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Year: 1865

New DENTAL RooMs.-It will be seen by
the card of C. H. Bosanko, to be found in
this issue, that he has established himself
in the dental business, in our village, and
is now prepared to attend to The Wishes of
his customers at his Office opposite Bnr
dicks Drug Store, Give him a call he
warrants his work to give entire satisfac-
ton.
Year: 1865

News which we receive from all quarters are
strongly tending to peace. One thing is certain:
Confederate and federal commissioners are now
in conference at Washington City, probably dis
cussing the conditions Of peace between the two
contending parties VIII they succeed in bring
ing about AN ancable settlement of our Difficult
ties, or will they be obliged to separate without
having done anything9 We are inclined to be-
lieve that this Conference will attain the object
for which it has been convened.


Patience; little more patience. And may the
Eternal guide the wise men of the Conference.
Year: 1865

EY"Those who are in need of Lumber will
recollect that on Monday next, the remnants of
the building of the town Market-house will be
sold the premises There is a good lot Lumber
shingles and bricks. See advertisement.
Year: 1865

written compromise should be made by
which the latter company were to retain pos
session until it should be proved that the
Emmett and the Idaho are the same lodges.
The Emmett men say that this proposition
as compromise came from the Idaho men,
and that when they came to draw up the
agreement the Idaho men backed out and
asked for time to consider it until o'clock
that evening, which was acceded to the
parties separated, the Idaho men shut off
steam, stopped the mill and turned oil hands
building fort on the ledge, in order to hold
it, which brought down on them the male
dictions of the Emmett company. | learn
however, that peace has been declared. l
give these events according to current or
ordinary reports only and not of my own
knowledge, exceptas to the fort and that |
coy
Year: 1865

OFFICE SEEKEas.-To all who aspire to
serving this county we have a suggestion to
make Be industrious in placing your claims
and merits before the people-in securing
delegates to the Union Convention who will
support you. Make your canvass so thorough
as to satisfy yourselves that if you fail in a
nomination it is simply because some one
else is preferred, and that you could not be
elected under any circumstances.


The object of Conventions is to secure to
every part of the county.a fair representation,
and distribution of that representation to
the best men. Therefore bear in mind that the
estimation you may have of yourselves may
not be such as the people have Of you. The
Union party is comparatively young, and its
purity is proportionate to its youth. 1t will
be likely to look to the merits of those who
seek nominations at the hands of its delegates
assembled in Convention. The candidate
who cannot win there would hare bad show
elsewhere Therefore make your fight before
and at the Convention. If you win prize in
the Convention all will support you and your
election is sure; if you draw blank, vince
not, but devote your energies to the success
Of the ticket. and thereby enhance your
chances Of success before the next Conven-
tion.


But wo wo, to him who, under the feel
ing Of modification sometimes consequent
upon defeat, shall bolt and give his influence
to defeat the party nominated.
Year: 1865

We call upon the press to discuss the ques-
ton of doing away with this system of bring
ing criminals to justice. If it has merit, let
us know it; if it has none, and is rather an
expensive nuisance, from which no good re-
suits, then let it be cleansed from the statute
books.


We cannot see why our laws cannot be SO
framed as to more simplify the manner of
trying offenders against the laws, entirely
doing away with this old relic of the Inqui
sition Why not bring a criminal at once
before Court and try him. without the ex-
pensive formula of first trying one half of his
case before secret tribunal, thus necessitat-
ing the framing by District Attorney of
what is known as an indictment-a paper
long and hard to understand, full of useless
technicalities, which may be excepted to and
set aside in case of any little informality ?
For instance, if man has committed mur
der, then must it be set up that the murder
was committed with q particular weapon and
in particular manner If in the Indictment t
the District Attorney omits any portion of
this description. the murderer is turned loose
upon the community to enact a similar trag
edy 1t is not enough that man has MUIR
dered his fellow man to constitute legal
cause of action but it must be shown what
he done it with, and how long he was en-
gagged in the murderous act aa


