SONG.
fell me you love inn ; I know it full well,
Though of tr ul lis so delightful one can't be too
sure;
Doubts will arise that a breath may dispel,
Fears thai alone suoH avowals can cure.
y, hen were those syllables murmured in vain?
Tell me you love me again and again.
Tell me you love me, though often before
Yi ii have told me tlie tule I now bid you repeat;
Outpourings like those from tbe lips we adore
tn.their fond  Iteration   grow daily mere sweet ;
Why from the tender confession retrain !
Toil me you lov.' in--' again and again.
Tell tno yon love me, though bent to deceive.
With such sweet assurance I'm content to believe.
Such delusion were dearer than everyday truth;
We in time learn loloolCorj and cherish us s*ootb.
Begeal tbose sweet words, though their fondness
you feign".
Ami lell me you love mc again aud again.
Tell me yon love me : no skeptic am T,
Wiio would question tho faith oi the heart of his
choice ;
When did Falsehood  look forth from so truthful
an eye
Or Dei
'Twere
; less untrustful a voice?
ubt tbee, so   welcome   my
Rut tell me yon love me again and again.
"GREEK FiliF,."
Three cups of wine a prudent man may take t
The Brut of these for constitution's suke ;
The.second to tlie girl be loves the best ;
The third (and last) to lull him to hia rest ;
Then home to bed !    But if a fourth be pours,
That is the cup of lolly, and not ours.
Loud, noisy talking on the filth attends ;
The eixth breed-, feuds and  falling out oi friends ;
Seven begets blows and faces  stained  with gore :
Eight—and the watch-patrol breaks ope the door :
Mad with tbe ninth another cup goes round,
And the swilled sot falls senseless ou   the ground
[Tiberius.}
A HAOHELOR'S WISH.
I should like a snug bouse wilh several acres.
No score at my butcher's nor yet at my baker's ;
A nice little   wife, after which my heart hankers,
And always a hundred or two at my banker's.
I should like a nice pony and a nice little carriage
To drive my dear wife about alter her marriage ;
To attend to my pony I should like a nice man-
To work in my garden and do what he can ;
To attend to my house I should like a nice maid-
To cook us nice dinners, be sober and staid ;
Tc attend to my wife, I should   like a small page-
To make himself useful and take a small wage—
To open the door and go quick to the post,
And hunt np tbe fowls and keys when they're lost
To attend to myself I should like a nice dog ;
To lie in my stye I should like a fat hog.
I should like a few cherubs to sit round my table ;
For my wife and for them I would do what I'm able.
When October comes   round I would brew some
nice beer;
'Twould be ready for tapping the end of the year.
To my neighbors and friends I would open my door,
Aud I neTer would forget the cause of the poor.
I'd do all that and more for you, darling honey.
Rut I can't you perceive, just for want of the money.
"Stonewall" .Incltsoii.
Have you ever seen General Jackson ? Many of
your readers, at leapt, have not. lam not much
at pen-and-ink portrait?, but I cannot resist the
temptation lo give you a short and rough sketch
ot the hero of the valley. Imagine then a man
about 5 feet 10 inches high, rather thick set, full
chest, broad, stalwart shoulders, and iudecd the
whole physique indicating what is commonly called a well-made man. He is the picture of henlthi
yet therefappears a redundancy of flesh. His face
is slightly bronzed from the constant exposure o'
hie campaigns. It was said of Caaaat that if he
had not beeu a conqueror, he would have excelled
all bis contemporaries as a boxer or athlete ; and so
I should say of Jackson, he would be a dangorous
antagonist at fisticuff. His appearance at first impress you with the idea of great powers of endurance, strength and elasticity of frame. The expression of his face adds lo, rather thau diminishes
tlio general effect.
There you see eelf-command, perseverance, indomitable wili, that seems neither to too'
think of any earthly obstacle, and all this without
tbe least admixture of vanity, asssuraacy, pride
fool-hardiness, or anything of the kind. There
seems to be no disposition to assert its pretentious,
but from the quiet sense of conviction of his relative position, which sets the vexed question ol
Belf-iimportance at rest; a peculiarity, I would re"
mark, of great minds. Ii is only the little and the
frivolous who are forever obtruding their petty
vanities before the world. His face also expresses
courage in the highest degree, and hiB phrenological developments indicate a vast amount of e.npr
gy and activity.
His forehead is broad and prominent, tho occipital and sincipital regions are both large and well,
balanced; eyes expressing a singular union oi
mildness, energy and concentration ; cheek and
nose both long and well formed. His dress'ia a
common gray suit of faded cassimere, coat, pants
and hat—tbe coat slightly braided on the sleeve,
just enough to be perceptible, the color displaying
the mark of a Major General. Ol his gait itis
sufficient to say that lie just goes about, not a part,
ieleof the strut, the military swagger, turkey-
gobbler parade, so common among officers of small
rank and smaller minds.
It would be a profitable study for some of onr
military swells to devote ono hour each day to tbe
contemplation of tho magnificent plainness of
"Stonewall." To military fame, which they can
never hope to attain, ho unites tho simplicity of a
child, the straight-forwardness of a western farmer. On last Sunday he was dressed as above, and bestrode as common ahorse as one would see in a summer day. There may be those who would be less
sttuck with his appearance, as thus accoutred,
than if bedizzaned with lace, and holding the reins
of a magnificent barb, caparisoned aud harnessed
for glorious war.
Bai to one who had seen him, aa I had, at Gold
Harbor and Malvern Hill, in the rain of shells and
the blaze of the death-lights of the battle-field,
when nothing leas than a mountain would serve as
a breast-work against the P>G-inch shells which
howled and shrieked through tbe sickly air.
General Jacksou in tatters would be the same hero
as General Jackson in gilded uniform. In my
simple view he is a nonpareil—he is without a
peer. He has enough energy to supply a whole
manufacturing district—enough military genius
to stock two or three military schools of the
Of West Point—Savannah Arew3.
" Admission Day."
