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BY T. ¥. WATERS. She iutdranlic I’vrss. Published every Saturday morning on Main utrtel, adjoining Vht britg Storerm l Terms for the Paper, <*»e Year,invariably in advance $5 00 fex Months, “ “ “ 300 'Terms for Advertising. feftch Subsequent insertion, I 00 K3*- fr*d>i ess cards not exceeding tvmr Kr.es <K l>As type, will be inserted for JO 00 a quartet. Saloons & Liquor Stores. KNICKERBOCKER SALOON. THE PUBLIC of North San Juan and Vicini ty are informed that SELKIRK k KING Are removing from th'-ir old stand, and will open n ¥i>ts New Salojx TJ-BAY, in Frank Clark s Bwildteg on the Corner of Reservoir mid Main at r rets. They will keep a BAR stocked with the Choicest I,i vipors. Wives, Ale. Beer. Porter.and Havana Omars. «»-Aw invitation is extended te everybody to Give t : s a Call't* \orth Sun Juan, May 12, 1800. The Firstand Last Chance Saloon The public is informed tha! 1 ABBEY A CCLUOBI have opened a new and handsome LIQUOR AND SMORINQ SALOON In tho building formerly known as the Pioneer tiqwor Store. Tiiey will keep the purest Wines and LlqWois, best Cigars, and most fascinating of lla. keepers. Every is sly who took the first chance in California, the second at Frazer river, orthe last in W asb.oo, are invited to giVr the subscribers a call. SAM. ABBEY, North San Juan, April 14, ’CO. GEO. CI LUIDI. BILLIARDS, 25 €TS. AtiAßl,! SAN JUAN~EXCHANGE. C. SCHARDIN &. CO., WOULD respectfully inform their old friends and the public generally that they have recent ly made many improvements to the above named pop ular resort, and are bettor prepared than ever to please all tastes. Three Hilliard Tables, In first-rate order—two of them new Marble Beds and squat to any in the State. The wood bed is tho fa vorite of the place. BOWLING. Two splendid Ten-Pin Alleys are attached to the es tsblisliment. well supplied with the perquisites of such an institution. It isthe intention of the proprietor to use every ex er t ion to make the Exchange the favorite resort of oil seekers of healthy pleasurable exercise. THE BAH bill be furnished with the very best WOES AKDLiqrORS To he had in the Saw Frattrieru Mark"t. ami w pains will be spared to make uverythiug pleasant ami attrac tive. 10 C. SC HARDIN & CO., Wholesale and Retail Itenlers in Cigars and Tobneetii ' Also— a gepetal assortment of Fresh and Juried Frail and Con feet ion err* —south ?ide Main street. 1 Xa%Ju(tu, ,V»r. fi, M*> n tr] FineOldJEh'andles . C. E. HELFRICti, S oda, lya tc rMa n 11 faciurer. DEALER IN Fine Brandies, IViac*. Ale, Porter Ac. Brandies, of the fol lowing brands: Old Sazerae, Otard. Jules, Robin A Cn.. United A’ineyards, Clnuiipxigne, Martel le, Otard, Ac., a isoy £Sl K rV>° I HOLLAND Philadelphia and GIN, Old Tom. Santa Cruz and Jamaica Ktiiti. Monengfllicla. Donrlwm, Irish and Scotch Whiskey: lleidsick, Schreider and Morizette Champaigne; Port, Sherry, Gingur, Hock. Sauterne Claret Wines. Assorted Case Liquors and Syrups, Ili» extensive stock U now complete in every deport ment, and will be offered at SACRAMENTO PRICES. San Jnan North. Nov. 17, 1807. (I.lm] SAN JUAN BREWERY. This woll-knoWn establishment, owned by JStofller A Koch, is now under the control of kthe junior tneml>er. Mr. Kocli, ntld Will so remai'i until file settlementof the estate of Mr.Stoffler lately deceased. The business of manufacturing -CjfvsoT- Boor will be continued as heretofore, and the old reputation of the article fully maintained. jan‘2l Variety. HAVE YOU READ HAVE YOU READ HAVE YOU READ HAVE YOU HEAD HAVE YOU READ HAVE YOU READ HUTCHINGS’ CALIFORNIA MAGAZINE HUTCHINGS’ CALIFORNIA MAGAZINE HUTCHINGS’ CALIFORNIA MAGAZINE HUTCHINGS’ CALIFORNIA MAGAZINE PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH r PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH ? £3 PER ANNUM. Sji3 PER ANNUM. f 3 PER ANNUM. ALSO, ALSO, ALSO. THE LITTLE PIONEER FOR CHILDREN THE LITTLE PIONEER FOR CHILDREN THE LITTLE PIONEER FOR CHILDREN THE LITTLE PIONEER FOR CHILDREN THE LITTLE PIONEER FOR CHILDREN $1 25 PER ANNUM. $1 25 PER ANNUM. ADDS COB, HUTCHINGS & ROSEN FIELD, San Francisco. w IN DOW SASH! at