&
thttd |)octrj(
PARTING   WOEDS,
Forget KOT tittMother I she cherished thy youth:
And loved thee with tenderness, fervor and truth;
She led thy weak footsteps with caution and care,
Aud taught thee to lisp forth thy first morning;
prayer.
Forget not thy Mother! Bad vigils she kept,
And knelt by thy bed-side to pray whilst thou slept:
When sickness and pain set their stamps on thy
brow,
And robb'd thy young face of Its bright healthful glow.
Forgot not thy Mother! whan far, fir away,
She thotljrht of her first-born by night and by day;
How her heart clung to thee ib.ro' the lapse of long
years,
When hope sweetly baam'd 'mid bar bitterest tears.
Forget not thy Mother! condemn not her deeds,
Let her heart be to thee a green soot free irom
weeds ;
Magnify her true virtues, ber frailties still hide,
And be ihou the lost one to doubt or deride.
Forget not thy Mother! thy love should e'er be.
Like ocean's broad billows unshackled and free ;
Io life's busy mom tuts, OF death's darker hour,
Let thoughts of that mother all other o'erpower.
Forget not thy Mother! unkinrlnoss cuts deep—
A wound made by thee too long Q\-on wouid tCOOp;
And remorse, tho' she haateu'd her balm drops to
pour,
Could but half heal tbe bosom all saddened and
sore.
Be hind to thy .Mother .' let pontic word; fall,
Ingratitude sends forth its worm.vooit anil ^all ;
Bit love blent with duty, ''ieh blessing impart,
And gilds each recess of tbe desolate heart.
       11MB*    i	
MONEY.
Money goal,
No one knows ;
Where it goeth.
No one bnOWetb.
Here and there,
Everywhere.
Rnn, run,
Pun. don,
Speod, spend,
Lend, lend,
Rend, send,
Flush to-day,
Short io morrow ;
Notes to pay,
Borrow, borrow.
So it goes.
No one knows ;
Where  it  goeth,
No one showeth.
that we soaked some of our wheat in simple water
and then dried it in lime, and it destroyed the
smut equally as well as when pickle was used.
Yours, truly, Id). S. JARVIS."
In addition to the above, we present, says the
Farmer, tiie annexed remedy, which has been ap- j
proved by tiiousands that have tried it:
For every four bushels of wheat dissolve one .
pound blue vitriol in water sufficient to cover the'
wheat, and properly soak it; let it remain twenty I
or twenty-four hours in the liquid, and plant immediately when taken out. Tiie same process
should be adopted annually, and the result of each
year will secure faith to continue the same process perpetually.
We bone our farmers will adopt this plan, or
the fir3t named, or try both—and give their results to the public. It is to be hoped, that in
connection with the subject ot smut, our fanners
Will adopt some method Of recording their experiments of every kind, and also their time and
manner of planting : also their systems ol plowing and planting, the depth of the soil turned,
quantity of seed per aero, kind of seed, when
planted, etc , raid  make the results known.
WmMms &ifarfe*rtk
SPLEXDID STOCK  OF
NEW   GOODS U
OF   ALL   BE SCRlPTIOjYS,
Jiist   H©o©i*«7-©<3.   Toy
C. BUOOMMUN,
AT THE  OLD  STAND,
Commercial Street,
Comprising e.u extensive variety of
FINE   'GOLD   AND   SILVER   WATCHES,
A large MMrl ,..■■::'. ■ i"
FINE JEWELRY,
of tba mos4 i Leg&nt .vd lasliiora.bk1 siyk's.
A -.-.-,-;"; assorted stock of
feprtssfefarati
\ftgA ^tefocitmtts.
IN PROBATE COURT.
State of  California, )
County of Los  Aftgetes.     \
IX THE KATTEB OP THEK9TATE OI* 1IIH;u Ki:in. DM
■....-:■,, i.li whom U maj concern.—Notice in la-re
by Klren that U» Petition of Matthew Kelle**, Public Ad
uin.isti-iiii.i:' of tni-1 Couiily, ln-nyiu^ 1'nr (ji.iic-r.al Letters o
Ailininifitrntidii ii]>ni] vii i 1'-.;  v.: I lie lienrti ut flu* m-x'
!■!■!:11in r term, Monday, the 84th December, A. D. 1866, a
10 n*Btoek A. :.[., at the Court I louse ia the City un H.'o-.in
!■,' nl' l.'i.-i Auii'lles.
Attest, ."n;iX W. FII'UIE. rrobat.' Ci,,-A;.
Por JaMc> it. COI-EMAN, ITeputy.
Los Angsts*, Dteantar 7tb. 1*66. dpofl »t
At<SO—An Invoice of
Superior   Ctrtlery  nnd   Hardware
Ami a large ami valuable a«B0rtibeitt of
NEW B0HKS AND STATIONARY.
flSj- All these goods will be solrl lower limn cints of  tin
^^^^^^^^^^^jafp .K0''' '" tlii" market.
Remember the  Store.
or yourselves-.
Pieunc  cal!
and jndg
nnvj:"t*t
GILBERT & HEDGES.
Southern Coast Express
IN CON-M-XTIOX WITH
G. H. WINES & CO'S
California, Oregon, Atlantic aiwl
European Express.
HAVING i'omieilu connection with Ha* above nam.-1'
house. wecllVi-rudlitiesto tlie i'ublit' uusurims.-u:
.i iiny Com]iany in'Culifoniiu, U.T'lHiS. l'ACKAGl'.S and
I'.KA^t-'Kl-; iTccivt-J. ioiv.i.nled and Insured at ail of om
liices on the Stiulhern Cctist. un lo the luH-st moment,
■l- all iart.1 oi California, Oregon, the Atlantic States anc
a rope.
('articular at lent ion wiil Ik* nuid lo Hie purcliafccfim'r.
liandtse, aad promptly forwaidedt'o ikst [--■•'•'*"    xntw <■;■
xehiui^'e imieureU un ihe most Tear""-*'
bing pertaining to an Ex pri
itioll.    Iii Us c'f
ible terms.    Kni-i
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ nd l'(ir« Lirtiili" bni-ilit-M-.
iiended to with promptness am! dispatch,
Vfe nil' tletei-niineil not to be CxeciUu by any Company
a Calif or ota.
il. READ Agent Loi
ME-^RS. ih,\M,l.lN SCO.. ..'■     Fau»„Bv
1'1"1(, \-l!K(lil!i-.l' *'     Sin ia Ba [barn
CURTIS & CONOVER "      Mon'	
nffire m San PranolMio at ti. 11, Wines & Co., N
:t to the.Pa.clno Mail Co'a offi
o a a p e t s.
ISO PIECES BAY STATE AND ENGLISH
DRUGGETTS.
SOO ROLLS  FLOOR  OIL  CLOTH, new
styles asserted.
250 CASES CHEAP PAPER HANGINGS*.
■■; CG ROLLS MATTING—4M, 5-4 and ^
CHECKED,
Forsalfal the lowest wholesale rates,   Eealers anflfW-
i'lmle Ingem-in I are rei;iiest'.-ii 1.. ex fi nun* tl,">r-m„]s , '
re maliin<T their sehciiimsflsewlieie. as Ibis s(l,ckl(1UH
* clonal oil  to inuke room lifr slii] men's fiserdne.
1 RANK BAKER,
novlO-am ilO and 132 Ciitr street, below Sanmntft
s Aneele;
i. lli-tiu
;iober20, 1855,
rpHE
PROBATE NOTICE.       ■	
HI'. rNnri.-.'iiXl'U has h-ea apaoiiiie.1 by the Probate
rt of theConnfv of Lw Aii'-eleu, A'lininist.riiioi
.. Estate of Dana Franklin,deceased,late of iaidconnty,
us bucIi Adminietrator haa given bond well qualiBoa
■I*:- .ciiH Indebted to said Estate aye hereby hequtred te
i' ami pay forthwith ; and all persons ha ving demandu
.i laid Kstate, are required to presentthenamie within miii. I lis for settlement.
WTLLlflU B. 08»ORN.
Iministrator ofthe Estate ot liana i-'i-anklin, ilei-easea.
ik Angeles. Novwnher 24.1866. 4w
EARHIAuE MS BLACa
E. L, SCOTT :& CO.
At the old stand of McLaughlin
Soott & Co.,
I.OS A5G E L, ES ST I! E F.T,
NEXT DOOIt TO O. V.'. CIIILOS tSi CO.
WELLS, FAriCiO & CO.
'Joint Slotk, Exuress and Itiiuiting Company.
