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Year: 1864

AT recent meeting Of one Of tho
cemetery companies the chairman very
gravely stated that he had great pleasure
ia announcing 70 the meeting the gratH
ing fact that the burials 10 tho cessssssy
for the last year we're double 'ss number
Of tho year proceeding.
Year: 1864

NEwsPAPEs DEAp.-The Red Bluff Beacon
is dead. 1t was issued for the last time on
Wednesday. In bis yaledictory Mr.. Fisher
says;


1t is we'll known that the newly elected
county officers, who take their seats on the
first Of next month, do net belong TO the
same party that we 10, and as a II after of
course we oopld not expect TO receive their
patronage The county printing was yester-
day awarded to the Red Bluff Independent.
These facts, coupled with the general stagna-
ton in business, haze compelled US to adopt
the course that we have. Like Crossette, ct
the Record, we choose to exercise the right
of changing our business ayocation whenever
it shall prove insufficient TO meet the wants
of those dependent upon US. As we stated
n week or two since, Red Bluff cannot sup
DOR. two papers, and it became question
with the proprietors of those printed here
which should buy the other out. The own
ers of the Independent. having dead thing
on the new county officers patronage. and
owning real estate in town, could afford to
pay US larger price than we coaid them
Consequently we made them an offer which
accepfed
Year: 1864

We have been rtlinbly informed that some
time last week the Original Williams &
hellenger Company received returns from
working test of ten tons of copper ore taken
from their claim, and worked by the Swan
sea Company. of San Francisco. which
yielded an average of S1l7. per ton Of copper,
besides the other metals contained therein
The Swansea Company have agreed to make
an advance of 60 per cent, or about S1l per
ton, on any amount of the same kind of rock
that may be delivered to them at San Fran
cisco, and make returns to the owners for all
other metals that may be obtained after the
ore IS thoroughly worked. Preparations are
now being made tJr the continuous shipment
of ore to San Francisco


Nine tons of gold bearing rock, taken from
the claim of the Original Williams and Kel.
lenger Company, have bee crushed by an
arastra, which yielded "a ounces of gold
amalgum. The company have also large
quantity of silver bearing rock lying at the
mouth of their tunnel, which has not vet been
fully tested. The owners are awaiting the
advent of q mill in that district to work it at
the mine.


These facts fully corroborate our state
ments, heretofore made, that Pittsburg dis
trict is the richest mineral region in the
State, and place the mines in that section be
yond all question of being safe investments
for capital and labor, and we expect to see,
during the spring, several mills under way
at that point Let those Interested at Pitts
burg go ahead and get out large quantities
OF rock for the mills. and there is no danger
but what they will reap rich reward for
their labor
Year: 1864

In the Senate and House similar bills have
been introduced, proposing the enactment of
law, which if passed, will create reduc
ton of the already ruinausly low prices, for
legal advertisements. The necessity for the
passage of such law, we cannot divine
without it is to reduce propretors Of country
newspapers from a mere livelihood 10 extreme
poverty-such result would inevitably fol-
low. Were the present prices extravagant
or oppressive, there would be some Just cause
tor such legislative enactments, but on the
contrary, 1t has been reduced to such fig
ure, that county newspaper publishers scarce
y exc out a respectable livelihood by apply
ing faithfully daily labor at the g case not
even enabled to pay the wages of the day
laborer. The great reduction for the past two
years, in printers prices, has practically de
monstrated the fact that without better COM
pensation for labor, of the entire official pat
rorase, country paper cannot live-it must
die for want of support. Under these cir
eums tances- to now cripple. reduce and drive
out OF existence, by legislation. in manner,
the country Union press of this State, is lit.
orally working 4 destruction Of the Union
party, destroying its present perfect organi-
cation, weakening the power that placed the
| present members of the great Union party in
their high and honorable position-it is reach
ing forth to the destruction of their own bat
teries, and falling into the arms of the ene-
nv.


| However. we can look upon the introduc-
ton of this bill in no other light than that it
was created and brought forth by shrewd,
cunning Copperhead leaders, ruled from pow
er by the advocacy Of disloyal sentiments,
And now as they witness the downfall of their
party and listening to the continual death
knells of their Southern sympathizing.. or
gans, and looking forward to the remaining
hopeless and dying few, they seek to divide
or destroy the official and gener i patronage
OF the Union press, as an only remaining
spark of consolation to be swallowed from the
bitter cup.


