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The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

Fly TME.-A Connecticut paper feelingly
and sensibly remarks: when Moses got up
flies to bother the people of Egypt, his head
was level. They are little the meanest thing
known in science. Take it Sunday after
noon and between six and eight o'clock in
the morning, when any one is trying to get a
nap, and have perverse, persistent, perti-
nacious puslanimous fly come to you a
thousand and nineteen times successfully, is
enough to make Pharaah let go, not only
the Jews, but his meerschaum pipe. A
boarder at one of our four hotels who was
subjected to this plague of flies, woke up the
other morning with the mattresses twisted
around his neck and tied in double bow
knot. We calculated that we rolled over in
bed SO many times this morning, that if the
same number of evolutions were given to a
mustard seed, it would roll to Alaska and
back again"
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13
LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

l. Subscribers who do not give express notice
10 the contrary, are considered wishing to
continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers wish their papers discontin-
ued, publishers may continue to send them until
all charges are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
papers from the office or place to which the are
sent, they are held responsible until they settle
their bills and give due notice to discontinue.
4. II subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher, and the paper is sent to
the former direction, they held responsible.
Notice should always be given of the removal
5. The Courts have decided, that refusing to
take a paper from the office, or removing and
leaving it uncalled for is prma face evidence
Of intentional fraud.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

ScALAwAGs AGAIN.-A North Carolinar
draws the following accurate, Efe-like pic
ture. He must have been up in this region
with his camera-unless the subject is the
same in all attitudes:
GA scalawag is low flung, mean look
ing Gus wrapped up in white mans skin,
who thirsteth for an office of some sort as a
sheep killing dog thirsteth for the blood Of
sheep, and who to get the negroes to vote
him an office, sheds crockodile tears in theil
presence because he was not born a negro.
He pretends to believe the negro equal to
the white race morally, politically and men
tally, and hugs and caresses all the carpet
baggers that come along. He is dirt-eat-
ing creature who believes that whatsoever a
radical Congress Or Legislature does is right
even if they command him to drop his breech-
es and kiss the hand that filings nine and
thirty on his hide. To this add an innate
disposition for snatcbing blind negroes blue
black herring off a grid-ron and you have a
scalawag photographed"
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

The French and Prussia question has been
settled at Williamsburgh, N. Y. between
French doctor and German brewer They
wagered as to the amount Of liquor, each
conld hold. They fought first over "Old
Bourbon, and finished two bottles apiece.
They sandwiched on large quantities officer.
Next came claret: next sherry, four or five
bottles each On sherry, the Freneliman
was repulsed. He was not only repulsed,
but mortally wounded. He died in his chair.
The German followed suit. 1t was draw
game. A physician certified that tho
Frenchman died of heart disease.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

A GAME OF SEvEN-UP FOR A wIFE.-W G
have read of wives being sold, ratfled off and
gambled for, but for the first time in our re-
portorial career we are now called upon to
chronicle genuine and well authenticated
transaction of the kind. About eight or
nine months since, a man living in the north
em part of this city went out in the eastern
part of the State to seek his fortune in the
new mines of that section, leaving his wife
and one child here in town. Some seven
months ago. gallant disciple of ST. Crispn
persuaded the White Pine widow to take up
her abode with him in house which he fur
nshed for her The new pair lived together
for about seven months, when few days
since the genuine husband returned. OF
course there was trouble in the camp, but
after some quarreling, the two men agreed
to play game of seven-up for the woman.
The game came off last Saturday night, and
the husband won his wife back by just ''two
points" The man claimed his wife, and the
man of leather could not say but that he had
won her fairly. The woman preferred the
shoemaker, but the husband and winner was
determined to have his own. He packed up
what furniture they possessed, and last Sun
day evening, with all his household goods
and gods, left by Woodruff & Ebnor's Fast
Freight wagon for California. When the
wagon started from North street there was
quite scene A crowd of nearly one hun
dred persons had collected to see the husband
carry away his 'stake," and there was much
merriment over the romantic affair." The
woman cried and wanted to stay with the
shoemaker, and the shoemaker cried at part
ing with the treasure he had lost by not hold
ing enough "trumps." He asked some of
the crowd if they thought he would be ar
rested if he attempted to take the woman out
of the wagon. They told him that he had
lost her on the square, and he must bear it
like man, SO the wagon moved on, and soon
the fair one was gone from his gaze,-4er.
Enterprise
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

The Japanese babies must be the dear
est little creatures in the world. Japanese
women work in the rice and cotton fields al
day with their babies strapped on their backs,
and the little creatures never cry. They
sleep sweedy with their heads wagging to
and fro with the movements of the mother,
and bound SO tight that they cannot move a
limb. Not unfrequently mother has q
bag on her back (strapped on) in which is. q
child, pet encountered in this way. these wo-
men do their full share of work with, the
men and never complain. This, it strikes
us is full exemplifcation of the rights Of
women.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

How Softly on the Bruised Heart.

