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Year: 1865

The Worlds special says there were a
large number of pardon seekers at the White
House to-day, among whom was General
Longstreet, Albert Pike and Elk. Billy Smith
The former had private interview with
the President after the crowd had dispersed.
The latter, whose parole had expired, asked
to have it extended so that he could visit
New York and other States. The President
granted his request.
Year: 1865

SETTLEMENT ON THE MOUNTAINS
We are told by Mr. R. D. Baskett that quite
a settlement has been made during the past
season near Linkton S old mill site, between
Dry Greek and Rouse Greek, on the Blue
Mountains. There are about forty persons
in all there, and among them are five or six
families. The chief occupations of the set
tlers are making shingles, clapboards, rails,
cutting wood and burning coal but some
of them have taken up farms, which they In
tend to cultivate next season Produce Of
all kinds will grow about as well as in the
valley, the climate not being very different,
excepting that they have more snow there,
and the soil being very rich. There are good
grazing grounds there and stock of all kinds
has done well during the winter.
Year: 1865

NEW SASH FACToRY.-Messrs. Dovell
& Masgam are getting out the timber and
doing other necessary work preparatory tc
the erection of Sash Factory and Machine
Shop, adjoining their wagon manufactoryj at
the upper end of the city. Their machinery
is on the way from San Francisco, and they
will have their establishment in working or,
der early in the spring.
Year: 1865

LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED.-It is
common talk about town this week, that
score or two of individuals possessed with
thieying propensities and road agency pro
clivities, were granted permanent leave of alb
sence from this city and vicinity, by some
resident citizens who assumed to speak and
act by authority The notified individuals
needed no second invitation to depart, nor
stood upon their manner of going, but left
at once, usually on foot and with more or
less blankets swung across their shoulders.
The mysterious outpouring and lively skee
daddling of the light-fngered gentry from
the city, has excited much public comment,
and given rise to innumerable stories about
an organized Vigilance Committee existing
in town, the mystery attending its opera
tions, &c., &c. We are among those who
are left in the dark, not knowing anything
about this vigilance committee, except what
we have gathered from rumor and hearsay
1t is thought by some that the committee


been an organized body for some time
back. Many were greatly surprised to learn
that any such organization had an existence
here. However, the fact that large num-
Der of ''roughs" were notified to leave town
this week, and the fact that they did sud-
denly leave for parts unknown, is convnc-
&, - o,;doroo AZ mo hove U;~;Iop tos or,or,c. n.
us. How many of them there are we have
no certain means of determining; but some
persons have been informed that there are
175 men in all--all active members of the
committee. We hope the committee will
act with due deliberation and do nothing
rash.


Perhaps the organization of committe
here was brought about by late accessions to
our population of bad characters of every de-
scription, from the accomplished rogue down
to the petty thief These fellows were driv-
EN- out by the vigilance committees Of Mon
tana and Idaho Territories, and as this point
seemed to offer the best inducements fer
winter quarters, they naturally made STAN
pede for it. They become an intolerabe null
sance, and stealing was the order of the night
with them; many of them have now been
driven from the valley and it is not unlikely
that others will follow from time to time
Where the rascals will go next nobody
knows; but some will doubtless eventually
be found dangling in the air at ropes end,
for they are too much given to villainy to
ever begin a reform.
Year: 1865

FoR VANCOUVER. -Twenty-eight members Of
Companies A and will leave Fort Walla Walla
for Vancouver on Saturday or Monday, to be
mustered out of service The time of enlist
ment of sixteen of them will expire on the 18th.
The remainder 60 out during the month. They
will go to the Dallcs on foot, Some of them in
tend to return and settle in this valley. The
best luck we can wish them is that they may be
as prosperous and successful as the former mem
befs of the cold 9th, who are now residents of
this city and valley.
Year: 1865

CoRREsPoNDENcE.-An interesting and racy
letter, headed Familiar Talk to Farmers" will
be found on the first page of to-day's paper The
letter from our Lewiston correspondent Index,
on the same page will be found usually spicy.
ne Olympia correspondence will also pay pc
Year: 1865

