0)lte anil £nh.
Gen-. Ca99 os Ks'ow-Notiun'gisu.—The Times
and Transcript publishes Geu, Canon's letter to
tho Detroit free Press, wherein he defines fully
and clearly his views on Knuw-Nothiiigism. He
haa no sympathy with the organization of that
party, the means it employs, or the object Lt seeks
to obtain.
Fon KiCsSAOTA.—Great excitement occurred at
Ban Francisco ou the departure of thc Untie Sam,
Among those bound for NicaVagna to join Got.
Walker, serveral hnndred were left behind who
failed to obtain tickets in season.
Bra Betting.—A Mr. Ten Eyck, In Louisiana,
wishes to bet $50,000 that Frank Pierce will bore-
nominated by the Democratic National Convention
ns President, and $00,000 that he will lie elected il
nominated.
The State Agricultural Fair has proved verv
successful. Several novel features were Introduced iu the .shape of tournaments, equestrianism
by ladies, Lassoing, &c, for superior skill In all of
whieh, prizes were awarded.
Thc mining operations throughout   the State,
. have proved generally satisfactory, although the
present is the dull season, on account of the scar-
*city of water.
Boto Chrr.—We understand that Parker French
who is now on his way to join Col. Walker, yesterday disposed ofhis interest in the State Tribune
newspaper to partly in this city.
UP8ET.—The large six horse stage coach running between Marysvilleand Sacramento op-set c
Thursday last.   Two or three passengers were li
jnred.
TSMEaBAPH.—The new telegraph line from N
vada to Downieville will go into operation by the
I5tb November.   The poles are all nt and ready
for the wires.
Arms' ts- TH8 Fnor.D.—L, Pickering, Esq., formerly ofthe Times and Transcript, has purchased an Interest in the Jltla California, and hereafter will act ri iis lending editor.
Crane, ihe   murderer  of Miss  Newipan, and
Mickey Free, ono of thi murderers of Kuddle aud
Howe, are to be executed at Coloma oa the 28th.
October.
MLlSOXIO Bltt.iiI.vu.—The corner alone of a new
Masonic Hall was laid in Grass Valley, on Thnrs-
day last.
The wheat, corn, barley and oat crop of Sacramento county this year, will be worth, it is estimated, $2,000,001).
It is rumored that a largo body of men, son*.*
four or five hundred, are organizing throughout
thc State, for the purpose of joining Walker.
The sum of three thousand dollars has been
raiBcd in Sacr imento for the purpose of building
a new Masonic Hall.
A gambler named Kutler, murdered a miner
named Motfat, near Downieville, ou the 27th ult.
Adittlisltm of New   Stntca.
"Ion,1' the Washington correspondent of the Bai*
timore Sim indulges in nomo reflection upou tbe
settlement of sectional difference and admission of
new States, which caaoot but interest tho reader
He says : —
The people ofthe territory of Kansas will haro
two separate conventions for the formation of a
State constitution—one called by (bu Legislature,
and thc olher br the Free State party. They will
probably both present State constitutions, an I ask
admission into the Onion  at tbe  coming session.
^ashless Curbs.
SAMUEL ARBUCKLE,
Auction & Commission Merchant
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
admis-.—
but with no other expectation than of adding fuel
to the existing excitement on tho question. There
are less than twenty thousand people in the territory, and for some time to eome it cannot possess
aBufflcicnt number to entitle it to a representative.
It is suposed by many that it will never become a
populous and powerful Slat, but will, if it be admitted Into the Union, remain In it a rotten bor-
ough, sending to the U. S. Senate an equal repre-
■seniation-iiis '-.■■■ \mk wl \iTg\n-v ^ith-.r
as a slave nor a free State will it soon be admitted
into the Union, even with the requisite population—for the HOnfle will not, as now constituted.
admit it as a Blaveholdlng State, nor the Senate
as a nee Stale.
Minnesota and Oregon and Washington will
soon—perhaps during the next Congress—be admitted as States, adding thus to the northern end
ol the lever. Texas, on tlie other hand, may, at
her present rate of increase, be soou subdivided
into two, if not three, elaveholdlng States.—
Should the schemes now on foot for Americaniz-
g Northern Mexico succeed, there is reason to
believe tiiat slavery wiil be partially restored in
New Leon, Chihuahua and Sonora, and new slave-
holding State may be- carved out ofthese. But no
more new States from any quarter will be admitted while the Kansas question remains open and
a source of sectional irritation. More compromises
aro talked of, but they are unpopular on both
sides and with all parties. The pacification of
1850 saved the Union fur tin: time, uoi. Keitt lately stated, in his recent letter to the anti-Know
Nothing convention of South Carolina.
The Kansas question presents, by common consent, thc issue between the two eections. At the
meeting above referred to, a letter was read from.
Mr. Boyce, another distinguished member of Congress from South Carolina, in which he urges
upon the South the necessity of sendiug " men and
money" into Kansas—for the purpose of recovering that empire for the South, lint the battle is
not to bo fought in that remote territory but here
in Washington, and in ttbe capitol—and it is here
that the meu and the money,  too, will be  most
wanted.
Sale   Itoom,   Principal   Street,
Opposite Temple's Building.
ta„&riesDf MERCHANDISE every THURSDAY.
aa-Saleaof HORSES
$3* Particular   atten
Estate
nd MULES every MONDAY,
ion   given   tu   tlio   sale  nf Houl
fel>22-tf
G. C. ALEEASDKB.
ALEXANDERS & BANNING.
Jf ortaVmg anh Caminissioit
MERCHANTS,
SAN PEDRO AND LOS ANGELES, CAL.
AGENVS.—H.       ALEXANDER, LosAngeles.
RANKIN & CO., San Francisco
&>a Atfcelaa Attgast 25, 1855. No. IS—tf
P, C, WILLIAMS,
At the old stand of J. G. Nichols
Main Street,
tftljjolfsalc trait Retail §mfa
GROCERIES, LIQUORS
Itpl ^ptafctnmtts.
BY AUTHORITY.
STATE IF
County of Los Angeles.
ix the Disip.rcr const rraar jodioal dmtbict i
PATRICK KANBLEY PLilOTirp,
rs.
jOSEril HOHNDKL Disra-SBirf.
lilton brooeht ii. ri.a Dtetrlot Court of the 1st JuilM.il
YEAAEAEE^AaEAaAAEEEAA
The People ofthe State of California semi greeting :
To JOSEPH HORNDEL,
Yarn -ua- uercoy required to appear ia an »otlon brraglt
Ati,„t\-,m bv rr.a ala.va i,a,„a,l i-laiutilt*   ,n   oa.-Dl.tr.ct
,;*:„„■, „f .La lia-1 Ja.liuial Ll....-, = t,  ... ami '"'*,"■'""
ol* Loa Ao-eloi, anal to an.*or lire oo.afk.iat l.l-.ltta 11.
a aartirio.l catJ of » i.lei. .van a, a  !„■.,■» ,  1. aiaa , ,1
ion davs after thc service on vou  of tins  Sa a.a a.      o
,orvol"witl,int Nia County; or if sorvod out ot tin.. ( onntj
bait within the lirst Ju.lioial llistrict, within tvvanly ,1.1 s
after the service tlu-raof ; or if served   out ot tl;t-f."-»t ■>*■'-
AAA District, but in the Slate ol California
davsaftoi- tin- service thereof; always cachn
of service ;—or judgment by default will ho t»k'      .
y°Tlie said action ia brought to recover the sum orsrrOO.
with Interest at f. per cent, per month until naul upon a
certain pvoniissory nolo for said amount, dated .: h ot
M- v E II is.a5, an.Hlaaa. ofinartsaE.- of even datothcro-
witli .uiurmg tlio aaine, and interest npoti inlertsl aceord-
i-ic to toner of said note, and tbat I be said morlaaesl pretu-
iaoa l,o ,oH bv tl.cShmll*. to satisfy tlio judgment ot this
Coart therein, and for costs anil general relicts, am  that if
ho not mane out of said sale, that out of
sonal estate
eo! I	
stiliiaieol money
^.e Real and kerson;
bo had to pay tbe rasi laea ra
to niipoal- and answer tbo a.ai
ad the aaol I laiut ill* will tat
tho afore-nid sum of $r',00, a
aaid anal for the relic aa'aed
Witness f    "
ND FAMILY STORES.