HE A MUX S. THE HYDRAULIC PRESS. Business & Professional. R. 11. FARQUHAR, *f tine Pteftce, Dridgeport Township. Office. in the old Masonic Hull Main s reel. Sun Juan. 1 tf 0. I’. STIDGEK, Afteriiey At Law, Notary PmUtc> And Conveyancer. Office cm Ho* north side of Main *rcct-. owe* door WN*t «K K V. UatthAd's store, oppositctJhe SVlitto SAX SuAX. Nov. 13, 1857. I C. WILSON HILL, Attorney At till wj Wnl attend promptly to all husinessconfided to his cat*e in Nevada ami adj.tjwiwc (-ofiVitics. Office—ln Abbotts Du Suing, NEVADA. Hi 6 JAMES CARPENTER, (louse, Si fin an A Decorative Palutteify AMD PAPER HANGBRi of Main street, NORTH SAN JUAN. All work warranted to give satisfaction. jan 28 JOHN A. SEELY, Agent for The Xcw Idria Quicksilver, The Ilest and Purest Article, in the State! Dost Office building. North San Juan, Nevada ccAIVitV. SAM. ABBEY, Sews Agent and Expressman, Runs a Btfly Express from North San Juan to Sebastopol, Sweetland, Rirchville ami French Corral. California and Atlantic papers fur pile. SMITH’S EXPRESS, Rues Daily from North San .Than to Shady Creek, Cfccirokee. Little Crass Valiev atvd Columbia Hill.— Also. Weekly W Arttotd’s Ratich, IJloots!field and UrWto. ♦g-Ciilifomln and Allablft* Ne»spapf»s for sate. Let ters and Packages carried, commi-sioWs atlcivtcd ro and colleclhvns made. Agent hit* the Hydraulic Press J. 11. PAINTER, (L A i* E O'M KARA & It A INTER,) Ih'tAer in tyi»e, Presses, Printing Material, Paper, C\iids. and Printer's Stock generally^, 132 Clay street, ntar SaiVsOliVt*, SAN FRANCISCO. jan 21 1y WM. FAULKNER & SOX, 132 Sar.some street, Sin Francisco, Cal, \ C.KNTS FOR JAMES CONNER i SON ?U. S. /A TYPE FOUNDRY, and dealers in all kinds of Printing materials. Printers will find it to their advantage to call on us before purchasing, epr23 Cm Dentistry. H Dr. e. fellers, DENTIST, North Sau Juan. lists an office in the Post Office Building,on Main street, where lie is pre|»»red to perform all operations upon Teeth. Entire satisfaction Warran ted. Teeth will lw-filled with field at prices according to the cavities, and all other operations on reasonable terms to those who may favor him With their patron age By request families Will he Waited on at their resi dences, without extra charge. June2tf Dll. F. C. CLARK, Dentist, C herokee HAS an Office in the Tnrury Hotel, on A/ain Street, where he Is prepared to perform all ope rations on the TEKTIt, oil the latest and most im proved principles. Dr. Clark will vNi North snn Jnan, SWcetland, French Corral. Columbia Hill and llUmhllg every two or three months, professionally. ttiarii—dm Markets. Oak Tree Market* Mr.J.W OCTHRIK having become 'a partner in tbeOak Tree Market, bus iness will hereafter be conducted under ‘the name of j. w. ot'TiintK k ro. FRESH AND PICKLED MEATS, Fresh Beef. Pork, Glutton and Veal, killed every day. The Beat Corned Beef. Also — Beef Cattle for Sale. Enquire a* ,«tioVc. 51 1 Hi AH persons knowing themselves indebted to me. will rati at the Oak Tree Market and settle up immediately. ?f. F. BROWN. North fan .tuatl, Fvb’y Ist. iSGOi feb4 SAN JUAN MEAT MARKET. C. E. DOWERS HAVING become sole proprietor of the market heretofore kept by CtllWord k Co., in I’eck k Coley’s Brick Building, on Main street, informs the public tliat ho basal ways on hand, Fresh Beef, Pork and mutton Killed every day. Home Cured Hams, sweet and delicious, Corned Beef and Pork, And Fre.th Sauntiyen and Sauna ye Meat. ts-TRY THE NEW MARKET North San Jnan, Fehrnnry 18,1860. tf Canvas. Jltst vcccll ed bjr BROCK k FURTII, A large lot of Canvas. Nos. 3 0 4-0 5-0 G-0 7-0 8-0 9-0 Which they sell at the lowest market prices. AT REDUCED PlllCES!!! WE will sell for CASH as CUE Al* as the CHEAPEST. marJl—tf FRANCHKRF, * BCTtEK. Type Tor Sale. 200 LBS. Small Pica, _ 1001hs. Brevier, 125 lbs. Minion for sale at this office, very cheap. Specimen of the Small Pica. Specimen of the Brevier. Specimen of the Minion. California Hams and Bacon. \ \J~ £ have* large quantity of Hams and Bacon of VV our own curing, which we wish to close out cheap for cash • J. W. GUTHRIE, apr T tf Uuk Tree Market. NORTH SAN JUAN, NEVADA CO, SATURDAY, JUNE 