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The Placer herald., 1865-06-24
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STATE OFFICERS OF CALIFORNIA

judges Supreme Courts. W. Sanderson' oD l..
Justice; John Curry, Lorenzo Sawyer "a
Rhodes and o. L. Shafter. uorr;man
Clerk of the Supreme Court.... W. " i,"' Tmttle
Reporter. ~ tbe first
The Court meets in Sacramento on nhor. .I
Monday in January, April, July ana o''''
United States Senators-James "A. MoD'No
and John Conness. 11;obv. T.
Representatives in Congress-. +. h's'''
B. Shannon, and Cornelius Cole.
The State Senate is composed OF 4o me"'''
and the Assembly of so. s a. Hale
Senators from Placer County-James f. ''"'
and John Yule. u:,obester,
. 1Assemblymen- D. Pratt. M. Q. "ii'"'"
and A. H. Snyder.
The Placer herald., 1865-06-24
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20
E Winter has left the lap of sprin

E Winter has left the lap of spring
about which the newspapers have been
talking so greatly ofslate. Yesterday she
quit him entirely, and bore herself as
pleasantly as June. So may her reign
continue. We shake hands with winter
without regret. Yet be was not bad
winter; he was equable tempered. He
brought jolly skatiugs, and jolly sleigh.
rides on the river. and long evenings, and
parties and social enjoyment. So may be
come again--but not now. Let spring
bring her flowing robes of green, and hel
garlands of flowers, and orchestra of birds
and summer her clear heavens and
warmth, and autumn the cornucopia Of
her golden haryests ere We have more o.
winter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20
IOWA ITEMS.

AT the school election at Centrevi lille
on Monday, the following Board of Of
6cers was elected: President, j. FL.
Hough Vice President, J A.,Brazeale;
Treasurer, S. MWright; Secretary, O.
w. Barden Director, D. L. Strickler,
Editor Of the Loyal citizen.
The Hawkeye says that John Beutz,
who lives o few miles from Burlington,
was, few days since, SO badly gored b.!
an Infatuated COW, as to endanger his
life.
The Vigilance committee Of Hender-
derson county-across the river from
Burling ton-has dried up band of des-
peradoes who have been infesting that
courty for some time past.
DIR. Ealy, Surgeon of the 18th Iowa,
is at his home in Iowa City. He 10 in
bad health, aud has come North to regain
his strength. Sc Gays the Republican.
"A company is being formed at Mt
Pleasant to work the gold mines of thu
Range Mountain lode. Colorado Territory
The company comprises some of the best
known and most reliable men OF that city
Mr.. Thomas Ramsey. an old either
of Mt. Pieasan, died very suddenly Of con
gestive chill, last week.
Mrs. Susan Zckafoose, of Henri,
county, died very suddenly Of "spot,ee
fever" on the 18th inst.
Mr.. Eddy, farmer of Washington
county, was robbed OF three thousand dol
lars, BY burglars, a few nights since.
Brig. Gen. Bowen. Of Kama. is oil
visit to Mt Pleasant. He was lad o
the town and known as plain "Tou
Bowen" few years ago.
AT the School Election in Mt. Pleas
ant, last Monday, the following Boar
of Officers was elected: President, DR.
W. Bird; Vice President, g. W. Edwards
Sec'y, DR.. H. R. Kern; Treas. ] A
Throop; Director. W. c. Hawley. A t.,
of four mills was voted to erect Schoc
House.
! We CLEAN the above from the Noun
Pleasant Journal.
"A "Musca.ine Mining and Oil Com
pany," composed of Judge Richman an
o.ner influential citizens, has been organ
lied at Muscatine. It's object is to develo
the mineral resources of the country. s
says the Journal.
The editor of the Leon News ha
been elected School Director up in hi
county, fattening out Peace Suea
competitor. He proposes to visit schools
whisper to the big girls about their stud
les, and tell his wife that it is part Q
bis official duties.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

F All over the city, in fences top
Piled over and chimneys blown down, and
awnings extiDguished, and signs strewn
in all sorts of improper places, aud dilap-
ida.ed buildings inverted, are the evil
dence of the terrific force of the blow o.
Friday. If Joshua had had one of oul
Equinoctials he would have brought Jeri
cho to grief without horns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

