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Year: 1861




We have already given our readers the
proclamation of the Chief Magistrate Of the
nation, calling upon us to observe the last
Thursday of the present month as a day Of
fasting, humiliation and prayer. We are
sure the keeping of such day must be in ac-
cordance with the feelings of all loyal Chris
tians.


The fearful scourge ofwar is upon us-the
cry, " to arms" is heard in our streets, and
our citizens are being marshalled for the stern
realities of the deadly conflict.


In this struggle to maintain our govern
ment we claim to recognize God, and confess
our dependence upon him. We are nominal


y a Christian people. Our fathers trusted
in God. When this country was first settled
by them, they dedicated it to him; in their
fierce conflicts with the powers Of nature and
the savage foe, they not only steadfastly MAIN
tanned the ordinary means Of grace, but fire.
quently set apart special seasons for humilia-
tion, confession and prayer. And such sea-
sons were most strictly and lervontly observ-
cd. They clung to the altar Of prayer as the
only assurance of national hope, and it was
their faith in God and the conscious rectitude
of their cause that sustained their courage
amid those scenes of trial. But we have not
maintained this spirit Of Christian humility
and dependence, but amid our prosperity we
have forgotten God, and leaned too confding-
ly upon our own strength.


We have been signally prospered, but we
have gone astray. We have grown up into
pride, voluptuousness, skepticism immortality.
We need chastisementto to bring us to humility,
penitence, and sense of our dependence and
responsibility. Nor are our sins such as be-
ong to the nation as a whole, or to any par
tcular section Of it. We are all involved in
the condemnation. This is painfully evident
since the commencement of the present strug-
gle. We indulge in no consciousness but
what person Of high moral feeling can OBJ
serve the amount of intemperance in the ar
my, and disregard Of the Sabbath, to say
nothing of other Indications, without the deep
est sorrow and apprehension


We have the assurance that the Lord is
merciful and gracious, slow to anger and
plenteous in mercy, and we may have conf.
dcnce in him through the blood of the Cove
nant. Let us then confess our national and
personal sins and earnestly seek the Lord
while he may be found, and call upon Him
while He is near. By fasting and prayer
jud gmcnt have been averted and no
tionaI blessings secured. We hope this day
will be duly observed in all the loyal States.


We regard the call for the observance of
such day as favorable omen which we
trust will not be lost upon us.-Messemyer.
Year: 1861

ROsE, ANDREWS CO.-Ars doing a zee
business in the way of furnishing people
with tie best Of pork, hams sAusages ard
meats of like nature. Their sausages are
made on the good old-fashiOned principle,
aud arc much superior to the ordinary quail
y found npOn the market The firm Is s
new one, but their business is already large.
Year: 1861

FAMINE IN IRELAND.-A correspondent
writing on the Let Of October from Dublin,
Ireland to MONEYS Press, says:


am sorry TO inform you that the people
OF this unhappy island expect nothing else
than another famine. The potato crop has
failed, utterly failed Notwithstanding all
the twaddIe Ia the English papers about
our prosperity, the grim fact now stares us
in the face that another famine is approach
ing. To add to the dreadful apprehensions
generated by the failure of the potato, there
is nothing heard ofo seen on every hand
but bankruptcy and dependency. The
troubles in America have sent us back many
q hundred stalwart men. some with money
aud some without money, bnt who
compete with fthat mass OF inert labor
which here cannot find occupation. Out
of evil comes good, aud perhaps ii may not
he hoping too much to hope that this fam
inc may prompt the oppressed people to arm
and turn out to peserve their rich grain
harvests for their own use.
Year: 1861

The Cincinnati Gazette illustrates the
vexations of official circumlocution by the
story of an unsophistcated darkey, who


waited upon certain military gentleman


with bill of 81 I5, for washing done at


the camp hospital which, after undergoing


rigid scrutiny by the officer, was returned


with the following explanation, which the
astonished son of Ethiopia listened to with
an equaI amount of wonder and perplexity.
"Ths bllI, said the military gentleman,
twill first have to be sent to the Quater-
master General at Washington, aud he


will report it to the Adjutant Genera,


who will lay il before the Secretary of War


for his approval The Adjutant being
satisfied, it will be sent to the Auditor of
State, who win approve of it, and send it


to the Secretary of the Treasury, who will
send it TO the United States Treasurer who