16,1860. Travel. MARYSVILLE STAGE! OPPOSITION LINE! l The opposition stage fotr MtW-ysVifte NiH leave North Sirti .tfian eVety iIOSDAY, WE&XeSDAV A-\D P-RWA Y. at fiV o’clock tn the TRoVTifeg. Office, at the Sierra NeVardk RETURN CRM'S Vill he made evdy THURSDAY amt SATURDAY. Marysville Office at the Young Amerfca Saloon, N. E. corner High and second street. . FARE, $3 OU fcACB WAVs Very care and comfort guaranteed. ~ J. S. McCUE, Propriety. j\>/rth Sail Juan , May 12.1860. tf HO FOR WASHOE! fcitlTH & FALL’S TrUWtlekly PassV iißer Trrtlu rtf For Western Utah. leaves forest City vIA tHfc Oeitness Pas*, The shortest, host and cheapest route to the Silver Mines, three times a week: making the trip through tit sue and a half Days 1 The Trail is in excellent condition, and passeugeft Are a an red that they cun Ride every foot of the Distant*. Applications for passage can l>e made in Forest City at the office of th« undersigned, and in North San Juan at the Li very Stable of T. O. Smith A Co. Reasonable. SMITH k FALL. April 21st, 1860. tf LIVERY STABLE. Comer Main and Iteservoir streets ■N ort h San Juan. T. G.Pmttii Barney Clow smith & CLOW, Prop’s. tr'tWNhlly Inform the IP* Veil tig pnbli ▼ ▼ that they can be aocohWi.xlAted at A moment’ notice, with the best Saddle and Buggy Horses In the Mountains. LADIES, wishing to take a horseback H-le, will find at oar stable, easy, :gentle and spirited animals, with eitclieht side-Saddies, Ac. Elegant Top ! And well matched horses for those who desire them. kept by the day or week—•* jll fed and care fully groomed. ‘ Exchanges With Camptonville. Forest City and Nevada. Their large, new. and commodious stables enable them to accommodate a Very large number of Horses, and the public can depend ripen finding every convert ience and care thal can l*c found in any -finst-elasss es tablishment of the kind North San Juan, Dec.lSth, 18&8, ITtf V arietyi TIN & HARDWARE STORE. Btove=, ItuMWaft O'nk daVwt, Darlof slbVes. Box stoves, Shelf Hardware, Nails, Utne Pi tie, ftatlWJr, A general assortm’nt of T n ware. Builder’s Hardware, Carpenter’s Tools, Butts alul screws, Iron and steel. Uni vanned Iron I’l jW, ivater Hose*. Ac, fttp-01l hand and made to order. I "sj FRANK. SMITH, Brick Row, Main street. North San Juan. Nov. 17,1857. Itf CENTRAL RANCH SAW-MILL CLARK & CO. ~l VIB EOT the attention of the public to their JL>r splendid steam Sii\v mil), which is now turning out the very best of YELLOW AND SUGAR PINE LUMBER, of every kind for bnilding and mining purposes, and delivering it promptly wherever ordered. They have unrivalled futilities for filing orders im mediately, nhd aUVaJs sail the liest material at the low est prices. They also furnish every kind of SLUICE BLOCKS, as directed, and can supply the citizens ofXbftliSan Juan With the Best of FI re Wood Orders can lie left at the filill. or at the office in Sat. Juan, on Main tlrcot, iitlder the flume. J. K. CLARK. J. B. JOHNSON. Nov. 19th, 1859. tf Wood and Lumber Taidt CLARK &. CO. have on extensive Wood and Lnniher Yard at the corner of Cherokee and Res ervoir streets, by the terminus of the railway. Every kind of sawed lumber is kept always on band, and large or small demands can be instantly supplied. Fire Wood, either oak. pine or manzanlta, preen or dry, for sale in any quantity, and will be delivered at short notice. Orders Cttn be left at the Y’ard, or at Hie office on Main street. J. F. Cb A UK. Nov. 19.1859. tf J. B. JOHNSON. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY!!! Live Yankee Blacksmith AND WAGOltf d£EOFt On Main St-, Opposite Reamer’s Store, NORTH SAN JtAN. THE Proprietors have every facility fat doing ns good Blacksmith and Iron work as tab be done anywhere, at as short notice and as reasonable prices. Oar U/iee/s, Ox Yokes & Wheelbarroics, of our own manufacture, always on hand. Light and Heavy Wagons, made to order, as cheap and its well as they can be made tielow. Repairing Done with Dispatch. work warahfed. mart!