H. Major General Samuel R. Curtis lie
now at bis home in this city. During the
months Of this last absence he has added
largely to his already well earned repu
tation as one OF the ablest and most gal
liant officers in the service. We are not
advised as to the length of his stay.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

Ew We are informed by Mr.. Bissell,
who has just returned from Burlington,
that Captains Ping and Brown, Lieuteu-
ants Parks and Thompson, of the 18th
Iowa, passed through that city on their
way home. having recently been paroled.
The balance of the prisoners of that reg.
iment are to be exchanged soon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

Tho Muscatine Journal says that
Ida Ho has been scout out by the more
popular Peter Roleum.
- There 10 to be stcircular wolf
huns" in Aascatiue county, Wednesd y,
to drive out the large numbers Of the .
" varmists " thst iufsst that county. So
sAys ~ Journal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

A.Ladies of the Westminster Church
will give an entertainment on Tuesday
evening, March 2ls., at the Billings
House. for the benefit OF the T.. Chris
tian Commission. Everybody is invited
to attend.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20
ras- An unusually large audience was

sD- An unusually large audience was
10 attendance upon the concert given by
the scholars Of Prof Hubbard's school, Il
the Atbeneum Saturday night, and those
present were well repaid by the entertain
ment. The music and representations
we're, for the most part, good. and highly
creditable 10 the teachers aud scholars
concerned.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

~Ls. Col. Clendenning and lady ar
rived at home in this city on Friday. The
gallant Colonel vas captured-Cupid and
Hymen-the odds were against him. He
will doubtless wear his chains pleasantly.
and may thank his fair captor for bring
ing him up into Goods country"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20
4 sincular Deeaskea.

PRovosr NAasHAE's O51IcE,l
FIns1 CosoasssIoHAI DIsr. IowA,}
BualISe1ps, MAfeh IL, 1865.
Major Thomas Dancaa, A. A. r. 4.
Gen.. Dsvsuport, Iowa:
SIN: I have the honor to ma&s the
following statemeut Of facts, and 70 ask
your opinion ia regard thereto
On the 2lst Of December, 1884, Edwin
c. Toof, Of the township Of Fort Msdi-
son, Lee county, Iowa, presented o .
substitute, Elmer e. Hall, who VAS ex-
amined by the Board and accepted for
two years the said Toof paving said
substitute, upon receiving from the Board
his exemption certificate. the sum Of
seven hundred (7O0) dollars. This sub
sti,ute Was forwarded. soon after, to the
general rendezvous at Davenport. Iowa,
and upon his arrival there was re-cxa %.
ined BY the Board Of Examiners, then in
session, and recommended for dischsrgt
to the commander Of the Department
upon which rec ,mmendation discharge
was issued.
| Does the granting of this discharge re-
woke the certificate of exemption issuee
by this Board, and does the township lost
credit for this man
/ | am. very respectfully, your obedien
servant, X. b. RurLEDGE,
Capt. & Prov. Mar. LIST Dist. Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

ET His Honor, Justice Sam. F. Mil
Ter, of the U. S. Supreme Court, and
family, arrived at home Friday evening
Despite the wear of Judicial duties, Jus
tice Miller is in excellent health.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

W Prof. Sands, Magician. ventrilo.
quist and exposer Of Spiritualism--at the
Atheneum to.nigbt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

va ~. Leech has been appointed
Deputy Clerk of the U. S. District Court
at this place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

~ Twenty-eight invalid soldiers Ar
rived here Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

kH Remember the Entertainment BY
Prof. Sands, at the Atheneum tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20
A. A. p. NJ. GENERALS OFFIe

A. A. p. NJ. GENERALS OFFICE
DAVENPORT, Iowa, March Is. 1865.
Capt. R. B. Rutledge, Prov. Mar. Isl
Dist, Burlington, Iowa
CAPTAIN: have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter of the 18th
instant, in relation to the case of Edwin
Tool, and in reply to say that. inssmueh
as the Board accepted and mustered the
substitute into service. the principal can
not be deprived Of his certificate Of ex
EN- ption neither can the township from
which the man enl:sts be deprived OF the
credit for such enlistment.
am, very respectfully, your obediea'
servant. THos DUNCAN,
Major Sd US. Cav, A. A. P. NJ, Gen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20
u. S. GENERAL Hospital

