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Year: 1861

The ARMY AND NAvY.-The President will
have, in short period, under his late requisi-
ton, with that formerly made, and the regulars
on hand previous. over a quarter million Of
men, with fine and fully equipped fleet, ready
Tor action at almost any given point on our
Southern coast, on short notice. Stand from
under !
Year: 1861

FOURTH OF July CELEBRATIoN-We have
been requested by large number of our most
influential citizens, to mention that there will
be celebration in Oroville, on the Fourth OF
July next The prelimnaries will be arranged
during the coming week, by Committee ap-
pointed for that purpose, and published in our
next ISSUE From our knowledge of the men
who are acting in the matter, we feel justified
in saying that it will be the most imposing
celebration ever witnessed in Butte county.
Year: 1861

The RAILRoAD-The contractors on the
railroad have completed the grading to the
hill near WalIace's ranch where the main body
of workmen are now engaged. One company
of men are at work on the fat, this side of the
hill
Year: 1861

SOMETHING ABOUT PUBLIC CRED1T.-The
National Inteltigencer says: SIT seems to be
overlooked by the projectors of the South
ern Confederscy, that the theory on which
it is formed and founded must ever be as
fatal to the public credit of such an aggrega-
ton of States as its practical exercise by
South Carolina has proved fatal to that Of
the present Union. The Federative Govern
ment which once admits the right of Seces-
sion on the part of its constituents, can from
that moment give no guarantees which will
command the confidence of capitalists.


Still less can government founded by
virtue of this principle, and therefore pledged
to its recognition, expect to borrow money
on such shifting and uncertain basis of
political organization. AS at any moment a
capricious State might, by her secession,
bring the finances reared on such a sandy
foundation to utter confusion and overthrow
it is obvious that the money-lenders would
ever be exceedingly chary of investments in
such a fragile structure Of nominal govern
ment.' .I.H
Year: 1861

"A LoNEKS pOLLH.-Ihe moment OF HiS
Pride.-A late writer says:


} believe there is no period of life as that
in which thriving lover leaves his mistress
after his first success. His Joy is more per-
feet than at the absolute moment of his own
eager vow, and her halt asserting bushes.
Then he is thinking mostly of her, and is in
certain degree embarrassed by the efforts
necessary for success. But when the
promise has once been given to him, and he
is able to escape into the domain of his own
heart, he is conqueror, who has mastered
half continent by his own strategy. It
never occurs to him--he hardly believes that
his success is no more than that which is the
ordinary lot of mortal man. 5


He never reflects that all the old married
fogies whom he knows and despises, have
just as much ground for pride, if such pride
were enduring; that every fat silent, dull,
somnolent old lady whom he sees and
quizzes has at some period been deemed as
worthy prize as his priceless galleon; and
so deemed by as bold a captor as himself.
Some one has said that every young mother,
when her first child is born, regards the
babe as the most wonderful production of
that description: which the world has yet
seen. And this, too, is tFue. But | doubt
whether that conviction il DO strong as the
conviction of the successful lover, that has
achieved triumph which should ennOble
him down to later generations.
Year: 1861

NOVEL MODE OF WINTER TRANsIT-At the
Augusta (Me.) bridge, novel mode of tram
sit for winter teams has been adopted, A
track is laid the entire length Of one carriage
way, and large platform car placed there
on, so constructed that loaded sled can be
driven upon IL, and the whole easily drawn
over. This saves labor to the teamster and
wear and tear to the bridge. lri
Year: 1861

MARRIAGE ON A DEATH-BED.-In East
Boston, Mass, recently, dying maiden of
twenty was married to her betrothed. Be-
fore her dissolution she said that she had only
one earthly wish ungratiied--she desired to
be united TO him who had loved her so long
and truly, and the hope of being his in
Heaven. He could deny her nothing--he
married death
Year: 1861

Having secured their novel and ingenious invention by
American and European patents, fully prepared TO
execute all orders for "MINATURE IIKENESSES OF
PER-ONS ON CHINA" presenting all the attractive
and advantageous features of ordinary photographs
the brilliancy and finish of water color drawing and


hitherto unattaIned quality of durability by being
rendered imperishable the natural properties of
the articles upon which they are transferred.


