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AMOR  SECRETO.
Mucho tiempo hacia quo Alfedro no me visitaba, hasta que el dia menos pensado so presentó en mi cuarto. Su. palidez, sa largo cabello que caia en desorden sobre sus carrillos
hundidos, sus ojos lánguidos y tristes por ultimo, los mareados síntomas que le advertía do
una grave enfermedad, mo alarmaron sobremanera, tanto que no pude evitar el preguntarle la causa del mal, ó mejor dicho, el mal
que padecia.
Es una tontería, un capricho, una quimera
lo quo me ha puesto en este estado; en una
palabra, es tin amor secreto.
i Es .posible 2
Es .una historia, prosiguó, insignificante para el común de las gentes; pero quiza tú la
oomprenderas; historia, te repito, de esap que
dejan ¡mollas tan profundas en la ecsisteneia
del hombre, que niel tiempo tiene poder para
horrar.
El tono sentimental, ala vez que solemne y
lugumbre de Alfedro, me conmovió al estremo;
asi ea que le rogué me contase esa historia de
so amor secreto, y él continuó:
¿ Conociste a Carolina 1
.Carolina ! . . . . j, Aquella jovencita de rostro expresivo y tierno, de delgada cintura, pié
'breve 1 - - - -
La misma.
Pues en verdad la conocí y meinteresó bo-
bre manera .... pero ....
A esa joven, prosigió Alfedro, la amé con el
amor tierno 3^ sublime con qve se ama a una
madre, a un ángel; pero parece que la fatalidad
se interpuso en mí camino, yno permitió que
le revelara esta pasión ardiente, pura y santa,
que habría hecho su felecidíid y lamia.
La primera noche que la vi fué en un baile;
ligera, aerea y fantástica como las Sílfides, con
nú hermoso y blanco rostro lleno de alegría y
de entusiasmo. La amé en el mismo momento, y procuré abrirme paso entre la multitud
para llegar cercado esa muger celestial, cuya
ecsisteneia me pareció desde aquel momento
que no perteeia al muirdo. sino a una region
superior: me Rcerqué temblando, con la respiración trabajosa, la frente bañada di im sudor
frió . . . . ¡ Ah ! el amor, el amor verdadero as
una enfermedad bien cruel. Decia, pues, que
me acerqué y procuré articular algunas pala-
Jiras, y yo no sé lo que dije: pero el caso es
qne ella con una afabilidad indifinible me invitó a que me sentase a su lado: lo hice, y a
hriendo sus pequeños labios pronunció algunas
palabras indifereutes sobre el calor, el viento,
&c; pero a mi me pareció su voz musical,y esas
palabras insignificantes sonaron de una manera
tan mágica a mis oidos, que aun las escucho
en este momento. Si esa muger en aqual acto,
me hubiero dicho yo te amo. Alfredos si hubiera
tomado mi mano helada entre sus pequeños dedos de alabastro, y me la hubiera estrechado:
si me hubiera sido permitido depositar un beso
en su blanca frente. . . . ¡ Oh ! habría llorado
de gratitud, me habría vuelto loco, me habría
muerto tal vez do placer.
A poco momento un eleginte invitó abailar
a Carolina. El cruel, arrebató de mi lado a
mi querida, a mi tesoro, a mi ángel. JE71 resto
de la noche Carolina bailó, platicó con bub
amigas, sonrió con los libertino.', pisaverdes; y
para mi que la adoraba, no tubo ya ni una
sonrisa ni r.na mirada, ni una palabra. Me
retiré cabizbajo, celoso, maldiciendo el baile-
Cuando llegue a mi casa me arrojé en mi lecho
y mo puse a llorar de rabia.
A la mañana siguiente, lo primero que hice
fué indagar donde vivía Carolina; pero mis
pesquisas por algún tiempo fueron inuteles.
Tuna noche la vi en el teatro, hermosa .y engalanada como siempre, con la sonrisa de ángel en los labios, con sus ojos negros y brillantes de alegría. Carolina ee rió unas veces
con las gracias de los actores, y se enterneció
otras con las eo-enas patéticas; en los entreactos paseaba su vista por todo el patio y palcos
oesaminabalas casacas de moda las relumbran-
tes cadenas y fistoles de loa elegantes, saludaba
graciosamente con su abanico a sus conocidas,
sonrreia.,   platicaba-—y para   roí,   nada	
ni una sola vez dirigió la vista por donde estaba mi luneta, a pesar áe de que mis ojos ardientes y empapados en lágrimas, segoian sus
mas insignificantes movimientos. También
esa noche fue de insomnio, de delirio; noche de
latir fuertemente las arterias, en que urja ima
gen fantástica está fija é inmóvil en la orilla
de nuestro lecho.
Eva menester tomar una resolución. En efecto supe por fin   donde vivía Carolina,    quienes
componían su familia, y el género de vida que
tenia.    ¿ Pero como penetrar hasta esas  casas
opulentas de los riosT    ¿ Cómo insinuarme en
el corazón de una joven del alto tono, que   dedicaba la mitad de su tiompo   a   descansar en
fias muliídasptomanas de seda, y la otra mitad
concurrir en su esplendida  car-
-seos a  los  teatros?    Áhj si   las
ricas yS$rgul:osas,  conociesen cuanto
mor ardiente y puro, que se ensiende
es; si mirarán el interior de
nizacion, toda ocupada, por decirlo asi, en amar, si reñecsionaran  que para  no
sotros, pobres hombres a quienes la fortuna no
prodigó riquezas; pero que la naturaleza nos
dio coraion franco y leal, las mugeres son un
tesoro inestimable, y los guardamos» con el delicado esmero qua ellas conservan en un vaso
de nácar las azucenas blancas y aromáticas,
sin duda nos amarían mucho; pero .. . . laa
mugeres no son capaces de amar el almajámas.
Su carácter frivalo laa inclina a prenderse mas
de un chaleco, quo de un honrado corazón de
una oadena de oro ó de una corbata, que do un
cerebro bien organizado.
Hé aquí mi tormenta. Seguir lánguido, triste
y cabizbajo devorado con mí pasión oculta, a
una muger que corría loca y descuidada entre
el mágico y continuado festín de que goza la
clase opulenta de Méjico, Carolina iba a loa
teatros, allí la seguía yo : Carolina en su brillante carroza daba vuelta por las frondosas
calles de arboles de la alameda; también allí me
hallaba yo sentado en el rincón oscuro do una
banca. En todas partes, ella estaba rebosando
alegriay dioha, yyomustio, con el alma llena
de acíbar y el corazón destilando sangre.
Me resolví a escribirle. Di al lacayo una
carta, y en la noche me fui al teatro lleno de
esperanzas. Esa noche acaso me miraría Car-
rolina, acaso fijaría su atención en mi rostro
pálido, y me tendria lastima .... era mucho
esto; tras de la lastima vendría el amor, y entonces seria yo el mas feliz de los hombres.
¡Vana esperanza ! En toda la noche no logre
que Carolina fijase su atención en mi persona.
