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Year: 1865

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE SESATE.-Chas
W Gordon, of this Office and brother of the
proprietor of the JOURNAL, leaves for the State
Capital to-day. lie will solicit the position
above named at the opening of the Legislature,
we trust successfully, knowing him to be both
pable and worthy. He carries with him the con-
fdence and good wishes of community in which
he is well known. From among many compli-
mentary references by our brethren of the Press
we make few extracts penned by cotcmpora-
res who speak most knowingly of the merits of
the applicant for favor.


The Shasta Courier says :-''W We have known
him intimately for years, and know him to pos
sess every requirement for the position he seeks.
We know, too, that he will use only honorable
means to attain it. Mr.. Gordon was among the
first to enlist in the service of his country in this
State, believing that his regiment would be sent
to the front. y If the State has Offices to
bestow, let those who have been radical in the
service of their country be the incumbents." !"


The Red Bluff Independent says &c If there is
anybody in the State who really deserves, and
who is capable of filing the desk, Charley is the
We hope that influence enough will be
found to secure his appointment"


The Marysville 14ppeal says 60 Mr.. Gordon is
Young man of correct habits, and deserves the
position to which he aspires.


The Americon Flag says SO II is straight
forward and exemplary young man well quail
fed: and fully deserving of the position


Returning thanks in his behalf, for the kindly
mention made by the fraternity generally,
leave his case to the decision of the gentlemen
of the State Senate.
Year: 1865

DRIVEN BY A CoRPsE.-One day last
month the omnibus doing duty between
Paris and the suburbs of Cretail arrived
at the latter destination under the actual
guidance of a corpse, the driver having
died at an early stage of the transit. He
still retained his grasp Of the reins, but
along the whole route strange rigldity
and oscillation OF the body attracted at
tention from the bystanders The vehi-
Gle with it's passengers drew up at the
appointed halt, when the dead man was
lowered from his seat on the box, cold
and stiff .'
Year: 1865




To obtain any these letters, the applicant mus.
call for advertised letters" give the date of this
list, and pay one cent for Advertising.
If not called for within one month, they will be
sent to the Dead Letter ONCE.


Place the postage stamp on the upper ri isht-hand
corner. and leave space between the stamp and
direction for post marking without interfering
with the writing.


request for the return of q letter to the writer
If unclaimed within thirty days Less. written or
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State, across the left hand end of envelope, The
paid rate of postage. payable when the letter il
delivered to the writer
Year: 1865

Inc b1alr mlsSl0n TO hlcnmOnQ'


NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The Tribuue's Wash
ington special says all that is known of
the Blair mission is this:


The President was fully apprised of the
motives and purposes that induced the ell
der Blair to desire to go to Richmond, but
he declined to make himselfresponsibIe for
the journey. He would not give written
authorization of it, nor officially promote
it, but he told Mr.. Blair that he should al
low Gen. Grant to act on his own sense of
duty and policy in forwarding him to Rich
moud or refusing him passage through
our lines.


1t is understood here that when the
Blair's reached Grants headquarters, a
telegram from the Secretary OF War was
that their mission to Richmond was self
assumed aud without the authority of the
President, and suggesting in the spirit and
tenor of the despatch if not in words, that
the mission had better be dropped.


The Blairs stayed at headquarters two
days and then retraced their way home.


It is understood that Montgomery was
not to go into Richmond with his father,
but that he was to await his return at City
Point.


To strip the mission of all diplomatic
character, rumor has been publishedto day
that Mr. Blair simply endeavored to get to
Richmond to recover portions of his polit-
ical correspondence taken last year by
Breckinridge from his mansion at Silver
Spring, and which is so delicate char
acter that mercy to living politicians aud
deceucy to dead ones, required that il
should be recovered and suppressed at all
hazards.
Year: 1865

