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Year: 1865

NALuABLE TREASURE DIscovERED NEAR
ORovMLE MANY of our citizens will probably
remember mysterious looking individual who,
about two weeks ago, made his appearance in
our town, and for several. days was steu in
close consultation with one of our Deputy
Sheriffs. Some surmised that he was an ennis
sary Of JEFF. Davis others that he was envoy
extraordinary OF Emperor Max, for the purpose
OF annexng California to that tropical empire;
and, had it not been for the well known loyalty
Of the aforesaid Deputy Sheriff, cur dstin


guished stranger might have been roughly used


Upon inquiry, We found the following to be the
history Of said genteman's mission TO our town;
During the summer of 1868, man by the
name of Akin was hung in our county for the
murder of his partner, at Morris Ravine


Aboot an hour before bis death, be disclosed to
Fellow prisoner by the name of Greer that he
had buried large amount of gold coin at
Carpenters Flat, and made complete map Of
the place where the said treasure was buried


which vas on the south side of liye-oak stump
near cabin that. should Greer ever get out
OF prison, be might fud it with ease After
Greer got to States Prison. be disclosed his
secret TO the officers Of The prison and. fnaly


the clerk of the prison, whose name we didn't
learn, concluded TO make himself and all his
friends rich. He accordingly made journey
20 our town, and is the mysterious individual
above spoken Of. Upon his arrival, he made a
confident of the Deputy Sheriff already alluded
TO- The two, with pick and shovel, one fine
moonlight night repaired TO Carpenter Flat,
and, 10, and behold, here was the cabin de-
scribed by Akin here was every tree exactly
as described by bin, and here was the Identical
lve-oak stump and said stump even had a
south side exactly as described Both parties
went TO work in good earnest, digging deep
hcle on the south side of SAID stump-but no
treasure was to be found. But this did not
satisfy our treasure seekers perhaps il was The
north side-and hole was dug on the north


east and west sides, but no treasure was to be
found. and the disappointed treasure seekers
returned to their respective homes-the one 10
the jailor's office, and the other TO San Quentin
Year: 1865

COLLECTION OF TAxEs.-They have a new
way of collecting delinquent taxes in the State
of Nevada. According TO the new law, the
county treasurer is authorized TO attend the
sale and buy in the property for the benefit Of
the county and those TO whom costs are due
Year: 1865

Notes of all the denominations named will be promptly
furnished upon receipt OF subscriptions


The Notes Of this Third Series are precisely similar
form and privileges the seveuThires already sold
except that The Government tse the option
oPayins interest ID gold at per cent instead Of
aifths in currency Subscribers will deduct the in
etest IN currency up July 18TH at the time when they
subscribe.


The delivery of the notes Of this third ssrlss Of the
Seven thirtss will commence on the LIST OF June and
will be made promptly and continuously alter that date


The Sigh, change maden the conditions OF this THIRD
SERIES Affects only the matter Oflnieres The payment
in gold ifmade will be equivalent the currency Interest
Of the higher rate.


The return to specie payments, in the event Of which
only will the option to pay Interest in Gold be AvAllsd
Of would roduSe and oqualite prices that purchases
made with Fix per cent in gold would be fully equal to
those made with and thrseonihs per cent in cur
rency. Thlsls
Year: 1865

The New York Tribune of the 4th thus
appositely refers to class of persons at
the North who wish that the slaughterinr q
should continue to go on. by judicial pro-
cess, Notwithstanding the war is ended,
and brave men no longer meet each other
in deadly conflict on the battlefield =
Some of our friends are much concern
ed about the course of the Tribune A
new philosophy has come up like the
Biblical gourd-and it finds many disci.
pies. Unless we go on hanging. now
that we have stopped shooting the die.
nifty Of tke country will be injured. Un.
lezR VEe rkstore the tyranny of naiorities


