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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-21

Alpha Gold Hill Mining Company.
An adjourned meeting Of the stockholders of ihe
Alpha Gold Hill Mining Company will be held al
the Office of the company, Gold Hi, \. u on
TUESDAY, the oath day of May, 1864, at cioSk
Pm, to consider the proprety Of Incorporating me
COMPANY in California and for the election OF irus-
tees. ChAS. foh'ia-', 90 =;
Cold Hi Anril 93 1851 aprZo tu
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-21

Leon Gold und silver Mining Company.
NOtce.-SharehOlders in the above named company
are hereby notified that the regular meeting of said
company for the election Of new Board OF Trustees
to serve for the ensuing year. Will be held on WE'D
company's Office in Gold Hill By order Of the BoarJ
Of Trustees apr2g I'd WN. L. HALE, Sec'y.
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Snow SluaIl. May2l Nirg
Sovereign ----May2l Wing
, Sunrise ..-.--.May24 G.H
Santa Rosa Mays $. +
!: Silver Star..-.May22 S. i
: SamPatch. .May3l Tirg
: Spanish No. 2 Jun. ] Elrg
San Francisco Jun. 4 S. F
santa Kita-.-.Jun. 9 lirG
Shamrock Jun. 8 iirG
!. StEtienneCoal June. 6Dtn
!. Slcgel ----..---Jun. : Nirg
Sluaw Valley. Jun. s G.H
Silver MOun'nJun.l5 RMt
Scott CUnS----Jun.lT Nirg
StanEroom =. May3l G. II
:'St. Etienne Coal
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WHOLE NUMBER 453.

country before that time Bot there is
one thing the democracy insist on, and
that is the Union of the statea. They
are the true Union men Of the country.
They were Unionisis when the men who
now profess TO monopolize the loyalty Of
the country derided them as Union SER
vers. I ey rallied around tb e flag
when it was called "haunting lie. -
| There is no danger of their favoring a
dissolution of the Union but If the spec
cbes and sayings of ultra leading aboli-
tionists mean anything; if they believe
that slavery is a sin, and that we should
( not hold communion with Shareholders,
there Is danger that, failing to subiugale
the South, and free the slaves, they
would consent to a separation before the
democracy obtain power. The democ,
racy would recognize the sovereignty of
states within their proper sphere, under
the constitution Of the United States, but
they would insist upon the recognition of,
and obedience TO, the federal government
in all matters pertaining rightfnlly to its
jurisdiction. But wi the rebellious
states agree to terms of peace on the ba-
sis of the Union p? Recent events indi-
cate that they will. 1t is certain that, If
we make no attempt to negotiate, we
shall never know what can be accom-
lished. There has been change in the
tone of southern sentiment. Influential
men recently expressed a willingness to
talk over our difficulties without prescri-
bing independence of the confederacy as
an ultimatum. | believe the southern
people are tired OF the war. w can
Judge Of their feelings by our own. They
have suffered more than we can possibly |
imagine, and | believe that if the gener-
al government is placed in the hands of
an administration that will be willing to
,oncede and guarantee the rights Of the
states under the constitution, they will
,ladIy make peace and if the secession
eaders interpose and place themselves
n the way of peace on fair terms, they
will be hurled from power by their own
people.
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The Outside Passenger.

