Mttifo $oetttj.
JLINBS TO A FRIEND.
r,v  ti. -t. BRBNT.
<Twas in liie evr:iiiig of the year
When the wood-Ivy glimmered red,*{
Ami listening hearwi might almost heat
What Silence said.
Twfts In the evening of tin* day,
When (Ii'J warm earth and sky were blent,
And gentle breezes died away
Alum; tbe armament:
Beside :* river's banl I mused,
My heart was like tbe flreary shore;
Was like iii- stream tbat shore refused,
That loved no more.
■Tis true that here and there a beam
From some cold star came glittering forth,
And gemmi a'tbeBtrandand gemmed the stream,
But cold and little worth.
Ah ! had some breeze bat waved its wand,
But touched tbe river's torpid tide,
Perchance thai lone, indifferent strand
Had ktejod Its bride.
The silent shore, the silent river,
Like nomoved hearts, lay calmly there ;
While \u the sky there lived as ever
The beating pulse, the quickening air ;
The rjaleh taiag air, that could inspire
The mute and moveless tide again,
An<J »tfc those eoM sands with a tiro
Like lava rain.
Cold as thai ah re. cold as that wave,
I wandered In the breezeless night,
When memory's ghost, as trom'a grave,
1    Came clothed In light
1 thought, of thee; tostfit absent, tost,
Lost in the dim and silent yeass ;
And only seen but through tbe frost,
The mis-frost of my tears.
The air that stirs, the air that breathes,
O'er earth, Irom heaven's eternal shrine.
Had stirred amid love's withering wreath,
And love was mine.
No more by that still stream I mused ;
No more wit. pulseie'-H heart I strove
To win the love that life refused,
For Goo had given love.
TIIE JTIUSSU-LJI.tN AND  FORK.
Thin pays the prophet ofthe Turk :
Goo i Mussulman abstain from pork ;
There is a part of every swine
No friend or follower of mine
May taste, whate'er his inclination,
On pain of excommunication.
SttSh Mahomet's mysterious charge,
Vi I thus ho left tho point at large.
Had he the sinful part expressed,
They might with safety cat the rest;
Hut for one piece they thought it hard
From the whole hog to be debarred ;
And set their wit at work to flud
What joint the prophet had in mind.
tfooh controversy straight arose;
These' Chose' the back, the belly those :
By some 'tis confidently said
He meant not to forbid the head :
While others at that doctrine rail,
And piously prefer the tail.
Thus conscience freed from ev'ry clog,
Mahometans oat up the hog.
You laugh—'tis well—tho tale applied
May make you laugh on t'other side.
Renounce the world the preacher cries ;
" We do,'' a multitude replies.
While one as innocent regards
A snug and friendly game at cards ;
And one, whatever you may aay,
Can see no evil in a play ;
Some love a concert, or a race,
And others shooting, and a chase.
llovil'd and lord,renounced and followed,
Thus, bit by bit, the world is swallowed ;
Bach thinks his neighbor makes too free,
Yet likes a slice as well as he ;
Witb sophistry their sauce they sweeten,
Till quite from snout to tail 'tis eaten.
itisccllanefliis ^btiti^iiunts.
Whenever a married lady is severed from the
restraints of her domestic relations, says the Buffalo Republic, she is in a position of peril. She is
beucii'in-lh a sort of piratical craft, venturing to
sea without a certificate of clearance from any
port nnd without the proper papers to entitle h
to respect or protection. The profligate looks upon
her as lawful prey. Wherever Ble may be she ii
an object of marked attention to a certain class of
not over scrupulous or respectable men. On board
the ears, the conductors and other railroad officials
aro known to be very obsequious to her, and often
take a seat beside her. just as though she were tbe
only passenger on board whose comfort and safety
they are in duly bound to regard. In social parties, and places of fashionable resort, fickle-minded
husbands bang around her like (lies around a sugar
i'-'i - '.■■!. Faithful and virtuous wives grow jealous of their Mega lords, as they see them following
after her, iind vexed, when they see the complacency with which improper attentions are received. Her influence upon both sexes is bad. is
dangorattS in the extreme. Treachery dwells in
her li ■ u-t— dissimulation lurks in her smiles—the
P [son of adders is mingled with her honeved
words, and discord aud wretchedness follow her
footsteps.
STOCK   ix  Hi,.vvi;n.-—A   lew  days ago a poor
emigrant fell from a steamboat on the Ohio river
nnd v,-;i.-. drowned, leaving his wife and one or two
children, who were on board, in destitute cfrottffl-
stances. On coming into port tin* case was spoken
of among a number of "'river men*' on the whaiT.
whet one of them, with characteristic btaqtness,
observed, " Come, bojSj let's take a little stock in
heaven," at me same time taking from his pocket
a couple of dollars, as Ms part of the contribution
for the poor widow. His example was followed
by others, and a handsome sum was the result of
this rough, impromptu exhortation.
The following is the inscription on the headboard ofa grave on liie Plains :
/'Mr. J. H was curried away
liy the diarrhoea and chole ra."
DU COMMERCE,
irli nil tli" fixtures iind iiiiinirtoniiiH-f'stlii'ivlfi belonfi-m.!*;.
Ar,-:.!— A em»U and beatUlfa] private resUMice situated
i tbe rood to Baa l'edro, neai iu- hoou at Stephen JD,
Foster, Eeq.
'      .1   tho  Ktst'iurant  du
JO IIX I.FKOL'X.
ther particular* anal;
t thi* niil
FARM TO RENT.
fc    TO HE.VT OX EASY" TERMS, A Jh^AL
■ Desirable  Farm,^*
uated (onjeni*in1 to tbe city. coat&iaiDs about thirti
i under feife*, »a excellent FARM  HOUSE  wi**a   foui
I.-- unit otlitr otit-lmililiiij^, :i Corral, nnd an nlmn
dance of water. Tho above Yatra would be leased tot n
portion of tbe scop or otherwise, as the tenant might it-
'.if.    Fur furlluT jci rlicnl sirs a]i[ilj- at  this oil! <!(.*•
Los Angeles, Nov. :;. r •;>;.. nov-8 tf
CATTLE FOR SALE.
100 Head of Cattle
Consisting as follows:
siccrwsaffd CALVES;
2 m:v COWS;
1!) HEIFERS, 3 year old;
11 ■' Irom two to three jr. old
■l Steers, S years old ;
27     '• from three to four ;
6     '•     "    two to three;
S     "  BuM.s two to tliree.
For particulars enquire at tnis oflice.
Oct. go, ttas.w
FOR SALE.
The Subscriber oilers For Sale
10r> Acres ofthe
MOST DESIRABLE AORlCOLTURAIi i„\SK IX Till.--, YT-
efoitr, sltoated about two milei ''rum this r.it-v, on the
§AK PEDRO IIOAiJ. wlm.h :i<lv:*.ritajje kcups it frci>
trom dust, aa a westerly wind continually blows through
iii the day.    On toe premises is a never failing well oi
oeetleat wst^t, and a variety of
Garden Products
M, SAOE, TIIIMK. ASPARAGm to,
tith the Farm, n small vineyard,
Alsc
300 THRIFTY PEACH TREES
25 ENGLISH WALNUT TREES
»* APRIOOTTREES.
■ill i.i whieh comprise an orchard of bU acres, and is
closed rlth a live fence. All or a jpart will bo sold to
pn rehai ar*
For farther parUentara enquire at thfr ollice, or c
(i.l) GASS, ffATKBSTBTABP.
hot Angeles, August 18, IR55. tf
DESIRABLE PROPERTY
F 0 R S A t E,
TIIK USD Kit SIGN EO OFFERS FOR
Sale tiit- House and Lot where he now resides, situated upon the hill fronting  the Balls
" Union Hotel in this city.      The   hit is (10   varus
nare. ;unl lji-.iiii.-s tlie Dwelling House contains conveni-
t 6TABLE8, other out-houses, a Corral, kc, Ac.
