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Year: 1869

We remember one great, good-natured fellow,
at one Of the Boston schools, who, quite apropOs
to this anecdote, is now fiourshing pork packer.
Standing up to read from the excellent text book
we had in those days, /" The American First
Class Book the sentence that fell to him was a
verse from the " death scene of Gertrude OF Wy
oming," with which he got along very well in a
slow, measured and heavy voice till he came to
the lines uttered by Gertrude to her lover


"Clasp me little longer on the brink


Offate! While can feel thy dear earess,'
which he rendered as follows;


"Clasp me q little longer on the brink


OF fai while can feel thy dear carcass"
This was too much-schoolmaste and other
pupils burst into an iuextinguishable roar Of
laughter at this unceremonious butchering Of
Campbell's beautiful poem. Upon another oeca-
sion, when the reading lesson happened to be one
of those funereal, melancholy sort Of poems Of
Henry Kirke White, a shrill voiced reader in
another class came to the passage running some
thing like this


"Ifeel the hand OF Death


Press heavy on my vitals,"
which was rendered as follows:


aIfeel the hand Of death
Press heavy on my tiffies,"
A proceeding which certainly must have render
ed them cold victusls.-Com. Bulletin.
Year: 1869

The HASDsoME SISGER.-A female singer who
was in high favor with a German Prince, was
appointed to sing one of Haydn's compositions.
At the rehearsal she and the conductor differed
as to the time in which it should be sung. 1t
was agreed that the composer should be referred
to, who when the conductor waited on him, asked
him if the lady was handsome.


Every - was the reply "and special favOrite
with the Duke


Then she is right said Haydn, with a sig
nifcant look at the poor Disconnected professor,
who in all probability, had he gained his point
would have lost his place; and this Haydn well
knew.
Year: 1869

In showing us the tree in the back Of which
Byron had cut his name and that Of his sister
Augusta, he related rather singular incl
dent. He said that year or two before,
certain famous American Snowman came to
Newstead, and had the assurance to offer
Colonel Wildman five hundred pounds for the
piece of bark bearing that precious lettering
meaning, Of course, to cut it away, and
carry it to America, and that Colonel Wild
man, Justly indignant, then and there, by
peremptory orders, considerably shortened
the interview.
Year: 1869

WASHINGTON, March IL.


The following correspondence has
taken place between the President OF
the United States and Mr.. Washburne:


WASHINGTON, March 10.
To the President:


When you did me the honor TO confer
upon me the appointment OF Secretary
OF State, 1 felt constrained to state to
you that my health would prevent me
from holding the position for any very
considerable length OF time. 1 am al
ready admonished that proper dts-
charge of the duties of the Office
would Involve more labor and re-
sponsibilities than am willing to un-
dertake in justice to the public interest
and myself. If convenient and agree
able to you I would be glad to have
you name my successor at as early
a moment as you deem practicable
and you will please consider this
as my resignation, to take effect as
soon as my successor is qualified ana
ready to enter on the discharge OF the
duties OF the office. need not add here
Mr.; President, how gratefully l appre-
ciate the distinguished honor you have
conferred upon me by inviting me to be-
come one OF your constitutional advi-
sers, Had circumstances permitted 1t, L
should have been pleased to have been
associated with you officially, and TO
have aided you as far as in my power
in carrying out your views in the ad-
ministrRtion of the Government, upon
the principles of honesty, retrenchment
and economy, public faith and equal
and exact justice to all.


l have the honor to be very respect
fully, your obedient servant


TSipnedl E. B. WAsHBURNE.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON D. c., March II.
To Hon. E. q. WaShbur7le, Secretary OF
State:


DEAR S1R:-Your resignation of the
office of Secretary OF State, with rea-
sons for the same is received: In &C
cepting it 1 do so with regret that your
health will not permit you to continue
in the Office or some Cabinet po position; snas
from the breaking out Of the rebellion
to the present day, and your support
OF me individually in the army and its
cause, such that no other idea present
ed itself stronger to my mind on tho
first news Of my election to the Presi-
Year: 1869

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ATLANTA, March 10.


