j Academy. After some delay lit the Capital, his
application was successful, and, with his commission in hie pocket, he traveled on foot all tho way
trom the Capital lo West Point, there to receive
the rudiments of the science of Stonewall.
He was graduated with high honors in tho same
claps with .McClellan, just as tho Mexican war
,,,..,..      .  . ,..m._, ;brokc o-iJt, Immediately entered service with Gen.
„„-„,;..,. w thr0lUr i   ,he crisis ot its establishment; •' i
carrying ii wruufeu wi. Scott as a brevet Lieutenant, and waa made ful1
ns tho most powerful and imperishable of all gov- i
crntnents on the earth, we do not doubt it will be
Tlie Internal Tax nntl Domestic Economy
It is idle to deny that the heavy taxation which
Congress at ita lato session imposed upon all the
people will not be felt, and felt too as ft serious
burden, though, remembering how it comes and
that It if. imposed for the sake ol saving our government from  ruin, and as the surest means of
borne with moro than patience—with cheerfulness
and thanks, Hut it will he heavy for all that-
The citizen rising from his night's roposo must
pay 2 cents a pound for the eonp, 3 per cent on
the cost of tho towel, 3 per cent on the comb and
3 per cent oa tho brush, with wbich he makes his
toilet. For every woolen, linen, or cottou gar-
meut with which he encases his limbs or adorns
his person, for his hoots, his hat, his cravat, his
cane, ho must add 3 per cent to their lata cost
when ho buye them. At his breakfast he must
cat and drink a handsome per cent for the relief
of the government. Aside from all the provisions
of the hew tariff act, concerning which we are
all alike In the dark, he cannot go far beyond hie
bread and butter or tumbler of milk or water
without crossing the tax-collector. Does he ent
beefsteak"? tho butcher pays SO cents tax on every
bullock or eightecn-months heifer that he slaughters. Mutton chop? the butcher paid 5 cents a
head for tho privilege of making mutton of his
ehecp. A cutlet of veal ? n pork steak? the firat
paid tho Government a tax of 5 cents a head, the
loet of 10 cents. Ilie coffee, higher in prico than
In quality before, costs 3 mills more per pound at
tho grinder's now. If it ia any comfort to him he
may feel that whereas he ate or drank before, Erst
from habit, second for hia strength's sake, third
for the pleasure of his palate, now ho may add a
fourthly—for the flag aud support of the government^ and may his appetite never fail him!
Does ho ride down to business 1   The horse
car company paya a duty of 1*  por ceut on the
gross receipts of its business, and ia especially permitted to add the tax to ite rates of fare, whatever
law or agreement may exist to the contrary.  If ho
is a mechanic not at work for himself, a clerk
whose boss is licensed, or, an a general rule, is "a
man on a Balary," he is not taxed for permission to
labor.   But he stands at a desk taxed 3 per cent.,
writes with a pen taxed 3 per cent., on paper which
Is taxed from 1 cent to $20, or else it will shed a
conveyance, an order, a draft, a telegraphic despatch, a power of attorney, a receipt of passsage
money or express carriage, a bill of lading or
anything of that sort, just as a duck's baok sheds
water.   He lunches at a restaurant which pays $10
government license and will got lho tax out of its
oustomers ten times over during the year, smokes
cigars taxed from SI 50 to S3 50 a thousand, drinks
boor taxed SI a barrel, or whiskey, taxed 20 cents a
gallon or wine 5 cents a gallon, and consults in
consequence a physician who   pays S10 yearly
license,   ilia evening paper costs him no more
than before, though on all advertlsemente it pays
3 per cont. of its gross receipts, for its white paper
3 por cent, for each telegraphic despatch 3 cents-
But toughest of all, since no blinking will veil it,
and no twisting  mako it seem to come  from
another rather than himself—toughest of all will
como tho Income tax—3 por cent, of every dollar
oyer  SCOOa year that he makes.   In reckoning
ono's income he may deduct all State, city or national taxeB, for obvious reasons ; then deduct all
that is derived from interest on United States
securities which pay not overly per cent.; then
deduct all he receives from Government for ollice.
unless it exceeds §600 a year ; then deduct all hia
profits from bank or saving deposits, insurance,
gas,bridge, express, telegraph, steamboat, ferry or
railroad stocks, these arc otherwise taxed, or from
advertisements, or from tho sale of any article on
stamp duties are levied.   So that really many a
wealthy man may honestly mako oath that his
income, in the sense of law, is a more trifle, and
perhaps manage to pay his income tax without
the necessity of taking chloroform to blunt the
pain of the terrible operation.—S. F, Bulletin,
"Stonewall" Jackson,
Correspondence dated Martinaburg, Va., Juno
lDtb, in the N. Y. Tribune, says :
B Don't believe tbat Stonewall Jackson ia either
killed or captured ; for if ho wore indeed dead, it
would surely not bo known for months to como;
and if ho were ti prisoner, it would be known already beyond a peradventuro. Tho fact is the
man is alive to his own value, and is personally
prudent. Ilia courage ia of the cool and wary sort,
by no meana partaking of Ashby's defiant effrontery ; and for a body-guard ho has hie whole army,
(by this time 40.000 strong,) to each and every
man of whom he Ib an object of peculiar and pae-
siouato pride. For my own part, I am Incredulous
of theae newspaper and street-corner corpsea and
captures, which are always falling to us just in the
nick of time, as if every arch-rebel of them, the
moment ho becomes famous, waa smitten with an
jrreasletiblo impulse to die for onr comfort, or be
" bagged" for our convenience. I am even fixed
in the conviction that, at this present writing
Turner Ashby is no more dead than John Brown'
and we all know that hia (soul's a-marcuing on'
But let us kill " Old Stonewall,'' nevertheless, for
tho eake of writing his obituary and pretending to
know all about him, In taking my turn, then, at
his seasonable dissection, I warn you that I got my
facts from tho friends of the subject, and if my
demonstration in any respect resembles thoae of
our " well-informed cotemporariea," North or
South, content yourself with wondering at the coincidence, or admiring their Ingenuity.
