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Year: 1861

A H1rse Panic and Terrible Stampede


About three o'clock on Saturday morn
ing lasS. says the Missouri Democrat, a
large numb,l Of government horzes-some-
thing over three nundred-having been fol
some DAYS confEed in rather crowded quar-.
ters, in Lindelrs ai1 lumber yard, broke
loose from the yard ~ breaking down the
LIGHT front fence. Either before or aftel
breaking down the fence the whole tody
was seized with an unaccou9table panic
Breaking together into the sh aet in disor-
dcred, terrified and struggling mass, the
horses were separated into two nearly equal
divisions, the one pouring down the street,
the other rushing with furious speed up,
each horse taking the direction be was
pressed into bY the mss. Such was the
blind fury with which each division kept
up the fight, that many were knocked
down and trampled to death in the terrible
stampede.


The occurrence happening at so early an
hour was not attended with such fearful
con sequences as would have resulted had
the stampede taken place at later hour.
As it was, the streets were open and al
most cleared of obstacles, and but two dis
astrous occurrences resulted. but those
must have been fearful, beyond description.
Five large government wagons encountered
one division not far from the spot where
the stampede began. The wagons-were a
short distance apart. and all the drivers
except the first escaped. The horses at
tached to the first wagon were knocked
down and crushed to death. Two or three
Of those coming in sudden contact with the
wagon were crushed and trampled to death
by those behind them. Some springing
their full weight upon the wagon. brought
it to the ground, crushing the driver in
such a manner as to occasion his death in
a few hours afterwards.


The second wagon was likewise literally
smashed to pieces, a dead horse being here
also found beside the wreck. Eight or
ten horses were found dead at various
short distances from the lumber yard where
they started, and two inside the yard
The fact that the stampede was kept up
for a great distance, is proved by the fact
of dead horses being picked up at distances
of two, three, and four miles away from
the yard. Nearly all the horses have been
recovered and taken back to the lumber
yard. Yesterday they were being brought
in during the day from every direction
some from ten miles above the city, and
some from below the arsenal.
Year: 1861

PLEASURES OF PRoDIGALITY-It would
not be pleasant arrangement. that a man
who has to be carried across from England
to France should be fixed on board so
weighed that his mouth and nostrjls should
be on a level with the water and thus that
he should be struggling for life, and barely
escaping drowning all the way. Yet hosts
of people, whom no one proposes to put
under restraint, do, as regards their income
and expenditure a precisely analogous
thing They deliberately weigh themscl-
yes to that degree that their heads are
barely above water. aud then any unfOr-
seen emergency dips them under.-A'Icrn-
tic Monthly.
Year: 1861

The man deserving the name is one
whose thoughts and exertiOns are for 9th
ers rather than for himself; whose high
purpose is adopted on just principles, ani
never abandoned while heaven or earth at
fords means of accomplishing it. He is
one who will neither seek an indirect ad-
vantage by spcciOus word nor take aneyil
path to secure real good purpose.
Year: 1861

TIME People of the State of California send greet


ing to J. II. Robinson, Defendant You are
hereby required to appear, in action brought
against you by the above named Plaintiffs in the
District Court of the 9th Judicial Pistrict of the
State of California, in and for the said county of
Shasta, and to answer the complaint filed therein,
Ia copy of which accompanies this summons) within
days exclusive of the day of SERVICE after the
service on you of this summons-if served within
this county or, if served out of this county, but
within this Judicial District, within twenty days;
or if served out of said District then within forty
days-or Judgment by default will be taken against
you according to the prayer of said complaint


The said action is brought to recover the sum Of
six hundred and twenty EIGHT dollars with interest
thereon at per cent per month from the I'd day Of
January, A. D. 1861, alleged to be due and owing
from you to them, on an expressed contract for the
direct payment of money the same being based
upon a certain promissory note by you executed in
their favor, and more particularly described in said
complaint.


And you hereby notified, that if you fail to
appear and answer the said complaint, above re-
quired, the said plsntifs,w take judgment against
you for the said of $62s, with interest there
aforesaid, together with costs of suit, &c.
Given under my hand and the seal of the District


Court of the 9th Judicial District of the State Of


California, in and for the said county of Shas ta


this Esd day of April, in the year of Lord one


thousand eight oundred and sixty-one.


