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The Placer herald., 1862-03-15
Express, March 7M.

SHIELDS VS.. MoDoUGAL.-At serenade
in Washington, Gen. Shields delivered the
following tight hit at the expense of Senator
McDougaI, who is not in the army:
While he was wandering through the
wlds of Mexico, his loyalty has been suspec
ted (hear, hear;) he had even been arraign
ed (hear) lie would only say that if his
accuser would enter this contest with him
for the preservation Of the Union, fight on
the same fields under the same flag, face the
same bayanets, and confront the same bat
teries, and if that accuser was found three
steps in advance of himself, he (Shields)
would not ask him to take back what he
said Qong continued applause.) He Qhe
speaker) had taken an oath to support and
defend the Constitution Of the United States,
his adopted cour:ry; and that oath would be
involate, even if it required the sacrifice of
his life He was not ashamed to say, he was
proud to own, that while compromise was
possible or honorable, he was for compromise;
while peace was possible or honorable, he
was for peace. What lover of his country
was not!
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15
Significant.

There is very significant paragraph in
the foreign news published by us yesterday.
1t is this: at is reported that insurance is
daily effected in ships and cargoes to run
the blockade of Southern ports. The high
premium is fifteen guinness. Ships are ent-
tied to select any port. In many instances
risks to ports of easy access are as low as
ten guineas. Nearly all vessels insured are
steamers of 1900 TONS" This dispatch is
dated Liverpool, Feb, 2lst. Accordingly
the highest rates of insurance required is
$40 on vessel and cargo. and to ports con
sidered easy Of access $46,66. When we
take into consideration the fact that the gen
eral impression among the people of the
loyal States is that the blockade is perfect
and complete the fact that insurance on yes
sells to run the blockade can be obtained at
all, appears very strange. We confess we
had not supposed that any Insurance Com
pany would take such risks at any price.
On the contrary it appears that policies can
be readily obtained at very low rates--only
$40 for vessel of 1900 tons burthen
What are we to infer from this? Manifest
y that the blockade is not only not etfectu
al, but that vessels can easily enter Southern
ports. lneV must nave me' with great sue
cess or the difficulty of obtaining protection
against such risks would not be so easily
md cheaply obtained If this is not true we
can arrive at no other conclusion than that
the English merchants and business men have
the assurance Of their Government that their
merchant vessels shall be protected by
the British Navy. This significant item
puts new phase on the supposed condition
of affairs in the South. 1t has been very gen.
orally supposed that the rebels were actually
cut off from trade and intercourse with the
rest of the world, and hence, was thrown
entirely upon their own resources. 1t now
appears, however, that they are in communi
cation with England and have the means of
obtaining arms and supplies from abroad
The question arises, why does not our Gov
ernment look into this matter and hold inso'
lent England to an account for her intercourse
with the rebels in spite of our blockade9
Why does it permit perlldious Albion to
thus give aid and comfort to the enemy
tn impuniy!
ErDress March 7M
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15
NUMBER %.
Taxation in the Mining Counties.

From the report Of the Secretary of the
Treasury of this State, we find that several
of the mining counties pay into the Treasury
fully as large amounts as some of the COW
counties. We looked over the figures" of
counties selected at random, and find that
Placer county, independent Of the money re-
ceived for Swamp Land and State School
Land Fund, paid, in 1860, $5o,ss4; Butte
county, S3O,460; Nevada, S2l ,254; Calaver,
as, $24,4lG; while San joaquin county,
Independent of the Swamp and School Fund,
only paid $l6,2O7, or about one half less
than Ca'averas. Sacramento, one of the
largest and most populous counties in Cali
fornia, paid in some $53,223, as taxes.
tits a mistake which some of the agricu-
tura districts have fallen into, to suppose
that the burden of taxatian falls entirely on
the vegetable raising counties. Without the
mining counties, trade would anguisll
throughout the State, and San Francisco,
the proud metropolis of our coast would find
grass growing in her principal thoroughfares.
If the Bay city understands her true inter
est, she will oppose any additional taxation
for the mines Calaperas Chronicle.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

