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Year: 1865

CORRECTION Mistakes will occur in the
best regulated families, and ours is no ex-
ception. Last week we published enormously
the age of the deceased child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcdonald This week We publish it correctly
under the proper heading. These mistakes
are mortifying not only to us, but to all
but they sometimes seem to be
as in this instance.
Year: 1865

RED BLUFF INDEPENDENT-Mess Chal-
mers & Bishop have dissoluted. A. w.
Bishop has gone out of the concern. Bishop
has sundered the horn npon which for years
he has blown-has footed wit and sentiment,
much to his own satisfaction, though often
puzzling and bewilde-ing to less strategic
minds, who in the ignorance of common
education and common sense, often failed to
see it." If Bishop had fault, he was
innocent of it. If Bishop was too deep,
blame him not, but say he lived generation
too soon. History may do him justice by
placing him in niche as high as be would
have it; but if it does, history will have to
build another story on the fabric now used
for storing such material. The unassuming
common sense business man left to guide the
fortunes of the Independent will soon make
those qualities apparent, and marked i'm
provement may now be confidently looked
for. In our opinion the withdrawal of A. w.
B. will not result injuriously to the Inde-
pendent. We Wish it unbounded success.
Year: 1865

GENERAL JAcKsoN's MorTo--"Think
before you act, but when the time for ae.
tion comes, stop thinking This is the
true doctrine. Many men fail in life and
go down to the graves with hopes blasted
and prospects of happiness unrealized. be-
cause they did not adopt and act upon
this motto. Nothing so prepares man for
action as thought; but nothing SO units a
man for action in the course of action -.
Better by far adopt some course and pur-
sue it energetieally, even though it may
not be the best, than to keep constantly
thinking without action. go ahead
ought to be printed in every young mans
hat, and read until it becomes par, of
hls nature, until he can act upon his own
Judgment, and not be turned from his
course by every wind of interested advice
In conclusion, we would say Think be
fore YOU act; but when the time ,or action
comes, s,op thmkinv."
Year: 1865

\ SINGULAR FREAK or NATriRE.-
The Spencer, Owen county, Journal thus
notices a singular freak of nature: \
mare belonging to Nathaniel Norman,
living half mile southeast of this place.
had colt a few nights since. As Mr. n


was retiring for the night he heard noise
in the barn lot, and on going out to learn
the cause, he found the colt--a nice, fine
looking one, with which he was greatly
pleased On lifting the colt. it sat back
upon its launches, and commenced strik-
ing with lis fore feet and barking like a
dog He retreated short distance, think
ing, no doubt, that he could soe as well a
little way of. He then wont for a neigh
Dor, and when they returned the colt had
ceased barking; but on trying to hold il
up again, 1t reared back and began tc
snap and bark like dog, and so irighten-
ed the mare that she would not come near
it. 1t continued in this manner till the
next day and died for want of punishment


II had no other peculiaritics of a dog.
Year: 1865

We are pleased to learn that Secretary
SEWARD Is improving quite rapidly. lie has
no fever, his appetite IL good, and all his
symptoms indicate as speedy recovery as
the nature Of his injuries will admit.
Year: 1865

Oh! why should the spirit Of mortal be proui'
Like swft-neeing meteor, fast-hying cloud,
flash Of the lightning, O break Of the wave,
lie passeth from life to his rest in the grave.
The leay's of the oak and the willow shall fade.
But scattered around and together be laid
And the young and the old, and low and the high,
Shall moulder to dust and together shall lie.
The infant mother attended and loved;
The mother that infants affection who proved;
The husband that mother and infant who blessed
Each, all, are away to their dwellings of rest.
The hand of the king that the sccptrc hath borne,
The brow Of the priest that the mitre hath worn;
The eye of the sage and the heart Of the brave
Ar. hidden and losrin the depths of the grave
The peasant. whoselo, was to and to reap;
The rdsman who climbed with his goat up the steer
The bcggar who wandered in search Of his bread,
Have faded away like the grass that we tread.
The saint who eajoyed the communion Of heaven
The sinner who dared to remain unfOrgiyen;
The wise and foolish, the guilty and just


Have quietly mingled their bones in the dust.
So the multitude goes like the flower or the weed
That withcrs away to let others succeed;
So the multitude comes, even those we behold
To repeat every tale that has often been told
For we are the same our fathers have been
We see the same sight our fathers have seen
We drink the same stream and view the sun,
And run the same course our fathers have run.
The thoughts thinking fathers would think
From the death wo are shrinking our fathers would


shrink


To the life we are clnging they also would cling
But 1t speeds for us all like bird on the wing
They loved, but the story we cannot unfold;
They scorncd but the heart Of the naughty Is cold
They greyod, but no wall from their slumber will


comet


They died, ny they died we things that are now,
That walk on the turf that lies over their brow
And make In their dwellings transient abode
Meet the things that they met on their pilgrimage


road.