During the past political contest. sufficient
fact were fully developed and clear to every
member of the Union party to now be placed
on guard against any and every specs of
Copperhead trickery and deception. No Pc
titions have been sent up favoring the pas,
sage of such law-no objections can be made
against the present system-and no one will
rejoice at the success of said law except Cop
perheads, it being of their own planning
Union Record.


Ever since the organization of our State
souled individuals have managed to obtain
seats in our Legislature, whose ideas of leg
islation can reach no higher than an effort to
lessen the miserable pittance received by
country printers for official work. Yet these
fellows, just previous to an election, will
cringe and crawl around the newspaper Of
hce, lmploring the editor for puff" al
though they never subscribe and pay for his
paper, but surreptitiously obtain that of their
neighbors. We are sorry to see the present
Legislature is not free from this class Of
members. Our Senator and Assemblyman
we feel assured. will not countenance SO IN.
| lust measure
Year: 1864

THE town of Auburn, which little more
than two years ago boasted larger popula
tion than any other place in the upper coun-
try, is fast going to decay, and is now said
to be one of the dullest places beyond the
mountains. Two years ago its population
was estimated at five thousand, and to-day
the total number of residents there would
probably not exceed one hundred and fifty
The chief occupation, at this slime, of the few
who remain there is said to be tearing down
the vacant houses that adorn street, once
mile in length, and cutting them up for
freWOod
Year: 1864

CRAZY, DRUNK OR FOOLED, THAT'S THE
QUESTION Whether the following is true
or not, it serves to illustrate the feeling "bet-
ter imagined than described" which is ex-
perienced by persons who have for the first
time witnessed the disappearance of several
inches of snow from this valley during sin
gle night, from the effect of "Chinook
wind


A passenger who had made the trip from
Boise to this city by stage and sleigh al
ternately, awoke on Thursday morning at
nine o'clock and discovering that terra frma,
which had been white with snow the night
before had, during the brief hours that he
had slept, assumed a shade entirely differ
ent-not enough snow being visible any
where nearer than the tops of the mountains
to make snow ball-made his appearance
down stairs and made the people there be-
lieve they had been entertaining a mad man
"unawares" by the following somewhat in
coherent and ludicrous inquiries How
long have been out of my head or, was,
was it only dream after all ? 1t pears TO
me, and | can't realize that it could have
been otherwise, that | came in here on the
sleigh last night; but it looks more favora
bic for mud-scOw navigation than sleigh
riding now And-that wind last night
| heard it; thought twas going to blow the
house over; hne1c it must be regular Him
ois nor wester, colder n Greenland, and in
stinetively my teeth began to chatter, and
/ la lo, Al - IL


freezing; went to sleep and dreamt | was in
bake-oven; walked up hottie I'm thunder,
thought the house was afire bounced out
of bed and looked out Of the window and
saw there was no snow on the ground and
thought the fire had melted it off but as |
didn see nor hear any signs Of fire, and as
| was so confounded hot, | concluded had
the fever and was out of my head I'm
sure | wasn't tight; but maybe | was, for |
tack glass of wine at Idaho City on Mon
day morning But, then, have a distinct
recollection of coming ever those mountains
in sleigh and sliding down them as if the
ID was after us, making each particular
hair stand on end in anticipation of the
sleigh jumping over the "leaders' or sliding
off into some unknown depth. But-what
kind of d. country have you here?
kno,o | want crazy, nor drunk, either; but,
then, the ground did look white last night,
and-may be was little tight; but [ shall
always believe | came in on a sleigh, and
that there was lots of snow on the ground
too p Here he was interrupted, and the
estate of the weather explained to him !;
but whether the explanation given in regard
to the cause of the Chinook" blowing was
as satisfactory as that given by long time
ago correspondent of the STATESMAN de-
ponent saith not But one thing is GER
tain, thre were no cheated sands" visable
the day before to create vacuum" and
''draw the wind" but it came nevertheless,
and the snow, as usual disappeared in a
"jify"
Year: 1864

WAGON ROAD TO THE EAsT.-We learn that
two franchises were under consideration in the
Idaho Assembly for Wagon Road from Clear
Water bridge to the head of the Bitter Root
munication by wagons from this place to the
Beaver Head country, and the head navigable
waters of the Missouri. This road would be
the shortest by several hundred miles for emil
grant travel to Washington Territory. We hope
the road will be built at an early day
Year: 1864

