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Year: 1865

SUIcIDE.-John 5. Sims an old citizen of
inst, at the store of Judge Evey. at Smiths
Bar, by shooting himself through the head
with revolver He left note saying that
life was a misery TO him. and that be had been
trying to kill himself for some time past. The
deceased was native of Dalonega, Georgia
and formerly lived in Placer county He was
past master of the Masonic Lodge at Rich
Bar, Plumas county.
Year: 1865

TIRED OF WAR.-Two hundred and sixty
out of five hundred rebel prisoners at Camp
Chase, in Ohio, refused to accept the cffer of
exchange, some Of them stating that they pre-
ferred TO stay in prison ten years rather than
be sent back to the rebel army. The Phila-
delphia Press says there are number of rebel
prisoners now confined at Fort Delaware, who
are so depraved that they will not be exchanged
during the existence OF the rebellion.
Year: 1865

GENERAL SICKLEs has written letter to
the citizens of San Francisco, thanking them
for their Intended reception, and promising to
visit that city on his return from his South
American tour
Year: 1865

FouRrgKNrH YEAR The Sacramento Union
has finished fourteen years OF its existence. and
the Daily entered upon its twenty ninth volume
on Monday last. The issue of the following
day was replete with interesting reading, in
addition 10 composition on Moonlight"
Year: 1865

A proposition to arrange for State
Convention to decide whether Georgia
shall remain within the rebel Confederacy
or return to the Union has been defeated
in the Legislature of that State. A ma
jority of the old members of the Virginia
Legislature have been returned to the new
one which meets next winter Some we're
electG BY refugee constituency, mum.
bering from 100 to half dozen.


The Richmond Enquirer says a heavy
column of the enemy moved down the
Jerusalem plank road on Thursday Of las,
week. The movement is supposed to be
diversion in favor of Sherman, striking
Weldon and at the same time destroying
the railroad between that point and Stony
Greek.
Year: 1865




QUESTIONS THEIR HoNEsrY.-Says the
Marysville Appeal: We must question the
principles of the men who say there is no
issue, and that the work of the Union party
is fulfilled. We find men who SO declare
among certain class--men who are office
seekers. Every man we have met who de.
clares the Union party is disbanded, is either
a Union man who wants office now, or Cop.
perhead who seeks Office in the future, and
ehe disbandment of the Union party
This being true, the suspicion is justified
that the dlsorganizers are demagogues and
office seekers. We must believe that the
same men would declare for maintaining the
party, if it was thought that road lead us di-
rectly to an office. The fact that all Union
men who are net aspirants for Office are
firm supporters Of the integrity of the party
is circumstantial evidence of the correctness
of our conclusions. If we found Union
men, Office seekers and not ofice.seekers,
declaring the Union party had performed
its mission, we might lie convinced that our
Judgment was at fault The truth is very
evident in the matter. The party is bounti-
ful, but cannot give every partizan an Office
at the same time. The disappointed cannot
wait. The party will not give down an
office, and the party might as well godown.
Another party affords room for new leaders,
and leaders are apt to get Office So every
honest, straightforward Union man will say.
1t is the scrambers for Office who say the
party has outlived its usefulness" It is
the sour, disappointed aspirant for public
pap who.is ready to surrender the Union
colors and go into political afiIiation with
Copperheads and Secessionists,


The truth is, the present state of the
country imperatively demands the Union
party to maintain its organization and its
supremacy. The Home Guardv cannot
disband so long as the rebels refuse to submit
to the legitimate results Of their own work.
When the Union is restored to peace. and
good will maintains among all men. it
Will be time, if ever, to disband the Union
party.
Year: 1865

THE NoMNATIoNs.-The report of the pro.
ceedings of the Union County Convention
was not received until late hour; it is,
therefore, impossible to make Comments
The nominations give general satisfaction to
the Union men in this vicinity It is ru-
morea that the disappointed candidates have
nominated another ticket. The rumor is
probably without foundation /; for no true
Union man would assist in defeating his own
party simply because his favortes were not
nominated. We feel sure that when the
subject is calmly and deliberately considered
all opposition will disappear, and loyal men
will join hands and by their generous conduct
convince the enemies Of the Government in
our midst that patriots have firmly resolved
to keep traitors out of all positions of honor
and trnst.- Wilmington Journal.


