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Year: 1867

WILL PAY.-The statement which we made
last week in regard to the extensive tract of
mining ground lying on the opposite side of
the river, has awakened considerable interest
among miners, and many of them endorse
our views in regard to the richness of the
country. A resident of Quartz Hill informed
us last week that during the rainy season he
had frequently rocked out from three to five
dollars per day in different places in the
sluices and head of water he could have
made from ten to fifteen dollars per day.
Year: 1867

The Copperheads of the country have
walked up considerably since the Connecticut
election, and many of these deluded lndlvld
uals really imagine that their party Is des-
tined to gain control of the Government at
no distant period. The California Demo
cratic State Central Committee has issued
call for State Convention, and distributed
circulars to the faithful in every county IN
the State, instructing them to organize and
prepare for another rally at the polls. IN the
hope that their leaders may again get pos
session of the flesh pots of Egypt, and feast
upon the emoluments of the Offices from which
they have been so long excluded. Even here
in loyal Shasta the fossilized adherents Of
Democracy are showing some evidence OF
vitality, and are ready and anxious to take
advantage of anything that may occur which
can possibly be turned to account. Their
policy in this county is to wait until after
the meeting of the Union Convention before
taking any definite action. So long as the
Union party remains undivided they know
they have no chance OF success, and their
sole hope is that serious division may occur
in its ranks, in which event they will en-
deavor to slip in and elect candidates for
certain Offices.


We imagine their hopes in this respect
will not be fulfilled. The Union men of
Shasta possess too much sense and regard





vide them or seriously jeopardize the unity
and stability of their organization. So far
as Shasta county is concerned, there neither
will nor can be any division of the Union
party, and Democrats might as we'll dismiss
all hopes of controlling the affairs of the
county. Democratic officials have had their
day here.
Year: 1867

FROM Inc new 1NIh NoLlAsI


The democratic state committee of
Connecticut is to meet at New Haven on
Thursday of this week, to take into con-
sideratiOn such measures as may be


necessary to protect the workingmen of
Portland and Rockville against the
course pursued by their employers in
depriving them of employment or fore


ing them to vote contrary to their Oaths


and the dictates Of their own consciences;


and to consider whether the laboring
classes can be protected BY that provision


Of the constitution Of the state which re-


quires the general assembly to pass laws


to protect the free ballot, by prohibiting,


under adequate penalties, all undue


influence from power, bribery" etc,
and in compliance with which the
state has required 10y law every electOr
to swear by his Maker that he will
give his vote "as he shall judge will
c0nduce 10 the hest good y of the state or
United States, without respect of per-
sons or favor of any man" This is
move IN the right direction. Previous to
the recent election, the republicans of
Connecticut made great ado over the
workingmen, but since then not word
of this kind has been heard from them.
The dems Gratis propose to prove their
faith by their works, and show now, as
they have always shown in times past,
that they are the true friends Of the
working classes.


The negroes Of Tennessee had better
insist upon pledges from those who ask
their votes for seats in the next Legisls-
lature Of Tennessee, that they will enact
a similar law, if they wish to be safe in
voting as they please when they shall
have found out that they have been
cheated. The persecution by Radical
ism of those Of them vino dare to be
has already begun.
Year: 1867

A WoMAN TRIES TO BLOW HER
SELF UP WITH A CANNON BALL
One of the most whimsical and un.
heard of means of "shuff1ing off this
mortal COIL" occurred in this city on
Wednesday. A woman living in the
lower part of the city, named Meyer
who, from ill treatment of her hus-
band, had become disgusted with life,
attempted to make way with herself
in the following unique manner: She
took a six FOUNDER cannon ball,
which her husband had brought from
Vicksburg as a relic, and which had
been lying on the mantel piece for
wears, and having o rather indistinct
conception of the terrible effects of
the projectile, and the manner of
using it, at length hit upon an idea.
She went to Edwards grocery and
purchased fifty cents worth of pow
der, returned home, and procuring a
breakfast plate she placed it on the
floor. She then poured the punpow-
der upon the plate, and put the can
non ball on the top of the powder
Having thus got her artillery into
position and everything in readiness,
she then set down over the loaded
plate, and with burning taper in
one hand fred the powder. The ef-
feet Of the exploding powder burned
and blackened the woman's lower ex-
tremities, while the ball which she
vainly expected would end her mis-
cries did not stir from its position.
The unfortunate victim of this insane
attempt ct selt-destruction is lying
in q precarious condition from the
effect of her foolhardy attempt upon
her ox1 lu&
Year: 1867

