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The Placer herald., 1867-04-27

A Southern Relief meeting was hsld in
Virginia City, on the 9th inst, at which sl,'
600 were collected.
The Placer herald., 1867-04-27

PARTIES in the Atlantic States are getting
up an expedition to Russian America.
The Placer herald., 1867-04-27

The Washington Guard was mustered out
at Santa Rosa, on Monday last.
The Placer herald., 1867-04-27

BURDENS ON 1NDUsrKY.-The San Fran,
cisco Call says: "Accordug to statement
published by US yesterday, the amount Of In
ternal Federal revenue collected in this city,
for the first quarter of the present year, was
S908,O52 II. Of this amount, the enor.
nous sum Of $764,353 33 was collected for
direct taxes on manufactures. Deducting
from this the amount paid on the manufac
ture of beer and spirits, and there remains a
sum of $347,736 33 collected from the pro-
ductive and necessary industry. Here is a
direct tax Of over third of million of dol
lars placed upon the productive labor Of this
city in the short space Of three months, TO
say nothing Of the indirect taxes which the
industrial population are compelled to pay
by the reason that every article that they
consume is increased in price by means o
this heavy taxation. The three hundred and
forty thousand and odd dalars alluded to il
just SO much actually taken from the wages
of the aboring classes of San Francisco. IL
not the system of taxation which heaps such
enormous burdens upon the industry Of the
people most unwise and unjustl Great Brit
ain, with larger national debt than that of
the United States, does not levy dollar Of
taxes upon the industry of its people"
The Placer herald., 1867-04-27
The Hair.

The ordinary length Of the hair Of the
head in woman, varies from twenty inches
to yard; in some instances longer even
than that; but they are OF unusual occur
renee; its weight from five 10 eight ounces.
A contemporary relates an instance where
the hair Of a ady's head attained the meas
urement of two yards in length. But its
proper length for texture and strength
should not exceed twenty four inches, and
value as long hair is much deprecated in
price when it falls shorter. 1t has been cal.
culated by Wthof that the beard grows a
line and half per week, which gives a
length of six and half inches in the course
of year, while for a man Of eighty years,
twenty,seven feet would have fallen before
the razor.
We are informed that the beard Of the
Burgomas:er Hans Steininger was so long
that upon one occasion, having forgotten to
fold up the same, he trod on it as he ascend,
ed the council chamber at Brunnn, and was
thereby thrown down and killed. And still
further, we may cite from Eble, that at the
Prude's court Of Edgar there is full length
painting Of a carpenter, whose beard was
nine feet long, so that when engaged at
work he was obliged to carry it in bag.
At the industrial exhibition of 1862 there
were exhibited specimens Of human hair
taken from the heads of English, French and
Italian ladies, the longest specimens having
been cut from one of our own countrywo.
men. 1t was lot of jet black hair, aud
measured sevorty-four inches in length
Meridian Messenger.
The Placer herald., 1867-04-27

Wilkie Collins, the novelist Is dying Of
consumption.
The Placer herald., 1867-04-27

HAZARDOUS UNDERrAKINa.-The recent
trip Of the steamer Colorado from Yokohama,
a distance Of 4,75o miles, without stopping
at an intermediate port for coal, has demon
srated that it is not safe to continue the at
tempt to run the whole distance with the
quantity she is able to carry. She consum.
ed over LOO tons and bad but SO tons left
on her arrival at San Francisco, so that a
detention of two days by bad weather would
have left her without fuel. The Company
will either have to stop at Honolulu for coal,
as originally intended, or find some less
bulky material for fuel. 1t is thought that
crude petroleum can bo used with the coal
and thus obviate the difficulty. 1t is esti-
mated that seven gallons Of petroleum will
give as much heat as one ton Of coal. This
would not only be much cheaper than coal,
but its use would enable the ship to carry a
much larger amount of freight, and thereby
increase the profits of the voyage.-Stock-
tom Independent.
The Placer herald., 1867-04-27
Whining" Women.

