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The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-22
Drugs, @tOictnts, Etc.
MINERS DRUG sToRRl


MINERS DRUG sToREI
PETIT & CIEOATE,
wBOLEsALE AxP RETAIL
D r U q q I 3 T g,
Iron-front TirS-proof Building. Main st.,
Have perfected their arrangements for transactInE
a General WHO'LL SALE a. we'll as a RETAIL
BufIiei', and have now In Store a large
slid we'll selected stock Of
Drugs, Medicines. Chemicals, Perfamery,
Fancy Articles, Paints. Oils, window
dtGss, Garden Seeds growth Of 1897,
Pure Liquors. tfOr Medicinal
PurpOse') Alcohol, Camphene. Acids.
Quicksilver,
And = complete assortment Of all Goods ever found
in we'll supplied Drug Houses, which they will
sell, IN large or small quantities, at
THE EST PRICEsi
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-22


Ds. ,. A. w. LzadbSrg, Dentist
Once, corner Of Nain snd Colsma streets, tup
.tair'.l opposite Cary House, entrance from Main
;'fest&~OuId most repeatedly assOunss 70 his
numerous patrons, and the public generally, that
he has ENLARGED bis Dental once, Into eOuImOdisus
and convenient apartments, rendering increased
facilities TO perform his successful operations IL
AZ the important branches Of Surg real aud Meehan
Ical Dentistry. No effort viii be wanting to the
tSisfaetioh Of all ~ Calls attended to at all
hOnii. nStt -S,n
Two Ntrdlets from two very fms
Portsnt sources In Fvn,Ion 70 CRISTADOkA's MAIR
DYE The first Of these decisions lie from the pen or
Dr.. Chiffon, who has equal In this country 10 IN
Analytic Chemist, and declares the bye 10 bc nbso:
Iutely free frOm deletrTOus Ingredients. This may
be called the scientific verdict The second drcsISn
Is popular me The Thousands who use the Dye
are unanimous In recommending IT, above al Others
tOF The exquisite naturAness ofthe bIacKS and browns
himPartS, and the rapidly Of IT, effect. This 10 the
public verdict The documents which constitute
these veFdicts may be seen ut the establishment Of
CristadOra, No. 6 AStOF House, New York. Sold
everywhere, and applied by all IIHir-DTesSers.
CRISTADORA, SAstOV House, New York.
GEO. W. SMELL, Agent,
ialS l9a 90 E....f...
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
The we.tern virginia Movement,

] The Central Con mittee appointed by
the Western Virginia Convention, lately
assembled at Wheeling, have issued an
address VIII ch reviews the action OF the
State author es and condemns secession,
the document concluding by recommends
ing the organization OF q separts State
government As follows:
i " hilst we have constitution and code
I of laws for our State Government, and
. local officers to administer them, the Ex-
ecutive and his Immediate suberdinates
I have submitted themselves to the govern
: ment OF the Confederate States. They
, have thrown OFT their allegiance to the
: United States, and are row diligently and
j laboriously preparing themselves to wage
: war against the government OF the Union.
We need not characterize, in terms, such
{ conduct, but as true and loyal citizens of
Virginia, we can and must declare that in
our calm and deliberate Judgment it will
! be the duty of the people OF Northwestern
!. Virginia, to provide, in the lawful and con
Z stitutional mode, for the exercise OF those
3 executive and legislative functions of our
State government, which have been en-
trusted 10 those who are fsithless and dis
loyal. and thus save ourselves from that
s anarchy which so Immediately threatens
us. In subiecting this grave subject fol
your consideration. We do SO in the earnest
faith and hope that you will send to thu
Convention of the llth Of June, your bes
: and tcueat men, that such action may bt
6 secured a. will best subservs the interests
& of our Safe and secure the perpstuity O
Its Union with the United States.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
The Care of Harness.