Let the laws be so framed that criminal
may be convicted on common sense priuci.
pies and in common sense manner-a man.
ner SO plain that any common sense man may
bring the action or defend it. Strip law of
all silly formalities call things by their right
names, in plain English, and thus enable
every man to attend to his own business,
instead of impoverishing himself in feeling
Attorneys.
Year: 1865

GREEyBAcKs-The evils of a currency that
is fluctuating g in its value are now being made
palpable in the large commercial cities OF the
East. There greenbacks are the currency
and gold the article of merchandise. Here
gold is the currency and greenbacks the
merchandise. Now let us see whether those
who would make greenbacks the currency
here are right or those who opposed the
change As gold has become depressed In
the market there, merchants are marking
down their goods to the standard that green
backs bear to gold and every days quotations
of staple articles of merchandise follows the
rise or fall Of gold. making thereby, broker
of every merchant, butcher and farmer in the
land, compelling all to neglect their legiti-
mate business to watch the rise and fall OF
gold in Wall street. Servants, hackmen,
draymen,-all participate in the game,as all
are directly interested. They work for green
backs, but they must regulate their demands
for labor by the value of greenbacks in gold
All business is consequently unsettled and
uncertain. No man knows for an hour
whether he is selling or buying at profit OF
a loss, and such must continue to be the case
until our Government brings its business to a
gold basis, or the business men of the East
adopt the policy of buying and selling, and
doing all other business, for gold, and using
greenbacks as we do here, at their market
value. The laws of trade will soon compel
this course, and then greenbacks will find
their way into Government bonds and the
nation will be enabled to do its business in
gold and silver or on that basis. Then pan
les will cease. spectators will diminish in
number, society will feel itself on safe ground
once more and will sleep better if it is not
quite so rich.
Year: 1865

BUCKEYE RANcu.-In the early part of the
week we called on our friends, Wiser & Ter
~. at their vineyard near Lower Springs
Wiser introduced US to the cellar and much
surprised us by the exhibition of so large a
store of wines, besides gratifying our palate
with taste of the various brands there pro-
duced We found every variety so good that
we have NOT the heart to discriminate. We
returned home,-we may have been wiser,
or better an,-couldn't clearly determine
then
Year: 1865

GRAVEYARD HILL.-There are now some
FIVE companies engaged in running tunnels
into this hill. two of which have struck blue
qrarel. Lawler & Co. are in seventy feet,
and are now, and have been for some time,
running on pay dirt. A company formed at
Middletown are sinking shaft on the
Jackass Flat divide, prospecting to find the
blue gravel short distance from the locality
of its first discovery, it being the theory of
many miners that it is lead running
through the length of the whole country from
the Southern to the Northern mines. AT
present this company is sinking through a
strata of some peculiar substance that is
without grit and as blue as indigo.
Year: 1865

Has gone to San Francisco, and hereby gives
notice that he will return with stock of goods in
his line that, for variety, beauty, quality and low
prices will excel anything in market. He desires
to say to ladies and gentlemen that they will do
well to wait his return before making their pur-
chases of Spring and Summer Goods.
Year: 1865

The signs manifest among our people show
that the thirst for Office is binding them,-
hiding their patriotic light under a bushel-
that few have listened to the syren tongues
of disorganzing Copperheads, and become as
of them, by playing into their hands to
weaken the Union party.


The time has not come when Union men
can take steps to break up that party, and
still maintain their status as patriotic, un-
selfish Unionists, before the peorle. When
the Union party was organized, il was done
for the purpose of uniting and harmonizing
the Union element of the county and of the
State and of the United States. The county
element is 4 necessary part OF the whole, and
he or they who would, for the sake of some
paltry Office, knowingly take one step that
could tend towards weakening it, deserves
to and most assuredly will fall under the ban
that awaits upon Copperheads and other dis
oyal..elements in our political composition.


Has our patriotism sunk so low that for the
prospect of county Office we would place it
in the power of the opposition to say that
disunion has grown MP in our party,-that
pLAcE-and such pace--had power to charm
the mind of even one Of its members from the
great patriotic aim in view when the party
was inaugurated? If there be any such, to
them we would say that majority of the
voters of this county retain the old sentiment
that actaated them, as one man, to sin. old
party names and prejudices. and come for
ward in one solid column to the support of
our Government, under the name of Union. "
That holy word has been their watchword
since, and that sentiment still predominates
in the hearts of all worthy of the name of
men, and of being members of tho Union
party.


