The EartU Always Young.
Our earth has not grown aged,
With all her countless years;
She works, and never weanes,
Is clad, and nothing fens-
The glow of air, broad land arid wave,
In season reappears;
And shall, when slumber in the grave
These human smiles and tears.
'" William  Ailing/tarn
they are ro-enlistiog to a man.
Kecruits are also
Ttxrory n"*   Practice.
Oil, ifthye is an earthly bliss
More precious than another,
It is when with delight yon kiss— a pretty girl when
she sends a certain individual out of the room
on the important errand of seeing what hour is
indicated by the family time piece down stairs
—Certain individual being ber brother.
While musing thus, one summer eve, ,
As by the fair one's side I sat,
The time was near at hand to leave-so stealing my
arm around her waist, I drew her gently to me,
n„d when in act of applying my lips to hers
the door was softly opened, and her respected
" Ma-' appeared, armed with a broomstick, and
before I knew where I was—
I was knocked into a cocked hat.
arriving from all parts of the South for Beaure-
gard's army.
Col. Turchin's Brigade havo evacuated Tuscum-
hia and retired to Iluntsville where Geo. Mitchell
division is encamped.   Turcbin burnt the town
before he left.
Thirteen vessels of the Gloucester (Massl fishing
deet it is supposed, were lost on the Georges
Banks in the gale of the 25th of Feb. The crews |
of these vessels numbered one hundred aud twenty
men, and they left seventy widows and two hundred aud fourteen children.
The Indianapolis Journal says the mortality
„„. the Rebel prisoners in that city does not
abate Thirty-two died last week, and since the
lirst arrival of prisoners 110 have died, being a
greater number than at Chicago, where there are
over 2000 more prisoners.
Sixty-seven citizens ol Loudon couuty (Va.,)
were sent to Richmond on the Central cars Thurs-
tted  to one of the
ST
SUMMONS.
ATE OF CAI_FOH-»H»—Cou„ly »r *">" *•*■
B.le..-Ii. «M District Court of tne Flrat J-
.,,<„, I District.
vi".,„:„■■,",;","; r;-.'^.-
ana Benjamin 3. Virgin deta'ant
•i-7. .7 _- .tssss '.aril .n.'-.?'^1 «
S Lo. Angl., in tteomc. of the Clerk of .aid Di.
„ Greeting
SHERIFF'S SAI."_.
ic-nrrT! nnd bv virtue of an order ot sale, issued
'D   _ the Kfct Court of the Firs. Judical
TT'
U out
District
State ol Calilornia, on
IK^.^^&FtSXZ.
-mm?m.
cecd to sell at public auction,
to the highest bid-
r„rb^s:?oTc«sh,arthe door of the courthouse, in tbe city of Los Angeles,
On Monday, Ike 31st day ot March, __ 18»-
„, in o'clock A.M. of said day, the following real
°l 1       „ said order of sale described and com-
j5_^^&^HH?Sk-  ^SrJnt'uatcd in the county of
■$_-""C&.^£>*I^'>_
certiii.Tl coi-v of which yon are iH-re-vitu served,
the service on you ot tlU"*"
if  nerved
the canon of San Gabriel  River thence running
action br.ngMl 8„ulherly and down  the said  river San G
therein,
within, ton ii_yi  -
-"    :rved   within   tins   County ; ...
ut  within  tlio .irsl .lmlieial   llistrict,
EASTEKI. INTELLIGENCE.
The Washington correspondent oftheNewYork
Evening Post says: "Sigel haa just been confirmed
of everybody here who has heard of it. General
Fremont leaves to night for New York. Hia staff,
is not yet fully made up, but Col. Shanks of the
House, Z igony, Hudson, of Indiana, R. M. Corwine
and Colonel Tracy, are sure to be among the number selected.
Mr. Buckston, the correspondent of the New
York Timet with Gen. Banks* corps d'armee, has
been captured by a Rebel scouting party, and taken to Richmond.
The Iobb sustained by Government, caused by the
destruction ofthe Congress and Cumberland, cannot be much less than oue and a half million ol
dollars.
The Union forces found at Newborn 500 One Enfield rifles, part of the cargo ofthe Nashville, which
brought over 3000.
Chicago, April 26-p.m.-Washington April 20
 The Navy Department has received official dispatches from Com. Foote, confirming the previous
published reports of the destruction of bridges on
the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, over Bear
Creek.
BP-JtTA, VA., April 26.—On Saturday last, a
fquadronof the 1-it Vermont Cavalry, while scouting, fell in with a body of the enomy's cavalry. A
skirmish ensued, resulting iu tbe capture of seveu.
None of our meu were hurt.
Since Jackson's retirement from this valley
large numbers of refugees aod d.serters are coming into our lines, delivering themselves up. It is
Stated that hundreds of them are now in the mountains, hiding from Asbby. Scouting parties are
awaiting the opportunity to seek protection.
On Gen. Bank's position, Aahby's cavalry are
scoutiug on both sides ofthe mountains, near Harrisonburg, watching our movements aud endeavoring to catch deserters. The main body, however,
is believed to have gone with Jackson.
St. Louk, April 26.—A special dispatch to the
Democrat, dated from Cairo, says that passenger;
arrived here to-day from Pittsburg Lauding, who
lett on Thursday night.   They report that au en-
gageraent took place on Thursday between   the'
advance guards ofthe National and Rebel armies.I York,
Tho latter were driven  back towards Corinth.— i
Halleck was pushing his whole army vigorously]
forward.
Washington, 26th.—The Danish and Swedish
Ministers have gone to Fortress Monroe, and probably will extend their visits to Norfolk and Richmond.
Fortress Monroe, 27th.—-A dispatch received
yesterday, from Yorktown, says that the rebels
fired on some boats passing through Cuts' and
Warmly's Creek, doing no damage. At 10 o'clock,
they opened'a brisk fire ou our men near York
River, doing no damage.
Our guuboats shelled the works near Yorktown
for an hour, early yesterday morning.
One company of the First Massachusetts carried
by assault an advance work guarded by a body ol
rebeL, said to be defended by tw o companies of
Infantry. They (the rebels) broke and run. Our
oss was three killed and thirteen wounded,
took twenty-four prisoners and destroyed the
work,
Washington, April 27th.—The French Minister, who has returned from Richmond, reports the
rebels thoroughly confident of success at York-
town. They still claim the battle of Pittsburg
Landing as a great victory for them.
It was reported at Richmond that the only defence of New Orleans was an immense iron clad
steam ram, mounting sixteen guns with six engines
and two propellers, and it is said that they had
another like it on the stocks.
New Yokk, April 27.—The Sunday Mercury
states, on the authority of the steamer Boston, that
Fort Jackson, six miles below Savannah, is in our
possession, and our pickets are within four milea
of Savannah.
Cairo, April 27.—The Memphis Avalanche of
the 23d, states that on the 11th, the Federals took
possession of Foeaahontas, Arkansas.
Ten thousand Federal troops are at Doniphan,
Missouri, engaged in building flit boats on tbe
Currant river, with which to descend the Black
and White rivers.
The condition of the roads in the vicinity ol
Corinth prevent the enemy advancing from that
position for some time to come.
Tlte Federals still continue to shell Forts Jack
son aud St. Phillip, below New Orleans, at long
range, every day.    The shells fell arouui the forts
like hail.
A targe body ol Texansare in Memphis, en route
for Corinth.
