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ISatiireJay, - - - May 21. (G,i(i.
AroLOOY.—We ask tlie indulgence of our tub"
scribers tbis week for our diminished paper. Ith
not, as was the case wilh the Sun Francisco Herald
on account of tlie pressure of public opinion, tfattl
wa hare fallen oft, but through ihe mistake of
our Agent in Pan FrsnoifCo, in not ibr-varding
paper agreeably to order. It is vexatious, but it
Is oue of these vexatious for which there ia no
remedy, as there ia no depot for new (-paper Bhort
of San Fraucteeo".
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so aiBtt.
The stumer Coide-n Age, wilh ths Atlantic
nrail.H. via Panama, was due at Sao Francisa
Tbuvrday, I&th loft. When the Sea Bird left
flan Francisco or. tho 17th. lbe Golden Age hud
not arrived, and it waa feared lbe detention might
bave been caused bv uutue new difficulty with tbe
tiatiyea oa the Isthmus.
The uext steamer from So* Francisco ought to
bring ua two raaila from New York—those of
April 20th and May 0tb.
The new? lay that mail will be looked for with
QDConiniOil Interest—it will probably briii? the
conclusions of the Peace Conference at Paris ; tbe
tterkillgBOl the politicians at home, with reference to the Presidential question : further new*
irom the Isthmus and Nicaragua; and abore all.
tou final action of tlie people of San Francisco,
lu reference lo tte ihoulder strikers and assassin!
•who bam bo long been tolerated in lhat city. Il
will be an accumulation of news such aa
bave not had for a long time.
Party tsauea.
At no period in tbo political history of our
country have there appeared eo many pariicB and
party issues as there ure now put before the people. Tbe significance of these diversified is.-ues,
although Bach is diametrically in antagonism to
tbe principles aad creed ofthe party which we advocate and follow, have a common tendency—one
direct aud paramount object—which is opposition
to the Democratic party—that party whose principles bave been proven, and the practical results
of those principles bave been firmly established 81
being better adapted to our mode of government
than any other which bas been tried. Still we
must not be blind to the fact, that the present time
is one of those occasions which often transpires in
the vicissitudes of public as well as private 11 lo ;—
we see that dangerous enemies are threatening our
position, who from their movements show that
they wish to wrest from us the palm ot victory :
and it should admonish all our friends—all who
with to (ice the welfare ot our party iii the ascendancy, tbat it is time that minor differences should
by common consent be dropped, and all unite to
strengthen our ranksand join against our foes.
The different elements of fanaticism which have
lately tprung into existence are approximating to
a union for the purpose of accomplishing our de-
etruction ; we aro ready for the fight—and whether it be from choice or necessity, our party is destined to be the great champion it ba3 always
shown itself against the ultra political factions
that oppose our doctrine***. We know that tb
factions at their birth were but pi
•us—but by continual agitation and circumspec
tion in their plao3 ar.d movements they bave obtained » foothold, which has nourished their growth
tutU they are now so strong as to bo able to come
out and contest the field in a stirring campaign
for national victory ; but the gauntlet of defiance
bas by the Democratic party throughout the Union
been hurled—aud au inspiring hope is given that
its constituency will rally to a man,united in their
efforts to maintain the prestige, as well as its present and future existence upon its long established
platform and issues ; if we act with that unity ol
purpsee we shall have no trouble in beating our
opponents, aud keeping inviolable tbe Constitu
tion and the Union.
The Democratic party has taken its stand on the
Issues of the day which are now agitated, and
upon constitutional rights, m total disregard of
all Bectional bias, the maintainauce of the rights
of the Union, and the national honor in reference
to its foreign policy, wliich ought to commend
it3elf without any hesitency to all loyal Democrats
and patriots who love their country aud prefer its
prosperity and glory, rather than be a component
part ofa fac'-io-i which ignores al! those attributes
of tterling worth whicli belong to the patriot and
good statesman.
TJewn frcm Gr*nt Solt*Lnke.
By the recent, arrival of Mr. J.   Williams from
Great Salt Lake tn thia place, we have later Intelligence (ban previously received *
It seems thai tbe peopleoftbe Valley ore very
enthusiastic fa regard to tie admission of'-Dese*
ret," and they are confident that Congress will at
peoe take notion ia ihe matter. We perceive that
some of oar op-conn try exchanges come out strong
against the admission of "Deseret" for reasons
that are very plausible no doubt to themselves—
which reasons, as near as we can surmise from
their own word?, arc merely a wish to oppose the
Mormons on account of their creed ; a reason as
foolish BS tbe principle ie weak, and in contradistinction to the very letter of our Federal Constitution. We are no Mormon, neither do we wish
to advocate their cause any farther than as a matter of principle—Ior in waiters conct?rning the
particular religious belief of any community they
are their own judges us to what will suit them
best, and it ought uot to be urged as an objection
against them on those particular grounds. Iu fact,
their Constitution is as liberal as that of our own
State, and we thiuk is equally entitled to admission aa •any other State that ever applied. Fo--
ourselves we thi uk that our cotemporaries have
allowed themselves to view the matter in an ilii
beral light, and hardly consistent with the ideas
of enlightened progress which thev pretend to
advocate. The only objectional leature in the
Constitution, and the only one on which any
grounds can be raised in opposition, is the facility
which amendments t a it can be made. That particular clause ought to have been more guarded,
and n stronger bulwark of protection thrown
around than it uow possesses.
The spring has opened favorably, aud the people
anticipate a good harvest tbe coming season j the
scarcity of provisions which haa beeu felt, ia by
recent supplies entirely obviated.
The Indiana were all quiet and no further difficulties were apprehended. Great improvements
had been made at Los Vegas.
Gaflsdeiila—Tlie Aitzom? Copper Mines.
On a recent visit to San Francisco we went as
fellow-passenger with Mr, Dunbar, the Superintendent of the Arizona Copper Mining Company,
now at wort at the Coppermine on the Gadsden
Purchase. This mine is situate about one hundred miles in a south-easterly direction from Fort
Yuma, and about thirty miles north of the boundary line between the United States and Mexico,
There are employed at the mine at the present
time about thirty operatives, in mining and transporting the ore to the point of shipment i,Fort
Yuma), most of them Mexicans. The business is
progressing rapidly, and from what we were able
to learn of the matter, bids fair to pay to th
stockholders unusually large dividends for the
capital invested.
We arrived at thia conclusion, not so much from
the statement of Ihe officers ofthe Company, as
from an evident desire on their part to withhold
from the public information iu relation to the
richness ol the mine, and the facilities for carrying on the work. We apprehend tbat they
have a gocd thin?, and being aware of the f;?ct.
they are not anxious to publish it to the world.
From specimen-* which we saw in the possession of Mr. Dunbar, and also those we saw ic the
office of the Company in San Francisco, we judge
that this mine is fully rqual in richness to any in
the world, those of Lake Superior not  excepted
id by a private letter, whioh has been received
here within a few days, from a gentleman at the
ine, we learn that the supply is inexhau?tab!e,
and alsi that the Company bave struck an exceedingly neb vain of silver ore near the same locality.
The value of this mine alone is probably equal
to the whole amount paid for tbe Gadsden Purchase, and yet there are doubtless many more on
the Purchase ol equal value. All that ia ne'eea.
e8filsary to develope them is Ihe investment of a
ignites against. little capital, and the labor ot a few hundred of
cur California idlers.
In an agricultural point of view the Purchase is
of little value, but ns a mineral region it probably
surpasses any portion ol  the United States, Cal \-
A  baud of thieves
community at thi
Vigilance in San Gabriel.-
end robbcis have infested the
Mission for a long time, aud have greatly annty-
ed the people by their depredations. A short time
since a meeting of tho people was held, and a
Committee uf Vigilance formed to look alter
them.    The band numbers about twenty desperate
fornia excepted.
