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Year: 1863

T We see it stated tint Dick Nerrick
has taken "lis life in his hands, and gone
to Niagara Falls to welcome and condole
with the great Democratic martyr. Hav-
ing accomplished that errand Of sympathy
it is expected he Will next 60 to New
York and administer tho same consola-
ions to Mr. Andrews Of Virginia Dick
is now in his fayorite business passing
through the Valley Of the Shadow Of
Death as chief mourner for grief stricken
CopDcrhcads
Year: 1863

"AVE JUST RECEIVED 4 NEW AND LARGE
supply of Millinery Goods OF the latest yes and
adapted to the season. Thankful for the generous pat
ronage bestowed upon in the past, hope merit
continuance of the by paying greater attention
than heretofore to the quality of goods and manufac
ture New goods received weekly. Shop opposite Post
Office, Cedar Falls,
Year: 1863

A Card,-An egg having been thrown
into the Democratic Meeting, held in German
town on the Evening Of the 29th ult. |
regret to find that the impression among
some has been that had been n party To the
cowardly act beg here to say, tho act was
perpetraIed without my knowledge That
having never in all my life given the least
encouragement to any such eowardly nct,
would ever prevent the same, if | had any
previous knowledge Of its intention, If II
were in my power so to do.
Year: 1863

At the Clerks 0fIice-There will be a
meeting of the County Democratic Executive
Committee, this evening, at the Clerks Office.
A full attendance is desired, as business of
Importance will be before the me meeting
Year: 1863

Decorations IF the weather is lavora
Bile, the mass meeting to be held here next
Saturday will be a tremendous affair 1t is
expected that all who can possibly do so will
decorate their houses on that day.
Year: 1863

Work-Let every Democrat in the city
devote as much Of his time as possible from
this until the election, in working for the sue
cess of the Democratic ticket II is duty
you owe TO yourself your country and your
posteriiy. Be up and doing.
Year: 1863

SfRIKETS TIE OPHIR.-We m mentioned few
days since that the high bank Immediately


west of the Ophir engine house was being
removed, in order to lessen the pressure up


on the incline. While engaged IN this about


10 o'clock yesterday morning there was


struck, at distance of about 2Ufeet from


mouth of the incline and on leyel with it,


one of the richest veins of gold and silver


producing quartz that it was ever our good


fortune to look upon. 1t was between two
and three feet IN width. and literally plas-


tered over with pure native silver. and also
exhibited every indication of containing large
quantities of gold. The rock was soft and
decomposed, so that when we examined it,
only about an hour after the strike had been
made, ten or twelve sacks had already been
filled, and several men were engaged in shov-
cling the precious metal into others. Several
others were also imployed in following the
vein northward by removing the top Dirt
About two or three years since rich vein
was struck only a short distance south
of this, out of which the company extracted
about $780, 900. As an evidence of its rich
ness then, they were advanced in San Fran
cisco upon ten tons Of the ore $3.50, 000-one
ton being considered, by rich banker of that
city. ample security for S25 900. The vein
was opened for distance of 90 feet, when it
was lost. and work was resumed on the in
cline. The vein discovered yesterday is sup
posed to be continuation Of this old one,
and certainly it cannot be less rich. 1t has
of course not yet been sufficiently developed
to determine its extent, but with rock of this
kind ledge of but little breadth, length or
depth will turn out thousands of dollars The
cave may yet prove, as we hope it will,
and as it bids fair to do. benefit instead of
an injury to the Ophir. The incline is being
retimbered in fine style, and the Company
will again commence extracting from their
lower mine in about two weeks Virginia
Union July 29M.
Year: 1863

My dear said an anxious father to a
bashful daughter, . | intend that you should
be married, but do not intend. that You shall
give yourself to any of the wild worthless bows
of the present day. You must marry a man
of sober and mature age-that can charm you
with personal attraction. What do you think
of fine, intelligent. mature husband of
fifty ?" The timid. meek, blue eyed little
daughter looked in the mans face. and with
the slightest possible touch of interest in her
voice answered. 8 think two of twenty five
would better. papa
Year: 1863

Action brought in the District Court of the Ninth
Judicial District, of the State of California, and
the complaint fled in the county of Shasta in the
Office of the Clerk of said District Court
Year: 1863

