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The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10
NUMBER 81.
Nine Years in Prison OH a Charge of Out
rage which was Never Committed.

Anumber of years ago there resided in one
of the upper counties of Indiana a respect
able and wealthy family by the name of Mold
ing, consisting of father, two sons and
daughter, the youngest of whom was Fred
erick Nolding, mere lad of about l6 years
of age, and the hero of that "round, unyar-
nished tale." So far as mere observation
went. the family dwelt in union and harmony
together until at least, the death of the faith
er. Hardly, however had this event occur
red and long before the grass had grown
green upon the sod that covered his remains,
the fell spirit of avarice took possession of
older relatives of the lad, to whom consid-
erable portion of his fathers wealth had fall
en-, and they at once began TO cast about
them as to the surest method of possessing
themselves of his inheritance. Too coward
ly to deprive him of his young life, they
finally hit upon u plot to deprive him of that
which was dcarer to him-his honor and his
liberty. A willing tool and active abettor
in their scheme was found in the person of
neighboring farmers daughter whom the
sings and arrows of outrageous fortune"
bad rendered fit for any deed that would en-
able her to clothe herself in finer apparel
and win the the envious glances of her hum
BILE companions. In due time their well laid
scheme eliminated, and the community in
which they lived were one day startled by
the report that young Frederick Nolding had
been guilty of an atrocious crime, crime
that noue good or pure can ever hear men.
toned without Sunderland that another
woman had been added to the long list of the
ruined.
Many persons openly doubted the guilt
of the boy, but circumstantial evidence and
the testimony of his supposed victim silenced
the doubters, and Frederick holding, with
not one friend in the world, and prosecuted
by those who should have defended and pro.
tected him, was sentenced to the Jefferson
vile Penitentiary for the term of thirteen
years. Here, immured in gloomy prison
walls, his boyish dreams of a useful and hon.
orable manhood were all turned into mocking
fancies, and his boyish heart weighed down
with shame and sorrow that many a stout.
er one would have quailed before. For nine
long and seemingly interminable years he
ate of the coarse food, slept in the narrow
and carefully locked cell, and performed the
menial duties of convict, but at the expira.
sion of the ninth year the kind hearted war.
den, having detected much to interest aud
admire in him, procured through the instru.
mentality of the Sheriff and citizens of his
county, a long hoped for pardon, and on
April B, 1867, the prison doors were thrown
open to this soul so much more sinned
against than SHINING" and the thrice bless
ed boon of liberty again vouchsafed him.
But nine years of wrong had changed the
shrinking, weeping boy into the full grown,
resolute man. and it will be peculiarly graft
flying to every lover of justice to learn that he
has since exposed the diabolical plot in all
its hideousness and has been the means of
securing just punishment of those who SO
cruelty wronged him.
The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10

THIRTEEN YEARS AGo-In 1854 Mr..
Buchanan was Minister to England. Capt
George b. Mcclellan was detailed on secret
service in the harbor of Cuba, under instruc
tlons from the Secretary of War. General
Quitman, Lieutenant Beauregard and others
were plotting filibustering raids against the
Island, for which the government soon after
made an offer ofSl 100000. Parson Brown
low had written a savage work in the defense
of slavery, ard was challenging northern
clergymen to dispute its divine authority
Gerret Smith, DR.. Howe, H. Ward Beecher
and few hundred others were doing quiet
and limited business over the underground
railway. John Brown had not yet left his
farm in the northern wild. An obscure in
dividual, remembered by a few as having
once represented Sangamon District, ILL.,, in
the House, and opposed the Mexican war
In an awkward, ingenious and extremity
unpopular argument, received few compli
mentary votes for Vice President, in compe-
tition with Mr.. Dayton. the nominee. Capt.
U. S. Grant, hardly suspected as being an
ex-armv officer by those who bought moasses
or cord-wood of him, was generally taken as
a steamboat captain, temporarily stranded
by stress of i'll luck, or who had hardly the
energy and pluck to succeed in business
calling. and had therefore collapsed into
speculator in sundries. W. 7. Sherman
was teaching school in Louisiana. General
Sickles, Butler and Logan were rough-and-
tumble democratic lawyers of some notorety.
Two of the most prominent and promising
officers of our little Army were Colonel Albert
Sidney Johnston and Lieutenant Colonel
Robert E. Lee Brief as is the period since
then, we have but two men in official life
Mr.. Seward and Mr.. Chase-whose prom
inence has not either been created or over
thrown during this eventful epoch.-Pat-
,ldna's H0ntbly
The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10

