hn Jfniwsra ^bbfritscnunts.
IW. REYNOLDS  &, CO.,
Produce and General Commission
MERCHANTS,
Nos. 79 and 81 Davis street.
Between Clay and Washington stieets,
SAN FuANCISCO. Cal.
Personal attention given to the sale of—
Flour, Oraln,
Potntot-A, Onions,
Frail.
Batter, Eggs,
Cared M.at*.
Wool,   Hides,
\nd all staple products of the country.
Will fill  orders for goods  when accompanied by
•ash or equivalent, in way of consignments.
Have constantly on hand new and second hand
Grain and Gunny Bags, which we offer oy the bale
or bundle, in lots to suit.
First class storage furnished when required, and
liberal advances made on consignments in store.
Having good experience and locality, we trust, by
strict attention, to give that satisfaction which is
pleasant to both ourselves and our consignors.
Nich. Reynolds. L. V. II. Howell.
JANSON, BOND & CO.
Corner Battery and Clay streets,
SAN FRANCISCO.
Have now Landing and in Store,
*$Aa     BALES    BR-iWN    DRILLS    AND
Ov." '*i Sheetings;
loO bales Grain, Flour and Seamless Sacks ;
20 cases Bleached Shirting-; and Sheetings ;
10 cases Herrihian Prints;
10 Cases Pacific Prints ;
10 cases Cocheco Prints ;
10 cases Sprague Prints ;
8 cases Printed Jaconets and Lawns ;
fi cases Ginghams and Ohambrays ;
5 cases Assorted Dress Goods ;
5 cases Cottonades and Jeans.
Also, a large assortment of—
Cotton and Silk Hdkfs ;
Brilliantiiies; Jaconets; Cambrics;
Victoria Lawns ; Dotted Swiss;
Cotton and Woo) Hosiery;
Buck Gloves; Irish Linens;
Mmqnito letting; Diapers;
Huek and Fancy Towels;
Hickory and * 'heck Shirts ,
Cussimorc. Sattinet and Joan Pants.
And a large assortment of other Dress and Fancy
Goods, too numerous to mention.    For «ale low.
JAN-^OV, -OND & CO.
Corne  Bitteryand  Clay  streets. Sai Franctsco,
Vote on (lie Stute Debt.
Office of Secretary of State, )
Sacuahento, California, Muy 2d. 1857.      )
I DAVID F. DOUGLASS, (-ecretary of State
* of the State ot California, do hereby certify
that the annexed is a true and correct copy of the
original act, now on file in my olfice.
Witness my hand and tile great seal of State, at
mv office in Sacramento, Calilornia, the twenty-sixth
day of Mav, A.D. 1867.
david f, dougl>s_^
[seal.] •     Secretary of State.
CHAPTER CCXLIV.
An Act to provide for paying certain equitable
claims against the State of Calilornia, and to
contract a Funded Debt for that purpose.
The People ofthe Stateof Califor nia.represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows .*
Skctios 1. For the purpo^sof liquidating, funding, and
pu ping tin1 claims against the Hate of California her«fn-
after Bpeeifiad, tbe TreanuHr ol State aba]] cause to be
prepared i>uital>le bonds of the State of California, not to
eiceed tlie sum i.f three tnilllonf nine hundred thousand
dollars, bearing Imeiest at the rate of seven percent.
I>.'r annum from the date of their ixsne. pavabtf at the
Slate Treasurer's olfice. on the first dav of July, me
thousand eight hundred and seventy seven the interest
smorutng On said bonds shall be duo and payable at the
office of the Treasurer of -State, on the first dav ot January and of July of each year : Prodded. Th t tlie first
payment of interest shall not be made before the first
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-
nine. Sai I bonds ahall he signed by the Governor, and
counter-signed by the Comptroller, and endorsed by the
Treasur r of State, and shall have the seal of the State
affixed thereto.
pons for the interest shall bo attached to
each bond, so tha' they may be removed wilhout injury
til-tion to the bond. Said coupons, conseiotUvch
numbered, shall bo sinned by theTrea^urer of State.
?iec, 3, It shall be the duty of the Treasurer and Comptroller of State each to keep a separate record of all
gnoh bonits as may be issued, showing the number, date
and amount of each boni, and to whom the same was
issued, aud upon what claim, and its amount -and none
of the claims herein specified sliall be liquidated or paid
but in the manner herein provided.
Sec 4. The sum of one thousand dollars is herehy appropriated ont of any money in the Treasury not olher
wise appropriated to pay the expense that may be incur
rod by 1 iii.i rr>\i,Miivr in hriviiii; s:i.id bond., prepared but
the Comptroller Bbal] not draw his warrant n the Trea-
ry for ihts amount uutil there is money therein to pay
Sun Jfnrarisfo l^im-tiscnmtts.
To Parties Claiming Payment from
tbe United State* for loll nod (lisinutloi of
Property during the War with Mexico.
PARTIES desirouB of baring their Claims prosecuted by the undersigned before tbe Court of
Claims at Washington, cau receive all the necessary Information on the BUbjuOt, and have their
Claims promptly prosecuted on application to O.
MORGAN, Los Angeled.
aug 2 J. D. STEVENSON, San Francisco.
BE VN SACKS.
IilOR SALE CUEAP-Bv
' JANTSON', BOND A: CO,
Corner Battery and Clav  streets. San  Francisco
•10-infill Silk Handkerchiefs.
10R SALE BY—
. J\NS0N, BOND k CO,
95 Buttery street. San Francisco.
Southern Dispatch Line
SaN PEDRO PACKETS,
TOUCHING AT.SANTA BARBARA.
1 tills LINE iseoiuposcd of the iavorite clipper
. schooners
LAURA BEVAN, Captain F. Morton ;
JULIUS I'RINGLE. J. S.Garcia;
S. D.BAILEY. N. H Her;
ARNO, Wm. Hughes.
Which will run regular hereafter as above, tak-
,ng freight and passengers on the most   -avorable
terms, to wbich every care and attention   will  be
Pa'd- . 1 -   u
Arrangements are in progress by which a regular Weekly line of Schooners w;ll he established,
sailing from San Francisco, without fail, every
Saturday.
For further particulars apply to any of tbe principal merchants at Los Angeles. Sun Pedro, or
Santa Barbara. N. PIERCE,
Proprietor of the Line, at San Fraucisco.
Office—Corner of Market and Eaststreetsjower
building, (up stairs.) where goods will he receipt
ed for aud forwarded Ir e ol storage and drayage
nngl(S
SEAMLESS SACKS.
FOR SALE CHEAP—Bv
JVN'SON. BOND & CO,
Corner Battery and Clay streets, Sau Franctsco
ap26 3m
state of califor a\, i
County of Los Angeles, f
In the District Court of the First Judicial
District.
William T. B. Sanford, Plaintiff,
vs.
Edgar Purdy, Defendant.
Action, brought in the Distrirt Court oftlie 1st
Judicial   District, and the complaint filed m th-
eity and county of l.os Angeles,  in the office of
the Clerk of said District Court,
The   people   of thn   Stnte  of Cnllf.imln send
Greetings To EDRAR PURDY,
YOU are hereby required to appear in au action
brought a;;ai.ist you by ttie above nam'd
plaintiff, iu our District Court, of the First Jddi
eial District, in and for the county ol Los Angeles,
nnd to answer the complaint fiiei herein, a cei ti-
fied copy of which you are herewith served, w th
in ten days alter tbe service on you of this sum
mons—if served within this county ; nr if served
out of this county but withiu the First Judicia
District, within twenty days after the Bervic*
thereof; or if served out ofthe First Judicial Dis
trict but in the State of C t'ifonva withiu forty
days after the service t lereof; always excf
tbe day of service—or judgment by default will
be taken against you.
