IN TIIK   HALF-WAY HOUSE.
At twenty we fancied tbe bleat Middle Ages
A spirited cross of romantic aud graud,
All templars and minstrels and ladies and pages
Aud love and adventure iu Oulre-Mer laud ;
But, ab!   where the youth dreamed of building a
minster,
The man takes a pew and sits counting his pelf,
Aud the Gracea wear fronts, tho Muse ibius lo a
spinster.
When Middle-age states from one's glass at him-
Do you twit me with duys wheu I had an Ideal,
Aud saw the sear lutuie through spectacles green?
Theu find me some charm, while I look round aud
see all
These fat friends of forty shall keep me nineteen;
Should we go ou pining for .hapleta ot laurel
Who 've a perroqoier for mending our thulch.
Or, our feet Bwatbed iu b_iz., with our iaie pick
a quarrel,
If, instead of cheap bay leaves, she sent a dear
scratch ?
Peopla often speak of a trillion as a possible
number.   Tbe fact is, tbat uot a trillion of seconds
has elapsed since the creatioa of Adam, nor will
tbHt uumber have elapsed until the 1st of February,
iu the year of our Lord 25.824 ; lor iu a trillion of
.conda there are 31,687 years, 32 days, 1 hour, 30
iuutes, aud 40 Beconds.
The entire vaulted roof ofthe chapel attached to
St. Googe's at Windsor, and popularly known aa
Cardinal WolBey'8," is to be covered with mosaic
gures, ornauieuts, and inscriptions, all standing
out from a ground of gold enamel in tho style of
the Que3t mosaic workmanship at Monreale or St.
Mark's. Chevalier Salviati has undertaken to execute the work within the lerm of two years.
• Ede
, that small patent-baker,
If mooushiuo und halt Mary
Wa called it uu
When   life  «
Jane :
But tho butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker!
Did Adam have duns aud slip down a back lane?
Nay, alier the Fall did tn. modiste keep coming
Wiih last styles of fig leuf to Madam Eve's bower?
Did Jubal.or whoever Uught the girls thrumming
Make the Patriarchs deaf at a dollar tho hour 1
l_% I think what I was, I sigh. Dcsunt nonnulla,
Years are creditors   Siieiidau's  self could   uot
bilk ;
But then, as my boy s**ys, "what right has a fullah
To ask   lor lhe  cream wheu himself spilled the
milk?''
Perhaps, wheu you're older, my lad, you'll discover
The secret with which Auld Lang Syne there is
gilt-
Superstition of old man, maid, poet, aud lover,—
Tbat cream rises thickest on milk that was spilt I
Wc sailed for the moon, but, iu sad disillusion,
Snog under Point Comfort are glad to make fast,
And strive (sans our glasses) to make a confusion
'Twin our rind of green cheese aud the moon ot
tbe past ;
Ab, Might-have-been,Couldhavc*been,Would-have
beeu 1 rascals,
He's a genius or fool whom ye cheat at two-iicore,
And the man whosa boy-promise was likened to
Pascal's
Is thauklul at forty they dont call him bore.
With what fumes of fame was each confident pa1
full! _
IIow rates of insurance should rise on tbe Charles
And wbich of ua now would not feel wisely grateful.
If his rhymes sold as fast as the Emblems of
Quarles.
E'eu if woo, what's the good of Life's medals and
prizes .
The rapture's iu what never was or is gone ;
That we missed them makes Helens ol plain Ann
Elizys,
For the goose of To-day still is Memory's swan.
And yet who would chauge the old dream for new
treasure ?
Make not youth's sourest grapes tbe beet wine
of our life ?
Need he reckon his date by the almanac's measure
Who is twenty life-long In the eyes of bis wife?
Ah, Fate, should I live lobe nonagenarian.
Let me still take Hope's frail I. O. U.s upon
trust.
Still talk of a trip to tbe Islauds Macarian,
And still climb tho dream-tree for—ushas and
_ust! —Itlanhc Monthly.
An uukuown species ol duck has been discovered
in the Maonwatu river, in New Zealaud. lu size
it is equal to a lull-grown turkey, and its wings
are loug aud poweitul. The ground color is invariably au ash gray, beautifully marked and spotted
with white. The bill is small, broad, almost ver-
ion, aud haa a flesh,' membrane. When disturbed it has a loud note, between a quack aud a
set earn.	
HOME,
Home's not merely four square walls,
Though witb pictures hung and gilded!
Home is where affection calls—
Filled witb shiiues the heart has builded 1
Homel go walch the faithful dove,
Sailing 'neath the heaven above us ;
Home is where there's oue to love—
Home is whore there's oue to love us.
Home's not merely roof and room ;
Home needs something to endear it-
Home Is where the heart can bloom.
Where there's some kiud lip to cheer It I
What is homo with none to meet?
None to welcome, uone to greet us I
Home is sweet—and ouly sweet—
Wheu there's one we love lo meet us.
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one.    "Water may be carried   in a sieve, if you
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A furrier, wishing to iuforin the publio that he
would make up Hint in a fashiouable manner out
of old furs which ladies have at home, appended
the following to one of his advertisements :—■' N.
B., Capes, Victories, &c. made up for ladies iu
fashionable styles out of their own skins.
Short but Expressive. — "John, where is your
master to-day ?" "Oh, he's off, sir, recruiting."
•' Recruiting, is he ? That's good ! Where's he recruiting?" "Up in the White ilouutains, sir, recruiting bis health." " Ah he's sick, is he ? What's
the matter?" "Ho took cold on account of lhe
draft."
A party ofladlei were the other day discussing
the questiou ol the dratt, when a young lady somewhat ignorant of what a cartridge is, inquired the
iason why men were exempt who bad lost but
two or three teeth. "Because they couldn't bite
off the end of a cartridge." "Then," replied the
questioner, demurely, " Why don't they Boak'em
u their coffee?