 Soothomi
1 AXD11LACK
,11111 BPSlNES'd
WAGONS, CARTS and DRAYS
n'palyofthebest
aubstai
Will be iui-.de In nr,
manlike maimer, h
lumber for that purpose.
tn all its branches will be.executed with promptOB-jw. a
'.s none bat the most ex[:eriei")i;i'il ivoi'IiniOii v-'Hl be eni..l
id, iiiu- oustomers may rest assured that their works
be done to their satisfaction.
Particular attention v.ill bo given to
llgumltuntl
SlilUT   IiV  WrifcAT.
:Vlh din
Tuta suhjoct In One Of vital importance to the
grain growers in Ciitifoniia. nnd aa the evil which
has ouiiejl m muoh loss, and so loud complaint',
ii one that can be easily remedied, if tlio-e wlio
are much interested will takfl the necessary step;
to acco'nplish It, we anil their atiaotlon to tiff
following as matters of moment, and asi; th"
kindly co operation of all our grain growers to
the subject. Tlie frequent toq lirics that are made
of ti1), says the California Eirm-r. upon the sub
jeet of Smutty Wheat, Induces as to lay before
o;ir reader.-* the following article, win h we published in Match last. We re-pabish it. as tbe
■eason approaches for the planting of grain—tin1
remedy is simple ana ea^y, and we have faith in
it, and coming from a reliable sjurce, is worthy
the confidence of the public.
"In the Atlantic States in 1S0G, I sowed wheat
(spring wheat, forat that time we raised no ot!iF*r). I
The seed was obtained from a neighbor. It ww*\
eoaked in beef pickle, made of salt and water, with j
a certain portion of saltpetre (nitre) twenty four |
hours. It was then drained dry and afterwards
finished drying with slaked lime. The quantity
Boaked was not snfteieiit to sow the piece of ground,
and being pressed for time, a part of it was1 sowed
wilh unsoakedand unlimed wheat from the same
lot. The whole of the wheat raised from that
■ )akal wittf pickle and dried with lime was perfectly free from smut, whilst that sown dry or
without pickling and liming was nearly worthless
from smut, and our neighbors raised from'the
■ame seed, also sowed without soaking or liming,
wheat not lit to eat. This was, I think, before
the publication ol'Sinclair's work, and was done
from the belief that soaking in pickle prevented
imut. The lime waa used merely to render the
grain dry enough to sow. If Sinclair's work bad
b^en published, it had not at least made its ap-
r^arance En that part of our country. The next
year our need wheat was prepared in the same
manner, nnd with me name success. In 1808, not
having lime, we dried our wheat (after soaking it
»• usual) iu ashes, and the crop proved to be a
little smutty, which led us tn supose that it might
be the lime that prevented smut, and wo continued preparing our wbeat by Beaklug in pickle 'and
drying with lime till ISIS, always having a per
fectly clean crop. In that year I soaked the s.ojiI
as usual, but wet weather coming on directly alter tho pickle had been turned off, and fearing
t IS seed might be spoiled if left in this Condition,
I partially dried it with ground gypsum (plaster
of Paris) and when, the ground was dry enough to
■ow, my grain had become too dry to use lime, and
f> jortion of it was sowed without liming. Tlie
plastered grain produced a very large crop. (Ihe
largest I ever knew in that part ofthe country.)
but it was slightly smutty That dried with lime
hadnosmut. From ISIS to 1850 I continued to
raise wheat, and always pickled aud dried with
• lime, and never had any more smut.
'■So much for smut. In 13.52 I saw on the
edge of my barley Seld a plant of wheat that
was a coTue-by-ch nice. It was so very line that
I secured it, by putting stakes round it, iu order
to ascertain what it might prove. In the fall,
when ripe, I pulled it up. and found it proceeded
from only one kernel. The produce was half a
pint, or a little less, and weighed a little short
of half a pound. I sowed it in 1861, io drills
ani its yield was sixty pounds, although I lost
nome by the fowls. 1 have now sowed the sixty
pounds ivroadcast, and what the yield maybe I
will let you know in the fall. Tbe quality of tho
wheat, judging from appearance, is the finest I
bave ever seen ; the berry is large, full, and very
light colored. In glancing orer what I have
written. I perceive that I have omitted to mention
STATE   UK   CALIFORNIA.       I
County of Sun Bernardino. \ ""
XS JUSTICE'S COURT,
Before Alden A. M, Jackson, Justice of the Pcatc
for the Township of San Bernardino.
HIRAM WILLIAMS, Plaintiff,
vs.
THEODORE THORP. Defendant.
The People of the State of California to Theodore
Tnorp:
Yoi* ARE hereby gammoned to appear hefon
office in the City  of Ban Bernardino, in th
..il ileeeui er. A, li. tH.'i.i, at 10 o'eb-i'k A. -M-, toaiuwur me
complaint of Hiram Williams, who claims tne sum of fine
hundred and seren doBara and nfty-tiwee eenta ($-107 03)
dm' im a |ii'omii-M)i7 unfi:, [layitulc L'> said Williams in UU
days From the 8th June, 1866.
and on   failure  to appear and  answer as aforesaid,
judgment will be rendered against you for the said sin
nf one hiuvlri'd and  seven  dollars  and   lii'ty-three (ami
.together with costs of nuit thereon.
i.mv(i:i under niv hand this -J;"lh nay of September, A. D.
m. ALliEN A. M. JAOE80N,
Justice ofthe Pea
Happearlng by the affidavit of Hiram Williams that the
bovs named Theodprfl Thorp is not to be found in the
■tat'; ef California, and it also appearing that a good
suse of action exists against the said defendant, and that
te cannot he otherwise »ummoned to appear and answer
be complaint of plaintiff, It is ordered t'r.ot service of
lommons bf made on said defendant by publicotinn in the
tewspaper called Ihe Los Angela Star, at least onee a week
or the period of three months from this date, and that a
iepj .■■'. the same be deposited in the Post Office in the
■iiv ut San  Bernardino-.ditreotedto the defendant at his
Witness my hand thisC.itb ihivnf Sojifember, A. T), IRuii.
ALiJKX A. H. JACKSON",
J*t$atice ot the Peace.
STATE   OF  CALIFORNIA,      {„
County of San Bernardino, j
1 hereby" certify that Ihe "foregoing is a true copy of the
> rig tn nl  order  issued in theabove entitledo&nse, as appears of record in my office.
under my hand and Seal, tbie 2&th day of Sept.
Horse Shoeing.
ring secured the Services of one of the best- trorhm
--. line in he Slate, we are confident we can offer ^
radvantages to any others in this bttftiiiewa.
FARMING UTENSILS
niactui-ed to  order of the
best i
Qfisilhi
terint. 	
armors, Teamsters ami the ptthjto trei;erally. 'in want't
■;■. in our department, are respectfully solicited to git
a call.
E. L.SCOTT & CO.
03 Angeles, September 15, 1856. IR tf   .
APiTAL	
i. K. BAftMST...President | JAMES MrKAYF
■:. M. JANES..Treasurer, and General Agent fo
'. S. HlG(jINS Snperlntendeat Ex reesEepm
.. W. BELI .Superlnten-lent Banking lV|:n
1. H. I'ENUERGAST Travelling tiuperiut
iili.oi
Prittflpal Offices.
an: O-iiuvjiia i;lre-'s:
.NEWYOU1
5AJN FBAKC1SCC
nd Agents :
 f W. B: Rochester, Agenl
| A   B. Me.Neil. Cashier.
S^S^fc
SrsWB Valley	
tough and Ready,
'kcervilto	
dauVmul Springs..
'.1 Dorado ■..-..
lotan'w'Rar'.'."'.'.'.'
lattlesnake Bar..
lormon Island., .
Jcilm-.ia	
Er.'::;
Ifalcano....
one Valley.
. N.
. Orgo-
...J. Q. .laekson, AgCJi
.liner & Baldwin, Agen
.Raldwin ft (;".: AffCn
. .Lumaylf-milli, Aeen
.Wm.M-cConiK'l,; Aifi'ii
Cannes.-* & tu!v<\. Ape
;ster. Jr.
fcirei
Carriage and BlaekssssitSs Shop.
By JOHN G0LLER.
LOS ANGELES   STEEET,
NEAR THE FOOT   OF COMMERCIAL.
IHE subscriber respectfully informs the ptrbttc gene rally that
will-keep constantly on hand,
Iwlll manufaelureio order,    '
Coaches,Buggies, Wagons. Carts &c.