A New KNICKERBOCKER.-Lew GAYLORD
Clark, for % years editor of the New York
Knckerbocker Magazine, has bad to resign
the editorial tripod, the owners of the con.
Germ being desirous, as he says, to abolition
ize the magazine. In letter to Geo. ID.
Prentice he says:
Please to announce, my dear Prentice,
that the first number of Clarkes Knicker,
booker Magazine will appear on the first of
March next; printed on new type; its old
page, cover, and vignette restored; its old
correspondents rallied to the support of their
old friend the editor; the whole to be afford
ed at two dollars year 1t shall be
cheerful, hopeful, entertaining Magazine;
rejecting no quarreisome politics, no dispu,
tatons, denominatiopal polemics, but rather
the pathos and the humor, the wants and
the interests, Of all "social humans" here
and elsewhere.
Unlike its abolition namesake, whose ed'
tor and publisher lives in Boston, where the
work is edited, it will be Knickerbocker
in reality; a genial New York Knickerbock
er, and not Boston Knickerbocker. Heav'
en- save the mark
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

"Tn the first place." said Pat, relating an
account of his fight with bull, hit him
an Internal whallop on the side of the head
which missed him; then gave him another
with the other hand in the same place pre-
cisely, and be my sowl while | was doing it
the ugly baste butted me clean across the
street into the canal. Och! but for that
blow how would woloped the ugly d:vil"
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

Mr.. Warwick stated in the Legislature,
that the property known as the Hubbard
Ranch," in the vicinity of Sacramento city,
which last year was assessed at $4,000, and
would have brought $25, 900 at auction, was
last week offered at private sale for $4,000
and refuSel
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15
The New York correspondent of the
Bulletin SAWS:

The New York correspondent Of tho
Bulletin says:
A very curious divorce case was decided
by our courts on Saturday, that of Fowler
VS.. Fowler, it being a cross suit, each party
aIedging crminality against the other, and
both being convicted. The unreilectng
reader who is not posted up in legal matters
may perhaps think that, there having been
a double suit and double conviction, there
must necessarily be a double divorce-the
husband from the wife and the wife from the
husband-aud consequently that hereafter
there will be wider gulf between the two
than would have been the case under the
circumstances of single divorce. Not a
bit of it. On the contrary, the Judge tells
the parties, that both having been equally
guilty no decree of divorce can issue in ia
vor of either.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

A DIsPosITIoN HARMoNIzE.-Theres seems
to be growing disposition among the peo
pie to harmonize the Democratic elements
in the State and to defeat the Republicans.
A subscriber writing from Rough & Ready
says: "The Express continues to give salts
faction. We are highly pleased with the
wise counsel to Democrats to ignore all past
differences and unite against the common
enemy, and the enemies of the country"
Another, writing from Ell Dorado, says
81 am Douglas Democrat, but say no tu
sion with Republicans" Express.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

SErrL1SG-N Nearly all the brick buildings
in Napa city have settled this winter; rs
shown by the cracks made in the pastering
and the settling Of brick sidewalks near the
buildings.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

EFFECTS OF THE WAR.-The editor Of the
San Francisco Evening Journal has been
shown letter from gentleman residing in
Indiana which states that the effects of the
war in that State has been to reduce the price
of pork to $3.50 per 100 lbs, and everything
else in proportion. One year previous to
the date of the letter, pork was selling at
$3.50 per 100 pounds.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

A SMART Yourn.-When asked how he
got out of prison, witty rogue replied: 81
got out of my cell by ingenuity, ran up
stairs with agility, crawled out of the back
window in secresy, slid down the ghtning
rod with rapidity, walked out of town with
dignity, and am now basking in the sunshine
Of liberty?'
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

A WARNING TO CARIBoo ADVENTURES.
Mr.. Robert L. Harris, civil engineer of this
city, who returned from British Columbia
on the Cortes yesterday, informs us that
there is already much suffering among the
Cariboo adventurers who left San Francisco
about month since. s. f. Call.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

The army bakeries located under the Cap
itol at Washington have done so much njr.
ry to the Library of Congress, which is i'm
mediately above them, that they are to be
removed across the Potomac.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

John Mitchell says that the city of Paris
has larger public debt than the whole of
the United States Of Amerca--has her
own budget, and pays her own way.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