Some years ago young lady who
was going into a northern county in Eng
land took seat in stage coach. For
many miles she rode alone but there
was enough to amuse her in the scenery
/ through which h e passed, and in the
/ pleasing anticipaions that occupied her
mind She bad been engaged as gov
crness for the grandchildren of an arl
and was travelling TO his seat. AT MD
day the coach stopped at an inn, at which
dinner was provided, and she alighted
and sat down at the table. An elderly
man followed, and sat down also. The
young lady arose, rang the bell, and ad-
dressing the waiter, said, There is an
outside passenger cannot dine with an
outside passenger p The stranger bow
ed saying, 81 beg your pardon, madam
| can 90 into another room," and immedi>
ately retired. The coach soon afterward
resumed its course, and passengers their
places. AT length the coach stopped at
the gate leading to the castle TO which
the young lady was going, but there was
not such prompt attention as she expect
ed. All eyes seemed directed to the out
side passenger who was preparing to dis
mount. She beckoned and was answer
ed "As soon as we have attended to his
Iordship we will come to you"
A few words Of explanation ensued,
and to her dsmay she found that the out
side passenger " it h whom she had
thought it beneath her to dine, was not |
only nobleman, but that very nobleman
OF whose family she hoped to be an in
mate. What could she do? How could
she bear the dread interviews? She felt
very i'll and the apology sent for ber not
that evening was more than
pretence.
The venerable peer was a considerate
man, and one who knew the way in which
the Scripture often speaks Of the going
down of the sun, "We must not let the
night thus pass" said he to the countess.
You must send for her, and we must
ak 10 her before bed time" He reas-
oned with the foolish girl respecting her
conduct, insisted on the imprOpriety OF
he state Of mind it evinced, assuring her
hat nothing could induce him to allow
bis grandchildren to be taught such no.
ions, refused to accept any apology that
lid not 20 the length of acknowledging
hat the thought was wrong, and when
The right impression appeared to be pro
luced gave her his hand. That man
was a nobleman.
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Christian Musings.

In the sill silence of the voiceless night,
When, chased by airy dreams, the slumbers at
Whom, in the darkness doth my spirit seek,
o God, but thee ?
Aud if there be a weight upon my heart,
Some vague impressions Of the day forcgone
Scarce knowing what it is, fly to Thee,
And lay it down.
Or If 1t be the heavlnesS that comes
In token of anticipated ill.,
My bosom takes no heed of what it il,
Since It's Thy will.
For o, in spite ofpast and present care,
Or anything besides, how joyfully
Passes that almost solitary hour
My God, with thee
More tranquil than the stiffness Of the nith.'
More peaceful than the silence of that hour,
More blest than anything my spirit lies
Beneath Thy power.
For what is there on earth that desire,
OF all that it can give or take from me,
or whom in heaven doth my spirit seek,
0 God, but Thee
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Rev. Benz. Wooster was preaching
10 Fairfield at the time the British in.
vaded Plattsburg. A portion of bis par.
ishioners volunteered in her defence and
chose him for their leader. He prompt.
( ly Joined them, saying-"Oor lives have
no value when our country is in dis
grace" Gen. Strong noticed him as
having borne distinguished part in the
achievements of that day. Daniel d.
Tompkins, then Governor of the State
of New fork, justly approaching his
services aud example, sent him an ele-
giant folio gilt Bible as a testimonial of
respect, and gratitude for his services
Some of his parishioners, however, were
opposed to the war. The next spring
they appointed him hog constable. He
thanked them handsomely for the APP
poiuiment, and added-'When you were
sheep was your shepherd, and since
you have become sgjne, am willing to
be your hogherd'
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Judea.
BY PROFESSOR UPHAM.

