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Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16
A Rich Story.

Some time since, when jackson county was
in its infancy, and the natives were governed
10y laws by them enacted and enforced at will,
there was character among them known as
fiddliug Joe. This man Zoe was character
t'ot at all known among the "cane biterl as
being devoid of fear, particularly upon the
subject OF future punishment, being the off
spring of rough, tough Christian parents
The Methodist Church, with its usual care
for those who are unable or unwilling to en-
ploy ministers or purchase Bibles for the dis
semnation of Christian truths among them.
sent "A missionary to furnish the inhabitants
with Bibles and preach the Gospel for their
benefit
On bright Sabbath morning, in the pleas
ant month of May, the minister, in passing
from one appointment to another, came upon
the aforesaid Joe sitting astrde log, play
ing his favorite tune of "Soap Suds over the
Fence" to his entire satisfaction, and that OF
Old Ring, who wagged his tail in apprecia-
tipn of his masters endeavors. The minister
approached and quietly addressed the fiddler
thus.
"My friend, are you aware that you are
doing wrong-that you are violating the
teachings of the Bible by playing your fiddle
to-dav?'
Well, I dun no" said Joe.
"Then let me inform you, my friend, that
You will be called to account for this viola
tion of le ordinance of that Bible at the day
of Judgment"
Joe (excitedly)-" Hold on there, parson
You haye hit upon the very thing | want tc
ask you about. l want to know if there /;
but one day of Judgment ?"
No, my friend, there is to be but one day
when all men are to be judged according t.
the deeds done in the body"
Joeresuming his favorite pastime) )-"Well
oid hoss you can pass on. am safe enough
Ii there amt but one judgment day for there
an old eock-eyed Judge for the County Cour
Ia these parts, who has the brown ctitters
ana will die just afore me, and I'm ready Il
swear his case will take up all of that day
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16
Gen. Bcanregard Photographed by Rus
sell, OF the London Times.

The Charleston g. s. Letter to the LondonS
Times, under date of April 2lst, says:
Yesterday morning | waited on Genera Z.
|Beauregard, who is commanding the forces.
of South Carolina. His aids-de-camp, Man,
hing Chesnut, Poreher Miles, and Col. Lucas, +
accompanied me. OF these the former has
been Governor of his State; the next Sena-2
tor, the third a member of Congress. They,
are all volunteers and are gentlemen of posi-.
lton in the State, and the fact that they are
not only content but gratiiied TO act as aides.
Ito the professional soldier, is the best proof,
of the reality of the spirit which animates,
the class they represent. Mr.. Lucas is a
gentleman of the State, who is acting as.
!nidc-de camp to Governor Pickens. Passing
through the dense crowd which, talking,
Smoking and reading newspapers, fills the
large hall OF Mills house, we emerge on the;
dirty street, sufficiently broad and lined with
irees protected hy wooden sheathings at the
base. The houses, not very lofty, are clean.
and spacious and provided with verandahs
facing the south as far as possible The trees
rive the street the air of boulevard, and
the town has. somehow or other a reminis-
cence of the Hague about it which cannot
explain or account for satisfactorily. The
sheadquarters are in large, Amy public build
! ing, once devoted to an insurance company 5
operations. or to the accommodation Of the
public fire companies. There was no guard
Eat the door, officers and priyates were passing
ito and fro in the hail. part of which was cut
3of by canvass screens, us to form rooms for
sthe departments of the Horse Guard Of South
Carolina. Into one of these we turned, and
I Hound the desks occupied by officers in uni
l form, writing dispatches and copying docu-
ments with all the aJaHdou which distin-
guishes the true soldier when he can get at
lprinted forms and government stationery In
sanothcr moment we were ushered into a
mailer room, and were presented TO the.
General who was also seated at hs desk.
Any one accustomed to soldiers can readily,
letect the "real article " from the counter-i
ieit, and when General Beauregard stood up.
o welcome us, it was patent he was man
tcapahle of greater things than taking Sum
lter. lie is squarely built, lean nan, of
about forty years of age, with broad shoul-
lers and legs made to fit !" horse, of mid
lie hight, and his head is covered with thick
i hair, cropped close, and showing the bumps
(which are reflective and combative, with a
jtrue Galic air at the back of the skull; the
y 3torehead, broad and well developed, pr, iects
lsomewhat over the keen, eager dark eyes
n he face is very thin, with very high check
Gbones, a well shaped nose, slightly aquiline
Hand large, rigid, sharply set mouth, SET
dabove full fighting chin. In the event OF
a my important operations taking place, the
iname of this officer will, / feel assured be
sSheard often enough to make my excuse tor
4 this little sketch Of his outward man.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16

