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Year: 1862

matter, when somebody happened to
look into the mouth of the cannon and
discovered that the ball had not went
out at all. The inventor, said that this
would happen sometimes, especially. if
you didn't put brick over the, touch
hole when you fred the gun, The
Government was SO we'll pleased with
this explanation, that it ordered forty
Of the guns on the spot, at two hundred
thousand dollars apiece, The guns to
be furnished as soon as the war is over.
Year: 1862

Earned old stock, say II 4 per cent. 81 2lO 900


This sum would have been paid to the old stock
holders but for the floating debt, which Is paid
OIL. That the Erie in 1868 will. with the aid of
the Atlantic and Great Western extension, which
is rapidly progressing, its new coal traffic and it,
long dock, earn at least as much money as it
earned in lsc2 there no good reason to ques
ton; and hence dividend of at least per cent
the old stock may be rcckoncd on next year as
confidently as the dividend on New York Central
or Michigan Central.


We publish in another column very ingenious
project for new financial system, which will be
laid before Congress when it meets in December
next. The joint of this system is the issue by
government, in payment Of all debts and in re-
dempton of the existing legal tender currency, Of
twenty year bonds for amounts of $50 and up
wards bearing AZ per cent interest, and made q
legal tender by law. As these bonds would he
actually PAYABLE at the expiration of twenty
years. the issue of them would amount to a COM
pulsory funding of the national debt which is now
unfunded. AS they would bear interest, they would
be more valuable and more sought after than the
present legal tender currency. As they would be
legal tender, they would answer the prr-
pose of currency, and government would
lose nothing on the sale Of them, while the
income they would earn would protect them
against undue depreciation. This is one of many
schemes which will be laid before Congress. II Is
clear that change will have TO be made in the
financial policy in December. The government
and the banks cannot go concurrenty issuing
paper to unlimited amounts, as is now the case
Which Of the two will prevail against the other
and retain the monopoly of the right of issuing
paper money remains to be seen. II would bo
far better that the government should prevail, and
that all bank issues should be driven in by taxa
ton. Whether this can be done-whcther Con.
gress is independent enough Of bank influences TO
pursue the right course--will not be discovered
till the subject comes up for discussion.


The Galena and Chicago Railway Company has
applied to its bondhoders for permission to lease
the Sugar Valley Railways road not yet built,
but which will be built II the Galena COM
pany will agree to lease IL. II the bondholders
are wise they will decline to agree 70 the proposal


The Galena company has lost instead Of making
money by buying and leasing rival and connect
inQ lines. It's stockholders would have been
better of II II had never inaugurated
this policy. They would have received regular
dividends OF 40 per cent. instead Of irregular
dividends Of sac. II is high time stop were put
10 this unsopna roicy. Let the managers Of the
Gs,cna attend 10 their own business, and seek
rather 20 diminish than to increase their liabilities
nv 10 doing they may control fewer miles Of road,
but they will earn more money.


The Albany Journal publishes the following
table showing the condition OF the banks Of this
State on the 27th Of September
Year: 1862

In the same address, referring to those
who opposed colonization on the ground
that it was a scheme for the final abolition
of slavery, and who had reproached the
colonizationists with "doing mischief by
tue agitation of the question" of slavery,
Mr. Clay, in a spirit approaching the pro-
phetic said G
Year: 1862

NELSON CREEK, Sept. 80 1861.
DIR. ]. c. YoUNG,-You will remember what a
poor wretched creature was when last saw you,
and the result has astonished me as well as my
friends Your invaluable prescription and excellent
advice have completely overcome ailments such AS,
it seems to me- never afflicted mortal before. new
er wrote letter with greater satisfaction than pen
this | shall remember you with gratitude long
as live That you may live long to alleviaIe the
suTerings of others as you have mine is my earnest
PRAYER Please accept my heartfelt thanks that you
have brought this almost hopeless case to so happy
a termination. Yours, truly,
Year: 1862

This terrible disease is alarmingly on the increase
in this country and should be attended TO in
for there is no complaint more dangerous, and at
tended with more suffering than this fatal disease
ANY person who has been troubled with venereal,
seminal weakness, or any other private disease,
should watch very closely for this trouble its first
symptoms is generally an unpleasant sensation in
the parts sometimes Of tickling nature, uneas-
mess of the mind, an underlined dread of something
YOU know not what and if not attended to the urine
becomes affected and then follow all those dreadful
symptoms which often result in miserable and
disgusting death. But the suffering, before death
comes to reheve the patient is dreadful; sometimes
plunging the sufferer into that living deathInsan-
ity.


