fos %m&u S-txx.
how ji:d jnas
11 lore ynii, I adoi
Form
It is Blated that a company in Ohio is engaged
in making portable steam engines, to be used for
various agricultural purpose-*, puch as thrashing,
winnowln ; ■ corn, Ac.    it it
rted   that  over   lifieen thousand reaping
machines have been made and sold iu thia country
But I'm talking 1.1 mj sleep
Some loi:-:-- are  In the habit of talktni iring the pn sent year.   Thecosl of the machine1.
r   Wilson  was one  of the ! amounted to nearly ^2,000,000.—Et change.
will probably be done in no small
loJedediah Jenkins In a careless conversational degree by Bteam, very shortly—the more especially
•u-ay. Jedediah had jusl finished the n cltal of a on a \-lv.:y scale at the West, i; will he nnpossibh
matrimonial dream in which the youn i the I    le which has been
himself figured as hero and heroine, he havin..,' \.-.[,\ ou"t \n poltions o our i utftryby man and
invented tha same, for th ■■■■■■■ leg at tie.- muscje \nh,,v. Machine power, y.wo,. ib-d i>v steam
concrasfdh thai H   < td bVtrue, aflO by or some equally effective n^otor, will be laid uudei
tboS spooking in parables, ft^suriogj the darouel of contribution. "This will render us among the
tbat which be dared not speak plainly. greatest cultivators of the soli in thewoild; a-
" I never dreami" Bald B> Isy, •' but [sometimes -.,,-,. think destiny points.   There is oo reason why
tall; half the and tell everything I know In ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*^^
my sleep.	
" Von don't say so."
" ■:■■■. i can . ver haven secret from mother j if
sin: wants to know anything the pumpa me after
I've gone to bed, and 1 answer her question* aa
honestly as li ny life den aded upon It. Thai
was th ■ reason! wouldn't go toride the otbes
night; I knew eh ■ out.   It ia a,, lul
provoking."
Seme   days after   this, ,fed  called at   ,
rod entering the  bones unannounced, foand dial
Misa Betsey, probably overcome by the heat of the
day, bad fallen asleep un the sofa.
Now .Jed, aa we   hail Burmia d, had long felt an
overwhelming partiality fbr the young lady, and
yearned to know ii' it was returned, but though
;.. d of sufficient coinage to mount' the hn-
mment deadly beach'---(i-,- breeches, (connubial
on- ■. ve mean)—he could never master spunk
enough to Inquire into tin-state ol bei heart. But
he bow betbonght himself ol her confessed som-
namb die loqoaoity, and e it that tho time te a-c-r-
tain his fate had come. Approaching the sofa, he
whispered:
"My dearest Betsy, tell me, oh, tell me tin:
i v--l nt yoar fondest affections."
The fair le | ir ■■ a faint Bigb and responded
—" I love, let m.- think -(here you might have
beard tbe beating ol Jed's heart through a brick
wall) 1 love heaven, my country, and baked beans,
but -1 I have one paasiOO above all utile!-.-, it i.: for
roast onions.
The Indignant lover didn't wake ber, but sloped
afcOOOO, a v.add-T   but  not a   wiser man.'    At the
last accounts, Jed wasehlning up to another young
lady.
  man'may not be able to " farm if  with hi-
from one to four thou and acres. Planting, rals*
ingand reaping will enable him to do it. Tin.
greatest ocOQpatiou of man v. 1!! yet achieve tie
■ of results. Such wiil be the contributions ol ihe Inventive art io agnculture, tbat food
in quantity win be immensely Increased, and
prices correspondingly reduced. Nothing but a
failure in nature will ever, in tiie good '-hno coming, raise ihe rates ol theneeesaarii - oflife as is
Oft ib-- present time, and has been for some
years,—Know Nothing.
(T^prcss (eon.piuufs.
licpl ^bkrfatimaits.
GILBERT & HEMES.
Southern Coast Express
IX CONNEI TION WITH
G. II. WINES & CO'S
California, Ob-c^oib, Atlantic and
Iliiroju^an Kxi>ross.
HAVING forrneil a corinectfon   mti the  above  named
house, we '.Her fjictlities to the Public nuBurpaaced
■ v any I'mn j.iu.y in fiiliuirsiia,   LETTERS, PACKAGES and
ITtEASl'ttE ri-.-.'ivi"!, forwarder] and Insured at all of QUI
on ■ be Southern ('u:nt. up to the  latusl   moment,
"i- nil parts el Cuiliorpta, Oregon, the Atlantic States and
farlicuhir atlcuiion will iv \<-.\h\ in the purchase ofroer-
■li:ui.li:;i\ iind !.n*<uii*jtly fofWiii-ilnil to tleslutatiun.    Bills of
'.vii.oi".-': procured on the most reasonable terms,
Lining  hi an   impress \:io\ F«j "~~ *"
it.t.'inii.-t! til with -.i-oiui.i in--- anil  fllppj	
We are detertninod noi to he excelled by any Compaoj
ie California.
11. BPAD Agent Los Angelea
Hi-SSliS.  I-'l-UiKl.lX kCO....'-      *-;u, li.-n
PTTIG :v BROTHER "     Bantu Barbara
CURTIS S COKOVRtt "     Monterey
'.i.;--*.., S,,.,, I.'rii.WribfetfB.fG.-H.'Winefl&Co.. No 118="'*-
$u   Jfrnnx.is.to ^.bkilkiitoirfs.
its.
        .   Every
arding businesa,
STATE   OF  CALIFORNIA.
County of San Bernardino
TS JUSTICE'S COURT,
Before Ahh.ii A. M. Jackson, Justice of the Pease
for the Township of Sun Bernardino. .
HIRAM WILLIAMS, Plaintiff,
vs.
THffiODOBE THOSE Defendant.
The People of the State of California to Theodore
Thorp :
You ARE hereby Bammoaed to appear before me at my
offloe in the City nt Ban Bernardino, ta the 21th day
oi Decern Br, A. D-1865, at 10 o'cloeli A. M,, to answer the
complaint of Hiram Williams, who claims the sum of one
hundred and seven  il,:.ll:i:*-: jisul iii'ty-llm-e vvuis (Sp'U'JT  Stl)
■e mi a promissory note, payable t-» said Williams Iu 90
iy*i i'roni tho Sill Jum-, lfcOu.
And on   failure  to appear aad   answer
judgment  will be rendered against y
of one hundred and seren dol'lai
together with  OOStS  of Mlit   liu'ri-on. ,
veil iuu'll;- ni v Iv.md i his ::n;li du v ot ?i*jit
18&J3. ALDEN A. M.   ' ""
leuto Street.
Ootoher 20, 1855
\;: to the
;- MailCo'B offlci
Tiie lift.nl Com of Jtfodesty un Police I>r«*l4(-t.
Daniel Meredith, In ;i .soiled coat that might
have ii en clarel colored once, was desired to plead
barg ■ of lutoxicatton.
"Indeed, sir," said Daniel, "I am ovenrhelmed
—struck all of ti ticapi as tbe sajiug is. i'ou see
thin crimson raffhsloo on my countenance-—(Mr.
MereililJ)':; n n [,: [ ■ |] | ;oiee   WBfl  I llffOS id,  UDt whether
wit!] [Qgesions Bhame or old Hollands, we can'l
pretend to payt) that eaffhsion, sir, tells more
plainly than words can speak, the di*tre a am
an :(;-:i oi' mind i feel at being arral cned for thi
loMti exeorabte*, detestohle vice of drnnkenoess.—
Sir, njy ears tingle with the word; I. feel my
cheeks scorched by the damnable com ciousnesa gj
my offeocei Ob! In pity allow me to hi le my laoi
fi-om this respectablj assembly, and especially
from your Hopor, woo being a perfect model of
Bobriety yourself, cannot bo s-'iiyposju to le.u'-e :my
Bympathy for the weakness of other;'. My modes
ty. tiii*, is ■'.•.:■':■-.! ucyiiiiil all healing remedies.—
wliere shall I hide';" continaeil Mr. M., flancin"
over the flow of the oiiice, ae il in Boarefa of an
uugiir liolc.
':I am pliii] you seem so pcn:jI-:lo of yoar fault,"
Htiidliid Iloiior, -'110(1 I   luive Btroni* hopes that a
map who faperteaces Bach a bomlliatlng Benae ol
Lis guilt, will  not ba  likely to err again in tiie
name maimer.   You jirc (UseInured, Mr. Mercditli.
go and tai:e bolter care of yourself.'1
'■That was spoken llko yoar Honor,   Your;-; is
tbat most exalted kind of virtue that can overlook
tlio  misstepa of ait  erring, frail   fellow  creature.
Sir,there is one thing more, if i might dareto
(■peak."
"Goon, Mr. U ir ' tbe Mayor, kindly
" Oil,   what   B   im ii lei   ol' :-.-.)d!:e.-t!" e.xelaiineu
?lr. Meredith, with   uplifted  eyes and hands.
