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The Placer herald., 1863-05-02
Practical Recipes.

BLEACuING OF Bones AND lvoRY.-l. Rub
the handles of knives, forks, etc, with a
rough brush, that must be dipped from time to
time in a solution composed of l part nj,
trio acid and | parts water. Wash well in
water so to take out all the acid.
II. Ivory can also be bleached by rubbing
it with fine pumice stone mixed with lit
tie water, and whilst damp must be exposed
to the sun under glass bell.
PROCESS TO Dye BILLIARD Balls Blue
Put the ball in a diluted solution of sul
phate Of indigo, and leave the objects in
till they have receive the desired shade.
Bed Put the ball in very weak sou-
ton of salt Of tin, and afterwards in boil
ing solution of Iogwood.
FREEZING MIxruREs.- artificial means
to produce cold are 10y dissoving different
salts in water. The assistance of ice or
snow produce colds and are cheaper; but
artificial cold being required when those are
not to be obtained they have consequently
to be dispensed with.
|. Take su phate Of Soda 6 lbs; nitrate of
ammonia, 5 lbs; diluted nitric acid, 4 lbs
The thermometer sinks to GA deg.
IL. Take nitrate OF ammonia, 5 lbs, water
5, lbs Water sinks to 46 deg.
Powlers Sold as Freezing Mrtures. -
Powdered muriate of ammonia, ounces;
IS ounces. Mix.
Nitrate Of ammonia and muriate of am
mona equa parts. Mix.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

OUR New WAR ENrHUsIAsM.-The Gin
cinnati Enquirer explains the new war ent
thusiasm. The process is by assuming that
the people are nthusiastic-telling them
that they are thsiastic-informing each
part that the others are extremely enthusii
astic-hoding meetings, passing resolutions,
issuing addresses, getting popular men to
write blood and thunder letters, bringing
the successful, or rather not successful, Off
GERS of the army that can be pressed in to-.
the service in requisiton in the literary way.
stirring up the orators into extraordinary
spasms of extravaganza, big type tremendous
cheering and dreadful leaders in the news
pers.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

YuBA DEMoCRAcY.-The Yuba Demo-
cratic Club was formed in Marysvlle, on
Monday night. The following officers were
elected: President, e. O. f. Hastings; Re-
cording Secretary, NJ. c. Dutfey; Cores
ponding Secretary, Paddington; Treasurer,
j. f. Elmonds. The following resolutions
were adopted
Resolvcd That we, here assembled, form
ourselves into Democratic Club, and invite
Union with all true and loyal citizens
of Yuba county, who prefer the Constitu-
ton to the Chicago Platform, and fraternal
union between all the States, to discord, civ'
il war and final separation.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

SIGNImoANr.-The Utica n. Y. Telegraph
says it knows that not less than 500 officers
of the army Of the Potomac have sent in
their designations since the President issued
his emancipation proclamation. The resg-
nations under Rosencrans and Grant have
been still more numerous, and could privates
resign whole regiments would return to their
homes. Desertons are constant and by the
Wholesale as many as two-thrds of some of
the Ohio and Peunsy ylvania regiments having
deserted. The different armies are completei
ly demoralized, solely on account of the ab-
clifton crusade which the administration has.
inaugurated.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

Rich BoULDERs IN MARIPosA County,
Between 50, 900 and 5000 have been taken
out of quartz bouders picked up on the bill
immediately back of the town of Horntos,
last week. Nearly every winter, and partic
ulary after heavy rains, fine specimens of
gold bearing quartz amounting to thousands
of dollars have been found We have been
informed that for week past the hill has
been covered with Americans and Mexicans
digging for bouders.
Mariposa Gazette, 18Th Apr1.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

DISCOVERY IN NEvADA.-Rch copper ore
was discovered lately by Martin Hatch, near
Indian Springs, in Nevada county. Sufficient
quantity of the ore has been taken out, says
the Transcript, which proves it to be the
richest lead ever struck in the county. A
company was Immediately formed, and rep
resentng 1000 feet--l0O feet constituting a
share. Last week they refused $1,000 per
share.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

last month, before the Union Democratic
Association, in which he advocated peace
and an armstce as the only means of res~
toring the Union,
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02
NUMBER IS.