Cairo, April 27th.—The steamer Platte Valley
from   Pittsburg  Landing, arrived  to-day,
Halleck is pushing forward his force as rapidly
the condition of the roads will permit.    On the
26th, Gen. McCook's division made a recomitiisance
as far as M'lnterey, on   tbe road to Coriuth.   Tbe
rebel.-? appeared in great numbers.   Tbe impetuosity of our forces carried everything  before them,
and they instantly put  the rebels to  flight.    The
.ebels  are  armed  with   Enfield rifles.    Prisoners
nay the Confederates have plenty of provisions and
supplies. Tbey haveextensive supplies at Corinth,
'  and bave a hundred and fifty thousand men.   Our
advance pickets are now near enough to hear the
locomotive's whistle at Corinth.   The Tennessee
culistmeut of many rebel troops have expired, and
day night, (l.th,) and corneal
military prisons.
The new Cabinet of President Davis haB been
formed :
Secretary of State-J. P. Benjamin of La.
Secretary of War—Geo. W. Randolph, of Va.
Secretary of Navy—S. R. Mallory of Fla.
Secretary of Treasury—C.G.Memiuger, ot S. C.
Attorney General—Thos. Watts.
Postmaster General-W'm. Reagan, of Texas.
A court martial bas beeu ordered   at Washington, for the purpose of trying the editors and pub |
ishersof pipers who refuse to conform to the or-1
der of the Secretary of War relative to  the  suppression of military information calculated to give
aid and comfort to the enemy.    Tbe order would
of course be valueless without the power to enforce
t, and if, as is alleged   instances do exist where
it'ia wantonly aud wilfully disregarded, the common sense of the people interested iu the salvation
of the Union will assent to the punishment of all
such.
A paper has been circulated and signed by nearly
all the Democratic members of Congress, aod by
Senator Carlsle, having in view the rallying of the
Democratic party, and a convention in Washington at an early day, to give directions to its fn
ture movements.
Washington April 22d.—The Richmond papers of
yesterday contain telegraphic reports of the lauding of our forces at Elizabeth City, N. C, and an
engagement at that point. They admit their forces retreated to the Dismal Swamp Canal, with a
loss of 38 killedand wounded. They Bay the Fee-
oral loss was much heavier.
Cairo, April 23.—Intelligence from the army at
Pittsburg Landing to Sunday evening, says the
weather has been exceedingly unfavorable for
movements of the array. Three days previously
t had rained incessantly. It is now utterly impossible for the army to move, on account of the
great depth of mud. Preparations; however are
going on steadily ; so when the road3 improve,
Ihey will be In readiness for battle.
County  1
twenty (Is..,
th- l-'iv.-t .hi-lir-.isil Hi--! rit'i 1,ut
thin forty days a Iter th	
re of tlie day of service
takeD against you,
t of  thin
__.. ;, within
hereof ;<it if served out ol
„Seo?«,ehiHri bounded north by the hills cast
-_ Gabriel, south by the Rancho of
San Francisquito, nnd west by the Rancho ofS
Containing about one scjiiare le.gr,    of
,._,. thereof, always
or judgment hy  default   will
ui^ufflit  to recover the amount due
u-v note*, due to tiie --liiintitV from Henry
; -"itii.i-ii- hvUiect)-.iH'|l;*"'ti**,llUot'orc<'Il'i:c
'.'■ ,'. ■ H.i'viii-iii-i-iiei-tv, to-wit : A ltiti'ftl*
,.(',„ p., ,.!,-.. ile'las Agua.-;," situate inthe
ii.i-h-s and for a complete ile-icri-itii'u ol
ret'ence'l-i luul tothe coi-i-ilaiut herewith
a certain Vim-va'sl situate in the City and
' ' wti as tiie " Luis Arenas '
[itinii of which  reference
 h sent—and that saisl pro-
pei-tv 1.1=. vl).> sold   sit public  auction,  hv   the  j_lier.ll.  a-
,, ,.,.,-rl- 'sold ii.ul.Tf-.-i-utum.M   s.t.-tty   the it mount so
,,i„,  »   ,1il.u..l,-.i..Miril.erehe!i.Y'k*.e..cyi.
!., \ ,..    :m.  .   b.ilmie   still   .lu.   toil.-  p_.ut.il
ti,-,! tin- iud--Dii.ilt slv.ill then l-c docketed for the halauce
s.n.l foi- c'osl.. and for general relief.
.ndil'voti    Isiil   to   aiipesu-   stud   answer  tin*   Stud com-
cd! the saisl   plaintiff will  apply to
s Angeles, and km
a complete deser
by the river Sau Gabriel, soutl
San Francisquito, and west by
•a, containing about om
e'the same more or less
om such tracts and lot
t;^^etr,h^d^eb,„g,he
,y of April. _S..9,)-to-wit: 150 acres to M.
FRENCH, WILSON & CO,,
....MAKE THE  BEST....
C   L  O T_H  INC.
Furnishing Goods, All Kinds.
Retailing for Cash .it Wholesale Price8
THE LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OF
Clothings,        .
Furnishing Goods,
Xi-unlts,
Valises,
Carpet Bags,
Umbrellas
I Etc. '
.to nfl	
Foun.1  in   any   Retail   Home  In  Call,„„u
Goods suitable tor traveling purposes in an; climu,
We have fitted up a Custom Department in C0II.
i-.oction with our former business, and employ 0V(T
seventy-live tailors to make up line Clothing lo m(e|1
We have the best Cutter on tins Coast, which ,„,.
bles us to guarantee a pcitcot fit in all cases without
alterations. ' .
Our stock  of Cloths, Ca'snii.TOS, anil Tosli,,.,
are tho finest imported from Tans or New York tfj
season. , ...
Strangers visiting the city will  please call and  \
ta, col... .
land  be lhe same more or 1.™ , ...--.,- ----  .      -
therefrom  such tracts and lots as have been sold
and conveyed by the said parties of the ftrrt_pait
before
Wh'i.^e^'sJac'r'e'sTo".. fany'iVod 25 stores to I IeaV8 _*__, me„u,
S a,    C.'Ku-sell, together witb all .nd-ingolM,„bw- FRENCH, WTLSON & Co,
the tenements, homlilnmcnt-   nnd  appurtenances: 1_	
Hereunto belonging er in any wise  W«£™*1 v^uc LANDS'.   PUBLIC LAUDS
Given under my hand at the city ot uex now !_,_,___   ,„,,„ ,,,,„ settled  or Eo„a„.rt  ..
, city ■
free of charge.
■"■,hia 13,h <" °f "iTa. SANOMZ, Sheriff.
By A. J. KlSO, tinder Sheriff.
The above sale is postponed «»«
iC-^JMSSfl** *-■ 3^ ^f/f^ 1//__;#*. | nee-"to havetb
the C,mid
relief stoma
at same place and ho:
, ""(liven under my hand at the city of Los Ange.
f ourPistrict I i-g the 31st day of March, ad. 18G2.
,1861.
d Court th
PERSONS, who have settled  or squalled, on
Publio Lands, nnd who wish to purchase foe
I same from the State of California, can uow dom
I by taking the proper legal measures.
I     Those who have bf>d their  lands Furveyefl In
conformity with the United Stales survey, will m.
",ave the same re surveyed il tlie County
can  moke  a plot  Irom the field noli*-
mpU'iiif.
day and ye;
OIIN' IV. SHORE, Clerk.
SUMMONS-
STATI_ OF CAWFORNIA—County Of I.os Angeles.—I" tlie District Court of tile First Judicial District.