will at once dispatch an order to the
Collector of this port to pay the bill.Y
The darkey relieved himself Of long drawn
sigh. "Then massa," he remarked, 'dat


last gcmblam yon spoke of pays for the
washing, does he ?" "No," continued the
other, she will hand it to the Quatermas.
ter; but as there is no such officer here at
present, some proper person must be select
ed for that purpose, who must be appointed
by the Secretary Of War, under the direc-
tion Of the President, aud his appointment
must be approved by the Senate Con.
gress not being in session now, the COM
mission cannot be issued until after il meets,
When this commission is received the
Quatermaster will show it to the Col!
hector, and demand the funds. You will
then call upon him he will examine your
bill, and, if correct, he will pay it. yon
giving your receipt" The unfortunate
niggcr FIRST scratched his head, and then
shook it, aud finally said, al guess Til hab
to let dis washing slide, but it am de last
lob does for Uncle Sam I"
Year: 1861

HINTS FOR THE SEAsoN.-Now is the time to cut your bean poles and pea brush-get them ready for summer You can spare time better now than when your corn wants blowing, &c If you have saw logs or lumber to get, cart them on the sled-get oanthook-it will save many a lame back in loading logs-an old piece of wagon-tire will make one. Get your tools mend ed-look to your harness-provide hame straps &c., Remember time is not so valuable now as in midsummer. Clear off a spot for buckwheat and turnips. New ground, well manured is best for turnips. Get good wood pile-don't have your wife asking you to cut little wood after hard days work next summer,
Year: 1861

GOD SAVE OUR NOBLE UNION. It came to us through darkness, It came to us through blood; It shone out like the ssPromise Of God'' upon the flood. ..- A beacon-it has served us With true unerring flame, And cast a blaze of glory Upon our nations name! .. ...

 God save our noble Union! Twas left us by our fathers, Those souls of priceless worth Thenoblest types of manhood That ever walked the earth. 4g Twas bought with fearful struggle, By sacrifice sublime, And stands proud memento ssr- For all the coming time

 God save the noble Union! Where earth lay hid for ages In deep primeval gloom, Behold boundless garden 4r- E. A continent in bloom ... With iron bands of railroads, Electric tongues of wire, And energies within us Which time shall never tire-

 God save the noble Union! But now upon our heaven Are signs of coming storms; And dark unholy passions Unfold their hideous forms. The harvest hearts among us Are filled with doubt and fear; While sounds of horrid discord Are grating on our ear

 God save the noble Union The hallowed flag that bore us So proudly through the wars Is there hand would sever Its sisterhood of stars? Great God! can we so blindly Cast all thy gifts away? Or throbs there in this nation One heart that will not pray

 God save our noble Union!
Year: 1861

A GREAT many admirable actions arc over
looked byeus, because they are so little and
common. Take for instance, the mother,
who had broken slumbcr, it any at ALL with
the nursing babe, whose wants must not be
disrcgarded she would fain sleep awhile
when the breakfast hour comes, but patient:
ly and uncomplainingly she takes her timely
seat at the table. Though exhausted and
weary, she serves all with refreshing cup
of coffte or tea before she sips it herself, and
often the cup is handed back to her to be
refillcd before she has had time to taste her
own. Do you hear her complain-this weary
lnother-that her breakfast is cold before
she has time to eatit? And this not for ore,
but for every morning, perhaps, through the
year. Doyou call this small thing? Try
it, and see. O how does woman shame us
by her forbearance and fortitude in what
are called little things! All, it is these little
things which are the tests of character it is
by these '.lttle" selfdenials, borne with such
selfforgotten gentlencss, that the humblest
home is made beautiful-to the eyes Of angels.
though we fail to see it, alas until the chair
is vacant and the hand which kept in motion
all this domestic machinery is powerlcss and
cold ~
Year: 1861

A CORRESPONDENT, writing from Concord,
n. II. gives the following interesting account
Of the Canterbury Shakers: ...


