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GEORGETOWN NEWS, THURSDAY, JAN. 18, fi 1856. 3tf. Octnvicn ilooss is our authorized agent for the Geougetown J?ews at Sun Francisco. He may be found at 120 Commercial street, Iron Building. . Kirk Brothers are our Agents in Sacramen to, at the PostjOkfice Literary Depot, next door to the PaSt Office. To-day is to Commence the struggle in the Legislature for Senatorial honors—a struggle long anticipated, and on whicir hangs the political existence of men, whose thirst for power lias seemingly caused some of them to forget that they were in reality only common men, and dishonest and cor rupt demagogues at that. The issue of the present election will, in all probability con vince them of this truth; for should an Uni ted States Senator be elected at the present session of the Legislature, unless we are much deceived in the condition of affairs at the Capital, the election will not fall on the shoulders of either of the past aspirants of that honorable position. And furthermore, should the election be delayed to the next session of the Legislature. The actual lead ers in the parties at isguc will be too wise to place men at the head of their lists,whose only merits to political favor, is the plia bility of their honor to meet the desperate circumstances of an unpopular and chang ing creed; and chameleon-like partake of the color of every object it meets. The truth is, the time has come when “old things are to pass away," and if there is anything in the signs of the times, we arc on the verge of a complete political revolution,and we hs.il it with pleasurable anticipations', and first because a change is certainly desi rable. Let those who have so long and fa tally gloated themselves on the lile-blood of the public fall off; and if we must have blood-suckers upon us, let us have a new swarm of them. But under the auspicce of a new organization wo shall hope to see men at the helm of state, who will at least be free and fearless in the discharge of their duty. Thus far, with few exceptions, the present Legislature have shown themselves favorable to reform. AVe believe that the great majority of the members composing that body, are appointed for the times, and consequently shall expect to sec work ac complished by them that will result in the ultimate good of the country, and whatever revolutionary storms there be that sweep over our political sees,wcsi all ixjecttcscc them triumphantly riding the highest waves far above the scum of sectionajities, on to a calm, safe and peaceful harbor. AA'hat Shall be Done with the Chi nese.—From the Legislative reports of our exchanges, we learn that Mr. Flint has in troduced a bill into the Senate, which if passed will prohibit Chinese from holding mining claims in California. This is indeed a subject of no small magnitude. It in volves the interest and welfare of cur own country on the one side, and that of uncivil ized millions on the other. The question according to our judgment resolves itself upon the following issues:—Either the per version of all our privileges as an enlight ened people, by successive and inundating floods, as it were, of a people who have not. nor cannot have the least common interests with the Anglo Saxon race; or on the other hand, we must enact laws prohibitory to their settlement among us. It is true this Spcecncs ...... Siugiug and -Supper. Price of Ticket?—Gentlemen, $5; T,adics.^2 TtifxHh?cfox Jones’ Hill.— For some lime past, we have designed giving statisti cal accounts of the various mining locali ties in the vicinity of Georgetown. To Georgetown the hill or cayote diggings are by far the most important, although there are perhaps as rich" deposits upon the sur face, in gulches or flats, as in many other localities which are entirely dependent upon these for their maintenance. But in hill diggings we challenge the world for rivalry. For the present we shall confine oureelres to a partial description of the mining ope rations now in course at Jones’ Hill.— This Hill is located about four miles north of Georgetown and over looks the Middle Fork of the American river. The gold lies deeply imbedded in the hill, and is found in a kind of blue ce ment, which though hard when taken out of the tunnel, slackens like lime when exposed to the air. This cement varies in thickness from two to four and five feet, and so fgr as prospected is found in almost eveqj por tion of the hill. It of course varies as to its yield in the different parts prospected. The tunnels ax-c but recently run in and it is consequently impossible to make a defi nite estimation of their real value, but so far as men of experience are capable of judging, they are as follows: Columbia Tunnel Co. —This company was organized on the 19th day of last April. The tunnel was run in near 300 feet thro’ a rock somewhat resembling the slate, and known among miners as hard rock. The tunnel is five