THE   STORY OP   A   LIFE.
Day dawned.    Within a curtained room,
Filled to faitness with perfume,
A lady lay at point of doom,
Dav closed.    A child had seen tlie light,
But for the lady, fair and bright,
She rested in undreaming night!
Spring came.    The lady's grave was green,
And near it oftentimes was seen
A gentle boy with thoughtful mien.
Years lied.    He wore a manly face,
And struggled in the world's rough race,
And won at last a lofty place.
And then he died !    Behold before ye
Humanity's brief sum and story,
Life, death, and all that is of glory !
The  Olil   lli-eJu-loi'ii De__nce.
I do not blame a bachBIor,
If he leads a single life—
The way that girls are now brought up,
He can't .support a wife.
Time was when girls would card and spin,
And wash, and bake and brew;
But now they have to keep a maid,
If they have aught to do.
I do not blame the bachelor—
His courage must be great,
To think to wed a modern miss,
If small be his estate.
Time was, when wives could help to buy
The land they'd help to till,
And saddle Dobbin, shell the corn,
And ride abay to mill.
The bachelor is not to blame,
If he's a prudent man ;
He now must lead a single life,
And do the best he can.
To Parties ClaimiBBg Payment frou-
tbe United St c/'.es for l'»ss ■*"$ tl-vntructl-ii of
Propci^y daring tlie War With Mexico.
)ART1E8 desirous of having their Claims prosecuted by the undersigned before the Court of
Claims ut Washington, can receive all  the neees-
y information on  the subject, and have   their
Claims promptly prosecuted on application to 0.
MORGAN, Los Ancelep.
.r 2 J. D. STEVENSON, San Francisco.
jfeit ixMffltu %Wximm\h.
SLOAN,   HA RIM AN   &   ISLOOI.,
ATTORNEYS   AT   LAW,
San Francisco.
COl'NKK   MONTGOMERY   AXD
Entrance on Commercial.
Court of.thte State,aniTtbe 0  S. < __rt-. juT—Sin
THE ELECTRO-CHEMICAL BATHS
OF   DR.    BOURNE,
al St
.and
cets. oppo
ig*% Eater
nit tan
0 F
THE
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_-.-!.   Ci
e Batl
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.--the 1
a, aud
uinan ayate
a whole hoe
Ho
tel, San
Franci
□clu-in-.
SCO,
on a of th
i-eilium
B Womli, 0—6
for   eirectinK
11 who tak«
nel,  arsenic,
i remai-
in thp
sys-
le.a  an
tment   v.
while
T POISON
is  em-jio
hav   i-ldO
ous
.ed
re-
San Jfraitristo l-l)trfistnuitts.
Clothing 1   Clothing ! I
JENNINGS   &   BREWSTER,
Manufacturers and Jobbers of Clothing,
No.  72 llatte-y Stn<:(,
SAN FRANCISCO.
t._Ily call the* attention of buyers to
"     sorted stick ofSPlUNti AN I)
WSS
summk;-cloti'I-\x;
PANTS.
CLOTHS! CASSIMERS! TAILOR'S TRIMMINGS!
And Billiard Cioths !
I BEG leave to inform tlie public in general that
I keep constantly on hand a complete and -yell
asponted s*to>_.__ of
Clotlis, Cnsslmcrs, Tailor's Trimmings, BlU-stx*!
Clotlis, Velvets and  Vcstlngs
of all descriptions.
Importing all these articles only from the mo*st
prominent European Factories, I am able to __tfa»
l'y all reasonable demands.! lam willing to sell
'n quantities to suit, and soliciting orders 1 guar-
in_tee ihey will be executed faithfully and with
despatch. A. L. BLUAIBNTHAL.'
San Francisco, Sacramento street, 142, between
Kearny aod Montgomery. augl6 _in
l Baths, and tu*
id benefic'a
■ms he em
>l_er_,   thu:
ire published,  that  t
hould suppose they ■
Marriage Among the HJ-Athsns.—The marriage customs among the heathen of various portion, of the world, present features slightly, we
may say, most decidedly unique.    Por instance :
In Dahomy, all tiie unmarjiod females in the
kingdom are considered the property of the sovereign. Once a year they are all brought before
him, lie selects the most engaging for himself, and
•ells the othem at high prices to his subjects. No
choice is allowed the purchaser. He pays twenty
thousand cowries, and receives such a wife as the
king pleases to appoint, being obliged to appear
■fttiafle- with the selection, whatever may be her
aspect or coudiUoii. The king has three thou-
Band wives ; but the king of Aehantee has exactly
three thousand three hundred and thirty-three,
■nd the safety of his kingdom is supposed to depend upon keeping up this mystical number.
Now the custom ofthe kings of Dahomy and
Ashantee, don-'t exactly square with a christian
people's ideas of morality ; nevertheless one cannot well refrain from exclaiming, a right jolly
thing it is to be a king in the land of Ashantee.
The custom in Congo is decidedly Mormou-ic
mnd Mosaic, and anti-modern. It must be confessed, however, that the mothers in Congo reason
with ability and force.
In Congo, the negroes take their wives for a
year on trial, if at the end of that, time they are
i-ti-fied, the wedding is celebrated with a feast.
The missionaries tried to abolish this custom, without success; the mothers declaring that they
would not risk the happiness of their daughters
by urging them to an indissoluble union with per-
■om with whose habits and tempers they were uot
acquainted.
Anecdote op Charles XII—The mad King of
Sweden, as he was calif d hy some of his cotempo-
raries, was a pledged man, if not a member of a
teetotal society. Charles, as any body knows, in
the commencement of his career drank to great
excess. In one of his drunken bouts, he so far
overstepped the limits of propriety as to treat the
Queen his mother, with great disrespect. Tlie
next day, on being informed of his rudeness, he
took a glass of wine in his hand, and repaired to
the Queen's room. " Madam,'1 said he to her, " I
have been informed that yesterday, in my cups, I
forgot myself towards you. I come to ask your
pardon, and to prevent a recurrence of such a
fruit, I drink this glass to your health ; it shall be
the last during my life," He kept his word, and
from that day never tasted wine. In his subsequent life, no king was ever known to have un-
■ dergone greater hardships, and no man to have enjoyed better health than this cold water monarch.
The Raininc- Tree.—The Islaud ofFierro is one
°f the largest in tho Canary Group, and it has received its name ou account of its iron-bound soil,
through which, uo river or stream flows. It has
also but very few wells, and these not very good.