No. 20—tf.
SOUTH  AMERICA.
C.  K.  TliOM.                                       C
THOM & SIMS
MiMd
ArnOKNEYS AXD COUN'CEM.ORS AT IA.11,
OFFICE
ON
MALY STREET,
'Opposite tho Bella Union Hotel.)
No. 20-
-tf.
Tht; following summary ia from the Valparaiso
Mercuiy ;
Tim Santiago Railroad progi-c^c-:, aud it is expected that a portion ot the line will bc opened by
the 18th of thia month.
On the 3d of Augti.-it tho powder magazine of
the Chilean transport Infatigable exploded. The
■hip was shattered to pieces, ami sank in a very
abort time after. Three of the crew were killed,
one mlBslng, live badly wounded and three Blight-
ly injured. Anions them was the Captain. (Lynch)
who was blown high into tlie air, and fell at a dia
tance in.the water, where he was picked ap wilb
only his ankle dislocated. There was a lantern
(said to be broken J with a light burning in it in
the magazine at the time of tneaccident.
A letter (rom New Caledonia announces thc loss
of the French corvette Aventure ou the Iale ol
Bines.
Tlio "northers," during the fortnight ending
August 14th. had done considerable damage In the
bay ; but in the soutli they had (.Vine much injury,
and destroyed much more property, including two
or three mills Thc mortality among the cattle
has been very great. In the "port of Constitution
Maule, sixteen vessels wore driven ashore The
rise of the river was terrible.
The Chilean steamer Bayo, brig Leanor  and
bark Flora Melvor were forced ashore and entirely lost. Their cargoes of flour for Valparaiso
■shared the same fate.
The Amcricau propeller Eudora, and Chilean
barque Carolina, shared the same late, cargoes
nearly a total loss. Fourteen lives were also unfortunately lost, and forty lighters destroyed,
■swamped, or dashed to pieces on tlie beach.
The census of Chile, taken last April, lias been
published ; it shews a population of 712, 932 males
and 726,188 females—total, 1,430, 120.
W*m. Clarice, of Missouri, has been condemned to
death for attempting to shoot Lewis Rivandeira,
and rob his house ofa trunk containing $500. A
man named Taylor, his accomplice, succeeded
iu escaping.
Don Antonio Gareias Hayes, a distinguished
lawyer in Santiago, formerly Minister of Finance
and President of the Chamber of Deputies, has
been appointed Minister from Chile to Washington.
A rumor was in circulation that the Government intended to prohibit tlie exportation of bread
stuff, owing to the small stock in the country. I;
gave rise to considerable alarm among speculators,
but was not generally credited.
The ship saxon (with ice irom Boston! and the
American ships George and Henry, loading with
cocoa, were in port. Also \ Danish barque, that
had changed her name and colors, the captain
having become an Ecuadorian, fearful lest his ves-
eU should bc captured on her return to Europe.
D.-vn-likt;-; ov tiik DmNG Ih'.i.i,,— During sonic
•weeks past a diving bell has been succorsfhly em-
loyed in facilitating the operations for widening
the draw at the New lied ford and Fairhaven Bridge.
Che usual period of time which persons cau remain
in the diving bell with safety during its immersion, we believe, is about forty-five minutes. On
Saturday last two men who imprudently remained
in the bell about an hour gave the signal tobe
hoisted up immediately, aud although this was
■speedily performed, one of them had fainted before
emerging into the open air; probably in eonsognence
of the atmosphere in the bell becoming bad from
its continued respiration. A slight additional
delay would probably hare been attended with
fatal consequences. Another person recently, on
being raised in the bell to the surface was attacked
with bleeding at the nose,accompanied with symptoms of lever and ague. An Irishman also, on his
first descent in the bell, after a few minutes gave
the signal to b; hoisted up forthwith, and on
meeting his friends declared that his head felt as
about to burst, and that he narrowly escaped
death.—[New Bedford Mercury.
A Slavb Cox.sm-Acv Discovkkkd i.v Missisgirri.
—The Marion (Miss.) Republican gives an account
of the discovery ofa slave conspiracy at Garlands
ville, Jasper connty.    It says :
" A trustworthy negro on a neighboring planta
tion, after having received pledges of seeresy
revealed lhe existence ed' the conspiracy to an
overseer, ami requested him to repair to a certain
place iu the midst uf a dark, unfrequented swamp,
and see for himself. The overseer did not go, bnt
the oe.\t day he took with him some friends and
went to the spot designated by the faithful negro.
There they saw every indication of a large crowd
having been assembled, horses had been tied up,
fires kindled, and I'ror.i appearances, they calculated
that upwards of one hundred negroes had there
assembled on the preceding night. They left tin
spot, and tlie neighborhood was quickly alarmet'
Several negroes were taken up, and among them
the leader. The greatest excitement-was prevailing in the country ; a council was held and it was
decided that the negroes should be hung immediately ; rones were procured and the sentence of
the council about to be executed, when the crowd
relented, fearing lest tho innocent should perish
with the guilty.
The negroes were then severely whipped, and
then confessed that the conspiracy extended
throughout a large section of ccuntry ; that there
existed several other organizations, whieh they called ■' schools," in the neighborhood, and that thoir
object was to organize in sufficient foice, and
march, increasing their force as they went, to a
free State. No arms or ammunition of any kind
could be discovered; but the negroes confessed
that tliey wero to meet at Garlandsville next Saturday uight to make a start. When asked why
they selected that place as a rendezvous, they
could give no reason, and tl c presumption is thai,
they intended to seek the place and murder the inhabitants. Two white men, they say, have been
amongst them, but their names were not known to
the negroes, nor was anything developed which
could identify them. Arms and ammunition are
probably concealed somewhere, as sueh a scheme
would never have been attempted without them.
BENJAMIN S. EATON.
ATTORNEY AND COUNCELLOR
AT LAW.
Main Street, Temple's  Block,
LOS  ANGELES.
No 20—tf.
\ our nfstriclCmirt u t'o re.-
■   r temlier, A. 1). 1866,
j)    Attest-.   My Hand, and
L. S.
Attest ':    My
j duy anil year last abov
f the Defendant execution
ir due. And if you fail
itbiint- as above reqviir-
ment against you fot
arsat ana costs as afore
■aid complaint,
iimin Haves, Judge o
laid, the 6th day ofSep
jira   jfrmrasni Itenlistmnts.
tbe Seal of said Coui
ritten.
JOHN W. SHORE, Clerk.
Per JOSEPH A. HINCHMAN. Deputy.
DEAN& CARSON.
Successors to Sanford & Carson.
WUOLALEAND RfffAlL DEALERS IN
Groceries, Provisions, Tinware, StdTffj »e., &c
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper work done fo or,. *r*
fA:_r- Bn: BitTcii Stork, Los Anc-ki.es St.