O. land of men OF other days
Where bards and ancient prophets trod
Tho land of rapt Isaiah's lays,
The land Of David's psalms Of praise,
Land of the men of God.
And if It's not enough Of fame,
To be the home ofprophets--thon,
From thy hills and rocks proclaim
The higher and m re glorious name
Ofhim who died for men.
In vain, like birds on oceans foam
When tossed amid a troubled sea,
In vain the sad in spirit roam,
In search ofresting place cr home,
Who turn away from thee.
BY thee the seal of doubt is broken,
Which long to human hearts had pressed
By thee alone the words are spoken,
Which "peaco on earth" and love hctokcn,
And give the weary rest
The clouds Of SmaI- mount proclaim
The law that wakes the spirits fears;
From Calvary height the message came,
The law Of love for that Of flame,
Love for the coming years.
Land Of tho soul forever dear;
Wide DER the world the words impart,
Which turn to hope dcspairing fear;
Which dry the pcnitential tear,
And heal the bleeding heart,
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IHE AWFUL SCENERY OF THE Moon.
Among the many terribly sublime
scenes with which the moons surface
must abound, none can be grander than
that which presents itself to the specta--
tor were he placed inside those volcanic
craters-Yycho, for instance, e,--surround-
ed on every side by the most terrific evil
dences of volcanic force in its widest
features. In such position he would
haye before him, standing up from the
vast plain below, mighty obelisk shap-
ed mountain of some 5000 feet in hight,
casting black shadow over the plateau;
and partly up its slope he would see an
amphitheatrical range of mountains be-
yond, which, in spite of their being about
40 miles distant would appear almost in
his immediate vicinity, lowing to the ab>
sence of that aerial perspective which in
terrestrial scenery imparts softened as
pect to the distant object,) so near, in
deed, as to reveal every cleft and chasm
to the naked eye. This strange COM
mingling Of near distant objects, the in
evitable visual consequence of the abs
sence of atmosphere or water, must i'm
part to lunar scenery terrible aspect
a stern wildness which may aptly be
termed unearthly. And when we seek
to picture to ourselves, in addition to the
lneaments aud condition of the lunar
landscape, the awful effect of an abso.
lutely black armament, in which every
star visible above the horizon would
shine with steady brilliancy Gall causes
of scintillation or twinkling being alb
sent, as these effects are due to the pres
ence of various heated strata, or currents
in our atmosphere,) or of the vivid and
glaring sunshine, with which we have
nothing to compare in our subdued solar
illumination, made more striking by the
contrast Of an intensely black sky +; il, we
say, We would picture to ourselves the
wild and unearthly scene that would thus
be presented to our'gaze, we must search
for It in the recollection Of some fearful
Quarterly Journal Of Science.
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IRAsBURGH VERMONT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. 1se4

the flower of time. Humanity has reach
ed its nobest thrift, its grandesl attitude,
of excellence, it's high-water mark
through the influence Of this faith.
And now we are told, in the most kind
and complacent language, that Jesu.
Christ was humbug, that Christianity
is myth, and that the Old Testament
out of which the New comes, like the
ear out Of the blade, or the flower out OF
the bud, by its own august profession, is
a huge batch of absurdities, with no valid
claim TO our respectful faith. We are
told in effect, that out of an ingenious lie,
out Of cunning delusion, out of base
less myth, out Of a systemaiized falsehood.
has sprung all there is in this life worth
living for-the grandest motive of human
progress in purity and power We are,
in effect, told that by means of stupen-
dous cheat men are trained to goodness,
purified of their passions, fitted for n
immortal life, flied with love to one an
other, that prompts to the highest hero
ism, inspired to sacrifices of life and for
tune for the public good, bred to respect
for law and order, assisted in selfmastery,
and built up into civilization which is
immeasurabIy superior TO all that human
nature, assisted by philosophy and false
religion, has ever dreamed Of. We are,
in effect told all this; and we now ask
reasonable men what they think of it /?
Who are the credulous men-those who
believe in divine power aud parsonage, |
out Of whose life has flown into humanity
those pure principles and elevating and
purifying motives, or those who believe .
that lie has wrought all these marvels
OF ali the credulous idiot, that the age
has produced, we know Of none so pitt.
able as those who, in TIE full blaze Of
such civilization as ours, and in full
view Of those great movements, whose
.ole inspiration is Christian love, soberly
ak Of Christianity as a myth, and its au-
hor as a cheat-Spring5ieH RepuJHc.
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Fattening Swine.

