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Alejandro Bel], por
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JAS.   M. M'MRANS,
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01i*«r*« &• piattm sóbrala   form**i»is
«tal Mundo.
•oíoMwíw al Conclusion.
Para oonoebir la causada estos dos movimientos encontrados, debemos observar que ta
parte divina del aliña universal esta siempre
«a oposiuiou con la parte material; que la primera, se hulla muy biéa ácirt laa estvemidades
del mundo, y ía ultima eu la atmosfera que rodea
la tierra y por ultimo que cuando se fue a dar
movimiento al universo, la party material del
alma, máaftaz de resistir a la dirección general
impresa por la parte divina, recogíj loa reatos
de un movimiento irregular que le habia .agitado eu el oaos, y lo comunicó a laa esferas que
•ircuyaa nuestro globo.
£ate mundo ya vivificado recibió una form*
esférica la mas perfecta de todas y quedo sujeto
a un movimiento circular el mas simple y el
mas acomodado a bu forma. El supremo hace
dor miró au obra con complacencia, y habiendo
la comparado eon el modelo que habia seguido
<n bü3 operaciones víó satifactoriamente que
los principales rangos del origina) habian eído
«praaados fielmente en la copia.
Una sola propiedad esencial lo faltó, la éter
nidad, precioso atributo del mundo intelectual,
del cual no era susceptible la parte visible.
Como no era posible que estos mundos poseyesen las mismas perfecciones: quiso Dios quo
tuviesen otras muy parecidas y aproximadas,
por lo cual crió el tiempo imagen movible de
la inmovible eternidad; el tiempo que empegando j .concluyendo sin cesar el circulo de días y
uooliaa da meses y años, parece que en bu curso
no.reconoce ni principio ni fia, y que mide Ja
duración del mundo sensible del modo qua la
eternidad mide la del mundo intelectual; al
■tiempo Güilmorilo qu3 no dejaría rastro de sí
si no le hubieran fijado señales sensible* para
distinguir bus partes fugitivas para anotar sus
movimientos.-   Con  esta mira ol   Ser supremo
.cehdio.elaol, y lo arrojo con lo* demás plano-
tas al gran firmamento, desde donde derrama
iu luz sobre los pasos de los planeta* y fija lo*
limite de loa anos, asi como la luna detormina
loa de los rn^s. Los planetas Mercurio y Venus, criados en la esfera presidida por el astro
luminoso lo acompasan en to íoi a.u* progreso*:
Marte Júpiter y Saturno tienen sus periodos
particulares desconocidos del vulo-o.
El autor de todas las cosas sa dirijió luego a
los genios, aqi'Üan habia confiado el gobierno de
las estrellas, en loa términos siguientes: "Vosotros !oh Diosos! que me debéis vuestra existencia oíd mis soberanos mandatos. 1V0 I6ne
is un titulo a la inmortalidad; pero podéis participar de ella en fuerza demí voluptad, mas
poderosa que los yinjjulos que unen las partea
.deque estáis compuestos. Para perfeccionar
est i grande obra falta que llenéis de habitantes
Ja tierra el mar yel ayr.a. Para dar por mi
mismo la vida a estas criaturas debieran estar
Mentas del imperio de la muerte, y quedar
igualadas a los miamos dioses. Y os encargo por
lo^ tanto el cuidado dé producirlas; delegados de
mi poder, unid a, cuerpos peresedores los gérmenes de la inmortalidad que recibiréis de mi,
y formad aquellos seres-con autoridad sobre los
demás animales mn sujeción a vosotros. Que
de vosotros pues reciban el ser; que vivan para multiplicarse por vuestros   beneficios y qua
•!¿r
Es
en la mué-
to se unan con vosotros para parlici
par da vuestra   felecidad.
Dijo y poniendo la mano
áiabia mezclado 1¡
en la copa *n qne
a eseucia espiritual compuso
las almas de los seres vivientes, y añadiendo a
las de los hombres una porción de esencia di-
Tina les fijo destinos irrrevocables. Asi pues
se decreto qua naciesen loa mortales capaces de
c nocer y servir a la divinidad; que el hombre
tuviese la superioridad sobre 1* mujer ; que la
justicia estribase en triunfar da las pasiones, y
la injusticia en rendirse a ellas-; quo el justo
pasará después de muerto a las estrellas, y .qua
.disfrutase allídeunain. lterable felicidad, y qua
.el injusto fuera trasformado en mujer; y qua ei
persistía en sus maldades trasmigrase a diferentes cuerpos de varios animales, y quo no volvieae
a su primitiva dignidad hasta que no hubiese
escuchado la voz de la razón.
Después de estos, inmutables decretos, diseminó el Ser supremo las almas de loa diferentes
planetas, y mandó a los dioses inferiores que las
vistiesen sucesivamente con .cuerpos mortales
para que proveyesen a sus necesidades y los
gobernasen; y entonces se retiro a sus eternas
mansiones.
El alma inmortal y racional tomó su asiento
en el cerebro, como parte lamas elevada del
cuerpo, afin de diríjir mejor sus movimientos.
Pero adamas de osta esencii divina los dioses
inferiores formaron un alma mortal destituida
de razón, como residencia del deleyte, causa
eficiente del mal; del dolor, principio repulsivo
del bien; del entendimiento y del temor,
origen de acciones imprudentes; de la ira,
tan difioil de refrenar; de la esperanza que
seduce con halago; y de todas pasiones violentas
guasón inseparables do nuestra flaqueza. Esta
*lma ocupa en el cuerpo humano dos regiones
separadas por una partición intermedia.
Los dioses inferiores a quienes se mandó que
nos dotasen dc todas las perfecciones de que fue-
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ramos susceptibles, dispusieras que esta ciega y
grosera oorcion de nuestras almas estuviese iluminada con un rayo de verdad, cuyo privüejio
no pudo ser dispensado al alma inmortal, puesto
que el por venir no e3 revelado a la razón, y tan
solo se manifiesta durante el sueño, en los delirios procedentes de enfermedades, ó en los arrebatos del entusiasmo.
.Las cualidades de la materia, los fenómenos
de ¡a naturaleza, la sabiduría que tanto resplandece en la disposición y usos de las partes
que constituyen el cuerpo humano, y otros
varios objetos dignos do la mas seria atención,
me conducirá demasiado lejos; por lo tanto
volveré a lo que me propuse al principio.
/)¡os pudo criar, y .crio en efecto el mejor de
los mundos posibles, porque trabajó sobre una
materia ruda y desordenada que ofrecía de
continuo la mas furiosa resistencia a su volun
tad. Esta oposición subsiste tu da vi a y de
aqui las tempestades, los terremotos y todas
las revoluciones que sufre nuestro globo. Los
dios.es inferiores al formarnos sa. vieron también precisados a emplear los mismos medios que
la suprema divinidad: y de aquí las enfermedades del cuerpo, y las mas peligrosas del alma.
Asi pues todo lo que se encuentra do bueno en
el universo en general y en el hombre .en partí
cular, procede del supremo h roedor, y todo lo
defectuoso debe atribu rsc a los vicios iriheren
tes de la materia. (1)
(1) En medro de las tinieblas de que estaba
rodeado el entendimiento de este . gran filosofo de la antigüedad, ©a de admirar . su
sublime penetración, pues apoyado tan solo
en las luces naturales, y careciendo de la
religion revelada, supo aproximarse a la verdadera creencia, y reconocer y adorar un ser
supremo, principio y fin de todas las cosas, sin
que algunos d.o sua errores en el modo de espli-
car el ejercicio de esta divina potencia, destruyan el gran mérito contraído por este Babio
escudriñador de la naturaleza, ouien por tal
razón alcanzedel gran orador romano el titulo
de Divinof *
POESÍA.
