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The weekly union record., 1864-04-23
SUPERIOR COPPER MINING ca,

A 7 \ MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUS-
N TEES of the above company held this day an
assessment of Fifty cents per share, for each and
every share was levied and made payable mmedi-
stely in Gold Coin of the U. 5, to the Secretary
at the office oithe Company. Il. II. ALLEN,
Secretary.
Chico, Feb. Esd, 1854.
The weekly union record., 1864-04-23
For Females.

Ih"tsaid~ oi ladies res IT to it aS a remedy foi
by steria, tuleing of the heart nervous headache,
vertigo, general debility and all peculiar disturb
anccs and arrangements to which, as a sex thcv
are subject. II cheers and lightens the depressed
mental powers well as strengthens the body
and IL Use Is never followed by any reaction.
BEWARE or COUNTERFEITS.
Purchase only OF reliable dealers Sold everywhere
hOSTETTFR. SMITH & DEAN. Agents.
40i * foi Battery st. cor. Clay,
San Erancisr.
The weekly union record., 1864-04-23

SsTATE OF CALIFORNIA. COUNTY OF BUTTE
- County Court. March term. lS64
The People the of the State OF California; vs. All Chew
4 All Tye. will apply to the Governor 1.-THE State
of California to pardon the above named defendants
as soon a. he can legally do so. Said defendants
were indicted together, by the.Grand Jury, in and
for Butte County, at the March term of the County
Court aforesaid, for the crime of Robbery, and
thereof convicted, in said County Court, on the
eleventh day of March, A. D. ls64. during said
March term of said Court; and on the l4th. day of
March, lS64, they were sentenced by and in said
Court to Imprisonment in the States Prison of the
State of California, for the period Of three years
each, from and after that time.
his
The weekly union record., 1864-04-23
Dr.. Hostettsr's Stomach Bitters

IS an iryi-oraut and restorative. immediate
its beneficial action and permanent in IT, efec
il tones thr stomach. improves the appetite. ac
like 81 chagia upon the spirits
The weekly union record., 1864-04-23
Summons.

GTATE OF CALIFORNIA. IN THE JUSTICES
- Court, 0Hhir Township, in and fer the county
Rnttn
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
Bashfulness of Youth.

Young people, on their first admission
to this outer world, are especially afiict-
ed by false shame so that it may be
regarded as one of the moral diseases Of
the minds infancy 1t is at the bottom
Of great deal Of their shyness. They
cannot feel at ease because they inistrust
something about themselves or their be-
longings, and have that feeling Of bare
ness and exposure in the presence Of
unfamiliar eyes which attaches to sensi-
tiveness under untried circumstances
Everything then assumes a magnifed,
exaggerated character, the place they
occupy on the one hand, and the impor-
tance Of the occasion on the other The
present company is the world the uni
verse, convention of men and gods, all
forming deliberate and irreversible
judgement upon then, and deciding to
their disadvantage on account Of some
oddness, or awkardness, or passing slip
in themselves or in the accessories about
them. But, in most persons time and
experience bring so much humility as
teaches them their insignifcance. Il
is not, we soon learn, very likely that
at any given time a mixed assemblage
is thinking much about us; and the hor-
ror Of a CONSPICUOUS position loses its
main sting. This is on the one hand (;
on the other we are not as dependant on
the award Of society as We were. Even
a roomfull comprises, to our enlarged i'm
agination, by no means the whole crea-
tion. There is something worth earning
for outside those walls. And also we
have come to form a sort Of estimate Of
ourselves. There is now third party
in the question, in she shape of selfre-
spect. We realize that we are to our
selves ofimmeasurably more consequence
than any one else can be to u.s., Thus,
either by reasoning or by the natural
hardening and Strengthening process of
the outer air, most people overcome any
conspicuous display Of the weakness. BY
the time youth is over, they have either
accepted their position or set about in a
business like way to mend it. % 1.aos
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
The Last Trial of Fidelity.


