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October 10, 1856 (4 pages)

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ie beregessren st Sk ae RSE Pebiada PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY a N. P. BROWN & Go. E. G. WAITE, N.P. BROWN, MAIN SPREET, NEVADA. ', TERMS: For one year, $7.00 For six months, : 4,00 For three months, 2,00 Single copies, 25 Advertisements inserted at reasonable rates. Job Work; in atl its varieties, neatly and promptly ex“Ee with the best material, and at the lowest cash AGENTS: L. P. FisHer, San Franevisco, office in. the tron buildtng, Montgomery street, opposite the Pacific Express. Gardiner & Kirk, Sacramento, bookstore, two from the Post Office. ih & Seeley. Langton’s: Express, San Juan doors mdall & Spencer, bookstore, Grass Vall@¥ = DAILY STAGE L TE : _» From NEvapa To WasuINGTON ee BS On.and after Jan, 1. 1856, tlie above + Line will run as follows : ig Nevada, at 8 o'clock, A. M., and passing by Mountain Spring House, Morgan's, Cold Spring, White ‘Cloud, Gold Hill and Alpha, and arriving at Washington *by 1 o'clock in the afternoon. It is the NEAREST and Best Rotte to Washington, “Omega, Scotchman’s Creek, Poor Mau’s Creck and Eureka. Returning the stages will leave the Sovrm Yura HOTEL every morning at 9 o'clock, and arriving at Nevada by 1 o'clock, P. M., connecting with the California Stage Co's Coaches for Auburn, Sacramento, Marysville, and Shasta. Office—South Yuba Hotel, Washington. A. S, OLIN, PROPRIETOR. W.S. MeRonerts, Agent, Nevada. Nevada, April 18th, 1856—tf. Tothe Travelling Public! California Stage Company. The Stages of this Company will GRE leave their office, George Lewis, Americaa Exchange. For SacraMENTOo. eaves Nevada at . o'clock, A. M. and arriving at Sae¥amento in time for the 2 o'clock boats for San Francisco. Also, At 4 o'clock, A. M. running via Auburn as an ac*ommodation Line to Sacrainento. Fou MARYSVILLE. eaves the above named offices Every morning at 7 o'clock, A. M. passing by Grass Valley, Rough & Ready, Empire Ranch and Long Bar, and arriving at Marysville by 3 o'clock, P. M. JAMES HAWORTH, Prest. C. 8. C. W. S. McROBERTS., Agent. Nevada, March, 7, 1856 -tf SACRAMENTO VALLEY SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. JNTIL FURTHER NOTICE the cars of the Sacramento Val ley Railroad wiil leave as follows: RAILROAD. I NGER TRAINS Will leave Sacramento.. ...-at7 12 4a.M. and3 p.m. . $6: MOINS i ween ~sn0 2's ¥ 5 atl2 M. and 4 1-2 P.M. ON SUNDAYS, Beside the regular Passenger train, there will be a 10 a. M, train from >acramento. Will leave Folsom at 8 1-2 4. . ¢ Willeave tacramento at 2) P.M A Passenger car will be ren in co freight train in from Folsom, every morning. RATEOF TOLL. cramento and Folsom, $200 z xeursion, both ways.. 250 ee : Commu mitickets permonth, $30 00 = Tatermediate 3, per mile.. . 10 Freight toll—<ac. and Folsom, per ton ef 2000 Ibs. 3 00 a Folsom to Sacramento = 225 -* Folsom to> inento, cross ton of granit ick and cobble stone.. 100 ‘5g Intermec points 4 nile per ton 15 For further particulars see notices in hand bills and eard forms, or enquire of J.P. ROBIN ON, Supt SV. RR angi 5tf unt Office. corner 3d and R streets, BOOTS & SHOES!!! . MIKE LEWIS AND A-ROSENBAUM, On Hand Again at the City Boot and Shee Siore, Sign of the “Big Boot” ON COMMERCIAL STREET, vs Brick Ste A few doors below Landek re. HMienry & Meses Hirschman, ARE ON THE COURSE AGAIN !! HEY have opened at the Corner of Commercial and Wain streets, and offer for sale a well selected and excellent stock of HAVANA CIGARS. Wi! kinks of Tobacco, smokir 43, 'Pipes, mad every article pe to the trade. They beg the pubiie to cail on them, as they flatter themselves that entire satisfaction will be given. Their snotto is . chewing, Cards, Match“Quick Sales and Smail Profits,” Sding anxious to repair in some degree the heavy losses recent sustained. H. & M. HIRSCHMAN Nevada, Aug. 8, 1856.+tf Saw Mill for Sale. NY one wishing to go into the Lumber Business can + pureliase the Mili known as Hirst, Russell & Co's ST Yournal. Sain ‘ Harvey Munt, NE. BR. OFFICE—IN Mill which will be sold at a Great Bargain. Two Span of Horses ; ‘Two Wagons ; Three Yoke of Oxen ; Household Furniture ; Track Chains : And every article belonging to the business, in good order 250,000 Feet of Good Logs in the yard, and 150,000 Feet of Superior Lamber. The Last Warning.