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Year: 1862

Much SUGAR.-In consequence of the large
crop Of sugar and molasses in Louisiana, q
movement is on foot among the planters to
plant only half crop of cane next year,
and turn their attention to other products.
1t is stated that at least one.third of the
present crop will be on hand at next plan.
ting time. The planters complain of low
prices:


The st. Marys La.) Banner, Gays: at
may be well here to remark that, unless the
war closes before The end of December,
either the half sugar and cotton crop sys-
tenn must be generally adopted, or the
country must come TO state of suffering
such as the mass of the planters little dream
Of. Louisiana has this year doubtless made
100000 hogsheads of sugar, equal to 500,-
100000 pounds. The number of persons,
white and black, old aud young, TO be sup
piled by this crop are about 10000, 900.
Nearly 100000 of these are slaves and
consume but little sugar, and of the other
100000 there are many poor people who
will be able to purchase but little sugar for
their own consumption. But there is sugar
enough made in this State and Texas this
year TO furnish every person of all ages aud
colors in the Southern CoDfederacy fifty
lbs. of sugar each, when, in the most pros
porous times, they will not consume an av-
erage Of forty pounds, and this year they
will not consume thirty pounds.


If planters can zee how full crops of su-
ger will be paying business for 1862, they
make discovery which we are unable to
do. If they have discovered how to make
full crops of sugar, cotton and tobacco, and
at the same time furnish provisions enough
TO feed 100000 of people, we are utterly
unable to make such discovery.
Year: 1862

WINTER IN THE MoUNTAINs.-The Terrific
rial Enterprise, is of opinion that the busi-
ness men Of Nevada Territory must make
their calculations in the future for sns-
pension of trade with California during the
winter months. For four months past there
has been very little communication between
their country and ours, and that journal be-
leves, from the testimony'of those who have
spent three seasons in Washoe, that the in
cOnveniences to trade and traffic which this
winter interposed, are good grounds upon
which to build calculations for the future.
Merchants are therefore cautioned to lay in
their supplies for the season before the COM
ing of another winter.
Year: 1862

LAND SLIDE.-A heavy land Glide occur
red on the side of the mountain back of the
town of Scott Bar. on Scott river, during
the late heavy rain. The mass of earth
and rocks slid into the town, tearing down
and crushing the house of James Graham,
and several others. Fortunately no lives
were lost.
Year: 1862

In the June number of Macmilan's Maga.
zine appears the following unpub lished little
poem of Shelley:


She left me at the silent time
When the moon had ceased to climb
The azure path of Heavens steep,
And, like an albatross asleep,
Balanced on her wings of light,
Hover ID in the purple night,
Ere she sought her ocean nest
In the chambers of the West.
She left me, and l stayed alone.
Thinking over every tone


Which, though now silent to the ear,
The enchanted heart could hear,
Like notes which die when born, but still
Haunt the echoes of the bill;
And feeling ever-O too much!-
The soft vibration Of her touch,
As if her gen lie hand, even now,
Lightly trembled on my brow;
And thus, although she absent were,
Memory gave me all of her
That even fancy dares to claim.
Year: 1862

pohement the swindlers hope to lull the public
vigilance, SO that the measure may be rushed
through unopposed. Let the honest. country
members be on their guard, then. From the
city members we can expect nothing; for
they are too much infected with the malaria of
Wall street and the lobby; but the country
members can save this city franchise worth
several millions Of dollars, by defeating the
designs of that gang of unknown beggars for
charters called the Broadway Railroad Com
pany. Will they do itf
Year: 1862

THE BROADWAY RAILROAD SwNDLE.--The
Albany schemers who are endeavoring to rob
our city Of the valuable Broadway Railroad
franchise have been very quiet for the past few
days, and have even announced their intention
of putting their bill off until another session of
the Legislature. This 10 only the quiet Of pre-.
psration, however, and by announcing post
Year: 1862

