The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-10

mans day of happiness was drawing to
close.
A MAN in San Francisco was convicted Of
using "bilingsgate in the street, and fined
$50, or in default OF payment to 60 fifteen
days to Jail. This is new way of dealing
with very common offense.
Tue drama called La Tour de Nesie is having
a great run in San Francisco. 1t is terrifcally
tragic; abounding in wonderfully lmproba-
BILE phases Of crime, "red with the blood of
many slaughtered victims"
The New York Epening Post protests against
the centralizing tendencies of the radical ele-
ment of the Union organization and also the
protective policy which was forced on the |
country during the civil war.
PARsoN BRowNLow has renewed the evi.
dences OF his pngnacity. Two returned Con-
federate soldiers made some distas,eful re.
marks in his hearing, and the Parson "went
after them " in o belligerent manner, and won
the fight. au
THAT a man should be just and respectful
toward all mankind, he must first begin with
himself. A man who is not able to make
bow to his own conscience every morning,
is hardly in condition to salute the world
as any other time of the day.
\ A Senator who called upon Gen. Grant
recently, demonstrated with him for keeping
so many general officers in the service un-
employed. He replied that he had, several
weeks ago, made out list to be mustered
out but that they were hanging fire in the
War Department, or some other place.
HESRY WARD BEEcaER is out in favor Of
the policy Of leniency to the South, and in
favor of the people of the North taking our
vanquished southern brethren BY the hand
and helping them up. Beecher's head may
frequently be wrong, but he appears to be the
possessor of big soul. ~
MINING IsrEREsrs.-A preliminary move.
ment has been made in New York for call
ing a National Convention in relation to the
mineral interests of the United States. The
Convention will probably be held some time
in the Spring, and in the city of New York.
A RECENT fremen's riot in San Francisco
has given rise to q proposition to create 6
paid FIRE department. 1t is thought that ,hi,
will prevent q similarly disgraceful occur
renee from again taking place as the EN-
ployment Of firemen will depend upon thei
good behavior.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, is represented as hav
ing nearly recovered from the effects of tn
war, and resumed its former activity. Ther
is again an extensive river trade, and th
railroad lines running out Of the place
though the repairs on them are not yet full
completed, are still doing . heavy freigh
and passenger business.
To ne REsUMsD.--Ths limo Of steamers be
tween New Orleans and San Francisco, gu;
pended during the rebellion. 10 to be again
operation. On the first Of January, the Pac
fc Mail Steamship Company was to ba,
placedga steamer on the line from New o.
leans, via Havana, to Aspinwall, connectir
at the latter place with the steamers for Ss
francisco steamers TO and from San Francisc
I, AcconD.So TO the Paris Patrie, the Emper,
Macmillan, in order to recompense the Indie
tribes Of Sonora for the courage and devote,
ness which they shown Ia upholding b
cause. has decided that fifty young boys b
longing to the "no,ables of those ,rb
shall be brought up and educated in the Ci
of Mexico at his expense, and that the 8