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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1864-12-10
Easter rn n ews.

The telegraph has furnished little intelli-
gence during the week, and that of but little
Importance.
Richmond papers say Sherman is marching
on Macon his advance being near the city.
Gen. Gustave Smith is with Howell Cobb's
force, defending the city-the' papers think
they can hold it. Sherman captured por-
ton of the Georgia Legislature at Griffin.
The Tennessee river is lined with rebel pick
cts. Forrest has pontoon across the Chick
ava Hood is reported at Florence preparing
to march on Pulaski and Cumberland Gap.
He is 35 900 strong, with thirty seven piece s
of artillery. Breckenridge is at Strawberry
Plain threatening Knoxville. He was. five
miles from the Gap. Kentucky fears another
raid and strong force under Burbridge is on
the Kentucky border. Grant has been heav-
lily reinforced. Blockade running at Charles
ton is brisk. Beanregard is at Cornth.
Everything quiet in the Shenandoah Valley.
Government has issued a proclamation for
bidding expectation, or carrying inland OF
arms or ammunition. A raid is feared from
Canada. Grant, in an interview with Scott,
said g the Confederacy is mere she'll and
Sherman will prove it." The answer to the
question whether ninety days would close
the war, be said, "I am not a ninety days
man. but we shall see what shall happen in
six months"
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Description of Surprise Valley.


TMr. J. H. Slater kindly handed US the fol-
lowing description of a beautiful valley-in
the southern portion of Idaho Territory, re-
ceived by him recently from friend. 1t has
been but little explored until this past Fall,
hostile Indians having long made it a favorite
resort after their mIrderous raids upon ad
joining settlements. 1t will be settled up by
hardy pioneers next Spring, who will defend
their possessions if necessary with strong
arms and trusty riaes.-ED.]
Surprise Valley is about one hundred miles
northeast of Honey Lake Valley. It's about
seventy-five miles in length, and from FIVE to
twenty miIesNin width 1t is the finest valley
of land and grass that ever saw in my life.
The valley runs nearly due north and south.
There are three lakes in the valley, each near
twenty miles in length, and from three to ten
miles in width; they are all salt, as there is
no outlet to them. The lakes lie near the
east range of mountains, extending the full
length of the valley this range of mount
aims extend the entire length Of the valley
between the lakes and the desert bordering
on the Humboldt River. The mountains on
the east are destitute of vegetation or timber.
The good land OF the valley extends the en-
tire length Of all the lakes on the west side,
adjoining the west range of mountains which
constitute the divide between Surprise and
Goose Lake valleys. 1t is about twenty-five
miles across this west range from Surprise
to Goose Lake valley, which is also fine,
large valley, we'll supplied with good timber
The land is good in Goose Lake Valley, and
will be settled considerably next Summer. !
will try to raise grapes in Surprise Valley
next Summer think | will succeed. But
little snow falls in the valley, and it seldom
lies any great length of hme There are
probably one hundred creeks of clear, cold
water running across and into the valley
from the mountains on the west side; there
are also several warm springs. This much
can say-for good land, grass or meadow
land, good water and water power, have
never seen any country in my life 10 compare
with Surprise Valley. Thousands of acres
of grass, wild rye, timothy, redtop and clover
that would cut three tons to the acre, cover
the valley, and in many places the grass is so
high that persons horseback cannot see each
other fifty yards apart. There is any amount
of prairie chickens, sage hens, ducks and
geese, quais, rabbits, deer, mountain sheep
and bear. Fruit-wild plums, choke cherries,
and elder berries in any quantity. Timber
pine, cedar, spruce, tamarack, mountain
mahogany, and various other kinds, on the
mountains to the west from three to five miles
distant. S.M. FARMER.
September 9Th, 1864.
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SUMMONS.