A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION IN THE CABNEr--
Our Washington correspondent has informed
us that there have been spirited discussions and
wide differences Of opinion in the Cabinet re-
Gently but that there may be no changes in the
Cabinet officers, since the President has said
that he "cannot afford 10 lose member of his
Cabinet every time one Of them differs with
him." That in our opinion, depends altogether
upon the subject of the difference. Men may
differ upon question Of cookery, and yet act
together harmoniously in other matters; but
when officers Of the government differ in re-
gard to measures upon which depends the life
or death of the nation, the matter is somewhat
graver and less susceptible of compromise. A
criminal at the bar once told the Judge that
whether he was thief or not was mere diff
ference of opinion; but this mere difference"
sent the criminal to prison for many years.
However, the President has probably heard
aid often told this story, and can appreciate its
moral Let us hop then, that the Cabinet
difference Of opinion Is only about the quality
of the White House beef or the flavor of an
Irish stew. President Lincoln has too much
good sense To SO lightly pass over difference of
opinion about--well, say sbout the Navy De-
psrtment or the plans Of Gen. Mcclellan.
Year: 1862

"1he American people do not always keep
the same party in power. At the expiration
of Mr.. Lncoln's term man Of different
views may be placed in power The tables
may then be turned and the party now DOM
inant may find itself in minority. The
precedents they now establish may rise up in
judgment against them. The republican
party has failed to redeem any of its pledges
to the people 1t claimed to be the champ
ion Of free speech; it has proven to be its
enemy" y"-Erpress.
Year: 1862

The Scientific Press describes the whole
Sacramento Valley as one vast coal bed


TO certain extent this may be fact
In digging wells last fall at Lincoln, in
this county, strata of coal was struck fortyl
five feet below the surface, which goes to
prove the assertion of the Press correct
We have no doubt that numerous veins will
vet be found in the foot hills and valley Of
the Sacramento
Year: 1862

EB- The Board of Supervisors meet to-
day for the purpose Of fixing the rate of
taxation for the current year. As the peo-
pie of Placer county have long paid high
taxes, and have finally relieved the county
Of debt; and large surplus is now in the
Treasury, it is confidently expected of the
Board to make a very considerable reduc-
ton. In any event taxes will be high
enough, as in addition to those of the State
and county, the national tax, (of itself no
light affair." must be paid. We are some
what solicitous upon the tax question, on ac
count of our Republican friends,-as they
are not fond of taxes The entire State
and county tax, should not exceed 81 SO on
the 500 valuation-or fifty cents on the
500, less than last year.
Year: 1862

SACRAMENTO VS.. The S. V. r. r. Co.-Un.
der the instruction of the Board of Super
vsors, the District Attorney of Sacramento
county, has commenced suit against the Sac
ramento Valley Railroad Company to res
train them from running their trains east of
Sixth, and to COMP el them 20 take up IT. cir
track from Front street, and that portion of
the r street levee west Of Sixth street.


We hope it isnot a fair presumption that
the action of the Supervisors is an indica
ton of The sentiment of Sacramentans to
ward the Railroad Company. 1t would
seem that the natural f, cling of that people
would be, (now that the bridges across the
American are destroyed, and the streets OF
the city impossible to large freight teams,
to rejoice at the restoration of an avenue OF
business that will enable mountain merchants
to obtain regular supplies from, and give
travellers easy access to the city. The peo-
pie of the mountains have great interest in
having the Railroad reach steamboat navi
cation, for obvious reasons, and they wish to
believe that this fight against the Railroad
Company does not meet the approval of the
people Of Sacramento. II is the true policy
Of Sacramento make friends of the aljoin
ing mountain counties; which cannot be
done by attempting to lay an embargo up
on the travel and freight of the mountains,
for the benefit of a few draymen and hack
drivers of Sacramento If the Valley Road
cannot reach the river through Sacramento,
it must DO so at some other point-the re-
qurements of trade will demand it, and the
Company must study its own interest in
meeting that demand.


