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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30

The Congress did not pas any Amnesty
Bill before sdjourning for the holidays
It. looks like Grant made the recommenda-
ton with the understanding that it should
be disregard d. We begin to think itdoubt-
ful whether any general bill will be adopt
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30
J' = MtCVl, VhuITWNH.
J J. LoNo, Secretary.

IMMIGRATION SocIETiEs.-Wo arc
heartily rcjoiced that tho Legislature
passed general incorporation law
under which these Societies can oh.
tain chartered pledges, and VIC hope
every county will proceed toncc to
organize under the law, and thus
secure concert of action in encour.
aging immigration to every part of
the State. There is not n county
in Texas, the people of which could
not double its population in one
year by proper encrTy.-Houston
Riegrdjh
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30

pGThs Milan Telegraph yin bsrs.f
ter Be polished Al Nsriin. Fails essnJ,
nud vii be called the ssriin 1slsgr,Ph.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30
sow, Of oar co,emporariss are indals.

Some OF orr contemporaries are indu'g'
ing in something like n sueer Mt the re-
turn of the leading editor of the "onsfon
Unibn 10 the Ne,Aolist Church This is
unchrisfian and unmnn!y. Sinner NJ we
are,-we say, in all sincerity, that We re-
Ioiec 10 hear it.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30

Vhcy have commenced much needed
reform at Austin by hanging negro who
committed fiendish murder II was done
according to Inv and attracted large
Gro vi as usual. Let the good work 60 on.
There il pl,n ofraw material left
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30

my The Alr line lir,ncl, 1t he Central
HallroaI h.s hsru completed TO Au''in sHd
a ssntr,i Iolllhsa'iou ~ 'skSn place We
were net :Ysissi
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30

Hon. Thomas C. McCrcery has been cleo
tod II s Senator from Kentucky to sue
coed the Hon. GamHr Davis. Beck would
have pleased us better though he is much
needed, wheye he ia, iol the House.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30
Just Received

and nov opening at J. johnson & Co.'S
North sil. ofihs Public Square, a heavy
lot OF CiOthing andGentlenen's furnishirs
goods OF all kinds, selling at the lowest
prices. Call, see and buy.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30

esSTLs Iustl,n' has Hs'a'sa''l W. H.
Gsii.rs Ia F'-,lnal iu'iEe i" ITAs' "a
The place Of Iuiss ws'nus- Who l. "o'i'
dauls
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30

VIZ can commend Messrs. Geo. T. Row
ell Co, Of New York, to those ofSGr
patrons who may have occasion to adver.
tise in papers beyond their immediate vi
cinity rs the firm have busines. relations
with the press throughout the whole coun-
try.-Quincy (IlD Wing.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30

ttapn.ars that a late Legislature Of
Counecticut was bought up not TO remove
Ihe Capital. froa New Haven and make
IIsrfdfAsfke sole Capital, "a now being d.
rided between the two. Nearly $4,000
were expended and the names Of the men,
hers srnbtbIished and the amounts they
received. They vary from Sl7O0, to S2l5.
Cannot some Of these men be induced 10
come 10 Texas and serve in the Legisls-
ture2
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30

Tor HSg-E CLEayins, washing dishes
foors, ell clsths. fables, cleaning windows,
painf, knives sna polishing tin, brass asd
al nefals.suse Rnsch Msrgans Sons Sa-
ralia. IL Tebesrsr an4 better than soap
Get Il from yesss kfacer, or at 2ll WISH
ingion .erssr \. y.
p%JAa5 . fEs Ilon. Jean G. Conner
fsr AL sf.AeiB,i resent Representa-
liz Peifl.fion SO enitsd States.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30

In the matter the newlya p-
Pointed alcefmenfn and iog The
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07

TERRITORIAL HUMoR--A UsED-UP lNJuN.
The territorial editors are queer fellows,
and are at times fesrfully addicted to the
practice of drawing the long bow. The fol-
lowing comes from Colorado, and we have a
lurking suspicion that it is an enormous lie:
Not long ago, out on the line ofthe Union
Pacific Railroad, noble savage of the Kick
apoo persuasion, was loaiing around with an
eve to possible scalps, when he perceived in
the distance locomotive coming down the
track toward him at l 80 gait. The abort
ginc had never witnessed anything of the
kind before, ami in his simplicity imagined it
to be new description of buffalo. lie ac-
cordingly made several preparations for its
capture hoping to take the first prize at the
approaching annual exhibition of the kicka-
poo Agricultural Society. 70 make sure
thing he fastened one end of the laso around
his body, and when the engine got near
enough, tossed the moose over the smoke
stack. The iron horse did not stop, however,
but the engineer witnessed a most striking
and original performance of the flying trapez,
never before attempted by any other lnjun.
There was an aboriginal funeral the next day
and the person who dug the grave made a
lucrative job of it. The only remains pre-
sented for interment consisted of small
piece of fcopper-colored meat tied to small
piece of string and enclosed in a sardine
box.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07
NUMBER 20.