But the Great Preserver and Sustainer of all, re-
medies-Shia ineouvenience in a way so extraordinary jthat man will be forced to acknowledge that
He gives in this an undeniable demonstration of
his wonderful goodness. In the midst of this Island there grows a tree the leaves of which are
lotigand narrow, and continues in constant verdure, winter and summer, and the branches are
covered with a cloud which is never dispelled, but
resolving itself into a moisture, causes to fall
from its leaves a very clear water, and in such
abundance that cisterns placed at its foot to receive it, are never empty.
" How do you getalong with your arithmetic ?"
asked a father of his little boy. "I've ciphered
through addition, partition, subtraction, abomination, justification, hallucination, daniation, amputation, creation and adoption." H'ed do for an
■engineer on -a short line railroad.
Black
Gray i
COATS.
DRAWERS" AND SHIRTS.
nil White Met inn Shirts and Draw
ty, Ch_c_ and I*l;-iin«l Shirts.
OVERALLS AND SOUKS,
1 Jilt!
-alls
l Wool cocks.
HATS, BLANKETS. Ac.
on to the above, we   have a line i
■rally kept in our line
Drugs   and   Medicines,
__=6.oc3.ix_L§'to____. «_&? Oo.,
114 Battery Street,
SAA   FRANCISCO,
OFFER for sale, Ex. "Darling," " Tornado," and "Reporter:"
Tartaric   ioii Jayne's Medicines
Castor Oil -rrafen berg Medicine-
Sulphur Sartd'-S-rsapariH-
Bay Bum _Wn_e__*„ SSarsa arilla
Ad Ill's
PI
ant
nr
Sul.ih
r
ite
Mo
rph
Slink,'
Hi
■bi
Oil Be
Oil Or
nn
m
Oil t,c
r>n
Oil Itn
ae
PIOKEEK WATi-ii (JUKI- INSTITUTE,
Southeast Corner of Sansome and Commercial Streets, opposite St. Nicholas Hotel, San Fn
Drugs, Medic-'nqs,
Perfumery,  Fancy Articles,   &c.
Crowell, Crane & Brigliain,
(Late K. Ciowell St Co..)
mPORTKRK m- FORHGN AND DOMESTIC
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, DYES, PATENT MEDI-
cines, Perfumery, Fancy Articles, &c,
131 COMMERCIAL STREET, (LONG WHARF,)
San Francisco.
OUR assortment now is tlie largest.n i
It has been Gel
Br.  BOUR-ME,   Water  Cui
ARTICULAR
Ph ysician,
l-wlth gr
East.    1
!'. and '■-.!:
»ill pel
Ishing
We
Druggists, ChemistSj & Assayers1
<&X^Si*_»--_7-_r£-,:_-*e'51 __*&.«_._
RUG GISTS' GLASS-
, 1000 gross assorter
■"rescription Vials. I'ackinjj- Hotiles, Castor Oil Bottles
Cologne Boffles. Ti_cti;re Bottle*-, "^mnie Hollies Sni-
Mouth Bottles. Counter Jars. Show .Tyrs 1 oeeh Jars Uor
tar.*- au-U'estles, Gradualts' Funnels, Syringes. Corks
Twine, etc., etc., embracing every article _n the lino.
In .tore and for sale, by
JOHN TAYLOR, 132 Washington st,
Jul—3m San Frandseo.
J. M_ Strobridge & Co.,! Los
WHOLRSALn  AND   RETATL
CLOTI1XKG  EMPOI.IUM, I     I
CORNKR OF
COMMERCIAL AKD SAN8GME STREETS, !     I
i!tt
The Eyes !   The Eyes !
x>__?_ _-=_:_ _-___:_ x>.^K___T__o_E_a__3,
OCULIST.
AFTER a protraetefi blindiie-K of more than five jT-t._.
Dr. I'ardee lias iujnle hi 3uself thoroughly and Bcientl-
flcally acquainte;! with all the disorders of tlie El E, and
iwrow practisiflg. witli universal succe-i- the same treatment-by whieh he was cured
A Word of CftnUoi!!.—The eye ishy far too MftctoJ.*
aud deli-ate an ovgan to b« trifled with or made the mti-
ject of raoilom experiments, therefore, it would te >i-
ceeilingly l-nwise and (jerhapn dangerous to -iccejit any
of the -' n-ver (fciHna; cures "" that are tende-.-ed by th»
■-"■-'alip-_ kindness of all aroand, for e\:ery one uStrt a
i seen at the office of Dr. Par-
ncisco, west of the Plaza, opponite tli«
door north of tlie Portsmouth Honie,
-Mat
- jmli-ntM
■rent sta*>-(
Sanp
t the
OFFICIAL WKtCTOKI.
?i
SAN FRANCI
Old bachelors have beeti styled u ti pro flue tive
eaatom.-s; scissors witfc but one blade; bows
without fiddles ; irregular substantives, always in
the singular number ana objective case ; unruly
_cholars, who, when toid to conjugate, always decline.
A doctor knows the human body asa cabman
know„ _ town—he is well acquainted with all the
great thoroughfares and smalUurntngs. he is in
iimate with all the principal edifices, but he cannot tell you what is going on inside of anyone
of them.
A sailor being asked bow he liked his bride, is
reported to have remarKed: '-Why, d'ye see, I
took her for to be only half of me, as the parson
says; but, dasli me. if--he ism't twice as much as I,
I'm only a Tar, and shf-'s a Tar-tar."
CHEMIST.'  AND  ABATERS:   GLASS".1,
recent arrivals.   Crucihl s,  Evaporat
torts. Receivers, Mat trasses Tubcinjr. Test
ins Cups, Aeirl Bottles. Syphoua, Funnels,
In store and Tor sale bv
JOHN TAYLOR, 132 Wash-In
j u.7—3m s
SOFIA STOCK!   SODA  -TOCKl-
Duat, Corks, Acid, Whiting, *
-n.iuiei
J*il■**:_  etc
JOHN- TAYLOR, 132 Washi
PERFILVIKI'Y. :**-.
factory of M. Bo.in
•*CY AKTICLL"*. ,-_C-
of Perfumery, fro.
Philadeluhia, _eleci
mt of Combs, Bn
Also, a fine assortm
Articles generally.
JOHN TAYLOR, 152 Washi'n
>xpre.ssl. for
s and Fancy
Respect for a woman requires us neyer to doubt
a word she utters; self respect requires us never
to believM a word she saya.
