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Year: 1861

The LITTLE ONEs.-Do you ever think how
much work child does in day How, from
sunrise to sunset, the dear little feet patter
round-to US, so aimlessly. Climbing up
here kneeling down there, running to anoth-
er place. but never still. Twisting and tur
ming. rolling, reaching, and doubling, as if
testing every bone and muscle for future use.
1t is very curious to watch it. One who does
so may well understand the deep breathing
of the rosy little sleeper, as, with one arm
tossed over its curly head, it prepares for the
next days gymnastics. Tireless through the
day, till that time comes, as the maternal
love that so patiently accommodates itself,
hour after hour, to its thousand wants and ca
prices. real or fancied. A busy creature is
little child. 70 be looked upon with awe
as we'll as delight. as its clear eye looks trus
tingly into faces that to God and man have
essayed to wear a mask. As it sits down in
its little chair to ponder precociously over the
white lie you thought it g funny to tell it,
As rising and leaning ON your knees, it says
thonghtfully, in tone that should provoke a
tear. not smile. If don't believe it,
A lovely and yet fearful thing is that little
child Beecher.
Year: 1861

To CoRRtsPONDEETs.-The receipt Of q
very excellent article which has been con-
signed to the waste basket, because it was
written on 5oA sides ofths Paper, induces Us to
remind all correspondents that they should
live up TO the rule. For our own conYen-
ience, it is necessary that communications
should be written only on one side, and all
Others are invariably disposed Of in man
ner similar to the above.
Year: 1861

Our expectations IN regard TO the result
Of yesterdays election in this city were fully
realized. Some of the active secessionists.
as the day of trial approached, professed 70
feel assured Of an immense gain if not a
victory. and we Of course did not know
what secret reasons they might have or think
they had for their assurance, but at any rate
we were confident that they were destined
to wretched disappointment, and our con.
fidence is amply justified by the vote


Never did party make greater and more
determined efforts to carry an election than
the secessionists of Louisville made 10 carry
this. They resorted to all possible expedi-
ents for inhaming and exasperating the pub
lie mind. They endeavored to incite our
people even to the pitch of forcibe resist
ance to the laws. They invented all sorts OF
false issues and pressed them with their
whole power and ingenuity Their candi-
dates thought to disguise their real position
and presented false issues, in the hope of
decelving at least portion Of the com.
munity. They resorted tn appeals. to threats.
to promises, to protestations. Their organ
put forth all its powers of persuasion, ap-
pealing alike to all the best and all the
worst passions of human nature. All of
them seemed to realize that their last hone
was staked upon the conflict. And now look
at the vote. Never, never was party more
utterly annihilatcd


Of course our returns for the rest of Ken
tucky are very limited, but we have no doubt
that the friends of the Union, the opponents
of secession, have achieved an overwhelm-
ing victory throughout the State. If this
i, fact, if a large majority of the men
elected yesterday to the next Legislature are
Union men, it would seem to be time for
the bitter conflict in Kentucky to close. If
the people, by resounding majority, have
still again pronounced their verdict in favor
of the Union, the secessionists cannot longer
attempt to keep up this unhappy and disas-
trous agitation and turmoil without wilfully
acting the part of mischievous and pestilent
citizens.


Secession has no mission in Kentucky,
and the sooner its votaries learn the fact, the
better. If they think they cannot live ex-
cept in secession atmosphere, they had bet
ter emigiate-but not attempt to take the
State with them.
Year: 1861

The Knoxville Wing of the 25th, says:


There was quite ringing of bells in this
city, upon the receipt of the news of the
battle at Manassas, and much rejoicing in
other respects, on the part of Seccssionists.
For our part, had we even been Seces-
sionist, we could see no cause for rejoicing,
unless it were to rejoice that the state of the
case was no worse! When the facts all
come to light, it will appear, beyond doubt,
that the Southern loss was greater than that
of the Federal loss-that not one half of the
Federal forces were at any time i'm the en-
gagement-that they retreated in regular
order, and only when night came upon them.
1t will further turn out that the Federal
forces now have the entire possession of all
Northwestern Virginia, and have managed
to concentrate the Confederate forces in and
around Manassas. Wise, it is true, isin that
country with a small division, but Mcclellan
is in hot pursuit Of him. And as to Manas-
sas, We have no other expectation but that
the Confederate forces will fall back from
there upon Richmond, and there make their
last and desperate stand. We are aware
that run-mad Secessionists, men made fran
tic with whisky, and the tools and hangers
on OF designing leaders, will make light of
these calculations but we ask our readers
to hold on for few days and weeks, and
see who has made the most accurate calcu-
lations.
Year: 1861