The said action is brought to recover of yon the
mam af one thousand Sve hundred dollars. ($1600)
principal and interest thereon at. the rate of fiv<
per cent, per month, from Septemher 20th, 1853
until paid, being the alleged a nount due on a
certain promissory note, executed bv y u to the
plaintiflT, of date September 20th, 1853, fur S1500.
payable four months after due, and drawing said
interest; and also for the foreclosure of a certain
mortgage and sale of 'he oremi^es in said mortgage described, in satisfaction of the above demand ; b;?ing certain lands situate in the lownship
of San Gabriel in said county ol Los Angeles,and
fully set forth in said complaint, and for costs ot
suit; and if you fail to app"ar and answer th;;
said complaint as above required, the said pl-iiu-
tiff will cause your default to be entered, and apply to the Court for tbe relief pray d (or in his
complaint.
Witness the Hon. Benjamin Hayes, Jnd<re of our
District Court aforesaid, the loth day of June, A.
D. 1857.
Attest: My band and tbe seal of said Court.
[seal.]    the day aad year las* ahove written,
JOHN \Y. SHORE, Clerk.
Per Wm. H. Shore, Deputy.
In the DUtrlct Court of the Int .luil clai District, Statu of California,"County of Lou Aii-
f»le>.
William T. B. Sanford,!
vs. V
Edgar Purdy. J
Having lead and considered the affidavit *)i
James H. Lander, and it appearing to my -atisfac-
tion therefrom, that the defendant, E&*ar Purdy
has departed from, and resides out of the State of
California, and a cause uf action exists agaiust
said defendant,
I, Benjanrn Hayes, Judge of tbe 1st Judijia'
District, State of California, do hereby order
Tbat serviie in the above suit lie made on said
defendant, Edcrar Purdy, by publication of the
summons as follows:
Tbat a copy of the summons in this case and
thia order, be published once a week, for the \
riod of three months, in the Los Angeles Star, a
weekly newspaper publiihed in the city of Los
Angeles,
Aud that a copy ofthe summons and complaint
in tbis case, l>e forthwith deposited in th" post
office of Los Angeles city, directed to said defendant at his place of residence, as stated in tbe affi
davit of said Lander.
BENJAMIN HAYES, District Judge.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
County of Us  ing'les. \
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true
and correct copy of an ord r tVs day filed in mv
office. JOHN W. -H.J3E, Dist.C.erk. '
Per Wm. H. Suqhe   D'pmy.
Los Angeles. June 20. 1857, 3m
Hi'.I  lllldir
HOS ANGELES STAR
lob printing flEstablisImttnl.
WRING ■(TRECT, adjoining tht XT. S. L_
A • ^ropnator of tbo t,r>s An^elesSt-- ■
tjinfonn hid  frien^r
ii** is
■ Urjjenad »*ri
that   he h&i
iHnortment of new materl-
nhli.
rarf-ri In ■
PLAIN AND FANCY
the s
Sac. 5. All per--fins having nnv of the chiii
the State of Calif.irnin. ci\tillect fo be fainted n.i lit
after specified, shall 111 on the presentation of the same
to th-Tre*.<urer of State, receive in exchange therefor
a bond or bonds of the State of (California, provSfifd for
in the tirst section of lim Act ; but no bond shall he issued for a less sum than five hundred ilollnrs, nor for
fractional parts of a hundred dolhi s. but the Treasurer
may i **ue ceriilicrit'1- 'i -ru-ti 'V;l -1 riin.it pnr is not honied, whicli sniii certiHeater, shall be tninsft'iable and en
titl-d to be funded as before provided. The Treasurer
-hall endorse, on the back of each laim so received ana
liquidated, the date i.n which he received tlie same,
and from whom, and tbe number of ttie bond issued in
exchange therefor, and such claim shall be liled iu the
■ffice of the Secretary of State.
Sec. i'i For the payment wit iin twenty years of the
principal and interest of the boii'ls issued under this Act,
there shall he levied annually. until tht bonds are paid,
and promptly collected fn the same manner as i.t or maybe provide. I bylaw for ordinary State taxes, a tax of thirty
cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessed value
of real arid personal property in the Slate, and the fund
derived from this tax shall be set apart aud appointed
exclusively to the p.iyment of Ilie interest on the bond*
Herein provided, nnd the linai redemption ot" the principal
of said bonds, and the faith of the State of California is
tierebv pledged for the pavment as herein provided of the
" r issued by virtue of "this Act. find the interest there-
id all moneys that may be received by the Stale ol
California from the Uniled States l.nveroment on accnunl
ofthe Civil Fund, so called, are hereby Irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal and interest on the
bonds issued under this Act. * wilful refusal ov neglect
by Supervisors or any other officer to levy or cllect the
tax imposts! bj- this Act. shall be a misdemeanor, and the
person 01- persons cmiviclcd thereof -hall be removed from
ollice and punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jai. not exceed
ing -ix months, or by both such tine and imprisonment,
Sec. 7. Whenever, on the first day of January or July in
any year, there remains, after the payment of the interest as hereinbefore provided, a surplus of ten thousand
dollars or more, it shall be the duty nf the Treasurer to
advertise for the space of one week, in one dnily uewsna
Der published in English, in tne city of N'ew York, and for
one month in one daily newspa cr published in English at
ihe Slate Capital, for se.-il«d proposals, to be opened one
month after the expiration of such implications by the
Treasurer, in presence of the (im-emor or Comptroller,
the State Capital, for the surrender of bonds i
this Act, which advertisement shall state the ;
money hpr has on hand for the pnrpirseof red em
they shall accept the lowe-t proposals, at rat
cee-iing par value, as may redeem Lhe greatest amount of
bonds until the amount'of cash OH hand.for redemption
is exhaiu'ed ; provided, howeoer. io ease a suiticiem
amount of <uch bond- shall not be offered as aforesaid, t.
exhaust the sinking fund to a less amount thau ten thou
sand dollars, then it is hereby marie the duty o*' theTrea
surer to advertise in two newspapers, one in New Yort
and one at the Capital nf this Slate, for three iuonihs:
wiich advertisements shall atate the amount of the sink
ing fund, and the number nt bonlfl numbering them ir
the order of their issuance, which inch fund is se' apart
lo pay ami discharge ; and if such bonds, so numbered
mch advertisements, shall not be nresented for payme
and cancellation within three months from the ex pi rati
of such publication, then such fund <htll remain in *
Trea-ury to discharge such bonds whenever presented—
but they shall draw no interest after such publication
last aforesaid.
Sec. 8- The Treasurer of State shall keep full and particular account and record of all his proceedings under this
Act. and of the b nds redeemed and surrendered, and he
<hall transmit to the Governor an abstract ol all his proceedings under this Act. with his annual reDort, to be by
the Governor laid before lhe Legislature ; and ali books
and papers pertaining to the rnttters provided for in thi.-
Act. shall at all times be open to the ins: oction of any
party intereite.', orthe Governor, or the Att rney General or a tjo-imittes of either branch of the Legislature, or
a join   committee of both.
Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer tn pay the
interest on s„id bonds when the same falls due. out of
said interest fund, if sufficient, and if said fund be not
sufficient, then to par the unricieiie.v out of tlie General
t-'und; Provided, tha t'i lie Comptroller of State shall firs!
draw hin warrant on the Treasurer, parable to the order
of said Treasurer for the amount nf interest money about
To become due. which said interest warrant shall be drawn
at least one month previous to the maturing of the in-
Sec. 10. Itshall be the duty of the Governor and Comptroller to attend, at least once a mouth, at the Treasurer's
office, while *»id bonds are heing issued. In examine all
claims received by the Treasurer as aforesaid, and cause
the same to bo registered and cancelled in such manner
as to prevent them from being re-issued or put in cir-
Sec. li The following are specified s,s the claims which
are entitle 1 to be received and funded under thts Act:
First, Civil bonds of the State issued under the funding
AC.s passed in the years 1851, IPS2. lfts:j. 1855. and 1856.
which are now outstanding, with interest du on the
-ame when presented, as appears by the coupons. Second,
Comptroller's warrants drawn under sanction of law. loi
civil expenses p ior to January Is'. A. 1>. 1857, and now
outstanding and unpaid, bu the provisions of this Act
■ihall not authorize Ih'fun'!ng ol auy of those warrants,
the registrn tion and endorsement of which were cancelled
or required to be cancelled by the provisions of ;- An ftel
to cancel the registration and endorsement of certain warrants, and prohibiting the payment of the same " ap
proved January 30th. A. P. IHbh. or war ants which have
beep Specifically ad.iuds.ed illegal by any Court, and all
said warrants specified in the last-meutiined Act, are
hereby expressly excluded from all the V-nefits ai.d provisions of thi- Act. Third. Just or legal claims against
tne State accrued prior to January 1st, 18S7. and which
may be allowed and audited bv Act of the Legislature.
