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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-01-12
Petroie um in California.

Professor Silliman, in a report recently
published, has some important obser-
vations upon the occurance of petroleum
in California He says that the occur
ence of an infiammablc fluid was known
on the cost of Santa Barbara rs early as
1892, but that no Importance was attached
TO 1T until lately. The first attempt made
TO apply it to useful purpose was by a
Mr.. Gilbert, who drew and refined it by
means of refinery put up by himself,
on small scale. Prof Silliman writing
July 2nd at Buenaventura, Santa Bar
bara county, says there is n farm in that
locality Of Is 900 acres where there were
twenty natural oil wells, some of them
OF the largest size. The oil is strugg ling
up TO the surface at all available points,
and running away down the river for
miles
The property has already been pur-
chased by company of New York
capitalists.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-01-12
The Bankrupt Bill.

The following are tho principal
features Of the Bankrupt bill as it has
passed the House Of Representatives at
Washington:
lst. The discharge OF tho honest debtor
upon the surrender Of his property.
Ind. The protection OF the creditor
ae ainst the fraudulent practices and reck-
less conduct of his debtor
The District Courts are to be mad
Courts OF Bankruptcy, and the bankrupt
business. where there is no opposing in
terest, is 10 be transacted by officers to
be called Registers, When there are OPP
posing interests, they are to make up the
cases for the decisions Of the Judge.
They are to be the hands and the eyes Of
the Court, bnt are neither to be clothed
with its power or its direction. Receiv-
ing fixed saleries, it will be their interest
as well as their duty to discourage
litigation.
Creditors are to have assignees, but the
law ignores the cumbrous machinery of
official assignees, accountants, registry
of courts and accountants general. In
solvency is a matter between the bank
rupt and his creditors, and can best be
managed by them under the direction
y
litigants contesting the bankrupts dis
charge, must be heard and decided in
open court, in which respect this bill
differs from other laws. Commissioners
appointed by the Supreme Court are to
establish code OF rules to secure uniform
practice.
Honest debtors are TO receive an al
lowanee, SO that they may not be turned
upon the world without currency note,
il they have surrendered their effects for
administration and distribution among
their creditors. -
Another provision gives debtor an
. opportunity TO meet his creditors, and if
they are satisfied Of his integrity and
ability, to wind up his Affairs under a
trust deed, with the same effect as il the
proceedings had been conducted in the
Court OF Bankruptcy.
This law has yet TO be acted upon by
the Senate, and what disposition will be
made of itidoes not seem to be indicated
by any action Of its members, or any
canvass of their opinions.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-01-12

all these institutions-unless il was the
Southern Penitentiary-must have been
suspended, OF. l must procure moneys
outside of the treasury. with, which 10
carry them forward. This determined
TO do If possible. The honor and hu-
manity of the State demanded that the
operations of the Benevolent Institutions
shoeld not again ee suspended. and the
peace and security of the people of the
State required that the convicts in the
Penitentiaries should not be turned loose
upon society before their time. The
financial report will show that / was
generously sustained by the constituted
authorities of various counties. by many
private persons, and by one railroad
corporation. to all of whom desire i'll
the mos. hlic manner to return my
thanks. Tl-e money thus obtained, adj
ded TO. the, profits OF the State Arsenal,
was sufficient to support the Benevolen
Institutions, and Penitentiaries, and de
fray all other civil expenses, from the
time the duty of providing for them
devolved upon me, until the FIRST day of
January. 1865, leaving balance OF the
civil funds in my hands OF Ss,T6S %,
x Concluded next week
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-01-12

The Tribune has the following Wash
ington special Of the 2sth: The Nat
ional Intelligencer has been sold. Its
politics will not be changed
The quota Of this District, under the
Presidents last call for three hundred
thousand men, is announced at 3,019.
Under the call for fye hundred thousand
it was 1900, The District 10 evidently Y
rapadly increasing In population, In the
estimation OF Provost Marshsl- General
Fry -.--
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-01-12
A Mine Of Three Cent Pieces.

