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NUMBER 2I-

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Wilkes Booth, the assassin, is said to be
Marylander by birth, and is brother of Edwin
Booth, the celebrated tragedian. Persons who
have had an intimate acquaintance with the
Booth family, say there is streak Of insanity
running through the composition Of all its mem
bers Upon this ground some are inclined to
the opinion that Wilkes Booth was insane when
he shot Lincoln. The fact of his jumping on
the theatre stage and lourishing dagger about
his head at the time he committed the deed, in
order, quite likely, to give his tragedy effect,
would seem to indicate that he was not alto
gether sane; but then it seems that he had ac-
completes, and it is unreasonable to suppose
they were all afflicted with insanity. The ac-
tors evidently were desperate characters, but
it is not likely they were much crazy.
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Newell, of the Dalles Mountaneer says Preo-
ident johnson when he was sworn into Office as
Vice President, did speskrhcoherently, and in
Inmates that it was all caused by ''mental pros
tration," Why don't you come out Newell and
tell your readers that you was in the Senate
when Andy johnson was sworn in, and that you
and be both were "dead square drunk, on
that interesting occasion, and tell the truth for
once, even if it does rs hame the DEVIL" qu9
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The New York Tribune, of March 9th speak
of Vice President, now President, Johnsons in
temperate habits, says ssr
If he has become a drunkard, and does not
promptly and thoroughly reform, he certainly
cannot remain Vice-President of the United
States and, if he has any earnest and intimate
friend, he will be SO assured forthwith The
people may pity as well as mourn his fall; but
they cannot abide adrunkard in his present high
position. sai.. iaaF
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Our AdAN.-Thc Yreka Union, the printing
material of which paper was recently destroyed
by fire. is again out looking as natural as of
old. The Union after thanking its friends for
the prompt aid they extended to re-start it, says
in the number before us; ''With feelings Of
gratitude to our friends and pride and pleasure
to ourselves, we again resume our weekly gos-
sip. May our visits be source of amusement
to you, and of pleasure and profit to ourselves"
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The Idaho World says petty thieves are nu-
merous in Idaho City Not long since a miner
hauled a load Of sluice lumber and dumped it
off at his claim near that city and drove on for
another load. On his return he discovered that
his former load had all been carried away by
some unknown persons. He said he saw seve-
raj different individuals walking in several diff
ferent directions with lumber on their backs;
nbut HI he had no idea that that lumber be-.
longed to him. 4l
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DENY ITS AUTHENTICITY An Advertisement
appears in the Portland Oregonian Of April 7th,
signed by the names of six residents of Idaho
City, complaining very bitterly of the Walla
Walla Stage Company, and of their inability to
comply with their advertised facilities for trans-
porting passengers from Idaho City. Messrs.
Sank. Owens and r Patterson, two of the ap-
parent signers, request to say that their
names are there withoutany authority--th they
deny any participation in getting up the card,
andssay they have no cause of complaint. Mr..
A. j. Broner is said to join them in this denial
-Idaho World. eai Son O.. 81
Mrs. Jane Miles Davis, of Fort Colyille noto-
riety, is out with "Birdseye View of the Re-
belIion." Wonder if Jane has found the grave
of her father" YETI When the old gal passed
through Walla Walla year or two ago, she
was taking up subscriptions to aid her in finding
that grave. ID
The Portland "Gold and Silver Tunnel Com
panyp has been incorporated With Capital
Stock of $500 900, divided into 400 shares of
$500 each The Incorporators are H. W. Cor
bett S. G. Reed and T j. Garter.
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Late California papers give encouraging ac-
counts of the prospects for good grain erQps'ini
that State the coming harvest. AbuHdantrains
fell in time throughout most Of the State to-
make amends for previous dry weather. Late
frosts in some localities greatly injured thefruit
prospects. ss
The highest waters ever known in the Grand
Ronde valley since its settlement have occurred
this Spring. Most of the valleyis said to bo
covered with water, and many of the farms in
consequence will yield no crops this year. IT
will be a sad catastrophe to the poor farmers Of
that section. M
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Theaters, in San Francisco, are prevented "
law from giving Dramatic exhibitions on tho
Sabbath day. One of the daily papers Of that
City says that "Sacred Concerts are held in
the lager beer cellars and other places on Sab
bath day and that preventing theatricals from
pursuing their vocation, helps the sale Of lager
and other things, amazingly, t.-rral
1t is said the parties who destroyed the DEM
ocratic Press, and other newspaper officers in
San Francisco, short time ago. were a set Of
notorious drunken loafers, and that they were
urged on to the cowardly act by the conductors
of one low opposition sheet in that city. The
City, it is thought will have to stand all DANA
ges done by the mob. e.
The San Francisco Spectator says all the