LA ESTRELLA
Cos *hw$U$ mat*
JUEVES i
Ente perioiiico so publica todos
Ciudad do U< ftnsoiM, ca  freoGQ 'le la cusa de Don
Manuel fiequetia, por
JAMKS    S.   WAITE.
Su-sciui-oiosns: El precio déla suscripción es seis
sesos ui ano [i;l#iikío1'J.s aiic.'iiit.ulo*, y niidjc secobra-
t&n a las que las paguen hasta tin de a o.
Los aviso* se publican ¡i razón du dos pesos por cada
cuadrudo dc odio Hilcus pur lu primera vez, y mi pesu
por ca.l¡i_imn de lus veces siguientes.
Washington.
Ultimas Sesiones del Cono,
Todos los años al aproximarse la conclu>¡on
de las sesiones del congreso, este ofrece invariablemente el espeotóculo de los niños de escuela
que postergando de dia en dia el dar principio
u sus tareas, se ladean sobre su cuaderno al Ui.
timo momento y escriben, escriben, escriben
contentos oon llenar algunas páginas de su
escritura, sin atender de ningún modo a lo que
hacen decir a su pluma.
£1 congreso, habiendo llegado casi ya al
término de una sesión de que se esperaban tan
bellos resultados, ve amontonados delante de sí
los bilis, memoriales, leyes que es presiso adop.
tar, discutir, modificar; y sin embargo no le
quedan mas qne algunas horas. Habrá delíbc
rado por ventura sobre cada uno de estos bilis?
En tal caso se veria obligado a prolongar las
sesiones por algunos meses mas, Tan pronto,
pues, que de haga destilar e>¡a larga rastra de
proyectos de ley, y ¡i ¿medida que cada uno de
ellos se encuentre caríl a cara cen el presidente,
•1 congreso lo adaptará o lo desechará, rimn-
pro do pie, para pasar inmediatamente al siguí.
ente.
Después de haber trabajado así en sn tarea
durante toda la noche del jueves 3 de agosto.
bástalas cinco de la mañana del 4. y volviendo
a entrar en sesión a las 8 el senado llegó ¡i
deeembarasarse de un gran número de provee
toa de ley cutre los cuales se han resbalado
naturalmente algunas leyes sobre presupuesto
Kl bill do la cámara que revocaba la ley que
concedía terrenos del dominio público al terri
torio do Minesota, ha sido también aprobado
por el senado- Fue también en esa sesión en la
que el comitte de negocios extranjeros presentó
su relación, proponiendo desechar la demanda
de los diez millonos de pesos hecha por el presidente para la adquisición de Cuba. La lev
sobre subvención acordada a los vapores de la
línea de Collins fue también adoptada; pero
esa ley está redactada do tal modo, que se ha
acordado al maestro general de postas y a los
secrétanos de la guerra y de la marina el quü
decidan de la oportunidad de revocar todos los
-fontractos para el trasporte de las malas por
mar. Kl bill para el aumento del ejército, así
como el proyecto do ley para la mejora de las
encenndas o fondeaderos y dc los ríos fueron
.adoptadas. Ks Bin embargo f robable, que el
presidente opondrá su voto a lo último. Kn fin
el tratado de cambio reciproco entre los Esta
doB Unidos y las provincias británicas de la A.
mérica del Norte ha sido ractiticado por el Senado en'sesion ejecutiva.
La cámara de diputado* no se ha mostrado
menos activa. Kl eoniitado encargado de la
instrucción sobre los fraudes cometidos a pro.
pósito do la sesión de tierras publicas hecha a
Jíinnesota, ha presentado una relación que ha
co pesar toda la culpa sobre el coronel Forny
oficial de la cámara, acusado de haber omitido
de propósito tina palabra en la redacción de
asta ley. Bien que los representantes mc-clado.-
•a este negocio se hallen así exonerados, y que
el oficial permanezca el eolo responsable del
error que ha podido cometerle, sera el territorio de Minnesota el que sufrirá solo, pues que
la ley que le concedía gran porción del dominio
nacional está revocada. Kl territorio últimamente comprado a Méjico ha sido parte inte,
grante de Nuevo Méjico. Dos com Hados se
halluban encargados de abrir una instrucción
los fraudes de que se acusaba a ciertos representantes, a propósito de la renovación del pi'
Tilejio de Mr. Colt, y de la compra del nuevo
territorio Mejicano. La primera de estas cuestiones no ha podido ser terminada, y volvería
discutirse en la próxima sesión. Kn cuanto a
la segunda, ella ha establecido la perfecta íno
cencía del representante inculpado.
Pero el congreso necesitaba apresurarse, y
«omprendió que seria materialmente i tn posible
pasar en revista durante el periodo
THE DEAD.
The dead are every where!
The mouii ain side, the plain, the wood profound.
All the wide earth—the fertile and the fair-
Is one vaat burial ground 1
Within the populous streets,
In solitary homes, ¡n places high.
In pleasure domes, where pomp and luxury  meet,
Jlen bow themselves to die.
The old man at his door;
The unweaued child murmuring its wordless song;
Tlie bondmen and tho free, the rich, the poor.
All—all to death belong!
The sunlight gilds the walls
Ofkingly sepulchres wrought with brass;
And the ¡ong shadow of the cypress fall»
Athwart the common grass.
The living of gone time,
Builded their glorious cities by the sea;
Ami awful in their greatness sat sublimCi
As if no change could be-
There w¡i5 the eloquent tongue;
The poet's heart, the sage's soul was there;
And loving wemen with their children young,
The faithful and the fair.
They were,but they arc not!
Suns rose and set, and earth put on her bloom,"
Wltfit man, submitted io the common lot,
Went down into the tomb.
And still, amid the wrecks
Of mighty generations passed away,
Earth's honest growth,thc fragrant \vhd flower,deok:
The tomb of yesterday.
The dead are everywhere;
Where'er is Iotc, or tenderness, or faith,
Where'er is pleasure, pomp, or pcide, where'er
Life is or was, is death!
The Turapllce
It was during a
nnd the Banker.
FtKALB CleroYMEs-^-Or rather clergy-
women— in these days of women's rights, are
beginning to occupy pulp'i.s in the Atlantic
States. We have no doubt that if they are
pretty and smart that they would attract
iniiny to church regularly who had never previously been in the habit of going. If woman'.-
mis.-iou ¡-hould lead her into public life ftt all,
we do not see why she should not exercise it
in the pulpit as well as elsewhere. The Episcopal faith, we should think, however, would
not be popular with the female clergy, as they
could never hope for promotion, owing to their
"nabi ity to comply with the requirement of
St. Paul, that a bishop, among other qualifications, should he, "the husband of one wife "
Tbe following sketch of one of the most celebrated of the female women's rights clergy
mcnv we take from a ¡Syracuse paper :
Miss Antoinette Brown filled the pulpit of
Rev. Luther Lee yesterday, according to ar
rangement, nnd had a crowded house mornine
and afternoon. ¿Tie was neatly dressed, with
rather a dashing watch establishment, and
after throwing off her crape shawl, presented
herself at tho desk, made her prayer—a long
one, t-fcer the Presbyterian usage, and spreading the Bible open before lier took her text
and walked into her discourse. Her subject
in the morning was one on which Womnn
might be expected to speak with some feeling.
It ttfflJ Love,'
Her discourse was a good one : her sentences were well constructed and rounded up with
due regard to rytlun ; ber theology was sound ;
and her instruction such as wc all might profit by. But as ji*is^ little out ot the ordinary
course for a woman to teach in public, and
.riticisni ia not therefore out of place, we will
ay that the discourse was not, in one respect,
jtiite W"manly. A woman is supposed to be
the creature of emotion ; to he easily moved j
jind to exhibit and express her emotions with
vividness and rapidity. But Misa Brown's
ntences were all measured and weighed,
and the swell and cadence followed each othe
tli as much regularity as the waves of th.
ocean or the stately periods of Gibbon. Il
liercuitaín lectures should be ns unimfas-
doned ns her public addresses, we envy th
ortunate man that will some day listen t
them.
manner prescribed, on tbo return of the piston, will give elasticity to the water, and thus
facilitate its escape. If air were not admitted,the water to be discharged from the cy.in-
der would he in the fame state as beer in a
barrel, which w:ll not^flow until air bo admitted.
Gll'ttont.—Some years since, the Duke of
Queensbury made a bet of 1000 guineas, thai
be would produce a man who would eat mon
ata meal than any other one Sir John Lade
could und. The bet being accepted, the time
was appointed ; but his Grace not being able
to attend the exhibition, he wrote to his agent
to know what success, and accordingly received the following note :—"My Lord , I have
not time to state particulars, but merely to acquaint your Grace that youf man beat hi¡-
antagonist .by a pig and an   apple pie."
