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The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

CRsDlTABLE.-The Marysviile Appeal is
glad to see whisky abolished in the Senatorial
skirmish. The three Senatorial candidates
have plain, unassnming rooms at Sacramento
and neither resort 70 the Low q and immoral
practice Of liquors and wines. Mr.. Sargen.
being as great a smoker as General Grant,
keeps a box close al hand. Messrs Cole and
Low afford no ~luxuries"
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.-Ihe SusauYille Sage
Brush Of Dec. u has tie following:
Last week q most horrible accident occurred
IN our village. the Circumstances of which. as
scar rs We can ascertain. are as follows Mrs.
Bare The mother Of the child to whom tie
dreadful accident happened, b ID that DAY gone
TO one Of the nelglborS TO do tie Washing. and
as usual, Jed, the children three small girls and
babe OF twelve mouths, at bone. During
her absence. and about 3 o'clock P NJ, tbs
nei5L5ors were startled by the terrific screams
Of one Of the l.ttle girls who was about 9 years
Of age, aud, upon opening their doors, they
beLe.I the u,v-L n6rfl'ying sight that vas ever
witnessed IL cur village. The little girl. above
whose head tie flames were wildly flashing.
was seen running down the bin from their
house, with that speed which fear and her
saiI.rin-s lent 10 her natural powers Ct pgopal-
sion. She was pursued by MIR. Davis and soon
-pverlaken. bat, unfortunately for the poor child
as Mr.. Davis caught hold of her flaming gar.
ments, his feet slipped from under him, and he
fell to the ground. lie very naturally released
tils grip to save himself lie fall, and TO avoid
dragging The child TO the ear b with him The
moment her garments were freed ifcm bis
grasp, away she dartad at tie top Of her speed,
hNt liic' li- iI'iche causing iAc DtHeA TO CGIle
IN Tie yeius Of all who we're wiliia The sound
Of her voice. She was finally overtaken and
held by Mr.. Davis. who, with the assistance
of Mrs Aylord, released the sufferer frem her
burning sbroud. Bat i was too late She
had iuLa.ed The flame, AMI there was 10 help
fer her. ALI o'clock bat evening. Ler spirit
had winged its way to ,iat land where there :
DO Suffering nor pain. She was perfectly con
sciaus Of all that was trausplciug around her
up 10 the very last moment. From her knees
10 her head, She was burnt to a solid crisp
According to her owa statement, she vas oat
playing, aud, her feet becoming cold she
stepped into the house to warm them, aud was
standing with her back to the fire. when her
dress was caught by The flames. Nj Davis
hands were severely burned in he operation
OF stripping the child OF her burning clothes
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

Not a TAxPAYER.-Abel Guy, We are told.
has an annual income Of hundred thousand
dollars, which he earns io san Francisco. He
lives 10 Paris, and pays 10 tax On his income.
Il that is true, law ought to be enacted for
The express purpose Of obiigiog Mr.. Guy aud
others Ike him to come to time Ike the rest Of
Is. The State protects his property. and he is
a decided curmulgeou ID objscting to pay his
share fer that advantage. 81 says the Bee.
HoTu. X EEPERS As REcEIy gRs OF DEPosI7s.
Tie bo.oi keepers of San Francisco have in
contemplation The preparation Of bill. to be
preseLt-d for action by the present Legislature,
TO clearly and distinctly defud their respousi.
bii.'y 10 cases Of specie deposits from their
cnstoHers. Il IS surprising that his has not
baea done before.
IL Congress, . s,roug effort Is being made
to procure Governmsut aid for Mexico, aud it
Is said matters have so lar advanced tia; Gen.
Logan. q cur Minister. viii speedily repair to
Mexico ard accompany President Juarez 10
us waudeyiugs.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

CONTROLLER 0ULroS.-Mr. Oulton has de.
manded an investigation of affairs in bis office,
from the fact that a charge has been made
against him by an anonymous writer in Trinity
county to the San Francisco Examiner, who
says;
The revenue law for the collection OF foreign
miners license, as il now stands, is a fraud
upon the citizen and farce upon the statute
book. 1t enricbes the tax collector in every
mining county. and puts money in the purse Of
tie Controller OF State. If it was purposely
framed with view to promote official theft
aud rascality. its object has been fully accom-
plisbed.
The writer charges that foreign miners
licenses eau be bought Of the Controller at City
cents apiece, upon which the tax collector
realizes profit of $3.50 The Examiner as
yet witbhods the name Of the anonymous cor
respondent, yet the chances are be will be
brought 10 face the music, when Oulton will
come out Of the investigation sill right,
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