We're all alone, we're all alone
The moon and stars are dead and gone,
The nights at deep, the winds asleep,
And thou and are all alone
What care hSgs-we, though life there be-
TJmult and life are not for mel
Silence aud sleep about US ereepi
Tumult and Life are not for me
How late II is since such as this
Had topped the height Of breathing bliss
And now We keep an iron sleep
In that grave thou, and In this!
Year: 1861

Senator Douglas is well, though little
lame, consequence of the steamboat acc-
dent in Montgomery, Alabama. He is
constantly engaged III consultations with
conservative men of all classes, in order to
save the Union from destruction He
stated in the Senate that he would drop
all party lines and unite with any one will
ing to extricate the country from its present
caIamitouS condition. A soon as time and
opportunity offer, he will deliver a speech
Year: 1861

WASHINGTON, May 26, 1861.
EEIroR JOURNAL: arrived safe at Omega
on Wednesday last, and it looked gloomy
enough riding in the stage, through snow few
inches deep.


Omega seems to be quite thriving town,
surrounded by large mining section, a great
part of which has not been thoroughly tested
as yet. Some of the claims pay very well, and
the most of them pay all expenses. The town
seems to be very quiet during the day. There Is
one feature which contrasts strangely with the
neatness which characterizes the town other
WISE and that is the dilapidated condition of all
the windows fronting the main street but
this was satisfactorily explained in the even
ing whom l saw a number Of hardy, athletic
and fun-loving young men with bat in hand,
send large india rabber ball either whirling
through the air or else right in through neigh
boring window.


Washington is lively town. Its most promi-
nent feature is the amount of gambling done
there, by both whites and Mexicans, more than
In all the mountain towns I have seen on my
Jaunt. Washington seems to be the centre to-
wards which every Mexican, Chileno, &c turns
his face, especially on Saturday evening from
every district around here.


There was a middle~aged man, a miner,
whose name l have forgotten) started about
l a. m. last night to his cabin few hundred
yards from town. When not far from his cabin,
three men suddenly appeared near and demand
ed him to stop, but in instant he jumped
down shallow cut and got to his home ere the
would be robbers could see him.


A gentleman styling himself Professor Dav-
enport lecturer on Phrenology, Clairvoyance
and Electrical Harmony, had notices posted to
lecture on the foregoing subjects, but as gamb-
ling seemed to absorb the attention of ALL he
concluded to follow them to their retreat, where,
for short time at least he broke up the Monte
game by commencing an eloquent lecture on
the necessity of knowing ones own capability,
as well as to have electrical examinations made
by him, the only professor of electrical har-
mony.


On Jefferson Hill there are only three miners,
named Fraser, M'Intosh and Brown, who have
as much patriotism any three men in the
State. They have pole some fifty or sixtv
teet long and sent for good sized dag which
fhey expect to get on next Wednesday. when
they are to have holiday, and "rase the Stars
ana stripes, which" rs they say themselves,
they Ike TO see waving even when at work."


MAC
Year: 1861




TIE play of Hamlet, with Hamlet left out
was nothing in comparison with the pur-
chase of Mount Vernon, with the tomb and
remains of Washington left out. If in all
the annals of meanness and littleness,
there is one name, in this 10th Century?
which will stand out in more contemplate
characters than any other, it is that of Col.
Warrington. After speculating upon the
patriotism of the country, and getting ten
times the value of the Mount Vernon es-
tate, because it was endeared to the Amer
lean heart by the memory and the tomb
of him, whose name the Col. is unworthy
to bear, he steals away the remains of the
illustrious dead. We would like to know
how much the South paid him for the das-
tardly act: Probably something more than
Judas, got for the body of his Lord. While
the Col. is in the way of speculating, we
would suggest, that, having made all he
could out of American patriotism by the
sale of Mount Vernon, when he shall have
made as much more out of Southern seces-
sion, he shall next take the bones of Wash
ington and entering into q partnership
with Barnum (if Barnum will receive him)
hawk them around the country, at two bits
. sight There is yet patriotism enough
left for him to make q few hundred dollars
more.
Year: 1861

The STEAM GUN.-The Winans Brothers
of Baltimore are the constructors of the
steam gun. 1t is thus spoken of briefly
by the Tribune.