Yea! hope aud dependency, pleasure and pain,
We minglo together on sunshine and rain;
And the smile aud the tSar the song and the dirgc,
Still follow each other like surge upon surge,
'Ts the wink orthc eye It's the draught ofthc BREADTH
From the blossom Of health to age raeness Of DEATH
From the glded saloon to the bier and the shroud
Oh why should the spirit Of mortal be proud'
Year: 1865

The Atlantic telegraph cable was com
plstcd on the 29th. The completion was
witnessed by numerous and distinguish
ed party, nd as the end was deposited
in the tank hearty cheers were given
The company then adjourned to the Ship
Tavern, where 4 sumptuous banquet was
given in honor of the event by the Telc-
graph Construction and Maintenance
Company (late CLASS, Elliott & Coz, the
makers of the cable.


The cable has been made on an average
at the rate of seventeen miles per day
complete, and in some days its outside
covering of hemp and iron has been over
laid at tie rate cf ore hundred and seven
tythrce miles day, though not a fathom
or foot has been manufactured without
every part being kept under constant test
for ''eoaductiyity" and insulation, and to
this hour it is as regularly tested as it was
year ago when the first mile was twisted.
1t Is believed that the Great Eastern will
start in the very early part of July, and
certainly. if possible, not later than the
10th With her Will also sail her Magcs-
TVS ship IerriJ'e and another paddle
wheel stelm frigatc of great power not
yet chosen, but which like the Terrible.
will give towing aid to the Great Eastern
in case Of mishaps to her machinery, eli
thcr screw or paddle. Every care has
been taken to get these engines into the
highest state of good working order; but
it cannot lie denied that the very possibil-
ity Of their breaking down is looked upon
with something like anxiety They will
certainly not be overtasked, as it is intend
ed, ifpossible, not to let the vessel 90 be-
yond Il speed Of six nots, a minimum of
velocity which it will be difficult to keep
to if steerage way is wanted quickly, and
which will, be found absolutely impossible
to retain in seaway. On this occasion,
however. the middle of July is chosen as
being thought even more favorable in
point of weather than the middle Of June,
when the last Agamemnon cruise was
commenced. Captain Anderson, is in
favor Of starting towards the early part of
July, and his long experience in command
of the China has very properly induced
the directors to give every weight to his
opinion. In addition to CAPTAIN Ander-
son, all the officers connected with the
ship, with the exception of the chief en-
giLecr, have been chosen from the Cunard
service. With ordinarily fair weather.
and steaming at the rate of six knots it is
expected that the voyage from Valentia to
the Bay Of Hearts Content, in Newfound~
land, will occupy from twelve to fourteen
days, during every hour of which regular
communication Will be kept up with Eng
land Scientific American.
Year: 1865

The Rich AND PooR.-The necessity
that the INDECENT man is under of receiv-
ing fayors from the hand of opulence,
humbles and enervates his mind. One
may safely receive benefits from another,
it he has it in his power to make suitable
return; but the moment he incurs an obli-
CATION from which he cannot disengage
himself at pleasure, that moment he be-
comes slave. His mind is brought into
thraldom. and his soul is obliged to acl
knowledge master. The supposed bene-
factor may insult him with impunity. He
can turn neither to the right nor to the
left without sullyng the purity of his ma
turc If he could resent an injury, he is
ungrateful; if he submit in silence, it is
imputed to baseness and cowardice Of spir-
it. And everything poverty receives from
wealth is accounted favor If we lend a
rich man a few dollars, it is considered
merely as an act Of courtesy. and We think
Of it no more; but if We lend half that sum
to a man that Is in want, what then? Why
We conceive that we lay him under an
eternal obligations; and should he ever af-
terwards refuse to comply with our de-
mands. however unjust or unreasonable,
we publish to the world his baseness and
ingratitude and extol to the skies our hu-
manity and benefcence.
Year: 1865

