Year: 1863

From THE RIvER.-An old and esteemed min
ing friend of the "Arkansaw" persuasion, who
has been studying astronomy through the roof of
bis humble abode during all the incement win
ter nights having finished his study of heavenly
movable things, sends us the following, written
he says on q stump somewhere in the vicinity of
the spot where the head dam of the Trinity Riv-
er Canal would have been if the big wet" of
year ago had been postponed. The reader of To-
Gals generally is invited to peruse it:


FRIEND GooDoN Perhaps you think am remiss in full.
filling my promise to keep you posted in what going
in this section So my apology is that nothing of noe
has ransped This portion of the river which in former
times worked by hundreds of miners is almost
deserted will know when tell you that from Grass
Valley to Texas Bar distance by river of nine miles not
than dozen white miners at work. But having
has mt turned YETI got madconcluded to write an yhow
believing that letter without news do you better than


Although there are so few of us we are not entirely for
gotten by the outside world if the receipt of occasional
dun letter, and in while mssive of tender
description may be taken criterion During the past
summer and fall have received several barren
Of signature which remarkable for truth than
noery although done up peculiar style of doggere
which indicates the writer to be afflicted with rush of
nonsense the heart Take for instance the following
verse from what is entitled =" Love Song


80 were you a fish in tropical waters,


A flying fish, love- then panied would be-


dOwager schemes to catch lords for her daughter





The balance of the song is in the strain but is
more remarkable for Vgor of style than beauty of Ian
guage, don't send it. Then there epigram
event that had just occurred, and which is toerable


Mr. Boord being bored by the county's poor board


Concluded no longer TO stay


And SO Mr.. Boord of horse jumped aboard


And for foreign parts he bore away


The fellow won't bore me any more. watched around
until thought had spotted the poick, and sent him
sTeetener.


Speaking of letters have lately from Frank
Mcdaniel with Col Bowie's Regiment, in New Mexico,
which breathes the true spirit Of the patriot and soldier
You will recoect that in Jo CoOmbs letter published in
the JOURNAL few weeks since, mention was made of the
shooting Corporal Smith by order of Col West Another
man was accidentally killed by the volIey, who find
by Franks letter to be Old citizen of Trinity named Ned
Trobitz. lie will be remembered by maay old German
friends in this county. As Mr. Smith will probably furnish
the letter for publication will quote no more,


the long talkedo long threatened Democratic
gan full blast at last When my machine running


used to be threatened with such an % institution full
often had beans on the table when boarded at Old
B-'s-that is twenty one times week, besides lunch
say that am avoraby impressed with the politics
Of the concern poor credulous mortal that was thought


would be Union paper 1t may be Union paper, and
hog might whistle. but he'd make up HI of looking
mouth wouldn't her think if " Honest Abe had seen
the first number he would have withdrawn his horde of
hrcngs," and stopped this abolition war instanter
my be paying institution, bat if the publisher ever
gats the rhnO from VINO will be his patrons, I'll buy
the st turnip patch can find and start bodybuilding
factory at


Isn't it peculiarly refreshing to see how the secession
symphizers great aud small, are pitching into abo


rurieanical New England" Anything to the preju
dice Of that section gobbled up with avldity sun
so Cox starts the grow and Tray, Blanche and Sweet
heart" join Is it not singular that partizan (not sec


onl prejudice work upon the feelings of men as to


induce them magn portion of our country whose name


associated with the brightest pages of our national hsto
ryY was upon her soil that the first blood of freedom
shedthe first battle the cause of liberty fought and
won and in the gloomy ana Prolracted struggle g hat l9
chivary atered the New England States stood as firm
their own Granite mountains All honor to New England
descendants true to-day To the cause of liberty
they in the days of the Revolution The blood OF
her sons has flowed freely on every 6atteedher bones
bleach on many southern NH ana pam ana IN this our
preserve those liberties for which they fought
they have shown themselves to be the worthy sons Of pa
triot sires.


New England has been and is undoubtedly rad
ca upon the subject of slavery than other portion OF
the country but that not so much attributable 70 the m
uence of her politicians to the superior intelligence of
her people. Slavery is incompatible with free democratic
government this has long been apparent to every nte
gent reasoning person hut outside of New England any
thing tending towards aboitionm Unpopular and pol
icans sought rather to float with the tide OF public sent
than to it, try to direct Alright But for
this rebellion raised by the Shareholders themselves to fur
ther the interests of the peculiar institution, it might
have remained unpopular for years come but the scales
have fallen from eyes and we see the monster in all its
deformy. is something which will not bear discussion,
but advocates their blindness lost sight of that fact
and slavery is doomed. Vdte NoRTH-WEsr
CAMPAIGNER.-We learn on undoubted author
ity that our friend Jones intends to remove his
defunct Douglas City Gazete TO Point Bar, where
he will pablish a campaign sheet. 1t is rich
agricultural and mineral locality, and no doubt
sufficient Inducements have been held out to
Commodore" to make this move. IL it does mt
fall through " Pint " Bar will be heard from -
IN the approaching canvass.


CoMrNG.-Johnny Preston has handed us pos
ter announcing the coming of Caew's mammoth
COW, which he has been exhibiting in the valley
towns lately. She is l7t hands high Is feet long,
and weighs 900 lbs. She will be on exhibition
here next week-admission, so cents children
halt price Johnny says it's worth so cents to
look at the big bovine


To BUSINESS MEN.--The law requiring stamps
to be affixed to drafts, notes, deeds, powers of at
torney, leases, checks, and every other kind of
business paper went into effect on the 1st Dep
uty Collector N0rcross desires us to say that he
will be able to furnish stamps of any required
denomination in few days.


HoMEwARD BoUND-Louis Bowman, of the
"Mountain Market" left on Tuesday morning
for the East He goes to Rochester, New York
and will return with bis family by the first of
June. Jacob Bender late OF the firm of Nickel,
bender Co., North Fork, LETT at the same time
ior his home in Ohio.


NEW JEwELRY SToRE.-We ask attention to the
advertisement of Mr.. Dobrowsky, who has COM
meneed business at Rothenbucher's old stand
adjoining Greenhood a. Newbauer's banking
oilce' His card tells what he will do.
SEED PoTAToEs-Jack Feter offers for sale
E'ooo pounds of seed potatoes They are of the
p 6est variety and usually the first in Market
frce, cents per pound


AT 1T AGAIN.-Dick Clifford has re-opened the
saloon in Hocker's building If he concludes to
run ! lhe concern permanently it will be dubbed
The Occidental"


10 hHNT.-Jacobs offers the National Hotel for
.en,. 1t is good location, and might be made
10 do paying business.


Two soldiers from Fort CASTOR were here in
pursuit OF another deserter this week. Didn't
get MIN didn't try much we guess.