The Susquehanna register. (Montrose, Pa.) 1849-1854, January 17, 1850, Image 1
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ET Pittarnl4.3. 0l hate wretched would be our existence here, Row unlike would it be to a span or e dream ; Were it not for the Angel of Rope to cheer,— Xi we're hurried along on life's troublesome stream She.gcfnes as the morn cometh, glowing and bright, To scatter the blackness and chill of despair, And pictures the future in colors so bright, That we're prone to forget the trials weshare. The young,—by her smiles hhVO bean tarred to pursue, The path-way that led them to iirtnousr.enown; And oft'in the racesas onward'they flew, She hasten'd to meet them half-way, with the aroma. And that crown Which millions are striving to gain, Preparid for the brow of th . t ‘ri , slitcou.: in boav'n ; Mankindin its weakness coula never attaim If the promise of it, without Rope, had been gi v'a. hope that is gilding life every : clay sky,— it is hope that dispells life's every-day gloom Tie hope hope that points upward to mansions on high; Me the Angel of Hope that illumines the tomb. Greene, Jan., 1850. The World. The following anecdote from. Xoah . s :116-swrniih beautifugyillustrates the principles of charity, and admo' - .5.4 us that is often for our interest to feed the hungry and clothe the naked." " Sir, bring me a good, plain din;ner, said a met. anchor individual to the waiter of one of our prin cipal hotels. sir." • The dinner was brought and devoured, and the rater called til l landlord aside and thus addresned bun. You arc the landlord C Yes." You - do a good bu . siness here r' Yes," (in astonishment 1) You make, probably, ten dollars a day- clear?" Yes." "-Then lam safe. I imunot pay for what T have consumed ; I have been out of employment seven mouths, but I have engaged to go to work to-mor row ; I had been out ci,c t oritorect Nice. Wlll pay in a week: - I cannot pay bills with such promis&s," blus tered the landlord; " and I do not keep a poor house. You should address -the Poor authorities. Leave me something for security." I bare nothing." - . • " I will take your coat." " If I go into the streets without that I will get my death suds weather ,as it is." "You should Lava thought - of tbat before you came here: " Ytiu are serious. Well, I solemnly over that one week from now I will pay you:" " I will take. the coat.". The coat was left arid a week afterward?, redeem Seven years after that a wealthy - man entered 'the political arena and was presented at caucus as applicant for a Congressional notr.ination. The principal of the caucus held his peace—he heard the name and history of the applicant, who was a member of a church, and one of the most respecta ble citizens. lie was:chairman. The vote was a tie. and he cast a negative—thereby defeating the wealthy applicant, whom he met an hour after wards, and to whom he said-- - rau don't remember me ?' ' I once ate dinner at your liaise, and although I old you[ was famishing and pledged my word and honor to pay you in a week you took My coot and saw me go outinto the inclement air at the nsk of my life without it?' Well sir, what then r•-• Not Much. You called vonrself a ehriAian.— To-tight you were a candidate for nomination, and but for me you would pace been elected to Con grega," Three Tears after the Christian hotel keeper be came a bankrupt, and sought a 'home at Bellevue. .The poor dinnerless ;wretch that was', is now ahkrh ':anetionary in Albany; we know him well. The ray' , of Providence are indeed wonderful, and the world'.. mutations almost beyond conception or be- LP!. DErmise lAssoa..—" Napoleon Alexis Dalka, come tp here and say your ,lesson. What makes Loy: grow r J. rain, sir." Why not men grow r " Because they carry an umbrella, which keeps off the rant" " What taake's a young man and a young woman fall in /ore t" Because one of 'em• has a heart of stee other has a heart of flint, and when they co to gether they strike fire and that is love." " That right Now you may go and p ue the gala" Mrk^fi Tamos.—lt is a mean thing to borrow your neighbor's paper, when you are too stingy to take one of your own. It is a mean thing, to subscribe for a newspaper and neirer pay for. it I t i s a mean thing 'to steal the Exchanges from an Editor's sanctum. k is a mean thin . g . Oloolr over in Editor's shoul iler when be is writing. - It is a mean thing do ridicule an editorial when you have not two atoms of brain in your own skull. It is a mean thing to read what you may find written in a Newspaper Office. A 14y making inqcories of a ivy abouthis fath er =intemperate man, who had • been for borne Aux, asked whether he bad ritaktid ! 41 1 8 d - ireftte. "'No, ma'am," says the beiY; "riot exaettl . ; Lis 9 , 14 tr.4'" IS very poor, but his drink:elite as good aS ever." " Satiny, I clou=t see anything growing about bare "'ghat does your father raise on this land r " Wall. he raises hadktriatack, grasslicippere, nimble-bugs, and'aome,other Niregotables, Ilgterday be raised a double-breasted: 4400 z rtnider the winloiv, and mother timed' adlJd From the "btetr Bayard Taylor's Closing Scenes o 1 Messrs. Greeley if: Neßirc After the stormy debate and the settlement of ae . occasioned scarcely less ex yesterday gave tokens, of close. The Morning Sesei., ted only tothe passing o • prOviaiens, after whicli i ian . d until this morning, ontewr i. the Convention to the 'cid. . members, by a contribution of sum of $l,lOO to provide or which was got up in return for citizens about four weeks ce. The Hall -was cleared of the forum and tables and decorated with yeung ices from the forest.