U. >. GENERAL HOSPITAL
KEoKuK, Iowa. March 20, 1865
Editors Gate City.
GENTLEMEN: l have the honor here
with to enclose you list of Iowa sicl
and wounded transferred from the U. s,
General Hospital Of Davis Island, New
York harbor. on the 18th instant.
am, very respectfully,
4 j. G. ToDD, Iowa Military Ag't.
John Morris, Both infantry, Col.
George Platter, 18TH infantry, co A.
Saml Upton. 10th infantry, co /.
Robert Brown, llth infantry, co A.
William Rynson, 18th init. co Y.
James Pointer, 3oth Unfit CO H.
W n Duncan, I'd inf co y.
Harln Rine, 18th i-ft, co !.
Wellington Mc1Iock.ine, ri inf, CO D.
Aaron Sterrete, 3lst init co =.
Jesse W Wilcocks 18th inf, CO K.
Oscar Lee, seth init, CO D
Daniel Knieht, 18th inft co A.
Daniel 4 Mex -ehum 9Th inf, co D.
Klijsh Pos ell, 18th Taft, 60 b.
John Horton, "a inn, coK
Oliver Anderson, 9TH inf, CO r.
Lewis bragg, 4th init, Gu c.
Joha Cnggsweil, 1lth I'm, CO g.
Samuel H damn, 18th inf CO I.
" " Qrjmess 30sh INIT, co A.
Ell Henderson, 18th inf CO X.
joseph Henry, 4th init, co A.
w Miller, 18th init, COG.
Chsrass etennett. 18th inn, co p.
James Collins, 30th init, co A.
Alexaudar Craiger, It'll inf, co d.
Nathan Ncndenhall, 18th inf, CO r.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20
THE CITY.
CARPET CHAIN.-Flax and juts chain,
very low at Bag Factory. 4th and Main

~ The u. 8. District Court CON-
mences its session in this city on Tues.
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20
EORSALE-A two story brick dwell.
ia frame dwelling. with
EoR sALE-A Frame Co ,aee Daell-

inc. with seven rooms. cfsf. pocd cellar aud
nne grow th oi fruit treas. With fur of aud ALI. good
order situated near hE+neSk, Txihange ssF.et he
tween 9Th and 5th streets Title seod ilice - O.
Enguirc Of H. Z TEN-EYCE
fsha3
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-20

k'oR SALE-20 by i4o feet, common
cling 90 feet from 9th street. on Main in Lafayette
Square. Price $500. Call on HRTENEYfSk
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-27

be by right of succession Or con-
quest, and they consequently take
that property, if in foreign State,
saddled with any liens it's previous
owners may have imposed upon it.
London Post, Oct. 2.
Mr.. Seward instructs Mr.. Adams
that the United States must have the
cotton that reached England in the
Prioleau, and which Vice. Chancellor
Stuart adjudeed to belong to the
United States Government, but on
principles which would also make the
United States responsible for the Con
feaerate debt. We have little doubt
that those principles are very un-
sound, but this declaration of English
law has lrritated Mr.. Sewart, some
what naturally, and he declares the
United States Government will not
be responsible for the Confederate
debt, as no one (brt Vice-Chancellor
Stuart, perhaps, ever dreamed they
would be. He adds that the United
States never regarded the Confederate
Government as lie f4cto Government.
This is absurd. If so, they had no
"belligerent rights" against neutr,ls
at all. Any power that can so carry
on war as to give its opponent ''bel-
hgerent rights" must be a tie fttc:o
Government. Mr. Seward insists on
pro6ting by both the alternatives of
the dilemma, which we call logical
rapacity. Either he had no interra-
tional enemy, in which case our mer-
chants have right to compensation
for all they lost by the blockade, or
he had an international enemy, and
that enemy de fdcto Government.
London Spectator.
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The Necessity of Punctuation.
Not Punctuated