Tut: Bite of a Rattlesnake.—The  ftwwt
nip e and convenient remedy, says a correspondent of the Macon Mes-enger, 1 ever bean
f, was alum. A piece of tbe size of a hieko
ry nut, dissolved in water Mid drank, or chew
t«.d and ewnl owed, is sufficient. I have gone
authority for saying it lias been tried many
times on men and dogs, and that they havt
variably recovered, i know of some plant-
s whose hands are exposed to be bitten by
rattlesnakes, who always have themselves provided with it in their pockets, and they have
several times found  u-o for it.
bills que estaban nun sobre el bufcfe; así se ha
determinado, que en lugar di concluirse la se.
■ion a medio dia, se prolongase hasta la mañana del dia siguiente.
{Courricr de Etats Unies.)
Se ha contratado an Sacramento la congtru-
•ion de una nueva cana para la Corte en la
cantidad de $100,000
El The Grass Wall Telegraph, con respecto
a las minas de cuarzo de ¿Yevada dice, que un
trapiche que hay en aquel lutrar obtuvo en la
ultima semana la suma de ¿$=¿,330 pesos en oro
•veneficiado.
La suma esoazes de agua en Iowa Hill ha
hecho abandonar casi enteramente ese placer.
El Tapor de guerra mejicano Iturbide, fué
votado al agua el 22 de julio a las 7 do la ma.
mañana, en el astillero de los señorea Jacob
Westvlty y Compañía.
El buque colosal Great Republic, que atraca.
«ado a uno do los muelles de Nueva York se
incendió no h; ce mucho tiempo fué vendido a
M*. fi. B. Palmer, que Jo hará reconstruir
nutvtmente, poniéndola tres puentes y tree
paloi en lugar de los cuatro que tenia. Impor
tara la nueva obra 100 ó 125,000 duros. El
buque hará viajes a China y conservará su
■ombre. Pareco quo en dos meses quedará ya
liito.
Liberalidad.—El angloamericano quo se
pica de generoso, es capaz do despilfarrar su
caudal en una hora. Al que le da por ser mi.
tionero, y hay muchos, quiere seguir en su
empresa hasta después de muerto ; y el que re.
une estas dos condiciones, hace lo que Mr.
Benjamin Rathsbone, de Springfield, en Con.
neticut, que deja en su testamento 5,000 duros
■ • la sociedad bíblica ; 5,000 a los misionero--
en el extranjero; 1,000 a los misioneros del
pais ; 500 a la sociedad de fomento de la edu
«ación ; y 500 a otra sociedad públiba dedicada
• la enseñanza.
La sociedad agrícola del condado de Stark
(Ohio) ha publicado eu programa anual para
la eiibicion de " muestras de jóvenes amerítanos." En ella se Beñalan premios para cl ni
flemas hermoso, para el maa bonito, el mas
nofletudo, el maa fuerte ó menbrudo ; también
a tas madres de estos angelitos. De loa padres
nó habla el anuncio de' premio, ain duda porque la sociedad de. Stark no so fia en gu propio
acierto.
pan'C, some yeais since,
that a gentleman, whom we shall call Mr.
Thompson, was seated, with something of tt
melancholy look, in his dreary back room,
watching his clerks paying away thousands
of pounds hourly. Thompson was a banker
nf excellent credit; there existed perhaps in
the city of London no safer concern than that
of Messrs. Thompson k Co., but a moment
such as 1 speak of; no rational reflection was
admitted, no former stability waa locked to;
a general distrust was felt, and every one
rushed to bis banker's to withdraw his hoard,
fearful that the next instant would be too late
forgetting entirely that tbis step was, of all
others, the most likely to ensure the ruin he
sought to avoid.
But to return. The wealthy ci^en sot
gloomily, watching the outpouring of his gold,
and with a grim smile listening to tbe clamorous demands on his cashier ; for, although
he felt perfectly easy and secure ns to the ultimate strength of his resources, yet he could
not repress a feeling of bitterness, as he saw
eonstitoeut after constituent rush in, and those
whom he always fondly imagined to be his
dearest friends, eagerly assisting in the run
upon his strong  box.
Presently the door was opened, and a sfcran-
er wae ushered in, who   after   gazing   for   a
moment at the bewildered banker, coolly drew
a chair, and abruptly addressed him.
"You will pardon me, sir, for asking rather
a strange question; but 1 am a plain man,
and like to come straight to the point
"Well, sir!" impatiently interrupted the
other,
"I have heard that you hare a run on your
^ank, sir."
'■Well!"
"Is it true!
"Really, sir, I must decline replying to your
very extraordinary query. If, however, you
have any money in the bank, you had better
at once draw it out, and so satisfy yourself
our cashier will instantly pay you ;" and the
banker rose, as a hint for the stranger to
withdraw.
"Far from it, sir; I have not a   «dxpenoe in
¡ido lo;-   your hands.
"Then may I ask you what is your business
here?"
"[ wish to know if a small sum would aid
you at this moment?"
"Why do you ask that question?"
"Because, if it would, 1 should gladly pay
in a small deposit."
Tho money dealer started.
"You seem surprised; you don't know my
person or motive. I'll at once explain. Do
you reco'lect some twenty years ago, when
you resided at Kssex!"
■Perfectly."
'Well, then, sir. perhaps you have not for
gotten the turnpike gate through which you
passed daily ? My father kept that gate, and
waa very often honored with a few- minutes'
chat with you. One Christmas morning, my
father waa sick, and I attended the toll bar
On that day you passed through, and I opened
die gate.    Do you recollect it, sir V*
"Not I, my friend."
"No, sir, few such men remembertheirkind
leeds; but thos-e benefited ty them seldom forget them. I am perhaps prolix ; listen, how
ever, only a few moments, and I have done."
The banker, who began to feel interested,
at once assented,
"Well, sir, as I said before, I threw open
the gate for you, and as I considered myself
in duty bound, I wished you a happy Christmas. 'Thank you, my lad,' replied you:
■thank you, and the same to you; here is a
trifle to make it so;' and you threw me n
seven shilling piece. It waa the first money 1
ever possessed, and never shall I forget my joy
nn receiving it, or your kind smile when bestowing it. I long treasured it, and as I grew
up, added a little to it, till I was able to rent
a toll myself. You soon after left that part ot
the country, and I lost sight of you. Yearly,
however. I have been gaining on j your prc-eni
brought good fortune v.Hh it: I am now comparatively rich, and to you I consider I ow
all. So this morning, hearing aecidently thai
There was a tremendous run on your bank 1
collected all my capital, and have brough
it to lodge with you, in case it can be cf
any use; here it ia. sir—here it is;" and
he handed a bundle of bank notes to the agitated Thompson, "In a few days I'll call
again ;" and snatching up his hat, the stran
ger, throwing down his card, iinmediatelv
walked out ot the room. Thompson opened
the roll; it contained £30 000 ! The sten
hearted banker—for all bankers must be stern
—burst into tears. The firm did not require
this prop; but the motive waa so noble, thai
9T60 a millionaire sobbed—he could not help
it. The firm ia still one of tho first in tha
city of London.
The £30,000 of the turnpike boy is now
grown into some £200,000. Fortune hai
well disposed of her gifts.
Prince Metfcernich says that ' the present it
not to be looked upon as a state of war, but
merely of disorganized diplomacy,^
A Fancy Man in Fkmale Apparel.—Innumerable imtanoes have occurred lately
where females, actuated by a desire of vindicating the principle of women's rig-hts, have
seen fit to "put the breeches on," but we-have
arcly heard ofa case where masculíni'y tías
thougbt proper to robe itself in petticoats. A
curious instance of tin.1* kind was developed in
this city lately. Officer Goodwin saw a figure,
purporting tobe tbat ofa lady, coming out of
hair-dressing establishment not very fa
distant from tbe head of Hanover street; and
although a thick green veil was worn by the
unknown, a glimpse of the profile satisfied
him that the person was not what the outside
appearance seemed to indicate. He accord-
ngly followed the auspicious looking character up Washington street, and through half ft
dozen cross streets, changing his drees tour
times to avoid the observation cf tho "chase."
At length, having arrived at the corner of
Gardener and Tremont streets, he accosted
the stranger with "How do you do, sir V'
After some parley, the gentleman owned the
deception, gave hte name and residence, and
begged to be let off. The mysterious character turned out to be a resident of a neighboring city, is a member of the church, and be
longs tn the legal profession. He gave various
reaions for his conduc', the most rational of
which was, that from youth up he had always
had ft fancy for wearing fern ala a,pparel.