THE EDIToR.-A schoolboy's composition
on g The Editor" ran as follows, in school
not far from Cincinnati:
The EDIToR.-The editor is one of the
happest animals in the known world He
can go to the circus, afternoon and evening
and not pay a cent. also to inquests and
hangings. He has free tickets to picnics and
strawberry festivals, gets wedding cake sent
him, and sometimes get aslicking,s but not
often; he can take things back in the next
issue, and which he generally does. nev-
er knew only one editor to get licked. His
paper busted that day, aud he could not
take anything back.
While other folks have to go to bed ear
ly, the editor sits up late ,at night and sees
everything that is going on. The boys think
it big thing to hang out till ten O'clock
When | am man l mean to be an editor
so | can stay out nights. Then that will
be bully. The editor don't have to saw
wood or do any chopping, except with his
scissors. Railroads get up excursions for
them, knowing thatif they didn't he'd make
them git up and git. In politics he don't
care much who he goes for as long as they
are on his side. If they amt he goes for
'em any way, so it amounts to nearly the
same thing. There is great many people
trying to be editors who can't, and some of
them have been in the profession for years.
They cant see it, though. If l was asked
if bad rather have an education or be a
circus rider, | would say, let me 60 and be
an editor.
The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10

TRAINING THE CHILD.-The Herald of
Health has an article on this important sub
ject, by Mrs. E. Oakes Smith, concluding as
follows:
In training the cEild the slightest variation
of the truth should be promptly corrected
Falsehood in any and every shape must be
forbidden. The child should feel that his
whole soul is so adjusted to truth, that he
must walk in its light. He should be taught
to feel the meanness and the cowardice of
falsehood as unworthy the character of man.
This great cardinal virtue firmly rooted to the
child will become the foundation for all other
manly virtues.
He should be early taught the sacredness
OF his word. If he make a promise, how.
ever trivial, he should be held to it. He
should be taught punctuality also, and be
made to see that he has no right to waste his
own time, far less that of another. These
things belong to the great moral code which
no one can violate with impunity. would
train child to that forecast and considerate-
ness of others that he would not endanger the
safety of the passer by, even in the street,
by casting the parings of fruit upon the side
walk or offend his taste by scattering the
shells of nuts, and splitting in railway car.
would train him to keep all expressions of
sickness and pain, and physical necessities.
of every kind, religiously in the background.
He should learn that while the aims of life
should be high, and the moral sense pure
and noble, the sense of the beautiful is just
as essential part of a true life an honest
sense, and that, while we should ourselves
aim to present the best aspect of human vir-
tues, we should no less avoid obtrudiDg our
crude, tasteless, undeveloped humanities in
the eyes of society.
The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10

PATRIOTIC GEMS FROM THE NEXT PREsr-
DENT" care not for promotion. so long
as our arms are successful. Grant to Sher-
man. February, 1862.
stIf my course is not satisfactory, remove
me at once do not wish in any way to
impede the su cccssof our armies. Grant to
Halleck, February 9, 1862.
" No theory of my own will ever stand in
the way of my executing in good faith any
order l may receive from those in authority
over me. Grant to Secretary Chase, May
Goth, 1868.
g This is republic where the will of the
people is the law of the land. Grants let
ter to President johnson, August, 1867.
g l shall have no policy of my own to in
terfere against the will of the people. y
Grants letter, May 29th, 1868.
" Human liberty the only true fountain of
human Government" Grants letter to citi-
zens of Memphis.
!" Let us have peace. Grants letter, May
20, 1868.
The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10

BRIGHAM's DAUGHTERS AND THEIR MATRI-
MoNIAL CHANcEs.-Brigham Young has been
administering severe rebuke to young men
of immoral habits. In a recent sermon, he
spoke of having refused several young saints
the privilege of visiting hishouse and becom-
they were in the habit of profaning the name
of the Deity, and then added: g do not
wish my daughters to be entangled with
one who does not serve God. | would soon
er see every one of them sealed to Father
Perkins. here, who is eighty-fve years of age.
than any Of them should be sealed to a wick
ed man."
The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10

