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Year: 1865

LudierOus Scene ut the "COnspira1Ors''


Trial,


A correspondent of the World relates the
following scene which occurred st the As
ssssinstion trisl in Washington:


t'0ne of the most painful, Il might say
disgusting) features in connection with the
wretches, is the daily attendance of crowds
of women, dressed in the gsrb of ladies.
From the opening to the closing of the court
they crowd the benches provided for the
spectators, and even the chairs of the
shoulder-strapped judges and attending
counsel are not free from the intrusion of
crinoline. During the few moments was
in the court room l saw one of those deli
catecreAtures faint away and was borne out
in the arms of stslwsrt gentleman. Res
foration was applied and she soon re-
covered. No sooner had she regsined her
strength aad consciousness than she re-
turned to the courtroom, and in q few
moments afterwards l saw her again in
the arms of her stslwart attendant, having
all the appearance of being under q second
fit of fsinting. Whether she made third
attack upon the foul atmosphere of the
cold room am unable 10 say, but pre-
sums IT is most likely she did. And what
think you was the nature of the testimony
which ravished the ear of this fair and
fainting one, and seemed to hold captive
the mass of crinoline, which hung with
avidity upon every word that fell from the
witness box2 The witnesses are testifying
as TO the condition of the bowels Of the
prisoner Psyne The polite Doctor COM
nE5nced his examination with some hesita-
ticn; but when he looked around, and
found that not ghost of blush was seen
on the cheek of any of this auditory, he re-
gained his compcsure, and probed the sub
ject TO the bottom.


Should General Sherman be nominated
by the Democratic party for Governor of
Ohio-an event which we deem 10
be as unlikely as that he would resign his
present position to accept the nomination
I'VE shall see him as profusely bespstter-
ed with abolition abuse as any candidate
who has been before the people for an i'm
portsnt Office within the past four years.
No services, however eminent, rendered to
the country, by any man, however pure
his character may be, will shield the per-
son rendering them from slsnder and de-
famation by the abolition press, unless the
services we're offered in the name Of that
party Chicago Times.


The Times judges Union papers by q
standard of its own. Its description sp-
plies exactly tothe treatment which an
other gallant and deserving soldier, Gen
ersl Cox, is now receiving from Demo-
cratic papers, while he is absent at his
post of honor and danger.
Year: 1865

The New York Herald exults in the
idea that Slavery, which it pronounces
the head and front of the rebellion, is
swept away by the legislation of the
Yankee Congress. Even if the blasts Of
that cave Of Eolus could level the last
vestigc of that institution to the earth,
it would effect no change in the spirits
of the people. We arc not fighting for
the slavery of blacks, but the liberty Of
white men. 1t is not to keep the blacks
under us, but to keep the foot Of Yan~
kee tyrants off our own nccks, that we
are battling. We are comforting quite as
great benefits upon the Africans as upon
ourselves by holding them in that scrvi~
tude to which they were originally sold
by Yankees, and from which many Of us
would have long ago released them if
not prevented by Yankee interference.
We feel assured the institution is for
their moral and physical good, but are
not aware that it would be our duty al
ways to sacrifice ourselves for their bene-
fit. The continuance of African slavery
sinks into utter insigni6cance compared
with the preservation of our own liber~
ties. We are not fighting for slavery,
but for our independence, and if every
slave had disappeared from the continent
the war would only end with our ma
tional triumph or our national extcrmi~
Year: 1865

Two boys were apprentices In carpenter
shop. One determined to make himself a
thorough workman. the other dldn care.
One of them read and studied, and got books
that would help him to understand the prin-
cipes of his trade. He spent his evenings
at home reading. The other liked fun best.
He often went with other BOYS to have "a
good time" Come" he often said to his
shopmate' leave your old books; 60 with
us. What's the use of all this reading p
''If [ lose these golden moments, was the
boys s answer, 81 shall lose what [ can new
er make up" While the boys were still ap-
prentices, an offer of two thousand dollars
appeared in the newspapers for the best plan
for State House, to be built in one of the
Eastern States.