CARIBoo.-Papers lately received from
British Columbia represents the cold as be.
ing very intense in the Cariboo district.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

At the Insane Asylum, Stockton, Ball
took place. March lst, and many of the pa
tients participated with the invited guests in
the terpschorian and other festive enjoy
ments of the evening
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

The Emmet Guard of Petaluma, propose
giving grand civic and military ball, on
the evening Of St, Patrick's day, the 18th
inst. SonOn0 democrat.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

Swift proposed to put tax on female beau
ty, and to have every lady to rate her own
charms He said the tax would be cheer
fully paid, and be very productive. Secre-
tary Chase ought to turn this item to ac-
count.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

The editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel does
not boast of the size of Wisconsin babies,
but says "they are an uncommon sure CROP"
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

Go IT MARIA.-Maria S. Mccall 1--WE do
not know whether she is virgin, wife or
mother) in the Chicago Journal, proposes
to raise regiment of women. Her idea IS
that Fremont has been unjustly deprived OF
his command, and that if the Government
do not honor him, regiment of women
should She says further:
"Our regiment is to be called, The Sword
of the Lord-and of Fremont at whose
command we are to hold ourselves in readl
ness for forward movement"
Good for Maria! A regiment Of women
in readiness for forward movement, would
in time be big thing. Colonel Maria, or
what ever we Mccall you if you wish chap
lain, Adiutant or drill master, send us word.
La Cross Democrat.
We presume if she were to take Munson
Hill she would call it mount Maria. Verify
what rebel would go up to mount Maria!
Jokes aside, wonder if she wouldn't do bet
ter in naval engagements
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

TIE Store keepers are raising muslins so
high rs to create perfect panic among the
women. Many are rushing to the stores for
the next years supply, least the cotton
should 90 higher. If the Southern fabrics
should continue the upward tendency, we
would advise the substitution Of linen, as we
think that article can be kept down till the
war is over. Cacoes look as if they would
go back to the old prices, when calico was a
luxury. EeaStern Paper.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

A wag, seeing a drunken man fall, re-
marked:
"Liquor dropped The shbject that time"
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

At Salt Lake, March 4th the vote was
unanimous for a State Constitution with
Brigham Young for Governor and Heber G!
Kimbal for Lieut. Governor.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

A MARVELLOUS SnoT-Leiut. Hawley
wrote from Tybee Island:
"Day before yesterday party of Germans
went up to Goats Point One of the priva
tes stood on the summit of a sandhill, per-
baps a hundred yards less than mile from
Pulaski Chat is as near as we can get) and
waved his hat The others want back
out of sight, but could see the rebels bring
ing gun to bear. They warned their com
rade but he would not heed. AS he stood
with his back to the fort, barbette gun
sent out a little cloud Then came the
thunder, the rushing ball, and the rash man
Law disembowled on the sand 1t was a
splendid shot, and could not be equalled in
a months practice"
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15

THE ECoNoMY OF PRINTING.-Proliic of
invention as the age in which we live, print.
ing has enjoyed a full share Of its advan;al
ges, and those advantages have been freely
DAY the most liberal use of the art of print
ing and its multiplicity of devices is within
the command of every business man at
very moderate cost; and, as rule, he who
most freely employs these resources
secures the largest popularity and the best
returns for the capital he has engaged, other
things being equal.
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15
LAWOF NEWSPAPERS.

Subscribers who do not give express notice
10 the contrary, are considered as wishing to
continue their subscription.
IF subscribers order their papers stopped,
nublishers may continue to send them until all
charges are paid .,o .o;.
nonors from the office or place to which they are
cent they are held responsible until they settle
their bills and give notice to discontinue them.
l. If subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher. and the paper is sent to
it's former direction, they are held responslble.-
Notice should always be given OF removal:
The Courts have decided that refusing to
take a paper or periodical from the Office or re-
moving and leaving it uncalled for, is pr'n'o
facie evidence Of fraud.
ny Postmasters would Oblige by strict full
6lment of regulations requiring them to notify
publishers once in three months. OF papers not
taken from their Office by subscribers
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15
.A RRAlNARD HOUSE,
LINCOLN, PLACER COUNTY, CAA'