Plankandaxela.
rich*  ofC'firt an       .	
Xeci; Yokes, Double and singlet reee.
HORSE SHOEING AND
n nil its various bran el i en, executed ivill: prompiniiSf-.and
lispaich. Favticuliir i-.t.ienlion -.vill be jriven toriie manu-
'iLeture and vepa ii* ol" 1'I.oWS, ilARKOWS. n nd oi!,evl''arm
ok Untansils. Ib* has an extensive apsortment oi'I-onax
■hi. Springs, Dolts. Plow and Spring steel, and rft'her mftte-
■isil [jerhulling to lbe business, too nuuierouH to mention.
  ), Agent
. ..T. if- HotchkisS] Agent
 F. K. Barney  Agent
..Hanford & Downs, Agent.
 Mllo fl.: Turner, AKed|
...W. H. .Simmons. Agent
 Wm. Daegener, Afteni
 B. Rand-all, Agent
 C Ci. Lrte. Agenl
h. Dinkelppiel &Co.j Agent
 ). P, Gilly, Agenl
.-...Kolbel-fT fcCo., Agenl
 I. B. Condon. Agent
...Burton & Barker, Agea'
 .las. O'Neill. Agen
 D. W. fJcComb, Ar.en
....F.J. MeGuire. Ageu
. ,.R. Coady & Co , Agen
.Burtado is Dros., Ages
19 and 1S1 batrawwi'iit hn-.n.
"."VifT-.
the immediate vieinijy of (.lie Nicaragua and WailSt'eam-
lV' GllEAT EEDUCTION
IN THE 1JHICE OF BOARD AT THE
WHAT CHEER HOUSE,
ETos. 119 and. 121vSacramento street*
go 00	
SI 00	
50 *jts	
LODGINGS OX THE MOS
From S3 *o$<*	
From 00 cts. toil..
„Pcr\Vnk,
,,P«rJJny,
PeiiUcnl.
fAELE TKRJi?:-
. Per Week.
..I-taXIght.
raUTYWNCI.E ROOMS,  fitted up ana
est manner, at from 75 cts. lo 51 peril SO per week,
i FRKE 1JATHS is also extended tother
li. 1855,
ALDES A. W. JACKROK.
Justice of; }-.<> PeacA.
BTS
CONSTABLE'S SALE.
V V1BTUS of two execatloas issued from lite office
lelR. Campbell, a Justice of the Pence in'and f
hip and County of Los Angeles, upon twojud
iFMTed before  the siiid Campbell,  on  the  15'
1855,  by Benjamin  lb   Wilson,  ajrain
0. Wneeler In the u
0, fl heeler In tlie ot)
"ed to sell at public sal
te  County  aforesaid,
,at if: o'clock M, ofsa
■    ■ ■ fcn Q, Wbeeb
Kituatedlii t6esaidC<
:■-.: by the name of San
follows, to wil:—Comment
lerofuaid raneho where il
harirerofAzuaa, thenoe
3 case,  and William  Ihiit-i   an
:ided  ;
at the North-eastern
tl   rn boundary intersect
river of Aznsa, thenoe rnnnlng in n Soutmriy direc
witb - ■' ;d river to tb ■ *; mth e -'r rner of haid raneho
ice fl ■ ,'. il ■. ■■':■' Id road d ri ling the Southen
idam ot said raneho, toa pi Inl dhttant from oairirivei
n air line one-third of the dUtance ofthe Southern
Hilary of said raneho, thence Northerly to a. point on
.Northern boundary of said raneho as will comprise
iin said boundary one third part of s;iiil raneho of San
leisdiiilo, thence Easterly lo tiie point of beginning,
JIAllK I). BRUXDlt;!-;. Constable.
5s Angeles, November 24, 1855. ts
Also, Twenty tons of Blacksmith's
Wi
OOA Xjj-
ionofeui the best of wort men In bia employ. In
ilident that ho can give entire satlsfaetion to hi:
tomerp.
JOilS qOLT.EB.
OBAn7eletf.'.Tnnel6. 1855 N"   "    '
ysiWffisisfiiSAWi
BIN STREET, OPPOSITE THE HEAD OF
Commercial.
Padfie Express Co.
■    j     ■ —J* THE undersigned Agent for (fti-a ri  ^
'fyEzf,
'7 i -
JETER BIGGS,  sole proprietor of this establishment,
■ having a t great exp i      Rtt   1 up, renovated and ' ■
"    the most ■-  tan! ai 1 edmfortable man:
.. employed*!-- best   . OUR in the bttsinese thai
an i'rancisce ean |iro(hiee. is uo-,v prejinrod to
SHAVE. SHAMPOO and CUT HAIR,
n the most, f.ishionnbb:-Southern ami New Orleans style.
.nd at REDCCE!) I'RICES. Tho proprietor has recently
onnectcd with tbe Saloon a '
^^mm §&^a
u had a
ill b
s of tie
f.O Con's.
7S Cents,
ud WASHING done
TAX NOTICE.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. _ hereby notified
the City Marshal will be in attendance at thej
Mayor's oliice, in the City of I.os Angeles, from tbe 17th'1
day. of Nov. to the 7th dav of Doc. 1B55, from 10 o'elotb
\. M. to 12 M. and from 2 o'clock Pi M. until 4 P. M. ol
each day. for tbe purpose of receiving taxes due the CTty
"    " nt year.
ALFRED PIIFXBY,
1^5.    tf City Marshal.
WheiS HOT and COLO Baths can b
lay at the following prices :
COLD HATHS.
HOT       " .      ■.     ..
Hoots will be biacked  as usual ;
order, with neatness and dispatch
For the convenience of the public, a City Express and
Intelligence Office is also opened, where all orders v.'ill be
St tended to promptly,    My friends and fellow creatures
'   i have heretofore iiad eoniideue.o in me are r"speelfiiHy
tod  to continue their  patronage.    Tlie   pa.|roiiii:.-e  oi
ill   persons tbaukfuily received  and  gratefully  acknowl-
r,qy Doors open from sunrise till 9 o'clock :-*. :,t.
LosAn^eie*. Ai*K- 25, 1855. No. IS-tLj.
for the cui
Sons? Bool£S ^.^c^ixx
THE    NOl-iV CAItRIEU   HOOIi   AND  STd
TiONEKY COM-PANY iiavc received a not hi r lot ofthSBQ
CALIFORNIA SONG BOOKS,
Ani1, ib":-.e wlio send in tlmir orders early ean be supplied.
ti'jj- Quick, gentlemen, they ;tofas( 1
C.  1',  KIMBAL. President,
decS Im 77 Lone Wharf. San Francisco.
AVISO DE I'AGO DE TAXES.
SEE NOTDTICA a los ouidadanos de Loa Angelea que e
Marshul de la Cui,lad asistira a la oiieina del Mayor ei
la Ciudad do Los Aii;-!'ies dosde cll7  de Noviembre  halti
■I 7 de ripciemmg.|*&66i de las V\ a las 12 del dia. y de hw
. ■ i.i tai-'io, con el tin de reeibio los taxes que s(
.leben a Cuidad por el prcaeiito ano.
ALFRED STIFDBY,     ■
Nov. 17. do 1865. Marshal de la Cuidad
Proclamation.
$1000    REWARD.
EXioccnys department, \
State ok Caltfou.via, S.',<:kami:.\to, Nov. 10, 1G55,    J
WIlFUFAS,  It is   represented to  me that  on or   aliou-
day of A. V. IS.jy. ;'. most atroeiou.s am
cold-blooded inni-.'n*r was eoimnitti'd in ibe couniy of Mon
n-i-oy, on i lie bodies of the late Hon. Isaae 11. Wall am
Fbomaa Williamson, by some person or persons unknown
iir.d whereas, the siiid nmrderer or murderers have .>.-<■;>p.■.
I'roui tiie j::.-.t panisinneut of law, and stiil are fugitive
fr.mi Justice.
V,' hen--.-;.-. I h.ave received numerous jotters mid pel;tion:
reqiMKting tiiat a reward be ofi'ered for ihe appreln.-nsioi
of snid fugitives.
Now. tluu-ef-ne, T, JOHN BlOLFft, Governor ofthe Slab
nf California, bv virtue of i lie power iu me vested, do hen-
by (ifiVr a Kl-AVARIMH- ON 10 THOb'SAND DOLl,Aii> for tie
arrest :ind con vie Hon of the murderer or murderers of th,
said IsiLoe ib Wull ami Thomas Vfilliam-^on.