A funny story is going the rounds
in Paris. A lady in the first society
was recently obliged to dismiss her
cook on account of an excess OF
sweethearts, in the shape of poliece-
men and private soldiers, too often
repeated. After choosing as sue
cessor to this criminal a. very pretty
girl. the lady, explaining why the
first was sent away, enjoined it on the
second not to do like wise. She ad-
mited that she shouldn't. can en-
dure great DEAL" said the lady,
but soldiers about the kitchen l won't
endure" After week or eight days,
the lady came one morning into the
kitchen, opened cupboard, and dis
covered youthful military charac-
ter 80, ma'amr' cried the girl,
frightened, 81 give you my word i
never saw that soldier before in all
my life-he must have been one of
the old ones LETT over by the other
girlw
Year: 1867

Projects of public improvements
which depend on general volunta-
Try movement of public spirit. hang
fire in this village. But there are
Improvements much needed, which
are provided for by law, requiring
the property owners to make such
improvements at their own expense,
and which can be brought about by
enforcing those requirements. One
of the most palpable of these needs,
is the Improvement of the sidewalks
on the principal streets. The gen.
eral condition of the sidewalks is
such as to make walking a reasona-
BILE distance crippling exercise
Brick pavements are allowed to re-
main many years after they have be-
come so rough and full of holes by
the decay of the bricks, the washing
out of the sand (i there ever was
any sand J, or the sinking down into
the soft mud in the Spring, that the
walker has at his peril to look out
where he rests his foot at every step.
Rapid walking on such irregularities
bruises and lanes his feet and ankles,
makes large feet for the ladies, and
would make good defence to the
second section of the ordinance on
inebriation, for person can barely
walk without an unsteadiness of gait


hat bears an appearance of slight in
toxication. There is q large amo unit
of property in this village which is
worth from 800 TO 5000 per front
foot, and is drawing rent in proper
ton; still is fronted by walks which
have stood in this deplorable condi-
ton for, perhaps, one half genera
ton.


Another great obstruction is caus-
ed by the liberties that lot owners
take with the grade. Each one makes
his own front walk independent of
the rest, in hight and slope. This
does not necessarially follow because
each lot owner makes his own pave
ment. If he will not make it to con-
form to the grade and regulations
established, the village can do it and
collect the cost from Kim. 1t seems
to US that the village should have
some system to govern the manner
of constructing sidewalks and cross
cutters if it has no such rules, it Is
time it had them.


Much of the pavement on Main
street needs thorough reconstruc-
ton. This is self-evident to any one
who had much walking to do last
Spring about the time the frost was
coming out of the ground. The pro-
of property leaves the
owners no excuse for neglecting their
duty. Iflabor and material are high,
their rents are higher. AS to i'm
provement of the walks, very little
of this work has been done during
the last five years. At first the de-
preston of business and soon after
the price of labor and material, was
the excuse. In the meantime the
price of property has been very pro-
ductive and has paid a fund that
should now be called on to push the
work of improvement vigorously.


The very efficient Council OF this
village have done much good in their
projected work when completed, for
the welfare of the town. Let them
weary not in the good work our ef-
ficient Marshal could find some old
resolutions in relation to sidewalks,
in the big book that are still in force.


.z-lr- ..-G N. I.
Year: 1867

The New York Sun explains the


extraordinary conduct of the Presi-


dent on the ground that he courts


impeachment.