Thomas Jefferson Jackson was born in Lewis
county, Virginia, 1823. IIo is, therefore, just 37
years old—the fatal ago for men of genius—an argument against me. Hia family, though by no
means wealthy, was one of rxtonsivo and influential ramifications. Socially and politically their
status haa always been high, even in aristocratic
Virginia, and it was thia advantage, perhaps,
which saved our hero from neglect when he was
turned upon tho world a very poor young orphan i
for it waa by;faraily influence, exerted in behalf
of his intellectual and moral promise, that ha was
made a West Point Cadet at the age of 17. It was
his own couain, Judge Jacksou of the U. S, Court
who skedaddled irom Winchester last month on
tbo approach of the scamp Thomas Jefferson, recently petrified iuto "Stonewall." His pertinacity
in procuring hie cadetship shows tho man. Being
then a resident of Clarksburg, in Western Virginia
be walked from that place to Washington, bearing,
with him letters of recom rnr. ink tion to the Con-
grecBional Bepresontatlve of hlg District, m
kson to ft cadetship at West
Lieutenant for gallant conduct In the memorable
campaign from Vera Crus to Mexico. For the
same sufficing reason ho received a Captain's
Rhoulder straps at Cerro Gordo, and was breveted
Major at Cbapultepcc "for distinguished services.''
On his return homo with impaired health after the
he resigned bis commission and waa elected
Professor of Natural aud Experimental Philosophy
n the military Institute of Virginia.
In connection with his Mexican career, by the
by, I recall an anecdote, characteristic of the man,
hich I first heard in Winchester, but which I find
well reproduced in the Philadelphia Inquirer of a
late date :
During the battle of Chapitltepec, where he
commanded a section of Magnuler'a battery attached to Pillow's Division, Jackson was ordered :
by that pitiful commander to withdraw his section,
according ta Pillow's craven idea, it was too
much exposed. Giving no heed whatever to the
General's order he rapidly limbered up and moved
his section a hundred yards nearer the eueray'a
works, where ho did great execution.
From the tranquility of his professorship he was
called by Gov. Letcher, wben this infernal rebellion broke out, to the bead of a regiment, and waa
assigned the command of Harper's Ferry "by the
unanimous recommendation of the Council and
the unanimous confirmation of the Convention."
Jackson, who had superceded several Virginia
Militia Generals there, waa in turn superceded by
Gen. Joe. Johnston. lie was then made a Brigadier by Jeff. Davis, and it was at the battle of Manassas, in command of the "Stonewall Brigade"
(so called because recruited from a stone-wall
country,) that he acquired hia now famoua sobriquet.
Tho rebel "account of Jackson's early operations,
at Winchester, if not veracious enough for history,
will at least uot fatiguo you ; it has not been reproduced in this section, I believe : "In March."
they say, " Winchester was again threatened by
such overwhelming forces, under Gen. Banks, that
every arrangement was made for an evacuation;
The Government stores and hospitals were removed ; tho various clothing and cooking societies
disbanded, and nothing left pertaining to an
army but the men composing it, Jackson's whole
force, including cavalry and militia did not amount
000 mon ; nevertheless,he twice offered battle
to the Union troops, on the 7th and llth of March.
On the night of the llth he withdrew without an
engagement, nnd on the morning of the 12th the
enemy marched into Winchester, a squadron of
Ashby'a Cavalry slowly retiring about one square
n advance of tbem. According to Gen. Shields'
account, there was a Union force* of 15,000 in the
town at the timo of the battle fought on the 23d
March. Jackson, with only 3,500 men returned to
Winchester from Newmarket, and fought the battle of Kernestown—Union loss not less than 2,000
Confederate loss 41"}." Barring the Imaginative
element in this account, it is not without interest.
Stonewall Jackson is everywhere described as a
" slow man," intellectually, even dull. Some say
he waB a tedious professor, aud all agree that he
bas a creeping look. And yet if you Rsk them
now what they mean by that, they say they do not
know ; "all they do know is that he is obstinate as
a mule, and plucky as a bull dog"—which means
just nothing of a man whose prime quality is celerity, quick conclusions, and startling execution :
who, aa a soldier, is as rapid aa bo is wary, abound'
ing in surprise, brave almost to rashness, and inventive almost to romance.
As for his outer man, he looks at least seven
years older than he ia—hia bight about 5 feet 10
inches; hia figure thick set, square shouldered,
and decidedly clumsy; his gait very awkward,]
stooping, and with long Btridea. He often walks
with hia head somewhat on one side, and his eyes
fixed upon the ground, imparting to his whole appearance that abstracted quality which young
ladies describe aa "absent-minded." A lady who
has known him long and well, has told me that she
never saw him on horseback without laughing—
short stirrups, knees cramped up, heels stuck out
bohiud, and chin on liis breast—a most unmllitary
phenomenon. In society he is quiet, but cheerful ;
not loquacious, but intelligent and shrewd ; in religion, tho bluest kind of a Presbyterian, and extremely strict in his church observances. In Winchester he took a very active part in revivals, and
habitually led the "Union" prayer meetings.
To illustrate tho popularity of the man : For
some reason,  which haB never been mode  public,
To all whom it may Concern.
BB IT KNOWN THAT I.
THOMAS OGG SHAW,
208 Sacramento street,
Sau Fraiiciscos
HAVE NOW ON HAND, FOIt s.V).K,
8 and 10-Horse Steam Thrashers
FOU 1802.
8 and 10-Horse Power Machinos
Of JOHN A. PITTS'Genuine Make,
Buflhlo, N.T.. svirii sir of G, M. RusBeli's ImgrovowMitH
Six 12-Horse Power  Steam
Engines, on Trucks,
>00 sacks of Grain.
4 and 6-Horse Machines,
R, E, RAIMOND,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
No. 105 Front street,
(Between Washington and Merchant streets,)
SAN FRANCISCO,
will   give  particular   attention  to the
Purchase ami Shipment,
ne well as to tho
SALE OP   RlKRCHANDISE  AND   PRODUCE
RE. RAIMOND baving been established in Sau
• Francisco since 1849, and having been continually engaged in tho Commission business for
Merchants and Producers of tho Southern and
Northern const of California, m well ns with that
of Oregon and Washington Territories, feels confident tbat he will bo able to give entire satiisaction
to parties who may entrust their business to his
»• jyi6
Ust tut Articles Miuiitriietm-cil nt TIxoUUU*.  0#g
Shaw's   Agricultural  Works.