and a half feet high and five feet wide. Entire cost, including track, cars, £c.,-93,000. The paying lead will average about five feet in depth—rich about two feet. The company have only worked about fifteen feet into the pay dirt, and thus far the yield is constantly increasing as they proceed into their claims. The pay dirt thus far will average one hundred dollars to the foot. From the position this claim oc cupies with others prospected in the vicini ty, they must be immensely rich throughout the entire extent of the claims. The com pany is divided into twelve shares and hold tweve hundred square feet of ground. The gentlemanly superintendent, Mr. Hart, was obliging enough to conduct us into this tunnel, and show us the sights therein contained: and truly they were sights well worth seeing. The sides of the drift where their men were engaged at work, for two or three-feet above the bottom of the drift, were literally all in a blaze, as it were, with the sparkling "oro." We needed no telescope to distinguish the particles of gold. It stood out in bold relief, as plainly to be seen as the cement in which it was imbed ded—of course not quite so plentiful. These claims have yielded a prospect of £2OO to a single pan of dirt. We have now at the office a small lump of this cement and gold. It is a beautiful specimen, worth about an ounce, and waS presented to us by the com pany through the politeness of Mr. Hart, as a specimen of their coming harvest.— Shares in the claims are valued at from four to six thousand dollars. Lnion Company.— This company is a little lower down the hill than the Colum bia tunnel. It comprises fifteen shares—is run into the hill 300 feet at an entire cost of about £15.000. ’The company own about 3,100 feet. The dirt, in running the tunnel, paid all expenses from the beginning. In the commencement of the tunnel, and in the face of the hiil the pay dirt was about 21 feet in depth from the bed-rock. The main pay lead will average from eighteen inches to three feet in thickness, and will probably average half an ounce of gold per day to the hand. These claims are very extensive and will require years of labor before they are worked out. In the bottom ol the shaft on the top of the hill we are informed that the company took out £IB,OOO in the cir cumference of about six feet square. With in the drift they took out of a single crevice in the rock eighty pounds of pure gold.— This company constructed a ditch leading to their claims, nine miles in length, at a cost of £17,000. The dich heads in Canon Creek at the foot of Bald Mountain, as be fore stated nine miles from the claims and five miles from Georgetown. Flying Cloud Co. —This company was organized with twelve shares about the mid dle of last April. The tunnel is about six feet high and four wide—length, 250 feet, and entire cost, including rails and cars, £6,000. The company have drifted into the pay dirt about fifteen feet, although they are not yet into the main channel. The gravel already pays from twelve and a half to fifty cents to the pan. Water is conve nient and shares arc valued high. Two shares wc arc informed sold on last Friday for £4,500. Summit Tunnel Co.—This company was also formed about the middle of last April. It has been run into the hiil about 350 feet at a cost of about £lO per foot. The tun nel is six feet high and four feet wide.— They have drifted in near one hundred feet in length and eighty feet in breadth. The pay dirt is from three to four feet deep and has prospected £35 to the pan. This com pany, as well as the one preceding it, has splendid prospects ahead. Their shares arc bold high, and as their good luck has al ready commenced; they may reasortaldy ex pect to take their ‘piles’ from it. A\'c have taken pains to gret the coraect statement in the above mentioned tunnels, and can there fore give the information as stated, as cor rect. Next week, should we have the leis ure, we shall visit other localities in this vi cinity, and report accordingly. Delightful Prospect.—!! istruly grvt ifynig to one who takes pleasure in reflect ing on the moral improvements of our State, to notice the rapid strides towards refine ment which our honorable Assembly have recently made in the Legislative Halls at Sacramento. They have appointed a Mor mon to officiate for them as Chaplain. A Mormon, whoso chief aim in religious mo rality is sensual indulgence. Surely this is a triumph for those, who regardless of the higher qualities of the mind, arc only desi rous of animal indulgence; and with a view to the gratification of this passion, their great object has been to legalize a custom, damnable in its influence and deeply perni cious to society and the welfare of mankind. Plurality of wives! Indeed this is progress ive! And a teacher of morals, representing these principles, is put on the list as Chap lain to our honorable and enlightened As sembly. It is impossible to conceive