-^-. Wltneeamy huml and the Creat Seal of Sta'.e
f > (, 1 at tbe Citv of Sacranmnto, on this the lGthda
( J of November, A. D. l^^*.
w-- JOHN" BtGLER   liovernor.
Attest :_Ciias.  I!.  I!i:mi'sT;;.ui.  Secretary of State.
deaR-lw '■ **
DRAFTS ON CANADA
IPAYABLE IN
,   . Montreal,
Quebec,
Hamilton.
{Toronto,
London,
Brantford,
St. Catherine's
Chatham.
49" For ihe better security of ourselves and ihe pub
igents in California and Osegon are furnished witb  " i
■ointir.eiits/' or commissions, specifyin<r their power;
iiir agents. Puch nppointioeots ihev are required to k
xposed to the public view in their j laces ol'business*
Sep'.-MSiiS. tf
JEW FEATIBE I !
GREAT PACIFIC DEPOT,
....AND....
GENERAL AGENCY
FOR THE SUPPLY OF CilEAF PUBLICATIONS, STATION A.
RY, &0,
PAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND BOOKS,
RECEIVED WEEKLY BY IHE
Ma il Steamers
AND EXCUTSIVE FXl'KKSS—VIA MCAKL'ACl'A,
THE proprietor would resoecifuilv inform Country Peek-
sellers, Ciiv.vassors, A.cents. Pedlem, and tiie Public,,
iiml i-,-nb'pi'ridi'Ti1 of i'.isireneralNew.sp.'iperbusiiu',-',-, holes
.loiisiantlv on bund, and receiving bv every steamer, j.',l
Mie f'VAN'V'Al-Iji )'.0,'AAf, ItAliAZlNLS ANi/llhVItH'S **)' ,
B.TIROPE ASH AMERICA. IS '
d Agentn
PACIFIC JOINT STOCJ:
NPRESS COMPANY,"   wiil
arge of regular Messengers, ou the Soutn'ern Route to
SANTA RAKBAUA,
MONTEREY.
SAN FRANCISCO.
SACRAMENTO,
. STOCKTON.
r- [.ajjid idtvo-.t-liout the Northern Jiines./
tflj- Packages, Letters. Parcels ;uidT treasure forwarded
and Insured.
S8T Collections made in  every part  ofthe State and
Oregon.
CHAS. R. JOHNSON. Asent.
.Angeles, March 6th 1SS5. , mHi-tf
WELLS FARGO & CO'S
A   Joint Stoclv Coitipaiiy -with' h capital ul
$500,000,
TT7'IT-.TJ«!ispntc*liim Express from tlie Cltj- of
VV Los Anijt-tes. by every Sleanier. 1 o all parts of California, (Poplin, the Afiruii-ieSlates and Europe, iu charge
of reirnlar and experienced Messengers.
LETTERS.PARGELS, PACKAGES and TREASURE
nyeyu
e of every
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ rest ■
;i it with ii. ibis most satisfactory muntirr,
suited t    their trade. St lit OT,.  LAW and
MEPlCALVfCltkS, suippli fl at MirhVnt inotisent after issue.
lilank Boohs. Cards, InliB u.nd Envelopes, and every vaiicty
■.IFRCTA
ND FANCY
GBWESB.&.'L
ADYERTISING AGENCY.
97 MERCHANT STREET. SAN FRANCISCO.]
ADYEKTISI
THOS.B<
CR1PTIONS RKCE1YEDBY
rd.*" Portland, 0. T.
HARDWIRE STORS.
r!II-: S..ibsc-1'liers ImvimropeneiT a -lore for
ihe sale of HARDWARE, respoctfullvjn.
inn the inhahitante of top Angeles and vi-
uity that tiic-y are prepared lo supply all
'ants in theit,line of business, at wholesale and retail
i the most reasonable prices. Among their stuck may'
e found a tteneral asajlrtmint of
CAil]'i'XT!]RS' TOOLS.
NAILS OE ALL KINDS,
LOGICS. BOLTS. BUTT i AND SCREWS,
HOLTS P. FUfiNiSUINOS GENERALLY'
MASONS TROYv'KLS.
BUTCHER'S S \-W.S CLEAVERS nnA KNIVES.
Li-I ASS KEjTLI S, IRONS and SCREENS,
S'UEKrA'ARDS nn I SPRINO- BALANCES.
OX. TRACK and COIL CHAINS, ETC., ETC.
targe ;;■>T elegant assortment of CKOCNEHY, tat
POTTER & CO.,
Los Angeles St. near Co mm ere ial.
fuly 14. iSs-iS  Nfi.o—tf
t h.oU-.-'Ce or rot;Jl.
Uf LAVID1T.    '
ON MAIN' STRBET, ABOVE THE PLAZA.
Oa. ot. ja.. 3E3I. Morse,
I I A, N.I BHtablisbed a flrst'class Laundry In Los An
*.«' ' ' l,™.«s.
U. S. Livery Stable.
P. ROHER, Proprietor,
Is still on band with tb" finest HOUSES
B0 CIEri to be found in the city, at redi
prices.
Ijorse and H;i;:^y per day G-
■-'addle Horse per dav ."..$!
Stabling per month.. S2fi W)
At the i'Hd at and on Main Btreut. near the iioBtijomerr.
detSt   M
ml be cal ed  for am
e of $2,00 per doz
TERMS CASH,'
i«Ang-.at.;&.pt,22,:t8SI
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS"
AND OTKKJtS.
L03 Angeles Sewing Machine.*
BAGS FOR. SA1J&,  or maae to order hy Ma"
CHTNERY, at the verylowesl market wites.   To thou
vishin;: lo fui'ufsh the e.loth, 100 lbs. sac Its will be out
ind iniidi* '/irrM per one hundred.
ALSO—VefetB,   tloac,   Ceilings,   Wngon   CoVOl
ind oihei- ivorl; of a like nature sev.ed with neatnesa  an
iespateh.
V. BEAUDRY.
Third door frcm Aliso Street,
Bciudry'r.     Block,    Negro    Alley.
_Lo*-- Angeles, November.-!,  IPofi. 'novfi-ly
Jonen,Tobin&Co.
IMPORTERS   AND   JOBBERS
fcaci-amcmoStrctt, comer Sa-.isomc,
Saw Frak Cisco.
f the Atlantic State*
teles, March 24, '1S55.
CENTRAL MARKET.
Los Angeles  Street,
Opposite the foot of Commercial Street.
"'■'■ fb   ri-novated and improved by tire pre- k.C'.'_., ,<'~'
,-■:■-&!;.)      sent       ■iirietors. idiev wouhl i-esneet-^ii^ii^.
ite»AMS fully inform   tlieir   friends  and  the
public, that thev are now prepared to furnish i... custoni-
s.i most e.Teeiieol selection of
Fresh Meats and Sausages,
id at prices lhat wiil induce the favor ofthe public generally.    The central position of this
.       T'j'ocA Market
Ik unsurpassed in this city, and the undersigned would assure their patrons,that it will he conducted in Mich a man
net-and every exertion made to make it all they can wish.
Orders are re.sport fully solicited, which will ho attended
to with promptness.
CHAMBERS k ALBERT.
Los Angeles, Nov.  24. 1856. iiovl'4 gift
U. S. LIVERY STABLE.
ON MAIN  STREET,    OPPOSITE   THE
IU s i il c ii c c c f A b e 1 Stcarncs, Esq.
jTT-=T=^--'4t>v_      >t*   JL  ing iiiadeexteusiveiiddi-
I ■-■:'   '>'.-.■■■■-   i-i :::.i", i' .. d
."Sjla   stable,   is  now  prepared 1o
■ furnish to th.e public, with I'KOMl'T-
N'E-Sand lilSl'AtOlLatalUimos, the host' Horses and car-
riages double and single, and Saddle ilorses, (oi reasonable
Families wishinp to ^o to any part of this, or the ad-
iiining counties, will find
by ap' lying to this (stable.
Ilorses bept by the day, week or month in iinod and se
core stables, us'l am responsible for the :-.afc delivery o
tbe same.
XSP i'ersons wi.slilng to buy, sell UT cycliange, will do
well to give me a call before trading elsewhere.
1'FTElt. J?ORFR.
Los Anf cles, June 30.1S55. If
.   Pickle  and  Preserve Warehouse,
No. 48 Front Strfet, between Caljfoilxia a:,,i
Sa.':;am!:nto Strketh,
SAN  FRANC ISC O
O.K. PROVOST, Agent.
