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Year: 1861

ALL ABOUT SNAKEs.-A correspondent of
the Union, writing from Red Bluff. June Sth,
relates the following


A few days since Ide and Wellington, both
very respectable and truthful gentlemen, stated
here that they had seen tremendous snake in
the Sacramento river, at the lower end of what
is called Ide's Bottom" abont five miles be-
low this place, measuring, as they supposed,
from seventy-fve to one hundred feet, and being
from two to three feet thick. This story was
of course doubted, and considered only "snake
story" But yesterday several of the most re-
spectacle and reliable citizens of the place
went down to inquire after his snakeship, and
upon being informed by two ladies that they
had seen him cross small sand bar which they
pointed out to them, they proceeded to the
spot, and sure enough they found his track
plainly marked in the sand. They report that
upon measurement it was two and half feet
wide and the length of one curve, as he wred
himself through the sand, was fifteen feet
This information, of course, threw the whole
town into fever of excitement. and squads of
citizens could be seen until late hour last
night, discussing the subject in the most ser-
Gus manner, and last night do not suppose
there was man woman nor child that did not
dream of snakes great many amusing sto-
ries are recounted this morning of the dreams
AS for instance, one gentleman had his arm bit
through by said snake, whose teeth he avows
were as large as the jaw teeth of horse. A
lady heard her child cry in the night, and she
screamed to her husband that the snake was
carrying off the baby. 1t is said that all the
settlers are preparing to remove from that Sec
tion of the country and it is in serious con-
temptation here to call on the Governor for
troops to extermiEate the reptile. All the
town is going out after him to-day, and if fur
ther discoveries are made will inform you
There is no doubt that there is an unusually
large snake there.
Year: 1861

NJ Office is HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL PER-
IN sons using water from the Oroville Water
Works, that the same must be paid for monthly in
advance at the OFFICE OF THE COMPANY y
before the tenth day of each month, or the water
will be shut off and will not be turned on again,
except upon the payment of all arrearages, and in
addition thereto two dollars for closing and opening
stop cock. JOS. GLUCKAUF.


jn-l If.
Year: 1861

cead ia their present course. Party caucus
es, platforms and resolutions cannot commit
true patriots to so with their party for treas
on and rebellion, men must be organized with
special reference thereto In resisting treas
on and rebellion. In order to effect the
objects. or the preliminary objects, of treas
on and rebellion. Men must be organized,
likewise. for the special purpose. and that
only, of putting down treason and rebellion


Therefore, there are bound to be two par
ties only, when the grand crisis comes, a
PartyJor the Union and a party agaiaatH


We defy any man logically to point ont
any other result from the present state oi
things.


This being the case, let those who expect
to act the part OF men, either on one side or
the other, take their position and choose
their ground. They mnst eventually be on
one side or the other
Year: 1861

PAYING a BET.-In St. Louis a young man
bet pair Of boots with a young lady on the
election lie lost, and thereupon had a nam
moth pair Of boots manufactured and convey
ed to the young ladys residence on a dgay
Inside of the boots however, he took good
care to deposit pair Of Cinderella slippers
Year: 1861

YoUNG LADY N GEORGIA HouEspuy in
the street the other day, says the Columbus
Times, was Observed one o! our pretty young
ladies attired in dress ofGeorgia homespun
and wearing the blue ooekade The make
of the dress and the style Of the cloak, gave
it the appearance Of silk at distance, and
attracted the admiration Of oil.
Year: 1861

Ay, keep him down. What business has
a poor man to attempt to rise without
name-without. friends s-withont honorable
blood in his veins ? We have known him
ever since he was a boy-We knew his father
before him, and he was bat mechanic--and
what merit can there be in the young strip
ling Such is the cry of the world, when a
man of sterling character attempts to break a
way from the cords ofpoverty and ignorance
and rise to a position of truth and honor.
The multitude are excited by envy-they
can not endure to be outstripped by those
who grew up with them or their children
side by side, and hence the opposition man
encounters in his native place. Despite of
this feeling, many noble minds have risen
/ from obscurity and lived down their op.
ponents but others have yielded to discour :
/ agements-living in obscurity, and ''died
and made no sign" Let it not be thus with


you, young man. Persevere-mount up and
| you will yet startle the world.
Year: 1861