HITTING THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.-Very
philosophical is the Irish Republic, when it
says "Irishmen in American politics must
work from the American standpoint. and
remember that it is their citizenship that
entities them to vote and shout, and not
the fact of their being born in Ireland. =
Inat one sentence gives in nutshell the
whole theory of adopted citizenship, and is
worth ten times as much as an ordinary
convention plank.-Albany { n. ~ Knieker-
The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10

A WESTERN editor, advertising for clubs
Tor his paper, received dozen or more hick-
ory shillelahs from friends in the back
woods. He stored them in his office. and
found occasional employment for them when
exasperated subscribers visited the establish
ment
The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10
i. p. FISHER. go & 81 New Mer-

chants Exchange, is only authorized Agent in
San Francisco. For Eastern Advertising, Mr..
Fisher is represented by s. NJ. Pettengil Co.,
of New York und Boston.
The Shasta courier., 1868-10-10

CooL.-The fourteen assassins of Prince
Michel were shot and buried one at time.
each one putting his cigar until his turn
came.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-24

supervisors, which Surveyor Gould wants to
do, and which Stoddard says he is not com.
petent to perform. Supr. Sickles, it seems
watched his opportunity when six superVs,
ors tmore than onethird Ofth whole mum
ber) we're absent, and introduced resolu'
ton intended to snub stoddard and turn this
work over to Gould. Even with this little
piece Of sharp'practice, by Sickles, he iAiIed'
and his resolution was rejected What is the
effect OF this fdscoF Why, nothing else but
an implied declaration BY the board OF su'
peryisors that Gould is not ft to discharge
the duties of his office, and that the official
work of the county shall not be given to him
That is the inevitable result Of Sickles
movement. ltisa pretty little family quar-
rel and one in which democrats do not pro
pose to take sides Pitch in gentlemen, and
fight it out on that line, if it takes you al
summer.
The form of the resolution deserves little
attention. Its abrupt termination showf
that Supr. Sickles either was in a great hur
ry to get il before the board, or did not know
enough to complete the sentence-either Of
would be a very strong reason why be should
not be sent to Springfield to make laws fol
the people,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-24
Who Yields the Lightning 7

Some rascaly fellow who has charge of
the telegraph wires, we hope only dd interim,
is paradng at thus moment some OIL the mos,
sloppy, sIISny h ''e, on "' tbat oror a@
devils were compelIed to pay for VaihIy
we protest; in vain we cut out the senseIess,
worthless trash it never ceases to me,and
TO our grie' ANA m3rI'nc4tion we c"nn@I
noUp y az, Gs' hoortinss aca,Mn sonso,eoa os a
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-24
A SUPPRESSED RECORD

The county clerk (Jim Beardsleyl having
completed his copy Of the late board Of su.
pervisors, for publication, aud having sup
pressed from it little family quarrel in his
own parry we take the liberty to furnish the
people with the facts, as recorded on his
bOoke, VIZ:
Supervisor Sickles offered the following
preamble and resoution,an moves its adop.
ton, viz:
WHEHEAs, The employment of local Surveyor
TO do the official work Of the County tends direct
~ to lnJure the business Of the County Surveyor,
therefore
Resolred, by this Board, that all work done
under the direction Of the Board. Of Epryeyiy,g.
plating and trauscribing Survey records. shall be
given TO the Official Surveyor unless a sufficient
cause shall exist.
Yeas and nays being called resulted as followe
Yeas 4, nays6.
Those voting in the negative were Superyisor.
Lloyd, Allen, Wells, Stoddard, sayer and Joslip
8.
Those voting in the affirmative were Super.
visors sickles, Owens, Forster and Thorntou-4
Motion lost.
It should be remembered that Supr. Sick
les is particular friend of County Surveys
Gould, and not very particular friend o
Exsurveyor Stoddsrd. 1t should be remsm
bered, also, that Mr.. StoddArd has been doing
certain work, by authority of the board Of
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-24
CABLE KILOGRAMS.

