THE    KISS.
Star, were beaming, Luna gleaming, I was dreaming
Dreams as sweet
As the olden summers golden,  that have roiled on
Still, yet fleet.
Then from Aiden came a maiden—(beauty laden
girl was she,)
Glorious C-8_-__-_ !  each fair feature a love teacher!
Unto me.
•' Close besfde me"—who dare chide me '?
-Hero, !<>vc, bide thee;"
Blusjies—Grace r
It confesses Sow her tresses, wftfa caresses,
Touehed my face.
There's   no  pcaising   the amazing   the bright eyes
Lips whose- '.■■■.etii-f.-s**, who*"C repleteiu.1?,*) of all sweet-
Were divine.
But she waited, meditated, I— elated —
Gently chid,
Smfflng. told her no one older would behold \m\
If she did.
Nearer, nearer, clearer, warmer, dearer
Came fter breath.
Then forg&ttfng, all regretting, angels letting
Her—oh!   Death!
Tlie I"t*l Clmiiiber mid Study'of tlie late Emperor Nicholas,
The Nord, of Belgium, has published the following details of a visit made by its correspondent tc
the bed-room of the Emperor Ni
at St. Peters-
my guide did
Ie conducted
THE ELECTRO-CHEMICAL  BATHS
OF   DR.   BOURNE
nmercial Streets
of I'*.v-r .-uu"  Ai*!iL'
opposite St. -
■tent a
1
■kolas Hot
Still she -raited, Ih
said -die hated
She grew willing— 0 I '"WW thrilling I  Dream fulfil
ling! —
For she hid.
G-ft-UX-HAHB.—Lieutenant Lynch, of tfieUmtc*
States Exploring Expedition to the River Jordan
»nd the lied Sea, in 1848, visited the garden ol
Gethsemane, about the month of May.     He says :
"The clover upon the ground was In bloom, and
altogether tlio garden, in its aspects and associations, was better calculated than any place I know
to soothe a troubled spirit. Eight venerable trees-;
isolated from the smaller and less imposing ones
■which skirt the pass ofthe Mount of Olives, form
a consecrated grove, High above, on either hand
towers a lofty mountain, with a deep yawning
chasm of Jehosaphat between them. Crownii
one of them Is aliviug city, on the slope ofthe
ether is the great Jewish cemetery—city ofthe
dead. Each tree in this grove, cankered and gnarled, and furrowed by age, and beautiful aud impressive in its decay, is a living monument of th
affecting scenes that have taken place beneath and
around it. The olive perpetuate- itself from th
root of the dying parent stem, the tree springs
into existence. These are accounted one thousand
years old. Under these, ofthe preceding growth,
therefore, the Saviour was wont to rest; and one
ol the present may mark tlie very spot where he
knelt and prayed, and wept. No caviling doubt
can find entrance here. The geographical boundaries are too distinct and clear for an instant's
hesitation. Here the Christian, forgetful of the
present and absorbed in the past, can resign him*
■elf to sad, yet soothing meditation. The few
purple and crimson flowers growing about the
roots ofthe tree, will give him ample food for contemplation, for they tell of the suffering and ensanguined death ofthe Redeemer."
Tub I-ioiiT- of Socii'TY.—Every man ought to
regard his fellow man, or friend, as his superior,
and treat him accordingly. With such feelings ol
deference for others, we should always be in the
presence of superiors.- Such feelings "he real gen.
tleman has. It matters not in what society he be,
he feels himself in the presence of a superior, and
acts accordingly. The false gentleman behaves
very differently; he feels his own .uperiority, and
assumes the airs that tell the tale that lie does not
want to be told—namely: that he is no gentle-
Pke-Evkss.~If a seaman should put about every
time be encounters a head wind, he certainly would
?>e a long time in making the voyage. So ho who
permits himself to be baffled by adverse circumstances, will never make headway in the Voyage of life
A sailor uses every wind to propel; so should tbe
young man learn to trim his sails and guide his bark,
that even the adverse gales should fill ita canvas,
and Bend it forward on its onward course.
Freedom.— What man in his right senses, that
hath wherewithal to live free, would make himself a
slave for superfluities? What does that man want
who has enough ? Or what is he better for abundance, who can never be satisfied ?
"There is not, in my opinion," says A ddison, "a
more'pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than this: of the perpetual progress which the
soul makes toward the perfection of its nature without ever WT-vfng at a period in it. To look upon the
soul as going from strength to strength—to consider
that she is to shine for ever, with new accessions
of glory, and brighten to all eternity—that she will
be still adding to* virtue and knowledge—carries in
ft something wonderfully agreeable to that ambition
which is natural to the mind of man. Nay, it must
be a prospect pleasing to God himself, to see,his creation for ever beautifying in his eves and drawin"
nearcr to htm by greater degrees of resemblance."
" Several thousand foot ef new hose wanted for
the Department,"" read Mrs. Partington in a morning
paper. "Law me how _ symphonise with those
brave fellows; and jest to think, the board of supernumeraries is too mean to buy any. I'm glad it
rained last week, I was compelled to stay at home
Ike, look in my top drawer, and take the new pair I
bought down to some chief engine. They shant
work in the wet barefoot if I can help it; the est
mated fellows !" and she dropped her specs, resumed
, her knitting, conscious there were two feet ot hose
less wanted iu the department, by her generous sup"
ply.—Voice of Israel.
Patronize v
doing as you
the town you live in.
Why is sympathy lik
man's buff?" Because
fellow creature.