Thus has some writer said, and so say l.
" No cloud but has silver lining" Hence
there is joy for every tear, firmly believe,
wherefore then, SO many should give them
selves up to despair, is really mystery To
me- IT'S true, however. that this world is
not paradise but it is as we make it. If
we look upon the bright side. we can dis
Germ many things to admire, and realize a
pretty goodiy amount OF pleasure hence L
would that there were bat this one side for
poor moItals to look upon. But alls, the
world, like all questions, has two sides to it,
a very dark side as well as a sunny, bright
side. 'Oh, many poor creatures are wont to
exc!aim: i don't believe anybody else has as
hard time as mel Such persons look upon
| the dark side, striving to see no other. They
| imagine that there is nothing but trouble for
| them, and they will not try to sec any pleas
ure. Is this right? Is it christian OF
course not; yet how many do we see who
profess to be christians, looking upon this
same grim, shady side The real christian
! looks upon nothing, as but for the best. II
thorns spring up in his path, he does not give
himself up to despair, with the sad reflection
and remark that no body else is so troubled.
But he will look upon it as but for the
best, and will surmount the obstacle as best
| he can, without murmur. Nor will he per
NIT himself to be persuaded that no body else
is subject TO like perplexities; but, on the
contrary, he will ever believe that there arc
others who experience even worse difficulties
than himself In word, the real christian
never gives himself up to despair; but, with
an ever cheerful heart, he speeds his way
through life to the threshold of death with NJ
other thought than that 'all's for the best,
and at no time unwilling to exclaim-'Th,
VII, not mine, oh God, be doner More anon


W. r. L.


Rockingham, n. c., May, 1861.
Year: 1861

Grog Sellers, it is you that | mean to ad-
dress you that have brought ruin upon so
many happy families; you that have dug
numbers of untimely graves, filled our land
with widows and orphans, hurried criminals
to the gallows, dissipated and ruined thou
sands of our most promising and talented
young men, and sent many souls to taste
the bitter pangs of fiery world.


Now, o Grog-sellerS, let me entreat you
to direct your attention to something that
Will be more honorable to yourselves, and
less destructive to your fellow men. Let me
remind you, that there is day coming when
ALI your dark deeds shall be made known !;
when you shall stand before the Judge to
hear your final doom. Then, | ask you to
reflect and consider your latter end. Think
oil that great day when Gabriel's trump shall
awake the pale nations of the earth, and you
shall be called forth to witness the end OF
time. See this old world wrapped in flames,
the sun blown out, stars rushing from their
orbits, world on world dashing, the moon
streaming with blood, marble tombs burst
ing asunder and the dead rising God de.
scending upon fiery cloud to judge the
world the trumpet sounding the edfead alarm,
Saints shouting, and sinners weeping. Then,
D grog-seller, what will be thy doom? Nc
doubt the master whom you have served SO
vel, will then receive you to himself; end
those who have gone to torment through
your inslrumentality, will be your torment
ing spirits throughout eternity. And you
may see some efriendlessorphan, wholly your
agency was left to tread path Of sorrow
through friehdless and cold hearted world
shining in glory, whilst you weep and wal
| with the rich man in hell


You may commit crimes in this world, fol
| which you will be apprehended and iInpris


oned, but then you look forward to time
/ when you will be released and be once more
/ free, but when once shut up in that gulf Q
despair and misery, there is no hope. NJ
| tine to which yen can look with the expcc


tation of being released; nay, verify; the


watchword is ETERNITY How doleful, how
dreary, how lonely will that word SOUND
through the dark caverns of eternal damna


ton, and arouse all the angry passion tha
agitates the breasts of devils. Then as on


that wishes you well, as one that loves you


souls, let me entreat you to abandon the i


quor traffic, and escape that place,


Where devils rage and thunders roar."
|
Year: 1861

Late Associate Editor Of the Adcocate.