The reign Of Napoleon, worried and
ransacked as it has been by the writer's
Of memoirs, recollections and histories,
is mine that still has multitude of
rich, and as yet, unexpiored veins. The
history of the secret associations that
sprang up in the latest days Of the en-
pire, would form most curious and
interesting volume, and there would be
no lack of materials to Eli it. The So
ciety of the United Brothers alone,
would furnish pages of the most absorb
ing interest, while nothing could appeal
more forcibly to the Imagination than
the strange and dramatic episodes con-
nected with its mysterious limitations.
Perhaps hundred incidents might be
related as striking and well conceived
as the following
An officer of the French army, having
incurred the suspicion or resentment of
the Emperor, thonght it expedient to
abandon his country, and take refuge in
one of the Austrian provinces and here
he became advised of, and initiated into
a society, the object Of whose formation
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
Petroleum.

A correspondence Of the Pitttsburg
Chronicle thus discourses Of the forma-
tion of Petroleum
Petroleumsis known to be hydroeaf-
bon, composed Of two gasses. These
gasses are primary elements, indestruc-
tible and exhaustless in quantity
One Of them -hydrogen-is consisted Of
water, and Of course is as exhaustless as
the ocean. The other is a constituent
in all vegetable forms and in many ofour
rocks. One hundred pounds oflimestone,
when burned, will weigh but sixty
pounds The part driven off by burn
ing is carconic acid. Underlying the
coil Rock" is stratum of limestone of
unknown thickness, but upward Of one
thousand feet in depth.
The water falling on the surface and
percolating through the porus sand stone
that overlies the ilrock, becomes charg-
ed with salt, potash, saltpeter and other
chemical ingrediants, and finally reaches
the limestone rock and decomposes it
the carbon in the rock and hydrogen of the
water uniting to form oil, while the OK
ygen is set free to ascend to the atmos-
phere or unite with minerals and form
oxydes The reverse of this process is
seen in burning the oil in a lamp-the
oxygen in the atmosphere uniting with
the carbon in forming carbonic acid, and
with the hydrogen forming water, thus
completing the circle. The question is
frequently asked, when will the oil be-
come exhausted We may answer.
wien the ocean is, and not before.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24

been found in the ruins. At the top of
the mounds great mass Of brick work
pierces the accumulated soil. With your
finger you touch the very bricks large.
square, shaped and massive, that were
thoroughly burned; the very mortar
the slime, now hard as granite handl-
ed more than four thousand years ago
by earth's impious people.
From the summit of the mound, far
away over The plain, we could see glis-
tening brilliant as a star, the gilded
dome of a mosque, that caught and re-
fected the bright rays Of the morning
sun. This glittering speck was the tomb
of the Holy Ally. To pray before this
at some period Of his life; to kiss the
sacred dust of the earth around, atsome
time or other, to bend his body and
count his beads is the daily desire Of
every devout Mahommedan. Letter IN
BzackaUood.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
The Tower of Babel.

After ride Of nine niles we were at
the foot of the Beir-Nimrod. Our hor-
ses' feet were tramplin, IN the remains
of bricks, which showed here and there
through the accumulated dust and rub
bish of ages. Before US uprose great
mound of earth, barren and bare. This
was -Nimrod, the ruins of the tower
of Babel, by which the first builders of
earth hoped to reach high Heaven
Here also it was that Nebuchadnezzar
built for bricks bearing his name have
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
DODGEvIILE WISCONSIN, THURSDAY NOVEMBER "a. 1864

was to hurl to the ground the Colossus
whose arm smote and governed the
whole continent Of Europe with scep-
tire Of iron. One day letter was bro't
to him, containing the usual Signs and
passwords of the society, and required
him to repair on the following night to
a secluded spot in a forest, where he
would meet seme of his associates. He
went, but he found nobody. The orders
were repeated four times, the officer
sought the appointed place, With no bet
ter success than at first. On the fifth
night of his appearance at the rendez-
vous, after waiting some time, he was
on the point of returning, when loud
cries suddenly arrested his attention.
Drawing his sword, he fastened to
the spot whence they seemed to proceed,
and was fired upon by three men, who,
on seeing that he remained unwounded,
instantly took to fight-but at his feet
lay bleeding corse, in which, by the
feeble light of the moon, he in vain
sought for tokens Of returning anima-
ton. He was yet bending over the
dead man. when a detachment of chas-
seurs, summoned apparently by the
noise of the pistols that had been dis
charged by himself, came up suddenly
and arrested him as the assassin. He
was loaded with chains, tried the next
day, and condemned to die for his sup
posed crime. His execution was ordered
to take place at midnight. Surrounded
by the ministers of justice, he was led,
at slow pace, by the light of torches,
and the funeral tolling of bells. to vast
square, in the centre Of which was a
scafold, environed by horsemen; beyond
these were numerous group Of specta-
tors, who muttered impatiently, and at
intervals sent forth cry of adherence.
The victim mounted the scaffold; and
his sentence was read, and the last act
Of the tragedy was on the point Of full
fllment, when an officer let fall word
Of hope. An edict had just been pro-
mul gated by the government offering
pardon and life to any condemned Grim
inal who should disclose the members
and secret tokens Of a particular asso-
citation, the existence of which the
Frenchman to whom these words were
addressed had lately become aware Of,
and of which he had become member.
He was questioned, but he denied all
knowledge; they urged him to confess,
with promises of additional reward-his
only reply was demand for immediate
death-and his initiation was completed
All that passed was terrible trial OF
fidelity; those who surrounded him were
members of the society, and every Incl
dent that has been described, from the
summons to the last moment Of expect
ed death, was only a step in the progress
of the fearful experiment by which they
sought to determine the trustworthiness
Of the neophyte.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
Going to Cincinnati.