He was an experienced old man in
the ways of the world he profted not
In honesty purity and sobriety was
always found in demoralizing society
never associated with the good he was
counted among the foremost in vice
IN every shape stranger to high
mlndedness and correctness of de-
pertinent he was ever devoted to what
was low sordid and mean he turned
deaf ear to the riseries of fellow
creature his heart was ever open to
malevolence charity afforded q shield
to none did he refuse sympathy and
sorrow it was his nature
The above epitaph was handed two
gentlemen, and was punctuated as
follows. BY the first:
''He was an experienced old mans.
In the ways of the world he profted:
not. In honesty, purity and sobriety,
was always found. In demoralizing
society never associated. with the.
good he was counted among the fore
most. In vice in every shape q
stranger. To gh-mindedness and
correctness of department. he was
" ~ wv OCSo. L " HlluD WIS low, SOI-'
did and mean he turned a deaf ear,
10 the miseries of fellow-creature
his heart was ever open. To malevo-
lence charity afforded shield. To
none did he refuse sympathy and sor-
row. 1t was his nature
The second returned it as follows:
"He was an experienced old man in
the ways of the world. He profted
not IN honesty. purity, and sobriety.
was always found in demoralizing
society Never associated with the
good. He was counted among the
foremost in vice in every shape. A
stranger to highmindedness and cor
rectness of department., he was ever
devoted to what was low, sordid and
mean. He turned deaf ear to the
miseries of fellow-creature. His
heart was ever open to malevolence.
Did he refuse sympathy and sorrow,
it was his nature
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Union Nationak processes to have
grounds for believing that the Fenians
contemplate a raid on Canada. It
sets out by quoting a statement to
this effect from the Dublin CORES
pondent of the London Herald, and
then goes on in corroboration of this
story. "We learn" says L'Unio,s
NMionale, from good source, that
our Government has been, or is on the
point Of being, put in possession of
certain facts of the highest impor-
tance. Ou information does not give
us the precise facts but there is not
the slightest doubt that the Canadian
authorities have been or are on the
pointof being officially informed by
the Cabinet of Washington that it is
the intention, more or less resolute,
of the Fenians to invade Canada"
L Union Nd1ionule, after disclaiming
the idea of becoming an alarmist,
proceeds to prescribe how this in
vasion ought to be met It is ''to
demand that England shall break the
colonial tie that exposes us to so many
dangers, without giving us any in
fiuence or any force sufficient to keep
those dangers at distance or to over
come them"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-27

The RECENT ELECTION RETURNS. -
The Republicans are making them
selves perfectly ridiculous in pretend
ing to be pleased by the result of the
elections in Iowa, Ohio and pennsyl-
vania. They know very well that the
returns settle the question in New
York. Ii we only do half as Wei as
our friends elsewhere, we will carry
the State by 10, 600 majority but be
yond all doubt we shall do far better
The following fgl,res tell the story
Pennsylvania. -1S6+--Republican ma
jority 20,0 ; 1SG5-Republican me-
jority. estimated 5000; Republican
loss $4,000 Ohio.-1Sh4 -Repubh-
can majority 50, AIS; lSG5-RepublI-
car majority, estimated 2o,o00; Re
publican loss 10000. Iowa.
Republican majority 9,479 1865
Republican majority, estimated 20,-
600 Republican loss 20, 900. Count
ing Connecticut, there is a Democratic
gain on light vote of over 0,00O.
In this State the Republican ma
jority last year was less than 1000,
and it follows that if we merely gained
in like proportion with other States,
we should carry New York overwhelm-
ingly. Nothing but the impediments
created by the registry law in large
cities will prevent onr carrying the
State by $4,000 majority.
Ne,o Tor1. World
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-27
TOPICS OF THE DAY.-Amonp the

