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Year: 1865

for desiring 70 honor his memory should be hon
ored than the colored poopie Of tho United States.
denial 10 the coloed people of the privilege Of place
the procession in this city which he said he would not
attempt 70 characterized but no were 10 do 80 he would
pronounce of the most senseess pieces Of moral
emptiness ever exhibited by people calling themselves


line OF TO show respect for the coored
In devotion TO his interest he cmphatcaly the black
mans President Under his rule the blark man has
been invested with the right to defend his freedom with
the musket and the sword. We came here tonight
men among men American citizens, having the


rights and the interest the welfare and permanaDcy
Of the republic in the glory of common country,
other mon have The nation, said the speaker was in
able unanimity Of feeling That event had come Phe
terrible agony is over and the word has gone forth
that traitors and assassins are to be punished It
IL decreed that all, high low, male female,
whether in male attire female attire shall feel the
penalty Of the law, The speaker then discussed the
from the time that the negro was enslaved
american soil Nothing could avert It, glowing
in his treatment Of tho colored He treated him
not as patron but as am equal The speaker alluded 10
his personal relations to Mr. Lincoln He said hS O. bad
received that day letter from his som in Wash
Mr. Mr ~. LINCOLN coin, sen, for him, and gave him
Of her husbands respect and friendship to himself (Mr
Douglass The only allusion made 70 the now vexed
question, Sha the negro have The right OF suffageY
was that to give to them would bo better than the
hanging OF a thousand rebels.


The meeting adjourned apa late hour and all went
away feeling they had been well entertained


Services at tho State SoIdiers' Depot.


Tho State Soldiers Depot, in Howard street, was
crowded yesterday afternoon the occasion Of services
appropriate TO the time Governor Fenton present
There quite number Of soldiers at the depot,
and they filed the large meeting hall Of the institution
The services were very impressive and attentvey
listened to by the assemblage.


There scarcely any building in the city appro
pirate Tor religious exercises than this institution 10
a IN OuP
Under the superntendence Of Colonel Vincent Collysr
the depot has increased in usefulness and rivals
many similar Institutions In the country Governor Fen
ton has given his particular attention and countenance


AT hafpast three O'Clock yesterday afternoon the re-
ligous services commenced. Rev. Dr. Tying ofnciated,
and preached lengthy discourse. He alluded to the
closing Of the and the great questions Of the day
Year: 1865

SAW Mill FLAT, Feb. 11th, 1865.
Ed. COURIER Having noticed your call for
knowledge of the mining interests, and N.Y.
self feeling that it is good to let others know
what little is within the scope ofmy research
es, which, by the way, extend to this Flat
alone. Saw Mill Flat is not unknown to
fame. For long years it has been mined, but
only in the primitive manner. Every one
trying it have been content to make small
cut into some place on the edge, work out a
few dollrrs and when it became apparent
that hard work and capital were necessary
to get to the bottom and open out the real
wealth of the Flat, the project would be
abandoned for a lighter job elsewhere. 1t
was left for Messrs. Robinson, Williams &
Ketchum to find the lead' Over q year ago
they purchased from Col. Wingate his orch
ard on the Flat, and Immediately went in
under it, letting the fruit trees tumble into
their ground-sluice, and finding they had
covered ground that paid largely. The Co..
have an excellent ditch that supplies them
with an abundance of water, and they are
now living at home with comfortable incomes
for light labor. Their claim will last them
for years, and enable its owners to acquire
capital sufficient for the comforts of life, after
mining shall cease to have charms for them.


On the same::Flat Messrs. Harrington, West
& Co. have been working during the present
winter and have been making good wages.
though cannot say they are fairly in. In
fact, it is my belief that from ten to twelve
hundred dollars could be we'll expended in
the opening and putting it in good econom.
ical working order This amount judicious
ly expended in cutting bed rock sluice way,
the building of reservoir, purchase of a
ditch that lays convenient, and the erection
of hydraulic machinery, would make it a
claim second to none in the county. L do
not know but it may be the intention of the
Company to improve the claim as have in
timated and it is certain that if I" Nate"
takes it into his head to so do it, the thing is
as good as done.