A good story is told Of Washington
countryman, who on his way to Gin
cinnati became somewhat elevated by
sundry drinks, but, as good luck would
have it, found boat at the wharf, and
was quickly on his way.
Soon after leaving the wharf, a man
came round after the fare. Horratl
handed out five dollar bill, and re-
ceiYed four dollars and ninety y-fye cents
in change. He rammed it into his
poeket-book with great earnestness, sup
posing the clerk had made mistake.
That done he leaned back into his chair
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
NO. 10

and fell asleep. A little while and he
was plucked awake by the same man,
who again demanded fare. Discovered
the mistake holding. out a handful of
change The man as before only took
five cents3 and Horrall again went into
a doze Ere he had got fairly into
dreaming of home and friends far away,
around came the collector again, and
thus it went on for long time 7}A
At last Horrall thought it very ineon=
venient, and concluded to vote the col
lector nuisance, and give him aibit of
advice besides, so he said :eeoor aad9
Is (hic) this danger (hic) sous
(hic) bo-boat p e M ./g,5s
"By no means, said the man nj ntl;ss1b9rra s"1brrar
new -
"Then, by gummy, (hic) why do (hic)
don't you collect all the ia (hic) fare at
once-not bo bother a fel (hic) heller
for it every mile as it comes due?' q
Greatly" said the man "where do
you think you are going ~ 1.a sai
"Cincin (hic) hinnati,' = said Horrall.
Cincinnati,' said the polite conduc-
tor, "why you must be sadly out Of your
reckoning. This is the ferry boat, and
all this afternoon you have been riding
to and fro between New Albany and
Portland - '9aaj 'e@l a''l' '-4 ... ~
That night Horrall stayed in this
city. o1 i!4# iti-D
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
An Old Man who has shot Sixty
Persons. lhoIlN

.
The Cairo correspondent of the ST
Louis Republican tells this story:
cat one point on the Tennessee river
is place that has become terror to
steamboat men and in passing it they
always find some place to secure them
selves until the boat passes. At this
point an old man sixty years of age has
made his headquarters for a long
time and the peculiar crack of his gun,
is familiar to river men, and sends
thrill of terror wherever it is heard. He
has long heavy barrelled gun origi-
nally squirrel rife but has been bored
out three different times, until now the
largest thumb can be easily turned in
the muzzle, and the aim Of the old man
is one of deadly certainty. The muir
derous sentinel is always faithfully upon
his watch, and his retreat has SO far
bafled all attempts to catch him, from
the fact that he is surrounded with
dense snamp8 and deep ravines. Well
informed river men estimate that this
old man has murdered in this way not
less than sixty persons and yethe per-
forms his murderous work with as much
earnestness and Eigor as when he first
commenced. U
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
Woman's Wages.