Farmers begin to fatten sw inc too late.
Some do not commence till the first Of
autumn, and others even later the con-
sequence is the animal scarcely gets IN
der way when the time comes for slaugh-
tering him. Our best managers make it
a rule to keep the animal growing with
out intermission from the 1rst period Of
its existence until ready for the pork tub
If kept over winter, they are fed and
kept comfortable throughout, and the
regular fattening process is commenced
early in the spring. A bushel of corn
given thus early in the season to Wig
orous growing animal, is worth more than
the same amount fed in autumn, and far
more than il fed in cold weather or in
winter. One reason that farmers fud il
Improbable TO fatten pork, is that large
part Of the process has to be performed
when the weather has become so cold
that much of the feed is required merely
for sustaining animal warmth.
The best pork raiser we know Of, has
in one instance grown pig eight months
old so as to weigh about four hundred
pounds and, in another, four hundred
and City pounds in ten months. He has
corn ground TO meal, and prepared by
pouring into a covered tub four pals OF
boiling water TO each heaping pail of dry
meal. After standing day or more, it
all becomes nearly a solid mass, and
makes excellent feed. The animals arc
kept perfectly clean, dry, and comfortable.
(not in close pen, but in small yard
are fed with great regularity, and never
quite SO much as they will eat, surfeit
being carefully avoided. He finds that
pork thus manufactured costs him only
five cents pound when corn is dollar
per bushe.
Farmers who have not begun to fatten
heir swine regularly, as they should
ave done months ago, should commence
BY attending to the par
iculars just mentioned, they will find the
business far more profitable than the too
requent practice of feeding in the ear,
giving the feed irregularly both as to
ime and quantity. and paying no atten-
ion TO cleanliness and comfort. The
kiIlful farmer, whose practice we have
lready described, finds that the mixture
{ meal and hot water makes twice as
luch pork as corn fed on the cob, accord
ng to careful weighing and measuring.
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ASKING LEAvE.-While a Pennsyl-
vania minister was in the midst Of bis
sermon, a little boy about ten years old
quietly left his seat, took his hat, walked
upt to the pulpit and asked permission of
the minister to leave the church, saying
that he had forgotten to feed the pig
The request was granted, and he left
He returned in a few moments no doubt
greatly relieved.
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PEACE REsoLUTroNs.-The demo
cratic party is taking emphatic ground
for peace in number Of localities. We
notice that in several counties in Penn
eylvania and Ohio the conventions have
denounced the war and its destruction of
life and property, and advocate-some
an appointment of peace commissioners,
and some an entire and immediate ces-
sation of hostilities. A few denoance
the coming draft, and all assure US that
the only salvation for the country is
through the instrumentality of the de
mocratic party.
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DrsPROPoRTION OF THE SEXES
The great excess of males in new terri
tories illustrates the influences of emf
grafton in efecting a disparity in the
sexes. The males Of California outnum.
Der the females nearly 6zO00-or about
one-ffth of the population. In Massa-
chuset,s the females outnumber the
males some 81, 500. Connecticut 1000 +;
Michigan shows nearly $4,000 excess of
males-Texas, 36,000-Wisconsin, 49,
600. In Colorado the males are as 20
to one female. In Utah the numbers
are nearly equal; while in New York
there is small preponderance of fe-
males. The males are most numerous
in Pennsylvania.
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Letter from a Secesh Soldier to
his Better Half.