Brigham Young, of Utah, has been blowing
up the women of that free,and-easy Territory
in manner at once awful and unique. He
accuses them of whining" and says they
must either "stop that kind Of nonsense" or
else start for the other side of Jordan, at
once-and he tells his forty wives that he
meant THEM, as we'll as the rest of the femi,
nine Utahyans. lie says that the whole
dfficulty-the direct occasion of the disa'
greeable and unbearable "whinings"
in the fact that 1.-The women expect too much
OF the Saints!" He says that the women
even bis own forty-are so weak,minded
as 10 suppose that the sanity members Of
the Mormon Israel can make a heaven on
entered Saints family, aud finds that after
all he is not able to make heaven on earth
for her, she begins to "wbiue" and talk
about "too many wives," and the "evls of
polygamy," and such like "blasphemous
twaddle." Brigham also says it is bis
opinion that any woman that ever lived
would be disappointed in The best saint" in
Utah, should she marry him-and on this
point we unreservedly agree with Brigham.
The Governor gave all the women warning
that two weeks from date of his sermon
against whining" he should call upon them
either to promise never to "whine" more or
else leave the territory, bag and baggage,
saying that be would even send off all his
own wives, and 60 to Heaven alone, sooner
than take such whining crew along with
him. We shall wait the next news from
Utah with deep interest," Exchange.
The Placer herald., 1867-04-27

A VIOLENT SupposlT1oN.-A farmer call
ed at the house of a lawyer to consult him
professionally. us t squeer at home" he
inquired of the lawyers lady, who opened
the door to his summons.
He was answered negatively.
Disappointment showed in bis face; but afl
ter a moments consideration, thought re-
vived him
"Mebbe yourel can gi' me the necessary
information as we'll as t squeer."
The kind lady promised to do 80, if on
learning the difficulty, she found it in ber
power, and the other proceeded to state the
case, as follows:
"Spoze ye wur ahsold white NEAR, an
shood borry ye to gang to Z mill, an wi
grist on yer back, an wi shood gang no fur.
ther t Stair Hill, when all at once ye shood
back up, an rear up, an pitch up, an kneel
down backwards, an break yer neck, who'd
pay for yea Not I, dern me if l would"
The lady closed the door.
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New-York tribune., 1867-08-22

that hope for the sake Of civilization and humanity
that will soon be forever abolished among US I'm
the house of the deceased, where snmptnous table
awats them and all the relatives, and friends. and
strangers eat their ill. After eight days the wang
and assembling, and crowdng, and eating repeated
for the consolation Of the distracted relatives And these
crowds and turbulent proceedings occur not simply ut
Syrian funerals but at marriages ana births; Tor the
srans are fond of exhibiting tIeifJoy ana sorrow h
all these demonstrations OF joy and sorrow are tempered
by moderation and wisdom, and subdned ny silent acu
escence In the Divine WILL Ia uncvized lands they arc
tho occasion for giving the loose rein 10 passion ana
tunult, and violent emotion How much more III coi- ~
formity with true faith in God and religious principles is
the quiet well OrdeIed and moderate course Ol pOccuuo
among civilized natnns SO In former times inc man @
was everywhere the absolute tyrant OF the iamly Inc
wife WAS the slave, never TO be seen by others,
and # IN conversation it became necessary to men
done by my wife may God exslt you above the conam-
nation Of the vile nane) etc, etc But now there j.
change, and woman is no longer so much regarded as
worthy contempt and abuse and the progress being
made In the emancipation and elevation of woman Is one
anon in the paths of morality and civilization"
Thus far says lie LiJau, and when 1t Is gGmembered
that these words will be read from one cnd OF ahon 10
the other by Druzes MOsems. Mar0nites, Greeks, ana
Greek Catholics by Beys Emirs Sheiks, and priests II
will be that sound views such themes as these
will bid fair TO prevail The writer has dealt very gen
orally with the funeral customs and they are certainly
curse TO the land In Ahech there Is widow whose mus
band died year ago; She has not allowed er house OF
Ncr clothes 10 be washed since Nowhere is custom so
cspoc as in the East and the gradual dropping Of fixed
usOms shows how sure is the progress OF tehght 1he
old DruZe horn, worn so generally years ago, Is now
almost unknown. The women have mostly sold the eX-
pcnsive silver headdress and wear the simple tsha or
Incndecl. ,..
Beirut for Crete within few days past Ihe MosiclnS OF
Syria stupehcd by the audaCy OF the Sultan IN going
to foot the bills and with religious fanaici-n and the
grinding oppression OF the Government to excite Them
their quiet submission is most remarkable Its believed
here that Omar Paa Is bDed by the GIetahs 70 play the
Fabius until the Sultan IL obliged To yield.
Syria is quiet The apprehensions of Bedouin 1ya-
sion IN the vicinity OF Damascus nave qaite suDSluod
The health Of the country Is excellent
New-York tribune., 1867-08-22

