July 22, 1853 (4 pages)

Asouyn Sonswsl A. A, SARGENT EDITOR, ee FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 22, $$$ $$$ eg "Whig State Reform’ Tickét. _ For Governor, WILLIAM WALDO. ‘For Lt. Goyernor, HENRY ENO, of Calaveras. . Justiee of Supreme Court, TOD ROBINSON, of Sacramento. Attorney General. _ ‘DAVID K. NEWELL, of El Dorado. For Comptroller, : GILBERT E. WINTERS, of Yuba. For Treasurer, SAMUEL KNIGHT, of San Joaquin. For Surveyor General, SELIM E. WOODWORTH, of Mont’r'y. Superintendent of Public Instruction, SHERMAN DAY, of Santa Clara. Judge Barbour’s “ Opinion” upon the alleged contempt jof the District . it would have been respectfully entertained. Court is given at length on the first page.— Some of our exchanges infer that in our last Ties tg PE 8 4 ines ae state and publish the facts concerning any . bric built upon this weak assertion of the “ ini ” ° = homicide or matters of like occurrence before . OP!nion falls. It is but nor to excuse the acensed is committed for trial,and to this faux pes_of the Judge by a ee make such comments ixf relation thereto as . t!0n that he is more familiar with the rules are not false and libelléus.” Very good.—_ of his own court than those’of petty magisThe above, though not'the purest English, trates. = — eS needs no comment, With refference to moral The “remaining question we cg dismiss objecticns, the judge may be well satisfied . 4S hastily as does the “ Opinion,” if possible. for himself. The general course of the press . The sirfultaneous cry of the press when this implies the opinion Of its conductors that it , ease went forth was, “what, punish for con: is right and legitimate to give in their news tempt in the District Court for publishing f=) * * 7 ? columns accounts of the crimes that occur, the proceedings of a Justice’ s Court The with the particulars concerning both agents , community echoed the idea ‘with amaze. . and victims, But the “ Opinion” of the judge . The spontaneous opinion of everybody else jlosesits legal value when he steps aside . orily became the “ Opinion” of the judge of ‘from the law to read moral lectures. If the 10th judicial district after days and . what we did only oftended his perceptions of . weeks of study. Any good lawyer, would mofality without violating the laws, we sug‘haye told him as twenty did us, that he had gest as a very “numble individual” how ‘no power in the premises. QOne-tenth the much better it would have been to have givindustry employed in the“ Opinion’ would en us his “opinion” to that effect without ave shown him that at the time of the putting us to the expense of a defence in his . publication, the ease was not in’ his court. court, when there were “no legal objections” No. The editor of the Journal is put toa to our actions. We believe we speak with a _burdénsome and expensive effort to “show sufficient degree of self-knowledge when we cause” where’ cause was as broad as daysay, if bis opinion hadbeen kindly tendered . ligkt. He is put under bonds as heavy as if he was a damnable criminal, whose inTorecar. The éffect of our publication . terest it is to fice likea dog. He must be was mot to “prejudice the public mind.”— . harrassed and vexed, his character-and peissue we “unfortunately forgot” to state Truth cannot prejudice. We published only ; Culiarities be set up as a target fox a ripenthe nature of that opinion. Not so. We. cerrect evidence, and though that, perhaps, jing prosecuting officer, his name placed in simply designed to give it in the very words . ¢nabled thé community to form an opinion, unsought notoriety—all because the court, of the functionary, so that no inferences of. it could’ only be a true opinion—one that out of its own motion, without affidavit or Per Wells, Fargo & Co. ‘Arrivarofthe Cortes & Golden Gate. The splendid steamer Golden Gate arrived at San Francisco on the morning of the 19th, twelve days from Panama. On the day previous the Cortez arrived. These bring news from the states and South America, but of no’ patticular importance. ‘A lecomotive on the New York and Erie Railroad exploded her boiler near the village of Susquehanna, on Thursday afternoon, instantly killing several persons and wounding*matly ‘others. Among the dead are three women and the engineer. _ Axoruer.—There was a terrible accident on the unfinished line of the Northern railroad on the 18th ult., by which eight or ten persons were badly, some of them probably fatally, hurt. Several decided cases of Asiatic cholera are reported to have recently occurred in Alexandria, Va. Two hotels, ten stores and dwellings and ; three lumber: yards, ‘together with much other property, were destroyed by fire in Cambridgeport, Mass. It is estimated that the loss will amount to $50,000. Among the marriages, is that of Ik. Marvel. It is said that Government of Mexico will soon be notified to abandon the Mesilla Valley. Wm. B. Saster, indicted for the murder 6f Mrs. E. Johnson, has been atquitted at A mule belonging to the gold train which left Panama on Thursday, June 30, strayed from the train near the river’Cardenas. Mr. Hurtado went out the next day in search of the treasure, and found it, as we learn, safely packed on the back of the animal, which was comfortably grazing on the hill side. A Peruvian named Salcedo, has been tried by jury and sentenced to be shot on the Plaza, of Panama, for murdering a native outside the'walks about six weeks Awerican Goup.—American gold has at last attained its standard value in Panama. -Acresponsible -business house has offered to purehase $5000 of such money at ten dimes to the dollar. ‘ THostiLities BETWEEN Perv anp Bonivia Commenced.—By the arrival of the Golden Gate, we heve news from Valparaiso to June 14, and from Lima to June 23-— a . two weeks later than previous advices.—Hostilities which have been for sonte time . threatened between Peru and Bolivia, have at length broken out. El Comercio, of Lima, of the 23d, ‘announces the arrival of the steamer Bogota Mutrorp has our thanks for Harper, pers from New York to Missouri. His stock is always large and inviting to the mentally hungry. . Mr. Fett was not behind this steamer in furnishing a valuable supply of the current literature of the day. His book-stand is decidedly a favorite resort, and worthily such. pay We are under obligations to Wells, Fargo & Co. for promptly and regularly forwarding our San Francisco bundles and correspondence. eS eases Ss ee Bey The Expres; has a long article on fozies. We know none better able to illus. trate the subject. nn ee . wes. The world-reaowed Lola Montez is ' ;now at Grass Valley, and danced there on . Wednesday and Thursday evenings. We believe she danees there again this even‘ing beeanse the hall in this city is engaged . till after Saturday. Next week our citii zens may expect a visit from this extraordiI at Calloa on the previous evening, with im. nary woman .and her talented company. In port news from the South. Tt appears that . . ite of all the opposition she has met with, pos, spencer: A, —— , Was Of . from whatever source, during her remarka;cupied on the 15th June by the Peruvian . & The space burnt is from between the St. Charles and Amcrican Hotels. Gleison, Godey, and a valuable pile of pa. squadron, consisting of the war steamer . ‘ours from the document shold be even suspected of prejudice, and farther to accom could-do an injustice to none innocent. We . filed complaint from other parties, sees fit, aye no sympathy with that mock philan. without the trouble of examining facts, toso Washington. sk : 1 my, . Ty “ff sides the ‘Tnitea . Bimee and‘the ship of war Guisse. The} ne differences between the “United! polivians abandoned the port without ma. . i ble eareer, she has been everywhere triumphant, and has left behin@ her in every inpany it with sach remarks as we deemed apthropy that would shield the guilty. Itis a itreathim. And the conclusionof the whole propriate. ‘The “Opinion” ‘in question is the careful digestion of weeks, and every sentence bears marks of the sustained desire of the author to make out a case. The same amount of industry employed to vindicate great principles of liberty and justice could not fail to win the judge a credit which can scarcely accompany an effort to restrict the freedom of the,press and obscure holy rights, guaranteed by the constitution—which expressiy says, “No law shall be passed [and of course adopted from less free communities,] restricting the liberty of speech or of the press.” ‘The first material point made by the judge of England, that “courts there can punish . is the difficulty of obtaining atrial jury. The . for the publication of false or grossly inaccu. record of the court will sustain us in the statements that the venire was issued ‘while the judge was yet in Marysvilte, and returned before the sitting of the Court, and, of course, before the application for a change of venue. The “Onjnion” redds as if the “one hundred juro:s” were summoned because appli. cation for said change was made, and because we had published evidence. ‘The venire preceeded the knowledge of the court of cither of these circumstances, and if it was ‘unusually large, putting the county to extra expetse, the court is alone responsible. Furthermore, on the return of the venire much Jess than one hundred jurors answered in eourt. Of these the jury was empannelled. We cannot accept of the testimonial as t the extent of our cirenlation and influence without qualification, however strong a recoinmendation it may be of our columns as an advertising medium. The killing of Cook was an affair to be talked of all over the county. Hundreds heard'the facts before the issue of our paper, and the public attended the examination. Nothing was done in the dark. No court attempted to repress the . pregnant mischief that breeds crime to de. matteris, he is discharged “for this reason stroy the well-disposed. If the influence of . alone, that no such suit of the people vs. our paper has always been for truth—for the . Janssen had at that time been placed on the exposure of the ruffian and the incendiary, . docket of the court.” Chacuna’ son gout. who gnaw at the vitals of society—if it has stripped from the villain his subterfuges and; THe Wie County held up his hideous defomities to public exe. called for Saturday, 30th inst., .and the eration and the vengeance of the laws, the . township primary meetings for next Saturconstituted ministers of justice will find more . day. formidable criminals ‘for their surplus thun. attendance from the’whole county, so that ders than the conductor of its pages. ,the important nominations to be made So much for the facts, now forthe law.— . eel i : : a ee . : Notice what is said by the learned judge ofthe . 444 and confidence as leaders, from the enactment by New York of the common law whole county. It has been fashionable in . Galifornia to nominate men more, because rate:reports of their proceedings.’ The great they agit Ls office than because they be feature of our ‘case is that we obtained an . fitted for it, either by habits or education. official copy. We are not amenable to the charge of having published a report in any . the qualifications necessary ‘to that impordegree inaccurate. How then such law can tant post should be earnestly regarded. be quoted against us is hard to explain. Be. Men of cool: judgment, sober habits, withcause a New York judge can punish for a . out gross sectional prejudices of -any kind, grossly false report, forsooth,a California . slow to anger, &c., are the only ones fitted judge may punish for a true one! to give dignity and purity to a legislative if the Judge loves the Pennsylvania code . pody. Let us have such in nomination. that he’cites, he would have given good sat-isfaction by granting us a chance by indict-. Tue SaspaTrH AppRess in another colment. The “opinion” of the judgeto the . umn is worthy of careful thonght. It starts contrary notwithstanding, this modification from the right point. Compulsion will of the practice in Pennsylvania was a total . never effort reform. Persuasion is a great ‘‘abrogation ” of an oppressive power pre-. moral lever, and other means are insignifviously in the hands of the eourt, and WS ‘icent when it is neglected. We prophemaiie because:in the cone ‘of Respublica VS. . ied, when the manifesto of last fall was isOswall, the glaring abuses to which that) = 4 that it would fall to the gtound, and power was liable came fully to light for the . : it as dae . Aid. debanad” taatetionss-. ™ hen even after sufficient time had elapsed »<gtieag ines P . to prove it a failure “Mr. Fist” thought in The vower was taken from courts, which . ao : abuse it, and rested with juries which have . the P acific it he perfectly successful, we a clearer discernment of right, if les slavish . preferred to let ‘the event fully decide.— reverence for precedent. . We like the tone of this address. It is The discussion of the Judge in reference . christian, manly and sincere. It states a > SERN On ee eee circulation of the Startling facts. Many per. to the force of the California statutes and great evil, and appeals to the right parties sons otherwise in possession of such facts will read them in the columns of a newspaper to seeif all reports agree ; then, on a leading question by a lawyer, will innocently imagine they form their opinion frem what they see in print. Thus the press bears the onus of what would ‘exist without its, Senate Committee on this very point, as action. But it looks like a snap judgment to fieclare we put the county to “ much difficulty and great expense” in procuring a jury, when the original venire was not predicated on our action, and there was no necessity for 4 second one, or for a change of venue. It will be remarked how the “ Opinion ” treats facts, we shall soonsee how it deals with law. Secondly, in reference to the “ additional facts. on the trial.” We do not see their bearing on thecase. We were not charged with wrongfully obtaining the evidence. We asked Justice Colburn on the trial if he “intendel to imply that we committed any breach of trust in retaining or copying from the original record.” He distinctly said hg did not. Yet the vigilant judge seems to lose sight of this part of the “ additional facts.” The testimony evinced a desire on our part to obtain the literal truth only, to Give to the public, and is so far to our credit. We asked no one to take or share our ‘‘responsibility.” We admitted the publication, and defended it as a matter of right, first in “propria persona,” and then by counsel.— Judge Buckner, whose law opinions are gen: erally esteemed at least as high as those of the author of the “ Opinion,” distinctly informed the court that he told Mr. Sargent at the time of the conversation that the publication was no contempt of court. Judge Barbour has considered this case formonths. He has called testimony—has had read in court all our articles—and yet, in a labored “ Opinion” speaks of our publishing “ evidence of witnesses and commenting thereon!” Judge Barbour should know that no comments on the testimony have been published in this paper. We gave the evidence from the official recerd, unaccompanied by any note or comment ; and it is rather assuming for a man of excellent discretionto sayin a carefully prepared opinion, with the whole case naked before him, that we commented on the evidence. Our comments all teok place before there was a committal of Janssen for trial, even before any examination was had. We understand the judge to say a little farther on that “ There ave no legal objections why an editor may not constitution is interesting. It refers to a for itsremedy. All will gladly acquiesce : : le . “fp: most knotty point, and is rather declaratory jn the result aimed at if it can be producthan argumentative. It is valuable as an led ; and the address takes the best method perc but rather eee — a do to produce it. We ask the candid perusal net know how to meet it better than bya’ -: : _ of it of miners and all others. quotation, Read the view of the California . ieee Se ITs Concrrts.