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vol: yi. LOS ANGELES, CAL., SATUKDAY, SEPTEMBEE 20, 1856. NO.19. I Cos Otugeles Star: PUBLISHED EVEKT SATURDAY MOKNIXG, At Celis' Building, Main Street, Los Angeles, (Opposite Bella Union Hotel,) BY H. HAMILTON. TERMS: Subscription, per annum, in advance.. $5 00 For Six Months, ., 3 00 For Three Months '.'.'.'.'..'. 2 00 Single Number 0 25 Advertisements inserte at TwoDollars per square of ten lines, for the first insertion ; and One Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion. A liberal deduction made to Yearly Advertisers. Agents.—The following gentlemen are authorized Agents for the Star : L. P. Fisher San Francisco. F. D. Hall ; San Gabriel. Messrs. Knox & Whistlkr Monte. Col. Ira Thompson Monte. N. Glesn j Santa Barbara. JVdgb D. A. Thomas San Bernardino. L. M. Jacobs San Diego. WELLS, FARGO & CO'S X3XPB.SSS. A Joint Stock Company witlL a capital of $500,000, WAjI. dispatch an Express from tiie City of Los Angeles, by every Steamer, to all parts of Cali- ornia, Oregon, the AtlanticStates and Europe, in charge of regular and experienced Messengers. LETTERS.PARCELS, PACKAGES and'TREASFRE received and conveyed to destination with safety and dispatch. Collections made, Orders and Commissions filled, and all business.pertaining toftn Express aHd forwarding business, attended to with promptness and care. Sight billsofexchangeprocuredon all the principal cities of the Atlantic States, Oregon and Europe. un7 ti. NT ALEXANDER, ArtENT. PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY. THE undersigned, Agent Sk^^^*^^. of the " PACIFIC EXPRESS J^ffP^gggggC COMPANY," will despatch by every Steamer a re^ ii.il' us.^res.s. in charge of a Special Messenger, to SAXTA BARBARA. SAN LUIS OBISPO, MONTEREY, SAN FRANCISCO, and Ml parts of Northern and Southern Mines. —ALSO— Oregon, Atlantic States and Europe. COLLECTIONS made in all of the above named places. TREASURE, PARCELS, PACKAGES and LETTERS forwarded. D ft A. ATS purchased in San Francisco on tht^ Atlantic States and Europe. Particular attention paid to the forwarding of Gold Dust to the Mint for coinage. Treasure, Letters, etc., received up to the latest moment and ensured to destination un7 JOS. A. FORT. Aerfint. ttrapc Boxes and Sawdust. T:IE UN'DEKSKrNED HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO furnish Grape Packers with lioxes of all sizes, of th/i mo-tt suitable material, and dry Sawdust to any extent, upou terms lower thin they cau be had from SanFrancis- cu. and of better quality. Sa aple<> will be forwarded immediately, and contracts •entered into, and an am pic'slock always kept on hatnii. ; " II. KELLER. Ln« totenle& J"ne 7. tJWB. IYEW ESTABLISHMENT. Cibinst Making, Upholstering and UIV D ERT AKIN G. The subscriber would respect ' fully announce to tiie ciiizeus o 3&L Los* Angeles and surrounding country, tbat he is now mauu ficturinif at his new stand on MAIN STREET three doors south of the United States Hotel, Furniture of every style and finish on the most reasonable terms. The Undertaking Business Will receive the strictest attention, as he will eudeavor to keep on haud COFFIN'S of every style. Persons from the country can have a Coffin of any finish at one hours' notice. Upholstering In all its branches. Spring Seat Sofas aud Chairs neatly repaired, equal to new. #&- All orders filled with promptness and dispatch, " fcS^ KeThember the place—Main street, opposite Wil- liftms' Grocery. un7 JAMES D BRADY. New Fruit & Vegetable Market rriSIES undersigned having purchased the entire stock of JL Groceries and Liquors of .Iuh.v MoDoxobgh & Co., beg l.'ave to inform his friends and the public that he has refitted and made great improvements in the store, audalso opened, in connection with the Grocery and Liquor Ba iness, A Fruit and Vegetable Market, AT THE 0I.ll STAND ON JBC r-m -MC IWLkT rSiB rX? ■Eat JBE3 SIB ■eBBT'jj (Opposite Pine's Hotel,) a few doors from Commercial Street, Where will constantly be found a choice assortment of the above articles cheap for CASH. t^f. Country Traders are respectfully requested to call and examine the goo Is. M- All kinds of Country Produce taken In exchange. • ^- Remember the place— Opposite Pine's Ho tel. Main street, Los Angeles. u'„7 l^t JOSEPH RICE. SEWING MACHINES. GROVER, BAKER &C0.'S PATENT. THE undersigned has on hand and is constantly receiving a supply of the above superior machines, together with duplicate parts, Needles, Thread, &c, which he will sell at reasonable rates. , N. B. Machines repaired and warranted. S. 0. BRIGHAM, Sole Agent. For California. Oregon, and the entire Pacific Coast, Office, Sansome street, near California, ju7—3m opposite Tehama House, San Francisco. Sraess Cark FOR SALE, J Wine and Aguardiente.! The Subscriber offers for sale at his residence in this eity, for the benefit of whom it may concern, and on reasonable terms, 1,300 gallonsof California WIneand 400 gallons of Aguardiente. feV.9—tf STEPHEN C. FOSTER. Carriage and Blacksmith Shop. By JOHN GOLLER. LOS ANGELES STEEET,' NEAR THE FOOT OF COMMERCIAL. TEE subscriber respectfully informs the publicgenerally that he* will keep constantly on hand, and will manufacture to order, Coaches, Buggies, Wagons, Carts &c, in a neatandworkmanlike manner. He has on handjand for sale a fine stock of Easiern White Oak and Hiokory Plank and aiels. He keeps oonstantly on hand' a large variety of Cart and Buggy wheels, Spokes, Felloes, Shafts, Neck Yokes, Double and singletrees. Horse Shoeing and Blacksmithingr in allits various branches, executed with promptnessand dispatch. Particular attention-will be given to the manufacture and repair of PLOWS, HARROWS, and otherFarm- ing UntenBils. He has an extensive assortmentoflronax- els. Springs, Bolts, Plow and Spring steel, and other male- rlalpertalnlnp to the business, too numerous to mention. Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal. ..Witt none but the best of workmen in hls^emplDyi H» feelBeouadeotthat he can give entire satisfaction to_hiu C^Ter*- JOHN GOLLER. O. E. THOM. c. 3IMS. THOM & SIMS, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, OFFICE—OJV MAIJV STREET, (Opposite the Bella Union Hotel.) vrn7 •Tolm. "W. Sb.ore, COUNTY CLERK. Fees payable Invariably In advance.. "JD~xr. Carter, OFFICE AJYD DRUG STORE, LOS ANGELES STREET, Adjoining Keller's Store. PRIVATE RESIDENCE—HOWE'S BUILDING, MAIN STREET. un 7 Chas. R. Johnson. H. S. Allanson JOHNSON & ALLANSON, Successors to Alexander c£ Melius. ■Wholesale and Retail Sealers In GENERAL MERCHANDISE, MAIN STREET. Los Angeles. nti7 SOLOMON LAZAED, IMPORTER, And Wholesale *id Retail Dealer in Frencb, English and American Dry Goods. Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles. ang 9 AUG. W. TIMMS. Forwarding and Commission Merchant, San Pedro and Los Angeles, Cal., 7 II. READ, Agent, Los Angeles. JE2> Gr. 3E3C-A-IjIj7 IMPORTER AKD DEALER VS Blank Books, Staple and fancy Stationery, Writing Paper, &c. <&c. Corner of Front and Commercial Streets, SAN FRANCISCO. August 9, 1856. 