TKttMS  ACtOMMODATLTO.
UENJ. 8. EATON".
Lor Angela*. Oct. i:i, iQ:-,r>. Ho, ?°—'f
FOR SALE.
THE smhucribcr offers for sale at his vhievard and .itSan
Fertro,
20,000 feet Redwood Lumber,
ftiirHistin.i; of Scan tli ni{ of the fnllfuviiifi dimensions :—
inches, 14 fet-t Ion-; ; 'J inch n'unk ; 2',6 fence posts 7?J
long, 4x4 inch ;it one end and 7x4at I lie other ; 4x8 inches
■il- fret lonsj, and G'JQO feet inch Boards.
Por ®£\l.&m
300 Gallons Vinegar;
1 Two Horse Wagon;
1 Ox Wagon ;
Several Plows arid other Fannin"; Utensils, will bo
sold cheap if application is made soon to
J. W.ROWa, Main St.
Dos Angeles, Bept. 23. 1685. 19 tf
FARM FOIl SALE.
ie subscrllrer otlia-a His Fawn, c
taining One Hubeketf and Sixty Acrei
~~ Land, situated at Sun Gabriel Mission, ....
ain traveled rowl from tbis City to the
Unniii and San Bernardinn. Ihere :s a larjto vineyard on
the premleeS) and a line grove of Olive nnd other Fruit
Trees. There is a comfortable louse. Corrals and othei
conveiiieneies, that make it a desirable location for the
Dairy Business, or for keeping ranch stock, having the ad-
i-iiiirajru nl a lar^ro and unob--triicted runire.
For further information app^jr at the Office of the Lob
Axghlj-k Stau, or on the premises to
E0BMAS BUI1DICK.
March 24. 1856. tf
FOR SALE.
' VALUAULK CITY LOTS, situated on Spring
► jjosite the Court House.
apply to
J. W. ROWE,
I,"*i Angeles. Sept. 52.1856.
FOR SALE.
msEs, iiOLHS. American cows, and a good Tfro-
n-sii IViu.'oii, will hi* soiil on reasonable terms, and Lum
i- rrcoive i  in  payment.
j!g- Fi r further particulars  apply at this office.
CATTLE FOR SALE.
Carriage and Blacksmith Shop
By JOHN GOLLEU.
LOS  ANGELES   STREET,
SEAR THE FOOT   OF COMMERCIAL.
TIIE subscriber respectfully in-
formsthe pnblic generally that
he will beep constantly dd hand,
and will manufacture to order,
Coaches, Buggies, Wagons, Carts &c,
in a neat and workmanlike manner. He has on Ii.ird'an.l
foraalea fine stock of Eastern White Oak and Hiokorj
Plank andaxela.   Se feeeps constantly on handafene va-
ni'ly   ulTin-t .-nvl  Hn-^y ivheels. Spoke*.  Felloes, Shafts,
Nacfc ^ ohea, Denblfi and singletreBB
HORSE SIIOEINGAO
in all its vai-ions bi-aiu-hes, cseeulcd with piomptnessaii'l
diiiiiiteh. I'artifrliir attention will lie -ive)] (othe m-uiu
hietiin- and repniv of l'Ln\\-:, HAKRO'.VS, aud idhi-rFann.
'■'- [ utensils, He has an extensive assovtmeutoftronHT-
fis, sprinys, Bolts, Plow and Spring steel, and o(,hermaie-
nal pertaining to ti.e phsioess; too numerous to mention
Also, Xwouty tons ofBIacfesmith^
<3 Q j&.
but Ihehes* of work
t that he can give ea
JOIINCni.hKR,
ilASiD^'iRE STOitE.
riF.Puliscrl
- In
ivlnffipcnei" :■ sloi-e Tor
j:j i ihe sali.,,r ii .Hrt'iV A KK. vi-pi-ct milv in.
(■_.:■:A   ' ''■'■'  Ih.- .iihiihii;,,,!^ r,r 1,,k Anir'-Ies and vi-
^—J cinitythal they are prepared foaupplyall
■ii'nts in their line  of  business,   at   wholesale  and  retail
■»t   the nio.it reasnnablf  prices.    Among their stock  mai
he found a general assortment of
CARPENTERS' TOOLS.
KAILS OF ALL KINDS.
LOCKS, BOLTS. RLTTTS AND SCREWS
HOUSE FURXrsmxClS CKXKRALLY
-MASOX-l TROWELS.
BUTCHER "S .^AWS, CLEAVERS arvl KNIVES
BRASS KETTEES, IRONS ami SCREENS       " '
STEELYARDS ftml SRRINC BALANCES'
OX. TRACE and COIL CHAINS. ETC.. ETC.
Also, n larftc a ml elegant assortment or CROCK1ET   ai
Wnolesue or retail. '
POTTER b Co.,
Kt. near Commercial.
Lo* Ang#le». July 14, JS&f.J
lnSeL*t
The harder the Times, tho Cheaper the Goods !
L, Glaser <*3 Oo^
Corner of Main and Requena Sts.
WOULD RESrKfTFUf.LY  inform their triends and th
public -em-rally that they havo received a hue ai
Kortment of
HEW GOODS
ha-ed recntlv in  Sun Francisco at  .^.reme  .ow
,.,-. compriiinc a cimicc   variety  of ^VlMlS^g
Q,UOIlS, selected expressly forIIOTKL& AM> HSS.
T AURA NTS.
Tabacco and Cigars of the finest brands.
. [*rge quantity of CROCKEKY AND GLASS-WARE.
Window Cluss of diiltTOut
We are als i   constantly supplied v
iizes, ami Patty.
;th a superior article <
ECtta Family Flour.
_krge quantity of
Groceries and Provisions;
itttchas Pork, I.ftV(I, Hams, ilacon. Kiev, Coffw,
Sugar* emsht'd ami No. 1 clilttn, Crtiidlru, Snap.
Dried  Appl«e  nncl   Pearlies, l'reseiv«:d Fruits,
Dysitir-, l.ol>St«*ris nnd Sni-flmcs.
\alls of all sizes. Butts and   Screws,   ami a Inrgi
<ortmenf of H.UUUV'ARi: too numerous to mention.
Oor friends ami especial!*  traders from  the country are
-olifiteil to 'Ave us ii    call.   Violon*   purehasinjr  elsewhere.
ft!  WC are determined to gift salisfaetion to ail.
REMEMBER 2HE STORE!!.'
Corker of Matx as» Requena IStrkf.ts.
I, GLASER kCO.
San Bernardino Store.
LGLASKKIie.-'s leave bo inform his friends in SanBflr
.   nardinn and vicinity, that he will continuebusines
at the old stand, with ii good assortment ol'
Groceries, Provisions, Hard-Ware, Tin-Ware,
Faxcy, and Staplb Dky Goora,
and a cood assortment of CLOTHING.
Also, Hats ami Caps, Boots and Shoes,
in great variety. All kinds of merchantable produce tak
en in foe (JdOdfl, at Cash prices. -My friends will pleas I
rive mc a cull and price my goods before purchasing else
where, a large portion of ttj time will be spent in Sar
FrftnciScO, which will enable me to take every advantage
ij the market, and purcluise goods at the lowest Cash pri
■es, which will permit me to sell them at Los Angeles pri
:es, LOUIS GLASER.
p, g,—,\li who are indebted to me by cote or book ac-
:riunt are respectfully requested to call at the old stand
< nil •.-. l'..' i inn: flial''Iv, cash or produce taken on old de.
nands. L. GI.ASK.e..