! Leather is seldom injured by being
Z twet, II It Is hung up t. dry, instead Of be n 2
-sleit III a mass on the iioor or in a corner,
swhere the drying IS SO slow as TO create
mould For general use, harness should
: &C fairly cited, and for this purpose either
spure meats foot oil should be used, or the
article known by the curriers' as dsnb-
ing" and this should be rubbed in while
. leather is moist, but not wet. The harness
sshould he wrapped up in wet cloth one
3day before the application of daubing
. or meats foot oil this should be rubbed
eon snIartly with brush for sufficient
length of time to insure its entrance into
,the leather than leave it upon its inme
date surface. II the leather bs positively
-dry, this substance cannot enter, and
therefore the necessity OF its being moist
and plant at the time OF application.
sNarnishes should never be app!ied-it
j. ills the pores and prevents the necessary
access OF air, causing the leather to be-
tcome crisp amp rigid, and in a short space
: sof time ii is rendered tender, causing IL TO
5crack, break, etc. Before applying any
zoily substance 10 leather, all dirt should
{ be thoroughly removed from its surface,
sand no other material than lamp black
should ever be mixed with oil where il
is necessary to blacken the leather Shoe
! sblacklng Is sometimes used, and ALWAYS
.with injurious effect; it frequently con
tains suiphuric acid, which, when brought
!. in contact with leather, rapidly destroys
lit When the leather is very dry, as with
boots and shoes, the injury from this cause
is not SO great Vegetable oils should
never be applied to harness Of any kind,
for after while they harden the leather
:and destroy its usefulness Leather cur
tains should never be vanished, but al
ways kept perfectly plant by very mode
rate ana frequent application Of the oils
!. we have named WorkinG Farmer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
The .sorri!l Tariff.

i One of the strongest blows which the
zCongrsss that meets in July can strike q.
,;'he seoessionists is to repeal the III starred.
disastrous and unfortunate Morrill, tariff
(which is doing us immense injury both n,
shorne and abroad Asa resanuee meas
ure it is failure, while in Europe, NOR.
Ethan any thing else, it i. depriving the
!, federal government Of sympathy and sup
port The London correspondent Of ,he
J New York Evening Pest, leading repub-
!: lican Journal, thus alludes TO it:
Beyond every question the people OF
sGreat Britain sympathiZe altogether with
sthe North in this question Of slavery or
] .santi slavery, yet the passage of the Morrill,
tariff bill has created a feeling OF dissatis
ton which you can not we'll comprehend
! sand the extent of which is not sven.rep
Presented by the press here, ss plainly a.
they are talking. 1t is needless to tell
syou how seriously this tariff affects not
sonly the manufacturing interests of Great
i Britain, nor that il strikes blow TO the
! injury of all commercial relations Not
only in England, but on the continent
there is large party active in the service
of tho sece-sionIsts for yesr< they have
been mrking efforts to es abish direct
steam communication between Europe
aad Southern ports. The project has
never seemed feasible, but now. taking
advantage of the peculiar condition of
affairs IN America they have formed com
psnies for running steamers 10 Charleston
and New Orleans, and took the stock o.
fifty pound shares has not only been is
sued, but to-day has been taken 1t is un-
fortunate that immediate steps can not
be taken for the repeal of that unviss
!. legislation.
] The great mass Of the people demand
the abrogation of this statute, which never
could have been passed except at time
when the seats of large number OF mem
! bers OF congress were vacant, and the at
tention of the country was SO wholly en-
! crossed by the revolution in the south that
they failed to notice the great change that
s was made in our revenue system, III order
Ito accommodate the cotton lords of New
{ England and few i.or-mongers of Teen
Esylyania, who desired to carry on their
/ business at the expense Of the nation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
Col. EIIsworh's Pre.entirnent of Earl,
Death.

