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The Portland daily press., 1864-03-03
STEAMBOATS,.
International Steamship Company.
FIR s II RIP
PASSPORT and st. John, N. ID.

- The superior sea- going Steamer
"NEW BRUNSWICK . Capt f.
VtSssz7 B. Winchester will leave Railroad
s1s5zzzsz3AsA w harf, foot of State Street for
PASSPORT and st. John, N. b., every Monday at 8
o'clock, r NJ, frem and after March 9TH, until fur.
Their notice.
Returning. she will leave ST. John for PASSPORT
Portland and Boston every Thursday morning
All freight for St. Andrews and Calais will 20 from
Eastport by tailing vessels for the present.
Freight received up TO O'Clock, p. NJ, Mondays.
febio dzn Z. G. EATON, Agent
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-03
RAILROADS.
York Il Cumberland Railroad.
WINTER ARRANGEMENTS.

crEeszax1 On and after Monday Oct. 20, 1863
&A Trains will leave as follows:
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02
NUMBER l8.

SUrHrSo PERMA NENr.-The Knicker.
booker Magazine is responsible for the fol-
lowing. One pleasant Sunday, in Glasgow,
sawart Highlandman entered a Drug
Store, or apothecary shop. and said:
Have ye any spirits or alcoholic The shops
are closed and Gamma ge, quagih O. Glen
lval or lslap. I'm thirsty. Gamma ye gi
me wee drap o somethin warming?
1t really seemed hard case; and the good
hearted apothecary helped him to what be
supposed to be an uncommonIy stiff horn Of
pure spirits Of alcohol.
The man, who drank it off, gave one wild
look, then spread his two hands suddenly
over the abdominal portions Of his person,
and Immediately vacated the premises.
The apothecary was startled. What was
the matter9 He took down the vessel from
which he had poured the devouring fluid,
and found that he had given the man in misl
take bumper of aquafcrtis! He was half
frightened to death. The man had left his
hat behind him, and the apothucary, bare.
headed, rushed out with it in bis hand, his
hair flying in the wind snd made hot pur,
suit after the fugitive. But be was hope
essv gone.
What life the poor fellow lived for three
months! He was afraid to open the daily
newspapers lest he should see recorded the
mysterious and melancholy death of his VIC
tim in the public streets. At length how
ever his fears died away. Nothing was
heard of the missing sufferer until about ak
months from the event, when one Sunday
morning, who should walk in but the indi-
vidual himself
Have you got, said he to the aslonished
apothecary, any more of that liquor you
sold me- the last time I was here! If you
have, give me a horn. never tasted any
thing like it. 1t went right to the spot
Why it lasted fortnight! No reduction
about that fluid?
But the apothecary contented himself this
time, by giving bis returned customer a glas.
of pure spirits, and his old hat which he had
left the time before
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02
PEACE.

No war nor battles sound
Was heard the earth around
No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran,
But peaceful was the night
In which the Prince of Light
His reign of peace upon the earth began.
No conqueror's sword he bore,
Nor warikc armor wore;
Nor naughty passions reused to contest wild, -
In peace and love he came,
And gentle was the reign
Which DER the earth he spread by influence mild.
Unwilling Kings obeyed,
And sheathed the battle blade,
And called their bloody legions from the field.
In silent awe they wait,
And close the warriors gate.
Nor know to whom their homage thus they yield.
The peaceful conqueror goes,
And triumphs DER his foes
His weapons drawn from armories above.
Behold the vanqushed sit
Submissive at his feet,
And strife and hate are changed to peace and
love.
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02

AN AspHALrUM BED-The Mariposa
Press, Of December 18th, says that an ex
tensive deposit of asphatum and numerou.
springs furnishing the substance have been
discovered by Mr.. Stephen Bond of Bear
Valley, near Buena Vista Lake The locali-
ity was first found in June last by Mr.. Bond
while on aprospecting tour, 1t is situated
about fifteen miles from the lake, on the
San Luis Obispo trail, and the bituminous
region so far as explored is some eight miles
in extent. As it boils up on the surface its
temperature is warm and it is Of about the
consistency Of molasses, but coos and hard
ems by the exposure 10 the air. Rats, mice
and birds become entangled on its surface
when it is in semi liquid state, and being
unable to extricate themselves, perish
Hundreds Of them in all stages Of decompo-
stion are found on the aspbatum beds.
Mr.. Bond brought some specimens Of the
substance with him. and by experiment i! is
found to be Of a superior quality for the
manufacture of Coal Oil or Kerosene, which
is procured by process of dis,i|lation. Its
ocalty-so far from easy means Of trans.
portation-renders its value doubtful.
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02