The amount of the weekly harvest of dust
from this Flat / have no means of determin-
ing, but can very safely say it will be made
much greater than it is ere many months
The truth is, we have all been too saving in
outlavs to make poor dirt pay. but enterp rise
is creeping in among us, and hope soon to
be able to say to you that we are going it
with a rush and with satisfac tory results
Some of us here believe that the Robinson
claim night wash treble the amount of dirt
per day with the same labor and water they
now use. We shall see what we shall see?


Yours as ever, PICK.
Year: 1865

A HINT FOR OUR MINING ENGINEERs.-The
Petroleum Reporter, of Titusville, gives the
following description of machine known as
Crocker's Oil Ejector, which, it appears to
us might be of use in our mines:


This arrangement, called in common par
lance blower, is rapidly working an en-.
tire revolution in the operation of pumping
wells, and its introduction into general use
must add greatly TO the aggregate production
Of oil. We noticed last summer its applca-
ton to the Empire well, with excellent re-
suits. Since that time it has grown rapidly
into favor, and it is the opinion of our best
oil men that it will in year entirely super.
sede the use of the lifting pump. The blow
err as now in use consists of a large tube open
at the lower end and reaching to the bottom
of the WE'LL with smaller pipe extended by
its side. The smaller pipe is turned up at
the lower end, and projects inside the dis
charge pipe about four feet. The turned up
end Of the injecting pipe terminates in hol.
low brass truncated cone, corresponding with
which, with an intervening space of about
three-sixteenths of an inch, is conical con.
traction in the surrounding discharge pipe.
Air is forced by condenser down through
the small pipe, anu OIL OF any llquld IN the
we'll is forced up through the discharge pipe.
In addition to its direct action in forcing out
the oil, the apparatus has another advantage,
1t is well known that the sudden compres.
sion of air raises its temperature. The action
has this effect, and the air is forced into the
well at temperature sufficiently high to pre-
vent the accumulation of parafine in the
pipe. Should sediment of any kind accumu
late, steam may be turned into the small
pipe, and the tube quickly cleared. The
whole apparatus is SO compact, strong and
simple in its construction, and so certain in
its operation, that it can not fail to rapidly
snpplant the old method Of raising oil, with
its ponderous walking beam, and rotting
and breaking sucker-rods,'


If the above described apparatus will pump
o well, it will pump shaft. and if it is con.
eidered better and cheaper in the oil re-
gions than the ponderous old fashioned
pumps, it might perhaps prove better and
cheaper for our use than the pumps we are
now using. At all events there certainly
are hints in the description of the working Of
this new apparatus by which our mining en-
gineers might proft.-T Virginia Enterprise.
Year: 1865

A GOOD story is told of an old lady in West
land which she could not sell. and who took
the advice of visitor and poured some Pc
troleum oil along the streams which mean.
dered through it. Size sold the land at a
fabulous price, the owners agreeing also to
give the lady one eighth of the oil. The old
lady thought she had pretty good joke on
the speculators, but the enterprising fellows
and in a short time struck a well which
yields one hundred barrels of oil per dav.
Year: 1865

ANDY JOHNSON, Vice President elect,
likens gradual emancipation to the humane
surgeon who cuts off the dogs tail an inch at
a time, for fear his subject could not stand it
all at once.
Year: 1865

BOoT AND SHOE FACTORIEs.-The boot and
shoe manufactures in this State are now all in
operation, and all the workmen find employ
ment, with fair wages. Good workmen make
from $3.50 to So or $3.50 per day. There is not
very large stock on hand, and generally the
the fall trade. This is not the season for trade
with the South, but there are some small orders
for that section Of the country, and a few of the
old traders have come here, and after compro.
missing with or paying their creditors have OBJ.
tanned new credits. Many of them, however,
are dead, or reduced to poverty, and most of
the business there must be in the hands of new
men-B0stOa Trdrelter.
Year: 1865

This celebrated TOILET Soar, in such universal
demand, is made from the choicest materials, is
mild and e1oieat i'll its nature frGgrantly scented
and extremely beneficial in its action upon the skin
For sale by all Druggists aud Fancy Goods Dealers.


ion poly
Year: 1865

HoRRIRIE DEATH-Yesterday morning, the
body of Sergeant Frank MCGOWAN, of COM
pany c, 10th New jersey infantry, was found
abont fifteen miles from this city, on the Wash
ington branch railroad, with bota arms and
leg cut off. His body was brought to the city
and taken to the Sanitary Home, where an in
quest was held by Coroner Woodward. 1t was
supposed that deceased fell from troop train
on the track, and that the train coming TO this
city ran over him. The jury returned q ver-
dict accordingly.
Year: 1865