Phineas Dstniiing.-nen'aminn. Wilson ai.l T((-iVyi:.Vyles
idsilrililis. vis. John (1. Uownt-y, James .1'. Mc-aldand and
llaiiiiellJ'omiiis-rue-,  lit*fondants. .,,■■,
.v.,..i„„ L.-.i-..'lit in tlm llistrict iMtirt of the 1-irst Judicial
"   Histncl, and the es-nu.hunt lih-d in I he City and Coir
of Loa Angeles, in lhe ollice of the Clerk of .said District
TnoVt-ripleofthe State of California send Greeting:
To John G. Downey, James P. McFarlaud aud Manuel Do-
mimrucz. . !
¥01." are hereby   required    lo    appear  t
brim.ni n-a in st you hy   tint ahove   na.
in our District tlouvt oi' the First .ludi
fortheOninty of I.os Augeles. and  to  answer   thee
plaint filed therein, a ---*-
with served, within ts
T. A. SANCHEZ, Sheriff.
By C. R. Atbes, Deputy Sheriff.
The above sale is further postponed until
TUESDA Y, the 29th day of JULY,  1862,
by order of plaintiff's attorney.
' Given under my hand this 30th day of April, a.d.
■1862. T. A. SANCHEZ, Sheriff.
By A. J. Kisg. Under Sheriff.
A Singular Incident.
The Lynchburg Republican publisher the following incident, remarkable alike for its r-ingular.
ty as well aB for its melancholy fulfilment to the
brother of one of the parties concerned :
Just before the war broke out. and before Lin-j
coln;s proclamation was issued, a young Virginian,
nam.d Summerfield, was visiting the city of New1
where he made the acquaintance of two
Misses Holmes.of Waterloo, Vermont. He became
somewhat intimate with the young ladies, and the
ntercoorse seemel to be mutually agreeable.
Tbe proclamation was issued, aud the whole
North thrown into a blaze of excitement. On vis
iting tbe ladies one evening, at the hour of parting
they remarked to SnmmerSeld that their present
meeting would probably be their last, that they
must hurry home to aid in making up the overcoats and cloibing for the volunteers from their
town. SummerGeld expressed his regret that they
must leave, but at the same time especially requested them to see that the overcoats were well
made, as it was his intention if he ever met th,
Vermont regiment in battle, to kill one of them
and take his coat.
Now for the sequel. Virginia seceded. The
second Vermont regiment, a portion of which was
from the town of Waterbury, waB sent to Virginia.
Tbe battle of Manassas was fought, in which they
were engaged, and so was Summerfield. During
the battle, Summerfleld marked his man, not kne
;ng to what State he belonged. The fatal ball was
sped on Its errand of death : the victim fell at the
flash ofthe gun, and upon rushing to secure the
dead man's arms, Summerfield  observed that he
tilted copy of which you are hereafter the service on yon of
nn this Countv ; or if served
iounty"hut within the First Judicial District,
ty   days   alter   the   service   thereof:   or   if
■t the'First Judicial Dislrict  bu.t  in the State
t   within forty days after the service thereof ;
always exclusive of the day of service j— or ju.gmeut by
default will he tsiKen against you.
The -ii id ■u-lion is brou-li't to on turn: lie ji'irtitmn ol the
Ml,,,,-!" t.i-su-t of Intnl. situate in the County of Los Au-
-i-iil-.i asnlHt.-UsenfC.iMornia.stridineascsil.sirfilionof the
--.t be made without. <*n-.i.z luvjudiee to the
t theu a sale thereof be 'lecla.-ed and the pro
,Mllli, j,,,,,, s K!l,. ;. ,,.,-,„ sni. ll>... vn fyuli.l ...■■■-■•■, ri'i.i.-ii...
one undivisled twelfth ; saia binds described as Mlo*. s,, tu-
wit ■ Beinss^a part of San 1'ndro Hs.uelio Irontin^ on an
]-M.ii«m- of tbe sr-a wbich enters from the port _f San l'e-
ilru. commencing near some sunken barrels, near the
lino of the Ksincboof- IV>s i'alos Vci-d.-.s,- lu-in... tne same
ti-ict orlasnl s.irvevedbv K. O. C. f)nl in December, .1 S;s.!.
anil more ostrticulssTiv described ami dcsicmttesl or a map
thereof made by him, as follows: Beginning a
marked *• -\ '* sit.us.1eil near the hanks of lbe
.,,-.    im1 aboii i 1. i',-et iim-th of some   little well
Utile bluff,
SCOVII_I_'S
SJ-A.-F.-^^-^'-^.-E^ 3C Xj__l_-a-
_AND—
STILLINGIA,
—Oil—
BLOOD AND IIVEE SYKITP-
IT is hi.hly recommended by physicians  to cure  t
IfSowfn,-.»--_, having their orlgu, in a _ot-_
"*_r-a_° .l«»r'_ Salt Bhe,,., Scale h..i Canker,
Ulcerations antl Fnlargemeut of the Joints,
Cancerous Tutu
King's Kvil, St. AiHliony
Obstinate Eruptions,
Kheuwatf-m. ill
, tho Fas.
Surveyor
extant.
Twenty per cent on the whole price of the lati.g
and ten per cent, interest upon the balimee du(
the State, is nil that it is necessary to pay on receiving certificates of purchase—and ten per cent.
per annum, in advance, upon the remainder, until
ihe purchaser wishes to pay the entire iiintiiint,-
Persons desiring, can pay the whole price at oncp.
Take notice, that the present, liberal terms upon
,,'nich the State lands are offered may not continue, and that Section 16, Article 1, of tLcState
Constitution says: "No law impairing the obltga-
tions of contracts shall ever pe passed." So those
who desire may now put their lands beyond thtj
caprice of future legislation.
Sec. 17 of tlie State Constitution, Art. 1st, mi.
thus : " Foreigners who are, or -who may hereafter
become, bona fide residents of this State, .hall enjoy the same rights, in respect to the j
enjoyment and inheritance of property, as native
born citizens."
I will, with pleasure, at my ollice in Los Aug*-
City, give information on the above subject, mi-
will use cave and diligence to conform to tli_ 1„ts
in all business entrusted to me,
A. B. CIIAPMA..,
State Land Locating Agent for the Loa Angela
District.
Los Angeles, Nov. 15.1861.
t E17"
stal
<B" tw
thorn
nd;
tide
tartk
ml he...Is (>
d stake '■ B'? atovesa
rip of land of  a hund
from the said point " I
lowing the ordinary b
straight line  sixteen
rds (.IS.) including the
5 line to ordinary high water mark,
v, andembrocing within its limits
yards more in the said estuary,
istant one mile, according to the
said high water mark, from the
till, so aa tn include an additional
ind v.u-ls bro&6 and a mile long.
If tint., a Stake marked-*C,'-fol-
and distant
tlion-i, iill ii large v
It is prepared ur;
t healthy action to all the
i its favor from mane mem-
vonld, were we to publish
pcrvision of one of tlie old-
ts in the country. (Mr. W. 8
,,  insure   an   uniformity of
', .-.    ";.,'.'.  ',-'.■ ..'.'-<- tbe blood.
thr
inchPr
from   this  point  N IT
■undred and
ith a course by
25'   W in  a strui
ird.s
E 47° N
;lit line, unto ihe
undred and nine-
f.hfif v'-t'-'s • frsuu ibis point WIT" 25' 5" thirty -
,„,. ,'..,,';■. rt ■ ■ - ■' s n I four inches (.146:-!)
th- l-riii.t .ir si-il.s* k; from thia point to place of be-
n *■ thirtv-four hundred and ninety-two yards and
in.bes (8493^), so as to include "neither more nor ,
but exactly twentv-i'our bunrlred acres, within the
above described limits. ir„_t-ther with all and singular the
hereditaments and apymrtoij.ii.uees thereunto bebmgiugor
, appear and answer Ibe ssiiil complaint
tbe said plaintill's will enter your sle-
Oourt for the relief asked for in tbe
costs.
a. Kenjamin Hayes, Judge of our Dis-
.id, the ITth dsiy of April, A.n. 1.B2.
iy hand and the seal of iaid Court, ',he
" JOHN W. SHORE, Clerk.