But what could induce the Presi-


dent to court impeachment? The an


swer Is. the profits of political mar


trydom. Nobody knows better than


Andrew johnson, how profitable such


martyrdom is. 1t was the primary


cause of his elevation to the Presi-
dency, and it is not strange that he
should still have faith in its potency.
Mr.. johnson is ambitious to bo elect
ed President. He occupied, as he
often says, every office, from Village
Alderman to President, but the lat
ter position he attained by accident
NOT by the choice of the people.
He cannot say his countrymen gave
him the highest office ih their gift, but
he would like to saw it and therefore
he is ambitious for an election. I'm
fortunately for his aspirations, how
ever, there is not, at the present time,
the shadow of chance for his elec-
ton. The Northern States are unit
in opposition to him, and the South
ern States would be powerless mi
nority, even if they were allowed to
vote. In order to attain his object
the President must do something de-
cisive that will create reaction against
the Radicals and lead to his own pop
ularity. He remembers that his Un-
ionism in the early part Of the war
causes him to be prosecuted and al
most martyrized by the people of his
State, and that it was this persecu-
ton which led to his nomination for
Vice President. Now, it has proba-
bly, occurred to him that, if he were
to be politically sacrificed on the
guillotine of Radicallsm, the act
would place him before the people in
the character of a martyr, with all
the accruing profits and benefits. He
probably takes this view of the mat
ter: There Is nothing to lose. If
Congress were to take up the i'm
parchment subject at the next ses-
sion, the consummation would be de-
layed by the President until nearly
the end of his term. His party, in
the election campaign, could go be-
fore the people with the lamentation
that the Radicals were overturning
the Government endangering the
peace of the country, and making
havoc of national interests generally. !
This cry would have q tendency to
alarm nervous voters, and to rally the |
whole Conservative strength in sup
port of the political martyr. Itwould
be potent enough to destroy the
small Radical majorities in close
States like New York and Pensylva- !
MIA, and thus give fair chance for
the election of Mr.. Johnson by the
vote of those close States together
with the Southern vote. There is con-
siderable doubt about the success of
such y plan, but desperate institu-
tions require desperate measures,
and there is reason to believe that
the President has determined to court
impeachment as q dernier resort to
attain the crowning object of his am
bition--an election to the Presiden-
cy.
Year: 1867

It has been discovered that some
of the farmers in the vicinity OF
Manassas, and other Virginia battle
fields, have reaped large pecuniary
harvest recently, by digging up and
selling to the bone dust manure fac
tories the remains of Union soldiers
buried on their farms. A skull, hip
bone, part of the vertebral column,
femur and tibia, were taken from q
wagon which had been loaded at Bull
Run by them, and which was on its
way to Alexandria, and brought to
Washington.
Year: 1867




Is 1t any wonder that General
Pope, Commandant OF that Military
District, should write Gen. Grant
that unless measures are promptly
adopted to free the country Of the
10 disloyal and turbulent leaders ol
the reactionary party" there can be
no peace? In a locality where a pa
per advocating such doctrines can
be printed, there must be disloyal
and turbulent leaders whom no pow
er can reach except that which bris-
lies from the points of United States
Dayonets and grapes from the mouths
Of United States cannon. We hope
he recommendation Of General John
Pope will be needed.
Year: 1867

The full reports which have lately been published in regard to the attack upon Formosa by the American naval forces un der Rear Admiral Bell, show that that af-

 fair was an unmitigated disaster. After fighting all day the forces were obliged to withdraw and the Admiral acknowledges that nothing can be done by waging di- rect war upon these savages, but suggests as remedy that the Chinese government establish station there and exert it's infu- ence to suppress piracy.
Year: 1867

ba~ On Tuesday the 10th day ofseptem- bar, concert is to be given at Washington, which Ill lovers of good music will do well to attend. Excellent quartettes from New York will perform the best music of the present day, while an Old Folks Choir is to give sample of the style of half a cen tr1cy since. Fuller notice will be given next week
Year: 1867

The Freeman's Journal, bitter copper head paper, whose editor was sent to Fort Lafayette during the war, says that Gener- al Sherl dan is communicated from the Roman Catholic Church. Some other good men have been in the same situation.
Year: 1867