- We respectfully beg Editors with
whom we have exchanged, to give the above
one insertion, at an early day and request
that they discontinue their exchanges for the
procapf
Year: 1861

wA man who. don't believe the
world is growing better. says the day
may come when the lion and the
lamb may lay down together. but ii
it does. HE lamb will lay inside of the
lion. .~f
Year: 1861

cannot at best hopeto have more than the region
lying south Of 30 degrees 30 minutes. The same
argument holds good with respect to the Fugitive
Slave Law, which the Abohtionists have struggled
so long to repeal, aud which DOW stands repealed


by the secession of the South 10 fact il is plain to
every reasoning man that so far from the North
being engaged in roofing out an evil il is eager to
propagate it through every part of its own system,
IN order TO preserve the power and glory Of the
Union In other words, It is fighting for empire
Year: 1861

from the LChfon lluess NoTsls


Sir John Pakington said Let them look across
the Atlantic and they would there see the sudden
and extraordinary collapse of that attempt to pro
mote and increase the happiness and dwelfare of
mankind by governing them on the principles of
extreme democracy. THesr.l That, republic had
fallen to pieces, 1t rent and torn by civil war
Some of the finest provinces in the world were be-
ing devastated by uDjustifable bloodshed-brOther
was arrayed against brother psrent against child
were fghtins-snd what were they fighting for
There Was one great principle which they mig b.
have had 10 sntagonism. The North might have
said You Southern people are the owners Of slaves
and we do battle with you TO put end to slavery"
LCheers But they had not said so they could
not say so for though the NCrtherners did not
hold slaves, they had sanctioned slavery, and they
we're not wsging this horrible war in order to put
an end to the evils of slavery. [Hear.l His be-
lief was that froms President Lincoln doWnwards
there was not a man in America who would ven
ture to tell them that he really thought It possible
that By the force of circumstances the North could
hope to compel the South to again ioin them in
the United States. It was altogether
hopeless, andi was shocking to see q war Waged
with 80 little cause, for it was his sincere belief
that the real instgatiOn for this terrible war was
the shame they felt that the world should witness
the disruption Of that great experiment. [Hear,
hsar.l -t aa f


He earnestly wished-and he was sure every
man present there that day would join in the wish
that that war might be speedily put an end to.
THear, ,fhear.l lie could not refrain from express
ing wish that the great Powers of Europe would
demonstrate against its continuance. He thought
the Emperor of Russia bad afforded 4 good ex-
ample to Europe by the course which he had
taken. They al knew that America was very sen.
sitiye to European opinion and he tSir J. Paking-
ton) could not help thinking that if the Powers Of
Europe were, without attempting actual interiors
snce to offer their remOnstrances for America,
they might have bene6c al effect. Hear, hear.l
Year: 1861

That late in half despair, | said
q The Nations ancient life is dead;
Her arm is weak, her blood is cold;
She hugs the peace that gives her gold
The shameful peace, that sees expire
Each heacon-light Of patriot fire,
And makes her court traitors dem
Forgive me this, my Countrymen
Oh in your long forbearance grand
Slow to suspect the treason planned,
Enduring wrong, yet hoping good
For sake of olden brotherhood,
How grander, how sublimer far
At the reused eagles call We are,
Leaping from slumber to the fight
For Freedom and for Chartered Right
Throughout the land there goes a cry;
A sudden splcador fills the sky:
From every hill the banners burst,
Like buds by April breezes nursti
In every hamlet, home, and mart
The tirc-beat of a single heart
Keep time to strains whose pulses mix
Oar blood with that Of Seyenty-Siki
The shot whereby the old flag fell
From Sumter's battered citadel
Struck down the lines Of party creed
And made We One in soul and deed
One mighty People, stern and strong
To crush the consumated wrong,
Indignant with the wrath whose rod
Smites as the awful sword of God
The cup is full They thought We blind
The props OF State they undermined
Abused your trust, your strength deGed,
And stained the Nations name of pride.
Now lift TO Heaven your loyal brows,
Swear once again your fathers VOWS,
And cut through traitor hearts track
To nobler fame and freedom back
Draw forth yoUr million blades as one:
Complete the battle then begun
God fights with you, and overhead
Floats the dear banner OF ycnr dead
They, and the glories Of the Past,
The fu ure, drawing dim and vast,
And all the hcliest hopes of Man,
Are beaming triumph in our van
Slow to resolve, be swift to dol
Teach ye the false how fight the truei
How bucklered Periidy shall feel
In her black heart the patriots steel;
How sure the bolt that Justice wings;
How weak the arm a traitor brings;
How mighty they, who steadfa8t stand
For Freedoms Flag and Freedoms Land.
Year: 1861

A royal soul may belong 10 Deegar,
and a beggarly one to king.


Modern education too often covers the
fingers with rings, and at the same time
cuts the sinews Of the wrists.


