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The Placer herald., 1872-09-28


Indorsed OAKEs AMEs, Jan. 80, 1868
McComb on being questioned testified
that the above list of the Ames letter was in
his own (McCombs) handwriting. The
witness then presented another letter from
Ames, which is still more damaging. The
letter is as follows:
WAsHINGroN. January 25, 1868.
II. s. McCoMB ESQ. DIAN SIR: Yours
Of the 22l is at hand in which You say
Senator's Bavard and Fowler have written
in regard to their stock. | have spoken to
Fowler but not to B,yard. | have never
been introduced TO Bayard, bat will see him
soon. You say must not put too much in
one locality. have assigned rs far as ]
have given to-four from Massachusetts,; ;
one from New Hampshire; one, Delaware: :
one, Tennessee one-half Ohio; two, Penn
svlvania; one, Indiana: one, Maine; anil
hore three 10 place, which | shall put where
they will do most good to MS. / an here
on Mc spot, and can better judge 1chere
Mey shouM 90. think after this dividend
is paid we should make our capital $1,000,
OOO and distribute the new stock where it
will protect US Let them have the stock
ut par, and profits made in the future. The
fifty per cent, increase on the old stocks,
want for distribution here, and soon. Al
ley is oppos d to the division of the bonds
and saws we will need them, etc. | think
that we ought to be able TO spare them, with
Alley and Cisco on the Finance Committee
We used to be able to borrow when we bad
no credit debts pressing; we are now ont OF
debt, and in good credit. What say You
about the bond dividend A part of the
purshasers are poor, and want their bonds
to sell to enable them to meet their payment
on the stock in the G. NJ. | have told them
that they would get as dividends, and they
expect, think-when the bonds of parties
received as the 80 per cent, dividend, we
better give them the bonds. 1t will rot
amount TO anything with us. Some of the
large holders will not care whether they have
The bonds or certif ates, or they will lend
their bonds to the company, as they have
done before, or lend them money. Quigley
has been here, and we have got that one
tenth that was Underwool's. have taken
half, Quigley a quarter, and you quar-
ter. Judge Carter wants put of it. A
some future dly we are to surrender parl
to him. Yours, truly, OAKEs AMEs.
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we can loan on bonds to the company, or
loan them the money we get for the bonds.
The contract calls for the division, and say
have it. When shall see you in Wash
ington? Yours truly,
OAKEs AMEs.
p. S.-We stand about like this:
Bonds first mortgage received on
525 miles ,at SIG 900 per mile, IS ,400. 600
Bonds first mortgage received on
Is miles, at S4S 900 per nile, 720 900
Bonds first mortgage received on
100 miles at SIS 900 per nile, 4,S00 900
Sl3 ,920, 900
$40 900, 900 sold and to sell to
pay our debts s 3 ,920 900
Eiyhtv ppr cert dividend on So
700 900, G. Moblier. 80. 5000, 600
S 920 600
Government bonds reed this dav 100000
Due for Transportation $400, ,0O0
one half cash h........ 200, 600
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Two cents will buy pound of Texas steer
at Baxter Springs, Kansas. but it takes Il
quarter of dollar to fetch square drink OF
tanglefoot.
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-01-24

A Cure FOR SEA-S1cKNEss -.An nsu-
thority on the subject says: ~ am much
surprised at the opinion, which is soprev-
alent, of the incurability Of sea-sickness.
I believe the opinion to exist among the
non-medical part Of the community from
sheer ignorance, and among seargoing
surgeons from supineness to applying
remedies-a fault to which they are
rather too subject. In the greater num-
ber of instances I allow the stomach to
discharge Its contents once or twice, and
then, if there is no organic disease, give
five drops of chloroform in q little water,
and, if necessary repeat the dosein five
or six hours. The almost instant effect
Of this treatment, if coupled with q few
simple precautions, is to cause an. inrne-
diate sensation, as it were, Of warmth In
the stomach, accompanied by almost
total relief Of the nausea and sickness,
likewise curing the distressing headache,
and usually causing aquiet sleep, from
which the passenger awakes quite well. u
'-Erchangc. bfD =:
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THE MONTHS.

