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Year: 1865

New YORK. Nov. 2l-The reception
of General Grant at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel last night was most brilliant There
were over two thousand guests present,
including some of the most prominent
men of the United States. Notwith-
standing the rain, an immense throng
gathered in the vicinity of the hotel
After the conclusion of the PERCEPTION GER
emonies, General Grant and party sat
down to special supper prepared for
only n few distinguished personages. In
reply to a toast drank to his health
General Grant said: l am greatly in-
debted to the citizens, ladies and gentle
man, of New York city, for the great
kindness l have received during the few
davs that l have been with them. You
know it is not my habit to make speech
es, and hope You will excuse me from
saving more, but I do thank them from
the bottom of my heart. This afternoon
General Grant takes his departure for
Washington, on the four o'clock train.
Year: 1865

CURE FOR Hollow HoRN,-The follow
ing single remedy for hollow horn, |
have received from reliable source, but
have not had the opportunity to test it.
Tako soft soap and salt mixed IN equal,
portions, and rub smartly the roots OF
the horns, and along the whole length
of the back to the end of the tail, with


the mixture, Repeat occasionally, for a
few days, if necessary. ...
Year: 1865

The BEST RorrE.-There is no longer doubt
that saving Of one half in both time and dis
tance can be effected to Northern adventurers bv
taking the overland route from either Red Bluff
or Chico. Capt. Pierce, who Las lived in the
Idaho country four years and travelled both the
overland, and ocean and Columbia river routes
informs the Sacramento Orion that the former is
entirely preferable. The distance from Idaho
City to Chico IS only $50 miles. In regard to the
new route the Union says: On this route there
are only about one hundred miles on which there
are 10 houses, and understand that General
Bldwell, with company of about thirty mcu
have lately been engaged on the portion of the
route that lies in California. clearing it from
SHOWS and otherwise improving it. Gen Bid
well returned to Chico March 10th. As soon as
the roads settle wagons will leave both Chico
and Red Bluff for Susanville, to connect with
the trains at that point and on the Sd of Apri
q saddle train will leave Chico.
Year: 1865

EXTRA SEssIoS.-ln late number of this paper
we advocated the calling of an extra session of
Legislature for the especial purpose of acting on
the Constitutional Amendment aboishing sla-
very forever. There seems to be great va
riety of objections TO any such action the
part of the Governor. The Red Bluff Independ-
tnt considers the proposition simply ridiculous
that's one reason the Marysville Appeal says
of it - The TRINITY Journal recommends an
extra session Of the Legislature, and the Flag
says Senator Conness will advise Governor Low
to call an extra session to take action on the
Amendment of the Constitution. recently passed
by Congress, abolishing slavery in the United
States. The haste of the Journal, and the zeal
manifested by our Senator seems to warrant the
suspicion that there may be something more in
this movement than the simple ratification of the
Constitutional Amendment" We will briefly
state that there is nothing of the kind far as
we concerned. We have no time nor dispo-
sition to correspond with Senator Conncss to
ascertain what his wishes or views on the subject
are. The ideas put forth by this paper originated
nj home, and it alone may be held responsible
for them.


OF the proposition the Sacramento Beesays
" The TRINITY Journal advocates an extra SeS-
sion Of the Legislature for the purpose of adopt-
ing the amendments to the State Constitutions =
Such a step would cost the State al least SlJo,-
600, an expense wholly unnecessary. There will
he no Congress in session to take notice of the
adoption, and the regular session will meet in
ample time to act upon the subject. The next
Legislature can adopt the amendment and for
ward the result Of its action TO the next Congress
within month of the time that body could have
notice of the action Of special session Oh the
subject


We don { wish to see the State put to any cx-
pcnse that can be avoided, unless something of
moment can be gained thereby. 1t is rather 4
Of qualification know that the prnci pie
objection of the Bee is the matter of dollars and
cents to the State Government and consequent
ly to Sacramento. The Bee suggests that we fear
last years Union voters may change their ideas.
Not so much that the fact that we may have
many thousands more of voters this year than we
had last; voters who will not change their
ideas. :" inculcatcd in rcbedom ard there VIII
be great influx of such. Most OF them VIII
vote if they can. ana two-thirds of those who
came last year and did not vote would this year
vote jeff. Davis ticket in preference to any
other Nevada paper SAYS there is no cause
for fear that the people of the State are each
day becoming more and more the friends Of free
DOM" Very well the apologies ample. and
we will be satisfied with the Bee'g assertion that
slavery is now a. dead virtually. Is il can be
made by the amendment But if any disaster
should come upon the Union party in this regard,
we can wash our hands OF completely in it. We
shall now leave the matter to the Governor and
" Senator Conncss."
Year: 1865