Topics OF THE DAY.-Among the
prominent subjects discussed in the
journals is a ship-canal to connect
the great lakes with the harbor of
New York. At various times for more
than twenty years, this eubject has
had much investigation. The great
increase of Canadian and Western
productions seeking access to this
market, makes the proposed canal a
subject of vast practical Importance.
To see the steamers and sailing vessels
of the la'-es at the wharves of the city,
discharg g cargoes from Milwaukee,
Chicago, Detroit, and other distant
lake-ports of the interior, is worth
laborlng for. Already, as a step in
the hight direction, which chiefly in
wolves the enlargement of works be-
gun and long i'll use, we have the canal
of Sault st. Marie uniting Lake Su-
perior to the lower lakes. The We'll
land canal, under enlargement, ena-
bles ships to ascend and descend the
vast elevation known as "the noun
tain" in which Erie and Ontario are
united. The st. Lawrence canals open
the way for ships to Montreal and the
ocean. Lake Champlain affords ship
navigation of 125 miles, and it's course
is from the direction Of the st. Law
renee and Montreal toward the Hud-
son and New York At the northern
end, the Chamblee Canal is already
III successful operation +; at the south
ern end, the Champlain canal unites
the Hudson river with the lake. A
vessel of 12O tons can already 90 from
Milwaukee or Chicago to the Hudson.
Ne,c Yo7.A; Express
The World, which is pressing this
work, says:
The proposed canal would con-
meet US with that region of Canada,
the vaLey of the Ottawa, which affords
practically inexhaustible supplies of
that timber which, whether used in
building ships or houses, or for other
purposes, is so essential to the pros
perity of New York. The same val
ley viii also, before many years have
elapsed, furnish one of the cheapest
and most direct means of communi-
cation between the ocean and the
Northwestern States. With the eco
nomical improvements We have sug-
gested, comparatively expensive and
crcutous routes would be avoided,
and a great and beneficial saving to
producer and consumer would follow.
The plan was brought to the notice of
the Legislature of this State by Gov.
Seymour in his last message, and is
well worthy of being kept before the
people,"
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Queer Consolation.


Some of our contemporaries are con-
soing themselves and their readers
with the idea that although the South
ern country has been ravaged and de-
vastated, it has at least become known.
Its geography has been studied by
parties to whom otherwise it would
have remained terra incoynita The
Tennessee and the Yazoo, the N.issis-
sippi and the Red River, the Kappa
hammock and the Rapidan, the Chicka-
hominy and the Chickamauga are now
as familiar names in Europe as are
the historic rivers of that continent.
European travellers, military men
as well as civilians have become ac-
quainted with the topography of the
whilom Confederate States, their eli
mate, productions, capabilities and
wants, and we should think through
all these means and agencies, atten-
ton would be directed to the coun-
try as one presenting an opening for
capital and l;,ho1. Say, North Caro-
lima with her miu-seats and water
powers that never fail nor freeze :;
with her vast oak forests in the West.
inviting men to tan tn cir hides rather
than export them raw, and buy back
the leather enhanced in cost by the
number of hands through which it
has gone. She grows cotton in her
Southern half, and tobacco of the
finest quality in her Northern tier of
counties, while coal and iron are found
convenient to each other on Deep
River in the centre, or in Rocking
ham near the Virginia line, to say
nothing of Lincoln, Surry, and many
other counties containing iron. Near
ly all the country West Of the Central
Railroad and East of the Blue Ridge,
abounds in copper md gold mines.
Our Old State las been pretty
thoroughly explored for hidden trea-
sures by those distinguished savans
attached to the army Of General Sher-
man, under the euphoneous designa-
ton of "bummers. They explored
swamps that not even a runaway ne
gro could dream of penetrating, and
rode unrideable mules through bot
tomless morasses and over impossible
roads. They developed some hidden
resources, but not exactly in the way
most to be desired. We trust that by
way of amends for their visitation,
Northern and foreign capital and Ia
Dor may come in to assist in bene-
ficent search for treasures known to
lie hidden in the bowels of the earth,
only awaiting the hands that are to
draw them forth to light. We trust
that sufficient labor and capital may
come to enable us to utilize our vast
water power, to send forth our staples
for export, and supply within our
selves all that we need for our own
consumption.
This would be an invasion of the
right kind, and would do something
to compensate us for what we have
undergone Wilmington Journal.
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A good story is told of country
Methodist, at whose house an itinerant
preacher was passing the night, who.
when bed time came and the family
prayers were suggested, in searching
for a Bible, finally produced couple
OF torn leaves of the good book, with
the naive remark, Il didn't kcow
was SO near out Of Bibles"