JOHN ANDERSON, Clerk.


By JAMES KEEN. Deputy Clerk. my1l
Year: 1861

HORACE SMITH CAsE-This case was called
up in the Eleventh Judicial District, on the
9th, Judge Myers presiding, when the Dis
trict Attorney moved for continuance, in
order to gain time to procure the necessary
testimony to prosecute the case successfully.
The case was continued, and trial set for first
day of next term. 1t is understood that
Smith will make an application, under a
writ of habcas corpns, for release on bail, as
he has already been confined for four months
Year: 1861

Coalitions are dangerous. Under the man
agement of politicians of rare abilities during
the past and present centuries, they have in
variably proved destructive of the hopes and
aspirations of their authors. The lessons of
the past are therefore full of experience for
the guidance of politicians in the future. Di-
verse and conflicting elements seldom CO.
alesce, any more than Oil and water. The
Union-loving Democracy of this State can no
more surrender its principles, and distinctive
aims and objects, than could General Taylor
to Santa Anna at Buena VISTA Fuse is
word unknown in the Democrgtic category.
Our principles are sufficiently Union and
comprehensive, preservative and national, to
are in a great measure dropped but we aver
in all candor that we could not touch pitch
without becoming soiled. Hence, purity is
an essential element to our success, and an
adaptation of our platform to the exigencies
of the times, an essential element of national
pacifcation.


The action, therefore, of the Democratic
State Central Committee, in rejecting the
ovcrtures of the Lindley faction-the rem
nant of the great revolt" of last year-for
fusion, is of character to meet our unqual-
fled appreciation, and that of every Demo
erat in this county.


1t must be apparent to the casual observer
that, as an organization, the committee re-
presenting the di9ecta n,emJra of the ''grcat
revolt from the Democratic party in 1860
have no existence de .faacto and we cannot
but look upon this attempt of the Breckin
ridge politicians as one of the most cold
blooded speculations of the extraordinary
times in which we live. 1t is also a fact pat
ent to all, that for the last few months they
have been moving among the regular Democ-
racy like a fiery panther among the polar
bears, dripping with the cold slush of the
Arctic sea.


However addicted they may have hereto
fore been to the theory of the Pyrronhist
who swan in circle of everlasting doubt,
that last ray of hope is dispelled. One course
only remains for them, and that is, to dis
card their errors, cease their worship of
strange gods, and act the patriot in the try
ing times in which we are surrounded
Year: 1861

MEDIAroRs.- Whatever effect the PROPOSE
ton of the Governor of Kentucky to the Gov
ernor of Ohio, to wit that the Governors of
the border States act as medators between
the South and the General Government,
might have had some time ago, it is evident
that it makes its appearance at too late an
hour to accomplish much now The pas
sions, prejudices and military spirit of the
people, North and South, are now so fully
aroused, that nothing but the sword can be
the mediator" between the contending par
ties. Very little hope may therefore be en-
tertained of any beneficial results attending
this offer
Year: 1861

DOUGLAS SPEEcH.-The speech of Judge
Douglas before the Illinois Legislature,
resume of which will be found amongst the
Pony news, was bold, fearless and independ
ent and assumes that this Government can
not carry on a '' little war;" and further,
that the object of the Southern movement is
war for the subversion of the Government.
Year: 1861

TIE CHABoLLA CLAIM.-Serious Difficult.
ties are apprchended to grow out of the SER
vice of papers, in an ejectment suit against
certain settlers on this claim, in Santa Clara
county. Sheriff Murphy declares his inabil-
ity to execute the DEGREES of the Court, and
has applied to Gov. Downey for force Of
5000 men to assist him in the performance
of his official duties The Governor referred
the whole matter to the Legislature, who
have it at present under advisement The
estimated cost to the State will not fall much
short of 100000.