— At each end were the Am: dean color*, -tastefully disposed across the botigh Three chandeliers, neither of bronze nor cut gl ...FA, but neat and bril liant withal, poured their hg t on the festivities.— At 8 o'clock—the fashinnab e hall hour in Monte rey—the guests began to ass able, and in an hour afterward the Hall was cro ed by nearly all the Californian and American rejdents. There were sixty or „seventy ladies ; present, and an equal number of gentlemen, iu ad 'tion to the members of the Convention. The da keyed daughters of Monterey, Leis Angeles and Santa Barbary min gled in pleasing contest with the fairer bloom of the trans-Nevadian belles, e variety of feature and complexion Was fully eq led by the variety of dress. In the whirl of th waltz, a plain, dark, mralike rube would be follo -ed by one of pink ratio and gauze : next, perha . a bodice of scarlet velvet with o•old buttons, an then a rich figured brocade, such as one sees. on e stately dames of Titian.. ' - The dresses of the gentlem showed considera ble variety, but were much 1 as picturesque. A complete - ball-dress was a bap mess attained only by the fortunate few. Whit kids could not he had in Monterey for love or rramey, and as much as $5O. was paid by one gent eman for a pair of patent-leather boots. The rip :earane.e of all. nev ertheless; was genteel and tes stable, and perhaps , the genial, unrestrained soda pirit that possessed them would hayybeen less h d there been more uniformity of costume. Gen. Rev was present in full uniform. with the yellow sh he won at Con- - treras ; Majors Canby, Hill an 1 Smith, Captains • Whit Burton and Kane• aid the oth oflicers stationed here, accompanied bim. In o e group might be seen Capt. Sateer's soldierT m ustache and clear blue eye ' • in anodier; the erect' figure and quiet, dipdfied bearing of Gen. Fall ci. Don Pablo de i la Guerra, with his harlsorne,. istocratie features, -wr.e, - the floor manager, and g antly discharged his office. Conspicuous among the native mem bers were Dori Miguel de Pcd rena and Jacinto Rodriguez, both polished gentl ten and desert-- clic. popular. Dominoyea th Indian member, took no part in the dance, butevi dently enjoyed the scene as much as any one p sent. The most litergslin,r,ft,zw,,,tiamp.„len,..,i, the of Padre Rand- late hour. If the stoma-Al - gravity and decorum had been not hare found in his heart to gni padre the pleasure that beam countenance. The band consisted of two vie tars, whose music made up in spi in skill. They played, as it se three pieces alternately, fur w and quadrille. - The latter dance imfamiliar one, for once or fide() in the middle of a figure. Hach" a funny little squeak, something i an octave flute to Robert le Diab however, worked incessantly, en 'stages for their performance„ ;-' At 12 - o'clock supper was unno in the lower room had be loom purpose, and, as it was not i admit all the guests, the Ladies thither and waited on by a selec refreshments consisted of turkey tongue and pates, with wines and ous sorts, and coffee. A large sm ded, but after everybody was secs much remaining. The ladl.-:beg,i 2 o'clock, but when I came awni the dance was still going on with' The members met this mon hour, to perform the last duty tl them—that of signing the Cot%tilu' all in the hairiest humor, and the bright and balmy that -no one seer call an organization. Mr. Sempl Mr. Stuart of San Franeigco, the Convention to order by movi ter's appointment in his place. taken by the , old pioneer, and the 'their seats around the sides of the 'retained the, pine trees and banner night's decorations. The windows open, and a delightful breeze came whose blue waters sparkled in tht view from the balcony in.front w spiring. The town below—the harbor—the'pine-covered bills be lowed by the blue October haze, ba cloud in the sky, and I could- plain northern horizon, the mountains of 1 th&Sierra de Gavilan. . After the minutes had been read,' appointed to draw up an Address Stvas called upon'to. Stuart, Chairman, read the 4.ddr .., d sentiment met with universal al was adopted without \a dissenting v Latina was { then offered to pay L who is, mkurlemployed in engrossim tion upon parchment, the sum of. S. bor. Thii magnificent price, probal ever paid for a similar setrviCe". is one things else in California.: As this'. • session s the sn'embers were not di: fault with it, especiallyywhen itwas Lippit that Lieut. Hamilton had w 3 night to Ye it ready, and was-still it, though ith a ltoe and s,*ll( sheet desi ed.to reiceire the sknim neverthele • at hand, and after soave, i ti a Conventio decided to adjourn for li then meet for the Purplosi of signin _I amused myself during the intern about town. Everybody+ knew . tion was about . closing, a 'd it was ge stajipat Capt. Burton idle:vied fort 4 \ and would fire a ute of '3l proper moment ' The Cifizens, there i s t the. embers, were '},n an excited