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Year: 1859

especially the rpondulicks.' lie might
be useful to carry the grcen-bag for q
counselor at law. but that !. nothing.
Out of nothing nothing can be made. y
We wonder if some of the "spon.
dulicks' referred tv ia the above elscant
xtract would not change the current Of
thought Of the writer1 What a refined
.nd intelligent mind it must have taken
to conceive such an article, and bring
forth SO high toned a comparison
make silk purse out of a sows carr
indeed why you might as we'll try to
make gentleman out of the petty in.
dividual who presides at the head of the
editorial department, in the San Fran
cisco Neacs' establishment, and who
daily, through the columns Of that paper,
spits forth bis poisonous venom upon
those whom he and his master Broder.
ick cannot mould to their will, and con
troll in their political belief. Now White
is no stranger to Mr. Latham--hc knows
him we'll, and knew when he was utter.
ing such language, and giving it broad
east to the State through the medium 0
his paper, that he uttered that which
was untrue. He knows--and so doc!
almost every one else in the State, tha


Milton s. Latham stands high in hi.
profession, that he is a man above re-
proach and one in whom those who art
acquainted with him have the most i'm.
plicit confidence He is in fact mar
whom the people will delight to honor
But why pursue this subject any further
/" here John White and Milton S
Latham are both known, wo know il
which Of them will be placed the great
est reliance. viii some one who is vel
posted on his political antecedents give
the people a history of this man Whit.
mot but what his venom Is completed,
harmless where he is known, still, wber
a man pursues the line of argumen
which he does, j. might be as we'll fo
TIE people to know his real character
SO that they may be guarded against be-
lieving all he might say Of poliiioa
opponent.
Year: 1859

We learn from q Washingtou paper
received BY the last steamer, shat there
is reason to believe our Minister TO
Madrid has been instructed TO avail him.
self of the earliest opportunity TO assure
the Spanish Governmen. of the earnest
ness Of the United States 20 purchase
Cuba, and that the money will be
promptly paid We indeed hepe this
report will prove true. One thing is cer-
tain, Cuba must eventually be ours and
We may as we'll conclude this business at
once IF Mr.. Buchanan ge. possess
ion Of this island, for the United States.
during his administration, and then
signs the Pacific Railroad bill, he will
retire from public life with popularity
which few Presidents before him have
obtained, and both Of these things we
are quite con nident be will accomplish.
Year: 1859

THE SACRAMENTO UNION We arc
happy to welcome this paper to our
sanctum. 1t is a newspaper in the tru.
est sense Of the word, and just the thing
70 send TO "the loved oues at home
AS for its politics We wont vouch.
Year: 1859

EDITons COURIER The editor OF the Red
Bluff Beacon is apparently getting very wild,
and somewhat insane on the all-impcrtant sub
ject of the navigability o: the upper sacramento.
Poor fellow he is more to be pitied than blamed,
however; for having cast his lot on what / am
afraid will prove to be troubled waters, he
feels, in the very marrow of his bones, that the
days of Red Bluffs haughtness and pride are
fast passing away.


For long number of years the morning sun
has poured its first rays of golden light over the
Head of Navigation, and at evening, sank, tired
and exhaused, into the arms Of the Beacon Fry
ing-pan; but now this is to be no more. Time,
in its onward surge, has swept past the above
mentioned Head the little steamboat Anna on
through the Rocky Canon (the heretofore
deemed unnavigable) even unto the waters of
Clear Creek No wonder that the Beacon howls,
and most venemously srits ire--though sparks
go out long before they reach us. But keep
cool, Charley; be good boy, and perhaps we'll
let the steamboat wood up" at your little place
occasionally. BIC Cur.
Year: 1859

that it is false. He moreover said that he would
then and there tell all he knew about the Sem
otorial election from beginning to ending.


