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Year: 1864

DISTRESSING AccIDENT.-On Saturday
mig hit last most sorrowful accident accurred
in the family of Mr.. John Cushing, of this
town, which has since proved fatal IN its
results. On the night in question Mrs. Cush-
ing had placed upon table a cup containing
hot water, at the same time placing under the
cup, to protect the varnish of the table from
the heat of the water, a newspaper. Turning
around for q moment to attend to other
duties, her little boy, aged about fifteen
months, caught the paper in his hand and
pulled it towards him, capsizing the scalding
liquid on to his head, from whence it flowed
down oyer his body, scalding him fearfully.
This, in connection with the fact that the
child was teething, terminated in his death
on Thursday morning, 24th inst The child
was a particularly bright and interesting
one, and the hearts of the parents, and a
large circle of friends, are made sorrowful
indeed by this most sad mishap.
Year: 1864

fHIICttus-In ahOthef part
of this paper will be found the advertisement of the
celebrated Institute established by DIR. j. c.
YOUNG, in 1850. In this age of deceit and char
latanism it is boon to the suffering to point out
to them where they of obtaining the wished
for relief and cure. Under the care of the skilful
Doctor the sick and troubled can divest themselves
of their burdens of pains and shame lay aside their
cross, and secure health and happiness II you
are sick or in trouble, do not hesitate. Read the
advertisement and follow the advice Do not for
get the number nor the manner of directing your
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $40 " Washing-
ton street, San Francisco.
Year: 1864

LIsLE LEsTER.-This talented lady gave
some splendid specimens of good reading on
Friday evening last, to large audience Of
ladies and gentlemen, which were we'll re-
ceived. Mrs. Lester is we'll calculated to
battle with the world, and is fairly entitled
to the support and encomiums of the press so
generally and justly given.> We commend
her to the fraternity, of which she is work
ing member, that those living on the north.
ern route which she is travelling will see to it
that Lisle is made comfortable and her in
terests looked after.
Year: 1864

WHIsKYTowN.-The Excelsior Company
at Whiskytown, are vigorously pushing their
tunnel, and with good success and fiattering
prospects. We are informed that eighty feet
consequently are liable TO strike the lode any
day, as the estimated dip of thelod is nearly
equal to the distance they are now from the
shaft.


A successful mining season is anticipated
in this district if the rains will but fall copi-
ously. There are many valuable claims
there which have not been worked since the
winter of 1868 for want of this essential.
Year: 1864

GEN. WARREN.-Gen. Warren, says an ex-
change, is conceded to be the best working
General in the army. lie often superintends
working parties in person, and often adds ex-
ample to precept by using the ak or pick,
and he can handle spade quite as well as an
Army Corps, and vice versa Gen. Warren
is very striking in bearing and appearance,
and after seeing him once you are likely to
know him ever after. He is on the sunny
side of forty. tall and shayen clean, excepting
moustache, hair worn hong, reaching to the
collar of his coat. straight and black as an
Indian IS: his eyes are black and deep set
his nose is aquiline, and anything but small.
Year: 1864

lNAsNucH as the rebel papers claim and
declare that we shall pay their national debt.
would 1t not be polite to begin now, while
we can buy their currency at such rates as
to make it profitable to work it up into clean
paper. This would be killing two birds
with one stone.
Year: 1864

In Marysville, and that he is now prepared to
accommodate all who may call upon him.


The proprietor feels confident that the reputation
of the house under his frmer management and
under the late proprietors of being the best hotel
in the city, will suffer under mis- future control


0mnibuses will convey passengers from the
steamers and ears to the Hotel free of charge


Attached to the house is large and well selected
Library, to which guests have free access


n5 W. C. STOKES.
Year: 1864

SPRING CREEK MlLL.-Iu close proximity
to this mill another gold bearing lode has
rccentlv been discovered. The discoverers
are Quite sanguine of its being good thing
The mill company are getting some very fine
prospects-much better than they had antic-
inn tod
Year: 1864

COMPLIMENT 10 COUNTRY BOYS
One Of the leading business mon of
our city who has accumulated over n
million of dollars and huiising million,
paid one of the neatcst OFF hand COM
pIimcnts TO country boys that could be
bestowed. lie was taking of huisness
matters generally and among other
things spoke Of clerks and the scarcity
of good solid young men occasioned
by the war;. He said that there were
plenty of young men in fine bloth call
ing for situations but they did not suit
him. He preferred n very differancc
kind of stock, that came from the
country in rough sIothes, for something
could be made out of them, But such
yaung men had generally gone into the
army. while the more pretending class
that have more clothes thau branes
have remained behind.