B. j. Edwards committed suicide at Bing-
hamton, N w. Oh Monday evening by cutting his throat
The cause appears to have been-trst. family unhapp
ness; second, rum.
The shipments of black walnut lumber from
Toledo, from the opening OF navigation, amonnt 10 i2S
cargoes, aggregatng l966300 feet At an early day In
Ohio black walnut furnished the most available fehcnR
stuf and we have whole farms incosed with an IN
caculabe quantity Of this valuable timber thus wasted
1t Is said the Indians on the plains have an
ingenious Of setting fire to houses WITH ther arrows
They wrap with powder on the heads OF ther
arrows, aud the tip OF their place per
cussiOn cap When the strikes the oDect 10 Dc
fred the cap is exploded and the powder and rag ig
nted The burns long enough TO set any comDussls
with which may come In contact on nre'
A correspondent at Sweetwater, Ill, writes:
In this village Yesterday in front Of drinking saloon,
occurred which resulted in the death OF Rebel
officer whose name is Warner. formerly OF the 6th
Georgia Infantry and who had been In the habit OF
abusing Union soldiers. fewdays since young meu
named s. NJ. Green came here on a visit, In company
with soldier friend Green drank health to the old nag
Warner heard IT, and Immediately ordered Green 90 take
IL back saying IL he did not he would send him TO
Green replied that he couldn't it, at the same tmo
putting his hand behind him. Warner then raised oealr
whereupon Green drew revolver and fired, the pau pau
taking effect in Warmers head Warner lived ten minutes
Green has left for parts unknown, but he would be e
tirely safe to remain here.
New-York tribune., 1867-08-22
SYRIA.
PROGRESS OF C1yILIZATION-AN ARABIC NEWS
PAPER on THE CUSTOMS OF MOUNT LEBANON
SOCIAL ELEVATION OF WOMAN-THE SUI
TANS VISIT 10 EUROPE.
From Our Special Correspondent

IAN NiSlI ~ II EOiE.
From Our Special Correspondent,
BEIRUT, Syria, July 2, 1867.
The civilizng and Christianizing influences
which are at work in Syria find good illustration in the
following article, which has just appeared the official
organ lie L6d. OF Daud Pasha at Beddn. Mount Leba,
non 1t is entitled "Customs and Practices Of Syria -
and is IN both Arabic and French:
In Mount Lebanon there exist certain customs which
had their origin in kindly feeling and sympathy but have
now passed beyond the limits of proprety and lost their
original meaning For example: When one falls sick
his friends and relatives at once begin TO pour in upon
him. The whole population Of the town will crowd into
the house, each one speaking to him word OF comfort
and encouragement and then sitting down in the sick
room. Then they must speak word to the family the
wife and Children assuring them that the disease ia but
slight, and the sick will speedily recover Then they
crowd into the sick land Sch crowd as IL isl and
smoke cigars or narghelies and talk all once and
in loud voice, and the air becomes impure
ard suflocating. and all these things as matter
OF course nlure the sick man, and he becomes worse
Then the childish doctors Of the town are summoned,
and In they with grave faces and great show OF
wisdom, and each begins TO recount the OF al
the medicines he has heard OF and describes their
in working miraculous cures and then enter into ignorant
disputes learned subjects and talk the art OF nedi-
cine, Of which they know nothing save what they have
learned by heaTsay and Will insist that this medicine
the best for his father used IL with great benefit just
before he died, and another viii urge the claims OF
another medicine of "A directly opposite character and
opinions will clash all IN the presence of the sick man.
who thus becomes agated and alarmed and takes first
one medicine and then opposite and then e calls other
doctors and then the relatives and old women take him
In hand and set at naugt all the doctors have advised
and give him medicines OF whose properties they are
whelly ignorant, and thus they hasten the final
departure OF their friend on his long, last journey.
And he should die at once the whole population OF the
town assemblies at the house the relatives and friends
and neghbOrs and people from other villages They
count the virtues Of the departed with shreks
and lamentations, and In measured sanzas, and this re-
senbles the old customs OF the Greeks and Romans, who
hired male and female mourners TO do thr weeping Tor
them. And, after this they proceed at once 10 bear tho
corpse TO the grave, without one thought az TO proving
whether there be yet life remaining not not leaving 10
even u hours and never ~ hours and 1t Is well known
that this custom Is most brutal and pcous for they may
suppose living man to be dead and bury him alive, as
bas no doubt often been done, Ths custom ~ agran
New-York tribune., 1867-08-22
pEcLINE or rnl coLoNY or rAsMANA.