Vienen y van los dias silensiosos
Y tras ellos los meses y los años,
Y crece mas y mas la llama acdva
De la inmensa pasión en que mo abraso :
En el dia lo mismo que en la noche.
En la casa, en la calle y en el campo,
Padezco sin cesar a todas horas,
Sin tener un momento de descanso.
La seductora imagen de la ingrata,
Que pagó con desden mi amante trato,
Adoquiera que voy está con migo
Y doquiera que estoy la estoy amando :
Do mi ardiente penar serán testigos
Las montañas, las selvas y los astros,
Y laa aves canoras que circuyen
rLos arroyjs, Jas fuentes y los lagos.
Junto a la triste y viuda tortolilla
tino mis voces a su ronco canto,
Y llorando como ella de estar solo
En sus dolientes quejas le acompaño :
Al mirarme las flores se marchitan
Se deshojan y mueren en sus tallos,
Y las plantas mas bellas y   lozanas
Palidecen y socan coa mi llanto.
Con mi llorar las piedras se enternecen,
Los arboles doblegan sus ramajos,
Las   6 vea   que me escuchan condolidas
Repiten mis lamentos en sus cautos.
Tusóla para mi querida amiga,
En vez de compasión muestras enfado,
Tu sola contra mi te endureciste
Y no tienes penares por rci daño.
Tu que causabas mi esperanza toda
En la florida edad del placer grato,
Por un eoplode inconstancia ó do capricho
En el mayor martirio me has dejado.
Por ti el silencio de la selva umbrosa,
Del ruiseñor el primoroso canto,
Del solitario monte me agradaba
£1 manso ruido y aun el viento heUdc.
Por ti la esquividad y apartamiento
Prefería del mundo a los halagas
Y todo cuanto existe sebre el globo
Hubiera por tu amor sacrificado .
Mas ya ejue cen tristes tin razone?,
Con deader, con doLlcz y can eagaiica,
Cor alpendes amor tan grande y puro
Que me queje do ti no sera oáSrano .
El Ta.ni.iaio.
i Que se hace en Postdamí preguntaba un
principe real de Rusia—Se pasa el tiempo conjugando el verbo fastidiarse. Este Verbo lo
podrian conjugaras! mismo otros muchos que
viven en otros países porque eu todos es el
fastidio una enfermedad muy   propagada.
Hemesius, que llamó al hombre "animal qu»
se fastidia," parece que quiso asignar a dicho
mal una influencia mayor.
El fastidio ha sido denominado con razón la
jaqueca del alma. El duque de ¿trancas consultó a sus medicos sobro si el fastidió pedia
quitar la yida; y habiéndole contestado afirmativamente, quería que la Señorita Arnoult se
presentase en los tribunales a reclamar daños y
perjuicios contra el principe de Henin que la
hacia morir con t^u cara patética, con sus fastidiosos discursos, y con su pertinaz asiduidad.
Aun caballero tirado muellemente sobre el
soíá se le oyó eselamar un dia: "Estoy asesinado, me han matado. " Corren en su auxi io
y le preguntan, que quien habia atentado contra sil vida. El fastidio contestó."
El fastidió penetra en todas   partes se intro
duce .como hus3pedel maa importuno en la»
grandes funciones en las que parece reina inur
yar alegría, y en las academias en las que se
habla con el mas agudo ingenio. Cree uno que
ha dicho cosas muy lindas y graciosas auna
dama, y no ha hecho mas que aburrirla; Cuantos hombres en la Corte! ¡pero cuanto fastidió!
Las imaginaciones ardientes sucumben fácilmente al fastío, no al que procedo de la
inacción, por que este tan solo es herencia*, do
los ne.'ios, y sí aquel fastidio mas profundo
que nace del del vacío que encuentra nuestra
existencia, el cual enmohece el alma y paraliza
el genio.
Por io regular se fastía uno mas con lo que
se debiera fastidiar menos. No-hay cosa mas
desagradable que ver eí aburrimiento de aquellas personas por cuya distracción tenemos
algún interés,
¡"Tenor que divertir a quien ya no es di-
vertible" ! decia madama Marutenont hablanr
do de Luis XIV1
Lo peor que puede tener un discurso, un
libro, un espectáculo, es el ser fastidioso. Nuda hay mas de intolerable que aquellas machacas qué se parecen a los lánguidos y relajados
vientos del Sur,'pues desaparece la alegría de
cualquiera parte a donde se presentan. Madama
Levigije decía que comprendía a los fastidiosos
en ol numero de los tunantes, pues vjuo hacen
mas mal que si robasen y asesinasen. Las vir
tudes mas c clarecidas y las máximas mas
delicadas é injeniosas no tienen gracia si no
se saben presentar con arte.
Casandra profetizaba verdad, mas no era
creída por que fastidiaba. Podía ser un hombre el prototipo de la honradez; pero .si es
pesado todos huyen de él. Se cuenta que uno
de estos pelmazos al entrar en el ¡Lüerno es-'
pan'ó a los mismos diablo", los cuales ^e escabulleron del mejor modo que les fué posible
dejándolo solo .nortiücado y confuso.
11 Esta si que es gracia, eschimó el cachazu
'■do me sucede aqui lo mismo que en todas las
" casas de, mi pueblo, que a nadie encontraba
" cuando iba a hacer mis visitas."
Se dijo, de un insigne posma : " Lastima que
nosea un pillo, porque alómenos habría un
derecho para ponerlo en la calle."
El ministro que quiere agradar a su soberano
procure no fastidiarlo, y esmérese a eu vez en
presentarle todos los negocios con. la mayor cía -
ridad para que los penetre fácilmente,
Para grangearse, el favor de una persona es
precito .entretenerla con agradable variedad.
Cuan-o veas que laspersoras que visitas empica m a dar pruebas de aburrimiento, coja el
sombrero y lárgate.
líl que al L aliarte mano ¡* mano con su dama,'
observa que bosteza y que se alegra de que entre otra persona,^recoja su maleta y levante el
campo, por que el amor no vive en la casa del
fastidio.
Nada hay mas descortés que permanecer
en sociedad con el fastidio pintado en el semblante, No se puede hacer ofensa mayor a un
hombre de elevados sentimientos, que manifes
tarso fastidiado do el. ..    ■
i Que desgracia, es el fastidio! El confesor de
madama de Jliaintenont, que deseaba humillar'
la soberbia de su penitenta, le impuso por espí
ación de sus culpas que habla de ser fastidiosa
en la conversación. Aquella dama galante hizo
todo cuanto pudo para cumplir la penitencia
pero conociendo cuanto se aborrece el fastidio,
y aun mas el que padece esta emfermedad, pidió a su padre espiritual una conmutación,
protestándole que prefería vivir de raices y de
langostas como los anacoretas de la Tebayda,.
Florian, dijo : ',' Es preciso tener mucho ingenio para ser amable, mas no para ser insoportable.''
11 No descuera V. su fastidio para que sus
amigos no se rian de V," decia el poeta polaco
Kokanowsky. Hablemos ahora del fastidio
por la parte favorable, ya. que todas las cosas
tienen su pro y su contra.
Es preciso que haya no poco fastidio en el
justo reparto de los bienes y de los males para
que se restablezca elequilibrio en ei orden moral
Si la dura suerte de los pobres es el trabajo
para los ricos lo es el fastidio y la saciedad'
El fastidio, que se presenta de un modo tan
temible; tiene sín' embargo sus placeres y s^s
ventajas. El hombre fastidiado del mundo y
de su falso brillo entra en si mismo, se consagra
a los estudios serios, busca el retiro y la soledad,
y la sensatez habla a su corazón. Si no sucediera tan pronto el fastidio, se apuraría la crpa
del placer, y so abusaría de todo.