LONDON, ll:l5. Sept. 22.-The Madrid
Gazette says Navalichez had arrived on the
north SIDE of Sierra Moreana with two regi
ments of cavalry, s battaious of infantry
and batteries. Revolutionary Gen. Serrans
was marching with larger force on Cordo.
va, to give battle to the royal troops. Great
excitement prevails a Madrid, and it was
believed the success of the revolutionists was
certain.
Queen Isabella has signifed her willing.
mesa to abdcate, if the revolutionists will &C.
cept the young prince as King, she too as
regent until he attains majority. The reyo.
lutionists, however, have refused any com.
promize and demand the expulsion of the
Bourbons, and the establishment of con-
stituent assembly and proyisioal govern
ment.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 24.-Flour 28s. Red
wheat lis. White wheat l2s9d Corn 36s
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-24
THE NEGRO RIOT AT CAMILLA, GEORGIA.


The RAIDS are trying to make "rebel out
rage" out Of the negro riot at Camilla, Geor.
gia. The facts are that the negroes, head.
ed by the black and.tan candidate for con
gress, and by an ex bureau agent, began the
riot. The two radical whites melted the
blacks aud led them on. The people of Ca.
mila did all they could to avoid bloodshed,
aud acted strictly in selfdefence, the ne.
groes of the town joining with the whites to
drive out the negro rioters.
The governor sent message TO he leg.
islature, earnestly recommending an imme.
diate application to the president for mill.
tary force.
In the senate a committee was appointed
to take into consideration the message of the
governor.
The committee on the Camilla riot made
a report, stating that the evidence submit
ted to the governor is untrue, accompanying
their report with sworn testimony.
After an excited discussion, the report waG
adopted by vote of " against 10.
The house received the ma orty and mi
nority reports relative to the governors mes
sage on the Camilla riot. After a heated
discussion, the majority report vas adopted
1t is to the effect that they find charges pre-
ferred by the governor which are not sus
tanned by the evidence produced before the
committee, and which is returned. They
have come to the conclusion the whole diff
Guilty occurred and originated from the de-
termination referred to in the governor s
message, TO wit: "Pearce, Murphy and
Putney were known to be coming to Camil
la, at the head Of an armed company o.
freedmen. Their right to appear in arm
was disputed by the sheriff of the county
The persistence Of the one, and the determ
nation of the others, caused the disturb
ance." They finally conclude that the civi
authorities are able to execute the laws, ant
that there is no necessity for military inter
ference.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 22.--The following
report is from Judge VaSon and Mr.. John
son, who we're requested by Lieut. Howard
of the freedmens bureau, to investigate the
natter
To the Committee of the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State Of Georgia:
awe left Camilla this day at noon. All wal
quiet there, and no apprehension was felt of fur
| Their trouble. The citizens acted under the or
| doris Of the sheriff; they acted as his police in
| the whole affair. The negroes Of the county are
| all quiet No bad feeling exists between them
and the whites, growing out of the affair. But
| few negroes we're present during the light except
| those in the procession. There is no necessity
| for any additional force 10 protect whites o
| blacks. The wounded negroes are well care'
for, and have the sympathy of the whites TIT
whole difficulty originated in the right claimet
by Murphy, Pearce, and others, to carry the ne
groes into political meeting with arms. Tn
sheriff disputed these rights, and insisted tina
under the procamations Of the governor, an
the law, it was his duty, as a civil officer, to pre-
vent such proceeding.
I'D. A. NAsoN,
"B. JOHNSON"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-24
GEN PALMER RESIGNS IN THE FACE OF
THE ENEMY.

Can't. D. r. Waters, the soldiereditor OF
the Mercer County Press, who was at the
'front.' and near Palmer, whe" the affair oc.
Cured, says:
Palmer had great deal to say about the
opposition Of democrats to the war. What
right has he 10 plume himself on being a
war man? What fighting Palmer done was
in the interest Of Palmer, and not OF his
country for twice he left the front IN the
face OF the enemy, because. he could not get
bis ambition grathed in getting a command
higher than his military superlors were will
ing to give him.
Because be could not get command oftht
l4th Corps in October, 1868, he resigned
while our dispirited little army, driven from
Chcamauga, was besieged by Bragg anc
Longstreet. But good natured Lineoln, al
ter first accepting his resignation revoked
the acceptance Of it and INDUCED the de
mands Of this soldier of fortune.
AT Atlanta on the 4th Of Au
gust, 1864 he persisted in being re
ieved from the command Of the llth Corp
unless he could be intrusted with the com
mand Of force given by Sherman to Scho
field with which TO reach the rebel line souu
| of Atlanta, and this at a time VIXEN heav
fighting was going on constantly, and when
according 10 to Sherman, the half days de
| Law caused by Palmer's quarrel for highe
command cost US 1000 men.
With such q record Palmer is pretty
bird" to scream "copperhead and traitor
democrats.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-24
What the DruRgists Say.

