«*5
What Makes a Man.
BT WM. DJ-NTUM-
t*Not nasi*root y «■*.-•. nor lengthened life,
Not pretty ohiidr.n and a wife ;
Not pins aud canes and fancy rings,
Not any such like trumpery thing_ ;
Not pipe, cigar nor hot! led wine,
Nor liberty with king* to dine ;
Nor coat, nor boots, nor yet a bat,
A dandy vest or trim cravat;
Not horses, laud or golden ore,
Not alt Lhe world's wealth laid in store ;
Not Mr., Rev., Sir uor Squire,
With titles that the mem ry tire;
Not ancestry, traced Lack to Wil,
Wbo went trom Noimaudy to kill j
Not Latin. Greek uor Hebrew lore.
Nor thousand volumes rumbled o'er;
Not judge'--robe, uor mayor's mace,
Nor crown" that deck ihe royal race ;—
Thetie all united never can
_r»T_ii to make a -ingle m_n.
A truthful soul, a loving mind,
Full of affection of its kind ;
A spirit firm, erect and free,
That never b>\eely bends the knee ;
That will not bear a feather's weight
Of nia very'n chain, for small or great;
That truly speaks from God within,
And never makes a league with sin ;
That snaps the feiti-ra despots make,
And loves the truth lor its own sake ;
That worship*. Gud. and him alone,
And bows nowhere but at his throue ;
That trembles at no tyrant's nod ;
A foul that tears no one but God ;
And thus can smile at curse or ban ;—
That is the soul that makes a rami.
A Switdi uf Den Worth Hiving.
B patient. B prayerful B humble, B mild,
B wise as a Solon, B meek as h child.
Bitudious. B thoughtful. B loving, B kind,
B sure you make matter subservient to mind.
B cautious, B prudent. B trustful, B true ;
B eourt-oun to all men. B friendly with few ;
B tampera*"- in argument, pleasure and wine ;
B careful of conduct, of money, of time.
B chearful, B gi.atotul.IS hopeful, B turn,
B peaceful, benevolent, willing to learn ;
B courageon*, B gentle, B 1 beral, B juat,
B •spiring, B humble, because thou art dust;
B penitent, circumspect, sound in the faith ;
B acttre,divided ; B faithful till death ;
B honcBt, B holy, Lransparcnt and pare ;
B dependant, B faint-like, nnd you'll B snenre.
jfan 1 niutsro ^bbrriiseimnts.
Por _S^-_e,
BV   TH1_   CASE   OU   PACKAGE,
In quantities to suit.
LOSG BILL PA.EIt. '.I__..!- CAI'. LETTFCI' PAPER. INK,
1*I'*').W- OII.I. PAI'KR. •■'UUI.---AP1 NOTKPAPEli, l'KN-
Cil__, Bt-A-fK BOOKS. WAFEBB, So., So.
Noisy Carriers Boole and Stationery Co.,
87 Batter* at   and 04 mid 68 Ei-ne Wharf, San Francwco
y3—3m 0. P. KIMBALL, President.
THE ELECTBO-CHEMICAL  BATHS
OF   DR.   BOURNE,
Southeast Comer of Sansome and Cam iierciat Street
To Parties Cluiniii-g Payment from
the United Stat*;* for loss and dest. u_tl_n of
Property dxirlng the Wax- ivltli Mexico.
PARTIES desirous of having tbeir Claims prosecuted by the undersigned tiefore the Court of
Claims at Washington, can receive all the necessary information on the subject, and have their
Claim1* promptly prosecuted on application to 0.
MORGAN, Los Angeles.
iUg 2 J. D. STKVENSON, Sau Francisco.
Clothing I   Clothing ! I
JENNINGS   &   BRKWSTER,
Manufacturers and Jobbers of Clothing;,
No. 7a l'attt-iy Street,
KAN" FRANCISCO,
WOULD re-pectfully call the attention oj buyers  U,
tii-fir 1..-T*.-  -.uid Irfil am-wrted -lock ci'SPRUNG AND
SUMMER. CLOTHING, cons'-ting of—
PANTS.
New styleu plain _n_ fancy caSr PantF |
Now styles plain andfonoy -atio.* rwu ;
Black Do.Hkin and can-iniAe Pint* j
Assorted Kentucky Jean Punta;
Linen duck __d drill iiBiit-i,
VESTS.
White and clieck Mar-eilles Vesta ;
Plain ami Fancy eas*imer« Vests ;
Plait) and Fancy silk vests ;
SUITS.
Plain jm_ r_ncr oaHHimerfl Business Sutti ;
Plain an_ check lin'-n lii-shiM* cuits ,
COATS.
Black cloth Frrick Coats ;
DRAWERS AND SHIRTS.
Gray ami White Mci ini> Shirts and __„wer8 :
Hid-Ore. Check nnd Ftfliinel Shirts.
OVERALLS AND SOCKS.
Denim Jumpers and uvcralls ;
Cotton, Merino and Wool --neks.
HATS. BLANKETS. Ac.
i ad**ition to the „b_vp, we  have n, fine assortment o\
Goods Konerally kept in our Utte ju7—3m
DISEASE
Also, alllndol*.
nt Ulcer
.Tumors. SweBings,AbM
Cancerous Aifect
on* gen
opposite St. Nicholas Hotel, San Francisco,
Intoi-mitt-iit and other FeVers, Jaundice, Diaeaie-i
3, all -flsu.l Lli.-sorder-, P„r_ly_i-, Neuralgia, including lie
itoni.-ihingsuccess in
OF     THE   BYES.
B-. Cancer of the Womb, all utlieraffections of th- Womb, and
B.ith-seora tobe Nature's own chosen   r*ediura   for effecting
. ; and u.rore .eyim'.the possibility of doubt, to all who tak"
Ihi- human svstcin bv administt-ring  to   it calomel,   arseu c,
, ami a whole lio-tol'deadly drug-which remain   in   the  _ys-
of oil  i
ilta,
Much leas any POISONOUS
Treatment was employed,
tlmin, white they aiso re-
e the members of the hu-
i} Statt* and   the   world   at
iter-d to the human sys-
,i.j of thousands   (ill   prema
l;s, aud the Sleep
ions are published,   that   those
any should suppoaq ,liey were
San ^rattrisrn ^btoistnunts.
CLOTHS! CASSIMERS! TAILOR'S 1RIMMINGSL
And Billiard Cloths !
I BEG leave to inform the public in general th_t
I keep constantly ou hand a complete. _d4'well,
assorted stock of
Clothe, Cassliaers, Tftllor'a Trlmmltiga, Rtl_-a_r4
Cloth., V'-Ivcta -hi] V.-llHga
of all descriptions.
Importing all these articles onlyfrom tbe-tn out
prominent European Factories, I am able to.s,_tis-.
i'y all reasonable demands. lam willing to fell
iu quantities to suit, and .soliciting order» 1 guarantee llity will be executed faithfully mtdr with
despatch. A. L BLUMENTHAL.
San Francisco, Sacramento street, 142, beiwetn
Kearny and Moi tgomepy-. auglfi 3m
The three greatest Generals—Ge.»r_l Peace
General Plenty and General Satisfaction.
Why !• a man with no employment like a clock?
Became he has a good deal of time on hi- hand
Why are green peas like SebatttOpol ? Because
tiny must be shelled before taken.
__ Yankee baa invented a machine for taking
the noiie out of thunder,
Beautiful in the love and . mvect thu kiss of a
■liter; But if you haven't a sister handy, try
your couiin ; it isn't much worse.