The Baltimore gun will discharge 300
balls minute. The range is accurate up
and down, but the balls are liable to hit
wild of the mark on one side or the other.
Its range is about 100 yards, und it can be
worked so as to discharge in any direction.
The whole machine weighs 6,700 pounds,
and is about the size of steam fire engine.
The impression of most of those who have
seen it is that it will not be of much SER
vice
Year: 1861




ExPLASAToRY.-In our last weeks issue
we indorsed the Union movement as indi-
Gated by circular In our columns. We
also recommended sending delegates to the
Union Convention to be- holden. in. Sacra-
msnto on the 18th proximo. We supposed
from the spirit shown by leading Douglas
Democrats and others that the proposition
would be hailed with the same delight as i!
has been BY all Republicans with whom we
have come ini contact. But it is not so.-
1t is evident now to all that the Douglas
Democracy are bent on running straight
County and State tickets. Such being the
case we are not in favor of weakening the
Republican organization to contribute to
the success of the Democracy as a distinct
party. We supposed there would be a
spirit of fairness and good will among all
Onion men of whatever past party associa-
tions. We can see no reason why the
Douglas party is entitled to the executive
aud congressional power of the State, and
shall oppose its pretensions. When it dis
bands its forces, as the Republicans are
willing TO- do. for common party basis, we
are willing to cooperate with its men in a
common cause and grant them every dis
tinction which Is their due, by virtue of
their numbers and devotion to the National
Government; but not otherwise. If our
language last week was such as to leave
the impression that we were unconditional
" for Union party 20 assemble at Sacra-
mento on the 18th of next month, it was
unintentional A fair Union party We are
for, but none other.
Year: 1861

Esor relates that a husbandman found
O snake nearly perishing with cold. and
took him home TO his own FIRE side and
warmed him to fife. No sooner did the
reptile revive than he attempted to bite the
family. whereupon the husbandman chop
ped the varmint in pieces.


There is . snake on the secession Flag
Of South Carolina. Let some secessionist
mako the application.
Year: 1861

The Western Virginians are in earnest
about division of the State. If the State
goes for secession Western Virginia will
declare for itself and will undoubtedly be
backed by the Government at Washington.
Year: 1861

Tho sacred remains of Washington have
been removed from Mount Vernon by Col.
Washington, who has Joined the Confederate
Army. He claims that his sale of the estate
did not include the tomb and an acre of ground
surrounding it; and others say that the remains
were removed-wherc it is not stated-because
it was thought the North intended to take them
away.
Year: 1861

SULPHUR MlNE.-There is company at
work at San Buenaventura, in Santa Bar
bara county, making extensive preparations
for the working of a valuable sulphur mine
at that place. great deal of the miner
al has been dug out and machinery is
being erected for the purpose of the COM
pany The company consists of capital
lists who are fully prepared to carry out
their designs and make the concern pay
in y one.
Year: 1861

- The most significant offer yet made the Gov
ernment is just received from Scotland. Ger
tain Scotch merchants, doing business in this
country, are responsible for tender of ten regi-
ments, unequ;ppcd, but well built, hardy, active
men, who are earning Sl1 month above their
living, and who are ready and willing to enter
the service OF the United States for the war, be
it long or short, condition that at the expi-
ration of the war Government will grant them
each bounty Of land.
Year: 1861

LOUISIANA has fancy block of marble at
the Washington monument to enter into
the construction of that barbarous pile
with the following inscription on its side
" Presented by the State of Louisiana
ever faithful to the Constitution and
Union" A beautiful and appropriate
grave stone that will make
Year: 1861

