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Year: 1862

Extract nom tne-IOrOQI0 GlOBe.


"One thing, we trust, scertain-Britain
will have nought to do with the intrigues
Of the French despot. We know nothing
too bad for Louis Napoleon to do; we trust
that Englands fair fame, as a nation
which loves freedom and hates slavery,
will never be sullied by an act which
would rivet forever the fetters of the
Southern bondman now happily falling
from his limbs. The idea that the Euro
pean powers are justified in going round
abe world interfering in every mans quar-
rel, debating what shall be the boundaries
Of one country, and when war shall cease
or go on in another, is practical absurd
ity which it is time to abandon. If, at the
time when Delhi was besieged and the fate
of Britain's Indian empire, for the mo-
nent, hung in the balance, the United
States had asked France 20 offer q joint
meditation between the Queen Of England
and the King of Delhi, and declared that
it did not see any good result to be gained
from carrying on the struggle, how would
that have sounded in British ears. The an
wer would have been short and sharp one.
The Southern revolutionists are doubtless
more powerful than the Indian mutineers,
but there is not other difference, and the
additional power only causes suspicion
that the suggested mediation is not quite
disinterested. What would Louis Napo-
leon say, if the United States were at this
moment to offer their mediation between
France and Mexieo2i Would he not tell
the Pre- ident very speedily to mind his
own business? Neither France nor Eng
land are in position to talk about the
horrors of bloodshed and the interruption
to trade caused by war. To protect Turkey
they entered into a bloody and expensive
war, which caused serious interruption to
the commerce of the world. It will not
surely be alleged that the Northern
States have less reason for going to
war with the South than had the
Western powers for sustaining the sick
man with their arms7 There is not o ves-
tige of foundation for European inter-
ference in the American quarrel. That
the cotton supply has been stopped is
good reason for Britain looking about her
for other sources of supply, and for those,
more particularly, which will not be lia-
BILE, as the result of slavery, to sudden
convulsions But it affords no reason for
going to war with the Northern States
Instead of desiring to stop the work half
way, the people of Britain should rejoice
that they have passed through half the or
deal necessary to undergo ere they can be
free from their subserviency to slave Ia
Dor, and should bear the rest of the burden
with alacrity.


" The American Government asks to be
let alone The British tiovernment hSs
acknowledged the justice and propriety Of
the demand by the proclamation Of neu-
trality. No new circumstances have since
that event arisen to change the position,
and there can be no reasonable doubt that
the attitude which the Imperial authorities
have deliberately chosen, will be maintain
ed to the end of the struggle"
Year: 1862

The California merchants are now pay
ing their debts in legal tenders. By the
last steamer one could purchase q draft
for 1000 by paying $500 in gold, so that
the California trader saved just twenty per
eent.-a handsome profit and very easily
made
Year: 1862

DEAD HEADs.-The Boston Post accuses
the spirits who have come down 10 sit for
their pictures, with the unmanly practice
Of going of without paying for them.
Why should they pay2 Are they not dead
haRds2
Year: 1862

SPEECH OF GEN. PRESTlsS.-Gen. Prentiss had he compliment of a serenade Friday evening

 Washington. He spoke to a large and en- thusiastic audience. detailing the incidents of his capture and imprisonment. His description of the insults endured and the hardshids sustain ed was graphic and powerful. In the course of his narrative he bad occasion to speak ofths neg groes, who he said, were the best Union men of the South, when voice in the crowd exclaimed, " "we are fighting for the negro Yes. sir re- piled the General, |" fight for the freedom of every man on earth.' Immense applause. 1- He spoke of the cruelty with which Federal officers and soldiers were treated and of the reign of terror existing throughout the South. They were determined to fight it out, and they dd 6ght desperately, because they knew their cause was desperate. No one dared to express any more real slavery there now over whites than there was ove- blacks. There are more men, too in the Southern army than people at the North think for. Now is the time to strike, for their army is somewhat damoralized He saw thousands of men going home on parole and at the battle of Antietam the rebels Were pun ished great deal more severely than was gen. erally supposed here. He saw train after train of their wounded and Union prisoners, if they did not rejoice at the misfortune of their enemies cheered lustily for the success of the Union arms. He also remarked that President Lin coins Proclamation had done more to end the fought or anything else that has been done- He would take the field again the very moment he was ordered to by his commanding General. He would obey orders but let him once get and he would do everything in his power to crush out this heliish rebellion.