By A. B. QlAPMAX. Deputy.
,vith eoiUhlenee, there is no bettor remedy.
Soid bv all Druggists, and by
REDINGTO-J & CO., Agen»«,
409 and -111 Clay street, Sau Friincisco.
Also, hy
K. I.IVI.--S- A|»o*hecaries IlaH-
2Q Main street, I^os Angeles.
COMMISSION MEIlCHAt\T|
_STo. 105 Front street,
(Between Washington and Merchant tUtelA
SAN FRANCISCO,
will   give   particular   attention  io M
Pi_ir_-__a.se and Sliipiaaeiai-
as well at- to the
SALE OF   MERCHANDISE   AJMJ   PRODt't!
RE. RAIMOND having been established in Si
.  Francisco since 184f>, and having been m
titmally engaged in  Ihe Commission  businepuli
Mereliiints  and Producers   of  Hie   Southern
Northern const of California, as well   as williM
of Oregon and Washington Territories, feelscpill
dent that he will be able to give entire snliiF-uciiti
to parties who may entrust iheir  business in 111
care. Jj-l-
GEORGE H.  BELL,
611 -Montgomery street,
Corner of Merchant street, San Francisco,
— IMPORTER ASP  DEALER  IN —
Stationery of every Description,
T -t-GAL CAP, WRITING, LETTER and NOTE
IJ Paper, and Envelopes, hi great variety; Gold
Pens of the best manufacture.
Blai-1- Account Books
Of the best material and workmanship ; Printers'
Plank Curds, Law Rocks, Law Blanks, Notes, Drafts,
had on a fine  new overcoat  ..trapped to   his back) Pills of Lading, Shipping Receipts,  Order Books,
id a large assortment of Custom House Blanks.
which he determined to appropriate to his own
use. The fight was over, and Summerfield had
time to examine his prize, when, remarkable as it
may appear, the coat was marked with the name
ofThomas Holmes, and in the pocket-., were found
letters signed with the names of the sisters whom
Summerfield had known In New York, aud to
whom he had made the remark we have quoted, in
which the dead man was addressed as brother.—
The evidence was conclusive—he bad kilted the
brother of his friends, and the remark which he
had made in jest had a melancholy fulfillment.—
We are assured this narrative is literally true.-—
Summerfield now wears the coat, and, our informant states, is not a little impressed with the ain-
ularity of the coincidence.
Tue AununM   Railroad.—Work   on the Sacra
mento,  Placer and Nevada Railroad is progressin;
rapidly.    The Auburn Herald says that Mr. Myers
the contractor has   conmpleted the deep cut at th.
mouth of Big   Gulch,  and  with the exception of a
few days' work to repair damages occasioned by the
winter   rains, seven miles  ofthe  road is ready for
track laying.    The iron for ten   miles  of track and
seven thousand ties are on the line of the  road and
at Sacramento,   and the   contracts   for all" the ties
Geu. | have  been  made deliverable on the 1st of July.—
Track laying   will be commenced in a   few   days,
and a section   of lhe road will  bo   opened for business iu a few weeks.
Tho pay ofthe United States army is vastly
greater tlnin any other in the world The Russian
soldier receives only thirty six dollars a year as
pay, and his rations consist solely of black bread.—
The soldier in the French army receives fifty-six
cents a month. The pay of our soldier is twenty
times greater. The estimate in the French budget
forl8«0 was £64,687,500 for an army on a war
footing of 95_,?05 men, and in addition reserve
militia on a peace footing, of .15,746 men. It
costs the United States nearly three times as much
to maintain a soldier as it doea the British government.
School Books
A complete assortment always on hand. Order
from teachers will receive prompt attenticn.
Atlantic Papers and Magazines, and all the New
Books.
Subscriptions received for Newspapers, Magazines-
and other Periodicals. A circular will be sent to
any person, on request, giving an extended list of
Periodicals, and the prices annexed. The following
arc among the most pop'ilar :
Harper's Monthly	
Godey's Lady's Book	
L"Blie'B Maga-iiii"   •••■
Peterson's Magaiiue	
Baltou's Magazin**	
Hall's Journal of Health	
Atlantic Monthly	
Kclectic Magazine	
Knickerbocker M»__ii_-	
AU the Year Bound	
Once a week	
Ciirnhill Maga'iiif	
Temple Bar	
Blackwood ■
The 4 Foreign Revi_w_ aud Black**
Tbe Chess Monthly	
l.e Ron Ton of Ka-lihm , .    	
The World of Fashion	
The Horticulturist,  plain	
The HorticoHiuri-t   colored ,
The Gardener'" Monthly	
The Country Gentleman	
Harper's Weekly	
Leslie's IltustraN-il Taper	
Illustrated London News	
Illustrated News of the World	
New York Illustrated News	
New York Weekly I/idper	
Wiike's Spirit of tbe Times	
Banner of Light	
Waver ly Magaalite,	
Np.™ York Mercury	
New York Weekly Clipper  	
Scientific A_*eriua._	
New York Independent	
New York Weekly  I'.-iSnue	
New York Weekly Times	
New York Wei-kly Journal of Commerce .... u w
Forney's Press  3 60
Yankee Notions   I 50
Niok-Nax..,     150
Vanitv ._i_ (Weekly)  •* 00
New Y ork Herabl, Tribune, or World, for California.       3 60
....$4 00
.... 4 00
.... 300
.... a oo
.... 3 00
  i ;.o
.... 4 00
...13 00
... 4 00
... 6 00
.... BOO
... 8 00
... 6 00
....   I 50
STATE 0-i1 CAT.IFOI-WI..—Couniy of Ij«s ..i;-
r-eles—In the District Court of Hie 1st Judicial
District.
Abel Stearns Plaintiff, vs. Henry N. Alexander.
Administrator ot the estate of Isaac S. K. 0<rier.
de-eased, Anna Ogier and Corinne Ogier, defendants.
Action  brought in the District Court of the First
Judicial District, and tho cimplaiiH filed in the
County of Los Angeles, in the oliiee of the Clerk
ot said District. Court.
Tbe people of the Slate of California send greet-
.ng to Henry  N.  Alexander, Administrator ot lhe
estate of Isaac S. K. Ogier, deceased, Anna Ogier
and Corinne Osier.
YOU ARE HEREBY required to appear in an
action brought against you by Ihe above named
plaintiff, in the District Court of the First Judicial
District, in and for the Couniy of Los Angeles, and
answer the cnmplaint filed therein, (a copy ol
which accompanies this summons,) within ten
days, (exclusive of the day of service,) after the
service on yoti ofthis summons—if served within
this County; if served out of this County, but
within this Judicial District within twenty days ;
or SI served out of said District then wilhin forty
days, or judgment by default will be taken against
yon.
