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The Placer herald., 1864-07-23

EFFICACY OF ONIoNs.-A writer saws: We
are often troubled with severe coughs, the
results of colds Of long standing, which may
turn to consumption or premature death.
Hard coughs cause sleepess nights by con.
stant irritation in the throat, and a strong
effort to throw off offending matter from the
lungs. The remedy | propose has been tried
by me, and often recommended to Others
with good results, which is simply to take
into the stomach, before retiring for night
piece of raw onion, after chewing. This
esculent, in an uncooked state, is very heat
ing, and tends to collect the waters from the
lungs and throat, causing immediate relief to
the patient. Sliced onion, in raw state,
will collect poison from the air, and also
from the human system when taken inter.
nally, or externally applied to the arm pits.
The Placer herald., 1864-07-23

How TO DETECT ADULTERATED QUIcKs1L.
vER.-Mercury is often found in the market
wilfully adulterated with lead, tin, and bis
muth. OF lead, it can absorb or dissolve
almost one'half of its weight, without losing
much of its quidity. This adulteration can
easily be discovered by rubbing some of the
meta on the open palm; if it soils the skin
it is adulteraed-if pure it leaves no trace.
Besides, if dosed with lead, it will leave a
tail behind-'H tait le queue" to use French
expression-that is, the drops instead of
being globular, will assume an elongated
form, and more or less hattened surface.
Some of these observations may be, perhaps,
useful to the gold miner, as many complaints
have lately been beard about the impurity of
the quicksilver sold in the mines, which fac.
is also proved by the frequent occurrence
and admixture of base metal in the amalgam
gold, probably, in most cases, by artificial
means.
The Placer herald., 1864-07-23
g. +. M YR ES
JOHN CANNON.

and Counsellor at Law,
l-'0oLN' PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
w .nE aa; practice in the courts of Placer and
to his carn LING counties. All business intrusted
Lincolne Till VIII oe punctually attended to.
1'nVoih' June 25th, lS64~my.
The Placer herald., 1864-07-23
oR. E. J. WHITcoMR,

III wo,S AniNG permanently located in Auburn.
Office IOuia IN q, oter his services to the public
store. 'iich building, next TO Willments
auburn, Nov 8, ls62.-tf
The Placer herald., 1864-07-23
NUMBER AZ.

lectually, morally, religiously. or as gentle
men, and tell US what you discover. Then.
if you want to see the thing further, com.
pare Hannibal Hamlin with Alexander Fl.
Stevens. If you are not already sick, make
the best comparisons you can, and compare
Gen. Grant with Gen. Robert Lee; or Stone.
wall Jackson with the Popes, Hookers, and
Burnsides sent to confront him in battle
But this is cruel. 1t is distasteful TO US. We
are ashamed Of these contrasts; but we arc
still more ashamed Of the ISLANDERS and false
hoods which the public opinion of the North
seems to have mbihed in relation to the
South. Our sole object is to save our own
section from an ignorance, delusion and
falsehood which have periled everlastingly
the peace Of our country. We were born
in New England, and know how to be proud
of much that belongs to New England; bu.
we also know how to blush for its mplacable
fanaticisn. Said Grecian philosopher, "Do
not tell me my virtues; tell me my faults"
This is the part Of honor, and Of true friend
ship. We have performed that part in this
article. Elder John Leland, a somewhat
eccentric but famous Baptist minister in
the early history Of our country, was one
day praying, at the installation of vain and
conceited young minister, when he said, 20,
Lord, do thou bless thy young servant-
Make him humble. o, Lord, let him not
be putfed up, but do thou prick him, and
let the wind ou,!" We have followed some-
what the spirit of Elder Leand's prayer.
We have prcked the pride of invidious
northern pretension. We have let the wind
out of Abolitonism. in order to show wha.
a wretched mass of lies it is in collapse.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26
The Defeat of Gen. EutIer-A Loss of
- 5000 men.