Dr. J. c. Young's mode Of treatment is a new dis
covery, made within few years by NJ Ricord Of the
French yenerea Hospital; and is sure. safe and
speedy.


All afflicted should call on DR.. Young at once, and
they will be sure of permanent cure without an
operation.


p S.-nr. J. c. Young's Medical Works give a
more detailed account Of the above awful disease,


DR.. J. c. Young's Office is at No 75l Clay street,
opposite the the Portsmouth House, San Francisco,
California
Year: 1862

FORT LAFAYETTE OR, LOVE AND SECESSION. BY


BENJAMIN Wood.


When death takes place by which household Is
broken up there always less rubbish TO be
thrown away and old papers and personal effects DO
disposed Of And so, also. when newspaper goes way
Of all flesh there is considerable OF debris re-
naming When the Daily Nssos pcrished, there wcro
doubtless, numerous unpublished manuscripts left on
hand, which, had that Journal survived little longer
might havo found their way into its columns. That


the public should have been such valuable con-


ibutons TO the literature Of doubt weighed
heavily upon the surviving editor, and hs hit upon the
happy idea Of converting them into book. Miracle Of
geniusl Here then, Is the aftorbrth Of tho Daily y,
The heavy and grandoquent articles tho sin Of de-
Tending the Unon and the righteousness Of the Of
Je Davis have been neatly cut up into paragraphs and
put into the mouths Of certain Of tho chiva'ry who
figure characters in this book. These last
made TO DO all the talking; for the author shows
throughout wholesome fear Of committing himself to
anything which would lead him TO that spot which he
has condescendngy iamortalized in his title. Little,
very little however, said, hinted Of that
dreaded locality for the laid chiefly in Virginia,
commencing in the spring Of last year. There We are
introduced 20 virginians and New EDganders who
in hghown sentences on the political condition of
the country, side talking secession and tho other
defence Of the rnion but in such show
that the real object Of the writer OF this book tell the
world that secession is very good and perfectly proper
thing, and that this is unjust il u unholy.
We are all tyrauts and monsters a. the North.
Those who know Ben. Wood viii not bo sur.
prlsed that this Is the character Of novel
bearing his name, although his personal capsbity for
even ashng the debris Of the Daily Nes may be doubt
ed The Of tho book however taking the title may
be- wl hardly be considerable and the prejudice against


among all classes Of loyal people win rather increase
than diminish as It's quality becomes bo,ter known
People will be disposed TO read Of facts IN news-
papers than imaginary conversations aud distorted battle
scenes in novel by Ben. Wood. The mere idea of bis
appearing in that character s exceedingly funny and
about novel the use TO which he has turned tho
literary ashes q the Daly Neus.
Year: 1862

AN ORIGINAL DIRTY FELLow.-Tom Tid-
dler, the original hero of Dickens last
Christmas story, is q singular being residing
in Hertfordshire. He appears to take the
same sort of pride in his voluntary renun.
citation of the dOcencies Of life that a monk
ish devotee might feel in exhibiting his
horse hair shirt or Brahminical one In bis
self-inhcted tortures. He receives visitors
(male or female) at his grating very affably
and talks with them very freely as long as
he thinks proper; but as soon as he is tired
OF their society, he gets rid Of them by indi.
eating an intention to divest himself of the
mat which is his only covering beyond the
dirt which has crusted on bis skin. His
conversation is that of we'll educated man;
but, If interr0gated as to why he leads so
extraordinary life, his only, or at least
his general reply Is that it is bis way, aud
that 1t other people like TO live In certain
fashion they need not find fault with bin
for choosing to live different. All sorts of
stories are current as to bis reason for liv-
ing thus, the most popular one being that
he is bound by VOW. 1t is also said that
some years ago young woman in q neigh
boring town wrote, offering TO marry him,
and that, In consequence, be sent for both
the girl and the mother, and reprimanded
them in style which showed that he was
fully sensible Of the indelicacy of such an
offer, aggravated as it was by the way in
which Its recipient was living.
Year: 1862