DAVIS ISDICTED.-The Mariposa Gazette of
the 10th has the following jeff Davis has
been indicted by Grand Jury in Washing
lon aud will have trial at on early day. The
proof against him certainly cannot be wanting;
but the defense will probably embrace some
important legal questions Already there has
been an effort chiefly made by the most rad-
cal of the old - Abolition party-to prove
that the rebels bad been recognized as bellig
erents-that they attsined the position of an
embryo nation, and that their acts cannot
properly be denomnated as treason. In other
words they claim that the magnitude of the
contest raised those engaged in it beyond the
danger of suffering for the crime, whilst they
admit that less powerful opposition to
the United States Government would have
Justly been held the essence of treason
1t is difficult TO discover any difference in the
crime, whether the revolt came near being
success, or proved mere wild and temporary
outburst OF passionate feeling. "Levying war"
against the Government is declared to be trea
sou, and the numbers engaged do not seem to
have anything to do with the making out of
the crime. To "levy war" necessarily requires
large numbers TO be enlisted in the scheme ;
and it would seem that it is no less crime for
three millions to rise in arms against the Gov
ernmeDt than it would be for hundred
thousand. Other questions will DO doubt be
raised, and the case will be thoroughly and
ably handled. The Supreme Court Of the
United States must finally pass upon all such
questions, and its decision accepted as the law
of the land.
Year: 1865

will be in readiness for all to partake of that wish
A National salute at sun down by Colonel Richie y 5
Artillery Company.


The exercises of the day will conclude with a
Grand Ball, the proceeds of which and any surplus
funds after defraying the expenses of the day, will
be appropriated to the improvement of the road to
Honey Lake.


cordial invitation is extended to all to partici-
pate in the celebration of our nations birth day.
By order of the Committee,


JAS YOUNG, Secretary.
Year: 1865

PRIMARY ELEcTIoss.-The following from
the Red Bluff Independent is good for Union
and all other men to note, mark and inwardy
digest:


1t tis of the utmos. importance that The Un-
ion primaries be well attended. and judicious
choice made OF delegates to the County Con-
vention. The way that matters now stand, a
nomination by the Union party will be equiv
alent to an election, so that the real contest
will be decided at the primaries. as the differ
ent candidates will interest themselves 10 the
election of delegates favorable to themselves
While this is being done, we should not lose
sight of the fact that those delegates are to
express the choice OF a majority of the people,
and not their own individual preferences. The
primaries heretofore have been conducted by
half dozen individuals, who took an interest,
or had some FAX to grind" Let not this be
the case at the primaries about to come of
let the business men of the party all take an
cnterest, for the prosperity of the county de
pends, 10 q measure, upon the choice OF ofhcers
Every candidate, so far, who has been namedi
we do not recognize as having any particular
"clAim" over another. He is no true Union
man who puts forth his claims in preference to
the principles Of the Union party, and we hope
to see all these laid aside for the sake of bar
mony and consequent success. Mcclellan
men, who are sincere 10 their professions OF
Unonism, can vote and work for the success
of the Union ticket al the September election.
This will open the door for them to the Union
party organization but no one ever heard oil
q person taking prominent part in political
organization who had not first voted with It.
Year: 1865

The TEsr.-The following is the test adopt
ed by the Ell Dorado County Central Commit
tee at their meeting last Saturday;


That no one shall vote at the primary elec-
tion except those who voted for Lincoln and
johnson at the last Presidential election. IN
less then under some legal disability; and also
who will pledge themselves to support the nom.
iuees to be selected at the coming Union Coun,
ty Convention.
Year: 1865

OCEAN ROUTE TO IDAHo.-The ocean route
This season will wind up all trade and travel
to Idaho by the web foot route. Californians
will command it all. A correspondent from
Idaho writing to the Sacramento Union, says
mot wagon has yet arrived from the Colum-
ba river, whereas, by the direct overland
route from California many have arrived at
Owyhee and Boise City" The correspondent
further says:


Within the past fortnight -four has ranged
from $50 to Sl30 per barrel, freight being
$500 per ton from the Umatilla Landing,
though merchant told me to day that he had
u cargo engaged at twenty-oens per pound
How does this agree with the seven and half
cents per pound published in the Portland
pspersa


TIE merchants here are beginning to under.
stand that goods bought in San Francisco
must take different direction to arrive here
in the shortest time and at the least cost yet
there are so many here dependent on the Port
land merchants for supplies and credit that it
will be some time before very great change
will take place n the mode of transportation.
One thing is certain that every male or female
intending to visit California the coming fall
will 60 direct from Boise City overland, and
avoid the mountain roads, the Columbia river
rapids, the Columbia river bar, and Hoaday s
steamers particularly. The large number of
people who have arrived here from California
bear no love to Oregonisns or their road to
this place, most of them having started in
January and February, only to be detained at
Portland and the Dalles, costing them to get
that far on their journey more than if they had
stayed at home two months longer, or came
the direct overland route. And again, this
state of feeling is made more bitter by the
silence Of the Portland papers in these two
months in relation to the condition of the river
and road travel, which was impossible all that
time. Many were compelled to return back
to California from the Daes and Portland,
cursing the deception practiced on them by
the facts not having been made public-a
great oversight for the Portland capitalists, as
it was driving immigrants from their own
doors. They may publish their statements re-
lative to time and cost OF travel-by their
round about way to get here-which will prob
ably apply to about one month in the twelve,
but for the balance of the year add four hun
dred per cent, and you will have the exact
figures and | ask you, for the truth of my as
sertioDs, to inquire of any Californian whom
you may meet who has ever been here, whether
miner or merchant, if my statements are not
the troth the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth"
Year: 1865

The PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The Virginia
Union, speaking OF the completion Of the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad to Clipper Gap, says:


The road will probably be completed to H.
linoistown this Fall, a distance of sixty seven
miles from Sacramento, aud nearly one half the
distance 10 the State line, leaving but about
one hundred miles of staging to reach our city
next Winter. The people of Nevada more
than any others, are interested in the rapid
progress of this work, and therefore we hail
with delight the announcement of the compile
tion of each additional link in the chain which
is TO bind US TO the tide waters of the Pacific
and market. 1t is also approaching US rap
idly from the Mississippi river, but it has so
long distance 10 come over to reach US from
the East that we expect to be in communca
ton with the Pacific long before the shrill
whistle of the locomotive is heard this side of
the Rocky Mountains. Yet the great impor
tance of this railroad to the nation Is made so
apparent to all by the events of the war that
renewed energy will be applied to hasten its
completion. The last thousand miles will be
constructed in half the time it takes to build
the first thousand. The great work, however
is now fairly under way at both ends of the
route. and there is no reason TO apprehend that
it will be unnecessarily delayed.
Year: 1865

QUEBEC, March M.-Telegrams from Hall
fax say that the government OF Nova Scotia,
andoning the hopes of an early union of the
provinces, will submit the scheme for a fed
GRAFTON to the maritime powers only, and
proceed with certain public works left in
allegiance while the larger scheme was pend
ing.


TORONTO, March 2i-The Globe of to. .day
says that the result of the action of Nova Scotia
will be that the Canadian Government will be
speedily called on to adopt new policy on
the " hole subject.
Year: 1865

the additional want thus created. The new arrivals
bring considerable number of mules and horses, OF
which that section is in great need The negro popua


ton after crossing the Boston Mountain up to the Mis-


souri, State ne very small, owing in the man. TO the
excessive prejudice the whites entertain for the colored
people Particularly is this prejudice prevalent among
the Union troops stationed there and II is said TO
amount TO hatred intense that negroes settle
Year: 1865

Nashville correspondence of the Boston Journal


Near the mileston four miles out from
Franklin, | saw for the first time a rebel
corpse. There were several wagons, men
on horseback and few Struggling sol
diers resting themselves near by Away
to the left clouds Of smoke could be seen
rising from our batteries and the rebel
cannon, who were then engaged in a
deadly struggle near the base of the dis
tant hills The pike here was enclosed
on both sides by fine stone wall. He lay
with his head to the wall, stiff and stark,
his feet stretched out toward tbs road. A
bullet had entered under his right ear, and
come out beneath the left, where some of
his brains could be seen hanging down
The stones around his head were be
sneared with blood His last ration lay
beside him-a chunk Of yellow corn-cake,
and a very fat, raw piece of pork.


