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The Placer herald., 1863-01-24

WHAT THE INTERFERENCE OF CoNGREssl
MEN HAS DoNE.-The Washington CORES
pondent of the New York Commercial says
the interference of Congress with the discip
line of the Union army, by denouncing in
debate those officers who protected private
property, has given rise to wholesale
pIundering, almost equal to the "looting" of
the Brush in the East Indies. Wearing ap.
parel, family papers, and even Bibles, are
taken without hesitation, and displayed as
the spoiIs of war. The loya! Maryanders,
whose property was respected by the rebels
have suffered severely by the thievng pro-
pensites of Union troops, especially the
PENNSYLVANIA miitiamen.
The Placer herald., 1863-01-24

GovERNMENT PApER,-The Port Royal
correspondent of the New York Times, in a
late letter say>: A paper is about to be
started in Beaufort on large scale The
sheet is to be about the size of the New
York Tribune, and will be devoted to the
interests of ani'savery cause. The printers;
type and 5000 realms OF paper have already
arrived by the steamer Star of the South,
and .arge Hoe cylinder press is to come by
the next steamer. 1t is rumored that the
whole affair is at the expense of the govern
ment, and that the paper, if they do not cir
culate at nominal price, will be given
away.
The Placer herald., 1863-01-24

EARL RussELL on THE "ALABAMA." AT
meeting Of the council Of the Liverpool
Chamber of Commerce, on the lst of De
cember, the following official notice was
received from Earl Russell, in relation to
British cargoes destroyed by the Alabama:
SIR--I am directed by Earl Russell to
reply to your letters of the 9Th instant, re.
specting the destruction by the Confederate
steamer 1labama of British property, enl
barked in American vessels and burned by
that steamer. Earl Russell desires me to
state TO YOU that British property on board
pessd belonging to one of tie 6elHgerents
must be subject to all tie risks and contingeni
cies Of acar, so far as the capture Of Me peSsel
IS concerned The owners of any British
property, not being contraband Of war on
board a Federal vessel captured and destroy.
ed by Confederate vessel Of war, may claim
IN Confederate Prize Court compensation
for destruction of such property.
The Placer herald., 1863-01-24

a SELF EVIDENT FALLAcy.-To expect al
Abolition President and an Abolition Con
gress to carry on war for the "Union anc
the Constitution" to both of which Aboli
tionsm is a sworn foe. They sneer at the
old Union and scott at the Constitution, and
fercely denounce the Democratic party fol
contending for the Union at it was an(
the Constitution as it is" They have re
peaedly declared that they desired no unor
with the shareholders, and that they wou,
rather see the Union dissolved than recog
nize slavery. These traitors control the Adj
ministralion, shape its policy, and are work
ing for Northern Contederacy, and yet they
have the insolence to call the party that de
sires to preserve the Union, traitors! 1t is
only done to conceal their own traitorous
purposes, as the people Of the Atlantic States
have discovered Mountain Democrat.
The Placer herald., 1863-01-24