Upon his arrival here, he put up at one ofthe
most fashionable hotels, caused his name to
be placed on the register as Harriet Daniels,
and completely deceived the landlord, attendants and gu-dsts as to his sex. Upon visiting
his rocm, the officers found two trunks one of
them containing half a dozen beautiful and
costly lady's dresses, with all the necessary
paraphernalia, jewels, trinkets, gewgaws, &c
The officers could not restrain their mirth ns
they overhauled the ribbons, laces, puffs,
combs, corsets, bustles, artificial breastworks,
fancy slippers, ke. Upon the representation
ofa gentleman wbo knew him, the officers
were induced to release the eccentric person-
■ge, thus depriving the police court gentry of
a rich scene, the arraignment ofa young man.
five feet three inches in height, for promena-
ing tbe streets in open day, dressed as a fash,
¡enable belle.- Boston Mail.
£L_1 __-<__&
Southern Accommodation Line.
For San Juego aud intermedin te Porli,
¡Xr FliOM LUNG tVHAKF.-tE»
Thi! favoritt» Coast, sti-nmur
SOUTHERNER,
Ca    ain FlUCUiiltliJK 111UJAUD,
Will   leim.   Long   Wharf lor   ¡UONTEKEY,  SAN LUIS
¿ililSl'O. SANTA 1Í..11BAUA. SAN rjSDllO (Los Aii¡í=»1m,í
ind SAN DIEGO.OQ
Evii-y utlier Snturtlay, at 4 o'clock P. SI,
The SOUTH¿El¡.N¿EU is now established on tbe coast as •
egular l'aiiket, and for spfed tui'i accommodation is un«-
linilled by any steamer in the trade. She mill perform re-
;ular semimonthly trips between San Francisco and San
Diego and in termed ate ports, leaving Sun Francisco regu-
¡iirly every othei SATUKDAY, aud arriving every other
MONDAY.
I'Hssengera and Shippers may rely on her arrival and departure as advertised•
T1;
HE Pubscribei has for aatu a valuable Tract ol Land,
tly in the Corporation and [.art out. with a fine en
Closed pasture on the land, allorditig j.ieen crass mid clove
all the year, also about ten iteres ot upland suitable.for tht
culture of vegetables, with gooi house and the best o
springs, two line springs near the house, and a small Vine
yard of one thousand vines,
Ther* is no pi ace iu this section ofthe country bo well
adapted toa Dairy anU Vegetable Garden us ths. 'ihe
dairyman would be in this heart of ihe r«iige ».itfi his cons
.igood pasture for his calves and work hors<s, ai.d a tint
spring of water on either side of the hoUfe »h' re he coulu
have a cool spring house, and '.be water r.ms clear, cool a u
m abundance all the ye¡.r round, lie would not be mor.
than one mile fiom the central part of the eiiy to take hi.
iu ilk, buttei and vegetables. There is alsoa ditch to wat i
his garden tbat uo one else can use, as ihe water from the
river is taken below allotheri?.
The above mentioned Tract of Land can be bought 01
reasonable terms lor money or good Stock  or tbe purehasei
by paying half down have a reasonable time to pay tht
>th«hatf
Also—Twelve good Work Mule
,nd II ai
in any way the pur
r Cash, or any kind o
any or all ol theabov
¡ad   of
complete, or w¡ gou and lijirtic.-s,
chaser may want. Work Oxen
Cuttle will be taken in payment n
named property.
Hf} mould also   inform   those wishing  to make
fast, wiih little labour, that he h-.-.a   about   Hit)   1
I! i-j. I'd i u-i  Sons that he will sell  on   good   terms.  Oi
tliem out until tlte first of April- 1SSG.   on  shares,or for
longer time ii requiied.    The Hogs cu» be bought for stock
Persons wishing to purchase, for further inform;
piense call at, this office, or on the subscriber atL
below the ford on the e st side ofthe river, where  they can
ne suited in Stock. Laud, or Hogs, and price I hope.
ippu  tr j. w. gayloud
The JPeople of the State of California,
To Margaret H. Ogier.
WIIKUEAS, Isaac S Ii, Ogier has filed his complaint
agninst you. iu the county of L.fS Angeles in ou
District Court ol the Is'. Judicial District for said County
now, thtrefore, you are required to appear and answe
said complaint within ten days of the service ol thi
summons if served within said County; within twenty days
if served elsewhere within the First Judicial District; and
within forty days it served iu «ny other place, or judgment
by ieftult will be taken agninst you. for divorce from tht
bonds of matrimony, as prayed for by the plaintiff
Witness the   Hon   fieojdmin  llaves    Judge   of the FirM
Judicial District of.said s'tntr, Ibis iith d;u of August. 185=4.
Attest, JOHN W. SHOliK, District Clerk.
Schedule
of
the  Time
if the
Southerner until
January, 1855
Leaves
San renno
forSah
Leaves
^*v
V*
íkancisc.
-aturday,
Slay 20
Friday
May  ¿8
do
June 3
do
June   a
do
June 17
do
Juue23
do
July    1
do
July    7
do
Ju.lv 15
do
July 21
do
July '¿S
do
Aug.   4
do
Aug. 12
do
Aug. 18
do
Aug. 26
do
Sept.   1
do
Sept    a
do
Sent. In
do
Sept. 23
do
Sept. 2a
¡."rcight nnd passage at  greatly MiDUUEP  HATES.
Horses, Cat tie, ond oilier Stock taken at Low Katep,
The Southerner will connect regularly with   the i-tiJfru
'omSan l'edro to Los Añíleles and Situ Iteiniirdino.
CASK. 1IE1SER &  CO.,
60 f-'ani'onie i-t San Vrancisc».
CHAULES JOHNSON, Agent, Los Angeles.
ADAMS & COS ¿EXPRESS.
Adams St. Cus Impress Despa ehed by every steamer
om y-in Franeisco lor the Sou i hern Ports, viz : MoutereT,
an l.uis ..»bis|.o. Sant" .Barbara, thence to Buenaventura,
=os Angela-, tie nee to Pan Joan ;uid tjfU] Heniarilino. Son
Diego, thence to Lower Cali foro in, Liila Kiver and towns in
■i.ora.
Tn asures, l'ad ages. Parcels and Letters forwarded nnd
Jellveied with d'->-patch. Bills of Exchange on the Atlantic States an Europe can be procured of any of tlie Agent*
at the nbove I'oits.
&y A regu''*r .Messenger leaven with .ivery steamer.
■nj6      ClIArlLES U. JOHNS.'N, Agent. Los Angeles.
County of Loa Angeles-
Up n reading thcaliulavit.
to me that the said Margare
snid State, and that a canst
it is ordered tbat the summ
said Margaret by publi=
... .State of California.
of ptaiutiir. and it appearing
II. Ogierisanou-resideiit of
of aition exists against her,
ins herein be served on the
therof once a week for three
isecutive months, trim the date of thotir=t ptiblicatii
in the Los Angeles Stur. a newspaper published in said
County, and that a copy ofthe summons and complaint be
forthwith deposited in the Post Oflii.e at Die City of Los Angeles, directed to the said Margaretat her residence in the
town of Donaldsviile, in the State of Louisiana.
Given under my hand as District Judge of the ¿First Judicial District, State of Calilomiii. at the Cily and County oi
Los Aimeles, this 9th day of August, A  D.1S54.
[Signed] BENJAMIN HAYES, District Judge.
J. L. BREST, Plaiutift's Attorney.
SSt&U of California! Ccuittj; of Eos Stngdra.
Ihereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of an order of record in  my office, in a certain
't wherein Isaac S K O^ieris plaintiff, and Margaret li.
Ogieris defendant, in the District Court of the First Judicial Dis'rict. Los Anceles County.
Witness my haud and seal at said "¿.ourt this 9Ui day of
August, 1Sb4.
aulO   3m JOHN W. SHORE, District Clerk
ádams & Go's
jjga EXPEESS 4B£
Banking and Exchange Office,
Los Angeles.
Steams'' liuilding,  calle Principal.
"■"  ETTKUS and Parcels forwarded by every steamer to
JlA San BVtitie.sco. Irom thence to all parts of the Unite*
States with dispatch
Hills of Exclianue drawn on any of the foi owing places :
Boston. N<w York,       Philadelphia,     Baltimore
Washington, 1'ii tsburg,        Cinciunati, Louisville,
St. Louis,        New Orleans,   London, etc., etc.
By every steamer we forward—
Packages, Parcels, Letters, etc.,
To Santa liujibaia, Monterey. San Francisco, and all parti»
of theNortheru and Southern mines.
SIGHT DRAFTS
On any of our offices in Calilornia, furnished at tbe loweil
rates of exchange.
Collections made in any part of ihe State.
Deposits received and certificates issued.
January 7, tl CHAS. II. JOHNSON, Agent..