The occasion which was commemorated in San
Francisco on Tuesday, tbc Oth of September by a
civic procession aud other proceedings appropriate to hollidays1 stands foremost in tbe annals of
California; for on that day twelve years ago (September Dth, 1S50) the Bis'erhood of North American States received a new accession, and tho virgin sovereignty of tbe Pacific was crowned witb
her first laurel wreath. The first meeting of the
Convention of Delegates to frame a State Constitution met on the 1st of SepU-mbcr, 1S49, a little
more than   a   year   be ft ire the   inauguration,  and
not one year and a half from the date of the first |To lie in my stye I should
discovery oi gold, at   the   town of  Monterey, and   ' »-«---*
on tbe 13th of October following, the Constitution
was finished aud the signatures of the delegates
appended. On the 13th of November lhe ballot
was taken on the Constitution, and it may be noted
an indication of the popularity of the movement, that in Sau Francisco two thousand aud fifty-one voted in favor of the Constitution, and only
(our against. Tho vote throughout lhe whole
country was twelve thousand and sixty-four in
favor of, and eight hundred and eleven against it-
How many interesting, thrilling and wonderful
events have transpired since that inauguration '
That wis the day of prosperous placer diggings,
e mercantile consignments and enormous fortunes—the day wbich gave to John C. Fremont
and William M. Gwin their seats in the Uuited
States Senate ; which sout poor Gilbert to tbe
lower House of Congress to earn distinctions which,
had his useful life not been untimely cut short by
a weok compliance with a false code of honor,
would have given his name a prominent and an
honored place in the history of that State whose
best interests he had so deeply at heart. Peter H-
Buvnett was selected for  the honors  of the  first
Governorship, and  John McDougall took his seat
as Lieut. Governor.    On   tbe  electoral   tickets ol
tbat period figured the names of many  who have
iince paid the debt of nature—among  tbem Gab-
■iel B. Post, who established the first regular line
of packets to the Sandwich   Islands, and   who was
one of the first of our State Senators—his coadjutor being  Nathaniel   Bennett.    In   the   Assembly
were William Van Vorhics, Edmund Randolph*
Levi Stowell, J. H. Watson and J. A. Patterson'
Wm. Van Vorbies was likewise Secretary of State
Richard Roman, Treasurer ; S. II. Houston, Controller; Edward J. C. Kewen, Attorney General; S.
C. Hastings, Chief Justice ; Associate Justices, J.
A. Lyon and  Nathaniel Bennett.    Happy fraternity, to whom  was given tbe privilege of loading
off in the political annals of a State, which, unless
tbc " Star of Empire" should go out entirely, must
ere long take rank with tbe most important members of tbe constellation !    To very few is granted
snch  an opportunity  for   distinction,  yet cf all
these few now live, for their virtuous or patriotic
deeds, in the memory of the people.    Since tha1
era, California bas not only redeemed the country
more than once from threatened  bankruptcy, but
has contributed greatly to the wisdom by which
the councils of tbe nation   have been directed.—
Twelve years have elapsed since the Constitution
became a law, and to day there is not in the whole
Union a State more loyal or more prosperous, or
more ready to perform lier share in sustaining the
burthens of the Government thau California, the
bright  particular  Star of the Pacific!    If  any
ou tutu nena nau ueeu eueuuiageu, tne enthusiasm with which all classes hailed the fesliv-
ties of " inauguration" should suffice to convince
the most skeptical.—San Francisco Sunday Me?"
cury.
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A Story About General Batter.
A story is told concerning Gen. Bailer which is
not calculated to prove his confidence in the safety
of lhe secession element by which he is surrounded
Some time ago Gen. Butler, Eluding that it wa;
almost impossible to devote to his wife lhe cares
to which she is entitled, resolved to part witb he:
and to send her homeward. Tbe day of departure
arrived, and be went with his wife and his children
to the boat on which they were to embark. Unfortunately lhe water was high and the boat difficult of access. The plank-thrown upon the water between the deck aud the shore formed an acute
angle, and Blondin himself would have found It
difficult to maintain his equilibrium upon it. But
Gen. Butler, confident that his centre of gravity
was sufficiently ponderous to secure him agaiust,
ail accidents, ventured bravely upon the steepy
road. Hardly had he walked two Bteps, however,
than Ms feet glided along and down he went
measuring lho plank with ail his length, and pro
duciug at the same time a noise somewhat similai
to that of au old kettle. His servants ran to his
assistance, and he was soon up again,
When it had been ascertained lhat the general
was unhurt, inquiries were made concerning the
sound of metal heard at the time of his fall. I.
was not long before the mystery was solved. The
clothes of the general having been torn in his peril-
s descent, people saw. protruding underneath
his coat, one large breastplate, reaching from his
neck down to bis thighs. This was the object that
had produced the noise. It was ascertained after-
raids that the general wears this kind ol armor
ince his arrival in Now OrleaoB, and that he nev
r goes out without it,—N.  Y.   World.
A. BUSWEMb & CO,
"Book Binders, Paper Rulers, and
Blank Book Manufacturers,
51*7 Clay and 514 Commercial str.-ets, between
Montgomery aud Sansome,
San Francisco.
Blanks, Way Bills, Bill Heads, Brief Paper, &c,
Ruled to order, at the shortest notice.
Blank Books .Ruled. Bound, and Printed to order,
Old Books Rebound.
Orders from the country by letter or express,
promptly attended to. aug9
R. E. RAIMOND,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
Mo. 105 Front street,
(Between Washington and Merchant streets )
SAN FRANCISCO,
will  give  particular   attention to the
Purchase and Shipment,
as well as to tho
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Merchants and Producers of the Southern anc.
Northern coast ofCalifornia. as well as with that
of Oregon nnd Washington Territories, feelsconfi-
dent that he will be able to give entire satiisaction
to parties who may entrust their business to his
care.        jy!6
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AGENT  OF
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BOOT fc SHOE MANUFACTURER,
OF   PHILiDBLEaiA,
"Warehouse, ai4 California street, below
Unticry street, Sail Francisco.
Constantly on hand, a large assorted stock of
G-entlemen's, Ladies, Misses, and
Children's Wear,
Of superior quality;  also,  French  Calf Boot Legs
and Boot. Front...
F. X. EAST,
Sole Agent for California.
^■©""Country Orders promptly attended to.
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For Marking Linen.
For sale by tbe gross, at
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IUPOKTEBS AND DEALERS IN
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Brooms, Pails, Tubs, Washboards
Churns. &c,
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SAN FRANCISCO.
EMPLOYMENT"~bFFICE   AND
GENERA L_AGENCY.