—All those indebted to Hirst. Russell & Co., are notitied that I can't wear out any more Boots, or spend any more money for Beard My time I would willingly give, as it’s worth but liitle to me, but to be dunned for Grub is awful ! Nevada, Aug. & 1856—tf Lumber! Lumber! Lumber! Caldwell, Mills & Co., At their new mill, on Selby Flat f cw are prepared to furnish every vaYes riety of LUMBER, at short notice, ~ aL J Mr a AT THE LOWEST PRICES. Th ~ have on hand a large assortment of *» . ~~mber of Every Variety! Seasoned in “inds of Lamber. They will And will Saw to order all a “eams at any point de@eliver Lumber with their own 2 sired by the purchaser. I. C. HARMER. . £9} A share of public patronage is reques‘en. “0 CALDWELL, MILLS & vu." ! W. CALDWELL, T. E. MILLS, J. WORRELL. August 8, 18-6—tf WHOLESALE ano RETAIL LIQUOR STORE. Main street, near Commercial, Nevada. ; y ig undersigned wotild inform the public that he has gow on hand a mest extensive assortment of the Best Liquors Ever brought to this market. Having rebuilt his Fire Proof Building, with au excellent Cellar under it, he every facility for keeping any amount of Goods.— e will keep a good supply of WHISKY, BRANDY, GIN, WINES, PORTER, ALE, CIDER, ALE, Also—All kinds . dials, Syrups, &e. Whieh have been selected with the greatest care by fpmpetent judges, and which will be soid as low or lower any other establishment in the place. He continue the manufacture of SODA at his old po. whieh is an article too well known to require recmendation. Dealers and others wishing to purchase are respectfully ~ ie to call and examine my stock. J. M. FLURSHUTZ. FRESH MEAT! FRESH MEAT! CITY MARKET, Broad Street. AMES MONROE informs his old customers and th generally, that his Meat Market on Broad street $s re-established, ind he is ready to furnish good Beef, ‘Pork and Mutton, Veal, and Vegetables as before the fire. He will be happy to wait on all, and will assure them that he designs keeping the best meats to be found in California. Nefada, August 8, 1856-1f , S. CONNEL, ‘OULD respectfully announce to his old friends and WwW the public generally, that he has returned to his old stand on Broad stréet, built a new store, and filled it with new goods of the best quality to be found in the Grocery and Provision ne. His goods are selected with especial reference to see. iE Families and Miners, and cannot fail to give stomer . Code a & CONNELL. AROy icy Work. Re: House. &e., Ke. ad * Ere AR. GAMBLE of Case Liquors, CorM » BUSINESS CARDS. LN. DAWLEY, WILLIAMSON & DAWLEY, a xe . BANKERS, AT THFIR_OLD STaNnv, 50 MAIN STREET, NEVADA. Highest Price paid for. Gold Dust. UY City, County aud State Serip. Gold Dust sent to the Auiantic States aad in ured. Gold Dust sent totheUnited States Mint, San Francisco for coinage. . Drafts on the prineipsl Atlantic States und transact a general Banking business. _ > ‘ ~ ¢heeks on Safa enic ant San Francisco. Wehave one of the best Fire-Proof Vaults inthe State, and will receive Spécial and General Deposits. Attention paid te colleetion« 17-++f Cc. W. MULFORD, BANKER. M* be found at his old office on Main street, where hais prepared to purchtse GOLD.Dtsr, sell Checks and Drafts on the Atlantic cities, and do the usual business of his office. All persons holding his ecrtifica*es of deposit are requested to present them for payment. © Naevda, Angust Sad R.M. Hunt, M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, hE. Office—Rudolph’s Drug Store, Commercial st. ESIDENCE—W ator-st, 21 house above Pacific Hotel. Neya‘la, August. &—3in , CRITTENDEN’S BRICK BOILDESG, ROOM NO. 1. (Up Stairs.) MAIN STREET. Nevada Ane & 1856 FRANcIs J Dunn HENRY MEREDITH. DUNN & MEREDITH, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Broad st. Second Story of Bicknell’s Brick Building, Nevada. July 11. 1856—%m A. A. Sargent, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. . OFFIcE—At Crittenden’s Brick Building, Main strect. JOHN ANDERSON. GEORGE RB. TINGLEY Anderson & Tingley, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Nevada. A. A. SARGENT, Notary Public, Office—K elsey’s Brick Bini ‘ommercial street. 7. ELLARD BBANS, Notary Public, Na. 52 Rread & Verad. T. B. MecFARLAND, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Office on Broad street, two doors above the Justice Office of I. P. VanHaran Nevada. Augu STANTON Buc KNER % : € WILSON HILL BUCKNER & HILL, t &th. 1856. HAs associaied elves toge in the practice of ihe attend prommtiy to all business confided to their care Nevada and adioining counties, Office over C W Mulford’s Banking House, Main street. Nevada, July 18. 1e56-tf Bills of Fare and Circulars! Printed in fine style and Very Cheap, AT THIS OFFICE. J. BR. MCONNEDL. w™ STEW ART. McCONNELL & STEWART, at Law. Attorneys and Counsellors Will prs all Courts of the 14th Judiciol District, and Off *k, up aneS-tf MeRoberis, Funston & Co. Dealers in Family Groceries, Provisions, Wines LIQUORS, and Miners’ Sumplics of all -Kinds. Kilbourn’s Corner, © site A. Bleck & Co’.s, Corner Pine and Commercial streets, Nevada auge-tf Thomas Marsh, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTER, Main street, nearly opposite the Journal office —aug&tf LANGTON’S . Piomeer Express! Runs Daily to all parts of the Northern Mines. Office—Corner of Pine z Commercial etreets JOUN PAT YISON, AGENT. Nevada Millwright and Machinist. All kinds of work premptly and faithfully executed. Resideree—Pacite Fotel Nevad avr P—im G. FE. WITHINGTON, A. G. BENTLEY Withington & Bentley, . DEALERS IN French and American Paper Hangings, shades, Br iold Mouldings, Pa:nts, yaper banging, execated ho e No. 7 Broad street, Nevada. J M. HIXON, Head of Eroad €treet, Nevada. EALER mail kinds of Grotcres, Provisions, &e.