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Year: 1859

THE CHA DIGGTNGs.-R K Potter, writing
to the Bulletin from Southern California, says:


A party passed my house yesterday who
have Just returned from the Gila diggings by
one Of the new routes, which | mentioned
some time ago in one of my letters. They
report Che distance less from here by that
road than from San Diego, and much of the
desert is avoided According to their ac-
count the mines have not "caved in" yet
but as the weather is extremely sultry it is
impossible to work after nine o'clock in the
morning. The average" pay is said to be
over 50 day for each Mexican Flour be-
ing $40 per 100 lbs, and other grub in pro-
portion, no great margin is left for wages
but it shows conclusively that the thing is
not all humbug; and think that so soon rs
the weather is a little cooler, there will be
quite rush for these diggings.
Year: 1859

THE Standard says that the Board Of Man
ayers of the State Fair have in view the Sc
lection of ample grounds for the exhibition
of live stock at the coming State Fair, with
in a short distance of the Agricultural Hall,
not further off than five minutes walk.
Year: 1859

A LITTLE WANDERER-A little boy, nine
years of age, named David Gilchrist son of
the notorious Mary Holland by former hus-
band, appeared at the station house last night
about IL o'clock, and applied for lodgings.
He said that he had not seen his mother for
five or six days, He has frequently gone
relate. he too often found her there The
lad, who is a remarkably bright bright boy,
will be sent to House of Refuge.-Bualetin
Year: 1859

ES-tg-- TAKEN UP by the subscriber, two spot


ted Sows, one with pigs and one without
one white Sow with pigs and one black Shoat The
owner is requested call at my Ranch, give bin Of
sale OF the hogs and pay the balance Of the damage
they have done me.


iy22-lw A. TOLLES
Year: 1859

challenge received at Richmond from
New York, to match Tar River against Plan
ct for $4,000 side four mile heats the race
TO be run over the Onion course next fall, has
been accepted
Year: 1859

SACRAMENTO July ~, 1907.


JOHN WHITE, EsQ-DEAR SIR: | this morn
ing received your letter of yesterday. In re-
ply will say that, if | had known the
truth of the charge you have made against
Mr. Latham, the facts connected with it
would have been disclosed before the meet
ing cf the Convention which nominated him.
| would have deemed it my imperative duty
as a citizen anxiously desiring the success of
the Democratic party in California, to inform
the members of that Convention of the un-
worthiness of the man who was asking their
Endorsement for the chief executive office of
the State. As had no such knowledge,
was silent. 1t is well known that Mr.. La
than was not my choice for the position.
But while was ready to use all proper
means to prevent his nomination | did not
feel justified in making charge affecting his
personal integrity, upon the strength of mere
hearsay statements. | do not desire to have
my name connected with the issues which
are being made in this campaign and, there
fore, have paid no attention to the references
to myself which have been made by several
newspapers belonging to your party.


am truly yours, d. S TERRY.
Year: 1859

A BOLD THEFr.-The Cincinnati Gazette
says:-The boldest theft which has been
committed of late was perpetrated on Sun
day night last, at the residence of Martin
Nolan, on Eighth street. between Cutter and
Linn. Sometime during the night Mrs. N
was partially awakened by the hand of a
person in an effort to- remove q gold ring
from her finger, and, under the impression
that it was her husband, she asked why he
was taking her ring off? The hand was
Immediately dropped, and the lady relapsed
into state of semi-unconsciousness. A
minute or two after she was again aroused
by another effort to remove the ring, which
was this time more successful, and as she
became thoroughly awakened, she discovered
man retreating from the room. The thief
had actually stolen the riag from her finger +!
Upon arousing her husband it was discover
ed that other articles of jewelry to the
amount of fifty or sixty dollars had also been
carried off 80 l1 n
Year: 1859

l saw two maids at the kirk,
And both were fair and sweet:
one was in her bridal robe,


One in her winding sheet.
The choristers sang the hymn,
The sacred rites were read.
And one from life to Life,


Aud one to Death was we'd
Ihey went to their bridal beds
In loveliness and in bloom.
One to a merry castle,


One to solemn tomb.
one to the world of sleep,


Locked in the arms of Love
And one in the arms Of Death,
Passed to the heavens above
One on the morrow woke


IN a world fsin and pain
But the other was happier fer,


And never woke aghin..
Year: 1859

HoRsETowY, March IL, 1859.