Leiaml & McCombe's Exoress.
CONNKCTING  ¿WITH
Wells, Fargo & Co.,
(_0_   TV .5J Will   hereafter   despatch   their  regular
PI !"T'^r7ív   Messenger, Mr. JUnN T. LÉK, by
?^fefji|^ Steamers GOLIAH,
San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Barbara. San
Luís Obispo,  San Pedro and San Diego.
Express busim ss in all its branches, to all parts of tha
States and the United States, promptly attended to.
Wells & Co.'s Sight Drafts procured on any of the Atlantic States and Í an Franeisco.
'Kreasure.  Purrtls, Packages and Letter» received up to  •
ten minutes ot the hour of thedoparture ol th»Stages, to
connect with the rteamets
Collections made, and all commissions attended te with
promptness.
Also—Persons desiiing to have ascertained and procured
if any letters are in tbe Sa» Francisco Pest Office, or other
Calilornia Post Offices, foi them, can have tbe same attended to by leaving their address with
II   It   MYLKS, Agent, Los Angeles.
Los Anudes, August 31, 1864. au21 tf
Facts in Human Life.—The numljer of ian-
guuges spoken in the world amounts to three
thousand—five hundred and eighty-seven in
Kurope, eight hundred nnd ninety-six in Ash.
two hundred and seventy.tsis in Africa, and
twelve hundred and sisty-six in America.
The inhabitant* ofthe globe profess more tlmn
one thousund different religions. Tlie number of men and women are nearly equnl.
LifeV average is about twenty-eight year-.
One quarter die previous to the age of seven
years; one halt' before reaching seventeen —so
that those who pass thi.< age Bf_»y a facility
«fused to half of the hu nan species OÍ every
one thousand peyaoba, only one reache.* ore
hundred years of life, of every ong hundred,
only six reaoh the age of sixty.five; and not
more than one in five hundred ¡ives to eighty
years of age. There are on the earth 1,000-
000,000 of inhabitants} and of this number
33.333 333 die every year, 91,334 every day.
3,780 every hour, and sixty ev.-ry minute, or
one every second. These losses are about
bulenced by an equal number of births- The
married are longer lived than the sing'», and
above all those who observe a sober and
industrious conduct. Tall men live much long-
sr than short ones. Women have more
■hiinces of life in their favor, previous to be-
tig fifty years of age, than men have, but
fewer afterwaids. Tha number of marriages
is in proportion of seventy-fivo tn every one
h= usund individuals. Marriages are more
requent alter the equinoxes; that is, during
the months of June and December. 'I hose
born in the spring ara generally more robuHt
than others, Births and deaths are mor.'
frequent by night than by day. The number
'f men capable of bearing arma is estimated
it one fourth of thi? population.
A Rival to Steam.—Mr. George Goodlet
Postmaster, Leith, Scotland, has secured a pa
tent to work an eng'ne '>y an eff.-etive impulse
"rom the nre-snre^ of a column of water, say
r.h'rfy three fe'it in height, which oonibine'd
with the natural pressure of the atmosphere,
«dll be equal to 30 lb*, on the square inch.
The slide of the otdinary steam engine valve
ia cut at both ends to admit of a more constant exit and enhance of the motive agents,
ind with the aid of another valve for cutting
fff the fluid after the piston has received the
blow, on tha principle ofthe air gun, a more
oowerful effect is produced on the piston than
!ias hitherto been accomplished by thp
methods at present in use. To prevent a vaca
urn being formed on the induction side of th
piaton, and to balance the opposing atmospher
ic pres-ure at the exit, Mr. Goodlet places i
self acting atmospheric vacuum valve at eac!
end of the cylinder cover. It wi 11 be obvious
to every one acquainted with the engine th_.
tht admioiion of »irinto th« «ylinder in the
TO SHIPPERS OF FRUIT
AND  PRODUCE,
■ •'»"?      TUB s.uVciibers yive notice to persona en-
5, s'lijed in the Fruit business, that they have nn
eiteosive liue ef reu-mula temiiis. and are prepured to imike
:ii!,"iii;-iiieiits for the hauling  of Fruit to Ban  Pedro on the
¡tiortestpossible notice.
Fruit nil! be 'alien ¡ilongpide the steamers by ourfielvesin
.urge iJry lighters, built by us for the especial purpose ol
transporting Fruit from the ISeach to [he steamers.
For hauling from Loa Angelen to' the lieach. storing and
shipping, our charges lire 5U cents per one hundied lbs. ¡
when iu lesa quantities than 2,000 lbs. our charges will be §1
per one hundred pounds.
ALEXANDER & BANNING.
i Pedro, Mny¿í3. 1854. myl3 tf
bits—H. It. MYLES. Los Angeles.
LYMAN. UI0II * HOPKINS, Pan Bernardino.
1ÍANKTN & CO.   San Francisco.
3"jjr' |i i^!T\ "'" rim ^'mi-monthly during Ibe en:-u~
MmgHJI^Etgj 'ng season between San Francisco and San
HKEK3S2SDiego, touching at Santa Cruz, Monterey,.
San Luis obispo, Sauta Barbara and San Pedro.
This steamer, having undergone a thorough overhauling,
offers the safest and moM comfortable accommodations to
travellers up and dow Ij the coast ofany boat running. Th»
berths are   all in lar    . í ti. hrooms, and tbe steerage is »d-
irabljarranged for the convenience oi p»sni«Dgers.
For freight or passage apply ou board   or toll. It. Myles,.
>B Angeles.  tf
Look at This!
To Shippers of Fruit.
OUR WAGONS will  start from Los  Anseles  in tim«' tn
deliver Friight for ever/ steamer that leaves San Pedro
for San Francisco.
Freight taken at 50 Cents per 100 pounds for all
quantities from 50 pound?, to 100,000 pounds,
ú3~iSo Commission eh:, rged for Receiving aud Forwarding
from San I*, uro to Sun Franeisco.
Ail thise wishing to forward by our Line will please call
; our Stage OlBee, next to the Star Hotel, Main street, Los
ngeles. LANFliANCO & SEPULVEDA
áu31    3m Per SAMUEL  ARHUCKLE, Agent.   ,
Brennan & Co.,
Produce Commission Merchants*
CORNER OP CLAY AND DitUM STREETS,
SAN FHANCISCO,
RESPECTFULLY lender Iheir services for the sab ol
FRUIT and PRODUCE  of all kinds.   Having been engaged in this buisness durinu' the last three, years, they hopo
co give entire -átisfaetiou to their patrons.
Referbi' permission to—
lion. Philip A  Roach,Sao Francisco,
ilou Judge Hayes and Messrs. Douglass, Fester &.  Wad
hams. Los Aniielea au3   3m
U. S. Mail Stages,
FROM
San Pedro to San Bernardino,
Via LOS ANGELES.
ALEXANDER * HANGING'S Stagei,
carrying the U.S. Mails, Adams ir, Co.'»
and Wells, Fargo fc  Co.'s Expresses,
leave San Fbdhq for SAn Bernardino.
__  semi-monthly, and at otbertimes when
there are passengers,
apl5   tf
AgBsts—H. R. MYLES, Los Angele».
LYMAN   RICH & HOPKINS. S:
RANKIN  & CO.. Sau* Franeisco.
ALEXANDER & BANNING.
Bernardino.
LANFIUNCO & SEPULVEDA'S
JUNE OP STAGES,
Will   leave   the   ES'IFRO   DE   SAN.
PEDRO for LOS  ANGELES, and vie»
i thearrivil of every steamer
or sailisg vessel when there are passen-
BTs.
A¿euts—S ,..ii.i L ARHUCKLE. Los Angeles.
R   E   RAMON», San Francisco.        au3   8m
VI. Kremer, S. La-jah»,
Sun Francisco. Los ^ntfeles.
rJVIE undersigned, an old and well established firm.
■- would respectfully inform their friends and pati
that they ü.re prepared io buy and sell Merebiindise on c
■nission Tbey are confident that Irom their knowledge ol
business, and familiarity witf 'he market ofSan Franeisco.
(i m inber of their firm residing constantly in that cily,)
Lhey offer more facilities <o the trading public than any
ither house ^ati boaj-t of in this city.
All orders for the purchase of merchandise in San Francisco must be accompanied with the cash.
LAZARD ii KREMER.
Los Angeles, August 21, tS54.        a«24   tf
BOOKS ON
Spiritual Manifestations»
TlHE aubscrib r has r< ceived a laige invoice oi «11 th»-
principal puUieatíon* upon tbe phen. mena of Spiritual Manifestations, among which the following are prominent::
Daiis*ii Chart,  exhibiting the Pn greetive  UiMory ana;
Destii.y oi  ihe Race.