of any circumstances that will justify the ac tion of the Assemby on this subject. Had there been no appointment at all, or had they selected a member from any of the Pro testant denominations, or even the Catholic, the circumstances would have been materi ally changed. Put when the Rej resenta tives of an enlightened, aye, an American people, stoop so low as to select-a teacher of morality from so degraded a den as that of a sect who publicly advocate licentiousness, then we have left us no apology for the ac tions of those whose duty it is to watch over and guard the interests of a free, civilized and enlightened people! It is a disgrace, a blot upon California as a State! and decen cy and respect demand that it shall be re moved. We are happy to record that many votes were cast against the appointment, but unfortunately for our honor, not enough to secure defeat. *,AVe do not allude to sec tionolities when we remark that a majority of nine-tenths of the respectable portion of our citizens in California feel that their confidence is outraged and imposed upon, and that as a people they are grievously misrepresented before the world in point of morality and refinement. It is true that in morals we have been rather loose, but when we are held np before the world as ready to acknowledge the respectability of Mormon ism, it is high time that the people should vindicate their honor by plainly showing that though they may not all be Chris tians, they are nevertheless far from being Mormons, or favorable to Mormonism, or Plurality-ism, as best distinguishes it from other denominations. 1 Fairy Minstrels.—The Fairy Minstrels gave a concert on last Saturday evening to an overflowing and appreciative house.— Over three hundred persons were present, including quite a large number of ladies.— Nothing of the season has apparently given the satisfaction, that the two talented little girls which compose this company gave on the above occasion. Almost every piece was encored, and at the close of the per formances a loud call was made for their ap pearance another night, which request was complied with. Miss L. Graves is a young lady of fourteen years—-has a clear, musical voice and a ‘light fantastic toe.” In dan cing she is certainly very graceful. All her parts are performed well, and in the closing piece of “Jack on Shore,” she certainly dis played talents of a high order. Years and a proper cultivation of her powers will make her an artiste of the first class. But for the sweet and charming little musician, Miss A. Blodgett, we know not how fully to express our admiration. She is only ten years of age, and yet sings, and performs upon the accordeon in a manner that would do credit to a person of mature years. 1 n playing the “ Carnival of Venice” she exhibits a conception of tone and char acter in the various parts of the piece that is truly wonderful. It seems intuitive— lt is indeed genius; and a discriminating mind can recognize it in each note of the instru ment —in the sparkle of her eye and the ex pression of her face. It is sometimes the misfortune of an editor to render praise where it is not strictly due, but here our heart and judgment are in our words, and we cannot but recognize in this little girl, a genius that if properly cultivated, will, in the course of time, cause the world to re sound with her praises. The Fairy Min strels are well worthy the patronage of the public. Report of Chief Engineer.—We have received in pamphlet form the Report of Chief Engineer of the Pacific and Atlantic Railroad. We have had but little leisure in its examination, but from the notice which we have been able to give it, it is a work that suggests itself favorably to the careful consideration of every one who feels interested in the road. Next week we shall give it a more extended notice. Taste' —Under the heading of Taste, the editor of the Empire County Argus is pleas ed to say; | “An M. I), or D. 1). in petticoats shocks the nerves of the gentleman who presides over the Georgetown News,*but petticoats in mid air, delights him. Queer world. Now everybody knows that as a business matter we sometimes praise an actress, when we do not strictly feel it. But the effect is different on society. An M. D. or I), I), retains her position in society as a woman; an actress, the moment she places her foot upon the boards, at once loses her position in society, and, consequently, the mere fact of her appearance in public is no precedent for public life for modesty and the feminine gender, and consequently when we praise the actress we do not, by so doing, approve of a public life for woman. Now as we are obliged to class Miss Pellet either among the women, occupying position, or among the actresses who make no preten sion as to society, we have not hesitated to place her among the former; and in doing so, having an eye to the interest and influ ence of females, we cannot but disapprove of