! Death.
3 1t seems that Col Ellsworth was not
without presentiment that his end was
;. near. just previous to his departure Tor
no wrote the following letter
|. TO his parents:
, Ii EADoUARTERs 1sTZoUAvEs, CAMP LINCOLN,
I WAsHISGroS, ID. c., May %.
Ny Dear Father and .Hother: The regI-
msnt is ordered to move across the river
;to-nigat. We have no means of knowing
.what reception We are to meet with. am
: :inclined TO the opinion that our entrance
sto the city Of Alexandria will be hotly con
tested as | am ust informed large force
shave arrived there to-day. Should this
hapI Ell, my dear parents, it may be my
! lot 10 be III ured In some manner. What
. ever may happen, cherish the consolation
that was engaged in the performance of
"a sacred duty; and to night, thinking over
5the probabilities OF Tomorrow, and the oc-
<cu.rences oi the past, am perfectly con
stent To accept whatever my fortune may be,
seonhdent that he who noteth even the fall
5of a sparrow, vii! have some purpose even
gin the fate of one like ME.
! My darling and ever loved parents, good
,bye. God bless, protect aud care for you.
ELMER
The following conversation shows still
more plainly the forebodings-not fears
. ielt by the gallant young officer. The re-
Sporter OF the Philadelphia North Amer;can
learned the facts from Mr. Browneli, Col
. Ellsworth avenger:
oE the night before his regiment left
I sWashinaton, Ellsworth, and some CT the
,captains Of his regiment We're in quarters
spreparing FOR the morrows march.
! Captain John Wildey, of Company |,
was perhaps the tayorite poor FL swoIth.
1 The two soldiers, in the same room were
lectiBg their apparel for the next day !
amarch. Capt. Wildey laid out his ordi-
J. nary dress, aad was preparing to pu, il on.
4 Ellsworth had done the same thing but,
Gas Wildey was robIng, Ellsworth stood in
a mu-ing attitude.
Z. " hy don't you dress yourself?' ask ed
cable expedition
/ II am thinking, said Ellsworth, slowly,
4. in what clothes a die
/ Die, MY dear telios? What do you
sta!i1 of dying toI? Before you did you will
see the American tisg flying overy city in
1the Union, and all the secession riuglead-
ers viii have been hung or exiled'
Ellsworth shock his head sadly, and
z said nothing for a moment. He then
=.nliled his peculiarly sweet and pensi.e
camille, and opening q trunk produced an
sentire new uniform, As yet fresh from the
.hand of the tailor
1 IF an TO be shot tomorrow said he,
:" aud have q presentimcnt that my blood
Els Immediately required by my couutry-it
eis in this salt that | shall die; and suitins
: the action to the word he donned the
handsome uniform, and in few minutes
swas a. gay and locund as though, instead
fof preparing for battle, he was preparing !
{ for the for the festivities OF q welding
party Five hours atterward bullet sped
through his heart, first cutting in two n
oadg of Engine Company No, Il of New
!. York. that glittered upon hi. breast.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
KENTUCKY VIEW OF THE Cnrsls.-If civ

KENTUCKY VIEW OF THE CRIsis-If civil
war has commenced, we wish it distinctly
understoo that We are for the United
States Government. We don't like Lin
coin, and never did, but he is enly four
;.year affair We hope and believe tha,
! the United Utates Government is perma'
nent God bless the old stars and stripes
1--WE had rather die defending them than
live thousand years under rattlesnake
pelican or skunks misery flag.
Z The attack on Fort Sumter was dastardly
and cowardly in the extreme. Eight
thousand men attacked seventy six worr
I. worn out soldiers and defeated them
j Wonderful! The proves Of tho j. D
Confederacy is now established beyont
!. doubt 1t is not safe for any rabbit to &,
down there now The would kill him il
a minute e.-Frankfort Commonwealth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
THE RAPHHASNOCK.
The Rapphannock. like the Jam

3 The Rapphannock, like the James river,
rises in the mountainous portion of the
Estate. AT one hundred miles from its
mouth navigation is stopped by falls and
rapids. The river below the falls has the
character OF an estuary, being broad and
affected by the tides. At the mead of tide
water is the city of Fredericksburg, gre at
! tobacco depot, lying on the line of the
!. Richmond and Potomac railroad.
81 Twenty-Five miles from the lightahip,
moored st the mouth of the Rapphannock,
8 is the lighthouse at Smith Point guiding
8 the entrance to the Potomac.
8 Several miles below Washington lies the
city of Alexandria, the most important
7 town on the Virginia side of the river.
: The shores of the Potomac below Wash
ington have but few slight elevations
/ and would be difficult to impede naviga
{ ton by hastily constructed batteries. The
: width for tire same distance varies from
8 one and q half to Eve miles-Ne,o Yora
3 Con.nerciaL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
Anecdo.e of Panic Times I'm washirr.o,

! Senator Wilkinson OF Ninncsota, relates
the following OF the season Of the latest
panic in Washington.
The day before our Senator left, he hap
pened 70 be alone with the Secretary when
III rushed Nr. Nallanch. editor OF the .S,ar,
"A good Union man by the way, accomps-
inied by a Union citizen of Virginia, both
.much excited, and deadly pale They
| brought alarming news! 1t had been full
. ly ascertained by them that full fifteen
: thousand rebels would approach the city
that night BY the Alexandria read, and be-
. fore daylight Washington might be sacked
-and III ruins Gen Cameron received the
siaiormatlon calmly, quietly rang the bell
and dispatched a messenger for General
! Thomas, / the Adjutant General The Off
Ger soon made his appearance, when he am
the Secretary had short private inter
view in an adjoining apartment.
Upon returning, says the Secretary to
!. Ir Wallanch and his friends: Well,
gentlemen, Gen. Thomas informs me that
he thinks We are ready for anv fifteen
thousand of the internal rascals that may
come along, even though jeff Davis and
I Beauregard be at their head Then
promptly turning to Mr. Wilkinson he
.continued his conversation thus;
Wilkinson, when do you start home 2
Tomorrow sir
Well, wish you would do me favor
when you get to Minnesota" g.
Certainly, ir;-the Senator ex xpec;ing g
Ito carry some war message" what can /
do for you"
:" want you to send me, by express, to
Harrisburg, t,ro barrels Of yoDr test q,,alta of
Minnesota potatoes for seed Our old iavorite
varieties have about run out in my neigh
10 hood, and have no doubt transplant
ing from Minnesota will make our crops
ali right again.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08

