lltisttll'iittcr
MEMOfiY.
Say, in the introduction, to im
celebrated work on political economy, tells us that be studied all the
books he could find on the subject
on which he intended to write, and
hen took time to forget what lie
had read before beginning to write.
Do we thoru'ly comprehend what
the memory retains in gross? Are
facts properly generalized, digested,
assimilated and made part and parcel of our mind, till they aro in a
great measure forgotten? Is not a
good memory a mental dyspepsia,
that retains intellectual food undi
gested, and disgusts the list)
reader hy bringing it forth in the
gross just as it was swallowed?—
Who has not been bored a thousand
times by a friend with a lino memory? Such a friend always remembers to forget that he has retailed
the same learning or the same story
to his impatient listener a hundred
times before
Probably every person Ir.is memory enough. JNo one forgets
what interests him. The dull boys
who cannot remember a line of a
book ar* the very boy3 who nevei
forget a name, or a face, or a toot-
path. It is want of interest and
attention, not want of memory, lhat
makes them dull. The twenty-four
books of Homer wero ca ily retain
cd in men's memories before the
art of writing was invented. Men
have now learned to forget, and
consider such a power of memory
most incredible.
How unfortunate wo should be
to recollect anything we see or
read! Some men are thus unfortunate, and are tho poorest thinkers and most intolerable bores in the
world. We sometimes think that
excess of memory is the only defect of memory. That excess occasions intellectual indigestion or
dyspepsia.
Some men acquire and retail) 20
languages. Sueh men have never
been distinguished for great power
or comprehension of intellect. All
the other mental faculties are sacrificed to mere memory. Groat
minds rarely maintain tire ''ipsisbi-
ma verba" ofthe books whioh they
read.
We have often heerd that Mr.
Clay never forgot a name or a face.
To him, as a public man, such
things were important; they interested his memory. He had little
use for poetry, and could scarcely
repeat correctly a line of it. Great
lawyers recollect principles only-,
and can define those principles only
in language of their own. Accurate lawyers recollect crises, and
can repeat definitions by the hour
in the exact words of ihe books.—
Great lawyers make bad judges, for
they decide too often ou principle,
regardless of authority. Aceurat»
lawyers, men of good memories, revere authority, deem it almost profane to inquire into the reasons of
such authority, have stare decisis
for their guide aud motto, and make
indifferent advocates and admirable
judges. We knew a distinguished
jurist whose advice to his students
was: " Take care to comprehend
what you read, but never trouble
yourself about remembering it," To
al! readers this advice is admirable.
Tbere is very little that we read,
worth remembering ; scarce anything we readjSee, or hear,that may
not'suggest useful reflection, and
add thus to the volume of cm-
intellect,    v
A __rong-i___4e_ Candidate for
* Matrimony.
A lady advertising for a husband
in tho Water-Cure Journal, gives
the following description of herself.
She certainly has some very fine
■ points:'
" I am just twenty, but will not
marry before I am two years older.
I am a graduate of Marietta Seminary. I can do, and love to do, all
manner of housework, from making
pies and bread, to washing shirts ;
I can do all kinds of sewing, from
embroidery to linsey pantaloons ; I
m skate, ride, dance, play on a
spinning wheel, or do anything that
rray reasonably be expected of my
sex. If required, I can act the
part of a dunce in society of the
■upper ten,' or the part ofa woman
among women. As for riding, here
allow me to make a banter: Any
man may bring me two horses, give
me the choice and ten feet, then if
overtake me in one mile, I am
hi ; if not, the horse is mine. Beware !
I am a believer in hydropathy,
nnd use no tea or coffee; neither
lo I wear corsets ; but I am willing that my husband shall do either, if he desires. I believe in
' woman's rights,' but believe I have
ue right  to meddle  with  polities
A Beautiful Sentiment. Shortly
before the departure of the lamented Hober for India,, he preached a
sermon which contained this beautiful illustration :
"Life bears us on like a stream
of a mighty river. Our boat at firs:
glides down the narrow channel—
through the playful murmuring o
the little brook and the winding o:
its grassy borders. The trees shed
their blossoms over our young
heads, the flowers on the brink
seem to offer themselves to oui
young hands; we are happy ii
hope, and wre grasp eagerly at the
beauties around us—but the stream
hurries on, and still our hands arc
empty. Our course in youth and
manhood is along a wilder and
deeper flood, amid objects more
striking and magnificent. We are
animated at the moving pictures
and enjoyment and industry passing us; we are excited at some
short-lived disappointment. The
stream bears us on, and our joys
and griefs are alike left behind us.
We may be shipwrecked—we cannot be delayed; whether rough or
smooth, the river hastens to its
home, till the roar of the ocean is
in our ears, and the tossing of the
waves is beneath our feet, and the
land lessens from our eyes, and the
or men's business in general—nei-j floods are lifted up around ue, and
(her have men the right to meddle! we take our leave of earth, and
with ours.    As for appearance, l| its inhabitants, until of our further
run neither tall nor short, large nor
small, but I am just as I was made.
I have never attempted to alter my
shape or color, as I am styled handsome ; by the young men on whom
I am pleased to smile, I am styled
the height of perfection ; by those
I frown upon,' the devil's imp ;' by
my female acquaintances, 'Molly,'
and by my uncle I am called ' Tom.'
" If I marry, it will be to a man
who uses no spirits, tobacco, or other
profanity. He may be young or
old, handsome or homely, rich or
poor, but not in the extreme. He
must havo a good common education at least. He must be industrious. Be must be capable of so
bearing himself to any society that
he will be beloved by all; his disposition on and after acquaintance
must please in ever-,- respect.
voyage there is no witness save the
Infinite and Eternal."
The Dead.—Cokioob Calculations.—Scientific writersassert that
the number of persons who existed
since the beginning of the world
amounts to 36,627,854,845. These
figures, when divided by 3,096,006,
the number of square leagues of
land on the globe, leave 11,320,-
680,732 square miles of land,
which, being divided as above, give
1,134,822,976 persons to each sq.
mile. Let us uow reduce miles to
square rods, and the number will
bo 1,853,175,600,000, which, being divided as before, will give
1,284 inhabitants to ach square
rod ; this being reduced to feet,
will give about five persons to each
Ue, square foot of ground. Thus it
titer marriage; must allow me to will be perceived that our earth is
follow tlio diclates of my own con- on*3 vast cemetery ; 1,288 human
science, provided I do not trample beings lie buried on each square
on lis rights, and he must follow ""*"—scarcely sufficient ior ,ten
suit" graves.    Each grave must contain
fator.    In no case shall the bequest
be more than on-founh  of the es-
tate-
Ci'jjrws (Eiwjfflp.
TIIK ;
h!i>i'k':.-iud. A..--:'--t  «.-._,^r^rs
of tin? -'lUt'll'lt  J-:Xi*l!l->*> .?. .^;, ...;■
COMPANY," will da.vjiaU-.il by uvt-iy Sta
cli-rtf- til ix  i-lJ.-iiil --<-"K-<*-iig--, 1
Pacific Express Co.
_g__
-...-     r,,-  Viirt-I
SANTA BAEBARA.
{.AN LUIS OBISPO,
MOKTl.KKY.
SAN FRANCISCO, and
All parts of Northern and Southern Mines.
—also—
Oregon,  A tlmt He   State*  nn«l  Europe.
OOLUXftlOSS mad- iii all of the above Dinned places.
TREASURE,   PAIK'KI.S,   PAOUGIS _-d  LKTTkiKS foi
wnrt!«'"l.
DRAFTS purchase! in  S»n  F.MWiiCQ  »a  tin  AtUtttl
States wid Europe.
Particular attention paid \c tli*. furwariliiw ol'Oultl l»un
to the Mint tor a»h_~ge.
Treasure, Letter*, i-ic. rwMivedu; to th. latent _oom»u
fag. A. FOKT, Ag»iA.
ed Ui ___iini_ti0
WELLS FAKGO& GO'S
-E3 JKI _!_-* -O- -E2 _B £_■.