My name seems to have been pretty generally
used by the press in connection with the diff
culties growing out of the Chinese question in
this county. have been placed before the peo-
pie rs leader of a riot. | think the public are
satisfied by this time that no riot did exist, and
the mob have had the distinguished honor of
commanding, emanated from the Imagination of
the weak brain of a few timid individuals, such
as would startle under the moons rays at their
own shadow, and think that every bush was an
armed assassin waiting to take their lives.


4 thousand affidavits, of as true and loyal
men to the laws, as the State can produce, can
be procured, if necessary, to prove that no riot
did exist, and further that none was ever con-
templated. That in expelling the Chinese from
such districts where the laws prohibited them
from working the mines, they were only exer-
cising right given them under the statutes of
our State. In removing the Chinese. no prop
erty was destroyed, no lives put in jeopardy, but
in every instance humanity was displayed to-
wards them which is seldom shown by the tax
collectors when forcing from them the foreign
mining license


My name has also been mentioned with mat
ter that happened during the time our army oc-
cupied the city of Mexico. 1t was the blacklist
and most foul wrong that was ever perpetrated
against man. That question was brought against
me, when candidate before the people of this
county for the Assembly at that time it was
freely discussed the result of that election is
well known. My conduct previous to, and DUR
ing the Mexican war, and since that time, should
be alone sufficient to give the lie to that whole
proceeding have pe"er met brave soldier of
that war, either officer or private that knew me
personally, but what would greet ne as a COM
rade worthy of their fullest confidence and no
person, except heartless coward, would ever
try to take advantage of a matter, that when
fairly investigated, will recoil back with crush
ing effect upon every one connected with it, an
outrage that history can scarcely parallel. And
the only reason have not ere this demanded at
the hands of the Federal Government reparation
for that great wrong, is the fact that my efforts
IN the mines of California have not afforded me
sufficient remuneration to admit of my going
to Washington. 1t is question have never
yet tried to shrink FROM and | am free to meet
it now or at any time it may be brought before
the public. Will you be kind enough to pub
lish the name of that very patriotic gentleman
who called at your Office and left such import
ant information concerning the great insurrec-
tionary chief of Shasta. l have no doubt he
thought he was doing the State some service,
and should be honored for his good intentions !;
therefore give us his name, SO that I, in connec-
ton with my friends throughout the State, may
know who to reward for that disinterested SER
vice. Respectfully yours,


ISAAC HARE.
Year: 1859

DAM THE GOLDEN GATEl-After a vast deal of
serious reflection upon the bulkhead question,
we have at length hit upon plan which cannot
fail to meet with general appreciation. Our plan
is simply this Let the Legislature send down q
committee with instructions to inquire into the
practicability of building a sea wall across tho
Golden Gate or entrance to the Bay of San
Francisco Let the wall be built upon the
mouse-trap principle, SO that everything may
float in, and nothing escape out again. The
benefits which will accrue from such an enter
prise will be of noaloulable value not only to
San Francisco, but to the State at large In the
first place, the wall will dam in the waters of tho
bay and thus deepen the sopndings around the
wharyes in the next place it will materially af-
feet the price of water lots and secure the city
front in its present picturesque condition, and
above all it will keep millions of dollars and
thousands of people from leaving the State and
ofcourse this will make us rich in very short
time. Then dam the Golden Gate i-PtaceruiHe
Observer
Year: 1859

Juice runs off into reservoir. The
liquor is transferred to a shallow dish
having an evaporating surface offortv
square feet under which there is a
fire. The boiling is continued until
five sixth have been passed off, and
the remainder is sorghum molasses of
superior quality. About twenty five
gallons are made at once, and four
hoilings can be accomplished in day.
Two or three hands, with the services
OF a single horse, can thus make one
hundred gallons per day; and the
production will hc worth half as manv
hard dollars in the market. With \
large crop of cane. machinery upon a
more extended scale, and the assist
ancc Of steam, the amount that could
be turned out wonld be enormous.