The said action is brought to obtain a decree ot
this Court tor tbe foreclosure of a certain mortgage described in the complaint filed herein and
executed by the said Isaac S. K. Ogier end Anna
Ogier. on the 6th day of May, 1858, to secure the
payment of three certain promissory notes, each
dated on the 6th day of May. 1858, executed by
the said Isaac S. K. Ogier, each for the sura of one
thousand four hundred and sixteen and sixty-six
one hundredth dollars (SI ,416 66 100) with interest
thereon at the rate of one and one-half of one per
cent, per month, that the premises conveyed thereby may be sold, and the-proceeds applied to the
payment ofthe said notes mentioned in the aforesaid complaint, and in case such proceeds nre not
sufficient to pay the same, then have judgment
docketed against the said Henry N. Alexander,
Administrator as aforesaid, for the balance remaining due, and also that the said defendants, and all
persons claiming by, through or under them, may
be barred and foreclosed ofall right, title and interest in and to said mortgaged premises, and for other
d further relief; and if you fail to appear and
answer the said complaint, as above required,
plaintiff will enter your default and apply to tho
Court for the relief prayed for in his said complaint.
CLARK'S
iH0ELlBiE_PEMCILS,
THE CHEAPEST AND BEST l
ARTICLE
For Marking Linen. |
Por sale bv the gross, at
305 jMoi-tgoi-ieiT street, Itoom-HI
2, San Fi-ancisco.
eb_2 W. HOLT j
ARMES & DALLAM,
(Successors to Hawkhurst _SoiJ I
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
WOOD AND WILLOW WARH1'
AND MASUFACTUREBS OP
Brooms, Pails, Tubs, Washboari|
Chums, &c.
HiVE EEC-TVED, KX RECENT ARB
largest assortment of WOOD  a
inil'SllKS, IlAs-'KKTS, TWINE*-, CfTRI __
eilic coast, which they oiler for sale at the lowest it**]
"Stag largely engage.l in the MANUrACTUIMN'G R
S we are prepared to offer unsurpassed eAlim
io Irafle. Deale-s are respectfully BOlidted «"*
examine our slock and price*; before ponslisi.*"'.-'--
S.X5 niul 917 Sacramento street, -San  Frafl.B-
)
v_r,s. tin-tins-!  .
si   WILLOW WilB
. 4 00
,.14 00
,.14 00
.. 4 00
. 2 50
, 4 00
,. .'150
. 3 00
3 00
•2 50
2 50
GEO. W. GHAPIN & CO.,
Lower side nf Plaza, near Clay*
SAN FRANCISCO,
EMPLOYMENT   OFFICE   ASH
GENERAUIGENCY.
Furnish nil kinds of help for Fnmilic!, H*L£ji
Farmers, Mining Companies, Mills, F_toriel,mm
Also.hnve a Real Estate Agency, and llW
business in that line. ^
„0_JC'_r_0  CBEOITOBS.
Estate   of Jnmcs   _cMa,i_,   lS>tcroS,<l- ,
TVTOTICE is hereby giyen   by the   iin*r,iS
l\l       ......       .    -       ..   ._ _   .1 "" "1^(1 CStB"; ■
Given under my hand and the seal of the Pi?-   IN   Administratrix of the above^ame
the creditors of,  and  all person., naving «•j
against  said  deceased,  to exhibit  theetJHj*"
[L.B.]
trict  Court of  the 1st Judicial District
this 21st day of March, a.d. 1862.
JOHN W. SHORE, Clerk.
Scott & Drown, Att'ys for pl'tff*
The following bill was lately presented to a farmer in Sussex:
" To hanging two barn doors and myself seven
hours, four shillings and sixpence."
ALL.   HF._l_.IIVG
JAPANESE  SALVE.
The Japanese  Salve  is the  best  preparation  tliat has
been discovered for tbe cure of
POISON FROM POISON OAK,
MORQCITO ]IITE_,
CUTS,
SPRAIN 3.
BURNS,
RILES.
bohjs,
BRUISER,
CORNS,
_HII,LRLA1,\'_,
GUNSHOT  WOUNDS.
SORENIITLES,
NURSING SORK RllEAl^TS,
Anil In fact nil kinds or Korea.
For Sale by all Uruj-pi-sts, anil by Dn. H. Tt. MYI.FS,
,1,1-t Si.li, 1S61-3M Lob Angeles.
REDINiGTON & CO.- AReuts,
Man   I , „ nclSDO.
the necessary vouchers, within four 'i*"1'1^. j
the publication ot this  notice, lo the uMlerni
at her residence in El Monte.
El Monte. Cal. April 8th, 1862.
JULIET A. McMANUS, AdministratW
of tho Estate of James McManuB, t"^
s AngelesCoUS't.'
TN THE PROBATE COURT of wi^™*
_ the matter of
State of California—
iUR.»,„ T
he estate of Thomas M»j
Notice is hereby gi«; "J^
cii»;
White, deceased.   „„.,„<:  >„ u^.-.j „■
undersigned, Executors of tho above nanwl ■ ;_
to the creditors of, and all penonB ,'_»_„
,ea,nst said deceased, to exhibit lbs »»"*■,
the necessary vouchers, within ten tnonlP
the first publication of this notice, to th» J
signed or either of them, at their residence"
oity of Los Angeles. .,.,,tTS
JANE FRANCES Wffll»
MURRAY MORRISON,
Executor', • |
Lob Angeles, March 13th, 1662.-2-
'%n$tU
VOL. XII.
LOS   ANGELES,  CAL.,   SATURDAY,   MAY   17,    1862.
_>T0. 2.
Cos -Vngclcs Star:
I'Ull LIS It EI) EVERT SATURIUY MORNINQ,
At the STAR BUILDINGS, Spring Street, Los
Angeles,
J_ ¥    H.   HAMILTON.
.$5 00
. 3 00
. 2 00
,. 0 12_
TERMS:
Subscriptions, per annum, in advance
For Six Months	
For Three Months	
Single Number	
Advertisements Inserted at Two Dollars per square
often lines, for the lirst inserlion; and One
Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction made to yearly Advertisers.
San   Francisco Acency.
Mr. C. A. CRANE is the onlj authorized agent
for the Los ANGELES Star in San Francisco.
All orders left at liis office, Northwest corner of
Washington and   Sansome streets, Government
raiding, (up stairs) will be promptly attended to.
HOTELS.
BELLA UNION HOTEL,
New   Brick   Fire-Proof   Building,
LOS    AMQELES.
J. B. WINSTON & Co, Proprietors
mHE TRAVELING PUBLIC will find accomrao-
X datious in this Hotel equal to any in the State.
The Bed Rooms
Are large and airy.   Families can be accommodated with suits of rooms.
Tlie Bills of Fare
Are inferior to none in the State of California
The Stages.
The Great Overland Mail Stage to and from San
Francisco and St. Louis ; the San Pedro stages,
(connecting with the steamers from San Francisco
and San Diego ;) also, the San Gabriel, El Monte
and San Bernardino stages arrive at, and depart
from, this Hotel.
Attached to the Hotel, are a large Billiard and
Bar Room, where none but the best brands of Liquors and Cigars are kept.
|hsiittss (_arl)s.
C.   E.   THOM,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
LOS ANGELES.
Office in Pico Buildings, Spring street. jy3
DR. J. C.WELSH,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office. CITY DRUG STORE,
Main street, Los Angelep.
Office hours, 9 to 12, M ; and 2 to 9, p.m.
August 1, 1859.
S.   Sl   A.   LAZARD,
IMPORTERS.
And Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
French,    English   and   American
Dry Goods.
Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles. 1   tfl
GEO. THACHER & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer*in
Choice Wines and Liquors,
MAIN STREET,
Nearly   opposite   the   Bella   Union   Hotel,
LOS ANGELES. je9
R. T.  HAYES,   M.D.,
PHYSICIAN am! SURGEON,
Tenders his services to the citizens of Los Augeles.
Ofi.ee—Apothecaries- Hall, near Hit Post Office
Residence oe Dr. Hayes—McLaren
Fort street."