.4   .Joint Stoel- Co_u]HUV-f With  a capital  of
$.*>(H).000,
WIT.l-tllspati h an Express from the City of
Lor Amrele-, by uvewi St-Maea*-, _p .Ai parts ef Cali-
■iinia. Oregon, the AtlaatioStates unci Europe, in charge
if regular and experienced Me-senders.
MTEBS,PAR(!ELS, PACKAGES aiiu:TREASURE
rcelvtsU mil"! conveyed to tlerstiinitiod with safety and ilis-
itcli. Collections made. (Intern and Commissions tilled.
l.lal] bu-iiiess (.iorturning to an  Kxpress* and forwaidinj?
-':,---   .i' '.■•..ii'.l In wil li ;n-oi)i]it ness and care.
■',' ' ..-li . : exchange ii[-ii(v.ii'ed on all the principal eities
' the Atlantic Stales. Orivtni n ti'J Em-ope.
U. N. ALEXANDER, Agist.
I.os Angeles. March 24, 1855. tf
San Jraiurisw !|_..crferau%
GENERAL
ADVERTISING AGENCY.
97 MERCHANT STKEUT. SAN FRANCISCO
A.1)VEKT:sI'*.MKN"T8 AND SCilSi'UII'TlONS KECEIVJSD B*.
fliOS. BOfOE, Agent for tbe following newspapers :—
"Democratic Slat s Journal," Sacramento.
"Daily At'^ns." .Stockton.
"Sierra Citizen," Downiavllle.
"Miners' Advocate,'-' Diamond Springs.
" Placer Herald," Auburn.
"Mountain Mesi. _>;gt," Iriibsooville
" Contra Costa," Oakland.
"Tribune,'- Sao Jose.
"Star," Los Aiiffeles.
"!>*!nocrat.io Standard," Portland, O. T.
'•El ct-inor Publico," Los Angeles,   (Spanish Paper.)
Kay 19,1856. No.l—tf
BY  TIIK   CASE  OU   PACKAGE,
In quantities to suit,
I- ONG BILL PAPER, LEGAL CAP. LETTER PAPER, INK.
j BROAD BILL PAI'Eli. FOI-LSCAP. VOTE PAPER, I'EA-
G-iiA, PLANK HOOKS, WAFERS, "tc, be.
Noisy Carrier* Bool- mid Stationery Co.,
87 Battery st.   and tii and ii-i Long Wharf, San Francisco
my3—3m C. P. KIMBALL, President.
S9C.
§>w jtrnkm ^bJtrfisrattufe
CLOTIIING^WAIIEIIOUSE.
wmTg. badger '
ICO Battery  JEtx-ecU
turner of Metekont, CJ
S_-_a___   '_-Pa?i-a_£ia_a_3cB,3a
IiapaiUr oi" -very variety of
CLOT_i_N«  AND   FURNISHING,   GOODS-
—also OJ—
DUCKS. DRILLS, SHEETINGS, BLANKPT-.
HATS, BOOTS AND BROGANS.        '
By recent arrivals, have r
,he in out
.tod very large ni,-„icmi>t
Desirable Styles of Clothing
,,.] it is .he LABflBSl .STUCK ever offered in thi. man
i'lu' jrooil* ar* uiamilactmed under  my own su.,,..',:  *
,!.,! of th* best material, well cut. large  ,'„,.,  a_j       ",
i, Hit- mo.l durable manner. *-*
'ClLuteriiy frum lbe country are invited to examim,,, ■
ilKAVYSTUCK, and they will Iind the pri,;,.,, I.UIVJ ,.',,"
I,e> ean be toun,! elsewhere in Ihe market. '        u
ri'WHASirHS may rely eu reeelvina; Ihe best and m„,,
.leable b'eods. as eaeb anade is 1, l'AliAKTirM) '
OHPEK! FRO_ TH* COD.NTKY promptly „nd curetull,
1,1,000 pad', assorled lane.v Csssiiuere Pants'
lo.li.ul pair. , I Fane; und Plain Satlnet'ts Pants-
-.'...,.-. pa '    ;■   B I.,,.-. Kuhher Parts;
1.000 ir,,,..,.-.,■.,.'■.,. Kubl or Coate;
iloiieas,   e,.,...;,,.-^ ■ l,m,: and rhort P.abUr Bool,-
'1,000    do    While Shirts;
COO   do   heavy Biehorv ishirta;
600   do   heave Chock Shirts;
M0   do   .Meemoae S-biris;
600    do   Lamb-s Wool laidersLirta;
300   do   Regatta Undershirts:
200    do    Grev Flannel huderahirta;
450   do   Lamb's Wool Drawers;*,
250    do   ll'e ached Drill Drawers;
1,500   do   Overalls;
300   do   Denim Frocks;
1200   do   Countrv knit Wool Socks;
1,500    do   heavy Wui'.e ami Miiod Cotton Sack,.
1,111)0 nieces super .-'.I  loel.e;  i lamisercliiofs-      '
100 dozen super Dia, 1. .silk .Neckerchiefs;
200   do    Cambric Handkerchiefs;
SOO   do   Rubber Belts;
250   do    Huck Gloves;
400   do  Buckskin Cold Bags;
1 000 Doeskin Business Coats;
400 Black t loih Fr. rk CoatB;
2,000 a.-sorl.d u,.,.•.■. 's;
'600 ass,,lied i'ea tents;
3,000 Si.k. Cloth and Velvet Vests;
20 bales Blue and White Blankets;
50    do   A Sheeting;
60   do   Drills;
30   do   assorted Duck;
50 cases 6ne Pelt Hats;
100 cases Straw Hats.
For sale by WM. G. BADGER
Wholesale CVthinr Warehouse
,No. 109 Battery St., corner Merchant, San Francisco
mh223m '
, B.—No Goods sold at Retail.
Truvellei-. 1 11«.» are ol tlie Imposition, of Hack
Drivers, ltuiiner.l A.e.
PlCT-RE CF IJniTED
toes.—The correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial, writing
irom Washington on  the 4th ult.,
savs :
I looked in upon the Senate today. Gen. Cass is a ponderous old
fellow, with a massive head, which
he covers with a rusty ■ old brown
wig, and keeps opening and shut-
tins' his mouth, and sucking his
breathe between his teeth, as if he
constantly tasted something disagreeable. John M. Clayton is more
enormous than Gen. Cass, and his
face though fat, is magnificent, lie
is the best looking man in the Senate, and laughs h«artily at intervals of from two to five minutes.
His hair is white as snow, and his
biv eyes glisten all the time with
intelligence and humor. Seward
N about as stalwart in appearance
as a pair of tongs, pie does no?
weigh more than a hundred pounds.
His hair is short, and looks dead.
Each
128 persons.
Thus it is easily seen
States Sena-J that 'the whole surface of our glob;
has been dug over 1 28 times in order to burv its dead.
Joan of Arc was born in 1411.
the daughter of a poor peasant in
the province of Lorraine. She was
taught to sew and spin, but not to
read and write, ami to the last o!
her career she could not s;gu her
own immortal name. She was a
gentle, beauliful, bashful chill, imbued deeply with religious feelings. Her religion was the concrete Romanism of the time, and
was learned at her mother's kuee.
Sentimental.—Mrs. Child once
heard a young girl remark to her
mother: " 1 should like of all
things to be married, if 1 could be-
sure my husband would die in a
fortnight: then I should avoid the
disgrace of being an old maid, and
get rid ofthe restraint and trouble
of a married life."
WM.Y.PATCH.   CHAS. CLAYTON.     L.V. H.HOWELL
PATCH, CLAYTON & CO,
Produce Commission Merchants
GENE"EAL AGENTS
No. 40 Clay Street, below Davis,
SAN   FRANCISCO.
Goods Stored in Fire-Proof Ware-Hoiises.
