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The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

To CLEAR THE EYE OF DUsr-When the
eye is irritaed 10y dust or intrusive particles
of any kind. the proper practice is to keep
it open, as if staring. A sort of rotary
movement of the ball takes place, the sur
face becomes covered with water, the part.
Gle is gradually impeIed to the cornr of
eve, and is there foated out or can easily be
removed, without any Of the disagreeable
consequences that attend shutting aud rub
bing.
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

SUrrERvILLE AGAIN.-Rumor says that
wealthy capitalists connected with the Sacra-
mento Valley Railroad and the Steam Navi'
CATION Company, have agreed that in case
the Sacramento river should rise as high
next winter as it did last, they will endeavor
to m ke Suttervile the place for landing and
shipping goods. In that case, branch of
the railroad would be constructed to Suffer-
Vile. San Francisco Alta.
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11
Placeryi;lle NeavS.

When Byron was at Cambridge he was
introduced to Scrope Davis bv their mutual
friend, Matthews, who WAS afterwarl Is drown
el in the river Cam. After Matthew death,
Davis became Byron's particular friend, and
WAS admitted at his rooms at all hours
Upon one occasion he found the poet in bed
with his hair en- popillotte, upon which
Scrope cried;
"l4a. ha. Byron, have at last caught you
acting the part of the Sleeping Beauty
Byron, in rage, exclaimed: "No, Scrope;
the part of a d--l fool, you should have
said"
"Well, then, any thing you please; but
you have succeeded admirably in deceving
your friends, for it was my conviction that
your hair curled naturally"
Yes, naturally every night" returned the
poet; "but do not, my dear Scrope, let the
cat out Of the bag, for am as vain of my
curIs as a girl of sixteen"
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

GREEN CoRN IN WINrER-Ihose who are
fond Of green Corn during the winter do not
inc it tightly in casks or tarrels and co' 'er-
ing it with brine strong enough to keep
cucumbers. The corn should be taken with
the husk on Corn thus prepared, if kept
covered with brine, will keep in good order
for year or more, and will be sufficiently
fresh for the table when boiled
Pitsburq Post
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

Nor ALLowABLE.-A mass meeting in
New York passed resolution requesting
Generals Fremont and Mitchell, il the Gov
ernment will consent. 20 raise a corps Of so,
900 men in that State. The War Depart
ment was telegraphed to anI here is its ans
wer:
Geo Opdyke, Mayor: Your telegram
of yesterday ha, received the consideration
of this Department. Gen Mitchell having
been assigned to command the Southern
Department, must Immediately join his cool
mand. Raising volunteers in NV York has
been assigned to the Governor of that State,
who is faithfully performing his duy; and
there appears to be no reason for interfering
with him,
To authorize military officers Of high rank
to raise and organize army corps woald be
productive of military Reorganization.
The Department. therefore, cannot consent
that any Major General shall organize sep
crate corps.
EDWIN STANTON. Secretary of War"
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

MINERS LEAVING SALMON R;vER-The
miners have commenced to leave Salmon
river on account of the approaching winter,
which begins very early at that high latitude.
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

MAKING Ice by MACHINERY.--In the In
ternalionaI Exhibition IN London, is patent
improved ice making machine, manufactured
bv - Sebe, Lambeth. London. This machine
is in actual use in India snd Peru, where it
produces ice from two and half to six dol
lars per ton The principle upon which the
machine is CONSTRUCTED. is AN application OF
the well known natural law, by the evapor
ating fluids of the calorc contained therein
passes off with the vapor, thereby reducing
the temperature of vvaporaling body In
this process a volatile fluid steam is used as
an evaporaling agent; a powerful pump forms
vacuum, and in its efforts SO to do assists
the evaporation at a low temperature on the
one hand and by pressure with the assistance
of water al an ordinary temperature reduces
the vapor again to fluid on the other hand,
thereby using and REFUSING the same volatile
hnd, without loss. No chemicals of any
kind ale used. 1t is proposed to cool hosp-
tails by this machinery on the converse
principle, by which buildings are warmed
1t has been proved by experiment that this
is practicable, the inside temperature of a
chamber having been reduced within six de
grees of the freezing point, while the there
mometer out side ranged AT 90 deg. Fahrenl
heit. In the progress of the war something
of this sort may lie very desirable. TIE
machinery for making a ton of ice at tim
might be carried on large wagon
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

