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Year: 1862




Sec /. 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk of
the Board of Trustees to keep the minutes of the
transactions OF said Board in record book pro-
vded for such purpose; and shall also keep on
account with the Marshal of all collections made
by him charging him with all such collections and
credting him with payments made to the Treas
urer He shall also keep an account with the
Treasurer of said town. charging him with all
moneys paid him from whatever source, and with
all licenses sold by him. and crediting him with
all disbursements made by him.


SEQ. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Marshal
to collect all Taxes levied, and all licenses or
dered by this Board, and to make payment of all
moneys so collected to the Treasurer at the end
of each and every month, and said payment to
be accompanied by ~ statement showing specif-
cally the amount of such collections, and from
what source. the statement shall be filed with
tbs Treasurer. when such payments are made by
the Marshal, taking receipt OF the Treasurer
for the same. rs per statement


1t shall further be the duty Of the Marshal to
enforce all Ordinances made by this Board, and
prosecute all denquents according to law


SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the Treasurer
of said Town to safely keep all moneys receiv-
ed by him. and to dsburse the same only upon an
order signed by the President and Clerk of this
Board. H. shall at the end of each and every
month make u report to this Board showing the
amount collected and received by him, and from
what source.
Year: 1862

An Ordinance preventing Encumbfance


Of the streets.


SEC. 1. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
throw or deposit or cause to be thrown or depOs-
tied in or upon any of the streets of the Town of
Auburn; any decayed vegetables or fruit offal,
filth rubbish, or any dirt. rock, or other sub
stance or material of any nature or description
whatever.


SEC. 2 Any person offending against the pro-
visions OF this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty
of u misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
before any Justice of the peace of the county
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Twenty
FIVE dollars, in default of the payment of such
fine shall bc imprisoned at the rate of two dol
lars per day until the same is paid:


Provided, That any person may deposit dirt or
rock in the streets. after having obtained per-
mission in writing from u majority of the Board
of Trustees.


.4nd Provided also; That this Ordinance shall
not apply to the deposting Of building material,
in front of any building in process of erection or
repair.


Sec. 8. II shall be the duty of the Marshal to
observe that all the streets and sidewalks of the
Town are kept free from obstructions of any NO.
ture or kind He shall cause any such obstruction
to be Immediately removed; and he shall receive
for such duty, in each case, three dollars, and may
sue in his own name and recover judgment against
the person causing such obstruction, before any
Justice of the Peace of the county. for tho
amount of his fee and all expenses incurred in
such removal.


Sec 4. Ordinance No. is hereby repealed


Passed April llth 1861.
Year: 1862

Sec |. The streets within the Corporate limits
of the town of Auburn, are hereby named and
shall hereafter be known and designated as fol-
lows:


SEC 2. The street leading into the town from
the south and terminating in the plaza shall be
known rs Sacramento street. The street CON-
mencing at the brick building known rs the Odd
Fellows Hall. and running in front Of the Or
leans. Empire and American Hotels, to Sacra-
mentO st. shall be known as Washington street.
The street commencing at the Odd Fellows Hall
and running toward Spanish Flat shall be known
as Nevada street. The street commencing at the
Plaza aud running in front OF the center block TO
Nevada street shall be known rs Main street.
The street commencing at the Plaza between the
brick buildings erected by J. NJ. Vanmater and
VIM. H. Hardy, and running past the cemetry to
Auburn Ravine shall be known as East street.
The street commencing ut the junction Of Main
and Washington streets and running past the
Court House to East street shall be known as
Court street. TIL. street commencing at the
Crescent City Hotel and running towards Illinois
town shall be known rs High street.


The street running from East street past the
church of ST. Theresa to High street shall be
known as Broad street.


The street commencing ut Washington street
and running through center block past the Tenn
pie and in rear of the Court House lot to East
street, shall be known as Commercial street.


The street commencing at the Pioneer Stable
and running from Commercial street to the Ra-
vine Turnpike shall be known as Cross street


The street running from the Ravne Turnpike
past the land Of J. e. Boggs to East street shall
be known as Union street.


The street running from Washington street
southerly by the land of John Atkinson, shall be
called Ophir street.