Dennis Colgan, for thirteen years draw tender at the East Bridgeport bridge, IS brave fellow, and deserves promotion. On Friday, the 21st, the express train from New York only escaped destruction through his heroism. The draw was open and the signal set correctly, but the engineer of the advancing train took no notice of 1t and came on at usual speed By the great est exerton the bridge was swung into place, but as the track strikes the draw at curve on the west side, train coming on to it from that direction would swing it open inevitably, unless it was locked. Knowing this, Colgan ran across the bridge in the face of the advancing train, in spite of the cries of Q number of persons, who told him to get off the bridge and look out for himself, and dropping in front of the engine succeeded in locking the bridge with about an inch of the bar, and sliding off on the platform below. So close was he to the engine, that the engineer thought he had run over him, and many persons, looking on, thought him struck. The en- gineer can give 20 reason for not seeing the signal and resigned his position immedi- ately on reaching New Haven. Here is another argument for drawbridge on a navigable river. It gives the drawtender an opportunity for the display of heroic self sa- critice, if he is so disposed.

 evening next week.
Year: 1867

DAVENPORT Welton Chronicle de


clarss that Ito Davenport must be conced-
ed the right of being ranked as first of lowe
cities. and by her rapid strides towards
metropolitan greatness. she is fast coming
into her natural position as the commercial
centre for the territory west Of tho Missis-
sippi, and with western whole souled salts


faction do the people notice her advance


ment. and send to the young giant greet
ings Of admiration and encouragement"
Year: 1867

LuDIcRors ScESE.-An aged cler-
gyman, speaking of the solemnity
attached to the ministerial office, said
that during the whole term Of forty
or fifty years that he had oficiated
therein, his gravity had never been
but once disturbed in thcpulpit. On
that occasion, he noticed a man d.
rectly in front Of him leaning over
the railing of the gallery, with some
thing in his hand, which he after
wards discovered 10 be a huge chew
of tobacco just taken from his mouth.
Directly below sat man fast asleep,
with his mouth wide open. The man
in the gallery was intently engaged
in raising and lowering bis hand,
taking an exact observation, till, at
last, having got il right, he let fall
the quid, and il went plump into the
mouth of the sleeper belowl An
involuntary smile forced itself upon
the oountenance Of the preacher.
Year: 1867

Another Action against the brooklyn City


Railroad Company. tM.


Before Judge Barnard.


Noses Brcen u.s. he Broaklys City Railroad Company
This suit ives brought damages the OF
5000 Tor injuries received by plaintiff through the
alleged negligence OF servant OF the company. The
has been tried before when the jury rendered
verdict in favor plaintiff for 81 OOo Al the general
term. however. the verdict aside and this new
trial Is the result From the evidence OF Mr. Breen,
who resides at No lS4 Columbia appeared that he
got on the front platform OF Court street car ON the
night OF December % 1904, the interior and rear
platform were crowded With passengers While standing
the platform the front door OF the was opened
for the purpose OF enabling parties u get out and
In consequence of the crowdng among those present
about him, plaintiff pushed violently from the plat
FORM In his fall, however, he grAsped the dashboard
and shouted to the driver to stop the car The driver
drawn under the car, and sustained frac
ture Of one OF his legs He removed 70 tho Long
Island College Hospital by the police and remained
there nearly three morths. Tho injured leg Is now
somewhat shorter than the other, and consequently
plaintir is partially disabled for life.


For the defence II claimed that there had boon
negligence the part OF the company, and that Mr.
Breen injured through his own caTelessness The
driver Of the In question examined and testified
when admonshed by witness 10 slook OUT replied
that he could take OF himself 0Lher parties, who
were on the platform at the timo, corroborated the
drivers testimony. IL further held that the door
Of the car had not been opened al ali at tho time
claimed.


Counsel for defendants thereupon moved for non
suit Judge Barnard granted the motion.
Year: 1867

Especial to the Evansville Journal.l


INDIANAPOLIS, June Ex-Governor
Baker returned to day from the Com
mencement of the State University to
attend meeting of the House of
Refuge Commissioners, the object of
which is to make arrangements for
the immediate erection of portion of
the buildings of that Institution on
the farm recently purchased at Plain
field.