January brings the snow, ....
Makes our feet and fingers glow.
February brings the rain, 4 p. q
Thaws the frozen lake again.
March brings breezes loud and shrill,
Stirs the dancing daffodil. ..... -.
April brings, the primrose sweet,
Scatters daisies at our feet. ~ ..E'.
May brings focks Of pretty lambs, a..
Skipping by their feecy dams, ..- ,
June brings tulips, lilies, roses,
Fills the children's hands with posies
Hot July brings cooling showers,
Apricots and gilliflowers. ..'' -.a
August brings the sheaves of corn, ...
Then the harvest home Is borne.
Warm September brings the fruit,
Sportsmen then begin to shoot. ~. ~.
Fresh October brings. the pheasant, a
Then to gather nuts is. pleasant.
Dull November brings the blast, ...
Then the leaves are whirling fast. '
Chill December brings the sleet,
Blazing fire and Christmas treat. ~ j..
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MARTIN VAN BUREN.

From an interesting series Of Sketches
of Public Men, now being published in
the 'GrecnuiNe Enterprise, by Ex-Gov-
ernor Perry, we extract the "reminiscences
of ex-President Van Buren,, ,.,..i,',
Iwent from Governor Wright's to ex-
President Van Buren's, near Kinder
Hook, in New York. saw Mr.. Van
Buren, first in church, and Immediately
recognized him from the likeness I had
seen. He was, however, much larger
and stouter man than expected to see
in the little weasel" as he had been
dubbed by Mr. Calhoun. dined with
him that evening. There were seven or
eight persons present at the table, and
the dinner was very sumptous one, but
the only waiter about the table was a
tidy young white woman. All the
guests were we'll attended to. At d
Southern table, there would have been
three or four negroes in each others
way, and the table not so well waited
Oh. Mr.. Van Buren, was then turning
his attention to farming, and wished me
to stay all night with him, and look over
his farm the next day. It consisted of
two or three hundred acres, and formerly
belonged to one Of the Van Rensselaer,.
He enquired after great many persons
in South Carolina, and seemed to be as
familiar with our public men as l. was
myself Mrs. Abraham Van Buren, was
present, formerly Miss Singleton, and a
native of South Carolina. There were
present also, his former Secretary of the
Treasury, and his lady, who had former
ly been the wife of Senator johnson, of
Louisiana, and the subject of poem by
Warren r. Davis entitled "Johnson's
wife of Louisiana"
/ I told MIR. Van Buren that was sur
prised to find the convention then sit
ting at Albany, had proposed TO make
the judges elective for term OF years
by the people. He replied that he ia.
vored the change himself. when
Young man, said he, II thought az
YOU do, but I am now satisfied that all
three departments of the government
should be directly under the control, Of
the people.n He mentioned a CONVERSE
tion he once had with Mr.. Jefferson on
this subject. Jefferson was strongly lin
favor of having the Judiciary elected by
tho people for term of years. Mr..
Van Buren, was opposed to such a sys-'
tenn at that time, and thought it fraught
with evil. He had since changed his
opinion, aud adopted tho views Of Mr..
Jefferson. j.
I was very much pleased with the ex-
President, and thought him charming
gentleman. His manners were cordial
and most pleasant. Instead of being
reticent as to men aud measures, T found
him very frank and open in expressing
his opinions about any and everything.
His son John was also present, who was
then Attorney-General of New York.
In conversation, found the father,
though so long from the bar, better
lawyer than the son. John struck no
as a great dandy, aud very affected and
pretending in his manners. His after
life entirely developed his character. I
met in Kinder Hook, a brother of the
ex-President's, who was postmaster of
the village, and member Of the Town
Council. He was an Intelligent, plain
looking and respectable man, though
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j. N. ROBSON,

AGENT PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY,
No. 6S East Bay and Nos. ] and 2 Allan
tic WhaIf, Charleston, 4. c.
JNO. S. REESE & CO., Gen. Agents.
Nov. %, 1871, 32-3m ,..-.. ..- .a
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pd- SMALL PAPERS THE BEsg.,dr
4.i.lJH! bGE .pz!S-----3o'J oHi d r<gril
Se1feYident Facts for Business Folks.