TUSTIN'S    CALIFORNIA    COMBINED   REAPER   AND
P-TILLER PLOWS, ALL £
ndlng Articles arc t
A    COMBINED   REAPER   AND
'eet ia  width, and  iw tlie best
r,0>DEFt SAXjCEI.
HOMESTEADS
—AND—
VALUABLE REAI, ESTATE,
Building:  Lota  from   $10   to $200
Each !
Also, **>') Vara Lots and entire Blocks oj Beautiful  Garden Land 1
IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, on the line of tbe San Jose Railroad, at
the WEST END DEPOT.   The title is absolutely
PERFECT, being a Spanish Grant, finally con-
finned and patented by the United States.
The Shatter Bill respects thia Title,
Tbe City authorities respect it,
The District Courts and
Supreme Court of the
United States respect it.
Besides, the
Title has been forever quieted by a Final Decree
and Judgment  against the City!
So that there Is not even a cloud or Bhadow upon
it.   Whoever purchases ono ofthese lots will buy
a lot and not a lawsuit.
Office No 19. Naglee's Building, corner of Mont,
gomery and Merchant streets, San Francisco,
HARVEY S- BROWN,
may 10th 1862-3m
INSOLVENT'S «OTJCE^~~~
In the District Court of tho FirBt Judicial Dietr'
State of California, for Los Angele;; county
In tbe matter of the Petition of ELIaS COJ1W
en Insolvent Debtor. w
PURSUANT to an or3er of the non. Beniam-
Hayes, Judge of tho above District OoS?
notice is hereby given to all the creditors of tfo>
eaid insolvent, Kline Cohn, to be and appear befcrfl
the District Judge aforesaid, in open court at fc&n
District Court room, in the city und county 0(Ln»
Angeles, s
On Monday, the 18th day of August, A.D. Igno
at 10 o'clock, a.m. of Bald day, thou and t]]erc,'
show cause, if any tliey can, why the prayer of
said insolvent should not be granted, and an assicn.
ment of his estate be made, and he be discharge,!
from his debts and liabilities, in pursuance of %
statute in such case made and provided. Anil in
the meantime, all proceedings against said hftoY.
vent are stayed.
Witness my  hand and the seal of said District
[L.S.]    Court, hereto affixed, this 15th day 0r
July, 18(12.
JOHN W. SHORE, Clerk.
By J.*.. Hum..' jr., Deputy.'
Scott, Drown & Lander, Petitioner's Attorney's
INSOLVENT'S NOTICE,
In tho District Court of the First Judicial District
State of California, for Eos Angeles comity,    '
In the matter of the petition of HERMAN CORN
an Insolvent Debtor. '
PURSUANT to an order of tho Hon. Benjamin
Hayes, Judge of the above District Ootttt
notice is hereby given to all the creditors of said
Insolvent, Herman Cohn, to be and appear before
tbe District Judge aforesaid, in open o.nnrt, at,tt_a
District court room, in the city and couuty of Log
LAR-PROOF   SAFES,
THOS.   OGG  SHAW,
F.  X. KA8T,
AGENT  OF
A.   SEIBEK LICH,
BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTURER,
OF   rillLADELPHIA,
Warehouse, 214.  California  street, below
Battery street, San Frniictstti.
Constantly on hand, a large assorted stock of
Gentlemen's, Ladies, Misses, and
Children's Wear,
Of superior quality;   also,  French  Calf Boot Leg
and Boot Fronts.
F. X.  IvAST,
Sole Agent for California.
^EG""- Coun try Orders promptly attended to.
KOHLER   &   FROHLJNG'S
GAIFORNIA  WINE   BITTER!!
S TO DELICIOUS TASTE AND FINE FLA-
On Monday, lhe lSlh day of August, A.D. "ISCS
at 10 o'clock. a.m. of said day, then and thereto
show cause, if any tliey can, why the prayer of eaid
insolvent should not be granted, and an assign*
ment be made, and he be discharged from his debt..
and liabilities, in pursuance of the statute in such
case made and provided.   And in tbe meantime,
all proceedings against said insolvent, are stayed.
Witness my hand and the seal oi said District
[L.3.]    Court hereto affixed,  this   15th day ol
July, 1862.
. JOHN W. SHORE. Cleric.
' By Jos. Huber, jr., Deputy.
Scott, Drown it Lander, Petitioner's Attorneys,
Anti-Rheumatic Cords al and is«aUh
Restorative
A:
jood and wholesome herbs, this Bitters
to any now in the market. It creates appc
aud is a digestive, free from auy ingredients s
jurious to the health, as nre contained in
nouth, Absynthc, cte.
KOHLER & FROHLING.
je29 City Hall, Main st., Los Angel
N
NOTICE   'JTO  CREDITORS.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to tho creditors
of, mid all persons having claim
L. CHARLES, deceased, to exhibit fhe same, wit
the necessary vouchers, within ten months froi
the dale of thia notice, to the undersigned, Ad
ministrator of the estate of Baid deceased, at tli
Bella Union Hotel, Main street, Los Angeles, or e
the office of Scott, Drown tt Lander, his Attorney
or the same will be forever barred.
JAS. B. WINSTON, Administrator.
Lob Angeles, July 19, 18(12. 4w
CmmH   liUMBSB.
FOR   SALE.
THE UNDERSIGNED has jnst received and offers lor sale at his lumber yards in Los Augeles and New San Pedro,
S-OOjOOO Feet very superior  Cedar
Boards, assorted sizes,
suitable for carpenters, wagon makers, &c.
PniNEAS BANNING.
New Snn Pedro, May 27, 1662.