>«W*,tttt   - Ne.fl-*.
Wilson's ^pxciiange,
ESTABROOK &'JAMES.
wn HOTEL, irhioaBr
■r tbe management oi'
ed throughout ; new-
use is now incomplete*
i:ll be made by the present pro-
e e.ilabli.ihmcnt the most popu-
Ko. C—Cm
R. B. TURNER,
Produce & Commission Mercliantt
44  CLAY  STREET,
(Between   D :i v i s   and   Drum,)
SAN FRANCISCO.
Casli Advanced on Consignments,
July 21, I86§« No.lU—Cm
lallu'itiiuiral lustrumcnls.
I
TATIONAKY.
ilnfFASH for'Wu-ls..
i, by authority o! the
Post Office Buildings
WM. Y. PA.TCH.    CIIAS. CLAYTON.     L. V. H. HOfEEfct
PATCH, CLAYTON & CO.,
Produce i'oniniisslosi Merchants
GENERAL AGENTS,
To. 40 Clay Street, below Davis-,
SAN   FRANCISCO.
Goods Stored in Fife-Proof Ware-Houses.
I TUB ST PKEMIX'IUS AWAKBKI^* 1n3 ',-?Ef0
1 different MATllLMATn'Al/INbTllU.Mfi.M ''i"a ' -",;"lfu
i-'-iirtn WM. SCI1M0LZ, the only loaiuifaeturer of instrn-
■.n en t son the Pacific Coast. Surveyors and Engineer*!, ne-
fore tiurchasine; elsewhere, shouhl see our improved Irini-
■iit Instrument.-!, Theodolites. Com pa-SBes, Levelling Ins tin
meiilB. Mountain Themfn*n(stern, etc., et.e,
InstrnincntH Repaired and adjusted.
Yvii.  EtHJlOLZ, 116 .Mc-nigomery street.
No. 92—3iB -    * ■   Snn Francisco
^Bjjek
VOL. 5.
:~.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATURL N * DECEMBER   22,   1855.
NO. Ji2.
Ins ^ngeks Star.
Printed and published ovecy Siitinahiy, in Temple b Duild-
inga, Main street, head of  Commercial, hy -
J. S. WAITE.
Term*;.—Subscription, Five Dollars per unnum, payable
Id advance.
A,dMriiitmtttttfnawtQd at Two Dollars per square of ten
Ines for the lirst insertion, and One Dollar perxntouB for
«*ch subsequent insertion.    Terms, Cash.
Transient advertisements must be paid for In advance
.loinsure attention.
No communication is admissible over a fictitions"algnature, unless thu real author or writer is known.
Agents »f the Los Angeles Star.
The following jjent-cnicn aro  authorized Agents for the
tf hoxas BuitniCK	
Cborux Rick ',',',,
Kessrn, Ksox & WttteljSB.^.
S. S. Thoxpsiix-	
i"jl. Ia* Tiirntpsox.	
■OAIT. WtL. MiKTIV	
St. Soeauso 	
"Col. Jicicaow....	
Amok 1). A. Tkovas	
ilia-J. L. HoKFttAN..	
Ai.ki. S. TAYi.nii	
Thomas rJOYfiE	
. ..San Gabriel.
... Horde
.San Dtego,
.SuiuA Barbara.
..Montefey-
business €nh.
llofrls antr ^Irstiutraitts.
\ Mullah's Exchange,  /IfK
MAIN STREET, HEAR the PLAZA. ^—^ ^^
Annrci. c.  irri.i.Aii  wouW resjieotfuliy inform hia
friends and thu pubuo that lie bus opened a
First   Class Restaurant
OYSTER   (SALOON.
' Ho will be prepared, at all hours, to serve up, in the
best .-tvle, all tho delicacies (be iniii'kel affords.
jle u-illkft'ii eonstatilly oo bund the KlMi-iT OYSTb.I.tS,
prepared in any niauuer to please the ta.*»te and fancy o.
his patrons.
The CHOICEST WINKS and LlQI'OhS will he found a I his
bar, and every attention rendered for the comfort and convenience of his cti.stumerH.
cec8-tf A. C. SrtNLLAH.
SAMUEL ARBUCKLE.
Auction & Conuieission Merchant
LOS AMCtELES, cal.
Sale   Room,   JPrlitcipal   Street,
Opposite Temple's Building.
^rn_ Sales of J[ERCHAN"DIriE every THURSDAY.
j&g- Sales of HORSES and MULES every MONDAY.
*fl3„ 1'artieuLir   attention   given   to   tho   sale  of Real
Estate feb22-tf
B." J. VIRGIN.
A il 'C III T E 0 T   AND   BUILDER.
BUILDINGS OF BRICK, WOOD or ADOBE contracted for
to be delivered complete,
gtg. ELEVATION'S aud Si'ECII'l CAT IONS drawn for pub
iic or private houses.
fl^ CHAIN" POMPS put up and warranted to give satis
faction or no charge.
Kg- JOBBING <A all kinds done nt short notice.
SHOP uu Fort Street, near the Jail.
Los Ango-les, Sept. 1, 18fio. No. Id—tf
HOME   MANUFACTORY,
MAIN   STREET,
XEXRLY OVrOSIIE THE STAlt PRISTIXQ OFFICE.
Foy 8l Brotlier,
Sailillc and  Harness Makers,
~^_j»        Keeps  constantly en  hand an assortment of
&JW80V SADDLES.   HAUNESS,
*W$2m&L IiiUJH.ES,   V/HIIS. roil.AUS,
* SADDLE W'AHIb &a.
We are also prepared to execute all kind*-of v.ork in our
line at the sborte.it possible notic-,
A superior lot  df California  liilts and, Spurs ahvnvs on
hand. _    nous 'o'l tf -doc8
(i. C. A[,KIAX1>ICH.      11. W. ALfexASngKi       I'UIVKAK 1*A.\SJ\U.
ALEX1NDEKS & BAKN1NG,
F0RWARDIN3 & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SAN PEDRO AND LOS ANGELES, CAL.
AGENT.—II. Nl :U.KXAXDEP..   Loi .Ui.jdcs.
I,os Aligeles  Aunii*!. 'Jt,. isr.f, ^. .TR—*f
P, C, WILLIAMS,
At tho Old stand of J. G. Nichols,
Mam Sireet,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Groceries,  Liquors  and   Family
STORES.
TIIOM & SIMS,
Attorneys & Counsellors at Law,
OFFICE 01 MAIU  STEEET,
UK-Bella Unam Uotel.)
BENJAMIN S. EATON. .
Attorney aiid Counsallor at JAv/r,
Main Street, Teiniple'g  Block,
hOS ANfeBLBS.
DEAN & LARSON.
Successors to Sariford & Carson.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Groceries, Provisions, Tinware,-Stoves, &e., &c,
Tin, Sheet Iron and. Copper work done to order.
#&• Big Brick Stork, hou £xcei.i:s«St.
"     No. *21—tf
~ ALEXANDER GipSOlT
JUSTICE   OF   THE.  PEACE,'
OFFICE OJY JULY STREET,
 Opposite the U. S. IIrtt.pl.
MOSES SEAKl.ES,
House, Sign & Ornamental Painter,
PAPEIl HOGBR,   OLAZIBIt  AIYD GILDER.
Lumereaux Buildings, Main Street,  '
LOS ANGELES.
E, L. SCOTT & CO.
Carriage'Makers and Blacksmiths,
LOS A.NGELES STREET,
OPPOSITE    MtLLUS    ROW.
September ?5 1855.
0» 33tlo<pxo.a3a.-u.M.,
WATCHMAKER   &   b'o.O KS E L L'E R,
COMMERCIAL STREET,
Los Angei.es, Cal.
o
COUNTY SUaVEYOH'S OFFICE,.
■•I" Main- Htreot,   opposit'a   J.   G.   Nichols, new   Wrick
building.      ' ti     ' *
II. HANCOCK, Cor.vn* Sukvi.yor.
.* GEO. HANSON. Diii-u-n-.
ik Ane(.lf>«.?AT>ril 28.1R55. No. 50—tf •
AUG, W. TB1MS.
Forwarding and Uomm^sion Merchant,
Saj* Pedhoand Los Angeles, Cal.'
'*   \ Agext, II. READ Los Angeles.  "'   '
Cuas. R. JOUNSOJT-   * '   .' H. S. Allaason-
Joliiison »St AiUaiisoH,
*      Successor's   to   Alexander   tf:   Melius.'