L is Angeles. Oct. 20, 1855. No, 23—tf
Una ffl BLACK
E, L, SCOTT & CO,
At the old stand of McLaughlin
Scott & Co.,
LOS ANGELES STREET,
NEXT DOOR TO O. \V. CHILDS Ct CO.
KESl'ECTFULLY Inform their former
patrons and the public
generally that the v
eontinue to carr" on the CAKHIAG
SMITH BUSINESS in all its various branches.
WAGONS, CARTS and DRAYS
Will he made to order in a substantial, neat and worl
manlike manner, having on hand agood supply of thebesi
lumber for that purpose.
In all its branches will be executed with promptness, ai\<
as none but the most experienced workmen ud 11 be employ,
ed, our customers may rest assured that their work will
be doue to their satisfaction.
Particular attention will bo given to
Horse Shoeing.
Havin;; secured tho services of one of the best workmanir
this line in the State, we are confident we can offer supe
rior advantages to any others it) this business.
FARMING UTENSILS
Ofnll kinds niMiulactured to  order of the very  best ma
is a. call.
Los Angelet
:, T.'.v.nstorsaml tho puhlic geneni.llv
i* department, ate respectfully so!i<
in want of
ted to give
September 15, 1S5:
Architect and Builder,
THliK undersigned offers his services to the publicas ar
X Architect and Builder.
ELEVATIONS AlVE" S^ECIFICATIOSS
DRAWN.
Crjutrnctsforall (iescrlyllons of Bullt'ln^S
made and executed in the best manner, and at the short
IMhiing Materials
of all descriptions constantly on  hand and for sale at hi;
Lumber Yard; MAIN STREET.
BOORS, BLINDS AND SASH
of all descriptions constantly on hand.
Workshop in Melius' Row.
Office at Lumber Yard, Main street.
IRA GILCHRIST.
REFERENCES:
Abel Stearnes. Esq., j     Hon. Francis Melius,
Henry Dalton, Ego>,       _      J     B. I). Wilson, Esq.
jaull-tf
Wu
T. B. Sanford, Es
imSTAIlISIUIT.
CABINET MAKING,
Undertaking and Turning.
T
in-; properly.
of Los Anget(
now manufacturing at  thei
liree doors north ofthe Bella  L'nii
OF EVERT; STYLE AND FINISH oi
HE SUBSCRIBERS having purciias-
ed an  entire  stock   of Lumber
tools ;..nd   other limlin-s  necessary :o
irry on the business of Cabinet :-,tak-
■specl fully announce lo   the citizens
un-ounding  country,  that   they   are
...t.. new "Ktaud on  Main   street
i Hotel,  FURNITURE
tho most reasonable
THE UNDERTAKING BUSINESS
Will receive the strictest attention, ,as we sljaH'cnfeavor
Io k<*.-!> .)n hivnd CuKFiXS of every style, such as raised
■ujd l;:ii lids. We will also , repare the METALTC BURIAL
GAM*, at short not ice. Persons from the country can have
f any finish at one hours' notice.
, Collin
T TT H. 1ST i 3XT Q-.
We ire prepared to do turning of every description, sue
s Hod Posts.  Inble Lop;s, Banisters, Newels, kc
!&• A'A orders filled with promptness and dispatch
T      ,       , , WM. H. BERRV&CO.
Los Ang.des, Sepleml-ierlS. 1856. IH tf
U. S. Mail Line.
FOB
SAN FRANCISCO AND   INTER-
MlEttlATE PORTS.
REPUBLIC,
0,000 tons) F. R. Baby, Commander,
ami leave SAN PEDRO for  SAN FRANCISCO,
ouchingat SANTA BARBARA and MONTERY.
The REPUBLIC will leave heieafter, as follows ;
Sun Pedro. Hau Francisen
f'epii'Uiber 21,
Octfiber       5
November
do :
Uecembcr
INDEPENDENT LINE.
CARRYING THE UNITED STATES MAILS-
_ .    SAN PEf)Ri) ,W|) siA_v BIECO.
''J.!,-,:;^   '"miei:(.in<tat  San   Pedro with utages for
'  ,,."",,     "•-"-" -^i>r"l''s, San [Jerriardino, andKeriiKi
-ei Alines.    Departure from Long Wharf.
THE NEW AND SPLENDIB STEAMSHIP
SEA BIRD,
1,000 tons burthen, Capt. SAMUEL HALEY
erniiike re-;„Iiir   trips   to   the  above   ports    1
\ harf.   J, or freight or passage, apply on board
J- S1. "WRIGHT.
M   „     m . 37 Sacramento street, near Davis
■dforWlrB"M^™Udt0^t^rfLadinK"I*n-
Loa Angeles, June 16, 1855. Ko. 5—tf
llhei
caving Long
IF
01LBiif¥HElK
Southern Coast Express
IN CONNECTION WITH
G. II. WINES & CO'S
califoinia. Oregon, Atlantic and
European Express.
,'ING formed a connection With tin* above named
nose, wo oiler facilities to the luh.ic <>»■*«<;';''-".
Company in California, LETTERS, 'At K. .LSauil
I'itKASURE received, forwarded and Insured at nil ol
.llices nn Ihe Southern f'oast, op l<> the latest mom
or all parts of California, Oregon, the Atlantic Mates and
Particular attention will be paid to the purchai
■handise, andpri.mplly forwarded U> .le^tmaturn.    1>lib, nt
■■vchan-e procured on the most reasonable terms,    1a«.ij
hing pertaining  to an  Express and Forwarding busmest
tttended to with promptness and  dispatch.
We are determined not to be excelled by any Compan,
i„Califor*,ia.Ri:Af| Agent IJ, An.eh,
MESSRS. ERANK1.1N .VCO...."     Pan Diego
PURi ft BROTHER "     & "til Barbara
DURTISfi CONOVER « n^^fSfl
Oflice in San Francisco at ti. II. Wines fr Co,   No librae
rawento Street, next to the Pacific. Mail Cos office.
October 20, 1855.
WELLS, FAKOO * CO.
Joint Stock, Express and Blinking Company.
CAHTAL .TTZ 1600,000,
D  N. BARNEY. ..President I JAMES McKAYE....   ...Sec.
f   M. JANES., Treasurer, and General Agent lor California
U   S. IIIOGTNS Superintendent Express Department
U   W. DELI Superintendent Hanking Dcpavimeut
C. H. FENDERGAST Travelling Superintendent
principal Offices.
..NEW YORK
"streets..SAN ERANCISCO
s2 rlrnadway	
Cor. Montgomery and Cilifi
Officeg ami Agents :
Sacramento f W. D. Rocbestor, Agent
1 A  JL McNeil, Cashier.
Stockton 1.1. M. Yansyckle, Agent
J T. E. Anthony, Cashier.
 C. II, Hedges,  Agent
 Shirley & Storcr, Agent
 Samuel Knight, Agent.
 .C. W. Mulford, Agent
 A. Delano, Agent
 E. B. Com stock, Agent
 Alex. Hunter, Agent
 C. N. Noteware, Agent
  T. J. Orgon, Agent
 J. Q. Jackson, Agent
  Palmer ft Baldwin, Agent
Rattlesnake Bar Baldwin JteGa., Agent
Mirysvillo	
llonicia	
Shasta	
(h-ass Valley	
Rough and Ready.
i'lac-erville	
Diamond Springs..
El I'orado	
Auburn	
Dotnu's Rar
Mormon Island..
Coloraa	
ieorgetown	
Yankee .Hill's.,.
Michigan Hy,. .
Iowa Hill	
Jackson	
Valcano	
Columbia	
lame down	
A!.r,-el's Camp	
Yiileidto	
Mokehinine Hill...
