commanding
position in the presence of quite an assem-
blage of people. Its weight is nearly three
tons


The Statue will remain covered until the
appropriate moment in the inaugurating GER
emOnies, when "the stripes and the stars"
Com. Perry so gallantly bore to victory will
be removed from the Great Work by the ac-
complished Artist.
Year: 1860

TIE SUNDAY EXCURSION GIVEN UP.-In
consequence of the great feeling manifested
by some of our citizens against the Sunday
excursion of the steamer Western Metropolis
to Put-in-Bay, it his been given up. This
decision was made yesterday afternoon.
Year: 1860

To THE PREss.-Ample provision has been
made for the accommodation of representa-
tives of the Press at the Perry Celebration.
Reporters will be admitted into the reserved
seats, on presentation of tickets which nay
be procured at any of the newspaper offices
in this city
Year: 1860

FRou DErRoIT.-The steamer Ocean will
leave Detroit on Saturday evening as usual,
but as there will be a great number who can
not conveniently leave then, the May Queen
will leave there Sunday evening, reaching
this city Monday morning. This will be a
Year: 1860

True John led the field on the first heat
and came in easily leading Royal George by
two lengths. In the second heat True John
led at the start by length but was passed
by the Royal George on the second half mile.
The latter came in ahead, but the heat was
given to True John on account of foul driv-
ing on the part of Royal George. True John
made good show, aad took the race in three
straight heats.
Year: 1860

was the commencement Of a new era in the treat
meut OF those Irregularities and ObstrucIions which
have consigned many Thousands Of the young, the
beautiful and the benevolent to a Premature Grave
No female enjoy good health unless she Is regular
and whenever obstruction takes place the general
health begins to decline.
Year: 1860

A PLEASANT TowN-Columbia presents
rather a pleasing appearance. Its popula-
ton is about 4,500. The city is surrounded
by low hills; midway on the slopes of these,
run bitches which carry water for mining
and irrigation through the entire summer
and autumn. Immediately below those
bitches are cottage residences, tastefuliy
constructed of wood, painted white, and
each surrounded by a beautiful garden slop-
ing toward the center of the town. Owing
to the abundant supply of water, fruit trees
have attained a growth quite astonishing
when compared with their age. These plea
SAINT, cozy suburban residences being the
first object that meets the strangers eye,
predispose the mind TO a favorable opinion
of the town.-Iadependcn
Year: 1860

ADULTERATIoN OF QcIcKsrLvER-Several
miners at Cherokee and vicinity have dis
covered that much of the quicksilver pur-
chased by them is largely aduterated with
lead, and unfit to use in sluices until after
being retorted. In q number of TASKS which
have been retorted as much as fifteen, twenty
and twenty-five pounds of lead has been
found We have before heard complaints
of the impurity of some of the quicksilver
sold in this county, but the facts above
stated reveal an extent of sophistication that
could hardly have been suspected. Whether
this disgraceful fraud is elsewhere practiced
and by whom it is perpetrated we cannot
tell. 1t has been suggested at Cherokee to
call miners meeting, and urge upon the
Legislature the passage of law calculated
to prevent future adulteration. If the own
ers of the various mines are innocent in the
premises, as we have no doubt they are, it
is due to themselves and their patrons the
miners, that they should confine the sale of
quicksilver to respectable agents, say one in
each locality. The establishment of regular
agencies would be more effectual as pre-
yentive of fraud than the most stringent leg
islation, which could not detect offenders.
Year: 1860

BoTTLED-UP SUNLIGHr.-The Scientific Am
ericun says kerosene, or coal oil, is nothing
less than bottled-up sunlight, it being dis
titled from the submerged forests of former
ages, which, in the shape of coal, had been
buried in the bosom of the earth for thou
sands of years. The light of the sun was ne
cessary for the antediluvian coal-vegetation
to condense carbon and hydrogen; hence it
is truly this absorbed light of ancient days
which now gives forth its cheering beams
from our coal-oil lampsL
Year: 1860

TURNPIKEs. the Grass Valley Na-
tional we learn that a turnpike company has
been formed for the purpose of connecting
Grass Valley, as well as Illinoistown and
Yankee Jims with Gold Hill, to which point
the Eastern Extension railroad is expected
to be completed by the first of April The
turnpike is already under way, and by the
time the railroad is open for trade will be
completed to Bear river. The stages will
then be Withdrawn from Folsom and connect
at Gold Hill, and travellers can go from Grass
Valley to Sacramento, spend few hours in
the latter place, and return in the same day.
According to the Iowa Hill Patriot another
turnpike is to be built from that place across
the North Fork of the American, and thence
to Nevada, connecting with the Illinoistown
and Dutch Flat road.
Year: 1860