The Defeat of Gen. Eutler-A Loss Of
The battlefield correspondent OF the N
7. Tribune, writing from Buffers army,
says of the late surprise of the latter by
Beauregard:
ION the left Of the turnpike, on which is
large brick house, where were Gen. But
ler's day headquarters,t the Halfway House,
half mile southwark, being his form or
stopping place, was BurDham's brigade, lst
Division, 18th Corps; tapping this, aud
crossing the pike, was Wistar's, next on the
right Heckman's-a fighting brigade-all
three being of The 18th Corps. About five
O'Clock yesterday morning the rebels took
advantage of the heavy fog and of reinforce
ments which they have undoubtedly re-
eeived, aud turned the right of our line.
compelling our retirement to our old posi-
ton here. They came on quietly, favored
by their superior knowledge of the ground,
but whether any one is justly amepable to
the charge of negligence remains to be de-
cided.
In one place on the right they were
beard by the 98th New York then assigned
to Hickman, but called out, begging them
not to FIRE on their friends Replying to an
interogatory as to Awbst regiment they
were, they answered, 'TweDty-third;' and
when the name of the State was called for
the voice said, Twenty third Virginia; give
'em h-ll, boys Taken by surprise as they
were, our men fought CALAMITY against an
army they could not see, but the right was
turned. aud there was no regaining the lost
foothold. The right fell back.
''The right center contested its ground
but was ordered to retire. The left follow
ed, and the rebels repnssessed themselves OF
the captured works." y
The correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Inquirer says:
The capture of Gen. Hickman has been
orfrmed. He was taken while fighting
bravely at the head Of his command. His
brigade bore the brunt OF the engagement on
Monday, and suffered severely.
Most of the wounded have be en- removed
to Fortress Monroe
BERMUDA HUNDRED. May l9. 1S64.-The
Director of Transportation of Wounded in
forms me that nearly five thousand Of our
men were captured. wounded, and killed
on Monday. Nearly the whole of Heck
mans brigade are either killed, wounded
or missing.
Our forces have fallen back to with in five
miles Of this place. They are no longer
menaciDg Fort Darling.
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Old Things,

Give me the Old song, those exquisite
bursts of melody which thrilled the lvres
OF the inspired poets and MINISTRIES ns long
ago Every note has borne on the air a ia lie
OF Joy and rapture-of sorrow and sadness!
They tell of days gone by, and time hath
given them a voice which speaks to us of
those who once breathed these melodies
Of what they low are, and what we soon shall
be My heart loves those melodies; NAV
they be mine to hear till life shall end, and
as launch my boat - upon .he sea Of eter-
Dity, may their echoes be waited 70 nv ear
TO cheer me on my passage from the sc en- es
Of earth and earth-ldndL
Give me the old paths whore we have
wand cred aud culled the flowers of love and
friendship. 10 the days of"Auld Lang Svne"
sweetery tar, the deils whose echoes have
swered to our voices; whose turf 10 pot a
stranger to our foot steps, and whose rills
nave in ehAdbood's days reflected back our
forms and those of our merry play-fe lows,
from whom we hive parted, and meet no
more in the old hooks we loved so wsTf-
May the old paths be watered with Heavens
Own dew and be green forever in my mem
Dry
Give me the old house, whose stairs we
seem to hear light footsteps, and under whose
porch a merry laugh seems to mingle with
the winds that whistle through old trees be.
Death whose branches lie the graves of those
who once tTod the halls and made the cham
bers ring With glee. And, o. above ALL give |
ME the old fire Dds-hearts bound to mine |
in LIES sunshiny hours and link 80 strong
that all the storms of earth might not break
IL assunder-spirits congenial, whose heart
through life have throobed in nnisoa with |
our own! o. when death shall still this |
heart, ] would not ask for aught more sa-
cred to hallOw my dust than the tear OF an |
Did friend. May nv funeral dirse be chaDted |
by the old friends love SO fondly who have |
Dot yet passed away to the spirits bright
lomeI
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Power of a Word.

Wendell Philip, IN his lecture last win
ter before the Parent Washingtoniau Socie
ty told the following story:
A mother, Cd the green hills of Vermont
stood at ser garden-gate, holding by her
right hand a So n sixteen years old, mad with
love of sea. Edward" said she, "tbey tell
me that the great tetGctation of seamen'
life is drink. Promise me, before you quit
your mothers hand, that you Will never
drink" Said he, for he told me the story,
Il gave her the promise. I went the broad
globe.over, Calcutta. the M editerranean, San
Francisco. the Cape of Good Hope-and
during forty years, "hec ever I saw a glass
filled with the sparkling liquor nv moth
er's form by the garden gate, on the hill !
side of Vermont. rose up before me; and to
day at sixty, my lips are innocent of the +
taste of liquor.
Was not that sweet evidence of the pow
er OF single word? And yet it was but
half; for said he, yesterday there came in
to my counting-room young man of forty,
and asked me, do you know me?' 'No,'
said |. L was brought once said he to nv
informant, drunk, into your presence, on
'hlPboard, you were passenger; the cap
.ain kicked me aside; you took me into
your berth. K pit me there until l had slept
Ut the intoxication, and then you asked m
had a mother. said, never that
new OF; never had heard a mothers voice.
leu told me of yours at the garden gate; !
md to-day, twenty years later. am m As ter ,,
t ooe of the finest packets in New York,
nd l came to ask you to come and see /
le."
How far back that little candle throws it's
eam-the mothers word on tn g green hill
de OF Vermont! God be thanked for the t.
mighty power of a single word.-[W alter \
ure. L
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26