INCREASE OF EMIGRATIoN.-The re
turns of immigrants coming from Europe
show very large increase this year over
last, and it would appear from statements
in the foreign journals that there is hard
" transportation enough to be had fol
those who are waiting to come to this
country. The scaports are crowded with
this class, all provided with the means tc
travel, and only deferred by want of suf,
icicnt vessels. 1t is estimated that before
the end of the year we shall have received
upwards of two hundred thousand immi-
grants from all parts of Europe. Every
one of these brings money with him, say
on an average twenty dollars man. This
would be four millions of dollars. Every
able bodied man is worth, according to the
internal revenue calculation, ten thousand
dollars. What vast addition to the val
ue of labor, then, will this accession to our
industrious population be. Many of these
people will go to the Southern states, and
there furnish most important piece of
machinery in reconstruction, as far as the
difficult question of labor is concerned.


IN. Y. Herald
Year: 1865

partizans to uphold liberty or awe or force
back despotic military rule that in the
name of liberty and equality for the negro,
overwhelms, or may seek to ovcrwhelm,
the civil rights and liberties of every citi-
zen.


The provost marshal is purely militia
ry otficer-a sort Of soldiers policeman
and Jack Ketch. Will any one tell us
why an army Of these officials shonld be
retained in every State save Rhode Island
where there is no need of single armed
soldier, or why Rhode Island alone should
be exempt?


Will men who assume or aspire to be
leaders for once get out of the ruts of ha.
bitual policy and politics, and seeing the
signs and portents, sound the tocsin Of
alarm, and rally a people to the vindica
ton and assertion of liberty.
Year: 1865

PRESENCE OF MIND.-Two young men
on board the steamer st. John, from New
York for Albany, set a good example by
their presence of mind and cool dctermin-
alton the other night. A kerosene lamp
broke in closet, and the burning fluid
covered the floor. Intense alarm of
course, cnsuod, but the young fellows
stood at the door, and refused to allow even
the officers of the boat to enter until the
Kerosene was burned out. The theory was
that if the door was opened and water
poured in the flames would not be extin-
guished, but would be foated to other COM
bustible material at the risk OF the des-
truction Of all
Year: 1865

\ few minutes past six o'clock yester-
day avcning fire broke out in the W God
Shop of Messrs Milburn 4 Cos. extensive
Wagon Manufactory. The alarm was
promptly given and the fire engines soon
on the spot, but everything being 50 dry
the fire got such a start in so few minutes
that it was evident the main building could
not bc saved Attention was then turned
to saving as much material as possible, and
to prevent the fire from spreading to sur
rounding buildings, but from an unfortun-
ate location of the engine and the near
Less Of the WOODEN Factory and McNlil-
lan's Sash and Blind shop, they soon
caught fire and burned. Then the other
lar3e shop of Mcssrs. Milburn 4 CO. across
the race took fire and burned i'll spite OF
efforts to save it.


Then efforts were made to keep Mr..
Palmcr's house, the lumber sheds and
Loshbough's saw mill from burning. and
they were successful; excepting one end
of the main shed. in which were Il brick
dry kiln and office, which were par l!y
consumed, and only saved by their being
brick and b. great efforts Of the Firemcn
and others.


Many conJcctures are made as to how
the fire caught, some saying from friction
of the machinery, but the opinion of Mr..
Milburn and his foremcn, and in fact of
most others is, that it was set ON fire. The
men had gone from the shop but about ten
minutes when the fire brok g c@t, and the
foremen say that all was right when they
left; this in connection with the fact that
it has been on fire several times lately goes
to show that it was the work of am incen>
diary Before, the men were there. and
it was put out, but this time all had gone
to supper.


Milburn & Cos loss will be from $50
900 to $4,000, insured fer $4,000, that
of Me,srs. Palmer x Warden about S20,-
600 The loss to Mr. Mcmillan and to
workmcn in tools is considerable. but We
do not know how much, and we find it inn
possible now to give exact and full partlc-
ulars
Year: 1865

The design of the government in coin
ing the new Nickel three cent piece is to
have them in connection with the two
cent bronze coin take the place of the three
and five cent currency notes. The coins
are put up in $50 bags at the mint, in
which quantities they are sold for gold or
legal tender. The government will pay
the expense of delivery
Year: 1865

by explicit declaration OF Congress that


these bond are to be paid in coin.