A RELATIVE OF THE PREsIDEsTs.-There
is lady in this city who can claim Pres.
sident Lincoln as cousin by marriage, and
jeff p.vis, President of the Confederate
States. as her uncle. 1t is rather a singu-
lar "eoincidence" at least, that one person
should be relative of both these Presi
dents. Davenport Gazette.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08

! A letter from Philadelphia states that
I one company of the Ohio regiment, which
is now encamped below that city, contains
sixteen brothers Their name 10 FIscH.
They were born in Germany!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
FORTRESS MONROE.

q The fortress is the largest and one of the
8 best constructed in tho United States 1t
sSwss built like all the coast forts, for de
) fense against a foe approaching from the
sea, and is casemated only on the side
4 facing tho channel, having simple wall
!, masonry only to the landward. Against
!. an attacking force from that quarter it will
need protecting out works. Its walls en-
close = parade ground of about seventy
acres, making it All admirable school for
recently recruited regiments. Opposite
j the fort in the channel, distant about a
] mile and third, are the walls of small
. fortiication commenced by the govern
I ment, not finished, called the Rip Rap.
q Farther up the Roads, end four miles
q in a right line across westerly from Fort
Eress Monroe, is Caswell's Point, where the
s. siVirginians have attempted to erect bate
ries. At this point to the south opens
f Elizabeth channel, the entrance to Nor
''..iolk harbor. The Notifications at Ca.veirs
s Point, although too far distant to threaten
z Fortress Monroe. would effectually guard
3 this entrance. Elizabeth channel, from its
8 opening into Hampton Roads to the city
: of Norfolk, is eight miles long, difect in
z its course, very deep, and scarcely a quar-
( ter ot mile in width Craney Island
: lies close 20 the channel, on the west side,
{ about three miles from Norfolk, on which
i, ale the remains Of an old fort, which the
+ secessionsts are rebuilding Nearer TO
= the city, on tie other hank of the chsnnel
{ is Fort Norfolk, also being improved and
Z mounted with ordinance by the Virgin
I. ans
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08

I Five lines of railroad diyerse from Rich
fncnd One line running due north pass
KS Fredericksburg on the Rsppshannock.
.and terminates on the Aqusi creek, near
he Potomac. 4 line running east terrli
mates 1t Whitehouse, on the York river.
"a third line runs due south 10 Whining
ston, North Carolina. having intermediate
stations at PeteTsburch, Nn., and Weldon,
sN. G. The Richmond and Danyiile road
sextends in a southwark direction to the
slatter town near the North Carolina
!. boundary line, beyond which it is uniinish.
ed. The Virginia Central runs nearly
rest, being finished as far SIS Coving,on,
!. hey' nd the Blude Ridge At Gordons-
vile it forms junction with the Orange
!. and Alexandria road running mort east,
] and the Lynchburg road running south
:west: This city is thus the military as
well as commercial centre of the State,
and point OF great strategic Importance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
O NORFOLK AND IT'S sUBuRHs.