NELSON CREEK, Sept. 80, 1861.
DR.. &c. YoUNG,-YOu will remember what a
poor wretched creature | was when last saw you.
and the result has astonished me as well as my
friends Your invaluable prescription and excellent
advice have completely overcome ailments such as,
II seems to me, never afflicted mortal before nev.
er wrote letter with greater satisfaction than pen
this. l shall remember you with gratitude as long
as live. That you may live long to alleviate the
suferings of others you have mine is my earnest
prayer Please accept my heartfelt thanks that you
have brought this almost hopeless case to so happy
termination. Yours, truly,
Year: 1862

and increasing the efficiency and extent of
the delivery and collection of letters by car
riers in cities. ~ s


The attention of the public is called to the
great Importance of good postal officers for a
successful administration of this Department
If the Postmasters and their clerks are selec-
ted without chief reference to their efficiency
and personal fitness, no amount of good legis-
lation will secure public satisfaction. An en-
voted to the interests of the service, should
be retained as long as he illustrates those quail
tiles in his administration of the office.


He attributes the success of the English
system largely to the permanent character of
their officers, and their familiarity with the
to which other motives to appointments have
prevailed in this country. He urges a return
to the old standard of honesty, capabiIity and
fidelity. and anticipated more public satisfac-
tion and administrative success from the a.
doption OF such principle than from any 9TH
er single act of reform. He uses this language :


1t is my intention to adhere firmly to my
determination to displace Incompetence and
indifference wherever found in official posi-
tion under my control, without any discrimi-
nation in favor of appointments myself have
made under misinformation of facts


The document as whole will be read
with unusual interest and contains numerous
suggestions of great Importance to this branch
OF the public service.
Year: 1862

ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CAsLE-N is we'll known that MT. Cyrus ". Field has been for some time past moving in the matter of laying another Atlantic telegraph cable. Messrs. Glass. Elliot & Co.,. the English submarine telegraph contractors have written letter to that gentle. man, of which the following is an extract:-

 In reply to your inquiries we beg to state that we are perfectly confident that good and dura- ble submarine cable can be laid direct from Ire- land to Newfoundland are willing to undertake the contract upon the following conditions :-

 Ftrs-That we shal! be paid each week our. actual disbursements for labor and material

 Second-That when the cable is laid and in working order. we shall receive for our time, ser vices, and profit 20 per cent, on the actual cost of the line in shares of the company deliverable to us in twelve equal rnenthly insalments,a at the end of each successive month. whereat the cable shall be found in working order.

 We are so confident that this enterprise can be successfully carried out that we will make cash subscription fer sum of s25,OOO sterling. in the ordinary capital of the company, and pay the call on the same when made by the compa> ny.
Year: 1862

A soldier in one of the hospitals, who had lost ene of his arms, was rejoicing over the fact. Said he My grandfather lost leg in the Rev. olntionary war, and our family have been bras. ging over it ever since. That story is au old one, and now l am going to be the hero of the family"

 President Lincoln has issued Q proclamation, enjoining the avoidance of all unnecessary labop on the Sabbath, both in the army and navy,
Year: 1862

A novel incident occurred on the Ken.
lucky Central Railroad day or two ago.
AS train was dashing along at the rate of
about twenty miles per hour, the engineer
discovered bull on the track, not more
than hundred yards ahead. He checked
the speed Of the train somewhat, and sound.
ed the whistle in order to scare the animal
off the track, but his bovine highness was
not to be intimidated in any such manner
He had doubtless heard the whistle often
before, and had, therefore, become familiar
with its sound The train sped on, and soon
came up to where the bull, in beligerent at
ttude, had planted himself His head was
close to the track, and he was paving tho
ground at furious rate, making the dirt fy
over his back. The cow-catchcr struck him
square between the eyes, and strange to re.
late, the animal heavy as he was, was thrown
on the top Of the boiler of the locomotive,
from which he rolled down on the side of the
road, and was left for dead, as he exhibited
no signs Of life whatever. A "soap man"
Of Covington was notified Of the casualty
and immediately repaired to the scene Of the
encounter, for the purpose of looking after
the carcass of the indscreet bull but Judge
of his surprise, when he arrived upon the
ground, to find the animal quietly grazing
in a pasture hard by, minus horn, and dis
playing palpable marks Of his unwise con-
test with the "iron horse"
Year: 1862

