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Salt Jfntiuko ^tm'irauitts.
ROBEET JOSEPHI
Wholesale Dealer in Watches, Jewelry,  Diamond, Tools, Glasses,
watch materials, fancy goods, &c.
195 Montgomery street, come* of Jackson,
(Dr.    Wright's Building.)
«•       ROBERT JOSE PHI having pur-
fi~-*\   chased the entire stoek aud trade of tin
£9iaj&5& business of Isaac S. Josepbi  & Co.,  wil
carry  on the same  fo:
Montgomery
Wight: *"  "
street.
s Building,) Sai
own account, at 19'
■r of Jackson, (Dr
ncisco.       3ec27-3m
$u iixntxm %^foxfaim\x\$>
To Parties Claiming Payment from
tiie trotted States for loss ami destruction of
Property during the Wax- wllli Mexico.
PARTIES desirous of having their Claims prosecuted by the undersigned before theCouri of
Claims at Washington, can receive all the necessary information on the subject, and have their
Claims promptly prosecuted on application to 0.
MORGAN, Los Angeles,
aug 2 J. D. rtm"
$M Jfrancko Siikttkincnti
HIT Ml Fill MS!!
SMITH & WINCHELL'S
COMMERCIAL KBltSEfiY,
SAN   JOSE,
Received from tlie State Fair of 1S56
THE  FIRST  PREMIUM,
9g HAVING become the Agent for the Jjg|
2ES above Nursery, and having made ar- __Z,
rangements for a constant supply ol'Trees from
the same, I now invite all persons who contemplate planting an Orchard, Garden, or a Single
Tree, to call and examine my STOCK before purchasing. If it is not convenient for all to come
personally, then delegate some friend or Business
Agent to examine for you, or order directly from
me a Sample Lot of such trees as are wanted.
I have arrangements with other   Nurserymen
and Gardeners lor a supply  ot such minor   fi
and trees as may be necessary in order  to keep a
COMPLETE   ASSORTMENT  of   everything iu
this line.
The list below comprises a portion of what I
how Offer at very LOW KATES.
100,000 FRUIT TREES,
Ofthe various kinds, consisting in part, of the
following:
APPLE,
From one to three years old. (rom four to ten feet
high, of fine symmetrical form, well branched,
aud oi all the choice varieties.
PEAR,
Dwarf and Standard of nearly all ofthe best varieties.
CHERRY,
From four to twelve feet high, very fine and thrifty, including mauy of the leading varieties.
PLUM,
Of the usual varieties, also some of the choicest.
P E AC H,
One and two years old, of fine growth  and of the
leading varieties, also in dormant bud very low.
NECTARINES,
One and two years old, of choice varieties,
APRICOTS,
One and two years old, ot choice varieties.
CURRANT BUSHES, Red and White Dutch.
liOOSIZBERRY BUSHl':8,lIimg\itou'fsS,tx&.
lin»rai,dE"Klisli.
RASPBERRY BUSHES, Antwerp, Fran-
ooniaand l-'astolif.
STIIAtVUERRY PLANTS, Longwortb's,
Proline, British Queen, Hovey's Sccdlins, Black
Prince, Large Early Scarlet and Boston Pine.
ORNAMENTAL   TREES,
SHRUBS, PLANTS,  &C,
Furnished at Nurserymen's prices.
Orders sent through Post Office or Express,
promptly attended to. Treess packed lor any distance.    TERMS CASH.
C. W.   EJGCOUNT,
dec-27 3m        99 Davis Street. San Franciset
.'^STEVENSON, San Francisco.
Southern Dispatch Line
OF
SAN PEDRO PACKETS,
 TOUCHING AT SANTA BARBARA.
rpIIIS LINE is composed of the favorite clipper
X schooners
LAURA BEVAN, Captain F. Morton •
JULIUS PRINGLE. J. S.Garcia ;
S.D. BAILEY, N. Hiller;
ARNO, Wm. Hughes.
Which will run regular hereafter aa above, taking freight and passengers on the most   favorable
terms, to which every care and attention will be
paid.
Arrangements are in progress by which a regular Weekly line of Schooners will be established,
sailing from San Francisco, without fail, every
Saturday.
For further particulars apply to any of the principal merchants at Los Angeles, San Pedro, or
SaataBarbara. N. PIERCE,
Proprietor of the Line, at San Francisco.
Office—Corner of Market and East streets, lower
building, (up stairs.) where goods will be receipted for and forwarded, Iree of storage and dray age
aug 16
F. M. Strobridge & Co.,
WHOLESALE AiND  RETAIL
CLOTHING  EMPORIUM,
CORNER OF
COMMERCIAL AND SANSOME STREETS,
UncUr St. Nicholas Hotel,
SAN FRJlArClSCO.
OFFER the largest and most oomplei —' -*
clothing  and   Gentlemen
Goods ever opened iu San FrnnciRco.
We are receiving perevery steamei fi
tory in New York,
THcTjntest and most Fashionable Styles
■hKhirtg
Man ufac-
itiiiand  Cloth Vesta;
tirsiaees Suits, etc.
and  Caps constantly
English,:^, rr.,.^- I
Gentlemen's
upemlei
i:i'iri-ios
Furnishing  Goods
constantly on nana,
A large and complete urwoi-huent of
S&XX233.XM.OI"    GrOOClS
iOW opening uud ready tor aale.
Our *tocfc consisting of over $-100,000, we invite all, ei
lecially strangers visiting Uie city, to call
and Post
Mast
era In C
nil for nia.
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■ountv
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
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.A. J Alston
i iiancu      '. ,.Sbft»ta T A Freeman
Santa-Clara ■*■ Rathbone
" "    ftutte tlijab Lott
tC-ty"   '"irniador    '     ... JI S Butler
Ban Fraucisco S J Ellet
■cVk" Butte... D § Marti?
.Bar'.'.'.'.'., do   IMVWor.trum
.   ...Solano TTHooperT _^_
...ElDorado....
,Tri
ity..
.Tuiiiui
,Wn
(.d.Siiiiri'i'
]!oml ville Marip'
Bodega Sonoma	
lihininficld      du     ....
Brick Sacramento....
liiiek-ner      do 	
Buck*port Humboldt
Buckeye Yolo
iche Creek do.
Charley's Ranch Butte..
Chico  a?     ■•
Cherokee  do
Cam po Seco Calaveras...
Cam ptonville Yuba	
Chinese Camp Tuolumne
J \V Butler
...Stephen Bond.
..J M.Miller
...II Lamb
 DLLafken
James Buekner
'.'.'....Alf Roberts
.j M Charles
A McDonald
Colui
Curts ville..
Cold Spring..
Coloma	
Cedarville....
Clarksville...
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, May 10, IS;
nyZ4
L. SCOTT & CO'S
REPRINT OF THE
British   Periodicals
AND THE
lE&m.Ms.m'si;* e»ss,si„
GREAT REDUCTION J.V   THE  PRICE
OF THE LATTER PUBLICATION.
lj. SCOTT it CO., NEW YORK, continue to publish the following leading British Periodicals, viz.:
The London Quarterly, Conservative.
Tlie Edinburgh Eeview, Whig-
The North British Eeview, Free Church.
