JLovc is Everywhere.
Tho air is filled with a gentle song—
An under-song of wooing—
As the leaf enshrouded woods o'erflow
With the sound of lbe ringdove's cooing.
In Nature's deepest haunts.
I hear a voice that cbaunts :
" Why should the earth grow old with care,
Since 'Love, sweet Love, ia everywhere?"''
Ye will hear at night, if yc listen well,
Music in heaven ringing.
And amid the stars a melody,
As ot angel-voices singing ;
For the spirits who in the spheres of light
Have made their happy dwelling,
To each other across the depths of space
Their tales of love are telling.
The sunbeams leave (heir glowing throne,
And whisper love to the fioweru ;
The birds outpour it in their strains,
As they sit in their rose-crowned bowers.
When the breeze swells mournfully
Thro' the boughs of a swaying tree,
I ever hear a voice declare
That " Love, sweet Love, is everywhere."
In tho moaning thunder of the waves,
That dash on some rocky shore ;
Or the tuneful fiow ofthe ripply tide,
When a tempest's rage is o'er—
In the murmured music of the brook
As it rushes, the sea to gain ;
Or the sullen plash on Ihe silent pool
Of the swiftly falling rain—
In the gleeful laugh of the dancing spray,
From some skyward leaping fountain ;
Or the ceaseless roar of a white cascade,
In its giant-bound from tbe mountain—
There faileth on mine ear
This song so sweet and clear :
"Ah, why should man e'er feel despair,
Since ' Love, sweet Love, ia everywhere?''''
 m»a>      *****
Absurdities.
To attempt to borrow money on the plea of extreme poverty.
To lose money at play, and then Hy into a pas-
Bion about it.
To ask the publisher of a new periodical how
many copies he sells per week.
To ask a wine merchant how old his wine is.
To get drunk and complain the next morning
of a headache.
To spend your earnings on liquor and wonder
that you are ragged.
To judge of people's piety by their attendance
at church.
To keep your clerks ou miserable salaries and
wonder at their robbing you.
To make your servant tell lies for you, and afterwards be angry because they tell lies for themselves.
To tell your own secrets, and believe other people will keep them.
To render a man a service voluntarily, and expect him to be grateful for it.
To say that a man is charitable because he sub
ecribesto an hospital.
To expect to make people honest by hardening
them in jail, and afterwards sending them adrift
without the means of getting work.
To fancy a thing is cheap because alow price is
asked for it.
To keep a dog or cat on short allowance and
complain of its being a thief.
To praise the beauty of a woman's hair before
you know whether it did not once belong to somebody else.
To expect your trades-people to give you long
credit if they generally see you in shabby clothes.
Lawyer Qualifications.—An old lady walked
into a lawyer's office a short time since, when the
following conversation took place:
"Squire, I called to see if you would like to
*ake this boy and mako a lawyer of him?*'
" This boy appears rather young, madam * how
old is he ?"
" Seven years, sir."
" Ho is too young, decidedly too young. Hare
you no older boys?"
" Oh, yes, I bave several; but I have concluded
to make farmers of the others.   I told my husband
that I thought this little fellow would make
first-rate lawyer, and so I called to see if you
would lake him."
"No, madam, ho is too young to commence the
study ofa profession. But why do you think this
boy better calculated for a lawyer than the other
sons?   What arc his peculiar qualifications?"
" Why you see. sir, he is j ust seven years old today. When he was only five he would lie like the
devil; when he got to be six, ho was saucy and impudent as any other critter could be * and now he
will steal everything ho can lay his hands on.
Now if be is not fit for a lawyer, I would like to
know what else be will bave to learn?"
The lawyer here called one of his clerks. "Thomas, show this old lady down stairs."
Cheap News.—An Irish waiter at one of our
city restaurants waa overheard the other day
telling his companion some terrible news from the
seat of war.
"And where did you git hold of the intelligence?" said Pat No. 2.
" In the penny paper,"
"Oh, then divil a word of it I'll believe."
"And why shouldn't you belave that as well as
any other?—it's a gentleman as prints it."
"Because,'-' said Pat, "bedad, I don't think
they could speak the truth for the money!"
Pomsa the Question.—" What a strange thing
ia acquaintance !" said a beautiful girl the other
day to a friend of ours—" A year ago we had not
Been each other—many a season had rolled its
course, bringing hope, happiness, and perchance
sorrow to each, without the cognizance of the other, and now we are so intimate." Our friend says
she looked eo lovely he could not help pressing
her delicate check—ho ask her " if he had aught
to do with the happiness of her future." " You
are in all my dreams of the coming days," replied
she. They are to be married next month. We
consider this one of the neatest " poppings," especially as it happens in leap year.
The Wipe op All Work.—A matron—one of
those perplexed and harrassed mothers who daily
desire their swarms of bairns " to run away from
them"—thus unbosoms herself:
I never drcain'd of such a fate,
When I. a lass was courted—
Wife, mother, nurse, sempstress, cook, housekeeper, chambermaid, laundress, dairy-
woman, and scrub generally, doiug the
work of eight,
For tho sake of being supported !
Tlie  Manual of   Hie  Corporation   0*   the City
Of New York: for 1S5G—Curlowa Antlqultlea.
Tho annual edition of Mr. Valentine's Corporation Manual is an admirable specimen of what the
French call Memories pour seroi a I'Histoire.—
The future historian of New York will find these
successive volumes a rich mine of information not
to be obtained elsewhere. Mr. Valentine makes
new discoveries in the local history of New York
every year by personal research, and by contributions from " several gentlemen, who from love to
the subject itself, lend their active co-operation in
searching out mementoes of the past." Among
the most interesting papers in the present volume
is a chronological sketch of the progress of the
city of New York till the close of the revolutionary war—a sketch from which we extract the following items :
1609. (Sept. G.) A crow of five men, from Hud-
n's vessel, (then anchored within Sandy Hook,)
passed through the Narrows in a small boat, and
discovered Manhattan Island.
1611. A vessel dispatched by Amsterdam merchants, to Manhattan Island, to establish a trading depot.
1G13. The trading post on this island consisted
of four houses, Ilendrick Corstraeusen being the
chief of the traders.
ICH. The first vessel built on this island to
supply the place of an European yacht which was
burnt.
1G20. The Island of Manhattan, estimated then
to contain 22,000 acres, purchased from the Indi
ans for $24!
Hj-l'i. The houses in the city were mostly one
story cabins, with roofs of straw and chimneys of
wood.
11)52. A municipal form of government granted
to the city.
ItiSG. The city first surveyed, and the streets
(seventeen in number) laid down on a map. Also
a census of the city taken, which exhibited 120
houses and 1,000 inhabitants. In this year the
first houses were built in Wall street.
lG57.The " chest" being empty, the town drummer's salary could not be paid. Average price of
best city lots, $50.
. 1058. Men and women not allowed to live together until legally married, (it being the custom to
"bundle" after publication of bands.) Several of
the streets paved with stones, being tbe first paved in this city. A rattle watch organized of
eight men. Rent of a good average house, $1-1
per annum.
A market house for sale of meat erected on the
site of Bowling Green, the first market house in
tho city.
1060. Made the duty ofthe Sheriff to go around
the city in the night; but he complains that the
dogs attack him; also, that people occasion frights
by hollooing " Indian" in the nights; also, that
the boys cut "kocckles."
1664. The city taken by the English, and the
name chansed to New York. Population fifteen
hundred.