M. B. If you haven't a cou'in of your oirn, try
■omebody eles's ; therc-'ii no difference.
Dobbs is such au enthusiastic believer in pro-
grenioa, thsthesays that the time will yet come
when watering the earth with sherry cobblers will
makei bushes and trees bear ladies' gaiters and
French boots.
There Is iron enough in the blood of one man
ta make a chain of sufficient strength to bind him.
The quantity of brass in his face is not so readily
ascertained.
Val-k of a 3c_-0--_C-._ter and bets S-H'Vt.ahs.—
"A-and of brigands," says the E*peranee, of
Atheus, of the 19th, " entered I_epsi*«ti, in Mi
donia, aud took away into captivity the schoolmaster ofthe place with all bis scholars ; the brigands have demanded ransom of 500.000 piasters."
The same iron ore furnishes the sword, tbe
jllonghshare, tbe pruning-hook, the needle, the!
graving-tool, the spring ot a watch, the chisel, the
ehain, the anchor, the compass and the cannon
bat!.
Swift used to say that uni reraal as was the practice of lying, he did not remember to bave heard
three good lies in all hia life. A good reason why
—all lies are bad.
A countryman, giving in his evidence at court.
was asked by the counsel if he was 1 orn in wjd-
leek. " No, sir," he replied, " I was born in De-
Tonshire."
Scppino.—Man is a wonderful creature to sap.
He can sap-ply, sap-plant, sup-pute, supplicate,
■up-pose, sup-press, Bilp-soup, sup-on and sup port.
—Exchange,
Yes, and wheu he gets a' wife he can sup-porl
her.— Stirlig'if.
And sometimes he can tup porter without a
wife.— Bullfrog.
''Thanks," muttered our bachelor"fiieiKJ, "no
more woineu in heaven—they cau't get iu. Their
hoops are so broad they will have to go the broad
road! None of these fashionables can ever crowd
through the narrow gate.-"
Life, we are told, is a journey—and to seethe
way in which some people eat, you would imagine
they were taking in provision to last them the
whole lengLh of the journey.
Once upon a time it took thirteen years work
for a laboring man to purchase a Bible. Lithe
year 1272 the wages of a laboring man were less
than four cents ^ day. while the price of a Bible ai
the tame period was $130. A coium.n laborer in
those days must toil on industriously for thirteen
leug yean, if he would possess a copy ofthe word
•fGod! Now. the earnings of hai fa day will pay
the cost of a beautifully printed copy ol thesacred
trade.
An editor asks, in talking of poetry and matii-
raony—'• Who would indite son.iets to a woman
whom he saw every morning in her night-cap, and
•very day at dinner swallo-vin-,' meat and mil"
tard?"
Theodore Hook once said to a man, at whose
table a publisher got very dru il., "Why. you
appear to have emptied your wine-cellar into youi
b-ok-seller."
A printer out West, whose first son happened to
be ft very abort, fat little fellow, named himBre
Tier Full-faced Jones.
Tbe most cross-grained arc by no means thn
want of mankind, nor the humblest iu station the
Jftftstpolished in feeling.
^either men nor women become wha' they wero
-intended to be by carpeting th"ir progress with
velvet: real strength is tested by difficulties.
SkMjWG.—Owls look winer than- eagles, arid
__*»r a sheepskin passes for a chamois.
Speaklnj without thinking, is shooting without
|«kisg aim.
Drugs   and  Medicines..
Hedington cS_? Oo_,
114 Battery Street,
SAN  FRANCISCO,
OFFER for sale, Ex " Darling/' '"'Tornado,'' __d.--i.e-
B.i-
Ku_
Uambrlt* Lin thrice
Pcosh Hop-in Balt-a
"     ,; Papen
Io Ude Potass
Adhesive Planter
Sulphurate Uorghtai
Shaker's Herbs
OiIl--.TK_v.-o_t
Oil (inj-imm
Oil Lemon
Oil Rose
Oil [-"_.i*;i.fr„H
Togetlior with a  full
■-■-<*'!i Me-lefjis
ifenherg Med'e
nd's s-i-sapari]
vra-Ond's Marfra
w Wax
■ii Salts
'h
at  orDHijri nnd  tfetli
quir-ri by tlie trad*.
NiiTON it CO.,
'hole-ale Dntjzfri..-,
Drugs, Medicines,
Perfumery,  Fancy  Articles,   *c,
Crowell,  Crane & Rrlglians,
(Late ... Ciowell ce Co..)
IMPOBTPRS OP FORMON AND DOMESTIC
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, DYES, PATENT MEDi-
cines, Perfamery, Fancy Articles, &c,
131C0MM1_1.CIAL-TKEET, (LONG WHARF.)
San  Frnncisco.
OUR assortment now in the larpeston !hc Pacifio(>*_st.
It hm been selected with (jreal cat- by oue of cur
firm, who resides in lhe East, We shall bo in imiisfant
receipt, bv svery «te_j-_r and ituppbr ship, <if koogs of tho
best quality, which we will Bel] at the lowest rt-ni-nfira-
tive prices. Persons wish ing Bonds of tlie best qtmMTY.
irnd at the LOWBST PWJI&. can do betterwith un than by
any other hoime in California. _t-pf._0~3m
The Eyes !   The Eyes!
X>_f- _E3. II- I*-A__R_D_E-_EJ%
orui_isT.
AFTER a protract*!*, blinAeBfl ol more than  fife y.ara
llr. I*ar*lei- has mad.- him self thoroughly and --i»_U-
ticaliy acquainted with all the disorder-- nl tht* El E, and
aft. with universal succe-i- the 8am• t_«'at.
'iient by which he was cureil
-V Woidof Cmit Ion.—The eye is hy far too pretieujt
and delicate an -irga n tn be trifled with in made tbe euh-
ject of random experihients,  therefore,   it  would. _*, n_.
lingly unwise and  perhaps  dangerous to   ir.eej.t any
he   "never failing cures " that are tendered by t_V
■ taken kindness ol' all around, for every one off en «
specific for diseases of Iheeyc.
t^g- Many patients can be seen at the office of Dr. Par-
et*. in dilferi*nt stages of recoverv.
OFFICR—San Francisco, we^t of the I'laia, opi-onift* th'%
Id Post Office, one door north ot the Portsmouth Hou it.
'41
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'M~~W,i I flfl
'* '      * !'!*!<'"
__i-_4-\ -S__S%^tt___*s
PIONEER WATEK CUKE IJS'STITUTE,
Southeast Corner of Sansom" and Commercial Streets, opposite St. Nicholas Hotel, San Francisco
 *ia'-^**^,IHB"-B»-^ ——	
Dr.  BOURNE,   Water  Cure   Physician,
HavingeTOry facility for the sc'e.ntM-, a Imitiis trillion of Witter Treatment, offers  the  ai vantages   of this natural.
rati:.'.)*-!, and raowt eiBcaciousmode of c iriir. li>-e _■«■-, t > uiv a* h   in uitaer acate or chronic stages of aufferi g, and
it. CHEAI'E-Tsvsti
■/ei-rtnd Asm-. Uth
'.iCALED VALUE.
loes not  administer an
orn tion to health.
AU. N *-Y* us and  . e:
The "Ru5
their EVn, (
NOT Wator i
in.'Mligee.
V8KQUi-.XC.