An eccentric individual named VIM.
Ciiley died recently at Lockport, n Y.
He lived alone, kept a grocery, and willed
his property, valued at $4,000. TO his
relatives in England. He kept his specie
buried in the cellar in an old boiler
Among the deposits in this private vault
were over fifty thousand thre cent pieces.
How many millions or coin are thus
boarded in various parts Of the country?
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-01-12

A dspsscn from Cortland, Alabama,
announces that STnkoxAx's cavalry had
captured HOOPS pontoon train; also, 800
msiss. loo Wagons And 200 hogs. HOOP
wAs retreataag< 70 Tuseaioosa, 70 re
|, organize hiA lAhattsrsd army. Roopr's
rebel c4raJ1s sS3mmAnd was almost On.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-01-12

Cd o. esassaoT~ -osuIx ss8s
45f eso1ea Te1as5 70 rE -
LIS i9TssI bas : 80 ,sassE S - ..ss-
sEcrt ng
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-01-12

4 Paris letter says: The good feeling
Of France toward the United States dAily y
increasing The Confsderate Commis-
eioners 20 MAximil.an have been stopped
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-08
A Card.


To the Poters of- Orangeturg, Edgefeld, do
6eviHe, Ner6e,ry, Lerington, R'chland, and
Fuirjleld 49,
FELLOW CITIZENS; After much hesitation,
/ have consented 10 be put in nomination for
your Representative in the Congress o.c the
United States. publish this card, because
the District is SO large and the time before
the election so shsrt that could not, If I de
sired, canvass the District. Ifa canvass were
possible, however, 4 do not think it becoming
or desirable. IL my judgment, this is no time
for scramble for ofico. 1t seems to me
that no one properly impressed with the 80
lemnily Of the crisis, and the delicscy and
importance of rho duties to be discharged
could seek the position. For myself, + de
clare that l have no wish but 10 serye the
State. -.
j. In 1888, South Carolina, through q conyen
ton of her people, became one of the UniteG
States. She remained amember OF the
Union until December, 1860. when through
another convention Uf her people, she repealed
the Ordinance of 1859, seeded from tn.
United States, and with certain other sister
States entered into another government KNOW
as the Confederate Government. We believed
that we had the right to ,seccde and that ou
security required its exercise in co,operatiot
with our Southern SISTERS. South Carolina,
in 1852, proclaimed BY solemn ordinance the
right of secession. 1t had long been the SCI.
tied opinion Of the State that che was sorer-
eign and entitled to all the rights Of sovereign
tty. She asserted self-government in order't to
secure her institutions aud principles from
great evils, believed TO be inlninent. Seces-
sion was in tie nature of o proceeding quid
iimct. 1t was conceived in the spirit 81 self
preserYation-not 10 iDjure others hut save
ourselves. 1t cannot be necessary to say tha
! am one. Of those who .beliesed IL was ar
honest effort far, honorable purposes. Th'
United States Government deniedNthe righ
of secession aud waged warupon the coufed
crate States, which stood upon the defersive
A terrible war Of invasion and desoiasiol
followed, aud finally the oonfsdsrss. s'ate
sers overwhelmed By fores of numbers an
dissolved. As.the end of the. war the Stst
OF South Csrolius found the Confederac
broken up, her citiaeas who survived tn
terrible ordeal exhausted and impoverished
her institutions destroyed, AID the vhol
country occupied by the military forces
the United States. Under these painful eli
! cumstances the President Of the Unite
. States invited tie States lately c.mposiu
e the. Confederacy 70 rsorganizs their govern
= meuts. and restore their connection with II
y Constitution aud Government Of tho Unite
: States, upon certain conditions the princip
10 Of which was on acquiescehee in the sso
'e sion of slavery, which had been accomplish
ts BY the military authorities, The State, wis
j, Il in my. Judgment, responded favorably
.. tho invitation. 1t. is true the mere @ issue
? battle does not prove right any more n M II th
II u did tho old "wager of bastlei" but it'de
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-08
& Note the Bright Hours Only"


