■
PHANTOM  WHISPERS.
Hours of loneliness un numbered,
Mine decreed, the Fates have sealed,
While to eyes that never slumbered,
Stand;* tiie naked soul revealed.
Here are none to sooth my anguish,
None to count the sighs I heave ;
Thus on Time's gray shores I languish,
And o'er sad memorials grieve.
Through the silent dusky doorway,
Creeping phantoms, one by one,
Stealing in, in ghostly array.
Flit around nw chill hearthstone.
Mingling their sepulchral whispers
Taunt me with tbe wasted hours,
With tbem come two tiny lispers
In iheir pale hands clasping flowera.
Tti*ese thev strive to weave in garlands,
For the mourner's throbbing brow ;
Hut tbe blo-ssoms plucked iu far land3,.-
Earth airs quickly wither now—
And tbey fall as dead as ashes
On the stone my tears have worn ;
So, the wretched human dashes
Hopes that e'en of heaven are born.
Hopes with gleams of consolation
Flickering through the sombre gloom,
Through the brooding desolation
Show the dwellers of tho tomb.
Haunting faee.-i dimly shaded,
With long tresses, gulden hued,
Earnest cye.J that early faded
Quenched in death, with tears bedewed :
Glancing fond with tenderest meaning,
Beckon me with them to go ;
And, on spirit-bO-onis leaning,
Sleep from every sense of woo.
In tbe cold realms of obstruction,
Fold the careless hands from toil;
Let tho spheres reel to destruction,
Quit the warfare, spurn the toil.
Lift the veil that shrouds the Isis,
Grasp tbe mystery, 'tis thine ;
All that is. must bo, and right is,
Snatch the cup and drain the wine.
In that deep oblivion's quiet
Dreamless' years shall onward roll,
Cycling ages vainly riot,
O'er thy still unconscious soul.
« Sleep—forget—thy cares arc banished
With the close of life's dull lore."
Slowlv, then, the phantoms vanishe <_
Vanished tlu-oueh the dusky door.
Tes, they have the truth outspoken !
Time is palsy-struck with age ;
My life's golden bowl is broken,
Blot my name from off the page.
But the little angel lispers
With soft wings, as white as snow,
Folded me,.with tearful whispers,
Murmur ring, " Mother do not go."
Like in tub West.—A Yankee traveler who,
■aw the live hoosicr, has again written to his mother.
"Western people (says he) go tbeir death on etiquette. You can't tell a man here that ho lies, as
you can down East, without fighting. A few days
ago, a man was telling two of his neighbors in my
-tearing a pretty large story.
Says I. *' stranger that's a whappcr!"
Says be, " lay there, stranger."
And in the twinkling of an eye I found myself in
the ditch, the worse for wear and tear.
Upon another occasion, says I jto a man I never
saw before, as a woman passed:
"That isn't a specimen of your western women I
should think ?
Says be, " You are afraid of fever and ague, ain't
you V
"Very much," says I.
"Well," replied he, "that lady is my wife, and
if you dout apologize in two minutes, by tbe honor
of a gentleman, I swear that these two pistols (wbich
he held cocked in his hand) shall cure you of that
disorder entirely—so don't fear stranger!
So I knelt down and politely apologized.
I admire this western country much; but curse
rae if I can stand so much etiquette ; it always takes
me so unawares."
Anecdote of Franklin.—It is stated of Dr,
Franklin, that when bo was last in London, he was
walking oue day with a pair of spectacles on, belonging to a friend. He kept them on, pretending
they would help his eyes. Passing along, a porter
ran against him. " D—n your spectacles," said the
fellow; whereupon, the Doctor, laughing heartily,
said: "TJicre, my friend, you see what I said was
true—for if I had not had the spectacles on, he
would have d—d my eyes I"
To win the maid the poet tries,
And sometimes writes to Julia'3 eyes;
She likes a verse—but, cruel whim,
She still appears a-vers. to him.—[Punch.
Johnny, my son, do you know that you have broken tbe Sabbath ?
"Yes, daddy, said his little sister, and mammy's
big iron pot, in five or six pieces."
The following answer was made to a young lady
who bad sent her lover a kiss—in a letter :
Thanks to my little absent friend—•
A kiss you in my letter send,
But, ah !  the thrilling charm is lost
Iu kisses that arrive by post;
Such fruit can only tasteful be,
When gathered, melting, from the tree !
Thi Great Eastern Steamship.—The largest
v.isel ever built since Noah's time is to be launched in England about the middle or next April.
Her first trip will b*. to Portland, Me., "where
wharfs for her accommodation arc now being
built.
Significant.—Fremont received but 18,000 votes
in New York city out of 80,001) cast, notwithstanding the Herald, Tribune, Times, Courier and
Evening Post sustained his election.
Newspaper Manta.—There are published in San
Francisco twenty •nine newspapers—fourteen dailies and lifteen weeklies, and one monthly magazine ; and the number increases weekly.
Gov. BifiLRtt.—Ex Gov. John Bigler returned to
California ou tiie steamer Orizaba.
Hon. S. A. Douglass, of Illinois, was married at
Washington city, Nov. 20, to Miss Ada Cutts, of
tbat place.
Three American steamboats are now navigating
the rivers La Plftia and.Paru-ia, in South America.
Mrs. Thorn, of _-ah._J.i-0, Michigan, hung herself and ohild'j-e.ause her husband refused to take
ber to a ball.
C ran berries are offered in abundance at Wheeling at lifteen cents per quart.
We havo intelligence from Kausas to the effect
that thirty-nine of the Free State prisoners at Le-
■comptou effected their escape, without committm-
any vi. leuce, on the night of the 22d ult
Post Offices  and Post Masters in California.
Agua Frio.... Mariposa county B P Whitney
Alamo Contra Costa J M Jones
Antioch         <lu Q Brown
Alvar_-- Al-uneda A M Church
Aljimi'da     do         A J B-irber
Angela Calaveras J C _eri biier
Auburn Placer K Gordon
Alpha Nevada A J Alston
American Ranch Shasta T A Freeman
Alviso Santa Clara A Rat lib 011*-
Ashland Butte Khjah Lott
A_u_du-t City Amador M S Butler
Belmont San. __&a_i__Q S J Ell.t
Brush Crees Butte H G Martin
Bidwell's Bar do P WJforatrum
Beuicia Solano T T Hooper
Bottle Hill FJ Dorado S M Jamison
Big Bar Trinity Wm Coddington
Big Oak Flat Tuuliunn- JW Butler
Buiidvilte Mariposa Stephen Bond.
Bodega S.noma J M Miller
Bloomiield......    do     II Lamb
Brick Sacramento..., 1* L l.afken
Buokner     do         James Buekner
B'.icksport Humboldt W Roberts
Buckeye Yolo J M Chai'Ie.
Cache Creek do A McDonald
Charley's Ranch Butte L Luring
Chico.
