:
Tlio McrcHrtnt   Princes of tne   UliHctl States—
Death of AtrttoU Lawrence.
(fassachttsette has lost another of her glories;
New England almost the last oi' the cluster uf
great heart uil men to whose worth and manliness
anil nobility ofaoul ber feme is mostly dae. Abbott Lawrence was one of the few survivors of tne
Illustrious circle whieh Webster had gathered
round bim, and which, drinking' deep draughts of
wholesome patriotism from the fountain of the
great whig leather, gratefully repaid the loan by
sharing the burthen lie bore, and giving by their
support and example fresh courage to his heart
and strength to his nerves, ii'* was one of the
pillars of the Old Bay S:ate; il' les.-: prominent, less
Ornamented than others who stood beside him. in'
yielded to none in massive solidity, or practical
usefulness. Ite was not by trade a public servant.
Not a soldier, though [nthe hour of danger lie
jr-liouldei'ed the musket, ami cheerfully offered for
his country all he had to give—his Uie. Nor yet
a politician, though for a large segment ni ■?.. century his counsels were eagerly sought by .State
parties, bis influence was potent and widely extended, and he actually Biled with unblemished
fame the highest diplomatic otfi.ee in the gift oftlie
President. He was nothing but a merchant—a
manufacturer, a buyer of other men's wares, a seller of llie. fniiUof his own industry. And if his
life—successful in ev-.-ry respect as it was—teaches
no other lesson proves at all event:; that a calling
which is supposed to call into play tlie smillest-
and meanest feelings of human mature—a calling
In which tlie ignorant and the vicious regard
fraud and avarice as -essential to success—can be
fie followed as to develope the very highest
stincts, and ripen tho noblest impulses of which
humanity Is capable.
We need not waste time iu quoting the career
of Mr. Lawrence as au example of a triumphant
etruggle against poverty ami obscurity. The
country swarms with instances of similar otrug-
gles ending in similar triumphs.   It is the glory
uud thr' hleirsing ofthe United States that a poor
man, endowed with energy and honesty, may always look forward wiili some large degree ot confidence to the prospect ol'allluent prosperity. But
wherein Mr. Lawrence differed from the mass ot
successful traders is in '.he manner lie 'used the
wealth and the influence he had gained.
Any one of us can count on our linger.**; the names
of a dozen individuals whose riches—iruit of
their own exertions—are a marvel to the people
and a theme of envy to tiieir rivals; but how
many of these are Anything bat mere rich men?
There arc a few—there have been Others—a email
■select band, who, having won the legitimate reward of industry and integrity, have diverted
their minds from the thought of amassing more,
and devoted thc remainder of their energies to
works of patriotism and benevolence. We have
had an Astor to whose last hours the task ol
founding a great public library waa more grateful
than tlie acquisition of fresh millions. Philad
phia has had a Girard, whose boundless liberality
und enlarged experience have ensured, to her, Institutions of value inestimable, to him a name
that is more sure of Immortality than that of any
general now commanding armies at Sebatopol
Boston has had a Perkins, who will always iie re
membered as the man who gave his own house —
• a princely mansion—for any asylum for thc blind.
Others ive might mention—ibr there are many
more—a Leake, to whom New York owes one of
her most useful institutions ; a Demilt, who toiled
a lifetime to earn a fund to establish the Demilt
Dispensary; Amos Lawrence, brother of Abbot,
to whom a gift of $20,000 to a school was l mere
trille, and the extent of whose grand charities—
amounting to nearly half a million of dollars-
was only discovered when his books revealed a secret the Christian had never divulged ; and not a
few such true-hearted men, to whom wealth was
really only an instrument for the accomplishment
of public good. These are tho aristocracy of America. They are our nobles, whose single-handed
munificence supplies thc place cf State endowments, and raises monuments so useful, so desired,
that the despotisms of Kuropc have oiten purchased Becurity and almost popular affection by erecting them. They aix the tru'e merchant princes ot
the United States ; men who possess such mercantile sagacity that they amass wealth, while others
around them arc prostrated ; and yet who are imbued with so princely a spirit that their money ir;
spent as though the notion of profit had never entered their minds.
To thia class Abb'ott Lawrence pre-eminently
belonged. Like his brother, he did not let- his
right hand know what hislett hand did; and we
■shall only learn the true extent of his patriotic
benevolence when his executors shall have examined his estate. Bnt there is little reason to doubt
that the foundation of the Lawrence Scientific
School was but a single one among a long list of
similar deeds. ^^^_^_
Descended from an old Puritan stock, he inherited from his forefathers many of the Puritan virtues, while the softening influence of time and cn-
lightmeut effaced in him their frailities. lie was
upright, unflinching, uncompromising in pursuance of what ho conceived tobe his duty; but the
uniform testimony of those who knew him acquits
him of tho least tendency to bigotry. Surely a
man who should possess those large, massive
qualities of the old Cromwellian here, and combine with them the liberal prniciples ofthe lcad-
. ing intellects of tiie present day, would be a type
of character worthy ofall veneration. Somewhat
Such wag Abbott Lawrence. And it is safe to say
that iis a private individual, as a merclmt, and as
a member ot common wealth of Massachusetts, he
has left behind him a reputation whicli has rarely
been equalled, and cau hardly be surpassed.
A Wild Gnu, in Michigan".*—The people of Katon
County, Mich., have been excited for some time
past by the' story that a wild girl has been
seen wandering in a swamp near the town of Chester. The Eatou Republican give3 a long account
ofthe circumstances which seem to prove that some
lost child has heen changedinto a savage, and wanders in a wild condition in the forest. The people
bad turned out en mases to search for this strange
creature, and for more thau a week the pursuit has
been kepi up. The Detroit Tribune says, the girl
ia described as a white child, apparently of seven
or eight years old, with long hair, dressed in what
seems to'havo beeu once a light colored gi?wn, bul
now very much torn and soiled, and something like
nn old sun bonnet on her iiead. School children
report having seen the wild girl at various times,
on the outside ofthe swamp ; into which, however.
Ehe invariable disappeared. Inquiry lias failed to
discover that any child has ever been lost iu that
vicinity, and some of thc people are disposed to
pronounce the whole affair a delusion or a hoax,
hut as these reports have been made, in some cases,
by children of an ag", judgment and character to
be respected, the largest portion ofthe people think
■ there must be something in the matter cfsuBkien^
importance to demand attention.
Handbills have beeu issued olfering $50 reward
for tlie capture of thc child, and the swamp in
which the singular creature must bo concealed, has
been thoroughly and repeatedly scoured by the
citizens but without success. Foot prints, however,
were discovered, plainly enough to convince those
in search that a child had been wandering barefoot
thiough thc swamp, aud a place Was found which
was believed to be Hie Bleeping plueo of the child
—a dry, comfortable place, underneath the roots of
a tree. The swamp contains about forty acres, is
quite wet and miry, and rendered nearly impassable
by a dense growth of underbrush: but there are
roads all around it, aud quite a number of cleared
fields iu its vicinity. At last accounts, an Indian,
somewhat noted ior his sagacity aud intelligence!
together with a half-breed friend, had commenced
a cautious and deliberate search fur the wanderer
' By next week,' say the liepublican, 'we hop(
be able to inform our readers whether this story of
the lost child is a premeditated hoax, a childish
delusion, or a sad reality.'
 (ic Corretpenflenee qf tk« Rochetter Union.
Thc Straits of Slolacca—Singapore—A Chines*
Gentleman mid Planter—Visit to a Sutnwg
Factory.
I OKfli Ami! El, 18S5.
Singapore was taken possession of by the En-
; ish in 1819, under the lame apology that its inhabitants wero pirates. Liko their other possessions in the straits of Malacca, and in some other
parts of the globe, the acquisition was an act of
unjustifieabie aggression towards the natives, because these places were regarded as important if
not necessary to the extension of British power and
British commerce I* An- East, I will do this great
commercial nation the justice to say, however, that
wherever they do plant a colony they do it in earnest, and protect tiieir acquisitions by fortifications
and arms, creditable to tho highest civilization.