As to the merits or demcrits of this case we
know nothing, but certain it is that the de-
erees of the Court are disregarded, and the
laws of the State set at defiance by an organ
lied and armed force. The Governor Justly
says that either the State must enforce the
laws, or anarchy and confusion ensue' SEN
ator Rhodes is of opinion that the power of
the State can dispossess the settlers, but as
soon as the troops are withdrawn the parties
will be restored to the possession of their
lands again. A sad state of affairs truly
We hope this affair will not terminate in
such burlesque as did the Shasta Chinese
war
Year: 1861

A Steubenville merchant, who visited
Harper's Ferry two or three days since,
reports that there were 5000 Virginia
soldiers there, and that cannon were
planted on all the surrounding hills The
arms in tie arsenal were stacked up and
partially damaged by FIRE but the ma
chine shops and machinery of great val
ue, worth millions of money, were in good
condition, and full forces were employed
in the shops as formerly, except those
buildings the Virginians were taking down
with the machinery and removing to Rich
mond. The operators employed were
turning out three hundred stand of arms
daily, and making other munitions of war
Just as speedily and successfully as it the
shops were in the possession of the Gene
raj Government.
Year: 1861

We are Informed on good authority that
one day last summer, q party Of ladies'
and gehtlemen were assembled at tie res
idence Of one of our celebrated painters
at West Point, aud among other objects
of interest introduced by him was relic
of Washirgon-a copy in his own hand
writing of the various orders and dispatch
es issued By him during the War of In
dopC ndence Every one present was, of
course, deeply Interested in the exsmin-
alton of this precious souvenir, except one,
and the exception was a lady. 1t was
presented for her inspection, but she re-
fused to look at it, saying that she was
sick and tired of hearing SO much about
Washington for her part, she couldn't
see much to admire in the character OF
such oodthirsly cut-throat. The la
dy WAS Mrs. jefferson Davis New
York Tribune.
Year: 1861

The eloquent lecturer John B. Cough
has dedicated his earnings in the lecture
field from last Monday until next fall to
the good work of fitting out and equipping
volunteers in the service CT our countTy
Year: 1861

Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson, who
was once considered a true and
steadfast friend of the South, has
been making "war speech" IN the
North. We make o asingle extract:


This was called the rebellion
or secession movement; but 1t was
not a rebellion of the people
AGAINST the authority of the Uni
ted States; it was simply the
treachery of a few high officers
of State, whose baflled ambition
and treachery were the means ol
plunging the country into all the
horrors of civil war. The orator
then drew a vivid picture OF the
ultimate fate and inevitable doom
of traitors, instancing Judas lsca-
riot and Benedict Arnold as exam
pies of what would ultimately be
fall those who are now endeavor-
ing to overthrow the Union. lie
gain a peace, it must be conquer
ed; no compromise, no concession
must be made; for the acknowledg-
u.ent of the Southern Confederacy
would iaaugurate the reign of an
archy.
Year: 1861

7he Dead Wya.-In comparison
with the loss of a wife, all other
bereavements are trifes. The
wife, she SO fills a large space in
the domestic heaven-she who is
so busted, so unwearied in laboring
for the precious souls around her
bitter, bitter is the tear that
falls On her cold clay. You stand
beside her coffin and think of the
past. It seems an amber-coloTed
pathway, where the sun shore up
on the beautiful flowers, or the
stars glittering overhead. Fair
would the soul linger there
No thorns are remembered above
that sweet clay, save those your
hand may have unwillingly plan
ted. Her noble tender heart, lies
open to your inmost sight. You
think of her row as all gentleness,
all beauty and purity. But she is
is dead! The dear head that laid
upon your bosom, rests in the still
darkness, upon a pillow of clay.
The hands that have ministered
so untiringly are folded, white and
cold beneath the gloomy portals
The heart, whose every beat meas
ures an eternity Of love, lies under
your feet. The flowers she bent
over with smiles, bend now above
her with tears, shaking the dew
from their petals, that the verdare


around her may be kept green and
beautiful.
Year: 1861

A Miser.-An instance of the
ruling passion strong in death is
thus related by the Peoria (Ill.)
News: Old Cook was known as q
miser, and amassed a large fortune
On his death-bed, when the last
gasp was approaching, a tallow
candle was burning on the stand,
and a Pickering flame in the fire
place, he watched. the candle and
The fire.


