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The Placer herald., 1864-12-24

EXTENSIVE AUSTRIAN EMIGRArIoN TO Mex
lco.-It is said that the Emperor Maximian
of MeXico, has extended free passage from
Austria to Mexico, to all who choose TO
emgrate to his domiuions, and that thou.
sands Of men in Austria are accepting the
offer. There are at the present time not
ocean, en- route for Mexico and thousands
more are preparing to come. The Austrian
Government is understood to be doing every
thing in its power to facilitate Maximlian'
enterprise, and has RENTED The tax which
Austrians have hitherto been compelled to
pay for the privilege Of leaving the country
The Placer herald., 1864-12-24

SEcEsn NEGROES When IrontoD, Mis-
souri,, was captured by Prices army, among
other plumber which the invaders had with
them, were number of secesh negroes, as
servants, cooks, etc. A portion of the Fed
eral garrison captured there were 'colored
troops. The rebel negroes were very ndig-
nant at finding men of their own color fight
ing against their masters, and proceeded to
beabor them with all kinds Of epithets, such,
as 'runnygades," id Yankee niggers," J"
etc. Finally, one Of the secesh darkies be-
thought him OF bucket Of paint be had
seen IN passing along one of the streets, and
went and ''fotched it along" and the Whole
party commenced whitewashing the colored
troops, and had changed the appearance Of
eighty of them, when an aid-de-camp came
along and stopped the fun
The Placer herald., 1864-12-24
THE PLACER HERALD.
AUBURN, DECEMBER oath, 1884.
Eastern News.

Sherman has reached the sea coast, at the
mouth Of the Ogechee river, in Georgia, by
first capturing Fort McAllstsr, at the mouth
Of that river. lie then opened communica
tion With the fleet in Ossabaw Sound. Fort
McAlster is fifteen miles from Savannah.
Sherman is reported to have invested that
city, and will succeed in capturing it before
long. In his march through Georgia, he
met with no formidable oppostion-did no,
6gh. any regular battle-aud sustained a
loss Of not more than 1000 men.
Thomas has defeated Hood near Nashville,
and the latter is retreating southwark toward
the Tennessee He is said to have lost 81
cannon, 1900 men and ls Generals during
the campaign. His army il represented to
Be utterly demoraized. The Federal los.
wa about 1000 men. 1t is thought lba,
Hood has lost half his army.
Nothing is reported from Richmond bel
yend the usual canonading and picket firing
large fleet under Admiral Porter. that
lately left Hampton Roads. is reported to
have made its appearance off Of Cape Fear
river, with view Of capturing Wilmington,
North Carolina the famous resort of block,
ade runners.
The President has ordered another draft,
for 100000 men.
VIM. L. Dayton, U. S. Minister France,
recently died in Paris.
The Placer herald., 1864-12-24
BIRTHS,
DIED.

!. t Humbug Hill, on the goth inst, the wife of
B. Crosby, OF daughter
The Placer herald., 1864-12-24

DR.. BKECKINRIDGE AND HIS GUESTS We
are reliably informed that on Sunday last
Major Gen. Burbridge and staff dined at the
house OF the Rev. Robert }. Breckinridge.-
The Doctor treated his guests with marked
distinction, which was very proper, and tried,
by all outward show, to prove his unfinching
loyalty. In the evening of the same day,
few hours after the return of Gen Burbridge
and his suite to Lexington, the Doctor re-
ceived ano her call. His hopeful son, Robt.
Breckinrdge, Jr., who has been connected
with the rebel service for some time, was the
principal guest. He claims that he recently
has been commissioned as Brgadier Gen,
eral of Volunteers by the rebel War Depart
ment, aud appointed to the command of the
recruits being raised in Kentucky. He was
accompanied by four staff officers and as
many orderlies. Doctor B., true to his an
cent hospitality. opened wide his doors and
entertained the rebel officers that night in
the most agreeable manner - Louisville
Journal.
The Placer herald., 1864-12-24