^a_- PARTICULAR   NOTICE. -tS_^
:„*1 be 111* A LED, ami convei-ted to this
Druggists, ChemistSj & Assayers3
C_S-X.0,E6^-V-7'-£tX*OP CS_SO_
DHlUiG-STS' ULASSWAREl DRUGGISTS' GLASS-
WAP.EI—Per recer.t arrivals, 1000 gross assorted
I'rescription Vinls. Pa-king I'ouWs, Castor Oil Kettles.
Cologne RoMles, Tincture Bottles, Sample Pottles, Salt
Mouth Pottles, Counter Jars, Show Jars, t.uech Jars, Mortars _I)dPestle*3, Graduates' Funnels. Syringes. Corks,
Twine, etc., etc , embracing every article in the line.
In store and for sale, bv
JOHN TAYLOR, 132 Washington st,
juT—3m nan Francisco.
CHEMIST-'   AND  ASSAYKK-'   GLASSWAliK.   &c —Pel
recent arrivals,  Cnicibl s.  Evaporating Dishes, Be
torts, Receivers. Msttrasses Tuhciu-. Test Tubes. Anneal
iiR Cups. AcJ.l Hiiltlw. Svphons, Funnels, etc., etc.
In store and for sale bv
JOHN TAYLOR, 132 Washington street,
ill"—-3m Sm Frai-ins.-o
SKUA 8fOC
Oust,/fori
IH)A..-
I'tlCK I—!
d, Whiting, Oil
JOHN TAYLOR, 132 Washington
San F-
ud fo
Twine,   Marble
treet.
PKitFliMKItV. F.NCY AUTICLK."*, "ce.— Jn,t
fine a-)-- .rtment  of Perfumery,   from   the celebrated
of H. Ro^i
this market.
Also, a line
Articles gene
assortment  of Combs,  Brusln
ally. For sale by
JOHN TAYLOn, 132 Washing
selected expressly for
and Fancy
DEiN'NK   WIRE   WORKS.
MANUFACTORY OF
Wire Cloth, Wire Netting,
Sahd:   Wheat,  Corn and Coal Screens,  Sieves.
Bird Cage-, Fendcs and Fire Guards^
Meat Safes. Dish Cove-s, Patent
Gauze  Window Blinds,
Wire Fencing, fyc.
No. 108 CLAY STREET,
BETH EEJVB1TTKRY -1JVD SA.YSOME.
-SAN FRANCISCO. CAL".
Particular Attention given to the Mannfactnrt
PREMIUM  WlTlE  CLOTH,
For  Flour   and  Fanning  Mills   and   Threaliinp
.jii7—3m Machines,
Xj-   __=»_  _e,IS_E_C______Et-'j©
ADVERTISING    AGENCY,
Iron Building, opposite   Pacific  Express  Com
putty's Office, up stairs.
S*_N FRA.NCTSCO.
VD7ERTISEMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS solicited for
he following named pa-pert-:
■la-.amento Union. Yreka Union,
-an  Joaquin   Republican,     Woavervill- Democrat,
[StoektonJ Iowa Hill News,
■farysville Herald, Volcano Ledger,
.era**- Jo-'rnal, San Jose Telegraph,
;ras- Vi.l'ev Telegraph, Petaln'ea J_i_rr_]
^nnora Herald. 'California Farmer
■lo.oritb-a Ga-ette, Los Angeles Star. TLos An-
Joontain Democrat.   [P3a-      geles.]
cerville,") Santa Barbara G.-zoUe,
'alaveras Chronicle, [Kok..  Sav Diego Herald
Hill,] Vallefolhilletin,
J'-asta Courier, Leader, rOajland ]
vopire Ar_ns, fColoma.1       Humboldt Timeia
■.tanpo*M Gazette,
Oriental. [Chinese and English.] San Franciscn
Oi-ee'.ntan   [Portland Oregon Territorv,] '
Ore_on Statesman, [Salem, Oregon Territory,]
I'ion  eran    Democrat   ffllfmjda. Puget Sound, W. T.l
Pdi?et Sound 'ou-ier, rSteilsc^om.PiKret Sound, W. T
-■oivnesian. [Honolulu   Saodwirh Is1a„_F.]
J. M. Strobridge & Co.,
WHOLESALE AHD  RETAIL
CLOTHING  EMPORIUM,
CORNER OF
COMMERCIAL AND SAN80ME STREETS,
Ijii-d-r St. _*/_eliol_.ii Hotel,
/-\FFER thelarg,
\J Cloth) ii g
(ilood'i ever o|.-eiu-i
The Latest e
of all kinds of
SAN FJRANCISCO,
it and most com).let* assortment of
it;irt   Oeiit.U-nu-i-i-'a   Furnisl-lni
in Pan Krurtcisco.
perevery sieamei from our Manuf„c
ul most Fash Ion a bio Styles
mm<^ -j fe.m&fi&n
e, Black, Dro-.vn a:
e -nd Heavy ]*eav(
■ d*-i
Overcoats;
nd Frock Coats;
■il-ti.
e till
Ah
nd Heavv Fr.-nch an.1 American Cansi
ik and Fancy Silk Velvet, Satin and Cloth Vest's-
KibbedCassimereaniiCioth Bu>ine.^ Suits, etc.
;--irtraent of Hats  and  Cap- constantly
hand.
Fine White an*. Cheok'tiheri anil Cotton Shirts-
fine Silk, Merino an* Cotton (Ttidershirt- and Drawer"
Scs-rfs. Cravats   N'r-ck Tk*s, Suf-[leciers■
Collars. HiiinlkHrchiefs. (-loves:
English, jferhui uud Cotton Half Hose, etc., etc.
Everything connected- with
Gentlemen's  Furnishing  Goods
-^l-X_t_23.3_____0_i_*   0-oo«3.^
ow opening and ready for sale.
.100,0)0, we invite all, e
liming of o
rs visiting the
ir purchases, is  we ilattei
ieeand quality.
. May 16, 185G.
my-fSi-
Los que Padezcan! Lean!LLean!!!
E-E-^E;
..  ,.____
EL GRAN HEMBDIO ITALIANO
DE DU. PAItEIRA,
Para la cierta y eficoz extra de las infermedades
de una naturaleza privada, sin hacer cuso del
tiempo que sc ha durado y sin malos efectos al
sistema o rinpotier^e en dicta.
ff line, sc Iia faltndo—MI   jiuede fait* a Curnr.
E.TE E-PFCIFICU   INVALUABLE FUE INTRuDUCID'
hace cincuenta aAos en lJisa,y i*rontode.sf ues fue hien
cuiio-.-jdo paVa una cura cierta que en los pueblos j ciu
des no solameiiie en el Co-v.iniinte, pero lain hien en G-
Bretafia, lol deimmda por elit y ens meritos tan recuiv
do~ tjne en menos deuti alio diesn introduccion, fui
» lugar
de lat
"■;■"■
<,-!)*,!-!:■
c-puiaridad qui!
!_m-eltr%od.-
1 nuel., y coin*
■i-la
eolthcln
. de eilo
emedios. law fueultade;- d.
rincijialec de Europa fuernn
i80__bTo_o jioiier sobre enter
itr.-is medrcinas, celnsos de si.
no detenerloen   hy. progreso.