moo ney - elieforn lookedSo bright, se ha] 'ex Uon. - at one o'clock the Cmkventio Tfe of the men4hery indeed, had lift SeMple, iilthengh in feeble health, , ori.ILI . , and alter having voted Gen. , ?iff,19,000, andltr: Helleek, the Seers '164;00 a year, froth the - ,conumncel 1 18, p 0 '''' ' Officer, they "proceed - teape4tve , , .ed '...is tp fjle 'Compifted'Gonstitation. l Ynt Tribune. ttut Convention. OCt. 13, 1849 on the State Boundary, e other -questions which r •!itement, the Convention ringing its labors to a Was short and devo yarioua mivellaneous djournment was made t of the Ball given by Of Monterey. The 1 of $25 each, raised the or the entertainment, l for that given by the - ' GENERAL : I have been appointed by the Dele gates. elected by the people of California to form a Constitution, to address von' in their names end in behalf of the whole people of Califoinia, and ex press the thanks of the convention for the aid nod co-operation they have received from you, in the discharge of the responsible duty. of creating a - State Government. And, sir, the convention, as you will perceive from its official records, duly ap preciates the great and important services you have Tendered to our common country, and espe cially to the people of California, and entertains the confidentbelief that you will receive from the whole pf the people of the Lnite‘i States, when you retire from your official duties here, that ver dict so grateful to the heart of the patriot': • Well done, thou good and faithful servant.'" Gen. Riley was visibly affected by this Mark of respect, no les appropriate- than well-deserved on his part. The tears in his eves, and the plain, blunt sincerity of his voice and manner, went to tlk heart Of every one present. " Gentlemen," he said, " I never made a speech in my life. lam a soldier—but Is= feet; anal do feel deeply the honor you have-this day confer - .. ',resent, he ernifcl ' dg,e the good oki i d on his honest ins roil two gni .t.' what it lacked med to me, but • 115,40 n tra-dance . evidently an they music -ceased tut* ended with e c e whistle of : , 'e. The players, 4 d tved good eqd l The Court n fitted up for rg enough. to wee conducted I cothmitte. The rdast pig, beef, liqUors of vari !,plY was jlrnvi d there was llot to leave about an hour lattr, pirit. g at the usual at remained to ion. They were morning was so ed disposed to was tack. and herefork called g Captain Sut- The Chair was members took I all, which still , left from last and doors were n from the bay, distance. The bright and in ipping in the I nd—were mel tL was no .ly see, on the [.ants Cruz and the committee to the People eport, and Mr. Iss. Its tone .proval, and it reso- le / cise ut..Hrunilton, [ the Constitu -00 for his la y the highest a par with all as their last i d t 9 find stated by Mr. tten day and . working i npon hand. The names wait discussion the 12 an hour and 1 by walking the Convert ierally under le guns at the guns at the 'bre, as welds Monterey ipy, so . full of ..met again; il:3 l2 tm * tiv . f a salary tarp of State, ! at of their ,atruc their At this mo- meat a signal was given; the American coloraran up the flag-staff in front of, the Government build ings, and streamed out on the air. A second after wards the first gun bopped from the fort, and tits stirring echoes came back from one-hill after-ano ther till they were lost in the distance. All the native enthusiasm of . Capt. Sutter's Swiss blood was aroused; he was en old soldier again,— He sprang from his seat, and, waiving his hand around his head, as if swinging a sword, exclaim ed : "Gentlemen, this is the happiest day of my life. It makes Rte glad to-hear those cannon; they remind me of the time when I was a soldier. Yes, I am glad to hear them—this is a great (My for California." Then, recollecting . himself, he sat 'down, the tears streaining from .his eyes... The members with one accord, gave three turanituous cheers, which were, herird•frOin one end of the-toill to the other. As'the Signing went on, gun sfolrow ed gun from the fort, the echoes reverberating grandly around the hay, till finally, as the loud ring of the thirty : firat was -herd, there was a shout : "That's for California r and every one join ed in giving three times three for the new and glo rious star added to our confederation., There was one handsome act I Intuit not forget to mention. The Captain of the English bark. Vol -P unteer, of Sidney, Australia. lying in the larbor, sent on shore in the morning for an American flag, When the first gun was heard, a line of colors ran fluttering up to the spars, the stars and stripes fly ing triumphantly front the main-top. - The com pliment was more marked. since some of the- Atherican vessels neglected to give any recognition to the event of the day. The Constitution having been sig,ned and the Convention dissolved, the members proceeded in-a body to the house of Gen. Riley. The visit was evidently unexpected by the old veteran. When he truide his appearance Captilin Sutter stepped forynard, and having shaken him by the hand, drew himself into an erect attitude, raised one hand to' ma breast as if he were making a report to his cum mending officer on the field of battle, and address ed him as follows: . on