No move could be more suicidal than that
of claiming political position because of hav-
ing formerly been Republican or Douglas
Democrat, or for any reason that does not
apply directly to the loyalty and other quail
ifications of the aspirant. Factious men are
often misled as to their popularity from hav-
ing been fortunate or popular inside OF a
majority organization, to such an extent as
to fully entertain the idea that it is themselves
who command the votes, instead of the party
drill and party principles. Such men, when
they conceive they have been neglected by
the party. start out as Independent candidates
for the sufrages of the people, and once in a
great while, under favorable circumstances
such as when the regular nominee was pecu
larly obnoxious to the people-hare sncceed
ed; but only once. The heat of the battle
over, the bolter sinks into insignificance. His
lights generally put out on the first trial.
The example set us in San Francisco and
Sacramento of running a Peoples or inde-
pendent tickct-no matter by what name
known-may be traced directly to Copper
head pipe laying. The result is demorallz-
ing and hurtful to The one great cause for
which all good men now live, work and
think. Let us not repeat what is so repro
hensible.
Year: 1865

THE REsULT.-The rebels commenced the
war four years ago to perpetuate slavery
They are now impressing slaves into the ar
my to carry it on. Having thus formally
abandoned the principle for which they CON-
menced the fight, it would be interesting to
know what they are fighting for now.
Year: 1865

THE COURIER JEALoUs.-The Red Bluff
independent has of late taken some trouble
to prove that the people of Shasta, and the
COURIER, were jealous of the brilliant pros
poets of Copper City-intimating that re
would not notice the good things being there
revealed. To quiet the nerves of the lnde-
pendent, we last week gave one of our best
boosts. The Independent reprints the whole
article excepting one important ingredient, viz;
the fact that Schoch's Express brought the
good news and the brick. Now we eaask, just
tor informati n, you know. if the lndepend
cnt, through sectional feeling or jealousy,
did not suppress that portion of the para
graph referred to, for fear its readers would
discover that there is such thing as pas
senger express line running daily between
Shasta and Copper City, and thereby quiet
inquiry on the part of travellers as to the
best and most comfortable way of getting to
Copper City from the lower country?
Year: 1865

Schedule Of prices.-We would advise our
readers to refer to the schedule of prices fixed
for property and other articles impressed for the
use Of ahe Government, which we publish else
where. They may have use for it in order to
save time and trouble. .
Year: 1865

No RECOGNITION OF MAxIMILIAS.-- We
copy the following paragraph from the New
York Herald. II will be seen that the i'm
portant question of the recognition Of the
Macmillan Empire is settled definitely ard
finally in the negative by an act Of Congres.
Maximilian had doubtless been advised by
his Envoy in Washington the course the
Lincoln Government would take touching
recognition, and the order for the dismiss
of the Yankee Consul in Matamoros was
probably the consequence:


"The House of Representatives has cor
CURED in the Senates amendment of the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriate
bill, declaring that there shall be no recor-
milton by the United States of an empire In
Mexico, and the bill has been passed No
single American Power has recognised
the empire in Mexico, nor is it likely that
any of them will act otherwise than to icl
low the lead of the United States in tbs
matter. 1t has been only the Powers of
Europe that have been swift to express
their congratulations on the supposed down-
fall of a republic, 1t remains, therefore
simply to be seen whether they or we are
to control on this continent. We shall
soon be ready to test this question"
Year: 1865

A Washington dispatch says: We learn
that Mr.. Stephens was the most liberal of
the rebel deputation, and the most anxious
for peace. To an army officer, while at
General Grants headquarters, he remarked
that ave are but one people, and should
have but one common interest" He said
the leaders who have brought on this con-
test cannot now say to their people, "We
have drawn you into this war, and now that
you have poured out your blood and treas
ure until want and woe sit by every freside
of the South, you must abandon it. That
tens Of thousands of graves would be dis
bonored if the MANNED and emaciated SOL
ders who have followed the flag Of revolu-
tion, impeIlcd in every campaign by their
wives and sisters, with the motto of inde-
pendence upon their flag, should now turn
back without having accomplished any
thing. AS yet we have gained nothing but
desolation and distress. You should not
ask, you cannot think we must abandon all
and turn back to our old allegiance. You
say slavery is gone. l admit it holds its
tenure upon a very slender thread, then
there is the more reason why you should
concede US something"