i SLEEP-If one only things of it, sleep ii
"a great city,is queer thing Fifty thousand il
this city all sleeping at once. Fifty Thousand
/ in tiers, one, two, three four, five deep, from
gcellar to garrett Fifty thousand in rows {
1 emile long. Ten thousand in red night-caps
atasseed and untasseled. Ten thousand il
adingy ones, that We're white, Mondays arc
Z sNondays ago. Five thousand in silken ones
sSome edged beautifully, some hemmed witt
! sail needle, and some uncapped altogether
I Iswith locks disheveled and rutiled like "quil
3upon the fretful porcupine"
q Five thousand snoring alto-fye THOUSAND
1 snoring bass. Twenty thousand under calico
y \ hundred or so beneath silk. Some weep
aing-some smiling in their dreams other
4 alreamless as the grave. Ringes twisted ~
Vim cigar lighters -tresses streaming over til,
II 5pillow-no tresses at all.
Even in sleep humanity preserves its pc.
aculiarities. Even in dreams, men are dis.
stinctive still Chicago Journal.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16
Meeting of Union Delegates.

At an informal meeting held at the Orlean,
Hotel, in Sacramento city, on the 18th day oi
June, 1861, composed of the delegates elected
from various counties to attend the Union
Convention Of this date, and of divers citizens
from other counties David Jobson of San
Francisco, was elected Chairman, and l.. s.
Taylor, of Sacramento, Secretary where
upon, the following resolutions were offered
and unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That inasmuch as tue proplc of di
vers counties of this State have, in Uuion Club,
and County Conventions, designated the 10th day
of July, 1861, a suitable day for the holding Of
"a State Union Convention irrespective of party
now, therefore, it Is
RESOLVED That this Convention do adjourn tC
meet ON the 10th day Of July, 1861, at the hour
of one o'clocll p w. at the city of Sacramento
RESOLVED, That George Barstow, r. b. Monk,
and f. II. Waterman, Of San Francesca and !
w. Underwood and l.. $. Taylor, Of Sacramento
be appointed IL Corresponding Committee to Sc
cure concert of action among the Union men OF
the State.
RESOLVED, That all persons, irrespective of par
ty, who, like Secretary Seward and Senator Doug
Has, have the courage to proclaim "That they vii
sink party Tor country are earnestly rcqueste
Ito select delegates to attend the said Convenuo
ION the 10th day of July next, in accordance witt
sthe original apportionment, which is as follows
Alameda. Gsacramonto ...... .....1
aAmadOr. ...... -. 10 SAN Bernardino. .......
sButte. te..................1lS san Diego.
SCalaveras. ........... IL san Francisco.
aColus. San Joaquin ......,....
sContra Costa........... . SAN Luis Obispo.......
5Del NOrtC.............. 3 san Mateo ............
lEl Dorado. Santa Barbara ........
Fresno ............... . Santa Clara. .......
zlIumboldt. dt............. Santa Cruz.............
5k amath. h...... ...... 3Shasta. sta......,..........
flake 3Serra. ......... .......1
sLos Angeles. s........... Sskiyou. ..............
sMarin... ............. fSolano ...............
3Nariposa .............. 0Sunoma. .........,....
.Mcndocino. 4Stanisaus. .........
SMerced ..-......... 4Sutter..
5NOuo Ithalha ........ ....,..
lMontcrey ....... ...... Trinlty ...............
n apa .................. Tulare Buena VISTA.
Nevada da......-.......lGT 10 TuOlumuc. ............1
-...-..lI foIn
iPlumas ............... OJl uba .....,...,.....l L
lHtal. 40
DAVID JOBSON, Chairman.
L. S. TAYLOR, Secretary
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16

