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The Placer herald., 1864-02-27

ORC MINING COMPANY.
NJ Office is hereby given to all delinquent
N Shareholders in the Orc Mining Company,
that unless settlement is made on their delinquent
assessments, in gold or silver coin, before the
llh day OF March, 1864, said shares will be sold.
By order of the Board of Trustees.
JAMES MCSWEARRENGEN,
Secretary Orc Mining Co.
Orc Flat. Feb l3th lS64.-4w
The Placer herald., 1864-02-27
Justice of the Peace, 7
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

A true copy OF the original now in my hands.
JOHN S. AGAIN.
The Placer herald., 1864-02-27
QUARTZ MINING AGENCY.
Stocks Bought and Sold.

Interpretations effected on the most reasonable
terms.
H. w. ROBERTS,
Clifton, Landor county, Nevada Territory
August lst lS63.--my.
The Placer herald., 1864-02-27
THOMAS BOYCE,
ADVERTISING AGENCY
NORTHEAST CORNER OF
Montgomery and Washington streets,
SAN. FRANCISCO.

Democrat. Santa Rosa.
Cumberland Presbytcr,
Pacheco.
Alameda Gazette, San
Lcandro.
Solano Herald, Suisun.
Marin Journal, San Ra-
fael.
Oakland Press.
Oregon Democrat, AL
bany.
Oregon Union, Corvallis
Cosmopolitan, Mazatlan.
Oregon Sentinel, Jack
sonvillc.
Herald of Reform, Eu-
gene City.
Democratic State Jour
nal. Dalles.
Review, Eugene City.
Washington Standard,
Olympia.
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minister.
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The Placer herald., 1864-02-27
Justice of the Peace. Township No. 9
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

A true copy OF the original now in my hands.
JOHN S. AGAIN, Constable,
The Placer herald., 1864-02-27
AUBURN PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY a. 1864

more than the results of an election where
such proceedings are tolerated But not
wiibstanding their occurrence, trust and
believe they will never cause you to forget
your duty to your country, cool your ardent
devotion to the Union, lead you to feel the
slightest sympathy with those who have as'
sailed it, or to seek fellowship with them
that do.
You will perceive by several Of the com
municatlons have received on this subject
that have been appealed to to withhold
commissions or certificates of election in dis
trlcts where these abuses were practiced.
possess however, no such power, my duty
IN the premises being simply ministerial
one consequent upon the official returns of
the Judges of election. So frequent were the
applications to me Of this effect, that deem
ed it aproper subject for legal advice, and
having consulted the Hon. Reverdy johnson,
he forwarded to me written opinion sus-
tanning the views | had entertained, and a
copy of which is herewith furnished.
1t becomes you to consider whether there
Is any remedy within your power by which
such proceedings may be in any degree re-.
strained
The Constitution declares that all elections
shall be by ballot, and | would earnestly re.
commend that You secure the benefit of that
provision by an c6ectudl prohibition of all
such marhs upon the ballot as are calculated
to expose its contents or to distinguish one
ballot from another. II by the use of colored
paper or other means of designation such er-
posure IS effected, tie whole object Of the con-
shtutional requirement IS defeated.
Again, if that provision of our law which
has so long existed and been so universally
considered as one of the safeguards of free
elections, which forbids the mastering of
armed troops in the neighborhood Of the
polls, be indeed no longer admissible or ap.
propriate to our condition, it should be re
pealed, otherwise you will see the proprety
of adopting some provision which shall, if
possible, cause it to be respected. 1t might,
probably, by requiring the judges of election
to certify to their return that no military
or other armed force lad appeared at the
place of voting or iutertered in the election,
and making such certificate condition to
any executive action thereon.
The Placer herald., 1864-02-27

San Francisco, May l, l,lS63.--
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17

TEXAS CoMFoRTs.-The Alta has been
shown a letter from the wife of Jerome Rice,
the well known auctioneer of San Francisco.
who recently made her way from Gonzales,
Texas, to New York, with her children, and
will soon arrive here tojoin her husband, after
a separation of four or five years, during the
most of which time she has been cut of from
all communication with him as completely as
if living in another world. A single extract
will give some insight into the coalition Of
affairs in Dixie at the present time: "Iheard
from you one year ago by Maior-, who
came through from California and told us all
about you. How different we were situated
in Texas You have no idea bow we suffer
ed for the commonest comforts of life There
is lenty of gold and silver in the country,
but nothing to buy with it. Your children
went barefooted for two years, but | finally
succeeded in getting pair Of shoes for llar-
ry, by paying S45 for them. l wore pair
of shoes from Texas which | made myself
from a tame cat skin and ell the pants which
father and Harry have worn for two years
spun and wove myself. What do you think
of that? | have saved some of the cloth for
you to look at. 1t made my heart ache to
leave poor old father and mother, situated as
they are. but could do them no good bv
staying with them there. The poor children
have suffered everything; they were covered
with sores from head to foot.h
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17