Dangerous Ami
Act. V.    Concerning Nuisances and Offences*, §2.
"No person or persons shall fire any pistol, gun,
or rifle, or other description of firearms, or discharge any air-gun wbalev<T,Mjii(Aitt the fire hull's
of the city, under a penalty of five dollars for the
first offence; ten dollars tor the second offence ;—
and lor the third oflence, not more than fifty dollars, and imprisonment at the discretion of the
Mayor not exceeding ten days."
The above city ordinance ought to be borne in
mind by our citizens, and ought to be enforced
better than it is by our city officers. There is a
custom of firing from some parts of Main street, ai
objects on Fort Hill; and one afternoon this week,
the residents on the high ground near ihe Hill,
ho have children running about there—felt
no little uneasiness ut the sound of balls passing
near them, coming from a Minnie rifle fired from
a corral not a hundred yards from the Courthouse
aud Mayor's office. Others have the custom offir-
ngfrom Rjund Hill at Fort Hill, with their rifles.
Now. there 13 great danger in this practice, and
reflecting men, we should think, would avoid it
oui of consideration lor tbe lives and limbs of their
neighbors. Besides, these Hills are public promenade grounds, daily, hourly and constantly visited hy some of the people—children are always
playing upon them—cattle and horses arc also grazing there. The ordinance should be amended so
as lo include these Hills " wilbin tbe fire limits o^
the city," and with or without such an amendment
haractew*, aod are headed by one Gomez.     The' B°od a,ld well-disposed   persons, who wish to im-
CctDlslUee waited upon Gomez, and informed hii
■.■:,■' his whole band were marked, aud   that they
•   8W hold him personally responsible for their
';„ns; that if any fur'ber outragesoecurred ihey
■ :   Id -jL-oothim at sight.    The result wasthatthe
wl    e band look the alarm and left the Mission,
.'.re supposed to be lurking now in Ilii city,
ez has been recognized several times within v. day or two.    It is well for our police to keep
yes upon them fellows—or there may be a
for forming another Vigilacce Commit
iLPEEBfl Waxtkd.—A petition, signed by
ortr most interested citizens, lias been
.'fen. Wool, requesting that the mili-
,  Fort Tejon  maybe increased suffl
■   brd protection to this section against
Jos of the Indians.    It is to be hoped
Wool will consider the request fav-
. ; - ■. - force new at the Tejon is scarcely
ielent to take care of themselves—
■   tbe *,,;htiug of all  tho   Indian   tribes
trom  lb' Ttfkm Eo Owen's Lake.
prove their skill with the revolver or rifle, should
seek some otber place for that purpose. It was
only six weeks ago, that a little girl was wounded
in the cbeek by a shot fired within a few feet ofthe
church. Is it not time to put an end to the reckless disregard of lite—to tbe barbariam—tbat has
beeu tolerated heretofore in (his city ?
Affray wrrij Skives.—Two .Mexican.6:, names
unknown to us, met yesterday morning in the
vicinity of the round house, (o settle a difficulty
that occurred at a fandango up town the night before. They were both very btdly cut witb knives,
a weapon which these fellows use with much dexterity.
From Kern River.—Mr. Smith, from Kern
River tins week, reports all quiet in that country.
The miners have got over theii fright ana had returned to their labcrs.
From Four Creeks no later ^intelligence has
been received.
THESE will be preaching in the Court Houae
ou Sabbath morning, at 11 o'clock, by Rev. J, F.
Blythe, ofthe Methodiet Epii-copal Church Soutb.
AeoasBlnntloii ofJamtt Kin? of Win.
San Francisco was thrown into a state of great
excitement on Wednesday, the 16th inst.. in con
sequence of an attempt having been made by Jas.
P. Oasey, editor of Ihe Sunday Tmes, to aSSassi
nate Jame-a King of Wm., editor of the Evening
Bulletin. An article appeared in Wednesday's
issue of tbe Bulletin in which Mr. King alludes to
Mr. Casay in the fo;lowing language:
•'Thefuct that Casey haa been an inmate of
Sing-Sing prison in New York, is no offence
against the laws of this State ; nor is the fact of
his having stutl'ed himself through the ballot-box
as elected to the Boaid of Supervisors from a
district where it is said he was not even a candidate, any justification for Mr. Bagley to Bhoot
Ca=ey. however riibly the latter may deserve to
have his neck Stretched for such fraud on the
people. Thene are acts against the public good,
not against Mr. Bagley in particular, and however much we may detest Casey's former charge
ter, or be convinced of the shallowness of his
promised reformation, we cannot justify the assumption by Mr. Bagley to take upon himself tht
redressing of tht-se wrongs. This (use of UagleyV
has caused us much anxiety, anal we should have
been pleased to have withdrawn cheerfully bis
name from the list alluded to, but we cannot conscientiously do nr ore than express ourgratifica
tion ut the assurances we get of his present eon
duct, in which we trust he will persevere. As tt
ihe Casey fight, we suggest to Mr. Bagley if In
Can explain tbat away, it would not be amiss lo
do so, and he ean have the use of our columns for
that purpose."
After the publication of ihis article, Mr. Ca3py
called at the cjlitorifl room of the Bulletin, and
asked tbe editor what he meant by its publication ; telling him that he was willing that all Im
acta since he had been in this country should be
investigated, but was not willing lhat his previous
acts should be raked up. King asked him if hi
was done ; if he was, to leave. Cas.ey then told
him that he should say thra ugh the columns of
his paper what be pleased, and, if necessary, he
should defend himself; and then left. Shortly
alterwards Mr. King left his oflice, and was met
by Casey near the corner of Washington and
Montgomery streets. As King approached, Casey
cried out, " draw and de.end yourself," and im-
ely throwing off a short cloak which ht
wore, presented a navy revolver, when they wert
but a few feet apart, aud .^hot King in the breast
the ball passing through his t»ody. When he ra>-
ceived the wound he exclaimed " I am shot," and
staggered into the Pacific Express Office. Ca<ey
was immediately hurried off to the station house
and locked up. In a few minutes after the assault, the street was densely packed with meu, all
in the highest state of excitement ; and aa soon
ascertained that tbe assassin was at the
station house, a rush was made there by the whole
crow*.', with cries of "hang bim," "hang him,"
etc. For greater security he was carried in a carriage by the officers from the station house to the
county jiil ; and to defend himself while in the
carriage, he was armed with a brace of revolvers!
During the even! g tiie most tremendous excitement prevailed throughout the whole city. On
Montgomery street, where thu people had assem
bled in Immense crowds, several exciting speeches
were delivered, and strong appeals made to the
people to avt-uge the blood of their fellow-citizen
who had been so inhumanly shot down. From
there they adjourned to the Plaza ; but for want
of leaders, no organization was effected. The
military were called out, and repaired to the jail,
where tbey remained throughout the night, and
by iheir presence deterred the people, who had
assembled in large numbers, from making an attack upon it. On Thursday morning the old
Vigilance Committee met together, aud came to
the conclusion to have the names of those who
wished to join registered. Thousands signed
their names, pledging tlieir honors to carry out
whatever determination the majority should come
to. Great reliance was placed by the populace in
the action of the Vigilance Committee.
The slreets were lined with people from morning till night, the scenes of the past few days being the only topics of conversation. The bulletin
boards of the different papers were surrounded by
throngs of eager people, anxious to learn the
action likely to he taken in Ihe matter.    All fi.lt
The Vigilance Committee.    .
One look at tbe immense crowd in front of the
rooms Of the Vigilance Committee, yesterday,
aw [ting an opportunity to enroll their names as
members, was sufficient to satisfy us that the re-
ceni shocking outrage in this community will be
redrtssed by the right sort of men. All appear to
be cool, deliberate and orderly, but betray a determination which is not apt to flag until the
grand point for which tbey have banded together
is reached.