CAN ANY ONE TELL 2-Can any one tell
why, when Eve was manufactured from one
of Adams ribs, hired girl was not Hanuiac-
tured at the same time 10 wait on her
SmaWg.
Fanny Fern comes back in This WISE We
can easy Because Adam never came whin'
ling to Eve with ragged stocking to be
darned, a collar string to be sewed on, or a
glove to mend right away, quick, now :.
Because he never read the newspaper till the
sun got down behind the palm trees, and
then stretching himself yawned out "Aint
supper most ready, my dearY lie made the
ire and hung the tea kettle over 1t, well ven
,ture; and pulled the radishes, and peeled the
bananas, and did everything else he'd ought
Ito. lie MIXED the'cows, fed the chickens,
and looked after the pigs himself. lie never
brought half dozen friends to dinner, when
Eve hadn't any fresh pomegranates and the
mango season was over. He never stayed
ont until l o'clock to "ward meeting
for an out and out candidate ana
then scold because poor Eve was sitting up
and crying inside the gates. lie never play,
led billiards, and drove fast horses, nor choked
Eve with cigar smoke. lie never loaled
around corner groceries, while solitary Eve
was rocking Gains cradle at home. In short
he didn't think she was especially created
for the purpose OF waiting on him, and WASH
under the impression that it disgraced man
Ito tighten his wifes cares little. That's the
treason that Eve didn't need a hired girl, and
we wish it was the reason that none OF her
fair descendants did.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16
II. BOWMAN, Druggist,

geo J street, topposite Plaza) Sacramento
And by C.P. POLLARD, Agent st
ext to the Western House, Harysyile. HA oni'
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16
TEL EGRAPHTC.i
San Francisco News.
SAN FRANcIsoo, June Is

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18th.
John W. North, the recently appointed
Surveyor General of Nevada, arrived in the
Sonora. Governor Nye will arrive in the
next steamer
Conness carried the city at the primary
election to-day.
Since the reception of the news of The
death of Senator Douglas all flags are at half
mast throughout the city.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16
Primary Election.

SMARTsvILLE, June I5
At primary meeting at Smartsville this
evening the following delegates were elected
to the Union State Convention at Sacramen-
to July 4th: p. Quin, P. Kerrig gan, p Camp
bell. One hundred aud twelve votes cast.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16
To the Unconditional Union Men OF
Xuba County.

The Unconditional Union Men of Yuba count,
who value Country higher than Party; who ar,
in favor of concentrating the Union vote of thi
county on one ticket, in opposition to the "clp
trap" Democracy, are requested to meet at tlci
various precincts, on Saturday, June %. an,
elect Delegates to a County Convention, to b.
held at Marysville, on Monday, July l, 1861
rhe apportionment for the county will be as fol
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16
Some of the Troubles OF the SonthcIn
Contederacy--The Bcciuuiuc Only.

With the mails from the North and TIN O.
| the South cut off, at the expense of the Fed
icral Government, with IA long war and fear
:ul odds TO contend against, and no money,
ilhe Southern Confedcracy stands a poor
;chance of becoming rich or prosperous. Jeff
| Davis and his fellow conspirators have treat
led their newborn scheme for Southern
iConfederacy as a thing accomplished, and
lleaving nothing to do but to 90 ahead in a
3career OF certain prosperity. These dreams
1have vanished, and now internal affairs are
,creating botheration. Gov. Brown, of Geor-
Sgia, who has large notions of State soy ereign-
ity, and believes thoroughly in the sovereign
jty of Gov. Brown, has frequent collision,
iwith the powers at Montgomery, whose pre-
lrogatives he persists i'll assuming. His pres
/ cnt quarrel is about arms for the Georgia
TROOPS. lie insists that they shall not carry
I 1.-The State arms out of the State, and that
/ " hen they 60 into the Montgomery service,
Sin Virginia or elsewhere Montgomery must
I furnish the arms. Montgomery declares that
/ his is inconveuient, and produces no little
! 1confusion, but Gov. Brown knows he is right
land sticks to it. The Confederates are also
fhaving their attention Withdrawn from north
/ fern schemes of conquest and plunder, by the
i itroubles of Texas, which is menaced by Capt
ioh lSoiueTy, Oh hansae, on lhe nOflh, ana
1Cortinas, of Mexico, on the south, and, hav-
5ing cut off the protection of the Governmen,
jtroops, Is calling earnestly upon Davis for
3help. 1t is evident that from this time troub.
i les will multiply about the conspirators, an(
1they show their apprehension of this by theil
gathered tone. They have abandoned menace
] land bluster for complaint and depreciation
and declare chat it is outrageous and crue
! that the Government persists in prosecuting
them. and practising compulson upon them
when all they want is to 80 on with their in
dnocent little experiment of "selt-government'
lin peace II is evident that the secession lead.
/ 1ers cannot keep their followers at the higl
Il Inrnssnre nninf lnnr
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16