His theory was, if we would but treat
with them as an independent nation, that
such an agreement could be had as would
practically unite both the North and South.
| He did not seem to think that they could
get through another campaign without fear
full losses, but he thought ours would be as
great, and though we would triumph in the
end it would be far better for both to cease
this war and treat for peace.
Year: 1865

SHOULD LOYAL REFUGEES BE DRAFTED
This inquiry has frequently been propoun-
ded to US. We have sought to ascertain
the views of those in authority upon this
question, and will give the numerous class
specially interested the understanding of
them which we have: Those persons who
have never intended and do not now con-
template making their present residence
their permanenth home, but have always pro-
posed and now expect to return to the
States of their residence before the rebel
lion, or before they left on account OF their
Union sentiments, are not regarded as sub
iects for draft. Those who have now deci-
ded upon permanent residence where now
located, or away from the confines now COW
cred by the rebellion are subjects of draft; I;
but, if drafted, will not be sent to fight the
rebels, but be assigned to the army of tho
Northwest, or other forces within loyal ter
ritory.-W Wash. Chron.
Year: 1865

gsg' Brigham Young is an old heather, but
still has streak Of real civilization in him.
In o late sermon he said the business ofhis
people was "to build up the kingdom of
God. If I had the power and ! do not
know but have, would have cities with
out whiskey and gambling saloons"
Year: 1865

Our Office, besides one of Hoes best Power
Presses, is furnished with good Job Press and
ali the necessary materials for executing plain
and fancy Job Printing with neatness and dis
patch. tss4 tasse
Year: 1865

W. Hope for the Affiicted.-In another part
of this paper will be found the advertisement of the
celebrated Institute established by DR.. J. c.
YOUNG, in 1850. In this age of deceit and char.
latanism it is boon to the suffering to point out
to them where they of obtaining the wished
for relief and cure. Under the care of the skllful
Doctor the sick and troubled can divest themselves
of their burdens of pains and shame lay aside their
cross, and secure health and happiness. If you
are sick or in trouble, do not hesitate. Read the
advertisement and follow the advice. Do not for
get the number nor the manner of directing you
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $40 Washing
ION street, San Francisco.
Year: 1865

VOTE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.


The following are the complete returns by
Wards Of the votes east for Secretary Of State. with
the exception of the With District of the Thirteenth
the transmission from the polling place to the Police
Year: 1865

BY the registration report of Massachu
setts just published some curious CON
functions are shown to have taken place
under the record Of marriages. Thus
man of eighty-onc years was married fol
the third time to a woman of sixty-hve
who had married once previously. A
bachelor OF twenty-five married a woman
Of ttty-six who had already been three
times married. Another female, of forty
seven was married for the fourth time
one female of fifty-iive for the fifth time
Two men, aged thirty-one and thirty
were married for the third time, to widow:
of twenty-threc and twenty-one year.
respectively. \ man of thirty-fve, wa.
married for the fourth time to maid OF
twenty-six. \ man of fifty two was mar
ried for the fourth time to a widow of for
ty two; and one of sixty three, for The
fourth time, to woman of forty, who had
been twice previously married. The
youngest marriages were lad OF eIghteer
to a miss of fourteen. and two other female:
of fourteen to young gentlemen OF twenty
one, one lad of seventeen and another o.
eighteen married girls of fifteen. Three
precocious lads were married at sixteen
to ladies of eighteen and twenty-one.- =
Sixteen females under twenty one married
husbands Younger than themselves.
Year: 1865