The studious boy saw the advertisement
and determined to try far it. After careful
study he drew out his plans, and sent them
to the committee. We suppose that he did
not really expect to gain the prize; but he
thought, there is nothing like trying" In
about a week afterwards, a gentleman arriv-
ed at the carpenters shop and asked if an
architect by the name of Washington Will
berforce lived there. 'No," said the car
penter, mo architect, but [ have an appren-
tice by that name. Let see him. The
young man was summoned, and informed
that his plan was accepted, and that the Two
thousand dollars were his. The gentleman
then said that the boy must put the bui,d-
ing up; and his employer was so proud of
his success, that he willingly gave him his
time and let him go. This studious young
carpenter became one of the first architects
of our country. He made fortune, and
now stands high in the esteem of everybod-
y; while his fellow apprentice can hardly
earn food for himself and family by his dai-
ly labor-American artisan.
Year: 1865

New YORK, July S.-The Herdlds cor
respondent from Richmond gives some new
facts concerning the Hampton Roads Con
ference. 1t says one OF the rebel eonmls-
siouers states that on their return from
Richmond, they retralned from any general
discussion of the interview Judge Camp
bell affIrms that he was satisfied with the
interview, and felt willing TO make peace on
the basis of the late President S ultimatun.
Several days after their arrival in Richmond
Mr. Hunter became convinced of the hope
lessness of looking or fighting for anything
better, and yielded his adherence to Judge
Campbells opinion. Stephens thought
longer delay might be more tavcrab BILE to the
South, but on the eve of his departure for
Georgia. which took place on the day before
the public meeting at the African church.
he assented substantially to the conclusions
of Judge Campbell and Hunter. On one
point the Commissioners were fully agreed
from the outset: They were opposed to
any measure to infame the public mind to
any greater extent against the general Gov
ernment To this end they waited upon
Davis, Benjamin, and other members of the
rebel government and sought to prevent the
meeting at the African church. They used
every argument and entreaty III VAIN, and
themselves positively refused to be present
or countenanCe 1t In any way. The state
ment that Stephens had gone home to Geor-
gia to canvass his State in favor of pro-
longing the war was voluntary and unau-
thorized. He was applied to by influential
men to do so, but positively refused, giving
it as his intention to go home and remain
in ouietness until the end should come. On
his arrival in Georgia he was further impor


tuned to take the stump, but he SO
persistently declined that many of his best
Southern friends deserted him.
Year: 1865

THE ToNGUE.-A white fur on the
tongue attends simple fever and inflammation.
Yellowness of the tongue attends derange-
ment of the liver and is common to bilious
and typhus fevers. A tongue vividly red
on the tip or edge, or down the centre, or
over the whole surface, attends inflammation
of the mucous membrane of the stomach or
bowels. A white velvet tongue attends
mental disease. A tongue red at the tips,
becoming dry, brown and glazed attends ty-
phus state
Year: 1865

An Irish glazier was putting in pane OF
glass into window, when a groom, who
was standing by, began to joke him, saying
he should put in more putty. The Irish
man bore the tease for some time, at length
he broke out by saying: "Arrah now, be
aft wild We or I'll put pane in your head
widout any putty The groom left.
Year: 1865

The printer is the master of all trades;
He beats the carpenter with the rule, and
the mason in setting up columns. he sur
passes the lawyer in attending to his case,
and beats the parson in the management OF
the devil
Year: 1865

The difficulty of acquiring our language
which foreigner must experience is illus
trated by the following question: Did
you ever see person pare an apple or pear
with pair of scissors ?"
Year: 1865