— Goods warrar to be as represented, and soldat the lowest market rat Nevara, At 15—3m FURNITURE WAREROOMS. OHN MePARLAND, Deater in Furniture, Beds, Mattrasses, Pillow Pillow Cases, &e, Nevada. Ang. 8—tf sUMNETCia street, Generai Variety Siore. R. POWERS—‘caieria Croc e Edge twols and ¢ plements of all descri mercial streets, Neva ory anil Hardware > Minlag and #£urmiag Linno—Corncr of Pine and Comaugs-3m. F. MANSELL, Sign and Ornamental Painter, All werk promp ‘is the art y attended to, andim the best style of Pine trest, Nevada aner-tf R0GERS, HAMILTON & Co. General Dealers in Hardware, Iron, Steel, Window Gls Oils, Cainphene, Powder, Fuse, Cordage, kle, Blocks, &c. at their old stand, No. 27 MAIN STREET, Nevada. J.M. HAMILTON, H.*. COYE. + aes Nevada, Ang. * CHARLES ms. BAEN, ARCHITECT AND BUILDER, ARPENTERING done in the best style and with des patch. Tables repaired and all kinds of Fanasonable thanktul for past favors and solicts continuance of the same. ‘hopin the rear of Williamson & Dawley’s Banking 16-tf John EL. Gamble, Surveyor of Mining Claims, Tunnels Ranches, &e. late Deputy County Surveyor, would inform his friends throughent the (ounty that he has left the office of (apt. John Day, and that he is now ready to receiye any orders of either a practical or scien tific nature, and ean show his creceatials as an accomplished Engineer or Sarveyor. Office over S. Connell’s store; Broad street, opposite Bicknell's Block. sepl2+f oo H. B. PALMER, Nevada Carriage Shop No. 10 Washincton street, above Frisbie’s. Particular attention paid to Repairing. tantly on hand. 15-tf D. D. JONES, Wholesale § Retail Liquor § Ale Store, COMMERCIAL STREET, NEAR PINE, Where at all times canbe founi the finest LIQUORS, WINES, ALE, §r. &-. inthe market, at the Lowest Prices. 19-tf =D. D. JONFS: 24 door below A. Block & Co's. FB. SCHOTTE, Assay Office, No. 30 Wain st., At Williamson & Dawley’s Banking Houre. OLD DU_T AND ORES of every description assayed promptly and faithfully and returns made in from six to twenty-fonr hours—in Bars or ‘ ofa. Toe I guarantes my Assays and will pay any diferences that may arise in the sa.ae, withthe Assays of anv of the U. >. Mints. Ls Refers to any of the Gold Dust Buyers of Nevada an its vicinity, 16—4f as Wheelbarrows con SACRAMENTO ADVERTISEMENTS. Post Office Literary. Depot. GARDINER: & KIRK,! Third Street, two doors from the Post Offee, Sacre. [= Agents forthe Nevada Jourral. GOrieans Hotel. 4 Second street. bet. J and K, Sacramento. ¥ recent additions ma le to the above hotel, itis now the largest antl most cominodious building of the kind in California, covering an area of 55x150 feet, built of briek, and has capacity for i « ~* Lodging 300 Persons. The proprietor begs te inform the public that in furufshing this Hoteb he has sparcd neither pains ner. expense. Anticipating the wants of the community, he has added a new wing four stories in height, and »36x100 feet in depth. The dining room,parlors, &¢., have been enlarged, and other improvemefits made forthe comfort and entertainment of his. ghests, which warrants hin in’ saying that the ORLEANS HOTEL is now the most commodious, complete And elegant in the State. ~ The TABLE Dears the choice of the mar«ct: the READING ROOM the news-of the day from ail parts of the United States and Europe ; the BILLIARD SALOON is furnished with tables of the finest workmanship; the BAR supplied with the choicest Liquors and Cigars, + This Hotel is the Depot of the California Stage Co. It is open at all hours,.so that‘passengers arriving at night n be accommodated with rooms, J. Ro HARDENBURGH, aug8-3: * Proprietor at tecker, GEO. THACHER. WINES & LIQUORS, AT SAN FRANCISCO PRICES! FOR CASE. Tucker, Thacher & Co. Corner of 2d and Street, Sacramento, are selling from theirlarge and well seleeteh stock of Wines, Liquors and Syrups, for cash at an Francisco prices. aug29 F COLLINS & Co., DORADO BUILDING, Cor. of J and Second sts, Sacramento. NOW READY. OUR FALL STYLE OF GENTLEMENS DRESS HAT, Which to be ap ness, and durabil 20-tf COLLIN Watsom & Bein, Hardware and Iron Store, No 163 J street, Second door above Sixth street, Sacramento. bgt ds ony and Dealers in Fereign and Domestic Hardware. The following comprise a part of their present steck : Tron, Copper, Steel, N Axes, Adzes, Hatchet Patent riated must be seen, Itis beauty, lightr nbined. : CO. Cor. of J and Second