In view of the fact that the exemption


of Government securities from State taxa.


ton is, by many persons, considered an
unjust discrimination in their favor. ef.


forts may he made to .ipduce Congress to


ieg'slate upon the subject oftheir taxation.


or course the existing exemption from


State and Municipal taxation of bonds and


securities now outsta nding will be scru-


puiously regarded. That exemption is a


part of the contract under which the secu-


rites have been issued and the money


loaned thereon to the government, and il
would not only be unconstitutional, hut a


breach Of the public faithfor nation to disre-


gard it. II would also, in the judgment OF


the Secretary be unwise for Congress to


grantto the States the power, which they


will not possess unless by Congressional en-.


actment, of imposing local taxes, upon se-
lcuriics OF the United States which may be
hereafter issued. Such taxation, in anv
form, would result in serious if not fatal,
embarrassment to the government, and,
instead of relieving, would eventually in


jure the great mass o; the people, who are
to bear their full proportion of the burden
OF the public debt.-This is subject in
relation to which there should be no diff
ference of opinion, Every tax payer is
personally interested In having the public
debt placed at home and at low rates ofin-
terest, which cannot ne done if the public
securities are to be subject to local taxa
tion.-Taxes vary largely in different
States, and in different counties and cities
of the same State, and everywhere so high
that unless protected against them, the
bonds into which the present debt must
be funded cannot be distributed among
the people except in some favored locali-
ties, unless they Ebear a rate of interest so
as to make the debt severely oppressive.
and to render the prospect Of its extin-
guishment well nigh hopeless. Exempted
from local taxation, the debt can. IL is OK
pected, be funded at an early day at five
per cent; if local taxation is allowed. no
considerable portion of the debt which
falls due within the next four wears can
he funded at home at less than eight per
cent. The taxpayers of the United States
cannotfaffofd to have their burdens thus
increased. 1t is also evident that the re-
lief which local tax payers wonld obtain
from government taxation. rs tho result
of a low rate of interest on the national Sc
curities, would. at least be as great rs the
increase Of the locaItaxes to which they
would be subjected on account OF tho ex-
emption Of Government securities; while
if those securities should hear rate Of in
tersst sufficient to secure their sale when
subject to local taxes, few. ifany Of them,
would long remain where those taxes could
reach them. They would be rapidly
to other countries, into tho
hands of foreign capitalists, and thus at
last the burden paving ahigh rate ofin-
terost would be left upon the people Of the
country without compensation or allevia-
Vi 2 q II
Year: 1865

warn him of the fate before him, but be-
yond dry husky whisper she had lost all
power of speech The light from the lamp
above her shone obliquely on his shaggy
head, his cruel wolfsh eyes staring ferocl-
onsly up at her, and the bare knife held be-
tween his teeth Half minute more he
would have seized her, when, yielding to
her last desperate effort, the knot gave
| way the rope fell to the ground and the
ladder, no longer held in its place, and al
ready trembling under the weight of Kulp,
shook for an instant then its top glided
slowly along the smooth edge of the gra-
ting. till it slipped over the end, and fell
swiftly through the air, with the terrified
wretch clinging to it and coming down
with terrible crash on the copng-stone at
the edge of the platform, rolled over with
its burden on to the line, just as the wildly
shrieking train forged into the station, and
came to dead stand few feet from the
lifeless body lying across its path.
81, who tell you this, happened to be
travelling by the mail that night, and was
quickly out Of the train, followed by sever
al of the passengers, to ascertain the rea-
son of a stoppage so unusual.


at was Will Ferguson who picked up
the body of Kulp from before the engine 4
medical man, one Of the passengers, pro-
nounced him to be dead.