El fastidio es con respecto al placer lo que el
descanso y el sueña con respecto a laa fuerzas
y ai trabajo.
Un soberano por huir del fastidio invade un
reino, y deja las dulzuras por correr cien pelU
gros; un viejo caduou por igual razón ha.-e la
locura de casarse con una niña ; otro cansado
de los goces de esta vida, ó mas bien fastiado
con la monotonia, se hace saltar la tapa de los
sesea. ■■.. la v
Aqui yace el caballero Juan Berruczo,
Que por librarse del fastidio se apretó el
pescuezo.
Es por el contrario cosa muy útil saberse
fastiadar a tiempo, Mas de una vez se consigue un beneficio, un emplo, una herencia por
haber sabido fastidiarse visitando aquel minis
-tro orgulloso, oyendo todas las noches aquel
viejo chacho y haciendo ta corte a aquella rancia matrona.
Uu viejo riquísimo   instituyó por   heredero
universal a un hombre astuto   que ni   remotamente era pariente suyo   solo por   que   habia
■ i ■■,.. .;
tenido ¡a paciencia de oír por el «spaciodo
muchos años sus sempiternos discursos.
£1 acto de fastidiaran supone un genio fino y
delicado que requiere ocupaciones vivas y una
amable variedad de recreos. Los niños del mismo modo que los tontos, se contentan con estar
horas enteras a mirar un juego que no entienden ó á divertirse con el loro.
Cualquiera comida es buena para un tosco
paladar; el hombre de gusto y acostumbrado a
las buenas mesas necesita do los platos eseoji-
dos.
Es precise, pues, quo se hallo en el fastidio
alguna felicidad cuando se ven personas muy
ociosas, y que par lo tanto no pueden menos do
pasar muchas horas de fastidio, que tienen
hermosas colores, yque duermen plaoidaiqent;).
'■' Yo rne engordo decía el principo da Ligne,
luego es señal que me fastidió."
-V¿ladama Deffaut decia : Cuando me ooje algún tanto de mal hqnior, escucho sin oir, miro
sin ver ; y salgo de mi letargo con un blando
suspiro o con un langido bostezo, conozco q ue
me fastidio ; este ea siempre un placer.
Temiendo que ya debe fastidiar este artículo
a nuestros lectores, lo, concluiremos con aquel
dicho francos. " r^o os uno tan desgraciado
cuando tiene tiempo para fastidiarse.
AVISO
fiSfE reciviran proposiciones selladas, en la
S3 óficiuadel Tesorero de Condado del Condado de los Angeles, para redimir cinco mil
pesso de la deuda del dicho Condado.. Cada
propuesta representará la suma el propuestador
se proponga'rediniir y a quo precio entregará
lo cual por dinero contado.
Las proposiciones se recibirán basta el dia 26
del corriente y serán abiertas en la oficina del
Tesorero a las 11 eje la mañana de dicho dia,
los intereses que se deban se pagarán hasta la
feoha do la redención y ninguna propuesta se
admitirá que sea por mas del valor de lo que
resé el bale de su reclamo, y si se admitirá
cuando sea por menos
25 por ciento de la suma propuesta tendrá
que acampanarla apuesta como seguridad que
el agostador se compürá con su apuesta. En
caso que no acepta el ofrecimiento la cantidad
depositada será devuelta.
TIMOTEO FOSTER. Tesorero de Condado,
Angeles Setiembre O de 1853.
Bj^t L que suscribo administrador de los bienes
Alá dé su esposa Duna Francisca Urive, pre
viene a todos aquellos aquienes pueda importar
que, todo ganado dé la propiedad de su refori
da espoaa que se hallaré en poder de otra
persona sin la respectiva venta, será reclamado
y quenadie sino el que suscribe está facultado
para venderlo. FRANCISCO OCAMPO.
Angeles 9 de Setiembre de 1853. 2v.
AVISO,
A los que están   sujetos a  pagar  contribución-
EL que suscrito, Sheriff del Condado de lo
Angeles, por el presente notifica a todos
los que están sujetos a pagar contribución en
est" Condado; qne con el fin de recibir y cobrar
los impuestos correspondientes del Estado y
Condado, vencidos en el presente año, se encontrará presente en los dias designados y en los
siguientes lugares: A saber: En la Ciudad de los
angeles, en su ofic;na, desde el 29 de Agosto
basta el 3 de Setiembre inclusive, desde las 10
de la mañana hasta las 4 de la tarde.
En San Gabriel, estará el 12   do   Setiembre,
en la easa de la Misión.
En el üíonte, eí 13 del mismo mes, en  casa
del Señor Thompson. -, ■■
En San José, eí dia 14. en casa de D. Ricardo
Vejar.
En Santa Ana, el 16 en casa do D-   Bernardo  Yo' ba.
En San Juan, los días   18 y 19, en   casa de
Don   Juan   Foster.
J. R. BARTON, Sheriff.
Los Angeles Agosto 27 oe 1853.
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^Linia   Establecida da Vapores Correos
Entre San Francisco y San Diego, California
-^F^^S^fi EL VAPOR Golaii su Capitán F.
Hillard continuará haciendo sus viajes por la
costa dos veces cada mes dorante la estaciorj
próxima, cuya travesía efectuará entre los
puertos de San Francisco y San Diego, tocando
en los diversos puntos, Santa Cruz, Monterey,
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara y San Pedro.
Este vapor, después do haberle dado una
completa recorrida a su casoo, oírece por todas
circunstancias, mas seguridad y mejores como
didades, a los pasajeros que ningún otro de los
de su clase que navegan igualmente la costa.
Su cámara principal se halla dividida en grandes departamentos, bien amueblados, en donde
están sus respectivos camarotes, y se ha dispuesto muy bren la segunda cámara para que
pueda recibir pasajeros a metros procia     ,j ,
Por flete, o pasaje se ocurrirá a tratar a su
bordo o ai despacho del Señor J. Lyons, que
se halla situado en la calle de FremOnt, San
Francisco. tf
Bryant y C8*.
ALMACÉN de instrumen
tos de agricultura, eaqui
na de las calles de Cley y
Sansome, ?an Francisco.
Siempre se ballade venta en este establecí -
miento un surtido selecto de implimientos de
agrieu tura, herramientas para trabajar mi na
y placeres y semillas, como también un surtidos
completo de hevreria y merceria. Maquinas de,
Patentede Maccormack para cortar paja, ide
para trillar grá 30, id, de vapor &c. &c.
CARLOS ÉBTTAIÍDO   CARR,
Procurador y Ahogado.
Angeles, Noviembre 13 de 1852. tf
-wm. h; stgwell,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
FIOlí the Malear I'rudu.ee andiieii'.-ral ,\ú-r<-ii>n.di¡ie. frunt
Street, between Ilalleek and California, Epn Franciíco, .
N. 11.—W. II. S. makes no purchases ofany description of
property on his own account, but. guneiallp has a large assortment of merchandize fur sale on consignment. Ilere-
spectfully tenders his services to any parties who may wish lo
employ an agent tor the sale of Produce, or other Merehan-
"    , orfor making purchases. sepll '¿to
k,J¿¿*k EL nuevo y hermoso vapor Tho
¿ílf^llfjk mas Bunt andará regularmente
■np entre los puertos do San Fran
cisco y de San Diego, tocando a Monto-Rey
Santa Barbaray San Pedro, saliendo de San
Francisco el dia 4 14 y 24 de cada mes.. Ese
vapor tiene'comodidades superiores para pasajeros de cámara y de entre puente y teniendo
mas entre cubierta con circulación do aire y
ofrece grandes ventajas a los Señores que man
den fruta o productos
AKMERO í CEKRAJERO.