And if the Treasurer of State shall wilfully issue bond--
upon claims not herein specified as receivable, it sliall be
deemed a misdemeanor, and he shall be pu lisheri as provided in sec'ton fi nf thin Act. andsucli bond shall be void.
Sec. 12 The claims specified in this Act may be recm'Ted
for funding, and bonds therefor may beissued prior to'.he
:irst day of January. 18-W, but not afterwards : and all
claims not presented for funding prior to that time, are
excluded from the provisions of this Act, and such 'dank
bonds prepared under the provisions of this Act, as shall
then remain nn hand, shall be destroyed fn the prosence
nf the Governor. Comptroller and Treasurer.
Rko 13 Thi Act shall take effect on he first iln/ol
N'ovemher. A.D 1857, as to alt its provi-ions except thos.
'elating tn, and necessary for, its submission tn the pen.
pie. and for ret.u'nfng. canvassing and procla ming the
wites—which'hall take elfoct iinmedinfely.
Ssit. 14 Thi- Act shall be submitted to the people of
'he State for th-ir ratification, at the nest general elec
ion to he holden on the first Wednesday of September.
V. D. l«57. -md the qualified electors of this tato. sha'.l
it said election on their hallots for State officers vote for
ir against this Act ; those voting for the
vrieorhave printed on their billots, tb-
he riebt :" and those votin'/against the nn
ir have printed on their ballots, ihe word;
:heDeW."
Sec- 15. Th- votes east for and against this Act. shall
tie counted  returned and canvassed, and declared
'nme manner-ind subject to Ihe same rules as votes oast
ror tlie Treasurer of State,  and If i< appear that a m ,jor-
ity ofall the votes snnj_st for or > gainst this law. as aforesaid, srein  favor of this Act. then the same -ha'l have
eifect as hereinbefore provided  and -hall be im-pe.il-ihtr>
until the principle ind interest of the liabilities herein
,.rpflind -hill be naTd and  discharged  and tlie Governor
shall make proclamation thereof : bul if a majority ofthe
ote- so cast are against this Act, then the same shall he-
ome void.
Sec. 16.  It shall be the duty of the 'eeretarv nf State
ohave tht" Ae* published in one newsrnp r in 'each Judi-
rtainist'iet of this State  ir one be puhlNher"herein. for
hree months nert   preeeriin? the  s-eneral election to he
(holden  n   nn the first Weflnnsdav of ^epfembT nest ■ for
»hich  publication   no  greater alh-wance shall  be  made
;h  n the rates allowed by law to th» State Printer,
Approved *prB28tb>186T.
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 RF Daris
 GeoThatcber
 D Cuiximings   ,
 W It Wilson
P O Lamorie
 Wm iJino
 :...D C Lewis
 R S Clement
...R V Channel
 M K Shearer
...R  Smith
..NT Norcros
Drv Creek Yuba Robert Mc Idami
Dry town Amador W O Clark
Eureka Humboldt KH Foss
El Horado Cala-verns A Irvine
Emory's Crossing Yuba J W Everett
Empire Ranch  do     8 Moody
KlHoit's Ranch Sacramento  Mr Elhot
Friuiklin         do  J R Crawford
v„i.i,.T>.      . do  J Claikiu
 DTown^end
....Nathan Plum     -
....TFagleson
....W GGibbs
.SBWhitcomb
uas Spect
 RWNoble
' Henry
 SForeman
 A CBeritzhofT
 RI. Gardiner
Gar/ote.... do     J H Watts
Grafton.... Yolo Alipdegrall
Grand Island... .Colusa Thomas Eddy
Georgetown El Dorado J C Terrell
Fiddle town Amador..,
Forbestown Butte	
Forlorn Hope Merced..
French Gulch... .Shasta...'.
Foster's Bar.... Yuba	
Fremont Yolo Jo
French Camp 8»n Joaquin..
Forrest City ....Sierra 1
Foreman's Ranch Calaveras
Fourth Crossing...,        do
Green Springs Tuolumne..
Greenwood.
Garden Valley    do
Grizzly Flat  do
Gilroy.. ..Santa Clara	
G 'odyear's Bar.. ..Sierra..
Gibsonville  do
Grass Valley... .Nevada...
Georsjiaiiri.   . .Sacrnnntito
Gwin.... Merced W
Hamilton Butte...
 SStewart
 lames Burgess
..AC Everett
 Julius Meinhardt
RE Elliott
 ,E Matthi;w,son
 J MSedwell
n Langhlin
It Davis
s Ranch Tuolumne G D Dickinson
Hometown Shasta .1 R Gill
lloncut....Yuba W R Kiner
Hornitas Mariposa W L Goss
lone Valley Amador JH Alrord
llliooistown....Placer D Brickell
Iowa Citv  do     J Co gan
Indian Diggings....El forado J W Gilbert
Indian Gulch....Merced J W Norton
Jamestown ... .Tuolu.-ine R W Mardis
Jarksonville....    do         G IS Keyes
Jackson Amador B B Redhead
.lohnson'R Ranch ... .Sutter W E O Kerr
Kinsr's River  ... Tulare.. J  Smith
KeWy's.  ..El Dorado John White
Knight's Ferry San Joaquin W E Stewari
Le.ich's Store Mariposa L Leach
Lnssen's Butte W P Mftjhew
1-ewiston... .Trinity   C Wood
Los Anodes.... Los Angeles J 8 Waite
Lagrange., ..Stanislaus I. M Booth
Lisbon Placer G W Applegate.
...San Joaquin  . _._..,., J Loveing
OFFICIAL DIKLCTOKYT"
State Government.
J, NEELY JOHNSON, Governor.
Kobkkt M. AsiiKitsoN, Lieutenant Governor
D. \V. DougluBB, Secretary ot State.
Geo. H. Whitman, Controller.
James L. English, Treasurer.
John H. UrewBter. Surveyor General.
Wm. T. Wallac*e, Attorney General.
A. J. MouldrfJ Superintendent of Public In
strnction.
W. C. Kibbe, Quartermaster General.
James Allen. Stat*'Printer.
Wui. Bailsman, Private Secretaiy to tht Gotcn
I,it*"le York .. ..Nevada
Mountain View  ...Sauta Cia
\!eC:u-tysville do
MiivTi-ld do
Milpitas do
Mission San Jose ... Alan
Mountain Springs... .Plat-
Michigan BlufT do
Marysville Yuba	
Mnxweil's Creek... .-Marip
Mariposa do
Mount Ophir do
Millerton do
Martinez... .Contra Costa
Mokeiunuie Hill....Calavc
Murphy's do
McC'i-rmott's Bridge dc
Mill Valley di
's Ranch....Colusa..