DLCLINL OF TIL COLONl OF TASMANIA.
The colony of Tasmania has, during the last
nine years, increased population by 229 and had at
the end OF the year 1865 952Ol Inhabitants the abogues
numbering only persons all OF whom were females.
The customs amounted 10 Ri1s575. the total
value Of exports 10 9sOgG5 and the total value OF i'm
ports TO a76235 both OF these having diminished
pared with last year The amount Of land under Cuya-
tiOn less by l17B than In is4 but there
slight increase In the numbers Of all descriptions OF live
stock except pigs The crops OF wheat and potatoes
the largest since lbC hut those Of oats and barley
the smallest produced within that time. There
in this colony 100 Government schools 100 churches
and chapels, ia pOst-Oces, 30 brewores, and flour
mills In operation. The value Of fisheries and export of
oil amounted To f23432, slight improvement
pared with the previous year but the Of shin
ping and the value OF all other exports scyery and coll
cctiycy had diminished. All The statistics appear 10
indicate decline In the prosperity OF the district.
New-York tribune., 1867-08-22

Within the past year six daily newspapers in
Nebraska have been compelled TO suspend for the want
Of sufficient support The Nebraska City Press Ne
LrGskd City kers PiatsBiolh Herald, Nebraska Cay
Statesman, PidtsmOuh Democrat and Kearney Herald
leaving but two daily newspapers In the State viz The
Omaha Daily Republican and The Omaha Daily Herald
A Newfoundland dog has made his way on
foot and alone from Omaha, Nebraska to Hudson Lem
awee County, Michigan where he dropped down at Mr..
Joseph Pixeys door completely exhausted, and almest
famshed The dog has been taken twice by his master TO
Omaha and was sold there to milk dealer lie had been
some months on the route homo
New-York tribune., 1867-08-22

There either many "nOables" present that u s
difficult 10 select them from the mass they few
that they cannot be found incline to tho former opin
New-York tribune., 1867-08-22
NIAGARA FALLS.

BEAUREGARD-THE HoEELS-LITTLE swINDLEs
HOP AT THE CLIFTON, &c.
New-York tribune., 1867-08-22
TIE WATERING PLACES.
LONG BRANCH.

TIE FISHING AND FISHERMEN OF THE JERSEY
COAST-THE WAY THE FISHERMEN LIVE
DESCRIPTION OF THEIR STRANGE DOMICILES.
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MISCELLANEOUS
VTNELAND.

MARIN AND FRUIT LANDS, in mild and
i heaIthful climate. Thirty miles south OF Phil
adelphia, by Railroad, in New JERSEY, on the same
line Of latitude as Baltimore, Mo.
The soil Is rich and productive, varying rom clay
to sandy loan. suitable tor Wheat, Grass, Corn,
Country. Five hundred Vineyards and Oreharus
have been planted OFT by experienced fruit growers
Grapes. Peaches, Pears &C., produce immense proi,
s, Vineland is already one of the most beautilui
places in the United States The entire territory,
consisting of fifty sqnare miles of land, is laid out
upon general system oil improvements. The land
is only sold to actual settlers with provision for public
adornmc0t. The place on account of great beauty
as well as other advantages, has become the resort
OF people OF taste. 1t has increased five thousand
people within the past three years Churches. Stores.
Schools, Academies. Societies OF Art and Learning
and Other elements of refinement AMI culture have
been introduced Hundreds OF people are constantly
settling. Hundreds of new houses are being con-
structed. Price OF Farm Land, twenty acre lots and
upwards, S25 per acre. Five and ten acre and Viii
lage lots for sale.
Fruits and Vegetables ripen earlier in this district
than in any other l9caty, nortl Of Norfolk Va.Im-
proved places for sale
Openings Tor all kinds Of business, Lumber Yards
MANUFACTURES, Foundries, Stores and the like and
steam POWER with room can be rented.
For persons who desire mild winters, bealthful
climate, and good soil, in country beautifully i'm
prov d. Astounding in iruts and possessing all other
social privileges, in the heart Of civilization, it i.
worthy OF visit.
Letters answered, and the vineland Rural a papel
giving full Information. and containing reports OF So
lon Rob nson, sent to applicants. 1918 81.
Address CHAS X. Lands, Vineland p o.
lands Township, New Jersey. .lr- r 8
From Report OF Scion Robinson, Agricultural Ed
tor Of the Tribune ut is of the most extensive
fertile tracts, IN an almost level position and suitable
side Of tie Western Praires." a-l
septt3d&w6m 81 H.4l4. s-.e y ..55,si.f..,T I..
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Poetry.
Best.