WAR HuMoEs-The only Motto Of Ellis
worth's Zouaves-Fire.
Arms for South Carolina Privateers-Hard
rms.
Ohio's War Cry-Wade in.
A Crooked stick The Baltimore Mar
shall, Kane.
Important Flying Artiliery-The art of
gun-hurry.
Not Unlikely-They do say that Priyateer-
ing is very Catching
What the Chivalry want to Meet-A Foe
man worthy of their Steal
The Air likely to be most popular in the
Confederate Army-"Ah, Dinner forget"
Tit for Tat-'rhe South threatens the
North with her Beauregard. New York will
meet her with her Bowery Guard.
BY Van Amburgh-Did Lineonln let his
whiskers grow for the purpose of Boarding
THE Secession Lion in his den?
Just About So-Before this quarresome
|couple, North and South, can effect Union,
we fear a Long Engagement is neeessary.-
Vanity Fair.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16

STATE PRINTER.-The Butte County Re
publcans recommend B. P. Avery to the
State Convention for State Printer.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-16

Wages went to the depot of one of our
railroads the other evening, and finding the
best car full, said in loud voice. "This car
don't 60" OF course these words caused a
general Stampede and Wages took the best
scat The cars soon moved off. In the midst
of the Indignation the wag was questioned.
q You said this ear didn't go" Well il
didn't then, but it does now" OF course the
&" sold " laughed, and said that Wages wa.
smart"
, 1861-01-15
WESTERN MATTERS,

On Thursday morning last. ut about three
o'clock, fire broke out in one Of the wooden
buildings located between tht brick blocks Of
X Cody aud John Sharpe, Oh First street, and
continued to bum I'LL five buildings we're des-
troyed. These buildings belonged principally
jacob 4 Co. The n,nount Of loss by the des-
tructiou of thee buildings could not have
been over 5000 rs, they were all wood, and
somewhat old. They were occupied by Jncob
Jacob & Co., meat shop-loss about $50; :;
Clemens speidel, sa'oon-loss so; Louis
Goldman, cigar store-.ully Insured; Jonathan
Farrell, harness shop-loss Of tools, amounting
to Sa5; ]. Goingf, barbcr--loss only few
dollars; John s1cGo#an, ealoon-}oss very
light; James McCaun--loss of furniture to the
amount Of 500; 4. Leusch-furniture, &C.,
destroyed to the amount Of $25.-Las7Ue
Hesa.
jan DEL1yERG.-Charles Dean, Charles
Nlllard md Moses sceley escaped from the
Marshall County (lr.,) Jail ut Lacon, On Mon
day night Of last week 500 reward is offered
for their apprehension.
SrRoSe BRrAru-A man named Murphy, ut
indianapolis, vas blowing some eoals to light
fire, when his breath caught mud commnni-
Gated to his face, which was SO completely
saturated with whisky that 1t burned like kind
ling wood. Murphy tells the story himself
Hc is shockinglS burned and mny get lose his
sight
CEss1oS OF LANDS AT TIE FAIls-It Is sta
ted that the government OF Canada has given
to the town Of Clifton free deed Of the strip of
land lying between the town and the river, 70
feet In width aud extending from the Whirl-
pool to Table Rock, on the conditions that no
buildings shall be erected thereon, and that
those atrcaf 5 built be Immediately removed.
Saginaw City Dilch.} for a wcck past, has
been thfongcd with Indians, assembled to re-
ceiyc their annual payment. afr: Fitch, the
agent Of tho United States, had fai1cd to up
pear, causing great inconvenience to the rcd
skins.
At Midland City {Mich. last week, gen
tlcman was severely coEhided By parcel Of
ladies' Of whom he had been guilty Of speaking
disrespectfully.
Foa-BE11--The fog-bcn which Uncle Sam
las provided for the Grand Ha7en harhor ha.
Just been hung about the center Of the pier,
By hr. Warren Wilder. It is worked b. IN
Ericsson engine, and will prove Of great SER
vice to our shipping interests in the spring and
fall seasons. Ita weight is haH ton.-Gnand
Haven Clarion
EFFECT OF TIE FISAFc1AL PANIC ON TIE
Lua1Drn1Na 1NTEREs1s,-The effect Of the
money panic has been 60 to curtail numbering
operations in this section that not much more
, 1861-01-15