Their works at Singapore, 1'euang, Calcutta, Mad-
;, Bombay and Aden, fully attest tbis truth. Tliey
are elaborate and substantial works of art. and well
calculated to inspire us with respect for the enterprise, energy and power ofour potent cousins.
Besides these works of defence and protection
their quays, market-houses, warehouses and dwellings are i'n the highest sense Creditable, and liave
a humanizing ana civilizing efteot upon the native
population ofthe places to whicli I have referred.
L mu.-i confess to but little sympathy for that mor*
bid philanthropy that would protect the oborigi-
nes ofa country, at home or abroad, in the possession of a large domain, which is occupied simply
as hunting grounds, or to rear crocodiles or elephants for savages ; and [regard it as oue ofthe
wise dispensations of Providence, tiiat they s'.onld
be compelled to yield it by force of arms, if they
Will not do it by treaty, that their uncultivated
waste may be subjected to the power and use of
civilized man, and governed by a more exalted intelligence. I am, however, digressing, and you
may regard this moralizing as merely episodical
to the main purpose of tliis letter.
Singapore, from a population of three or four
..uudred, has, in tlie last- thirty years increased to
■sixty thousand, and is one of tiie most beautiful
places in the Indian Archipelago.
In tbe vicinity of the town are several nutmeg
plantations in a high and profitable state of cultivation, and the almost impenetrable jungle, is rapidly disappearing before the steady hand of industry.
lt is, however, calculated tiiat even now, three
hundred and sixty-five Chinamen, answering to an
average of one per day, are carried ofl'and killed
by the tigers. These wary and savage animals are
snid tobe often found within three or four miles
of the town, and a little over a year ago, one made
its appearance in the streets of the city. The population are Malays and Chinese, the latter, however,
form the larger portion, and constitute the laborers and artizans of Singapore.
Tho nutmeg plantation 1 visited belongs to s
Chinaman by the name at Wampoa, and is situated some four miles from the city. It is one of the
most beautiful and thoroughly* tropical places I
have ever seeu. The place is surrounded by hedge
rows of bamboo, neatly out, and withiu are large
fields in whicli are planted cocoanut, beetlenut,
mango-teen, and nutmeg. The latter field embraces nearly fifty acres, aud like the others, the trees
are in regular rows, crossing each other at right
angles, ami about thirty feet apart. Some are of
very large size, and not less than thirty feet in
height. Like coffee, the trees require great attention, and thorough manuring and irrigation, and
the ground must ba kept free from fcrass or weeds.
They are removed from the nursery the second
year, and lov two years after must be kept covered
from the burning snn by mats, which are spread
over them by means ol four supports SH in the
ground. The roots are also mulched with coarse
Utter. They commence bearing four to fiye years
from the planting : but the tree does not produce
its full crop until it is eighteen years old. The
produce of a tree is then worth five or six dollars a
year. One nutmeg per day from each tree, is regarded as a profitable yield.
Upon the tree before the husk opens, the fruit
does not look unlike the hickory nut before the
shell drops. They are tit to pick when the outer
shell opens, so as to disclose the mace which covers the inner shell that incloses the fruit; and the
trees are examined every morning throughout the
year, to sec if any of the fruit is Pit to pick. "When
it hi re uty to gather, tho mace is a most brilliant
crimson, and exceedingly pretty. After it is picked, the outer shell is thrown away, then the mace
Is carefully taken olf, flattened with the haud, and
spread on wooden trays to dry. It is occasionally
turned over, aud the rain kept from it untiL thoroughly dry, when it is put in bags for market, The
nut is also placed on wooden or metal pans, and
kept in the snn until the nut within will rattle in
the shell, when the shell is broken off and thc nut
is ready to be sacked, and sent to market. If the
shell wbich covers the nutmeg is broken before thc
fruit is dry, it is ruined ; and great care is exercised, thereiore, in this process of drying. Besides
tho nutmeg, my Chinese entertainer derives quite
revenue from his cocoanut, beetlenut, and mag-
nosteen orchard.
The magnostocn is held in the highest repute of
any fruit iu the tropics, and is grown in greater
perfection at Singapore and I'inang than elsewhere.
I must confess to what in the opinion of my fellow
travelers, was regarded as wanting in ajustappre-
ciatiou of its qualities, when I declared it quite inferior to the better variety of our peaches—or indeed to the Tekel or white Doyenne peach. The
iionse ol my entertainer is very largo, elegant, and
handsomely furnished, and crammed "with many
rare and valuable curiosities. The grounds hi the
immediate vicinity aro tastefully laid out and filled with a great, variety of shrubs andflowers. gravel walks and artificial fountains, much above the J
ordinary Chinese style. Among other curious
things I was shown an admirably constructed piggery—(The Chinese are all lamous for well kept
hog-p?ns) a very good stud ofhorscs—among them
milk white Arabian—a dingy colored elephant,
hich he called white, a large aviary, With many
kinds of birds —an ostrish, a pair of porcupines, a
kangaroo, and a half dozen fallow deer, lie keeps
fifteen coolies, whose quarters are inferior to tho
slave houses on one of our Southern plantations ;
but iie told me that the fault was entirely that of
the Chinamen themselves. Besides tea and confectionary, the entertainment was very good, and
on our departure, we were eacti presented with
large ami handsome boqnets of flowers.
On our return, we passed the Governor's residence, on a pretty elevation overlooking the town
and harbor; ami f saw for. the lirst time in his
grounds a couple of magnificent banyan trees. Thc
country is prettily diversified with hill and dale,
aint there are about the city many desirable places
for a residence. Although south of the sun at Ibis
season I did not think it uncomfortably warm, aud
our worthy Consul here, Mr. Bradly, assured me
that be thought the climate at ali seasons perfectly delightful and healthy. There was but little
shipping iu port, but among them, American enterprise exhibited itself in two of our first class
"ppers.
Yours, &c, B, P. A.
Uitsiitess
SAMUEL ARBUCKLE,
Auction & Commission Merchant
^H LOS  ANGELES, CAL.
Sale    Boom,   Principal   Street,
Opposite Temple's Building.
*8®j Salea of MERCHANDISE every THURSDAY;
$3- Sales ot ElORSES and MULES every .MONDAY.
uttention   giveu   to   tlio   s;ile of Real
feb22-tf
%v}. Particular
Estate.
U, (*. AL55AKDBR.
XAXD1SH.       I'UlNU.I-i 1!
ALEXANDERS & BANNING,
^forfeiting into Commission
MERCHANTS,
SAN PEDRO AXD LOS ANGFLLS, CAL.
AGLXTS.—U.       ALEXANDER', Los Angeles.
§tpf l-okrtiscmtufs.
BY Aimiqiu
■ STffi II    ,^^
County of Los Angeles.
iik orsurtrcT conn- rm.-,T jirina.u, district
PATRICK KAXEI,E\* Pi.aktwf.
VS,
JOSEPH HORNDEL DBfesdanT.
BlatJiuUs
a City
The People ofthe State of'Oalrfonr
To JOSEPH HORXDEL,
Sm   $tmtxm ^Mitrtiscnrats..
RANKIN Ss CO.,
. August 26, 1865
San Frawisc,
So. 15—11'
P. C, W1LL1AIS,
At the old stand of J. Gc. Nichols,
Main Street,
fi(%Ies;i!e rait JM fettle*
_m
GEOCEEWS, I.IQl'OSS AMD  FAMILY STORES.
No.  20—tf.
C. E. THOK, '       C. SIMS.
THOM & SIMS.
ATTOKNlaYS AMD COUNCITLLOHS aVT LAW,
OFFICE
ON
MAUY STREET,
(Opposite ihu Bella Uuiou Hotel.)
No. 20-
tlia aim of $31
until paid. u.oi
d. dated 25,111
S:
of the Defendant f
BENJAMIN S. EATON,
ATTORNEY A.VD COUjYCELLOR
AT L1W.
Main Street, Temple's  Block,
LOS  ANGELES. .
No 20—tf.
DEAN & CARSON.
