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Year: 1861

The Urbana Free Press, in calling upon
the Democrats of Champaign County to
participate in the Union Convention to be
held in that place on Saturday, says;


If there ever was time when there
should be union of hearts aud hands, that
time is now. The traitors of the South are
a union for the rebellion, and shall we of
the North be divided, who are to and who
must crush this rebellionl God forbid
Year: 1861

PECULIAR CUSTOMS OF SPANISH TRADEsMEE
SEvENTY-TIvE YEARS AGo.-If go into a
booksellers shop, said Lord Auckland, in
his Journal and buy ten or twelve books
no inducement will make him send them
home; and he will rather return my money
to me. If servant is sent to buy twelve
pounds Of sugar. the woman of the shop
says; "Have you brought some thing to put
it into2" If the servant answers "No," she
quietly puts the sugar away, and wishes you
a good morning, for it is not her business to
furnish paper; and this same indifference
goes through every branch of trade. A serV-
ant carried a slipper to be mended; the
shoemaker told him that it was his business
to make and mend shoes and nothing would
induce him to touch the slippers; and the
staymaker employed for the children refused
10 alter some stays made for them at Paris;
he said, that as he had not made them it was
not his business to mend them.


lfyou want a lookipg-glass, you must buy
the plate of st. Ildefonso, you must next
send it 10 one part of Madrid to be silvered,
and then to another part to be framed, and
to another to be gilded. All this trouble is
given TO you with perfect civility, and by
poor creatures who are in extreme want of
money, which they will not take, because
they will not go one step out of the beaten
track; and the consequence is, that a great
part Of the business is done by bad manufac-
turers here, for the prejudices are such that
the Protestents have little encouragement.
Year: 1861

Present Day.


The conduct of some of our politicians re-
minds US of scene in Smolletts Peregrine
Pickle. "Peregrine" had become member
of political club, which was composed of
violent enthusiasts:


In one of their nocturnal deliberations he
promoted such spirit of good fellowship
10y the agreeable sallies of his wit, which
were puTposely leveed against their political
adversaries, that by ten o'clock they were
all ready to join in the most extravagant
proposal that could be made. They broke
their glasses in consequence of his sugges-
tion, drank healths ont of their shoes, caps,
and the bottoms of eandlesticks that stood
before them, sometimes standing with one
foot on chair, and the knee bent on the edge
of the table; and when they could no longer
stand in that posture, sitting bare on the
cold floor.


They huzzaed, hallooed, danced and sung,
and, in short, were elevated TO such pitch
of intoxication that when "Peregrine' pro.
posed that they should burn their periwigs,
the hint was Immediately approved, and
they executed the frolic as one man. Their
shoes and caps underwent the same fate by
the same instigation; and in this trim he
led them forth into the street, where they
resolved to compel every body they should
find To subscribe to their political creed, and
pronounce the shibboleth Of their party.
In the achievement of this enterprise they
met with more opposition than they expected;
they were encountered with arguments
which they could not well withstand the
noses of some and the eyes of others in a
very little time had the marks of obstinate
disputRtion.
Year: 1861

A SMART SoE OF THE SEA.-A smart son
Of the sea-a stormy, stalwart sailor-says
that so many sea words are spelled with an
IS" at the start, that be sat:down to see how
many he could set in one sentence, and he
soon scared up two score, and he might have
secured sixty if he had studied steadily six
Or seven seconds more;


"The scow and shallop slowly swim upon
the sound, and sink when scuttled; while the
skiff, the smack, and slight sail-beat are
sculled and skim along the surging straits;
and some times in a spray, scud or squall,
strike the sandy, shelly shore, and are
svamped in the seething surf But the
stately ship and the smoking steamer, the
sloop and schooner, sail securely on the
smooth surface Of the salt sea, steered by the
strong seamen.n .LLL \.
Year: 1861

Process of Manufacturing Plate Glass.
Beautiful plate glass Is now made in large
quantities in England, for glazing buildings.
In its manufacture, the requisite weight of
fused glass is taken from the furnace upon
the point of the blower, and is then blown
into spherical form. 1t is then reheated in
the furnace and swung above the head and
below the feet of the workmen until it as.
sumes the form of a cylinder.