to us that men who are under no necessity
Of Running in debt should contract bills
without number at the taior's, hatter's,
shoemaker's, etc. The "pay as you 90"
rule, so earnestly advised by "old Roanoke.n
is Infinitely better The man who forks
over" the cash for everything, though cont
peled to screw down his living expenses to
the very lowest living point, is a lone thor
oughly independent. He whose expenses
swell to thousands yearly, and who has a
swarm Of small debts, like hungry musqui
toes, constantly teazing, irritating and am
noying him, derives far less happiness from
bis fictitious wealth, than the honest econo.
mizug chap who knows that his income is
but three thousand year, and "cuts his
cIoth' accordingly. There is no misery
like that Of being "up to ones ears" in debt,
especially little debts. A man who owes
his thousand is not expected to be always
ady to pay these liabilities but if he
cannot pay his little bills, however large the
sum they swell TO in the aggregate, his cred
it suffers at once. DR.. johnson somewhere
says that big debts are like big guns in a
battle, that often make a big noise but do
little execution; it is the small debts like
small shot that do the mischief One of
the chief reasons for paying as you 90, is
because there is a saving 10y cash purchases.
Credit, it has been happily said, is a micro
scope, through which the vender sees his
goods in trebled value; cash is an inver;.
ed glass, the application of which lessons the
apparent worth of the sellers goods; buy
on tick" and YOU must take such articles
o, la ,.l al a.
the ready "tin" and you may tell him to
"go to thunder with his musty flour, taint.
ed meat, and rancid butter.
A cotemporary has the following sensible
reflections on the subject:
No man who places a proper value on
time will permit what should at once be
settle! on the spot, and at tie moment Of
contraction, to rise to his horror stricken
vision a second time, like an ugly ghost,
clothed in the dirty sheets of--a ledger.
An article bought and paid for, tells The
story and finishes it. But an article bought
on credit is sure to torment the purchaser
long after it has been bad and forgotten
What is more disagreeabe than--to use a
common proverb-to pay for a dead horse!
What is the fun in paying the tailor for a
coat that has been worn out?
When the money comes, it comes not to
pay for future benefit, it can only be called
the money Of the recipient. He has got 20
east about him, and divide it amongst the
furniahers of articles already consumed
That man is counted a good economist who
can make the receipts of the week or the
quarter pay all the liabilities he has incur
red IN anticipation Of them. But assuredIy
be is a better one who goes on the money
principle; and instead of making his money
pay for last week, he has it in hand to buy
goods as he wants them. 1t is better to
put up with any endurabIe privalion, till
you can command than to ask credit, and
aud thus be in the use Of commodity, not
strictly your own.
The Placer herald., 1863-01-24
Cor a mighty d--m you,

Nol d HiiSh'y I'LL you,
while the darkies sound the chorus
SHUCK CoRN--SHUCK Conn.,
as before.
The sable chorister enters into the spirit
Of the occasion, by indulgine in various
antic volutlons-rol!Ing over the heap, and
rising in time to give out the next line.
Sometimes the chorus is repetition of
other words-and we remember one that
opened with
Get around the corn heap
and the chorus
John Jay-John Jay
was vocilerousIy echoed at every interven
ing line.
While the negroes thus ighened their
work with gaety and song, the white folks
below INDUCED in iests, anecdotes and the
fluid extract Of the wholesome cereal before
them. Dming the whole time two or three
men walked carefully up and down in the
rear of the workmen, separating the shucks
and preventing waste.
For hours the work goes busiy on, with
little suspense or variation, and by little
after eleven the tas was completed. A
well spread table awaited the workmen,
loaded with barbecued meats and a variety
of the substantials of life.
A number of guests with their ladies',
who had been invited to witness the novel
scene, were RECALLED with a sunptuous sup
per at the table of the host where ests and
wine enlivened the occasion to quite late
hour
After the barbecue was disposed Of, the
tables We're removed and the negroes tuned
their bauoes for dance, and daylight had
began to streak the drowsy East before the
noise of their reveIry was stllled.
The Placer herald., 1863-01-24
New Application to Wounds.

patent has been issued in Paris for the
preparation and application of new agents
for the stopping of bemmorhage, etc, in
wounds. Thes. consist Of salts made from
the mineral and essential oils soluble in
caustic potash or soda. They are made bv
taking coal oil or petroIvem and stirring t
cold in about oneIsixth of its weight of caus
tic soda It is then allowed to settle for
twelve hours, when it sepa: ates into two DIFF
terent layers, the lower one being called
phenae of soda. The phenate Of soda is
run oft by tap in the bottom of the vessel
in which it is formed Phenates thus ob.
tanned are applied to wounds to stop hem
morhoge as tollows:-lf the wound has
been produced hy cutting instrument, sew
eral folds of surgeons compress are dipl
ped into the tluid and applied to the wound
ut neither causes pain nor irritation" says
the inventor. The compress is pressed
upon the wound, and the phenate freely ap.
piled from the outside with rag. A second
compress is then applied, and sometimes
four are required, but seldom more. The
pbena;e coaguates the albumen of the blood
and stops its issue. If the hemmorage is
caused by a bayonet or bullet, the phenate
is injected two or three times into the
wound, then the opening is filed with lint
soaked in the solutirn. The superiority of
these phenates for wounds is stated to be
due not only to the property which they
possess of coagulating the blood, but also Of
their rendering the edges Of the wound in
sensible, and causing the injured tissues to
contract 10y acting upon them is similar
manner TO tannic aril
The Placer herald., 1863-01-24

SMALL Pox IN CoLUMBIA.-The Sonora
Flag Of 18th January, mentions that small
pox has made its appearance in Columbia,
Tuo'uhlne county,
The Placer herald., 1863-01-24
Democratic majority

Democrats ..... ................l23
Republicans. .................... IA
The Placer herald., 1863-01-24
CLIPPINSG.

