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Year: 1861

PROGRESS WEsrwARD.-A paper published
at Omaha, Nebraska, Of recent date,
says:


We are in receipt of the Daily Rocky Noun
tain News of the 10th inst. In it we find ST.
Louis news of the 18th inst. Less than one
year ago. it required three days for the Eastern
news to reach us. Now we have at our break
fast tables all the Eastern news Of the prece-
ding day, while our neighbors Of Denver City,
600 miles westward, at the foot Of the Rocky
Mountains, are as near the East as we were one
year ago. Before the close Of the present year,
Denver City will probably be in telegraphic
communication with all the East. The wire is
now up to Fort Kearney, 250 miles west Of
here. What imagination can keep pace with
the actual progress of the Yankee nation west
ward? If any man could reveal the hidden
things of the future and foretell the progress Of
the Northwest for five years to come, he would
be pronounced a madman and fool.
Year: 1861

Many readers will learn with regret of the
death of the above named gentleman. The
particulars of his death and a handsome
tribute to his memory will be found under
our obituary head.
Year: 1861

A terrible death by hydrophobia occurred
in Washington City on Tuesday last. The
case was that of Mr.. Scheiffner, who was
bitten by a deg several weeks ago. He is
said TO have died in extreme agony. Before
death 1t was found necessary to bind him,
but he burst the cords as fast as they were
put upon him. A number Of medical gem
tlemen watched the progress Of the disease
to Its close, but they could do nothing to
arrest IT, p v7sT s.Ulr.id ...-.
Year: 1861

The condition Of this primitive and peace
able race is at this moment so deporable as
to demand the aid and sympathy of the public
as well as Of the government These men
with their fellows for centuries. They belong
ed, from generation to generation, to the great
deep. Their habits were as simple as their
lives were innocent. To them the teemng wa
ters around Galway Bay were the richest and
most remunerative of diggins. They provided
themselves amply with the good things of life,
and equally the ichthyophagists around from
their piscatory labors. In the revolutions of
Europe, and the rise and fall of dynasties, they
took neither part nor interest. There was
neither marrying nor giving in marriage, out
side their present limits. They ished, ate and
died, within circunlscribed circle of usefulness
and simplicity. They knew nothing Of :" pro-
gress,' until with them it became progress
from bad to worse and at last they found
themselves isolated, behind the course of events
stopping the way, and gradually being sub
merged in the depths of pauperism One Of
the main causes was the gradual decadence of
the supply of fish in the Galway waters, and
this increasing deficiency, it is alleged, sprung
from the injudicious practice of " thrawlug'
within prohibited boundaries. BY this course
it is asserted that the spawn has been carried
away from the grounds in myriads, and the
minute fish brought into our markets and sold
for manure at mere nominal price. The
Claddagh men cow reap the fruits of this des-
destructive policy, Here are willing hearts
and stout hands, men Of frames who know not
what fear is, simple sailors who trust in God,
and work in all winds and weathers-but there
is no reward for their industry, and they have
forfeited their lives in vain on the changing
and treacherous waters of the surrounding
ocean. The Claddagh race of fishermen, we
have said, form an ancient community Their
character has been uniformly gentle and prim-
itvely pure. 1t would be too bad that they
should be doomed to extinguishment by death
of pauperism, and after Drawing the battle and
the breeze for generations, that they should
perish at last under workhouse regime. If
they had boats and gear, they would earn a
profitable subsistence, and be a source of wealth
to the community. viii the government save
them under that consideration
Year: 1861

BE JusT AND FEAR NoT.-Heaven help the
man who supposes he can dodge ''enemies" by
trying to please everybody If such an indi-
vidual ever succeeded we should be glad to know
it. Not that we believe in a man going
through the world trying to find beams to
knock his head against; disputing every mans
opinions fighting and elbowing and crowd
ing all who differ with him. That again is
another extreme. Other people have right
to their opinions-so have you, don't fall into
the error of supposing they will respect you
less for maintaining it--or respect you more
for turning your coat every day to match the
color Of theirs. Wear your own colors, spite
Of winds and weather, storms and sunshine. 1t
costs the vascillatiDg and irresolute ten times
the trouble 70 wind and shuttle and twist, that
it does honest, manly independence TO stand
its ground.
Year: 1861