ON Dirt is currently told that our
friend Dibble who does the editorial for the
Grass Valley National, came up lately from
visit below with the well understood in
tention of raising the anti-coercion stripes
in that Office. 1t is said that he had even
gone SO far as to write the regular leader in
the tone delightful to such ears as Bolts
and his like; but the Union buzz he heard
among the patriotic citizens of Grass VAL
ley rather deferred him from pursuing the
course chalked out Therefore, that mis-
conceived leader proved an abortion. At
any rate, such thing never saw the light
alive in the columns of the National The
parient took warning, if report be true,
changed his tone if not his convictions,
and as nothing else will do in Grass Valley,
the little joker resolved to "holler" for
Union the loudest of all. He went for
striking out the word Union from the name
his party sought to take at recent gath
ering, it is true, but then, he wanted the
name to catch secessonist5. That was to
be the web for one sort of game, while he
played the Union spider to drive another
sort into the net. But this is all rumor,
and suppositiou thereon
Year: 1861

The Tribune's correspondent says, hav-
ing seen it stated that Senator Douglas had
received an appointment of Brigadier Cen
eral, he asked the President if it was so.
lie said it was not, and that he had not
thought of rendering it to him. He also
said that if a gentleman were to he ap-
pointed from civil life, he imagined there
were many who would be inferior to Douglas
in that position-that Senator Douglas was
the first to tell him of anticipated trouble S
in Maryland and to point out the proper
route via Perryville and Annapolis, and
suggested that Fort Monroe and Point Com
fort were the points that commanded the
whole of that section of the country. Lin
coin referred with pleasure to the fact that
Douglas earlier than any called upon him,
announcing his determination to stand by
him and approving of his course.
Year: 1861

We have been authorized to announce the name
Oft. T. DAVENPORT, as candidate for the office
of Collector of Nevada County, subject to the
nomination of the Union Democratic Convention
to be held June %
Year: 1861

The people of these United States are
awakening to the fact that there is an un-
usual amount of vigor in the Administra-
tion at Washington. The signs show that
the Government has a head with brains in
it. Those who decried Mr. Lincoln and his
Cabinet q few weeks ago are silent now,
because the proof is abundant that the
President is not mere formula, like the
the Government is not weak, and in the
hands of the present Administration it has
its full strength. Gradually but surely the
Government is encompassing secession by
sea and by land, and not long hence 1t Will
have the traitors secure against retreat.
The policy of the Administration is vigor-
Gus, and what is better, there is to be no
terms offered the traitors short of submis-
sion. The property of the Nation must
again be in the hands of the Nation and
the despoilers punished. The spirit of the
Government is aroused, and ere long the
flag of the Union must wave from every
fort in the Confederate States. 1t will cost
millions of money and rivers of blood,
but the sacrifice is resolved on by the pat
riots of the land. The North cannot now
be stayed. Its sons will fight till the last
for the Union as it was and shall be, and
they will hold no parley with traitors.
Charleston will be destroyed, Virginia in
vaded, and wherever true son of the Re-
public calls for help against its enemies,
there will the Federal armies go, though
He'll itself should cape" The monster Sc


cession will this time be crushed to be
heard of no more forever except in history,
and wo be to the man whose name is not
written on the patriotic lists of his country.
Year: 1861

It was 229 feet that Torrent No. threw water
in the contest 9TH Washington No. s. at Mobile, the
other day; not 2S9 feet as we reported. AS No. s
threw water 242 feet she beat her own best previous
throw feet, and beat No. thirteen feet. The No.
boys have passed q resolution not to accept an
other challenge unless the contest be fixed in the
month of June, and unless they are permitted to
use every advantage possible in working their ma
chine--a thing which was not allowed in the con-
test with No. 5. Extra brakes and leverage can
be put upon No. SIS machine to far greater effect
than upon any other engine in the South. The
Mobile tiremen are making great preparations for
their annual celebration on the 9th of April. Quite
a large number of our firemen will probably go
over-No. l3 and No. is especially We publish
these Mobile doings, because we find that they ex-
cite lively interest among the New Orleans fire
men,
Year: 1861