In HehGma, Nevada and Sacramento coun-
ties the boilers join hands with the enemies
of tehir country, to secure the most of what
they assert is the only remaining principle of
the Union partv-ofhce
Year: 1865

A SOLDIERS RENARK.-A lady dressed in
as luxurious fabric as ever futtered from a
fairy form "before wars deadly blast was
blown, . with a sweeping tail behind her on
the ground. ofindefnite length, turned the
corner at the Wayside Hospital. yesterday,
and as she turned she cast glance of anx
ious solicitude back to see if the aforesaid
trail was all o. X. A crippled soldier sitting
at the corner enjoying the sun, noticed the
movement and the look. and with the view of
re-assuring the lady, exclaimed: "Its all
right madam-the rest of it is coming down
the street and will be along shortly. You
can sail on, the dress is all setting" 1t is
useless to say that the lady did sail on like
three decker before full breeze !Sauannah
Repnblican.
Year: 1865

The REBELLION Nor ENDED.-We COM
mend the following suggestion from the Phil
adelphia Item to the disorganizers of Califor-
MIA:


We predict that the insolence of the South
ern aristocracy is only beginning. The next
Presidential election will astonish the coun-
try. Our troubles are far from being ended.
We hold slavery and aristocracy down by our
armies now. but when thev are disbanded.
and the South is strong again, we may pre-
pare for the old story. Aristocracy never
forgets nor forgives, and the aristocracy OF
slavery is the worst in the world. To break
down the power of the planter. and raise the
condition of the laborer-white or blacks
now the true policy of the Union. Not. .till
this is done, will we realize the truth that
conquered rebellion strengthens Govern
ment.


And yet boilers and their organs tell us
there are no principles to bind together the
Union party that the disgusting scramble
for Office is all that now actuates It's mem
bers
Year: 1865

Tue STRUGGLE TO BE RENEWED.-The
Louisville journal says there is programme
now generally understood by the secession
lists. by which the Southern Rebellion, with
all its horrors, is to be revived as soon as the
Federal armies shall be disbanded. The same
appeals to sectional prejudice, which four
years ago precipitated the Southern States
into civil war are now daily made through
the Democrat. of Louisville, to the people of
Kentucky, and obviously with the same pur-
pose that prompted the secession leaders in
1861. There is enough in this suggestion of
the Journal to cause Union men to pause in
a course which bids fair to lead to a disrup-
ton of their organization. The tone of the
secession sympathizing press throughout this
State is indicative Of a generally understood
programme of the sort alluded to in the
journal = Call.


The Red Bluff Independent, Quincy Union
and Nevada Gazette are rendering aid and
comfort to the rebel enterprise. by doing all
they can to divide the Union party. Q. there
are no princi Piles to bind the Union party
together Oh, no!
Year: 1865

ORPnEUs c. KERR in his most erratic
moods will break into bit of pathos that
relieves whole column of sarcasm. In the
last New York Leader he says, regarding
political discord at such times as these:


g Look with me along that hillside yonder,
where the gentle sun casts her tenderest
beams upon the new spring grass. You see
there are irregular mounds scattered all the
way up the Observation-Disclosures! =
Beneath them sleep the brave, the wept of
the patriot homes. Their loyal blood, pour
ed in a feryid river to the twilight ocean Of
eternity. has washed a pollution from our
flag, blot from our escutcheon; and, oh,
that it had also borne hence upon its purify
ing current that unholy, shifting beacon of
political discord which lures our shipof State
toward The breakers"
Year: 1865

At a meeting of the citizens of Iowa So
journing in Washington, on the evening of
the 18th, Gov. Johnstone, presiding, made
a short address expressive Of their sorrow
for the death Of the President, and their
sympathy for Secretary Seward in his attic
tions, and their confidence in the patriotism


courage and ability of President johnson
for the faithful discharge Of the duties now
devolving upon him.