None but our very best citizens have placed
their nairea on tho list of the Vigilance Committee. They come forward to take the law into their
hands not because they are not law-abiding men.
but because they know from a sad experience thai
it cannot or will not be properly administered in
cases of public assassinations, All feel, ov should
feel, the truth ofthese remarks. All bumau patience in this community has been lost, upon cases
which now "drag their slow length along" in
our oonita of justice, or disgrace our criminal records ov? r the word "acquitted!" Then who are
we to look to in such an emergency but the people?
Into whose hands shail the law go, wbt-0 it has
been smiled at and trampled upon in iht? presenci
of our judges? Wc answer most emphatically Iht
People's.
The darkness of night, is no longer sought onl
as a covering for deed of blood. The more horrible the crime, the broader must be the daylight
in ul ich lo accomplish it; and when the murder
ens weapon is presented to the breast of Ihe victim, particular care is observed that it is not done
on one of *he most prominent thoroughfares in tht.
cily, and in the presena;e ol crowds of witnesses.
It is such outrages ol these the Committee have
determined to punish and check, and th'-y do so
bt cause out courts and juries have failed ta do
it.' Tiie men comprising- this Committee, as we
before remarked, are our very best citizens, and a
knowledge of this fnct impresses us with the idea
tha' all that is done will be for the present—may
we not hope.permanent benefit of society.— Town
Talk.
——      *g^> <«4r~Qs * e asw*      ■'-. l*
The Marysville H-rald thus expresses itself:
Another blood-stain marks the soil of'Califor-
nia—another deed of infamy blackens our history
as a State—another demon act has damned us in
the eyes of Christendom—another demon lives unhung! James King of Wm.. editor of the Bulletin, has fallen a vict*(|to the spirit of outlawry,
as embodied in the human form of Jamea P. Casey,
a notorious ruffian and ballot-box stuffer. and who
has been charged with having; been an inmate of
Sing-Sing State Prison, and Jas. P. Casey, for
ftught we have heard to to the contrary, lives!
Though humanity lias been outraged and justice
lias put on sackcloth—though heaven weeps and
hell rejoices, this ineffable villain lives! The
particulars cf the deed we publish in another column, but we do not publish the effect this last outrage will have upon our character as a people, if
this deed is to go unavenged ; and that it will
we do mosl truly fear and believe, because we fear
and believe that there is not justice enough left
in San Frai cisco to seek and obtain an expiation
ofthe murderous act. We have little if any faith
in the administrators of justice there—little if any
faith iu the people. There are good men aud true
n that city, butsearsely more than enough to have
saved Soaiom. Crime has been so rile there, the
sie;ht ol blood so common, that the people—even
the better portion of them, have become stolid
and indiffermt in regard to the perpetration of
crime,
We are neither the friend nor tho enemy of Mr.
King, for we were but slightly acquainted, nor do
we app-ove of his entire editorial course, but we
know that lie was a high-minded and honorable
man, a bold and fearless journalist, a terror to
evil-doer.•<, and now for the truth be has spoken,
we behold bim the victim of a dastardly ruffian-
cue who has long disgraced San Francisco and
deserved the halter years ago ; and if there is not
virtue enough leit in that poor city to punish him
for this last crowning act of infamy, then the
earlhijurke and the fire from heaven should be
her portion.
IVEWS PROM I'ANASIA.
The San Francisco Herald has the folio '
from a passenger by the America : WlDj!
There had been no further riotoua prow-flat Panama, although the natives wereVrreml.5
Si
is-
80tn«
« Tebe,
"3 upon
a short
They had B„iZed i^ff.?™* «B
arms and other valuables from the
ga. The Captain made a prcraptory■ demani?
the Governor for their return, which afta
delay wati complied with. It is said that, .„
thorities are on the track of a portion of the ^l"'1"
der taken from the Americans during tho t ?"
nassacre. ,a«
Tbe U. S. sloop-of-war St. Mary's !,aa ftPr;r ,
at Panama and hauled up as close to tl e c"t
the water would permit, with   ht-r broadside A ^
hip shotted, bearing full upou the  place'    \y   ,
not hear that the Commander bad  taken anvf
ihcr hostile steps, but it is certain he would
feedt all Americans against the repeiltion nflu'"
disaster on Ihe night, of April loth. He was mi
lily awaiting orders from bis government. a"
Protest «f Col. Totten.
By the arrival of the America, we havo fl i
from Panama to Ihe 25th of Apiil.     At last it
ail was quiet in Panama.     The  acconni giv™ l2
the Panama papets of the recent outrages rl
urree altogether with the accounts piibliRiJ!/^
the papers in this city on the arrival ol th- r I"
L. St.phen*.     Immediately after the oecuriS
Col. Totten, Chief Engineer of the Panama S
road Company, entered a protest against the n
pie. the Police, and the Governor of Panama   £
which he says, after rec ting the faefs : ' la
I was not. present at the disgraceful transacts
The above statement is madas from the evldenee f
reliable persons who witnessed it, and whose t*V
timony I cannot doubt.
Your Excellency well knew the character of th
people composing that mob. You knew that thri*
desigfl was robbery, and robbery through b],wl •
nnd you permitted an indiscriminate massacre ani
pillage of defenceless strangers and helpb-s w
men and children, which would have disgrace,*"
the most barbarous country on earth, and which it
wasyourduty and in your power to prevent
Two days have passed'since the committal of
these outrages, and I have yet to learn wheihJ
your Excellency haa taken any steps to |mI
those who were engaged in them, or purpose aav
Therefore, in ther name of the Panama Railro-ui
Company, whose Agent I am. I do hereby solemn
ly protest against 'he outrages commuted by the
mob, composed ofthe citizens of Panama imd it-
vicinity, on the evening oi the 15th instant.
I protest against the massacre and pillage committed on ihe persons and the effects of passengers'
I.protest against the attack and pillage committed by the mob and police on the bulldiijW
and the property of the Panama Raiboad Compa-
And I protest against the conduct of your Ex
cellency the Governor ofthe State of Panama in
ordering the Police to fire on the Railroad Da pot
and the passengers contained tbereis. and in mti
taking measures to arrest the riot, and in not affording protection to the lives and effects of tho
passengers, and the property of the Panama Railroad Company.
And I do hereby give notice to your Excellency, that this Government will be held responsible
for the murders and outrages committed on the
evening of the 15i.h. on the persons of the passengers, and for the lobberies and damages commit-
fed on their effects, and on the property of the
Panama Railroad Company.
Very respectfully    * G. M. Tottek.
The Appropriation bills says a Washington correspondent. April 4th, have all been reported by
the Committee of Ways and Means. The amount
covered by thera will exceed $60,000,000, including the following items for California ;
Tub Cask of Backus.—We presume that most of
our citizens are familiar with the particulars of
the murder of'Oldman by R M. Backus. O dman
was shot in the back. A Coroner's Jury was held
wliich made a strenuous effort to screen the murderer, but failed. Next came an indictment for
immler, and alter great trouble and expense,
Backus was convicted of manslaughter. His lawyers then said the verdict was all wrong. The
jury had found their client guilty of manslaughter when he had been indicted for murder. So
they took an appeal to tlie Supreme Court, for a
new trial. After a long delay, during which tinK
Backus was as free as any of oar citizens, he obtained anoiher trial, and another vi'rdict of man-
i-laughter was rendered, anal he was sentenced to
the State Prison. And did he go? Not at all.
Up went atu'thor appeal to the Supreme Court, to
set the verdict aside on some legal quibble or trifling informality.    Backus was sent to our 011\
jail where he remained until  yesterday, when  .._
"| understand he expressed au   earnest  and  sincere
that the time I'or action hud arrived.    It bad uoWj desire lo be permitted to see San   Quentin.     Ami
this, reader, is a fair specimen   of the manner in
which justice has been_administered during the
to be decided whether peaceful and law-abiding
citizens can be shot down wilh impunity in the
streets like dogs, and their murderers allowed tti
go forth uncondemnned and unpunished, qi whe
ther the majesty oi the laws should be vindicated,
and the assassin receive the just punishment ol
his demerits.