" Your Honor QnoOUrAgeg me to hag the loan of a
quarter.   .I'll pay it faithfully, sir, aa eoon as I am
brought up again.''
" This is modesty with a vengeance I" Baid the
Mayor, with jnstiliablo indigiiiition. "Begone,
you iniposterl and take care that you utt not
brotrgbl up Bgato^ or your sham modesty shaH not
nave you from the extreme penalty of the vagrant
act.''
"Heavens! who would have thought that risking
for the  loan of a quarter  could  make  Buch   nn
alteration?" said Daniel, meekly, as ho retired
from the tribunal.
WateBMELOS JbiCE.—A  correspondent of the
Prairie Farmer presents the following method oi
using watermelons:
I endeavor every year to raise a good water
melon patch. Tbcy are ahealthy aod delightful
fruit, 1 think, "i cultivate the icing variety ; planl
early in May, and again towards the close ol thi
month,   so    tbat   they   may   come    En    succession.
When  they  commence   ripening, we   commence
cutting, aud use  tb< m fr< ely during tbe bot wea-
th< r. Wh'-u the wea'toer becomt ■■ cool In & item-
ber, we haul a qnautity of them to the bouse, split
tb -ni open, witb a spoon Bcrape out the pulps into
a cullender, and strain ihe water into vessels. We
boil it in an iron vessel into syrop. then put in
apples or peaohea, lite making apple butter, and
boil slowly until the fruit is well oooked, then
spice to taste, and you have BOffiethiog that most
people will prefer to apple butter or any kind o!
preserves. Dr the eyrup maybe boiled without
fruit, down to mola.--.es. which will be round to be
the beet sugar-house molasses. Wo have
made of a fall a.- m icta as ten gallons of the apple
butter, ii' i. may o call it, and molui^es, which luv-
k'-pl ill line eouditinn until May."
WELLS, rAttGO & CO.
Joint Stock, Express and BftnkiBfi Company.
: 'Al'iTAL SCOO.WO.
0. N. BARNEY...President I JAMES McKAYK See.
T. M. JANEP.. Treasurer, and General Agent for California
C, S. BIGGINS Superintendent Ex; rebs Department
ii. W, ii;-:(.l,. Superlntendebt Banking Dei-arlmenl
. 11. PEKDERUASI Travelling Superinteadeni
^licriff $ales.
Prliietpoi Offices.
nd CaUfornia streeti
.NEW YORB
S.\N FKANCKCO
Offices and Agt
A-., :
< w. B. Bocnestflr, Agent
1 \ B. HeNeil, Uftshler.
1 J. M. Vansyckle. ARent
rT.R. Anthony, Casnier,
.... ,<■■ H. Hedges, Agent
.,Shirley & Storer, Agent
.SamaelKnigbt, Agenl
 C.W. Kulford, Agent
..!■:. li. >
..; aforesaid
[   tilt* sniil sun-
;  and   li lly-tartiL*  Cents,
-, A. 11.
  [* Justice ol'llierenco,
It :-i;i;ir:i:-lnu- bv tne :ifliil;ivil. i.f I Iir;i iii V.'illiiun^ that tin*
Bi ve innne.i Theodore, ^horp ia net to be found "    "
tate of California, and it also appearing that i
...... .....•„,.., „,.„;,„,) |]K, s,t],j defendant, an
oned to uppeai and
;   t'», i
11
r i.t.ii
ill", it is ordered that servioe i
s bi* made on said defendant by publication in the
■r called thi .' ■ t *,- '■'- Star, at tod'sl once a weeli
eriod nf three m mthe ■vom this date, and that a
the Btvnra be danositsd ia ibe Tost Offloe in ibe
un Bernardino, dirtx*.c..t to the defendant at hid
JSthdayofSeptemiber. A. B. 1855.
AXDEN A. M. JACKSON,
Jaatice of the Peace.
STATE   OP   CALIFORNIA,       \
County of San Bernardino. \ '
I hereby certify that theToregoing Is a tru« oopy of thi
original order issued in the above entitled cause, as appears of record In my office.
(liven   inulur ray  Luut  ;onl P-cA, t!:is *25tli ilay" of  Sciit,
A. IX 1865,
AI.DEX A. M. JACKSON,
oct27 Justice of tbePeace;
Battlesnaae Ba
iriff'S sale
i tlie DUtetot Court of First Juif'-slnl District,
BTATE OF CALIFOKNIA.        )
County of L>n Angeles,    f
AMKS P, MoFAIlLAND4JOHNa. 1)0V
NE1
B^
. M, «
26th toy o
m th.
rroceed
C. N, Noteware, Agenl
 T.J- Orgon, Agenl
.J. (}. Jackson, Agent
.Palmer ([Baldwin, Agenl
,..('. T. BVake, Agent
li, Hotehkiss, Agent
P. E. Barney Agent
,ford & liewns. Agenl
*, Agent
, Da
STATE  OP CALIFORNIA,       \ sg
County of Los Angeles. j
IN TIIE DISTRICT COURT FIRST JL-IHCIAL DBTRIOT :
PATRICK KANELEZ Plaiktisp,
vs.
JOSEPH HORNDEL DeeBNDANT,
Action brought in the District  Court ofthe 1st Juditi;*.!
District, and tin; coui'iiuini lilml in ilio Citv iind Conutyol
1,-j.- Angeles, tn the office oftheClerkofBaiaDistrictCourt.
The PeaplOot'the State ofCalifornia send greeting :
To JOSEPH 1IOPNDEL.
Yon are numuy roiinirod to uppoar in an nctlon brought
against you by the abow named Plaintifij in our District
i'oLirt of the lirwt Juditii.U lli.-itrict,  in anil  li>r :■■  '    , ■ 11_.
of Los Angeles, and to answer the complaint .,    I there!
a certified copy of which you are betffw-ith Bervi a, v Itnln
tea days after tho. Berviee on yon  of this Summons.—il
..,...., -.f j served within tn is County ; orifserved out ot this County
nous, Aj.:ont but within tho First Judiciii.I District, within twenty days
■ener, Agenl after the service thereof ; or ii served out uf t be First Jn-
;ent dieial District, but in the *?i:a.tc of California, within l.'orty
;eni thi-ys after the service thereof; e.lv.-nys exclusive of tJn* day
;■<'■" 1 ot service ;—or judgment bv default will le fuken a^ain.il
tint   you.
M!> nn<l lt-U Sacvasdento Sfrett, San
Cent rally located bet ween iSn.n som e anil iio
n tbe immediate vicinity
;hip Co.'s Oflice^, *S:ni Frn ^	
GKEAT HEDTJCTION
IN THE PRICE OP BOARD AT THE
WHAT CHEEK HOUSE,
Nos. 119  and 121 Sacramento street*
fcANl-'KAXCkCU, GAL. ^
«G 00 Per Week,
SI 00 Per Day,
50 cts. Perfllcol.
LODGINGS ON TIIE MOST REASONABLE TERjfgj
Froin Q3 to $0 Pt*i* Week.
lfromuO cts. io SI Per Sight,
N. R.-~There are mGIiTY SINGLE ROOMS, fitted upajj*
furni^lmd in tlie lu-aiesl. nianuev, at: from 75 ets. to SI m.n-
nljtht, and from tb to $8 per week. ]
my- The prtvUege of FKEE BATHS Ib aWexteirded tothe-
patrons of the house
R. B. WOODWARD, Preprietor
May. 26, 1855. * Ko. :l—3m
Portland...
Oregon Cliy
Crescent Cit
i.os Angeles
Monterey..,
Santa B irbo
Hoaoldlu..
I'luiaina	
.D. W. Moflomb, Agenl i
....II. B. Myles, Agent
 A. Smith, Agent
,.E. li- Pandleton Agenl
it to recover tho sum of $300,
t. per month until paid, upon b
■ said amount, dated 25th oi
i f mortgage of even date thexe-
md that the sai
to satisfy the
is and general i
i mortaged] rei i
eliefe, an ithat ..
[]   ;.■     10 'J.
., at  Public . ille, riii tile l:iw tlirects. am: m rront of tin
Ootirt Jbni « iii the City and County of Los Angeles, the fol
lowing real aatate, Belted as the propaity of said defend
ant, bo wit :
A. certain Raneho lying ami being situate it
tbe County of Loa AngHesfamiState of California, knowi
an tlui l-Jini-ho vt ■■ .'..ireaje do GeHtenehtf" bounded on thi
North by the lands ol lUomaa Sancliua, on the gouth by
LJioee of Agustin Machado, on thw tost bj those .of Antonio V;;ioiin Abila. and on tiie Wo st by those of said
Machado, mbre particular reference for deacrlp ion being
had to the original grant, nww ea file iu the -:-i-.. -.- r
General's oinco of the United State* in tian 1r.mclsco, with
the apniirteminces thoreunl o l.eb^i ■-!rl",,
DAVID  W   ALEXANDER,   3heriff.
liv BAJBUfiL Altl;l.:uivLK Ludei Sheritf.