THg PRtsoNERs PEN AT MILLRs-
This place is five miles above MilIen
Junction, space of ground some
three hundred feet square. enclosed
By ssockade without any covering
whatsoever was the hole where thous
ands of our brave soldiers have been
confined for many months past. Elk
posed to heavy dews. the biting frosts
the pelting rain, without so much as
a board or tent even, to protect
those poor naked fellows, who were
almost always robbed of their cloth
ing when csptured Some of them
had adopted wretched alternative
and dug holes in the ground, into
which they crept at times. What
wonder that we found the evidence
that seven hundred and fifty had died
here


From what misery did death release
themi l can realize it all now, as /
could not even when listening to the
stories of prisoners who had fed
from this hell; escaped the devils
in hot pursuit; foiled the keen scent
of the track-hounds put upon the
path. Here is the uselessly cruel
pen where my brothers have been
tortured with exposure and starva-
tien. God certainly will visit the
authors of all this crime with his
terrible lightning JEFF Davis knew
that the Northern people would see
the condition o: the victims of Belle
Island. How fearful must be the
treatment of those who are removed
far from the hope of exchange.
You at the North may not feel the
necessity of retaliation; and may
continue to cloth warmly, feed plen.
tifully, and comfortably house the
rebel prisoners, who are happier far
than if free with their commands,
but you must not expect those who
may endure these agonies, to feel oil
act with the same extravaganza OF
generosity.
Year: 1865

MARRIAGE IN LAPLASD. 1t Is death
in Laplsnd to marry q maid without
the consent Of her friend or friends.
When q young man has formed sti
attachment for female, the fashion
is to appoint their friends to meet 10
behold the two Young parties run 4
race together. The maid is allowed
in starting the advantage of one
third part of the race, so that it is
impossible except willing Of herself,
that she should be overtaken. II
the maid outrun the suitor, the mat
ter is ended; he must never have her,
it being a penalty for the man to re-
new the motion Of marriage. But il
the virgin has an affestion for him,
though at first she runs fast to try
the truth of his love, she will with
out Atlanta's golden balls to retsrd
her speedy pretend some casualty,
and make a voluntary halt before
she comes to the mark or end of the
race. Thus none are compelled to
marry against their own wills, and
this is the cause that in this poor
country the married people are rich
er IN their own contentment than in
other lands, where so many forced
matches make feigned love, and
cause real unhappiness.
Year: 1865

~The late victories at Franklin
and Nashville, together with the trI-
umphal march of Sherman to the
eastern ocean, proving that he
Coufederacy is but SHE'LL" and the
utter inability of the rebels to recruit
their armies even for an emergency,
give abundant reason to the loyal
portion of our people for believing
that the rebellion is essentially
crushed. Where were the squirrel
hunters" of the south, while Sher
man was marching on? Where were
the e-enforcements for Hood, when
the tempting prize of Nashville was
before him. opening the gate to the
Ohio. Where are the men who could
have been found to drive the enemy
back from their capital? Certainly
they would not have permitted hos
tile force to threaten the safety OF
Richmond for half year, could they
have helped themselves. 1t is evil
dent, therefore, that the Confederacy
is exhausted of men, and now that
Thomas has broken up one of its
two principle armies, it requires nc
large stretch of confidence to believe
that the rebellion is conquered ant
nothing remains but to gather uI
the fragments and secure the loya
representation of every State In the
next Congress. whose first rssuial
session viii open on the first Mon
day Of December 1865,
Year: 1865

EA writer in the Cincinnati
Gazette gives the following as his
views on the future prosperity of the
South, and its effects on the North.
After giving statistics which we omit
for want of space, he says:


But this is not all. The value
of these Southern lands, being so
much more productive thsn the very
best lands of the North will within
ten years rise to at least SO per acre
more of value, which would give
S2,17O,714, 160 more of profit to the
war. Then the same time would
add at least Sl,000.000,000 more to
the value of her cities and towns,
and thus swell the three items to So
302, 800, 800, as the pecuniary return
for the expenditures of this war
Thus is demonstrated the anomaly
of nations making war upon one
third of itself in rebellion, and max
ing a great economical advantage
out of it.