Cberokeo 	
Campo Seco Calavi
Camptonvilla Yub
Chinese Camp Tuu
Columbia  <k
Curtsville  <*<
Clinton Nevada..,
Coon Creek.... ..Blacer
do
Colu
, .Colt
John
 T M Daniel
 T M Pawling
.... S J Bowley
o M RGrahai
 /. BTinkum
 JM Root
II M Moore
..J Barnes
Vincent
~ Dorado C"W Gilbert
.Wm
Cold Spi*
Ooloma  do         _■*_■' Davis
Cedar ville  do         Geo Thatcher
I'larks ville         do         D Cumminga
Cosnmnes Sacramento.... W D Wilson
Cordelia Solano.    P O Lamorie
Cotton Wood Shasta Wm Lane
Crescent City Klamath 1) C Lewis
Cent rev-Hie Alameda R S Clement
Canon City Trinity RF Channel
Diamond Springs ftl Dorado.... MK Sbeavei
Don Pedro's Bar Tuolumne li Smith
Double Springs Calaveras NT Norcross
Downieville Sierra James Gernon
Dry Creek Yuba Robert Me Adams
Dry town Amador W O Clark
Kurel-a Humboldt K H Fos_
El Dorado Calaveras A Irvine
Emory's Crossing Yuba J W Erorett
Em pire Ranch  do     S Moody
Elliott'a Ranch Saeramento Mr Elliot
Franklin  do  J R Craw fori
Folsoni  do         -i Ola-kin
Fiddle town Amador D Townsend
Forbostuwn Butte Nathan Plum
Forlorn Hope.... Merced T Kagleson
French Gulch... .Shasta W G Gibhs
Foster's Bar.... Yuba SB Whit comb
Fremont....Yolo Jonas Spect
French Camp San Joaquin R W Noble
Forrest City.... Sierra W Henry
Foreman's Ranch Calaveras S Foreman
Fourth Crossing....        do         AC Benl/.iioiT
Green Springs,".. .Tuolumne R I, Gardiner
Gar-ote.... do     J II Watts
Grafton Yolo A Up dog raff
Stand Island,,.. Colusa Thomas F.ddy
Georgetown ElDorado.
Garden Valley,.,.   do
Grizzly Flat....       do
Gilroy Santa Clara	
Goody ear's Bar Sierra.
Gibsonvillo  do
Grass Valley....Nevada.,
G-Oi-giana Sacrament o
Gwin Merced....
Hamilton... .Butte.
Horr's Ranch Tuolu
Horsetown Shasta..
Honeut....Yuba	
Hornitas....Mariposa,
lone Valley..      '
...J CTer
 C rJ Brady
 S Stewart
..'....James Burge:
,.A C Everett
 ;Julius Meinliai
..    .R BElliott
....EMatthewson
 J MSedwcll
.'Win Laugblin
...,R Davis
.G DDickins-
£11-1
:~u>w
Iowa City...
Indian Diggi
..Pit
do
an Gulch Merced
Jam-stuH'n... .Tuoluami!,
Jacksonville....    do
Jackson... .Amador	
Johnson's Ranch Suttl
King's River....Tulare	
Kclsey-s.. ..El Dorado	
Knight's Ferry.... San Joaq
Loach's Store Mi   "
 J RGi
W R Rizer
 W L Gess
 J II Alvord
 BBrickeil
.   ... J Co gan
El Dorado J W Gilbert
..Butte.
J W N.
 R W Mardis
. ....GBKeyes
B B Redhead
 W E O Kerr
 J Smith
..John White
n W ESteward
..J, Leach
..W*P Maybe
ty CWood
Los Angeles.,..Los Angeles J S Waite
Lagrange....Stanislaus LM Booth
Lisbon Placer G W Applegate.
Loveing's Ferry San Joaquin. J I.ovemg
Little York... .'Nevada WW Go_.e__
THE ELECTKO-CHEMICAL BATHS
OF   DR.   BOURNE,
Southeast Corner of Sa?isome and Commercial Streets, opposite St. Nicholas Hotel, San Francisco,
DISEASE     OF     TH
Lie ol' potassa, and a whole h
1   EYES. **.
MVomii allotheral'l'ections of the Womb, and
S Nature's own chosen   medium   for  effecting
ond the possibility of doubt, to all who take
am by administering to  it calomel,  arsenic,
st of deadly drugs which remain in the  sys-
i even a solitary c*.
n which tbey ye
is as to hire men te
■  of oil  or salta,
nisii.v ;,
XATLRivS AGKN'C
rtieleof NASTY8
uicli less any POISONOUS
lY.-Umeut was employed,
hem, while they also re-
d bleeding CATTLE j? Are the members of the hu-
i tlie fftO*l_- this entire State and the world at
* in which calomel, crude mercury, quinine, arsenic,
lave been, or be, administered to tho human sys-
ldfurther, that hundreds of thousands lill prema-
t the people ponder on these things, and if tho peer
the honor of one man at least, that I will so employ
.■iotJung, the Kk'utro-Cl-cmtcal Baths, and the Slecp-
thc powers of
■et I
stly
vith
al intei
B Statu of the FIRST and ONLY app
: street, opposiie St. Nicholas Hotel,
ving these delightful and beneficial
iking of tli Dm in tbe terms he em-
i- entrusts that duty to others, thus
udati"
>. published, that thos
mid suppose they wer
- QUICK CURE—SURE
odorat. for tin-be
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,
State Government.
J, NEELY JOHNSON, Governor.
Robert M. Anderson, Lieu tenant Governor.
D. W. Douglass, Secretary of State.
Geo. II. Whitman, Controller.
Henry Bates, Treasurer.
John II. Brewster, Surveyor General.
Wm. T. Wallace, Attorney General.
Paul K. Hubbe, Superintendent oi Public Instruction.
W. C. Kibbe, Quartermaster Genera).
James Allen, State Printer.
Wm. Bausman, Private Secretary to the Gover-
.-tti
" E    .,     ' I..N    .
PIONEEE
Southeast Corner of Sanson:
BTSpfi
-TOW" '
eMSWu.
:"J * -=3|""f™..aij-s_>fcWii__
; -E'EEfffEfE
' i   ■■■ ;:;
WATER CTJEE INSTITUTE,
\and Commercial Streets, opposite St. Nicholas Hotel, San Francisco
>r.   BOURNE,   Water Cure   Physician,
dress by lettei
^SB* P A 1
TICULAE
OTICE. -§_$
do
Mountain View,,, .Santa Ctai
Mr.l'artvsville
Mayfield
Milpitas
Mission San Jose	
Mountain Springs,,
"i-Mgaii Bluff
___rj_vil_B.... Yuba P W Keysei
Fred Oenihton
,..._ JVaUejo
.. J Barron
- Washeiia
Maxv.-idl's Creek..
Mariposa
Mount Ophir
...ii \V Coulter
J F McJSftmai-.
J II Miller
H Carroll
...HFogr.
S Anhiser
Menermott's Bi
Mill Valley
Moon's Ranch..