Los Angeles. Nov, 2, 1855. novii ta
DRAFTS ON CANADA
PAYABLE 1ST
Montreal,
Quebec,
Hainillon,
Toronto,
London,
Another Outrage,
Again wo are called upon to record one of the
meet cold-blooded nnd nl.dKilical outrages that
ever diagracad thoeityof Uouieville. The particular are briefly these -.—'■'< o were quietly a iated,
yesterday, about noon, engaged la our lawfu.1 and
ardoos pjorsiijtii—thermomeler£tan4hjg ut lynety,
and the devil at our elbotv v/ititinj-; for copy—when
ii F(r)iend in hamaa Bbape, walked >:)> beKnd us)
itntl before we were aware of his dastardly intentions, and when we were totally naprepared for
his fltealthy movement^', propounded to aa the fi>l-
lowing question:
•' Upon what elass of citizens ivill the prohibitory
liquor law rert the ha*de6t?"
" We 6ttgge.sted editors."
-No.''
"Mlhisters?"
"Try again."
"Well, cotiec-Iiouec keepers?"
'' \\rrong again.:;
We gave it tip.
" Well, then, the prohibitory liquor law will
operate the hardest upon the lovers of Hebrew
maidensy)
We could not see the point.
" Because ihey would he deprived of the plassuife
of sipping tho nectar of Jew Hps 1"
We plunged'4he IhKatanfl after him, but uofbr-
ately, it missed. Dhr handsome local, armed wift
a brick in Jus hat, followed him through the mazes
ofa large body of market women, but tbecreature
escaped. He has a beautiful and accomplished
vile, and highly respectable connections in this
city, and out of regard for their "nheelinx," we
withhold his name. He is still at large, and we
will treat any man. woman or child to the peanote,
who will bring him to justle&or plaoe blm Ui
;o]n,' !',x where w« can get at liim.—Louisville
Times.
VENTA POR EL SHERIFF.
En la DOTte de KlstiKo tld l-'.vlmev Clstrlto An-
•litlivl.
ESTADO DE CALII'OP.XIA, )
Condado de Los Angeles.     )
SANTIAGO P, Mel'Ai;i,AXl)Y JL'AN 6, HUWXV.Y
contra
BRUNO AiULA.
aa aji cuciou & .ni dtrijlda por la men
■ a    U,i b   ,, ■ ■ acar ile lo proprledad di
:,■   , ■ i . -i   , - or ile loa demahdantea ;
i ' mandado, en la dicha Corte, el IT de
a-M n 'ion.in S  S400,  principaly
i-. |,ir eienio ;tl mi's i.e-ole   d  Idejuno
i,-  i^:.-! afiadidfl cada   raea  al principal deB<'e eaa misma
jJ.-im, he tomadoposesiotfy proceflere ;i vcmln- & \-.< 10 dc
la loanana, el 26 de Noviembre, en publloa eitAaata, eonio
previene la ley, enfrente de 1j cawi de la CoVt^s en la cin-Jad
SSS
VIHTUD do
clonada G;rte
Bruno Abila el Jo
en c >ntra del Sis]
AffOBto A. D. -)Mi
Ii-rr-
Brantton
St. Call
Chat!
1.
re i'i
,r~^~,.     Wi nei    thi Hi ... Benjamin   I  '.- -. Judge of
} .   q   I ourBrstrlctCoHrtaforeisaidjtlieetlid&y ofSep-
j   lj* "-•   f tenilter, A. 0. 1B5S.
v—,— J     Attest:   My Hand and the Seal ot said Court
be day and year last nbovc* written.
SOm' W. PFOEE, fieri;.
Per JOSEPH A. H1NCHMAS. Deputy.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,     )
County ol Los Angeles.      j
J T APPEABINS to me from the affidavit of BfctrfoU Kei:
SEW FEATIRE ! !
J".   -\/%r.    @-U.13.lT7-£l.Xl's
GREAT PACIFIC DEPOT,
....AND....
GENERAL AGENCY
FOB THE SUPPLY OF CHEAP PUBLICATIONS, STATION*
RY, &0.
PAPERS, PERTODICALS, AND BOOKS,
i-lECh'tVED WEEKLY BY THE
Ms il Ste&mers
AND EXCLUSIVE EXPRESr^-VIA NICAEUAGTJA.
tbat tndapendemt ef Ms general Newspaper busineas, belnfls1
■i oatantly on Hand, and receiving by every Bteamer. ;d<-
-i ■■ ,- .'.N'liAliD |iul)K;s, ilAllAi'.l-Vi:*; AND 1-ILVIEWS OF
EUHOI K AND AMERICA.
Togetber with all the New. Cheap, md inscf-llaneoiis no-
vels iiini putiioatlonB of the1 flay. Hnving been engaged it'
tliis business for year.s. Ivy ussuros all cor.eerned (bat lie is-
enabled to forward ;iHoni_T.s wiili prom pi new and di.--] atth,
oo terms more favorable than most houses, as he gives; dys
]iersonal attention t* tbe seleetiuu iu:d convey an cu of every
order. Parlies favoring jiim wiib t.ia-ir order's may rest as- ■
.,i-,n'd of l-!-in;r dealt wivioin tliiss iniw sat is!':iotory"))iminer,
arid frith works suited tu thefr trade, r-i JIOOL'. "LAW am'"
MEDICAL WORKS, BHpplitd at*arlitttt moaent attei isBpe.
i-llank Books, Card8, Inns and EnveMpea, and every variety-.
C01IMFRITAT. AND FANCYSTATiONA 11Y.
All orders must be postpaid', enflliisEfjg CM-11  ioi'lfurts..
ic;r Cags.kepl opcu to.tbelatestjmoment^
United States  .Mail  via Niearna^Lia, by  anihority of the'-
United IStates Government.
Wholeaalsana retail stepartmealj Post @B\oe Buildings
>«iu No. 5, uo sta<re.
od to I,
Pacific
Mspress Uo.
#*% V-%
I, to-
^^^^^^^^ .   ...ndiulo, a .-a ber :
<.■-■..■!■■., il, •...■\-.i, ..:;::,:. Ji y i.tdi-ndi.-cj! ei  (jc'iiiisdo  de Los
: Estatlo de California, conocido como el '^Bauchti
de] Aguaje de la Centiaala," collndaote al Norte con las
fomas i-a.iielie;;, al Swper las de AguatinMa
eiu iio, al Oceideate por las de Antonio fenacie A'oiia, y al
Poniente p«r las de] dtcho Machado ; one oencEipcioB mae
particular ee puede dbtener en la Conce^oa Drigiaal qui
oon lado de tbs AngfJea, fas slg^lahtea bie
)Ja proAfeflad'del dfcho dii
abora Bsta archD
de tos Eatadoa Unidi
neoeaariaB,
LOB Angeles, No-
■ la en ia oSoloa oel Agrimenaor General
en San Francisco, con las pertenen:
DAVID "\V, AEgi^XDER,  Sheriff.
SAMUEL ARBUCKLE,
Por EnaargaOo del Sheriff,
mbre 1, 1855. nov3ts
tlie District Court, First Judicial District.
IJ. P. WILSON ami W. T. B. SANFORD,
VS.
TOMAS TALEMANTES.
Y VIRTUE ota
ji ■'-'.,;:.:■:.':. ..,n;-1>,  on "the Southern Rente to
sVNTA RARBAEA.
MONTBRK-r.
&4N FRANCISCO.
SACRAMUNTO,
STOCKTON,
and thronghoat th© NorUicyn Mines.
ti.y- Packages, Letters, Parcels andT treasure forwarded
aad insured.
i; j - Collections made in every part ofthe State and
Oregon.
B™
1 he
tos
nd to o
Countynf.
known as ibe Rr,
granted to Agu.-i
Talamantes and '.
\ ;i;;: i'uj . Conn1 i::
t'oi'iiia, Novembi ;
by the Raneho of
ed on and will proceed to Bell a1 Pub
v directs, in Ironi ofthe-Court Bouse
■ l ■ on tho ■ 1th ilav of November
''   ,M lOanq   11   ''clock A. M. of said
■<"1 im     ■-' ... -: ; I   Toirias  Taloman-
ln   '    .  Iio lying and being sitnatpd
1    ■  in .Stair- of California,  and
"ii   la Baflona," Being tho sann:
■'.■i ho lo    i'gnacio  Machado, I-'elipe
■i.   ,.,'■ t... nt- - by  .lean  Bautistn   Al
Itiovi --,. , , 'i , ■;.. ■, ■   ,,.. i „rcaii
Anton ii
Si pulvt
A Huiro Pile of SctiKiitS.
Boron Humboldt Bays:-—In the BaTannahs"of
IzlicuIui, (iuiuiu'i, I !;aw tho most wooderful and
terrible apoctucle that cun bo seen ; and although
it be not uncommon to tho natives, uo traveller
Inn ever moiitioncd it.
