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Year: 1862

WILLIAM L. YANcEY.-The telegraph in
forms us that William Lowndes Yancey, the
bogus minister of bogus government, has
been caught by our authorities and is now a
prisoner. Apparently this does not amount
to much. We think it does amount to great
deal. He is the only mnn in the "Confed-
crate" cause fitted by nature to be a leader.
To him is to be attributed the chief discredit
Of this revolt. Sitting in his law Office at
Montgomery, ,-he So worked the wires as to
nearly ruin. the most powerful, wealthy,
and prosperous nation in the world. Intel
lectuallY- he is one of the greatest men of
this century, and he is as wicked as he is
great. Doubtless he came back from Europe
on q most important mission, one that proba-
bly, would have changed the whole aspect of
our foreign affairs. 1t is indeed matter of
graduation that We have caught him. Most
probably he will not be held for exchange
He is one of the marked men whom the people
of this country demand should be punished
as the law directs.
Year: 1862

TIE SMALL Pox.-There can be no doubt
but that the small. pox- is raging frightfllly
in this State In San Francisco It's special
ly abundant. We have heard of several
eases in this county, all coming from the
Bay. The disease will probably have great
spread in the Salmon river country, as mi
ners en- route for that point will be exposed
to the contagion in San Frantisco and on
ship board, and by contact at other times,
when remedies will not be convenient
Year: 1862

An NOxIssIoN.-Intr ntranscribing our exchange
list few months ago, the person who per-
formed the work negligently or stupidity left
of the names of the Yreka Union, the Butte
Record and Marysvilie Appeal. Thus it
happened that we have not been sending the
COURIER to those Journals. We are very
sorry for il, and hope that this is sufficient
We would not willingly spare these intercs-
tingpaper from our list of exchanges.
Year: 1862

We STAND TIRE RAIsE--A circular has
come to hand proposing to inlist our oppo-
sition to the measure of imposing duty on
newspapers. We do not think that we shall
enlist. If Government thinks it advisable
to raise money in this way, we shall pay our
proportion without murmur.
Year: 1862

Usage ORANGE UEDCEs.-The Visalia Sun
is of the opinion that hedges made of the
Bois d. Arc, or Usage Orange, don't amount
to much. lie is just right. The hedge does
very well when ten or twelve years old, but
generally people do not care to wait that
long. The time has just arrived when the
farmers of this State will have to adopt some
method of hedging, and it stands them in
hand to get about it as soon as possible. We
have not observed that attention has been
called to the Cherokee Rose, wild briar
growing in the Southern States, and there
used to the greatest advantage for hedging
purposes. For beauty, cheapness, quickness
of growth. efficacy and durability, it makes
the best hedge.
Year: 1862

SINGULAR EXCITEMENT IN SToCKroN.-The
colOred population, generally, of our city
are labering under singular excitement
For several weeks past protractOd meet
ing has been held In their church, during
which time a number have "had religion
Not content with having night meetings.
holding on until o'clock in the morning,
they now hold day meetings at each others
houses. During the meetings they shout
and sing and hug each other; they iump up
on benches and tables, and stamp and kick.
making noise, as described by q spectator.
alike stampede Of a hundred horses in n
stable!" Going into these meetings with
neat clothing they come out with IL torn
and dlsarranged; breastpins are torn Off
and trampled under foot In the melee.
Each hOlloas as loud as possible; they buck
their heads against the benches and sides of
the building, giving themselves blows that
on ordinary occasions would knock them
down If not render them insensible. Some
imagine they see Jesus standing 10 the room
dressed in white; while others believe they
see him in the form of dove lowering
around the preachers head, flying ia and
out of the window. Those who get in this
condition. strain their eye-balIs al the oh.
ject they believe they see az IL they would
burst them from their sockets, and shout
aud jump like maniacs. The whole con0re-
cation jump about the room, clapping their
hands, kicking off their shoes, aud shouting
in manner to drown an Indian war wboop
presenting scene like the Obeah dance
practiced In Africa and the West India Is
lands. When they become unusually excl
ted they imagine they have the devil 10 the
room, and all commence kicking at him,
calling It "kicking the devil around the
stump" or course they kick at air, but
sometimes make mistakes and give each
other extraordinary blOws; one woman on
bench kicking man on the jaw, swelling it
considerably. But these kicks they thus re-
ceive are unfelt at The time, so great is their
excitement. We Judge the devil would have
poor show among them. AT one of these
meetings, yesterday, one OF their number,
after shouting, kicking Off bis shoes and
tearing bis coat. ran out into the street and
jumped into deep paddle Of water, in bis
excitement. II this be long continued It is
to be feared large portion OF our negro
population will become crazy beyond oil
boundG--lstOckGon ArgnR
Year: 1862

