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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-31
NO. 10.

To Provide for the Appointment Of
u Town sexton, md TO Prescribe
His Duties.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-31

The newly invented Patent French Safe, q sure
preventive against Diseases and Pregnancy, sent
BY mAIl-price, 81. Address DR.. J. 7. GIBBOS,
6i7 Kearny street. near Commercial, San Fran.
cisco. Post Office Box 252,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-31
,omery or Sacramento streets

No apology seems requisite for Of.
fering to tho public an advertisement
ofthis kind, for It Is universally &C.
A-.-i.I-.l .k.4 Ar. ..na,r.ant NJ
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-31

en- KEARNY STREET.
U4I near Commercial. San
Francisco established In 1854.
for the treatment Of Sexual
and Seminal Diseases, such as
Gonorrhea, elect, Structure,
syphilis In all its forms, Semi.
nal Weakness, Impotsncy,
etc, Skin Diseases (of year,
standing) and liberated Leg,
successfully treated.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-31
Conndnnce AilIer MInLnG Comm,

BY THos. B. FOWLER, Deputy Clerk.
.WM,W BISHOP, attorney for plaintiff. tmy9 I'd
'I50c Int. Revenue stamp. Soc State stamp
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11

the States. II is another step, or rather
stride, towards Capitalization and tho
concentration Of all legislative powers ip
the National Government. The tenden-
cy Of the bill must be to resuscitats the
spirit Of rebellion, and to arrest the pro.
gress Of those influences which are moEs
closely drawing around the States the
bonds Of union and peace. My lamsntsd
predecessor, in his procla nation Of tbs
lst Of January, 1868, ordered and declar.
ed that all persons held as slaves within
certain States and parts OF States therein
designated were and thenceforward should
he free and further, that the Execu tive
Government Of the United States inclu.
ding the military and naval authorities
thereof, would recognize and maintain
the freedom Of such persons. This guar'
autee has been rendered especially oblig-
atory and sacred by the amendm ent Of
the Constitution abolshng slavery thro9-
ghout the United States. | tn erefore full.
Y recognize the obligation to protect and
defend that class Of our people phenev.
or and wherever it shall become necessa-
~, and to the ful. extept compatible with
the Constitution Of the United States.
Entertaining these sen ailments, it only
remains for me to say that l will cheer,
fully co operate in any measure that may
be necessary for the protection Of the civR
rights Of the freedmen, as well as those
of all other classes Of persons throughout
the United States, by judicial process TN.
der equal and impartial laws, in confor
nifty with the provisions Of the Federal
Court.
!now return the bill to the Senate,
and regret that, in considering the billE
and joint resolut;ons-forty two ip num-
ber-which have been thus far submitted
for my approval, am compelled to with.
hold my assent from a measure that has
received the sanction Of both Houses of
Congress.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11
P9@9AE>
For the Lancsst Led ger.
T Il E coo ETTE.

Goodly, cruel eharmer, farewell, adieu |
May you netr be deceived, as I've bsen by you;
"A cc quette cannot long my pleasure mar,
While I've this remsdy-a good Cigar.
Yes, thou art fair but tickle and vain,
haysou ne'er feel what you cause others--pain;
For your false hearted sex, 1 do not care,
I'm in love with som ething bettcr-a good Cigar.
Enjoy, your triumph as much as you can,
I'D rather be jilted than an attfll woman.
Know this, all the eclat attained by art,
Can't supply the want Of genuine heart.
How often, both by words and letter,
Have told thee none could love thee better,
At last you said for me you did not care,
A' much as you would for good Cigar
loved you fondly-bst the dream is past,
The cruel spell, though strong, is broken at last.
Oh! free again! thank my Guardian Star,
I'm wedded-not 20 you, but-s good Cigar |
loved you from the time we frat met,
But then did not think you Coquette.
Go on till a host OF o her gulIs you have slayed
Then marry fool, or die an old maid.
None can tell What have suffered for years.
With cruel suspense, doubt hope and fears
But kind Heaven, do now invoke:
Let them. end like this-my CIgar-in SMOKE:
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11
The Mute Detective.