Hoi
ville
W Cogens
 JShumway
Levi Millard
JOttison
Fr<>d Creii;l.ton
.  .,J J Vallejo
 J Harrou
 WashBim
P W Key ser
a G W Coulter
JF McN'amara
J II Miller
H Carroll
 H V_tt
,S H  S Anhiaer
A P Stevemi
W FMcDeimott
E S Osburn
 Geo Eastman
Island....Sacramento J W Dennison
Michi-an Bar do B L Wayne
Jlontcrey Monterey Wm  Curtis
Montezuma....Tuolumne   W F Norton
Monte Los Angeles Ira Thompson
Minersville Trinity J Bates
Middletawn....Shasta CM McKinnelly
Napa... ,Napa E B Katon
Nevada Nevada W H Endlcatt
Nicolaus..,.Suiter.. J C Dickey
Navato.,.. Marin HF Jones
Nortb Branch Calaveras... Edwin T Lake
Newtown..    ElDorado J W Smith
Nealsbure... .Placer A C Neal
Natividad Monterey Jnmes Stokes
Nelson's Creek Sierra J C Lewis
Ouselcy's Bar....Yuba F Bridge
Ort-gon House do Peter Rice
O'Byrne's Ferry Stanislaus JohnO'Neil
Onisbo....Sacramento.. C F Howell
Ophirvilk... .Placer Daniel B Cuitig
Oro City do G White
Oroville....Butt" D C Downer
Oakland Alameda T Gallagher
O'titiewa Siskiyou. Gil Coe
Pleasant Vailey.... Mariposa .A Shearer
Pea Vine Butte D Whipple
Park's Bar.... Yuba Geo Wiser
Pilot Hill.   ..ElDorado A T Bailey
Plricerville do A M Thatcher
Petaluma.. ..Sonoma W K Swinerton
Pleasant Springs ...Calaveras K H Hoerchner
Paterson Nevada E P Turney
Plum Valley       Sierra T R Sorter
Princeton Colusa R T Arnett
Pine Grove.. . .Amador A Leonard
Quart 7,burg.... Mariposa DM Pool
Quincy,. ..Plumas Lewis Stork
Rough and Ready..,,Nevada,...,...., E B Winans
Round Tent do E J Slate
R.'d Hog do J C Green
Red  Bluffs Shasta S Brad way
Rabbit Cre"k Sierra .Mr, Lester
Rattlesnake Bar ...Placer Thomas Wood
Russian River Mendocino HG Heald
Sevastopol Napa DM Johnnton
San Francisco.. ,,San Francisco C L Weller
Steinberg's do C. Thatcher
Sacramento.. ..Sacramento Ferris Foreman
Sutter do D Hastings
Sco t's River.. ..Siskiyou James Crcgein
Salinas  . ..Monterey J B Hill
San J n an do P Breen
San Diego.. ..San Dingo     George Lyon
"   's Obispo.. ,.San Luis Obispo A Murray
United  Slates District Cotirti.
For the Aorthern District of California.— Oo
den Iloffmitn, Jr..judge ; John A. Monroi, clerk*
Jae. Y. McDuffie, marshal. Regular terms, firg|
Monday in June and December of each year.'Sue
cial terms at the option of the judge. *"
For the Southern District of California —I q
K. Ogier, judge ; C. Rims, clerk ; E. Hunter, mar'
nbal. Regular term*, first Monday in June .»
M. uterey; first Monday in December al Lop An
geles.    Special terms at the option ofthe Jnfiw"
United Stales Clrco.lt Court.
For the District of Calif ornia.— M. H, McAlij.
ter.judge ; Geo. I'enn Johnson, clerk.     Regular
term, first Monday in July ol each year,    fipeciil
terms at auy time alter thirty days notice.
Supreme Court.
Solomon Heydeufeldt. Chief Justice ; David S
Terry, Hugh fe. Murray, Jm-tices. Regular term,
ol the Supreme Court commences on the first Mon.
days ol January, April. July, and October.
DISTRICT JUDGEB.
1st, Benjamin HayeB ; 2d, Joaquin Carrillo : %i
Craven P. BwtW ; 4th, John S. Hagar ; 6lh. Chun-
M. Creanor ; 8th, Alonzo S. Mont) n ; ?.h, E. W
McKinstry; «lh. J. M. Peters; 9tb, W. p. Dm,*
gerfield j 10th, William T.Barbour; Uth, Jobn
M Howell; 12th, Edward Norton ; 13th, E.Burke
14th. Niles Searlea ; 15th. J. S. Pitzer. '
TERMS  OF COURT.
The First District Court holds its terms in Los
Angelas on the third Mondays of March. July ail|j
Novenber; in 8tth Diego, the third Mondays iu
Apiil, August and December ; in San Bernardino
the third Mondays of February. May and October
Ujiited States Land Office for the Southern _Djf.
trict of California;
Augustin Olvera, Receiver ; Waller H.Harvey
Register.
Customs Department—(San Pedro).
Collector—C. JB. Oarr ; Deputy —J. F. Stephen.
Postmatters ;
J.S. Waite, Los ingeles.
G. C. Alexander, San Pedro.
Thomas Burdick, San Gabriel.
Ira Thompson, Monte.
First Judicial District, comprising the counties oj
Los Angeles, San Bernardiao and San Ditgo.
First Diotrict Court.—Judge—Benj. Hayes.
COUNTY  OFFICERS.
County Court—Wm. G. Dryden, Judge.
Sherilt—Elijah Bettis; Uuder Sherifl—Wm. H.
Petersen.
County Treasurer—H. N. Alexander.
County Assessor—Autonio F. Coronel ; Deputy
—J, H. Celi-inan,
County Surveyor—H. Hancock.
Public Administrator—M. Killer.
Superintendent oi Public Schools—John V,
Shore, county clerk, ex officio.
District Attorney—C. E. Thom.
Coroner—A. Cook.
Connty Clerk— Johu W, Shore; Deputy—J. A.
Hincliman.
Jailer—Francis Carpenter.
Board of Supervisors— W. M. Stockton, Tomni
A. Sanchez, R. C. Fryer, Siepben C. Foster, Felii
Bacbman.
SOWBBIP  OFFICFRS
Los Angeles—Justices of the Peace—RuefpII
Sackett, J.   S. Mallard.      Constables—"V\ m.   H.
Peterson, B.B. Barker.
CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor—John G. Kleholf.
City   Murshul—>V, C. Getman ;
Smith.
City Treasnrcr—H. N. Alexander.
City Attorney—C. E. Thom.
City Assessor—Benj  S. Katon.
City Council—Anlonio F. Coronel, Jnan Jinjri,
Jobn Frohling, Hiram McLaughliu, George Carson, Joseph Mullaly.
SAN BERNAKDI-0 COUNTY.
County Judge—D. M. Thomas.
County Treasuier— Samuel Rolfe.
County Assessor— Jiimis Henry Rollins.
Counly Surveyor—Alvin Stoddard.
Public Administrator—Addison Pratt.
Superintendent Pub ic Schools—H. Skinner.
District Attorney—EIub Eames.
Coroner—Win. Cox.
County Clerk—R.R. Hopkins.
Sheriff—Robert Clift.
Supervisors—L. Roubidcaux, N. Taylor, TVn.
Cox.
Dcputy-E.M.
San Jono.. ..B
io(a Clara..
 CE-Allen
Santa Clara
do
H D McCobb
Santa OtUX,, .
.Santa Crux
 E Anthonj
San Loreneo.
..Alf.ronda.
......J Wood
San L»«ndro
do
W Van Wanner
San Vflro	
Xis Angeles.
.,... .G Alexander
San Gabriel
do
T Burdick
San Rafael,..
.6 J Pkidraore
Santa Rosa,..
Sonoma....
....FC Hahmann
Snnoms,
do
Mr Miller
Smith's Ranch     do
N 31 Hedges
.Contrd Costa W Russell
San Pablo
do
A B Bates
Salmon Falls.
,.E1 Dorado
SpaniHhFlat
do
J Glasj^nian
Spnta Barbara
 Ssnta Barbara G R Fisher
San  Bernardir
o....San Bernardino ...DN Thomas
Slia«ta....Shasta J
Shaw's Flat..
.Tuolumne.
 J Roberts
do
G W Patrick
Staples Ranoh
,.. Han .loiLfi
uJn D JStaples
Stockton
P E Conner
Sutter Onuk.
..Amadnr..