Voices ot Animals.
There is a ciiax^ter in the natural his
tory of animals that has hardly been
touched upon as yet, and that will be especially  interesting  with reference to
families.    The voices of animals have a
family character not to  bo mistaken.
All the canidte bark and howl.    The fox,
the wolf, the dog have the same kind of
utterance, thoug on a somewhat different
pitch.     All the  bears growl, from the
white bear of the Artie snows to the
small black bear of the Andes.    AU tho
cats miau, from our quiet fireside companions to the lions and tigers, and panthers of the forest and jungle.    This last
may seem a strange assertion; but to
any one who has listened critically to
their sounds and analyzed their voices,
the roar of the lion is but a gigatic miau,
beaming about the same proportion to
that of a cat as its stately and majestic
lorm does to the smaller,  softer,  and
more preaceful aspect of tho cat.    Yet,
notwithstanding tho difference in their
size, who can look at tho lion, whether
in his more sleepy mood, as he lies curled up in the corner of his cage, or in bis
fiercer moments of hunger or of rage,
without being reminded of a cat ?    And
this is not merely the resemblance of
ono carnivorous animal to another ; for
no ono was ever reminded of a dog or a
wolf by a lion.    Again, all the horses and
donkeys neigh; for the bray ofthe donkey
is only a harsher neigh ; pitched on a different key, it is true, but a sound of tho
same character, as the donkey himself is
but a elumsy and dwarfish horse.    All
the cows low, from the buffalo roaming
the prairie, the musk-ox of the Arctic
icefields, or the jack of Asia, to the cattle feeding in our pastures.    Among tho
birds this similarity of voice in families
St. "Valentine was a very pretty young
lady of the Court of St. Louis of France,
who, being as cold and passionless as
she was lovely, could never go out to
take her walks abroad without findin^
the whole way strewn with billet-doux
and amorous effusions; for the moro she
wouldn't fall in love with anybody, the
moro everybody was in love with her—
" Till tired of courts and courtiers,
Sbe sought the cloister pale,
And calmly had ber hair cut off,
And grimly took the veil."
But after she got in, and couldn't get
out, nor get any more love-letters, with
the natural contrariety of woman, she
went to the other extreme, and, instead
of saying her beads, could think of nothing in the world but love and love-letters, and so fell into a decline and caine
to an eariy death.    At last—
" One night unto her pallet side,
She called the nuns, and said,
' No doubt they'll make a saint of me
As soon as I am dead.
Nicaragua —As this country has for some time
past attracted much of tbe public attentiou, aud is
likely to do ao for some time to come, a geograpb
ical description of it might be of interest to many
readers who meet every day witb newspaper accounts of events occuring there. Nicaragua lie*
between tbe 10th and 16th parallel of north latitude;
t has au average length of 250 miles lo a breadth
>f about __:>, consequently has an area of about
55,000 square miles, wbich is about the size ot the
state of UliuoiB. Oneteuth part of the surface of
the whole state is covered by tbe Lake of Nicaragua, which is 110 miles long with au average
breadth of 40 miles, and lies iu tbe south western
part of tbe stale, 10 or 12 miles from the Pacific
coast. This lake receives a great many small
streami of water, aud discharges them again
through the river Sau Jnun (pronounced San
Wan), which, running from the south western end
of the lake, after a course of about ten miles,
empties into the Carribcau Sea, at Puuta Arena
in the south east corner ofthe state. It was at this
poiut that Walker landed witb 450 of his military
followers. The river is deep, bul narrow aud crooked, and is navigable for small steam vessels from
its mouth to the lake. Nicaragua is bounded on
the south by Costa Rica, the most southern of th
slates of Centra! America ; on the north by lhe
slate of Honduras ; east by the Carribeati Sea, and
west by tbe Pacific Ocean. Ithas about 3000 miles
of coast ou either ocean. It was ou the south
western side of the lake, and in lhe vicinity of lii-
vas and Grenada, that most of Walker's military
exploits were performed Nicaragua has a population of 250.000 in all, counting tbe remnants of
the aboriginal tribes, half*breeds and Spanish ; ol
the last ther*. are but few, but tbey are, iu fact the
strength of the state, being mostly priests and
cers of the government, and owners of the soil
masters of tbe native population. Nowhere,
haps, on tbe coulineut of America has the original
population reached so great a depth of human degradation as iu the Central American slates. Witb
uo prospect but extinction or the most abject slavery belore them, they are iudolent, vicious, faithless and filthy lo the last degree, subsisting oo the
spontaneous bounties of nature, aud, when this resource fails, ou any description of offal or garbage
Ihat presents itself to their depraved palates.—
Louisville Journal.
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de of Great Britain is immense.
Here are ibe figures: From January to July, 1862,
■_,1 Gi.510 pairs of leather gloves were brought intc
the Utiitiid Kingdoms from foreign parts. In twen
ty-one months alone the enormous total of 10,539-
_13 pairs of gloTC- found iheir way into the c.unlrj-
It is said that when the Cabinet of the Tulleriea
complained to that of St. James' of tlie aid sent out
to Garibaldi, when in Sicily, by bis English freiuda,
Lord Palmers ton replied tbat he could not prevent
ihe sending out of private asi-istn-iice to Garibaldi.
any more than tbe sending of several millions lo iha
Pope.
A MyrrbiiiQ vase, bearing   the name of Petronius
has been discovered in the garret  of a hou-e in the
Place It' yale, belonging to  au apartment formerly
„ „<*■ occupied by a collector ol curiosities.    The Romans
Newspaptits.—Tho census returns of        *^      J
the number and circulation of the news-iof tlie time of Nero we,,t t0 ""-"ilible expense to
papers show that the   number of papers  procure these v«eea, paying for tbem some times as
"   .eriodicals ill 1860 was4051, ofwhich |much as 300 talents (more than 6-10.000f.)