Nor BAD-Any one who has lived in
Cincinnati for ten or fifteen years, will re-
member E, the tailor, one of the Oldest
and best of his craft, as well as the iolliest.
always as ready to take Joke as give one.
1t used to be considered fair thing" among
"select party" to send persons to his store
for articles at variance with what usually
constitutes the stock in trade of members of
his profession. 1t happened one day as the
party" above mentioned were descending
the steps Of the Burnett House, he encoun.
tered specimen of Kentucky, who inquired
of him where he could purchase iewsharp.
OF course he was directed E-'s store as
the establishment where they kept the larg-
est assortment at the most reasonable prices.
Our friend proce eded at once to the place
indicated, and found F., (who bv the
way, was troubled with an impedment of
speech) waiting on customer, and after
stating his wants, was politely requested to
"w-wait few m ments." After despatch
ing his business with the aforesaid customer.
he gravely approached Kentucky with pair
OF gIove-slretchers, aud obsery ed in yery
mild tone
"We-we shall h-have to take your num-
mum-measure;" whereupon he inserted the
stretcher into his mouth, spreading open his
countenance to the full extent of the stretch
er, and with face indicating the utmost
seriousness, remarked to the astonished
kentnckian, " young man, we we havnt
ger-got any of y-your SIS size!"
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

MUcH IN LrrTLE.-Prentice says, "Mr
Lincoln's proclamation tends not to the
emancipation of slaves but to the ensave
ment of the whites"
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

OuTRAGEoUs.-Wel informed, Washing
ington correspondents say there are sixty
millions of dollars due the Fedora! soldiers.
Some regiments have not received cent for
eight months, notwithstanding the organs Of
the Administration boasted but lately that
arrangements had been made to pay off all
the troops. Contractors and swinding ia
vorites and idle Generals and Military Gov
ernors do not have day to wait for their
money they claim, but the poor soldier goes
unpaid. Millions of dollars have been squanl
dered on the contrabands at Washington,
Cairo, Memphis Port Royal and other places
while the families of volunteers have been
left to starve. The Administration besows all
its sympathy and care upon the negroes-it
has none for white men.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

LODE, LEAD LEDGE.-TLese three words
are now employed, by the newspapers as
convertible terms for one and the same thing
videict, a metallic vein. Our opinion, mod
estIy expressed, is, that "lode" is the proper
word, and that "lead" and "ledge" are not
warranted in that sense. Webster defines
"Iode,' as metallic VEIN" The English
noun, ''lead," is defined by Webster as
''precedence, going before guidance" and
in no sense does he apply it to metallic
vein. LEDGE" according to Webster, is:
lst, "a stratum, layer, or row." Cd, "a ridge.
Il prominent row. 3d. "a prominent part, a
regular part, rising or projecting beyond the
rest" 4th, "a small mouIding;;' 5th, "a small
piece of timber placed athwart ships" 9th,
a ridge of rocks near the surface of the sea-"
Beng-perhaps rather fastldiousl y-opposed
to the unnecessary coinage Of new English
words, and the misapplication of old ones,
we here enter our solemn protest against
the employment Of "lead" and "ledge." as
proper terms for vein of quartz, and insist
that "lode," which is the legitimate word,
shall be restored to its ancient rights and
privileges. WaShoe Times
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

Democrats are called traitors and secesl
sionlsts and threatened with Imprisonment
Tor presumlng to oppose the spread of Abo-
htionlsm. All the greatest and best men of
our country, without solitary exception,
denounced Aboitonism, but to do so now
is "treason" What has caused this
change in public sentiment in so short
time! Isn't Abolitionism as odous, as fanat-
zeal, as dangerous now as when Jefferson,
Madison, jackson, Clay, Webster, and other
patriots and statesmen condemned it and
warned their countrymen to put it down?
1t has already cost the country millions of
treasure and rivers of blood, and unless
crushed will desolae the land and pauper.
ze the people. Momain Democrat.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

FLEEcING THE GovERNMENr-It is assert
ed that a sale has been made to the u. S.
Government of several old steam tubs that
have been rotting in California waters for
the past ten years, and that said tubs are to
be fitted up and organized into Pacific
steam navy. The navy they make will
doubtless be pacific enough, so far as its
capacity TO njure an enemy is concerned,
and in regard to expense will be costly
enough to satisfy the most earnest advocates
of lavish aud useless expenditure of public
funds A Washington letter stated some
days since that $4,000 was to be paid for
the old Washington, one Of the steamers
said to be purchased; if the others are to be
paid for at the same rate, Uncle Sam has
been vcmized to the tune Of half a million
One of the peculiar ideas grown into vogue
during the present war is, that when
steamer is fit for nothing at all it will do for
war vessel.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

