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Year: 1859

PEOPLE VS.. r. NJ. TURNgR, BENJAMIN TUR-
NER, ALFRED TURNER AND r. H. TnoMAs.-At
half past 10 o'clock. yesterday morning,
the above named defendants were brought
before Justice singer for preliminary exam
nation as to the killing of James Simpson -
Judge Singer objected to trying the case, for
the reason that many persons supposed that
he was no friend of the deceased before his
death and that he might be prrjudiced in
favor of the accused parties He declined to
examine the case and transferred it to the
County Judge At . o'clock, the defendants
were brought TO the-bar and several witness.
es examined We had taken down the evil
dence Of the first witness in the case, when
the court interposed resolute objection to
the publication Of the evidence, before the
final trial, and we desisted reporting not
that we believed that the Court could rre-
vent us. but that we had no wish to be ob.
stinate in n matter of the kind. The reason
given by the Court for the suppression of the
evidence was that the public mind might be
prejudiced for or against the defendants be.
tore the trial came on, and furthermore that
1t would be very difficult, after the publica
ton of the evidence, to obtain jury in Yu
oa county. The counsel for the defense
were also opposed to the publication of the
.est'mony' The prosecution did not object.
IL may be- perhaps, as well as it is. although
we dislike much to suppress intelligence of a
character likely to be interesting to our rao-
ders.


Judge Lindley discharged Mr.. Thomas and
took the case of the other two defendants
under advisement.
Year: 1859

New ORLEANS ENGLISH OPERA TRorPE.-
This popular company played last night to a
large and brilliant audience The piece was
Cinderella, of the merits of which we have
spoken before The troupe leaves this morn
ing for Sacramento where they will play
during the Fair They have been great fa
vorites with the Marysyine public and should
they return, can always claim crowded houses
in our city.
Year: 1859

The Administration has triumphcd in this
State, and the people have endorsed Gwin
aud LecomptoniSn. This news will be the
cause of rejoicing at head quarters" and
will be looked upon by the President and
his suhordnates in office as an offset in some
legree to the rebukes received from the peo-
pie elsewhere. The President can now con-
5ratulate himself upon the course that Cali
tornia has taken. BY her vote flor we con-
cede that the whole Administration ticket is
elected) she has sustained all the acts of his
Administration. She has, so far, proved her
self the staunehest supporter of Lecompton-
tousm.


The election here will have the effect to
receive somewhat the spirit of the Lecompton
party in the Atlantic States, and give to that
party two supporters in Congress. Further
than this, it will have but little influence in
the Atlantic States There it is truly said
that James Buchanan and his Administration
are in the "sere and yellow leaf" The fiat
of the people has gone forth, and in 1860 lie
comptonism will he shorn of his strength.
The nomination of Stephen A. Douglas or
any other man occupying the same political
ground to the Presidency, will be of itself
the defeat of Lecomptonism. Indeed, we
hardly believe it possible that any Southern
dreeater, or any one upholding all the acts
IF the present Administration, can receive
the nomination for the Presidency. In case,
however. such person is nominated, his de-
feat will be certain.
Year: 1859

PASSING BILLS THROUGH CONGRESS. - The
following appears in the Washington Stat es,
aud is an extract from private letter writ
ten by an ex-member of Congress from Vir


inia, in answer to liberal offer for services
in procuring the passage through Congress
of claim bill


have examined the report with great
care, and have reached the conclusion that
the claim is not only a debt justly due by
Uur government but one of so sacred u char.
acter, that it onght to be promptly and
gratefully paid As to the fee Of five thou
sand dollars, which You offer me to aid in the
passage of this just bill, the money certainly
would be very acceptable to one like myself,
whose available resources have been so ma
terially impaired by a long service in Con-
gress, and if the case was before the Supreme
Court, or even the Court of Claims / should
he very prompt to accept it; but, without
meaning to give any offense, must say that
have a most insuperabe objection to receiv
ing compensation for stiuh d Service as YOU
propose tu me. This, you may say, is a mere
prejudice yet it is one of those preiudices
that | think | shall never overcome. 1t is
true, am no longer a member of Congress,
or in any way connected with the federal
gov -rnment, and consequently at liberty to
pursue any avocation to which my taste may
incline me-still having for the last eight
years been member of the House of Repre-
sentatives, l have contrao ~ such an aver.
sion to an eX member of Congress, for mo
neyed consideration, exercising his influence
to procure the passage of n private bill, no
matter how just that bin may be, that could
never feel erect in my own self esteem, if
accepted any compensation for such service
Year: 1859