~ n o =, LII ju,it ~! ni lIiJS:s
GeoIge IS s. HoWei q 70, tne extensive
auVertls!ng agents anu publishers OF
New York, IN tneir lournal-the Ameri-
can newspaper heporter-print this
sensible editorial :'as..H Ii Il M ~
Inc success OF small newspapers Illus
trate certain truths which some Of our
country publishers would do well to con-
slider. Tie many cases. In which .t1ese
ilttlen Journals nave, inoWng past their
ponderous rivals give, opportunity to
deduce some important principles which
may be applied to these large but less
fortunate sheets, which show that sissFis
by 10 means Q sure criterion, Of value,
Is, in fact, this feverish effort to; Ill
some Of the large, awk Ward, "ShanShai'
sheets, which has been q fruitful Cause
of those evils from which the business
has suffered, and which could not haze
occurred with those smaller journals, in
which each line Of adver:ising spice
mustbe filled at the full rates tOR bfihg
out the required result. .sdi u1np. @W
This kills the cheap and the fraudulent
advertisers, classes who have, ,demoral-
lied larger portion Of the country press
than it Is necessary to specify and ffe-
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The WofldRenoWned
HOWE SEWING MACHINE,

VNHE Howe is the stsewing Machine
ever made. 1t has poifSts of su-
periority over all others. In range OF
work the machine cannot be equalcd.
POINTS OF SUPERIORITY.
Simplicity and perfection of mechanism.
Durability-will last u lifetime.
Range of Work-Without Parallel.
Perfection of Stitch and Tension.
The most easy of operation.
Self-adjusting take up.
Adjustable Head.
Having been appointed Agent for the
above Sewing Machine for this County,
II is now offered for sale OH reasonable
terms. 1t is equal to, if not superior to
any machine offered to the public. All
persons in want of Machine will please
call and examine this before purchasing.
Respectfully,
Dec. 4, 1871, 33-tf
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SOLUBLE
PACIFIC GUANO

PRICE $45 DOLLARS CASH, WITH
USUAL ADVANCE FOR TIME. 3
NXPERIENCE in the use of this
LIZ Guano for the past six years ir
this State, for Cotton and Corn, has st
far established it's, character for excel
lence as to render comment unnecessa
ry. /. III. '". =.
In accordance with the established
policy of the Company to furnish the
best Concentrated Fertilizer at the low.
est cost to consumers, this Guano is put
into market this season at the above
reduced price, which the Company Is
enabled to do by reason of its large fa'
cilities and the reduced cost of manu-
facturc. .... ...y.....
The supplies put into market this sea.
son are. as heretofore, prepared under
the personal superintendence of Dr.. St
Julian Ravenel, Chemist of the Compa'
ny, at Charleston, S. g., hence, planters
may reatassured that its QUALITY ano
COMPOSITION is precisely the same
as that heretofore sold. At the present
low price every acre planted can be fer
tilized with two hundred pound Guanc
at cost not exceeding the present value
of 30 pounds of cotton, while experience
has shown that under favorable condi'
tions of season and cultivation the CROP
is increased by the application from
two to threefold the natural capacity OF
the soil. Hence, under no conditions
could its application fail to compensate
for the outlay. Apply to -.,..-
j. N. ROBSON,
Agent Pacific Guano Company,
No. GS East Bay and Nos. and Allan.
tic Wharf, Charleston, s. e..
JNO. s. REESE & CO., Gen. Agents.
Nov. 20, 1871, 32-3m ........
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Tennessee sweet potatoes are 80
large that they use them for hitch
ing posts.
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Pacific Guano Company's
COMPOUND
Acid Phosphate Of Lime
FOR coMPosTING WITH COTTON SEED
Price $25 Cash, ii