ST ATT: OF CALIFORNIA,     }
County of Los Angeles.      j*
IT \PPEAP.1NG to me from thc affidavit of Patrlek Ken-
elev that he has a good cause cf action against the
said Joseph Horndel, and that suit haa heen instituted
against lhe said Joseph Horndel, and that due diligence
has been used to h-tve persona! service on tlis said .loseph
Horndel. and that he cannot be found within this State,
Therefore, in consideration of the im-emisen. It is ordered
that publication of summons to the said Joseph Horndel,
he mado io the Los Angeles Star, fwr three month.i succes-
Given under mv band ttii»  Gth dar  of September, 1S5&,
is Judge ofthe 1st Judicial District. Shite ofCalifornia.
DENJAMIN EEA.YES, District Judge.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,    ?
County of Los Angeles.  SS    J
IJOHN W. SUOIW. Clerk of the District Court 1st Judical District, oft he Plate and Counly aforesaid, hereby
certify that tlie Iireginng ts a full, true and correct copy
oft'io* crisiinut nrder now "on liis in my office.
-^a-_.      In witness whereof. 1 have   hereunto  set   mv
f ,    )   band and affixed the seal of said Court this   tli
i  L" fc-   f dav of Sevr.leii--l.-er, A, D. lSnlj.
(.-__J JOHN W. SHORE, Cleric,
Per JOSEPH A. HINCHMAN, Deputy
Los Angeles, September 8, 1356. 37 ^m
9biP CG11EAT REDUCTION
IN THE PRICE OF BOARD At THE'
WHAT CHEER HOUSE,*
Ifos. 119 and 121 Sacramento streetV
■" fcANl-i-ANChsCU, UAL.
$ti OOj ,.,   ...Per Week,-
S1 (IO...... r          Per Day,
5tf tta  P*1" Mcnl,
LODGINGS ON THU MOST REASONABLE TERMS:'
From ®3 to $0 Per Week.
Fiom 50 ets. to 81 P*r Night.
N. IL—ThM9-Stn EIGHTY SINGLE ROOMS, fitted up ah'*1
furnished in the neatest manner, nt from 75 eta, to Jl p$ffl
niirht, and frorh $C to S6 per week..
#3- The privilege of ERKE BATHS
patrons ofthe btfosti
Feeling on- the Battlefield.—The Crimean
aorrespondent of the Nnw York Sun, writi
from Balaklava, gives from the experience of a
wounded Frenchman, nn idea of tho feelings of a
soldier iu timo ofa oonflict, which ia something as
follows:—
" Before the battle begins, itis usual to feel no
little tremor, and many cheeks, wliich are known
to lie ia communication with stout hearts, blanch
visibly. As the conflict becomes imminent, cour-
returns, and with the first flow of blood an
enthusiasm is raised which constantly increases,
and very Beldam flags in the least till tho last shot
is tired. TiieeU'et cf seeing* a comrade shot down
is generally to excite an unappeasable thirst for
vengeance against tiie foe, though in lho end
•one gets used to it.' When wouuded less than
mortally, it is not usual for the soldier to be ira
mediately aware ofthe fact, unless some bones are
broken. A sabre may be run through any Beahy
part af the body, ami even a bullet lodged in dangerous proximity to ihe vitals, and he for some
time be totally unconscious of even a scratch.
When life is taken by a single blow, the effect is
varied with the nature of the wound, as well as
with the temperament of the man. Some times,
the poor fellow will leap high in air, giving a
piercing scream, and again, he will lie clown qufet-
Iy, Ol'teuer, however, he simply falls dead without
a strugle.    In most cases tlie features of the killed
remain unchanged for a long time after dead eyes
open and bnllant, and perhaps a smile illuminating the face. To see sueh au one it is dilicult indeed to realize thc presence of the grim monster
Death.''
ALEXANDER GIBSON,
Justice of the Peace.
OFFICE O.X MALY STREET,
Opposite tlio U. S. Hotel.
.No. 21-
MOSES SEAULES,
House, Sign & Ornamental Painter,
PAPER HiVr-VCJEIt,  GLAZIER.  AND GILrDER.
Liuitcrcaux BuUiUitg.,, Main Street,
LOS ANGELES.
E. L, SCOTT k CO.
Carriage Makers and Blacksmiths
I.OS ANGELES STREET,
OPPOSITE    MELLUS    ROW.
SeptembrfIS 3855.
WATCHMAKER,   &    BOOKSELLER,
COMMERCIAL STREET,
Los Ax geles, Cat
\m
STATE OP CALIFORNIA^
County of Les Angeles.
ofthe State of California io Joseph
The Peoph
Horndel:
YOU ABE lu
k. campbcii * .msi.;-.-<» l;:.'.A\hfa.f.fj;:ffn:
County of I-u-i .viil'i-Ius, at inj- w'111" ";__ + .-j. (,'..;|1(,;; ^
ciiUis. un th'1 -Otii of Oot'jlicr A. ll. low,  v. .„„,„ t „!-,',
fa. of said day, to answer the complaint of Lo. ™"*«
and John ■(■-■■lit.H- "f tiu* (inn ((fLoi-miKO h^-.v it L.-j, « -'-'f^
V,n<y ijluim to recover of yon tho Kara oi . if ty Dollars (,*..-'-,
and Interest due tUereon, upon a, note mfliiu ^.v yon payable to tliem.
Ami on failnn- to,a]ip'.-ii'.jo'l^iiieut ivill be ruiiilorcd^ijii '111*'
you for tlie above .sum ami ohmvn thevcoii.
Given under icy hand tliis 10tli duv of Autrurst, A. D. 1855.
SAMUliL R. CAME'BELL,
Justice of tlie Peace.
Los Angeles, September 15, 1855. 18 td
Mar, 20,185;
R. ■]
also extended tot lur'
■^OtolfrAKB, Proprietor.
SS.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Lo? Angeles.
The People oi tbc State ofCalifornia to Josepl:
Horndel:
SEW FEATURE!*!
J. IT.  SULLIVAN'S
GREAT PACIFIC DEPOT,-
....AND.,.-.
GENERAL AGENCf
FOR TUE SUPPLY OF CHEAP PUBLICATIONS, BTATIOSjft
RY, fcC.
PAPERS,- vmiOWArt-S; AKS BOOKS/
HECXIVED "tJLEKLY _.  T^E
Mail Steamer^
AND EXCLUSIVE ESPBES3- -Y1A NICAKUAGW,-
THE DTOvtieibs noaiS rOTpeetfwfl;     forth ttraif&y &w$t
sellers, eanyas8e«,    _wi -  A-a-<,  t,«d tH Ptim
iii hoi
if*. 113
.is o.'
tl th^ Sff», CheSt, *«d rf-t't-'^iittiti l\tr.
'::•" tS Ih* <Ii>       '!.;ivrt*sc  WS» t&ttl_tA  H
■-,.*, he Bssuftt ill t6£etoif& tHiit_i>!t
a to the *«cc lJ.it. nf y->..-_ ti-ithti 6f mil
ivoring Jam ivith their orders Jiii-yrtM ng,
suited Ui their Undo, SCHOOL. LAW nnd
(MEDICAL WOIiKS, -<v\'i;Ei t! ni ,-iiriiest i.(i;r*i».-fli after Issw,
Rlank Bocis. Cards, lnts cud feiT&lofes, suit *S\-Mj \Mm§
GOMMEBCIAl AND FANCY STATI0N.4SY.
AH orders iiMis-t l>e p-,wtf;;ivl, eaelos^ng t'A-SH fur'"Torij,
jg^ Bass lifj-t npfa t »the latest uionent.
fnited States Sluil Tfa Nkaruagaa, by aiitisritj; ef tl>
United States GoTernraciit.
Wliolesale am' retail depart no-tat, Test Office BulMlBf-jt
R, aw No. 5, ud sta:r«.