. Ion llanos llevando todo pot
iunfo. f'e qtiedo en sus meri-
o rio probd y fue conviucidi
fdo por Dr. Pareira de la ven-
i preparo soloate-tiquaasus
r lo recieta fue heredada poi
lo ha introducido en los Kb-
las auras que se ha hecho e^
jueden dar testimonio de su
falsas
,  y  sus  fatiri-
it por D. Bab-
n y lat- Islas dt
star dirijidos
Estadoyener-
e compran por
P. [iABCnCK, Drr
I-lstjv de
B. WINSTON.
STaRKWEATF
COFFIN Y OA.
. BRUN'ER. Bot
HO and 131 SacT_imetito'!_t-
/._?/-   CAUTIf
To beware ofthe tricks ami varf<
ners and Hack Drivers, represent!
employed   hy the proprietor of  tl
letting tfiem that it. belongs to the
-V7.7
J?' the
<■ T-.ni:
ifter-i
irds*
HUR   WANTED ; Sea ottpr. T,nn<i  ottPr. Bp*-
T    VT. M-u-tin, B--**ran<i De*-r okiop. anrf al! other
kinda of Furs, fr*t which fair prip.no will ho pftifl
M. RO^RNSTOCK.
No. 70. Battery.street, up stairs bptwepn Sacra-
laeoto.aii- Califoroia streets, San Frnnp, fco.
Bflp.2f>—2m
Boarfl per Week	
Board per Day	
-le.n.le, end- 	
In addition to a large number
two to three beds in each, there is
and neatly furnished sfngle Bei!
fitted up with spHngK and the be-,
fhereby makine this the best hum
_-OdD_lngf pel 'Week..,,
I-Odglnpper Vl»ht	
WW* VREK BATT1K -|_w
Thn   What r-heer Hon=e .ends  tn.the lioVts an e-xpre,,
wajron.. with the name if tbe house on it, for the Putpoh.
nf ".n.rryin? oas-engers n nd na_g^gp Free ! The Drnn,-ioini
wishine-ft underEtood that ail otherfsct without authon
ty from hire.
-iyS&tf K. B, TPOODWABD, Prr^rletw.
 SG OO
...,:..»j oo
 50 cento
tf Ko
ems   having from
lOtl    Wr.'l   nnisllPr
-oorn
i.     The  Beds   nr.
ein
he^itv.
..$3
:t. t.iiiw
.;SO_v .•»,,$_ 00
. CARR, Do-
■•'LARK, Nev
I.GATLIFF,
1J- _alle Ue Uiay Mm 1* ranctuco.
;er per J. B. WINSTON,
Drogerero Los AngeleB.
Agentes en el Kstado.
Los Ansreles.
*K. I!ot!eadela Ciudad, Sacramento.
Boticarfos ilarysville.
•a de Tuolumne, Sonora
Botica de Shasta, Shasta.
'■'       " I'lacerville, Placerville.
iudad de Sacramento.
LOS ANGELES STAR
Ifflr f rintiitg (S-taMi.jjni.iif.
SPRING STREET, adjoining tho U. S. Land Office.
Th_  proprietor of the Los AngelefStar, would respect
ui!ly  inform  his   friend- and   the  public,   that   he ha.
i ust roceived a large and varied assortment of new materi
il, and is now prepared to execute the following deacri-j
PLAIN AND FANCY
JOB  I*3ElI_N'TX_Ci_rO-.
Ia the best style ot the Art.
D"°0kl'. . ■ °ircJ,llar,l> Law Slants,
Bill Heads, Deeds, Bank Check.    *
uabels, Notes, Prograrrirr* •«.
Posters, Billots, Bill-of _W,
AoS every -t-wenptioii of Printing tbat may Wre^uit-d-.
sta
OFFICIAL J mi CTiiKY.
UVITKH SSEAIR*! 0FF1CKHS.
United States District Court for the Southern
i District of Cultfornia;
I. S. K. Ogier. JudRfi'j P. Oid, District At.or-
m-y;    C.  Sims, Clerk ; E. Huiit.r, Marshal.
United States Land Office for the Southern XJiV-
trict of   California:
Andrei-* Pico, llectfiver ; H. P. Dorsey, Register.
United States Court of Claims:
G. E. parr, Commissioner,
Customs Department— (San Pedro).
Collector—Col..L-"aiic William^; Dt-puty — J. F,
Stephens.
Postmatters :
J. S. Waite, Loe Angeles.
G. C. Alexander, San Pedro.
Thomas Burdi-k. San Gabriel.
Ira Thompson, Monte.
Fitst Judicial District, comprising the counties if
Lo-. Angeles, Scfn liernaidrao and .San Dit-g*.
First Di-trk-t Oonri.—Judge—Benj. Hayee.
COUNTY   OFFICERS
County Court—Wm. G. Dryden, Judge.
Sheriff— J. R. Bar-on; Under Sherifi—Elijah
Bel lis.
Countv Treasurer— H. N. Alexander.
County Assessor— Antonio F. Coronel ; Depot J
-J. H. Ccl* man.
County Surveyor— IT. Iloncoek.
Public Arlministrator— M. K. Her.
Superintendent ol Public S_hoo!-—Jamst* F'
Burns.
District Attorney--.p. E. Thorn.
Coroner—J. B. Winston.
County Clerk—John W_ Shore; IJeputy- J. A.
II nchman.
Jailer—Francis Carpenter.
Board of Supervisor.—J. R,.Scoit, M. _>o,inio-
uez, W. M, Slockloii, Toteii,- A, SnEicb-2. R. Frj-
TdWNSHII" OFFirEE.
Los Angeles—Justi-es of the  Peace— Ru*sell
ackett. J.   8. Mnlliinl.    CouMnbh f~ -fl.fcrli f K,
Baker, Wm. II. Little.
CITV f>F_„-J_KS.
Mayor—John G. Nlelirt*.
City   Mar.hal—W.  C.Geiffian': DepirtJ—__.||.
Smith-
City Treasurer—Snmiiel A rl tickle.
City A_.es8or- w, II. Peter.on.
City Attorney—C. E. TliVta.
Cit; CoifMcil—M. Eeqnen:-, _.. Putter, ;guneio
ilel Valle. E. Drown, J. G. Downey, lm Gilclirist,
A. Ulyanl.
SAN* brkXariu»:o county
County Judge—D. M. ^bomas;
Couuty Treasu er- Samuel Bulfe.
Couuty Assessor- Janus Henry Rolliii-.
County Surveyor—Alvin Studo'nrd.
Public Ad mini stmt or— Addison Pratt.
Superintendent Pub ic Schools- H. Skinner
District Attorney—Ehis Eome_.
Coroner—Wti*. Cox.
County Clerk—II, R. Hopkins,
Sheriff—Rober' Clitt.
Supervisor.--—h.  Roubideaus, N. Taylot, Wti
Coi.
The Ljim' of -Vewspnpers.
1. Subscribers who do not give express notii-f
o the contrary, sire considered as wisiiinp to cow-
ti line their subscription.
2. If pubscriberp order their papers di.-contuiu*- d,
Publishers may continue to send them until alt
charges are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to takp their
papers irom the office or place to which th-y art
sent, they are held responsible until they settle
their account, and give notic*- to discontinue them-
4. If.-tibsciibeif- remove to otlierplaceF without
informing the Publishers, and the paper is sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible.
5. The Courts have decider that refusing to take
a paper or periodical from the office.'oi removing
and leaving it tmcalled forfyprima facia ev deuce
of intentional fraud.
Postmasters would oblige, by a ftrict fulfillment
of the regulations requiring them to notify Publishers, once in three months, of papers- not" taken
from their office by subscriberfi.   	