PATIENCE, by JOSH BILLrNcs.-Every.
body IL in the habit of Dragging on job, and
job did have konsidrabe pashnuce, that's 4
fac, but did he ever keep dislrk schule for
eight dollars month, and board 'round?-
Did he ever reap lodged oats down hill in a
hot da and hav all his galus buttons bust
oph at once! Did he ever hav the jumpn
teethache, and be made to tend the baby
while his wife was over to Perkinses tu a tea
squalI? Did he ever get up lin the morning
awful dri and tearf it three miles befoar
breakfas tn git drink, and to find that the
mapkep temprans house7 Did he unden
talk tu milk kicking heifer with bushy
tail, in fiji time, out in the loll Did he ever
set down on a litter Of kittens in the old
rockin cheer, with his pantaoons off, with-
out saying "damnashunl" II he could do all
these things, and praze the Lord at the same
time, all hav got tn say IL, bully for job!
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02

IL has been stated that the letters and pa,
psrs OF the late William L. Marcy are to bs
given to the public under the editorshp Of
George w. Newell, Esq. Mr. Newell wsA
for long period his intimate personal
friend.
A suit is pending in the Distrc, Cour. Of
New York to recover $4,000 rs damages
for the depredations of cockroaches on
cargo Of tea during the voyage from China.
The vermin destroyed the outer tables of the
packages.
Venango, the country in which the Penn
sylvania oil wells are situated, has increased
it's voting population in two years from one
thousand seven hundred aud thirteen to ak
thousand two hundred and sxty.fve. From
having been one Of the widest, it is likely TO
become one of the most populous counties ia
the State.
Forged paymaster's checks to the amount
Of about $4,000 have been detected in
| Washington from tha hand of son of one
of the leading bankers. The money has
been squandered on gambling, fast horses
etc.
Twenty thousand pounds is the modest
sum demanded by the London Clergyman
whose domestic peace Lord Palmerston has
invaded. The adylis sad to be young prst.
ty and charming.
panther weighing near 200 youDds, and
measuring seven feet six inches from the tip
of bis nose to the end of his tail, has been
shot in Jefferson county Missouri.
Why is a child a year old like a sugar
bowl Give it upl Because it is teething
teathing). Oar Mercurial friend in New
Bedford says that
The great ocean iron clad Monitor ram
Dictator, is ready for launching, but obliged
to await the spring tides.
The bridal presents given to Miss. Kate
Chase, now Mrs. Sprague, are valued at $780,
900. Katy has made good market
| The Boston Commercial Bulletin says
"Currency without specie basis is much
poorer than respectable mercantile credit,
and as the prospect of resumption Of
specie payments is exceedingly doubtful, we
need not be surprised to see speculation run
riot through the winter and prices greatly
advanced"
The Mill of the Real del Monte Company,
at Aurora, will cost $25O00O They have
500 tons of rock to crush, worth $1,000 per
ton. Aurora is fourishing and awaits a
good future.
A CHANGE IN THE PRovosr MARsHAL's
OFFlcE.-Brigadier General John S. Mason,
has been ordered to this coast to assume the
duties Of Assistant Provost Marshal General
in place Of the present incumbent, Major
Andrews who will be relieved This officer
has the general supervision of the enrolmen.
and the execution Of the provisions Of the
Conscripton Act
GOVERNMENT WAGES TO BE INCREAsEp.-
The Secretary of War has issued an order
directing the heads of the respective bureaus
OF the department to make inquiry and re-
port just and reasonable rate of advanced
wages that should be paid by the Govern.
ment in view Of the increased cost Of living.
The Government seems to be disposed to
act literally towards all who are in it's EN-
ploy.
~ Colts armory in Hartford made 3
gun minu'e, for ter hoprs dev l.r:ng ,hs
| nl0o'h of October,
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02
IMPORTANT TO MINERS,

