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Year: 1864

THE PEARL FISHERY OF CEYLoS.-Thc
pearl fisheries belong emiuently to the west
coast of Ceylon, and the business is carried
on Aripo, a small town on the northwest
coast; but the pearlbanks themselves are
twelve miles from the shore, and extend
about thirty miles from north to south, ana
twenty from east to west. The trade belongs
to the Government, which either lets the
banks or sells the oysters or pears to the
highest bidder. The fishery generally begins
in March If the weather is calm, and lasts
about thirty days, but each bank is only pro-
duetiye for about twenty days in every seven
wears, The divers are mostly stout, healthy
Malabars, or Tamils, who provide their own
boats, and dive for about six hours in the
day: when one man is tired, another takes
his place. The diver descends by placing
his feet on a sinking stone to which rope
is Misunderstanding no measures to close ears
or nostrils-and the stone is drawn up by his
comrade as it touches the bottom; and inn
mediately afterward the basket, filled with
the diver and all the marine things he can
clutch during the fifty seconds that he usual
" remains under water-sea slugs, hideous
polypi, beautiful shells-all coming up in
company with the true pearl oyster which
is not, however, but species Of muscle with
a curious leg nr sucker, BY which it either
moves along or attaches itself to any object
it fancies.
Year: 1864

L to purchase or negotiate for any Of the follow
ing Certificates Of Stock in tho Yuba Gold and Sill
yer Mining Company, as the same were sold at
public auction Saturday, April I'd, 1854, at the
office of the company, in Gold Hill
Year: 1864

gig to Inspect the distractions 10 the james adaccnt TO
the hewlett House.


NsrscToa THE roRrwIcA1loss.
The entire party then ashore and mounting
made a grand tour OF the fortiacatons, the troops
throughout cheering the President and General Butler
alternately.


LUSorRoN-RgruRS OF THE PRESIDENT.
All this being over, the party proceeded TO General
Buffers marquee where elegant and substantial lunch
was supplied OF which all partook most heartily after
the forenoon fatigues.


Shortly after two O'Clock p the President sgnihed
his intention Of Immediately returning to Washington
Proceeding aboard the Greyhound attended by General
Butler and stsr he Joined the Baltimore and loft this
scene after an uncommonly pleasant, satisfactory and
instructive visit
Year: 1864

DEATH OF GEN. PoLK.--Another of the
great spirits of our revolution has departed. We
mourn that they could not have seen the end
for which they labored and sufferedi but their
spirits will know it and rejoice.


Gen Leonidas Polk, the useful and eminent
churchman in peace, the heroic general in war,
the patriot and humanitarian in ali times, has
gone. He lived all his life for others, and died
for his country. We have no particulars Of the
date or cause of his death, but learn from rumo1
that it was from apopicxy.
Year: 1864

Y We invite attention to the letter of Col.
Dan.W. Jones, and the proceedings of the Court
of Enquiry in his case We aIe very much
gratifed with the decision of the court. Dan. is
one of our young men of whom we have been
justly proud. He was one OF the earliest in the
war. He fought at Oak Hills with our ownimmor.
tai Rifles" was wounded in the deadly assault
of Corinth and shared the perils and toll oi
The siege of vicksburg. We rejoice to welcome
him home as a cavalier, without stain upon his
escutcheon.
Year: 1864

70" We are requested by Judge Cross, C. S
Deposiiary at this place, to say that the new is
sue of Treasury Notes have not been, and will
not probably be received, before the latter part
of July; and that the business of the Office is
such as 10 render il impossible to receive tiepos-
its Of the old notes for exchange prior to the
middle CT that month.
Year: 1864

In addition to thsveEy liberal Interest the notes for
three years. this privilege Of conversion is worth
about three per cont per annum for the current rate for
$50 BOnds is not less than psv cent premium, and
before the the premium six per cont u g. stocks
profit on this loan the present market rate s not less
thsn IAN mar cant nav annum
Year: 1864

The Springfield News is indebted to a CORES
pondent for the following, which is too good to
be lost, and for the accuracy of which he
vouches:


short time ago, in the loyal city of Philadel-
phia a "largely" dressed female, answering the
description of an F F. V, hailed a street car. and
Just as il stopped to take her aboard. Union
soldier stepped out OF the car. On entering sew
eral seats were vacant, and this would be lady
inquired in very sharp tone:


rWhere did that soldier sitf"


No answer.