Monroe ville
Colusa	
do
d Saeramento
A i' Stc
:> Mii-slti-
nott
J H We:
 J \V Dennis
ELWnyn*
.Wm Curtis
....\V F Norton
.Ira Thompson
, 3 Bates
.C M MeKimielly
Moi*
Miehi^an Bar
Monterey Monterey...
Montezuma Tuolumne.
Monte Los Angeles....
Miners ville.. ..Trinity..,.
Middletown,.,. Shasta	
Napa Napa E B Eat<
Nevada.... Nevada W 1-1 Eudicatt
Nicolaus....Sutter J C Dickey
Navato.. ..Marin HP Jones
North Branch Calaveras Edwin TL
Now town.. ..ElDorado ...J W Smith
N-al-trarg Placer ."..AC Heal
Natimlad....Monterey James stokes
Nels-j n' s Creek.... Sierra J C I., wis
OnseUiy's Bar....Yuba ..FBridga
Oregon Ho'
Ophirville....Placer..
Ofo City do
Oroville.... Butte..;,.
Oakland.,, .Alameda.,
Ottitiewa Siskiyou....
Pleasant Valley.... Marip*
"      '   --*    ..Butt*
., .Daniel B Curtis
G White
D C Downer
....T Gallagher
....GHCoo
sa A Shearer
D Whipple
Park's Bar....Yuba Geo W
Pilot Hill El Dorado AT Bailey
Placerville do A M That.hw
Petaluma Sonoma W R Swinfrrton
Pleasant Springs.. ..Calaveras RH Hoorchner
Pat era oat.. ..Nevada.. ..E PT'urney
Plum Valley.    .Sierra .F R Bocker
Pi-inefitou Colusa ETArnet't
Pine Grove Amador A Leonard
QuartKburg Mariposa D M Pool
Quincy Plumas Lewis Stork
Rough and Ready Nevada '.. ..E B Winans
Round Tent do E j Slate
Reii POS (lo J C Green
Red  iilulTs.. ..Shasta S Bradway
Rabbit Creek Sierra :. ..Mr. Lester
Rattlesnake Bat Placer Thomas Wood
Russian River.. ..Mendocino H G Heald
Sebastopol Napa DM Johnston
Sau Francisco San Francisco C L Weller
Steinberg's do G Thatcher
Sacramento.. ..Sacramento Ferris Foremar
Sutter do D Hastings
Scott's River Siskiyou James Cregeio
Salinas.... Monterey J B Hill
San Juan do P Breen
San Diego.. ..San Diego George Lyon
San l/uis Obispo San Lois Obispo .AMurr
San Jose.. ..Sauta Clara C E Allen
Santa Clara do H D  McCohb
Santa Oru_ Santa Cruz E Anthony
_San Lorenzo Alameda J Wood
SijiB Leandro do W Van Wagner
San Pedro Los Angeles G Alexander
San Gabriel do T Burdiek
Sau Rafael Marin S J Skidmore
Santa Rosa.. ..Sonoma F C Hahmann
Sonoma do Mr Miller
Smith's Ranch     do _" It Hedges
San Ramon., .. Contra Costa W Russell
San Pablo                  do                      A B Bates
a Falls El Dorado J Downer
J. M. Strobridge & Oo.,' Los que Padesean! Lean!! Lean!!
WHOLESALE AND  RETAIL
CLOTHING  EMPORIUM,
CORNER OE
COMMERCIAL  /IND SANSOME STREETS.
Under St. Sracholas lioi.l,
SAN*- FRANCISCO,
OFFER the larger and most oomph,,. j,s.,,r.u,,.ut ,',;
nothing   oi!(l   Ck-iitiU'.^srs;   I?r.v;>l.-i:ii.i:
tory in New York,
Tlie Iiatest i
of all kinds ot
ml most Faslii-tiaitl- Styles
.mm^&fc ^-.^_**&^^,
'rock Coats:
Spanish Flat
Santa Barbara.
San Bernardim:
Shasta.... Shas
Shaw's Flat...
Staples Ranch.
Stockton
Sutter Creek...
Sarah ville
Snelling'sRanei
J Glas.-* _.._
. ..Santa Barbara ft R Fishei
.. ..San Bernardino D N Thoina:
ta J Lemon
Tuolumne J Roherts
do GW Patrick
Joaquin 1) J Staples
do
Amador	
PI
..D Crand-ll
do R Robinson
. Mariposa H Schroeder
*_uisun....aouT*o W S Kyle
San Audreas ..,Calaveras. CL Sweet
S i, Louis.... Sierra W P Williams
Secret Ravin"-.   ..Placer I Hart
split Rock..    Merced J A Bugg
Strawherry V_.ley..,.Yuba J A Barnhart
Tehama Colusa O Gervy
Trinidad Klamath F CDarling
Trinity.. ..Trinity C Lee
Union town.... Humboldt A H Murdooh
Volcano.... Amador ITT Barnum
Vallejo....Solano J B Frisbie
Vallpcito Calaveras G M Murray
Visalia.... Tulare J P Majors
Woodville Butte S Alvard
Weaverville.. .. Trinity J Barrv
-illo....
 stint,.
Fine, Black, Brown and Blue Dvest
I'ine and Heavy Beaver Overcoats
Talmas of every description ;
Fine and Heavy French and American Cassknere Pants*
Fine Black and Fancy Silk Velvet, Satio aud  Cloth Vests'
Heavy Ribbed ('assiincr- and CIoUj l'u-inoss Suits,  etc.   '
Also, a large assortment of Hats and   Cjips eonstantlv
on hand. J
Fine White and Check Linen and Cotton Shirts-
Fine Si]];, *_erii!oaiKi Cotton L'luliii-.^liins and Drawers*
Scarfs, Cravats   _\eck Ties. Susoenders*
Collars, Ilandkcrchi.-tls. Gloves-
English, Merino and Cotton Half Hose, etc., etc.
Everything conuectod   with
Gentlemen's  Furnishing   Goods
constantly on hand.
A large and complete assort ment of
^xi--_a._o__.o__r>
now opening and ready for sale
Our itock consisting of over 3100,000, w
pecially strangers visiting the city, to call
fore making their purchases, as we ilatte
can please iu price and quality.
San Francisco, May lo, 18&6.
G-oocis
Traveller- ; Bcwavi
Olivers
ALL PERSONS AHRTV
ofithe Imposition
, Riinnei-s: *s_.
EL GRAN REMBDIO ITALIANO
DE DR. PAREIRA,
Para la eierta y ejicaz cura de las in/ermedades
de una -naturaleza privada, sin hacer cuso del
tiempo que se ha durado y .sinmalos efectos al
sistema o sinponerse en dicta.
Wancaseha faltado—HI imed- falta a Curar.
ESTE ESPECIFICO INVALUABLE FUE TNTEODUCIDO
hace cinctti-itta a-tws en i'isa, y pronto despues fue bien
conoc-ido para una cura eierta que en los pueblos y ciuda-
des no solann.-iitu eo el Continenie, pero ta-mbien en Gran
liretaila, la ili:ni;i.i-iiia por elln. y sus meritos t;»n recuiven-
dos que en menus de iiuiiiio de su introduce!on. fuetoma-
doenlugar.de todos otros remedies. Las faciiltades de
medicina de.las ciudailes principales de Europa fueroo
compelidos a reconocer su asombroy.i. poder sobre enfer-
inedades. Proprietaries de otras medic.inas. celosos de su
popularldad que vian en viuio detonerlo en su progreso.
