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JOHN   V/iNTER,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
07 California Street,
San Francisco.
HAS always on hand Brewers materials,
Soda do, Tanners do.
.... ALSO. .. .
All kinds of corks (bottle corks) for  quarts,  pints;
Champagne, demijohns, kegs and barrels,
adapted  expressly   for  the  Los
Angeles market.
 also. ...
Isinglass,   vi/,: Coopers's American Fish ; French
and English Gelatine, (equal to Russian,   Brazil, &e.
....ALSO....
Oak Bongs, and /Spruce Plugs, for Kega and Bar-
, ' rels, Tin Foil, White Rosin, Juniper
Berries,   &c.
I attend also to the purchase ofall kind of merchandize, and procure wine and Champagne bottles,
giu and spirits pipes, wine aud porter casks, in
good shipping order, at the current market  prices.
Prices given, if desired, per return express.
Refer to J. Eckclmicr & Co., brewers; also to
R. Messer and C. Kulm, Esqrs., Los Angeles,
San Francisco, March 1-i. 18.3S. m*27 3m
Woodenwarc, Brooms, Baskets,
CLOTHES LINES,  MATCHES, &c. &c,
In all their varieties,
0A" HAA'D and CONSTA.VTLY ARRIVING FROM  THE EAST.
For sale at lowest wholesale prices, at the
Wood and Willow Ware Establishment of
iiAWXiarusr & son,
39 Sacramento street, below Front.
fcbGmG SAN FRAA'CISCO.
Sim £xutxm ^rtetisnimtts.
Established in 1849.
J!   PULU!
JUST   RECEIVED
PER    BARK     " YANKEE,
AND FOE SALE
Al   Greatly Reduced Prices!
... .AT   THE.. . .
ROCHESTER BEDDING  STORE,
No. 179  JACliSON   STREET.
(Opposite tho International Hotel,)
SAN FRANCISCO.
Bp24 3m JACOB SCIIREIBER.
ONE OF OUR FIRM is at present travelling in
Europe, where he is collecting and forwarding
to us by every steamer, the most splendid stock oi
JONAS G. CLARK & CO.,
IMJPOItTEIlS
* MANL'FACTL'KIiiR OF
Furniture
123 Washington Street,
SAN PUANCISCO.
r£s£f-"We are now manufacturing oar FINEST
FURNITURE, ana would invite the attention of
tiro i>ulilro to our PRESENT STOCK, the largest
ever offered on the Pacific coast.
ap21 3m JONAS G. CLARK & CO.
I3^> .£_____  ESQ 53a  ^£±, EST 9 S3
MODEL 1SILLIAKD TABLES,
 IND....
Patent     Combination     Cushions,
ACKNOWLEDGED BT TUE BEST
PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR PLATERS
TO BE THE  ONLY
Correct Cushions now in Use.
rplIESE TABLES AND CUSHIONS ARE NOW
X sold as low as the ■'OidPogie" Tables of the
day. And as a proof of the superior merit, it is
only necessary to call attention to the
MISERABLE IMITATIONS
Got up in this city, made from PASTEBOARD
nnd old HORSE BLANKETS, and palmed offou
the unsuspecting as
1>H_G.LAIV'S PATENT.
One of these miserable scoundrels haa been
CAUGHT IN THE ACT. His name, and the
name of the gentleman he fleeced, will be the subject of another communication.
Parties sending their Old Rails to the subscriber, (who is now making these Cushions under
Phelan's Patent,) can have them covered with
sets of the genuine article, and returned in twenty-four hours afterwards.
Just received, some splendid Model Tables, Oak,
Rosewood, and Mahogany, with slate and marble
beds. Also, Billiard Trimmings of every description.   Add-iess,
M. E. HUGHES, Sole Agent,
ml3. 3m ISO Jackson street, San Francisco
AN HOA~EST APPEAL    TO ALL   WITH
BAD   OR FAILING HEALTH.
i RE YOU LANGUID, INANIMATE, REST-
__X less, appetite poor, digestion bad, and PAINS
IN THE BODY, BACK AND HEAD? Reader,
much of this im caused from COLD, caught unwittingly, or, in seven ca^es out of ten, SLUGGISHNESS OF THE LIVER AND BLOOD, and want
ofNATURAL PERSPIRATION, indiscretion in
the use of FOOD AND DRINK, or from a dryness
n the atmosphere—which is a very unhealthy
part of this climate—manv of the AWFUL, VIOLENT AND SUDDEN DEATHS that occur here
must be attributed to this. Now, reader, I havo
made this my study for many years, and I do as-
re you tbat mv DR. WEBBER'S INVIGORATING CORDIAL wili cure these causes—it will
insure animation of the LIVER, BLOOD AND
BRAINS—it strengthens the nerves, and gives
to the sufferer a lightness of spirits, a mental and
bodily feeling of strength that is delightful. The
mauy respectable persons who have been benefited by and certified to its extraordinary qualities
in curing any of the following diseases, must satisfy all but the self-wise and ignorant skeptic—
DYSPTZPSIA, or INDIGESTION, LOSS OF
MUSCULAR OR BODILY STRENGTH
AND MENTAL ENERGY; FEVER,
AGUE,or CHILLS, RHEUMATIC, A"EU-
RALGICor other pains ; DEPLETION AA£)
WE A 7CArESS OF THE AAA TURAL FUArC-
TION'S, DEBILITY FROM DIS EASE, DJ3-
IPATTON, too much doctoring, debauchery, and
other causes ; in case of excitement from constant
intemperance, and where delirium tremens baa
occurred, I have seen it change the sufferer in
half an hour from the most horrible state to calmness and placidity. It can, indeed, be couscien-
ciously recommended to alt suffering, and the proprietor regrets deeply that it is necessary thus to
advertise it, iu order that its merits may be known,
CONSTITUTIONAL,    WEAKNESS.
DEBILITY from Disease, Climate, Disipation or
Debaucherv.—Strength, vivacity and vigor to
the limbs, body and mind, is given by DOCTOR
JACOB WEBBERS LYVJGORATIA G
CORDIAL-At sends an electric thrill of life
through the worc-ont body, weak limbs and broken-down constitutions ; gives an appetite, removes
Dyspeps a, calms irritability, causes quiet sleep,
aud is indeed the finest tonic, Nervine aud San-
^nifier ever made. It is purely a vegetable compound, and can be used by the most delicate female. The reader is conscienciously assured it is
all it is represented.
Sarsaparilla   and  Bitter   Drinkers,
Head !
Dear Sir, and Good Fr.iexd.~I herewith inform you that I have taken, in seven months, over
Sixty bottlea of Sarsparilla, Bitters, and other
remedies tor confirmed Dyspepsia, Weakness of
the Chest, Indigestion, and a general feebleness
of my system, without getting any particular re-
"ief. Two bottles of your Cordial havo benefited
no so much that I am a different being. Please
to send two bottles more, which I feel sure will
effect a perfect cure. It this will benefit yon or
the afflicted, vou   are at liberty to publish it.
