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The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31
a THRoUGn LINE TO BOISE,

ing the trado and travel from the
present difficult and cireuitops ronto
from the Columbia River to the Boise
Mines, to the moro convenient ard
economical road by Canyon City is TO
procore. an appropriation for the es>
tablishment OF at least trirwsckFy
mail from this place to some convc-
nient point Of intersection with the
Salt Lake and Walla Walh route, bo.
yond Snake River. At one time we
werc in hopes that the people of Ore'
goa, west of the Cascades, would be
willing to forego tho doubtful advan-
tago of the daily mail from Sacra'
meDto to Portland, for the purpose of
founding a claim on tie Department
for great Northern Overland Mail
Limo. TO carry ont such design, it
seemed best not to burden it with
special outside claims on the attention
of Congress and the Postmaster Gem
crai. But il seems now that General
Markland, of whom great things had
been expected, has gone back to Cali.
fornIa without giving tho slightest at
tenton to the urgent needs of the in>
terror in the matter of mails and mail
routes His second, Nkr. Brooks, has
so for given his enliro attention to the
route from Portland south, and we arc
persuaded that the mulign influences
which have. retarded the prosperity
of our section of the country arc still
at work with those who are charged
with the supervision of the matter.
In the sudden departure OF Gen
Markland We see the proof that he il
Influenced by the representations o
the Culifornians to examine the Chico
and Star City routes, with view tt
the establishment of mail Inns iron
these points to Boise and Owyhee
The discontinuance of the Portland
and Sacramento daily mail will follow
as matter of course, If service is or
: dercd on either of the ether lines
and we shall thus be left without eve
the miserable excuse of u mail o
:" which<we have mainly depended fo
Eve years past. 4aa .a. ,'y
The importance of direct line frol
the North. Vest to tide water on th
r. side, is not second in Importance
8 any public enterprise of this sectio
a Of country. Upon it, moro than a
II else, depends our future favorable col
20 Bcc,ion with the Montana trade (; ft
IL is observable that the improvemel
d Of roads is greatly dependent on Il
10 continuous operation of the mail line
a and the competition from the 9th
is side will compel the community I
c. this extraordinarily increase the
n, facilities OF transportation in order
keep the lead in trade.
u For the lack Of that co opcrati,
ID from Western Oregon, which thepe
!, ple Of tho Columbia interior have
"a right to expect, they will best ser
Or their own interests BY looking entire
i. TO their own influence to procure
increoae of mail conyeniences N
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

The express matter so long detained
Mt John Day River was brought down
by tho messenger yesterday.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

The quartz mines in Australia are
rapidly becoming a leading interest.
We'll developed lodes, averaging from
two to FIVE ounces Of gold, oi great
purity, to tho ton, arc very common.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

WELLS, Fargo & Co.'s Express for
Portland will leave tomorrow mor,
ming. s. lss 81,
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 81, 1866.

REAr, has been successfully used by
a New York railroad company. e
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

AT tho Odcon theatre, Paris, now
play is to be produced, entitled Les
Franc MGcons, in which it is said both
the history, the principles and the sc>
ercts of Free Masonry will be fully
exposed
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

In book entitled From Matter to
Spirit, the scope of spiritual inquiry
is thus described "That which is
ehemicaI affinity and attraction, in
spirit is love and sympathy; and when
mems minds are in condition to
compare the two, believe it will be
found that every property of ma,ter,
ascertained in every direction of sci
en,ific enquiry, has it's corresponding
phenomenon in the inner world"
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

The funeral of Tom Sayers, the
diatingaished ybruiser, was attended
b. q vast concourss of professional
and amateur boxers. A free fisht took
ptacc over tho gravc-a fitting per,
formance at the last sceno in tho his
tory Of Sayers. ,i.o.a mov' n.r y
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