—tf JOY. WEYMOUTH & CROSS. COLUMBIA HILL STORE ! \V. C. COLEY HAS opened a Cash Strtfc at Colnmbta Hill, where lie offers to the public « choice assortment of Goods, consisting of . Groceries and Provisions, Miners’ Implements, Ac., Ac., A share of pationage is respectful! v solicited. jan 28tf W. C. COLEY. PAINTS and OILS, at the SAX JUAN DRt’O STORE. mjMTTNDOW GLASS, ▼ ▼ At the SAX JUAN DRUG STORE. ®ltt ytydraulic ifrrstf. AfcXjLTfeRATED LIQUORS. The last California legislature enacted a laW to prevent the adulteration of distMtod and fermented liquors, which has been thus cpitdTniz'ed by tbe SacVAitobtoto Uftioit: , *‘tt is dVctaVcd ato offense, pn lAsbabfce ItrJ - a fine of from twenty-five to five hundred dol lars, with fees and costs as in a criminal vast?, to adulterate any Itotoors Vised as a bev- Wage, t« taiSse the SaVtoe id do We, or to iwipovt, sell, or give away lb«e sarhe, or sbll or give a receipt for adalrctoalroto. Any Jus tie'e of tfib IVafce-, toptoto an affidavit being made, that to thte best 01 the belief ot the party making the same, adulterated liquors are being imporr&d-, ttoantofivettobed, or sold by any ptoVsOto-, tosay issOC Ato order to seize 'atty attootonl tool not exceeding one gallon’ thereof, to be tested, and the testimony of any competent chemist or examiner shall be received in any trial. Persons convicted shall never Agtoito be permitted to import or sell any liquors in the State-, in default of payment of judgment and costs, the defoto dtonl shall be imprisoned in any county jail for ady U timber of day? at the rate of two dollars for every day’s imprisonment. Col lections to be paid into the School Fttnd of the county-.'’ It (s atoselattcboly fact that, ntitwithStan'd ing the strenuous exertions of various tem perance toll'd total-abstinence associations, for tho last thirty years, live majority of American itten still have a too great thirst for intoxicating drinks; and the fact has be come more and more melancholy, by the knowledge that the makers And dealers Of those intoxicating drinks are every day,ren dering them more and more deleterious to health and life, by mixing them with poison ous drugs. Forty years Ago, When men, and also Women-, drank cVeto more Vigorously than they do at present, delirium tremens , now so frightfully common, was almost entirely unknown. In those days, when even pious deacons kept their sideboards well garnished with brilliant cut-glass decanters, filled with the tempting liquids, and always insisted on making their guests Urtppy by offering obla tions to Paehus, people got drunk and got sober again, without any marked detriment either to their health or social standing.— Now ft is sadly otherwise-. The poisoned drinks Of to day contain ingredients that make tnen mad, and hurry them into strife fthd nihfdcr. The miserable drunkard fin ishes his enreer, cither by the hangman's rope* by a pistol shot in the brain fTom his oWh bahd) or by the awful pangs and fhm *ies of wtahrtt tt p»tt i f Will the recently enacted taw lend to ban ish this great moral and social evil? Is there sufficient moral courage in the cities; Villages, and mining camps of our State, to carry out its requirements ? Is anybody brave enough, after swigging a glass of sus picious whisky, which at first makes him fhriously belligerent, and, in the end, horri bly sick, to cuter a formal complaint against the man who sold him the poisonous com pound? And, If such a brave Informer can be found, Will he be lucky enough to find a magistrate willing to risk his popularity by enforcing the law ? And, if such a boldly conscientious magistrate can be found, where is the “competent chemist” to be had?