The Westminster Eeview, Liberal.
Blackwood's Ed'nburgh Magazine, Tory.
GlSTliEHKH;
It is  our  Business to Publish.
—THE—
IMPORTANT NEWS,
AND   rOURS
<_>_ Epsr.qs.iaa udss* esq a
We therefore take much pleasure in being able
to inform the people of Calilornia, that tbe
Klost Ex tiu ordinary Keuucfioii
HAS IAKEN PLACE IN THE
Cordelia	
Cotton "Wood,
Crescent City,
Centreville.,;
Canon City...
Diamond Sprii
ID on Pedro'* B
Double Spring
Downieville..
Dry Creek....
Bryti
 1- TjOring
....John Bklwell
 T M rianiel
... T M I'awltog
,S J Bowlcy
 M R Graham
 Z B Tinkuui
.... .....TMRoo-t
H M Moore
.Placer '.J Barnes
Lusa Wm Vincent
.ElDorado C \V Gilbert
do         RF Davis
do         .Goo 'Ihfttcber
do         1) Cumminga
.Sacramento W D.Wilson
lylano P OLamorie
,..Shasta "Win Lane
....Klamath D C Lewis
. R S Clement
State Government.
J. NEELY JOHNSON, Governor.
KofcEKT M. Asdbeson, Lieutenant Governor.
I). W. Douglass, Secretary of State.
Geo. H. Whitman, Controller.
Henry Bates, Treasurer.
Jolm H. Brewster, Surveyor General.
Wni. T. Wallace, Attorney General.
Faul K. Hubbs, Superintendent of Public In.
st ruction.
W. O. Kibbe, Quartermaster General.
James Allen, State Printer.
Wm. Bailsman, Private Secretary to the Gover-
. .Trinity . .
..Rl''Channel
Eureka..
Em
.IDo
Ldo...
i Crc
Empire Ran'
Elliott's Ranch
Franklin	
Polsoni	
Fiddifetown....
Forbeatown..,.;.
Forlorn Hope..
French Gulch..
Foste:
El Dorado........MK Shares
r  '";.Tuolumne....-,...R Stnitih
."...Calaveras -NT Morcronii
.'..Sierra ,lame« Gernon
Yuba    KobiTt McWanJB
Amador W O Clark
umboldt SH Fobs
('•iHvoraw ... ....A Irvine
iV„ Yuba... J W Everett
h    do  S Moody    .
".'i.eaerameuto ■.:Ur Elli_ot_   "
^0 ■ J R Crrcvlord
do '.'. ■J Clarkin
.Amador... D Towm-'end
.Butte Nathan Plum
.Merced T (.'.agioson
.Shasta WGGihbs
Yuba. SB Whitcomb
mt,.. .Yolo Jonas Spect
!i Ciimp San Joaquin
ni'elli-n:
ut reader of ev>
•'•-.- class
(id and .-
atisfactory reci
ird of the
rid, than
can be possibly
obtained
EARLY COPIES.
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HOSIERY,
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Collars j Shirts, Drawers
AMEIUCAiV, 7\GLISII FRENCH AND
toiiRIIIAN
FAi\C¥  GOODS.
BY  LATE   ARRIVALS   OF
STEAMERS AND CLIPPERS.
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103 and 107 Sncrnmcuto St.,
dec27 3miB SAN FRANCISCO.
on aa'the original editions,
TERMS,
of the four Reviews
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ee of tho four Reviews
For all four of the Reviews
For.l.iUdiw.-.(H\'s MajraK.ne
h\)i- VA;\ok--.vci'n)   a,ud  threij Review^
For Blackwood and the four Reviews    -
Payments to be made in all cases i
.Money current in the State where issued, will be
received at par.
CLUBBING.
A discount  of twenty-five  por  cent, from  tho above
price*   will   be     "      ■'  "     '"--i--   ....i.^..;.,,-  frmrnr   more
ndra,
R Vf Noble
iorrestCity"....Sierra....'....W Henry
Foreman^ Ranch....Calaveras S Foreman
Fourth Crossing....        do
Grei-n Springs Tuolumne
Gar/ote.... du , ••   ,
Grafton....Tolo A Updegri
Grand Island Coina»,.n
Georgetown Kl Huriulo
A G lierit'ihoff
R I, Gardiner
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(Jr«
ood..
do
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Garden Valley
GriiszlyFlat        «"
GUroy...,Santa Clara
Goody
Situ'ia..
.ville..
do
..Nevada....
'i'liomas Eddy
...J Crerrell"
.....C 1 Brady
.,..S Stewart
... James Burgess
A C Everett
..Julius Membardt
.RE Elliott
E MattnewBt
ii-iento, J" M Sedwell
Grass Valley..
Georgians.!...Sacram&i . ..
G win Merced Wm Lauglilin
Ham ilton.... Butte R Davis
liorr's Ranch..   .Tuolumne G D Dickinson
Horsetowit... .Shasta J R Gill
,WIi Ri?.
Ho tie ut
Hor
.Yubr
...Ma
Valley.
lOlstOW
a City....
inn Diu;sriii!
Ian Gulch,
icstown...
kriouville.,
. \mador
..Placer.
.WLGoss
„   ..J H Alvord
r B Briekell
 3 Co gan
1 Dorado J "W Gilbert
eed.   .-. ....J WNorton
ume R W Mardia
 G BKeyea
,..., BB RedlrVad
anch....Sutter... W E 0 Kerr
'....Tulare. J Smith
El Dorado John "White
..San Joaquin „w E Sterfar
Mariposa L Leach
'8....Butte Wl'Majhew
in... .Trinity C Wood
geleB....Los Angeles J S Waite
ge.... Stanislaus 1,11 Booth
.. ,,Plaoer........ G W Applegate.
g's Ferrv San Joaquin J LovtiBg
■it'le York.... Nevada.-... ...,W W Cozzens
ight's Ferry..
Lis'b.
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and Blackwood for $30 ; and so on
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Al.B.— The price in Great Britain of the live
Periodicals above namtd, is about t\%\ per annum
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PAPERS, PERIODICALS AND BOOKS,
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TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE.
Bv Henrv Stephens, F. R. S., of Edinburgh, and the late
J. P. Norton. Professor of Sdentilic Agriculture in Yale
College, New Haven.. 2 toIs. Royal Octavo.    1000 pages,
aud numerous Wood and Steel Engravings.
Tills is, confessedly, the most complete work on Agricul
ture ever published, and in order to give it a wider circulation the publishers have resolved to  reduce the price tc
Five  Dollars for  tfie Two Volumes 11
When sent by mail (post-paid) to  California and Ore
gon tbe price  will be $7.     To every   other part of tht
Union and  to Canada   (post-paid), S6.      Jffi- This work rl
sot the old " Booh of the Farm.'"
Remittances  for any of the  above   publications should
always be addressed, post paid, to the publishers,
LEONARD SCOTT & CO..
Ho. 5-1 Gold Street, New York
I'atent French Spring BedBj at 50 and 75 cents pernij
The Price of BOARD is also Exceedingly Low :
Board perWi-fik.... &OOO
Board ptr l?ny Si "0
McnI«,eaeH , 50 cei
An extensive and abundant
and LIBRARY is also fitted u
the patrons of tbi.-. establishment.