After several endeavors, we have been unable 10 procure any further details of the battle IL the west. We wrote for a list of the killed and wounded but have been unable to get 1t for this issue To relieve the suspense of many of our readers we will state that our loss was greatly exaggerated at first. One gentleman who was on the ground and remained with the army for several days after is positive that not more than eigbty~hve of our men were killed and wounded Another, confidently asserts that 1t was between one hundred and hundred and fifty. The enc my admit that their loss exceeded a thousand. Up to the time when McCulloch and Mcintosh fell our forces were driving the enemy before them like hGddled sheep. Their prisoners say that their officers had consulted as to surrend CT but upon learning that those officers had been killed took heart and managed to escape

 The soldiers are dissatisfied at being called off and say they could have whipped the enemy in two hours more time. They are sadly disap pointed at the escape of the invaders and feel a. if prize had escaped them.

 The enemy came down full Of confidence il their superior arms and numbers but that con- hdence is now broken. They have found they are no match for men fighting for freedom. We are afraid they will be chary of giving us another chance at them. There are rumors and eviden ces of certain movements of the army which vii Le known in good time.
Year: 1862

OF the acts passed at the special session of the

 General Assembly. AN ACT to define and punish sedition and to prevent the dangers which may arise from per sons disaifected to the State or the Confederate States of America. AN ACT to prevent the distiaton Of grain, in this State, into spirtuons liquors. AN ACT for the relief of the families of youn- teers of this State, in certain cases. AN ACT making appropriations to pay the Con- federate tax and for other purposes AN ACT to provide rooms for the offices Of the auditor and treasurer AN ACT concerning ferries and ferry privileges. AN ACT concerning the cultivation of cotton. AN ACT to prohibit the further sale of the pub lie lands of this State and for other purposes AN ACT to amend the criminal law, as to slaves AN ACT for the relief of the residents of this State.

 AN ACT to define the sth section of an act ap- proved November IS, 1861. AN ACT amendatory of the patrol laws of this State.

 AN ACT supplementary to the act passed at the former special session providing forth payment of the Confederate States tax.

 The Governor retoed bill repeating tie act to require some white person to reside on plantation where there are negroes.

 He pocktte1 the bill 10 abolish the militia system and to provide for an effecua defence of the State Also, the bill declariag that the money appropri- ated at this session should not be paid to militia officers, etc.
Year: 1862

PUBLIC MEETINGs.-On Saturday when the mem. bers of the General Assembly found Now they had been tricked by the Governor, several of them ex- pressed their determination to go home, call their constituents together, state the facts to them and let them call upon Rector to resign We do not believe that all the meetings that could be held would do any good. They might as well talk to a snapping turtle with his jaws shuson stick, as to attempt to persuade the family to let go their hold of the public money. We advise them to wait and see if there is not a remedy for these things in the action of the Military Bo1Td. The Board may not be able to save the expenditure of all the money, but it can prevent calling out men and keeping them in camps for three weeks, at a cost of from one to two hundred thousand dollars in money, and half million or more damage to their crops. If that fails, then the people can show the would be dictator that all poweris ill their hands and not his.
Year: 1862

FlGUREs.-The debt of LincoIndom is so vast that they admit that unless they can conquer and rob the South this spring, by July it will reach $l,OOO, ,OOO,OO0 Very few people have an adequate idea of this sum. If it was in gold, allowing two hundred and fifty dollars to the pound, it would be four millions of pounds or twenty thousand tons of two thousands pounds each fin silver, at dollar to the ounce, it would be sixty two and half millions of pounds. If carried on drays, thousand pounds on each dray, 1t would take G2,500 drays to carry it. Suppose peason could count dollar each second and work six hours each day. Then it would take over one hundred and twenty>six years to count it. If in pile of half dollars, allowing ten to the inch, it would make 8 pile over 3l56 miles high, or if laid down on line, each an inch across, it would be nearly seven teen thousand miles long.