alter haRing destroyed a great examnle


1 tAA South, the Constitution will he
Year: 1865

G-The warriors Of the Union are still |
dispensing to their homes and soon the
country will look peaceful and quiet. The
work of reduction goes on. Washington
is deserted. The Potomac army is dwin-
died to a shadow of its former self. The
same may be said of the army of the
James, the army of Mississippi and the
army of the Gulf. Every day troops pass
through this place en- route to Vicksburg.
They are going TO their respective States
to be mustered out of service after haV-
ing overcome the devotion and courage
Of the South. They leave the Southern
people engaged in the quiet pursuits of
life-fitted for any work, ready to per-
form their part in bridging the ghastly
gulf of war and worthy of any laurel in
the great achievement of restoration."-
When these warriors visit US again, minus
the musket, cartridge and knapsack, they
will find the ruins of war cleared away;
the fences up, the wells restored, the
homestead flourishing and the swallow
twittering in the straw-built shed as of
yore. We are not going to tarry over
the Affections around US, but by steady
application to the demands of the ii mes
restore our former prosperity and unison,
and thus win oil the elemency and admi-
ration-all the magnanimity aud gener-
'ous forbearance, that our past manly quail
tiles and present perseverance, and line of
policy, under innumerable trials and inn.
pediments, should certainly demand.
Year: 1865

R-The Army and Navy Journal takes
strong ground against trying the Confed-
crate leaders for treason. tsays claw
ana reason will show as clearly at the in
stlncts OF conscience and of honor, that
our government is bound by the treaty of
Appomatox Courthouse, and will contin.
ue to be so in time of peace as well as in
time of war;"
Year: 1865

Last evening, during the thunder storm
Shorthand & Sons storehouse, In Brooklyni
was struck by Lightning and fred. Owing
to the prompt action of the fremen only
about $4,000 damage was done Inc
storm was accompanied by gale OF wind
which did great amount Of damage, a
large number Of houses were unrooted
Several persons were injured, but no hVei
are known to be lost.
Year: 1865

ingtou special has the following Captain J
Moore telegraphs from Andersonvile that he
will be through with the work Of re interrng the
remains OF soldiers, who died at that place dur
ing the war. by the latter part of this week
Fourteen thousand head boards are to be set up.


As a slight evidence of esteem in which many
rebel general officers are now held by their
fellow citizens. whom they so long aud cruelty
deluded it may interest the people to know that
Gen Forrest cannot return TO his plantation ard
old home on the Mississippi river with safety to
himself unless protected by Federal bayOnets
Year: 1865

NEW YORK, August l5-The Times Wash
ington special SAYS: 1t is understood that the
President has determined to suspend the bestowal
of pardens for short time. as arrangements will
probably be made to transfer the labor from the
Executive 20 some one of his subordinates. the
applications for amnesty for the past month hav
ing proved OF more annoyance than any other
business brought to his notice.
Year: 1865

also argued that it had always been con.
ceded that the lover courts had q right
to review the actions of the higher


courts, and to eensure such action would


be to destroy q great principle OF Pres


byterianism. he then proceeded to de-


fend the Synod Of Kentucky at length,


aud claimed that majority of the men,


bers had been of unquestiOnable loyalty,


and were consistently opposed to slavery.


Rev. Mr.. Platt said he was sorry that the
committee had seen proper TO make sach
a minute. censuring the Synod of Ken
tucky for not making a deliverence in
relation to the rebellion. He contended
that the Assembly had no right to CEN
sure Synod for omitting to make de.
liverence on any exciting question. He
also argued in favor of the right Of the
lower courts to review the actions OF the
Assembly


DR. Lord thought the question had not
been properly set before the Assembly
1t was not proposed to arraign the Synod
Of Kentucky, or to deny them the right
to review the action Of the General As.
sembly. 1t was simply tn express the
opinion of the Assembly that the Synod
Of Kentucky. in failing to make deliver
ance against the rebellion, pursued a mis-
taken course. and that the action Of the
Assembly at its last No ssion was wise and
iudicious.


DR.. Monfort moved 10 amend the report
of the committee to the following effect:
That the Assembly approve of the re-
cords of the Synod OF Kentucky. except,
first, the action Of the Synod taking eX.
ception To the deliverance Of the last
General Assembly oil the subject of slav.
cry and the state of the country. Second,
That the Synod wholly failed to make
any deliverauce calculated to sustain and
encourage the government in the sup
preston of an extensive, unjust. wanton
and wicked rebellion.