When does a cat iook tuowt mortal ? When she
li running around after her tail, for then she is
rapidly approaching ber end I
DENNIS   WIRE   W0KKS.
MANUFACTORY OF
Wire Cloth, Wire Netting,
Sand,   Wheat, Corn and Coal Screens,  Sieves,
Bird Cage, Fenders and Fire Guards,
Meat  Safes. Dish <-ove*s, Patent
Gauze  Window Blinds,
Wire Fencing, Sec.
No. 108  CLAY STREET,
BETH BEATSdTVER V AJVB SAM'SOMB,
SaN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Particular Attention given to the Manufacture
— OF—
PREMIUM  WIRE  CLOTH,
For Flour   and  Fanning  Mills   and   Threshing
.ju.7— 3m Machines.
Xj.   _?j  _?*I-S_____i_H.'__
ADVERTISING    AGENCY,
Iron Building, opposite   Pacific Express  Company's Office, up stairs.
SAN FRANCISCO.
ADVERTISEMENT? AND SUI^CRIPTIONy elicited for
ihe followiTip ^imed papi'i-s-
Sac-ameoto Union. Yrelta Union,
San Joaquin  Republican,     Weavervillp liemocrat
[Stonktonj Ion-a Hill News
Mary-mile Herald, Volcano Ledger
Neva-la .Journal. *gan Jose Telegraph,
Grass Val'ey Telegraph, 1'olalu oa Jcinrral
Sonora Herald, California Farmer
Columbia Gazette, LoS Anftele.sStar, [Lob An-
Mountaiti D-JO-Orat,   [I'la-      geles,]
cerville,] Santa Diivbara Gazette,
Calaveras Chronicle, [Mok.   Km Diego Herald,
H1U,]   , VallejoBuHetia.
S'nasta Courier, Leader, rOakland.l
Empire Ar-tus, f Coloma,]       Humboldt Time-'
Karipoea Oazette,
Oriental, [Chinese and English.] San Francisco
O-e-roni-in. [IVn-tland Oregon Territory 1
Oregon Statesman, [Salero. Oregon Territory,]
Pioneer an    flemoorat   fOh-inpia. Poget Sound   W   T 1
Pu-ecSoun.l 'ouner. ["Stnilaeoom, Puget Sound, W   \
Polynesian. [Honolul... Panrhvich l-lai-dr. 1
■X7V"^,_t_L"te»<3L,
L1UR- WANTED ; Sea otter, Land otter. Bea-
1    vet, M-irtin, Buar and Deer ski tip. and al! other
kinds of Furs, for wbich fair prices will ba naid
M. ROSENSTOCK.
No. 70, Battery street, up stairs between   Sacra-
meoto,.and California Btreet-, San Franc sco.
\Ji
Tlie Latest »nd i
9S%^V&.)  ^^4^^s
EL GRAN I'lMEUIQ JTALIANO
DEDE. PAIIEI11A,
Para la cierta y eficuz cum de las in/ennedades
de una nnturnieza privu.da, sm hacer cuso del
tiempo que se. ha di/rado y sin malos efectos al
j£
UNITED STATES OFFICERS.     ■
United States District Court for the Southern
District of California;
I. S. K. O-i'i-er. Judge; P. Ord, DiHtrict Attorney ; C. E. Can*, Clerk,; E. Hunter, Marshal.
United States Land Office for the Southern Dif-
trict of  California;
Andres Pico, Receiver ; H. P. Dorsey, Register..
United States Court of Claims;
C. E. Carr, Commissions;.
Customs Department—(San Pedro).
Collector—Col. Isaac Williams '-Deputy— J...E..
Stephens.
Postmasters;:
J. S. Waite, Loe Angeles..
G-. C. Alexander), San Pedis);
Thomas Burdi;*k, Pan Gabriel-
Ira TfiompsoUj.Monte.
First Judicial District, comprising the'counties off
Lflx A?igeles, San BernarAiao and San D-itgo.
First District Sourt.—Judge—Benj. Hayes,.
(BOUNTY   OFFICERS.
County Court—Wm. G. Dryden, Jnd^e.
Sheriff— J. B. Barlon;   Under  Sherifl—-Elijah-
Bettis.
County Treasurer—H. N. Alexander.
County Assessor—Antonio F. Coronel ; Depntyr
—J. H. Cclcmiin.
1 County Surveyor—H. Hancock.
Public Administrator—M. Keller.
Superintendent of Public   Schoolu—James   _F
Burns.
District Attorney—C. E. Thorn.
Coroner—J.. B. Winston.
County Clerk—John W, Shore ; deputy—J. A_.
Hinehman.
Jailer—Francis Carpenter.
Board  of Supervisor-*—J. R. Sc-?*-t.  M. Domra—
Suez, W. M. Stockton, Tomas A. Sancliez, R. Frg-
TOWNSHIP OFFICKRS
Los  Atomies—-'Justices of the ?eace— Rus^e-H
Sackctt. J-:   S. Mnlliird.    Coiist-_»___— Cliarltt* J_-
Baker, Wm. II. Little.
CITY  OFFICERS..
Mayor— John C Nichols.
City   Marshal— Yt; C. Gentian* jl Deputy— S.M.Smith'.
City Treasurer—Samuel Arbti_k-.e.
City Assessor— W. H. Peterson-
City Attorney—C..E. Thorn.
City Council—M. Reqneriii, N. Potter. .Igiuieit**
del Vaile, E;.J-rown, J. G. Downey, Ira GilctiJiijt..,
A. Ulyard.
SAX BERNARDINO COUNTY.
County Jni.ge—D. M.  ""hoimis.
County Treasioer--Samnel R.olfe.
County Assessor- Janus Henry Rollins.
Counly Snr--eyor—Alyin Stoddard.
Publie Administrator—Addison Pratt.
Superintendent Pub ic- Schools—Hi. Skinn-r.
District Attorney—Ellis E-ames.
Coroner—Win. Cox.
County Clerk—R. R. Hopkins.
Sheriff—Eobert Clift.
Supervisors—L.  Roubideaus, N. Taylor,. Wirt,.
Cos.
Gentlemen's  Furnishing   Goc
_>T--.___oi.l___-LO__r   Goods
i cl I__tfido.
laCiuriacl, Sac
LOS AUGELES STAR
-1j inttf^g #slitMisj)ti«nJ.
