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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
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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
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. 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,
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