Como oltrigo delante el sej..ardor, sus esf'uerKOs caiyeron
al suelo, y como el fue»o en los l.Tahos llovando todo por
delauto, su niarcha fue un triunfo. Se euedo ensns meritos, y un publico decerniente viy pvobd y fue eonvincido
de susmagicas virtudes.
Fortuna adquerido por Dr. Pareira de la ven-
i (jne la prepa.ro soloatestiquaasus
FRANCISCO ANI
ta do ello los si
itos.
■oto del Doc
r lo
a*Is. I'3i
iihu'la
pp-
"United States District Courts.
For ihe Arorthern District of California.—-Og-
tleii Ilofftnaii, Jr., judge ; John A. Monroe, clerk ;.
Jas. Y. McDufBe, marshal. Regalar terBQs, first-
Monrlay in June and December of each year. Special term*, at the option of the judge.
For the Soutlicrn District of California',—^!- S.-
K. Ogier, judge } C, Sims, clerk ; E. Hunter',rl&ar*
shal. Regular terms, first Monday in June at:
Monterey ; first Monday in December at Los An-*
geles.    Special terms at the option ofthe judge-
United States Circuft Cowrt.
For the District of California.—M. H. McAlis-**
ter, judge ; Geo. Penu Johnson, clerk..- Regular'
term, first Monday in July of each year. -Sgeeift-L
terms at any time after thirty days notice.
i Supreme Court.
Solomon Heydeufeldt, Chief Justice ; David S.
Terry, Hugh S. Murray, Justices. Regular terms*
of the Supreme Court commences on the first Mon--
days of January, April, July, and October.
DISTRICT JUDGES.
1st, Benjamin Hayes - 2d, Joaquin Carrillo ; 3d,.
CrhvenP. Heet»r ; 4th, John S. Ilagar- 5th, Cha-r
M. Oreanor ; fith, Alonzo S. Monn >n ; 7th, E. W_
McKinstry; 8th, J. M. Peters ; 9th, W. P. Dad-
gerfield ; 10th, William T. Barbour; _lth, Jolm
M. Howell; 12th, Edward Norton ; l_.h, E. Burke ?
14th. Hilea Searles ; 16th. J. S. Pitzer.
TERMS  OP COURT.
The First District Court holds its terms in __o*
Angeles on the third Mondays of March, July and?.
November; in Sm Diego, the third Mondays iu
April, August and December ; in San Bernardino
the third Mondays of February, May and October
United States Land Office for the Southern District 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 Angeles.
G. C. Alexander. San Pedro.
Thomas Burdock, San Gwbriel.
Ira Thompson, Monte.
First Judicial District, coinpr;
r the countic* of'
.rdiao and Son Lirgo.
-Judge—Benj. HayeB.
--T-lijab*.
Los Angeles, San Be
First District Oourt.-
0OUNTY   OFFICERS.
Couuty Court—Win. G. Dryden, Judge.
Sherifl—J. 11.   Bari.ou;   Under Slierifl-
Bettis.
County Treasurer,—H. N. Alexander.
Couuty Assessor—Antonio F. Corone! ; De*juty
-J. H. Coleman.
County Surveyor—II. Hancock.
Public Administrator—__. __-*ller.
Superintendent of Public  Schools—James   F
Burns.
District Attorney—C. E. Thorn.
Coroner—J. B. Winston.
County Clerk—John W. Shore ; _)»j|mly—J. A_
Hinehmau.
Jailer—Francis Carpenter.
Board  of Sapervisbra—J. R.Scott.  M. Dominguez, W. M. Stock tun, Tomas A. Sanelii-z, R. Fry-
TOTiVNSini'  OITICERS
Los Angefes—Justices of the Pf?a.e—Rhkh-H
Sackett, J.  S. Mallaid.    Coustahlt1.— ChaiKa E.
Baker, Wm. H. Little.
CITY  Ol-TICERS.
Mayor—John G. Nichols.
City   Marginal— .V.  C. Get'
Smith.
City Treasurer— Sfumiel' Arbuckle.
City Asse^-r— VV. }[. Pelemon.
City Attorney—C. E. Thorn.
City Council—M. Requen-i. N. PottiT. Igimcio
:1 Yallo, E. Droiyn, J. g, Downey, _ra Gilchrisi,
A. Uly^rd.
SAN BEBNARDiro COUNTY
Connty Jpdge—D. ty,  Thomas.
County Treasqier- Samuel Rolfe.
County Assessor—JauiL'S Henry liotliiis.
Counly Surveyor—Alvin'Stoddard.
Public Administrator—Addison Piatt.
Superintendent Public Schools—H. Skinner
District Attorney—Ellis Eames.
Coroner—Wm. Cox.
Bejmty—E.M.
Connty Clerk—R. R. Hopkins.
Sheriff—Robert Clift.
Supervisor'—L. Roubideaux, N.
Coi:.
Taylor, Wi
Llgta*d_ Ae
Wi-.^t Fo
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Whisky Cre
■\Vestci-n -.acramerito...
Yankee Jim's .. ..Placer...
YnbaCity.. ..Y"uba	
 A Walblni
,....? Mix
 A H AVhite
.. ..NH-uck
LBa.--l.lt
(d 121 Sacra nit eri to Street.
/IRK  CAUTION)
Board perWccl
Hoard per Day.
Mcais,-acl-	
The I_iaw oi _V<*^vs|>:apers.
1. Subscribers who do not give express notice
o the contrary, ure considered as wishing to continue their.suljscription.
2 .If subscribers order their papers discontinued
1 ubhshers may continue to send them until all
charges are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect, or refuse to take their
papers trom the oifice or place to which they are
sent, they are held responsible until tbey settle*
then- account, and give notice to discontinue them
4. H subscribers remove to other places without
nformmg the Publishers, and the paper is sent to,
the former direction, they are held responsible
5. The Courts have decided that refusing to take-
a paper or periodical from the office, or removintr,
and leaving ituncalledfor,is_pW/na/aaaevidenc3*
of intentional fraud.
Postmasters would oblige, hy a strict fnlfillmenfe
of the regulations requiring them to notify Publishers once m three months, of papers not takem
from their aflice by subscribers.
instances.
The following table of distances was measure*
w*thaviameter,byCapt. Warner, ofthe IT
of 1848^—PhiCalEllSineerS' iD the aummtT
From San Francisco to Mission Dolores. .2i miles
'' Sanchez RaBch _7
San Mateo 21
FREE BATHS "^
LOS AK GELES STAR
Iflii f rotting (feteMisfprai.
PLAIN AND PANOY
_"<0_3  3P-_-._:i*<i.TI*__-__..