8 The city Of Norfolk, located upon an al
= most level site, presents but few natural
= de'enses scainst an attacking fore The
.icity and Portsmouth lying opposite, can
!. b- spproachcd from, several points. Troops
Ecou.d be landed from the Hampton OF
s;Lynn Haven roads within seven mile: o.
Esthe city; the approaches being easy and
: lindeiensble. An approach could be made
6 from London bridge on TIE south, with al
z easy march of ten nIles
"a Norfolk is important for it. railroad
Econnect:ons as the location Of navy
Eyard whose dry docks ard machine shop,
iS.re proving useful 10 the Virginians, and
}sas the Chesapeake terminus of the Dismal
ESwsmp canal through which passes the
+ commerce of the Albemarle and Pamiico
"unds Into Hampton roads empties the
James river, large stream affected by the
{. de oae hundred miles from its mouth al
9. which point the falls and rapids, with a
& ssd-scent of one hundred feet in two miles.
zefectuaily blocks further navigation. Civ
b;ing at the same time an unlimited water
!: power At this point IS situated the CITY
r.ot Richmsnd, beautifully built on several
-ielevatlons, the most noted of which are
..Shockhos and Richmond hills between
(Which flows ShockhOe creek The city ii
y handsomely built, the streets intersectin d
Fat right angles. ca Shockhoe hills are
;1lhe capitol and other prominent public
|, s,bnildirgs, and about them are clustered
sthe aristocrstic mansions OF the civ Ees-
s,sels drawing ten feet Of water fas,eu to
.sthe wharf al Richmond, and those drsy
zing Eileen approach Within ....as- tsITtes OF;
: he city. Lines or steamers. before the
z accession difficulties, connected R.chnoadI
xcomme REALLY with New York, philadel.
ssphia, Norfolk and Baltimore Richmond,
.:has been tho grain depot of Virginia ),
!: y hicL i;s mills convert into flour.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
YORK RIVER.

= From the buoy at the entrance of Hamp
{ ton Roads to the ligbtship at the mouth
of York river, the distance is about fl
! teen miles. From its source at the juno
!. ton Of the Pamunky and Mattaponey, its
d. bouchement into the Chesapeake, the
!. York river flows forty miles, being an es-
! tuary with heavy tide varying from two
to four miles in width. 1t is navigable by
the largest vessels to Yorktown, and by
! vessels Of secondary draft to its source. a
! land spit separates the mouth OF the York
: river from Mob Jack bay, which sets in
!. land about fifteen miles, with eigh cen
! feet OF water. Into this bay empties the
Severn, North and Ware rivers, inconside-
, rable streams, visable short distance
. for vessels oil light draft. From the light
: house at New Point Comfort to the light
. house at the entrance OF the Rapphanuock,
/: is twenty miles. A space of four miles TO
! the south OF the light comprises the en-
frances to the Rappi. ennock and a small
! bay and river called the PIankeetank
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08

4 THE BITE OF RABID ANNALS NOT ALWAYS
FOLLOWED BY HYDRoPHoBIA-A fact well
worthy of our notice is mentioned in the
4 last annual statistics furnished by the
general hospital # Vienna. 1t would APP
pear that out of lis pereons bitten by ami
mails whose rabid state was clearly made
seut, only % died with symptoms OF by.
: :drophobia As, however, the actual and
Hprecise length Of the period of incubation
lis not known, these figures cannot be re-
.. lied upon but it is highly useful to note
sthe comparatively small proportion OF
!. deaths which occurred after the well
& kascertainsd innoculation with the poison =
Lonnom LGdcA
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08

4 TIE editor of the Fayette County Demo.
: Graf, published at Vandalia, is some on a
:" COAX Artemus Ward is no far ahead
1of him. Hear him on a proposition by
! his Republican brother, that he be incon-
. ,ineutly hanged upon tree as traitor,
without the benfit of clergy.
"To BE, OR NOT TO BE" HUNG.
= The OtSerrer recommends the forming
: Of vigilance committee to hang traitors
s.and stigmatizes US as being traitors. We
enter our solemn protest against being
!. treated in this unchristian manner. When
Eve shuttle off this mortal coil, we don t
kwant coil of hemp rope around our
sneck It's very inconveniant, to say the
s least of it But, to return to our sub
J. .iect-'
3 I'VE would not die in Spring tme,"
q No. no! Not when the flowers are bloom
Eing and bursting their tender petals to the
esun, ard the sweet forest warblers greet
I. the dawning day with rustic song and
scheering lay. and when the fishes bite SO
s beautiful, and all nature looks so gay. and
when we have just cast n new roller, (by
the way, don't the inside Of our paper
:i look better this week than usual p and
!, iust ordered lot of new type-DIE NOW
! and leave all these and ne YER get to weal
1 Eany more "new close'-he hung upon a
z tree
= "For little boys and girls to jeer at,
q Ard the noisy rabbe in the stree, sneer at"
q Nary time Egypt is o great place fol
Z Democrats, but they can't be raised or
!. trees
z The editor Of the Obserrer never liked
US; we have been in his way to some ex
!: tent, and now he wants to get revenge
81" That's whar's the matter" He wants to
s have us killed 50 he can get to publish
!: the tax list Oh, you scamp you cannloal
. you murderous plotter! you carnlverous
4 cussl You ought to be ashamed OF your
s.self