Territory Of Idaho, County of Boise-ss. In the Dis
Il tic Court, Second Judicial District, w Terry and
Dan Welch, vs. A N Ranger, ct al. To A. N. Ranger,
ct ais.
In the name of the people of the United States in tho
Territory OF ldaho you hereby notified that there is
now on file in the office of the clerk of the District Court
of the Second Judicial District of said territory in Idaho
City, Boise county, the complaint of w j. Terry and Dan
Welch, claiming Of and from you, the Of eighteen
hundred and siXty-seven and 76-100 dollars
balance due certain Promissory note, dated Sep.
24h lSe3 payable eight months after date and praying
the honorable court for the foreclosure of the mort
gage mentioned in plaintiff complaint and for decree
directing the sale of the property therein described to-
witt Being that certain town lot situate on the north
east formed by the junction of Washington and
third streets, fronting Washington street in the town
of Cenerville, Boise county, l. r. being twenty feet
'front.' and extending back eighty feetand that the pro-
ceeds of such sale be applied to the payment of the
amount Of plaintiff 8 claim with interest and costs and
that unless you appear and answer said complaint within
twenty days after the service hereo-if served within
Boise county within Thirty days if served of said
county, but within said Judicial District and within
forty days if served out of said district exclusive of tho
day Of will be entered against YOU and
the Plaintiffs will apply said court for the relief
prayed for in their said complaint.
In testimony whereof I, John c. Henley Clerk of said
District Court have heIenuto my hand affixed the
II. Seal of said court at Idaho city, this 9Th day Of
September, A. D. 1894 JOHN G. HENLEY,
Clerk OfDistrict Court
By JONAS W. BROWN. Deputy.
Published by order of Court n51-td
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A PRoFANE DARKEY.-A humane lady in
the west of Ohio, during the rush of contra
bands thither, took pity on a poor ragged
boy of decidedly dark complexion, an d
concluded to give him a bone in her family.
After being decently clothed, Bud was as
happy as rebel in Union prison, and soon
was as fat as prize pig. The good woman
was pleased with her success, and all went
on swimmingly until one day she heard him
use the Lords name in anything but a rever-
ent manner. Calling Bud to her side she
proceeded to lecture him upon the enormity
of the deed, telling him that he would GER
tainly 60 to Tophet unless he stopped his
swearing
"What kind of place am dat?"
at is a. lake of FIRE and brimstone.'
{" Fiah and birthstone, MissusY
"Yes, and you will be put into 1t and
burned forever and ever"
" But poor Bud burn all up, Misses ]"
"No you won't you will keep burning but
never be consumed"
"But neber could stand itr'
"You will have to stand it," replied the
woman, somewhat at loss for words to make
him understand her meaning.
DWELL" replied the juvenile contraband,
"if kin stand it, don't care d-m p and
Immediately commenced to whistle "Down
in Dixie"
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A FR1ENDLY LITTLE ARTIcLE.-We are told
by Alphonso Karr, that g Friendship between
two women is a plot against the third" We
deny it, as we always make point of deny
ing all spiteful things that are said against
the beautiful sex. And what is the friend
shin between two, men, we should like to
know? If we had the inclination to be Gym
ical under the deceitful notion that we were
being extremely clever, we might answer -
!" Friendship between. two men is continual
struggle as to which of the two shall do the
other" We are afraid we are not the only
nerson in this world that labors under the
melancholy conceit that, to be clever, we have
only 70 be cynical.
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A woMAN,s ANSWER.

glove thee!" Thou canst not ask Of me
So freely as I fan would give;
ST womans great necessity
To love so long as she can live.
Therefore, if thou dost worthy prove,
/ cannot choose but give thee love.
Homer tdree!" By her reverence
The truest woman best is known;
She needs must honor where she finds
nature loftier than her own;
1 shall not turn from thee away,
Unless / find my idol clay!
@Obey!" Doth not the stronger will
The weaker govern and restraint
Most sweet obedience woman yields
Where WISDOM power and manhood reign.
I'll give thee, if thou canst control
The meek submission of my soul!
Henceforward all nv life shall be
Z Moulded and fashioned by thine own;
If wisdom, power and constancy
In all thy words and deeds are shown;
Whether my VOW be yea or nay,
I'll "love, and honor. and obey
-IPhGbe Cary in the N. Y. Home JonrnaL
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No. 7.
Estate of r.. Brune, Deceased.

