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Year: 1867

Love is strong as death. Many
waters cannot quench love, neither can th'
floods drown 1t. SOLOMON.
Fair youth, too timid to lift your eye
To the maiden with downward look,
As you mingle the gold and brown Of you


curls 4.-.r
Together over book;
A futtering hope that she dare not name
Her trembling bosom heaves,
And your heart is thrilled when your finger


meet


"A YOU softly turn the leaves.
Perchance you two will walk alone
Next year at some sweet days close,
And your voice will fall to a tender tone
As you liken her cheek to a rose;
And then her face will flush and glow
With,hopeful happy red,
Out blushing all the flowers that grow
Among the garden.bed. ttF
II You plead for hope, she may bashful drop
Her head ON your shoulder low,
And you will be lovers and sweethearts then
As youths and maidens go;
Lovers and sweethearts, dreaming dreams,
And seeing visions that please,
With never q thought that life is made
OF great realities!





If they hold and keep heart;
Not daisy y-chains, that snap in the breeze
Or break with their weight apart;
For the pretty colors of youths sweet morn
Fade out from the MONDAY sky;
And bushing loves in the roses born.
Alas. with the roses die
But the faith that when our morn ia past
Tender and true survives,
Is the faith we need to lean upon
In the crisis of our livee-
The love that shines in the eyes grown dim,
In the voice that trembles speaks,
And sees the roses that years ago


Withered and died in our cheeks! .
That sheds its halo round us still
OF soft immortal light,
When we change youths golden cOronal
For crown of silver white;
A love for sickness and for health,
For rapture and for tears
That will live for us, and bear with us,
Through all Our mortal years.
And such there is-there are lovers here
On the brink of the grave that stand,
Who shall cross the hills beyond, and walk
Forever band in hand,
Pray youth and maid, may your fate be theirs
Who are joined no more to part;
For death comes not to the living soul,
Nor age to the loving heart
Year: 1867

SKELETON FouND.-This mornings Rock
Island Union says that yesterday morning
while Mr.. Bradley, carpenter who resides
in the lower part Of that city, was walking
on the bank of the river q short distance
below Buford i Co.'S pillow factory, he dis
covered the bones Of human being lying
on the beach near high water mark. The
current and motion Of the water, caused by
the wind, had unearthed them from the sand
in which they were buried. The bones were
nearly all there, though they had fallen 10
pieces, and lay sonewhs: scattered about
No doubt the person had been dead . mum
ber Of years. Tho lower jaw, with eleven
teeth in it, was in q state Of good preserva
ton, aud from its size evidently belonged
to large person. The bones indicated
this The rib bones were large, and the
one from the thigh to the knee measured
twenty inches. II is the opinion Of some
medical men that il is the skeleton Of an
Indian Others think il may be some one
buried from boat. The editor and B. II
kimbsll, E.q., rode to where the
skeleton lay and brought the lower jaw
back with them, to ascertain, if possible, to
what race it belonged.
Year: 1867

ToucnY.-Ws recently called attention to
the action of committee Of the Bosrd oi
Supervisors. appointed TO look into the mat.
ter Of the lie Claire Bridge, charscterising
in as prompt" We now have to speak
of the action Of the Gazette, which We CAL
"touchy." What does that paper know
about this matter? Does il know that at
least one member OF the committee declared
the work unnecessary Docs it indorse
the action Of that committee. appointed to
risit and eramins a locality where 81 900
or 81 300 OF public money is to be spent
when they advertise for proposals for doing
the work before leaving town. To be sure


it made certsin 10 the Gazette the cost Of
the advertising. But would it not be wel
to wait and see whether this expense is
necessary.
Year: 1867

MAsoS's BLACKiNG.-The reputation OF
this blacking is world wide, and for ease
and brightness Of polish j. has no equal and
st the same time it contains no ingredients
Injurious TO the leather SO great has bctn
the demand for il that many worthless i'm
vitations have been palmcd upon the pub
lie, and the manufacturers have found
It necessary to caution people against
buying the spurious article. Their adver>
and meantime we advise all to be sure that
they get the genuine article.
Year: 1867

other bridges across the Mississippi were char.
tered by the late legislature; among the n. one
at Hannibal and one at Alton, besides lepaliz-
inc the company already formed to bridge the
river at Quincy. Additional time was also
given for the erection of the bridge at Dun
leith. All these gateways, and more, will
soon be necessary for the iron fingers stretch
ing out for the rapidly growing commerce of
the mighty West"
Year: 1867

