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Year: 1865

Police IrEMs.-Don't look for them !;
don't expect them; you won't find any il
you do. Why? Because our friend Judge
Wheeler, contrary to our expectations and
expressed convictions, is again on the track
for denomination; and do you suppose that
he would allow US any chance for a police
item Not bit ofit-neither will they who
20 about making arrests have the audacity
to do SO until after the election. Such =
thing would be suicidal to their interests
Also No more arrests, no more 'ten dollars
and COSTS" until after election, except per-
chance some Irishman is pounced upon,
whom, it is well known, would not vote
their ticket on any account-he might get
jerked throughput were there is shadow
of possibility of hazardng vote there will
DO no arrests.-no trials until the people
have made their choice of candidates. After
that time we shall be able to furnish our
usual amount of police reports. Go in fel-
lows we can stand it ifyou can.
Year: 1865

SnowrRr Among the noticeable occur
rences Of the day was brisk, warm shower,
which had swelling effect upon the buds
and also to increase the volnme of mud, Of
which there was an abundance before.
Year: 1865

WHOLESALE TRADE.-Our merchants are
making preparations to do heavy whole.
sale business this season, and we predict
that they will be successful. All that il
necessary is for them 70 keep the goods
let the merchants throughot the country
know that they can save money by purchas-
ing Of them, and the trade will be secured,
and retained. Use printers ink literally.
Place your trade circulars in every country
merchants hands, and show to them by &C.
tual figures that they will save money in
frcights, travelling expenses, ETC., by select
ing their stock in this market. They will
not 20 farther East for their goods when
they are assured, as they can be, that Dav.
export merchants can furnish them with
what they want At less cost than they can
get the same from Chicago or the Eastern
market. We have set Of enterprising mer-
chants in Davenport, and they are bound to
build up jobbing trade that hall be wide
spread and important We earnestly invite
the country dealers to call and examine this
question. We have wholesale houses in
every branch Of trade, and they will not let
q customer 60 away dissatisfied.
Year: 1865

IrEMs.-Scarce as true piety-all over
town. Most industrisusly have we sought
thcm-through rain and mud-without
overshocs or umbrella, until we lost our pa
ticnce, and then in the height of our great
desperation we returned to our shop to pen
letter TO Gov. Stone, beseeching him to
appoint us to the vacant U. S. Scnatorship |!


an office, by the way, that by both nature
and art We arc singularly fitted to fil'.-
Wonder if the Governor has his eye upon
anv one elses Some say that either Hiram
kirkwood or Samuel j. Price will be favored
with that vacancy. Even that does not in
timidate US from filing our intentions with
his Excellency Neither Of them are afraid
of us, so we three may stand on an equal
footing. Our chances are as good as that of
one Of them we could name and were it not
for making fuss. VIC would give his name.
However, a word to the wise is sufficient,
and if the Governor is one Of that kind, we
pocket some mileage when next we journey
| 10 Washington
Year: 1865

The RIVER The ~ steamer Burling-
ton will make her appearance at this point
tomorrow morning. She is said TO be an
excellent boat-wortby of her illustrious
namesake.


The rains are having perceptible effect
upon the father of waters, causing the said
father to fill up considerably.


The Savannah arrived from the lie Claire
Boat Ways yesterday, and left this morn
ing for Clinton with the Adjutant General s
Office for cargo.
Year: 1865

BLocKADE.-Thc great accumulation Of
pure, unadulterated mud, to the depth Of
two feet--er thereabouts, renders commu-
nication with the rural districts matter of
exceeding great delicacy-at least we should
think so-and we feel authorized to make
the statement, from the fact that we have
seen no country people in town to-day
However, We hope our citizens will not dis
lect. Communication with the Cedar Val
ley and with the Valley Of the Des Mones,
while it would not prevent the affinity Of
Iowa dirt and rain-water, would maintain
our lines of communication with the outer
world during all kinds of weather.
Year: 1865

One night, as old st. Peter slept


He left the door of Heaven ajar,
When through little angel crept,


And came down with falling star.
One Summer, as the blessed beams


Of morn approached, my blushing bride
Awakened from some pleasing dreams,
And found that angel by her side.
God grant but this-I ask no more