Al cabo de ocho dias me desengañé qne el lacayo no le había entregado mi carta. Redoble
mis instancias y conseguí por fin qne una amiga suya pusiese en sus manos un billete, escrito
con todo el sentimentalismo y candor de un
hombro que ama deveras; pero, ¡ Dios mío !
Carolina recibia diariamente tantos billetes
iguales; escuchaba tantas declaraciones de
amcr; la prodigaban desde eus padres hasta
los criados tantas lisonjas, que no se dignó
abrir mi carta; y la devolvió sin preguntar ni
aun por curiosidad quien so la escribía,
¿ Has esperimentado alguna vez el tormento
atroz que Me siente, cuando nos desaira una
muger a quien amamos con toda la fuerza de
nuestra alma 1 ¿ Comprendes el martirio horr-
rible de correrdía y noche, loco, delirante de
amor tras do una mujer que rie, que no siente,
que no ama,que ni aun conoce al quo la adora?
Cinco meses duraron estas penas, y yo constante, resignado, no cesaba de seguir sus pasos
y observar sus acciones. El contraste era
siempre el mismo; ella loca, llena de contento
reia y miraba rl drama que se llama mundo,
al través de un prisma de iluciones; y yo triste, desesperado, con un amor secreto que nadie
podía comprender, miraba a todas las gentes
tras la media luz de un velo infernal.
Pasaban ante mi vista mil mujeres; las unas
de rostro pálido é interesante; las otras llenas
de robustez, y brotándoles el nácar por sus redondas mejillas. Veia unas de cuerpo flecsible,
cintura breve y pié pequeño; otras robustas, de
formas atlétieas; aquellas de semblante tétrico
y romántico; las otras con una cara de risa y
arbgria clásica; y ninguna, ninguna, de estas
flores que se deslizaban anfe mis ojos, cuyo
aroma percibía, cuya belleza palpaba, hacían
latir mi corazón, ni brotaren mi mente una
sola idea do felicidad. Todas me eran absolutamente  indiferentes: solo amaba a Carolina.
¡ Ah! el corazón de las mujeres pe enternece
como dice Antoni, cuando ven un mendigo ó
un herido: pero son incencibles cuando un
hombre les dice " te amo, te adoro," y tu
amor es tan necesario a mi ecsisteneia como el
sol a las flores, como el viento a laa aves, como
el agua a los peces1 ¡Que locura ! Carolina
ignoraba mi amor, como te he repetido, y esto era peor para mi que si me hubiese aborre-
oido.
La última noche que la vi fué en un baile
de máscaras. Sa disfraz consistía en un dominó de raso negro; pero el instinto del amor
me hizo adivinar que era ella. La seguí en
el salon del teatro, en los palcos, en la cantina,
en todas partes donde la diversion la conduela. El ángel puro de mi amor, la casta virgen eon quien habia yo soñado una ecsisteneia
entera de ventura doméstica, verla entre el
bullicio de un carnaval, sedienta de baile,
llena de entusiasmo, embrigada c n las ^lisonjas y los amores que la decian. ¡Oh! ai yo
tuviera derechos sobre su corazón, la hubiera
llamado, y eon una voz dulce y persuasiva !a
habría dicho; "Carolina mia, corres poruña
cenda de perdición : los hombres sensatos nunca escojen para esposas á las mugeres que r-e
encuentran en medio de Us escenas de prostitución y voluptuosidad: sepárate por piedad
de esta reunion cuyo aliento empaña tu hermosura, cuyos placeres marchitan la blanca
flor de tu inocencia; ámame solo á mí Carolina, y encontrarás un corazón sincero, donde
vacies cuantos sentimientos tengas en el tuyo:
ámame, porqne yo no te perderé ni te dejaré
morir entre «1 llanto y los tormentos de una
pasión desgraciada." Mil cosaa mas la hubiera dicho; pero Carolina no quiso escucharme: huía de mí y risueña daba el brazo a los-
que la prodigaban esas palabras vanas y engañadoras, que la sociedad llama galantería. ¡Pobre Carolina! La amaba tanto, que hubiera
querido tener el poder de un Dios, para arrebatarla del peligroso camino en que se hallaba.
Observé que un petimetre de estos almibarados, insustanciales, destituidos dc moral y
de talento, que por uno de tantas anomalías,
aprecia y puede decirse venera la sociedad;
platicaba con grande interés con Carolina,
En la primera oportunidad lo saqué fuera de
la sala, lo insulté, lo desafié,  y me hubiera
' st    ■
batido á muerte; pero él riendo me dijo : ¿qué
derechos tiene vd. sobre esta muger?- Reflecsi-
oné un momento, y con voz ahogada por el dolor, le respondí "ningunos." Pues bien, prosiguió riéndose mi antagonista, yo sí los tengo,
y lo va vd. a ver. El infame sacó do su bolsa
una liga, un riso de pelo, un retrato, unas cartas, en que Carolina le llamaba au tesoro, su
ünico dueño. Ya ve, vd. pobre hombre, me
dijo alejándose, Carolina me ama, y con todo
la voy á dejar esta noche misma, porque colecciones amorosas iguales á las que ha visto vd.
y que tengo en mi cómoda, reclaman mi atención : son de mugeres inocentes y sencillas, y
Carolina ha mudado ya ocho amantes.
Sentí al escuchar estas palabras, que el alma
abandonaba í\ mi cuerpo, que mi corazón se estrechaba, que el llanto me oprimía la garganta,
Caí en una silla desmayado, y á poco no vi á
mi lado mas que un amigo que procuraba humedecer mia labios con un poco  de vino.
A loa tres días supe que Carolina estaba atacada de una violenta nebro, y que los médicos
desesperaban de su vida. Entonces no hubo
consideraciones que ms desuvieran, me introdujo en su casa decidido á declararle mi amor
k hacerle saber que si habla pasado su ecsisteneia juvenil entre frivolos y pasageroa placeres,
que si su corazón moría con el desconsuelo y
vacío horrible de no haber hallado un hombre
que la amase de veras, yo estaba allí para asegurarle que Horaria sobre su tumba, que el santo amor que la habia tenido lo conservaría vivo en mi corazón. ¡Oh! estas promesas habrían tranquilizado á la pobre niña, que moria
en la aurora de su vida, y habría pensado en
Dios y muerto con la paz de una santa.
Pero era un delirio hablar de amor á una
muger en los últimos instantes do la vida, cuando los sacerdotes rezaban los salmos en su cabecera ; cuando la familia llorosa alumbraba con
velas benditas de cera, las facciones marchitas
y pálidas dc Carolina. ¡Oh! yo estaba loco;
agonizaba también, tenia fiebre en el alma.
¡Imbecile  y locos que somos los hombres!
Alfredo so envolvió en su capa y quedó su-
mergi do en la mas profunda meditación. Pasado un momento le dije :
¿Y qué sucedió al fin?
Al fin murió Carolina, me contestó; y yo
constante la seguí á la tumba, como la habia
seguido a los teatros y a las máscaras. Al cubrir la fría tierra loa últimos _restos de una
criatura poco antes tan hermosa, tan alegre y
tan contenta, desparecieron también mis mas
risueñas esperanzas, las solas ilusiones de mi
vida. Alfredo salió de mi cuarto sin despedida. M. PAYNO.