— There may be various opinions as to his competency; but, cVen if that should be generally admitted, he may not feel willing to place himself in an attitude of antagonism against the liquor seller, who, peradventure, may be his bosom friend. With all these apparent difficulties; the enactment may prove itself amply sufficient; and, that it may So prove itself, ought to be the prayer of every philanthropist. Alcohol, whether pure or poisoned, is a bad thing to swallow j hut, if men must swallow it, let them have the best of a bad thing. Tim “Lightning Reckoner.” —Barnum, llie re-established showman, has caged a most remarkable adder in the shape of a than, llis name is Professor Hutchings, and from his dexterity in casting up long and difficult columns of figures, has been dubbed the “lightning reckoner:” The >'ew York Life Illdetrated makes the following mention of a visit from the Professor : “Having invited Os to fill his black-board with figures, we did so, and we must say that never, in the whole course of our experience, have we witnessed a more remarkable, mar velous, and interesting an operation than we saw, as the Professor, who had been called to the scene of action, the figures being in readiness, with lightning speed and perfect accuracy, cast up the long columns of figures which we had placed ofl Ills board. He was just three seconds by die watch in footing three coiumns of figures, each nearly four feet in length. This is indeed most miracu lous.” — 14- Embassy. —On the 17th of May, the Japanese Embassadors were formally re ceived by the President, assisted by all the members of his Cabinet and Gen. Scott. As described in a telegraphic dispatch, the cer emonies were oi a more than usually impos ing character, and were witnessed by a great number of people. The speech by the chief prince expressed the desire of the Tycoon of Japan to continue on friendly relations with our government, and the President's response promised a faithful adherence to the treaty and the most cordial feelings toward Japan. A PACIFIC tlfePUßlilO. No sensible and patriotic Californian is anxious to Cftt fels State lottse from the great American 'Contedehacy, and haVe ft set up fot itself, or become an integer in a neW leOftibinali'Oti of States, between the Rocky Mountains and HVe shares of the Pacific.— Perftaps tbe tifridn-ldvibg Sentiment is stron ger in California than in any ether portion of the Republic ; and the reasdh is lhat the great bulk of the people have not been here long baoagfe to httfe their E'dhie-niemories. They still look back,with affectionate yearn ings, to the imppy firesides and loVihg hearts which they left behind tlftm, on the eastern slope of the Alleghanies, or in the vast Val ley of the Mississippi. Almost eVbry Ual ifornian, man and wOibdrt, speak of sbrrie spot in the cast as "home!’’awA, to him or her, that spot Is hot little less sacred than is the holy Mecca to the zealous Votary of Is lamisrn. In the coming generation this sen timent will be measurably lost. Neverthe less', at the present moment, there are Cali fornians, standing high in bftciiil position and clothed with political honors, Who Hesi tate net to hint at the possibility of a sepa ration of thfe Western side of the Republic froth the eastern. In tire .great speech which Senator Lallmtn lately deliVemd before the Conscript Fathers of the Union—a speech which has been much extolled—occurs this significant sentences "But if all the efforts to preserve the Union should prove unavailing; if the fury of a party should triumph over the devotion of the patriot; if mutual hatred and contempt ambng the States should take the place of loveand mutual forbearance ; if this glorious Union, stained and torn in different direc tions, should at last be rent assunder and destroyed forever, then, like the wretched mariner, who, amidst his cense of woe at the loss of his noble ship, follows the instinct of self preservation-, California would try to saVe herself, though her existence afterwards would be one Cf mournful Solitude. 1 ’ What an eloquent text for a political ser mon ! In a certain terrible contingency, “California Would try to saVfc herself.” and let her crazy sisters, of the Atlantic and Mis sissippi, consummate their mutual ruin in their own mad way. The ties of kindred, the loved scenes of youthful homes, the pride of race, all would fail to induce California to unite her destiny with that of any eastern fragment of the disrupted Confederacy. She Would try to save herself, “though her exis tence afterwards should bo one of mournful solitude I” She would sate herself by sev ’ Oring, nt once and forever, all old hometies, and forming new ones. Senator Latham speaks with the uuctlott of an inspired pro