YOU-\
R.C
OU ARE herel.v suuiiur.upd tn appear hi fr.n- ine Sami.
|ibell.  - .lu  'i.*.   of tht- IV.ice i.T tho City ami
ty of Los Ani;t-k-s. -,n tfae Mth dav of Octo er A. D.
1855, at 10 o'clock A. M.. to ans-.v-.-r tho aomplafnt«f J"hn
Goller, wherein hv elnims to recover of yoa the sum   nl
twenty-seven 50-10J dollar*!   (S^7,50)   balance due him on
COUNTY SURVEYOR'S OFFICE.
r J. G. NlcholB, new brict building jjn Sluin street, u}
II. HANDCOCK. County Sjthvkyob.
GEO. HANSON, Dei-uty.
os Angeles, AjiTil 28. 1855. No. 50—tl'
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwarding and Commission Merc&ant,
San Pedro and Loa Angeles, Cat,.,
. IL IffiAD Los Angeles
Chas. It. Joi!.s'30.v. H. S. Allanso:
•Joltnson & Allaitaon,
Successors   to   Alexander   <fi   Melius.
Bounty Lands—At Pension Oflice, during the
month of August, thero were received 10.700
bounty lnnd applications under the act of 3d
Marsh, 1855, Ton tot".', number of ppplicationa
received is 209,8-jO. Qftbt) olalou examined 980
are for soldiers ofthe revolution or their widows.
and 522 have beon allowed—f!3 to the soldiers
ihwrnnelres now living, and 159 to widows of re-
▼olalioiary heroei.
Slngnlarltlcsof tlie Kngllsli Language.
Your '• langn ige," said a learned foreign pliho-
[gist, in spoLiidti:;- of tho I^igiir-h, .'Mrs the most un-
l)hilosO[;hical. anil yet the most practical in tlie
world. We Seeome familiar with contradictory
i-i-io'lv.y, of expression, aud do not notice tliem as do
Children and foreigners. V«rhen we wand the iloor,
we cast sand upon iL but When we dust furniture
we remove dust from it. JVhen we paint the house
we lay something on, but when wc skin the ex we
take something offi We dress . child by overlaying it, and .seale :. shad hy removing lhat ty
which it is overlaid. If it be proper tc say skin
theox, why is it not proper to Mieak of wool ing
the sheep instead of shearing it? What would we
think of a former who should talk of corning or
grassing his fields, orapplinghia orchard; or of
bis wife who should speak oi' feathering her geese,
or blacking her knives, or (lifting tho clothes? But
we do that which is equally ridiculous when we
speak of dusting tlii furniture, skinnim; the ox.
and scaling the lish. although custom has sanctioned those modes of expression, and Noah Webster
recorded them in his dictionary.
ModblLodging Hooses.—Among other munificent bequests, Abbott Lawrence, Esq., left $50
000 for the purpose of building model lodging
houses for the poor of Boston. The following aie
the public bequests, amounting to $130,000 :
To the Lawrence Scientific School $50 000
For building Model Lodging Houses in
Boston   50,000
To the Hostou Public.Library \(j oqo
To Franklin Library in the City ol I, '
rence 	
To the American Bible Society '
To the American Tract Society	
To the Home Missionary Society	
TO SHIPPERS
-OF-
FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
TBESCB3CR1BERS give notice to persona engaged in the
fruit business, that they have an extensivl line of
TEN  MULE  TEAMS,
Anil are prepared to made  onjjaffemt-nts for tho transportation of Fruit to San Pedro on the shortest poaslbieno-
For HATJIJNG from Loa Angeles to tlio beach, STORING
and SHIPPING, our charges are
FIFTY CZXTS FER ONE HUNDRED POUNDS;
When In Icm quantities than 2009 lbs. our charges will ho
31 per ONE HUNDRED lbs.
ALEKAN0ERS & BANNING, San Pedro.
f n. N. Alexander,       Ln?. Angeles.
\ Rankin k Co., San Francisco.
Angeles, Aug. 25th, 1855. No. 15—tf
A GENTS:
.5,000
o,000
.5,000
.5,000
HARDWARE STORE.
"ll*] SuljHcrtx-Tshavlnijopfnert a store Tor  -tern
the s:ile ol' HARDWARE, rosp.'ctfully in-  3*
Inhabitants ot Cos Angelea and vi- %j
ry that they arc prepared to supply all    S5
n their lino  of   businus**,   at   lyhnlesale  and  r<
most reasonable prices.    Among thulr stock may
id a general assortment of
CAKPENTERS' TOOLS.
NAILS OF ALL KINDS,
LOCKS, BOLTS, IJUTTS ANT) SCRE'tTS
JlOUSiC KL-HX^IilM.i.S a^XKRALLY,
MASON'S TUOWKLS.
BUT0I[['3Et'S SAWS, CLEAVERS and KNIVES
Bit ASS K^TTLIiS, IRONS ami SCREENS
STKi^LYAJtDSunrtSlMilNtnULANCES,
OX. TRACE ami COIL CHAINS. ETC.. ETC.
Also, a large ano elegant assortment or CROCKERY, .it
'lioles'ilo er vetail.
POTTER & CO.,
r.OK Angeles St. near Commercial.
Los Angeles, July 14, 1855 No.9—tf
And i:
Los Angeles, September Iff, 185!
-ill be i
nderc.-r:
SS.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Los Angeles.
The People of the State of California:
To Joseph Horndel,
YOU ARE hereby summoned toappear befb:
R. CampbeU, a Justice ef tho Peace for '
County or Los AnG-eh*s, at iny ollice in the Cit*
^eles, on tlie aOth duy of October A. 1). IBDii. at 10 o'clock
A. M., to answer the complaint ofKetipe Reihm, wherein
hu claims to recover of you the sum of Forty-six Dollars
on a promissory note made by jou to him, dated Jun*
25th, 1S55.
And ou failure to ajijie.-vr. judgment will be given aguins
you for tlie above amount and costs thereon.
Civan Under my hand this 10th day ofSept. A. T). 3855
SAMUEL R. CiVMPBKLL.
Justice of the Peace,
Los Angeles, September lo. 1855. IS Id
K0TICE.
T%
UK County Tre
est on   th»E
onus redeemed will be pai.! inr tu ibe dale   ot
redemption.
IT. N. ALEXANDER. Coui
Los Angel
s, Oct. 13th, 1855.
No. 22—3t
DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP,
mm-: co-i
J    Name at
■UlTXEfcHIP heretofore   eil
dStyle  of  Elias & lit-.*!..,
-solved by mi
tisal consent.    Israel i-.Ua-, ,, ,
rom the co
ipanv. the  business will he
cob Elias .as heretofore, und
Elias k Bro.
wbo are hereby   authorized
rs of the late lirra.    All per-.
ed to make
left with thc
either hy Note or Book aeeoi
cc'ounts will bo
RAFAEL ELIAS.                         ISRAEL ELIAS
JACOB ELIAS.
Los Angel
fl, August 13th,1855.
Co-partnership Notice.
idersi-jned respectfully  give notice that we lm
.ed a co-parternship, under tho name and stylo of
GLASER & NEWMARK
urpose   of conducting the    busin
GENERA.!,
ADVERTISING AGENCY.
97 MERCHANT STREET. SAN FRANC!SCO.J
ADVERTISEMENTS AND SOBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY
THOS. IJOYCK, Agent for the following newspapers *.—
"Democratic State Journal,1' Sacramento.
"Daily Argus,'1 Stockton.
"Placer Herald/
i-ille.
te." Diamond Springs.
Auborn.
ager," Gibsonviile.
Oakland.
"El Clamor
May 19, 185!
uidard," Portl.
' Lou Angeles,
nd, O. T.
(Spani.-h Paper.)
No.l—tf
Wilson's  Exchange,
....BY....