A BEAUTIFUL IpEA-A little seven year
old inquired of her mother, a few days since
if "lhe wind didn't phiSNe for the leaves t,
dance by"
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16
Charles City, Iowa, April Is, 1863.
WAR MEETING.

We are requested to announce that
there will be meeting of the people
who feel in any wise patriotic, at the
Court House in this place, on the Sab
bath, April goth, at o'clock in the
evening. The object of the meeting
is to furnish interesting facts as to
the religious condition of the Soldiers
of our Army, their wants, &c. The
Rev. WIN. A. Adams, acting in behalf
of the American Tract Society of Bos.
ton, will have the general management
of the exercises. Ministers from all
parts Of the county arc requested to
be present and also to give notice Of
the design of the meeting from their
pulpits and in such other religious or
social gatherings as they may hold
prior to the appointed day.
The details Of the meeting may be
summed up as consisting in Prayer for
our country and Its soldicry Music
with instrumental accompaniment ;
Statement of the purposes of the Tract
Society as also its doings Exhibition
of soldier literature Reading Of in
cidents Short Give or ten minutes
speechs /; and collection for the benefit
Of the soldiers. Printed programmes
will be provided on the occasion.
1t is hardly necessary that a word
Of invitation be added to the above
facts. The interest every sober mind
cd and generous person feels in what
soevcr pertains to the well-bcing of
our armies will doubtless prompt the
people to extraordinary exertions to
be present.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

A despatch from Headquarters,
Army Of the Potomac, April 9th, says
the rebels are actively engaged on
their carthworks around Fredericks-
burg. Their additional display in the
camps and the busting activity on
the Notifications look so amuch like
their former weak invention that the
belief that an evacuation is intended,
is entertained by many officers. The
balloon and signal corps, however,
report no withdrawal up to this time.
A despatch Of the 10th, from Wash
ington, says no official intelligence in
reference to affairs at Charleston has
been received. Entire confidence is
expressed that the attack on Charles
ton will be completely successful
Prominent Government officers openly
announce their belief that Charleston
has been taken. If victory is gain
ed there by our land and naval forces,
the first intelligence of it viii be
brought by the despatch boat from
Hilton Head. The rebels will not per.
nit any mention of it by telegraph, OF
its publication in any paper.
Although the President recently
said that the order is explicit requir
ing deserters to report at certain rem.
devious before April Sd, they are con
stantly received back to their regi
ments on the Rappahannock, and
no questions asked.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

1t is q suggestive fact that thu
Coppcrheads who swear the Govern
ment is bankrupt and the Union bro
ken up past all surgery, uniformly
demand Greenbacks in preference to
bank paper. Wheat buyers, bankers
and business men generally bear tes
timony to this fact. The preference
for Greenbacks over all other paper
is general, but particularly noticeable
in the Copperl'cads. Men who swear
,hat Greenbacks arc worthless are
found paying ont every thing else in
preference. In this respect they do
not differ with Southern traitors who
give three dollars of their Confederate
currency for one in Grcenbacks even
III Richmond.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16
From Indiana,