streets. ails, Ploughs, Shovels, Anvils, Vices, »and Butt Hinges, race, Halter, and Coil Chains, Sett of Mill lrons—complete, Hook Pilate, Mill, Muley rular, Cross-cnt and Pit Saws, Corn and Coifee Milis—all . can Locks and Late of every variety, Window and Blind Fastenings, &e would eall the attention ot wrted stock of SHELF Goops, t Market prices, 2 asers to their w« which they offer at t Sacramento, Ju Sneath & Arnold, No. 175, J. Street, between Gth and 7th sts. Sacramento. AVE ON HAND, and otfer tor sale, a_complete as“Cs FLOUR, arreis, and California in sacks, . CORN MEAL . PORK bbls. . BALO a cured, n tins, -bbis, China do. . (OFFEE SUGAR, erusi LARD, in 10 a EISH, cod TEAS, . TOBACLO, do. Liquors, Wines, case goods o dew king A gencral arsortment of every deseription Watches, Jewelry & Diamond Work Selling at San Yranciseo Jobbing Prices! at EBaliey Brothers, No lis J Street, between 4th and 5th, Sacramento. i eee recent is our Stock of Watches, Diamonds and other Je lry is ecomy and for the purpose of reduci s ad investing in other branches of trade, we will posi eli for a short time any article in the above li n the same goods” ean be purchased by the qua San Francisco prices. . If yon Want a Superior Watch! . Ten per cent less thar New York prices, cali and examine . Snghsh and Detached Lever nds known to the trade, in mag JEWELRY itis unnecessary to most every article in the line Tu DIAMOND and othe . and no deviation, a8 usual, in the best manner. actured to order. bh LRD6. ecraimento, June 2 Drugs, Wedicines, &c. &e. CROWELL, CRANE & BRIGHAM, No. 13L Commercial Street San Francisco. MPORTERS and Wholesale Dealers in Every variety of mm and Domestic Drugs, es. Chemicals, Dye Stuffs, Acids, mery, Fancy Artictes, cal Instruz Imp San Francisen, Jvlv 18 T. W. LINDLEY, GEO. W. WEAVER. (Successors to Lindley & Hoope,) WHOLELALE DEALERS IN GROCERIES, PROVISION, FLOUR AND GRAIN. Sonvth-Fast cornerSeventh and J Streets. Sacramento E. P. Hastings & Co. 164 J Street, Sacramento city. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in FOREIGN and DOMESTIC DRY GOODS Sacramento. Ang & ‘856 Antelope Restaurant, J Street, Sacramento City. Bennett & Huntting........ Proprietors. te MEALS SERVED AT ALY. Hours. 43 VERY THING the rket affords may be found at _4 the above Restaurant Charges reasonable. Sacramento, August 8—3r Emternational Hotel. By Henry Eisenmenger, 90 K street, between Third and Fourth, Sacramento. 5 ard by the Week. Sayerior acc. > 5 iets. -mmodations for Families, at moderate rates, Roonis well Ventilated. 5, 1856. Sacramento Sep. TO WHECUANTS, OTELS and Honsekeepers.—$14v,000 worth of Crockery ani Glassware f 13,000 doz Tumblers, assorted styles. Decanters, Fruit Dishes and Glassware of every deseription ; Every athety of white Ircn Stone and Chinaware ; 300 gross cheap Table ( utlery ; Ivory Cutlery anl iiyer Plated Ware ; A large assortment of Britania Bar Pitchers ; Chafing Dishes, Urns, Tea and Coffee Pots ; A very large assortment of Britannia Castors ; Fine English Tea Trays, of a new style ; Camphene and Oil, Hanging and Side Lamps ;
Parlor S:anj La ops. new styles ; Chan teliers and Gas fixtures ; Gilt ant mahogany frame Mirrors, all sizes ; A large assortwwent ef Terome’s hest clocks , For sale at cost at 116 4 street, Sacramento, and 176 and 78 Montgomery street. San Francisco. ; septitf 7 WHALLY & PERSHBAKER. FOB PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRITTION NEATLY AND PROMPTLY EXECU TED AT THE Nevada Jeurnal JOBOFFICE MAIN STREET. BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY. For sale by RUDOLPH, Druggist. bs Seas ‘ Groceries, Liquors, Provisions. . va Che. Pebada Yournal, Tus Paciric RawRoap—trs Cosr. —One Hon Zedekiah Kidwell, of Virgiuia, the State that nominated Buchanan and goes against internal improvements, made a minority report on the subject of a Pacific, Railway, not long since, in the Heuse of Representatives. He assumes it will. cost (double track,) at least $140,000 per mile—a sum so large that the commerce between the two oceans would not pay running expenses. His ,estimate is based upon —_ the cost ef the Boston and Worcester, Great Western, New York Central, New York and Evie, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. The total length ef these amounts to 1,589 miles, and the average. cast was over $70,000 per nile, with a yeryssmall proportion of it double track. “These railroads were built, says the author of the minority report, amid a dense population, where labor, food, material and _ skill were obtained on the best possible terms, and it is useless to talk of constructing railroads far away from the habitations of men, over arid plains and snowy mountains at so cheap a rate. . Mr. Kidwell forgets the disadvantages of running a railroad through a densely populated country are much greater than over ouruninhabited