Read continually, only reserving such time
for relaxation, and the duties of life as your;
situation may require. Don't sit with your
hands folded and mouth open, doing nothing
these are minutes which you are wasting
minutes making hours, hours making days
and weeks, and all combined are swiftly fly-
ing toward eternity. Then read read ev-
erything and anything, except low and trashy
subjects there is no branch of art or science
or Of literature from which, properly perus.
ed, you may not get some information. The
difference between the reader and the slug.
gard, who sits in the rocking chair asleep Of
an evening, is as great as the contrast be-
tween fool and a sensible person; the for
mer goes about the world, sees hears, thinks
and digcsts the results of his observation du-
ring his travels he will presently give these
reflections to the world in new and inter-
esting shape and thus make other readers.
But the sluggard is useless character and
not worth the ink to describe him. Read an
almanac if you cannot get paper; and he
must be poor indeed, as the bard singeth,
who cannot afford subscription to some
journal in this age of the world. At all events
leave no means untried to cultivate and i'm
prove the spare hours which you will have
y,
read If you are waiting somewhere on bu.
siness, take out your paper and peruse its
columns; you will soon find the advantages
of the practice. We have great reputation
as reading nation; paragraph went the
rounds OF the press some time ago, which
was intended for joke, but it was in reality
a compliment; it said that If traveller abroad
went into a room where there were number
of Americans, he would be sure to see two.
thirds Of them reading newspapers. So he
will. Go into the theatre, or the concert
room, and you will find large portion Of the
audience beguilng the tedious half hour pre-
vious to the commencement Of the festivities,
with magazine or paper. This is to their
moral advancement and benefit, always sup.
posing the mental food to be of a wholesome
nature; and the future of any people who
are readers and thinkers is just as certain to
be glorious as it is an established fact that
water finds it's level; they find them in one
way or another-in the newspaper, through
the magazine, or in the heavier essays which
require patient toll and thought to eliminate
and elaborate. Then read continue to pc.
ruse every scrap of information within your
reach there is gold everywhere. California
has not the only gold mines in the country
there are solid nuggets laid upon the shelves
of the Astor Library which all the wealth Of
the Indies is powerless, through itself, to
produce; there are stores Of information of
every kind under the sun within your reach,
that cannot perish, Time shall overwhelm
all things and render mines useless, gems of
no value. The thief may in an hour destroy
the labor Of lifetime in accumulating a for
tune, but no power short of divine one can
wrest the riches of wel-stored mind from
its possessor. Again we say-read!
Year: 1862

At Masonic banquet given in Chicago,
ILL.,, in September last, Ely s. Parker, chief
of the Six Nations, and practising lawyer
Of Galena, ILL.,, delivered speech which is
thus spoken of in an article published in the
Masonic Journal: lone speech of the ev-
ening, as also an incident attending it, de-
serves more particular attention. 1t was
of Brother Sir knight Parker, grand son of
Red Jacket, and his successor of the Six Ma
tions. lie is full breed chief, but highly
educated, and an eloquent speaker. shall
not attempt even an outline of his speech,
for, it reproduced, it should be with it's
charms Of action and utterance, which very
few white men could equal. He spoke of
himself as almost a lone remanent of what
was once noble race; of his struggles in
coming forward to manhood, and seeing his
race disappearing as the dew before the morn
ing sun. AS he found his race thus waning
away, he asked himself, Where shall find
home and sympathy when our last council
fire is extingushcd


~ said I will knock at the door of Mason
ry, and see if the white race, will recognize
me, as they have my ancestors, when we
were strong and the white man weak
knocked q. the door of the B.ue Lodge, and
found brotherhood around its altar knelt
before the great light in the chapter, and
found companionship beneath the royal arch.
entered the encampment and found valiant
sir knights willing to shield me here without
regard to race or nation. went fuIther.-
knelt at the cross of my Saviour and found
Christian brotherhood, the crowning charity
of the Masonic tie. l am most happy to
meet you IN the grand councils of the gath.
ering, and sit with you at this festive board
to share these greetings and hospitalities.
feel assured that when my glass is run out,
and shall follow the footsteps of my de-
parted race: Masonic sympathles will cluster
round my coffin and drop in my lonely grave
the evergreen acacia, sweet emblem of
better meeting. If my race shall disappear
from the continent have the consoling hope
that our memory will not perish. If the deeds
of my ancestors shall not live in story, their
memories remain in the names of your lakes
and rivers, your towns and cities and will
call up memories otherwise forgotten.
Year: 1862