In t3i„ 3jtst atyle of (3ic Ait.
Books. Circulars, T.a-ni..,t.
Santa Clara	
£*an Jose '.
Murphy's	
San Juan	
Salina.s river	
Monterey ]
Mission SoWdadi.!.'
Ojitos	
San Miguel	
Brakes* Ranch...!]
Santa Margarita... .265
San Luis Obispo... .276
Capt. Dana's 299
Los Alamos....
Santa Inez	
GaviotaPass...
Arroyo Hondo.
Dos Pueblos...
Santa Barbara.
Carnenteria	
Rineon	
Buenaventura..
Santa Clara river..
Canega	
Los Angeles......
Los Coyotes.	
Santa Ana	
Juan Avila's	
Sau Joan Capistrano 542
Los Floras 562
San Luis Hey. 573
San Diego '.'.'.612*
..48
..51
..TO
-.94
.113
.125
.166
.266
-237
.258
. . . 321
..-340
...352
...359
.•..370
...387
...398
...402
...415
-.421
.-475
-.485
.-504
.515
.535
%nmli
VOL. VI.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATUEDAY,   JANUAKY   24,   1857.
NO. 37.
Cos QVngclcs Star:
PUBLISHED EVERT  SATURDAY  MORNING,
At 5fo. 1, Pico Bi-n.m-,-05, Spring Street, adjoining the U. S. Land Office, Los Angeles,
BY   H.   HAMILTON.
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i Jj. P. Fisiikh *
BITBS9 tt BtiiimcK, Post Office...
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Col. Ik*. Thompson	
JR. N.Glb-in	
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.....San Gabriel.
.. ..Monte.
 Monte.
 Santa Darha.ra
... ..San lierna-EHtin
C. E. THOM. O. SIMS.
THOM & SIMS,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
"    OFFICE—ON MAIN STREET,
(Opposite the Bella Union Hotel.) snl
Jolin  "W".   &____<_>_*_•■©■,
COUNTY CLERK.
Fcca   payable   invariably   lu    advanr,-.
> on tb.o Atlantic
PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY.
„-£T.,S$l__-_-_1 ___^»
COMPANY " will dc.p-it-libjr cvury Steamer
frMpMS B._preBfl, in cliarge of a Special Me-Senger, to
MHTA BATtBA»__.
SAN LUIS OBISPO,
MONTEREY.
SAN ERANCISCO. and
All parts of Northern and Southern Mines.
 ALSO—
Or-eon,  Atlantic  States  ami  Europe.
COLLECTIONS made in all of the ahove namr-4 placoa.
TBEA.SUEE,  PARCELS,  PACKAGES and LETTERS forwarded.
DRAFTS parohaf
•RUtes and Europe.
Particular attention paid to the forwarding of Gold Dust
to the Mint for coinage. __„/_". ♦
Treasure. Letters, etc., raceivedup to tlie latest moment
»ni ensured to destination 1[Vrcn   ,
„„*] H. It. illrlir.S, Agll
Carriage and Blacksmith Shop.
By JOHN GOLLER.
10S  ANGELES   STKEET,
NEAR THE FOOT   OF COMMERCIAL.
THE -uhscriher respectfully in-
fonus tlie publicgcne rally that
he will keep constantly on ha:"
and willraauufacture to order,
Coaches,Buggies, Wagons, Carts &c,
in a neat and workmanlike manner. He lias onhand and
for sale a fine stock of Eastern "White Oak and Hickory
Plank and__.ls. He keeps constantly on hand a large va-
Jrietf of Cart and Buggy wheels, Spokes, Felloes, Shafts,
N*ok Yokes, Doubl. and singlctrecK,
Horse Shoeing and BlackSttiUhiiig;
in all its various branches, executed with prom ntn-Hsaud
p. hatch. Particular attention will be given to tlie nianu-
f'a-tu-e and repair of PLOWS, HARROWS, and otherFarm-
*-*g iJnten-iU. He hat* an extensive assortment of Iron ax-
*'[*, Springs, Bolts, Plow and Spring steel, and other mate-
rialpertaininfr to the business, too numerous to mention.
^Also, 20 Toils of Bl-wksmitlu' Coal.
X>_t*_  0_=t_trt;ox-,
OFFICE   AND   DRUG    STORE.
__OS ANGELES  STREET,
Adjoining Keller's Store.
DR. A. COOK,
WOULD inform bis friends and the public,that
he now occupies a room onlloquenastreet.il-
tlie city of Lob Angeles, where he may be consulted at all hours, (except when abroad to visit the
sick.) He will be happy 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 ie made heir. He will successfully
treat all indolent ulcers, tumors, swellings, abscesses and scrofula; and will give particular attention 10 tbe treatment and cure ot diseases of
the %_. __ <-<-t-18
Tames^olarxe.
Attorney an* Counsellor !»t law,
_E L   MONT E.—,
Ollice in Whistler's Block, on Main Street.
ilcc20
SOLOMON   LAZABD,
IMPOKTBR,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
French,    English   and   American
Dry Goods.
Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles.      aug 9
The Child  and the Sitnht-nm.
I saw a youthful mother,
Once on a summer's day,
Set down her smiling infant,
To watch its frolic play.
It gamboled on the flowers
That docked the carpet o'er,
And seemed with childish wonder
Each object to explore.
A something on the instant
Its glad cureer arrests ;
And earnestly it gazes where
A golden sunbeam rests ;
While on the new found glory
It fixed its wandering eyes,
And trustfully reached forth its hands,
To seize the glittering prize.
And now its tiny fingers clasp
The treasure rich and rare,
Wliich in its baby innocence,
It surely thought was there ;
But ah ! that h.iii.d uncloses,
And to its earnest gaze,
Reveals no gem of beauty—
Nor bright imprisoned rays.
And then the first of many tears
1'V.ll on th;"*. chemb face--
Tlie first sad disappointment
" In life's uncertain race!
And thus it hath been with us all,
Who its dark game have played—
We've sought to grasp the sunshine,
Aud only lound the shade'.
The
Me 51 OUT.
ire moments in life which are never forgot,
With ii
r Uu-b.st
-e_I*_eo_fi_-_.tt)_at he .
en* to _r_ri
_ntir'
satisfaction
JOHN GOLLER
U_s
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwai-uiliS ftnd Commission Merchant,
San Pboro and Los AngelK-,Ca_,.,
unf H. READ, Agent,  L-os  Angeles.
BANNING & WILSON,
Forwarding ana Commission Merchants, San Pedro-
Puiheas BiSKrao. S. H. Witsbs.
»ep27 M. J. tnjWMABK,Agent__
GAMBEINUS BREWERY.
THE best ALE and BEER manufactured, and always on hand.   Delivered to city custoriiers
without extra charge.
Coopcrlitg and llepniring of Barrels, &c. &e"
Au assortment of Barrels always on hand.
K. MESSBR, Proprietor.
N^
_S.otioe.
ALL persons are hereby caationed against buying or otherwise trading for -invented horses
or cattle ef our brands ; cr they will be prosecu
ted/to the extent of the law.