3m GIVES NOTICE TO THE RANCHEROS AND Butchers of this vicinity that he will give the highest price for Hides, Calf, Sheep, and Goat Skins, and for Wool. ysS~ Liberal advances made on contracts for the coining clip of Wool. XjXJIVOBJbJJrS., A general assortment of Red wood and Pine Lumber, for sale at the Lumber Yard on Alameda street, near Aliso street. Office—™AImedaStreet, one doorfrom tbe corner of Aliso street. un7 JUST RECEIVED, NEW SPRING GOODS. Rich, Hewmark & Co., COMMERCIAL, STREET, "TTTOULD respectfully inform their friends and the pub- VV lie generally, that they have now on haud, aud are receiving by every steamer, a large and splendid assortment of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods. Also, a large assortment of coiiiijjr-isi'ug the newest and most fashionable styles, selected expressly for the trade in this city and vicinity. Ladles' and Qentlemeii's Hosiery in great variety, Aud a thousand articles we have not room to enumerate. Their former patrons and the public are solicited to examine their stock before purchasing elsewhere^ as they are determined to keep the bust goods, and the prices cauuotfailto suit. DonH forget the name—Rich, lVewmark & Co., COMMERCIAL STREET. jun7 ZKTotioo. "VTOTICE IS HEREBY GlVKN. ihat all persons cutting J_t| Wood or otherwise trespassing upon my Rancho of Santa Anita, in the Township of San Gabriel, will be pro secuted to the extent of the law, JOSEPH A. ROWE • Los Angeles, March 29,1856 is tf JONAS G. CLARK & CO. f<\ 1S8 Washington, street, f?» Egfe. SAN FRANCISCO. Selsi JH IMPORTERS, IJ\ Wholesale and Retail Dealers, In every description of FURNITURE, BEDDING, &c &c. :FTT JEL KTITTiriB WAREROOMS, In the Building opposite Washington Market, (Formerly known as the Clipper Warehouse,) And 49 and 51 Fourth street, between J and K streets, Sacramento. We have on exhibition and in great variety, ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY, WALNUT, OAK AND PAINTED PARLOR AND CHAMBER SETS, SOFAS, OTTOMANS, LOUNGES, AND EASY CHAIRS, Work, Centre, Dining, Extension and Fancy TABLES. Merchants' and Lawyers' Desks, BOOKCASES, SECRETARIES, BUREAUS, SIDEBOARDS and WHAT-JYOTS. Office and Kitchen Furniture, o n .a. i :fl s , Of all qualities, newest style and most approved make. Large and small French Plate Mantel and Pier MirtRORS. j&- For the TEADE, we have a large stock, on clippers to arrive heavy shipments, and will receive regular and complete INVOICES of goods adapted to the wants of the interior and coast. ism- Particular attention and care given to TRADE, ORDERS and the FURNISHING of Hotels and Public Buildings. 08- Goods purchased will be sent to Steamers, Vessels, and all parts of the city without charge. JONAS G. CLARK & CO., No. 128 Washington street, aog 30 3m. San Francisco- Tbe Sad Fate of Lieutenant Lull; HTTHOS.HOOD. All you that are too load of wine, Or any other stuff, Take warning by the dismal fate Of one Lieutenant Luff; A sober man he might have been Except in one regard : He did not like soft water, But took to drinking hard. Said he, " Let others fancy slopes, And talk in praise of tea ; But I am no Bohemian, • So do not like Bohea; If wiDe's a poison, so is tea, Though in another shape; What matter whether one is killed By canister or grape ? According to this kind of taste Did he indulge his drouth, And being fond of Port, he made A port hole of his mouth ; A single pinch he might have sipped And not been out of sorts ; In " geologic" phrase, the rock He split upon wa« quarts 1 Full soon the sad effects of this His frame began to show, For that old enemy, the gout, Had taken him in toe ; And joined with this an evil came Of quite another sort; For while he drank himself, his purse Was getting il something short." For want of cash he soon had pawned One half that he possessed ; And drinking showed him duplicates Beforehand of the rest; So now his creditors resolvtd To seize on his assets : For why, they found that his half pay- Did not half pay his debts. But Luff contrived a novel mode His creditors to chouse ; For his own execution he Put into his own house ; A pistol to the muzzle charged, He took devoid of fear ; Said he, | This barrel is my last, So now for my last bier." Against his lungs he aimed the slugs, And not against his brain ; So he blew out his lights, and none Could blow them in again ; A jury for a verdict met, And gave it in these terms : " We find as how as certain slugs Has sent him to the worms." [From Harper's Magazine.] Mr. Buchanan's Celibacy—Interesting Story. Some years ago a member of the United States Senate, distinguished not only for his talents, but his fine personal appearance, was seated in a richly furnished parlor in the City of Washington, engaged in a lively conversation with one of the most amiable and accomplished married ladies that ever honored our national capitol with her presence. The subject was the common, and mo3t agreeable one of marriage ; and the lady, with a beautiful enthusiasm natural to her character, was impressing upon the notice of her distineuisbed bachelor friend, the 'claimB of a young female friend, whose position in society, cmiable disposition, and liberal education eminently rendered her fit to be the wife of a distinguished statesman, who had seemingly seen too many years without a proper companion to divide his honors and bear with him the ills of life. The gentleman, who had for a long time entered with a hearty good will into the half-serious and half playful conversation, suddenly became excited, and remarked, that he could, on such a subject, bear all that was said in jest, but when1 seriou3 arguments were brought to urge him to change his condition', then his reply must be— that to love he could not, for his affections were in the grave. The lady was struck with the Senator's manner, and surprised that throughout her long acquaintance with him she never expected that he bad found time, amidst the struggles of a laborious profession aod a high political position, to " fall in love." With the blandishments only known to the sex, and with a curiosity prompted by the kindest of hearts, she asked for an explanation of tbis seeming mystery, and the gentleman for the moment overcome by the eloquence of his interlocutor, explained as follows: " It was my good fortune, soon after I entered upon the active duties of my profession, to engage the affections of a loving young girl, alike graced with beauty of person, and high social position. Her mother, her only living parent, was ambitious; and, in thoughtless desire to make an alliance of fashion, opposed the union of her child; with oue who had only his talents, and the future to give in return for so much beauty and wealth. The young lady, however, was more disinterested . mutual vows of attachment were exchanged, a correspondence and frequent personal interviews sue ceeded, and the future seemed to promise a most happy consummation of all our wishes. At that time I had just commenced, under favorable circumstances, my profession in my native town, and making some character, was finally engaged as counsel in a suit of importance, before one of the courts holden in the city of Philadelphia. The opportunity was favorable to make an impression if I possessed the ability to do so ; and I gladly accepted the position, and bent my whole energies to