As the patented process of the Company enables the
reproduction of Photographs, not only plain sur
faces but upon such round of any degree of
neutrality-suspicious. can be reproduced with fault
less accuracy and delicacy of delineation upon Por
celan of any description and dimension used as
articles of luxury or Of household utility such as
Year: 1861

thereby securing faithful portraits and furnishing an
unique and exquisite style of ornamentatOn of articles
in domestic use.


In order to furnish facilities for the qualification of
the popular taste and to meet the those pa


irons OF the Fine Arts desrOuS OF having Portraits on
Porcelain, the Company have imported from Europe
collection OF superior porcelain goods manufactured TO
their own order, which they sell at cost prices


As the American Company owners of the patent
right and consequently the only persons authorized
the process they have determined in order to af
ford People in every section Of the Union an opportu
nifty 10 possess Portraits China TO make the follow
ing proposition to residents in the country who are
unable TO visit personally the Ateler and Galleries IN
New York: Persons sending photograph ambro-
type, daguerreotype TO the Office of the COMPANY in
New York, accompanied by FIVE DOLLARS will receive
in return by express free of other charge richly or
namented breakfast Cup and saucer with the portrait
transferred thereon.


By transmitting daguerreotype and rEy poIIARs
they Will secure IN like manner, a handsome French
Vase or Toilet Article with the portrait reproduced by
the patented process.


By sending pair of daguerreotypes and FIFTEEN
DOLLARS, they will receive in a pair Of rich
Sevres Vases with the portraits executed equal TO
miniature paintings; and IN like manner portraits can
De reproduced on porcelain wares Vases Of every
quality OF finish, ranging price from Twenty 70 One
Hundred DOLLARS the pair.


n. B-Be particular in writing the address town.
county and tate distinctly. All lei' rs to be adj
dressed to MANAGER, AMERICAN F. GEOGRAPHIC
PORCELAIN CO.. Isl Broadway, NEW YORK


oct2-3ln
Year: 1861

\ gentleman from Paris writes the follow
ing: saw through ore Of the windows of
the mayors Office, in the twelfth arondis-
sement what seemed to be the body of a ne
gro hanging y The neck. 1t the first glance
and even at the second, | took it for a hui
man being, whom disappointed love, or per-
haps an expeditions Judge, had disposed of
SO suddenly but | soon asoertained that the
ebony gentleman in question was a large
doll, as large as lie. what to think of this
| did not know, so I asked the door-kc,per
the meaning Of it.


This is the contraband museum, was the
answer and on my showing a curiosity to
examine ii, be was kind enough to act my
cicerone.


In a large dirty room are scattered over
the floor, on the walls, and on the ceiling,
all the inventions of roguery which had
been confiscated from time to time, By those
guardians of the law, the revenue officers


1t is a complete arsenal of the weapons
Of smuggling, all, unfortunately, in com
pete confusion.


Look before you there is a hogshead
dressed up as a nurse with child that
holds two quarts and a-half On the other
side, are two logs, hollow rs the Trojan
horse, and filed with armies of cigars. On
the floor lies a huge boa constructor, gorged
with china silk !; and Just beyond Is pile
Of coal, curiously perforated with spools of
cotton.


The colored gentleman who excited my
sympathy at first. met with his fate under
the following gcircumstances:-Iic was built
Of tin, painted black, and stood Ike key.
duck CT Ethiopian chasseur on the foot
board Of a carriage fastened by his feet and
hands. He had frequently passed through
the gates, and was we'll known by sight to
the soldiers, who noticed that he was al
ways showing his teeth-which they sup
posed to be the custom of the country


One day, the carriage he belonged to
was stopped b. a crowd at the gate. There
was as usual q grand chorus Of yells and
oaths, the vocal part being performed by
.le drivers and cartmen, and the instrument
tai by their whips.