ESTABROOK A JAMES,
THIS popular and extensively known HOTEL, which foe
tlie last few weeks has been under the management of
W. W. ESTABROOK, has been painted throughout: new
Furniture bas been added n mllbe linuse is now in completa
order for the reception of 1 he puhlic.
Mi. Estabrool; has formed a connection in business with
r. P. T. .TAMES, who has been favorably known in till
ihove HOTEL, and recently at tin. International.
Every possible exertion w*"ll be made by the present proprietors to render the above establishment the most popular in tlie State. No. 6—«m
June 24, 1855.
P. B. ConHiis,
GUN, LOCKk WBITE SMITH
LUCKS MADE AND REPAIRED.
Salamander Safes Opened.     AH Work
Warranted,
constantly on hand and for sale, alarge assortment
Double nml Single Barreled Shot Guns,
RIFLES,   PISTOLS,   GUN   TRIMMINGS,   &c,
Which will be sold cheap.
Powder and Shot wholesale and retail.
NO. 73 DAVIS  STREET,
Third door north of Clay Street.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Ug^ Orders for work promptly attended to, and execute-tat short notice. oct2(i if
WM.Y. PATCH.    CHAS. CLAYTON.     L. V. ILIIOWELLf
Patch, Clayton & Co.,
IJrtktt Commission Ulcwljitiifs,
....AND....
GENERAL AGENTS,
No. 40 Clay Street, below Davis,
SAN  FRANCISCO.
Goods Stored in Fire-Proof Ware-IIoiiscs.
jjf*g=- LinKiuT, Cash Advances made os consignments in StoM-
July 21, 1855. No. 10—lj
r  of gene
LOUJl: GLASER.
Los Angeles, Oct. 13th, 1855.
Notice of Co-Partnership,
]Vp.. rT?TKEA,^' ^T,T,.S P.'^chased themtermt ot
i of 1
.  .-.inrrn.,1 inthcfitock ofKoor.lri belo'ng'in- to t
■nior'l fc Cai-son, the  business  will be     '
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS
AND OTHEKS.
BAGS rOK SAIiKi, or maac to onlur bv IFn-
CIIINKRV, at the very lowest orarl-i. nite.; l' those
wi.ihin<f to fur»].--h tli;) cloth. lOO 11)s. sacks will he cut
ami inajlo'. r* AA oerlOO. Also-Tci.ts, Hose, CclUnin,
and Wajjau Covtr-s sewed
V. BEAUDRY.
Third door from AUbo Street,
—Beaudry'* Block.  Negro Alley.—
I,o« Angela**   Sout. 22 1956, Xo. 19—tf
mier the style  oi' Dean fc Ca.r-ioii-    The old pati
i.l'lie m gci.eral nn.  solicilcrl   to sivo ns a call ami mm
ie   our stock of  Groceries an ' "
arc Stoves &c.    Tin, Sheet  I
•■ ordi-r in a worlimanlike si v]
PETER DEAN.
Lo.-j An-eles, g^it. 28th 1S5,
-waro Han]
GEORGE CA11POX.
No 20—tf
DESIBABLE PROPERTY
F 0 R S A L E.
THE XJSDKRSIGiVED OFFERS FOR
Sale   Hie House   and Lot where   he now ro
Knhi.s. Pibiated upon the hill   fronting   lhe Ilella
The  lot is GO  van\a
v eoji(;iins cunvcu:-
ral; &c., 4c.
TERMS ACCOMMODATING.
Union Hotfl
, and besides the Dwell
at STABLES, other out-hous.
Loa Angeles, Oct, 18, 181
BliXJ. ?. EATON.
Ko. 22—tf
R. B. TURNE B.
IP©1©® W(BJ2
-omrtussoii
.u'fpitJ
44  CLAY  STREET,
(Between Davis and Drum,)
Cash Advanced on Consignments,
SAN FRANCISCO.
July 21, 1S55. No. 10—6i
Pickle   and   Preserve  Warehouses
No. 4S Fro.\t Street, between California am*
SA,*:tAME.\"TO Streets,
SAN  FRANCISCO.
D.B. PROVOST, Agent.
June 23, 1855. No. G—Cm
Jones, Tobin & Co.
IMPORTERS    AND    JOBBERS,
Sacramento Street, corner Saii«ome,
San Francisco,
VOL. 5.
LOS ANGELES, CAL., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1855.
NO. 24.
fos ^irtjtlcs Star.
Printed and published everj  Saturday, in Tomnle a Buildings, Main street, head of  Commercial, by
J. S. "WAITE.
Ailoerlisetnents inserted at Two Dollars per square of ten
lines for the lirst insertion, and One Dollar per square for
•anti subsequent insertion.    Terms, Cash.
Transient advertisements must be paid for In adrance
toinsure attention.
No communication is admis
ture, unlas* tho real author
Agents of tUe Ij
The following gentlemen ar
tar:
Thomas BbkdiOS	
Gk;irgs Rici;	
Messrs. Knox & Wiiis'n.Eii.
S. s. Thompson	
Cor.. I»a Thompson*	
Gait. Wm. JIautix	
R. Hopsisa	
Col.   JACK80S	
sahla over a fictitious aigna-
r writer is known.
>s Angelea Star.
authorized Agent* for the
 San Gabriel.
 Monte.
 Tejon Reservation.
 San Bernardino.
Dr. J. L. Hokfman	
F. J. IrtAaCIBB	
Alks. H. Tavlou	
Thomas BoYoU	
 San Diego,
 Santa Barbara.
 Monterey.
 San Francisco.
Mttkk
cfMiu.
TSIP LIG-HTLY OVER TROUBLE.
Trip lightly over trouble,
Trip lightly over wrong ;
"We only mnlie grief double
By dwelling on it loog.
"Why clasp woe's hand so tightly!
Why sigh o'er blossoms (lead !
"Who cling to form unsightly?
Why uot aeete joy iustead ?
Trip lightly over sorrow ;
Though this day may bo dark,
The sun may shine to-morrow
And gaily ping the lark ;
Fair hope has not departed.
Though roses may have fied ;
Then never be down-hearted,
But look for joy instead.
Trip lightly over sadness.
Stand not to rui! at doom '
We've pearls to string of gladness
Od this side of the tomb;
Whilst stars are nightly shining,
And Hefvea is overhead,
.Encourage not repining,
But look for joy instead.
WHAT IS LIFE ?
What ia life? a rapid stream
Rolling onward to the ocean.
What is life? a troubled dream
Full of incident and motion,
What is life ? tlie arrow's flight
That mocks the keenest gazer's eye.
What is life ? a gleam of light
Darting through a stormy sky.
What is life ? a varied talo
Deeply moving, quickly told.
What ia life ? a vision pale
Vanishing while we behold.
What is life? a smoke, a vapor,
Swiftly mingling with the air.
Whai is life? a dying taper
The spark that glows to disappear.
What is life ? a flower that flows
Nipped by the frost and quickly dead.
What is life ? ihe full blown rose
That's scorched at noon and withered.
Such is Life—a breath, a span,
A moment quickly gone from thee.
What is death ? oh mortal man,
Thine entrance into eternity.
WO R06ES WITHOUT THORNS.
We sweat and toil
And wash the soil,
Till night, from early morn ;
Our task is hard,
But 'twill reward ;
Each rose must have a thorn,
The lab'rer's meat
Is always sweet,
His sleep, from night 'till morn,
Like balmy air
From rose-buda fair,
Beneath, a prickly thorn.
No idle bread
By others fed,
iie eats nor wastes a corn ;
Nor rests his head,
On sorrow's bed,
Or loathe's the rose's thom.
He envies not
The idler's lot,
But reaps where he hath sown ;
With him to sup
Who mixed the cup,
And gave each rose a thorn.