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WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 81, 1866.
REAr lihs been successfully used by
a New York railroud company. Il
The express matter so long Detained
Mt John Day River was brought down
by tho messenger yesterday.
WELLS, Fargo & Co.'s Express for
Portland will leave tomorrow mor,
ming. s .E. El..
THE Columbia River is rapidly fall
ing. The riso in the last ten days has
been about twelve feet. ... ... Us
A cake of amalgamated gold rs ex-
hibited in Melbourne, Australia, which
weighs 1912 ounces This would be
considered small matter in Idaho.
AN Irfshman who had witnessed the
effect Of whisky for many years, said
BARREL labeled whisky contained u
thousand songs and fifty fights.
A YOUNG lady amended "man pro-
poses, but God disposcs," TO oman pros
poses but seldom, and God disposes at
all times"
IT generally beloved that If Spain
persists in her arrogant conduct to,
wards Chile, the United States will
intervene for the protection of our
sister republic.
The quartz mines in Australia are
rapidly becoming leading interest.
We'll developed lodes, averaging from
two to FIVE ounces Of gold, oi great
purity, to tho ton, arc very common
AT tho Oicon theatre, Paris, new
play is to be produced, entitled lie;
Franc Macons, in which it is said bois
the history, the principles and the Sc
crcts of Free Masonry will be fully
exposed.
The funeral of Tom Sayers, tb,
diStingnished ybruiser, was ATTENDED
b. vast concourss of profcssiona
and amateur. boxers. A free sht tool
ptaco over the gravo-a sitting per
formance at the last sceno in tho his
tory Of Sayers. l.a.s, ,o.g' ,.a =
"REPREsEET mo in my portrait,
said 'apromantic lady to n painter
with book in my hand and readin
aloud. Paint my servant, also, in
corner where no cannot be seen, bu
in such manner that he may bear m
when / call him. sg ,,. ... 800. ..,, ..
NEeEoEs arc Sometimes found dea
at the South with placard pinned ,
their clothes to this effect: q This is
warning to nll ID niggcrs in tn
vicinity" 1t is certainly a very pra
,ical but ratherindefinite way of war;
ing them.
SOME Of the principal New Yor
hotels talk 'ofraising The prico of bear
to six dollars per day There arc far
il;cs at tho Fifth. Avenue who gi,
tivo or six hundred dollars a week f
their mcro lodging and boarding priv
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

Mr.. William BirnDaumre respectfully In
forms his patrons and particularly the ladies
this city nn vicinity that he will sell ut private says
at auction prices, his storo Main street, the hal
scc Of luis spleSli sucs of Watches Diamonds Jew
clry and Fancy Grul+ As this VIII be tip last "ppuru
ty purchase, thu ali Hni the pubic invited
to call.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

"REPREsEET mo in my portrait" !"
said 'ai@romantic lady to n painter,
with o book in my hand and reading
aloud. Paint my servant, also, in a
corner where he cannot be seen, but
in such manner that he may bear mo
when / call him. ~, ,,. w.. So. .e, p,..
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

Columbia Lodge, No. o, 1. o. o. F.
Meets every Friday evening at az o'clock, ia Gates
Hail. of Second aud Court Streets. Brothers in
good standing are invited to attend Ty order. N.G.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

Wasco odge, No. rs, f. A. d A. 80
Holds its stated Communications the First and Third
Saturdays of each month, ut their ball in Dalles City
Brethren in good standing invited to attend.
SETH L, pOpE, seC'y. by order of the ". VI.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

NEeEoEs arc Sometimes found dead
at the South with placard pinned to
their clothes to this effect: This is a
warning to oil id niggcrs in this
vicinity" 1t is certainly very prac'
tical but erindefinite way Of warn,
ing them.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

TIE FREsnEr ON TEN MILE CREEK.
Tho sudden rise of water on Ten Milo
Creek has caused scriousG damage. In
one instance, one hundred and twen-
ty'fivo sheep which had becn housed
in barn, were destroyed; in another,
the creek swept through. n valuable
orchard, breaking down tho trees and
sweeping off the fences. The destruo-
,ion Of property has bccp very. .consiG'
ernblo in the aggregate, and hardly o
farm. has escaped damage, .,,,.ar,
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-31

SOME Of the principal Now York
hotels talk ofraising The price Of beard
to six dollars per day. There are fam.
i!ics at tho Fifth Avenue who give
fve or six hundred dollars week for
their mcro lodging and boarding privi.
lege, wbAo their "extras", will roach
three or four hundred more.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-04-06

