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Smyrna times., 1866-12-05
GOLD QUOTATIONS, STOCK, &C., from
lcLear & Son, Bankers, Wilmington, Del.
MAR RE ID,

On the 18th ult., by the Rev. S. l.. Gracey,
Mr. THEoDoRE w. LAVENDER, and Miss Ma
RY A., second daughter of'Owen G. Crow, Esq.
near Smyrna, Del
On the 4th inst, by the Rev. ]. E. T. Ewell,
Mr.. JEREMIAH PRIOR, of New Castle Co., to
Mrs. ELIZABETH SCoTT, of Smyrna.
At the residence of the brides parents, &C.
cording to the order of the Society of Friends,
on Fourth-day, the 2Sth ult., WILMER AT
KIsoN, of the Wilmington Daily Commercial,
to ANNA, daughter Of Samuel Allen, of Phila-
'delphia.
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-TRoBNER's Guide 10 American Literature London.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS.
1867.

The Publishers have perfected a system Of mailing
by which they can supply the MAGAZINE and WEEKLY
promptly TO those who refer 10 their per- Od-
icals directly from the Office Of Publication.
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The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

DIG0ING WELLs-IIow TO DETERMINE
WHERE WATER Is.-At recent meeting Of
the American Institute Farmers Club, a
member related his experience in this matter
as follows:
"An lrishman in his employment 10 order
to ascertain where he ought to dig to obtain
water soonest, got stone and buried it over
night in the ground, next to the hardpan.
10 the morning he found it quite moist but
not sufficiently SO to suit bis fancy. Next
night he tried it 10 another spot, and it was
found very wet on the following morning.
There said Patrick, you will find water not
many feet deep, and plenty Of it, Sure
enough. in few days digging, Patrick con-
frmed his prediction, Notwithstanding the
jeers Of the workmen-fnding vein which
filled the well to overflowing, and rendered it
exceedingly difficult to bail out the well SO as
to stone it. The philosophy of the operation
seems to be that as great evaporation takes
place from the surface of the earth during
the night, the water rises up from The depths
below TO supply the loss, and accumulates in
the vicinity OF the stone, often making quite
puddle.'
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19
LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

l. Subscribers who do not give express notice
to the contrary, are considered as wishing to
continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers wish their papers discontln-
ucd, publishers may continue to send them unit
all charges are paid.
J. If subscribers neglect or refuse to axe
their papers from the Office or place tc which
they are sent they held responsible until they
settle their bills and give due notice to discon-
tinue.
4. If subscribers move to other places with
out informing the publisher, and the paper is
sent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponsiblc. Notice should always be given of the
removal.
s. The Courts have decided. that refusing to
take paper from the Office, or removing and
leaving it uncalled for, is prima tacia evidence
of intentional fraud.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19
A Singular Fact...The Locality of the
Presidents.

The Cincinnati Inquirer calls attention to
the singular fact that the opposition to the
Democracy, which has always made it sub
ject Of complaint, that SO many Of our Pres
dents were taken from the South, has nomi,
mated none but Southern born Presidents
for itself for near forty years-that is, DUR
ing all the term Of the an,-slavery agitation,
when the complaint was first heard. Thus,
in 1882, they nominated Henry Clay, Ken
tuckian, native of Virginia, for President
In 1886 they selected Wm. II. Harrison, a
scion of one of the first families of Virginia,
where he was born, for this office. In 1910
they selected this Virgnian again, and put
up with him for Vice President John Tyler,
another Vrgnian. Tyler became President.
In l848 they went to the extreme South,
and selected another son of Virginia, Gen.
Taylor as their standard bearer. In 1852
they again went to Virginia, and selected
another distinguished son Of that State, Gen.
Winfield Scott, for President, and they put
with him for Vice President, Mr.. Graham of
North Carolina. In 1865 they voted for
John G. Fremont, South Caro- linian by birth
and Missourian by adoption and family con-
nection. In 1860 they elected Abraham
Lincoln, a Kentuckan, and in 1864 they re-
elected him, and with him Andrew johnson,
a native Of North Carolina, and resident
of Tennessee, for Vice President Thus we
find the party declaiming against the inAu
ence Of Southern men, aud yet invariably SO
ecting Southern men by birth and educa
ton for the highest offices of the country tol
nearly forty years. During most of the time
the Democracy have voted for Northern mer
like Van Buren. Cass, Pierce, Buchanan
Douglas and Mcclellan.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