Short COMMUNAL LEcTu RE.-Scolding
| am not scolding! never do. Rasher. If
express my mind about anything, you be-
gin to talk about curain lectures" and all
that kind Of vulgar stuff Men have fairly
worn out their own tongues talking about
women's tongues, yet I've got to live TO see
tie day when a man admired quiet woman.
You always see them running after the silli-
est chatterboxes. The faster they can talk,
and the more foolish things they can say, the
better they like 'em-provided always it amt
their own wife. It's only last night, at Mrs.
Yellow Docks, you was perfectly infatuated
with Mrs. Giggle, that all women despise. /
had to laugh in my sleeve, to see how you
stuck by her side the whole evening. Jeal.
Gus? Not bit of it. Me and Grimace were
watching You and enjoying ourselves very
much. Grimace told me it was surprising
to see man with such wife as you had in
terested in that silly little widow. You were
charmed with her good nature? l presume
so. You'd rather have somebody with an
eternal smile on her face, than to hear the
wittiest things said in a cutting way The
fact is. Rasher, your not judge of the fe
male sex; they can pull the wool over your
eyes without the. least difficulty. You pre-
sumo that | am as well aware of that weak
ness as any one? Oh, now. don'tie getting
sharp-it amt becoming to you Give me
the money asked for that's all ever want
of you. Men are made to earn money. and
women to spend it that's what's the matter.
Rasher.
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17
NUMBER 90.
Grant and Meade.

You should see the brilliant cayalcade, and
hear the tramp and clangor of hoof and sa.
bres when Grant and Meade and their stats
and the whole mounted retinue of headouar.
tiers 60 sweeping by. Of course the small
man on the small black horse leading the
troop is Grant. If you did not know it be-
fore the soldiers who rush out to the road. or
half halt on the march, and point him out to
each other, have told you. The small black
pacing horse. half queens pony, half
kings Bucepbalus, with arched neck. and
champing bit, and small. alert. flexible ears,
and short, mouse-like hair. and great tail ear
rled royalty like n banner; whose form is
symmetry, spite of the sloping hips that be-
long to all PAGERS, whose muscles are watch
springs, whose impatient ~ NO Int
this small size-this little black imp oil a horse
that is all horse" is JEFF Davis and
Grant is on his back. The rider sits on him
with uncommon grace. controls him with one
small gauntleted hand, never once regards
the torrent OF horsemen that follow, looks
right or left, but never fails to acknowledge
with quick gesture the salutes of the sol
dlers-al absorbed all observant, silent, in
scrutable, he controls and moves armies as
he does his horse.
Inc rider at his side is not less worth
marking well. His horse is the ideal war
morse, tall and powerful. and horse and rider
picture OF helmetted knight of old. gaunt,
tall-llke, grizzled, with the large Roman nose.
OF VIII and power, and wearing slouched
hat, the wide brim bent down all around. but
not eoncealing the lightning slanees of ewes
that are terrible in anger--such is George G.
Meade, noblest Roman of them all, relentless
lighter, and good General, to whose hearty
and wise seconding Grant does not, and tho
country should not hesitate to acknowledge
the greatest indebtedness.
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17

An OUTRAGE HARDLY TO BE SPOKEN or
Antonio Noyo, native of Portugal, was ar
rested on Friday last. ON complaint of John
Williams, countryman of \. s, and brought
before Justice Olinger 1t SCENE Noyo. who
is quite small man, had gone to the house
of Williams and invited him to a fist fight
Williams declined the combat and retreated
in haste to claim the protection of the law
Before trial. however, he got over his fright,
paid costs and withdrew his complaint. Noyo
then made complaint against Williams and
had him arrested for an infamous assault on
Noyo's wife, in which his VS. wife assist
ed, holding her. ETC., but was unable to per.
form their hellish purpose. If this statement
be true, and it comes from their own lips. i
should consign the perpetrators to prison and
hard labor for life: but the Portuguese il
the vicinity fixed up matters and persuaded
Noyo not TO prosecute, on condition William.
should leave this part of the State-whicl
was agreed to-Paj9ro Times.
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17