We have had but one opin'on of *he diabolical
attempt made to take the life of Mr. King. With
order loving men there can be but one opinion.—
It waa a dastardly and atrocious attempt to silence a man, whose " faults''have been to speak
the truth on many subjects too plainly to be palatable. We do not think that Mr. King is faultless, or that he bas not been injudicious in seme
re!pects; we would be doing him injustice, however, did we not give him credit for fearlessly and
manfully speaking out, regardless alike of the
smiles or frowns of the corrupt, in opposition to
every thing that he deemed wrong. He has battled earnestly and zealously to expose iniquity
and to defend the rights of the people, aud if he
has erred, it probably has been tor lack of knowledge, end not from a disposition to intentionally
do wrong.
With the exception of the San Francisco Herald,
every paper in the State, so far as heard from, sustains the action ofthe Vigilance Committee. The
course of the Herald was condemned by the citizens, and its patronage withdrawn to such an extent lhat it made its appearance on the Kith in
less than one-half its usual size. The auctioneers,
who were the main support of the paper, withdrew   their advertisements.
The Vigilance Committee in Possession ofthe
Jail.—The Sau Fraucisco Bulletin of the 17th
says, it is understood that Mayor Van Ness telegraphed to Sacramento to Governor Johnson, yesterday, that, his presence was required in this city-
Tbe Governor promptly responded to the call, and
arrived lire iu the steamer last evening. He im
mediately had Interviews with the citizens and
city authorities on the subject of tbe present excitement It is said that, after this, SheritTScan-
uellj by the advice of the Governor, admitted into
the Jail a Subcommittee from ihe Vigilance
Committee, numbering some twenty or more, who
are to remain in the building and sue that the pri-
Boner, Casey, and other criminals thee coaflued,
do uot escape. The Jail is thus in virtual possession, peaceably obtained, of the Vigilance Committee. _
Acknowledgments.
To Mr Fort, of ^Pacific Express, we are indebted
for late papers.
To Mr Buchanan of Wells, Pargo & Oo/sElpreSB
we are indebted for late paper*,
last two years in  San Francisco.    Is  it pOBsibh
that such a stale of afiairs can  continue?—S. F
Evening Bulletin.
 -fflfc»t- + > ■!♦€>	
Stlriinsf \ews from Mcnrajjua.
By a pa-Penger who left Greytown on the 20th
of April for Aspinwall and Panama, we learn that,
the former place was blockaded by the English
frigate Ewydice, soon to be joined by other frigates of tbe English arid French West India squadron. Au American frigate was also daily expected to look after the Allies' operations. On the
flight, of the 19th of April, the steamers Orizaba
from New Orleans and Charles L. Morgan from
New York, arrived off tho harbor with large reinforcements ot men and arms for Walker. At last
accounts Walker was at Virgin Bay witb a portion of his army; the remainder were strongly
fortified at Rivas. Schlessiuger'a defeat has been
greatly exagg rated. lie was. as formerly Btated
surprised at two o'clock in the day, without, a
picket guard ; his men fled, he at their head—but
it turns out that only eighteen (instead of three
hundred as at first reported) were killed, and of
tbis number only four were Americans—the rest
were Natives, The remainder of the expedition
bad struggled back in squads of five or six and
had rejoined Walker. Ten days after this affair,
the Costa Ricans bad not advanced. In fact nothing had been heard of them, and it was presumed
they had given up the idea of invading Nicaragua.
With the large reinforcements that hadjoiued him,
Walker had a force full strong enough to beat
down all that could be. brought against him.—5.
P. Herald.
Surveyor General's Department.
Mint
Fortifications at San Francisco,
Naval Affaire,
Coast Survey,
Miscellaneous,
Total for California	
$13,216
36.000
550,000
725,500
176.500
95.000
S1.596.7I6
c£to !|bkrfi$mcnis\
SUPERIflR IRISH POTATOES
may be had in this Market three
times a week.
Los Angeles, May 24, 1856. 2t
That
Personal   Mo vein tints.
orthy but much persecuted individual,
P. R. Hunt, was last seen in San Francisco, about
to emigrate to the Sandwich Islands.
Our old friend of Berdugo Canon, J. W. Gay-
lord, we see by one of tbe up-couutry papers, offers his services to the people of a town called
■'Granite,'*' os a dentist.
Albert H. Clark, Esq., a young man whose perseverance and industry won him much consideration In this community, 13 at length meeting the
success which true genius merits, but does not always receive. He has been elected Democratic
District Attorney ofthe new county of Tehama.—
We always knew that Albert was bound to rise.
Came Ashore.—A whale measuring forty-eiuht
feet in length, recently came ashore on the beach
near the Salt Works, at San Pedro. He unfortunately came too near the land, and wai thrown
ashore by the surf.
Economt.—The ordinances of the City Council,
it seems, are not to be printed, but posted on the
door of the Mayor's office. A considerable item
will thus be saved. The acts of tbe Council may
always be found in the Clerk's reooras.
\c\v Fruit & Vegetable Market,
THE undersigned huTlng*purchased the entire stock-of
Gr.icerios :ii\,\ [jiqtir>r.s of Joil\ MclioxoeiiH & Co., lies
avt> to inform his friends and iho public that lie haste-
ilteil an.) ramie great improvements m the store, audal-o
(rent-d, in connection With 'lie
Grocery and Liquor Business,
A Fruit and Vegetable Market,
AT THE OLD STAND ON
yofBt". _,3L ra: irsaj   5^ test* aASt se**: "beu """SC^
( Opposite Pine's Hotel.) a few doors from Commercial    Street,
■f'tit.re will constantly be   found  a   choice nsaortmepl of
ihe above articles cheap for CASH.
lH^f Country Traders are respectfully requested to call
md examine tlie goo is.
SS- All telnet* of Country Produce taken  m
txe»»nii}$e.
%&?• Remember the place—Opposite Pine'sIIa-
tci. Main street, Los Angeles.
my24 tf JOSEPH R1CB.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 1
Comity of Los Angeles,    j
To the Hon. t*"ic County Judge  and   Prosecuting Attorney of Las Angelea county:
I HEREBY notify you that an application will bomtde
to His Exculleucy J. Nke;,y Johnson, Giivenicn- uf ilii*
state, for a pardon in behalf of E. J. Welch, who was convicted of the crime of Bobberr, in the Court of Suiioti'S
in and for the County of Los Angeles, in April, 1SS5, -"^
sentenced to three years imprisonment. An advertisas-
of the above Inteption la published in the Los Awe*
ir, a weekly- newspaper,   published  iu Los Angeles
lee St;
nty."
v'J4—6iv
WM. H. THORPE.
J. M. Strobridge & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND  11ETAIL
CLOTHING  EMPORIUM,
CORNER OF
COMMERCIAL AND SANSOME STREETS,
Under St. Nicholas Hotel,
SAA" FRANCISCO,
3FFER the largest and most complete assortment of
Clothing   nnd   Gentlemen's   FurnlaWn*
Goods ever opened in San Francisco.
We are receiving per every steamer from our UfttJufac-
tory in New York,
The Latest and most Fashlon&hle Style*
of all kind* of
consisting of—
Fine, Black, Brown and Bine Dress and Frock Ckats;
Fine end Heavy Beaver Overcoats;
Pal in as of every description ;
Fine and HeaTy French and American Cassimere Pants;
Fine Black and Fancy Silk Velvet  Satin and  Cloth Vests;
deavy Ribbed Cassimere and Cloth Business Suits, etc.