FREDERIC LUCKLE, House Painter.
Sold, price §3, two for $?, in quart bottles only,
at every respectable drug store in California.
B-ware of counterfeits ; see that the names of
T. Jones and J. Webber aro blown in the glass of
each bottle, and that tiie same names are on the
top of .each wrapper—none other is genuine.
WATCHES AID JEWELRY
ever imported into this State. Our "Watches cannot be surpassed for substantiality and time-kcep-
. Our Jewelry is selected with the greatest
care, and none but the most tasteful goods made
of the finest gold are allowed to leave our estab
lishmcnt.
DR. L. J. CZAPKAY'S    '
tiHAND MEDICAL AND   SURGICAL INSTITUTE,
Sacramento street, below Montgomery, opposite
Pacific Mail Steamship Company's offici
Francisco.
ESTABLISHED IN 1854, FOE THE PERMANENT OUltE OF  ALL PiUVATE AND
CHRONIC   DISEASES,   AND THE
SUPPRESSION OF QUACKERY.
Attending an.l Ksssiircnt Physician,
L. J. CZAPKAT, M. D.,
evolutionary Wnr, Cliief i'liy
kit Jfnnws.t0 ^ikili^nunis.
Q-u.ci2?t.25 Jewelry
Wo manufacture on the premises. We are the
inventors of the art, and keep ahead of all 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,
135 Montgomery street,
between Clay and Commercial streets,
jy2C tf ' SAN FRANCISCO
Just Received, per Bate Arrivals.
FEANKBAKES,
110 & 112 Clay street, San Francisco
6000 rolls French aud American Borders ;
300 pieces Tapestry Velvet Carpet;
(iii5 pieces Tapestry Brussels carpet ;
230 pieces three-ply carpet;
300 pieces superfine ingrain carpet;
350 pieces extra fine ingrain carpet;
200 pieces cotton aud wool carpet;    ..
l2ii pieces stirir carpet, assorted ;
275 pieces Bay State druggets ;
800 pieces oil cloth, assorted;
12-5 pieces silk damask and brocatello ;
SOO pieces cotton and worsted damask ;
4000 pair window shades ;
375 pair lace curtains;
'.GO pair muslin curtains ;
8000 cornices and curtains.;
325 doxen mats, assorted.
Stair Rods. Table Covers,  Gimps, Frirges, &c.
\viioI(-:^Iii and *.;pt;iil,  I>y
FRANK BAKER,
110 and 112 Clay street.
Orders from the ecuntry filled with care and
dispatch. febiO Gm
Late in tlie Tinnj
cian to the 20tU
tlio Military Ilu
Lecturer on the
Cojnniurncatitr
Consultations.
Address
ial.
fcylel
. L. J. C/.Al'KAT,
giiu.i'*r:uicif*w>, Cut.
TO THE AFFLICTED—DE. L. J. OZAi'KAV,
return-; hi* .'-i.icotc lli-ml^ I" his rnmu'i-oiii* inil.iouiv
for their patronage, and would take this o)iV0)A-rnniy f>
iidMicm Ih.-il: he cim'iniieK to consult rt In* lurtLi-
for tho cure of all forms of private diseases,
as Syplri'rf (himiiTliwa, Noctural limiisiinirt,
and all the consequence's of .self-abuse. In tlie first
tvea of Svtiliililic nr I'oiioi-i'li.vn I dir-vrures, ho guar-
ute.sa cm-emu I'cwdr.y.*, without inconvenience to tlie
praiient or hindrance to his business. When a pav.ont,
neglect or improper ii'eainieot. has developed the
nii'.irv symptoms of Syphilis, snch as buboL's or pain-
iwellings on the groins, or ulcers m the throat anU
■ vhich if not checked, destroy the soft parts and
ie the hones to mortify, separate and come away,
in" the sull'erer an object hideous Lo behold ; or when
blotches and pimples break out upon the skin, or when
painful sivellimr's upon the bones, or when Ins mil-
Slitutio.i is injured so as to predispose io consumption or
other constitutional disease, the Doctor guarantees acure
I* Kk8&5£ffir«ta5'tt« or ncut0 ; in HYPENTERY or
PlAKKl'.'.EA. he has -rate iuhI ol'lectual remedies- J*or the
treatment oftlie consequence of self-abuse, such as 1101;-
tural emissions, nervousness, timidity, headache pains
in the hack and limbs, iviili general weakness, loss ol
memory, injury to the siaiit, restlessness, eouhisnm ol
ideas, dislike for society, and a i'eelinj; of weariness oi
life ■ wil.il the nervous svstem sr, i:\cilnhle Unit sli^lil
noises shock or startle ilie patient, making his existence
miserable Vorthe above maladies tlie doctor will guarantee a cure or ask no compensation. He can be consulted free of charge, ami invites all to call, as it will cost
them nothing, and be much to their advantage. ODice
hours from !)A. SI. to 9 P. II.
Svl'lliUS  ANi>   fioxouuiifflA.—Dr. L.  J. Cwipkays oxt.i
ordinary   success   hi   the   treatment of   Syplnhi ie   a
Gonorrhooeal diseases iu   the  primary and other   slag<
induces  liim   to  call  puhlic   attention  to the   fact  that
of the -.i-eat   numbers who liave made daily appiicai..
to   him, thore is not one who has not heen eiiviur l!v
and   permanently  cured.    In   recent   cases  of   Syphilis
orGouuorrheca. the Dr. guarantees a perfect cure m a few
davs without hindrance io   bu-.in.oss,  or other   memiven
ience.    The Dr.'s meihorlol*  tirrr tment of these maladies,
combines tbe improvements made hy v.hemedical faculty,
u-itb  discoveries of liis own that are unknown to any one
else   and wliich, when applied, prevent tlie possibility ol
evilafrer consequences.
Secondery Sydhilis, which is so destruct:
Sunburnt; Freckled, and Dark Skin,
ERUPTIONS, Pimples. Salt R*heum. Sores, Ten
der, Cracked or Parched  Flesh—The boauii-
ful. eniolient, beAing and medicinal properties of
JONES^ ITAUAN CHEMICAL SOAP, aro pos
sessed by none other.    It cures the above  or  any
other disease or discoloration  and renders the
complexion white and transparent.
t is tSao Isest Shjivnsg;  Sorsp M^sle.
Price Reduced lo 'ifi cents.
Sold at eyery respectable drug store in Califor-
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County nf Los Angeles.
In Justice U. P. Coopwooil's Court, El Monte
TownsIilp<
Joseph Morrow vs. Wm. Foreman.
The  People  of ilie   Stale   of   Califoniliv   ecnrt
Wreelhig! To WM. FOREMAN,
YOU are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against yon by the above named
plaintiff, in said Justice's Court, in and for tbe
Township of El Monte, Conuly of Los Angeles,
nndState of California, to answer the complaint
filed therein, a certified copy of which you are
hereby served—within three months niter tlie service on you ol this summons ; or judgment by default will bo taken against you.