Alesson iritself sublime, - -S
y A Lesson worth enshrining,
Is thisEni. take NO heed Of time,
:. Save when the sun is shining" :.
Those motto words dial BORE. 81.
. And xisiom-ner teaches :
To human hearts better lore
- Than this short sentence teaches.
As life is sometimes bright and fair,
And sometimes dark and lonely,
Let.ns, forge. its pain and care, :;
And note the bright hours only .'v 3.
There is no grove, on earth'a broad chart
:. But has some bird to cheer it;
So hope sings on in,evory heart,
Although We may not hear il;
And II to-day the heavy wing
OF sorrow is expressing, -. -.
Perchance morrow's sun will bring q,
A weary heart blessing. : ~ =
80: s-fSs.s. = -" t.h ;2Ni.sf. - 80
For life is sometimes bright and fair
And sometimes durk and lonely.
Then let's forget its toll and care,
And note the bright hours only.
;WSbia the joyous moments haste,
And, then forget their glitter -,
We take tho cup of life, and taste s.sg,.
.Noportion but tho bittsr;- ' -'..
But we should teach our hearts to deem
Isssweetest drops the strongest;
And pleasant hours should ever seem -
To linger round us Longest: ,z.t.
As life is sometimes, bright and fair,
And sometimes dark and lonely, - .
Let us forget its toll and care, ,.-s
And note its bright hours only.
F. The darkest shadows Of the night, 's.~-.
Are just before the morning,
-Tb an Let US wait the coming light,
All boding phantoms scerning;
And while we'ro passing on the tido
OF Tines fast ebbing river,
Let's pluck the blossoms by its side,
And bless the gracious Giver.
AS life il, sometimes bright and fair,
And sometimes dark and louely,
We should forget its pain and care,
And note its bright hours only.
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-08

EAR .Pittsbnrg, Pa, has another trrkis
daae.s ae A afrs., Lewis under:ssrrsss,
charged re With mixing strychnine in bbFsndy,
aud administering it to three Of her ehlildrer,
all of whom died in, q, very short time alter
ward. as-.G; r,,.;,as-ka. :: ~, .-ifS1.l-
10y The eeommissiobes cf As,icultMe hss
received tom, nsnois aspscimsn Of isfsa.
ssr made: from the: .bests, ;. The spsaaE issog
,nowY xhi.ensas, andsbeautifally lyschriasaEssa,
equalius anything produced iromtusalocsas
Ttis claimed this bee. sassr ean .be pFssduesd q
at less cost than That made. from:csne.o essls
EE The special, agest 'oe the Treasury
Department in Mississippi has been astestedi
several Of his srb.agents haIe also hssas en- A; I;
rested !; his, bucks have beeH taken possession
of ,Itisrumored that inyestisationwiil shum
great frauds wHichwillimp plieate highst tllcialss
nss- It is es.iuuted at the Treasury De
| partmsut that if the War Department sue.
e.eas in placing its sstimsas proportionseiy
IavAvifh,thuse of eNavJ Departmehtdor
The fiscal year, 'tSat the entire expense Of fEs
Govess1nimeut s1iu for 1865 will be about $loo pe9if.
tooo. Il Is claimed that the internal revenue
viii meet the. total sum of;ezpenda a di!9tSc, S e
say nothing Of the revenue to he dsEised from
Customs. a
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-08

To the Hoters cf- Orangeburg, Mgefela, do
5eville, Nerberry, Lerington, R'chland, and
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-01
Rsesu.rruetien.