Solomon Hursham, a citizen of New
Fountainc county, Indiana, was re-
Gently persuaded to join the X. G.. c.,
and after being initiated found the Oh.
jects and aims Of the association to
be of a reasonable character, and re.
fused to have anything to do with it,
and exposed the whole concern.
Threats having been made against
his life by members of this most in.
famous and reasonable organization,
he disposed of portion of his prop
crty, and started from his home to
quit the country, but it is supposed
that he was overcome With fear, and
he put an end to his life by shooting
himself through the head, when only
some four miles from Attica.
The K. G. C.'s recently broke open
a powder magazine, and carried off
some twenty kegs Of powder.
John o. Brown, whom our readers
will recollect as having been under
sentence of death for some time past,
for introducing the Knights of the
Golden Circle into the camps near In
diauapolis, has been pardoncd by the
President. He was the mere instru-
ment of prominent Coppcrheads, and
will be held as witness against them
at the May term of the United States
District Court.
A Union meeting was held at Rich
mond, in Wayne county, Indiana,
last Saturday, and was attended by the
farmers of the surrounding country
with team of wagons over seven
Fights of mile in length, loaded
wood, -four, meal, beef, poultry and
provisions and delicacies, as q volun.
tary contribution to the families of SOL
dicrs now in the field. The value of
the articles contributed was estimat-
ed at between thirteen and fourteen
hundred dollars. Speeches were made,
and the greatest enthusiasm was
everywhere manifested. The favor
lite motto of this county is, cold
Wayne against the world"
United States Marshal Rose, and
District Attorney Hanna arrived at
Evansville last Monday, causing con.
siderable sensation among the contra
band dealers in that place. Early on
Wednesday morning, Marshal Rose
proceeded to execute his orders, ar
resting the persons of Leopold Lew.
enthal, of L. Lcwcnthal & Co., whole.
sale rcady-made clothing goods d. c.
Keller & White, wholesale druggists
ID. Preston, Of Krosc & Preston, dry
goods; George Miller, Lutte B. Smith
and James Rogers. These parties
were released on giving 81. 1000 bail
forappearance before the United States
District Court on the 9Th Of May. The
stock Of Lewenthai & Co. was seized,
and strong guard placed over the
same. 1t is valued at $40, 900, which
will certainly be confscated. The EVIL
dence against the house was too clear
to admit Of any doubt.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

The following is the manner ia
which the CONSUMPTION is to be carried
out: First, all descrters are to be re-
turned !; second, draft will take
place in those States and districts
which have failed to furnish their
quota under the calls of last year
and third, such of the States as have
furnished more than their proportion
of volunteers are to be credited fol
the excess. and no draft will probably
be ordered in such States until the
number of the troops furnished by the
several States shall be equalized by
drafts in the delinquent States.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

New QUESTION OF EMANCIPATION A
new question has arisen under the
Emancipation Proclamation. There
are at least FIVE hundred negroes ad-
vertised for sale in Kentucky. under
its internal police laws, who arc free
men--fugitives from Alabama and
Mississippi A debate has already
commenced in the cabinet meetings
on the>question. Can States. through
local laws, revert to bondage colored
men whom the Presidents proclama-
ton made free %
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

A DEsERrER.- member of Co. F.
(Capt. Bird'sl 10Th regiment Iowa In
fantry, was arrested at Wapcllo. Lon.
lisa county, on Wednesday Of last
week. He deserted during the battle
of Prairie Grove, and it was supposed
that he had been captured by the rcb
els. He soon afterwards made his ap
pearancc at his former place of resi-
dcnce, where he told sundry stories az
t. the cause of his return, none Of
which were credited by his neigl,bors.
He was sent to Davenport.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16
Original Notice.

To Andrew Sample and James Griffith -
SIRs You are hereby notified THAI there
il now on file in the Office OF the Clerk of the
District Court of Floyd County, Iowa. a petit
ton of James Tatum, asking a decree that
you, the said James Griffith, make and exc
cute to the said James Tatum deed AS there
in stated, to q certain piece of land therein
described, and also asking that you the said
Andrew Sample and you the said James Crit
fifth he injoined from selling or incumbering
said land; and that unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon OF the second day Of
the next term of the District Court of said
County, said term to commence on the 9th
day of July, A. ID. 1868, default will be en-
tered against you and the prayer Of the petit
tion granted.
ID. W. POINDEX1ER,
l5w4a Plrs Attorney.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

IMroRrANT DEcrsIoN.-The Supreme
Court Of this State has decided that
interest due the School Fund draws in
tcrest at the rate Of six per cent per
annum, until paid. This decision will
make a very material difference to
those parties who have notes due 10
the School Fund, on which interest
has not been paid for several years,
AMI who suppose that the amount Of
interest will be the same, whether
paid when due, or three, five or more
wears afterwards.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16
From Cairo and Below.