The entire afternoon session was taken
up in the discussion of the subject, and
the report as amended was finally adopt
ed, after which the Assembly adjourned.
Year: 1865

New YORK, May N.-Gen. Wilson, in
a letter to Gov. Brown, who had COM
plained of the collapse of the currency
and the great destitution of provisions
among the people, says he is instructed
by the President to say to him that these
evils were caused by treason, insurrec-
ton and rebellion against the laws of
the United States, melted and carried on
for the last four years by you and your
confederate rebels and traitors. You
alone are responsible for all the waste,
destitution and want now existing in
that State, and what you call the result
which the fortunes of war have imposed
upon the people of Georgia, and all the
loss and woe they have suffered, are
charged upon you and your confederate
rebels, whe, usurping authority, provok:
ed war to the extremity until compelled
to lay down your arms and accept the
lust penalty of the crimes of treason and
rebellion that the restoration of peace
and order cnnnot be entrusted to rebels
and traitors; that the persons who in-
cited the war and carried it on will not
be allowed to assemble at the call OF
their accomplice to act again as legis-
lsture of the State, and again usurp its
authority and franchises. Men who
have caused 80 much woe will not be al
lowed power again to set on foot fresh
acts of treason and rebellion. In calling
the Legislature together again without
permission Of the President, you have
Year: 1865

NEW YORK, May PA special to The
New York Post from Washington says
II is understood that all the rebel officers
concerned in the atrocious starvation of
our prisoners will be excluded from the
benefits of the amnesty proclamation;
also the Fort Pillow murderers 1t VIII
also break up the great landed estates by
requiring all possessing such to take the
oath of allegiance


The friends of General Sherman and
Secretary Stanton are endeavoring to
reconcile the former to the latter
Year: 1865

perpetrated fresh crime. that will be
dealt with accordingly, and if any per-
son presumes to answer or acknowledge
your call he will be at once arrested


The new trade regulations for Saysn-
nah are working most satisfactorily
Silver is plenty in Augusta for change.
and greenbacks are at par.
Year: 1865

The public are informed
that this favorite Saloon has
been removed to the Ice
HoUsE HorEL in the base
ment Story, where the Pro-
prietMor M will always be found
on hand and ready to at
tend to his friends and Gus
toners.


Give him a call and you
will leave his Saloon a fit
rival to Count D'Orsay and
Beaux Hickman.
Year: 1865

Re ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MAIL RoUrEs :
We are glad to announce that the old
mail routes to and from this city are be-
ing re esl ablished. and that mail matter
is now forwarded and received from
yearly ali directions. OF course the
transmission of the mails is not as rapid
and regular as we could wish, tut this
inconvenience will doubtless soon be
obviated We hope to be able TO an
ncunce, before great while, regular
daily line between our city ard Mobile
which at present is only til weekly and
generally behind time at that. We now
have daily line with the E ~ per stage
to Chehaw. which line viii be short
ened by the completion of the iMnnigom-
cry and West Point Railroad. The re-
sumption of the mail routes is one Of the
most important steps in the march o.
civil reorganiza!iop, and We trust the
good work will rapidly proceed until ev-
cry city, town and village in Alabama
has lis postmaster and post route


Mont. Mail.
Year: 1865

ABSTRACT OF FOREIGN NEws.-Adyices by
the steamship New York announce that
the British elections were the grand topic
throughout Great Britain. Five hundred
and fifty returns had been made up to
tho night of the eighteenth of July.
Three hundred and twenty three were
Liberals. The net gain of the Liberal
side is thus far eighteen. Mr. Gladstone
was defeated at Oxford by eighteen votes,
but had accepted nomination for South
Lancashire. The Prince Of Orange and
the Princess Helena of England are soon
to be married. The Prince Imperial Of
France is said to be convalescent. The
seriousness of the attack retained the
Imperial parents in Paris.
Year: 1865