THEN AND Now-Do CIRCUMSTANCES AL.
TER REL1GIoN?-During the Administration
of MIR. Lincoln, the clergy, for the purpose
Of quieting the consciences of the honest
and devout believers in the doctriue of the
Prince of Peace, and to induce them TO give
the last dollar and the last man, to carry on
the war against the people South, declared
constantly that obedience to the Government
was obedience to God; and that the Govern
meht was represented in the President
Every person that had read history knew
that all such teachings Of the clergy was
sheer trickery, and was resorted to by them
to carry out certain views Of their own,
either of power or revenge.
The war over-the South conquered
slavery abolished -and-then what? The
clergy pipe a new tune. 1t is no longer
obedience to the Government is obedience
to God" They have discovered, since the
veto Of the negro bureau bill by President
johnson, that it depends altogether upon
who administers the Government, and
whether the administration of the Govern
ment is in accord with their views of public
policy, whether "obedience to the Govern
ment is obedience to God" They no long
or inculcate the doctrine, that the powers
that be were ordained Of God, and that,
therefore, resistance to these powers is sin
against God.
They themselves are now foremost in de-
nouncing the powers that be-powers they
have heretofore taught were ordained of God.
One says, if the President and supporters
are to 60 to Heaven, he wants to be counted
out of the heavenly company-he would
prefer hell We have no objections. An
other declares that Benedict Arnold, in COM
parison with President Johnson, is as the
smell of the rose beside carrion-as carrion
beside1 e1assafetida. Still another says, that
hell vomited its drtiest demon when An
drew johnson was given to the world We
doubt not that, by next week, we can multi
ply these clerical demonstrations against the
President tenfold
What are we to think Of these things?-
What do they mean? Is the Bible a fable,
and religion humbug? Enquirer.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

LICE ON SrocK.-Caleb Garfield, Of Liv.
ngston county, Michigan, writes that he has
no such thing about him as lice on cattle,
horses, hogs, hens and geese, neither ticks
on sheep, His remedy is sulphur. TO an
OK, or COW, or hen, he gives a teaspoonful
in their feed; to sheep less. He puts it in
the coops of fowls, in small Jumps Feeds
it once month in Winter, but not in Sum-
mer, except to hogs. lie gives his horned
cattle and horses a spoonful of pulverized
sahpetre, in the month of March and April.
and again, without fail, when lie turns them
ont to grass. lie also feeds his cattle and
horses, about pint Of Aaxseed each, once
month in Winter.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

New YORK C1Tx.-No matter how cele,
brated a man ecomes i'm the country, he il
soon lost in this city. tits the cbarnel house
Of greatness not based on the almighty
dollar. No matter how great man may be
here is somebody still greater; no matter
how many greenbacks he has there is some
body with more greenbacks. If he lives in
highest style, some neighbor lives in double
superlative style, most highest. Everybody
dwarfs everybody, being surpassed by some
other body. As this is the money eeuter of
the Western Continent las Paris and London
are Of the Eastern) it follows that most sharp
men bring up in New York. Each has his
| plan for the accumulation Of million. Talk
Of hundred thousand in these paper money
times! None but vulgarians do it, 1t is
easy to talk large figures, as it would be hard
to live up to them, if it WAS not that all
transactions were on paper. 1t is this am
bition to keep alive the ghost of wealth,
where.it is not. that fill our mammoth hotels.
The first question asked is. "Where do you
stop!" Livery men purchase magnificent
equipages and rent them at high prices to
people who come to town to exhibit their
wealth. These are kept as private carriages,
with Patrick, Quashee or Gumbo, tricked out
in servants livery, a la mode, to set off turn
outs as the showman's own. The world is
full of shams and shoddies. Spectators
have captured us all. This week they toss
up wood; next, flour, corn and other cereals;
next clothing.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19
Something for Butler and Sprague.

