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The Placer herald., 1868-06-20
PRIVATE MEDICAL AID.
Quick Cures and Moderate Charges.
DR.. w, X. DCHERTY'S

Private Medical and Surgical In
stitute.
Sacramento Street. below Montgomery, opposite
the Pacific Mail Steamship Go : office.
r.:~~." entrance on LeidesdOrh Street, San
Francisco, Ca,.
Established expressly to afordthe afflicted sound
and scientific Meuical aid, in the treatment
and cure Of all Private and Chronic
Diseases, cases Of secrecy, and
all sexual disorders.
The Placer herald., 1868-06-20

PLACER Appo1NTEEs -Govereor Ha'ght
ha. amounted and commissioned K. c. 20.
land. Of Auburn, and VIM. A. johnson, OF
Cofax Notariee Public for this county.
The Placer herald., 1868-06-20

DR.. ]. II. J0SSELYN
Still continues to treat the afflicted with his VAL.
LIABLE AND NEVER. FAILING RENE
DIES, at the
ElECTR0PATHlC INSTITUTE!
Gas WASHINGTON STREET.
Just above MAGuIREs OPERA HOUSE.
It is seven years. up to February 10th, 1867,
since the Institute was established. The Directors
challenge the world to show more successful
TRIUMPH There have been over TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND consultations, and nearly TWENTY
| THOUSAND contracts male, with only eleven
failures to cures lin those cases the fee was re-
| turued.) A large number Of cases prescribed for
which. from the nature Of the disease, could only
be temporarily relieved:
The doctor makes it his study to help suffering
humanity without regard to the amount OF money
the patient may be able to pay. His remedies
ara mild and gentle in their action. They are
entirely free from all mineral poisons, or any
substance that can possibly injure the most deli
cate system. The Doctors mode Of practice is
tho REr ORMED or ELECTROPATHIC system,
nv which one half ofthe diseases in the catalogue
can be cured without medicines.
IN ALL CASES HE WARRANTS A CURE or
asks no nav for his services. 1t has been too
common with persons calling themselves Physi-
clans to treat their poor victims until their funds
were exhausted, and then turn them away, halt
cured. to die by the wayside or become burden
10 the punlc while he fingers out life OF suffer
10 those afflicted with uncomfortable com-
plaints. the Doctor would say that he can cure
The worst possible case in very short time, with
| out the person afficted Oeing exposed 10 tpe'r
| most intimate friends.
To those whose constitutions have been injured
bv Youthful excuses, the Doctor offers positive
| and speedy return Of health and manly vigor.
To the Rheumatic, almost instantaneous cure.
TO FEMALES,
either sick or in trouble, the Doctor wishes to
say, that he is thoroughly conversant with their
delicate and sympathetic systems, the disease and
troubles incident thereto, and can assure them a
perfect cure, or relief. as the case may require.
His FEMALE MONTHLY medicines are unsur-
passed by any other known. They are pleasant
TO the taste and will be warranted safe and sure.
@rThe utmost secrecy observed
| All YOU that are afflicted Male and Female, no
matter what the case may be, Twill give you re-
lief or a cure, or ask nothing for my trouble
| Persons residing at II distance whose business or
domestic affairs prevent their visiting the city. or
those who feel delicacy in personal consultation
Gun correspond with the Doctor, and have advice
or remedies sent, which will be warranted to ef-
feet the result required, and the letters will be
destroyed. In writing care should be taken to des.
cribe symptoms correctly State how long the
disease or trouble has been running, together
with sex and age.
~Always address thus: J. Fl. J0ssELYN. N
D., San Francisco. CAL, Box 1886 CT, If sent by
Express, GAS Washington St., instead OF the
number of the box.
Advice by letter or otherwise, gratis.
Office hours from 9 A. N. to 9P.M.
| J. II. JOSSELYN, N. D.
Resident Physician Elcctropathic Institute.
October 5, l861.--1y.
The Placer herald., 1868-06-20