The Supreme Cour. Of California has JUS,
settled an important point concerning the
right Of locators Of mining claims, and as
the same state Of circumstances is very likely
to again arise; we publish the decision as we
ind it in the San Francisco Journal:
Coleman ct al. vs. Clements OF al. is the
title of the case wherein our Supreme Court
settles some points which is important to
know. In February, 1861, three persons, in
the name of themselves and twenty seven
orhers, some Of whom knew nothing Of the
use made Of their names, or Of the intention
to do so, took up and marked out copper
claim Of $500 feet. Afterwards, in June,
1861, twenty-three Of the original locs'ors,
with seven others, formed new company
and relocated the same ground, claiming
that the original location had been abandon :
ed by the failure Of the seven LETT out OF
the new organization, to perform, as the
mining law required lone days work on
each claim every thirty days from the lst
OF May until the lst of December in each
year." Five of the seven thus left out in
the cold, brough suit to recover 6ve-,hrteths
of the claim, and the cause having been
appealed to the Supreme Court, that tribunal
decides as follows:
Tha. the claim is join. one-that is L.,
500 feet, located in the joint names Of thirty
persons, and there is no location Of any dis,
tinct portion thereof in the name Of any one
of them; that it was therefore impossible for
each locator to do days work on his own
claim, and the law quoted, mus, not, and in
the absence OF express terms, be construed
as requiring him to do so; that in case of
forfeiture, terms are to be construed strictly.
and here the word claim" which properly
includes all kinds OF claims, joint as well as
separate, means claim held by individuals
jointly, just as it does q claim owned or held
by one person. And one days work, that
is, the labor Of one man bestowed on mere
individual claim. On the poin. Of adverse
possession set up by defendants the Cour.
says that to make such possession available
against CO tenant, there must be an intent
on the part Of the tenant in possession to
hold adversely, and such intent must be in
dicated by acts to exclude complaints from
all participation as tenants in common
The possession Of one tenant in common is
presumed to be the possession Of all, and
this possession is not overturned by the mere
fact that the one in possession does not re
cognize his CO tenant. The judgment given
ia The Court below, in favor Of fcomplainants,
is therefore affirmed"
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02

DEATH OF SECRETARY REDpINe's ELDEST
soN.-Wm. B. Redding, aged about sixteen
years, eldest son Of B. B. Redding, Secretary
Of State, died suddenly on the Gath inst, at
Sacramento.
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02

San Francisco, May 1867
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02

"How rapidly they build houses now,"
said Sam, as he pointed to three story brick
house, 'tbey commenced that building last
week, and they are already putting 10 the
lights" "Yes," replied his friend, "and
next week tbsy will probably pu. in the
lvers"
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02

Pap, observed young urchin of tender
years to his fond parent, does the lord know
everythingl Yes, my son, replied the hope.
ful sire, but why do you ask that question:
Because our preacher, when he pIays, is so
long telling him everything, l thought he
wasn't posted.
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02

Immensely rich discoveries Of Silver and
Gold lodes have lately been made in the
Palmyra and Desert Districts, Nevada Teri
ritory-also 10 a newly explored section Of
country lying between the Truckee and
Humboldt River.
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02

STOPPING PAPERs.-1he latest instance Of
the insane policy of stopping a newspaper
because one number contained an article that
was displeasiug, was that Of Miss Sophrona
Jones, at the West, who ordered her sub
scription to the Pioneer to cease, because
the editor of the sheet had not independence
enough to refuse to publish the marriage OF
her old sweetheart to Miss Amanda Brooks.
1t was bad enough, Sophronia thought, to
lose her beau, but to have bis marriage to
another put into her paper was more than
Western flesh and blood could stand. She
will borrow the paper hereafter Of her
neighbor Proctor, and Of course, will read
the marriages the first thing.
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02
THE PLACER HERALD.
=. rublished every Saturday Morning,
onNevadastreet, Auburn Placer County y'cai'oy
r & C.. n. MITCHELL.
r.rms Of subscription---Invariably in Advance
uATrs OF ADVERTISING.