ITSr laacaai. C-'-sn Adva.vcus .i.-adb o.v co.vsiu.vsir.vrs i.v SroKt:
LosquePadezoan! Lean!! Lean!!!
The Eye Sight.—Looking into
tho fire is very injurious to the eye,
particularly a coal lire. The stim
uius of light and heat united, soon
destroys the eyes. Looking at
molten iron will soon destroy the
sight. Reading in the twilight is
injurious to the eye's, as they are
obliged to make great exertion,—
Reading or sewing with a side light
injures the eye, as both eyes should
be exposed to an equal degree oi'
light The reason is, the sympathy between the eyes is so great
that if the pupil of one is-dilat d
by being kept partially in the
shade, the one that is most exposed cannot contract itself sufficiently for proti ction, and will ultimately be injured. Those who wish to
preserve their sight, should pre
serve their general health by cor-
iiis eves are hidden behind a pair rect ^-GoiG, and give their eyes
of slender  gold  spectacles.     pi;3 just work enough, with a  due de
face is thin, pale and wrinkled, bul
its lines are firm, and he appears be
what he is—a man of restless and
intriguing intellect. Senator Butler, of South Carolina, is the thickest at the waistband, though not
uncomfortably heavy. His face is
bright, and his hair, which he wears
long, and in singular confusion, is
white as newly washed lamb's wool.
Hale's appearance indicates that lie
has been fed liberally on fat pork
and buttermilk. Pugh, looks younger when among the old bald, or
white headed aud big bellied Senators, than I ever before saw him,
A majority of the Senators have
naked patches on the top of tlieir
heads, aud quite half of them are
the opposite of slender. Thoy chew
tnaacco very much as other folks,
so far as I could discover, and immediately after adjournment, several of them lit cigars, and leaning
back, appeared to feel comfortable.
j-ree of light.
Decency is a matter of latitude
In Turkey a man with tight pants
on is eousidcred so great a vulgarian that he is not tolerated in re
speetable society. To spit in the
presence of an Arab is to make
the acquaintance of his cheese-
knife. In Russia that man is considered low who refuses a warm
breakfast consisting of fried candles. In this country vulgar people are such as keep good hours
and live within their income.—
Queer institution, that human fam-
iiy-     _____
Charitable Request.—The New
York Legislature has passed a law
that no religious or benevolent society shall receive any bequest or
devise, the annual income of which
is over ten thousand dollars, and it
must have been made at least two
months before the death of the tea-
EL GRAN REMEuIO IT ALT A Nil
DE 1)11. PAE.EIHA,
Para la cierta y eficaz eitra de /«.  in/ermeda-les
de una naturaleza privada, sin hacer cuso del
tiempo que se ha durado y sin malos efectos al
sistcma a sin poHeme en aieta.
iVuticn se l»a  -nl.uiUi—JTI   i'lttdc fail*' r furor,
ESTE ESPfiai-TCO INVALUABLE ? i'l. iN'IROlK.Vi !..f.
tiaee dncuetita Or&os r-o t i.a, v prontodeej uea £_«■ bleu
.unocidn para u_a oura oietta qiw en i...~ pu«__08 y cii.'t:i-
?*les no solainente .n el ConTiiieste, pero torn bi en en Gran
Bretafia, la. demiiHda porellay sue meritot  tai   recu-veu
:Ov qui: or.; menos ill.' nil n.ji.r ,;-.   nu in r!Vr:iuc;-iiiii. fuetoCia-
do en iBgar de todos utroa rotuedios.     'r-    facultade.- de
medicina   de ban cimiade,-  ;.r ii.eii :■!<■-   t);-   Luropa frx-ron
comp*»Iidos n. teconncer :-.• ■-. onabrnzo pr>r)?r -..-..■   ■■ '■•
119 audi ial Siu?vnim?iito Stret-t   San, FranclsfiO,
ARE  CAUTIONED
To beware of tlie trick;', and varinus im positions of Runners and Hack Drivers, representing tlietuselves as being
employed by the proprietor of the Vv'lial ('hirer House,
thereby inducing the unwary to gel into tbeir c:uTu._;e by
telling them tliat iL belong to tbi! Ib.m.se and is free, and
alter wards e\torii?ig from then: exorbitant prices.
Roni'd p*-T*W«elt $(3 00
Board pe* Oity..   SI 00
Mealtt, ecurJb 50 centa.
In addition In . lar^e ri-miber of Rooms, having from
Dwototfaree beds in-ach, thereisal-o 100 well ■finisbea
., nd neatly f'orni-hod bSooU Bed Kooma. The Beds are
fitted up with seringa and tbe b*.*^i sologed bfl/r matrtssM
■her-bv makin-:; -A\'--~ tne be.r bou«e in th" city.
__tnig_r_K jv-i W..k »;j, 3, 4, fi 00
IrfMfglng p«r NlgU *SO_, 75, §1 OO
.<*.*" KREK BATHS-^
The What ("beer House send. t<> tbe Boats an express
wnyoii, with the name of the bonne on it, for the porposB
of carrying pa-tsw gers and Baggage Free ! The propix-tot
m lahiut; it understood tliat all otbera act without rmtliori.
iv from tdm.
R. J?. WOODWARD   "r
-.-Vi?
ad q
;i?lai
Itngo
v. y como el luegi
... ~n marcha fr-.o n
pub
magicaa cirt udes.
.ei-iio;
? .'■■•■ adquerido por Dr. Pareira de Is ■•■
afios que la prepai <■ i
SELLER mil SELUIE lit!
For !Sl3_r1;3'- Uays
Selow ITew York Prices
&4.        ■   ",:-0
iCarpets, it; gi_f«,
AlJaileaimiento del Hooter lo reeeta tae l-wedada run
su liijo. quieurecientementelo ba introducide en los En
iados Unidog. St oumero de las oura a que se Ap heeho es
azunbrojx>,   Miles y mUse pnedon dar teatlmonio de au
TodoB los quo nseil, lo Curaran I I !
eon una seguridad. despacbu y a cierto que ningtina otra
medicinal, bi: poseida.
^■Vtf   tomas falsas   nostrums.
IJsre un remedio que ha  sido probado  por   los   cii-cuen'a
mayor.
I). BABCOCK, Drogaero Mayor.
13S Calle fle flay B«n Francisco.
Tambien para vender por J. B. WINSIOS,
Drogerero Los Angeles.
lilata tie AgeiiU'S eu el TZst-x-.la.
•Ax: J. n. WINSTON, I.os Angeles.
A. R. STA!.'-. u'l-.A-niia;,  ll„tv;a de la Ciudad. Sacramento.
■.-'Ll*, CIH- MX Y GA.. }ioficn.rio.-i Marvsvllle. '
W. 1-1. URtfVEit. liotieadu Tuolumne, Sooora
CKNJ. BlriUllVi.l.d-'i-', ijotiua. de Ska.,la. Hbasta.
Cilil.Dfc VvOllT'lKX,     "       '- I'lacui-ville, Placerville.
■Ii..-1'i.v IIaTKi', .];-.  'JiuiiadiloSacrauinuto.
Dr. K. W, CA8R, DownleTiUe.
Dr. J'-iilS LARK. Xevada.
Dr. W. H. GATLIFF, yreka.
'.Vii.'tLKV re ■ii.ii;,--;;, ~,im Diego.
U^UiiUii: L. STORY, i'ortlaud 0. T
abrii I9-8m
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS
AND OTHERS.
Los Angeles Sewing ffiaohine.
by Mi
BA«8 F
- ..fflP^^^^Jr)0*!1!* market rates.   Toth
FOR. SA1.1
Or maae ty ordte
imji.:.v io ini-iiis'a  thuelotii. UtV -Jj.j. s;ic-^_  will be i
io :n ■■!.- '.ov;;?; p^roiui bundi-ed.
also—Tents, Hose, Ceilings, Wagon Co-veis
ibure r.o.vcd with uuafiiv-is  aii'o
_ like n
PV.BEAUDRY.
riirm ctoor from Aliso Street,
Beaudry's    Block,    Negre   Alien.