To the Sheriff or any Constable Of Placer coun
ty. Greeting
Make legal service and due return hereof
Publish in Placer Herald, a weekly paper pub
ished in Auburn. Placer county. California, once
q week for four weeks. W. MCCLANAHAN,
J. p. TIP. No. S, Placer county.
A true copy. THos. DUNN, Constable.
June 9Th, lS68.-4w
The Placer herald., 1868-06-20

FINE OLD WHISTLES.
DICKSON, DeW0LF & co.
Offer r sale thief GLOWING celebrated Brand
of Fine OLD RYE X BOURBON WHISTLES. from the
Warerooms of Messrs. j. J. Il W. IL. DAILY New
York:
A. A. Very Old and Cheicc.
CENTURY. Jacob van HOrn's >,
EUREKA John r. Daly's.
CRANSrON CABINET. ...... .GtbsOMs.
w. H. d., and J. r. D.-....Fine Old Rye,
MONOGRAM....... ditto.
". n. D.. Ol0 UOufOOms
The above are all Copper Distilled from The
choicest selected GRAIN and the invoices now
here and arriving, are superior in quality to any
of similar brands heretofore offered in this mar
ket.
For sale by all the principal dealers in the City.
DICKSON DcWOLF IL co.
Sole Agents, San Francisco.
February l, 1868.
The Placer herald., 1868-06-20

ARTICLES CAPABLE OF
TRANSFORMATIONS,
RECEIVED AND FOR WARDED,
At Reasonable Rates,
with Care, PrOmptness and Disp atch.
~ Persons wishing Goods forwarded. will mark
them "Care of q. w., Auburn Station"
~ PerishaJ'e Goods should be properly mark
ed rs such; and Glass. or other fragile fabrics,
should be marked "WITH CARE"
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market-place as Il they were dead. T,
add to the trouble q which the boys hat
now placed themselves, the old storks hat
seen from distance the invasion that wa
being made on fhesr nest, and began Il
gather about u inorder to defend theil
homestead.
You know the s'orks have long bills
and the boy or gifI that gets pecked bJ
one OF them fares pretty badly But thl
storks did not caysS for the boys, and sal
they had eggs IN the nest and thought /
great deal of Thorn they determined thai
the boys should not have then. so jusi
as the boys we're eh61t to peep into ths
Inest-for / am ash smst to say that Hans
chen and Fritzch slid not hastsn innc.
tdiafely down when they saW the greai
accident that had occurred beiow-thret
told storks Gew right in their faces. Itis
. great wonder that they did. not knock
the boys of, just. ps the boys had knock.
ed the tiles of. The storks were very
angry, they tapped their wings, pecked
away ct the boys, and clawed all around
their necks, and IN their faces and eyes.
The boys had to hold on fast to the chin
|ney in order to sustain themselves against
their unexpected enemy. It was only
when the storks saw that Hanschen and
Fritzehen were turning round to go back
that they stopped their attack on them,
Tha faces Of the boys were literally
covered with blood. and they could hard.
~ see their way back over the dangerous
roof to the steeple again. TWAS at least
hef an hour before they were down in
the market-place, ProVidentially, the
little children which they thought had
been seriously injured had recovered
somewhat from being trampled upon by
the COW, and proved not to be dangerous
ly hurt. But it is wender that they
were not killed by the vicious animal.
The boys gathered about Hanschen
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wonderful question.

To Editors Of indianapolis journal:
We clip the following from the news
summary of this mornings journal: G
A question which We have never yet
seen answered: eff bonds are to be paid
in greenbacks, inWhatars the gveenbacks
to be paid2N z; Z
ANsHER Fsrssf Nothing plsiner.
Bat there ase none 50 blind as those
wLo wont see, except those whose eyes
are blinded By tie glitter Of gold.
MECHANIC,
/ Yes, they arsto be paid Ia axes, but
with this difference; Tie bonds draw
Sl50, ,000, 900 d year Interest; gfeenbaeks
draw no interest. Which is the easiest
paid? In twelve OF fifteen years NE
could take up the bonds, If they were in
the shape Of graenbaeks, With the inter
est money We would otherwise pay on The
bonds. TO use Mr.. Eincoln7s favorite
remark, "a large debts easier paid than
alarger one. Did the uuestioaer in the
journal eYeslhink of that9- Gin. Eaq.
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Them ,ereL Legs.