Capt. Boight, of Co. II, 23d Kentucky reg
imcnt, formerly resident of this city, and
who has just returned on a short furlough,
relates 70 US the following curious anecdote
of the war, for the veracity of which he will
himself answer:


During the retreat of the army Of Kirby
Smith from Cumberland Gap, the regiment
to which he belonged was in the van Of the
Federal army. One morning when the regi-
ment was about twenty miles east of the Wild
Cat Mountains, they were surprised to see a
file of ten men all Of them secesh, marching
towards their lines, and woman marching
in their rear with a musket in her hands on
their coming within the Federal lines she
coolly gave them up to the officer command
ing as prisoners. In accounting for their
capture. she said that her husband had join.
ed military company in the Federal service,
and had left her alone to take care Of the
house, which lay between the two armies.--
Eleven secessonists had come into the house
that morning and proceeded making them.
selves perfectly at home, first killing all her
chickens, and setting them to roast by the
fire. They then proceeded to dispose of the
things around the house taking up the car
pets, and constructing horse blankets out of
them.


They next perpctrated other atrocities Of
q destructive and Objectionable character,
which had the effect OF making the lady OF
the house furiously Wild" as the Captain
expresses it, and she determined that such
outrageous conduct should not 60 unpunish-
ed, she accordingly carried away their mus
kets to place of safety, reserving two for
her own use, and then, going to the room in
which they were regaling themselves on her
defunct chickens, she informed them that
they we're her prisoners. One of them jump
ed up to seize her, when she leveled her gun
at him and fired, causing him to bite the
dust, which lay thickly strewed on the car
petless floor. Throwing away the now use
less gun, she took the other in her hand and
ordered the remaining ten to march toward
the Union camp threatening TO shoot the first
who attempted to run away. Having whole
some fear Of sharing similar fate to that Of
their companion, they went quietly along,
and were accordingly handed over to the mil
itary authorities. On being laughed at for
being taken prisoners by woman, they said
they had been wanting to get captured for
some time past, and were heartily glad that
they were prisoners at last. They were en-
tirely sick Of the war, they said, and did not
care how so as they got out Of it.
Year: 1862

From all we can learn, the present years s
emigration across the plains to Oregon and
Washington Territory exceeds that of any
former year. 1t is estimated that about
thirteen hundred wagons had passed over
the road at Fort Hall up to the 1st of Sep
tember. Besides these, about two hundred
wagons crossed Snake river at Fort Hall
and recrossed at Fort Boise, and about two
hundred more turned to the right at Fort
Hall, and passed on to the Bitter Root val
ley, intersecting Mullan's road at that
point. Of the lower routes, the one which
crosses at Fort Hall and then again at
Boise is unquestionably the best-being
about one hundred miles shorter than the
rofd south of Snake river and affording a
much better supply of water and grass.
Trains which crossed at Fort Hail this
year reached Boise two weeks earlier than
those which went round on the south side,
and their stock arrived in good order, while
that belonging to the south road trains
came in almost worn out.
Year: 1862

The Largest Stock of Goods ever brought to
this city now be seen at Kyger g. Reese's store
and warehouse. They have in store over one hun
dred thousand dollars worth of goodsconsistng of
every variety of merchandise which the country de-
mands. Pack trains be fitted out their store
with excellent quality of goods end at reason
able prices as at any house in the upper country
They have just received from San Frannisco ten
thousand gallons of liquors of the best brands. and
will sell them to dealers at very small advance on
San Francisco cost
Year: 1862

Rev. Father Mesplie returns his sincere thanks to
the citizens of Florence and vicinity for their kind
and iberaty manifested to him on his late visit
to that place; also for their generous donations for
the benefit of the church at the Daes