.. Price $25 Cash, ...
with Usual Advance for Time.
THIS article is prepared under the
superintendence of DR.. ST. -JU-
LIEN RAVENEL, expressly for COM
posting with Cotton seed. -' ....
1t was introduced by this Company
two years ago, and its use has freely at
tested its value. 200 to $50 pounds OF
this article per acre, properly composted
with the same weight of cotton seed
furnishes the planter with FERrI-
LIZER of the highest excellence ut the
smallest cost. A compost prepared with
this article, as by printed directions fur
nished, contains all the elements of fer
tility that can enter into first-class
FERTILIZER, while its economymust
commend its liberal use to planters. :.
For supplies and printed directions
for composing apply to
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By Green e. Wise,

Real Estate Agents and Auctoneers.l
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
~ BILE PROPERTY In ALEXANDRIA,,
VA.-By virtue of decree of the Corporation
Court for the city Of Alexandria, rendered ut
the June term, 1872 of said Court in the suit Of
Isaac NJ Vellch and wife vs.. John a. Vcitch
and wife ct ais, the subscriber, Commissioner,
appointed by the said decree, will expose to SALE
at public auction, on SATU RDAi, the Sd day
of August, 1872, ut II M, in front of the Man
SION House, the following described REAL ES
TATE Of which William Feitch died seized,
to wit: -
No. l. A TENEMENT and LOT OF hssa
GROU ID on the west side Of Alfred ST., Qaxal
between King and Prince streets, in front ~ IT,,
and in depth 10 feet to HI alley, with the use ol
said alley.
No. z a TENEMENT and LOT OF d.
GROUN D on the east side of Payne st. ~.
between King and Prince in front ~ feet, and
in depth i23 feet inches.
No 3. A LOT OF GROUND on the west
side of ST. Asaph street, between Duke and
Wolfe, in front ~ feet, and in depth lZ' it. 5 in
No. 4. A LOT OF GROUND on Montgome-
~ street and Strand, Of which the metes and
bounds will be given on the day Of sale.
Terms OF Sale: One-tenth cash on the day OF
sale the residue Of the purchase money in three
equal payments ut six, twelve and eighteen
months from the day Of sale, with interest; the
deferred payments to be secured by the notes
of the purchasers, with approved security, and
the retention of the title 70 the property until
they are paid. Stamps and conveyancing at the
cost of purchaser. ALBERT STUART,
jy 3-ects Comm. OF Sale.
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CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Common COusrei1.

Al called meeting of the Common Council
held July 18th, 1872, there were present.
George r. Shinn esq, President and mcssrs.
Rock, Moore Green, Hopkins, Rishcill, Field,
Portner, Mankin, Beach, Pinn, Claggett, Evans
and Hughes.
The Revenue BILL as passed by the Board OF
Aldermen, was taken up, amended as follows,
Striking out the tax of five per cent on the an
nua value Of hotels, ordinaries and houses OF
public entertainment; substituting the word
'city'' for State in the paragraph relating to
the Jax of $50 on manufacturers of ginger beer,
SC; substituting $50 for 500 rs the tax on u
tax on dogs for medals, and striking out the tax
of $50 on distilers of ardent spirits and 500 on
manufacturers Of malt liquors.
The salary bill, also passed by the Board of
Aldermen, then coming up, was amended as
follows: Substituting $500 for $500 rs the salary
for the Mayor; substituting $500 for $1,000 as
the salary for the Auditor; adding to the salary
of the Physicians to the Poor, So for attendance
upon cases of smallpox, cholera and yellow
fever while in Hospital, and, BY the addition of
the following sect On to tho bill: That the salary
of the Clerk of the Gas Works be fixed at 800.
The bill was then read the third time and passed
by the following vote: Ayes, Messrs. Moore,
Rishsil, Field, Hopkins, Green, ePortner, Man
President-12 Noes, Messrs Rock and Pinn,
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Shinn.
was adopted
Resolved, That special committee Of two
from each Board be appointed with instructions
to contract with Messrs. Kent u Neale for re-
vising, codifying, and publishing the laws OF the
Corporations in accordance with their proposal,
dated juno =, 1872.
The Board then adjourned, subject to the call
of the President.
Teste. - HAROLD SNOWDEN, ,Crk.
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Abduction Case.