her course as a woman. We condemn her course as one giving a precedent to the sex in a position which if it become popu lar, must result in their loss of influence and character as sweethearts, wives, as women and helpmeets for manhood. It is evident they cannot become men—then why desire to do the work of men? No, no! as we wrote on a former occasion, “wc like the two extremes; give us either a man or a woman:’ And yet with regard to Miss Pellet, wc are almost inclined to retract ail we have said with reference to this subject, in consideration of the actual good she is accomplishing among us; and yet, while wc make her an exception to the above rules, we cannot but regret that one so desirous ol public usefulness had not been born for the pants instead of the petticoats. Assembly Appropriation. —The assem bly have passed resolutions appropriating to each member, the sum of one thousand dollars to be drawn from the first funds re ceived in the treasury, the same being at the disposal of the members of the Assembly as their salaries shall become due. Now this may all be well enough in the Assembly, hut in truth it exhibits them in rather a suspicious light—as if they cherished some designs against the government, and that previous to sinking the ship of state, they were desirous of securing the spoils. At all events our law-givers act in this respect as if they distrusted the honesty or capability off government, notwithstanding they arc the ones who are appointed to stand at the helm. In justice, they should perhaps be exonerated from all wrong motives in adop ting the above resolutions. But at the same time a little more confidence upon the part of our Legislators would seem in better keeping with the character of the position which they occupy. N ew Hoad to Carson Valley. —While the interest is kept up with regard to the Pacific and Atlantic Stage or Rail Road, it should not be forgotten that from Sacra mento to Carson Valley, a naturally better road cannot be found than the one leading by Salmon Falls, Greenwood Valley and Georgetown, and from thence along the continuous divide leading ou to connect with Johnson’s Cut-Off near Bigler Lake. All that the practicability of this route re quires for a sufficient proof is a professional survey. Give the route this and we feel sure that we shall have the road. Out of Debt.— El Dorado county is at the present time entirely out of debt, and not only so, but has a surplus in the Treas ury to the amount of $19,050 25. This certainly speaks favorably of the Empire County. By the way, cannot our officials devise some means to relieve the treasury of its incumbent load. Surely it is undemo cratic that so much money should lay idle in the county purse. It appears that our county officers have thus far done their duty, but would it not be proper to make some appointments, or appropriations—say the appropriation of a few thousand for the sup port of lobby members in the Legislature. The probability is that both Gwin and Broderick will require very material aid be fore either of them succeeds in obtaining thc appointment of U. S. Senator. Frozen Up.— The great Pilot Creek has been frozen up at its source, some twenty or twenty-five miles above George town, in consequence of which, hundreds of men have been temporarily thrown out of employment. The delay is only temporary, however, and in a day or two the water will be running again, when the miners depend ent on it will again recommence their la bors. The Walking Match.—Mr. Wheeler, the Great Western Walker, and Mr. Low ell, the John Bull Walker, are advertised for a bet of five hundred dollars, which amount, together with the proceeds of the house, is to he given to the one who is last on the floor in the walk. Said exercises are to commence at Warren’s Hall this af ternoon at lour o’clock. Observance of the Sattoatht— A wide ly circulated and numerously signed petition is going the rounds of our county, praying the Legislature to pass au act to suppress all the noise and confusion of Sabbath amusements, also to suppress public gar* bling. It is a good movement, one that we sincerely hope will meet the approbation of our law-givers in the Legislature. The ob servance of the Sabbath is required alike by the laws of nature and morality. It is indispensable in a well regulated society.— Indeed society in California now demands it, calls for it. It is therefore to be hoped tliat the call will not be disregarded. Pacific and Atlantic Railroad.— lt is gratifying to notice the interest manifest ed throughout the State upon the subject of the Pacific and Atlantic Railroad. Its importance is both seen and appreciated.— Some of the city papers are suggesting to the Legislature,the propriety of appropriat ing funds for a survey of the different routes across the Sierra Nevadas. The move ment is certainly a good one and we feel sure that the appaopriation would meet with the approbation of the people through out the State. ■ An Inroad upon Pi. Dorado County.