AArcz of Jstci
the expediency of removing him from his command waa at one time freely discussed in the Con'
federate Cabinet, and all bnt two members favored
the motion. These two, arguing that a man of
sueh exemplary modesty, and yet of such intense
religious enthusiasm and Indomitable firmness,
must possess those moral elements which, combined with his military education and experience,
should constitute a great general,, Their opposition served to postpone a decision, and the motion
was held uuder consideration. Meantime, the
people of the valley got wind of the affair, and
with a great cry of indignation and threats 80 assailed the powers that bo at Richmond that the
question was dropped " like a hot potato." It waB
about tliis time that Jackson sent to Richmond his
rebel-famous despatch—"Send me more men and.
no orders, or moro orders and no men."
Such is tbe rebel Napoleon, for whom his people
venture to claim that in four weeks he has marched
350 miles and won four victories—that ho has crippled or dispersed the forces of Milroy and Schenck
at McDowell, Banks at Front Royal and Winchester, Fremont at Cross Keyes, and Shields at Port
itopublic—that he holds McDowell in check to take
oate ol Washington and Maryland, and monpolizes,
for the amusement ot the world, the attoniiou of
bIx distinguished generals.
But then the man is dead. Nevertheless, wheu
lately be fell back to Winchester from pursuing
Banks, he said to the people there: "Wben we
left you last March, we promised to return—and
hero we are. Now, with much mora confidence
we promise to return again, and soon. Only be
prudent and patient.'' And to the women : "Wben
the Union troops come in agaiu, as they will, do
not forget yourselves."    * *
Just as I um closing this I get a fresh and interesting anecdote ol this fighting elder. The surgeon of one of the Indiana regiments and two of
his brother officers were captured by a party of
Ashby's cavalry and taken before Jackson. Ii
mediately on hearing their names be said : "It
was yon, gentlemen, who lately saved the property of a dear friend of mine in the valley from the
fury of your own men. I thank you. Havo you
any means of transportation back to your regiment?" " We have not, General." Ue then gave
them horses, an escort, and $100, and courteously
dismissed thom on their parole.
This is authentic. I have it from one of the
captured officers, whose names I am not at liberty
to mention.
FRENCH, WILSON & GO.,
... .MAKE   THE   BEdT. . . .
C  L  O TJ4  1   N   G.
Furnishing G-oods, All Kinds.
Retailing for Cash at Wholesale Prices.
TIIE LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OP
€io tiling,
FuriUsliing Goods,
Trunks,
Valises,
Carpet Bags,
UiuWellas
Etc.,
.... TO BB.-.. t
Found   in   any   lie to 11   House   In   California
Goods suitable for traveling purposes in any climate.
We have fitted up a Custom Department in connection with our former business, and employ over
seventy-five tailors to make up fine Clothing to order.
Wc have the best Cutter on tbis.Const, which enables us to guarantee a perfect fit in all cases without
alterations. ^^T~
Our stock of Clotlis, Cassimercs, aud Vostings
are the finest imported from Pari., or New York th
season.
Strangers visiting the city will please call and
leave us their measures, free of charge.
eb*22-y FRENCH, "WILSON & CO.
ARMES & DALLAM
(Successors to Hawkhurst &Son,)
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE,
AKD MANUFACTURERS   OP
Brooms, Pails, Tubs, Washboards
Churns. &c,
-TTAVF, RECEIVED, KX UirirKXT AKRIVALS the finest am
"''■-  . toeelyerewato tin JIANUFACTliRIX-G BUST-
lE':':r:';i::it:A:EEEEE:E:':\..
and examine our stock and price., before pure-haaing else-
SUMMONS.
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District of tlie State of California
the County of Low Angeles.
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Dr. II. R,  MYITES.
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San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
San Pedro and San Diego.
ON and aftei1 tire first of April, ami trntil further
notice, the steamship
SENATOR,
T. W. SEELEY ..COMMANDER,
Will Make two trips por month on the Southern
Uoii!-:t, leaving Broadway Wharf,
On the 3d and 18th of each Month
AT <J O'CLOCK, A. M.
K5P"- "Rills of Lading will he furnished by ihe
Purser on board.
For freight or pass^e apply on board, or at the
office of S. J. Henalov, corner- of liaiteiv and Washington aft    dec9     S. J. HEXSLEY, President.
fourth degreei
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Dissolution of Partnership,
THE CO-PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing
between the undersigned, under the firm name
of COIIN &, MORRIS, in the Dry Goods. Clothing
and Provision business, ia thia day dissolved by
mutual consent. Parties having claims against
the old firm, will present same within two months
from date of this notice.
Mr. LOUIS COUN retains the business, and
will carry it on, as heretofore, at the old stand, at
San Jose.
LOUIS COHN,
LOUIS MORRIS.
San Jose, Juno 2d. 1362, 3m
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leaving it   free from all   humoi-.i  and impurity, weansfli
with confidence, there is no better remedy,
Sold by all Druggists, and hy
REDI1VGTOIV A CO., Agents,
403 and 411 Clay street, San Frau0»10'
H. K*  MVL.ES. Apothecaries Hall?
ap26 Mnln street, I-os Angeles.
ALI*  HEAIilJVfci
JAPANESE  SALVE.
best i.repiU'ai.ioi'
lid '■'
been discovered for thi	
POISON FROM POISON OAK,
MO^..l"['i,0 HITES,
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(SPRAINS,
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VOL. XII.
LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATURDAY,   AUGUST 23,   1862.
NO. 16.
Cos Xngel£0 Star:
PDBU8HHD  BVflBY SATURDAY MOBMNO,
Al tho STAB BUILDINGS, Spring Street, Los
Angeles,
BY   H.   HAMILTON.
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Mr.C. A. CR-VNKis the only authorized agent
for tbe Loa AN-uuiiiii. Star iu San Francisco.
All orders left at his office, Nortbwest comer of
Washington   and    Sansome  streets,   Governmeut
uiluing, (up stairs) wiil be promptly attended to.
C.  E.   THOM,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
LOS ANGELES.
Office in Pico Buildings, Spring street. jy3
DR. J. C. WELSH,
PHYSICIAN AND.SURUEON.
OJjice, CITY DRUG STORE,
Main street, Los Angeles.
Office hours, 0 to 12, M r
and 2 to 9, p.m.
