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Year: 1865

A TOUCHING INCIDENT AT HAIR


vARD.-A correspondent of the Spring


field Republican, describing the incident


of the recent Glass Day at Harvard Col


lege, records the following touching Incl


dent:


From these scenes of mirth loving


pleasure to the short and simple annal'


of the poor is but step, and sad step
! too; for on the morning of class day tht


sophmore class buried one OF their owr


number, who literally died from want o.


necessities o. life, and that, too, right


here at Harvard college. Only yeal
ago, fresh from farm seventeen mile:
from Buffalo, N. Y, raw green lad O
twenty two applied for admission to the
sophmore class. His awkward manner
and uncouth bearing won for him the
name of "Greeny." Only last week was
he missed from recitation, and way up in
little ten by twenty attic room of a
rickety old boarding house somebody said
he was dying of typhoid fever. Ex.
President Peabody, the good Samaritan
of Harvard, heard of his distress, and
repairing to bis room found the poor boy
really in the arms of death. For year
had bis only food been bread and water,
and sometimes a little milk, and often one
meal day sufficed. His room was small
and poorly ventilated, and by the feeble
light of an old oil lamp had the poor fell
low worked Is out of "a hours almost
each day. These facts quickly coming
out, everything that could be done was
done. The struggle was all over; his
last hours were made as comfortable as
sympathizing and conscience stricken
neighborhood could make them. His
broken hearted mother came to carry her
sons body home and she must have been
overjoyed to learn what would have only
a little before given him so much happi-
ness to have known, that he was the first
scholar in his class, and to receive the
first scholarship, which yields a cozy lit
lie income of $500 yer year. But it was
too late his pride would never allow him
to complain his ambition continually
spurred him on. The Fates are amiable
sisters, the triple furies always agree but
pride, ambition and poverty are most
quarrelsome companions. We recollect
him passing every day; he never looked
up; we all can recall his hurried walk,
his sad countenance, his pale lamp always
feebly twinkling at midnight, his running
round the corner with loaf Of bread un-
der his arm, bis going out in the severest
storms without umbrella or overcoat.-
But it is all over now,"
Year: 1865

REMARKABLE CASE OF SUSPENDED


ANIMATIoN.-The h e Newcastle (Eng)


Chronicle records an extraordinary case


OF suspended animation in that place.


One night a boy named Batey, about


twelve years of age, went to bed after


partaking rather heartily of some rhubarb


tart. Next morning about six o'clock


he awoke in great pain, and his father


used some simple remedies TO remove


the pain, but his efforts were of no avail,
and shortly afterward the boy apparently
died. Preparations were made for the
funeral, and the father went to the regis
ter office to obtain a certificate for the
burial, but this the Registrar refused to
give, as no medical gentleman had seen
the lad while he was i'll, and there was
nothing to show what had been the cause
OF death. The father was recommended
to go to the Coroner and see il an in
quest should be held. The Coroner or
dered post-mortem examination, and
the second day after the boy had died"
two surgeons went to the house for the
purpose of dissecting the deceased
The father, who accompanied them, was
astonished on approaching his residence,
by beholding his son, whom he thought
dead, standing in the doorway, as if moth
ing had happened. There was nothing
ghastly abont him. He did not appear
like one who had visited the other world,
nor like one risen from the dead; but
he stood with the utmost unconcern, and
with every sign of health and life about
him. He knew nothing about his narrow
escape from being buried alive. All he
knew was that he had been asleep, and
on awakening, as he found no one in the
house-his father was looking for the
doctors, and bis mother was out, probably
making the arrangements for the. funeral
he got up, and feeling very hungry,
looked about for something to eat.---
Finding some eggs, he cooked them, after
which he went out, in happy ignorance
of his narrow escape from the grave and
The surgeons knife.-Boston Journal.
Year: 1865

JEFF. THoMPsoN's ADVICE TO HIS
ARMY.-On the occasion OF the surrender
of his forces to the United States, Gen.
jeff Thompson issued a pithy farewell
address to his troops, in which be said
10 them, "the fact is evident that as an in
dependent nation we are badly whipped,
and then proceeds TO give some excellent
counsel. We quote:


"Let each man determine when he
leaves this place that he will 60 to his
home, there to remain, and work night
and day to repair the damage that has
been done by the war; and never go off
MS farm except to 90 to mill and if there
are private quarrels between himself and
ueighbors he had better pack up aud hunt
another neighborhood and if not willing
TO submit to the laws of the United States
he had better leave the country.