The said action is brought fer the recovery, of
seven dollars and fifty cents, on an dpen account,
a copy of which is now on file in my office. If
you Iail fo appear and answer said complaint as
above required, tbe said plaintiff will cause default to bo entered against you, and apply to
Court for the relief prayed for in tiiis complaint.
Given under my hand, this 2,5th day of March,
A.D. 185S. B. P. COOPWOOD, J. P.
I hereby certify the within to be a true copy of
the original. S. P. WHIPS, D. Countable.
STATE OF CALIFORATA,      }
County of Los Angeles. J
Injustice H. F. CooirwooiVs CouXt.  ^1 Monte
Township.
Joseph Morrow vs, Wm. Foreman.
I, B. P. Coopwood, Just:ce of tho Peace of the
Township of Bl Monte, County of Los Angeies,
and State of California, having read and considered the affiidavit of Joseph Morrow, and it appearing to my satisfaction therefrom, that a cause of
action exists in this cause against Wm. Foreman,
the defendant in this C.aaae, and that he is a proper party in tbis cause, and that he resides without this State, do hereby order that service of
summons be made on said Wm. Foreman, by publishing a copy of the summons in this case, together with a copy of this order, in the Los Angeles Star, a newspaper published in the city aud
county of Los Angeles, once a week, for the term
of three months, by depositing a copy oftlie sum-
mons, with a copy of the complaint, certified to
by the Constable, iu the post office, at the city of
Loa Angeles, directed to the defendant, Wm.
Foreman, at his place of residence.
March 25th. A. D. 1858.
B. F. COOPWOOD, J. P.
I hereby certify the within to be a true copy of
the original. S. P   WHIPS, D. Constable.
ap3 3m*
Who  desires beautiful Teeth, pure
Breath, hard GntQB, for 50 cents.
WHITE, polished and clean, all tartar and discoloration removed, the foulest breath rendered sweet and pure, and the sorest spongy gums
made hard and healthy? Such have but to use
Lafont-'s Jamaica Soap Teeth Root Compound.
This admirable dentifrice lathers like soap, yet is
beautiful to the taste,
Sold for 50 cents at every respectable drug
tore iu California. m!3 3m
MPOHIUM Of 111 PAC11IC1
F. H. Str-obridge in Go
Coraier of "Ss^ES-smBe jasnil CosiBaiaeio
cial streets,
SAA" FRAA'CISCO,
WOULD call the attention oftbe public of Southern California to the largest and mostconinlctc
assortment of
DSofSsaaag imul CicastScaajcafi's^Yc-aii'iiJig*
Apparel,
ever offered in this state, consisting, in part of
Fincblack, brown, and blue frock coats ;
Blue dress eoats; black, brown, grey, blue,and mixed business suits;
Summer rag]anh and s.'K'kw of every description, particularly adapted to warm climates ;
Fine black and blue doeskin and fancy cassimere pant;
Double, single-breasted,   velvet,    marseilles,   silk
cash mere He and cassiinorc vests;   also,
A large assortment of navy flannel aud alpaca suits,
Also, a large assortment of
Goiitltmien's Fisi-iiislilug Goods,
consisting of white and fancy cotton and linen shirts
of the latest styles;
Heavy and fine silk, cashmere,.merino, shaker flannel
and canton flannel under shirts and drawers;
Silk, merino, linen and cotton half-hose ;
Cravats, scarfs, and neck-ties of every description;
Kid, ..ilk, cashmere and linen gloves ;
Suspenders; silk and linen handkerchiefs ;
Fine black,  brown,  Panama,  Peruvian,  Leghorn,
beaver, and silk hats ;
Army, navy, velvet, cloth and cassimere caps ;
Also, about Twenty Thousand Dollars worth
of marseilles and linen 'SUMMER CLOTHLYG
just opened.
Also, sole leather trunks, valises, and carpet bags
of every description;
And, in fact, everything pertaining to a gentleman's wardrobe constantly on hand.
Wc flatter ourselves, with seven years1 experience
and with the largest assortment on   the coast, thai
we can please all in quality, price and style.    Ever)'
article we sell we guarantee to give satisfaction
we manufacture our own goods.
Picnse Give us a Call.
m
THE GRAEFENBERG COMPANY.
THIS INSTITUTION, (Incorporated by tha
Legislature of the State of New York, capital
$100 000,) was founded for the purpose ofsupply-
imx the public with the celebrated G1.1AEFEN-
BERG MEDICINES. The series comprises remedies  for  nearly   every  disease adapted to every
iniate.    For Families, Travelers,  Seamen, Jliu-
•i- use they are unequalled.   All the Medicine.)
.■e PURELY  VEGETABLE,  and warranted U,
cure the diseases for which they are severally recommended.
The Graefenberg Company docs not profess to
cure i'J! diseases wiih oue or two medicines. Onr -
series consists ol'ELEVEN dillerent kinds, adapted
to the various disease* incident to the temperate
and tropical climate. The foil owing comprise the
series of G-racfeuberg Medicines :
THE   GRAEFENBERG    VEGE-
TABLE PILLS,
Are considered the standard Pill of the day,
aud are infinitely superior to any Pill before tho
public. The operate without irritation on all the
excretions, purging the blood by the bowels, liver,
kidneys, and skin.
MARSHALL'S UTERINE CATH-
OLICON.
..   ■      An infallible remedy  for  all diseases ofthe
aitii, and pre- womb and urinery organs, weakness in the back,
pain in the brea-it, nervousness, debility, etc.     In
California and Oregon, ont of more than a thousand cases where this medicine has been used, it
has in no single instance failed to give permanent
,     relief or to effect a certain cure.
ThoDr. wouJd especially cull the attention oi tlu»e who   „____.„     >."    ,  T^-^-x^-.T-r,T1%T>ri      ci A T* C\ \
l„v, fuilM t,» ,MEr, rclioJ* i*ro,n v.Wr*, many of "'l.om ho   THE      (HlAEEENBERGr      SARSA"
"     .dy oured, a   '   '      '     '
ind leavii
separate and con;
horribly, as well a
disposing to COU Si
tain ana efficient i
the
i 0f health—
,-ing the soft
which   moi'tily,
io,ied,
.■inS  the
POOS, painful swol
3S on the skin,  i
i of Sy])lislitico.r
iCier treatmi
The I)r. makes no chsrge for"consultation  and  invites all
to call at his Instituto, and his   will give them such satis
faction as the v can oil I :iin nowhere cbso.    Tlio se at  a dis-
ce, by writing to tho Dr. can have their cases prompt
ttended to.
thee at tlioMcdiculliisJihifc.S-icnimont.o street, helnw
ltgomciT, opposite i'acific Mail Steamship Company's
Office3, San Francisco.
