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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1865-01-08
Stc pplitiicbe Situation.

Gtne Der bisiiIen 3situuaeu ipridt eopcn. CO
Ddbc Eh cine Niepcraeiblaacusett Der Nln(Teu
tes Tcitee tcmGb;jet, wclhe curb bic Tbot,1s
den rurhauS ni6t 9crecbtftrtjat erideinr. Ior.
ltbtc gEohc hottsn ME 6urhtiamcn frcilid, mcbr
0runo IN SrfUrbtun9rt aIo i'm acacumGrtiocu
Nuarublid. Str bat:cn ramnle uur ganfec
gerihte bic ocn odu;lihcr Isriprenouno ncr
pcoeltcn Wrmtt, ron 9GtQnlGnc Ieiuer Bos
gage unc Nrntron1s3uAc f~aicjten, 70 pag man
rohI tclcrat lrin rurfIs. ouf nellie NciIc 6cpp
ern N'anCH"fIue miecer Utcrjbreitru f6nre.
Etclc Scribtr iteltru frrucr SapouncS uup RE
f~iini5fbu 3%auiene Ntnuu lnrfe 8eiotrno oIs
't~n1eit,rHcu car, rcrcn l,cberaabe nur rim,
6rIQs rer 3eii ict.
Sctt irnrr Belt iinb uu6 non ~bcrltffru Scite
aus Srrtbte Nrporrrn, bic. wcnu fir rrs ycrs
t%pdlbaft, mir ni6t trSwejFen %fGnnrn, taE bror
am &cunrlIee rtrrbaib ZEN 6iGcn cine Shi1z
brude bate, wcIte tic feinrIi6en &anrncnbrrts
MD errrthcu tpnntr1. Ron Sdeannab mii1sn
mir, raB HE game Gsiabuul nit SGmmtlihrm
@~rtsa5material ne Start alIdlih otrlaGtn ba.
ben, uno oaR nur Gle ldmereu ScIaarrunas.G5e-
itite rCm Netnrr in Nis bGnre fclen. gerihtct
bod lcltlt Grant, baB or nur $50 05,fauorns
Bcmaht hate.
Nah ben lcbfen rGrtliteu Stridteu Iru
Scpb i'm @ansen 9G00 Mann ocrlprcu botsn
inter ocnrn lh 600G Serwuure:s t~rfouosa 80
ribt fprtNel&aft wcrcen %fcunttn. leScr 81,
Shlaht bel 6ranfiin baben mir nur sincn liez
lhb'n Ssriht, Ger u~uiersn StrluR Don $500 bs
4OOO Damn onaitt. Sn i,nsr ShIatt rob
men mir 1900 Nanu gel anaen. Die 9lorfess
molten in j'ne1 S&laht 1000 Gefanaene or
maht baHen. Wenn, ME s8 mGaliA idbeiut. bic
GonI60crtrtsn Ssrmunbeten Ger Sblaht bci
8ranfIin in Der S~rreitcn S&laht in Die Sam,
Ter 6cinre islsn, uuo Tcnn, mi, pisIeIhep TO-
rthtCn. Die 3aRI r~erielbsn 5000 6etruo IL m;;rrs
tprnn man funf Serrpunoetr au1 einfn SOFTEN
iehnet. mnier @~siammtYsrlut 5000 Mouu f..
trdacn bdhcr.
9Senn bic Serrurrcttn prr erifsn SAloht in
Die 5dnre NeinNe fieIen, f. 1T auh an,uncbner
ZAP psnen Ger ~5tpeiten S6Iaht aleihts Sdif
ial mtoerIhhr. 9fcbmsn mir on, Die 9aG( rerz
ielbsn bate 1000 Oiann t~etraaen. 70 boEf, mir
init ben in ibrr 6dnoe aefaqenen gerwunn,en
erlt Die rnnre Sunme BON 5000. uno ppA f..
anlpruhsn pte 6einne nah Der ,nriten Shr,ht
nab Der 6luht unp adniiiheu Nufrsikur, nm
lersr Nrmee nur 5000 Wanu ppsr 3OoO n,s.
5ier0rr baten mir jsOct nod irumsr Der l1et "a
treitunas'uft rte 5eincss Mauaes ~ G,ut, -,
6aIten, IA iett Nmfan9 risies Rrirare fem elm
8j8'r 6nu orr8etommea il, mo er rib. RE 2otI
ieintr @sTan8snen i5ertri96,n, ia oft ysrpr,iioal
ODER lsibit aus Ger Guit ae9rtfenc 3ablsn onoe
ltbCn hattie. cSm bprfPoPuffu SIN
le'tlt 2hCmas Seritarfuupsn. um unlere s,r
nlhtcte Nrmse v~erfcIgtu ~ t5nneu. Qus g0sr.
9sbt a6'r b'EoOr, Dap Der &srlut orr 5e;nofunz
lsrsm st9'nsn SiemIiA 8Isi8 IOmnt 90 5Gomas
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1865-01-08