Ms Anjelei-j hor_al)w3, 13&".. uorS-ly
c  shall iv    ■
,.,„.!   '-      •
ji ie tor _.;
. o u> 116;
Lb           ;-,•;-, ii-i'-ii]
.::::: xx^y*
!i_  i- 2 60;
. OWi paii Wuflliu em   1 aee Curtain
      I 'ii,  l.i. CG.-G,
             60.t«.Wi
10,000 -sail  Wii ion Si;.,,.:,	
a&t.-OC..' roUs. i'apoi  L'ar^iui-	
               fi .*. (•',
400 roil,- Coini?:-*.-*  Mat? ice	
Buff and"Witte Holland "Window t-1
? onps, and every Eurttcle in tfee way
,   ,r -v   | -i'l .
gOff~ C&Uand exttliiiiit; our .-trvl, :n
buyinff at                                        PRj*
!.i.'v—*'iu     HOand na.Claja stri
st. ba-lo-o .ii?ij_ia_
MAV  FEATIIUI2'!
J. -w.  suUiva-i'»
GFREAT PACIFIC DEPOT,
....AND....
GENERAL AGENCY
POR THE SU1TLY Ol?* CHEAP PUBLICATIONS. STATJ0NA_
SY, b0.
PAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND. BOOKS,
RECEIVED WEEKLY DY THE
M? il Steamers
AND EXCLUSIVE EXl'RES.-—VIA NICARUAGO,
Tl-IE prr;r?-u-t,.i-v,-o,ildr,.sp..v fully iiii'orinCoiiuf nl-^;
Hellern;i   bti i i m .  Pedlers, and the Wm
■r,,t iniivi.vn   .-i , . , ','        , . i i' ',v,.-r-Ivii.ort.iir,iiv*". !'?'lul"
■■oustauilv  on  1 ■in'1    aid reiu ivins:  liy evx-rx' stc:niM-r, a«
DARDPOiiK;-;;   MA(JA/,lNi:s AND'KITJ-rfl'SOJ
Ui'.OI-'E AND AMERICA.
Ti.^niliiv'wit'i all tlo! N-.-W, Cvcap. and MEsi:f*tlftm-ous-"
-li, and imblk'alions ofthe din       '
otveapa-d j1
SlaUk £oo_rs, CasrdB, luks and !
lope
nud v\evy
■Jnitoi! iitatei
Wha^lesaieftfld rntn.il department, Potit
Roam No. S, un ntairi. ^^^^^
Office BuildicE**
I
tory msmssti
,_, LAW ami
t after isnaie.
Wtfciy
COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATION MA
All orders must bo postpaid, _ncla._InK CASH Ior TVorW
:--A- •■'■:<■'-■-■■ kept open to the la t eft moment. f 1li#
Uiiitu.l States Mail via Nicaruagua, by authoriiy an '"
J1TSTIOES' BLANKS alw'4yfl ou Und at thia
Office. )W&
%mmk
VOL. 6.
LOS  ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATURDAY,  MAY  17,
185(5.
111151111?$$ (tilth.
I-.   Glnaor,
WHOLESALE   AND   RETAIL   DEALER   IN
Groceries and Provisions,
Wines and Liquors,
Dry   Goods and  CUliing,
MAIN   STREKT,
(In  the old " Sta,   H„tcl" Building J
LOS ANGELES.
K. H.—A »,ll iehcla.1 «lock  ol the above  article, can
aiw.i;,, be I.hwkI al inj .tore hi r-lan Heraar.lii.o
-W   !>' ,.. GLASER.
O. W. Ohilds,
WHOLESALE   AND   RETAIL   DEALER   IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
ALSO,
MANUFACTURER OF
TIS, SHEfJ." IRON   KM CJPPtR WARE.
JL04 A.ngelei strflet,,
_ 'lee2a-tt ios Angeles.
P7c7 WILLIAMS,
At the old stand of J. G. Nichols,
Main Street,.
DEALER IN
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS
AND  PRODUCE.
w
Johnson. h. S. AvLsmos.
JDhiiwn -Ss- A11rmsoi>,
Sttccensnrs   lo   Alexander   A    McU-i.t.
JIOLK-1AI.U   AND   RETAIL   nK.U.KR?   IN   GflSVAAh
■ifEllCHAXDlSE, Main St., Lofl An«bl_B.       mil;    tt"
Lf.liK.l.MiK!'..        l.*lll.\'l-.l,*.
ALEXANDERS & BANNING,
F0MARWU9 _ C3M*»1I83!0N MERCHANTS,
SAN PEUllO  VSD LOS ANGELES. CAL.
Loa Angeled  Atlgna* 26, 1866. * No. Jr>—11
NO. 1.
lilc.rtj)ani)isc, $t<
-Vcw Straw and Fancy Woods.
A   FIXE A^OR'nii-XT ill' IVEW STRAW GOODS,
ciobi-nroi-  vin-ioos   I'nr.likmribk*   stvles   oi*   Jioitnv,,
ju»t roceivoil (V.-iii N"L*w York.
Also—FANCY GOODS, of all deKC i'i j it ions aud prtoes.
The hifiiiost price paid fa» wool by
.     „    , V.i'AAf- k RROlHRR,
oopo.ito tlioliond of Cominerciiil  rilroot, I.o.s  An-irliis.
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwitrdiug and Commission WerchRi
San Pkdiio and Loa A*_teaL»s, Cal.,
H. Sli-AJ, Agent, !_os  Angeles.
a. leLangblfii &-Brollu-:-,
'1-C- mit s  v.    :  u riagi   ?lakers,
a..ajs aw?-!/     ■•
JVext  door   io   O.    IV.   Child,'   Store
LOS ANGELES.
. JW By thalr woateaye ahftH ko„,v tbam.^E.   a^ll9-tf
II,    HI   li   UF   III.
IO.£t i 13 to. 3E3z__ierso_a,
O Li_UB U';>'   .vE_I.jiO,
(Don Luis   Fignc's But/din g,)
f\ EVBS NOTICE to ihe R,ui_liei-os and Butch-M uf tbis
VT ifiuiuity t'rmt lie will jrive ihe hi_,h«st price for Iiidi.<,
C.ilf, Sher.p an-i Gout Skim, ami for  Wool.
.ey Liberal advances made on contracts for the coming
clip of Wool.
Lo-i An--l.-s. Febniriry 9, 1858. tf
W. W. KaiKlliu,
ATTORNEY Sf COUNSELLOR AT LA TV,
WILL attend promptly to alT busiiie.is C'etrusted to liis
care.    Office—In ROWE'S BLOCK, Main Btraset.
■fi®_ Mr. H. is thoroughly aeo_uainted with the  trench
»nv Spanish languages. ap!2 2m
C. E.  THOM.
C. 8IM8.
THOM & SIMS,
Attorneys & .otinsellors at Law,
OFFICE 05i MAIN  STEEET,
pposite the Bella Union Hotel.)
BENJAMIN S. EATON.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Main Street, Temple's  Block,
LOS ANGELES.
ALEXANDER GIBSON,
JUSTICE   OF   THE   PEACE,
OFFICE OJV MAIeY STREET,
OoDosite the U. S. Hotel.
O. 3_>__OC>lXX3___-0.__.,
WATCHMAKER   &   BOOKSELLER.
COMMERCIAL STREET,
Los Amiiet.es, Cat,.
HOME   MANUFACTORY,
MAIN   rSTKEET,
OPPOSITE TEMPLE'S IILOCK.
Toy & Brotiier,
Sa?l lie  ami   Harness  "alters,
,^ .» Keepi constantly on hand an assortment of
K-'&___k E___}H___S. ' HARNESS,
■^;afi8_» jiRiDij-:*1*, tfH3P3, a-ocLAiis,
*^ SADnLE ^AKB,  tc.