 People of the South, the enemy say that you shall pay this vast amount. It will take the last horse, COW, and chicken of the poor man every acre of land and all our crops to pay this The poor man will fare no better than tie rich. All will be robbed alike.
Year: 1862

rate of ten dollars day, at q safe distance from war; the people are to be dsgusted with every thing of a military character; volunteering IS to be discouraged; the plans of the Confederate officers tbwarted, and the people so oppressed that they may be inducedto seek refuge from the tyranny of Rector in the more spacious, but no less fatal. tyranny of Lincoln.
Year: 1862



 gGT~ Mr. c. Kendall, writing to us from Millers Point Van Buren county, among other things says:

 "The health of our country K very good and nearly all our people seem to be inspired with a spirit to defend our rights as fieemen Our c0un- ty is nearly bare of able bodied men, except iua few neighbo1hoods, as many responded to tile hIst call of their country, and there are now H camp, at Cross Roads four full companies and two others nearly ready to go into camp. Of these, three were raised in Van Buren couU.y, two in Conway and one in Pope We intend to do all We can to raise food this year to support the families of those left behind. In many cases men with large families have volunteered leaving their wives and children to be taken care of On the other hand there are some neighborhoods and families where two. three, and sometimes four young men are to be found under one roof, whose patriotism, II they ever had any, has fled. l wish some officer cUnd be detailed with authority to muster such as show q want of interest in the war and have no families to keep them at home"

 Mr Kendall, will be surprised to learn that an act was passed by the legislature which pro- vided for taking q census of the male of each township, including those in the military service with view to draft, if necessary, such unpatri- otic young men as lie mentions, but the Gover- nor pocketed the bill and hangs on 10 the militia system Every call for troops or measure to provide system of defence has been attempted to be thwarted by Rector. God help tile people of Arkansas.
Year: 1862

WHIsEEY.-Th who have been recently violating on the sly the order of Major Monsarrat in the sale of liquor are beginning to meet with righteous punishment. Yesterday the officer of the guard had several wagon loads of liquor, which was captured from parties not having the fear before their eyes. The liquor is deposited in . safe place, not to be returned to the owner until the embargo Is raised.-- -kaorrdte Register, Ith
Year: 1862

of the people, and save them from ruin. They hoe the power and prompt exercise of 1t will be hailed with joy by nine hundred and ninety nine out of every thousand in the State. If they fail us. no man can tell us the result
Year: 1862

We do not endorse all the views in the
following article, but it contains some
suggestions pertinent to the times, which
arc worthy of the consideration of all
who desire that this unholy rebellion
shall be etTeciually and finally quelled /;
that the snake of treason shall be killed,
not scotched 4
Year: 1862

PoLIrIcAf GRATITUpE.-The editor Of the
Red Bluff Beacon was very glad, year ago
to get on the tail of the ticket CT which John
Conness was the head and vet now he says :;


- The Union Democracy are glad to getrid
of John Conness He was an awful load to
pack while he was with us. He was eternally
accused of Republican leanings, and now he
has confirmed, beyond all question. the truth
Of the accusation
Year: 1862

whose boast Of mere size has always been ex~
travagant, than to nations which have other
and nobler grounds of national pride. It is
very easy for nation to deceive itself as to
its own strength and that of its enemy, espe-
eialiy easy for the American, which never yet
encountered the full force OF any formidable
Year: 1862

From the Frankfort Cor. Lotus Vile Journal


The House this morning, August 81, passed
one very important measure requesting tho
general government to allow an extension of
time for Kentucky to furnish twelve months
volunteers in lieu of the draft. The effect of
it is this: that if that time will be allowed
the quota will be full.


A discussion also arose upon the question of
drafting, as to counties which had furnished
their quota-say q county of thousand had
furnished FIVE hundred, would it be right to
draft in that county? Upon its face it would
seem that they should be exempt; but it was
urged, on the other side, that so far from its
relieving them, it would be better to urge it
there. A county has promised every loyal
man in it-as many counties have--if when
the draft comes the county is exempt, it places
the tax wheliy upon the loyal men, and re-
lieves the disloyal. The arguments to the
contrary, however, prevailed. The bill is too
long and intricate for review. You will
have the; bill in full, in time, and can COM
ment for yourselves.