.   ...D Grand ill
Sarahville
do
R Robinson
Sncllln^'s Ran
•r ....Maripi
sa H Schroeder
Snisun....floi,
ro W SKyle
San Andreas
CalaTeras.
 fLSwMt
St Louts S
■rra WPWilliamn
Secret Ravin
.. Placer...
...   .J Hart
M>li* Rock..
Merced  ....
Ptrawberrv V
ley.... Tub"
   J A flarnhar
i
T»b«ma....C.
HH| 0 Gerrv
T-iniilad Kl-imath...   .
..FCDarlina:
THnf'v  .   .Tr
nltv CI.ee
trniont.nwn..
.Humboldt.
 AH Murdoch
Voic.ano.   ..Amador	
.H T Barnum
Vall<\in Polano   J B Frlsbic
V.illeHto ...Cataveran G M Murray
Vinnlla.  . ..Tulare J p Majors
Woodville....Bntfe S Alvard
W":iverril1e Trtntly J Rs rrv
W-ttson-fille Sants'Grui T, thrift
W"--* Pofnt *"&l*vSrl)H A Walhaam
WhiOn Creek Shasta V Mi,
TVo-tern >a»rsmento A H WTilla
Tankee.TfmN     ..Plaear N FTeneh
YiiSnCltv....7uba T FadoHti
Ynln.,.,Y«lo JB HnAon
7raka....Sialtfyej>...-... .Alta liiataB
The Lbw of Newspapers.
1. Subscril.ei'8 who do not give express notice
o the contrary, are considered as wishing tu cod-
tinue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order their papers dii-con tinted,
Publishers may continue to send them until ill
charges are paid.
3. If BubBcribers neglect or refuee to take their
papers Irom the office or place to which th>ysrt
sent, they are held responsible until they settle
their account, and give aolict to discontinue thtm.
4. II subscribers remove to other places without
informing the Publishers, and the paper is sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible.
5. The Courts have decider that refusing to take
a paper or periodical from the oflice, oi removing
and leaving it uncalled for, is prima facia ev dence
of intentional fraud.
Poatmasters would oblige, by a strict fulfillment
ofthe regulations requiring them to notify Publishers, once in three monthe, of papers not taken
from their office bj subscribers.
fil
.70
.94
])3
12fi
HiB
266
237
258
265
San Jose,,.
Murphy's	
San Juan..	
SalinaB river	
Monterey	
Mission Soltdad..,.
Ojitos	
San Miguel	
Brakes   Kanci	
Santa Margarita...
San Luis Obispo... .276
Capt. Dana's      "
Los  Alamos	
Santa   Inez  .
Gavioh Pass	
Arroyo Honde..,.
Dos Purhlnn	
Santa   Barbara....
Carpent' rin	
Rincor	
Bu nnvenlurn	
Santa Clam river.
Canepa	
Lop Angeles	
Los  Ooyntep	
Santa Ana	
J'..an Avil
.299
.321
.340
.302
.3.19
.370
387
.S98
.402
.415
.421
.476
.485
.504
.515
535
Distances.
Thefollowing table ot distances was measHreii
with a viomeler.by Capt. Warner, ot the U
S. Torographical Engineers, in the Bummef
of 1848 :—
From San Francisco toMission Dolores. .21 milee.
"       " Sanchez Ranch 17
"       " San Mateo 21
SantaClara ,...48
2ingele
VOL. VII.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,  SATURDAY,  AUGUST  22,   1857.
NO. 15.
Cos Angeles Star:
PUBLISHED  KYKIIY  SATURDAY  MORNING,
At No. 1, Pico Buildingm, Spr ng Street, adjoining the U. S. Land Qtfise,  £_ is Angeles,
BY   U.   HA M ILTON.
business (Carts,
TERMS:
Subscription, per annum, in advance. .$5 00
For Six Months,   3 00
For Three Months  2 00
Single Number   (I 2{~>
ADVKiiTiSRMKNTsinserte at TwoDollarsper aquaru
of ten liue.s, for;the first insertion ; and One
Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction mmle to Yearly Advertisers.
Agents.—The following geatlemon are author-
'zed Agents for the Suit:
L. P. Fisiiuu	
BlJKVH te   15i:i:mr:n. i'n
WaiaLBS & KiN-ii.' ...
Coi,. IR.I TllfMl'KOX. .
R.  »r.(>LE_.B	
Jui.dK I). An Thomas.
. ... Mii-iU':.
 Santa l',ti,r't,tir<t,
...San Renin.;-di ni;
BELLA UNION HOTEL
3M£i±:m.  Street,
L08   1NGELES.
FLASHNER & BREMERMANN,
PROPRIETO RS.
MTHIS HOTEL, so long known as the beBt
in Southern California, having paused :
tho bands of the present Pi-oyii-ielois, hfiS
"been thoroughly i-oritted, and many additions made
to its accommodations
Strangers, and g-ntlemen wilb their families, will
find this an agreeable home, at all timea.
The table will be supplied, as heretofore, with all
She delicacies of the market. DiJ
Perry 8c J3rad.ys
Manufacturers  and  Dealers in
FUUKTITtjnE.
Warerooins, Main street.
Lob Augeles,
(One door south of the U. S. Hotel,)
"Where can- be found Constantly on band, an asaor
anent of
SOFAS,
• THOM & SIMS,
Attorneys and Counsellors at T.avv.
O I'f'jCE— UjV .'1.1 IJV S THE E T,
(Opposite si,,. p.na Union aot.1.1 anl
Jolin.   "W.   Slxoro
COUNTY CLERK.
P*<s8   pnynbl,,   li,.nii„l>ly   In    ndvnucp.
LAZARD   &   WOLFSKILL,
And Whol<
Frencli,    Kitglisli   ajid    Ajuerican
l>ry   Goods.
Corner of M.-IIur Row   LonlVmtslM.       M|rS
BACHMAN & CO.,
\vnoi.i-;s.\i,K K~}~\i IWMijiTt PfcALEftf tS
Criocorles,   WIims,   l.lquuis,   Cli>tltli.g.    Hardware,  Produce, HMes,  Wool, die., dtc.
Loa AngeltjB Btreet, second house hum Commercial etreet.
GEO. P. LAMSON,
WHOLESALE   De\|,ER IN
Groceries and Provisions,    Foreign
and Domestic Liquors, Wines, &c,
mlrl        MAIN STREET, LOS ANPRLKS.
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwiinliiig and Commission Merchant,
San Pedro axo Los Axgki.ks.Cat.,,
Uri7 II   READ, Agent, Tjos Aitgele*.
R.  E. RAIMOND.No. itto F,out sireit, Agent
at Son Francisco.
I.UUXCfES
1ROBES,
ud, reading,   and es-
TABLE3—centre,   a'Ae,
■tension.
CHAIRS—mahogany, cane and wood seat; Rock-
■ing chairs, niiiho<fiinv and cane.
~ BfidatMda—tiigb  nnd  low   post;   Withstands,
Tcpov fifiinds, Mici'Oi-s   &C. &C.
All orders filled witli pF«mptne«B and dispatch.
PERRY  &  HlLADY.
Carriage an! Blacksnutli Shop.
By JOHN GOI.I/^U.
I, OS   ANGELES   STEET.T,
NKAi: -nil-: fwA   i>9 C6MMEHC1A*
8^       TJIE subscriber  respc* tfully      ^^y\.
-tfAliifi.rinstlK.pul. K'K'Mien.llytbiit.^i<^J_^
Xr\w. will krap eonslrunlyoii luuid      "^^^*^
^and wirl nianiriiiclun' to oid^r,
Coaches, Buggies, Wagons, Carta &o
on a neat and workman Ike mam er. He has on
band and for flsle a fine stock of Eastern wldu- Oak
.-a ul hickory plank and BxleS. He k epa uoiislanlly
•oirhand a large variety of cart and buggy wheels,
SpOkea, felloes, shafts, neck yokes, doublu and singletrees.