mo dogs admitted, sir" said the porter
TO gay assembIage, as young ma and
his dog appeared at tho entrance: "you
must leave him behind ifyou 90 in."
VERY well" said tho young man, "stay
about here, Prince, till come back -
ADD he joined the crowd within. Byr
and'by :he young man wished to refer to
his watch, when behold the chain bad
beer snapped iP two, and tho valuable
time peace was gone. lie considered the
case moment, and then asudden thought
flashed through hi. mind. So stepping
out, he whispered tho fact to the porter,
and gained permission to take his dog in
for a minute or two. Look here, Prince"
said be, you knowing dog, my watch il.
stolen )" and he showed him the empty
pocket and the cut ch ain. DO you un
derstand, old feIlowl In there, sir, is the
thief You find it, my good doggis, and
I'll get you famous treat. You under
stand, do yopi" Prince wagged his
bead and tail, and gave his master a
wonderfully knowing look. and then the
TWO stole quietly into the place again.
Quietly this dumb detective gldsd
arouod among the people, smelling away
at this ones Goa. and at that one. chin,
until at last he set his teeth fsmy into
the coat skirt Of a gsntsel looking man,
and could not be shaken off. The young
mau quietly made known ths casa to the
bystandsrs who gathered around him
and bad the thiei's pockets duly ,earched.
Six other watches were found upon him
which he had gathered up in the course
Of the morning, and which their rghtfu
owners were very clad to get their and,
on again. Prince selected out Lis nas
tors property in twiukling, as that wa.
all he cared for, and gave it to him 10y
fully. j would have taken q very kesr
policeman to do the work 60 neatly an
quickly, and all agreed that he msri,ed
as good dinner as dog could have
A good beef bone and bowl Of milk
however, abundantIy satisfied all BIZ
wants, ard then he was just as ready tt
do the same favor over again.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11
LANCASTER G. H., S. c., APRIL H. 1856
left her solitary and alone.

left her solitary and alone.
"Her husband became more dssipa,ed,
sxacting and cruel, and have heard be
beat her."
Having kept up show Of acqusn.
tanceship with me, he now turned i, to
advantage and came to me to borrow
money. Ay! the man whose lucre had
been weighed in the balances against my
heart, came to me again, again and gain,
for money to live on. Oh it WAS a
luxury q revenge to know bet tie hand
J once scornsl by this woman, was the only
one now stretched forth to aid her in her
distress. Thus have done 70, months,
, and this has been my triumph"
snow comes the end"
$40 day woman poorly clad, pale,
van ard hsggard, from dissipation and
care; carrying in her heart the misery Of
remorse for broken faith and misspenl
life. who in the time to come can know
no happiness. in whose future there is no
single ray Of light, sits night and day By
the bedside Of her "goIden husband"
whose lamp Of life flckers in its socket.
lie 10 ? wild, ravng maniac, the victim
OF diseaHe and "ndmja potu." Her task
of conjugal duty is almost done, i; ceases
with hi, lie, which must end in a few
hours, but her misery must endure so
long as God shall voucbsafe TO her ex,
iste0ce.
"What my misery has been ,snd must
be, you may judga from the wreck that
stands before YOU"
sand this is marrying for money"
left him shortly after, and as | went
down the stairs caught myself quot.
ing:
"Oh if were a God aud ad the world
to make, I'd make no woman"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11

A SCENE IN PRINTINa OTFIcH.-
A patron ola village newspaper once said
to the publisher
"Mr. Printer, how is it you have never
called on me for the pay for your papap
"Ob," said the man types, ave meyer
ask a gentleman for money"
"Indsed," replied his patron, "then how
do you manage to get along when they
don't pay -
"Why," said the editor, "aftsr certain
time we conclude that man who fails to.
pay for his paper is not q gentleman, and
then We ask him !"
"Ob, alb, yes | see, Mr.. Printer, please
give me receipt Glands him two doIlars)
and please make my name oil right on
the books"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11