- C0safv Warrsafs and Grsesbaeles taken at
at their ruling value In payment for subscriptions to this
paper To soldiers the Government service the JOURNAL
will be furnished for Grecnbacks at PAR ii
Year: 1865

Governor Sharkey's Order for the Org


izatiOM Of u state Milftta-GenernlS SlO-


cum Puts u Complete stop to the MOve-


ment, &c.


From the Chicago Republican, August 3ol


Governor Sharkey has fallen into trouble. Though no
longer young man, he is decidedly too fast He travels
out Of the record He transcends his authority. He
fancies himself greater poentate than he is He has
already got himself snubbed by the military authorities
in the State He will he reprimanded by his superiors
Washington. He ought TO be removed and man of
common sense well as of patriosm-a man who has
some practical judgment and knows what he is about
should be made provisional governor in hls place.


Governor Sharkey has thought proper 10 appoint
courts and sherifs and TO set foot system Of his
own for the administration Of justice His commission
and his instructions give him power 10 establish such
institutions The people of Mississippi have had JUS


ce except of the military kind since they rebeled and
States Under the rebel rule this military justice
Of the worst description since the con-
quest of the State il has been immensely i'm
proved In its quality. However, they have not got on
very well with this military system, and we dare say
Sharkey hates IT much Horace Greeley does. But
that does not empower him rush ahead with his
projects, like steam engine without balance wheel
The Missssppans can have civil justice, and that only,
Just they out Of rebellion and in the Union
Sharkey might well not precipiate its bene
fits upon them by his own autOcratiC decree.


He has also undertaken to raise military establish
ment He has ordered that two companies OF soldiers o
the State of Mississippi shall be organized and armed in
every county On this subject decisive counter order
will be likely 10 reach him from Washington
Meanwhile however, General Socum the military com
mander OF the State has taken the matter in hand, as
his duty and has directed that no such military or
ganzaton shall take place anywhere in the State HI
surrender the United States officers all arms In
their possession. This will check the military ardor OF
Governor Sharkey, but II WILL in the end, we think,
prove beneficial TO the people OF Mississippi
Year: 1865

over the Central road which was due here ~ seven
O'Clock this evening by the breaking OF an axe.


The baggage car thrown OF the track' ana the
baggage master, named Smith, belonging IN THIS ciy,
was instantly killed The express messenger and two
others were also slightly hurt but Of the passengers
were injured
Year: 1865

Nor SURPRIsIXo.-The Scranton Penn Reg
lister says that Forney, Of the Washington
Chronicle, is out in the Philadelphia Press in
favor of creating an order of nobility in this
country. Having made one-quarter of a million
by the war, he is in favor ofredncing poor whites
TO level with the negro, and then reconstruct
ing iE such manner as to leave the Govern
ment under the absolute control of the money
power of the country. Progressive, this But
not surprising, proceeding from mercenary
time-server, who was for many years sound
Constitutional Democrat, and sold his political
principles for mess of pottage in the first in
stance, although from the foregoing it seems he
has received larger pay for his treachcry in the
end
Year: 1865

having sOld bis vote. Both parties plead
uiartyrdOm, justified their crime because, as
stAted,by themselves, it was common Of
fsnss, aud complained that they should be
ceusured or punished for doing that of which
nesrly al we're guilty. The gentleman from
New York was returned TO the next Con-
grsss b. a larger msjorily3than before. The
senator retains his political standing, and
the only censure they incurred from the
party Of which they are shining lights was,
not on account Of the crime they had COM


nitted, but that they had allowed their swim
dies 20 be discovered and thus brought dis
grace upon the party. There is scarcely a
public official of the Republican purity, or a
relative hanger-on or political friend of one,
who has not fraudulently made money out
of the war While the people have been
impoverished and the country desolated un-
der the iron heel of war, the Abolition jack
alls Of the manufacturing States have been
riotiDg upon money literally stolen from the
people. Out Of carnival Of blood they
have amassed colossal fortunes, and are now
throwing every possible obstacle in the way
of the restoration Of harmony and the estab-
lishment Of peace, because with peace the
opportunity for robbery is at an end. At
ter the excitement and prejudices of the
present day shall have passed away, the fu-
ture historian who may write the history Of
these times, in discussing the causes which
led to our great civil cOnvulsion will rank as
chief among them the social and political
immortality of the Abolition party Cali
torRiG Express.
Year: 1865