August 1, 1859.
HOTELS.
BELLA UNION  HOTEL,
LOS     ANGELES,
JOIIlV KING & TfHNKY HAMMER,
Proprietors.
mllE SUBSCltlUl-ias having leased the above
X named Hotel, wish to assure tbeir friends
and tlie travel Iinir 'public that they will endeavor
io keep the IJ..1U. Union what it bas always beeu,
VHE BEST HOTEL
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Families can be  iicc&rninodaled with large, airy
rooms, or suits of rooms, well lurnished, j
The Bills of Fare
Bhall be inferior to none in tbe State.
All the Stages
io and from Los Augeles arrive at aud depart from
this Hotel.
The Star and Billiard Saloons
shall   receive the   most  strict   attention, and the
patrons shall find that this bouae will be carried
on as a first class Hotel ought to be.
Los Augeles, May 31, 1862.
UNITED STATES HOTEL.
HVEciirsx Street,
Los  Angeles.
% THE StJBSOKIBEB having leased tbe
ove establishment, begs leave to  in-
rmthe public that he lias refitted and
'urnishod it throughout, and that it
conducted in the  very best style.   The
11 be liberally supplied  with   everything
ket affords,  and (ivory care will  be  taken
e  thcUNITBU .STATES HOTEL  a com-
Attnchcd to the Holer, is a BAR,
■  liquors and eigars are kept.
Terms moderate, to suit tire timer
  is or Hoi-
, Potosi, Molrnve or San  Gabriel,  will find
convenient place to meet their Iriends, or tc
. desirable information.
Arrgolee, December 7th. 1862,—tf
II. STASSFOET.
COLORADO   MINES.
FEItRY at PROVIDENCE POINT.
WAKIUNCER & BRADSHAW
HAVE ESTABLISHED A FERRY on the Colorado river, at the place named Providence
i'oint, the termination of the straight line of travel
trom Los Angeles City.
A good and substantial boat will be on the station by the lGth June, capable of carryiug passengers and freight; aud ae soon thereafter as possible
a large ferry boat will be put on, capable of supplying all the reqnii'emeuls of tbe public.
Los Angeles, Jane 14, 1862. -
Saddlery, Harness-Making,
—AND—
yPHOLSTERY WAREHOUSE,
L.OS ANGEWES STKEET,
In JVout of C<> mm lire in I-
h. heTnsch,
T) ESPEGTFULLY informs tne public, that he is
}X constantly supplied with everything in tbe
Ul'iK'LSTERY line olvbiuine^, and will give his
attention to the execution of all orders with which
he may be favored. Being a practical workman,
II« makes Matressea, of all *kiud%
Sews a ltd Iinys Carpets,
Hangs Cui'tnlns, »>id  Decorates Rooms.
PAPER HANGING
carefully executed, and CEILINGS neatly put up.
SPKIjVU matressbs made to order.
Also, liFiving  two of the  largest sized Sewing
Machines,  he [a  enabled to   execute all orders in
that line.    Bags and sacks made ou lowest terms.
In the department of SADDLE and HARNESS
making, he will execute auy order, having materials on hand.
All work guaranteed to give satisfaction.
1I/HEINSCH.
Los Angeles, July 26,1862.
Ami In
nd by .
REJOIIV-GTON & CO
Agent8'
l^aneM-M"
WATTS' NERVOUS -ANTIDOTE,
AND PHYSICAL RESTORATIVE.
TnR   MEDICAL WONDER  OP THE AGE—
The most powerful aud wouderful medicine
ever discovered.
Watts' Nervous Antidote
Has cured, aud wil! cure, more casea of nervous
disorders than auy other known remedy.
Watts1 Nervous Antidote
Has and will care Nervous Headache, Giddiness,
fainting, Paralysis, Extreme Debility, Neuralgia,
Chronic and Inflammatory Rheumatism, Toothache
&c. &o.
Watts' Wci'vows Antidote
In an effectual remedy for Wakefulness.   Ite soothing aud quieting influence is remarkable.
Watts' Nervous Antidote
Will cure "Delirium Tremens, Nervous Trembling,
Epilepsy, Twitching of tho Facial Nerves, Convulsions, aud Pulmonary complaints.
Watts' Nervous Antidote
Will act upon that state of the nervous system
which produces Depression of Spirits, Anxiety of
Mind, Mental Debility, Hysterics, Ac, and is eo
wonderful in rejuvenating premature old ago, and
correcting decrepitude brought on by excessive
indulgence, that nothing but a trial can convince
tho patient of its qualities. It is not an excitant
but a strengthened purely vegetable and harmless;
like a skillful architect begins by laying a firm
foundation, and gradually but incessantly adds
strength and vigor until nothing is left unlinifihed.
For sale at retail by all Druggists.       ]yl93m
R. T.  HAYES,   M. D-,
PHYSICIAN and SUfiGEON,
Tenders his services to the citizeus of LosAngeles.
O/Hcc—jVpotlietarlcs' Half, near tHe Post OiHce
Residence of Dr. Hayes—McLaren a House,
Fort street. octlo
V. E. Howa
S. F. BuTT.;KVOim_,       M. J. Nkwmakk.
Howard, Butterworth & Newmark
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW
Los Angeles and San Fraii-cisco,
Cal.
Will practise m the Federal and State Courts of
California.
Q-ffBTOBS—Temple's Building, Main street, Los
Angeles.
Armory Hall, Montgomery street, Sau Francisco
S.   at   A.   LAZARD,
IMPORTERS,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Frencli,   English   and   American
Dry Goods.
Corner of Melius Row,Los Angeles. 1  C2
GEO. THACHEH & CO.,
Wholesale and Ketail Dealers in
Choice Wines and Liquors,
MAIN STREET,
Nearly   opposite   the   Bella   Union   Hotel,
LOS ANGELES. je9
PHINEAS BANNING,
FORWARDING and COMMISSION
AGENT,
Kew San Pedro and Los Angeles.
F. P. RAlIlftEZr-
NOTARY   PUBLIC,
Office with J. lt.Gn-ciiEi.L, Esq., Temple's Block.