The Agent, Auditor, and Treasurer
of State, Constituting the Sinking
Fund Board, under the new law,) left
for New York city tonight, in order
to attend to paying the July interest
on the State debt, and ts redeem the
outstanding q per cent. bonds.


The State Dental Association have
had an exceedingly interesting and
industrious session. Eleven delegates
have been elected to represent the
Association in the American Dental
Association, which meets at Cincin-
natl in July next.
Year: 1867

The Times Washington special
says:


There will evidently be wide diff
ference In the cost of executing the
reconstruction act in the several dis
tricts, while General Sickels says the
appropriation of half a million is
barely sufficient for his own command.


General Sheridan expects to COM
plete the whole in his district for one
half that amount. and have it done
sooner than any one else


The Cashier of the First National
Bank, of Vicksburg, telegraphs to the
Treasury Department that all reports
of trouble to that bank are false. 1t
has not even been embarrassed, and
the only foundation that the reports
of failure could have had, was the de
lay of certain remittances In reaching
New York.


The sentiment of most of the dozen
of Congressman now here regarding
the session is, that it will and ought
to take a short one, say two or three
weeks, with the provision for con-
tingent meeting in October. Cover
nor, Boutwell, who leads the impeach-
ment wing of the Judiciary Commit
tee, is of the opinion that the session
will be short, and that the members
generally will be disinclined to bring
the impeachment reports before the
House for discussion at the session,
but that as several weeks will un-
doubtedly be required to exhaust the
discussion Of this subject, an early
meeting in the Fall will be both de-
sirable and necessary.
Year: 1867

PHILADELPHIA, June 27-At "a
meeting of the citizens to day, resold-
tions were adopted for the appoint
ment of a committee of twenty five,
to wait on the President upon his ar
rival here, and invite him and
party to visit the city.
Year: 1867

The TRIAL OF PHILL1Ps.-A large crowd
assembled yesterday in the hail of the
House Of Delegates tohear the testimony in
the Phillips case. Jury, counsel, and wit
nesses were ready, and the reporters were
at their places, when it was announced
that Judge Christian, who was much in
disposed on Monday evening, was now
quite sick. The further hearing OF the
case was therefore postponed until this
morning.


The officer who went to Kentucky in
search Of important witnesses in the case
has returned, and it is understood that he
was unsuccessful in his errand.


We hear Of a number Of new witnesses
for the Commonwealth, and eight or ten
have been summoned in behalf of the ac-
cuscd.


SUPREME COURT OF APPEALs.-Tn this
court yesterday the argument in the case
of Faulkner Us. Davis was continued, and
the case was laid over.
Year: 1867

THE MATRIMONIAL MARXET.-DnrIng the
mouth Of October only three colored and
three plain couples, in the county OF Hen
rico, were found willing TO enter the molly
state of matrimony. AT least this was the
number Of licenses issued from the Clerk 5
ntfcH.
Year: 1867

i"h me LyhtnD1rR aspuDllcdn.


we understand that the negroes are be-
having themselves with outrageous inso-
lence and violence in Bedford county. In
reply to intimations that they Will be dis
missed from employment for associating
hcmsclves with the League, they boldly
and plainly avow that they have no fears,
and are perfectly able to protect them
selves. We learn further that so-caled
white, by the name Of Warner, who runs a
Bureau school in the village of Liberty,
and manages the League, has declared
that if the white people discharge their
black hands for their Radical politics,
there will be some burning and blood shed !.
The people, in view of these significant
outgivings, should make preparations to
resist violence with violence, when forced
to do so in self-prcservation. If the ne
groes invoke the war Of races, they will
have to suffer all the dreadful conse-
quenccs which will ensue from its inaugu-
ration. There can be no doubt that some
such purpose is in their minds. Almost
ali of them are provided with arms and
ammunition, and their bearing is pre-
sumptuous beyond endurance. Let their
movements be watched by the whites, and
opposed by systematic and organized de-
fence.