Distances.
The following table of-distance*---wan meapurei-
with a vtism.ter, by Capt. Warner, of tbe XJ
S. Topographical Engineers, in the sunmier
of 1848 :—
From SauFranci-cn toMipsion Dolores. .1\ milef.
"        " Sanchez Ranch 17
"     ..".., San Mateo ; 21
'*       " Santa Clara 48
"....",, San Jose  51
"        " Mui pity's   70
"      " San Juan 9*
*'        " Salinas river 113
"        *' Monterey, 12ft
"        ** Mission Soledad 166
■**.-      " Ojitos 266
"       '- San Miguel 237
"        " Brakes' Ranch 2S8
'*        " Santa Margarita,.. 26&
"        -- San Luis  Obispo _76
"       " Capt. Dana's... 299
'*       " Los   Alamos .321
"        " -Santa   Inez  ,.-;340 '
"       " Gaviot:. Pass 352
"        " Arroyo Honde 369
"       •* Dos Pueblos .370
"       " Santa Barbara....    387
"        " "Carpenti ria    . .398
"       " i Rincon 402
■*        " Bu navei'tnra 415
"        *' Santa Clara river.   ..421
"       *' Canega  .,4.5
'.*-,-'- liOB Angeles   .,.i<8*
H       " Los Coyotes 504
"■' '•'*' Santa Ana ..51-1
"       " Juan Avi.la'B  .-,^36
"       " San Juan Capistrano.5^2
"       M .Los Floros....,"... .V*_2
"        "-" San Luis Iftey 578
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Cos %'k%tita Star:
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At No. 1, Preo Builiiikgs, Spring Street, adjoining the TJ. S. Land Office, Los Angeles,
BY   IT.   HAMIT-TO-..'
TERMS:
Subscription, per annum, in advance., $5 00
For Six Months  3 00
ForTbr.ee Months  2 00
Single Number  0 25
Advbbti-KMESts inserte atTwoDotlars per square
of ten lines, for the Hrst insertion ; and One
Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction made to Yearly Advertisers.
Agents.—The following gentlemen are author-
ized Agents for the Star :
h.  P. FlSHRR San Francisco.
...San Gabriel.
...Monte.
....Santa Barbara.
...San Bernardino.
PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY,
THE. undersigned,   Agent   !i_-V*"^t^*C2__
]    of   t.
I COMPANY," will rt--si>;U-cli-y every Steamo
_ regilai- .:...press, ih charge of _ Special Mij-.ienger, to
santa barbara.
san luis obispo,
munterey;
SAN FRANCISCO, and
All parts of*Northern and Southern Mines.
—ALSO—
Oregon,  Atl;intl_   States  and  __ttro__t_.
COU,h"_TIt'NS nmde in all of tlie above named places.
TREASURE, PARQELS,  PACKAGKS and LKTTKRS for
warded.
l-l'A___  pi-rchaa-din  Sail   Fvaneisco   011  the  Atlanti*
Sute.1 and Europe.
'*»rti-ul_r attention paid to the forwarding of Gold Dust
h_,*+i._ \(;..t r.n- ■•oinai'e.
"eeived up to the latest moment
to'tlie Mint for
■i-tiri
h; k. MYL_a: A-ipmi
.vrape Boxes and Sawdust.
mill*I lJ.ViH-R..l.i.VED HAS MADK AUKAN'GEM.I-.NTS to
J. furniili Ohip-i l'nc!*ei^ wit.li li.wis of" all siaoa, of the
_Q0«t rtufUbte material, and .Iry Saw.lust to any extent,
ujf.n terms W\^i- than Ui-__.- oao be had from San Francis*
o, and in better quality.
Samples willbu -.i-ifarde-l iuimediate.lv, _tvtijontracts
entered iuto. aiid_iiiiii.pl- stook always kept on hanil.
11.  KE1.I.KK.
liisintss Cark
THOM & SIMS,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
OFFICE— CW MAIN- STREET,
(Opposite the Bella Union Hotel.) »n7
J*o____ -W".  Shore,
COUNTY CLERK.
Fees   payable   Invariably   in   advance.
X>_7.  CJ_i,_7-_e_*',
OFFICE   AJVD   DRUG    STORE.
—OS AJVG35J.ES   STRKET,
Aojoining Keller's Store.
JUAS. R. Johnson. |h. S. Ai.lanhoj
JOHNSON & ALLANSON,
Successors  to   Alexander   i_   Mdlvs.
"VVHolosnlc  1
MAIN STREET, Los Angeles.
un7
SOLOMON   LAZARD,
IMPOltTBC,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Frencli,   EnglisH   a_sd   Aniericaii
Dry Goods.
Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles.       aug 9
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwtirding and Commission Mcrclmnt,
San Pedro axd Los Axoklks.Cal.,
>7 a. READ, Agent,  Los Angeles.
IVetv Fruit v^ Yegeialslc Market.
rn.Il. an-lBrnifncd living |)-.ir.li!is'-(.l "tlie entire «lo__ of
A. Urocflri'M ;,ud Ni-.in.i-w ni'.loiix Mi.!D.ixo-_-ini !zC.a., he«
lr.*r* to Infirm his fricn<ls an*! flu* public tliat he has re-
enl.s 111 tlieatoi*., andal^o
Grocery and Liquor Bu-.iness,
A Fruit and Yegetable Market,
A- THI-: OLD S'fA-Hi ON '
_»M: _____   ~Z _"___"     ~7^ TI-C   -H.-fflL J_-___ _____ ■__9_,g
(Opposite Pine's flidel,) a few doors from Commercial    Street:.
Wiftr* irillivmst-witlv be   I'lund   »   oiioiee nssortiDBnt of
the&ViT. articles ctf«_.p fur (ASH.
iy Coiinti-y l'i-a.lers ai-e n;s]ieclfuUv requested to call
--Mid ,'xamii.e th- 5<.(i is.
«_r 111 kliidrt u?Country ProiTace taken   In
■rxeliniigc.
ff'-T- Remember the pEice- Opposite Pine'sH»
lei. Main street, L'.s Angeles.
no7 .IOSF.PH I-1CE.
S-J-WI-Y-x MACHINES,
GROVER, BAKER & CO.'S PATHNT.
mi[K..i..lei-.iene.:I l,»s „u lutinl .mli. ooiutantly recelv
-Sf-StiO©.
N
.TOTrCf" IS IIKI'FJVY GIVEN.
»eeut«d to tlie .Xti
Lftii Anfft-W, Mm
iat nil pers-on.i (vittiu;
•jh-Gatiriel. will be pro
JOSEPH A. ROWE
is tf
Carriage mul JUacksmith Shop.
By JOHN GOLLER.
LOS   A5TGELES   STREET,
_TKAU THI*: -'OUT   OF COMMJCUCIAL.
rr-HK subscriber reKpeetfiillyT
X forms tim publie-i-nei-.-iHvr.l
he will keep constantly  on  Iiru:
and will manufacture to order,
Coaches,Buggies., Wagons. Carts &c,
lanlik
r.irnnlc* fine stock ot" El
l']_nk_i.daxels. He keep
ofC-irt ..nd Itiigg
He has onhandflalid
t- Oak and Hickory
von handalar^cva.