The location of the house is soch as to place it ii
centre of business: it is directly opposite the Mail St
ship Comparv'js Oflice, and in  ihe immediate vicinity of
the U. S. Branch Mint.
Just c 11 at the WHAT CHEER HOUSE,   119 and 121
icramento street, where vou will he well attended to bv
R. 8. WOODWARD, Proprietor.
This House is conducted oh strictly Temperance prin-
V1TONAKY
ig CASH for '
jxtdoortot
Turner's G-inger W*ne*
THE MEDICAL FACULTY THROUGHOUT THE UNION
have acknowledged thir *o b-J ooe of the beat family
medicines now in use. By ciici.uical process it lias beer
proved to possess
Alterative, Tonic &. Anti-E>yspemtic
properties, 1'ar superior to those found in anyotber inedi-
dinal beverage yet discovered.
Tlie Medicnl Faculty
It has been Analyzed
bigan Bluff
ysvme....Yuba..
iweil's Creek....i
,n's Ranch....Colui
Monte....Los Augeles.
Miners ville.. ..Trinity.
Middletown....Shasta
Napa.... Nana.
SEWING  MACHINES.
GR0VER& BAKER'S PATENT.
S. 0. BRIGHAM, Sole Agent.
OFFICE ;
Ko. 62 Shsisoibbc street, betweeb
California and Pine,
SAN   FEANCIiSCO.
JONAS G. CLARK & CO.
128 Washington street,
3A.N FRANCISCO.
IMPORTERS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers,
In every duscviptlon of
FURNITURE, BEDDING, &c. &c.
OB"1 XT :E*_ X^X^I? TJ H. 3ES
W A R E R O O M  S ,
In the Building opposite "Washington Market,
(Formerly kuor/n as the Clipper Warehouse,)
And 49 and 51 Fourth street, between J and K
streets, Sacramento.
]%B- For the TRADE we have a large stock,
on clippers to arrive heavy shipments, and will
receive regular and complete INVOICES of goods
adapted to the wants of the interior and coast.
a®- Particular attention and care   given  to
TRADE. ORDERS and tho FURNISHING of
Hotels and Public Buildings.
■$&* Goods purchased will be sent to Steamers,
Vessels,aud all parts of the city without charge.
JONAS G. CLARK & CO.,
No. 128 Washington street,
aug 30 Sau Francisco.
H^TNeedles, Silk, Linen and Cotton Thr
all their varieties, constantly on hand.
Caution  to fHie  Public.
lOlinf.-iT,^..SYRUPS, AND BITTETiS of every dt
TURNIKR, BROTHERS,
Market street, uoposUo the Orphan. Asylum,
3-A.N FKAKCIS0O.
:ads,
feb7
,J Slmmway
Levi Millard
j Qttiaon
a Fred Creitrliton
r>eda J JVftllejO
ecr J Barron
u -— Waslieim
...PTTKevser
posa G IV Coulter
o J P JlcXa-mara
> J.'H Miller
H Carroll
a.;......HFogg
-eras.. H S Anliiser
io APStevena
fo "WFMcDermott
do F. S Oflburn
, Goo Eastman
J H Weston
.mento Jff Deimismi
o BLWayas
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e WFNortou
 Ira Thompsou
...... J" Bates
 CM McKinndly
B Eaton
...W H Endicatt
...J C Dickey
..HF Jones
eras Ed-win T Lake
 JW Smith
....ACXeal      .
 James Stokes
...J 0Lewis
.F; Bridge
TJnltcrt  States District Co*irta.
For the Northern District oj California.— Qa*
den Hoffman, Jr.,judge ;.John A. Monroe, clerk •
Jas. Y. McDuffie, .marshal. Regular term's,'first
Monday in June and December of each jear. Special terms at the option of the judge.
Fdr the Southern District of California,—I. g,
K. Ogier, judge ; C. Sims, clerk ; E. Hunter, marshal. Regular terms, first Monday in June ajj
Monterey ; first Monday in December at Los An-
geles.    Special terms at the option ofthe judge.
United States Circuit Court.
For the District of California.— M. H. McAlis-
ter.judge; Geo. Perm Jolinson, clerk.!    Regular
term, first Monday in July of each year.    Special
terms at any time alter thirty days notice.
Supreme Court.
Solomon Heydeufeldt, Chief Justice ; David S.
Terry, Hugh S. Murray, Justices. Regular tei'ma
of the Supreme Court commences on the first Mon-
da.ysiof January, April, July, and October,.   ,
DISTRICT JUDGES.
1st, Benjamin Hayes; 2d, Joaquin Carrillo ; 33,.
Craven P. Hestpr ; 4th, John S. Hagar,; 5th,Com' '
M. Cfeanor;   6th, Alo'nzo S. Mons >n ; 7th, E.'W ' "■
McKinstry;   8th, J. M.-Peters ;   3th, W. P. DaD:
gerfibld ; 10th,   William T. Barbour ; .llthy: John-
MvHowell; 12th, Edward Norton-; l.!5ih„E.Bvirke -
14thi Nilea- dearies ; 15th. J. S. Pitzer. ' ' '   '' ■
TEEMS OF COURT.
The First District Court holds its terms in Lob
Angjelfs on the third Mondays ofMarcli, July anil'!:
November; in Smx Diego, the. third Mondays in-.
Aprjl, August and December -. in San Bemardirio
the third Mondays of February, May and .October
United States Land Office for the Saut-hern District of California: -.-■
Andres Pico, Receiver ; H. P.. Dorsey, Register,
1 Customs Department—(Son Pedro), "
Collector—C. E. Carr ; Deputy-^J.-'F.Stephens
Postmatters ;
J.'S. Waite, Los.ingeles.
G, C. Alexander, San Pedro.
Thomas Burdick, San Gabriel,
Ira Thompson, Monte.
First Judicial District, comprising the'eounties of
Los Angeles, San Bernardiuo and San Diego.
Firat District Court.—Judge—Benj. Hayes.
COUNTY   OFFICERS.
County Court—Wm. G-. Dryden. Judge.
Sheriff—Elijah Bettis; Under Sherift—Wm. H,
Pei.erson.
County Treasurer-^H. IJ. Alexander.
County Assessor—Antonio F. Coronel; DepaW
—J.H. Coleman.
County Surveyor—H. Hancock.
Publio Administrator—M. Keller.
Superintendent of Public   Schools—Jamea   P.
Burns.
District Attorney—C. E. Thom.
Coroner—A. Cook.
County Clerk—John W, Shore; Deputy—J. A.
Hinchman.
Jailer—Francis Carpenter.
Board of Supervisor?—"VV. If. Stockton. Tev$&
A. Sanchez, R. C. Fryer, Stephen C. Foster, Felix
Bach man.
Nevada	
Nicolaua.... Suiter....
Navato Marin ...
North Branch Calavei
Now town El Dorado..
Ncalslmrjt... .Placer-	
Nil tMtlad.... Monterey..
Nelson's Greek....Sierra
Ousftley's Bar,. ..Yuba..