You must remember now that you
have no rights, and can only claim such
as may be given to you by the conquerors,
and the less you say about politics, until
YOU have become naturalzed, the better
for you. The Yankees have won the ne
gro, and we must Jet them dispose of him
as they please When your opinion or
advice is asked, you can quietly give it
bat do not volunteer either. We have
fought four long and bloody years for our
rights and have lost, and now we cannot
get by simply talking what we have fall
ed to win with our arms and the matter
was talked over forty years before the
fighting began.


All who cannot or will not be submis-
sive. should leave the United States as
soon as possible, and l presume that many
young men will 60. am sure there
will be no hinderance, for the Govern
ment should be glad to get rid of all who
are not disposed to be peaceable.


To the Missourians who are present
would speak plainly and advise them not
to think of returning to Missouri unless
they have a clean record. There are
many who have been fair, honest and
chivalrous soldiers, who can have no
charges against them, except the one of
being true to the South there are many
others who have forgotten the laws OF
God, the laws of man and the laws of
war, and they, of course, cannot expect
10 live in Missouri in peace. Then there
are others who, though they have been
honest soldiers, had determined in their
hearts to have private revenge at the end
of the war, had we succeeded and some
who have said that the Union men must
leave if they won. Each of you know to
which of these classes you belong, and
you must do as you would be done by,'
and act accordingly"
Year: 1865

A village editor up country was very
desirous of gaining the good graces of the
new minister, and, in describing his first
entrance into The church, wrote thus
He is a most venerable sample of an
tiquity.' But to his astonishment and
the amazement of all the Inhabitants, it
came out the next morning in types !:
He is most venerable sample of finiqui-
ty.'
Year: 1865

They had terrible tornado in Red
Wing, Mimi, last Friday. One or two
houses were blown away with their oc-
cupants and have not been heard of since,
and horse and chaise were blown into
u tree seventy feet high and lodged there.
Year: 1865

have great hopes OF Frederick this morning
He has recognized me with his voice and eve
The medical testimony Is concurrent as TO the
favorzbleness OF the change 10 bis condition.
viii send you word later "a 70 the condition OF
the Secretary
Year: 1865

A correspondent Of the New York
Herald says that General Lee, who is
still living in strict seclusion on farm
in Cumberland county, has commenced


writing history Of the late rebellion.
Year: 1865

We are often told that the events we IRE
now passing through are utterly unprece.
dented in our history" Many assure us
that they are also without parallel or prece-
dent in the history Of the world. Without
stopping to criticise this tendency, common
to all ages, to magnify present events and
interests, and conceedihF fully the extraor


dinary character Of thetimes in which we
live, it is at the same time pertinent to re-
call those events in our history which have
direct bearing upon the great questions
which now arise for settlement 1t is proba-
BILE that the trial of the chief conspirator
and traitor in the now vanquished rebellion
will soon occur; and it becomes interesting
Year: 1865

AGAIN AND AGAIN.--Our readers may think it strange that We so often urge upon their at tention medicinal preparation. Area dy have we, for number of weeks. urged the i'm. portance of a supply of Goes Cough Balsam in the house. ready for immediate use. But our excuse is the vast amount of sickness, sor row and death that are the immediate result of sudden coughs, colds and pulmonary attacks {; while thousands of our children are dying from cronp and lung complaints. Time and experi- ence have proved that Goes Cough Balsarn is the most speedy aud reliable preparation ever krown to the world. Like magic it relieves the irritation of the throat. removes the stop pages that prevent breathing in croup, and heals all soreness of the throat; chest and lungs. No man should neglect to supply his family with safe and reliable medicine like Goes Cough Balsam, any more than he should neg feet the supply of their daily bread, It costs but forty cents, and the bottles contain twice as much as those of any other remedy at tue same cost, while in merit it is superior to all others. All drug stores keep it for sale