lFrom the Syracuse Journal, January ~
"A woman named Mrs. Mary Ann German
died in state Of great dcstitutlon In our city
yesterday morning, and is to be buried at the
public expense this afternoon. Mrs. German
has lived here for several ycare, and Is well
known to many Of our citizens. She endeay~
ored for while after she came here to get .
living by making and selling "Grecian paint
ings" and other fancy work, but was unable to
do 50, and at last became u city charge.
Mrs. German related strange story Of her
life. She represented that she was the widow
Of a former United States Senator from this
State, and that ut his death an estate valued At
over $4,000 was taken from her on a fraudu-
lent claim preferred by his brother. This story,
and other Etatements made by her, were not
credited, because unsupported by other eyi-
dencc than her word, and the manner in which
they were told md embellished. She was eyi-
IDENTIFY a woman Of education, nnd possessed
traces Of beauty In her younger days. She was
the recipient Of many fayor5 from those who
became acquainted with her. Her age was
nearly or quite 20 years.
We learn to-day that It is 4 fact thnt the de-
ceased was the widow Of Obadiah German who
resided at Norwich. Chenango county, aud
represented New York in the United States
Senatc from 1909 to 1915.
, 1861-01-15
WRITTEN AFTER READING GEN.
yFOOLsS RECENT LETTER.
From the Boston At1as.j
Such soldier talk assures the land
II isn't wholly burrted;
Our 1Fool against their cotton. and
Secession schemes are tcorsted.
PERSONAL


Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by
her brothcrin-law, reached this city this morn
ing, by the night train from Buffalo, on her
way to New York.
Geo. S. Wordsworth, editor and propric-
tor Of the Grccnvi1lc {A1lch.) Independent, died
at that place on the It'll inst. His disease was
pulmonary consumption, Ills age 20.
Frederick Seward, son Of the distinguish
ed Senator, has sold out his interest in the Al
bany Journal to Mr.. Richardson, formerly
Clerk of the Assembly. Mr.. Seward also re-
tires from the editorial connaxion. We ought
10 have stated before that the Journal has been
enlarged md geographically improved.
General Jolanc abscnted himself from the
Senate whilcA his colleague, Colonel Baker, was
epcaking. The Washington I,.tellig:neer guess
cs tha! old Joe's manners are not much better
than his spelling.
Key. Dr.. Lacy, President Of Davidson Co.
lcgc, North Carolina, declined to serve on :,
committee on Chaplains Il. the late meeting OF
his synod, and gave rs :: reason that he had not
read political newspaper for several years
past, and did not know that the Union Of tho
States was in danger until he reached the place
Of meeting Of the synod, and heard that such
WAS the fact from some Of the members ofthc
synod.
An American, who calls himself Dr.. 8. '.
Bly,, is astounding the parisians by his power
Of reading any letter or other writing enclosed
III any number Of envelopes. The doctor, Oil
receiving packet coutaing the writing he is
to read, is seized with convulsivc shuddcr,
turns up the whites Of his eyes, becomes cat.
a'eptically rigid, and-rcads the hillcn writing
to the s:upefaction Of the mo.t iucrelulous.-
He bids fair to succeed to the throne left "a
cant by the retirement Of Mr. Home
-Orson Hyde the gr at Mor1nonprophet-
writes to the Salt Lake .Sces from Eph1aiu,,
Utah Territory, Nov. 81, asking Mr. Douglas
if he recoliects certain conversation he
had with Joseph Smith, III the house Of Sheriff
Backcnstos, in Carthage, Illinois, in the yea1
1913, In which Mr. Smith said 10 him: You
will yet aspire to the Presidency Of the United
States; bur If you raise your hand, or you1
voice, against the Latter Day Saints, you can
never be President Of the United States.'
Hyde says "thc Judge wifi Doubtless recoilect
that I was present and heard the conversa
tion." and concludes by asking Dong4ns this
pertinent question: Now Judge, what
think you about Joseph Smith and Mormon
fxr4 81
, 1861-01-15