Honse,
nctl"
DEAL WITH ME KIMH.V.
Deal with me kindly, cheer my young heart.
I'll follow thee blindly, wherever tliou art;
Peep in the mountain far from my home,
I'll follow thy path wherever thou'lt roam.
Thy way shall still be mine ;
My heart shall still be thine,
Deal with ine kindly, cheisr my young heart,
I'll follow thee blindly, and never depart.
Break not my spirit, think of my youth ;
Cherish my tender heart, doubt not my truth ;
Friends may desert thee, sorrow may come,
But etill in this soul thy image will bloom.
Thy hopes with thee I'll share,
Thy wants shall be my cue ;
Peal with me kindly, cheer my young heart,
I'll follow thee blindly, and never depart.
Though through the desert wandering afar,
Still to me dearest one, thotvll be my star ;
Sunlight or moonlight o'er us may shine,
Yc-t living on love, I'll ever be thine.
Thy hand shall be my guard,
Thy voice is-liall be my word ;
Peal with me kindly, cheer my young heart ;
I'll follow thee blindly, aud never depart.
Without another word, my boy, the General and
the contractor turned gloomily from the spot, convinced that [hey had wituessed tho most terrific
feet of the campaign.
Your sedately, Oki-hhl'-i C. Ivkkr.
I<et(ei- t_o
i Orpht
* c- Kan
Fredk. W. Koll.      H. Dockweiler.      C. Fluhb
LAFAYETTE   HOTEL,
OPPOSITE THE BELLA UNION
KOLL   &.    CO.,
PROPRIETORS,
MTHIS   ESTABLISHMENT «_
offers superior inducements ,.-S-s^^A__
to the traveling public, and '____-_____!_-
especially to those wishing a quiet home. Tin
location is desirable, the establishment luriiu
and commodious, with rooms—single and for fam
ilies clean and well furnished, and a table  ws-II
supplied with the choicest viands and delicacies o
the season, as is well known by those who have
favored the house with their patronage. Connected with the Hotel is a
Uarge Billiard and Rar-!_oom.
The Proprietors will use every exertion to givi
their guests entire satis faction.
IIou-s for Meals i
Early in tbe morning, Coffee or Tea and Rolls.
Breakfast from 8 to 12 o'clock.
Dinner from 3 to 1 o'clock.
Board, pcrWcclt,       -----$* OO
Board and Lodging, per Week, from «S to $12
(AccountsG TO ROOM.)
Board o»id Lodging, per Day,   -   §1 50 to $3 OO
Single Meals,        -        -       -       -        "        -        8» 50
Los Angeles, January 1,1862.
IJNITED STATES HOTEL.
■_7__C£_-L-_-L Street,
Eos Angeles.
THE SUBSCRIBER having leased ihe
[ aboveestablishment, begs leave to in-
■ formthe public that he has refitted and
 [refurnished it throughout, and that  it
will oe conducted in the very best style. The
table will be liberally supplied with everything
the market affords, aud every care will be takeu
to make theUNITED STATES HOTEL a comfortable home for hoarders.
Attached to the Hotel, is a BAR, where the best
of liquors and cigars are kept. _
Terms moderate, to Buit the times.
Miners coining from or to the mines of Hoi-
combe, Potosi, Mohave or San Gabriel, will find
this a convenient place to meet their Iriend*-, or to
obtain desirable information.
Board and Lodging, per wctk, $ft OO
Board, «       » 5 OO
Single Meals, J0
Lodging, 3-?.   to 50 cents.
Los Angeles, December 7th, 1862.—tf
H. STASSFORT.
AMERICAN EXCHANGE!
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT,
MAIN   STREET, l.OS   ANGELES.
GHARLES DITTMAR
BEGS to inform his friends /HffV
Pand the public, that ho hi
opened the above well known V-*-7
establishment
As a B-otcl and Re&-anraiit-
and that every attention will  be given to make it a
first class Hotel.
The TABLE will be furnished with everything
the market affords, and no expense spared to make
this house deserving of a liberal support.
The BED-BOOMS are large,well-furnished
and thoroughly ventilated, and are prepared for the
reception of Families or single persons.
The BAR is stocked with choice Liquors, and
none else will ever be kept; attached is a CIGAR
STORE, where only the very best quality of Havana
cigars are kept.
Boarders, as well as travelers, aro invited to give
this hotel a trial, as the proprietor is determined
that ne ono shall surpass him in  the excellence of
his arrangements, or tho lowncss of his charges.
CHARLES DITTMAR.
Los Angeles, Feb. 8th, 1862.
^ HICKS & CARSON, s|
DEALERS IN ST0YES,
— AND —
Manufacturers of All Kinds
TIS, SHEET ffiOS, AND COPPER
W A R E.
JOB W0SK DONE TO  ORDER.
WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCH.
Cjnstafltly on hand,
All Kinds of Hollow Ware, Pumps
&C. &c. *tc.
TEMPLE'S BLOCK, MAIN Street.
July 20, 1861.
A,   F_  WALDEMAR,
COUNTY  StfnVETOR.
Office in Temple's Block, Spring street.
Los Angeles, September 21, 1861.
•^____X3*i>x___o__f_."__r_
_-_'
- 5
BHICK
_1___0 STREET, Iii BEAttBRY
BUILDING.
HAS the honor to announce to the Public.that
he still carries on his business »t the old
stand, as above, and having in his employment
competent workmen,he is prepared to execute all
orders with which he may be favored, in the Manufacturing of
IT -ne ICnrn .gs,Ciirriiig**TIepnlrIng.n n d_ lending
uf nil kinds,
Also.everytliingln tlie Saddlery Business.
Los Angeles,fob. 1st, 1861.
eras, medicines, &c.
WHOLESALE AND EETAIL.
APOTHECARIES'   HALL,
Main street, nearly Opposite Commercial.
_0__% -E-E- -Et- _5S__L"__"_-_-_E_!©
HAS ON HAND, and is constantly adding to
one ofthe most complete assortments of Drugs
Medicines and Chemicals, South of Ran Francisco
together with all the Patent Medicines of the day
Also a fine assortment of
Perfumery  and Toilet  Artieles.
AH of which he warrants genuine and of the best
quality ; which he offers, Wholesale or Retail, on
the most liberal terms.
Physicians'   Prescriptions   compounded   at all
hours, day or night.
H. R. MYLES.
Los Angeles, July 7, 1SC0.
KOHLER   &   FBOHLING'S
CAIFORNIA   WINE   BITTER!!
A3 TO DELICIOUS TASTE AND FINE FLA-
vor. produced by a proper combination of
good and wholesome herbs, this Bitters is superior
to any now in the market. It creates appetite,
and is a digestive, free from any ingredients so injurious to the health, as are contained in Vermouth, Absynthe. etc.
KOHLER & FROIILING.
Je29 Cityllall.Main St., Los Angeles.
HOUSE ____.__*_r_D X^OT
i__«10£L  SAIiK.
MTHE undersigned offers for sale the bouse
and lot, at present occupied by him, situated on Main street.   The lot is forty by
sixty varas.                                          L' LECK-
Los Angeles, Dec. 27th, 1861. 	
PAINTER & CO.,
Practical Printers and Dealers in
Type, Presses, Printing Materials,
INK, PAPER,   0AROS, ETC.
. painter, 1 510 Clay Street, above Sansome,
San Francisco.
Offices fitted out with dispatch,
mbl-yl
J. B. PAINTER, 1 5
T. M. PAINTER, V
J. P. FAINTER. )
FOR        __    ,
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
San Pedro and San Diego.