Equestrianism Extraordixakt.—A correspondent of Life Rtustrated gives the following as
a portion of the experience of a Cadet at West
Point:
When I came back from furlough my class had
ridden for a year, I only for a week or two. Nothing daunted, however, by this, and blindly trusting to fortune aud my own powers, I buckled on a
pair of rusty spurs, bouud myself securely to an
enormous sabre with a ponderous iron scabbard,
and sallied forth. Dragoon brought me a raw-
boned, vicious looking auimal, wiiich, after some
preliminary difficulties, I succeeded in mounting.
"Trot!" Horacestartcd; so did I half out of my
saddle. I had never been taught to keep my heels
woll out, and accordingly my spurs went in. Horse
"went in" too. Motion peculiar. Began to think
I was losing my balance. Sabre flew out and hit
the horse on the head. In plunged my spurs deep
among the ribs. Another jump. Sabre flew back
and hit him on the flanks. Spurs worked convulsively among his bones—jump, thump, spur! Horse
reared ; seized his mane * kicked up ; caught his
ear and saved myself. It began to grow exciting.
Finally horse started off. Such a race! Pulling
on the mano had no tendency to check his mad
career; rather seemed to irritate him. Had a
good hold with tho spurs, but did not consider
myself perfectly safe. Sabre flew up and hit me
in theiacc. Blind for a moment, and I heard something drop. Looked up into the saddle and saw
I was not there. Concluded it must be me on the
ground. Horse standing near, eating grass and
looking at mo with a quiet twinkle in his eye,
adding insult to injury.
S>u Jfnmrisw ^fctliseiiraits.
The French have a soup which they call Potage
a la  Chemerani,  of which it is said "a single
spoonful wil! lap the palate in Elysium; aud while
one drop remains on tho tongue, each other sense
1665. Manhattan Island first incorporated undert13 eclipsed by the voluptuous thrilling of the lin-
.   „   ,. ...       ^ I gaal nerves!-'
A Yankee poot thus describes the excess of his
devotion to his true love :
In England our mullein weed is known as the
'American velvet plant."    As has been justly re-
uhtobe -      ■■-.'•",.
rn'iri..-.-!   ;•'
the government of a Mayor, Alderman and Sheriff.
Jury trials first established in the city. The city
records kept in both Dutch and English.
1673. The city retaken by the Dutch.
1674. The city contained 322 houses. The city
and province ceded to England by the Dutch, and
the name of New York finally restored.
1672. Two stud horses ordered to be let loose
on the commons /or the increase ofthe animals.
1078. The shipping belonging to the city was
three ships and fifteen smaller vessels (sloops and
barks.)
16S4. No swine permitted to run in the streets.
1GS5. The city takes upon itself the support of
public paupers ; and in the first place, Top Knot
Betty to have 3s. per week, and Scarbauk to have
a new suit.
1688. Wall street laid out 35 feet wide.
1691. A ducking stool (for punishment of criminals) erected in front of City Hall. All "poyso-
tious and stinking weeds before every one's door
to be plucked up."
1633. The first printing press established in tbis
city by William Bradford! 	
1695. The streets cleaned by contract, £30 per
annum.
1G96. Captain Kidd arrived in New York to re
cruit for hia expedition (in which he turned pi
rate.)  Population about 6,000.
1697. First regular night watch established,
consisting of four men. Lamps first hung out
from every seventh house, upon a pole, extending
from the window.
1699. Public scavengers first employed to clean
the streets. King street, (now William street)
filled up and regulated.
1702. Great pestilence in the city.
1703. Trinity church-yard granted to the church
by the city. Population of the city 5,250. A
cage pillory and stocks for exposure of criminals;
erected in front ofthe City Hall, at Coentiea slip,
1711. Purchase made of eighteen rush bottom
chairs and an oval table for the use of the Common
Council ; ordered that negro slaves, for hire, stand
in rank iu the market home, foot of Wall street.
1714. City watch increased to six men,
1725. First newspaper, (The New York Gazette)
published in this city by William Bradford.
1740-1. The hard Winter continuing from the
middle of November tothe latter end of March.
Snow flix feet on a level and the Hudson frozen
over.
1755. Ferry established to Staten Island.
1761. The Narrows frozen over.
1764. Coal began to be thought of in America.
(June 13.) Sandy Hook Light House lit first
time. A butcher disfranchised for saying he would
sell beef fbr 41d. per lb. " in spite of all the wise-
heads."
1779-80. The "Winter was Tery severe; a beaten trick for sleighs and wagons across the Hudson, horsemen riding over as late as March 17.
Eighty slsigbs, with provisions and a large body
of troops, crossed the ice to Staten Island,
17SG. Population of New York 23,614,
Tueory of the Aurora Borealis.—Sir John
Robs states that the phenomena of the aurora
borealis were occasioned by the action of the sun,
when below the pole, on the surrounding ice, by
its rays being reflected from the points of incidence to clrnds above the pole which were before
invisible.
A Revolutionary Incident.—Daring tho re
treat from the city of New York, on the 16th
September, 1776, Greene, at tbe head ofa small
detachment, was riding up tho middle road, towards Harlem Heights, where the American arm\
was to unite. An artillery carriage, without the
gun, came very rapidly aloug the road, when
Greene ordered the driver to stop.
" Where is your piece of cannon?" asked Greene
sternly. ^H	
"Please you, General, the British were so close
behind me, that I thought it best to leave the gun,
to save myself, the artillery-wagon and the horses.
"Face right about," said Greene, "or I will
run you through!" drawing his sword at the
same time.
The man could do nothing but obey.
"'Now gentlemen," he continued, "let ca recover the gun." ^H	
They rode back as fast as possible, found the
cannon—a brass six pounder—placed it on its
carriage, and in the face of the British troops, then
advancing, successfully escaped. This shows, in
a measure, the decision of character of Greene.
J. M. Strobridge & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
CLOTHING  EMPORIUM,
CORNER OF
COMMERCIAL AND SANSOME STREETS,
Under St. Nicholas Hotel,
SAN FRANCISCO,
OFFER the largest and most complele ;ism>i-1 incut of
Clot 111 n g   nnd   Gentlemen's   Furnlsliiiig
Goods ever opened tn Sao Francisco,
We are receiving per every steamer from our Manufactory In New York,
Tlie Latest and most FasHlontil>lc Styles
DfaH iGniiU ot
—ooasisting.o£-
Fine. Blaok, Vr.-rwn and Uliio Dress and Frock Coats;
Fine end H   ivj Braver Overcoats:
TaluiiiH cl*   '.   n   '■■ cription ;
l-'iiui ji Mil 1,'M ■. ■,■ [■Yc'vli ii ;.iil A'.nencrin Ciissimere Pants;
Fine Black and Fancy Silk Velvet, Satin and Cloth Vests
Heavy iiibbcil Cashmere and Cloth Business Suits,  etc.
Also, a large assortment of Hats and Caps constantly
on hand.
Fine White ami Check Linen and Cotton Shirts;
line Sill;, Merino an 1 Cotton Undershirts and Drawers
f-t-.r.v'G-, Ci-avats   Keck Ties, Suspenders:
Collars, Handkerchiefs, Cloves:
English, iierino and Cot Ion Hall'IIoso, etc., etc.
Everything  connected   with ,
Gentlemen's  Furnishing  Goods
constantly on hand.
A largo and complete assortment of
Sia.aaa.mes-  Groods
now opening and  ready for sale.