The Philadelphia Bulletin says atten-
zion has been strongly attracted for some
time past to the shameful inadequacy of
the wages received by the women for
Government work, and efforts have been
made to remedy or at least alleviate the
evil An impression undoubtedly exists
that this has been to some extent effect
ed but we have some reasons to doubt
whether much has been accomplished
It states case which has come to its
knowledge, and the absolute accuracy
Of which it can guarantee; :; this will at
least afford some grounds toward enabl-
ing readers to arrive at a just conclusion.
A sub-contractor for the Government in
Philadelphia is now getting work done
in Wilmington, Del, and at the follow
inf prices: Haversacks. ten cents. BY
long and hard day work. four Of these
can be made, but this rate cannot be
kept up on pantaloons at si1tee'e cents.
A case was mentioned where a woman,
by working from early morning until one
o'clock at night, succeeded in making
eight of these garments week, but, by
working in this manner, seriously injur-
ed her eyesight. Heavy overcoats, for
ty cents. These garments are so heavy
| to handle that those who work upon
them soon break down with pains in the
back, unless they are more than common
ly strong Of frame To the above price
ten cents are added for making tooeaty
Jfve button holes-about FIVE hours steady
work., or two cents per hour. The old
price for these army overcoats was al
ways eighty cents each, so that now,
while the necessaries Of life are double
price, those who consume them are to
work at half price, Che effect of which is
they are required to do exactly four
times as much work as formerly to pro-
cure the same quantity Of food, fuel or
raiment. Another case has been men
toned where an army contractor gets So
each from Government for making shell
ter tents, for which work he pays forty
five cents, which it seems is just half the
price formerly given, viz: ninety cents.
All this is literally shameful; there
is no other word to express it, and no
community is justifable in seeing the
poor amongst it crushed in this frightful
way. It is the clear duty ofthe Govern
ment SO to control its contractors that
they shall be forced to do some Kind
of justice to those whom they employ.
IF this cannot be effected let the whole
contract system be swept away, and let
the Government employ it's sewers dir
ectly, as now done at the arsenals, SO
that no middle profit shall be squeezed
out of the poor work-women. The very
same who are thus grinding the poor to
death are squandcring their excessive
profits in every species Of foreign luxury,
swelling our imports. depriving us of our
gold to pay for them, aiding in depreciat-
ing our currency, and speculating in ali
the necessaries of life, to the direct en-
hancing of all values. Let us have re-
form without delay. The whole matter
is too Infamous to be tolerated.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
Poetry.
What's Life +?

What's life? "a transient bubble born
Amidst the sea-waves' onward press,
Which leaps one moment to the light
Bears on, and sinks in nothingness.
What's life ?-the meteor's fading flash
Which dances in the midnight sky;
A moment-parted blaze and crash =
The brief boon, to be born-and die.
What's life Pa brief and passing tone
The echo of music-sound-
The mystery of hidden lore,
Forever sought, but never found.
What's life Pa rose with many a thorn
Begirt to-day, to fade tomorrow
One hour of gladness for its morn,
A noon of clouds, an eve of sorrow.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
AHssA COBB. ALEX WILSON. JAS. F. sUDDUTH.
COBB, WILSON & SUDDUTH,

(Formery Cobb & Sudduth.)
II AWYERS, Mineral Point Iowa County Wisconsin,,
will attend to professional business and c0rrespon
dence heretofore. VIII procure Pensions. obtain
Bounties from the State and Federal Government, and
prosecute claims against them upon any liberal terms
Office opposite Court House, up stairs. 12y1
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24
G.. w. BURIAL, M. D.,
P. A. GRIFFITES.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Dodgcville Iowa
[ County Wisconsin,. My
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24

The State quarries, near Bangor,
Maine, have been worked about twenty
years, and are now producing a quality
of slate superior to that from any
other quarries, American or foreign. 1t
is a little singular that the slate is all
cut by Welsnmen; Yankees are not
patient enough to learn the process
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-11-24

DEALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS,
~ Oils, Dye Stuhs, Perfumery, Stationery, Gut
tlery, School Books, &C., &c.
Having lately m9yeay l9iP h6 e% 65Se aftaees
feels Comment that he furnish his customers with
such rticlcs in his line they may wish the best
of terms.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-19