Onu of the curioslLies o( the French Capital at
the present moment is ihe church of St. Nicolaus-
du-Chardonnert, ou the Boulevard St. Germain
The building bus recently beeu tlioroughlyjrepiiired
and newly fitted tip. This church, in its internal
architecture, is a smnll model of St. Peter's at Home,
which the iuch.ii.ect Libru, was desirous of copying
les3 the dome, which is here only represented by a
small cupola.
Il was reported at Key Weal, ou the 22d, that
lhe pirate CKieto hud escaped from Mobile, and
burned a Boston brig ofl Tortugas, on tbe 17th.
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324:. were political in their character,
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and theology compose the province of
277, whito 234 are classed as miscellaneous. There haB been a very large increase in the number of political papers
d periodicals, as compared with corresponding publications at the date of
the preceding census. In 1850 the number of religious papers and periodicals
was 191 j in 1860 it was 276. In 1850
the numbe of papers and periodicals of
every class was 2526. The total circulation of all kinds amounted in 1850 to
426,409,378 copies. In 1860 the annual
circulation issiated at927,951-5_8 copies,
showing a ratio of increase of over 117
per cent.	
Napoleon's Mameluke.—By recent
advices from Paris we are informed of
the demise ofthe famous Mameluke who
was brought from Egypt hy the Empe-
_ located Hi ere—-it
every organ in tl
uuly  deserved .lit
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is still more marked.    Wo need only re* ror Napoleon.    The history of this per-
call the harsh and noisy parrots, so sim-json is full of interest.    I
ilar in their peculiar utterance.    Or take,
as an example, the webfooted family-—
Do not all tho geese and the innumer
able hosts of ducks quack ? Does not
every member of tho crow family caw,
whether it be the jackdaw, the jay, the
magpie, the rook, in some green rook-
kcry of the old world, or the crow of our
woods, with its long melancholy caw.
that seems to make the silenco aud solitude deeper. Compare all the sweet
warblers of the songster family—the
nightingales, the thrushes, the mockingbirds tho robbins—they differ in tho
greater or loss perfection ofthe note,
but the same kind of voice runs through
the whole group.—Agassiz.
The Times Btatcs that there is only the slightest
foundation for the report of Miss NightingaUfo re
storation to health. " She is able to move from one
place of residence to another—a very few miles—
once a year, bul sbe is scarcely able to leave her
bed in the interval, mid quilo unable to struggle
with the flood of correspondence and applications of
all kinds which tbe report of her partial recovery
has brought upou her."
A new volcano has appeared in Iceland. From
the cold summer il has been impossible to crons the
Spiengisaudre and the Yatua Yokul; but tbe flumes
were quite discernible; and wiih a glaB lhe stream
of lava could be seen crossing tho snow ou tbe acclivities of the mountains. At last accounts expedition* were preparing to start to view thia plieiiom .
uuod mure closely, ab _oon as iho weather permitted 1 sell spoke against the proposition
melukes were natives of Egypt; this one
was born at Karabah, and consequently
was an Armenian by birth and nationality, Bedros Iviegurdichyau byname.
At an early age he repaired to Egypt
and entered on a military career, where
he so distinguished himself that ho soon
obtained the rank of Mameluke Bey.—
His prowess in the field so won the admiration of JNapoleon, that he persuaded
him to join his fortues. Ho shared in
the victories ot the French army in various campaigns in Europe, and received
many decorations for distinguished services.
Although repeatedly wounded, ho lived in Paris to the advanced age of eighty-
fivo years. lie rocently died at the Hotel
des Invalides, and.was interred at Mount
Parnasse, among the heroes ofthe nation.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In tho Couuty Court of Los Augeles Couuty,
State of California.
Fiaiicls Alcllua ▼ :*. hla Creditor a.
PURSUANT to an order of the Hon. William G.
Dryden, Judge of the said County Court, No-
lice Is hereby given to all tbe creditors of the said
insolvent, Francis Melius, to he and appear before
lhe Hon William G Dryden, aforesaid, in open
court, at the court room of said Court, in the city
aud county of Loa Augeles,
On the llth day of February, A.D. 1863,
at 10 o'clock, a.m. uf that day, then and thereto
show cause, it'any they cau, why the prayer ol
said insolvent should not be granted, and an assignment of bin estate be made, and he be discharged from his debts and Iin bill ties, in pursuanci
of the stutute in such case made and provided ;
and in the meantime all proceedings* against said
Dsolveu. be stayed,
Witoeas my band and the seal of said court, this
[>_._       7lb day of January, a.d. 1863.
JOHN W. SHORE, Clerk.
By JobEPH Hubkii, Jk , Deputy.
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The celebrated debating club ofthe
Cambridge University,  "The  Union,"
had been engaged for two evenings in
discussing tho American question. The
question put was in effect as follows:—
" That tho cause of tho North is the cause
of human progress." The proposition
was negatived by a vote of one hundred
and seventeen to thirty throe. It was
ticed that the eldest son of Earl Bus-
NOTICE   TO CREDITORS.
Id the District Court of the First Judicial District
of tbe Slate- of California, for Loa Augeles
Ceuuty.
Illicit»I Clement vs. Itis Creditors.
PURSUANT to an order of tbe Hon. Benjamin
HayeR, Judge ol the said District Court, notice
1 hereby given lo all creditors of the said insolent, Michel Clement, to be nnd appear before the
Hon. Benjamin Hayes, aforesaid, iu open court, ut
the Court room of said court, in the city and
county of Los Augeles,
On the lith day of February, A.D. 1863,
at 10 o'clock, A.M. of that day, then and there to
Shew cause, if auy tbey cau, why the prayer of
said insolvent should uot, be granted, aud an a*wign*
meul of hia estate be made, aud he be discharged
Irom bis debts uud liabilities, in pursuance of the
statute iu such case made and provided ; aud
Lhe meauliiue, all proceedings agaiuatsaid insolvent be stayed.