French,  English, and Spanish Translated,
THE TILL.KK OP TUB SOIL.
BY DAVID L. ROAM.
A liardy, sun-burnt man is he,
A hardy, sun burnt man ;
No sturdier man you'l! ever see,
Though all the world you scan.
In Bummer's heat, in winter's cold,
You'll find him at his toil :
O, far above the knights of old,
Is the tiller of the soil.
No weighty liars f-ccnrfl his door.
No ditch is dug around ;
His walls no cannon bristle o'er,
No dead lie on his ground.
A peaceful laborer is he,
Unknown in earth's turmoil ;
From many crushing sorrows free,
la the tiller of the soil.
Ilis stakes are seen on every side,
His barns are filled with grain ;
Though others hail not fortune's tide,
lie labors not in valu.
Tiie land gives up its rich increase,
The Bweet reward of toil,
And blest with happiness aud peace,
Is the tiller ot the soil.
lie trudges out at break of day.
And takes hia way along,
And us he turns the yielding clay,
He sings a joyful song.
He is no dull, unhappy wight,
Bound in misfortune's coil ;
The smile is bright, the heart is light,
Of the tiller of the soil.
And when the orb of day bas crowned
Wilh gold tho .western eky.
Before bis dwelling he is found,
With cheerful faces by—
With little laughing duplicates,
Caresses will not spoil;
O, joy at every tide awaits
The tiller of tbe soil.
A hardy, sun-burnt man is ho,
A hardy, sun-burnt man ;
But who can boast a hand eo free,
As he, the tiller, cau?
No summer's heat, no winter's cold,
The power has bim to foil:
O, far above the knights of old
Is the tiller of the soil!
A.   LEHMAN,
PLAIN AND OllVAMEISTA,.
CARRIAGE PAINTING, &G.
Inquire at John Gollek's Shop. n:hl
SAMUEL ARBUCKLE,
AUCTIONEER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Salesroom in Temple's Block,
MAIN STUEET.
Strict attention given to all business.
Commissions solicited.
Los Angeles, May 17, 1862.
H HICKS & CARSON,^
DEALERS IN STOVES,
Manufacturers off All Kinds
TIN, SHEET IRtM, AMD COPPER
WAKE.
JOB WOK-K DONE TO  ORDER.
WITH NEATNESS AND DISFATCH.
Constantly oa hand,
All Kinds of Hollow Ware, Pumps
.tc. sire. stc.
TEMPLE'S BLOCK, MAIN Street.
July 20, 18G1.
SADDX.IOXl'S'.
M. RON TET,
HAS the honor to announce to the Public, that
he still carries on his business at the old
stand, as above, and having in hia employment competent workmen, he is prepared to execute all orders with which he may be favored, in the Manufacturing of
<I Me n ding
Also.evcryt!iin_ri» Uie Saddlery Business.
Los Angelee,Feb. 1st, 1861.
DRUGS, MEDICINES, &C.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
APOTHECABIES'    HALL,
Mnln atrcet, oeai-ly Opposite Commercial,
Sr. JE3C. H. !ML"SrXiDE;s
HAS ON HAND, and is constantly adding to,
one oftlie most complete assortments of Drugs,
Medicines and Chemicals, South of San Francisco;
together with all the Patent Medicines of the day.
Also a fine assortment of
Perfumery  and Toilet Articles.
All of which he warrants genuine and of the best
quality; which he offers, Wholesale or Retail, on
tho most liberal terms.
Physicians1   Prescriptions   compounded   at   all
hours, day or night.
Los Angeles, July 1. I860.
H. B. MYLES.
FOR  SAUE CHEAP.
TWO NEW DOUBLE SEATED CARRIAGES
and one BUGGY.   Apply to
JACOB ELIAS.
The above will be disponed of in trade it desired.
Lob Angelea, January 17,1862.
Martin Van Uuvcit.
The announcement, by telegraph, that Martin
Van Buren, eighth President of the United States,
expired on the morning of the 24th of July, revives interest ina political career of remarkable
success. The deceased statesman was born at
Kinderhook, New York, December o, 1782. At
au early age he gave evidence of a superior understanding. HiB opportunities for gaining an education, however, were limited. At the age of
fourteen, he commenced the study of the law in
tho office of Francis Sylvester, a respectable lawyer of Kinderhook.    When only eighteen, he waa
Convention to nominate a candidate for the Legislature. The last year of h.s preparatory studies
was passed in the ollice of William 1*. Van Ness,
in the city of New York, ln November 1803, in
the twenty-firBt year of his age, Mr. Van Buren
was admitted, as attorney at law, to the bar ofthe
Supreme Court ofthe State of New York, and immediately returned to his native village to commence the practice of hia profession. He formed
a partnership in business with James I. Van Allen
a half-brother on his mother's side. In 1806, he
was admitted as a counselor in the Supreme Court-
In 1808, ho was appointed Surrogate of Columbia
couuty, soou after which he removed to the city
of Hudson, where he resided during seven years,
rapidly advancing in his profession. In 1815 he
was appointed Attorney General of tho State.
His career ns a lawyer occupied twenty-five years)
aud was closed in the Spring of 1828. Van Buren
had continued to be an active politician of tho
Republican or Democratic party from the date of
his Gist participation in a nominating Convention-
It was in 1812 that he was, for the first time, a
candidate for an elective office. He was then
thirty years of age. After a,spirited canvas for
the office of State Senator, he triumphed over
Edward P. Livingston, aud thus entered the Legislature. In the Spring of 1816 he was re-elected
Senalor for the term of (our years. In the meantime, he also held the oflice of Attorney General—
which was permitted by the Constitution of the
State. Although subsequently characterized as a
''Northern man with Southern principles," it is
noticeable that in 181!) 'Mr. Van Buren voted for
the resolutions adopted by the New York Legislature opposing the admission of Missouri or any
other Territory into the Union without making
the prohibition of slavery therein an indispensable
condition of admission. In 1812 he was elected to
the Senate of the United States, in place of Nathan
Sanford. In the same year he took an active part
in the Convention called to revise the Constitution
of New York, and among other provisi ons of that
inftrumeut sustained the extension ol the right
of suffrage to colored citizens. As a member of
the Senate, Vau Bureu was a leading opponent of
the Administration of John Quincy Adams.