The gentleman who gives these par
ticularS says that the area of country
from which the material was derived
to conduct the above operation is not
more than four miles in diameter, and
yet during the season, he will proba-
bly, manufacture altogether two thou
sand gallons"


The Frccfort, H., Journal says there
is a farmer in that county who will
have one hundred barrels of sorgho
sirup to sell this season. A good and
profitable crop.
Year: 1859

A SnAky lTEM-U ndeT this head
the following from the local of the Phlla-
dslphia Ga,etie aptly describes the worst OF
all the thousands Ills that flesh is heir to
the western ague as follows:


People who have never enjoyed q bout
with this vigorous affection, have missed d
series of sensations to which all Others are
as yigiron to douhloons. The primary
symptoms are a sense of goneness in the
stom ach, the diaphragm feeling as though
it were an imperfectly inflated balloon
floating auid space without ballast alto
rether in violation of the phvso logical uni
ties AT the same time your head feels as
though it were n bass drum, with four boy
humping at each end This for about two
hours. when the chill comes on The chill
is an institution that would we think, have
more soreiy tasted the pa,ieAee of job than
all the "boi,s' in the univesre 1t commen
ces at the bottom OF the spine, and slowly
ascends until it reaches the brain It's pros
gress being about an inch every FIVE mnu
ties, the taller the man the lvelier the time
he has oft When We cay lively, we mean
that the teeth for the time being usurp the
functions Of the tongue, and chatter as in>
cessan,ly ~ bevy Of advanced spnisters
a ia country tea party The only sound that
can equal it is Pete Morris celebrated race.
horse solo on the bones.


The peculiar sensation Of the chill can be
family initiated by suspendine cake of
ice down your back by set OF pulleys pas.
sing over the ears. Draw up the cord so
that the ice ascends the sp nal column at
! the rate Of an inch per hour, and you have
/ a tolerably good idea Of "the chill" OF
course it is understood that the experiment
is performed when the mercury stands at
zero, and yon stand up to your knees in
I snow bank.


After lying in this condition, under the
weight Of six heavy quilts-which impart
no warmth whatever-you have an inter
val OF rest. Then comes the fever, and
va pass through the opposite extreme Of
heat You imbibe gallon-more or less
of lemonade. and then. worn out with
the shake, fall asleep. If you are in a
cheap boarding house, the lsndlady may
perhaps send up the servant, with request
that you will please get up and do your
shaking in chair, as the bedstead isn't ac
customed to rough ueage" Such things
have been done, and may be again. 1t
looks rather unfeelng, but is nothing to
what is endured upon waking from that
sleep Then comes the misery of the ague
The excruciating headache, which still re-
mains, is bad enough, but not worse than
the impotency Of ones underpinning, the
limbs feeling - though every kneepan had
its bottom knock ed Dat, and everv fire plug
one met in the street vas q stuffed reeep.
tion chair, With extended arms, imploring
You to be seated.


| Henceforth We ehall never wish our bit
terest enemy . greater misery than the
agus. Compared to it, oil other maladiesi
become mere vhimseyA
Year: 1859

ScARcE.-Therc was not a team to
be found at livery stable in the city yes
terday Tor private use, being all engaged
at the election IIer.e aud master were
busily engaged saving their county.
Year: 1859

4 BAD BORA boy named Emel Bronx, was
brought to the Police Court yesterday morn
ing by his father, who testified that lie could do
nothing with Emel, us be was in the constant
habit Of running away. lie was sent to the
Hefnrm Echon1
Year: 1859

N. b. Merchants, in want OF any Oi the above ar
tces will nd their advantage To give me call as
can ammodate them by the case or dozen AT as low
prices as any other house in the City


mar3-u Is X CDTiEh
Year: 1859

them, as before stated After settling himself in bed, t occurred to him that the stranger be- low had refused to drink with him when invited, and he determined, on reflection, to go down and ask him what he meant by saying "No, I thank you, sir On finding that gentleman, our Ar<ansas friend soon found that he was as full of light as himself, and instead of an apol- ogy, he presented bowie knife. Both drew their weapons and the bar-keeper and porter had been obliged to call in assistance to prevent them from cutting each others wind-pipe