A gentleman went into store in Man
chester, New Hamshire, on Wednesday, and
inquired for small copper-toed shoes. The
shopman Immediately ordered him off say
ing that this was no time or place to talk
politics.
Year: 1865

of his carriage in the middle OF the street.
Russell walking nearly even with him
along the side walk. While they were
getting into the carriage crowd that had
collected attempted to arrest him but
Hughes drew his revolver and warned
them back He then ordered the driver
to drive away at the utmost speed. A tel
egram was sent 10 Detective McKinistrey,
and be started Immediately for the scene,
but ere he arrived the citizens of Bedford
bad arrested the driver. Carr and Russell
in the carriage about a mile and half
from the village. Hughes, having leaped
from the carriage and run to the woods,
was found behind log pretending to be
asleep, and without resistance was arrest.
ed by crowd Of citizens, Ho with Rus
sell aud the hack driver have been lodged
in Jail at Cleveland for trial 1t was with
the greatest difficulty an infuriated crowd
could be kept from lynchiug Hughes
He conversed freely about the matter, and
in reply to a remarked that "it was a
sorry piece Of business,' said mo, I
went out there on purpose to kill her, and
am glad ofit. killed her out Of pure
love. II could have killed Haines
should be perfectly satisfied" or words to
that effect
Year: 1865

Ra,- A respectable looking woman re-
Gently appeared before Recorder Martin.
dale Of Jersey City, aud, complained
that she has been robbed of her wedding
ring, and desired him to issue a warrant
for the arrest of a woman on suspician Of
having stolen it. The Recorder asked her
grounds of suspicion, when she stated that
she had told her husband that her ring
had been stolen from the mautlepiece, and
that only two woman had been in the
house, when he forthwith went to sleep in
his chair and had vision Of the whole
transaction, seeing one Of the visitors take
the ring. The Recorder was of the opin-
ion that the evidence was hardly sufficient
aud consequently declined to issue the
warrant
Year: 1865

Gay A sporting young lady says: "If
the course of true love never does run
smooth, why don't they water and roll it
regularly so many hours day, until they
get tho course so smooth, that a donkey
could run upon it,"
Year: 1865

A SONG FOR THE SUMNER.
Though you may sip from bcauty's lip
The sweets that there do dwell
'Tis very mean in you | ween
If you shall kiss and tell
What makes n kiss exquisite bliss,
A sweet Elysian spell
De always sure the kiss is pure -
But never kiss and tell
This blood Of love springs from above
Where saints andangels dwell
ltwas but lent and never meant
That you should kiss aud tell
1t is n scala balm to heal


A pearl within its she'll
The llybIian dew, forever new;
But never Kiss aud tell
1t is plan since time began.


Approved and honnred WELL
From kubla Khan to lspahan,
They kiss anJ never tell
In nights in June, beneath the moon,
The fairies know it well
Such rosy breath our Venus hath =
We kiss and never tell
Since Eros, or llclen's woes
The monk within his CELL
The mitred one-ihe praying nun
All kiss and never tell
Year: 1865

The daily papers seem TO attach great Impor-
tance to the movements Of the fenisns in this
county, but We shall be disappointed if it does no.
oil end in smoke and bluster. John Bull 10 on the
qua rioe and win be ready to thrust his horns into
the leaders OF the rebellion the momen, they show
.ssir heads and viii not serupie to blow them from
me mouth Of cannons as be. did the sepoys So
far As VIC are individually concerned We have no
preference between the Fenians and she British
but on some accounts would not care to see re
bellion in Ireland. even il did not succeed as il
certainly would not, in order that va might have
m opportunity to retaliate upon Johnny for the
course he pursued toward the United States during
our recen. troubles. We think it would improve
his morals to have his logic turned upon him.
Year: 1865

The Democrat men affect to laugh at the rubs
we have given them for few weeks past, bltit is
plain to be seen that the laugh is rather dry and
slightly forced. They remind US OF big boy who
stumped his toe. tearing off the nail. He was in
great agony. but laughed nevertheless in order to
keep from crying.
Year: 1865

Several years ago a German chemist
started little drug store in the upper
part Of this city. His means were mar
row, and it was only by the exercise Of
his national characteristics - thrift =
that his family was enable to keep the
wolf from the door.