/-vN and after the first of April, and until further
\J notice, the steamship
_____     SENATOR,
T. W. SKK-EY COMMANDEK,
Will Make two trips per month on the Southern
Coast, leaving Broadway Wharf,
On the 3d and 18th of each Month
AT 0 O'CLOCK, A. M.
!_g- Bills of Lading will be furnished by ihe
Purser on board. , ..
For freight or passage apply on board, or at the
Sunshine has at last resumed specie payment, my
boy, and every man that chose, can walk under
golden beams once more. The sacred soil is dry-
jng up as rapidly as an old maid alter forty-two,
and boot-blacks begin to quote at high figures.—
The General of the Mackerel Brigade is so blissful
at having a polish on his boots once more, that he
puts them on the mantelpiece every time ho enters
a room, and treads on all the toes he can tied in the
street. The latter operation,- my boy, has produced much profanity especially among the chap
lain..
Speaking of chaplains, reminds me of a reverend veteran who attended to the soul of Captain
Bob Shorty yesterday, and found it in a high state
of preservation. Captain Bsib Shorty rashly overestimated his power ot endurance, and undertook to
read Fremont's defence, Wheu he got to the
twenty-first column he was sei^-d with vertigo, and
only recovered to find himself taking the measure of
a bedstead, with a chaplain standing by him.
My friend," says the parson, "I consider it my
duty to tell you that yor are a very sick man', and
I take this opportunity to remind you of your latter
end."
Captain Bob Shorty scratched his head, and says
he: "Ami bound for the  kingdom f
" You may recover," says the chaplain, '-but now
is tlie tiiua to settle your worldly affair- if yuu
don't.   Think of your wife  and progeny."
"My wife!" aays Captain Bob Shorty, hysterically.    "Ah ! there's a woman for you I"
'■ Is she a worthy hclp-mnte ?" says the chaplain.
"Why,"  says Captain  B_b Shorty,  "she's mate
and captain   both   in my ship.    She's fruga'," says
Captain Bob Shorty," she's amiable, and she's neat,
and she's only got oue fault in the world."
"Ah!" says the chapblain,''only one fault?—
Then she must be an uncommon woman."
"Yes," says Cttptaiu Bob Shorty, dreamily, "my
wife's only gut osie fault In tho world—she likes
another chap better than sha dees me."
At thia juncture, my boy, the chaplain was
seized with a severe cough • but as soon as he re.
covered he assumed a very grave expression, and
says he :
"My friend, let me beseech you to forget worldly tilings for a moment and think of something
more needful."
"Drive on,n says Captain Bob Shorty.
The Chaplain gavft a grcvious Banff, and says he :
" Is there not something above all created things
that you f jel in need of now ? Suppose, my Iriend,
yon were out at sea in a terrible storm, with the
thunder roaring, the lightning flashing, and rain
falling in torrents all around you. what would you
do to make yourself feel peace lui '?■".
You say tlie rain was falling in torrents ?" says
Captain Bob Shorty.
" Yea, verily," says the chaplain.
I think," says Captain Bob Shorty, reflectively
' I think I should call for an umbrela aud Borne-
thing hot."
Upon hearing this beautiful answer, my boy, the
chaplain buried hia face in his hands.
"So should I," he murmured;, so should I."
Depend upon it, my boy there is a bond of
sympathy between all men, that no difference of
ducatiou or cireanistances can sever ; and when
some nice touch of nature causes it to contract, it
seldom fails to bring men together on the common
platform of whisky hot.
It would afford me great pleasure, my boy to
report a great victory for our cause in Virginia, but
no such result is yet visible to the eye in a state of
nudity.
The gunboats to break the rebel blockade have not
started up the Potomac yet, owing to a mistak.
made by the General of the Mackerel  Brigade.
Some months ago, my boy, the General gave an
order to an Eastern contractor for a couple of
peculiarly made gunboats for this service ; but
happening to pasB the White House shortly after,
saw what he took to be the models of two just such
gunboats protruding out of one of the windows.—
Thinking that the President had concluded to
attend to the matter himself, he immediately
telegraphed tothe contractor not to go on with
the job.
Quite recently, the contractor came here again,
and says he to tbe   General:
" I'd like to see tbe models of those White
House gunboats."
The General conducted him towards tho White
House, my boy and the two stood admiring tho
models, which protruded from the window as usual.
Pretty soon a Western Congressman came along,
and says the contractor to him*, "Can you tell mo
_iv, whether those models of gunboats up there are
on  exhibition?"
"■Gunboats!" says the Western chap looking up.
" Do you take those things for gunboats?"
"Of course," says the contractor.
"Why, you durned fool, Bays tho Congresman.
"Those are the President's boots. The President
always sits with his feet out of the window when
he's at home, and those are the ends of his boots."
Bogit* (iiin-t nt Centreville.
The WafiblQgtQQ National Intelligencer oT a
late dale, gives an account of the wooden gun operations of the rebels at Centreville, which were
brought to li^ht by their recent evacuation. That
paper says :
Human history contains no parallel to the military performances on the Potomac, of whieh the
finale is tha bill pending in the House, to impose
an annual internal tax upon the people ol the
country, estimated to produce one hundred millions of dollars. When the lacts are all brought
out and established by such evidence as is necessary to iuipire bjliel iu what is apparently so iu-
credib'e, it is not merely America which will be
amazed, Blundering so stupendous will receive,
as il deserves, tho attentiou of the world, Wc obtained yesfcerday, from a most careful and reliable
gentleman, for many years a member of Congress,
who had ju-jt arrived here from a thorough personal inspection of Centreville and .Manassas, the
following accounts ;
Here follows a list of nine fortifications, with
fifty-four embrasure, and thirly-one wooden _uns
pointed terrifically through them.
The guns were piuo logs, charred black, with
muzzles delineated with chalk aud properly protruded from the embrasures. No real guns had
ever been mounted. This was the representation;
made by the negroes and the appearances inside of
the work proves this representation to be correct.
A negro, who had been kept at work for months
by the rebels, report them as having said that
these pine logs would answer just as well lo ''skcer
the enemy."
Of the number ot these rebels, the hi ghest estimate obtaioed Irom the negroes was (it),000 men ;
and this was predicated upou tho basis of 1,000
men to a re_imeut, which is shout double the actual met. The bulk ofthe rebels were at Centreville, as appears by the huts iu which they lived,
Our informant says the most 'intelligent person he
saw thought that the uutuber at Cetitrevillc was
20,000.
The rebels had had at Centreville 20 pieces of
field artillery. The fortili.ations at Manassas, 'j
in number, had been mounted with real guns, and
guns, t >o, of good size and description. But, of
course, they were uot formidable to those who
kept out of their reach, and these works could
easily have beeu passed ou either flank, and re
duced by cutting olf their communications in the
rear, if a direct assault was not thought desirable.
But the works at Centreville were a mere sham,
built only to a skcer," and most admirably nerving
that purpose.
It wa. Tor the nineteenth century, and for this
new world, that these performances ou the Potomac were reserved. The old world was loo much
exhausted, and former centuries had not the ne
cessary sc'.euce and money, even it' tbey had th
genius. An army nearly double that wiih which
Louis Napoleon fought the battle of Solferino,
held at bay for nobody . can recollect how many
weeks, by 3;1 wooden guus, is something which
inaukiuc1. never saw before and may never
again. Let us ofthe co temporary generation rejoice that it has beeu our pre-en-loeo.1 .fortune to
QrfWQ into Batti,k._You have often wondered
whether the men wear their overcoats, knapsackfi,
haversacks, and carry their blankets when going
into battle. Tbat depends upon circumstances.—■
Sometimes, when they are marching, tliey lind
themselves in battle almost before they know it.