REGISTRY LAw.-The Colusa Sun, Demo.
cratic paper, becoming convinced registry
law will pass the present session of the Legs
lature, speaks out against it, but makes the
following suggestion
We believe in letting a man vote any where
in the State for State officers, and any where
in District for District officers. We have
never seen any one, Republican or Democrat,
who objected to this. Then, even if Registry
law should be passed, why not fix it so that a
man could, by voting an open ticket, and
swearing that his name was registered at a
certain place, vote for all officers be would be
competent to vote for il at home? This would
be just, and could Is SO arranged as to guard
against Illegal voting.
To which the Shasta Courier replies
Now, Mr. Sun we favor a registry law that
won't 10 any way comply with Your suggestion.
Democratic swearing Is just what we want
suppressed. If oaths had any binding effect on
that party, there would have been no rebellion
Democrats must be bound stronger than by
oaths, if one expects to find them what they
may swear TO be. Comply with the Suns
suggestion and California would have
Democratic Governor next election What a
number of travelling Democrats there would be
on election day Vote early and vote often. e"
the Democratic maxim, would be carried out
with q vim aud enterprise heretofore unknown
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-01-26
$4,000 PER ANNAUM


| think we have done extremely WELL. The
old Army OF Northern. Virginia has often
met and :hrashed three times it's number,
and yet deties their boasted General, with
hts unlimited supplies of men and war
material. @**H t.a.2fSa @ --f +#t%"
ri We must recollect with what difficult
ties the independence of '76 was won.-l
Compare the resources of the country then
and the resources of the Confederate
States at present. [ think if you will care
fully look over the past you will find that
nations have won their Independence un-
der much greater difficulties than we are
laborlng e under.
You seem to think that the times are
gloomier than ever. Are you ready to
bow in humble submission to the blind
fanaticism OF the North Are you ready
to disgrace the very cause for which 80
mnch precious blood has been spilt2 I
know you, and the command to which
you belong, are capable of better things.
wonld say to you, then--away with this
unnecessary dependency arouse to
sense OF your manhood; /; put your trust in
the Most High and Just God, and do bat
tie like men Do not allow the disposi-
tions OF few speculstors and extortioners,
who are the worst enemies to our cause,
to lead you INTO the belief that the Con-
federacy is gone up the spout. Think of
those who have fallen on the glorious bat
tie fields OF Virginia Cherish their mem
cries and profit by their example.
Brother, | must bring my letter to q
close. We have just received orders to
get ready to move. We have been ex-
pecting Grant to visit us for several days.
Through the blessing Of God we shall be
able to drive him hack whenever he ap-
proaches. You must write soon
! | am as ever, your devoted brother,
80. HENRY.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-01-26
THE YANKEE RECRUITING, AND
WHAT COMES OF IT. z

+ The Yankee papers are often filled with
notices Of new regiments raised by re-
cruiting, large numbers of.volunteers, etc.
How all this works may be gathered from
the following letter from Grants army,
published i'll the New York. Times, which
is not a 'sCopperhead' paper, 4.... -.
] We hear Of the President calling for. a
force of several hundred thousand men,,
The papers tell us gleefully of the rapidity
Will, which enrollments are taking place:
presently we hear every town and village
,boasting that it has ssflled up its quota,
but where are tile soldiersa The bounty
m oney has been paiid, }. the men I enrolled,
We will snplpose !; but where are. they IT
That is the Question: Question, too,
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-01-26
VINsToN NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. JANUARY IS 1885

thing else in the universe, is in the hands
of God If it. prosper not. it is because of
our sins, and because Of our distrust of his
Providence. Let us trust in Him, first
purifying ourselves Of our offences by
prayer and penitence. There is no diff
Guilty SO great thatit may not be over
come no cause so hopeless that it may
not be made to triumph. But at the same
time that God gives ..the' victory, it is
through mortal instruments t!iath effects
the triumph. Our people rnnst continue
firm and united as they have been hereto
fore. They mast cast off ali. hope Of vic
tory save through their own exestions for
God SMILES not on that cause in which
inen scruple to do al that is necessary to
insure success. In short, tire yankees can
never snb]ngate us it our own people do
their duty. The only thing we fear is ru-
III from the bad management of officers
operating out Of the army. Reduce the
number OF officers at the various posts in
the Confederacy TO one third the present
number, and make them act like true and
tried friends to the government, and all
will be we'll in the end Vest Democrat.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-01-26
THE CONFEDERACY ABROAD.