Successors to Sanford & Carson.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Groceries, Provisions, Tinware, Stoves, &c,-&e.
Tin, Sheet Iron, arid Copper work done to order.
f£B~ Big Brick Stoke, Los Angeles St.
ALEXANDER GIBSON.
Justice of the Peace.
OFFICE OJV MAUIT STREET,
Opposite llie U. S. Hotel.
MOSES SEARI.ES,
House, Sign & Ornamental Painter,
PAPF.li IlaVNGER,   GrLAZIEIt  aVND GILDER.
Lui/iercaux Ruiltliiigi, Main Street,
LOS ANGELES.      .
E. L, SCOTT & CO.
Carriage Makers ancl Blacksmiths,
I.OS ANGELES STREET,
OPPOSITE    MELLUS    ROW.
September 15 1S55.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,     )
County of L03 Angeles.      \
[T APPEARING to mc from tlie affidavit of Patrick I-
-udjesi    i   '  ' n.' I       ■    '   ' '' ■     ■-  v   tiiuted
gainst I-.-   ." I J ■-■   b  .. p-rn IcL and thai     I  **■ d3igen«
as heen v-' to hai i   I   i v*-.   the said Joaefch
[orndeL and tl   t hi   ■ i  iot be f   .-.-.! .. '-'tin iliin SUitf.
s' i". ■■■■:,. i i .*   i I    ■     ,  ,.. '- i   * *.'Mlies, it, is orderea
■nhli ■- i       ,  ,  . ■*.   '■■    *   aaid Joseph Horndel,
■ li a It- in liu* i.u-i A-ir.t-,.'- Si'ir,  tor in roe months sucrier-**
EAv.
tiivtTi uinlor my li:ui«.l thin   (iih tiny  of Riipt.cmlun*, 1850
.h Judge of tlie 1st Jiulicinl lliutriut. Sit:tt: <>(' California.
BENJAMIN HAYES, District Judge.
STATE OE CALIFORNIA,     )
Connty of'Los An^-eles.  SS    f
  sp
119 mid 131 .Sacramento Street,.San irinuuisco.
Centra-lly looateel between Sanflorao and Moirtcomerj' *t.,
\.hr. iiiimirrliriii* vifinity of lhe Nioaniguaiuul Mail St can..
"'c giiIateeditction
IN TUB TKICE OF BOARD AT THE
WHAT CHEER HOUSE,
Mos. 119 and. 121 Sa-cramento street,
Hayoa, Judge of
50 00 Per Week,
51 00 Per Day,
50 ets IVr MenI,
;aliif said Court,
LODGINGS OX THE MOST REASONABLE TERMS:
liOliK, Clfrli.
From ga to 8*0.,.. Per "Week.
From 30 ets. to St Per Night.
N. B.—There are EIGHTY SINGLE ROOMS, Gtied v]} R__i
furnished in tiie neatest manner, at from 75 cln. to $1 par
night, ami from  So tu ?G [iei* wuelt.
jig- The privilege of IREE BATHS is also extended toth»
patrons of tlie house
R. R. -WOOD-WARD, Proprietor.
May, 26, 1865'.' .    Ko. 2-3n
"1 hand
-J,,ye
Loa Angeles, Pcptemhci
, is;
17 3
STATE OF CAL.IFOUIVIA,  I
COUNTV OF LOS AXGKLES. f
HMO "WHOM i':. " >1 < >\t V.l'.A. know vt* that mi the
X  29th :■;   ■■ '    *     , A. D. 1S6S, hefore ma Klmhall Hi
Dimmiifc, ('mint v Ju.! -<■ ol l.e-* Angeles County, personally
came Mary E, Stuart, a married wuman pdinitially knotty
to said ollititu*, who being duly sworn fleclares t hat sin: intends to carry on business iu her own name anti on her
OWB ***CE0tftlt, in the pnrchnK' of a farm and the raising of
Stoet., ami Agricultural pursuits am] teaming and in fanning business in general and that her capital invested does
noi exceed live Limusantl dollars.
Subscribed to aud sworn   before me this 2'Jth dav of
August, 1S55.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,   ) „ „
COUNTV OF LOS ANGELES.        \ h' to-
I.TOX-X9T W. SHORE, County Recorder of 1~> Angeles County, t-tnte aforesaid, herehy certify rriat the
above lind foregoing, is a full, true and c, rreet copy of the
original Document as   the same   appears ef record in my
SEW  FEATURE ! !
J. IY.  SULLIVAN'S
GREAT PACIFIC DEPOT,
....AND....
GENERAL  AGENCY
FOR THE rilTI'l.Y OE CHEAP PCBLICATtpXS, STATIONAPAPERS, PFrvIODICALS, AND BOOKS,
RECEIVED WEEKLY BY THE
Mail Steamers
AXD EXCLUSIVE EXPRESS—VIA -MCAKPAGPA,
THE proprietor would respectfully inform Counlrv BooVt
sellers, Canvassers, Agents.  Pedlei**,  and the Pitthc,
that independent of hisgeneral Newspaper tmsiiie^s, he hi*
mstautly  on  hand,  and receiving  hv every steamer,  all
c STANDARD BOOKS,  .MAGAZINES AND REVIEWS OF
..T.'ll'K AMI A.MEIHCA.
Together with a1.! ihe New, ('heap, and Miscellaneous nii
■Is and pfihlicr-ithm.- of the day.     Having been cut-aged  it
mbled to forward ali orders v.iih promptness a ml dispatch.
i lerms   more favorable than must houses, as he gives  dy
personal attention lo llie .select ion and eonvevance nf everv
order.    Parties favoring him with tlieir orders may rest as-
■ed of being dealt with in this most sat isfaeturv mamitr
and wilh works suited tu ih.efr trade, SCHOOL, "l.AW nm)
MEl'ICAl. WORKS, supnlil & at earliest nomM aflrr ftm««
Blank Hooks. Cards, iiik.-* and Em el'.pes. and everv variety
if ' '
COMMERCIAL AND EANTY STATIONARY.
All orders must be postpaid, enclosing I ASH ler'Workn.
ft-i" Bags kept open to the latest moment.
United States Mall via Nicaraagua. hv aulitorit v of tho
United Siaftstloverimu.nl.
Wholesale and retail department. Post Office BniMlugf
Ro<«, No. 5, un st.vrs.
S^m™
ss
0. Ducommutii,
WATCHMAKER   &   BOOKSELLER,
COMMERCIAL STREET,
Lns Angeles, Cal.
COUNTY STJKVEYOK'S OFFICE.
[X .1. G. Nichols,  new  brick building on Main street, tii
H. HAXDCOOK. County grr.vtYOR.
CEO, HAXSOX. UEruTY.
Los Angeles, April 2% 18*58. No. 50—tf
AUG. Wi TIMMS.
forwarding and Commission Merchant,
Sax Pedro an"d Los Axgkles, Cal,,
AQEST, II. READ Los Angeles.
Chas. R. Johssos. H. S. Allassi
.Ttihnson & Allatison,
Sticms'trs   to   Alexander   t£   Melius,
w
IfOLE^ALE   AMi   KETAIL   HEALERS   IN   GENERA!.
MERCHANDISE, Main st., Los Angeles.       aul7
DEALER IN PROVISION.-;. GROCERIES   AND LIQUORS
Called" os Negros, Los Angelea au31    '*
TO SHIPPERS
-OF-
FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
TIIE SUBSCRIBERS give notice to persons pBgasftd in th
fruit business, that they have au  extensive line of
TEN   MULE  TEAMS,
1  pre pare rl to made  engagements for the trans
l the shortest posaihie
tation of Fruit to San Pedro i
For HAULING Fro
and SHIPPING, oui ,
FIFTY. QEN2S I
When in less quanti
31 per ONE HUNDRED P
Gtrosi Valiey Destroyed by Fire.
Grass Vii.i.KY, Sept. 14.
OWU hasjurif- heen visited by ono   ofthe   moat c
tha
The space of ground bun
Bve to thirty acreg : number ef hour
total ','■'■■■■-  $400 000.