SPRINt; STRE ET, Hflji
-opnutfir of   thai
ling'tlie 0. S. La.Bd OlSci
-4n_-Y--Star.
(__ Lthe public.
sKpBCt
-.$3, 3,4, r. 00
..50c, 70,81 00
im~ FREE BATHS -«a
Tlie Wliat Cheer House sentls to the Boat/s an eXpi
wagon, w.th t.heun.i_e of tho ho.u.se ou it. io,- the i.or,
ofcari-yniir pasKOiigCTF; ri ml Hn_:.-,-ig_ Free !■    Theproprtt
■shing it uuderstood that all others act wifhout autharT
■$■728-3-
ft. 5?. WOOIWAPX', Pro^efBr.
, and ih now prepared to execute the following doscrip
PLAIN AND FANCY
JOB  _-P-EtX_KT,T'ia_a'C__r_
In tli _ best style oi tlie Art.
Books, Circulars, Law Blanks
Cards; Bills of Exchang*
Deeds,       - Eanh Checks
W<*,esi Programme-!,
Billets, Bills of Fare,
i-p-tirta of *-rinti_g that may fee req_ii.il.
The Ci'srisr of -Vcvt'spnp.ers.
1. Subscribers wlio do not give express n--t.ice
o the contrary, are considered as wishing to ow
inue their subscription.
2. IfKubseribersorder their papers discontinufri,
'ublisherp may continue to send them until all
charge, are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
>apere from the office or place to which tiny lire
ient. they are held responsible until they settle
their account, and give notice to disconliiuie them.
4. If subscribe.- remove to other places without
forming the Publishers, and the paper is sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible
5. The Courts have decided that refusing to talte*
a paper or periodical from the office, oi remevini5
id leaving it uncalled for,\sprima facia ev denco»
' intentional fraud.
Postmasters would oblige, by a strict fulfillment
of the regulations requirigg them to notify Pnb;.
' ers, once in three months, of papers not takcif,
from their nflice b_* subscribers.
Distances.
The following table of distances was meajy-rcft
with avtameter,by Capt. Warner, of llite TJ
S. Topographical Engineers, in the su.nj.mer*.
Of 1848 :—
From Sau Francisco to Mission Dolores, ,2-Kmilei.
"        "- .Sanchez Ranch 17
'*        " San Mateo,
Santa Clara	
..48
San Jose,	
.  51
Murphy's.,	
..70,
San Juan	
..94-
Salinas river	
.113;.
Monterey,	
.MS,
Mission Soledad.,.
.¥6.
Ojitos. :.,.
.266.
San Miguel	
.237
Brakes'' Ranch	
. 258.
Sanla Margarita..
265
San Luis  Obispo..
.276;
Capt. Dana's	
.239;
Los   Alanine	
.321,
Santa  Inez	
. 3,40,
Gaviota Pass	
.352,
Arroyo Hondo	
. 359,
Dos Pueblos	
.370.
Sa n ta Barbara....
387;
Carpenteria,	
.398;
Rincon	
.402
Bu naventura	
.415.
Santa Ciara river.
.4.21
Canega	
.47:5
Los Angeles	
.485
Los Coyotes '	
,504
Santa Ana	
.515
Juan Avila'a	
.535
San Juan Capistrano.JSjS}
Lc/sFloros...	
.562
San Luis Roy	
.578
S»d iHe£0	
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LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATUEDAY,  DECEMBER  6,   1856.
50. 30.
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SAN FRANCISCn. .nd'
All pirts of Northern and Southern Mines.
—Al,sn —
Or-^.»n,  .Vtla-ittc  Stntcs  «n*i  T_urope.
COU.ECrii'N"S m:i(-i- in all of t.liP -iliove n-imfil placeB.
TREt-L'ttE.  i'A.'OKLS,   PACKAfiFS tine   LETTERS for-
w_rd*ei",
I*>.t.-VKr> |i irclut.-ip.-l in -•'a"   F.inicUco on   th*.   Atlantic
St»t«- an*l Ear.ipe.
■"urtic-I.ir at ten tion paid ti_ the forwarding of Gold U unt
to the Mint for coinage.
Tre_< j.rn, dettcr-i, •■ c. received up to th. latest moment
»n,i BiMured to dvstination
Un7 I[. It. MYLES. Atf«nt
Ur&lii* Itoies anil Suwilast.
*n IE 01 >.*;*' 'li'N'EK HA-1 WAKE AilKANi. EM-NT- Tu
X f-mish 4rAVe ;'aok_r_ witl. tf.'.xe's o( all sizes, of th.
io.^t *_it__l>» material. a_*i irj- _*.■* lust to any exteitt.
r_iion teris l*i^er tlitu thvy caci be had from San Fraricis-
l_.ni.les *ill be   foi
-j.r-ed itnm-.lately, and contract!*
,npie nioo_ ;tl»vayh ki*pl on hund.
M. KliLLEK.
NEW   ESTAHLISIIMENT.
C ibia 3t Eff-ikiug, Jpaolstaring and
it \ n t: u r uti\<;.
'he s.ib.^.ribot   wn.ki  respect-
country, that ho is now mai
fact:i-ring it Ins new sv.an-l on MAIN STKEET. three doors
„onth Ofthe United States   Hotel,   Furniture of every
.tyl- and finish     ;i th? *•_<■.n i-»:.s,)nahlt. terma.
T'l.- Undertaking Bu§iness
Will receive tne -tnctesi att-'nlioii. as he wiil endeavor
to keep mi ha .d CUi'EIN'S of every style. Persona from
Ih. csdati-y can bave a Collin  of  any finish at one hours'
"xj _£> Idl O 1 st tle r i xx &
Stiring .eat _ofas and Chairs neatly repaired, equal to
business Carts.
0. K. THOM. c, SIMS.
THOM & SIMS,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
OFFICE— ON M.UN Sl'REET,
(apposite the Bella Union Hotel. 1 _n7
aro___L_tx "vs7\. ss_txo_f «s,
COUNTY CLEKK.
P.««    pnj'abl^   lr.vnilnlbly   Ut   .Sidvniicc.
X>r-  CJ_=ti-to_t*,
OFFICE   J1ND   DRUG    S T O J. E .
, LOS ANGEU-S   STHEET,
A'lJ3)iniiig ICeller's Store.
PRIVATE   R R = iriENTE—HOWE'S Bt'IJ.DIIVG,
- v:v   -:■:**-.!■ /.-v.v; -
JOHNSON & ALLANSON,
ittcccss/irs   to    Alexander   A    ___«-_.