Onr -Unci; consisting of over 3100,000, we invite all, especially strangers visiting tlie city, to call and sec us before mailing their purchases, as  wo Hatter  ourselves we
,-.:>.„ please in price and .(lialit y.
Sau Francisco, May Hi, 1866. my24 3:
^orr- Sale,
BY  THE   CASE   OH   PACKAGE,
In Quantities to suit,
'V"lT 0">TG BILL FAl'EK. LEGAL CAI'. LKTTFK PAPKR, I\K,
Of    Ij BilOAl) KILL IWi'l'I*. FOOLSCAP, NOTE PAPFll, FFX-
Beggar—"(Jan ye help a poor man to-day, yer
Imort" Shopman—" I'll remember you nest
time." Beggar—" Sure, sir, I never trust; I'd be
tirelj India."
I sing her praise in poetry ;
For her at morn and eve,
I cries whole pints of bitter tears,
And wipe them is ith my sleeve.
Antiqve hPELUxa—Town Meeting, May 20,
1754: "It was Put to vote to See it the Town
will Kais any money for the Sopot of Heading
Righting and Cifeiing Schools iu the Out Scurts
of the Town and it Passed iu the Negative."—in-
dover Advertiser
"Father.'7 eaid a cobbler's lad as he was pegging away at aa old shoe, "they say that trout
bite good now."
" Well, well," replied the old gentleman, " you
stick to your work, and they won't bite you!"
At a concert one evening, at the conclusion of
the song, "There's a good time coming," a man
in a laborer's garb rose in the midst of the assembly, and exclaimed, "Mister, you couldn't lis the
date, could you."
The writer of the following is envious as well
impudent:—"Men scorn to kiss among themsolves>
and scarce will kiss a brother; Women oft want
to kiss so bad they smack aad kiss each other."
An Englishman, paying an Irish shoeblack with
rudeness, a dirty urchin, lut a wit, said: ''My
honey, all the polish you have is on your boots,
audi gave it to you."
" You bachelors ought to be taxed," said a lady
to a resolute evader of the noose matrimonial.
•'' I agree with you perfectly ma'am," was the
reply, "bachelorism is certainly a luxury."
To open a "bank" requires less capital than
most people imagine. AU that's necessary is two
shillings to buy a new shovel with. People \,ho
wish to put on airs will please notice.
The editor ofthe New York Dutchman speaking ofa drink he once had occasion to indulge in,
says he couldn't tell whether it was brandy or a
torchlight procession going down his throat,
Tfc takes four things to make a real gentleman.
You must bo a gentleman in your principles, a
gentleman in your tastes, a gentleman in your
manners, and a gentleman in your person,
v Mental Activity.—A vacant mind invites dangerous inmates, as a deserted mansion tempts wandering outcasts to enter, and take up their abode
in its desolate apartments.
The holy dove.—No Russian would eat or even
kill a.pigeon, because it was in the shape of a
dove that the Holy Spirit descended upon our
Saviour.
The stream cf life, down which wc go, would be
clear and smooth enough, were it not for the dirt
and obstacles we ourselves throw into it.
Evil thoughts, like unwelcome guests, make no
part of a family, and will depart if not encouraged
to stay.
Lafayette said of Marie Antoinette, that " a
purer being never lived, nor a more heroic one
ever died."
There ia a gentleman in the New Jersey Legislature bearing the singular name of Much More
Esq. i
Tbere is a mean in all things. Even virtue itself hath its limit, beyond which it ceases to be a
virtue.
It is the distinguishing characteristic of merit,
to be ever active in laudable pursuits.
"That's a flame of mine," as the bellows said to
the fire,
A Yankee has invented a machine for extracting
the lies from quack advertisements.
Losing a cow for the sake of a cat.   This :
Chinese interpretation of going to law.
The Yankee has been styled '
interrogation point." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Fish for no compliments as they are generally
shallow wn-few
BLANK BOOSTS, WAFEUy, &i
Noisy Carriers Book niul Stationery Co.,
S7 Battery st.   and 01 and (IS Lotry Wharf. 'San Francisco.
myS-*-8m C. P. KIMBALL, President.
CL0TI£i:^5AREH0FSE
W1LG.BADGEB
1O0  Battery  Sti-eeU
Corner or BKerchant ^="X,
Si3aaua  ^afaamesasaesa*
Importer of every variety or 8
CLOTHING  AND   FURNISHING   GOODS
—i3S0  OF— "i
DUCKS, DRILLS, SHEETINGS BLAmr™,
HATS, BOOTS AND BROGANS       S'
Ily recent arrivals have received verv In™,   ■ '
the most J     r«e iavoicea of
Desirable Styles of Clothing
and it is tlie LARGEST STOCK ever offered in tt.-
Tlie goods are iHaiuilactnreil  under   Jnyowi    •       m»fket
and ofthe *best material, well cut. la rife  ■.]■„. M'peVifil»n
intbemoNl durable manner. K e8> »»*
TRADERS from the country are invited to pt.    ■
lll-*AYYST(K'K. and Ihey will ii,,,; tJ,e   ,r ic,°      &
tbey can be found elsewhere in the market       °MKE
lTKOHAMFl*;* may rely <„, receiving?, ,     .
saleahie,,,,,,.,,,,;,,!,,*,!,',^^ S«feW^.St
OKl'KKS FROM TIIK COI'.YIT. Y l^o nptly  S
;tendedto. k        puy "^carefully
iHorted Fancy Casaimere Pants-
Ki,5ffi".vaa*I,w»fc*&A,-j»«*
'<*dyear's Rubber Pant*•
ir's White Rubber Coats-
'   "  odS!^t'Kubterii0llt8.
ado
ttlM,
Travellers 1 Beware ofthe Impositions oi'ilac'k
Drivers, Runners! Hiv.
ALL PERSONS ARRIVING IN SAN" FRANCISCO AND
I NT i:\FI NO TO STOP AT
119 and 131 Sacramento Street, San Francisco,
ARE CAUTION-ED
To beware ofthe tricks and various impositions ofRna-
'■" "What  Cheer'House,
nto their carriage bl
and Hack Dri
of  the
ingthem tbat it belongs'
rwards extorting from t
Board perWeek...
Board pe* Day	
Meals, each	
.the
, and
.SI OO
ju addition to a  l&rgt,  number  of Booms, having from
two t6 three beds Id h, there is also  100 well finished
and neatly i" . ■.-' ed single Bed Kooma. The Beds are
litted up will i springs and the best colored hair mat leases
thereby making tula the best house in the city.
bodging per Wedfc $», 3, 4, 6 OO
Lodging per Night SOc, 75, $1 OO
f&F FREE BATHS "4^
The TVha* Ch.-.-r House sends to the Boats 4n express
vragon, fftth the name of the house on it, for the purpose
of carrying passengers asd Baggage Tree ! The proprietor
wishing it uudei-.-t-iod that all others act without authority iron, Mm.
myll-tf R. B. WOODWARD, Proprietor.