EMAEIiA.'I(LE INSTANCE OF MEDICAL
j RELIES'.—Belowwe publish tlie coililicates of two
of the sull'evei's from tlie pajirrs of disease, who, having
recovered thei" former health, and impelled by gratitude
make known -Jieir cases and' remedial agent, and th.jir
statements are authenticated by a Notary I'ublic. _ The
demands of society imperiously command tlieirpublicily,
and we commend their perusal to tho attention ofall afflicted :
.Nobles & Hoare's Vanaisltcs.
ALL THE STANDARD AMERICAN    .DO
Mams8 Boston Bras:te.
II11III1 Willi Uila
FOREST REVie DO.
TIEMANN'S and otlier Colors,
&MJES-, BRONZES
GOLD LEAF,, a.G.
till  Orders promptly filled, and  for
the return  Steamer.
varded by
PEAMC D. GIIiBKKTjWitU
J. M. STUOBRTD&E & Co.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,        I
County oj' Los Angeles, j
In tbe District Coiut of the 1st Judicial Di-
trict   aiiitc ot" Califoritla, County of Los Ai
gtllS.
Ia the  matter of  the  application of Samuel Cohen to *t
discharged from his debts as an insolvent debtor.
Pursuant loan order of the Hon. Benj. Hayes, Judge of
iby given to alUredito:
il apnear before the Di
tlie Court
(tore-
irl. not it
of said ie.
0lvi-.U1
deviov i
trict Jnd,.
bcrs, on >
a. B., am
alllc-nl ;
r;-_.-. r.r.-.r
affixed this, 7th
day of 1
£. J. C.
KEWKN
, Iaeolv€
Soutliern Dispatch Line
OP
SAN PEDRO PACKETS,
TOUCHING AT SANTA BA.RBAIIA.
THIS LINE is composed of the favorite clipper
schooners
LAURA BY.VAN. Captain F. Morton ;
JULIUS- IT.INGLK J. S.Garcia;
S. D.BAILEY, N. Hiller;
ARNO, Wm. Hughes.
"Which will nm regular hereafter aa above, taking freight paid passengers on the most  favorable
ijeimp, to which every care and attention will be
paid.
Arrangements aro in progress by which a rcrcu-
lar "Weekly liue of Schooners will be established
sailing from Sau Francisco, without fail, every
Saturday.
For further particulars apply to any of the priti-
pal merchants at Los Xngeles,  Saa Pedro, or
Santa Barbara. N. FIERCE,
Proprietor of the Lino, at San Franciseo.
Office—Corner of Market andEaststreets,lower
building, (up stairs.) where goods will be receipted for and forwarded free of storage and drayage
aujrl f>
BEFORE AND AFTER TAKING
Dr. J. WefeOer's Saiiguifler,
Or, LYVIGOJi-iTLVG  CORDIAL.
107 Clay SSti-oot,
OFFER FOR SALE
A full amlconinlctc assortment of ilcslrrtlbl e
DRUGS   AND   MEDICINES.
R, tt GO. respectfully solicit orders from the
country, aad will guarantee satisfaction, iii every
particular, to those who favor them with thei r custom, min 3
PARIIXA.
A powerful extract. One bottle equal to ten
of the ordinary Sarsaparilla for purifying tho
blood. A sure cure for scrofula, rheumatism, ulcers, dyspepsia, salt rehum, mercurial diseases,
cutaneous eruptions, &c.
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN OINTMENT.
Invaluable for burns, wounds, strains, chilblains, sores, swellings, scrolula, etc. As a Pain
Extractor it cannot be excelled, affording immediate relief irom the most excruciating pains.
GRAEFENBERG   DYSENTERY
SYRUP.
This extraordinary article is a speedy and infallible remedy for Diarrhoea, Dysditery, Cholera
Morbus, Cholera Infantum, aud the Asiatic
Cholera, if taken with the first symptoms ofthe
disease.   It is porelv vegetable in its compojnd.
GRAEFENBERG   CHILDREN'S
PANACEA.
For Summer Complaint, and most diseases to
which children are subject. Its true worth can
never be set forth in words, but it can be felt and
appreciated by parents whose children have been
saved.   No mother should be without it.
GRAEFENBERG PILE REMEDY
Warranted a certain cure for this paiuful disease. With the Ointment there are very tew
8 which cannot be radically and permanently
cured. A surgical operation for Piles and Fistula
should never be resorted to until thia "Ointment
has been thoroughly tried.   It never fails.
GRAEFENBERG EYE LOTION.
For diseases ofthe eye this Lotion has no equal.
It is a positive cure for inflammation of the eyes,
weaknesses, dimuess and failing of sight. It will
always be benelicial in acute inflammation of the
eyes, and also as a wash on inflamed surfaces.
GRAEFENBERG  FEVER   AND
AGUE PILLS.
A speedy and positive cure for this distressing
complaint. ThoseTills are composed principally
of Quinine, with other vegetable tonics, antispasmodic and febrifuge articles. Thousands have
been permanently cured by their use.
GRAEFENBERG       CONSUMPTIVE'S BALM.
Sovereign in all Bronchial and Pulmonary Diseases. It is, beyond all question, true that Consumption is a curable disease, and the Consumptive's Balm is the best curative ever used.
GRAEFENBERG HEALTH BITTERS.
These Bitters are skillfully and elegantly prepared from a number of invigorating healthy
roots, barks, herbs and yines. An invaluable
touic and health restorer.
GRAEFENBERG  MANUAL  OF
HEALTH.
A handsomely printed volume of 300 pages,
containing concise and extremely plain descriptions of all manner of diseases, their symptoms
and treatment. Every family should have one.
Price only 2,5 csaats. It will be sent, post
paid, to any post office in California and Oregon,
on the receipt-of "?5 cents by mail or express.
Address Eedingt-on &, Co., San Francisco.
The Grae'foni.ie.'g Medicines are for sale by all
Druggists aud Apothecaries throughout tha
country.
new, (unknown to others,) irndtocol
All uonsulUI.ions, bv lirl;T.i-i-ov olJusrwisc
L. J. CZAPKAY, M. D., Sn.ii Friuiciseo.
free.    Address
Bit. L. J, CZAPKAY'S V.It'lVATM MlWWAL ANT)
Surgicitl J u tit-it uie Is on [.-lucrum (.'ii to .'iti'ptit, "below
Mor..t,"xjioer,-, opjiosi-.e i'ueilitr .",],■:ilGteumr-iiio Co.'e office,
San Frunoisco. The JJoeUn. oil'ei'.i Ivee connuh.i.tion, anil
askfl no reiiiuiici'uiioii uhIiirk he.efrectancu.ro. Oflice
hours from 0 A- M. to 0 P. H.
CEKTIE1CATE.
I,   the  millersi.'';n.e<L   Uov.rnor   of J"[L[„;rary, do testify
Hereby, that Dr. 1.. .f. C'z:ipkE>y li;;.:; nerved ("luring tlie eon-
test for Hum^n.iuij likerly, a« Chief Surgeon *    '"
Sold only in quart bottles, at every respoctnbk
Drug Store. The genuine has tlie names of J. Webber and T. Jones in the glasg aud ou tho outside
wr^p'ocr.  Buy uona othor, ml3
gflri&n army, with, raithful perseve:
iven liim ihis certificate, and tlo r
fmputhy, attention ami pro Lectio
^juible of appreciating patriotic ft
■;r.yed niiKl'ortune. ' K
Washington City, Jan. 6th, 1862
—whereof Ihavt
md hi)
> thi
AGENTS POR LOS ANGELES.