KEEPING OUT THE DEvIL.-Brigham
Young lately said in sermon: ga gentleman
said to me, i would like to establish drink
ing saloon in your city; you must have such
places here 5y-and-by, anyhow Maybe we
will and maybe we will not; we will see
whether God Almighty will reign among his
people, or whether the devil will | shall
keep such Christian Institutions out Of tb8
city as long as can"
Year: 1864

TIE UPPER CoLUMB1A.-Some rather extraVa-
CANT reports in regard to the discovery of very
rich gold mines on the Upper Columbia have
been current during the week, but they do not
come well authenticated.
Year: 1864

Some of the eastern journals are predict
ing that greenbaeks will not be worth 25
cents on the dollar one year hence. In that
event the government will have 20 increase
the number of its printing presses, in order
to turn out greenbacks more rapidly, and to
make up by the number of issues for the
depreciation in value. This promises to be
a serious matter with newspaper men. If the
government gets to making so much money
out of paper it will send the price of print
ing paper up SO high that the newspaper
business will squelch out. An old joker
suggests that the government ought to adopt
this policy, if for no other reason than to
suppress copperhead publications.
Year: 1864

The rebels Shos sign, OF falling back from
the river towards the Valley as our veteran
troops begin to near the main fords. There
is no report of any fighting having taken
place to-day.
Year: 1864

A letter received by gentlemen here
states that there had occurred in Newbern
within twenty four hours-that is to say,
in one day and night--one hundred and
nineteen deaths from yellow fever This is
fearful, and appears almost incredible still
the writer of the letter is a perfectly truth
full gentleman, and places full reliance in the
information upon which his statement is
based This can hardly, we suppose, be Ia.
ken as an average, or anything like it
Still the average is undoubtedly Y nigh. The
Yankee troops have been hurried off into
the woods or anywhere. OF course they
have suffered.


Uncs, we have Il change Ot wind to the
south. with warm damp weather, we apprc-
hcud no danger from the spread Of the dis
case but rs we have no guarantee that such
change of wind may not take place at any
time. we see no reason for changing cur ad
vice to those who can conveniently get their
families out OF town. and that isto get them
out without hurry and without panic, but
simply as Il matter of prccaution.


At Charleston. the disease is said to be on
the increase The mortality among chill
drcn is very large. Some ncighbcrhoods
seem to be more afflicted than others-es-
pcciav is this the case around the Arsenal
Its introduction has been owing to the want
of proper prccaution in allowing block
runners too free access TO the city on arriving
from Nassau and other affected ports
Wilmington JOVrRdL
Year: 1864

The rebel papers are unanimous in their advocacy
of the policy of arming the negroes and bringing
them into this fight Three hundred thousand
slave, are to be armed for the spring campaign, and
are to receive their freedom and fifty acres of land,
on the condition that they fight well.


This is coming to the point we desire to see reach
ed Where are the rebel public lands they propose
to pay in? Perhaps they intend to give the slaves
the lands of Union men. They will have good
time in acquiring the title to these lands.


The truth is the Conlcdepcy is about played out
They see that Lncoln's election. with johnson to
back him, will soon make finish of them, and they
see that the ablc-bodied negroes will all soon be in
the Union army and they must dcude portion of
them if they can, by offering them land they are
not able tn control
Year: 1864

The signs Of the time, in Alabama are decl
cdly significant, not to say ominous The chiyary
are in trouble. The Governor has sent Message
to the Legislature, rejecting upon the members for
refusing to make appropriations for the defense OF
the State. They returned his message in b'"h
envelope which to say the least Of it, was very sig
nifcaut


The militia of Alabama is disbanded, and that
portion of them who may refuse to come back into
the old Union and take the oath, will, of course
prepare to get out of the way, os sherman marches
upon them with an army Of one hundred thousand
blue coats


1t is due to the Governor Of Alabama to say that
he showed pluck to the last, and denounced the Leg
isature as id tratorous body of men
Year: 1864