—Miss Ella Bruce gave two given in the attempted impeachment of Levi concerts in this city the past week, to large Parsons : jaudiences. Coming as she did with the _, Ja the written opinion which Judge Parsons . endorsement of the press, and of other filed after his judgurent in Walker's case, he . pretends to derive from the common law the . Cities, there was much curiosity to hear power of punishing for a constructive contempt . hor fer forte, is peculiarly in those simthe judge should have looked for his pewer to . ple ballads that always delight the hearer, punish a contempt rather to the constitution . and laws of California, than to the maxims of a . es : 2 judiciary deriving its dignity and authenticity music fails to reach. Miss Bruce is a rerespect and awe of a people monarchical in all! . ages their habits and prejudices. Nor do yourcom. young. Iler voice is sweet, and her notes California had failed in the passage of laws . pure. With high cultivation her still act organizing District Courts, the punishment . SPT ety “e for contempt A provided for ; and further than . Her great popularity is evidence of her ower Judge Parsons claims is not conferred . : ' y the statute ; and hence the judge resorts to, By the correspondence in another column * Even if the legislature had by . ,express words enacted the English doctrine of . fit has been tendered by many citizens, not have been the law of California. The con. and accepted for Saturday night. Weare restricting the liberty of speech or the press . their well-merited reputation for gallantry consequently if the legislature passed such a . s P & "7 : The movement is doubly unconstitutional and void from the beginning. . Without travelling to a foreign country to find % rf : nea Ph ag sirctity vie Pm ? acquaintance of the fair artist with our udge Parsons might have found the law of} ; . ° this land nearer home—in the constitution and . People, and creditable to them for their of court. Your conmnittee are of opinion that . ‘and touch a chord that more scicntific from a throne supported by the superstitious . markably fine singer for a person so mittee find that the people and legislature of . properly punishing contempts of court. In the . more eminent success in music is certain. this, contempts are specified and defined. The . Winning graces and accomplishments. the common law for a justfifcation and defense. 'it will be seen that a complimentary beneconstructive contempts, such a statute would . stitution declares that no law shall be passed . glad to see our citizens sustain so well law, either expressly or by implication, it was and good taste. complimentary to the lady from the short precedents for the power he has exercised, statutes of California.” 'ready appreciation of merit. It will be a The next point made by the judge weak. jonefit indeed, if a full house and cordial . Ut to fill their place. ens his case. If, where even gross libels are issued against a court, the judge barely escapes impeachment for punishing for con. structive contempts, how much more oner-. well sustained. The stages are always ous would be the case of a judge who has . crowded, and the proprietors are well-reno such rebutting charges to prefer! No rules = for their undertaking. It is the violated! no contempt to the judge (pray first attempt of staging beyond Nevada, what is the court but the judge?-and if there aR isan accommodation to the public that was nocontempt of the judge how of the . dinerves the cucouragement it receives.— court?) inor out of the court. How pitiable 74. agent, McRoberts, is himself a host in would be a judge with these admissions ia . Winning popularity for anything he takes his hauds, when summened for oppression.— . hold of y Besides, if because the cases of Parsons and jen : Peck were for libel it is improper to quote them in our favor, it is equally improper to seyret 7 Oswall against us, which was to be “all things to all men,” even those A note-worthy error of the opinion refers who would be your friends 7 ~~ could, to the nature of the evidence taken before . T° compelled to regard you with suspicion. “examining and committing courts.” Such : . is nut “ysually ex parte.” Everything tha,. 8" Our paper shines this week, and can properly tend to inculpate or exculpate . “ speaks for itself,” as also can our job the prisoner is allowed In evidence. The fa. office. . approbation can confer one. BG The indirection of the Express is most contemptible. Why man, by trying CONVENTION is! We trust full delegations will be in! shall be such as to command respect as . As the task is now to select /egislators, . Wasutxeton Stace.—This enterprise is . ¢'al revolution throughout the country. States and the Pacha of Egypt have been arranged. Vanderbilt writes home from Southampton, that his steam yacht made in one part of the voyage 344 miles in 24 hours, the greatest time ever made on the European voyage. The London papers are filled with ‘the account of the gigantic steam yacht North . Star, Com. “Vanderbilt. Minute desctiptions of this magniiificent pleasure trip are . given by the Daily News and the London Times. It-is admitted in England that , nothing has ever equalled it. Tn Switzerland, ‘Gen. Duforn ‘being of‘fered the command of the continental armies of Switzerland, telegraphed to Louis: . Napoleon for permission. . Diplomatists are beginning to compare ; the naval force of Russia with the combined forces of France and England. . Messelrode is in Constantinople, and the . Tarks‘are preparing for war with the ut. most speed. The -preparations of Russia are equally against the Persians -and the . Turks. Parliament is still discussing reform }measures. ‘Che Earl of Carlyle is defending Gen. Tacon in his slave operations in Cuba. Ex-President Martin Van Buren was presented at the Queen’s levee on the 2d June. <A number of distinguished American gentlemen were present on that occasion. The Bank has raised the rates of dis-. eount to 3 and a half. The Swedish yacht Soeride has beaten the America twenty-one seconds, on the. Thames. A grand military review was to have been held on the 14th, near London. Two new lines of Irish steamers to America, are projected. The Protestant ‘clergy are considering what steps are to be taken for the preservation of religious liberty. The French are achieving new victories in Algiers. Louis Napolean is dunning Belgium for 50,000,000 francs, as a matter of retaliation. _ Italian despotisms are shipping the politiaal offendcis to foreign countries, to relieve ‘the jails which are over-crowded. ’ . Attempt To RevoivtTionize THE C\aprTAL—Tne Tax on Specre.