Str Yasit iOl 4 b mitccr6o(t IN @un1su
ote 6rjcccue ;piinen g}UrO urc slit ousoclprp.
den 9aten.
@oIo idn9t trob Der Sirsestcri6te in.
Ner'sn micrrr Su itsjacn an.
Son 5oop's 2Irmce, pie, ZEN 9janterteri6z
ten 'ufoI9c, in ale BinOe ~serfreut fein Icute. it
Die Nabrt6t bier cin9ctrpHsu, ea6 am Tenn, iIs,-
9t'osr elm 6rsifrH ltattscfunrsu bat, in Dem ,,psi
f'i"e't@s Srt9anen aefarscn scucmnen murpsn.
6'rnsr betBt se, 6crrcit babe Dem 6tincs einen
9roBen Wdaentraiu %ab9enpmmen unp piele @e-
iangcne 9emabt.
General Seaurr9arc beri6tet on bos
&fts96sOfpdrtcmrnt, ZAP Ter feinplttc Strcii,ua
mt otntsrldIuns ron Sjsr,ia Serpunpstsn pom
Der N'ottle mo Sbiu Snbn picpsr ,uriidaefol-
len irt.
Wsrfral Sarbee berihtst unterm 2tcr. pok
Spcrm6n NIT tenn ncuen Sabre ieiueu tsabIit<
t'9ttn 3ng nah Gbarleltpn auestrrtsu babe.
We tetncltden Grupptn deterioration am litsu
ZEN Sa0annnh-9trvcr uuo tristen unjere @pr.
prltcn mad 6arortpile ;u.
9orpfeotue 1T ctac Station an oer@6arlrfcu-
odoanna9 9abn, circa 20 Meilsn pom Sopou.
ndO aslcgen. 0cpentt Sherman Ieiucn 9uo nod,
eparI'ltou fcrt5ul'Beu, 10 bCfen mir. raE err ent-
'@ e'nmaI dhf c'ne luoLihe Nrmce Itcgen Mir.
Die Sette rcs in paris pcrIfortencu gcr
Stadtcn @,)anrtem Dayton trof am Ypriocn
6reitdB IN giep yrrf Gin. pDn no aus fe noh
Arenton, no tic tsigckbt miro, meter 5sf5rpert
muroe.
= Son Gbaricitpn miro tcri6tst, Sae G6sr-
mai le'nen 3u9 uaG i,utr Stapt III anoetrctsn
babe Gr lteB nur cine Grjsace Snfarteris in
oav'nndb jurid, Die nit rcr Rorinr pieiclte
I'M 3aum baltcn iolcn.
- M6rcIi6en 9rrJ&ttu ,ufcloe lpQ rsr gut6
@op Sanal emilio YcqcnCet ietn. 8ci bcbsm
N1tiTltano iou r%cri,ibs fluf cbn SUI 5icfe bo.
ben. uno aIdutrn bic 9auttss, tbrc Mcuitcrs
Pann u"lerer Start nm icbs Mcilen nabcr brin-
gen. DER Canal t%eiuoet lib circn II Wstleu
N Ncracer Ytnie yen 9ti6mcuo. Ietnc QGnoe be.
tra9t 900 unn islur 9reitc 40 6us. Sd rer.
IcIee iii iecch ais prattiib ~crtptjien mirp. it
nod tmmtr icbr ole 6raoc.
@'ltcrn Yi0rBCn murpe rcr Canal BON rufr.
rem S1ttrr'rn btftig trihrlcn, NIB merpcu Die
Nton,tcr7, irrnn lie wiytli6 ccn @anal raifrru
%tonnfn, et"en iaIftttn Gmpfang fnprn. Ga
mrB I'm lfst pcmnGh balo entiteineu. nb grt.
Ter NIT i'tncm GauaItau mirflib Dem beablfb.
HAIrn 3met crrCrdcn farm ms Inn feds Msi,
'ea naOrr aHf cen Se,b ;u riidsn.
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1865-01-08
Qi,gc Inroncfe.