CaoP qfMe Isl S. @. Gyay5acEs, }
Before Swamp, and behind Peters
burg or ihereabonts' July 81, l8G4)
Beloved OF ny Soul Your war-worr
husband takes his pen ia hand in
strange 'a"d On foreign strand under
the command Of our mutual friend Col
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House > l. MY ink Is pale AMI | have
no a''' MY pen Is poor 50 is my grub
My quarters in camp are passabIe, but
me quarters N my pocket are not. Last
night bad modpoddIa fer my pillow,
ana covered myself with sheet Of wa
'er' } long tor more wbiskey barrels
and less gun b arrels, more biscuit
ana less bullets How ! wish you
were here The further away I get
ifom you the better like you So that
you may Sn"" no" we work here in de-
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''" C'P'' A"p''"cN p'cS'ng his 'ee'n
win 'ehPenny man, ana the corporal
taxing a enc" oi tobacco
Oh' MarlaF' II you only knew what l
have suffered to save you from being
bombarded by the diabolical Hanks =
Rather than any OF the Northern scum
should blockade my dear Mariar, I'd
Id divorce her. Col. Pluck came very
near being shot in the neck last night by
one of his own officers.
The colonel had just got his staff to-
gether, and struck his noble steed, when
Capt. Swipes Ieveled bottle at him.
Fortunately the contents missed bis jug
am reduced 70 q skelaton Nv eyeo oro
sunk so far into nv head that can look
lown nv windpipe clean tbrouob NV
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MoBlLE.-Admiral Farragut's Off
cial report Of his late naval victory at
the entrance of Mobile Bay confirms all
the previous reports, and shows that the
victory was a very complete one, and
very damaging to the rebel army. The
detailed history Of the engagement shows
that it was wisely planned and bravely
fought, and the result of the action gives
rare glory to all who participated in it.
The Richmond papers concede the fall
of Mobile, and they are probably aware
of its strength. With the cooperation
of Gen. Granger and his land forces,
there seems little reason to doubt that the
city will soon change hands.
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The CAyALRY.-The Vermont Cav
airy is probably now with Sheridan in
the Valley. We learn from private let
ters that the dismounted men Of the re,
giment are rapidly being mounted and
sent 10 the front. .....
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ADMIRAL FARRAGUr.-The e Rich
mond Examiner, speaking Of the late
fight in Mobile Bay, says "Our ensign
went down in a blaze Of glory" All
right. If they are satisfied so are we.
"Salamander" viii give them "blazes7
as often as they give him chance.
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Vermont Anecdotes.
From the Vermont Record

VT, there once lived ESQ. Elliott, who
having company one day when bis chill
dren did not appear Ia mode, called to
his wife saying: Il wish you would give
these ragged children something to eat
and send them home. | can't bear to
see the dirty creatures around here
Father" said one Of the boys, where
shall we 60 p
Not long since a gentleman, then a
chorister of a certain choir in Vermont,
wrote to a publisher in Boston for copy
Of that popular music book entitled The
Ancient Tyre" In his communication
he used the following language Please
send me the Ancient Liar well bound"
The publisher replied MY dear Sir
do not doubt but that the Ancient Liar
he who has been a liar from the be
ginning, has been and still is in Boston !;
but it will be difficult to comply with
your request, for the good reason that
Boston influence is so strongly in his
favor, it will be impossible to bind him."
In the early settlement of Northern
Vermont Sabbath privileges were rare
and precious to the sparsely settled peo-
pie, and from far and near they gather.
ed, when from farm to farm the notice
spaad of preaching at such time and
place. Once good man of the Free
Will Baptist order sent word to the peo-
pie of c. that on a certain day he
would be there to preach. A place was
sought for in which to hold the meeting,
but none desirable was fonnd save
large barn, which was arranged for the
occasion. The day and hour came, aud
the (for those times) large congregation
were quietly seated in the main floor
The services commenced and all went
deeorously on I'LL, in the long prayer
some mischeyous boys, who could not
resist the temptation to climb, bad reach
ed the great beams overhead, and were
amusing themselves by pelting one an
other with what they could reach, occa-
sionaly hitting here and there among
the congregation seated below. Sudden /
ly the minister opened his eyes, and .
without any rest or The least change of
tone from that Of prayer-'May the I
Lord bless the good people he went
on, Boys, be sill, throwing down chips,
and sticks, aud little pieces of ba-a-rks .
and then again came the prayer, as if
there bad been 90 interruption. 1t was
ia. uuch fer tie lisitiii,iss Of tbe peo.
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A rich gold field has been discovered
within 80 miles of Nelson, New Zealand.
Two diggers cut down a tree o the
banks OF river, and from the soil be-
meath its roots in less than two hours
they extracted Is pounds weight ofpure
gold. rba
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A child of God may be cast down, but
he cannot be cast off.-G,ford.
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Pile, and their deyotions were somewha
disturbed.
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BUCKHoRN HAM

P. S.-If your old father has drank
up all that tangle. foot juice / left at
home, I'll cram the demUohn down his
throat and cork up his areophagus with
boot heel. That's so, Mariar.
p. S.--No more at present.