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Year: 1861

The Transcript Of this morning, gives a
table showing the amount Of delinquent tax
es In this county for each of the past three
years, and the amount erased from the roll
each year by the Board Of Equalization.
The total amount erased in the three years,
it appears, was 1878; this is very large
sum, but there is no probability that one
dollar of IL could have been collected un-
der our present revenue law. In 1859, the
Board erased 2457 from the roll Of 1858,
in consequence of decision of the Supreme
Court, that money invested In mining claims
could not be taxed 1t was mostlytaxes on
Investments in mining claims that were
erased that year. In 1860, the Board erased
$7,2ll from the roll Of the year previous.
The bulk Of this was one piece Of property
the Omega Ditch-whlch was listed by
the Assessor without seeing the owners. In
consequence of defect In the description
no one would bid on the property when Of
fered for sale; but the owners appeared be-
fore the Board, in August last, and con-
eented to have SIS, 900 added to the assessed
value of the property for 1860, on condition
that II should be erased from the delinquent
list Of the previous year.


There will be every year more or less de-
linquent taxes; but If the bill now before
the Legislature-turning the delinquent
list over to the District Attorney, to be
collected by civil suits passed, we be-
lieve that three. fourths Of the delinquent
taxes Of 1860 can be collected during the
next few months.


We do not agree with the Transcript,
however, that the passage of the bill now
before the Legislature would do away with
the necessity of an additional tax for the
INDECENT sick fund There is now some
$16,5O0 Of outstanding warrants drawn on
that fund, and It Is desirable that the debt
should be paid of. The Board should either
be authorized to levy an additional tax Of
five or ten cents on the hundred dollars, or
elso allowed to appropriate portion oil the
surplus in the special fund, for hospital pur-
purposes 1t is not proposed to increase
the rate of taxation, as the writer In the
Transcript supposes. On the contrary, the
rate Of taxation will be fifteen or twenty
cents less on the hundred dollars hereafter,
than it has been for the past three years;
bat the object is to authorize the Superyi-
sors TO appropriate the present revenue in
such manner as 10 gradually extngulsh
the county debt.
Year: 1861

County House. We think this course has
saved the county several hundred dollars
during the last year. The farm has been
well cultivated, and the crops look ex
ceedingly we'll. Everything has and is
done for the comfort of the inmates that
could be consistent with the rules and
regulations of the institution; and we are
not afraid to place the farm and the insti-
tuition aside of any other of the same
character in the State for comparison.
We are desirous that a committee should
be appointed TO visit the farm; and. as
they will report to your honorable body,
we submit this report with confidence, be-
lieving that all has been done for the
interest of the county that could be.


S. Crooks,


UinIA IIIGBY,


S. w. JACKSON,
Year: 1861

WATcHHAs, WHAT OF THE N1GEr."-
This is to be the subject Of the sermon Of
Rev. O. H. Tiffany tomorrow evening, at the
First Methodist Church From the theme,
and the wen-kuo1n character Of the speaker,
an able and eloquent discourse on the war may
be expected. The morning services at this
church will take place as usual.
Year: 1861

there shall be no party strife at the polls, let
them support the democratic candidates, if
they are honest, capable, and faithful to the
constitution. We ask support from none
other.


From the Detroit Free Press, Aug. II.


The answer Of the New York Democratic
State Central Committee to the invitation of
the republican committee to abandon all pres
ent political organizations states the true
position Of the democracy of the whole country
1t is impossible to coalosse with the abolition
wing of that party without abandoning our
principles, without abandoning the only ground
of hope that this contest can ever be brought
to successful termination, and maintain the
integrity of the Union. 1t is not surprising
that this response was unpalatable to the ex-
treme men of the republicans, but we believe
it will be commended by majority of the pee
pie. The country has paid the bitter price of
indulging in fanaticism, and has learned lesson
it is not likely to forget very speedily.


q. III. CRossETTE.
Year: 1861

TIE PoYY EXPRESS RIDER.-The Grass
Valley National has the following about the
Pony rider on the plains:


Each rider is in possession of and has the
absolute control over the horses on his beat,
and all the trappings thereto. He has them
kept in the best of order by the men at the
stations generally two in NUMBER. He said
that he could tell within a few minutes of the
time when the Pony would be at his end of the
route, so that 10 delay might take place in
the changing of riders, although as general
thing the rider on an approaching Pony blows
horn when about three quarters of mile
distant, so that all may be in readiness for him
at his arrival. Each rider is provided with a
complete buckskn suit of clothes with the hair
on and forming the outside of the same, so that
in the event of storm, the rain or snow will
not penetrate or make the clothes heavy and
thus retard the horse but it runs off down the
hair, which is more or less oily. The pockets
for the conveyance of the letters etc., are four
in number and are placed Immediately under
the saddle horn next to the horse. Four eight
inch six shooting Colts are so arranged as to
be half cooked, so that with the impression on
the hammers they are ready for their deadliest
work. These and knife of some eigteen
enches in length, with mercury in tube form
ed in the back of the same, so that when used
the mercury rushes to the point of the blade
and no doubt would deal terrible blow, con-
stitute the riders means of defense. About
one hundred miles is the distance travelled by
each rider He is allowed only eleven hours
to do it in and as much sooner as possible
therefore each rider has four hundred miles to
ride every week in the short space of forty
hours? The horses used are a Spanish breed,
and kept in good ORDER the riders and men at
stations receive their pay (which is good at
the end of every month, and are furnished with
provisions by the company at reasonable
rate
Year: 1861

GENERAL DENvER.-The Sacramento Unior
says information was received in that city by
the last Pony from j. w. Denver, to the effect
that he had been appointed Brigadier General
to take charge of the California volunteers
and that he was coming out to this State at
once to enter upon his duties.
Year: 1861

as, in the present condition of affairs, many
of the articles of prime necessity which
have been lost cannot be replaced, even by
those who have the command of money
With regard to the aggregate value of
the property consumed, the estimates which
we have heard range wildly from four to
eight millions. For ourselves, we have
not the heart to reckon up, as money loss,
the fall of those ballowed edi6ces and the
obliteration of those ancient landmarks of
our city, which have been so ruthlessly
swept away.
Year: 1861

hosts to the Judgment, and when he
who called the first fratricidc to ac-
count, shall call for your brother,
answer that you slew him for gold !.
" For Gold :" the angels shall echo,
and weep. "For Gold !" shall mock
ing devils catch up the cry, and taunt
earth that, :" in all Hell, there is moth
ing so damnably unriyhicous," as this
system of tinancicring on earth and
in a christian land.


For gold, few men are driving
this villainous trade in Palmyra here
by your iircsidcs by the school where
your children are taught and the
churches where you worship. AS ye
have sown, so are We rcaping. The
seed time of appetite has been follow
ed by the harvest Of death and in
unuttcrable desolation sits one who
feels the jagged shaft to the deepest
soul. Let those who deal rum and
those who sanction its sale, lock arms
and visit that smittcn household and
mock them if they dare, by telling
them that all this would have been
right, had the ticndsh work been ac-
complished by authority, and the
treasury Of the town had its tithe Of
gold. Should the weeping Niobc ask:
Where is my husband--your brother
answer insolcutIy that you were not
his keeper and as the aching heart
looks hopclcssly out Of the pleading
eye, tell her that she ought to be re-
signed when she reflects that a few
living in your midst, killed her hus-
band for gold. Range yourselves
round the hil!ock where he is at rest,
under the silent shrouding of the win.
tcr's drift, and congratulate yourselves
if you can, that no voice will ever &C
up from that grave against you in the
Judgment, and taint your gold. Let
the keepers Of your slaughter houses
pcrpctuatc their triumph by erecting
an cpitaph which shall endure for all
time We, the undersigned, slew Dan
iel Mclaughlin, for gold.
Year: 1861

and the appetite once more made glad
with paIatablc and wholesome food.


Now | wish to call the attention of
my friend, DR.. S, to some natural
facts. First, would say to the read
or that DR.. s. is my family physician,
and as such respect his ability and
Judgment very much-always con-
sidcring him perfectly safe. If he
don't do you any good, lie certainly
will not do you any harm. Let me
give you little history of his man
aScment with the sick Firstly, he
gives very moderate doses and gen
orally writes prescription like this !:
" If You find the medicine too strong
for your stomach take less quantity {:
but if You feel no effect from it you
may increase the dose, consulting
your own feelings" This is the very
argument | want to call the readers
attention to. You have more init
mate connection or acquaintance with
your own stomach than any physi-
clan can have therefore, you will al
ways know best what food is best
adapted to your stomach and consti-
tuition. Salcratus bread has always
agreed with me best, while hop-cmpty-
'ngs bread is quite apt to ferment and
give me sour stomach. Now my
opinion is this : that the body and con-
stitution Of man are formed and framed
by every particle of food that he has
eaten since his infancy, and he has
framed a constitution congcnial to
that food most eaten by him. Can
the nursing child cat meat and pota-
toes without distressing its stomach i!
Can a colt, that has never had any
grain till it is four or five years old,
be fed on grain with as much safety
rs one that has always been accus-
toned to eating it? Every farmer
will readily answer, No!