The toss was greatly increased rrom
ofour merchants-bad just laid ina
goods.
fact that most
vy  stock  of full
,- house  in  town
'■'iiy i Lie work of i
severe shock, hut
jy . ed—iioiv   lifteen   or  tweuty   temp
 ** already going np amid  the em
-.': are io prOgreafl for ivii.lenin.i;
leip.'il street preparatory to tlie   erection of perm;
natures.—ITimea and Trangfirlut
Latsr ttt_t SIkxioo.—By the arri-ral 'of the Hamburg
BtBainer Chpt. Rett, on the 30th ult., at San Francisco,
from Mazatlan, the news of Sauta Ana's flight 19 confirmed. He embarked at Ant qua on board of a a vessel,
dsstination unknown.
A new discovery of Guano has heen made in tbe Gulf of
California, on the Island of Loj PBthos-ftnd Lftrtdhia, eon-
tol ning itis eittauted, »i**r t-,yo hundiL-.'i Tool! and efftUj
mg
A Compliment to American Captains.--Thc
Lr/.idoii correspondent to tlio Mew York Shipping
List says*: "There are about thirty American
pfaipa ifl port to-day, exclusive cf the New York
Packet ships, The masters sill attended Mr. Fea-
body'e great dinner on the Fourth of July, and
worthily represented the great navigation interests
of our country. No class of our countryman do
U: ajore credit ftterOfuS than our tfiipmafttwi*.
Angeles to the beach, STORING
IJVE HUNDRED POUNDS;
an 2009 lbs.  our charge.-i will bo
ALEXANDERS & BANNING, Sau Pedro.
, r ., VT5    J II. N. .\vv.K.\_em:,n,       Los An eiders.
J    .  t I-.A.MHN & Co., San Francisco.
Los Angeles, Aug. 26th, 1855. No. 15—tf
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Les Angeles.
Thc People" of the State of California to Joseph
Horndel :
YOU AREherehv snnimnnrdto ,-iupe,ir ficfoi e me, Sami,
It. Campbell a Jusiice of the Peace of llie City aud
County of Low Augeles, .it mv oiliee in the Citv ufh.s Au-
galea, on the 20th of October A. D. 1355, at 10 o'eloek A.
M. of said day, to annwer the complaint nf Lorenzo Lake
and John Goller ofthe lirm 6? Lorenzo Lake & Co. *& herein
they claim Jo reeover of you t ho .sum ot L-'ifty Dollar.i ($50)
ami interost due thereon, upon a nolo made bv vou parable tu them.
And on full ure- to appear, judgment will bo rendered against
you for lhe above sum and costs thereon.
Given under my hand this 10th dav of August A. I). 1S55.
SAMUEL Ii. CAMPBELL,
Justice of the 1'WH-o.
Lou Angeles. Seplomljor 15, 1855. 18 td
GENBRAfc,
ADVERTISING AGENCY;
97 MERCHANT STRLET. SAX FRANCiSCO-l
ADVERTISEMENTS AND SDBSCR1PTIOXS l:llt LIVLD UY
THOS. BOYCB, Ageut for tbe folliwing newsj npera : —
■'Democratic Stute Journal,1' Saerajaento.
"Dally Argus." StocktoiT.
■■Mi
.ers' Advocate," i'i;;
cer Herald," Auburi
.-ilie.
mood  fpriirya.
ss.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of LosAngeles.
Thc People of the State ofCalifornia to Joseph
Horndel :
YOU ARE her
U. Cainpbel
County of Los Ai
IS55, at 10 o'ehu
tJoller, wherein li
i'd to appear beforo mc Sami.
L>f I lie l'eaee for the City and
■ ■ 20th day of Oeto cr A. D.
iiimvcr the complaint of.l-nu
i of y      ■■
twenty-seven 5CI-10J dollars   ($fff,60)   balance due him on
aceount.
And on failufe to appear, judgment  will be rendered
against vou for tbeabuvi- sum aud costs thereon.
"Given under my hand this 10th dav of Scot. A. D. 1855.
SAMUEL li. CAUi'BKI.L.
Justice of the l'eace.
Los Angeles, September 15, 1855. IS td
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Couuty of Los Angeles.
The People ot the Shite of California:
To Joseph Horndel,
YOTI A HI', hereb
R. Campbell.
County of Los An_-
geles, on lhe LlOib
A.M.   ■ri^^^
1 lo appear before ine. Pnml,
' tin* l'eace for the City and
office in the City of Los An-
..'l- A, D. 1S55, at ll) o'clock
t of Felipe lteihm, wherein
he claims to recover of you ilie  srim   of Forty-.si\ Dolll
on a promissory note made  by  you   to  him,   dated  Juih
2Bth, 188i.
And on failure to appear, judgment w ill bc given againal
you for the above amount and costs thereon.
Giv^n under my hand this 101 li dav of Sept. A. D. 1855
&AMCELB. C4MPBELL.
Justice of the l'eace,
Los Angeles, September 15, 1S55. IS td
HARDWARE STORE.
THE SuhSBi-bPi-H Iravingopenei.T a store Tor «?
tke sale „i i IARIA"AUK, respectfully in- #£
V form the: hubitanta o£ Los Angvles and vt *rf
J cinity tha >■ are prepared lo supply all    "S
tain their lil     Of  business,   at   wholesale and re
bo mod r ',    ■ ,; bl * prices.    Among their -stock i
be found ag( neral ttBBortmedfl of
CARPEXTfMlS' TOOLS.
NAILS OP ALL KINDS.
LOCKS, BOLTS, BUTTS AND SCREWS,
IIOUSL Fl'RXISHIXaS GJ^NERALLY,
MASONS TliOWELS.
1JUTCMLR:S SAWS, CLEAVERS and KN1 VES,
BRASS KETTLES, "IRONS and SCREENS,
STEELYARDS and SPRING BALANCES,
OX, TRACE and COIL CHAINS, ETC.. ETC.
Also, a large ami elegant assortment of CROCKERY,  at
tv holes lie ov retail.
POTTER & CO,,
Los Angeles St. near Commercial.
Los Angelea, July 14, 1855 No.9—tf
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS
AND OT1IEKS.
T)AGS FOR SAli*i,   or matte to order by Ma-
,-i.d.ii
furnish tboclo'th, lOOlhs. S»cl£S will i)0
— **- rioo,    Also—Tents,   Hose, Ceilings,
l\nd ,    	
and \Vagon Cuvcxa _
V. BEAUDRY.
Third <Ioor from Aliso Street,
—Beaudry's Block,  Negro Alley.—
I vi" A,,: Av   6ept.2238.56, So. 19—tf
IN FAOBATE COURT,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
At Ciianrtiers, Sept. 10th A. D. 1855.
lu tlie mutter of the Estate of ,J. it. Creal dec*d:
To all wliom it maj- concern, Notice is hereby given :
rpir.\T the application of Wm. W. BbVot't'om and lieuja-
_i_ min .Barton for Letters of Ad mi nis I ration upon said
Ketafe ha.vin*;* b'?en liled l.bis .lay in said Court. Ordered,
that tbc Petition be set for hearing at tbe next Regulo
Term of tins Court, commoueinrr on .Mombiv, the 24(1 lla*
of ye]itcmhor, A. lb 1855, at III o'elock A, M.  of said ilav
By order of tbc lion. Probate Court.
Attest JOHN \V. HiiOi'.l-:, Prolmtc Cleric,
Per  JOSEPH A.  HIXCUMAN,  Dept.
I, Hartman attorney for Petitioners.
Los Angeies, Sepleiiilier 15, 1S55, IS td
IN PROBATE!   COlllT, \    At Cbambors
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, jSept. Uth, 1855.
IN THE MATTER OF .THE ESTATE OE JOHN It. CREAL,
DECEASED.
TO ALL whom it m-'iy concern. Notice is hereby given
that tlie petition of Matthew Keller for General Lct-
tersof Ailunsl.ratirii] uo '■: --*iid Estate, be hoard at the
Court House In the Oil ■ i ,■'. County of Los Angeles, on
Monday, tho 24th d •_ of geptember" A. D. 1S55, at 10 o'clock A. it. ol said chiy.