prairies. The right of way has to be purchased, which costs no small sum, besides expensive depots must be constructed every few miles for the numerous little villages strung along the routes. he sites these depots, in most instances, are purchased at enormous prices. The road, too, must be heavily stocked to accom modate the business of the country, which foots up largely among the items making a grand total of the entire cost of a road. The Representative from Virgiania . has taken the most expensive roads in the Union for data on which to base his estimate of the cost of a Pacifie Rail. road. Instead of taking isolated cases, a fairer method would be to take an average of the cost of the railroads in a single State, or the whole Union. For the benefit of the reader, we apj} mile in a number of States. The mean . cost, it will be seen, fails far below the sum arrived at and used by Mr. Kidwell lin his report. ‘The table is taken from road bill, delivered in the Senate of the U.S., April 18, 1856. to be collected from good authority : Average Cost per mile of Railroads in the different States. Av. cost per mile, We suppose it State of Mean cost. 30 Vermont = 80 Mas-achusetts. 7} $40,880 16 Ee Be 3 08 . Khede Island, only abont fifty miles in operation)..... 52,289 60) ee ae ere 43,505 43 ? Peunsylvania . $ 43,140 42> $39,435 44 5S cy tang rena 31,670 50 Indi 60) Mlinoi a2 77 eee 02> $20,692 15 Mississippi.. 60 . PR OMMERSIO © ode otis. cegmeugenee 20,186 80) Virginia North Carolina......ea South Carolina : 21 > Gearem:. 29. .25 os MISUMMN Ss 55 = oe soe cesses 18,0387 10) Most of the country through which a Pacific Railway must run. assimilates nearer to the Western and Southwestern States, than tothe Eastern and more expensive section. Four-fifths of the entire route from the Mississippi to the Pacifie will cost comparatively little for roads the grading, while on Eastern major part of the entire expense is accrued from cutting through hills and filling up vallies. The right of way, purchase of sites in large cities for depots, cost of the timber, &c., adds largely to the expense of constructing railroads any settled district. Across the plains the land and timber will belong mostly to government and cost nothing. in Love For Foreieners.—Oh, yes, the Demoeracy love foreigners, they do. They love them beeause they hope to carry the election with their votes.— When the party was sufficiently strong to do without them, this affection for them was never heard of. They could then afford to make a show of patriotism, and warn the people against foreign influence. Iere are Buchanan’s opinions expressed in 1815. Wonder what they are now? ‘Times will change and men with them: “Above all, we ought to drive from our shores FOREIGN INFLUFNCE, aod cherish AMERICAN FEELING. Foreign influence has been in every age the curse of -epublics—its jaundiced eye sees every thing in false colors—the thick atmosphere of prejudice by which it is surrounded, excluding from its sight the light of reason., Let us, then, leain wisdom by experience and forever banish this FIEND from this country.” i= A new cent is to be coined, to take the place of the cumberous old one —to be be eighty-nine parts copper and twelve parts nickel, and weighs less than half the present cent. Its color will be dark oF {> Pitch darkness has been so improvedas to read ‘bituminous obscurity.’ a speech of Senator Weller, on a rail. foeco convention assembled in Philadelphia on the-3d of September, according to the Ledger, and among the resolutions adopted was the following: _Resolved, That the American people owe a lasting debt of gratitude to Franklin Pierce, our enlightened and patriotic chief magistrate, for the distinguished manner in which he has administered the affairs and discharged all the high functions of bis elevated position. ile has nobly redeémed alike the pledges so eloquently given and set forth in his inaugural addréss, and’ the expectations of his country in the conduct and management of our foreign relations, in reference to which he has asked for nething that was not ¢learly right, and submitted to fhothing that was wrong, and in the carrying, out. of a domestic policy, suggested and enforced by lofty talent and shrewd sagacity, resultiig in the preservation of the general welfare and the tighteniag of the bonds of our common union. He has beautifully “redeemed the pledges so eloquently given and set forth in his inaugural address,” namely, frowned down all agitation and maintained the integrity of the compromises of 1850 ! He has most admirably carved “out a domestic policy, suggested and enforced by lofty talent and shrewd sagacity, resulting in the preservation of the general welfare and the tightening of the bonds of our common union !” The whole country, from a state of quietude, has been thrown into unceasing alarm and agitation. Bowie-knives, rifles, and the other implements of war and murder, are used without stint or If the general welfare has been preserved, remorse in fratricidal conflict. then will a warof extermination beof an unIf the “tightening of the bonds of our eoinmon union” has been accomplished by tween sections be the cause exampled and glorious prosperity. the internal dissentions now raging, and which have caused dissolution to be a common house-hold word, then let us black flag, nor take quarter, ia a universal interhang out the neither give . necine war, that the bonds of union may be cemented forever! CuHartrer Osk.