| fell still KEEP in their places, but with
their ends .joltcd so near the edge that it
seemed to me that the least motion on my
part would make them slip, and send me
off again. was too exhausted and
frightened to move, and lay there for some
time. not knowing whether was much
hurt or not. The first thing as recalled
ne to myself was the voice Of Il man who
came up n ladder close at hand !; and |
cond see that he had a rope and pulley
with him, which he soon had hooked Oh to
tle.ladtler. .z t.-.=-=.- s-.==5s ss=s4.
Hold on mate he says. If throw
You the end OF the rope, can you tic it round
you =
I'll try ~, So he makes moose and pull
ing the rope through the block, he throws
it Mt me. but it wasn't far enough. So he
tries again and again, and at last man
aged to ketch hold on it. But now. as
soon as tried to move, it seemed as il
something stabbed me in the side, and.
what was more. the least thing would,
soon found, send the boards down, and Of
course Inc with them. =+.=-
Tell them to hold tight by the rope,
says |, and he passed the word, while
cot both arms through the moose, and told
him to tighten it. which he did by pulling.
for could not have got it over my head
without making the boards slip.
Now then,' he says. 'arc You ready ?
A II right says. family, for l felt as
if every thing was "a swimming around me;
but herd hi:n give the signal, and felt the
snatch of the rope as it cut into my arms
above the elbows, and then swung back
wards and towards in the air while with a
crash, away went the boards upon which
had been a-lying.
couldn't see nor hear any more, for
seemed to be sent to sleep; hut suppose
| WAS lowered down and took to the hospi-
tal,where they put my broken ribs to rights
IN no time, and it wasn't sD very long be-
fore was at work once more but it took
precious while before could get on to
a high scaffod again without feeling
creepy and shisery; but, you know.
"usc Is a second nature
Polly showed me the stacking tother day.
and nast say it has improved wonderful.
for wages keep good. works plenty; and
as for thoes chaps who organize the strikes,
it strikes me they don't know what being
out o. work is like. but along o that stock
ing. one feels tempted very much to go
down in the country again. but don't like
to. for fear o things not turning out well j;
and Polly says, let well enough alone,
Bill So | keeps on, VERY well satisfied,
and VERY comfortable.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-04-06
A Ghost That IL Do.

We are not partial to ghosts. They are
doubtless Very well i'll their place, bat we
don't consider this world their place. By
rons suggestion that a body and soHl to
sethrr are ahead of Il soul SOUS. may be
somewhat sophistical but We certainly pre-
fer casrd souls to uucased as companions
aud visitants OH :. this visible diurnal sphe
re- In the world to come. We may we'll
indulge an opposite preference, holding
Ger to the sound principle OF like 70 like.
Bnt they have IL ghost out in lndiana
that We relish, and recognize as IA suitable
vstant to souls still tabernaeled in flesh.
He was onee (such is the avermenty a Mr..
Oriine Elder, who in 1853 went to ACalli-
fornia, leaving wife and two daughters
he hind him. and was killed there in 1860.
His wife has lived in poverty since he left
her. trying to suhsist by washing &c, Two
weeks sincc.hcr younger daughter d;c1 and
five adult relitives and friends We're watch
ing beside the corps, when, at 10 =. NJ,
the dead father glidcd III though no door
nor window was open. and while all sat
traiisiixed With amazement, walked up to
the coffin, placed on it a bag containing
e. SO gold piccs (nOn of your Legal Ten
dcr') and u bit of papcr on which was writ
ten. "Restitution for Mary" and instant
" vanished, not taking away the mint drops,
which the First National Bank of Indiana
was very willing to take and credit to Mrs.
Elder, allowing her the current premium
We have not the least wish to cross cy-
amin Mr. Wilhcr C.. McIntire, who says he
witnessed the apparition and saw the shost
and his sinners. All We have to suggest
is that he be invited to come often bring
ing with him TROOPS of lricnds"-not for
getting the castings, Despite Mr.. Stevens,s
sirong prediudices. We think he would III
time be welcomed to almost every iireside.
= Tribune.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-04-06

