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Year: 1864

While the copperheads were firing guns to
celebrate their exertions to destroy the Uaion,
news OF firing guns for the preservation of the
Union was also being received. Admiral Far
ragurs guns were awakening the enemy to a
sense of the power of the nation; and the one
hundred and ten guns, two forts, two war
vessels, and fourteen hundred rebel prisoners
attest the efficacy Of those Union guns.
Year: 1864

Mr.. Dodson will there and then explain the
methods and workings of this most charitable
organization, and will present the claims Of the
sick and wounded soldier 10 the citizens of
Butte county in such manner that any citizen
having one single spark Of patriotism left in
MS bosom, or feeling Of sympathy for the noble
soldier who leave. bis home, his family. and
everything that is near and dear to him bu, his
couniry's honor and the preservation Of cons,i


:utional liberty, will know tha, he owes ,ha,
noble soldier at least his sympa,hies, and every.
thing that can be done 10 alleviate bis suffering
on the bloody fields Of battle We have inst
gained one great victory at the baliot-box and
know that the prosecution of the war with
vigor and determination until peace is restored
and our glorious Uuion intact, is q foregone
conclusion and, Us more soldiers must go forth
IN defense of our common country, let loyal
Butte rise in her glory aud munifcence, and
come TO the rescue. The ladies are most cor.
daily invited to be present on all occasions, SIS
with their assistance nothing fails that is wor


thy of their attention. Come one, come all
There are 10 collections made at these ad
dresses, but they simply give both friend aud
Zoe an opportunity 10 hear the truth and act
according to the dictates of their consciences.
Year: 1864

IRRIGArIoS.-Msny of the farmers of Colusa
county have resolved to irrigate large tracts Of
their land. the water to be brought from the
Sycamore slough, derived from the Sacramento
river. This will; to a great extent, render
them independent Of drought.
Year: 1864

Too BAD.-Some six good Democrats, who
had been striking for an election precinct sll
day, arrived at Ashton just as the polls were
closed and the counting commenced.-Colusa
Sun.


Striking for an election precinct all day.
eh! They must have taken al overdose of the
spirit of Democracy"
Year: 1864

PERHAPs.-Hsnry Ward Bsecher is prepAr-
ing the public mind for tie progress of events.
he think Grant is pretty safe in his on to Rich
nond, and gives the following as the sfter-pisce
of the progIsnme as he would have it


The next national nominating convention
will be held in Richmond. Blacks and whites
will perhaps mingle equally in its debates and
decisions, and it would be an act Of justice if
enc Of these long oppressed and despised friends
of God should be selectsd with some one of
their great eo-fghters, like Gen. Grant, to rep
resent renewed nation, the master and model
Of the world
Year: 1864

THE FIRE THAT OLD NICK BUILT.
-Intemperance-this is the fire that
Old Nick built.


Moderate Drinking.-This is the fuel
that feeds the fire that Old Nick built.


Rum Selling.-This is the stone tina.
grinds the axe, that cuts the wood, that
feeds the fire that Old Nick built.


Public Opiuion.-This is the sledge,
with its face of steel, that batters the
stone, that grinds the axe that cuts the
wood, that feeds the fire that Old Nick
built.


A Temperance Meeting.-This is one
of the blows that we quietly deal to fash
ion the sledge, with its face Of steel, that
batters the stone that grinds the axe,
that cuts the wood tha, feeds the fire that
Old Nick built.


The Temperance Movement.-This is
the smith that works with a will, that
gives force to the blows we quietly deal
to fashion the sledge with its face of
steel, that batters the stone, that grinds
the axe that cuts the wood that feeds the
fire that Old Nick built.
Year: 1864


Our ONLY HoPE.-Turn whichever
way the earnest spirit will, to the weak
world without, or the weaker world with.
in, its only peace is the High Priest that
can be touched with the feeling of its in>
firmities--its rest is in the remission Of
sins by the offerings of Him who bears
the stripes of our iniquities and forgiYes
them its only glorying is in Jesus.
Let the thought of crucified Christ,
be never out of your mind. Let it be
your consolation, your meditation, your
life, death, and resurrection.


dare not choose my lot,


/ would not if must;
But choose thou for me, o my God,


So shall walk Alright


The kingdom that seek


Is thine so let the way
That leads to it, o, Lord, be thine,


Else / must surely stray.