The Governors message transmitting
the Fifteenth Amendment was taken up
and read by both Houses to-day. The
Governor says: "It is a source of great
qualification to lovers of liberty and
Republican principles throughout the
country that Congress has given this
further pledge that the declaration of
our fathers, that all men are created
equal, shall be recognized as reality
and no longer considered rs mere
empty sound. The ratification of this
Amendment by your body aud the re-
cognition of its requirements, together
with those OF the 18th Amendment,
which are as yet disregarded, will Sc
cure for us full and complete recogni-
ton as State, dissipate our political
differences, and set at rest finally and
forever the feeling of uncertainty and
insecurity which now excite and dis
turb a large portion of our people,"


The Fifteenth Amendment has been
made the special order for Friday in the
Senate and for to morrow in the House.
Year: 1869

IT is stated as scandalous fact that
when ex-President Johnson left the
White House he carried off all the Of
fetal records, so that there was not
even the form OF an appointment lelt'
The motives which prompted such an
action are unrevealed.
Year: 1869

A few years ago, large drug firm in
this city advertised for boy. Next day
the store was thronged with applicants,
among them queer-looking little fellow
accompanied by woman, who proved to
be his aunt, in lieu of faithless parents, by
whom he had been abandoned. Looking
at this little waif, the merchant in the
store promptly said Can't take him !;
places all full besides, he is too small. J"
I know he is small" said the woman,
"but he is willing and faithful" There
was twinkle in the boys eyes which
made the merchant think again. A partner
in the firm VOLUNTEERED to remark that he
did not see what they wanted of such
boy-he wasn't bigger than pint of cider"
But after consultation the boy was set to
work. A few days later call was made
on the boys in the store for some one to
stay all night. The prompt response OF
the little fellow contrasted well with the
reluctance Of others. In the middle of
the night the merchant looked in to see
if all was right in the store, and presently
discovered his youthful protege busy scis-
sollnS ldpels w naU are you uOlnS
said he; 81 did not tell you to work nights :"
=" I know you did not tell me so, but
thought | might as well be doing some
thing" In the morning the cashier got
orders to double the boys wages, for he
is acilling" Only few weeks elapsed be-
fore show of wild beast passed through
the streets, and very naturally all hands
in the store rushed to witness the spectacle
A thief saw his opportunity, and entered
at the rear door to seize something, but
in twinkle found himself firmly clutuched
by the diminutive clerk aforesaid, and,
after struggle, was captured. Not only
was robbery prevented, but valuable
articles taken from other stores were recov-
ed. When asked by theFmerchant why
he staid behind to watch when all others
quit their work, the reply was, You
told me never to leave the store when
others were absent, and thought I'd stay"
Orders were Immediately given once more:
" Double that boys wages he is willing
and faithful" To-day that boy is getting
a salary of $1,000, and next January will
become member of the firm New York
Republic.
Year: 1869

VERY LovING.-Our correspondent at
South Vallejo writes us that loving couple
from Sonoma county, whose hearts had
been taught to "beat as one," took passage
on the steamer New World last evening,
for San Francisco, where they no doubt
intend to spend the honeymoon. Some
incidents on the boat were pathetic The
young husband threw his arms around the
form of his pretty wife, kissed her, patted
her cheeks, played with her earrings,
raised her veil slyly, and then would drop
it again, held candy in his mouth which
she would bite from, while the two cast at
each other the most amorous glances, all
regardless of the giggling of ladies and
laughing of men, who were witnesses of
their innocent proceeding. After these
tender and caressing endearments had
gone on for some time, the stewardess offer
ed them stateroom, which they departed
for, thereby dropping the curtain" on
outsiders before eight O'clock May they
rest in peace.-Yallejo Chronicle
Year: 1869

1t Is probable that at one time the own
ers Of the Vallejo Railroad expected to sell
to the Central Pacific Company, thinking
they could do better for themselves by such
sale than by pushing double competition,
with steamboat route on the river and
another railway on its eastern side. Wheth-
er specific proposition for sale was ever
made we do not know, but it appears pretty
certain that latterly the idea has been
abandoned. The Vallejo Railroad proves
to be extremely profitable, and its opera
atlons have demonstrated the fact that it
has field to itself, in which it need fear no
competition. The western side of the Sac
ramento Valley, including the Coast Range
valleys that connect with it, demands a
separate system of railroad communications,
which the Vallejo company has shown its
ability tosupply. The Vallejo road proper,
which has long been in profitable operation
to Sacramento, is being rapidly extended
to Marysville This extension will make
the trunk line about 100 miles long. A
practical consolidation of interests has also
been made with the Napa Valley Railroad,
which is the first link of a line or lines that
will be pushed through the principal Coast
Range valleys as far north as Humboldt
Bay. The officers of the Vallejo company
have also formed a new incorporation, un-
der the infelicitous title of the California
Railroad Company, to build an important
branch OF their trunk road from near Wood
land to Colusa, Tehama and Red Bluff
all considerable towns on the west bank of
the Sacramento river. This branch would
be 100 miles long, and would to a certain
extent, compete with the California and
Oregon Railroad, the construction of which.
from Marysville to Shasta and the Oregon
line, has been undertaken by the Central
Pacific Company.


Whether the Colusa and Red Bluff
branch is really held in serions contempla-
ton, or is only a move in game of bluff to
bring the Central Pacific to terms, we do
not know; but we incline to the former
opinion, for the reason that such road
would be good investment for its own
sake and as feeder to the Vallejo trunk
line, which the Company now find SO profit
able that they do not care to sell it. The
country between Woodland, Colusa, Te-
hama and Red Bluff is a rich agricultural
region, which railroad would soon develop
into asource of good business. The Colusa
people want railroad, and are willing to
subscribe towards the cost of one. A rail-
road in that direction will certainly be
built by somebody, and why not by com
pany which has already road that would
be improved by it, and that is affording
means and credit for connecting enterprises?
The counties Of Yolo, Sutter, Colusa and
Tehama have big stake in the success of
the project, and if it is broached in good
faith will doubtless move to its assistance.
San Francisco Bulletin
Year: 1869

WILD BILL.-And so he's gone; died
like dog died with his boots on-see
the dispatches Notwithstanding the ro-
nance drawn around him by the story and
the illustration in Harper's. So they all
go, his kind Of men seem like certain
diseases-peculiar to our new countries.
They run their brief career, kill few mem,
and get killed in turn, and so it goes until,
finally, society becomes settled and improv-
ed, and such characters have to seek new
fields There are a dozen men in our
midst who seek to acquire such fame as
Wild Bill had, covet the reputation of hav-
ing ''killed their man" and do not dream
of any other then violent death for them
selves. 1t is strange that man become so
depraved but all over this Coast, since
1919, there have been thousands of such
characters. It almost seems as though
there was wild beast in every man, that
required only a taste of blood to make it
uncomfortable. Hamilton Empire.
Year: 1869

RoBBERY.-On Monday, W. ii. Dunn


of this place conveyed a load of passengers
to Red Bluff. On returning the next day,
and when near the Nine Mile House, a
highwayman suddenly sprang out from
behind bush which grew on the roadside
and presenting a cooked revolver ordered
Dunn to halt. Seeing no chance of escape
the order was obeyed. The robber then
ordered Dunn to get out of the buggy, and
hand over his money, which request was
also complied with, s22 changing hands
After going through Dunn's pockets and
searching the carriage the highwayman
expressed dissatisfaction at the smallness
of the amount realized by the transaction
but remarked that the sum would benefit
him considerably under the circumstances
in which he was placed He also informed
Dunn that he expected big muss would
be raised about the little affair which he
was engaged in but remarked that the
matter would not worry him to any alarm
ing extent The outlaw was bare-headed
and the lower portion of his face was cov-
cred by handkerchief which was drawn
over it and tied at the back of his head
Dunn describes him as very cool and
selfpossessed operator, but is not anxious
to cultivate any further acquaintance with
him
Year: 1869

SAVAGE BUcK,-A few days ago Sc
bastian, the noted hunter, slew an enormous
buck on Trinity Mountain. The first shot
only wounded the animal and Sebastian S
favorite hound soon brought it to bay. A
desperate fight then ensued between the
deer and dog during which the latter was
pierced through and through by the an
tiers of his antagonist. The hound proved
game, however, and kept his hold on the
deer until the hunter came up and dis
patched it by well directed shot.
Year: 1869

SOME FIGHT.-A free fight, in which
four persons took part, came off at Churn-
town on Tuesday. The battle took place
in a saloon and ragged for some time, each
combatant striking indescriminately at the
man whom he fancied was the easiest knock
ed down. An iron weight was passed across
the room pretty lively during the melee
One of the parties whose head came in
contact with this weight has since admitted
that the metal was harder than his Uranium,
and the correctness of the admission is
corroborated by the condition of his knowl-
edge box. All the combatants are still alive
and may be able to take hand in the next
" discussion"
Year: 1869

ELECTION For the information of stay
at-home Republicans we announce that an
election was held on Wednesday. Dem
ocrats need no information on this point as
they were around, wide awake and vigilant
The returns received are meager, but it is
evident that the State has gone Democratic,
and also that Rosborough is elected Judge
Of the 9th District
Year: 1869

SLATE CLEEK.-Gooch reports favor
ably on the mines disvorered lately on
Little Slate Greek, branch Of main Slate
Greek. The gold is coarse, and is found
both in the bed of the stream and in the
banks.
Year: 1869

Governor Senter's Message to the new Leg
stature Of Tennessee is very good. He proposes
that the existing disabilities upon disfranchised
rebels be removed, he urges the ratification Of
the Fifteenth Amendment: he sustains earnestly
the new public school system Of the State; he
recommends the sale Of delinquent railways to
tighten the State debt; he vigorously opposes
Reputation, and he appeals to the Legislature to
DO something to encourage immigration into the
State to develop its vast resources of wealth and
prosperity. This certainly is good programme
for the Legislature. They will probably, how
ever, pursue an exactly opposite course on most
of these points. They will not ratify the Fifteenth
Amendment They are reported to have CON-
menced war unon the new school system They
are supposed to favor reputation. and are about
to elect an avowed repudiationist to the United
States Senate. They propose to abolish the whole
Judiciary of the State in order to get rid Of one
obnoxious judge Republican. All these things
are bad in themselves. and they will have ten
dency to discourage immigration. Senter be-
trsyed his party and obtained the governorship as
his reward. We shall now see how be gets along
with his Legislature.
Year: 1869

When it is proposed to add so many new de-
partments to the Government such as a labor
bureau. bureau Of commerce. and 50 forth. it
is well to consider another pressing need of the
times We mean some sort Of an establishment
in which hungry Southern politicians can all be
accommodated, sort Of public crib at which
they can all feed. As it is nov, some Of them
must 90 hungry. What is wante1 is some grand
charitable institution, IN which Senter and
Stokes can eat from the same msnger, Wells and
Walker partake Of their humble meals at the
same hospitable board, and Davis and Hamilton
come up from Texas to feed from the same elee-
mosynary provender. This we are confident
would bring harmony and happiness. Only let
it be certain that there is enough for ALL 1t would
be necessary to include A. Johnson and Judge
Dent also, in the interests of peace. This scheme
involves little expense, but we believe that a
judicious public would pay it in order to put a
stop to the incessant wrangling at the South be-
tween second-rste politicians who have neither
principles, honesty or brains.
Year: 1869

Ex-senator ToOmbs is said to be no longer in
danger Of sinking into himself


The receipts of the Mechanics Fair at San
Francisco exceed $4,000 from the sale Of tick
cts alone.


Thirty freight trains came to Boston over the
Boston & Albany railroad on Monday last
Year: 1869