,6rtecrit otr :3wejts, ou6 eer groEc oenonnt.
nuTcs irlHtt oou 9apcIsun ais Ger bcruurrogenfc
Nrieaetii rer rcr u,ucrcn @rihjatc te,tt,net.
Der SdmFt. cCn tN5 pamallNc tIejne WreuEcn
5e8cn otc rysj m6ttralcu eurrpd,Iteu Vpteutaz
ten %tu3rte, 1T in v'elcn @clj,tuugen 70 nnalco
nit ualerem Scaeuwarlacn IreibettsFrteac. ran
mir germ jenrm w,hnsen 3c~jtatlhuittc Der benz.
@'n 0elhldHfs bier etnc nGbcre GIm66uuuo
S%ctotttu.
Dae tnmali8e NreuFen bate taum bic grSFe
orn Srst Ter |tlejncen Staten unicrcr 0puiG-
oernttcu. &cn prr ltrahcn 8cu6l1cruna fpuute
man Iron rtsbaib ntht Yjcl e,mrtuiam.n Na,
~tr'ottSmno uno <,rloureJcfibl Yrrausicncu.
"a lie ntht ciuuaI Gin uup ptsl,!be Sprate re-
o'ten, nnp mob beute bic 8lucrn pon Q~isvlaup.
9ItaIano nnp G3nrIanp pcaig uccr oor fem
ocHtlh DrrItbcn. 5rtcorih Ger @rcEc unO Wrcu,
Sen, o1e romais uur ejnc Niaht pritteu Nanocs
mar, na8n futR zen Gampf aegcn pc Ore, mah.
!SltiH cuicp1ltcu NiuRarhru all. Nuhlarp
Waite nam!lh tcrttt5 iten canals cine 8sp6ls
Ierun3 pon mtbr ais prrjbis NtQicuen, ,rIn-
reno Grartgtih 5ranji9 unp StRrct6 NIT fci.
men fsHt|hrn &egtunp,ten gteitfau5 an ;rpan,
zig Wtuionen Scc.cn 3ablte. 6r1ntreth oo!t
oamaI5 fur Ole crlte NttIttdrmntt @urcpa's
bic rH)ltlbcn QI;is iUttcn pa:nal5 10 tpcr1ocr.
ap'e"o ME ned bentt, unO Ole 6frcibtlacn
SruPpen mnrpcn m6brenO Oes liese.iubrtocn
&rIe8ee Hon eincm Der tii6tgltn grn,raie icurr
3ttt ~tomm1npjrt.
0rierrih nnrNe }u elmer 3sjt Won 500 600
6etnten beoranBt, ptHen sr taum 200 600 W(aun
ent1s9rn 5u lGBn pnmohte. 6ait oas oaa;e
Pre"B'ide @.btct, Die 6anpttlpt MID ausar-
%lbIolifn, par zen zen 6euptu tereit5 belfht oez
psIen. Die 9Alnhten, nte 6tteDria lhlua
paren IN NR5ctratt oer .3aNl Ger carau 8stbsi.
'i8tsn DE tInt'3lten Der urueren 3tlt. 6rteprib
N1te %otrlsibfn lt't5 geBtu atnsn ibcrlr1enrn
G'tnp Su ihldlrn. 50 tpEnte er I. 0. in DER
S@Ia1t bel Rouia, 80 er 1900 Mann Yerlcr
Dem 0O. 700 Naum l%tarten 6elnre nur 81 O0U
entgcscn lttltu uno nurre aud, in ber,pIbon
.oelh!a3sr. Aup tei Runereoprf, NC er 43 Geo
Dem 10000 Niann %itlgten 5e.nte ento,,sn -,
It'uen Yermctte, mutpe er mob gcla!asen uo%
Dem CT bercie zen rinsn feinoliben Illoel oe.
~orTfn una 9O &anoncn erObert bate. gei "a
poitB >bln8 er ca8e9sn NIT $1,000 damn rso
74,UCO 0Rann itarttn semi; bei gpsboh ,cz
m'nn er nit $4,000 Mann etnen elar,enSen
SlaB utter a. 10000 Mann targen Iron,,,sn
unp nabm r|suieleen 1000 G,sfanosne On. ~,
3orn'0rt NO or nit 81. 900 Maun, Won peusp
ef 1000 SegIOr ttc $1,000 Huiitn la.us. n,
in jner Snla8t 2o.0OJ Y%erlortu.
('nO bon Bate 6rieorI9 am Stlufs res il.
oenja6rj9tn Samples njbt aaein ian eilenfa
@srlst 3GrilderOberl, ~icnreyn S,itrcib oucb opn
Sdtsusn a~t9snommtn nnO cahclbe IN t,bauyffu
9tm"Bt, 70 rap CT i'm Stauoe mar, otn 5r,sreu
i'l2t Otet'Tsn Ja E0nnen. 8t jeinem Zoe Ain.
ierleB CT 9reuB'n Son elmer Dad; o,,rten Hln.
5eS III elmer Dia6t erit'n Oranges cmgoraeihpar-
sen, peIhe Steln"8 caHtIbs and ietbcr bsbsur-
let gat, las yano is!ti atsr uno pie 5luan;ea
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16
To nv Old Boot.