Also, a large assortment of Hata  and  Caps constantly
Fine White and Check Linen and Cotton Shirtja-
Fine Silk, Merino ani Cotton Undershirts aud Drawers;
Scarfs, Cravats  Neck Ti^s, Suspenders;
Collars, Handkerchiefs, Gloves;
English, Marino and Cotton Half Hose, etc., etc.
Everything connected  with*
Gentlemen's  Furnishing  Goods
constantly on hand.
A large and complete assortment of
S-w.Trnxia.ey <3-ooc3.s
now opening and ready for sale. .
Our stock consisting of over *100,000, wo invite »», e#-
ecially strangers visiting tho city, to call and see o« ''p'
nre making their purchases, as we flatter oui-aelv** "
an pleas* in price and quality. . __
San FraneltcP, May 19, 18**5. wy-J ^
County Business Directory,
UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
United States  District  Court for the  Southern
District of California:
I. S. K. Ojrier, Judge; P. Oial, District Attorney j G. ID. UiUT, Clerk ; B. Hunter, Marshal.
United  States Land Office for the Southern District of California:
Andres Pico, Receiver ; H. P. IJorsey, Register.
United States Court of Claims:
C'm E. Carr, Commissioner.
Postmatters :
J. S. Waite, Los Angeles.
G. C. Alexander, San Pedro.
Thomas Burdkk, San Gabriel.
Ira Thompson, Monte.
COUNTY   UFFICFRS.
First District Court—Benj. Hayes, Judge.
County Court—Wm. G. Dryden, Judge.
Associate Judges—James F.Burns  and C.  O.
Cunningham.
County Treasurer—H. N. Alexander.
County Assessor—Antonio F. Coronel; Deputy
—V. II. C-li-man.
County Surveyor—H. Hancock ; Deputy—H
Hanson.
Puhlic Administrator—M. KfHor.
School Corti!niss'unu!i*— Jnmes F. Burns.
District Attorney—C. E. Thyan.
Coroner~J. Q. A. Rtiead.
Sheriff— D. W. Alexander ; Under Sherift—Sam.
Arbuekle .; Deputy—Charles E. Hale.
County Clerk—John W. Shore ; Deputy—J. A.
Hinchman.
Jailer—Francis Carpenter:
Board of Supervisors—Thos. Burdiek, Chairman ; David Lewis, John Foister, Agustiu Olvera,
Curistooal Aguilar.
TOWNfeHIP OFFtCERSJ
Justices ofthe Peace—S. R.Campbell and Alexander Gibson.
CITV  OFFICERS.
Jfalybr—Stephen C. Foster.
City Marshal— tV. C. Getinan ; Deputy—W. H.
Peterson.
Citv Treasurer—Samin1! Arlmckle.
City Assessor—W. H.Peterson.
City A Homey—C. E. Thom.
Oilv Cuineil— M. Remtenn. N. Potter. Ignacio
eta;] Valle, E. Drown, J. Cr. Daftrtiey, Iia Gilchrist,
A. Ulyard.
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Arid Military—now (fgitatiog the nations of the Old World,
give io these Publications an interest and value ihwy
iiev«r before possessed. Thoy occupy a middle ground
Wt'.veen t.hi* hastily Written iunv.-;-items, crude speoallfii-
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ji-A-ay. Tin; progress of tlm War iu the Mast occupies h
ljiriris space in their pas;c-s. Every movement ia closely
criticised, whether of friend or of loe, and alt slmrt-com-
in^s fearlessly pointed out. The lettePS frnm the i,rl-
lixaaand from the Unltfc in Blackwood's .Magazine, frcov.
two of its most, popaUir contributors, give a more intelli-
gi le and reliable account of tlie movements of the grea
iielligei-ciils than can elsewhere lie found.
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Tarms.
^ifiiittss Carts.
Xj-   G-laser,
WHOLESALE   AND   RETAIL   DEALER   IN
Groceries and Provisions,
Wines and Liquors,
Dry   Go ?cls  and  Cluthiag,
MAIN   STREET,
(In the old " Stat   ILdel" Building.)
1,03 ANGiaE:.
N. B.—A well selectel stock  of the above articles can
O. W. Childs,
WHOLESALE   AND   RETAIL    DEALER   IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
ALSO,
MANUFACTURER OP
TIN, SHEET" IFm   AND COPPER WARE,
l.iti Angelea Stf-et,
(lec22-tf Los Angeles.
P. C. WILLIAMS,
At the old stand of j. G. Nichols,
Main Street,.
DEALER IN
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS
AND PRODUCE.
C1IA3.  R. JOU-S'SON. II,  3, Al.LAN'SO-\
JoUnSion & Alltvtigon,
.Si'tccsssors   to   A Ir.r.'tnder   it:    Melius.
WHOLESALE   AND   RETAIL   DEALERS  IN'   GENERAL
MEKCHANDISE. Main st., Lo.s An-eles,       aul7    tf
ALEXANDERS & BANNING,
FORWARDS h ("OMISSION MERCHANTS,
SAN PEDRO \ND LOS ANGELES CAL.
Le. Aflgftjea   August 25. 1853. No. 15—tf
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwarding ami Commission llkreliant,
S.v\ Pedro antd Los Amqki.ks, Cal.,
il   RQ YD, Agent,   Los  Angeles.
IL AlcLiiughiin & iSrother,-
Blacksmitbs and Carriage Makers,
I.OS  ANGELES STREET,
Next   door  to   O.   W.   Childs'   Store
I.OS ANGELES.
fl^- By their work* ye shall know lliem.--£J.    ftpl9-if
Xcw Frait & Vegetable Market.
THE un-lei-signed ha-ving purclui.vv] the entirn 6foi* of
Unicodes »ri*l Liquors oJ John UiDo-iocgp &Co., hr.z
louve to Inform his frienfln aud the public that he h;i* ra
Hv.ted and m*4e great iinjiroveineata in the sto:-e, atidaleo
(Jlioiiud. in coaiicuLion with  (lie
Grocery and Liquor Ba iness,
A Fruit.and Vegetable Market;
'        | AT THE OLD STANH ON
n-snr.,,*ma.   *er r*»j-   s*tss"Amy an.:w=2 :mz^"""st'.j
(Opposite Pine's Hotel,) a few duors from Commercial   Street,
Whei-p ivitl '■' ;~i.i--'.-.- be   found  a  choice assortment of
the aborti i .-' ■   otaeap for CASH.
;■-■)" Co iviiy TTa lei-;- are respectfully requested to cull
£?y All klnc'.j or Country Produce tnken   In
cxc-.tai-.ge.
f££f- Remember the place—Opposite Putc'si?"-
tcl. Main street, Los Angeles.
los %mh j&to.
WILLIAM    A.    WALLACE.
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Adirr!Grin unfs inserted at Two Dollars, per squaw (if tan
ncs (ot the ih-si insertion, aad One [Wdlar ] er .-411:1 ve foi-
acta iu6sequ«m Innerftain.   Terras, GaGt.
Transient  advertisements must   be ijiiid fur In advance
;,??.■
ion.
N.ic.iioiimnicalion inadmi-mblp over a fUtitin
;ure, unless  the reul mil ho r er writer is known.
:,si,;„
Agents ofthe T^os Angeles Slur.   -    ,
The following gentlemen are authorized Agents for t^u
V. D. H.ui...	
Messrs. K sos  .V  \Viuhti.i:k..
Col. ian JooBSfldB	
"Jul. Jackson 	
IpiiQB 1). A. Thomas	
].t(im:l M, Jacobs	
1. Bum	
1'iio.M.i;.. Hovck	
..Monltt.
..M-nU.
., .'■'an Gitrnnriiino.
..Sa« Ge-iiiai-dino.
..Si,)) in-oo.
..Stuitu  llnrhiira.
...s.ni Francisco.