We ivei'd ten Dies oh horseback, two of whom
took the lead, io ordei toeonndthe passages^while
I preferred to ,-kh-i iiu ^t-- at foreBts.
One bf ib© men who foriied the vonguard r*a-
tnrneti nt full ghllop aad called to tne—
"Hero, sir, come and .-oo Berpents in a pile."
ILe pointed to Bomuthing elevated in the middle
of the eavannab or swamp, which appeared like u
bundle of arms. One of my company said, this ia
certainly one of the assemblies oi' serpents which
heap themselves on eiteli oilier after a violent teui-
pe.-*t.
On a sudden thepyramul mass became a^'Haled :
tx horrid hissing is aed from It. thous inds ": ser-
p;vnts rolled spirally on each other, aad shut forth
out ofthe circle their envenomed darts and flery
eyes to up.
I. own 1 was the Brei to ffraw back, but when J
rormidable phalans -i maio atlte
appear to be core disposed to defend tl jell than to
attack u:i, J. cdi!.: . Unorder to vi iw itsorder
of battle which faced the enemy on everv aide.
I. then th< a< bt what could be sign of this
assemhli Led that this species of
Iso aecolo?.sanenemy,which might
Lyman, and they re-unite
Hwni ieli      fter ;he enemy, ■■-' ft-l *1-1 rwist
the cucjuy In a masa.
Vgaaulo Abila ; and on the !
la and nupposedto be more
■:■■: t ommenclng al n out uo:w
■'i ■' were made, and ri; unin
I '■■' '.-■ : tbenee South D.S(
along the Sea i loi
.-i.o oT, Ovarastoap.
allies ;i thenc«JCortb in a
■ ov..K i tree 7,1 "■ Fa as ti
Given under my banJ t! I
DAVID
1
Loi An teles, Oct. 18, 1851
nt <
 1 !
, (ileoj
WELLS FAEGO & CO'S
A   Julut Stotis. CoiiiLpaiiy ^vltli.  iv "capital of
$'»O0,0OO,
"TT^IIjTj tlispatftli an Exjircss from  tlie  City of
W   I.os Anjeies,  by nvery S;eanior, to all parts   of  California. Oregon, the iVtlaartlffiStates and Eorope, in charge
of regular and experienced .Messengers.
LBTTERS.l'JSGElS, PACKAGES and TREASURE
mii'le in tbe Los Angeles .Star, tor three months suoce
tjiven under my hand this   6th day  of September, 1S55,
Judge of tlie Lat Judi:-i;il [ii-vriet. Style oi ('alit'arnia.
BENJAMIN HAYES, District Judge.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.     )
County'of Los Angelea. S3   f
"JOHN TV. SilOItt; Clerk of the District Court 1st Juii-
etiil nistriot, ot'rheStale and County aforesaid, heri.tty
l-til'y that the foregoing is a fall, true and correct c<py
tho original order now ou tile in iny office.
,,—'—,-. In witness whereof, T have hereunto sot my
I .. q \ lianil anil allixed the seal o 1" said Court this th
■   1j'  a-   -" day ot'Septomher, A. II. 1855.
JOHN W, SHORE, Clerk
Per JOSEPH A. HINt.li.liAN. I'emty
Lns An:;,-les. Pe|itemher 8, 1S55. IToJi
 ^.„. .—_ggggm^,.^^g_.
Q'
<Xo-|litrlim'sIji|( llcikts
DISSOLUTION OF Cfl-flABINERSHi).
book aocov
Tos Aiit,
GENERAL
ADYJEETISI^G AGEATCT.
U MEIICHANT STKEBT. SAN FRAKC1SC04'
AD¥EKllSSMENia .VS.D SUDaClt3P110KS RECEIVED W
THt>S. BOICE, Agent for the following newspapers ;—
"Democratie Stale Jeui-Kal." Saenimon'o.
'■Jially Argus," Stockton.
■'Sierra Crtizen,'' Ihiwnfevillo.
"Miners' Advocate," Dbmond Springs.
;i Llacer Herald," Auburn.
" Mountain Mr.:sen^er.'' Oibsouville.
"Contra Costa," Oakland.
" Tribune,,;  Sail Jose.
"Star," Los Angeles.
"Democratic Standard," I'ortlaiid, 0. T.
"El Clamor Publico," Loa Aiu-eles,   (Spanish Paper.)
May ltl, 185JV Xo.l—tl
.'(.-idved and conveyed to dentin
atcli. Cidli'i-t ions iiiade. Ordr
nd all husiiiuss portainiii!; lo .
usiness. atteiirkfe Uo witli pttm
Si;;lit hills of exchange ]iroeur-
of the Atlantic States, Oregon a
LosAngelea; Mareli24, 1855.
tion wilh saiety and dis-
I and Cotnmissioiis lilled.
i Express, and forwarding
U. S. Mail Line.
SAX FRANCISCO  AND   ISTiiK-
JIIEDiATE PORTS.
at^Sfi
REPUBLIC,
(1,000 tons) P. It, BABY,  Commander,
Will leave SAN PEDRO for SAN FUANCISCO,
tonohing at SANTA BAEBARA and MONTBET.
The EEPTTBTJC will leave he.cafter, ae follows :
&en I'i'di-o, -Ban Francisco,
^^^^^^^^^ Septei
E^
Novomber   o,
do 28,
Deci-inLer    7,
Eii. laC'ortt!   Hi:  JUstlito <iel   jPrlmer    Di»ti
JudU-inl.
EST ■   '■' DE CAl XFORNIA,        \
OOnds le Loi   Angeles^     j
B. D. WILSON V W. T. II. BAXK1BD,
contra
TIlMAS'i'.U.AMANTI.y.
XVIUTUDdc una orden de ej-codon esnedMjl i
ba mencldnado, lie touiailo posdskmy pr
o.i;re a vendei en publfca 8 u bast a enfrente de la Casa dull
Corte en la eoldad de i,-...- Angelea, el dia Ji de Noviembn
proximo etftre la-, 10 y las 11 de la mailana, la siguienle
pro pi ©dad, a §aber :
Tudo el derecho, titulo e Enteree quo el di sho Tomas Tal
amaateg tlene enclerto Raneho ublcado  en el conf&do di
Lot   kngelea y Eatado de California, conocido nor el noin-
bre de "Ranoho de la Ballona, siendo el misnio que se con-
:'■'■  i    \i!-;n-titi Maeisad", l;;-naeio  M;L<'ii;i'!-!. Eelipe Tala-
I   la mantes por Juan Bautieta Alvarado,
ib-mad or Oonstttu clonal del Departamento  de [as Cali-
rnlas el J7 de Sovl bre le 1839, ■■ colindante alOri  ate
o .-1 Ranoho de C. Polies ■;'   Higuera, el Norte con el del
n<>r A Ian is. al Poni ■ i ■- .     i . 1 did oiudaeauo Anlonio J;r-
,-;,i Avila, y al 8nr eon *1   lei Benor Joee SWolredn," j
ncrttomas partienlannente  came slgue ;   Comeuzando
deadeun alamo cuyotronco,tleneunos hachazosy cofriendo
al orient' 7,835 raras hasta  un peq'ueno puente de made*
ra.    Di- aili al iut r>.'- 10 vara ■ haata la embocadara del ar-
royo.    De aqni a lo lar n le la co    ; en una direeclon occi
dental 7,300 varas hi *r.e un pin no llaraado los   " Bar ran
alH h   i : . tismo tiigai
aonde comenzo.
jo -.j; raano, ho? 12 do Oetnbre de!856.
.    -.:. HherllT,
!'■■:■ GAJiLOiS : . HALE, Oiputndo.
Los Amgcleji, Oct. 20, 1S55. No. 28-4«b
October      18'
do        M
Kovember    S,
do        17,
December    1,
INDEPENDENT  LINE.
CAS3YIUG THE DNITED  STATES KAILS-
F\AaH,    -lT'01'.siI;'>:*:!::,lv;;,.!':\.a'1..1!.i!!:!AI!
DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP.
HE lira of San ford k Carson is this day jhssolved by
mutual consent.    All persons indebted e said   l-'iriu
ill avoid Costs by settling forthwith,    tieor^' Carson, who
vill be found at the old stand, is authr
rpni
a Augcles, Sep. 20th 3865.
Dissolution of Co-Par^ership.
THE CO-PAlWSEIfcHIP heretofore e
Name and Style of Elias & Brother.^; this daydfe-
solvedby inutnal cansffimt.    laratel Elias ping Withdoiwn
i the company, the business will b^-ondaeted hy K.
i and Jacob EJlas as lie veto fore, user the name of
i st Cro., who are hereby auifhorifl to settle all Ihe
ness aiVairs of the i.ate ,'irm. All ji-sons iudeotetl to
the said ilrni cither by Note or I'ook a*oo.nt, aro requested to n-iake imincihate pa viiient, or tl/'.' accounts w'lil be
loft wilh the proper Bfficers for eollec'ui.