A man's moral print
land, or tho levOi'snf tht
tinually watched ami _t_
they are Un&rmine*- or overthrow
Whyfe the letter V tl. ^ayssi:
bet? Because it is always in fan
why is it the most unfortunate all
always in trouble and difficulty,
The following question was i-r*c<
fore a California di.'bjiur.L* .oeJH
be done with a woman who refu
husband?"
n trade and mechanics.    This is
be done by, and is building up
a m»n playing at " blind
i is a follow feeling for a
des, like the dikes of Hoi
ft-is-issipprneed tobe con-
Hgthened,    He is mined if
stterin the alpha-
Wcry true. But
o ?    Because it is
ntly diacossed be-
'■' "Whwt should
■es to support her
burgh :-"The person who acted _
not say whither he was taking me.
me into an arched room of very n
sions, and lighted by a single windo\
court. The room was both a study B
Before the window was placed a cUjsl
placed a pocket-book half open, a leper and some pens, a crumpled up
small statuette of the Prince of Wa
desk, which was much tbe worse for wear, and bore
many marks of being cut with a penknife. Near this
desk was an old sofa, covered with green leather,
with well worn cushions. Opposite, on a console
ornamented with a mirror, was a dressing-case in
leather, the simplicity of which showed that ils
owner did not indulge in any refinements of the toi
let, On the chimney-piece was a small timepiece in
black marble, on which stood a bust of tlie Count
de Bcnckcndorff. There was no looking glass ou
the chimney. Half concealed by the timepiece was
a statuette in bronze of Napoleon I., similar to that
in the Place Veudomc. Some pictures ornamented
the walls, representing military scenes, painted by
Horace Verne., or by German artists. A bust Of
Marshal Itadetzky stood on the console ; a portrait
1 UU
J-.ir.'l-
THE EYES
=er of tho Womb, all . 1
seem to be Nature's ow
jrove beyond tho poset
.uai3.-sy.sU-m by  -ulmrni
whole host ui' *.*_;i.„lv cl
her affection- of the Woi
ii choeen   medium  for e
.lility of doubt, to all wl
stering to it calomel, i
ruga which remain ia t
any POIi-OX'U'H
it   was  employed.
nbers of the hu-
, tha
1 Bat
Jl !■*.'!
tlw
se't
ist a
t to
ll so em-.lo-
id the -Ieep-
e powers of
inds so  ex-
the   keeping
. Ni
hohiK Hotel,
id beneficial
others,  thus
shed
j nu
that those
e they were
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
State Government.
J, NEELY JOHNSON, Governor.
Robert M. Anderson, Lieutenant Governor.
D. W. Douglass, Secretary.of State.
Geo. II. Whitman, Controller.
Henry Bates, Treasurer.
John H. Brewster, Surveyor General.
"Wm. T. Wallace, Attorney General.
Paul K. Hubbs, Superintendent  of Public   Instruction.
W. C. Kibbc, Quartermaster Genera].
James Allen, State Printer.
Wm. Bausinan, Private Secretary to the Gover-
ofthe Grand Duke Michael, th
a brother of Paul, was
hung, half concealed, in the t
orner of the wall; in
one corner of the room   stooc
a common soldier's
musket, and on a small table
was the helmet of a
general without a plume, and bearing marks of long
service.    Near the sofa, and parallel with the desk,
was an iron camp bed, which
my guide told   me to
press with my hand to see h
owlnud it felt, was a
mattress covered with leather
and a pillow stuffed
with hay.    There was folded
ipon the bed an old
grey uniform cloak, and at the
foot of it, on a well-
worn  carpet, were a pair of  n
oroeco   leather   slip-
pern.    I contemplated with su
prise this austere re-
treat, in a remote corner of on
a ofthe most magnifi-
cent palaces of Europe.    Wh
n I had seen all, my
guide said—"This is tbe stud-,
and bed-room of tho
Emperor Nicholas.    At that d
esk he sat forriearly
thirty years, and on that bed h
drew his last breath.
That old cloak which he alwat
which
room, belonged to his brother Alcxand
carpet he knelt down and prayed morni
every day of his reign. Those slippe
wore to the last day of his life, were given him b;
the Empress, on tho day of marriage. With tha
musket he himself taught his children the manua
exercise; and the helmet he always wore in tin
streets of St. Petersburg.'.'"
Agricultural Dr_.ovKKY.—A Paris letter writer
states that a scientific gentleman discovered two
years ago, embedded with some embalmed bodies, a
:pecics of wheat not then in existence. In the time
of Die early Gallic kings a certain quantity of wheat
was placed in the coffins of embalmed bodies.—
IC of it was sown, and it yielded from sixteen to
twenty stalks to a grain, while there was on an average twenty more grains in tbe head than iu the ordinary Wheat A considerable quantity of tliis ancient wheat was sown on the government farm last
fall. Great reports are received of its productiveness. The ordinary wheat of France is believed to
be only a degeneration of this ancient grain, deteriorated by centuries of reproduction. This discovery
takes France back fourteen centuries for seed wheat,
and it is expected will put her in possession of one-
eighth more agricultural wealth than she possessed
before tlie discovery.
WA-LER CUBF M
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PIONEER W
Southeast Corner of Sansome and t
lTER cure institute,
United  State.  District Courts.
For the Northern District of California.— Og-
den Hoffman, Jr., judge ; John A. Monroe, clerU ;
Jas. Y. McDullie, marshal. Regular terms, firat
Monday in June and December of each year. Special terms at the option of the judge.
For the So)ithern District of California,—I. S.
K. Ogier, judge ; C. Sims, clerk : E. Hunter, marshal. Regular terms, first Monday in June at
Monterey j first Monday in December at Los Angeles. Special terms at the option ofthe judge.
United States  Circuit Court.
For the District of California.—M. H. McAlis-
ter.judge ; Geo. Penn Johnson, clerk.     Regular
term, first Monday in July of each year.    Special
terms at any time after thirty days notice.
Supreme Court.
Solomon Heydeufeldt, Chief Justice ; David S.
Terry, Hugh S- Murray, Justices. Regular terms*.
of the Supreme Court commences on the first Mondays of January, April, July, and October.