—From the Panama Star, we learn that an attempt was made at Bogota, the Capital of New Grenada, to raise a revolution on the 8th July. Dr. Florentino Gonzales was assaulted by the mob and dangerously wounded. Another man was shot. Gen. Herrera attempted to call out the troops, which Gen. Melo refused to allow, and fér ‘which he was afterwards reprimanded. President Obando is seriously ill, and Gen. Lopez, it is said, was appointed to fill his place. Senor Cuellar had renounced the Secretaryship of State, and General Herrera was appointed to that office. Senor Jose Maria Plata has been nominated Governor at Bogota, having resigned the office of Secretary of interior. An extra session of the Camara had been called. ~ The Commercial Code has at length passed. The separation of State and Church has also been acknowledged as a law. The Penal Code is slowly progressing. Senor Obaldia is at present in charge of the Executive. The yellow fever had broken out at Carthagena. The troops of the line were daidaily deserting, and the militia were called Confusion and disorder reign universal, and everything promises a serious and genAmong the questions to be considered by the Congress in extra session, is the proposed law relative to transit of specie across the Isthmus. According to the amended bill the Government is to have the power of charging jrom one to twelve reals per pound on all specie and treasure guarded across, for which they propose to hold themselves responsible. The project, it is expected will become a law. ; A great fire took place at Cruces on Saturday night, July 2d. From what we can learn, it originated in the fokowing manner: A black man (an American) by the name of Freeman, got into a quarrel in a drinking shop, with some natives ; a native, friend of Freeman, interfered in his behalf, and finding that himself and Freeman would be imprisoned, swore revenge upon the inhabitants of the place. Before the fire, he escaped from prison, and suspicion therefore rests upon him. The loss is estimated at from $100,000 to $490,000. . The Fi 1 stance a high admiration for her intellect he French war ! King the leant resietane . }and wonder for her versatility and original. reaches anisititmcrettneeisentneesatimmanati ‘ bia i. a RR et steamer L’Obligado was in Cobijaat the time, Lreonarp Scorr & Co. are greatly en. riching the American literary world by ity. That this great “star” will be receivhed with distinction in this city we doubt . not. a oo — — the regular publication of the British Quar. terlies and Blackwood. that confessedly stand at the head’of their These periodicals class, and are the great censors of scholas. tie and literary effort, encouraging genius, and seourging stupid pretense, are placed within the reach of every man, and are most valuable assistants in obtaining critical knowledge of English, German, Irench and American literature -and celebrities. So low are the rates charged, and so replete with valuable information are these volumes, that it is strange any man desiring to have a good idea of the current valuable literature of the day should neg: . lect to order them. The price for Blackwood and all four Reviews for one year is } but $10, and but $3 for any one of the eviews. Leonard Scott & Co. are the publishers, 79 Fulton st., N. Y. weeThe Transcript of the 19th is as well posted as usual, in giving as the Ne. vada county Democratic nominations, the following : i For Assembly—Wim. F. Dibble, John Wardsworth, William W. Mason, Henry Sweetland and Mr. Carpenter. Messrs. Dibble and Carpenter, being of the mineral Jands, were not put en the ticket. Democratic Convention.-—We have re. cetved the mintics of this county convention, held ‘on Saturday last. : Mr. J. T. Crenshaw was nominated for State Senator. . Messrs. Henry P. Sweetiand, W. W. Mason, J. Lf. Bestwick, J. Wadsworth, . Isaac N. Dawley were nominated for the . assembly. Wm. M. Stewart was nominated as Dis. trict Attorney. BC. Horn & Co. at San Francisco, extensive assortment of cigars and tobacco. vorthern men, and also opposed to the sale . land Wabash Railroad. ~ “ . . 53 Sansome street. advertise to-day a most . gesu. The bars of the large hotels in Boston have been closed to the public. ! . Maw Snor.—We learn from Mr. Kemible that a man named Gregg was shot at . German Bar, on Thursday, during an al. tereation by another man, and so dangerously wounded that he is not expected to reGregg was intoxicated, and was it The man who shot cover, lis said the aggressor. him had not been arrested, and probably would not be by persons on the Bar, where the circumstances were known. Fro tur Yesas.—We learn that the typhoid fever prevails extensively at Moore’s Flat and along the Yubas. There is much flufhing st German Bar, ‘and Wolf Creck is nearly all flamed. Mi. ners are doing well in that region. Water has mostly failed in the dry diggings. A . ditch is being run from Poor Man's Creek to Moore’s Flat, which will be finished in ia few weeks. . ‘We saw a day or two since some heavy ' masses of gold taken from Kanaka Creek, This creek ithe largest about 78 ounces. iis notorious for its prodigal yield of fine . lumps. . —-—sina . Kroxcx.—The people of Keoknk have (resolved to subscribe one hundred thous-and dollars to the work of the Mississippt The vote was nearly unanimous. We wish Yuba and Nevada countics wonld evince as much spirit in favor of sub‘stantial improvements as do the Western towns, with half the motive. Tf they did our plank road would be nearly built at at this time. — The Memphis Eagle has imformation . from a gentleman direct from Texas, which authorizes that paper to pronounce all the . stories in régard to the discoveries of gold jin Texas, humbug. SuameruL._The Presbyterian General Assembly, at its late session at Buffalo,says We especially direct the attention of traders to their stock. They have the largest establishment of the kind on the Pacific coast, and are generally known asa firm ges. Yeh. The P. M.S.S. Co. despatch the well-known steamer Northerner for Panama Aug. Ist. ; Quick Despatcn._-We reéeived last night by mail the Miners’ Advocate from Coloma, dated May lth. Bes The “Democratic” papers are doing good service for Mr. Waldo by so grossly lying about him and his relief ef tues. Worrtumy Doxe.—The Santa Clara . Register, formerly an independent paper, . has placed the nominees of the Whig State Convention at the head of its columns, to . be supported for the respective offices to which the individuals composing it have been noniinated. A Fire broke out about 4 o'clock on Sunday morning at the head of Broad . street, in a small building used as a dwelling house. It caught on the roof, probably froma stove pipe, and blazed for a minute or two right brilliantly. It was presently extinguished by ~“night-draped men,” and a few early walkers, without alarming the city. Asner! thou art a jewel. So thought we when “ in the nick of time,” just before we went to press, he brought in Ice Cream bastante por todos los hombres. in the office. The ice cream was superior to our Spanish as any one may prove by calling at his elegant saloon next te the Post Office. prompt in business,and reasonable in char. forts, that they excite attention to his vir. highest terms of Mr. anc the Buffalo Commercial eldvertiser, answers affirmatively to both the following quéstions --— First—-Is itlawful for a church member to marry the daughter of his sister? . Second—After such marriage 18 con. tracted, can the person contracting it retain his standing in the chureh ? The Advertiser denounces this as sanctioning incest, and says, “Many such diséussions and conclusions would make tbe Assembly a by-word and a hissing in the . whole land.” ' Two boys, under 21 years of age, fought a . duel near New Orleans, on the 14th ult., in which one was killed. The other escaped. 2 The Dewnieville Echo speaks in thé 1 Mrs. Waller, Taylor land Wilder. The Los Angeles Sfar says: The election of officers for the new county of San Bernardino, will take place on the 26th inst. Gentlemen at the north, who were disappointed in obtaining office under the general government, will find a good opening at San Bernardino. iixGHon. Brigham Young, Governor of Utah, is expected at San Bernardino next month. Pann erintomtrea cn Lines A Lance Matt.—The letter mail received yesterday by the Golden Gate contained aay seven thousand letters, of which eighteen thou sand were for this city.— Alta. PRL Fat ha §gGov. Bigler and Pp. K. Hubbs made speeches at Sacramento on Monday evening. saceiggenee Fee . ConTRIBUTIONS TO Art.—Five splendid vol umes with the above title, have been received by the Mercantile Library Association of San Francisco, as 4 donation from the Smithsonian Institute at Washington. jE Naeem tums a aa aaa aad Marriep—At Marion, N. Y., on the 12th Sanne by C. G. Richards, Esq., B. Saxrorp BusH, of California, to Miss Hannan E. HictMAN, of Marion. : We wish our friend all possible happiness 1 hig new relation; and hopc to sec him and hi¥ bride soon in Nevada. ”