How softly on the bruised heart
A word Of kindness falls,
And to the dry and parched soul
The moistening tear-drop calls;
Oh, if they knew who walked the earth
Mid sorrows, grief and pain,
The power word of kindness hath,
'Twere paradise again.
The weakest and the poorest may
The simple pittance give,
And bid delight to withered hearts
Return again and live;
Oh, what is life if love be lost
If mans unkind to man
Or what the heaven that waits beyond
This brief and mortal span2
AS stars upon the tranquil sea
In mimic glory shine,
So words of kindness in the heart
Reflect the source divine;
Oh. then, be kind, who'er thou art,
That breathest mortal breath,
And it shall brighten all thy life,
And sweeten even death.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

VOICES OF THE NIGHT a cat doth
meet cat upon the garden wall, and if a
cat doth greet a cat, oh ! need they both to
squall? Every Tommy has got his Tabby,
waiting on the wall, and yet she welcomes
his approach by one unearthly yawl If a
kit wish to court Tab upon the wall, why
don't he sweetly sit and smile, and not stand
up and bawl; and lift his precious back up
so high, and show his teeth and moan, as if
'twere collie more than love that made the
fellow groan? Among the twain there is a
swain, his voice is known full well; but
what's his name or where's his shame, the
deuce alone can tell. He's sweet upon the
other sex, his amorous passions rise, he can't
resist the tender glance of their seductive
eyes; and so with groans and horrid threats,
he rends the evening air, and makes these
midnight rendezvous impossible to bear.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13
OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.

The following rates, AS FIXED BY LAW, will be
charged for all legal advertisements and notices.
~ For the first insertion, one dollar and fifty
cents per square of two hundred and fifty ems,
and one dollar per square for each additional in
sertion, up to four, and thirty-fve cents per
square for each subsequent insertion.
F All legal advertisements must be plainly
written, and the number of insertions must al
ways be marked on the margin of each adver-
tisoment, or they will be continued and charged
accordingly. The publisher will not be respon-
sible for faulty or Illegal manuscript.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

JULIUS, s'pose dere are six chickens in q
coop and de man sells free, how many is der
lef?'
What time OBJ day was it?'
why, what de thunder hab dat to do
wild de case? 1ae
"A good deal, honey. If it wan arter
dark there would be none lef, dat u.s.. if you
happen to come along dat way
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13
VALUABLE RANCH FOR SALE.

rTNHE well known Ranch of the subscriber, stu
i ated four miles northeast of Lincoln, Placer
county (adjoining the celebrated Vineyard of j.
r. Nickerson), containing 800 acres of land, 1875
acres of choice Vineyard land, about 100 acres of
natural meadow land, 5 acres of Orchard and
Vineyard; the balance heavily timbered, well
watered-Doty S ravine running through it; good
improvements, including two barns, 3Ox40 feet
each, well fenced. Title L. S. Patent.
This is one of the best Ranches in Placer
county. Part of the purchase money can remain
on the place.
For further particulars apply to JOSEPH
WALKUP, PLACER HERALD Office, Auburn, or to
the subscriber on the Ranch.
je4 j. II. MYERS.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

AT Fort Dodge (lowa) a woman allowed
her husband to give her severe beating be-
fore witnesses, in order to obtain divorce,
which the husband also wanted
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

AN Irish woman at Alton Qll.) lifted a
barrel of corned beef from the sidewalk to a
cart, and soon afterward gave birth to trip
let's. ALI doing well at last accounts.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

A traitorous woman avows the belief that
if all the men were in one country, and all
the women in another, with the big river be-
tween them, lots of poor women would be-
drowned. rs
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

TRENTON IN. j editors are not the most
courteous men alive One calls the others
paper the Dead Beat, and the editor returns
the compliment by clubbing bis cotemporary
the Penny PUke.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

AN old bachelor is described as a traveller
on life's journey who has entirely failed to
make the proper connections.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

AN exchange wants the Government stampa
for kerosene inscribed: prepare to meet
thy God" .. s.a
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