There is one rule to be observed in taking ex-
erclse by walking-the very best form in which
it can be taken by the young and able bodied Of
all ages-ahd that is, never to allow the action
OF respiration to be carried on through the
mouth. The nasal passages are clearly the
medium through which respiration was, by our
Creator, designed to be carried on. "God
breathed into mans nostrils the breath of life ("
previous to his becoming living creature. The
difference in the exhaustion of strength by long
walk With the mouth firmly closed, and resrira-
tion carried on through the nostrils instead of
through the mouth, is inconceivabe to those
who have never tried the experiment. Indeed.
this mischievous and really unnatural habit of
carrying on the work of inspiration and expira-
tion through the mouth, instead of through the
nasal passages, is the true origin of almost all
the diseases of the throat aud lungs, as bron-
chltis, congestion, asthma, and even consumption
itself That excessive perspi-ation to which
some individuals are so liable in their Sleep
which is SO weakening to the body, is solely the
effect of such persons sleeping with their mouths
unclosed. And the same unpleasant and ex-
haustive results arise to the animal system from
walking with the mouth open, instead of, when
not engaged in conversation, preserving the lips
in state of firm, but quiet compression. AS
the heat and velocity of the blood through the
lungs depend almost entirely upon the quantity
of the atmospheric air inhaled with each iuspir-
alton, and it is unavoidable that it should be
taken in, in volume, by the mouth, while it can
only be supplied in moderate quantities, and just
in sufficient proportion to serve the purpose of
healthy respiratory action, while supplied
through the uostrils, it is clear that the body
must be much lighter aud cooler, and the breath
ing much freer and easier, when the latter course
rather than the former is the ohe adopted -
Children ought never to be allowed to stand or
walk with their mouths open /; for, besides the
vacant appearance it gives to the countenance,
it is the certain precursor of coughs, colds, and
sore throats
Year: 1865

A new SCHEME OF REcoNsTRUcTIoN-A
bill has been drawn up in Washington for pre-
sentation to Congress on the first day of the
session proposing new scheme of restoration.
1t provides for the appointment by the Presi


dent of a Governor of each State lately in re-
.bellion. The Governor SO appointed is to have
the appointment Of all executive and judicial
officers within the State, according to the laws
of the State in force at the time of bis entering
into Office, except such laws or enactnents as
may have been passed by a legislature recog-
nizing and cooperating with'the late Confede-
rate government after the passage Of the ordi-
nance Of secession in such State. The Govern
or is further authorized to organize courts in
accordance with the said laws of the Stste. All
of his procamations arc to have the same force
as the laws. lie is to open registry, where all
qualified voters can be registered on taking
stringent oath of allegiance. They are then to
elect Legislators, who are to prepare a constitu-
ton, on which Congress is to decide. If adopt
ed by Congress, all military restriction on said
State is to be abandone d.-BaHimore Sun.
Year: 1865




ESSAY ON Docs Josh Billings faVors the
world with brief essay on dogs dogs in the
lump" says Josh, 'are useful, bat they are not
always profitable. The Nufouudlin dog is use
full to save children from drowning; but you
have got to have pond of water and children
running about kareless or else the dog ain, pro-
ftable There amt nothing made boarding
Nufoundlin dog Rat terriers are useful to
catch rats bat The rats amt profitable after you
have ketched them. The shepherd dog is
full tew drive sheep, and pay more than they are
worth, just to keep the dog busy, the dog amt
proftable-not much. Lapdogs are very useful;
but if you don't hold them in your lap awl the
time, they amt profitable at all The coach
dog is one of the mos useful ov dogs | know ov;
but you have got to have coach, land that
amt always pleasantly or you can't realize from
the dog. Thus We sec that, while dogs are
generally useful, there are times when they amt
generally profitable"
Year: 1865

In the preceding article we noticed
the peculiar effect of Alcohol on the
nervous system, and especially upon
tho brain. 1t is a well known fact
that the brain Of an inebrate contains
large quantities Of alcohol and is much


harder than that of the person who
does not use stimulants. Seeing then
the great affinity this fluid has for the
brain and nervous matter, and the
changes produced in these structures,
it is not wonderful that alcoholic drinks
should produce Insanity, ofwhich de-
lirium tremens is but species. All
writer's agree that intemperanco is the
most frequent cause Of insanity. In


many cases the use ofardent spirits
acts as the predisposing Or commen
cling cause, by weakening the brain or
it liable to be operated on
Year: 1865

WASHINGTON, March 10.