Suddenly he called his SON


Woodbury., come here"


The boy approached his bedside
when the old man whispered out


"Woodruff, blow out that candle
-tallow's most as dear as butter"
Year: 1861

INFLUENCE OF NEwsPAPERs.-Small is the
sum that is required to patrOnize news
paper, and amply rewarded is its patron, l
care not how humble aud uupretending the
gazette which be takes. II is next to i'm.
possible to fill a sheet with printed matter
without putting into it something that is
worth the subscription price. Every parent
whose son is away from home at school,
should supply him with newspaper. ]
we'll remember what a marked difference
there was between those Of my school mates
who had, and those who had not access to
newspapers. Other things being equal, the
first were always superior to the last in de-
bate, composition and general intelligence
-Ddnid Webster.
Year: 1861

Experf fnents. says the Nashville Benne,,
conducted for several days, by direction of
the military and financial board, demon
strate that the Minnie ball in the Tennessee
life. With the same charge of powder used
with the, ,round ball, has q range and force
of three fold that. of the round ball.


A riie carrying 100 balls to the pound
used with the ordinary sight, is at SOC
yards. a most deadly weapon, projecting the
ball with greater accuracy and force than
the rifled musket. The rifle Of larger cali
bre has greater range and force.


The ball should be of less diamete than
the round ball, so as to admit of greater
rapidity in loading. The cartridges should
be dipped or if cartridge is not used,
the ball should be dipped in compound OF
beeswax and tallow. and patch should not
be used. y rifle thus used may be fired
one hundred times without cleaning


1t is thought proper to call the attention
OF the ptople of the State to this fact, 81
that they may know the value Of the weap-
on which all possess.
Year: 1861

LIZ The attentive and obliginS Clerk Of
the steamer Tahlequah. will accept our
thanks for late papers. Ho hardly ever
makes trip, without having something for
us in the way of news. He is worth a half
dozen, Of some we know of,
Year: 1861

SAVANNAH, March IL, 1851.


l wrote you from Charleston. AS to
the feeling there, l can only add now
more facts tending 10 establish the same
thing, viz. that the new Confederacy is
an established organization for the govern
ment of, at least, the cotton States; and
greatly as we all must regret the loss of
such a people, and the repute Of our Fede-
raj relations, we cannot help recognizing the
fact that reconstruction is now impossible,
or at least very distant, in connection with
the republican sentiment of the eastern
States, and the northern part of our own
New York; State. The most alarming
feature of this change in public sentiment
is exhibited in Georgia, among the sub
stantial planters and merchants, hitherto
staunch Union men from sentiment and a
correct estimate of their interest,-many
of the latter being northen men, or chill
dren of northern men, who had not forgot
ten the glorious heritage of the common
history of Seventy-six. Yet, strong as
is the tie of human affection under the
most hallowed relations of life, daily ex-
perience shows that long and persistent
course of aggression, even in small things
will wean the regard of the most loving,
when a settled hostility betrays selfish
disregard of mutual duties, or decided
incompatibility Of taste or temper, or
even interest


Equality in theory is to this high-ton-
ed people of more value in their eyes
than the most valuable franchises fer the
production of material wealth; and hence,
The unequal working of protective tar
if was easily established in 1882, while
the question of equality in the Territories
after all valuable only to them in the
ory-will not be conceded in return for
any material advantage, nor TO avoid any
evil, however great. And, in my opin-
ion, the concession on the part of the
North of even this and all other causes Of
complaint will come loo late, except To
save the border States from q like rup.
ture. Time may do much to heal and
to restore the relations which the aboli.
ton element has destroyed; and peace
able concession on the part of the new
government to the new Confederacy will
undoubtedly give the Union element @
chance to survive, and perhaps in time to
gain its former influence.


This is the opinion of the few Union mer
now left in this State, and all admit that
war must forever destroy tho little hope
left for a reconstruction.
Year: 1861

AN OLD SoAKER's LAST SPREE
A correspondent of the Troy Daily Times,
writing from Berkshire, Mass, and re-
marking upon the great change which has
taken place in that region, in consequence
of the suppression Of the rum traffic, tells
the following good story of an old soak
or who has since reformed, and is now a
regular total abstinence man. 1t is Civ
en- in the old fellows own words, as fol-
lows:


81 once got little change together,
and started off on a regular bender. l
bought a small keg with bunghole in
the middle of it, so that it would be han
dy to drink from, and had it filled with
rum. After taking q few good swigs, |
hid it in a cooper shop, under some shaw
ings, and started for town. Falling in
with some acquaintances, we all got glo-
riously drunk, and the spare change Of
the party was soon all gone. Fuddled as
we all were, we started for the cooper
shop. Arriving there, after having trav-
eled over much surplus ground, l got hold
of what supposed the keg Of rum, but
the bung wouldn't come out. Each one
of us tugged and pulled, dug and chewed
at it, but all in vain. We separated in
despair. i carried it home for sober
trial-and what do you think it was
WHY, il was the head Of an old beetle,
with just enough of the handle left to
stick il in its place. My rum keg was
still in the shavings, and there l let il
stay. That was my last Spree"
Year: 1861