RAFAEL ELIAS. (UEL KLIAS.
JACOB ELIAS.
s AuLQ-h-s, Aogust Uil.lijsrir,.
Co-partnership ^Totice.
Til!1; iindersl;;neii respectfully
formed a eo-parLernshiy, ui
L, GLASER
tho purpose   of  eo.-nluetin:;-
notice, that we hare
ihe name and style of
CO,
business of genera.
I JOSEPH NEWMABK.
No. 22—tf
W'
.Notice of Co-/artnershi>,
ed-theiatero.it of W.
( ol jroods belni-.^hi^ to the
uisiooss will bo continued
i old jiatrons and
i to give una culla.!-,..io\am-
B Pi*ovinions, Tin-ware Hard
. Shee.W'oii and Copper-ware made
,nlike :^.e.
I! hereaf
iujr Lon;_
SEA BIRD,
1,000 tonshurllien,  Cut. SAMCKL 11ALEY,
f#rmafto regular trips to the above ports, le
Wharf.    1'or freight or oassn^e, sqqdv on bon.nl, ur id
j. r;\ wiaGirf.
37 Sacramento street, near Davis
X. 13.—Sh-'ipoi-s an: requested to get bills of Lading sign
ed for their goo is,
Los Au..;eli.-s. June 16, 1855- No. 6—tf
"V^Toll/s edks Provost,
Pickle  and  Preserve Warehouses
No. 48FBOST Street, between C.u.h-'ouxia asd
Sa.':umi-:.\to Streeto^
SAN FRANC ISC O.
!>.!«. FUOVOST, Ageiat.
June 26, ISGJ_ No. 8—<fim
ILiltDMtE STORE.
ri    rTIHESufc8Crbflrspl"gopeneaa store For -~
M X I'H.. s.l^f,l!.r.../\V.\]Jl«:.i.L.s]Hs:!i-;il|. h,. 2-
jggk form the inlisliiis/s of Lob Aagel«s aajvl. %■
 ' oinlty l]i:i!, vlisv / prepared to supj ly all    -
ranta in their line of fineas, at wholeaalo and I
at the most reaaottabl*"Oes. Among their stuck
be found a general aas/ment of
CAlll'EXTKP.S'POLS.
NAILS OF ALBINDS,
LOCK'S, HOL'NlUTTS A\D S0DT11VR
iiorsi:rr;ivliiXftSGJiXKRAi.LY,'
H   '   ''     fS.OLBAVBRSoiirtKNIVES
BRASS CETWS, I-;...'.    sm.I SCREENS
STEELYARHlnii SPRING BALANCES
OX,IIUfiE|OOILOHAWS.gTC..ETO,
jfV0'*mrgeaof8aasas80rt1aent or CIlOGivlsUV, ai
/     ,     , iwm;!! sro..
!4,  1(155.
P. IS. Coming,
GUN, LOCE& WHITE SMITH
LOCKS MADE AND REPAIRED
Salamander Safes Opened.    AH Work
Warranted.
Also, constantlv on hand and loi- sale, a large assortment:
of
Doable and Single Barreled PJiot Runs,
RIFLES,   MSTOLS.   CVS   TJiDIMLNGS,   &c>.
Wliich ifill be sold cheap.
Powder and Shot wholesale and retail.
NO.V3DAVISSTREET,
Third door north of Clay Street,
WAI. Y. PATCH.    CHAS. CLAYTON.     L. V. H. IlOVfiaL
PATCH, CLAYTON & CO.,
Produce Commission Merchants
GENERAL AGENTS.
No. 40 Clay Street, below Davis,,
SAN   FRANCISCO.
Goods Stored in Fire-Proof Ware-Bouses.
93- l.Ti'.iiKAJ. O.'.sH -VnVAxcjis;:
li, B. TURNER,
Prodnoe & Commission Merchant,
44   CLAY  STREET,
(Bet w con   Davis   and   I) V u m,)
SAN FUANCISCO.
Casli A.trrancecl on Oonslgntoonts,
July 21, 1S55. No. Ill—tlm
Mathematical instruments.
TRUEST PKEMltTMS  AWARDED FOR TEf*
JL ']'''<'re;U^L\TJ!10lATI(-ALIXSTltU.'l1!-;.\T»iiilhcStiita
auto HJ1 W'ilJiujy.. the only manul'acl orcr of iastru-
f;, "'' l,(! ',;i«,!!C Coast. Surveyors aodlaiiriocors. b<i-
'ore pnircliosing elsewhere, ahould see our Improved Traa-
->i -io-1:-ii,hoii:,s TiiaodolitcK, rooipa^c;-'. I.ovcllioc; lustrui
merits, Mountain. TherraomeierH, etc., etc.
ments ttepalretl and adjusted.
xr    -„   „   ^M. SCHMOLZ, 118 Montgomery street,
j_^- --—on ■  ggu jTranoiBOO-
I M P 0 E T E E S   A N d   J 03 B B E S,
Sacramento Sfiett, eoriiei- Sangome«
S A S  X*' R a N CISC 0.
Wilson's  Exchange,
....BY.... 0    '
E^TABIIOOK & JAMES.
THIS popular aad est en .■lively known IIOTEX, whieh for
the lust 1'ew weeks ha.-; been iimlor tlif management of
W. W. EST-ABHOOK, lia.- been jw in Led throughout; new
Furniture lias Loco added and tliollou^e is now incomplete
order for the rveor.lioi, oftho imblie.
Hi. Eatabroob has i'oi-'iicd a conn cot ion in business with
i-.:'.':    [Ail    :,   ,'■■   i-is   been  favorably kpown in  tho
ib iveB       - .    id     - ■   tj at ilr, International.
Bvbtj poaatWe exertion w'll ae made by the present pro-
pric;ois io reader l.'ac above enlablisliiiient the most jiopu-
'»-■" ■>».--««-+- No. 6—6m
VOL. 5.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATUEDAY,   NOVEMBEE   17,   1855.
NO. 27.
fos !ldtrjtlts Star.
od and published
ings, Main street, head of  Coi
ery Saturday, in Temple k Build-
 .ereial', by
J. S, WAITE.
rmhi.—Subscriptic
Fi\
, payable
Advertisements inserted at Two Dollars per square of ten
jnos for the lirstInsertion, and One Dollar por square for
each subsequent insertion.    Terms, Cash.
Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance
to insure attention.
No communication Is achnissable over a fie title
ture, unless the real author or writer is known.
s sijrna-
Asfents of tlie Ijoa Angeles Stfir.
The following gontleineii are authorized Agents for the
Histdliiitccdts.
Thomas TJrimioK -	
GBqROB Ri(*n	
Messrs. K.vox & Wjn.sTi.iat..
S. 8. Tiiomi'son	
Coi.. Ira THOMPSON	
('apt. Wm. MJum.v	
It. Hopkins	
Cor.. Jackson	
.lotnn; I). A.  TniJN_AS	
Du. J. L. Huyi'.MAN	
I-'. J. MaaCTBi	
Ai.kx. S. Tayt.ou	
Thomas EoYOp	
..San Gabriel,
.. .Monte
.. ..San Diego,
... .Santo, Barbara.
.... Monterey.
 San Francisco.
Justness
SAMUEL ARBUCKLE,
Auction & Commission Merchant
LOS AMGELBS, CAL.
Sale    Room,   Principal   Street,
Opposite Temple's Building.
«S, Sales of MERCHANDISE every THURSDAY.
J3R- Sales of HORSES and MUCES every MONDAY.
■flfg_ Particular   attention   given   to   the   wale  of Real
Estate feb22-tf
B. J. VIRGIN.
ARCHITECT   AND   BUILDER.
BUILDINGS OF BRICK, WOOD or ADOBE contracted foi
to be delivered complete.
0gg- ELEVATION'S and SPECIFICATIONS drawn for public or private houses.
A^sCHAlN' PIJM.F8 put up and warranted to give satis
faction or no charge.
$&■ JOBBING of all kinds done at short notice.
SllOf on Fort Street, near the Jail.
Los Angeles, *Tpt. 1, 1855. No. 16—tf
ALEXANDERS & BANNING,
FORWARD!!^ & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SAN PtfraEO AND LOS ANGELES, CAL.
ACtEtft.—H, N. ALlXANDElt,   /.as Angeles.
I.os Angeles August 25,1855. N". 15—tf
f, C, WILLIAMS,
At the eld stand of J. G. Nichols,
Main Street,
lYHOtE'SALE AND HET'AIL DEALER IN
Groceries,  Liquors  and   Family
STORE'S,
No. 20— tr.
'"""TTiO'M & SIMS,
Attorneys & Counsellors at Law,
OFFICE Of MAIS" STEEET,
(Opposite the Bella Union Uni.l.)
Nn. :(l_tf.
benjamin 8. Eaton,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Main- Street, Temple's   Block,
LOS ANGELES.
DEAN k CARSON.