GRowING HARD WooD.-Gov. Black of Ne
braska, alludes to the lack of timber on the
prairies of that territory ,and recommends an
indirect bounty to induce settlers to plant
and cultivate such trees as walnut, black To-
Gust ash, maple and hickory, which are
known to grow there rapidly. He is in IA
vor of exempting from taxation, for speci-
fed period, portion of the land of every
settler who will engage in growing timber
The recommendation is not a bad one fol
California, where hard wood may be grown
to great advantage, and very easily, as we
have heretofore argued.
Year: 1860

OVERLAND MAI-We have observed lately
that many people still act as if there were
no overland mail to be fostered. They wait
for the steamers, as of old, and send all their
letters by the ocean mail; yet they are in fa-
vor of Pacific railway and telegraph across
the continent! If every correspondent in
California would send his letters by the over
land MALL and direct his friends to reply by
the same medium, the aggregate determina-
tion of public opinion in favor of that enter
prise, thus exhibited, would prove the most
powerful argument that could be adduced,
and go further with Congress and the Post
Master General than all the editorials of all
the papers and all the speeches of all our
Congressman. Senator Latham will un-
doubtedly urge the establishment of daily
mail across the continent and if he can say
his constituents universally express desire
for it by patronizing the present overland
mail, his efforts will not prove frait.ess. Let
the people help themselves.


Since writing the above we learn that the
Post Office Department, by special order,
has made the overland mail the rule and
that by ocean the exception. All letter mail
matter will be hereafter sent across the CONT
nent, unless differently ordered by the writ
ers on the face of the letter or otherwise
This is great step in the right direction.
Year: 1860

PUBLIC ScHooLs.-The State Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction. Andrew J. Moul-
der, continues to deserve better of the people
than any previous incumbent of the Office.
and justifes his reelection to it by earnest
efforts to promote the greatest interest of the
commonwealth. His last annual report
aboundS in wise suggestions, which meet the
approval of the true friends of education.
and which it is hoped the present Legisla-
ture will heed as some atonement for the
neglect of preceding ones. Among other
things the Superintendent recommends such
change in the school law as will devolye
the examination of teachers in each county
upon board consisting of the county SUI
perintendent and best qualified teachers
Examinations by trustees are seldom made
intelligently, if made at ALL He also recon-
mends that counties be authorized to increase
their school tax from ten cents on each one
hundred dollars to one-fourth of one per
cent, the same as already permitted to in
corporated cities and towns. He would
have the apportionments from the State
fund protected from all percentages hereto
fore charged for disbursement by county Of
ficers; would require census marshals to re-
port ten days earlier; suggests plan for the
more equal distribution of the school fund;
thinks the school system should be regularly
lrI Al


State University; that institutes for the train
ing of teachers should be established, and
that the proceeds of the sale of the two Sec
tions of school lands in each township should
be consolidated into one fund and uniformly
apportioned.
Year: 1860

THg AMAzoSs OF SIAM-The Moiniteur de
I Armee, of Paris, publishes some curious
details relative to the army of the King of
Siam. One corps, particularly, attracts the
attention Of strangers, which is the battalion
of the Kings Guard, composed of women.
This battalion consists of 400 women cho-
sen from the handsomest and most robust
girls in the country. They receive excel
lent pay, and their discipline is perfect They
are admitted to serve at the age of thirteen
and are placed in the army of reserve at
the age Of twenty FIVE. From that period
they no longer serve about the kings person.
but are employed to guard the royal palace
and the crown lands. On entering the army
they make a vow of chastity, for which there
is no exemption unless any of them should
attract the kings attention and be admitted
among his legitimate wives The kings
choice seldom falls on the most beautiful but
on The most skilled in military exercise The
costume these women wear is very rich.-
Their full dress Is composed Of a white vol
len robe, embroidered with gold The cloth
is extremely fine. and deseends as far as the
knees; it is covered with a guilt casque.
When wearing this dress on state occasions
their only weapon is a lance, which they
handle with wonderful dexterity With un-
dress they are armed with a musket The
battalion is composed of four companies
and each one hundred women is commanded
by captain Of their sex"


Query If the Marysville Rifles were to
meet company of these beautiful Amazons,
would they (the Rifes) surrender at discre
tion or not? In the presence of such "ki1-
ing creatures" what would they do "To
arms to arms so they be thine, o woman"
exclaimed an amatory poet, who had more
heart than brains, but then the arms that
these women carry are lances, pistols and
muskets, Verify, we think the Marysville
Rifles, as gallant and brave as they are,
would have to turn tail and precipitately
abandon the field.
Year: 1860

RAIN.-Old mother Earth took n shower
bath yesterday, which probably did her some
good. She made a considerable "blow" about
it, before she commenced. BY the way, the
old lady is getting liberal. She gave her
daughter, May, new green mantle, this
morning
Year: 1860