We find the following in the Raleigh
Sentinel aud copy it because it suits this
section ss we'll as any other. Newspaper
stealing is carried on pretty extensively,
and in that way subscribers who pay for
thsi. papers are deprived Of them:
A ADMINISTRATIONS. Editors: Will
YOU do your subscribers the justice to give
free newspaper readers the benefit of .
prominent editorial, in which take the
hide off without mercy. am bored,
beyond endurance, by those who can't
find anything worth reading in papers"
when asked to subscribe, aud yet make .
regular business of coming and inoniriDg
for my papers, as though they subscribed
and paid for them. Ii 10 such a nuisance
to me, that, unless it can be stopped, l
shall have to stop taking papers myself.
Any body uho takes papers himself il
Welcome TO read mine but when q man
is too slinyy to take a paper hupsslf he
ought to have decency enough TO let
other people read thsir's before they call
for them.
All who read other peoples papers
without paying for one Of their own, "will
take due noucs and govern themselves
accordingly" Some Of our subscribers
complain that they hardly ever have an
opportunity to read tine paper for which
they pay, because it is stolen or borrowed
from them Charlotte Democrat.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11
RRlfftpa SturQ.
From the Field and Fireside.
THE MISERY OF INVOLVES
OR
MARRYING FOR MONEY.
By PLUMB CoRDRAU."

'Can think OF her as dead. and love her for
the love she bore
NJ she never loved me truly, love is love for
evsrmore." -.
f must preface with = statement that
this is no story. II claims no merit
asa literary product from the over
wrought imagination Of a half s,srysd
iit"a,eur. Its simply an old mans re
oital Of an Incl dent, the like Of which is
transporting in our midst daily. The on
ly merit it claims the only merit it pos.
sesses--is its truth. a...
: Afer an absence Of twenty f We years,
had returned to New Orleans on this
9th day OF June, A. d. 1856, and
vas comfortably seated, cross legged, op
posiis my old friend Tom Atherton, 10
the "Reslaurant de Moreau," on Can al
street. We had partaken Of the goodIy
cheer furnished BY the quie, and 'nrbane
Rogers, and were now silently enjoying
the luxury Of a fragrant "El SOL" and
slipping occasionally our stsaming "csfs
noir."
Tom A,hsrton and myself had been
sehoolmatss, neigbbors and chums. We
had quarrs!ed and fougb BIT for and against
s,ch Other, times innume.able. We had
played 'ruant together, and together we
had committed all the 1iischiefs and OK
iravsgances, that boys seem bound to
commit. an our growing manhood this
feeling Of compsnionsbip had ripened in.
10 the more sober but more lasting feel
ing Of friendship, in the pures, sense oI
,tbs word. Tom A,berion had been be,
loved by all who knew him. In his youth
he had been handsome, generous. and
thelKHyest Of the gay /; scorning alwsy,
mean sction, and stunning as he would
sviper every species Of deceit. Wbil.
in bis sixteenth year he bad lost bis only
surviyihg relative, Ian aged grandmo,hel
with whom be had lived and was thu.
early thrown upon the charity Of pro
verbally unchartsble world.
When / reached my twentieth year
my father removed with his family "a
New York city, and accompanied him,
leaving my friend Tom 10 fouisbine
business, and about TO be united 10 one
Of Orleans fsirest daughters. We part
ed With ths usual promises OF lasting
friendship, corrsspondeuce, sod so on, bu,
sher one or two letters received from him
no more except through the medium o.
an occasional N. o. scquain,ance, aud
then only in general and unsatisfactory
manner.
One thing ] learnt TO . certainty (; he
vas not married. But why, or where
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11

A gentleman by the name OF Pepper
had been thrown several times from a
spirited horse, and was relating the cir,
cumstauces to friend 81 the same time
observing he had never gwen hi. horse
name.
II think" observed the friend, "you
should cali him Pepper caster"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11

'Ss here my friend, you are drunk,"
Drunk, TO We sure am, and have been
for the last three ysara You zee my
brother aud | are on the temperance
mission. He lectures whi;e set a fright.
ful example,"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11

A drunken chap, blundsring through
the darkened hall Of his boarding house
was accos,ed by his landlady 10 know il
he would not have q candle.
Thunder, noW "it is so eussed dark
out here, couldn't see If had light ~
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11