5, opp
...OS Hotel, San Francii
.Dr.   BOURNE,   Water  Cure   Physician,
J. M. Strobradge J_ Co.,1 Los que I
WHOLESALE AND  RETAIL              I _sj
CLOTHING  EMPORIUM, ! !■ ,-...'
CORNER OP ™
COMMERCIAL m SANSOME STREETS. ! i         A
"Under St. JVIe**,„_fi_ Hotel, ! :^*rT^- r
SAN FRANCISCO,     '■ \E..:'E--/1.
/-\FI*ER tlie Ini-Koatimn most *■<
Tiik Germinating Pkincipi-k ih Wheat.—We
suppose that every person has heard or read the
story of some grains of wheat having been found in
Egyptian mummy, which were sown, vegetated
and yielded grain after its kind. This case and some (
others of a rather dubious character, have been adduced in evidence ofthe great vitality and longevity
of seeds; but we have now very reliable and practical evidence throwing some discredit on such stories. The British Scientific Association have, for
the past fifteen years, been instituting inquiries and
making experiments, through a committee of its
members, with various kinds of seeds, of various
ages. Their labors tend to show that none of the
seeds which were tested, although placed in the
most favorable circumstances that could be devised,
egetated after the age of forty-nine years ; and onlv
twenty, out of two hundred and eighty-eight species
did so after twenty years, while by far the greatest
number lost their germinating power in ten years.
Origin oi-- "aBuick."—When you say in a phrase
which is now Americanized, such and such a man is
a brick, do you think of, or do you know the origin
of it ? It is (life : An Eastern prince, on being ask
ed, "Where are the fortifications of your city ?" replied, pointing to his soldiers, "Every man you see
a brick."
Politeness is like an air-cushion—there may be
nothing in it, but it eases your jolts wonderfully.
It is with health as with our property—we rarely
trouble ourselves in looking seriously after it till it is
gone,
What is the difference between a young girl and
an old hat? Merely a difference of time—the one
has feeling and the other haB felt.
It is a noble species of revenge, to have the power
ot a severe retaliation and not to exercise it.
Flowers are tho alphabets of angels, wherewith
they -write on lulls and plains mysterious truths.
The purest joy that we can experience in one we
love, is to see that person a source of happiness to
others.
A book has been very curiously defined " brain
preserved in ink;" aud when there is a plenty of the
fruit, it is a conserve to tempt the most capricious
palate.
After a long experience of the world I affirm before God, I never knew a rogue who was not unhappy.—Junius.
0, crime and virtue virtue and Crime ! It was old
John Newton said, when he saw a man going to be
hanged, "There goes John Newton, but for the "race
of God."
In tlie town of Liherty, Texas, a fine of $,65 ta imposed upon every man who utters an oath in the
pies.nce of a woman. •
A lady was asked to join the Daughters of Temperance, when she replied that "it was unnecessary
as it was her intention to join one of the sons "
_J clotiiii._,
■ ory in N"oiv Yoi-k!
r fro
Foriiirjiliiii
n our Man ufa
T-__ j_n.t__t and most FasJ___"n*al**_- Styles
*
EL GRAN BEMEDIO 1TALIAN0
BE DR. PAREIRA,
Para la eierta yeficaz cur a de las infermedades
de una naturaleza privada, sm hacer cuso del
tiempo que se ha durado y sin malos efectos al
sistema o sinponerse en dicta.
-.uncase ha faltado—Wl jincdc falta a Cmar.
TpSTE   ESPECIF1C0  INVALUABLE FUE INTROliUCU'O
Vi   Iijipp r.i.mnijmtr,. -_=,_= ,.:, Pi_ ,.,.,.. ,1.... . .. :,■.... i.;....
Gentlemen's  Fumishiqe  Goods
con.^mtlvonbaml.     °
A ln.rge.-nd _rim_j?_t_ ii.s.soriinent of
■^"-X-_-t_,X_0.©__r   C__r-0!05-_i'i-_:
>ij---J ■■'
Traveller,- ! Beware of tlie Imposition.- off I-Sackl
Drivers, Huiinersj __c.
ALL PERSON'S ARRIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO AND '
INTENDING TO STOP AT*"   ' ' j
I   !_!
1
:■
Jl
110 and 131 Sa
HRE CAUTIONED
Hoard per "Week.,
Board per Day	
Meals, each...,
:-B_a_ittonto-Aia.Ke_
Up Willi:
..$<■ 00
..SI 00
,. .-SO cents
Lodging pei Week gg   j *   Cl (i
Lodging per Night 50c, _;_.'■§_.
^V-FREE BATHS-fes,'
The  Wl-ia.t Cheer Nm::-,,  ,,.„,!..,  , {) ,"•, /,,  - ,
LOS AUGELES STAE
Irfr fritting <_5atafrlis|mendt.
SPRKG STREET, adjoining tli TJ. S. I_,kI Office
il J   iiiini.i   lis,   I,-,oils and   tho   public,  that   lie■ bar
-*'"*»"■"'  I* !« = « a n.  va,.ic,r,.a«nW.nan|. „f „„ m„._j
I'ilo" 1,™1',"'°*110 execute tbo Ml_irtng uescrip
PLAIN AKD FANCY
•TOTE- _-»_at___a^_»!__!a-Gu
In tBs« best style nf t„fc Art.
!!____. Oircnlars, Law Blanks,
,lt     *' S";'ls> B»ali Checks
ir", „;■-' ?°eJ' Programmes,
! _3r^'___^"5sart_I .bat 2&253L
DISTRICT  JUDGES.