San Andreas	
Mariposa	
Ilornitas	
I'-n-tiand 1
Oregon City... J--
Crescent City	
I.os Angeles	
Monterey	
-iinia Barbara-..,.
Honolulu	
Panama	
. .Wm
n Smith, Agent
i. MeCouncl.l Agent
 Conness k Reed, Agent
,.W. Win Chester, Jr., Acent
 C. T. Blake, Agent
 T. B. Hotchkiss, .".gent
 E. E, Barney Agent
...Hauford ."i Downs, Agent
 .Milo H. Turner. Agent
 W. H. Simmons, Agenl
 Wm. Dacge/ier, Agent
, 11, Randall, Agenl
 CO. Lake. Agent
L. Jiiokelspiel & Co., Agent
 J. P. GiUy, Agent
......Kolberg k Co., Agent
 ./. R. Condon, Agent
.. .Burton & Barker, Agent
 Jas. O'Neill, Agent
D. W, McComb, Agent
 IL II. Myles, Agent
, A. Sniitli, Agenl
 E. li. I'endletoii Agent
 F. J, McCuire, Agenl
 B, Coady k Co , Agent
 Hurtado EBrOS,, Agent
DRAFTS ON CANADA?
PAYABLE UT
Montreal,
Quebec,
Hamilton,
Toronto,
London,
Br ant lord,
St. Catherine's
Chatham.
j0S£- For the better aee-urity of ourselves and the public,
Agents In California and Oregon are furnished with " ap
pointments," or commissions, specifying their powers as
our agents. Such appointments they are required tokeep
exposed to the public view in their places of business.
Sept. 29, 1855. tf
Pacific Express Co.
THE undersigned A-ent for own,   T     '
the "PACIFIC JOINT STOCK eTprfr™.
   EXPRESS COMPANY      »ill fyt-l -A
despatcii oy every Steamer  au Express in   iwKJEKjJ^S;
charge of regular Messengers,   on  the Southern  Route to
SANTA RAKBARA.
MONTEREY.
SAN FRANCISCO.
SACRAMENTO.
STOCKTON.
and throughout the Northern Mines,
jflgj- Packages, Letters, Parcels andT treasure forwan
and insured.
%&* Collections made in  every part  ofthe State and
Oregon.
CHAS. R. JOHNSON. Agent
Los Angeles, March 6th 1855. mlO-tf
WELLS FARGO & CO'S
A  Joint Stock Company with a capital of
$",00,000,
"\£7'11'1-' dispatch nn Express from the Citv of
VV Los Angeles, by every Steamer, to all parts nfV'ali
forma, Oregon, the AtlanticStaTos nwl Em-ope in charge
of regular and experienced Messengers.
LETTBRS.PABCBLS, PACKAGES and TREASURE
received and conveyed to destination with safety and dispatch.    Collections made. Orders and   Commissions   filled
iness pertaining to an Express and forwarding
ttended to with promptness and care.
Sight billsiifexciiange]iroeuredon all the principal cities
the Atlantic States. Oregon and Europe
Los Angeles, March 24, 1855. tf
Sait imxthts tbklknmrk
48S BOLLS CHEAP ASSORTED
O A B.JPB T S,
ISO PIECES BAY STATE AND ENGLISH
DRUGQETTS.
300 ROLLS FLOOR  OIL  CLOTH,  new
styles assorted.
230 CASES CHEAP PAPER HANGINGS
406 ROLLS MATTING--,-*, 5-4 and G-*
CHECKED.
For silo ,t Ou lowe.t wholesale rates.   Dealers nnd tl,e
Ira* n, cenerol are re,,inM lo examine ll,„j,.,.,„„i. b,..
«n-makiiij; ,,„.:,. solooli,,,,., o1m.,v1„.„.. ,s ,!,,., „|oo,c „,„.,
boclosod oiTto make room forshijonouls over.luo
"V«7"ells cfo Prov»ost7
Pickle  and  Preserve Warehouse,   '
No. 48FbostStiu!et,iietweex- Caltpoenia axd
Sa.'-Iajiento Stkeets,
SAJV ERA JVC ISC 0.
D.R. PKOVOST, Ascnt.
June 23. 1855 „_ .    .__
U. S. LIVERY STABLE.
OJV MAIJY  STREET,    OPPOSITE   THE
Residence of A b ei St earnc s, E s q.
Tills UNDERSIGNED HA V-
ing niaileoxlpiisiveailili.
is  to the above named
NEffi ami DISPATCH, al alltimes. the he.? ri„';;-e;......
loses doable and „„E1,, and Saddle Horses, on rea,„nrti,
Convevanoo
by ap lying to this stab!*.
'Oelt or month in good and se
MI  am   responsible fo, t,,„ safc dellrery ol
welhto g,re e^tSl^^ eielsS"*"' ""' '"
Lo.A»a,le,,Jnn«'ao,1856, ! l™VP.pRErt.
Sau   J'ranrisrij J|.bkrfefnionf:
UO ami 121 Sncrmuciito Street, San  1-ianciseo.
Ontrallv located hefween Sansome and Montgomery nt
in the immediate vicinity ofthe Nicaragua and H:ul ;-|.Vvi,'
ahip Co.'s Offices, San Francisco.
GREAT REDUCTION
IN THE PKICE OF BOARD AT THE
WHAT CHEER HOUSE,
Hos. 119 and 121 Sacramento street,
SAN JUANU-SL'O, CAL. T
$0 00  Per "Week,
SI 00 ...Perliny,
50 cts .PerMeai.
LODGINGS ON T?IE MOST REASONABLE TERMS!
From §3 to $G Per Week.
From 50- cts. to W Per Night.
N. B.—There are EIGHTY SINGLE ROOMS, fitted np aB$
furnished in the neatest manner, at from 7a cts. to $t pes'
(Tht, and from  $5 to $lj [)er week,
%ff- The privilege of l-'KKK BATHS is alsra extended to Hit
patrons of the house
R. E. WOGD'ffA.RD, Proprietor
May, 26. 1S55. No. 2--3m
SEW FEATCRJ ! I
GKEAT PACIFIC DEPOT.
....AND....
GENERAL  AGENCY
FOR THE SUPPLY OF CHEAP PUBLICATIONS, ST ATT ON/3'
KY, &0.
PAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND BOOKS,.
RECEIVED WEEKLY BY THE
Mail Steamers
AND EXCLUSIVE EXPRESS—VIA NICARL'AGUA;
THE proprietor would respectfully inform Cennlry E00i--
sellers, Canvasser;', Agents, IVdlers, and Hie Pti-blle ■
that independent of hisirenernl ^wsjiaperlmttiayss, Ji« hs»'
constantly tm hand, zioi receiving by ever? (ttraHher nib
the STANJ1AK1) l!OOK:j. MA^X/.iS}^ A.Si)'B^VJi.WS iff
i-XHui'M a:>-j> A.i;i;mcA.
Together with all thi Nstc, Chwp, and SffeeeBaaecmj no-
els and pnbiications ofthe day. Having fieen ssgaged it
this business for year., he assures all concerned that >.eiif
■nabled to forward alli/rdcra with prompt tivss and dispatchr
■n terms Jiiore h.vor;iMe than ran.it)i»use.s, as lis gives uy
personal attention to the select ion aTulenjiTeyanee hf tiny
' r. Parties favoring liiiit -nitli their ovd«'*s BiayTMtM-
d of being dealt with in this most satisfaf'ory Tnaniifr
and witli works suited to thefr trade, SUi'JOL. LAW and
MEDICAL WORKS, Sujipiil A at earliest moment alter issue.