Some time elapsed before Madge, lying
insensible 50 far above our heads, was dis
covered and then it was task Of COLI
siderable difficulty to get her down, but it
was managed after time, and the poor
girl was laid on her bed unconscious Of all
that was being done for her; and when she
did awake from her state of insensibility
it was only to lapse into a brain-fever, from
which she did not thoroughly recover for
several months.


cold David turned up in the morning
hagga ard and penitent. He had been lying
dead-drunk under hedge all night, where
Kulp and Carradus had purposely left him.
Carradus himself got clear away. and has
never been heard of from that day to this
The railway company made Madge hand
some present as soon as she got well again;
but they removed her father from a situa-
ton for which he was evidently incompe-
tent and made him ticket-collector at Wal
lington Junction at which station Madge
was, at her own request, installed as book
ng-clerk but | hear that she and VIII
Ferguson are about to be married so that
next time you come this way, perhaps
there will be no Madge Carliston to serve
you with ticket"
Year: 1865

They sat together at the door,


Through which long years ago,
they passed, newly-wedded pair,
In youths first rosy glow.
Then her round cheek was red and warm,
Her hair was rippling gold
Her form was stately as the oak


Bnt now they both are old.
The blooming cheek is wrinkled now,
The sweet blue eyes are dim
But, full of love and holy trust,


They ever turn to him,
With the calm faith, and hope she felt
Upon her bridal day,
When the long future, fower-clad,
Stretched out before her lay
Now. in the eventide of life,


They watch the purple haze
Grow on the hills, and hang above
The land-loeked chain of bays;
They see the sun sink slowly down
10 gladden. other lands
They feel night coming, and they sit
Serene, with close-clasped hands.
They know that though the dusk is here
There is a place of light,
Invaded not by gloom or shade,
Or the drear, weeping night.
They wait with patience for the cal
TO tread the darksome vale,
Unto the height, before whose glow
The morning sun would pale.
Year: 1865

How FORTUNATE for mankind that in ad.
dtiou to ADAMS fall Eve did not have a
waterfall. In the early generations, before
curled hair was invented, 1t would have been
necessary to scalp half the women to supply
water falls for the other half
Year: 1865

As the facts and circumstances which oper


ated upon the mind Of General Sherman, in
his recent frosty with General Johnston, be.
come known,there is less disposition to censure
hun for the latitude taken He had jnst had
n long interview with President Lincoln.
wherein the contingency of, JoheSons surren,
der was thoroughly csnsassed, and the
paramount impression made by the President
was that every possible.magnamity and kind
ness was to be shown the foe Just as soon as
he should offer TO lay down his arms. The
President particularly desired that every cause
of irritation, consistent with Justice and
national honor, should be obviated, with "A
view OF winning back the affections Of the
Southern people to the the old flag, rather
than securing forced and unwilling obedience
to Federal rule. General Sherman insists
that his action was based upon this desire of
the President Washington special 10 the
Ne'o York Tribune. '.I.-.. ....0
Year: 1865

and the history abounds in nseful sngges-
tions and hints about mending all manner
of bad thriftless ways never knew any
one to read it without being Influenced by
it to repair and set in order their own pos
sessions, whether they were little or much.


Depend upon it, girls, careless untidy
people never will be thrifty, never get be-
fore hand in the world They live in CON
STAN discomfort. and have a thousand
times more trouble for want of well mend
ed and promptly made garments than thrift
ty people ever have in putting theirs in or
der.--COuntry Gentleman.
Year: 1865

a NEW IDEA CONNECTED WITH THE AS
sAssINATIoN.-A new idea connected with
the assassination of the President is thus
broached by the Washington correspond
ent OF the Pittsburg Commercial who says:


I'VE hear it stated that on the night of
the assassination, there were in the theater
over 100 persons who had direct or indirect
knowledge of what was to happen. Many
of those persons had n victim selected, but
their part of the murder failed, from the
fact that the person selected to turn OF the
gas at the crack Of BOOTHS pistol, from some
cause or other. failed TO perform his part.
If the gas had been turned off Booth wonld
have escaped recognition. Had Grant
been there he would have fallen an easy
victim. Booth did not expect the failure
OF the person to turn off the gas; and, after
the deed was done, had to make the most
of IN /. -
Year: 1865

The property this Powder possesses in in
creasing the quantity Of Milk in Cows, gives
it an Importance and value which should
Place it in the hands of every person keeping
Cow. BY actual experiment it has proven
that it will increase the quantity Of Milk and
Cream twenty per cent. and make the Butter
firm and sweet In tattCning Cattle, it gives
makes them thrive much faster.