So much of the Auburn Ravne Turnpike as il
within the Corporate limits is hereby declared
street and shall be known as Placer street.
| The stree. running westerly out of Sacramento
street commencing opposite the house of George
Bishop, shall be called Vine street.


The street running along the line Of Rich RI
vine past the Brewery to Vine street, shall be
called Valley street.


| Passed. April 10th, 1861.
Year: 1862

the Town of Auburn.


Sec. l. 1t is hereby declared unlawful for the
owners of swine to allow said animals to run at
large in any of the streets, alleys or highways of
the town of Auburn, and any swine found run
ming at large rs aforesaid, shall be dealt with as
hereinafter provided.


Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Town Mar.
shall to cause any and oil swine found running
at large, in violation of this Ordinance, to be
confined in q secure enclosure, and therein de-
tain such animal or animals until il or they be
released or disposed of as herein provided.


Sec 3. When any swine shall have been i'm
pounded us provided in section End of this crdi-
nance, and shall have remained unrceased for
the space of twenty -four hours the Marshal shall
post notices Of such fact in at least three public
places within the town giving general descrip-
ton of the Swine so impOunded, and announcing
that said animals. if unredeemed, will be sold
by him Mt public SALE at such time and place as
shall be specified in snid notice. which time shall
be at least twenty-fOur hours after posting the
notice.


SEC. A. At the time and place mentioned in
notice. the Marshall shall proceed to sell such i'm
pounded animals TO the highest bidder for cash,
and after deducting the sums specified in Section
owners of said animals, If to him known, but If
unknown then to the Town Treasurer.


SEC 5. For each animal impOunded posted
and sold, as above provided. the Marshal shall
retain as follows: For each animal, over the
weight Of fifty pounds, three dollars Of which sum
he shall retain the sum of two dollars for his
services and pay one dollar to the Town Trea-
surer. For each animal under the weight of fifty
pounds. he shall retain the sum Of one dollar for
his own own services and the residue il any
there be, pay to the Town Treasurer; Prorided,
Year: 1862

burn, hereby Ordain as follows:


SEC l. That from and after the 18th day of
June, A. D. 1860. every stove pipe within said
town which passes through the roof of any house,
rot fire proof, or through any cloth, or wooden
partition or ceiling, shall be made and secured
as follows: The stove pipe joints shall be rvited
in sections of two or more. and on one story
building there shall he two sections, and I'm ad-
ditional section for each additional story. And
the slip,ioints Of such pipe passing through the
roof shall not be less than two feet from the cell
ing and in all cases when the pipe shall pass
through the ceiling or floor Of any house, it shall
be encased in u ventilator, and when said pipe
passes through the roof there shall be a water
proof joint of pipe, through which the stove
pipe shall pass. and the said waterproof joint
shall he at least one half inch greater in dame
ter than the stove-ppe. And all stove pipes
passing through the roof of any buildings shall
extend up the distance Of at least two feet
above the highest part of the roof, and where the
same passes through the side of any house, the
said pipe shall be run up by the side of the bull
dug to the extent aforesaid.


SEC. 2. That the owner or occupant of any
house in said town. in which after said 18th day
of June, $50, there shall be found stove pipe
not made and secured in the manner above stated.
or in some manner equally safe against fire. and
approved by the Board Of Truotees as hereinafter
Year: 1862

THE STRENGTH OF MANAssAs.-A
well known correspondent of the Journal
of Commerce, who visited Manassas with
an excursion party on Friday, fully con
firms the statement of olr own correspon-
don't as 90 the strength of the works and
the number of rebel troops that have been
in possession. OF the strength of Manas-
sas works he says - t#


"I shall not pause here TO speak of the
strength of this celebrated spot, further
than to say in passing, that it is one of the
strongest military positions in the world.
The reasons for this opinion I shall give
when ] describe the ground in another
letter-but it is enough at present to re-
mark, that if 100000 men had advanced
from Washington upon these entrench-
ments, do not believe that 10000 would
have reached the Notifications on the
summit of the slope. The cannon of the
rebels commanded every inch OF the ap-
preach within mile and halt, and there
was neither tree, nor shrub, nor hill, nor
hollow to protect an attacking column
from the deadly fire of 100 guns. Only
in the rear was there any possible method
of dislodqing them"


Again the writer says of the number of
troops that might have been accommoda-
ted -


1--WE ran down from the junction,
mile or so from the station at which we
had stopped. No railroad buildings
stand at the junction. ] presume none
ever stood there. But the huts of the re-
bells abound in this vicinity, and their
white tents are still standing in great
numbers near by. Indeed for three miles
along the road the place must have been
like succession of large villages, and it
still presents that appearance.