accomplish my ambition. Arranging to write frequently to one who divided my heart with my business duties, and to receive frequent epistles in return, I set out for Philadelphia, expecting to be absent at most, not more than two weeks. The law's delays, however, detained me a month beyond the anticipated time; and, although I succeeded beyond my most sanguine expectations, and established myself in a position before the highest court of my native State, my triumphs were dashed that in all the. times thus engaged, I had not received a line from Lancaster, instead of which the atmosphere was filled with such rumors that the person on whom I had set my affections had been seduced into the ambitious design8 of he"- thoughtless parent, and that I had been discarded—a thing I could not believe, and yet the dreadful silence seemed to endorse. " At last, released from my engagement, I took the usual, and in those days, the only conveyance to Lancaster—the stage. The idleness consequent upon traveling gave time for consuming thoughts, and my suspense became painful to the last degree, aud, unable to bear the slow pacer of my conveyance. I determined to anticipate the usual time of my journey by making the last miles on horseback. In carrying out this determination, I mounted a fleet steed ; but just as I reached tbe suburbs of my native place, the antmal, from some o'nao. countable cause, sprang from the road, threw me with force, breaking my arm and otherwise injuring my person. Picked up by my friends, I was conveyed, helpless, and full of physical and mental agony, te my home. Scarcely had tbe surgeons performed their necessary duties, than one,Tvhom I esteemed a friend, announced to me the gossip of the village, and, among other things, detailed the particulars of the courtship and engagement of the young lady in whom I was so much interested, with a well known person of a neighboring city—a person whose claims to regard, no one could dispute. These things, stated with such apparent good faith, connected with that fessrful silence of six long weeks, bad no other effect than to increase my anxiety to unravel tbe mystery ; and on the following morning, concealing my wounded limb under a cloak, probably pale and haggard, I presented myself at the mansion of my mistress. I was received in the presence of the mother. She confirmed my suspicions. The young lady stood by, the picture of despair, yet silent as the grave. Desperate at what seemed this bad faith, I returned to my house, wrote a hasty letter demanding my correspondence, and returning at the same time, every once cherished token of affection. I received all I sent for, save, perhaps, some forgotten flower. " That night the young lady, accompanied by a female servant, left for Philadelphia. Arriving at her uncle's house, she complained of being fatigued with her journey, and retired to her room. Complaining ofsome setious pain, only soothed by narcotics, she Bent her faithful but unsuspect- iug servant and friend to a neighboring drugstore for laudanum, received it, expressed a wish to be alone, and seemingly retired to sleep. The following morning not making her appearance, the family became alarmed, broke open the door, and found the young lady dead—in her hands the little keepsake retained from my correspondence. The uncle, as if comprehending the particulars which led to this dreadful tragedy, had the body encofflned, and with it returned to Lancaster Placing all that remained of this once lovely being in tho parlor, he brought tbe mother forward, and displayed what he was^ pleased to term, the result of her work. " I was sent for, and arrived tc witness tbe eloquent agony of that mother's heart. Over the cold remains of that daughter she revealed the particulars that led to the awful result. My letters and bers, by untiring industry, the command of large resources, and paid agents, had been all intercepted. The reason of my prolonged absence in Philadelphia had been explained as the result of the fascinating charms of city belles; even an engagement had been pronounced. AU this while the victim had been full of hope, She had heard of my arrivalin Lancaster, but not of my accident, for long weary hours she sat in the parlor waiting for my prjseace, but doomed to disappointment. Here was seeming indifference, a confirmation of all she had heard. On the other side, I was made the dupe of the mother's arts, and the fiend who had poisoned my ear was merely the agent to carry forward the great wrong. The last interview I have described, which resulted in the return of correspondence, was enshrouded in the consequences of all these plans. The result was death to one party, and the burial of the heart of the other, in the same grave that closed over one who could not survive the wreck of her affections." Many years have passed away since the incidents detailed in the above sketch transpired; many years since they were revived by the accidental conversation in a family circle of Washington society ; but the country strangely enough becomes interested in the event, from the fact that the " White House " may possibly have a bachelor occupant; but one, not so because of indifference to woman, but really from the highest appreciation of one of the loveliest of the sex. The Slave Trade in the Black Sea.—If any credit may be placed in the statements of the Russian generals, the slave trade between Circassia and Turkey has almost ceased. But such is not really the case, and I obtained a correct account of the real state of the case from well-informed men during my last residence at Trebizond. The trade with Circassian girls is still carried on as extensively as before, only it requires a little more circumspection, and is confined to the stormy winter months, lasting from October to March, during which the Russian cruisers remove from the ha- venless coast. The spectator is filled with astonishment on viewing at Samsoun and Sinope the small fragile barks in which the Turkish slave dealers venture on their adventurous voyages during the most perilous season. These slavers commonly furnish themselves with a charter from the Russian Consul forKertcb, under apretextof shipping a cargo of corn at lhat place ; and they are protected by this document if they fall into the hands of the Russian men-of-war on the passage, or if they are cast away on the coast in the vicinity of the Russian fortresses. Unless they were provided with these charters, they would be treated as slave traders by the Russian cruisers, and even transported to Siberia. The vessels they employ are so small that if the sea is at all calm and the shore flat, they can be drawn up on land. It is commonly assumed that these Turkish ships supply the Circassians with powder, but this ia a mistake. The Turkish slave traders very seldom bring any arms to the Cucasus, and these consist commonly of ornamental arms as presents for the chief; nor do they bring mnch powder, and only a pres ent to tha princes and knights. Tbe Circassians will not engage in barter, and only hand over tbeir beauties fof Turkish harems against good bright silver. The tribes of the Uoticasus are t»6* deficient in their fire-arras