ANDREAS DOMTNGUEK,
sep-0— tf JBStJS Ma, COT i de DOMINGUEK.
KTotice.
_f»TICE IS HERERY GIVEN,   that all persons putting
. . Woo ii or otherwise truMpiiKKiiig upon my Rancho of
$ont-_ Anita,, in tlie Township of Sun Gabriel, will be pro
■Ki-t*_t-<i to tl«« ex-fcut of the law.
JOSEI'H A.  KOWE
kr'id A*ng--les, March 29.1S56 is tf
Hotel International,
J A CES OA"   S TREE T,    near   Montgomery,
SAN    FRANCISCO.
MTHIS magnificent Mansion has been
leased for a term of years by
MltS. X. S. HALBV,
i. now undergoing a thorough repair, when it will
be furnished entire witU new -Vrnibire and opened
to the public on Christutas, the -25tU instant, with
the best Table and mostcleanly House on the Pacific.
(j-_j__f~J-Oard, with Lodging, from $'_ to $3 per day. .
Our motto—WE stiuvk to plbask. janlO
EMORY, HOUGHTON & CO'S
PATENT
consisting 01*
A Family, Bag, A Shuttle Macliine.
O hy HTf H*    **) A*    it C F N*C V
WO. 26 Battery Street,' near Pine.  FURNITURE, BEDDING, &C. &0.
janlO 3m J. M. SREAVY, Agent.
£2.    C3r.
IJH'OItTBR AND DKALER IN
Blank.  Books,  Staple   and  fancy   Stationery
Writing Paper, &c. *Sic.
Corner of Front and Commercial Streets,
SAN FRANCISCO.
August 0, 1856. Sm
X*_£tX_E_>_--L ___-__-_a.orso>ix
GIVES NOTICE TO THE RANCHEROS AND
Butchers ot this vicinity that he will give the
highest price for Hides, Calf, Sheep, and Goat
Skins, and for Wool.
^__*J*- Liberal advances made on contracts for
the coming clip of Wool.
A general assortment of Red wood and Pine
Lumber, for sale at the Lumber Yard ou Alameda
street, near Aliso street.
Office—-A lm«la Street, one door from tlie corner of AHso street. anl
Which brighten and brighten, as time steals away,
Tli-j give a fresh charm to the happiest lot,
And they shine on tho gloom of the loveliest day.
These moments are hallowed by smiles aud by tears,
The fifst look of love and last parting given ;
As the sun in the dawn of his gloi-y appears,
And the cloud weeps and glows with the rainbow
in heaven.
There are hours, there are minutes, whieh memory
brings,
Like blossoms of Eden, to twine round the heart;
And as time rushes by on the might of his wings,
They nifty darken awhile, but they never depart.
O, these hallowed rcinenibi*anccs cannot decay,
But they come on the soul with a magical thrill,
And the days that are darkest, they kindly will stay,
And the lieart in its last throb will beat with them
f-tiU-
They come, like tite dawn in its loveliness hoW,
The same look of beauty that went to my soul;
The snows of the mountain are bleach'd on her brow
And ber eyes in the blue of the firmament roll;
The roses are dim by her cheek's living bloom,    ^
And her coral lips part, like the opening of flow rs
She moves through the air In a cloud of perfume,
Like the winds from tho blossoms of jessamine
bowers.
From her cvos melting a/.ure, there sparkles a flame,
That kindled my young hlood to ecstasy's glow;
She speaks—and the tones of her voice are the same,
As would once, like the wind harp, in melody flow.
That touch, as her hand meets and mingles with mine,
Shoots along to my heartwith magical thrill;
'TwaS a moment for earth too supremely divine,
And while life lasts its sweetness shall cling to me
still.
We met—aud we drank from the crystaline well,
That flows from the fountain of science above ;
On the beauties of thought wo would silently dwell,
Till we looked ;though we never were talking of
love ;
We purled—the tear glisten'd bright in her eye,
And her trembling hand shook, as I dropped it-
forever!
0, that moment will always be hovering by-
Life may frown, but its lig.'t shall abandon me—
never.
A Graphic Picturk of Natoleon-.—The person.
al appearance of Napoleon, in the last days or his
power, is thus described by Lainartine, and will
be interesting as coming Irom his pen, though we
doubt very mnch its correctness :
" The empire lias made him old before his time.
Gratified ambition, satisfied pride, the delights of
u palace, a luxurious table, a  voluptuous couch,
youthful wives, complaisant mistresses, long vigils,
sleepless nights, divided between labor and festive
pleasure, the habit of constant riding wliich made
him corpulent,—all tended to deaden his limbs
find enervate his faculties.    An early obesity over-
loadedhim with flesh. His cheeks, formerly streaked with muscle and  hallowed by the working of
genius, were broad, full, and   overhanging,  like
thoBC of Otho in the Roman medals of the empire.
An excess of bile mingling with the hlood, gave a
yellow tint to the skin, which at a distance, looked
like a Tarnish of pale  gold on his countenance.
His lips still preserved their Grecian outline and
steady grace, passing  easily from  a smile  to a
1 menace.    His solid bony chin formed an appropriate base to his features.     His nose was but a
line, thin and transparent.    The paleness of his
cheeks added greater brilliancy to the blue of his
eyes.   His look was searching and as unsteady
and wavering  as a flame—au emblem of inquietude.    His forehead seemed to have widened from
the scantiness of his thin black hair, which was
falling from the moisture  of continued thought.
It might be said that his head, naturally  small,
had increased in size to give ample -Cope between
his temples for the machinery and combination of
a mind, every thought of which was an empire.
The man of the world seemed to be encrusted on
the orb of that reflective head.   But it was beginning to yield; and he inclined   it often on  his
breast, while crossing his arms like Frederick the
Great—an attitude aud gesture which he appeared
to affect.   Unable any longer to seduce his courtiers and his soldiers by the  charm of youth,  it
was evident he wished to fascinate them by the
rough, pensive and disdain ful character of himself
—of his model  iu his latter days.    He moulded
himself, as it were, into the statute of reflection,
before his troops, who gave him the nickname of
Father Thoughtful.   He assumed the pose of destiny.    Something rough, rude and savage in his
movements,   revealed his -..nth.1'.} and  insular
origin.   The man of the Aleditcranean broke out
through the Frenchman.    Hie nature, too great
and powerful for the part he had to play, overflowed, on all CC-asicus.    He bore no resemblance
to the men around him.   Superior and altogether
different, he was an offspring of the sun, ot the sea,
and of the battle fieid— out of his element even in
his own element,  even iu his own palace, and a
stranger even in Sis own empire.     Such  was at
this period the profile, the bust, and thu external
physiognomy of Napoleon.1'
JONAS G. CLARK & CO.
1&8 WasMiii&tvui street,
BAN rRANOTSCO,
IMPORTERS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers,
In every description of
J. C.  EDDY & CO.S
IS TUB PLACE TO BOY YOOll
CLOTHING, HATS, GAPS,
—AND—
FURNISHING  GOODS.