Two boys were apprentices IN cay
penters shop. One determined to make
himself thorough workman, the other
didn't care. One of them read and stud
led. and got books that would help him to
understand the principles of his trade. He
spent his evenings at home reading The
other liked fun best lie often went with
other boys to have "a good time" Come"
he often said TO his shop mate. "ieaye your
old books; 90 with US. What's the use of
all this reading :" IF waste these gold
en- moments was the boys answer, Il
can never make NJ" While the boys
were still apprentices an offer of two
thousand dollars appeared in the newspa-
pers for the best plan for state house, to
be built in one of the eastern states


The studOus boy saw the advertisement
and determined to try for it. After cares
ful study he drew out his plans, and sent
them to the committee. We suppose he
did not really expect to gain the prize;
but he thought there is nothing like try
ing In about week afterwards gen
tleman arrived at the carpenters shop and
! asked ifan architect by the name of Wash
itOn Wilberforce lived there. Ne" said
the carpenter, mo architect. but I've go,
an apprentice by that name" Lets see
HIM" The young man was summoned,
and informed that his plan was accepted,
and that the two thousand dollars were
his. The gentleman then said that the
boy must put the building up; and his ena-
ployer was SO proud of his success, that he
willingly gave him his time and let him 90,
This studious young carpenter became one
of the first architects of our country He
made fortune and now stands high in
the esteem of everybody; while his fellow
apprentice can hardly earn food for him
self and family by his daily labor-4mer-
lean -1rtisoa.


CURE OF COLIc ~ IoRsEs.-The fol-
lowing, says the Rural World, is a certain
cure for collie in horses if the directions
are followed:-Dissolye one pint of salt III
a pint of hot water-then add a quart Of
good vinegar and pour half Of this mix
ture down the horses throat If the horse
is not we'll in half an hour, give him the
balance and you will soon find him all
right.
Year: 1865

The New York World takes this view
of the future


Ry all men who have the forecast to
look few months ahead, it is perceived
that questions OF money, trade, finance,
industry, taxation, must take the lead of
all others. We are on the eve of great
transition which will strain every timber
in the commercial fabric We do not be-
gin to feel the change get, because the
business Of the country is still substantial
" on war basis; just as a boat continues
for a while to move in the same direction
after the oarsmen have suspended their
strokes.


But the vast business created by the
war must presently stop. Hundreds of
thousands Of people will consequently be
thrown ont Of employment. High prices
of provisions and no work to earn the
means of buy ng them, will cause great
distress. Meanwhile, the work of dis
banding the army goes on, choking up all
the avenues Of employment with redund-
ant laborers for whom no business will be
Immediately created. Prices will contin-
ue high because laborcrs out of employ
mcnt contribute no more to the general
abundance than soldiers serving in the
army. The necessaries Of life will not be
cheap until its redundant labor finds en-
ployment and adds to the mass Of ccmmod-
tiles. In the gloomy interval there will
be terrible suffering.
Year: 1865

The fanatics, in their articles and
speeches upon the negro suffrage question,
assert that negro soldiers have saved the
country. This is not at all complimentary
to the white soldiers, nor to the free
States, with 10000. 900 of people The
great battles Of the war, whether resulting
in victory or defeat, which weakened the
South and exhausted its military strength
were fought before the negro soldiers
were introduced; and the final result
would have been the same, and at the same
time, had no colored men ever entered
the service. But in cleyating the African
above the Caucasian race, the fanatics at
tempt to humiiate the white soldiers by
impressing upon the world and work
ing into history the assertion tLat without
the aid of negroes, the white men Of the
United States armies would have been
whipped by greatly inferior force. In
pudenee and ianaticism combined could
not be streached to a.much greater length.
And in saying this. it is not proper to
detract from the good behavior of the
colored soldiers, who were finally put into
the ranks Hartford Times.
Year: 1865

ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTIoN.-We
hate some persons because We do not
know them, and we will not know them
because we hate them. Those friendships
that succeed to such aversions are usually
firm, for those qualities must be sterling
that could not only gain our hearts, but
conquer our prejudice. But the misfor-
tune is. that We carry these prejudices
into things far more serious than our
friendships. TkmS there are truths which
some men despise, because they have not
examined and which they will not exam
inc because they despise.-Lacon.