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Year: 1864

JlN LANE Is tough and must have metal in
his flesh as well as in his spirit. Under the
broiliUg sun Of last August be stumped South
ern Kansas, rode so miles day for l6 days
and made three speeches per day-never miss
ing an appointment.
Year: 1864

The lRISHNEy LOYAL--Nuch has been said
and written relative to the disloyalty Of Irish
men, and much cOutumely has been poured
u9oa their heads iu consequence Of the fears
entertained that the lrishmen of the State
generally intended to vote in a body for Me
Cieilau and Pendleton. We know not how it
was yesterday in other parts Of the Stale, but
We do know that but very few Irishmen voted
the Copperhead ticket here. The large mass
Of them who voted at the polls in this place
voted straight for Lincoln and johnson. We
have reason TO believe that they did the same
in other parts Of The county ard State. Here
after, We hope we shall hear less Of the diSoyal
lriShmen than we have heard during the cam
paigu. lis true, many Of them bave Domoc
racy stamped so deep on the brain that they
cannot distinguish between patriotism and dis
loyalty; but the large mass Of them are honest
and will vote right when they are satisfied that
the word Democracy is only a blind to deceive
them. All honor, say we, to the loyal Irish
Over thirty Of that nationality voted here YES
te7day, and not exceeding Eve voted the
Copperhead Ncrcds GG-c.is


The above applies to a great extent to the
lEiShmen of Butte county.
Year: 1864

ABour 1900 of the rebel prisoners confined
On Rock Island have recently enlisted in The
service Of the United States. They are to be
sent to the Northwest Territories 10 take part
IN operations agaisst The hostile Indians At
present they ars separated for personal safety
from their fellow prisoners. some Of whom
manifest much hatred towards them because
they have volunteered
Year: 1864




scribing his name, as required of him. to
the oath. without delay or reservation,
and exhibiting in positive manner. his
confidence in. and love for, that Govern.
ment under whose protection only can hs
hope for peace and security for himself and
family.


"You thus have the power. and having
it, it is your duty to strike the death blow
to that iniquitous organization, which
plunged your country into civil war. de-
voured your substance, and desolated your
hearth-stones; to return to its place, bright
er than before. the star your enemies
would have torn from the old flag. and to
take the foremost place among those States
that are blotting from their Statute Books
the last hindrance to true freedom, and
giving to their citizens-the rich and the
poor alike-the right to be free men.


"Will You do it?


"Tbe civilized world is anxiousiy await
ing your answer, and the Historian will
judge you by it.


"Be true to yourselves and you will be
equal to your task.


NATHAN KlMBALL, Brig. Gen."
Year: 1864

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Running the blockade became busint SO in this port
in November, 1861. Thinking that reliable statistics
OF this important trade will be not OILY of interest to
the conlmercial community but equally so from po
litical point of view as afording s;aod8rd for
surng the efficiency of the blockade, aHbjoin table
carefully compiled aud corrected up to the date Of
March 10, 1864. This tabe comprises the pames OF
all steam vessels belonging TO this port VIII have run
or attempted to tie blockade from this port be
tween the dates mentioned, the number OF round trips
and made by each from and to this port up to
March 10, or until lest captured Where vessels
belonging this port have made trips to from 9th
ports, the number of such trips, far known, is
also given but my figures in this respect are OF course
complete in the of arrivals and clearances
here You will please observe that most of the boats
here enumerated were wholly unfit for the purpose to
which they had been hastily applied under The induce
menta of the large profit, and are very dfeIent fEom
those which have been recently built and express
II tor blockade running Still, even it is By no
means an uncommon thing for five six. knot boat
to make vera successful trips, while the better class
pass the bockadng squadron almost careessy as If
such existed, frequently in open daylight. The
average life of boat, which from the suhjoined table
would appear to be about five is therefore 10 real
ity much higher, and may he eafely estimated, with
proper management to be at least four round trips or
eight successful