Action brought in the District Court of the 9th Ju
dieal District of the State of California and the
Complaint filed in the said county of Shasta, in
the office of the Clerk of said District Court.
Year: 1863

The National Agricultural Department
has just issued an abstract of the returns
of the amount and condition of the crops
in twenty one States and in Nebraska, in
May last. The returns-Which have been
taken by first averaging those from each
county, and then from these striking the
average of the State-show that there ia
ten per cent. above the average surface OF
land under winter wheat; about an aver
age of spring wheat; little over the
average of rye; about the usual average Of
corn; Eve per cent. increase of potatoes,
and about thirty. seven and a half per cent.
ef land in sorRnm. Cotton culture has far
outrun everything else in proportion to
the average of last year, nearly four times
more havioz been planted. The. appear
ance of the various crops, With the exceP-
tioe of winter wheat, corn and oAts,
indicated q better return per acre than last
year. The crops xcepted-aecording TO
the estinate--Will apparently only fall a
fraction below the average of a good crop.
Year: 1863




What is it to give woman a schooling,
if you make her education stop where the
real education of her brother begins?-
What is il to give woman wider employ
ment unless in this employment you pro-
portion her wages to her work, aud don't
give her work harder than mans with one
quarter of the remuneration? What is it
to woman, it better laws are passed here
and there for her protection, if still the
clergyman binds her to obey, and the law
yer assures her that man aud wife are one,
and that one is the husbandl To reform
these thing the impulse must come from
woman herself. Men judge of woman as
they personally see them. How eau you
expect a man to honor womauhood, it you
do your utmost to dishonOr it by wicked
ness or frivolity. How can you expect a
man to labor for the elevation of those
who spurn at the very laborers, and
take gains 70 exnlain 10 thO ROrld, that
they themselves, at least are not "stroog
minded" as if any body supposed they
wereI How can any man reverence wo-
manhood beyond the personal experience
of his own household.


lido not need to go to visit man TO see
what his domestic relations are 1 can talk
to him about the rights and powers of
woman, and his answer gives me the true
uagueTTeOtYp0 OF MS SlSteEt WllCt nOLueES
daughter. How can he get heyond the
standard of Thackeray-every woman
weak or wicked-if he can only judge from
a wife, who knows nothing in the universe
beyond her cooking stove aud daughter
who has not even much experimental ac-
quaintance with that2 On the other hand
what tales of mesmerism or alchemy can
fifty symbolic the power of a noble woman
over him who loves her I The tale of Un-
dine is only half the story. Dryden's story
of Cymon and Iphigenia needs TO be placed
beDide it. Woman not merely finds her
own soul through love, but gives it to her
lover. Woman has this mighty power
when will she use it nobiy2 There are
thousands to-day who are looking out of
their loneliness, their poverty or their
crime, for the new age, when women shall
be truer to themselves, than men have ever
been to women the new age of higher civ
ilization, when moral power shall take the
place of brute force, aud peace succeed 10
war; n. HiggnsoR.
Year: 1863

Said one student to another, whom he
caught swinging scythe most Justify in
a field of stout grass, Frank, what makes
you work for livingH "A fellow with your
talent and abilities should not be caught
engaged hard labor. mean to get my
wits. - 'Well, Bill, you can work with
duller tools than can" WIS the reply.
Year: 1863

A NEw IRoN CLAD.-The Fanny Bar
ker, which has been converted into an
iron clad of the mosquito persuasion,
arrived here from Cincinnati yesterday
morning en- route to Cairo, where she
will received her armament and equip
ments


She is a staunch and neat little craft,
and when fully armed and manned will
De quite formidable.