Asouyn Sonswsl A. A, SARGENT EDITOR, ee FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 22, $$$ $$$ eg "Whig State Reform’ Tickét. _ For Governor, WILLIAM WALDO. ‘For Lt. Goyernor, HENRY ENO, of Calaveras. . Justiee of Supreme Court, TOD ROBINSON, of Sacramento. Attorney General. _ ‘DAVID K. NEWELL, of El Dorado. For Comptroller, : GILBERT E. WINTERS, of Yuba. For Treasurer, SAMUEL KNIGHT, of San Joaquin. For Surveyor General, SELIM E. WOODWORTH, of Mont’r'y. Superintendent of Public Instruction, SHERMAN DAY, of Santa Clara. Judge Barbour’s “ Opinion” upon the alleged contempt jof the District . it would have been respectfully entertained. Court is given at length on the first page.— Some of our exchanges infer that in our last Ties tg PE 8 4 ines ae state and publish the facts concerning any . bric built upon this weak assertion of the “ ini ” ° = homicide or matters of like occurrence before . OP!nion falls. It is but nor to excuse the acensed is committed for trial,and to this faux pes_of the Judge by a ee make such comments ixf relation thereto as . t!0n that he is more familiar with the rules are not false and libelléus.” Very good.—_ of his own court than those’of petty magisThe above, though not'the purest English, trates. = — eS needs no comment, With refference to moral The “remaining question we cg dismiss objecticns, the judge may be well satisfied . 4S hastily as does the “ Opinion,” if possible. for himself. The general course of the press . The sirfultaneous cry of the press when this implies the opinion Of its conductors that it , ease went forth was, “what, punish for con: is right and legitimate to give in their news tempt in the District Court for publishing f=) * * 7 ? columns accounts of the crimes that occur, the proceedings of a Justice’ s Court The with the particulars concerning both agents , community echoed the idea ‘with amaze. . and victims, But the “ Opinion” of the judge . The spontaneous opinion of everybody else jlosesits legal value when he steps aside . orily became the “ Opinion” of the judge of ‘from the law to read moral lectures. If the 10th judicial district after days and . what we did only oftended his perceptions of . weeks of study. Any good lawyer, would mofality without violating the laws, we sug‘haye told him as twenty did us, that he had gest as a very “numble individual” how ‘no power in the premises. QOne-tenth the much better it would have been to have givindustry employed in the“ Opinion’ would en us his “opinion” to that effect without ave shown him that at the time of the putting us to the expense of a defence in his . publication, the ease was not in’ his court. court, when there were “no legal objections” No. The editor of the Journal is put toa to our actions. We believe we speak with a _burdénsome and expensive effort to “show sufficient degree of self-knowledge when we cause” where’ cause was as broad as daysay, if bis opinion hadbeen kindly tendered . ligkt. He is put under bonds as heavy as if he was a damnable criminal, whose inTorecar. The éffect of our publication . terest it is to fice likea dog. He must be was mot to “prejudice the public mind.”— . harrassed and vexed, his character-and peissue we “unfortunately forgot” to state Truth cannot prejudice. We published only ; Culiarities be set up as a target fox a ripenthe nature of that opinion. Not so. We. cerrect evidence, and though that, perhaps, jing prosecuting officer, his name placed in simply designed to give it in the very words . ¢nabled thé community to form an opinion, unsought notoriety—all because the court, of the functionary, so that no inferences of. it could’ only be a true opinion—one that out of its own motion, without affidavit or Per Wells, Fargo & Co. ‘Arrivarofthe Cortes & Golden Gate. The splendid steamer Golden Gate arrived at San Francisco on the morning of the 19th, twelve days from Panama. On the day previous the Cortez arrived. These bring news from the states and South America, but of no’ patticular importance. ‘A lecomotive on the New York and Erie Railroad exploded her boiler near the village of Susquehanna, on Thursday afternoon, instantly killing several persons and wounding*matly ‘others. Among the dead are three women and the engineer. _ Axoruer.—There was a terrible accident on the unfinished line of the Northern railroad on the 18th ult., by which eight or ten persons were badly, some of them probably fatally, hurt. Several decided cases of Asiatic cholera are reported to have recently occurred in Alexandria, Va. Two hotels, ten stores and dwellings and ; three lumber: yards, ‘together with much other property, were destroyed by fire in Cambridgeport, Mass. It is estimated that the loss will amount to $50,000. Among the marriages, is that of Ik. Marvel. It is said that Government of Mexico will soon be notified to abandon the Mesilla Valley. Wm. B. Saster, indicted for the murder 6f Mrs. E. Johnson, has been atquitted at A mule belonging to the gold train which left Panama on Thursday, June 30, strayed from the train near the river’Cardenas. Mr. Hurtado went out the next day in search of the treasure, and found it, as we learn, safely packed on the back of the animal, which was comfortably grazing on the hill side. A Peruvian named Salcedo, has been tried by jury and sentenced to be shot on the Plaza, of Panama, for murdering a native outside the'walks about six weeks Awerican Goup.—American gold has at last attained its standard value in Panama. -Acresponsible -business house has offered to purehase $5000 of such money at ten dimes to the dollar. ‘ THostiLities BETWEEN Perv anp Bonivia Commenced.—By the arrival of the Golden Gate, we heve news from Valparaiso to June 14, and from Lima to June 23-— a . two weeks later than previous advices.—Hostilities which have been for sonte time . threatened between Peru and Bolivia, have at length broken out. El Comercio, of Lima, of the 23d, ‘announces the arrival of the steamer Bogota Mutrorp has our thanks for Harper, pers from New York to Missouri. His stock is always large and inviting to the mentally hungry. . Mr. Fett was not behind this steamer in furnishing a valuable supply of the current literature of the day. His book-stand is decidedly a favorite resort, and worthily such. pay We are under obligations to Wells, Fargo & Co. for promptly and regularly forwarding our San Francisco bundles and correspondence. eS eases Ss ee Bey The Expres; has a long article on fozies. We know none better able to illus. trate the subject. nn ee . wes.. The world-reaowed Lola Montez is ' ;now at Grass Valley, and danced there on . Wednesday and Thursday evenings. We believe she danees there again this even‘ing beeanse the hall in this city is engaged . till after Saturday. Next week our citii zens may expect a visit from this extraordiI at Calloa on the previous evening, with im. nary woman .and her talented company. In port news from the South. Tt appears that . . ite of all the opposition she has met with, pos, spencer: A, —— , Was Of . from whatever source, during her remarka;cupied on the 15th June by the Peruvian . & The space burnt is from between the St. Charles and Amcrican Hotels. Gleison, Godey, and a valuable pile of pa. squadron, consisting of the war steamer . ‘ours from the document shold be even suspected of prejudice, and farther to accom could-do an injustice to none innocent. We . filed complaint from other parties, sees fit, aye no sympathy with that mock philan. without the trouble of examining facts, toso Washington. sk : 1 my, . Ty “ff sides the ‘Tnitea . Bimee and‘the ship of war Guisse. The} ne differences between the “United! polivians abandoned the port without ma. . i ble eareer, she has been everywhere triumphant, and has left behin@ her in every inpany it with sach remarks as we deemed apthropy that would shield the guilty. Itis a itreathim. And the conclusionof the whole propriate. ‘The “Opinion” ‘in