He spoke of country boys that soon
made clerks worth fifteen hundred OF
two thousand year, and yet who had
volunteered out of sense Of duty
but whose Communication he woule gladl,
have paid to retain them, had he not
felt it wrong to inffuance them against
the service of their country. The best
he could was to say to them that j
they would come back TO his emplo,
without any bad habits, he would
received them at advanced salries.
Year: 1864

The Doc TAx.-We would call the
attention Of Supervisors to the require
ments of Act No. 2l6, Laws of 1888,
page 96l, requiring tax of one dollar
on each dog, to be assessed upon the
owner thereof, This is to be done by
the 18th day of May, Collectors are
to retain ten per cent. for fees; and in
case of non-payment for ten days, the
dog may he killed by anybody. The
proceeds 60 to the primary school
fund. Any person having dog in his
possession is to be deemed the owner.


This law, we suppose, was designed
primarily for the protection of sheep ;
and as there are now more sheep IN the
State than ever before, and IS they
have vastly increased within a short
time, il is desirable that the tax upon
dogs should be enforced in order that
those which are worthless may be killed
and prevented from wantonly destroys
ing a vast amount Of property, ~
Year: 1864


Some day" is tho burden Of many song
at has never been done into rhythm. Florence
ercy has thus given one Of them:-- p-'
You smooth the tangles fiom my hair
With gentle touch and tenderest care,
And count the years ere you shall mark
Bright silver threads among the dark
Smiling the while to hear me say.
You'll think of this again some day,


"a Some dayP'
/ do not fear the power Of Time, ~
Nor count on years Of fadeless prime,
But no white CLEANS will ever shine
Among those heavy locks Of mine;
Ay. laugh as gaily as you may,
Aou'll think Of this again some day.
O Some day!
Some day shall not feel, as now,
Your soft hand upon my brow
! shall not slight your light commands
And draw the long braids through my


hands;


shall be silent and obey
And sou-will not laugh that day;


NJ Some days
/ know how hong your loving hands
Will finger with these glossy bands
When you shall weave as my last crown
OF these thick braidings, long and brown
But you will see no touch of gray
Adown their shining length that day


Some day!
And while your tears are falling hot
Uponthe lips that answer not,
You'll take from these one treasured iress
And leave the rect to silentness-
Remembering that used 10 say
You'll think Of this some day.
- Some day!
Year: 1864

The project is under consideration in
Congress of raising one hundred millions
of dollars by loan, to be appropriated to
withdrawing this amont of .legaltender
notes from circulation. The good effects
of this measure would be much greater
than might at first thought be anticipa-
ted -, .--.t. 'I..........-.. 49,.


The reduction of ::the currency would
be considerably greater than the amount
of Treasury notes Withdrawn. The to-
measured in gold, is determined by the.
inexorable laws of trade-the proportion
for each country depending upon its ag-
gregate wealth, and the activity of It's
commerce. Ifany community resorts to
the use of irredeemable paper as circu-
lating medium, and issues an amount of
this, greater than the aggregate value in
gold of its share of the money IN circula-
tion throughout the world, the price of
paper will fall SO as to keep its aggregate
value at just that amount which is aliot4
ted to it by the natural operation of
laws oftrade. .5.. 49, ,.ls-. '-.s .e


Our paper money IS worth fifty cents
on the dollar, and this fact shows that the
volume of it'll circulation isjust twice as
much as our share of the currency of the
world. -sa.s H.. .5


Our paper money is made up of two
elements, the notes of the government
AMI the notes of banks When the notes
of the banks were redeemable in specie,
the aggregate amount which all the
banks could keep in circulation, added to
the specie in circulation in the country,
amounted together to just our share Of
the currency of the world; the nominal
amount of the paper and its value in gold
being then the same.