Ono SQUARE of TEN LINES, (this sized type,)
First insertion. .::.......... .'.'...'eZ w
For half square Give lines,) or less...... 90
Personal advertisements charged full rates
Obituary, Birth and Marriage Notices, published
without charge.
ns-Liberal deductions made! to monthly or
yearly advertisers.
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02

ASKING FOR A PAss.-The Buffalo Courier
tells the following anecdote Of promnen,
railroad gentleman, who is equally renowned
for his ability to make and take joke. A
railroad employe, whose home is in Avon,
came on Saturday night to ask a pass down
TO visit his family:
"You are in employ Of the railroadi' in
quired the gentleman alluded to.
ayes"
"You receive your pay regularly,'
"Yes"
"Well. Now suppose you we're working
for farmer instead Of a railroad, would you
expect your employer to hitch up bis team
every Saturday night and carry you homel"
This seeme1 poser, but it wasn't. NO."
said the man promptly. ~ wouldn't expect
that but if the farmer had his team hitched
up, and was going my way, should call him
a darned mean cuss If be would not let me
ride"
Mr.. employe came out three minutes after
ward with pass, good for twelve months.
The Placer herald., 1864-01-02
THOMAS BoYCE,
ADVERTISING AGENCY.
NORTHEAST CORNER OF
Montgomery and Washington Streets,
SAN FRANCISCO.

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Esmeralda Star, Aurora. Leandro.
Placer Herald, Auburn. Solano Herald Suisun.
Colusa Sun. Marin journal, San III
Aurora Times. fael.
Chronicle, lone City. Oakland Press.
Democrat, Nevada. Oregon Democrat,
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Tuolumne Courier, Co. minister.
lumbia.
San Francisco, May 1860
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02
9lclu Adrrrtisr
Petition for divorce.
William B. Fish,

x.o,, Us; r,,, Petition for divorce
In the District Court for the I'd Judicial District
OF Washington Territory, holding terms st Oiym-
pia-May term, 1864.
To NAOMI FISH, Defendant:
You are hereby notified that the above nameo
plaintiff has filed his complaint against you in the
above entitled Court, which will come on to %
heard ut the next term Of the said Court, which
shall commence more than four weeks after tho
I'd day of April, A. d. 1864, and unless you appear
at said term and answer, the same will be taken
as comics scd, and the prayer thereof granted The
object and prayer Of said complaint is to obtains
decree of divorce, or nullty Of marriage, from you
on the ground of descrtion and abandonment.
Complaint filed March 80, 1864. oft'l '
HENRY II. McGILL,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Dated April I'd, 1864. 2l:w4
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

ScAr!-A contemporary quotes Latin as
follows: " Resiquiscat ct pace" "Where
ignorance is bliss. It's folly" etc.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

AcKNowLEDGEMENrs.-Mr. l. Lightner,
Of this place, who has just returned from San
Francisco, has placed us under obligations for
late papers.
We are likewise indebted to Capt. Finch
for Victoria papers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

~ 1t is stated THAT Leavenworth, Kansas,
has a population Of fifteen or twenty thousand
people, and is growing more rapidly than any
other place in the Western country.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02
Ghe 00lashinoton STANDARD,
Agents for the Standard.

Agents for the Standard :,
The following named gentlemen are authorized
% receive and receipt Tor money due on subscr'p-
lion to the STANDARD:
J.. P FISHER, San Francisco Cal.
THos. BoYcE, San Francisco. Cal.
P.J PRIMROSE, Port Madison
Alb. YoUNG, :"
A. r. HrRRAyK. Monticello;
ALEX s. AsERNETny, Oak Point;
JoHy WEBSTER. Seattle;
MARSHALL BLINN, Seabeck.
A. B. PATRICK. Port Ludlow.
pEMoncy can be sent through the mails at
our risk.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

u We are obliged to delay the publica-
ton of the evidence against Victor Smith one
week, in order to complete preparations for its
publication also in pamphlet form.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

II A new county has been created in Ida.
no, called Misunderstanding "hpavens."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02
Still Wriggling,