If Sacramento expects generosity from
others it must practice the same virtue itself.
Year: 1862

HuMAx LIFE.-Men seldom think of the
great event of death until the shadows fall
across their own path, hiding forever from
their eyes the traces of loved ores whose liv.
ing smiles were the sunlight OF their existence.
Death is the great antagonist OF lie. and the
cold thought of the tomb is the skeleton of
all feasts We do not want TO go through
the dark valley, although its passage may
lead to paradise, aud with Chrles Lamb, we
do not want to lay down in the muddy grave,
even with kings and princes for our bed fel
lows. But the fat of nature is inexorabe
There is no appeal from the great law which
-dooms us tc dust We flourish and fade as
the leaves C the forest and flowers that
bloom and xither iu day have not Trailer
hope upon lie than the mightest monarch
than ever sh.ok the earth with his footsteps.
Generations ef men appear and vanish as the
grass, and the countless mnlltudes which fills
the world today, will tomorrow disappear as
the footsteps on the shore
Year: 1862

gers proceedings under the previous one 10
accordance with strict construetins Of the
| old geBteman's instructions to him al placing
| it in his charge"


TIE neighbors, in their search for the
bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Boldero, would have
found them had they dragged the pond But
| this does not seen. to have occurred to them,
as there is an ancient aud received tradition
in the vicinity that u certain large erea Of it,
lying opposite the mountain, is unfathomable
an account, by the way, which is almost IN
variable current, and religously believed, near
Black Pond 10 Mi6dlefeld of the little lake
on the summit of Talcott Mountain, west OF
Hartford.


g 1t appeared afterward that quite an Ella
borate scheme of defence had been concocted
by Jaeger or his counsel, which, however, was
rendered useless by the unexpected and over
whelming directness of Kings testimony, and
by the effect OF il and of the bones so sudden
y exhibited upon the prisoner. This defense
was to have consisted mainly in the testimony
of fellow who was to have sworn 10 having
been informed ofthe place where the silver was
buried, while at sea, by a sailor, who died and
who was 10 have been made out the mur.
derer"


Thus ended the lawyers story. Now"
said he, rising, " come this way. and see how
pluinly we can see the farm We followed
him to q point at the eastern brow Of the
mountain where it falls in one steep slope,
down to the waters edge Of the deep pord, and
looked where he pointed The farm 10y ap-
pareutly within stones ,hrow-a lonely,
square clearing; faint smoke rising from one
chimney and all around it the thick woods,
dark grcen with the latter SUMNER spread si
lenty out for miles. Not another house was
in sight all along that side Of the long, silent
sheet Of of deep black water


" Tie place is very lonely be added "On
auy ordinary computation of chances-it was
perfectly safe TO 60 aud murder two old peo
pie there early iu the morning jaeger had
come in from sea. aud only waited about un
til he found that the old couple were alone
He knew nothing OF the Coast Survey opera
lions there He justified matbemateally
speaking in believing himself quite unseea.-
This side Of the pond is still more lonely than
that. No human being could have recoDed
upon the presence of defective hidden at
this distance, aud upon this lofty solitary spot
and armed with srch an efectUal auxiliary"
Year: 1862

TIMOTHY TGTCoMB on DEACOHs.-Dr. Hol-
land, of the Springfield Republican, is down
upon the sour kind of deacons be likes q
whole souled man, and thiuks the lugubrious
sort Of re!igoHists are q serious injury 10 the
reputation of genuine christianity. lie says,
d" have seen q deacon in the pride of bis deep
humility. He combed his hair straight, and
looked studiously after the main chance and
while be looked, be employed himaeIfiD setting
o good example. His dress was rigidly plain,
and his wife was not INDUCED in the yanities
of millinery aud mantau-making. He never
ioked He did not know what joke was,
any further than to know that it was a sin
He carried Sunday face through the week.
He did not mng!6 in the happy social parties
Of bis neighborhood He was deacon He
starved his social nature because he was dea-
con- He refrained from all participation in a
free and generous life because be was deacon.
lie made bis children hate Sunday because he
was o deacon. He so brought them up that
they learned to consider themselves unfortu-
nate in being the children Of a>deacon. They
we're pitied by other children because they
were the children of deacon. His wife was
pited by other women hecause she was the
wife Of a deacon. Nobody loved him. If be
came into circle where men were laughing or
telling stories, they always stopped until be
vent out. Nobody ever grasped bis hand cor
daily. or slapped him on the shoulder, or spoke
of hm as q good f=llow. He seemed as dry
and hard and tough as q piece Of jerked beef.
There was no softness Of chaFacter-no juc-
ness-uo loneliness in him.


Now il is Of no use for me to undertake
to realize to myself that God admires such
character as this"
Year: 1862

q August 8Oth.