Again, but in a more shrll tone than at FIRST,
the same question was put:


Where did that soldier stf'
Still no reply from any of the passengers. the
car going ahead, the ''lady" still unseated, when
the same question was fairly spit out between her
teeth


Where did that man STIR


An honest Hibemian, quietly seated near the
unhappy female, and no doubt being desirous Of
relieving her in some slight degree, replied:


Faith, ma'am. he sits on bis end, aud took
il away with himi"


What the rest of the occupants Of the car did.
do not know but one gentleman left as speedily
as possible, and the above information through
him was too rich to be long kept secret
Year: 1864

Mr.. LINCOLN, in his inaugural and first mes
sage to Congress. stated that he had no right nor
did he intend to interfere with the rightsor the
institutions Of the States The Republican
press. and the representatives of that party gem
orally deny in the mos. positive terms any in
tention of favoring the equality or the interwing-
ling of the white and black races These facts
are familiar, or are known to the whole country.
In Indiana the Republican politicians assert most
positively that no such purpose exists in the Re
publican organization. In. New York, few
days ago. HoRAcE GREELEY, the editor of the
Tribune. leading Republican organ, in care
fully prepared address stated that the rights of
citizen were affected by the fact that one person
may differ from another on account of difference IN
complexion. cor snythingof the ike" II this
is not advocating the equnlityof the RACES ot
negro equality. wsknOE not or cap any & zble
person know. the meaning ideas or language.
That we may not misinterPfes the expression of
the leading organ tA Republican party in re-
gard to the social and political equality of the
races. We quote the following ext'sct from an
address recently delivered in Wv York by the
editor Of the Tribune:


And now, said IL. as to the question of races
on this continent. The American people are
made up from very diverse origin aud from diff
Year: 1864

1t must be confessed that the above is a
smaller number of troops than have been usually
supposed to compose the Southern armies. But
it is really an immense force, aud if properly
handled will be found sufficient to give plenty
OF employment for at least year to come. And
it will not do to count upon meeting in the field
any less force than the above. The measures
which have been devised by the Southern Gov
ernment, and which are now in force, will insure
a strength Of from 500O to 900 men for
some years to come. if the war should continue
that long
Year: 1864

Negro Equality at the CRPitaI-In-
sidious steps taken by the Negro
Worshipers The President In
dOrses the Doctrine of the Inter
marriage of Black Men with White
Women A Crisis Approaching
RetributiOn for the Authors OF the
RevOlutiOn-DOom OF the Black
Race.
Year: 1864

One copy one year i so
Ten cOpies and TO the maker of the club Is co
Twenty coPies and to the maker Of the club Is 90


Additions can be made Clubs any time above
rates The names will be printed each without
extra charge.


II y MONEY mly be sent at risk by Express pre-
paid or in Registered Letters by Mail otherwise will
not be responsible for any loss that may occur
Year: 1864

SMUGGLING The carcass of mule was
recently drawn out of the city Of Mem
phis. a little investigation revealed the
fact that the arimals hide had been well
stuffed with 10000 percussion. aps anA
other mutations Of war, for use in Dixie,
by blatant lovaIistS.
Year: 1864

/ THE UNKNowN MURDERED MEN.-It
appears from statements made by the priso-
ers-Howard, Roman, and Lower-that
two of the murdered men of the Magruder
party were brothers, and had lived in Boon
vile, Missouri, where they had been drug
gists. They say the relatives of the young
men lived ten or twelve miles from Boonville
They have forgotten the names of the broth
ers. They say they were fair complicated,
light haired, high cheek boned, about TWEEN
ty-eight to thirty years of age, and of medium
size. They further state that the young men
left their homes at Boonville,after the begin
ming of the domestic troubles in Missouri in
1861, and went to Colorado Territory, and
from there to the Sinking Water mines, in
this Territory. All the information they
impart on this subject they learned from
the brothers themselves, whilst travelling
with them during the trip on which they
were killed. We make this statement with
the hope that it may be seen by the friends
of the deceased, that the hard fate of the
murdered brothers may be known, and that
anxiety and suspense concerning them may
be at an end Golden Age. NOD -r
Year: 1864