Blank Books, Curd*, Inks and Envelope*, and every vMlfftj
it
COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATIONARY,
All orders must be postpaid, enclosing CAfll Icr^TToTl*-.
£&• Hii'.;s ];ept i>]icn to Ihe latent moment.
United States Jlail via Nicaruagua, hy authority of tha
United States Government,
"Wholesale and retnil department, Post  Oilice BttjlfliltM
Rn«»iNii,5, nnstjllrg.
ADVERTISING AGExVCY.
97 MERCHANT STREET. SAN FRANCISCOJ
ADVEKTI^EMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS .KECHYFD BY
I'HOS.KOYCE, Agent for the following aewBpapetB ti*
"Democratic Stale Journal," Sact-asaeaia,
''•Daily Argus," Stockton,
"Sierra Citizen," Downioville.
"Miners' Advecate," Diamond Springs^
" Placer Herald," Auburn.
"Mountain Messenger," Gibsonvillo.
" Contra Costa," Oakland,
"Tribune,'- San Jose.
"Star," Los Angeles.
"Democratic Siji'n.lard," Portland, 0. T.
"El Clamor Publico," Los Angeles,   (r-piinisii Paper.V
May 19, IS55.
Nn.l—tf   ■
Wilson's Exchange.
....BY.... °    *
ESTAEROOK & JAMES.
THIS popular and extensively hnown HOTEL, which for
the last few uet-lis has hivn under llic nrinairfiociit of
W. W. ESTADUOOK, has been painted Ihron-hout - new
Furniture I ins been added and Ihe House is now iucoimdele
order for the reception ofthe public.
M.i. l-Nta'n-oi.k has formed a c-inneetion in business with
r. P. T, J.'.MI'.S, \:\;.,   1,1,^-1   been   favorably known   in   the
June 24, 1855.
ablishment the r
.No
G—6m
1'. II. Comms,
GUN, LOCK& WHITE SMITH
LOCKS MADE AXD REPAIRED;
Salamander Safes Opened,    All Work
Warranted.
Also, constantly on hand and for sale, a large assortment
Double nucl Single Bnrrrlotl Shot Guns.
RIFLES,  PISTOLS,   GUN   TRIMMINGS    <£c,
1\ hicli  will he sold cheap.
Powder and Shot wholesale and retail.
NO. 73 DAVIS STREET,
Third door nurlh of Clay Street
„     ■  ,        . SAN  FRANCISCO, CAL.
iri>, Orders for work promptly at tended to, and executed
■ "■■'"'' n"t"^. ootfid tf
WM. Y. PATCH.    CHAS. CLAYTON.     L. V. H, HOWELL
PATCH, CLAYTON & CO.,
Produce Commission Merchants
GENERAL" AGENTS.
No. 40 Clay Street, below Davis,
SAN   FRANCISCO.
Goods Stored in Fire-Proof Warc-Housci.
j83" Libera! Cash Adv.
July 21, 1855.
:iE3 MADE O.N* COXSH
-.-JIKXTS IM Stoiie.
No. 10—ly
R. B. TURNER,
Produce & Commission Merchant,
44  CLAY STliEET,
(Between   Davis  %n d   DrJ.ulm,)i
SAN FRANCISCO.
Cash Advanced on Consignment*,
Tuly 21, 18S5. "No. 10_rjm.
Uattaemaflcal instruments.
FIRST PKBMltJMS AWARDED FOR TEN*
^ different M vTUKM ATK'AI, INM'KCMKM'H in tlie State-,
tairtn WM. SCILMOLZ. tlie only manufacturer of instruments <m tlie Pacific Const. Surveyors und Kngineers. be-
lore inircliasing i-ls.^vliere, slmuld'see our iiuju-oved Transit Instruments, Theodolites. Cnm*i,*,.Hses. Levelling Instru-.
incuts, Mountain Thermometers, etc.., etc,
Instruments RepQflftct and ndjnsted.
WM.   SCHMOi.-;,  118 Montgomery street,
ISo. 22—3m ggn Francisco,
Jones, Tobin & Co.
IMPORTEHS   AND   JOBBEIJ.Sj.
Sacramento Street, corner Snnsome,,
San Fjtixcisco.
VOL. 5.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATURDAY,   NOVEMBER   24,   1855.
NO. 28.
f os ^ngclts S-kx.
Pri ate (3 ami published every Saturday,
Ing«, Main utreet, head uf   Com
J. S. WAITE.
Temple h Hulld-
Tr.rmt.—Subscription, Five Dollars per annum, payable
Id
Aila'rtitctntntt inncrted at Two Dollars per square of Ben
ine.i for tlie lirst innertion, and Out* Dollar per Fquara foi
'•ach subsequent insertion.    Terms, Cath.
Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance
toinsuro attention.
unieation Is admissatile over  a fictiSibua aigna-
$«n
unlesa the r
tl autho
riler li
Agenti of the I.o
Angeles St»?«
Tho folluwiagKentlemen are
autlioriited Agents for the
Thomas TtrRtiiCK	
-GioRai Riok	
Me**™. Knoi ft Wiiwti.kr...
3.  S.  Tucise.iox ,.
Col. Ira Tuonraos	
n
Capt. WK. Martin-	
 Tejon Reservation,
R. HorKi>s	
 San Bernardino.
Ool. Jackson	
JuiiciR D. A-  TllDMAB	
n
Dr. J. L. Hufkmax	
 San Dif.qn.
F. J. Maouirk	
..... Santa Ilarbara.
 Monterey.
business
Cttfoi.
SAMUEL ARBUCKLE,
Auction & Commission Merchant
LOS ANOELBS, CAL.
Sale    Room,   Principal   Street
Opposite Temple's Building.
*4- SaUsof MKRCHANDISE every TIICRSDAY.
MW S>*les of H0RS1« aud MlJntB every MOXDAY.
fl^. Particular   attention   given   to   the   s:ile  of Real
Estate fer,22-tf
B. J. VIRGIN.
ARCHITECT   AND  B U I L D E U.
BUILDIN'US DP BRICK:, WOOTj or ADOBE contracted foi
to be, delivered complete.
ta~ KLI-:VATK)N"S and SI'LCiFICATIONS drawn fot public or Jirivate houses.
fl^t. CHAIN7 I'll MI'S put up and warrnnted to give satis
faction or no elmrije.
gjf JOHUIN'G uf rvll kinds dune at. short notice.
SHOI' on Fart Street, near the Jail.
Los Angles, Sept. 1, Ueo. No, 16—tf
ALEXANDERS & BANNING,
FORWARDING & COMMISSION MERCHANIS,
SAN PEDRO AND LOS ANGELES, CAL.
AGBIfT.—H. N. AI.EXAN'Dfat,   I.os Mgelce.
l.o, Angolos  Aii«ii»t 25, 1856. K«, 15—tf
Utistclliiiwoiis.
[i'raiu the Colden Era.]
THE VALLEY OF DEATH.
ANIGHT ON" THE PLAINS IN 1840,
P. C. WILLIAMS,
At the old stand of J. G. Nichols,
Main Street,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Groceries,  Liquors  and   Family
STORES.
No. 20—tf.
0.  E.  THOM. <>• SIMS.
THOM & STMS,
Attorneys & Counsellors at Law,
OFFICE OK" MAIN  STSEET,
BENJAMIN S. EATON,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Main. Street, Temple's   Block,
LOS ANGELES,
No 20—tf.
BEAN & CARSON.
Successors to Sanford &  Carson.
WHOLESALE AND HETAIL DXALUltS IN
Crorerics, Provisions, Timviirc, Sloves, fee.- &c.
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper work done, to order.
££f~ Big Brick Stoiie, Los An'gklem St.