By order oftlie Hon.  Probate Court.
Attest  JOHN W. I-HOPE. Probate Clerk.
•-'       GEO. N.   WHITMAN, Deputy.
uilr-nd, 0. T.
es,   (Spani.l, Pal e
Wilson's  Exchange,
....BV....
ESTABBOOK & JAMES.
THIS popular
tbe last i\-.\
md  eTdonsi've'y Known HOTEL, which for
weeks bas been UU'det the nianiirenn'iil of
UK, bas been paiuied tbrou.ght.u1 ; new
eu added and the House is new inconiphjt*
. ptiou of the public.
has forun-i! a cunncetfon in bu(tineR8 wilh
who lies bean I'avoralK known in thi
ri recently al iii. lim-i nati-nhl.
e\cru'oii will be made by the Qrencnl prc-
t the above eSTabtfshment the tnosl ]--upu-
No. C—ton
I». Ii. Coinlns,
Gl'.r. LOCK&  WHITE SMITH
LOCKS MAPI-: AND REPAIRED.
Salamander Saics Opened.    All Work
stnntly
Warranted.
a hand and for sale, a large .issoi inici.t
Doable nml Slntcle Unnelcd Siiat Gmig,
RIFLES.   1TSTOLS.   GUN    TlilMMlNOS,   Ac,
Whicb will be sold cheap.
Powder and  Shot wholesale and retail.
N 0. 73 D A V IS STREET,
Third door north ofClav Slreet.
SAN  FRANCISCO, CAL.
10t_, Orders for work promptly attended to, and eiecutel
fit short notice oct26 if
WM. Tf. PATCH.   CHAS. CLAYTON.     L. V. H. IIOWEl.L.
Patch, Clayton & Co.,
|)roinitc Ctmunbsioii IHtrtlkints,
....AN-P....
GENERAL AGENTS,
No. 40 Clay Street, below Davis,
SAN   FRANCISCO.
Goods Stored in Fire-Proof AYfire-Houscs.
tITj- Lnniii.u. Cash AdvASCBS haw: on cOSSlBSMErrs is SmRG.
July 21, 1855. No. JO—Vt
Scott .t Brent attorneys for Petitioner.
Los Angeles, September 11, 1855
18 td
DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP,
TBE co-parti '■'[■ n-.   | ,'*, ,,  ,   (jting under lire name
'■"'■''     .'    t ''•'■'• l "   ■■    n           .■; Co., if! this day (lis
solve. 1 h\ Jiiuu.a! I'liur-cii*. Ali |ier-ons holding demand-;
against lbe linn, are requested to [iresent tliem for immediate settlement, and all who arc indebted to ut hy note oi
book account lire requested to make immodiate   payment
Mclaughlin, scott h co.
Los Angeles, Sept«tWWt Ifi, ] *5&. 18 9w
R. B. T U 11 N E 11.
2»JB©1DW(B12
—AND—
Commission  litiu\suit.
44  CLAY   STREET,
(Between Davis and IJrum,)
Cnsli jV.1vi.hcm1 on  Coiislsiuiiants,
SAN FRANCISCO,
Julj 21, 1S05. Xo.lO_M
Jones, Tobin & Co.
1 M r 0 I! T la USA N I)   J O 11 B E B &,
Sacramento Street, corner Siimome,
San Puis Cisco.
■Wells cto -_E*_co-vom-t,
Pickle   and   Preserve  'Warehouse.
No. Irs I'ltoxT STBEgr, niaTwin-rx California aM>
Sa.'XAMEXTO  STI-.EET3,
S A Jf  F P. A .AT CISC O,
D.B. PBOTOST, Agent.
June 2S, ISao. Ve. tt-"'"
%n%tk
VOL. 5.
LOS ANGELES, CAL., SATUKDAY, OCTOBEE 20, 1855.
KO. 23.
!Hm %tyik% IJte,
Prlotea and publlslied every Saturday, in Temple s lJuild--
inga, Jtain Street, liead Of   Commercial, by
Ji S. \VAITEi
per aBHiim, pftyatU
Tecnt?.— 3 ab scrip tic ii,  Fivo Oollx
Sadvance.
Dollars per sqilr.ro t>f teh
Dollar per s-juate for
AdMrtlsenieAts inserted at f-
linea for tlio first insertion, an
Bach auljstfrjueiit iiisertidii.    %
Tririaiertt advertUoi
td irisiire Attention. .
Noconiiil-jiiication is adniisaatte dver a fi'-ititteu:
ture1, uillesa thc real autker or writer is kri'own.
Terms, Cash.
t niilst  Ve paid for i
tisttllaittflus.
A TALE OF CALIFORNIA LIFE
HV  CIIINQUOI'IN.
A^dnt* At tlie lioa AngtltS Stay*
Tho r-ilW^iag gcraleiaeii
BUtt
Euthoriccd  Agnota for tbo
Thomas Tlimfiicit;.. .■.;■...:s-._ \\.\-.Sdin tTdtHeC.
•Gkorob Rice*. . -  v .... "
Messrs. KvoX & Whistler Mor.i-er.
S. S, fiVoitrsox -.  M
<>u. Ira TaoTaPSoNi *.,.; .. '■
VjiVT. *«. UAftftN.,.. ...-■....:...■. Tejon Rmtmtic
n. Rnr-ftiss.. ■„■■ -....-..,'„...............Sat*. 8v.rn_rdint
"Oot. Ja^V.so.v  "
JODOHDi  A,   lltOMAS.,..,,.,.,..... .... "
Dr. J.L: HofvUus ,' ,, $&n%Dieao,
y. J. MUamft*-.. '. ...-.-.  ....Sunta Barbara.
Alrx. S. 'Iavloii-. -. . Monterey.
Thomasi BotOS.,.-* Saw   ~rtf~~iitM
kkt\& jadrj,
speculation:
There are two kinds of speculation— the active
*iid Ihcincrt, The former produces either simply
Bomething or something worse; tlie hitter generally produces nothing, and nothing else. We met
nn old Yankee acquaintance in the street, the other
•day, who by shrewd and busy speculation had made
■"his pile." Tho above hints were suggested by
liim; though the terms he used were "smart "and
'' lazy " speculation.
"We will endeavor to tell in verse—not to say
pottry—what lie told us about the result ofa "lazy
npeculation" in which he once engaged. For the
want of a hatter caption, we shall head his story,
wHifrtixa AWAT.
As I sa1, by the fire oa a cold windy nigh t,
Tin kittles and sleigh-bells it blew !
I watched the bright spark as it sped out of sight,
For I'd 'iothitig just then for to dew.
I thought every sp.irk was a little gold dollar
To bless ree at Boae future day ;
Se I tut sat ray knife, and unbuttoned my collar,
Audi tf-hitth-1 and whittled :i-vay.
I wnittled and whiiUeJ, to whittle a plan
That should fetch ja the "dough** with a jerk,
And make me to-morrow a happy rich mau,
And not do a hooter ol work!
S» I whittled and whittled,   whittled and schemed
''Phew! folly!" the wind seemed to say;
But I keer'd not a darn how itsdul! whistle seemed
So I whittled and whittled away.
I whittled, aud thought myself rich as a Jew,
Or would he, in less than a year.
And the wind louder whistled, " I reckon so, tew,"
With its whistle-pipe stuck in my ear.
So I whittled away, tiii my stick   waa nigh gone.
But the last shaving said in its fall,
A Whittle cn, whittle on, till the cock erics the dawn
And you'll wliU'Jc out naught arter all.'"
A good many come to California Impressed with
the idea that ttiey ean sit dowu and " whittle out -"
a fortune in a few minutes: but, unless they mix
considerable elbow grease with taut and shrewdness, like our Yankee friend they will whittle and
whittle hi vain.—Golden Era.
ACTION.
DY !T. S. KEZAH.
Action! action! all is action
In this restless world of ours:
He who would gain wealth or-glory-
Must not doze in idle bowers.