The negro, however, never spoke SIN
gle word His good behavior delighted
the soldiers, who held him up rs az ex-
ample to the crowd.


Look at the black felloW,' they cried
'see how we'll he behaves Bravo, niger
He showed a perfect Indifference to their
applause.


My friend said the clerk at the bar
rier, jumping upon the foot board, and
slapping our sable friend on the shoulder,
we are really much obliged to you
Oh, the surprise! the shoulder ratified.
The officer was bewildered; he sounded the
footman all over, and he was made of met
al, and as full as skin could hold of the
very best contraband liquor drawn out at
his feet


The juicy mortal was seized at once, and
carried OF in triumph.


The first night the revenue people drank
up one of the shoulders, and he was soon
bled to death 1t is now six years since
ne lost the moisture of his system, and was
reduced to dry skeleton.
Year: 1861

The irresistible passi p for liquor which
is acquired by men who can not govern
their appetites, is quite as much a physi-
cal as moral disease, and the terrible era
wing for the accustomed stimulus which
constitute the apparently irresistible obsta-
Gle to reform, comes mostly from the local
inflammation of the stomach and brain Its
cure by medical treatment is not, therefore,
irrational, and if it is possible it should be
understood that those who struggle vainly
to break the chains of degrading habit,
may avail themselves Of whatever medical
reinforcement may contribute to the sup
port of an enfeebled will There is a fa-
nous prescription in use in England, says
the Springfield Republican, for the cure Of
drunkenness, by which thousands are said
to have been assisted in recovering them
selves. The recipe came into notoriety
through the efforts of John Vine Hall, IA
ther Of Rev. Newman Hall and Capt Vine
Hall, commander of the Great Eastern
steamship He had fallen into such a ha-
bitual drunkenness that his most earnest
Year: 1861

Whatever our professions are, we
try not to belle them by our practice.
If we had been making night and day


hideous with our cries for free speech


for the last five years, we should hard
ly, for the sake of consistency, object
to it now. And yet the gallows, hemp
t'tar and feathers and other applianc-
es of we'll organized mob are freely
promised whenever Democrat dares
to call into question the capability or
the integrity Of our present admins
tration. For our part we have but one
opinion of mobs or mob law, and it
makes no difference to us in what To-
ality it originates or aourishes. 1t is
Year: 1861

He will also give special attention to busi-
ness before the Departments of the General
Government at Washington, and especially te
Land Cases, and obtaining Land Patents


AS the head of one of the Land Patent Bu-
reaus in the General Land Office at Wash
ington for several years, and possessing a
large experience in the transaction of public
business, he possesses extensive facilities for
the transaction of business with the Govern.
ment. nS4v2y1
Year: 1861

GLAZIER AND PAINTER
~Wonld respectfully announce that he is ready
attend to Jobs of glazing, painting and
Varnishing at short notice. Lettering and
Sign Painting in the best ttvle of the art.
>7stf Shop 3 doors West of Eagle Exchange.
Year: 1861

a vague notion seems TO have got abroad
amongst q few Of the more rash and ex-
cited milloWners that we could get over the
difficulty Of our position, and supply our
selves with cotton to an unlimited extent
at ence, by recognizing the Southern Con.
federation. A more futile, baseless, and
utterly illogical notion has perhaps never
been entertained. In first place, it is i'm
possible for this country or any other to re-
coRnize Confederation which does not yet
exist, and very possibly never may. Any
recognition Of the South now would be
simply helping it in its struggle for exist
ence. Il would be taking side in the
midst Of desperate conflict and would
thus Of course be in fact declaration Of
war against the North. But in the second
place, if We did recognize the Southern
Confederation ever so fully, if all the world
recognise it, this would not in the least fur
ther the end in view. We should not be
one whit nearer the cotton than before The
Northern States would have exactly the
same right to blockade the Southern ports
ss now, and they would be certain to exer-
else the right more stringently. We should
have no legal ground or pretence whatever
for attempting to break the blockade If
We attempted it, this would equally be
declaration of war against the North, and
We could only carry out the attempt by
force But if force is TO be used at al, it
may Just IS well be used at once. And
those who would suggest the recognition Of
the South in order to obtain a supply Of
cotton, ought logically to demand from the
Government a naval armament to take il
BY force.
Year: 1861