LANGUAGE OF FINGER RINd.-If a gen.
tleman wants wife, he wear, ring on the
first finger of the left hand.
If he is engaged he wears it on the sec
ond finger.
If he is married, he wears it on the third
finger.
If he never intends to get married. he
wears it on the fourth finger.
When lady is not engaged she wears a
hoop or diamond on her first finger.
If engaged, she wears it upon the second
finger.
If married, she wears it on tho third fin
ger.
If she wants to remain maid, she wears
a ring upon her fourth finger.
Thus, by few simple tokens, the passion
of love is expressed.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

RELICS IN RocEs.-Among the morses OF
a portion ofciffs which fell in the neghbor-
hood of lIavre during the late stormy wealth
er, says GaIignan were found three bronze
hatchets. Referring to that discovery, the
Able Cochel, in a letter to the journals,
states that those hatchets are found all over
Europe. They are common in France, and
are generally found in groups. Some of
them have been anayzed, and found to be
composed of fourteen parts of tin and eighty
six of copper. The bronze is the same as
that of antique poniards brought from Egypt
and analyzed by Vanquei0, from which it
would appear that the composition ofancent
Gallo bronze came from Egypt. Archaolol
gist, generally attribute hatchets Of this kind
to the Celts and GanIs, and give them the
general name of Celtic. Those now found
are neither pointed nor polished, but just as
they came from the hands of the founder.
One of them had formerly ring by which
it was suspended.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

Civil WAR-TuE WHITE AND RED Roses.
On Palm Sunday the two armies came in
sight of each other in the open country be'
tween Saxton and Towton. As Warwick
surveyed the superior force with which he
was about to contend, the stout heart of the
great Earl seemed almost to have failed him.
The weakness however, was but a momenta-
ry one. Ordering his charger to be led to
him, he stabbed it in the face Of the whole
army, at the same time solemnly swearing
on the cross which formed the hiIt of his
sword, that on that day his hazards and
those of the common soldier should be the
same, and that, though the whole of the
Kings army should take to flight, he would
oppose himself alone to the swords of the
Lancastrians. OF all the battles between
the rival Roses, none was more fiercey con-
tested, none lasted for a greater number of
hours, than that Of 'Iowton. At length the
fiery valor Of Edward and the military ex'
perience of Warwick, prevailed over superior
numbers, and the Lancastrians were totally
routed. Noquarter was given; the carnage
was terrific. The burierS Of the dead
counted 3S, 900 corpses.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02

Hints ON WAsHING THE HANDS Some
"philosophy" is useful in even simple a
matter as washing the hands. If any lady
doubts it, let her, with a microscope, exam
inc the surface to be cleansed 10y water, and
she will be interested at the discoveries
made: Instead of a smooth surface of skin,
presenting when unwashed, a dingv appear
ance, there will be rough corrugated sur
face, with deep, irregulars furrows, in which
the foreign particles are deposited like earth
among the rough paving stones of the street
If they lie loosely, is would be an easy mat
ter to dislodge them with little cold water;
but tho pores, the water pipes of the body
are continually discharging into those open
drains perspiration and OIL, which alterward
10y evaporation becomes a cement to hold
the particles of dust, etc, and to remove
them, requires both chemical and mechann
cal action. Warm water softens the cement
expands the turrows and makes the skin
pliable, so that 10y rubbing, the soil is dis
turbed, and partially removed. But chemis-
try must aid little before the process is
complete; soap is therefore adde!, the alLaIi
of which uuites the oily matters, and the
whole is then easily disposed Of. The towel
is useful, because its soft threads of fibers
work down among the turrows, like so many
little brooms sweeping them out; hence it
should be soft and pliable. Flannel is pre-
ferable to cotton for this purpose, and a
sponge is best Of all. Harsh, strongly aka
line soap should be avoided as it abstracts
all the oil from the upper layer of the skin,
or makes it chap or crack Cold cream
soap is best, being neutral. When a sponge
is not obtainable, a very neat and scrvceabe
washcoth may be knit of soft cotton twine,
either with crotehct or with coarse wooden
needless knitting backward and forwark, as
garters are knit. A mtten knit af this cot
ton, with the crothet needles is very handy
for this purpose, and makes a neat article
for the wash stand. The washing cloth may
be had Of most perfumers.
The Placer herald., 1863-05-02
Service in Der Sigel" Guards.