A son Of the Granite State went down
TO Memphis to seek his fortune. Etc
found, instead a diarrhea, which gradual.
~ saps life in chronic form.
Il was with this that poor Jim 3agley
was picked up. And month after month
it tuggod until at length he vas but The
outline of his former self. a perfe ct skel.
eton.
A worthy minister saw the poor felloE
ard seeing that the king Of terrors had
spotted him, determined to call on hin
and ciFer spiritual consolation. Ht
broached the important subject somewhal
thus:
@My dear Mr.. Bagley, in view of your
relations with this Ifs, how. do you feeli'i
aD-n sick was tho prompt reply.
Don't swear, my poor friend, said
the parscu, sand then let me ask you If
you ever think Of your latter end. j
Lord said Bagley,- "I hahn
|thoughtof nothin' else for the lasr three
months
aNot, am afraid, in the right way,
Mr.. Bagley. I beg you pause and re
feet. It is time you began to wrestle
with the Lord" g
The sick man looked down at his mis-.
cradle poker legs, extended before him,
and with an expression of amazement in
his countenance exclaimed:
'Rastle with the Lordl what with
them ere legs2" pointing to his own
"Why, parson, he'd flip me to h-l the
very first passl
/ The parson gave him up as hardened
sinner.
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Trains Reception by the Irish
PcODIe.

People.
After Mr. FFrais,s relsase from Jail ks
visited the Office Of the Cork Eeaniilaer.
OF his departure and reception by the
people, he says:
|" sWhen / left the Egamiaer Office the
compositors blocked the gangway, and
were wild with cheering. The hall pas
sage was packed, and the entire space in
frent Of the Enaasiner Office was full Of
excited Irishmen, yelling and shouting
for your modest correspondent s'God
bless your honor aAmeriky forever
"0ch, you are darlint." eThree cheers
now for the friend Of Ireland" aYon,re
a plueky diyil to cone here thin
There's no jail that. could keep ye." !"
Then shouts and arush for the jaunting
car, almost capsizing beast, driver and
car. Seeing the police as thick as bees
in the vast crowd, I told the driver to
push on for the Imperial. Thon came
more yells: aThey had to let you out,
Mister Train.n aYer too much for 'em.'
.Spache, spache. !" aYer blessed young
divil ye, I would like to squaze out some
of yer bould blood and squirt it into our
own paple, I would, shouted an old Irish
woman.
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The presidential Question
PennsylvanIa.

The eDemoerae5 az Butler County,
Pennsylvania, havo passed i resolution
lin favor Of paying 10 bonded debt 10
|greenbacks They did ID IN thess words
on motion vof DIR. Boyd
Resolued, That fully iRdorse the
doctrine Of Mrs Pen1 1Iatony Of Ohio, Of
paying United Htates ca3s in greenbacks
believing that Eh aiags currency is good
enough for the n3s1e Bic, The raerehnnt,
The laboring nar sis o.dier, is good
enough for tho hppdh Der, besides elect
ing i saving % IL ple Of millions 81
dollars of intefs iah il aow paid 10
geld.
The Pittsburgh Post, ID notising 3.::p
resolution, says:
"0ther counties will follow in rapid
succession, and Pennsylvania will soon
take her position along With the Demoes
raey of the North west.
The gold bond sHindle.will hare good
slelging Among the gallant Democracy of
the old Keystane State. .ss., ]
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Mack, in enc Of his recent letters to
the Cincinnati Commercial, touohipg the
great corruption that exists 10 Wishing
ton, says: z4
sIf the internal revenue system can
only be conducted by fostering and en-.
oouraging such foul corruption as exists
with the knowledge and consent Of men
high in aathofitys perhaps il may - wsll
go on as IL. has been going; butin my
opinion it would be far more honorable
to tho nation toabolish the taxes and re-
.pudiate every dollar Of the public debt
than 70 continue such thieying in high
and low places, IS has disgracsd the coun.
try for the last I've years. y
aIn The month Of January the public
debt was increased twenty millions os
Idollarsl Thieves BY the thousand are ysi
in Fed eral Offices, while distress almost
Iunbearable persaaes every part Of the
country. Is there not cause for aTax.
payers candidate for President9'' s
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The intended Gigantic Robbery.