General Agents for California and Oregon—
KEDINGTON & CO.,
Wholesale Druggists,
No. 107 Clay street,   .
janlu San FiiANcrsco..
_ to Mankind !—Innocent, but Potent I
br. L. J. C/.apkay's Propliilactieun), (Kelf-disi.uCeel.irig
agent,) a sure preventative nguinst j.;o'oorlio.ru, unci Hyphi-
Ifl-to rli.'ieases, and an i!ii;-riii']iu;r^eil roioedy for allvein.'riul,
KJM'ofiiloiiK, gangrenous and eiuicenni:: nicer;), foetid din
churges from vugin. uterosDnd uret'lira. und a'Ucutaneous
eruptions and (iir-reaires. Let no young man who apjire-
ciuta.-i heultli, lie without Iir. Cuaplruy's lJrO|iliUii.etie.iiiii.
It ii; in very convenient  paekuges, an<? will he found very
;ed ns ;r
PricCS:',.
sale at iir. Czajikay's i'rivute Medical und Siirgien.l inirtl
tuie, Sacramento st., below iiuatgoiucrj-j ojiposite P.. M
Co.'acffice, Saa t'caaciaoo. niayS Um
FINE HAIR MADE TO GROW
Aty&   Stopt   Falling
FOE S5 GENTS.
Jonos'   Coral   Hair   Hestorative.
READ ITS REAL   QUALITIES.
IS a clear oily preparation, it softens, moistens
and invigorates the roots, and fio acts on the
bulbs of the roots as to force the hair to grow and
cause it to assume a dark color, and in a short
time to grow naturally dark from the roots ; and
although it dresses the hair clean and fine, keeping it soft, dark and silky a long time, it is not
greasy, and does not etaiu the clothes. Sold at
every drug store ip California and Oregon. Price
25 aud 50 conte.
VOL. Till.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATURDAY,   MAY  22,   1858.
Cos ^itjpks 0tar:
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNIMJ,
At No, 1, Pico Buildings, Spring Street, Los
Angeles,
BY   H.   HA Mil, TON.
TE RMS:
Subscription, per annum, in advance. .$5 00
For Six Months,  3 Q0
For Three Months  2 00
Single Number  , 0 25
Advertisements inserted at TwoDoIlars per square
of teu 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 tho Star :
L. P. FrsitER. Sail Francisco.
ISUR.V3 &  Hi;ri>k.'i;, I'osfc Olli.ec So,n Gabriel.
S & Bui
Cot.. Ira Thom.r-so.\'..
"   N.Glbs\	
OKi). A. TuottAi
,.. ..Monte.
 Santa Barbara.
 San Burnai'di'iio
Montgomery House
RESTAURAN1
_LOS   ANUK.LES.
™-*^S The undersigned will open
Uie   <EA:i   of
&*%&    AUGUST, at the above well-
known   House,   A   RESTAURANT,   where  the
■choicest viands  will  be  dif-penecd to his guests.
(To the establishment will be attached a PASTRY
DEPARTMENT, wbare can be procured  at all
times everything thut can be desired in this line.
Families and parties Hu<jpli((d oirthesiiortest notice
J). MAUt.Ii;«!]AULT, Proprietor.
Los Angeles, Aug. 8th, 1857.
BELLA UNION MOTEL
FLASHIER & HAMiVlILL,
PROPRIETORS,
ita*k    THIS HOTEL, so long knov/n as the best
been thoroughly refitted, and many additions made
to its accommodations.
Strangers, and gentlemen with their families, will
find bbiaaft agreeable home, at all times.
The table will be supplied, as heretofore, with all
■the delicacies of the market. dec5
WILLOW GROVE HOUSE
EL MONTE.
BEG-S to inform the public that he haa
: re fitted his Hotel, and is now prepared
• to receive guests and attend to their
wants in a manner which cannot be surpassed by any house in the township. Ho has
laid off his grounds in a handsome manner, there
being a large grove where visitors can enjoy the
•cool and refreshing breeze eveu in the hottest
days, with neat walks traversing it.
Travelers will find a lar:.e corral, cepaeious
Stables, and abundant food for their animals, together witli the greatest care and attention, and
■on the lowest wnns.
No expense shall be spared to render comfortable tbe giuests at the Willow Grove House.
The Post-office is located here, and the mail
-stages from Salt Lake and San Bernardino stop
,at tins house. * IRA THOMPSON,
El Monte, June 27, 1857.
Carriage audi Blacksmith Shop.
By JOHN GOLLEK.
LOS   ANGELES   STREET,
NBAS THE FOOT   OF COM.MKKCJAL
THE  subscriber   respectfully       _^^P\-
^informs the public generally that«a^^^^,
will keep constanllyon hand      ~Be*^^r
■and will manufacture to order,
Ooaches,Buggies, "Wagons,Carts &c
4n a neat and workmanlike manner. He has on
'hand and for Bale a fine stock of Eastern white oak
-and hickory plank and axles. He keeps constantly
-on hand a large variety of cart and buggy wheels,
spokes, felloes, shafts, neck yokes, double and
.gle trees.
Morse Sliocnssg. and Slaoksmitbfitg
in all Its various branches, executed with promptness
■and dispatch. Particular attention will bo given to
Sho manufacture and repair of Plows, Harrows, and
■other Fanning utensils. lie has an extensive, assortment of iron axles, springs, bolts, plow and spring
■Btcel, and other material pertaining to the business,
too numerous to mention.
Also, 20 Toils of Blacksmiths' Coal.
With none but tho best of workmen m his employ,
-he feels confident that he can give entire satisfaction
to his customers. _,^
Ull7 JOHN GOLLER.
ANO
CAEKIAGE SHOP,
*y h. Mclaughlin & bko.,
LOS ANGELES STKEET,
Opposite Melius' Building.
WE take the present opportunity to inform the
public, that wc are prepared to do all kinds of
Work pertaining to our business in a manner tbat
■cannot be surpassed in this city, and at os reasonable
i-ates as the high prices of stock will justify, , .  ."
We are now bnihlin::' some oi the best \» AWHNb
-that ever have been built in the Southern country.
(.^"Oldca-itiiii'sbom^itats:','.!. per hundred pounds
. fcbi4 ir. Mclaughlin & bro.
MISHIT STABLE.
THE undersigned; having purchased
ItlioBTABIiES 'formerly occupied by Mr.
'Carson, adjoining Nichols' Bnildrng, Slain
-street, Los Angeles,' bogs to inform the publicr that
lie is ready at all times to supply -SADDLE
IIORSVS equal to any to be found in the btatc.