Bot it may be replied that the
NortlNsiil dspreciate as much as the
South will appreciate by reason of
the rewakening at the South, and
hence there will be nothing to Offset
the war-debt. This will not be so.
1t is true that very little progress
will be realized at the North for some
years; but she will hold her own, and
increase enough to remain healthy
throughout all ler great interests,
moral, educational, social and mate
rial. During the ten years required
for bringing up the South to an equi-
libIium with the North, the industries
of our shops, factories, farms and
commerce, will be more active than
ever before; for not only will We
have the same population at the
South to supply, but greatly in
creased population, and in addition
the Increase of trade which change
of slaves to free laborers will secure
us. Besides the great amount OF
labor that will be required at the
South to repair the damages of the
war, and to put all her interests in
the active attitude of free industry,
will draw largely upon our products.
Hence the South can grow up in ten
years from the natural increase OF
our population, and from Immigra-
ton, which will be greatly aceelera-
ted, and thus save the North from
any material exhaustion, or any no
ticeable depreciation of the profits oI
her industry. No doubt but real
estate will greatly depreciate through
the North for four or five years, in
consequence of the great number
who will desire to sell for the pur
pose of purchasing at the South: but
the profits of agriculture will be
greater than during the five years
before the war, for the reasons above
given. During three, four or five
years next after the war, The South
will be a scene Of unprecedented
speculation. Cheap rich lands, pro-
ducing cotton and sugar, viii be
sought with avIdity, and such an ex-
element as this country never wit
messed n peaceful times will prevail
Year: 1865

WHISKY TAx.-The Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue is sending g out
instructions for the collection of two
dollars a gallon on all spirits that
may be distilled and sold for consump-
ton or sale after January 1sit next,
in accordance with the bill recently
passed by Congress which has been
annroyed by the President.
Year: 1865

wIt is difficult to conceive any
thing more beautiful than the reply
given by one in afiiiction, when he
was asked how be bore it so veil.
1t lightens the stroke, he said, to
draw near TO him who handles tho
rod.
Year: 1865

- UnU0rTak6rS


DEG leave TO inform their friends and the
ID public that they have resumed business
at the corner of 18th and Franklin streets, in
lear Of the Sentinel Office. myl-lm
Year: 1865

Four years ago to-day was fought the FIRST
Bull Run battle, and the first considerable
battle of the war of tho rebellion, was fought
on the plains Of Manassas.


Since that event what momentous changes
in our affairs have taken place, and how diff
ferent is the "situation'' from that Of four
years ago. Instead Of stream of soldiers
pouring towards the front, the tide has
turned in the other direction.


To-day regiment, 81 most the last in the
fold, marched through our streets on their
way towards home and peace. Although the
weather to-day is very much like that In
which the first Bull Run was fought, in all
else there is q blessed contrast.
Year: 1865

S. 7. SUIT, of the National Bank of Vir'
ginia is in the city urging n suspension oil
the action of the Government in the cOnds'
cation of property in Richmond until after
applications for pardon made by the owneri
have been acted upon by the President. Mr.
s. had an interview with President JOHNSON
on the subject this afternoon, but with what
result we are not yet informed.
Year: 1865

The Chicago Tribune observes that while
it continues to be somebody's interest to keep
alive an Indian war, they will do so, and the
parties do not wear war paint nor live in
wigwams. They know greenbacks when they
see them, and it is part of their machinery
against the public treasury to get up mag
niGcent preparations for campaigns on the
hnrler
Year: 1865

TRIAL OF MARY HARRrs.-persons desir-
ing full report of the trial of this young
lady for the murder of A. J. BURROUGHS, as
published in our weekly issues of last week
and this week, can obtain them at this office
Year: 1865

Should you be afflicted with any of the follow
ing symptoms such as Weakness Of the Back and
Limbs, Pain in the Head, Dimness of Vision.
Ncrvou sness and General Debility, Loss of Mem
ory Confusion of IDEAS. and Depression of Spir-
its. Evil ioreboding, Sei-distrust and an Aversion
to Society consult DR.. Tozer at once and he will
restore you to perfect health.
Year: 1865