Twelve miles from Concord, in the town.
ship of Canterbury, is situated the Shaker
village. These peculiar people have here a
settlement of about three hundred persons


Their buildings arc painted buff and are
large and commodous. They reside in what
they term families each numbering from
fifty to hundred souls The lower family
il called the church family from the fact of
the church being there situated Then there
are the centre family and the north family
In winter they have no public worship, but
in their respective houses. Their farms con-
sist of some four thousand acres, in high
state Of cultivation, while their out-buildings
arc not equaled by those of any farms in the
world. One barn we entered was two hun
dred feet in length, with a cellar underneath
it for manure. Each COW had its namc placed
in conspicuous position. The barn, or
stable, was so clean that lady with the
finest silk dress would not be in the least
soiled. The house we were IN was painted
yellow, furniture and all, and oil-cloth took
the place of carpet on the floor The men
wear blue cloth coats, claret-colored pants,
and drab vests, the latter garment coming
down almost to their knees. The women
are dressed in white caps, with their hair
pushed back from their foreheads, and dark
dresses, fitting closely to their persons, with
high white collars coming up to their chins.
The groups presented unique appearance.
They arc most excellent livers-the dinner
we set down to would beat good many
served up in New York. They have very
good though somewhat singular rule posted
up. which many families might profit from
viz: Nothing must be left on the plate
They hold their psoperty in common, each
one having a share of it, Celibacy is strictly
adhered to as the means OF living pure life
indeed, so strict are they that a man and
wife stopping there over night are obliged
to sleep in different apartments. Frcdcricka
Bremen, on her visit to America, paid these
people visit, and we had the pleasure of
reading some her writing, which she had in
soribcd on the blank leaf of one of her works
which she had dedicated to the Shakers"
Year: 1861

outgoing Pony l7s from San Francisco, and
Il from Sacramento. Companies arc form.
ing all over California and oil Uncle Abc will
have to do is to let them know that they arc
necdcd--most Of them have no doubt smclt
powder in little fights got up jest for the fen
Of the thing.


A shooting affair occurred in house in
San Francisco on the 25th inst, in q room in
which two children were sleeping A shot
took effect in the bed carrying away the left
hand and arm from little below the shoulder
Of little girl and scathing the face Of the lit.
tie boy. The parents Of the children are
Germans, and were SO frightened a. not to bc
able to give any account of the matter. A
man was seen to rush out of tho house with
hands and face covered with blood, and on
going into the house the mother was laboring
under such excitement as to bc unable to
give any satisfactory statement of the affair,
while her husband had tainted and was found
stretched apparently lifelcss in the yard Of
the house.


Union meetings are being held in every
town and county in California. Tho follow
ing resolutions passed at Onion meeting in
Shasta County, will give yon q fair idea Of
the general tenor of those elsewhere: .


Resolved, That in the existing contest, we
regard neutrality, whether of individuals or
communities. us incipicnt disloyalty, liable At
any moment to assume the form Of full.
hedged treason. ~. ua


Resolred, That the Constitution of tho Uni.
ted States is " our creed, our pater noster, and
our decalogue," and with it in one hand, and
the sword in the other, we are ready to march
forth at the call of our country, to conquer.
or to perish in its defence.


Resolced, That VIC will bestow our sufIfagcs
upon no candidate for Office who does como
squarcly up to the standard Of loyalty to the
American Union as It ia, without an u, or an
and, or a but nor upon one who is tainted
in the rcmotcs degree with disloyal procliy.
tiles.


The italics arc not MIND.


Yours, etc. Dan De QrlLLE.
Year: 1861

How CLERGYNEN CANE TO WEAR BLACK
In the year 1924 Luther laid aside the monks q
costume and henccforth dressed according to
the fashion Of the world. lie chose black
clothes and consequently the color has be-
come the fashion of the clergy. His reason
for choosing this color was, Elector of Saxo.
ny took an interest in him, and now and then
sent him piece of black cloth-bcing at
that time the court fashion and because Luth.
or preferred it, his scholars thought il became
them to wear the same color as their master.
From that time black has been tho color most.
ly worn by the clergy.
Year: 1861

JUDGE--of Toledo, Ohio, has little four
year old boy, who. one day, when company
was present, wished seat at the table, but
was sent away with the remark that his whis.
kcrs were not long enough for him to sit there.
The little chap took seat by stand, where
the servant gave him his dinner. While eat
ing It, the house cat came purring around him,
when he said: "Oh 60 off your whiskcIs
are big enough to eat at the other table, I,
Year: 1861

The ORIGIN OF SORROW We fancy that all
our Affections arc sent us directly from above;
sometimes we think it in picty and contrition,
but oftencr in moroscncss and discomfort.
1t would do well, however, five attempted
to trace the causes Of them; we should prob
ably find their origin in some region OF the
heart, which We had never well explored, or
on which we had secretly deposited our worst
indulgenccs. The clouds that intercept the
heavens from us come not from heaven but
from the earth.-LdndOr.
Year: 1861