Dosf TAKE LESS THAN ITS FACE FOR CITY
scRrr.-Such arrangements are making as will
retire all the City Scrip without the necessity Of
loss by any one. 1t will be taken at its face by
all or nearly all our business houses and those
having 1t will do well to hold on to it and suffer
no shave for il certainly wil all be taken care Of
Year: 1861

BALLOT OR BULLET. The man who never votes
has paid visit to the man who never shoulder
ed musket after deciding that their country
IL half ruined, and their own business wholly 90.
the two concluded that the ballotb box and cart
ridge box were essential to the prosperity and
safety Of the strong gbox.-IB Boston Transcript.
Year: 1861

It is right to day to show our colors. Up
with the flag The fair hands of the daughters
of Syracuse made it. The strong arms OF the
sons of Syracuse have raised it; and the warm
hearts of the mothers OF Syracuse will pray for
it, Let it float, as it meets the morning sun in
his coming let the last rays of the setting day
linger and pray around its folds Let it float
until banner shall answer to banner from the
church.spires of your city to the church-spires
of Richmond, and Charleston, and Montgomery;
yes until an Union banner waves from the root
of the very church in which DR.. Palmer preach
ed blood shed and treason in New Orleans.
Year: 1861




on the Flag.
One of the most pleasing incidents at Syra-
cuse during the session of the New School
Presbyterian Church was the raising of the
American flag upon the Dutch church in James
street. We take the following extracts from
the report of the Syracuse Journal
Judge Woolworth announced the object of
the gathering to be the raising of the American
flag, to remain and tloat in the air until all reb-
els and traitors are suhdued, and until it can
hoat freely and honorably in every State in the
nation
Year: 1861

OVER one hundred workluen are now in q
disabled condition in Santa Clara County,
from haying worked in the Enrqueta quick
silver mine. From carelessness they have
become salivated SO as to be unable to lift o
bowl Of tea, or raise a hand to their mouths.


A young ladies fair is now being held at
Stockton, for the benefit of the Baptist
Church.
Year: 1861

NARROW ESCAPE The residence Of Col
ltateh was narrowly saved from destruction,
yesterday morning, by fire. While the fam
ly were at breakfast, the roof Of the kitchen
caught fire from the stove pipe, and was fast
spreading when discovered. There happen
ed to be a hose pipe on the ground and
force pump and thus, by dint, Of expeditions
and severe work, the building was saved
with the loss only of the roof Of the Kitchen
Had it not been for the plastered Stats below
the shingles, which rather smothered the
fire, the house would have been consumed in
short time. 1t stands in the suburbs Of the
city, and beyond any assistance from the
engines of the companies
Year: 1861

TRucKEE RAILROAD Project The Auburn
Herald says the citizens of Placer county
who subscribed to Judah's scheme for build
ing railroad through the Truckee Pass. have
lost faith in it and do not intend paving one
cent upon their subscriptions.


1t appears by the above that the people of
Placer are not as visionary as Mr. judah had
supposed them TO be. The above citizens
have shown their good sense in repudiating
the wild scheme. They probably have no
money to throw away in such a fruitless un-
dertaking' The people of the State are be-.
ginning to find out that there are convenient
and natural passes through the Sierra Neva-
da range, which appear as if to have been
designed by Nature expressly for "a railroad
such an one is Mobiles Pass, which the Sac
ramento Union designs never to notice. for
fear, perhaps, that public attention will be
attracted towards its merits, and Sacramento
lose the terminus of this great artery of
progress, the Pacific Railroad But we cal
culate to keep the question before the peo-
pie; and if our brethren of the press, who
are not particularly interested in building up
Sacramento to the exclusion of the rest of
the State will aid us in this enterprise. we
will secure to the northern portion of the
State the benefits which are TO be derived
from the railroad passing through this Sec
BODYBUILDING up and making the Sacramen>
to Valley the great highway of trade and
traYel-Red Bluff LideDendeHL