 THE SOUTHERN CoNvENrIoN.- Speak ing of the Southern Convention, which is to assemble in that city on the 9th of May, the Vicksburg Sun of the 18th inst. says:

 It is anticipated that the Convention which is to meet here in May, will be largely attend ed and that much good will flow from it's ac- tion. It will be composed of the flower of Southern chiyalry and Southern intellect, and under such circumstances it would be strange indeed if it's deliberations failed to exercise an influence most salutary, and keep alive spirit favorable to patriotism. The object of this Convention is good, and the motives of those who participate in them, for the most part, are above suspicion and these circumstances alone, in the absence of any other, should be sufficient to insure their perpetuation. With in the purview of the Convention which will assemble here in few weeks, comes every thing that relates to the intellectual, moral, educational, and industrial development of the South. That the delegates will fulfill the ex- pectations of the public, and devote their time and talents to the task of creating a healthy public opinion in the South, we hope it may be the case; and that they will prove them selves equal to the exigence of the occasion. and perform the duties that may devolye upon them with an eye single alone to the glory of the South, and the perpetuity of her institu- tions, we will not permit ourself to doubt for a moment
Year: 1859

PITIABLE INFATUATIoN The MARYsvILLF
DEMOCRAT positively asserts that President
buchanan has outraged the moral sense OF
the country. The hnaticism of the DEMO.
GRAFT is becoming shameful. We regret to
say this; it pains us to reflect that a man
whom we have long esteemed as being above
many In all the better qualites-sane refn-
'ed' liberal and candid-should, within brief
time sink into the gross partizan infatuation
Where, we can but feel assured, our friend is
now struggling We would not be astonish
cd at seeing in the leading column of his pa-
per tomorrow, the statement that President
Buchanan had committed an OUTRAGE on a
servant girl in the White House ,S;e,ro
Citizen -


One thing is certain, and that is that were
such an outrage committed, every Lecomp-
ton paper in the State would be for sustain
ing "our noble President" Which kind of
infatuatioa is the less Objectionable, the in
fatuation which condemns wrong, or the in
fatuation which justi6es, extenuates or ex-
cuses itf We have no fears that our infatu-
ation will lead us very far out of the track
of the truth with regard to the confirmed
old Federalist who now presides at the head
of our Republic.
Year: 1859

THEATER.-The celebrated Webb Sisters.
Emma and Ada, will appear at the Theater
tonight in the great play of Camille, Miss
Emma sustaining the principal female char
acter, in which she is said to be proficient.
When the sisters were last here, they were
not supported by a company of sufficient
strength to enable them to bring out such
pieces as they were most at home in, and
therefore should not be judged by their efforts
on that occasion. Give them a fair chance,
and we have no doubt they will sustain the
reputation which they bear in all the other
cities and townsin which they have appeared
in California.
Year: 1859

FIRsr TRIP OF THE SEASON TO YOSEMITE


From Mr.. Lawrence of San Francisco the
San Joaquin Republican has obtained the
following account of the first trip of the sea
son to Yosemite:


Mr.. Lawrence accompanied Mrs. Fremont's
party. lie reports the road and trail to be
in excellent order The weather was fine
and balmy, and there was no snow upon the
trail, though by stepping aside for few feet
game of snow ball could be had as there
are patches to be seen occasionally. The
scenery at the Falls is unusually magnificent
at the present time, and the volume of water
pouring down is now very heavy. The party,
which was the first of the season, were de-
lighted with their trip They carried
complete camp equipage, and encamped
every night. There were several ladies and
gentlemen in the party.
Year: 1859

Nor AurHoRIzED-The name of the editor
of this paper having appeared upon one of
the tickets last evening, for delegates to the
County Convention, we wish to stale that it
was used without his authority. 1t was
probably placed on the ticket with the best
of intentions by the parties doing it, but he
had peremptorily declined being delegate,
and caused it to be so understood generally
Year: 1859