 The affair was finally settled, with drink all round and the Arkansas gent departed next day down the river.
Year: 1859

TIE BosroN STANDARD.-In an article upon free blacks and their duty ta make money if they would be considered respectable, the Chris tan Examiner says;

 No race in this country will be despised which makes money live had in Boston or New York ten ourang outangs with a million of dollars each, they would visit the best society," we should leave our cards at their doors, and give them snug little dinner parties.
Year: 1859

tive necessity for the assertion of the ma jesty of the laws of the Suited States in this neglected portion of country, Congress will still neglect to do the simple justice that is claimed by the people of Arizona? The reproach is enough when it comes from our own people; but when it is made DOT ton State pa2er-emara l from the ruler of Mexican province where anarchy reigns supreme-it is certainly time the scandal should be ended.

 The case issclearly made out. Twice in his annual messages the President, as was his constitutional duty, has informed Con- gress of the urgent necessity for a territo- rial government over Arizona With a population exceeding 10000 souls, with great natural resources, one of the best highways overland to the Pacific, and with out the least legal or political protection or recognition, Arizona asks only that she may have what every portion of our coun- try claims-the protection of the law We repeat the question. Will Congress refuse this most reasonable request upon the full evidence which is laid before it?--

 VdShiRgton Union.
Year: 1859

The admission of Oregon as State into the Union was the occasion of much rejoic- ing at Washington. This gives an addi- ton of two democratic senators and a rep resentative. While the country is extend ing westward it should, also, grow towards the south. On the day when Cuba is ad- mitted, as in due time it will be, the rejoic ing will be general The annexation of that island is simply a question of time.- The vaporing and clustering of Spain or the threats of the tottering monarchies of Europe to preserve the balance of power, will not avail against the march of empires and the spread of democratic principles.
Year: 1859

Some of our agents have had claims from this office in their hands, for collection, for over a year. How much they have collected have no means of knowing until they repor, and until they do so we cannot collect ourselves or make direct settlements with those who may be indebted to us. Hence, our agents will see the necessity of making speedy settlement We hope they will do so at once, without a further call.
Year: 1859

MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK RAILRoAD.- The county court of this counto, (Pulaski) 1t its recent adjourned term subscribed for one hundred thousand dollars of stock in the Memphis and Little Rock railroad.- We hope that the city council will now take prompt action, and thus insure the com mencement of the road at this point

 The bonds of the city and county, we are are advised. can be used at parTFin the pur- chase of iron for this division of the road.
Year: 1859

Irs- The congressional news, with the exception of the admission Of Oregon, is unimportant It is not supposed that the Senate will pass the bill granting pensions to the soldiers in the war of 1872 No definite action will be had on the Pacific railroad bill, and so far as discussed, the main influence appeared to be thrown in ia vor of, an extreme northern route The existing tariff will be disturbed as little as possible and all useless exdenditures of the government cnt off.
Year: 1859

Eg- We call especial attention to the card of Messrs. Gray & Dufie, of Prince ton. If true merit deserves patronage this firm will assuredly present night claims. Honesty and ability are the requisites they possess, and we will always feel glad to hear of their success in life.
Year: 1859

18th Feb, 1S59.)

 To the President of Me Senate of tue Gen.

 erol Assemably of the .State of Arkansas:

 If the General Assembly will provide by law for the subscription by the State of sixty seven thousand and eight hundred dollars of stock in the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company, and appropriate that amount of the five per cent fund out of the State treasury, the money will be ap- piled in accordance with the requirements of the compact between this State and the United States; and the completion of the road from White river to Little Rock, dur ing the next eighteen or twenty months will be insured. have this assurance from the President of the company; and my con tidence in his energy and ability, and good management of such works is so great, that, 1 most respectfully recommend the adop ton ot the measure suggested. Then each member of the General Assembly who aids in this measure will have the qualification of knowing that one fund which the State has derived from the United States has been, in good faith, applied to the object for which 1t was set apart and granted to the State. If this shall be done the expecta- tions of the people of our State, with regard to internal improvements, will, to some ertent, be realized.