Our confrGre of the Bee tells quite story about
the discovery of quantity of old Spanish silver
coin buried beneath the floor of the kitchen of an
old Spanish dwelling in the Second DISTRICT. A
superstitous old negro woman, so the story goes,
was much troubled, and complained frequently to
her mistress about evil spirit which haunted the
fire place, 1oor walls, and ceiling of the Kitchen
to her great terror and the destruction of her rest
at night. She wished to exercise the spirit with
the incantations of Voudousm this her mistress
would not permit; and fearing that the negress
was going mad, she proposed to send her to live at
the house of friend but this the negress declined
fearing that if she left the evil spirit would work
some terrible calamity upon her mistress. Last
Sunday night as the story farther relates) the old
negress locked herself in the kitchen with her little
grandson, and began a search for money, which
she naturally associated with the spirit. She dug
under the hearth, and discovered heap of old
silver coin, the value of which has been estimated
by "a broker at $l670. Who buried the money
must ever remain mystery. The money of course
falls to the lady living in the house. The old negro
woman, who is q Christian as we'll as a Voudou,
called it blood money! and was terribly fearful
that some great calamity would befall her mistress
if she disposed of it otherwise than as donation
to the church.
Year: 1861

The rapidity with which the city railroad enter.
prise is approaching completion calls for the
largest admiration of the public So extensive is
the system, that few persons know how much has
been done. Being questioned by numerous per-
as to the present state Of the work, and OBJ
serving the interest with which the crowds observe
the work going in Canal street, We stepped into
the Railroad Office, and were politely furnished BY
Mr.. s, l.. James, the able and energetic Engineer
and Superintendent of the works. with the follow
ing interesting particulars:


Up to this time about twonty-fopr miles of single
track are laid. -Four or five miles more will COM
plete the SYSTEM


The Magazine track lacks hut few squares of
being finished to the upper line of the city, and
will be finished in ten days. The Camp and Pry-
tana track is complete, except one small connec.
ton, from Canal to the upper line or Pleasant
street. The return track on Magazine to St. An
drew, and the connection through St. Andrew to
Camp, only wants few curves to be complete.


The downtown roads arc still more nearly com
pleted. The double track, beginning on Canal
street at the Clay Statue, is complete out to and
alrthe way down Rampart, and the single tracks
complete all the way down Love and Greatmen
to Poland Poland street is almost at the extreme





distance this side of the Barracks, which is to be
the lower terminus.


The Metaire Ridge tracks are also far advanced.
The Esplanade track is complete from Rampant to
the Bayou Bridge. The track will not cross the
Bayou; the cars on each side of the Bayou will
come to and return from that point making reg,-
lar connections. The track on the Metairie Road
is complete from the Bayou Bridge to Bienvle
street, near the cemeteries, and will be
finished to the New Canal, opposite the Halfway
House.


The greatest part Of the work, which necessarily
progresses the sowest is the double track out
Canal street, to connect with the Ridge track at
the cemeteries. From Rampant out to Claiborne
the tracks are laid, as in other places, on the
ground. Beyond Claiborne, the work partakes
somewhat of the stupendOus. The Canal street
canal is being entirely bridged over with the most
solid, firm, compact and well-fnshed structure of
piles cross timbers, and flooring ever seen in this
city. Upon this admirable bridging the double
track is laid as the other work progresses 1t is
now complete three-quarters of mile from Cai-
borre-amost to Broad, where the Canal street
stables and car-houses are being erected and to
which point the cars will soon be running.


The curves, switches crossings, and turntables
for at the end of each line the cars will turn
around-are of the most admirable description.
Those now being laid on Canal street are fair
specimens of the whole.


Mr.. James exhibited to us the plans of the fiye
different stablng and Car-leuse establishments
Year: 1861

Some persons on Camp street, being alarmed
with the idea that the new iron-tront store of G.
Yale, Jr., & Co. intends going on up like another
Tower of Babel, with similar fate in reserve, it
gives us pleasure to state that the story on which
the workmen are now engaged is the last. Only
the attic and roof have yet to come. The whole
mighty oditice with its ponderous walls and stout
timbers, is tied and braced as firmly as a steam
ship. 1t is believed that the top story and attic
will be exempt from taxation, as being out of the
parish.