La lagrima perdida.
Solitaria pasó ante mi pupila;
Solitaria en mi parpado vacila,
Y sola rodará
Las demás, como plomo derretido
Cayeron en mi pecho Carcomido
Con ios pesares ya.
Cual la trémula gota de roció
Cae del árbol, la recibe el rio,
Y la devora el mar;
Asi mi ardiente lagrima olvidada
Yrá a morir al golfo de la nada,
¡Oh Elvira! a mi pesar.
¡Ultima ribracion del arpa rota!
¡ultimo brillo de la luz que azota
El yerto septentrión
Única muestra de un dolor "sublime
Única voz que en silencio gi mo
Marchito elcorozon.
Ay! esta sola lagrima destruve
Todo mi juventud; con ella huye
Mi
esperanza mi paz
Quemado pasa y mi dolor no cedo....
¿Sera tal vez la ultima que ruede
Por mi pálida faz?
Esta lagrima cruel, dentro del seno
Con mi sangre formada y el veneno
De un secreto posar ;
Esta lagrima inútil que aniquila
El seco corazón de do destila
Tras largo suspirar
Esta trémula lagrima de fuego
Que quema mi virtud y mi socieo-o,
Mis creencias, y mi fé ;
Estéril ¡ay! sin brillo y sin potencia
Caerá en la fecunda iudeferencia
De la mujer qui amé!
El amor descansa en el  fondo  de las almas
puras, como una  gota de roció en el cali 7. de
una flor.
En una de las secsiones del Congreso de los
Estados Unidos, fué leido él pasaje que copiamos a continuación, y que creemos no car
ecerá de interés para algunos de nuestros lectores.
Mr. Clarke, demócrata de Iowa, leyó'el documento siguiente :
Ai. Presidente de los  Estados   E7nidos,	
El Secretario de Estado, a quien se ha remitido la resolución déla Cámara de Representantes del dia 27 del mes último, requiriendo
al Presidente para que comunicase a la Cámara, siendo compatible con el interéa público,
las medidas, si alguna habia, que se hubiesen
tomado desde el dia 57 de enero de 1852, para
la indemnización, por el gobierno español, de
los capitanes, dueños y tripulaciones do la barca Georgiana y el bergantine Susan Loud, a
consecuencia de la captura y confiscación de
dicha barca y bergantí por laa autoridades
españolas, tiene el honor de manifestar que se
están siguiendo gestiones, que nose eree conveniente especificar, para el ajusto de todos las
reclamaciones de  ciudadanos de  los Estados
Unidos contra el gobierno de So Majestad Católica, las cuales puedan haberse originado desde el convonio entre los Estados Unidos y España de 17 de febrero de 1834.— (Firmado)-
Edward Everett."
Esta comunicación tiene la fecha de 17 del
presente enero. ^ Su contenido dejó evidentemente descontentos a varios individuos do la
Cfimara, que esperaban mucha mas aclaración
de sus dudas por parte del gobierno. Mr. Folk
se congratulo de que el presidente do los Estados Unidos uniese su voz a la do la nación para
condenar la publicidad de la "correspondencia
cubana," y retiró su proposición para que so
volviese a considerar el asunto. A petición do
otro miembro se mandó imprimir esto documento, y la Cámara cerró sus pesiónos haata
hoy lunes.
¡ja patita.
La patria es la madre común: la unidad en
la cual se infiieren y comfunden los individuos
aislados: es el nombre sagrado que esplica la
fucion voluntaria do todos loa intereses en uno
solo, de todas las vidas en una vida, perpetuamente durable.
Es esta fuoicn, manantial de inagotablos bienes, y principio de un continuo progreso,
imposible sin ella: esta fucion cuyo objeto es
aumentar índifinidamente la fuerza de la conservación, el poder del desarrollo, la seguridad
y la prosperidad ¿ como se operaría ? Por el
desprendimiento de cada uno por el bien de todos ; por el sacrificio personal, por él amor>
en fin, que ahogando él egoísmo, contribuye a
la union psrfecta do los miembros del cuerpo
social. L. illENNAIS.
ístraño fuera que el hombre aspirase a
una constancia inalterable, cuando todo la naturaleza cambia en torno suyo, el árbol pierdo
sus ojas; el pajaro sus plumas, el cierbo sus
astas, ¡¿rio el hombre díria "mí alma es inmoble! ¡Tal como es hoy sera mañana1"! El
hombre cuyos sentimientos son mas inconstantes que las nu.bes! ¡El hombre que quiere y no
quiere! ¡El hombre que se fastidia de sus goces
comounniño ¿e sus juguetes!
CHATEAUBRIAND.
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C.    E.   CARR,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Los Angeles, Nov. 13,1852. tf
[aviso.]
< Por que algunas personas con pretesto de que
p'udieran haber sido herederas de mi señor paí
dre, van a mi Rancho y sin mi permiso sacan
ganado.sepan todas estas que donde hay deuda»
no hay herencia y que mi Señor Padre no dejó
ni los bienes suficientes para cubrir sua credi
tos como es publico y notorio. Mas si alguno
se creyese con derecho á hacerme algún reclamo, puede verificarlo desde ahora que yo estoy
pronto á contestarlo judicialmente asegurando
que todo cuanto existe en mi Rancho me corresponde á mi solo.
 IGNACIO PALOMARES.
Bryant y C*.
ALMACÉN de instrumentos de agricultura, esquina de las calles de Cley y
_ Sansome, fan Francisco.
■Siempre se ballade venta en este establecí
miento un surtido selecto de implimientos de
agricultura, herramientas para trabajar minas
y placeres y semillas, como también un surtido
completo de herrería y mercería. Maquinas de
Patente de Maccormack para cortar paja id
para trillar grá-30, id, de vapor &c. &c.
8E acaba de recibir CE. \ oficina de la Es
trellay se halla de Vínta, un surtido de
cubiertas para cartas, qus sea de una calidad
superior. ^f
VALLE .:-    PENA.
De_visitár el almacén de efectos Chinos en
San Francisco, donde se encuentra una colección magnifica de curiosidades, casa de.
Jobin y Duncan^ en el Muelle Largo, -
.¿a estencion de este magnifico establecimiento es del Muelle largo hasta la calle del Sacramento, entre las calles de Sansome y Leides-
dorflT. Es de 120 pies de largo y contiene todas las manufacturas del Ymperio Celestial,
magníficos y hermosos chales de crespón, que
se oprecian tanto para regalos a parientes y
amigos en otras tierras, se hallan únicamente
en este establecimiento en infinitas variedades.
ARMERO Y CERRAJERO.
1 BRE arcas do Fierro, Fabricante de cerraduras j Ibb ce
•*■■ pone Garemtera todos sus obras. Tiene con i tan temen
un gran surtido para su expendio de escopetas de uno j do
Cañones, Kiflea, Pistolas, Polvorines y demás articulo» pai»
el uso del arma, los que se venderán a precios bar rat os, igualmente que pólvora y munición por mayor y menor. Su establecimiento ae halla en la calle del Comercio, á pocos puer-,
tas mas abajo de la calle de Montgomery, San Francisco.—
Toda clase de trabajo que so ordene al mismo se le dará la
debiadatencionyeumplimúnte en el tiempo que lea señala-.