1st, Benjamin Hayes ; 2d, Joaquin Carrillo ; 3d,
Craven ?. H_.«t<*_ ; 4th, Jo lm S. Ilagitr ; 5.th, Ch.a-r
M. Oreanor ; -th, Alonzo S. Mons m - 7th, E. W.
McKinstry; 8th, J. _J. Peters ; 9th, W. P. D_n-
gerfield ; 10th, William T. Barbour-; llth. John
M. Howell; 12th, Edward Norton ; 13th,'E. Burke,;
14th. Wiles Wearies ; 15th. J. B. Pitz.er.
TERMS  OF  COURT.
The First District Court holds its terms in Lo_
Angeles ou the third Mondays oi March, July .and,
November; in San Diego, ihe third Mondays in
April,* August and December ; in San Bernardino
the third Mondays of February, May and October
United States Land Office for the Southern Dix~
trict of California:
Andres Pico, Receiver ; H. P. Dorsey, Register.
Customs Department—(San Pedro).
Collector—C. E. Can-; Deputy—J. F. Stephens
Postmasters :
J. S. Waite, Los Aogcles.
G. C. Alexander, San Pedro.
Thomas Burdick, San Gabriel.
Ira Thompson, Monte.
First Judicial District, comprising the counties of
Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Die_o.
First District Court.—Judge—Benj. Hayes.
COUNTY   OFFICEES!
County Court—Wm. G. Dryden, Judge.
Sheriff—J. It. Barton ; Under Sherifl—Elijab
Bettis.
County Treasurer—H. N. Alexander.
County Assessor—Antonio F. Coronel ; Deputy
—J. IT. Coleman,
County Surveyor—H. Hancock.
Public Administrator—M. Keller.
Superintendent of Public Schools—James F
Burns.
District Attorney—C. E. Thorn.
Coroner—-J. B. Winston.
County Clerk—Johu W, Shore ; Deputy—J. A.
-vfinchmai*.
Jailer—Francis Carpenter.
Board of Supervisors—J. B.Scott. Jl. Domin-
iLiez, W. M. Stockton, Tomas A. Sanchez, li. Pry-
r.
TO-.YN._m*' OFFICERS
Los Angeles—Justices of the Peace—Russell
Sackett, J.   S. Mallaid.    Constables—Charles K.
Baker, Win. H. Little.
CITY  OFI-'ICKIIS.
Mayor—Johu G. Nichols.
City Marshal—\V. 0. German : Deputy—E.JI.
..rnith.
City Treasurer— Samuel Arbuckle.
City Assessor— W". H. Peterson.
City Attorney—C. E. Thorn.
City Council—M. Requena, N. Potter. Tgnacio
,-tel A7alle, E. Drown, J. G. Downey, Ira Gilchrist,.
A. Ulyard.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
County Judge—D. M.  Thomas.
County Treasu-er— Samuel Rolfe.
County Assessor—James Henry Rollins.
County Surveyor—Alvin Stoddard.
Public Administrator—Addison Pratt.
Superintendent Public Schools—H. Skinner.
District Attorney—Ellis Eaines. i
Coroner—Win. Cox.
County Clerk—R. R. Hopkins.
Sheriff—Robert CHJt
Supervisors—L. Roubidcaux, N. Taylor, Wm.
The law of Newspapers.
1. Subscribers who do not give express notice
o the contrary, are considered as wishing to continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order their papers discontinued-
Publishers may continue to send them until all;
charges are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
papers irom the office or place to which they are-
sent, they are held responsible until they settle-
their account, and give notice to discontinue'them-
4. If subscribers remove to other places without,
informing the Publishers, and the paper is sent to>
the former direction, they are held responsible.
5. The Courts have decided that refusing totake
a paper or periodical from the office, or removing
and leaving it uncalled for,i&prima facia evidence*
of intentional fraud.
Postmasters would oblige, by a strict fulfillment
ofthe regulations requiring them to notify Publishers, once in three months, of papers .nottakei.
from their afflce by subscribers.
Distances.
The following table of distances was measures
with a viameter,by Capt. Warner, ofthe TJ
S. Topographical Engineers, in the sumniejr
of 1848:— ',-■•'
From San Francisco to Mission Dolores. .2_ miles.
Sanchez Ranch..
..17
San.Mateo .
.,21
Santa Clara......
..48-
San Jose	
..51
Murphy's	
r.7o<
San Juau	
.,94
Salinas.river...
.113*
Monterey    .
.-12...
Mission Soledad. ..
.16'6
Oiitos	
.266
San Miguel...
.237
Brakes- Ranch	
.258
Santa Margarita.
,265
San Luis Obispo...
.276
Capt. Dana's	
.299
Los  Alamos	
.321
Santa  Inez	
.340
GaviotirPass	
.352
Arroyo Hondo.
.359-
Dos Pueblos	
.370
Santa Barbara	
.387
Carpentf-ria,	
.398
Rincon	
.402
Buenaventura	
.415
Santa Clara river.   .
.4?,\
Canega	
.475
Los Angeles	
.485
Los Coyotes.,.	
.504
Santa Ana	
Juan Avila's......
San Juan Capistrano
.542
LosFloros	
San Luis Rey....
I
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VOL. VI.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATURDAY,   JANUARY   17,   1857.
NO. 86.
Cos O-Vugdcs Star:
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Attorneys anil Co-Uisellors at Law.
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A-joining Keller-g Store.
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EONTBRBT.
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led.
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> destination
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SEWING MACHINES.
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THE undersigned lias on hand and is constantly receiv
ing a .iii |fply of Lhe above superior machines, topeth-
et with duplicate parts, Needles, Thread, &c, which lu
will sell at reasonable rates.
NT. B.'  Miicliine- i-ep:tin;d and warranted.
S. 0. BRH'liAiu.. .Sole Agent.
For California. Oregon, and the entire Pacifie Coast,
■     Olfloe, Sansome street, near California,
j r7—_ m opposite Tehama House, San Francisco.
Hotioe.