Horse Shoeing and B!^clismiti:;nir
in al: its vnrious ^ratii NB, ejeeeoted with pi-oinptncss'
■nnd dispati:h. r'artkuilar attention will be givm] to
the manafaetare and repair of Plown, Harrows, and
Tjthet; Firniinff iiteiisils    .lie has an extensive as.-oi-:-
)in.-ni-of iron axles, springs, bolis. plow and spring
steel, and other material pertaining to the business,
too numerous to mention
Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal.
Witli nonebut the Lest of workmen in hisemp oy,
lie feels confident that be can give entire satisfaction
to his customers.
un7 . JOII^ GOLLER.
GAMEKINUS BEEV/ERY.
THE best ALE atnl I'.l.ER maiiufecrur«d, Rl (1 always on   hand.    Delivered   to eity  customer!
without extra cln',i-»e.
(Jixiii.riiiiS "'ill   Kijiairliip; ot l!nrr<l«, Ac. SC4Sa
An assoi-tment of Uaivels. always On band.
K. RfrEaSSfii  Pr< pro lor.
HO^SE-SHOEING.
HENRY KIMG
VjKAA to inform the public, that he has
conuneiieiTl Imsiness, in ihe NEW .-HOT,
MAIN S'f REEL, adjoining the Pobt'Offlee,
where be will be always in air-nvntid- to gXecute
work in the above branch of Im-iness.
Tin- sLi'ietesi. aiteiilior will be "iven fo prevent
injury to the (eet of animals, and where 'Emiy haa
begn inflicted, by earelesfme , the aame will be akil-
fnllv treated and the foot speedily restbred.
. IJeinii a ]''arrier of nia^v yeaii*1 experience, he
can nssnre natrons of having tbeir HpneS carefully
treated, and their shoes fitted with iinemn2 aecurady.
HENRY KING.
Los Angeles, June '20, 1857.
[From the Knickerbocker Ma^a/ane.]
The Uoseeii   Bnttlr-Pleld.
Tliere is an unseen  hattle-field
In every human breast,
Wberp two upp.ising force* meet
But where tliey seldom rest.
That field is veil'd from morlal fight,
'Tis only been by One
Whu knows alone where victory HeB,
When *;ach day's fiu;hi in done.
Onr army clusters strong and fierce,
""heir chiel of demon torm;
HU brow is like the tlmnder-clnud,
His voice, the bursting storm.
Ti
captains, Pride, and Lust, and Hate,
Whose troops watch night and day,
Sv, fi to debet the weake~t poim,
And thirsting lor lbe fray.
Conteinlintr wiih tols mighty lorce,
b bat a little band ;
Yet Ih'.re with an  uuqiiaHiiiK front,
Th' se warriors firmly standi
Their leader is of God like form,
Of counte   anc- serene ;
And (flowing on his naked breast
A. simple cross is seeu.
His captains. Faith, nnd Hope, aud Love,
Point to thai wondrous si^n ;
.nd gaziltg on it, all receive
ftStrer.gth from a source divine.
ifi|l it speaks a glorioiu truth,
^[yi-* greal   as sure.
r they must learn
tide, endure.
tldest strife,
That faith g
Imparts a
For i vi'iy i"
For every \
And when they win!
FasV to 1 is quite forfsot^*^-*
The plain where carnage once had reigned,
Becomes a hallowed spot.
A spot where flowers of joy and peace
Spriag tr».m the lertile sod ;
And breathe the perfaju," of their praise
On every hreez —lo God.
CARPENTER V/ORK.
WM.   ^IcPIlKllSON
RY,A:- to infovm the public, that li ha« commerce
e.l business as s OAl.PENTKK iw the -hop foi
iin.'ilv occniiii-d by I GilchHat mufhopesto-iveeivi
a Bhare 61 public pafi^mrge in Bui dftig and Re
pairinar. Los Anpdec  April 4, 1857.
#      LUMBER,
GRAPE   J3QXi:S, SAW   DUST, &c.
rilllE   -nils' r liers   iiil'nnn   tiie   public  'hat   ihey
X   iiave   on   hand,  and   .ire   wnistaotly   -npiil.n:
nt Saw Dust,
I  on   most reasonabo
BLACKSMITH
CARRIAGE SHOP,
By h. Mclaughlin & bro.
LOS ANGELES STREET,
Opposite Melius' Building.
WE take the  present opportunity to inform the
public, that we are prepared to do all kinds of
Work pertaining to our business in a manner that
cannot be surpassed in this city, and at as reasonable
rates as the high prices of stock will justify.
We are now building some of the best WASONS
that ever have been built in the Southern country.
]i_»-l)ld castings bought at §1 per hundred pounds.
febu h. Mclaughlin k bro.
with
Lliui'wiMif nil Uil
(jiiniie tivxe*;
which   thej will   dUp.-.-e
terms.
All  orders   for Lumbe
notice.
HOBB5   GILMORE & CO.
South-east corner of  Alameda and AIviso street
adjoining the Los Angelas Tannery
3.,, Los Angeles. Juue 6. 1857.
fill!
slinrtes
3NTotioo.
ALL persons are hereby cautioned against buying or otherwise trading for (invented horset..
or cattle of onr brands ; i r they will be prosecuted to the extent of the law.
ANDREAS DOMINGUEZ.
Bep20-tf     JESUS Ma. COT Y de DOMI.^GUEZ.
Wholesale and Retail.
NEW BOOKS, STATIONERY, &c.
IIKLLMAN & BRO.,
BEG to inform the publio that, havmg removed
to tlieir new store. Los Angele Ptrest, where
they have Increased facilities lor business, they
have now on hands the largest and best (.'deelion
of goods in their line ever before offered in Los
Aogelee, comprising—
BOOKS — English &f Spanish, embracing every
Department of Litem/ure.
STATlONEhV, of every description. Playing
Card-.
SEGAftS,  Tobacco, and Matches.
FANCY  GOODS-a  choice, and extensive   sa
sortmenl.
CUTLEh V~of all kinds.
RIBBaNS.   Combs,   Sewing Silk,  Perfumery,
Toys. Garni,if, fyc  See,
All of wliich will be disposed of on the lowest
terms, lor cash.
HELMANN A BRO.,
Melius Uow. Ea t aide Los Angeles street.
Awrust 9 li. 185fi.	
San Jnan CapistrABn.MZ
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Pan Loif Key 57?
Saa Diego .912]
PAPER   HANGINGS
Just  Received,  pt:r late   Arrivals,
FRANK "BAKER,
110 and 112 Clay street, San Franciseo
6000 rolls French and American Borders ;
800 pieces Tapestry Velvet Carpet;
625 pieces Tapestry Brussels carpet;
230 pieces three-ply cai pet;
300 pieces superfine ingrain carpet;
350 pieces extra fine ingrain carpets;
200 pieces cotton and wojl carpets;
125 pieces stair carpets, assorted;
2T5 pieces Bay State druggets;
800 pieces oil cloth, assorted ;
-125 pieces silk damask and broentelle ;
300 pieces cotton and worsted damask ;
4000 pair window shades;
375 pair lace curtains;
750 pair muslin curtains ;
8000 cornices and curtains;
325 dozen mafe, assorted.
Stair Rods, Table Covers. Gimps, Fringes, &c.
Wholeenle arnl petttll. by
FR\NK BVKER,
110   and  11    Hav street. _
Orders froizi tbe country Sited wth care and dis
nstcb, »*$*3:a
SAN   BERNARDINO.
MR. FRANK L. WETIERGRKN, of San Bernardino, has been appointed agent in San
Bernardino citv, for the Commission and Forwarding
House of *■ W. Tiunns.
He is authorized to collect money and transact all
business for ll,» louse. ^  w T,MMS
Los Angeles and £.an Pedro
Los Angeles, April 11.   So7.
Established in 18^9.