To cure deafness, tell man you have
come to pay him money. , ~
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

SOME time since gentleman died. who,
during life, refused to believe in any future
punishment. Two or three weeks after his
demise, his wife received through medium
a communication which read as follows:
Please send me my thin clothes and bar
rel of ice-water. | now believe. L
THE Woman's Aduocate, in objeeting to
the word obey, in the marriage service, says;
Whoever is pledged to obey. is technically
and literally slave. no matter how many
roses surround the chains"
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

The closet door which shuts upon earth,
opens upon Heaven.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

Our Saxon grandmothers called what ssa
now known as garters, shankhApds.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-13

p. S. | see no reply to my challenges. =
Grass Valley Unlon.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-18
NASHVILLE.


Proceedings Of Constitutions! Com
EenliOn-GFeat Storm Of Wind and
kaln- Thunder and LIghtalUg -
Church SteeDIe B eHn DoRn-Feli
on BaildlR% Crushing if-F0rtu.
nAIeiy nc Person Seriously Ieju ed
NASHVILLE, January 17.-In the
Constitutional Convention to day, Mr..
Baxter offered a resolution declaring
the impeachment, conviction aud dis
qualification Of L n. Frazier. Grim
inal Judge Of Davidson County. by
the Legislature of 1867, the result Of
corrupt conspiracy for partisan pur-
poses, and proposing an amendment to
the State Constitution relieving Fra
zler OF his disqualiications. The
resolution was laid on the table
a number of propositions for
amending the Constitution were read
and referred. Most of them we're Of
local character, and provides for a
tax OF twenty five cents on polls, and
twenty I'VE cents on every one hun
dred dollars worth of taxable prop
erty, to be set apart as a school fund.
and distributed annually among the
counties Ia proportion TO the schoias-
tic population in each.
The Legislature shall have 40 pow-
er to divert this fuad TO other pur-
poses, and If it fails to pass laws to
carry the provision into effect. other
means are provided to secure that
end.
The report of the Committee on
the Bill Of Rights. submitted on the
10Th inst, was taken up. The mem
bers generally explained their amend
ments, and the subject eogrossed the
remainder OF the session, but little
progress being made.
This section of the country was Wis.
ited last night by storm of wind and
rain, accompanied with lightning and
thunder. In the city the Shelby
Medical College, Wards Seminary.
and the depot Of the Nashville and
Decatur Railroad lost part of their
tin roofs. The steeple OF the Elm
and Sumner Street Church was blown
down, falling on the residence of
John Williams, adjoining, crushing
the rooF, but fortuoate'y iojuriDg 90
one.
The gable end of the residence of
James Woods, corner of Broad and
/ Wall Streets. aud large mansioa in
/ Fdge6ald were also blown down.
The low places were suddenly inun-
/ dated, and a number Of faIni1 les
/ driven from their houses, so great was
the food. The telegraph lines were
broken in al directions. The storm
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the deepest thought, Nasby. it's all
up with me. shell never break into
house, or pick a pocket, or go
through drunken man agin. Wat L
hev seen to-day hez determined me.
/ shell never agin take a chance Nv
going to Sing Sing. Why it mite be
my torchoon to be put beside that
niggerP
And a shudder nv ill-eoncealed an
guish agitated bis frame, aud the
strong man wept bitter tears.
[ eomforted him ez best / coed. [
told him that shood he be arrested
for say murder, be tried and convict
ed and sent to the penitenshary and
be forced to march side By side with
a nigger, the disgrace" | said
wont be yoors, twill be the infamus
retches who put 700 .here. If you
shoOd. fyour oWn free will. put yooT-
self on a level with q nigger-iOr IN
stance eli you shood 5y or sci to an
Ethiopian, then the degradashen
wood be yoors, for 700 might have
asserted yooT superiority. But in the
case Nv States Prison I RELY think
700 put too much stress onto it. In
thaE case a s5opeTior power compsls
700 to 4his, and you amt responsible.
Were | in yo0r place-hed | sich
promisin prospecks Cz yoorB-I don't
think | shood permit this to stop me
But Mr. O'Sullivan Wuz infezible.
He shood quit all practices which
pinted in the dereckshun NV a pene-
tenshary, for it wood kill him to be
compelled for a minute to eat, work
or walk beside nigger, even tho he
wuz compelled to do it.
Then an idee struck ne Brilliant
idees allnz do come ne at precisely
the right time. ny, you cussed
jackass - sed l, (, IN onto bis neck,
why do we talk # this? Now that
the Democracy nez the LegiSlacher,
and will hey the control nv the city
in all its departments, no Democrat
who hez dozen votes back nv him.
will go to the penetensbary. But few
nv em did af0re, when the Ablishin-
lists he'd the police; but now that We
hev Judges, poleece. and aIl-Thy,
my deer sir, the chances rs eZ one to a
million. Go on with yoor burglary,
my sweet Terrence, so 10 aud WlB,
with no gaunt fear stalkin' like 4
spectre behind yeo" Mr. O'Sullivan
returned to the city with me com
forted, that is ez TO hisself But be
determined that the wrong shell be
remedied. He declares it his pur-
pose 10 petishu the Lsgislacher to
pass an act maxim seprit prizens for
niggers. that Democrats Nv the city
may not be perpetooally menaced
with the possibility that they may be
compelled to assoshate with EN-, or,
wat wood be still better. they wood
hev hangin made the only punish
ment for niggers, wich wood finish
the cusses TO wunst and cad all anx-
iety on their account. Sich petishn
is now hangin in my bar, apd I read
it to all who cum 10, and in DO case
hez emmy one of 'em refoosed to make
his mark onto it. This will be the
first reform the new Legislacher will
be called upon 10 make.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY,
(Which wuz PM
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were now holding Office In the States al
ready reconstructed, and submitted sur-
ther an amendment making the ofTense q
penal one, and prescribing penalties upon
its Commission.
Tie Senate then voted on the motion OF
Stewart TO lay the Senate bill on the table,
which was agreed tO-yeas, q: nays, 70
YEAs-Abbott, Bayard, Carpenter, Cas-
serly, Cole, Conkiing, Corbett, Davis, Fer
ry, Fowler, Hanltn, McCreery. Norton,
Nye, Patterson salisbury. ScOLT, stewart
Stockton, Tipton, Trumbuu, Wicker RS
Warner, Wiley and Wflliams-25.
NAYS.-Anthopy, Boreman, Bucking-
bRm, Cameron, Drake, Edmunds, Fenton,
Harris, Howard, Howe, Mcdonald, Nor
riIl, OF Maine; Morriu, of Eerm ont; Nor
ton, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson,
Schurz, Spencer, Sumner, Thayer and
Wilson-23-
Pratt paired of with sherman, absent
fran sick aess.
The House bill wss taken up aud read
the second time.
Edwards submitted The Amendment
which had been Incorporated In the Sen
ate bill, requiring the i'm position of an
oath in the case OF each msmber of the
Legislature and State officer. that said per-
sons ara not ineligible To hold Office under
the Fourteenth Amendment.
After some further discussion by 3 IRE.
man, Fowler. Ferry, Stewart Edmonds
and Thayer, the Senate went into execn-
tvs session, and soon after adjourned.
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1NDIANAP0LT5