Az EpIToR'S FrX.-To make news
paper that shall please everybody is en
tircly ont o. the question III feat that no
man has Yet performed -leastwise. we
have never heard Of him. The tastes of
humanity. we have learned, attcra coed
many years of observations differ, and diff
fercnt intellectual pnhulum is required to
satisfy these different tastes. An editor is
expected to cater to than all, hnt if he at
tempts to please all, he will flil-he's a
goner II we tried to satisfy everybody
with our paper, we shoull find our greatest
obstacles in its local columns. In them
our town readers discover more food tor
complaint than elsewhere. Though on the
whole, entertaining, not an issue appears
that somebody does not find farlt with
something. Dr. A, thinks we have no
business to tell our readers tina DR.. BIS
| pills are more powerful in their operations
than his; LAWYER Brcfess complains that
we said that Lawyer Surrehnttcr's argu-
ment in the great dog case was cincher;
sober Mr.. Whatyoucall'cm gives it as his
deliberate and duly matured opinion that
the "loaal column is inhued too strongly
with the spirit of sinful levity; Mr.
lardstick thinks the "local'' has too mucl
to say about Mr.. Sandsugar's goldfish, and
not enough about his callcoes; the young
ladies say we have too mneh to do with
their waterfalls, hut are delighted when We
attempt to sharp things ON the old maids
who, in turn. give us hts Tor not punching
with our pencil the young ladies waterfalls
more vigorously. so it is -Somcbo3y finds
something to find fault with, and after hay
I II l.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-04-06
9 . 6 try.
.t.5f i-it - From the Nation.
The Assault by Night.

# r. Hi GY EDMUND SrEDMAN. s1is
All night We hear the rattling flaw,
- The easements shiver with each breath Il.
nd still more near the foemen draw, ls.
The pioneers OF Death. -
20 Their grisly cbieftain comes;
He steals upon US in the night;
Gail up the guards! light every light; ..
Beat the aarum drums
His tramp is at the outer door;
lie bears against the shujderins walls, -
Lo! what dismal frost and hpar
Upon the window falls! -
Outbar him while ye may
Feed. feed fhe watcf.fres everywhere
Even yet their cheery warmth will scare
fhis thing OF night away.
Yet cannot, some thing chekes tho CRATE
And clogs the air within its hues,
And runners from the entrance gate
Come chill with evil ncws;
Tie bars are broken ope!
Hal he has scaled the inner wal
Blu. fsht him still from hall to hall;
While life remains there's hope.
Too late, the very frame is dust,
The locks and ,rnmmeis fall apart;
lie reaches. scorntul Of their trust.
TIE portals Of the heart
Ay, take the citadel!
But where, grim CJrqueror, is thy preyl
In vain thouft search each secret WY,
Its 1ight is hidden well.
We viel the, far thy pa!try spols.
This she'll this ruin thu hast made;
Its tenant has escaped thy tolls.
lneul h they were daihly laid.
Even now, immortal, nlre,
1t gains house not male with hands,
a refuge IN seIeuer lands,
A heritage secure
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-04-06

"How did you get out of the draft !"
said Jack Buttons to Pat .Och, and the
doctor, good luck to him, excused me-
What did he say was the matter ?! We'll;
! don't Just remember, but it was same
outlaudish sort of a name.' WAS it non
compos Yes. that was the name. and
he said had it bad
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-30
DIR. Schenck's Mandrake Pills
A Substitute for CaIOmel.

These Pills are composed of various roots,
having the power to relax the secretions Of the
liver as promptly and effectually as blue pill OF
mercury, and without producing any of those
disagreeable or dangerous effects which often
follow the use of the latter.
In all bilious disorders these Pills may be used
with confidence, as they promote the discharge
of vi.iated bile, and remove those distractions
from tue liver and hillary ducts, which are the
cause Of bilious affections in general.
SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS cure Sick
Headache and all disorders Of the Liver, indi
Gated by sallow skin, coated tongue, costiveness
drowsiness, and general feeling OF WEAKNESS
and lassitude, showing that the liver is in tor
pid or INSTRUCTED condition ...a....-
In short, these Pills may be used with advan
tage in all cases when purgative or Alternative
medicine is required. a.4i.H 4n-
Please ask for DR. Schenck's Mandrake Pills,
and observe that the two ikenesses Of the Doc
tor are on the Government stamp-one when in
the last stage Of Consumption, and the other in
his present health. .a.. n
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers. Price 2.
cents pei DOA. IIuiVIpM ohSS, We AZ Avn VI
9th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. .1E.
General Wholesale Agents :Demas Barnes &
Co., 81 Park Row, New York; S. S. Hance, los
Baltimore St., Baltimore Md; John ID. Park, n
Z. cor of Fourth and Walnut St., Cincinnati
Ohio; Walker & Taylor, 1874 and 1856 Wabash
Avenue, Chicago, Ill; Collins Brothers, south
west corner of Second and Vine Streets, st
i
Louis. Mo. toct24 ith & 9Th W m'ly
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-30
Precision In Keeping Accounts.