*»; _  .  jelg 8111.
"WM.   H.   8TOWBLL,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
jflOIt the sale of Produce andGeneral Merchandize, Front
* Street, between JIalleek and California, San Francisco,
N. B,~—W. H. S. makes co purchases of any description of
property on his own account, but geneially has a large assortment of merchandize for sale on consignment. He respectfully tenders his services to any parties who may wish to
employ an agent for the sale of Produce, or other Merchan-
diy-c, orfor making purchased. »epll Snt
R. E. KAIMOND,
SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MERCHANT.
No. TT Davis St., between Washijngton and Clat,
SAN FHANCTSCO.
rpiIE subscriber, formerly of San J>'- go, having established
*■ himself in the Commission Businessin San Francisco respectfully tenders his services to any parties who may with
to employ an agent for the purchasing and shipping of good*
o any part of the Southern country. And he flatteas himself fnom his long experience in the business of the South
and with strict personal attention, to be able to give satisfaction to those who may entrusthim with their order».
Rf.pbrences-^CoI. F. C. Ferrell, and PbinchaB Banning
1,08 Angeles; and Capt. S. Barney, Santa Barbara.   fi23in
tt. JOSEPHI & CO,|
IMPORTERS of Watches, Jewelry.
Tools, Watch Materials, Colt's Pistols, ¿0., are now prepared to supply the trade in general, with all
articles in the above line at the
lowest prices.
All orders from tho country ad-
■ dressed to R. JOSEPHI * CO.,
"Washington Rath Building, Wash-
ton street, between Kearney and Montgomery. San Fran-
io, will meet with prompt attention. f5 tf
General Advertising and Commission Agency,
at the City Directory Office, Parson's Buildings,
1SS—140   Clay-street, Sari Francisco.
Advertisements aud Subscriptions received for any of the
Newspapers, Periodicals, or Magazines in California. Oregon
or the Atlantic States.
Notes, Billa arid Claims collected, and Purchases made, for
parties at a distance, and a general Agency Business traca-
Refer to the editors cf this paper.
J. M. PARKER,
03a- Packer's Directory of the City of San Francisco
is now published and ready for delivery. It contains >. map
and history of the city, a general directory of citii ns, a
street directory, &c.&c.   Price, $5.   Address as above.
Winn's Fountain Head.
STEAM CANDY MANUFACTORY,
FANCY   CONFECTIONERY,   PlE   ANn   CAKE   BAXBRY,    ANB
Refreshment Saloon,
Long "Wharf, between Sansome and Eattery Sts,,
San Francisco.
I WILL just ear, to my patrons for their «special benefit,
some ol whom have been decoyed by the near imiiatios»
of tables, chairs, &c. (as well asiuy system 'jf ti<kets)by a
house in close proximity to the Fountain Ilead; (Snd been aa
often taken in) that with a little more attention they can b-
void the like occurrence for tbe future, by jusi noticing th*
. numbers oh the candy wfntíwE, 47, 49: and 78 and SO on th*
doors.
Tbe FOUNTAIN HEAD was first established on Jackson
street, and desiroyed by fire in September, 1850, reopened on
Clay street, the same mooth, then ngain tonsumed by the
same devastating element on the memorable 4th ol May.1851,
and was again opened where it now stands, in July fUJowime,
and was the first public refreshment saloon evtr started on
the coast of the Pacific, without intoxicating liquors, not
even a glass of beer has ever been sold on the premiss, neither shall "be. My friends advised me to introduce the gale
of liquors into my business, as they thoi.ght it would add
a much to my profits; my reply was. I huve hands te labor and
produce what will sustnin lile, but not to deal out thatwhieh
will destroy it. The Fountain Head, as usual, is open from
6 o'clock in tbe morning till 12 o'clock at night; so that gentlemen who are unable to obtain seats at regular meal hours
may get refreshments between timfS, when the crowd is not
aogreat. Jan22 tf M. L. "WINN
J. W. TUCKER,
Joyera   Fabricante   y   Relojero,
Vendedor por mayor y menor ie DIAMANTES
RELOJES.  FINOS, JOYARIA, PLATA y PLATICADOS AGUARE de MESA, &a. Calle  deMont-  '
gdineryy una puerta al  norte dc  Sacramento, Sai.l.
Francisco. Siempre tiene y está recibiendo por cada vapor ■
Relojes finos de toda c'ase y hechura.
Obra de Diamanteen gran variedad, entre las cuales, algunas, las mas grandes que hay en eí paia.
Cadenas de Oro, Sellos, Llaves, Dedales, Sur cillas. Broches
Cadenas, y toda clase de Joyaria.
Aguar de Plata, copas, cucharas, anillas para mantel?*
etc. etc.    Los cuales están vendiendo en precios muy bajos
Cronómetros arreglados, relojes limpiados y compuestos
'■"" cuid-Bdo,—y todo negocio a este ramo perteneciente re-
cibiiá atención.
n!3-ly
AMERICAN AND CHILE FLOUR ANÍ> BARLEY—Wo
are constantly receiving, and offer for sale, at current
rates, in lots to suit nurchasers—
CHOICE AMERICAN AND CHILE FLOUR,
ofapprovedbrands, comprising, Gallego, Haxall. Richmond
City Mills, Melinos de  Concepción, Bella Vista Concepción    ■
Sau Christoval.   Also, CHILE BARLEY, new crop, in 100 lb
Ü3~ Particular attention paid to orders from tbe intsrior
DUNNE 4, CO.,
je56m       Sansome street, near Jackson, SanFranciaco.
PIONEER   BOOK-STORE REMOVED
MAXVIN & HITCHCOCK,
BOOKSELLERS ,4ND S7ATIONERS,
at their new Fire Proof Building, 168 Monógomery-st   neit
corner of Washington, SAN FRANCISCO.
TSTEhave removed our large and increasing stock of Books
II Mercantile Stationery, Music and Musical Instrumenta
to our large and commodious Store, 168, Montgomary at —
where we invite the attention of tbe publtc to our new stock
constantly arriving per every clipper from tbe states -
<111 2m MAEYIN & HITCHCOCK,
CUATRO RAZONES '       *~^"
El porque. TUCKER pueda vender Relojes y Joyaria maa
barata que otra casa cualquiera en la ciudad de     ' •■■•
San Francisco.
4 o   Tengo en arrendamiento toda la casa que ocupo, y laa
* rentas que recibo por las piezas alquiladasreduce las niiaí
a una cantidad corto. .   -...,..*
2°    No tengo socio con quien debe partir las ganancias.
y por consequeucia puedo vender mas barata que silo tüy
3o Atiendo personalmente a mis ventas, y nonecesito
de cajero, y este es un gran ahorrativo mensualmente.
4° No tengo que pagar lbs gastos de im hombre'en la.