J_3~ The wild Indians and dreadful snow storms
in the Rocky Mountains are serioufi impediments
to a telegraph between the Atlantic States and
Calilornia. But one will be had, somehow, ifCon-
gressional help and Yankee enterprise and skill
can possibly do the job. Mr. Farley, of the Committee on Territories, favors the Senate bill for a
subterranean line. He would plant the wires so
far under surfj.ee that tho red man would never
find or be disposed to meddle with them, or the
cold and storms ever effect their working; but,
like the want of the rudder in ajrial navigation, a
difficulty is fuggested in tho impracticability of
discovering and repairing breaks that may occur
from time to time in this wilderness underground
line. Meanwhile there is another proposition before Congress for an overland mail to California
in stage wagons aud sleighs.—[N. Y. Tribune.
Keep your count«cance open, and yoar secrets
en at.
Misalliutcotis.
A LEGISLATIVE HORSE THIEF.
A CHIP  OF OLD BLOCK.
It -was five miles to tlie next water, the Poison
Lake, as it was called, from   the   Innumerable
quantity of animalculas and frogiponiana in its
waters, whicb could e-aly be rendered drinkable by filtration, and Col. Watkins—Col. Joseph
S. Watkins, for short—and I, agreed to walk on
over tbe dry dusty plain to that point, which it
was understood ail'orded the concomitants of a
good camp, nnd where our trains intended to encamp for the day.
Many a long and weary day had we traveled
thus together, and upon my honor, when I had the
Colonel for a companion, thc miles seemed shorter,
tbe way was less weary than when I was alone or
with other company. I've loved several women—
Pshaw! don't think because Time is laying his
hand upon my brow, that my heart is of adamant
and can no longer appprtciate the charms of woman's smile, and—1 have loved some men in my
life—between you and 1, however, the feeling was
somehow a leetle different—you kuow—I can't ex.
plain—I loved the Colonel then, and I love him
still, and if he is ever a candidate—no matter—I'll
show you what I'll do for an honest man on the
day of election. As usual we 1 ad been spinning
yarns, and lhe subject of conversation happened
to turn upen the strange position which men sometimes fall into. You know the Colonel had sptnt
twenty-one years in the service of his native Virginia. Don't draw up your face—I dou't mean in
the Penitentiary—but in the Legislature, and for
a time was among the most prominent statesmen
of the State. " One of the most ridiculous positions in which I ever found myself," said the Col.,
" was in being taken up for a horse thief."
" A horse thief, Colonel, for stealing a horse—
only once ?"
" On my honor, only once," be replied with a
kindred smile.
"I was applied to while I lived in Richmond,
by Tom M—, to endorse a note for three thousand dollars ; I didn't know much about him, personally, but as he was from a good and prominent
family, I did not hesitate a moment to do it, and
he got the money from the bank. He lived about
an hundred ntile3 from town. I heard nothing
from him and thought nothing about the note,
supposing of course all was right, till three days
before the note was due, when the cashier told me
that M had made no provision for its payment,
and in case of protest they should look to me lor
payment. Well, it was pretty short notice, too
short to write him and get a reply, and my only
remedy was to get on a horse and make the time
by hard riding, eee him and return in time to prevent a protest. I had a fine yellow horse, a splendid traveler, with a light mane and tail, but blind
of one eye. It was afternoon, but 1 though that
by riding about thirty miles and then starting by
daylight the following morning, I could reach
M 's residence in the evening of the second
day, and so return in timo to save the protest, and I decided to do so, and accordingly
set out; passing through several settlements on
my way, I rode as fast as I thought my horse
could stand it, and about ten o'clock reached
tavern where I stopped for the night. I tcld the
landlord that I wished to start before daylight
the morning, that I would pay my bill then and
lay down on a bench instead of going to bod and
when I was ready I would saddle my horsa myself
and go on1 without disturbing him. With this
arrangement I took possession ofthe bench, which,
though not quite as dignified as tbat of a judge,
fatigue made it quite as comfortable, and I was
sooa sound asleep. About two o'clock in the
morning I got up, saddled my horse and went on
my way rejoicing—as well as a man could with
the prospectof paying three thousand dollars without value received.
It was about ten o'clock in the morning as I
afterwards learned, while I was honestly plodding
along, that a sheriff, with a posse commitatus,
rode up to the iun where I stopped, to inquire if
they hud seen a man pass, riding a yellow hor,
with a light mane and tail and one eye oat; that
had been stolen the night before, and they had got
on the track of the thief and he had passed that
way.
" My God! yes," replied thc landlord, " the
rascal staid here last night with the very horse. I
thought then thero was something wrong—he
did'nt go to bed at all, but slept ou a bench and
was off before daylight this morning ; he seemed
to be in a tearilbe hurry."
"Tbe very fellow," echoed the sheriff. " We'll
have him, boys! Let's be after him like lightning!" and mounting their horses, away they sailed after the horse thief.
"Well, I rode on as fast as I could totally unconscious of my crime, and with no fear of iron
bars to look through. Toward evening I ceme to
a little town, and inquired of a man I met if there
was any by-road which would take me across the
country to a point I named, which was very near
my destination, and whieh would be nearer thau
the way by tho road.
He said there was one by which some miles
could be saved, that I wa* to ride -through the
street, turn down a laDe and take a trail over the
hills, etc.
I followed the direction, riding fast as I could,
and I recollect seeing a kuot of men beforo a public house, in the town, who called out to me for
something, but I rode on without reply. It was
dark when I reached a public house within a few
mileB of M 's residence, when I concluded that
I would stay there through the night, as I was
very tired, and ride in to breakfast in the morning.
I went early to bed.
In the meantime my pursuers tracked me without any difficulty, and at tho town through
which I passed'they got au accurate description of
my horse and person and the direction I had taken,
and what corroborated suspicion to a certainty was
the fact of my taking a solitary and bad trail, to
avoid observation.
It was eleven o'clock at night when the door of
my bed room was broken open and I was suddenly
aroused from my sleep by the t-nlraiice of a dozen
men, who rushed up, and oue of them told me I
must get up, for I was his prisoner,
"Your prisoner!" said I, rubbing my eyes to
get fairly awake. " What huve I dune?—what am
I arrested foi ?"
"Why," responded the sheriff, "for stealing a
horse. A horse has been stolen and you are the
thief. We have tracked you for two days, and
now we have got you. .So hustle out of bed, ami
we shall lake you before a justice of the peuce and
have you bound over."
It was rather a pretty ds to be in; but I had to
make the best o* it, and as they would uot let mc
stay till morning, I got un, dressed myself and
enquired how fur it was to Judge Marshall's.
"About niue miles."
"Well, take me before bim j I prefer to have
my examination before him."
To this they readily assented, and we set out;
in the meantime they keeping a strong guard
around me to prevent my escape. About sunrise
we reached the Judge's residence, and tying our
horses at the gate, walked to the house.
The Judge had just got up, and seeing a crowd
coming towards the house, came out to see what
was up. As the horse thief came up between the
guard, the Judge Instantly recognized me, threw
up his hands in surp'ise, exclaiming :
" Col. Watkins 1 my old friend. What in the
world does all this mean? I am delighted to see
you ; but what has happened ?"
" Why, Judge," said I, " there are horse thieves
about—a horse has beeu stolen, and who do ycu
think is the thief?"
"lla, ha, ha! I should as soon think you the
man as anybody—you, my old friend and colleague!"
"It is a fact, Judge, I am taken up for stealing
a horse, and I've come to you for trial; this is the
sheriff, and I am under arrest."
" Ha, ha, ha ! roared the Judge, " this is capital.