The BRITIsH-AMKRIoAN CONFEDERATION
BILL.-In the House of Lords on February 26,
on the third reading of the British North
American Provinces Confederation bill, Lord
Stratheden moved that the third reading be
postponed for month, in order to afford an
opportunity for testing the opinion of the peo-
pie of Nova Scotia at the elections now pend
ing. The Earl of Carnarvon said the delegates
had been appointed by large majorities of both
branches of the Legislature of Nova Scotia,
with full powers to represent that province at
the conference which framed the bases OF the
bill. The amendment was withdrawn and the
bill was then read a third time and passed.
Year: 1867

"A ,CUHlOUO SCLN d LIN Ca u hCf1.


Among the offences known to the English
common law is that of ''brawling in church
A year or two since bishop was prosecuted
for stopping the service to rcbuke two young
ladies' who bowed at the Gloria Patri But
this case is capped by one recently tried in
Manchester court The plaintiff in this case
was the butler OF the Rev Thomas BlundeiI
Hollinshead Blundell, Of Halsale the defend
ant was Mrs. Blundell


The butler testified that be was in the pew
directly in front of the one iu which Mrs.
Blundell was sitting; that during the hymn
before the sermon she leaned over and struck
him three times on the shoulder with her hymn
book; that he turned about anl told her it
wonld become her as lady to stop that that
When then hymn was over she came out OF her
pew, stood at the door Of his, and ordered hllu
to leave the church that her husband came
down from the pulpit and repeated the order
that upon his refusal Mrs. Blundell "closing
her fist, drew it up to his face as if about TO
strike him, and clenched her teeth that she
asked the coachman to put him out, and upon
his declining to undertake the job went back
to her own pew, and that he sat out the rest
Of the service. Il


Heyes, laborer, testified that he saw Mrs.
Blundel push the complainant with her. hymn
book twice They were not blows she merely
touched him on the shoulder with the book
He could not hear what was said, but he could
see Mrs. Blundells 5 lips moving.


Hughes, commercial traveller, corroborated
this version of the story. Being little deaf
he did not hear what Mrs. BIundell said, but
he could see her lips moving When the Rev.
Mr. Blunaell came down from the pulpit, wit
ness heard the complainant tell him that he
would report him to lis bishop. That was
said 10 rather loud tone, and that was why
witness heard it, He also observed Mrs. Blum
dell put herself in a position as if she were or
dering the complainant out of the pew. He
did not see her put her fist in his face nor
clench her teeth Witness went to the church
for the purpose Of enjoying the service, but
what occurred spoiled all the enjoyment. He
never witnessed such scene in a church be-
fore. 55@f-l


The coachman testified that the butler was
standing at the time on one leg, with one hand
on the pew door and the other holding his
hymn book.


Mrs. Blundell's counsel explained that the
butler had been spoken to about a fortpi ght
before the day in question, for irreverence in
church. On the day in question the position
he stood in was irreverent, and Mrs Blundell
touched him on the back with her book to call
his attention to his conduct


The magistrates debated the matter for a
quarter OF an hour, and came to the conclusion
that the assault complained Of was not so severe
as to merit punishment The principle seems
to be thus established that if buffers stand on
one leg in service time it is lawful to punch
them in the backs with hymn books. :
Year: 1867

The fourth volume ofthe MINER was begun Jan uary 1, 1867. It is the determination to make it in every respect more complete and attractive than the preceding volumes While il will treat of all matters of public importance it's col umns will be more particularly devoted to the in- terests of the miners Of Arizona, the intrepid and deserving men who as pioneers and prospectors through dangers aud difficulties to which ordina- " men would have succumhed have wrcstcd this rich country from the hands of the savage, and will not abandon it. As their organ and a record of the progress in the opening and development of the unri,aed mineral, agricultural and pasto- ral regions of the Territory, and of all that per tains to its growth and prosperity the MINER will merit large local and general circulation As the oldest paper in the Territory its value as news medium and advertising sheet must be ap parent, not only to onr own citizens but also tc business men throughout the Union.
Year: 1867