New ODD Fellows LoDGEs.-The Grand
Master expects to institute, new Lodge of
Odd Fellows at Red Wood City, San Mateo
county, with n few days; in aweek or two,
another at Bear Valley, Mariposa county.
The Order in this State is hourishng.
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

HEAVY TRAFFIC FOR ONE Dayton
Thursday, the 25th September there passed
through Strawberry Valley, 249 "mouniain
clippers" on their way to and frorn Nevada
Territory, as we are informed by geutei
man who was there and counted them. OF
these, l25 were returning from and l24
going to the Territory, and the latter was
laden with 300 pounds of merchandise,
lhe transportation of which, at 5 cents per
pound, (he price paid, )amounts to the hand
some sum of $3OllO
DI1cery;IIe Mems
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

CURIOUS PErRIFAcrIoN.-The Panama
BulIeIn tells this curious story: 81, will be
reccoIIected that about four Years ago, Mrs
Ktarney. wife of the late Mr.. james Kparney
di d in this city. Her husband at that time
being a merchantin Aspinwall, had a zinc
coffin made, in which she was placed, and
also quantity of alcohol the whole then i'm
bedled in charcoal in still larger coffin,
for the purpose OF preserving her, AS it was
her husbands intention of having her re
mains sent to England; but shortly after
wards he took sick himself and died, and
also his child. The body then remained in
the cemetery undlsturbed, until, short
time ago. Instructions were rere, ed from
her relations in England to have the body
exhumed and inferred in the cathedral On
opening the coffi n the body was found
to be pelrified and perfectly marble like, but
strange to say, AS quick rs the air got 30 the
body, it cha ged to light copper color"
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

If man asks YOU to go his security say
NO." and run: Otherwise you may be ensav
ed for life, or your wife and children may
spend weary existence 10 want sickness,
and beggsry
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

The Nevadaites propose to raise $4,000
for the wounded troops.
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

FREIGHr TO WAsHoE.-The Silver Age
says:
Freight was, on the Goth ultimo, six cents
for groceries and eight cents for machinery,
and though high, they were not likely to be
lower thisQ hson. A variety Of causes lead
to this conclusion. In the first place there
are not enough Of teams to be had to bring
forward all the freight offered; and in the
second place number of fteamslers have ta
ken thea larm at the state the wea her and
have left the freighting business lest they
might oct showed in over here or on the
mountains Others, again, have quit because
they feel independent and can afford it; and
vet others, because they desired to attend
the Cali fornia State Fair, or 90 into some
-snq leqo ness, All these causes combined
have some what left it optional with the rel
mainn9fregh ghters to charge the old rates or
advance the price of freghtng. This latter
course has been pursued, and all the teams
now idle in California or this Territory could
not again reduce the price this Fall if they
were all pVl on the road"
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

A Patriotic Relief Meeting was called to
be held 10 Yreka on the first instant.
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11

Rosn, year ago brought dollar bar
rel. 1t is now worth twenty dollars bar
rel.
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11
NUMBER. 6.

ToBAcco-Irs EARLY HIsroRY -Conrern-
inc the introduction Of this plant into use
in Europe, DR.. G. G. S. sends us the fol!owI
inc note: "The use of smoke, as a stimulus,
is very old. Ilerodotus tells us that the AMI
cient Scylhs. and romp. Mela, the Thracidus,
threw vegetable into the fire, the smoke Of
which produced a pleasurabIe sensation
somewhat like intoxcation. But Roman
Pane, a Spanish Monk, was the first who
learned C49G) in St. Domingo, to smoke
tobacco. Hernandez de Toledo brought, in
1853, the tabacco plant, which had been, in
1920, found in Yucatan, first to Portugal,
and called the tube, with which the Domin-
goes smoke tabacos. The name Of it origi.
mated either from the island of Tohago, or
from the province of Tabska, in Yucatan.
The French Minister near the Portuguese
Court, Juan Nicot sent the seed to Cathe.
rine de Medics, and thus the plant received
the name of IIerba Nctotiana The use of
smoking it was denounced as a work of the
devil, while on tha other side it was called
lhe Plant of the Holy Cross Queens
plant etc.
james |, tried C6o4) to abolish the use
of tobacco by heavy taxation. In order to
make smoking in Constantlnople ridiculous,
Turk was, with his smoking tube stuck
through his nose, driven through the streets
James |, wrote, in 1919, his book 'Misokap,
nos against the use OF tobacco. Pope
Urban VIII, excommunicated every one
who took pinch of snuff in church. In
1884, every smoker in Russia had his nose
cut off Yet all these severe means to sup
press the usa of the weed were Without
avail, and smoking and snuffing preparations
OF this p ant have spread over the whole
world"
The Placer herald., 1862-10-11
D. w. CHEEsMAN.