Europa para eseejer mis efectos, pero los recibo por medio
de ordenes de una casa de introducción de las mas, principales de nueva York, y la prueba que los recibo bien es de
que »uedo vender mas barata, que casa alguna en el comer-
iiio dc In eiudad.
Respetuosamente Invito al publico de darme una visita v
juzgar por si mismo. ' J. W. TUCKER',
n!3-ly Calle de Montgomery, cerca Sacramento.
Information Wanted
AF Dr JEREMIAH HILi,by '.lis wife, M. Isora Hill. When
y he was last heard fr-ra was in the city of Alamos,Mex-
ico, staying at the hsu v. fl.'on Rafael Ceballds. His last
letter was written Fei, a v 25th, 18S1; bewastben waiting
for a cargo for his v.: hi jw "Constellation»} bound for Sar,
Francisco.   He ha iri9lslttg¡ along the coast of Califor
nia and Mexico, t<: te ncuteenmonths, and when he last
wrote, hs said that >b out eigh at home in five months. And
information respecinf- would be be gratefully received by hi*
distressed and sorrowing wife at Eddyville, Ky. f 26 "
I
o Star.
VOL. 2.
LOS ANGELES, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1853.
NO. 47.
Alexander * Banning,
Forwarding   and   Commission   Merchants,
SAN PEDRO AND I.OS ASOEI.ES, CAL.,
hjjíflrt ;-:y ' ^>;.--■<; tho interestofMssi-s Douglass
-"-.,''' U'LH V'l:"*, «..yreüow prepared
J" Store ami Forward Hoods
. Irom   l.os   Angles.     I'rodiii;;:  hauled,   stored   and
j'.V','','.   .V" '' !,.::|'":!;.:l"'"is'',ií,1iír terms:.    Wc do not hold our
' ', . ' "'  i ■-:.-] ifj-.- i o if;  ,or d ¡image to goods from fire, or water,
A LÍUK 01  :■; r.ACi';.S v.i;i leave for Los  Angeles immediately on the arrival of each steamer.
_   liARIJii lorniUt; in (|i]¡mt¡ties  to  suit purchasers either
sale, a large assortment of Double and Single Barrel Shot
d uns,Rifles. Pistols. Gun Trimmings. &c. &c, which «ill be
sold cheap.      Powder and Shot at wholesale and retail.
All orders for work promptly attended to, and executed at
short notioe.
Commercial st-, a few doors below Montgomery st , San
Francisco, California. "    sep!9   tf
F. A, JBABcOCK,
Drugs, Medicines,    Paints,    Oils,   Dye Stuffs,
Perfvmery,   Fancy Articles,   Instruments,
Glass Ware, etc., etc.
> EX Comet, I'iyimr Dutnhmaivnud Wild Pigeon—One
' ofthe largest and most eumph-te assortments of
DRUGS. MEDICINES. &e.: ever imported, and oiler-
ed to the trade at the lowest mark'-i ratus. eom-istio!;
of every article netded by the Druggist, Physician, and
Yancy Dealer.
PERFUMERY AND FANCY ARTICLES—i us t landed
from the most approved American. 1'mich and English manufacturers, in part comprising—
Lubin's, Pinaud's, Edes, Jules Hauel's, and Rous^elle's
Extracts for the Hand kerchief;
Teeth, nail and hair brushes, an endles' variety;
Fancy Soaps, Shaving Creams, pomades,
Hair Oils, Cosmetics, Toilet Powder, Hair Dye. fee,
¡j^rOountry dealerswill Hud it to  their interest to call
and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere, as intending to transact exclusively an importing and wholesale
business , and having a permanent.  a^"iic established in the
Eastern States, 1 am confident   I can offer facilities to the
purchaser that cannot be surpassed.
Agent for California, Oregon and the Sandivich Islands, of
1'ereilas' celebrated Italian Remedy—never known to fail.
Miller's New Orleans Moss—for upholsterers' use.
No 173, Sansome street, between Jaekson arid Pacific
F26 SAN FRANCISCO. 3m
New Goods, new Goods»
THE subscriber begs leave to inform the citizens of the
city of Los Angeles and the the surrounding country
generally, that helias received and opened a. large aud exten-
Stock of General Merchandize,
English and French broadcloths,
Jaiiglish and French black and fancy cassimeres,
Black broadcloth frock and dress coata,
Boys' fine broadcloth frock coats,
Boys' broadcloth jackets and pants,
{•¡cuts' fine black and tancy eassiiner pants,
Gentlemen's cassinett pants, '
Superior article of blanket coats,
Rents' eassiiner business coats,
I'liLin black aud figured satin vests,
Cottonade pants,
English and French made calico shirts,
(iinen bosom shirts,
French figured satins, iu dress patterns,
French silk shawls,
Toadies' dress silk handkirchiefs,
Canton crape silk bandas,
Mexican surapas and Rebosos,
Jírown and bleach id cotton shirting and sheeting.
English nnd French p.iuts,
Gents' fine calf boots and shoes,
Boys'   do do       do       do
Indies' bootees and shoes,
Panama and Kossuth hats,
A GENERAL  ASSORTMENT OF
HARDWARE    AND    CUTLERY,
Crockery  War
cle.s too i	
aale at wholesale
atore, on thee orner or i.ou
merly occupied by Messrs. \
Messrs Wheeler It Morgan,
will be given to business, a.i
Accompanied with the cash,
Lcs Angeles, Oct. 30,18BS
C10I, AKIJUCliU'I.
Pure Sperm Polar and other Oils.
BAILEY & GILBERT,
HAVING- established house at the Sandwich Islands.they
are regularly importing Pure Sperm. Polar and Plack
Fish Oil. and can supply the trade on better terms than any
other house; and ali sales made by them are guarantied.
50,000 galloná Polar Oil:
5,000     do.    Pure Sperm;
S.000     do.    Black Fish;
2,500      do.    Lard;
6,000     do.    Elephant;
PACIFIC OIL WOBKS, Battery et, between Pine and Bush.
Jan22tf Sam Pb-akcisco.
JAMES   WILSON,
Attorney   and    Counsellor ¡at   Law,
SAN FliANCISOO,  CAL.
HATING ceased to he a member ofthe Board of Land Com-
missiwners, the undersigned offers his services to the laud
proprietors in this State, in the pivpanttion and presentation
of their claims, and the arguing of the same before the Board.
Office in San Franeieco. JAMES WILSON.
FAUMS FOR SALE. The lands known as the Ranch of
-' San Francia qui to," situated near the Mission of San
Gabriel, in tbe County of l.os Angeles, having been surveyed
•nd laid out in lots of fifty acres and upwards, are now offered for sale. These lauds are of the very best quality, sus-
eeptiblo ofthe highest cultivation without irrigation, the water being generally within 3 or -1 feet of the surface. The
tract is very well timbered, situated iu the Quest portion of
California and in the immediate vicinity of good markets—
It offers the best inducements to those wishing to procure
¡jomes.
Those wishing to purchase will pleas-'-1 call upon the under-
eigncd, at the Law Office of Scott & Granger, iu the City of
Los Amreles. where charts ofthe tract can be seen.
o22-tf JOHN O. WHEELER.