— Just as we go to press, we are informed (from undoubted authority) that a petition is circulated in the southern portion of this county, praying the Legislature to attach all that portion of El Dorado lying south and east of the Cosumnesto Amador coun ty. The petition is signed chiefly by citi zens of Amador, and is circulated in ,E 1 Dorado by the county officers of Amador. The proposed line follows the main Cosum nes to the Middle Fork, and thence up that branch to its source, and in the same direc tion to the eastern boundary of the State. It would cut off more than one-third of the entire territory of El Dorado county, inclu ding Slug Gulch, Brownsville, Indian Dig gings, Fiddletown, Ac. &c. We have only time to say that the proposition will meet with no favor in this county, except in a few instances—the great mass of our citi zens, in all parts of the county, arc opposed to any division whatever. [Miners’ Advocate. The Advocate is certainly right in say ing “the great mass of our citizens, in all parts of the county, are opposed to any di vision whatever;” at least so far as our ob servation extends, the people of El Dorado county are emphatically opposed to any di vision or dismemberment in any way what ever. 'Hie county is now as it should be, large it is true, but not too large to combat in balance of power with some of the lower counties. Singing School.- —A Singing School will be hold by Mr. If. Staley on next Mon day evening at the Church on Church st. All who desire instructions in this refining pastime, will do well by being therein good season. Subscribers particularly are re quested to be punctual. Ladies will be ad mitted free of charge, and it is to be hoped that on every occasion they will grace the School with their attendance. A Juvenile Class will be formed at the Church at three o'clock on next Saturday evening. Now is the time for parents and guardians to see to it, that their children are properly instructed in this heavenly art. Salmon Falls, Jan. 13, 18 Jr. Editor Georgetown News— Dear Sir: 1 send for publication an ac count of the formation of a Division of the Sons of Temperance in this place: Last Wednesday Miss Sarah Pellet de livered a lecture on the subject of Temper ance, at the close of which she urged the formation of a Division in Salmon -Falls. Accordingly on last evening the Rev P. g. Deihl, G. W. P., organized a Division, the officers of which are enumerated below: S-of 2. Salmon Falls Division, organized Jan. 12,1855: Charles Silvcrhorn, W. P.; Daniel Mc- Coy, W. A.; John W. Gains, R. S.; Henry F. Dunnels, A. R. S.; Frank Baker/ F. S.; Ely P. Kent, T.; Josephus Spencer, C.; Or ris Taylor, A. 0.; Reuben Allred, I. S.; George Mclntyre, O. S.; E. B. Forbes, Ch.; Joshua W. Staples, P. W. P.; James D. Turner, D. G. W. P. Yours, very respectfully, G.*L. n- Installation of Sons of Temperance. The following officers were installed at Spanish Flat Division. No. 90, on the eve ning of the 10th inst,, by W. T. Gibbs, D. G. W. P.: James McClintock, W. P.; F. M. Snow den, W. A.; W. H. Paine, 11. S.; W. W. Gilbert, A, R. S.; John Hunsucker, F. S.; Jas. F. Ileus, Tr.; C. B. Paine, C.; Win. Franke, A. C.; Joseph Dunn, I. S.; Travers Self, 0. S.; John Ellis, Chaplain. Ahead of the Times. —On last Saturday Adams & Co. furnished our table with the city papers by way of Coloma, previous to the arrival of the Georgetown stage. How is this? Hydraulic Hose. —A splendidly execu ted pipe for a hydraulic hose was shown us, at our office on last Friday. It was manu factured by our old townsman, J. N. An drews. now a resident of Todd's A alley. Arrival of the John L. Stephens. Ln<«st i'fws from the States and Euroiif- ’.TbeAewa by the JAn L. Stephens is imp or . i tant, though not strange or exciting. We con im* from our exchanges: The Pacific Railroad Bill has again been post ; pphccTby Mri McDougal till the second week in ! January. The California delegation are prepar ed to bring forward and urge the immediate pas | sage of a bill to make a wagon n ad across the plains and protect it by military posts. Mr. La tham made an elaborate report from the commit tee on public lands in favor of extending, the California Land Commission. 