—This famous tree which was blown downat Hatford, Conn. . bis lon 21st August, is thus described by : pend a table of the cost of railroads per . °" ist August, is thus described by au Eastern exchange : “That venerable tree, which concealed the charter of our rights,” says a daughter of Secretary Wryllys, “stands at the foot of Wyllys hill. The first inhabitant of that name found it standing in the height of its glory. Age seems to have curtailed its branches, vet it is . not exceeded in the height of its coloring, or richness of its foliage. Lhe trunk measures 21 feet in circumference, and near 7 feet in diameter. The cavity which was the asylum of our charter, was near the roots, and large enough to admit a child. Within the space oi cight years, that cavity has closed, as if it had fulfilled the divine purpose for . which it had been reared.” The story of the “Charter Oak” is thus told by Mr. Barber, in his Historical Collections: “Sir Edmund Andros being appointed the first governor-general over New . England, arrived in Boston in December 1686. Trom this place he wrote to the colony of Counectient to resign their charter, but without success. ‘Lhe-assembly met as usual, in October, and the government continued according to the charter until the last of the month.— About this time, Sir Edmund, with his suite and more than sixty regular troops came to Hartford when the assembly were sitting, and demanded the charter, and declared the government under it to be dissolved. ‘The assembly were extremely reluctant and slow with respect to any resolve to surrender the charter, or with respect to any motion to bring it forth. ‘Ihe tradition is, that Governor Treat strongly represented the great expense and hardships of the colonists in planting the country the and treasure which the party had expended in defending it both against the savagesand foreigners; to what hardship he had hime fi efore been exposed for that purpose; and that it was like giving up his life, now to surrender the patent and privileges so dearly bought and solong enjoyed. The important affair was debated and kept in suspense until the evening, when the charter was brought and laid upon the table where the assembly were sitting. Ly this time great numbers of people were assembled and men sufliciently bold to undertake whatever might be necessary or expedient. The lights were instantly extinguished, and one Capt. Wadsworth, in the most silent and secret manner, carried off the charter, aud secreted it in a large hollow tree, fronting the house of Hon. Samuel Wyllys, then one of the magistrates of the colony. The people all appeared peaceable and orderly.— The candles were oflicially re-lighted, but the patent was gone, and no discovery could be made of it, or the person who carried it away.” A Nearoin a Hogsseav.—The Portland Transcript says: Mr. Richards, who keepsa store in New London, a short time ago found in one of his empty molasses hogsheads, a human skeleton, the remains no doubt of a departed negro.— How they came in that saccharine sepulchre, no one knows. Mr. Richard’s customers must feel rather singular about this discovery. Wonder what effect this discovery will have on the election of Fremont? . home, will never be happy any Here's a Text ror You—aA loco-. ¢ blood . Cuinese GamBuinc Housgs.—The San Franciseo Bulletin of a recent date, devotes a good deal of attention te the gambling houses of that city. Some facts connected with the Chinese mode of gambling may be of. interest to our readars, and henge we give the following description: epi Our attention was called a few days since to the Chinese gambling houses on Dupont street. On investigation, we found that there are six or sevenofthem between Clay and Washington streets, and one or two between Washington and Jackson. "They are to be known by the door-keepers, who sitat the door day and night, and during the later seasons by the lanterns which they keep: burning. ‘In no case does the front doar lead immediately ito. the gaming departments, but the Visitors, when they can succeed in getting in; generally have to pass through into a back room or behind curtains, so fixed that nothing of the business can be seen from the outside.