WitueBB my hand aud the seal o[ said court, th
[l.s.]        8lh day of January, a.d. 1863.
JOHN W. SUOKE, Clerk.
By Josefs Uuder, Jil., Deputy,
PASTURE.
Ill-IE undersigned  informs  the citizens  of  Los
.   Angelt's couniy. thai  he bas one of tbe beat
Pastures in the county, and has an abundance ol
water, cornls and stabling, attached to umi, with
all the varieties ol clover and grass, both green
and dry, and solicits public patrouoge, at the low
rate ol 50 ceols per week.
The above pasture is situated six milea south of
town, between tbe old and new San Pedro roads.—
Parties wishing to send horses to my pasture, will
please leave tbem at Mutt's, or Edward's, orTaaft's
SLables.
_!__f   Horned Cattle not received.
E. W. SQUIRES.
Los Augeles, August 16, 1862. 6m
FOE
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
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ON and alter the first of April, and until further
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sffiS:     SENATOR,
T. W. SEBLET COMMANDER,
Will Make two trips per month on the Southern
Coaat, leaving Broad—ay W barf,
On the 3d and 18th of each Month
AT a O'CLOCK, A. M.
IE__-~ Bills of Lading will be furnished by Ihe
Purser on board.
For freight or passage npply on board, or at the
office of S. J. IIcubleyv corner of Front aud Jack-
tion streetfl.
dec. S. J, HENSLET, Presid.ut.
SCOYILX'S
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—AND—
STILLINGIA,
—OR—
BLOOD AND LIVER SYKUP-
IT in highly recotninemled by physician, to tun the
following diseases, having their origin In a diBordnruti
p. ol the blood.
Su'lIiI rioH.r.1, Canker,
of the
Canc-irons Tumors. Erysipelas,
Kind's Evil, St. Anthony's! Fire, White Swelling.,
Obstinate Eruptions. Plmple.B on the Facu,
Kheumatisni, Blotches, Pustules,
Dyspepsia, ic.
Syphilis »nd  Mercurial Affection, are cured ;
Chlorosis or obstructions in Females,
Leucorrbea or Wliite.s, are   relieved   by tfc«
use of this  MEDICINE.
The medical properties of Sarsapuriila in  eoD.unctien
with KUllinj-ia are-well known  hy all  medical  men te le
the best, compound  yet discovered to cleanse and  purify
the blood, and fradicate all humor- from the system.
Wo have given the recipe to iuont physicians in th»
country, that they may know wlmt they are lining; »nd
will continue to seed it by mail to those desirous of k»ew-
ing the ingreilientu entering into its compositica, that
Ihey may prescribe it in their prectice.
This preparation stands at lhe head of tlie list ef rem»-
dies for curing »11 diseases arising from impurities in thi
blood or diseased matter lurking in the system.
Thousands who have used the Stillinpia and SarsaparilU
will testify to its remarkable effect iu removing all iinpu-
rities from their blood, wivi-if tone snd vigor to the v_oI*
human name, anil restoring a healthy action to all tt*
functions of the body.
Tlie testimonials received in its favor from many members of the Medical Faculty would, were we to publiuli
them, fill alarge-volume.
It is prepared uode* the supervision of one of the •»■
Bflt and best practical ehemiuls in the country, (Mr. W. 8
Merrill, Ciucinuati,) so as to insure an uniformity et
composition and purity in ell its ingredients.
As  a  spring   remedy, to purify and   cleanse the blood,
lea-ring it   free from all   humors  and impurity, we -Mil*
with confidence, there is no better remedy.
Sold by all Druggists, and by
REDINGTOH & CO., Agenfe,
400 and -ill Clay street, San Francisce,
Also, hy
H. B. mYI.ES, Apothecaries Hall*
ap!6
Main street, X.o» Angeles.
F.  X. KAST,
AdEHT  OF
A.   SEIBEH LICH,
BOOT & 8H0E MANUFACTURER,
OP   I'lIILADELrUIA,
LWarehoos*t, ai* California  street, lieloW
Battery street, San Francisco.
Constantly on band, a large iwaorted stock of
Gentlemen's, Ladies, Misses, and
Children's Wear,
Of superior quality ;  also, French Calf Boot Leg!
and Boot Fronts.
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Sole Agent lor California-
jCaS-Cou-lry Orders promptly attended to.
Co© 2V.ugclcs  Star:
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At the STAR BUIXDINGS,.Spring Street, Vot
Angeles,
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Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction made to yearly Advertisers,
. Age i
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or tlie Los ANGiCL-
WasliingtoQ  and    San
uilding, (np stairs) wil
(.lie only
_o.thorii.ed agent
FAB in Sun Friuicisnco.
nme  streets.  Government
be promptly attended to.
HOTELS.
BELLA UNION HOTEL,
LOS     AMGELES,
J OHN KING & UliNRY IIAMMEL,
Proprietors.
THE SUBSCRIBERS having leased the above
named Hotel, wish to assure their friends
and tbe travelling public that tbey will endeavor
to keep the Bella Union what it has always  been,
THE   BEST   HOTEL
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Families can be accommodated
rooms, or suits of rooms, well (urn
Tire Bills of Fare
shall be inferior to none in the State.
All the Stages
(o and from Los Angeles arrive at and depart from
this Hotel.
Tlie Itar a.tul. Billiard Saloons
Bhall   receive tbe   raoaj  strict  attention, and the
patrons shall find that this  house will be  carried
on as a Brst olsSH Hotel ought to be.
has Angelas, May 31, 18G2.