L.THOLESArK- A.NM) iqiTAIL   DEALI-RS  IM   CEVERAL'
VV   MERCHANDISE, Hfftin st.. Los Anasles.        ;lu17
M-  •      •*        TO  LET.
', Tho subscriber   oilers   TO   LET   his  VEWLY
»JILT.COTTA(iE, situolefl on tho corner "ol First
BAL attSd*^5^' lQ thiS Clty'' ""itl1 the ^ °°R
ForpasticjLlrF eaaH-ire" oo the premises.   '
W™;« •       WILLIAM B. 03BCTRN, JI. D,
Mtiiis f.xcI':i.u-:>:t ^.vooas which atas iu:-
cont.lv neiu-ly dust roved !')' lire, bus been thorough-
billiard" tables,
and will be
OPENED    THIS   EVENINO,   NOV.21,
to the Public, under the Proprietorship of
D. HMRCHESECAIiLT,
THE   BOWLING   ALLEYS
IV.ive boen rebuilt in the most imjirovod inodei-n htyle.
ind'w'ii1* prices reduced to suit the times. Tho BAR wilJ
be furnished with the ehoicevt
LIQUOES  ANB  OIG-ARS.
THE M.O."V'3'<»OJ,3EItY i'":! alv.-.iys been ji fu.vorilo,
wbicli it is hopt'l wilt coiitinuo to bt-the ea.io under iho
iiianagenienl, of ii.,-1 present proprietors. uov24 tl'
LOS ANGELES HOTEL,
MAIN   STttEET,
HE DNIfflESIGAVKQ HAVING LEASi
   E'Dtbe boose, formerly known as
tho STAR  IIOTKL.   b.e'^s  leave to an.
iiounee to tho oHldlc, lhat he bos fff-
novated, and re-ihni^he-.i tho sumo al
uoii sine ruble expense, and is now prepare'! tosicc
transient and pelimheist beoi'iiers, ar. -i the 1 raveling pub-
lie ycnoi'iilly upon lbe most liberal t,o:;.l.* ^li'.'in;; eiinlicli'iit
that iiboi'aliiy .soetires piitrojiage.    The cefl'val positiun o1"
the
LOS ANGELES  HOTEL
fertile accommodation of business men is Liiisiiioas.n:d
The cooking department will ho conducted in aiiol* ;; man-
to phsaso the most I'lislitlioii'i, and every excvMon
(render(this Hotel all the public em*- wish, its'   WE
 illdent that wo can oOfit suptiriur advantages t,i ;iLV
ether house in our line iu this city
Los Angeles, June 2, 1855.
DUDLEY PINE.
KESTAEMXTJIu_ COMMERCE.
MR. .TOI-TX LEROUX AND HIS VILE, having renovated
aud iinpi'ovod tlieir heusii, kimini as the
Restaurant du Commerce,
on Los AngelesBtreet near tlie residence, of Don IIaxuei.
.REQUEJfA'fS, tube great pleasure in aiiriooneiiig to their numerous friends and the public generally, that they have re
opened their esiabli^bment whero ii'nod
Booming with. *VVI»c for Diimcr,
can be hud forEIgHt Dollars per week, or Xfiitf JDol"
laxfi per week with lodging and wine.
Dinner can be served at all hours ofthe day by bill of fure
A geuc-ious public* are respectfully invited to cull and test
their ability to serve their customers in the best style of
the culinary art.
.   • JOHN LEROrX-
Los Angeles, June V, 1R55. No. fl—tf
. 0.5
u
ftiw.
OrrUNI) CIKINH Ol'l'll'IAl. PI!
._—
J. S. WAITE.
PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR,
Temple's  Buildings,   Main   Street.
Lftfayettc Uost-auraiit,
FORMERLY THE OLPTAJilERICAN,
COMMERCIAL STREET,
—i HAS beep splendidly refittatLand thorougE-
^-flgSj»""r    ly renovated, and  the   proprfetois are now
"V   in      -M to  ac;ioo"i!ni""ia!e  regular boarders
■teiZ&iz&BBa With bed-rooms if desired.
Mea Is at";,11 hours, by bill of fare.    Saloon for private
Partridgi
Alimentary 1
The best the
bo .=iupplk;d at the shortest notic
iiiVlsoonstantiv on hand,
ibbit and Chicken Pies.
iiarket all'ords will bo constantly- served up
l'Al-11 & CO.. I'l-oprielurs,
Los Angeles, January 11, 1885 tt
in. Sttfe.
Red aad "Wiiits Currants.
i     FOli  SALE,
5U,000 StJPpRIOJa GRAPE VINES, I
Great Bargain.
JOSE Sil'tLVEUA  offers fur sale CHEAP his RE
SIUENCK and VlNEVAKi.l,  .siluated in the City ot Lo,
Angeles.    Kor parllcnlai'S enquire on l.he  promises, or to
"^nv24     . C. R. JOHN HON.
EA.BM FOR SALE.
Mrfllic snI»sM'ii>i-r uii'tirs 3iis Pnnn, coti-
JL taining One Humlred and Sixty Acres oi
choice Land, situati-d at Sao Gabriel'.Mission, on
the main traveled road from tin's City lo the
Monte .Ind San ISeruardino. There is a largo vineyard on
tbe premises, and a line grove nt Olive and other Fruit
Trees. Thereis a comi'oi-lahle House, Corrals and otbei
eonveniencies, that make it a desirable location for the
Dairy Husiness, or for keeping ranch stock, having the advantage of a large and unobstructed range.
For further information  apply at tiie Oliice of the  Lo%
AxciiLiaiSTAUj or on the premises to
THOMAS UUKDICK
March ->i, 1865. tf
FOR SALE.
The Subscriber offers For Sale
105 Acres of tbe
HOST DESTRA11LE AGRICULTCRAL LAND IN THIS VI-
ei'uii V- .situated about two miles * fronl this Citv, ou the
SAN PEDRO HOAU, which advantage keeps it free
froindiist, as a westerly wind continually blows throughout tl'1' day. On the premises is a never failing well ol
excellent water, anil a variety of
Garden Products,
suchas.SAOE. TitlMi:, ASPARAGUS, Sufl Also in counec-
tiou with the Farm, a Small vineyard.   ,
SOO TIllUfTV PEACIT TREES,
35 ENGLISH WALNUTTREES
25 APRICOT THJBBS,
all of which comprise an orebavd of six acres, and is en-
closed witli alive fence All or a part will be sold to sail
purchasers.
For further  nai'tionlars cm uire  at thin- oflice, or of
O.D T1ASS, Water Sibwakh.
I.os Anfi-oles, August 18, 1855. *  , tf
IMPORTANT TO FAEMEKS
AND OTHERS.
i Los Angeles Sewing Machine,
BAGS POR SAJLi-i, or nuuii? to oi*«U*r l)y Ma
CIIINEHY, at theveryIriwesl uiarkel. rates. Tofhos-
wi.-ibiiijvto furm'sb ibe cloth* 100 lbs. sacks will be cut
and made lor So per one tin nd red.    .
ALSO—Tents, Hose, Ceilings, Wagon Covers
and other work of a like nature sewed with neatness aud"
despatch.    ,
V. BEAUDUY.
Third do'cTr frcm.Aliso Street,
Beaudry's    Block,    Negro   Alley.
Los Angeles. Kovcinbcr ii, lSiiO, • aovS-ly    '
FROM P.1XAMA TO SAN FRANCISCO,
It was a happy dfl}1 when we emlmrke;! on t.lio
spacious "John [-. yicpiicn?:" for we now k\i that
all cure was past. No more changes—no more
Imaginary fevers; we bad left belli ml us all sorts
of diminutives, from copper cents to steamboats.—
Here were acres of deck-room, gentlemanly officers
and servants, ami storerooms abundantly supplied
with provisions. And as the oritur was given to
weigh anchor, we resigned ourselves to clean'
sheets with much pleasure after the heat ami
fatigues of the Isthmus transit.
The morning found us .still travelling South)
and nearing Point Mala, which we douhlcil in tin.'
course of the day and took our course northerly.
The air was warm aud the heavens of glistening
brilliancy day aud night— the atmosphere transparent, and the sunsets equal in splendor to those
of New England in summer. We were now in
low latitudes, and the northern stars, familiar from
infancy, had progressively sunk, and finally disappeared below the horizon, wliile an unknown firmament, in which the magnificent constellation of
tiie Southern Cross shone conspicuously, had unfolded itself, audits scattered ziel.iuhe rivalled in
splendor the milky way.