To Major General Hdgeek. la


General an CHEF:


We fought terrific battle here yester-
day, with the combined force of the enc
emy, which lasted with continuous fury
from daylight until after dark. by which
time the enemy was driven from the field.
which we now occupy. Our troops are
too much exhausted to push matters. but
/ shall do so in the course Of the morn
ing, as soon as Fi.z John Porter's corps
comes up from Manassas. The easmy is
still in our front. but badly used M.


We have lost not less than 5000 men
killed and wounded. and from the ap-
pearance of the field. the enemy has lost
at least two to our one. He stood strict
" on the defensive. and every assault
was made by ourselves.


Our troops have behaved s2lendidly
The battle was fought on the identical
battle field Of Bull Run, which greatly
increased the enthusiasm Of our men.
The news Just reaches me from the
front. that the enemy is retreating toward
the mountains. l 60 forward at once te
esse.
We have made great captures, but
am unable yet to form an idea OF thel'
extent. JOHN PorE.


Major General Commanding.
Year: 1862

ISropNArloS WANTED. the Gov.


ernment authorized any person to raise
negro regiments for the war! or. will
such regiments be accepted, armed. and
equipped ? We have seen it stated that
the President has declared this would not
be done; bot there may be private orders
to the contrary. We are told that every
negro in the State is being forced into the
service. Able-bodied white men have
about all gone to the war. and farmers
were compelled to employ negro laborsss.
But these men are being forced away to
enter the service. A farmer informs us
that . recruiting officer solicited . negro
whom he had employed. to volunteer
but the negro replied that be did not want
to. The officer told him he would make
him do SO, and the next day sent two men,


who forcibly took the negro away te
Leavenworth. Does the order permitting
negroes to be employed in camp labor


give authority to force free negroes int
the service against their will {? II not, il
not this act downright kidnapping. thu
same as If they were carried away to worl
for their masters? ,ar
Year: 1862

CHICAGO MEDICAL SocH1T-Wc mention
cd in preceding number, that this Society
WIS about 10 try the experiment Of weekly
meetings. We arc happy to state that the ex-
pertinent has thus far proved successful The
meetings have been held every Friday evening
and they hare BEEN very well attended, and the
discussions hare been highly interesting
and profitable. Some Of the reports and pa
pcrs read to the society will be found in the
present number of the Examiner.
Year: 1862




There was quite romantic little incident
which occurred in connection with the re.
cru'ting of Capt. Boardman's company.
which deserves at least passing notice.
While 1t. Grannis was in the fall excite
ment of recruiting at Strawberry Point,
Clayton county, last week, smooth faced
boy came into the village and proceeding
| Immediately to the recruiting office enlist.
| ed, giving his name as Williams and his
age eighteen. Although his cheeks were
as fair as girls, his clear eye denoted
health and endurance sufficient for a sol.
dier's life. After the company was filled,
and they had repaired to Manchester for
the purpose Of taking the cars suspicious
were thrown out that young Williams was
sailing under false colors. Good judges of
the human form divine fancied that the
clothes fitted too close in some places, and
were too loose in others, for masculinity.-
The good citizens Of Manchester gave the
company complimentary ball, and there
various sharp ones compared notes as to
the affairs of the handsome volunteer, and
the universal conclusion was that he, she,
or it, was girl disguised as boy. This
matter was tubmitted to COMMITTEES Of
ladies, and they agreed to an examination,
and ascertain from physical proofs whether
it was lady or gentleman. There never
was more interest occasoned by the doubt.
ful sex of Ella Zoyara than reigned for u
short time in reference to poor little Will
liams. Why ladies should make the nec-
essary investigation instead of the opposite
sex we cannot tell. Supposing their sus-
picions had been incorrect, what then p
However the brave little patriot svore that
he was man and brother to the very last,
and it was only when the committee in
formed it that they should satisfy them
selves on the disputed point that it confess
ed. Yes, it was a woman, and not q bad
looking one either.


She was discovered to be a decent, re.
spectacle girl, about whom there had never
been breath Of harm. She had entered
the army from pure love Of country and
love of adventure. Perhaps love for the
generous bounty, or love for some brave
young soldier, had some influence; who
knows?