Furnish all  kinds of help for Families,  Hoteln,
Fanners, Mining Companies, Mills, Factories, Shops
Also, have a Real Estate  Agency,
business in that line.
nd attend to
feb28
A.nti-5SIicnmiatic Cordial anil health
Rest ova tive
Old Servants.—The Rev. Charles Ishara, rector
of Polebrook, Northamptonshire, who died on the
17tli March, 18(J2fat the age of.8*6, (says Notes and
Queries ) had been rector of Polebrook for lbe
unusual loog period of sixty-two years, having
been instituted to tlie living in the year 1S00.
But what makes his case a very remarkable one>
if not altogether unprecedented, is this : His household consisted of a lady housekeeper and Bve indoor servants, and at the time of his death, at
Polebrook Rectory, for the following periods :
lady housekeeper, 23 years; cook, 30| years;
housemaid, 24 years; kitchen maid, 11 years ; butler, 31 years ; coachman, 3i years.    Thia remark-
•Mo lict ppaaJco aa maeh for tho Jotc rector of Pole"
brook os it does for his servants ; and in these days
when domestic servants change their "masters and
missuses" as readily as sheep change (heir pasture,
it reads like a record of past days that are never
more to be recalled.
TnE President and His Genekals— A corres
pondent of the Boston Transcript writes from
Washington :
Lincoln declared to ex-Governor Dennison, of
Oliio, that ho wanted those persons who had complained of bim to know that he now leaves everything ofa military nature in the hands ol liis leading General. " I found I must select some one
man,' said the President "to command all the area of the United States, and though it may be
possible that Halleck is not a great General, I
firmly believe he is tbe best I have got." lie
stated, further, in coarse of his conversation, that
Stauton had no more to do with military affairs
than a clerk. He is liko a Secretary of War in
time of peace--he attends to all the duties of his
office, but doee not plan a campaign anywhere."
SUMMONS.
In the District Court of the First Judicial
District of tlie State of California, in ami for
tlie County of Los Angeles.
f-Uo r.
■ighteously  iieson'
Sooddy Explained—A London correspondent
of the New Yovk World writes : You havo heard
not a little about" shoddy." Mr. J. Rhodes, of
Merley, near Leeds, England, exhibits in the International Exhibition a compact machine for per.
forming the first process towards converting old
rags into new cloth. The stuff here produced is
called '■ Mango, " a hotter kind of " Devil's dust. "
The fibre of the latter ia extremely short—so Bhort
as to give it the name of dust. The mungo ia larger fibred, It enters largely into the composition of
all the commoner cloths now made io England, and
mungo may be said to bo the principal wear of
seven-tenths of the English people. Anybody who
buys a ten dollar suit buys mungo. Tiie rags being cut in pieces three or four inches frjunre, and
placed in the hopper of the rag grinding, machine,
ure torn in shreds and gradually turned into short
fib:-*':-: by __.i;'U"i:. of strong toothed combs, which
cro:;- one r.::otlicr. by rolbrs and Idowers. Thus ii
comes out not unlike cotton batting, or more like
tne fluff tbat accummulates in tho corner of your
pocket, being the soft surfaco rubbed off the material of which your pocket is composed. Then it
passes inlo piercing machines, elubbinghorses, bil
l_.ys, tenterhook wooieye, nnd shake wooleys, and
f:;-.a!rly comes o.it '* this, sir" aa the man in charge
of the machine (said, taking me by the sleeve of my
black broadcloth coat, to my extreme disgust.
Alas, alaal who ever more may put hia trust in
I .Nora ?
A Hard Litis from a Friend.
The following is from a leader in tbe New York
World of July 12th, on the great battle neat-
Richmond. Tbe World is a leading Republican
paper. Ita comments are as just as they are severe.    It say!?:
" We have been outnumbered and overborne. It
ia of no use to blink the fact. The Secretary may
conceal it. The press will not. The Government
has concealed it aa long aa it was able. It has held
tbe endB of the telegraph in its possession. It haa
guarded tbe routes to and from Fortress Monroe.
It haa suppressed the dispatches which gave it full
and reliable information. It promised to communicate the truth, good or evil, to the public whenever it waa sure of the facta. It lias violated its
promise. Its Cabinet officers havo caused falsehoods or statements which suppressed and pervert,
ed the truth to be transmitted over the country,
and, with facts in their possession wbich the people had a right to know; they havo regaled us
with rosy fictions which every private aud truthful report from the seat of war, now at last arrived
by messenger and mail, pronounces a deceit and a
sham."
A Man of Long Prayers.—A lady correspondent of the New York Times recently arrived fron:
Richmond.   The Times eays :
Tho lady has often seen Jeff. Davia. For some
months be had his headquarters directly opposite
her residence, across the Green (a narrow park).
She baa been accustomed to hear him at his morn-
and evening devotion. Ho is represented as
a man of many long prayers, which, although they
arc uttered in a loud voice, ahe does not think
that, Pharisee-like, he thus worships to be seen
and heard by men. He is a prominent member of
the Episcopal Church, and aside from the treasonable course which he has pursued in this rebellion, sho regards his daily life as entirely in oc
cordance with the principles of the Christian religion.
Chicago, Oct. 2.—B. F. Hallett, lormely a p
ment Democratic politican, died at his residen
Lowell, Mas., on   Tuesday last.
New York, Oct. 2.—An army correspondent
there must bo fighting before many daya in ne
eastern "Virginia, unless the rebels relinquish
position at Winchester, without waiting for ■
thrown down the gauntlet. It is impossible to
sist the army they claim to have there, withou
sessingmore facilities to obtain supplies. Iti;
lieved that it may safely be surmised that they
not stand about Winchester iu force, because of our
threatening attitude.
General T. "W. Sherman, known as Port Royal
Sherman, left yesterday in tho Marion, to sup
sede General Phclpa at New Orlea.is. Genera
Mitchell, whose meteor.like career in Alabama, a
short time ago, attracted the attention of the world,
haa arrived in this city on hia way to supersede Qe_w,
Hunter at Hilton Head. Thus, two men of abolitionist propensities, both of them moro famous for
special anti-slavery proclamations than for the aup
pression ofthe rebelion, will resign tlieir places to
men whose fidelity to the Union as it was, and the
Constitution as it is, is undoubted.