Spir tuaisiu by .^uilge Edmonds and Dr. Dextir.
Revelations bv Andrew .laitoon Davis
Grea' Harriiimij  by Andrew   «ekfon Davie.
The Present -\_    and Inn. r Lite hy Davis.
Discusión efiT| ritualism by I.ritum aid Richmond.
Microcosm of tl,. Univers- W tboot by Prof-Fishbough..
Spiritual .ManTe'tat'tons by Aiiin Ballon.
Reicheubaelj's I ymanios of M gnef ism.
Together wiih u any other works explanatory of this in-.
temiiug subject winch are offered at almost New Yori.
prices.
^^Subscriptions received fo- the " S/cbk» Cixclb,'*"
periodical edin-d by Judge Edmonds, and th* ■•Furitu-
i. TpLBoBAPii," edited by Messrs. Hrittan imd Richmond,,
boih prii 'ed in New York, and devoted tu the elucidation-
of the Spiritual phenomena,
MATTHEW  KELLER,
jyS   tf Corner Commercial at-.
Dissolution of Copartnership.   *
rUE copartner-hip heretofore existing  between CARVALHO Ss JOHNSON was this d»y dissolved by mutua, consent.   AU debts due the concern can be  paid  to
either party.                                           S. N. CARVALHO.
B. S. JOHNSON.
Los A-tgeles Sent. 12, 1854.  BepU   3t
L1MEÜ
¿¿SOOKe',or"°
LIMEÜ
LIME!
l^OR SALE 250 barrels fi
S?   sion of San Gabriel.
jyl5 m    	
LIME!!
It quality LIME, flt the Mifl.
FRANK OARROL.
TO FRUIT SHIPPERS.
ALSO--One large Spring Wagon, three Horses and one
ule.       Applyto CHIS.lt   OULLEN,
an IT at WolfskiU's Vineyard
TO FRUIT DEALERS.
951
An Invoice of School Cooks.
J OST received and for sale cheap for Cash, at throne*
ofthe l.osAnirelfs Star agood assortment ofSCHOOL
ÜO01ÍS. both English and Spanish, besides ntiflcellar,ecus
works of the most popular authors of the day, consisting is
part of—
Olleudorff's Spanish and French Gramroai;
Murray's English Reader;
do      Introduction;       Davis* Arithmetic;
Greenleaf's Arithmetic;      Walker's Dictionary;
do   primary   do; Elementary Spelling Book;
Smith's First Book Geography;
Parley's Geography;
Students, Saunders' and Cobb's Spelling Bocks;
Parker's First Lesson. jy22   tf
LUMBER.
JUST received, per ex Wanderer,* full assortment, ee»-
prising, viz : -.
50,000 feet Scantling, 3X3,3X4,4X4, 4X6, and 4X8 ;
60 000 feet Redwood Boards, assorted ;
2,500 pickets, stored to tho rear of the Star office, for
sale on reasonable terms by
'••''8   M. KELLE».
i   '"•'
_^¿   Á
VOL. 4.
LOS ANGELES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1854.
NO. 19
Cos ^mjetes Stat,
Friated every Tuursdav, opposite the hoiiee of Doi
Manuei liequen», tí ity of Los Angeles,  by    ,
JAMES    S.   WAITE,
Publisher   nnd  Proprietor.
Terms.—Subscription, ^ix Dollars per annum, pay
» ble in advance, or Nine Dollars at the end if the
▼ear.
Advertisements inserted at Two Dollars per square for
the first insertion, and One Dollar per square I'cr each
• iibsequent insertion, t terms cash-
Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance
eln.ertioi
edmissable over a Oct.itioi
■«¡¿tu
Agents for the Los Angelen Stnr.
The toilowing ji-ntlemenare authorized Agents •■'   i.
T HOMia IliiMTi     San  .-... -
J. S. Mall.bo	
Mh.isri   Knox k "•'>' i -n  ■■■-   MOiTfd.
8 ¡UThuwciow       -
K. KiPKiMa =Sa« B-.HM-AKo
Coi.. J*cssu ■        	
Auti d.TtTioa     M.iNrs.ay.
I\ J. Uaqojbb         fUitr.  Ham»
It. P. Funs» San K-(»n.;i-.:.
Tüi i MA* .t.   I1.B1KT         S*--.   •■"■>   -■i    11
j»« riumm
C,   E.  CARR,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
U» .Vneelee. Nov. 13. 1852 tf
G. T0MPS0N BUSBILL,
TTOItVK.V   AT   LAW,  Oity of Los Angeles. Califor
Jonathan H.
Lewis Grakger.
Scott itc Granger,
ATTORNEYS   AT   LAW,
■ p!5 '
John (í. Nichols,
grocery: and provision* store,
At his Old Stand on Main Street,
Removal.
JOB." JCNES,
Wholesale Grocer, Provision and
Liquor Merchant,
B
EOS leave to inform tht. Trade of Los Angeles and *i-
omity, that he has removed from his old stand on Com-
Temple's Building, on Main Street,
Opposite   the  Law   Otilo:   of   Messrs.   Seott   «.  Grtatoger,
Where he would h« happy to «ee his  old  eustonters  and
friends, and to ahiuv them his larjjit stock  of
Groceries, Liquors and  Provisions,
LOS ANGELES STAR.
0. DÜCOMMÜN,
Watch Maker aud Bookseller,
COMMERCIAL  ST.,  LOS ANGELES.
iy«   ly	
Matthew Lanfranco,
Dealer   in
PROVISIONS,   GROCERIES   AND
LIQUORS,
■u3ltf]   CALLE DB LOS NKGKUS/Loi Angeles.
Alexander & Banning,
Forwarding aud Commission Merchants,
SAN  PEDUO,   CAL,,
A9EHTI-II.R. MVLE^, Los Angeles,
LYMAN, RICH *■ HOPKINS, San Bernardino.
RANKIN H CO.. San Francisco.
JOHNSON & ALLANSON,
Successors to Alexander If Melius,
WHOLESALE  AND   RETAIL   DEALERS   l.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
Main Street, Los Angeles
Chat. R. Johmoti. li  S. AUanaon.
S V\5' OIED A CARSON,
DEALERS   IN
Groceries, Provisions   and   Liquors.
ALBO,
HARDWARE, STuVES, TIN and SHEET
IRON WARE,
On hand and manufactured to order.
Los AngAles, May 13, 1S54. myl3
M. Michael & Co.,
TV AVE constantly on hand and for sale   a large assort-
"'general merchandise,
Dry   Goods,   Clothing,   Doiiestics,
boots. shok;s, &i„
*u3l   tf ¿oa Angeles.
San Francisco.
Rich & Newmark,
Importers, and Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Dry and Fancy Goods and Clothing,
1'A.niLLA'S ROW. CORNER of MAIN ST.,
jj22 tf LOS ANGELES.
Lazard & Kremer*
ImpO'ters, and Wholesale aud Retail Dealers in
"/amgtt M Samtstit irq (tails,
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, &c.,
CORNER. OP AXE JL LUS' ROW,
jj!5 3in LO* ANOi'.I.ES.	
Saddlery.
SO.   FOV,  Saddle   and   Harnea»   Maker,   principal
• Street, next door to Scott k Granger's law office,)
keep! ■■"nstiiQtly on hand an assortment of
Saddles, H&rness, Bridles, Whips, Spurs, &c,
•nd li prepared to execute all kinds of work in iv& line at
■hort notice.    He hopes by strict attention to business, to
¡receive a liberal rhare of public patronage.
Lo-  A.ig.-1-H. May 2Utli, 1S=">4. tf
COPARTJVHKSHIP NOTICE.
SINCE the 1st iuj-ta.it we (litre established ourselves In
the   Kál'ÉltO DB SaM PEDttO,   under cua  firm and
""LlmMCO & SEPULVEDA,
to Barry on a Forwarding and Oom.iim.-ioii Itmnrj. sp. Our
•■-ntral portion, the f.milit es which ou=- laud UK! affords, tbe
»cco«mnoilatioos we offer m tíiJ ttA-ttlliOf public, and the
».t*.('iHt,n in-ms for Ihe furwardiun; of lAfercbandfcc to the
city with ,>ro iiptne-is «nd despatch, to^t'jer wiih '=ur z-'il
and activity iu this new undertaking, ire suffi..¡rut tilléis
that enable us to merit a  hare of public parronag*.
J 'UN T. LANFliANCO.
JOSE L. OB --KL,,LVEDA.
Aí«nti—SAMUEL ART1UCKLE, Los Angelea.
B. B. RAMOND,San i-'raucisco. au3   3m
H.  FOEBES,
House, Sign and Ornamental Fainter, Glazier, etc.