Can food be changed suddenly and
the stomach feel natural and quiet !?
! answer, no | could call the attcn-
ton Of the reader to innumerablc ar
guments in favor of my position, but
lest weary your patience | will say
no more at this time, excepting that
will promise to see Mr.. Lchmkuhl,
as | understand that he is going to
New York soon, and remind him to
buy a large supply of salcratus, so
that we shall be sure of having warm
biscuits at least once day, believing
always that the stomach will have
enough to do to digest the same, with
out receiving such companion as
the aguc, dyspepsia, aud many other
complaints that might otherwise creep


in. remain sound on the question
until am further convinced to the
contrary. Yours, &c, NJ. G..
Year: 1861

longer be indulgod in. The fresh,
pure air, that which the poorest may
enjoy, she cannot afford but she
stitches away and will change the
roses Of her checks for leaves of en-
broidery, and the bright eyes, for
buds and vines in some collar OF
sleeve.


How she ought to guard tie pre-
cious health of lifc's morning for
with coming years, will come more
cares little lips will lisp mamma"
and the sound of little feet will echo
through the we'll kept home. How
she will need all the hope, the cour-
age, the patience, and strength that
comes from sound health.


In winter she sits in the close stove
room kept at high temperature, and
breads a breath of the cold bracing
air, and walk on the long plaza or
in the street.


| tell her all these sober truths, for
she is very dear friend of mine but
she shakes her golden curls, the smile
dccpcns around her mouth, and I
know she does not believe word
say. RosE CMrroy.
Year: 1861

Mr.. EDITOR Permit me to insert
in your columns an answer to 81. w


)" respecting the use of Salcratus.
My first recollection Of using alkali
in bread is away back when | was a
small lad, probably weighing ITO lbs.
less than | do now. My mother used
to send me for some corn cobs to burn
into cob-ash. This process was gone
through with by putting the cobs in
the corner of an old fashion fire place
and setting them on fire, and burning
them down to ashes, which afforded a
very strong alkali, of the same nature
as pcarlash or Salcratus. This was
used as often as every other day to
make bread, aud this bread was al
ways eaten warm. Seven large, over
grown children have been raised on
this Objectionable food, and now il
they can't have warm biscuits with
this alkali, enough to make them
light and tingcd with yellow, there
would be fuss in the family ant
nothing would settle it until the warn
! biscuits were made and brought on
Year: 1861

Oh beautiful indeed thou art


As some pure spirit blessed,


With thy gold trcsScs cleaning soft,


Like sunbeams, U or thy breast


And thy rose tinted cheek, now bright


As the first flush of day.


MRS. wELBY.


She is a beautiful young woman.
The rose on her check vies with the
climbing vine blossoms over her win
dow the fair face with the fragrant
lilies of her terraced garden, and the
briliance Of her eyes with the glis-
teuing dew drops of the morning
her golden curls remind me of sun
beams, and her eyes again, are like
the riolcts in the garden bed ; and
her warblinG voice as sweet as the
robin-rcd-brcast in the old elm. Her
quick step is like fairy football
through her well arranged house
her nimblc fingers, performing Won
dcrs in the culinary art, to which the
light white bread, the fine steak, the
nice roast, the we'll seasoned ycgcta-
blcs, with pastry to match, to say
nothing Of the pickles and preserves,
all testify. She is ever busy as bee,
and as Industrious as the ant that
lays up winter store in the long sum
mer days. Her spare hours are filled
up with the never ending stitch. stitch,
stitch of the household /; her husband
praises the perfect little workman
that keeps the domestic machinery
moving like clock work.