"Shorgs, why is the James river like
ksg Of lager beeri" "Becauss they both
aow iuto the Dutch Gap Canal.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10
Advocates of Southern rights who hav

Advocates of Southern rights who have
all along commended that ever the adop
ton of the pending constitutional amend.
ment would not satisfy the craving nav
OF radicalism, already find ample pre-
monitory warnings of the accuracy OF
their conf lecture, in the avowals of prom
lnent republican schemes. In a recent
speech senator Wilson, of Mass, boldly
announced that even if the Southern
States accepted the constitutional amend
ment, some of them would not be ad.
mltted in a hurry To this declaration
we now add a similar utterance of ex.
Jov. Jack Hamilton, another radical fug.
leman, who recently said that i" the adop-
ton OF the constitutional amendment and
the election of loyal men to congress will
not be sufficient to authorize their admis-
sion. They require several more things
to be DONE" In a very recent speech in
Williamsburg, New York. Horace Greedy
said the colored man must be given his
right of suffrage before the "rebels" could
be trusted with any share in the govern
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10
A cotton broker writes Ma

Pray urge upon the planters the i'm
p%ortance7 of using bagging enough, in
packing, to cover the cotton entirely.
The New York house for which / buy.
authorize me to pay more for cotton so
covered, and there is a profit on every
yard of bagging used"
We find similar paragraphs going the
rounds. AS all our cotton is not yet baled,
1t IS a matter Of some importance to our
planters.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Gen. Grant has
attended personally to the question of
the restoration to Gen. Beauregard of the
effects belonging to him, but taken pos
session of by military authorities, not
w%ithstanding the terms of bis parole.
which, it was claimed, secured them to
him. The necessary order has been sent
to Gen. Sheridan, and they will doubtless
be at once handed to their owner.
The treasury developments are pos
itively astounding on the subject OF the
seizure of Confederate cotton in the South.
The number Of bales that ought to have
been accounted tor by the agents OF the
was 25O,0 But, including
private seizures, all that has been &C.
counted for was 10000 bales. These
are expected 10 lead to some IN
pleasant consequences to the parties res
for %deliquencies in the prem's'
es.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10

A Montreal paper says that F. N
A%rmstead, the colored barber of the OF
tawa House there, absconded last Thurs
day, taking with him from 500 900 te
$4,000 in borrowed money, 800 in jew.
elry, and $500 in clothing. He was
traced into Vermont by one Of the credit.
ors, but Armstead's wife had taken an.
other track with all the plumber in her
possession. .
The Southern papers are doing very
wrong in giving currency to this para
graph, because the Radicals will denoupce
1t as a rebel SANDER upon the virtu-
GUS colored people.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10

THArs So.-A correspondent Of the
Chronicle & Sentinel, discussing the mos.
feasible mode Of obtaing release from the
general and oppressive burden of debt.
says truly
The best and surest uay to get relief
for abte-bodied men to go to work at some.
thing; and By industry each and euery
family wU be relieved. Debts can he
paid very fast with the present high
prices of farming products, aud most
men a pay one-fourth their indebtedness
this winter, even with one.third Of a cot.
ton crop ; and, where they cannot, aud
have done the best they could, they will
not be sued.
Many debts should be reduced heavily.
The people have lost their slaves, and
much of other property, and every credit.
or should feel willing to give up q part
of their claims ; but these things should
be by mutual consent of parties.
l am surprised to see so many men
want to bold on to large bodies of land, and
IN debt too. Bett give their cred.
ito's part of the land and rid themselves
of debt, for there is nothing so depress.
ing to a mans spirits as to be in debt.
Small farms, with plenty Of guano and
good farming implements, are much more
profitable, with less risk and more salts.
faction.
Let the negro 60, for be will not work
on a farm at best. The more Of them on
a farm the less is made in proportion to
expenses. The sooner We get clear OF
them the better Tor Us.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10