WILL execute anything in liue wiih neatnesi and des-
pan-li His liue embraces painting in oil or water
coirs. Sig" painting in ah its varieties, the imitation of
any marble, uranita and bronze, gilding, glazing and the
Staining Of glass. Carriage piiintitig and varnishing, carriage
lining aod trimming. Paper hanging, the liniugof mite
and ceilings with cloth or paper.
HE PROMISES TO GIVE FULL SATISFACTION.
Orders for work iu the couutry thanklully received, and
properly att uded. Hi.sstan'l is in the upper eud of Doctor
Downey's house, _ on .the main plata, where be
al!o keeps for Hale mixed colors, paints, putty varnish, etc.,
•tc.   Please gire him a call.
H. FORBES.
Angeles, March 18,1854. tr
25
received by 8 earner Goli;ili, consisting of
barrets Lamp Oil;
John I'urrjind'sliest Sweet Oil;
As well bs n Que
50 oaseji Eancy eyEUpBandL.Q.unw.
AH these good- lias been bought from first rate houses
lor CA8H anil no on cr.-dit «ith heavy interest, aud no'
keeping c.i.rk- nor having a i-artn r to lii.niiush ihe prj,llt
his expense* are really oi little charge. li« also bereby uo-
titeS (hi'tiiet, ih it sincelit iowi-ri-U the price, of LLÍ UH Jilt,
Ji- has ieiii.)v,«.j from that  small 7 by 9  room  into ii larger
otfe on., by 30. sritnout bavfn? Uu-h f|i'ol the f.,r	
to pay; t,b-e ¡ore, ml for'li.-*) ea»»niw, ¡ie think-
perf-etly right ro statu that he will be able to  sell the best
;.'oods nt Idw.-r prices than unv other house in t<
il" invitvs ill Country '¡'rud.'rs lo give him a nail, and to
i'i .uiiiii- hia Stock before buy tog lsewlnre, as he positively
Cf incident il «¡|| be  for rh-ii- im'iii st. .<> to do Baol4
TUE public are hereby notified, th.itirom an experience
the best possible; an association of duties both iu tlie
fldil and olllee for the term of aix month, with Mr. GEO. E,
HANSON. Civ 1 and Military Engineer. I have become be-
jouda loubt satisfied that beis notonly to the fullest com-
ptt*ot, but from his integrity of character and exemplary
habits a "jentluman, whom I cheerfully recommend, anil
iho» hj»TÍQK confidence, appoint Deputy Surveyor of th*
County of Los Angeles. Office uext door West of the Store
=«{ Mithew Keller, and over that of Alias & Itro's , on Com-
Mmlil street, HENRY HANCOCK,
County Surveyor ot Lou Angelvi Coun»T.
T(b.«h,lSM.  '
KEMOVAL.
"I Olt M reet WMte i>lBe *nii Redwood Lumber, jUj**
iTT VF raeeived and for sale by
SANjTORD 4 CAR50Í.
i.t Saa T tirm ky 4&1XAVp K * *AXirwr*.
¿¡ASDFORD k CARSON have removed to their new
¡3Bri<*1t Store, opposite Melius' Itcw, one door from Child*,
HiekikDennison, where they will bo pleased to see all of
tjiNr ol.lou.f-toin.-rs, tad III many atw oorl as can make it
MiTffflnt t» «all. Wjtr
CItQTHINQ
AND DRY GOODS EMPORIUM,
Corner of Commercial and Main Streets,
AND
Corner nf Vineyard nnd AHso ■ treets,
LOS ANdlOl.ES.
|bm     TUK Subscribers beg leave to inform ^__-,'____
Sy^'tnd the Hurroiiiiiling ran   try tlu.l Uiri   $£=¿¡__\
have ou   hand   the largest, óest, and^^"^^
Stock of Dry üoods and Clothing found in tnis suction of
the ótate, impoi ted from New York tor their owotradi-in
this market, ¡md they are selling thorn nt wholesale and retail but little in ¡idvance of N"w York prices.
They cannot he.e enumerate all tlu-ir articles, but, will
say that they have on Land
GENTLEMEN'S AND BOYS' APPAREL,
Ofevery le-tis iptio i, styl*. andij aiity generally fo und in
gentlemen's furnishing stores
DKV «OODS.
Their Stock i» equal to any in the city, both It quality
audauintity, anil too numerous to particularise. In short,
theirstoek embraces .'very description of ^ooi.ls, which tlit-y
offer t" exhibit without chante to all who may favor them
with a i-all as they feel assured that they are sellin» cheap
enough to give .general satisfaction. Call and satisfy your-
selves.       [jy8 ly] ELIA8 & BR   TF1ER.
Chllds, Hicks & Desiiiison,
Groceries, Provisions, Wines and liqnors,
Stoves, Farming Utcmsils,
CLOTHING-, 1ÍÜOTS AND  SHOES.
MAa-U.-AOTURKRa OF ALL K1NDS Of
Copper, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware.
(Jone tun tly on band and made to order.
Hade and put on i
like
the i
fipeditious an=j workman-
We would also invite the attention of all wbo
vatingor d'stilling the Grape, that we arc prepared and are
making Stilljj, and articles pertaining to that business, at
shott notice.
N. 11. All kinds of Country Produce taken in payment for
goods or on account. jy!5   tf
Notice to Patrons and the Public.
nnUE subscriber havimt sold the CITY WABHET to Mr.
JI Ü. Abbams, would respectfully recoiumend him to the
former patrons ofthe = siiililislimeitt.
All who are indebted to the subscriber by note or on account, and particularly for provisions, will please "fork
over," as experience has shown that somi-tiiiica ll bei.au
arb damobROus " WILLIAM MAR11N.
Loa Angeles, Aug. 18, 1S54. au21tf
City   Market,
TIIE undersigned would respectfully notify the
citizens of Los Andeles and vicinity, that hu has
purchased tbe above named Market, and -solicits
the continuance of the patronage of its form -r
(. He is drepared lo serve the public with the
OiinlCEST MliATS of all kinds, and at pric-a low enough
to be in keeping with the times.- Ilo will kill none but the
finest and beat ijimlity, and keep constantly on hand agood
supply of Meat aud Sausages. G. ABllAiMii.
Los Angeles, August 24, 1854. au24 tf
DR. CRIDLANdT"
SURGEON, AHilOUUIlKUR aud J'UV'SIÜIAIÍ from Lon
doo. respectfully solicits a share of fhe public patronage
of Los Angeles. The Docior will give his utmost attention
in the treatment of nil cuses, and may be consulted in- the
French Italian nnd Oastiliin languagi«ft, at his residence
next door to the Montgomery House, every day from !) o:clk
A. M jy!5
Carpenter's Shop.
rB"11IE Subs-ribur is prepared to e ecute any and t
M. kinds of House-Carpentering and Joiner Work i
short n.itice, and at the vi:rv lowest cash prices, ai
hopes by punctuality and strict attention to bu-iness.
receive a share ot the ''loaves and ñ-hes "
Shop on Main street, opposite the old stand of Alexander
fcMe.ius 1'IIILIP C. WILLIAMS
Lo* Angeles. May 18, 1854. myl3   tl
J. W. Ross. R.  H. Ckoiket
BELLA UNION  HOTEL
BV   ROSS <fe CROCKET,
Main Street, 3 doors East of Commercial Street
jy2Ü tf LOS «VMGELES
STAR HOTEL.
Messrs. MANN & CAXISHER, Proprietors.
TBI U K Jiuderiigutd having leased and thoroughly furnish-
M. ed t'iro: ghout'hiaS w.R known nnd p"pular estuhlish-
ment with ni-w furniture, Beds. Bedding, etc. are now prepared toaecoinmodu- their iriends and the public generally, with a» goud board and lodging as can fe found at any
other hou e in this city. We will spare no pains to give
geu-jraisatisfaction to all who may favor us with a call.
aulT 3ui MANN & OALlSIHSft.
Lafayette Restaurant.
Regular boarders will be taken and can be accommodated
with bed rooms
Meals at all hours,by bill of tare. Saloon for private parties
Families can be supplied at the shortest noti«c.
Cakes of all kinds constantly on haud.
Partridge. Rabbit and Chicken  Ties.
Aliroen'ary Preserves.
Tbe best the market affords w¡U bt constantly served up.
VAUtt     00.
Los Angeles. May 18.1S54
Livery and Sale Stable.
TUB undersigned, having pmchased the interest
of J. D. IIakkk, have associated  themselves toge-
under the firm of
ACRON   & A1KIN,
Atthe Old Stand on MAIN STREET, where they are pre-
^a
eep Horses by th* Day, vVeek or Month.
ALSO—The best Saddle Horses to let at all timet.
ft-")- Hoises boufrht, sold Or i-xíihanged on coramissioD.