as well as kinschals and schaschkas (swords,) and tbey fiud opportunities of buying powder and lead on all hands,even from Cossacks on the Kouban. It commonly takes a couple of weeks for the slave traders to complete tbeir arrangements with the Circassians ; the ko^ nak answers the purpose of mediator. It is generally only tbe daughters of pschilt (slaves) and tschofokotls (freed men) who are sold to tbe Turks ; rarely does a work (nobleman) resolve to exchange his sons and daughters for shining piasters ; yet this sometimes happens. The girls commonly leave their rugged mountains and inhuman parents without much regret, because tbey have been carefully prepared for this forcible separation, by tbe splendid picture that their relatives give of the enjoyments and magnificence of a Turkish harem. Each vessel carries a full cargo of thirty or forty girls, who are packed close together like herrings In a tab, and submit with resignation to ths distress ofa sea voyage, which they hope soon to exchange for the delights of the city of the Sultan. The captains are well versed in all the characteristics ol the Black Sea. Once or twice a month in winter a fresh wind blows down from the Caucasus, lasting generally several days consecutively. The Turkish captains make use of this wind to get offas rapidly asprssible with their living cargo. They commonly trauspoi't the girl« to Riseh, or to Sinope and Samsoun, but never direct to Trebizond, for the Russian Consul there, M. de Gersi, keeps a tolerably vigilant eye on the shipping; and though he may secretly connive at the trade, he will not suffer it to be carried on too boldly before Lis face. It is compute^ that, on the average, five out of six vessels accomplish their mission. It is reported that during the winter from 1843 to 18ii. twenty-eight vessels undertook expeditions to the Circassian coast. Out of this number twenty-three returned without loss orhin- derance, three were burned by Russians, and two foundered at sea with their cargo of beauty.—Travels in Persia, &c., from the German of Dr.Mortiz Wagner. Tbe Sea Shell. "That is the roar of the ocean which you hear," said our hostess as we lifted from the centre-table a beautiful shell and placed it to our ear. It is true there was a low murmei, like the far-off roar oi the sea, rising and falling, as if borne to the ear upon waves, of air ; now clear and distinct as the dash on the beach, and again low and tremulous as the dying winds. We closed our eyes and listened to the murmur of the shell. As we lis- t?ned we dreamed.' We stood on the beach as it stretched away, the restless swell curling with foam, and dashing wearily upon the sands. Solemn, almost sad was the murmuring anthem which sobbed on tbe still air. It is a sublime scene—the ocean. The throbbing pulse of the mighty element beats slowly at your feet. '' Ten thousand fleets have swept over thee in vain," for as far as the eye can see, there is not a track where their keels have been. It is a trackless waste. Not even a cross is seen to mark the spot where crime has been. There are no monuments where thousands have been laid down in the yielding waves. Where are the gallant fabrics which have sunk in the '• deep, deep sea? Where did the gloomy billows open to the ill-fated President ?" There was the gallant Arctic, steaming homeward under full sail, and warm hearts beating faster under her dock at the thought of green hills soon to rise from the waters. But the shock came, and fast the remorseless waters rushed into the ill-fated steamer. Slowly, like tbe march of fate, the huge fabric sank. One wail went up to God, and downward went the Arctic with her living freight, with sail set. Secure from storm and decay, she is anchored beneath the sullen waters.— Her sails are filled by the dark green waves as they ebb and flow. No smoke curls from her chimney tops, for ber great iron heart has ceased to throb. UndistuVbed, the dead ones still rest upon the slippery deck. Holland is still by the side of his gun, match in hand. Tbe womanljt locks float out into the waters, and the damp cheek rests cold and still in the clasped hands. Manly faces look up sternly among the shrouds. The stripes and stars, and the cross of St. George lift wearily in the ebb and flow of the tide. And wherever there is a heart whicjl longs for the loved ones under the wave, the shell will bring sobbing murmurs to that heart. Thickly strewn are the dwellers on the ocean bed. Its steeps, and vales, aud deep dark glens, are all peopled. But they dwell in peace. The march or fall ol empires is not heard. Rust has gathered on blade and in the cannon's mouth, The inhabitants of the deep gambol unharmed about the battle craft whose oaken ribs have shivered with deadly broadsides. No monuments on the ocean 1 Man has piled the earth with the structures of bis genius and ambition. Earth's greatness is commemorated in marble and upon canvass. But the sea has no tale to tell. Far down and unseen are tbe monument builders, the coral, and the waves, as they throb to the shore, bear no record of the dead. Neither has the shell a word from the ocean sleepers. It murmurs only of the whispering winds and waves, John Newton once visited a lady for pastime, and during the evening conversation she told him sh > did not care three skips of a louse for him. He took out his pencil and composed the following lines and read them to ber: A woman told me in her own honse, She did not care for me three skips of a louse ; I forgive tbe dear creature tor what she bas said, Since women will talk of what runs in theirshead. We are only interested in others in proportion to tbe interest we take in ourselves, and look for in consequence from them. 11 ^- — vyr CO — CM — CO — co CM — o co CM — S™ CO CM r-- — CM — CO CM O in CM — CM - o>_ CM CM CM I — — CM CO — o CM — en i— co |S._ — r*. — CO CO to i fgsgs HHMFtsSJ
Object Description
Title | Los Angeles Star, vol. 6, no. 19, September 20, 1856 |
Type of Title | newspaper |
Description | The English weekly newspaper, Los Angeles Star includes headings: [p.1]: [col.3] "The sad fate of Lieutenant Luff. By Thos. Hood.", "From Harper's Magazine: Mr. Buchanan's celibacy -- interesting story", [col.4] "The slave trade in the Black Sea", "The sea shell"; [p.2]: [col.1] Editorial, "Political. The Sea Bird, Capt. S. Haley, arrived at San Francisco on Sunday last", [col.2] "Political discussion", [col.3] "The latest political intelligence from the Atlantic States", "Nicaragua", "Lexington, Sept. 18th, 1856", "We have been informed by J.F. Stephens, Esq., who has been acting as the deputy collector of Col. Williams...", "In the vicissitudes of life, man knows not...", "Letter from Oregon", [col.4] "We publish below, the letter of Col. Kewen, addressed to the Corresponding Committee..."; [p.3]: [col.1] "Congress. Washington, Aug. 7, 1856", "Obituary", "Sheriff's sale"; [p.4]: [col.1] "Drink and away", "A man with a hole in his stomach", [col.2] "A cure for dysintery", [col.5] "Official directory", "The law of newspapers", "Distances". |
Subject (lcsh) | Los Angeles(Calif.) -- Newspapers |
Geographic Subject (City or Populated Place) | Los Angeles |