Mr. Sheriff, this is Col. Watkins, your representative in the Legislature and my intimate friend.—
Come in, come in, gentlemen ; take a glass of
whiskey and some breakfast, and I will order the
sheriff to return the writ—" horse thief non est
inventus non comatab/e.'"
I need scarcely say the sheriff was profuse in his* ^c good, to accept aad discharge the duties with
apologies; but I assured him that I enjoyed the
Joke more than he could feel mortified at his mistake.
P1CTOXAT WATERLOO.
Picton was wounded badly thc day before Waterloo, but had concealed his hurt, and with the
most heroic fortitude, remained iu the field. During the night, however, the agony ofhis wound
obliged him to send for a surgeon, who remained
with him till day dawned ; andon his leaving, Pic-
ton thus addressed him:
"You say that my wound is dangerous, mortal:
that lam unfit for duty, and must be represented
so to the duke."
"Such is my opinion," said tlie stirgeon- "I
think it will be impossible for you to take command of your division."
"Leave me to judge of that, sir," said Picton,
'■ and in the meanwhile allow me to ask you a
question. From your knowledge of mo do you
consider me capable of strictly keeping iny word?"
"I have every reason to believe so," returned
the surgeon ; " but why ask the question, Sir Thomas?"
"Simply for the rea?on," returned Picton, "that
I have made up my mind to bc in the field with in}'
brigade; and I give my word of honor, both aa a
geutleman and a soldier, that i f you ol ace my name
in your report as unfit for duty. I wilt shoot you
with my own hand."
The surgeon shrugged his shoulders, shook Picton by the hand, aud withdrew. The gallanl general's name was accordingly omitted amongst the
wounded ; aud as his wish had often been expressed, that he might die amidst thc blaze of battlo, he
was gratified.
 -^♦>   iri»fr.H«r>-	
The Lake Snonw Railroad Completed.—The
last link in the important chain connecting the
great cities of Chicago and Milwaukee will be laid
on Thursday, the 17th instant. Regular passeu-
gf-v trains are expected to commence their trips on
Monday next. We have considered this to be onv
of the most important enterprises that is destined
to give our city a permanent position of prosperity. Milwaukee has been isolated by uhe Lake Shore
break in the chain from here to New York. The
last link is welded, and we now anticipate that Milwaukee will receive the same advantages as Chica
go haa heretofore received by beiug the terminus
oftlie lines of roads stretching away tothe far East.
The Milwaukee and Mississippi road has been of
vast service to our city, but we think the Lake
Shore railway will be of even more service. By
the Illinois Central we shall also have a connexion
with St. Louis. What early settler in this city ever
believed that the time would come when Milwaukee would be one day's distance from St. Louis?
The marvels of Aladdin's lamp are not not more
wonderful than have occurred in thc West during
the past fifteen years.—[Milwaukee Wisconsin of
May 15.
Fatal Accident.—The Grass Valley Telegraph
says that a teamster of that place named James
Wilson, was instantly killed by being run over,
while driving on the road, on Wednesday, the 26th
ult. lie was accidentally thrown from the fuddle
mule, and the wheels ofthe wagon passed directly
over his neck. Thc deceased was formerly frora
Lumpkin county, Ga.
Presidential Candidates.—The New York Mirror suggests the following names as candidates for
the Presidency: Wm. H. Afpinwall, Charles II.
Marshall, Moses H. Grinnell, Cornelius Vanderbilt, B. K. Collina and George Law.
The Hoard of ffWVttl KeCovm.
Congress, at its last session, by (ret* ta ^Jorlttea
in both Houses, and after full debute, directed a
Board. conisUin,- of live officers from each of the
grades of captains, commanders, and Lieutenants**
to make b oareftil examination into the effiolenay
of fhe Officers ot the ne.vv.
They are directed tu report tho names and rank
ofall officers wlm, in thdr judgment, are incapable uf perfuniiiug promptly and efficiently all their
duty, both ashore and afloat. Those reported so
incapable the President is directed to place on a
reserved Hut, ou leave-of-absence pay, or, if the in
capacity be reported to be the remit of tbeir own
blameworthy conduct, he is directed to remove
them.   In either event the vacancy is to bo filled
by promotions of officers of capacity; but those
taking the place oT oflicers on  the  reserved   Hit,
when called into active service, are only to receive their former leave-imy, augmented by the
difference between the leave liiul duty pay of the
reserved officers.
The necessity of such a measure has not been
for many years a matter of debate ; Congress and
the navy have concurred on that point. The difficulty has beeu to devise a scheme which would
at once avoid ingratitude to meritorious otlicers
and secure efficient men for acfive service, without
entailing on the country the evils of a pension
system.
Siuce uuder our laws no office U a right, but
ouly a duty and a trust conferred on condition of
peiforming the services auncxed, any oltierr who
s incapable may justly at any moment be removed. This is a right inherent i:i every Government and implied iu the very idea of au office.
It may be lilting that the Government should
provide for faithful officers worn out iu its service ; hut U is no right flowing from tbefpQflBeeelon Of
the ofiice, and, unless a part of thc conti-act ofthe
Government, it is merely a matter of grace and
favor.
Hitherto Congress have shrunk from acting on
their plain right to remove ; aud they have with
great pertinacity refused to relieve aud pension
officers incapable of duty.
The schemes submitted by the present able Secretary of the Navy reconciled the apparently incompatible requirements of avoiding ingratitude
anl a pension, while substituting efficient for in.
capable men in the performance of active and responsible duties. Thc plan involved (ho necessity
of the consent of officers of the navy, for the pub-
less than the regular compensation of the higheH
rank ; and their patriotism has given a prompt
response. Congress have met them in a spirit of
equal liberality, accepted their plan for the relief
of the service and the country, and placed in their
owu hands the execution ofthe law to promote
the efficiency oftlie navy.
The eyes ofthe country are on the proceeding
cfthis board with anxious but confident hope. If
it fail in its duty, whether from want of nerve,
waLt of judgment, or want of honesty, the next
Congress will respond to the national demand for
an efficient navy by some short, sharp, and salu"
tary remedy. If officers now sacrifice the ccuntry
to their interests, they may rest assured the country will have small hesitat'on in sacrificing them
to the paramount necessities ofthe public service
This duty, if not thoroughly performed, had as
well not be attempted ; andthe liberal provisions
for those fouud incapable, without tlieir own de-
fault, disarms the measure of even the least ap*
pearance of harshness and leaves no excuse for
leniency.
A Knotty Case.—The Judge called out thc
name of John Doe.
John didn t respond. Officer Strieker stepped
forward and said that the name was entered
against a prisoner he had brought in, and who was
too drunk to give his name.—Mr. Striker brought
forward the individual, who was remarkable for
nothing in particular. The testimony of Officer
Striker went to show that the prisoner had been
fouud by him grossly drunk, lying in a door way.
Judge—What is your name?
Prisoner—My name is Nott Smith.
'What. Sii V
'My name, Sir. is Nott Smith.'
'I did not ask you what your name was noi,
but what it was.'
'I tell you my name is Nott Smith.'
'Sir, no trilling with the Court. Now tell mo
what your name is.'
' Again I say Sir, my name is Nott Smith.'
'I shall luck you up for contempt of Court if
you continue to trifle in this manner. Tell me
yOttr n.tme. Sir.'
'Nott Smith.'
•Do yon think to make believe you are insane.
That dodge won't go down.    You're uot cra^y ?'
; You're certainly mistaken, Judge, in the name.
I am Nott Smith.'
' Officer lock this man up for contempt of Court
for twenty-four hours.'
'Hold in a little Judge.' You're alt igethcr too
fast. I havn't committed any contempt: I said
my name was Nott Smith, and so it is. N-o double t Nott S m-i-t-h Smith—named after Dr, Nott,
whoso piety and goodness are praised a hundred
times to one more than they are imitated. Judge,
you're sold—come, it's your treat.'