Estate of r. Brume, Deceased.
In the matter of the Estate of R. Brume. de-
ceased In the Probate Court of Boise County.
Idaho Territory.
r I appearing to the Judge of said Court by the
Il petition presented and fled by R. H. Johns.
the administrator of the estate of r. Blume. de-.
ceased, praying for an order to sell real estate,
that IL IS necessary to sell the whole of the real
estate to pay the ali llowance to the family. the
debts outstanding against the deceased and the
debts, expenses and charges of the administra-.
ton.
1t is therefore ordered of said court that all
persons interested in the said estate appear be-
fore the said Probate c3urt on Thursday the 18th
day OF December, A. d. 1854, at two o o'clock. P M
in the afternoon of said day, at the office of the
clerk OF The Probate court in idaho city, Boise
county, TO show cause why an order should not
be grantud to the said administrator to sell all
the rcab and personal property of the said de-
ceased; and that copy of the order be published
at least four successive weeks in the Idaho WORLD
newspaper printed and published in Idaho city
and county aforesaid. H. T. GRAIN,
Probate Judge of Boise County.
Dated November 18th, 1854.
I, Jonas W. Brown. Clerk of the Probate court
in and for said county, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is q true copy of tile order of court
made in the above estate and entered on record
Nov. 10Th, 1864.
60, Witness my hand and the seal of said
LIS. court hereto this 18th day of November,
- A. ID. 1864 JONAS W. BROWN,
Idaho city, Nov. 49, 1854 n4- 4w Clerk:
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New GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANIES.
The stock hefders in the following Gold
and Silver Mining Companies, yesterday held
meetings in this city and elected Directors as
follows:
Alabama-J. G. Hawthorne, ]. A. Chap
man, G. L. Curry, Jas. B. Stephens, A. NJ.
Loryea, A. D. Fitch,
Ophir of Idaho-A. G. Ripley, George L.
Curry, L. R. Martin, P. G.. Stewart, G. H.
Larrabee,
War Eagle-E. W. Tracy, A. G. Leonard,
Geo. L. Curry, H. F. Block, L. F. Grover.
At a meeting of the Directors of the first
named company J. G. Hawthoaue was elected
President, J. A. Chapman Vice President and
Ben. L. Norden Secretary. The Alabama,
Ophr of Idaho and War Eagle are three well
known and rich ledges situated in Owyhee
county, idaho Territory, and the ground own
ed by these incorporators is discovery ground,
except in the case of. the War Eagle, exten-
sions of which belonging to the company
are fully equal to the discovery claim. Dis
interested persons, who have been on the
spot assure US that the work done on these
lodges has proven them to be very valuable
Specimens can be seen at the Office of Gov
Curry, one of our we'll known citizens, who
acts as agent for these and other incorpora-
tions at Owyhee.- Oregonian, 22d ult
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DUP1NG THE NoRTH-ABoLITIoN PEEDIc-
predictions are summed up
thus:
l86l-A few brief months will bring the
rebellion to a close.
l862-A few brief months will bring the
rebellion to close.
1894 few brief months will bring the
rebellion to a close.
! ls64-A few brief months will bring the
rebellion to close.
10 be continued
IN. Y. Express.
To this should be added:
l. This is the last draft.
Q. This is the last draft sure.
s. This is positively the last draft.
4. This certainly the last draft.
ITO be continued.
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Agents for the Idaho World. +.

THos. BoYcF, northeast corner Montgomery and Wash
Ington street, up stairs San Francisco CAL.
G. r. STREET, Cal. Express Office Marysville, CAL
S. j. Mccormick, Portland, Oregon:
NJ j. ALLpmN, Daes city, Oregon.
Coz: THGs; %s,,E. E, GRAY Canyon city, Oregon.
All BBowN-Wells, Fargo & Co.'s agent, Auburn, Or
egon.
POWELL & Coz, Umatilla, Oregon.
A. A. MIX, Walia Walla.
w. w. CHAPMAN. Jr. Pioneer city.
RIB. WALLACE, Centerville.
NJ B. MOORE, Pacerville.
s. L. CARR, Boise city,
C.. L. GooDEICH, Rocky Bar.
H. o. PURDY Silver city, (Owyhee)
w. GREENWELL, Ruby city.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-03

found the Peers had no other rules than
their own sense Of propriety. and that neither
the Lord Chancellor nor the Speaker had any
power to call a member to orderi Nay, gen.
tlemen in debate never looked towards or ad-
dressed the Chair or the Woolsack, nor did
they speak in their seats; but if one had any
thing to say he took off his hat, descended to
the rostrum in the center of the hall, and be-
gan to talk to "my noble Lord on the right or
my noble Lord on my left"-for the ministry
and opposition occupied opposite sides of the
hall, facing each other towards the rosirum
between them. Members must take sides
there. The presiding officer, for all he had to
do in keeping order, might as well be CON-
fortably asleep on his woolsack before the
throne. Members of Parliament are a lar
unto themselves. They pride themselves in
being gentlemen. OF course no gentleman
would interrupt another in debate, or speak
unexpectedly, or wander from his subject; if
he did, he would suffer the shame of ill-oreed-
ing, and this would be his penalty.
Parliamentary rules are like the British
Constitution, a system OF "safe precedents."
That Constitution is not on paper; it is never
written; it is not published like the Constitu-
ton of the United States. This may be
changed yearly or be liable to divers construc-
tons; but the law of safe precedents is unaI-
terable and unambiguous, unalterable /
mean, except by the lapse of ages that may
affect the common law of mankind. d.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-03
DOMESTIC PORTS.