DIVORCES IN INDIANA. The divorce laws
of our State, and the manner in which they
have been administered by our Courts, have
brough lasting disgrace upon Indiana. 1t Is
useless to say that we are imposed upon by
unscrupulous parties from other States. IL
is notorious fact that our laws invite peo-
pie of all nations to come to Indiana and rid
themselves of irksome marital bonds. From
Russia, France, Germany, England, the
Canadas, and from every State in the Union
dsconten.ed husbands and wives have flock
ed to Indiana to procure divorces. As the
law stood for some years, an applicant tor
divorce could file petition the day he came
to the State, and in few weeks have de-
cree releasing him from his marriage vows.
Divorce-seekers hunted in couples. 1t fire.
quently happened that lady would arrive
in Indianapolis with a male travelling COM
panion, file her papers for divorce from an
absent husband the same day, procure de-
cree dissolving the marriage contract, based
upon the evidence of the gentleman friend,
and marry before leaving town-all of which
was accomplished within period of five or
six weeks. A celebrated actress filed pc
tition asking divorce firm her husband on
the ground of alleged cruelty. The charge
was sustained by proof that, while coming
from San Francisco to New York on an
ocean steamer, the lady found her affinity in
gay and festive young gentleman who was
in the habit of quoting Byron to her on deck
while her husband was in his lonely state
ROOM A sharp reprimand frem her cruel
husband brought tears to the little womans
eyes, and for this an Indiana Judge gave
her decree which released her from the in
supportable tyranny of her kege-lord. An
other case: A lady travelling to Indiana in
company with her second choice, in pursuit
of divorce and a second marriage, had tes
tilted her faith in the libcrality of our laws,
and the honor of her future husband in II
very unequivocal manner. The Judge in
whose Court the case was pending had fit
Of stubborness, and, under the depressing
influence of an indigestible dinner, had de-
MED the application. The poor woman was
in dilemma, and the plan of escape by
'swallowing both horns" had not ye. been
promulgated by the Sentinel. She appealed
to her attorney, who informed her that JUS
tice and divorces could be dispensed by the
judicial fiat alone. She left the attorney liz
tears. The next morning His Honor came
upon the bench and, before the reading of
the minutes, said he had disposed Of a very
important case the previous evening in has
ty manner, and that after considering the
case more fully he was satisfied that the pc
titioner was entitled to divorce. 1t was
decided accordingly. The lady and her wit
ness were married in haste, and the happy
pair left the city with an exalted opinion Of
Indiana justice. Nearly every courthouse
in Indiana has been the scene Of such farces
Indianapolis Journal
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07
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KEEP HIM Down. When poor man at
teinpts to attempts t. show that there is
no monopoly Of genius, and that God hath
given as free and noble soul to the lowly
as to the great-he is not only opposed BY
tie class above him, but envy and scorn'are
too often his portion among his fellows They
do not like to see themselves outstripped by
one whom they have reckoned no better than
themselves, and instead Of encouraging,
dampen his ardor, and grieve his heart with
sneers, and cold, because envious, counsel
The next class above him love not TO see a
man who has naught to boast of but noble
soul, no treasures save those of mind, pre-
suming to take his place among them, and
there is one universal shout of "K eep him
down." This upward struggle which the
poverty stricken genius has to endure, has
daunted many mind and discouraged many
a breast, and has kept many man, formed
to be a light in the world, in poverty and
darkness to the end of his days. Because of
this many noble spirit has concealed its
own flame of brightness, many noble and
free man, of whom the world was not worthy,
has gone down, down to the grave with all
the wisdom of the soul untold -"have died
and made no sign"
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07
AROUND THE HEARTH.
ny GEORGE ROWLAND.