the field of Contreras. I thank coo all from Inv heart. I am satisfied now that the people have done right in selecting Delegates to frame a constitution. They have chosen a body of men upon whom our country may look with pride you have, framed a constitution worthy of California. And I have no fear for California while the people choose their Representativezi so wisely. They will do_it ; this convention has convinced me that the people can and will act right. Gentlemen, I congratulate you upon the successful conclusion of your arduous la bors; and I wish you all happiness and prosper- The General was here interrupted with three hearty cheers which the members gave him, as Governor of California, followed by three more "a.s a gallant soldier and worthy of his country's glory." He then concluded in the following word; : " I have but one thing to add, gentlemen. and that is, that my success in the affairs of California is mainly owing to the efficient aid rendered me by Capt. Halleck, the 'Secretary of State. He has stood by rue in all emergencies. To him I have always appealed when at a loss myself ; and be leis never failed me." " This recognition of Capt. Halleck's talents and the signal service he has rendered to our -authori ties here, since the conquest, was peculiarly just and appropriate. It_was so felt by the members, and they responded with equal warmth of feeling by giving three enthusiastic cheers for the Secre tary of State. They then took their leave, many of them being axious to - gtart this afternoon for their various places of retidenc& All were in a happy and satisfied mood, and nole less so than the na tive member's. Pedrorena declared that this was the most fortunate day in the history of California. Even 'Cara), in the beginning one of our most zeal ous opponents, displayed 'a genuine zeal for the Constitution which -he helped to frame, under the law 4 of our Republic, Thus closes the Convention; and I cannot help saving,-with Capt. Sutter, that the day which sees laid the broad and liberal foundation of a Free and Independent §tate on the shores of the Pacific, is a great day - for California.- As an American, I feel proud and happy—proud, that the Empire of the West., the commerce of the great Pacific, the new highwat to the Indians, forming the last link in that heft of civilized enterprise which now clasps the world, has been establishetkander any country's Sag ; and happy, that in a the extent of Califor ma, from the glittering snows of' the Shasti to the burning deserts of the Colorado, no slave shall ever. lift his arm to make the freedom of that flag a mockery. The members of the Convention may have made some blunders in the course of their deliberations ; there may be some objectionable chimes in the Constitution they have framed. Bat where was there ever a body convened, under such pec,uliar circumstances l'—where was ester such harmony evolved out of so wonderful, so dangerous, so mag nificent a chaos? The elements of which the Con vention was composed were np less various, and in some respects antagonistic, than those combined in the mining population. Thequestions they -Lad to settle were often perplexing, from the remarkable position of the country and:the absence of all pree edent. Beside, many of them were Men unuSed to Some had for years past "'mown no other life than that of the'eamp, others had nearly forgotten all law hi the wild life of the mountains: others agairrwere familiar only with that practiced tiederibe rule ;of a different race.. Yet the courte sies of debate have never been "wantonly violated, and Mc -result of every conflict - of opinion - has been it quiet acquiescence on the part of the' minority.— Now, nt the , conclusion, the only-feeling id that of general joy and Congratulatkm. IThus, - we have another splendid example of the cre and peenritrtvith which people tan be educa ted to govern thenlttielyeit. From That Chnos,whence, u(ider - the - rule of despotism like the Austrian, would spnog the mostfrightfid- excesses of anar chy rind prime, alioptlation freenten - peseefully • , t. - 17 - • ! • rand quietly develops the highest form of civil or i der—the &limiest extent of liberty and Icecurity.— GovernotcotB, bad and corrupt al; many of them I are, and imperfect as they all must necessarily be; noverthelessiat times exhibit true moral sublimity. "%VW IlfaVe to-day -witnessed has ..so impressed ate ; and werei a believer in omens, I- would 'augur from the- tranquil beauty of .this evening—from".the vky and the lovely sunset hues on the wa •fers of the Bay—more than all; front the joyous. ikpression of every face I gee—s glorion-i and pros ' iterOus_careet for-the State of California f n. •r. ! . .'!, ,i - . No. XXIV. *var. to...szua rauwisco. ~, , - Sitx FRANCISCO, Oct:. 29 1 1.849! t. After a stay of five weeks .at Monterey, I set 4...3 for this dace on Thursday last, in compahv tiith Mr. SemA on e, ex-President of the ctenti6l, 1 ik., son, and 1" es.rs: Lyon and Howe. Mr. Semple was barely rooverilt; from a sever': attack of .iy plimid fever, and was obliged to be conveyed in NO Rhay finbulOce, which wa4 'fliiiii-litv,l litl CapfUin Kane of the Q.Artermaster's Department. 