@ What glorious harvest of shin
Plasters we shall have. There is no limfs to
The number OF Government rag fsctories.-
The amount of these issues is only limited
by the amount of the public debt, say at
Fast, about four or i've thousand millions:
Under the present state of things there is
no limit to the circuIat on of the national
banks TO the amount which they can pro-
cure from the treasury. As their capital
continues to increase, our paper circulation
will continue to expand. the price of gold
aud other things continue to rise, the dis
tress among the great majority of the peo-
people who rive upon wages will continue
to grow more and more severe, and finally
the dissatisfaction which has sprung m
among this large class, and am ong those
who sy mpath ize with them. will continue
to increase in extent and bitterness until II
oVerwheluns the Administration, and. es-
pecIalfy, the hopes of Secretary Chase.
We shall all have plenty of money after
awhlle-keep it for sale in the toy shops.-I
Louisville Democrat
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Correspondence Atlanta Register.

MILL CREEK GAP, p. NJ. May1o.
EDITORS REGIsTER:-Our army has been
IN line OF battle for three days. On Sunday
evening the enemy endeavored to pass
.nL1ougn Dug Gap, but were CALAMITY re-
Puised oy Gen. McNair's brigade. and Gen.
Grissoy's dismounted cavalry. Our casual.
ties Were very small. The enemy left fifty
9ea1 on the field, and had about two hun
ored wounded. We captured about fifty
prisoners. If they had succeeded in drivins
as from the Gap, It would have been an i'm.
portant point gained, as they would then
nave been able to turn orr left. Durip the
gay, yesterday, the enemy were massiug
neaVy forces In our front, trying to develop
the position OF our lines. A heavy artillery
ouei was going on the greater portion ofthe
Gay. About 4 O'Clock on yestsrdav evening
the enemy made three efforts to storm our
Tine pits on the brow of the ridges facing
Mill Creek Gap. Tne enemy advanced in
heaVy columns around the points of the
bills. Our officers ordered their men TO re- .
serve their fire until the enemy should get
In short range. When they got with in
seventy five yards, the order to fire was
given, when voliey after volIev was poured
INTO their rands They broke in confusion
ard fell back beyond the hill, and reformed
their lines again and ad Vanced to the charge
but the same bloody welcome was rendered
them, and again they sought safety in fl ghs.
A third time they endeaVored to turn our
lei: IN order to eufil 4de our works, but the
movement was promptly met BY the officers
IN command and the enemy were driven in
great confusion from the field. Many Of the
enemy were seen TO fall as each volley was
tred into them.
Our casualties are very small, perhaps not
ha in
Our rihe-pits were held by the 54,h and
33th Alabama, and 39th Tennessee regi-
ments. Our artillery was handled with con
summate skill, throwing shells frequently
into the very lines of the enemy. There
was considerable skiFmishing yesterday in
front OF Gen. SteveDSoR's lines, but no adj
vantage was gained by the enemy. Gen.
M aDey's brigade, posted on the top of Rocky
Face Ridge, aOd several wounded by the
eDemy's sbarpSh ooters
Gen. Wheeler had heavy skirmisb with
the enemy, yesterday, on the Cleveland
Road, repulsing them with considerable loss
IN killed and wounded. He Captured one
prisoners, among them Colonel
commanding brigade. From the enernvIs
demonstration yesterday evening, we ex-
oected the great battle to come of this
morning, bot thu quiet that reigus along the
'"es tnis morning Is only broken by the
lolse OF the shaTpsheoteF's rife or distant
L under OF artillery far off t. the right
ne indications are that the enemy are
to get possession of the RAILROAD |
o our rea-. in order to burn the bridge at |
tesacca, and thus cut off our communica-
Ion with Atlanta. Gen. Johnston is aware
their Intentions and has made such dis |
ositlon of his forces as to insure their de-
Eat. Never have l seen such confidence
nd self-Possession by troops just on the eve
{ battle.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26