THE travel over the new road from this
city to Boise is largely increasing. There
is very decided difference between this
year and last in the number of persons start
ing from this city to Boise. Before the
seasonlis over the larger proportion of the
travel to Boise will most likely go by this
route
Year: 1864

NANNY, the man who killed Davis the
wagon master, last fall, and who has since
been confined in the guard-house at the post
here, escaped from his prison on Friday
night, 10Th inst He had loosed his chains
and availed himself of an opportunity" to
walk out of the guard house while the
door was temporarily open. The guard whose
back was turned for the moment, saw him
and snapped his gun at him twice Nanny
ran-ceared the garrison fence, and was fol
lowed in the brush near by, by the guards,
who were unable to follow him farther, or
to see him afterwards, on account Of the
darkness
Year: 1864

HORSES AND CATTLE.-A great many
persons have recently gone from here to the
Willamette to purchase horses aud cattle for
the upper country-the former for pack
trains and wagon animals and the latter for
beef Several trains have already arrived,
and many more are on the way
Year: 1864

The people of Lewiston, on receipt of the
news of the appointment of Mr.. Lyon as
Governor of Idaho, celebrated the occasion
by magnificent bonfire and the firing of
two hundred guns. The Age says there
was general rejoicing From the demon
strations INDUCED in, it appears that the
people were glad to get Daniel out of the
Lyons den.
Year: 1864

ESCAPED the inveterate horse
thief and States prison convict, again sue
ceeded in escaping from the County Jail
,on Tuesday night last He had as has
usually been the case with escapes from the
jaiL here, assistance from the outside. He
sawed off the link between his manacles and
went off with the manacles on his feet The
outsiders sawed off and bent the iron gra-
ting of one of the windows making place of
egress there. He has not been heard from
since his departure, and will probably skulk
about the country stealing horses, until next
fall, when be will again allow himself to be
brought back to our County Jail for "winter
quarters"
Year: 1864

WE have considerably enlarged The DAILY ONO
Sr lTEsMAN, and now print 1t on plain an hand
some new type, and clear white paper.


In Politics, THE Ono STATESMAN is,in Var as.t
Peace for the Country for the Constitution and ic


Union Of equal States, with equal privileges, anu
with equal and exact Justice TO all Its citizens. We
srsfor the Old Flag with nots Star Stripe erased
and the Old Union as far II Is possible TO restore It,
md for the existing Constitution in its spirit letter
nd purpose. --@''


Upon the coming events Of the year. rest the hopes
# the 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-
tic Policy than We have duing the present Ad-
ninistration. Wsowe it to the menuy OF our Faith


and TO the hspes Of our Children e the future Of
cur Country and to the bestintereste OF mankind, to
phange Policy which is drifting us farther and lar
her from the landmarks of our patriotic sires.


TEE STATESMAN will do all it can to aid in trine-
ing about this change; and hence. the Publishers in
yite support and encouragement from all those who
while wishing for good NEWSPAPER. also wish to
have q sound Constitutional journal.


We publish apaper in which we seek to give the
TRUTH. Our Commercial Reports. our Markets, our
Political and General News, are carefully freed from
The ensationa character, and we 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 to Cir
,ulate, THE OHIO STATESMAN.
THE WEEKLY OHIO STATESMAN is one Of the
argest, cheapest. and best printed Papers in the
West. Each number contains a complete resume OF
I'll the Military and Political news of the week; the
atest telegraphic and market reports; a carefully
prepared collection Of literary reading for the home
md family; and an abundance of paragraphs upon
every topic of interest or Importance. The wide
circulation already obtained by this paper, is an evil
2enoe Of its popularity and Of its being adapted to
the wants Of the people.
Year: 1864

The above enigma, says the Portsmouth
Journal, which should be studied out and
practiced by all who wish to begin the year
Alright, we saw posted in one of the stores in
this city. That no one may lose the benefit
Of it, we give the explanation" Hand over
what you owe"


1t is the easiest thing in the world to gain
woman's love, and the hardest thing to
preserve it.