Destructive Fire-MerFis0a opera
Hall on BIFe-MOFFIsOa's Entire
Block 1esiFayed-seVePaI whole
sale lien es Burn d-The Opera
Halt Sill BGrniHg- Estimated Loss
8n the Bu Idlmg5 aad stock, $780,
OaO.
IEDIASAPoLIs, Jan. II. Morri-
sons Opera Hall took fire to night
during the lecture OF Jno. B. Cough.
The audience escaped safely The
building is still burning, and several
stores are on tire.
The fire which broke out 10 Morri-
sons Opera Hall, is still raging.
Morrisou's entire block of buildings
ia destroyed, aud fears are entertain
cd that the block adjoining will also
be burned. A70rd. Talbot & Co.,
wholesale grocers; Patterson, Moore
Il Talbot. wholesale drugs; j W.
Copeland & Co, wholesale Millinery,
and H. f. West & Co.. wholesale
crockery stores, are entirely destroyed.
INDIANAPOLIS. January 17-10:30.
The fire IS still raging. with but a
limited supply OF water. The block
OF two aud fo2r-s,ory buildings imme-
diately adjoining the Opera Hall,
owned by ecu. T. a. Morris, were
entirely destroyed. Loss on the Opera
Hall building about 100000, aud on
Morris block 100000. The loss on
the stock will probably reach 800,
000 IL IS impossible tonight to get
the amount of insurance. but il is
supposed that both buildings and
stock are fully insured.
INDIANAPOLIS, January 1.-THE
following is a partial list Of the in
surance: Lorillord, New York, $15,-
900; Security, New York, S17,500:
Market, New York, $1,000; Cleve-
land Insurance Company, $4,000;
Buckeye, Cleveland, $13. 500; Ropub.
lie, Chicago, $15, ,0G0; Home, Colum
bus, Ohio, $4,000; Hartford Fire,
5000; Pbeaix, Hartford, s. 600; !;
Hartford City, $500; Bay s ate,
Boston, 81 500; indianapolis Insur-
ance Company, $1,000 The fire is
supposed TO have originated from
fue Of the furnace.
Tue Opera Hall was crowded at
the time the fire broke out. but 70
panic occurred, and all got cut with
out injury. This is the most deslruc.
tive fire that has ever occurred In this
city. At 123 o'clock the FIRE was
nearly subdued, and it will not likely
spread further.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-18
BNaUDEPTECDW.