The German was man of culture,
and of a social turn. His shop soon be
caue gathering place for some of the
most intelligent men in the neighbor-
hood, who were won't 10 converse freely
on business and other topics in his
hearing.


One evening it CHANGED that two per
sons engaged in distilling were discuss
ing some Of the details Of their pro-
'cesses. They united in lsmenting the
difficulty they experienced in getting
rid of the saceharinc matter in making
whiskey from maize, Could this be
eheaply accomplished, they expected a
CREST addition 10 their gains.


The TeutOnic mind is not always re
markahle for prompt apprehension.
But the intellect that sheds Joke, may
be very quick at taking hint With
in six months the German, by dint Of
severe experiment, had so far perfected
his processes as to produce from Indian
corn a syrup equal to any in our mar
ket for all purposes, domestic and man
ufacturing During the last year the
patent for the process has been sold for
very large sum to large sugar houses
IN this city, who have erected exten-
sive machinery for the manufacture,
and subsoil rights for several Western
States at a price that has fully repaid
their total outlay


The German, raised from indigence
to afiuence thus suddenly, died few
months ago, but the consequences Of
his discovery live in other hands and
may prove Of immeBse importance
to the whole country.-N Z. Tribune.
Year: 1865

TEHAsA County UNION TIcKET.-This
week We place ut the head of our columns
the regular ticket Of Tehama county. We
do it at the request of the nominees and their
friends, in order that the ticket may be
placed fairly before the voters Of that coun-
ty, where they have no organ. There being
but one press in tn 1t county. and it being
engaged in disorganizing the Union party,
makes it necessity on the part of the Union
men TO take this course or a similar one,
and we accept with pleasure the task of ad-
is the great saving principle of this county,
of that county, of this State and of the Uni.
ted States


The safety and integrity of the whole pco-
nle of this Nation is staked upon the main.
tenance intact Of the Union party for years
to come In it lies the power and patriotism
to bring the Nation TO safe anchorage de-
stroy it and anarchy throughout the land
ensues; the schemes of JEFF. Davis and his
associates, SO far as the destruction of the
Governments concerned, will have been ae-
complished.


In making the Union cause of Tehama
county a partial specially in our columns,
We conceive that we are doing all that lies
in our power for the enhancement of the
whole; that within our sphere we arc adding
our mite to the huge structure of the Union
party Of the Nation. and upon which the
salvation of that Nation depends. We shall
conHne ourselves to the advocacy of the prin-
eiples of the Union party, and the necessity
of keeping op the organization of that party,
in order that those principles may be efectu-
allv carried out.
Year: 1865

OPposIrloN.- The Nicaragua Company
will dispatch the Moses Taylor for San Juan
del Sur on Saturday, August 18th, connecting
on the Atlantic side with the splendid steamer
Ericsson 1t is the duty of every man in the
State to see that this line is patronized TO
an extent sufficient to keep it on. Every
one on this coast is directly interested in
keeping fares down so low as to induce i'm
migration, and in no way can it be done so
cheaply for all concerned as by encouraging
the opposition.
Year: 1865

DEMOCRATS COMING TO THE SURFAcE.-The
dissensons in the Union party in Tehama
county have brought to the surface already
an aspirant for political honors and emolu-
ments from that party. Charles f. Fisher.
of the defunct Beacon an nounces himself IN
a kindred sheet as candidate for honors
legislative, How quick the vulture to snuff
the revolving morsel. Verify, a Copperhead
can smell the chances for an Office afar off,
This gentleman possesses al the necessary
qualifications to Attract the vote OF his party.
He il sound on JEFF ff-sound on making any
thing pay in that line-but., alas = he has
been unfortunate heretofore.
Year: 1865

lNpuDENcE.--Cool impudence is fully il.
pendent Of the 24th signed = Tehama' and
Vol;er," respectively. Tic burthen of
their song is corruption in the Union party
of Tehama county, and statement that the
only question before them is, who shall hold
the Offices? These scribblers have printed
the fact-frst confessing it--that the scram
Bile for Office was all the interest they had in
the Union party. They would have office,
honestly if they could, but they must have
office. The party that would not give it
them is corrupt. torsooth, and why? Simply
because they preferred representative men
who could see principle in the Union party
beyond the scramble for Office.
Year: 1865