Taking all tie craft, good bad ard Indifferent, to-
gether. you will find that out of eighty four steamers
eleven only failed the first un thiry-seven have
been captuted and twentyfV lost from various ma
riDe accidents, while twenty-five are still safe, after
having paid themselves many times over. Bat per
haoa the most striking way of explaining the annexed
table the ordinary reader is to say that out OF 425 at
tempts to the blockade from this port alone, 1863
have been successful end only sixty two Tor about one
n seven) unsuccessful IT. as should fairly be done
be number of trips made by the vessels from 9th
er ports be aided, the proportion becomes still more
favorable the blockade running interest ne on
~ add that Of tie vessels enumerated several have
changed their at various times. in which case
Il Ito S2f
of Steam VrsseLs Engaged Blockade Running to


from the Port OF Nassau, ~ p, bceen Aouen6er


and
Year: 1864

We publish today very interesting article from
the London Lder of the 5th May, being an article
upon Blockade running furnished by its Nassau cor
respondent. We presume that it will be as generally
read as anything that we could furnish during the
present comparative lu in exciting news from the
'front.'" whether that front be in Georgia or Vrgnia-
near A flanIa or near RichmAnd.
Year: 1864

Col Tom Allen of the 18th Wisconsin,
now commanding brigade, is in this city
for day or two. He is looking rather
feeble and needs more rest. bat he will
not take it About $50 Of his men and
ten officers have received furl0ughs No
more can be spared at present Col Al
len has seen good deal of hard service
and has not taken his ease as much as
many officers are wont 70. He ought to
be rewarded for it, but fear he will have
t. leave the army ere he Is aware of it on
account Of poor health. His friends and
relatives are sOlicItous on his account


The above notice of Col Allen is by the
Washington correspondent Of the Nil,cau-
kce Seatjsci We regret 10 learn Of his
poor health, and hope he may be induced
to take the necessary rest for its restora-
ton Col Allen has seen Taueh hard ser
vice. and his friends feel that be owes If
TO himself and his country. to seek for a
time, such rep&se as may be necessary 10
insure his former health and activity
Year: 1864

From the following official call it viii
appear that 100000 men in addition to
the call heretofore made, are called for
by the President, to be drafted on the
10th of March unless filed by enlistments
previous to that time
Year: 1864

Unw,se above many is tho man who


considers every hour lest which is not


sssant in reading, writing or in study,


and Tot more national is she who thinks


every moment of her time lost which


does not find her sewing. We once


heard great man advise that book
of some kind be carried in the pocket,


to be used in case of an un-occupied
moment, such ras his practice. lie
died early and fatuitous. There are
woman who. after hard days work,
will sit and sew hy candle liglt until
their eyes are almost blinded, or until
certain pains about the shoulders come
on, which arc almost unsupportable,
and are only driven to bed by ply sic
al incnpacity to work any longer. Ihe
sleep of the oycrworked, like that If
those who do not work at all, is unsa'-
isfying and refreshing, and both
alike wake up in weariuess, sadncss
and languor with an inevitable result,
both dying permaturely. Let no ole
work in pain and weakness. When
a man is tired he >,ought to lie down
until lie is fully rested. when, with ren-
ovated siren 9TH, the work wall be bet


ter done With self-sustained alacrit-.
The time taken from scSca or oigh.
hours sleep out of each twenty-four
is time not gained, but time much
moro than lost; we Can cheat ourscl
YES but we ctnnot cheat nature. A.
certain amount Of food is necessary to
a healthy body: and if less than that
amount be furnished decay commences
the very hour. 1t is the same with
sleep, and any one who persists in al
lowing himself less than nature
requires: will only hasten his arrival
at the mad house or the grave. This
Is especially true Of brain work.
Year: 1864

A German mother at the East
taught her little son the prayers shc
had repeated in her own childhood.
One day he surprised her by asking, Me.
why do you always talk Yankee and
pray German! Is God Dutchmana
Year: 1864