All lnen look to happiness in the future.
To every eye heaven and earth seem tc
eubrace iu the distance.
/ Sorrow comes sooD enough without De-
spondency; it does man no good to carry
around lightning rod to attract trouble.


Cunning is only che mimic Of discre-
tion, and may pass upon weak men, just
as pertness is often mistaken for Wit and
gravity for wisdom.


The great see the world at one end b.
hattcry, the little at the other end BY
neglect: the meanness which both dis
cover is the same.


As the diamond is found in the dark
ness ef the mine, as the lightning shoots
with the most vivid fashes from tx
gloomiest cloud, SO does mirthfulness fre
quently proceed from heart susceptible
of the deepest melancholy.
Year: 1861

We have news of the safety Of tie Etna,
concerning which vessel some fears have oeen
entertained She broke her crank shSit when
several days out. and was forced to put back to
oneeustOwn under sail.
Year: 1861

SENATOR BENJAMIN AS AN ORAToR-IIIs
LATE SPEEcH.-Ihe late speech of Senator
Benjamin in the Senate and the manner Of
the orator are very clearly sketched by a
correspondent Of the Philadelphia Bulletin,
thus:


lie made a capital speech, quiet, and if
not exactly digniied, his manner was self
possessed and resolute He went over the
whole ground Of southern causes of comDlnint
against the North us coolly and dispassion-
atcly as if arguing case before the SUPREME
Court. There was no fine speaking; no ap-
peal to the feelings; and yet the attention of
the galleries was unbroken. The ladies. too.
listened rs closely as the reporters. He
summed up his argument very calmly. read
from a written paper, in measured letal
tone, the causes Of difference and then con
cluded This conclusion fell like telling
shot lie spoke coolly of the approaching
dissolution of the Union, and the contest that
might ensue. He enumerated the horrors of
civil war; alluded to the probability of the
South hot being able TO defend herself 1t
was all repeated over rs calmly as had been
his authorities.


lie stood in simple position, between two
desks, one foot crossed oven the other; no at
titude. no GESTURE. As he reached the close.
he nad one hand III ms pocket, the other neg-
hgently toying with vest chain. lie bal
anced his head little to and fro, in true
professional manner. Only his blaak eyes
showed the emotion he must have felt They
were elongated, as Rachers sometimes be
came, when at her stillest, most cantrated
points of acting the quiet course in Camille
for eXampe-scintillating with light; faint
smile, just "A little scornfu as he said:


"Gou may set our cities in flames, raising
against Us not only our own property, but,
as Great Britain did in the Revolution, turn
loose on our frontiers the savage; but there
is one thing you will not do'-here he eleva-
tedshs eyebrows and said quietly, "you
will never suljuga.e us"


lie let 90 of his vest chain and put his
other hand coolly into his pocket, and as he
half turned to take his seat, he added:


"An cmslaycd and servie race You can
never make OF us. never never, never!"


This reiteration of the word "never' was
as free from emotion, as if he had been insist
sng on some point of law, which could not Toe
decided in amy different way; but free from
emotion as it was, it produced the greatest
effect.
Year: 1861

susPrssros or WORK on THE NEw COURT
HousE.-On Friday morning the work on the
new Court House in the Park was entirely suspend
ed II was rumored that an injunction had been
granted to prevent the further prosecution OF the
work, but an inquiry in the Courts failed to show
that such the The Controller states that
the work wGs discontinued by direction Of the Special
Committee on the House, in view Of the opip-
ion Of the Corporation Counsel that the Board of Su-
pervisors had no authority to erect tho building.
Year: 1861

A Success.-The hall over the First Market
was beautifully decorated last night, on the
occasion of the Southern Rights ball, which
was decided success, despite the drawbacks
OF rainy weather and bad walking. The pro-
ceeds of the ball arc to be devoted to buying
an immense flag Of the Southern Confederacy.
which is to be placed in position near the Old
Market House. T -,
Year: 1861

The REBEELION.-In Che conclusion Of an
article on this subject, an exchange says: The
entire rebellion Is lie, from its beginning 10
its present pitiful strait It was conceived in
alsehOOd brought forth in falsehOOd, and in false
hood Il breathes It's miserable existence. And
when It's career is ended, the lies Of those who
are engaged in it in the attempt Of one traitor to
criminate another, win cap the climax Of the most
stuPendOus system Of lying that ever was in
vented since the devil cOncOcted bis falsehood to
deceive our weak and credulous mother in the
garden Of Eden"
Year: 1861