A BRK areas de Fierro,Fabriennte de cerrsdurrsy les KM
{*■ pone Gainintiíatodas sus obras. Tiene constantemstt*
un gran surtido para su expendio de escopetas de uno y do
Cañones, Kiüea, Pistolas, Polvorines y domas artículos p«»
el uso del arma, los que se venderán a. precios barrates, igual-
mente que pólvora y nnn>ic:,iu por mayor y menor, fu es-
UMeeimient.ose hall!, ni l:i calle del Comeré!... a pocos puertas mas abajo de la calle de Montgomery, San Francisco	
Toda clase de trabajo qne se ordene al 'mismo pe le dará 1*
debida atención ycnmpliendo ea el tiempo que itea señala-
 ■ jelÓíim.
PIONEER   BOOK-STORE REMOVED,
MAKVIN & HITCHCOCK,
BOOKSELLERS AVID STATIONERS,
at their new Fire Proof Building, 168 Montgomery-;!, re t
corner of Washington, SAN FRANCISCO.
fE have removed our large and increasing stock of Book»
Mercantile Stationery, Music and Musical Instrumenti
■ tgemary st:
Y<¡'\
arge a»d ccnimcdioua Store, 168. Met
re we invite the attention of the publtc U- our new stock
tantly arriving per every clipper tr-'i.  f;,e. state?
" ' ' V1N fc. HITCHCOCK.
dll2m'
B. JE.  iSAJlflOJV»,
SHIPPING   AND    COMMISSION   MERCHANTS
No. TT Davis St., between Washington and Clay,
SAN FRANCISCO.
ÍIUIE subscriber, formerly of San Diego, haiins established
*- himself in the Commission .eusiseHs in San Francisco respectfully tenders his services to nny parties nho may wiih
to employ fin agent for the purchasing and shipping of good»
oany part of tüe southern country.    And he  flaftess hi»
selffnom his long experience in the  tusiness of the South
and with strict t eternal attention, to be able to give satisface
tion to those who may entrust him with their orders.
Rf.ferknoes—Co!. V. C. Ferrell, snd Phinehas Banning
Los Angele?; and Capt. S. Barney, Santa Barbara,   f J2 3m
( ^ «.""JOSEPH! & CO,
IMPORTERS of Watehes, Jewelry,
j-*=v  TüoIí, Watch Materials. Colt's V'm-
} tols, &c. are i.ow prepared to sup-
¡V   ply the trade in general, with all
articles iu   the aboye line at tho
lowest prices.
All orders from the country addressed to   tt. JOSEPH! * CO.,
Washington Bnth  Building, Wash,
Kearney ;ind Montgomery. San.Fran-
cisco, will meet with prompt attention.
fotf
General Advertising and Commission agency,
at the City Directory Office, Parson's luiluingB,
188—140  Clay-street, San Francisco,
Advertisements Mid SMibr.niptie.iis received for any of t-h»
Newspapers, Periodicals, or Magazines in C'slilornia. Oregon
or the Atlantic ¡-tutea.
Notes, Bills and Claims collected, and Purchases made, fo?
parties at a distance, and a general Agency Business trau«*
acted.
Refer to the editors of this paper.
J. M. PARKER,
ES" Paper's Directory of the City of San Francicco
is now published and ready for delbery. It contains t map
and history of the city, a general directory of efti?. ne, »
treet directory, &c. &e.   Price, $5.   Addicts as above.
AMERICAN  AND CHILE ¿FLOUR AND BARLEY.-W.
are constantly receiving, and offer for sale,  at current
rates, 50 lots to suit purchasers—
CHOICE AMERICAN AND CHILE FLOUK,
of approvedhrands, eornpjising. Gallego, Ilasall. Richmond
City Mills, Melinos de OWndepeion, Bella Vista Concepción
Sau Chriutova!.   Also, (.HILE JJ All LEY. new crop, in 10011»
f£f~ Particular attention paid to orders from theinttrio?
DUNNE Si CO.,
estreet,neflr.TacXi-on, San i/rancisc«
E. FITi-GERAlD ii CO,
Importers and dealers in
Hardware, Agricultural Tools,&c,
No.100. Battery street, SAN i'ttANCISCO. teep constantly
on hand ntBC-mj»&1a<?_^—t3t»
Carpenters', Mili Wrights'. Blacksmiths', Wheelwrights',
Masons'. Machinists', ¡Miners', luggers'.Coopers',Sailmakere',
Tinners', Saddlers', Sbocniiikt rs', and idl kinds cf edge tools,
NAIL>, fc.
Horse, Wrought, Cut and d pper Nails; Spikes and Bolts;
Sheet Copper, Brass. Lead, Tin and Zinc; Lead Pipe&SoJder.
AGRICULTURAL   TOOLS.
Plows, Chains, Ox Yokes and Hows, Cradles, Scythe*,
Snaths, Hakes, Forks, Spades. Shovels, Hoes, Field irnd Gar*
den Tools, ol every description.
Table Cutlery and Kitchen Furniture.
Table and Pocket Cutlery, '.IV¡i. and Tabk Spoons, Te»
Trays and Caudle sticks. Hollow "Ware. Sauce and Frying-
Pans, Gridirons, and a full assortment of House Furnishing
Goods.
English and American Boxes end Springs; American Locke
and Latches, ¿te. Uto.
03-Agents for Ilerring'sSsIaniandir Safes and Mai blciieil
iron. Mhl9
          , , —' ■ ■
Pure Sperpi Polar and other Oils,
BAILEY & GILBERT,   .
HAVINO established house at the Ssndwich Islauds.ihpy
are regularly importing  Pure Sperm. Pohir.and Black *
Fish Oil, and cim supply ihe trade on better  teiius than any
other house; and ail ¿ales made by them are guarantied.RSi
-0»   M(«n|
50,000 gallons Polar Oil:
5,000      do.    Pure .S'penri;
3,000     do.    Black Fish;
2,500 ■   do.    Lard;
6,000      do.     Elephant:
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YOL. 3.
LOS ANGELES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1853.
NO. 19.
Alexander  &. Banning,
forwarding   and   Commission   Merchants,
SAN PEDRO.AND LOS ANGELES, CAI..,
MAYING lately purchased the interestof.Mssrs Douglass
flt Sanford io this ¡place, we are now prepared.
-,;    .[   To .Stoic and Forward Goods
\h :á'áíl from Los Angeles. Produce hauled, stored and
inipped on the most reasonable terms. . W'c do nothold our
selves responsible for damage to goods from Gre, or water,
while on storage.
A LINE OE' S'PAOKS will leave for Los Angeles immedi-
a.tely on the arrival of each steamer.
U All'LEV for sale iu 'quantities to suit purchasers either
ju ¿os Aúneles or i-fau l'edro'
■■Georoe O. Ar,E5c*.ivliB«. Piiiheas Banninh.
MY!,US fcMoMANU^, AgentflJn Los Angeles tfFia
**^-Jl^3\       'l,JL' Steamer GOLlAli. Capt. luHianl,
. San Luis obispo, í'anta Harbara and íí.-ui Pedro.
1 This steamer, having undergone a thorough overhauling
.offers the saf-st. and most comfortable accommodations tt
travellers up and dow i tbe coast ofany boat running Tht
:berths are n,U in lar | ■ Í1M < roomp, and the steerage is ad
iuirahly arranged for the convenience ot passengers.
For freight or passage apply on hoard    or to' [Vlyles & Mc
Maims, Los Angeles. tf
Pierce &■ Weed's Line.
The clipper brigLAUHA BEV1N3, Capt F. Morton, will make regular trips between .uan Francisco
and San l'elfo during the ensuing season touching
at the intermediate ports.