In performing this operation, the work.
man stands upon a stage below the mouth of
the furnace, with a pit or well beneath his
feet, six or seven feet in depth. He swings
and balances the molten metal until it is
expanded 10 the proper length. The least
miscalculation of his powers of swinging it,
or a very small deviation from the proper
curve, would destroy the whole.


The next stage is to separate, with strings
, of red-hot glass, the cylinder from the blow
ing iron, and also cut off its closed end; the
tubes are then allowed to stand on end
prior to being annealed like so many Chin
ney pots. The tube is then cut down the
middle, and being placed in a heated room,
called the fiattening kiln, it soon opens out
and being pressed down by the workmen, it
quickly becomes hattened out on slab of
stone.


1t il then quickly smoothed with wooden
implement, and passed to the cool end of the
kiln by degrees. 1t is then tilted on its
edge, and the manufacture is complete. If
the manufacturer merely wishes to produce
a glass shade, the cylinder is preserved,
being detached from the blowing tube. But
in order TO cut it evenly, simple but inge-
nious machine is employed, consisting of a
frame, in which the cylinder is supported
vertically or horizontally, while the diamond
set in a little frame is made to act against the
surface so as to cut it.
Year: 1861

NAUTICAL DESCRIPTION OF DANCE -
Havn't had any fun with the land. lubbers
till Thursday night at dance. When l
arrived in the cabin l found them under
headWay of a Spanish dance. Took my
station in line with Sue Tucker, fell back
and filed, then shot ahead two fathoms,
hauled up on the starboard tack to let
another craft pass, then came stern on
another sail, spoke her and then bore round
against the sun, and fell in with another sail
in full chase, passed twenty sail on the same
course, and when half way across the other
shore dropped astern, fell back, couldn't eil,
so let 60 anchor and hauled up for repairs.
Year: 1861

A SCENTED DIAMOND SREsAuoS.-@A great
sensation has been excited among the Lon
don jewellers by the introduction of o
scented dIamond!R The stone has recently
been discovered in Ava and has the same
weight, Transparency, brilliance and value as
other diamonds; but possesses the extra
ordinary quality Of giving out avery agree
able odor when under the influence Of a high
temperature. rrlr 2ittFa.
Year: 1861

DEPARTURE OF THE NAVAL ExPRDIriov.-Th
great expedition sailed from Fortress Monroe on
Tuesday morning. The flagship Wabash took
the lead at daylight, when gun was fired as
signal. The steamer CatayaJa brought up the
rear. The vessels, more than fifty in number,
formed in line few miles down the Roads and
went out between the Capes in splendid style


The morning was the most beautiful Que ofthe
season, and the spectacle was the grandest ever
witnessed Oh this continent.
Year: 1861

The rebel steamer George Page is now cooped
up in Quantico creek, as our batteries on the
Maryland shore bear directly on the mouth of
the creek, rendering it a matter OF considerable
risk for her to attempt an exodus.
Year: 1861

ly ruin but disgrace will overwhelm all who ought to have come to our assistance, and yet would not pledge myself to you that this is no false alarm, and all who know me will believe me.

 SOLON BORLAND,

 Colonel Commandant.
Year: 1861

yEyo HIRE colored woman, to wash and iron and do

 ouse work One from the country alone will answer, and the hest wages given Inquire at this office.