Geographic Subject (County) | Los Angeles |
Geographic Subject (State) | California |
Geographic Subject (Country) | USA |
Coverage date | circa 1856-09-14/1856-09-26 |
Editor | Hamilton, H. |
Printer | Hamilton, H. |
Publisher (of the Original Version) | Hamilton, H. |
Publisher (of the Digital Version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
Date created | 1856-09-20 |
Type | texts |
Format (aat) | newspapers |
Format (Extent) | [4] p. |
Language | English |
Contributing entity | The Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery |
Identifying Number | Los Angeles Star, vol. 6, no. 19, September 20, 1856 |
Legacy Record ID | lastar-m491 |
Part of Collection | Los Angeles Star Collection, 1851-1864 |
Rights | Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery |
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Repository Name | Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery |
Repository Address | 1511 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108 |
Repository Email | ajutzi@huntington.org |
Filename | STAR_292~1; STAR_293~2; STAR_293~3; STAR_294~4 |
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Title | Page 1 |
Contributing entity | The Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery |
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Full text | vol: yi. LOS ANGELES, CAL., SATUKDAY, SEPTEMBEE 20, 1856. NO.19. I Cos Otugeles Star: PUBLISHED EVEKT SATURDAY MOKNIXG, At Celis' Building, Main Street, Los Angeles, (Opposite Bella Union Hotel,) BY H. HAMILTON. TERMS: Subscription, per annum, in advance.. $5 00 For Six Months, ., 3 00 For Three Months '.'.'.'.'..'. 2 00 Single Number 0 25 Advertisements inserte at TwoDollars per square of ten lines, for the first insertion ; and One Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion. A liberal deduction made to Yearly Advertisers. Agents.—The following gentlemen are authorized Agents for the Star : L. P. Fisher San Francisco. F. D. Hall ; San Gabriel. Messrs. Knox & Whistlkr Monte. Col. Ira Thompson Monte. N. Glesn j Santa Barbara. JVdgb D. A. Thomas San Bernardino. L. M. Jacobs San Diego. WELLS, FARGO & CO'S X3XPB.SSS. A Joint Stock Company witlL a capital of $500,000, WAjI. dispatch an Express from tiie City of Los Angeles, by every Steamer, to all parts of Cali- ornia, Oregon, the AtlanticStates and Europe, in charge of regular and experienced Messengers. LETTERS.PARCELS, PACKAGES and'TREASFRE received and conveyed to destination with safety and dispatch. Collections made, Orders and Commissions filled, and all business.pertaining toftn Express aHd forwarding business, attended to with promptness and care. Sight billsofexchangeprocuredon all the principal cities of the Atlantic States, Oregon and Europe. un7 ti. NT ALEXANDER, ArtENT. PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY. THE undersigned, Agent Sk^^^*^^. of the " PACIFIC EXPRESS J^ffP^gggggC COMPANY," will despatch by every Steamer a re^ ii.il' us.^res.s. in charge of a Special Messenger, to SAXTA BARBARA. SAN LUIS OBISPO, MONTEREY, SAN FRANCISCO, and Ml parts of Northern and Southern Mines. —ALSO— Oregon, Atlantic States and Europe. COLLECTIONS made in all of the above named places. TREASURE, PARCELS, PACKAGES and LETTERS forwarded. D ft A. ATS purchased in San Francisco on tht^ Atlantic States and Europe. Particular attention paid to the forwarding of Gold Dust to the Mint for coinage. Treasure, Letters, etc., received up to the latest moment and ensured to destination un7 JOS. A. FORT. Aerfint. ttrapc Boxes and Sawdust. T:IE UN'DEKSKrNED HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO furnish Grape Packers with lioxes of all sizes, of th/i mo-tt suitable material, and dry Sawdust to any extent, upou terms lower thin they cau be had from SanFrancis- cu. and of better quality. Sa aple<> will be forwarded immediately, and contracts •entered into, and an am pic'slock always kept on hatnii. ; " II. KELLER. Ln« totenle& J"ne 7. tJWB. IYEW ESTABLISHMENT. Cibinst Making, Upholstering and UIV D ERT AKIN G. The subscriber would respect ' fully announce to tiie ciiizeus o 3&L Los* Angeles and surrounding country, tbat he is now mauu ficturinif at his new stand on MAIN STREET three doors south of the United States Hotel, Furniture of every style and finish on the most reasonable terms. The Undertaking Business Will receive the strictest attention, as he will eudeavor to keep on haud COFFIN'S of every style. Persons from the country can have a Coffin of any finish at one hours' notice. Upholstering In all its branches. Spring Seat Sofas aud Chairs neatly repaired, equal to new. #&- All orders filled with promptness and dispatch, " fcS^ KeThember the place—Main street, opposite Wil- liftms' Grocery. un7 JAMES D BRADY. New Fruit & Vegetable Market rriSIES undersigned having purchased the entire stock of JL Groceries and Liquors of .Iuh.v MoDoxobgh & Co., beg l.'ave to inform his friends and the public that he has refitted and made great improvements in the store, audalso opened, in connection with the Grocery and Liquor Ba iness, A Fruit and Vegetable Market, AT THE 0I.ll STAND ON JBC r-m -MC IWLkT rSiB rX? ■Eat JBE3 SIB ■eBBT'jj (Opposite Pine's Hotel,) a few doors from Commercial Street, Where will constantly be found a choice assortment of the above articles cheap for CASH. t^f. Country Traders are respectfully requested to call and examine the goo Is. M- All kinds of Country Produce taken In exchange. • ^- Remember the place— Opposite Pine's Ho tel. Main street, Los Angeles. u'„7 l^t JOSEPH RICE. SEWING MACHINES. GROVER, BAKER &C0.'S PATENT. THE undersigned has on hand and is constantly receiving a supply of the above superior machines, together with duplicate parts, Needles, Thread, &c, which he will sell at reasonable rates. , N. B. Machines repaired and warranted. S. 0. BRIGHAM, Sole Agent. For California. Oregon, and the entire Pacific Coast, Office, Sansome street, near California, ju7—3m opposite Tehama House, San Francisco. Sraess Cark FOR SALE, J Wine and Aguardiente.! The Subscriber offers for sale at his residence in this eity, for the benefit of whom it may concern, and on reasonable terms, 1,300 gallonsof California WIneand 400 gallons of Aguardiente. feV.9—tf STEPHEN C. FOSTER. Carriage and Blacksmith Shop. By JOHN GOLLER. LOS ANGELES STEEET,' NEAR THE FOOT OF COMMERCIAL. TEE subscriber respectfully informs the publicgenerally that he* will keep constantly on hand, and will manufacture to order, Coaches, Buggies, Wagons, Carts &c, in a neatandworkmanlike manner. He has on handjand for sale a fine stock of Easiern White Oak and Hiokory Plank and aiels. He keeps oonstantly on hand' a large variety of Cart and Buggy wheels, Spokes, Felloes, Shafts, Neck Yokes, Double and singletrees. Horse Shoeing and Blacksmithingr in allits various branches, executed with promptnessand dispatch. Particular attention-will be given to the manufacture and repair of PLOWS, HARROWS, and otherFarm- ing UntenBils. He has an extensive assortmentoflronax- els. Springs, Bolts, Plow and Spring steel, and other male- rlalpertalnlnp to the business, too numerous to mention. Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal. ..Witt none but the best of workmen in hls^emplDyi H» feelBeouadeotthat he can give entire satisfaction to_hiu C^Ter*- JOHN GOLLER. O. E. THOM. c. 3IMS. THOM & SIMS, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, OFFICE—OJV MAIJV STREET, (Opposite the Bella Union Hotel.) vrn7 •Tolm. "W. Sb.ore, COUNTY CLERK. Fees payable Invariably In advance.. "JD~xr. Carter, OFFICE AJYD DRUG STORE, LOS ANGELES STREET, Adjoining Keller's Store. PRIVATE RESIDENCE—HOWE'S BUILDING, MAIN STREET. un 7 Chas. R. Johnson. H. S. Allanson JOHNSON & ALLANSON, Successors to Alexander c£ Melius. ■Wholesale and Retail Sealers In GENERAL MERCHANDISE, MAIN STREET. Los Angeles. nti7 SOLOMON LAZAED, IMPORTER, And Wholesale *id Retail Dealer in Frencb, English and American Dry Goods. Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles. ang 9 AUG. W. TIMMS. Forwarding and Commission Merchant, San Pedro and Los Angeles, Cal., 7 II. READ, Agent, Los Angeles. JE2> Gr. 3E3C-A-IjIj7 IMPORTER AKD DEALER VS Blank Books, Staple and fancy Stationery, Writing Paper, &c. <&c. Corner of Front and Commercial Streets, SAN FRANCISCO. August 9, 1856. 3m GIVES NOTICE TO THE RANCHEROS AND Butchers of this vicinity that he will give the highest price for Hides, Calf, Sheep, and Goat Skins, and for Wool. ysS~ Liberal advances made on contracts for the coining clip of Wool. XjXJIVOBJbJJrS., A general assortment of Red wood and Pine Lumber, for sale at the Lumber Yard on Alameda street, near Aliso street. Office—™AImedaStreet, one doorfrom tbe corner of Aliso street. un7 JUST RECEIVED, NEW SPRING GOODS. Rich, Hewmark & Co., COMMERCIAL, STREET, "TTTOULD respectfully inform their friends and the pub- VV lie generally, that they have now on haud, aud are receiving by every steamer, a large and splendid assortment of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods. Also, a large assortment of coiiiijjr-isi'ug the newest and most fashionable styles, selected expressly for the trade in this city and vicinity. Ladles' and Qentlemeii's Hosiery in great variety, Aud a thousand articles we have not room to enumerate. Their former patrons and the public are solicited to examine their stock before purchasing elsewhere^ as they are determined to keep the bust goods, and the prices cauuotfailto suit. DonH forget the name—Rich, lVewmark & Co., COMMERCIAL STREET. jun7 ZKTotioo. "VTOTICE IS HEREBY GlVKN. ihat all persons cutting J_t| Wood or otherwise trespassing upon my Rancho of Santa Anita, in the Township of San Gabriel, will be pro secuted to the extent of the law, JOSEPH A. ROWE • Los Angeles, March 29,1856 is tf JONAS G. CLARK & CO. f<\ 1S8 Washington, street, f?» Egfe. SAN FRANCISCO. Selsi JH IMPORTERS, IJ\ Wholesale and Retail Dealers, In every description of FURNITURE, BEDDING, &c &c. :FTT JEL KTITTiriB WAREROOMS, In the Building opposite Washington Market, (Formerly known as the Clipper Warehouse,) And 49 and 51 Fourth street, between J and K streets, Sacramento. We have on exhibition and in great variety, ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY, WALNUT, OAK AND PAINTED PARLOR AND CHAMBER SETS, SOFAS, OTTOMANS, LOUNGES, AND EASY CHAIRS, Work, Centre, Dining, Extension and Fancy TABLES. Merchants' and Lawyers' Desks, BOOKCASES, SECRETARIES, BUREAUS, SIDEBOARDS and WHAT-JYOTS. Office and Kitchen Furniture, o n .a. i :fl s , Of all qualities, newest style and most approved make. Large and small French Plate Mantel and Pier MirtRORS. j&- For the TEADE, we have a large stock, on clippers to arrive heavy shipments, and will receive regular and complete INVOICES of goods adapted to the wants of the interior and coast. ism- Particular attention and care given to TRADE, ORDERS and the FURNISHING of Hotels and Public Buildings. 08- Goods purchased will be sent to Steamers, Vessels, and all parts of the city without charge. JONAS G. CLARK & CO., No. 128 Washington street, aog 30 3m. San Francisco- Tbe Sad Fate of Lieutenant Lull; HTTHOS.HOOD. All you that are too load of wine, Or any other stuff, Take warning by the dismal fate Of one Lieutenant Luff; A sober man he might have been Except in one regard : He did not like soft water, But took to drinking hard. Said he, " Let others fancy slopes, And talk in praise of tea ; But I am no Bohemian, • So do not like Bohea; If wiDe's a poison, so is tea, Though in another shape; What matter whether one is killed By canister or grape ? According to this kind of taste Did he indulge his drouth, And being fond of Port, he made A port hole of his mouth ; A single pinch he might have sipped And not been out of sorts ; In " geologic" phrase, the rock He split upon wa« quarts 1 Full soon the sad effects of this His frame began to show, For that old enemy, the gout, Had taken him in toe ; And joined with this an evil came Of quite another sort; For while he drank himself, his purse Was getting il something short." For want of cash he soon had pawned One half that he possessed ; And drinking showed him duplicates Beforehand of the rest; So now his creditors resolvtd To seize on his assets : For why, they found that his half pay- Did not half pay his debts. But Luff contrived a novel mode His creditors to chouse ; For his own execution he Put into his own house ; A pistol to the muzzle charged, He took devoid of fear ; Said he, | This barrel is my last, So now for my last bier." Against his lungs he aimed the slugs, And not against his brain ; So he blew out his lights, and none Could blow them in again ; A jury for a verdict met, And gave it in these terms : " We find as how as certain slugs Has sent him to the worms." [From Harper's Magazine.] Mr. Buchanan's Celibacy—Interesting Story. Some years ago a member of the United States Senate, distinguished not only for his talents, but his fine personal appearance, was seated in a richly furnished parlor in the City of Washington, engaged in a lively conversation with one of the most amiable and accomplished married ladies that ever honored our national capitol with her presence. The subject was the common, and mo3t agreeable one of marriage ; and the lady, with a beautiful enthusiasm natural to her character, was impressing upon the notice of her distineuisbed bachelor friend, the 'claimB of a young female friend, whose position in society, cmiable disposition, and liberal education eminently rendered her fit to be the wife of a distinguished statesman, who had seemingly seen too many years without a proper companion to divide his honors and bear with him the ills of life. The gentleman, who had for a long time entered with a hearty good will into the half-serious and half playful conversation, suddenly became excited, and remarked, that he could, on such a subject, bear all that was said in jest, but when1 seriou3 arguments were brought to urge him to change his condition', then his reply must be— that to love he could not, for his affections were in the grave. The lady was struck with the Senator's manner, and surprised that throughout her long acquaintance with him she never expected that he bad found time, amidst the struggles of a laborious profession aod a high political position, to " fall in love." With the blandishments only known to the sex, and with a curiosity