..-_...   .,,.-._.. ,_SSJ   „„-„.„, _,,-ke-, Felloes, Shafts,
Neck Yokes, Double and < ingle trees
Horse Shoeing and BlacksmitHing
in -All Its rariou.*-branches, executed with promptnes.*-and
p«-ntch. I'ai-licuhir alien tion will be sjiven to the matiu-
r*_tiire*tid i-epair oi'l'I.OWS, HAKRO'VS, and other J"_rm-
inj Unt-iisils. He ha.s an e_tensivt> assortmentofTronax-
• 1-. Sprtiigs, Bolts, Plow ami Spring steel, and other mate-
rialpertaininjr to the business, too nuniprous to mention.
Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal.
BANNING & WILSON,
Forwarding asid Co5D_s__i._sl.oi_ Mer-
ch'ants, Sam Pedro.
Piiikeas BA_a.tjjG, S. IL WrL'-O-f.
—___________ Re.P27
3ES-' o_ _oc_a_.x_1x_i?
IMPOItTEU AND DBAI.ER IN
-Iniik   Hooks,   Stnplv   nml fniuy   Stationary.
Writing Paper, &c. -ic.
Corner of Front an.d Commercial Streets,
SAN FRANCISCO.
August-, 1S56. 3m
HIDES, II IS SHEEP SUB.
Ralph. Emersion
GIVES NOTICE TO THE RANCHER0S AND
Butchers of this vicinity that he will give the
highest price for Hid.:-*, Calf, Sheep, arid Goat
Skins', and for Wool.
fffi* Liberal advances made on contracts for
the coming clip of Wool.
A .fron-nil a^ortment of Red svood and Pine
Lumber, for sale at the Lumber Yard on Alameda
street, near Aliso street.
lil.ll f\:
ntir
ploy, he
at 1 si.actio j; to his
JOHN GOLT.KE.
X-Tew   .Lumber   Yard-
JPN LOS AJVGE3_KS.
THE ui*tler5i.£.ned bave established a Lumber
Yard, on Main street, at David Anderson'**
wagon making; shop, opposite Dalton's brick building, and have on hand a large quantity of White
<!edar, of a very superior quality ; and will be receiving every month direct from the mills, every
- variety of sawed, lumber, front siding up to flooring joice, white cedar shingles, plastering laths.
fence pail'ii--*, pickets, &c. with every variety of
dumber used in the community.
H. H.IiUSE&CO.
D.ANDERSON, Agent.
LonAngeles, Oct. 11. LSo(i.
J. C.  EDDY & CO'.S
IS THE PLACE TO BUT TOUR
(CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS,
—ANP—
FUENISHING  GOODS.
FOE THET HAVE UNEQUALLED FACILITIES POR SUPPLTING EVERT ARTICLE 0P
GPTLEMENS'
—AT—
LOWER PRICES
Than any other Establishment in the State.
CALI ANT) SEE-Ci. YOURSELVES.,
At tiielr _s«a»tl_um»it •». :>"■ JVoi-tliwest Corner of Sansom* iirvftCoanmcrcSnl Sts.,
Directly opposite the St. Nieliois*; notel Son Pri_
ci»oo"   The place may be known by the stained
ylass windows. <1«6 lm
JONAS G. CLARK & CO.
1*28 Was(ai-gt?m street,     f"_l
'. *      I M PO RTE R S ,     W
Wholesale and Retail Dealers,
In every description of
FURNITUEE, BEDDING, &c. &c.
_E^XT-_F_-__^Xr_-_3-TJ_Ei.____-
W A II E 11 O O M S ,
In tlic Uiiilding opposite Washington Market,
(Formerly known as tlie Clipper Warehouse.)
And -19 and HI Fourth street, between J and K
streets, Sacramento.
AVe have on exhibition and in great variety,
ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY, WALNUT, OAK AND
PARL0K AND CHAMBER SETS,
SOFAS,
0TT0MAKS,
LOTJJSGES,
AND EASY CHAIRS,
Work, Centre, Dining, Extension anil Fancy
_? ___ J3 __. __! S_ .
Merchants' and Lawyers' Desks,
BOOKCASES,
SECRETARIES,
BUREAUS,
SIOEJIOARDS nml
WHAT--OT5.
Office   and   Kitchen  Furniture,
C ______ X _9_ SS ,
Of all qualities, newest style and most approved
make.
Large and small French Plate Mantel and Pier
_R_EX_0.3FI.-O-0-®-
__#__*"* For the TRADE, we have a-.large stock,
on clippers to arrive heavy shipments, and will
receive regular and complete INVOICES of goods
adapted to the wants of the interior and coast.
^__?*" Particular attention and care [riven to
TRADE, ORDERS and the FURNISHING of
Hotels and Public Buildings.
.■?__-*" Goods purchased will be sent to  Steamers,
Vessels, and all parts of the city without charge.
JONAS G. CLARK & CO..
No. 12S Washington street,
aug 30 3m. San Francisco*
BOTTXEK DE PAEIS.
Custom Hade Boots and Shoes.
EDWARD KIIIII-
INFORMS the public that he is prepared
to furnish custom made boots and shoes, of
the latest Paris styles.    His residence it
on Main street, three doors from the U.  S. Hotel.
Particular attention given to repairing, which
will be executed on the lowest terms.      auglO
Notice,,
ALL persons are hereby cautioned against buy
ing or otherwise trading for nnvented borees,
©r cattle of our brands ; or they will be prosecu-
v.cd to thfi extent of the law.
.*■-■ ANDREAS DOMINGUEZ,
sep20-tf .JESUS Ma. COTA de DOiUNQUEZ.
X-ove in a Cottage.
They may talk of love in a cottage,
And bowers of trellised vine—
Of nature bewitebingly simple,
And milkmaids half divine ;
They may talk of the pleasures of sleeping
In the shade of a spreading tree,
And a walk in the fields at morning,
By the side of a footstep free.
But give me a sly flirtation,
By the light of a chandelier—
With music to play in the pauses,
And nobody very near ;
Or a scat on a silken sofa.
With a glass of pure old wine,
And mamma too blind to discover
The small white hand in mine.
Tour love in a cottage is hungry,
Your vine is a net for flies—
Your milkmaids shock the graces,
And simplicity talks of pies!
You lie down in your shady slumber,
And wake with a bug in your ear ;
And your damsel that walks in the morning
Is shod like a mountaineer.
True love is at home on a carpet,
And mightly likes Ins ease-
True love hath an eye for dinner,
And starves beneath shady trees;
His wing is the fan of a lady,
His foot's an invisible thing,
His arrow is tipped with a jewel,
And shot from a silver string.
ON CHAMPAGNE WINE.
EP-i J.  M.   SANDERSON.
The vineyards of Champagne cover an expanse
of territory of about thirty miles in length and
two miles in breadth, thickly interspersed with
gentle elevations and shallow streams, the river
Marne, which passes through its entire length, being the exception. The vine generally employed
is called the " Pineau,:j of which there are two
varities. the black aud the white, the former, however, being the favorite. The grapes known as
the ■'Burgundy Grape" are of a rich, deep purple color, and in size reseiibleourchick-ti grapes.
The soil in which they are planted is formed of a
calcareous loam, strongly impregnated with lime,
and thickly incrusted with small stones. 'Ihe location most sought after is the side of ahill.hav-
inga southern or southwestern exposure, of which
the midway portion is preferred, the top aud bottom being most.liable to. frosts and dampnesss.—
The vines arc planted quite close together, aud
are but sparingly manured, After every vintage,
they are cut down close to the ground, leaving
but three or four inches, so as to preserve the
eyes ; the stump is then buried, and on the following year makes ita appearance three or four inches
higher up the hill • and on the new wood, which
ings up, is produced the grape ; :ome roots are
known to be forty feet in length, and a few have
reached the respectable age of two hundred years.