GREAT INFLUENCE OF LITTLE THlNGs.-Thc
man who wrote the four simple lines begin
ming with " Now lay me down to sleep"
seemed to do very small thing. lie wrote
four lines for his little child His name has
not come down to us, but he has done more
for the good Of his race than IL he had com.
manded the victorious army at Waterloo.
The little fires which tho man kindlcs here
and there, on the shores oftimc, never 60 out
but ever and anon they flame up and throw
light upon the pilgrims path. There is hard.
ly anything so fearful to my mind, a. the
mind reaching down into coming ages, and
writing itself down upon the minds Of unborn
generations We know not whose hand held
the pen that wrote the Arabian Nights but
wha! a book How few are the children
who have not sat spell-bound at the feet of
that enchanted DR.. Todd.
Year: 1861

A PRAYER OF ROBERT BrBNs-Thou, Al
mighty Author of peace, and goodness, and
love do Thou give me the social heart that
kindly tastes of every mans cup! Is it q
draught Of Joy warm and open my heart
to share It with cordial, unenvying rejoicing
Is 1t the bitter portion of sorrow y-melt my
heart with sincerely sympathetic woe -
Above al, do Thou give me that manly mind
that resolutely cxemplifies in life and manners
those sentiments which would be thought to
possess The friend Of my souI--there may
| never deviate from the firmest fidelity and
the most active kindness! There may the
most sacred, inviolate honor, the most faith
ful, kindlng, constancy, ever watch and
animate my every thought and imagination.
Year: 1861

Horse AND BUGGY SrRAYED OR
SroLES.-On sunday evening. Mr.. W9ber's
hitched in front of house uear the brick
cooper shop al the lower end Of town. The
thief was seen TO take the horse hy woman
who supposed that It was the owner. He ran
i, few rods and then imped in and took the
telegraph road to some unknown point. It
was bold operation to cay the least Of it.
Scouts are out on the track. and it is hoped
that the property may yet be recovered.
Year: 1861

CROSSING THE RIvER.-Onc individ
ual succeeded in picking his way across the
river yesterday. on the ice, but it is almost too
hazardous for general practice. The prospect
now il that the ferry boa. will be out again
before there lie any permanent closing of the
river.
Year: 1861

AN IrEM.-One of the stages of the Califor-
Ria Stage Company having broken down, the
stage of last Sunday uloSniug was common
wagon, in which the lctte, bag of Wells, Fargo
4 Co. was thrown. 1t was fcand missing when
the wagon was about half way to Grass Valley,
having slipped out behind as the wagon was
ascending hill. No tail board was in. The
messenger came back to town in search of the
missing bag. No one was met but man in the
employ of butcher Of this city. He said he
had seen nothing eff the bag. Mr., Tower, the
agent, started out and went to Grass Valley,
searching for the bag The butcher again
encountered and again Inquired of lie had
seen nothing of the LOST article, In the evening
of the same day Mr.. Tower remarked in the
presence of the butcher that whoever had found
the bag had only got lot of iron, paddock
and few other traps of value to any body,
whcreupon the butcher said he guessed he would
bring the bag back. He said he had only with
held it to teach the messenger to be little more
careful
Year: 1861

ARxoRr RENovED.-The arms of the Nevada
Rides will be removed in a few days to the
brick building of Skillman at the foot of Main
street The room has been fitted up and will
receive the arms soon in condition. We
learn the, company will be drilled on each
Thursday evening by Orderly Sergeant Knowl-
ton at the new armory
Year: 1861

BRIDGE BILL.-The act for building the bridge
over Deer Creek, on Pine street, will not take
effect till about the first day of June, and within
thirty days thereafter the tax of five eighths of
one per cent. is to be collected, the act provid-
ing that the Board of Trustees shall collect the
tax within ninety days from the passage of the
Year: 1861

WOODEN PIPBs.-Some time since we noticed
\ mandatory of Wooden Water Pipes at
Hentworth's mill on Gold Flat Since that
time Messrs Spencer and Morgan the propre-
tors, have removed their works into the city
and are now manufacturing pipes to order
on Pine Street below the Court House, in the
Steam Cabinet Shop formerly occupied by J..
c. Abbott.