J?OR THEY HAVE UNEQUALLED FACILITIES FOB SUPPLYING EVERY ARTICLE OE
GENTLEMENS'
-<V^©ax-±__xs Apparel
—AT—
LOWER PRICES
^Than any other Establishment in the State.
CAIX AND SEE-TOE YOTTRSELVES,
At their Establishment on the Worth west Corner of Saiiaome and Commercial Sts.,
tDirectly opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel San Francisco".   The place may be known by the stained
.glass windows.  dec6 lm
•JU the Di-trict Court of the 1st .Tiuliulal Dls-
■trlct. State of California County of I_OS An.
geles*
Jn the matter of the Petition of Philip C.  Wil'
Hams, an Insolvent Debtor.
PURSUANT to an Order ofthe lion. Benjamin
Hayes, Judge of the District Court of the 1st
Judicial District aforesaid, made the 7th day of
January A. D. 1857, notice is hereby given to all
of ithe.creditors ol the said insolvent, Philip C.
"Williams, to be aud appear on Thursday, the 12th
day of February A. D. 1857, in the Court House
of said couuty, before the Hon. Benj, Hayes aforesaid, theil and there to show cause if any they can
•why the prayer ot the said Insolvent should not
be granted, an assignment of his estate be made,
and he discharged irom his debts as au lusolvent
Debtor. . ,
[l. s.]    Witness my hand and seal of said Court,
this 9th day of January A. B. -857,
JOHN W. SHORE, Dist, Clerk.
K. H. DiMMtCK, Attorney for plaintiff,
'Xo_ Augeles, Jan. 10,1857.
FrTRKTITURE
WAREROOMS,
In the Building opposite Washington Market,
(Formerly known as the Clipper Warehouse,)
And -19 and 51 Fourth street, between J and _*_
streets, Sacramento.
We have on exhibition and in great variety,
ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY, WALNUT, OAK AND
PAINTED
PARLOR AND CHAMBER SETS,
SOFAS,
OTTOMANS,
LOUNGES,
AITO EASY CHAIRS,
Work, Centre, Dining, Extension and Faney
T -A. __3 Xj e: S -
Merchants' and Lawyers' Deslts,
BOOICCASES,
SECI-ETAr-IES,
BUREAUS,
SIDEBOARDS nnd
AVHAT-NOTS,
Office   and  Kitchen  Furniture,
o xi-A. x rra-.3 ,
Of all qualities, newest style and most approved
make.
Large and small French Plate Mantel and Pier
nv__ra.__R.o_o.s.-
%_r* For the TRADE, we have a large stock,
on clippers to arrive heavy shipments, and will
receive regular and complete INVOICES of goods
adapted to the wants of the interior aud coast.
fflS- Particular attention and  care   given  to
TRADE, ORDERS and the FURNISHING of
Hotels and Public Buildings,
->_-__■*• Goods purchased will be sent to Steamers,
¥,es_.'K*n4.allfarts,of the city without .charge.
iO-S AS -G. CI, ARK ,& GO,,     ■
No. 128 Washington, street,
au„ 30 gjjp F.auclBCO
By bos .—Byron is in all respects 'the very op
posite of Scat..    He never dreams of wholly giv
ing up his mind to the influence of the actions of
men, or the events of history.    He lets the world
roll on. and eyes its wide-weltering and tumultuous waves—even the calamitous shipwrecks that
strew its darkness—with a stern, and sometimes
even with a pitiless misanthrcphy.     He cannot
sympathize wilh the ordinary joys and sorrows of
humanity, even though intense and overpowering-
They must live and work in intellect and by intellect, before they seem worthy of the sympathy
of his impenetrable soul.   His idea of man, in the
abstract, is boundless and maguificent, but ofmen-
as individuals, he thinks with derision and contempt.   Hence be is in one stanza a sublime moralist, elevated and transported by the dignity of
human nature ; in the next a paltry satirist, sneering Bt its meanness.   Hence he is, unwilling to
yield love or reverence to anything that has yet
lire; for life seems to sink the very little that is
noble into the degradation of the much that is vili
The dead, and the dead only, are the objects of his
love; for death separates the dead from all connection, all intimacy with the living; and the
memories ofthe great or good ,alone. live iu the
past, which is a world of ashes.   Byron looks back
to tbe tombs of great men " that stand in assured
rest," and gazing, as it were, on the bones of a
more gigantic race, his imagination then teems
with corresponding births, and ho holds converse
with the mighty in language worthy to be heard
by the spirits of the mighty,   It is in this contrast
between his august conceptions of man, and bis
contemptuous opinion  of men, that much of the
almost incomprehensible charm, and power, and
enchantment of his poetry exists.    We feel ourselves alternately sunk and elevated, as if the hand
of an invisible being had command over us.    At
one time we are a little lower than  the angels ;
in another but little higher than the worms.   We
feel that our elevation and disgrace are alike the
lot of our nature ; and hence the poetry of Byron,
as we before remarked, is read as a dark, but still
a, divine revelation.—Professor Wilsoa's Essays,
Joun Buntan's Flutb,—The flute with wliich
John Buuyan beguiled the tediousness of his cap.
tivehours, is now iu the possession of Mr. Howells,
tailor, Gainsborough. In appearance it does not
look unlike the leg of a stool—out of which it is
said that Bunyan, while iu prison, manufactured
it. When the turnkey, attracted by the sound of
music, entered his cell to ascertain, if possible the
cause of the harmony, the flute was replaced in the
stool, and by this means detection was avoided.
Hapniuess is not promised to the learned, bu,t
jto t.hego.od.
The great truths are the simplest, &nd so .are
the greatest incji.
SriiYCiixisn Anat,y/.f.d.—The drug which has
lately become so notorious Ibr destroying the lives
of human beings—as iu the case of the infamous
Dr. Palmer, recently executed iu England—is a
most deadly organic poison. A dog has been
killed wilh the sixth part of a grain of it, and a
human being with less. When introduced into
the stomach it acts with fearful energy, causing
lockjaw immediately, violent spasms, and death
iu a few minutes. It is oderless, but so intensely
bitter as to be perceptible to taste eyen when one
part is diluted in a million parts of water. The
composition strychnia is carbon forty-four, hydrogen twenty-four, oxygen four, nitrogen two equivalents. It is colorless, and forms crystalizabl'e
salts. It is an alkaline base, and extracted principally from the strychnox nux vomica. The tree
from which it is obtained is of moderate size, and
grows in several parts of the East Indies and the
Island of Ceylon. Its fruits are large orange-
colored berries, the pulp of which is the favorite
of many birds. The seed coutains the deadly poison. They are flat and round, about an inch in
diameter, and grey in color. These seeds were
used as medicine and as a poison by the Hindoo-,
long before they were known in Europe. Many
of the natives of Hindostan often uBe it as people
use opium. They commence with taking the
eighth of a nut every day, and gradually increase
their allowance.to an entire nut, which would be
about twenty grains. If they eat it directly before
or after food, no unpleasant effects are produced ;
but if they neglect this precaution, spasms are the
result. The bark of the tree is also poisonous.
and from its resemblance to Augustura or Cuspa-
ria bark, a tonic medicine imported from South
America, caused a deal of alarm and excitement
iu Germany, in the early part ot this century, by
being mixed with that bark. No sure antidote
has yet been discovered lor this poison, but some
chemists have attained to great skill in detecting
it when administered as a poison.