The plant must be four years old before it will
yield fruit ; at six years it has attained its maturity ; and at one hundred years will still produce
good merchantable grapes. Every third year new
nes are planted at the bottom of the hill, to replace those prompted by time and growth. A
French vineyard possesses but slender claims to
lie picturesque. At the period of my visit, the
"ines were about eighteen inches high, and consequently nothing met the eye but tl,e thin sticks
planted near each root, to which they arc attached
*y bands of straw as soon as they are sufiicientlv
high to cause the heads- to droop. These sticks,
having acquired, by long exposure to wind and
weather, a hue somewhat between whitey-brown
and sky-blue, give to the hill-side a dingy, furzy
appearance, not at all calculated to call forth on
tbe part of the observer either an eloquent or a
poetic description. Late in the season, however,
when the grapes have ripened, and the tops of the
vines have covered their cerulean-hued supporters, the vast expanse of green foliage is at least
refreshing to the eye, if nothing else. If the season has been favorable, each vine will produce
four to five small bunches ; but when the reverse
is the case, as was the vintage of 1855, a . single
bunch is with difficulty discovered. Mauy. on the
contrary, yield no fruit; still the labor and attention can by no means be spared or relaxed, an
unproductive vine requiring as much of both as
its more richly-freighted neighbor, in hopes that
on the following year it may make amends. The
latter part of September and the beginning of
October is generally the period chosen for gathering the grapes—an operation requiring the as-
ssistauce not only of all the inhabitants of the
dristrict, but affordin^ also ample means of em.
ployment for an immense number of stragglers
who rush in from every quarter. This event is by
no means tlie pleasant, romantic, and picturesque
affair we have been taught to think it, being, on
the contrary, regular hard days's work, and plenty of it. After being picked, the bunches are
carefully culled over by the old women of the .
-ablisbment, and the choice ones being placed in
casks containing oue hundred litres—a litre being
a fraction more than a quart—are sold to the buyers from the different houses, although in many
instances a large proprietor will have his owr
pressoir or winepress, through which, for aconsid
eration. hispoojer neighbors are permitted to pass
the produce of their little patch. This system,
however, is fast falling into disuse, as the better
and heavier houses in the trade invariably object to purchasing in that shape, preferring much
tobuy the fruit in bunches, and make the pressings themselves. The press most generally used
is the old-fashioned perpendicular affair, but of
late years, among other improvements, the lateral
press has been introduced, and when once used is
invariably preferred.
When the grapes have been delivered to the
purchaser, great care being taken to avoid any
unnecessary motion, they are heaped up on the
platform of the press, through the bottom ot which
openings are left for therapid escape of the juice
to the vats below; and thr.t portion of it which is
first produced without artiilcid pressure, and Renominate- " the first droppings of the grape," is
placed aside, and reisei-Teil for ii;c highest grades
of wine, the quantity of which, of course, is very
limited.   The lever is then applied with moderate 1
force, so as not to discolor the wine by bruising
.nd mashing, tho skins. This pressing furnishes
wine of the first quality, known here as the Cabinet and Imperial brands ; another turn of the
screw produces material for the second quality
■tvinL-s, sbkl here at from twelve to fourteen dollars, aud rejoices under an infinity of names and
brands, whilst still another yields the lower quality, and finally, some white grapes being added,
the screws are put on to their utmost tension, producing a strong, piquante, red wine, which is reserved for the use ofthe workmen of the establishment. The various pressings are then putinto
casks, properly marked, and stowed away until
the first fermentation (which takes place almost
immediately) i3 over, after which ic is sacked and
fined twice, and ortener if required, and, if the
summer has beeu wet and cold, or tiie season
backward, so that the wines are deficient ot the
required amount of the. sacclmrinc matter,, a knowledge of which is arrived at not only hy tasting,, but
also by the rise of an instrument known as the *'sac-
chomcter," the deficiency is made up by the addition of pure sugar candy. This, however, does not
often happen, and is only resorted to when the juice
gives unmistakable evidence of its necessity;. and
it is at this point, when Nature apparently languishes in a measure in her operations, that Art is called
in to her assistance, both by the addition of forc:
substances, and tlie intermixing of the produce of
different localities. Bedding, in his "History of
Modern Wines," says : Mixtures are not often made
of the effervescing wines. They generally remain
the pure production of the spots the names of which
they bear." So far from this being true, exactly the
reverse is the case, for no Champagne wine would
be considered even second quality, that did not pos
scss delicacy of flavor, a well defined bouquet, and
a certain degree of body. To obtain these requi
sites, it has been found absolutely ncci'S^iry to commingle the produce of various vineyards, cich of
them possessing in an eminent degree one of these
characteristics, and by this means infuse qualities
into the wine artificially, which cannot be acquired
naturally. To achieve this satisfactorily, the taster
of the establishment, who must, of course, possess
a fine taste aud approved palate, prepares a mixture,
by taking a certain portion of the juice from the
Verx.inary district as a basis, to which he adds a portion from the Aij or Bonzy vineyards, and another
from those of Mareuii, Arizes, or possibly Epernay
carefully noting the proportion from each. Thi
mixture is then tested and discussed, and if, in his
judgment, it lacks delicacy, bouquet, or bodv, the
quality lacking is furnished by the addition of so
much of the product of that district possessing the
required characteristic necessary to remedy the de
feet. It will thus be seen that a most important ele
ment in a good house is the possession of an accurate and experienced taster, for on his judgment and
taste depends the character of an establishment and
its brand of wine. Tlie details of the mixture once
arranged, a large vat or tun, holding from screnty-
five to one hundred casks, is then filled, the same
combinations being closely observed in the enlarged
proportions, and the contents are thoroughly blended and amalgamated, so that every bottle- of that
cuvee or lot m;iy bo exactly alike. Formerly,, and
in some large establishments tlie practice holds good
to this day, it was the custom, after ascertaining th>
proportions of the mixture, to effect the combinn
tion in casks containing one hundred and sixty litree
rendering it impossible to get more than two hundred bottles of uniform quality. To remedy this
evil, the huge tuns used in the Rheingan tor equalizing the G-eruian wines were introduced, (by the old
house of Mumm, Geisler, & Co.,) which not only re
moved tlie defect, but also, by rendering the other
operations more perfect, materially improved the
character of the wine. After a proper interval, the
wine is drawn from this vat into hogsheads, and
thence immediately put into bottles, which are placed
away in deep cold cellars, constructed with greaj.
care and at heavy expense, expressly to recieve
them. Early in the spring they undergo the secondary fermentation, wliich produces the mousse, or
sparkling qualities of the wine, and it is at this period that the carbonic acid gaS, sometimes proving
too powerful, causes the immense destruction of bot
ties and loss of winc,'-_o large au item 111 the sum of
expenses. Of late years, the average has been from
twelve to fifteeen per cent.; in 1S42, it reached the
incredible amount of fifty per cent.
[to I!** COXCLUDKl) NEXT Wl'UCl**.]
WSAtB FisuKKi* atMoxtj-KI****.—-ThePortuguese
whalers at this [rlacc, says the Santa Cruz Sentinel, have had a pretty fair season this year.