In concluding these remarks we again take
occasion to express our regrets for the unhappy
differences which prevented the full discussion
anticipated We are astonished that persons
protesting ardent friendship for Mr.. Latham and
for the Democracy, should have been engaged
in keeping up a disturbance throughout the de-
livery of his speech, as well as all through the
delivery of the other speeches. Here were La
than and Currey, the opposing candidates for
the exalted position of Chief Magistrst tie of the
State, having travelled several hundred miles to
address our citizens. Here were many gentle
men from every portion of the county, anxious
to hear the political questions Of the day dis
cussed by these two distinguished leaders. But
because the speaking did not come off at the
lower stand, few illiberal persons determined
to disgrace themselves, the town, and the cause,
by insulting the speakers, and preventing their
being heard Think of ofit-professed Democrats
insulting Latham, our candidate for Governor.
and preventing his being heard before the peo-
plel Were we 10 give the names of the persons
engaged in these disgraceful proceedings, the
public would be astonshed. We refrain from
doing SO, however, believing that they are now
heartily ashamed of their conduct. Atleast, for
their own credit as men, we hope they are.
Year: 1859

There are going about various rumors of
boltings and so forth, and already, as will be
seen BY reference TO our advertising columns, va
rious and sundry are the independent nags an
nounced for the races. As yet we have not goi
the hang of the opposition ropes, and hence have
nothing to say. We have little bird gathering
notes, however That bird will sing in due time,
and to a tune that will make few people vince
a little, maybe. However, we do not mean to
get angry at the conduct of anybody. This is a
free country, and every man can do pretty much
as he pleases. OF course the prerogative ofcrit
icising the actions and words of candidates is
ours. If carelessly, in the heat of debate, or
purposely use language that may be offensive,
of course we will be personally responsible
therefor-we will apologize in the first instance,
and won't in the latter But that we will be
toerably hefty on boilers, if any there be, is
quite probable. Were we not to be so, we would
not do our duty.


In the meanwhile those defeated Democrats
who are sick unto death-that is, those whose
Democracy is dying out so that they are now
ready to oppose a ticket which few days ago
they pledged their words of honor to support,
will please sing the following melancholy legend,
and laugh their anger off,


Trans6xed he stood within the hall
When the result was heard;


He frowned upon the voters all
Yet uttered not Il word.


Betrayed, forsaken by his friends
On whom he most relied;


His ballot he in tatters rends,


Then sat him down and cried.


That day he would have bet pile
That he the race would win;


He'd ask hundrd up to smile


Spent all his funds for gin.


He had been promised the support


OF over half the crowd


His knowledge had been dearly bought


No wonder that he felt cowed


Just forty votes twas sad to hear


The Secretary read
1t fell like thunder on his ear


They could not know his need.
Their broken faith they would repent,


And so he swore it there
That he would spend his last red cent,


But what he would get square.


Last year he got but two votes more,


Than on the recent night;
He owned he felt little sore,
But said, things hahn went right"


Next year you'll find him in the ring,


And find him counted ont,


Again he'll swear & it amt the thing


But he'll run again, no doubt.
Year: 1859

SPEAKING AT HoRsErowS Latham and Burch
had large and enthusiastic meeting at Horse
town on Thursday evening. The number pre-
sent was at least four hundred The efforts of
the two gallant standard bearers gave universal
satisfaction to the Lemocracy present.
Year: 1859

HENRY LAUNDER of IIorsetown, announces
himself a candidate for the Office Of Tax Col
lector subject to the approval of the National
Democratic County Convention, to bed in
Shasta on the I'd day of August. jul6td
Year: 1859

PERsoNAL.-S. De Witt Hubbell, connected
with our excellent little cotemporary the Teha-
ma Gazette has been paving our town flying
visit during the week. We are pleased to make
the Acquaintance of so pleasant gentleman
and beautitu writer.
Year: 1859