Mttttii |ioftr;t,
BE PJCAKl^KSS A WD Flit 91.
BY F. AT.UKirr snfKffiSi
Wben misfortune assail, aud thy chcrished friends
fail thee,
And calumny on fiy fnir fame casts a blot ;
Idle grief ami d^piiniieney will not nvaii thee,
Be learlcss and linn, yet resigned to thy lot.
Be thy walk ne'er so liariiilef-a, ai.d yet independent,
Thy conscience unsear'd and  thy  fauUu ne'er
so fe*P,
Thou wilt still, bcintr human, find ever iitlendant.
Thy foibles and frailties, thy enemies, tco.
JTis no timo to waver when tempests surrotindlh.
When dark seems that  future  hope puiutcd*o
bright,
Let  scruples and  feara   ne'er perplex and con
found thea\
Butdauutle.-sly arm for the desperate Q^lit.
Scarce felt in the blow that we itiai'ifuily parry,
A bold front will o*'t awe the n ost truculent foe;
Sustained hy thy faith a stout heart ever carry,
Thou wilt heed not the force of adversity's blow.
Tho' trying tlie dangers and toils that beset thee,
Though 'mid scenes of trouble thy life may he
passed,
Be thou fearless and firm and thy foes will forget
thee,
And all will be well with thee—nil well at last
Itltstcltanmis."
JOSEPH RICE.
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For any two vf the mur n.
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copies of any  one or more  of the above worfe*.    Tnus'i
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lo oie all-ess for il ; four conies of the four Suviows
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In all too principal Citie.s um   I'owns, t
h" lulu-;i-o 1, F-aes ov.  Posuoe,     When  se
:'...; 1.?:)   io iniv   part  of tho [Joitel  Stat
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cbb.')   ': .'i's -1 y -:ir for aaob. of 1 ho lievii""fl.
THE FARMER'S GUIDE
TO WIJ&S'TIFip 4V0 PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE.
By ll-oi-'i- Stephen*, F. R. S.. of Siiiobururh, and tho late
,1. ('.   X'ortou, Professor of side n',i Lie Agriculture in Yals
CoJJegs, Sa'wHa*ete.   2 vols. Royal Octavo.    ItiOOp.iges,
asvl a-anurous Wood and .Steel Eiij:ravin^n.
This is, confessedly, the most complete work <*>n Agricnl
*nre ever published, and in order to givs it a wider circulation the publishers havij resolved to  r«duce tho price to
Five Dollars for the Two Volumes"
When sent by mall (post-paid) to California aud Ore
Coo th* pried will he $7. To every other pari of th»
Onion and to "uiada I post-paid), 58. &?- This work is
mot the oil ■'■ jj.it.Ac if the Farm."'
Remittances  for any of thf? above   publications siiould
always he lidilrcdijuti, oo^t oaid, to Lhe";oib!i'ihers,
UJJONARD SCOTT Ss CO..
fcb2 Ho. HOold&iiMt, Sew York,
hides, i on m w m
S. alpli ZEIS laa. ei*@o xx~
CAL.LS liUL ALISO,
Vigne's Building,)
ho Kancliei-os and Butchers of  this
,v:ll give the highest price for Hides,
.kins, aiidfnr Wool.
?-> made on contracts for the coniin,™
.ry 9, 1S5Q. tf
(Don
Lui
wsi?
ICE ta
Calf, Sh, .. 0,1
/£©- Liberal
clip of Wool.
Los Angelas,
Febr
W. W. Handli-i,
ATTORNEY Sf COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
WiLLattend promptly to all business entrusted to his
care.    Oflice—In  ROWK'S BLOCK, Muln street.
1K3» Mr. H. is thorouvTily acquainted n-uh the   trench
alio Spanish languages. -nP^'- '-?aii
THOM & SIMS,
Attorneys & Counsellors at Law,
OFilaS OS MAIN STEEET,
BENJAMIN S. EATON.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Main Street, Temple's   Block,
LOS ANGELES.
ALEXANDER GIBSON.
JITS HUB   OF   THE   PEACE,
OI'I'ICE O.Y  MAIff STREET,
Onnowite the U. S. Hotel.
O. Ducommim,
WATCHMAKER   &   B OO KS E h h E E,
COMMERCIAL STEEET,
Los A.voeles. Cat.
HOME   MANUFACTORY,
ltl .(IN   -.TKEET
OPPOSITB TEMl'LH'ei BLOCK.
Foy Be Brother,
Saddle  and   Harness Milkers,
Keeps constantly on hand an assortment-of
pjjaPt SAD11LES,   tfA&NESS,
^IPS* BIUDLLS.   1VHTPS. COLLARS,
* SADDLE WARE, &c.
We are also prepared to execute all kind^ of work iu our
line*t the shortest possible notice.
perior lot of California Bittfl and Spurs alwayr "
and.
uctl9 '54 t
-?'.<• <;S
LOS   ANOELES   STAR
JM |!rhttiitjj $1
meat.
MAIN STREET, opposite the Holla Union Hotel.
The propriofor of the Los An,'eles,Stai\ would respect
fully inform hiK friends and fhe public, that he hai
jusTraaeivetla large aud varied rt.snor: meiil ul new iniiteri
a!, and ia now prepared to exceute the following de scrip
tions of
PLAIN AND FANCY
job E*3E-Li3\r,,r'x:KrG-.
in tlie Utate style at the Ait.
Books. Circulars, Law Blanks,
Pamphlets, Cards; F-:*.!?.o? :;■
Bill Heads, D Bw»i '■■'
Labels. Notes, Programmen,
Posters, Billets, Bills of Fare.
():■ any other desci"-:Hion of Criming that   r.rny be desired
,fi®-Persous wishing work douo jre f<isp?SLdiiIy liiviv^C
to ualland ©samiae ppecimeni_
A Sew Way t« Dulcet a Thief.
Tlio father of Mr, WasUster, tlie great American
Stat.'?pman, was very humorous aud jocose. As
ha was ones journeying i:i Massacljaasetts, nut far
1'roni his nativi.' (o« n, he stopped late one night at
an inn in the villiago of .     fa the bar-room
were about twenty persons, who called out for
liitn to discover a thief. One of the eoitipanv, it
appeared, had a watch taken from liis pocket a
few miatite* before, and he knew the offender must
be in the room with them.
" Come, Mr. Alninnnc-nnker, you know the
siens of the times—the hidden 1 hi rigs of the seasons—come, tell who is the thief!"
" Fa*ten all the rtcvira of the room—let no one
leave it." said Mr. Webster; t; and here, landlord,
go.and bring your wife's great brass kettle,"
'• Wli— ew ! Want to know — my stars ! my wife's
whe —ew!" quoth Boniface.
•' Why, ynu wouldn't be more struck up if I
told you. to go Io pot■!"
Bon'l'ace dial as cominawleal. The great brass
kettle was placed in the middle of the floor, bottom np—as black, and sooty and pmoky as the
chimney brack.
" You don't waut no hot water no nothing to
take off the bristles cf no critter, do you. squire?''
said the landlord—the preparations looking too
much !i're ho^-kiUing, "the ould ooman's gone
to bed, and the well's dry.''
"Now, go to your barn and bring me the biggest
cockerel you've got.
" Whew!—you won't biU* him, will you! He's
a tough one. I can swear he didn't steal the
watch. The old rooster knows wdien it is time to
crow without looking at the watch."
" Go along, or I won't detect the thief."
Boniface went to the burn, and soon returned
with a tremendous great rooster, cackling all the
way like mad.
The old rooster was thrown under the inverted
kettle, and the lamp blown out.
'' Now, gentleman. I don't suppose the thief
in here, but if he is. the rooster will crow when he
touches the bottom of the kettle with his hands.