His facilities for keeping 1 loracs are not surpassed
try any stable in tho city, and ho solicits a share of
public patronage in this department.
He is always well supplied with the very best
Feed, which will bo sold on usual tonus.
aIl23 A. J. HENDERSON.
A
FOR   KENT,
COMFOETATiLE HOIKSE, in the lower part
ofthe town, nearly opposite the ttonnd House.
Apply to   ' FRANOIS MELLUS.
August 22,1857.
f^isiTOs €uh.
E.   J.   C.   KEWEN,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
LOS ANGELES, Cal.,
Will practice in the Courts o! the First Judicial
District, the Supremo Court, and the U. S. District Court of the Southern District of California.
Office, in Salis'Building, recently occupied by
C. E. Thom, Esc;.—opposite the Bella Union.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Business entrusted to his care will be promptly
attended to.
OFFICE—MAIN   STREET,   LOS   AN«EL.ES,
OPPOSITE MELLUS' STORE.
Nov. 28th, 1857.
DR.  T. F.  SWIM,
APOTHECARY AND DRUGGIST
Salizar's Blook—Main Street,
LOS ANGELES. n21
DR. T. J.  WHITE
HAS resumed the practice of Medicine anij
Stirgery^ and may be consulted in hia office,
at Peimie & Pugh's Drug Store, Commercial street.
Hours of consultation—10 to 12 a. m., and '2 to
4 p- tt. aplO
PENW1E &, PUGH,
Wholesale and Eetail Druggists,
COMMERCIAL    STREET,
tOS AWGELES.
jJSS^Physicians prescriptions put up  with the
greatest care and attention. aplf
MY'£71 -JL   EAAEMAAK,
Notary Public and Conveyancer,
In Office of TrT. J. C. Kewen, Esq.
MAIN STREET,   LOS ANGELES, opposite the
Bella Union Hotel.
foZT
LAZAH.D Ah EGLAAKAE,
IMPORTK-RS,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Frencli,   Eisglisli   and   Aiss-eaieaji
Dry Goods,,
Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles.     any 2
PAIEAc:.:, I'ifmMVEiQ,
Foi**wardiais   and   Coii3s*aissiosi
■ Mercliaiitj
LOS ANGELfiS AND SAN PEDRO.     olO
mQHMPM a coa,
WHOLESALE AND "RETAIL DEALERS IN
Groceries,   Wines,  Liquors,   ClwilUng,    Jlnid-
Wdre, &c.,  &c.
Produce, Hides, i-.mi "Wool taken in exwfaange.
Loa Angeles street, second house from Commercial street. un!3
FRANCIS  MELLUS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER
In   Groceries,  Hardware, Paints
Oils,  &c. &,c.
JUNCTION OF MAIN AND SPRING STREETS
I.OS  ANGKLIIIS. an:
E. H. WORKMAN,
Saddler and Harness Makers
TEMPLE'S   BLOCK,    (opposite  Francis Melius.)
Will keep constantly on hand an assortment of
Saddles, Has.raess, &c. &c.
Kcpiilrl!!g^ clone "vvitli promptness. oc2t
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwarding and Commission Merchant,
San Pedro and Loa Angeles', Cal.,
nnl K. K.IQAJD, Agent, Los Angeles.
R. E. RAIMOND, No. 105 Front streit, Agent
at San J'rancisco.
Noinry  PuiMic aaid  G.onyeyaiicer
■ SAN BERNARDINO.
OFFICE—In Brick Building, Main street.
.Agreements, Deeds, Powers of Attorney, Mortgages, and all other Legal Papers drawn and Acknowledged. ao'SQ
GAMBSINUS BEEWERY.
THE best ALE and BEER manufactured, and always on hand.    Delivered to city customers
without extra charge.
Coopering and Ilepnirliig ot EnrreTg, &c *kc
An assortment of Barrels always on hand.
K. MESSER, Proprietor.
r     "      WE   IT,
LOS ANGELES STREET, in front of Corbltt
tf; Eariiter,
HAS the honor to announce to tho Public, that
he still carries on his business at the old
stand, as above, aud having in his employment
competent workmen, he is prepared to execute all
orders with which he may be favored, iu the Manufacturing of
Pine Hftriiess,Carrlngc Repnirlng/nmT mending
BT nil kinds.
Also, everything In tke SnsJillery Rmlncss.
LosAngeles.. Oct. 2-it-h, 1857.
R.  EMERSON
HAS established  at his Lumber Yard, Alameda
street, A  COOPERAGE, where a supply of
casks, of any capacity may be procured.
Twenty thousand gallons of brandy and spirit
casks now ready for sale, and warranted not to have
had wine in them. au22
Wine and other produce taken in payment.
O £1 2? <5L .
THOMAS TII4>EN
G-eneral Mercantile Agent,
SAN FRAA^CISCO, CAL.
TTILDEN having had some fifteen years ex-
. perience In a general Mercantile and Merchandise business, the last eight years in San Francisco, will attend to the sale, purchase, and forwarding o( every description of goods with punctuality and dispatch. Also, collections and remittances to all parts of the country, Atlantic
States aud Europe, made with promptness and
fidelity.
Negotiations, and every description of mercantile husiness, transacted upon the most liberal
terms. a"g8
Reference—Don ANDRES PICO, LosAngeles.
Ileart Tltoiigltts.
We're sailing round thia world of care.
And oft we find it dreary ;
We're building castles in the air,
And never of them weary ;
And many a future life seems bright,
With visions clustering round a home
Where hoar!,?, shall li *a in Love's own Hs;ht,
And lips Khali breathe Love's purest tone I
Tho' stoics scorn affection's claim,
No other bond is dearer,
And never yet has shone a flame,
Whose light ascended clearer ;
Then let the world a*nd worldings go,
With formal fashion, pride and gold,
I little care that they should know
The heaven oi bliss truo hearts can hold.
For even if that bliss they view,
They see, but do not fed it ;
So I will keep my secret too,
Nor to cold hearts reveal it ;
As softly as yon snowy wreaths
Are fulling, on the frigid ground,
So, purely soft, affection weaves
Ita magic net work all around.
The World.
Never rail at the world—it is just as we make it—■
We see not the flower, we sow not the seed ;
And as for ill luck, while it'sjust as we take it—
The heart that's in earnest no bars can impede.
You question the motives which govern man's
breast,
And say that the search for true friendship is
vain:
Jut remember this world, though it be not the
best,
Is the uext to the best we shall erer attain.
— Charles Swain.
Truth.
The following beautiful illustration of tho simplicity and power of truth, ia from the pen of S-
Ii, Hammond, formerly editor oi the Albany State
Register. He was an eye witness of the scene in
one of the higher courtB :
A little girl nine years of ago was offered as a
witness against a prisoner who was on trial for a
felony committed in her father's house.
■'Now, Emily," said the counsel for the prh
oner, upon her being offered aa a witness, " I da
sire to know if you understand the nature of an
oath V
"I don't know what you mean," was the simple
answer.
