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Year: 1869

drinkers are too far gone to distrust them,
but apparently take them for larger species
Of their own genus The negroes take
some up, and these Immediately begin to
weep and cover them with maudlin kisses.
When a negro takes one By the hand to lead
him of, the nearest monkey will cling to
the one who thas fads a support and en-
deavor to go off also. Another will grasp
at hin, and thus in turn ill the negro leads
a staggering line Of ten or a dozen tipsv
monkeys. When finally got to The village
they are securely Gagged and gradually sober
down; but for two or three days gradually
diminishing supply Of liquor is given them,
so as to reconcile them by degrees to Their
state Of captivity.
Year: 1869

THE CABLE INFORMS US that at the recent
banquet in Paris, General Dix, our retiring
minister, paid ''an eloquent tribute to the
genius of Napoleon and the worth hand virtue
of the Empress" What has the representa-
live of this Republic to do with the virtue
of the French Empresst Had General Dix
retired from the Court at Madrid u few years
ago would he have spoken with equal frank
ness of the notorious lack of virtue of the
then reignins Queen? tits high time Amer
lean Ministers to foreign Courts SAW and
felt that such funkeyism was beneath them,
or at least beneath the dignity of their office.
Certainly no American Minister truly repre-
sents this nation when he stoops to praise
the 'sgenius" which enabled cunning and
unprincipled alventurer to seize by fraud,
treachery and violence the government OF
which he had been chosen the head, and
maintain himself in Imperial power on the
ruins OF Republic he betrayed.
Year: 1869

The Boa CONSTRUCTOR smears his victim
with saliva and then swallows IL whole.
England did this with our late minister at the
Court of St. James, only in that case, the
victim assisted in the slobbering. The pre-
sent apparent effort to capture our new min
lister in the same way is hardly likely tn
nrnye successful
Year: 1869




SOME OF THE DEMooRATIo PAPERS OF Vir-
.ginia state with unconcealed horror their
belief that the negroes intend to vote in
body for the whole of the pending Constitu-
tion, and to carry it if they can. lfthey are
successful in this of course the leading rebels
will be excludcdsfrom all hopes OF power as
it would deprive them of the right to vote
and hold office. This is thought to indicate
depth of depravity on the part of the ne
groes unparalleled in the history of man
kind. Well, we don't sec it. If the negroes
do that, they will only do to the ex-tcbels
what the cx-rebels would do to them il they
had the chance, and whatever of villainy
there is in such disposition on the one
hand, there is on the other, and there is an
Year: 1869

The CHICAGO GnAIN-DEALERs report u
large increase in the receipts of grain at
that port, during last week, and the Mar
ket Reporter thinks it shows that the cause
of the falling off in the receipts during the
past Spring, "was due more to the extreme
rates of Freights demanded from points
on the Mississippi River than to the desire
of our former patrons to ship grain by the
way of st. Louis and New Orleans TO the
Atlantic ports. There is no doubt in the
minds of western farmers that by the way OF
Chicago aud Milwaukee and the Lakes is
the most direct route for the transportation
nf their grain"
Year: 1869

An occurrence is reported at Lyons
which is said to contain material for q
romance the sensational kind. The
Democratic Press gives the outlines Of the
case as follows: Somewhere at the east
of us lived minister Of the gospel who
wac the father ofa highly educated and
accomplished daughter, who had obtain
cd situation as head teacher in an cd.
ucational institution of high standing.
While thus employed and away from


parental restraint the daughter formed
the acquaintance of married man who
had lovely moustache, and tho init
macy eliminated in criminal inter.
course. Early last fall the father re-
ceived a letter from his daughter stating
that her health had become so much


impaired by her constant labors that it
became necessary for her to travel in
order to fit her to resume her position.
She went, and the anxious parents look
ed for tidings from their lost daughter,


but none came. Weeks, months passed,


and still no news from her came to the
ears of her fond mother and doting
father. About two weeks since some
thing reached them from which they


concluded that their daughter that they
bad almost mourned as dead, was stay
ing in this village, and the mother lost


no time in repairing thither, where she
found her daughter and grandchild


five or six weeks old. The father Of the
child provided the means, and had also
visited the mother and his child. After
the arrival of the old lady it was decid-
ed to accept the offer to adopt the child
which had been make by a citizen OF
the village; and the young, erring moth
er took her unwelcome offspring in her
arms and gave it last meal of that
food designed by the Creator for it's
sustenance, and then handed it over to
the tender care of its new protectors.
The two mothers then started for home,
it may be presumed, with heavy hearts.
Year: 1869