With entire respect to those reliable
gentlemen, the newspaper correspon-
dents, who have lately circulated the state
ment that there were not accommodations
for $4,000 men at Manassas, must very
distinctly say that they knew better when
they wrote the statement. No man who
has sufficient brains to correspond with a
third rate paper, could look on the huts
now standing, and the ruins of those
which were burned, without knowing
that they would comfortably hold many
more than 100, 900 men, and with such q
slowing as was practiced at Sabastopol
in 1855, they could lodge 100000. ]
speak of only the huts and tents along the
railway-otbers were abundant down to.
ward Bull Run and Centreville. This
by no means proves the number of the
enemy to have been great, but it disap.
proves the falsehood which was designed
to establish the theory that they were few
in number"
Year: 1862

ALL Fools DAY was duly recognized


at the Bfattleboro House this year. 1t
appears that Mrs. S., as a return for
numerous acts of kindness, sent the land
lord an apple-pie Of her own make, and
as her pies are at a premium wherever
known, Mr., Perry calculated upon a rich
treat. He laid the pie carefully aside un-
til dinner time, when it was brought to
him for dessert, The snowy, faky- and
delicate crust was the theme of general
admiration, as it was passed all about the
dining room, and the pie was even sent
into the kitchen for the inspection of, and
as sample for the chief cook of the es-
tablishment. After passing this critical
examination satisfactorily it was again
brought on the table and the genial heart.
ed landlord proposed dividing it among
his numerous friends, The knife was ap.
pied, when 10 it would not cut through.
Another and another was tried in vain.--
At length an internal examination dis.
closed the fact that the space between the
delicate cIusts was filled with cotton bat.
ting. A hearty laugh greeted the victim


in which, it is but fair to say, that he
Joined as merrily as any one.--Phenix.
Year: 1862

REBEL BARBARIsM. We are glad to see
that resolution has been adopted in the U.
S. Senate, instructing the committee on the
conduct of the war to collect evidence in re-
gard to the barbarous treatment by the rebels
at Manassas of our killed in battle. there
also, to inquire into the alleged atrocities of
Indians employed in the rebel ranks This
is subject which peculiarly demands careful
and impartial examination, because it is pecu.
liarly liable to be surrounded with popular
prejudice. Undoubted some Of the atroc.
ities ascribed to the lebels in the earlier
stages Of the war were unfounded, while
others of the most serious nature have moi
been disproved. 1t is due to strict justice
therefore, and to that verdict upon this mos
singular contest winch must yet be made W
by the world at large and by posterity, tha
this subject should be thoroughly sifted ant
fairly put on record. To this end tn,
Senate has made a good beginning.-Bosto'
Journal
Year: 1862

FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES
The liberal members of the French Corps
Legislatif have presented the following
amendments to the imperial address in
regard to the United States -


France ought not to interfere in the
civil war which is laying waste the Re-
public of the United States of America
but it declares loudly that its sympathy is
with the Northern States, the defenders
Of law and of humanity. 1t trusts that
their victory viii occasion the abolition of
slavery, and that thus it shall be proved
one more that the most serious crisis can
not be fatal to people who do not separate
democracies from liberty"
Year: 1862

MAPLE SUGAR.-To make good syrup
the sap must be reduced to one-twentieth
or one-thirtieth of its bulk, or be boiled
twice as much as sorghum juice, The
syrup is then to be strained through fan
mel and placed aside to cool and settle
from IL to "a hours, Then return it to
the pan, add gill Of milk to clarity it,
keeping it carefully from boiling until the
scum has risen and has been skinned off.
Then boil it carefully until it will harden,
which may be known by dropping some
from spoon into cold water. When this
takes place, the liquid sugar may then be
poured into proper vessels, and then the
cakes placed in box to drain. To make
the sugar perfectly white, lay . few
thicknesses of flannel on the top of the
cakes while it is draining-these fannels
to be wet and washed daily with cold wa
ter--they will thus absorb and wash out
the coloring matter. .-Coaatry Gentleman.