Those graces of holiness have the most
evident and legble characters Of love
upon them which are most effectual in
working US into conformity TO Christ.
OF this sort are meekness, contempt Of
the world, readiness to pass by wrongs,
to forgive enemies, to love and to do good
unto all.
Year: 1864

TOUCHING INCIDENT OF THE WAR.
After the battle at Bean Station, East


Tennessee, the rebels were guilty Of all


manner of indgnity toward the slain.


They stripped their bodies and shot all


persons who came near the battlefield to


show any attention to the dead. The


body of little drummer boy left naked
and exposed. Near by, in humble
house, there xere two little girls, the eld-
est but sixteen, who resolved to give the
body decent burial. They took the
night for their task. With hammer and
nails in hand, and boards on their should
ers, they sought the place where the
body of the dead d m m e boy lay.


ErnH their own scanty wardrobe, they
clothed the body for the grave. With
their own hands, they made rude coffin,
into which they reverently put the dead
boy. They dug the grave, and lowered
the body into 1t and covered II over. Inc
noise of the hammering brought some of
the rebels to the spot. The sight was TO
much for them. The stiffness of the
night-tbe story SO eloquenlly told by
the heroic labors, no one interfered, and
when the sacred rites of burial were per-
formed, all separated, and the little drum
mer boy sleeps undisturbed in his grave
on the battlefield Such tenderness and
herosm deserves to run along the line OF
coming generations with the story OF
the woman who broke the alabaster box
on the feet Of the Saviour, and with her
who put her two mites into the treasury.
Year: 1864

Cautiously, boys! A few steps, and
we stumble over the handsome horse of
the wounded colonel, dead in the middle
of the road, with eight bullets through
him. There, TOO, is the bloody boot of
bis rider, hastily cut off after the wound
ing was accomplished. A company are
detailed as aankers and as they go
through the wood few rods distant from
the road, they hear the groans of other
wounded,men. They cannot go to them /;
for to stop would be to expose the whole
flank Of the column to danger.


Now we pass other dead horses be-
longing TO cavalry men, which were shot
in the road by the retreating Rebel pick
cts. At length we reach fork where
Year: 1864

WE have considerably enlarged TEE DAILY ONO
ST. ATEsMAN, and now print it on plain and hand
soHs Lew type, and clear white paper.


InPolitics, The OHIO STATEsMAN lin Warn in
Peace for the Country for the Constitution and for
Union Of equal States, with equal privileges, and
with equal and exact justice to all its citizens. We
are for the Old Flag with not Star or Stripe erased
aud the Old Union far it is possible to restore it.
and for the existing Constitution in its spirit letter
aud purpose.


Upon the coming events of the year, rest the hopes
# tho People and Government. We are in the midst
Of bloody and protracted civil war. Its duration
and close depend upon WISER truer and more patri-
oic Policy than we have seen during the present Ad
ministraticn. Wsowe it to the memory Of our Faith
ers and to the hopes Of Children to the future Of
Country, and to the best interests Of mankind TO
change Policy which is drifting farther and far
ther from the landmarks of our patriotic sires.


TIE STATESMAN will do oil II can to aid in bring
ing about this changer and hence. the Publishers in
vite support and encouragement from all those who
while wishing for good NEWSPAPER, also wish to
have sound Constitutional Journal


We publish paper in which we seek to give the
TRUTH. Our Commercial Reports, our Markets, our
Political and General News are carefully freed from
the sensational character, and seek to make THE
STATESMAN trustworthy in every particular.


For News, for Instruction, for Good Morals, for
Sound Political Sentiments, for Steady Defense Of
American Institutions. Take, Read and help 10 Cir
culate, THE OHIO STATEsMAH.


TIE WEEKLY ONO STATESMAN is one Of the
largest, cheapest, and best printed Papers in the
West. Each number contains complete rssums of
all the Military and Political of the week; the
latest telegraphic and market reports; carefully
prepared collection Of literary reading for the home
and family; and an abundance Of paragraphs upon
every topic of interest or Importance. The wide
circulation already obtained by this paper is an evil
dence Of its popularity, and Of its being adapted to
the wants of the people. . ...... ....
Year: 1864

NURSES FOR THE WOUNDED.