Upon this subject the San Jose Courier
las the following:
There has been much speculation upon
ne probable course our Government
sould take in the matter Of reconstruc-
ion. This was the burden of political
.peeches during the last canvass, Demo-
ratio orators seemed to have sort of
,anaees which they alleged would heal
pur nations difficulties, restore peace and
make u again happy and prosperous
people. But how, when or where this
vas to be appied-whether upon Presi-
lent OF Congress, soldier or citizen, we
confess, in all sincerity, has never been
made very clear. They seemed to have
he power of divinAtion |; at least one
would suppose so from the long and dole
Jul accounts they would give Of disasters
% come, such - the annihilation of Sher-
nan and his army the withdrawal of
irant from before Richmond his speedy
return to the. defences Of Washington q
recognition Of the Confederacy by Euro
,ean Governments, and the final triumph
1ver law and the sure establishment of a
.eparate government upon American soil.
All this and even more was to follow the
reelection Of Lincoln. There was to be
IN uprising Of the people that would hurl
from place and power those who would
nos administer the Affairs Of government
IN such manner as % secure peace In
-ixty days. WArwas to Be brought home
70 our own doors. Anarchy and strife
vas to reign supreme. There were to be
,uch scenes of bloodshed and butchery
that the heart sickened It their very reci-
tai. But the election has come and gone,
and with greater unanimity and good feel
ing than ever before characterized SINH
lar occasion. There never has been but
one rational method Of ending our Diff
culties. Men may talk OF plans Of recon-
struction, Of compromises and PROPOSE
lions to hold conventions and send dele
Iates, but they can never be Of any avail
Until the rebels acknowledge themselves
'uodued and overpowered by force Of
Arms. Grant. Sherman, Porter and Terry
are working out the problem Of recon
dtruction, and are the only Peace Commits
Honers our Government has at present for
rebeldom., Their propositions cannot be
misunderstood. They speak a language
chat comes home to the understanding Of
the vilest rebel in the. land. Their terms
Of reconstructi0n are plain and simple
And when they shall have accomplished
their work-when the rebel armies shall
have been dispersed, and when they yield
sincere and implicit obedience to our
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-01

WHAT GEORGE BANCROFT SAYs.-The
party at the South which has made this
rebellion, is not, and never was the DEM
ocratic party; it was and is the most en-
Filtered hater of Democracy; it rests on
the most narrow and most selfish of OLE
garchies, which, by the very necessity Of
its nature. seeks to, extinguish the Demo
cratic principles, to crush the Union and
the power Of the people. To sympathize
with them is to sympathize with oligarchy
in its proudest and most corrupt form.
They laughed among themselves at the
very thought Of being called Democrats.
To call, or to have called Slidell and Ben
jamin, and their, like, Democrats-to have
invited them among us to teach who
should and should not be held to be mem
bers of the Democratic party-would be q
superb and unqualified jest. if it had not
been followed BY deadly consequences.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-01


For the FIRST time this season the Pio-
neer stages failed to arrive this morning
on time. A terrific storm is raging on
the Sierras. and an immense slide came
crushing along the roadsides, covering the
same for long distance. The coaches
will arrive here this evening. for with this
line there is "no such word as fail
BuLLIoN.--Wells, Fargo s. Co. shipped
this morning from their Virginia Office,
IS bars of bullion, worth, according to
assay, $6o,l9l 80, and weighing 1852
pounds. E'7i't
To BE PAID.-The Common Council of
Virginia last night very appropriately
fixed the compensation Of stewards at $50
per month. payable in coin. This sum i,
none too large for the services rendered.
DEPARruREs,-By Pioneer stage-Mrs.
Davis, N. S, Martin. E. I.oveman, Sam.
Martin, ]. Carroll, 1. D. Storey, Mr..
James, and Mr.. Young.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-01

PsRsoNAL.-Lance Nightingale. Esq.
the jolly State Controller, was in tow
last evening. Wonder whether Lane
wasn't hunting the Sd Article and the 81
section Of the Constitution, which give
strong hints about placing the State on
cash basis: Perhaps so. The question
has occasionally been talked of by mem
bers at Carson-but rhGr is the coin
Devilish glad we were not elected Stat
Printer. The institution owes Us NOR
now than she can pay-and although sh,
IS State. she fails to pay her printing
bills any better than the old ricketty Ter.
ri.ory. We'd "shut up shop" if We
could not pay our honest debts better. :.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-01
EXPECTED FL1eHr OF JSYF. DAvIs.-l

EXPECTED FLIeHr OF JsPF. DAvIs.-A
letter from the Army of the Potomac
says that now, when the cry, "Sauve qui
peut." is rolling up from the South to tn
rebel capital. JEFF. Davis and his leading
brother cOnspirs,ors are diigens in pre-
pairing to leave their dupes to bear thu
brun, Of their treason. Arrangements. il
is currently reported in Richmond, hav'
been going on for some time to transfer Il
sufficient amount of Davis property tc
Europe. in view Of his speedy self-expa
triation. These matters, refugees from
Richmond state. are currently spoken Of
there; and it is further said, that wher
Davis was on his last speech-making tou'
in Georgia, it was fully expected that h,
would not return.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-01

I, has been sufficiently demonstrated
that the Southern States are capable o.
keeping up standing armies, if not in III,
same proportion a. to numbers, At any
rate as long a. standing armies can b
kept up in the North-GrGss VaIiey No.
tiors6I.
The skedaddling of nearly every rebel
army. for the last year, proves conclusive
" that the Southern States can't keep NJ
= single standing army" Too much
ERE in the rear can't stand il.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-01
SAN FHANonsoo DlsPArcH.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GOLD KILL DAILY SEwS..
Divorce = steamer Weathor.bOund
-Greenback Decision-Found Dead
T-'E0rTT7-G-. = - = E.h I-Oa =.

ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GOLD KILL DAILY SEws..
Divorce = steamer Weather-bOund
-Greenback Decision-Found Dead
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l-2P. N.
Freeman b. Lamb has sued for di-
vorce from ,CIarissa Lamb. and the matter
referred to H. L. Love to take testimony
The steamer J. L. Stephens tof Maaat-
Ian, has been weather bound since ~ A.
N. yesterday. She will depart as soon a.
the weather will permit. 80, ss,.s,
Judge Pratt this morning rendered
decision relative to greenoacks' Y: d.
Straussman having made purchases from
several merchants, paid their amounts Of
the bills in greenbacks. The money was
accepted and suit instituted Tor the
amount of difference from gold. The
Judge decided that the merchants had no
recourse-but had they refused the legal
tenders they would have been able to col
lect in gold. e
WIN. N. Caldwell, of Murphy's Camp,
was found dead in his room at the Ameri-
can Hotel this morning. =
Bt0ck sales.
ophir, 1926; Uncle Sam, 27o@2so ;
Gould & Curry, $3.50; Yellow jacket,
95o@l.0OO; Savage, 1850; Melones, 8 /;
Buckeye, 7@S %; Sierra Nevada, % 90
@23 90; Harmon, 4 50@5; DeSoto, 90;
Moscow, SO 5O@3S Wide West Chol-
lar, $50; North American 6 Sam, IA 90 |;
Hale Z Norcross, 225; Justis, So; Bull.
lion, 77@7s. z i f,s H.a
GreSkbaeks, 4si.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-01

REsoNEp.-We understand that NJ
Robert NJ. Rowland. has resigned hi
Office of Warden of the State Prison. W:
are sorry to hear it, as Mr.. Rowland i
acknowledged by all who know him. q
be kind hearted. an efficient and trust
worthy public othrer, and we doub
whether better one can be found in tn
State. We should think that Mr.. Ho"
land was the very kind of a person tina
the Governor and his colleagues woult
wan, as Warden. We shall certainly re-
gres TO hear that outside influences wer'
b,ough, to bear to cause Mr.. Rowland L
resign and if such is the case. we vii
have something to say on the subject, an
we shall say it, too, in our usual style.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-01
EASTERN NEWS.

4.
The dispatches to-day are interesting,
and the interest would be somewhat en-
HANGED if we could regard them as reh-
able.
The story about the holy alliance of the
Catholic powers of Europe to recognise
the Confederacy in March, we consider I
humbug cOncoction of the sensation
specials. If it be true. we have only to
say-les 'em recognize. If there is q
Catholic power in Europe that the United
States stand IN mortal fear Of. re don't
know It.
The report about Kirby Smiths neso-
tiations with Macmillan Is more plausi-
BILE, and about rs important as the otner
story.
Late news from the South brings more
rumors of rebel cruelty 10 Union pris-
oners. Starvation seems 70 Be the rule.
Mobile was reported to have been evacu-
a,ed on the 2olh ult., BY the rebel forces.
The last peace rumor il decidedly i'm
por,ant. 1t is, that Alex. Stephens, R. ".
T. Hunter and General Smith are az An
papolis with plenary powers for settle
mens upon basis that viii be "acceps-
able to the Administration" We doub-
il. Mr.. Lincoln has given no evidence OF
an intention to reeede from the high and
firm position assumed in his message; and
We have seen no disposition on the part Of
JEFF. Davis 70 submit to those terms. The
swell informed circles " seem to know all
abourit, however.
In the House, on Monday, the Constisu-
tional Anti-Slsvery Amendment passed.