1--WE can support the Constitution of
our fathers in the future, as we have
sought to do in the past. We can sustain
Union of equality, such as Webster and
jackson aimed to preserve. To such a
Constitution and to such Union we
have been ever ready to pledge the ar
dent vows of a patriot Nashville Ban
| ner.


Thus it goes. Before the semi-traitors
get their necks fairly out Of the halter,
they begin to dictate terms of adjustment
And, what is more, leading Democratic
papers North-with the instincts of past
subserviency--applaud this dictation =
The Congressional Conference" Of
which Vallandigham is the leading spirit
seems to be simply an official placard
advertising the Slaveocracy, that if they
only quietly lay down their arms, they
can assume their places of National Die.
tators.- Albany Journal.


REBEL GENERALS QUARTERED.-Cor-
respondence from Gen. Curtis command
states that rupture has broken out be-
tween the Missourians headed by Price.
and the commander-in-chief Van Dorm.
The latter is charged by the former with
ordering the retreat at Pea Ridge in toe
much haste, when Price desired to con-
tinue the fight. Among the bitter de.
nouncers of the battle was Gen. Rains
who indulged in the bitter invective tt
such an inordinate degree that he was or
dered under arrest By Van Dorm.
Year: 1862

good his escape but not without losing
his trunk, which was seized by the au-
thorties. We learn to day that the scamp
has been arrested in Louisville, and that
Gen Boyle commanding at that place


has telegraphed here for his trunk, in
which it is supposed, rebel documents of
interest are concealed. If Gen. Boyle
wants to do II popular act, in this matter,
he will send the traitor hack to this city,
where the inhabitants will take good care
of him and charge the government nothing
for either his board or hempen cravat.


Business here is dull, many large cs-
Establishments being entirely suspended
depressing as this is to the people they
are still willing to bear it all and even
more, if by so doing and suffering, they
can contribute to the more speedy and
certain suppression of the rebellion.
Year: 1862

We give below the law enacted by Con
gress, and approved by the President on the
18th of July last, in relation TO drafting to
ill up the regiments now forming, and sup
ply 100000 additional men to aid in crushing
ont the rebellion. Every one who is inter
ested in the matter, should read it care
fullv.
Year: 1862

THE OLDEST REcoRD.-The oldest Of all
records of which we have any knowledge was
written upon a swift-Hying ray of light. Sir
William Herschel estimated that some of the
neble which were family visible by means Of
his forty-foot reflector were so remote that light
occupied two millions of years in coming from
them to us. Consequently we see the nebulg,
not as they are now, but as they were two mil
lions of years ago. Looking in the telescope,
we are reading the very Oldest of histories
Since the nebule had the form whichit presents
to us-since the ray Of light started forth to
convey the intelligence Of this form, races Of
men have advanced from barbarism to civiliza-
tion and have written voluminous histories,
which have mouldered into dust; and yet the
light bears its shining record across the ages,
as bright as when it was first SO curously writ
ten upon the flying ray.
Year: 1862

THE FLOUR MARKEF-Tbe San francisco
papers Of Saturday report considerable
firmness in the -four and wheat market, and
sales of -four are given at from 50 to 50 so
per barrel--showing slight decline from
the rates ruling during the early part of
the week. BY circulating exaggerated re
ports of the amount of wheat destroyed in
the late food, spectators may manage for
a while TO control the market, but If the
pleasant weather continues, so that farmers
can get their wheat to market, the bubble
wills burst. Interior traders are buying
very sparingly at the high rates, while the
daily receipts of wheat at the Bay are much
in excess of the demand.
Year: 1862

STATE PRIsoN.-We hear that the late
storm did much damage to the State Prison.
The wind so raised, bent, twisted and opened
the roofs Of all the buildings that they leak like
a sive.-fSac. Bee.
Year: 1862

~ milkman was awslened by q wag
in the night with the announcement that bis
best COW was choking. H. forthwith jumped
Up TO save the life Of Brunnis, when 10. be
fund turnip stuck in the mouth Of the
pump.
Year: 1862