Motion! motion! all is motion—
Worlds and atoms run their course :
Suns and systems wheel their circles,
Guided by an unseen force.
Action ! action ! without actitiu
Wisdom droops and virtue dies ;
Would'st thou wreath thy name with laurel
Mark each moment as it flies ?
Action! action! bold and manly,
Is the Watchword of the free :
'Tis thc Argus that protects us,
On the land and on tho sea.
Action! action! it alone can
Break the fetters of the slave ;
!Tis ihe ouly road to freedom—
Action, fearless, prompt and brave.
Act thy part in life's great drama.
Pass beneath thc chastening rod—
Do thy duly, nothing fearing—
Leave the rest ic faith to God.
An Incident fhom Expeiuexcks in- Scuoot, Teaching.—One day, I saw a little fellow with his arms
about a little witch of a girl, endeavoring, if 1 interpreted the manifestations right, to kiss her.
"Tommy, said J,  "what are you doing there?"
" Nothin,'sir." spoke the bright-eyed little witch,
"he wath fry-in' to kith me, that he wath, thur,"
and she eyed him keenly.
" Why, Lucy, what prompted him to act so un-
gentlemanly right here in school?" I asked, anticipating some Inn.
" Oh! he hitched up here and thed he wanted
me to kith him, and 1 told him I wouldn't kith
thuch a thumthy hoy as he ith, then he thed he'd
kith me, and I told him he dathn't. but he thed he
would do it. and I told him I would tell the math-
ter if he did, but he thed he didn't care a thnap for
the mathter. and then tried to kith me lho hard,"
and the little thing sighed.
" Why didn't you tell me. as you said you would?"
I asked in a pleasant manner.
"Oh!" she replied with a naivete I did not often
fiee, "I didn't care much if he did kith mo, and tho
I let'ini."
Here the whole school, who had been listening
intently, broke out in an uproarious laugh, while
our little hero and heroine blushed deenly.—[Cincinnati Times.
Think like the wise,
people.
hut  talk like ordinary
All was bustle and confusion in our usually
quitt and orderly little cabin. Charley Williams
had just returned from a very successful prospecting trip, and was recounting his adventures to our
greedy ears. The description he gave of Deep
Gulch, the newly discovered mining locality in
the northern part of California, some forty miles
from our diggings, was glowing with tints, a la
Munchausen, and would not have received full
(Credit, perhaps, had lie not produced about twenty
ounces of the glittering oro, the result of ten
day's labor. His account of the great extent of
the new mines, and their untold wealth, created
quite an exciement in ou." little coterie, and siartled
us out of our usual propriety. Surface diggings,
six bits to five dollars to the pan, and one lucky
hombre, from a rich lead had taken out as high as
eighteen dollars to to the pan- Good place to
work—cool canyon—high banks—splendid stream
of water—dozen tom-heads or more—fine soil—
rotten quartz—bed rock, slate, and easy to take
np—not more than fifteen miners working there
yet. and thoy washing at the mouth of the canyon.
Bill Williams, his brother Charley and myself
brd been mining together for eome three months
in the old emigrant ravine near Hangtown, I had
come to California to make my fortune, and my
success may be read iu the experience of thousands
of emigrants who crossed the Plains with the same
object in view.
Bill Williams, usually called Big Bill, or Pike
county Bill, was a six footer, large, muscular and
goodnatured. In deep diggings he waa invaluable,
albeit a little touched with ther spring fever, which
w-.s not confined, however, tothe vernal months
alone, but endured the whole year, with occasional
relapses.
Charley was a trtinlp, full of energy, zeal and
fun, he was the life ofour party. As for myself, a
neophyte fresh from New York, I was getting the
Starch rubbed outo'f mc very fast; had learned a
thing or two since I left home, and was perfectly
willing to make myself generally useful in almost
any capacity.
" I'll tell you what's a fact, boys," said Big Bill,
his harsh, gruff voice suddenly dispelling the
bright fancies of a golden vision I had insensibly
fallen inic on *he strength of the now mines. "I'm
ofl' this afternoon lor Deep Gulch, and it's iny
'pinion you had better follow suit. Who's in? All
in ! It's a whack ! jest gather up the traps, boys,
and I will go down to town, buy a couple of mules,
and be on hand in the twinkling of a rifle-box."
Charley and myself selected tho necessary kit of
tools and cooking utensils from the extensive
paraphernalia that had been accumulating in and
about the premises since forty-nine, and sacked a
quantum snffcit of fionr and thc indispensable
suit junk.
How it was possible to stow away such a multiplicity of articles ou the backs of two mules was a
problem, the solution of which we left to Bill, for
as Charley stated, he had a knack at packing, only
to be attained by much experience. After a prolonged abscence he returned with one animal only,
and such an animal—the very oddity of his appearance wonld lr.ake a horse laugh. It was a
perfect nondescript. Less than four feet in Height"
with a little bit of a long, round body; an enor-
! mous head, spindling legs, and small, sharp hoofs,
nearly hidden by long, brown woolly hair, which
Covered every portion of its body i.n great profusion, except its stubby tail and long pendant ears,,
it was the queerest looking quadruped I had ever
seefl.
" Hello ! Er—a ! t say I" -shouted Charley, as
Bill came slowly up the trail, dragging the reluctant brute by a lariat, " what in thunder have you
got there, Bill?"
" Well, I'.ve a idear the blasted critter is something in the boss or mule line. Dad rat him, don't
know 'zactly what to call him." replied Bill, rub-
bliidhis corrugated shoulder, and shaking his huge
fist at thc acquisition, which was stupidly wagging
its wooley head, and blinking its great round eyes.
"Looks liko a cross between a Spanish donkey
aud a Jerusalem Jack," I suggested with a loud
smile.
" Shet your clam ! quit pokin' fun at a feller.- It
den't make a dif-o-bittance. Thar ain't nary other
critter but him to be had at no price. Reckon he
Kin make the trip—he's tougher nor a pine knot,
I'll swear to that. He lives on mansanita bashes,
aid kin tote his weight in dust. He's the easiest
thing in the world to catch."
"Why did'nt you ride, Bill ?" interrupted
Charley. " What's the use of walking, wheu you
hcv got sich a fine boss ?"
"Couldn't be did," said Bill, looking at his
long legs with a grim smile. When it comes to
to ridin', boys, you got me thar ; it's a mighty
tight fit, fur standing still seems to he his natteral
gait, sures you're born. Ketch me on sich a sheep
when I bin walk afoot—no sir-ree I"
After some further discussion of the merits and
demerits of old pudden-hcad. as Charley dubbed
1' j ue was picketed out, and we made our hasty
preparation to start for the new placers bright and
early the next morning.
We had dispatched our frugal supper, and were
leisurely enjoying a comfortable smoke in tbe cool
shade, when we were disturbed by the heavy tramping of many men coming from different quarters,
but all hurrying to thc same point. Hoarse voices
whispered murder and death, as the throng rushed
on to where an assemblage of hardy miners, in
in their rough aud earth-stained garments, had
collected together for the purpose of investigating
the truth of the direful report that had traversed
the length and breadth ofour little community
with such inconceivable rapidity. A scene of the
most intense aud omnious excitement followed.    A
Wilson, had just been discovered lying dead on
the floor of his cabin, his heart pierced by the
knife of an assassin. There had evidently been no
struggle, for everything in the room was in perfect
order. It was not the work of a common robber,
for although dust and coin to a large amount was
within reach of his murderous hand, not a dollar
had been touched.
terrible crime, enveloped in mystery, had  been
At that time the terrible code of Judge Lynch
was in full force in the mines, and a'committce of
determined men was appointed to investigate the
facts of tho case, and provide for the arrest and
punishment of the unknown offender. It was soon
ascertained that a youth of slight and graceful
form had passed up the ravine ou the afternoon of
the day previcus, and had at several places enquired his way to Wilson's claim. He had been seen
with him while the former was panning out his
gold* the result of his day's labor, had entered tlie
Cabin at the same time, but had not been seen
afterwards in the diggings up to the time the crime
was discovered.