TAt Masonic festival poem was read, from which we extract the following stanza;l The women don't like the Masons- Don't believe in them, at least, From the Tyler at the entrance

 To the fellow in the East Lodge meetings are but covers

 To hide some lurking dodge Look out when mates and lovers Have business at the Lodge,' Where they meet upon the level

 To part upon the square, And to raise the very devil

 While cong~egated there
Year: 1867

1t IS difficult matter to agree with
those who assert that reconstruction is no
nearer at hand to-day than a year ago.
Yet there are those who make this asser-
ton. And it is asserted toe that the ra-
dical element is responsible for the failure
to exact indeinnities for the crimes of
the South: that It's acknowledged leaders
are crying ''confscation after having lib
Grated ali the leading rebels. We find
such statements as the above in one OF
our exchanges. We dissent from the
views entirely.


L. One year ago . man could not as
sert in the Southern States that he had
fought for the Union; he could not even
say he believed the South had done wrong,
with any safety to his person. To-day a
man can express his opinions freely al
most any where in the South. One year
ago hardly one PROMINENT rebel could be
found that had any sympathy whatever
with the Government; to-day there are
hundreds of those who took leading parts
in the rebellion who are urging that
strict compliance with the requirements
Of Congress be had. One year ago many
Of the influential rebels believed that
with the help of President johnson they
would be able in short time to renew
their struggle in behalf Of slavery; to-
xlo Ia, kot l,,k
course for them to pursue if they would
enjoy the privileges of State Govern
nlent, which is to accept the plans devils
ed by Congress.


IL It is well known that Congress can
make laws but it cannot execute them,
and this is the reason that no indemnities
have been exacted All the blame be-
longs TO the President for not enforcing
the laws.


III. We deny that the leaders of the
Radical element are desirous at this late
day for coniiscation. Stevens is the only
one who can lay any claim to being lea
der that asks lor it, and he is only follow
ed when he is considered to be in the
Right, which is certainly not the case
now. And -we deny that the Radical
element has had anything to do with the
pardon or release Of rebels. save In the
case Of DAVIS. The President has been
denounced for his abuse Of the pardon
ing power as much - for any Of his das-
tardly proceedings. 1t IS true Horace
Greeley figured in the release OF Davis.
but his action is condemned without stint
by his entire party. Talk about the Ra-
ideals not being in earnest, They are
the only ones who have shown a desire to
bring the guilty to justice and secure to
the Nation future safety, and We believe
their etiosts are being crowned with sue
cess unparalleled If any one thinks
those disa fiected Southerners can be CON
verted from the error Of their ways l.
one moment Of time, he is sadly mistak-
en-. Yet the work is being accomplished.
We predict that the time is near at hand
when the Southern States, having ac
cepted the Congressional plan, will be
fully represented in Washington.
Year: 1867

The rebels of Texas. having failed to
induce Gen. Griffin or Gen. Sheridan to
allow them to perure themselves with
impunity. have now appealed to the
President to decide whether any person
can be registered as qualified voter who
refuses to answer the prescribed questions,
but is willing to take the oath. Such an
appeal evidently indica es purpose to
take the oath regardless Of consequences,
provided they can avoid an investigation
into their record, trusting to their chances
to escape prosecution for perjury. A
decision in their favor would undoubtedly
open the way for the registration OF
every rebel in Texas, ana if it is made,
viii constitute conclusive reason fer the
meeting Of Congress in July,
Year: 1867

The Academy of Music was crowded
to oyerfowing last evening with a brilliant
audience. a great portion of which was
composed of ladies. The first part of the
regular performance passed off amid en-


thusiasm, and about ten clock the
gamboling pranks of the little ''All Right
on the tubs, the ladder. and the trapeze
had been witnessed with awe and wonder
ment by the congregated hundreds. The
closing scene Of the night entertainment
was as usual begun by the rapid flight of
the little favorite up the pulled rope to
the dome of the proscemum. where for a
moment he hung by one hand to the ap-
parentiy irail cord supportabove his head,
and then, with whizzing noise. the pully
attached to the strap from which the
Year: 1867

A DEMOCRATIC PAPER. THE St. Paul
Ptoaeer-says of Gen. Longstreet's late
noble letter:


The Generals letter is rather a curl
osity in its way, and shows how brave
and excellent a soldier man may be, and
yet how poor a statesman.


The point of this is, that the General s
fighting was on the Pioneers side. while
his statesmanship Is not. Gen. Long
street accepts the situation and the logic
of the war. and the Pioneer does not A
true soldier knows when he is whipped
"a cowardly copperhead doesn't.
Year: 1867

Who wish to have their wool made into
cloth, we would say: We are prepared to
Iaa nnfacture, either shares, or by the yard
or to exchange cloth for wool. We vii, ex.
change cloth for wool so that the farmer can
Year: 1867

floods have borne an unusually large
amount of washings from the land. As
the clay and other farm lands this side the
mountains were not much ploughed, per-
haps there was not more clay mud borne
down by the flood than usual in the later
floods of the season, when the plough is
actively at work. But the amount of de-
bris, particularly sand, from the mountain
streams must have been unusually large.
Supposing this, we may well understand
how it is thrown out at Rockets when we
look at the recent wallng in of the river at
the foot of the falls, which to some extent
dminshes the room for spreading out, and
adds impetus to the volume Of water as it
flows on towards Rockets. There it en-
counters the wreck of the West Point,
which foils the current and forces it to-
wards shore, while the wreck just below
the wharves may help to facilitate deposits
on the wharves above. Whether this be
reasonable or not, one thing is certain, that
the river has done great service in throw
ing up this sand, since it is so valuable to
buil1ers
Year: 1867

AccIDENT.-John Letter, chief engineer
of the steamer State of Maryland, while
on scaffold, painting, yesterday, lost his
balance and fell distance of about ten
feet, bruising his right side severely. He
will not be able to resume his duties on
the steamer for some days.
Year: 1867

The "SAN ANDREAs" DEMOCRATIC TICKET.


The Convention held by the unterriied


Democracy of Calaveras, in Mokelumne Hill,


on Friday, June, l4th, was slimly attended.


From the immense amount of blowing and


striking which they had INDUCED in for


weeks previous to the great event, we had


been led to suppose that they would make a


respectable showing, at least so far as num-


bers were concerned; but We were happily


disappointed. But sixty-three votes were
cast in the Convention and large number of
them were proxies. AS an item of interest
to our readers throughout the county we
publish the proceedings on the first page of
this issue. The ticket presented is a very
weak one. There are one or two names
upon it which might, under favorable cir
cumstances, poll the full strength of their
party; but compelled as they are to pack
the balance of the ticket. they will be dis
tanced in the race. The candidates for the
Offices of Sheriff. Treasurer and District At
torney, are residents of San Andreas !;
Mokelumne Hill being honored by having
one of her citizens chosen as the nominee for
the lucrative position of Public Administrator.
simply because San Andreas didn't want it.
The Convention adopted long string of
Resolutions in which, as matter of course,
there was the usual reference to Jackson and
Jefferson; no series of resolutions could be
, orammed down the throats of Democratic
Convention unless the principles of Jeffer-
son and jackson were re-afiirmed' in the out
set. The right of secession was emphatically
denied. but all of the evils and burdens
which have arisen from. the war waged fos
the purpose of determining that question in
the affirmative, were very ooolY laid at the
door of the party which fought to prevent it.


One of the resolutions says that, 'Iwhen those
in rebellion laid down tfeir arms and re.
turned to their allegiance. they should have
been received back and had all their former
rights guaranteed them." Certainly. If &
man attempts to stab you, and you succeed
in taking his knife away from him, you
should Immediately return it, with graciou.
bow, give him chance to get his wind and
try it again. Taken together. the resolutions
are composed of the same balderdash with
which Democratic leaders have tickled the
ears of the rank and file of the party for the
last century, slightly revamped to suit the
occasion. Had the Democrats put up 9
good ticket, judiciously distributed through.
out the county. and adopted the right kind
of resolutions, they might have made a 6xh,
that would have entitled them to a decen,
burial; but as it is now, they will be dead
SO long before election that they will stink


some San Francisco soreheads are tryins
to get up a National Republican Party.
Year: 1867

selves and for giving IL to them and letting them
play out the play Let them have tkeir Summer ses
siOn and on with the dance" of death.


= (sIoble Advertiser.


The conclusion of the whole matter is that Con-
gres able and determined TO settle this reconstruction
matter in its way, regardlessf the likes or diskes
defeated Rebcls and the who Insist kicking
against the pricks the who will suffer the most
Mobile Nationalist.


The pretenses for an extra session shams frauds
hes The critically they are examined the more
plainly will IL appear that in speaking OF them as such
there Is exaggeratiOn employment OF terms more
enuncatory than the dsgraceful nature OF the facts
demands The Radical programme is place the negroes
and the whites who will become their political allies and
associates IN power In the South. Failing m this the
purpose IL TO delay reconstruction and to deny the ex
cIuded States q voice In the Presidential election


[ChcagO Times.
Year: 1867

SOUND ADvIcE.-In a recent speech
before the Alabama Legislature, ex-
Governor Parsons declared that the
Southern people should have but one
law and one penalty tor its violation
for white and black. The Alabama
vigilant Law, he affirmed, was unjust
in its operations against the blacks,
and furnished a weapon which was
effectually used against the State. He
then urged the Legislature to pass and
enforce enactments making no dis
elimination as regards color. If Gov
ernor Parsons would now advise the
Legislature TO Eatify the Constitutional
Amendment, instead of urging its re-
lection, we should have a better opinion
of his foresight and sagaoity.
Year: 1867

BURIAL OF THE ANuQUITIEs-At 10 o'clock this
morning Of the Class of go at Columbia College
will march from WOrh's monument headed by Grafula's
Band TO the College, where they will proceed to the
burial of the antiquities and the burning OF the funeral
pile. After appropriate songs and ceremonies the Class
will make serenading tour to several OF the 1oung
Ladies' Seminaries OF the City.
Year: 1867

tween palace and a cottage with cne
foot on the threshold of each. On the pos
terror part there is representation of
time, also with a scythe, and near him the
emblem of eternity-a serpent with its
tail in its mouth. On one side of the skull
there are figures of Adam and Eve in the
garden of Eden, and on the other repre-
sentation of the crucifxipn, each set off
with an appropriate legend. The inside
of the skull is as elaborately wrought.
he watch part is entire and performs
well, ard it has silver bell of musical
sound upon which the hours are struck.
A heavy chain is fixed to the relic, but it
is much too heavy to be worn; i, was
douot'ess intended to occupy stationary
place on a prize dieu. or private altar.
Year: 1867

AL the recent murder trial at Oakaloosa
all or nearly all the witnesses for the pros-
eeution were OF that class known as 'un-
willing, they having all been more or less
remotely connected with the tran saction
for which the defendants were tried. One
Jacob Kearns, a german of Brown county
was put upon the stand to testify on the
part OF the prosecution, aud the States
Attorney had carried the witness up to
The time when the officer in charge of the
deceased was halted by the mob, when he
asked:


When you got up to the crowd, what
were they doing?'


i dinks did not answer dat question
Ihe attorney appealed to the court, and
the court at Hngth explained to the wit
ness his right in the case, and finally d.
rected the witness TO answer the question
and it was repeated with great earnestness
by the prosecuting attorney, who thought
he was on track of some important fact.


when you come up to the crowd what
did you see them doing?'


/ was one of dat crowd myself, and
dinks was to blame, too
The court again, more elaborately than
before, explained TO the witness that if he
was only spectator and did not partici.
pate in the doings of the crowd, an an
swer to the question could do him no harm
and after that patient inquiry directed this
witness that be need not answer.


The prosecuting attorney, who, by the
way was Ross Burns of Topeka, then took
another beat and showed BY the witness
himself that he came up to the crowd only
as spectator; and then again asked:


when you came up to the crowd what
were they doing 2


Il don't like to answer dat /; l am afraid
| criminal mineself.'
1he attorneys on either side had oil eacf
refusal to answer in long arguments for
and against the answer.
The court again in very patient man
ner questioned the witness and then di-
rected him that he must answer the ques-
tion.


Ross Burns, with CLEAN of triumph
in his eyes, half rising from his seat to
catch the whole answ ,vehemently asked :


when you got to the crowd, wnat were
they doing?'


The court and audience maintained
perfect silence 10 catch the answer. The
witness with the expression of stoiid in
difference characteristic of his nation,
replied:


Nothing


The burst of laughter was tremendous
and for a time perfectly irrepressible.