question is the careful digestion of weeks, and every sentence bears marks of the sustained desire of the author to make out a case. The same amount of industry employed to vindicate great principles of liberty and justice could not fail to win the judge a credit which can scarcely accompany an effort to restrict the freedom of the,press and obscure holy rights, guaranteed by the constitution—which expressiy says, “No law shall be passed [and of course adopted from less free communities,] restricting the liberty of speech or of the press.” ‘The first material point made by the judge of England, that “courts there can punish . is the difficulty of obtaining atrial jury. The . for the publication of false or grossly inaccu. record of the court will sustain us in the statements that the venire was issued ‘while the judge was yet in Marysvilte, and returned before the sitting of the Court, and, of course, before the application for a change of venue. The “Onjnion” redds as if the “one hundred juro:s” were summoned because appli. cation for said change was made, and because we had published evidence. ‘The venire preceeded the knowledge of the court of cither of these circumstances, and if it was ‘unusually large, putting the county to extra expetse, the court is alone responsible. Furthermore, on the return of the venire much Jess than one hundred jurors answered in eourt. Of these the jury was empannelled. We cannot accept of the testimonial as t the extent of our cirenlation and influence without qualification, however strong a recoinmendation it may be of our columns as an advertising medium. The killing of Cook was an affair to be talked of all over the county. Hundreds heard'the facts before the issue of our paper, and the public attended the examination. Nothing was done in the dark. No court attempted to repress the . pregnant mischief that breeds crime to de. matteris, he is discharged “for this reason stroy the well-disposed. If the influence of . alone, that no such suit of the people vs. our paper has always been for truth—for the . Janssen had at that time been placed on the exposure of the ruffian and the incendiary, . docket of the court.” Chacuna’ son gout. who gnaw at the vitals of society—if it has stripped from the villain his subterfuges and; THe Wie County held up his hideous defomities to public exe. called for Saturday, 30th inst., .and the eration and the vengeance of the laws, the . township primary meetings for next Saturconstituted ministers of justice will find more . day. formidable criminals ‘for their surplus thun. attendance from the’whole county, so that ders than the conductor of its pages. ,the important nominations to be made So much for the facts, now forthe law.— . eel i : : a ee . : Notice what is said by the learned judge ofthe . 444 and confidence as leaders, from the enactment by New York of the common law whole county. It has been fashionable in . Galifornia to nominate men more, because rate:reports of their proceedings.’ The great they agit Ls office than because they be feature of our ‘case is that we obtained an . fitted for it, either by habits or education. official copy. We are not amenable to the charge of having published a report in any . the qualifications necessary ‘to that impordegree inaccurate. How then such law can tant post should be earnestly regarded. be quoted against us is hard to explain. Be. Men of cool: judgment, sober habits, withcause a New York judge can punish for a . out gross sectional prejudices of -any kind, grossly false report, forsooth,a California . slow to anger, &c., are the only ones fitted judge may punish for a true one! to give dignity and purity to a legislative if the Judge loves the Pennsylvania code . pody. Let us have such in nomination. that he’cites, he would have given good sat-isfaction by granting us a chance by indict-. Tue SaspaTrH AppRess in another colment. The “opinion” of the judgeto the . umn is worthy of careful thonght. It starts contrary notwithstanding, this modification from the right point. Compulsion will of the practice in Pennsylvania was a total . never effort reform. Persuasion is a great ‘‘abrogation ” of an oppressive power pre-. moral lever, and other means are insignifviously in the hands of the eourt, and WS ‘icent when it is neglected. We prophemaiie because:in the cone ‘of Respublica VS. . ied, when the manifesto of last fall was isOswall, the glaring abuses to which that) = 4 that it would fall to the gtound, and power was liable came fully to light for the . : it as dae . Aid. debanad” taatetionss-. ™ hen even after sufficient time had elapsed »<gtieag ines P . to prove it a failure “Mr. Fist” thought in The vower was taken from courts, which . ao : abuse it, and rested with juries which have . the P acific it he perfectly successful, we a clearer discernment of right, if les slavish . preferred to let ‘the event fully decide.— reverence for precedent. . We like the tone of this address. It is The discussion of the Judge in reference . christian, manly and sincere. It states a > SERN On ee eee circulation of the Startling facts. Many per. to the force of the California statutes and great evil, and appeals to the right parties sons otherwise in possession of such facts will read them in the columns of a newspaper to seeif all reports agree ; then, on a leading question by a lawyer, will innocently imagine they form their opinion frem what they see in print. Thus the press bears the onus of what would ‘exist without its, Senate Committee on this very point, as action. But it looks like a snap judgment to fieclare we put the county to “ much difficulty and great expense” in procuring a jury, when the original venire was not predicated on our action, and there was no necessity for 4 second one, or for a change of venue. It will be remarked how the “ Opinion ” treats facts, we shall soonsee how it deals with law. Secondly, in reference to the “ additional facts. on the trial.” We do not see their bearing on thecase. We were not charged with wrongfully obtaining the evidence. We asked Justice Colburn on the trial if he “intendel to imply that we committed any breach of trust in retaining or copying from the original record.” He distinctly said hg did not. Yet the vigilant judge seems to lose sight of this part of the “ additional facts.” The testimony evinced a desire on our part to obtain the literal truth only, to Give to the public, and is so far to our credit. We asked no one to take or share our ‘‘responsibility.” We admitted the publication, and defended it as a matter of right, first in “propria persona,” and then by counsel.— Judge Buckner, whose law opinions are gen: erally esteemed at least as high as those of the author of the “ Opinion,” distinctly informed the court that he told Mr. Sargent at the time of the conversation that the publication was no contempt of court. Judge Barbour has considered this case formonths. He has called testimony—has had read in court all our articles—and yet, in a labored “ Opinion” speaks of our publishing “ evidence of witnesses and commenting thereon!” Judge Barbour should know that no comments on the testimony have been published in this paper. We gave the evidence from the official recerd, unaccompanied by any note or comment ; and it is rather assuming for a man of excellent discretionto sayin a carefully prepared opinion, with the whole case naked before him, that we commented on the evidence. Our comments all teok place before there was a committal of Janssen for trial, even before any examination was had. We understand the judge to say a little farther on that “ There ave no legal objections why an editor may not constitution is interesting. It refers to a for itsremedy. All will gladly acquiesce : : le . “fp: most knotty point, and is rather declaratory jn the result aimed at if it can be producthan argumentative. It is valuable as an led ; and the address takes the best method perc but rather eee — a do to produce it. We ask the candid perusal net know how to meet it better than bya’ -: : _ of it of miners and all others. quotation, Read the view of the California . ieee Se ITs Concrrts.