I'orpons wishing to buy. sell or exchange can have nn opportunity by calling on US. JOHN AORON.
Los Angeles, Aug. 01, 1854. tf THOMAS AIlilN.
CHARLES DUC0J1MUN,
Watch Maker, Jeweler and ¡Stationer,
COMMERCIAL STREET,  LOS ANGELES,
HAS just returned friun San Francisco with th" largest
a.ssoriment of everv description ot Bi'OKS andSTA-
TIONEHV ever before osrered in this c ty.
Also, a large vsriety of JEIVELR1' ofthe most costly and
superior description.
Also, a superior lot of HARDWARE, CUTLERY, PAINTS,
OILS, and some (WOO artillei of v-ujooi fancy ¡oods too nu.
to res n j* tpin«iitl»-t. «cpTiia
A Few of the Ancient   Blue Ijiiwi.
The following were some of the ' Blue Laws'
of Connecticut, which we hero insert.    Tbey
may be quite a curiosif;y to a largo number of
our readers :
The Governor nnd Magistrates, convened in
General Assembly, are the ¡supreme power under Gnd. of this independent dominion. From
the determination of the Assembly, no appeal
shall be made.
Whoever stiys there is a power and jurisdiction ovei this dominion, shall suffer death and
les of property.
The Governor is amenable to tbe voice of
the peoole.
Tbe Governor shall have a single vote in
determining any question, except a casting
vote, wben the Assembly shall be equally divided.
The Assembly ofthe peonle shall not be
dismissed by tha Governor, but shall dismini-
itself.
Conspirators attempting to change or overturn tbis dominion, hhall sulTer death.
Tbf judge ahull determine controverey with
out a jury.
No one shall be a freeman or give a vote,
unless he be a member in full communion
with one of the churches allowed in this dominion.
No one shall hold any office who is not
sound in the faiib, and faithful to his denomination; and whoever gires a vote for such
person, shall pay a fine of £20 for the first
..ffen e, and ior the second he shall be disfn
chised.
Each freeman shall swear by the Blessed
God, to bear the true allegiance to this dominion, and that Jes-.s is the only King.
No lodging or food shall be offered to a
Quaker, Adamite, or any other heretic.
If any person turns Quaker, he shull be banished, and suffer death on his return.
No prioat shall abide in the dominion ; he
shall be banished and suffer death on his return.
Priests may be seized by any person with-
ut a warrant.
No one shall ciross a ferry but with an authorized ferryman.
No one shall run on the Sabbath day, or
walk in the garden or elsewhere, except reverently to and from meeting.
No person shall trdvel, cook victuals, make
beds, sweep house, shave or cut hair on the
.Sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her children on the
Sabbath or Fasting day.
The .¿S'abb'-ith shall begin at sunset on Saturday.
To pick an «ar of corn growing in a neighbor's garden shall te deemed theft.
A person accused of trespass in the night
hall be judged guilty, unlesa he clear him.
self by his oath.
When it appears that nn aceused bus confederates and refuses to dUclose them he may
be racked.
JNone shall buy or sell lands without per-
missi. n of the selectmen.
A drunkard shall have  a  master appointed
by the selectmen, wbo are to debar him from
the liberty of buying and selling.
No minister shall keep school.
Whoever brings cardj or diie into thin do-
;r.ion shall pay a fine of £5.
Every rateable person  who refuses   to pay
his  portion   to   support   the   minister of the
town or  parish, shall be fined by the Court
£2, und £4 every quarter until he   or   ahe
hall pay tbe rate to the minister.
Man stealers shall suffer death.
Whoever shall wear ciofches trimmed with
gold, silver cr bone hu'c, above twe shillings
a yaid, shall be presented by the grandjurors,
and the selectmen shall tax the offender at
£300 estate.
A debtor in prison swearing that he has no
estate shall be let out and sold to make satis-
fu ct ion
Whoever set fire to a woods and burns a
house shall suffer death ; and any person sus
pected of th is crime shall be imprisoned without tbe benefit of bail.
No one shall read common prayer, keep
Jhristmas or Saint's -Day, make minced pies,
play cards, dance, or play any instrument of
music, except the drum, trumpet and jews-
harp.
No minister shall join people In marriage—
the magistrate only shall join people in mar-
rage; they may do it with less scandal to
Christ's Church.
When parents refuse tbeir children a con.
venient niurringe,the magistrate is todelermine
the point. The selectmen, on finding the
children ignorant, may take them away from
their paren'S and put then? into better hands
ut the expense of tbeir parents
Fornication shall   be punished  by compelling  marriage,  or as  the Court ehall think
proper.
Adultery shall be punished with death.
A man that strikes his wife shall pay a fine
of £10.
A woman that strikes ber husband shall be
punished as the Court direct".
A wife shall be deemed good evidence against
her husband.
No man shall court a maid in person or by
letter without first obtaining the consent of
her parents; £'i penalty for the first offence.
£10 for the second, and for the third an
imprisonment during the pleasure of the
Court.
Afairied persons must live together or be
imprisoned.
Kvery male shall have bin hair cut accor.
ding to a cap.—History of Connecticut.
Notf.—The above laws were originally
printed on blue paper, on which account they
were called tbe Blue Laws of New Kngland.
An Old "Brick"—Capt. Wm. Wood, a
ioldier at San Jacinto, died at Houston a few
days since. He was an eccentric character,
and his last hours were characteristic. He
hud become infirm and was in reduced cireum
stances. Messrs. Hickmott and Hill gave him
a theatrical benefit, a id placed him in funds,
a" short time since, after which he went en a
grand blow out and kept it up to the last
When he found he was going he requested
bis friends to bury him on tbe battle field of
San Jacinto, fire a volley over his ashes, and
after returning to Houston, take a drink all
round to his memory. Tho interment took
place as directed.
A black fellow was knocked  down in the
•treeta of Boeton, the other day, for escorting
"itrong mindttT' white wcmbi,
Thk .Discovery of Glass.—Upwards of two
thousand years ago, perhaps three, a company of merchant* who hada cargo of nitre
on board their whip, were driven by the wind*,
upon the shore of Galilee, close to the amai]
stream tbat runs from tbo foot of Mount Carmel.
Being here weatherbound till the storm
abated, thoy made preparations for eoeking
their food OH the strand, and not finding stones
to rest their vessels upon, they used somu lumps
of nitre for that purpose, placing their kettles
and stew pans on the top, and lighting a strong
tire underneath. Ai\ the beat increased, the
nitre slowly melted away, and flowing down
tho beach, Income mixed up with the sand,
forming, when the incorporated mass cooled
down, a singularly beautiful, transparent
substance, which excited tho astonishment and
wonder ofthe beholders.
Such is the legend ofthe origin of glass.
The ¡mj-ortanee of glass, and tho infinite
variety of objects to which it is applicable
cannot bo exaggerated. Irdeed it would be
extremely difficult to enumerate its proper-
ties.or to estimate adequately its value. This
thin, transparent substance, so light and fragile is one of the most essential servants of
science- and philosophy, and enters ao minutely into the concerns of life, that it has become indispensible totbe daily routine of our
business, our wants, and our pleasures', it
admits the gun and excludes the wind-.answer
ing the double purpose of transmitting light
and preserving warmth ; it carries tbe eye of
the astronomer to the remotest regions of
space, Through the lenses ofthe microscope
ltdevelopes new woi Ids of vitality, which,
without its help, muat have but, imperfectly
known, lt renews the sight of the old, and
assists the curiosity of tho young. It empow
ers the mariner to de.sciy distant ships, and to
trace far offahores; the watchman on tbe cliff
tr- detect the operations of hostile fleets and
midnight smugglers It preserves the lights
of the beacon from the rush of the tempest,
and softens the flame of the lamps upon our
tables. It protects tbe dial whose movements
it reveals ; it enables the student to penetrate
the wonders of nature, and the beauty to survey the marvels of her person; it reflects.
magnifies and diminishes ; as a medium of
light and observation, its uses are without
limit: aod as an article of mere embellishment,
there te no form into which it may not be
moulded, or no object of luxury to which it
may not be adapted.
Tvpe Setting Machine.—The typesetting
machine in the ofiice of the Fucdr'landet, at
Copenhagen, ia described as follows. If its
success is certain, it will be the first invention of the kind that has ever been ofany value;
and this in not a great labor saving machine
after all, aa it only does the work of two men.