— The game played at them, is’ a Sort of odd or even game. A man who occupies the place of adealer of cards, grabs up a handful of Chinese brass coin and hr ws them on the table before him.— ‘the bettors sit around him and bet their half and quarter dollars that there is an dealer, who during the time is sorting out the pieces two by two. The bets are made by placing the money wagers eiither at one of the sides or at the corner of a square piece of oil cloth tacked on the centre of the table. To place the money at the side indicates that a bet is made that the coins make an even number, at the corners the opposite. If the the side of the coin counter pays over an amount equal to the bet; if the bet is lost, he takesthe stake from the table. There is no liquor visible and no uproar ; but for hours after hours, the rapt, soberfaced Chinese gambler will sit bantering luck, winning or losing, with hardly achange of countenance. There are almost always large numbers of them at play, as dozens may bet at the same table. It is a little difficult to enter these places, as the Chinese knew that gambling is prohibited by law, and that they are liable to prosecution and fines or imprisonment. ‘The duty of the door-keeper isto keep out all who cannot be trusted, and most of the houses have contrivances in the way of falling doors, reach of the doorkeeper. If an interloper insists upon going in, the doorkeeper pulls his rope and the trap comes down witha slam, and the fellows behind it are notified that something is not right in front. Such is one of their contrivances for eluding detection ; but . it is said and we are disposed to credit it, that they havea much safer method j of protection against prosecution. ‘They have one or more American citizens supposed to be acquainted with law and police matters, who look out for them, and who, in consideration of services, receive a weekly stipend, which the Chinese gambling proprietors are very willing to pay. It seems to be a matter of mutual benefit, or value received on both sides. = There is a heap of human nature in the remarks of Uncle Alick, in a late numberof Harper. Some Irish laborers engaged in the construction cf a railroad through his sweet patato patch head given him some vexation, and caused him to use “expressions savoring more of humanity than Christianity,” though . he was a reverend gentleman of _ color. He was reminded that. the Scriptures i tell us.to “love our enemies and pray for them that despitefnlly use us.” . “Dat’s a fac; so it does, mass’r, s0 ‘it does,” said he, throwing himself into an oratorical attitude ; ‘“‘but my ’pinions on . dat subjec is briefly dis: Efa man dat is a sinner has got ambition in him, (Uncle Alick means temper) an’ arteiward he gits couwerted, dat ambition is still in him, ’spite of de Gospel. ag ef he is wexed arter dat—dat is, ef he is owdaciously wexed—dat ambition will . rise. Now, mass’r, when dem Irishmens tuck an’ burnt up my fence-rails, day arter day, an’ left de pigs root up de fruits of my labors, I calls dat a owdacious wexation, an’ I feels very sinful ‘gin dem Irishmens. I try to pray for ‘em, but all de time I wish de debbil had *em!” True GreatNess.—It is by what we ourselves have done, and not by what others have done for us, that we shall be remembered by after. It is thought that has aroused the intellect from its shimbers, which has “given lustre to virtue, and dignity to truth,” or by those examples which have inflamed. the soul with the love of goodness and not by means of sculptured marble that we hold communion with Shakspeareand Milton, with Johnson and Burke. with Howard and Wilberforce —Dr. Wayland. t= A beautiful superstition prevails amoug the Seneca tribe of Indians.— When an Indian maiden dies, they imprison a young bird until it first begins ‘to try its powers of song, and then loading it with kisses and carresses, they loose its bonds over her grave, in the belief that it will not fold its wings nor close its eyes until it has flown to the spirit land and delivered its precious burden to the loved and lost. It is not unfrequent to see twenty or thirty bi let loose over one grave. i= He who does not make his fami comfortable, will himself never be happy at home; and he whois not happy at Gusrel odd or even number of coins before the . better wins, a man with the money at . worked by a rope always within the . peonfidiocs . 