"Nictor Smith, formerly Collector at Puget
Sound, wv. Z } has filed with the Attorney
General of the United States an application
for the removal of Chief Justice Hewitt, of
Washington Territory. The charges upon
which this application is based are that he
Judge HEWITT has, in several specified in
stances, decided against the United States in
cases brought before him, ono of the instances
being when he decided in favor of one Stan
ton, who brought an action against Victor
Smith, who had entered upon the claimed
premises of Stanton, at Port Angeles. The
charge says that Stanton is disloyal man."
We find the above paragraph in the Wash.
mgton correspondence of the Sacramento Un-
ion, of Feb. nth. We have known for some
time past that Victor Smith was busily at work
in Washing on. doing all the mischief in his
power. 1t is not matter Of surprise to us
that he has preferred charges against Chief
will prove futile Mr.. Smith has good cause
to dislike our whole Court, fol he is aware
they regard him rs convicted swindler, and
that they so expressed themselves in a letter
to Mr.. Lincoln asking for his removal. 1t is
we'll understood here that Judge Hewitt dis
approved of the arbitrary dismissal of the case
pending against Smith for violations of the
revenue laws taking false vouchers, using the
public moneys for his own private purposes,
etc, and that it is the universal opinion that
if he had been brought to trial, as he would
have been but for the order from the Solicitor
of the Treasury to the District Attorney to
dismiss the prosecution, he would have been
convicted on every CONT in the Indictment.
1t is Il trite saying that the devil is very
ready to help men iuto difficulties, but not so
ready to help them out, and be bclisv" it will
BE- fully verified in Smiths case, before he gets
through with his slanderous accusations
against Judge Hewitt and other officials OF the
Territory. by trickcry on his part tie con-
nivance of Special Agents, and the Influence
of powerful friends at court" he has. till
the present time. succeeded in smothering i'll
vesigation of his frauds upon tho Govern
ment. But in his attempted retaliation upon
Judge Hewitt, for refusing to become party
in his speculative schemes, he will provoke
inquiry which will result in convincing the
most skepical of his entire unworthncss of
the public confidence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

u We are requested to publish the fol-
lowing list Of officers of the Olympia Union
League for the ensuing quarter: II. NJ. Nc.
Gill, p; j. II. Kellett, V.P.; j. G. Sparks,
A. V. p: A. w. Moore. S.; S. w. Psrci-
val, F. S.; A.. r. Elder, T.; A. j. Tread.
way. NJ; Gordon A. Henry, H.; Robert
Forst, s.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

CORREsHONDENcE.-We have letter from
an occasional" correspondent, dated at
our National Capitol, which we will publish
next week.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-11-11
The Richmond Enquirer's Wall Over
the Defeat of Early.

What humiliation has attended our cause
in that VALLEY made glorousy historical by
the lamopted Jacksoml From Lynchbutg
to llarpcr's Ferry, from the Ridoc to
the Alleg hanies, whore victory aud honor
aad glory once shed their charming oloss.
Jugs over our cause, tbOra now hangs tho
gloomy cloud of dofeat, disgrace aud de.
inoralIzation. lt is often sad with n sinh
Tho news from tho valley is bot so bad as
We expected" What was expected that
could have boeu worse than the shameful
defeat into which victory was turned, not
by the gcneralship OF Sheridan, not by the
,alor OF his infantry, not by the charge of
bis cavalry but by the unaccountable bot
not less shameful and disgraceful panic OF
our own troops! The we'll known bravery
of these troops forbids tho suspicion that
fear caused this dlsgraceiul flight and aban-
donment of artillery. Such suppositinn
is refuted by the fact that they had but a
few iours before won a great and splendid
victory. 1t will not do to cay the cavalry
gave way; for all accounts agree that The IN.
,fdntry Obdndoadsd The ariiiiery. What
caused this panic; Our men went into ac.
,on we'll enough; they fought bravely and
Rallantly; victory attended their efforts
aud encouraged them TO push on; all went
well, because the enemy was flying before
them. Blu, tho moment they saw rev
disposition on the foe, the list check re-.
ceived. they halted, besitsted, turned, fled;
from victorious army. in the twinkling OF
an eye, Mey Were routed, demorukizfd.
There is no pr0priefy in mokjng ercuses
and pidster,ng orcr ioiM soft and honey,d
phrases his most in famous deTeaL To say
that our men lost their pictory by stopping to
4 Al u
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-11-11

WHAT AN ARMY CoRPs REqumEs.-Tn the
army OF tho Potomac, an army corps of 80.
600 Infantry, has about 100 wagons, drawn
by 4.2O0 mules. Including tho horses of
officers and of tho artillery, about 7 Oo9 an.
imals have to be provided for. On tho march
It IS calculated that each wagon will occupy
about eight foot, in bad roads much more ;
so thata train of 700 wagonsj will cnvor
bG,O00 feot, or over ten miles; tho am h ulan.
ces will occupy about mile, and batteries
about three miles. Thirty thousand troops
need six miles to march In il they form but
one column the total length of tho march
ing column OF corps is therefore twrniy
miles, ~i.hout including tho cattIo herds aud
trains OF bridge material. Impalieut critics
OF army movements would often bo more
lenient wore thoy TO taniliarize themsel ses
with tho details of tho immense difficulties
OF organizing aud moving large trains and
artillery.