NARROW EscAPE-John Glover, the horse.
tanner, was breaking wild horse in a sulky.
yesterday evening about dusk, on C street,
near the corner of Second, when the animal
made dash across the sidewalk and rushed
headlong into the rear door of the New York
stable. Two females, of the frail kind, were
passing at the time and narrowly escaped
beingrun over. They were frightened very
nearly to death, and had good reason to be
so. The shafts of the sulky could not have
missed them more than very few inches.
Year: 1859

On the 9th Of May, the people of Massa-
chusetts voted on the proposition to amend
the State Constitution, so as to require for
eigners to reside two years in the State after
naturalization, before being entitled to vote
The returns indicate that the amendment is
adopted.
Year: 1859

TIE EXTRA SEssoN.-Thc correspondents Of both
the Democratic and Republican New York paper.
say that leading Senator said to the President 'Sir
ycu will have to call an extra session, or close the
Post Ohicc.' The reply was, Then shall certainly
close the Post Office
Year: 1859

THE BANNER TO STAND OR DIE BY.


Inscribed on the banner which we here
with unfurl 10 the world, with the full and
fixed determination 10 stand by il, or die by
it, unless one Of mols virtuous efficacy shall
be presented, are the notices which, In
Year: 1859

MORALS IN TExbs.-Judge Buckley, in re-
cent charge to the Grand Jury of the District
Court of Galveston, presented most depora-
BILE state Of morals in Texas and continued:
"During the four years that have been on the
bench there have been between fifty and sixty
cases Of murder before me; and if in each Of
the twelve Judicial Districts OF the State there
has been like number, then there have been
upwards Of six hundred cases of murder in four
years, showing state Of things nnequaled in
any country; and that Of these six hundred ca
ses not six Of them have been found guilty by
the juries before whom they we're tried. 1t is
not possible to suppose that in all these cases
there was deficiency in the evidence, and the
only conclusion at which / can arrive is that
the jury must have forgotten or disregarded
their oaths."
Year: 1859

DIsGRACEFUL.-Th remains Of the Hon. J,
Y. Mason. late Minister to Paris, recently ar
rived at New York on the Ocean Queen, were
on Thursday taken on board Richmond steam
er to be conveyed to Virginia. The coffin was
inclosed in wooden box, as it had been pack
ed from Europe, and was allowed to slide down
the gangway to the dock like an ordinary box
of merchandise Thence it was conveyed on
board the Richmond steamer without the slight
est manifestation of respect either on the part
of the authorities of New York, or of those in
charge Of the body. Not flag was lowered in
honor Of the distinguished dead and not even
guard Of honor accompanied his mortal remains
through the noisy street. Such treatment of a
man who had held the high position occupied
by Mr. Mason at the time Of his DEATH is dis
grace to the city of New York.
Year: 1859


the New York Century, speaks as follows of
Sturgeon, the celebrated English preacher:


That Mr.. Spurgeon is an original man, no
one can doubt, who hears him and that he pos
sesses talents is unquestionable. No man Of
inferior power can attract 10000 people every
time he breaches, half Of them paying shilling
for the privilege But l think that many Of
his hearers are delighted with his preaching for
the same reason that they clap and applaud an
Italian opera singer-not because they under
stand and appreciate the singing, but because
others do so, ard they do not wish to be called
stupid or ignorant, and therefore follow the ex-
ample set them. Let Mr.. Spurgeon go to our
country as an unknown man, and he never
would obtain the reputation he has here. How
he ever acquired so much popularity is mys-
terry, unless it be by comparison. as the great
mass of the clergy here, especially those of the
Established Church, give some show of truth to
the old story, that a boy who is too stupid for
anything else will do for parson.
Year: 1859

DROWNED IN SHASTA CoUNTy-Dr. Edward
Owens was drowned in Cow creek; at Fort Reading,
on the 9th ut We find the following particulars
of the occurrence in the Shasta Courier 1t appears
that in attempting to ford the river on horseback,
both horse and rider swept down stream by the
force of the current which at the crossing, owing
to the recent food, was exceedingly violent. The
horse escaped to the shore. Owens succeeded in
catching hold Of bunch of willows growing in the
middle Of the stream, where he remained up to his
waist in water, for four hours. Several persons,
after much labor, succeeded in fetching boat from
below to his assistance, but just as the boat was
almost within arms length Of him he sunk down
suddenly if shot through the heart, and was seen
no more alive. lie was from Fort Crook, where he
had acted in the capacity of Steward of the Hospital
He had some $500 in gold, and, it is supposed,
valuable papers, on his person.
Year: 1859