At meeting of CONF IDENCE LODGE, No
SO, of Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons
held at the Masonic Hall, May 18th, 1854. the
following preamble and resolutions, relstive to
the Death of Bro. WILLIAM N. NEWELL.
were read and adopted:
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty God to re-
move from our'Fraternity, on the 18th instant
br0. M N. NEWELL. Therefore
feSotoed, That while we bow in humble sph-
mlssi IN to the will of our Grand Master. we can
but deeply and sincerely mourn the death Of
brother n Jew ELL, and do hereby most resnect-
July tender our sympathies TO the FamiIv and
Friends of the deceased in this their great
bereavement, sie''I
, ResoIged, That in accordance with his las.
qnes1' TINS Lodge will attend the Funeral of Bro
Res0Iped, That as a further tribute of rosrao.
70 the memory OF our departed Brother the
Members of this Lodge viii wear the n,n SaG
Badge of Mourning for Thirty days. and that
our Lodge Room will be drapeu in Mournino
for the same period.
:. fes0Ioed, That copy of these resolutions
.lgned by che Master, Secretary and Committee
pc sent to the family of cur d.ceased Brotbe,
ana, also, be furnished te the City Paners f.,
uol'cau on' r. ALBERT, VI. M.
W. P. CooNs,
W JOE Ross Committee
HIRAM BAssETT,
y. b. GIBSON, Secretary. |
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26

FThe Cincinnati Volks5zat, edited by
Mr. STEPHEN MoLLIToR, a German Repub-
lican paper of great Influence, has come out
for Mr.. CHASE for the Baltimore nominal
ton. We believe there is hardly German
paper in the United States for Lincoln,
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Commercial
MAYSVILLE MARKET

&c.. THURSDAY, May 25, 1872
MoLAssEs.-New Orleans, Bbls 81 o50e, :.
Half .Bbls. 81 1901 10. - O'@l 10;
CoFFEE 45c. to 47cae-z
WHEAT-Red 81 40; White 81 So.
FLouR.-Selling at from 81 SOFAS 50
Whisky.-MarEet firm Ross & Nsw.y1,
MUM selling at 81 20 and firm. pre-
Crush Sugar, 26c.
Gran 90 26c.
Loaf /" 26c.
BAooN-Sides I31<; Hams IS: Sboulda,. ,o,<
LARD.-l2 to 13c, per ID. Iz77Sc'
HEHP.-$l35 per ton.
ToBACco.-Selling at 7(016c lbs.
MAoKEEEL.-Barrels $40; Half bbls. A. o.
Quarters, No. /, S4.75. 1910
SALr.-5oc. % bushel.
RIoE.-11c. D ID.
FEATHERs.-57 cents lbs.
FLAX SEED.-$2 so per bushel.
HEMP SEED.-S3.5O per bushel.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26

WE WILL MARRY.-A couple of young
ladies having hurled their father, who was
an old humorist. and had such an aversion
to matrImoBy that he would not allow them
to marry, however advantageous might be
the offers. Conversing on his character.
the eldest remarked, He is dead at last, and
now we will marry Well said the youn-
gest, am for rich huband and Mr.. c..
shall be my man. Hold, sister, said the
other, don't let us be too hasty in the choice
Of our husbands; let US marry those whom
the powers above have destined for US; for
our marriages registered on heavens
book. l am sorry for that. replied the
youngest. for / am afraid father will tear
,ut the leaf.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26

The OLD GUARD THUS DIooURsEs.-Ed-
ward III, King of England, was once star
lied on his throne, and had his RELENTLESS
grasp weakened by the pu lished words of
young French girl, saint. an ideal and
sublime enthusiast, who cried forth, i can
neverlsee the blood of Freuchmen flow with
out weeping In hundreds OF thousands OF
homes IN the United States there is to-day
a sweet. pure and sanity prayer going forth
that this wicked shedding Of American
blood may soon cease. Indeed, from every
pure heart in the land these words are
felt, If not uttered: Il can never see the
blood of an Am ercan flow without weeping.
Give this feeling time and it will save our
country. Already it has comm enced to un-
dermine the cruel arsenal of war. If, the
Presidents nature were not a coat OF mail
against all humane and virtuous impress
sious, be would, even now. feel this vague
pulsation, this budding patriotism, this deep
and passionate hatred Of the war, which
will surely, at last, overthrow his party, aud
drive him and all his Abolition war myrn-
idons out of land they have soaked with
the purple gore of their contrymen. Let
these holy words be placed as motto at the
head OF newspa pers-let them be paintei
in golden letters upon bapuers-let them be
painted 10 golden letters upon banners-let
them be set to music and sung in songs
let them be spoken in parlors, and repeated
everywhere at the corners of the streets
I can neUer see the blood Of an american t7oD
without toseping. And these other words
I can 7ever see an Abolitionist toithout saying,
there goes the cause of my eountry's ruin =
Speak these words aloud. all ye true men
and true wome al They shall be heard as
the beatings OF your country's heart.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26