Who!esnl- and!R«'tri'f( nmXevs In  GEJiEttAl
MAIN STREET  Los Ang'drs.
im7
SOLOMON   LAZAED,
IMI'OTtTIIK,
And Wba-.Ba.Te swd Retail Dealer in
^Frencli,    I _igli.li   and    American
Dry Goods.
Corner of Mellua Row. Loa Angeles.      ailg 9
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwnrdin? finil Commissien -IrrcliffHt,
San Pboro Hid Los A>*(jk**,K'-.C.ai„.
i7 H. READ, Agent, l.t>s Angrlpa.
BANNING & WILSON,
Forwarding and Commission Mer-
cUauts, San Pedro.
Phineas Basnino, S. H. Wilson
 . wP27
______ <__v. _-__i:__a_x_iXj,
IMPORTER AN*I) DEALER IN'
Blnok   Boplis, Staple   ami  rainy  Station .ry,
"XVrltlrtg Paper, &e. &c.
Corner of Front nrni (Commercial Streets,
SAN FRANCISCO.
All^list 9.  1856. 3m
tUle.lwitl
the   pin
'omotnetis and dispatch
■Main .street,  opp.triiie V
JA.ilKS D    BRADY.
Xt'ff Frail & Vegetable Market.
I (jTic-'i'i <il l<i*i ioi*_ oi"'.r-.tiV \!o;jo-f)DeH &"Co.,'Mg
to.ve to inf.rm hi* fri«M] U and tha public that he has re
Btwi-atld in.le ?re*-iin,prov.ment-in the-.ore, and also
Grocery and LiqunrBu inesa
A Fruit and Vegetable Market,
Ai   L' i!"   'Li*   'f'...\i   ON
_»_C ____.     J   —3tT    -__B _■_-■ *«. BE_ _■__; r~~9
{Opposite Pine's '-{'del.) a few doors from Commercial   Street,
Where vUl cj-isu-itly *>?   Fi-ipJ   a   choice assoritnent of
.heAbn-e   Lrtich-s cheap for ('A-H.
.-xjf .;.) i -it -y I'ra ier.- are re.sueciful'y reij nest eil to call
_.n<_ e-arnUie thn !-i»o s.
$_>• Vll kt'ifla of Country P-dduce taken In
ttK<cha ijje»
&W Remember the plice- Opposiie Pine's Hi-
r,i, _tf_m street, L<-.s Angeles.
„n7 JOSEPH RICE.
SEWIXG MACHINFS.
G&OVER, BAK2R & CO.'S PATi-NT.
T.tK a.Iari.iiin-ft has oil hao<lan*i is o<mstanil.*. i-eceiv-
Inga "!_;.ply i>f tlie above superior madines, togeth
«i *l_h «__plicate pnrtrf. Needier Tbreail. „c, which he
will _«U at reammable rate.,
N. B.    _tachin_.s renairp- and warfantei".
§. O. BlWl-HA*4. Sole Aeent.
For California. Or«Knh. ami the entire 1'acific Coa-=t.
OIHj-. .ta.tn-tte -tre-t. ivar i*.ilitornift.
juT—3m opposite Tehama H'*u.-e,?an l**ranci>*-
IIS; WOOL il SHEEP SHIS.
Xt£i 1 ipIx Emerson
prVRS NOTICE TO THE RANCH EROS AND
VX Bii'ch-T*- ol this vicinity that lie will givi- the
highest pr'ce for Hides, Calf, Sheep, and Gout
Skins, and for Woo!.
■5__r" Liberal arivithc-tt made on  contracts  for
the cumiiif; clip nf Wool.
x_iXjB__:_o_______?t,
A g(?n*Ta1 assortment of Red   wood  nnri   Pine
Lumber, for .ale at the Lumber Yard on Alameda
street, near Ali.q strei-i.
OOlfii » Inn »ln Street, one door from Ihe cor-
Notioe.
NOTICE IS HEKbl-V __VK-i". ihat all persons c'lttinp
Woo**! oroluerwise trespasKing upon iny Ranch- ol
Santa Anita, in the '_'**nnhip of San (jabrie!. will be pro
a.euted to the extent of the law.
JOiErH  A.   HOWE-
Lou Angele.-J, March 29. IRBfi is tf
C_iiri'i_re an t ItluckMiiitli .Shop
By JOHN GOLLER.
LOS  ANGELES   STKEET,
♦
EAR -HJ->'_U-   UK OUMMKRCIAL
THE subscribe! respectfully i
formathep-feH-ij-aerallj-t-
lie .vill beep constantly on  lian
and will .nanufacture to order.
Coaches, Buggies, Wagons, Carts &c,
ia » neat.ind .corbinanlike manner He has on !Land|aid
-t»T3_iea fine stock of Eaavflrn White Oak and Hick-ny
Flank and*.i_el_. He beeps constantly on hand a large* va.
_ittr ofCart and lli^'y ■.*■• heels. Spoke*. Felloes. Shafts
_..«_ Yokes. !>niibleand -in-letrecB
Horse Shoeing: anil Blacksmithing;
U alHts *-anou_ oranches. .jcecuied with,. romptnec.-aud
pdi-ateh. Particular attention will be f-ivori to the manu-
ractureind repair cfl'LOWS, HARROWS- and other Farm
inn 'Jntensils. H^ has an exte.nsire assortmeni nitron ax
•It, Springs, Holts, Plow- and Sprint, steel, and other mate
rialiflrtaininf Ijo'-'ie busineni  itto onmfrnn. to -nention.
Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal.
Wftcliofi-^uttne oobI ol A-orkmei, tu nif „i,i|,l<.y. he
faal-confidentthat he can give entire latisfactioi to his
•ni toner p.
»*»T JOHN ROLLFF
JONAS 6. CLARK & CO.
128 Washington street,
IM PORTE BS ,
Wholesale and lietail Dealers,
In fvcry dcseri-pt'"on of
FiRNITURE, BEDDING. &c.&e.
_B_^ XJ 3-*. _KT__:,__? TJ _Ei _____
W A R E R O O M S ,
In the Building opposiie Washington Harfef.,
(Formerly known a," tlie Clipper Warehouse,)
And 49 and 51 Fourth stitet, be'tceen J and K
streets, Sact amenta.