New York, Oct. 3.—A dispatch from tho head
quarters of the Army of the Potomac, the 2d, saya :
President Lincoln arrived at Harper's Ferry on a
special train from Washington yesterday afternoon,
and was escorted by Sumner's Divisiion to headquarters. After a cordial interview with McClellan and Sumner, a brilliant cavalcade, composed of J
tbc Division and Brigade Generals, with the members of their staffs, reviewed Sumner's corps onBol-
var Heights. The troops greeted the President
and General McClellan with great enthusiasm.
This morning he visited Maryland Heights; at
noon rode over to McClellan's headquarters, and
during tbe afternoon he was conducted over the
Antietam battle-field, The President manifested
the greatest interest in all matters concerning ou:
recent victories. In the evening he returned to
McClellan's hcadquartcra. To morrow he will re
view the other troops, and return to Washington on
Saturday.
A Washington letter to the Commercial Adve.
User records several rumors connected with the
President's visit to McClellan; among others that
he in-tends to detach one of tho latte's officers for
important duty—indicating Burnside a3 the person.
Washington, Oet. 3d.—General Hooker has ao
far recovered that he ia ready to resume his command whenever ordered. Gen. Harney ia eaid to
be assigned to tbo command in the West.
Secretary Stonton and Gen. McClellan are on
such terms tbat the latter took tea with the former
ocfore he left Washington.
Geo. King haB recovered from his Eevcre illness.
Gen. Augur has also recovered from his wound
received at Cedar Mountain.
The War Department has decided to exempt from
draft all magistrates, sheriffs and constables.
Dry goods received by late arrivals from Europe,
arc advertised in tho Charleston papers.
Stonewal Jackson has been made a Life Director
of tbe Southern Biblo Society.
When Pope telegraphed a Federal losa of 8,000,
tho actual losa numbered less than 5,000.
Hugh J. Hastinga, of the Albany Knickerbocker, has bcea appointed Consul to Ravenna, in
Italy.
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And you are hereby eotified, that if you fail to ajiper;
a nd <!n.sv,-._v the said com plain t it k above required, the sai
plaintill' will enter your default and asi; the Court fo
the   relief prayed for in the complaint and lor costs.
Witne.SHl.be lion. Benjamin Hayes, Jud^e of our DIf
trict Court aforesaid, this f.llh day of August, a.d. 1 SG2.
[r,, S.) At.te.st my hand and the .seal ol" said Court, th
day and vear 1;.ikI above -written.
JOHN "\V. SHORE,  Clerk,
augO By Jos. Hueek, jr., Deputy.
PASTURE.
THE undersigned informs the citizens of Los
Angeles county, that he has one of the best
Pastures in the county, and has an abundance of
water, corals and stabling, attached to same, with
all the varieties ol clover and grass, both green
and dry, and solicits public patronage, at the low
rate oi 50 cents per week.
The above pasture is situated six milea south of
town, between the old and new San Pedro roads.—
Parties wishing to send horses to my pasture, will
please leave tbem at Mott's, or Edward's, or Taaft'a
Stablea.
^""S*** Horned Cattle not received.
E. W. SQUIRES.
Los Angeles, August 15,1862. 6m
FOR
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
San Pedro and Sau Diego.
ON and aftcv tho firat of April, and until further
notico, the steamship
^£&-    SENATOR,
T. W. SEELEY COMMANDER,
Will Make two tripa per month on the Southern
Coast, leaving Broadway Wharf,
On the 3d and 18th of each Month
AT 9 O'CLOCK, A. M.
1*^*" Bills of Lading will bo furnished by the
Purser on board.
Foi' freight or paeaagc apply on board, or at the
ofHee of S. J. Heusley, corner of Battery and Washington stt   dec9     S. J. HENSLEY, President.
Agent for JLos Angeles.
Dr. H. R. MYLES.
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—OR—
BLOOD AXD LIVER SYRUP-
IT is highly recommended by physicians to cure the
following diseases, having their origin in a disordewl
stato ol' the hlood.
fccrofula, Titter or Salt Rheum, Scald head, Canker,
Ulcerations and Enhu-semiriit of the Joints,
Cancerous Tumors, Erysipelas,
King's Evil, St. Anthony's Fire, "White Swellings,
Obstinate Kruiitioos. Pimples on the Face,
Rheumatism, Hlotches, Pustules,
Dyspepsia, &.C.
Syphilis and  llui-ein-ial Alhietions are cured ;
Chlorosis er obstructions in Females,
Leu co rr be a or "Whites, are   relieved  by the
use Of this  MEDICINE.
The medical properties of Sarsaparilla in  conjunction
with Stillingia are well known  hy all medical  men tobe
the best compound  yet discovered to cleanse and  purify
the blood, and eradicate all humors from the system.
We have given the recipe to most physicians in t*b#
country, that they may know what they are using; »nd
will continue t.o send itV- mail to those desirous of knowing the ingredients entering into its composition, that
they may prescribe if in their practice. .
This preparation stands at the bend of the list ofremt-
dies for curing all diseases arising from impurities in ths
blood or diseased matter lurking  in thesvstem.
Thousands who liave nsed Hie Si illimiia a.nl Sars.-ipaiilift
will testify to its remarkable effect in removing all impurities from their blood, giving Uine anil vigor to the whole
human frame, and restoring a healthy action to all the
functions of the body.
The testimonials received in its favor from many members of the Medical Faculty would, were we to publish
them, fill tt large volume.
It is prepared under the supervision of one of the oldest and best practical chemist* in the country, (Mr. W. a
Merrill, Cincinnati,) so as to insure an uniformity ol
composition and purity in all its ingredients.
As   a  spring   remedy, to purify and  cleanse the blood,
leaving it  free from all   humors  and impurity, we assert
with confidence, there is no better remedy.
Sold by all Druggists, and hy
ItBDIN-GTOS & CO., Apeiita,
409 and 411 Clay street, San Francisco.
Also, hy .,
II. tt. MYITES, Apothecaries Hall,
ap26 Main street, Los Angeles.
ALL  HEALING
JAPANESE   SALVE.
The Japanese Salve is the best preparation that has
heen discovered for the cure of
POISON FROM POISON OAK,
MOSQUITO BITES.
COTS,
SP It AIMS.
15UKNS,
PILES,
BOILS,
BRUISES,    ■
CORNS,
GUNSHOT   Wnl -EX;
KOKI-MI'rl.K;,
NURSING SORE KREASfS,
Ami in fact nil kinds ihT Sores.