Those who are fond of displaying their knowl-
edge on subjects of which others profess to be
ignorant, should be cautious; for those who
have dignity and candor enough to confess their
own ignorance, we may be assured, will have
discrimination enough to detect the ignorance
Of others.
Year: 1865

The RIGHT KND.-A young man Of our ac-
quaintance, says the Sonoma Co. Democrat
few DAYS since describing the girl he was about
to take unto himself, "for better or for worse"
said she was "a good sensible girl knew how
to work, was not stuck up, and had never been
used to being buggy rode, and iay-hawked
about" "
Year: 1865

PREsERvATIvEs OF FEMALE BEAUTY.-The fair
Queen of Scots bathed in wine, and the Earl of
Shrewsbury while acting as her custodian, COM
planned bitterly of the expense she entailed up
on him by this Injurious custom. 1t was white
wine the ladies thus employed for the purposes
of the toilette, and it was mainly used by those
of "certain age, who desired to remove their
wrinkles; young eauty contented itself with a
bath of milk. A vine bath was assuredly much
TO be preferred to the flesh of capons filled with
vipers, by which the beautiful Veneta Digby,
wife of the excentrc Sir Kenelm, endeayored to
improve her complexion. Sir Kenelm is also
supposed to have made his lady feed upon the
great SNAIL washing down the unsavory repast
with draught of viper wine, for the preserva-
ton Of her beauty No wonder that's she died in
her thirty-third year, and that only a smallquan-
tity of brains" was found in her head
Year: 1865

THE BODY GUARD.-The days of republican
simplicity at Washington are over now forever.
1t is felt that there it would be foolish and GRIM


inal to neglect the precautions that are necessa-
ry to preserve the life of the President of the
United States. Mr. Lincoln had body guard,
but that was felt to be mere form, and the
body guard was notorously inefficient. The
soldier at the door of the stage box was a mem
Der of this body guard, and if be had realized
his duty the assassin would never have entered
the box But he did not. He considered him
self and his comrades as merely useless append
ages. He had no conception of the fact that he
was stationed there to protect the life of the
President All this will be different hereafter.
The body guard Of the president will be com
posed of men of intelligence and courage, and
it will consist of both cavalry and infantry
cavalry to attend the president when he rides;
infantry to attend the president when at home
in the theatre, &c. The arms of the body guard
will be short sword, something like sabre
bayonet, and two reyolfers These details, and
some others have already been agreed upon.
Year: 1865

Give not thy tongue too great liberty, lest it
take thee prisoner. A word unspoken is like a
sword in the scabbard, thine; if vented, thy
sword is in anothers hands. If thou desirest
to be held wise, be SO as to hold thy tongue
Year: 1865

a soldier in the 155th Illinois Regiment has
sent US the following piece of poetry, which
we reduce to blank verse as more appropriate
to both the style and subject:


"CUT OuT.-lt is many years since / fell in
love with Jerusha Jane Skreggs, the handsome
est country gal by far that ever went on legs.
By meadow, creek, and wood and dell so often
did we walk, and the moonlight smiled on our
meeting lips, and night winds learned our talk.
Jerusha Jane was all to me my heart was young
and true, and loved with a double and twisted
love, and love that was honest too. roam.
ed all over the neghbors' farms, and robbed the
widowed bowers, and tore my trousers aud
scratched my hands in search OF choicest flow
ers In my boyish love brought all of these
to my Jerusha Jane; but wouldn't be so fool
ish now if | were Il boy again. a city chap
that came along, all dressed up in store clothes,
with shiny hat, shiny vest, and mustache
under his nose. He talked TO her of singing
schools, (for her father owned farm,) aud she
left me, the country love and took the new
chaps arm. And all that night never sleptnor
could eat the next day, for | loved that girl
with fervent love that naught could drive
away | strOve TO win her back to me, but It
was all IN vain; the city chap, with hairy lip
married Jerusha Jaue And my poor heart
was sick and sore, until the thought struck me,
that lust as good fish remained as ever were
caught in the sea. So went to the Methodist
church one night, and saw dark brown curl
peeping from under Gypsy bat, and married
that very girl. And many years have passed
and gone and think my loss my gam; and l
often bless that fancy chap that stole my Jeru-
sha Jane.
Year: 1865