'We .tart c-,4 at noon, under ii-bright, hot sun, though the en ti.jszlee to the filay was covered, as it had been for several days provirtel,•by a thick fog. The UM. cdrn was antousl3 expected, and as it gun had boen heard during t ie night, Gen. Riley ordered - a shot to be fired, from t s h , - fort every half-hour as a guide for the steana r, should she be ontsidti. lind thare been any eertninty of her arrilud. our haste to.,reccive thelong ; delayod mail would have in thied-us to po:ftpouh the journey. , 'We toiled through the desolate sand hills to the Salinas River, and llinded again upon its broad ; level plains. Our tm consisted of four ,Califonnialiorses, neither o Which had ever been a week hiharne.s, and con equently were not broken of the dashing gait to loch they had been accustom- I enti Under thetsteady gallop at which they drew us,--the blue ridges f the Sierra de Gavilan tioon rose high and Idea before us, and the timbered shares of the plain me in sight. Our eres , iivz of the arroyos would letvc startled even an .k.lleirlie ny stage-driver. 'When one of these huge willies yawned before de, there 'MLR no check of our speed. WI dashed sheer otf the brink at an angle of 50 degrees; there 'Wa..:s a giddy sensation of falling' for• an instfult, and In the nest our henry vehicle repined the levied, c.irried 'half way up the oppo sitelasteen by the mothentum of our descent - The. - etriternent of sUch tt plunge was delightful: the leaping of a fivetbarred gate on an English hunter, would have been tame to it. ~ On the skirt of the timber Mr.'Semple pointed out the scene urn Imlay between The Californian and American t.N.op4 during the war. Foster, a wont belonging to tbeksanpany of Emigrant Volun- ‘ ill tears, discovered a b ' y of 200 Californians on the plain. He - immedia ely sent word to Burrow's company of ArnUricals, then at the , Mission San Ju.,n, and in the atearitime attacked them with the mall force accorupaning him. The fight was car ried on among the treTs. When the Americans -66 in number=arrivod on the field, they found, Fetter dead, with el, - w'- Ife . was bum than plains to dad. We entered the mountains and encamped about dusk at a sheltered glen, watered by a little stream. Some benevilent predecessor had• left us a good stock of wood,. and in a short time the rud dy lights of our fire wtre dancing over the gnarled oak boughs, and their streamers of grey moss. I tried my hand for :the first time at making coffee, while the others Ei3itied pieces of meat on long twigs and thrust them, into• the blaze. My "coffee was approved y the ompany, and the smtsoning of the keen motintinn air was not lost on our meal As we wound through the lonely passes of the mountains, Mr. Setnpie pointed out many spots where he had hidden; on his night-rules between San Francisco and jtiiottterey during the war. Soon after starting we net Messrs.Tefit and Marcy re turning to Monterey, with printed copies of the constitution in English and Spanish, for distribu tion in the South. • Our next incident was the dis covery of three grisly bears, on the side of a cana da, about a quarter of a mile distant, We had no other arms than 'pistols and knives, and no fleet, horses; an attack, therefore, would not have been safe. Indeed, the eldest hunter, when he meets a grisly bear, prefers making a boy's bargain--" If you'll let me alone: let yaw alone." They are . rarely known to attae.k it. man whets unprovoked, but-when wounded no Indian tiger is more tumid— able. At the Mission San Juan we met Mr. Semple'S• brother. who had ridden from Boriecia to meet him. We crossed the plains of St. John at the gallop, hat in descending the steep banks of the Pajaro River broke the khtg-bolt of our wagon, and came to a stop in the middle of the stream. An ,hour's work in the water shoe our knees made all right again. .The Pajaro ;Plains, around the head of the river, are finely watered, and under proper cultiva tion would produce splendid crops. From the ridge - descending to :the valley of the San Jose we overtook them. The meadows were still green, and the belts of stately sycamore had not yet shed aleaf. I hailed the beautiful valley - with pleasure, although its soil wad more parched and arid than when I passed before, 'and the . wild cats on the mountains rolled no longer in waves of gold. Their sides were brown anti naked to desolation. Atrav eler seeing California only at this season, ay.onici never be tempted to settle hero. Immense flocks, of Wild geese and Brant flew 'over the Plain, - und' towards evening rooked by millions on their favor; ite 'grounds, near thd head of the Pajero River. At Fisher's Rancho. where we 'cainyacr fur the night r ize found Maj, Hill's party, *high left Mon terey a day before. ouraelve's.. The Major and Mr. Duri - Lue of the N. ). Picayune, bad just brought in three fine-geese...