ALL persons are hereby cautioned against buying or otherwise trading for nnvented horn*-,
or cattle nf our brands • or they will be prosecuted to the extent of the law.
ANDREAS DOMINGUEZ,
sep-0—tf JESUS Ma. COTA de DOMINGUEZ.
Notice.
H
OTICE IS HEUEBY GIVEN,   tliat all persons cutting
Wood or otherwise trespassing  upon  my Rancho  of
ita Anita, in the Township of Sau Gabriel, will be pro
uted to the exteat of the law,
JOSEPH A. EOWE
,oh Angeles, March 29, 1S56 is tf
Carriage and Blacksmith Shop.
By JOHN GOLLER.
LOS   ANGELES   STEEET,
NEAR THE FOOT   OF COMMERCIAL.
TIIE subscriber respectfully
the public gene rally that
lOnatantly on hand,
ul'acture to order,
Coaches, Buggies, Wagons, Carts &e,
r>_a. A. COOK,
WOULD inform his friends and the public, that
he now occupies a room on Requcna street, in
the city of Loa Angeles, where he may be consulted at all hours, (exe'ept when abroad to visit the
ok.) lie will be Sappy to confer with all those
who wish his council or medical aid. A full and
unbroken confidence may be entrusted to him in
any one or other case of disease to which the human system is made heir. He will successfully
treat all indolent- ulcers, tumors, Bwellings, anises and scrofula; and will give particular attention to the treatment and cure of diseases of
the Eye. octl8
JAMES CLARKE,
Attorney and Counsellor 'at E-aw,
-EE   MONT E.—
Offico in Whistler's Block, oa Main Street.
dec20
SOLOMON   LAZAED,
r_r_-oB,T_H.,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
FrejBcS.j    Es-glisli   and   Awierican
Dry Goods.
Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles.      aug 9
Going  Out and   Coining In,
Iii that home were joy .ind sorrow,
Where an infant firat drew breath,
While an aged sire was drawing
Near unto the gate oi death.
Tlis feeble pulse was falling,
And bis eye waa growing dltd ;
He was standing on the threshold
When they brought the babe to him.
While to mnrmur forth a blessing
On the little one he trieil,
In his trembling arms ho raised it,
Pressed it to his lips and died.
An awful darkness rcstcth
On tho path they both begin,
Who thus meet upon the threshold—
Going out and coming in.
Going out unto the triumph—
Coming in unto tbe fight;
Coming in unto the darkness,
Going out unto the light.
Although the shadow deepened
In the moment of eclipse,
When be passed through tbe dread portal,
With the blessing on' his lips.
And to him who bravely conquers
As he conquered in the strife,
Life is but the way of dying—
Death is but the gate of life;
Yet, awful darkness resteth
On the path we all begin,
Where we meet upon the threshold
Going out and coming in.
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwarding iinri Commission Merchant,
San Pedho and Los Angeles,Cal.,
,i7 H. REAJD, Agent,  "Los Angeles
BANKING- & WILSON,
Foewai'dimtg and Commission Mei'-
cl»a«t-5 San Pedro-
Phixeas Bankino, S. H. Wilson.
sep 27
GAMBRINirS EUEWEEY. .
THE best ALE and BEER manufactured, and always on  hand.    Delivered to city customers
with'iut extra charge.
Coopering and H< pairing of Barrels, &c. &c.
An assortment of Barrels always on hand.
K. MESSER, Proprietor.
:__£_„ csv*. _£__:-_-_-XJxJ8,
IMPORTER AND HEALER IN
Hank   Bootes,  Stable   and  fancy   Stationery
WrUing Paper, &e. Sits.
Corner of Front and Commercial Streets,
SAN FRANCISCO.
August 9, 1856. 3m
in
workmanlike manner.    He has oii1in.in!j|;uil
stock of Eastern White Oak and Hickory
ri-t.y of Cart aad Bii-_r;*-j whriils, Spoke.*', Felloes, Shafts,
N^.k Yokes. Double audisingletrees.
Horse Shoeing: and SlacksinitBung
in all its various branches, executed with promptnessand
p'lisatch. I'articular attention will be given to the manufacture and repair of l'LOWS, HARROWS, and otherFarm-
injr U utensils. He haw an extennivo assortment of Iron ax-
_1<. Springs, Bolts, Plow and Spring steel, and other mate-
rialpertaininu to the busim'ss. ton numerous to mention.
Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal.
With none but the best of u-orkmeu in his employ, he
iTeelKconfideuttliathecangive entire satisfaction to his
•customers.
na7 JOHN  GOLLER.
E-Jew   Lumber   Yard,
JN LOS ANGELES.
THE undersigned have established a Lumber
Yard, on Maia street, at David Anderson's
wag-on making shor*. oppositeDaltoo'sbrickbuild-
"ing, 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, from siding up to floor-
iigj-Jice, white cedar shingles, plastering laths,
fence paUintr, pickets, &c., with every variety ol
Lumber used in the community.
H. H.LUSE&OO.
D.ANDERSON, Agent.
Los Angeles, Oct. 11, 1856.
J. C.  EDDY & GO'.S
IS THE PLACE TO BUY YOUR
CLOTHING, HATS,  CAPS,
—AND—
FURNISHING  GOODS.
FOB THEY HAVE UNEQUALLED FAOILI-
TIESE0R SUPPLYING EVERY ARTICLE OF
GENTLEMENS'
"VVe_»,!"i____  Apparel
—AT—
LOWES, PRICES
Than any other Estahlishment in the State.
CALL AND SEE FOB, YOURSELVES,
At t-irlr Establishment on the IVorlliwest Corner of Sansome ami Commercial Sts.,
Directly opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel San Francisco.   The place may be known by the stained
glass windows. decti lm
IE, WOOL IS SHIP SHI.