NEW MODE OF IRRIGATIoN.-A canal or ditch
is being constructed for the purpose of conveying
the waters of Cache creek to Cacheve and vicinity,
to be used for irrigating the soil. The Knights
Landing News says:


1t is well known that Cache creek, at the point
where the canal taps it, Ito use common express
sion of the day. dries up, late in the summer sea-
son; consequently, no water could be had at that
time, were il wanted; but in the spring of the year
the creek afords immense amount of water really
sufficient to inundate the entire of land lying
between the creek and the Sacramento river. 1t is
at that time that the company propose to furnish
TO the farmers quantity Of water sufficient to flood
their entire farms. BY raising small embank-
ment around their lands, say fourteen or sixteen
inches high, and the water furnished them from the
canal covering the entire tract to the depth of eight
or ten inches, or even more, and allowed to remain
on for two or three days. ut the time keeping
up the supply until it is thoroughly soaked in, is all
that is necessary for the season.
Year: 1859




The Mississippi seems bent upon giving New Or.
leans the benefit of some Of its surplus waters, in
one way or another.


Whilst public attention was devoted yesterday TO
the different overfows along the river front, by
which some Of the immediate neighborhoods thereof
were considerably Inundated, news came that the
levee was about to break at DR.. Holidays planta
tien, some miles above CarroAton, and just below
Sauve's


Mayor stith and Surveyor Pile went up during
the day to see about it. They found the levee at
Holidays, which is new levee, much undermined
and in very precarious condition. The levee had
been strengthened some, by of the lumber left
from Strengthening the weak place at sauve's and
but for this, Dr. Holiday believed the 1evee would
early have given way, and subjected the city to the
worst sort of an inundation. Two hundred negroes
were at work on the levee, strengthening it with
such means as they had at hand. In different places
where the levee was weak, the water had percoated
through in liberal quantities.
The Surveyor advised the Mayor to send up 80.
900 feet Of lumber and the Mayor informs US that be
will have this done to-day.


From the city overfows to which we alluded yes.
terday nothing serious is to be apprehended as yet
The indentatons or hollows in the levee over which
the water flowed, were raised yesterday in most
places by ridges of drt the work being done by the
City Surveyor, under the resolution passed by Coun-
Gil on Tuesday night The overfows were at different
places all along the city 'front.' from the Stock Land
ing down to the Third District The heavy storm of
yesterday morning aided the overfows, particularly
in the upper part of the city, great part of which
was for time seriously inundated. The storm over
the river resumed its wonted level and the inundated
Districts were gradually relieved of the unwelcone
floods.


The water still ran over at several points last night;
but in streams SO small to offer no just cause of
alarm.


We believe that the city is threatened far more by
the weak levees above Carrollton than by any
flow Of its own front.
Year: 1859

The VARIETIEs.-"The Sea of Ice" was announced
for repetition at this house, but in consequence of the
sudden though not serious illness of Mrs. Cha rles
Boyce, another bill had to be substituted and very
good one the pieces being Charles the Second and
The Yankee Teamster" the style of performance Of
both of which We have heretofore noticed as being
very fine.


AT THE ST. CHARLES and the Amphitheater fair
houses were assembled, entertained with first class
pantomme and good ballet at the former establish
ment, aud with very frantic Maniac Lover and
a good afterpiece at the latter.
Year: 1859

nes.J


Go feel what have felt.