But when the government issued an ex-
cess of irredeemable paper, and the notes
of the banks were made by law payable
in this inflated currency, the banks were
enabled to expand their circulation in the
same proportion Thus every dollar of
paper money issued by the government
in excess of our share ofthe currency. of
the world, initiates our paper money still
further, by increasing the circulation Of
the banks. H3slHps- sro


On the other hand, a contraction of the
paper circulation of the government
would contract our currency to a much
greater extent, by causing the retirement
of corresponding amount Of bank notsa.
Year: 1864

THF BEsT C1aARs.-It is not generally
known that the best Havana cigars are
made from tobacco dipped in solution Of
opium. Natural leaf tobacco never has
that peculiar effect, as will be noticed upon
smoking the best clean leaf in pipe. It
is the opium in first rate cigar, and not
the tobacco, which smokers get enslaved
with and cannot get along without. In
some of the Havana establishments
twenty thousand dollars worth of opium
year is issued.
Year: 1864

q al tuopoleoSneSS AS 10 Cu0 issue OF the wal


having settled upon the popular mind
is the gloomy outline of the condition o.
Texas just before the landing of the Union
forces at Brownsville. What effects the
presence Of our forces will have, remains to
be seen. Those who should be best inform
ed believe that the popular onind there is
jus: in the state to be favorably influenced
by the recent rebel disasters, by the pres.
ence OF Union army, and by the Presi'
dents Proclamation Of Amnesty. Our oc
|cupation OF the Rio Grande frontier will put
a stop to the main. business Of the State, by
cutting off the passage ofsupplics and mu
nitions of war one way and of cotton the
other. This will increase whatever discon
tent there may be with the rebel cause, ard
will seriously cripple tho rebel authorities in
further operations.


Again the presence Of IA Union army will
assist in the development of the discomfort
already existing among the rebel forces, aud
will afford an asylum for the oppressed Cit
izcns.


The State is full of able bodied negroes
that have been driven from the Mississippi
Valley by their masters. They are not and
cannot be fully employed, and their migra
tions have given them good idea Of the ma
ture of the war and Of the power Of the
Union armies. We may reasonably ex-
2ect among so large body Of negroes Of
this character. some source of movement
thatwill demand all the rebel military force
OF manage it,


The rapid increase Of U Union sentiment in
Arkansas and the free State movement that
has already attained such considerable
strength will have tEeir effect, with the
other circumstances we have mentioned, in
precipitating Union revolution IN Texas,
and we should not be at all surprised were
Arkansas and Texas to become Free and
Loyal States within the Union before ne xt
Spring. A revolution 80 grand would Of it
self be the greatest Of all discouragements to
to the remaining rebel States in the prose
cution of hopeless war in defense Of a
dead aud accursed institution.


This war has had many wonderful pha
Ises, but we believe that the eve.ts Of the
next six months will surpass all that have
so far held the worlds attention, in grand
eur and interest. We shall witness, in
spite Of all partisan opposition at the North
process OF regeneration, social, political,
and economical, which will be thorough and
abiding. Whoever lays any hinlranca in
the way Of this movement is neither wise
nor patriotic. MiI1oaukec Sentinel.
Year: 1864

The S.nfiueI considers the manifesto of
the Rebel Congress especially noteworthy
and says


III Will be observed that It Is wholly silent
upon the point OF a separate independence of
their own - most significant fact.


Why, the whole drift ofthc manifesto i TO
make it appear to those who do Not know
better. that they had perfect right to make
a separate independence ior themselves and
that the United States Government and all
who stand by it are guilty Of outrageous
wrong in doing anything against them in the
cast, Tie SsatneEs significant fact Is
n fqlse fact.
Year: 1864

CLEMENT THE MARTYR STILL DEFIANT
That the return of Vallandgham to Ohio was
for the sole purpose of provoking quarrel
with the Government, aud breeding trouble,
may be gathered from speech in which be
said


Il will make no threats, but | have not
come from foreign country without deliber
ate calculation of the cause and consequences
and deliberate preparation 10 meet them.
can be taken by any due civil process, by any
crippled cOusfa able but withou; that, no force
can do it. Three hundred men armed to the
teeth will not again fud me in my house after
the door has been battered down, but they lriH
find me the nert dGy and not far Of, and, If any
military commander of the President shall un-
dertake such an arrest, wdrn them that IN
this torn the persons and property Of those m
AIsGtng Sutb proceeding ,cHt be hetd as hostage.
l do not believe there will be any attempt to
arrest me again, but, should there be, repeat
my warning, not in a spirit of bTavado, but 10
let my friends knolr that IRE are prepared for
any emergency"