C.  E.   THOM,
Attorney and  Counsellor at Law
LOS ANGEtBS.
Office in Pico Buildings, Spring street. ' Jy.
DR. J. C.WELSH,
PHYSICIAN AND SlirRGI_ON.
Office,  CITY DRUG  STORE,
Main street, Los Angeles.
Office hours, 9 to 12, m ; and 2 to 9, p.m.
An_net- 1, 1859.
S.   &.   A.   LAZARD,
IMPORTERS.
And  Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fisnel.,    English   and   American
I>ry Goods.
Corner of Melius Uow, Los Angeles. 1  C2
night
rj-l-IFTHVO  AWAY
BY W. i). POWELLS.
As one whom seaward winds beat from the
Sees all the land go from out of eight,
And waits with doubtful heart the stoopin
In some frail shallop without pnil or our,
Drilling away '
I ride forlorn upon the sen of life,
Fur out mid farther unto unknown deep«,
Down the durk "gulfs and up the dizzy steeps,
Whirled In the tumult of lhe ocean strife,
Driltio:
y old beliefs
id Shine no more
PHINEAS BANNING,
FORWARDING ami COMMISSION*
A«ErST,
New San Pedro and Los Angeles.
ill, large, airy
tied.
UNITED STATES HOTEL,
Main Street,
Ijos  An geles.
rA
', UNITE
a tlio II'J
> STATES HOTEL a '
i BILLIARD  ROOM
if liquors and cigars
F. P. RAMIREZ-
notary PUBLIC,
Offloc with J. R. Gitchhx. Esq., Temple's Block.
French,  Ttiigtlsri,  and Spanish. Translated
Collections Mftdt, „c.
A.   LEHMAN,
PI..VISJ JL\D ORSVAHIEXT.VL,
SIGN1   _P__.I_*3"_7IKr_5-,
CARRIAGE PAINTING, &G.
Inquire at John GoLLER*S Shop. imgi
a w ay
Like faint, faint lights, I see
Fade from me one by one,
Old loves, old hopes lie dend upon tbe shore,
Wept all about by ghosts of childhood giiels,
Drifting away!
0 never more the happy land shall glow,
With the fair light ol morning on mine eyes ;
Upon its loftiest peak lhe sunset die.,
And night is in tbe peaceful vales below,
Drifting away I
1 rise and stretch my longing arms in vain,
And (old in void enibuices on my breast
The nothing cluspt, and with dim fears opprest,
Cry to the shores I shall not see again,
Drilling away!
A   RESIMl.VSE.
"Drifting away ?''—nay, whonoe'r thou art,
FloatiDg thus idly on the desolate main,
Riding all rudderless, reft of star or chart
By which to steer to thy lost life again—
Bethink thee !—ahonld _t thou
Content to float wheu thou
t with folded bandf
bould'at strike foi
Heedinj
Thou
no call from those receding lands
tyest thou shalt gaze on never mo
DRUSSj MEDICINES, &G.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Mill
comb.
its moderate, to suit t!
ers coming from or
, Potosi, Moliave or St
obtain  ci
ABA
'Cn.ent place to meet their
arable infoi
SRY is also
e times.
tb   tbe mines ofHoT-
Gabriel,  will  And
ends, or to
.ttaclied to the Hotel.
LOUIS MESS.UER.
Los Angeles, November S.I), 1862.—tf
AI'OT
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__>:_■.
TTAS ON
Hone of tl
Medicines a,
together wi
Aiso a fine!
Perfumt
All  of wliic
ssalitv    iv-
the most lib,
rhvsicia.i!
hours, day 0
Los Angel
EIECARIES'    HALL
let, nearly Opposite Cwnuiicixlal.
jE_€- _Et« IVI"__r__ji_E_S_i
HAND, nnd   is constantly
I Cl
dine to
f Drugs
he Patei
lent of
i Fi
UK of the
it j  and Toilet  Articles.
3 of t
i best
ight.
July 7.1
Retai
ptions   compounded   at   all
H. R. iMXLES.
160.
Bethink thee!    To the strong and steadfast bou!
God's angels whisper hope in direst straits ;
And open ever, to the farthest goal
Of brave endeavor, swift and golden gates.
What though old hopes, old loves and old beliefs
All fade?—ihe new shall far transcend the old.
Bury En Gcd's dear bosom all thy grief?,
And trust Him to restore a thousand fold
All thou hast lost ; so, steadfast, strong and true,
Tliy course shall brighten, as tbe brave, bright
Struggling through clouds to heaven's eternal blue
Sees the mists vanish ere tbe race is won.
BROOKLYN   HOTEL
SAN FRANCISCO.
__^i_3j_is__:oxrja,Xj_
TIIE   FAMOUS  PROPRIETOR of this £_$
well known and old   established II t I
begs leave to inform his patroDP and friends■■■■■■"■■-*•*■
that onand after tbe first of November,   1862, he
will remove from the old dilapidated building on
Broadway, where be bust resided since June, 1852
and will open tbat SPACIOUS AND ELEGANT
BRICK STRUCTURE, which was built expressly
for a hotel, on the south-east corner of Sansome
aud Pine streets. The Building is fire-proof and
supplied throughout with gas. and water by the
Cbrystal Spring Water Company, and every con-
venieuce ie offered at this Hotel ; the rooms being
all well ventilated, large and COMO]odious, and I
do not hesitate in saying that tbe BROOKLYN
will be second to none in tbe State. Merchants,
Miners, Traders and all others visiting the city,
are invited to come and examine for themselves!