Contrary to general expectation
matters arc extremely dull before
Nicksbnrg. Canals and expeditions
still occupy the time and attention
of the army, and the navy is idle.
The health of the army is improving
rapidly, and the weather is fine.
General Grant has removed his
headquarters to small building or
shore at Young's Point. The new ca.
nal, Of which mention has been made
is cut from the river to Grassy Lake
From the lake there is an opening
to the river, at or below Warrenton
through crooked and narrow bayous
There 10 not much prospect Of sue
cess.
Water continues to pour through
the cut at Lake Providence, nearly
all Of the town is submerged and
General McArthur's and Logan's di.
visions have been forced by the rise
in the water to remove their camps
further up the river. One or two tugs
have passed into the Lake. The cur.
rent is yet too strong for transports.
A despatch from Admiral Porter
has been received, giving q full &C
count of the Steers Bayou and Deer
Creek expedition, which went within
500 yards of the Rolling Fork Branch
of the Big Sunfower, whence they had
plain sailing to the Yazoo, but there
they were obliged to turn back, the
rebels telling trees in the rear as we'll
as in the front, and the channel be-
ing very difficult Rifed cannon com.
handed the ditch, and heavy bodies
of infantry, as well as sbarpshooters,
were harrassing US. Admiral Porter
praises the soldiers, sailors and IRON
clads, and recounts their terrible la.
bors and dangers, and necessity of
retreat. The feet made 10 miles in
one twenty-four hours. The inhabi.
tants were amazed at the appearance
Of the iron-c!ads, where never even a
fatboat had been before, the negroes
6ocking to see them.
The rebel government agents had
burned more than 1000 bales of cot.
ton, and Porter took all he found
marked " C. S. A." besides bringing
away enough to buy gunboat.
Numerous able-bodied negroes came
away with the soldiers, and the rest
are utterly demoralized.
A refugee from the rebel service,
escaped from Vicksburg Sunday, a
week ago. He says the rebels have
IS 900 men in and about Vicksburg,
counting those about TT. Pemberton
and Haine's Bluff. There is great
scarcity of food. He had subsisted for
some time on one pint of corn meal
per day and few ounces of fresh
meat per week. The rebels admit
that If we succeed in getting into the
rear Of vicksburg they will have to
surrender or cvacuate.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

On Wednesday last, while X. S. s.
Andros, of this city, was in A. II.
Strouse's clothing store, buying some
goods one Forsyth, who was in the
rear of the store examining . pistol,
carelcssly exploded it. and the ball
struck Mr.. A. in the groin, very near
the large artery, and passing down.
ward lodged under the knee, naking
q very ugly and painful wound. Il
is singular that q man shonld be 90
Needless with such weapon. a. was
the person mentioned ab0ye. Let this
be warning to others.-MeG regor
| Times.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

At a regular meeting of st. Charles Lodge,
No. GO, I. o. of G. T., held April 4th, the fol.
lowing resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. 1t has pleased God to call our be-
loved Brother, Norton d. Grow, from our
temple to celestial temples above, whilst
nobly defending the cause of liberty and bin
country, therefore,
Resolved. That in the death of Brother Nor.
ton ID. Grow we have sustained loss that can.
not be replaced. A faithful friend, o genial
companion, an exemplary citizen and An ar.
dent and sincere co-worker in our holy cause
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with
his friends In their bereavement, and that as a
token of our sorrow and Brotherly and Sister.
ly affection, we will wear the usual badge Of
mourning for fifteen days.
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions be
sent to the friends Of our deceased Brother,
and copy 10 the Charles City Intelligence
for publication.
HENRY PETIT, Wet.
z. A. TEsLIxG, w. 8.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

ABORIGINAL DoUBrs.-In the inter.
view held at the White House a few
days ago with delegation Of the
Ute Indians, whose tribes occupy a
portion of Colorado Territory, the com
missioner of Indian Affairs informed
them If they created disturbance
with the whites q sufficient military
force would be sent to put them down
wbereupon the head chief cody ex
pressed . doubt whether the govern
ment has the power to do 20.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

The Congregational Church of this place,
Rev. VIM. A. Adams pastor, held their ser.
vice last Sabbath in the Masonic Hall, on Mill
Street, and we understand the Church is ia
continue its worship there for an indefinite
period. In the absence of q church edifice the
present location seems most desirable one,
being both pleasant and comfortable.
The public were also notified, during the
last Sabbath services. that this Church would
take definite action next Sabbath, april 49,
towards founding permanently a Sabbath
School.