CASES OF COMMERCIAL FAILURES IN SAN
FRANclsco.-C California interests turns out to
be the main item of loss, whenever the internal
affairs of a fallen commercial house are ex-
posed to view. The recent failure of Taafle,
McCahl & Co. is q remarkable case in point.
1t is stated by good authority, that the unfor-
tunate firm paid over $l80,00O of interest OF
the borrowed capital employed by them du-
ring the two past years. The only wonder is
that any firm, however extensive in business,
could have stood up so long in the face of such
a heavy drain upon lis resources. No authen-
tic explanation is given why DISAPPOINTMENT
house happened to become so hopelessly in
volved ; but the most probable cause mentioned
by outside parties is the repeated withdrawal
of capital by retiring wealthy members of the
firm, 10 which was added the necessity of set
ting the large estates of two deceased partners.
In this manner some of those who founded the
house, and labored longest in building up its
great business, witnessed the retiring of part
ners with ample wealth while they continued
on and outliyed prosperity being compelled
to abandon business at the end of ten years
labor, with less to call their own than when
they commenced mercantile life The only
wonder is that the house stood so long, in the
face Of its embarrassment and perhaps the
worst error committed in its management, was
the attempt TO struggle against reasonable
hope 1t is pretty well settled fact, that no
extensive business can be successfully, prose-
cuted in San Francisco, when the greatest
portion of capital employed is borrowed at
California rates of interest, and almost every
new failure confirms the correctness of this
theory.-S. f. Bulletin.
Year: 1861

IDLENEss NOT HAPPINESS. most COM
mon error of men and women, is that of look
ing for happiness somewhere outside of useful
work. 1t has never yet been found when thus
sought, land never will be, while the world
stands, and the sooner truth is learned the bet
ter for every one. If you doubt the PROPOSE
ton, glance round among your friends and
acquaintances, and select those who appear to
have the most enjoyment through life. Are
they idlers and pleasure-seekers, or the earnest
workers? We know what your answer will
be. OF all the miserable human beings it has
been our fortune or misfortune to know, they
were the most wretched who had retired from
useful employment, in order to enjoy them
selves.
Year: 1861

GROWING 0LD.-It seems but summer
since we looked forward with eager hopes to
the coming years. And now we are looking
sadly back Not that the dream has passed,
but that it has been OF no more worth than
those around US. AS the glowing hopes and
ambition of early life pass away; as friend
after friend departs, and the stronger ties
which hold US here are broken, our life seems
but bubble, glancing for moment in light,
then broken and not ripple left on the
stream.


Forty years once seemed long and weary
pilgrimage to tread. 1t now seems but a step.
And yet along the way are broken shrines
where thousand hopes have wasted into ash
es footprints sacred under their drifting dust;
green mounds whose grass is fresh with the
watering of tears shadows even, which we
would not forget We will garner the sun
shine of those years, and with chastened step
and hopes, push on toward the evening whose
signal lights will soon be seen swinging where
the waters are still and the storms never beat.
II ". Brolcn.
Year: 1861

From the following extract, which we copy
from the BUTTE RECORD, it appears that Col
Williams of the Territorial Enterprise (Vir-
ginia City, is honest enough to admit that the
route, which we have been advocating, for tie
Pacific Railroad, is superior to any other from
the Oregon line to the Colorado river And
instead of going by the way of Humbug Val
ley to Orovile, that the route direct to Red
Bluff from Honey Lake Valley is the best and
most accessible He says;


We still think the Noble Pass the best
one through the mountains, from the Oregon
line to the Colorado river, for the construction
of railroad, but it does not go by the way OF
Humbug Valley, but bears to the north TO
Shasta, or follow some of the valleys TO 1eha-
ma or Red Bluff, on the Sacramento river
Either of the above mentioned can be reached
from Honey Lake Valley by following a sue
cession of valleys; but little grading being
necessary Whether it would be advisable TO
build a road that far north is question we
will not decide upon"


But whether Shasta, Red Bluff, Tehama, or
Orovlle, shall be the point at which the road
shall intersect the Sacramento Valley, OroYile
will receive the same, or nearly the same bene-
ft We know that Red Bluff is nearest, and
the easiest accessible point from Honey Lake
Valley for the purpose of a railroad. But the
northern towns must be united upon this queS-
ton we must allow no local feuds to arise, or
jealousies to weaken our endeavors to secure
the route. Let us work to secure The route by
Honey Lake Valley and Noble's Pass first;
and then discuss the merits of the several
routes from thence to the Sacramento Valley.