pliet; but the contingency he contemplates —the severance Of tbo northern and south ern Slates of the Confederacy—Will not arise in our day and generation ; and, fore, it will be long ere California, from stlch a cause, will be siczed by malign centrifugal forces, nnd burled from her appropriate Or bit. Let the present Presidential contest terminate as it Way, the North and the South will not separate* There is a strong and solid substratum of common sense, under lying the turbulent elements of both these sections; that will hold them united in spite of themselvis Self-interest is a powerful divinity among the Anglo-Saxcfa ract S—a divinity they worship more in actions than in words—and the Anglo-Saxons of the North and South understand this tutelary deity too well to perpetrate an act, involv ing such momentous consequences as would the disruption of the UniOUj Without first, soberly afid seriously consulting her oracles. It is true —and a great many Californians feel it to be true—that the Federal Govern ment has played a rather step-motherly part in its treatment of our young State. We settd to the eastern side of the continent nearly fifty millions of gold annually—‘thus saving the people of tllitt section, and the Federal Government too, from a threatened general bankruptcy, and malting thetd all rich, protld, and hapPy—for which we re ceive abundance of poisoned liquofs, ahd carelessly manufactured shirts and trowsefs, boots and shoes, for all of which We are ex pected to pay enormous prices. Then, we pay into the Federal Treasury, through the Ban Francisco Custom House, several mil lions of dollars, in consideration of which the Federal Government kindly allows us a large scope for military glory, by giving us as little assistance as possible in the lighting and killing our Indians. For ten years we have entreated and implored the Federal Government for a tfans-COfititicntal railroad —our politicians and newspapers hate raved and ranted about it—and each Presidential aspirant, during these ten years, has prom ised ns his good offices, therednent j but the railroad still seems as far off irt the future as ever. If the United States Should blunder into a war with some strong natal power of Europe, how temptingly defenceless, fdr lack of this railroad; would we be. IVitb it—and its facilities for instantly furbishing us with soldiers and munitions of Wat—we might feel some security} but there is none nOW. Still, the Federal Oorernment is ritK ?n promises ; but like the Juggling bags, of whom Macbeth complains so bitterly— VOL 2. KO. 43 ‘•Tliftl >ioH ttie wfrrd of yfroftise to tto eir, And ttVesk ft to the fidpe" — the Federal teoVteriiraent always succeeds id snatching the jirize from our grasp at thd very moment when We fee! te'dst ‘certain 'df cl niching- It. This disregard ‘of bhr ioVcrcsls and oaf rights, has set some Californians to serious ly “calculating the value of the Union,” and of contrasting it with the prospective advan tages Of a Pacific Republican Which theircus tom house revenue woiild iiidre Vd their owA benefit, and they would ndl be obliged 16 fight every bnetfly With Whom Uncle Sari Should pick a qiiarrcl. Nevertheless-, there are holy memories and traditions, associated With the great American Udion, that fbrbld us indulging 5h schemes Of dissolving it.— There is the Star-spangled ftannter—therh are the battle fields of the Revolution, ol the war of 1812, and of Mexico—there is the tomb of Washington, at Mount Veruon— there are thousands of glorious rCcolh.-fctWriS and associations, cOhlinuAlly stirring duf bosoms, and forcing us to love and rcverencd thfe Union, however much eastern politicifids and statesmen may “despiteful'.y tisc hs add persecute us!’’ A Pi'ftAiiiiApn MArnhiosi vL —Choosing A wife is a perilous piece of business. Do yoA suppose there is nothing Of it but evening visits, boqdets, and popping the question ? My dent simple young man; you ought not to be trusted out by yourself alone 1 Take care that you don't get the gilt OhiAA AHltlw, that looks exceedingly pVclty oft thejrtiantle piece until the gUilt and ornament arc all rubbed off, and then is fit Only for the dust pile? A wife should be selected on Ihcsamtt principles as a calico gown. Bright colors and gay- patterns are nOtalWays the best econ omy. Get something that will wash mid wear; Nothing like the suns and showers of matrimony' to bleach out these deceptive externals! Don’t choose the treasure by gai light, dr in a parlor-sitting. Broad day light is the best time—a kildich the most sensible place. Btiar in mind, sib, that the article once bargained for, you can’t ex change it if it don’t suit. If you buy' A watch and it don’t run as you expected, you can send it to the jeweler to be repaired; iA case of a wife, once paired, yon can t re-pair- She may run in the wrong direction—Vefy- Well, sir ; all that is left for yoU is lo fuA after her, and an interesting CllAse yoii will probably find it! If you get a gdod wife you will be the happiest fellow alive; if you get a bad one, volt may ns Well sell yourself for two and sixpence, at once ! .lust as well to consider all these things before-hand,young man I—Life flluttratcd. The Mystery of it. —Two darkies had bought a quantity of pickled pork in part nership ; but Sam having no place to put his portion in, consented to intrust the whole to Julius' keeping. The nest morn ing they met; wllett Sarn said, ‘‘Good morn* in’ Julias ! Anything happen strahge or mys terious down in your vicinity, lately?”— “Yass; Sam ; most strange thing happen at my house yesterlast night, All mystery—- all mystery; to me.” '‘Ah, Julius, what wag dat?” “Well, Sam, I tole you now. Di 9 mohiin’ I went down into de cellar for to get a piece ob hog for dis darkey’s breakfast; and 1 put my hand down into dt! brine, an’ felt found, but no pork dare—all gone; could’nt tell what bctfcnt With it; so 1 turned up de barl, an’ Satll. true rts preachin’, d<s rats eat a hole cilar ft-Od db bottom ob db barl, and draggbd de pork all out!” Sant was petrified with astonishment; but pres ently said, “Wby did’nt de brine run out ob de sattie hole?” Ah; Sam, be mystery —dai sde mystery.”— Home Journal. A California Incident. —The denmtmenl of one of those thousand and one singular incidents which life Iti California is constant ly developing, occurred in Scott Valley one day last week. Mr. Marky left New York ill the year 1849, bound for California, lie also left a wife and two small children, a little girl of five years and a boy of three. Last week his family joined him in Scott Valley; after a separation of eleven years. I’he vi cissitudes of California life had furrowed thti father’s brow ; his hair which was of raven hue when, with bright hbpfis and ttrdent ex* pectations, he bid farewell to liis Wifb and children and set out fat the golden land, is now thickly Interspersed with silver hue.— The little gir is just budding into woman hood, find the baby boy lias altrldst reached; man’s estate. So long has it been since they parted, and so changed was he, that the wife; when they met, failed to recognise the be-* loved features of him, Who, seventeen years ago, had placed the wedding ring upon hef finger.— Yreka Journal. Amenities of PigillsM.— Tom layers, lit a late letter to the editor of the LoridOn fifties thus discoursctli; and, by the by, he discOUf* seth more like a patriot arid philosopher than tt bo.lct: , ‘•lt is not for rac td prisS dny remark upon my late straggle, when the new world was pitted against tlie old; but one thing I can say in honesty, that 1 did my best for the land of my bifth and dearest affections. I had opposed to trie One worthy of me, and one whose activity, rapidity and pluck it was no Small task to encounter. Sprung from* our race, the Americans inherit onr qualities: and as our conflicts with them have, in the progress of time, ended in peace, so may every bitterness engendered by the late struggle for the Championship pass away forever. Upon ray own part and that of my childien. I humbly offer to you my most grateful thanks, and I trust to what ever period Providence may extend ray life, that no act of mine, either in private or pub lic, wiH be nn worthy of one who has n cYvctJ the notice of the Times newspaper.”