Gents-I have been dealing in proprietary
medicines for the last fourteen years, and
have never before found preparation that
would equal your "Pain Killer ltnot only
sells very rapidly but gives the most perfect
satisfaction in every case that has come to
my knowledge.
In my practice ! very seldom prescribe
patent medicine, but having entire confidence
in your "Pain Killer" and knowing that it
possesses valuable medical properties, |
freely use it in my daily practice. 1t is the
most standard remedy have for sale, and
many families in this vicinity would as soon
think of being out Of BEEF or BREAD as with
out bottle of Pain Killer in the house.
Yours, very truly,
Isaac A. DoRAN, M. ID.
c. p. Benson & Co, Charlottesville, Va,
wrte-Your Pain Killer is decidedly the
most popular proprietary medicine sold in
this state.
J. H. Mccall, NJ. D., Quitmsn. Gal
have no doubt it will always be the great
family medicine.
PERRY DAVIS Il Son,
Manufacturers and Proprietor.
"A High street, Providence, II. l.; 384 St
Paul street, Montreal, Canada; II South
ampton Row, London, England.
Sept24dwlm.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-24
HON. VIM. w. O'BRIEN
candidate at large, for Congress, and
HON. WM II. VAN EPPS,
date Tor Lieutenant Governor Als'
WILLIAM BUSH, ESQ,

of Chicago, in German.
Let every one make it a point to be
present and hear these champions Of popu'
lar rights.
The professions from Mercer and Henry
counties together with our county, south OF
Rock River, will centre at Camden Mills,
arriving at the Fair grounds at II, 80 in the
forenoon, and be met by the procession from
Rock Island and the upper end of the coun'
ty.
The procession from Whiteside and the
upper end Of our county will arrive at Skin
ners mill, at II o'clock in the forenoon, and
be met by the Rock Island procession.
Those arriving by cars and steamboats, will
Join the procession from the Chicago d
Rock Island Depot, az it passes down from
SINNERS mill.
The grand procession will then be under
the charge of Maj. II. c. Connolly, who will
conduct it about town aud to the speakers
stand.
| In the evenInp there will be a grand
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-24

ANOTHER RADICAL FALsEHOOD EXPOSED

The Rim Union seems to be very untor'
iunate in its tasehoods. They don't stand
up well. Pears to US they get knocked
down as fast as set up. Here is one, in this
mornings Rim, viz:
vallandigham is Boosting in his district that o
revenue officer can be appointed without his CON
sent.
Mr.. Vallandgham denies having made
any such statement or having said or done
anything on the subject.
Below is the same lie in another shape.
A few days since a correspondent Of the Gin.
cinnsh Gazette sent to that paper the follow,
ing despatch purporting to come from Mr.
Vallandigham
To II. MeCallocb, Secretary Of the Treasu.
Washington, D. C. Why are radicals still Ap
pointed to Office in this state ? This thing mus
stop. c. i. NALLANDIGHAN,
The Dayton (Ohio) Ledger says:
Now we pronounce the foregoing to be
deliberate and barefaced forgery Throughout
Mr. V. never wrote or sent it or anything
like il to the Secretary of the Treasury
Neither did he write or send it, or anything
else like it, anywhere.
A telegram from Washington reads as fol
lows:
WAsHrNGroN, Sept. lS.- The Ecsning Sta
states that it has the authority of President John
Son and Secretary MeCulloch for denying tn
statement made in the several radical papers, tina
Mr.. Valaudgham had telegraphed to seoretar
McCulloch iuquiring why radicals were appointe
to office in Ohio and demanding that the systel
should be stopped. The paper adds that Mr.. NJ
Culloch declares he has received no dispatch frol
Mr. Vallandigham on any subject.