READING, Pa, April 10, 1854


DR.. WIsHART-Dear Sir: One year ago the
Examining Surgeon of this district told me l
had Consumption of the Lungs, and that could
not be cured; and judging from all my symptoms
at that time, myself supposed this to be true.
was for more than one year troubled with a
hacking cough, which gradually grew SO bad
that l could not have severe fit of coughing
without splitting up blood in large quantities


For months could not work at anything,
and was obliged to keep nay bed most of the
time While in this condition / was in Mr..
Rowbotham's store, in this city. aud he seeing
how low was, recommended me to try your
Pine Tree Tar Cordial. He said he had sold
great deal of it, and that as it had cured so many
others, he believed it would do some good 1
bought bottle and commenced using it. In
very short time | saw that | was getting better
very fast and after taking several bottles was
entirely restored to health, so that could work
every day at my business, which is very heavy
work, in an iron foundry. When | commenced
10 use your Pine Tree Tar Cordial, my weight
was only one hundred and thirty-five pounds;
since the use of it have weighed on an average
one hundred aud fifty-tive. l shall be glad to
have you publish this, as believe | should not
have been living at this time ifI had not used
your great medicine, aud ] wish all who suffer
10 receive Its benefit.


Very truly yours,
Year: 1865

Late and reliable intelligence from over the
water shows that no design of Intervention is
cherished By the ruling powers of England
Lord PalmerstOn is too old and gouty for war,
while Lord Russell and the Queen are for peace.
The report fwhat Napoleon will do is equally
Napoleon has affairs of his own to
attend To without getting up foreign war
Year: 1865

The rebel House recently went into a secret
session over their finances when the astonishing
discovery was made that the amount of arrears
Of Indebtedness was over S400,000000 instead
of Sll4s0O0000 as had been reported at the be-
ginning OF session. To meet this astonishing
Indebtedness Trenholm recommends an increase
of 100 per cent. on all taxes already imposed =
Rebel finances are evidently in a bad way
Year: 1865

Mr.. Lincoln does not sleep on a bed of roses
Last week he thus portrayed his trouble TO one
of the committees who waited upon him for re-
dress from theinjustice of a subordinate official
touching the draft "When / seek To make.
peace and bring the war to an end, said the
President, u am most bitterly assailed, and
when / wish TO prosecute the war with greater
vigor than ever am presented with men on
DanprlT
Year: 1865

Come here my lad, said an attorney to a
boy OF about nine years old. "a case is between
the devil and the people; which do you think
viii more likely to gain the aetiOny The boy
replied II guess it will be hard squeeze; the
people have the money. but the devil has the
most lawyers.
Year: 1865




-Four or five weeks since, We announced that
the Council of our town had instructed the
Clerk to correspond with manufacturers of steam
fire engines, with a probability of purchasing
one. The next day after the fire in ST. OIairs
block petition was circulated and extensively
signed, in Fremont, praying the Legislature to
enact law whereby the town might purchase
fire steamer. There is no doubt but such
machine should be in our town, and we think
one will bepurchased. We find in the Sandus-
ky Register, u short communication on fire
steamer, and as the subject treated on is to the
point, we copy for the benefit of citizens here:


THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.-Editor Register
1t is hard to say whether our authorities or cit
izens will learn from past experiences or not
One thing Is quite certain: we may safely say,
that for want of proper efficiency in the Fire
Department of this city, loss of at least $780,
600 has occurred here during the past year or
two. and it may be safely predicted that fires
will continue to destroy property here until the
town burns up and blows away, unless some
better means are taken to prevent it. The steam
FIRE engine is good, and an effective piece of ma
chnery of itself; but where is the sense of keep
ing such machine unless there is paid force
of men and horses to use it. One man at least,
and he an engineer, should be paid to sleep with
this machine, all the year round. One horse
at least, with a man TO drive it, should be paid
to be ready at any time to drag the machine to
the FIRE Ten to fifteen hundred feet of the best
quality of hose are needed to be properly cared
for by paid man. These are some ofthe need
ed reforms in our Fire Department; and then,
with the encouragement given to the volunteer
force which they should have, We might well
expect more fires extinguished and more valu-
able property saved. If those whose duty it
is to manage these matters win not do it with
better regard for the safety OF the town. it stands
the citizens in hand to organize means for the
protection oftheir own property.
Year: 1865

There are sections of this State and other
States, where the farmers have for many years
grown Flax, as regularly as any other crop. In
some places it has been grown for the seed on
ly, while in others, The straw has been saved
with the seed, aud the proof that the crop has
been paying one is, that they still continue 10
raise it.


The past two seasons have been uufavorable
for the growth OF Flax, in this aud some other
States, i'll consequence of the drought in the
months OF May and June BUT it not unfre-
quently happens that We have but light crops of
wheat or corn for one or even two seasons, and
yet the farmer does not stop sowing wheat, or
planting corn, because ofsuch failures Neither
should they stop sowing Flax for similar causes.


At the present high price ofeotton and cotton
cloth, every farmer should feel an interest in
growing Flax. He can to-day buy Flax lint,
and hire the cloth spun and wove, and get
yard OF linen cloth, at price not exceeding
that which he viii have to pay for yard of cot
ton cloth, while the linen has nearly twice
the wear of the cotton. BY raising his own
Flax he can get his cloth still lower.


One great objection heretofore, TO raising and
working Flax is now overcome. The old fash
ioned hand brake WAS a backbreaking institu-
ton, aud woe to the backbone that welded ii.
Now in almost every section, the Flax mill is at
the command OF the larmer where he can get
his Flax dressed on shares Were our Farmers
all over the country, 10 select piece of ground
suitable ior the grow tn OF Flax, and sow larger
or smaller quantity as they choose, it is believed
they would not only obtain heirsheeting, shirt
ing, toweling, bagging, &C., at prices to compete
with cotton fabrics, but they would be supe-
riOr quality. Besides the seed always brings
remunerative price, and they can sell any
overplus of straw which they may have


Such has been the change of feeling all over
the country in regard to this subject in the last
two or three years that much information has
been gathered from the experience ofFlax grow
ers in this and other countries. The editor OF
the Aniericais 4gricHtttgiSt (who by the way
publishes one of the very best farmers papers,
which next 10 our home papers, ought to be in
the household Of every farmer) has offered a
large premium for that kind of information
which shall best guide the farmer TO success in
growing Flax, and for small amount all who
wish can obtain the information.


AT another time, we will speak OF the kind of
lapd best adapted TO raising Flax, the time TO
sow, how 10 secure, DC
Year: 1865

The snow is from four to Ave feet deep in the
northern part of Maine, Vermont and New ork.
Along the seacoast of Maine, IL is about two feet
Deep In the White Mountain region snow has
fallen to a great depth. Some of the drifts in
the road are from twelve TO fifteen feet deep and
the snow is SO dry that the wind has blown it
the most fantastic shapes.
Year: 1865

Foot muffs will, it is reported, be in
greater dem md this season than former
ly. Shaped like a great shoe, and made
large enough for both feet, they are very
useful. The bottom is made of leather
and the upper part usually OF raccoou
skin. They are lined with fur, and LOUnd
with wolf skin. These muffs are almost
indispensable for ladies wAo you'd enjoy
long drives in cold weather, and they may
be relied on to keep the feet warm in
church. The foot mutf when properly
made can be rolled up and easily carried,
and becomes a very grea; improvement
upon the old fashioned box or iOot stove
with a pan for coals-s very comfortable
but not ornamental arrangement that our
grandmOthers took into church and on
their short journeys.
Year: 1865

An order from the War Department
dissolved the Greene Military Commits
sion just as it was about to take up the
trial of Henry Petit, the Alexandria
jailor. II is not probable that Petit
will be brought to trial, ina=much as some
of the evidence necessary to convict him
would implicate prominent parties now
out of the service.