A man Of twenty-five, cad in the coa1 Sc
gray rebel suit. his left arm lying on the
ground along his side, his right arm rest
inc on his breast, with light brown hair,
and short cut reddish beard and NOUS
tache his blue eyes, CLASSY and vacant
stared at the skies with a CHASTITY gaze
Thus he had lain for whole day and
night, no one plying, no one burying him; ;
no friend to close his eyes. But he had
been touched by some unhallowed hand,
for his pockets were turned inside out |
hoped that this deed was done by no sol
dier Of ours; but | feared that it vas be-
fore left the spot.


| had been on q battlefield before, and
| had looked on thousands of wounded
men elsewhere, but it happened that this
was the first rebel corpse that I had seen.
got off my horse and stood near the dead
man


! had hardly written few notes ere a
bow of ten ortwe,ve, some officers servant,
/ who wa. riding along, came up, checked
his horse, and looked down upon the
corpse.


| "Ha! ycu thought you would eat your
dinner in Nashville, did you? p said he in
/ mockisg tone, speaking to the dead man.


The stiff lips the fixed eyes, the dead
ear, nor moved, nor flashed, Tor heard.
But l was shocked at that hideous
speech from 50 young boy.


Look here. boy, Il do not think he
liked that title-"the dead shonld be
treated with respect May be you viii
lie one day, like him, with no one to pity
~vou. If he was rebel, he is dead, now
aud


"He ought to be, " said the young scamp
angrily, and he spurred his horse and


started


did not try to 90 on, for | .an that he


too, was one Of the victims Of the war al


ready, like the other, beyond any help @


mine
Year: 1865

shillings he laid down for his Bible were
the patient and honest proceeds of that
resolution


The good old gentleman, who was pi-
Gus man, was much affected begged the
mothers pardon for the unnecessary pain
he had caused her and her child; and
said


GO home, a'am, and send your little
son back to me-


Next day, little Johnny started for the
shop. As soon as the bookseller saw him,
he. stepped to the door, and called him in,
took him by the hand, patted his head,
asked his pardon, and led him into the
shop, and told the gentlemen who were
there at the time, the history of the way
in which the boy had raised the money to
buy Bible They all praised him, and
called him q good boy, while the booksel-
ler took down the Bible, wrapped it in pa
per, and coming outside the counter, put
it into his little hand, kissed him, and re-
turned to him his five shillings, saying,


Now, my dear little boy, 60 home to
your mother; keep the Bible for yourself,
and read it; and God Almi ghty bless you
Give your mother the five shillings and
whenever you want a book, come to me.
| shall not lose sight of you. I shall call
at your mothers to see vou,'


Nor did the good man lose sight of little
Johnny, but to his dying day he was bet
ter to him than all he had promised to be-


BY the grace of God, Johnny soon
learned to lo,e his Bible and the Sabbath
school as he had never loved them before
At an early age he gave his heart to his
Saviour, and at length he himself went to
be a missionary of the Cross to the per-
ishing heather.