ORDER FOR A BRICK sIDE-WALKE
April 10. 1S62-And now il is hereby ordered
ana directed by the Common Council Of The city of
Evansville, that the OF ali lots or parts of
lots fronting adjoining the SOUTHEAST side of
Sycamore street, Letween Third and Fourth streets
in said City, the sidewalks thereon to l Q
brought to the p-oper grade, and that they cause
sidewalk Of Class No. |, to be laid down thereon
within thirty days from the publication of this
order.


p. BURKE, Clerk.
Year: 1862

81 say that it is the duty Of the Govern
ment to employ them, because unless they
are organized and brought into state Of
systematic discipline, very soon they win
become disorderly, and band themselves
together, and no one can forsee what out
RACES they viii perpetrate upon the coun-
try which is left to them. For that reason
they should be organized and disciplined.
There is this further reason that the sea-
son is approaching when white men can
not exist in these torrid latitudes, and they
should be trained to defend and protect the
positions that we have taken, under the
guidance Of army officers, and under the
rules and discipline Of war;
Year: 1862




Mr.. DiTen, Of New York, who has here
tofcre acted with the Border State men,
took the House by surprise on Monday
last by defending the policy Of making use
of the Southern negroes against the reb-
els. His remarks were so pertinent and
so sensible, that We oheerfully give place
to them. As quoted from the Globe, he
said;


"I wish briefly to say why think the
negroes in the Southern States should be
employed in the defence Of the Govern
ment Of the United States I know it to
be the fact that this Government is to-day
supporting over ten thousand black men
at the expense Of its Treasury. Those
black men are rendering no equivalent for
that support. Their masters have left
them upon their estates in the South, and
where our armies have been successful and
have occupied these estates, they have
come 70 our camps for support, and we
have taken them under our protection and
are affording them sustenaRee and prOtec-
ton. say that we ought TO make them
render an equivalent. / say that we
ought 10 muster them into our service, and
employ them in our trenches and in cur
trenches and in our batteries, and instruct
them in seige duty, 50 that they may help
70 maintain the eonquests that we have
made"
Year: 1862

done that could be done in this respect. The
idea that have tried to convey was that GER
tain portions OF the command were without
clothing. and that the army would not move
until it was supplied


BMCLELLAN, MsjorQenArsl,
Year: 1862

How LIFE Is LosT.-A man died the
other day at the Bellevue Hospital, after
being sick over two years. On opening
the chest, there was scarcely single inch
of sound lungs on one side; the organ had
broken down in one mass of corruption,
and the yellow matter of consumption was
dipped out with a skull, the most convc-
, nient cup at hand. lie had been working
in the garden one summers day, and feel
ing little tired at noon, went round to
the shady side Of the house and sat down
to rest. \ little wind was blowing, which
was so grateful to him that he INDUCED
himself in it for few moments, when he
was taken with a chill, and never knew a
well moment afterwards.


Only two days ago, one of the sweetest
possible pair of black eyes came to in
quire, with all the shrinking and difiidcncc
inseparable from the occasion, what we
thought of the case of the young gentle
man who had applied for advice within u
week, stating as a reason that they were
engaged to be married.


The young man in question had arisen
one morning in early May, and dressed in
very light clothing, but was SO much mis-
taken in the temperature of the weather
that he soon chilled, without the means
of changing his condition for some time
that is, he felt chilly for several consccu.
tive hours, and had been an invalid ever
I SAGE. The disease had made such fear
ful progress, that two-thirds of his lungs
were useless to him, and emaciation,
nightsweatS, harassing cough and swol.
len feet, made it useless to afford the en-.
couragcment Of even prescribing for the
case.


These two cases involve the same prin'
ciple-getting chilled; one after exercise
the other by remaining cold for hours
Sure it is not hard to remember the les.
son. Let every parent press it upon the
mind Of each child on the instant, and il
may prevent the great calamity of dying
chiIdleSs, than which not many are hard
or for the heart to bear; indeed, it otter
fails to bear it, and breaks under the bur.
den.-Wlrs Journal of Hcalth.
Year: 1862

SOME one-D'Tsraeli, think-remarks
that readers must come prepared for the
book they sit down to peruse, just as men
require to be hungry before they can rel
ish meal. But this is no more than to
say that you must have an inclination to
read. Hunger simply Graves for food. 1t
is taste-the result of cultivation, in short,
which prompts the desire for particular
viands or for select books.