The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-23
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e. DoRApo, April 81. 1884.

from the town of Ell Doradol Well, l presume
can guess. II is because you are not able to
employ . reporter. Speaking Of that reminds
me of that prince of newspapers the Sacramen-
to Union. The proprietors won't send their
paper to this town because we are too poor To
pay for it 1t seems that Mccormick & Jack.
son have been agents for it for the past seven
or eight years, paying tGeuf Cd %,Ss.-st OL,yn,
monthly, for papers and advertising, about one
hundred dollars. A Mr.. Morrison came to this
place not long ago for the purpose of opening
a news stand in all its branches, and at the re-
quest of Morrison, Mr.. Mccormick and Mr..
Jackson gave up their agencies altogether for
the purpose of aiding Morrison. When this
was done, am informed, both parties informed
the Union of the change, and everything went
well, as they supposed. On the first of the
month the Union bill came 10 Morrison by Ex-
press. The agent here, after keeping it some
fifteen days, returned it, and the Union refused
to let Morrison have any more papers till the
bill was paid. Mccormick and Jackson both
asked for 1t, but they answered when Morrison
paid his bill they could have it, and hot before.
u L
am afraid we'll go in yet, because how can we
live without the Union? understand that
forty copies Of the Alta and Bulletin bave been
ordered. Cruel Union, to cut US off so unceri.
moniously!
Old Mud looks about a. il did of wore. Out
side appearances word seem to Indicate that
everybody is fussl--but if you have any idea
that they are, ask one of our city brokers To
lend you V ON your watch; see if you get it.
1t has, to be seut to San Francisco, deposited,
ed V returned. That's how poor we are
There is lots OF stock in town, l.. e. horses, cat
tie, sheep &c, passing through daily.
! Our enterprSing friend and feow-townsman
n. Rhine, ESQ.,, has just completed q splendid
mansion opposite the office of Wells, Fargo X
Co., on South street, and is fitting it up in fine
order. The cost will be about four thousand
dollars, and I much doubt if Paccrvle can
excel it. Nathan is very proud, and pleased at
the sound of Pa
This morning NJ D. King commenced the
! foundation for stone building on the conner
of Logt0wn and Main streets. 1t is intended
for wholesale and retail liquor store, As
two-thirds Of the town live on whisky, it is
thought the Other. third may be ensnared by a
fine building on the corner. King says if that
won't win he will turn it inlo hall and nst-
tute an order of tatters. If he does that, he
has got dead thing on u fortune.
| learn that our enterprisug tow nsman C..
p. Jackson and family will leave on II visit for
the East soon. J. b. Jackson and II. p. Olds
succeed c. p. J. in the grocery business. 1t
the Union. QUILL DRIVER.
DISSATISFIED NTH LINCOLN. The Abo
itionists are quarreling among them.
selves, and the purity party seems about
to fall to pieces of its own rottennesS.-
From our Eastern exchanges we learn
that the leaders of the Abolition party are
dissatisfied with Lincoln and are taking
steps to defeat him in the Baltimore Con-
vention. If they can prevail upon the
Chairman Of their Central Committee to
postpone the meeting Of the Convention
until September, Liucoln'S prospects will
be blighted. Chase's withdrawal, it is
said, is a sham, and was only intended to
lull the suspicious Of Lincoln and throw
him OF his guard. Lincoln insisted that
Chase should decline being candidate OF
resign his position of Secretary of the
Treasury. The willy Secretary had no
inclination to become martyr, and knew
that candidate without power could not
cope successfully with one in power, with
immense patronage at his disposal; he
knew that Lincoln man would be ap,
pointed to take his place and use the pa
tronage of the Treasury Department for
Lincoln's benefit; and his case being des
perate and the prize magnificent, he seem
ingly declined being candidate and held
his position. Fremont and Banks aud,
perhaps, Butler, are first to be pittcd
against Lincoln, and after frutless ballot
ings Chase is to be proposed as a com,
promise and receive the nomination.
LUIS ID Sdl0 ~ OS SuC VI hhN
radicals, who have no faith in the virtue
az GrmnesS Of Lincoln and desire to shelve
hin. They want Congress to adjourn
before the meeting of the Baltimore Con
vention; then they can attack his policy
without giving him chance to change it
and make it conform to their views. They
are shrewd, active, unscrupulous wire.
workers, and think they can easily hood
wink Lincoln, as they have done in the
case of Chase. 1t is a very pretty family
fight, and promi SEES to result in the rup
ture aud defeat Of the Abolition party.
ExPosING THEMSELVES. There is some
chance that We may get at the corruptions
of the various departments Of the Govern
ment, through the jealousy which exist,
among the leaders Of the Administration
party. Thus, the friends of Mr.. Chast
claim that the Seward men are unncccs-
sarily active in exposing the frauds il
his department, and they significantly
rctort that if they do not stop it, they