PARcHMBNT.-Parchm is made of
skins of sheep and lambs, though that
kind which is used for the heads of drums
is said to be made of goat-skins. Vellum
is finer, smootl. -, which kind of parch-
ment, made of the skin of young calves.
The mode Of preparation is first to take
off the hair or wool, then to steep the skin
in lime, and afterward to stretch it very
firmly on a wooden frame. When thus
fixed, it is scraped with blunt iron tool,
wetted and rubbed with chalk and pomice
stone, and these scrapings and rubbings
are repeated several times on each side OF
the skin till it is fit for use. Parchment
was employed in very ancient times, and
it is curious that from the seventh to the
tenth century, it was beautiful, white and
good, but that in later times q very inferi-
OF, dirty looking kind Of parchment came
into use, which has the appearance Of be-
ing much older than the good. The reas-
on for this is supposed to be, that the wri-
ters in the later centuries used to prepare
their own parchment while at an earlier
date it was curious art, only possessed
by the manufactures. Parchment was
sometimes SO rare and scarce, that great
numbers of the older manuscripts were
erased with pumice-stoue, or the ink
washed out with some chemical substance,
in order that they might be used again for
writing upon.-Eretange.9 7 .fssl
Year: 1864




Should the Alabama, or any other craft
with hostile intent attempt to poke her
nose INTO the harbor of San Francisco,
she would most assuredly meet with a
warm reception. To say nothing of a
formidable armament at Fort Point if a
ship should succeed in passing that fortif-
cation she would have to encounter fire
from Alcatraz, the weight of which may
be Judged of from the following account
of its armament: Batteries for thirty
guns have been built during the past sum.
mer. Eighty guns were mounted pre-
viously, consisting of and l0-inch, and
24-pounder field howitzers. The arma-
ment Of the fortiication is shortly to be
increased by far heavier guns, which are
now on their way thither via Cape Horn.
These consist of four l0-inch Rodman
guns and one hundred and ten l0-inch
and lS-inch guns of other description.
A l5-inch gun is to be mounted on the
north side Of the island, the foundation
for which is already completed. 1t is
probable that the two l5-inch gun be-
longing to the Comanche, now sin soak"
in our harbor will soon be redeemed from
old Neptune, so that if occasion should
require, they might be made to do good
service, temporarily, from Telegraph Hill
or Rincon Point. There is very little
danger to be apprehended to this city
from visit of the Alabama, or any other
Confederate cruiser in the waters of the
Pacific. The chief detriment to our in
terest would arise from the dangers to
which our commerce would be exposed
on the ocean.-Mining and Scientific Press.
Year: 1864

Has in store q large and well as
sorted stock Of BOOTS and SHOES
Of the best qualities, and viii con.
time to receive the whole season,
direct from the manufacturer, the
best and latest styles, which viii
sell as low as any House in the West
Year: 1864




The Paris correspondent of the n. Y.
Commercial! says:


A tremendous effort is being made at
this moment at Paris and London. in fa>
vor OF the rebellion, in hope of provoking
a European intervention of some kind or
other At no time have the secession
journals devoted SO much space to back
ing up the confederate cause as now; at
no time does there seem to have been 50
much money spent for publicity, and Ger
tanly at no time has ore been so much
perpleXed in corjecturing where our en-
emles find all the monstrous inventions
they are parading before The public. For
any friend of the Union who does not
know the motive of all these efforts for
rebellion, and who has not an unshaken
faith in the cause, a oersual of the Paris
and London papers at this moment would
produce a heart-sickness such as he had
never felt before The condition of the
Union cause is represented as utterly
hopeless; the treasury has fallen into an
irretrievable bankruptcy the north is di>
vided; Baltimore and Washington will
soon fall into confederate hands, and the
terms of peace are to be debated on north
ern soil. All sorts Of evidence, and plen-
ty of it. is found to sustain these state
men,s, and the man who now would pres
tend, in the streets of London or Paris,
that there is ghost of a chance for The
crushing Of the rebellion, would be re-
garded as a madman.
Year: 1864