'Perhaps not quite so badly as you think I am.
We've got another account to settle first. You
are charged with being drunk in the -streets, and
thepenaity is a line of t-a dollars, or the alternative iB imprisonment for ten days. Where do
you live?'
'At Mrs. Boarding's.'
'At Mrs. Boarding's. I    Where is that*'
'In Hudson Btreet,'
•Isn't that rather a sincular nam';?'
'Yes, I thought so, ami 1 shouldn't have b'l level
there was such a name if 1 hadn't seen the word
(Boarding' on a little plate on the donr.
' I think you're sold this tiny:, or else the 'Board-
ing' family iu point of numerical strength casts a
shade over your family, the Smiths. Where did
you get your liquor?'
'I'm a stranger iu the ciiy, Judge ; just came In
three days ago from Madison county, and 1 don't
know the name of the places.'
' Did you buy it yourself?
'No; a real genteel young feller, whom I got
ru'.jiutinte-rl with on the boat, treated me ; it wae
the slickeriest egg nog you ever did aee ; wa went
into more pi ices than I can recollect, until at
last I don't remember nothin' at all ; I know I
waked up this morning, as we used to nay at the
Ca/.cnovia Aeadvmy. plan a d—d bad headache,
aad minus a ripiu" good watch us long M I hired
a boy to swing the balance-wheel, and fifteen dollars.'
'Is that all tho money you had?'
1 No; I've got fifty moro iu my trunk at my
room,'
'Well, if I'll let y«u off this time, will you keep
clear of theM -scoundrels in the future?'
' I guess I will; a burnt ilea dou't like bot water
much,'
' You may go.'
1 Thauk'ee. Sir.    Oil, Judge whose treat is it?'
'Yon had better keep clear of tretititij,' or being
treated, ifyou don't want to have your liberty
materially lessened.    You may leavo now.'
'Mr. Nott Smith took bia departure.—[N. Y
Tribune,
Tb> Tomh of Jackson- ami his Wii'i:.—A OOrrM-
pondent of one of tlio New York papers, writing
from Nashville, Tenn.. wives the following iiiter-
■r-stiiiL: airo nt of the tomb of "the hero of New
Orleans" and his wile at the Hermitage:
" 1 rode out to the Hermitage one bright afternoon. It is about thirteen miles from the city ;
tin1 road winding through a line, picturesque, and
well cnltiviited country, the drive ia a pleasant
one.—Thc mansion, a line brick edifice, stands a
short distance from tbe main road, and le approached over a beautiful graveled road,bordered on each
side by fine ;irlinr vit;;' trees. Leaving our horsy
with an old negro, we walked over the grounds,
which are laid out with much taste. In one corner of the garden we fouud the tomb, or mausoleum nl stone, in the form of a Liberty Temple.
On a broad nlab, beneath thiu temple, these simple
words are chiseled:
'■ General Andrew Jacksou, born May 16, 17G7,
died June 8.18i.r>."
Another slab bears an epitaph written by Gen.
Jncltsou for his wife, aud it is so touching, appropriate, and beautiful, that I copied it at length,
" Here lie the remains of Mrs. Rachael Jacksou,
wife of President Jackson, who died on tha 23d of
December. 1328, aged Cl years.
Her face was fair, her person pleasing, her temper amiable, ami her heart kind. She delighted in
relieving the hearts of her fellow creature*, and
cultivated that divine pleasure by the most liberal
and unpretending methods. To the poor she wai
ft benefactress j to tiie rich she was an example;
to the wretched she was a comforter ; to the prosperous an ornament. Her piety went hand in baud
with her benevolence ; she thanked her Creator for
being permitted to do good. A being bo gentle,
but yet so vii-tuour, slander might wound, but
could not dishonor. Even death, when it tore her
from thc arms of her husband, could but transplant
her tothe bosom other Goo."
Wive« and Dauohtbks.—A co temporary, who Is
somewhat posted up ifl satlne and statistics, talks
as follows:
While the business men of America proverbially
live poorer, dress shabbier, work harder ami many
more hours than in auy other oountry in the world,
their wives and daughters are ten times more idle,
more extravagant and more useless.
It strikes ub there U some truth In that extract.
Mr. Brocha, ofthe house ot Brocha, Buckram .fe Co.,
toils from twei re to sixteen hours a day. Brocha
last year made (22,000. What became of it'.' fan
thousand dollars af the same were spent by 4(1 n>.
Brocha, for new furniture, " to spite the Maxwell's,"
while a large portion ofthe balance was  expended
on " Blanche and Sarah," so that tliey might tro to
Newport and " show t! e Fantadling " that (hero
were other diamonds in New York besides thoeo
whieh were Inherited from a great grandfather,
who found in India a prlnoely fortune and a diseased liver. Brocha had bt-en in bu.Mi10.s3 since
18-10. He does a large and lucrative I
People who have never been iu his parlour and
kitchen imagine that Brocha is worth a quarter of
a million of dollars, while tliose who have been in,
wonder how he dodges the sheriff. Brocha is stil 1
toiling, and is still making money, and yet if he
should ilie to-morrow it is questionable whether
his assets would equal liis liabilities, llroeha will
probably end Ins days Ity testing the virtue of a
shilling's worth ofstrychaino. Should we bu ono
of the jurors who sit upon the body, wa should bring
iu the tollawing verdict: "Died from the visitation of an extravagant wife and two uanseless daughters."
A Somrai hot in thr nn.i.s.—Ooasptooui among
the audience at the Baltimore Museum, not lonip
since, was a country lovelorn swain and his intended. Whenever the diriloi'ii!.-turned upou love or
marriage, the verdant Adonis bestowed a pcriee
of the mDBt energetic  fnigs  upou   blfl  equally  ttt-
E-eotionate deary, which attracted not only onl-
yre-sril atiention, but impeded the progceH of tho
Oorpa dramattque, who at times were unable to
continue their roles, from laughter excited by the
loving couple's inioiuiuvres. Wholly engross**!
with the tender paailou, the turtles discovered not
that general attention was drawn towards them,
and commenced a kissing scene. During the progress of this very pleasant and agreeable, bnt rather too public pastime, a wag Seated beside the
bride that was to be, attached to her back a placard that was on hia Beat, labelled in-Mr^e characters -taken.' The explosion of laughter that ensued was universal, upon whieh tlie affectionate
pair darted down stairs amid the almost deafening cheers ofthe audience.
Officers IZl«tt or tht ."Urn-Ion lUAaa.
At a meeting of the Marion Kiiles, held lately
at their Armory, tbe following office" were
elected :—
Captain—Wm. Ncoly Jehnaon.
1st Lieut.—E. a. Rlgg.
2d Lieut,— John C. GrtswoIrL
Brevet 2d Lien',.— Jauie* W. Stillmao.
Surgeon- W. D. AyMt. M. 1).
Q. M. Sgt—L, P. Zantzfnger.
Ord. Sgt.—B. B. ZabrUkfc-
2d Sgt.—John W. May.
3d Sgt—J. A. Zimmerman,
■nil Sgt.— w U. ZahriskJe.
Corporal -W. a. Woods.
Corporal—Geo. W. Ryder.
Corporal—Wm. I\ Hallelt.
Corporal—Win. L. U-stick.
Attempted Murder.—Tbe Town Talk hai anac*
count of a murder attempted to be comnitted on
board the U. 8. ship Independence, on Saturday
last, James Hall, a Boatsvuiu's Hate, attempted
the life of a seaman, named llali, with arazor, but
failed in his purpose, though he succeeded in inflicting several ghastly wounds ou his fees tad
arson
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