prompted by the kindest of hearts, she asked for an explanation of tbis seeming mystery, and the gentleman for the moment overcome by the eloquence of his interlocutor, explained as follows: " It was my good fortune, soon after I entered upon the active duties of my profession, to engage the affections of a loving young girl, alike graced with beauty of person, and high social position. Her mother, her only living parent, was ambitious; and, in thoughtless desire to make an alliance of fashion, opposed the union of her child; with oue who had only his talents, and the future to give in return for so much beauty and wealth. The young lady, however, was more disinterested . mutual vows of attachment were exchanged, a correspondence and frequent personal interviews sue ceeded, and the future seemed to promise a most happy consummation of all our wishes. At that time I had just commenced, under favorable circumstances, my profession in my native town, and making some character, was finally engaged as counsel in a suit of importance, before one of the courts holden in the city of Philadelphia. The opportunity was favorable to make an impression if I possessed the ability to do so ; and I gladly accepted the position, and bent my whole energies to accomplish my ambition. Arranging to write frequently to one who divided my heart with my business duties, and to receive frequent epistles in return, I set out for Philadelphia, expecting to be absent at most, not more than two weeks. The law's delays, however, detained me a month beyond the anticipated time; and, although I succeeded beyond my most sanguine expectations, and established myself in a position before the highest court of my native State, my triumphs were dashed that in all the. times thus engaged, I had not received a line from Lancaster, instead of which the atmosphere was filled with such rumors that the person on whom I had set my affections had been seduced into the ambitious design8 of he"- thoughtless parent, and that I had been discarded—a thing I could not believe, and yet the dreadful silence seemed to endorse. " At last, released from my engagement, I took the usual, and in those days, the only conveyance to Lancaster—the stage. The idleness consequent upon traveling gave time for consuming thoughts, and my suspense became painful to the last degree, aud, unable to bear the slow pacer of my conveyance. I determined to anticipate the usual time of my journey by making the last miles on horseback. In carrying out this determination, I mounted a fleet steed ; but just as I reached tbe suburbs of my native place, the antmal, from some o'nao. countable cause, sprang from the road, threw me with force, breaking my arm and otherwise injuring my person. Picked up by my friends, I was conveyed, helpless, and full of physical and mental agony, te my home. Scarcely had tbe surgeons performed their necessary duties, than one,Tvhom I esteemed a friend, announced to me the gossip of the village, and, among other things, detailed the particulars of the courtship and engagement of the young lady in whom I was so much interested, with a well known person of a neighboring city—a person whose claims to regard, no one could dispute. These things, stated with such apparent good faith, connected with that fessrful silence of six long weeks, bad no other effect than to increase my anxiety to unravel tbe mystery ; and on the following morning, concealing my wounded limb under a cloak, probably pale and haggard, I presented myself at the mansion of my mistress. I was received in the presence of the mother. She confirmed my suspicions. The young lady stood by, the picture of despair, yet silent as the grave. Desperate at what seemed this bad faith, I returned to my house, wrote a hasty letter demanding my correspondence, and returning at the same time, every once cherished token of affection. I received all I sent for, save, perhaps, some forgotten flower. " That night the young lady, accompanied by a female servant, left for Philadelphia. Arriving at her uncle's house, she complained of being fatigued with her journey, and retired to her room. Complaining ofsome setious pain, only soothed by narcotics, she Bent her faithful but unsuspect- iug servant and friend to a neighboring drugstore for laudanum, received it, expressed a wish to be alone, and seemingly retired to sleep. The following morning not making her appearance, the family became alarmed, broke open the door, and found the young lady dead—in her hands the little keepsake retained from my correspondence. The uncle, as if comprehending the particulars which led to this dreadful tragedy, had the body encofflned, and with it returned to Lancaster Placing all that remained of this once lovely being in tho parlor, he brought tbe mother forward, and displayed what he was^ pleased to term, the result of her work. " I was sent for, and arrived tc witness tbe eloquent agony of that mother's heart. Over the cold remains of that daughter she revealed the particulars that led to the awful result. My letters and bers, by untiring industry, the command of large resources, and paid agents, had been all intercepted. The reason of my prolonged absence in Philadelphia had been explained as the result of the fascinating charms of city belles; even an engagement had been pronounced. AU this while the victim had been full of hope, She had heard of my arrivalin Lancaster, but not of my accident, for long weary hours she sat in the parlor waiting for my prjseace, but doomed to disappointment. Here was seeming indifference, a confirmation of all she had heard. On the other side, I was made the dupe of the mother's arts, and the fiend who had poisoned my ear was merely the agent to carry forward the great wrong. The last interview I have described, which resulted in the return of correspondence, was enshrouded in the consequences of all these plans. The result was death to one party, and the burial of the heart of the other, in the same grave that closed over one who could not survive the wreck of her affections." Many years have passed away since the incidents detailed in the above sketch transpired; many years since they were revived by the accidental conversation in a family circle of Washington society ; but the country strangely enough becomes interested in the event, from the fact that the " White House " may possibly have a bachelor occupant; but one, not so because of indifference to woman, but really from the highest appreciation of one of the loveliest of the sex. The Slave Trade in the Black Sea.