The adrisability of building a road 50 far
north, las Col. Williams expresses himself) is
not at all strange. Why, it is almost direct
line, and apparently designed by nature for the
purposes of a railroad And when we take
into consideration, that road is already being
built, and progressing rapidly, up the Sacra-
mento Valley, it no longer seems strange"
that the northern section should be the place
for the Pacific Railroad to enter the State, to
connect with the road already being built.


Should a few more of the opponents of the
Railroad Bill "secedc" from Congress, it may
yet pass, and work upon it commenced the
present year. Let the people of the northern
sections of the State be ready for action
Red Bluff Independent
Year: 1861

A Tale of the Arctic Regions.


We take from a very old monthly publica-
ton the following extraordinary narrative OF
an adventure in the Polar Seas. The circum-
stances are certainly within the range of posi-
bility, since no putrefaction could take place
whilst the bodies Of the sufferers were in the
temperature of vessel strongly encased in
thick ribbed ice'


4" In the spring of the year 1910, whaling
vessel sailed from the port of London, upon a
voyage to the Polar Seas. Nothing material
is said to have occurred until thier arrival in
tlose solitary regions, when it became the duty
of the crew to keep perpetual look out upon
the horizon in search of fish. Whilst thus oc-
cuped, it was fancied by one of the seamen,
that sail was discernable, as far to the north
ward as the eye could reach as the course of
the whaler was toward the supposed vessel, a
mast became gradually distinguishable amidst
the mountain of ice, which appeared in that
quarter to bound the sea. II was now summer,
and the afternoon unusually calm, whilst the
whaler gradually neared the object in view,
the suppOsition being that it was a vessel en-
gagged in operating upon the blubber, in bay
which would open to the view upon approach,
ing nearer to the ice. Upon arriving, however,
at the spot, it became clear that the vessel was
wreck, embedded in the ice, and could only



be approached by a boat This having been
lowered, the captain and several of the seanien
landed upon the ice, and proceeded to the YES
sci, which proved to be brig. The sails were
furled, very little appeared upon the deck, and
all the arrangements were those of a vessel laid
up for long period of time Descending to
the cabin, the first object that was seen, was
large Newfoundland dog coiled upon mat,
and apparently asleep. Upon touching the
animal it was found to be dead, and the body
frozen to the hardness of stone. Entering the
cabin, there was next seen a young lady seated
at the table; her eyes were open and gazing
with mild and steadfast expression, upon the
new comers to that solitary spot She was
corpse and in that apparently resigned and
religious attitude, had been frozen TO DEATH
Beside her was young man, who, it appeared
was the brother Of the young lady, and COM
mander of the brig. He, too, was Dead but
sitting at the table, and before him lay sheet
of paper, upon which was written the follow.
ing words: "Our cook has endeavored since
yesterday morning to strike a light, but in
vain; all is now over At the other side Of
the cabin stood the cook, with flint and
steel in his hand, frozen to statue, in the vain
endeavor to procure that fire which alone could
save him and his companions from the cold
arms Of death. The superstitious terrors of
the seamen now hurried the captain away from
the wreck, the log-bo alone being brought
away and from this it appeared that the i'll
fated vessel was a brig, which had belonged to
the port of London, and had sailed for the
Arctic regions more than fourteen gears before,


WOMEN CouRrING MES.-A most extraor-
binary custom prevails among the Wires, a
Year: 1861

The MoJthe Register recently published article on
the formation of volunteer companies. Speaking Of
several already formed, it says:


"Ihe ranks Of these companies recruitedf the
flower of the youih Of the city. They fill posts OF
dnty and responsibility in almost every department Of
business, and theIe is scarcely mercantile house in
the city whose routine Of business has not been de-
ranged by the lOss Of clerk. -Four have been taken
from our own office. We feel, doubtless, as every
merch ant feele that cannot afford 10 pay salaries
TO our clerks and give their services to the State to the
detriment Of our own business. We mention this not
to begrudge the State the present service but TO Illus
trate. An accomplished bOOkkeeper, for example,
whose services worth $3 900 year. Ia certainly too
valuable and costly man 10 carry nusket at * per
month and ntions He can serve the State better IN
civil capacity than az private in the ranks or, If
duty cas him to the field, bis position and his training
have fitted him to render the most efficient service TO
the public officer


"In the event OF war, which now seems most prob
able army must be organized by enlistment for reg
uar service, the State must call for volunteers for
the war. Either plan will speedily the force
needed But it will never do to expose the flower of
our youth the cream of military talent and spirit,
en- Dasse, as food for powder" They would fight
gallantly, but the laurel chapets which they would
hang upon the arms Of the commonwealth would be
wreathed with cypress, and carry mourning TO every
family IN the city. Bad economy TO make private sol
dies out of schools for officers IL is TO destroy
the Of fruitful spring, instead Of taking water
from the waste Of the stream supplied by it,"


To which an article in The Mobile Adcet,ser thus
responds:


"Tbe above extract strikes us as making an un-
necessary social distinction bookkeeper or clerk,
gets 1900 year, may be very nice young
man. with his Kid gloves, his elegant shirt, hand
neckte, and peIfumed handkerchief, but really
we cannot any reason why he would not make
good and proper food for powder "a anybody
elfe. Death levels all distinctions, and at his feast
all guests should be equally welcomed. Why should
not nice young men die in defense of the State
as well as Others We pause for a reply. Too much
injuftce is done to the moot deserving who, in
qnIet ard obscurity, bear the heaviest burdens Of
war, and become It's most numerous and most suffer-
ing victims. Let war come upon us now, and It's
most numerous victims will be the humble artiH,ns
hose tate will be mourned, not in marble balls
with ostentatious sorrow but in the humble cottage
by wife and children, whose sorrow is sharpened by
i6rrow and destitntion. We are ready TO offer our
ives as freely water at the need Of o State but il
Year: 1861

MASSACRE OF INDIANs.-A correspondent
of the San Francisco Alta writes the follow
ing from Humboldt county, concerning the
horrible massacre of family of Indians:


There was family of Indians living on the
farm Of MIR. Singley, near Cape Mendocino, in
this county. They liked 10 i've there because
they thought they would have the protection of
their white neighbors, and because they could
occasionally get work to do, and earn little
money. The family consisted of an old man,
young man, three squaws, and two papoOses.
The old man was crippled when boy by a
grizzly bear, which tore off his scalp and broke
one of his legs so as to make it useless. The
whole party were inotfensive; their only sin was
the possession of red skin, and bitterly have
they atoned for it. A party of white men en-
tered their rancheria in the night, a few days
since, and tommahawked all of them. You
know what "tommahawing" is-if not, can
explain it is simply splitting the head open
with a hatchet. All were killed Immediately
save the old man, and he received blow on the
side of the neck, which laid bare the vertebrae.
Next morning the victims of this assassination
were found, and they presented horrid sight.
Some of the neighbors buried the dead. The
old man, who could still talk little, begged
them to dig grave near that of the others
They complied with his request; and when it
was finished he crawled into it. He said he
wished to die; he did not wish to live again and
be an Indian; "pretty soon me Indian no more" T"
lie requested them to cover the mouth Of the
grave with boards, and leave him. They did So.
They wishedto dress his wound, and they of
fered him food, but he stubbornly refused to ac-
cept anything, and when l heard from him last
he had not eaten mouthful for forty-eight
hours.
Year: 1861

WASHINGTON dispatches, received by
Pony, state that the rebels are gradually
advancing their lines towards the Potomac,
and there is some reason to believe that
they will shortly make desperate attempt
to capture the city. According to the most
reliable accounts, the Confederates have
not less than 100000 troops in Virginia,
nearly all of whom can he concentrated in
few days time at Manassas, which would
doubtless be used ss the base of operations
for an assault on the city. We have no
definite Information as to the number Of
Government troops stationed near the Capt.
tai, but they must have exceeded 100000
at latest advices, and perhaps double that
number could be brought there by the time
the rebels could concentrate their forces
for an attack. There is every reason to
believe that great and decisive conflict
will occur near Washington before many
weeks.
Year: 1861