• The company'. consisting of the, just named, with fir. J. T. Smith of Norfolk, Ye., Mr. Field, M. Tillitman of San Francisco, and Midshipman Carnes, lavi h six men from the wreck of the propeller Edith; were camped under a fine sycamore, and overhauling their cooking imple ments. That night spite of our conipany*ent by moonlight to a lake !ilk-he valley to - obtain mote geese, but had less 1300 than they anticipated. - • We dashed into the Puebla San Jose by 9 o 4 plock in • the morning. Tl* t*o weeks which had elapit ed tame-the place hati become a capital, were suf ficieht to, have treated a wonderful change. What wlth tents anti house* oaf - wood and canvas; in het ha,te thrown np, the Onto seemed tehaVe doubled' in i size. - The dusty Teets were thronged 'with people; goods fur lack of storage room, stood in large piles beside tb4dbors; the sound of saw and hammer. and the rattle of laden carts, were incei- Sane,. The LegislatiVehuilding-a two-story ad obe house=,—Was nearly fini,hed. • Hotels - were springing tip in' all titarters ;• French reit'iturolears hung out their algal on • little one-story shinties; the ;shrewd Celestials had already planted them. selves there, and suhlntottedbY:the - sound of their harbarie! gongs: • - Ourtild i stopping_ pktie, the "Ninefia Heater was oitiyerted , inte "VitY . Hotelf• and vithett die* up hefont the door; wewene_instautlysurrotiatded hi -purveyors front rivarestablishuents, offering to parchtketi two gecret which hung lit the. wrigon-tail. lThe to Montere ~ to 8 - talektoti,to Sanyrancism, the lEmbareaduro, were stirring witli:f o l4- . traiel. The price of lots has nearly abated nsequence of this elisit , e, so that - the teit'e, Li. notliftig bv its gift of the above bufldip,,,l. ernment. The caucus of tho ex=inember4; nierlititely after the Convention oaljOurned, ne to - SanTivinciseo, as - we learned. - 4 , ball given to them by the citizens - paSS:_ n mere uproarously than that in .MOnterey.', ambulance, carrying Mr. ;Semple, set clt:for r offing - the eastern shore of San.FranciscO, Those of us who were bound for - Pan'Frirti - -;' lade search for Othereonveyance.s.' ' Ileirri* launch. was about starting, I walked , down, Embarcadero, about seven miles distant. ; .; A -es: , iels were,anehored in-an .estuary Which among, the tole. One of them was to leave dit .at 10 o'clock. The fare was $.10; apd ii dependant sal the wind, but usually vary- n two to four days. I gave up the chance . and retraciiii,r, my steps to the nearest fiird, Coyote - Ricer and struck across the meld-' watts Whitman's rancho, -which 'I reached .0 hours' walk. I e2ntinued my journey -till , Cohen, hearing the &mud of tiring and „do of mules inn grove not far distant, Lterre way and came upon Maj. Hill's party in . join in a; supper of wild goose. And then st—rest delicicm anywhere, but doubly .4o i 0 broad anus of 1 the evergreen dalr, with; I ' clear flood of moonlight brolain into' ;a minute streams on the turf. The 'solo:Fin f the grove—the de&p shadows of qltii. • to far, ;misty,- silvery , glimpses of plain the iorienings—make such a rest a.' luxury and . 1 , tinua in c held had I I ofr-ov, Th=l Denial' ran tapl that nit the tin lug fro et ODCLI aro4s4 owe t. after eveniti bra) ed t.l time to under the full thonsan repose trees -- through indeed. Yeste ing an The jot seemed The dri from th ahead!" day: I accompanied the party'on foot, tak i ,! sional lift with the sailliirs in the wagon 7 y. Ws were not at lwtne on dry land, and inpatient to see the end of the journey.-- .r was, enjoined to keep a good lenk-nut , fore-top (the saddle-mule.) Dreakerp .houted Jack, when we came to an ari- I and up I" was the. answer. "Take a reef ' wheel!" was the order of 'the driver.--L,- ; was clapped on, and we rode in triumph another sea. We nooned at Sanchez! ached the Mission Dolores .at dusk, and, -er the sand-hills.. in the moonlight.-.. The m stalled at the foot of a steep lifil..but ward got off by unloading the and ahead, hearing the btzstle and mingled • the town . long before I reachedit. suburbs half a mile sooner than on my amt. and from the first rise in the sand istinct view of a place twice as large:- 7 - weary, however, to take a long survey ; lirectry to the Post-office, where I fotind and Mg sons as cheerful, active, and en; as ever, and was again installed- in a: ook of the garret. royo ; " in the of The lock into a s rancho, sturteil jaded i was afto pushed o sounds struck th previous had an in I was but went Mr. Moor terprizing pleasant n READY Rtance of is worth! vion of Sole- selves to the toll-gal funds: At part comp er wont fo gate-kcepe in the way on arriving .Mr. Brown pass over t and no less, as sanction after a littl gage passel lie leas i he could ca and withou Brown to d were accost ellen witho probably iv arrived wh minutes Pa ler, mounte( NEE= gal toll for r single passenger, and ;calked on to tlepo.site his bagglige upon terra firma, at the-other end of - the hriclge, which, being in Middlesex, is now free soil. The spectators of this interesting scene werequite unaintneus in the opinion that the travellers 114 d " corm.f.Paddy" over the toll-gather or, while that worthy dignitary himself did ,not hesitate to admit that lie was done " Brown." 01 -- iiiors Pt-msintENTFoa CONSCTS.tt INTIDELIT Ir. —A few,day , s ago the inhabitants of Barnareastle, Durham, were amused by the town crier proclaim ing the folloWing: " Mr. John Kay is going to burn Mrs. Kay's clothe's upon the Desinesnec Hill, and he invites 16. Hopper to the tire which i. 4 'now kindling."- The crier commenced at Mr-Hopper's, door, and it l')eingthe dinner hour, he-was followed' by a large *course of people. They proceeded' : to the Destue. ne.4, a field near the town, upon a bill ; a very l rgF ',fire of wood and straw was made lty Mr. K. (t . 