The Holmes County (Ohio) Farmer
! in an article on the bondholders. saws:
Stew people are aware of the effort
being made by the bondholdine aristoe
lracy of the country TO control The nexI
Presidential, election. Alta meeting "a
Icently held in New York CITY. Il va,
proposed IA raise and ciye 70 Ganera
IGrant $500 600. tos comnensate him r.,
Iresipnine bis position at the head Of RI,
army and beoom;no the bondboj5asa,
lcand;date fors ihes Presidency. Ofler,
lhaye recently baens made. sfhranch advay
ttisine AGENCIES 70 Damocra 4 ne 8 ,,sr,
fof thirt7 7 to sixtF cents s lima faTs fhs
Ipnbfication cf editorial artioIes Is fhe;,
loolumns il opposition to paying tie bouds
in greenbacks.
aThe greenback policy is the greet
question in the approaching Presidential
! election. tits contest between the tar.
PAYERS and bondhoIders in which tba ta1.
PAYERS must make themselves frao or
| have the chains Of slavery ,permanantlv
fastened about tham.s Inthe annroacb;nc
contest reconstruction. NEGROES. lovalt9
military renown. Sc. win be talked abont
|by windysorators. and written abont hv
newspapers editors, but these are only
stirred up to hide the real issue frou the
people. that the voting masses NAV he
made the instrumentalities of their own
oppression" -. 4. 8
The bondholders can well afsoya to
offer Democratic editors thirty and s;xtv
cents d limo for asticIes in favor Of their
intended gigantic robbery riinon The Troas.
urv. That robbery if suocassf,l -vanla
give them some $500. 600 900 TO S,.f((l ).
600 600 more than thew are entitled f. he
paid by law. and the contract made with
them nv the governments If thew can
with this immenae Z sum thew can and will
snepd manu millions a. dolIars a. onr
rnnt;on tnna 70 NV nssvsnsnsrs noi;.;
tic;ans dalesatas - conyen.;ons ard
CongreBsr,en Conia;neS win tbe poo
National bank With their ean;tal af $500 :.
0(i) fllll or s5lll Am f)e0 IS ;s tLs mos,
extensive and nowars,,l monetary 80 cor, HI;
nation. and r;ng that has eva, 5asn sac,
or heard Of. We NAV exnsot to sea M ;tsi
tr.ols szsr, ,bora' W. w. -. sss = 80
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s@When man wears scratch for
the frst time whv dn his frienaa when
they meet him, resemble pugilists2 Be.
cause they acome up to the scratch smil-
ing 80
Two hundred and nineteen divorces
were granted in Chicago last year.
Low-necked dresses are the mode in
Paris, and they are Laily becoming lower.
The rain has ono d;srenutable au,t. Il
lis an eayes.dropper.
WI !. .ha a.s, an.
f.,har5 Pao.,,.s @ o;tsn ;s,a .na .ne y9ut iasnet
'e,,.r ~, ans,
deal gently With the lh)erring," as
VIZ oSSA A'A .u0a'0' 0aAu " : eue'9n- :
g.
Why Is candle with "long nose
like contented MANI Because IT wants.
NUM-
One of our city confectioners adyerti-
ses broken hearts for thirteen cents per
poundl
An appropriate hotel for old maids to
stop at--"The Mansion (man-shun)
House. 49,
Why is an "heir-apparent,'' to throne
like an umbrella IN dry weather. Be-
cause ao's ready for the next reign.
Why was Goliah astonished when Da.
vid hit him withssa stone2 Because such a
thing never entered his head before?
aThere is darkness on the mounting
(mountain,) as the man said while STUN
bling up q pair of stairs in the dark.
Had the late expedition of Garibaldi
proved a success, the Pope would have
been literally roamin' (Roman) Catho-
Ilic.
WHY does man walking ON the house
top resemble John Owens, the comedian2
Because he has his sole on shingle, ESQ.,
Ion Shingle.)
Should it be true that Weston tsold''
his celebrated waking trip. we have an
example of making money with a yend-
iaunts vengeance.
a. bnshasa ~ ho;n, tola .bo otba,
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DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb. Is. 1868.