For Sale by all UruL-L.ist.M, and  hy Dr. B-B. MYLKS,
IleeeniberXM,.  ISGl-fira Los Angeles
REJDINGTON*CO..  Agents
Kan Fraii*l«0*
%natlt
VOL. XII.
LOS   ANGELES,  CAL.,   SATUEDAY,  OCTOBEE 25,  1862.
NO. 25.
Cos Angeles Star:
PUBLISHKD KVKBY SATURDAY MOBKING,
At the STAR BUILDINGS, SpriDg Street, Loa
AQgelea,
BY   H.   HAMILTON.
TERMS:
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For Six Hon thn   3 00
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Single Number  0 12&
Advtrtiuement* inserted at Two Dollars per square
of ten lines, for the Brat insertion; aod One
Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction made to yearly AdvurtlfterH.
S*n   Francisco Ace ney.
Mr.C. A. OttANCis the only authorized agent
(or Ihe Loa Anoklkb Star id .San Francisco.
All orders left at his office, Northwest corner of
Washington  and    Sansome  atreeta.  Government
uilding, (up stairs) will be promptly attended to.
HOTELS.
BELLA UNION HOTEL,
LOS    ANGELES.
JOHN KING &, HENRY HAMMEL,
Proprietors.
THE SUBSCRIBERS having leased the above
named   Hotel,  wish   to  ftawurc   their   friends
and the travelling public that they will endeavor
to keep the Bella Union what it has always   been,
THE   BEST   HOTEL
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Families can be accommodated with large, airy
rooms, or nuita of rooms, well furbished. \
TUe Bills of Fare
■hall be inferior to none iu the State.
All the Stages
to and from Los Augeles arrive at and depart from
thin Hotel.
The Rar and Billiard Saloons
■ hall   receive the   moat  alrict   atiention, aud the
patrons shall find that this  house will he  carried
on *b a first clas* Hotel oii'_.ht to be.
Lou Angeles, May 31. 1862.
UNITED STATES HOTEL.
IMCcklxx Street,
Los Angeles.
THE SUBSCRIBER having leased the
above establishment, begs leave to in-
■ formthe public that he has refitted and
 -efurniahed it throughout, and that  it
will ije conducted in ihe very best style. The
table wilt be liberally supplied with everything
tbe market aflords, and overyears will be taken
. to make UNUNITED STATES HOTEL a comfortable home for boarders.
Attached to the Hotel, is a BAR, where the beat
of liquors and cigars are kept.
Terrnn moderate, to suit the times.
Miner* coming   from  or to  the mines OfHol-
COtobe, Potosi, Mohave or San   Gabriel,   will   find
this a convenient place to meet their Irieudf*, or to
obtain doftirabtfl information.
i.OB Angeie-s, December 7lh. 1862.—tf
Ii. STA3SFORT.
COLORADO MIMES.
FERKY at PltlVVIDEiVCE FOOT.
WABRINGER & BRA0SHAW
HAVE ESTABLISHED A FERRY on the Colorado river, at the place named Providence
Point, the termination of the straight line of travel
from Lo* Angeles City.
A jfood and substantial boat will be on the station by the 1.6th June, capable of carrying passengers and Irei^ht; and as soon thereafter as possible
a lar>je ferry boat will be put on, capable of supplying all the requirements of the public.
Los Angeles, June'H, 18G2.
Saddlery, Harness-Making,
UPHOLSTERY WAREHOUSE,
X.OS ANGELES STKEET,
In rront of Commercial.
h. heTnsch,
T>ESI'EGTFULLY informs the public, lhat he is
IX constantly supplied with everything iu the
UPHOLSTERY liue of business, and will give his
attention to the execution of all orders with which
be may bo favored.   Being a practical workman,
Ho makes Ulntiesses, ol' nil kinds,
Sew* nml Lays Carpets,
Hang* Curtiiliis, nnd l>ec.orat«s Rooms.
PAPER HANGING
earefully executed, aad CEILINGS Deatly put up.
SPJUXG MATH.ESSES MADE TO ORIXER..
Also, having two of the largest sized Sewing
Machines, beta enabled to execute nil orders in
that liue. Bags aud sacks made on lowest terms.
Ia the department of SADDLE and HARNESS
Making, he will execute any order, having mate-
rlalion band.
All work guaranteed to give satisfaction.
li. HEINSCH.
Lob Angeles, July 20,1802.
lasiwss Caris.
C.  E.   THOM,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
LOS ANGELES.    .
Office in Pico Buildings, Spring ti tree t. jy3
DR. J. C.WELSH,
PHYSICIAN ANDSlfUOKON,
Office, CITY DRUG STORE,
Main street, Los Angeles.
Office hours, 9 to 12, m ; and 2 to 9, p.m.
August 1, 1859.
R.  T.   HAYES,   M.D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
Tenders his services to the citizens of Los Angeles.
Office—ApotHecnrics** Hall, near Hit Post Office
Residence of Du. Hates—McLaren e House,
Fort street. oct!5
S.   &,   A.   LAZARD,
JbVeucli,   English   and   American
Dry Goods.
Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles. ^1 02
PHINEAS BANNING,
FORWARDING ami COMMISSION
AGENT,
New San Pedro and Los Angeles.
F. P. RAMIREZ,
NOTARY  PUBLIC,
Office witb J. H. GrrcriELL, Esq., Temple's Block.
French, Englisn,  ami Spanish Translated,
Collections Mad..  &c.
A.   LEEMAIJ,
PT.AirV AXD ORNAMENTAL.
SIG-KT   FAIKTTIKTO,
CARRIAGE PAINTING, &C.
Inquire at John Golleb's Shop. augl
SAMUEL ARBUCKLE,
AUCTIONEER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Salesroom in Temple's Bloclt,
MAIN  STREET.
Strict attention given to aU business.
Commissions solicited.
Los Angeles, May 17, 1862..
KELLY  &   VINCENT,
HOUSE,   SIGS.',
AND    CARRIAGE    PAINTING,
Temjilc's Block, Main street, Los Angeles.
DEALERS IN STOVES,
— AMD —
Manufacturers o*f AH Kinds
TIAT, SHEET IRON, AXD COPPER
^¥ASE.
JOB "WORK DONE TO  ORDER.
WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCH.
Constantly on hand,
All Kinds of Hollow Ware, Pumps
&c. Arc. .tc.