SHASTA BRASS BAND.-The improvement of
our Band is such as to create feeling of
pride in our buzzums that the institution is of
u.s. Eight brass instruments and two drums
constitute the Band-.that is to say, the in
strumental part of it-but when we speak of
the eight men who propel them we feel mad
equate to the task of description. Gentlemen
all, high foreheads, great chronological
musical developments, with blowing capacity
equal to any demand. In all seriousness, our
Band is an honor to the place-their pro
gress an honor to themselves
Year: 1865

rur Rod Bluff Independent charges US


with jealousy in not having mentioned the


s.br;ck,' made from amalgam taken from


Keuenrer rock crushed in Kelly's mill. at
Copper City. Even if we had intentionally
omitted the notice-which. by the way, is not
the case-we cannot see in it any ground for
n charge of that nature. 1t is and has been
our aim to give every item Of local intelli-
cence that comes to our knowledge within
the bounds of our county. 1t is our interest
10 do so; it is, in our estimation, to the
interest Of our county that it be done. We
are not so narrow between the eyes, nor is
our heart so small that we would neglect to
do all in our mower to forward the interests
of our home readers, the interests of the
whole county, and our own individual inter
ests-for we own feet in the he!lenger-lust
because some Red Bluff stockh3lder would
be benefited thereby Whatever may be our
shortcomings. Mr Independent, don't i'm
pute it tc jealousy or envy Of any interest or
enterprise in which your citizens may be
engaged. We never paddle in dirty water
when pure streams are within our reach.
Year: 1865

CAL. LEDGER.-The above named interest
ing mongrel sheet, half Copperhead the
other half, too, for that matter-mixed in
of its own virus recently in San Francisco.
To those living in this town who borrow the
COURIER and subscribed and paid in advance
for that sheet, good Union men all, we ex-
tend our warmest sympathies, and in this
connection recommend them to bay all sorts
of questionable reading matter abroad, and
borrow the home production, which at least
has the merit of responsibility and radical
Unionism, and is self supporting.
Year: 1865

To CoRREsroNpE Crooks. We re-
ceived your communication last week, but
declined publishing the same for the reason
that no good to the public or to the locality
from which you write, or to the one interest
you would build up at the expense of another,
would result therefrom. If at any time we
publish anything squirting towards the ad-
yancement of one interest at the expense OF
another, the name Of the writer must also be
published; for we want no such responsi.
lilitr
Year: 1865

RoBBrRY.-Dud and Smith are in guam
Diary. The two are mining in partnership
not far from town. For long time Dad had
been treasurer, bus for some cause became
nervous about the safety of the dust in his
possession, and handed it over to Smith
Within a light Or two after Smith had as
sumed the responsibility he was robbed
Our citizens will all understand the present
state Of feeling between the two. Dnd dom
know ceyfaia that Smith was robbed; Sm'ti
is not certain ,cao robbed him; and Celestlal'
arc hugely pleased that one-not caring
Mhich-has been robbed.
Year: 1865

SPRING CREEK MILL.-For some weeks
the unsatisfactory returns obtained from
somo rich rock that had been put through. A
general investigation of the apparatus for
saving the gold, and tests of tailings from
the MILL have satisfied the company as to
what's the matter. On Friday morning Mr..
Robert Stevenson left for San Francisco for
the purpose of purchasing more perfect ma
chinery for saving the gold. The company
have now on hand and easy of access, suf-
fciency ofrock to keep the mill busy for all
coming time. and when they have erected
machinery that will save the free gold there
in. 10 doubt of great results is entertained.
Year: 1865

The report being circulated that we, the
undersigned, intend forecfosing our mortgage
against the property of the company, we
herewith declare this to be without founda'
tion in fact, as we Voluntarily promised to
the Trustees of the company to allow them
the time they require for the successful op'
Grafton of their works.
Year: 1865

The people of Connecticut have voted
down the Contitutional Amendment pro
posing to make intelligence, not color, the
test of admission to the ballot-box. The
vote was light and the majority was small
Though greatly regretting this temporary
defeat of great principle, we cannot say
that we are surprised at, it. Connecticut
is the most conservative State in New
England, and the toadyism to slavery, and
the malignant prejudice against the negro,
which is exhibited in some portions of that
State can hardly be Paralleled in the
North, outside Of New Jersey. The State
gave a majority for Lincoln, last fall, of
only 400, in a total Aote of 86,976. 1t is
not wonderful that the indifference and
prejudices of few Union men have led
them to vote with the Democracy on this
question and secured the defeat of the
Amendment.