BOSTON-Ar Ist Dutch brig Alice Tarlton Rowe
Surinam Jan 80; Br brig Relief. Burke, st Thomas
18th ut; schs Eliza Helen Blasdell, Frank Mag
mum Bonum. Rich. Winterport; Laura May, Belfast
Clio, Webb, Castine: Delaware. Robinson, Thomas
ton; Onward Blatchford, Roekport; sloop Aida,
York. do.
ca banks NJ B stetson, Beals. cienfnesos; Alonro.
HOLINESS HOLE-Ar 10th, schs Envoy Pearl
Baltimore for Bath; Maracaibo. Henley, and Fran
cisco, kilby, Portland for New York; Harriet. Pease
aud Planet, Dermot. Rockland for do; Gertrude
Horton, Jameson, do for Choptank River Va; Fan
ME A Basey. Crosby, Philadelphia for Eastport
Ar March LIST, brig Matthews. Matthews, Baiti.
moro for Bath; sch Antelope, Marston. Hoekland for
New York.
AUTHORITARIAN. brig A Merryman. Gray,
Kew West: schs Evans, Hammond, Alexandria
White foam. Berry Washington.
cid gsth. bark Daniel Webster. Niekerson, Boston
PHILADELPHlA-Ar 18th, sch Ida Howard,
Dneey. Portland.
Went 10 sea 9th ship TamerlaDe. for Portland
Northampton. for do; bark A Cochran, Trinidad
NEW IORk-Ar 2sth. schs Lucy Ames, Picker
ing Duck Creek; White Cloud Free an. Elizabeth
port for Providence Mail. Merrill do tor Gardiner
Az lst ship George Hurlbert. New Orleans; bark
Czarina Palermo; ship j Wheeler. Glasgow.
NEwPoRr-Ai 18th, sch Honest Abe. tof Ellis
WORTH Strang. Providence for New York or Pha-
delphia according to wind; Henry Castof, Albro, do
I'd Doth. sch. Emelne. Machas tor New York; G
W CARPENTER Portland for Alex andria Fred Sheer.
W AZ tor do: Hannie Westbrook. Portland for Raj.
timore; Jusiina. Rockand for New York.
NEW REDFoRD-Sld 1st. brig Catharine Rogers
Yeatou. New York: schs Minnehaha, Leach, and sa.
rah Gardner. Harris, do.
iA MSCHIAs-Ar Feb 25th, sch Amanda, Lamson,
Sid 18th. sch Mary Kelley. Reed. Cienfaegos
AR at Machiasport, 25th, sch Mary Sawyer, York
fo, Nachias to load.
BSTH-Ar March /. ship Clara Ann. Carter, Ha.
vana; sehs Messenger. snow, Boston Exeter. Snow,
Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-03
~ The supreme cour. Of The isis .ls

sH- The Supreme Court Of the u s, Is the
only department Of, or tribunal in, our govern.
ment which recognizes the principle of life
terminus in office. No matter how far behind
the living age its members may have fallen; ;
no matter though they have come to repre-
sent by-gone generation and to be outgrown
by the prevailing views and ideas of the day,
they are retained as expounders of principles
for the government of living men. Mr.. Jeffer-
son not only had very little respect for the
Supreme Court, but he looked upon it as the
dangerous element in the government, and
compared it to Corps of Sappers and Min
ers which would yet undermine the Constitu-
ton. A few years since it looked amazingly
as though his fears might be realized.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-03