Oregon House do fetor Kice
O'Byvne's Ferry.....Stanislaus Jolm 0TNeil
Onisbo Saoramento, C F Howell
Ophirvflie.. ..Placer,...... .Daniel B Curtis
OroCity 'lo G White
Oroville.. ..Butte D C Downer
Oakland.... Alameda........T Gallagher
OUitiewa....Siskiyou ..GH Ooe
Pleasant Valley....Mariposa A Shearer
Pea Vino.. ..Butte D Whipple
Park's Bar. ...Yuba: "     "—
Pilot Hill ElDorado
PliK
l'etalu
do ■
 AT Bailey
A M Thatcher
.....WR Swinsrtbn,
.. K H KoGrchner
Los que Padezcan! Lean!! Lean!
EL GRAN KEMEDIO ITALIANO
DE DR. PA11EIRA,
Para la eierta y eficaz cura de las in/ermedades
de una naturaleza privada, sm hacer cuso del
Uempp que s'e ha durado y sin matos efectos al
sisttsma o sinpoitcrse en dieta.
Pitmen sella rnluulo—WI  puccle fnlttx 'n XJWra*.
EST1J- ESPECIFICO INVAI.UABLE FUE INTROOUGIllO
haceci nca. cnia ailnr.cn ri;.;., v [>roiit()desjiies fue bien
conocido para una cura eierta que en los pueblos y ciuda-
r de todos ofcn
nedades.   propri
^opu'laridadque
,'id  probii y Tne conviiicitlo
artquerido por Dr. Pareira de la
que la prcparo solo atestiqua i
Alfallecin
su hijo."qui.
tados Onido
a/unbrozo.
oni.o del  f>.-.<'.U,r In
irecientemeiitelo
El nuraero de 1s.f
!, fue heredada por
LOS AKGELES STAR
lob printing (SstaHis|ment.
SPRING STREET, adjoii
The proprietor of theL
ng the U. S.Land Office,
Tottos los etna usen, lo Curaran I I I
a seguridad. despaoho y a eierto quo mngur
na'ha piscida.
No tornns  fa'sas   nostrums.
a remedio que ha sido probado por los ciu
laaados y que no se ha faltado.
GUARDANSE DE F'ALSAS APARIENCIAS.
enta tan esteasiva de eate'aUOtabtoza-medic
lo ya personas a \ ender a. los candidos una co
is Angeles3tar, wouldroBpect
fully inform his friends aud the public, that he haf
justvoceivedalargeaud varied assortment of new matcri"
al,aud is now prepared to execute the following descrip
tions of
PLAIN AND FANCY
In tlie best style oi 111* Art.
Books,
Pamphlets
Bill Head
Labels,
Posters,
■ And evejry d
Circulars,
Cards;
Deeds,
Law Blanks,
Bills of Bxchai
Bank Checks
TTotes,
Billets,
Programmer.,
Bills of Fare.
I'jcjiption of Priotmg that may 'pb iKKpHSctlu,
nte.     Un (Hscucn to li.be.-al ti
de este Estado ge
a los que compran por
..Sonoma..
» nt Springs .. ..Calaver;
Patevson Nevada.. ..E P zumev
Plum Valley.      Sierra '..Y R Bocker
Princeton"..".;Colusa.. .R T Arnett
Pine Grove.. ..Amador A Leonard
Quart.v.burg-.. ..Mariposa.. DM Pool-
quiucy Plumas Lewis Stork
Rough and Rwidy....Nevada..,. ,.l'.„i B Winans
Round Tent                       do E.TSI-ate
Red Dog                             do                         J C Green-
Red  Bluffs Shasta PHradVay
Rabbit Creek Sierra.....". ..Mr. tester
RaHIejadake Bar Placer ..Thowias Wood
Russian River Mendocino EG Heald
SehftAiopol Kapa — DM Johnston
San Francisco....San Francisco CL Welle?
Steinberg's                    do
GThatcher
Pn era mento.. ..Sacramento
Sutter                          do
D Hastings   ■
Scoffs River.. ..Siskiyou..
 .Tames Cregein
Salinas ...Monterey	
.J BHill
San Juan              do
P Breen.
San Dieso.... San Diego . ..
.. ..George Lyon
San Luis Obispo San Lul
s .Obispo A Murray
San Jose.. ..Santa Clara.. .
.....CEAllen
Santa Clara           do
S D  McCobb
Ssr.nla Cruz Santa Cruz..
 E Anthony
Fan Lorenzo- Alameda..
..;-.i.J Wood
Pan Leandro                do
■    W Van Wagner'
San Pedro.. . .l.os Angeles..
 G Alexander
San fhibriBl                do
T Burdick
San Rafael....Marin.......
.S.I Skidmore
Snnla I'.oaa., ..Sonoma,,...
-...KC llahmann
Sonoma                  do
Mr Miller
Smith's Ranch     do
N M Hedges
Pair Ramon.,,.Contra Cost;
i .TV-Russell
San Pablo                  do
A B' Bates
Salmon Falls.. ..Ei Dorado.
..... ..J Downer
SiJitmsh Flat               do
J Glassman
Sauta Barbara.... Santa Barbara.. G R Fisher
San   rWiirivilino.. ..San Ber
nai-dino D N Thomas
Shasta.... Shasta J Lem on
Shaw's Flat....Tuolumne..
.. JRoberts
Sonora                      do
Q W Patrick
Staples Ranch....San .loaqi
tin.......,.D JStaples
Stockton                         do
^PEConncr
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
Log JFtigetes—Justices of the Peace—Rn^eU
Sackett, J. S. Mallard. Constables—>Vm. B.
Peterson, B.B. Barker.
CITY  OFFICERS.
Mayor—Jolm G. Nicholp.
- City  Marshal— tV.  C. Getman ; Deputy—E.M.
Smith.
City Treasurer—Samuel Arhuekle.
City iAeseesor—VV. H, Peterton.
City Attorney—C. E. Thom.
City Council—M. Requena, N. Potter,- Ezra-
Drown, Ira Gilchrist, A. Ulyard, Myron Noriuu,
George Caraon.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
County Judge—D. M.  Thomas.
County Treasuter— Samuel Rolfe.
County Assessor— James Henry Rollins.-
County Surveyor—Alyin Stoddard.
Public Administrator—Addison Pratt.
Superintendent Public Schools—11. Skinner.
District Attorney—Ellis Eames.
Coroner—Win. Cox.
County Clerk—R. It. Hopkins.
Sherift—Robert Clilt.
Supervisors—L. Roubideaux. N. Taylor, Wza,
Cox. '
The r,aiv of Newspapers.
1, Subscribers who do not give express notice
o the contrary, are considered as wishing to cod-
tinue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order their papers tii.-con tinned,
Publishers may continue to 3esd tiiero until alt
charges are paid.
'6. If subscriber neglect- or refuse to take their
papers Irom the oflice or place to which thiy are
sent, they are held responsible until they settle
their account, and give notice to discontinue them.
4. Ii subscribers remove to other places without
nfc-rming the Publishers, and the paper is sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible.
5. The Courts have decided lhat refusing to take
a paper or periodical from the office, oi removing
and leaving it uncalled for,te prima facia evidence
of intentional fraud.