But the lovers of human rights must
not be discouraged by their failure in
Connecticut In ls47 the same PROPOSE
ton was submitted and the majority
against it was four to one. Now the
State appears to be nearly equally divided
on the question. A year from now and it
can be carried. Work on, then, Union
men of Conneeticut undismayed by de-
feat, for your triumph, though delayed, is
no less certain
Year: 1865

We publish in another column, this
morning, an exhibit of tho condition of the
public debt at the close of the last month.
1t shows a most gratifying state of things
in the management of the public finances.
For the first time since the beginning of
the rebellion, there has been an absolute
reduction IN He amount Of tie debt The
receipts of the Treasury Department dur
ing the month of September were not only
sufficient to meet all the expenses of the
Government but to pay off no less than
$l2, 74O,O 900 of the principal of the public
debt, beside cancelling legal tender notes
to the amount of s6,O12, 600, and reducing
the interest on the debt by about $500, ,OOO
This event marks our entrance upon a
new era in our financial history. Instead
of increasing our debt at the rate of mill
lion or two day, we have absolutely de-
creased it, during the past month, at the
rate of more than half a million per day
for every weekday in the month. The
fact will exercise the most healthy inHu-
ence upon the 6BaGcial condition of the
antire country
Year: 1865

The author of the following letter is
among the foremost practitioners at the
bar of Northern Ohio and one of the
ablest politicians in the State. He was a
leading member of the Senate from 1855
to 1859, and in 1861 went into the war as
Colonel of the I'D Regt 0. V L By hard
service and solid achievements he gradu-
ally advanced to high rank and command.
In 1864 he was elected to Congress, and
will hold an honorable position among the
best Legislators and soundest men at the
Capital next winter:


FREMONT, o., Sept, 1865.


DEAR SIR: 1 have the honor TO ac-
knowledge the receipt of your favor
enclosing n circular from the So
ciety for Protection of American In
dustry.'


the policy of Protection to American In
dustry,' and, my faith in that policy is
stronger now than ever. 1t would have
become the settled policy of the country
long ago, but for the opposition of the
Slave Aristocracy of the South which CON
stantly opposed ali legislation having a
tendency to benefit free labor Now that
slavery is abolished, the South will be as
much benefited by protection as the
North, and there will be nothing in the
way of adopting a permanent system,
which will benefit all classes of labor, and
develop all sections of the country
Without protection, the manufacturers of
this country cannot compete with the
manufacturers of England, unless labor is
brought down to the low price paid to
laborers there, which l hope never to see.


In free country like ours, where the
Government is made by the people and
for the people, it should be the aim of the
legislator to improve the condition of the
laboring classes by raising the price of
labor instead ofkeeping it down. This can
only be done by protecting the labor of
this country against the immense capital
and cheap labor of Europe.


With a proper system of protection, We
shall soon see manufacturing establish
ments springing up all over the West and
South, giving employment to thousands of
men and women, at good wages; building
up cities and creating new markets for
IdTlleFS near likoiL tNu uOOfs. NOW the
Western farmer pays the expense of trans
porting his produce to distant markets.


But | do not propose to undertake a
discussion OF the subject. 1 approve the
general objects OF your Society. Too
much pains cannot be taken to dissemi-
nate correct information among the peo-
pie, the source of all power.


am, very respectfully,


Your obedient servant


r. P. BUCKLAND.
Year: 1865

We have received the initial copy of
the Meadville Daily Republican, a new
paper which grew out of the Weekly Re
publican, and is to be published by R.
Lyle White, Esq, who has made the latter
paper one of the best weeklies in Western
Pennsylvania. Meadville is big enough
for daily paper, and we wish Mr. White
success in his effort to give it one.