This opinion is based upon the best in
formation have been able TO obtain, as to
the provisions of the supplemental act refer.
red to, which has not yet reached California.
Bulletin, Oct. l.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
Republican County Convention

Notice 10 hereby given that Delegate County Com
venssop will held At Charleston on Saturday the
18th day Of Jaiy. purpose Of appointing dele
estes 70 tbs Stats Cony ention Des Aaines on the
23d 81 Jniy also IL appoint delegates TO the Congress
ssonsi and judicial Conv eltions.
Bach township win be entitled 10 one delegate and
one additional delegate for each ono Hundred yot.
cast for Abraham Lifcon Pres OF the United
states and additional tvefy fraction
al vote ey ces ding nfty.
The ChsriDen Of The several Tow nship Coaapainess
are Requested 10 call meeting Of their respective
townships on Saturday preceding the County Conven-
As for the purpose Of appointing delegates 10 that
CONVENTION.
Loyal citizens, without regard to former political
associations, who In favor Of giving an Aowsa ssp
Port to the National Administration In Thorough and
sdectaai suppression Of the Rebenion are nyi,ed to
corporate thrnuahou. the county.
b &. AKnAAn
HExRy HTnoRG, Central Committee
EDMrED JAE8ER, OF
RoBEKv A.. ErssrtL Lee County
JonS r. WtsTKnsorHAM
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
Murder ~ Dee Ngofnsv.

On Saturday last our State Capital was
thrown into state Of excitement by the
assassination of Michael King, who was
stabbed in Sherman block by A. N.
Marsh former Democratic AArahal Of that
city. The following is the evidence sof
one Of the witnesses before the Coronsrs
Jury:
Giles II. Turner deposed M follows
sThis morning about 8 o'clock at the
Mayors Office, Marsh, in presence Of sey-
eral persons, Dir. King not being preaent
took occasion to use very hard epithsts
against Mr.. King a. though he held
great malice toward him! Marsh mott.
fed me to appear at the Mayors Office
between one and two o'clock to-day to
try case wherein King waa defendant.
/ reached the Mayors n@cc hs:.s. t..
other parties. l heard them coming mn
stairs-heard Marsh call King damned
liar. King said, do you coll me 1
damned larY Marsh answered, i do
I heard = rustic on the stairs. went to
the door, md heard King cry out. Marsh,
You have stabbed mel King reeled, and
Mayor Cavanagh eased him to the floor.
Marsh stood 1t the foot OF the, flight Of
stairs wiping the blood from dirk. I
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03

went for the Doctor and soon learned that
King was dead
The Register Turntables tho following
ascount Of ~ cos1u snaae villain.
We hate t1seady minated thas Marsh
escaped. He based down stairs and
thIUagh DE streets unmelested by any
one. The last seen Of him he was run
ming up in the direction of the Iowa Gem
trail College. Troops Of men were in par-
suit Of him on Saturday and Sunday, but
thss Fl ha has GUIDED hn puruerR. aud
10 peehapa by this time ON his why to the
Southern Confederacy, whore his Seces-
sion tendencies and his murderous dspo-
sitiou will naturally lead hun. He is q
man about s feet 5 or 6 inches in height,
and aboui 30 years Of age. He came to
this place several years since, FROM Palmy-
"a, Warren county, and has bsen chiefly
distinguished aimee his residence among
Us for his low cunning and his immense
watch chaindangling I, his knees The
latter adosument be has not spOrted for
some time, Last Spring he vas appointed
City Marshal BY the Town Council, since
which time his natural stcussedness'' has
found vent in acts of petty despotism,
in shooting q German through the hand,
in arresting q contraband without warrant
with th1 evident purpose Of running him
of into slavery, and in killing harmless
and peaceable citizen! Such have bsen
the results following hard after the ap-
pointment of this man to responsible
position under the City Government
position in which he was expected to pre-
serve the peace Of the community, instead
of breaking it by assassinations!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
w Washington, July e. 3

anE3resident in accordance with tho
preNasIons OF the recent ret for the col|cc-
ton OF direct taxes III The insnrrsction-
airy Districts within the United States, has
issued proclamation declaring ia what
States and parts OF States insuryse ton ex.
lists; namely South Carolina, Florida,
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, North
Carolina and Virginia, excepting from
the last named the western counties.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03