To understand the tactics which are
likely to be adopted by General Lee, in
the campaign just opening, 1t Is necessa-
ry to remember what was considered a
month ago in a council OF war held IN
Richmond JEFF. Davis himself presiding,
The points discussed i'll that council, re-
ferred am told, to the possibility of re-
moving the confederate army from Its
present position and giving it the means
of operating in other quarters 1t was
first proposed to drive Grant from his en-
trenchments, then surround him and
force him to capitulate. 1t was gener-
ally conceded that the best policy to Sc
cure that result was to attack certain
fortified points, carry them at the point
of the bayonet, and deprive the Fsderals
of protection, without which, it was
Thought they could not stand the shock
of Confederate battalions. At the same
time two strong bodies OF Confederate
troops were to emerge from two points,
one from the Southside road, the other
north of Fort Darling, both Of which
were to make flank movement SO as to
take General Grant in the rear and place
him between two fires.


These movements were to be support
ed by corresponding effort on the part
of the Confederate navy, which was to
make demonstration against City
Point, so as to put all the forces Of the
Confcderacy in motion at once. la case
such combined movements should prove
successful, and Grant be driven back, the
design of the Confederate officers was to
send all the reinforcements they could
dispose of to Johnston. Should Lee;
however, be foiled in his designs, and
Grant prove to be too strong and too
skillfui to be dslodged froa his sintronch-
ments, the plan agreed upon by the
members of the council was to abandon
Richmond and to select position IN
which the Confederate army would not
be cramped, and lose in idleness the ad-
vantages it might secure in open field


SPECTATOR
Year: 1865




PHILADELPHIA, March 20,-The Pitts
burg Chronicle of Saturday says: "The
Allegheny river during Friday evening
rose fourteen feet, and one part of the
city was completely under water. The
river washed the steps of the Scott
House, at the foot of Irwin street. The
lower part of Pennsylvania street was
rendered impossible by the food. The
First Ward of the city was flooded and
communication with all the bridges cut
except for vehicles, Cellars as far up as
Laycock street were filled with water,
and the first floors of the buildings were
Invaded by it. Mechanics street bridge
was closed to travel. in consequence OF
the fear that it would be swept away, the
water having risen to its braces. AT ten
o'clock it was reported that the water
was slowly falling. By this evening it
will doubtless be within its accustomed
bank and the danger past


By dispatches from other cities we
learn that the aqueduct at treeport,
the bridges at Kittaning and Oil City
were carried away, and that Oil City was
quite inundated. Franklin was also
flooded The damage to the railroad will
no doubt be immense.


Every stream and tributary to the
Allegheny or Monongahela was swollen
fearfully On the Pennsylvania railroad
two bridges hre reported TO have been
swept away.


The Fort Wayne road is under water
in several places The Allegheny Valley
road has been immensely damaged, both
by loss of bridges and the destruction of
track, and the Connellsville road, althO'
not yet much injured, will no doubt be.
The Birmingham, South and West Pitts
burg mills have had to suspend opera
tions, and the residents of the houses
near the river have been driven up into
the second and third stories
Year: 1865

Sunday, with our Liberals is day
devoted by general consent to miscella-
neous lecturing The hour, for the most
part, is halt past ten in the morning,
three in the afternoon, OF half past sew
ell in the evening. The theme is at the
discretion of the lecturer except that ii
is considered rude, in our present mixed
population, to introduce the subject OF
revealed or positive religion. In view
of all the views that now gather to know
the view of any given speaker, it would
hardly be considered good manners to
say anything irritating about sin "I
the way of getting rid of it, Somebody
might drop in and feel hurt at the insin-
uation.
Year: 1865

.r.A NE1GHl,oRLY Acr.-A widow womanlre
siding in the county of Robeson, flew nights
ago received under her roof, q Confederate
soldier, and lodged him for theSnight On
the same night a set Of thieves conceived the
design to rob the old lady'a dwelling, and
proceeded to put their design into execution.
Her house was broken open and entered, but
instead of the plunder they found the true
hearted Confederate, who put two Of then,
to death, mortally ed a third, and left
the fourth to escape with slight wound.
Orexamination in the morning, the three
robbers turned out to be three Of her neigh.
bors.-Raleigh Confederate.
Year: 1865