| DAMAsCUs.-The most ancient centre of
trade in the world, and one which still re-
tains its mercantile currents, is Damascus.
| The caravan comes and goes as It did 300
years ago; there are still the stIeik, the ass,
and the water wheel; tbe mercha ants Of the
Euphrates and ofithe Mediterranean siiH 'oc.
cupy with the multitude OF their waters ,
From Damascus came the damson, blue
plum, and the delicious apricot Of Portugal;
Damascus damask. the beautiful fabric of
cotton and silk with vines and flowers rails
ed upon a smooth, brigh: ground; the dam
ask rose, introduced into England in the
time of Henry Viii; the Damascus blad e,
so famous the world over for its keen edge
and wonderful elasticity, the secret Of hose
manufacture was lost when Tamerlaue car
rfed off the arts into Persia; and that beau
tiful art Of wood and steel with silver and
gold-a Kind Of NJ osaic engraving and sculp-
ture Lnited-called Damaskeening with
which boxes and bureaus and swords a. d
guns are ornsmented. Damascus rem aims
whatit was before the days Of Abra ham
a centre Of trade and travel-an island of
verdure in desert--a professional cap tall
with m partial and sacred as oclatiOns extern
ded throughout more than thirty centuries
1t was near Damascus that Saul of Tarsus
saw the light from Heaven above the bright
ness Of the sun; aud the street which is cal
led S;rAight, IN which it was said he pray
eth, still runs through the city. The city
which Mahomer surveyed from neigh
boring height, and was afraid to enter, be-
cause it was gwen 10 men to have brt one
Paradise, and tor his part he was resol we'd
not to have his in this world, IS TO this day
what Julian called the eye of the East, aud
Isaiah, the head Of SYRIA. It is still a citv
Of flowers and bright waters; the streams
from LIE ban on, the rivers of Damascus. the
rivers Of gold still murmer and sparkle in |
the wilderness OF Syrian gardens, while |
Tyre and SIdon have crum bled on the shore |
Baslbec is in ruin, Palmyra is buried in
The saods Of the desert, and Ninevah and
Babylon have disappeared fyom the Tigris
and EuphTates.
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not desert our cause when StonewalI ] ack-
GEN. A. q JENKINS.

This gallant officer. who was reported to
have been MORALLY wounded and taken
prisoner by the enemy. in the fight at Dub
lin, is, we are pleased TO learn, not seriously
hurt, as was at first reported. He was shot
the left side of the abdomen. and
while seriously : is not dangerously wounded.
DE was not captured by the enemy. but is,
we learn, within our lines and doug we'll.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26

CHEAP LAM PSl-2OO COAL OIL
LAMPS OF EVERY SIZE AND STYLE
AT FROM so CENTS TO So. CHIN
NEYS. SHADES, WICKS, etc., at
decl7 r. ALBERT'S I'd street.
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26

CHOICE IMPORTEDFRENC BRAN.
- D6-I have bought out John A. Coburps
S Ss OF cholce BrarGy selected by himself in,
HES very old AI,FX MA an S'n-
Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26
Great Flood at Denver City-One Mil
hon Dollars Worth of Property Des-
trOyed,

6IeaI 1000 at OenVer CltY--One Mil
Hon Dollars Worth of Property Des-
troyed.
Denver CITY. May 22.-Cherry Creek,
which has been dry within and several miles
above this city sincce 1859. suddenly filled
with water about IL O'Clock on the night OF
the 18th, oveIfowing its banks, submerging
West Denver, and doing immense damage
to life and property. Fifteen to twenty
persons were drowned and fifty buildings
swept away.
Large numbers of sheep and cattle were
drowned. Among the buildings destroyed
were the Rocky Mountain News office, City
Hall. and several other brick buildings; all
the bridges across Platte and Cherry creeks
were swept of; hundreds of farms. for miles
above and below, with growing crops. were
ruined, and the land is now COW
cred with water from six to twelve inches /
in depth. The loss of property is estima-
ted al over a million dollars.