What fault can the young wife have:
| will tell you-the fault Of too many
Of our country women her foot scarce
ever presses the terraced walks OF her
beautiful garden save to show the
flowers to friend the walks are
soft with the thick June grass, ike
a carpet the cedars are growing 50
beautifully the vines are climbing
over the arbor, and the shrubbery
surely is inviting 10 the eye but time
is So precious! She has turned new
leaf in life, and the loved out door
lifc,-that Of her girl-Aood-can no
Year: 1861

thing wrong, that you will be ashamed
to meet US then ?" Without making
reply, the President elect subsidcd
into his scat and the train moved on
its way. There is deal Of Philoso.
ply and warning in this text.
Year: 1861

This House is located in the business part Of
the city, convenient to the Cars and Boats


g.; Omnibus and Baggage Wagon always
on hand to convey Passengers and Baggage to
and from the Boats and Cars free of charge
Year: 1861

desperation By means of wine ? This was
the thought that ran through the mind
of the wine merchant, and be had not time
to answer the single question before his
ghostly guide had-again taken him into the
outer air. 1t was as black as night within
his soul; it was just as slafk without; the
daylight had faded.


Then the Spirit of Crime turned to the
trembling man by his side and said:
i have shown you, fought Abraham
Snap, within this brief hour. the fruits of
the potent genius whose desiinies you form.
Whithersoeyer you send it = exchange for
the golden baubies that the world calls mon
ey, it carries in its train Crime and Want
and Hatred and Ignorance There is one
more spirit to visit you. His will be the
last p which you will be sARjected. He is
1my sssin brother and he. ElSs.ew you the
sequel of what have snno |kssara this brief
hour. Await his coming xfnh patience, and
then you may retire to your long wished for
couch to dream over these tkngs you have
seen tonight Farewell


ITO BE CONTINULD,1
Year: 1861

, AN now in receipt of my arge and well assorted
stock of staple and Fancy Dry-GOods, which am
offering very Low prices


As quick sales and small profits Is my motto, am
willing TO take up with the accomplish the for
mer and will offer great Inducements to all VINO VIII
favor me with call, especially TO csn buyers Come
and soc for Yourselves DAVID HUMPHREY,


sept21-tf No. - South side of the Square
Year: 1861

BEES We are informed that upwards Of
six hundred hives are now successfully op.
Grating in this county, and it is calculated
that these will increase TO about three thou.
sand swafms by next Fall. 1t is said that
they seem to thrive better at III Monte than
in any other part Of this section.-[L Los An
Qeles Star.
Year: 1861

WAsHISoTOx's FAREWELL ADDREss.-This
mastery document, which just at this time
Of treason and disuniOn, should be in the
hands of every reader in the land, has been
Published in very attractive and convenient
form by the Grover and Baker Sewing Ma
chine Co. for general circulation.
Year: 1861

TRAINING FOR A TRAMP TO WAsHIEGToN.-E. P.
Weston, the man who is to walk from Boston to
Washington within ten days prior to Lincoln's in
auguration, has been training himself by walk
from New Haven to Hartford and back again, "a
week. The deep snow, ice and slosh did not stop
him, and on the way up be left pamphlet at
every house on the road.
Year: 1861

Broi7ing Beetsteak.-Brnise till
very tender, then put over a good
bed of Goals for few minutes
When cooked a little, take it off,
dredge slightly with -four, and but
ter will finish the working, then add
half cup of cold coffee to the gravy,
and you will find a gravy good en-
ough for any of your liege lords.
Year: 1861

To Remoce Crystal Stopper from
a Decantsr.-Drop little oil with
feather between the stopper and neck
Of the decanter, holding it near the
fire, and working the stopper about,
or at least endeavoring to do so.--
This plan is sure to succeed, with
,,orsovorancQ
Year: 1861

Care for CAilblains and Frosted
Feet.-Apply common tar to the parts
affected, and bind it up with cloth,
so as not to interfere with wearing
the stocking. Wear this four days
or a week. This ! know is a cure,
through it does not cost much.
Year: 1861

Tomato IVine.-Superior wine is
said to be made from the tomato,
with no other ingredients than the
pure Juice of the tomato and sugar.
which very much resembles Cham
pagne, and has a light transparent
color, with pleasant brisk flavor.
Year: 1861

Persons recently from Kentucky SOY that the
six Western counties are as hot with the Seces-
sion isyer as South Carolina ever was, and that
rnoblaw and Terrorism sweep everything before
them. The rest of tie State is either guesccnt
or actively loyal.
Year: 1861

The cause of the civil war which dis
tracts our country is 50 plain that a way
faring man, though fool, may see it
Says a driveling sheet, This is war nei-
ther for nor against slavery, but for the
preservation of the country. This contest
has no reference to the institution. The
irritating and distracting question of slav-
cry must be kept entirely out of sight"


Selfdeception is chronic disease in q
doughface The crooked way is ever pre-
ferred to the straight. He will cling to a
self-evident falsehoOd, and reject palpa-
bic reality. Every man with spoonful
of sense knows that the revolt is a slave
holders revolt. Slavery alone is the cause
of all the trouble. 1t has no other paren-
tage. No good is accomplished by deny
ing the real nature Of the disease, and en-
ploying quaeks to prescribe ointment for
the itch, when cancer is the inalady prey
ing on the body polite. The object Of the
instruction Is, to establish Slave Dcspot-
ism on the ruins of American Liberty.