LOWER CALroRNIA.-Esparsa has been
elected Governor of Lower California. One
OF his first acts, says letter from San Diego


was to pronounce death upon freebooter
named MAESTRO, who roamed about here and
'neFe' ana rendered himself notable in
conspiracy case against the life and property
OF one OF our storekeepers. Two more are
under sentence of DEATH and PROCLAMATION
has also gone abroad making ranehros liable
for the same offense who harbor an outlaw .
Year: 1860

Poor PRosPEcr FOR FARmSG-In Washoe,
there is but poor prospect for farming. The
indications are that but little grain will be
raised there this summer and the supply will
have to be drawn from California. a gentle
man recently passed through the entire
length of Carson and Eagle Valleys and did
not see half dozen ploughs going Gard
ening seems to be almost equally neglected
Year: 1860

WHERE YOU WILL FIND EVERY WISH
w gratihed,
Where your rooms always neat and clean.
Where your Beds are always soft and sweet,
Where the Table is furnished with the ST in the mar


ket.
Where the Culinary Department is clean and whole.


some,
Where you will fnd the servants always polite.
where you will feel perfectly at h,me,
where every wish is anticipated and grat6ed
where you live better than at any other Hotel
Where your you win always find satisfactory
Where you will find flrst class HOTEL
Where their charges are most favorable.
Such Hotel you viii find


THE INTERNATIONAL,
On Jackson St, above Montgomery.


JOHN J. HALEY, PROPRIETOR.
The International Coach and Carriage will alwavs
DC IN Lod readiness a to convey you TO tho Hotel
Year: 1860

DOUGLAS VorE IN ALABAMA.-We arc
receiving letters from our friends in almost
every section of the country wanting to
know what will be Douglas vote in Ala
bama. We have not the time to answer all
these letters, by letter. and as we have re-
port before us from friends in every county
in the State,> as to the vote each candidate
will receive, we viii give the summing up
by Congressional Districts, so our friends
who have thus written us may see what to
look for in Alabama
Year: 1860

A Novel By HoLnE LK9, Author Of "Ksthie Brmde :"


Against Wind and Tide &c. New Edition Rmo.,


niusin 81


ave say Sylvan Hots Daughter what few fiction.
would justify In saying that believe read Il
without becoming wiser and better without feeling OF
gratitude to the writer who present such varied specs
Of in pquant and interesting style
without word des shock dispesse the
sensitive moral feeling We know work superior In the
diomstc vigor of s STYLE or in the decscy truth OF M
feeling is evidently the result Of profound observation and
careful study and could have been written only Of
great analytic powers and intimate acquaintance with the
springs and motives Of human conduct ~" illustrated News Of
the World.
Year: 1860

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ADJOURNMENT
Both branches of the Legislature of New
York have passed bill which abolishes
capital punishment in that State, and
substitutes in lieu thereof confinement in
the State prison for y life. The person
convicted Of murder is to be considered
dead to all intents and purposes as
respects "matrimonial relations" and all
civil and property rights. The crime Of
murderer is not bailable in any case.-
The act takes effect Immediately.
Year: 1860

RThe Republicans of Chicago are
erecting building expressly to sccomo-
date the great mass who will attend the
National Convention and for political use
during the campaign. It will "take in"
5000 or 10000 people, and will be FORM
ally opened on the 18th Of May, when
the National Convention assemblies. The
Democrat says it is expected that some Of
the big guns Of the party will discharge
themselves in the wigwam every evening
during the Convention.
Year: 1860

As was travelins few days since in Madison county, in company with sub elector on the Breck inridge and Lane ticket, we came across 40 men working on the rad who were resting few mo ments proposition was made 10 take the vote which was agreed to. Tie vote stood:
Year: 1860

Douglas and Johnson are still travelling around making stump speeches, the only effect being to loose them votes. When last heard from they were in le northwest, expounding the beauties of squattcr sovereignty. From their success thus far in the canvass, it is hoped they will, as they now 'n'end' continue it until the election. presume they will also visit Arkansas to instruct the people how to vote, and to ask their votes for the offices of President and Vice President thus putting those offices on level with that of township constable
Year: 1860

A little incident occurred last night, at Dan
Riccs during the representation of the East In
dian spectacle of the Elephant of Siam, which
deserves notice; especially as it is not probable
that half a dozen people in the audience sup
posed that il was part of the business of the
play. In one of the scenes, the Prince, Alaman-
zor, who had fallen into power of an usurper,
is brought upon the stage in a box by a party
OF the usurpers adherents, who intend to throw
him into hole. These are frightened by the
approach OF the "Sacred Elephant and flee
precipitately, leaving the. Prince enclosed in
what was intended for his coffin. Then accord
ing to the author, the elephant enters, opens
the box, and discovering her protege half suf-
focated, plucks an orange from tree and hands
it to him, to revive his fainting energies. This
the elephant Laa Rookh usually does in man.
ner deserving of commendation; but, last night,
the orange was inadvertently hung in differ
ent place from that which it had previously &C.
cupied, and poor Laa Rookh was in great trib-
ulatlon in consequence. She reached for it
whereit should have been, but not finding it,
commenced a series of the most comical ma
nguyers. With shout, quickly repeated
"trumpetings," or shrieks, she threw her trunk
wildly around in hopes of finding the missing
fruit. and as if fearful that the audience would
be disappointed by her failure, endeavofed to
compensate Tor by going through an eXtempore
performance not in the blls-placing herself
in various positions, such as she had been taught
to assume when performing in the ring. Fl
nally, coming to the conclusion that no orange
was there, she paused for an instant, and then,
as if happy suggestion had occurred to her,
grasped from the flats an imaginary one, which
she presented to the Prince with all due cere-
mony, somewhat to his astonishment, for, being
in position which would not allow him to see
what had been going on, he extended his hand
as usual to receive what proved to be merely
''fteak of imagination" on the part of the ele-
phant. When it is recollected that the animal
was on the stage by herself, without any keeper
TO control her movements the wonderful intel
ligence she displayed will be fully appreciated,
and those who comprehend the subterfuge she
employed TO deceive the audience, all concurred
III pronouncing 1t the most extraordinary dis
play of elephantine sagacity on record. City
Paper.
Year: 1860

my heart was as big as a beetle. IIork What
is the disturbance in that corner? Let us sec.
Oh nothing, they tell us, only the two young
gentlemen who bad drawn the Guess Cake in
company, not satisfied to cut it and thus mar
its beauty forever, had agreed to "toss up for
the cake. Oh, human depravity! Just thnl,
OF it, two young men, sons of exemplary par
ents, gambling in presence of ministers and the
community generally Where will he their
endp Our only hope is, that the wholesome
advance given them by the good old Deacon,
will be needed and salutary in its effects.


The evening is passed. and with many re-
grets and good byes, we leave for home, the
ladies to count the new dresses they had seen
and to count the cost,--and find that | am
minus an X, plus headache and sour stomach
and the feeling that at least a dollar and half
of the above sum will get into the treasury. |
also feel thankful that all this has happened in
an enlightened and pious community, for had
half dozen ladies from large village or city
succeeded in winning ten spot from me,
should have been forever disgraced and now.
should see any improvement about the church
costing couple of dollers, | shall feel that
had been and gone and done it.
Year: 1860

FLIRTATIoNs OF MARRIED WoMEN.--The
innocent flirtations of married women is one of
the denominations of modern society. Even a
desire for promiscuous admiration is wrong in
a wife. The love of one and his approval should
be all that she ought to desire Let her be ev-
er so beautiful, it is disgusting and appalling
sight to see her decorating that beauty for pub
lie gaze to see her seeking the attention of
senseless fops around, and rejoicing in the ad-
miration of other eyes than those of her hus-
band. Her beauty should be for him alone,
and not for the gaze of fools that fiutter around
her. There is always among the sedate and
wise sensation of disgust when a married la
by profuse display of her charms, or an unl-
censed outlay of her smiles. Such charms and
such smiles are loathsome to the Indifferent be-
holder; and the trail of the serpent is over
them.
Year: 1860

FOUNDER IN HoRsEs.-I send you recipe
for laundering in horses, which | have never
seen in print. have used and recommended
it for years. and so far as my experience goes, it
is sure and speedy remedy. Take spoonful
of pulverized alum pull the horses tongue out
of his mouth as far as possible and throw the
alum down his throat let go his tongue, and
hold his head up till he swallows. In six hours,
(no matter how bad the founder,) he will be fit
for moderate service. have seen this remedy
tested with such perfect succession, that I
would not make five dollars difference in a
horse foundered Gf done recently and one that
was not-E. l.. PERHAM, Albany, Oregon
Ter.


The above recipe for founder in horses is
said to be an infallible remedy. Several gen.
temen in this vicinity profess to speak from
practical knowledge having seen the remedy
used with perfect success and in no instance
failing to effect cure.
Year: 1860

NeedS Pacins.-siain street, between 9TH aud
Sth needs paving very much. and the Council
should order the work to be done At once. On
the square alluded TO, five or six lew stores
have been opened within the past few mon tbs,
and in n short time the large and elegant hotel
a. the corner of s,h will be opened To the pub
lie. Main street surely ought to be paved
from end to end bat il the city cannot afford
tn do that at once, she at least ought to pave il
Year: 1860

Falling M.-Such of our citizens as do not
wish to be required to perform militia duty,
may escape all trouble and annoyance by pay
ing So per annum and becoming contributing
mem bers to some one of the volunteer COM
panies of Richmond. Either do this, shell out
heavy fine, or fall into line with your broom
stick