We have on fxhibitton -ind in £_reat variety,
ROSEWOOP, MAH-SANY. WALNUT, 0A'< AND
PAINTED
PARLOR AND CHAMBER SETS,
SOFAS,
OTTOMA! S.
LOUNGES,
AND EASY CHAIHS,
Work, Cfnlrf, Pining, Extrusion and Fancy
TABLES.
Merchants' and Lawyers' Desks,
BOOKCASES,
SECRETARIES,
BUKEAOS,
SIDEBOARDS nnd
IVHAT-IVOTS.
Office   and   Kitchen   Furniture,
O ~C __. I __L _S ,
Of all qualities, Iiewnst style uud  most approved
make.
Large and small French Plate Monte] nnd Pier
ii_tX-Pt_o.c>__R.s_
£__"■ For-lit-TRADE we Imve a large stock,
on cllpi-ers to arriyf heavy shipments, anrl will
receive regular and ompletc INVOICES of goods
adapted to thfi wants of ihe interior and coat*t.
■*Z_gr- Partietilnr attention and rare given to
TRADE ORDERS and the FURNISHING of
Hotels and  Public  lUiilding-.
y_f Goods purchased will he sent to  Steamers,
Vessels,and all purfs of the city without charge.
JONAS G. CLARK & CO.,
No. 128 Wa.-hingtoii street.
ang 30 3m. San Francisco-
The Pass of Death.
It was a narrow pass,
Watered with liuoiin tear*,
For death lias kept t!i« outer gate
Almost six thousand years.
And the cvas, (.-ss tread of a « orld'n feet
Was ever in my ears—
Throngir.g. _fWftlt*ig, hurrying hy, \
As iftbey were only btflu to dtw.
A stately king drew near.
Thin narrow pans io tread,
Around linn bftng agnrgui-us rohe,
And a erown was on hia head :
But Deat.1', with , look of withering scorn.
Arrested him and .aid —
'• lu humble dres- must the king draw near,
For the crown and th _ purple are usel ss here.''
Neit came a man of wealth,
And his eye was \ roud and bold,
And iie bore in his hand a lengthy h roll,"
Telling of sums untold :
Bm Death, who careth not for rank,
Careth as liltl-  Joi   gold—
"Heie that i-crull lo  nnol allow,
For the gold of the richest is powerless now.'
An (her followed fast,
And a Uon*K was in hin hand,
Filled with the flashes ol burning thought
That are known in m_ny a land ;
But the child of genius quailed tu hear
Death's pitiless demand—
" Here that booh cannot enter with thee,
For bright flashes .,f genius is nothing to me.TI
Next came a maiden fair,
With that eye s- de-ply bright,
That stirs within you strange sweet care,
Shou d you meet o   a summer night ;
But Dentil, ere the gentle maid passed through
Snatched aw_y it-light—
''Beauty i_ power in the world," lie saith,
"But w hat can it do iu tlie pess ot death.''
A youth of sickly mien
Foi owed in thoughtful mood,
WIobc heart was tilled with love to God
And th" early Hr-<the_hood J
Deaih telt h<   could 0"t quench the heart
That lived for others' good—
"I own." cried he. '* the power of love,
I must let it iiaa> to the realms above!"
 "—■». *.__■_».,■■.,,.„_	
The Land.
I've been upon the mountain deep.
When the wind had died away,
And like an ocean god asleep,
The bark m»j_8tic lay;
B-.t lovlier is the varied scene—
The Mil, the lake ihe tree.
When b itb-d in light   f midnight's queen—
Th. laud! the laud loruiel
The glancing wave_ I've glided o'er,
When gently l_lew the breeze,
But sweeter was the distant gbore,
The _eplyr 'mong the trees J
The murmur ol the mountain fill,
The blossoms waving tree,
The ioug of birds oil every hill —
The land, the land forme!
The billows I have been among.
When they rolled in mountains dark.
And night her blackest cur'aiu hung
Around our bear- fl_ bark ;
But yiv - me, when the storm is fierce.
My home ami fire-side glue,
Where winds may howl, but dare not pierce.
The land I the land for me!
And '"hen aromid !h" lightning flaHhed,
-: I've been upon the d* ep.
And to the gulf beneath I've dashed
* Adown the liquid sleep ;
But imw that i am safe on shore,
There never let liie he j
The sea let others wander o*ef—
Th- la„d ! tfifl bind It-rme!
h-cki-' y-coach to be seen, aud tln-y almost ran.—
They were fttlit in time. The clerk ofthe crown
had a country frouse, and Kl'-anlng lo have a long
holiday, he was at that moment itepping into hit
gig to go lo his villa. A.tonished at this visit of
the under-secretary of sti-te at s_ch au hour, he
wasstill more so at his bu.-ine***-,
'■ Heavens!"criid'he. ■'the reprieve is lockud
up in my desk !"
It was brought. SJrR-ran senf to the post office
for the truest aod fleetest express.' The reprieve
ranched York next morning just at the moment
th- unhappy men were ascending ih'-cart.
Willi Sir Evan we fully agree, iu regarding this
little narrativeas one of the most extraordinary
that we have ever heard. We go further than he
acknowledged, and say lhat to us it appears striking evidence ot wlmt we should conceive a superior interposition.
New   Lumber   Yard.
Ii\ I_OS ANI_E1.ES.
THE undersigned have established a'Lnmh r
Yard, on Main street, at David Anderson's
»ag«n making shoo, opposite Dal ton'shriek build-
log, and have on hand a large quantity of White
i 'ed-vr, of a very superior qual ty ; and will he re-
••iving every mouth direct from the mills, ev^ry
satiety of sawd 'umb'T. from siding up to floor-
l»*Jf j°ice, white cedar-hingles, plasterin*/ tat1 s.
.f-ace pailir.g, pickets, -fee. with every vsrftt'y of
Lan-bar ased in the community.
v H. H LU^E A CO.
D.ANDERSON, Agent.
t_-_A_...le«, OH. 11, ISM.
BOTTIER DE PARIS.
Custom Hflde Roots mi Shoes.
EDWARD KlIHIi
_____!     INF0RWS the P,lb,> *h** he ip prrpnrrd
■ -Ml    ^f|ipn.'pn custom mad--boots and--hoes, of
* lb*** the latest Paris styles.    II s residence is
* n Main street, three doors from the TJ.  S. Hotel.
Particular attention given to repairing, which
will be executed on the lowst terms.       auglG
KTotio©-
ALL persons nr* herehv cautioned ficalnst hny-
ing or otherwise trading for [invented horses.
or cattle of our hrands ; * r they will be prosecuted to the extent of the low,
ANDREAS DOMTNOTJFZ.