Nor SxART.-A deserter from Fort Crook
stole mule, q Shar'ps rifle and pair Of revOl-
vers, and put out for the lower country; but
getting tired with his journey, he laid down and
went to sleep near tho road, six miles below
Tehama, where he was captured by Sergeant
O'Neil and taken back to the Fort.
Year: 1861

War IT Cosr. The witness fees 10 Che late
trial Of Jim Riley amounted to upwards Of
$500, and the total cost Of the trial is $1,000.
This Is for the single case Of murder. His trial
upon other indictments against him will cost q
still larger amount making in the aggregate up
wards Of $4,000, which the taxpayers Of Pierce
County are requested to come forward and set
lie. The County Commissioners wid see to il
that the requisite tax sIevied to meet this bill
at the same time Il would not be out Of place,
perhaps 70 anticipate this expense in the case Of
Jim Riley BY making special appropriation, in
creasing the amount from year to year as be en-
joys immunity in the commission Of crime.
Year: 1861

Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel have
drilled us thoroughly in the school of the
battalion, and we hatter ourselves that
we are not behind our neighbor volun.
teers in military drill and discipline,
p Our officers are among the best in the
service. Col Stockton is a thorough and
able military officer, and a kind hearted
and pleasant man. He has been repro
sented by some rs being over strict and
tyrannical, but We have failed to discover
any such traits in him; on the contrvry,
he is kind and lenient towards us ALL
He is always willing to listen to any
reasonable excuse, when it would seem
almost to endanger his own reputation as
disciplinarian, His conduct has been
such as to gain the highest esteem and
fullest confidence Of the entire regiment.
He spares no effort to place his command
on footing with the best regiment in
the division, ''3 ~ ~ Y


Lieut. Colonel Ruehlo isequally worthy
of praise He has taken advantage Of
his long experience in the field, both in
this country and in Germany, TO acquaint
himself thoroughly with tho arts and
strategy Of warfare. He manages bat.
talion with as much ease and regularity
as most captains do their companies. In
short, he understands his business thor
oughly, and possesses the fullest conf
denee and respect of the regiment.


Of Major Welch, and Adjutant Morris
(of East Saginaw, / might speak equally
favorable if space and time would permit.
/ will say, however, that as officers and
gentlemen, they are admired and respect
ed by all who know them. tps


We consider ourselves very fortunate
in having officers in command in whose
skill and bravery we can place entire
confidence. Our company officers do
credit to their positions, and SO far as
Company "D" is concerned, we are fully
satisfied with our officers, and especially
with the Captain we are more than
pleased He has labored faithfully to do
his whole duty, and to make his company
the best in the regiment


But | am crowding yo-- columns IL
TINS Iesve- II save rrs-FVNso of comp AILMENTS
to the officers Of our regiment, it is not
for the purpose Of enlisting the especial
favor or admiration of Individuals, but &c
assure those having friends hero that
they are under the care of those who
will do everything for their health and
comfort that can be done in the field
More in future.


Respectfully yours, m


FRANK. /.
Year: 1861

ANOTHER STEAMER Our.-The steamer
Little Eastern is again out, after enjoying
the luxury of week in winter quarters,
and is now making regular trips between
the Saginaws and Bay City.
Year: 1861

EE A carefully prepared statistical
table shows that the number of white
men in the loyal States and Territories
able to bear arms is four million four hun
dred and sixty three THOUSAND, and that
the number of white mon in the field and
preparing TO take it from these States and
Territories is but FIVE hundred and thirty
nine thousand eight hundred. These
facts make it plain that the government
can, if il shall find il necessary to do so
put an army of million and half o
white men into tho field, and yet leave
the course Of production, trade and com
merce practically undisturbed. 1t is IL
the face of these facts that we have tn
proposition to arm the southern negroe
and make them soldiers in our armies
IL any possible necessity existed for sue


a resort that would be one thing, but a
, such necessity does not and cannot exis


tho proposition is an insult to the prtrio


ism and pride Of every white man in Oh
/, loyal states.--G. R. Eng.


!. IL il is decided to arm negroes, Il


government ought, in justice TO its Blae
q yards, TO add black stripe TO the N