Gov. Stone stated that he had just had
long conversation with President johnson
in regard to his policy as Chief Magistrate,
in which the latter said that while he would
deal kindly and leniently with the mass of
the people South, and the rank and file of
their armies, regarding them, as he did,
merely as the victims and sufferers of rebel


hon, he, nevertheless, would be careful not
to pursue any policy which would prevent
the Government from visiting punishment
on the guilty as the cause ofrebelliop. The
President regarded as due to the loyal peo-
pie of the country, and to the memory Of the
thousands of brave men who had fallen in the
defense Of the Union during the struggle,
and to the claims Of Justice and freedom
throughout the world, that treason should
still be regarded as the highest crime under
our constitution, and that treason should be
rendered infamous for all time to come.
While he entertained these views he should
endeavor to gain the confidence Of the de-
served and Destroyed masses of Southern
people, regarding them as the proper ma
terial for reconstructing the insurgent
States, and to restore them to their proper
relations to the Government. He would
neither recognize nor hold official COM
munication with those who had occu-
pied official stations, or acknowledge its
sovereign of the rebel government for four
years. He had fought the rebel government
with all the energy of his character. He
well knew the horrible outrages to which
loyal citizens in the South would be sub
jected, and il was his determination to act
in such a manner as would best protect in
dividual rights and vindicate the character
Of the Government. He expresses deep
sympathy with the betrayed and deluded
masses Of the South by desiring them to re-
turn to their allegiance to the Government.
Year: 1865

THE MEETING OF GRANT AND LEE GrGngS
GeneroSty-The New York Times,s army
correspondent states that the first meeting
between Grant and Lee, previous to the
surrender of the latter, Gen. Lee asked Gen.
Grant to explain what was meant by the
personal effects, and said that many of his
cavalrymen owned their horses.


Gen. Grant said that the horses must be
turned over to the United States, which
Gen. Lee admitted was entirely corret: but
Grant said he would instruct his officers to
allow those men who owned their horses to
retain them, as they would have need of
them to till their farms. Lee expressed
great qualification for such generous con-
Sideration, and said it would have yery
good effect
Year: 1865

WHAT THE FIRST LOYAL PAPER SAYS


From the New York Herald of the 10th,
received via the river last night, we extract
the following late intelligence from Rich
mond;


The First Loyal Richmond Paper.


The Richmond Wing was issued promptly
on the occupation Of the city as loyal
paper. 1t claims in indefinite terms to have
been negatively loyal, or at least not posi-
lively disloyal, during the past four years.
It thinks that " it is worthy TO mention that
the last star-spangled banner displayed in
Richmond, after the bombard1nent OF Fort
Sumter, foated on the breeze from the flag
staff surmounting the Whig building. The
hot-headed votaries of secession vainly
attempted to destroy it with rockets
during the night the fall of Sumter
was celebrated, and some of the
more excited and adventurous OF
the crowd attempted to ger to the roof Of
the building, for the purpose OF pulling 1t
down. but they were happily fOiled, and the
fac waved proudly until the following
morning, when il was quietly taken down
by sorae one connected with the establish
ment, and the State flag hoisted IN It's place.
The Confederate flag. has never been raised
over the Wing building, and never viii be.
The halyards of the staff are so much de-
cayec Dy long exposure TO the weather tnat
we are at present unable to hoist any banner.
At the first opportunity the old flag shall
again appear over the building"


The Citizens OF Virginia Advised to


Take the Oath Of Allegiance.


from the Richmond Whig, april ~


The rules, regulations and orders estab-
hshed for the government Of the city and
the preservation of public peace and order
were published yesterday They viii re-
ceiye the appreciation Of every citizen who
has determined to remain loyal to the flag
OF The Union, come veal or come woe; and
why should not every citizen so determine?
Year: 1865

r The special London correspondent of the


New York Daily News, under date of Octo-


Der 3rd, says:


s.The cattle plague has assumed thc most
alarming proportions. Cows, oxen and sheep
are dying so fast that we must prepare for a
meat famine. The disease has spread to
some parts of Ireland All the efforts of
science are in vain. No remedy or an ap-
proach to remedy has been devised. All
that can be done is to bury the dead animals
as soon as possible. And to add to our dis
may the horses are now attacked. The
symptoms are precisely the same. The
plague seems to be communicated from ami
NAL to animal without distinction. Cattle,
sheep, horses and dogs communicate the
plague one to the other It is an awful Wis
itation, and do not wonder that the Arch
bishop of Canterbury is about to issue form
of prayer to be used in all churches, for nev-
er was the helplessness of man more apparent.
trust your authorities will take warning
and not permit any animals to be landed from
Europe until they have been subjected TO
long and rigid quarantine. Remember one
diseased horse or dog may augment plague
that will ruin all your focks and herds even
in distant States. Nothing is more wonder
fu and appalling than the rapidity with which
the disease travels Dc not call me an alar-
mist. Surely an earnest warning is called
for when prevention is the only cure"
Year: 1865

"My wife has gone to visit her mother. I
arfi happy to be able to sta.e that the chill
dren accompanied her. Peace, quietness and
felicity reign in my dwelling | come and
go unquestioncd stay out late, at night
wirheut fear of rebuke | lie abed of morn
ings, and no one insists on my getting up
My friends pass the evening with me, and
there are none who tel me the next day that
the window curtains are filled with tobacco
smoke, and the parlor has he fragrance of a
bar-roon. If two or three friends come home
to dine with me, the cook never asks me why
brought them. nor complains of head
ache WHAT'S more, she does not insist up
on having new silk dress every week, nor
burst into tears if utter crude and naughty
words. The fact is, if thers be one thing
like more than another, it is to have my wife
visit her mother.
Year: 1865

How TO COMPUTE THE INCOME Tax
Some persons who have not read the law,
suppose that FIVE per cent. is the rate assessed
upon all incomes, without regard to the
amount. This is incorrect. The law re-
guires that all incomes over six hundred and
not exceeding five thousand dollars, shall be
taxed at the rate of five per cent, and the
excess over five thousand at the rate of ten
per cent If an individuals income be five
thousand dollars per annum, the six hundred
dollars exempted by law is deducted, and the
remaining forty-four hundred assessed at the
rate of FIVE per cent. If the income be ten
thousand dollars, the rate will be FIVE per
cent. on forty-fnur hundred, and ten per cent.
on the remaining five thousand dollars.
Year: 1865

The green book of nature is fragrant With
innumerabe odors, and jubilant with myriad
melodies. Every leaf oft is impressed with
the power and beneGcence of God To the
discerning, it has perpetual lessons of health
wisdom, love, beauty and inspiration Study
it, whoever thou art, whose lot is cast where
its verdure and blossom unfold under the
breath Of summer
Year: 1865

Six mon hs of the conciliatory plan of An
drew johnson has done more to overcome ro-
sentiment and awaken feelings Of affection and
allegiance in the South than six hundred
years of the policy recommended by vim
dietive faction at the North would have done.
He has achieved results in that way that as
tonish ourselves as much, perhaps more than
any others. Let him 60 on, and he will
work ou: noble success: and make for him.
self an Immortal fame.
Year: 1865

cubus on the country, it will become necessary
to colonize them In another land.


Our greatest statemarship now consists in
paci6cation with the North. Every man should
lend himself to this work. Whoever does a
kindness to Northern man is doing wise
thing for his country. Let US forget the hor-
rible struggle throug gh which we have passed as
much as we can. Let US look before us and
not behind Us. Let US not despair of our coun-
try. God is wiser than We are. The history
of nations is the judgment of God. Let US ac-
quesce in that destiny from which there is no
appeal. Slavery is gone, but all is not lost Our
fortunes are shattered, we are poor indeed, but
the heavens are still above US, and though the
way before us is rugged, let US with great hearts
move forward to fulfil our mission, whatever it
may be.