That when he leaves this world of pain,
He'll wing his way to that bright shore,
And find the door of heaven again.
Year: 1865

Full eighteen hundred years or moro
I've kept my gate securely tyled;
There was no little angel strayed,
Nor one been missing all the while.
/ did not sleep, as you supposed,


Nor deft the door Of heaven ajar,
Nar has " little angel" left


And gone down with a falling star.
Go.ask that "blushing bride" and see
If she don't frankly own and say
That when she found that angel babe
She found it by the good old way.
God grant but this-I ask no more
That should your number still enlarge,
That you will not do as before,


And lay it to old Peters charge.
Year: 1865

EDITOR WORLD During the past week
nothing worth recording has transpired in
cur place. The miners are all pitching in
with vengeance, and consequently but few
idle men are to be found lounging around
town, which naturally makes things generally
look quiet and old country fashioned.


The non-arriyal Of the Mail and Express
from below for the last eight days has been
: the. source of great complaint. The fact
that Ish & Haley's Umatila line coming in
regularly every other day, give good cause
for the complaints SO uttered against the mail
line, as that is the opinion so far as have
heard: From papers just up it is reported
that almost the entire new road up the Blue
mountains by which the Walla Walla stages
come has been washed out by the foods
from the melting snow : if so why do not the
stages with the express and mail come the
same route over the Blue mountains that the
Umatilla line travels If one can come the
other certainly could also.


A subject which is being taken notice of
by the miners to a considerable extent lust
at present, although making its way quietly
is that sof the probability of a large influx.
during the coming season, of Chinese. If |
understand Alright the true sentiments and
feelings OF a majority of the miners they are
utterly opposed to allowing them to come
among US at all in the capacity of miners or
Iaborers in the mines, yet if they do not act
with the first arrivals and drive yes drive
them away, it will be but short time before
this Territory will have fastened unon Il a
worse curse, than the plague of Egypt. Let
the people of this Territory but turn their
eyes to California if they wish proof of the
baneful effects of allowing the Chinamen to
work the mines We will have in two or
three years wages down to three four and
live dollars day, when ground that will not
pay more than that will be worked. 1t will
not pay at present to work such digginps
butin few years it will but let the Chinese
get firmly established and Idaho the "Gem of
the Mountains will soon fade as one of the
brightest apperdages of the Union. Let the
miners look to it and not allow one of the
moon-eyed moles to stick pick into the soil
of Idaho.


A shooting scrape took place day before
yesterday somewhere between Hog'em and
Centfeville in which one man had several
shots fired at him, two of which took effect
one in the head and the other in the foot At
last accounts, the man was not dead. He
was taken to Centerville. have not heard
as to whether any arree ere made. The
difficulty arose about s.


Yours, HIVINGTON.


PLACERvILLE, M
Year: 1865

SPANISH PRpyERBs.- Since wronged you,
IhaVe never liked you. The day did not
sweep the house, there came one to it whom
1 did not expect. Never speak of rope in
the house man that was hanged. If you
want to beat dog say he ate your iron. The
gallows was made for the unlucky. To be a
merchant, the art consists more in getting
paid than in making sales,
Year: 1865

Notes of all the denominations named will bs
promptly furnished uponreceipt Of subscriptions.
The notes of this Third Series arc precisely
similar in form and privileges to the Seven
Thirties already sold, except that the Govern
ment reserves to itself the option of paying in
terest in gold coin at Q per cent, instead of
Z 3-lOths in currency. Subscribers will dednct
the interest in currency up to July 18th, at tho
time when they subscribe.


The delivery Of the notes of this third series
of the seven-thirties win commence on the lst
of June and will be made promptly and contin-
uously after that date


The slight change made in tho conditions of
this THIRD SERIES affects only the matter OF
interest. The payment in gold, If made, win be
equivalent 10 the currency interest Of the higher
rate.


The return to specie payments, in the event
of which only will the option to pay interest in
Gold be availed of, would so reduce and equal
ze prices that purchases made with six per cent
in gold would be fully equal to those made with
seven and three-tcnths per cent. in currency
Thiss


THE ONLY LOAN IN MARKET
Now offered by the Government, and its SUPERB
or advantages make it the


Great Popular Loan of the


People.