On the trial of case of murder in this
city, in the District Court, on Saturday last,
it was stated by the District Attorney that
there had been, since the organization of
Boise county, some sixty deaths by violence
within its limits, and yet not single con-
vietion for murder in the first degree had
ever taken place. We doubt if the legal
annals of any country on the continent can
present parallel to this state of things.
People have ceased to feel that life is pro-
tected by the law; they have ceased to feel
that punishment follows crime; and hence,
good men, who would gladly let the law
take its course if it could be enforced, feel
that they must either protect themselves
without the forms of law, or they will be a
prey to legal lawlessness worse than mob
rule itself. We know that this is bad state
OF things. We can realize why men feel
driven to the desperate expedient of lynch
law, and while We do not approve, We feel
hardly able to denounce it.-Idaho States
man, Sept. Sd.
Year: 1865

EDITOR POsT From time to time. when
perusing your paper, have seen accounts
OF the richness of different valleys in our
Territory. Yet from some unknown cause
Stinkingwater valley, and more especially
Mill Creek, has been passed by, and now /
propose to show your many readers that
although we come last we are not the least.
when compared with the rest of the agricul-
tural portion of Montana. A few energetic
men made trial here last season, and be-
came fully convinced that this was Just the
place for vegetables and small grain. Their
labors, and the fine prospect afforded there
| by, soon brought men in here, until at this
time, Mill Creek resounds with the voice of
| the hushandman. Messrs. Cowan & Hall
have taken the lead on the Creek-and two
more honest and hard working men cannot
be found in the limits of this Territory.
They are the foremost and the best farmers
on the Creek, as well as the most enterpris-
ing. They have in, at present, forty acres of
wheat, twenty-eight acres of barley, eight
acres OF oats and six acres of potatoes. be-
sides some garden stuff. The yield of the
grain on the creek will range from twenty
five to forty bushels to the acre. The rea-
sons for so wide a range, are late sowing,
and the small amount of seed sown per acre.
We challenge no one, nor do we stand second
best to any valley; and if any one doubts it
let him spend day in this vicinity, and
am sure he will confess that the time was
well spent, and he will be fully convinced of
the truth of what is here stated.


When the ditch, for which Messrs. Cowan
Hall have charter, is completed, large
amount of valuable land will be brought un-
der cultivation, commencing at or near
brundy's Mill, and running along the eastern
slope of the Stinkingwater valley to Mill
Creek. This aqueduct will irrigate num-
Der of farms which will be very valuable,
being so near good market. 1t will not be
long ere We can challenge the Territory.


There is also at present a twelve stamp
quartz mill, nearly completed, at Brandon !;
and report says there are more on the road
for the same place. Some of the enterpris-
ing men that own the rich lodes, of which
Mill Creek can lawfully boast, will soon be
prepared to prove to the people at large that
there is no humbug in the statements that
have been made of the goodness of our
quartz, and that Brandon will soon be city
In spite of the 'spowers that be-" 1t still
remains to be seen whether there are not
good gulch diggings, there never having been
any prospected to the bed rock. Several
have'found colors below here in digging post
holes, some four or five miles from the
mouth of the canon.


There is quite large amount of potatoes
raised here this season, and small grain
enough for seed for large breadth of land
for another year. Many of US are new be-
ginners this year, let one more season pass
round and this valley will speak loudly in
the way of small grain.


trust that this letter may find some cor
ner in the PosT, for by inserting it YOU will
oblige. 4 FARMER.
Year: 1865

In another portion of to days paper will
be found letter from Washington to the
n. O. Picayune, which will be found in
teresting as defining the position of our
country on foreign affairs.


The Government is too busy hunting
ND some poor devil of a Confederate,
try him before military commission,
and hang him, to satisfy the blood thirsty
radicals of New England, than to take a
manly stand in our foreign affairs. 1t
may, however, when private revenge and
malice is satisfied by the blood of few
more victims, condescend to look after
other affairs, and perhaps vindicate the
honor of the American people. 1t did
not need a close observer to have seen
since the Crimean war, that France and
England's interest were identical on this
continent, as well as that policy should
demand that their interests were the
same in Europe.