Postmasters would oblige, hy a strict fulfillment
of the regulations requiring them to notify Pah-
lishers, once in three months, of papers not taken
from their wflice by subscribers.
TJ.EABCOCK,Dro£T.icri
133 Calle tie Clay &
a vender por J:
Drogerei
Ma^
! WINSTON,
i Los Angelee.
TilKta rle Agcntcs en elEstad
Dr. J. B. WINSTON. l.os Ansrcles.
R. K. STARK WRAT'ill.'.R. Bof-.i.^.'l^ la CiuHarl, F
V.VJC. COFFIN YCA.. Botioarioslfarysville.'
\V. H. SEUKEE, ESt'Wa i'Q T.u.ol'amiie, Sonora
acramcato.
Sutter Creek..., Amador...,   ...D CranrUll
SafalivUfe do R Robineon
Sr,elling,MRanoli....Haripe?ia .II Scliroedcr
Suisiin.. ..Soiano W SKyle
San Andreas      . Calaveras C L Sweet
St.LouiK.. ..Sierra WPWilliams
Secret. Ravin-    ..Placer .J Hart
split Rock..    Merced ..J A Bugg
Strawberry Vi.ley Yuba J A Barnhart
Tehama Colusa OGervy
Trinidad.... Klamath., ...... F-ODarlinR-
Trinitv.. ..Trinity C Lee
Umontown,... Humboldt,.-....-.. A H Murdoch
Volcano.. ..Amador...... ..HT Barnum
Vallejo....Solano ,T B Frisbie
V.-t.lieeito Calaveras.. ,GM Murray
Tisalin Tulare.... J p Majors   '
Woorlville Butte S Alvard
Weaverville... ..Trinity , ,;J ;Barry
Watsonville....Santa Cruz L Thrift
West Point Calaveras A Walbaum
Whisky Creek....Shasta P Mis
Western.. ..Sacramento.. A H White
Yankee .Tim's :, ..Placer N Henck "
Tuba Citv....Tuba I, Badoletjt
Yplo.-,...Tolo JHHuttoa
TY«t».. ..Sfektyo'iri.... g.. ,3a_ Itnt'eS
Distances.
The following table of distances was measure^
with aTiameterrby Capt. Warner,   ef the U
S. Topographical Engineers, in the summej
of 1848:—
T?rom San Francisco to Mission Dolores.-.2i mils?-
" " Sanchez Ranch 17
(i " San Mateo  21
" " SantaClara 48
" " San Jose.  51
" " Murphy's ....... ,70
" " San Juan....... 94
,( " Salinas river 115
" " Monterey 12&
" '* Mission Soledad.... .16&
" u Ojitos 266
il " San Miguel 237
" " Brakes' Ranch.,... .258-
<; " Santa Margarita.... 265
" " San Luis Obispo 276
" " Capt.Dana's 299
" il Los Alamos... 321
" ' *' Santa  Inez.........340
<( " Gaviota Pass.. .352:
" « Arroyo Honde 359-
" " Dos Pueblos 370
» " Santa Barbara .387
" « Carpent(:ria... 39S
" " Rincon.............402
" <■« Bur naventura 415.
" «' Santa Clara river.., .421
it '     "' Canega............ .475
" <f Los Angeles ..485
« « Los Coyotes........504
i' " Santa Ana 515
«( « Juan Avila's ...535
" " San Juan Capistrano.542
" » LosFIoros .,..562
« <'= San Luis Roy 573
« " San Diego..,, 612s
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YOL. VI.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATURDAY,   MAY   2,  1857.
NO. 51.
Co-0 Angeles Star:
PUBLtSHBD BVBRY SATURDAY  MORNING,
At No. 1, Pico Buildings, Spring Street, adjoin
ing thy U. S- Land Ollice, Los Angeles,
BY   H.   HAMILTON.
TERMS:
Subscription, per annum, in advance. .$5 00
For Six Months,   3 00
For Three Months   2 00
Single Number   0 25
Advertisements inserte atTwoDollars per square
of ten lines, for the first insertion ; and One
Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction made to Yearly Advertisers.
Agents.—The following gentlemen are authorized Agents tor the Stah :
L.  P. Fl8HER-.| SiW Francisco.
&CKNS & Bimmerc., Post Office 5^ Gabriel.
"Wuisi.-Kit & Kisc.,..'. Monte.
Col. Ira Thompson Monte.
H. M. Gi.ks.v Santa Barbara.
JoookD. A. Thomas San Bernardino.
iusincss
Cark
C. E. T1IOM. C. SIMS.
THOM & SIMS,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
OFE1CE— ON MAIN STREET,
(Opposite lhe Bella Union Hotel.) an]
John  "W".   Shore,
COUNTY CLERK.
Pecs    pnyable   invnrlaljty   in    advance.
I>ir-  Carter,
OFFICE   AND   DRUG    S TO R E
LOS AB.GELES   STREET,
Adjoining Keller's Store.
Carriage anil Blacksmith Shop.
By JOHN GOLLER.
LOS  ANGELES   STREET,
NEAR THE FOOT  OF COMMERCIAL
.bscrlber respectfully
Tl
 public generally that
jep constantly on hand,
manufacture to oriler,
Coaches,Baggies, Wagons,Carts &c,
in smeatandvorlvLTianlike manner. He aaa on hand and
for sale a line -itoclt of Eastern Wliite Oak and Hickory
Plank and ixels. He beeps constantly on hand a large variety ofOrvrt aad 8aa;*ij; .vhoela, ipokea, Felloes, Shafts,
Neck Yokes.rjoubleand ungletrees
Horse SHoeing a»d Blacksmithing:
oranches,executed
alllts
willh
..the
plisatoU.   I'ai-tieularatLeiiti. —^_
Fast are vnd repair of PLOWS, HARBOWSS, andother'Fa
els, Springs. :Iolts, Plow and Spring steel. and other mai
rial.jertaini.ng to the business, too numerous t.o mentio
Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal.
JOHN  GOLLER.
Notice,
ALL persons are hereby cautioned againet buying or otherwise trading for (invented horsea
or cattle of our brands ; r r tliey will be prosecuted to the extent of tlie law.
ANDREAS DOMINGUEZ.
sepfcO-tf JESUS Ma. COTA de DOMINGUEZ.
HatsI International^
JACKSON   STREET,    near   Montgomery.
SAN    FRANCISCO.
MTHIS magnificent Mansion has been
leased for a term of years by
MRS. A. 8. HAhEV,
is now undergoing a thorough repair, when it will
be furnished entire with new Furniture and opened
to the public on Christmas, the 25th instant, with
the best Table and most cleanly House on the Pacific.
J^gTBoard, with. Lodging, from £2'to $3 per day.
Our motto—we strive to please. JanlO
'EMORYiliOUGHTOiN & CO'S
PAIEKT
CONSTSTIfJO   OK
A Family. Bag, * Shuttle Machine.
OFFICE   Of AGENCY,
NO. iS®  Battery Street,  near  Pine.
janlO Sm J. M. GKBAVY, Agent.