Bishop Timon is out in pastoral letter
calling upon g all ladies, the very young,
,er.a as well as those Of more mature age not TO
appear in church. assist at Catholic
sscred functions, nor present themselves
for the reception Of the sacraments, with
out having their neck, shoulders and breast
modestiy covered"
Year: 1861

tureu.


New Orleans, June 4.-The blockade of this
port is as yet only partial, and vessels that it
was feared would be detained have been en-
abed to proceed to sea.


1t is understood now that all the foreign yes
,fels will be permitted to leave between this and
|the 9Th instant, and that after that date they
will run the risk Of capture, should they endeav.
or to run the blockade.


There have been some further captures Of
Northern vessels by the Southern privateers,
and the prizes have been brought safely into
this port. Some of the vessels and cargoes are
valuable, and will prove of vast benefit to the
Confederacy.


If the Northern President does not nAict any
more severe blockade upon our river than the
one which is now established, we shall be highly
grati6ed.


There is but very little doing here in either
Greights or sterling, and the quotations for both
are nominal.
Year: 1861

As a remedy for this most distressing and o6sti-
nate malady, the VEGETABLE LIFE MEDl-
ONES deserve distinct and emphatic recommen-
dation 1t is Unknown to hundreds in this city,
that the former proprietor of these valuable med
icnes was himself afflicted with this complaint for
upwards of thirty i've years, and that he tried in
vain every remedy prescribed within the whole
compass Of the MateriG Medtca. he, however, at
Length tried the medicine which is now offered to
the public and he was cured in very short time,
after his recovery had been pronounced not only
improbable, but absolutely impossible, by any hu-
Year: 1861

.THx ANALGAaArioS OF LASGUAoKs-There ia a grow.
ing tendency in this age TO appropriate the most
i've words OF other languages and after while to ncor


porate them into own thus the word Cephac which
is from the Greek sgnifying "for the head" now
coming populariztd in connection with Mr. Spaldng's
great Headache remedy but it will soon be used in
general way, and the word Cephalc will become IS
common Eectrotype and many others whose dstiuc.
ton as foreign words bas been worn away by common
usage until they seem native and to the manor born"
Year: 1861

GREAT DIscOvRRY.-Among the most important Of all
the great medical discoveries Of this age may lie consd
cred the system Of vaccination for protection from Small
Pox, the Cephalic Pill for relief OF Headache and the
use OF Qunne for the prevention of Feyers either Of
which is sure specific whose benefits will be experenc
ed by suffering humanity long after their discoverers
forgotten.
Year: 1861

t8- Did you ever have the Sick Headsche' Do you
remember the hrobbing temples, the fevered brow tn
loathing and digust at the sight of food How totally
unfit you for pleasure conversation or study One
Of the Cephalc Pills would have relieved you from all
the suffering which you then experienced For this snd
other purposes you should always have box Of them OF
hand to use as occasion requires.
Year: 1861

The following noble letter from Lieuten-
ant in the U. S. Navy, now on this coast, will
be read with pride by all Union men, but
more especially by those who hail from the
Old Dominion:
Year: 1861

VnOTC4dAL6s


While the people are contributing every
dollar they can spare for the comfort Of the
soldiers, it is but just that the merchant
and trading classes should afford some evil
dence of patriotism-at least the negative
one Of forbearing to speculate on the ne.
cessities aud diatresses of the country. As
it is, not only are these classes too much
intent upon their vocation of money-mak.
ing, but, besides enriching themselves out
of the needs of the country, their monopo'
lies and speculations stand between the
people and the soldiers. They do double
injury. They reap their own immense
gains of the noble struggles for all that a
people hold dear, and battle and prevent
the volunteer contributions of the people
to their brave defenders by monopolizing
articles of prime necessity, initiating prices
beyond the reach of general purchasers,
and embarrassing the transportation of VOL
unteer stores to the army.