Snccessors to Sanford &: Carson.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Groceries,- Provisions, Tfriwn.re, Stoves, &e.j £c.
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper work, done to order.
£33~ Bio Bkicjk SfOKB, Los Akgeles St.
No. 21— tf
ALEXANDER 6IBS0N*.
JUSTICE   OF   TPfE   PEACE,
OFFICE OJV  MAIJV STREET,
OpposiEe the tJ. S. Hotel.
MOSES SEAltLES,
House, Sign & Ornamental Painter,
2>APKR HANGER,  GLAZIER  AMD GII.DER.
Lumereaux Iiuildlnge, Main Street,
LOS ANGELES.
E. L. SCOTT & CO/
Carriage Makers and Blacksmiths,
IX)S ANGELES STKEjET,
OPPOSITE    MELLUS    ROW.
September 15 1855.
WATCHMAKER   &   BOOKSELLER,
COMMERCIAL STREET.
Lor Angeles, Cai..
COUNTY SURVEYOR'S OFFICE.
[N J. G. mcliols, new brick building on Main street
stairs.
H. HANDCOCK, Cruw-n' SnivMYt:
CEO. HANSON, Dsprj
Jjos Angales, April 28. 1856. No. SO—tf
AUG, W. TIMES.
Forwardiafj and Commission Merchant,
San Pedro and Los Angkees, Cal.,
Age.vt, H. HEAD Lob Angelas
Auff. ll-tf
Piias. R. Johnson. H. S. Alllm
Johnson & Allnt^on,
Successors   to   Alexander   if;    Melius,
WIIOLESAI.K   AND   UCTAIE   DKALEIW   IN   GJ^NKRAL
MKRCHAND1SK, Hia in st,, I.os Angelea.       uulT    tf
D
Matthew liHiili»ii<*o,
EALEP. IN PROVISIONS, GROCERIES  AND LIQUORS
Called"  oa Negros, Los Angelea auU.>       '
El Clamor Publico.
A UVKRlTBEJIri-Vl-d foYti^C^MWB^-fetSDoVill
fj*r. bf. translated by thu IMitor fr,V* ol'cliar-o, tin.l insert-
P- at theraruliu-iu-iiu^. Tbe punn- is ,,Mblislio.l c verv Tn-:s,
,n mornmjr, aio.l ■! li.oso ivlm ui.si.i t.o aJvortisoare respect-
u ly rejiuesteil to band io their a.lvei u^.ntii ta.to secure.
■Uiortionon Monday of each lycej;.
W:a?. RAMIREZ.
Editor .and PBormEiOR.
[Prom Chamber's Journal.]
MR. BKOVVA'S LAST 'ASCENT.
One fine summer inoniiug, a' few years since,
there was a wonderful excitement in the lris-li
village of BaHydooley. All tbe idle men, wJmeiv
and children in the neighborhood, comprehending
about nine-tenths of the population—were assembled dn the large level common wliich served as a
race course and bowling-green; and all thronged
toward some object in the centre, which formed
the nucleus of the crowd.
" Yea, then, what is tho name of it all, at all V>
demanded one ragged gossoon.
" Is it tied to the tail of it he's going to gonp V
asked another.
"Aiitirm'tMe fonlishj'' asclaiwacl an oldjnan.
the "sense carrier" cf the district; den't ye see
the long ropes he's going to hold on by?"
""Well, well!" groaned an old woman, taking
her d-udeeii, or short black pipe out of her month,
and sticking it, lighted as it was, within the folds
of her cross-barred cotton handerchief: "Them
English are mighty quare people. I'm sure when
we heard that this Mr. Brown, with his sacks) of
goold wus coming to tho Iiitclarm, after buying
out tbe rale ould stock of the Deasys, we though*
he'd have carriages and horses galore, and maybe
a fine yateh in the harbor; but it never entered
the heads of any of us that nothing less would
servo him than going coorsing through the air
like a wild goose, at the fail of a ballone or what-
somever they call it."
For some time past the-process of inflating the
balloon had been going on, and now the groat
gaily painted orb towered tremulously above the
heads of th-e gaping spectators,and pressing 'gainst
the cords by which it was h*eld down, it seemed
only to await the arrival of tho bold icroaaut to;
dart upward on its way.-
"Here heis!" exclaimedr^-eoutward stragglerr;
of the crowd1; and' presently a carriage drew up;
and out stepped Mr. Brown-, the English millionaire, who had'lately become an Irish landed proprietor.- Mr. Brown was a little dapper man,
whom a very small amount of pugilistic force
would have sufficed' to lay level with the soil of
his adoption.- He was one of those unlucky individuals who meet an accident at every turn ; who.
in entering a room; invariably slip, tumble, knock
down some piece of furniture or sit down beside
their chair instead of upon it. He seldom escaped
upsetting hfs inkstand; sending his meat and
drink "the wrong way," snd tlren coughing and
choking for' half an hour ; casting- his fingers,
tearing his coat, or knocking his- far&Ssaad against
a door, so that he rarely appeared in society without scars, plaster?, or bandages. Iu practicing
gymnastics he had knocked out three teeth
yalching at Cowes, he hud been four times neaHy
drowned ; in sliooting on the moors of Scotland,
he had left the grouse unharmed, but had bWown
oil two of his own fingers. A taste for p-yrotech-
ny had singed handsomely his cye-brcA*s, hair atid
whiskers; and as to railway travelling,.his Iruir.
breadth 'scapes and moving accidents amid collisions, upsets and explosions would have served to
fill two or three volumes of tlie English ,; RaUw-ay
Library," or the French "Bibliotheq-ue uesCemins
de Fer."
At length, having fried the three elertenis of
earth, water and fire, it occurred toMr. Brown that
the remaining one of air, as a medium of locomo.
tion, might b'e more agreeable, and could not be
more perilous than the others. He accordingly, file
year before, when residing on his e&ti&ffe in Devon,
)$ad purchased' an excellent ba loon, and,
str-atige So say. had nsade several ascents, and had
come down again in; perfect safety. Oil this occasion he meditated'S flight ov<r the Green Isle,
and intended to come down at Belfast; but the
best informed members of the crowd asserted that
he was going "dVery slerrof the way to Amei'iky."
A Loudon friend who had come to Ireland ou a
fishing excursion, had promised to join Mr. Brown
in his flight; but, as it would seem, his courage
failed,- and lie came not. Nowise discouraged,
however, Mr. Brown was jiist about to step into
hia atrial car, when a tall, strongly built man suddenly stepped forward, and politely saluting the
aeronaut, said :   " May I ask you a questioc, sir?"
" Certainly."
"Is it true that you arc going to America?"
'■'No, merely to Belfast, wind and weather permitting."
"Belfast," repeated the stranger in amusing
manner—"the north of Ireland. Well, that is
just the direction toward which I want to go, aud
I hate land travelling. Will you, sir, accept me
as a companion?"
Mr. Brown hesitated for a moment, but aa he
reallj"- wished for some oue to accompany him, he
saw no serious objection to the plan, and accordingly signified his acquiescence, merely remarking
to the stranger that his costume seemed too light
for the regions of cold air whieh they would h&Vt
to traverse.
"Bah !" was the reply. "Ihave passed through
more changes of climate than that, and am happily
very robust."
" Well," said Mr. Brown, looking at the massive
frame of the unknown, " my car is large enough.
Come, in the name of Providence!"
So they took their places and the word was
given, "let go!"
The fifteen men wdiose hands were severely pressed by the straining cords, desired nothing better,
and in a moment the freed balloon began to ascend
majestically. Ike crowd shouted aud- slapped
their hands.
"Ah!" cried Mr. Brown, "this is delightful!
Don't you think bo ?" Not receiving any answer,
he turned and looked at his traveling companion.
There he was, lying almost flat on his face and
•hands, and with his head over the side of the car ;
his eyes were fixed, and his hair bristling,
"Are you afraid?" asked Mr. Brown.
No .answer.. The ballaon: ascended -rp.pidl y, and
ere long arrived at the region of the clouds,—
Turning once more to his immovable companion,
Mr. Brown shook hiir slightly by the arm'and said :
"Are you ill?" Still no reply, but a fixed and
stolid stare*.   They were now at a great elevation :
clouds lay beneath their feet, fl!Bove their heads a
burning sun, and infinite space around them:
Suddenly the stranger stood upright, his face
pallid as that of a corpse.
"Faster! faster!" he exclaimed in atone of authority ; and seizing in succession three of the
bags of sand which served as ballr,st, he flung them
out of the car, at the same time laughing in a
strange, wild manner. "Ha!" he cried. " that'B
the way to travel, we shall distance the swallow,
we shall tower above' the eagle. When I was in
the Abruzzi with my rifle in my hand, watchiug
for stray travelers, I never felt so excited as I do
now. Then their lives were iu danger, uow it is
my own."
Very pleasant, thought tlie owner ofthe balloon,
I have picked up soiro rascally Italian brigand.
"Better fight with the elements than with the
cufltomdiouse officers !" continued his companion.