The evidence all pointed to this stranger youth
as the criminal, and parties of well armed miners
soon spread over the country in every direction in
hot pursuit of tbe fugitive. Wilson was formerly
from Illinois, aud although somewhat taciturn and
morose, he had many friends among tbe denizens
of the rude log cabins that lined the banks of
Emigrant Ravine, and they determined to avenge
his death in the most summary manner. A theft
or robberry was of rare occurren:e in that vicinity, for the terrors of Lynch law had spread all
over the land and exercised a salutary influence in
checking the depredations of a large class cl bold
and lawless men, who would not have feared the
tedious process of the ordinary legal tribunals of
justice.
The siin had scarcely gilded the surrounding
hills with his bright morning beams ere one party
of the pursuers returned with a prisoner bound
hand and foot. He was very young and extremely
pule. A silky mass of dark matted hair fell ever
a forehead high and intellectual ; deep hazel eyes
large and brilliant, were fringed with long heavy
lashes and kept obstinately bent on the ground as
if he feared to meet the threatening glances that
rested on his almost childish face. His other features were fair and rather cflemiuate. In form he
was small and graceful, and the beholder gating
on his sad and sorrow-stricken countenance Would
find it difficult to believe that the shrinking being
before him, cowering under every eye, could ever
have committed tbe crime of wbieh he was accused.
A competent jury was soon selected and he was
placed upon trial by the self constituted court.—
Jerome Vincent was the name he gave* He replied
to the question of '• Guilty or not guilty ?" with a
convulsive staft and a voice quivering with '.'motion, springing to his feet he confronted his stern
accusers with a flashing eye and a bold front.
"Not guilty! gentlemen," he exclaimed in  a
silvery and perietf'nting voice, " and yet this trial
is useless, for I confess the deed ! yes I killed him.-
This right hand," lie continued, gi owing more excited and raising it high in the airy he advanced
close to the jury, "plunged the fa'al steel into his
foul heart, and I glory in the deed.   'Were it to do
again, never would I rest until his guilty life Was
destroyed.    I know the penalty of my crime, and
am prepared to meet the doom that awaits mc :
but fiirsfc, let me beg for time to tell my story | a
tale of horror—of such deep guilt and wrong that
the killing of that wretched man is but a venal
ofience.    We lived among the flower gemmed prairies of  Illinois.     I was blessed with   kind and
generous parents, and an ouly sister, gentle and
affectionate.    George Wilson was an orphan, destitute and suffering ; taking compassion on him, my
father Chose him fbr the son of his adoption,* and
he was reared with Us raid treated by our too indulgent parents in every respect liko a beloved
Son,   Accustomed to the luxuries and privileges
of wealth, he knew neither trouble nor privation.
Having received a superior education at one of
the best colleges of the cast lie graduated With
honor as one of thu most promising scholars of
th,' institution.    On his return, he was received
with open arms and affectionate .regard  by my
dear parents aud  with a heartfelt welcome by  my
sweet sister and myself.    Now comes the dark and
blood stained catalogue ofhis fearful crimes.    Ere
he had been with us a year after his collegiate life,
while professing the most ardent love for another,
he basely destroyed the happiness and blasted the
young life  Of my only sister,   a  fair, confiding
being, whose only fault was iu loving too devotedly the pcrOdous Wretch.    When sternly upbraided
by my incensed father for his base ingratitude and
crime, he raised his guilty hand against him and
destroyed the  life of his benefactor, of one who
had been more than a father to him.    The horror
of the scene was too much for my poor distracted
mother, her reason fled and she tell to the floor iu
a desolate stupOr.   I rdshed forward and attempted
to interpese and save my father's lite.    With the
malice ofa fiend he seized me by  the hair and
plunged his reeking knife twice into my side.    To
complete-! his deadly work und hide the evideuce of
his damning guilt, he applied the torch to  our
princely mansion, and having collected  all   the
valuables he could find, the incarnate fiend Bed
from the home ofhis childhood, now converted
into the funeral pyre of his best frieiuh*.    How I
escaped I cannot tell, but thiuk that odr mnniac
mother, possessed with sudden strength, or guided
by tiie last rays of reason's lamp before its bright
light was forever extinguished,   dragged  myself
and my sister away from the crumbling ruins.—
For six long months of fearful agony my spirit
hovered over the grave, and wheu at length I recovered, the awakening was worse than death, for
all I held most dear on earth had been blasted by
the withering breath of the destroyer.    I then took
a soleirn oath to revenge the cruel wrongs we had
sustained and bring the foul perpetrator to justice.
After months of toil and incredible hardship, I at
length traced him to thisplace.    I followed him to
the cabiu he occupied to be certain of his identity,
fully intending then (o leave his punishment to
the law.   But when I stood face to face with the
life, my mother's reason and my sister's honor, I
became blind with ritge and desperation—my
poignard leaped from my bosom and drunk his
heart's blood. Gentlemen, I have done, I cannot
feel that I am guilty ; I leave my case in your
hands."
The prisoner, whose eyes had fairly blazed with
a wild and unearthly light, and whose clear ringing tones had thrilled every heart, now ceased, and
raising his hand to his white brow, with a painful
motion ho sank to the ground insensible. The
effect he had produced was electrical. Not one in
that large crowd would baye condemned the youth
to be hung, for his strange aud horrible story, so
touchingly told, had enlisted all their feelings
and sympathies in his behalf*
ijAfter a deep silence of several minutes, the foreman of thc jury slowly rose from his seat and demanded the opinion ofhis fellow jurors,
"For one '"-' said Big Bill, with a rather oust a.ly
voice, " it's my'pinion he done zackly right—DO)
not zackly right nitther—but, sbavr I he couldn't
help it.    I move we set him   free. "
All the jurors were of the same opinion, excepting one, who being a very careful man, suggested
the propriety of searching for corroborative evidence. He moved the examination of the prisoner to ascertain if the wounds he had spoken of
really existed.
Those who supported the lifeless form of Vin.
cent, quickly opened his vest, and discovered
upon his right side just below the breast, two large
red wounds, yet scarcely healed. A murmur of
satisfaction was heard from the now eager throng.
"By Heavens, 'tis a woman!" shouted Charly
Williams, as he modestly covered the voluptuous
bust of the reviving girl.
Admiration succeeded pity, and tbe boys respectfully withdrew several steps, waiting for further
developments, but they were dissappointed. The
beautiful young woman, on being informed that
she was discharged from custody, returned her
grateful thanks in a faint but steady voice, and
gently repellitg all the offers of assistance that
were showered upon her, left the scene with a
slow and paintful steps.
Tlie crowd dispersed in Eilonce. We packed
our invaluable animal, and left, the same day, for
the new mines.— Oregonian.
Marriwge iti the Slinker Society—Mysterious
Disappearance of ilie JBrJUl*-**** <
5Ir. William H. Tratt called upon Us ycsteiday
to relate the particulars of a recent affair among
the Shakers located in the town of Groveland, Livingston county, According to Mr. T. he has been
among the shakers some ten years, having come
from St. Louis for that purpose. Among the female
members of the society was a girl 17 years of age,
named Catherine Louisa Johnson, who went from
this city when she was but two years old. She has
therefore been among them fifteen years, and must
have been thoroughly trained as a member of the
society. It seems, however, that she gave some
signs of discontent, and Mr. Tratt uot long intimated tc her his intention of leaving, Miss Johnson
signified her willingness to go with him and become his wife.
How long the Courtship had been in progress
we cannot state, but on the first of the present
month it ripened into a positive agreement, and on
that day the pair left for the residence of Elder
Dur.ind,- a Methodist miuistet of Groveland, by
whom the marriage ceremony was solemnized.