Mp3*r-»^ JESUS Ma-COTA ds DOMINGUEZ.
/t Ueiii;i:kal.le Story
{From "Illustrations of Human Life11)
The st'-ry to which we shall now advert has the
doub'c value of being told we presume, on Mr.
Ward's*personal knowledge, and of illustrating
the extraordinary chances on which human life is
sometimes suffered to depend. The circumstances
occurred to the well known Sir Evan Nepean in
the home department. Tlie popular version of the
story has been tha: he was warned by a Vision to
save the lives of three or four men condemned to
die but reprieved, and who. but for the vision,
would have perished through the under secretary's
neglect iu f .warding the reprieve. On Sir Evai;'s
being subsequently asked lio.v far this story was
ttmp; his answer was : " The narrative romance! a
little, but what it ;,lludes to was the most extraordinary thing lhat ever happened to __*_** The
simple facts as told by himself aie these: O te
night, during his office as under-secre ary, he felt
the most unaccountable wakefulness that could be
imagined; he was iu perfect health, had dined
early, and had nothing on his mind whatever, to
keep him awake. Still he fouud all his attempts
to sleep impossible ■ and from eleven till two in
the morning he never closed an eye. At length,
weary of this struggle, and as twilight was breaking (it was summer.) he determined try what
would be the "tl c' of a, walk in the park. There
he saw nothing but the sleepy sentinels. But in
his walk, happening to pass the home office several t;m.s, he thought of letting himself iu with
his key. though without any particular object —
The book of intries of the day before, still lay
on the table, and through she^r listleSBiiess In-
opened it. The first thing he saw appalled him—
" A repr eve to he sent to York tor the coiners ordered for execution." Thu execution had been
appointed for the next day. It struck him he had
received no re urn to his order to send the reprieve. He searched the minutes; he could not
Bud it there. In alarm, he went to the house of
the chief cleft, who lived on Downing street
knocked liim up (it was then past three,) and
asked him if he knew anything of the reprieve
being sent. Iu great alarm, the chief clerk could
not remember. .
" You are scarcely awake," said Sir Evan ; " recollect yourself—it must have been sent."
The elerK said he now recollected he had *eut it
to the cl"rk of the crown, whose business it was
to forward it to York.
'■ Good.'"said Sir Evan ; but ynu have bis re
ceipt and certificate that it is gone V
"No."
"Then come with m.; we mnst find him al«
though It i« so early."
It was now about four o'clock, and the clerk of
the crown Uvtd ia Chancery Urn-.   Tber* wet bo
Tecum sell.
This celebrated Indian * hief. who fell in the
battle of the Thames, during the l_st war with
Great Britain, having been shot by Col. R. M.
Johnson, or some other brave soldier under the
command of Harrison, was the sworn foe of the
Americans. Indeed, he detested the whole wh te
race as heartily as Carthagenian Hannibal d'*d the
Romans ; and he be'eam- the ally of England..be-
cause he was thus afforded a better opportunity
to wreak his vengeance on the descendants of
those wbo had taken possession of the soil which
rightfully belonged to the red men. nnd who wire
rapidly sweeping the Indian from the face of the
earth. Tecumseh was endowed with courage
which is not one of the most prominent characteristics of the North American Indian ; be also
possessed a mind of uncommon vigor, and in his
general character as well as his implacable hatred
to the whites, he resembled the celebrated Sachem.
Philip of Mount Hope. We have heard a little
anecdote of Tecurnsih, which will serve better
than a volume of description tu depict the character of this extraordinary man.
A short time before the battle of Tippecanoe, a
'•talk" was held between Gen. Harrison and Tecumseh, The Ge.ii' ral arrived fir-t at tlie appoint
ed place, which was an open spot, carpeted with
green sward, and covered only by the canopy of
heaven. Hi* was accompanied by his suite arrayed in full regimental-, and presenting a gay
and imposing appearance. Soon after. Tecumseh
approached the spot, clothed in a splendid Indian
mlli"ary costume, which yttm well calculated to
display his athletic form. His manner was not
that of a suppliant. His bearing was as haughty
as if worlds were at hi*- disposal ; and as he ad
vanced towards the spot where Harrison awaited
him, his step was firm, his form erect, with the
head slightly thrown back, hie features st'._ n and
rigid, and his nostrils were distended 1 ke those of
the war-horse, when he scents the battle from afar.
Indeed, his whole appearance was that of cne who
asks no favor, but who, goaded on by contempt
and hatred, breathes nought but defiance on his
enemies.
As- Tecumseh proudly approached, General
Harrison rose to receive ihe Chief, and pointing
to a bench prepared for the purpose said, "Your
white father requests you to be seated."
T cumseh cast upou the American General a
look of unmitigated scorn and indignation. uYou,
my father?" said he. '-No. The sun (pointing
to that li.miliary iu the Heavens) is my father!—
The earth (pointing to the ground) is my mother!
and (throwing himself o:. the ground,) I will rest
nowhere but on her bi som I"
The annals of Roman aud Gr<ci in history will
hardly furnish a reply to equal, in grandeur and
sublitnity, thi_ of the untutored Indian.
Starage of Grain—lis Value,
We are often inquired of relative to the condi
tion and utility of storage of grain, and t.ie best
point where it should b" located. Tlie first and
most important is the condition, and. we add the
quality of the grain stored. We never rec m-
mend the storage of the poor, broken, half dried.
ornnmer. hantable grain ut any rate? Sell the
poor for what it may bring on the ground, if yi*u
can, for pig or chicken feed; and if you should
find your crip turn out poor, unsaleable grain.
don't blame the seed or land, or season aliogether.
Make the results of your crop and labor a serious
-•abject of enquiry.
Ask yourself if your system of plowing time
of seeding, kind '*f land and l'. e implements you
u-e in harvesting. Were all they should be. These
are quest Ions that niay lead you to know 'hat tin-
fault lies with yourself and your own system, and
not with seed, cilmate, or so I. Your small,sliriv
elled grain resulted from p*~or shallow plowing,
or late planting ; your short straw and sparse
heads from ti.e kind of soil selected; and your
broken grain Irom a p.or thresher, or a want of
knowledge in using it. Examine ear.tally, and
you will know much buime lies at your own door.