Since March last, they have taken eighteen humpbacks, which have made over five hundred barrels
of oil, of thirty gallons each—or about 16,000 gal
ions of merchantable oil, worth in the Sau Francisco market an average of seventy-five cents per
gallon. At this valuation their year's labor
am lunts to twelve thousand dollars, and as they
have a crow of fifteen men, after paying all expenses, they divide, as we are informed, a profit of
six hundred dollars to each hand. As all their
fixtures are only cheap and temporary, and their
capital small, we consider the Portuguese boys
have made a fair year's work, and have well deserved their hard earned money. AVe hope one of
these days they will be rich enough to buy a
schooner, and then to launch out on the Pacific
deep into brigs and barques, and some day or
other, fit up (jut and out whalers and go up into
the Arctic seas and drive out the down east craft.
Population: or tus Wou'-o.-The latest and apparently the fairest estimate of the population of
the world, makes it eleven hundred and fifty-six
millions, viz : Pagans, six hundred aud seventy-
six millions ; Christians, three hdndred and twenty millions; Mahomedans, oue hundred and forty
millions, and Jews fourteen millions. Of Christians, the Church of Rome numbers one Huridred
and B-v_&ty millioas; fchs Grew _o_ Easfcerk
Churches, sixty milyous, and Protestants, ninety
millions.
'!_■■•,:.■"■•■_-.<'.—M. Tb_IU-fgi the most renowned
pianiEt ofthe old world, h^l*teljt*M**6fl in New
York.
A-lclltt-iiul Items by lhe .'ul<l<-n A(-i-.
The rivet manufactory of II. II. Luther, the -oap-
works of II. Sanford, a brick building and two barns
iii Warren, R. L, were destroyed by fire on the l»c
hist'.,-as was also the storehouse"of J. B- Mathawny-
in Fall River.
The French Railroad defaulters, Carpentior, Pa-
rot, andthe two Grelets,- were still confined in tho
Eldrivdge' street Prison,
A destructive fire occurred'in Rochester on Hit
26th ult., burniVig- the buildings of Dubelb.i__ _t
Schroder, on Buffalo street.    Loss -j;-20,0OO;.
Sylvester Lind, Esq.,. of Chicago, has given »h_
PresbyDcrian University, about to be established *t
Forest Lake, _o miles- from' Chicago, the sum of ou«
hundred thousand dollars. The institution will bfl-
called the Lind University.
During the week ending 1st inst., the number of
deaths in Sew Vork was -111 1.
W. M. Fleming, the popular actor, late manager'
of the National Theatre, Boston, came passenger by
tlie Golden Age. The N. Y. Herald -ays—All thai
hia friends here desire is, that in his now field of op,-
orations he may meet with encouragement eomm*_,-
eurate1 witli his-talent'.-
There wivs a' presentation at the Walnut «tri*«l
Theatre on the '27th ult. to Miss Laura Kcenf-, by ihf
Columbia Riiie1 Corps,, of Philadelphia, The present consisted' of a rich set of jewelry, got up in tho-
finest style, and at great cost. Laura made a pretty
speech.
Hou. Samuel Hoar, died on tire _d ult., at Con.
eord, Mass., aged 78 years. He was reiainad Iu
nearly all the great cases, civil and criminal, in
the State, for thirty or forty years. He was a perfect typo of the sterling virtues of the New England character, with but few of its prejudices.    . ,
The amount of money subject to draft in the
U. S. Treasury is upwards ot $-21,000,000—of
which amount there is re*>-orted at San Francisco
the sum of S2.7_O.000.
The steamer Bay State, for Fall Kiver en the
evening of the 1st inst., when ofi Huntington
light, broke her walking beam and blew off the
head of the cylinder head of her engine, The
daughter of Mr. Blanchard. of Brooklyn, was killed, and several persons slightly scalded. The passengers were taken to Norwich by lhe steamer
Worcester.    The damage is estimated at $20,000.
An accident occuircd on the Williamsport and
Elmira Railroad, when near Crescent station, on
tho 1st inst. In consequence of breaking a rail
the whole train was thrown off tho track. A baggage master was instantly killed, mud several passengers badly hurt.
A duel was fought on the 1st inst., a few mileii
below Richmond, Va.,between Roger A. Pryor,
editor ofthe Richmond Enquirer, and I>r. Finney,
Senator from Aecomac couuty. Dr. Finney wat
wounded in the right hip*.
There was a violent gale on Hie 4th inst. oa
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, A large number of
vessels were wrecked,
Montreal was Tieited on the _th inst. by a terrible hurricane. A good deal "of damage was done
to the buildings in the city and neighborhood, but
no loss of life is reported.
Crane's flour mill, at Marietta, Ohio, with eleveo
thousand bushels of wheat, was destroyed Iiy firo
011 the 1st inst. Loss S-5,000—insurance $5,000
only.
The Church of the Epiphany, at Philadelphia,
sustained the vestry in the rebuke given to the
pastor. Iter. Dudley A. Tyng, for preaching politics from the pulpit. Dr. Ty off will resign the
pastorate.
The powder mill of Nathan Pratt, at South Acton, exploded on the 1st in-t., and killed two men
employed in the building.
Ni!:wi"auXD„,AXP Tkucohai'U Lixb-,—The line
from Braddock, N. S., to New York, via Pictou,
St, John's, N. B., Portland and Boston, was nearly
completed on the 8l,h ult., and regular communications between the two points were soon expected to be opened. The submarine cable, eighty
tive miles iu length, between Cape Bay, (N. F.,)
and Cape North, (Cape Breton, N- 8.,) which wa*
laid down last summer, is found to offer no impediment to tiie telegraphic current.
Poi'VLATrox ofCciia.—The population of Cuba
is estimated at the present time. Hi nhout 1.00.,000.
Of these 650,000 are white, 750.000 are stave black,
and about ^00,000 free black. By n royal order
of 12th of March, LSS7, free colfti*i_! ftto'pl'e were
Prohibited Irom lauding in Cuba, 011 any pretence
whatever.
Cottox.—A comparison between American ami
East ludian cotton shows a dill'-renec ol one hundred per cent, in favor of the former. The cotton,
ofthe East Indies contains twenty-five per cent of
waste, while that of the United States coutnim*
ouly twelve and a half. The fibre of" the Utter
also excels that of the former.
A mi-n ica x NostK-tteK.—There are about _0.0f)_-
known inventors (of diflereut kinds of machinery)
in the Uuited States.
Emiouaxts.—There arrived in lhe cily <»( New
York, during the preseut year, up to October,
from all foreign ports, 111,395 emigrants. To the
samo date in 1855, 111.032 arrive-..
The State Capital 00H__t_.OT.—We   mentioned
yesterday that the Commissioners would hold a-
meeting during the day to consider lhe bop.d8.o_
Mr. Nouges, and we also stated that we bad be-i_-
nfonned by that gentleman that he had eow-i
pleted his arrangements and w.is pr-pand fo lui-
uish suitable bonds. The mecnii- w.is b-'IffjH*
terday, and the bonds presentmi aod ai'|'r*r, 1 d..
The work will be commeaped uti •M_nd»y u**.vi,
provided the Commissioners have the ground surveyed by that date Another meeting ol Ui : lizard
will be held to-day, fdr the purpose of di-utiug ag
Soperinte-deul '!i'i;u- work.—Journal
here are eight bondsmen, viz : P. B. Cornw _!,
. ii Dougall, A..C. Hunter, B. L_. BlanVa.P.
■nifh, J. S. Meredith, G. Griffith, H. Corey