No. 21—tf
ALEXANDER GIBSON,
JUSTICE   OF   TIIE   PEACE,
OFFICE OAe MAIN- STREET,
Opposite the U". S. Hotel.
MOSES SJEAKLES,
House, Sign & Ornamental Painter,
PAPER HsiSGKR,   GLAZIER  AND GILDER.
Lumereaux Buildings, Main Street,
LOS ANGELES.
E, L. SCOTT & CO.
Carriage Makers and Blacksmiths,
LOS ANGELES STREET,
OPPOSITE    MELLUS    ROW.
September 15 1855.
O. Duoommun,
fATCHMAKEK   &   BOOKSELLER.
COMMERCIAL STREET,
Los Axqeles, Cal.
COUNTY SURVEYOR'S OFFICE.
* J. G. Nichols, n«w brick building on Main street, up
■ tain.
H. HANDCOCK. County Sitrvkyor.
GEO. HANSON, Deputy.
,o* \nge>s. Ar.ril 28. igSS. N'o. f>0—tf
AUG. W. TIMMS.
forwarding and Commission Merchant,
San Pedro and Los Angeles, Cal.,
Aoe-vt, H. READ Los Angeles
Aug. 11-tf
Ciua. B. Johnson. H. S. Ax&ansok.
Jotinnon tt AUniismi,
Successors   to   Ah-.ttnid.f.r   it    Melius,
WHOLESALE   aNU   HETA1L   ni'ALERS   IN   GENERAL
MERCHANDISE, Mum St., Los Angeles,       aul7    tf
?Iattli.t.iT Latin-anco,
rs, GROC
i Nogros,'Lou Angele:;
TVEALER IN PROVISIONS. OP.OCI.RIES  AND LTOUORS
XJ C*Ue a-
El Clamor Publico.
TO  ADVERTISERS.
AD ^ERTISEM ENTS for tha CLAMOR Pl'qUCO will
be translated by tljo Editor froe of charge, and iusert-
•di.i. the regular price.H. The paper is published every Tues-
n*Y morning, and tbosi* who winh to advertise are respectfully requested to hand in their advertisements to secure
insertion on Monday of each week.
F. P. RAMIREZ,
Eorro* aud Phomiwo*.
SY BLUNDERBUSS.
Iu-tbe journey oMmman life, how often does mir
p«lhwaf lead us through scenes of horror, pleasure,
despair or joy, the excesses of which imprint them
upon the mind Itt form and color so indeliljle, that
time cannot obliterate them, or any circumstance
save the loss of reason wash them from the memory.
Years may roll round—youth may ripen into manhood, and manhood's brow become (routed with the
weight of winters—yet these imperishable pictures
still remain, acting as land-marks to the past to
guide the eye of retrospection as it straggles thro'
the mist ot by-gone years in search of recollections
half faded aud forgotten.- Who cannot find in the
labyrinths of the p-nst such monuments to greet
him at every turning, as he wends bia uncertain
way back through tbe lapse of years?' Sometimes,
they are bright spats in the memory, aod are pleasant to turn back to and contemplate ; but often
they are fearfully the reverse, and are associated
witb broken hearts, blasted hope-3, ruhied fortunes,
misery and desfiah.
In the •' book and volume of the mind " ofBfun
derbuss are found a few of these imperishable folios.
and lie can never turn back to the pages of the past
that ha does not Hid a corner turned down at some
of them. One of these leaves he would fain blot
from the musty volume, for at thesiirht of it scenes
flit before his mental vision which fill his heart
with gloom aiiii misery—scenes which so chokr.up
the vistas of the past, that beyond the eye can
scarcely peuetraie—scenes, tbe ghastly features of
which fascinate by their horror, and make reflection dwell upon them until the heart sickens and
the imagination shrinks back appalled at the fearful phantoms it lias raised. Let them be recorded
and forgotten.
It was ttie 2StI> of June, 1319. Two weeks before
the Cholera had made its appearance in our train
of twenty-nine persons, two of whom were women
and three children, and now eleven alone remained,
seventeen men aud one woman having died in less
than twelve days. Two wagons had been dismantled and left, for material from wliich to construct
rude cortins, and with the remaining two, just as
the sun was going down behind the barren liills
skirting the valley cf tlve Platte, we emerged from
Ash IJollow. and dragging out two weary miles to
the westward, encamped in tiie Valley of Death,
a little nook about one mile from the river, aad
some two miles in length and hall that in width-
Four of the remainder of our small company had
been hauled sinre noon that day, and now having
been removed from the wagons, were lying iu different stages of the disease. Two of them were the
f.ilher and mother of (be three 1 ittle children. The
father appeared to be breathing his last, and by
him lay his wife, in a condition but little less hopeful. The children, one of whom was less than a
year old, were sitting witb me near a small fire,
wliich I had kindled for the purpose of giving
light to those in tbe tents, from a few sticks which
I bed picked up while passing through Ash Hollow. Tbe little ones were almost famished «nd
exhausted, yet they uttered no complaint; young
aa tb' y were, they seemed to pat lake cf the gloom
which bung around, aud to translate the look of
horror and d spair depicted upon t-verycountenance
Although none of us had tasted food since morning, hunger was not thought of. Our animals
were turned out and permitted to stray away uu-
watehed, for four human beings were undergoing
tbe tortures of cholera, ami but three persons lei't
to chafe their cramped limbs and administer the
soanty remedies we possessed. Thechildreu, worn
out by fatigue, and too young to appreciate their
situation, noon fell asleep, and were placed iu the
wagons, .vhen upon entering one of the tents, I
found another of our number had breathed bis last,
and in ten minutes after, another was placed beside
him a corpse. At length the hand of death was
laid upon the mother, a young and beautiful woman, who had been the life of our train, wid ministering angel to the suffering sick, giving looks
aud words of cheerfulness, even when hope bad
died out In the beartsofall. Conscious of approaching death, Bhe asked io see her babe. I brought tbe
child to her, balf asleep and half awake, and held
its little face to hers. She clasped her cold bands
about it, and turning towards ber husband, who
was writhing in agony beside her, saw that it
would soon be an orphan ; then turning ber eyes
towards me, and giving me a look which I still see
as plainly aa then, she faintly whispered—'' Re a
father toUt," and then clcsed her eyes forCTcr.
Ob, impotent is pen to describe tbe horrors of
that moment! For a time reason seemed to forsake
its throne, and I gazed on all around witb a bewildered comprehension. The fire was almost
burned out, and the little light it still gave served
only to add to tbe gloom,as it ever aud anonsLarted
fitfully up, disclosing three ghastly faces, and
another pale and distorted by tbe merciless ravages ofa disease whose touch was death. Not a
breath of air was stirring—not a sound eave the
groans of tbe sufferer broke the solemn silence, as
we stood gazing dL-pairing into each others' faces.
I took the child in my arms, and involuntarily
left the tent. As I stood in the open air, and cast
my eyes through the valley, I beheld for the first
time numerous camp-fires fighting up the margin
ofthe little rivulet upon which wo were encamped.