The island of Quibo, 230 miles from Pannma,-
lay iu our course this day- the plaoe where the"
unfortunate Yankee Blade got out of coal and pat
in for wood, that her Captain, R 11, as it was
afterwards reported, might win a bet against his
own ship. He procured some forty cords of green
wood, with whieh he reached Panama some thirty
hours behind his competitor. It was considered a
grand " Mississippi dodge," and greatly enraged
the passengers; but the bet, if made, was won.
After passing these islands we saw land but at
intervals, and dimly, till we crossed the Gulfed
Tehauntcpcc—a bay of fogs, waterspouts, thunder
storms, chopping seas and stormy trades. From;
l-'oint Sacrificios the coast was clear, aad when the
sun or wind would dissolve the vapor that hunir
around, wc had a grand view of the tall summits
in the interior of Mexico,
Among the officer?, the first, TVcstfall, was a moa
accomplished old salt. So was, indeed, without
rival in that particular accomplishment in which
skippers take most pride—blunt incivility. Tho'
kim'.-iiearted, and attentive to tlie comforts of the
passengers, no one ever received from him a direct
reply to any question. He would use many more
words in an evasion than tlie answer required. One
day he was asked, " How far is it to .Acannleo'.'•'•'
He growled out, " How the h— should I know!—
[fa as much as .1" ean eta to reckon the eHstntrte w*
have run.'-' The man meekly said, " I didn't know
but you could give ah idea.'' A'.'tftn he growled,
'■ The Company don't pay rae in Ideas—I work by
the mouth." All mutinous children were instsuit'y
quelled at the sonnd of Ids voice. He delighted
in finding delinquents, and1 in exercising the autocratical powers his position confeurcd upon him.
He confessed himself a perfect police department,
and no man could escape his vigilance. He was
greatly enraged one day to -find that a steerage
passenger had been "ringing in" nt the cabin
table?, and by his impudence had enjoyed a week
of superior board? The poor fellow discovered
himself by complaining to the Captain of inattention on tire part of the waiters. An investigation
was had, but impudence no longer served him. He
was put in Irons, and kept in the hot baggage room
three days on bread aud water, supplied by the
lirst officer himself.
One night after supper, and when the whole
company had paired oil' for quiet converse, a sud-
deu.cry, " Man overboard," was heard in the bows
and came rushing all along the duck aft. A general fright seized the ladies; some screamed, and
Others were unable to scream—but there was a
clinging to partners, and an anxious inquiry, "who
is it2" " who is gone ?" A man from the steerage
came along, and, in reply to the question, said,
" His name is Smith—Iie;s my lather, and two on
us coukl't hold tbf; d— fool. He was stark crazy
to jump overboard; but they won't get him, for he
Went under the wheel." The ship was stopped and
the boats lowered—but the search was vain. Mr.
Smith that night slept beneath the oc-an wave
We left him to his slumbers, and as we steamed
away, a last enquiry—au earnest one too—was
heard through the ship, and whieh kasnotyet been
answered—'' V.'as it John Smith ?"
The morning of the sixth day we were Hearing
Acnpulco—running along that beautiful and won
derfui saad beach, wliich forms au unhroki-n white
line for more than sixty miles below the volcanic
bluff at the entrance of the harbor. It was near
the lower end ol this white line that the Nuith
America was run ashore and broken up by the
great waves.
We entered the magnificent little land-locked
bay; and, as we rounded to passed, the fortress,
which still shows the big rents made by*the last
earthquake, we were happy in the thought of
spending a few hums among the cocoa and orange
I groves GfAenpnleo. There is but little here worth
.seidng, except the natural beauties and the people.
The town itself is in ruins, aud those ruins here, as
in all Spanish towns I have seen, are never repaired, Is it indolence that prevents this people from
making repairs? No, matter Ijow valuable the
building, aud when' once a stone is loosed, the
whole structure is.sufrered to go fo ruin. They
build strong aud elegant houses, but titef^nevCT
repair, and consequently, most Spanish tywu.--. like
ouV own Los* Angeles, are piled about with ungainly ruins. ,
iVe found the landing pb.ee crowded wilh market women and boys, with piles of fruit and nuts
spread before them; but we e-ould not patronize
therp.ag we were notified that no fruit*; would be allowed on board the ship.   Those who Yiolateddh'e
order ware obliged to throw their fruit to the Hshes,
The order waa a sanitary preoauUtm, aud was
doubtless good, though vexatious.
ViV ruanii'd about its dry and hot Ktrccts for au
hour or two, visiting BJB-png other plaOQS the public school, where, as we onttTed, tin* niac-U'o Iiad
the pupils all jfioeeliog to him ;'aiul then going OD
board, were soon ou oar way steaming along the
abrupt *-hoiT,whiuh for many miles shows almost a
p'.TjR'iuiieular front to the ocoan. The world
about here "'as verv beautiful—above us cloudless
tropical skies—around, tlie deep, unrulilrd Paoiflo
and on the right, the tall, shadowy peaks of the
Cordilleras rising in taint ranges, until their outlines are lost in space.
Prom Aeapuh'o to Oapfi '.Vrienii's it SMUtd Iq
me was the  lovelier' SMBBrv, in   Qh   world.    The
deep green shades df the vegetation,! tu.- oaloo ooeaO)
the mountains; thi boiling Mtrf. altogether pre*
■eritcd a view of unsurpassed grandeur.
Three days we were reaching Cape Sit, Lucas,
and oa the fourth aft passed the tfargaritatnlands,
where the unfortunate Independence laid up her
worn-out frame.
Soon after great anxiety began to manifest itself
ar tlie fact that tho pumps were put in work, nil
night long Ihrewing water upon the engine, imi if
was whispered that there was no oil on board, and
we might be obliged to lay to till the Sopors came
up, or put In'to'some port for asupply. fortunately, the Sonora soon came along and gave us
oil for our engines and potatoes for the tables, and
away we went.
Now we approached the shores of our own conn-'
try—the Coronados—the holy Islands of OTemento
and Catalinaare behind us. We have passed tie I ween
Sta. Rosa aud Sta. Cruz. The stormy point ofGou-
cepcion, with ita lighthouse, which h« vainly heen
Struggling to'shlbfl for three years—the point of
Pines and Auo Nuevo, and all those ragged rocks,
alive with seal and sea-fowl—all the points and
capes are behind iii— we enter the Heads, pass the
Gate, Port Point and the Alcatraz—the gun fin i; -
the Captain seizes his trumpet and takes his station
upon the wneel-h'ouBe--"Wt are at the dock, The
bell rings ouao* and the tired engine ceases [ta
throbs—the oceans havo been crossed and the goal
Is safely reached. New scenes in life are now to be
enacted.
Some of tboso scenes are not to be described.
On board are two hundred American wives. The
flirtations and the soft languishing*-; ol the voyage
are forgotten—the hopes of years are about to be
realized, and long separated ones reunited. Those
interesting little family histories which young and
growing confidence had developed, ware only intended to amuse the passing hour. The small
treasons which sometimes;, manifested themselves,
only served in this longed-for moment to render
more loyal heart?'which had ever beat in unison.
There were a few moments of suspense--a:;'! tfii
'came hurried, footsteps, joyful recognitions, violet.t
embraces, explosive kisses, ot  eutui-n, iurI noXirth
—while we Who tor so long ba&'bajftsd la the
smiles and confidence of our fair voyageurs, were
left like the condemned Peri, lingering in sight of
paradise, but unable to partake of its joys, and
abandoned, with scarcely Q parting looli of recognition. There were, however, some eases of great
hardship among those wivts. And one, thai of an
interesting young woman from Maine, who eann1
on without notifying her husband of the time of
her arrival, and found him living, as many other
men live in California, with nnother woman, shows
that wives ought to announce their intentions bo-
fore they come too suddenly upon their lords.
The long sea voyage—the epitome of a life-time
in miniature, with its noble or ignoble trails, was
ended, The strong ships that broughtusin safety
through the waters—the officers whose attentions
rendered us comfortable—and the ladies and gentlemen, whose mutual kindness and courtesy contributed to make the journey pleasant, and remembered with affectionate respect.