"HERoD OUT HERoDED" -MUEcnAUsEx
oUT-MugUHAUsENED.-The Cologne Ga.
zette contains the following account Of
the wonderful adventures Of a Prussian
sailor by food and field, "On the End
Of April, during the naval combat near
Jasmund, in the Isle Of Rugen, Wilhelm
Germ was grievously wounded and fell
into the sea. As be did not reappear on
the surface, bis messmates supposed he
was drowned, but be swan for four
hours, and reached Lubbock vessel on
her way to Riga. This good ship was
captured by the Danes, who conveyed
Germ to Nybod as a prisoner of war. On
the 7th Of August he conir,ved 10 make
his escape with three fellow.prisoners
but they we're pursued to the shore,
where Q terrible combat took place.
Germ killed two Danes, and, although
seriously wounded in the head, heiumped
into boat, hoisted the sails, and es-
capped upon the open sea- On the 9th
Of August war steamer cruising near
Rugon encountered the boat, IN which
lay Germ bathed in his blood, and with
out consciousness At present he is in
the hospital at Danzic, from where be
has sent letter to his friends, who had
previously been made acquainted With
his melancholy end. -
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-19
A RoyaI Hunt in Modern Tines.

n ~
A correspondent Of the London Times
recently cans upon the King Of Itsly's
hunting encsupnsnt in The Maritime
Alps: PSI
"a meridian passing through Nice,
lust where il cuts the summit ridge Of
that chain Of mountains, very nearly
marks the position of the royal encamp-
ment. The evening when the King was
expected to arrive at his shooting quar-
ters was we'll known in the village Of
San Martino di Lantosca, and next
morning at six a large party, including
some peasant women and the musicians
Of the place, started on a four bours'
walk to give greeting 10 him whom 50
lately they honored as their sovereign.
A dozen snowy tents, occupying one Of
the many pleasant open glades, marked
our destination. Most Of these we're Of
the ordinary bell shape. One or two
were Of larger size, and bad perpendicu
lar sides. The kitchen tent, open at the
end, and with large fireplace outside
was easily distinguishable. Nearly 9
score Of horses were picketed about, AND
numerous dogs and guns revealed tbs
hunting character Of the eucampmenf
The King had returned from his frs
mornings shooting, and was loungini
about with one or two friends, waiting
for breakfast. He was dressed in I
shooting coat, and waistcoat Of Englisl
cut and shepherd tartan pattern. Conf
cal hats alone distinguished his dres
and that Of his friends from the dress 9
English sportsmen. We ascertained tina
he had shot but one pheasant, and di
not intend 10 shoot again that daJ
There was something noble in kin
being satisfied with SO little game, an
that 10 hard Of attainment in regions s
vast. Channels, however, were his priE
cipal object, and large number Of me
were employed in driving them alon
the heights In a certain direction, tha
on the following day he and his friend
might have q better chance Of comm
upon them.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-19
Dyspepsia.

I'D is attehdant train ofsymptoms, q acts msrs
sac sharEh than q medicine. There Is nofhiaK
In the range Of the Materia MedicA, that fog no.
aent bear comparison with IL in this disease.
tnll account Of this wonderful plant may BE-
ennd In the llfh eeition 81 tbs U. 5. Disrsnssto-
y, pages 1857 and 1855
series ef expcrtfnen e IN which Or. Bull has
~ 'sr years engaged, has just been brought 20
snoaeasidi terminal ion, and he IL now enabled 90
oaer 70 the pablo eemhlnation Of Cedron, with
other approved touiea, the whole preserved In the
hest quality of oappef-distiiled Bcnrbon whisky,
sSsoh he Is o9nhdent has no equal In the world
might furnish volume Of certificates, bat
public have long alnee learned 10 estimate
Aiags AZ their true value The safest plan L., for
medicine. Give
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-19

e~John Everts, of St. Louis, became
lucky after many discouragemerts. On
being drafted he made speech, saying.
Boys, have been buying lottery tick.
cts for about twenty-five years---I bought
ticket at evey rattle in the Sanitary
Fair--I have bueksd against the tiger at
times and | am not Indifferent to Seven.
up, otherwise called old Sledge;' |
never won game in my life. But the
wheel of that Internal draft did not tura
twice till out came my name. Con-
found i'll"
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-19

A HRRo "A letter from Savannah,
Ca, says that among the Union off.
GERS who have recently died here was
Captain MeGuinuess, Of the 10Th Iudi-
ana. never shall forget remark be
made to me when fellow prisoner with
him at the Libby prison in March last.
Like all other officers confined there he
was DESTROYS TO be released, but be re-
marked, i would rather lie here until |
rot than see my Government sacrifice
the first principle in the matter Of ex.
change He was one of the best OFF.
GERS ever met in the army. He was
wounded and taken prisoner at Chieka-
manga, aud died for his country after
many months confinement in hostile
prison.