ONE OF OUR FIRM is at present, travelling in
Europe, where be is oc*leetlna and forwarding
to us by every steamer, tlie most spb-i (liil sloek ol
W mill'S AS» .1EWEL11Y
ever imported into this Slate. Our Watches can-
nut be surpassed for subsianiialify and lUn«-feeep
ing,    Our Jewelry is selected  with   ihe presteel
cave. and. none but tbe most tasteful Roods tnai-le
of the finest gold are allowed to leave our estab
lii_limeut. .
Quartz Je-wclry
Wo maiiuraeture  on the premises.    We are the
inventors of the art. ami Ueep ahead  of all coin-
Ft'\VATCH REPAIRING
isdonehv the bCBt worktneu. nmler our own inspection, 'ami warranted for one year. Walehes
fbr repai> sent to us   by   Expre-a   are attended to
11 r°'"'IlAKRETT & SlI'RAVOOD,
135 Mmii.M-un.r y   freet,
betweec Clay end GanMn'rwel Rtrects.
jy26 Ef SAN FRANCISCO.
Tub  Puhlic Buildikos at  Washington.—We
notice Iiy A:n Atlantic newspapers that extensive
alterations are being made in several oftlie public buildmgs at Washington. Proimbly tbe most
exp^nsiv.; ninl difficult improvemeiit is lhat of the
dome of tlie capitol. Tbe Washioglou Star tlius
speaks of i   : —
Tbe new dome of the capitol looms up, day by
day, tboiljfh it has not yet assumed anything like
the outline and proportion it will take when completed The prewent care ol the architect and
workmen is to secure proper supports for the immense weight ot material lo be used in the con
strnction of tbis fnmiense dome. The vast size of
tne brackets, forming the base of tbe dome, strike
'.be beholder witli wonder. Each bracket Weigh*
7,0*40 -por. d, and tlieir aggregate weight 504.Out)
pounds. Tne br ck wall in wbicb the bracket-
;>re fastened is of great strength and sol'diiy, and
is to be raised to i,b( height ol thirty feet, i'ora:-
ing tlie 6reh upon wbicb the iron columns of tbe
i}nn-i-' w 1, rest. The number of columns lorming
tbe circuit of lhe sup- rstrur'ure is thirty six. and
each Column is supported by two brackets. These
columns a;e twenty feet in height, and weigh five
ions each. Tlie total weight of iron compi sing
the dom- is estimated at fifteen million pounds or
seven thousand Qve hundred tons! It would seem
lhat such a poneWous nrss of iron would enevi-
tably cmsli to powder any supports thi t tbe in-
geauiiy ol man could d-'vhe ; but, ou the contrary, we an- told that tbe foundation* of the uew
dome bave a sustaining power more than ten
times as great as they will be called on to endure,
CilAMl'AGS'l-:—TltK    liEST    BftiNDS   MADF,   IN   NEW
York.— At the present time in New YorkttVre
are thirteen esial lishmeuts whicb manufacture
champagne, or, in other words, converts still
wines inlo pparftllog ones ; for no process has yet
been discovered for producing artificial wine
which possesses the flavor and other qualities of
tbe product of the grape. These manufacturers
use for iheir purpose a light French, or sometimes,
il sparkling flock is to be produced, a German
wine. Tbe wine, after being prepared by pr cipi-
tating nl! sulisti-nces wbicb would, wheu charged
with carbonic acid, be deposited in tbe bottle, is
subjected toa high pressure of carbonic acid by
machinery, such as is used for the manufacture ol
sodn water, and, after being well agiteted in contact with the gas, ia bottled under pressure witb
a very  ingenious machine.
At a festival glVeu in New Y'ork to a distinguished statesman, the wine furnished was all
made in this city, and was pronounced of excellent quality by numbers who imagined they were
drinking genuine "Hettteeck." Within the past
yenr vast improvemenis have taken place in the
manufactuie ol tlie article.—Journal of Com-mt
Where Docs AV.iod Comr From!
If we were to Uke up a handful of soil and examine it under the microscope, we should probably find it lo contain Iragrnents of wood, SmaU
broken pieces of branches or leave3, or other parts
of the tree. If we should examine it more mechanically, we should find yet more strikingly,
that it was nearly the same as wood in its composition. Perhaps, then, it may be said, the young
plant, obtains its wood (rom the earth in which it
grows I
The followii g experiment will show whether
this conjecture is likely to be correct or not. Two
hundred pounds of earth was dried in an oven,
and afterwards put into an earthern vessel; the
earth was then moistened with rain water, and a
willow tree, weighing five pounds, waa planted
therein. During tbe space ol five years, tbe earth
was catefvilly watered witb rain water or pure
water. Tbe willow grew and flourished, and to
prevent the earth from being mixed with fresh
earth or din being blown upon by tbe winds, it
was covered with a metal plate full of very mi
Dttteh'lea which would exclude everything but
air from getting access to the earth below it.
After growing.in tbe earih for five years, the
tree was removed, and. on being weighed, was
found to bave gained one hundred and sixty four
pounds, as it now weighed one hundred andsixty^
nine pounds. And this estimate did not include
the wiight of the leaves or dead branches which
in five years fell from the tree.
Now came the applicatii n of the test. Was all
is obtained from the earth? It had not sensibly diminished ; but, in order to make the experiment conclusive, it was again dried in an oven in
the balance. Astonishing was lbe result—the
earth w ighed only two ounces less than it did
when lbe willow waa firsl planted in it! yet the
tree had gained one hundred and sixty-four
pounds! Manifestly then, the wood thus gained
in this space of time was not obtained from the
earth ; we are therefore compelled lo repeat our
question, "Where does the wood come from?"
We are I ft with only two alternatives ; the water
with wbich it was refreshed, or tbe air on which
it lived. It cau be clearly shown that it waa nol
due to the waler ; we are consequently unable to
resist the perplexing and wonderful conclusion-
that it was derived from air.
Can it be? Were those great ocean spaces of
wood, which are as old as man's introduction into
Eden, and wave in their vast but solitary luxuriance over the fertile hills and plains*.of South
Aireriea, w-ere these ali obtained Irom the thin
air? Were the part cles which unite to form our
battle-strips, old England's walla of wood, ever
born the world about, not only on wings of air-
but actually as air themselves? Was the firm
table on which I write, tbe chair on which I sit.
lhe floor on which I tread, aud much ofthe liouse
in wbich I dwell, onre in a form which I could uot
as much as lay my finger on, or grasp in my hand?
Wonderlnl truth ! all this waa air.—Lifeof a Tree.
M_moFA..TUi.__ ur Countkiikkit Wines.—Tbe following singular fact is recorded by the Paris correspondence ot the Journal of Cionmirce :—
Looking just now at a list of joint stock companies. I was struck by *''e title of the General
Company of Factitious or Counterfeit Wines, formally sanclioned by the Prefect of Police. It is
stated in the advertisement that no grape juice or
alcoftil is used; but the ingredients are not specified. The capita) of the company is two miliioi
bancs; ihe shares are twenty thousand in nuinbei;
Ihe product is sold at irom four to eight sous the
quart, and has tbe taste, the appearance, and "all
the hygienic qualities of the good and na oral
wines -' The company haa beeu quite successful ;
tbe dividends have been six per cent., besides an
adequate reserve. Tbe wines are subjected to
chemical analysts hy authority.
A Beautiful Allusion.
Mr. Win'lhrop. of Massachuseits, in his address
at tbe late Musical Festival in Boston, alludes lo
the contemplated sub-marine telegraph in these
words:
Ou Christmas Eve, in tbe year 1814, the treaty
of peace between England and the United States
was signed at Ghent—a worthy commemoration
of that blessed event when the herald angels were
singing to tbe shepherds on the plama ol Bethlehem, '■ Peace on earih, good will towards men."