Y on may learn by this story, dear chill
dren, how easily the best &C ton may be
misunderstood; how careful you shonld
be in Judging Of others and of their ac-
tions how painful it is for an honest, up
right child to be suspected of dishonesty;
how surely shall the righteous Shinc at
last, how good comes out of seeming evil
This trial made Johnny to be known, be-
fricnded and loved by many to whom, but
for this circumstance, he would never have
been known How do you spend your
pennies? Have you a Bible? If you have
one viii you not save your pennies to buy
a Bible for heathen children? If you have
not Bible, save them to buy one for
yourselves; for by this Book you may be
made wise unto salvation, through faith
in Jesus Christ, and ready and able for
every good word and work
Year: 1865

/ was greatly moved with pity for the
rebel; and turning to a soldier on horse
back beside me, I said that l thought
some cne ought to c'ose the dead man S
eyes.


cob, he's well enough" was the gruf
response.


suspected that the soldier was a Ten-
nesseean. and determined to try TO touch
his heart


"WelI, I don't know" | said, II pity the
Southern soldiers; l care mighty little for
their officers; they went in when they
knew better; but the common people were
conscripted-they had no choice. The
Tennessee boys in our army were most Of
them forced into the rebel army, and there
are not any better Union men in the whole
country"


No. word He looked away. l saw
that | might now do safely, and without
arousing any suspicion of my own loyalty,
what my heart urged me to do for the
poor rebel. knelt down and shut his
eyes, and then rode of.


And as | thought that if the war went
on, perhaps a Northern boy l knew might
yet lie, stark and stiff, as this man now
lay, on some Southern highway, with no
one to pity him or to close his eyes, and
that in some far away log hut, a young
widow or a loving mother might soon have
to weep for this new made corpse that my
hand had touched | saw almost as little
for some minutes as the CLASSY eyes of the
gave him his last long furlough.
Year: 1865

The Buffalo Commercial of the 9TH SAYS
that the parties interested in the recent
discovery of sugar to be manufactured
from corn are actively engaged in making
preparation. for the extensive manufac-
ture of sugar by the new method, and that
they will be prepared to put the new sta
pie upon the market in a few DAYS. Tho
Commercial adds: Developments which
have been made since the matter was first
announced BY us, have moro than CON
frmcd the statements made at that time
and more than justify the anticipations we
then INDUCED in as to the complete sue
cess of the enterprise"


Every sugar consumer will be glad to
bear this, and wi hopefully await the ad
vent of the "new stap e in large quanti-
ties at cheap rates.
Year: 1865

In the United States District Court, at
Baltimore, yesterday, the case of the Uni
ted States us.sA. Braffman, against whose
stock Of goods, valued at $50 900, there had
been fled by the District Attorney an in
formation for the violation Of the act of
June So 1864, chapter 173, section As
known as the Internal Revenue Act, for
not making proper monthly returns Of the
amount of the manufacture and sales ari-
sing from his business as q clothier, was
brought to close The case had occupied
the court for two days, and attracted a
large number of spectators interested in
the determination Of the suit, which was
brought at the instance ST 2. G. Saurwein
ESQ, Collector of the Third district


Considerable testimony was received,
and much legal talent displayed by the
counsel on either side. Messrs. Thomas
and STEELE, for the defense, submitted Il
prayer for the Court to instruct the jury
that even if they shall find that the goods
siczed by the collector in this case were
in the possession and under the control of
Braffman, With the design of selling them
and making returns of his sales, showing
less than the true amount thereof, still the
United States is not entitled to a verdict
under the information in this case.


The court rcjected this prayer, and gave
the following instructions:


'If the jury shall find from the evidence
in this case that on the day when the seiz-
ure OF the goods (whose condemnation is
now songht) was made, the said goods
were in the possession Of the defendants
for the purpose of being sold in fraud of
the internal revenue laws, or with intent
on the part Of the said defendant to ten
der only the partial account to the asses
sor from month to month of sales Of the
said goods, and to pay only portion of
the duties which by said laws he'was re-
quired to pay, the said goods are forfeited
although the Jury may also find that the
defendant held two licenses-one az a re
taller and the other as a manufacturer of
dry coods-and that he intended when he
made stiles to make only partial returns OF
his sail sales Of said goods"


The jury rendered a verdict for the Uni
ted States of condemnation and forfeiture
for the goods siezed This is the first cast
decided ander the new law in MARYLAND
if not in the United States, and is regard
! ed as very important one


Archibald Sterling jr, was associated
with the Government in the prosecu ton.