BACHMAS'S BUILDIXG,
LOS  ANGELES STREET-
WATTS' NERVOUS   ANTIDOTE,
AND -PHYSICAL  RESTORATIVE.
THE  MEDICAL WONDER OP THE  AGE.—
Tbe most powerful and wonderful mediciBe
ever discovered.
Watts' Ncrvows Antidote
Has cured, and will cure, more cases of nervous
disorders thau any other kuowu remedy.
Watts' N«vou. Antidote
Has.and will cure Nervous Headache, Giddiness,
Fainting, ParalysiB, Extreme Debility. Neuralgia,
Chronic and luflammatory Hheumatism, Toothacliu
Ac. &Q.
Watts* flTerVOUs Antidote
In an effectual remedy for Wakefulness.   Itesooth-
ing aud quieting influence is remarkable.
Watts' Nervous Antidote
Will cure Delirium Tremens, Nervous Trembling.
fSt J&. X> X> Xji des :ol "ST.
M. MONTET9
EAS tbe honor fo announce to tbe Public, tbat
he still carries on his business at the old
stand, as above, and baving in his employment competent workmen, he is prepared to execute all orders with which hu may be favored, iu tbe Manufacturing of
FlueIIari»ess,CarvlageRepalilng,anaiHeiidliig
ofall kinds.
Also,eveiythingin l.licSaddlery Business.
Los Angeles,Feb. 1st, 1862.
LIFE'S QUESTION.
BT H.   ALVORD.
Drifting away
Like mote on the stream,
To-day's disappointment
Yesterday's dream;
Ever resolving—
Never to mend ;
Such is our progress:
Where is tbe end :
Whirling away
Like leaf in the wind,
Points of attachment
Left daily behind,
Fixed to no principle,
Fast to no friend ;
Such our fidelity :
Where ia tbe eod?
Floating: away
Like cloud on the hill,
Pendulous, tremulous,
Migrating still ;
Where to repose ouraelvea T
Whither to tend?
Such our consistency :
Where is the eud?J
Crystal tbe pavement,
Heen from the stream ;
Firm the reality
Under tbe dream;
We may uot feel it,
Still we may mend :
How we have conquered
Not known till tbe end.
Bright leaves may scatter,
Sports of the wind,
But stands to tbe winter
The great tree behind :
Frosts shall not wither it,
Storms cannot bend;
Roots firmly clasping
The rock, at tbe end.
Calm is the firmament,
Over the cloud ;
Clear shine tbe stars, through
The riftB of the shroud ;
There our repose shall be,
Thither we tend.
Spite of our waverings
Approved at the End.
DRUGS, MOINES, &C.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
APOTHECARIES'    HALL,
Main street, nearly Opposite Commercial.
X>r. 3EX- 0EL. HVrX-JUI^S
HAS ON HAND, and is constantly adding to'
one ofthe most complete assortments of Drugs'
Medicines and Chemicals, Sonth of Sau Francisco *>
together with all the Patent Medicines of tbe day-
Also a fine assortment of
Perfumery  and Toilet Articles.
All of which he warrants gen
quality; wbicb be ofters, Win
tbe most liberal tonus.
Physicians'   Prescriptions
hours, day or night.
LosAngeles, July 7, 1860,
Epilepsy, T^
itching oftbe Facial Nerves, Convul
sions, and Pulmonary complaiuts,
Watts' Nervous Antidote
Will act upon tbat state of the nervous system
which produces Depression ot Spirits, Anxiety of
Mind, Mental Debility, Hysterics, &q, aud is so
wonderful in rejuvenating premature old age, aud
correcting decrepitude brought on by excessive
indulgence, that nothing but a trial cau convince
"tho patient of its qualities. It is not an excitant
but a Btrengtheuer, purely vegetable and harmless;
like a skillful architect begins by laying a firm
foundation, and gradually but incessautly adds
strength and vigor uutil nothing is lelt unfinished.
For Bale at retail by all Druggists.      jy!93m
line and of the best
legale or Retail, on
ouipounded   at all
E. K. MYLES.
Sl
GOLD WATER'S,
Bella Union Hotel.
For a Felon.—Take a pint of soft soap, and stir
it in air-slacked lime till it is of the consistency
of glazier's putty. Make a leather thimble aud
fill it with the composition once every thirty minutes.   This is said to be a certain remedy.
Our National Capital.
During the Revolution, tbe Continental Congress sat for tbe most part at Philadelphia, although it was compelled by the movements ofthe
British army to evacuate that city, and to pass
through a migratory career at Baltimore, Lancaster, York, Annapolis, Princeton, Trenton, and
New York. Tt^e Federal Government, under the
preseut Constitution, was inaugurated at New
York, 1789, At the first sessiou, which commenced
immediately, petitions came in irom various town
aud State Governments in regard to the permanent location of the seat of Government. The Bast"
eru States aud New York, were opposed to the
premature agitation of tbe question, wheu thero
were other measures whicli their Befii^aeamtrteii
considered of greater national importance, demanding immediate attention. Among these important matters was the proposition to assume the
debts of the States by the Federal Government—a
measure in which the New England Stales were
doubly interested ; first, because, as they alleged,
they had made the greatest pecuniary sacrifices in
support of the war, aud secondly, because their citizeus were in possession of an undue share of State
securities. They were also averse to the removal
oftbe capital to any point South of New York ;
and the latter State, as a matter of course, concurred with them iu this policy. Pennsylvania was
divided between Philadelphia and a point on the
Susquehanna called Wright's Ferry, near Havre
de Grace. New Jersey was for Philadelphia ; Delaware would, perhaps, have preferred a point low-
er*lown the river; Maryland was divided in ita
preferences between Baltimore aud some point on
the Potomac. The Southern States, including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina aud Georgia, were clamorous for tbo Potomac.
In the first session the House passed a resolution
for tbe permanent establishment ofthe seat of Government at Wright's Ferry, on the Susquehanna,
ae soon as suitable buildings could be erected, aud
in the menu time the Governmeut was to remain
at New York. Thia resolution was matured iuto a
bill and seat to the Senate, whence it was amended
by tbe substitution of Germautowu for Wright's
Ferry. Going back to the house, thia important
amendment was agreed to. But au amendment
being added, that the laws of Pennsylvania were
to remain in force until repealed by Congress, by
preventing the immediate consummation of the
plan, spoiled Germautowu of ita destiny, The Senate, availing itself of tbis trifling amendment,
postponed tbe whole subject uutil the next session
of Congress.