l-fl ReInedies. "SCHENOH's PUi.-
.. rACP," for the cure OF Coughs,
E1rchltis, alSd every form of Con-
.14. Ihe peculiar action OF this med.
pens tao ulcers in the lungs, pro-
1e discharge of the corrupt matter
ar ctoratlon. Purihes the blood. aud
.-t5 C0Esump ption, when every other
aiH
~cE sea- Weed Tonic" for the
Dyspc pSIa or Indigestion, and all
arising rom debility. THIS tonic
ates the digestive organs, supplies
eor ne gastric juice when that Is
s, and then enables the patient to
lz most nutriclous food. II il a
edy for all cases Of indiges-
Mandrake Pills." one OF the
o medicines ever discovered,
able substitute for caIomel,
81 the useiut properties as
at mineral, without producing
curious effects.
three medicines ur. J. II
Philadelphia. owes his un-
IS In the Treatment of Pull
mptlon. The Puinonic syrup
Morbid matter, discharges It,
1s the blood. The Mandrake
tue liver. remove ali OBJ
erefrOm, give the organ .
e. anu cure Liver Complaint.
ofthe most prominent causes
ion.
iced Tonic IaylgoFates the
~s stomach, and by strengthen
~tion and brin siag tt TO a nor
Laalthy condition, Improves the
5he blood, D. which means taa
&C ulcers or tubercles in the
#u. es Impossible. The combined
lese medicines, as thus ex-
care every case Of Onsump-
d edtea sre used IN time and
.le is pesEevere Z In sufficient
the ca eto a favOca bie termi va
sauS's Almanac, containing q ful.
he various forms OF disease
af treatment, and general dir &C.
CD use his medicine, can be had
sent by mail by addressing his
slice, No. u North sixth Street.
hla, Pa.
me Puigocnic syrup and Sen.
u, each u 50 per bottle, or g. Cd s
-u. Mandrake Pills, $50. per box.
s. All druggists aud dealers.
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PECTAL NOTICES.
Taalfh,s Rest nefanse.

weak eateth herbs" says st. Paul,
a3Hnteen hundred years ago the
)f Euedtcinal plants was appreciated.
Old Iesta ment, botanical remedies
tsatediy recommended but In no
CT E1cred history IS man recon-
q To wallow calOmsl, or 5sue PHI,
ctner mineral preparation. The
re directed to eat HERDS TO strength
- u plrtfy them, 20 heal them, TO
trsn. In that dag the art of maxi
aalE extracts was unknown. The
medicines we're mere tnfuslous.
reserved for a later age to unite
At rv essences Of tonic, aSerieRt
tbllLOuS roots, barEs and pla nts,
aeiiFe stiInulant, 81 n0 thus secure
apld diffusion throu "a the deolli-
nE CAsOruer@d system. The crown
l-l "a of this effective mode of c n
tuE and applying tts virtues OF
aas veBatROl es waA achieved In The
Clta tio eli Hostetter's stomach Bitters,
before had perfectly pure aicO-
-lalllsur been combined with the
Ca juices or the finest specifics ot
=talie EingdOm- Never yet, though
years have g apsed since Its 1n-
tu2 LAS this great restorative been
ia taken at ali seasons, in all
tno most potent safeguard
gc.l leinics, as protection against
le lF exhalatiOnS that produce
or p9get disease; as a remedy Tor
III nF and OtGer malariOuS fsVers /;
be Ll1ars as a sovereign cure for dys-
aa General tonic AID inVtk0rant; +;
atie le.nless apsrient; as a blood
lts ca a nerVtnas as q cure for
-@e Nons; as n harmless anOdyne,
fUs 8sSr DEFESSG 6 % HEALTH up-
tvoTaDle circumstances, such as
suits, n due bodily or mem
lo hardship, privetion ana ex-