 Also to hire a white man, German or AmerIcan to make fires and the other work of place i'll town Impure at his office. oct oi oW
Year: 1861

The GOVERNMENT LoAN-On Satur-
day last, the bids for an additional loan of
five millions of dollars were found to be
nearly triple the amount asked for. When
viewed in contrast with he bids which
were offered about fortnight since for the
same amount, the question will readily arise
as to what the marked change is to be a.
tributable. Then the rates of interest were
so enormous that the Government prudent
ly declined the largest portion. Now the
rate, though more than has been heretofore
asked in times of ordinary stability and
prosperity, is nevertheless much less than
che rate asked about a fortnight ago


1t is lamentable fact that nothing has
since transpired to impart additional conf
dcnce in the public mind as 20 the pcrma-
hency and prosperity of the republic. We
mnst confess that we are at loss TO define
the real cause Of this apparently renewed
confidence. 1t must be greatly owing to
the fact that an immensely ofcapital is lying
dormant throughout tn, country, and the
holders, rather than continue that non-re-
muncratlve pol cy, are willing to embark in
any Investment which promises even II
slight hope of security Washington
..Stdtcs
Year: 1861

I'm THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FlF-
d teenth Judicial District of the State of Califor-
MIA. in and for the County of Butte.


Amanda Simonds VS.. John Simonds.


Action brought in the District Court of the Fiji.
teenth Judicial District and the Complaint filed
in the County of Butte in the Office of the Clerk OF
said District Court.


The People of the State of California send greet
ing to John Simonds.


You are hereby required to appear in an action
in the District Court Of the Fifteenth Judicial Dis
ty of Butte, aud to answer the complaint hled
therein, "a copy of which accompanies this Sum
mons) within ten days Exclusive of the day OF ser
yice) after the service you of this Summons-li
served within this county; or if served out OF TINS
county, but in this Judicial District within twenty
DAYS: or if served out of said District then with
in forty days-or judgment by default will be
taken against you.
The said action is brought to obtain a Decree OF
Divorce from the bonds of matrimony existing be-
tween you and said plaintiff and to obtain the care
custody education and control of her children
James and julia AMI judgment for her costs OF this
suit and general relief, and if you fail to appear
and answer the said complaint above required
the plaintiff will apply to said Court for the ree
in her complaint demanded.
,- Given under my hand and Seal OF the
SEAL District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial
l---l District, this oath day of May, in the


year of our Lord one thousand eight


hundred and sXty-one.


H. NJ. PHIPPS, Clerk.


my25-4t BY MILES CHAPIN, Deputy.
Year: 1861

En- the District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial
b District. of the State of California, IN and for
the County of Butte.
The PEOPLE of the State of California, VS.. J. Wat
son. r.e
Action brought in the District Court OF the t!f.
teenth Judicial District, and the complaint hled III
the County of Butte, in the Office OF the Clerk Oh
said District Court.


ing to WATSON.


You are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against you by the above named plaintiff In
the District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District
of the State of California in and for the County OF
Rntte. and 10 answer the complaint filed therein,
IA conv ofwhich accompanies this Snmmons) with
in ten days Exclusive of the day of Servce) after
the service on YOU of this Summons-if served
within this County; or if served out OF this County,
but in 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.


The said action is brought to obtain judgment
against YOU for the sum of $3.50 0l alleged to be due
from Won TO plainti for taxes levied for the years
1859 and 1860 upon real and personal property in
Butte County and more fully described in plaintiff s
complaint now on file in the office of the Clerk OF
said Court and for costs of suit and if you fail to
appear and answer the said complaint as above re-
quired the Plaintiff will take judgment by default
against YOU for the said sum OF $500 OIL and for
costs of suit.


District Court of the fifteenth Judicial
SEAL ( District, this lst day of June, in the


~ wear of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and sxty-one.


H.M. PHIPPs, Clerk.


By MILES CHAPIN, Deputy Clerk.
F NJ SMITH Plaintiffs Attorney.
Year: 1861

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIF-
teenth Judicial District of the State of Califor-
MA in and for the county of Butte.


U.J. Brewster vs. Horace Brewster.


Action brought in the District Court of the Fif-
teenth Judicial District, and the complaint filed in
the County of Butte, in the Office of the Clerk of
said District Court.