We are alio prepared to eiecviteall kimip of work in our
line at the shorten': pin si We notice.
A superior lot of California lli.ti:= ind Spurs nlwayn on
hand. ootlfl ':Htr—decs
LOS   ANOELES   STAR
loir %riittiitg ^stalitislimeiit.
MAIN SH-SET, £__*B0a_B HaH-Bttild-ng.)
The proprietor of tb_^&At)e«IeB.S-ar).wg(0a,trespeet'
fully inf.no Hfe rtteb-fl «w ''■*■'' i»u*Miei thai he lini
I ist rrroe? v--\ h large and \-rivi-d as-aorimeat at naw raateri1
ii.M ft now p.-^iinri-.d ?o Bxecute iio? r'oBajirtog ctesorip
PLAIN AXD FAm?
In tii* bent atyl* of tiie Art.
Ojjoulars,    '         haw Bi;ni:;3,
Ob.-_«j                   '■      ■■' Bacha__8_
BiU S-ads,
D oda,                    )         ■- ■ v^-T-fcji
JfOtBH,                            ?■■■>■■
r: iet»,                 Bilisol "   ■.
(.i- ,itv.- othardfl
wiptian of fjtlattngtUi ■  >a».y i-n dssirgd
■liiiiv wart done i.re re_p.«tfviQy lavitod
to c.iH--ol affl_ii
ne speeiiufltw
OrssoSi
Hon of Partnership.
Tv:;:;-':!-'.;.
3HIP HERETOFORE O.i- PIVG   "feTffBE?
I i-.-  -.? ■,-■» inm■)■:.   unilar tbe name  am
iSIRi  s  CO ."  waa  dtatsolved oti (he 2 A
coffitent'     111 -lebts due the firm must 1*-
li.-:i".- to L. '.il,;-!:
1 u*ho aloae in unthoGi.-.t-'l  tbeettte  tht
(,O0FS  AiAA'Al
ju.-i.i'ii NKWHARK,
Lou An;-e!-v.
IdTotioo,
rplIK IISDBBS
t ro^peotfiriUj.
WNEll    hlANKfOI, VGR PAPT VXVofG
\&* laave to totorm liis trietuls ,ui 1  th'
Bill continue to carr*?'ao the bnfltneKSni
(he shin 1  of t
1.1 oi.i   "Star  Hot»l,"   on  Halo stTBel
0-.po-.ilf  C -nr 1"
. B iilUng  where avilloonstantlybe Km v
-■■1-1*1 :■(! et\.■(■>.- ol'abiiv.Pdi'l-e** nud Priivi
IKo, 1 ,-oofi tt
jmrUntolit  of Dry G:>o?;s and Cloth-
_p36,
it. GI,Ai?F,li.
CLOTIIIIV«   AM)   »RY    GOOBS
*E_a_:_=»o.xi.x"_j'i_c.
ELIAS   & BROTHER,
TEKPaLE'S BLOCK, ItlAirV   ST.,
Opposite the head of Comnu rcial, Los Angeles,
tft'SSSSilSk AKi-l COXriTAM'LY  i;i-:ci-:ivini.; I1Y
:.*  v.ioii .-.ifuitn-r (liret'-t from Niw Yoi-i;,
J9gQp     and have now  in  Store tlio lr.i-._cnl,
™^ beat and most desirable stool, of
Dry Goods and Clothing,
ever before oliined m this section of tiie State, fmporte?!
expreaaly for their own trade, an.l whieh they are mv-
rrioiiioga;: ffholeBaleaad BetaB, at asmarJa-Vanbe on New
York prices Wii.i.ont enu-aerating all their articles, thej
would briefis say tliat they bave en hand all kinds of ready
anadeolotblstf, For Gentlemea or Boy ia, thntmuyhe called
i'v. oferery deaonption of style and quality usually found
In gentlemen's furnishing stores.
Mais, Caps, Bools anal Shm*s,
"FANCY lAHB STAPLE DRY G00BS
I better tiiiiii any in this City .11 [uslltj and quantity.aa
ill
shiblt to
iti ■        m with a call.
■■■ir
■■"■i.n ?-| r
BHA
i
reh Silk, and Castam**
1 and prices,
ift : and Thread.
'LAC
-Thread r,
»d Sill., super
or.    '
AH_-tFICZA__
Vi
OAVF,ftS.
Blani rim! figured Alpacas, Bomb*_ine8 and tterlnoH ;
1'oiil.uis, l'liii.;;^ DuLttiiieN, ie.   tin.
WHITE GOODS,
Thread, Lace, Capes   Collars a tad Chemisettes-
Fri                   .'rnnivic,. 8h Ish ,0.': !'•.... Musli ia ■
Linen and Bilk Haudk_fehit-f    ■  ■ urieUon '
Sheeting and Shirting, blea -1.  *   ■ '
COMBED 800BS,
[hams, Muslins and Calicoes, in greal varret'j :
- attlnetl ■ and i taunflH
'- EMKWS A.Vli LAUJi:..* HOSIERY.
Silkanfi Co) ton UmbroUax ;
'■■■       . :..iiin-t, Wiinon CurUins :
Trunksaad Carpel Bags, of various aiaea and prices.
BEOS  AND  B*_.>D_J\G.
PROVISION AXD GE0CER1ES.
Fi  ui ■■■:,' the Barrel ortriacfc ;
■ v. . Wheal anid Harleyinq 1 amities tosuii pnrohasere
Wines and U»iuOrs at wholesale.
And a thousand articles we bare not room to mention
Ln short, we UaTO any article in ourltno, For the comfor
md convenience of our patrons, and if those -.• ik.. wish t
lurebase will give os _ firm eaR, they -*-ilt save tii.msa Ive
nuoh time and troabi*- in traveli^ 01-1-r rhc City, for w
got the GOODStfiat are wanted,and the prices w
: doteri
wi Bliall be -r,ii-
DOA'T FORGET TttE I'L   CE.
Hi.IASJt BtUmiEB,
MAIN STRKKT, LOS AAGki.KS.
Thelii/juest i.rl'-e \-.GA 1'.,, 'AHA: iA'Gi ,-.,.,.; i,j \; ...j,,', _
LEJMHKii, HO'AS. WHKATaHdHAilLkYtakoiiinextluiii,
fortioeds,
Los Anwles. December 1, 1866. *.
CHEAP   CASH   STOJIE.
Rick,, Hewmark & Co.,
Next Door to their Old  Stand,
COM^KUCIAL   SSTttKET,
"\T*r<)ULi: respeetfally inform their frituda and tbe pub-
VV lie generally, that they have now on hand, and ;<n-
vi.-eeivin"- hy every siuamirr, a l;iij'<? und spluiidLl ii.Jsoi.-t-
ment of
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
together with a large Block of CI.OIKISG of the most
■fafihio;is.ble (ind KeftMnuahle styles, selected e_l>reshly Tor
the trade in this city and vieiiii ty.
HATS, CAPS, BOOTS ANDSHOES
ofthe most desirable and seasonable styles.
CARPET BAGS AND TRUNKS,
Ladle*1 sui<l «J«n.Ueir-en*« HomIiij- in ureat variety,
And a thousand articles we have not room to enumerate.
Their former patron* dtn! H __ene_on_ public are solicited
to examine their stock before purchasing elsewhere, us
they ure deter mined to keep the best-roods, and the price*,
cannot fail to suit.
Don't forget the place. COMMERCIAL ST.,
next door to the old stand. ji"".'*
GUIS il HUT£UHEU im,
MESSRS. LAZARD h KKEMiat, who are wiliiuir to sell
out at great SACLtmCES. be„ leave to inform the pub
lie who are iu want of anything in their line, to call and
judge for themselves, t<i convince them that Ihey can buy
goods at least 25 per cent, cheaper than any other
Store in town.
LAZARD k, KBEMKR.
Give UBa call and try.
"Wi: beg them wins are iinlcbteiUo ns to make immediate
ay-meal before we are com pellefl to go to law mlihi
Csiriagc and iilacksntiih Shop
By JOHN GOLLER.