]B._.lp]b. __^_._tx_.o__7,se-c_3__x
GIVES NOTICE TO THE RANCHEROS AND
Butchers ot this vicinity that he will *.iv_ the
highest price for Hides, Calf, Sheep, and Goat
Skins, and for Wool.
__S* Liberal advances made on contracts for
the coming clip of W.ool.
X_-l_J33b__:____-__-L_-El..
A general assortment of Red wood and Pine
Lumber, for sale at the Lumber Yard on Alameda
street, near Aliso street.
Ofli-c—A liiveda Street, one door from the cor-
-iero-"Al.-o street. uuT
STATE" OF CALIFORNIA, )   g t
County of J„os Angeles. \
The People ofthe State of California to JO HA
W. HAGUE.
YOU are hereby summoned to appear before me,
0. 0. Cunningham, a Justice of the Peace, of
the Township of El Monte and County of Los Angeles, at my office in Lexington, on the 2d day of
June A. D. 1357, at 10 o'elock A.M. of said day,
to answer the complaint of E. D. Webb, who seeks
tu recover the sum ot thirty nine dollarsand seventy six cents on account.
And on failure to appear and answer judgment
will be rendered against you for $39*76-100 and
eopts thereon.
Given under my hand this _d dny of December
A, D. 1856. C. 0. CUNNINGHAM,
dec6 Justice of tlie Peace.
JONAS 6. CLARK & CO.
l&S Washington street,
SAN FRANCISCO,
IMPORTERS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers,
In every description of
FURNITURE, BEDDING,,&c. &c.
-P TT ___ XT I __ TJ *-- _-!
WAREROOMS,
In the Building opposite Washington Market,
(Formerly known as the Clipper Warehouse,)
And 49 and 51 Fourth street, between J and K
streets, Sacramento.
We have on exhibition and in great variety,
ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY, WALNUT, OAK AND
PAINTED
PARLOR AND CHAMBER SETS,
SOFAS,
OTTOMANS,
LOUHGES,
AND EASY CHAIKS,
Work, Centre, Dining, Extension and Fancy
TABLES,
Merchants' and Lawyers' Bcsfes,
BOOKCASES,
SECl-KTAI-IES,
BUREAU,.,
SIDEBOARDS null
WHAT-NOTS.
Office   and  Kitchen  Furniture,
O X3T A X 3F8- .__- ?
Of all finalities, newest style and most approved
make.
Large and small French Plate Mantel and Pier
I__EX__F8.H-C3>__=tSS_
$m~ Pol- 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.
fl_f* Particular attention  and care   given  to
TRADE, ORDERS and tlie FURNISHING of
Hotels and Piitilic Buildings.
ffi__*~ Good.purchased will be sent to  Steamers,
Vessels, and ill parts of the city without charge.
JONAS G.CLARK -fc CO..
Ho. 128 Washington street,
au„ 30 San Francisco
him, or condoles more deeply with those to whom
he was most dear.
With the thanks which I owe you, bo pleased to
accept, sir, the tender of my esteem and ray cordial salutations. .Tames Madison*.
Mr. Monroe shares even his grave with another
man. He had no wealth when he died, and in his
death no tomb of his own.
We owe it to his memory that we provide for
his ashes a resting place that should be his own,
or at least that a creditable monument should be
raised over them where they lie. Shall the dust
be transferred to Greenwood, or, leaving it where
it has rested (or .twenty-live years, sliall a noble
column of pure marble be erected in token of our
appreciation of the worth, excellence, and services cf one who had no enemies, or. if there were
those who envied him, of whom tho envious could
say no harm? Who is ready to move in this matter ?
 ^*\  i . imp-	
.Toliii ITM-l-. tlH Oi*li_lui\t(i»- nllhu lira- Sl__.in-
In Judge Hall's •' Notes on the Western States."
is the following interesting account of John Fitch,
who, in his endeavors to solve tho great problem
of steam navigation, long preceded Fulton, who
reaped not only fame but wealth from his labors !
In 1735, John Fitch, a watchmaker, iu Philadelphia, conceived the design of propelling a boat
by steam. He was both poor and illiterate, and
many difficulties occurred to frustrate every attempt which he made to try the practicability o!'
his invention. He applied to Congress for assistance, but was refused; and then offered bis invention to the Spanish government, to be used in
the navigation ofthe Mississippi, bnt without any
better success. At length a company was formed,
and funds subscribed for the building of a steam,
boat,.and in the yeai 178S his vessel was launched
on the Delaware. Many crowded to see and ridicule the novel, and. as they supposed, the cheme-
rical experiment. It seems the idea of wheels had
not occurred to Mr. Fitch ; but instead of theim
oars were used, which worked in frames. He was
confident of success, an. when the boat was ready
for trial, she started off in fine style for Burlington. Those who had sneered began to stare, aod
they who had smiled in derision, looked grave.
Away went the boat, and the happy inventor triumphed over the scepticism of an unbelieving
public. The boat performed ber trip to Burlington, a distance of twenty miles ; but unfortunately
burst her boiler in rounding to the wharf at that
place, and the next tide floated her back to the
city. Fitch persevered and witb great difficulty
procured another boiler. After some time, the boat
performed another trip to Burlington and Trenton,
and returned in the same day. She is said to hare
moved at the rate of eight miles an hour; but
something was continually breaking, and the unhappy project*.;* only conquered one diiiieulty to
encounter another. Perhaps this was uot owing
to any defect in his plans, but the low state of the
arts at that time, and the difficulty of getting
such complicated machinery made with exactness.