There appears to be q general agreement to
raise ten thousand troops by the State for its
defense; these TO be apportioned among the
counties as county guard-a hundred, or near
it to each county. OF these FIVE thousand are
to constitute reserve force, for the special
defense of the county, and, as understand,
were not to be removed from it. The remain
ing Ave thousand, it was proposed by the bill,
should be subject TO the order of the Governor,
as commander-in-chief,to to be moved to any
quarter of the State that might be attacked,
and TO be paid while in actual service.
The minority disagreeing with these, pro-
posed that the five thousand should be enlisted
for the war, and paid, of course, all the time,
whether engaged in actual expeditions or in
camps; in short that it should be regular
State army. uE
and how it will be decided cannot tell. If
you can you are the wiser man. You can see
from this that the State is In earnest and is
resolved to expel marauders from our boun-
diaries.
Year: 1862

habit OF sef-ahuse To which Is added observations
Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the ut
importance the married and those coutsmp ating
marriage who entertain doubts Of their physical ability
enter that state Sent any address In sealed wrap
per. on receipt Of ten cents or four stamps


devote our entire time and attention TO the treat


ent Of the various private diseases treated Of our pr
vae report Our DspenSary Is the only Institution Of the
kind in America which has been tAblished b. special
charter this fact should give preference the
various quacks Of doubtful character be found n all
Year: 1862

BIZ ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS THEN.


"a woman should always be neatly and
elegantly dressed she has no excuse for ap-
pearing other rrise J"


Has she not, sir! What do you call. those
FIVE little animals in pink aprons and pinker
cheeks, who hang round from "mGrn till dewy
eye!" What do You call the baby, who al
ways wakes just when he ought to be asleep,
and lifts up the full force Of his lungs lust
when he ought to keep still What do YOU
call the soup, which must be seasoned to a
grain Of pepper, and the pudding, which must
be baked just so, or there will be trouble
among the lords Of creation! The coat which
must be mended? The cravats which need
only a stitch2 The china thatmust be washed!
The carpets which must be swept? We should
call these very respectable excuses for q little
diShatilie now and then,


"A woman gadding abroad is one Of the
most disagreeablc sights in. the world; her
place is at homeip


We are not sure Cf that either, not if she
wears pretty bonnet, and has cheeks like the
sunny side Of peach, and ripe, cherry kind
Of lips ....-. : :. =. ~ -
We've seen great many more disagreeable
things, and confess a weakness for bright eyes
and pretty hair. Undoubtedly her place is at
home, but there no reason she should shut
herself up there until she looks like a celery
stalk or a lumb of chalk Who would buy the





music, if woman is never TO set her foot ever
the threshold The man that wrote that heresy
never kept house, we know.


Woman should always be calm and COM
posed, like pesceful landscape or a serenely
shining star. Her whole manner should carry
out the idea Of rest and repose."
All very well if the gentleman in possession
OF these ''serenely-shining eyes" would allow
them to remain Up among the clouds, high
above sll sublunary tolls and turmoils. But
what is the luminary 10 do whea husband
brings home a friend to dinner on Monday,
when the "wash' is in high procedure
when an extra chicken has to be broiled, and
the best tablecloth Whisked on at three min
utes and quarters notice? Has our critic a
right 10 complain if his wife makes her ap-
pearance with face redder than the picked
beets, and manner decidedly flurried


"A woman should never, under any circum-
stances whatever, lose her temper


Might as well tell the wind not to blow on
March-dsy, or the rain not to come down in
April. 1t does them good to explode" Oc-
casiOnslly. woman to be good for any
thing must have as much spice and sparkle in
her as bottle of champagne, and if the cork
does come out once in a while, with a bang,
why that don't depreciate the value Of the
goods.