But that treaty was uot known on this side of the
ocean for six or seven weeks after its date. Tbe
great battle of New Orleans, as you well know,
w. s fought at least two weeks after tbetiea'yof
peace was signed. Our modern system of railroads and steamers aud telegraphs might have
saved that effusion of fraternal blood, might have
deprived individual heroes, might bave deprived
our country and its history, of all the glory wbich
belongs to that really great- victory. If that gi
gantic Ocean Harp, which ia at this moment in
process of beinir sfrung, whose deep diapason is
destined to produce a more magical music on the
sea than any mythology or modern fable ever ascribed to siren, mermaid, or Arion ; if the myste
rious gamut of that profound submarine chord
had been in successful operation (hen, as we hope
it son will be, between 5t. Johns and Valentia
Bay, those tolton bag ramparts at New Orleans
might never have been celebrated in history;
while of those who so gallantly defended them,
many would not bave been laid so I w, and some
perhaps would hardly bave risen so high.
A  Peep Into the  Bank of England
The Bank ot England must be seen on theln-
side as well as out, and to get iuto tha interior of
this remarkable building, to observe the operations of an institution that exerts more moral and
political power than any sovereign in Europe,you
must bave an order from tbe Governor of the
flank. The buildings occupies an irregular area
of eight acres of ground —an edifice of no architectural beauty, with not one window towards the
street, being lighted altogether from the roof of
the enclosed area.
I was led, on presenting my card of admissionr
into a private room, where, alter a delay of a few
moments, a messenger came and conducted me
through the mighty and mysterious building,
Down we went into a room where the notes oftbe
Bank received the day before were now examined,
compared with the entries in the hooka,, and stored
away. The Bank of England never iw-ues the
same note the second time. It receives, in the ordinary course of business, about £80,000. or $3,-
000, 000 daily, in noles ; these put into parcels
according to tbeir denominations, boxed up with
the date of their reception, and are kept ten years,
at the expiration of which period they are takeo
out and ground np in tbe mill, which I saw running, and made again -nto a paper. If. in the
course often years, any dispute in business or law
suit should arise concerning the payment of any
note, the Bank can produce the identical bill.
To meet the demand for noteB so constantly
used up, tbe Bauk has ita own paper-makers, its
own printers, its own engravers, all nt work under
the same roof, and it even makes the machinery
by wbich tbe most of its own work is done. A
complicated but beautiful operation is a register,
extend ng from lhe printing office to the banking
offices, wbich marks every sheet of paoer that is
Btl uck ofl from the press, bo that tbe printers can-
ot manufacture a single sheet ot blank notes that
ia not recorded in tbe Bank.
On the same principle of exactness, a shaft is
made to pass from oue apartment to another, connecting a clock in sixteen business wings of tbe
establishment, and regulating them with such
precision that the whole of them are always point*
ing to the same second ot time. In another room
was a machine, exceedingly simple, for detecting
light gold coins. A row of them dropped one by
one upon a spring scale. If the piece of gold were
of tbe standard weight, the scales rose to a certain
height, and tbe coin slid off upou the side of the
box; 1 less than the standard, it rose a little
higher and the coic slid oft upon the other side..
I nsked the weigher what was the average number
of light coius that came into his hauda, and,
strangely enough, he said it was a question he was
not allowed to answer.
Tbe next room I entered was that in which the
notes are deposited which are ready for issue-
" We have thirty two millions of pounds sterling
in this room.'' the officer remarked to me ; '" will
you take a little of il ?" I told him it would be
vastly agreeable, and he handed me a million
(five millions of dollars,) wbicb I received with
many thanks for his liberality, but be insisted on
my depositing it with him again, as it would hardly be safe to carry so much money into the street.
I very much fear that I shall never Bee the money
again. Iu the vault beneath the door was a director and a cashier counting 'he bags of gold
which men were pitching down to tbem, each bag
containing a thousand pounds sterling, just from
the mint. This world of money Eeemed to realize
the fables of Eastern wealth, and gave me new
aud strong impressions of the magnitude of the
business done here, and the extent of ihe relations
of this one institution to tbe commerco of the
world.
FeUDAI,    AxCESTltY    AND    DIGNITY.—Mr.     Chute,
wh"1 went from hence this morning, and is always
thinking of blazoning your pedigree in the noblest
colors, tins turned over all my library, till be has
tappod a new and very great family tor you ; in
short, by your mother it is very clear that you
(Sir Horace Mann) are descended fr^m Hubert de
Burgb, Grand Justiciary to Richard tbe Second ;
indeed I think he was hanged, hut that is a raiB
fortune that will attend very illustrious genealo
gies ; it is as common to them as to the pedigrees
about Puddiiiffton and Blackheath. I have had
at leai-t a doz-n great-great-grandfathers tba*
came to untimely ends. All your virtuosos in
heraldry are content to know tnat they had ancestors who Ived five hundred years ago. no mat
how they died. A match witb a low woman corrupts a stream ol blood aa long as the Danube-
tyranny, villainy, and executions are mere flea
bites, and leave no stain. The good Lord of Bath,
whon I saw on Richmond green tbis evening, did
intend, I believe, to ennoble mv genealogy with
auolher execution—Horace   Wa/pole's  Letieis.
The Ruling Passion' Strong in' Bad Health.—
Mr. George Washington Makeweight bas been ill
—quite ill, so as to demand tbe services of a physician—but he has uot for a moment lost the keen
edge and brilliant sparkle o! his wit. Wben at
tbe crises ot his disease, he was troubled with an
jnnaluial appetite, and craved a pork chop, rare,
with mushrooms. "Doctor," said he faintly to
bis medical adviser—" Doctor, my hunger is fearful. It is as if you should offer a dollar for an article at auction, and I should offer a dollar fifty."
■'I dou't understand you, sir,'-' said tbe Doctor,
thinking that bis patient was delirious. "Don't
understand?" asked G. W. M., " why, don't you
see, it is more-bid, of course!'" The physician
was much shocked, and advised quiet, and sleep,
if possible. " i can't sleep till I have eaten a pork
chop," insisted the invalid. "I assure you, sir,"
replied Ihe Doctor, "that it would be wry injudicious in your preseut state—exceedingly injudi"
cious." "Nonsense!" cried Makeweight, " I tell
you, Doctor, that pork is never in Jew diBhes,"
He bad the chop.
Ill Lock. —A Iii tie bad luck is benefit)'al uow
and then. If Patrick Henry had not failed in the
grocery business, it is not probable lhat he would
ever bave been heard ol as an oratoi, Roger
Sh.rihan became a sigi er of the D' claration ol
I d. pendence br cause he could not make a liv.ng \
hy hhoe making
A Printer's Toast.— H ntnttu — the fairest work '
of creation.     The editiou being eXtfittKVOj let UO
iiiiiQ uo without :* copy.
Questions for .Mathamaticians.—What is tbe
sine  ot    an  angle?     The sign  of   an   anglt
light hair,and a disposition to omit the h's.
What is a co-sine? Harper Brot'ers :s a Co-
Bign.    But a palm tree is a cocoa nut sign.
What is a crcle? Oh ! you go to J-richo ! You
mean to say thai you have seen your sister in her
new dress and don't know what a circle is?
The dajaol couit&liip are lis happiest oj our
ltTtffl.
A doctor told his patient he must give him an
emetic. " It's no use," said the patient. " I have
tried it twice before, aud it would not stay on my
stomach five minutes."
Ravenous Fellow.—Last week a man bolted a
door, threw up a window of a house, and afterwards swallowed a whole story.
Zf,no. ofall virtues, made his choice of silence ;
" for by it," said he, " I hear other men's imperfections and conceal my owu."
Vremature consolation is but the remembrance
of sorrow.
The Ial! of an apple taught Newton the clockwork of the universe.
The sum of all things is to serve God well and
do uo ill thing.
Prudence is too ofter the only vir tne left us at
seventy-two.
If three feet make a yard, how many will it
take to make a garden.
About lliirty fresh water springs are discovered
under tbe sea, on the south of tbe Persian Gulf.
A wasp's nest usually contains 15,000 or 16,000
I cells.
It is well for the humble when tbey have sufB-
1 cient eduoatiou to reader them caJous to coa-
) tempi.
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