NARROW EscAPE.-The Belfast Age relates
a remarkable escape from death on the battle
field. Calvin Aidus, of that city, soldier
OF the TN Maine, while advancing upon the
rebel fortifcations near Petersburg. received
no less than fifteen bullets through his cloth.
ing without having a scratch. As he mount
ed the breastworks ball struck his skull.
and glancing off, left him senseless on the
ground. While lying there no less than four
charges, back and forth, were make over his
body. Coming to his senses, and the rebels
seeing him move, they put seven balls into
various parts of his body. and to finish him
hit him on the head with musket. Every
one supposing him dead, he lay for some
hours. but finally reviving, was sent to the
hospital and brought to Augusta, from which
place he made his escape and got as far as
Baltimore on his way to the front again, when
surgeon, seeing his unfit condition, sent
him back. This plucky fellow is now at
home in Belfast, but bound to get back at the
first opportunity.
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17
a NOVEL Plea Judge relates the fol
lowing incident that occurred in his practice

loNihg inciucut tntt occuITeu III MS practice: ]:
He was trying a petty case, in which one
of the parties was not able topay counselfees,
and undertook TO plead his own cause. But
he found in the course of the trial that the
keen and adroit attorney who managed for
the other party was too much for him in le
gal strategy, evidently making the worse an
pear the better cause. The poor man, A,
was in state of mind bordering upon desper-
alton when the opposing counsel closed his
plea and the case was about to be submitted
to the Justice for decision May it please
your Honor" said the man. may pray ?"
The Justice was taken somewhat by surprise
and could only say that he saw no objection
Whereupon A went down upon his knees and
made a fervent prayer, in which he laid the
merits of his case before the Lord in a verv
clear and methodical statement of al the par
ticulars, pleading that right and justice might
prevail. 30. Lord. thou knowest that this
lawyer has misrepresented the facts. and thou
knowest that is''-so and so to the end of the
chapter. Arguments which he could not pre-
sent in logical array to the understanding of
men he had no difficulty addressing to the
Lord, being evidently better versed in pray
ing that pettifogging. When h, rose from
his knees. Esquire W. the opposing counsel
very much exasperated by the turn which
the case had taken, said :. Mr. Justice. does
not the closing argument belong to me?' To
which the Judge replied You can close
with prayer, if you choose Esquire ". was
in the habit of praying at home but not see
ing she propriety Of connecting his prayer
with his practice. wisely forebare, leaving
poor 4 to win his case as he did, by this
novel mode of presenting it,
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17

How CoLuMBUs LooKED.-The personal ap-
pearance of Columbus was not a bad index
of his character. His general air expressed
the authority which be knew so well how to
exercise. His light grey eyes kindled easily
at subject of interest He was tall and well
made. His complexion was fair and freck-
led, and inclined to ruddy. Trouble soon
turned his light hair gray, and at thirty years
of age it was quite white. Moderate iu food
and simple in dress, temperate in language,
bearing himself with courteous and gentle
gravity, religious without being a Journalist,
repressing his irritable temper with lofty
piety, he was the model of Christian gen.
tleman. The devout reference ofhis success.
es to Divine favor, with which he concludes
the report of his first voyage to the sovereigns
of CASTLE, is highly characteristic of the man.
Once q Week
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17
The Science of War.