MARITAL REvENGE.-A man named Ries
was found in bed with the wife of a citizen of
jamestown, Tuolumne county, on Saturday
night, oath August, when the injured husband
suddenly came upon the guilty pair and took
Ries by the throat, plunging knife into his
body thirteen times, cutting out his bowels and
wounding him so that he died in two hours
The name of the husband is McGinty. He went
out Immediately after killing Ries, surrendered
himself to Justice, and was taken to the county
Jail. The woman, it is supposed, must have
escaped in the affray, as she has not been seen
since.
Year: 1861

IMPORTANr.-We have merely time, before
putting our paper to press, to refer to the
Important political intelligence in our tele.
graphic dispatch. The intelligence comes
from . reliable source,
Year: 1861

How fell he by resistless ball,
Or sa bre cut or bursting shell
What mat tiers it to him, to all,
Who m eet their death in doing well


The good and brave,


Whe die to save
Thoir home and country, they can tell.
How sound be sleeps in storms, the surf
Rolls in long thunder on the shore
Each blade of grass that crowns his turf
Quiyers before that earthquake roar


His deadened ear


No sound can hear;
rumpet nor dru q shall call him more.
The deep mouthed guns that frown above,
And proudly guard the subject wave,
Can stir no pulse of fear or love
Can wake no echo in his grave


His race is run,


His prize is won,
Gods blessing ON the sleeping brave.
Year: 1861

We lave not received the full returns of
the county, but have enough to enable US to
state that the whole Democratic county
ticket is elected by over 1900 majority
The vote was very small and the election at
tended with no excitement, otherwise our
majority would have been nearer 1000
Thus have our people nobly put the seal Of
their condemnation on the men whe get up
Year: 1861

way measures, no compromises. Let us settle
this thing speedily and surely. II may rnin
this generation, but ss ore It to the nert that
they should haze no such troubles as ue haze
had. Rs t0ould strike non, in our might, and
i necessary ,oipe the South from the face of
tho earth He knew they would have civil
war, and what was far worse scrrile war and
be would make prophecy that by the time this
matter was settled the peculiar institution of
the South would be swept away Let us finish
things while are about it, and leave nothing
behind US.


Mr.. Dickinson has been regarded by nine
teen twentieths Of the people Of the South as
IAN ISraelite indeed, in whom there was no
guile" How they all regard him now, and
oyery other Northern man with Southern
feelings" we need not say.
Year: 1861

Nur So-We have the best authority for
saving that there is no truth in the statement
going the rounds OF the papers, that Rev.
Henry !. Wise was forced TO leave the pulpit
in Philadelphia few days Since, in conse-
quence Of having, during Divine service, omit
ted the prayer for the President The reverend
gentleman is now in this city, On visit to his
relatives and friends.
Year: 1861

MAN FOUND DEAD y esterday morning
the body of dead man was found on the
river bank in this city, near the Tuba City
bridge. 1t was taken in charge ly the Cor
oner, and an inquest was held 1t was found
to be the body of Peter Gwin ofPlumas
county, and the verdict of the jury was that
he died from some cause 70 them unknown
The deceased came down on the La Porte
stage on Tuseday last, and fellow passenger
identified the body A cash upon the fore
head caused suspicious of foul play, at first,
but the stage passenger testified that the
wound was there when Gwin rode upon the
stage with him. One witness testified to
having seen some person, on Thursday even
ing at about ten o'clock, run away from the
place where the body was, the next morning
discovered; but there being no fresh marks
of violence visible, and the one wound refer
cd to having been previously inflicted, the
verdict Of the jury was as above stated.
Year: 1861

VOLUNTEERS FOR THE Firth INFANTRY w G
learn that early next week the Marysyillc
Rifles will be prepared to report enough men
TO Gil their Company, when they will be sent
to the headquarters of the Regiment, at
Camp Union. 1t is expected that Captain
Atebison will have at least half his men en-
listed by that time. Col DoLbins informs us
that lie does not intend, hereafter, to send
down less than forty men at q time, SO that
persons raising companies will have to report
that number before they go into camp as a
company at ALL