We stepped into the shop on Wednesday and
saw the modas operandi of making good ser
viceable and exceedingly cheap pipes. A stock
Of scantling from the heart of spruce-no other
is ussd-is placed a carriage similar to the
the log carriage Of saw mill, the machinery is
put in motion and in just two minutes the aug
ur has bored the scantling eight feet in length
When the steam is well up the stick is bored in
minute and quarter. While second
stick is bored the first is fitted for coupling, by
another machine standing hard by. Two hands
are employed, the engineer lending hand to
lift the pipes from machine to the other.
An iron band is driven into the end of each
pipe to save splitting when they are coupled
together.


These wooden pipes are certainly the most
economical of any contrivance for conveyip g
water, furnishing large stream for one eighht
tie cost of lead pipes of the same capacity.
That they durable is beyond dispute. Wood
en- pipes filled with water have been found per-
fectly sound forty years after they were laid
according to the Scientific American.


Those in want of pipes for irrigation or other
purposes cannot do better than to visit the es-
tstsishment of Messrs. Spencer Morgan in
this city.
Year: 1861

Cot. Potter wants medium through which
to express his high appreciation of John New
man. of the firm of Wall L Newman, for a large
and most magnificent cheese-an all fools day
present, though there was no fooling about the
cheese. The substance of the article is fast
vanishing before the nibblers at Potter's saloon,
but the memory of the gift and the donor will
i've forever.
Year: 1861

FIRE DEPARTMENT Fusp.-Mr. Chase reported
back to the Senate on Saturday, and recon-
raended the passage of bill to support and
maintain the fire department of this city. The
bill was placed on file and will come up in its
order unless by special action of the Senate
The bill provides for tax of twenty cents on
ono hundred dollars.
Year: 1861

RuNAwAY.-The meat cart of the Central
Market, in attempting to keep up with span
Of horses, came in contact with an obstacle
near wsiss's brewery, and parted company with
n loss of broken timber The failure to connect
occurred on Wednesday.
Year: 1861

A successful attempt was made some
Y ago in Prussia to use the heavenly
Ii. timing for blasting large rocks, which
had obstinately withstood all other sciei-
tifc means applied for this purpose. A
large iron staff was inserted in the top of
the granite, hole having been previously
made to the depth of about three ir ches.-
The first weather-loaded cloud passing,
shivered the entire mass to thousands of
fragments.
Year: 1861

A GANG OF VILLAINs.-The daily robbe-
ries that occur proclaim our neighborhood
infested with as precious a geng of villains
as ever went unhung. So frequently are
depredations committed that we are begin
ming to express little or no surprize on
learning of new robbery, but seem to re-
gard such deeds as a matter of course. No
man is safe in carrying even dollar on his
person and even in the day time in the out
skirts of the town, and very shortly it
would not be surprising if men were called
to stand on penalty of their lives in some
of our streets, and deliver up their purses.
These outrages have thus far gone unpun-
ished. No clue has yet been found to the
depredators. 1t is beginning to be obvious
that these villainies must soon have an end
or the reputation of the town and the busi-
ness of our citizens be impaired. This state
of things is not endurable. Men are not to
be stopped, robbed or shot without detri-
ment to the whole community, and it is,
therefore, the interest of the whole commu-
nifty to assist in righting the wrong. We
hope the people VIII act en- mass in the mat
ter, at least to the extent of ferreting out
the robbers and assassins that infest the
neighborhood and bring them to Justice
We are not in favor of Vigilance Commit
tees except as last resort. The laws are
faithfully administered here, and a real
scoundrel has little chance of escape if ar
raigned and accused by respectable testi-
mony. The stimulent of rewards would
send dozens of sharp fellows into the field
to search for the criminals who lurk about
the city.
Year: 1861

ANOTHER ACT OF CONFERENCE.-The Calave-
ras Chronicle says, that if Fort Sumpter is given
up, it expects to hear next that a modest demand
will be made on the Government to leave the
Capital, and as it is south of Mason and Dixon's
line, rather than quarrel about the matter, I &
President will withdraw. 1t would not be wor h
while to have u row about SO triHing a thing as
a National Capital. After our forts have been
given up, our flag disgraced and the country di-
vided, we should give up Washing gton without a
struggle, and find on the plains of "bleeding
Kansas" or perhaps further still from danger,
at Salt Lake, new site for Northern Capital.