There is no necessity for speaking gene.
rally of this subject. We can designate
any number of articles, the price of which
have been doubled and trebled by trade
monopolies and speculative combinations,
without any reason in the nature Of things
for the sudden and monstrous imitation Of
former prices. There is, for instance, no
just reason why bacon should now be thir.
ty-fve cents per pound. Our exchanges
say that in the leading markets of this ar
ticle the stocks are, if fanything, larger than
when it was selling from thirteen to fifteen
cents. Again, in dry goods, the same un'
just and speculative advance, effected BY
monopolies of capitalists: is evident. We
have been told that for blankets, which
probably cost not more than one dollar and
fifty cents to two dollars per pair, five and
six dollars is now asked. Homespun that,
last winter, sold for six and quarter cents
is sold now (the same stock too) at twelve
and half cents. Advances in the same
proportion have been made in other articles
necessary for the clothing of our troops.


If public sentiment is not equal to chas.
tise and correct the money greed Of mer.
chants and tradesmen, We see no reason to
hesitate at the necessity of the Government
to take the matter under its control, at least
so far, without interfering with the legiti.
mate freedom and enterprise Of trade, as to
break up speculative combinations against
itself. There are honorable and noble
cases where few of our patriotic merchants,
content With their ordinary regular profits,
have consented to dispose of their goods,
so long as they lasted, at the usual prices.
The profits have been sufficient to pay at
least for their time and investments. Why
should not this honorable manifestation Of
justice and patriotism, given by few Of
our merchants, be made the rule, if need
be, by the rigor of the law, for those
others, depraved by avarice, worse in fact
than the expelled "alien enemies who,
having made their money out of the South,
are content to leave it without affecting
attachment to country, the plunder and
spoil of which they only cared for.-Rich.
mond Dispatch. .......
Year: 1861

The MASSACHUSETTS Personal LIBERTY
BILL.-The Boston Courier announces that
the Legislative Committee on the Personal
Liberty law have agreed unanimously on tho
following changes in the present law: ssTo
make the writ of habeas corpus returnable
only before Justice of the Supreme Court
instead of Justices of the Superior Court as
well as the Supreme Court; to provide that
the militia may be lawfully called out to pre-
serve the public peace, in cases growing out
of the rendition Of fugitive slave; to allow
the evidence of the claimant in proof of his
claim TO the alleged fugitive" The Commit.
tee will report the first of next week
Year: 1861

Price Adpanced.-We learn from a gentle-
man extensively engaged in the auction busi.
ness, that the price of negroes has ad vaneed
considerably. and that there are now very
few in this market for sale
Year: 1861

Sto,c Progr ess.-The bill amending the char


ter OF the city, for the purpose of extending


the corporate limits, was perfected and laid


before the HOAse of Delegates several weeks
since, yet the way for its passage cannot have


proved a remarkably smooth one, as we have
yet seen no report of its progress towards be-
coming a law. Now, the people of this CITY
are anxious to extend the blessings of social


Independence, in the way of gas water paved
streets, police. and snch things, TO their sur.
Dufban neighbors, and it is believed that a
majority OF those who live i'll close proximity
10 the dividing line are of the same opinion
The noisy opposition of few indictments
should not deter our immediate represent ta-
tiVes from pressing the subject the atten-
ton OF the General Assembly Some portion
oi the suburbs ought to be included i'm the
city, and we trust that when the attention


OF the legislators is again turned toward the


business which their constituents sent them


mere TO perfect, our representatives will not
De backward in explaining the advantage of the
scheme to which allusion has been made
The street railroad Will soon be built, and


then our country neghbors will be as anxious


TO hltch on 10 our cars as some of them are
now unwilling to hear of such thing We
are suspicious of any new project that at one
bound leaps ibto the arms of public favor
therefore We admire the annexation bill.