" There, your Honor," said the counsel address"
ing the court, " is anything further necessary to
demonstrate the validity of my objection? This
witness should be rejected. She does not comprehend the nature of an oath."
"Let ua see," said the Judge. "Come here,
my daughter."
Assured by the kind tone aod manner of the
Judge, the child stepped toward him, and looked
confidingly up in his face, with a calm, clear eye,
and in a manner so artless and frank that went
straight to ihe heart.
(i Did you ever take an oath ?" inquired the
Judge. The little gir! stepped back with a look
of horror, and the red blood mantled in a blush
all over her face and neck, as she answered,
•: No, sir."
She thought he Intended to inquire if she had
ever blasphemed.
" I do not mean that," eaid the Judge, who saw
her mistake, "I mean were you ever. a witness
before?"
"No, sir ; I was never in court before," was the
answer.
He handed her the Bible open.
"Do you know that book, my daughter ?"
She looked at it and answered, " Yes, sir j it is
the Bible."
" Do you ever read it ?" ho asked.
" Yes, sir, every evening."
"Can you tell mc what the Bible is?" inquired
the Judge*
" It is the word ofthe great God," sho answered
"Well, place your hand upon this Bible, and
listen to what I say ;" and he repeated slowly and
solemnly the oath usually administered to wit'
nesses.
. "Now," said the Judge, " you have sworn as a
witness, will you tell me what will befall yon if
you do not tell the truth ?"
" I shall be shut up in the State Prison," an"
swered the child.
" Anything else V asked the Judge.
"I shall never go to heaven," she replied.
"How do you know thia?" asked tho Judge
again.
Tho child took the Bible, and turning rapidly
to the chapter containing the commandments,
pointed to the injunction "Thou shalt uot bear
false witness against thy neighbor." "I learned
that before I could read."
" Has any one talked to you about being a witness in court here against this man 1". inquired
the Judge,
"Yes, sir," ehe replied, "my mother heard
they wanted me to be a witness, and-last night
ehe oatled me to her room and asked me to tell
her the Ten Commandments, and then we kneeled
dowu together and she prayed that I might understand how wicked it was to boar false witness
against my neighbor, aud that God would help
me, a little child, to tell the truth as it was before
Him, and wben I came up here with father, sho
kissed me and told me to remember the Ninth
Commandment, and that God would hear every
word that 1 said."
Do you believe this ?" asked the Judge, while
a tear glistened in his eye and his lip quivered
with emotion.
"Yes, sir," said the child, with a voico and
manner that showed her conviction of its truth
was perfect.
"God bless yon, my child," said the Judge,
" you have a good mother. This witness is competent." He^continued, "were I on trial for my
life, and incocent of the charge against mc, I
would pray God for such witnesses as this. Let
her be examined."
She told her story with the simplicity of a child,
as she was, but there was a directness about it
which carried conviction of its truth to every
heart. She was rigidly cross-examined. The
counsel plied her with infinite and ingenious
questioning, hut she yaried her first statement in
nothing. The truth as spoken by tha? little child
was sublime. Falsehood and perjury had preceded her testimony. The prisoner had intrenched
himself in lies, till he deemed himself impregnable. Witnesses "had falsified facts in his favor,
and villainy had manufactured for him. a sham
defence. Bnt before her testimony falsehood was
scattered like chaff. Tlie little child for whom a
mother had prayed for strength to bo given her
to speak the truth as it was before God, broke the
cuuning devices of matured villainy to pieces like
a potter's vessel. The strength that her mother
prayed for was given her, and tho sublime and
terrible simplicity—terrible I mean to the prisoner and his associates—with which sho spoko was
like a revelation from God himself.
Curious Revoim lott (try Versea.
The following ingenious composition appeared
in a Philadelphia newspaper many years ago-
Who the author was I am unable to ascertain. Its
peculiarity consists in the manner in which it may
bo read, viz : in three different ways. 1st. Let
the whole be read in the order in which it i3 written. 2d. Then the lines downward on the left
of each comma in every lino, 3d. In the same
manner on the right of each comma. By the first
reading, you will observe that the Revolutionary
cause is deprecated, and lauded by the others:—
Hark ! Hark ! the trumpet sounds, the dia of war's
alarms,
O'er seas and solid grounds, doth call us all to
arms ;
Who  for King George doth stand, their honors
socu will shine,
Their ruin is at hand, who with the Congress join;
The acts of Parliament, in tbem I much delight;
I hate their cursed intent, who for tho CooirreBS
fight;
Tho Tories ofthe day, they are my daily toast,
They soon will sneak away, who independence
boast ;
Who non-resistanco hold, they have my hand and
heart,
May they for slaves be sold, who act a Whiggish
part;
On Mansfield. North and Brute, may daily blessings pour,
Confusion and dispute, ou Congress evermore;
To North, that British lord, may honors still be
done,
I wish a block or cord, to General Washington.
!—Historical Alagazine.
An I^cidbxt in the Lifk of a Soldier.—The
funeral of Nathaniel B. Stokely, which took place
last week, was well attended. When Company II,
(now Cadwallader Greys, Capt. Breeze,) left this
city for Mexico, Stokely, failing to get enrolled in
the ranks, in consequence of size alone, resolved
to accompany the volunteers at all events; and
being of an active, useful disposition, the company took him with them. During his absence,
poor Stokely was found a necessary adjunct, rendering good service to all. An incident in
the life of tho deceased shou'd not bo forgotten.
It is one which goes far to show tho character of
the American volunteer, Wben the army had
left Plan del Eio, their encampment previous to
Cerro Gordo, " little Natty," as he was familiarly
called, was loft with mauy others to guard the
camp, and see to the sick and wounded from below. Word reached the camp that thePennsylva-
nia regiments had been cut to pieces, and the men
were dying from want of water, the day being intensely warm. Stokely, with a spirit and zeal
scarcely over excelled, seised upon the canteens
ofthe sick, filled them with fresh water from the
beautiful stream of the "Del .Rio," and, throwing
them on his shoulder, walked a distance of three
miles to the field of bloody strife, with a view of
allaying the thirst of his brother companions. His
mission was of mercy—it was received and hailed
with joy by thoso who participated in it. Such
was " Natty Stokely !"—Philadelphia Paper.
An Odd Start in Life.—In the year 1717, the
brass guns' which Marlborough had taken from
tho French were being re-cast in the royal gun
foundry at Moorsfield, when a young Swiss, named Andrew Schalch, who was accidentally present, remarking tho dampness of the moulds, and
foreseeing the inevitable result, warned Colonel
Armstrong^ the then Surveyor General, againsj-
bcing too close a spectator of the operation, As
Schalch foretold, an explosion took place, and .
many workmen were killed. "It's an ill wind |
that blows nobody good," says the old proverb,
and the bursting of tho gun was the making of
the young foreigner's fortune, for In a. few days
au advertisement appeared in one of the public
papers requesting him to call upon Colonel An*
,vs, "as the interview may be for his advantage." Andrew Schalch attended accordingly,
and was entrusted with the duty of seeking out a
better locality for the casting of the royal ordnance. He selected a rabbit-wanen at Woolwich,
ns the best site within twelve miles ofthe melrop.
olis, for the three-fold reasons that It was dry,
near to the river, and in the immediate vicinity
of loam for tho moulds, nero was founded the
w famous arsenal of Woolwich, and hero was
the foundation of ono cf England's prlvato fortunes.