Go bear what have borne
Sink meath the blow father dealt,
And the cold worlds proud scorn
Then suffer on from year to year
The sole relief the scorching tear.
Go knecl as have knelt,


Implore, beseech and pray
Strive the besotted heart to melt,


The downward course to stay.
Be dashed with bitter curse aside,
Your prayer burlesqued, your tear defied.
Go weep as have wept,


Ger loved fathers fall
See every promised blessing swept
Youths sweetness turned to gall
Lifes fading flowers strewed all the way
That brought me up to woman's day.
Go see what have seen,


Behold the strong man bowed
With gnashing teeth--lips bathed in blood
And cold and livid brow
Go catch his withered glnnce and see
There mirrored, his souls misery.
Go then to mothers side


And her crushed bosom cheer
Thine own deep anguish hide,


Wipe from her cheek the bitter tear
Mark her worn frame and withered brow
The gray that streaks her dark hair now
With failing frame and trembling limb f;
And trace the ruin back to him
Whose plighted faith and early youth
Promised eternal love and truth
But who, forsworn, hath yielded up
That promise to the cursed cup ;
And led her down through love, and light
And all that made her prospects bright,
And chained her there mid want and strife
That lowly thing, drunkards wife
And stamped on childhood's brow so mild
That whitening blight, the drunkard's child
Go hear, and feel, and see, and know,


All that my soul hath felt and known,
Then look upon the wine cups glow,


See if its beauty can atone
Think if its flavor you will try
When all proclaim tbs f" drink and die"
Tell me / hate the bowl


Hate is feeble word,
! loathe, abhor-my very soul


With strong disgust is stirred,
When see, or hear, or tell,
OF that dark Beverage Of Hell.
Year: 1859

TThe circumstances which induced the writ
ing of the following touching and thrilling
lines are as follows: A young lady in New
York was in the habit of writing for the Phil
adelphia Ledger on the subject Of Temperan ce
Her writing was SO full of pathos, and evinced
such deep emotion of soul, that friend of hers
accused her of being maniac on the subject OF
temperance, whereupon she wrote the following
lines
Year: 1859

After that nj ght the Judges mansion
was not only the stateliest but the hap
piest home in Ashdale. Caroline Hunt
ley had borne as long as she could the
burden of weight on her heart, and when
it had grown too heavy to be endured,
she had started with her child for home.
The stage had set them down, that stormy
night in her native village, and the for
giveness for which she had scarcely dared
to hope, had expanded into welcome.


The old people could not again spare
their daughter, and they summoned
Richard Huntley home. A son he prov
ed of whom any father might be proud,
and in after years no shadows brooded
over the peaceful dwelling, where once
more children's feet danced round the
hearth fire, and children's fancies built
castles in the embers-no shadow, until
that last darkness came which should be
but the night before which will rise the
calm morning of eternity.
Year: 1859

The angel had troubled, at length, the
deep water of his soul, and the wave OF
healing overfowed his heart He saw
now, in its true light, the self-will and
the unforgiving spirit which had been the
sin of his life. He sank on his knees, his
arms enfolding his daughter and her child,
and his old wife crept to her side, and
knelt beside him while from his lips Mrs.
Marsh heard, as she closed the door and
left the now united family to themselves,
this prayer:


Father, forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those who trespass against
u.s."


Judge Howard had not uttered it be-
fore for ten years.
Year: 1859

John T. Trigg, esq, of this city, has ac- cepted the agency of this company and will visit the several counties on the route to obtain subscriptions. He will address the people at the different county seats, on the first day of the terms of the circuit court MT. Irigg's well known energy will insure success if success is possible.

 The necessity for the building of this and other railroads in the State, has been so often demonstrated that it is useless to add any more. Those who are not aroused to sense of the importance of opening the avenues to trade, as the favorite ex- pression is, will never awaken. The time for wind-work-fo talk and Reclamation has gone by, and those who desire road must act. To build any road in Arkan- sas, will require the determined, vigorous and united action of all concerned
Year: 1859

~ More space is taken up with the "per diem" question, this week, than we had intended. It is, in some measure, un- avoidable.

 The communication of Mr. Duval as it concerns only the consistency of the parties does not affect the question of per diem and of course is left to be defended by those whom it attacks.

 The former communication of Mir. Du val was placed on the outside of the paper by the workman who made up the form, but attention was called to it in the lead ing columns. We suppose it might have been set up so as to have stretched across the top part of the second page, but unfor- tunately, this was not done.

 It may be proper to say here that evi- dent errors exist in the manuscript sent to us, and especially in the copy of the letter of Mr. Garland, which reads as if some words were omitted or wrong ones substi- tuted Not feeling authorized to make any corrections, we have printed it from the copy as it came to us.