AffU'Ctixg.—A terrible instance of the Buffering, caused by Pest Office mismanagement or robbery, happened recently at St. .Louis. A man
who went thence to Texas, to return immediately,
found some profitable business which would detain him several months, and therefore wrote to
Jiis wife, inclosing one hundred and fifty dollars
for her present wants. The letter never reached
her, and being, with her five children, turned ojif
ofher home tor non-payment of rent, and driven
to di^pair by the idea that her husband had deserted her, she drowned herself and youngest child
in the Mississippi. The unhappy husband and
father, receiving no answer to his letter, returned
to St. Louis to find himself a widower, and his
children supported by public charily. The Posts
master who stole that one hundred and fifty dollars will have a fearffil account to settle, with a department, the Head of whica It is impossible to
cheat or deceive.       ,
A;:.-3TKAU.tlN BmhHOBBW OS  BCMISIUTIONi—The
laws parsed by the Port Philip House of A::-in.-
bly against Chinese immigration are received
with great disfavor in China, and SCO denounced
!is bariiiu'ous. Ia speaking of one ot these, the
China .Mail says :
■■ It,  contains provisons which  even   California
did not venture up m,   and which   sink   I lie   Melbourne legislators lowest in the scale of civillza-
Put the legislators represeat neither the
A   Stiivy ami  a  Winning,
Dta New i nh .li". Di following
story,by way of admpnl : ,.; against
any participation In the lottery mania, which il
raid to prevail vary escteualvelj InthjAoUg:
A poor bat Industrious mechanic bad been in-
bajring for years to accumulate    ifficlent money to
itead for I Ims If and family^
On returning home each & lit be would
pTaoehiswoefcly salary In ttahands ei'his wife
and request her to lay 11 by.    Sfew month* slnce-
Icoowlug that he musl have saved a ood$rie of .
thousand dollars by hia Industry and  rrogalUy^
and learning that a piece of property was 'Ter
sale in the oppfT purl i on uf Iiv city, wliich would
he an  ad I'anlageoas   iuvc-.naeut,   [: ■ calli d upon
tiie m ner, and ll wm bflbt-ad to hia at % I
Overjoyed with his gui'd fortune, IB)
home 11! his wilh, and oonrayad to iter the glad
new,:. L-..i.! asked for tbe monej ie al ne the purchase. But alasl thore was no Joyful response In
thoQooatenanoc oil'-- boater halt, but bursting
into tears sh-'went most bitterly, and refused to
be comforted. The husband ffai a itoqjshed, and
asked for an explanation. Wilh tiead averted,
and votes foternlplad by heart-broken sobs, she
made known   to her  husband tin; .-tartling  tart.   -
whjch tell like a thunderbolt upon bin, crushing
bis brain and causing reason to Bottler and reel
from Its throne that she had wasted all hie hard
earnings In the purchase of BtTMs lottery
tickets. The v aeon I stsre from the eyes of tho
husband which nret this astonishing dlioloaure,
plainly showed that he wa« no toa$rM i tipt
appreciating his loss, Bat with a maniac baugb,
w ild and startling, he left hii I ctn-o, his wift and
littles ones, never more lu return,    a   fow days
more p si-ed. ;ind his body Waa takoti from the
river;  the Coroner  held an  inipiesi upon   It; and
a rerdlol ofsulelde" Itrforra td tt i pottle horn ha
died ; but why he died remained a secret.
■A CabepCl InrsiiMAN- lsda Nartftow Bfeoaflrx
—An Irishman, reading in Melrose, tried aa experiment lately which came near causing tbe destruction of himself and bis entire family. Un
had about a pound aud a half of powder, and, forgetting tha injunction Of Cromwell, had allowed it, ■
to become wet. [tl order to dry the article he
placed it in a wooden vesfierand put It upon tho
top of his cooking stove in which vf as a hot lire,
in due time, the powder exploded nnd burst out'
the windows and doors cf ihe kitchen, demolishing the plastering, etc. The family, fortunately,
were not hurt, bul, they were confoundedly frightened and ran out of tin.- hottSS in great confusion.
The. neighbors hearing  tlie explosion  and   seeing
the smoke, rushed to the house to ascertala'what
calamity had befallen it. Upon inquiring of Patrick what was the matter, lie answered *'*OchP
jisL nothing at, all. Ye sio I put a pound 'or two
rv powther on the -stove to dliry, and yfid-luck to
the maker av it. it-;ut alire; and if I hadn't been
'iniglll', cflraful1 Ae.should have   been   blown up.''
Tin: l)::c:■:>.:,\ ;:: ui- .tv.1-,-:   ttKXXD?   Tbadb   USD tTfl
Probable Ca\ se. ■ Gstraol of a letfer recoil sd at
the  State.Deparlment   at.   Viu. triugton,  daied  La
Rocbelle, France, the 30th Sept;:
" Vmi will reiniir!. what has never occurred
li re before- -die absjhiee of all American ih ■ sis
from this port for ihe  last six months,    The last
vessel that slopped here lett in DccembeT last.
The only ship that has been in thia vicinity slnoo
the 1st of January, was the Trentu i, o\ Ilobtlei
bringing lumber, ami in consequence of the, nttei"
stagnation of the i.randy t.i.d-.- with the tTulted
States at this moment, she we i obliged to Leave
in ballast.   This may bo accounted for, i ilhavo
already :-l:'!eij loyon in a former   DOmmuntoatroU,
iiy (he failure ol ihe grape eropj for Ihe lust two
years, tiie'.-ims-oin'iif.  high   price   of Prauiiy, nnd
lastly, the Tem-peranoa movement iu the United
Slates.     These   nunemeu!.,  Us'.;'  S ftftsed   oiiite   a
panic here among1 Ufa Brandy dealsr'a, Without
two successively goods crops, It ts b listed that
the trad'- will not ivilvo.''
Tr:;i-;,:\nNi-a QBBfl WOB iUM^iuHMA.—Tho Mcdi-
tal H'l-ortir,-. published at ItfempbJsi 'fVnu., gives
an aecoiini io' ihe Buocesj ful trea^tuenl of dtarr
ii.i's. in th'' e;:  9   ofa   liitle   girl,    Je„   fto   yunco of
turpentine mixed with three ounoos of gruel, Injected Into ihe i;.iv,els. ;\ llnniv.-l moisloncd with
tnrpen'tloe being also wrapped around tbe body.
Cn a Short time the child was found breathing
easily/and Bleeping sweetly, although the surface
was literally as red as a lobster.    A few  drops oj
turpenttfie three limes a -i-xy for four <\:<yH. arrested the mucous and mucopurulent discharge; a *
few doses of bydrafl cum  creta competed tho
cure. ,
tion. _^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
intelligence nor the respectability of the community,"
Strong Language.—Wo clip the. following from
the Jackson  Sentinel :
'■'Hi; who steals our purse steal tra:h,'' lm( the
rascal who poisoned our favorite do::, if wo Bod
him out. will get awfully thrashed. If we di.-eov-
er the villain, '* by the worth of oar eten
lie ha'd lii'iier havo been born a dog."".Umti the
contemptible scoundrel he has proven hii
becsu!
'■'Amanda, does George kiss y*i because lie
fovea you.?-"' Inquired little Jack of his mother.
" To be sure, sonny—why '.'"
"Well, I guess ha loves the kitchen girl, too'
for I seen him kiss her morn forty times !;e:.t
Sunday when you stae gone to meedn'.1'
Bnnan b&o» Qitojwa Vi iu^t.—A corrcspond-
eutofthe Country QMntlsBian gives the follow-
■■ l)( nmking bread from Hour of grown
wbeali "Mix with tiie dough of throe or four
large loaves, about hall a gill of whiskeys aod
thebread will be iT-hi. Let those who dislike
to use whiskey, mis a small lump ol bolter or
lard with the dough". My wife, who .".■■ eio,enemy
of whiskey,  uses the latl tregene-
rally baye light bre  ;. although i ar  wheat woe
grown in common with our nclgkboanj."
—  ^-.jgg-JC*.^ i	
P&AsmwoRtmr——The   Lowell thfeua >a; ; that
thereare now Id th     ■ ladles who
were born rn N< w I 'rl . but In
con ■' qoence of death is of fortune were
left not only i,;■;,';.in i fni ■■■■ iinlb Rather than
to remain In indigene i... bora , th y m ide theit
way to Lowell and enter ..I ihe mill a operatives,
■ ■■'. nam hi n d i won | Rio' many baautl-
ful, exemplary and Intelligetit ladies ql the cily
who lador in the rniiifif
Udose pay dear for pTeasanlry rfho joke st the
expenses of truth; olh^r nrc very apt to conclude1
..ey will   also fu
earnest.
1 --»-•.  -
ifyou wo dd be pungent, be unci: for II i ■ with
Wpjds as villi sunbeam*— tin    me; .■ ti» y are COO- '