Any .person w'.s'umg to ship produce or other articlt
the ports above will lind this vessel a favorable opportunity
to do so; and all those vrho wish can have their shipment
rtorwl or sold on commission. For freight or passage apply
io Mylesfc M.'iem;inuH, ¡igents for
an27 6m ALEX AND Ell fc RANNINO
IVason's Coasting: Line.
_j-- The subscriber has now completed all necessary
¡^U^v wrraingeme!irs for running a regular line of Vessels
jWj§M^'between this port  and  San Pedro,    lie. has taken
«jaSaEÍMi.itore house en Sacramento  street Wharf, where
he'ean bring his vessel   alongside,  thus saving  expense   of
i:«rta.g« ¡mil  wharfage.
The Ü LUG FftKilONT aud another vossei oí equal capacv-
.  ty will p'-y semi-monthly, touching at tbe intermediate porta.
A!l persona ou the line of the coast,  and  others, who ma;
vr'ifiH ta ship .produce to this market, will find this line a fa-
woraAjle oppOftwuiiy tc do so; and all those who wish their
shipments BCoi-mi or sold on coiemísciou, will have tbeirbnsi-
pesa attended to by the subscriber.   For ¡Viiight apply to
Matthew Keller. Los Ang-les
J. D.NASON.
San Francisco, July,  1S52. tf
'' ^  ^       .
GUX, LOCK, AND WHITE SMITH.
jg« VÍjAHA^DíKR SAFES opened; Locks made and repaired
>9 All wort warranted. Also, ccnstantly on hand and for
-aile, a Large assortment, of Double and Single Barrel Shot
latins,Rifles. Pistols, (inn Trimmings, &c. &c, whiehwill be
-itfiU cheap. '   Powder and Shotat wholesale andretail.
All orders for work promptly attended to. and executed at
«hort notice.
Goiotaercial st., a few doors below Montgomery st , San
Emntiieeo, California. seplfl   tf
WHOLESALE
Bookstore anil Stationers' Hall
Oor. Merchant at Momtcíomerí Stb, SAN FRANCISCO,
IMPORT.EUS of English, French and American Fancy and
Staple STATIONERY.
VTholeea-teaud Iletaildealers in Law, Medical, Miecella-
neous. Sohool and   Blank Books.    Agents and   dealers in
American and foreign Magazines, Reviews, and Newspapers.
03"Blank Books made to order at short notice,   jell tf
WM.   H. COIIKH.       CEO. L. KBNNf.        OBO . STURT EVAN T .
VALUABLE RAHCflO FOR SALE.
THE Rancho '■ FIEDRA BLANCA," containing SIX
SQUARE LEAGUES, situated at San Simeon.is offered
-for sale in tracts to suit purchasers. The land is well waterd
nnd timbered, and is located immediately on tbe coast of San
jSimeon Bay, well known to be one of the best ports south of
;Siu tfranaiseo. The soil is of the richest description, and
.capable «f growing any crop which the farmer might desire.
■For eítttíe grazing, it would be difficult to find a batter located
rancho, either in point oi security, or for convenience to the
gieat northern markets     Apply to WM. J. GRAVES,
San Luis Obispo, June 1, 1853 tf
Dissolution of   Copartnership.
TUB copartnership heretofore existing betweeu the sub
seribers under the name nnd style of L Kahn it Co..
S this day, hy mutual ronsMii., d-isf.oWcd F. Bachman and
■j¿. líauman are authri/cd to collect all debts due to the late
■aria. : LEOPOLD K-iHN,
by Axon Kahn, his attorney.
FELIX BACHMAN.
HENRY BAUMAN.
tos Auge!efl.,5d August, 1853. it
The undersigned will carry on the business at the old stand
nnder the firm ot BACHMAN * BACMAN,
' ' :  . PUBLIC   NOTICE.
THE unáersigned members of the ciry Board.of Education, give nuie* that a free I'ublif; S-ehool for (lie instruction ofthe youth of the city of Los Angeles, is this day
x>p»ued at tbe house of D. Ignacio Corma él under the su-
perinteudance of the said Coronel. All persons desirous of
«ending their children will please apply to the undersigned,
or to "-itherof them S. O   FOSTER,
L. GRANGER,
Angeles, July 30,1853.        tf J. L. BRKNT.
Postponed Constable's Sale.
BY virtue of an execution tome directed by Ü. Toinpson
ilurrill, a Justi. e of the Peace for  Los Augeles township, in favor of .lames W. Gaylord and  against Jose Antonio Yorba, I have levied   upon  a certain  piece or  parcel of
laud, together with all tho  improvements thereon, as the
¡uoperty of the Defendant, containing one  thousani V
square, lying and being in  the County of Los  Angeles,
juiniug tbe lands 'Ji Uoii Teodocio Voi'ba, on the east bank
of the Santip Anna River, and will   proceed to sell the san
as the law directs, on the   Sixth Day ol October   next, b
tween the hours ot Tun AM. and Four in the PM. belore ti
Court HouseDoor,in the city of Los Angeles,to satisfy the
balance ol principal and costs on the above mentioned e:
cutioo.   This 9th d»y of Sept. 1853.
s!04t J.D. BARKER. Conetafeb
Administrator's  Sale.
BY order or the frobate Court of Los Angeles County
made August 2ÜU.1353 the undersigned administrator
or the estate of Nathaniel M. Pryor, deceased, will proceed co sell at Public auction, for cash, and as the law directs, at the Court House in Los Angeles city and county,on
ihe I9th day oí September, proximo; at the hour of 12 o'clock
Al. of said d.iy.tlie following described property of said estate
to wit: all the right, tí le, claim and interest that the deeea-
ted acquired in his life time, by purchase from Ignacio Sep
ulbeda, to one fifth part of the rancho of .-'Patos Verles,"
situate near San l'edro, iu 6t"e county of Los Angeles; and
so much of the north end ot ihe garden or vineyard of sai'
estate, sitimte in the city of Los Angeles,to he divided by
division line through faid garden or vineyard, on a straight
Sue at right angles with the road running pns¡'sald'garden or
vineyard on the east side thereof, as shall be sufficient to pay
ali the debts of said estate and expenses of administration.
THO.MAS FOIISTER, Administrator,
by Scott & Üharosb, his attorneys.
Los Angeles, August 39th. ^853, ' '3te3
Sheriff's Sale.
BY virtue oían Execution issued out ofthe Clerk's offici
ofthe ¿District Court for   the 1st Judicial District ii
favor Of Pedro Tomo and against Tomas   Ijrijtiides and jOsi
Ala, Cota, tomé directed, for the suirr of ftt.nuiia.nii interest
amounting to $15990 and costs amounting to seventy dollars and flffy cents I have ItYJeu upon a ¡ot and improve
mept.s thereon, the property of Thomas Urouidcs, situati
iu the city and eounty of Lo* Angeles, on Principal street
and bounded as follows, to wit; on the south by the tot occupied by J nan Moreno, ou the North by a piece of land re-<
cently sold to B. A. Townsehd ofthe same lot by said Urqi
des. and on  tho east  by Priuipal street  and  fronting the
house of Petra Nieta twenty   two yards front by sixty deep
more or less, which property I will sell at Public auction at
the Court House in the City of Los Angeles on the 24th in-1,
atH o'clock, A- If., for B&sh, the proceeds of said ?aie to bt
applied to satisfaction ofsafd execution and accruing c«sts.
J.R. BARTON, Sheriff'
by 'W. tt. HBNINGER, Deputy.
Loi Angela»,Sept3J ad. 1853. 3t
Notice to Tax Payers.