ANT TRAps.-Among the various devices
for getting rid Of these little pests, we have
met with nothing which promises better sue
GEES than the following:-"Procure large
sponge, wash it we'll and press it dry, which
will leave the cells quite open; then sprinkle
over it some fine white sugar, and place it
near where the are troublesome They will
soon collect upon the sponge and take up
their abode in the cells. 1t is only necessa'
ry to dip the sponge in sca'diug water,
which will wash them out dead by the tens
Of thousands. Put on more sugar, and set
tho trap for new haul. This process will
soon clear the house of every ant"
Year: 1864

One OF the Massachusetts State agents.
sent to Georgia TO obtain negro recruits thus
describes recent interview with General
Sherman:


told ths General my errand He had
passed me and was inside the tent, and half
turned around when spoke to him. He is
square built man, of medium height, with
head of average size, lank face, Roman
nose, good but not commanding forehead
and an eye like lark dark gray in color,
quick gsucing, restless, showing fire there
but indicating also an irritable temper and
unsympathetic nature That is the first i'm
preston the leader Of our armies of the
West made on me.


lie was dressed in plain blue pants and
vest; bis hat and coat were of; he had one
boot and one slipper on; an unbleached
linen shirt and blue WOODEN socks.


His eve showed tina, he was not in one of
bis best humors, as he broke the silence
with


"Milledgeville's good place. Savsnnah's
another"


He spoke few more sharp shooting sen,
tences of that sort, when | explained the
object Of my visit to him. He came out and
sat down on a chair in the piazza, and asked





me to be seated.


lie said that he had repeatedly written to
the Secretary Of War that there were no
able.bodied men in this country who were
not either in this army or the other; that
every Niger in the department WAS needed
for commlssary and qnartermaster work,
aud for building forts, or as prisoners he
would agree, he said, to eat every n;gger |
could recruit without salt; when there were
enough recruiting agents down here he would
organize them into regiment-he had no
doubt they we're loyal men-and put them
in front to fight The enemy. The rebels had
swept every able'bodied nigger before them,
and taken them down into the corn owing
regions of Georgia. He did not believe they
would be found in Atlanta.


When asked whether he would forbid the
agents 10 operate within certain distance
from the front, be replied that be had no.
thing to say 10 the ma ter No! Twas here
by higher authority than his-that of
Congress; but he seemed decidedly to believe
(he never believed anything otherwise than
decidedly that all the agents would get their
labor for their pains. and only.eat his rations,
which he does not like


He got over his sharp-shooter style before
we finished, for am hot apt to be overawe ed
BY the powers that be, and he saw it clearly
enough, and adopted corresponding style
Year: 1864

An ounce weight and a tun weight of iron
VIII tall down pit with equal speed and in
equal time. Until about 500 years AGO. all
tue learned men in the world disbelieyed and
denied It, Gallleo, an Italian, taught the
contrary to the popular belief. The Uniyer.
sIty OF Pisa challenged him to the pro,,f The
leaning tower Of that city was Just the place
Tor such an experiment. Two balls wera
obtained aud weighed. and one was found 10
be exactly double the weight of the other
Both were taken to the top. All Pisa looked
on. and crowds of dignitaries were confident
that young Galileo. then obscure and de-
spiseo, but honored ana immS.talized now.
would he proved to be in error. The two
balls were dropped AT the same instant. Old
theory, and all the world, sa that the large
ball, beng twice as heavy as the less. must
come down IN half the time. All eyes watch.
ed, and 10 all eyes beheld them strike the
earth at the same instant, Men then disbe.
iIeved their eyes, and repeated the expert
ment many times, but each time with the
same result. The little ball was big enough
to destroy theory of 1000 years old; and
had 1t been little as pea, it would have de-
stroyed it just as well, or even more quickly.


But how was this? Did not the earth draw
down the large ball, which was double the
weight OF the smaller, with double force p
Yes, truly; but in drawing down the large
tall there was double force Of resistance to
be overcome. and as the two forces acted il
given proportion ON the large ball. and il tbs
same proportion on the less. the velocity of
the two was equal though in bulk they were
unequal. Let US suppose there was to be two
wagons, one with load of Eve tuns, and the
other ten tuns. and that the unequal loads are



drawn by an equal horse power-should not
their speed be equal, though their weight is
unequal? No. There must be double
horse power to draw the double weight. to
obt25O9aual speed. Let ten pound weight
AND 4pound weight fall at the same time,
and<aDearth must draw down the heavier
weight with ten times greater force than the
other that they may have equal speed, and
it does so. A tun weight Of iron, and an
ounce weight, leaving the top of pit at the
same instant, would. therefore, at the same
inftanI fall to the bottom.
Year: 1864