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Year: 1865

The ORIGIN OF THE WEEPING WILLOW
The Arabian legend of the origin OF the weep
ing willow is curious, but contains, like most
traditions. an anachronism, ii we accept the
willows OF Babylon as the weeping willow, but
the Arabians are much better rdc0nteurs than
botanists: SO it will not DO to apply too severe
a scientific test to their accuracy. The legend
runs that after David had married Bathsheba
be was one day playing on his harp in his pri-
vae chamber, when be found two strangers
opposite to hin, although he had given strict
orders that no one should intrude upon his pri-
vacy. These strangers were angels who con
victed him OF his crime in nearly the same
manner as is related 10 holy writ. David then
recognized in the strangers the angels of the
Lord, and was sensible o. the Nervousness of
his offence. Forthwith he threw himself on


the floor and shed tears of bitter repentance :;
there be lay upon his face for forty days and
forty nights, weeping and trembling before the
Judgment of the Lord As many tears Of re-
pentance as the whole human race have shed
and will shed on account of their sus from the
time of David till the judgment day, 50 many
did David weep in those forty days, all the
while moaning forth penitential psalms. The
tears from his eyes formed two streams which
ran from the closet into the ante room and
thence into the garden. Where they sank into
the ground, there sprang up two trees. the
weeping willow and The fraukinceuse tree the
first weeps and moGns and the second incess-
auty sheds big tears in memory of the sincere
repentance OF David.
Year: 1865

EDITOR UNION RECORD There is hardly
d person who on taking calm survey of the
prospects Of this place but will admit that
OroviIle has a bright future before 1.-THE
prospects we're never better than at the present.
Roads are now being opened and worked to
concentrate the travel to and from this place
to all the mining localities north and east Of
here. Strangers are moving 10 with their
families, and are locating permanently. The
vacant houses are fast filing up. and venture
TO predict that six months from to day there
viii not be house to let in Oroville.. And
why is this? Because any one with half an
eye to business can see at glance that Orc
vile has advantages which but few other
towns north of Sacramento City possess -be-
ing the terminus OF the Northern California
Railroad. When once the connecting link is
made at Marysville, land the iron for that pur
pose is now all ahoat and an early completion
is shure), oroyille is at an early day destined
to be the great depot of supplies for all the
country north and east Of here.


Oregon, that has heretofore enjoyed uninter-
rupted the greatest trade that has sprung up
by the opening of the Idaho country, has al
ready begun to show signs of jealousy for fear
that the northern towns OF California will
wrench from their grasp that very important
trade. And well they may fear as we have
truly every advantage. not only as regards dis
tance, but as TO facilities in every respect /;
and it now only requires that our wholesale
houses in the different branches Of trade will
hold out inducements by furnishing goods at
the lowest possible rates, so that the trade will
concentrate here rather than find its way to
the larger towns 10 the interior. We have al
ready large grocery and hardware stores which
are doing thriving and prosperous business; !;
besides Touring mill running night and day,
turning out a brand of -four that is second to
none in the State. Also, machine shops that
are able TO furnish anything from single cog
wheel TO steam engine on short notice and
at fair prices, and there is room for other and
various kinds of business which can be made
al once lucrative to The proprietors.


And would here add one word by way Of
P. S. that there have been frequent appro
priations made by the Supervisors for the va
rious roads in the county. where they have in
their Judgment deemed the same necessary.
Now let there be a reasonable appropriation
made for the improvement Of the road lead
ing from Bidwels Bar ria the Mountain
House to the Plumas county line, the same to
be laid out by the road overseef of that dis
trict; and my word for it, that when old
Rusty johnson starts out with bis band Of
Diggers. be will do more work with less money
than any otheEman in the county could pos
sibly do, and There is no road in the county
that so much needs work done on it as this
main thoroughfare does at this time. Now is
the time to act. and instead of crying dull
times, sickly location aad all Of this kind of
nonsense, let US put our shoulders to the wheel
and the thing is o success. More anon. G.
Year: 1865

iSDIAss.-The people in the suburbs Of Red
Bluff do not seem ye. to be safe from Indian
depredations. A short TINE since party Wis
tied house only q mile or 50 oet Of town, took
what they wanted, spit 10 tie water and made
the lady drink it. and cut up other such didoes.
Later still they visited house at night, broke
the dogs back, and took off lot of wheat
and other stuff. Is there 10 remedy,
Year: 1865