—Miss Ella Bruce gave two given in the attempted impeachment of Levi concerts in this city the past week, to large Parsons : jaudiences. Coming as she did with the _, Ja the written opinion which Judge Parsons . endorsement of the press, and of other filed after his judgurent in Walker's case, he . pretends to derive from the common law the . Cities, there was much curiosity to hear power of punishing for a constructive contempt . hor fer forte, is peculiarly in those simthe judge should have looked for his pewer to . ple ballads that always delight the hearer, punish a contempt rather to the constitution . and laws of California, than to the maxims of a . es : 2 judiciary deriving its dignity and authenticity music fails to reach. Miss Bruce is a rerespect and awe of a people monarchical in all! . ages their habits and prejudices. Nor do yourcom. young. Iler voice is sweet, and her notes California had failed in the passage of laws . pure. With high cultivation her still act organizing District Courts, the punishment . SPT ety “e for contempt A provided for ; and further than . Her great popularity is evidence of her ower Judge Parsons claims is not conferred . : ' y the statute ; and hence the judge resorts to, By the correspondence in another column * Even if the legislature had by . ,express words enacted the English doctrine of . fit has been tendered by many citizens, not have been the law of California. The con. and accepted for Saturday night. Weare restricting the liberty of speech or the press . their well-merited reputation for gallantry consequently if the legislature passed such a . s P & "7 : The movement is doubly unconstitutional and void from the beginning. . Without travelling to a foreign country to find % rf : nea Ph ag sirctity vie Pm ? acquaintance of the fair artist with our udge Parsons might have found the law of} ; . ° this land nearer home—in the constitution and . People, and creditable to them for their of court. Your conmnittee are of opinion that . ‘and touch a chord that more scicntific from a throne supported by the superstitious . markably fine singer for a person so mittee find that the people and legislature of .

properly punishing contempts of court. In the . more eminent success in music is certain. this, contempts are specified and defined. The . Winning graces and accomplishments. the common law for a justfifcation and defense. 'it will be seen that a complimentary beneconstructive contempts, such a statute would . stitution declares that no law shall be passed . glad to see our citizens sustain so well law, either expressly or by implication, it was and good taste. complimentary to the lady from the short precedents for the power he has exercised, statutes of California.” 'ready appreciation of merit. It will be a The next point made by the judge weak. jonefit indeed, if a full house and cordial . Ut to fill their place. ens his case. If, where even gross libels are issued against a court, the judge barely escapes impeachment for punishing for con. structive contempts, how much more oner-. well sustained. The stages are always ous would be the case of a judge who has . crowded, and the proprietors are well-reno such rebutting charges to prefer! No rules = for their undertaking. It is the violated! no contempt to the judge (pray first attempt of staging beyond Nevada, what is the court but the judge?-and if there aR isan accommodation to the public that was nocontempt of the judge how of the . dinerves the cucouragement it receives.— court?) inor out of the court. How pitiable 74. agent, McRoberts, is himself a host in would be a judge with these admissions ia . Winning popularity for anything he takes his hauds, when summened for oppression.— . hold of y Besides, if because the cases of Parsons and jen : Peck were for libel it is improper to quote them in our favor, it is equally improper to seyret 7 Oswall against us, which was to be “all things to all men,” even those A note-worthy error of the opinion refers who would be your friends 7 ~~ could, to the nature of the evidence taken before . T° compelled to regard you with suspicion. “examining and committing courts.” Such : . is nut “ysually ex parte.” Everything tha,. 8" Our paper shines this week, and can properly tend to inculpate or exculpate . “ speaks for itself,” as also can our job the prisoner is allowed In evidence. The fa. office. . approbation can confer one. BG The indirection of the Express is most contemptible. Why man, by trying CONVENTION is! We trust full delegations will be in! shall be such as to command respect as . As the task is now to select /egislators, . Wasutxeton Stace.—This enterprise is . ¢'al revolution throughout the country. States and the Pacha of Egypt have been arranged. Vanderbilt writes home from Southampton, that his steam yacht made in one part of the voyage 344 miles in 24 hours, the greatest time ever made on the European voyage. The London papers are filled with ‘the account of the gigantic steam yacht North . Star, Com. “Vanderbilt. Minute desctiptions of this magniiificent pleasure trip are . given by the Daily News and the London Times. It-is admitted in England that , nothing has ever equalled it. Tn Switzerland, ‘Gen. Duforn ‘being of‘fered the command of the continental armies of Switzerland, telegraphed to Louis: . Napoleon for permission. . Diplomatists are beginning to compare ; the naval force of Russia with the combined forces of France and England. . Messelrode is in Constantinople, and the . Tarks‘are preparing for war with the ut. most speed. The -preparations of Russia are equally against the Persians -and the . Turks. Parliament is still discussing reform }measures. ‘Che Earl of Carlyle is defending Gen. Tacon in his slave operations in Cuba. Ex-President Martin Van Buren was presented at the Queen’s levee on the 2d June. <A number of distinguished American gentlemen were present on that occasion. The Bank has raised the rates of dis-. eount to 3 and a half. The Swedish yacht Soeride has beaten the America twenty-one seconds, on the. Thames. A grand military review was to have been held on the 14th, near London. Two new lines of Irish steamers to America, are projected. The Protestant ‘clergy are considering what steps are to be taken for the preservation of religious liberty. The French are achieving new victories in Algiers. Louis Napolean is dunning Belgium for 50,000,000 francs, as a matter of retaliation. _ Italian despotisms are shipping the politiaal offendcis to foreign countries, to relieve ‘the jails which are over-crowded. ’ . Attempt To RevoivtTionize THE C\aprTAL—Tne Tax on Specre.