DR. A. COOK,
WOULD inform his friends and the public,tout
he now occupies a room on Hequeoa street, in
the city of Los Angeles, where he may be consulted at all hours, (except when abroad io 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 ol disease to which the human system is made heir. He will successfully
treat all indolent ulcers, tumors, swellings, abscesses and scrofula; and will give particular attention to the treatment and cure of diseases of
the Eye. oct.18
SOLOMON   LAZARD,
IMPORTER,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
French,    FwglisSi   and    American
-Dry  Goods.
Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles.      aug 9
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwnrding and Commission Merchant,
San Pedro and Los Angeles. Cal.,
t7 H. READ, Agent,  TjOS  Atigfilcs.
BANNING & WILSON,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants, San Pedro.
Poineas Banning,
sep27
S. H. W1M0N
GAMBBIITOS BREWERY.
THE best ALE and BliER manufaolured, and always on   hand.   .Delivered  to city customer*
without extra charge.
Coopering ami Repairing of Barrels, Sic. Sic.
An assortment of Barrels always on hand.
K. MBSSER, Pnprietor.
J. C.  EDDY & CO'.S
IS THE PLACE TO BUY YOUR
CLOTHING, HATS,  CAPS,
—AND—
FURNISHING  GOODS.
FOR THEY HAVE UNEQUALLED FACILI-
TIESFOR supplying; EVERT ARTICLE OF
GENTLEMEN'S'
■Wearing ^^.I>I3©i;2r*©l
—AT—
LOWER PRICES
Than any other Establishment in the State.
CAU AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES,
At tUelr Establishment on the IVortliwest Coiner of Sansome ami Commercial StSi,
Directly opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel Sao Francisco.    The place may be known by tliestaiiied
glass windows. ieb 7
Wholesale and Retail.
NEW BOOKS, STATIONERY, &c,
HELLMAN & BRO.,
BEG toinform the public that, having removed
to their new store. Los Angde-street, where
they have increased facilities for business, they
have now on hands the largest and best selection
of goods in tlieir line ever before ottered in Los
Angeles, comprising—
BOOKS—English <$- Spanish,  embracing every
Department of Literature.
STATIONER Y, of every description. Playing
Card*.
SEGARS, Tobacco, and Matches.
FANCY GOODS—a choice and extensive -so
sortment.
CUTLER Y-of all kinds.
RIBBONS.   Combs',   Sewing Silk, Perfumery.
Toys',  Candy, fyc   fyc.
All of which will be disposed of on the lowest
terms, lor cash.
HELMANN & BRO.,
Melius Row. Ear-t side Los Angeles street.
Aneust 9:h; 1856.
Is it Anybody's Business'?
Is it anybody's business,
If a gen'.leman shou d choose
To wait upon a lady,
If ihut lady don't refuse ?
Or to speak a little plainer,
That the meening all may know,
Is it anybody's business
If a Udy ha_ a beau?
Is it anybody's business
But The lady's, if her beau
Rideth out with other ladies.
And docs not let her know?
Isitanyb dy's business
But the fientleiiiair's, if she
Should accept another escort
Where he does uot chance to be ?
II a person OO the sidewalk.
Whether great or whether small,
Is it, anybody's business
When thai, person means to call'
Or if yousee a person.
When he's culling anywhere.
Is it anybody's business
What his business may be there?
Tho substance of ourqnery,
Simply slated would be this :
Is it anybody's business
What another's business is ?
"Whelher 'tis or whether '[.isn't,
We should really Ike to know,
For we're certain if it is not
Tii ere ure prime who make it so?
Itectr
juluUuim of (lie  Committer, i
Agrt-
Hughes & Wallace,
lOS «,n.<l 107
SACRAMENTO STREET,
SAX FRANCISCO.
FANCY GOODS,   YANKEE   NOTIONS, &c.
HUGHES & WALLACE.
HOSIERY,   GLOVES,  SHIRTS,  &c.
HUGHES & WALLACE.
BONNETS,  FLATS, FLOWEBS, &c.
HUGAES & WALLACE.
RIBBONS,  BLONDES, ROUCHES. .Sic.
HUGHES & WALLACE.
BUTTONS, FRINGES, GALLOONS, &c.
HUGHES & WALLACE.
KNIVES," SCISSORS,   RAZORS, &c.
HUGHES & WALLACE.
San.  Bernaxdino.
NEW   STORE.
LEWIS JACOBS be<rs  to inform his friends and
the public of SAN BERNARDINO, that he has
Re-commenced Busiseess,
in the NEW BRICK BUILDING, opposite the
Oflice of the County Clerk, where he now offers for
their inspection an entirely NEW STOCK OF
GOODS, Dry Goods and Groceries—on the very
lowest terms.
fjm Jan. 1st, 1857.
Established in 1849.
ONE OF OUR FIRM is at present travelling in
Europe, where be is collecting and forwarding
to us by every steamer, the most splendid stock ol
WATCHES Ml) JEWELRY
ever imported into this State. Our AVatches cannot be surpassed for substantiality and time-keep
lag. Our Jewelry U selected with tbe greatest
care, and none but the most tasteful goods made
of the finest gold are allowed to leave our estab
lishnaent.
Qxxcirtsa Je-welry
We manufacture on the premises. We are the
inventors of the art, aud keep ahead of ail competition.
WATCH REPAIRING
is done by the best workmen, under our own inspection, and warranted for one year. Watches
for repair sent to us by Express are attended to
promptly.
BARRETT & SHERWOOD,
X35 Montgomery street,
between Clay and Commercial streets.
•jy26 tf SAN FRANCISCO.
PERFUMERY, COMBS, BRUSHES.
HUGHES & WALLACE.
WHITE   GOODS,   EMBROIDERIES.
HIT-HEP & WALLACE,
bU 3 .      105 and 107 Sacramento Street, San Fr.incisc
ATWILL  &.  CO.
172 Washington Street, San Francisco,
SHEET, GARD, and BOOK MUSIC.
And other Musical Instruments.
STRINGS and Reeds, for Violins. Guitars. Clarionets &c. &c.   Also, a large wholesale stock of
FANCY GOODS AND TOYS,
Billiard Balls, Wax and Oue Leathers, Flags of all
nations, Boxing Gloves. &c. &c. Together with all
kinils of "Yankee Notions," useful or amusing.
Goods packed with great care and forwarded with
promptness.
All orders should mention by what boat or Express cempaivy the goods are required to be sent.
»pll ATWILL & 00. 172 Washington st.
WOOL!  WOOL!
nHB HIGHEST MARKET KATES PAID FOK
L WOOL.—By
JANSON, BOND $, CO..
95 Battery, comer Clay street. San Francisco.
fel>28 2
REMOVAL.
HAWXHURST & SON,
.     . .HAVE   REMOVED  THEIR. . . .
From No. 112 Front street, San Francisco,
 TO ..... ,
No. 39 SACRAMENTO STREET,
Between Front and Davis,
Late "Vigilance Committee Rooms,
Where they offer for sale, all articles of
Woodenware, Baskets, Brooms,
Brushes, *c.
At les? than the general market price-
and examine, if you do not want to buy.
feb28 1
JLater from Nicaragua.