The Brooklyn Hotel Oininibus will convey you to
the House free, and it you do not like the accommodations it will cost you nothing. The Omnibus
will always be on the wharf oo the arrival of the
inland and ocean steamers, to take passengers and
baggage to the Hotel. The Brooklyn Hotel iB
conveniently situated, being in the centra! part of
the city, where the care of the city Railroad pass
the door every three minutes each way, to all parts
of the city. There is a large Reading .Room attached to the Hous** and Library containing 500
Standard Works, exclusively for the use of its
guests. Rooms will be let by the night, week or
month, with or without board; also, suites of
Rooms to families or others at reduced rates.—
The Table will always be supplied witb an abundance ol the choicest and best ihe market can afford, aud no expense will be spared to set a table
that will defy the criticism of the most fastidious
epicure. JOHN KELLY, June.
San Francisco, Oct. 23d, _8G'2.-3m
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Wwtt8- Nervous Antidote
Has and will   cure Nervous Headache, Giddiness,
Fainting, Paralysis, Extreme Debility, Neuralgia,
Chronic and Infinminatory Rheumatism, Toothache
•kc. ka.
"Watts* Hfervotts Antidote
la an effectual remedy for Wakefulness,   [(smoothing and ijuietitig influence is remarkable.
Watts' Serrous Antidote
Will cure Delirium Tremens. Nervous Trembling,
Epilepsy, Twitching ofthe Facial Nerves, Convulsions, aud Pulmonary complaints.
Watts' Nervous Antidote
Will act upon that state of tin
wbich produces Depression of S
Mind, Mental Debility, Hysterics, &c, and is so
wonderful in rejuvenating premature old age, and
correcting decrepitude brought on by excessive
indulgence, that nothing but" a trial can convince
the patient, of its qualities. It is not an excitant
but ii strungthoner, purely vegetable and harmless;
like a skillCul architect begins by laying a firm
foundation, and gradually but incessantly adds
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For sale at retail by all Druggists.      jyl9.ni
FAI/L AND WINTER TRADE.
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CLOCKS,   MIRRORS,
Plaited and Britannia Ware,
Have on hand and are constantly receiving a very
large and fall assortment of the above Gooda,
which tbey are selling in quantities tc suit, at the
Very I-owest MarBtct Rates.
We call particular attention to our CLOCKS
which are of
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(Formerly  the  Jerome   Company,)
For which we are
SOLE AGENTS FOR CALIFORNIA.
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THE ATLANHG MONTHLY.
Beginning of a New Volume.
Tho Number for January, 1863, begins
THE ELEVEN IH VOLUME
OS the Atlantic Monthly.
_^^^_^r^c^,is__.s;
Grand Democratic HXaettng at Springfield* HI.
The Springfield, III., correspondence of ihe St.
Louis Republican, telegraphed the following ou
the 5th lust. :
The Democratic meeting at the capital to night
was the largest and most imposing acBemblage
held in this State since the g^eat Democratic meeting ofthe Stb of January, two years ago. The hall
ol Representatives was crowdad to suffocation, and
the most enthusiastic applause greeted every expression ofthe speaker whicli denounced the President's proclamation, and a war carried on for the
purpose of freeing the slaves ofthe South.
Wm. A. Richardson wa3 the first speaker. He
declared his determination to oppose the Executive usurpations of the National Administration,
and to give no aid to a war carried ou to subvert
the Constitution, by freeing the negroes by a Presidential proclamation.
R. S. Merrick, of Chicago, said that he would
suffer death before he would give one man or one
dollar to the Abolition war carried on under Lincoln's proclamation. The sentiment waa received
with tremendous applause.
Judge S. S. Marshall declared that no more citizens of Illinois should be illegally arrested and
carried beyond the limits of this State and lodged
in a Government Bastile. He said that the Democratic party bad mude up its -rind to resist unlaw
fill usurpations of lhe imbecile administration to
protect Iheir rights here on the soil of Illinois
Tom C. Goudy, of Chicago, spoke with great
earnestness and eloquence, taking (he ground that
lhe Proclamation was a violation of the Federal
Constitution and the laws of civilized war ; that,
while the army and navy cf the United States U
used to re-establish the authority o( the Government, maintain the Constitution and enforce the
laws, it is the duty of all good citizens to sustain
the war : but when used to emancipate (he negro
the war must cease. Aa to the remedy for existing grievances, the voice of the people has already
beeu heard through the ballot-box. and the Ad mi.
stration should also be warned by lhe authorities
of the States, and iheir Legislatures, rr well as
public meetings, that further usurpations woald
not be tolerated ; and after every other expedient
had beeu resorted to, the only remaining right of
the people to preserve their liberty and the Constitution as our fathers mad. it, was Ihe right of Revolution. He said there was no danger of anarchy,
because the State governments would be untouched, aud a Uuion could be made upon true republican principles, by the States Again; but in
THE   AFFAIR OFfi-  UIIARI.ESTON.
Ch-K-JESton, Janaary Slat,
The iron clad gunboats Chicora and Palmetto
State, with three steamers as tenders, went out
beyond the bar this morning, to a__clt the blockading fleet. Firing began tfoon after oue o'clock,
and for a time was very rapid. It afterwards
slackened, but continued at intervals until nine
this evening. Owing lo the fog the result Is not
ascertained. Commodore Iugraham is aboard the
Palmetto State, and iscommander ofthe expedition
BflCOND DISPATCH,
This morning the gunboats Palmetto State and
Chicora, accompanied by three small steamers,
under Commander Ingrabam, made au attack on
the bloekaders, aud succeeded in sinking two and
crippling a third. The engagement commenced
at _ o'clock by the Palmetto State, with Commo.
dore Ingraham aboard, who opened lire upon the
Federul gunboat Merocdita, carrying 11 guns and
158 men, which was soon sunk in five fathoms water. Her commander, Cupt. S let wagon, witb a
boat's crew, come on hoard and surrendered. One
shot pierced her boiler, going clear tbroo
dipt. Tucker, of the Chicaro, reports sinking
another Federal gonboat, and dtoabliag the steam
ship Quaker City.' The latter was set on fire by
the Chicora. hauled down her flag and surrendered, but afterward managed to escape with one
wheel, She was very seriously damaged. The
number blockading outside al the time of the attack was thirteen, with two first class frigutes, the
Susquehana and Canandaigua. The Federal loss
is very severe. Il was a complete success on onr
part, with not a man hurt. Our gunboats were not
even struck. All the bloekaders have disappeared,
and there is not one to he seen within five milea,
With the strongest kind of glasses. Our gunboats
are uow returning to Charleston.