England and France are friends. and will
remain So Combined, they are power
in the world which even our astute Sec
retary OF State comedies and fears
Separated, neither would be worth
moments thought as far as our affair
are concerned, and the league the.
have formed is not so much for thu
purpose of aggrandizement as for per
sonal safety, and for further deliberat'
purpose of crippling, as far as possible
the power and resources of the United
-. States. 1t is an offensive league, care
fully planned and as prudently carried
on by those astute diplomats, th'
late Lord Palmerston and Napoleon
Third, against the great and growing
power of this Government. A wa
against both, we believe ere long to b.
inevitable, and our Government woulc
show more statesmanshp in preparing for
conflict which viii shake the world to it
foundations, (for it will be one in whicl
the very life of the nation will be in
volved,) than in hunting up victims to ar
pease the hate of few blood-thirst
radicals. President Johnson, we believe
will endeavor to do his duty, but he wi
have to take a more decided stand
he himself would not be crushed by tn
purposes which the vindictive and pur
tanical New Englanders are now Ter
upon accomplishing.
Year: 1865

The Safe property consisting of wagons.
harness aud mules, which was authorized
to be sold for State Treasury Warrants has
arrived here in rather bad condition. This
is u portion of the property belonging 10
the old Frontier regiment, which was, we
understand, turned over to the Confederate
Government at the time Of the transfer of
the regiment above named After using ii
for their purposes for considerable time
the contract Of transfer, if there was one,
was cancelled by what authority we are
not advised We find, in the law "author-
izug the Governor to dispose of certain
propetyuot necessary for public use, pro-
vision to this effect:


"rhat in the event the contract between
the State and Confederate authorities by
which a large amount of said property was
conveyed to the Confederate Government,
should be cancelled, and the property re-
turned to the Stste, such property shall be
sold as above prescribed"


We understand many Of the best mules
have been "swapped off, some way brother,
very inferior animals being returned in
their stead


The wagons which were said to be almost
new, have been replaced by others not of
that category. In short it looks little as
it the State had been taken in and done for
in the cancellation of the contract.


We understand that the Governor has
refused to receive the property and contein-
plates board of survey thereon.-AuStln
Gdzette.
Year: 1865

CALIFORNIA MINING LAws.-A correspon
dent suggests that some public action should
he taken, on the part of those Interested in
mining, to procure modification of some of
the State mining laws, which have been found
imperative or directly jurions to The min
ing interest. Preliminary action on the part
of those directly interested is suggested as a
guide for legislation. Particular attention is
called to the necessity for law which shall
meet those cases where a locator or share
holder in an uuncorpora'ed company refuses
to pay the necessary assessments for holding
or developing the company's claim, or to
sell out to any person who will; thereby
compelling his partners to develop his inter-
est with their own, they taking upon them
selves all the chances Of loss, while the lag.
gard is enabled to come in for his full share
of profit, should any ensue. The necessity
for such law is apparent to every one, and
we presume this; with other matters, will
come for discussion and action before tn,
miners convention, which will meet At Sac
ramento on the l7lh Of January next.-S SCI
enHfc Press.
Year: 1865

MARROW EscApE.-Some time last week
cave occurred in drift in the Cholar'P Potos


mine, shifting in back of it two men who
were working in it. This state of affairs was
not discovered ill the roll of the men was
called for change of shift of the morning
watch, when it was found that there were
two miners missing. Instant search was in
stituted for them, when it was discovered
that their drift near where they had been at
work had caved in for quite distance. Men
were set to work Immediately to relieve
them, and party dispatched for DR.. Bron.
son TO be on hand to administer to these bu'
red men, if any medical aid was needed; but
after a short time working the men were res
cued alive and without injury. 1t was a
happy termination Of an affair that looked
so serious at FIRST Gold Hill News.
Year: 1865

CoUNTERFErINa GREENBACKs.-The Al.
bany Evening Journal (Republican) gives
place to the following paragraph:


"rhe New York Commercial says coun-
terf.its are becoming common that they
are circulated with perfect looseness and in
difference by all classes of people. About
one-third Of the money is worthless"


Perhaps conviction Of the truth Of this
statement may be the cause Of the tall in
the price OF greenbacks in San Francisco
below their current gold value in New York
there being no competent "bank note de-
tectors" on this side the continent.