—If any credit may be placed in the statements of the Russian generals, the slave trade between Circassia and Turkey has almost ceased. But such is not really the case, and I obtained a correct account of the real state of the case from well-informed men during my last residence at Trebizond. The trade with Circassian girls is still carried on as extensively as before, only it requires a little more circumspection, and is confined to the stormy winter months, lasting from October to March, during which the Russian cruisers remove from the ha- venless coast. The spectator is filled with astonishment on viewing at Samsoun and Sinope the small fragile barks in which the Turkish slave dealers venture on their adventurous voyages during the most perilous season. These slavers commonly furnish themselves with a charter from the Russian Consul forKertcb, under apretextof shipping a cargo of corn at lhat place ; and they are protected by this document if they fall into the hands of the Russian men-of-war on the passage, or if they are cast away on the coast in the vicinity of the Russian fortresses. Unless they were provided with these charters, they would be treated as slave traders by the Russian cruisers, and even transported to Siberia. The vessels they employ are so small that if the sea is at all calm and the shore flat, they can be drawn up on land. It is commonly assumed that these Turkish ships supply the Circassians with powder, but this ia a mistake. The Turkish slave traders very seldom bring any arms to the Cucasus, and these consist commonly of ornamental arms as presents for the chief; nor do they bring mnch powder, and only a pres ent to tha princes and knights. Tbe Circassians will not engage in barter, and only hand over tbeir beauties fof Turkish harems against good bright silver. The tribes of the Uoticasus are t»6* deficient in their fire-arras as well as kinschals and schaschkas (swords,) and tbey fiud opportunities of buying powder and lead on all hands,even from Cossacks on the Kouban. It commonly takes a couple of weeks for the slave traders to complete tbeir arrangements with the Circassians ; the ko^ nak answers the purpose of mediator. It is generally only tbe daughters of pschilt (slaves) and tschofokotls (freed men) who are sold to tbe Turks ; rarely does a work (nobleman) resolve to exchange his sons and daughters for shining piasters ; yet this sometimes happens. The girls commonly leave their rugged mountains and inhuman parents without much regret, because tbey have been carefully prepared for this forcible separation, by tbe splendid picture that their relatives give of the enjoyments and magnificence of a Turkish harem. Each vessel carries a full cargo of thirty or forty girls, who are packed close together like herrings In a tab, and submit with resignation to ths distress ofa sea voyage, which they hope soon to exchange for the delights of the city of the Sultan. The captains are well versed in all the characteristics ol the Black Sea. Once or twice a month in winter a fresh wind blows down from the Caucasus, lasting generally several days consecutively. The Turkish captains make use of this wind to get offas rapidly asprssible with their living cargo. They commonly trauspoi't the girl« to Riseh, or to Sinope and Samsoun, but never direct to Trebizond, for the Russian Consul there, M. de Gersi, keeps a tolerably vigilant eye on the shipping; and though he may secretly connive at the trade, he will not suffer it to be carried on too boldly before Lis face. It is compute^ that, on the average, five out of six vessels accomplish their mission. It is reported that during the winter from 1843 to 18ii. twenty-eight vessels undertook expeditions to the Circassian coast. Out of this number twenty-three returned without loss orhin- derance, three were burned by Russians, and two foundered at sea with their cargo of beauty.—Travels in Persia, &c., from the German of Dr.Mortiz Wagner. Tbe Sea Shell. "That is the roar of the ocean which you hear," said our hostess as we lifted from the centre-table a beautiful shell and placed it to our ear. It is true there was a low murmei, like the far-off roar oi the sea, rising and falling, as if borne to the ear upon waves, of air ; now clear and distinct as the dash on the beach, and again low and tremulous as the dying winds. We closed our eyes and listened to the murmur of the shell. As we lis- t?ned we dreamed.' We stood on the beach as it stretched away, the restless swell curling with foam, and dashing wearily upon the sands. Solemn, almost sad was the murmuring anthem which sobbed on tbe still air. It is a sublime scene—the ocean. The throbbing pulse of the mighty element beats slowly at your feet. '' Ten thousand fleets have swept over thee in vain," for as far as the eye can see, there is not a track where their keels have been. It is a trackless waste. Not even a cross is seen to mark the spot where crime has been. There are no monuments where thousands have been laid down in the yielding waves. Where are the gallant fabrics which have sunk in the '• deep, deep sea? Where did the gloomy billows open to the ill-fated President ?" There was the gallant Arctic, steaming homeward under full sail, and warm hearts beating faster under her dock at the thought of green hills soon to rise from the waters. But the shock came, and fast the remorseless waters rushed into the ill-fated steamer. Slowly, like tbe march of fate, the huge fabric sank. One wail went up to God, and downward went the Arctic with her living freight, with sail set. Secure from storm and decay, she is anchored beneath the sullen waters.— Her sails are filled by the dark green waves as they ebb and flow. No smoke curls from her chimney tops, for ber great iron heart has ceased to throb. UndistuVbed, the dead ones still rest upon the slippery deck. Holland is still by the side of his gun, match in hand. Tbe womanljt locks float out into the waters, and the damp cheek rests cold and still in the clasped hands. Manly faces look up sternly among the shrouds. The stripes and stars, and the cross of St. George lift wearily in the ebb and flow of the tide. And wherever there is a heart whicjl longs for the loved ones under the wave, the shell will bring sobbing murmurs to that heart. Thickly strewn are the dwellers on the ocean bed. Its steeps, and vales, aud deep dark glens, are all peopled. But they dwell in peace. The march or fall ol empires is not heard. Rust has gathered on blade and in the cannon's mouth, The inhabitants of the deep gambol unharmed about the battle craft whose oaken ribs have shivered with deadly broadsides. No monuments on the ocean 1 Man has piled the earth with the structures of bis genius and ambition. Earth's greatness is commemorated in marble and upon canvass. But the sea has no tale to tell. Far down and unseen are tbe monument builders, the coral, and the waves, as they throb to the shore, bear no record of the dead. Neither has the shell a word from the ocean sleepers. It murmurs only of the whispering winds and waves, John Newton once visited a lady for pastime, and during the evening conversation she told him sh > did not care three skips of a louse for him. He took out his pencil and composed the following lines and read them to ber: A woman told me in her own honse, She did not care for me three skips of a louse ; I forgive tbe dear creature tor what she bas said, Since women will talk of what runs in theirshead. We are only interested in others in proportion to tbe interest we take in ourselves, and look for in consequence from them. 11 ^- — vyr CO — CM — CO — co CM — o co CM — S™ CO CM r-- — CM — CO CM O in CM — CM - o>_ CM CM CM I — — CM CO — o CM — en i— co |S._ — r*. — CO CO to i fgsgs HHMFtsSJ |
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