Fitch became embarrassed with debt, and was
Obliged to abandon the invention, after having
satisfied himself of its practicability. This ingenious man, who was probably the iirst inventor
of the steamboat, wrote three volumes, which he
deposited in manuscript, sealed up. in the Philadelphia library to be opened thirty years after his
death. When, or why he came to the West we
have not learned ; but it is recorded of him that
he died and was buried near the Ohio. His three
volumes were opened and were lound to contain
his speculations on mechanics. He details his
embarrassments and disappointments, with a feeling which shows bow ardently be desired success
and which wins for him the sympathy of those
who have heart enough to mourn over the blighted
prospects of genius. He confidently predicts the
future success of the plan, which, in _ii_ hand;
failed only for the want of pecuniary means. He
prophesies that in less than a century, we shall
see our Western rivers swarming with steamboats j
and expresses a wish to be buried on the shore, of
the Ohio, where the song of the boatman may enliven his resting place, and the music of the
steam engine soothe his spirit. What an idea!
Yet how natural to the mind of au ardent projector, whose whole life had been devoted to one
darling object, which it was not his destiny to accomplish ! And how touching is the sentimeut
found in one of his journals : " The day will come
when some more powerful man will get fame aud
riches from my invention ; bnt nobody will believe that poor Johu Fitch can do anything worthy of success."
i 18tli of June, 1856,,
sing im uierc„->e
The Post Owica.—On the
there were 25,865 post ollli.*.
of 1.6Q4 iu four years. On tin; \Mh of June, theru-
were in operation nearly &,(.__ mail routes, the
total length of which was e.tiraited ftfr 235,642
miles, costing $6^35,474 The loOT-OSe during
the fiscal year was nearly 101,000 mi tea. Iu Nebraska and Kansas, 10,2:iS miles were added to the
length of the routes. Between the Sat of July,
l--_, and 1st of July, 183(i, the railroad servico
was increased 10,177 miles, exhibiting tltc fact
that within that time thia d-'scriplion of servica
was more than doubled. On th- l»- of December*--
1856, the length of the rmlroad routes had increased to 21,310 miles. The total cost of this service
at that date amounted to $_,-.>:t,7 i7. The whole
coat of the inland service on the l*t of July was
$6,526,038. The California expenditures for the
year 1856 were $,10,500,286, and the gross revenue, including annual appropriations for free
matter, $7,620,S_l.    The deficiency is 52,787,000.
[From the N. Y. Times.]
A P-'esideiit witliout a Gravestone.
There is a quiet, beautiful cemetery on the north
side of Second street, in this city,, between First
and Second avenues, separated from the sidewalk
by a tali iron fence, placed upou a granite foundation. The shrubbery is always green and vigorous, the grass is always the greenest, and the
walls are sernpulously neat. There are many
tasteful and appropriate monuments lo the dead
that sleep within this beautiful enclosure ; but to
the memory of the most famous of its dumb inhabitants there is no marble shaft, no obelisk, not even
a headstone erected. But upou a simple slab of
marble that lies flat some two feet square upon
the earth, and .almost covered by grass, is the following inscription:
James Mo_n.OE.
R o ij E u t    T 11..LO T a 0 n .
Vault No. 1.47.
There is nothing to show that the James Mon"
roe mentioned, is the Monroe who was in the bat
tie of White Plains, and received a ball in the
shoulder at the attack on Trenton, who fought by
the side of Lafayette at Braudywiue, who was
Minister to France in 1794, and afterwards to
England- who was Secretary of State in 1811.
and for two full terms President of these United
States. Yet, such is tLe fact, aud that weather-
stained slab of marble, two feet square, is all the
monument that ex-President Monroe has.
It is a curious neglect that leaves the precious
dust of one of the purest patriots our couutry has
ever been blest with, to rest in such obscurity.
Thousands pass everyday by the spot, admiring
the well kept abounds, pausing for the fragrance
of the flowering shrubs, listening to the songs of
the birds that find this oasis in the city's desert
but never dreaming that the author ofthe Monroe
Doctrine, the fourth President of the United
States, lies within a few feet of them. Monuments
to men of half his intellectual statute, and a tithe
of his industry and goodness of heart, are going
up all over the land. Shall he who was re-elected to the Presidency by a vote unanimous with a
single exception, and who never disgraced his
position, have no more than this ?
As Mr. Monroe was a Virginian, it is the supposition of most people that he died and was
buried in the old Dominion, but this is an error.
Mr. Monroe, in his last days, resided with Samuel Gouvemeur, late Postmaster of this city, who
married his only daughter ; their residence was on
the corner of Prince and Elm streets.
The veuerable Dr. Francis tells us that he often
met Mr. Monroe walking out when the weather
was fine, and that on these occasions he was the
object of the most affectionate attentions. He has
often met him making purchases for the family_
at Centre Market, where all the stallmen knew
and honored him. He was tall aud spare, very
modest in his bearing, dignified aud gentlemanly,
In his address, he was hesitating and diffident, as
polite to the poorest and humble as to any. He
was one of the most industrious of men, a hard
student and hip cares left thei-jmarks on his face.
The wound that he received at Trenton was felt
for many years afterwards—indeed, throughout all
his life, he occasionally suffered from it.
His last illness was a long aud tedious oue. Hi,1
attendant waa hia son-in-law'e family physician,       The city of Chicago has been recently   vi_itcd
Dr. Berger.   He expired at half-past 10 o'clock | by a severe storm, which was very destructive in
en the morning ofthe 4th of July, 1831.
Condition ok the Army.—The Secretary of
War, to his report, says : "Tlie authorized strength
of the army is 17,8--—the actual strength on tha
1st of July waa 15,562. The number of enlistments during the twelve months ending Sept. 30,.
was 4410 ; the numher of persons offering to enlist, but wbo were rejected for minority or unfitness, was 5591. The number of casualties during
the last fiscal year, by death, discharges and desertions, was 6006, of which 3223 were by desertion."