Blacltsmitliisig, etc.
TEIE0B0EE ROSS and HEN RY JARBOE inform the
citizens of Los Angeles thit they have taken a shop nearly opposite'the f.'ot of Commercial street, and a short distance south of liell's Row, where they are prepared to perform
fell kinds of blacksmlthiug and coppersmith work. Particular
attention will be paid to the repairing of carriages. The advertisers can satisfy the citizens of this county that tbey are
experienced and skillful workmen. Every description of
work in their line will be executed with neatness and dispatch, seplltf
Groceries, Garden Seeds, etc.
J HE undersigned have the pleasure of announcing to their
friends and the public,   that they   have  just   received  a
Urge assortment of
Groceries,
Provisions,
Liquors and
Cigars.
Also, a general assortment of Coolting, Parlor and Office
STOVES. Tin Ware arid Cooking Utensils.
" All kinds of OARDIOT SIíKllS-Osaíe Orange, Black Locust, Luzerne, black ana white Clover Seeds, aud Seed Oats,
all of which they now oiler to the public at the lowest market
pjioes CHILDS & HICKS.
Ltfi Ang«lei, Teh 12. tr
,W¡>¡|aA
Wason's Coasting- Line.
I   ;V^:;;,|
Cos 3Uge(es Qt&t*
Published every_ Saturday," opposite Bell's building
City of Los Angeles, by
LEWIS     A:    BAND.
JOHN A.  LEWIS. ■    WM. II- BAUD.
*^-^ír- The fit(-'alBei- O'1'»- tlapt. lirias, will con-
^touching at  Santa.   Cruz,  Monterey,
thorough  overhauling.
my boat running.    The
and the steerage is ad-
: oi passengers,
xrd. ortoJ. Lyon, Ere-
lili   n«w and splendid sseam.l.ip ^EA   nlKD,
,. ; Aa;.A.:-V'^    nii,;..Iu.i;)wiliJuakerci;uLar tripa between
San francisco and ¡"un   Diego, touching at-Monterey. Santa
Alexander & Melius,
WHOLESALE and retail dealers in GencralMerebandiz
and Commission .Merchant.?.offer for sale, on the mo
Jf£W    FIRM,
FOSTER &WADHAMS
WOULD respectfully announce to the people of Los Angeles and viciuity. that they have purchased the stock of
floods formerly behmiiing I o Messrs. Douginfls & Santurd,
which they 1'lfer for sale at low prices.   Th«j will be eon-
particular at-tenüon wiil be given to tin; supply of
Family Groceries and Provisions.
Thau-motto will be " Small Profits
Los Angeles, Feb. 5,1853.
d Ready Ca?h ! "
T. FOSTER.,
C. WADDAMS,
"Webb & do.,
Stationery * Paper Warehouse,
106, CiAí fiTioiUT, betw. en .-antoine aud Battery Sts ,
Oils   an<L CainpBtene,
m  Bedford Oil
•xkson st.
.ntied ofthe best qual-
an be hud in this city
distantly o
v to close:
N'OXfc CO,, San Franc!
315 FIRKINS GOSHEN BUTTER,
iftSLurS. Hams, 25 casus Butter in kegs,
lit* 500 matsNo 1 O. Sugar, "lliti kt-gs lard.
425 hiiif bbls cr Sugar, 05 eases lard,
6ÚU mats China Hice, 50halfb¡>!s Un-dimi. ¡Üet
575 hn^s Chili beans, "5 cases It. W. matches.
4f,!> h.i";(:J aiiai.unitine candles. 20 e:ises Ulark-s mutila,
1.3a bbls ,ac:n-;<.i'.ri mess 1/ork, '75 hit bbls do do Pork,.
■J?.") tbi* (.■■h'.'fse. prime, l'2Q doz y ast Powders,
s Rio Coffee, 25 hags Pepper.
land '2 lb   eaddies, ).I5 half e!ie,ts bbiek Ten.
570 b
mo c
800 boxes brown Soap,
150 cases F. Peaches,
140 do    B. Peaches,
125 hf bbls Corn Meal,
160 cases nectar Tobacco,
115   doB. Wright's Oyste
160   do Pickles,
For sale by     " WM. T. COLEMAN &
F20 lm cor. California and Front sts, San F
50 boxes S. W. Soap,
140 do preserved Meats, así
75 do     do Vegetables,
100 do     Preserves,
50 hf bbls Mackerel,
50 cases grape Tobacco,
125 kegs Pickles.
409 boxes bunch Raisins,
""  ;o.,
CHILDS & HICKS,
DEALEE3 in Groceries and Provisions of all kinds, and
manufacturers ol' and dealersin
Tin, Copper and S!»eet Iron Ware,
A1 good assortment constantly on hand, for sale cheap.
Well pnm-.>s.  cooking,  office,  and  parlor  stoves  for  sale.
Job work and .Repairing faithfully attended to.
03=- County Scrip taken at the highest market price,    tf
Jonathan R. Scott. Lewis Cía
Scott & Granger,
ATTORNEYS at Law, Los Angeles, California.
¡■.,vi:e the (Sella L'nion. .Main Street.
Los Angeles, July 17.  1852.   ■'      ■   ■ '    _____
O
nScFarland ¿fc Downey,'
DRUGGISTS  AND   CHEMISTS,
posite Matthew Keller's  store,  have always on hand i
well selected supply of .Drugs aud Family .Medicines
ST. PEAIT0IS HOTEL.—Th:
School for Boys end Girls.
THE undersigned t'ikes ibis methou  of informing the  citizens or 1 >■.   .«!■.!-■ I-, i,iai.be b;,s opnied a School for Boys
and Girls. m¡i term of live  months,  at  ¡f.ji  per  scholar pei
month.    He onlv asks a trial to insure success.
Los Anadea» DaolS. A- S. BEAED.
Terms.—■Subscription, Ten Dollars per annum,paya
ble in advance.
Advertisements inserted at Two Dollars per square for
the first insertion, and One Dollar persquave for each
subsequent insertion. : terms cash-
Panama  Railroad.
There is every probability of the Panama
Railroad being completed , aa promised, by tbe
end of the present year. A number of steam
lines, in addition to those already in operation
will by that time converge at the Isthmus, and
«well tho tide ol population already passing
over it. Aspinwall is at present the terminus
of. two lines, of first class steamers from New
York; one from New Orleans; the new Cunard
line from/Liverpool via New York ; the Iliyal
Mail Steamship Line direct from Southampton;
the new British line from New York via Savannah, Bermuda and Jamaica. In addition
to these, a French company, under the auspice»
of the Government, are building a number of
steamers to run between Cherbourgand Aspinwall; two English companies are about to'put
on lines of steamers between Southampton and
Aspinwall, to connect with other lines from
Panama to Australia,- -making no less than
nine lines of first class steamers, centreing on
the Atlantic side ofthe Isthmus. From Panama now radiate a line of steamers to Valparaiso; two lines to San Francisco ; and two more
are contemplated to Australia—making five in
all. The Isthmus of Panama alone, then, will
by the time the railroad is completed, be the
converging point for fourteen lines of steamers.