IOS  ANGELES,STKEET,
NEAR THE FOOT   OF COMMERCIAL.
THE subscriber respeotfnlly in-
riinn^llir jnihli,- ,,.,..;■:, ll.vllir.i
Coaches, Huggios, Wagons, Carts Ac,
in ;i iifri,', and workmanlike (iiaiuier. He has on hand'anil
forntea ftne stdtl of BH-teru White Oak and Sieiory
I'hink .Mi.iaveh?. !!■■ i ■ p 1 1 ,m ly on band a large 1 a-
rietv ofOai'i and ll ;■ iceli Spokes, Felloes, Shafts,
"*eO_ Yokes, Double 1. d _j -e:!. mtSSt
HORSE snOETNGAND
Blao__Ls__t__ltI).inas
in all itij various braueties, executed with promptnessafld
liapatah. Particular attention will be (fli en to tbe nianu-
factur* and repair of PLOtPS. HARROWS, andotherFarm
Ing PntaiiBila.   He ban an extensive assortment of Iron as
oh;, -priii!'!'., Holt.};, I'lnif aud Sprhi;r si.eel. and otlier male
rial pertaaoing to the business, ton nnmeroup to mention.
Also, Tweaatv fastis aif Hlacksnill], 's
oo_a_x_.
Witt n^nebut tbebesl of workmen in bis employ, h*
;.:i:!i'i|.'il hecai-givu entire natisfac<)iir 1 o  i,i..
co.;."vomer!;.
-Idl-IN GOLLHH,
tosAneelee, .Tune in. IKM Vq. ■"•—1-,
^05 %ii:)di5 ,%r.
A ;. li
■a and published ever)   *_atB_l
I'tiilditiK, l.i - v .-,■   . ; I
Halo street, by
WILLIAM   A.   ff A PL ACE.
loadti
—Subscription, Fire Dollars par annum ^payable
A ' mrtiieatenti Inserted al Two DoUa ■■ per iquare oi" ten
'v-- for the flrsl iniaertioo, and One lit     c  1   1 ftiuare for
; subsequent insertion.   Terms, Otuh.
atii-ienl   n..H'erl.ise!iK'utsim.sl   be. paid for tm   Ll    1
viiiv- s i: v?i? Ion,
1 ■""■".iimnc:-1 vo* inn hnlsiriMe over a  Sotlttoa. -i --ii*>-
1, unleea tho real author or writeris known.
[Agent! of tut-. Lo
1 Aiif;-c-L<-_ Btaur.
The follow Lag gentlemen arc
„     v   1
rorth
Thomas Butoros
. .
&_oaasB Ui ■!■:,
Messrs. i,.-..a ,--. Whistler
8. 8. Thohpsos	
< OL. Iv, Tv asvsm     .
Cam. Wm. Habtis....
 ftU ...- H t
IovqxT}. A. Thomas	
'.'■■v-'i   M. J.H-.1I.	
1. Si-ant	
Santa  'A
■ .„..,
Tboma. Boros	
.Stltttfal
r\ktiX\)t
a ttateiti
IKY,
15 Y     C.     I).     IIILH B It.
A hinulrwl y^rtrRshull roll away-—
A century beyond to daj ;
Hut you, nor I. nor anv o:\o
Now living, shall behold that buii.
Not one—ami all then? raillia*ns gone
Bfttbre tin* lifting of that dawn!
Tbose Ptsra bball flash along the skies,
But not a gleam shall Ught our eyea
Tha?re shall be rtrm-eB, ibroniefl and atetetj
With ai! their au predicted fatea ;
Vvj. none of oiillionf) now in power
Shall move tbe head or tongue that hour.
The scepter, banner, sword aii'l pen
Shall tlli the hands ot other men ;
And other tyrant's heal shall tre*d
Upon tIi... slaved uplifted heed.
The wandering shipi»hal9 come and po—
Bul manned by those we de not know;
ri he brea ■/.■• tbat warte them o\-\- the waves
Shall leiiil the Sowers aptm our graves.
Along those streeta stiall move such crowds.
\\ beii these iv: silent in tbeir shrouds;
■Thf same unending rounds of cares,
Which mow ai*e oog-, shali then be tbeira.
The [alow ?!.«!! turn tbe grassy plain—
The (rfck.fl reap fhe irelden erain ;
Bui ii .UM? who ao« the vaUey till
Shall each Ue siutobering on tho hill.
Where now w« s:t in twilight bowers,
With ituisir, ki m1?, love and Btiwers,
S'.r.ll i.n,..;- rr,., (dr.. ri-io>: moon
To Injur their vows—ftagottaw soon.
The \xrc that now th.ougb nations rings,
Sh.il! voieplewi li.-. with broken stringfi ;
Hi' mrl-h dmtl n«rt Ix-a lent then,
Foroomiug dmyb shail brajg M_elr Bieu.
Will i.i! these millions tbu» b. eone
II liira tb_ lini,./ o' thit dawn?
Tiiv hunta-e h.r.„ inouiitKma! plains ■.■?__ wood*,
B-icoui. Du&Ui's«.lt>iit touititud«js?
Like shadows o'er tbe field of grass,
Toi* living oefttury shail pass;
Aud hiding, a-, a miiii'm.-i' ptffet
Tbe eai'tb, to tho«u nho J'oiJuw, leave.
Tbe 1'ross nnd Corhmerce, Church and Stute,
Wn-i 2"t>"i from oTiiKiia future fate;
Fur you—nor I—nor any one
Now living, shall hohaiA that mm.
5lli5tdl;iiifons.
A New G-rcccry Store,
Messrs. Kewmnrk & Co.
BEG LEAVE to inform tLepuMlr that thej have opened a XKW GHOGERY STORE   In   the ho    !' JU8r,
.■iniilla. C(!l.lM.?Ti; ol- VAi\ ANI  I SQUENa ,Tl(l.i:Ts. Coi
■li oee ipieJ bi I.. GlaaeT f.  '- o.   avLere thej rill con
tsntly keep* choice assortmeW ol GROCEXUES and
].ia_tl)OR!S of BVftry   :,■ ivi^iu.ri.
-:•■■ 'rbeir motti wiH be smalt profits and auieTc
sales *-_3^
W KI'i;i'FK?; V.V \-.AH< «•« avonldaiMse tooomeand
■\:-vAnr (Air slock ul' iCHtUOMiS, u'! we mdy \.ro\i tin
BEST.
Wi- wi?l cvrstnii Iv rrcvivi* \"AKA\i r.l.IGS r,n '• lirTI'Ill'
Irom van Bernardino and the Monti*. mjIO tf
JSTotioo-
VTOTICE "ta HEREBY GIVEN,  that all personia onttlng
,1  Wood or othorwi"'* treniiassing upon  my Raneho 0
?.' ,: 1   >.i:i-i. i.i flu. !.. v. .liip .■!  :->.?:i Gabriel, will be pro
meats i Co the extent cf the law.
JOJSl'H A. ROWE.
toa Angel»8, STareh --!- '■ BM- u 'f
Aiu»«>i«.u.H..ii3.
The Hp|iro}i-iniio:i*i in ole by tiie Legislature, of
published in the Sacramento t.'n.on, amount iu
the aggregate to $1,108,245 41, without including
the -S-ilO.Oiit) appropriated to build a State Capitol. The aggregate includes » large sum for ali:-
ficia-uca-f iinprovida'd tor by tlie previous Legisla
ture. In the aggregate is also included $100,000
to be paid tbe Ltassee of the State Prison from
April 1,1856, to February I, 1857. Tbe deficiency in the printing bill due tlie late State Printer—
for legal advertisements, publishing amendments
to the Constitution, sale ot water lots ami swamp
and oversowed lands—reached tbe Bum of $107,-
2_3 '68, which is, of course, iucludtnl iu tiie appropriation--, made this year. The cum appropfia*
ted tothe Ereeept State Printer for this year Is
!. HO.00O, itnai if lie succeeds in bringing the eo.t
within ttmteuoJ we slm.lt bo alrsappoiutod.