Mine ancient pedal friend last farewell,
50 many days we ve footed together
The lane Of life, in fair and stormy weather,
Mine eyes wellnigh their hd-dihes overswel.
l well remember when thou didst encass
Ny neither limbs with pressure warm aud tight;
And many oorny twinge from morn til night
Eviaced the ardency Of thine embrace
soon. ike the love Of some long married wife,
Thy grasp. il not - strong. was sill aS true.
And pleasanter: and as we grew in life,
Thou vert a gentle as plant shoe;
And while on thee trsmped every day.
To shield me thou did9t wear thy very sole away
Though deSpise the SANDER monger's art.
And scorn the wretch who backeas the fair fami
OF one whose richest fortune i his name,
(The wretch whose steel goes deeper than tht
heart.)
Yet it has been my daily wont, own
To black thy face until is skin has Sh0ue
With ebon glow, aS lUstr0us as the hue
That forms the charm of Guinea native breed
But twas not tnat hated thee: indeed.
prized thee -, that when thy sole broke through
And let II water twas my special heed
man OF avis thy gaping wounds should sew;
And twitcblng pangs athwart my pocket shoot
To part with thee Al last 0 Worn and faithful boot
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

ENGLISH IDEA OF OUR ARMIES
The English writer's seem to have got
bravely over their old idea that the
Union armies in the late war were
composed of mercenaries, the scum Of
the cities and the off-scourings of Eu-
rope. Thus the London Atheneum
says:
Except the squadrons which charged
at Worcester and Naseby, no army
was over set in the field like that Of
Sherman. Many Of the rank and file
were gentlemen-poets, writers, advo
Gates, preachers, bankers, lawyers; such
men as would mix in London society
and be members Of Pail Mall clubs.
Many Of the cavalry rode their own
horses; many Of the infantry had
bought their own arms. They were
persons Of estate, accustomed to good
houses and rich living. They had
friends in high places, and luxurious
homes awaiting their return. Some
Of the best regiments Of Massachusetts,
and the Western States were in the
camps. And they were strong in num-
Der as in spirits; 10000 fighting men
Of the best blood in America, counted
after all the non -etfectiyes had been
left behind. What were they going to
do! One thing was clear; they were
going to defy all military rules, and at
the risk Of their lives. enlarge the art
T Of war.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

DURING the exhibition Of the Milton
ian Panorama at one Of the towns up
the willamette, Baptist minister be-
came so absorbed with the view Of the
garden Of Eden, that he mistook him
self for Adam and pretty girl for Eve,
and incontinently hugged and kissed
the aforesaid damsel in the most inno-
cent manner. An investigation showed
that the affair was only an accident" "
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

4 FLOWER SToRY.-We are told
that the Duke of Tuscany was the first
possessor Of 4 pretty shrub Of jasmine,
and he was 50 jealousy fearful lest
others should enjoy what he alone wished
to possess, that strict injunctions were
given to his gardener not to give a slip,
not so much as a single flower, to any
person. To this command the gardener
would have been faithful, had not love
wounded him by the sparkling eyes of .
fair but portionless peasant, whose want
of dowry and his own poverty alone
kept them from the hymeneal altar. On
the birthday of his mistress. he presented
her with nosegay. ard, to render it
more acceptable, oTnamented it with
Jasmine. The poor girl, wishing 10
preserve the bloom Of this new flower.