One of the largest Democratic Con-
ventions ever held in this county assem-
|bled here to-day. The utmost harmony
characterized the proceedings.
A resolution expressing preference
for Pendleton for President was passed
without dissenting voice. ana with the
greatest enthusiasm.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-02-25

An obstreperous female in Green coun-
ty, Pa, has challenged man to fight
with pistols. Cause-breach Of promise.
It appears she took advantage Of this
being leap year, and proposed to him; he
accepted; but changed his mind, and
hence she challenged.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-02-25

Ananias B. Knott has obtained di-
yorce from his wife in St. Louis on the
ground of acruel and abusive treatment,
He was Knott, her husband, and she was
Knott, his wife. Now she is not; that is
to say she is not Knott, and heis Giserc-
ed, still beis Knott Why not?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-02-25

TIE LOCAL Paper The following
well-told truth is from the Chicago Re.
publican:
aWhether the people will or not, the
local paper is their representative abroad
their ambassador in foreign parts, by
which they must be judged. Let them
then take a patriotic interest in giving it
news. cooperation and patronage Like
every other duty performed, il win pay
in the long run.
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sgrThe New York Freeman s ] JournaI

SG The New York Freeman Journal
and Catholic Register, in its last issue,
says:
"The grand movement has begun. We
ara going to have greenbacks Cor the
bondholders, and currency for the peo-
pie, and good times SO far as we can get
them, generally, and Geo. H. Pendleton
for next President ~
8 That is as true as Gospel-preaching.
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Election al the CathoIic Fair.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 10, 1868.
The election at the Catholic Fair closed
tonight, G. B. Flood wins the chair, and
John G.. Thompson the cane. The vote
for President closed, Pendleton 224 votes
Grant II.
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GOING no sOHOOL.

Little boy, where are you going,
With your smiling, happy facet
With your books and slate beside you,
And your brisk and cheerful paoes
All. know where you are goingl
Study hard as e'sr you can,
In the pleasant, cheerful school-room-
You are going to be man.
Little boy you're learning lessons
That shall ct you tp for life;
You are girding on an arnor
That shall ct you up for strife.
In the pleasant, cheerful school-rcon,
You will learn your lessons well;
And the worth of those good lessons
Time and years alone viii tell.
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1k~ There are now two hundred and
seyenty-fEe thousand Catholics within
The diocese Of Pennsylvania.
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THE SPIRIT on DEMOCRACY


j O b PRIN TING
Rxeouied with neatness and dispatch at this
ofice, and st reasonable prices.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-15