We hear that number Of clerks In the
Treasury and other Departments have been
detailed to 60 to the hospitals at Fredericks-
burg and elsewhere near the scene of opsra-
tions, in order to give such aid and care to the
wounded as their cases may require.
Year: 1864

This army corps is now commanded by
General Horatio Wright, formerly division
commander under General Sedgwick. Genl
w. is an officer o f much military experience,
and under his direction the old Sixth Corps
will doubtless sustain its proud reputation for
gallantry.
Year: 1864

GENERAL GRANT CAPTURES LARdE


AMOUNT OF REBEL COMMISSARY


STORES.


From parties from the front, we learn that
our army, since the first days fight, has ad-
vanced fourteen miles.


Nearly our entire force was engaged on Mon
day. when our headquarters were near Spotsyl-
vanm Oourt House, and last night the head
quarters were reported two miles in advance Of
that POINT


Yesterday there was skirmishing and some
heavy fighting at points on the line
A general advance of our entire line was
ordered for O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and
tho firing after that hour to after sundown is
rep resented to have been very heavy
Gen Grant has captured q large amount OF
Rebel oommissary stores.


II s said that thus far we have not lost
single wagon.
Year: 1864

DRLIeAoY "A lady recently called upon q
professioual gentleman to have corn removed
nom her tse Being somewhat modest and re.
fined, she had drawn silk stocking over her
foot to conceal it, having first cut hole In the
rarment large enough for the protrusIon of the
offandipe excrescence The professor coutem.
plated the delicate arrangement for q moment.
and then deliberately drew from his pocket and
put upon his hands pair OF white KID gloves,
hefore proceeding with his surgical labors
Year: 1864

Those who take Democratic papers
and read them, are affectiOnately invi-
ted to answer these questions:


Did you ever sec in Que Of them all
earnest, hearty appeal for volunteers,
since the fall of 81? 3


Did you ever see in one of them, a
word of cOmmendation TO any act of
the Government?


Did you ever see in one of them a
word of hearty condemnation OF the
rebels or their cause?


Did you ever see in one Of them a
word Of encouragement TO our brave
soldiers?


Did you ever see in any one Of them
one word in advocacy of any practical
measure for the benefit Of the Union
soldiers2


Did you ever know one Of them TO
accept as true the first news Of Fed
eral victory?


Did you ever know one that did not
believe at sight, in every rumor OF a
Federal defeat?


Did you ever see one that credited
any statement Of rebel cruelty to our
sick and wounded?


Did you ever know one that did not
publish all the Confederate stories Of
cruelty practiced by our men on the
rebels?


Did you ever sec line in one Of
them commanding a successful Union
officer? p sslg 3w0a


In short, did you ever see one, that
by a simple change Of name would moi
do admirably as southern rebel pa
per?


Examine the files of your so-calleC
Democratic" papers and sec.


Friendship is vase, which, if ffawet
by heat, or violence, or accident, may
as we'll be broken at once; it never car
be trusted after.


Our first serious quarrels are agains
our native country's; as the first strug
giles and screams Of infants are agains
their mothers.
Year: 1864

DANCE HoUsEs.-The city fathers have
very properly passed an ordinance prohibit
ing the keeping of "dance houses" within
the city limits. A Spanish fandango house
at the lower end of the city, which has of
late been a source of much annoyance to the
residents of that vicinity, has been closed
under the law.
Year: 1864

FROM BELow.-Pa Parties have arrived
here this week from the Dalles, overland.
They bring intelligence that the river was
frozen up between the Dalles and Cascades
at the time of their departure, and that there
had been no express communication between
the Dalles and Portland since the last trip
of the boat to Wallula. 1t was expected
that the river would break up much sooner
between there and Wallula than it would
from the Dalles to the Cascades, The Ex-
press stage from this place had arrived there
and was awaiting the arrival Of an express
from Portland. 1t was considerably colder
at the Dalles than it has been here.
Year: 1864

LoCALs.-A Portland "local" could have
had fine opportunity in our city this week
for display of his wit ami descriptive
powers. One dog fight and one man fight
have occurred to mar the usual quietness of
the town.
Year: 1864

FROM GRAND RONbB.-Reports from
the Grand ROnde valley are to the effect
that the weather there continues cold, and
in the greater portion of the valley the ground
is covered with snow to depth of twelve
inches. In the upper end of the valley a
great many cattle have died-owing as much
to the fact that the water on the ranges had
all frozen up as to the cold weather and
scarcity of food. The hay, made of the
wild grass there, is said to contain but little
nutrition, and unaccompanied by other food,
will barely keep stock alive in ordinary
winter weather