Whatever be our earthly lot,
Wherever we may roam,
Still to our hearts the brightest spot
Is round the heart at home;
The home where we received our birth,
The hearth by which we sat,
No other spot on EARTH
Will ever be like that
When winter, coming in its wrath
Piled high the drifting snow,
Safe clustered round the cheerful hearth
We watched the freight glow;
Nor brighter seemed the ruddy flames
Than did our hearts, the while
A loving mother breathed our names,
With sweet approving smile.
When wearied with our eager chase
Through many tangled path,
How sweet the dear accustomed place,
To talk around the hearth;
And still, by our toll and care
We feel ourselves oppressed.
Our thoughts forever cluster there,
And there alone find rest.
Bright promise of the rest above,
Sweet shelter from the storm,
Home hallowed by mothers love,
Hearth by that love made warm
Though wildly roared the storm without
What rocked we of the cold.
What place forany fear on doubt
Within that loving fold?
And when some little trouble weighed
Upon the childish heart,
Till from our brimming eyes it made
The gushing tear-,lrops start:
How quick before the genial glow,
We felt each sorrow cease.
And back tho cIystal current flow,
To flood our hearts with peace
And brighter with the passing years
Seems childhoods sweet employ,
And even sweeter still appears
Each well remembered Joy.
Around the cheerlul hearth AZ home,
Where we in childhood sat,
No other spot where er we roam,
VIII ever be like that.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07
"NoRAO'NEn. Folowingis is another ver-

"NoRAIO NEIL. Foowingis ano:herve--
sion of that superb old song of Nora O'Neil:
O! You say you are lonely without me,
that you sigh for one glance of my eye;
you're blarneying always about me-O, why
don't you to papa apply? You men are so
very deceiving, can't believe ought that
you say; your love | will only believe in
when my jointure is made out au fait. This
trash about eyes, voice and glalces may do
for a miss in her teens; but he who to m,
makes advances, must talk Of his bank,
stock and means. You beg me to go gala
wanting, to meet you at the foot of the lane
with kiss, too, why man, you're ranting
do you think that | am wholly insane ?
When you WOO a young lady of sense, sir,
don't wh ne about sorrow and tears; its "A
matter of ollars and cents, sir; no tale Of
romance interferes. O, poverty is not all
fancy (my style | will never conceal;) if |
can't get husband with money, O, III live
and die, Nora O'Neil.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07
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-hve cents per
square for each subsequent insertion.
r5y- All legal advertisements must be plainly
written and the number of insertions must al
ways be marked on the margin Of each adver-
tisement, or they will be continued and charged
accordingly. The publisher will not be rcspon-
siblc for faulty or gal manuscript.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07

County DIGNITY Judge Chase, Of Ver-
mont, was a man of excellent sense, and
withal great stickler for the dignity of the
courts. A case of very trihing importance,
having well nigh ran the gauntlet of legal
adjudication, came up at length to the high
est courts in the State. The couse! for the
plaintiff was opening with the usual apollo
gies for a frivolous suit, when the subject
matter, "to wit, one turkey of great value,
ETC., catching the ear of the judge, he called
out: "Mr. Clerk strike that case from the
docket. The Supreme Court of the State
of Vermont does not sit here to determine the
ownership of a turkey
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07

MARK TWAIN has this advice for young
men with literary aspirations: "Write with
out pay until somebody offers pay. If no
body offers pay within three years, the can
didate may look upol, this circumstance with
the most implicit confidence as the sign that
saving wood is what he is intended for.
WRONG SoRr OF TwIN.-"Y You ought al
ways to take me out with you, my DEAR,
said a wife "You know they say that hap
piness was born twin" eyes, love, but
not Siamese twin, replied the brute.
TALL TREES.-There are trees so tall in
Oregon that it takes two men and boy to
look to the top of them. One looks till he
gets tired, and the other commences where
he left off.
WHY are two men carrying young mai
den to the grave likely to be very much in
toxcated ? Because they have q gal on q
bier (galon Of bser) between them.
A LOVE LETTER. Here is a concise but
hopeful love letter, written by miner: LA
ven years is rather long to kort gal, but lie
have you yit, Gate.
PETE" said mother to her son, "are
you into them sweetmeats again 2 "No,
ma am. them sweetmeats is into me.
OPPORTUNITY is the flower of time; as VIC
pluck the flower from the stock, so should
we seize the opportunity presented by the
passing moment.
A DEBATING club has decided that it is right
to cheat lawyer, but dare to do.
TO cure bad tongue-use strong infusion
of COED language.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07
HOPELESS LOVE.

In my thoughts love, | seek thee ever:
In my dreams thy bright form still | see;
Nor can time or absence Ger sever
That fond memory that binds me to thee.
Thongh all hopeless the love that invites me-
'Tis passion this cold world may blame;
Though thy VOW to another unites thee,
! still falter at the sound of thy name.
II in life ne'cr possess the,
Thy charms | may never embrace;
Though these lips may never caress thee.
still may worship thy beauty AM grace,
o, would that ] never had met thee,
Thou bright vision of all that is far,
q, that power was mine to forget thee,
And thus vanquish this aching despair
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07
LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