On Tuesday wedding party arrived
at the Delevan House from Lake George.
They were from New York, and had
been on tOur of about one weeks dura-
ton. The married couple Were accom-
panied by sister of the bride and some
other acquaintance, and all seemed hap
py enough until they reached this city.
During the day the bridegroom mani.
tested decided repugnance to his wif".
He threatened to use her violently, if
she came near him. His strange CON
duct led his friends to think he was i'll
sane, and this idea was strengthened by
the fact that he had been in that cOndi-
tlon five OF six years ago. All attempts
to reconcile the man to his wife were
vain. No one could quiet him at all
except the brides sister. When she
came near him he would sit down and
cease to be boiSterous for time He
rapidly grew worse, however, and III the
evening locked himself in his room, and
Threatened 10 shoot any person who
might attempt to enter. His friends
were alarmed at this state of affairs,
aud called upon Mr.. Leland to interfere


lie did so and was compelled to force
the door before gaining admittance.
The man was found TO be raving crazy.
More help was called for, and after a
desperate struggle; the insane mau was
0ouad with q cerd to prevent him from
doing injury to himself or others. The
whole party took the night train for
New York. The bride was inconselable
IN consequence of the sad condition OF
her husband. She wept bitterly, and
her friends and others who saw her,
feared that she, too, might become in
sane. Altogether, it was q sad ending 10
= honeymoon.-t 4lbdny Argus.
Year: 1869

PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,
And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all its attendant lila. will ind
in the use Of this BITTERS, or the TONIC an
elixir that will instil new life into their veins
restore in measure the energy and srdOr Of
more youthful days, build up their shrunkeD
fOrms, and give health and happiness in their
remaining Years
Year: 1869

YESTERDAY, as the sun was fairly Kissing in
an unclcuded sky, and while we were swelter-
ing in heavy winter clothing in the vicinity OF
the Post Office, We were attracted by the stvnsh
summer raiment displayed so tastefully in front
OF the weil-known Oak Hall; veuturing IN. we
purchased one IF its summer suits al a very
moderate price, aud stepped from the estab.
mant with the elastic tread of one who hal
been relieved OF 81 heavy burden. For the
information of our readers. we would state
that Oak Hall is At 400 1th street, opposite the
Post Office.
Year: 1869

PERSONS of curious turn Of mind will be
interested to know that an eminent He
braical scholar of Cincinnati has written q
review OF the history of the Omnific auto
graph, or name of the Almighty, as written
by the Deity and deposited in the Ark Of
tho Covenant. Many singular statements
are advanced in this treatise, but what Is
most important to us will be found in the
reparks on the meaning Of the name. The
signiacation presented In the Scripture is.


II am that am," conveying the idea of
actual existence, literally and fguratively,
omniscient creative power. According to
the writer referred to the true meaning of
the ineffable word (Which was composed Of
three letters) was, Il am what Tor that) !
have always been." expressing the idea of
the eternityin deiao existence, a. we'll al
impart tho same. This agrees thoroughly
with the history of all the language spoken
to man by his Maker, face to face, or
through the prophets aud inspired writer's.
Year: 1869

IN. Barley d'Aureville writes his copy
for the printers in ink of various colors
One line is black, then is q line in blue. and
green. red and violet follow in order. The
capital letters are written in ink of special
color.
Year: 1869

cleaning the poison Of tobacco from the system,
and thus allaying the strong cravings for tobacco
No more hankering for it after using Orton's
Preparation. Recollect it is warranted


The time taken to allay all desire for Tobacco
by the use of the Preparation varies slightly in
different persons. the average time being about
five days. Some
Year: 1869

In lumbago they act like charm In few
hours violent cough is relieved by Plaster ap-
piled to the chest. Many persons believe a cold
cannot be taken while Plaster Is worn there ;
this we do know, they greatly assist in the cure of
a neglected cold, so often the introducer of Con
sumption.