14 io islan inn keeper in the town) upon which he liu all the valuable wearing apparel and articles of hi..iwife, which consisted of silk dresses, incinding nearly the whole of her. bridal. garments ; muslie dresses, shawls, victorious, bonnets, veils, caps, artificials, p4rasoLs, a pair of beautiful stays ; stockings, bronchq, rings, i fine silk cloak, a quan tity of bed linen, a pin -cushion, - with - di& inscrip tion " welcome -little stranger" upon it, abtj a great many more Clothes of ' all descriptions The Clighes were Considered to be Worth at least SO. It is supposed that Afr. Kay's .reason for doing,this. was coninga/ infidelity on the part of his wife.. ' In the evening of the ;same day a large crowd para ded the town withlan effigy, which , was bind_ in frhnt of Mr. Hopper's house in Gallgate - -st.— T .'49- 14h Paper. i - . . . . - PUAGATORL—A4 Italian noble being at Ourch one day, and finding a priest Nho begged for. the souls in purgatory.kave !din a, piece of pill ".Ah I my lora," acrid the goed.fatlier,." - yea bore now delivered a Goa" , • ° • The count threwinpon the plate another " another, soul delivered," said the prieSt: " Are you.positive of it r' inquired the count. " Yes, my lord," Implied the priest,;, a I ani.c.pr-:, tarn they are now in heaven." •.• . Then," said the l i count, "I'll.talM back My- men ! eyi it - signifies notlang to you now tAgoing,t4tAhei souls have already got to, .11Tt's,en,,the.re aan..he no. den_ er of their' returning te'littreforY;, • _ The editor of the blear)3pringiSetitiiteltipoloOro:. fur lack of .editorial itlittter in hi 9 stillins'l;at he 1 1 14 ;been ,litt*iVig j il r:! i ßrn.P .2 l* 4 in ' 'ldeetina. excus e is certaiti_ly_ji - iond itef f. :W: recoenc.the soul is of vastly portartet than the hatly i and we feel it obligatory upon ukte - attetll thahitigs nppertainihg tolthn-, soul• first, us a- large 'lumber of Our. withkeribers:* . not; .ang • tg , about .our body." irrr),--The I3oAtrin Traveller giros an in iady wit which occurred in Boston - flint - 1. It is as fullntcs ork to contrive how they 5,.. e with only 50 per cent_ of the requisite length it was resolved that they should ny--=one lingered behind while the . oth ward to confer with Mr. Brown` , the and see what Could be done with him of bargaining or cornuromise. , Paddy, at the gate, with his politest bow,asked at what price he could 'be allowed to le bridge. On bellg told that one cent, was: the rate for each foot passenger. Id by the law of the Commenwealth,he; $ hesitation asked what' amount of bag= geri were allowed-to take with them. formed that he, might take anything . except a wheelbarrow .or handcart; f u rther parley, he turned and left Mr. al with numerous otherpasiangers,who med to pay the stateiVtax upon trtiv- 't asking any questions,. though 'not thout a secret wish that The time - lied n the bridge is to bee. In a 'few dy reappeared, wiailis fellow trakel . upon his shoulders in the regular • style. He gravely deposited the le, BEEEE 1:3211= wvg4, -- .,g'il',.:j.;! in .Around the Sketch. IrIIIIIMV FOR TriE tOT,,JMADAi'E' , . eiv weeks ago, Turing's passage kin CV ... Boston, the," Empire State," °never then; '', t and Swift Steamers-,thakever . nutn'lt-iti . ,k., put upori the waters, X Inntna.Wen-kats4n , I am the Quaker eily,:enhisltst,' trip;'"ilf After -Anitnally esantinick• told: , mil i'';'" . ; terrialippearance- sold *tonal arrange - tor 11 , • mpire.,--winding ..up, •our, investigati.. - ' ,l with atak into a einalleornerFeup. ; ~ ber's,o ee, 'where a superit-nnMe.tf , titi-'''' an be r nSulnlly enjoiedCliy the, 7 4Mtbis,4 ) 4 tof a YrirV'shilling• - ' -4 : laCoir iittei'; -• i I - wen Opte"—glitlinghithebniutsftill.., , pailman.; and almost, -prineelyiyalainitz Asti - men of, the great pity, M'-'• e lliXcnlc.- 1- :`• out upon the 'broad sleep : nu s , a ,' g. 1.1 ace for 'stelimbeitiq; 4 'Simi:fatter; the . . = - iced "Supper rimy-- - getiertiVe, . :' ' 1 spacious cabin to . ok•PlacT i ilaal•lhougib f s 'ln /lien' forty rods.„ott"jmel side of, - over' half "thd'eriiitd - got . Seittii'i, Oetitildn.,, 1 'itits'abotiVeritti c ' ' • ~strek Our - kgitstiderAlte- 'in , •<_ •rpon : the,„4.erpect-for ; that sni nigh in r all. its de.tails,to ,t4mptts jai, hie ,dsitotions. We. Oral:nig vei Id chantho set abate us itume sari developmenty. gate anSt. °Miner:l , ;6, f to suppose - hisappotitette'unquen :. ielstreim, kept i ,n , esching,,and whe ii ;: As were too reniete, he'd britila - rigkl I. say yon &LA' therdjustiland atm ~ re us weliance, will ye, .ak , that ;,„u. - • j . ,„ d'ye call : that stuff"._ ~ ;, f rit one parsing along it dish. ' ' 's 4 .i, tether there: ' • i s ;,',, l'' T.. - ' ! • this," says. taffacetionidirientl. . i t ain't it, hnt.no,odde:: ptgbit.alongj' we sent thehiggest dish_ of meat. Al 106 d. :says I, my boy,Tllslioi'yen,a•", , ~. ; rfode). of the ‘f Lady'l Boole 'tit e nie ilul sometime, ego;-we'llsee,how.it,worltS.W4 , r a plate full to the britit,witli:alland cal Hon. heavy eourscsin our itainity; tverf 1 assed it over to- - nextneighbor veith , 4 to pass that 9p, sir V' ,, ~ 11, eh I" says tleitiati, tiling hold o - 1' very ginlierly ; %pass it up 1" • t; Wi tint he had fairly got the loarledplat s, anirbi,gan to look about Min inhere tell platetoWNobody in particular seemed, on , 5 for a spare plate. Thegent lookedhaele ~, 1 ' J. was "cutting away",atid' tiatiiiii4 1 -cnie corner of my left ...7s the t idiot'. ge, while II ror.,ed hardispon'the iiiiriti-,9 friend's foot under the table ,""°' ' ' 'l4 It. the victim thought le sett earn one l' • waiting-for, the plate, and quickly, bet,'. -..... his nest n eighbor— , - ` _ 1 4 , P. late up to that ,gentleman, if yr•!it.'"4 please, ing his head towards an old,,g ent m k,.., spec, it near the head of the table ramble; ,lt, a 'gliastl: le over the field,of goc4thiricr'9. AN t "It's - Ig r -.