They have no disguise as to their Tur-
pose down in Dixie They proclaim from
the housc-tops that they are Eaging war
to enlarge tie privileges and boundaries Of
slavery. They demand more territory for
the slaves and more slaves, for the terrific
ry They insist on the right to rule this
Year: 1861

Among the Oregon Indians, the word
OCcUNEoCEGEBCooOCAoUCEOADUNGA signi-
fes laziness. We suspect that lazy man
in that tribe must have some trouble to
tell what is the matter with him.
Year: 1861

AN ENGISE WORTHLESS AND A Few DOLLARS
SAvED-We publish in another place the
indignant letter Of Dave IIarney, foreman Of
Pioneer Engine Co., in which he explains the
reason why the Pioneers had no engine to
work with yesterday 1t appears that the
noble machine which the Pioneers have al
ways, in times past, made so efficient at fires,
has no suction that can be used This fact
has been for some time known to the Chair
man of the Council Committee on Fire aud
Water, but nothing has been done to supply
the want, Such negligence, indifference, OF
stupidity whatever it may be--Iemand'
explanation. Those who are entrusted with
the interests Of the city have no right TO al
lew one of the engines Of the department tC
remain unfit for service. after its unitnes.
has been ascertnined. We have four gooC
the city DO not want any one OF Them to re
main useless for the want Of few hours
work upon it, at an expense of n few dollars
Four engines could of course, have subd9eC
the FIRE yesterday sooner than three did W,
shall await with interest, some statement il
palliat'on Of tho apparently gross negligence
in question. The Pioneers, although they
had no machine Of their own, did good sey.
vice in aid of other companies
Year: 1861

Again We are permitted to celebrate our
glorious National birthday. The starry en-
blem of Union and Strength greets us on
every eide The merry bells awaken us to
the light of this ever blessed anniversary.
Cannons send their stout thunders over the
land, the good old national airs of Yankee
Doodle and Hail Columbia stir up old recol-
lections, and give new life to the patriotism
that is latent within US all, and with drums
beating and colors flying, the people cele-
brate the FouRTH OF July. Hallowed day
Nav this be the last one in all our country's
history, as it is the FIRST when any American
citizens shall be found in arms 10 madly bid
defiance to that flag which is the symbol oil
Justice liberty. and equality.
Year: 1861

A FRENCH TRAGEDY.-An extraordinary
event recently occurred in restaurant in
the Boulevard du Temple. Paris At about
eleven o'clock one evening, n we'll dressed
yonng man and woman went to room up
stairs. in which there was no other person,
and ordered supper. Some time after, the
waiter, on entering with dish they had or.
dered, was astounded to find them lying on
the floor in a pool of blood, the female with
a deep wound in her breast, the man with
one in hs left side. not far from the heart,
and in the wound poignard remained
sticking. The waiter Immediately sent for
the Commissioner of the Police district, who
soon arrived accompanied by a medical
man the couple we're found TO be still
alive, and in tbe hand Of the young man
were two pieces of paper; on one Of which
was written, evidently byVa female, II die,
struck with my own consent, by the hand
of my lover, Denise H." And on the
other, 10 mans writing, II die now be-
cause | am weary Of life! R." The
wounds of the two were dressed, and the
couple removed to the Hospital San An
tome. Shortly after their arrival the man
died without saying word but the female
though in dangerous state, is likely to re-
cover. She says the man was a corporal 10
the Sixth Regiment, and that he had that
day spent the last of sum of 2,OOOf which
he had received TO serve as a substitute in
the army. Having no money, be bad pro-
posed to her, in the course of their supper,
that they should die together she consent
ed, and they wrote the two phrases quoted
ubove-then she had barred her breast, and
the young man had stabbed her with
poignard, after which he plunged the weap-
on into his own side.