The following anecdote will show
with what nice precision the accounts
are required to be kept in the greaspri-
vate banking houses of the English me-
tropolis: After closing the doors to
customers, every clerk makes up his
accounts, and general balance is
struck, which must tally to the veriest
farthing before the clerks separate. 1t
happened, upon the occasion in ques-
ton, that in one of these great estab-
lishments, there was two shillings and
ten pence minus in the balance. Every
clerk was ordered to revise his account,
the silver and copper money in the vast
vaults was re-counted-but still there
was no solution of the cause of the def
cit, this was repeated over again, but
still there was wanted two shillings and
ten pence. The resident partner would
not suffer the clerks to depart without
o correct balance; gladly would each
clerk have paid the difference ten times
ont of his own pocket. The affair re-
manned unchanged until the next morn
ing, when, on the arrival of one of the
nonresident partners, he recollected
Of taking that exact amount out Of the
till, for the payment of the postage on
a foreign letter, but without making
the usual memorandum of the same.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-30
FACETIE.

IT is curious fact that the more
cheek man has the less he bushes.
a GENTLEMAN who took young lady
to Niagara, was obliged to bring her
home immediately, because she was
Jealous of Niagara's waterfall.
Two negro hearse drivers met in the
streets of Nashville, when one accosted
the other with the remark, "Well, Jim,
how's biz to-tlay!" The reply was,
"Golly, Jack, amt we slipgin' em.'
BooTB, the tragctlian, had a broken
nose. A lady once remarked to him !:
81 like your acting, Mr.. Booth, but to
be frank with sou, I can't get over Jour
nose y No wonder, madam, ,uhe re-
piled, ,"the bridge is gomez sT';sa 81 tr I.
: az pox'T want mother to marry again.
said little boy, one morning, ut the
breakfast table. sfwhy not r. was ask
ed, with some surprise. because I've
lost one father, and i don't want the
trouble of getting acquainted with an
other
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-30
TheuI'S True.

A woman says what she chooses with
out being knocked down for it. She
can take snooze after dinner while her
husband goes to work. She can so into
the streets without being asked to
"stand treat" at every saloon. She can
stay at home in time of war, and get
married again if her husband is killed.
She can get divorced from her husband
whenever she sees one she likes better.
She can get her husband in debt all
over until he warns the public not to
trust her on his account. But all these
advantages are balanced by the great
fact that she cannot sing bass, go spark
ing, or climb tree with any degree of
propriety.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-30
L.sie. and Gen,lemen, Attention.

Ladies and Gieutkemens AttenHoA-
In the course of our local peregrina-
lions we occasionally discover some
things which to an Impractical eye,
might not be noticed, and, in!order to
give our readers the benefit of what lit.
tie knowledge we possess in regard to
the regulations for the government Of
genteel society. First, to as
GENTLEMEN-Whene you visit q
theatre or concert, be sure and stand
directly in front of some person 80 that
they cannot see the performance. 1t is
the height of politcness to do so:
Whenever you visit business mans
Office be sure and lock over his books
and papers, and if he is writing letter
don't neglect to look over bis shoulder
and read the contents, in order that you
may be able to detect or correct any er.
rors he may make. 1t is genteel to dc
so.
When you meet friend on the street
or elsewhere, don't fail to put your dirty
fingers on his clean white shirt breast
This is very agreeable to the sufferer.
When you have been drinking bad
whisky, and meet friend, be sure to
put your arm around his neck and con-
duct all of your delightful conversation
in a whisper, in order that he may
be pleased with the night blooming
serious perfume of your breath.
Second, to
LADIEs-When you witness n public
procession, a balloon ascension, or any.
thing else of an outdoor attraction
wherein the curiosity of the public is
excited, always carry an umbrella oil
parasol, and hold it in such position
that any person standing behind you
can not see anything except you and
your parasol. 1t is a sign of boarding
school or seminary educatiOn:to do so
When walking on the street on a
rainy day, with an umbrella hoisted
and you meet Q gentleman coming IN
the opposite direction, don't let your
umbrella drop to one side so the gen
tleman can pass, but hold it straight
up boldly, and compel him to go into
the street or gutter. II is highly gen
teel to do so.
If q gentleman accidentally happens
to step on the trail of your dress
don't neglect to "make q mouth at
him and look mad. 1t is lady-likt
so to do.