February, 1S27, he was re-elected to that body for
the term of six years. Circumstances, however,
soon caused his resignation. He was zealous and
active iu supporting General Jackson in 1828.
Governor Clinton of New York, who was also favorable to the electiou of Jacksou, died suddenly
in February, and this event induced the political
friends of Van Buren to nominate him for Governor of that State, to which office he was elected in
November 182S. In this position he remained but
a short time. On the 12th of March, 1829, he resigned the office of Governor in consequence of
bis appointment as Secretary of State ofthe United States under General Jackson. In the summer
of 1831, the Cabinet was dissolved, and Van Buren
was nominated Minister to Great Britaiu. He
repaired to the Court of St. James, but the nomination was lejccted by the Senate. The Democratic party denounced this as an act ot political
persecution, and Colonel Benton predicted that it
would make the rejected Minister President of the
United States. Wben Jackson was nominated for
re-election, in 1832, Van Bureu was placed upou
the same ticket as a canditate for the Vice Presidency, aud was elected. In May, 1835, the Baltimore Convention of the Democracy unanimously j
nominated him for Ihe Presidency. He received
an electoral vote of 170 to 12-1 for all other'*, and
was duly inaugurated on tho -1th of March, 1837
Of Van Bureu's administration, it is sufficient to
say here that it became very unpopular, ami
he became a candidate for re-election in 1840, he
was overwhelmingly beaten by General Harrison*
Soon after the 4th of March, 1841, the ex-Fresideut
retired to "Liudenwold," a fine retreat at Kinder-
book, uear the Hudson. But he continued to retain tho esteem of a powerful section of the Democratic party. At tho Baltimore Convention of
1844, a majority of the delegates were Van Bureu
men. But here tho oligarchy of the Sonth began
to assert it.*) mastery of the Democratic organization. They had determined to press the scheme of
annexing Texas to the Union, and knowing thai
Van Bureu was unfavorable to the project, they
killed bim off by the trick oftbe "two-thirds rule."
Ju 1848, whoa General Cass received tbe Democratic nomination, the " Barnburner" or Van
Buren section of the New York Democracy bolted.
Subsequently, a "free soil" Convention assembled
at Buffalo, New York, and nominated Martin
Van Buren and Charles Francis Adams for President and Vice President. They received no electoral votes, but of the popular vote obtained nearly
two hundred and fifty thousand. This was the
last time the uame of Van Bureu came before the
people in connection with public oflice. He continued to reside at Lindelwold, in tbe enjoyment
of tho society of numerous friends, until his death.
Since the outbreak of the civil war, he is said to
have given his cordial approval to tho grand uprising of the people to maintain tho supremacy o
the Governmeut. Professor Holland, in tbe course
of a memoir of our Eighth President, thus describes his personal appearance and manners,
when in the prime and vigor of his faculties :
Iu persona! appearance, Mr. Vau Bureu is about
the middle size ; his form is erect (and formerly
slender, but now incliuing to corpulance,) aud is
said to be capable of great endurance. His hair
and eyes are light, his features animated and expressive, especially the eye, wbich is indicative
of quick apprehension and close observation : his
forehead exhibits iu its depth aud expansion, fhe
marks of great iutellectual power. The physiognomist would accord to him penetration, quickness
of apprehension, and benevolence of disposition.
The phrenologist would add unusual reflective
faculties, firmuess aud cauticn.
The private character of Mr. Van Bureu is
ahove all^censure or Buspiciou. Iu tho relatione
of father and son, or husband brother, and friend,
he has always displayed those excellences of char
acter aud feeling which adorn human nature. Extending our view to the larger circle of his per-
HASTBKS   ISTKI-.L.ICiKNC !■:.
Wasiuxotox, August 8.—The War Department
bas issued an order to the Uuited States Kfarsbol**)
and Chiefs of Police, to arreBt and imprison any
persona who in any way attempt to discourage
_«_._.       ..    ^    ■   pereoaB are (0 ke tfigfl j,y the
hold upon the confidence and affection of those
with whom he had been couuecttd. The purity
of his motives, his integrity of character, and the
steadiness of his attachments, have always retained
for him the warm affection of many, even amoug
tho ranks of his political opponents.
Tie case aud frankness of his manners, his felicitous powers of conversation, aud the geueral
amiableness of his feelings, render him the ornament ol the social circle. Uniting in his character,
firmness aud forbearance ; habitual self respect
and a delicate regard for the feelings of others ;
neither the perplexities of legal practice, nor the
cares of public life, nor the annoyance of party
strife, have ever been able to disturb the serenity
of his temper, or to derange for a moment the
equanimity of his deportmeut. He has with equal
propriety mingled in the free iutercourse of private life, aud sustained the dignity of official
station.
There are new rumors ou the street touching
the opeuiug of the proposed Nicaragua route to
your city. It is said that George Law, Marsha)
O. Roberts, and Moses Taylor are largely interested in it and that the arrangements for the oneniug
are nearly completed. It ia further stated that the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company has a finger iu it,
and that, iu consequence, Mr. Vauderbilt has had
a flare-up with that compauy, and is now throwing his stock on the market. This statement seems
rather improbable, aud yet it is a fact that withiu
the past few days a large amount of that stock h»s
beeu forced off, so that temporarily a declino has
takeu place of 10 per cent, from tbe figures ihat
wcut out by the last Aspinwall.
The Atlantic Cable Project.
An English paper says the amount of assistance
wliich the British Government has decided to lend
this Company, has now assumed a definite form.—
The Government agrees to make a new and more
complete survey of the bed of the Atlautic, and
will also grant use of vessels to lay cable. It appears that the original agreement to pay £14,000 a
year to the Telegraph Compauy so loug as the
cable is working, still exists; aud the Government
will uot, in a pecuniary way, go further thau Lhe
arrangement. Nothing is said about any connection with "auy other Government over thi
and not even most distant allusion made to any-
proposed connection. From this fact, I am inclined to still hold to the opinion expressed on i
former occasion, that the new line will be exclusively an English affair, and that the United States
must look iu another direction for its telegraphic
conuectiou with Europe.—Bulletin Coirenpou-
dence.	