The Independent says: The regular
nominees 90 to Shasta county for their
brains and their paper" Is there any hing
wrong about it? They wanted a paper and
brains, and very naturally applied for them
at the nearest locality at which the art ces
could be hal, combined. They could have
got paper in Red Bluff.
Year: 1865

Boilers there felt there was none to cen.
sure except by word df mouth. and to over
come thar, they had press to justify and
preach that the Union party was virtually
dissolved there being no issne but the 'spoils
e
Year: 1865

The Fourth of July is almost here. It will be universally celebrated throughout the United States It will be especially observed in Ltch. field. The programme. in another column. tells the story. The arrangements are so near ly perfected that, with pleasant day, failure is impossible. Everybody in this part of the county is coming. The Old Nineteenth will undoubtedly be here, as it is now on the way. The soldiers from the whole County are to be the guests. We are going to lionize the men who have fought our battles. Such reunion of old friends, such magnificent holiday, such proud gathering of heroes, this County has

 never witnessed. If you do not believe it

 come and see for yourself
Year: 1865

.neA- Our Post Office in Litchfeld will begin [ crate as Money Order office next Mon- da a,. The money order system is intended to insure safety in transmitting sanau sums of money through the mails. This is secured by leaving out of the order the name of the payes or party for whom the money is intended. The Post Master to whose office the money is sent. is informed in . separate envelope. of the party tor whom t is intended. Our mail system has long stood in need of some such safeguard, and we hope this is the beginning of general reform. s'AA z
Year: 1865

A@ One feature of our coming celebration is Fantastic Parade that will probably take place after dinner. A good many "vets" will participate in it, and it's effect upon spectators will probably be good for digestion.
Year: 1865



 fg| A very painful and disgraceful collision has occurred between Mrs. Lincoln and the Association for erecting a monument over the remains of our late President. The Associa- ton desired to have the remains deposited in vacant square in the city of Springfield Ill. To this Mrs. Lincoln objected, because some of Mir. Lincoln's relatives with whom she is not on friendly terms reside in an adjacent block She also informs the Association that, if they will not give her the choice of place of burial and title to the lot and monument, she will have her husbands remains returned to Washington City and deposited in the {" crypt" prepared for General Washington The Association argues that "the proprietor ship of the remains of the late President has passed to the Nation, and while representing it they have right to direct" There seems to us to be another consideration that makes Mrs. Lincoln's demand unreasonable: If she holds the title to the land and monument, some future financial misfortune may make the resting place of our martyred President sub- ject to mortgage and attachment. The re- mains of lourjmurdered chief, with the monu- ment that is to be raised over them by the of mourning admirers, should be the property of the people who, by his death, were placed in universal grief and orphanage While the lady may be legally right, her de- mands are certainly unreasonable, and we hope she may be induced to yield to the public sense of justice and propriety
Year: 1865

THE CHOLERA RTroRTED IN BRooKLYS--The
cholera Is declared positively to have appeared in
this city already. A sklful physician has, we arc
assured pronounced the sickness Of police sergeant
John Stillwell, of the 37th precinct to hare been
"unmistakably cholera" Alarm being however,
dangerous to the workings of that calmness of pre-
paration which we seek to set going, we are un-
willing to accept this apparently well founded dec
laration and prefer therefore, to call on the Board
Of Health for action on the ground Of the positive
advance Of the cholera towards the point OF its
flight to this country-Eugland But as coming
events very ohen cast their shadows before them,
we are free to confess that this statement that The
case Of Sergeant Stwell was cholera, falls upon Us
with an air Of the Onlniou,.- BrOOklyn (N ~
Eagle.