The People of the State of California send Greet
ing to Horace Brewster: You are hereby required
to appear in an action brought against you by the
above named Plaintiff in the District Court of the
Fifteenth Judicial District of the State of Califor
mia, in and for the County of Butte and to answer
the complaint filed therein Ga copy of which ac-
companies this Summons) within ten days, exclu-
sve of the day of servce) after the service you
of this Summons-if served within this county; or
if served out of this county but in 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.


The said action is brought to obtain a decree of
divorce from the bonds of Matrimony existing be
tween you and said Plaintiff and for the care custo
dy, control and education of her children and for
COSTS aud if you fail to appear ard answer and said
complaint is above required, the Plaintiff will apply
to said Court for the relief in the complaint de-
manded.


- Given under my hand and Seal of the
| District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial
ShAA District, this 7th day of May, in the
~ year of our Lord, one thousand eight


hundred and sixty-one.


H. NJ. PHIPPS, Clerk.
myls-5t By MILES CHAPIN, Deputy.
Year: 1861

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIF-
teenth Judicial District, of the State of Califor
mia, in and for the county of Butte.


Mary Smith VS.. George Smith-Action brought
in the District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Dis
trict, and the Complaint filed in the County of
Butte, in the Office of the Clerk of said District
Court.


The People Of the State of California send
greeting to George Smith: You are hereby required
to appear in an action brought against you by the
above named Plaintiff in the District Court of the
State of California in and for the County of Butte,
and to answer the Complaint filed therein, "a copy
of which accompanies this Summons) within ten
days. Exclusive of the day of service,) after the
service on you of this Summons-if served within
this county; if served out of this county, but in
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.
The said action is brought to obtain decree of this
Court dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing
between plaintiff and defendant for alleged deser-
tion of plaintiff by defendant, and for such other
relief as may be equitable, and if you fail to appear
and answer the said complaint as above required
the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief
prayed for in her complaint


t@ Given under my hand and Seal of the
SEAL District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial
49, District, this 1st day of April in the


year of our Lord one thousand eight hum


dred and sixty-one.


HIM. PHIPPS, Clerk.


By C. G. LINCOLN, Deputy Clerk.
GRANGER MAURICE, Att'ys for plttf. ap6-3m
Year: 1861

NOTHING is entirely lost. The drop of wa
ter which is split, the fragment of paper which
was burnt, the plant that rots in the ground
all that perishes and is forgotten-equally
seeks the atmosphere. aud all is there preserv-
ed, and thence returned to fructify the earth
for some other purpose.
Year: 1861

I'm THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FlF-
Eteenth Judicial District of the State of California,
in and for the county of Butte Daniel q. Donnell
VS.. Thomas Bisset. Action brought in the District
Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District, and the
Complaint filed in the County of Butte, in the office
of the Clerk of said District Court The people of
the State of California send greeting to Thomas Bis
set You are hereby required to appear in an ac-
ton brought against you by the above named Plain
tiff in the District Court Of the Fifteenth Judicial
District of the State of California in and for the
County of Butte, and to answer the complaint filed
therein, Ga copy of which follows this summons)
within ten days, Exclusive of the day OF servlce)
after the service on you of this summons-if served
within this County if served out OF this County,
but in 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 The said action is brought to obtain decree
of this Court for the foreclosure of certain mort
gage described in the complaint, and executed by
the said Thomas Bisset and A. Bisset his wife, on
the lst day of June A. D., 1853 to secure the pay
ment of certain Promssory Note for the sum of
one thousand dollars, with interest thereon at the
rate of three per cent. per month, from June lst
A. D., 1858, that the premises conveyed thereby
may be sold. and the proceeds applied to the pay
ment of said note and costs OF suit, SAID premises
being part of Lots Nos and 2, in Block 2, as laid
down on the map of the town of Oroyie, and in
case such proceeds not sufficient to pay the same
then TO obtain an execution against said defendant,
Thomas Bsset for the balance remaining due, and
also that the said defendant, and all persons claim
ing by, through or under him, may be barred and
forecosed of all right, title and interest in and to
said mortgaged premises and for other and further
relief and if you fail to appear and answer the said
Complaint as above required, the Plaintiff will
apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in his
Complaint on file herein.