On a recent saunter through the old Dis
trct of Northern Liberties, the local editor
Of one of our exchanges passed by recruit
ING station, where a placard announced that
recruits would be received by the "Sicel
Guards" A crowd of idlers stood around
and listened to the eloquent appeals of
portly Teuton, who was attred in ser
geant's uniform. lie held glass of lager
beer in his hand, while he thus expatiated
upon the advantages to result from listing
in his favorite corps:
"Vell, shendlemens, | will haf to promise
YOU some ntushements vor you to lisht in
mine koombany. Veil, den, shendlemens,
de first ding, so soon as you put your name
on de paper, you gifts a hundred sixty acre
lands; den you gifts hundred and fifty dollar
pouny, you knows; den YOU gifts annuder
hundred dollar any time you schpeaks for
him; dat is sposein you waits long kenutf
Den te next ding YOU goes out to tie camp.
Ven you kooms dere &c first ding in de
mornin You hear te trum peat; veil, dat ish
for you to Git oop and haf goodail schnapps;
you wont Git him. Den You hears de trum
peat again, unit de corporal kooms rount
and says. 'Shendlemens, blease to fall in
Veil, den, if you bIease to falls in you fails
in, unit if You don't wants to garry de mus
ket yourself, you gifts sompo1dy to garry
him. Veil, den, p-unt pi you hear trum
peat annudder times; dat's for preakfast.-
Veil, den, for de breakfast, musht call for
for peefsteak, mooton schop,ior any ding you
likes; den you waits till you githim. Shoost
so you does nit de dinner In der etenin'
dere is benty pooty young kas kooms
arount, dresht in vite, unit dey schpeaks nit
you Shendlemens, you no sooner 90 on de
barade, or 9 to de saloon unit haf little yase
nit US? Veil, you no obIige to 90 nit der
kals if you no wants to. Ve den, about
nine O'Clock, trum he peats again; dat is de
gomplements of de kolnel, to take glass
vine NIT him. You no likes to take glass
vine you goes to sch'eep. Mine kracious,
shendIemens Wy you koom not in out of de
trait, unit lisht in der Sigel Guards? Now
koom in--put your name on der baber!'
The eloquent eulogist of der Sigel
Guards received no response to his eloquent
appeals, except broad grins from the know
ing ones just at that time; but our informant
has no doubt that the pleasant picture of
camp life proved attractive to many and that
the ranks of his "koombany" we're soon filled
PAiadelphia paper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-16
THE JOHNSON ISLAND AFFAIR.
Failure Of the Rebel P1ot---Tho Whole
Scheme Exposed.
Especial to Times.
Washington. Nov. l3.

Washington, Nov. 10.
1t is understood here from Canada that
Vallandigham, James B. Clay and Mar
shall Kane have arranged for passing
through the Welland Canal an armed
steamer, whose mission was:
l.. To open the prison doors for the cap
tive rebels at Sandusky Bay.
9. To arm and equip these veterans.
over 1000 in number.
3. To seize as many propellers on Lake
Erie as were met, and arm and man
them. q
4. To make Buffalo heap of ashes,
and her ships in port charred skeletons.
s. To burn Cleveland.
6. To wipe out the commerce of Lake
Erie.
Z. To consume Detroit, and destroy
the commerce and cities of the lakes from
Ogdeusburg to Chicago at blow.
Lord Lyons got out Of bed after mid
night, to communicate the news to Mr.
Seward, snd afterwards the Secretary of
War was got up and got to the wires.
Col. Hoffman, commanding general of
the prisons. left day to inspect the con.
dition of the rebels confined at Sandusky
and elsewhere, and adopt measures Of re-
lief for the barbarous treatment of the
prisoners at Richmond
Toronto, G. W., Nov, IA.
The Advertiser, secession paper, to-
day admits the failure of the rebel plot,
and says the Confederate Government
fitted out the steamer r. E. Lee from
Wilmington to Halifax with cargo 10
furnish funds.
Thirty-six officers and 800 men were to
come overland in small parties to gene
raj rendezvous.
Their intention was to surprise the
Federal garrison at Johrson's Island, lib.
crate the prisoners there and convey them
to Canada. Their orders were not to
violate British neutrality, but TO preserve
1900 valuable lives from such wretched
quarters, which it was designed to kill by
slow degrees.
St. GATHERINGS, G. W., Nov. IA.
A lock on the Wellaud Canal was dam
aged by scho to-day, and navigation
will be interrupted thereby till the first of
next month.
Buffalo, Nov. IA.
Gen. Dix and staff arrived here and is
In consultation with the authorities.
The Worlds special from Buffalo SAYS
Attorney General Mcdonald is here and
blings information which shows the Sc.
riousness of the plot for the release of
prisoners, DC.
Lord Lyons received information of the
scheme from a citizen Of Baltimore two
months ago.
1t appears number of secessionists
were to take passage on Chicago & Og-
densburg propelers or seize them then
intercept the Detroit d Buffalo steamers;
then threaten Ogdensburg and Buffalo
They were to be aided by emissaries in
Buffalo. who would FIRE the city.
The Canadian Ministry have taken am
pie measures Of prevention.
There are fifteen thousand secesh in
Canada.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-16
Sunday Night Report.
FROM CHARLESTON.
New York, Nov. Ia.