The WINANs' STEAMER.-A correspondent of the Bos-
ton Journal from Baltimore. gives the following account
of this novel boat, and eccentric


rode down to see the famous Winans' steamer. 1t


lies off couple of miles from the main part of the city
The steamer does not impress very favoraby. 1t
resembles wine terce, heightened out 235 feet and
coming to point. The diameter, at the widest is but
sixteen feet, and the space fenced off the top
deck is but five feet wide single rope down to


the point either eide to enable the sailor to reach the
extremity in of need The vessel is broken up into
compartments and the sides of the chambers used for
berths The engines in the centre of the boat But
crowded all the small apartments, that the steer
age, the cabins and engine all seem to into
the other, with the kitchen thrown in It seemed as if
inside of great boer-which is the fact ex-
cept that the ends are sharp instead of being blunt


exceedingly pleased with the constructor and owner,
Mr. Winans He seems to be any thing but visionary
man. His father Ross Winans, and himself Thomas
craft. They made hs-,nee fertna, " the Russian
trade, and the father believe, is in Russia The
younger Mr. Wnans is not far from forty years of age.
He is of vast wealth. He lives in princely STYLE


in the upper part of the city and has palace of walks,
statuay works of art and taste such seldom
in city. His residence and grounds occupy a full
square. Some time since, complaint made by some
of the astdious that some of his satuary was not
fully clothed it should be. Mr.. Wnans said not
word but he proceeded to build close brick wall ten
feet high all around the grounds and it looks like
pententiary yard without and resembles Paradise with
in. He has lodge at his high iron gate. No con
enter the locked door till he rings the bell and gets
permission and this be gained by stranger only
at certain hours of the day.


Mr. Wnans contends that his vessel contains princi-
pie that will revoutionize the mode of constructing
steam vessels and while his plan is not yet perfect so
far all things have answered his expectations. The
steamer has made thirty three trips, and in all of them
has done all that he desired She is wholly of iron she
has no keel, no sails, no mast, rigging; she has
rudder at either end which for keel Her
chinery and her ballast to keep her from rolling
When fitted for sea, she has board 800 tons of
COAL carries 20 passengers specie and the u s. mails
She has made in her trial trips the speed of eighteen
miles an hour She has four engnes, with three-fod
more power than the most powerful steam packet
built. As she lies in the water, she looks like huge
cigar. One would think of going to
Down East log and travelled from stem to stern
could not avoid the conclusion that from her build her
construction her tonnage, and all about her, she seemed
better calculated to land her passengers at Davy Jones'
locker than any other destination
Year: 1859

! ~ The Cashmere Goat is raised in Tennessee
its weight in silver offered and declined few days
since for the old goat" himself. The BLOOD with one
quarter mix. produces wool worth SIS pound
Year: 1859

no An Irishman went to live in Scotland for a short
time, and didn't like the country "I was sick all the
time there" says he and if had lived there till
this time, I'D been dead year ago."
Year: 1859

never could find a good reason


Why sorrow uubiddcu should stay,
And all the bright joys Of life's season
BE driven unhccded away;
Our cares would wake no moro emotion,
We're We 10 our lot but resigned.
Than pebbles thrown into the ocean,


That leave scarce ripple behind.
The world has a spirit Of beauty,


Which looks upon an for the best
And, while it discharges is duty,


To Providence leaves an the rest;
That spirits Che beam Of devotion,


Which lights us thro life to its close,
And sets, like the sun, in the ocean,


More beautiful far than it rose.
Year: 1859

1uOuSGIldl OOc16Uy IOr In 6Vadd county.


Not long ago we suggested the utility and
necessity of organizing in Nevada county a
society devoted to the interdependent inter-
ests of agriculture, mining and mechanics,
with view to promoting the same in our
midst and ascertaining what progress had
already been made in their development by
our citizens. This suggestion, we are graf
flied to say, has received most favorable CO.
temporary notice, the Nevada Journal and
Grass Valley National having both heartily
adopted it and announced an intention to
aid in effecting the object aimed at, which
we may now consider as certain of accom-
plishment. Owing to absence from the State
and subsequent pressure of other matters
requiring immediate attention, we have not
been able to give the subject that further
and fuller attention which was intended and
which it shall hereafter have in our columns
Meanwhile we present the following extract
from an able editorial in the Grass Valley
National:


We have already abundance of evidence, if we will
but take the pains to place the facts before the world
that our mountain hl-sides and valleys are capable of
being made to Gloom with all the varied fruits and
flowers of the most favored localities of the :plains.
Indeed the wonderful degree of perfection attained by
our mountain fruit and vegetables, is matter of
tonishment to all VINO have taken the pains to make
themselves acquainted with the facts. The APPLE
peach. pear and the potatoe attain perfection, which
sdnna be equaled by any similar produce of the val


ley; while isolated experiments abundanty prove that
our apparently barren hsides capable of produ-
cling all the best varieties If the grape cultivated in
Italy or France and equally well with the most famous
yinyards of the southern central portions of the
State The mountains will be able to more than
supply themselves with fruit and vegetables, while
Wine, dried peaches and winter apples will ere long
become articles of export These. with superior
facilities for the manufacture of lumber added to
inexhaustbe mineral resources. will eventually give
employment to population which will fill valleys
and ravines. and dot hill sides everywhere with
blooming orchards, gardens and lovely homes.


To hasten forward this desired consummation, let MS
organize county society forthwith, for the diffusion
OF proper knowledge of our resources and the ex-
cement of healthy emulation among our citizens
BY 50 doing Nevada may not only retain her proper
position as the leading mining the State but
also attain respectable position agricultural and
fruit growing region
Year: 1859

THE CHURCH HoRN.--The people of San
Juan, in default of a bell, have bought a
long tin horn," to call people to church
with. Since it has been in use a revival has
taken place, the people have quit taking
their regular 'horns," and now give heed
to the church horn.


That's what our good friend of the Trinity
Journal says. We are glad to learn of the
revival, and hope it will have the effect to
increase the subscription list of the Press,
which Wash. Wright long ago called re-
ligious paper.
Year: 1859

MINING MoDEL.-A beautiful piece of me-
chanism has just been completed, and will
shortly be brought out for public exhibition
in our State; it was made at Chips Flat, in
this county, by four miners. This splendid
piece of work represents the whole sys-
tenn of mining operations in tunnel and
slulee diggngs, quartz mining, etc, with
the men at work at their different yocations.
The machinery of this work is so perfect
that every branch of mining is fully define
ated. quartz mill is connected with the
affair, worked by steam. 1t is wonderfully
and beautifully gotten up, and will elicit
much praise from the public, to whom it
will soon be introduced -Sierra Citizen
Year: 1859

The Mariposa Gazette proposes that the
next vote ON the calling of Constitutional
Convention, be had separately, and thinks if
there were no distracting political issues the
people would give a full expression of
opinion. Better let the convention project
drop for the present, and call upon the leg
islature to make such amendments to the
fundamental law as are needed, and as they
are authorized to make.
Year: 1859

Complaint is made by the Placeryille Oh
servr that so many hundreds of men in this
their means east for investment, or for the
support of families that should be with
them, instead of spending it in the generous
land that yielded it. Our cotemporary re-
marks:


"When people learn that it is safer and
more profitable to invest their money here
than in the Eastern States, and when they
appreciate the value of the mountain lands
for fruit and agricultural purposes, then will
California become truly prosperous.
Year: 1859

AS the county treasurers pay the money
due the State into the State Treasury, that
institution groweth plethoric again. Its
weekly balances now amount to nearly half
a million, and will exceed it by the time the
annual "rakers" assemble.
Year: 1859

The Telegram takes Time by tue forelock
by suggesting centennial celebrations of
events IN our revolutionary history whose
one hundredth anniversary will not arrive
until from ten to forty years hence.
Year: 1859

Coal oil has come into such extensive use
in the Atlantic States, that it is supposed the
whaling business will be materially affected
hereafter, whale oil being so much dearer
and not any better.
Year: 1859

The Iowa Hill Patriot says there are close
on to forty canals in Placer county, whose
aggregate length borders on six hundred
miles, their cost being over million and a
half of dollars
Year: 1859

The Sacramento Bee and Union report a
great stampede from that place to the Utah
silver mines. Rather late in the season.
We shall be surprised if many adyenturers
are not caught in the first SHOWS
Year: 1859

In the Congressional Globe, OF Jan. 26th, we
find the following proceedings in the Senate:


Mr.. Broderick-I ask the consent of the Sen.
ate, to enable me to move to take up bill
which has been long pending, to provide for ta-
king private property for public use, allowing
just compensation therefor The bill was in
troduced by the honorable Senator from Louis
lana, Mr.. Benjamin. just before the adjourn
ment Of the last session, after the expose that was
made in regard to q purchase for the site of q
fort at the mouth Of the harbor of San Fran
cisco. / hope that this bill will give rise to no
debate. would not urge it at this time, if it
were not that know that the parties owning
that property have their agents in Washington,
who are trying to urge upon the Secretary of
War the necessity of purchasing the property
at the very high price of $4,000 l state
to the Senate that the amount of property re-
quired for the fort will not cost more than S5,-
600, and these parties are asking 5000, 900 for
this site. BY the passage of this bill, the pro-
perty can be condemned, and the government
can go on and build the fort. l hope that l
shall have the cooperation of my colleague, be-
cause this is very important bill, one that
concerns our State vitality. This fraud was ar
rested by the prompt action of the Secretary of
War during the last session, and hope that
the Senate will pass the bill now, SO that it can
60 to the other House, and pass during the
week, and become a law. The amount of mon.
ey appropriated can then be expended for the
fort.


Mr.. Davis-I am afraid that this will bring
on debate. 1t is not special, l understand, but
general legislation on the subject. aud involves
questions in which nearly every Senator would
feel more or less interest. The principles will
probably have to be discussed at some length.
hope, therefore. the Senator from California
will avail himself of another opportunity.


Mr.. Broderick-Well, sir l withdraw the mo-
tion for the present, to let the Senator take up
his bill.
Year: 1859




By the arrival of the bark Fanny Major,
from Honolulu, we have intelligence Of a ter
rife volcanic eruption of Mount Mauna LOa, on
one of the Sandwich Islands. The mountain is
$500 feet above the level of the sea, the crater
is 800 feet in diameter. and emits column
1000 feet high. The eruption commenced on
the 23d of January, and on the 3lst the stream
of lava had reached the sea, having traversed
distance of thirty-eight miles in eight days.
A great many people had left Honolulu to wit
ness the sight. ..I -


A correspondent Of the Honolulu Advertiser
gives the following description Of the flow of
lava


Some of the finest scenes of flow were the
cascades or falls formed in it before the stream
reached the plain. There were several oftbem
and they appeared TO be changing and new
ones formed in different localities as new
streams we're made. One, however, which ap-
peared without change for two days, must
have been 80 to 100 feet in height First there
was fall, then below were cascades or rapids.
To watch this fall during the night when the
bright red-hot stream of lava was flowing over
it at the rate of ten miles an hour, like water,
was a scene not often witnessed, and never to
De IOTROtLeu. HI iaCC, tue lava heuT Tvs souTCe
has all the characteristics of river of water
flowing rapidly along, and gurgling with cas-
cades, rapids, currents and falls


On the forenoon of our arrival at the camp
ing ground, new stream started some few
miles below the crater, which had evidently
been damned up by some obstruction, and came
rushing down with tremendous noise and fury
through the thick jungle which lay in its track,
burning the cracking trees, and sending up
thick smoke almost as dense as that from the
crater. This stream, from the time it broke
away from its embankment, moved along two
miles an hour till il reached the vicinity of our
camp, when its progress was checked, and it
moved not more than quarter of mile an
hour. But it formed grand sight. Here was
O stream of lava rolling over the plain, twenty
or twenty-five feet in height, and an eighth of
a mile in width, though its width varied great
deal, sometimes broader, sometimes narrower.
1t was in fact, mass or pile of red-hot stones,
resembling pile of Goals on fire, borne along
by the liquid lava stream underneath. As it
moved slowly along, large red boulders would
roll down the sides. breaking into a thousand
small stones, crushing and burning the trees
which lay in the track. 1t is impossible to give
true conception of the immense force and
power of this lava stream, bearing along as it
does an almost inconceivable mass. 1t reminds
us most vividly Of the breaking up of the ice
in large river, only the imagination must
stretch the comparison and suppose the ice
piled up twenty five feet and thus borne along
by the current beneath, the whole width of the
river moving at the same time, crashing and
breaking and piling up cones and Irregular
masses on top. But even this comparison is
far below the reality-to be conceived it must
be seen.