The next question should be most carelully considered. This is, your own pecuniary condition
If the probable rise on the crop will not far exceed the debts aud interest you now owe, and
warrant you in remaining under any embarrass
ment you may sutler until you realise tlie gain;
then by all means sell and free yoursell at once.
But should your knowledge of the crops give you
sufficient confidence to hold and hold safely—if
your.cops, with the increased cost ol storage.
would, at all events, even without an advance,
clear you from debt, then you may have a just ex-
CUB» for holding ; but never run a ri; k that would
embarrass or prevent your future success.
The kind ot grain that alone is worn storing
is and always wi.l lie. tin; soundest, p'umpest, and
lairest ; i. e. only the very best. Ail the inquiries we mak- Of milters and purchasers show us
conclus'v-ly that grain growers lo<e one eighth
and one-quarter of a cent, in most cases, from
sheer neglect and carelessness in threshing and
cleaning their graiu Thoii--nds of dollars are
lost every y*sar from this source alone.—California Fmmtr.
Sit\Ksr„AR_; as i.-Mik.—li is a nobler thing to
know that such a:__an- as Shakspeare was created
thau to be familiar with tlie shelves of wholt libraries of dusty tomes. Tiie adtotit of a soul sir
richly gifted, of a nature so intens.ly id-nil Mid
so richly passionate, is an era in the history of;
man. No poet ever reached a height so lofty,
described so jcrundly, speealsted-so daringly^ o*
felt so deeply ; aud none ever sewtfijd so little cm'
scions of an effect. His grandest thoughts flow to
naturally, that it is eusy to see that they are _a-
miliarand accustomed to his mind ; and his gaiety
and mirth are alikechaiacttri.stic of himself. Hans-
let and Mercutio, Macbeth and Rom.o. Pfosptro
and Benedick, are fit Shakspeare in his di_fc"r_u.
moods; the lov.-r, the wit, th* Idealist, soldi«r
and sage, each and all be.-r tlie ImprBSi of having
originated from the same mind. There is probably less known at Saakspeare personally thau of
any other roniT of mark in English history, Hs
lived "man age of heroes, and he was a forfatO-i
uirtii amongst them, nil cotemporariei bowed
before his master spirit, and the most colonial'
minds of all Europe have acknowledged hii sev-
ereignty. And yet we have a better knowledge
of men who died a thousand years ago, before
printing perpetuated tradition, when chroniclers
were few, than of this wondrous man. Tli ore is
not. we have reason to think, a single letter ofhis
writing preserved, and scarcely a contemporary
anecdote. There are portraits not one of which
can be proved to be authentic ; a bust which seems
genuine, but cannot be warranted. This man, the
real spiritual king of E.igUnd, is in his individuv
ality as much a myth as Homer, But this we do
know, a man there lived whose intellectual »ts4
moral nature w.is a microcosm which embraced
the ideal Gf humanity, and thai* he left behind _
hundred representatives of his own mind, none
like each other, but all file* himself, by whom
«v?ry passing speculation or reasoning is best il*
lusirated, and in whom every emotion finds its
noblest and most genuine utterance.
 j ~m *.«_—     	
Origin of th_ fierr-isr '* 'IVrvc.ut.''—"This ■
opprobrious term of ''turncoat" took its riis
irom one ofthe first dukes of Savoy, whose dominions lying open to the incursions of the two
contending houses of Spain and France, he was
obliged to temporize and fail in with that Pow-
that was most likely to distress him, according
to the success of their arm' against one another.
So being frequently obliged to change sides, he
humorously got him a coat made that was blneoa
one side and white on the other, and might be in-
diflerently worn either side out. While on the
Spanish interest he wore the blue wide out, and
white side was the badge for the Fr<*nch. From
whence he was called Emmanuel, surnatn.d the
Turncoat, by way of distinguishing him from
other princes of the same name of lhat house.''
Lettuk Children Sing.—Tbe editor of the
Ara.rican Magaz-i''" in speaking of vocs! music,
says:
■'AH children can learn to sing, if they commence in season. In Germany, every child is
taught to use its voice while young. In their
schools, nil join in singing, as s regular exercise
as much as tbey attend to the study ofgeographyj
and in their citircbes singing is not confined to
the choir, 'hat sits apart from the others, perhaps
in one corner of the h-.use, but ti.ere is a vast tide
of that incet'se going forth to God from every
heart that can give utterance to this language
from the soul. In addition to the delightful influence music hag upon the character, it has also a
marked influence in suppressing pulmonary complaints. Dr. Rush used to say lhat the reson why
the Germans seldom die of consumption, was that
they were always singing."
Ose-Testh of a Second from Death.—It will
be remembered that the Rev. Mr. SeU'wood, of the
Episcopal Church, missionary to Oregon, was in
the Panama massacre, and reported among the
dead, lna 1-.tier just received from him, he saya
that he received four wounds, and is disfigured
for life. His narrow escape from death is thus
described : After I had recovered.and previous to
leaving the hospital, one of the medical attendants
. ,iid to mfl : " I look upon your escape as a miracle; the ball passed so near the heart, that it
must have passed at the instant ot its contraction-
for had it passed at its expansion, you must haT.
b.-en killed. Ju--t the oue-teuth of a second made
all the difference in yuur case between life and
death," ^_	
Debts of the Pi-phi.—The public debt of tb«
Papal Slates is sa.d to amount to $1,000,000,000 ;
thein.-reston wire I is $.0,000,000 per annum.
The population of the State does not exceed 3,-
000.000 of people, so that the interest ii nearly
seven dollars a head for every man. woman and
child. The evidence of the debt are said to be ia
the hands of Jews, who are the capitalists of Europe, and hold a mortgage ou almost every
Christian crown
'■ Tiie Great Comet."—The great comet of
1264 and 17561" ith a tail of 90 degrees, it is confidently predcted by the celebrated English astronomer. Mr. Hind, will appear during the present or succeeding year.
Two of the doors of the new capitol nt Wash-
ingtor.nre to cost $14,000 apiece! They are of
bronze, with '-alto relievos" representing national scenes.
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An English paper states that all the
Mad s made for the English army, nre the
four men, three of whom are brothers, Th n* is a
secret in the mode of manufacture, known only
hy th"se four, and which they JffllWIsly L-nanl.-—
They select their own assistants and have the
right to discharge them at pleasure, when they do
not like them. One of rhe brothers, at Endfield,
makes eighty blades per day, f.r each of which
he receives 2s, 2d. Hia average earnings weekly
are about £50.