The science of war is receiving its share Of
improvement in America, like everything
eise' although when the present contest broke
out we were essentially behind the great mil
ieary powers Of Europe in our knowledge of
military matters. In no respect is this more
clearly esinced than in our field works, the
construction of which has called forth re-
markable degree of inventive ingenuity. The
richmond papers speak of Buffers works at
Bermuda Hundred as marvels ofscientiic in
tricacy. They consist of high earthworks,
defended by ditch twelve feet wide and a
perfectly impenetrable abattis, the trees and
branches composing the latter being thickiy
interviewer with wire. According 10 the re-
bel account, had there been no garrison de
lending this work it would have taken Thea
bel troops two hours to get into the intreuch
ments. Some Of Lees works at Spot.svlya
MIA were nearly as formidable, rendered so
chiefly by the ingenuity displayed in the
abaths. Grants works in the siege of Vicks.
burg were wonders of engineering skill. In
artillery our armies are undoubtedly superior
to any in the world, not only in the number
and value of the pieces and the peculiar eff
cacy of the shot and shell, but also in the use
OF the guns. No such achievements have
been accomplished in Europe as by Gilmore
at Charleston and Fort Pulaski In the de.
partment of logistics, or the providing for.
care and transportation of an army, we may
safely challange comparison with any Pow
er in the world. Our arrangements are not
surpassed By any. and they are equaled by
very few. Thus the great civil war has been
educating the nation up to the highest stand
ard known to military art. and preparing the
republic fer any evil day which may hereaf-
ter befall her. Taking the military system
OF the United States as it is at the present
time. it may be regarded as worthy of the ma
tion and the age. and the proof of its excel
lence is Afforded by the resultsit has achieved
against armies as well led and composed of as
brave men as any ofmodern times. Perhaps
the best proof of the excellence of the military
powers of the rebels is derived from the train
ing OF the rebel generals at our own schools
and in our own armies. Yet the school which
produced them produced the men who could
beat -Phiiadelphia NORTH 4merican
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17

Az "OFF-HAND" JoKE-A sturIy ser.
geant of one of the Massachusetts, regiments
being obliged to submit to the amputation of
his hand, the surgeon offered to administer
chloroform as usual but the veteran refused
saying, 9 if the cutting was to be done on him
he wanted to see it, and laying his arm on
the table. submitted to the operation without
sign of pain except the frmer setting of bis
teeth as the saw struck the marrow. The
operator as he finished looked at his victim
with admiration and remarked:
" You ought to have been a surgeon, my
man.
+" was the next thing to one afore enlist
ed, said the hero.
!" What was thatln asked the doctor
A butcher n responded the segeant with
grim smile, which despite the surroundings
communicated itself to the bystanders.
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17

Samuel Isaacks, C. P; J. 5. Follansbce,
~ II. P; Frank Ruch, S. W.; d. Beinert, ;.
Az Jonn Foster, T.; VIM. II. Angel. l. W.
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17

HE recently married editor ofthe Rutland
Herald says that pair of sweet lips, pres
sure as of two delicate hands. and pink
waist ribbon, will do as much to unhlngo
man as three fevers, the measels. iarge-slz-
ed whooping cough. pair of lock,Jaws, sew
eFal hydrophobias aud the doctor : hlil
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17

THE Louisville Journal says the rebels
have in the course of year, about five days
of 81 humiliation and prayer" and three hun
dred and sixty of humiliation and eurses
The Shasta courier., 1864-09-17
SHASTA COURIER.

ze3- L. r. FISHER--Is the only Agent
of the SHASTA COURIER in San Francisco, with pow
to receive subscriptions and advertisements, and
receipt for the same.
0FFICE-l7l4 Washington street, opposite Ma
guire's Opera House.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-22
The Vermont Ruak Eebbery.

BURLINGTON. VI. oct q, 1854.
We have but little additional Information
from the frontier The Canadian authorities wide.
awake IN NE Aiie ,ud hsys;Lus iar shown praise
worthy disposition IN cooperating with our Government
The Goyernor-G ehsra Lord Moncl. a ooce ordered
the sheriff. end bslias Of Misssuo Ioeri1.. Sad
housewife Counties 20 IRE every eJeston 20 rcst The
raiders.
Hon. X. :. ". Boud-,e. C,n.dlan Commissioner Of
Customs. visited Montpelier Wednesday with Hon.
William Ciapp Collector q the Db;riot, and had a
highly ,atis,sco~y Interview viii Governor Smith.
A dispatch from Col Williams Secretary Of Civil!
end Military Affair." rays that telegrsm Vss lecei' cd
ivs. evening ri =, Adams. from Judge An. At -
Johns. which saws: We have eleven under arrest
b. al sDd have recovered sbou. e7a0op"
PTiyse Dispatches SKATE that fourteen peF,on' lsve
been captured hearing g the matter will tase place
before Iadee G. }. Co.rso.. a, -. john 70 morrow.
The raiders claim to belong the Confederate soy.
wee. AMI have employed eminent lasyeTs Of Montreal
for thcir defence.
Hon. Andrew Tracy Of Woodstock Hon Lucius D.
Pscku- Montpelier snd Hon George J. Idmunds Of
nis y.lsQ,. viii sppnn ior he United States. The
Learug promise. 20 bee o4e o. re't interest TIE irs
os-s Jain ,eir r4ose tie grounds o. TIE decision
81 tie famous Chesapeake oa-e.
Nor. on one Of the ma wounded a. -. Ahsns
e,.d Ter. wi. morning. Ne wa brother Of ex-Con
gresuoan Geo-ge y. Morrison Of Mancheste.. New
Hsupt.re.
II is claimed by some Of tie citizens q g. Adams
ft- among tie raidtrs vo-e sog'e de'ertcn from 'e5
mont Re,dmerts. rfo we're recognized es such.
scysrl person- have been srges'ed in - Adams ~
sec..o-s 20 TO rld iu. a.. but two ecgc dscaa ga
tor want Of proof ghe ater 90 Kept IN custody one
~ wireas a.aiIs. tle other.
The report thar tie BALM ~ Fredericksburg ~
morally wounded va. iacoT-er'. He w"e no' hurt.
one company ofiri,nw7 AID oas o. cavalry ss,e been
orqsngea hesc. Ine s..sIls u bsi@Ty ,. $50 con'
tsnplaied.
nc 4eFo-t 0. ne raa IN ~ 7ro, 7'e'' 10 sFe4'.J
exaggerated.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-22