THE undersigned, i-heriff of the County ol Los Angeles,
hereby notifies all tax payers in said County, thai
for the purpose of receiving and collecting the State and
County Taxes due the present year, be will attend at ¡he
following times and places, to wit:
At the city of Los Angeles, in hia office, from 29th Aug.
to Sept. M, inclusive, from 10 o'clock AM, to 4 PM. of each
day.
At San Gabriel, Sept. 12tli, at the Mission House.
At the Monte, Sept 13tli, at the House of Ira Thompson.
AtSan Jose, at the house of Ricardo Dejar.14th
AtSanta Ana, at the bouse of Hernardo Vorba, 10th.
At Sau Juan, house of Juan Fo-ter, 18th and 19th.
J. R. BARTON. Sheriff.
Angeles, August 27,1853.
ALL persons having claims against the hite Fran el
pulbeda. deceased, a
:eby n
oSe-
id to exhibit tha
vith the necessary vouchers, within ten montHs afte
thidate of this notice, to the uri<!¿r,¡í-ied. KxecutriX of th.
estate of the said Francisco Sepulbeda, at her residence, sit
uated on the.Plaza, in the city of Los Augeles, or their claims
shall be forever barred.
RAMONA SEPULBEDA, Execute
Lo3 Argeles, August 27th, 1853.
Probate Court of Los Angeles County
STATE OF CALIFORNIA... County of Los Angeles, I
ÍN the matter ofthe Estate of MIGUEL   MACHADO, deceased:   To all whom it may concern:
Thomas Foster h¡is mude application to the Probate
Court of Los Angeles, itste of California, for an administrator to be appointed upon th    estate of Miguel Machftdo. deceased, and the 12ih (fny of September next. AD. 1S&3, at 3
o'clock of said day, is appointed by the Court a special term
for the hearing of said application^ theCourt lloure in "
City of Los Angeles.
In testimony whereof, I have herewith setrcy ban
(ls) Clerk of said Court, with my privatesenl, there heicg
no seal of said court as yet provided, on this 25th day of
August, AD 1853. WILSON W. JONKS, Clerk.
3t p«rH.R.MYLES,Deputy
i?aj«aDBrssr>3DCtfz:¿ar£:»
ALT. persons are hereby warned from trading for a Land
Warrant Certificate No 69:638, issued the 13th of May,
1S5Ü, to John Schumacher, of Capt. Stevenson's company of
New York Volunteers, the same having been lost by me on
boartl tho steamer Sea Bird, in February last, on h«r trip
from San Francisco to Los Angeles, as it is my intention to
make application to the Commissioner of Pensions for a du-
plicateof said warrant. JOHN. SCHUMACHER.
Angeles, July 30. 6t
r buy-
¿T^I«U>r-g'¿B¿«^¿g^»
1 HEREBY forewarn all persons from trading for,
ing a certain Note, drawn by John O. Jacobs, in
of San Jose, county of Santa Clara, and State of Californ
for the sum of Three Hundred Seventy Five ($375) dollnrs
at 5 percent, per month inter est. t>.';irmg date July 15,1851.
payable to me or order, said note being felouiously taken
"om my trunk in the Mission of San Gabriel.
FKANK CARROLL.
San Gabriel, August 0, 1853. 3t
Goodwin & Co.,
Wholesale Grocers & Commission Merchants,
w
California-ST., near Front, SAN FRANCISCO,
OULI) beg to call the attention of Merchant of tb>
Cos jViiiicCcs Si«t,
Published every Saturday,  opposite Dell's building
City of Loa Angeles, by
JAS.   M.   McMEANS,
Terms.—Subscription, Ten Dollar3 per annum, pay
ble in advance.
Advertisements inserted at Two Dollars per square for
the firs: insertion, and One Dollar per square Icr each
subsequent insertion. : terms (ash-
sed of their Drug Slore t
., »ud being desirous of settling u
ilinir business., respectfully request all those whoar* indebt
i?d to them to come forward ajid make immediate 8CttlCm"n
3y cash or.otoligation.
MeFARLAND & DOWNEY,
Office in the frame huilding opposite the Drug Store.
August 6t.h. 1S53 tf.
Copartnership ¡Votice.
HAVING purchased the interest of Messrs. McFarland
& Downey.itte uudersigned haveformeda copartner.
«hip under the style of A. W. HOPK & CO., lor the sale of
prugi, Medicines, Chemicais, Paints, etc., at the old Stand
.corner of Commercial street- A- W, HOPK,
WM P. REYNOLDS.
Angeles, August 3.
STYLES   & McMANUS*
Agenta for AX.ÉXANDEB & BANNING, San Pedro.
BAN   PKDRO   STAGE   OFFICE.
.    íUi9 (JOMUERCIAL-Sr—Los  ANcKtES- .  tf
JOHATHAN  K. ScOTT. Lbwi3 GftANGER.
Scott & Granger,
ATTORNEYS at Law, Los  Angeles,  California.    Officeop-
posit.e the Bella-Union. Main Street.
Los Angeles. July 17- 1852. tf-    ,
It»  II.   BIMMICK,
Attorney and Connseller at law,
Main street, opposite Commercial, Los Angeles, Cal
G. TOMPSON BURRIIX,
PACIFIC OIL WORKS, Cattery «,b«tw<
3nttó2 tf
n Pi i
dBu»,
Sin F»*KcrtB«
C.   E.   CARIS,
■ Attorney and Counsellor at Late.
Ix* Angelas, Ktw. 13, 1862.
Southern Country, to thiir large and desirable as-
lortmentofGEOCEPIES and PROVISIONS, to which
they are constantly I'eeei.'ing accessions by every clipper,
and which are offered for sale at the very lowest market rates
their assortment comprises in part
250 bbls mes| and cl Poric,      500 bxs chemical olive Soap.
500 bgs Rio and Java Coffee,   500 " No 1 Yellow do,
¿150 bis NO & Ha Sugar, 75 tcs Sugar cured llama,
6W) ehsts Gun P &. Imp Tea,    50 do extra ei>ar hacen,
1000 i lb bis Y II Tea,í ¿100 cs Lard in small tins,
250 bxs Pou Oo do ia papers, 50 half bis Split Ft>as,
250.0U0 lbs No 1-2 Jjhiu Sugar,150 bis and hi bis dri'd Applt
50 000 '■   Manilla do, 175 bxs adamantine U;u'.c!'.es,
•2!0 b!s k. half bis crushed do, 100 bNS French Bougies,
1000 bxs fresh Malaga Raisins 150 do Tie Fruits,
200 cs asstd Spices in glass.      100 do ap Preserves,
75 csSaleratusA. CrTartar,   200 kegs Syrup,
100 cs genuine Eug. Mustard. 200 ilci Eroonji
100 bi»gs Pepper in  Graf ""''
1000 lbs Penunge Nutmegs,
250 cs grouud Coffee,
150 bis Carolina Head Ries,
500 kegs Pickles,
200 gr Matches 11W boxes.
100 half bbls Molasf
)kegg fresh Cranberries,
Jfiü eases Gherkin Pickles,
200 casks English Ale.
100 doz 3 hoop lluckets,
75 cases Grape Tobacco,
500 eases Claret,
a assorted  Cracker
and a large and varied assortment of Other merchandize.
The most particular attention paid to orders, and all mer
ohandize sold by us guarantied. itSm jy2
3@» A writer «gainst tire pernicious practice
of smoking, takes tbe ground that if the fume»
of the weed are actually necessary for man's
welfare, the Creator would have giren him a
longei neck to secure a better draft, put the
smoking apparatus a little lower down, and
placed oa the top of his head a patent arrangement to carry off the smoke.
Admiration. We always love those whoad-
mlre us but we do not always love those whom
we admire. From the latter clause an exception might have been made in favor of self, for
self love ia the source of s If admiration ; and
thia is the safest of all loves, for most people
may indulge in it without tbe feftr of a rival.