Magnetism has been found to exercise consil
cradle influence on the running time Of watches
made With steel balances. One whose balance
possessed magnetic polarity to an unusual degree
(athough it had never had intercourse with
maguet) was placed with the dial upward and IN
such position that what was found TO be the
north pole of the balance would be toward the
north, when At its place ofre,t. In this situation
the watch. although fine one gained Eve min
utes in twenty-four hours. The position bel ne
changed, that the north pole OF the balance was
toward the south, the watch lost six minutes in
twenty-four hours. A gold balance was then sub
stituted for the steel one and the watch was found
to run accurately.
Year: 1869

trees, very small, planted in 1860 measured.
as you will recoleci in your presence fifty inches
in circumference four feet from the ground.
Cuttings Of Lombardy Poplar put in the ground
three years ago are now thirty-fve feet high and
twenty inches in circumference To prepare the
ground and plant an acre OF these cutting.
(Which grow readily would not cost over so.
including three years cultivation Thus IL will be
seen that the scarcity of timber in this particu-
lar section Of country can soon be relieved;
while by the completion Of the railroad we can
obtain a supply Of building and fencing material
direct and cheaply from the magnificent forrest
of Puget Sound.


Very respectfully yours,


4 II Rnnrprs
Year: 1869

is sparsely timbered, and, as consequence,
whatever can be done in producing forrest trees
should be known, and the settlers induced TO act
upon the facts promptly in order to furnish
timber for home consumption cheaply as pos
sible, at least for firewoOd
Year: 1869

iHAVING facilities superior to any Book Binding
IL Establishmentin this part Of the country, and
equAl to any in the United Statss-east or west-we
are enabled to execute work in any style from the
most Elegant Turkey Morocco, to the plSinest Half


BindinR and at even
Year: 1869

The Ne% York Journal Of Commerce, in
its notice Of the late Henry J. Raymond,
says


Little thought Mr.. Raymond On every oc-
casion when be forebore to fix some insult
ing nickname upon another editor, or to put
in circulation some story prejudieial TO his
character, or to attribute To him some base
motive for his opinions, or TO sting and ir-
ritate him in any way with that most poison
.Ous Of welpOns-a pen dipped in the venom
of malice and hatred little did he think that
these courteous fOrhearances were like drops
.Uf moisture mounting from earth TO heaven
TO be given back in plenteous showers upon
his grave, and to keep his memory green
and halloWed
Year: 1869




The party OF prospectors who went
to the Iarkou country on the Revenue
Cutter Lincoln, have returned to Sitka,
and make the following report:


They found village of what they
supposed to be Kake Indians, the
tribe whose villages on Kou Island
Gen. Davis had destroyed last spring,
as one of the Chiefs had paper or
certificate which entitled him as of that
tribe. This stream empties into the
bay, about opposite Kake or Kou Is
land, a little north by west. They
found five other streams emptying into
the bay near together, and upon ex-
animation found gold in all .of them !;
but the richest deposit was found some
four OF five miles up the main stream
at the foot of a fall or cascade of some
hundred feet or more. They state the
water is sufficient to furnish miners
with oil the water power necessary to
work the entire flats. All the creeks
are SO situate that they can be turned
one into another and thus leave the
flats dry The Indians say these
creeks are nearly dry in the summer.
One California pump worked with
water power from the falls, would
drain section. In the beds of these
creeks they found scale gold. They
commenced panning out and averaged
twenty cents to the pan; but as soon
as the Indians found they were keep
ing the little particles found in the
sand, they became troublesome, threw
down the sand as fast as they shovele6
it up, took away their ammunition


some of their provision, and stripped
douglass of all his clothes. They
asked L the Boston men intended tx
build houses there, to which the mel
replied they did not know. They sale
they did not want the Bostons to liy,


there, and they would not let them
IThey ordered the miners away, AM
threatened to kill them if they did no
90. They spoke severely of Gen


Davis, and said if they had him ther
| they would cut off his head. The


also denounced the Tarkou Indians.
Year: 1869

CoRNs CURED.--Hall's Journal of
Health gives us this mode: The safest,
the most accessible and the most efficient
cure of corn on the toe, is to double
piece of thick buckskin. cut hole in it
large enough to receive the corn, aud
bind it round the toe. If, in addition to
this, the foot is soaked in warm water for
FIVE or more minutes every morning and
night, and few drops of sweet oil, or
other oily substance, are patiently rubbed
in after the soaking, the corn will almost
lnfallibly become 50 loose in few days.
as to be easily picked out with the finger.
nail; this saves the necessity of pairing
the corn, which operation has sometimes
been followed by dangerous symptoms. IF
the corn becomes ineonveuient again re-
peat the process at once.