Yesterday was the fifth day Of the C0nven-
ton which assemblies for days commencing on the
18th lust NJ the marble church. Fourthstree vost Of
Washing tontquare Tie hour devoted to dn-Nss.on
commencing o, ooioc. p m, was opened by Presi
dent Stephenson who announced tho folosing rcsolu
lions Il, the subject 70 be- considered:
R,ss,i Tia, a. churches Of rtusisi, obs.rysnces
,r gins mo only opportunity for common declaration Of
f.ll! aud public ~nfral c0ntrss0u.
Rsiorss That sh Con yeu'iou xPEss'esi,. conyion Get
the authorized y-rsion Of hymns in should be
'acrefy gosrd-d from displacement ~ orr pnbe service oy
he iuiIod lcou o loose. sentimental literature
R,s1iF,i That selection OF hymns FOR sunday school
purpose, tholi be embodied "a the Chas-h Hymn BOOK aud
sr.rossei a fao general iudsI.
President sfFPBESsos who has been 4 Sunday School
superintendent for twenty pye thirty years thought
II was brsf 20 sdop; the Church Hymn BOOK Tor tue
sunday SCHOOL, lnhsmuch rs the carrier Impressions OF
our lives the most valuable and that therefore, 10
Important that the songs an earnest and genunels
N0fsLipful character should be impressed upon the
minds ~ the children The creed OF the Methodist
4 hulch unlike those ~ The Episcopal and Catholic
Chlrchr, j. embodied 80 the poetr, which they sine
which should therefore. be Of TIE most sincere ana IN
press.oual character
tons. and was favor Of Improving The musical service
OF abe church bv strict adherence TO the better and
well established hymns iu contradistncIon to the inno
yafions which sung 10 he popular end frivolous sis
OF the day.
Another gentleman thought the plan ~ giving the
church HYMN book 20 the Sshbsth.sch would wori
evil IN the rura districts where the expense Of the book
President stated thai BE hppFeheHded difficulty would
De- obyised inssmuch ~, 30 ordinary times the price
fthe church hymn.book vas only about twenty five
cents.
Mr.. T.. 4. c. OGuvg WA noi in favor u sh-Edoni.E
man o, tne pleasant tongs. Which the children now
sing merely Tor fear tia; something might bs sung
whch is not precisely o.tlodoX. Tho very popularity
# many o. lie ans Which adopted TO the sabbath
School from The street. al argument IN their favor
because the children more readily seized tee tunes il
A. thing good be taken from the streets and tay
80. 10 ID. oil u have Dc .
monogoihng the best tunes for long time, and the
N.thoaisi Church might ss well now. have share of
them.
1h're other expressions ~ opinion, but u Is
no. toe intention Of the Business Committee 10 pat The
resolutions under consideration to vote, until toward
tie last hours OF the Convection The prevailing sent
nent appeared to be Ina fnVof Of dscsldng the
and inferior music Tor the music OF eslcy and
oths! riahish.d authors.
A the conclusion 81 the discussion Nr. Bronson re-
snracd hi. .~cinre upon Eocuton rad MUSE th5oret
csiy and practically combined; ald tho other exercises
followed IN ne order Of she programme which hare
already pubiifLed.