LINCOLN, PLACER COUNTY, CAA'
ME undersigned having fitted up this l&AzzHiA
l. House in neat and substantial s.HHaassB
manner is prepared to entertain his g.
friends and the public generally with the best
the market affords. The House is situated i'm,
mediately opposite the Depot OF the Central
Railroad, and convenient to it. Stages leave the
House daily, fer all parts of the mines.
p. F. HARTFORD.
Lincoln, Feb 22d, lS62.-my
The Placer herald., 1862-03-15
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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-03
R 1t was rumored about, town on

H 1t was rumored about town on
Sunday last, that stranger had ap-
peared among us under circumstances
of very suspicious character. In
these war times, every one seems to be
on the alert in regard to the numerous
visitors entering Gallipolis, and gener-
ally speaking, thus far all have been
satisfactorily accounted for. Bat in the
present instance public curiosity is yet
ungrati6ed as to his origin, or mode OF
ingress to our town. 1t is conceded by
all that he did not come in on foot.
HIS appearance does not indicate
ability to have his own conveyance, and
all public carriers deny having had any
hand in it whatever. The Trustees
were called upon to provide "meat,
drink and lodging" for the "little fel-
low" until it could be ascertained
whence it came. They are confident
"his mother knows he is out" and as
his father has thus far declined to stake
him IN" the only refuge for the found
ling is The ''Inirmary'' where any per-
son desirous of adopting ''fne large
healthy boy" can be accommodated free
of charge, and no questions asked. s
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-03

or sixty miles to the "Kanawhs." -
This was the first knowledge be had Of
the zuters he ssus navigating. He then
kept down the valley all dsy, carefully
avoiding little farms and hats, and at
night slept on a mountain. This day
(Tuesdsy) he waied river. NeEt
morning "Wednesday z5th he took
his course rather down the valley, but
kept pretty well on the mountain, when
at, about O'Clock, P. NJ he came, to
the Kauawha river. fiva miles above
Charleston, where he was furnished
with provisions and hat. A small
boat was TO leave for Gallipolis at dark,
he applied TO the Captain for passage,
who readily granted, it and brought him
to GslliPolis on Thursday morning
He walked home the same afternoon.
in hood health, but tired and sore. T.
He has written to Col. Trimble in
forming him of his adventure and
whereabout; and to Governor Tod for
means Of transportation to bis ,Regi-
ment. ;-,,r-.., .,...1 ..s.... o,
As soon as he gets a return from
Governor Tod. he will leave for his
Regiment. where he will do his country
good service. as he did at the battle oI
Cross KEYS. Respectfully, ,,
, sANSALOM 7. HOLCOMB.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-03

@A young man by the name Of
JsaEs Ksox, private iathe 18th Penn
sylvanis Regiment. en- bis way from
Pittsburg hudihg to the city Of Pits
burg. Pa, died on board the sSallie
List" on Saturday last. few miles be.
low this place. He requested the off,
GERS Of the boat to put him off here.
whether living or dead, as be bad been
informed that the citizens of GalIipolis.
always took good care of sick or woun-
ded soldiers. His request was gran
ted, and his remains were taken IN charge
BY our undertaken, Mr.. James Skees,
and by him deposited in the cemetery
near town. Pittsburg papers might
serve his friends BY inserting notice
of these facts. s.y4i9 6 diiT g5i
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-03

~ The new tax bill has become a
law. That it should have been in oper
alton twelve months ago, all must ad-
nit. The delay has only operated in
juriously upon the public credit with
cut practical benefit to anybody
Months must yet elapse before it can
be thoroughly put it operation. Had
Congress last year passed this same
bill promptly, a large revenue would
now be accruing from it. But so it is.
We should even now. be thankful, that
a basis for the redemption of the mil
lions of Treasury notes scattered broad
east over the land, has been effected.
Hosts of new officers will be created
under this bill. Assessors. and Cohee-
tors viii be needed IN every part Of the
country. Who shall the lucky men be
IN this district? Don't all speak at
once, but any who have a hankering
for Office can present their claims for
the position Of tax-gatherers. That the
offices may prove profitable. is rust as
likely as unpopular. The latter they
are sure to be, and successful applicants
may lay in stock ofpatience, of which
they win End great want, under the
trying circumstances BY which they will
Be surrounded.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-03