The balloon ascended at a terrific rate. In his turn
Mr. Brown stood up, and laying his hand on the
stranger's arm, said:
" For Heaven's sake don't stir !     Our lives are
art Etake.     I must allow some of the gas to escape,
in order to repair your imprudence.
" How do you that?"
"I have only to draw this string, which is connected with the valve."
" And if yon had not that resource, what would
lie the consequence?"
" We should continue to ascend until everything
would burst from .excessive dilation." The man
continued for a few moments in deep thought;
then suddenly drawing out a knife, he cut the cord
as high up as he could reach.
"Faster, faster!" he reiterated. The stranger
was a giant compared with Mr. Brown, who, perceiving that'he could gain nothing by force, began
to try conciliation.
"Sir," paid he in a soothing tone, "you are a
Christian I make no doubt. Well, our religion
forbids homicide!"
"Faster!" shouted the giant ; and seizing the
remaining sacks of sand, lie scattered theircontents
to tlie clouds.    Mr, Brown fell on his knees.
"Ah!" he exclaimed, " if you have no regard
for your own life, at least have some pity on mine.
I am young, rich, happy ; I have a mother and
sister ; in their name I- conjure you to stretch your
hand up to the valve, and save us from a dreadful
death hy allowing some gas tccscape."
Shaking his wild locks, the stranger drew off
his coat,and exclaiming, " Wc'arenot ascending!"
flung it out.
" Your turn now !" he continued : and without
the smallest ceremony lie despoiled the unfortunate
Brown of his paletot, and threw it over.
The balloon pursued its wild career without stop
or stay.
"Hal ha!" said tiie stranger; "while we'ift
thus climbing so pleasantly toward Hie sky. Fdl'
te 11 you a story—shall I?" His unhappy companion did not stir. Already, from lh3 extreme rarity of tlie air, the blood was gushing from his eyes
and ears. "Listen! Three years ago I lived in
Madrid. I was a widower, with one little daughter, a gentle, bright-eyed angel ; her long curling
'hair is waving this moment before my ryei One
day I went out early, and did not return until late ;
roy child, my beautiful Emma, was gone ; banditti
had come and stolen her from me. Ihit, my friend,
have you a cannon here?'-' Mr. I'rown made mechanically a sign in the negative. " What a pity.'
—IwoufdhaVe bombarded Spain!- Ever since. I
have searched for my child in every country of
Europe,-but in vain. Now I think she may be in
the north of Ireland. Have you a lucifer mutch
here?" Mr. Brown made no reply, but shook his
head. "You have not? Ah! if I could get one,
I would set the balloon on fire; and' then, wh-en
reduced to a.-hes, it would be much lighter. When
you lirst saw me ihis morning I was examining Ihe
stupid facesofyon crowdvfo'see if the dark foreign-
one of my Emimv's robber'might be among them."
It was evident to poor Mr. Brown that his traveling companion was a'confirmed lunatic. A sudden idea struck him.
"Gerald Annesley."
"The very fame!"
"What meau you?"
"Iknow where the wretch liveif who stole your
child ; we are just above the spot. Draw the valve,
Mr. Annesley, and in a short time ;*ou will embrace
your Emma !;l
"No,no, you; are deceiving me,- My Emma is
not on earth ; she is in Heaven. East night she
appeared-to me in a dream, and told un; so. That's
the reason why I want to ascend higher aud higher
Come,my friend, help me ; ictus both blow as hard
as we can ou the balloon. As wc are beneath, our
breath must help it to rise. Blow! blow!" Mr.
Brown, moved by terror, tried to obey.
"It does not stir ! Come, mount on my shoulders, KaApush the balloon!" And without consulting him further, the giant caught him up as if
he had been a feather, and held him above his head,
saying, "Now push the balloon !" The unlucky
victim tried to obey, but the blood blinded his
eyes. There was a horrible buzzing in his cars,
and lights flashed before him. For a moment, he
thought of throwing himself over to end his torments.
" Ha!" shouted the madman, " it dees not go!"
At that moment the trembling hand of Mr. Brown
touched accidentally the cord of the carety-valve.
He made it play, and the collapsing orb began to
descend rapidly. Through^ the clonds it darted
downwards, and the earth re-appeared-.
"Ah!" cried Annesley, " instead of pushing the
balloon, as I told you, you drew it downwards.
Push upwards! push, I say!"
"You see that I am pushing as hard as I can."
" No ; for here is the earth !"
"It is only that the eloada are rising  towards
the upper regions."
''Well, let-us do the same. Let tie throw-out all
our ballast*."-' j
bottom of the car, and stared wildly
■• We bave do more. CJerald Aooesley laid Mr.
Brown gently at the bottom of the car.
AVe have no' more ballast, you-say ?"   he asked,
locking fixedly at kirn.
"No more."
" How much do you weigh (" Thlsqaes6oQ foil
on poor Brown like a stunning blow. "How much
do you weigh?" repeated his companion in a louder tone.
"Ah, very little—•nothing that could make the
slightest difference—a mere trifle."
"A mere trifle! Well, even that will make some
difference." Tbe imminence of the peril gave our
aeronaut presence of mind.
" My friend," said he, "your child is not dead.
I saw her last week near Belfast. She is living
with a family who love her arid treat her us their
own. In a very short time, if you will allow us to
descend, you will meet her." The madman looked
at him with a wild, doubting gaze.
" Yes," continued hrowit eagerly, anxious to
coaftnl the impression he had made, "you will
see ber, your darling little Emma, running to meet
you with outstretched arms, and her fair golden
cur's floating in the wind."
" You lie! you lie! Emma's hair Was as bfltbk
as jet! Man! you never saw. How much do you
weigh ?"
"Ah, a mere trifle—only a few pounds !" Q-erald
Annesley seized Mr. Brown with both hands and
held him suspended over the car. In another moment he would have dropped him in the abyss of
space.
" Annesley!" exclaimed the   poor man,  "you
want to mount higher V
"Yes! yes!"
" Your only wish is to lighten the balloon !"
" Yes."
"Then how much do you weigh yourself?"
" Two hundred pounds,
" Well, if you were to' throw your:relf over, the
balloon, lightened by such a great weight,  would
dart upwards with inconceivable rapidity."
The madman reflected for a moment.
"True," Jk said, "you are right."    He laid Mr
Brown at tnWji
around.
"My Maker," he cried, "I go to meet Thee ! I
go to embrace my child, my Emma !" And flinging
himself over, he disappeared.
The balloon and its owner reached the earth in
safety; the latter, however, lay for many weeks
raving in brain fever. When he recovered hegave
orders to have his perilous plaything sold at any
sacrifice, and soon afterwards provided himself with
an excellent care-taker in the shape of a pretty
young wife, under whose tutelage " the ma^theiy'
as his Irish valet remarks, " is growing a deal mere
handy in himselt " So this wus Mr. Brown's last
ascent (o the clouds.
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Corn akd Con Meat,.—The grinding of corn and
cobs together, whieh was ridiculed very much
by some, formerly, has now become an every day
occurrence, farmers being convinced that the cob
contains too niuch nutriment to be thrown away.
Our experience heretofore in regard to its use is
l.ki:': forthOSfc animtil.-; that eiiew the C&fl it is a
most excellent provendu', but for those who d<?
not it hi not so valuable, Thus, tor oxen, cows
and sheep, it is a capital feed. These animals, after
what they swallow in the warm vat. called Ihe
first stomach or paunch, have tiie faculty of throwing it up again in small portions, called cud, and
chewing it over in a leisurely manner until it is
ground very fine, nnd then after being thus thoroughly mingled with BftUva, swallowing it again
into another stonr.ch, where all its nutritive matter is extracted by the proper organs created for
that purpose.
The horse aud -hog having- no such organs to rc-
chew, do not derive so much benefit from (he ground
cob, as theanir.t.is above named.
Hens derive more benefit f'.om corn and cob meal
than (hey do from corn meal alone. In fowls of
th-fBOlaSB there is an apparatus analogous to animals that chew the cud.
First they take dry food'intotheir crops hen* It"
becomes soaked as if it were in a warm vat. fifom
which it passes into the gizzard, which, furnished
with gravel stones, acts the part of grinding line,
by the aid of tho strong muscles of that organ
whatever passes into it. Here the particles of
the cob meal, thoroughly pulverized and mingled
with the gastric juices, become dissolved, and form
nutrition for the body,
We do not meau to say that corn and cob meal
is not provender for horses alul hogs, but that Ihey
do notderive so much benefit from it pound Impound, or bushel for bushel, as oxen, cows, A:e.,
do.—Maine  Farmer.
I'iirittifs.
To Young MbNj—-Some odd genius gives the
following elegant advice to those young men who
" depend on father-' for their support and take no
interest whatever in business, but are regular drones
in the hive, subsisting on that which is earned bj
others :—
"Come, off with your coal, clinch tlie aftW, the
plow-handles, the axe, the pick-axe, tbe spade—
anything that will enable you to stir you;- blood.