If her officers treat their enemies as
cavalierly as they did those who sought
viii obtain cool comfort from the Barker
They may, however, be 6itcrs and not
baTkerS
Year: 1863

By- The following receipt for chronic
diarrhea is said to be most excellent:


One pint of vinegar and one pound of
loaf sagar, add them together and place
over slow fire till the sugar is dissolv-
ed Dose: a tablespoonful every one,
two or three hours, until disease is check
ed. After that continue it at longer in
teryals.
Year: 1863

BST Persons wishing to secure the
most comfortable and durable set of
artificial teeth for the least money
should not fail to call and examine the
lndia-rnbber, as it's taking precedence
Of all other materials by those who have
tried them. Dir. Fleager is as yet the
only legally authorized agent for the
work in this section. Rooms next door
to Bitroltf S, Main Street.
Year: 1863

B~ Our friend Cotton, of the New
Albany Ledger, VIII please see that
well printed copy Of the Ledger is sent
to US daily, instead of the miserable
botches that we SO frequently receive.
esteem the Ledger as good ne'os-
hurt.itnuch Look to this thing Cotton.
or we. Will come UP. -
Year: 1863

THE SOLDIERS CEMETERY AT GErTYs-
Acknowledgements have been made to
purchase part OF the battlefield at Get
tysburg, for a cemetery for the heroes who
there laid down their lives that the nation
might live, in which it is proposed to gath
er the remains of our dead The ground
embraces the point Of the desperate at
tack made upon the left center of our ar
my. Eight other States have united with
Pennsylvania in this project.
Year: 1863

HARD UP FOR TIABER.--The Republi>
cans Of this county not having men enough
in their own ranks to select as Delegates
to Madison, were forced to 60 into the
Democratic party for timber, and accord
ing'y had the impudence to elect ALASsos
HIcKoK as one Of that number. He ALL
thorizes US to saw that the Democratic is
the party for him. and that be does not
care about training with the Abolition
" breed Of dogs" What Democrat will
they next attempt to hoax with poor Jat ?
Year: 1863

[ was conversing not long since with re-
turned volunteer.


was in the hospital. as nurse, for long
time" said he, "and assisted in taking off
limbs, and dressing all sorts of wounds but
the hardest thing 1 ever did was to take my
thumb off a mans leg.'


"Ahl" said l. how was that Pr


Then he told me.


- " 1t was a young man who had severe
wound in the thigh. The ball passed COM
pletely through, and amputaton was necessa-
ry. The limb was cut off close up to the
body, the arteries taken up and he seemed to
be doing well. Subsequently one of the
small arteries sloughed off. An incision was
made, and it was again taken up. 1t is we'll
it was not the main artery said the surgeon,
as he performed the operation; he might
have bled to death before we could have ta-
ken it up But Charley got on finely and
was favorite with us ALL ea


81 was passing through the ward one night
about midnight, when suddenly, as I was
passing Charley's bed, he spoke to me-


"f H, my leg is bleeding again.


al threw back the bedclothes, and the
blood spirited in the air. The main artery had
sloughed off. s.s. rs


Fortunately knew just what to do, and
in an instant had pressed my thumb on the
place and stopped the bleeding. 1t was SO
close to the body that there was barely room
for my thumb, but succeeded in arousine
one of the convalescents, and sent him fol
the surgeon, who came in on the run.


al am so thankful, H said he, as
he saw me, that you were up and knew what
to do, for he must have bled to death before ]
could have got here


"But on examination of the case he looked
exceedingly serious, and sent for other sur.
geons. All came that We're within reach, anc
a consultation was held over the poor fellow
One conclusion was reached by all. There
was no place to work save the spot where my
thumb was placed they could not work un
der my thumb, and if I moved it he woulc
bleed to death before the artery could be ta
ken up. There was no way to save his life
! Poor Charley! He was very calm wher
they told him, and requested that his brother
Year: 1863

The following account of the sacrifice of a
Hindoo woman, on the funeral pile of her
husband, is an extract of letter from a
young lady in Calcutta, to her friends in this
country. The writer is native of Pittsfeld,
Massachusetts, where her parents now reside.
Year: 1863

The good government of our appetites and
corrupt inclnations, will make our minds
cheerful and easy contentment win sweeten
low fortune, and patience will make our suf.
ferings light
Year: 1863

had always laid his little rosy face close to
mine as he could get it, and slept with one
little warm hand on my neck. All my grief
broke out afresh when I thought of him.
Willie raised up at last, and said earnestly:


"Mother, it's Charlie you are crying for
Year: 1863

YEAST PowDERs.-Every hOusekeeper knows
how difficult il is to make good bread, and we
therefore take pleasure in calling attention to the
fact that to insure uniformly good, light, sweet
and nutritious bread, it is only necessary to use
RedingtOn 4 Co.'S Yeast Powders, which in every
respect excel all similar preparations ever offered
to the public See advertisement, in another
column. w........
Year: 1863