put it into the earth, and the branch
remained green all the year. In the
following Spring, it grew and was COW
cred with flowers. 1t flourished and
multiplied so under the fair nymph's
cultivation that SIZE was able to amaSs
a little fortune from the sale of the
precious gift which love had made her,
when, with sprig of jasmine in her
breast, she gave her hand and wealth to
the happy gardener Of her heart. And
the Tuscan girls to this time preserve
the remembrance Of this day by wearing
a nosegay of jasmine on their wedding
day; and they have proverb which
says young girl wearing this nosegay
is rich enough to make the fortune of
poor husband.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16
Anecdotes Of Palmerston.

was noted Tor his alllellc LaDltS. tie
was always expected to keep the House
of Commons in good humor, whenever
he rose TO make speech, but he was
always provokingly cool. More than
once, his overbearing manner to the
House of Commons brought upon him
Parliamentary defeats. But he soon
recovered from these rebufs, and was
quickly restored to favor. 1t is related
of him that once, when some honorable
gentleman was indulging in violent
philippe against the Prime Minister.
Palmerston went quietly to sleep. At
the end of the TRADE, one Of his under
secretaries gave him a nudge, when
Palmerston rose and replied as if he had
heard every word. In fact, nothing
could disturb his impenetrable coolness.
At his little borough of Tiverton, there
was a radical butcher named Radcliffe,
who thought, with a great many better
men, that Palmerston was no friend to
the laboring classes, and had betrayed
the reformers. Accordingly, every time
the noble lord made a speech to the
electors Of Tiverton, this obstreperous
politician assailed him from the crowd
with much vituperation and considerable
coarse humor and coarser language.
Palmerston was at last obliged to take
him in hand. One day he asked Mr..
Radcliffe to step upon the platform, lis
tened patiently to all he had to say,
and then meeting him with his own
weapons, gave him back blow for blow,
and punished poor Radcliffe worse than
Hecnan punished Sayers. The butcher
acknowledged the corn, shook hands with
the Prime Minister, and never after
wards attempted to beard the lion in his
den. The feeling between Queen Vic
toria and the Minister was not cordial.
In 1850, she directed Lord Russell to
inform him that he must give her copies
Of his dispatches in time for her ap-
proval, and not alter or modify them as
he pleased. Russell did so. The i'm
perturable Palmerston sent word back
that he had taken copy of the memo
randum, and would not fail 10 attend to
the directions given, and went on just
the same as before. A few months later,
he recognized Napoleon's coup d'etat
without authority from either Queen or
Cabinet, and was dismissed, but soon
formed a new Cabinet. He was not
married until he was fifty-fve years Old.
He married the widow Of the Earl Of
Cowper, who then had four children.
She was an early fame Of Palmerston's
when she was Lady Emily Permission,
and he faithfully waited for many years,
gladly taking her when at an uncertain
age and with her four membranes
When Mr.. Buchanan was Minister to
England, he met and was introduced to
Lady Palmcrston and her children by
Lord Palmerston, who alluded to his
stepsons and daughters as if they were
bis own children. Mr.. Buchanan was
hot very well posted in the society and
the Book Of Peers, and the noble Lord
was rather taken abaek by lis compli-
menting him on the remarkable resem-
blance which they bore to him.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