Cure of Lesion of the Liver.


gentleman, after a severe Sickness had lesion
of the liver. Every quick rovement or sudden jar
gave him severe pain, often laying him up for days
Hence he unable to follow any occupation with
regularity.


In this condition. he applied over the part
affected an ALLCOCK'S POROUS PLASTER
At first it seemed to rrtate, so it was taken off,
But the marked improvement he experienced after
ward gave him courage to try again, and he there
fore applied another plaster In a few days some
thing gave way" slipped to use the gentle
mans own words There was some soreness for
few days after, then his health was perfectly
restored. Upon being sounded by his physician
the adhesion or lesion was found to be gone


Principal Agency, Brandreth House, New York.
Sold by all Druggists. ie2s
Year: 1869

THE Sun says that Thurlow Weed is
temporarily stopping at New York, and that
$50 far from being the decrepit old man
which some of his adversaries would have
us believe, the Warwick of the Empire state
is as erect and almost as vigorous as in his
palmiest days"
Year: 1869

| SLURs ON WOMAN.-At recent dinner in this


city, (says Packdrd's Monthly,) at which no la


dies were present, a man, in responding to the


toast on " Woman" dwelt almost solely on the


frallty of the sex, claiming that the best among


them were little better than the worst the chief


difference being in the surroundings At the
conclusion of the speech, gentleman rose to


his feet, and said: 81 trust the gentleman, in
the application of his remarks, refers to his orn
mother and sisters, and not to ours" The ef-
feet of this most just and timely rebuke wa1
overwhelming the maligner of women was covl
cred with confusion and shame. This incdenty
serves an excellent purpose in prefacing few
words which we have for a long time had it in
our mind to say. Of all the evils prevalent
among young men, know of none more
blighting in its moral effects than the tendency
to speak slightingly of the virtue of women.
Nor is there anything in which young men are
so thoroughly mistaken as the low estimate they
form OF the integrity of women-not of their
own mothers and sisters, thank God, but of 9TH
ers, who, they forgot are somebody elses moth
ers and sisters. As rule, no person who sur
renders to this debasing habit is safe to be
trusted with any enterprise requiring integrity
OF character. Plain words should be spoken on
this point, TOR the evil Is general one, and deep
rooted. If young men are sometimes thrown
into the society of thoughtless or even lewd
women, they have more light to measure all
other women by what they see of these than
they would have to estimate the character of
honest and respectable citizens by the develop
ment of crime in our police courts. Let young
men remember that their chief happiness in life
depends upon their utter faith in woman. No
worldly wisdom, no misanthropic philosophy, no
generalization can cover or weaken this funda-
mental truth. 1t stands like the record of God
hmself-for it is nothing less than ths-and
should put an everlasting seal upon lips that are
wont to speak slightly of women.
Year: 1869

WATER PURIFIEs AIR.-Set pitcher OF water
in q room, and in q few hours it will have abb
sorbed nearly all the respired gases in the room,
the air of which will have become purer, but the
water utterly filthy. The colder the water is
the greater the capacity to contain these gases.
At ordinary temperature pail of water will con-
tain pint of carbonic acid gas, and several
pints of ammonia. The capacity is nearly
coupled by reducing the water to the tempera-
ture of ice. Hence, water kept in room for a
while is always unfit for use. For the same rea-
son the water from pump should always be
pumped out in the morning before any of it is
used. Impure water is more Injurious than inn
pure air.
Year: 1869

CHINESE IMMIGRATIoN.-AL Lynchburg
(Va) merchant, who has been nine wears
in commerce in China, writes to the Lynch
burg News quite lengthy letter upon the
Celestials, stating that as laborers, the Chi
nese are useful, patient, and not a little
ingenious, easily managed, exceedingly
industrious, and very cheap. Beyond this,
it is his statement that the Pacific Railroad
is strongly in favor of Chinese immigration,
and anxious to reap its revenue of millions
from the transportation eastward of laborers
from their landing places on the Pacific
coast. 1t is likewise stated that a New
York capitalist, presumably in business
affiliations with the Pacific Railroad, is
ready to put seventeen steamers on the line
between California and China. as soon as
the demand arises. Of Koopmanschap,
the correspondent of the News dose not
think very highly, but gives him, by i'm
plication, credit for sagacity in break
ing ground in business that must neces-
sarily return such heavy profits as the
introduction of cheap labor from the Flow
cry Kingdom
Year: 1869