Less than $3.50, 900 of the Loan autboriz-
ed by Congress are now on the market.
This amount, at the rate of which II is being
absorbed; win all be subscribed for within six
ty days, when the notes will undoubtedly COM
mand premium, as has uniformly been the
case on closing the subscriptions to other Loans.
In order that citizens of every town and sec
ton of the country may be afforded facilities
for taking the loan, the National Banks, State
Banks, and Private Bankers throughout the
country have generally agreed to receive sub
scriptions at par. Subscribers will select their
own agents, in whom they have confidence. and
who only are to be responsible for the delivery
of the notes for which they receive orders.


JAY COOKE,


SUBSCRIPTION AerSr, Philadelphia.
SuDscnPrIoSs WILL DE RECEIVED by the
FIRST National Bank Of Grand Rapids.
May IS, 1865. lsl5mS.l
Year: 1865

That calm and moderate paper, the New
York Journalof Commerce, has the follow
ing criticism upon the Military Commission
at Washington. 1t says:


THE trial presents picture which will
be by no means honorable TO Us in history
There is no pretense, that we know of, on
the part of the Court or the Judge Advo-
cate, or any one else, that large mass of
the evidence given has anything to do with
the case of the accused. The civilized
world will look with surprise and regret on
the strange spectacle presented by this Court
or Commission, assuming jurisdiction to
try men and women for capital offences,
where the civil courts are in full power,
and after assuming this jurisdiction proceed
ing to head up a mass of testimony design
ed solely to reach the public mind, and ut
terly without reference to the question OF
guilt or innocence of any of the prison
ers.


I'VE may be pardoned, in view of such
scene, for entering once more on our re-
cord plea in behalf of due process of law.
1t is the grand fortifcation of life, property
and reputation. But at the present time
no one enjoys it-no one is secure against
accusation, punishment, and death, without
possible escape by denfense in due form "
Year: 1865

The Washington correspondent of the
St. Louis Republican commences letter
on the conspiracy trial, now in PROCESS at
the Federal Capital, with the following re.
marks:


Go into the Court room, and stay an
hour with your eyes and ears open, and the
conclusion forces itself upon you that not one
OF these eight miserable wretches on trial
stand the slightest show of escaping hang
ing. Their doom was sealed when thew fell
into the hands of the military. II Mr..
stanton organized court 10 comet, this is
It, You see it plainly in the bearing and
action of every member, from the President
to the lowest officer. Gen. Hunter insulted
Reverdy johnson at the start, the overbcar-
ing demeanor of the Judge Advocate, the
continual ovcrruling and snubbihg OF the
same by the Commission, and last, though
not least, as expressive of the unworthy ami
mus, Gen. Lew Wallace openly insinuatinga a
charge of bribery against helpless negro
witness for the defence; all these reflect the
true spirit prevailingn that Commission. 1t
says as plain as can be without words, WE
are the greatest power in the land WE try
these men as concession to public opinion,
which we think would be nearer right were
it satisfied to allow us to condemn and
hang them without trial. and WE tolerate
the council for the defence-if for no
other reason-because we are determined
beforehand all their efforts in behalf of the
prisoners shall prove Of no avail.


1T can hardly be said that the prisoners
will not get justice from this military, for
their crimes almost place them beyond the
pale Of the laws projections; yet it is very
unfortunate they we're not tried by a civil
tribunal. The proceedings ofthe court now
trying them will form another dark page in
the history of our time; the more to be re-
GREETED because there was not the least ne
cessitY for its cxistenca
Year: 1865

Think before you act, but when the time
comes for action, stop thinking" This is
the true doctrine Many men fail in life,
and go down to the grave with hopes blast
ed and prospected happiness uhrealizcd, be
cause they did not adopt and act upon this
motto Nothing so prepares man for
action as thought; but nothing so ,1nfts
man for action as the want of action.
Better by far adopt some course and persue
it energetically, even though it may not be
the best. than to keep continually thinking
without action. Go ahead" ought to be
printed in every young mans hat, and read
until it becomes part of his nature, until
he can act upon his own judgment, and not
be turned from his course by every wind Of
interested advice. In conclusion we would
say, Think before you act; but when the
time for action comes stop thinking"
Year: 1865

Polk is anxious to know the whereabouts
Of the state Of matrimony.