Until then I had supposed we were tbe sole occupants ofthe -valley, but it was a relief to know
that we were not alone. The moon soon commenced peering abore the eastern horizon, and as its
pale light began to define plainer and plainer the
objects around, with the child nestled to my breast,
and without hat or coat, I started up the valley,
not knowing whither I waa going, or caving, so
ihat I could for a few moments get beyond the
dead and dying. I soon came to a train of ten or
fifteen wagons, but my appearance, strange as it
muet havs geer:^ waa Karcely noticed.    The
same groans from which I was attempting to fly
greeted my ear on every side, and tbe same gloom
and despair bung upon every countenance. I did
not ask the reason, for I knew the cholera was
w*th them. On, on I went ; train after train I passed, but the fame sights and the same sounds met
me at each. The groans of the dying, the sound
of tbe pickaxe and spade, aud the sharp ring ot
the hammer as it enclosed forever in the rude
coffin the remains of a fellow-mortal, all spoke
more than words could utter. People were moving
about like spectres, and it appeared as though the
whole valley was the world's burial place, aud tbat
night had been selected for the int rmeut of its
dead. From almost every train bodies could be
seen borne away, and back of each wns heard the
dull echo of the pick-, or the hollow, rumbling
sound of the *arth as II tell upon tho coffins of the
dead. All was silent,save the dismal sounds that
spc&e of death. The owl did not even break tbe
gloomy stillness by iis doleful shrieks, nor the
cricket enliven the scene with its familiar chirp j
the moon, too, seemed io hang in suspense above,
anil nature itself to join in the solemn silence. As
I passed along, almost frightened at the sound of
my owi* footsteps. 1 beheld by tbe ghastly light of
the moon persons raov ng noiselessly around me,
with dismay and horror stamped upon their features; but scarcely a word was spoken; every
one seemed to know his office, and to perform it
as though impelled by supernatural power.
At last, heart-sick, I retraced my steps, and
arrived just as the father of the children was
laid out beside the mother. All that night was
spent in digging graves, and just as daylight began to- sb-ow itself in the east, the last body was
placed in its shallow tenement, without a coffin,
and with a blanket for a winding-sheet. It was
the corpse of the mother ; and as I reluctantly
shovelled the earth upon her fair features, I turned
away my bead that. I might not behold its first
rude touch upon them. We then started ou our
way, for I did not wish to see by sunlight the
scenes of horror I had witnessed in darkness. We
left the valley with feelings which I sball not at.
tempt to describe. As we wound our way from
its entrance into the bottoms of the Platte, I
turned round and gave it one look by daylight,
aud saw the sun gilding tbe tops of almost hundreds of new made graves, aud trains of wagons
leaving ihe valley as though it were a charnel
bouse. 1 tore a blank leaf from a book, and with
a pencil traced these words upon it, then tied it to
a stick and stuck it in the entrance of the valiey —
' This ia the A'alley of Death—a nation lies boned
within it!''
A HKAI,  IIKaO.
A Kansas correspondent ofthe St. Louis Democrat thus describe the noble sacrifice of tlie life of
an Indian warrior, Logan Fontencl'.e, "in. order to
save his people from a massacre by the fierce Sioux.
It is a heroic act. Woman's beautilul character is
incidentally developed In ber effort to save the
life of tins noble Brave :
Logan Fontenelle, Chief of the Omahas, has
just been slain and scalped at Loup Fork, by a
band of Sioux. Logan wis a noble fellow, and in
his last mortal conflict, he dispatched several of
the enemy to the spirit land before, to herald the
coming of his own brave soul. He fought long,
desperately, and with great effect, but numbers
flnaliy overcame him, and his life departed through
a hundred wounds. He died a martyr for his people, and his name should be carved upon fume's
brightest tablet.
He was on his annual bunt with his nation. A
number of bis lodges were pitched np*o» the plains
near Loup Fork. As ayoung warrior rode around
tbe adjacent lulls, he espied a powerful band of
Sioux encamped along a stream in a sequestered
vale. He hastened to inform Logan ofthe proximity and power of their natural foe. Logan ordered his people to pack immediately, and proceed
in a straight line and with all speed for home,
while he would remain behind, and divert the
Sioux by false camp-fires, and other devices, from
a d.rect pursuit of them. This was ab;.ut twilight.
The people got under way as quickly as possible,
but not too soon ; for scarcely had fbey turned a
highland when seveial Sioux warriors came in
sight and discovered tbe place of their recent encampment. They examined aud found that the
Omaha? bad been there, and then they returned to
notifiy their chief, and bring an adequate force to
pursue and slaughter them. Logan, from a hiding-place, saw all, and knew that no time was to
be lost in drawing their attention from the trail-
which they would soon discover and follow, and
mounting his horse, he dashed away at full speeoi
across the prairie, at right angles with tbe route
his tribe bad taken, and struck afire about eight
miles distant, on an eminence where the Sioux
could distinctly see it. He had scarcely doLC so
before a powerful band we.-c upon the spot tbat he
and bis people bad so lately left, and who, wiihout
stopping to distinguish the trail, started for the
fire which they saw rising against the clear, blue
sl<y, aud where they expected in another moment
to imbue their hands iu the gore of their unguarded victims. But Logan had not been unwary.—
As soon as the fire was lighted, he again mounted
and rode on eight or ten miles further,and kindled
another fire just as they reached the first. This
rather bewildered them. They dismounted and
examined the ground. Logan, anticipating this,
had trotted and walked his horse around it, so as
to make tbe appearance upon the grass as the treading of a dozen horses ; and this drew them into
tbe belief that a small body bad lingered behind
and kindled this fire, and then gone on to where
they could see tbe new fire burning ; and so they
followed with renewed avidity. Tbe same thing
happened as before. Logan bad gone on, and
another fire met their astonished gaze, while the
sam« sort cf foot-prints were about the one around
which they were now gathered. Their suspicions
were now awakened. They examined the ground
more closely, both far and near, and discovered
that a solitary horseman had deceived th eta, and
they knew it was for the eole purpose of leading
them off from the pursuit of the party whoso encampment they had first discovered.
Logan saw them going round with glaring torches, and understood their object, and knew that
his only chance of safety was in immediate flight
towards his borne; and bo further knew that by
the time they conld retrace their way to their place
of starting, and find the trail that his own people
had" taken, they would be beyond the reach of danger.
The Sioux, in the meanwhile, had dtvidrd into
smaller bands, the largest of which was to return
and pursue the Omahas, and others to endeavor to
capture tbe one who had misled them. They knew
that he must be au Omaha, and that he would either go further and kindle another watch-tire, or
start for his nation in a straight line ; and therefore one party went on a little further, and th«
others spread out towards the Omaha country for
the purpose of intercepting him. Logan pressed
forward as fast as his jaded steed could bear him,
until he thought he had entirely eluded them ; but
as the day dawned, to his horror ami dismay, he
saw his pursuers close upon his truck.- He turned
his course for a ravine, which (hi distinguished' at
a distance covered with trees ar,d undergrowth.
Jle succeeded in reaching it, ancf jiwt within its
verge he met an Indian girl dipping water from a
spring. She was startled and about to cry for
help, when he hastily assured her that he needed
her assistance. With tbe true instinct of a noble
womau,sbe appreciated bis situation iu au instant,
aud all her sympathies were with him. She directed him to dismount and go to at email natural
bower to which she pointed him, in the woods,
while she would mount bis horse ar.d lead his pursuers away. He obeyed her, and she mounted his
horse and dashed on in a serpentine way tbsough
woods, leaving nmrks along She brushes by which
she could be traced. The pursuers ason followed.
When she bad got some distance down tin branch,
she rode into the water and followed its desaendi-
ing course for a few steps, making her horse touch
its sides and leave foot-prints iu that direction,
aud then turned up the bed of the stream and rode
above the place at which she entered it, without
leaving a trace, and back to where Logan was
concealed. She told him to mount and speed away
while his pursuers were going in a contrary direc-
lion down tbe ravine. He did so and got a long
distance out of sight, and again thought himself
beyond the reach of danger, when in a valley just
in front of him, ho saw fifty braves coming up the
hill and meeting, him. They were some of tho30
who \j^Lreturning from the pursuit of his people.