THE SELF-IMMoLATIoN OF SEVENTEEN
HUNDRED RUssIANs-All the extraordi-
nary proceedings of the many fanatical
sects, whose rapid increase has excited so
much anxiety in Russia, are fairly thrown
into the shade by a terrible act of self
immolation which is reported from the
Government of Saratoy. A few months
ago. the prophets of a new religion made
their appearance in that part of the En-
pire, preaching self destruction by fire as
the only sure road to salvation; aud so
readily was their dreadful doctrine received
by the ignorant and perstitious peasau-
try, that in one large village no less than
seventeen hundred persons assembled in
some wooden houses, and, having barricad-
ed the doors and windows, set the build
ings on fire, and perished in he flames.
The authorities are doing all they can to
stay the progress of this new madness, but
their task is obviously difficult one. The
punishments which the law can inAict
must have little terror for enthusiasts who
deliberately choose death so horrible as
the true road to Heaven Pail Mall Gaz-
ette.
Year: 1869

The Judicial election comes off on the
10th of Oct der, and it is highly important
that the Republicans Of Shasta County fully
discharge their duty on that occasion.-
Hon Lorenzo Sawyer and Hon. o. G. Pratt,
our nominees for the Supreme Court, and
Hon. E. Garter, our candidate for the 9th
District, are men of acknowledged ability
for the positions named. Judge Garter is
recognized among legal men as one of the
most able jurists and SQUAD lawyers that
ever adorned the bench in this State, and
we presume that no one will seriously
question his superiority over Rosenborough
in all the elements that go to make up
competent Judge. As he is also resident
of our County, local pride and interest
should stimulate us to do all we possibly
can to secure his election Let every Re-
publican IN the county make it special
point to attend the polls in their respective
precincts on the 10th of October, and cast
their votes straight for the Union nominees
and We can certainly secure majority for
our ticket in the 9th Judicial District.
Year: 1869

MINNESOTA people believe that there
are valuable gold mines just north of the
State line in the Hudson Bay territory
Half breeds claim that they can make
eight dollars to ten dollars day by wash
ing dirt iu some of the small streams in
that territory.
Year: 1869

turn out to have been suicidal. believe the army
ofdcers by great majority to-day are retrograde-
farther back than Prim-and on the first occasion
would throw him overheard in favor of restoration
in the name of the Prince Of Asturias, or, perhaps
Don Carlos Why cannot these see that their own
preservation commands them to throw themselves
fairly and squarey upon the people-to seek popular
support and rely upon it, and let the army go to the
wall 7 But Prim was bred soldier, and bred in a
country where it has always been recognized that
soldier was born to command, and civilian was born
to obey.


1.-The patisans of Don Carlos are sanguine, and
getting ready to put in the field an army of 1900
men in the Northern Provinces to defend the rights
of the legitimate branch, and the priests and the holy
hold of Rome over her hitherto most ignorant and
submissive vassalsp
Year: 1869

Soon after noon yesterday, the body Of John
Ahlbaoh, German, found hanging In his apartment
the upper floor OF No. "a Willettst BE had driven
nail the wall and attached thereto cord which he
had placed around his neck. He had then apparently
stuffed handkerchief into his mouth and thrown him.
sef forward when found his feet still touched the
floor II appears that In the month OF January last Ah
bach had a quarrel with his wife, on which occasion
son OF the pair interfered In behalf OF his mother and
bsat the old man badly about the head and face with


pistol that the latter was confined to the hospital for
10 his former apartment Ahlbach ascertained THAI the
and mother removed nearly all the The furniture to


live with them Abbach caused the arrest Of his and
the latter held to bail to answer the assault Inc
siderable property OF late and this added TO his domes
tc troubles preyed upon his mind that ne had often
declared that he would end his existence coroner nee
nan was informed OF the occurrence and will hold an In
0uest to-day,
Year: 1869

not included the above estimate because the Portland
and Rochester Rairood pledges itself to build this por


ton OF the road whenever guarantee is given LOT tne
construction OF the rest OF the line The aid OF the
Nashua and Worcester Railroad together with the STOCK
subscribed along the route insures adequate FUNDS Tor


that part OF the limo lying between Nashua ana the
Portsmouth and Concord Rsiiroad but the subscrip
tons for the remainder Of the road 10 present In
Year: 1869