Walk around in a c'rcle, aud the cock wiil make
known the watch stealer. The innocent need not
be afraid, you know,"
Th" company then, to humor him and carry out
the joke, -valked round the kettle in the dark fcr
a few minutes,
•' All done, gentlemen?"
" All done," was the cry—,; where*s your crowing—we heard uo cock-a-doodle-doo!"
" Bring us a light."
A light was brought or cdered.
" Now bold up your hands, good folks."
One held up iiis hand after another—they were
of d.urse black, from coming in contact with tbe
soot of thekettle.
h All up?"
" All up," was the response.
« All black!"
-A—11—don't knOW" here's one feliow wlio
bawi'i in-ld up bib hand*"."
" A!i. ha, my <"dd buy! let's fake a peep at your
paws !"
Tbej waire examined, and were net black like
those of the rest ofthe cumjiiiny.
'■You'll Iind your watch concealed about hin>
—seaichhim!"
Aud so it proved. This fellow, not being aware
nny more lliun ttffi n'^l. of the trap that was set
for Un? discovery ofthe I fail I. bad kept aloof from
ihe keiih', h'st wln-n he touched it, the crowing
oi Hie rooslar shnuld proclaim him as the Ihief.
As the hand** of all the n !hts were bladkwied,tb«
tFhitenewi ofbis oWtf, ofccwrwi Rboafved thai ae
■■: teaeh ttf-B old erase fettle, and that he
was the thief.
lie was soon lodgad in proper custody preparar
tory to twing seat to jail.—Nat. Eagle.
Translated from tbe Ccutler ■■''■<■-■ Etati Dnla.
Death Whs-rant of Christ.
Chance has just put into our hands the most imposing nnd   interesting judicial   aloenment  to  all
Christian*, that has ever been tvenftied i:? bnman
annals ; thai  is, the Identical dnitii ivnrrant of onr
Lord Ji'sus Christ.    We transcribe the document
as it has been handed to ns 1
"Sentence rendered b*******PonticsFltmte, acting
Garfvernor ef Lower Galilee,  sluling t]ijit Jesus of
Nawreti"* sliall sutfa-r death nn tlie DM8LN
- I'm the y.,..>r seveiihv u of tin? Emperor Tiberius
OtBNffi and the 2(ith dny of Mareli, in tht cily of
the  holy   JtTiisah.m.   Auua  aud   O^iophafl being
priests tacriflcalora of tha people pf Got Poi tlua
Pilate. Governor ol Lower GiilileC. Bitting 00 the
pi'csidantial chajr of  the PrflBtftrj, on::,]. D
Of Nazarelh to die op '-ho. CTOBS PfllWfleO two thieves
— the great and notorious evidence of the people
buying :
1. Jesus is a seducer.
2. Ha is seditions.
3. He is an enemy of (he law.
4. He calls himself falsely tbe Son otOtA.
5. lie calls himself falsely the King offsrael,
6. He entered into tho temple, fulhwed by a
multitude bearing palm blanches in their hand;
Order th« first eeulurian, Quillus CornelluB, to'
lead him to the place ot execution.
Forbid any person whatsoever, either poor Or
rich, to oppose the death of Jesus.
The witnesses who signed the condemnation of
Jesus are. viz :—1. Danitl Robani, a Pharisee ; 2.
Joannas Horobable ; 3. Raphael Robatai ; 4. Capet, a citizen.
Jesus shall go out of the city of Jerusalem by
the gate ot Sliuenus."
The above senten.'e is engraved on a copper
plate; on one side are written these words :—" A
similar plate is sent to each ti ine." It was found
In an antique vase of white marble, while excavating in the ancient city of Aquillti, in the kingdom of Naples, in the year 1820, and was discovered by the Commissaries of Arts attached tothe
French armies. , At the expedition of Naples, it
was found enclrsed in a box of ebony, in the sacristy of the Charireui. The vase is lo lbe eha[>el
of Caserta. The French translation was made by
tin. members of the Commission of Arts. Tbe
original is in the Hebrew language. The Cliar-
trem requested earnestly that the plate should not
be taken away from them. The request was
granted as a reward lor the army. IL Dennofl,
one of the savans, caused a plate to be made of
the same model, on which, he had engraved the
above sentence. At the sale of DIB collection cf
antiquities.etc., it was bought by Lord Howard
for 2,890 franc*.
Benefits of Ckvisq.—A celebrated French surgeon ha?! lately published a loug dissertation on
tin; beinlieial influence of groaning anal crying on
the nervous system. He contend-* tliat groaniug
and crying are the two grand operations by which
i'ature allays anguish, and that he has uniformly
observed that those patients who give way to their
natuial feelings, more speedily recover from accidents and operations than those who suppose it is
unworthy a man to betray such symptoms of cow
unlice as either to mourn or to cry. He is always
pleased by the crying and violent roaring of a
patient during the time he is undergoing a severe
surgic.il < peration, because he is satisfi d that he
will (hereby soothe his nervous system so as to
prevent fever, and insure a favorable determination. He relates the case of a man, who. by crying and bawling, reduced his pulse from oue hundred and twenty six to sixly in Hie'course of two
hours. That some patients often have a great
satisfaction in groaning, and that hysterical patients often experience greit relief from crying,
are facts which no nerson will deny. As to restless and hypochondriacal subjects, or those who
are never happy but when they are under some
medical or dietetic treatment, the French surgeon assures them that they cannot do better than
to groan all day and cry all night.
 ■*»>    ■■♦»'!    «•»   	
The Venkraple Cuief Editor of THB National
Intkixigenchh.—A Washington correspondent of
the New Yoik Commercial Advertiser thus relates an incident of recent occurrence :
A matter of business had induced Joseph Gales,
Esq., to visit the Capitol. He was accompanied
by a young gentleman, audi presume ft was his
first visit during the present session of Congress. I
happened to be present when, in the course of iiis
walk, he entered the Hall of Renresenlatives. Il
was, perhaps, hall an hour before the House was
called to order, and there was tbe usual hum of
talking and laughing voices. But the moment
his yira'sence was obsi-rvd. the remark—" There is
Mr. Gales,'' went the entire roasd) pud a general
silence prevailed. Those who w re p rsona ly
acquainted with Mr, Gales went, forward  to sunk.'
him by the bond, and tho'e wlio mm unknotm to
him begged to be hitrodueiid. 0:je honorable
member went off to inform the Sptv ker ol the tin
expected visitor, trad tbatg^attemanostnef rwlrd
to present his compliments; so lhat [n a siio:!
time I here was quite B crowd assembled :houik1
the venerable ealilor. His step wasaflfirm at* erer,
and most dignified; and as he appeared uncovered, [whei'ein he iiuiutenl ionui I y set D fluid example lo many Of.those who sunvuieb'il him.) it re-
quiivil only a slight ellurt 9 tiie fmiey to imagine
tlmt the euVlier tinics of Ih* Republic had returned. Simple us was tbis ineidcu'. ii was to my
mind full of interest. It Mlustvaued. in a beautiful manner, (he poa'er of au exalted oharactar.
When ma-ii like Ur. Gales command the love, the
iv-vje-ci ai'd nd'iM-.ifi'vi of all parties, them 18 SO
v;i" ai <ianv"( thai lolly and fanaticism will ruin
the ei'untrv.
Gail.nKN* WKimj>-<_;.— The [ittieth auuiver^aiy of
tlie wedding of I.)ea. Tlios. Williams, of Vernon,
Om ida COUOty, N. Y., was celebrmed at Ibe b0UB6
wlieie the B^fed couple have raided for half a < en-
tury since tlieir mai riagc, on Chi islnms, Repre-
seulalives of five generation- were assembled a)n
Ihe occasion, uuinbi'rin.: thirty p?tso.:s. the entire fifth generation was comprised in one little
curly-headed Mlow who lay on a bed asleep.—
This boy had living, a short time sine, three great
grandfathers, three great ^randinoihera. two
crapdfatln rs. al I t*a grnodflflia,hera Tin? father
of Dea. "Williams Rai rneoftl)« famous "Tea
Partj,"at BoBton, to l"*^.