The lam ftpp»opria*ed hy the pruvfoas Legislature in lbe di?!ieieuc>' bill to pay tor printiaig <(,,_...
the jwai previous, waB $126,213, while $00,000
for work aoal paper was »11 that was s-et aside to
juiy the public printer.    Adal to lU«? latli?r no in tlm
deDojeney on printing accoust parsed the present
tension, and wehavi' tb? sum of'$167,283 SSasthe
c?o.-t o! public [.Tinting for the year 1855.
The total sum appropriated by tlie Legislature
oflSM, iacluding the Wag'tn ft? .ad, was $l,14f-
411 17. of which sum $427,313 misappropriated
iu a deficiency bill P* e»(i?w«ji incurred bj the
Legislature, aod which norelefl unprovided for at
(be last session.
The LegiMature ol 1854 appropriated only $732-
I g- [3 for tin porpoat ot a-lroiasteting th*goi
ernme'it. The late seftsiou baa Appropriated *lr
10S.245 Ll i'» which add the 1300 000. and the aggregate for tbe past sessiou**ll ba; H.408.2__i ii
as the real sum appropriated by the lale Legislature. Aceordiog to our recollection, it is n largei
aum than has aver before been granted by any
previouii LeglslatErre, and this too in spite ol the
vetoes of *he Soverodr.
A LAvrTEft'a Diai lUisciiiwKMiiNT,—The Fitch-
burg Rt veil if- expresses a fear tbat Rufus Choftte
cannot B*taod the writiug test H*hich it Is proposed
to Incorporate Into lite Constitution of Utusschn.
Betts. It knows oi »_ instance in which a board
of lyceum directors were unable to tell by the an-
sv.er of thftt aistlagulshed gentleman whether
or Dot he ba* accepted (heir S-avltfttion to lecture after a tofborious aad v*u_i oZ'-jv'>, to decipher
bis-scrawl.
V*Q Hh i I -\h: Charles Robinson, who is
called "Governor oloci of Kansas'" wa ■ highly ex-
tolled bj Senator W Uson, In his late speech, and
compared with ffllea Standish. Senator Jones, In
repfy to Mr. Wilson, said:
1 desire lo a k who ir- thi Mr. 01 ar]
son,wbo Is called Governoreleel ofKansart Does
tbe honorable Senator pretend to know who he Ial
[Mr, Wilson nodded asseut.] The honorable
Senator bows his head. Then i hope ha will fur-
' nateabiograpbioalsketohofhlm.] bave
a few paragraphs En regard to that gentleman;
and, hy way ol aiding the Senator with the preparation in bte memoir, I wil] state what I know
ofhim. Ishallnot resort to newspapers, bul I
■'■■:; rel ■•: to th ireoo a ol the country to establish
whal I Bay, Mr. Charles Robinson, the Miles Si m
dish of Kaosaa—ww once a citizen ofthe State of
California; and what was he there! Ue was the
head and front, the leader of a band of desperadoes
us lufamous as ev* dii graced any age or country,
G.f Et w te that organized a bund in the cltj i :
Sacramento lor the purpose ol warring against the
right of propasrty there.
He it traa wlio led that band In ths. ever memorable, ever to 1 a execrated conflict, In which
the peaceful mn^or ofthe city of Sacramento aud
the sheriff of tbat county, tn attempting (a execute
the law, were shot dow.i. He was arrested and
p it late prison, end theirs was elected to the Leg-
Islatureby those ruffian., those "squatters those
men essaying to usurp thertgitaol property, lie
went to the Legislature as the champion of that
spurious or squatter sovereignty in California.
When the Senators! election came on,] un In-
(ormedhy a gentleman well advised on the subject, Instead of standing up to the party wlio
elected him, be voted for the largest property
bolder in California, On the 28th of Febrnary—
If i am aol mistaken In thedato—your Miles Stan-
dish left the Legislature, and never appealed there
again. The journals show It; f had them examined
U..-.I     i.i;r!l'.
Life of a Trappbu,—It is not fcepfvaHy knows,
ssystbe Rfontorey Sentinel, tbat Capt, Joseph
Vvrlh-cr. the celebrated old trapper aud m untain
trader, has beeu a resident nf Uootorey county for
tbe last two years. He has a cattle raneho iu a
valley of the Coast Range, about twenty-five miles
uesrly due east ol (he Mission of Soledad. The
captain ie uow old, aod his sight has become un-
fortunately sAboted by the hardships of liiamou:i-
talu campaigns; but bis ordinary health is good.
Captain Walker is aim; of the original hand of
bold mountain traders ■who arrived in our State
from over the liocky Mountains ami ibe Sierra
Ser-Mtas in 1829, By the old foreigners anal
A:!'e!-i.'dii svi;l.'L-. i,e ii-i*.;>*r-iu.,.l a- a tnaa ofoa-
bJefuti bed integrify, and jreal bravery aud enter-
prtee, afl is likewise o'jeri-fced the mory of tbat
BoUeoId liiiiiter, Capt. Jedediah Sniith. They
both, in the Mexican times, took '.units aod vefr
lur*s Into Oregon and the radian country, from
the Monterey merchants, and were nevur kuown
to fail of payment. S uith aas killed on the bead
waters of the Arkansas in 1829, we believe. Walker is uow sixty years of age, but still fond ot
burning, aud ex|>loring the frontier country.
If tbe life of Walker could be written, what a
book of adventure, enterprise and peril H would
nuke! From 1825 to 1S__>, ti space of thirty
yews, he haa iram-aed, trapped, hunted and
plored strange and outlandish lodiau couutriea,
from ti;..' MissipBtppi to tbe Paoific, :xod from I-'ra-
zlei'e l!-vi r,"iu ihe Straits of Juan de Fuca, to thi
GfuIfofCalifom'a and Ni->v Mexico. Thirty y-_ara
of a man's life spoi t iu travel and danger is something to talk about,
Backing Down in K-urais.-—Gov. Robinson has
aentaeecond nbssnags to the Free State Legisla
tare of Kansas, stating that io bis previous com-
muHiea'ieu he itttfindsd to " pecommend no owtse
tobet-Utea in opposition to tbe Genera] Government, or to the Territorial Govornmeal j while 11
Shall remain with tha; snoiHiain ol' Congress, cotil1
Si00 with either   is  to   be  avoide.)/'    fn <?anjfor-
mify with these suggestions of the '•' Free state
Governor, lto_h house- have adopted the following
resolution:
Hesotved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Stats of ttansaa, tbat tbe laws
enacted by tlie present Legislature ohall not hi
effect imtfl hii act   1«; jmsaSd hy the present or
some future Legislature declaring them In Forte.
Jt Is .>ariiil that Jiid;:e L_et>nii'te, of Xaisas, has*
oaused tbe Indictment ofthe members of tiie Fret?
State LegEsla'ure, aad tlmt several oftbem 'nud
been arret-ted, rtml others had left the 'feiriiorv,
A   U«ninn(l_  Slli.s.
^ A young lady of respeotable oonnections, in
Phlladelpba-, who had probably been reading some
1 |,|!i"' i:-; " Bamtngi rel ol Soutb irn lift,fcocama
a«termlnedvv3 Buddaoly, a few nesks ago, to
l,;:*v'   1|;' "»'■»»« limits ol" the eila  aul   aiisfyher-
wil on tbealaveaUtolD the Ssoih, at ihe flam_
;':;-' ■'. J her ill among i;- aiasMes )o(,,, iUlll
■   ' ■        ■ ';"' olothefl hem (fla man's attire, in ■
li ■■■-. .,- change
In herpooket and In a very ijulet manaex eloped.