1 . sion . Crossing his hands firmly on-his breast, . he held the bow in which he had had EXTRAORDINARY Execution OF A MarauDeR-—All eye swere fixed on the Khan, who in a voice of thunder eried, “Take him from his horse and tie him to its tail. “Then let him'be dragged along till the breath is out’of=his ae Acrier will accompany him—will ex. plain to the army the cause of his punishment.” As soon as the Khan had done speaking, the T'artar,without ‘uttering a sound, got off his«horse, and calmly gave himself-up-to the soldiers who, weré to bind him. Put it so happened that there was neither cord nor strap for that purpose. Krim Girni, whose anger showed itself in the swelling of the veins ofthe forehead, ordered, to save time, a bow string should be used. . He was told a bow string would be two short. “Well, then,” cried he, stamping with rage, let the wreteh put his head into the bow, and let him be dragged off.” The Tartar silently submitted to this order. A trooper mounted his horse, and the wretched manallowed himself to be dragged in this manner along the road Without making any tesistance, But as he was unable tokeep up with the trot of the horse, he fell to the ground and thus freed his neck from the yoke which had confined him. The Khan pereeived this new difficulty, foaming with rage. He paused a moment and bit his lip, then with a fearful laugh, exclaimed, “Let the criminal again put his head through the bow, and hold on with both hands until he dies.” The Tartar now understood that he was to be his own executioner, and gave a most astonishing proof of perfect submis to his sovereign’s commands.— placed his head, and was again fastened to the horse’s tail. The. horseman started at full gallop, and intelligence was soon brought that the Tartar, who had not even in the moment of death changed his posture, had been dashed to pieces against a rock.—Khan of the Crimea. FRANKLIN’s Finst APPEARANCE IN AN ENGLIsH PeintinG OrFice—When quite a youth, Franklin went to London, entered a printing office, and inquired if he could get emplcyment as a printer. “Where are you from?” inquired the foreman. «America, was the reply. “Ah,” said the foreman, “from America! alad trom America seeking employment as a printer! Well, do really understand the art of Can you set type?” Franklin stepped to one of the cases and in a very brief space, set up the fol you printing ? . lowing passage from the first chapter of the Gospel by St. John : “Nathaniel saith unto him, can any good thing come out of Nazareth?— Philip saith unto him, come jand see.’’ it was done so quick, so appropriate and contained a delicate reproof, timely and powerful, that it at once gave him standing and character with all in the office. Our Homes.—Genius hath its triumps, fume its glories, wealth its splendor, success its bright rewards, but the heart only hath its home. Home only! What more needeth the heart 2 What more canit gain? <A true home is more than the world—more than honor and pride and fortune—more than all earth can give—the light, the noonday sun may not yield, and yet the tiny flame of one pure beam of love enkindleth, and sympathy makes to burn forever. Home ! how more beautiful thou art ! how like an untaught religion !. a golden link between the soul and heaven ! when the presence of a pure heart makes thee radiant, and the music of affection floats like the chorals of unseen cherubims around thy tranquil liearth ! Swimmine tHe Rapips op NraGara. —A most daring and perilous feat was performed at Niagra Falls a short time since. A man named P. Jackson, actually swam across the Niagara river between the falls and the suspension bridge. This is the first time the feat was attempted. It was suecessfully performed in the presence of a large number of spectators. Jackson is employed by the New York Central Railroad Company, and has established his reputation as an adventurer. He is the man who walked the ladder bridge from the ice, last winter, to Bird Island, above the Falls. “Some” Prayer.—A pious brother, just before “going in” at the battle of Buena Vista, dropped on his knees and let off the following: “Oh, Lord! we are about to engage in an awful battle.— Santa Anna, with his wooden leg, and an army five times as strong as we are, has come against us; but with the help of Thy all-powerful hands, we will scat-. ter the enemy as wheat seattered by thehand of the sower. Wilt Thou assist. us, O, Lord, to do this? But, O Lord, if you can’t help us, don’t help them, forheaven’s sake! Jest lay low and keep. cool, anG we’lk show you some of the gosh darndest fighting you kaye ever seen.” EXPENSE oF SHavinc.—The Boston, (Mass.) Transcript says: “Suppose a man commences shaving at 17, and continues the practice daily until he is 60; it will be found that he has shaved 15,700 times. Going to the barber’s, stopping and returning, cannot be estimated at lesstnan half an hour, which at ten working hours a day, will consume two whole years! At six cents for each time the amount $9 42——enough to build an ornamental cottage or pay his board for six years,” At California prices the above grand total will be quadrupled, or reach the Y . suni of $3,748, > Truth is open, undisguised ; e sinlladoublbaishitenfae.) om, . RE. a TE Amma. thomas sate. mastectomy oe