'The report gives a graphic history of tiii : s a sfrmmary stafenveaf of labor, and" compares it with the operations of prerionp companies of the same character. The comparison is a. very f a . voratdo one to the California Ipmwl. There'is no doubt of the success-of the bill. Gen. Worth's heirs have petitioned for relief. Gen. Shields reported a bill to increase the offi-" cars of the array, and gave notice that he shock! call it up for consideration at an early day. Post Master General Campbell has notified the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, that unless they will give weekly mail service to California i for the $750,000 per annum they now receive for | semi-monthly service, he will use all his influence [ to get the contract repealed by Congress at its | present session. Present appearances are that ; the company will not yield to this demand. The j California delegation will doubtless sustain the ! Department. The House yesterday, on Mr. Latham's motion, adopted an amendment appmpmtiiijarf72s,ooo in the Indian.Apprppiriati.en bill, for California Indian purposes—tfe remove ttnrMhoiansJ* settle and civilize them. Mr. Weller lias introduced a resolution calling upon the President for‘correspondence had with the French Government in relation to the Consul Dillon affair, bet the answer has not yet. been re j ceivcd. A controversy is going on in the Post Office Department between members pf the California Delegation, relative to the removal of the Post Masters at Georgetown and Placervilie, LI Dora do county, California. The Senatorial question enters into this tight. The - Committee on Territories in the Hou.-e have agreed unanimously to make a favorable report upon bill of last session, to es tablish* a subterranean line of magnetic telegraph to California. Great hopes are entertained bv the delegation of this bill or the lull to establish aline of mail steamers between San Francisco I and Shanghai. The effort will first be made to I carry the latter measure, and if that fail, a sue i cessfnl tight will probably be made for tbe tele graph. It seem to be pretty generally conceded that both measures cannot be’carried at the pres ent session. Lieut. Col. Steptoc, U. S. A., has been recom mended by the Senate, as Governor of Utah, in place of Brigham Young. He is already at Sail Lake City in command of a detachment of U. S. troops, designed for service in California oV Ore gon. Gov. Reeder of Kansas, lies refused to order an election for the Legislative Council of Kansas, until next spring. In reply to a demand made from a meeting at Leavenworth city, for an im mediate election,.Gov. R. presents the following pointed refusal: “The meeting is not of the citizens of Kansas, as your proceeding will show if you pn duee it, was a committee composed mostly of citizen* of Missouri and a few of the citizen’s of Kansas. - ’ Col. Kenney's project of establishing a new Central American Republic continues to receive very general encouragement. EntorsAK News—The news from the seat of war is up to the 22d of November. On the 13th the Russians made a sortie in which they were repulsed, with the loss of 4no men. The French lost only -10. On the night of tbe 21st an encounter took place between a Russian party and English rifles, in which the latter had the advantage. The last St. Petersburg dispatch is to tbe 24th November. It states that up to that date no change had taken piaee. The siege was progres sing, and the fire of the besiegers she lad. Omer Pacha is forthwith 1 1 enter Moldavia with ÜB,OOO men: Aehmet Pa» ha with 20,000,wi1l occupy Baladagh. Legislative.— Wo are indebted to We’ls Fargo A Co. for a telegraphic report of the first and second ballots for U. S. Senator. They are as follows; First Ballot—(Twin, 42; Edwards, 3C; Brodeiick, 12; McCorkle, 14; McDougal, 2; Scattering, 4. Second Ballot—Gwin, 41; Fdwards, 3G; Broderick. 11; McCorkle, 19; McDougal, 1: Scattering, 5. T bird and Fourth balloting, no change. Motion to adjourn. J ones’ Hill, Jan. 13, 1855. At a meeting of the Miners of Jones’ Hill for the purpose of making laws to gov ern the Miners, the following business was transacted: Thos. Hart was appointed President and J. M. Starkweather, Secretary. On motion, the first four lines of the sec ond article of Cement Hill By-Laws was read and adopted. On motion, Resolved, That the original lines of tlie claims remain as they were when stakes were stuck and linns so {fixed. Resolved, That all claims, or company claims, shall be staked and dearly defined by ditch or otherwise, stating the boundary the time of location. Resolved, That the Timber on the Hill shall be the general property of the Miners engaged in running tunnels or working claims,' Ac. Resolved, That sluicing claims be 'ex empted from jumping until a sufficient quan tity of water to work said claims to advan tage may be obtained. Resolved, That each tunnel co. bo allowed thirty feet each side of its tunnel for mining purposes. Resolved, That any Miner on this Hill may call a meeting at any time to revise the By-Laws, by posting notices in at least three of the most public place. Resolved, That the Laws be published in the Georgetown News. On motion, the meeting adjourned. THOS. HART. Bres t. J. M. Starkweather, Secy. First with States Papers.— Wells, Fargo & Co. were first in laying on our ta ble a full file of Atlantic papers upon the arrival of the Steamer Sierra N evada. We are also indebted to them for the Trinity Times, together with our country exchan ges. Correspondence of Mirers' Meeting from Pilot Hil!’will appear next week,