ENGLISH papers think the misman-
agement of the Atlantic cable is dis
tinctly proved by the admission of those
on board the Great Eastern that they
left ii in charge of buoys.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL,
ORONILLE.

FE7HE PROP2IETORS Of THIS FAYORITE
Hotel woud most respectfully inform the trav-
cling public and permanent Boarders that the ST
DEPARTMENTS. and they are now prepared to
offer superior Inducements To their patrons and the
public Ia general.
Business men and travellers viii find the ST.
NICHOLAS second To no Hotel in the State.
whether a. regards LUXURY, COMFORT OR
ECONOMY.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

Why is lawyer ike retail liquor
dealer! Because his business depends
upon his standing at the bar.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

6ercely, "the beasts teach me lesson;
but | will not, dare not, shall not heed
it. want a home my heart demands
some one to work for me, aud do my
washing. love you. Have me-"
The atom Of womanhood contorted
her diseased features into the pale twist
of agony, and her bosom heaved with
stormy wavings, ike the sides Of tor
tured and choking brute. Falling to
the ground, she writhed, and struggled,
and kicked conyulsiyely, as though
seized with some inward pang. Then
She rose slowly to her shattered little
feet and drew an old cupboard to the
middle of the wretched cave and beat
her head against 1t.
1t was the child's first taste Of that
great mystery Of perfect love which
woman is doomed to share with the
thing called man.
"Y'u air indulging in secret cachin-
nation, at the expense of my sair heart"
The child meant he was laughing at her.
John Smith helped himself to some
more pork and beans, and sat back in
his stern, dark chair. What were his
thoughts when he looked down on that
miniature fragment Of womanly human
ity? Perhaps he thought ,here might
be angels way up in heaven Just ike her.
Bright seraphs, with ruby eyes and sill
yer wings, and golden harps, and just
such pale, haggard, gaunt, sunken and
bleared little faces.
"Girletta," he said, Il hereby make
thee mine. Take some Of the pork and
beans" She fell upon his bosom.
There let us leave them. Do You
think they were any less happy, because
they were away down in dreamy,
raylcss coal mine, where men work their
souls away to give others warmth ! If
you think so, You have never felt what
true love is. Your degraded and star
less nature has never had one soul to
lean upon. When you lean upon soul,
you see everything through that soul,
which gives its own hue to everything.
Mans love is a pane III his bosom, and
through that pane the eyes Of woman
look forth to see the new world. The
medium was the ultimatum. God gives
US love that We may live more cheaply
and happily together than if we were
A bread pudding is richer
where there are two hearts, than plum
pudding is to one alone. The world
will learn this yet, and the lion will lie
down with the lamb, and even you will
be less depraved. The first Of April
found John Smith unmarried, but it left
him nearly wed. Let us think of this
when the Spring birds sing again. 1t
viii make us more human, more charit-
able, and filter to be blest.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