Mother, I see you with your nursery liglA
Leading your babies, all in white,
To their sweet rest
Christ the Good Shepherd, carries mine tonight,
And that Is best!
L cannot help tears, when see them twine
Their fingers in yours, and their bright curls SHINE
On your warm breast;
But the Saviour's is purer than yours or mine;
He can love best!
You tremble each hour because your arms
Are weak; your heart is wrung with alarms,
And sore opprest;
ny darlings safe, out Of reach OF harms
And that is best.
You know over yours may hang even no"
Pain and disease, whose fulfilling suo"
Naught can arrest
Nine in Gods garden run 10 anu nv
And that is best
You know that of yours your lecpiest one
And dearest may i've iols years aiohe,
Unloved, uablest;
Mine are cherished of saints around Gods THRONE
And that is best. rtt
You must dread for yours the crime that sears,
Dark guilt unwashed by repentant tears
And uncontessed;
Nine entered spotless on eternal years.
Oh, how mach the best!
But griefis selfish, and cannot see
Always see why should so stricken be,
More than the rest;
But know that, as wei as for them, for me
God did the best!
-Independerst.
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MILLS HOUSE,
MEDICAL.
DIR. J. Il. HUGHES
n CAN BE FOUND AT HIS l
PRIVATE MEDICAL ROOMS

l- NeaP the Preble House,
WTHERE he can be consulted privately, and with
w the utmost confidence by the affcted, at
hours daily, and from A. M. to 9 =. nj.
DIR. IL. addr ssses those who suffering under the
impure connection the terrible vice of self-abuse
Devoting his entire time to that particular branch OF
the medical profession, he feels warranted in GUAR
ANTEEING CURE IN ALL CASES, whether of long
standing recently Contracted entirely removing the
dregs OF disease from the system, and making per-
feet and PERMANENT CURE
He would call the attention of the afflicted TO the
fact of his standing and well-earnad reputation
furnishing sufficient assurance Of his skill and sue
cess. al Ut tf iu..
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to LUMBER1IEN
owners of HemlOck Lands!

vTyHE AMERICAN PATENTED IMPROVEMENT
i TANNING COMPANY, of New York, own the
exclusive right in the United States for the manuac
ture of an imperishable EXTRACT from Hemlock
Bark for tanning purposes. The Bark Extract Is
now extensively used among Tanners, and the de-
mand for it rapidly increasing. Iteommants ready
kets at sixty cents per gallon, The appliances for
manufacturing are simple and not expensive COSTING
but little more than the ordinary teaches use byTan
ners. By this process, Il cords of Bark NAV be re-
duced so as to concentrate the entire strength into
forty gallons Of extract, without in the slightest de-
gree igurng its tanning qualities and a cost not
exceeding one dollar per cord The saving in freight
Alone between the transportation of the Extract anu
theDark Will range from six TO eight doars per cord
SO That any one who may get out but three hundred
cords OF bark per year, may save from TWO thousand
totwenty-fve hundred dollars IN the dherence in
freight.
The COMPANY does not propose to sell Territorial
riohts but will grant exclusive privilege to manutac-
ture IN certain localities charging small royalty per
Gallon on the amount manufactured
The Company win send competent men TO superin-
tend the construction of the works. where parties de-
sire 10 enter the business and to instruct In the
manufacture OF the Extract.
As a guarantee of success to parties entering into
this business, the Company will contract to take all
the Extract manufactured under their process at fifty
cents per gallon, delivered in Boston or New York
Parties in Maine desiring further information as to
terms, Nc., may call upon or address CHARLES
HALE, General Agent for Maine, "a Maine street,
Bangor, where models of the apparatus may be
poy13d3m s. ii. KENNEDY. Pres't.
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To Let.

EnRST, second and third lofts over +. I. Eide, g
Il Co.'S store, Free Street Block; ALSO Offices ove "
block corner Brown and Congress streets. ~ no"
Jah'f-uu y, b, BROWN.
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WRIGHT DC CLARK,
FRISCO PAUNrEDs

P IN ol and Distemper Colors Also House and Sign
House Portlan och block, two doors above Prebis
49, W are prepared to design and execute every
% puon OF Wall and Ceiling Decorations ior
urcnes, Public Buildings, Private Residences Halls
~: 1iidlng and Enclosing Glass. Every de-
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

OWING TO the breaking of Driver ON tho Engine
~ "Westbrook" the regular freight train OH tho
Portland and Rochester X. X. will be discontinued
for n few DAYS dc20dtf