From the 'glass of fashion" in the bar
room, it is but a short cut to the mould of
form in the graveyard.


The coquette often bows the true lady out
of the world.


A Fort that is too much stormed nova
days.-The piano forte.


Deduct quotations from our great mems
speeches and what remains?
Year: 1864

as No doubt JEFF. Davis and bis con
federates would gladly see il adopted,
because they would know that such 8
system once created. would enable them
to accomplish all their ends without the
least trouble or danger. ai taasi
Year: 1864

Dndc for visitors. One noticeable feature Ct
the fair Is tht fact thAt the ladies arc to have
department for the sale Of different asti-
cies, the proceeds Of which are to be donated
to the fnmilies Of soldiers who are In desti-
tute circumstances. God aid them In their
noble undertaking..
Year: 1864

PORK RAISING. .-Latterly, many per
sons in the county have started in with good
earnest to raise pork. We are glad to
chronicle the fact that some attention is be-
ing paid to this branch of business. The
''curing Of bacon for our own market, and
for the trade which will brighten up in the
mining camps above, will doubtless become
irregular business with our pecpe The
high prices Of fresh pork, lard and bacon
that now rule, should be sufficient induce
ment to farmers to enter uoon the business
on an extensive scale. Besides, something
will hereafter have to be done to guarantee
the consumption Of the great amount Of
gaain raised in the valley--a surplus Of
which may every year remain on hand
What is now required is an outlet for grain,
or some means whereby the surplus may be
consumed, and there is nothing in which an
equivalent can be found that will remuner-
ate more handsomely than the raising Of
pork aud preparing bacon properly, both for
the home market and to supply the demand
from abroad.
Year: 1864

SALUTE.-An impression prevailed with
some on Sunday last that the firing of the
salute at the Fort was in rejoicing over the
nomination of George B. Mcclellan, for
President. But we have the assurance of
those who should know that the salute was
fred in honor of Gen Mcdowell, who had
just arrived at the post.
Year: 1864

THE Oregon Legislature will meet on
Monday next The contest for Senator will
be between Judge Williams and Rev. T. H.
Pearne; but it is pretty generally conceded
that the legislature will chose the least of
the evils and elect Williams.
Year: 1864

THE majority Of the immigrants now COM
ing in have come uia the Beaver Head coun-
try, which place they originally started for.
They report the prospects for immigrants in
that country anything but fattering-the
mines being greatly overdone and induce
ments for settlement not encouraging.
Year: 1864

PAYErTE DITcH.-A company of sur
veyors have recently been looking for prac-
tcable route for water ditch from the Pay
cite river into the Boise Basin. They re-
port that no line can be found oh which a
ditch capable of conveying $500 inches of
water can be constructed at less cost than
one and quarter millions of dollars. The
ditch will probably not be made, and miners
must content themselves with the slower pro-
cess of working out their diggings from the
water supplied by their small mountain
streams and the melting SHOWS in spring.
This will undoubtedly be the best for the
country in general for it will require many
years to work out the mines by the present
process, and at the same time amply remu-
nerate the miners, and furnish the while to
the farmers and manufacturers in the vicin-
ity market for their products.
Year: 1864

~ wish you would not bive me so much short
weight for my money" said a customer to gro
Ger, who had an outstanding bill against him
"And I wish you wouldn't give such long wait
for mine" replied the grocer.
Year: 1864

THE EAGLE CREEK DIToH.-The work
on this ditch is being pushed forward, and
the company expect to have the water into
what is known as the new diggings in few
weeks. They will be able to supply water
to the entire mining region by next April.
Year: 1864

. COME OF YOU CAN'T. AND WE PITY


- you. You have tried every remedy but the one
destined, BY its intrinsic merit to supersede all sim
liar preparations 1t Is not surprising you should be
reluctant to try something else after the many exper
imeuts you have made of trashy compounds foisted
ON The public a certain cure: but
Year: 1864

1t is reported that the United States
Government has notified that Of Great
Britain of an intention to increase our
armament on the lakes for the purpose
of protecting the frontier.
Year: 1864