STATE OF MATRIMoNY.-A curious
lady is anxious to know the whereabouts
of the state Of matrimony. In answer
we say it is one of the united states. 1t
is bounded by hugging and kissing on
the one side, and babies and children on
the other. Its chief products are pOpu-
lation, broomsticks, and staying out o
nights. 1t was discovered by Adam
and Eve while trying to find a northwest
passage out Of Paradise. The climate
is rather sultry till you pass the tropics
Of housekeeping, when squally weather
sets in, with sufficient power to keep all
hands as cool as cucumbers. For the
principal roads leading to this interest
ing state, consult the first pair Of blue
eyes you run against.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

4 PRINTER in Ohio says they don t
brag On the size of their babies out
there, but they are a most uncommon
sure crop. This remark applies to Cal
ifornia.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

BURTsING OF AN ICEBERG.-A few
years ago, French man-of-war was
lying at anchor in Temple Bay. The
younger officers resolved on amusing
themselves with an iceberg a mile or
more distant in the Straits. They made
sumptuous preparations for picnic
upon the very top Of it, the mysteries
Of which they were curious to see. All
warning Of the brown and simple fisher
men in the ears Of the smartly dressed
gentlemen who had seen the world were
quite idle. 1t was a bright summer
morning, and the iollyboat, with
snowy flag, went off to the berg. By
II o'clock, the colors were flying from
the turrets, and the wild midshipmen
were shouting from its walls. For two
hours Or so, they hacked and clambered
upon the crystal palace, frolicked and
feasted, drank wine to the King and
ladies and laughed at the thought Of
peril, where all was fixed and solid.
As if in amazement at such rashness,
the grin Alp Of the sea made neither
sound nor motion. 4 profound stiffness
watched on lis shining pinnacles, and
harkened in the blue shadows Of the
caves. When, like thoughtless children,
they played themselves weary, the old
alabaster Of Greenland mercifully suf-
fered them to gather up their toys and
90 down to their cookie Of a boat and
fee away. As if the time and distance
were measured, he waited until they
could see it and live, when, as if his
heart had been a volcanic fire, he burst
with awful thunders, and filled the sur
rounding waters with his ruins. A more
astonished little party seldom came
home to tell the story of their picnic.
1t was their first and last day Of amuse.
ment with an iceberg.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

An inveterate old bachelor says ships
are called ''she," because they always
keep a man on the lookout.
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The CATTLE PLAGUE.--The London
Times says At length we have got
some statistics of the cattle plague, and
ghastly look they wear. Upward of
fourteen thousand animals are known to
have been attacked by the plague since
Its first appearance, and of these nearly
twelve thousand have died. To be
sure, more than five thousand of these
victims were killed to save curing, but
they swell the total loss of stock. As
to the recoyeries, there are registered
Just seven hundred and seven, which
would be only five per cent, on the whole
attacks; but then the proportion can,
of course, only bemeasured by the mum
ber Of cases in which cure was attemp-
ted. The metropolitan district ap-
pears to have suffered most, as might
naturally be expected, though perhaps
the tale is swelled in this case by the
greater completeness of the reports.
Then come the southeastern counties,
and then the which, however,
according to the classification adopted,
include only Essex, Norfolk-and then
Scotland. These four districts account
for upward of twelve thousand cases
out of the whole fourteen, leaving only
scme thousand casualties for all the rest
of England and Wales. In fact, there
are whole groups Of counties where but
a score or two of cattle have been lost.
This Is certainly reassuring, but we
must observe that the returns from
which We quote only profess to repre-
sent the cases reported to the author
ities, and are net supposed to express
the actual extent of the visitation.
They are correct enough, no doubt, as
showing the distribution Of the disorder,
but not as measuring its ravages.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

The Man who Checked his Rage
covered it with gingham.
The weekly union record. [volume] (Oroville, Calif.) 1864-1866, 1865-12-16

JOHN BULL likes his dram, 1t ap-
pears. Three candidates for the Brit
ish Parliment ran on temperance
principles, )" and all three were defeated.