 The Generals speech was received with i'm mense applause. and afier lusty cheers and some remarks from Col. Mulligan, the crowd dispersed.

 NEW ORLEANS dates are the 7th.. Gen. But Ter is straightening things out with his usual promptness. An ex. ex.policeman gets six months in Fort Pickens with hard labor and 24 fb ball to his leg for sending an insultnga and seditious report to the Government. All prisoners of war who had been registered for exchange were to be sent to Baton Rouge on the sth Ofi- cers were to be allowed to take their side arms, and clothing in which they stood only. An or der fixed the price of flour at $7.50 per bbi. bread to be three ounces for one cent. Crowds of people of both sexes, of all ages and condi- tions, continue to attend daily for the purpose of taking the oath ofaliegiance.
Year: 1862

THE SALMoN.-The Oregonian has a letter
from Florence City, June 18th, which says
The weather here is very disagreeable, it has
been raining for the last three weeks and mud
and water is dominant in every nook and corn
err 1t is thought that 800 persons have left
this vicinity within the past few days for new
diggings which are reported to have been dis
covered some fifty or sixty miles Northeast
from here. have no doubt of the truth of this
discovery, as several Of my friends have left
very rich diggings here to go there, and what
they say is very satisfactory evidence to my
mind.
Year: 1862

AN ORDINA NANCE LEyYING; AND
IN providing for the collection 0f the city property
tax


The Trustees ofthe city Of Nevada do O,rain as foEo,Os;
SECTION There shall be and ia hereby IvFsI
upon all assessed and TAXABLE property within The
corporate limits Of the city 81 Nevsefa for the fiscal
year ending May 1st 1868 and each subsequent yszI
until this ordinance be REPEALED tax Of flty cents
fer general city purposes, and Of twenty cents for fire
purposes upon each one hundred d0Ia Of assessed
value


SEC 2 It shall be and fa hereby made the duty 4
the City Marshal his deputy TO collect said taxes
Said collector shah Immediately after the comp letioB
OF the assessment each year give nOtSee by pubca-
ton in some newspaper pul ishri in this city, that
the city taxes are due and pavabe and the time and
place at which he will receive the same; also that
the law in regard to their collection will be strictly
enforced.


SEC 3. Upon the second Monday in November
1882. and each year thereafter at the close Of the
business hours of that day the tax collector shall
ter upon the tax list or assessment roll statement
that lie has made levy upo all the property as
sessed in said ron, and upon which the taxes have
not been pail On or before the third Monday in No
vember each year the tax collector shall complete
list Of all persons and property then owing taxes nnd
the tax collcc or in addition to the tax levied shall
collect upon each deli quent the sum Of one dollar
as casts incur Ell in preparing and publishing the de-
uquent list.


SIC T. On or before the irst DAY Of December.





cause the delinquent tax list to be published giving
the of the owner of all real estate and all i'm
pTOyements ON the same together with such a CON
densed description OF the property that it may be
easily known and also similar condensed descrip.
ton OF any real estate or improvements assessed to
unknown owners, and also opposite each name or
description the amount of taxes including costs due
from each delinquent person or property such list
with the levy thereon, as heretofore provided shall
be published for three succeeding weeks IN some
newspaper or supplement to a newspaper published
ia the city OF Nevada. such publication shall also
designate the time and place of the sale which shall
not be les than twenty days more than TWEEN
tyeight days from the FIRST appearance of the publ-
cation An real estate shall be sold in front OF the
court house door, and all sales shall be made by the
Marshal or his deputies.


SIC 3. The provisions of an Act entitled "An
Act TO provide Revenue ios The support of .he Gov
erumcnt of this state. approved April 29th 1857
from section l6 70 section - inclusive of said Act
shall CONTROL direct and regulate he sale, issuance
OF certificate record and all further proceedings Of
the tax collector under the foregoing ordinance


Passed July lst 1852. CIV. YOUNG
JEo. PATTlsON, CeEk. President
Year: 1862

The only article offered to the French people that
would CURL STRAIGHT HARi the above Toilet being
manufactured for the sole bsneHt Of Louis Napoeon
which article indispensable to his toilet room.


The subacrbers feeling confident that this Toilet must
necessarily take the place OF all others offered to
the public take pleasure In expressing their confidence
In the article, gaining II from practical use.
Year: 1862

that point-so that, as it becomes expe-
dient for the United States to issue cur
rency, let taxes on private notes be i'm
posed which will keep them down within
the limits which the public business de-
mands.


The result of this would be to secure
finally national currency for the whole
country which would never be subject to
premium, which would have in every
State a certain Interchangeable value, and
would be easily known and universally
recognized Brokers and bankers would
cease to make money by doing nothing,
and by the fluctuations of State securi-
ties and railroad stocks. We should
have national currency which, for all
purposes of trade among ourselves dur
ing our present troubles, would be as
convenient and valuable as gold, and,
with the inevitable success of our arms,
would in a short time come very nearly
up to the value of gold.


We are we'll aware how such propo-
sition would be received. One of the
traditional watch words of the old De-
mocratic party is National Bank. ="
Against this proposition, the cries thirty
years old, of :" National Bank, "corrup-
ting loans to privileged individuals" 7"
"great party brokers' shops" will be
raised. But these old party shibboleths
will have no influence with men of intel
ligeDce. There is no need of national
bank. Nobody wants national bank
The business of bank is to loan money
on securities and pay dividend to the
stockholders. In active commercial
countries banks are necessary, because
business men often need more money
than they can actually obtain from their
Golfers. There must be some manage
ment whereby merchants can obtain oc-
casional advances on their consignments
But the system of a national currency
has nothing to do with loans. No money
is proposed to be loaned at any rate of
interest, on any commercial paper No
promis to pay, of any individual, or
corporation, will ever find their way into
the national treasury. There is not a
single fraction of banking institution to
be found in this scheme of a national
currency. A national bank would be the
worst of curses ON the country; nation
al currency would be not only great
blessing, but we think a necessity.
Year: 1862

NEwsPAPERs.-The rapid increase in
the price of printing paper this fall is
producing commotion among the pub
fishing fraternity. The paper makers
say that the price of rags has advanced
and is still going higher, and no telling
where it will stop. As print is the
chief article of expense in the publica-
ton of daily paper, an increase of its
price deranges all the financial calcula-
tions of publisher An Office may have
made some money during the past year
when buying "print" at nine to ten
cents per pound; but after that article
rises to twelve or thirteen cents, the Of
flee will not only make nothing, but will
quickly sink its capital and 60 under" T"
lake the business of the Tribune for ex-
ample An increase of simply one cent
on the pound for white paper occasions
a loss of more than ten thousand dollars
in a year, and five cents a pound is
equivalent on our business to upwards OF
ffty thousand dollars How long could
any Western printing Office stand leak
in its finances of that magnitude? But
the enhancement on white paper is only
one of several griefs now affecting the
fraternity. Federal taxes on advertise
ments, paper, Job work, income, tele-


graphic dispatches, and every article Of


consumption in a printing Office, con


stitute other serious items. There is but


one course left for publishers, and that
/ is to raise their subscription rates


Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1862

EFFICACY OF PRAYER.--The most
remarkable instance Of the power OF
prayer happened in the case ofGover-
nor Tod, as related by himself in an
address he made lately to the Briar
Hill N liners, on the occasion of leaving
Briar Hill to prepare for assuming the
Chair Of State. Mr.. Tod said; "in
the spring of1S47, when about to leave
home in the Service Of our National
Government, you met me on this spot
and gave me your prayers and good
wishes for the safe return of myself and
family, aud | have ielt that to these
prayers and good wishes, in part, am
indebted for that safe return, tor not
only did Mrs. Tod, myself and all the
children we took away with ms (five
in numbsD return safely to you but
we brought back two morel"--Cleve.
land Eerald.
Year: 1862

in that forest, almost as far as the ere
could reach, covered and bending down
with the graceful and reposing forms Of
the wild pigeons; their gorgeorously-
tinted, gold FURNISHED breasts glittering
in the sunbeams-one vast panoply of green
and purple gold spread over the whole
forest as if by the wand OF q magician.
Word cannot convey The superb beauty of
the scene. Each tree, and taken in view
the whole landscape, was but one mass Of
sparkling plumage. An hour after. what
a contrast As the sun mounted higher,
battalion after battalion took wing and
bied away in every direction. and the
trees. which were before absolutely trod-
den by the weight of legions of birds that
swarmed In their branches, now presented
"a scene Of deso'ation. They are crushed,
maugled in every direction; some with
their trunks snapped off like pipe stems
and hundreds with every branch stripped
off. ia hurricane had passed over, it
would not have lef. more naked and
desolate scene behind


Not a living thing to be seen. save
few poses and wild hogs devouring
the dead birds that lie scattered over the
ground, the victims Of the sportsmen or
the fall of tress and branches, and huge
gcshawk here and there, or an eagle,
soaring over the scene of carnage. The
darkness and the bushes cause the sports.
man to leave half Of his birds on the
ground, and the wild hogs absolutely get
fat on them.


AS we returned from the roost, we pre-.
sented even a more unique company than
iu going; SO much so, that aunt Sally set
the dogs on as when we rode up to the
yard gate.


THE END.
Year: 1862

T ALLOW CANDLES EQUAL TO STAR
To two pounds Of talloW add one, teacup
full Of good strong ley from wood ashes,
and simmer over aalow fse-when sJgrea.
sy scum will float on. top skim. this of for
making soap, Git is very near soap already }
as long as it continues to rise. Then mould


scur candles as usual, making the wicks a
little smaller-and you have pure, hard
tallow candle, worth knowing how to make
land one that burna as long and gives q
light equal to sperm, The chemistry, de-
monstrate itself. An ounce or two Of bees
wax will make the candle some harder, and
sleeping che wioks in spirits of turpentine
will make it burn some brighter. ,-s5a
Year: 1862

SOUTHERN CURRENCY.


We have received from Mr. Walker quite roll Of shin
plastcrs from which select tho following specimens
Of the circulating medium Of Richmond They mostly
printed common dpgy paper and SO dirty and greasy
as to be offensive to the sight and smell We omit only
the cuts Of eagles temples Of liberty &C., with which
they are disngured-
Year: 1862

know 1t Is false. would rather times hear Of
them being killed. Tell the boys that they VIM be
watched closely, and they m st face the music"
The writer will probably have occasion be than
" mad and mortified" when he hears OF the geGcra
stampede that took place from Fort Henry and Carks
Here is very piece Of rebel poetry The girls ap
pear lonely In that nsighborhood The Union troops may
perhaps soon pay them visit prove that they
gallant as well Southerners and not entitled 10 the
character that has been givea them in the South


Oh, dear, it's shameful, declare,


To make the men all 60,


And leave 30 many swoethsarts here,


Without single beau.


We like TO them brave, ts true,


And would not urge them stay,


But what are US poor girls to do,


When they are all away


We told them we could spare them there,


Before they had 10 go


But, bless their hearts, were not aware,


That we should miss them


We miss them all 10 many ways


But truth will ever


The greatest thing we miss them for


Is seeing Us about


On Sunday, when we 20 to church


We look In vain for some


To meet us smiling on the porch


And seek 10 US home


The difficulties OF Southern travel aud divers mattars
OF the South are thus portrayed


NASHVILLE. Feb. 4, 1852
DEAR FRrgTDI arrived safe in Nashville on last Wei
nesdsy had to wait at the bridge until I've O'Clock
next morning before got oil from the bridge. When
got to Claksvo had TO get passport before could
got any further so will advise you get one before
leaving the FORT whenever you come up as had 10 wait
long time in CIarksvile before could get mine. Al
there was such crowd General ZollcoGsr was buried
lsst Sunday attended by large concourse OF citizens
together with tho military lis horse shot through
tie and in the side Lieutenant Bale Peyton was
buried in Gallatn, Tennessee.


Miss Ammo got the note for Sue. Nashville is not
yunder martial law but all the public property guard
cd by soldiers stationed here Any creating any dis
turbance s taken up aud taken 10 the guardhouss or
headquarters | had the pleasure OF seeing General
Beauregard to-day. He s on his way to Columbus He
Is small man, gray haired, with black mustache. He
wore oue military dress coat with shoulder straps
We have had great deal Of lately The
very muddy Miss Anne says you must write by mail.
she told me good deal 20 say but forgot IT ALL
csm Oofran .ouay ne ~ gong up TO Shobyville. Miss
Anne says she thinks II is Tins you were coming home
again Thero were -four generals in town last night
Generals Beauregard, Pillow Anderson and Cheathann
understand General Pillow Is going W return 10 Conm
bus, aud that General Polk going resign and retirs
into private life There has been new law nassed 4,
the Southern Congress IN regard 70 enlistment Amen
Year: 1862

that nothing is Of real worth but the re-
ligion of Jesus And now will you
pray for me ?"


O! what emotions swelled the heart
OF that devoted man as he knelt by the
bedside of the dying volunteer, the young
soldier of Christ; and with tones so low
that only the ear of God and that Of him
who was passing away, could, hear, be-
sought Gods grace and presence. Ne
yer, in all his experience had his heart
been so powerfully wrought upon; never
had feeling Of such unutterable tender
ness took possession Of his soul. He
seemed already in the presence of glo-
rifed spirit and after the prayer was
over, restraining his sobs, he bent down,
and pressed upon the beautiful brow, al
ready chilled with the breath of the com
ing angel, twice, thrice, fervent kiss.
They might have been as tokens from
the father and the mother, as well as
himself So perhaps thought the dying
soldier, for a heavenly smile touched his
face with new beauty, as he said "thank
you l won't trouble you any longer
you are wearied out-go to your rest.


"The Lord be with you ~ was the fer
vent response.


"Amen :" trembled from the fast
whitening lips.


Another hour passed. The chaplain
still moved uneasily round his ROOM.
There were hurried sounds over head,
and footsteps on the stairs. He opened
his door-encountered the surgeon, who
whispered one little word


Gone -


Christ's soldier bad found the captain
of his Vatchmaa and Re
fector
Year: 1862

CORN AND ITS UsEs.-The immensi
ty OF the American crop of Indian corn
renders i particularly important that the
true value Of the article for human food,
as well as for the brute creation, should
be better understood than it now is in
Europe and America. When speaking
Of the blessing of God in ice,' we lately
remarked that the preacher might find
text for long sermon in "the Almighty
bounteousness in corn. Eihu Burritt.
and twenty others, might largely promote
American interests as well as the cause
of humanity in Europe, by continued ef-
forts in awahing the people of the Old
World to a proper sense Of the value
Of this great American staple Hunts
Merchants Magazine holds with US
that in nutritious properties, in dges-
ti5jIity, AMI its adaptation to the vari-
Gus necessities of animal life in the differ
ent climates of the earth, corn meal is ca
pable Of supplying more of the absolute
want Of the adult system than any other
single substance in nature" And yet,
tens of thousands of families in America
would feel belittled il any of their neigh
bors knew that they used corn bread =
and that is only one of twenty ways in
which corn is reducible to food ofthe best
quality.
Year: 1862

REMEDY FOR RINGwoRMs. The
North British Agriculturist says that the
disease locally known as ringworm or
letter, which shows itself about the head
and neck Of young cattle, in the form Of
whitish dry scurvy spots, can be remov-
ed by rubbing the parts affected with To-
dine ointment. The disease may also be
combatted by the use Of sulphur and oil /;
iodine ointment is, however, to be pre-
ferred As this skin disease is easily
communicated to the human subject, the
person dressing the cattle should wash
his hands with soap and hot water after
each ointment,
Year: 1862




The people Of Illinois will do well to
Talch lie operations Of body known to
comprise many actual Eytnpathize1s with
the rebellion. rank seccssionests at neart,
who would be best pleased to carry with
them all Egypt into the Southern Confcd-
eracy. When members Of the Constitu-
tional Convention so so far as to ask IN
the erfnt q recognition hor shalz Illinois % p
a file Of soldiers and Fort Lafayette will
come in excellent play to remove the in
terrogators TO a place fayomble fer calm
and uninterrupted contemplation. We
warn these gentlemen that they are tread
Ing on dangerous ground. As long
- they keep in the course marked
out for them by the people, and, ire
speetive Of party lies, consult and
act for the good Of the people at large, 50
long they wiu be sustained, but any reyo-
lutiouary scheme attempted, and especially
IN the direction Of siding the enemies Of
The Government, Will bring swift destruc-
ton upon the authors. Ne have too much
at stake to allow Lecomptoni*n1 in Illinois.
We hope there is no reason TO believe that
the designs Of some Of the managers in the
Convention will be accepted as therule
for that body. We wish VIC could sag there
is NO fear Of it,