Ordinary Liceases.-During the year 1869
one hundred and fifty two licenses to keep
ordinaries we're granted by the Hastings
Court. OF this large number scarcely dozen
conform, in the slightest degree, to the re-
quirements of the statute relative to the
proper conduct Of houses Of entertainment.
1t would seem that any one, fortunate
enough to have friend willing TO vouch
that he would probably keep house, order
ly, useful, and such as the law requires, has
been licensed to deal liquid poison to an un-
limited extent.
Year: 1864

MAJOR MoRDECAI-We are authorized to
state that the Major Mordecai who is spoken
of In the Northern papers rs being on ex-
animation before committee on the con-
duct OF the war, is not Major Mordccai, for
lnerly of the u. s. Ordnance Department
previous to the secession Of the south
When that inevitable course was adopted he
resigned his commission, retired from the
service, and has ever since resided with his
family in Philadelphia, in private lie.
Year: 1864

hour on Saturday night last. and were unable
to find the Demmratts primary meeting
Since then we have been informed that there
was not enough of the EnterrGel' resppn-
ded to the call to constitute officers for meet
ing. Democracy isruuning mighty low when
the county seat does not hold enough mrm
hers to send delegates to a County Convention.
We are also informed that no delegates were
appointed in IIorsetown
Year: 1864

gloriously with his face 10 the foe. or a
widow whose husband lies buried 50
deeply among the masses Of slain heroes,
that she viii never learn where to seek
for his grave?


When the wife Of great prince.
whose husband was absent at the siege
of Troy. was urged by her friends to
put on her royal robes and be cheerful.
she answered: my husband is under
the walls of Troy: shall adorn my hair
while he wears helmet? Shall l dress
in new robes while he carries arms? No!
my raiment shall be like his hard labors.
and in sadness will pass the time Of
this mournful wal"


1iis a painful truth, for which We shall
yet learn to blush. that the importations
of the most expensive goods manufac-
tured in Europe have been far greater
during the war than at any time in the
history of our country. The Imports
tions last week at the New York Custom
House alone amounted to $5, ,O00, 900.
and all tha. week-whieh will yet end
its ignoble record in history-the streets
Of Washington were blocked up with
weary soldiers. marching through the
mud, rain, or dust, down to the Army
of the Potomac, which now lies with
bated courage waiting for the carnival
Of death, which is almost fiinging its
crimson shadow over Us,


For the good Of our country and the
honor Of our sex. let US redeem ourselves
from this reprosch Of wanton extrava-
gance. Let us prove hy cheerful re.
trencbment. that the women OF the
country are not so welded TO luxurious
self indulgence that they can not fill q
glorious page in the history Of this war.
and yet retain all that is retiring and
beautiful ia womanhood. In all hu-
name works they have proved them
selves charitable, kind, and muni6cent.
Let these comprehend that self-abnega-
,ion will accomplish more than works
of charity, and they vii! not be less
earnest 10 sacrifice than they have been
to act.


l, must not be said Of us .hat we have
been willing to give up our husbands.
sons. and brothers, to 6gLt or die for the
Union: and yet refuse TO renounce our
laces, silks. .velvets. and diamonds. That
thought would cover Us with shame be-
fore the nations Of the earth. No: our
women Of the Union only lack knowl-
edge of the means by which they can
prove themselves true helpmates Of The
heroes who are fighting our battles.


Impress it upon them that in discour-
aging excessive importations and adopt
ing goods manufactured at home they
keep cold in the country. reduce the
rates of exchange, and establish conf
dence in the Government. and they will
prove how far patriotism can rise above
feminine vanity in the hearts Of Amer
ican women"
Year: 1864

youth and maturity arising from the bsneful habits
Of self-Abuse To which is added observ ations OF
Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the
most Importance 70 the married and those contempating
marriage, who entertain doubts of their physical ability
enter that state. Sent TO address In sealed
per- on receipt often cents or four stamps.