AN IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-An important
decision in reference to legal tender notes
has been rendered by Judge Grier in the
United States Circuit Court for the district
of Philadelphia. The question came before
the Court in the shape Of bill in equity to
compel certain parties to accept. in ext'n
guishment of the principal of certain ground
rents. to the amou; of 100000, the legal
tender notes of the United States. In the
course of The decision the Judge remarked
that Treasury notes were legal tender for
debts between individual S, but notes Of the
National banks were not. The decision in
The case was that a rent service is not debt,
and that covenant to pay it is not a coven-
ant 10 pay II debt: the annual payments
spring into existence, and for the first time
become debts when they are demandable.-
The defendants therefore could not be conn
PEELED to relinquish their estate 10y a tender
of legal tender notes.
FRATERNIzING.-We have dispatches from
Matamoras. Mexico, dated on the 9th ult
Since the occupation OF that city by the
Imperial troops all the gambling saloons
have been closed. General Cortna, late re-
publican Governor Of the place, having
become an Imperast, has been sent on
an expedition after his brother, who is at
the bead Of a band Of guerrlas. President
Juarez is at chihuahua with two thousand
troops and is said to be terrifying the place
with the determination of standing a siege
At a recent public dinner in Matamoras one
of MaXimillians officers gave the toast
THE Union of the Southern Confederacy
and Mexico" which was received with great
applause and the performance by the band Of
The Bonnie Blue Flag"
Prentice says an industrious searcher after
the marvellous is busy making collection
of the various forms of oaths administered
to American citizens under the present Ad-
miustration. We understand that he has
already collected nine hundred and forty
seven varieties. We don't know whether
! tho rolIariion includes A,,d, loLosnr's
The Placer herald., 1864-12-24

termlneu 10 contest lne eleCtlOn OF captain
Farquhar to Congress from that district
The majority returned is 66. The vote Of
one Township in Decatur county, which gave
Berry a majority of 60, was thrown ont by
the Board Of Canvassers on account of some
informality, which would reduce the major
itv to six votes. In the town Of Greensburg
a company Of Massachusetts, soldiers, doing
duty as provost guard, voted, and the Illegal
votes along the line Of the railroad will count
UP hundreds. The contest will be carried
on vigorously. y.-IndtonopoliS Sentinel
LOOK OUT FOR SPURIOUS COMA five
dollar piece was shown us yesterday. which
! in The bury of business had been taken by
mercantile house on Montgomery street,
and which is most ingenious counterfeit.
The faces Of the pere perfect, and the
weight approaches SO closely to tina, Of the
genuine coin, as to easily deceive. The
party who received the bogus piece, on re
examinations. thought it did not look like
the real thing, and on placing it between
his teeth, it broke as easily AS soda biscuit.
We Judge, from inspection, it is composed
Of type metal, galvanized thinly with gold.
The date is 1853 and Immediately over
the figure IS" under the head Of "Liberty"
is small protnberance; the same, but more
minute, is visible in each loop Of the figure
"s," showing that the piece has been cast in
mould. We advise business men and
Others to be on the alert. The counterfeit
is a very dangerous one. S. f. Call.
INSTRUMENT FOR TAKING SHORTHAND
NorEs.-A very curious and novel inslru-
ment has been invented in Paris by NJ.
Bryois. 1t is for the purpose of taking short
hand notes with more than The usual rapid.
ty 1t consists Of u series Of levers worked
by keys like piano aud acting on a set of
types, which impress themselves on strip
of paper that is gradually unroIled. Work
ing only with one finger, an ordinary re-
porter can work as quickly as the best short
hand reporter, but by using the two hands
the rapidity is increased Immediately.
BAcHELoR's CAKE.--One pound of flour,
half pound of sugar. quarter of pound
of butter, four wne-g iasstuls of milk, half
pound Of Sniana rasins, quarter Of
pound of currants, the same of candied
peel, a quarter of nutmeg, two table,
sponfuls of ginger, one of cinnamon and
one of carbonate of soda. These ingredients
being all well mixed together, and slowly
baked for an hour and bali, will form
very nice cake.
NEVADA LEeisLATuRE.-1he several bills
relating to specific contracts which have been
introduced in both houses are similar in their
main features to that in force in California
The bill in relation to the publication of a
volume OF reports and decisions in the Ter
rtoral Supreme Court is regarded as very
important. Bills were introduced on the
goth for the formation of revenue law Act,
providing for the allotment of Senators, and
to incorporate the Virginia and Truckee rail
road. Lawson withdrew his claim to the
seat in Nye county. In the House concur
rent resolutions were introduced. instructinc
representatives to ask Congress. TO aid the
railroad from Latrobe to the State Of Ne,
vada, which we're passed,
The Placer herald., 1864-12-24

ToLERABLY TALL STORY.-Apropos OF
longbows Dick Woer, an old trapper, tells
a story as follows:-''One day was out
huutn' in the Rockies, an gettin' a lettle
out O. the regular course, | at last fotched up
at the foot O. the highest mountain l ever
seed Thought I'd crawl to the top, an
take look to see whar war. Wal, | con-
,inued on for. about week, an at last got to
the top. But | could see nowheres nor
nothin,' for war up too high. All on a
suddent, notion tuck me TO fire off old
Roarer, an see if | couldn't skeer up some.
thin. But not seen' anything arter the
report, | concluded I'd load up again. Wal,
it jest so happened that it war about the
time o. the new moon; and as she war sailin'
majestically by me, an bavin' nowhar's else
to put the powder flask, (ye see, thar war no
trees up so high, just flung the string o.
the flask over the pint O her horn, and pro
ceeded with the business. But by cracky,
when I'd ramned the ball home, an reached
fur the flask, it waru't t'thar-lhe moon had
bin goin all the time and was good ways
off" "Ha, hal" laughed one of the listeners,
thinking he had the fellow in tight place:
"what did you do with out your powder?"-
WHY" said Dick, 81 Jest waited until she
kim round next night, and then tuck it off,"
The Placer herald., 1864-12-24
Notice, To Whom it May Concern

December 18th, lSG4.-6w
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-03-30
UNION. CONCEPTIONS.

Elsewhere will be found the calls for |
onion State Convention, aud q Union Con
ven.ion for this Congressional District.
The Congressional District call extends
the same invitations to the people, and re
quires precisely the same qualifications as
the State call. We doubt not that beth will
prove acceptable to nearly all loyal men.
The only objections we have yet seen I,
either call, have emanatod from that staunch
Union.loving and copciaatcry psper--th'
Toledo Blades, which roundly denounoe'
the call as tending to produce "antagOn
isms and divisional" We imagine that /
win be very difficult for those who desire |
union Of Union men, to discover any suel
tondcl,cv In the call
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Union Statc Convention.
STATS UsroS CpSvR Al ceMmrrEE.l
fyos,.~ssfa n March oq 1874

NnblMHNHt W. mNTNh 81 Ao0N J
The uudorsgnod, representing the Union organ
lration M the Statc of Ohio, hereby invite all quail
iscd voters of tlsa Hlgto who desire tho uncondi
sIonat niantenance ofthc Union, the supremacy Of
thu Constitution, and the complete suppression Of
ths existing rebellion, With the cause thereof, by
vigorous war and all apt and eiIiciont means, ic
eond delegates ta Convention 10 assemble n
eolnmbus on Wednesday, the 2sth day OF May
neyt AZ II O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of select
inc four delegates aud -four alternates 10 represent
tbs State In do National Union Convention, 70 be
held In The city Of Baltimore on the 7th of Jnne
uuxt. 10 nominate candidates Tor President and
Vice President Of The United States. IL
Tho Convention will also nominate candidates
: fof the Following ofiicess
Secretary Of State,
Judge Of the Supreme Cour'. ffJ
Judge Of The Supreme Court 70 OIL vacancy.
Attorney General
Complroller OF the Treasury.
0nc nseaiber Of The Board ofPubiie Works.
The CoAyeplion will consist Of oue delegate for
every 900 votes cast for Gov. BrooRh at the last
State election, and one additional delegate for
each traction OF 200 or upwards as per the follow
ing list;
fAceordins 10 this apportionmeni, Wood county
10 entitled 10 seven delcRates.
The Unicn voters Of each Congressional District
are requested 10 select two delegates and two al
ternases 10 the National Union Convention, vt such
time and place rs may be agreed upon but II such
delegates shall not be selected before the meeting
NJ the State Convention on the 25th OF May, then
the delegates " that Convention will select such
delegates 10 the National Union Convention, for
their respective districts.
The Committee would suggest that tho County
Conventions for selecting delegates n the State
Convention 70 be held on Saturday, the l4th Of May
wM DENNIS0N, Chairman,
T. JANNEY, Sec. aud Treas,
q. V0bNEY DORSEY,
SAMUEL GALLOWAY,
I. j. ALLEN,
G. N. OLDS.
GRO. NJ. PARSONS,
r.. N. GEART, Executive Com.
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Legal notice.


Samuel Scott, Plaintiff,
HewyJ. Plott Henry Sweet Wood Conn fleas.
and
Michael Tompkins, Def'ts.
TINHE Defendant, Henry j. Plott, will take notice
j. that the Plaintiff, Samuel Scott, did on the 9Th
day of March, A. d. 1864, file his Petition ia the
Court Of Common Pleas of Wood County, Ohio,
against the said Henry ]. Plott, Henry Sweet and
Michael Tompkins, Defendants, setting forth that
on or about the 10th Of February, lS47, said Henry
j. Plot, being then the in fee simple, deed
ed to said Henry Sweet in fee simple bydeed Of gen.
rawarranty, the west part of the northeast frac-
tionalquarter offractional Section tent 6Township
seven ~ north, Of Range twelve (12), containing
sx-three acres, situated in said Wood County Ohio
that subsequently, time in the year $780, said
Henry Sweet conveyed said described premises To
one William S. Wood, BY deed-of general warran-
ty, which deed was never recorded, and which is
lost that said described premises were afterwards
conveyed to ono Michael Pompkins, by decree OF
Court, made al the September term, A. d. 1858, OF
the Court Of Common Pleas of Wood County, Ohio
that time In the year 1858, (precise date not
now known to Paintif), said Michael Tompkins
conveyed said described premises to the Plaintiff,
Samuel Scott, by deed Of general warranty, which
deed was never recorded, and which is lost that
Plaintiff is the of said premises, in fee sim
pie, and is in undisputed possession thereof; but
that by the loss Of deeds Aforesaid and the fail
ure to have them recorded Plaintiffs title to said
described premises is couded. The prayer of said
Petition is that Plaintiffs title TO said described
premises may be decreed clear and perfect aud
that he may be protected in the quiet and undis-
turbed possession thereof, in fee simple, forever.
Sal Said d, cause s will @ be for b hearing term Of
and the said Henry J. Plott !, R appear
and answer said Petition, on .. NSTv%e third
Saturday after the 4tb day Of Ma ucxt.
MURRAY q PRICE,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
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The Wiie's Secretly Mrs. Ann s
SleNRnA.


The Wife's Secretly Mrs. Ann s.
stevens.
To the cultivated class Of novel readers il is
needless TO say word in commendation of the style
plot Of any of the works of this authoress. "The
Wifcs Secret is superior tc any ofits predecessors
from tho Same pen, by reason OF the perfect famil
iRrty with eynry condition Of American life which
IL displays. Were 1t published anonymously,
universal curiosity would bo excited to ascertain
isparoutage, combining, as II does in ono absorb
ing life drama, tbs keen tronchnnt style of man of
the world with that of the tender aud high-souled
woman, whose own heart is mirrorod in her writ
ings. A series Of charming heart pictures runs
through the book, relieved and brought out into
strong light by a dark background Of mystery and
crime such as we know exists in Paris, and with
which we fear our own largo cities are becoming
too familiar. No. with that coarse and ineleRant
dclineationl Of human weakness and vice 10 which
flash literature abouuts, but In the same graceful
and beautiful style OF description which marks the
portrayal Of purer scenes, and events FREQ from
gilded misery and wiekdness. II Ia not saying
too much 10 call IL a true AmericNn novel, Of as
high an order Of genius AZ any Of Dickens English
hctiens Of hssrt and hrosido. II Is published in
beautiful style by T. b. Peterson & Brothers, 3Og
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and should be
sought after with avidity, and read BY the eniirs
reading community. nr
Price 81 90 In paper, or 81 80 In cloth. II will
be sent BY tho publishers, trse Of postage, ON re-
ceipt Of price.
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For the Pcrrysburg journal. !
p1luAnWAI,.


En-. JouRNAEs4I ani not in the habit Of
ergsging in personal newspaper olterca.
lions. but mean, and wholly unprovoked
attack upon me ~ fhs editor Of tho Inde,
pendepf, ID lis isane Of March llth, makes
\ shott reply, at least escusable. BID
knowing that no amount Of training could
enable mo to suOeessfully compete with him
as common slanderer, propose merely
making few inquiries about this /" Union
man, who fills the columns OF his paper, week
after week, with foul abuse and malignant
slander-not Of mo alone, but Of numbcrlesn
men, whose loyalty and honesty can not be
successfully questioned, and who have nov.
or faltered Ia aiding the Government "a
crush the rebellion. Yet, permit me to say
that 40 water takes its color from tho ground
itpasses through, 30 do words and thoughts
from the source whence they come. Such
being tho case, what q sink-hole Of Sian.
der, falsohood, abuse, mAlignity, and eve.
rything that is mean, contemplate, and
disgusting to human being, nnist bo tho
bosom, and of what unmentiondblo dregs
must be composed the "brains" Of this
Independent man :
Butwho is this unainching Union man
who ISLANDERS and pronounces dishonest, al
most every one not in tho circle ofhis imme
diato supporters I lie is tho same individ.
ual who last summer was known TO be
in secret conclavo with the virulent Vnllan-
digham Copperhcads of this township--thO
same individual who has told Copperhoads
that his paper was the only onein the coun.
ty which sympathized with their cause
the Same Individual who publishes paper
which receives the conEcant, undivided land
its PrinoipaI) support of Vallandighan Cop
perheads! Why is this Hasa vallanjig.
ham Copperhead ever boen known to sup.
port paper which he did not believe to be
IN sympathy with his oausei Certainly not
What disgrace aud rcproach to the Union
men Of Wood county, is this man ~, and
his paper, who seeks and obtains the pat
ronagO and support of the Copperhead de-
famers Of our Government; indulgos in
wholesale Islander aud abuse Of loyal men--
and at tho same time attempts tp pass him.
self off upon tho public as editor Of an hon
Ost y, loyal (D, and treason-hating IN
paper Is il not wonder that the Unior
men of Wood county can successfully boar
50 foul burdeny
For tho present, ] will close but il thin
is mot sufficient to satisfy the "gentleman ;
for whose benefit it is intended, will
again take my candle from beneath the
bushol, and lot its light shine upon " him
until his beautiful countenance becomes
rosplendent as tho sun at noondayl
Truly yours,
n ~ ~
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS a
legal notice,

John s, Daily, Plaintiff, Ky.
against Wood Common Pleas.
David s, Daily, Defendant.
fINHE Defendant, David ~ Daily, will takb no.
1 tce that ON the Sth day Of March, A. ID. 1854,
tho PLAINTIFF John 5 Daily, filed his certail Psti,
ton against said Defendant in the Court of COM
mon Pleas OF Wood County, Ohio, in which said
Petition said Plainti sets up, that the a day Of
October, 1850, said Defendant executed and deliy-
cred TO said Plaintiff, his agreement In writing,
wherein he promised to convey to said Plaintia, 10
fee simple, by warranty deed, the south thTee-
tourths Of the southeast quarter of section No. one
~ township No. hve s., Of range No. ten (i0)
east in Wood County, Ohio, eonsAinlng cue hun dred
and fifteen llS) acres Of land, mOre or ess in con-
sideration OF the sum OF twenty hundred dol
lars s27ool TO be paid By said Plaintiff as follows
100000 cash in hand $750.oo on tho lst Of May,
1891 $500. 90 on the tst Of May, 1867, SaOOO 90 on
1884 $4,000 on the lst Of May, 1865 S200.0 on
the lst Of May, 1896, aud $3.50 90 on the lst of
May, 1891 deterred payments TO bear interest /;
that uPoa the payment BY said Plaintiff of the said
sum Of $4,000, due May lst, 1859, said Dsnfsn-
dant promised 10 make ont and deliseg 70 said
Piainta good and sufficient warranty deed for
eaid described premises that said Plaintiff has
paid said sun OF $20o.00 due Nay LIST, 1863 aud all
other sums due under the stpalations of said writ
ten agreemeni, up 10 tee tme this action was COM
msneed that said Plaintiff has offered 10 execute
notes and mortgage, as stipulated in said written
agreement, and has IN all respects coniormed with
the proNtslons OF aNlu writen agreement that said
laaintitfhas rsqatst 4 said Defendant 10 make and
execute a warranty deed, conveying TO sAid Plain.
tiH the premises aforesaid described a. Defendant
has expressly agreed 10 do in his written agreement
as aforesaid, hnt that Defendant has refused and
continues q refuse TO make out and deliver 70 said
Plaintiff tho warranty deed, stipulated 10 10 exc.
enled in said Defendants written agreement, as
aforesaid The said Plaintiff prays in his said ls-
titionfor Judgment that said Defendant convey g
Plaintiff the promises described as Aforesaid, h
Zee simple, ~ good and sufficient deed OF general
warranty, and f0r other and proper relief Said DO.
| fcndanl h required t0 appear and answer 10 said
/ Petition, oR or beiOro the 2Sth day OF Nav, 1884
MURRAY g. PRICE,
March 80, 1854. iSf
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nEnEI.S In KENTUCKY.

Al rebel force under Con, Forrest, said
to number seven Thousand men, who passed
almost unopposed, through Western Ten.
nessee and kentucky, arrived at Paducah on
Briday afternoon last, giving the inhabitants
barely time to.escape 10 the Illinois shore in
ferry boats. They plllaged the city burned
tho Government storehouses, the marine
railway, the steamer Dacotah and many
buildings. Colonel Hicks, commanding the
post, retired to the fort, with 300 men at
his disposal. and repulsed the enemy IN,
four successive assaults on the works. Our
Ibsa was four killed aud forty six wounded
but the rebels are reported to have lost three
hundred killed and over one thousand
wounded, in their attacks. To- protect his
men against the enenlys sharpshooters
Col. Hicks Destroyed several hoases near
the fort. and turned his guns on the town
after Forrest had occupied il. Two gun
; boats shelled the rebels 50 vigorously thai
lhey retired on Saturday morning, carrying
il is supposed, Large amount Of booty with
thera.
At last accounts they were between Go
lumbus and hayGeld, aud hsd taken Hick
man. Mayfeld was filed with tlei
wounded, to the I,umber:oftweiye to ffteei
hundred. One company is said to hav
iost nifty killed There were seIao expec
tations that they would attack cOluwbus
but it was believed sn cessfal resistance
could be offered there.