 This $67 800, added to the forty thou sand dollars already appropriated to the road, will enable the company to buy the iron; for the county of Pulaski and city of Little Rock each takes one hundred thou sand dollars stock for which bonds will be issued; and with the proceeds of S200,- 900 in bonds, the $107, 800, in money and the lands granted by Congress, the forty five miles of road from White river to Lit tie Rock can be completed and placed in operation at any rate in two years. It is in the power of the General Assembly to have this done by making the appropriation of the fund granted by the United States to the State Shall we not have this road built? Shall our State let this opportunity pass without an effort to aid in accomplish ing this great work that will add wealth and prosperity to the State, and be lasting honor to the General Assembly that will | insure its completion.
Year: 1859



 Gs~ The Gazette and its allies are won derfully exercised about the receipts of our establishment, and the former insists that there are or have been ever so many editors What Mr. Gouge was paid we know not but he was never paid q cent for any edit ing of this paper nor for any communica- ton therefor, out of the public treasury In fact, these vague charges are meant to create the impression that the editor of the Gazette is such giant in letters that it re- quires a strong force of writers to contend against him. In the meantime as he pro- misses to resume the subject as soon as his inventive faculties will act, we shall wait and then show how much, or rather how little, truth there is in these charges
Year: 1859

WE believeit is rare that Editors indulge in
drop, but when they do their readers are sure
to find it out. A Syracuse contemporary was
called upon TO record 'melancholy event" at
a time when his head was rather heavy, and
lid it up in the following manner:


Yesterday morning, at 4 O'clocis, p. ~, a
man with heel in the hole Of his stocking
committed arsenic by swallowing dose of sui.
eide The inquest of the verdict returned
jury that the deceased came to the facts in accor-
dance with his death. He leaves one child and
six small wives to lament his nntimey loss In
the midst of death we are in life"
Year: 1859

We have not given to our readers the details Of
this trial. We doubt the propriety of doing so,
with our views of the duties and obligations of the
press. The details are, however, given with much
particularly in the New York, Baltimore, and Wash
ington papers. The trial has been going on some
fifteen days. and the probability is it will occupy
eight or ten days more. deep interest is taken in
it by the Washington and Baltimore public, and the
cars for Washington are crowded now and then with
persons going to and from the trial.


The Court has ruled that the counsel for the de-
fence may 60 into the proofs Of adultery, and the
proofs come fast and thick that MIR. Key and Mrs.
Sckles we're in the habit of frequenting the house
rented by Mr.. Key as the place of meeting. The
fact of adultery is really unquestionable as the
killing of Key. The general impression still seems
to be that Sickls will be acquitted
Year: 1859




GENTLEMEN: am honored by the commands of
the Literary Society you represent As the school
is in Wake County do not feel at liberty to refuse
obedience l beg you, however, to say to the young
gentlemen at Holly Springs upon your return, that
have almost ceased to be literary" person. Be-
sides ordinary office and professional engagements
the Journal Of the House of Commons, which am
now engaged in putting through the press, already
exceeds six hundred printed pages; and as soon as
large work upon the "Law Practice" which my
election to office last winter interrupted mention
these things to you to break the force of any disap
points,ent my incapacity for the occasion may ex-
cite; but assure you that if my county men and
friends desire me there or anywhere else in their
service will cheerfully submit to their Wishes and
contribute what may to their instruction their
qualification.


Being, gentlemen very truly yours,


EDWARD CANTWELL.
To DANIEL G. BEckwITu and JAMES T. ADAMS,
Committee.
Year: 1859

FRENCH BROAD RAILROAD We learn from the
Asheve Neaos that the Magistrates of Buncombe
have unanimously passed an order to submit to the
people of the County proposition to take stock to
the amount of 1926, 900 in the French Broad Rail-
road and that the Magistrates of Henderson have
unanimously made similar order for that County
for 100000. Buncombe will vote on the PROPOSE
ton on the first Thursday in June. The Neos is
quite sure that the people Of the two Counties will


rafy at the ballotbox the action of the Magistrates
Year: 1859

NORTH CAROLINA TOBAcco.-The Winston On.
c. Sentinel says that the farmers in that region
turning their attention to the cultivation of tobacco
much more than heretofore and that they will have
large quantity ready for market this year.