Given under my hand and Seal of the


! District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial


eNAH' ( District, this 20th day of March, in the
-- year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and siXty-one.


II. NJ. PHIPPS, CLERK.


S.W. W. CoUGHEY, Atty for Plt'f. m23-3m
Year: 1861

PAPER MLL-The Santa Cruz Sentinel
says the paper mill at San Lorenzo is running
its full extent, and is doing a good share of
business. A ready market is found in San
Francisco for all the paper they can manufac-
tare.
Year: 1861

The CRoPs.-Many of the recent reports of
the failure of the wheat and barley crops in
the lower counties were premature, and are now
meeting denial The crops in Santa Clara
will be as good as usual
Year: 1861

other. To invoke the gravest sanctions Of
Chnrch and State upon public engagement to
"take each other for better for worser," and
"live together till death do part and then sub
stitute for this solemn compact quite another
one, which three years separation or one years
quarreng shall serve to fulfill and satisfy, is not
the thing. We insist that those who want to
come together and separate on the terms sug-
gested by Mr.. Ramsey shall so publicly stipulate
in their contract and ceremony of union, and let
those who prefer the good old way continue to
walk therein, being married absolutely for life as
at present. Let every tub stand on its own
knffom
Year: 1861

Our last Legislature tried to replace Hanging
by Imprisonment for Life as the penalty of most
crimes hitherto esteemed capital, though leaving
death to be inflicted at discretion in cases of as
grayated homicide. The effect Of this change
has been to double the number Of convictions for
such homicide in this City, and to render such
conviction easy and morally certain, where it
formerly was difficult and precarious. We bclievs
the proportion Of convictions TO crimes under
formerly. But certain Of our higher judges have
held that the new act inadvertently repealed tho
provision Of the preS1isting code whereby Hanging
was prescribed as the mode Of execution, without
specifying any mode Of inaicting death. 30 that
convictions of murder in the first degree become
imperative. We regard this as q groundless
cavil, prompted by hostility to the object and
scope Of the new law, the intent Of the Legiala-
ture being clear beyond question; but whatever
its validity, it Ia one very easily obviated Any
good lawyer in either House can draw bill in
twenty lines that viii obviate all the difficulties Jet
started with regard to the execution Of the act
of 1860, taxing the ingenuity of the judges to in
vent new ones. And this we bold, 10 precisely
what should now be done, giving the act Of 1850
a fair chance to be tested by experience. in ooa-
formity 10 the well-known intentions Of its aa-
thors.


Of course, the Legislature has power to Do
quite otherwise. It may repeal the act Of 1880
outright but that will not dispose of the oontrs-
versy. The opponents of the Death Penalty WIZ
Justly cay, "You have not dared to give our The
"ory fair chance you have killed Il By
+" side-blow; you have raised false issue on sn
alleged oversight of the Legislature Of 1860.
and thereupou forced suapjudgraeut IN hvoe
Year: 1861

We learn Of Capt Lowrey, OF the Julia Tyler which
left Hampton Roads on Sunday, the 2lst that the pilot
who down from Norfolk to pilot his vessel TO
informed him that the city of Norfolk and the Navy Yard
were burning at the time he left Captain Lowrey made
further inquiries from the pilot the subject, as he
was wholly ignorant of the state of affairs on shore, but
states that he could the flames distinctly from his
vessel The pilot being only on board for limited PERIOD
owing the shortness of the time that his services
required accounted for Captain Lowrey hoing no con-
yersaton the subject and up to the present. nothing
is definitely known only that large fire had broken out
but from what cause is as yet my stery.