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10 the contrary, are considered as wishing to
continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers wish their papers d'scontln-
usd, publishers may continue to send them until
oil 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. If subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher and the paper is sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible
Notice should always be given of the removal.
s. The Courts have decided. that refusing to
take a paper from the Office, or removing and
leaving It uncalled for is prma face evidence
cf Intentional fraud.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07

A Curious WEDpING.-A singular we'd
ding was celebrated in New York the other
day. The groom was a widower, 5. Bar
ton, Of Worcester, Massachusetts, and the
bride, Miss Ellery of New York. The
services were performed in Trinity. A son
Of the groom and brother Of the bride were
the groomsmsn, and the two bridesmaids
were the daughter of the groom. There was
no traditional dislike to stepmothers in that
family.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07

THE GULF SrREAM.-A writer gives the
following graphic description of the Gulf
Stream: "There is river in the ocean. In
the severest drouth it never fails, and in the
mightiest floods it never overflows. Its
banks and its bottom are of cold water,
while its current Is warm. The Gulf of
Mexico is its fountain and its mouth is the
Arc ic seas. 1t is the Gulf Stream. There
is in the world no other so ma ajestic flow of
water Its current is more RAPID than the
Mississippi or the Amazon, and its volume
more than a thousfld times greater. Its
waters, as far out as the Carolina colsts, are
of an indigo blue. They are so distinctly
marked that the line of junction with the
common sea water may be traced by the eye.
Often one half of the vessel may be perceiv
ed floating in the Gulf Stream water, while
the other half is in the common water of the
sea. so sharp is the line and the want Of
affinity between these waters; and such, too,
the reluctance, so to speak, on the part of
those of the Gulf Sire im to mingle with the
waters of the sea- In addition to this there
is another peculiar fact. The fishermen on
the coast of Norway are supplied with wood
from the tropics by the Gulf Stream. Think
of the Arctic fisherman burning upon their
hearths the palms of Hayt; the mahogany
of Honduras, and the precious woods af the
Amazon and Orinoco.'
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07

IT is said that there is no hope of there
ever being large supply of female type set
ters in the market. AS soon as a girl be-
comes proficient and valuable compositor,
some male printer marries her, and that puts
an end to work in the printing office.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07

GREELEY's s FARMING. Marx Twain has
written burlesque account of meeting of
of the New York Farmers Club, and thus re-
fers to one of Greeley's remarkable agricul
tural exploits:
"Greeley exhibited pumpkin of his own
raising As it embodied his solitary and
crowning success, after several years dscour
aging failure in pumpkin, culture the club
surrounded it with uncovered heads and min
gled emotions of surprise, admiration and
envy. 1t was superb fruit, and when
Greeley's hat was placed on it, to illustrate
its size and symmetry the hat and pumpkin
seemed so perfectly adapted to each other,
and together produced an effect SO startling,
that several enthusiastic members swore they
would have known who raised that pumpkin
if they had seen it anywhere. 1t is to be
photographed by Gumey, and next years
Tribune subscribers will receive copies.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07
40

BURST INro TEARs.-An exchange says:
'General Sheridan witnessed the battle of
Sedan from King Williams headquarters,
He watched the progress of events for some
time and burst into tears. The crowd thought
he was tender hearted, until he went up to
Bismarck, and pointing to barn on the
right with lot of women and children look
ing out of the loft, he said "Pease send
squad of soldiers to burn that barn, and let
me lead them. ltwould seem so homelike. "
The request was not granted.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07

JoHNArHAN Coon of Minnesota, who had
one wife and four children, was imprudent
enough to elope with Melissa Meyer. This
displeased her father and he is now Coon
hunting.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07

SORROWS best antidote is employment.
The Placer herald., 1871-01-07
Business C0rdS.
DR.. A. S. DU Ro's,
DR.. S. +. CHAPLIN,

Physician and Surgeon,
AUBURN, CAL.
Having associated himself in practice with
DIR. S. Z. THOMAS, may be found day or
night, at his office, next door to the Stars and
Stripes. je6-my-6S
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-18

THE recent official reports of the condition
and prospects of Alaska indicate that that ter
ritory has proved white elephant of stupen-
dous proportions. The fur trade is decreas-
ing rapidly, and scarcely amounts in a
year to the daily sales of furs in the winter
season in Philadelphia; the reported mines
have no veritable existence; the timber is in
ferior to that of Washington and Oregon; the
agricultural products are of no account, and
even the ice tooporous to be worth exporting.
The inhabitants are depraved, idle, or hostile;
and the great want of the country is said to
be gunboat to keep the Indians in order
aud strong garrison at Sitka. The best use
that Alaska can be put to is its conversion into
place of banishment for the weak, venal,
and foolish politicians of the United States.
If few thousand of these miscreants could
be sent and kept there, the investment might
still be made to pay.