The pleasant village of Springdale
was all agog with curiosity, when Nick
Dudley returned from California-Nick
the ne'er-dO-well, who had run away
from his drunken old fathers horse
whip ten years ago, and now came back
rich I -
Year: 1863

perance society, intended to include both sexes
aud all ages aud as an efficient means Of eject
ing i's object, public meetings will be frequently
held in proper locations 10 our city and vicinity,
to be addressed by intelligent ind earnest friends
of the cause. By these means and other modes
of proceeding, it is believed that the feeling Of
the community may be greatly aroused to the
Importance OF the subject, and be induced to
exercise its powerful influence on the side Of
hum unity and virtue


Il is desired that each person, MS he or she
reads these brief hints, will seriously ponder the
momentous subject, and make q firm resolution
to lend helping hand in this hour Of imminent
danger. No time is to be lost-the necessity is
pressing; from every direction sufferers are
crying, Come and relieve and save us. Those
who are in danger need to be rescued, aud your
hand is solicited to help the sufferer the tempted,
and the fallen


There will he a meeting in the City Hall on
Saturday night next, and your attendance is
earnestly requested. Come with a strong deter
mination to give efficient aid to this philantbrO-
pie enterprise By order.


Feb 49, 1868
Year: 1863

WHAT In MEANs.-The Buffalo Courier
WAR Democra0 says: The more crying Of
Peace, Peace" when honorable peace is
beyond the reach of the Government, -
simply clamor for tho recognition of rebel
independence aud the surrender Of all hopes
of national existence.
Year: 1863

sz~ We find the following in several papers
IN this department:


"The substitute business is about played out
By an order from the Secretary of War, all
substitute papers to be valid, must be counter
signed by the general commanding the army
to which the substitute is sent. As generals
dislike substitutes, they will not countersign.
and the business will receive its quietus.''


We hope this has not been written by any
one authorized to speak for the generals.
There are many cases of persons liable to
military service, and not by any general law
entitled 20 exemption, who feel the most pres
sing and sacred obligations Of domestic ma
ture to remain at home. Congress, in its wis
dom, has seen fit to provide means whereby
this may be Effected 1t does not thereby ex-
empt the person from service, but compels him
to furnish an able and competent person to fill
his place, so that the army may not suffer. 1t
gives the right to employ substitute Ger
tainly this right will be abused, and many
worthless men will avail themselves of it to
stay at home for purposes of speculation and
extortion- But that was a matter for the con-
sidsration Of Congress itself, and furnishes no
ground to generals in the army to set aside the
law as impolitic, and substitute q different
policy in its stead. Generals should be SER
wants Of the law, and not legislators. In case
Of fraud or collusion between a soldier and
inferior officers Or surgeons to place in the
Eervice an improper substitute, it hight be well
enough to empower the general to interfere
for cause 4; but for q general arbitrarily to re-
fuse to receive substitute, decided to be
competent by the proper officers, on the ground
of public policy, is an undue assumption Of
authority which is in contempt of the laws Of
the land. 1t is not only represensible in itself,
but certainly productive of much evil conse.
quence.


Our cause cannot be sustained through q
long contest without implicit obedience to the
constitution and laws Of the land, by high and
low. II is TRANCE that military commission
should have such tendency to make one for.
settthss he is citizen, and assume the die.
tstor. 1t is the crying evil of the times. II
is the greatest breeder of disaffection. and
should be guarded against carefully.
Year: 1863

Hon. L. B. GREsS.-we find in the Gazette
of the 9th inst. the following extract of let
ter from Camden, dated June 18th, 1868.


''Last week Judge Green turned loose upon
the community two Of the most noted Jayhawk.
ers, caught in the Calhoun county rebellion.
One Of the men can be proven to have been in
the shooting scrape in said county, in which
affair two of our men we're killed. If there is
not a stop put to such discharging Of disloyal
men, our country will soon be in a wretched
condition. These rascais are already jubilant
over their victories against the military su tho
ties, and well they may be-"


We know nothing Of the circumstances re-
ferred to, but We know Judge Green intimately
as man and judicial officer. We are enabled
thereby to assure the people Of his circuit
most confidently, that there is not in the South
ern Confederacy Judge Of purer patriotism,
or Of more impartial motives. II be has dis
charged parties brought before him by writ Of
habeas corpus, who ave odious and dangerou,
to the community, it is because be believed
that the laws Of the land compelled him to do
50, and he could not have done otherwise with.
out violation Of his official oath.