In the vicinity of the Cove the weather is
said to be milder But little snow has fall
len there, and stock have done much better
than at the upper end of the valley
Year: 1864

SoCIABLE-T ladies extend their
thanks to the large party that attended their
"Sociable" on Tuesday evening, and espe-
cially invite them all to be present at the
next meeting on next Tuesday evening
Year: 1864

ANALYzE Ir.-A bit Of news, puporting
to have come overland from the Dalles, has
been floating around the streets for the past
two or three days, to the effect that there
were from 1900 to 1000 people in Portland
awaiting transportation to the upper country.
Let it be borne in mind by the credulOus
that there had been no communication be-
tween Portland and the Dalles, at the time
of the last overland departures from the lat
ter place, since the last arrival of the ex-
press at Walla Walla.
Year: 1864

In Dresden there is an iron egg, the his
tory of which is something like this: A
young Prince sent this iron egg to a lady to
whom he was betrothed She received it in
her hand, and looked at it with disdain. In
her indignation that he should send her
such a gift she cast it to the earth. When
it touched the ground, spring, cunningly
hidden in the egg, opened, and silver yOlk
rolled out. She touched a secret spring in
the yolk, and golden chicken was re-
vealed she touched spring in the chicken,
and crown was found within; she touched
spring in the crown, and within it was
found diamond wedding ring There is a
moral to the story.
Year: 1864

The Philadelphia Dispatch says, "Some
men actually hostile to the Republican party
have been, either directly or indirectly, re-
cipionts of the public bounty to large ex-
tent. All such might very we'll be dis
placed" Well, the principle of removing
all from office who were not radicals has
been pretty generally carried out, and it is
likely, will be continued as fast as the con-
servative "traitors" are found out. The
only way for a government official to pre-
serve his official head from immediate de-
capitation, is to come the abolition dodge
and out-radical any body. This stroke of
policy will serve him when all else fails !;
but it takes mean man to come this dodge
if he does it merely for sake of Office, and
no honorable man would stoop to it.
Year: 1864

HIGH PRICE.-A gentleman informed us
yesterday that grain was selling at 25c. per
pound and hay at $50 per ton at La Grande.
Whether this high price has its existence in
fact or in some speculator's brain we presume
holders will soon ascertain.
Year: 1864

The Rev. John 7. Gilman, of the Port
land Courier throws upon the Almighty the
whole responsibility Of the prolongation Of
the war, as follows:


"Can any reasonable man fail to see the
grand design of Jehovah in vindicating his
justice in the prolonging of the war The
proclamation of Liberty to the bondsmen,
was made before the people were hardly up
to that point"
Year: 1864

DGED.-A "John Chinaman," member of
the royal family of Hop Wa, died in this
city on Monday His remains were laid out
in state upon the floor Of Hop Was wash
house, and during the day of Tuesday all
the natives of the Flowery Kingdom in the
city suspended "washee" and assembled at
the house to perform Chin-chinJosh. This
ceremony consisted of burning candles and
Josh sticks "a kind of reed which burns very
slowly) at the head and feet of the corpse.
At the side of the body was also placed a
pan of rice and couple Of eggs, and near by
them were piled up lot of apples At the
head were number of strips Of perforated
piper and bundle of "josh sticks" The
sticks and paper are imported by the Chi
nese from their native land, and are sup
posed by them to have an influence in keep
away, as John told US, " no 6cl-leg good deb
Jles" from the body of the deceased. On
Wednesday the body was enclosed in tin
coffin and boxed up and sent to Wallula to
be shipped to San Francisco; thence to Chi
ma.
Year: 1864

THEY RETIRE IN DIsoUsT.-The Rip Van
Wrinkles Of the old forlorn journal Of Commerce,
"waked up" BY the thunders Of the late cleo
ton, have rubbed their eyes, taken look Of
the clay OF the land" and they retire in disgust
from the political arena. Their speculative
calculations, like those OF the "maid OF the
milking pail" have fallen through, and so
they are going on anew tack. This is the first
symptom Of tho coming collapse among large
batch OF exhausted party journals running upon
n low diet on the chances of the late election.
Year: 1864

WILLIAM G. conner, COUNTY CLERK ELECT
We congratulate our fellow citizens of this
island upon the election OF Mr.. Conner as
County Clerk. He has the well established
reputation OF an honest, reliable and capable
man. We have no doubt be will prove very
decided Improvement in companion with Go
net, "ring" man, whose highest ambition ap-
pears to have been the position Of ring mas
ter.r Tsmmapy made mistake ia setting him
up again, and the people have very properly
rehyksd XsmGApy N eating him down.
Year: 1864