The Aspinwall Courier has lhe following intelligence :
President Walker and his army were En good
health, and had plenty of provisions and ainmuni
lion. On the 16th. Gen. Walker, with four hundred men made an attack on Sau Jorge. The enemy, thinking that Rivas was left without protection, Gen.Chamorro, wiih one thousand meu, made
an attack on that place, which was defended by
Gen. HennirigseD with a strong force.
Gen. Walker, alter considerable fighting, sue"
ceeded in getting into the Piaza of Sati Jorge,
killing a considerable number of the enemy. As
soon as he found the enemy, under Chamorro. had
i^one to attack Rivas, he withdrew his men and
marched (o attack the enemy in the rear. The
howitzers of Gen. Heiiiiingsen, en the Rivas .side,
and Gen. Walker's riflemen and six pounders in
his rear, succeeded in cutting the Chamorro forces
nearly to pieces. The enemy, by their own ac-
couut, lost 327 kilicd and over 300 wouuded. and
Walker's forces only two killed and twenty one
wounded. The Rangers, under Major Rodgers,
were at Sau Juan when the Orizaba left
The steamer Texas, Captain Crowell, arrived at
this port, this afternoon, from New Orleans, via
San Juan del Norte, where she landed one hundred
wild thirty men, under the command ot Major Ceu
pers. for the reinforcement ot Col. Lockridge,
Walker's representative on the San Juan river.
This reinforcement is composed ci iefly of Texans,
and a very large proportion of them did service
throughout the war between the United States and
Mexico. Gen. Hernsby is with the men, hut not
in command.
Since our last advices from Greytown, nothing
has been done by the filibusters, excepting the repair of the steamer Scott, which vess 1 left Punta
Arenas yesterday morning in excellent condition,
with the recruits and a quantity of provisions and
ammunition.
She was to carry the troops to Fort Slatter. at
the mouth ol the river St. Carlos—thence to convey -the force required to open the river above, to
Machuca rapids ; then the force would go around
the rapids, as it probably could not pass over and
cut a road across to Castillo. The present plan is
to proceed immediately to Sau Carlos, after taking Castillo, and to invest it, by landing below
and attacking it on ttie north side.
The force under Lockiidge is now considerably
more than four hundred, oue hundred and twenty
of which will remain at Serapique. and seventy"
five at Fort Slatter, at the mouth of ihe St. Carlos
river- These stations are to be permanently garrisoned.
The only item of news of any importance known
at San Juan from the interior, was the death of
Ex-President Rivas by assassination, at Leon. The
news was received by the wife of Ramon Rivas,
the son of the deceased.
The above items we published in an extra on
Saturday afternoon last; since, we have learned
that Gen. Hornsby submitted the men he had
brought out to the command of Col. Lockridge,
because special cuthority bad been received by
Col.L. from Walker to retain command ou the
San Juan river. We understand, too, that there
had been an attempt made (in which Gen. H. was
not at all concerned) to supercede Lockr:dge.
which attempt, failed on account of the prompt
and manly resistance of L. We are informed that
Mr. Stephens, of the St. Nicholas Hotel, at Greytown, was deceased.
The annexed letter from one of our regular cor-
rerpondenfs at San Juan del Norte, gives us fully
reliable news to the 19th, lhe day after the arrival
ofthe Texas there.
SiN Juan del Norte, March 19, 1857.
Nothing of Importance has occurred on the river
since the retreat of Col. Titus and his men from
Castillo. The Walker force is staticned at Sera-
piqui and on the island at the mouth of fhe river
San Carlofl. The Costa Ricans are at Castillo,
their pickets extending down near Machuca rapids.
Col. Lockridge has been here several days wilh
the river steamer Rescue, awaiting the arrival of
the Texas from New Orleans, by which he expected to receive large re-inforcements. The Texas
arrived last night, bringing one hundred and Ior
ty men, and also provisions. They weut up the
river this morning. It appears that the Co^ti Ri-
can forces' that drove Col. Titus from CastiHo consisted of only fi-ty men, while the force under Titus numbered two hundied. Tl.e Costa RcatiB
boast greatly about the affair. There is no idia
ble news about Walker. The United States ship
Saratoga left this morning for Havana. The river
steamer Scott, taken at Castillo, is nearly repaired, and will ,be in running order in a very few
j lays.   The river is very low. T.
We extract the following from the report of tlie
Committee of Agriculture, to whom was referred
thejoint resolution relative to agricultural affairs:
In view of the above facts, your committee approve the tirst proposition contained in the resolution, which recommends the establishment ol a
Department at Washington, exclusively devoted
to the interests of agriculture. In regard to the
second proposition, asking for 100,000 ucres of
land for the endowment of an agricultural College,
to be established in California, your committee will
only say, that donations of land foi similar purposes have been granted by Congress to other
Slates; aud as an auxiliary to the national institution, which promises soon to be established, from
our | eculiarly lavorable situation to collect and
test improvements in rural science and introduce
the cultivation of products now foreign to our
country, a'i Agricultural College would probably
be the means of conferring great and lasting benefits upon the State. The collection and increase
of knowledge in this, as well as in all other departments of science, is much facilitated in this State,
from the attraction hither and intermingling o(
people from all parts of the civilized world.
One great obstacle to lhe successful introduction o! improvements in agriculture, as a science.
in other States, has heen lhe predisposition of Ihe
rural population to follow in the footsteps of their
predecessors, and to oppose innovation without
Bret making an unprejudiced investigation. But
here everything is new, and experiment, and investigation are the order of the day. Here, onr
genial clime has stripped the agricultural pursuits of the hardships and privations which are
incident to them in regions where extremes of
heat and c dd prevail. Here, the life of the practical farmer is made easy and agreeable by the
equable nature of our climate and tho fertility of
our soil.
What we want is, a general diffusion throughout our Slate and the whole Unicn of knowledge
relating to the agricultural interests of California.
Then, increased immigration would come to stim-
ulate^all branches of industry and distribute itself
over our broad domain. Then, thousands of young
men now here. who. not being accustomed to la
bortous pursuits, shrink from the toils of the liar
dy miner, nnd who see imaginary hardshipsin the
life of the farmer, would, if properly Informed,
turn their attention to agricuituial pursuits, cease
to be a burden to themselves und society, and become useful citizens to lhe Slate. Then, the miner,
the merchant, the mechanic, and the professional
man, would not repair to other la: ds to enjoy the
fruits of his well-earned treasure, but would re-
ma.u to enrich and beautify the land of his adoption. Then, our valleys and bill-sides would smile
with neat cottages, blooming orchards and happy
homes; and then society would be purified, the
haunts of dissipation would be deserted, order
would come out of chaos, and every man might
live in security under his own vine aud fig tree.
Your committee believe that this is the true ob
jeet of legislation, and that an Agricultural College established iu this State, would have a tendency to promote the realization of these and
many other valuable results ; therefore, yourcom-
mittee approved of the second prosposition, aud
recommends the passage of the joint resolution.
BENJAMIN H. MILES,
Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture.