The Matamoras Ranchero of February II
in reply to certain statements made by Gen
Weitzel, makes some revelations which are
important if true. Speaking of the contra
band trade during the war, it says:
All the way from Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans,
lovers Of the Union came to Matamoras to
exchange the very articles the Rebels want
ed for high priced cotton. Guns and ammu,
milton, however, to very limited extent
found their way here; but everything else
that could be thought Of in any manner SER
viceable to the Rebels, came in abundance
from New England, and were directly sold
to the Rebels by the blatant Union men,
Beast Butler & Brother actually shipped
from New Orleans, to a staunch Rebel house
here, for rebel use, shipIoad of picked
pork. Not only did they send shpload
of pork, but Butler Il Bro. sent out here for
cotton exchange account, various shipoads
OF United States army supplies, which went
directly into Texas through their accommo'
dalton house. William Ii. Seward, Secre~
quring into the status Of Rebel trade, and
whether or not the supplies constantly going
out from the North went into Texas; and,
if so, what steps could be taken to stop such
work, or something to that effect. Mr..
Pierce replied by informing Mr.. Seward of
the exact number of vessels in the of1ing AT
Bagdad, their size and nationality, and with
what loaded. The honorable Secretary was
informed that the larger portion of goods
arriving here and going into Texas came
directly from American ports, and that all
such trade could be stopped only 10y refusing
clearances to vessels, or by occupying the
east bank of the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass
to Boca del Rio.
With this information before their eyes
what did Secretary Seward and President
Lincoln do? They did not refuse clearances
to vessels, but knowingly allowed the trade
TO continue
Now we have to ask what become Of Gen
eral Weizers charge, that our merchants
and the vice consus who signed that pro-
test engaged in contraband trade with Rebels?
Should not General Weitzel amend his
charge SO as to include Butler, his former
master, Vim. H. Seward, and the President
Of the United States; or else withdraw bis
charges against our merchants and the vice
consuIs? Lincoln and Seward cleared the
vessels and goods after being notified Of their
unmis'akable destination; Butler shipped,
whilst commanding at New Orleans, for Reb'
el destination and consumption; Yankee
shippers brought them, and in most instan-
ces, Yankee sharpers received them here and
sold them to the Rebels.
Now, if General Weitzel wants any more
information touching the question as to who
were guilty of carrying on q contraband
trade with the Rebels, we would inform him
that ex' Governor Senator Sprague Of Rhode
Island, had bis fingers in to the tune Of two
millions of dollars. After the Secretary Of
State received an answer from Colonel
Pierce to bis inquiries, ten times as many
goods were shipped from American ports to
this place as before; and in one month sew.
enteen millions of dollars in assorted mer-
chandse were shipped from New York
alone.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

COUNTY BoUNpARIEs-Mr Scott, Presi-
dent Of the Board of Supervisors of Placer
comfy, was in Nevada yesterday. and made
an arrangement with our Board, now in ses
sion, for fixing the boundary line between
the two counties. Bear river, and line due
east from the headwaters Of that stream, is
the dividing line according to law, but there
is difference OF opinion as to the exact spot
where Bear river heads. 1t is arranged that
the Supervisors OF the two counties, accom-.
panied by the County Surveyors, shall meet
at Tomkn's or Polley's, on Tuesday morning
next, for the purpose of fixing the initial
point, and perhaps run the line as far as the
railroad, says the Gazette. The line can not
be run the whole distance now, on account
of the snow; but if deemed necessary, it can
be run out next Summer. 1t is expected
that large number of men will be working
on the railroad line in this county, during
the present season, for which reason it is i'm.
portant that the dividing line between the
two counties should be known. Our Superl
ysors will start up next Monday, and perhaps
be absent two or three days.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

ASTONISHING FEcuNDIrY.-Mr. L. Pre-
vost, of San Jose, has arrived in this city,
having concluded to give his first exhibition
of the modus operondi of silk growing here
On the passage up on the steamer Chrys-
opols five hundred thousand births took place
"a statement at which persons Of the Grad
grind persuasion will turn up their noses,
until they are informed that Mr.. Provost
brought with him million silk worms eggs.
We trust that his experiments will be entire
ly successful Sac. Bee
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19
A state Governed by Proxy.