A terrible tragedy occurred i'll Philadel
phia on Tuesday morning near the scene
of the Twitchell murder The family of
Nh. Thomas L. Evans assembled at break
fast at the usual hour, and during the pro-
oress of the meal the strange behavior of a
son named Marshall Evans was freely dis
cussed. 1t had been determined that the
father, after breakfast, should visit the
family physician, DR.. Van Dyke, in order
to procure a certificate of the sons mental
condition, on which he could be removed
TO an insane asylum. Just as the converse
ton was concluded Marshall came into the
breakfast-room and took his seat at the
table. His father bade him good morning
but he made no response, and 1t was
suspected by all present that he had over
heard the conversation. He ate heartily
and while he was thus engaged his father
left the room to change his dressing gown
for coat, and procuring his hat, Mr.
Evans started down the front stairway On
his father reaching the hall landing, Mar
shall walked toward the front door, drew g
revolver and shot at his father three times
IN rapid succession. Mr. Evans retreated
through the parlors and fell near the dining
room. His son followed, and as the body
was living on the floor he bent over it but
said nothing, and when the police entered
the last words of the dying man were:
Don't harm my boy, for he didn't know
what he was doing" Young Evans is 26
years old, has been afflicted with rheuma-
tism for many years, and has recently be-
haved in violent manner to his wife and
members Of his own family. He was with
out doubt insane, for he has been until q
few weeks good son and an affectionate
husband
Year: 1869

A correspondent says: There has been
much well-grounded complaint on the sub
ject of the buying up of the greater portion
The most desirable government lands IN the
oreat valleys Of our State by spectators,
who hold them at largely advanced figures,
and thereby retard the settlement of the
country very materially. The evil is un-
questionably, but it will in some measure


work its own cure. The counties IN which
these lands are located, viii, as aruie, adopt
the system OF taxing them to 11ll extent
allowed by law, rating their value at the


the asking price. This viii make it too ex-
pensiye for the. spectators to hold such
large bodies OF land for any ngth Of time,


and sales will be forced as fastas possible.
The want of the interior counties Of the
State is population which would enable
them to raise sufficient taxes to meet the
interest on their own debts and carry on
the machinery of government. 4 heavy
tax, levied on unimproved lands held for
speculative purposes by non-residonts, viii


serve double purpose realizing an imme-


diate income, and compelling sales which
will ensure future prosperity. This point
is well understood, and / think that it viii
have due weight with the interior county
officers. Eet


But the immigrant need not wait for a
change in this respect There are millions


upon millions of acres of unoccupied lands
IN California which can be had for prices


so low as to leave nothing to complain of.


From the Oregon line to San Diego, there


stretches q wide belt of country along the


western slope of the Sierra Nevada, which


is peculiarly adapted to the growth of all


the fruits of the temperate zones, and the


semi-tropical The vine thriyes here bet


ter than anywhere else IN the world, and


most kinds OF grain can be grown to ad-


vantage for home consumption and in Many


Localities with profit for expectation. From


S150 to $500 per acre will buy vast


tracts and small improved farms


which will yield good support for


a large family, can be had for 81 900 to


SO, 600 each. The old ''Forty Miners,


when they took up rancho, did it with


the expectation of making a fortune out Of


it in couple of years at most and, if they


did not succeed, cursed the business out


and out at once. They still cling to the


ideas of 's49, and are seldom, if ever, con-


tent with what your Eastern farmers would
call ''good years work" " This is why


such farms are cheap and nearly ali for


sale. If a family win be content to make


good living and have something over at
the end Of each year, they can easily do it


on such q farm, and wealth will surely
come III time; but our old population viii
not wait, and unless q place will bring
them great and sudden wealth, they do not
consider it worth owning at any price. L
new class Of farmers, and new and less eX-
| travagant ideas, must come in place of all
this, before the country can be truly pros
porous