We will soon be invited to resume our posi-
ton as one of the United States, on terms OF
perfect equality AS we have bad the greatest
var upon record, SO trust We may have the
greatest peace. Upon ourselves will depend in
a very large degree how advantageous this peace
shall be to u.s. If we are wise there is atill hope
for us in the future. If we are weak every step
will only plunge us deeper into the Serbonian
bog. We must act under the influence Of new
ideas. We must not listen to our passions, but
to our reason. And the future may be more
auspicious to us than the most sanguine now
imagine.
Year: 1865

the money over to the government. He can
appoint as many deputies as he needs for the
due execution of his Office, each one of whoas.
as we'll as himself, must be resident of the 10
cality where be performs his official duties The
collector is entitled to salary of fifteen hun
dred dollars and a commission of three per cent.
on all sums under one hundred thousand dollars,
and a commission of one per cent on ell sums
over one hundred thousand and less than four
hundred thousand. Out of this salary and these
fees he has to pay all his deputies, as they hare
no salary or fee.


The tax Of forty cents pound laid on man
ufaetured tobacco, was intended to be paid by
the manufacturer, but there is no officer ia
North Carolina, authorized to collect it. Hence
it can only be paid by those who ship tobacco
to other States. The same may be said of the
tax of two cents pound on cotton.


The foregoing is the present United States
Revenue Law--as it now exists; in it there is
no tax on lands at all, but in the place thereof,
tax on the income of all farmers who clear
more than FIVE hundred dollars year.
There is, however a back tax on lands to be
collected for one year only, as the law was re-
pcaled after one year This tax is Eighty eents
on every hundred dollars worth Of land, valued
by the tax books Of 1860.


This tax will finally be collected in every
county in the State, but very liberal time will
be given, so that all may have q chance to pay
without inconvenience e,--Raleiyh Standard
Year: 1865

1hc attention of the public and the trade is


Il invited to our New SCALE Z OCTAVE
ROSEWOOD PIANO -FORTES, which for vol
ume and purity Of t,ne are unrivalcd by any
hitherto offered in this market. They contain
all tho


MODERN IMPROVEMENTS!
Year: 1865

A contemporary justly says that West Point
comes out OF the civil war with reputation
that stamps it as the most renowned training
scnooi for officers in the world. It is now a
matter OF history that our reverses during the
civil war were chiefly due to the interference
OF politicians and others with the plans of the
illuminated West Point graduates, and that
nearly every civilian General who ventured to
assume an independent command made shin.
wreck OF himself and his countrys reputation.
Inc enduring successes of the war. have been
all achieved by scientific officers, who learned
now TO organize victory at West Point
Year: 1865

An lRISHMAE being in church where the
collection apparatus resembled election box.
es' on its being handed to him, whispered in
the carriers ear that he was not naturalized,
and could not vote.
Year: 1865

The ORDER OF RED MES.-At the great
Council OF the Improved Order Of Red Men OF
the State Of Virginia, held in Lynchburg on
Wednesday, the committee which was an
pointed to visit the Grand Lodge OF the United
States 10 ascertain the feeling of the Northern
Red Men toward their Southern brethern, re-
ported that they were received with great cor
ulality by the National Committee, who ex-
hibited the most fraternal spirit
Year: 1865

KANSAS BUSINESS CoLLEaE.-The Card
Of this institution will be found in snoth-
er column. As we said on recent occa-
sion, we believe this to be an excellent
business and commercial college. The
very best professors arc employed. and
every facility added to make it complete
As . K Kansas institution, it should be pat
ronised by those in our State who desire
to acquire thorough business education.


We also publish communication
from one Of the Principals Of the College.
answering our remarks on Commsfcial
Colleges teaching the art Of telegrsphing.
We have heard . good deal Of this art
being taught in such Colleges, but it has
generally proven of little account, when
put to . practical test. The slphsbet
and the theory may be acquired in these
College,; bat we are still Of the opinion
that the proper place to learn telegraph
ing rightly. is in regular telegraph Of
fee; and that it is useless to spend time
and money in learning 1t in Commercial
Colleges. When We SEQ one Of the To.
pska graduates enter telegraph Office and
run it Satisfactorily. without 6rst bsing
drilled bys regular operator. We shall
admit that our friends at the Capital are
superior. in that branch. to Eastern insti-
tutions. So
Year: 1865

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