Capt. Semmes, who commanded the
Confed ederate cruiser Alabama, having re-
turned to his home in Mobile, made a
speech in that city recently in response to
a serenade, in which he said;
II bring you good news from across the
water, too. The whole world is looking
ON you with admiration and wonder.-
There all know and feel and sympathize
with your enexampled achievements.
They have seen you without an army,
without a navy, without arms, without lnu
uti ons, without resources, develope and
organize and produce them, and win vic
tories that excite the warnest feelings in
your favor, and command the highest re-
spect tor you. And we'll may this be
You are making history that will embla-
zon the highest pages Of her, volumes, Or
dinarily, man IS born, he narries and
dies, and there is an end of him. thank
God TO have found my lot, cast with yours
IN these days of imperislable glory. You
aud your dead Will live forever, and if I
have done my duty, / shall share that IL
lustrious fate with you. | could desire no
higher honor" q
IN regard to the operations and effects
OF our cruisers on the ocean, Capt. Sem
mes said: .sesr;. ~t . no
Il have, indeed, had command of two
or three small ships, and have done the
best | could with them in support Of this
revolution, which still shakes our land
from centre to extremity. One effect
it is a rare thing now to see the flag OF
our enemy floating on the waters Of even
the most distant seas. Their carving trade
has been crippled, if rot annihilated, and
their vessels passed over to English and
French holders. Another effect is thar
our flag has been carried with honor and
received with respect over nearly the
whole world. Ihave carried it over three
feurihs Of the globe, and even among peo-
pie IN Africa, whose very existence is but
little known and nowhere have known
it received with any thing but respect. This
is some contribution to the cause OF oui
country Idesire nothing more than that
that it may be 1classeo with those of yonr-
selves and others who have endeavored to
do their. duty" @sa l."H }Hs1.t s.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-01-26
Mu Dear Brother !.

s.'2 sze OURS of the goth
ult is now. before me- am trnly glad to
hear that you are well, but your views on
tire war, and the very little importance
which you attach to the achievement OF
our Independence, met inc with surprise
and sincere regret, Now, you are my
brother, and | do not meap ito write any
thing offensive to you, and | hope you
will not construe it in that. way. Your
views on the prospects Of our scanse. ale
quite different to mine When I entered
the fservicenearly four years ago, r. was
~acsnated.by asense Of sduty which /, be
slieved every lover o. his country, In my
situation owed. Id believed our cause W as
just, and entered, tire service with the
DETERMINATION to do my duty, as long as
lit pleased an All-wise Providence to- give
me, health and strength. Three, years
TRAMP ping from the banks Of the Potomac
to the rice ponds of South Carolina, with
a .dneI portiohiot athestinie in front Of the
enemy's batteries, has fully sustained me
me in that belief, aid TO. day T sincerely
believe that our prospect Is are as bright, as
levera 4 believe tile eff forts Of our gs5yern-
Ithspt and leaders haze been. cen innceasing
and taking every hing INT, consideration
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-01-26