AN lNc1DENT.-A man entered 49,
'um yesterday and paid for 81, ma s'Ss'
subscription to the PLANTER. W. a;a.sS
ask him where he came from, nor did
care. He left bis carte de y,.,
table, which was a beautiful t,o a.n -
specimen of Uncle Sans greeub.cl ...'
rency. 1t was bran new. Il b.a ~
INK on the before part and green iet :
the behind part. 1t had some nrot,.
lures on i, too. Our joy ha. ever a..
prevented a proper inspection Of tho.s
pictures. 1t shall be done, howe,er. 3.
all hazards, We felt SO rich v. oools,,.
speak to our "devil" all day. W.
very happy and thought seriously ii - !
ing something" but we're afraid ofk.
ing robbed before We could reach ~.
place where fragrant compounds i. 4.
pensed. W. concluded such drink, =,
unwholesome. We didn't 60. Like 4.
.epicurean Spsniard, we put on .Dect,.
Giles to make the legal tender" anna,
a two hundred dollar bill. 1t did iool
larger when we had the spectacle. .,
but it didn't stay larger after we pull.a
them oil. We feel almost like thu ma,
who won the elephant in a rattle. W.
don't know what to do With 80 much MN.
ey. Its care weighs like lead upon our
p%alpitating bosom. It's an era in \.
country life editorial. We can ne;the,
eat, sleep or drink-except something
very much diluted. The possession Of
that amount of money worries us. B.ot,
are not safe, for sometimes thieves break
in ard steal. We cant lay it up =
treasure in Heaven, because Of 1 doubt
OF the currency of legal tender " in that
celestial abode. What shall VI do 4
infection will cons!gn us to IL,
Lunatic Asylum, and then, paying sub.
scrlbers, what wont you have to answer
for I
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10

A QU1Sc1oLoe1cAL BEAurY.-We are in
debted to our friend, JULIUS c.. BoGEL for
a ounce that beats all the ounces we
ever saw or read about. It is nearly six
inches in length, fully twelve in circum.
ference and weighs two pounds, while
its fragrance perfumes our sanctum equal
to a dozen boquets of the same size
Tais " model " ounce was raised in the
orchard Of Mrs. PERNELL. who resides Of
Thompson's Creek, in the parish Of East
Baton Rouge, and is a fair sample of the
entire crop. There is money in such fruit
and in all Southern fruit-the question is,
why is their cultivation neglected !?
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10

~ The Ladies' Benevolent Associa
ton Of Baton Rouge will give an enter
tainment at Pixies Hall on Tuesday even
ing next, which will not alone be a grand
affair in itself, but will be the inaugara
ton of this fine building to public use.
Let rs hope a crowd may be present to
encourage the ladies in their labor OF
love and charity, as the proceeds are for
benevolent purposes. .E
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10

16- The latest news from the North.
ern elections received by us up to the
time Of going to press, is that New York
city, has gone democratic by a majority
Of $4,000, which will probably carry the
State. Maryland has gone Conservative,
the entire ticket being elected, while
Massachusetts ard New jersey give
large radical majorities.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10

I9L The last number of the Iberville
South announces the death of JAMES HAIR
vEY JOHNSTON on Grosse-Tete, on the
26th u|t. For many years Mr.. JOHN.
sroN had been q resident of Iberville,
and won the respect and esteem of bis
fellow citizens by his upright and manly
behavior. His death isa sore affection
to the community in which he lived, and
Q painful loss to all who knew him.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10

AN AMATEUR PLANTER TEACHES Us How
TO PLANT.--He was conversing with one
OF the mos expert agriculturists in the
State, and remarked: do not wonder
that the Southern people are not pros
porous. They have no energy, and do
not take the trouble to understand the
nature and pr~oductiveness of their soil,
This, sir, is a bay country, and not a cot.
tonc country. They can raise hay much
more easily and in much greater abund.
Ance tnan they can cotton. 1 have found
.nls out on my place, and though | did
not intend 1t, l have now a splendid hay
croP on the fields which l planted in cot.
.on.~ This was not said, my informant
1ells me, as q joke or fun, but, in dead
earnest, as the announcement Of an agri-
cultural discovery Columbus Enou;es.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-10

1r ISRAEL GIBBONS, for several years
local editor and reporter of the New Or
leans Crescent, died in that city, recently,
from consumption. We knew him we'll,
and knew him to be one of natures noble
men in all that goes to make up a man.
Peace to bis ashes, a more gallant soul
never drew the breath Of life.