l. Oxford, Chamberlain 2I5; Pillsbury
146; last year Chamberlain 1853; Pills
bury 1l3; Republican majority 60,
against last year 40; Republican gain
20. Falmouth, Chamberlain ZIG; Pills
bury 2lO; last year Chamberlain 10;
Pillsbury III; Republican majority s.;
against last year 4; Republican gain 2.
Seventeen towns last year gave Cham
berlain 1887; PillsbRry 74S0. This year
the Republican majority is 4lS6; against
last year 1886; Republican net gain
1861.
Cape Elizabeth-Chamberl 4S1;
Pillsbury 459; last year Chamberlain
BIG; Pillsbury Sl2; Republican majority
%, against last year 4; Republican net
gain Is.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 263; Pills
bury 2O9. Last year Chamberlain POP;
Pillsbury l33. Repu ublican majority 81;
against last year SO. Republican net
loss 10.
Scarboro-Chamber 14I; Pills
bury 2S3. Last year, Chamberlain 1O5;
Pillsbury 222. Democratic majority 142,
against last year l23; Democratic gainl9.
North ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 150:
Pillsbury 20. Last year, Chamberlain
123; Pillsbury 62. Republican majority
70; against last year 81. Republican
gain IA.
POland-Chamberlain 234; PIllsbury
162. Republican majority 6S; against
last year 72. Republican loss 4.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-The Repub.
licans claim q, 900 majority in Maine.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, 14.-John Haw-
ley, negro, was detected in the act of
outraging a girl u years old i'll the
woods at Stratford, by two uncles of
the girl, and was arrested.
Rev. II. D. Mobiles, pastor OF the
Episcopal church in Bridgeport, Conn.,,
committed suicide by cutting his throat
with razor this morning. He preach.
ed as usual yesterday. Supposed
cause, insanity.
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NEW YORK.

NEW York, Sept. 14th.-The propel-
or c. d. Davenport, ran on the rocks
opposite Bellevue Garden, East River,
Yesterday, and took fire. She soon at
ter toppled over and sunk. Her crew
escaped in the boats.
On Saturday afternoon forty head OF
Illinois cattle were shipped on the
steamer Fahkee, East River, for Ber-
muda. During the night and early
Yesterday morning, thirteen OF them
died, and yesterday were removed TO
the rendering dock. The owners were
directed by DIR. Harris to drive the re-
mainder to the quarantine yard.
Yesterday, at the Howard Mission
the water reformatory was discussed
by Van Matre and others. John Al
len was presented as new convert
Johnny Slocum, fIom the Water street
district, came in during the exercises,
and was fervently prayed for, and was
congratulated and encouraged In ms
new course by the ladies and gentlemen
present.
open air preaching was held at the
Five Points yesterday afternoon. An
unruly individual in window near
at hand interrupted the proceedings Dy
singing champaign Charley" but he
was quietly arrested by the police.
A man named Robert Watson was
stabbed in n lager beer saloon in Canal
street, on Saturday night, while in
quarrel with man named Tim Muir
phy, The wound is pronounced fatal.
Murphy was arrested and arraigned
yesterday, and remanded to await the
result of the injuries.
Steamer Henry Chauncey from AS
pinwalI with California passengers
and the Holsatia and Nebraska from
Europe arrived.
The Henry Chauncey brings Panama
dates to the 5th and S40l, ,04S in trea-
sure. Her news is but one day later,
and contains nothing additional rela-
tive to the great earthquakes. Gen.
Fitzpatrick is passenger.
The Star and Herald says Col. Grigs-
by, U. S. Special Inspector, mas writ
ten TO Secretary McCulloch advising
the removal of Consul Rice. at Aspin-
wall, for malfeasance in Office charG-
ing him with black mail, &c.
The Herald says the charges are un-
founded.
Australian advices to the I'd of Au.
gust have reached Panama. Political
affairs were quiet. Extraordinary rich
quartz had been discovered near Ophlr.
The cotton crop proved satisfactory.
The body of Mrs. Gamble, which was
disInterred some time since, has been
found by chemical analysis, to contain
poison. She left a large fortune to her
husband, and he has been arrested with
his paramour.
AT the book trade sale to-day, lower
prices were the rule.
The Soldier Messenger and Dispatch
Co., of this city, has closed up and gone
into bankruptcy.