ASC-IBST   AMERICAS PYRAMID.
Travellers on the Colorado and its larger
tributaries have long since spoken of the existence of ancient ruins in different localities,
embraced by the great American desert, lying
upon both, though principally upon the west
bank of the Colorado, and between ¡t and the
California range of mountains. Even Baron
Von Humboldt, during his researches upon the
-íímeriean continent discovered evidenco of the
existence at some greatly remote period of a
race of people entirely unlike and apparently
superior to, those inhabiting the continent at
the time of its discovery by Europeans.
These evidences are becoming everyday
more and more conclusive, as the energy, love
of travel and novelty of the American people,
lead them into earth's wildest fastnesses, and
over its most forbidding sterile and inhóspita
ble wastes. We remark as above, on perusing
an article from the pen of our San Bernardino
correspondent, giving an aocount of an ancient
pyramid, lately discovered upon the great desert ofthe Colorado, by a party i-f fid venter;^
five .in number, who attempted to cross the
desert in a westerly direction, from a point on
the Colorado, at least tjvo hundred miles above
its continence with the Gila.
(Placei'vtlie Herald.
San Bernardino Valley, June 23, '53.
_ Dear Herald:—There has been no little excitement here, of late, among the antiquarians
and the curious, arising from the discovery of
an ancient pyramid upon the great Colorado
desert, and which fixes the probability beyond
all dispute, ofthe possession and occupancy,
at gomé greatly remote^period of time, of the
American continent, by a race of people of
whom all existing histo-y is silent'. . A party
of men, five in number, had ascended the Col
orado for nea-Iy two hundred miles above tbe
mouth ofthe Gila. Their object being to discover if possible, some large tributary irom the
west, by which they miglH make the passage
of the desert, and enter California by a new,
more direct and-.easier route, inasmuch a3 there
are known to exist numerous small streams up'
on tbe eastern slope of the mountains, that are
either lost in the sands of, the desert or unite
with the Colorado through tributaries heretofore unknown. They .-opre—.ni. tho country on
either side of the Colorado, as almost totally
barren of every vegetable prciJuct, and so level
and monotonous, that any object sufficient to
arrest the attention, possesses more or less of
ciiriosüy and interest; and it was this that led
to the discovery and examination of this hitherto unknown relic of a forgotten age.
An object appeared upon the plain to the
east, having so much the appearance of a work
of art, from the regularity of its outline and its
isolated position, that the party determined
upon visiting it. Passing over an almost barren sand plain, a distance of nearly five miles,
they reached the base of one of the most won*
derful objects, consideringiiilocation,(it being
tbe very horre of desolation.) that the mind
can concieve of; nothing less than an immense
stone pyramid;composed of layers or courses of
from eighteen inches to nearly three feet in
thickne-s, and from five to eight feet in length.
It has a level top of more than fifty feet square
though it is evident that it was once completed
but that some convulsion of nature has displaced its entire top, as it evidently now lies a
huge and broken mass upon one of its sides,
though nearly covered by sands.
This pyramid differs, in some íespects. from
the Egyptian pyramid; it is or was more slender or pointed, and while those of Egypt are
composed of steps or layers, receding as they
ise, the American pyramid was, undoubtedly
a more finished structure, the outer surf ce of
the blocks were evidently cut to an angle that
gave the structure when new and complete, a
mooth or regular surface from top to bottom.
From the present level of the sands that surround it, there are fifty two distinct layers of
stone, that will average at least two feet; this
gives its present height one hundred and four
feet, so that before the top was displaced, it
must have been, judging from an angle of its
fides, at 'east twenty five feet higher than at
present. How far it extends beneath the surface ofthe stands, it is impossible to determine
without gre tlabor.
Such is the age of this immense structure,
that the perpendicular joints between the
blocks are worn away to the width of from 5
to ten inches at the bottom of each joint, and
the entire of the pyramid is so much worn by
the storms, the vicissitudes and the corrodings
of centuries, as to make iteasy of ascent particularly upon oue of its sides. We say one of
its sides,beeaosc a angular fact connected with
this remarkable structure is, that it inclines
nearly ten degrees to one side of the vertical or
perpendicular.
There- is not the slightest probability that
it was thus erected, but the cause of its incin-
ation is not easily accounted for. Tho party,
in their unsuccessful attempt to cross the desert at this p< int, in their wanderings discovered other evidences of a nature that would
seem to make it certain that that portion of
country upon the Colorado, now the most barren, was once the garden and granary of the
continent and the abode of millions of our roce.
Yours truly.
tion,'—which, ns lovers of the 'union,' we feel
bound to cherish; and as to gírla both large
and small, we hold that no gentleman's family
'is complete without them.' Of littla girls, an
American poet says,
'■With rosy cheeks ami merry ilauainj curl»,
And eyes of tender light,
Oh, Tery beautiful are little girls,
And goodly to the sight."
-¿nd as to large girls—big bouncing girls—
what a pity they must soon bo 'women,1 state'
ly, matronly, queenly women, who are only
not angels because they are not girls!—who,
by the by, are not angels either, hut vastly
more charming than any members of the angelic host we remember to have seen in pictures
or elsewhere.    (Boston Post.
THE DAY DREAM.
BV TOM MOORE.
They both were hushed, the voice, the chords,
I heard but once the witching lay:
And few the notes, and few the words
My spell bound memory brought away.
Traces remembered here and there,
Like echoes of some broken strain;
Links of sweetness lost in air,
That nothing now could join again.
E'en these, too, ere the morning fled:
And, though the charm still lingered ou,
That o'er each sense her song had shed,
The song itself was faded, gone;
Gone, like the thoughts that once were ours,
On summer days ere youth had set
Tho'is bright, we know, as summer flowers,
Though what they were we now forget.
In vain, with hints from other strains,
I woo'd this truant air to come—
As birds are taught-, on eastern plains,
To lure their wilder kindred home.
In vain:—the son^ that Sapho gave,
In dying, to the immortal sea,
No muter slept beneath the wave,
Than this within my memory.
At length, one morning,   is I lay
In that half waking mood, when dreams
Unwittingly, at last give way
To the full truth of day-light's beams,
A face—tbe very faco. methought,
From which had breathed, as from a shrine
Of song and soul, the notes I thought,
Came with it musing close to mine,
tic Rallreftd.
ttee  appointed at the
Girls.    Holmes, in one of his poems, saysin
a parenthetical way,
———"iny grandpapa
' Loved trirli when he wag young,"
No doubt of it, for Holmes is a sensible man
and must have had a sensible grandfather. All
isible men love girls when they ara young,
and when they are- old too. (We apply the
old' to the men, not to the girls, mind you.)
Girlhood is an institution—a 'peculiar institu-
And sung the lost mea-ures o'er—
Each not and word, with every tone,
And look that ient its life before-
All perfect—all again my own.
Like parted souls, when mid the b!e¿t
They met again—each widowed sound
Thro' memory's realm had winged in quest
Of its sweet mate, till all were found.
Nor e'en in waking did thec'ue,
Thus strangely caught, escape again;.
For never lark its matins knew
So well as now I know this strain.
And oft, when memory's wondrous spoil
Is talked of in our tranquil bower, I
[ sing this lady's song, and tell
The vision of that mornhg hour.
Miss Leslie ox Slang.    iThe author of the
Behavior Book says:
There is no witin a lady to speak of taking
a 'snooze,' instead of nap; in calling pantaloons
'pants,' or gentlemen 'grnts;' in saying of a
man whose dress is getting old that he looks
'seedy;' or in alluding to an amusing anecdote
or a diverting incident to say that it is 'rich.