LONDON, ONTARIO, July lG,-The case of
DIR. Rufus Brattou, abducted from Canada on
the 4th of June and taken to South Carolina,
came up on remand to-day. Bratton arrived
here Saturday, but kept concealed until after
the opening of the court, when he made hi :
appearance to the great surprise Of. the defend
ants His testimony shows that Cornwall, the
prisoner, laid violent: hands upon BIN Oh Wa
teroo street, bandcutfed him with the assist
ancc of cab-driver and thrust him into the
cars that he protested to the last and only
Welded because he relied on British justice to
sustain him 10 the end The case was further
remanded
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The Cnfacazy Pamphlet.

- New YoRK, July ga Catacazy pam
phlet, dated Paris, is publishe d in the II erald.
The ex Minister endeavors to vindicate himself
from the charges which were brought against
him by Secretary Fish. He says :-"His pam.
phlet takes from the letter which he addressed
to Chief Justice Chase. He was not dismissed
but relieved from the position at his own re-
quest" He goes at length into the history OF
the Perkins claim as well as other matters IN
which he was said to be involved, and says
most of the charges against him were based
upon old Worinley stories which were ground
less. The documents which he prints in his
defence comprise letters of FISH Horace Gree
ley, Chas A. Dana, James Gordon, Bennett,
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TELEGRAPH NEWS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAzETT
New York Items.

New YoRK, July l6.-Judge: Bustced of
Alabama sails for Europe to-day.
Judge McCunn's remains will be taken to
Ireland this week.
About one hundred thousand dollars were
paid out yesterday on the 81 per cent divi dend
ON about one thi.d Of the preferred stock of
Erie. ,> 49,.
At meeting of the Employers Executive
Committee yesterday, it was stated that many
printing firms have partly conceded to the
demands of striking pressmen
Five hundred furniture men struk yesterday,
their employers demanding they should resume
the ten hour system
The yacht Josephine, cap sized 10 gale yes
terday evening off Bedloe Island and sunk
The crew and'passengcrs were rescued by. the
police boat ....,.,........
A party of ladies and gentlemen, while
bathing at Couey Island yesterday were rot bcd
of nearly eight thousand dollars worth OF
jewery, money and bonds.
Gen Howard and the Apache chiefs left for
the west last evening. ~
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Political.

New YORK, July l6-A Long Branch letter
says party of Missourians, whose names are
not given, called at the Presidential Cottage
yesterday. .s'.
General Porter is shortly to make public a
list of Democrats who are going to stump for
Grant.
The Herald's Boston special intimates that
Gen Banks has espoused Greeley.
SAN FR.,NCIsco, July l6.-Ihe Bulletin,
Chronicle aud other republican papers urge the
Republican State Committee to prevent Geo.
c. Gorham, Secretary u. S. Senate, from tax
ing part in the campaign in California, believing
his interference will lose the State.to the party
in consequence Of his general unpopularity and
the suspicion that he is a special friend of the
railroad monopoly.
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NEW YORK, July 1G.-Stocks dull. Gold firm
at l4s Money easy at B. Virginia skies AZ ;
new 80 Flour quiet and firm Wheat dull
and heavy. Corn dull and unchanged.
BALTIMORE, July l6-Virginia skies, old,
80; do. coupons old, A; do rev 5oi West Eir-
ginias Is; Virginia consolidated IL. Cotton dull
and nominal; low middlings %. Flour is in
improved demand prices unchanged Wheat
buoyant; white choice 1855; fair to prime do.
l70al90; amber 1856; fair to prime red l70alS0.
Corn very strong; white Southern 8las3 yellow
do G2sG3; mixed Western, in elevator, 62u63.
Oats firmer; mixed 40a4l white AZ; southern
42A4l. Rye quiet and unchanged at G5A15.