The following is the official dispatch :
On Board Gunboat Palmetto State.
The blockading fleet gone southward and eastward, out of eight.    (.Signed)   D. N Ixoraham,
Flag Officer Commanding.
THIRD   DIsiPATCH.
Our gunboatB, the Palmetto State and Chicora,
were enthusiastically cheered by an immense concourse of citizens assembled to greet ibsm. Salutes
were fired from ihe forts and batteries. Not a man
was bqrt en our side, as our attack on the fleet-was the folio
a complete surprise to the bloekaders, each one
running away without caring for the others. It is
supposed thai nearly all lhe crew of the Mercedila
perished, as the Palmetto State, whieh engaged
the Mercedita having no boats and fighting all tbe
time, could render ber no assistance. The Quaker
City was struck twice, and oue of her Bide wheels
almost torn olf,
Fourth Dispatch.
Headquarters Land   anil   Naval   Forces, |
Cijai:l>:_to.\-; S, C. January 31.   ' \
About five o'clock this morning lhe Confederate
Slate naval force of this station attacked the V. S.
blockading force off the city of Charleston, sunk,
dispersed, and drove off out of sight, for the time,
the entire hostile fl-et.    Therefore we, the undersigned commanders respectively of the Co. federate
States naval and   land   forces in this quarter    do
hereby formally declare the blockade by the United
States of Ihe said city  of Charleston, S. C. to  be
raised, by the superior force  of the  Confederate
States from and alter the 31st day of January, 1863.
(Signed,) G. T. Beaureg.viid,
General commanding.
D. N. Ivhiauam.
Flag Officer CommaBdiug Naval Forces.
[OFi-rcui.j —To Tuns, Jorda.v, Chief of Stall.
FIFTH DESPATCH.
Ciiaklkstox. Feb. 1.—Yesterday nfternoon Gen.
Beauregard placed a steamer at the disposal of tbe
Foreign Consuls to see lor themselves that no
blockade existed- The French and Spanish Consuls, accompanied by Gen. Ripley, accepted the
invitation. The British Consul, with the Commander of the British war steamer Petrel, had previously gone five milea beyond the usuaI.anehorage
ofthe bloekaders, but could see nothing of them
witb a glass.
Late in the evening four of the bloekaders reap,
peared, keeping far out. This eveuing a large
number of bloekaders are iu sight, but keep steam
up, evidently ready lo run,
The results of the naval engagements yesterday
are two Federal vessels sunk, four set on fire and
the remainder driven away. The foreign Consuls
here held a meeting last night and were unanimously of tbe opinion that the blockade had been legally
raised.    Twenty  bloekaders are off the bar to day.
The Stout o-.- Daft. Smith am, thi Pbtncess
Pocahontas—Capt. John Smith left the pinnace.
and taking wiih bim only two men, aud au indiau
as guide, went on shore  in search   of game, and
booq found himself assailed by  over 200 yellow
savages.    The   two   Englishmen   with him were
killed—be himself was overpowered, taken prisoner, anil conducted in irimnph to an Indian village
OH the Rsipps-hnnno-k.    Smith's   presence of mind
and fertiliiy csf resource dd   not desert him   even
in this extremity.    He   contrived   to interest the
chief by the exhibition of a  pocket-compass, and
by "endowing a leaf of his pocket-book with intelligence by writing thereon.'-    They had   often
heard of tbe famous Pale-lace, and the calm cour-
teousness of their   captive so amazed them,   that
they spent three   days in   incantations, with   the
view of discovering the mystery ot his character,
Not successful in tbat. his fate was referred to tha
Supreme   Chief,   Powhatan,    by   whom   he   was
sentenced to be first fattened, then killed, and eaten
at  a  solemn    feast.    Capt. Smith appears not to
have takes ou flesh very   rapidly;   but being  at
lust pronounced to be in a fit  condition, the ceremonies began.    Her   Majesty the Queen, Powhatan's wife, presented him water to wash with; another amiable lady, with   a bun.h   el feathers   to
serve as a napkin; aud he  was then invited to
quite a sumptuous banquet, which however, be declined, " not having stomach  to eat, being himself
about to be eaten."    The next ceremony that was
to end his    strange eventful history was forcing
his head down upon a flat stone preparatory to three
chiefs battering hi. brains out with heavy clubs.
At thatmemeot Pocahontas, a girl of about   12
years of age,  aud   favorite  daughter of Powhatan, unable to resist the impulae of a gentle, compassionate heart, rushed forward, and with piteous
entreaties, implored that his life should be spared.
Her prayers were   unavailing ; and   as a last resource, she placed her own head upon the captive's
and  declared   they   should kill   her before they
did   the   Pale-face.    This   prevailed.    Powhatan
pardoned the captive, accepted him as his son-in-
law and promised him a large  tract of land.—St.
James's Magazine.