Cliiiiii)i:ii;ii<'   V. Im.
There we few arlieli'S 8f eonnnei'ce, saya tbe
San Kr;\iv:;iseo Herald, which have been n?
eraljy written about, and in regard to wbl«h tba
'.;■■ ■■•; oonlr |  iu thu
.. v, ;hau   (Lie   wine   ,vmi-
remly   ttQOWQ Bl I .:■■.■,,..
siiy ofoptnloo Btema to ash
to the location of the district termed the  " Chum.
■ .!   to   consist   of
merely a single rtneyard or fcrai :
to entbraoa ar whole dtfpdta Iia grapo-
prodnolnRboundp.   The iropo^tera of tbe articlo
into the United State! seem  to e;-.t?i't:iin more di-
1 ■■■ ■ 0it v. ■ than w 1 b "iy else, and although it
?-???'ies te li • pr -.iv wi li . alab)   : ed iis.it ihe chosen
p '■ . af ■■ I-, ,,i   i,. 1 1 1 -jbe city
■ of Rhelm^eounol -. ti d diatlnctlon
between wbal Ujey ore pleased to term Rhcima
irine and Iru^Cbmnpegne,   In a l&\$ number of
! ork Critic there ap] eararathera luugthy,
at (In'same time inrtnieli\ e.  dlsqutstttOU on  tho
article in ijueBtlon, m>ta which v.-.
■ atqrea:
The Depautroent of tha Ifarua [a situated eighty
■■■!,.. .v pi     . ;e,,i [fl a Bmall porttoo ofit
encluBed b il       ■■ '.. on the north, Chaloue
sut Sfarne on tbe east, \ rta ■ on tbe south, aud
Eperoay on ihe wwt, tbe true Champagne grapea
are grown.
This Department is dlvld   : ■■■- the River tfarrie
into two portions, that on the no) tb side being tha
larger. These districts are again divided by the
savants tn the grape growing business Into lour
other dislr'cts. The first of these, eight milet
long by one and a half wide, on (he north llde, ta
situated on an elevation called the .Mi.uta.vne de
Rhrims, and comprises s''V"n vineyards, oatnelj :
Clugny, Rllly, Verzy, Verzenay, Mally Trefoil,
Ambournay, amlBouzy. The Becond district,nibs
miles long by one and a half wide, is on the south
side of this elevation,an 1 com;.i!'ists six vineyards.
namely: Ay, Cu'iniers, Etauvttlers, Dixy. Mareuil'
and Averny. The third district, ten miles in
length and two tn width, on the smith side ofthe
Marne, Includes six vineyards; Tfb* Brdl of these
is Elspernayi the fsmous toxin belonging lo Maa . -
Meet !c ("handeii. nnd generally supposed to be tho
only true Mecca among Champagne devotees. Besides this there are ChoviUy, Ceramont, Avize,
Ogers, Le Meslll, and VtstUS. Tiie fourth department, about five square miles, contains Pierry,
Mousay, and St. Martin. The process cf manufacture is so interesting that we quote at length :
Tbe wines of thee various places diller greatly
in taste and character,'and are the produce o'fboth
the white and black grape, principally of lie latter; but those Wines, which have the large- mbui^
tare;0f-the white grope are supposed io possess
greater deliciaey. or, as it is called by Ihe grower,
'■ finesse." The vintage commences about the end
of September, and, if competed by the end of October, the yv.iv is ooasldt red to b ? a good one, as
Ihe white grapes are then  obtained  Iu  greater
abundance. Aud a busy aud merry time is that
ame vintage. No idlers then! Every individual,
man. woman and child, is called into ra qulaiUon to
gather the grapes, and every donkey and mult lo
carry them. Troops are seen In all directions, aa-
cending and dsscepdjug the steep and narrow
path?- leading to ihe vineyards. In some plaoaa
the grapes, after being gathered in the cool of,tbe
morning, are carried in baskets, und whichever tbe
mode of transit, are then placed in ihe wine presses, the juice running into casks, where it Is allowed to ferment. The grapes are not put into *
mash-tub, but undergo three or four separate
squcezings. In about a fortnight ihe casks aro
filled up, bunged tightly, and allowed to remain
until the miald'e of January, when thf) wine ts
racked ofl'andclarified,
In May the process of bottling commences, ? ach
bottle receiving ft lump ol sugar candy, (we suppose lo keep it in good humor,) and Ihe cork is
Fastened wltf a string. The bottles arc then put
to bed In a rack, with tlieir necks downwards, at
.n angle of forty-five degree*, and from time lo
time shaken and placed more perpendicularly, so
that (he sediment, may get into Iheir throttles,
This result is mit arrived under some fifty Bbak-
iugs, whigfc requln to be doriS w th so much skill
and care fliat champagne nurses are suhjei t- d to a
twelve mouth's practice before &*f ;in- Wtlltftcd
to perform this delicate operation. Tii" nurse
grasps the bottom of the bottle with his right
hand, and by h ftrl ol SfilfCwlBt ofthe wtiat, the
sediment is made lo de-eeud fcto the mek.   When
the tedimenl \eai\ deposited, tba win-, a-you may
■ [ :,.■ ... I ■ tr-AI:\- for uivv;e j-iii:?, i-.bieli iapsi Harmed by tbo nurae holding the lotTe lu a slightly
Inclined poslftol), cutting the siring and instantaneously etavatlog tbe bottle, uhen Ihe dorft  ia
■..iih jt alt the sediment. Thegreat
art is to perform Ihe  cperalion   without  fttkating
ths wipe.   Tha djjagflrged bottle La tben baJided to
tin? corker, What is provided with a steam apparatus, whieh kBepd tbe eorks bel. and muisl. By
means ot a mallet and a machine called a  ■'chan-
tietiV Hie iiouiit is retorted*   A clever »ndstrong
man will manage 3000 bottleaaday.   Lefici
a dexterous fellow, then fastens on tbe Btrlng and
]:•- ■ ■ the i.viiiv i.i iii" ?.■■"•,!. workman, le fece/le
enfer, wbo wires ft upseeurely. The bottle haa
row got ovf i' [U troubles, and a (hit damsel
dvdet'ly encloses.its head in tin ioil, after whicli
a respectable hiatron wraps '' carefully up In.pa-
per ami pUI 1 i: again to bed, with sometiiui,s three
or four million ol brotbi t I 4tl i thi to remain
until OMported h rtrprete (W nrtrthfuj mi-siuu.
Fnnsca to* ■.;-'. I I tiettdn provin-
eiiil iiaiivr ediiiain' the tailowing paragraph :--
,: A trial tOOll ptflOB L    |
rich food for scandal. All tbe la?!
bedecked them letreft Ifl their ? martesl tplleJj, and
crowded to the court house. Ou seeing this, the
presiding Judge roseapd Bald i—' PerBolii he're ae
lembted as spectatbrd are nol a**ijre' ^; the aarure
.( ti;.: case.   1 nu refoi - all di eeni women
tO avitlidraw." A pause ; ""'- pi '*■ v.iiliout a
single female ruovi 1 "■■'  Bl   h' l
Seeing this, tbejud :—"0 Heirs of
the ceurl, now ilia'. B ■ .:  ■■    l  '. -a. c.i have re
tired, turn out the n nra:;:ikl'/ "
The following reply to that evc-rlasting inquiry.
" How do yen do '■'" waa m.- te by ■■
other day.    R Ratln r slim, tliank'e;    I w gaji thi
rlieumatisni in one leg, and   a white swel
t'other knee, besides havin'  a leello to ich a?'  the
I influcaza—and aiu't vary sfeU :..-.