- - tii " Muir says my friend. - t . ..,...! ," The p ate; it's going the rounds; just you keep F A , (p (rot et. you' 1, sce n good thing." • - . ' a4, e "'The pla eat length to the head of the - table, 4 , .' It was git a to the ()Id gentleman in epees.; he ,A, lobkcd ov r the top of his specaoret'y ,deltberatity 1.,: l at, the ‘• f der," then back. at the ,thio,•• pale, ` stir . ; !if, de.nt looki e.• youth tcho handed-it to him, titoup and 'down Tie table. A raw-boned, gauritand'hol- it 1 , b i Joiv-lookin disciple caught theeye cifthe old gent; Aii the mast the man whowanted.the f load?' 1 Ala ;P l , dipsquake lasif in the act of pan-this-plate, 4. 1 isiti,"—te h c nest neighto:i• he Was .4io faro ff- for,'W ;uslto hear As' disc-mime.' 'Well; 00 plate :Mina ire boisming a ng down the oppiatite stile ; the tall 1 Man declin d it and gave it over to his neat neigh- it lior, who s timed a little tempted to take hold of fit;, the invoice but just then it beciaredlo him, prob. AA 'ably, that 1 e, was keeping smack** (1) . out of his ',17:,,,, glib, so li quickly turned to ;his _neighbor and ittr , 4:‘‘., passed the plate. One o r . two wire moves, tuti't q 4th' plate . ithin our range; and diem it liked to 4* hate stuck, for a fussy old ,Englidurian,in whom ilici politeness id not stick out very prominently,grim- A led= . ' tg 4 !" I don't , ant it, sir." - ' • • - I,' " We'd, 'rat, sir, „please pass it," says, e last ic- ~ 11 l a tim, beseeel ingly holding, out the Veto- ,1 1 'i Pass it here, misters your pinto," ys Bull, ytt - I " at length r: ctantly seizing on the plate, and rush- itig, it on to Ids nest neighbor, , who started— • il •• I "Not mi e, sir." .'• 1 1 - i, - ., , "Not yo rs ? Who the d-rldoes it bel to-- rr,,, i . pass it do .to somebOAy." _, . - . • " i Olt want he ',Tate again. Several ladie tumid :, tip their pre ty eyes and noses ithile , iten passed it by them. - ~,,M -- ‘ . .Why, be—, if their sin UL plat , agoing - i I, the rounds, that you gait° Mel" says m next ' , . , , neighbor, to hoar Iliad first given the '" nu , Pcsr-" i ; "That p t o I Oh, yes, so' it,is ; " - NrcJi, says I .. , _With fettle wt.:mishit - mut, " that is tlietfireif time • JieVer saw a - supper so intivlrstdly discarded!" , The plate ' was otropin. nt reechedriliTe 'Mot of . t - the table. i n elderly lady looked' . itii,'"loliiced 1 around, rem v eil -a Large sasses potato frowthe pilii t, . -=then passe it along. An old salty lookintire„*P-. l ' thin, just the took a vacant seat, and ;the plate f . reached hira ust ia'• the lack of timer , le ; looked` , am t elega iiuity ker, East; the e of the tours, the b. sm:le veStra thraul las, eh buine were F rims p turnout into thl table si one that 4 Minkle t I Filling the v: politely " "U m' the pig% • By thi in his fist pass the I t the Irate] at me, 1 from tt and" rumen:ins-- snit ;•thunde &hark; and lie, !That end Llndy m frit. , { • he, aid' sa savage gioNi):;•' 4 lbitrirlora. tart oakum. peelCio as A e's tire riturfOr4ulP" :•., the - peregrinations nf. tire, &te e trati ~d —ritertriOt oat; . ", . • I ". . t . 'A:ieruit foiimring t tteer the: . Tinbmieal . ...t1„ i•pii.ngla .htekspit at th -habit ofiritiki . altbit tittiet it all:pa partietii appearg that ii :cotter, Ate, by ii ein cotton, "colibtet with It &ilk tapiocas hilppy„to..Nts. .orl4;hliu tel. anti, - Nriticelt. :erit;l i erhii -*ea, .tieigaituaity.-"' L \Fii:r. •Exptisnis l-lAVe copy the iiit'of another dieadful calamity flunk = c 'lidinerra. - , :.- v_ , Itlll this tag, who ti4•General ,battie of - em-Prleaus,74* ib the -' 1 g 'use, o cotton I.ffeas — tliretlii; met , i i , ftd acct lent a Ilrii''diikii 884?-1 Front -.1 tarn we awe been. able to letitn,,,it -, 1 1 istead of_ using flie coinnieti ginned -, ,1 ,acidept; empleyvi a ,quantity of ..,.-... ihich; after remaining - SemiOle• in u• - . 1 , ,,0dy, Ignited and. exploded air- a :splendid, new,..batripiii:f.i',lVe: Ara boreveri dud. she: l'eceiVed .nn4.o• q• If any (Wl* par_tiOlars, ~- dl bet fail to give tbein ;near:ends)", testSeiellentent pervades tliCielltile:' , i 1 ' --.' ~ -:-.. 1 • :, ,, 3 - :' ‘ i , ..," , c'. )Wic.- . 774ere,- . .iii 4 ,.. - ..41 1 19 11 4.** ; 1n111n d . qere%•o. *WI* Pot Pciw -:and" liana or 4 4400' In , it.',.; -- l':.less - - ed airnYanrstaild - gaig . %it Lintient., ll,ardenk - s - 0rit44,114 • been retiSed ro, : lier,inrelli any anibibc laieneent kg .inlabititill,: The 41 41 " . 'tt Nappy and ' 6%401 people. ' -A,AIO;y.M. I *4l**Po l . I iiasii,ted -.drop ti[itliin ' it fiord 4nd itr6 141 - A.' ESE MEE