10,000 pi
10,000 pairs as-
7,000 pairs U
2,000 pairs On
1,000 Ooodye
200 cases G(
200   do   Miners' Boot; , ^^^^^^^^^_
1,000 dozen mi pur Flannel Overshirts;
300   do    Fancy Cassimere Overshirts-
1,000    do   White Shirts;
COO    do    heavy Hickory Shirts;
600   do   heavy Check Shirts;
300   do    Merruuac Shirts;
600    do    Lamb's Wool Undershirts;
300    do    Kegatta Undershirts;
200    do    Grey Flannel Undershirts;
4S0   do   Lamb's Wool Drawers ;*(
250   do   Bleached Drill Drawers:
1,500   do   Overalls;
300   do   Denim Frocks;
1,200   do   Country-knit Wool Socks;
1,500   do   heavy White and Mixed Cotton Sacks-
1,000 pieces super rsflk Pockel Handkerchief.      '
100 dozen super Black Silk Neckerchiefn•    '
200   do   Cambric Handkerchiefs;
300   do   Rubber Belts;
250   do    Buck Gloves;
400    do   Buckskin Gold Bags:
1,000 Poeskin Husiness Coats;
400 Black Cloth Frock Coats;
3,000 assorted Overcoats;
600 assorted Pea Coats;
3,000 Silk, Cloth and Velvet Vests;
20 bales Blue and White Blankets:
50    do   A Sheeting:
50   do   Drills;
30   do   assorted Duck;
50 cases line Felt Hats;
100 casos Straw Hats.
Tor sale by WM. G. TUDGRB
Wholesale Clothing Wai-elxmU
No. 109 Battery st., corner Merchant, Sab Ti-uvi^,
N, B.—N: Ctods v. Id atRetail. ' "   '.,- {.-■ '.' 'Jr]
The Eyes!   The Eyes!
OCULIST.
i FTER a protracted blindness of more than fiveywra,
f%_ Dr. Pardee has made hii use If thoroughly and scientifically acquainted with all the disorders of the EYE, ana
is low practising, with universal success the same treatment by which he was cured.
A "Word of Caution.—Tlie eye i s by far too preeious
and delicate an organ to be trilled with or made the mb-
jeet of random experiments, therefore,   it would be ei-
 '--       d perhaps dangerous to accept any
~ '  " "    ' tendered by the
ery one oilers a
eedii:
ofthe
iever failing cures " that -
listaken kindness of all around, for
pecitie for diseases of the eye. ^^^^^^^^^^^^™
,6tS~" Many patients can be seen at the oflice of Dr. Faroe, iu dill'erunt stages of recovery.
OFFICE—.San Francisco, west or the Plaza, opposite tli•
old Post Office, one door north ot the Portsmouth House.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,
Los que Padezcan! Lean!! Lean!!!
BL GKAN EEMBDIO ITALIANO
DE DR. PAREI11A,
Para la cierta y eficaz ciira de las in/ermedafes
de una naturaleza privada, sin hacer cuso del
tiempo que selia dnrado y sinmalos efectos al
sistema o sinponerse en dicta.
Branca ae ha faltado—Nl pucde falfa. a Cnrar.
ESTE   KSI'KCIFICO  INVALUABLE FOE INTRODCCIDO
haee cincumla anon en Pisa, y pronto desp nos fue bien
conocido para una cura cierta que en lo.s pueblos y ciuda-
des nn solamenle en cl Continente, pero tambien eu Gran
Bretaiia, la demanda por ella y sns ineritos tanrecuiven-
dos que en menos de un aiio desu introduce loo, fuetoma-
n lugar de todos otros remedies.     Las facultados de
icina  dc las ciudades principals^ de Furopa fueron
pelidos a reconoeer st:  asoinbronn poder sobre enfer-
ados.   Propriotarios de otras medieinas, celoscs de su
.ilaridad que  viaii   en vauo deleoerlo  en   su pro/rrcso.
o el triir<> delante cl Mara [-dor,   sns  esl'uer/os eaiyeron
mid  v ,.-.>,*.. ..i *  l0.s ihulos llevando todo por
o.    Se quedo ensus meri-
! probd y fue convincido
-iunfo.
adquorido por Dr. Pareira de la v
3 que la prepare Boloatesliquaa
O falleciniienlo del Doctor lo receta fue heredada por
hijo, quien recientemente lo ha introducido en los Es-
'--""" El numero de las enras que se ha hecho es
les y miles pueden dar testiiuonic de su
tados Unidos
;unbrozo.
Todos los que men, lo Curaran 111
con una soguridad, despacho y a cierto que mngu
medicina ha poseida.
No  tomas falsas   nostrums.
remedio que ha sido probado  por  los  ci)
ios pasados y que no se ha faltado.
GUARDANSE DE FAI
La venta tan eslen-uva de
Use v
' a well dcvelopea
caught in shallow water,	
The remembrance of past happinesa are the
wrinkles of the soal.
Why is a person asking questiona Ihe strangest
of all jnoiTJdnals ?   Becft«9e he'e tne querist.
Al'ARfFXCIAS.
uensiva ne eslo asmobrexa medicina, lu
ya pcrsonas a rendex a h> candidos una compos!
cion espiiria, coil apai!i-ii-"ei ■ a 1,. ni-iaitial. Xn eonipra sir
la fu-me escrita de A. Pareira NL D. enei evoltoriodeafuert
decadabotella. Todos Ios deinas son ialsos, y ans fabri-
cadores seran castigados al estremo rigor de hi ley. Pre-
cio TUES PKI'lOy LA'BOTKLLA. Para vender por"I). "Bab-
cock, el unico agente para Uallloniia, Oregon y las Islas dc
Sandwich, a quieu todos onlencs ban de estar- ilirijhlos
Tambien para vender por Drogueros ile este Fstado gener-
almente. Un discuento liberal para los que corapran por
mayor.
D. BABCOOK, nroguero Mayor,
133 Calle de Clay j-Vun I'Vancisco.
Tambien para vender por J. B. WINSTON;
Drogerero Los Angeles.
Llsta. dc Agcntca en el Estado.
Dr. J, B. WINSTON", Los Angeles.
11. K. STAP.KU'I'LVI'HER,  l!()tl.ca de la Cimlad. Sacramento.
RICH, COFFIN Y CA., Boticaries Marysville.
W, ILBRUNER, l.iotica de Tuolumne, Sonora
BENJ. SIIUKTLKFF, llotifa do Shasta,  Shasta.
CHILL & WOKTHEN,     '
. STORY, Portland O, T
UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
United States District Court for the Southern
District of California:
I. S. K. Ogier, Judge ; P. Ord, District Attorney ; C. E. Carr, Clerk ; E. Hunter, Marshal.
United States Land Office for the Southern District of California .-
Andres Pico, Receiver ; H. P. Dorsey, Register.
United States Court of Claims :
C. E. Carr, Commissioner.
Customs Department—(San Pedro).
Collector—Col. Isaac Williams j Deputy—J. F.
Stephens.
Postmatters :
J. S. Waite, Los Angeles.
G. C. Alexander, San Pedro.
Thomas Uurdick, San Gabriel.
Ira Thompson, Monte.
First Judicial District, comprising the counties of
Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego.
First District Court.—Judge—Benj. Hayes.
COUNTY   OFFICEES.
County Court—Wm. G. Dryden, Judge.
Associate Judges—James F, Burus and C. 0.
Cunningham.
County Treasurer—Jl. N. Alexander.
County Assessor—Antonio F. Coronel; Deputy
—J. II. Ccleman.
County Surveyor—H. Hancock.
Public Administrator—M. Keller.
Superintendent of Public Schools—James F-
Burns.
District Attorney—C. E. Thorn.
Coroner—J. Q. A. Snead.
Sherifl—D. W. Alexander ; Under Sheriff—CE.
Hale.
County Clerk—John W. Shore ; Deputy—J. A.
Hinchman.
Jailer—Francis Carpenter.