The joke of the matter was in the fact
that very Straigh, laced young Methodist
had been sleeping with the female volunteer
right along for several nights, and never
knew the differences. He came Tear faint.
ing with horror off hand when he learned
how unconsciously he had imperlled his
immortal soul


Miss w lliams was clothed in her proper
attire, and givon employment in Manches
ter, where she now resides. Dab1Qu,
. Times
Year: 1862

Green Corn in Winter.-Thoss who are
fond OF green corn during the winter 90 not
all know that it may be preserved oy PACK.
ing it tightly in casks or barrels, and cover
ing it with brine strong enough to Keep
cncumbsrs. The corn should be taken with
the husk on. Corn thus prepared, If kept
covered with brine, will keep in good order
for year or more, and will be sun ;ieney
fresh for the table when boiled. -Pittsburs
Post,
Year: 1862

nsa.Tho rumor that Ward Beechor
threw up his pen as we'll as his hat, and
at once enlisted when he read the Proc.
lamation, we trust is incorrect. 1t
would bo cruel to the South to let such
a sanguinary warrior upon them. Ho
would slaughter more than tho under.
takers could possibly take care Of So
would Summer, if his friends didn't
keep his trusty sword from him.--Bos-
ton Post.
Year: 1862

The Mayor of Vicksburg denies that
any bill for damages done to the city
by tho recent bombardment has been
presented tho Confederate Govern
ment Ho says the city itself has re-
paired tho damage, and will never ask
remuneration therefor from any source,
Year: 1862

The Richmond Examiner learns thag
the expenditures of the Confederate goso
ernment are at the rate of two or three
millions day, and that there is weekly
addition of that sum to the currency.
Year: 1862

We have received several letters this
week from friends and correspondents in
the army. They are of private charac-
ter mostly, so that we cannot lay them in
de tail before our readers. We hope to
secure the most of them as regular cor
respondents of The Union, when we shall
be able through them to post our readers in
regard to the movements and doings of
the various commands with which they are
acting. 1t is by letters written on the
scene of action that we are best enabled to
arrive at the true condition, the wants, the
experiences of those who are now uphold
ing cn the field our country's cause. We
have an interest in the hopes and fears
which possess every true soldiers breast.
And the consciousness of such an interest
has buoyed up the heart of many brave
fellow, who, without it would struck feeble
and faltering blows. A member of the
Fourth Iowa cavalry, and now acting Or.
derly to Gen. Curtis, writes us under date
of April 90, from which we make an ex-
tract, relating principally to the topogra-
ply of the country occ oupied by the army
of the Southwest:


"The army is now considerably north
of Huntsville, Ark, on the head waters of
White river. We are among the Ozark
mountains and are continually moving,
though it rains necessarily and the roads
are almost impossible. We are not
among towering peaks like those of the
Rocky Mountain, but still the country is
very broken. 1 have travelled along a
ridge just wide enough for team to pass
and on either side of which were narrow
gulches two hundred feet in depth, and
everywhere around we're hills, ravines and
mountain streams, picturesque land
scape indeed it was and rendered more so
by heavy forests Of pine which everywhere
clothed the mountain sides. @


4 +


We have passed some Of the old battle
grounds, Wilson's Creek and Dug Springs,
Pea Ridge. At the latter place the
ground is very rough and heavily wooded.
In the thick underbrush that skirtcd the
deep gulches lay the infantry Of both ar
mics, while the artillery poured its iron
hail in every direction. Dead horses and
the graves of the buried, and the trees
torn and shattered by round shot and can
mister, are all that now mark the scene of
conflict"
Year: 1862

SPENCERIAN SYSTEM OF PENMAN.


SHIP TAUGHT.
Bookkeeping taught as a practical Art,
which can only be learned in the doing OF it.
No class or mere lecture process can ever
make expert accountants If you doubt this
ask practical bOok-keeper.


nov2Sd3twlt*
Year: 1862

Butternut.-A venerable gentleman of
this city, who is of the strictest sect of the
caacassHs, has had shawl pin manuiactur-
ed, and mounted with genuine butternut
1t will be sent as present to friend in New
Jersey, whose curiosity has been excited by
the hue and cry about butternuts so much
that the sight of the "rael article" is greatly
desired