I remember that on the 18th of July, three days belore the battle at Bull Run, some regiments of lhe
army were marching towards Mitchul'sFord, a fording place on Ball Run, when suddenly tlie enemy
fired upon them, and the nis?u had to fljiht just aa
ihey were, only a great many thrisw down their
coats and blankets and haversacks, so that, tliey
could light freely and easily. You a'so wonder
whether the regiments fire regularly in volleys, or
whether each man fires as fust as he can. That
also depends upon circumstances, but us-'unlly, except when the enemy in near at hand, the regiments Arc ouly at the cominaud of their officer^
You hear a drop, drop, drop, a** a few of the skirmishers fire, followed by a rattle and roll, which
sounds liko the full of a building, just as Bomo
have heard the brick walls tumble nt a great fire.
Somelinies, wheu a body of the euemy's cavalry
are sweeping down upon a regiment to cut it to
pieces, the men form in a square, with the officers
aud musicians iu the center. The trout rank
stands with bayonets charged while the second;
rank fires as fast us it can. Sometimes they form-
in four ranks deep, tho two front oues kneeling
with their bayonets charged, bo that if the enemy
should come upon them, they would run against
a picket lence of bayonets. Wheu they form in
this way, the other two ranks load ami fire as fasj
as they can. Then the roar is terrific, and many
a horse and his rider goes down before the iroti
hail.—[Letters from Camp.
FicriTiocs Wink..—An English paper,speaking
of lhe manufacture and odultcrarion of wine Iii
France, says:
All ie false in wines: the color, the strength
tho flavor, the age, even the name under which
Lhey are sold. There arc wines which do uot con--
tain a drop of grape juice. Even science is impotent lo distinguish the true from the lalse, so complete is the imitation. You may every day see
advertised in the French newspapers the " Sevo
de Medoe," of which a small tlacou, costing three
Irancs, Is declared sufficient to give llavor to 600-
litres. Paris aud Cette are the principal seats of
this Irauduleut adulteration. It ia practiced in
both places on the most collosaal scale. Certainly hall of the Parisian population drink, under tho
name of wine, a mixture in wbich there is not a
drop of grape-juice. The police are unable to
prevent this adulteration, but tbe laws puni.h it
with great severity ; every week do the newspapers publish judgments against wiue merchants
aud grocers, in execution of which their wines
twenty, thirty, eighty hogsheads at ouce are poured into glitters. But this dishonest art is now so
perfect that even clever chemists can with dillicul
ly distiugu
witn
< It.
This is not the first time the Grand Army of tho
Potomac has been scared by " Quaker guns.-' A
few months ago, when the Confederates occupied
Mason's and Muuson's hills aud had their flags
floating within sight of the President's house
the Federal Capital, the newspapers were rife with
stories of lhe immense strength of their batteries,
and of their intention to issue out of them some
fine morning and overrun Washington with the
force of au avalanche. The people and uewspaper
correspondents of lhat city, and I fear many of the
Grand Army of the Potomac, sat week alter week
in trembling anticipation of such a result, when a
farmer's boy,"who had been peacefully drivir.g his
cows to wuler in the nei ghborhooil of the terrible
batteries, one day met and informed lhe Union
scouts that the euemy had long before withdrawn,
and that the impregnible intrench incuts had dwin
died down to a few slight embankments, and the
great guns to a few wooden " dummies," such as
were found at a later period at Centreville. The
scouting and spying service of the Federal army
about Washington must have been very bad, or
the army and its officers sadly lacked courage and
enterprise, to let ihe enemy twice deceive then, iu
this most absurd manner.
During the late journey of Commodore Foote'
guuboats up the Tennessee river to Florence, Ala.,
the men manning the boats found and seized at
Florence 800 wooden musketB, which had been
used by tbe rebels in the absence of genuine arms,
for drilling purposes. They constitute a rude imi
tatiou in wood of a muaket, the barrel painted
green and the stock being a dirty bro1
green butt. Commodore Foote has scut
these to the Governor of each loyal State. The
fact that the rebels have had to resort to these
odd contrivances for drilling their recruits shows
that their supply of small arms must be unequal
to their requirements.
n with a
some of
Purity op Native Winks.—One of the good acta
of our Legislature was the bill to prevent the adulteration of food and liquors, the special object of
whichis to prevent the wholesale adulteration and
imitation of our native wines, which ha. brought
them into discredit both at home and abroad,
Many persons who have contracted a fixed prejudice against the product or our vineyards, probably never tasted a drop of it in their lives, but
have had a wretched compound palmed off upon
them by unscrupulous dealers under that na
This law, if faithfully administered, will protect
the manufacturers of good wines, and help them to
retrieve the reputation of what mast soon become
one of our great staples-
the true wiue from the false. Such
was the case in a very recent trial. The chemist
after reporting all the ingredients of which the
wiue was composed, observed, that if one of them
were in less quantity, he would have been unable
to distinguish it from tho natural wine. The prosecuted wine merchant, who waa present listened
attentively to the chemist's report, and nt last
asked him which ingredient It „as. The chemist
very imprudently told him, and the accused immediately answered, "I am very much obliged,,
sir, and I don't regret now my forty hogsheads of
wiue which will be destroyed, because now I am*
certain of my business."
A MlUl Piinl-jl-ment for a. GtVOM Out-fug..
It was expected that Mr, Ferguson would makc'
an " ample apology to the llom-e" for his asoault
on Mr. Speaker Barstow, aB required by She resolution reported by the Committee and adopted by
the Assembly. The member from Sacramento
should have been prompt to obey the mild behest
of the IIouse, and we should think would congratulate himself that he had been let .off bo easily
Probably in no other Legislature in the land would
such a gross violation of the dignity ofthe olfico
and disregard ot the decorum due towards the
presiding officer of the body, be allowed to pass in
this manner. In the State of Ohio,-the brother of
Governor Medary waa summarily expelled from
the Secretaryship for a similar assault on a member for words spoken in debate. In a California
Democratic Senate, a Secretary, in 18.55, was compelled to resign bis position to avoid expulsion for
merely threatening to hold a Senator responsible
if he i-hould impugn tho correctness ot his minutes. But in this model reform Assembly of I802V
we have already had an instance of the clerk assaulting and striking a member for criticising his
conduct, without the slightest notice being taken
of the breach ofthe dignity and decorum of the
House or the slightest regard for thut common-
decency Whicli at least should characterize the surroundings of a legislative body. In thiB last case,
the person of the Speaker, the third official in dignity iu the State Government is violated, and in
him the dignity and honor ol the Assembly oat-
raged. Yet lhat house mildly asks tho ai-sailant
to apologize to it, and not even lo .is officer who
endured the blows and who suffered the moet of
the indignity. If this delicate action i:r to be
regarded in any Bort as a precedent, we' m«y welt
look to see our legislative halls changed- itito a
bruiser's ring for the exhibition of the ■'manly
art of self-delence." The prize ting will probably
be the exempler of modem California legislation..
—Bulletin.
At Fort Pike all the buildings are burned, including the telegraph office. All the gunboats on
tbe Lake have been burned by our own people..
The Mobile boat Whitman Brown and several
others are running troops, stores and ordnance to
Manchock. alter which we fear they will be burned.   The Yankee fleet was returning again to Ship
Island. ....
What w the difference between a bare bead ami
a hair bed ?   Oue flees for shelter, and the o:i_er i*
a shelter for fleas.