ffraught with such nIotnentOus interest to
the nation that it is to be hoped every 10y
nj voice will be kept shouting it at Con
gress until, our law givers feel the sneces
slty OF looking inso@ it more narrowly
Let people go and inquire Of the mo-
Bile fellows lighting in the field, and they
viii soon learn what has become Of many
of these dearly purchased men i'll buck
ram--costing something like one thous-
and dollars each before they have lifted a
finger In return.~aaf 49, 95a tv7f '7*fs%2ss .
T. AS an illustration of how some of them
disappear here is the record ofsone single
elment among those that have come to
my notice: Of three detachnents Of sub
stitntes sent from Concord, New Hamp-
shire, TO join the Fifth New Hampshire
volunteers, amounting to six hundred anG
twenty-five men, one hundred and thirty
seven deserted on the passage, leaving on
ly four hundred and eighty eight to ar
rive at the regiment. OF the tour hund-
red and eighty eight who got TO the regi-
nent and were ASST gned to companies,
eighty two deserted to the enemy from
picket line thirty six deserted to the rear,
tonr have been discharged as utterly
worthless, their physical incapacity being
50 Z laring, and OF such long standing, that
il must have been known at the time OF
enlistment five have been sent back to
Concord to have their cases of enlistment
Investigated, by order OF the war depart
nent !; and two have been discharged by
order OF the War Department.
Thus, out Of six hundred and twenty Fl We
OF these bounty tempted warriors sent to
one regiment only since August last there
are only three hundred and itty-nine lett,
and as these have come ito the army
! through the same yenal influences. al d
probably gone through the same loose or
I fraudulent examination, it is impossible TO
tel how many more may follow suit, in
spite Of the death penalty before them.
use the term fraudulent 'advisedly !; for,
out of the four discharged as utterly worth
! less, one man had one leg several inches
shorter than the other one had hernia,
that had made him a cripple for many
years past; and the two others were such
inpracticable imbecils that. any imbecile,
:. without one particle of medical knowledge
must have seen at a glance that they were
utterly incapable OF any duty whatever
mental or physical. These are shameful
revelations, but the sooner the public are
made acquainted with the existence O
such monsuous abuses, the sooner Go we
stand chance Of seeing them rectifed.
7
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The Columbia Guardian of the 14th,
says it reao dispatch two days ago from
President Davis to a gehtlem an of that
city, in which he says that he will use
every effort to defend and protect South
Carolina, aud that he loves her as much
as the Yankees hate her. We are much
encouraged by these declarations of the
President, as we believe them to be sim
cere, and to sienfya great deal. We beg;
our down hearted readers (if we have any
to remember that the safety of South Car
olina is now the safety Of Richmond and
the Government itself. We are thus iden-
titled With all that claims the protection
of Gen. Lees army. Surely that is
tower of strength upon which to rely.
Meanwhile every hand to ITS work-every
man 10 his post We live not for ourselves
but for truth and God. @ H 49,
A gentleman and good citizen, living
within fifty miles of this city, was called
on lately by deputation Of his servants.
The Spokesman, a very intelligent servant,
stated briefly the views Of his fellow SER
| yants inasubstance asfollows:t' a..4 p~
eve know where and who our friends
| are. II the Yankees come to trouble us,
Massa, we take to the WOODS, and you
| must nOt De aIrall. Tor us. w G Will Go AL
we can and find you ont"
These good servants-lke all servants
| who have found good masters-knew and
acknowledge Their interests and best vel
! fare, and they went to their master thus
after hearing stirring rnmors that had
been industriously propagated by spies,
/ traitors, tories. and gold sellers among us
that Whining gton had been taken; that
lthe' Yankees were she]ling or investing
Branchvifle, and that Sherman was march
ing without sfhindranceh or opposition on
IGharleston. v4;d - ssEskn = g e1 8 fs''5sF
b., While, these good servants were thus
showing Ia their preference and loyalty
and devotion to truth and sdnty, few
creatures wearing petticoats, and calling
! themselves wisest of men who are living
on Confederate rations, were expressing
4 openly and insolently their hopes and
Wishes tor Sherman a +ssi sse*7a 9.,a -
1 The example, OF other cities shonld warn
4 tnss tn atsa sefN,few chsereatufee siseng
4 and With rs may g, us more injury than
La regiment Of enemies. 1T tis tilEe Eeaa know
= aEdd mark all who are with us and not tor
u.s. Cha7. Courier 80 sss
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2;*H ~ From the Wilmington Journal
THE RING OF THE TRUE METAL.
The following copy Of a letter written
by a North Carolina soldier now serving
before Petersburg, has beenihanded to us
for publication, and We think it well .wor-
thy of being set before our readers. It
will speak for itself: ......v ..
-. CAMP NEAR PErERsBURG,
-, Dec De lsi, 1854 s -
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-13
General Cox,s stan.

The following officers comprise the staff
Of General ]. Dolson Cox. As most of
them are from thie section of the State, the
list will be of interest . .
Theodore Cox, Lieutenant Colonel and
Assistant Adjutant General.
Iris. 7. Dow, Lieutenant Colonel and
Assistant Inspector General.
D. W. 81. Day, Lieutenant Colonel and
Chief Quartermsster.
9. s. Frink, Lieutenant Colonel and
Medical Director.
Henry W. Wells, Major and Aide de-
Camp.
Hobart Ford, Captain and Aide-de- Camp.
G. j. Cockerill, Captain and Chief Of
Artillery.
L. T. scbOaeld, Captain and TOpogrsph-
icsl Engineer.
a. Smith, Captain and Commissioner
Of Musters.
John L, Dow, Captain and Provost Mar
shall.
S. windecker, Captain and Chief of
Ambulances.
Charles r. Simpson, First Lieutenant,
A. A. @. M. and A. G. S.
Jos b Knox, First Lieutenant and Chief
Signal Officer.
Chief Commisssry of Substance and
Judge Advocate have not, as yet, been as
signed
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-13
Nearly Two ThOuEand Rebel Cnus
Captured in Eight Mouths.

The Secretary of War, in his recent re-
port, Stated that 1,14I pieces of arms have
been furnished TO the Union arms bv the
Ordnance Department during the fiscal
yesr. --... ..--.5.-
From August 70 February %, we
wrested from the enemy 1901 light and
heavy guns. Add to this number six hun
dred captured by Sherman and Grant in
their late movements, and we have, 1900
guns secured from the rebels in eight
months time, or 700 more than are reouir.
ed to meet the demands of our own f5ress
during years time. 0 rrofal n
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-13
Rebel surrenders-

Three rebel armies have surrendered TO
General Grant-that under Buckner at
Fort DonelsoD, on the 18th of February.
1862; that under Pemberton at Vicks,
5urgh, on the 4th of July, 1863; and that
under General Lee, on the 9th of April,
1865, He is the only one of our Generals
who has ever induced a rebel army to sur
render; and he has induced three of them
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