Board of Supervisors—Thos. Burdiek. Chairman ; David Lewis, John Forster, Jas. R, Barton,
Christobal Aguilar.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
Los Ange les—Justices ofthe Peace—Alexander
Gibson. Russell Sackett.     Constables—Mark D.
Brundige, \V. W. Jenkins.
CITV OFFICERS.
Mayor—Stephen C. Foster.
City Marshal— tV. C. Getman ; Deputy—W. H.
Peterson.
City Treasurer—Samuel Arbuekle.
City Assessor—\V. II. Peterson.
City Attorney—C. E. Thora.
City Council—M. Eeqoeoa, N. Potter. Ignacio
del Valle, E. Drown, J. G. Downey. Ira Gilchrist,
A. Ulyard.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
County Judge—I). M. Thomas.
County Treasurer—Samuel Rolfe.
County Assessor—James Henry IJollins.
County Surveyor— Alyin Stoddard.
Public Administrator—Addison Pratt.
Superintendent Public Schools—H. Skinner.
District Attorney—Ellis Eames.
Coroner—Wm. Cox.
County Clerk—It. R. Hopkins.
Sheriff—Robert Clilt.
Supervisors—L. Itoubideaux, N. Taylor, Wm.
Cox.
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informing the Publishers, and the paper is sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible.
o. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
a paper or periodical froqa the office, or removing
and leavmg it uncalled for,is7>rj"ma facia evidence
of intentional fraud.
Postmasters would oblige, by a strict fulfillment
ofthe regulations requiring them to notify Pub-
hshors, once in three months, of papers not taken
ii office by imbaorfliers.
VOL. VI.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATLEDAY,   JUNE   28,   1856.
NO. 7.
Cos 3lugcles 0tar:
PUBLISHED EVERY  SATURDAY  MORNIXO,
_\t Cells' Building,   Main Street,  Los Angeles.
(Opposite Bella Union Hotel,)
BY   H.   II A MI L TON.
TERMS:
Subscription, per annum, in advance
For Six Months,	
For Three Months	
Single Number 	
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 :
■ 00
1 60
0 25
L.   P.  FlSHRR	
F. D. Hall	
Messrs. K.voi & Whistler...,
Col. Ira Thompson ,
N. Glenn-	
JuiKiuD. A. Thomas	
l. m. Jacobs	
..San Francisco.
...San Gabriel.
.. Monte.
.. Monte.
. .Santa Barbara.
..San Benianlino.
.. San Diego.
Ittsiiwss Carts.
C. E. TROM. C. SIMS.
THOM & SIMS,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
OFFICE—ON MAIN STREET,
 (Opposite the Bella  Union Hotel,) nn7
W. W. Handlin,
ATTORNEY ami COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Will attend promptly to all business entrusted to bis care.
OiIi.cc—-Ii> Howe's Bloek, Main street.
■fi*.?.. Ar. Jl. is the roomily acquainted  wilh tho   French
and Spanish lan^ua^eM. un?
ALEXANDER GIBSON,
JUSTICE   OF   THE   PEACE.
OFFICE OJV  MAIJV STREET,
Opposite tbe U. S. Hotel. Uil7
Dr.  Carter,
OFFICE   AJVD   DRUG    STORE
LOS ANGELES   STREET,
Adjoining ]i,:ilur's Store;
WELLS, FARGO & CO'S
EXPRESS.
A   Joint Stock Company with  a capital of
$;**00,OOOj
Tfjli dispatch an Express from tlie City ot
Los Angeles,  by every Steamer, to all parti   ef Cali-
t, Oregon, the Atlantic States and Europe,  in charge
ol'regular and experienced Messengers.
LETTBRS.PARCELS, PACKAGES anil'TRElSllRE
w
fACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY.
THE «
COMPANY," willdespatchby
a ruj-.1.1.1 .^press, in charge of a Special Messenger, to
SA.NTA BARBARA..
tiAN LUIS OBISPO,
MONTEREY,
SAN FRANCISCO, and
All 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.
URAITT3 purchased in San Francisco on tho Atlantic
States and Europe.
Particular attention paid to the forwarding of Gold Dust
to the Mint for coinage.
Treasure, Letters, etc:, received up te 1 he latest moment
and ensured to destination
nnl JOS- A. FORT, Agont.
Xj-   G-l£tJ5iOXV
Wholesale   and  Retail Dealer In
Groceries,  Provisions, Wiiies,  T^i-
quors, Dry Goods and Clothing,
MAIN STE.EFT^(old " Star Hotel" Building.)
LOS ANGELES.
*rf. Si**-A weil selected stock  of the above articles can
always he found at my store in San Bernardino.
O-   -\P%Tm  OH.iXc3.gi,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
GENERAL  MERCHANDISE
Also, Manufacturer of
Tin, Sheet Iron, and Copper Ware,
LOS ANGELES STREET,
Iin7 Los Angeles.
P. C. WILLIAMS,
At the old stand of J. G. Nichols,
Main   Street,
—Dealer in—
Groceries, Provisions, and Produce.
un7
Think Not, Sweet One.
DT F1SLST E. JOHNSOX.
Think not, sweet one, that tlie happy birds
Will BpOft In the nir forever,
Or the flowera bright will have no blasts
*£he\t beautiful buds to sever;
For the fairest roses earliest hide
While the Kuminer winds are ^i^hiny,-
Ancl the sweetest birds ire oft laid low
Which high iu mid air are Hying.
Thii\k not as you gazo on yonder moon
That no shadow shall come before it,
Or because the lake is eweet anil culm
That safe you' rnay Venture o:er it;
For the moon so bright shall slowly wane,
Or a shadowy cloud shall hide.it,
And the lake be lashed to such fiery foam
That no vessel could safely ride it.
Think not, my   oye. that the syren hope
Sings ever a truth Tul story.
Or that when the evening spreads her v.in;^-,
No dawn shall obscure her glory ;
For the brightest eve gives birth to dawn,
As vre gaze with joy and wonder,
And as sweet hope on her lyre singx
A hand snaps the chords asunder.
made a prccipHaio
Disasters Come Not Singly.
BY   L0NCl-*ELl.OW.
Never stoops the soaring vulture
On his quarry in the desert,
On the sick and wounded bison
Hat another vulture watching
From his high serial lookout,
fiees the downward plunge, and follows ;
A third pursues the second,
Coining from the invisible ether,
First a speck and then a vulture.
Till the air is thick with pinions,
So disasters come not singly ;
J^iit as if thej watched and waited,
Scanning one another's motions,
When the first descends, and others
Follow, follow, gathering flock-wise
Round fhe victim sick and wounded,
First a shadow, then a Sdrtow,
Till the air is dark with anguish.
CtfAS,  R.JOHSaoS. H.  S. A1XAN30N.
JOHNSON & ALLANSON,
Successors   to   Alexander   ,£   Melius.
Wholesale  and  Retail Denlers In  GENERAL.
MERCHANDISE,
MAIN STREET, Los Angeles. un7
.KXANDKFt.       1-|II\K.\S liAXNING
Wrape Boxes and Sawdust.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAS  MA.DK ARRANGEMENTS TO
furnish Grape Packers with Bu*SS of all sizes,   of t"
Hunt suitable  material, and dry Sawdust to any extei
upon terms lftwer th;iu they can be had from Sau Francisco, and of better quality.
Samples will be  forwarded immediate!}', and contracts
entered into, aud an ample Klocl; always kept rm hand.
M. KELLER.
. Lob Angeles. .Time 1. 1":?9.    	
NEW   ESTABLISHMENT.