Mr.. Carter IN his Summer Cruise oc
the New England Coast" gives the follow
ing facts concerning the mackerel fishery


When mackerel vessel reaches place
where the fish are supposed TO be plentiful,
the master f'urls all his sails except the main
sail. brings his vessels bow TO the wind, ran
ges his crew at intervals along one of her
sides, and, without a mackerel in sight, at
tempts to raise a school by throwing over
bait. The batter stands amidships, with
bait-box outside the rail, and with tin cup
nailed to long handle he scatters the bait
on the water. If the mackerel appear, the
men throw out short lines, to the hook of
which a gittering pewter jig is affixed. The
fish, if they bite at all, generally bite rapid
", and are hauled in as fast as the most ac.
tive man can throw out and draw in line.
As they pull them on board, the fisherman.
with jerk, throws them into a barrel stand
ing beside him. So ravenously do they bite,
that something's barrelful is caught in fif-
teen minutes by single man. Some ac-
tive young men viii haul in and Jerk of
fish and throw out the line for another with
a single motion, and repeat the act in so
rapid succession that their arms seem con-
tinually on the swing. TO be high line,
that Is, to catch the greatest number of fish,
is an object of earnest desire among the am
bilious; and the muscular ease, the preci-
ciSion, and adroitness of movement which
such men exhibit in the strife are admira
bic. While the school remains alongside
and will take the hook, the excitement of
the men, and the rushing noise Of the fish In
their beautiful and manifold evolutions In
the water arrest the attention Of the most
careless observer.
Year: 1864




Some years since. when I was in college,
we had amongst our faculty, a curious,
parsonage. whom every one regarded with
considerable respect, and yet rs a character
sui leaer5s. lie had lived many years with
out wife. and expected to live 50 always.
Indeed a he was the professor Of mathe-
MATES the abstraction OF his science for
bade his indulging in the idea Of getting
married To the female sex, therefore, he
showed no other regard than common pO-
illness required His character was purely
negative. OF course he was not popular
with the ladies, and they kept themselves NJ
d distance from him. But circumstances
that often bring about a match in other ca
scs, placed hJm m a peculiar dilemma. It
seemed q Whim that a necessity was iaId up
ON him to get married. lie was one OF the
faculty OF the cailege.-ail the other proteS-
sors were married and obliged TO entertain
the distinguished visitors OF the Institution.
Hehad always 5OardeH OF course it WASH t
expected Of him that he should ever give a
party or dinner. But it began to be regard
ed a. rather mean in him to shirk off this
matter from year to year, and, well off as
he was pecuniarily, throw upon the other
members Of the faculty the cost and trouble
Of entertaining the special friends and pat
rons of the College. The question was
therefore frequently asked:


.Nhv dosen't the old miser entertain
some OF the distinguished visitors that visit
US?


Now our professor WASH a miser at all
and it often troubled him to think he was
situated that he couldn't bear his part OF
the burden And yet; what could he do?
Must he ret married? And if so, to whom?
He had no special regard for any one IN the
vicinity Of the college, and no one had any
special regard for him. In his younger days
he had seen at school a young lady in the
city OF New-Y ork. in whom he had felt a
peculiar interest And of her he hadn' t
heard for years. Doubtless before this time
she was married, or in her grave. Possibly,
however, she was still living and waiting for
him Glorious thought He was quite
relieved ut it, though, indeed, there might
be no foundation for his relief. Neyerthe
less he could make due inquiry. Nor could
he long delay. for commencement day was
at hand. only few weeks off. 1t was his
turn. or rather would be if he was married,
to give the great dinner to the distinguished
personages who would be present on the oc-
casion. There would be the Governor Of
the State. and his lady-the trustees OF the
Institution and their friends, and others of
equal repute But who should be master OF
ceremonies? And who should grace the ta-
bic? He could square the circle perhaps,
but such circle as this, what could he do
with it? If he were only married, what a
belpmeet would his wife be at such time.
And vet, his wife must be good looking,
intelligent, and accom- plished lady; otherwise
the blank would be blot


Now there was young lady in the neigh
borhood that the professor thought might
answer. He had seen her at his boarding
house, and spoke to her once or twice :.


''But she may say no, and If she did,