The climate of. India has recently proved fafal
to many distinguished English men and women.
Wilson, Ritchie and Lord Canning are dead
Laing is ill; Mr. Beadou has been iudi
Col. Baird Smith is dead. Lady Canning is dead,
Wells is dead, Lord and Lady Daliiousie are
dead. .■	
The commercial editor of tlie N. Y. Independent
estimates that "ihe total losses of the nation and
of individuals, traceable directly to the war, cannot be less than ten millioi
Mr
,,;■ iloSiiis-i*.
Mrs. S. A. Douglas is a constant visitor to fhe
hospital iu Washington which bears the uame of
\wv deceased husband, formed from the block of
three magnificent houses erected by him, by
Breckinridge, aud by Rice of Minnesota.
enlistments.   Such
military commissioner. From intelligence re
ceived by ibe War Department, it has beeu ascertained that 30,000 Western troopBof the new levy
will be ready to go into tho field next week.
The special dispatches to the New York papers,
state that a civilian captured at Front Royal an<l
sent to Richmond, who was released on parole,
reached hereto-day, aud says Richmond has not
been evacuated, aud there arefno signs of pestilence there, though there is avast amount of sickness. The rebel army lies east of the city, and
he is confident from what he learned that ite effectiveness is greatly exaggerated.
nsequence of the strict order received today, Provost Marshal Kennedy has prohibited
passengers from going out in the California steamer, and she has beeu detained.
Washington, August 10.—The correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette, just from Culpepper,
says we held the field during the night which wus
oocupied duriug the day. Jackson waa unwilling
either to pursue or renew the battle offered ou tho
Sabbath. He cannot claim a victory, and we cannot acknowedge a defeat.
C.URO, August 10.—It is not true, as telegraphed,
that Farragut asked a truce in passing the rebel
batteries at Vicksburg. On the contrary, he weut
down firing broadsides from every veasel.
Nkw York, August 10.—The steamer Connecticut, from New Orleans Slat July, aud Port Royal
the 3d of August, has arrived. Among the pas-
seugerB is Reverdy Johnson. The health of tha
troops at Peosacola was good. It was rumored
that yellow fever had broke out at Key West-
Farragut's fleet arrived at New Orleans ou tho
29 th.
New York, Ang. 11.—Port Royal dates of the
28th state that the gunboat Armadillo captured
the British steamer Medora, while trying to run
tiie blockade.   She had a heavy cargo.
A letter dated off Mobile, the 31st, reports that
six men, who deserted from Fort Morgan, bad
reached the frigate Susquehana. They report
the garrison at Fort Morgan, from 600 to 800,
many of whom are foreigners, and hut little resistance will be made by two thirds of their forces
in garrison.
Forty merchants, ship owners iu Liverpool, havo
memorialized Earl Russel, relative to the alleged
violation of the international law by Federal
cruisers.  Mr. Layard in effect, replied, justifying
the proceedings of the cruisers, referring to tho
practice ot eeuuing   veaeeis lo ine  Duutniiua  .«
the purpose of running the blockade, lie recommends their attentiou to the Queen's neutrality
proclamation,
The Times1 Washington dispatch contains the
following : Gov. Sprague was roused tbis morniug, by a special messcuger, aud started imme-
'diately for Buruside'a army. It has been believed
here, for some time, that Burnside was, in some
way to cooperate iu the receut movement, and this
sudden sending for Sprague ia interpreted aa indicating speedy activity.
Washington*. August 11. The Petersburg Express ofthe 9th says: A dispatch from Vau
Doru to Seretary Mallory [rebel] states that tho
ram Arkansas has been destroyed. She left Vicksburg on Monday to cooperate in an attack ou
Baton Rouge, aud after the passage ot Bayou Sara
her machinery became disabled, and while her
crew were attempting to repair it, several of tho
enemy's [Federal] gunboats attacked her. After
a gallant response, she was abandoned and blown
up, [o la Merrimae._\ Her oflicers and crew
escaped.
Lexington, Aug. 12.—Independence was attacked yesterday under Hughes and Grantrell,
and after four hours fighting, the Federals surrendered. Twenty of our men are reported killed.
The reinforcements of troops for ludepcudenco
have returned. Everybody is preparing for a conflict, aud thero is great excitement.
Jackson, Tenn., August 12th.—Last evening a
new organized guerrilla band, near Grand Junction, numbering 75, were pounced ou by 50 of our
men, and 20 rebels killed aud the balance dispersed.        ^	
Tobacco Culture in California.—Considerable
attention ia being paid to the cultivation of tobacco this year, in various parts of tbe State. We
hear ot experiments being tried as to its successful
production in Napa, Sau Joaquiu and Souoma
counties. One man near Heaidaburg has some
12,(500 plants, which are thriving flaeiy.—JVapa
Reporter.        _______„._ —
Postmaster Removed.—Charles Watrous, Post
Office Agent, has removed P. J. Prendergaat,
Postmaster at Vallecito, Calaveras county, ou
suspicion of abstracting newspapers from the mails
which passed through his office.
The Mountain Messenger says the fire at Mor-
ristowu last week, consumed property to the vaiuo
of $52,000. The burut district coverB the whole
of the main part of the town—ouly suburban
structures remaining.
Lake Biuler.—It is said that there arc no less
than thirty families, residents ol Sau Francisco,
sojourning at the present time at Lake Bigler.
General Election.—Governor Stanford has
published his proclamation calling for a general
election to be held ou Wednesday, 3d of September next.
OhJlBOBD with Stealing Sheet.—The Marysville Express of July 30th has the following notice
of a singular case of larceny :
W. V. Head, an old printer, well known to tho
craft of thin State, and at one time proprietor of
the Mountain Messenger, was arrested at San
Juan yesterday morning, charged with stealing
280 head o! sheep from U. D. Kemble, about fifteen
miles from Uaryeville, on the Camptonville road.