Cabinet Making) Upholstering and
lINDEBTAEliyK.
he subscriber would respect-i
' fully announce to the citizens of
( Angeles aud surrounding
country, that he in now manufacturing at his new stand on MAIM STREET, three doors
south of.tlie United States Hotel, Furniture of every
style and finish on the mnft reasonable terms.
The Undertaking Business
"Will receive the strictest, attention, as he will endeavor
lo keep on hand COFFINS of every style. Persbiis Irom
the couutry cau have a Coffin of any liuish at one hours'
notice.
tTphOlsterin-g
ALEXANDERS & BASKING,
Forwarding and Commission BIcrcHants.
SAN PEDRO and LOS ANGELES, Cal.      un7
Spring Seat
Hew.
413- All ord(
ofas a
i filled with promptness and dispatch,
r the  place—Main street,   opposite V,il
JAMES D   BRADY.
 ill
^t£ilr>l5. Emerson
GIVES NOTICE to the Bancheros aud Butchers of this
vicinity that he will give the highest price for .Hides,
CU/*, Shrrp and Goat Skina, and for Wool.
jjgj" Liberal advances made on contracts for the coming
clip of "Wool.
Office—Aliso Street, one door from the
bf Vineyard street,
New Fruit & Vegetable Market.
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwarding and Commission Merchant,
Sax Pbdko ind Los Anoki.es, Cal.,
,7 II. HEAD, Agent, I-os  Angeles.
II. SIcLaughlin & Brother,
Blacksmiths and Carriage Makers,
LOS   ANGELES   SfRElET,
NEATT  DOOR    TO   O.   W,    CHILD'S STORE,
I.OS ANOELES.
jJ3- By their works ye shall know them.-^g. un7
WATCHMAKER   &   BOOKSELLER,
COMMERCIAL STREET,
un7' Los Amikles, Cal
Home  JTIaltu factory,   HI am  Street,
OPPOSITE TEMPLE'S BLOCK.
FOY   &   BROTHER,
Saddle  and  Harness  Makers,
/r^^*a    Keep  constantly on hand an assortment of
feWgk BADHLKS,   HARNESS.
fira^ B8SDi.ES,   Willi's, COLLARS,
& SADDLE WAUE, &c.
"W'e are also ym'ji;Li-ocl to execute all kinds of work in our
line at the. slmrlesl possible notice.
A superior lot of California Litis and Spurs always on
Important to Farmers and Others
LOS ANGELES SEWING MACHINE,
or miuie to
BAGS FOR SA1jI«,   -_ 	
GHINEBY, at the very lowest market raten.   JTothos
rdcr hy BIjv
Tof
11 be cu
THE undersigned having purchased the entire  stock of
Grofinries and Liquors of .Ions McDosorou   k Co.,   beg
leave to inform his fri ^^^^^^^™
fitted and made great
ection
nds and tbe public that he lias r
nprovements iu the store, audals
op
Grocery and Liquor Business,
A Fruit and Vegetable Market;
AT TELE OLD STAND ON
ivssz j». -be *r*«r   s*SB rm? m*nL ;«^ *k: *^s^9
(Opposite Pine's Hotel,) a few doors from Commercial   Street,
Whare will constantly be   found
thea'iove articles cheap
D-qg- Country Traders a
and examine the goo is.
j&9-AU Kinds of Country Produce  taken-lit
•exchange.
j^~ Remember the place— Opposite Pine's Ho
tel, Alain street, Los Angeles.
-■»■> JOSEPH RICE.
choice  assortment of
CASH,
espectfully requested to call
Hardware Store,
THE subscribers having opened;- *""
the sale of
HARDWARE
 -^.ictfully inform  the j-1--'-"-"
;elcs aud vicinity, that they
wants in their line of business, av ^^^^^^
WHOLESALE   AND   EETAIL
at the mon! re.T„<>n.ible prices.
Anione their stock may be found   a   general  assor
  BOf L,
prepared to supply all
tteht of"
CARPENTERS' TOOLS.
NAILS OF ALL KINDS, ^^_
LOOKS. BOLTS, BUTTS AND SCREWS,
HOUSL FURNISHINGS GENERALLY,
MASONS' TROWELS,
BUTCHER'S SAWS,CLE AVHRSanrl KNIVES,
BRASS KETTLES, IRONS iind SCREENS,
STEELYARDS and SI'RING BALANCES,
OX. TRACE and COIL CHAINS,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, etc., etc.
CAMPHEJVE   SIDE   LAMPS,
Glass,  l.,,),,',,,,
OLOOKS.
50   dozen   superior  BROOMS.
Al.o, alarge anflelegantassortmeiit of |
CROCKERY A5VD GLASSWARE,
at wholesaleorretfcil.
POTTER & Co,
,45B*f Biuck Store, Los Angeles Stuert.     unT
_ .     = nish the cloth, 100 IBs; sacks
ml made 'lu:- $11 per one hundred.
ALSO—Tents,   Hose,   Ceilings,   Wagon Covers
nd oilier work of a like nature sewed with neatness and
espatch.
Third door from Aliso Street.
Rcnwdry's Bloclc; Negru Alley* un7
Carriage and Blacksmith Shop,
By JOHN GOLLER.
LOS  ANGELES   STREET,
NEAK THE FOOT   OF COMMERCIAL.
THE subscriber rospr-etfully informs the public generally tliat
ho will keep constantly on hand,
and will manufacture to order,
Coaches,Buggies?"VVagons? Carts &c,
in a ueat and workmanlike manner. He has on hand|ai)d
for sale a fine stock of Eastern White Oak and Hickory
Plank andaxelH. He keeps constantly on hand a large variety ofCart and Buggy wheels. Spokes, Felloes, Shafts.
Neck Yokes, Double and siugle trees.
Horse Shoeing and Blacksinitliing
in all its various branches, executed with prompt nos sand
dispatch. Particular at.lcol ion will be given tothe manufacture and repair ofl'LOWS, 11 AllUOWS. and other Farming Uttteimila. H§ has an ex tun si yc assortment 0 fir rm axels. Springs. Bolts. Plow and Spring steel, and other maie-
r ial pertaining to tbe business. Ion numerous to mention.
Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal.
Witt, none but the best of workmen in his employ, he
feels confident that hecangiv
e entire satisfactir
JOHN r;nu,KR.
LOS ANGELES STAR
gob f riding (feiaMis
MAIN STREET, opposite the Bella Union Hotel.
Tae  proprietor  of  tlie Los AiipcIrsSlar, wouldrespeet
fullvinfoi-m  bis   friends  and   the   publir    lhat   he  ha,
"[ 'received a large and varivd assortmei,   „f new   ualer,.
Ll and is now prepared to execute the following deicrip
tions of PLATN ANr, FANCY
JOB  I»H.X3SrTI3Sr<3-.
iii tlie best, style t>t tlie Art
Circulars, Law Blanks,
Cards; Bills of Exchang
Deeds, Bank Checks
Notes, Programmer!,
Billets, Bills Of Fare.
of Printing that may "be desired
Books,
Pamphlet!