The Virginians— The Washington Republican
the semi-official organ  of Abraham Lincoln, haa
ving praise for the " rebels " of the Old
Dominion : —
" If there has been any decadency of the manly
virtues in the Old Dominion, it is not because the
present generation has proved itself either weak
or cowardly, or unequal to the greatest emergencies. No people, with so few numbers, ever put
into the field, and kept there so long, troops more
numerous, brave, or more efficient, or produced
generals of mere merit, iu all the kinds and grades
of military talent. It is not a worn-out aud effete
race which has produced Lee, Johnson, Jackson,
Aehby and Stuart. It is not a worn-out and effete
race wbich for eighteen months, has defended its
capital against the approach of the enemy close
upon their borders, and out numbering them thirty
It is not a worn-out and effete race which
has preserved substantial popular-unity under all
the strain and pressure and sacrifices of this unprecedented war. 'Let history,' as waa said of
another race, 'which records their unhappy fate as
a people, do justice to their rude virtues as men.?
They are Sighting madly in a bad cause, but they
are fighting bravely. They have few cowards and
no traitors. The hardships of war are endured
without a murmur by all clases, aud the dangera
of war without HI ceil ing. by the newest consc lip ta
while their gentry, the offsshoot of their peculiar
social system, have thrown themselves into the
camp and field with all the dash and high spirits
of the European noblesse of the middle ages, risking, with out apparent concern, upon a desperate
adventure, all that men value, and after a generation of peace and repose, and secu rity, which had
uot emasculated them presenting lo their enemies
a trained and intrepid front, as of mea born and
bred to war."
These are extraordinary statements, coming as
they do from au ultra Republican paper.
A dispatch from Petersburg, February 1st., says
the news from Charleston created greatjoy here.
Headquarters   of  the Army   of the Potomac,
Feb. 4th.—Parties tvho crossed ihe river yesterdays
under a flag of truce, state that the rebels at Frede-
rsburg  are very jubilant over   the   news from
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abeas corpus writ, regarded, this affords
; but when deprived of these, the only
i resistance to the usurpation of the Ad-
ion This war must not be prosecnted'to
\\ ii tain Abraham Lincoln in power or emancipate
e slaves, but only to re-establish the Government.
.dyi
Sound Doctiunk.—At the recent Democratic
State Convention of New Hampshire the following
genuine democratic resolutiou was unanimously
adopted.
" Resolved, That the arbUraty arrest and imprisonment of citizens for political offenses and
the suspension ofthe writ of habeas corpus in loyal
States, are gross violations of our National and
State Constitutions, and tyrannical infractions of
the righti and liberties of American citizens and
which cannot bo tolerated in a free country, and
that the people of this Slate can not and will not
ftHofl the freedom of speech and cf the press, to
be put down by unwarranted and despotic c_-
ercise of power, from whatever source.
Madame Anna Bishop sang in Boston, lately,
with great success. She was warmly greeted by
her many friends In that city, and that remark includes all lovers of good music, properly interpreted.
The Kbt of thb Wardbobb.—Juet before   the
meeting ot the Senatorial caucus last evening there
was suspended in front of the desk of the Clerk of
the Assembly Chamber an immense iron key—similar to that of the Bastile pent by Lafayetle io
Washington after th_ demolition of that institution
and preserved among the relics at Mount Vernon
— whieh was labelled " Key of the Wardrobe,
Room No. 16., Golden Eagle Hotel," which caused
shouts of merriment among the spectators. As tbe
member from Butte, Mr. Smith, the occupant of
No. 16, came np the &I_le, catching sight of the
article, he turned on his heels and wheeling around
m if he had been shot. Macbeth was not more
startled at the nir-drawn dagger, or the ghost ol
Banquo Boated at ihe banquet. At the instance, it
is said, of Senator Oa:~kili, who with his partner
in the wardrobe came near being smothered (luring the time he was locked np in the wooden tomb
the article was taken down. From the immense
size of this key, it should be placed along side flie
rword recently presented to Secretary Weeks.—Sac.
Republican.
The Forrest divorco case, which has occupied
the Courts since the year 1862, is at last disposed
of, by the decision of the Court of Appeals. The
judgment below, in favor of 38w. Forrest, ir, we
understand. aJBrmed on the poiut. aaaoimoaery.    ,
The CoN.-EUEU.vrE General-in-Chief,—The fol-
.viug sketch ol Gen. Lee is abridged from the N.
Y. Herald :
Geueral Robert E. Lee called " Tbe Hero of tha
Revolution " by his rebel fiiends, was at the earlier
period of the rebellion, and still is Commander-in-
Chief of the rebel army. Thia officer was born iu
Iho State o( Virginia in the year 1808. Ue is therefore between fifty and sixty years ot age. His
father was the distinguished General Hftary Lee
(called by his contemporaries, in familiarity, Harry Lee,) the known friend of the Father of his
Country. The present General Lee married the
daughter of Mr. Custis, the represeulative of
the Washington family, and by bis marriage he-
came proprietor of tlie Arlington estates, and
through Mrs. Washington, of ihe possessions in
the country of New Kent, among which was the
ramous and recently destroyed White Hones, on
tbe Pamunkey river, in which Washington aud
his family have passed many days. The young
man who possessed a high order of ability, graduated wiih honor at West. Point in the year 1829
Btanding second in his class, of forty-six members
among whom we find lhe names of Generals C. P.
Buckingham, Acting Adjutant General of the
United Slates Army: O. tf. Mitehel, and others
now in service ol ihe«Ui)ion, and Joseph E. Johu-
ston. a general in the rebel army. Shortly after
Ibis, he visited Europe, where his manners and acquirements secured bim Ihe entree of lhe best
society ofthe European capitals, During the Mexican war'bo was entruaterl by General Scolt and
Toiten with the important charge of the engineering department of the army in Mexico. General
Loe was a colonel of cavalry in the United States
army previous to his joU-isjr. tbe rebels, who made
bim a major general.
The offieul eslimaleof the number of recruits
for three years' regiments, mastered into the U.S.
service throughout the State of Pennsylvania (ex-
oeptiiwthe city of Philadelphia) for the year 18G2
ia 6,089,