But let the meh presch-it don't amount TO
any thing after all. We hold them captive by
every one Of their dickey strings and coat but
tOns-by the rents in their stockings, and
tOOthsehes and hesdaches they want to be
nursed through. They can not do without US,
and all this good advice is only a very natural
ehafng under the invisible chains On the
whole, we think it absurd to take the slightest
notice Of it. Talk away, gentlemen" you
won't hurt our feelings.
Year: 1862

EMANCIPATION OCT WEST The Ckicngo
Times says:


Would the people Of tte North be In favor OF
emancipation IL the prospective consequence OF
emanci patton were th1t the four millions OF
emanCirated negroes would swarm through the
North ard settle down IS permanent inha 6itants!
We suspect not Here we have one pa pa bic
reason why tae South are not IN favor Of eInan-
cipatOn IL slavery be sn evil, how much greater
wOuld be the evil Of four million Of free negroes
III ii was not solomon ID was some other wise man
who said: Better bear the Ills we have than fy
to those we know not Of
Year: 1862

How They WENT AT THEIR WORK.
A correspondent mentions the following in
connection with the second days fight at
Pittsburg Landing:


The regiments Of Buell's division were still
disembarking at the Landing. Many had taken
their places the rest hurried on out as fast as
they landed and fell in to the rear of their brig
ade lines, for reserves. l stood for few mo-
ments at the Landing, curious to see how these
fine fellows would march out to the field where
they knew reverses had crowded so thickly up
on us the day before, and where many of them
must lie down to sleephis last sleep ere the sun,
then rising, should sink again. There was lit
tie of that vulgar vanity Of valOr which was so
conspicuous in all the movements Of our rawer
troops eight or nine months ago. There was
no noisy and senseless yelling, no shouts or
boasts, no calling on lockers on to "show us
where the cowardly Secesh Is and we'll clean
'em out double quick" These men understood
the work before them. They went to II as brave
men should, determinedy, hopefully, and
calmly.
Year: 1862

PRICES PosITIoN.-Col. Moss of Mo-, lately
delivered speech at Liberty, in that State, in
which he said: Intelligence Of this conspiracy
reached st. Louis while the convention was in
session, and the first intimation had Of it was
from the President Of the Conyention-Gen.
Sterling Price-whO addressed me on the SUBJ
ject in the following Language. Moss, these
damned secess;onists have got plan on foot to
take the State out of the Union by military
force, and the scoundrels ought to be exposed"
and two hours afterwards he voted for reso-
luton to appoint committee to investigate the
subject, as the journals of the Convention will
show. little dreamed that he weuld before
three months be at the head of that military
movement, and have never believed that Gen.
Price accepted the command Of the State forces
in the beginning, with the view of forcing the
State out of the Union, but he,was led on step
by step by the force Of surrounding circumstan-
ces, which cannot now stop to detail, until he
had become so entangled in the meshes Of Jack
son and his co-workers in treason, that he could
not extricate himself without compromising. as
he believed, his reputation for honor and ceur-
age.
Year: 1862

NATIVE SONG BGRDs.-Several varieties of
the oriOle, small species of thrush, are COM
mon to California. Some of them have the gol-
den plumage of the canary, set off with streaks
Of black, white and crimson. Another species
is Of grayish brown color. the male having
the head, neck and shoulders tinged with
blood-Ted. The male of this variety sings we'll,
though not quite equal to the canary; and they
can be kept in cages with as little trouble as
the more fashionable songster. If the young
thrushes are put in cage where there are young
canaries, the parent canaries viii feed them as
their own offspring.
Year: 1862

An INCIDENT OF THE Wharf.-The follow
ing note was found in one of the camps at
Island No IL:


To any Federal officer of Comre Foote'S Fleet on
the Nissssppi.-The finder Of this will please hand
II to one of the Officers and ask him il he PLEASE
forward it to its destination in Md | would enclose
a dime or such a matter to pay the postage but
uppOn my honor have not got a cent in the world
and You will not mind cts TO get letter to one s
mother and sweet heart Who has not heard from
either for nearly year


Yours in every respect except polite. j. T. II.


Near Island No 10, April g. 1862.


This was addressed to Miss H-b, Hyatts-
vile, Nd, and enclosed in an envelope address
ed as above. The public may be certain that
the three-cent stamp was forthcoming and the
missive entrusted to all the uncertainty of Uncle
Sans postoffice.