He cirWged bis direction and tried to escape, but
bis poor horse was too much exhausted to bear him
-Ath sufficient speed. With savage yells they
plunged their rowels-in the horses sides and gained
upoji him As the foremost approached within
good shooting distance, Logan turned suddenly
and sent a bullet through his brain. Then, loading
as he galloped on, he soon, after made another bite
tbe dust, and then another aud another, until four
wovo strewed along the plain. Just then, however,
as he was again reloading, his horse stumbled and
fell, and the band rushed rapon him before he had
well recovered from the Bbock. He was shot wilh
bullets and arrows, and gashed with tomahawks.
and pierced witb lances; notwithstanding all which
he arose amidst bis foes, and with his clubbed rifle
aud hunting knife, he piled around him live prostrate bodies and fell! with his back upon their
corpses and expired, still fighting.
A rather green sort of a well dressed individual
walked into the Broidway saloon lbe other day,
aud stretching himself up to his full height, ex-
cliime'l, in a loud voice,- "Where are all the Locos ? Show me a Loco, gentlemen,'* said he, '• and
I'll show you a liar.''
A large number of quiet gentlemen were present, and in an inslaut one of them stood before
the noisy inquirer in a warlike attitude, and exclaimed :
" I an a Democ at. sir !*'
"You—are?" queried the incredulous greeny.
" Yes, sir, I am!:'
'• Well, just—step round the corner, and I'll
show you a fellow wbo said I couldn't find a Democrat in tbe ward !''
Patriotism.—A native and adopted citizen were
disputing the other day about their respective patriotism.    Said (he adopted citizen:
" I love America as much as you do t"
"Granted," said the native.
"I love liberty with a fervor you cannot excel."
"Agreed."
"I vole conscientiously, pny my tuxes before
they are due, foster education, both public and
private, and cherish the constitution and laws."
"Well, what else?" said the  native  pointedly.
"What would you have more?'" demanded the
adopted citizen,
"Share our national prejudices! and then I will
call you an American."
aIt. Lover tells a good anecdote of au Irishman
giving the pass wdrd at the battle of Fontenoy, at
tho lime the groat Saxe was Marshal.
" The paf-s-word is Saxe—now don't forget it,
Pat," said the colonel.
"Sacks! Faith an' I will not! Wasn't my
father a miller?"
"Wbo goes there." cried the sentinel, after be
arrived at the poet.
Pat looked as wise as an owl, and in a sort of
whispered howl, rtplied :
"Bags! yar honor!"
A Lakge Family.—The Shasta Courier gives
an account ofa man iu that county, now actively
engaged iu mining, who has wilh him four grown
sons, besides forty-five sons and daughters back in
Pennsylvania. His present wife is No. 3. The
old gentleman offers to bet a small farm lhat he
will die the father of just exactly half a hundred
children.
Sarcastic.—A negro has-written a political letter to the San Francisco Evening Journal in which
he tells the editor of the Evening News, tbat "if
he docs not like the couutryhe can leave it." Things
are coming to a prclty pitch, "arn't they?" We'll
wager a full snit of black clothes that the negr« ie
a Know* Nothing.
Dandies.
Marriage is the nursery of heaven,
A never-falling crop—the crop ofcaudidutes for
office.
There is a man out Went so dirty that th« assessors put him down as re«l estate.
Neither wealth nor birth, but mind only, should
bj the aristocracy of a free people.
Tbe attempt to ran'rte omlets out of "egg" coal
has been abandoned-
Clevtr Fellows—People who spend fifteen doV-
kirs every time they earn ton.
High living—Tc reside iu asix-itory htmstt and
eat your meals in tbe garret.
Many people are esteemed merely bccnuue Ui*y
are not known.
He must be a* tEwroiigb fool who can learn nothing from his*own folly.-
A lady (Describing an ill-tempered man said—
"Tie never smiles but he feels asha-med of it."
Saratoga in sj place where women go to study
other people's characters audi lose their own,
Some luarta like evening primroses open most
beautifully in the shadows of life.
A teetotaller can never be a barrister, becauue-
he is averse to the bar.
If a young woman wants an ignoramus to respect her, " dress to death," aud wear watch scaU
about the size of u uriefc bsrt.
A lady of our acquaintance says that her con-
B'ience is so-clear that she can see right straight
through it.
It i* Mid that a lady wbo wan-bathing at Coney
Island » short time since wan carried away by several iwider-toes.
What answer would a sailor give if you asked
him why lie consumed so much tobacco? Because
] choose (chews) it.
" I have (urned many a woman's bead," boasted
a young nobleman ol'France. "Yes," replied Talleyrand, "away from you."
A love-sick young gentleman, who has taken
very much of late to writing sonnets, has just hung
himself with one of his own Hues.
SbvuL Wkapds.—An individual wai recently i»rri.sl*.i in
ftin FraDci.scoj  for knocking a ni»n< «ovru with ■  b*r of
totp,
Two German (Tirl's, with a H'urd'j--|p.iTilj iuM tanihourdu!
'a e, it in nalrl,. netted two tl<ou*anrt' pOlindl «t«iu,t in
the short Hpf.ce of ten month* in Australia.
Vegetation is so scarce at Cape Cod, tbat two
raullcn stalks and a huckleberry bueh are called at
grove.
Qcaxdaiiy.—Knocking at the wrong door and
hesitating whether you shall run away and say
nothing, or stay amS npeiogise.
Labor is n school of benevolence an well as justice. IText under virtue, let children- be trainedt
to industry.
Mr. Jones, you said She defendant was a gentle-
m:ui~- what do you mean by that* "I n ean ■
man that pays his debts the first time they are presented to him."
An exchange tells an iireredible story of a boy
who caught u hungry dog and tied him by tho
tail, then ccftxed him out of his skin with a pieco
of liver.
The following toast was recently given at a celebration :
"The Rights of Woman—If she cannot be captain of a ship, may she always command a smack."
The last reports from Kansas represent that
every settlement was forming a rifle brigade, running bullets, making ea-tridges, awl going through
drill exercise-
Emerson, in a lecture on tbe Anglo-American,
says—"Americans would ride ia itftamfflU made of
lad for matches, if they could thereby »av« an
hour iu crossing the Atlantic."
He that pleases himself without injuring his
neighbor, is quite as likely to please hulf tlio
world as he who vainly strives to please the whoU
of it.
Why don't your father take a newspaper, said a
man to a little boy whom lie caught pilfering his
paper from his door-step. " Cor, he sends mo to
take il," answered the iircnift.
Miss Tulip, fn spca-Jing of old bachelors, says
they are frozen out oH gardeners in the flower
beds of love. As they arc useless as weeds, they
should be served in the same manner.
A character which combines the love of enjoyment with the love of duty, and the ability to
perform it, is the one whose ttnfoldings give tho
greatest promise of perfection.
We arc acquainted with a printer who* is so enthusiastic in his business, that be imei sits down
to a dinner without insisting on seeing a proof of
tin puddinfr
Cai-tigatc that quadruped until he sSall have
accelerated hia pace, said a dandy to a livery •»»-
ble boy who was driving him info the country.—
• Talk fo me in English," said the boy—''1 don'ti
uudefstand Ingin,"
Sydney Smith npl that Marriage resembles a>
pair ol shears, so joined that they cannot be separated ; often moving in opposite directions, yet
always punishing any one who comes betwera
them.
A  DECLARATION'  TN LAW.
Fee simple and a simple fee,
And all thu fees in tail,
Are nothing when corrpured to thee,
Thou best of fees—fe-male:
"Friend Jones, prepare yourself for «rj" fcetf
news."
"My gracious!—speak—wbaA u ill ***
"Your wife is dtftd."
"Oh dear, bow you frightcocd me; I thought ibe
ucigbbor's pigs bnd broke into my gulden aud do-
stwyed nty lagou!"