Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-12-08


(FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
VIRGINIA CITY, Nev.,l
Nov. 26th, 1866.
EDITOR CHRONICLE Since my last the
general State election came and went. AS I
predicted, the entire Republican State ticket
was elected by about 900 maje rity. The
Democrats elected members of the Legisla-
ture. In several counties the Democrats
elected portion of their county officers,
from local causes and preferences. The Sen
atorial contest promises to be spirited one.
Nye and DeLnng remain the prominent can-
didates, although John B. Winters and Whit
man. of Virginia, and Tom Fitch of Washoe
are named, and it is barely possible one of
the new aspirants may be successful but my
opinion is that Nye will out-general the
crowd.
Our Mines
number of rich strikes have recently been
made. and altogether the mines and mills are
dong lively business, shipping an increased
amount of bullion and employing an unusual
number of hands.
improvements and Business.
During the past two months new buildings
have been erected in different portions of the
city, and the old ones repaired, showing evil
IDENTIFY that our people have the utmost con-
fidence in the permanency of our mining in
terests. The mills are also steadily increas-
ing and improving their facilities for treating
ore. Our merchants have supplied them
selves with unusually large stocks of mer-
ehandise. evidencing the fact that business is
healthy. and their anticlpatlcns anything but
gloomy. Our streets are thronged with peo-
Pile, and in addition to the old familiar faces,
many strangers are coming among us. Con-
hdence being again restored. in the language
OF Shakespeare, "Richard is himself again."
Greatest Beastly Humbug on Record.
Recently we were visited by one of the
most damnable. dirty beings, claiming to be
an honorable, scientific gentleman, that ever
appeared in public. who received tie recog-
milton of civilized community. His name
is Professor Compton, and his subject "Phys-
ical Causes of Divorce, and how to Prevent
the Separation of Man and Wife," He gave
in the first place, free lecture. to which.
perhaps, no objection could be made, being
couched in comparatively decent language.
During his free lecture the audience were
very attentive, and seemed full of anxiety,
expecting something of startling and grave
nature. which would put stop to that un-
fortunate and almost daily occurrence On
this coast. and particularly in Virginia City.
Instead of arriving at what was expected, the
effective cure to prevent divorce, he announce
ed that the free lecture had come to q close,
and he would then form a class, the admis-
sion to which would be one dollar, when and
where he would, in secret session, reveal to
them the great and important mode in which
the separation of man and wife could be
prevented" Some three hundred persons
rushed eagerly forward and paid their dollar
old and young. single and married, high
and low. The old scape-goat, the man of
many wives. placed himself on the stage in
Maguires Opera House. with dolls, repre-
senting man and wife. and proceeded to ex-
plain. the why's and wherefores that brought
about divorces, and ,hen went on to show in
what way to prevent. The language that
was used by this beast. Compton. and the
ridiculous scientific reasons set forth. are of
too low and base q nature for the lowest
alive Points" known. Exhibitions of q Ger
tain character are forbidden in every State
in the Union. vet this old wretch was allow.
ed by our authorities to repeat h,s lectures,
which were decidedly of the basest character
and of no rvice to the human race, but on
the other hand. calculated to demoraiize.-.
His advertisement gave notice that no ladies
would be admitted to the lecture. and he
might safely lave added that no gentlemen
would be expected. Should this demon hap
pen in your section Of country, allow me to
suggest tne preparation of rotter eggs for his
benefit. which he justly deserves. Your
correspondent feels proud that he had deter
mination sufficient to guard against this
"man-trap." which he believed it would
prove to be. Was of the opinion that the
prevention of divorces on this coast was not
in the book. and If NO better reasuus are civ
en- than those advanced By Professor Comp
ton. shell still reuaiu of the same oniuion