We devote entire time and attention 10 the


of the various private diseases of in pri
vate report. Our Dspensary is the only Institution Of the
kind In America which has been established by special
charter and this fact should give preference the
various quacks of doubtful character TO be foun in all
Year: 1864

The leless raphic dispatch which Announces
the resumption of active hostiiities in
Northern Georgia brings also the mclan
,holy iidiags Of the death OF Lieut.. Gen.
Le.ndas Polk. lie was Struck by cannon
ball and Instantly killed. Gen. Polk was
native Of Ashc county, North Caroline, and
WAS educated to the military profession,
having graduated at West Point. Subse
quehily, however, he adopted the peaceful
calling Of the ministry, rose to distinction
in the Protestant Episcopal Church, apa
became Bishop of the Diocese Of Louisiana
a. HE breaking out of the war he reiiu-
lui- he'd his prelacy, under the solemn con
sictinn that he could be Of more service 10
his couatry in the field, and las since be-
come distinguished for his ability as an Off
Ger and his valor in the presence OF the foe.
When the rank OF Lieutenant General was
created by Congress, the title was conferred
upon him as one of those who had earned il
bygailantry at the head of his command. He
narrowly escaped death by the bursting OF
Il gun at the J. .ttlc of Belmont, but wa
only srared to lay down his life in the ser
vice OF his country at later period of the
war. His memory will be cherished rs one
OF the most devoted patriots whom sense
Of duty has led to embark in this noble
struggle for Southern independence.
Year: 1864

Certain bnsybodies in Springfield hare been
amusIng themselves lately by starting the
story that great movement is on foot to IT,
move the State Capital to Decatur, and that
the Illinois Central Railroad Company stand
ready to give million dollars to secure that
end. The whole story is false and scandatons,
being the invention Of certain individuals at
Springfield who ought to be in better b7si-
Year: 1864

The Copperhead talk about the sol
diers being tired Of the war and anxious
for peace on any terms is, OF course, in
tended for political effect. That it is Ial-e
no one converSant with the soldiers Will
believe for a moment. They are still
which they went into the war-a deter
mination to fight until the rebels lay
down their arms and submit or until
they are eXterminated They desire
peace, it is true, but not an ignoble peace
not a peace with discovered country
and sullied flag.


The following extract from a letter
written by veteran volunteer from this
county, in the / til Iowa, is a fair sam
pie of the feelEngs OF our brave soldiers


81 see the Copperheads are making
strenuous efforts TO elect a President Who
will be i'll favor OF Il peace policy, and
should they succeed what the result viii.
be is more than | can imagine. AS for
myself, | am in favor of a vigorous pros
ecution of the war. | am in favor OF
calling out every ablebodied man in the
North, ii necessary, to crush this hydra
headed monster which threatens TO de-
stroy us, and to accomplish this it is ne
cessary to re-elect the present incum-
bent, and undoubtedly he will be con-
tinued in office, upheld by large ma
jority of the loyal North, and by all of
the army, with scarcely an exception
do not see why the people at home
should be dissatisfied with a war policy
while nearly all OF the army 4 refer to
the old troOps) are IN favor of prosecut-
ing the war vigorously. We are the
ones who have undergone the hardships,
and we the ones to be dissatisfied, il
any. Some of the Copperheads of the
North make a terrible Outcrya about hard
times and all this sort of thing, because
they may be deprived of few expen-
sive luXuries. I think their greatest
trouble is the high tariff on whisky, az
without that article Copperheadism
would decay. 1t seems to be necessary
to their existence. And now L ask OF
you to cast your eyes about you and take
a good view of the Copperheads OF your
acquaintance, and what are they? q
poor, miserable, ignorant set OF beings,
unworthy of the name of American ci,-
izens. They deserve to be treated with
contempt by all good Union-loving men
and women, and never-ending shame
should be coupled with their names by
all future generations. Like the tories
OF the Revolution, they will only be re-
membered as traitors and enemies oi
liberty, and everything that is just and
right. They have by their miserable
and cowardiy course acquired an unen-
viable notoriety. They may flourish
now as green bay tree while the gov
ernment has it's hands full and is unable
to attend to them, but the time will
come when they will meet the punish


ment they so richly deserve.


Well the boys are calling me to sup
per and shall have to go. c. c. NJ"
NEAR ATLANTA, GA, Aug. y, 1864.