Fly rouud aiuV tear your jacket, rjither than be
the passive recipient of the old gentlenlar'/'s bounty.- Sootier lhan play the d;;ndy at dad':' expense,
hire yourself out to some potatoe patch, let yourself-to stop hog holes, or watch the ban; and
when you think-yourself entitled to aresting spell,
do it on your own hook. Get up in the morning
!—turn round at least twice before breakfast- -
help the old gentleman—give him now and then
a generous lift in business—learn how to take
the lead, and not depend forever on being led ;
and you have no idea how the discipline will
benefit you. Do this, and our word for it, you
will seem to breathe a new atmosphere, possess a
new frame, tread a new earth, wake to a new dfes-
tiuy—and you may then begin, to aspire in manhood. Take off, lhen,*that ring from your lily
finger, break your cane*, shave your.upper lip, wipe
your nose, hold up your head, and; by all, means,
never again eat the bread of idleness, nor depoud
on father.". . »
To cool Ihe ;:tti! -■; bere bra ■. of moth n i
good looks in Ore presenae ol yoar n Ife.
A clerk in a mercantile establishment ■■■■
bis friends al borne   "Plaguey easj time now«a-
days   vitv little work to do—our arm don't nd-
( crlise,"
The great «t organ In ihe world li Bhe organ of
speech *o woman* Aa organ, too-, without &% a
stop!
A riankea editor oal West says: 'Tho mareb f>f
civilization is onward—oofl aro like tbe i low bat
Intrepid Fteps of a jackass to a peck of oats.
A Western edftor says: "Nbl much editorial
HUE woab - can't balp ii ■ -smother boaootng Wg
hoy In this s!i;u;iv   nniy bappeM! once b year.
" By their (raits j e Ball km * them," ae the
farmer said when be traced balf a dozen of his gol
den pippins to the poca.eti' ot a traanl school boy.
Mrs. !';:! Mn;*l<m   says lli:il n ;   'ii!h-ir,-*n   i:.in-!>i il
so heartily that she reared be wowtd bai
his Jocular vein.
Sydney Smith says that a su   '■■ ■■! i :>■ ration 11
necessary in get b joke through the bead of a
Scotcbnuvn.
a  rankee doctor b*a "got ap" a remedy for
hard times.    It consists of t.n hoars labor well
worked in.
You can generally tell bow popular yon ai ■
With a lady by tha length ofthe time aha keeps you
waiting while Jin - ■ lug to rec Ive you.
[ntbe long run  those who work slowl
gradually atone I nroeaa, succeed the be t,     it
cakes a man about ae\ □ years to get acquainted
witb oho channel of Biwfne&a,
Quoth Patrick oi the Ylinker- ." Be dad If be
was cast away oo a desolate island, he'd get up in
the mornin'an'go round sellin' mips to the In*
habitants,"
A writer from Japan after speaking of Ble pretty
girls there-, says they understand the art of apply*
Ing tbe rouge and pearl powder, as well assoraaof
our ladies do at home.
A bachelor advertises for a "helpmate," ope
■vh.i would pence " a companion fbr his heart, bis
hand, and.buf lot," A fair one replying, ask^d
very honestly, "how big is your lot':'-'
A slattern always makes a poor cook. The wo.
man who don't dress herself, lias never yet succeed'
ed iu dressing a beef steak properly   V< u]]^ men
who contemplate marriage will please notice.
fadolonoa and effeminacy htfre destroyed more
constitutions than were ever harmed by excessive
labor.   Exercise and (oil strengthens and oonao)i<
dates the body raid gives il health and vigor.
A' the present moment, fashion in Paris exhibits
a complete dessert in every lady's bonnet. Cherries, gi apes, black currants ami acorns, are now
the popular bonnet arrangements.
Ladies who have attained the age of twenty-four
or twenty-live without having married a fool or a
knave, a gambler or a drunkard. ;ov generally
called old maids ; but they need not be ashamed of
the appebdiou.
The'Wheeling  At\uu?:]n   noticing the faOtiof-B
negro being thrown out of a bnggy ra front cf tbe
Spring House, Bays; that fortunately his bead
struck the pavement, and he esOaptd with a few
slight cuts.
A modern philosopher, taking the motion of
(lie earth on i!s axis at seventeen mUeaa'seoond,
says thai If you take off your bat in the si reel, to
bowloat'rb'ijd, you go seventeen mile! bareheaded,
WtthOUl taking cold.
"Sam(dtd you ever double the Cape of Good
Hop,.''.'"      " 1 OXpeet J   knee."      When :'"      ■  ,.;<■ ,
nlgh'V Wlica l put myortn around tbe cam tbat
beinr.gs to the dross of a yonog lady whom I bai 8
good hopes Of making Mrs. Dliseiibury."
A'Fufibrerataoheap*bo&rdtirg boosedenl< ■■ the
infallibility of the profarhthat M Proorii esandpfe
era tare made to be broken,.'' a* ha met with a
pte-crust that denied trftgmentery annihilation -■■•
tola.
Speaking nf diminutive mot) who ;-r- among the
most eminent in the world, Sydney Slmttb in-lan-
eed his friend -b-U'rcy, and iiddeii thai then Was
another—name not given—who had "not '■■■•<:■
enough to cover his mind deoently with j bl i Iu
tellect was indecently cxpoaed.1*
A Ki-:i-:i.iMj h'KH.v.—"Would you like to sub-
soribe tor 1'iekens' Household words!'' asked h
Botnbre magazine agent.
"Household words have played the dickeuswith
me long eiirii-jh !" was the feeling n ply.
The agent absconded.
The figure which the following vi --■ ie i; •. olvgfl
is very line:
■ " A solemn murmntf In tho soitfi
Tells ofthe world to be,
As travellers hear the biilmvs roll
Befsn they rerfoh Ihe eaft.'1
A distinguished teacher1 defines ;* -vnius" to be
"Ihe pi nvei' of milking','ll'ir Is,''      If so. (he follow
who we s»e reported as having fallen down drank
and racking "efforts" to raise him sell by feeling
upwards for the' ground, must ba   "an  awful ge-
nius."
Can any ore* say why it Is considered ifPpoTiti [for
gentlemen ,f) g" into the presence of ladies in
their shirt, sleeves, while it is considered correct
for ladies themselves to appear before genllemPH
without any sleeves at allf     We merely ask for
Information.
A fellow stole a wood-caw. and on liiak'tohl the
jndgetbat be only took It In a joke.   "'How far
did you carry it.'" asked tbe lodge. " Two miles,"
answered tha prisoner.   '• That is carrying the joke
too far," remarked tbo'judgo.and th" prisoner was
committed for further examination.
Why don't yon wheel that barton pf coals,
NedT" .-aid a learned miner te one of hi
"ft is not a very bad job; there '■■ an inclined
plain to relieve you." Ah." replied '■•' d;wh bad
more relish for wil than v^-n-k. -'the plain may be'
mo-lined, bat bang me h, l am."
A collage student wa(s rec-'ii'h joklnj itdg
man of b « BOMaintaniie for learning the shoemaker's trade, telling bin! Lis " works were always
trampled Wider" foot"  -when the young shoems
ker replied- "And y.;i we are the sole   Bt\
and protesters of your understam '■
LavsAND'TaufteA.Tirns.—In one <■."■'
Sydn ■" Sraiiii ea; s:  " Vei p I '■.■'.. and  \ i ry low
temperature extinguish all : id   y'mpatiiy and
relations. Jt isimposslbre to feel affection beyond
7s deg. or below SO dog. Pabn obeli : human nature i-s too solid or toe liquid beyond thi
ExPBBiSKoa ra Staetujg 4  ;".■. &&.- ■&>!   I . .
gerald, of fin- Philadelphia Gity Item, lu sj
ofthe ''lift and death " strng fie I
infancy ol'a papi r, say: in (he youn;.; dai ■ of th ■
Item he wn*j 'breed to "pawn his watch sii-tein
times to raise money to pay ins ban I  -'
Taa Facet—To lha thoughtful observer bbw
mncb does tbe human countenance reveal.' Th«
faces tbat move by ns in the crowded streets *<
each an Open book, in whieh Hlehi.-lori' « ire u-.u-i j
by urierriug pen. Cares Imve I heir r-Tiord.   in Ji-hvim
its mark, aud jjure Lhoiigfil ■   b- . ...   mil   ij
characters.—Ex-
A gentleman known ae an amateur gardenei
and joker, sent  lo r   seed'sman lor
ihe *- pie plant," \ fii !- be Iwd aflj ■
i ■;■ Lli '-. [■■:    ■ '■ al piy ■ el, of ,..-. ti "■■' ■*'
waflkacd twu ol ralnce-plfl   ■'t':;-  *, , '•
» „       ,       •"■     -'■■-,| dtalgo. promut-
I PWi«:"" J*" ' "'"•'■Vm egg3 al,i hri U li
atft. «ar