Iu the meantime, belore tbe meeting of tbe nest
Congress, the Legislature of Virgiuia adopted a
resolution, offering ten tnilesfquare of its territory
on the Potomac Tor the location of the capital. It
also offered one hundred aud twenty thousand doi.
lars for the creation of public buildings, on condition that the offerof the territory, or & portion of
it, should be accepted. At the suggestion of the
Virginia authorities, Maryland made a similar offer of territory witb seventy-two thousand dollars.
The Southern people were deeply aroused aud agitated about it, aud Mr. Madisou said that Virginia
would not bave ratified the Constitution, except
witb lbe understanding that the seat of Governmeut was to be located soulhrof Pennsylvania.
A compromise was at length agreed upon. Tbe
capital was to be permanently located at some point
ou the Potomac "between tbu; East Branch, and
BOtne point on tbe Couecogeague ;" uud until suitable buildings could be erected, the Government
was to reside at Philadelphia. By au amendment
the ten miles square might extend below the mouth
of the East Branch, so as to include Alexandria, on
tbe Virgiuia Bide of tbe main Western Branch, but
tbe public buildings were to be on tbe Maryland
Bide. Tbe unpronounceable Conecogeague, which
is named iu the bill, was forgotten in tbe execution of its provisions, aud ia practically as far
from the seat of government as tbe jilted German-
town ; and, wc believe, it has never ceased to murmur its discordant complaints to the hills and gorges of Washington county, Maryland, beyond the
Blue Ridge.
Immediately after the settlement of this qu
tion, the Funding Act, with an amendment p:
viding lor the assumption of tbe State debts, to
the amount o( twenty-one millions, was taken up
iu the liouse and passed, " two members representing Potomac districts" changing tiieir votes
and coming to ita support. '• Others," says Judgi
Marebali, *• would have done likewise, if necessary
to carry the bill." He subjoins, by way of apology, that the gentlemen who changed their votea ia
understood to have been all tha while favorable to
the policy of assumption; but if the capital was
to be located north of Maryland, they were opposed to any measure calculated to strengthen the
Federal Government.
Mr. Jeffersou, whose writings were not published
uutil long after Judge Marshall wrote, gives a lull
explaualion of the transaction iu his " Anas," substantially agreeing with the above, except as to
the feeling which governed the Potomao members
in changing their votes. He states that never, in
bis day, was the Union so near dissolution as at
the date of the above transactions.
Alexandria, town aud county, whicb were included within the original limits of the District,
were, in 1S4G, retroceded to Virginia.
The situation of Washington itself is one of
great beauty. From the top of the Capitol or of
the unfinished Washington Monument, the city ia
seen to be situated iu an ampitheatre, surrounded
by graceful bills on the east, north and west;
while ou the south Lhe broad and beautiful Potomac opens out a magnificent vista, where placid
waters mirror the bills aud tree tops of Virginia
and Maryland for many miles. Tbe view down
tbe river of a boo summer's morning or afternoon,
from any elevated point in Washington or Georgetown, is one of surpassing loveliness.
Tlus Change ami wliAt Produces It.
The Philadelphia North American Bays : cross-
day the threshold ofa palatial jewelry store, in
Chesnut street, we observed at the counter a man
accompanied by au overdressed female, paying for
thousand dollar set of diamonds he had then purchased. The buyer ofthe glittering trinkets, lesB
thau a year ago, had as little prospect of owning a
thousand dollar set of diamonds as of inheriting the
fee simple of all Golconda. Tbe gems were duly
disposed upon the person of his companion, aud
consigning the empty casket to his pocket,the parties walked out.
" How is trade '' we asked of tho proprietor, as
he led us back into the store,beaming with smiles.
" Trade " said he, " with ua was uever better—
rarely so good."
We marvelled. He called our attention to bis
long row of show cases, in which the a took waa
manifestly meagre, aud Irom which very many
costly gems that we had kuowu by sight had now
" A year ago," said tbe dealer iu the jewels, " our
stock was so large ihat we tremble to look at it.
We had sets of diamonds, pearls, opals, rubies and
emeralds, costing us large suma, whose sale we
looked upon as hopeless uutil uatioual order was
restored. Now tbey are nearly all gone. We have
sold six sets to-day, and $1,001) waa the lowest
priced oue among them all,"
.' Aud tbe buyers ?"
" Tbe buyers are all, or nearly all, new faces.
Our old customers we scarcely ever sec,exccpt tbey
come for some trifling purchase,, or bring tbeir
watches to be put in order. So lar from buying
Irom us, tbey ofieuer come with requests for the
purchase back of gems bought from us years before."
" Who are your present best customers 1" *we
asked.
"Just such persons as those you paased on enter,
ing tbe door. Army speculators and contractors
are now spending the money. It ccmea eaaily : it
departs upou wings equally rapid. Contractors'
indirectly, oftentimes, pay for their contracts."
"Pay for their contracts ?'' we asked.
" Not always directly, but generally by a preseut
other than money. By grateful contractors who desire to exhibit their sense of obligatiou to friends
who influence the coutracts, tbe moat liberal purchases of jewelry are made. Iu goud times we had
many customers wbo spent at a time aa litlle as
three, five or ten dollars. We rarely sell a customer now less thau a fifty dollar diamond or aet
ol jewelry."
We bowed our thanks for the manifestly veritable inlormation, and walked away ina brown
study.
EASTEHN   INTELLIGENCE.
The Times' Washington dispatch has the following: Lincoln's proclamation has inspired most
lively terror through the South. The rebels quake
with apprehension, aud they express feara that it
will be the meaus of producing a counter revolution in tbe slave States. Soldiers desire to return
to tbeir homes to protect tbeir families.
New Yokk, Oct. 9.—FeusactJa advices state that
a portion of the mortar fleet had left for Galvea-
tou, aud the remainder with tbe gunboats were to
leave immediately. It is thought here tbat thia a
ruse, and that Mobile is the destination of the fleet.
Cincinnati, Oct. 0.—It is believed that the guerilla forces between tbe Ohio river aud Lexington
have all returned southward, and are scouring
Taylor, Adams and Green counties ; subsisting ou
the Uuiou citizeus, pillaging generally. All tbe
bridges here havo been destroyed, uud every possible hindrance presented to the march of tho Federal soldiers.