This is doubtless for the most part mere
bravado. But when we consider the encour-
agement be will give other spirits like his own,
and the boldneSs they will assume if his defiant
threats are not hushed, it is grave question
whether such man should be at large. In
our opinion, be should be sent to the strongest
cell in Fort Lafayette, or handed over TO the
tender mercies of Ben. Butler.
Year: 1864

TRAVELLERS just returned from Europe declare
that the American war creates far more interest
on the continent, and especially among Ger
mans. than the war in Denmark, nearer home
The news BY every steamer is read with the
greatest avidity, aud in all the great cities it is
posted up in the hotels as soon as it is received
The feelings Of the Germans are generally in
sympathy with the North these Of the French
half and half
Year: 1864

Dear Mother, dry those falling tears,
And cease your sorrow wild;
God called me hence from Earth away
Your own, your darling child.
No more my little golden head
viii lay upon your breast,
For am safe in Jesus arms
In Heaven-bright land of rest.
Shut not the golden sunlight out,
And darken not your home
Think not that am in the grave,
Mid solitude and gloom:
But with the saints and angels bright,
Where all is rest and love
Direct your thoughts with earnest faith
To my fair home above.
But six short years ago came
To fiji with JOY your home,
And now the gentle flowers grow
Above your Emmas form;
But Mother darling, when You kneel
In prayer beside the sod,
Rejoice that in life's morning bright
You gave me back to God.
Farewell, sweet Mother, dearest friend,
o, weep for me no more,
For trials and sorrows have an end
On this bright happy shore;
And soon upon this golden strand
Our loved ones all will be
Dear Mother in happy land
I'm waiting now for thee.
Year: 1864

Mr. EDiroR.-A lady Of this county sent, ies
months since. small piece of gold to lady friend
in the East asking her to receipt it IS Union Of.
ferng for the sake of her loved ones in the w.rs-a
husband and two brothers. The following beauti-
ful lines in reply, may perhaps touch some other
heart than the one to whom they were addressed.
Doubtless of your readers have friends in the
armies OF the East cannot such who really and
truly desire this nation to be sustained in its terri
bic trial, send occasionally something more than
words to the desoate who guard the hearth
stone, while those they love and .enderly cherish
brave the storms, endure long marches. and face
death in various forms for Us? Such are encoura-
ged and gladdened, when they know the wife and
children. and the mother and sister are remember
ed and their cause sustained. To those who cou ID
te induced to send an occasional gift, these lines
will tell them how it would be received.


Bright shining gold. sent on a patriot mi sson


From loyal CALIFORNIA; sunset shore


Sent with the simple beautiful petition


Accept it for the sake Of those at war,


Pure gold, no arithmetic rule may measure


The value of the gift that came 50 far.


No miner ever kept his boarded treasure


A. shall this, for loved ones In the war.
'Tis Union gold. covering its face in glory


count with Joy each lustrous Union Start
They speak Columbia immortal story


They tell why all my loved ones are at war;


Tis L0yai gold. the Eagle on it mounted


BenGs not above the traitors crimson bar,
Where0n the stolen stars rebellion counted


The stars tor which my loved have gone to war.
Tis gold that flowed uRa>ked from patriot Golfers


Flowed freely to the need it saw afar-


Flowed with the glorious words of this sweet offer


Accept il for the sake OF those at wal.


Tis gold that shall he rcckoned with each token


Held sacred as a soldiers battle scar.


And fain would forever save unbroken


This Union offering in Disunion war.


Thanks for the gold, oh, loyal hearted giver.


Child of our Unions undimmed evening star,
Hone speeds fresh arrows from her shining quiver


Al sight of Union offerings in the war.
Year: 1864

Death to the trait0rous foe who seek


Our glorious Union TO destroy.
Who spurn our nag beneath their feet


Our blood bought flag, nations jpy,
The dying soldier on the field,


What Joy illunes his fading eye,
Oh, when with latest gaze he sees


His country'- banner waving high.
Wave on dear starry banner bright


Fair emblem OF our native land,
True patriots for orr country fight,


Proud blood is poured upon her strand;
But still let not your courage fail,


Though troubles fast upon Us pour.
We soon sweet peace again shall hail.
Our Flag in glory float once more.
We hail our flag still waving free


Be to the breeze its stripes unfurled,
Soon shall our glorious Union be


The admiration OF the world
For right must triumph over wrong.
Cowards and traitors soon will find,
When ends this cruel struggle long,
May Union still our nation bind. CLOUDY
Year: 1864