She arrived tn the eity one day last week, to all
appeararooalacl ofaoma lo or 16 summers, Btop-
■■ '■■■ lv" ■ wd in the meant inn tell In with
J*M:|"   i -Iravagant   youftg trai illera;  prop. a
chatnpa [ne with them, tank uoanhs at the " Bow»-
w," and flew around Is quit handsome Btyla.
i] afta rnoon fin- was uu ihe point of hat**
'»;;' la tha Southern oars, when ber father, who
having rortunatoly guasied her oourse, was iu
purwUI of nor, aod ha-djnsl arrived by the Etloh.
mond train, found her seated Ln ihe smoking ear
->'< '■!■' \» L'ldon train puffing away uu a prime  11a-
raona, with her tiny little loot oooked apagsiost
the Btove, and witnaii, ipiife at home.    On the sf-
■ ■■   parent   Lwholdlng   his   gentlemanly
■ thus tn :.,::■.ffpbosed, he was at. a toss to
' -< ■'   !-::     - "-      il |   ma  .   .i to oxolairi,
" ;? tl   ■:   you    I. ii:;*:.-"''      'I o    whioh    tbO   |   i [ftOt
runaway ra»pondfd, 'Thiels ae father. OhlPm
wsorrj i Ien yon," and she bturat Into tears. For
the Fair wanda rtr'ssaia wosnpprea i amen*. It bj
ueediesato say tbey returned together-—I'ctet.-
;   I SOS,
■ '■--■■■'G- a_o Bb] lisbjawrnal says:—Few of bar
ladj   readers, whfle tiaaj pep bo bewftchlnply
over tlie tips of their ivory fens, or plyj their [in..
geis bo liimtiiy nud graceiully over the while keys
of tho planer, *sre wool to east B thought toward
the manner in which this material hi procured,
the qusntlttei Oi it which are annually used, and
the number of noble animals Whioh ure yearly
ulain for the purpose of supplying the constantly
iocregning demand. Mr. DaMcd. a celebrated
ShetBold n. mafaotarer, estimates that the annual
ooormmpUon or ivory ;„ the town of Sheffield alono.
is about 180 tons, equal _avaJastoSO,0vDpeundr
ami requiring the luborof ,'iCO  persyea to work it
up for trade.   The Bumber of to__a to u-.ake np
this amount o[ ivory i.;!-15,000, and according to
this, the number of elephants tbat are killed every
year ibr the supply of the SheHield market, ia
22,600. But, supposing some tusks to be east, and
aome to have died a natural death, it may fairly
be estimated tbat 18,000 are killed ior the pur-
1-..S.'.
-**-««? M-l
Flsnth ov thk Mammoth Tbekb.—_b (oe great
green houses of Messrs. KKwsnger &Borry, a
tbe Mount, Hop.; Nursery, Bochester, New York,
are severnl thousand idauts raised from the seed
"i (hose enormous trees iu Calaveras county.
which are regarded by many as existing only in
fable. These eminent horticulturists, at great expense, procured ihe wed of these trees, and have
succeeded perfectly In ranting some five thousand
plauts. Many of these (hey ship to England,
where they are En great demand, an?! are regarded
us an itmtoftau! acquisition.
KwHi'- CusnurrtB.—The Speaker ol the 3ouse
<>i Ri presentatives, on the 24th.of Much, auuouu-
evd lur Following as the Committee to proceed tq
Ksusas and collect evidence com ernlag the eh ;?-
tton riots ; Mi Bsrs. Campbell, of Ohio, Howard, of
Miehijfan, and Oliver, of Missouri, iir. Qampb 11
afterwards  Jecli.i»*al. kcJ  Mr. Sherman  v/a3  np-
po*intcd In his place,
 . ■%_ »»_^.-_v»<»;,to——-. ..
Mosa Baokinq Vows,—The Know-Notatng
r'",? sachusetts House of Uepresentatf cos, on tbe
27lh of March, by a constitutional vote, rsfbsed
to adopt a resolution to amei d the ConsUtution
bo as to prohibit other than qs/tivc^iorB citizens
!'; um boldinn office In the State.
'{y.-.-.v.z le ?i place in t^Mmsylvania known as
Tevertoo Manor, which has been described as
being " covered with etons-V *ad nudei eaofa atone
there was flhfteeo rattl Bsnabee j and nothing bul
bemloch knots and bnohle-bewles wen produced
i-i addition to _~tooee and rattlecnakeat**
Gongb, te ??■! ■ of bis masterly tempehHfre ad-
drtwas*, -,ivs tbi temperance edtfloe will be perfect, "when the hosts nfbo have labored nball come
ap over a thousand battle fields waving with
bright grain, nefer again to bs crushed rn tho
d stillery—through vineyards under trellle d rloes
with grapes hanging Inall their par;.!.? glory,
never again to be pressed Into that whicb can
debase and degrad ?mankind, when they shall como
through orchards, under tree I angtn : thick with
golden pulpy fruit, never tobe tamed Into that
which can l^ure and debase; when they Bhatl
come ap to the last distil ti ry and destroy it io th«
last stream of liquid death and airy it up, to the
last weeping wife uu?) «tps her tears gently away ;
to tbe last tittle child and lift bim up  to stand ;
when* God meant that ipanklnd should stand; to
the last drunkard and nerve him to burst his fetters,
then the edifice Will be co_a_Meto flu) the soafiold*
iug 00-he to the ground!" |
EiCISalVI Katin-c—In a Letter to Lorfl Murray,
(bund In tbe lite of Sidney Smith, lately publi*l>'
t-.i, the rfttlfl s:iys :
" V on are, I Jiear, attending ciore to diet than
deretofore.    If you wish anything ftke happiness
iu the fifth act oflife, eat und drink abort half
wli ,r? t:■ i■■ could eat sod drink. Did lever tell you
my calculation about eating tod drinking! lUv-
Ing ascertained the weight of what 1 could lire
upon so an to preserve health and strength, and
what 1 did live upon. I found that between tea
ant! seventy years of age I bad eat.n aud drunk
forty-four one borss wagon toijds cl' meat and
drink more than would bass preserfed me in
life and healthl The sn'o.-i ui this maSB nf
nourishment  is considered   to  bas   wcrlh £7,000
sterling. It occurred to me that t must, by vo-
racity, havo starved to death more than one
bundred, This is a frightful calculation, but
irrealrtably true: and, I thin'.:, dear Murray,
your ttngons wouM raquirc on aiMivional horse
each."
Tun longer i lire, Bald .'-'•■ F.Boston, fbomoro
! um conslnoed tbat :'; greal llffa incebetween
men*—between tbo feeble and tbe powerful—the'
great and Ihe Insigniflcant—ia enurgy—invkicl-
ble determlnstlon- a purposs onee fixed, and
death or victory. Thia quality will dn anything
lhat csfl be done In this world; and do talents,
no elrosmitances, no opportonlties will make
«uy two-legged creature a nun idthont it.
 ».>♦ —
LmrBHT Dn&wmo r» Bosto«.—Amos P. Co
barn, Calvia G. Parker, Chsrlsh Sheldon v.od W ■
(. Cromack, were sreaEisted st DooIoy*s Hotel,
Boston, lately, while ragftged, It Is sH_ged, tn
itrawlng % :'•■■■■■! th* ussi t3 dollar lottery scheme.
i un esamimftioa, and Intd tor trial in
default of £8,900 eaeb.
afiBn-oi ^ Lthch Law.—We leari by prirate
letter, that some ontrageons cruelties hare been
practised on Mexican and Chilean residents nf
Uarrposa county, In and near OonlterrUle. The
Sheriff of the county, soctmnanled hf a party of
Cltls OS of Mariposa, went out and arretted eight
or tes a?f Ihe lynchers.
Thb Noa__i Poxan S*a.—This sea. which was
aeen by Dr. Eons on hii late expi dltfon, te said by
ri writer In the Oleveland Htratd to \hvfe been
dies overed by Lleutenanl VVran-Jlflj of the Russian
i.avy. ovi?i r i; fry yeafs ago,