LEGAL TENDER DEcIsIoN,-Hon. S. p.
IDbhnson, presiding Judge at Erie, Pennsyl-
vania. has just rendered an Important deci-
sion in reference to legal tender notes. The
plaintiff had deposited six hundred and TWEEN.
ty dollars of gold with defendants, and taken
a certificate of deposit, payable in gold. da-
ted May l, 1862. and claimed the market
value in gold at the same time suit was
brought. By arrangement Of the parties,
the premium on gold was fixed at fifty per
centum. The defendant claims the right to
pay the certificate in legal tender Treasury
notes, under Act of Congress of 25tb of Feb.
ruary, 1862, and he rendered plaintiff notes
for the par value of the certificate of deposit
not payable in money, but expressly pavahis
ty return of the deposit in kind, is i.at a
debt within the act of Congress aforesaid,
and therefore the plaintiff was entitled to
recover the market value in gold. The court
also held that the certificate of deposit con-
tanning the express promi.e to pay gold was
waiver of the right or privilege of paving
IN legal tender notes: that although debts
are payable in legal tender notes, the right
or privilege to pay with such notes NAV be
waived, as well as the right to exemption.
stay of execution, trial by jury. and manv
other statutory and constitutional rights
which have long been held liable to be waived
by the acts or arguments of parties interest
ed


We believe the above to be the common law
doctrine, and in consequence have never
favored specific contract enactments such
as busted cur Legislature for long time
last winter. There is nothing palmer than
the common sense and common law doctrine
that party may recover at law the article
for or its market value Such
decisions as the foregoing are becoming fre.
quent throughout the land.
Year: 1864

MAS & MAYER, No. II, West Second
street, have the largest and most desirable
wholesale and retail stock of ready made
clothing to be found in the State. They
make their own goods and sell them lower
than other dealers can afford to. Call on
them.
Year: 1864

CRoP PRosrEcTs.-A ride through differ
cnt portions of the county furnishes us con-
elusive evidence that the promise of an
abundant harvest was never better. The
wheat fields present a most vigorous aspect.
No farmer could ask for a better ''stand.'
The same may be said Of corn, oats, etc,
all of which arc healthy and thriving
The farmers seem to be all Of one mind as
to the progress Of affairs so far, and look
forward with confidence to the day when
the growing crops will yield them we'll filed
graneries-and cause their pocket books to
grow plethoric with "grecnbacks"
Year: 1864

ANOTHER COUNTERFEIT Every day brings
something new and with it counterfeit notes.
A fresh one has just made its appearance in
Chicago on the Northampton Bank, Mass,
which is so near like the genuine that bank
ers can't tell the difference except with a
microscope. 1t is of the denomination Of
45
Year: 1864

A law passed at the last session Of the
State Legislature provides that "if any per-
son throw, or cause to bc thrown, any dead
animal into any river, well, spring, cistcrn,
reservoir, stream or pond, he shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the County Jail
not less than ten, nor more than thirty days,
or by fine not less than FIVE or more than
one hundred dollars"
Year: 1864

THE GAS QrEsrIox.-We have taken con-
siderable pains to become posted as to the
sentiment of the public upon the method Of
settling the gas question, presented at the
last meeting Of the City Council, and are
glad to be able to say that the proposition
as agreed upon by the select committee on
the part of the Council and the officers of
the Gas Company, meets with almost uni
versal approval The people are earnest in
their desire to have the streets lighted, and
they feel that the arbitrament of case is safe
in the hands Of Messrs Bennett, Bills and
Armstrong, and are willing to abide by
their decision.


The Council holds an adjourned meeting
this evening to take the subject into con-
sideration, and it is to be hoped that that
honorable body in the plentitudc of its wis
dom, will agree unanimously upon such re-
ference. 1t is not wise to defend expensive
law suits, when there is chance for an
equitable adjustment, and that opportunity,
we truly believe, is now presented.
Year: 1864

We will send our Mammoth Weekly Edition OF
to November l5th-six and half months-embrac-


ing the whole of the exciting and important Presi-
dental Campaign, including the Election Returns
ON the following LOW TERMS: