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Year: 1865

The following letter, handed to Us for pu},li.
cation by friend, (whO obtained it az the Do
yer postoffce) is printed r1Jutim ct htc,utiD.,
there is no punctuntim-mcrcly suppress
ing the names. AS the Dela,carcan gave
specimen of composition from these parts writ
ten during the absence of the schooinIa,ter.
this is a " clincher from that section com.
posed under the same embarrassing circum.
stances;


March the in year of our Lord one 1868


Der Sun take my Pen in hand to
Write to you few lines fore the Twelfth finn.
since you left home aud thought nv Dutv 70
send you this Letter to you to Let You no that
we are all as well as Comon at this present
time and hope When this few lines Reaches
you 1t will find you the same Bill Whate is the
reson that you Don't Write Please LET me
know the resOn that you Don't Write Now Bill
this is my first Letter and and | want Won to
Write and answare if you Please to DO So Bill
my Dear sun would like see you But Cant
get to see you Near Can l Get to here frome
you Nary one and What is The resons That
| you Don't Write.


Bill ct you Get this Letter the next letter that
you Send Please send hit to Dover Postofice
tor the Post Office out here is Good for Moth
| ing out here Now the old man Johnathan
Thomas Is Ded the pOstOfhce Now is Good for
nothing and 50 you send your Next Letter to
Dover Bill We have Wrote and Wrote to and
Don't Got Now answare from you tall.
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the reeson that Y ou Don't Please send the reson
that \ GU Don't Write to us this makes the tf.
teen times | think and No answare Yet from
fou We have sent You Some money in Some
OF the letter But We Don't Know Wherther
you Got them or know Bill this the lime
scratched outl You answare them But Bin
Chrles Herd is d-n 81 of a b-h Bill he
treated you and John Davis Both Bad You
thought he Vase Your friend But he Vase
your foee the Worst that you had in the World
eft you Want Eney thing Just Writ Back to us
and 80 No more at this present time from your
Dare father Writ soon Writ soon
II. W your Brother Written Bv him
march the "a in the year of our lord 1868
the Girls send ther love to you and Best Res.
poets to you


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Bill you cant Read this know that is SPLENDID
slrten et you can understand it Bill Write soon
Back Soon W W
Year: 1865

A RESOLUTION for the payment of expenses incurred


by the joint Committee on the Conduct of the War


RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representa-.
tires Of the United States Of america in Congress
assembled, That the of twenty thousand dollars
SO much thereof as may be necessary, be and the
is hereby appropriated, to pay the expenses OF
quire into the Conduct and Expenditures of the War
and that said SUN shall be drawn from the Treasu.
ry, upon the order OF the Secretary of the Senate
shall be required from time to time by the com.
mttee having such investigation in charge; and any
portion Of the amount hereby appropriated that shall
be allowed by the said joint committee TO witnesses
attending before it, to persons employed in its
service for per diem travelling or other necessary
expenses, and paid by the Secretary of the Senate
in pursuance of the order of that joint committee
shall be accordingly credited and allowed by the ac.
counting officers OF the Treasury Department
Approved, May ~, 1864
Year: 1865

JOINr Resolution providing for the election of


member of Congress for the State of Illinois by


the State at large.


RrsOIUed by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiuss Of the United States Of America, in Congress
assembled, That in the election of Representatives
to Congress from the State of Illinois, the additional
Representative allowed to said State by act ent
tied IAN act fixing the number Of the House of Rep.
rcsentatves from and after the third day of March,
eighteen hundred and sixty three" approved March
fourth eighteen hundred and sixty two, may be cleo
ted by the State at large, until the said State shall be
edstricted by the Legislature thereof for the eec-
ton of the fourteen members TO which said State is
now entitled by law.


! Approved, May 90, 1864.
Year: 1865

How NATURE Covers UP BATTLE FIELDS
Did tell you ever, among the affecting little
things one is always seeing in these stirring war
times, how saw on the Bull Run battlefield
pretty, pure, delicate flowers growing out Of
emptied ammuntiOn-bOxes, rose thrusting up
it's graceful head through the head of a Union
drum-which doubtless sounded its last charge,
or retreat, as the case may have been, in that
battle-and cunning scarlet verbena peeping
out of fragment of bursted shell, in which
strange cup it had been planted? Wasn't thai
peace growing out of war? Even so shall tho
graceful and beautiful ever grow out of tho
hoirid and terrible things that transpire in tho
changing but ever advancing world. Nature
covers even backgrounds with yerdure anC
bloom. Peace and plenty soon spring up in the
track of devastating campaigns, and all thing
gress of mankind and harmony of Gods grea
designs
Year: 1865

HEaDQUARrERs TRASs-M MysTssIP2I De
PARrxEsT, Shreveport, La, april 2l
I86j.-S5'5is-s of tie TrGnS Mississippi
DcDarmsar The crisis Of our revolU
ticn sat hand Great disasters nave
oyerlaken us. The army Of northern
Virginia and our commander in chief
are prisoners of war With you rests
the hope Of our union and upon your
action depends the fate Of our people,
I appeal TO you n the name Of the
cause YOU have so heroically maintain
ed, in the name Of your fresides and
families so dear to you-ln the name Of
your bleeding country whose fut1re is
in your hands Show that you are
worthy Of your position in history
Prove to the world that your hearts
have not fsiled in tho hour of disaster,
and that at the last moment you will
sustain the holy cause which has been
gloriously battled for by your brethren
east Of the Mississippi.


You possess the means Of long resist
Ing invasion. You have hopes Of sue
cor from sbroad-protract the struggle,
and you viii surely receive the aid Of
nations who already deeply sympathizs
with YOU


Stand by your colors-msintain your
disc cline. The great resources of this
department, its vast extent, the num-
her, the discipline, and the efficiency Of
the army, will secure TO our country
terms that a proud people can with
honor accept, and may, under the pro-
vidence Of God, be the means Of check.
iug the triumph OF our enemy and Sc
curing the final success Of our cause.


f EIsBY SMfrH, General
Year: 1865

racy Of the South, and their satellites
Of the North. Were Wood at home
now We should have him asking the
pardon Of JEFF Davis, and all the other
great criminals who have been engaged
in shedding the blood Of cur people
Possibly the fact that Davis is charged
with being party to the attempted
assassination Of Mr.. Seward might give
zeal additional zeal 70 bis prayers in


behalf Of the traitor.
Year: 1865

PUTTING A Coon FACE ON IT.-A
humorous writer in the Chicago Post de-
scribes how he got out of bad scrape in
the Police Court: The next morning the
Judge OF the Police Court sent for me. /
went down, and he received me cordially /;
said he had heard of the wonderful things
l had accomplished by knocking down five
persons and assaulting six others. and was
proud of me. was promising young
man, and all that. Then he offered toast,
g Guilty or not guilty p responded in a
brief but eloquent speech, setting forth the
Importance Of the occasion that had brought
us together. After the usual ceremonies
/ was requested to lend the city ten dol
J lars"
Year: 1865

MAxMs.-Never speak badly Of others.
even with cause remember We all have
our faults, and if We expect charity from
the world, we must be charitable ourselves.


Think that word once spoken can
never be recalled; therefore it is prudent
to think twice before we speak.


Broken resolutions are worse than nono
at all; it only proves to us we do not carry
out the dictates of our conscience, and ex-
poses our weakness.
. Avoid argument with a person il be is
directly opposite to you if he has mind
of his own he cannot be convinced and
if he has no mind he is poor convert; it
is not only loss of tine, but often Of
friendship.


Do not judge of a person from first i'm
pressions j: is not liberal; often your
warmest friends prove to be those you
were prejudiced against.


A kind word and pleasant voice are gifts
easy to give be liberal with them; they
are worth more than money Country
Gentleman.
Year: 1865

reach him. The scene was becoming
more exciting, and the General stood con-
founded, not knowing how to exirica,e
himself. A large number of police rushed
to the spot, and the fact that the excite
ment was owing to the presence of Gen.
Grant, was soon communicated to Chief
Ruggles. who soon had a posse on hand.
Year: 1865

CRIMINAL CAsEs.-All the criminal ca
ses on the docket in the District Court have
been disposed of during the week.


Pete Snellback was found guilty of pass
ing counterfeit gold dust and sentenced to
one years imprisonment in the penitentiary.


The. cases of VIM Adams, (alias I" Six
Toed Peter and R. Waddingham were
brought up separately-the former on Tues
day and the latter on Wednesday. Both
were found guilty and sentenced to the pen
itentiary for life. Pete was admitted as
witness for Waddingham, and testified that
he was innocent of the crime charged, and
that he (Pete) alone was guilty; but Nc
Donald, the man upon whom the robbery was
committed, testified to the contrary. The
Jury, in such cases, agree upon the SEN
tence. According to the statutes the
punishment for the crime committed,
assault and robbery-is either death
or Imprisonment for life; hence the jury,
finding them guilty, could not have been
more lenient, Pete" manifested consider
able emotion and wept bitterly upon re
ceiving his sentence, but Waddingham,
pleading Innocence, did not appear to be
greatly affected. In passing sentence upon
the latter, the judge very justly remarked
that perhaps the law, in such cases, was too
severe, but it had evidently been passed
with view to suppressing the system of
highway robbery which has been SO exten-
sively practiced in this country yet, in a
country like this, where every man could SO
easily make an honest living, a person
proven to be Ioitiyely guilty of such a
crime was entitled to but little sympathy Ell
ther from jury, court or community.


The prisoners are confined in the county
Jail, at the expense of the Territory, where
they must remain until a Territorial peniten-
tiary is built.
Year: 1865

THE RUsH TO THE MINEs.-A Portland
(Oregon) correspondent of the San Francisco
Spectator says: The annual migration to the
gold fields on our Eastern border has com
menced, and wave after wave is rolling on with
the tide. Absolutely there appears on the
streets OF Portland, after the arrival of a
steamer, almost living mass of human beings,
all intent upon big strikes in Idaho. They
seem to think that the instant they land on the
wharf, they must buy horse and make
break TO the mountains but, after they have
purchased the cayuse then they learn that it
costs lust as much more for their horse as it
does for themselves to get to Umatila, where
absolutely the land travel begins. The rush is
large, and whether the country is rich enough
to warrant it is doubt That gold exists is
not denied but there is q great lack of water
during most OF the year, when not frozen up, to
work even successfully. and labor will be cheap
in many of the camps. The quartz mines are
not sufficiently developed to give employment
TO thousands.
Year: 1865

The Alameda Park Hotel kept by Frank
johnson, is already recognised as one of the
institutions of the place. Situated at the En-
cinal de Alameda amid a grove Of luxurious
oaks aud of easy access from the city, the pleas
ure seekers are commencing TO realize its many
attractions, and the number of visitors are con
stantly increasing. Although the main hote
is not yet done, (the club room doing duty in
its steady the visitor will find everything oil
the neatest, and the best, fine billiard tables
quoits, bowling saloon, and everything that
tends to make the time pass pleasantly, and
then stroll through the grove of oaks, out Of
the dust OF the city and away from the glare oil
the sun. The cares and perplexities of business
seem to drop from ones mind, as did the pack
from the shoulders of Christian, in that book
of our youth, Pilgrims Progress. And then
when your stomach reminds you that lunch
would not be amiss, draft on Frank cu1sinc
will be honored by all the delcacies of the sea
son artistically served up in the style known
as Johnsons best, and if after all this you still
doubt bis ability to keep hotel" why you
can just take my hat


Theatricals at present are rather dull al
though the Opera House still continues to at
tract paying audiences. After long seige o
Heron, wherein tragedy reigned supreme anG
such frequent soul narrowing displays Of grie
and passion. that we were prepared to sbet
tears on the slightest provocation, we have
glided back into the more pleasant fields o
comedy, and the change is an agreeable one
After ALL there is enough of real sorrow in The
world, without our spending our time to SET
this mock sorrow of the stage, and it is SC
much better to laugh than be crying. Nc
wonder the great public prefer The lighter
scenes of mimic life, especially as portrayed by
such sterling artists as Charles Wheateigt
and Mrs. Sophie Edwin, aud their able support
The subscription books for new Italian opera
season, are now open and bids fair TO be q
success; the troupe are DOW on their way from
New York. The American Theatre is to be
opened soon with the Worrell sisters, or as the
bills have it. The Three Graces,'' supported
by an able stock company, comprising some oil
the best artists 10 the city. G.
Year: 1865

Or No AcCoUSr.-The Stockton Iudepend-
ent very correctly assumes that the Democratic
to that party, on any Of its platforms since the
war began, is essentially the defender of seces-
sion, and consequently the political ally of the
rebels. OF such it is not worth while to take
any account further than TO say that they will,
for quarter of a century I'VE would amend by
saying foreuer) be prescribed by six-sevenths
of the people of the North and South; that
they will be excluded from office, and have no
voice in shaping the future of the country.
Year: 1865

The Quincy Union of last week, in announc
ing the name Of the Bon. Warren T. Sexton,
Judge of the Second Judicial District, rs g
candidate for the Supreme Bench. to fill the
vacancy soon TO occur by the expiration Of the
term Of Judge SandersoD, after speaking of the
announcement of the names Of Judge Ssnderson
and Judge Broekway by the papers below.
very correctly states that Judge Sexton is al
able jurist and a scrupulously honest man, emf
nently qualified to Gil that position, and asks
who will second that motion? We unhesiiat-
ingly second it, not only because be is, 10 our
opinion, as well qualified for the position as
either Of he candidates announced, but also
because the whole Bench, as it now stands, or
would be did either Sanderson or Brockway
receive the nomination, is made up of gentle
men from the lower and middle portion Of the
State, leaving the North entirely unrepreseoted
in the Judiciary of the State.


Now, we claim as right belonging to the
North, representation on the Supreme Bench,
which should be conceded to US, particularly
when We can aud do present gentleman for
that position equally as well qualified for it, in
any point of view, as those brought forward By
that section OF the State already monopolizing
the full Bench. We say the right belongs to
the North, and let them but stand steadfast by
that right. and those political wire-workers who
are attempting to gobble up everything, both
State and National, will eventually concede
some of the rights of the North


Then We say ire are for Judge Sexton, first,
last, and all the time. What say our friends
of the North
Year: 1865

Two GoUNG LADIES DROWNED A Nevada
county cotemporary says distressing accident
occurred at W ashington on Saturday afternoon.
Two young ladies-Bridget Lyon beautiful
and amable girl about sixteen years of age,
daughter OF the proprietor of the hotel at Wash
inrton, and the other sister of Goodenow
blacksmith of the same place-started TO cross
the river on the log generally used as foot
bridge, and losing their balance fell into the
river and were drowned The bodies were re-
covered This sad occurrence casts gloom
over the village of Washington, where the
young ladies were universally beloved and es-
teemed
Year: 1865

ESTABLISHED EXPRESSLY 70 AFFORD
- the afflicted sound and scientific MEDICAL aid
in the treatment and cure of all Chronic Disorders
all surgical operations performed with skill and
CAUTION Dr. II s. experience Of 32 years standing
and during that time has met with unparalleled
success Rheumatism and diseases Of the skin. Of
no matter how long standing. will be perfectly and
quickly eradicated by his treatment.


Also. diseases OF the eyes. The eye will have
particular treatment at the Institute OF Dr. H. who
has great skill in the Of all the diseases Of
this delicate organ, having applied himself for
years, and has gained perfect knowledge Of the
Anatomy OF this most delicate organ. All opera
tions that are necessary will be performed by him
with ability and success. Every thinking person
must know that remedies handed out for general
use, should have their efficacy established by well
tested experience, in the hands of a regularly eda-
Gated physician. whose preparatory study fits him
for all the duties he must fulfill


nl3-u L. B. HAND.
Year: 1865

CnsroN HousE RgcEirrs.-The Custom
House receipts for duties have of late been
exceedingly large; during the last few days of
the past week amounting to a sam not far
short of half million dollars in coin. So SAYS
the Spectator.
Year: 1865