Bill Head:
Labels,
Posters, 3	
Or any other descript
#yPcrsons wishing work done are respectfully invited
to call and nsarr.ine specimen*
The Battle of Lexington*
Eighty-one yeata ago tbe first blood was
abed in tbe great struggle for American Iiidepen
dence, "amere drop," as Las been Raid, "11
amount, but a deluge in its effects,—rending the
colonics forever from tbe motber country." Thi
battle of Lexington was fought on the 19th day
of April, 1775. That event aroused throughout
the country a spirit of resistance to tho tyranny
of British rule which British power could not
subdue or withstand. It bud become evident not
only that the earnest appeals of the colonists to
bis Majesty's government for a redress of theii
grievances were to remain disregarded, but that
■'the gi-ievitras acts and measures)" by which their
rights had been infringed upon and violated, Were
to bo enforced by military power. Still tbey bad
refrained Irom forcible resistance to tlie British
authorities, although they bad commenced to make
preparations for such resistance, if it should be
forced upon them. Military measures were first
adopted in Massachusetts. The Proviu^ial Congress assembled at Concord, had adopted a plan
for organizing a mililia, and had appointed a
Committee of Public Safety, who were to determine wheu the services of the militia were necessary; to call them forth : to nominate and commission their officers ; and to direct tbeir opera--
tions. A Committee was also appointed to furnish supplies to the forffes when they should be
called out. Under tbe direction of these Committees large quantities of military stores were
collected and deposited at Concord and Worcester. Gen. Gage, the commander of the British
forces stationed at Boston, had become alarmed
at the energetic measures of the Massachusetts
colonists, and determined to deal them a severe
blow by surprising and destroying the military
stores at Concord. According lo bisplan ofopera-
tions this destruction was to be effected on tbe
night of the 18th of April. t)uring tbe preceding
day officers wore stationed along tbe roads leading from Boston to Concord, to prevent any intelligence of the expedition being spread abroad.
About ien o'clock at night, from eight to nine
hundred men, under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel Smith, embarked in boats from the foot
ot Boston Common, and crossed to Lcchmere Point
in Cambridge, whence they proceeded to march
toward their destination. Meanwhile the alarm
tbat the feing's troops were proceeding into the
country had been given, by messengers who had
been sent froth Boston by Dr. Joseph Warren, a
member of the Committee of Public Safety, whose
suspicions had been aroused lhat a design on the
magazine at doncord was entertained. Information of the movement of tbe troops having been
given to John Hancock and Samuel Adamsy who
were then staying in Lexington, they were induced by their friends to retire to a safer place of retreat, it being appiebcncled tbat one of the objects of tbe troops was the seizure of the patriots,
The militia at Lexington were aroused, and prepared themselves to intercept the British in their
progress towards Conecrd. Col. Smith, learning
tbat ihe people were rising, halted bis forces before arriving at Lexington, and having sent to
Gen. Gage, for reinforcements, ordered Major
Pitcairne, with six companieg,to press forward and
secure the bridges at Concord.
When Major Pitcairne arrived at Lexington,
early on the molming ofthe l9th, he found a force
of about seventy or eighty militia mustered on
the green. He halted his men near the church
and ordered thom to load their muskets aud ad.
vauce. Riding in front of thcGi, he waved bis
sword toward the militia, shouting, "disperse.ye
rebels." Tbe militia, however, maintained their
ground. Tbe orders to disperse were repeated by
the Major and bis officers, but without effect.
The British troops then lired a volley over tlio
heads ofthe Americans. Another volley succeeded, and eight ofthe Americans fell dead and ten
were wounded. Tbe militia returned the British
fii'o. but without much ollect, and Captaiu Parker,
who was in command, then ordered tbern to retire. The British troops then gave three cheers
for the inglorious victory tbey had gained, and,
being shortly joined by Col. Smith, tbey proceeded to Concord, where they met witb severe treat-
litia there assembled, and, after
destroying but few store
treat to Boston.
*■ U'li;-,t b gloiiuus day is thia," exclaimed Samuel Ad'ims, when he heard the firing at Lexington.   Tiuit patelot knvw that tbe only lope i-'f
fhe libiM'iv and independence of the American JWO*
pie lay in an appeal to arias. The fcfl&tl al. LM-
im;tim rendered such an appeal inevitable, and
WOM therefore the livst give.', step tOWOrdfl the 0Oa-
summation of our freedom. Oloriouij Indeed was
Ae day whioh has been prodr.etive of such glorious results. AU the blessings of free
men! ;uul free institutions whicli we now WJQJ
may be aitribnted to the spirit wbJob the events
of Ibat day aroused in tbe breasts of the American
people.   And not only our own freedom, but the
cause of universal liberty, then revived au im
pulse which will be full, through all lime.    " Icon-
tess,,' said Daniel Webster,  "1 am not BMa to
limit even to thia contiin-iit, my viev,- ot the   con-
BecpietiGea bf this oommenoement of the Etevolu*
tionary War. It sprung up not like the natural
sun IntfaeE&St, but a political BOO in tlie West.
as sure to diffuse its light and accomplish its purpose, as the natural sun over our heads. It commenced on the Western shore of the Atlantic, to
gladden those who first saw the light, and react
upon the old continent. America will yet pay
back, in this light, the debt she owes for all the
knowledge, science and intelligence of every description which she received from Europe.''
The Battle of Lexington, so momentous in its
consequences and eventful la its results, was occasioned, as wc bave seen, by the unworthy attempt of General Gage to seize upon the military
stores which tlie people had provided, not tor the
purposeof acting against legal government, but
to enable tbern to preserve their just rights and
privileges, which were then lorely threatened.
Tlie eloquent appeal of Lord Chatham, in Parliament, for tbe withdrawal of tbe troops from Boston, had just been contemptuously rejected, and
measures had been ordered for enforcing the offensive and tyrannical demands of the British
Government upon tbe people of these colonics,
who bad deliberately and firmly resolved upon resistance. The destruction of the arms and munitions which the people had been enabled to secure for self-protection, was to be the first step in
that work of Coercion which the blinded borne
government bad vainly imagined to be so easy
a task; A similar rttempt to that upon the maga-
Zin8 at Concord had been made a few weeks before at Salem, which met the memorable repulse
at the North Ullage,- -fi repulse which, though
bloodless. de-Perves a rank among the most glorious events of tlie revolution. A transport arrived a: Marldeboad on Sunday, tbe 20th of February j nud landed a regiment of the King's troops,
sent from tbe Cattle at Bdsttiil, under Col. Leslie,
which immediately marched towards Salem. Some
of the inhabitants of Marblchcad; suepecting the
object to be to seize the materials whitib wei*e preparing in Salem for an Artillery, sent nu
to forewarn the people, who at once put themselves* upon their guard. The materials Urere in
North Salem, and to reach them a draw-bridge
over the North Biver must be crossed. Tbe troops
were marched directly to the bridge, where to
their surprise tbey found the draw up. Col. Leslie ordered one of bis captains to face his company
towards a body of men who were standing on a
wharf on tbe other side of tbe bridge, and lire.
A citizen of Salem, wbo bad kept along-side of
Col. Leslie from the time of bil arrival iu town,
warned bim not  to fire.
'■'If youdo fire,"' said he, "youwillali be dead
men." The company neither lired nor faced. The
Colonel held a consultation with his officers, and
subsequently declared be would go over the
bridge before be returned, if be stayed a month
fireS. The citizens before mentioned told bim be
might stay as long as he pleased. Two gondol&B
lay iu the river, iuto which the soldiers jumped,
for the purpose of crossing tbe channel in them.
The citizens, however, succeeded in scultling
tbe gondolas, in season to prevent tbeir bciiiK
used, and this tbey did,unarmed themselves, under
the pricking ofthe sjldiers' bayonets. The coolness and courage of the unarmed people were
more intimidating to the King's troops than glittering steel and the cannon's mouth would have
been. The Colonel, aghast, demanded why the
King's highway was obstructed. He was calmly
told, it was not the King's but the people's highway, and tbat tbey should do as tbey pleased with
it, Finally, he said he had been ordered to go
over the bridge, and if they would let down the
draw he would pledge his honor tbat he would
not march above thirty yards beyond it, and then
immediately return* The peopl" took him at bis
word and letdown ths draw. The regiment passed over, marched a few rods, returned, and witb
great expedition went backed to Marblebead nnd
embarked on board tbe transport. They had carried with them lanterns, hatchets, pick-axes,
spades, &e., but moral power alone presented an
effectual resistance to this armament, anc, without the shedding of a drop of blood, completely
defeated the inglorious cute: prise.
ment from the l
Baiweii's Pole.—It Was au old superstition
iho.t Itomc was once delivered from the plague
by the god Ksculapius, wbo came there in tbe
form of a serpent and hid himself among the
reeds In an island of the Tiger. Brer after. Bl
culapius was represented with a staff, around
whieh a serpent was wfcathed, in one hand, whilst
the other rested on the head Of a serpent. Tbey
were particularly sacred to tbe god, as emblems of
that prudence arid foresight, which are so necessary In the profession of medicine. In the middle
ages, barbers were likewise surgeons ; and when
they displayed a staff with a twisted snake at
their doors, it was a sign tbat tbey cured diseases
as well as shaved beards. Barbers are no longer
physicians, but the old sign ol Ksculapius is still
continued at their doors.
James Freeland was executed on the 6th inst. al
Auburn, for the murder of Greek George, at Oak
Grove, in I864j
Tin- 31tsllla I'm* imse.
•fin Santa /V Saaettt, of Qu SSQ of March/
baa -av: [rifeftflflffg ((Hide on On saltfeot oi the
'\*itry, lately incorporated with  the territory tit the United States by the Gadsden treaty.
i'lH' preseiil purposes   it t,:,.s  l,i-i :: uMaelied   to the
Territory of New Uextoo. Little that is authen-
tie ban been mefcte known of its resources, and a
-jreatdeal of interest ia felt to learn what are its
productions, and the loifuoementa It ofibra to set
Hers, aud what are its want.;; (Yum the Federal authorities.   The development of the renonrces of
our Territories, with the view of their ealleatereo*
tion loto Independent communities, la one of the
most. Imported ofthe duties ol Government Barren lamis. desolate prairie*, and Inaccessible
mountains, may be tfeblrablo to i"' possessed, fbr
purposes of military defence, or la order to round
off a boundary, bo aa to keep unwelcome neighbors
at a dlstanoe,   But what the  JLmerloan people'
oovcl. most, is the prodtn live soil which will snp-
pOct a hard? population, rewarding industry with
bounteous return.'--, a;;d thus; adding at the name
time   to   the-  sum   of  human   ha;.piuess und  the
growth of national greatness and power.   In those
far-off possessions which havo not yet attracted
the attention of the ettftxrant, there are vast fertile iv-ions yet Qnezplo*red and mining wealth
Incalculable, Eovlilffg tbe bend of labor to draw
forth its hidden bonntlttj and all in tliat line of
travel across the contiucni, wliich science and exploration have determined to lie tlie shorte-l and
best. Tbe extension of those railroad iniprovft-
nu ids, on which so much public attention is fixed,
towards El Pa8p, will open the country loan early
settlement, and In a few years buildup a common-'
wealtb of freemen In that region, which is now
almost Secluded Irom the knowledge of mankind.
The Santa Fe paper treats of tbe character and
value ofthe country, and (he care which it needs
at the hands of Congress ami the 1-xecutivc, which
arc worthy of car!;, aii.i'ntio'ri;
The MeflUla valley proper only includes tbe valley of the 1-tiu Grande, which extends across the
now Territory, but whieh is often erroneously applied to tbe whole purchase beyond, extending to
tbe valley of tbe Colorado of tho West. Thoso
acquainted with the Gadsden purchase aver lhat
It contains as many advantages as any other district of territory ot the same area. It is full of
mineral wealth, and as a stock raising region, not
excelled anywhere; Cotton is produced there, and
with the scanty and rude culture ofthe Indians;
thrives well. "With an outlet to' market, aud an
industrious race, it would pay well ; but the gi cat
interest is catllt raising. Those and the mining
interests, however productive, are behind for the
want of easy eominunicatibn, and tbey are further
harassed by tlie want of protection against tho
Indians. Tbe inroads of these savages are still
frequent, in perpetual ion of their hereditary feud.s
of three hundred years against the Mexicans.
Notwithstanding the peace treaties made with our
agents there, thoy seem not yet to have realized
the change of government; bt formed an idea of
the power ofthe United Slates.
Wltat is wanted for the present, is the eslablish-
ment ofsbmc military posts in the new purchase,
with the double purpose of punishing and preventing Indian depredations within the Territory,
and of restraining the tribes from making excursions Into Mexico, thus fulfilling our obligations
towards Mexico, which, if no longer treaty obligations, are still high national duties, which it is
necessary for us to perform to entitle ourselves
to any right of demanding a similar restraint of
the Mexican Indians, of whose' inroads we occasionally make some complaint. The requisition
is a just and reasonable one, aud wc hope it will
be attended to at Washington, when' the  public'
men there oan spare time, front the inaaufnotae-
ug of platforms and candidates for parties, to
attend for ft l.ttle.wbita tdtu<a hnsi'm IB ofthe country.
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A'i"i:i-:.\n Ohueci!.—Leaving the moral and religious aspect entirely out of the question, we
know tii nothing more fitting to elevate the taste,
sharpen the intellect, aud harmonize the feelings,
than after the distracting cares and arduous labors
ol the week, the gathering together of wwll-dress-
ed and self-respected congregations, the enjoyment of the choir, and the listening to the discussion of religions Bbbjeotsln their reHgloUB bearing
aspect.    An attendance ou these occasions, and a
participation in these gatherings, tend to keep
alive and strengthen the entire social intercourse
and intellectual exercise from degenerating to tbo
level ofthe petty interests and strifes that eugago
tbe mind to Its unelevated devotion to peculiar
pursuits. Webelfefre thai, every person's experience and Observation will testify to this. But
there is another and higher aspect of the matter;
Whatever maybe tbe peculiar doctrines of the
church, tbey all preach a pure morality. Based
on the immaculate table of stone, and on tbat Incarnate decalogue—the corner-stone of Christianity, the teachings of tlie pulpit, shared by whatever Christ.!;-.]] seel, lay down the broad and truo
rules ol life in its relations; and life, based on
their personal realization, la essential topnrlty
and happiness of individual, social and civil
lite, and the peace,   prosperity and permanence
of the state.
A Cfainocs FACT.—The blubber ou  a fat wbalo
is sometimes in its thickset pans irom fifteen t-,i
twenty inches thick, though   BeladttJ   more than
a foot; it ts of a coarser texture and much harder than pork.     So very full of oil is it, that
cask closely packed   with llic   clean   raw  fat
tbe whale will r'ot contain   the oil   boiled from
if, and fllfl scraps are left besides; this lias been
frequently proved by experiment.
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Liberia not only contains some ofthe best, iron;
Ore In the World, but also natural iron in its virgin
state, and ofa purer quality than the purest refined of Europe and America. The discovery of
native malleable iron in tliat country is interesting to science ; and ir it abounds, cannot fail tb
come, in aid of the colonization and civilization <A
llic mttinnsof thtityartof Africa.