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Year: 1864

THE Boston Cowfer says that thirty
seven dollars in gold will buy Federal
bond of one hundred dollars on State street,
while it takes seventy-fve dollars in gold to
buy Confederate bond of the same amount
in London.
Year: 1864

The Rebellion is the exact age of this ad-
ministration, and both will expire at the time
when a deceived people again call the true
old Democracy to tho control OF the Gov
ernment.
Year: 1864

THERE never was an administration since
the birth of this nation, that will go out OF
power so covered with oblloquy, and SO ut
torly despised and detested by the people, as
the present one.
Year: 1864

Itis not decent for person to make
a show above his or her means.


1t is not decent for man to run in
debt when he does not intend to pay.


1t is not decent for persons to be al
ways talking i'll of their neighbOrs.


1t is not decent to ascribe improper
motives to every one We come in contact
with.


1t is not decent for one to appropriate
others pecuniary means for their own
qualification.


1t is not decent fory young people to show
no respect to the aged.


1t is not decent to be praising yourself
always.


1t is not decent in persons going to
church to incommode others by making a
noise.


1t is not decent to spend your money
in foolishness, when you have debts which
ought to be paid.


1t is not decent to starve your family
by spending your money for liquor.


1t is not decent to cheat your neighbor,
because you happen to have little more
knowledge than he is possessed of.


1t is not decent to put the bottle to
your neighbor's mouth, and make him
drunken.


1t is not decent to take paper and re-
fuse to pay it.
Year: 1864

s9 "Madam," said very polite trav-
eller to a testy old landlady, "if | see
proper to help myselfto this milk is there
any impropriety in it?"


Il don't know what you mean; but if
you mean to insinuate that there is any
thing nasty in the milk, I'll give you to
understand that you've struck the wrong
house There amt first hair in it, for
as soon as Dorothy Ann told me that the
cat was drowned in the milk | went
straight and strained it over"


The young man tainted
Year: 1864

A man in Miami, Conn, recently ap-
piled for marriage certificate, and, with
out noticing that wrong name was in
scribed as that of the lady, fastened with
his bride elect to clergyman, and the
twain were made one flesh Next day he
was led to look at the document by an
advertisement, and then found out the
error. Turning to the object of his affec-
tion with an excited yet tremulous voice,
he exclaimed; "Maria, mistake has been
made, am married to the wrong woman
You are not my lawful wife" Maria
gave glance at the document and with
ahalfdrawn sigh answered ats no use
fretting, Jeremiah-it's too late now."
Year: 1864

a Father and his son were jogging
comfortably towards neighboring town.
when the father volunteered the following
advice: "Now, my sonny, says he, "when
you get there, you keep your mouth shut,
and no one will find out that you are a
fool" When they arrived at the public
inn, there happened to be several gentle
men present who had a pleasant word and
smile for the youth, but all their injuries
failed to elicit any replies from him, when
a gentleman spoke to a friend in an un,
dertone, 81 guess that boy must be a fool, .
Whereupon the boy hearing this called
out to his father, "Father, they've found
it outw
Year: 1864

After the battle of Bean Station, East
Tennessee, the rebels were guilty OF all
manner of indignity toward the slaln.-
They stripped their bodies, and shot all
persons who came near the battle field to
show any attention to the dead. The
body of a little drummer boy was left
naked and exposed. Near by, in hum
BILE house, there were two little girls, the
eldest but sixteen, who resolved to give
the body decent burial. They took the
night for their task. With hammer and
nails in hand, and boards on their shoul-
ders, they sought the place where the body
of the dead drummer boy lay. From
their own scanty wardrobe they clothed
the body for the grave. With their own
hands they made a.rude coffin, into which
they reverently put the dead boy. They
dug the grave, and lowered the body into
it and covered it over. The noise OF the
hammering brought some of the rebels to
the spot. The sight was too much for
them. The stiffness of the night-the
story so eloquently told by the heroic la
bors of the little girls Not word was
spoken, no one interfered, and when the
sacred rights of burial were performed all
separated, and the little drummer boy
sleeps undisturbed, in his grave on the
battle field Such tenderness and heroism-
deserve to run along the line of coming
generations with the story of the woman
who broke the alabaster box on the feet
of the Savior, and with her who of her
penury cast her two mites into the trca-
sury.
Year: 1864

Here is the last specimen brick in the
line of confidence games: "a woman in
Cincinnati having an earthed vessel in
her aporn, entered grocery store and
bought pound of coffee. Removing
the lie, she propped the coffee in said YES
sci, replaced the lid, and was about to pay
for it, when she discovered she had for
gotten to bring her money. Not to have
her honesty suspected, she said she would
leave her purchase till she went home
and got money, and accordingly set her
crockery Oh the counter, where it itremained
until the grocer thought something must
be wrong, and on removing the lid he
found there was no bottom to the vessel,
of course the woman had gone off with
the coffee in her apron.
Year: 1864

III Some music teacher once wrote
that the "Art of playing on a violin re-
quires the incest perception and the most
sensibility of any art in the known world "
Upon which an editor comments in the
following style: "The art of publishing
a newspaper, and making it pay, and at
the same time have it please everybody,
beats iddlin' higher than kite"
Year: 1864

Forrest manages to obtain recruits: A
squad of soldiers is sent into a town or
district, where they represent themselves
as being on furlough, resolved on enjoying
good time. and determined to spend
their money freely. They treat every
one well several days, never attempting
to molest even their known enemies, in
order to disarm suspicion; and then, at a
preconeerted time, they capture every
male person between the ages of l6 and
so, and march them off to camp.
Year: 1864

cay An eccentric preacher, in his adj
dress to his congregation lately observed
that "there is as much chance for drum
ken man to enter the kingdom of Heav-
en-, as there is for pig to climb up an
apple tree and sing like nightingale.
Year: 1864

sSr We acknowledge the receipt of many of the bills which we transmitted to our sub scribers last week. accompanied by the cash, which we are happy to return to them this week receipted. There are others from whom we yet hope to hear, to whom We shall be glad to give like response. For the many kind expressions of good wishes. which we have also received from our patrons, we re turn eur hearty thanks.
Year: 1864

er We devote considerable space of our paper this week to a review of the events of the past year, for which ue are indebted to the Hartford Courant. It will be found wor- thy of perusal and preservation as record cf of perhrps the most memorable year in our history.
Year: 1864




New YORK, July 8.-The Worlds head.
quarters correspondent of the 9Th says it is
not permitted to speak freely of the prepa
tions during the past week, for in reviewing
offensive operations in this locality the next
few days may witness some effort more san
culinary and perhaps more fruitful than the
slow processes of siege.


given charge of all siege operations in
front, he has been for the past few days
constantly in the saddle, experimenting the
placing Of batteries and testing the value
of positions. Some of our batteries have
been constructed under great disadvantages
the men being obliged to lie on their bellies
and dig holes sufficiently deep to protect
them from the rebel fire.


The shelling Of railroad trains is kept up
constantly.


The Washington correspondent to the
World says:


Indications are that active moyementt
on large scale will not be attempted for 6
week or two at least. The fail of Peters
burg is question of time, and that time
must elapse before it can be taken. Grant
is conducting siege, such siege as cul
minated go gloriously at Vicksburg, bu
that job was fer more serious than this ons
What be has made up his mind to do b,
will do, and will not be hastened into pre-
cipitsncy and chance of failure. Siege gun
enough to sweep Petersburg from the fac
of the earth have already been mounted
Still Grant may strike like lightning anc
With fatal effect somewhere else. His way.
are devious and past finding ont. 9
Year: 1864

THERE are but scant two feet water in


tue clannel of the river, aud it is still fall
ing. TIE fine little steamer Falcon will
leave for Marietta this morning at los
o'clock. There are two small steamers
running between this city and Parksrseurg'
Year: 1864

There was demand in England for bullion OF all
on the 22d uli and fair supply in the market for ord
nary wants soyeregns continued 10 be drawn from
the bank TO some extent for export


The cotton market 10 Memphis, on the 9th ut vas
very active and tue stock on hand was nearly cleared
out at advanced prices The receipts during the pre-.
ious twenty four amounted three hundred aud
Year: 1864

Among the most ridiculous of the many
absurd claims set up by the white flag par
ty, was that Gen Hooker was in favor Nc.
Clclan. Hooker made two speeches at the
East ON Thursday cvening--onc in New
York city to Union Club and another in
Brooklyn at Union mass meeting Here
is what he said in the latter place


Lodios and Gemicmea-I need not tell
you that am entirely unpropared for this.
! cannot and do not take the dcmonstra.
tion or any part Of it to myself ! am not
worthy of this reception, Cheers and
cries Of "fcs you are ] am no more
worthy than you, We are all in the same
boat Nou have been working in one place
and / have been working in another. Your
victories are as dear to us in the front as
the victories in the front are dear to you.
IChecr~ The victories Of last tall i speak
from a full knowledge were hailed with us
much joy and as much enthusiasm in the
army rs though the victory had been
achieved by other armies than the one
which belong to--thc victory Of Ohio


Cheers ! hope that ! may hear Of many
more; and do not doubt that next No
vcmbcr we will see one Of which this re
bcIIjon has furnished no parallel | need
not tell you that | am rcjoiccd to find such
an a-scmblage here tonight it shows
that it is all right with our cause and our
country Applause ! Nothing--no re
verse, no misfortune can bciall rs when our
people are animated by the feeling which is
cvinccd here tonight TGreat applause
II the war has been prolonged, i. has not
been our weakness We have not put for h
all our resources nor all oug energies. a.
though We have shown and employed re.
sources which have amazed the world -
The North has not yet endeavored to crush
this rebellion by one great effort and il
can do it amy day Cheers. The people
in these loyal Statcs-a ! am proud to
say il--the people have been in advance Of
the authorities in thir rebellion TChcers.1
They viii be until we reach the end an d
the end is not remote. Great cheering
! am rCioccd to meet YOU tonight, and to
meet You under such auspices tidings
glorious tidings reach us from all our ar
mics The work goes braycly on lhuo.--
rGrcat applause. There are no copper
heads in the army; cheers they will
fight well, and they will vote we'll
LChccr- More devotion, more loyalty
never animated the hearts and hands Of
men more brave. | thank You most sim
cercly Cor the kindnes, with which you
have rcccivcd me to-night ] feel that
am unworthy Of it. Cries Of no no ~
and great chcering.] In my humble ca
pacity | have never failed to do my duty,
and ! never shall [Chcers wish you
good night [Grcat and Iong-continued
cheering


II that suits the McClellanitos, they are
welcome to it,
Year: 1864

the majesty and might of great nation. We
must follow the march of the army with law
that will sweep away the cause of the whole
terrible revolution. The war began by proc
lamation, and it must end by proclamation.
We can hold the insurgent States in military
Esubjection halfa century, if need be, or until
they are purged of their dross and poison. and
lie. we them to stand up clean before the conn-
try, TO come back with clean hands If they
come at all. want to see in all those States
the men who have fought and suffered for
the truth tilling those fields on which they
pitched their tents. l want to see them, like
old Kaspar of Blenheim, on the Summer even
ings. with their children upon their knees,
and pointing out the spot where brave men
fell and marble commentaries it. Let NO
breath of treason he whispered there.
Year: 1864

At no period for the last eight years has
the business of Shasta and the surrounding
country presented such hopeful and perma-
nent prospects as at the present time. On
every hand we witness increased thrift in
almost every department of business, and
many of our citizens who few months since
talked of emigrating to Humboldt and the
northern mines, for the want of sufficient pay
ing business to ensure a livelihood, have
abandoned the adventure, and are now de-
sermined to use their capital and labor in
developing our home interests, with GER
sainty of yet realizing their brightest hopes
ia Shasta county.


The thorough manner in which some Of
our nsoned men are taking hold of the min
ing interests of the county, shows the faith
they have in soon developing the vast min.
eral wealth long known to have existed in the
county We hear of new developments al
most daily, and new quartz mills going up
in every direction, which will give steady and
permanent employment to hundreds Of our
miners who have heretofore relied upon pla-
Ger mining for their support, and who mostly
depended upon. that bounty which the heav
ems might bestow for Supplying them with
water


The increased trade Of our merchants, and
the travel that has been created by the de-
velopments at Pittsburg, leave no question as
to our future prospects. Real estate in some
portions of the county is again changing
hands for cash, and new roads and ferrys are
being projected and put into use. We learn
from letter received frem the Engineer Of
the California and Oregon Railroad Company,
who is now in Washington for the purpose of
obtaining charter for the road from Con-
gress, that the project meets with great ia
vor among the leading men at our National
Carital. He entertains no doubt of meeting
with entire success in his mission. This road
having been surveyed by Mr.. Elliot last sea-
son, is to pass directly through Shasta, and
will be built within the next three years from
Marysville to this point. The rapid devel
opments in mining in the northern portion of
the State viii insure the speedy completion
of the road, and make it paying route.


We feel that bright future lies before our
citizens, provided they all take hold and
strive to open up the varied resources of the
county, abandoning the idea of going into
some distant portion of the country to find
that which they have here lying within their
reach.
Year: 1864

PRocRAsrINATIoN is. the thief of time"
Then delay no longer but go to Welsh's Pho
tograph Gallery and have your picture taken,
ere old time counts your years with chalk
marks in your hair :; for should you live q
thousand years you win never have your pic
ture taken younger.
Year: 1864

more nearly matched than the Kearsarge
and Alabama, that no naval officer would
desire fight on more even terms; but
that, if he were Secretary of the Navy,
he should scarcely deem it just to the
great commercial interests depending on
the destruction of the Alabama to leave
but single vessel like the Kearsarge to
take care of her in case of fight This
opinion, being professional, and coming
from an officer unusually capable and we'll
informed, is entitled to be accepted as con-
clusive.-N. Y Tribune
Year: 1864

A man In his carriage riding along


A gaily-dressed wife by his side;
In satins and laces she looked like queen,


And he like king in his pride.
A wood-sawyer stood on the street as they passed,
The carriage and couple he eyed,
And said, as he worked with his saw on log


a. wish was rich and could ride"
The man in his carriage remarked to his wife,
zone thing l would give If l could
would give all nay wealth for the strength and the health
OF the who is saving the wood"
Year: 1864

desperate conflict is momentarily expected.


The roads are very heavy and are diff
cult for military operations in the field.
This has been increased by the recent rain
several hundred per cent


Our losses in the recent fighting have
bsen heavy but not as large as that of the
enemy. We have lost some heavy cap
lures, but not as many as we have captur-
ed in the same way.


Look for news from this quarter in a
short time.
Year: 1864

NEW YORK August Y.
The New Orleans Era of the 14th has
the following from Mobile:
The steamer Peytonia, from Mobile
Bay, arrived this morning.


We learn by this arrival that the land
forces Of General Granger are within 500
yards of Fort Morgan.


The fact that the enemy does not fire is
considered proof that the fort will soon
surrender.


Mortar and other batteries, with the
gunboats, are ready to begin the bonn
bardment soon as the word IS given.
The surrender of the place is hourly
expected.
Year: 1864

The scarcity of dwellings to let still OOn-
tues in New York and Brooklyn, and yet,
on account of the high price Of material
and the frequent strikes Of the workmna
which often occasion heavy loss, there IA
very little building going on. Rents, gen
orally, are from ten TO twenty five per cent.
higher than last spring.
Year: 1864

I have just time to say this morning that
our forces hold their position on the Wei
don Railroad good and strong.


The I'd Corps and other forces are ar
irving faom the extreme right, and this be-
ing vital position to the COnfederacy, a
Year: 1864

GEAEN - ~---AAN = SA0hAN1


August 4.


Nothing of importance has transpired
during the last "a hours. Picket fring
in front Of the 9th corps Is kept up almost
Increasingly, with some shelling at inter
walls. The enemy have been busy in re-
pairing their lines and cur skirmishers an
noy them as much as possible. Little dam
age however, can be done them as they
perform most of their labor at night and
cannot be seen on account of the darkness.
A court of inquiry IS about to be con-
vined to inquire into the cause Of the late
disaster. Our loss, and in the action OF
Saturday, is now ascertained to be 5,64O
The hospitals are being rapidly cleared of
sick and wounded, there being four or five
boats engaged in their transportation from
City Point.
Year: 1864

Yesterday as the mail steamer John
Brooks plying between here and City
Point, was going down the James River,
she was fred into by battery at Harri-
sons Landing.


Six shots were fred, three of which passed
over the steamer and three fell short.
She turned back to get our gunboats for
protection, but in the mean time two of
them came up and soon shelled the rebels
out.
Year: 1864

ATLANTA.-lf reports be true, the Yankees
in Atlanta are in a very uneasy state of mind,
the question troubling them being, not how
they can hold the city, but how they can oct
out safely. We learn that gentleman well
known in this city, and who left the Gate CITY
"Wednesday last, reports an effective Federal
force of only six. thousand there when he left
There were at the same time about two tllous
and in the hospitals. The lines have been so
closely drawn in that our cavalry enter the su-
burbs every night Memphis IU,"ul
Year: 1864

NORTHERN PEACE CLAMoR AT THE SourH.-It
is popular delusim that that is the largest
party which makes the most noise. This delu-
sion is likely to be very dangerous one just
now; for the noisy party is the peace party.
1t is in the woods and 1t is so little that il it
does not halloo tremendously no one will know
that there is such party ut ALL But all the
great shouts Of the peace party 60 South-are
paraded before the Southern people, and are
used to make that people believe that there is
great party at the North clamorous for peace.
"The Yankees have had enough of it" say the
Southern leaders; 'they want to give up; a
little more will finish 'em; stick to us, boys"
and thus the South is encouraged to continue a
contest that but for such encouragement it
would have given up as hopeless year ago.
Year: 1864

An INDoATloN or PEoGEEss-Four athletic
and very greasy niggers sitting down all in
row in a city car, and three ladies (white)
standing up in the same car, aud hanging ON to
the straps
Year: 1864

CREDITS on OuR QUorA.--It is beyond ques-
ton that New York has furnished enough men
to relieve her from the draft il she gets the Gre


dit for them They were furnished to the
navy; but the law expressly stipulates that it
is Indifferent whether the men are for the army
or the navy, SO that they go into the service


No sane man can question our absolute right
uuder the law to be exempt from the draft


But the organ of the President in this city fan
cies that we may not be exempt after all-not
because we are not entitled to be, but because
General Shepley in command at Norfolk, about
two months ago said something that, if it is
law, will determine the matter against us. 1t
is important to know whether this is an official
utterance. s-
Year: 1864

The Coal M.NoPoLY- InPosyroNs ON rHEs
CoMMSrY. with all our boasted powers
reformation, poiiticd and social. great ano-
maly is presented tn the fact that we cannot
make any impressions on the heartless monopo-
lists who arc now ,msking such enormous
profits out Of the coal supply Of this
city. The gloomy sdays Of winter are,
however. gradually approaching, and the
people must begin to ''mo We upon the works
of the spectators if they would have their coal
at fair price in these hard times. The CON-
bination Of few we'll tr.sined monopolists
must net be any longer allowed to overrun
justice and the claims OF the\poor We know
thkt there is no just reason \for such high
price Of coal as now rules in this market The
Delaware and Hudson Canal Com pany are pay
ing the parties Of whom they buy coal two dol
cars. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company pay about two dollars and
fifty cents. Outside parties can buy coal at
the mines for three dollars and fifty cents,
and can get as much as they want. But
then there arises the insurmountable OBJ
neutrality-suspicious.. Coal may be bought;
but there is no way OF bringing 1t to New York.
The companies just named control all the means
Of communication, and they will not carry coal
for other parties. There are no monopolies in
the country more odious or unjustfable than
these two, and every effort must be made to
break them down.


The occasional sale of coal at auction is a
mere farce, intended to blind the public. In
most cases these sales are purely fictitious.
When coal is really sold few spectators buy
up the whole in minute. To reform the coal
abuse the people must organize immense public
meetings, and resolve to burn wood, coke or
any kind of available fuel, until the monopo-
lists are forced into honesty. No coal bought
at the mines at two to four dollars the ton
should be sold to heavily taxed community
at twelve and fifteen dollars. Let the people
positively refuse to purchase. hold mass meet
ings, burn wood, charcoal and anything that
can be burned, and we feel confident that these
heartless spectators in the misery, the blood
and bones Of the poor will ultimately be
brought to their senses. Who will set the ball
rolling! s'e .see#