In answer We say that it is one Of the
''united" states. 1t is bounded by hugging
and kissing on one SIDE, and babies and chill
dren on the other. 1t chief products are
population, broomsticks, and staying out
o nights. 1t was discovered by Adam and
Eve, while trying TO find northwest pass
age out of Paradise. The climate is rather
sultry till you pass the tropics Of house
keeping, when squally weather sets in, with
sufficient power TO keep all hands as cool as
For the principal roads lead
ing to this interesting state, consult the first
pair of blue eyes you run against.
Year: 1865

A letter from Raleigh N, G., says that
good story is told of gallant hrigadier
who made visit to the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at this place, he being so delighted
that he sent his band over the same even
ing to serenade the inmates. The fact be
coming known, he was importuned to in
vite the inmates of the Blind Asylum to See
hi. neXt naraIe
Year: 1865

More great battles have been fought in
thee and half years of this war than oc-
cured in the fifteen years Consulate and
Empire of Napoleon the First. They have
been battles of the same class and magni-
tude. Shilohwas more than equal to Maren-
go, and Antietam and Gettysburg to Auster-
litz or Waterloo


The loss of life has been greater in our
battles than has ever been known in Europe
"a result which is due to the improved and
more deadly character of the weapons en-
ployed and to the passionate nature of the
combatants.


1t is the first great war in the world s
history that was ever waged under the rail
road and telegraph system. These modern
inventions make it practicable to do more in
month"; If not in a week. in carrying on
military operations, than used to be perform
ed in year. Had Russia possessed net
of railroad such as the South has got,.s the
Allies would never have taken Sebastopol.
Her misfortune was that she could not send
supplies in abundance and as fast as they
were wanted over the miserable apologies
for roads and paths that now intersect the
points of her empire.


In expense, nothing like this war was
ever known. 1t has already cost probably
more than was spent by England in twenty
one years conflict with Napoleon, wher
she subsidized and had in her pay the mil
lions of Continental Europe. The whole ex.
penses Of ofNapoleon the First, when he went
to Moscow with GOO, 600 men, moving those
immense masses Of men slowly through Ger.
many and Poland was but $500, 900, 900 fol
the entire year, or about one-fifth as mucl
as we contrive to spend in the same time
We have kept on foot armies of greater size
and magnitude than were ever known to be
called out by populations twice or three
times rs large as ours. One would suppose
that we must reach the point of exhaustion
at no distant day, on the scale with which
the war is now prosecuted.


The Emperor Louis Napoleon said to the
American Minister in Paris couple OF
years ago, "Gour war must be short one
for it is waged with too immense numbers
and expense to long endure" Yet here
we are, the end of the fourth campaign, and
with no prospect, to reasonable view, of 9
termination to the struggle No war wa,
ever waged before for this length of time
and on such a magnitude, without the inter
ference OF foreign powers, one way or the
other; but being by ourselves, on the Yves
tern Continent, the nations of the Easterl
World have apparently determined to b.
only distant spectators of it, and have seel
advantages to themselves in it's longer du
ration. .---NdShrWe Press.
Year: 1865

A bit Of glue dissolved in skim milk and
water will restore old Grape.


lIalfa cranberry bound on corn will soon
kill it.


An inkstand was turned over white ia
ble-cOth a servant threw over it mixture
Of salt and pepper, plentifully and all traces
of it disappeared


Picture frames and glasses are preserved
from flies by painting them with brush
dipped in a mixture made by boiling three
or four onions in pint Of water.


Bedbugs are kept away by washing the
crevice with strong salt water put on with Il
brush.


Soft soap should be kept in dry place in
the cellar, and not used until it is three
months old.


TO scour knives take the ashes of coal, uu-
mixed with any from wood they are bet
ter article than bath brick for that purpose.


To boil ham it should be soaked from
twelve to twenty-four hours, according its
age. Have it more than covered with cold
water, and let it simmer two or three
hours, and then boil an hour and half on
two hours; skim it carefully. When done,
take 1t up and skim it neatly, dress it with
cloves and spots Of pepper laid ON accurate
ly. You may cut writing or tissue paper
in fringe, and twist it around the shank
bone if you like 1t should be cut past the
centre, nearest the hook in very thin slices,
Year: 1865

Many of the laws of Lycurgus, in conncc-
ton with this subject, would undoubtedly
meet with the appreciation of the fair sex of
modern times. The time for marriage was
fixed by statue, that of the man at about
thirty or thilty-ilyc years, that Of the lady
at about twenty, or Il little younger. All
men who continued unmarried after the ap-
pointed time were liable to prosecution, and
all old bachelors were prohibited from being
present at the public exercises ofthc Spartan
maidens, and were denied the usual respect
and honor paid to the aged. "Why should
| give you place." cried the young man to
the old unmarried gentleman, when you
have no child to give place to me when
Jam old?' No marriage portions were given
to any of the maidens, 80 that neither power
ty should prevent d gallant nor riches tempt
him to marry contrary to his lncllnations


The parents of three children enjoyed con


siderable immunities, and those with four
children paid no taxes whatcyer--a regua-
ton which all married men of large families
will readily admit TO be most wise and equit-
able. Every marriage was preceded by a
bothrothal, as in other Greek cities, but the
marriage itself was performed by the young
Spartan carrying off his bride by pretended
abduction, and for some time aftcrward the
wife continued toreside with her own family,
and only met the husband ON stated occa-
sions, This extraordinary way of spending
the honeymoon was first introduced by Ly-
curguS, to prevent the husband from vast
ing too much of his time in his wife's So
cioty during the first yearoi their marriage;
and in order to economize the bride $ charms,
it was customary for her bridesmaid to cut
off all her hair on the wedding day, SO that
| for some time, at least, her personal attrac-
good and commendable plan, which we here
recommend to the wives of the present day.
Year: 1865

Forney's Chronicle is urging the present
Congress to hasten the admission of the re-
organized states, because their admission is
necessary to give effect to the constitutional
amendment abolishing slavery 1t thinks
that gilmore consequence than to larrup this
Congress into plucking the imperishabe
honor of passing that amendment from the
next Congress.
Year: 1865

A chap in Virginia was taken prisoner by
the rebels who demanded that he should
take an oath to support the Confederate
Government. The fellow said he could not
even support his own family, and to support
the Confederate government was more than
he dare do.
Year: 1865

Lees army is on the point of starvation
again. The New York HouH puts it be-
yond question. 1t says that for six months
past they had nothing to eat but one meal
ration of corn cake and bacon day. For
an army made up from "the cradle and the
grave, and in state of starvation at that
they give Warren great deal of trouble.
Year: 1865

INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION. lease for
years is personal estate. 1t may be realized in
execution on teri tdcids, and sold as any other
valuable property. A profit, therefore, on a
sale of lease for years is to be returned as in
come for the year in which it is realized. \
lease Of land for life is freehold property, and
any profit made by the purchase OF procurement
of such lease during the year 1868, and sale
of the same during the year 1864, will, under
the amendments Of the excise law passed on
the 3lst ult., be exempt from duty.
Year: 1865

A fearful Railroad catastrophe occurred about
noon Thursday on the New ork Central eight
miles west Of Utica-not far from Oriskany.
The Morning Express Train westward ran of
the track, piling up five cars in heap in water
from three to five feet in depth. Though the
tained when our adviccs left, it was already
known that at least two persons were killed
four or five more fatally injured, and between
thirty and forty more wounded.
Year: 1865

No COAL.-Thcre is not bushcl of coal fo1
sale in the whole town, nor at the Landing OF
Depot, the dealers alleging that they cannot
get it transported hither. There may be some
thing in this, but we think the downward
tendency, in the gold market makes them
less energetic than they might be. Unless we
get some coal or warm weather there will be a
" shaking among the dry boncs.'
Year: 1865

a gentleman Of Lewistown, Me, has left by
VIII Wi $4,000 to be set apart under Gel tain con
dltlons Tor the establishment of professorship
OF Sacred Literature in Bates College in that