Able to owe the Government.—A Washington letter writer narrates the followiny amusing
display of Congressional genius:
Notwithstanding the •' dignity " which surrounds the supreme legislative body of tho land,
ionic ludicrous scenes occur within the Hall. Not
long ago, a yeiy enthusiastic and eloquent gentleman from Arkansas got up to addre.is tho House
on the filibustering question, and as the discussion
was roaming extremely wide, he soon found himself talking about public lauds in his own State.
On this theme he waxed warm, and in the midst
of a burst of enthusiasm, and a fervent appeal it
favor of a donation of land to Arkansas, a wicked
member asked him if that State had not once borrowed money from tlie general government?
"Yes, sir," replied tho excited member, "my
State did get money from this government. She
not only got it, sir, but she kept it; and let mc
tell you, Mr. Chairman, that our people down in
Arkansas are an honorable people, aud although
hey never intend to pay that money, yet they
will not repudiate, but will always acknowledge
the corn, and confess that ihey do owe (JncleSam,
and are able to owe him." Of course this acknowledgment brought down the 'House,
A Thrilling Scent.
Mr. Thomas Kingston, who for several years*
has followed tho business of putting up lightning
rods, which, of course, requires steady nerves and:
a firm brain, met with an accident recently, by
which, but for the most singular presence of mind,'
or rather supernatural imtinct, he would have
fallen from a dizzy height, and been dashed to'
pieces. He Is compelled to climb roofs, over
chimneyp, and put upspires and fix a rod, with1
perfect coolness and precision, hundreds of feet
above tho level of (he earth.
On tho occasion to which we refer, Mr. K. had
ascended St. Paul's Cathedral, whose spire is about
two hundred and thirty-five feet high, near tho
head of Broadway, and clung to tho very top,-
where, having left his ladder below, he clung by
his arms and legs, fastened tho last foot of the'
rod and attached its point—quite a heavy piece of
metal—securely, as he supposed, to the cross sur-"
mounting the steeple. He had just completed,
this difficult and dangerous task, watched by a-
number of persona in the street below, and while
looking at tho work and experiencing that satisfaction which results Irom hazard passed and labor accomplished, ofa sudden something heavy
struck him and made his brain reel, until he could
hardly see. Instead of losing his hold at once, aa
would seem to have been the natural and inevitable result, he clung with a power beyond himself,-
aud a will superior to his own,closer and Instinctively to tho spire. He knew not what had occurred, and to his confused senses it appeared that tho'
cteeple was tumblirfg, or that some strange cause
was about to bring the vast structure to tho'
ground.
Some forty seconds—an ago to him—must havo'
elapsed before he sufficiently collected his scattered thoughts and subverted consciousness to know
that the entire upper part ot tho rod had fallen
upon his head, causing the blood to trickle over
his forehead, and nearly blinding him. He was in
a dreadful perplexity, and most dangerous'position. He feared, if he moved, he would go cleaving tho air to a terrible death on the stony street
below—and at the same time he know ho could
not, in the disordered state of his nerves, and hia
increasing weakness, retain his grasp, more the
result of fate thau of feeling, much longer. If he
stirred, he might fall; If he remained he certainly"
would ; and eo, determined to make at least an effort for his life, ho put one foot very cautiously,
then his arms, and then moved the other foot ;-
and after half a minute of exertion and the greatest danger, ho touched the topmost round of tho'
ladder, and in a few seconds more was inside o^
the steeple and safe.
Then it was that Mr. Kingston's great courago
and strength forsook him ; his nerves andmusclee
relaxed; he'grcw sick unto death ; his knees gave,'
way ; hia vision swam, aud he sank upon thcplat-
forrn motionless aud insensible. He must havo
lain thero half an hour before he could rise and
walk, and he did uot recover from the shock for
more Lhan a fortnight afterward.
The people gazing up at him from the street
describe the scene as painful and exciting iu the
extreme. When they observed the irod fall, a
thrill of horror ran through their hearts, and two*
women swooned away, for they expected to behold
him ihe next moment dashed to pieces at their
feet. Destiny had ordered it otherwise, and Mr,
K. still pursues his dangerous avocation; but he'
forgot tho intense horror of those century-like
moments when he seamed to hang upon the air
more than two hundred feet above tho earth, and
to be momentarily descending to a dreadful death
— Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Hale Old Veteran.—Grant Thorburn is a
sensible old man. On the 18th ult., he wrote as*
follows from New Haven, Con. :
" I have lived another year in this falsely so-
called miserable world. I verily believe it is the
best world, terrestrial, that ever God Almighty
made. I have never felt head, heart nor toothache during the year just gone by ; and this ilay
I enter upon my eighty-fifth year. I walk with-"
out a staff, and eat my food without brandy or
bitters. I never was drunk in my life, and never
had a rheumatic pain. I voted three years when
Washington was President. I lived twenly-twC
years under George HI. ;'saw the whole reign of
George IV., William the VI., and Victoria thus
far, I was intimate with Hamilton, Jny, Morris,
old Governor Clinton and other prominent actors
iu the revolution."
Truo love is ever accompanied with fear and'
reverence.
Make truth credible, and children will believe
it; make goodness lovely, and they will love it.-
Friendship is a silent gentleman, that makes no
parade ; the true heart dances no hornpipe ou tho
tongue.
Common sense has become such a rare commodity, that the world has entered into a tacit compact to live without it.
Why are seeds when sown, like gato posts t
They are planted in the earth to propagate (prop'
a gate.)
Speaking without thinking is ehooting without
taking aim.
Bishop Hall said, "Not ihat which Is much iu
toell, but that which is well la much.'1
If five and a half yards make a pole, what is tho
length ofa Hungarian ?
Women are like (lowers ; the more modest and
retiring they appear, the better you love them.
A man loves when his judgment approves; a
womaii'sjudgment approves when she loves.
TiiATv! So!-—W"hy is an editor like the book of
Revelations ?
Because he is full of " types and shadows," and
a mighty voice like Ihe sound of many waters iu'
ever saying to him, Write.
Somebody told Jcrrold that Geo. Robbins, tho"
celebrated Knglish auctioneer, was dead, " and of
course," added the gentleman, " his business will
go to the devil." '' Oh, then he'll get it again,"
aaid the wit.
An Irishman complained to his physician that
be dtnffed him so much with dings, thai he watf
sick a long time alter he got well.
Let your expenses be such as lo leave a balance
in your pocket.    Beady money is a friend in need.
Somebody Batya the Utigaiesipgi raided on.,'Too**;-
during the last storm. When it raises itnothcf
foot it will probably run.