New York, Nov. IA.
The Baltimore Americans CORES pom
dence from Charleston harbor, of the
18th, says the monitors Montauk and
Passaic had returned from Port Royal
fully repaired. The gunboat Nipple had
arrived.
The bombardment of Sumter goes on
without important change. The rebel
fire is not serious, The monitor Pataps-
co recently threw FIVE shells into battery
Bee, compelling the rebels to desert their
guns for time.
Gen. Gilmore recently threw three
shells into the centre of Char lesion to try
the range of his guns. The cerrespon-
dent presumes, however, that Charleston
will not be shelled till the monitors aye in
position. when its surrender can be de-
handed according to all forms and usages
of war.
The rebels have at least two thousand
negroes working on the batteries on Sui
livans' and James Islands, but many of
them will be found useles when the great
trial comes.
The correspondent concludes that the
prospect of early successful results we're
never more promising than now, and i'm
mediately refers to the experiment recent
ly made. SO full of success, that the rebel
distractions no longer are to be feared,
stating his firm conviction that we will
have Charleston or its ruins between now
and Christmas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.

New York, Nov. IA.

New York, Nov. IA.
Late rebel papers are received.
The Richmond Examiner of the 18th
says their army was quietly waiting an at
tack from Meade. It was thought ne
would flank the movement toward Fred
ericksburg.
The Examiner of the 9th foreshadows
another retreat of Bragg and speaks Of
disagreements and discords in the coun
ellis of their western army.
The Enquirer of the 10th says Meade
has inflicted terrible blow on Lees ar
my. and in Western Virginia the disas-
ter to EchoPs command shows the ene-
my active and apprehensions are felt for
the safety of the railroad in North Caro-
lima.
The enemy has landed large force at
Winton, and threaten the southern line
Of railroads at Weldon.
On the Peninsula the enemy is report
ed landing large numbers at Newport
News.
The Richmond Examiner, after giving
statement of the capture of two of their
brigades says, it is believed Lee expected
Meade to advance, but was not prepared
for so early and vigorous an attack.
1t now appears that Meade can advance
as quickly as he retreats.
The Enquirer demands the dismissal
from their army of the Brigadiers who
commanded the captured brigades for
their disgraceful negligence.
The Enquirer of the 10th says there is
no material change at Charleston. The
Yankees keep up continual fire. night
and day, but with loss, and confidence is
as strong in Charleston as ever.
A Charleston correspondent of Geor-
gia papers says, they would get the
worst thrashing any army ever received.
Every day adds to our strength, while
it lessons theirs.
A rebel correspondent writes to the At
lanta Intelligencer, from Missionary
Ridge, that our extreme right van occu
pied Loudon, which gives US command
ofthe Tennessee river at that point, bring
ing our forces within twenty three miles o.
Knoxville. Important moyementakpec.
ted in that direction.
The enemy evacuated Loudon at our
approach.
The Examiner states that five pieces oil
cannon are now planted in position bear,
ing on the prisons at Belle Island, and
any demonstration to overpower the
guard will result in thinning out their
number amazingly.
Southern papers have the following
dispatch:
Narrows near Dublin, Nov e.-Our
cavalry yesterday captured Rogersville
$50 prisoners, four cannon, two stand Of
colors, sixty wagons and 1000 animals
Our loss was two killed and eight woun
ded. r. RANSOM. Mai. Gen.
Raleigh, N. c., Nov. S-Weldon ad
vices state that ten Yankee gunbosts ar.
rived at Carrinton Friday, manned witt
troops.
1t is thought another force from New
bern of 1000 cavalry and fifteen piece.
OF artillery is designed for the same
point.
An adequate force has been sent to
check them.