The Secretary asks for liberal appropriation*
for armaments for new forts, improvements in-
small arms, and the accumulation of supplies of
ammunition. At the present rate of appropriations by Congress, it would require forty years to
supply each mounted piece at the forts with a
hundred rounds of ammunition ; but as many needed fortifications will, doubtlesss, be built within
that period, at its end our armament probably
would not be more complete than it is now.
I.EFOItT  OF TLIE  SKCISlCTA.ilIT  Ol*' TUE fNTKlUOU.—
The quantity of land sold for casli during lhe last
fiscal year is 9,227,878 acres, for which the sum
of S8.821,414 was received; the quantity located
with military scrip and land warrants is 8,3S2,480 ;
the swamp lands approved to the States 6,036,864 •
that granted for railroad purposes 15,6S0,875 \
making a total of 30,328,108 acres.
The State Of the TR_)A_uitY.—The losses to the
various depari incuts of the government by failures
and defalcations now stand $23,S!)8,!I52, from tho
foundation of the government, of which $6,213,-
345 is hopelessly lost by the death of the parties,-
without leaving any efleots. The outstanding
claims altogether are equal to about \\ p.v cent.
on 51,886,136,01*1 received into tlie public treasury, or n of oue per cent, ou the receipts aud expenditure.. The receipts and expenditures during
the past fiscal year amounted to $146,886,433, and
were received, transferred and paid at and from
different points, at a net profit in the operations of
the Independent Treasury of $41,078. That is,
the charges for transferring money were $12,1)46,.
and the premium on treasury drafts was $54,924.
His funeral was a very imposing one—the
largest that at that time had ever been seen in
New York. The military, under Gen. Jacob Morton, Grand Marshal, filled Broadway from Prince
to Broad street, through which it passed to the
cemetery. The day was fine, and the signs of
mourning were generally adopted by our citizens.
The vault in which his dust still lies, is on the
east side ofthe cemetery, just to the right of the
main walk as you look in from the entrance. The
passer-by will notice a small pole, on which a
dove-house is perched. Within a yard of that
pole is tbe sacred spot.
The death of Mr. Monroe was announced to ex-
President Madison-by Dr. J. W. Francis, immediately ou the decease. To this the following reply
was sent by Mr. Madison, which is now, for the
first time, published:
LETTER OF JAMES MiDISON TO DR. JOHN W. FRANCIS.
Monti'elier, July 9, 1831.
Dear Sir :—Your favor of the 4th, communicating the death of Monroe, was duly received. I
had been prepared for the event by information of
its certain approach. The time was so far happy,
as it added another to the coincidences before so
remarkable and memorable. You have just ranked
him with the heroes and patriots who have deserved best of their country. No one knew him
better than I -did, or had a aincerer affectum for
its results.    Several bouses  were blown down,
number unroofed, and signs, awnings, etc., fared
badly.
The English ministerial papers deny that the
Anglo-French alliance has been shaken or impaired by late events. A severe gale at Liverpool
had done much damage to the shipping. Several
American vessels were driven ashore. Another
important railway fraud had been discovered.
The New Orleans Crescent says that a party
numbering seventeen, left St. Paul's, Minnesota,
on the 1st of November, under tbe direction of
Col. W. H. Noble, for the purpose of surveying a
new emigrant route to California. The company
was thoroughly equipped for the expedition, and
took with them ten horses and five baggage wagons, heavily laden with supplies and camping
utensils. We are not informed as to the point of
crossing at the mountains, but presume the new
route is designed to be favorable to Noble's P
An Expensive Citv.—It is estimated that the
next year's tax bill for the city of New York will
amount to ten millions of dollars. One of Lhe
charges against the administration of John Quincy
Adams was that the expenses of the government
amounted to thirteen millions a year.
Hon. Isaac F. Morse, ex-Member of Congress
from Louisiana, has been appointed Envoy Extra,
ordinary to New Granada.
It is reported from Washington that the fedural
authorities have concluded arrangement** for the
peaceful withdrawal of Billy Bowlegs and his followers from Florida. A delegation ofSeminole-
chiefs from west of the Mississippi are to be sent
to Florida with presents and provisions of liberal
grants of land. Meantime, Gen. Harney is actively preparing for a campaign against the savages iu case ofthe failure of peaceful measures.
The Hamburg ship Sir R. Peel, which lately arrived at New York from Hamburg, lost by cholera thirty-one of her passengers during her run
across tho Atlantic.
During the month of January .eventy-four vessels landed 17,4-22 bondable passengers at Castlo
Garden, New York, whose means averaged $69 6'J
per head. The emigration to this port so far this
year has been 138.755, an increase over last yenr
of 11,741. The disputed claim with tho Ton Governors of S75,000 for thecure of emigrant pauperB
has been referred to Judge Cowles tor arbitration.
Col. E, J. C. Kewen, having arrived from Nicaragua, had addressed a mass meeting of the
citizens of New Orleans on the state ot ull'.-irs iu
that country. The papers of that city are enthusiastic in their praises of his oration.
Col. Fremont has, in many localities, been spoken of as a candidate to represent New York iu
the Senate of the United States. The Tribune
suggests that he return to this State, if he wishua
to be elected to that high position.   -
The Legislature of North and South Carolina
bad convened aud organized.
There waa no doubt that Preston King, of New
York, would be elected to represent that State ia
the Uuited States Senate.
We learn from the New Orleans Creole, of the*
27th-ult, that Col. E. J. C. Kewen, special agent
ofthe Nicaragnan Government in the Southern
States, has left New Orleans for Alabama, Mississippi aud Georgia to raise recruits for General
Walker.
Col. Wm. Spencer, of Newark, Ohio, late employee under Mr. Calhoun, Surveyor General of
Kansas, lias beeu appointed United States Marshal
of Kansas, vice Donaldson, lesigned.
On Saturday morning, Nor. 29th, Mr. John B_
Fairbanks, a gentleman well known in sci