^41! slang words are detestable from the lips 1.1
ladies. We are always sorry to hear a young
lady use such a word as 'polking,' when she
tells of having been engaged in a certain dance
too fashionable not long since; but happily, ¡s
now fast going out and almost banished Irom
the best society. To her honor be it remembered, Queen Victoria has prohibited the polka
beingídanec-d in her presence. How can a
genteel girl bring herself to say, 'Last night I
was polking with Mr Bell,' or 'Mr Cope came
and asked me to polk with him.' Its coarse
and ill sounding name is worthy of the dance.
We have little tolerance for young ladies who,
having neither wit nor humor, set up for both
aud, having nothing of the right stock to go
upon, substitute ccarseness and impertinence,
nottosay impudence, and try to excite laughter, and attract the attention of gentlemen bv
talking slang. Where do they get it? How
did they piok it up! From low newspapers or
vulgar books'! Surely not from low companions! We have heard one of these ladies.when
her collar chanced to be pinnedawry. say that
it was put on drunk; also, that her bonnet was
drunk, meaning creaked on her head. When
disconcerted she was floored.' When submitting to do arythin;; unw.llingly,she 'was bro't
to the scratch.' Sometimes she did things -on
the sly.' She talked of a certain great vocalist
'singing like a beast.' She believed it very
smart and piquant to use these vile expressions.
It is true, when at parties she always had half
a dozen gentlemen about her; their curiosity
being excited to hear what would say next. —
And yet she was a woman of many good quaii-
t:es, and one who boasted of having always
dived in society.'
Pacific  and
Tho Executive C<
meeting of the eitixenn of San Franoisco, Sept
3, 18G3, to superintend the California movement in favor of a railroad communication
with the Atlantic States, met at the Exchange
in that city, on Tuesday, 6th inst. af 1 o'clock.
F. W. Macondray was appointed chairman,
and Geo Lewis I ooke, Secretary.
A committee of fifteen was appointed by tho
Chair, to raise subscripta ns for the purpose of
defraying the expenses of collecting the necessary information, etc  as follows, viz:
San Francisco—C. J. Johnson, S. It.Throckmorton, I,. Maynard, John Parrott, Thomas O.
Larkin.
Sacramento—A. C Monson, F. W. Page,
Col. Forman.        Marysville, John C. Fall.
Stockton, C. M  We'bber, H. A. Crabb.
San Jose, J   Belden.
Montarey, W. H. Ilussell.
Los Angele*) — Abú Steirns.
San Diego—Charles II. Johnson.
C. J. Brenham was appointed Treasurer of
the executive committee.
Julius C. Rose, Alfred Dewitt, H. A. Chee-
ver, W, N. Thompson, and Geo- Clifford ware
appointed a committee to take measures for
calling a convention to give vitality to the en-
terpriso.
Resolved, That inasmuch as it is important
that all the information which can be gathered
before the next session of Congress upon thia
subject should collected: and inasmuch as nei*
ther the Sierra A'erada from Carson's Creek
to Walker's PaBfc nor the Coast Range from
San Francisco to San Diego, nor the region
west of the San Joaquin and cist of the Coast
Range, have been sufficiently explored, that
Thos. C. Hamhly, Thos O. Larkin, Wm. H.
Russell, John ib/iddleton, and Geo. K. Gluya°,
be a committee to take charge of this department, and report from time to time.
The meeting adjourned to 10th instant.
The CoMat'Esr of 2?urmah. We copy the
following from tbe New York Herald of Aug 5;
While Russia is vainly endeavoring to con»
summale her schemes of aggrandirement upon
Turkey. Great Britain is more successful in her .
attempts to extend the boundaries of Her empire The Birmese war is virtually at an »nd;
the most valuable portions of the emperor'»
dominions have already fal'en into the British
grasp Both shores of the Irrawady and the
whole of the littoral are at this moment held
by British troops Had it not been for the inexperience and mismanagement of the officer
who commanded the British army on that expedition, the whole country would have been
subjugated.and the new Kmperorand his court
would have been compelled to seek a refuge ¡a
the mountains. Aa it is, the Burmese havo
been deprived both of their trade and their
means of subsistance; what is left them is the
least valuable portion of their empire. They
will be forced to purchase nearly all the necessaries of life from the ter itories which have
bean seized by the invaders. Every Burmese
vessel will require to pass through British waters, and pay toll to British authorities before
.Jtcan reach the sea. Every fort of importance
•ii already garrisoned by British troops. The
nation is impoverished, the army disheartened;
a large number ofthe people have been driven
from their Ironies, and are now enduring fearful
hardships in the northern districts of the em*
pire. . .
Tho envoys of the emperor met the British
commissioners a few weeks since to agree upon
a.treaty of peace. The latter, as usual after a
successful campaign, demanded that ft largo
portion ofthe territory overrun by the troops
should be ceded to Great Britain. This proposition having been ind'ignantlv declined by
the Birmese, the commanding officer notified
the envoys lhat thev must give an uncondition.
al consent to his demand or evacuate tbe place
in twenty four hours. Without tendering any
reply the Burmese took their departure within
ten hours after the receipt of the message.
Thus stand matters at prosent.
flé^Some persons are dignified for no other
rea on than to conceal their wrnts: They dare
not be sociable for fear their neighbors will (fia
eover how utterly brainless they are. If you
retide next door to a pompous individual, just
you come to the'conclusion that/you live within touching distance of the biggest old ass in
the block. By Bring so you will be right nine
time3 out often.
8_*A slave belonging to II. France, Pettis
county, Afissouri, wm publicly burnt on the
13th July, for murdering the wife of John
Rains, under the most aggravated circumstances, and his master was ordered out of the
State for conniving at the crime.
9®-Ypa say.MrsSmith, thatyou have 1'ved
with the defendant eight years. Does the
court understand from you that you are married
to him! 'fncourev it does' 'Have -you a
marriage certificate!' 'Yes, yer honor, three
on 'em—two gals and a boy.'   .»
Eloquent Description. Mr Meaghor, in ft
recent address delivered in New York, has the
following eloquent description of the present
state of .Europe. How impossible for a soul
not stirred and even tried in fire, to conceive
and utter such things as these:
Austria, the whole German faroilv, tongue-
tied the Rhine stagnant in its bed; Poland.the
Niobe of nations, and her estate and children
cut up and parcelled out among the robbers;
Hungary, with tho knife at her proud and
beautiful neck; Italy, locked within her sculptured sepulchre, and a profane Boldiory keep-
watch upon it; France, griinmacing in a masquerade, the glare of which binds men to
crimes of which it is thf senseless and reckless
carnival: Ireland, her people decaying and disappearing faster even than the rums, which a
ruthless civiliz tion has yet left standing on
the soil. Where, where can the eye thatBcana
the history ot this day turn with joy, without
grief, without vengeance, without d-spair, unless it be to this great commonwealth, the
power, the progress, the immensity of which
are mapped out in those mighty waters of th»
west, irom which I enme but yesterday."
Junius on Newspapers. The following,
written ■ bout seventy five years ago, showe
that tho press in those ages was as great a ter>-
ror to tyrants as it is now:
They who conceive our newspapers are no
restraint upon bad men, or impediment to the
execution of bad measures, know nothing of
this country. Our ministers and magistrates
have really little punishment to frar, and few
difficulties to contend with, beyond the censure of tho press and the spirit of resistance
it excites among the people. While this censorial power ia maintained, to speak in the
wcrds of a foreigner, 'both ministers and mag<
istrates are compelled in almost every instance
to choose between his duty and his reputation.
A dilemma of this kind perp.etuaiy before him
will not indeed work miracles on his heartjbut
t will as uredly operate in wme ile-gree upon
his eon duet.