The economy of the affair is not quite apparent: ''Instead ofthe usual cases and composing sticks, and the compo-itor Btanding at
his work, we see a person sitting- before a machine, with keys like a piano, which he playa
on incessantly, and every touch on the tan
gent is followed by a click; the letter is already in its place in the long mahogany channel prepared for it. The whole is excessively
ingenious ; in fact it is fairy work. The most
wonderful piirt is that it distributes the al.
ready used type at the same time that it sets
the new page, and with an exactness perfectly sure ; no mistake can ever occur. The compositor by this machine does four times a.»
much work as another workman, but as he requires an assistant to line and page the set
type, this brings it to twice the amount ot
type set. The whole is so clean and piensan!
that it will probably soon be a favorite em
ployment for women. The machine occupied
a very small space not more than a huge
chair, -'nd is benutifnlly made of hard wood-
brass and steel. Its success is now beyond all
doubt. Tbe proprietors of the Fuedrtlande'
are so gratified with the one tbey have, tbat
tbey have ordered another. Tho price is 2.-
400 Danish dollars. It will last apparently
for a centm-yor two without repair. Mr, Sor-
nn, the inventor, himself a compositor all
his life, kindly shows the machine to any visitor. Of course a compositor cannot set wiih
this machine at once; it will take him a abort
time, a few days, to become familiar with the
details, but he is then a gentleman compared
to his old associates.
A SricE OaciiARo.— In one of his letters
from the East. Bayard Taylor gives an account
of a visit to a nutmeg orchard on the island
of Penang :
On our return to the ship, we visited a
nutmeg plantation. Tbe trees, which are
from twenty to thirty feet in height, are planted in rows at intervals of about 20 feet. The
leaf te dark green and glossy, resembling thai,
of the laurel, and the fruit, ata little distance,
might be taken for a small russet colored apple. When ripe, the thick husks split in the
center, showing a scarlet net work   of  mace,
nvcloping an inner nut. black as ebony, the
kernel of which is the nutmeg of commerce,
Tho clove tree, not now in its bearing season,
has some resemblance to the nutmeg, but tho
eaf is smaller, and tho foliage ia more loose
and spreading. As we drove through the orchard, the warm air of npon was heavy with
spice The rich odors exhaled from the trees,
penetrated the frame with a sensation of Ian-
_ lid and voluptuous repose. Perfume became
an appetite and the senses were drugged with
an overpowering feeling of luxury Had I
continued co indulge in it, I should ere long
have realized tbe Sybarite's complaint of his
crumpled rose  leaf."
Tho Scientific American saya that a new
process of sharpening razors without injuring
the temper, has recently been patented. It
eays:
Take a grindstone with a fine grain and dip
itinto melted tallow until thoroughly imbibed,
then set it in tbe open air. and leave it for
two or three months, until the tallow becomes
rancid, it will then bo fir, for use; it is said
tbat stones prepared in this manner will not
beat, nor destroy the temper ofthe razor in the
least.
During Commodore Perry's late visit t"
Japan, himself and suite were entertained ot a
feast by the natives. Cooked worms, fried
snakes, and a variety of indigestible compounds were served up, of which they were
obligad to partake through etiquette. Here
after, a strong stomach may be considered as
a high recommendation in our Japanese diplomatists.
1 Various Items.
A man lately died in England whoso property is valued at £7,000,000, or $35,000,000.
A lady, given to tattle, says she never tells
anything only to two classes of people—thosa
who ask her, aud those who don't.
Tbe barber wbo dressed the head ofa barrel bus been engaged to ' fix up' tho locka of a
canal.
1 Mr. Smith, I've just kicked your William
out of doors,' ' Well. Mr. Jones, it's tbe first
but you've footed for this many day."
it is said that the whisky drinkers of the
United States could build tho Pacific Railroad
in a couple of years.
Foppery is nevor cured; it is tho bad stamina of the mind, which, like those of the
body, are never rectified; once a coxcomb, and
always a coxcomb.
Cheap enough! An editor says that ho
ence hugged a girl in church eomo ten years
ago, and the scrape has cost him a thousand a
year ever since.
In Jefferscnville, Tazewell couuty, Virginia,
good butter is selling for eight cents per
pound, fresh eggs six cents per dozen, and fat
chickens $1 per dozen.
An Editor at the dinner table, being asked
¡f he would take some pudding, replied in a
fit of abstraction, 'Owing to a crowd of other
matter, we are unable to find room for it.'
A cat belonging to a butcher at Loughborough, England, having been deprived of two
of her kittens, has adopted a chicken, which
she stole from a brood in the yard, and now
fondles with a maternal solicitudo.
Asparagus seeds have been tested as a substitute for coffee. Roasted and ground tbey
are said to make a full flavored coffee not easily
distinguished from pure Mocha. The young
shoots are the best for the purpose.
A widow once said to ber daughter, 'when
you are at my age, it will be time enough to
dream of a husband.'
'Yes, mamma,' replied the thoughtless girl,
'for a second time.'   The mother fainted.
1 What monsters these  cotton factors must
be,' said Mrs. Partington,  'I'm told some of
'em has more than  a hundred   hands.    My
poor Paul often wanted me to go and see them,
but I'm  thankful I never went.'
Dibben had a hcrse which be called Graphy.
1 Very odd name !' said Oxberey. ' Not at all
responded 'Pom; when E bought him, it waa
■Buy-a -Graphy ; when I mi unt him, it is Top-
o-Grapby ; nnd when I want him to go, it ie
Gee-bo Graphy !'
The editor of tbe prairie News is one of
tbe most facetious of the fraternity. A subscriber writes to him, 'I don't want your
little paper any longer.' To which be replies,
' I wouldn't make it any longer if you did, the
present length suits very well.'
An old lady once said that her idea of a
creat man was. ' A man who was krerful of
his clothes, don't drink of spirits, kin read the
Bible without spelling the words, and can eat
ft cold dinner on wash days, to save the wim-
min folks the trouble of cooking,'
In Ballymena, Ireland, during a very heavy
shower in that neighborhood, and whilst the
people were confusedly running hither and
thither for shelter, a wren t< ok refuge iu a
young tientleman's moustache — evidently
mistaking his mouth fur the aperture into its
own nest.
Minpfl'l of Business.—The following appears bona fide in the Detioit Daily Advertiser:
A CiUD.—Mr. Mmgwoj) returns his thanks
to those gentleman who so kindly volunteered
their services at his daughter's funeral. He
has now r'sumed his business, and solicits a
share of public patronage.
It is said that the United States Government
wishes to purchase the New York Crystal /Ja-
lace, and have offered $120,000 for it. The
City of Boston has also proposi d to give $175.-
000 for it as it stands, transport it to Boston
Common, fill it with '• Yankee Notions," and
start an exhibition of " Yankee Industry" on
thtir own book.
'Sir,' said one of two antagonist?, with great
dignity, to tbe otlier, during a dispute which
bad not been confined to words, 'you have call*
ed me a scoui'drel and a liar, you have spit
in my face, you have struck mo twice; I hope
you will not carry this any further, fur if you
co you will rouse the sleeping lion in my breast,
and I cannot tell what may be tbe consequences,'
A humorous fellow subpeonned as witnen.i
on a trial for an assault, one of the counso),
who was notorious for brow beating witnesses,
a?ked him what distance he was from the par.
ties when the assault happened; he answered,
'just four feet live inches and a half." "How
came you to be so exict, fellow I"    "Because
1 expected some fool or other would ask me
and I measured it/'
Cocknetisms.—"What lake is this !" said ft
freshly arrived Cockney lo ¡mother wbo had
been in tbe country sometime. '"Why, ¡tie
úake Urun." "I know it is the Lake I'm on,
but what's the name of it?" Lake Urou
that's the name of it." "Ah! ah! yes, tho
Lake Uron—but do they call it that when you
are not on it?" His fmnd gave bim a look
of pity and explained.
A Model Will.—The following is the copy
ofa will hft by a man who chose to be his
own lawyer :—"This is tbe last will and testament of me, John Thomas. I give all my things
to my relations, to bo divided amongst them
the best way they can. ,
N. B. — If anybody kicks up a row, or makes
any fufla about it, he isn't to have anything.
Signed by me, John Thomas.
A young gentleman was frequently cautioned by his father to vote lor measures notmen.
He promised to do so, and soon after received
a bonus to vote for Mr, Peck. His father
astonished at bis voting for a man whom ha
deemed objectionable, inquired his reasons for
doing so. '.Surely, father,' said tho young
hopeful, 'you told me to vote for measure*,
and if Peck is not a measure, I don't know
what is.'
The Public Health,—The lady who wa*
ordered change of air has obeyed the doctor
beyond the letter, and has recently, died.
The child who caught the thrush some days
since is determined to have a lark with it.
The young gentleman who was dying cf a
broken heart is satisfactorily proved to be
cracked.
The brcakirg out in Spain has been completely cured by steel medicine.
Tbe tenant who was so ill tbat he couldn't
move, has subsequently ran off with the furniture— DtOff<!H*S.