AUGUSTA, March 2, 1864.
To the Editor Of the Press
The following commissions were issued,
yesterday, viz:
iSirth Battery Light artillery - Edward
Wiggin, Jr., Bangor, LIST Lieut.; Marshall n.
McKusick, Barring, Senior I'd Lieut.; Samuel
Thurston, Portland, Jr I'd Lieut..
Sergeant John C. Mckinney of company
B, It'll regiment, and I'd Lieut.. Samuel w.
Lane of company D, 18th regiment, have been
honorably discharged to accept appointments
in the U. S. Colored Troops.
Owing to some unforeseen circumstances,
the Military Ball to be given by the officers of
the Second Cavalry regiment has been post
poned to Tuesday evening, March sth.
Measures are in preparation for an excellent
entertainment.
Major Gardiner has received a telegram
from Col. Fry, Provost Marshal General,
directing him to ''be fully prepared to COM
mence the draft ON 10th March and to make
it in every sub-district, which shall not have
raised its quota before March LIST. Volunteers
between March lst and 10th may be ded ucted
after the draft commences"
About 300 men for the 3lst regiment have
come into camp here and more are arriving
every day. There is good prospect of filling
the 3lst and 32d at an early day.
Yours truly, HELIos.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-03

nB-T The frequency with which we are APP
pealed to by those who have been caught in
the meshes of the law, to suppress their names
in our police and municipal court records, has
become exceedinglyly annoying. The public
demand the publication of such records, to
certain extent, and we have no right to with
hold them except for sufficient reasons. 1t is
not sufficient reason that the offender wears
good cloth or keeps respectable drinking
house. We have never had man come to us.
upon whom the search and seizure" law had
been enforced, who did not claim to keep a
respectable" place ''for the accommodation
OF gentlemen" and We have seldom had u
man ask to have his name suppressed in the
court records, though he had, while drunk,
knocked down an aged colored woman in the
public street, that he did not claim indul-
gence because sit was his first oflenser Now
we wish to be fair and accommodating, and
therefore we will cheerfully omit the publica-
ton of any case before the Municipal Court,
provided the implicated party will bring us
from Judge Kingsbury or Recorder Morris, a
written certificate that, in his opinion, such
suppression will be for the public good, or
will be of great private advantage without
subverting the ends of public Justice; and we
will omit the publication of any police action,
not before the Court, provided similar GER
tificate is brought to us from the Mayor, who
is the head of the police, or the City Marshal.
This rule is fair, and we shall abide by it.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-03

A very silly paragraph appeared in the Ar
gus few days since intimating that Vice
President Hainlin was not on cordial terms
with the National Administration, and that he
was using his influence to prevent the re-
nomination of Mr.. Lincoln. 1t is scarcely nee
essary to notice such STUFF as this, and We
should not do SO were it not that the falsehood
going uncontradicted in Mr.. Hamlins own
State, might obtain some currency and cre-
dence where the facts are not SO well known
as they are here among his intimate friends.
The truth is that the relations between Mr..
Hamln and the President are of the most
friendly and cordial character, and it has been
frequently remarked in Washington during
the past three years that in no Administration
since that of Gen. Jackson has the Vice Pres
ident been on such terms of confidence and
trusted friendship rs the present. The idea,
therefore, that Mr. Hamlin is in any way la
boring to prevent the denomination of Mr..
lincoln is so supremacy absurd that it hardly
deserves notice. If any disproof of such Il
falsehood were needed, it might be found in
the fact that the lifelong and most intimate
friends Of Mr.. Hamlin in Maine are to-day
among the most jealous and most active pro-
moters of Mr.. Lincoln's denomination.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-03
Opening OF the Spring Campaign; Splendid
Victory.


An engagement between the Union men
and Copperheads came of at the ballot box in
Bridgton on Tuesday, March /, resulting in a
complete rout OF the latter. Bridgton is re-
deemed All Of the Union Candidates, good
men and true, are elected by an average ma
jority of 40 votes (each). Their names are as
follows, viz:
Moderdtor-Na Pease.
Toscn Cterk-James X. Adams.
Selectmen and assessors Lot c. Nelson,
John P. Perley, George f. Chadbourne.
Toarn Treasurer-Wm. w. Cross.
Trustee Of School Fund-Wm. w. Cross.
To,cn Agent-Sherburne NJ. Harmon.
School Committee-Leonard w. Harris.
The declared vote OF September last gave
nearly the same majority the other way. The
"Union Boys are marching on" and Copper
head stock is evidently on the decline in
"these diggings.' The "rank and file" are
getting their eyes open, the honest and intel
ligent ones are beginning 10 see that they
have been deceived and misled, in regard to
the great principles at issue,by bullying bark
ing demagogues, and like many Of their
southern brothers, have lost confidence in
their clustering leader, who like his Illus
trious prototype, is rapidly on the wane in
prestige andfopularity at home as well as
abroad. Honest men OF all parties will ever
discountenance election funds. The signs of
the times are apparent and propitious, the
Union cause is daily gaining strength, and
we may confidently look for cheering news
from all parts of the State. J.W.G G.