SAN FRANCISCO, April sd, 1902


Among the many topics of local interest in
this city, Done excites more general interest
than the trial, or rather trials, of the officers of
the clipper ship Great Republic who are DOW
being prosecuted before Judge Hoffman. The
general feeling Is that OF indignation, that meO
Tor those having the semblaDee of menl should
be guilty of such acts Of brutality as are daily
being proved against these persons-some Of
them upon their own evidence. That men
could be guilty Of such extreme acts of cruelty.
would seem almost impossible were not the ev-
idence of the most convincing character and
also that the two mates secreted themselves,
even before any had been taken by the sailors
The officers of this ship seemed to think that
with authority to command they were invested
with full right to bruise and beat those who
were so unfortunate as to be temporarily under
their control. At the first glance, it would
seem that men would take their defence into
their own hands, but when We consider the
small chance for bearing that poor Jack has
upon trial for muiny, aud how easily an off
Ger can make bis own side appear The bright
side, we cease to wonder at their seeming want
OF spirit. And these officers plead ignorance
as q mitigating circumstance, and one also that
be is the son OF minister, as though that
should be 40 excuse sure his good father
could not have taught him to profane both God
and man by such acts as making one of the
crew whom be has just beaten in the most bru-
tai manner, kneel and give thanks that be was
on the Great Republic. So far, justice seems
to prevail, and conviction has followed, al
though the public were somewhat astonished
BY Recommendation to mercy" in regard TO
the Captain. Your correspondent fails to &C
count for this, save on the hypothesis that there
were some members OF that much talked of So
ciety, to prevent cruelty to animals, and that
the officers had debased themselves so low that
they ranked with the brutes. Verify, Will
Shakespeare was right when be said Man
clothed in little brief authority plays such
fantastic tricks before high heaven as make the
angels weep


The Municipal Election that takes place
next month, already begins TO be of interest
even to an outsider, and the struggles for mas.
terry between the Long hairs" and those of
Abbreviated hrsute appendages already devel-
opes strategy my boy" enough to make some
on both sides formidable rivals for Grant or
Shenandoah is on political battle field
The Peoples Party committee, and the Union
Comfy committee, already are at loegerheads,
and the Copperheads pat each on the back by
turns, hoping to be able TO slip into the breach
thus made, and carry all the city Offices by
storm. In the meantime the fight gains in in
terest, and as | am one who believes that San
Francisco will elect none but good, sound
Union men TO positions of trust or honor, can
say with the bard:
Year: 1865

We are informed that NJ. T. Curry
writing master who has just come into
our village has started a writing school.
His first lesson was given last evening, but
it is not yet too late to join. lie exhibit
ed some very good specimens of work at
the fair, and is considered very good
writer. 1t would probably be to the ad-
vantage of most of our young folks to at
tend his school, We understand he teach
es ths Spencerian systematic best system
now cXtant.
Year: 1865

.I-The concert given by the singers Of
the Methodist Episcopal church, for the
benefit of the Sabbath school Of said church
was well attended. The music was very
good, better than was generally supposed
could be got up in our village, and the
concert may be said to be both musicalIy
and financially a success. The proceeds
melted over ninety dollars.
Year: 1865

- We would call the attention of our
readers to the double column advertise
ment of Wheeler's TO be found elsewhere
in this issue. Wheeler has just received
one of the best and largest stocks Of goods
ever brought to this county perhaps, with
out exception, the largest. Call and ex-
anime. Their gentlemanly clerks are
always ready to show goods.
Year: 1865

sW-The Iowa county circuit court con
vcned in this village on Monday last
They arc still in session, and will continue
this week, probably. There is small
attendance, and very little business to
dispose of.
Year: 1865

Many anecdotes are told Of the quaint
manners and sayings the peasant school
masters. When, at first, efforts were
made to improve the elementary instruc-
tion OF the poor, one Of them, who had
been parish clerk for many years, was
superseded in his office as teacher, and u
fresh. crack-youth from training college
was appointed in his stead. This was IL
sore aiilirtion to old Didascolas, and he
sometimes attended the classes in the
hopes that he might catch his successor
tripping The opportunity was not long
N coming. The new master gave lesson
ON the indefinite article, A said he. is
one, and can only be applied to one thing.
You cannot say cats, dogs, bat only "a
cat, a dog Away went the parish
clerk, elatcd at the ignorance of his sue
ces.or, and meeting the clergyman, said.
Here's a pretty fellow you've got TO teach
school lie says you can only apply the
articles and an to nouns of the singular
number; and here have | been saving a.
men all my life, and your reverence has
never once corrected mel
Year: 1865

Boston, June 5-The trial of Hon. Francis
o. j. Smith, of Maine, on Indictment found by
grand Jury for subornation Of perjury occupied
the Superior Criminal Court nearly the whole
of last week, and resulted this morning in a
verdict OF guilty. After the rendering Of the
verdict, counsel for Smith applied for time to
file a bill Of exception, and the Court granted
one month for that purpose. rt