WisH-NGTON'S Faiiewell Address.—Will*, respect to his (Washington's) Farewell Address, to
the authorship of which, it seems, there are conflicting claims, writes Mr. Jefferson to Judge Johnson, lean state to you some facts. He had determined to decline a re-election at the eud of his
first term, aud so far determined that he had re-
qu.sted Mr. Madison to prepare for him something
valedictory, to be addressed to his constituents ou
his retirement. This was done ; but he was finally
persuaded to acquiesce in a second election, to
which no oue more strenuously pressed him thau
myself, from a conviction of the importance of
strengthening, by longer habit, the great respect
for that office, which the weight of his character
alone could effect. When, at the end of his second
term, his valedictory came out, Mr. Madison recognized in it several passages of his draught.
Several others, we were both satisfied, were from
tha peu of Hamilton, and others from that of the
President himself. These he probably put into
the hands of Hainilton to form iuto a whole, hence
it may all appear .# Ifamilton's handwriting, as if
it were .^11 of his composition.
Curious Dying Suknks.—Accurdiii_ to Fielding,
Jonathan Walk picked t';e pocket of the ordinary
while he was exhorting him in the cart, and went
out of the world with the par_oa'_ cork screw and
thumb bottle in his hand.
Petrontus, who was master of ceremonies and
inventor of plr.amires at the Court of Nero, when
he saw that elegant indulgence was giving placo
to coarse debauchery, perceived at once that his
turn of favor had arrived, and it wan lime to die.
He resolved, therefore, to anticipate the tyrant,
and to disrobe death of his paraphernalia of terror.
Accordingly, he entered a warm bath, and opened
hia veins, composed verses, jested with his familiar
associates, and died oil'by insensible d.greea.
Democritus, the laughing philosopher, disliking
the inconveniences and iutii milieu ot a protracted
old age, made up his mind to die on a certain dity ;
but to oblige his sister, he postponed Inn departure until three feats of Ceres were over. He supported nature on a pot of honey to the appointed
hour, and theu expired by arrangement.
James Garden, a celebrated Italian phynicinn,
starved himself gradually, and calculated with
such mathamatical nicety, as to hit the very day
and hour foretold.
When Rabelais was dying, the Cardinal nent a
page to inquire how he was. Rabelais joked with
the envoy until he found his strength declining,
and hi. last moments approaching. He then nail],
" Tell his eminence the state in which you left mo.
I am going to inquire into a great possibility. He
iti iii a finug nest; let, him stay there an long as ho
can.   Draw the curtain ; the farce is over."
When the famous Count de Grammont wan reported to he in extremity, the King, Louis XIV.,
being told of his total want of religious feeling.
which shocked him not a little, sent the Marqui*
de Dangeau to beg of him. for the credit of the
court, to die like a good Christian. He was scarcely able to speak, but turning round to Iilh countess, who had always been remarkahle for her
piety, he said, with a smile. "Countess, take care,
or Dangeau will filch frem you the credit of my
conversion."
PitESriifiXTiAi,— In 1825. when Andrew Jackson,
Jolm Quincy Adams, William II. Crawford and
Henry Clay were candidates for the Presidency,
neither received at the hands of the electors a
majority ofthe Vot-M cast. I» consequence ofthe
failure of the electors to designate a .'resident, the
first three named candidates were thrown into th.
House of Represematives, and the votes of IS
States were given for John Quiucy Adams, tlie
votes of 7 States for Andrew Jackson, and the
votes of 4 States for Wm. H. Crawford. John 4
Quincy Adam.*-*, thus elected President, took the
oath ot office and entered upon its duties ou tha|
4th of March, 1S25. This is uot the only instance1,
on record of a Presidential election being thrown,
into the House of Representatives. The electoral
vote for Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr being
equal (73 votes each) no choice was made by the
people, and the HouBe of Representatives pio-
ceeded ou February 11, 1801, in the manner prescribed by the Constitution, to the choice of a
President ofthe United States. On-the first 1ml-1
lot 8 States voted for Thomas Jefferson, oi Virginia, 6 States voted for Aaron Burr, of New York,
and the votes of 2 States were divided. The balloting continued until Februaiy 17, when on the
3Gth ballot the votes of 10 States were given Tor
Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, the votes ofi States
for Aaron Burr, of New York, and the votes of 2
States iu blank.
Artistical Humruggery.—Speak tlie truth anil.
somebody is sure to be indignant Praise auy
thing and everybody, and yon will be sure to pass
for an amiable character. Sugar aud soap are the
only kind of mental groceries that seem to be popular with all classes. Tombstone criticism is the
only kind of commentary on men's actions aud example that wins the universal approbation. Now
it happens that while we esteem both soap and
sugar in their way, and conceive them to be excellent things at need, we are unable to persuade
ourselves that nothing else is necessary in thi9
world to ensure success. Actors aud aclres-CB,
opera-singers and Ethiopean minstrels, .daiieem^
posturers, clowns in the ring aud clowns out of it,
are among those who will never agree with us in
this particular, and we never expect it. You must
not allude to them except in terms of eulogy, unless you wish to earn their immortal dislike ; and
however indifferent each may be to au artist, each
must be spoken of, generally, as surpassing all tho
world besides, if you would escape thu faiiUle.s
one's anathema.
A Solemn Thought.—It has been observed with
much significance, that every morning we enter on
a new day, carrying still an unknown futur. in its-
bosom. How pregnant and stirring the reflection I
Thoughts may be born to-day which may never be
extinguished. Hopes may be excited to day, which
maynever expire. Acts may be performed, the consequence of which may not be realized till eternity.
Simple Truths.—It is not what people eat, but
what they digest, that makes them strong.
It is not what they gain, but what they save that
makes them rich.
It is not what they profess, but what they practise
that makes them righteous.
These are very plain and important truths, too
little heeded by gluttons, spendthrifts, bookworms
and hypocrites.        _____^	
Ignorance.—'• Nothing (says Montaigne) is go-
firmly believed as that whieh we least know.""
Plato said, " It was more easy to satissty his hearers with discourses about the nature ofthe gods:
than of men ;" and the ever-euduring Shakspeare
describes the empty man in one line : " Most ignorant of what he's most assured.
Watch for little opportunities of pleasing, and   J«p«£       ^ J   -.
put little auuoyau.e*-*-put Qt the way. |VUV1/ '    *-
True.—People who suppose tbat a good prayer
is preferred to a good act, doubtless imagine that
God has more hearing that eye sight. The end,
we fear, will show that they reasoned from false
premises. The poor are ofteuer prayed f.r thaa
helped.   The reason is, we believe, that breath is
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