Power Press Prixtixg} in this City.—The public will be somewhat surprised to learn that there
is in this city one ofthe largest steam printing es
tablishments in the United States—in fact the
largest, if we except some few in the city of New
York. The reason is that all newspaper owners
now find it cheaper fo let out the printing of their
papers than to do it themselves, for the cost of an
improved power press is great, and expense ol
keeping it merely to print one paper is nearly as
much as if it- were kept running all the time
Hence most of the proprietors, while they compose their own types, Ibt out the printing of theii
papers. The establishment to which we allude is
that of Messrs. Blake & Mofiit, on Merchant street
just west of Washington Market. They have three
of Hoe's improved doublc-cy'inder Napier presses,
one large Adam's power press for book work, one
large Napier press of Taylor's patent, and have
another large press ready to put, up when they can
find room for it. The number of papers printed
altogether, daily, about equals that of the WV«J
York Herald. Their capacity for printing, however, is enormous, being able to print 350,000 impressions, being more than twice the circulation
of all ihe papers iu this State. One press alone
throws off .6000 sheets per hour. Two men are
Constantly employed carrying forms from the different offices to the press-room. The amount of
paper and ink consumed is very large, and the
pease of running the presses, without the cost of
the paper, (which is fuin shed by each office,) is
over lour hundred dollars per week. These pres.
i-es are run by an eight-horse power engine, which
ulso pumps daily, for the use of the concern, som-
S00 gallons of water from an artesian well. They
at present work oft some eighteen different papers,
which are printed in English, French, German,
Spanish, and Chinese, and embrace nearly all tht
religious and political doctrin s extant. Some
sixty news-carriers centre there daily, whence they
diverge and spread themselves through every
street, alley, place, and by-path of tbe towu till
they are stopped by the bay on the east and lhe
cnast range on the west. For the information or
the curious, we would state that Mr. John Glen-
non, the foreman of the establishment, appears to
take pleasure in showing to strangers the workings
ul the printing machines.— S. F. Herald.
Mexican Affairs.
A correspondent of lhe S. F. Herald writes the1
following :
" It is thought England will accept the Central
American treaty, as amended by the Senate. The
news from Mexico is highly interesting.. The government has everywhere succeeded in putting
down the reactionists, and the country is undisturbed, save by the forays of Indians in Chihuahua
and Dtirsngo.-
The constitution was adopted about the ISth of
March, though very many persons of distinction
refused to give iu their adhesion and support to it.
Ou that diiy the national treasury contained only
three thousand and nine dollars. The scheme of
church despoliation seems to work Sadly, and has
not given the relief expected-
The plan of Ayutla is fo be chnnged so as to1
facilitate the sale of territory to the 'CnUcd Slates.
This mode of raising funds is daily becoming
more popular throughout Mexico, and with Mr.
Buchanan's well-known proclivities, as indicated
by the Ostend manifesto, we may safely expect the
acquisition of Sonora, Sinafoa and Lower California, at an early period. Worthless to Mexico, because she lacks the strength and enterprise to defend and develop them, in our hands they would
become of incalculable value, pouring into the national lap a flood cf wealth, and giving to our national outlines a boundary of priceless value. Co-
mor.fort is a candidate for the cominj: Presidential
ection. The Mexicans laugh at the threatened
invasion of Spain ; they court it rather than deprecate it, believing that in such an event Cuba
would drop from the diadem of Spain into the
Mexican confederacy, providing it did not drop
into Uncle Sam's pocket in the fall.
Capt. Isham's Scueme.—Frera the files before
us, we learn that Capt. Isham, in connection with
the great house of Baker, Fox it Co., has succeeded in obtaining some extraordinary privileges
from the Mexican Government—no less than the
exclusive right of navigating the entire western
coast of Mexico by steam vessels for a period of'
fifteen years ; the exclusive right of working the
jfiiano islands of Lower California; and the exploring, surveying and districting of the State of
Sonora, for which he is to receive one-third ofthe
entire public domain in said State, and the privil-
fdge of purchasing the other two-thirds at the
market price. We understand he has six months
in which to file his bonds, and one year in which
to commence the enterprises. Al-tliougli they are
of stupendous magnitude, yet his indomitable perseverance and the well known ability of his associates will doubtless enable him to carry them-
through.
A Striking Likeness.
The following sketch ot the " Queen City of the
Pacific" we find in the S. F. Chronicle :
How is that beautiful city now over whose site
nature herself grew eloquent? Her streets are
man-traps set to catch fire engines, and break the
necks, legs and arms of its gallant firemen, because the suddenly aroused patriotism of the
street surveyor consists alone in receiving tho
•^crip of his salary, and that of its moral rich men
does not include the virtue of paving the streets
in obedience to the lav; they advocate. All about
its avenues the wounded upon crutches, the sick
staggering and pale are seen thurst out from its
hospitals, friendless and homeless, because rich
morality refuses to pay ils taxes on the property
which they or others have filched from the city-
Four thousand children are turned into the highways, vagrants or vagabonds, from the schools
stopped through parsmiony and wrong ; aud their
way to the station house, the jail, the prison and'
the halter made easy through the convenient avarice of defaulters to the city's treasury. Three
millions of dollars in debt, her City Hall lighted
with a farthing tallow candle, her school teachers
starved out, her police thurst into the livery of
menials, to show how noble it is tc- pay for bright
buttons and upright collars out of their private
funds, and serve the public defaulters for nothing.
And when those who have spent their all in merciful attendance upon the sick, in food, medicine
and nursing, ask for some compensation besides
worthless paper, they are told lhat as the teachers
and police have learned to sacrifice half of their
small earning for the benefit of brokers, and have-
ascerta ned the method of working for nothing
and finding themselves, why the others can afford
to do the same thinsr nnd let the tax defaulters retain their half milliou of dollars they withhold
from the city.
The Pope has named a coadjutor-Bishop of Dubuque. Iowa, Very Rev. Clement Smyth, Frior of
the Trappist Monastery of New Melk-rvy, Iowa,
with right of succession.
The members of the late Pierce cabinet have
been welcomed at the different towns ou their way
homeward.
Carsos A7allbv.-— The i nhabitants of this valley
are in a peaceful aud prosperous condition. The
mini s are yielding fair wages, and ihe farmers arc
putting in a large extent of grain. The grass and
vegetation is forward, the cattle being fat enough
for market. The prospect is, that a large crop of
grain will ba raised this season, adding to butter
and cattle, which have hitherto been their principle exports, and that of flour also.
There was a recent fall of snow on the moun'
tains, to the depth of six feet.
Some score or two of Latter Dey Saints were
lately re-baptised, in the hope of recuperating-
their spiritual energies, which had become inert
and carnalized by too constant intercourse with
the Gentile race.
Mr. Thompson, the expressman, has continued
to make regular trips,, twice a month, to the Valley, all winter.
Boots and shoes are worth from S10 to $12 a
pair in the Valley, owing to the scarcity of these
articies.
A report was prevalent in the Valley to the effect that a serious dissension hod arisen among-
the Saints at Salt Lake City. It is said that Brig-
ham Young hm beeu compelled to- flee the cily,.
to save himself from the Jury of his flock. The
difficulty had its origin in matters relating to the
administration ofthe church property, we believe.
—Alta.
'• Come out of the wet," as the shark said, when
he sucked in the little fishes,
" Are you looking for anything In particular2!>
as tke rat said to the eat.