1t appearing to the satisfaction Of the Court by
the affidavit Of the Plaintiff that the above nam
ed Defendant is indebted to him the said Plain
tiff in the sum of SIT "a, and that the Plaintiff
has good cause Of action against the said De-
fendant, and it appearing that the Defendant is
not resident Of the county Of Placer, and that
his place of residence is unknown to the said
Plaintiff, and on motion of Plaintiff, it was order
cd by the Court that service of the Summons in
the the above entitled action be had upon the
said D. A. Howard, by publishing the same iu the
Placer Herald, weekly newspaper printed and
published in the town Of Auburn, Placer county,
at least once week for the period of three
months and it is further ordered that copy Of
Summons in said cause be forthwith deposited in
the Post Office directed to d. A. Howard at his
last place of residence known to the officer.


H. W. STARR,


J.. P. Township No. 10,
Jan FL, 1865 3nn
Year: 1865

GENERAL ScoTT-This noble old hero ar
rived at his 18th birth day on the 18th of last
month. While at dinner at Cozzens' Hotel,
West Point. President King, who sat next TO
the General arose and in a neat and appro-
pirate speech announced the event to the
guests who responded to his proposal of q
toast to the Generals health with three times
three hearty cheers. After that the ladies
aocked around the old veteran who took ad-
vantage Of his privilege to kiss sl the pretty
girls.
Year: 1865

Think gently of the erring


Ye know hot of the power
With which the dark temptation came
la some uHguarded hour
Ye may not know how earnestly
They struggled, or how well.
Until the hour of darkness came,
And darkly thus they fell.
Think gently of the erring


Oh. do not once forget.
However deeply stained by sin,
lie is thy brother ye-
Heir of the seif-Same heritage,
Child of The selfsdme GOD,
He has but stun ed n the path
Thou hast but feebly trod.
Speak gently to the erring


For Is it not enough
That innocence ana grace are gone,
Without thy ceusure rough
II sure must be a weary lot


That sin-crushed heart to bear.
And they who share happier fate,
Their chiding, we'll may spare.
Speak gently to the erring
Thou yet may 81 lead them hack,
With holy words and toIes Of love,
From misery's thOrny track.
Forget not. thou hast often sihned,
And sinful yet may be.
Deal gently with the erring one
As GOD hast dealt with thee.
Year: 1865

1t is notorious fact that the copperhead
orators who most bitterly oppose t. e negro,
are the same who most Indignantly embar
rassed the Government in its efforts to crush
rebellion. Thus these rascals would Z OF do
their own duty. nor will they, allow Just
credit TO be rendered those who discharged
their obligations to the Government.
Year: 1865

How TO MAKE a PARADIsE.-Buy one
acre of ground. Fence it. Bald 4 neat
cottage on it. Marry an angel in hoops,
and take her home to the cottage. Go
home to the cottage yourself Abstain
from all spirituous drinks. join the church
and become good christian, live uprightly
before God and man, and you have gained
all the original happiness that has survived
the fall
Year: 1865

NEwBERN, March Intelligence from
the North Carolina papers indicate that
both sections are concentrating their
forces on her borders for final struggle


A Raleigh paper says: The people OF
this city will hear the guns of the great
and last battle of the American rebel,
lion, and the traditionary grounds of tie
old North State will be the common
graveyard of State rights and State lines
without which no attempt at secession
could have been made The existence of
State lines will always be a sufficient
pretext to prompt the local interest OF
one section to revolt against the Gov
ernment if the other sections refuse to
sacrifice their local interest.


All history demonstrates the fact that
personal interest is paramount to love OF
country and even life itself. Hence to
make us one family, one people, to obllt-
crate these local dangers, we must abol-
ish State lines, which will give us a cen,
trail location to the magnet to which all
local interest will be attracted; Repub-
lican Government which will be the EN-
bodiment of free institutions; country
in which the people cannot run riot
and plunge into extremes under the cloak
of Democracy


The Raleigh Progress says that the
Federals are concentrating a force OF
10000 at Newbern, which will soon be
ready to strike General Lees army i'll
conjunction with Sherman's forces.
Year: 1865

HEALTH OF THE CITY By the report
of the Secretary OF the Board of Health
it will be seen that there were but thirty.
two deaths in this city during the month
of February OF this number fifteen
were uuder five years of age