The msss Of the Democracy Of the
West were induced BY their leaders, much
against their will. to vote for Buchanan
Tor President. That old sympathizer
with traitors wagcd bitter war against
Douglas, the great leader Of the western
democracy. and assisted the traitor Sem
ate to ostraeise him, and finally aided the
southern traitors to inaugurate the rebel
lion. And now vallandighan, Fort La
fayette Jones, Mahoney and lot Of these
sams leaders are seeking to lead the De-
mocracy into policy to coax back the
slave aristocracy Of traitors to reunion
with the party and domination over the
country. The masses wore led into the
support Of Buchanan blindfo!d but if the
same leaders now lead them into TREASON.
the masses of the Democracy will be
without excuse.
George w. Jones hasa SON and a broth.
er IN the traitor army. He wrote letter
to JEDI. Davis avowing bis own intention
to join i - soon a practicable. He ia
still IN correspondence with the traitor
Minister to England, the notoriour Ma.
son, while pursuing his avocation Of aid.
ing Jeh Davis, by travelling over Iowa
aud organizing the Vallandigham wing Of
the party. and instituting lodges Of the
Golden. Circle. How can the homes,
masses forget the conduct of these trai.
tors towards Douglas :? How can they
ignore his counsels and his warnings and
follow the lead Of the sympathlzers into
treason to their country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03

I4-Gen. Benham is responsible for
the bloody repulse received by orr troops
in the attack on James Island, aear
Charleston. He made the attack contrary
to orders, and has been arrested BY Gen
Hunter for disobedience and sent to Wash
ington to b. court martialsd- The in-
capable generalship displayed was SO far
redeemed BY the galiantry Of the men as
% sxtprt the admiration Of even oar i'm
placable cnemies. One Of tie regiments
IL said 20 have behaved badly, under the
cruel test to which it was subjected.
There il ! melancholy satisfaction in
knowing thst the noble 9Th Michigan, on
that bloody ground, sustained the pres
tage Of the Western boys. Alas. that
their magnificent valor, under Benham's
miserable, murderous leadership was in.
vain.
Il will be remembered that Benham
Was charged by Gen. Rosecrans with the
exclusive responsibility Of the escape Of
F!cyc HHc1. Cotton Mountain, Western
Virginia, last fall Gen. Rosecrans charg-
ed that be disobeyed orders persisteDtly,
Elegantly and maIicously. Gen. Schenck
fully indorses these charges 81 Gen. Ro.
secrans, and did not hesitate to give his
opinion that Benham was coward.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
ST Louis, July 2.

ST Louis, July 2.
The Democrats special from Memphis
June Both says. advises from Richmond
this morning state that the Confederate
troops have been driven from that city.
No particulars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
Washington, July 2.

An order has been issued for the re-
lease from imprisonment at Fort McHen-i
ny of Chas g. Fulton Esq, Editor Of
the American and the Baltimore Agent OF
the ASS ciated Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03

NEW BOOKS,
Received this day at the City Boot Store
Artsmns Ward-~His Book,
Wsiden---Thoreau,
North America, by 1roilepe,
Les Miserable by Victor Hugo;
Altar al Home-~hew edition
A2nes Of sorrento;
The Pear Of Oris Issnd
Beauties OF DeQ1tbcey;
Prayers by Theodore Parker,
Song Birds-Iio~ to Keep them;
In Door Piants-kisw To grow them;
Flowers ard how TO ARRANGE them,
For sale at Publishers prices. by
Jy3-d j. W. Os DEN q
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03

Boston, July 2,
Secretary Seward, Thurlow Weed,
Arson Steger Superintendent Of the Gov
ernment telegraph, G. d, Buckingham Of
Washington and G. A. Stetson OF the
Aston House, arrived here this morning
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03