It is ascertained that large supplies of cotton for
European ports are obtained by way of  tbe liio
Graude. Mexicans are engaged shipping iu foreign
chips.   Tho Texan planters convey their cottou to
Brownsville whence it is clandestinely carried ov
tho border.   On the Sth September, there were 20
vessels there waiting cargo, including an English
steamer, whicb bas £60,000 for tbe  purchase of
cotton.
St. John's, Oct. 1-1th.—Tbe following is the ad
ditional newB by tbo Asia :
Spence, iu writing to the London Times, says
the victories gained by the Federal forces in Mary.
laud have placed the North iu a position to make
peace without dishonor, but that the golden opportunity will be lost, and, he adds, as the North can-
not be the first to acknowledge the Independence
ot the Confederacy, Europe should remove tb„
stumbling block by recognizing the Confederate
States, and the North may theu follow her example.
The New York correspondent of the London
Times, writing ou the 19tb ult., says : It is evident tbat the decisive battle of the war is not yet
fought. All that has happened is but preliminary
to a final onslaught. End as it will, it is not likely
to make or mar the   fortunes of the Confederates.
The Army and Navy Gazelle says the South
baa tried the offensive, and failed. They bave
shown great daring, and been beaten.
Tiie exportation of arms and ammunition from
England to America is Increasing. The shipment!,
of the first eight mouths of tbe year are valued at
thirteen hundred thousand pounds.
St. Louis, October 8.— The Helena-correspond-
eut of tbe Republican says: Reliable intelligence,
which is regarded by military men as correct,
places the rebel forces tit Arkansas as follows ,
Hindmau, at Austin, Ifi miles north of Little Rock"
wirh 5,000 meu and one battery ; Roan, at White'
Sulphur Springs, 50 Miles southwest of Little
Rock, with 5,000 men (two regiments of wbich are
conscripts) and one battery ; Geu. McRea, on the
Arkansas west ol Napoleon—force not stated ;
Rains at Jkeop Hollow, with 5,000 men mostly
couserTpta; Holmes, Commander-in-Chief, with
2,(100 men and two batteries, at Little Rock ; Mc-
Bride, at Batesviile, witb 2,000 men, only 1,500 aro
effective. Most of their cavalry force has beeu
dismounted. At present, it is not believed that
they have got more thau 25,000 effective meu iu
tbe State.
At Archidelphia, fifty miles southwest of Litlle
Rock, the rebels manufacture munitions of war
aud have removed the Stato papers and records
there.
The rebelofflcers boast their intention to invade
Missouri, but it ia uot believed by intelligent meu
in their camps that they really intended to do so.
If they save the capital of the State, it is all they
desire at present, and probably more thau they
expect.
It ia fully expected in Paris that by the Ist of
November Mexico will be iu possession of the
French.
Itis rumored that England haa pointed out to
France the necessity of evacuating Rome.
Nassau, N. P., papers auuonnce the arrival on
the 2d, of the steamer Leopold, from Charleston,
witb a cargo of cottou aud rice, Shortly after
leaving Charleston she heard firing, which sho
supposed to be at the ship Hero,which was expected to leave about tha same time.
Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 14.—Tbaddeus Stevens has
been reelected to Congress from this district today, by three thousand majority.
flin.wi.UKiB, ttts., oti, itttt.—Tbu ut i»„«.i **s~-
neer or the 12th eays Gen. Sibley has about 2,00t>
prisouers. Tbe cavalry are in pursuit ol tbe others. About twenty had thua far beeu couvicted of
being connected with the massacres.
The "Wer Department has received
dispatches from Gen. Pope that tho
Sioux war is at an end. Little Crow
has fied with a small party to the Yankton country, but a cavalry force had
been sent after them. There is nodoubb
but that they wilt bo given up.
New ToitK, Oct. 14.—The Herald's
Washington special dispatch says : It is
said that the failure to arrest Stuart aud
his bold rebel cavalry, while passing
through Maryland, is to bo attributed
to the commander of the division at
Poolesville, whom instructions had been
sent by McClellan, stating that Stuart
would probably* retreat on tho lino which
he subsequently pursued. A strict investigation is now being had, with tho
view of fixing the guilt aud assigning
punishment where it properly belongs.
Montpeliee, Vt., Oct. 1-A.—The Hon.
Solomon Foot was elected U. S. Senator,
to-day for 6 years from the 4th of March.
The Age of our Enrtb*
We extract tbe following from Asassiz's arlicla
on " Methods of study in Natural History," in tho
Atlantic Monthly :
Among the astounding discoveries of modem
science Ih that of tbe immense periods wbich have
passed in the gradual formation of our earth So
vast were tho cycles of time preceding even the
appearence of mau on the Btirface of our globe,
that our own period seems as yesterdny when
compared with the epochs that have gone beforw
it. Had we only the -evidence ot the deposits of
rock heaped above each other iu the regular strata
by the slow accumulation of materials, they alono
would convince us of tbe long and alow maturing
of God's work on the earth, but when we add to
theae tbe successive populations of which tha
world bas beeu the theater, and whose remains are
hidden iu the rocks into which the mud or sand or
soil of whatever kind ou which tbey lived haa
hardened in the course of time—or tbe enormous
chains of mountaiua whose upheaval divided these
periods of quiet accumulation by great convulsions
—or the changes of a different nature iu tbe configuration of our globe, aa the sinking ol lands
beneath the oceau, or lho gradual rising of con-
tiueuta and inlands above it—or the wearing of
great river beds, or filling ol extensive water basins, till marshes Brat and then dry land eueeeeded
to inland seas—or the slow growth of coral reefa,
those wonderful sea walls by the little ocean-architects whose owu body furuish both tbe building
stones and tbe cement that bind tfwm together,
aud who bave worked ao busily boring tbe long
centuries, that there are extensive countries,
mountain chains, island.*, and loog Hues of coast
consisting solely of tbeir ramaiflfl—or the count-
ieBs forests tbat must luve grown, Qaarlfhed, died
and decayed, to fill thestorehmise of coal that feed
the fires of the humau race to-day -if we consider
all these records of the past, the intellect laiU to
graap a chronology for wbich our experience fnr-
uisheB no data, and the time thut lies behind ua
seems as much au eternity to our conception as the
future that Etretches indefinitely belore off.
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