TUICAGO j. ROCK ISLAND
~ RAILROAD LISE.-pasern.er T7ai2. depart
from and ae1ive At Chlcnco as follows:
Hay Express and 31at leave at94j l. H., and a1TlTe
IT. q F. u. fSuuday3 c1ce2:ed!. ..
Nigh x7rss lcayes Ut il.5 r ~ tsain-dsrs except
edl: A.riye at 5l5 ]. u. tsloaAays cxeeptcl}.
Joliet Accommodation. 510 p u. {Sundays c1cer:cd},
JOHN I. TRACY, Cen Srpt
L. ST. Jo8x, Gc2I ascat tcH
, 1861-01-15

MICHIGAN SOUTHERN AND
I'LL LAKE SHORE RAILROAD.
l860H....:.W Winter Arrangement. .18G0h
Takes effect Sunday, Nov. Is.
600 l. Anew York and Boston E1peess-daf3y except
Sundays. ria Old Line.
$50 r M.-NE,Lt Exprrss-aily except Saturday, Tia
Old Line
Coanectn. nt Tu!ado nad Detroit With tr,lEs 70 al1
points Interior In UL1o Fennsylvanta New Jerk and
the New England St1tcs and Caoa1as.
6M \. .X.-p.ttsbaFg. Baltimore an1 ikl.adctpa1. E1.
press, via Elevelauu- ...
631 r A-Atas1s elssc connections and quick tuua ~
Any other ROUTE. :.
= Woedfuns : PAt=ns Sleeping Cars accompany al
the Night Trains this roite to New i0-E anu b.%ton.
Tickets be had at a1 ticket Offers IL tie Ner.
.nd At the oI,?31ys othce. s: Dearborn Streets and
Rt the depot,
Trina arEiye in Clca.:o at lo:D and 1f5oe-x
GEO. Il Gl:Af. Gen'I Western AE.Et
, 1861-01-15

~ Memphis, Tennessee, is fast approx
mating that state represented By madness in
the old adage, that ''whoua the gods intend
to destroy they first make mad.' Recently
the national tune Of " Yankee Doodle" was
attempted to lie sung on the stage, in that
city, by j young actress, and no sooner had she
commenced than the tune WAS greeted with 4
storm Of hisscs aud she WIS compelled to de-
s!st- We now learn that the congregation Of
Grundy, D. D., is pastor, have been compelled
to dismiss him, on account Of the Union scnti-
ments Of his sermon on Thanksgiving day!
, 1861-01-15

G-ALENA s. CHICAGO UNION
~ EALRoAD.-;WtS1Ea AseAxeExHsE
On and after Monday November Gtl. lSsl trains VII
leaye Wells street depot follows Sundays excepted
He 4 = and ~ T. fo: Eelyiae;c koc&fo1t fIee
mediate points; lilo Al. and 40 Dixon Polo
Fnltoa< Cellar Rapids and intermediary point5:4-0
Il for Elgt1. Delydere, Rockford aud taterIucdiats
gonts; s5e 1o5 Genera md iatespedta:o n poiass;
H- trn- Passengers for 5sta1 axe .teHenry, ,ch-
ond Geneva Lake, and pointA. viii take
the LILO Y. train Sleeping light ttatu8
E. 3. TALCUrT. acu, E1r's,
G II EIIEELEE Era. paassn.rr AHst. hi,