A Little tight ANA BIG WhAso.
Clagettss Usaetitntion devotes two edl'
tosisls 10 littls scrimmsge the editor had
With Mr., Thompson Che other day Any
msn Of any desency Or self-rcspeci wou,a
have maintaineda profound silence On a
affair 50 shasnefally dlsgracefuI; but wan
Instincts akin 70 those of the secesh Of the
South, he seems to glory in his shame.
The immediate occasion Of the quarrel
was Clagett's abuse of the Republican
party, the Postof6oe Department ~ Wash
ington, Gle PostofRce, Postmaster and
clerks =, Keokuk, because letter sent by
him 10 Bonaparte. and not being taken
ont there, had gone to Washington and
come hack here from the Dead- Letter Of
fee with postage charged, ~ usual, &C
oording TO law. After standing his abuse
in the Office, and subsequently, In froptof
the Office, for long time, very good ms
turedly, a. he had often done before, Mr..
Thompson was finally aggravated into
calling Csgett--whst every body calls
him and his best friends kpor him to
be-a liar. Thereupon Clagett made .
faint demonstration towards blow, which
Thompson warded Of, and at the Same
time planted bis fist plump In Clagett's
face. At this stage Of the proceedings
we came in sight and saw Mayor Creel
rush between and part them. He pushed
Thompson back and tried to hold him OF,
while Clagett was lodging around behind
Creel end hunting stone, which, finally,
he found, and threw at. Thompson. while
Creel was keeping him Of.
= That's all there was Of this trouble
which the Constitution, in two sensational
articles attempts to magnify into matter
of sufficient public Importance to cast the
battle of Richmond itself into the shade.
1t commenced about picayune and v as
petty affair.
The libellous attack on Mr.. Thompson,
and the sneers at his Imputed poverty are
simply infamous in every respect, and
would only be INDUCED by one constitu-
tionally mean, whose morals and manners
had been formed BY early association with
slaves. as his wealth has been acquired
through their unpaid toll.
. The Postmaster himself, we take il,
don't care = continental red what Clagett
says about the Postofice, nor "wbat he's
going to do about it,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
- A man by the name Of Mitehe

- a man by the name OF MitcheH,
in Powesheik county. Was recently 6ned
slb for Eforcibly seizing, squeezing and
kissing a young lady" Served him right.
liza man is SO big a 'tgawky" he can't get
kiss from young lady without force,
he ought to go without. "Down East
the girls used to think they were insulted
if they didn't get kissed f'evsry so
often, "and we don't know. but the records
Of some Of the county justices there would
show good round tines, els or 50, for /
criminal dereliction of duty in this res.
pect.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
DIED.

On Tho evening Of July ed ALERT son of MRS. II
and T. Redgrase.
Funeral services will be held al the residence Of
Billings, brother Of Mrs. Redgrase, the corner
Of @h and Orleans streets, to-day, at 4 oc!ock D. m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-03
APessstOn - the President.
HorLEroS, Washington Co, ILL.,,
June 81. 1861.
.ditors Chicaeo Tribune

Editors Chieago Tribune;
We, in this portion of enlightened
Egypt, are deeply chagrined at the pro-
slavery policy pursued by our West Point
Generals. A petition is in circulation in
this section, to the President, bcseeching
him, inlbehalf Of our brothers, sons and
friends, who fall by thousands under the
hard, wsrk and sickness. brought on by
the anaaing strategy Of our Gensrals, that
compels loyal slaves to dig trenches. ercct
battlemsnss and grow food, and in every
way serve the rebels and help them dos
troy the army, to use his modifying and
annniling gifts upon Order No. B. and
kindred measures, and require his officers
to employ loyal blacks in every way they
can render aid to the Union cause. We
want the President TO b. informed that
we greatly prefer that the rebels lose few
millions OF dollars worth of slave proper
ty, to budding our loved ones by the
thousands into pits dug by other thousands
who are soon To follow them.
Yours for freedom,
j. ScoTr. DAVIS
The following is the form of the pet
ton:
To his Excellency Abrahom Lincoln,
President Of the United States
"We, the undersigned, inhabitants of
Southern Illinois, having sons, brothers,
husbands or friends in the military service
Of the United States. and praying for the
success Of our arms and the re-cstablish-
ment of government, and witnessing the
immense sacrifice of our brave men, vic.
Tins to the malaria of southern swamps,
hard work, and sudden surprises of the
enemy; believing that the services and
information which might readily be OBJ
taiDed from loyal black men would save
almost entirely the waste of life, do most
respectfully request that you. President
Of the United States, do require the en-
ployment Of colored men in every capacity
in which they may be rendered available.
and that you would annul all orders in
consistent Herewith, believing as we do,
that such course would obey tho re-
quirements and meet the sanction OF
the Almighty God. ="
There are good many volunteers in
army from Southern Illinois, hence tho
above petition, hence the unexpectedly
large vote against the New Constitution,
and hence this petition for more string
emit policy. And just such sentiments We
hear expressed every day by men who
have sons, brothers and friends in the
army.
The leaders Of the Jonssocracy, how
ever, are interested on the other side, and
they oppose everything which will re-
lieve our people and troops and cause the
enemy to feel the weight Of the war.
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