A CORRESPONDENCE received from Tuba
county informs US that a certain ambitious
young artist of this county has been painting
some very unbecoming" pictures, and having
them posted among the "Yubas." Its very
naughty trick" and be should look out or be
might get posted
Year: 1865

Org attention has been directed to an article
which appeared editoraIy in last issue, which says
negro suffrage must be condemned by our count Y
and State conventions We are no. in favor of ma
king that test in the coming election. Though.
individually opposed to negro suffrage, We think
there is little or no danger Of its adoption at pres
ant
Year: 1865

TIE Primary meetings will come eff in this
county, one week from today. We trust all
Union men will discard all personal feelings
pvejudices, and devote themselves unreseryedly
to the welfare of their party and couutry.
Year: 1865

| EprroK CoURIER:-In reading the last
issue of your paper Twas somewhat surprised
| at the contents of an article headed The
| Mammoth


While on your late visit to the mill, who
ever there informed you that the company
had not suf6ciency of water to work it,
either did not know what they were taking
about, or gave you erroneous information
four information was derived from the late
superintendent, and in presence of the larg
est stockholder Of the company.-ED. At
the present time there is more than sufficient
water for all purposes, and am confident
there will be full supply all the season.
The company own several springs, all run
ming into one ravine, which are now being
conveyed to the mill.


The Mammoth mill is one of the new
mining enterprises now going on in the
county, and it is not to be expected that a
satisfactory and successful working can be
accomplished at the onset.
l am satisfied that the time is not far
distant when this mill will be look ed upon as
one of the best paying institutions of the
county.


Your notice of the Mammoth" with its
ifs' and butts" had q tendency to convey
to the minds of stockholders and the public
that the enterprise was failure on account
of the lack of water, all of which, | am sat
isfed, YOU can inform yourself is not the
case.


Believing you have been misinformed in
the matter, thought l would send you the
above for publication, that the public may
know the facts in the case.


Yours, &C., A. STocKHoLDER.
Year: 1865

A CHANCE FOR THE UNEMPLoYED-The
Central Pacific Railroad Company advertise
for 5 900 laborers, to work upon the road be-
tween Newcastle and Illinoistown. 1t is the
intention of the Company to employ at once
as many men as can be advantageously work
ea on the distance between these points
twenty-three miles. The iron for laying this
additional amount of track is already in Sac.
ramento and it is expected that the cars will
run to Illinoistown by August next. The
above opportunity affords a chance for those
out of employment.
Year: 1865

Why 1T WAS DoNE.-We are in receipt of
q communication from Mrs. Mary Ann
Wells, explanatory of the recent difficulty
about school house in the American Bot
tom, on the Sacramento river. 1t seems that
a section of land had been donated to the
district for school house, conditioned that
it should be used for no other than school
purposes /; and to prevent violation of the
condition of the grant, Mrs. Wells took Out
the windows, as there was no probability ol
its early occupancy for educational purposes
Year: 1865

necessary to induce competent men 20 taAe


even a Government Office that would entail 50


much of risk and discomfort upon the ofhclai.


In short. the scheme would simply result IN
rst.rdipe the opening and working OF the
mines, and in onsrously taxing the MINER


without any beneficial results to the Govern
Year: 1865

Bully HILL.-This company have struck
what ihey believe to be the lode. Rock from
the discovery was taken to Red Bluff and
there assayed by Judge Stout, who gave as
the result 6S per cent. copper.
Year: 1865

The Spring Greek Mill, near town, is only
running few stamps-the ground between
the mill and lode being too soft to admit of
hauling their rock. A few days more of dry
weather and they will be running their full
rorna
Year: 1865

MAMAoTH.-This company have most
perfect eight stamp mill, which is kept run
ming night and day, crushing rock from their
tunnel, which has recently been discovered
to be very rich. They hope to COM
pete with the Highland in results.
Year: 1865

Tn this department great advantage may be
tanned by close cash buyers, from the fact hiatt
goods are bought for cash directly Of the Eastern
dealers and manufacturers, and all imported good
are bought at just what Il costs to import them
hence he can afford 10 sell goods at
Year: 1865

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, March 19.-On Fri
day night at o'clock the water in the
river, which had been rising very rapid
ly for the past two days, commenced
pouring over the western end of Main
street bridge and rushing down Front
and Buffalo streets, filling all cellars and
stopping all passage from State street
across to Main street bridge. The water
continued rising rapidly all night, and
ut day break Gil Saturday morning had
the lower half of Main street bridge 1t
rushed around Front street in a perfect
torrent, tearing up everything in its
course.