—From the Panama Star, we learn that an attempt was made at Bogota, the Capital of New Grenada, to raise a revolution on the 8th July. Dr. Florentino Gonzales was assaulted by the mob and dangerously wounded. Another man was shot. Gen. Herrera attempted to call out the troops, which Gen. Melo refused to allow, and fér ‘which he was afterwards reprimanded. President Obando is seriously ill, and Gen. Lopez, it is said, was appointed to fill his place. Senor Cuellar had renounced the Secretaryship of State, and General Herrera was appointed to that office. Senor Jose Maria Plata has been nominated Governor at Bogota, having resigned the office of Secretary of interior. An extra session of the Camara had been called. ~ The Commercial Code has at length passed. The separation of State and Church has also been acknowledged as a law. The Penal Code is slowly progressing. Senor Obaldia is at present in charge of the Executive. The yellow fever had broken out at Carthagena. The troops of the line were daidaily deserting, and the militia were called Confusion and disorder reign universal, and everything promises a serious and genAmong the questions to be considered by the Congress in extra session, is the proposed law relative to transit of specie across the Isthmus. According to the amended bill the Government is to have the power of charging jrom one to twelve reals per pound on all specie and treasure guarded across, for which they propose to hold themselves responsible. The project, it is expected will become a law. ; A great fire took place at Cruces on Saturday night, July 2d. From what we can learn, it originated in the fokowing manner: A black man (an American) by the name of Freeman, got into a quarrel in a drinking shop, with some natives ; a native, friend of Freeman, interfered in his behalf, and finding that himself and Freeman would be imprisoned, swore revenge upon the inhabitants of the place. Before the fire, he escaped from prison, and suspicion therefore rests upon him. The loss is estimated at from $100,000 to $490,000. . The Fi 1 stance a high admiration for her intellect he French war ! King the leant resietane . }and wonder for her versatility and original. reaches anisititmcrettneeisentneesatimmanati ‘ bia i. a RR et steamer L’Obligado was in Cobijaat the time, Lreonarp Scorr & Co. are greatly en. riching the American literary world by ity. That this great “star” will be receivhed with distinction in this city we doubt . not. a oo — — the regular publication of the British Quar. terlies and Blackwood. that confessedly stand at the head’of their These periodicals class, and are the great censors of scholas. tie and literary effort, encouraging genius, and seourging stupid pretense, are placed within the reach of every man, and are most valuable assistants in obtaining critical knowledge of English, German, Irench and American literature -and celebrities. So low are the rates charged, and so replete with valuable information are these volumes, that it is strange any man desiring to have a good idea of the current valuable literature of the day should neg: . lect to order them. The price for Blackwood and all four Reviews for one year is } but $10, and but $3 for any one of the eviews. Leonard Scott & Co. are the publishers, 79 Fulton st., N. Y. weeThe Transcript of the 19th is as well posted as usual, in giving as the Ne. vada county Democratic nominations, the following : i For Assembly—Wim. F. Dibble, John Wardsworth, William W. Mason, Henry Sweetland and Mr. Carpenter. Messrs. Dibble and Carpenter, being of the mineral Jands, were not put en the ticket. Democratic Convention.-—We have re. cetved the mintics of this county convention, held ‘on Saturday last. : Mr. J. T. Crenshaw was nominated for State Senator. . Messrs. Henry P. Sweetiand, W. W. Mason, J. Lf. Bestwick, J. Wadsworth, . Isaac N. Dawley were nominated for the . assembly. Wm. M. Stewart was nominated as Dis. trict Attorney. BC. Horn & Co. at San Francisco, extensive assortment of cigars and tobacco. vorthern men, and also opposed to the sale . land Wabash Railroad. ~ “ . . 53 Sansome street. advertise to-day a most . gesu. The bars of the large hotels in Boston have been closed to the public. ! . Maw Snor.—We learn from Mr. Kemible that a man named Gregg was shot at . German Bar, on Thursday, during an al. tereation by another man, and so dangerously wounded that he is not expected to reGregg was intoxicated, and was it The man who shot cover, lis said the aggressor. him had not been arrested, and probably would not be by persons on the Bar, where the circumstances were known. Fro tur Yesas.—We learn that the typhoid fever prevails extensively at Moore’s Flat and along the Yubas. There is much flufhing st German Bar, ‘and Wolf Creck is nearly all flamed. Mi. ners are doing well in that region. Water has mostly failed in the dry diggings. A . ditch is being run from Poor Man's Creek to Moore’s Flat, which will be finished in ia few weeks. . ‘We saw a day or two since some heavy ' masses of gold taken from Kanaka Creek, This creek ithe largest about 78 ounces. iis notorious for its prodigal yield of fine . lumps. . —-—sina . Kroxcx.—The people of Keoknk have (resolved to subscribe one hundred thous-and dollars to the work of the Mississippt The vote was nearly unanimous. We wish Yuba and Nevada countics wonld evince as much spirit in favor of sub‘stantial improvements as do the Western towns, with half the motive. Tf they did our plank road would be nearly built at at this time. — The Memphis Eagle has imformation . from a gentleman direct from Texas, which authorizes that paper to pronounce all the . stories in régard to the discoveries of gold jin Texas, humbug. SuameruL._The Presbyterian General Assembly, at its late session at Buffalo,says We especially direct the attention of traders to their stock. They have the largest establishment of the kind on the Pacific coast, and are generally known asa firm ges. Yeh.. The P. M.S.S. Co. despatch the well-known steamer Northerner for Panama Aug. Ist. ; Quick Despatcn._-We reéeived last night by mail the Miners’ Advocate from Coloma, dated May lth. Bes The “Democratic” papers are doing good service for Mr. Waldo by so grossly lying about him and his relief ef tues. Worrtumy Doxe.—The Santa Clara . Register, formerly an independent paper, . has placed the nominees of the Whig State Convention at the head of its columns, to . be supported for the respective offices to which the individuals composing it have been noniinated. A Fire broke out about 4 o'clock on Sunday morning at the head of Broad . street, in a small building used as a dwelling house. It caught on the roof, probably froma stove pipe, and blazed for a minute or two right brilliantly. It was presently extinguished by ~“night-draped men,” and a few early walkers, without alarming the city. Asner! thou art a jewel. So thought we when “ in the nick of time,” just before we went to press, he brought in Ice Cream bastante por todos los hombres. in the office. The ice cream was superior to our Spanish as any one may prove by calling at his elegant saloon next te the Post Office. prompt in business,and reasonable in char. forts, that they excite attention to his vir. highest terms of Mr. anc the Buffalo Commercial eldvertiser, answers affirmatively to both the following quéstions --— First—-Is itlawful for a church member to marry the daughter of his sister? . Second—After such marriage 18 con. tracted, can the person contracting it retain his standing in the chureh ? The Advertiser denounces this as sanctioning incest, and says, “Many such diséussions and conclusions would make tbe Assembly a by-word and a hissing in the . whole land.” ' Two boys, under 21 years of age, fought a . duel near New Orleans, on the 14th ult., in which one was killed. The other escaped. 2 The Dewnieville Echo speaks in thé 1 Mrs. Waller, Taylor land Wilder. The Los Angeles Sfar says: The election of officers for the new county of San Bernardino, will take place on the 26th inst. Gentlemen at the north, who were disappointed in obtaining office under the general government, will find a good opening at San Bernardino. iixGHon. Brigham Young, Governor of Utah, is expected at San Bernardino next month. Pann erintomtrea cn Lines A Lance Matt.—The letter mail received yesterday by the Golden Gate contained aay seven thousand letters, of which eighteen thou sand were for this city.— Alta. PRL Fat ha §gGov. Bigler and Pp. K. Hubbs made speeches at Sacramento on Monday evening. saceiggenee Fee . ConTRIBUTIONS TO Art.—Five splendid vol umes with the above title, have been received by the Mercantile Library Association of San Francisco, as 4 donation from the Smithsonian Institute at Washington. jE Naeem tums a aa aaa aad Marriep—At Marion, N. Y., on the 12th Sanne by C. G. Richards, Esq., B. Saxrorp BusH, of California, to Miss Hannan E. HictMAN, of Marion. : We wish our friend all possible happiness 1 hig new relation; and hopc to sec him and hi¥ bride soon in Nevada. ”