Looking a little farther north, vye perceive already two lines—one from New York, another
from New Orleans—terminating at San Juan
del Norte; and a third running from San Juan
del Sud to San Francisco. Still further north
we come to the Tehuantepec route, which is at
last to be opened, and upon both sides of
which a line of steamers will be at an early
day put. And yet higher up, the pioneer
steamer of a new lino has mada her first trip
on the Mescala route, and another line on the
Pacific side is promised to connect with it.—
Thus the narrow portion of our continent is, or
in a little time will be, the route over which
will pour the immigration brought by twenty
two distinct lines of steamers. The world is
all agog.    (S. F. Herald.
Anecdote of Mr. Weliitcr.
A correspondent of the Rochester American
adds the following to the host of anecdotes told
of the great statesman, which his decease has
called forth—
When Mr Webster was Secretary of State,
some years ago, under another administration
than that of Mr Fillmore, he wrote to one of
the proprietors of the Astor House in N . York,
saying that he would reach that house on such
a day, aud begged that some of bis friends
should be invited to dine with him on the same
evening.
There were about twenty or so at the table,
and Mr Webster seemed wearied by his travel,
and speaking but little, if at all; plunged into
a darksome sort of reverie, not well calculated
to enliven his friends. This at length became
so apparent.- and the situation of all so unpleasant, that one of the company urged upon a
very distinguished man present, a warm friend
of Mr W.. to get him into conversation. He
only needed to be jogged to become as lively as
they wished.
This friend consented and spoke aloud to Mr
Webster, asking him some question, that in
ordinary circumstances and with ordinary men
would hi'vo led to conversation, but it failed in
the present case. The dark Secretary of State
merely raised his bu ad and answered simply,
and crept into his cave again.
Again the gentleman, frightened by his failure, was urged to renew the attempt to draw
him out. He summoned courage and said,—
"Mr Webster, I want you to tell me the most
important thought that ever occupied your
mind." Here was a thumper for you, and so
every body thought at the table. Mr Webster
slowly passed his hand over his forehead, and
in a low tone said to a friend near him, "la
there any one here who does not know me1?"—
"No, sir, they all know you—they are all your
friends." Then he looked over the table, and
you may well imagine how the tones of his
voice would be upon such an occasion, giving
answer to such a question. t:The most important thought that ever occupied my mind," said
he, ;i was that of r$y individual responsibility
to God.m upon which for twenty minutes, he
spoke to them there, and when he had finished
he got up from the table and retired to his room
and they, without a word, went into an adjacent parlor, and when they had gathered there
some of them exclaimed, '-Who ever heard any
thing like that?" What Mr'Webster said in
advocacy of his sublime thought, I do not know
—no one has ever repeated it, and I presume
no one can.
STeatness and Contentment,
How easy to be neat! to be clean! How easy
to arrange "tho rooms with the most graceful
propriety! How easy it is to invest our houses
with the truest elegance. Elegance resides not
with the upholsterer or the draper; it is in the
spirit presiding over the chambers of the dwelling. Contentment must always be most graceful; it transforms a waste into a garden. The
homo lighted by these intimations of .a cooler
and brighter life may be. wanting in much that
the discontented desire ; but to its inmates it
will bo a palace far outvieing the oriental in
brilliancy and Slo^^^^^^^_.^^,
An interesting Excursion.
A Wealthy steamboat owner at .New York
talks about rigging up a splendid steam yacht,
and taking his family and fifty guests on a tour
to all the chief ports and capitals of Europe.
The whole expense (some 200.000 dollars) is
to be borne by him.
There'! no inch Word ai 3
"EXCEI.SlOIi."
Ho! toiler of tbo moody l>row:
IIo! youth of tbe downcasteje!
Why Bnouldstthou think of sinking now
Why heaves that hitter sigh :
Come, coin thy thoughts in Hope's bright
And light that cheek so pale:
Far youths lika thee, so young ho bold,
There's no such word aa fail!
Art crossed in love?    Let beauty frown;
Turn thou to surer game;
Turn to tbe virtuous deed's renown,
And earn a deathless name;
Turn to the works of god-like men;
Hoist up a daring aaii;
And if thou stumblest, try again—
There's no such wotdaa fail!
Tho Spanish voyager crossed the sea
To seek another world :
And, siekeniug in despondency,
His weary sails he furled
But taking heart he wended on
Till land birds tilled the sale;
Columbus saw his work was done—
There's no such word as fail!
Thousands who rose from want and gloom
Are now in grandeur laid,
With storied m.ru'bli;.; o't-r their toinb.
In many a minster's shade;
Whilst noble youths, with bi'ndcdhüad,
Think, as the brow they veil,
And learn tbe glories ofthe dead—
There's no such word as fail!
And tbou. oh, youth of moody look.
Cheer u¡i thy sinking heirt!
Try a new leaf in life's worn book,
Con o'er a better part
A nocking devil bids thee fear,
Gut turn and cry—all hail!
■ And shout Into his echoing ear.
There's no such word as fail!
■
: ni«M
"
Interesting Discovery in  Persia.
A mixed commission which embraces England, Russia, and Persia, ia now engaged in
tablishing the boundary line between Persia
and Turkey, about which there has long been
difficulties. Col. Williams, well known co many Americans, and a man of character and talent, is the .English Commissioner, and on the
authority of a scientific American writing from
Paris, tho Boston Chronicle relates the following:—
Ig the prosecution of this work the Commissioners have come upon the remains ofthe ancient palace of Shushan, mentioned in the sacred books of Esther and .Daniel, and the tomb
of Daniel the prophet. The locality answers
to the received tradition of its position, and the
internal evidence arising from its correspondence with the description of the place recorded
in the sacred history, amounts almost to demonstration. The reader can turn to Esther,
chap. 1, y. 6; there he will read of a pavement
"of red and blue, and white and black marble
in that palace." That pavement still exists,
and, as described by Col, Williams corresponds
to the description given thus in the sacred history. And in the marble columns, dilapidated
ruins, the sculpture, and the remaining marks
of greatness and glory that are scattered about
the Commissioner read the exact truth of the
record made by the sacred penman.
Not far from the palace stands a tomb; on it
is sculptured the figure of a man bound hand
and foot, with a huge lion in the act of springing upon him to devour him. No history could
depict more graphically the story of Daniel in
the Lion's Den. The Commissioners have with
them an able corps of engineers and scientific
men, and a most interesting report may be expected. The Persian arrowheads are found
upon the palace and the tomb. Glass bottles,
elegant as those placed upon the toilet tables
of the ladies of our day, have been discovered,
with other indications of ari and refinement
which bear out the statements of the Bible.—
Thus, twenty five hundred years after the historians of Esther and Daniel made their records
their histories are verified by the peaceful
movements of our day.
American   Genius.
The chances of life are various: some men,
possessing talent without tact, never bring their
mental wares to any market; others, possessing lesi mental culture and more availabilty,
never seen, to be at a loss for occupation. Such
are constantly employed, well remunerated, and
are sure to make their mi rk upon the times.