The water in front of Reynolds Ar
cade OH Buffalo street was five to seven
feet deep. The whole length of State
street and Lake avenue was covered to
the depth Of from four to five feet. Front
street was perfect river, and that was
the main channel of the water that come
over the bridge.


Business in the whole city was entire
ly suspended. At about 1890 o'clock the
eastern corner of DR.. Barton's brick
building gave way and fell into the riv-
er At l:30 P. NJ, the store of c. NJ. Hart
mill, on Mill street, went down and was
soon followed by others, leaving nothing
but the front walls standing.


The NY. G.. R. R. bridge was carried
off about ten o'clock Friday night. The
report that three men were taken over
with it has been contradicted.


At 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon the
long bridge on the Genesee Valley road
was swept off. The water this morning
has fallen six or seven feet. The destruc-
ton on Front street is very great. The
water guttered out channel six or sew
en- feet deep its entire length. The fam
lilies residing on this street, and others
in the vicinity, were compelled to remain
in their houses from Friday night until
this morning.


Tho back part of Watts mill, on Wa
ter street, was washed away. The dam
age to the mill is said to he $4,000 A
tobacco firm lost some SO barrels of tobac,
co, which was washed ont of their cellar.
Many merchants who were in their
stores on Friday night packing their
goods, We're unable to get ont on account
of the sudden rise, and were compelled to
remain over night, and were taken out
in boats on Saturday morning.


Report says that over half a mile of the
trestle work on the Canandauigua road
across the Genesee river, was swept
away The dam at Mt. Morris is also
gone.


Scottsville is submerged and the lar sc
warehouse there swept away.
Year: 1865

be, and is not, a revolution; but it re
ouires men of the revolutionary mold
In ordinary times, none, would demand
for legislators, more strenuously than we


the qualities which we now hold to bt


not only unneeded but pernicious. Mod


GRAFTON, caution, conservatism, an oper-scru


pulous regard for priuats rights and a toc


raid adkeranoe to the Limitations Of lar'


and constitutions do not make the statesman


ship we hare use for. In their stead We


want boldness, tenacity, faith, blind


faith even 4uddce, encore duddce, tor


jours audace is the beginning, middle and


end of the political science suited to ouI


emergency. The man who has no such


word as fall" in his vocabulary, what
ever may be his deficiencies otherwise


would be worth more to the cause, IN
public station, than a second BACON, II
he thought our success uncertain. We
know, and may have to name gentlemen
in our Legislature and of our delegation
in Congress, to whose elevation we have
contributed, and who in ordinary times
would grace their positions, but who, Tor
lack of the one essential quality OF abb
solute faith, are not only of no advantage
to the cause, but are doing great harm.
Were they angels from Heaven they
should be, for the time being laid aside.
Constancy and endurance will WIN this
fight without the least possibility of
failure. But men who permit themselves
TO contemplate the chance OF failure are
not the men to endure or cause Others
to endure, all that may be needed for sue
cess We are renotindulging in censure; our
feelings are kind towards the gentle
men we have in our eye; under other cir
cumstances we would give them hearty
support; but for the purposes of this
war, as leaders of the people and pillars
of the cause, they are, by their moral
constitution, incapable of good, and are
unconsciously doing immense mischief.
Let us hide them away, with all tender
ness and respect, in the obscurest retire
ment, till these rough times are over
past Let us fill their places with men
of less or no sensibility and apprehensive-
ness-and, if there be real danger of fail
ure, better to take men who have not
mind enough to see it. Nearly all that
legislation can do has been done. All
the men and means of the country have
been placed at the disposal of the Con-
federate Executive. Confidence alone is
needed-contidence that will never falter,
come what may for that will produce
constancy, and constancy will yield sue
ceS1, as certainly as spring follows will
ter.