He may certainly be mistaken in the Law
that point We cannot decide without the case
before Us. But that he has administered it as
he understood it, without any question Of its
policy, or regard to external influences, we
have no shadow Of doubt. We pray that the
time may never come when judges win do
otherwise.
Year: 1863

STATE JURIsDICTIoE.-0ur friend of the


Gazette has leader criticising oar remarks


upon the jurisdiction of State Courts to dis
charge parties claimed to be Illegally held in
custody by the military authorities. Upon, q
careful consideration of his article, we do not
find that we differ. 1t is true that the Con.
fsderate Government has the constitutional
right to call citizens of the States into the
military service, and that when so called and
taken into service, the State judiciary have no
right to discharge them. But the question is
whether the State courts have the right to ra-
lease from undue and arbitrary custody. those
who are not redhired to do service bv the
laws of the COnfederacy, ana who are nev.
ertheiess taken and held by enrolling officers
and others. The State courts are bound n
respect the laws of the Confederacv. and re-
mand to service all who are subject to those
laws This they have always, wesfhink. at
tempted to do. But they ertainly have the
right to enquire whether an individual held nv
an officer is properly held under the Confede-
rate law, and if not, to discharge him. This
has been decided often in the old government.
and lately in Herbert's case by our Supreme
Court. The case is not analogous to the fugi-
tive slave cases which he refers to. There the
State judges refused obedience to the law of
Congress. In the cases in question the State
judges do not refuse obedience to the Confede-
rate law, but compel others to strict obedi-
ence also, by confning them to the powers CON-
ferred.


To illustrate. Suppose person fifty years
OF age to be taken and held as a conscrint
Our State courts surely have the right to en-.
qulre into the facts, and say to the officer that
ne is himself acting in contravention Of the
Confederate law. They have jurisdiction of
the case to inquire whether or not the prisoner
is legally subject to conscription, or whether
held by arbitrary caprice. If found subject to
service under the laws of Congress, the court
should remand him to the officer: if not. il
should release him.


otherwise we have no protection of personal
liberty. 1t is impracticable in fact to obtain
access to Confederate Judge in time to OBJ.
tain full and complete protection. His posi-
tlon is too remote from most parts of the State.
Justice should lie as near the door of the citi
zen as possible.
Year: 1863

peace, Wnen parues Will arise, as they should
do But the time is not now. Just in the
very crisis of our danger, every heart beat in
the land should be in unison with all others.
We need above all things unanimity. 1t is our
only salvation. Political contests are danger.
Gus. Men enlisted for different candida tes
cannot rise to the serene philosopy of separa t.
ing the cause Of the country from their parti-
zan feelings. What should be lone in this re :
gard will most assuredly not be; and men will
give way to the warmth of personal feeling to
suspect the motives of those who oppose their
favorite candidates, to misconstrue them and
oppose their plans. This at time when all
should he prompt, and unhesitating in CO.
operation, is full of danger.


Heretofore we have avoided this, and have
reason to be thankful. What might have been
the consequences Of opposition to President
Davis in the last election! Each one feels tha.
it would have been fatal to our canse. Such
things are no safer now. As long as our pub
lie men are faithful to their trust. As long as
they obey the Constitution and show them
selves true to our cause and to their official
oaths, it is far better that We waive all minor
differences for the sake Of our country, and
endorse them where they ere. In the midst Of
the storm the pilot is not called at the wheel
to dispute his place with other mariners, al.
though perhaps better ones. For meanwhile
the vessel would be wrecked. 1t is only for q
time that this forbearance should be used.
When the country is saved, then the people
may safely and properly exercise the right
which they ct ell times possess, of rewarding
| any fellow citizen whom they may admire, With
place and confidence, and Of expressing their
dissatisfaction with the views and conduct OF
others by refusing their support.