The N. Y. correspondent of the S. F. Bul
ietin says: For some time there has beer
suspicion of something wrong in the Execu
tive Department of the State of Iowa. and
it was even rumored that the Governor bad
appropriated funds of the State to his own
purse. A Legislative committee having ta'
ken the matter in hand, it was discovered
that the Governors private secretary, named
Orwig, had devoted about $34, 900 worth Of
land warrants to his own use. But this was
not the most startling development. 1t
seems that Governor Stone has not visited
the capital above dozen times during his
two years term, having transacted the duties
Of bis office by proxy Of this same private
secretary, who was authorized to sign the
Governors name. Orwig was before the
investigating committee, and testified that
he signed and issued proclamations for
thanksgiving and elections, general and spe-
cial; that he signed pardons, reprieves and
discharges from the penitentiary, and exerl
cised the pardoning power where he Thought
justice demanded it," that he signed the cer'
tficates of Iowa's six congressman, upon
which they now hold their seats 10 Congress;
that he signed death warrants that sent Grim.
inas to the gallows; that he appointed pub
lie officers and approved their bonds, and
finally, to make long matter short, that he
had probably signed the name Of the Gov
ernor to ninety nine out Of every hundred
official papers that have needed Governor
Stones signature.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

An lsraelte lady, sitting in the same box
at an opera with'a French physician, and be-
ing troubled with epnui., happened to cape.
-"Excuse me, madam" said the doctor, II
am glad you didn't swallow me-" Give
yourself no uneasiness,' replied the lady; II
am a Jewess-and never eat pork" l.|
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

EE The Emperor of Austria has Olsen
tombed from the historic collections of the
Vienna museum, the original coat Of arms
of Montezuma, and worm-eaten letter in
the hand of Cortez. These relics, from the
Escurial at the time Of the wars Of Austria
and Spain, have now been handed over to
a prominent Austrian dipIomaist, who is de-
"pift" Of his brother. flt tf
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

EEA man residing near Memphis has it
is believed the largest dog in the United
States. 1t is an imported Siberian blood
hound, seven feet eight inches in length, thir'
ty.three inches in height, ten inches across
the chest, and weighs one hundred and eigh'
ty pounds.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

HEAVY SALE.-A sale was recently made
of the Orc Fino mine, and the Morning Star
mill and mine, in Idaho, for the sum Of six
teen hundred thousand dollars. The pur-
chase was made by New York and English
company Of capitalists, who will at once 60
to work upon and fully develop the mines
bought ~st ..s
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

Bayard Taylor has introduced new wa
termelon which keeps through the winter.
He obtained the seeds from VoIga, Russia,
from a melon grown in Persia, on the shores
of the Caspian Sea.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

DEADLY WEApoSs.-Two young gentle.
nen, rivals, called the same evening on the
object Of their affections. "John," said the
one who had come in last. and who had an
umbrella in his hand, "if come here again
and find you here, III run this umbrella
through YOU and spread it," raea ai
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

NEGRO PAUPERs.-Tbe Macon telegraph
says that there are forty three thousond me-
groes and upward fed at the expense Of the
Government in Georgia, and that in all the
Southern States the number exceeds four
hundred and thirty four thousand thus fed.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

LUCKY LooAroRs.-We learn (says the
Nevada Gasette) that the locators OF The first
northerly extension of the Fox copper ledge
have been offered seventy thousand dollars
by some San Francisco capitalists, for their
location.
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

Ew Milk may be kept sweet by having
it constantly in the presence Of fresh water
10 milk room provided with tubs, in which
the water is changed twice q day, milk will
not be toured even by lightning,
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19
LAW CARDS.
JOA NT.CAN NON,

Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
LINCOLN, PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,
WILL practice in the courts ofP!acer and
w adjoining counties. All businessintrusted
to his care will be punctually attended to-
Lincoln, June 25th, l865-py
The Placer herald., 1866-05-19

GREELEY ON GoLD AND S1LvER.-Upon his
recent installation as President of the Amer
ican Institute, Horace Greeley said:
word as to our mineral resources. We
are now producing something less than
$lOo,O00,0oo Of gold and silver per annum
from our mines, which is more than the an.
nual product of the whole world forty years
ago-probabIy more than was produced in
the palmiest days of South American and
Mexican gold mining. Yet large as the
amount is, it is not beginning. That it
will trebled within the next ten years. proyi-
ded that our great Pacific Railroad shall in
the meantime be completed, few will doubt
who have any acquaintance with the facts