E The following is q list Of the
Secesh prisoners now in the hospital al
Gallipolis, all of whom were wounded
and captured at Levisburg. TWohaVe
died since their arrival, and one or two
others are, in fair way to follow them;
Raph e Elkins, Pulaski county, Virgins
]. @. Smith, Carroll county, Va.
Alvus Marshall, Pulaski county, Va.
W. J. Chandler, Monroe county, Va.
r. J. Thrasher, Botetourt co., Va.
w. F. Bohlmaup, Fayette co., Va.
a. Morse. Monroe co., Va. 5sa ..i.
G. Rhodes, Greenbrier co., Va. @sd
G. L. Stull, Allegheny CO., Va,
W. Hansbarger, Monroe co.. Va.
W. Neighbors, Monroe co., Va.
w. ]. Taylor, Greenbrier co., Va.
j. White. Greenbrier CO.. Va. ''. .
C. H. Snow, Carroll CO., Va.
J.. Smith. Putnam CO. Va. M s
A. s. RAIDER Botetourt co., Va,
P. Murry, Lynchburg, Va. nIfH fr..a.
j. Nichols, Pulaski CO., Va
.J.,W. Mitchell, Carroll CO.. Va:
W. L. Smith, Carroll co.. Va r---
N. Marshall. Carroll CO.. Va. % 500
w. q. Wickline, died of wound. .-
Jas. Fl. Mckinney. died Of consumption.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-03
r Our worthy fellow citizen Capt

~ Our worthy fellow citizen Cspt.
JsHs HEfskER has Just returned from q
visit to the city Of Memphis. He
states that Union sentiments prevail,
and that the, Office Of the Provost Mar
shal is surrounded at all hours of the
day by crowds, wiling and anxious to
take the. oath of allegiance The
change in sentiment is most reaaarka-
Bile. No city of the Sonih contained
more blatant fire-ealing seceshers than
Memphis. To her belongs the execra-
bic infamy of burying the Stars and
Stripes at the foot of Jackson's statue.
Every indignty that could possibly be
offered tothe Federal flag. has been
perpetrated in Memphis. Her mixed
population made up Of Yankees, Jews.
Niggers and Southern chivalry, drank
deeper of the poisoned cup, and COM
mitted more objectionable crimes than
even Charleston. They had the advan-
tage Of intercourse with Northern men
of. which Charleston had but Bttle.--
They knew better. Their papers out
heroded every thing in that line in all
secessis. The appeals, to the passions
and prejudice Of unfortunate men gave
daily fuel Avulanehes, filed with dia-
tribes of fearful ferocity, columns Of
transcendent lying, and 6endish SIAN
ders upon the Union cause, nourished
and fed the streams Of secession, which,
as Parson BrowDlow says. flowed "hot
as help over the place. 1t seemed
from these sheets that the very last
ditch would certainly be found in
Memphis. Now all is changed. The
Appeal has disappeared never more we
hope to return. The Avolancke has
gracefully melted down. "Grin and
bear it," he does like man. We
would like TO give him credit for it,
could we forget its Infamous teachings
for months past. He owns up like a
man. Frue, 'his pride has been
wounded" He sis humbled and cast
down." He insists upon it, that it is i'm
polite to "stick pins in the tiger when
you are fast in his grasp" So it is.
Mr.. AuaEdnchs, but think of the cost of
this lesson. If these things be done
IN Memphis, surely we may hope for
the happiest results bye and bye.
Capt. Heisner reports sugar and
molasses as plenty, and that cotton is
coming in rapidly-a great deal of it
in small sacks, which planters had hid
den away from the clutches of the con-
federate scoEndrels. Money was not to
be had. Trade dull in consequence Of
that, as also Of no intercourse with the
White river region or country back of
Memphis. The market was overstocEed
with goods and produce.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-03

Capt. c. W. MouLros advises
US that the Government is ID want of
100 artillery and go cavalry horses, TO
be delivered at this post immediately.
Farmers having any stock suitable for
these purposes should call at once
Mares not wanted at any price. Horses
must, be between and 10 years of age.
dark color, and weighing from 1000
to 1900 lbs.