THE Cosr OF Dearly have
the people of the United States paid, in
treasure and blood, for elevating an Abol.
ZIONIST to the Presidency, and bitterly have
they repented of their folly II is an insult
to their intelligence and patriotism TO ask
them to repeat their folly. They cannot re.
call the past, but they Can and will atone.
for it by eIecling Mcclellan. The New York
Herald truly remarks:


More than half million niggers who.
three years ago, were fed by planters on hog
and honiny, are now fed by the United
States on hard tack and salt horse. To
bring about this change it has cost the
United States five thousand dollars and tho
life of one white man per ngger. No one
can pretend that the sable wretches we're not
in all respects better as they were. Nor.
thern and Southern men, to the number of a
millon-the first choice of the race-bave
fallen in battle or have died more horribly
in hospitals and the nation is nearly broken
down with financial embarrassments and all
this has been done to make some hundreds
of thousands of niggers even worse than
they were.
Year: 1864

"WAR MAKES THIEVES AND PEACE HANGS.
Them. The old Scotch proverb explains
very clearly why the shoddy contractors cot
ton spectators and Government thieves gen t.
orally are SO ready to call every man tra.
tor who speaks word in behalf Of peace.
If war makes them thieves and peace hangs
them, it is but natural that all the thieves in
the country should be more afraid OF peace
than of war Such men will not vote for
the democratic candidates; they will support
the party which employs and protects them.
Fear forces them to clamor for continuance,
of the war.
Year: 1864

On the line Of the Atlantic and Grand
Western Hallway, near Wooster, Ohio, the
emoankment and track lately disappeared in
a most mysterious manner Upon examina.
ton it WAS found that about a hundred feet
OF the road had sunk, and was continuing to
sink, while into the cavity formed black
mud, and heavy streams of water .gushed
from below. With the water there were
thrown up number Of eyeIess fish, still
living. The sink is one Of great depth, and
considerable difficulty will be experienced in
filling it.
Year: 1864

WE'LL Prr 1t is \ great mistake, says
the New York journal of Commerce, to
suppose blood hound is a courageous
dog. The ncn who have plunged us in.
to this war, who have hallooed on the
people, are men that have wisely stayed
at home. And part Of the plan to Gov
er up their own want Of courage is TO keep
up the cry of war. The rebels in the
South who planned the dissolution of the
Union, who advocated it in Congress, and
in newspapers, and on the stump, are the
men who have taken the field, while the
Northern editors aud congressman and
Senators, who opposed compromise, who
let US drift into this war, nay who drag
ged us into it, are at home making con
tracts to supply army stores, and shouting
"traitor" at every man who ventures to
remind them Of the evil they have
brought upon the country, or suggest a
remedy for it.
Year: 1864

N. B.-I would particularly invite Country Mer-
chants TO call and examine my stock before Purchas
ing elsewhere as am sure that offer greater in
nucemen,s than any other house in the city, assnW
stock was purchased before the late rise.
Year: 1864

TRUE AS PREACHING. - Senator Clark,
from New Hampshire, In recent speech in
the u. 5. Senate said:


There are those who cry, The Union as il
was, and the Constitution as it is But am
free and bold TO confess that am for Union
without slavery, and an amended Constitution
making 1t forever impossible. This revolt was
to preserve slavery and we shall fail OF our
whole duty IL we do not remove the melting
cause. To restore this Union with slavery In
il when we have subdued the rebel armies.
would be again to build your house on its
smoking ruins when you had not put out the
fire which burned 1t down. II the dire calam-
tiles now Detailing us be the 'retributions of
Providence upon stupendous crime,' what
mad folly to hug that crime, and seek TO avoid
future punishment! Let my people go.' But
Pharaoh would not let them go; and then
came sufierings, and plaques, and the shifting
of the frst-born. Oh how many of our first
born have been smLten and fallen. Let US be
wise and heed the teaching. There is a Proyi-
dence in the grea. events now transpiring.-
The people see the hand. 1t points the way
They are filed with hope aud faith. They
follow the pillar and the cloud, and will strug-
gle and endure"