Could Edward Everett make such a fortune
with all his intellectual cultivation and acquisition of sound knowledge as has Harrison VVi-
nans. by his ingenuity and tact? We think
not. The case to which we refer, is not a solitary one ; the past forty years teem with the
like, audit speaks well for American genius.
We have in our mind, at this writing, similar
instances, but this one will suffice tu illustrate
our remarks.
Harrison Winans left Baltimore a few years
ago, a poor boy, but with an improved mind,
acquired at a country school, with genius, ambition and enterprise He worked in Europe
to the head of machinists atd engineers, and
became a leading contractor on the great railroad between Moscow and St, Petersburg, 400
miles long. He made over $1,000,000- On
his return to Paris, he married a talented: amiable and beautiful lady: and will soon build a
cao-e for her, in the shape of a villa and a park
of throe acres, beautifully ornamented, where
rich and poor may feast their eyes in indigo-
nous plant* and rare exotics. He goes ap-ain
to Russia to fill a contract with the emperor, on
public worns, by which he will bring $500,000
in gold for his mental labors.
Eclipses for 1S53.»
' There will be two eclipses of the sun and
one of the moon during the year 1853, The
first eclipse of the sun wili take place on Hie
5th of June, and will be visible m California,
the southern portion ofthe United States, and
in nearly the whole of South America. The
second will be total, and will take place on the
30th Nov. It will be visible in California,
Mexico,Central America,and nearly the whole
of South America. Both of these eclrpscs will
be invisible here. A partial eclipse of the
moon will take place on the 21st of June, beginning at Oh 28m am., and ending at 2b. 5m,
Digits elipsed 2 1.4 on the main limb.
Bg^_;V man who has travelled some,says that
there is no country in the world where wives
are more worshipped than they are in France.
He regrets to say, however, that all the adoration comes from somebody else's husband.
saw *Jti«ii3iMK -mi i .rwqiq *dj
wot tun tí woo »4* xw*k«,ni nt mSwrbM   -ras;.;
Tli»Pr««» ofthe United State*.
From the report of the Superintends of tho
Census we find that the whole number of newspapers and periodicals ¡n the United States,on
the 1st of June, 1850, amounted to 2,800. Of
these, 2,494 were fully returned, 234 had all
the facts except the circulation given, and 72
are estimated for California, the Territories,
and for those that have been omitted by the
assistant marshals.
From calculations made on the statistics returned; and estimated calculations where tbey
havebeenomitted.it appears that the aggregate circulation of these is about 5,000,000,and
that the entire number of copies printed annually in the U. S. amounts to 422,600,000.
Four hundred and twenty fur papers are issued in the New England States, 876 in the
Middle States, 716 in the Southern States, and
784 in the Western States.
The average circulation of papers "in tho U.
S. is 1785. There is one publication for every
7161 free inhabitants in the united States and
Territories.  ¿	
The Washington Monument.
The New York Herald of February 5, has
the following : . ,
The Secretary of the Association is out wrth.
another of his periodical bulletins, announcing
the progress ofthe work, and calling for more
money The monument located near the bank
of the Potomac river, almost opposite to the
President's House, to the southward, has now
reached the height of one hundred and twenty
four feet, the ultimate height being fixed at
five hundred feet. The inside will be ornamented with an endless contribution of block* of
marble, limestone, freestone, and what not-con-
tributed by innumerable associates with inscriptions to match; so that this national monument to Washington will be a monument to
all the societies of free masons, republics, odd
fellows, sovereign states, popes, military societies, eto. etc. in the land. Had all the money
which has been expended in these blocks of
stone, commemorative of these societies, been
appropriated directly to the Monument association, it would probably have been equal toa
gain of 5100,000 or more, But what are these
dollars *o the splendid specimens of love, res
pect, and veneration exhibited in these blocta
for the Father of his Country.
Extravagant   8pe«eh.
the late Bishop Hedding used to tell an incident in his episcopal career,striking y i ilustra*
tind the despotic power oflong indulged habit.
At one of the conferences where be presided, a
yotmg preacher was charged with indulging
too great an excess in exaggeration. Hf was
not said to be guilty of positive falsehood, but
superlatives flowed so .freely from his tongue,
that truth bad all the semblance and frequently did all the mischief of a lie. The young
man was publicly admonished by the chair.—
He stood up in the presence of his brethren,
'and the Bishop, with  great kindness pointed
«ut the evil resulting from the habit. Alter
fearing him through, the accused, with tear.
requested permission to say a few words. He
commenced by a candid acknowledgement ot
his fault, and thanked the Bishop for his admonition. Turning to his brethren in the mrn-
istrv. he assured them of his determination to
conquer his besetting infirmity. "I regret it
as much as any of you. I have struggled a-
gainst it. I have wept over it. Yes, brethren
by night and by day, I have wept on account
of it, and I can truly say, it has already caus.d
m'e to shed barrels of tears."
""^"^ío^íTsight. .
If our young frieud who is in the naoit ta*.
in-a "social glass," will look for about ten
minutes in the bottom ot his nest-lass, he will
see the sugar form itself into the shape of a
middle agid man in the gutter, wrth a bloated
idiotic expression, carbuncled nose and clothes
dropping off from rottenness; and if he will
then follow the back track, he_ will find to hie
horror that the fallen one originated from the
boots then on lys own feet! ^^
The T^nne38Ee is so shivered that she cannot hold together long. Almost everv seam is
open. And when a wave rollsup and strikes
her the impression to one standing on the deck
is that she will go all to pieces The furniture
is!saved, having been placed on the shore. A he
duplicate machinery is also taken out oT her
and preparations were making to save tnerest.
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THAc^iTio^ofTiTs lectures paid the
following compliment to the Englrsh language.
Said he."'It is the only language tha freedom
is permitted to speak." A beautiful thought
and as true as beautiful. To curse a tyrant in
French is attended with as many dangers as
the small pox, ___.—-
B^Th^eTo^e^lT^oTit an e^eption
amUhttie, the more salary a »««•**;
less he attends to his business. Go to anj o
our oublio offices, and the only person you will
find always at his desk, will be some poor
fellow who gets hardly sufficient to pay hia
bread ¿ill.
Questionable Benevolence,
During the last war, a Uuuker was on Hoar*
a-» American ship engaged in close combat with
an enemy's. He preserved his peace principles
calmly until he saw a stout Briton climbing up
the vessel b> a rope which hung overboirü.
Seizing a hatchet, the Quaker looked °vertha
side of the chip and remarked, '■Imend.j**'
wants that piece of rope thee can have it/
suiting the deed to the word.be cut o _
rope, "nd down went the poor fellow to his long
watery home! J!^,f_l„^^.^J„ijaa
Tlu WiiMllng BVidge. /
The controversy upon tiie constitutionality
of this fine structure is now assuming anew
and unusual shape. It is intiHWted that the
U. S. Marshall, some time in February, will be
on hand to obey orders, aud uabate the nuisance."' Then opens the conflict between thi'
high and formidable authorities, the act of Congress making it a national post-rcuté, and th :
. verdict of the U, ¡5.  Supreme Court declaring
Í it a nuisance.
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