They remained at the house of Elder Durand three
days, when Mr. Tratt went to work for Mr. Gray,
On his return he found his wife had gone to thc
house of Mr. Stevens,* who runs the Shaker sawmill. It was arranged that ahe should remain
there uu til Tratt completed arrangements for housekeeping. He again left and worked a week for
Mr. Barnes, some two miles from the village of
Mount Morris. Ou his return, to his utter surprise,
his young wife was gone, and he could obtain no
clue to her probable whereabouts. She had inquired ofrMrs. Stevens about the family of another
Shaker girl, who resided in Dansville, but careful
inquiry convinces Mr. Tratt that his wife did not
go in that direction.
It has been ascertained that about the time of
her disappearance—three days before Mr. T. was
aware Of it—two passengers, named Johuscn aud
LieGroot, came down in the Valley Packet, but it
is not known whether they were females. It is
said that the name Ofthe eldest female in thu society is DeGroot. and tho wronged husband has
some suspicions that she was in company with his
Wife. The Shakers, however, deny all knowledge
of the cause of her disappearance and of her present location; Mr. T., however, states, in opposition, that they were greatly excited at the insertion and marriage ofthe parties, aud followed them
up with severe remarks.
The affair naturally creates some excitement
where it has become known. Thc young woman
lias had no opportunity to become acquainted witfi
the world outside ofthe Shaker Society, and it is
hardly probable that she has so soon deserted her
husband without the interference of third parties.
Who these arc is at present a mystery.— [Rochester
Democrat.
YocxG Bonaparte ix thk Crimea.—-Mrs. Le Vert,
of Mobile, writing from Paris, thus speaks of young
Bonaparte, late of this city:
Tell M. that his friend Jerome Bonaparte has
greatly distinguished himself, and has done great
honor to his West Point training. He is the aid
of one of ths Generals, and is the medium of communication between the 1'iench andEogliei, as he
speaks tbe two languages equally well. He is always in the midst oftbe battle, and has had two
horses shot under him. but as yot bas escaped a
wound. The Emperor is proud ot him; and the
French soldiers call him the brave American Bonaparte.
CosTQU House.—Mr. Latham, the recently appointed Collector, ivill enter upon lhe duties of
his oflice to-morrow morning. We understand
that Ihere will be uo changes made in the subordinate department uutill the close of the present
month.—Journal.
committed in our midst,   A miner, named George I iuhuman parricide—-the destroyer of my father's [ Justice of the Peace and Constable,, democratic.
MttHnaettM Election.—Bigler, 80 ; Johnson 40 ;
Navy Department.
Ths arctic EjCfbditiob in Search for Cit. K\s_.'
—As much interest has been manifested, and frequent inquiries made at the department as to the
nature of the instructions to Lieutenant Ilart-
stene, commanding the Arctic expedition for the
relief of Dr. Kane and his companions, the Secretary of the Navy has consented to their publication :—
NaTt DtU'ARTMiN-r, Mfty 25, 1855.
SlHJ—A resolution of Congfess approved February 3, 1855, authorizes the Secretary of tha
Navy '-to provide and despatch a suitable naval
or other steamer, and, if necessary, a tender, to
tho Arctic seas, for the purpose of rescuing or af.
fording relief to Passed Assistant Surgeon E. K,
Kane, of the United States navy, and the officers
and meu under his command. "
The barque Release and steamer Arctic having
been procured, and especially fitted and equipped
for this service, under your supervision and inspection, with full rations and extraprovisions for
two years, and clothing peculiarly adapted for tho
climate of the regions, and such oflicers and men
detailed as the department as well a3 yourself,
considered necessary and sufficient, and the com
mand ofthe expedition having been already as.
signed to you, you will so soon as the above named
vessels are in all respects ready for sen. proceed
with them by all means as early as the first of
June, in the prosecution of the object of the resolution of Congress, economizing as much as posr-i*
ble in the use of coal.
It ib understood, Iron: reliable sources, that you
can renew your supply or coal at Way-gat island,
at whicb point it would seem to be advisable that
you should touch, unless unforeseen cirumstances
admonish you todo otherwise, or some more practicable point should be ascertained by you. I
will endeavor to procureaiid forwards to yon letters of introduction from the representative of
Denmark to thc governor of the Danish settlement-at which it may be useful and prudent that
you should touch for the purpose of making inquiry and procuring information.
Dr. Kane sailed from New York iii thc Advance
early in June, 1853,since which thc department
has received no information from him. Itis be*
lipved, howver, that intelligence was received of
him at Uppernapick in July, 1853, by hia father,
Judge Kane, of Philadelphia. The expedition wa*
then going North, and this is the last that has
been heard from il. The department, learns, and
deems it proper to put you in possession of tho
information, that it was thc intention of Dr. Kane,
after leaving Uppernavick on his way up. to mako
a depot of provisions and erect a beacon, &c, at
Cape Alexander, the East cape of Smith's Sound(
or at Cape Isabella — most probably the former.
The department further learns that it was then
the iutention of Dr. Kane to pass up Smith's
Sound and proceed West, and, in case it was necessary for bitn to abandon his vessel, be would
make for Becchy Island.-
Should you fall in with auy of Franklin's party,
your own humans feelings will suggest the propriety of extending to them all thc relief in your
power.
Before sailing you will'acquaintLieuteuant C. C.
Simms, who has been ordered to command the
Arctic, and «horn of course you will consider a*
your second in command, fully with your plana
and intentions, aud appoint places of rendezvous,-
s) that in case the two vessels of thc expedition
may at any time become separated eacii may know
where to look for the other.
Ton will seize any opportunity that may offer
of communicating with tiie department, informing
it of your progress and your future movements, and
you will aloo take particular care to avail your-
self of every occasion lor leaving as you proceed
records aud signs to tell of your condition and Intentions. For this purpose you will erect flag*'
stafis, make piles of stoneS, or other marks, in
conspicuous places, burying a bottle at; the base
containing your letters. Sticuld the two vessels
be separated you will direct Lieut. Simms to do
likewise.
Thc department has every confidence it. jouf
judgment, and relies implicitly upon your sou_jd
discretion. You are aware of the generous considerations which prompted Congress to authorize
this mission nf humanity. I have determined to
trust you with its execution, untrammelled by
stringent directions, which might embarrass yoU
and e'OUflict with the suggestion of circumstances
and developments of the future.
Judge Krine. the father of the Doctor', is ih possession of much important information left by hi.;
son to be used in the event of a search for him.
This will aid you much. I would suggest, bow-'
ever, that you should, unless constrained by
strong hopes ot future success, avoid passing a
Winter in the Acrtic regions, and on no account
uselessly hazard the safety ol the vessels under
your Command, or, what is of more importance,
unnecessarily expose to danger tbe officers and
men committed to your Charge, Your attention
is also especially directed to the care and preservation of their "health, for which hygienics have
been abundantly furnished.
I transmit herewith* for your information and
guidance, a copy of the instructions to Dr. Kane-
dated November -7, 1852 also, copies of scric of lest-
lors from Sir Edward Ferry, Sir Francis Beaufort
and other Arctic authorities, written by command
of the British Admiralty, and kindly furnished to
Dr. Kane with the object of advancing the interests
of the expedition to which he had beeu assigned
by the department.
Sincerely trusting that you may be enabled to
carry out successfully the objects ol the expedition
under ycur command, and that a Divine Providence will protect you in the hazardous enterprise
for wheih you and your companions have so nobly
volunteered,
I am. respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. C. Doum*'.
Lieutenant Hbbbt J. -tutst-HB,
Uuited States Navy, Commanding Expedition for relief of Dr. Kane and Companions, New York.
Another Static.—The New York Herald says j
Before lhe new Congress has finished its works, we
shall have Minnesota asking for admission into
the Union. The late census shows that its population almost conies up to the required immb-r-r,
and that this nourishing territory already number*
fifty five thousand inhabitants. St. Paul, the capital, has over five thousand inhabitants. Minnesota will, of course, come in as a free state, and
thus preserve the balance of power with Kansas,*
which will probably ask for admission at tbe earns
time as a slave state.
g&~ The following is one ofthe orders ofthe
Common Council of Fredericksburg, Va.:
Resolved,—That any hog. with u twiided wire
through his nose, may be allowed to run at large
iu the streets of the towp, from this date until tfee
15th day of October next.
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