THE last Legislature offered premium for
the manufacture of the first thousand gallons
ofturpen,ine The turpentlne aaherers. instead
of tapping the tree as they DO in North Caro-
Ina. are in the habit OF gouging out bucket
in the body Of the tree, and then completely
cirdling the tree. so as to obtain as much as
possible. Statistics concerning the production
Of turpeutine in North Carolina show that forty
trees are required TO make one gallon. The
quantity Of turpentiDe produced il California
during the past year was SIX thousand gallons.
making at that rate two hundred and forty
thousand trees girdled and destroyed. The
trees of the North Carolina pine barreus are
incompatible, and so far as the fostering of
new branch of industry is concerned, any
attempts to compete with the East in the
manufacture of turpeutine would be perfectly
TRINITY Journal.
Year: 1864

PRExTIcE-A correspondence the Detroit
Advertiser, writing from Louisville, says of
Geo. D. Prentice: The renowned wit and
reputed editor of the Louisville Journal, re-
gret to say. is sinking lower and lower. The
paper has long since passed from his control,
both financially and edtoraly. His unfortu-
nate propensity for strong drink entirely unfit
ting him for the control of his pec1Diary mat
tiers. his personal friends have purchased him q
homestead, and persuaded him TO transfer his
interest in the paper to his wife, thus taking it
out of his power to squander it. and securing a
respectable support TO his family. Personally.
Prentice is claimed by HE friends to be for the
Union without an if or but But his own
convictions DO longer give tone the columns of
the Journal and hence upon the most vital
question of the nation the paper gives an 'un-
certain sound.
Year: 1864

A SINGULAR CoxrEsr-Two gentlemen OF
high birth, the one Spaniard and the other
German, having rendered MaXimian ii.
many services, they each, for recompense, de
manded his natural daughter Helena. in mar
rage The prince. who entertained equal
respect for them both, could not give either the
preference and after much delay. told them
that, from claims they both had to bis attention
and regard. he could not give his assent for
either of them to marry his daughter, and they
must decide it by their own prowess and
address; but, as he did not wish to risk the
loss of either or both, by suffering them to
fight with offensive weapons, be had ordered a
large bag to be brought. and he who was sue,
cessful enough to put his rival into il should
obtaia his daughter. This strange combat
between two gentlemen was in the presence OF
the whole imperial court, and lasted half an
hour At length, the Spaniard yielded TO the
German, Andre Elhard. Baron of Tetherd, who
when be had got him into the bag, took him
on his back aud placed him at the Emperor's
feet and on the following day married the
beautiful Helena.
Year: 1864

The proportions of the human figure
are stlictly mathematical. The whole
figure i six times the length Of the foot.
Whether the form be slender or plump,
this rule holde good. Any deviation From
it is 4 departure fiom the highest beau
ty Of proportion. lhv Greeks made
all their statues according to this rule.
The face from highes:po on the fore
head where the hair begins, to the chip,
is one tenth Of the whole stature. The
hand, from the wrist to the middle Gn-
ger, is the same. The chest is one
forth; and from the nipple to the top
Of tile head Is tie same. From the top
of the chest to the highest point Of the,
forehead is one-scyenth. Ii the length
of the face, from the roots Of the hair
to the chin, be divided into three equal
parts, the fr~t division determines the
rlace where the eyebrows meet, and tho
second the place the nostrils. The
navel is the central part Of the human
body, and if a man should lie on his
back with his arms extended, the per-
hiphery Of the circle which might be
described around him, with the navel
for its center, would touch the extreml-
ties Of his hands and feet. The height
from the feet to the top of the head ia
the same as the distance from the ex=
tremity of the fingers when the arms are
extended.
Year: 1864

JonS PHGSIX OUrDoSE.-A paragraph has
been going the rounds of the press in which an
account is given of horse having new hoof
grown on by the use Of a certain farrier's oint-
ment. Now this reminds us of an incident
that happened in Lyons, Wisconsin y Nor


mon priest uamed Nicholas professed power
of doing miraculous things. and compoundng
wonderful medicines. He made nerve and
bone oil healing salve, and thought he would
experiment little with it. lie first cut off his
dogs tail and applied some of the salve TO the
stump. A new tail grew out Immediately. He
then applied some to the piece OF tail which he
had cut off, and new dog grew out. He
didn't know which dog was which. This may
seem tough story. but we have Nicholas
word for it, and we don't think he would lie